looks pretty neat for a cosmic region
anymore photos?

This post has been edited by X10A Freedom: Apr 9 2006, 04:06 PM

great ~!

another Astray fan ~~



This post has been edited by andyxp: Apr 9 2006, 09:25 PM

wat lah, you all over here. Dun forget to post in my thread too~

so fast fixed up Strike Freedom

will post more later, when got time to take better photos...

huh? acrylic n enamels..wat are those? are the gundam markers either of em?

its my first time leh. i just went there n said "need stuff to paint n do finishing on gundam kit" then he said use the marker. so i bought the 6pack one with grey panel liner.

wats primer? where can i get it and how much is it? sorry yea, all this sounds like gibberish to me~~ lol at tha noobness...

thx infested:) n i saw that thing in ur avatar in LYP..in some dumb shop selling overpriced kits.

w00t!! red frame! planning to do finishing or gonna leave it like andyxp?

is it just me or are the wings a lil short?

Acrylic and Enamel is the type of paints like there are water based paint and oil based paint when you go to hardware store/paint shop.

Primer is basically the base coat modellers put on the assembled model. Its benefit being it will highlight any imperfection - i.e. improperly done seam fix - and also acting as the good base for the paint to grab on and gives you the even base to paint... Tamiya makes a can spray though it can be expensive - heck all primer is expensive considering the amount one need to paint per model. You can get the bottle type but that's really for the air brushing so I'd say if you can find Tamiya's can spray would be the ideal/only choice.

for panel lining there are half million ways - ok. maybe not that many - to paint.
Gundam marker is alright though many people use the rotering pen for that since you can get the finer tip...
If you are interested check out Military modellers and see what they do.
They often use what they call washing - not recommended for Gundam models unless you are going to use for diorama with heavy weathering... Try Goggle as there are again half million or more web pages on these subject on the vast sea of Internet

no lar, the wings are tilt-ed backwards

With what little skill I have, I shall attempt to do the panel lines as best as I can.

The head itself took me like, an hour...but still a little messy in the end.

thx for the explanation but i still got some questions..

ive seen those can sprays. so first i gotta spray it on (with masking tape right?) and then paint it with acrylic or enamel? then where does the gundam markers come in?

okay, ive managed to paint my kit with ONLY gundam markers. before this i mentioned that i cant apply light colors to dark ones; but later it was okay already cos i think the marker was still new, so it needed some 'warming-up'. the only problem is, painting with gundam markers are not very nice..cos the surfaces dont look smooth.

as for panel lining, im quite happy with the job done by the fine tip gundam marker.

and googling..sigh, i got bad results. can u guys direct me to any site with good info on modelling?

oh is it? i didnt notice that..

whoa cool. when ure done put up the pictures on ur blog lorr.. im getting 1/100 blue frame astray. love its big ass sword. btw, u must be rich huh? i saw all ur orders on the bulk..damn all 1/100s and MGs..yikes.

Hell the Astrays have so many parts... but the more parts it have, the more fun it is to built Man I took approximately 8 hours to built my blue frame.

It's quite hard to do the panel lines, especially the white part of legs. I did the inner part of my blue frame's right leg, then rubbed it all off and left the others untouched. I did the lines on the blue parts though, especially the forearms.

If only the red frame had the back pack to go with it, then I might get it to accompany my 2nd L...

First day progress:

Torso took me 2 hours to build. >_<


The head took me another hour. I did MINIMAL panel lining cause I didn't wanna end up with super thick lines ala Dalong.net.


Finished work (3 hours):




When I was applying the sticker on the lower torso, I accidentally scratched the surface while trying to press it down. Now small lines can be visibly seen.



Continued later tonight.

This post has been edited by jhcj: Apr 10 2006, 02:39 PM

What most experienced plastic modeler do with the panel lines is 'enamel wash'. Given that you paint your model kits with either acrylic or lacquer, enamel won't dissolve with them.
Basically you are using enamel paint with 80:20 thinner to paint ratio and wash them throughout the grooves.
After that you clean up the excess paint with thinned cloth/tissue or cotton bud

Enamel thinner would do, but it is recommended that you use zippo lighter fluid as thinner.


got Gunze Sangyo's Mr.Surfacer which I prefer more. Mr Surfacer 1000 should be good enough for gunpla


No. You prime the entire surface that is visible (that you want to paint). Masking occurs when you want to spray/airbrush specific parts only. Gundam markers or panel line inking comes after you paint.

This post has been edited by 320cbr: Apr 10 2006, 03:23 PM

go search BT for modelmaking series....

those videos are from japanese modellers... they will show how they build and paint their gundams and other things like military models, cars and etc.

damn cool...

yup, i tilt the wings abit backwards...

I was wandering whether the term 'modelling' is correct or not
my opinion, modelling refers to models who show off fashion stuff thing
it can also mean 3D modelling.

but for plastic models, we assemble, we mod, we paint, we pose
so which part is 'modelling'?

not sure if i've posted them here yet, but here's some pics of my 1/144 astray red frame. i should've waited for the 1/100 scale. would've saved me alot of trouble painting it






they are after all gundam model kits, so i guess whatever we do to them is considered modelling

yeah, I mean some ppl might get confused that our hobby is 'modelling'

I did not use the Gundam Marker Remover on my first "test" NG Saviour. Made tons of mistakes. I got the marker remover for my Freedom MG and it works wonders

Btw, Dalong.net simply do wan lar...that's why got thick lines

Superior wallpaper you must get!

bit OT but I was asked to sell off some of my gunpla to make room for other family member and wondering what would be the fair price to ask for the completed/painted Bandai Perfect Grade 1/60 scale RX-78-2 Gundam?

TIA

This post has been edited by dj898: Apr 11 2006, 02:39 PM