A little paint job (Even simple job like this can last for hours!)



Tools: Gundam spray can + mechanical pencil + tamiya weathering tool + mr. color semi gloss topcoat.

This post has been edited by Vorador: Apr 9 2012, 01:41 AM

hm... didn't take much photos on this, in fact, already finished the all the white color parts for this kit. May be I can record down what I did in the blue color component and post it here

just some sharing here...

- Hold the nozzle/ can around 30cms from your target.
- Spray no more than 2 seconds per round.
- Be patient, wait until it completely dry before next round of spraying.
- Repeat it for few times, until the color are painted evenly on surface.

Note:

- The color might not looks good for first round, but after several times should be ok.

- Never spray for very long (like more than 5 seconds) in close distance in 1 short, this will result in thick color layer and looks ugly.

- Should you use protection coat, avoid doing so in rainy day. (Or else frosting effect might drive you mad!)

All the best in gunpla!

i'm not using airbrush, hence spraying part by part is extremely wasting to the expensive spray can, esp gundam color spray!

so what I do is place all the components properly on a piece of large paper, then spray all over it. and yes, 4 direction.

tonight back home will post some picture

wow doing like this sounds luxurious to me... (air brush!)

btw I do it in very budget way

(Easy to understand ya?)


after applied the shading effect:

okie... ... btw should I invest an air brush? spraying like this really waste lots of paint... ...

i think u means the money I spent for all the spray can is enough for a compressor + air brush + few cans of color...? (reason is, I had spent so much for spray can, included those wrong color bought... ... )

u know, my friend was advising me an exhaust fan/ pipe with airbrush or else will mess up entire room... ...

haha thx for the comment on my skill. btw will need to learn everything form 0... since I had invested all my skill on weathering tool, and brush paint...

eh may I check, is using air brush much more time consuming?

use the same color and spray 1 very very thin layer on it (Ultra lazy way)

do u means dip the top coat can in warm water a while before stop coat work?

will this help even if we do the top cat in rainy day?

oh yeah, luv this tips, can't wait to continue my build this weekend! (next week traveling for whole week, so will be long delay... )

quite normal de. in fact spraying top coat too thick, or too many layers might coz the color become lighter. But most of the time the color fade is due to frosting.

however, sometime I do full use this color fade effect to lighten my post shading in case I accidentally apply too dark color on it. (Note: applicable to white color part only)

dip ur water decal into water, then drop a bit of mark settler on the surface, transfer your decal onto it, adjust until the position is right, then use a cotton bud to dry it.

beware, once it's dry will be VERY HARD to remove, and often left some mark on ur kit afterward.

But by using mark settler, the effect is very good, make ur decal like printed on surface instead of stick on it

just use mark settler is enough, it got both softener and sticking effect. (atleast the cover said so :S)

totally no affect on your kit's surface. so no worry to use it after you painted ur gunpla

But dip a bit onto the decal's surface after you applied it also a good idea, to 'soften' more for the decal. (according to some youtube video) just ensure the decal wont shift position afterward. (or else is a PAIN to correct it)

btw I'm using mr.hobby's mark settler.

oops, seems I posted the wrong thing at wrong thread...

This post has been edited by Vorador: May 4 2012, 12:35 AM

Thanks for sharing! I always frustrated by the bad cutting mark, coz need to sand it afterward, not to mention how it might screw the transparent component
.... wonder how much is it.

crap... it says "limited amount, only available in that particular shop!"



This post has been edited by Vorador: Oct 16 2012, 02:17 PM

that's the price for a new MG...