Oh goodie. My wallet much appreciates this.

+1

wow..effect look really nice...make me wan to buy Anchor spray now ..>.<

see my latest Anchor spray effect--> 4 caterpillars

Hand painted VS Spray painted which better?

of course is spray paint...
y? because spray paints can achieve smooth layer of paint
hand paint can but not as smooth as spray cans and you'll need a lot of experience but hand paint also comes in handy for tiny detail parts.
<-- better
hand paint <-- Spray cans <-- Air Brush

Price also follow the same direction...
except
<--more $$ than

bro, i want to ask... do you apply something before you spray your kit? after spray can use any topcoat?
im still newbie in painting... need advice from some expert

yes, but investing in AB if you're very serious in this hobby will save $$ because imagine if you keep buying spray cans for 10 years, the value will be more than the AB alr as AB use's small amount of paint.

Before painting kit, use primer/surfacer...
After painting kit, top coat
the Usual steps
Pre-assemble --> sand --> primer/surfacer --> paint --> topcoat(gloss(for decals and panel lining washing method))(can skip) --> panel line --> decals --> top coat

i sometimes skip the preassemble part if i'm not doing MGs, as some parts are a pain to unassemble
some recommend trimming the pins, but me being me I JUST WANNA PAINT AS SOON AS POSSIBLEEEEE!!!!

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Added on September 30, 2010, 12:00 pmFunnyface is good with cans - see his work, another forumer Kukubeh is good with handpainting , so it doesn't necessary mean that ABs are the best, but imho they are the most flexible and probably cheapest in the long run.

This post has been edited by madmoz: Sep 30 2010, 12:00 PM

thanks for the tips!

downside of ab, had to do a lot of masking!! hand paint more precise...

masking does not just imply to ab dude... it implies to almost all...
masking up 2 you.. ppl mask the parts because they want to have a smooth layer but as for hand paint unless you're damn good at it, definitely will have brush strokes
ps: i'm talking about the large areas not tiny little details, those of cause use hand paint

large area of cos ab wut..... those part like side of shield, gun handle, etc etc... sill prefer hand brush. no need wash the ab...

#ab can b used for manicure & pedicure tats y no complain from gf to get it.. lol..

wow I just thought of using dpi spray can to paint my exia...

well...until I bought the model of course

i prefer to AB everything except perhaps for those tiny tiny spots like the inside of thruster vents.

Example:


Although this particular one I actually AB-ed. Like the texture of AB-ed kits, but the pain of masking and sheer amount of wasted paint (had to mask the sides and spray INSIDE and THROUGH the vent opening) was not worth the trouble imho.

This post has been edited by madmoz: Sep 30 2010, 01:47 PM

+1

me too, if the effect of ab on a certain spot is not way superior to justify all the preparation work for ab, definitely hand paint. Good point madmoz!

well, that's why i reckon we all need a good arsenal of enamel paints as well, just so we can be a little lazy in masking and can just wash off the mess. that being said, might be a bit risky, as if it goes wrong.. have to strip and re-do

altho its kinda difficult to prime then handpaint. the thinner and retarder added to the paint attacks the primer as well as they are all of the same base.. so be prepared to have grey bleed into your paints.

This post has been edited by shauno: Sep 30 2010, 02:47 PM

actually there is 2 way to solved this small detail problem

1st is what you guys mention above using hand paint the detail.

another way is reverse Abing which mean Abing all the details 1st then mask up the detail respray the entire thing. Looks more better in color consistency.

The reasons that i use DPI/Anchor spray can over AB are:

1, $$$: cheaper starting cost, virtually no maintenance cost, $0 electricity bill, No need add thinner (Which is also $$ coz cant use industrial one)

2, Area:AB need bigger space to store and use (personal opinion,dont shot me... ), while spray can just need this-->

3, Availability: There are 2 big Hardware shop selling Anchor paints which almost cover the color that i wan... . Compare to Tamiya/Mr hobby, harder to find...

* I am still noob in gunpla/spray can, now working on more metallic's metallic....
current WIP is HGUC kshatriya...