i am using tamiya masking tape . 6 mm one. the good part about tamiya masking tape is the possibility of the paint seeping through is low......mostly it will not bleed...but tamiya masking tape in malaysia is expensive , RM 8 to RM 20. i am using the small one 6mm..
try hobby shops, you can find them

the purpose of sanding the body is to make the PRIMER and PAINT to hold on to the body to prevent chip off.
to begin to sand an unpainted model start with 1000, then 1200 and then 1500.
but i usually sand using 1200 only. ( lazy )
if you get orange peel on the models after clear coat, you can wetsand using 1500 or 2000 grit and then polish it..


masking
for example , your car is blue and white.
after you spray white, you will mask the area that is white before spraying blue.
there lots of technique for modelling and take it easy mate

this should help
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/...ead.php?t=63623

actually i don't reccomend fujimi
most of the kits have fitment problems and are not very realistic compare to tamiya and hasegawa.
but still i have lots of fujimi kits because they have the cars i want to build.
plus fujimi kits are very expensive nowadays. i am eyeing on the new evo 9 gsr ralliart kit and cost RM 90+ ...
but so far i have little fitment problems with fujimi models except for the Suzuki Wagon R..damn terrible fitment...waste RM 50 on that junk kit..
tamiya have limited models because they only do the cars they like.
hasegawa make good rally models......

i have a HASEGAWA mitsubishi lancer evolution one safary rally i bought at singapore for SD 22 only. The kit is out of production and a super rare kit. my friend recently saw it at hongkong for RM 490.

Took me 3 days to complete this baby.











Color is normal silver and interior is black+ blue combo.

i am using anchor can sprays
PRIMER + SILVER + CLEAR COAT

and after that i use tamiya sand papers ( 1200 grit and 2000 grit ) to sand
and polish with tamiya polishing compound

my paint job is still learning but it's way better than my previous build
still got orange peel on the hood and bonnet

i am from jb
but going to kl to study at utar pj soon lor

orange peel ar ?
here is orange peel and a smooth paint job

ORANGE PEEL ( paint between layers not dried completely causing overlap and jagged -> my own definition )


SMOOTH PAINT JOB after wetsand and polishing

yeap, you are rigth about orange peel............

actually you can learn from internet alot
most of my skills are learned via internet

don't call me shifu
i am just amatuer T_T
later all real shifu kill me

i have taken everything apart for this model

the evo convertible no more edi lor

I spend 2 and a half day doing this baby......
paint is pearl red ( looks a bit orange though ) and there is a teddy bear in the car. can you guys see it ?
feedback please !

wah
jialat
the threads reset itself !

ok
here are some photos of my tools
darren , if you don't understand ask me ok?

no, the thinner is not the same. this thinner is for use only to dilute enamel colors ( the small bottles colors ) and to clean the dirty edges when you free hand color the window panes that are overpaint.


the small bottles are for detailing purposes not for spraying. use brush to color them.

extra cement is to glue up parts. it's better than the cement( orange cap) which is quite concentrated an messy.

rear lamps , front laps can use tamiya cement, extra thin, mr hobby cement , white glue and those glue we use in sch back then. windscreen i usually cut double side tape to stick it.

the glue i mean was the normal one that we use to stick papers together when work or study.

yes, super glue is a must. because some parts will be held strongly by super glue like if u break the tyres inner part that we fix to the chassis, we use super glue ( like my evo 3 ) and not cement cause it drys too long.

those two tapes tamiya masking tape 6 mm and 20 mm.
RM 8 for the 6mm and about RM 12 for the 20mm.

get from hobby shops.

finishing abrasive is tamiya high quality sand paper to wetsand after spraying and then polish to achelieve shiny effect.


wan bang got lots of uses. like they say fujimi tyres are FEMALE while tamiya tyres are MALE. so we use it to conver tfujimi tyres to fit to tamiya models.

bondite is to cover up holes and scratch build bodykits. ( smooth the curves )

permenant markers

LanEvoCris
my kits are mostly from singapore now

average RM 25 to RM 90

oh ya
another hint
becareful of our country kastam. if you buy alot
make sure u go home around 6 to 7 cause if not they will tax you
i kena before

Judging what i acheive now, i feel ashame of my laziness in modeling in the past so i rebuild this Ford Mustang...
The clear parts are total mess and the windows are DIY from transparent diecast box.
It is a fast job ..... the rear lamps are tinted red


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