i wonder why the first page first post dont have any tutorials on painting, building, modding and stuff

Hi all sifus,mi need some advice form you all.notice that my kits paint being easily scratch off be it acrylic or enamel paint.i try to use less thinner portion and the result is still the same.could this be due to I don't apply primer?any other method or paint you all can share with me?thx

I not really familiar with car kits but you can refer to this shop and they do postage too.
https://www.facebook.com/myotaku.com.my

Mainly because we have this pinned post:
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/488910

Also you can google the tutorials anyway.

Primer is essential for acrylic and enamels since they aren't that resilient like lacquer paints but still need to handle painted kit with care since it will eventually worn out if moving it too often.

the link is extreamly helpful! thank you!

Guys, If I wanna do priming.. using airbrush, may I know what's the Ratio?
I'm using 1200 surfacer to do priming. Please help, thanks.

isit possible to hand painted?
all i see tutorial for airbrush

I am newbies in ab and I use thinner to primer 3:2 ratio.usually the outcome will be like milk texture.hope this helps.

Hi I think is possible.saw some tutorial in YouTube a guy and painted mg sinanju to make it looks like metallic color.the method he use is to paint layer by layer.

thankyou. but i dont know which type of color to use.
i mean enamel or acrylic. water based or oil based.

ok got the info i needed.

This post has been edited by jaykay4540: Mar 24 2014, 12:14 PM

Hi any good glue/cement for gluing plastic model? which is not smelly and clear. Is Tamiya cement good?

You can try Tamiya Limone cement. it melts plastics and not that overpowering of a smell.

You can handbrush the kit but for large surface area better use Airbrush or spray cans for faster and clean result while handbrushing will take hours and need to be patient to get it right.

starting airbrushing
not easy

how do we get the steel color effect on plastic? i tried metallics, doesnt get that effect i wanted

Guys, first time doing spraying and I use Samurai Brand spray can which I search in forum and ppl also recommend using this brand.

I use the White color and spray on the runner first and the result is so sticky and thick.
I then left it dry for 3 days and when i came back, i saw the some part of the surface is rough and not smooth.

Am I doing something wrong?

The day when I did is sunny bright day with not much wind.

Wanna ask any place i can find an sparmax air brush around RM300?

http://www.jshobby.cc/

thx bro

guys, who is selling alclad 2 paint locally?

you're spraying too close to the object you're painting. Adjust the distance a little bit.
move your spray can from side to side in a sweeping motion, one quick burst not continuous till you cover one layer. Doesn't matter if you don't cover the area with paint on the first pass, do it on the second pass doing the sweeping motion. Shake the can from time to time. That should do the trick.

Thanks, bro.

I will try again on another runner this weekend