i think that only applies to gold and silver/chrome markers. thing is, you can't coat these kind of paint, it'll loose the shine. tried clear top coat on a painted chrome part and it turned silver.

standard colours worked just fine.

This post has been edited by zeroglyph: Dec 20 2013, 09:23 AM

problem is, the chemical compound in the silver marker will dissolve the dried paint. so to overlay silver/gold/anything similar, better use brush(with a light touch).

the long hours of building i can handle, it's the long hours of applying decals that kills it.

i've had my sinanju for around 3 years now. still haven't finish decaling it.

although i did finish MG zaku2.0, macross vf25G Super & fixing some detailing on 2 older MGs in between.

how many years has in been "terbengkalai"? mine was abandoned for nearly 2 years. started decalling last year, now at 90%.

the thing is so much fun to pose that i hate to take it to the WIP table.

mechanical pencil goes down to .3mm. that's the smallest. to get darker use 2b grade lead.

to clean dried gundam marker, use pencil eraser.

a) usually i'd wait for 5 mins before the next coat. just to be sure.
b) like most, i'd panel lined then top coat. that way the paint would cause the lines to look like smudges and more natural.

others may have different answer.

those looks pretty nasty, as it's a load bearing joint. just glue won't work well.

if it were me, i'll do it like this(how i fixed my sinanju's waist):
1. disassemble the joint.
2. for the bigger joint, you need to jab a sewing needle into the center of the joint(by heating it up, red hot)
3. use hot glue to stick the parts together(in and around it). the needle will help to reinforce the joint.
4. use a soldering iron to even out the hot glue around the joint. the idea is to melt the hot glue into plastic joint in such a way that it became seemless.
5. for the neck, same method, but without the needle.

unlike just glueing, this creates a stronger bond. my sinanju's waist is pretty solid after the fix. i use this method to fix my childrens' toy as well. really swore by it . think "concrete" and you'll get the idea.