Gloval

This is all great advice guys. I'll get some enamel paints and some other recommended stuff to make my brush painting look as good as possible. There's one thing I thought I should clarify. This is the DYRL Battroid VF-1 Kit, in case that changes anything.

I've got a Hasegawa VF-1 kit and want to assemble it into a VF-1J. I've never done anything on this scale before so I need some advice. I think I'll be OK with assembly, but I particularly need painting advice. I have no airbrushes or any of the Hasegawa colours recommended, so I'm worried about the approximation of paint colours and getting a good effect without airbrushing (I don't know if I can afford to spend a lot of money on that at the moment). Any advice would be appreciated. EDIT: One more thing. It seems there are some very small components that are supposed to be painted. Being inexperienced with hobby kits I'm not sure whether the parts should be painted before assembly or not.