is tthe GM Quel's visor comes in the transparent orange color or have to paint it ourself?

it come with the clear orange color

This post has been edited by StormV: Jan 21 2007, 10:56 AM

wah....gm quel..a must in my collection also..
gm quel is from aoz also isit?

yup.. a clear bright orange

yep.. its labelled AOZ, comes with lotsa TTT and Titans insignia stickers.. the bacpack, feet, and head are a little bit different frm the 0083 version Quels...

Sigh...my streamyx account got problem for this few days, that tech. guy still didnt fix yet...
btw, oredi finished assemble all the parts or char's dom, too bad of my newbie skill, i spray the metallic silver on those booster, but not so nice..this few days going to apply the top coat..but not by piece oredi, is by part..

why dun u post pics of the progress?
maybe some sifu here and give u sum tips to make it better?
at least i could learn from it as well?

Hi ppll.. i've completed 2 AOZ models now, got 2 more still in box, hazel II and gaplant. now gm quel is out, going to grab it soon!

here's my hazel custom and advance hazel with primrose unit, painting abit messy coz i use markers only


This post has been edited by nagacyber: Jan 21 2007, 10:57 PM

ahhh.. the primrose is just toooo sweeet! so did u bought the jap version DHM to get that baby?

talking about coloring.. which one is better, hand painted (i.e tamiya paints etc.) or marker painted? planning to color my Hrududus and upcoming Primrose, but dunno what to use.. paint or markers..?

am having doubts of hand painting.. but after seeing a forumer hand painted his hazel a few pages back im now keen to do so.. any tips/tricks on how to have an even spread of paint?

yup, i bought the japan DHM.. i just noticed that there's only 1 side of the shoulder armor, so need to get another one to get one more side, and u can use the extra joint parts to enable the beam cannon thingy to be swinged back behind the shoulders

hand painting gives you more control which markers are not able to...
am still a noob in hand painting, only painted 1 model and another still WIP, but what i can say is thin your paint properly(i don't follow a fixed proportion, just gut feelings) and add a few drops of retarder to the paint mixture to ensure that the paint won't dry up too fast.

Make sure that you only paint 1 layer at a time, if you need to paint another layer, then make sure that the first layer is fully dried(i usually wait 1 day). Also priming the surface first helps a whole lot.

Marker's easier to use I guess. But I tend to use a mix of everything these days, depending on what I need to do

Anyways, hand painting tips and tricks.

One of the biggest problems with hand painting is getting an even spread of paint. Spray's far better for that purpose, but with patience and practice, you should be able to get it by hand painting too.

For me, its a combination of:
- paint mix
- brush type
- layering

I mix Tamiya and Citadel paints for my base coat, on a one to one ratio. Tamiya 'cause the thinner base allows it to form an even spread better, and Citadel 'cause the paint pigments r better.

Brush type, I use a flat (size 8 is my general purpose one). Smaller flat brushes might come in handy for the small areas.

After doing the Tamiya and Citadel mix, I thin it down. The first coat almost never conceals the plastic fully. The purpose of the first coat is just to form a layer for subsequent coats to stick on better. Basically by using paint that's rather thinned down, its possible to apply multiple layers without risking the paint getting too thick, and also allowing for a more even spread.

edit: one more thing. handling of blacks and whites. Painting pure black and pure whites tends to be one of the biggest challenges, as you will need a really pure white or pure black evenly throughout to prevent the end result from looking sloppy.

So I don't bother with trying for pure black or pure white. I put a tiny drop of black into my white mix, and also a tiny drop of white into my black mix. Its easier to get a color that's a tiny shade darker than white than getting pure white. Most times you wont be able to tell the diff at all, and it does help to form a more even coat. Same goes for blacks too.

This post has been edited by fyire: Jan 22 2007, 12:39 AM

"Sir" Gyan's... ermm.. let's just say.. parts


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fasap....u proved yrself as no1 AOZ fans in lowyat!!!!!!! loved your aoz family pic....hehe...(* me now struggle on how to redo the R-gun leg mechanism part)

fyire....really looking forward on yr gyan....really rarely see a painted mg gyan in local market...this gonna be great...

Yippee...completed my er...F91 Harisson, hehe



N check out Crossbone Full Cloth Ver.

http://www.dalong.net/review/mg/m98/m98_p.htm

Nice but i dun like d skull on d forehead, hehe

This post has been edited by hitsugayat10: Jan 22 2007, 07:14 AM

Full Cloth... Too chunky and cartoonish I prefer the original X1... Now it'd be sexy to see an X2 coming out, complete with Shot Lance

F91 Harrison... still yet to get my hands on that...

Hi, I would like to ask where can i find pirated sd or bb gundams around pj area!!! Thanx...

Seems like a lots of work need to be done, honestly i dun understand a single bit of it,since never paint before, might try it out next time.

Also, does anyone got any basic skill on how to make a simple diorama stage? I got a small piece of plastic which could only stand a MG, would like to make something special to it..such as a simple base or sandy dirt place.. or is there any website got tutorial ?

& lastly, i want to buy those small small soldier or ppl also for diorama, where could find it ?

This post has been edited by Foxngn: Jan 22 2007, 10:31 AM

Hi guys/gals,
this is my first post in LYN.. hello all!



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Well, that does show in a way the problems with hand painting, and why for some stuff, spraying's a better idea Thing is, there's no one solution to everything lar. Some stuff r better done by spraying, some stuff r better done by hand painting. Just that 'cause I dun have an air brush, so I tend to do fully hand painting right now.

One good way to understand what I mean when it comes to the paint mix is to test it out for yourself. Get a piece of scrap plastic, and try painting something like Tamiya white on it, then Citadel white on another part, and compare the difference in the color and the finishing. Then try mixing both together and painting another part to compare the difference.

Oh yah, that paint mix thingy? It dun apply to all colors. That's the other thing to learn by experience too. I guess the most frustrating thing here is that different colors from different brands of paint tends to behave in different manners, not just in color, but in texture too.

Small stuff for diorama sets, I guess you can look for those Tamiya military sets.

Wow, is that a PG? looked damn nice