This question maybe ask before but I have to ask again,
I painted my kit with lacquer paint and I want to panel line with Gundam/Tamiya Gold Marker. What shall I use to clean the excessive panel line without removing the lacquer base paint?
If you guys have any other way to panel line over lacquer painted kit may share here too...

Oh thanks... So it won't remove the lacquer paint right?

Btw anyone here have experience in making own panel line?

This post has been edited by TheGreatBahamut: Sep 29 2012, 04:33 PM

So, where can I buy Artline marker? I normally saw their gold marker have big tip, just the black marker have small tip...

Ok thanks for your info, I will go kinokuniya this weekend.

Sure, no problem. Hope I have luck to find it there.

Just curios what kind of paint is good for hand painting, need some advice from sifu. I currently using lacquer paint but found it is not easy to apply which is when I apply 2nd layer it will remove the previous layer that I applied earlier... I think it is cause by leveling thinner or maybe my problem because I not familiar with hand painting . Other than that I also don't like the glossy finish by lacquer paint

Thanks for your info. What ratio you use to thinned lacquer paint? My experience is while waiting the painted layer to dry, lacquer paint in tray also started to thicken up even with retarder. So I have to add thinner again?


Looks nice but still too glossy on the gun But not a problem because can use flat top coat as Khai62 mentioned. Btw have you try enamel paint before? I heard it is good for hand painting also.

Oh i see, thanks for your info

Today I tried out metalic red lacquer paint, the finishing not bad. I will practice more to make it perfect

If base colour is lacquer thinned with Mr.hobby leveling thinner and panel line with gundam marker, what should I use for panel line wash?

ICW is Infinite Creation Workshop. Refer here for more info http://www.malaysiascalemodelling.com/inde...cessfully+saved. Or you can join pla-zone, http://www.pla-zone.com/

Ya, many pro and kind modelers there. Don't hesitate to ask them when you faced any problem.

If you going to use the same paint on same part, you can skip priming it but do sand it so the paint will have better adhesion on the plastic. If you don't want paint it at all, it is unnecessary to prime it. But prime it is always a better choice, so the color texture will be smooth and properly adhere to the plastic.

Ya, if you seriously want to get into this hobby please follow Zer0 advice.

You might felt spray can is cheap, industrial spray even cheaper but if long term usage it doesn't worth your money. When using spray can, many paint is spray into the air which is wasted. The paint will also thicker compare to airbrushing kit. Airbrush can do some special effect on your kit for example shading and you can also make your own top coat and spray with AB. Long term usage also cheaper as Zer0 mentioned. So my advice is don't buy spray can for now and save up your money for airbrush and compressor.

It is up to you if insist to use spray can, but what I said is based on my experience. Now I stop gunpla a while because I am saving up for AB and compressor. What I can do now is hand painting on inner skeleton details, armor and outer frame all required AB to paint up so all my gunpla is still in their boxes until I buy my AB set.

Which stand did you mean? Action Base 2 is for the sword, any MG can attach to AB 2 too but not suitable because the stand is small. AB 1 will be use for attach MG 00 Qan[T] for dynamic posing.

Not sure it will expired or not because I don't have this problem... Well do you dip it in water for at least 10sec and then try to move it with your finger or tools?

Hi, I don't know whether here is the correct place to ask this question.

Well there are many type of brushes in stationary store, you just have to pick the suitable one. But if you want to paint very tiny part then go for tamiya brush.

I don't know how to explain, just find smooth and precise one.

It is normal. I suggest you do some homework before questioning, Google can help you, online shop also got pricing.

Hi, I saw many people use photoshop or any photo editor software to change the color scheme for their model.
I also want to do the same thing but is there any good tutorial to achieve that? There are a lot of software but not much good tutorial showing how exactly it works.
There is one example in the spoiler, you can see the blue part was changed to green. Anyone mind to tell me how to do that?


This post has been edited by TheGreatBahamut: May 4 2013, 12:27 PM