Hi, all pro dai kor. I am actually at the middle of airbrushing my gunpla and i hope anyone can help me on this.

I am doing a hi nu gundam blue. A bit of whitish blue.

Actually its my first time using airbrush. And I went to shop ystd and that guy recommend me use Mr. Base White 1000 on the first layer for the whitish blue part before apply the (blue mix white) paint on it.

So, the question is, when i put on this Mr Base White, does that part (originally whitish blue in color) need to be totally white. or just slightly white will do? coz i am air brushing now and it kinda thick if it need the part to be total white.

or izzit because the ratio of my mixture is wrong?

This post has been edited by di3hard: Jul 9 2012, 03:34 PM

if your paint is too thick then there is something wrong with the way you paint. Control the flow and don't concentrate on one spot. Keep the airbrush moving in one stroke
If you ask me two coating of base white will do. Based on my exp, you can't achieved a perfect white using base white color especially under a gray/dark primer paint.

thanks~ what is the ideal mixture ratio of base white color and the thinner? my airbrush keep on got block~

To tell you frankly, I don't have the right formula,, . Sometimes it's 1:1, sometimes 1:1.5. sometimes even more. it depends on my mood I guess.. The number varies, I just look how the paint flows when I'm mixing it in my mixing plate. "milk consistency" is the right term they said.

yup! there isn't a real formula and this is cos of the different condition of the paint in your bottle. new bottles have a thinner consistency, while paints which have been kept for a while tends to dry up and is therefore thicker. like Noysan said, paint consistency will be what you are looking for.

ok, another question. Let says i have a piece that has two different colors to be airbrush. izzit ok to mask the the first painted area or i need to topcoat it before mask?

no need to top coat.

may i know nid to buy wat kind of tools to color small figure ? beginner here

the size of the figure is almost 1cm


This post has been edited by wata: Jul 10 2012, 06:57 PM

that small and you need detailing, you gonna need extra-small brushes e.g. 00, 000, 0000 to name a few. the more zero's the smaller the tip. Hope this help

can i get it from online ? n how much does it cost ? ty

Not sure if tkting have it, try browsing around.. I got my tamiya 00 brush from a shop but not here in malaysia, roughly around rm10.

ok. ty for info

or can use needle or toothpick, cheap alternative, though need some practicing

but how about the color ? use water color those type ? or got special color to paint it

Ok, here I am again. I got a pretty long post this time.
Mostly on wad i encounter during my MC Hi Nu WIP.

1. Air brushing problem:
just wanna get some idea from pro here, did u guys actually airbrush part of the same color first or airbrush follow the sequence of the work.
etc start by head, hand, body and so on.
Coz currently, i am doing by same color and it really not motivating me to continue doing.

I only has one air brush gun and everytime i change color. I need to wash up my tools wif thinner. And if i leave the gun too long, it will get stuck.

2. Masking problem
There is a few part that required masking coz got different color. And mayb coz my masking skill not that good and the shape is quite complicated. Some of the part near the edge did not get brush. just a bit like 1mm width. So izzit my skill problem or did u guys actually touch up those area using hand paint?

3.panel lining
Izzit ok if i panel line before top coat?

hello sifu,

i need some help :

1. If i straight build and thinking to perform flat top coat, should i panel lining 1st before top coat?

2. Can i still apply sticker, water decal or dry transfer after top coat?

no, you need to apply lining,sticker and decal first before topcoat
because the rough surface after flat topcoat wont make it stick on kit

ic.. thanks bro.. i will give it a try..

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Just sharing. I recently try my skill on a full figure sculpting, and this is the result. Crits are most welcome.
Wolverine X-Force Original Sculpture.