Hi guys, anyone know where still got sell tamiya paint and chrome stickers? I have used Mr. Color but faced a big problem. Thanks

i also have nooby quest

1. 1st step is primer right? going for flat look
After you sand down all your nub marks, next would be primer. Doesn't really matter if you going for flat or gloss. Primer is actually quite optional, if you are on a budget, you can skip this step. Priming helps your paint to stick better, and it also provide a coat of uniform colors to paint on so you won't end up with different toning. (exp : if you paint red on red plastic, it looks very red, if you paint red on black plastic, it will look abit darker red. Since our plamo kits comes in different color plastic, priming will make all the plastic same color.)

2. after prime leave to dry till when?
Preferably a day or more if weather is good.

3. once dried start painting right? * is it paint in runner or we cut from runner ?how long do i wait til dried?
My advice is to cut out then paint. If you paint on runner, after you cut, you will need to touch up. Double work. Paint dries pretty fast (referring to Mr. Color paint), if you hand paint, it probably will dry in about an hour, airbrush in about 30 minutes. But still it depends on how much thinner you use. Preferably, leave it overnight just to be safe.

4. any links or guide to masking ? i sucked at it.messed up my destiny
to mask edges, cut your masking tape into small pieces or strip, then mask little bit by little bit. For large area, just cut a piece out and stick on to it. You can also stick a big piece of masking tape on to a part, then use you finger nail or some blunt object to press on the edges to create a line, then use hobby knife to gently slice of the extra tapes. Strongly advice to use ONLY tamiya masking tape. Reason? google it

4. im using lacquer. so any good formular to combine with the thineer lacquer or is it recommend mr levelling thinner? n hw much paint do i need to take from the bottle?
Sigh, this has been answered 2 million times. There's no exact measurement to  thinning. My ratio of paint to thinner is 1:2 or 1:3, depends on how thin I want the color to be. If airbrushing, prefer to thin it ard 1:3 so that it won't dry so fast on mid air during spraying, and wont clog your nozzle oso. If you are hand painting, suggest to get retarder also, so that you paint will dry much slower, thus providing more time for your to slowly paint.

5. after this panel line right? is it recommend using gundam marker? ( wont it be messy coz cnt rub off excess) or should i use the thinner n pmarker trick.saw at google. but he tried on plastic.not sure.heres link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-n5-urZKIs
Topcoat first, then panel line. Panel line can be rub of with hobby thinner or surgical alcohol. use a tissue or cutton butt to gently wipe of excess line.
The video shows a wash method. Which is far more faster and easier and time saving method than using panel line marker. The video explains it all. Go ahead and try it.

6. after this is top coat. and thats it right? ( mr surfacer 1000)
Top coat > panel line > top coat again. P/S : mr surfacer 1000 is NOT a top coat. I dunno why you bracket it here :S

7. would u guys recommend painting or spray can the gundam? thanks
Spray can can be very hard to control. Hand painting can create alot of brush stroke if you not good at it. Big area can spray can, small area can hand brush. Practice makes perfect.

8. oh and i tried painting before.so many brushstrokes.whats wrg? doesnt look neat
ive googled alot oledi.il post this in this forum n painting etc
Could be alot of reason, maybe your paint not thin enough, maybe your brush too hard. Hand painting takes alot of practice. If you going to do hand painting, try doing it layer by layer, slowly build up the coverage.

tq ppl gonna start soon so just need tips

tutorial to Start GunPla-ing
i noticed that the thread doesn't have anything on brush + hand painting
need a sifu to add sumthing there. since im not a pro myself. & also most of the sifu here is upgraded to airbrush
for example: what brush to use? what thinner brand to remove the paint from brush & the dish?

as far as my experience goes. factory thinner on the mr. hobby paints = instant peel off (literally)   but not my brush as the paint still have some stick on it. i even used my fingernails to remove them.(i think i might be damaging the brush instead)

hobby thinner = lighten the color, diluting the paint slowly from the brush. but still use quite a lot of volume to fully remove the paint from the brush. i even tried using hobby thinner on a dish, dip the brush in & rub it with my fingers. then i will need to do this 2 - 3 times to get the paint fully out from the brush.

is what im doing wrong?

hi guys. i'm thinking of building my gundam with below method. (no painting)

1. panel line + decal STRAIGHT FROM THE RUNNER << Dun decal first, you might accidentally spoil the decal during assembly process
2. top coat (flat for my case) <<  you dun really need this, but you can apply a thin layer to protect you panel line
3. cut out from the runner and trim
4. assemble
5. final topcoat (flat for my case again)

haven't try the method yet but will buy a cheap HG for experiment    Hope some sifu can give me some guide. thanks in advance

Hi Guys,

I am wondering if anyone knows where I can get the Ic socket in Penang? Been looking for it but most shops don't have or don't even know what is is...

http://www.ghostofzeon.com/diy/thrusters/smallthrust.html

Any help appreciated.

Thanks

Hi Inquisytor,

Thanks for the lead. Do you have the name of the shop so that I can get my Kl colleague to buy for me.

Thanks

That's a swirl result from the injection. Sand it a little + top coat might helps reduce, if not eliminate the swirl. Best option would be to paint it.

Everybody's kit has this too, so it's not just yours. Don't worry too much. 

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Added on May 12, 2010, 11:05 amI've tried mixing water (RO) into my existing paint mixture. The paint doesn't seem to run along the groove anymore. I think still need to dissolve the paint in thinner so it would break the surface tension of the paint, rather than using water mixture.

Oh ya, say bye bye to my paintbrush as well. lol

Ended up lining the rest of the parts with my marker, which was quite thick.

AFHobby is selling Copic Marker for panel lining which is 0.03/0.02 compare to Gundam Marker 0.3. i guess is quite thin and i am planning to buy it once their stock arrive next week together with some enamel paint and enamel thinner too

Oh ya, I wanna ask. Is a flip pencil knife would be a good replacement for Plastic Knife? *the one you use and throw away*

I wonder how sharp is the plastic knife, since I've been using the flip pencil knife for quite a while.

any diff btw oil base and water base flat top coat ?
does it mean if i use
water base color -> water base top coat
oil base color -> oil base top coat