what type of super glue should i use?
before this i used the elephant brand(?) and it was horrible.
can only use once cuz the glue dried inside the nozzel

i recommend use cement cause it stick better than normal glue..
but take long time to make plastic stick together.. it have less white stain too

can get at hobby shop for only RM15

ok, ray, you can correct me if i'm wrong, but this is what i think why people gloss coat instead of flat then decal.

as far as i know, a surface is viewed as matte or flat cos the surface is rough at a very micro scale. that way, then the light reflects, less light is reflected thus it is matte. gloss on the other hand has a smooth surface. like so (top is matte, bottom is gloss)


that's why when placing decal, a matte surface has a higher chance of silvering cos the decal won't adhere 100% to a flat surface. this is also a reason why people gloss coat first before doing enamel wash, as there is a chance that the paint might get stuck in the tiny pores on a flat coat.

hope my explanation is accurate. otherwise i'd have looked like a fool with diagram and all

guys, i got a question here, i'm planning to paint my SF, the wing part already painted with gloss top coat with black panel line

now the body only got black panel line and i planning to take out the armor and paint metallic gold for the inner frame and black panel line on the inner frame, then gold color panel line later on, and i plan to use gloss top coat for  inner frame and flat coat for armor, how you all think? or the whole thing gloss will be better?

and where can buy enamel paint ar? TM only sell lacquer

if you paint and topcoat the inner frame, you may cause the joints to become too thick. the inner frame is normally just nice as it is to allow movement. be careful that you don't make the joints too hard to move.

Okay, thank you shaouno for the explanation. Might visit ICW soon because now me and my friend is enjoying finding hobby shops that are near. Regarding the airbrush, I will think about it, because still not yet confident with own personal skill

I think fi want to improve the appearance, the first u need to tackle now is those nip marks n seamlines. Without getting rid of these stuff, no matter how much u modify your kit, it will look half cook/ unfinished.

Good that at least u have the urge to make your model kit look nice! This should be the motivation for your first step!!!!!
For camo...... well, normally it require some experience in painting. I would suggest u go to forums that allow u to start your own thread for wip. With that u can start recording n others will see your progress on the kit day after day or weeks after weeks.

Besides that, u can show what u have done, n what u think is not right etc. others will be able to tell u how to go about it n some of their opinions, based on what they have seen n followed your progress in the thread.

It's like joining an art class. U cannot go into a class  the first day and ask the teacher how to paint/ draw an apple. u have gotta start drawing yourself, and the teacher/senior will look at what u have had done, knowing your skill level, n give u guidance or suggestion.

Same thing, asking such question here will not do u any good.
If u r not going to that far in modeling, i can share with u one "curi ayam" or quite easy, yet commonly accepted way in gunpla. Do a "space camo" which only consist of straight lines. Use masking tape to create the 2 different color tone. hope that helps.
Hand painting can be very easy n not nice, at the same time, can be extremely beautiful but tedius.

Look at most of the fine art artist, most of the time they do hand paint, even if they dont, they start up with hand paint techniques. So hand painting is something often overlooked in gunpla.

How tedius hand painting can be? as tedius as making air brush looks like "short cut".

How nice hand painting can be (I mean for mecha, non organism subject)?

Check this out:


Credit to :
blz88bri (modeler)
zoidx_chung (photographer)

This is an winning entry in 2010 Bakwc. The shole kit is hand painted.

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Added on August 5, 2011, 1:05 pm
pm  the member named oldman in ZeroG forum (www.zerogunz.com). He still carries quite a number of samuel decal

Yea, you should pay RayLoke a visit at ICW. I went there today and I got a lot of tips and tricks from him, thxs Ray.

I also spent almost RM100 just to get the most basic modelling tools which would last me quite a while.

0.8mm. u mean pics of size reference?
btw, any1 know which brand spray paint got chrome like gold plating colour?
i tried so many n all gave the metallic gold finish :swt:
i want effect like Akatsuki gold

space camo:normally in gunpla, duo tone color camo, consist of straight lines.

example:


Ha, bro, u should have called me when u were there. Btw, there'r 2 raymond around there that day. the other Raymond is the one won last year Bakwc with his 4 leg unicorn vs Khsatria.

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

^gloss or flat topcoat?

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

wipe the frost part with lacquer thinner and respray back

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

I wonder if we can spray paint on paint mixer plate then dip a paint brush on it to do paint small details ?