does MG destiny gundam EBM chrome parts will show the numb marks?
the most i can see is at the knee joint..

anyone can shed some light on their build?

Looks nice

But, where is Kamiki Burning? Super Fumina?

Greetings to all Gunpla members.... I'm just new to this hobby and would like to get info sharing from sifu2 and masters in this thread..... Now in process building MG sazabi ver ka. wish me good luck ya !

PG with Cast Off mode

was completing my hg strike freedom. doing the wings, i was the final part. but the slot ws probably too tight. couldn't rotate. when i try to dismantle, the slot broke apart from the wing. sakit hati betul.

now its just one with each side, instead of 2.

Kit bashing material.

dont be sad bro,everything can be fix with some tamiya cement or putty.

Hahaha, I know but unfortunately Gunpla is not my only hobby. ;__;

Got my DX yesterday... but couldn't finish it last night.. not a speed builder anymore huhuhu



This post has been edited by mf_yamato: Apr 4 2015, 08:17 AM

May i know if spray paint can produce the same effect as air brush if i'm only planning to color the surface and not doing any shading or clouding effects? And does topcoat do seal off scratches that is left from polishing the nub marks?

1st Q: depends on skill. As u spray the internal pressure drop and it tends to spit in burst, u nid take this into account and adjust to keep a consistent finish. Airbrush has constant pressure n doesnt hav this prob.

2nd Q: depends on what coat u r doing n how deep the scratches is. What flat coat does is to create a surface that is rough n uneven to scatter light to make the finish look dull, scratching the plastic is essentially doing the same thing as what flat coating does, so if u aiming for a flat finish look scratches or not it makes no difference. Gloss coat is the opposite, it's purpose is to fill in minor scratches to create a smooth surface to better reflect light making a shiny finish look. Gloss coating cant fix scratch marks that r too deep or surface that is too rough, hence this question is incomplete without specifying which coating u r trying to achieve and what grit of sandpaper u ended with.

Also try not to use the term "polishing" when what u really meant is sanding. Its confusing to us because polishing is associated buffing/wiping with polishing compound, an entirely different technique all together.

This post has been edited by TheAdmiral: Apr 5 2015, 12:27 AM

Should use paint-brush to paint, no spray here and there..hehehe
anyway - in everything we do, practice makes perfect

how do you use paint brush to paint large pieces? wouldn't it leave brush strokes?

brush paint only for small area & for matt finish only.
semi gloss or Gloss finish leaving a very obvious paint stroke.

use mr. color leveling thinner, will slow paint from drying to even the paint reducing brush stroke, longer time to do compared to spray-can/gun.
also, after using topcoat (I use matte), the brush stroke effect lessens

hand painting waste a lots of thinner than airbrush, not a convenient way than spray can and airbrush
not to mention taking time to fixing the paint layer so its not too thick and too thin
and remove the brush stroke, the main problem in hand painting

its only for detailing small parts like eyes, and some tiny mechanical parts

This post has been edited by nazrul90: Apr 6 2015, 04:49 PM

While your 1st statement is true, the 2nd is arguable since people did manage to produce this:



100% fully handpainted.

The right one can be considered having a lot of small parts.
You'll have a hard time discerning if the parts's paint is level or even the same with another part. Also since he went with a dirty look, there's little priority for the paint to be level.

This post has been edited by xein: Apr 6 2015, 05:49 PM

I dont said it is impossible, just why go for hard route?
would you paint something big like PG kit with only hand brush painting? wasting more time and money?

I used to hand brush painting too, until I goes spray can and later airbrushing(slow upgrade),
still using hand brush painting though but thats for detailing small part as I mentioned in my earlier post