both also use
oil based creates darker n more prominant lines, but harder to clean up excess ink than water based
water based create fine lines, good for ppl for hate thick panel lines, but tends to fade over time if no topcoat applied

IINM, the water based Gundam marker only comes in set with other colours in a box, not sold separately
so its kinda hard to get


This post has been edited by General_Nic: Aug 29 2011, 08:32 PM

guise, i was spraying my gundam without goggles on (bad idea) and suddenly to wind changed and the mist flew towards my right eye. It stung for a moment and i flushed it for awhile immediately and it's fine now. is it okay or do i need medical attention?

Good thing I and short sighted, always have to wear specs. But in your case, I reckon you might need to clean your eye under tap of flowing water. If any symptoms arises, do seek out medical attention.

guys,

i just used a Mr. Hobby lacquer thinner to wipe away the paint on Zeta's ankle and some of my putty had been wiped away by the lacquer thinner.

Do i need to re-putty again ? (I know lacquer thinner thins putty)

how do you find out whether the putty within the seamline still there after i wipe the part with lacquer thinner ?

This post has been edited by kumanosuke: Aug 30 2011, 10:37 AM

i find that mr color gloss paint is quite watery out of the bottle, but i still pour 1 or 2 drop out then mix thinner to it for easier painting

semi gloss and flat might need to add more thinner since they are very thick when out of the bottle

metallic is the same as gloss, not sure about clear type paint, i guess is same as gloss too

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Added on August 30, 2011, 7:20 pmi think the industrial top coat that i used has corrode my kit, i tried to remove the top coat on the kit include the base paint (i soak in lacquer thinner and rub it), i found that the kit surface is damage, it does not appear as smooth as it used to

then after that i tried to paint on it again, it is very hard to paint because the surface is not smooth anymore, then after done painting, the corroded part seem to dry faster than other part

anyone has experienced this before?

This post has been edited by amduser: Aug 30 2011, 07:20 PM

guess adding thinner may make the paint last longer

what kind of industrial topcoat u used? ive used Nippon Pylox clear n no problem for me

btw, was thking issit possible to use Pye Puttyfilla to substitute hobby putty?

hmmm..... i think many people, mebbe they r outta school for too long or something, think this hobby thinner thingy too complicated.

Bro, whether to thin or not to thin, imagine this: remember water color or poster color in school? When u open up one bottle buncho poster color, do u mix water with it? if the poster color in the bottle is still watery, u dont mix with water. If the poster color has become dry or too thick for yourbrush to paint on paper, then u thin it with water.

Yes, it might sound like i m using a very stupid example, but yes, hobby paint (including clear) applys to this theory too.


Again, thin enough, no need add thinner. Not thin enough, add thinner.

thx for the example, i can understand
though it doesnt reli apply for me, cos all the water colour ive used r tube squeeze types, definitely must add water

for coating....which one is better, water or oil based? :| for oil, i scare very messy. ahhahaa


my gundam panel line marker somehow cacat already the tip. cannot work properly and the tip acts like a paintbrush now. so big and not suitable for panel lining at all. my grey one still okay though. aih. bought one 0.1 black marker from art shop but i think that might not b permanent type. coz it gets wiped off very easily.

Anyone here can take commission work for my MG Astray Blue Frame? The box start collecting dust already.. hehehe..

This post has been edited by immpulse: Sep 7 2011, 09:33 AM

guys, where can i buy this marker? heard it's better than normal gundam panel lining marker

Hi. Try search tytroum. He sell this.. and lots more.. haha.. but, he sell 0.02..
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=1938419&hl=
That's his thread.. tq..

otherwise, tkting also has stock.

haha.. that's also true..

i plan to use a combination of Tamiya spray paint (synthetic lacquer according to their website) and Gundam markers (lacquer?) to paint a SD Sangokuden Gundam

i thought i might need to handpaint a little using the paint from the markers so i decided to get some Lacquer Thinner (T-06s BRUSH MASTER).

now if i were to get some Tamiya bottle paints for painting touch-ups or panel lining should i go with Acrylic or Enamel ? can i use the same thinner for both these types of paint ? how about the color bottles from Mr.Hobby line ? can they work with that thinner too ?

appreciate any suggestions thanks ! newbie here *hehe*

This post has been edited by yangkuo: Sep 15 2011, 11:38 AM

ok, you've got half of that right. tmaiya has acrylic and enamel paints, and they have their own thinners. acrylic you can use either water of an acrylic thinner, whilst enamel's thinner is turpentine, so you can use tamiya's enamel thinner or zippo fluid.

the thinner you have is a lacquer thinner, so it works fine on either mr color or gaia paints. they're the same base, so no worries there.

as a rule of thumb, panel line paints should be weaker than the base coat. so for instance, if you've painted the kit in enamel colors, you shouldn't use lacquer paints to wash it.

lacquer is the strongest of the lot, but unsure if acrylic is stronger than enamel or otherwise.

jz bought a Krylon Matte Clear spray frm Ace MV at rm29.90
definitely way more worth getting than Mr Super Clear Flat as it is double the volume but cost less

only problem its very rare, n today its the 1st time i saw it on shelf
n the 1 bought was the last can summore, lol

hey guys, a question, i used basic nippon pylox spray cans to spray my gundams and everything turns out great except for the white gloss paint.

i realized the the edges of the part is still primer greyish. any idea how to prevent this?

i had the same problem(using same brand too)
i only know to solve it by spraying more layers, but that is wasting paint

guess the other way to solve it is to use expensive hobby white primers