I'm using the Gundam marker set as well. Depends on colors like red, blue, yellow are nice once you color on the it. But the white color still produce not tat smooth finishing. Hope others could share their experience as well. Can I really use sand paper on the gundam parts first before I do marker coloring? not sure bout tis...

Em I'm not pro on modeling, most of my gundam model didnt colouring,
so what i can do with my gundam model without coloring and getting nice look? Or any tips about drawing those black line or tips for modeling ?

5 hours
my friend got his done in 2 hours

this is how a pro use gundam marker pen to paint his SD kit.

http://www.l-workshop.com/gallery/progm/workprogm.htm

for me I usually use gundam marker pen's paint to paint small/detail parts. I just squeeze the paint out and paint with brush.

This post has been edited by StormV: Oct 17 2006, 07:31 PM

wow...impressive gundam marker skill frm the link......

really...same tool, different hand, different result...haha

With paint brush dun you get uneven surface results and slight smears around? What special brush are you using? I'm still figuring how to paint mine without an airbrush. It's been a long time I didn't colour my Gundams after my compressor died off on me

told ya im slow actually its just roughly coz i took a break for dinner and shower

dyrenforx:
Yes, you can do like that
if you don't mind bout the extra work
but use fine sandpaper like no. 1000 & above

StormV:
Why not use those Mr. Color paint to paint?
Since Gundam Marker is not cheap at all

hamster9:
I've read from a tutorial bout hand brushing:
1) Dilute your paint until not so thick until when you brush on the surface, you should feel smooth during painting
2) Paint in 1 direction, ex. from left to right, but don't paint backwards after that
3) If you've paint the first layer horizontally, then the 2nd layer should paint in vertical direction, and then vice versa

wah.. 1000 sand paper? I using nail thingy what girls always use. Correct me if i'm wrong, we only sand paper those cut edges only right? Or the whole surface? Thanks for the painting tips. About brush, you guys using those hard caligraphy brush or soft brush? I'm using soft brush n tend to get smears. How much is a compressor?

coz me lazy to mix the Mr-Color paint with solvent again. and the paint inside Gundam Marker is really ready to paint, no need solvent. And I only use it to paint small parts/detail.

i also hand-paint noob, usually depend on air-brush. except lazy to mask those small parts/detail, then use hand-paint.

i just use nylon brush, coz more durable. And it take practice to master hand-paint.

This post has been edited by StormV: Oct 18 2006, 12:24 AM

Absolutely beautiful.
http://www.gundambase.com/community/news_v...=1&news_idx=373
http://www.gundambase.com/community/news_v...=1&news_idx=374

OMG I CUMMED. IN MY PANTS. IN THE LIBRARY.

Absolutely gorgeous Strike.... Thanks for sharing!!!

Forget Strike, I WANT THAT SAVIOR!

U can get all sorts of different sandpaper grades at ACE Hardware in IKANO, they oso sells a lot of hobby knife there. Optional...Jusco oso got sell hobby knife.

To me, after i got the acryllics paint (Mr. Hobby), i think the Gundam Marker really expensive. For RM 50++ u get 5 Marker, but wif RM50++ u can get bout 4 Mr. Hobby colour but it will last u longer than the marker (depends on how u use) and easier to work wif. But for starter, i think the marker will b a better experiment candidate.

To me, the white colour is the worse...it is so watery n have to paint a few time in order to fully cover the plastic. Wat i really dislike about the Gundam Marker is that they r too dilute/watery n make it difficult to paint. The few Marker that i think is really good to use is Black, Silver, Gold, Chrome Silver. Anyway, this depends on personal preference lar.

Yes Dyrenforx, u can sand the parts before colouring with marker. Juz make sure u sand using the more coarse grade (400) and slowly increase to higher grade (1000, 1200) to get a more smooth surface. Wet sanding is useful to have less sanding mark.
Nice website...thx StormV. I try squeezing the marker ink out as well, but it dry up too fast. I haven't get any Mr Retarder Mild/Mr Levelling Thinner which will help to slow down the drying process and help in reducing brushing mark.

I guess, for larger part, the marker is not so good, but for small details/parts the marker is great, especially for panel lining.

kingkong81:
Mr. Hobby that expensive?
I thought it's selling around RM 5.90 - 6.90 now

Don't forget you've still need to use thinner on the paint from Mr. Hobby
and that's another cost to the painting tools

plus the brushes

okie, this may have been asked before,
but can anyone tell me where i can find topcoat?

omg the strike

couldnt really tell from the pics whether the grand slam already comes pre-coated like the PG version or whether painting is required. anyone got info on this?

This post has been edited by asuk: Oct 18 2006, 02:49 PM