painting / panel lines tips

[delta408]

i would say the quality of paint is better.

[neodark]

ok thanks.

For doing panel linings with a techpen, do i need to apply any type of coating or just line away ?

[delta408]

try to look at the earlier pages. there are tips for panel lining there. i'm new to panel lining myself but i'll cross the bridge when i get there.

[Daycot]

Backtracking is the key. Not all will answer your questions since it has been answered dozens of times. ;D JUst my two cents.

To answer your question, top coating the kit will protect your panel lines from being smudged. The last thing you want is to get your panel lines screwed up and you have to do it all over again. You can either use gloss coat before panel lining and finish with gloss or flat coat, or you can panel line then finish off with the top coat of you preference.

Hope that helps!

[neodark]

I often do backtrackings on posts, but there are certain questions not covred byt FAQ's that i've read for example in regards to that panel lines most of them are in painting guides so it goes with prime + paint + panel line + topcoat.

thanks for the reply

[delta408]

cool. that's the usual order of things.

[no3Ljm]

neodark said:

For doing panel linings with a techpen, do i need to apply any type of coating or just line away ?

if you're so meticulous when it comes to paints or for a 'masterpiece', i think it's better to put a clear topcoat first to your base paint, before applying tech pens panel lining.

why? if ever you made mistake, it's either clean the errors with tech pen eraser or for last resort, dab a cotton bud with thinner to erase the tech pen marks, right? the purpose of this is to protect the base paint with clear top coat. so every now and then you make mistakes and correct it with cotton buds with thinner, the base paint is well protected. unless of course you're using a thinner for the base paint too? now that would be a problem. if you use thinner for enamel, then it won't do any damage on your acrylic/lacquer base paints. tama ba mga guys? i'm not into this procedure, pero i think i've read na rin so many times. so i hope tama ako with the thinner explanation. hehehe. ;D

that'y why i use my watercolor/postercolor paints for my details and panel linings. it's water-based. so no harm on the base paint without clear topcoat. and the other reason why i don't use na multiple coats (base/topcoat) because i use spraycans only. 1-2-3 coats, makapal na. not like if you use airbrush, you can dilute it with thinner. so those 1-2-3 coats with A/B is just the half of my 1-2-3 coats of spraypaint. that's what i did with my MG Freedom before. tingin ko makapal. kaya mahirap na i-move. here's what i did:

no base paint (i used Freedom's default color):
Gloss Topcoat + Paint some Armors, Internal+ Apply Decals + Gloss Topcoat + Panel Lining + Flat Topcoat

to explain the first gloss topcoat & the second one. i have to do that to sandwich the decals. because if you don't do that, it will leave 'silvering' on the edges esp the sticker-type ones. sorry, i am uber-meticulous but i have no patience. hehehe. ;D and also to protect my spraypaint before doing panel lining.

but now with my HG MKII, here's what i do:
Spraypaint (i use Gloss paint first) + Detailing + Decals + Panel Lining + Flat Topcoat

so far, so good. and i can say that i'm more satisfied now.


hope that helps. my 2 pesoses.

[ikabod]

neodark said:

Its better in a sense that the colors are more brighter? say for example a Tamiya vs Pylox white,black or blue. In what sense is it more better, aside from having a huge color selection

they're both the same for me i guess, it's a matter of skills really on how you apply the paints. i suck big time using spray cans, cause i tend to over spray. but really one thing i notice using spray cans is it's too grainy, but then again i know a guy who's really good at using spray cans, even metallics came out smooth. . . ;D

[ikabod]

n0eljm said:

neodark said:

unless of course you're using a thinner for the base paint too? now that would be a problem. if you use thinner for enamel, then it won't do any damage on your acrylic/lacquer base paints. tama ba mga guys? i'm not into this procedure, pero i think i've read na rin so many times. so i hope tama ako with the thinner explanation. hehehe. ;D

actually enamel thinner would ruin your acrylic. so go for water-color/pastel in washing your kits if you use acrylics.

[dj898]

or use the mixture of artist oil and pasel chalk and seal it afterwards

[neodark]

Id like to ask if the techpen ink is the same ink used on those techpen like gundam markers ( 0.1 )

[Chaoz]

i dont think so... with the gundam markers you can use a rubber eraser to remove blotted area or mistakes you made... i dont think you can do that with a tech pen

[neodark]

chaoz said:

i dont think so... with the gundam markers you can use a rubber eraser to remove blotted area or mistakes you made... i dont think you can do that with a tech pen

You can do that with techpens also as they dont try that fast.. you can even use a cotton swab over it.. just make sure you dont hit the depths of the panel line or it will be a massive blot

[no3Ljm]

or you can also try vic01's reco Gundam Marker. the number is GM21 200.

here's vic01's post on the said Gundam Marker.

here's the product info from www.hlj.com:
www.hlj.com/product/GNZGM21


i think this is also the marker that was used on the "Gundam No Paint Technique" feature from dannychoo website.

from www.dannychoo.com:
www.dannychoo.com/blogimg/l_non_paint_gundam14.jpg

[neodark]

Im currently using Chaoz's GM01-200 marker, is there a techpen like point for this marker..or better yet is there any Ink only for sale for these markers as im sure they will work well on 0.1 techpens