painting / panel lines tips

[Daycot]

Hahaha! Oh well! You resist now, but soon, it will take over! Bw ahahahah!

[Hayabusa]

ujimitsu said:

To Hayabusa: I hope this helps.

Acrylic paint dries up fairly quickly compared to Enamel. In my experience in airbrushing, Acrylic paints are easier to clean up compared to other types of paint when you use it on an airbrush since it's water based. I usually wait for the Acrylic to dry and let it sit for 5-10 mins depending on how thick the coat of paint I applied. I usually apply Primer first before actually airbrushing the actual color of paint desired.

Thanks for the help. I guess I really should use a primer this time.

[Chaoz]

oh btw, when applying the clear gloss and stuffs... do i just apply it on the to-be-painted part or all of the area?

[Hayabusa]

AFAIK, clear gloss should be applied after you've painted the model. It also acts as somekind of a protective layer for the paint while giving it that glossy finish.

[Chaoz]

um the whole area? or painted area? dayco suggested applying the clear stuff before and after applying the lines

[Hayabusa]

Ah I see, so it's for the panel lines pala. I think masmadali if you'll apply the clear gloss sa entire part. Pero if there are areas where you don't want it to end up being glossy or shiny, it would be better to apply only on selected areas to seal in the paint/lines. Yung mga lang mas-matagal siya gawin kasi you'd have to do some masking pa.

[Chaoz]

oohh this is going to be hard... me thinks me gonna get test subject for experimenting later this weekend... hehehehe ;D

[z2z]

can anyone help me pls (cause im going to join the BAKAC contest NOV 5 05)
1) how do you remove the excess plastic when building a gundam model kit?
2)is tamiya enamel paint ok? or is there something much better enamel paints besides tamiya
3)do you people use gundam markers the 0.04 used for linening the black one and so the other gundam markers for coloring?

[Shuni]

^ The excess plastic you can remove with an X-Acto knife or some other sharp cutting tool. Then sand off the remainder.

[Uberjam]

experts use the wash technique instead of the gundam marker and they paint their gundams by using an air brush and mixing and blending the paints.

[Daycot]

@ z2z: I suggest that you practice with paintbrush or spray cans like me. Since airbrush is for advance modellers, you have to learn the basics first. Try browsing through the link below:

s89202096.onlinehome.us/

This really helped me. ;D

[Chaoz]

heres some tips i found while researching about painting/detailing gundams ;D enjoy!
j.parsons.edu/~virapat/the_church/Article/FAQ.html
j.parsons.edu/~virapat/the_church/Article/RAAM/

Daycot: yes, i know! gundam bug! hahaha

[Uberjam]

not just the gundam bug, but the modelling bug as well.

[Daycot]

@ Choaz: My thoughts exactly! ;D Welcome to the club!

[Uberjam]

luckily for me im not into modelling, just collecting. i can focus my resources to purhasing kits instead of an air brush, paints and its necessary thingamabob ;D

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