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Post by zephyranthes on May 27, 2007 12:47:53 GMT 8
Yea. P850 now, the ordinary one is at P670 as I recall. But it's still cheaper than the suggested retail price of Y2400.
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Post by SEELE01 on May 27, 2007 13:43:57 GMT 8
I recall the sales lady asking me the price was about at that price when I was about to pay but I argued that it's written P810 at the back of the card so I won the argument. ;D
I have small tip, don't use the outer part of the cutter for cutting thick sprues and instead, use the innermost part, use only tip for cutting thin gates. Also never use it to cut wires or anything not from model kits.
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Post by zephyranthes on May 27, 2007 13:54:00 GMT 8
heh, I tried to get the price reduced but no luck. Maybe they learned from their mistake and wrote a big 850 in front now. = P
As for the cutting, I use my regular industrial cutter to cut the thick sprues from the runners then use the Tamiya one to clean it up.
Anyway, I noticed that it started to rain often these past few days. Don't spray paint during those times. The paint will dry differently, specially chrome ones.
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Post by PilapZ on May 29, 2007 10:28:55 GMT 8
I have tip for using topcoat (flat/matt), don't spray it too close or else your model will lose it's colors! It happened to one of my models and boy did I cry for almost 10 minutes. In the end I repainted the affected parts and it's ok now. lessoned learned: spray top coat at least 20 to 30 cms from the model. hope that helps. peace!
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Post by Checkmate! on May 29, 2007 15:07:35 GMT 8
I have tip for using topcoat (flat/matt), don't spray it too close or else your model will lose it's colors! It happened to one of my models and boy did I cry for almost 10 minutes. In the end I repainted the affected parts and it's ok now. lessoned learned: spray top coat at least 20 to 30 cms from the model. hope that helps. peace! is the base coat acrylic or lacquer? |
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Post by PilapZ on May 30, 2007 9:55:10 GMT 8
i was using tamiya spray paint. the one that says TS on top. I was informed that those spray paints were used for plastic. im just not sure if those were acrylic or lacquer.....it didnt say anything on the can. could this have been the issue?
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Post by PilapZ on May 30, 2007 10:01:31 GMT 8
I have tip for using topcoat (flat/matt), don't spray it too close or else your model will lose it's colors! It happened to one of my models and boy did I cry for almost 10 minutes. In the end I repainted the affected parts and it's ok now. lessoned learned: spray top coat at least 20 to 30 cms from the model. hope that helps. peace! is the base coat acrylic or lacquer? fyi. i just looked it up. www.tamiyausa.com/product/category.php?sub-id=61500the spray paints are lacquer. does top coat(flat/matt) have issues with that type of paint? i used top coat on my freedom with the same type of spray paint and it turned out fantastic! but when i tried it on my ail strike i almost ruined it! the top coat was so white on the strike pack (the red and black segments were ruined!). |
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Post by no3Ljm on May 30, 2007 15:38:13 GMT 8
but when i tried it on my ail strike i almost ruined it! the top coat was so white on the strike pack (the red and black segments were ruined!).
to avoid those:
1. spraypaint/airbrush the kits under the hot sun. don't spray or paint on a cold and rainy day.
2. if you're using spraypaint cans, even on a hot day, warm up the can in a warm water for about 5-10mins. then shake it very well.
3. spray the kit 6 to 8 inches away from the can.
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Post by PilapZ on May 30, 2007 18:34:02 GMT 8
but when i tried it on my ail strike i almost ruined it! the top coat was so white on the strike pack (the red and black segments were ruined!).
to avoid those:
1. spraypaint/airbrush the kits under the hot sun. don't spray or paint on a cold and rainy day.
2. if you're using spraypaint cans, even on a hot day, warm up the can in a warm water for about 5-10mins. then shake it very well.
3. spray the kit 6 to 8 inches away from the can.
hope that helps. thanks for the update. I think what caused the problem was because of the distance. I may have sprayed it toooooooooooo close to my aile strike. i remembered when i sprayed my freedom it was really far from the model. i know that tamiya spray paint uses lacquer while top coat is acrylic. is that an issue also? |
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Post by mhonthie on Oct 11, 2007 23:16:58 GMT 8
as the thread title says , modeling mistakes worth remembering... no captions needed  got this while scribbling the Eva01 prog sword, |
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Post by sidorb on Aug 18, 2008 22:42:01 GMT 8
mistakes? i see... mine is on the modeling part... when painting(spray paint), be sure to spray indoors.. or rather if not indoors, put up some covers and sorround the parts that will be painted so that air will not penetrate.. (air makes the paint bubble).. and also don't spray too close or else you'll ruin the parts by thickening the paint... be sure to put on mask. why? paint is toxic. and also, if you'll be removing paint, don't use too much thinner or rather a thinner because it will melt the plastic..
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Post by Gane on Aug 25, 2008 17:05:09 GMT 8
don't use too much thinner or rather a thinner because it will melt the plastic.. What thinner would do that? For the time your working on a model using paint thinner, you won't see any damage. But there is damage being done in the molecular level. It will only be experienced after a few years, the thinner will react with the oils in the plastic and make it brittle. Thus in the end you will encounter a peg or a small part breaking off easily even without effort because of this. So Use Thinner sparingly. In all these years what I learned is that never leave a model kit surface untreated with clear gloss or matte. (I don't usually paint white plastics before.) Why? Because the glue (I use Tamiya) will eventually yellow and all exposed untreated plastic (specifically white) around it will be affected. Now I finish my kits (with white plastic) with a top coat. |
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Post by blackbear on Aug 31, 2008 16:37:19 GMT 8
mhonthieit happened to me too it hurts it almost spilled the gundam head that im working talking about cautions
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SD Gashapon Super Robot
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Post by arravan on Sept 5, 2008 0:20:43 GMT 8
I used modeling cement to repair a brokem hinge in my SD Dendrobium...
...it made it worse. Never doing that again.
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Post by macross02 on Mar 12, 2009 8:15:59 GMT 8
dip one of sinanju wrist armor on mr hobby paint remover just to remove the gold paint during experimentation.. as a result i lost the embed design..wuuu...
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