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In this case, the factory applied the gold paint too dry.  The result were blobs of paint stuck in the sound grates and along all of the edges and into the recesses.   The only way to correct this was to strip it completely.  Some of the other units don't need as much work.  Additional gold paint can be stippled to have the same effect and will look excellent!  The last step was to apply the face mask of King Tut. 

The MB Mummy is holding 2 Flails.  I tried searching for a possible sarcophagus that MB might have used to model from.  Can anyone read hieroglyphics? Do any of these symbols mean anything?

These questions were answered by William Barnet here. 

You really could keep going with adding more color and detail!  I would like to see what an experienced modeler could do! Here is a good example from

Mobieus Models - The Mummy