used metal ruler before.

when i paint the base paint with lacquer, is it recommend to paint few layer?

anyone knows what can i use to touch up nub mark on Destiny's head ? the light grey is a bit hard to touch up :T

saw Gaia Color 008 Flat Clear
i wonder if one bottle same quantity with one spray can so i no need to buy expensive Mr. Super Clear Flat

also i dont have yet the airbrush maybe hand paint the top coat will do?
anyone can confirm the effect is same with spay can?
thanks

i think flat paint is harder to paint compare to gloss and metallic

i estimate a MG kit will required less than half bottle of paint maybe

i tried to hand paint flat black on my kit but got some area have very obvious brush mark, while painting that time feel like the brush got sand if not enough thinner

i think i should get a gloss black instead

This post has been edited by amduser: Aug 13 2011, 01:52 PM

Well, I tried to remove the seam lines, but it seems that I still suck in that department. Poor man's mod BTW, so I use whatever I have to do this kit

Still in progress. Please avert your attention from seamlines
Other than that obvious flaws, what other department that I need to improve on?

Yes, aside from the brand difference, which is the effect slightly deffrent due to different manufacturers(Gaia n mr color), basically flat clear in bottle n in spray can r the same thing

ive read in one of the post from Ngee Khiong Ex blog that he use yoko yoko tu remove panel lines, anyone tried that before?
still havent bought the zippo liquid

there r a few things:

- the main olive green color is pretty monotone. If u r not intend to do color variation (eg shading, weathering) onto the armor, at least panel lining, and decal will help in making the green looks more interesting.

- consistency in finishing. Some parts r shinnier than others. It looks like u haven't finish the kit.

- color variation. I think it's way too dull, can't create wenough interest in your viewers. The green n dark grey(close to black) can be suitable color scheme for sniper or stealth mission mecha. However, this color combination can easily become very dull, not an easy color scheme to work with; and honestly not many modelers can pull it off. Even look at Bandai's 08 ms team GM sniper MG box art, Bandai is using quite some other colors, and tune the green to a much lighter tone, with quite some weathering, to make it look more interesting. My suggestion, for a start, try choose some "safer" color scheme.

- The zaku shield. Actually not my cup of tea, especailly the round one on the left shoulder. Think it doesn;t go well with the squarish, sharp edges design of the GM/EZ8. The skull skellington look-a-like paint can be quite a good idea. However, in this case, personally i think it doesn;t fit into the darker tone of this GM/EZ8. Also, if u want to do it, spend a little more time to paint it nicely.


These r merely my personale preference, my 2 cents worth.


(I try not to talk about seamline here......)

Thank you for the kind words rayloke Yeah the colour I pick as a tribute to GM Sniper and I'm using the shield because I had in mind I want this as a captured Feddie unit used by Zeon forces, hence the armaments and shields. The skeleton is still ugly, I have to agree.

I will try to improve more on the points you stated

Does anyone here do this re-painting works of diecast service? Need some help.

i use non-modelling spray can for my top coat, since i didnt boiled the can enough some part of my kit got frosting effect (the whitish thing at the corner) now the coat dry already, how do i remove it?

before this i already painted a layer of base paint with MrColor lacquer paint, then only spray top coat, so i think use thinner to remove the top coat is no go?

^gloss or flat topcoat?

gloss top coat, i dont think there is any flat top coat

i nvr heard nor experience b4 that gloss topcoat can have frosting
anyway it could be due to cold weather n high humidity, even warming up ur topcoat can is useless

This post has been edited by General_Nic: Aug 16 2011, 07:18 PM

i dont think today afternoon the temperature was that cold, very strong sunlight at my place too although i didnt feel much heat from inside my house since i close the door and curtain

on the 2nd try, i boil more water and heat the can up until it is almost too hot to touch, that time only no frosting

now the damage has been done, how do i "repair" the frosting part?

wipe the frost part with lacquer thinner and respray back

the problem is i scare it will touch the base paint that has been hand painted by me

amduser ur using Anchor spray right? Personally I tried Bosny, it works better than Anchor

ya, using anchor, but my place here only sell this brand, cannot find other brand