hi, i'm doing 1st time on metallic color.

here's my finding:

1.Need to sand nub marks & uneven surface down as much as you can from 200-1500 sandpaper.

2.Wash the parts with soap water and dry, ensure minimal dust. Wash hand with soap before handling parts.

3.Stick them on satay sticks with blutac and poke the sticks onto a box.

4.Prime the parts using high grit primers (eg Surfacer 1000). Make sure the priming is smooth & even. Leave it dry. Any uneven surface needs to be sanded down with 600-1500 grit sandpapers.

5.Spray the now primed parts with Gloss Black and ensure it's smooth & even. Gloss Black is essential when spraying metallic paints on. I don't know the science behind it but i tried spraying Chrome Silver on grey prime the paint just stays very thin and not shinny. Leave it dry.

6.Spray the metallic coated parts with semi-clear color of your choice. make sure it's even & smooth. Wait for dry.

7.Apply a Gloss Coat on the parts to seal & protect the paint.

always start with a test part to see if you do anything wrong.

before you start handling or applying decals i suggest leave the parts cure for 1 week.

and don't forget to constantly dust off the dusts each time you start working on it.

and make sure the pegs aren't painted, if you did, you need to scrap the paint off or else the parts might not fit well.

if you need to seal off any seam lines, you should do it before you start painting because metallic involves multiple stages of painting you not easy to touch up.

and of course, handle with care when assembling.

you can do it, if you be careful and always work on a test part 1st.

Thank you for the detail guidance.

Thank you for the guidance

gundam gusion also good for metallic finish.

Hi, my local (only) Gunpla shop closed down recently... Has to get my stuff online.

Can you recommend some good online store in Malaysia?

A lot. Gundam.my, Gamers Arena, Crux, just to name a few.

hi guys, looking to buy 1/100 barbatos lupus decal, any place can recommend?

i try gundam.my but no luck

can anyone intro any cheap yet not bad quality for air brush?

thanks!

lelong ada
around rm 230 for airbrush & compressor, with PSI 25-30.
now ada discount lah below rm100 saja.
vogue air lah.

cant decide on my 2nd gunpla, MG acguy or z'gok or any other gunpla to recommend? prefer something tht looks kinda fat instead of cool looking gundam. my RG RX-78-2 almost done building

i wanna clarify smtg here, i tested both super glue and mr hobby cement deluxe. the cement seems to work better for me in my case of thickening the ball joint. super glue works but somehow when u start cucuk the ball joint, it will slightly peel off.

Personally, I'd recommend MG Acguy simply because he's HUGE, and looks cool even in his "depressed, sits in a corner" pose

If you want chubby looking Gundam, and since you already have RG RX78-2, you will be pleased to build RG MKII. There are two versions, AEUG (white) and Titans (dark blue), the AEUG would look chubbier due to the by brighter color.

Depends on type of glue, if you use viscous type (like UHU), it may take several days for it to truly garden.

Thin glue type like the generic elephant glue would only take a few hours to harden. Cement would take a day to do that.

If you don't want to use permanent solvent method, just put some blu tac on the joint.

think will get MG acguy
i use elephant super glue, left it overnight, when push the joint inside, some of it peeled off

What is not elephant glue end with whitish residue? I found a selley glue which bind plastic together and does not turn white, however it takes longer to dry compare to elephant



This post has been edited by TheEvilMan: Aug 30 2017, 11:44 AM

vogue air review very mixed....coz the pressure not strong enough

Definitely MG Acguy. It is made flawless and the building process is so fun. If you like Zgok get the RG ver instead. The MG is kinda bad.

How abt this? Too bad the price goes up quite a bit and I decide not to get it