handpaint better dun try on mg.....can try on sd / hg first some cheaper kit....
last time i painted on mg chars zaku....i mean my first handpaint no choice the pink plastic force me to paint it.....the outcome not so satisfied... but still ok ...coz tat time only 14 years old..... my bro dump his whole mg gm quel aside coz dunno how to settle the paint........

oh yeah prepare to fork out at least RM50 to do some paint job....6 colors + thinner.....so if get a AB will save a lot in future, hand paint use a lot of paint(thicker)....until now i still havent get AB...always misson failed to save money especially some new toys out i cannot tahan

Avoid hand paint on large surface
unless you're sure that you can paint it evenly on the surface
when paint on large surface, use spray can as alternative beside AB

(but since vincC454 said so.. have to agree that even to achieve like those gundam shown on the box oso not easy leh.. man.. those japanese aren't lame handicap leh.. despite the plain painting as they shown on the box, their paint job is exceptionally smooth and very clean panel lining, each which is proportionate to where they belong to.. not like using gundam markers.. all same width line )

but lastly.. if u can master the "no-paint-technic", well weathered gundam looked just as nice as those painted one

This post has been edited by VincC454: Oct 17 2007, 08:07 AM

ahh.. so all i need are the basic colors huh.. one more question, can i get Mr. Hobby's at any model shop? say.. ToyCity?

Nup. ToyCity will only get u Tamiyas, which basically sucks big time and costs a bomb too. U'll need to visit those like XL, or those shops at Berjaya Times Square.

plus at toycity one tamiya color bottle is 9.90!
not worth at all

This post has been edited by kurz: Oct 17 2007, 12:37 AM

hmm.. alright then. thanks alot! i'll stroll down to BTS when i have the time.

p/s: any guides on how to paint? it's my first time. did some Googling but zero results. either there's none or i just suck at searching.

hand painting try on SD...
u nid to kno how much thinner nid to be use, cant put too much..
nid pla plates for easier painting... etc etc

If you're new to painting, then I suggest that you start off by using acrylics. Make sure u get the right types. Acrylics (water based) from Mr Hobby r the ones with the flat caps, while the lacquers (thinner based) r the ones with the mohawk looking caps.

Get a spray can of Mr Surfacer 1000 as well for the priming work to be done before you start painting. Later on, then you can invest in an airbrush, where its better to use thinner based lacquer paints.

hi i like to ask something about the plane cokpit which how to make transparent plastic look like real glass. can give me some sample tools or guide ?

This post has been edited by chriswoo: Oct 17 2007, 04:45 AM

he just started painting...
dont confuse him till needed a pla plates here...and pla plates has nothing to do with make things easier to paint or anything...

just follow what fyire said about acrylic paint

that u'll need sandpaper above #2000.

if the plane cockpit hav a visible mold line, u'll need to sand off the line, then use extra fine grit sadpaper to sand it.

#2000 then #4000, then #8000...if want perfect go for #15000.

after that, use tamiya compund to polish the surface, depends on the finishing u want, u can start with tamiya compund fine then with compund finish.

using steps like that, garanti shine like real glass. end of story.



* extra fine sandpaper can get get frm multifilla.

thank sunnyboy i try tat 1

oh by the way where is multifilla located?

This post has been edited by chriswoo: Oct 17 2007, 10:00 AM

aiks... my bad... coz b4 tat no pla plates was really hard for me.. hehe..
anyway, i am using laquer..

thanks!

just FYI, i'm doing a Tamiya plastic sclae car.. does this method apply too?

balakong....but mind u, extra fine sandpaper...not cheap....

hi....i total gundam noob here. just got my first MG kit for fun.
gonna do it without painting. but the problem is, the darker parts, when i cut them off the runner/trees, there's still some white marks left from the snipping of my cutter. I tried to shave using hobby knife, but it only levels it a bit..and sanding with 1200 grid made the surface scratched and the white white marks still there.

any remedy to this? thanks sifus!

thanks again

O,o balakong near the econsave there rite?


can't wait to finish my weathering + touchup my yamato VF-0S + booster pack only left it the cokpit

http://www.multifilla.com/

thx again u are big help bro ^.^