i see. if flat surface use which one le? corners should be ok since most of the part will be covered i guess.

i got one question...after painting do we sand it? and wad is the sanding for?

sanding is done 1st then only comes painting and airbrushing..
sanding is to sand away the little bits of extra parts... to make it even... when sanding is done, scratches will arise therefore u nid to prime then start painting. =)

sanding is to even out a surface.
from rough to smooth, ur choice of smoothness is depend on the grade of sandpaper used.
if u wan very rough surface, anything below 300-400, rough surface (below 600), smooth surface but not shinny (1000-1500).

if u wanna go for shine and gloss surface, u'll need extra fine sandpaper (12,000 and above), or nail polishing stick
extra gloss will need polishing compound and waxing already lor

unless u r doing automobiles kit and the canopy for airplanes.. no need to sand after painting d mah
unless ur paint job screw up with small crack, pimples or orange peel (all those un-smooth painting surface)

U want shining effect u dun go and get sand paper! They wont make it shine!!!!
Go tried those sheep fur polisher! Those thing can help u make ur stuff shine and smooth!

Talking about compressor! Yah Sparmax mini compressor will really heat up after 15-20minit used! It does not include water trap and airtank for that price! If u willing to invest u can get more expensive one! Around 900-1k one which has everything build in! No overheat + accessories included!

One question here.. I dont wanna paint my Gundam and is there any way to make those cutting marks disappear? And the sams can they disappear too?

try cut smooth using art knife. dun ever sand it if u dun intend to paint ur kits

very true.... get a design knife.. very very useful. i just got myself one..

Oh i see.. Thanks.. How about the seams? The line between two connected parts.. Can they be get rid too?

gurus! certain gundam parts need to be painted to look exactly like the box.. but some are quite small.. so what do you guys do?

do u use those acrylic paint or spray paint? don tell me airbrush cause i'm not rich to get one of those...

yes they can be.. there are few methods..
-use super glue to stick them together then sand away the extra glue tat came out...
-Use putty to cover the seam lines...
so far i kno these 2.. hehe

well, for hand painting use small brush to paint lor..
if spraying, u nid to do masking alr... mask all the parts which no nid paint then spray.. =)

oh no...i dun think im gonaa paint my gundam but i sanded it =.=... one mre thing...i heard from ppl AFTER painting still need sand ?

lol zero geng joh now...
respect

u dunwan paint is up 2 u.. if sand alr, the scratches not visible then ok la.. lol...
after painting ppl dun sand unless the paint u dun like or screw up.. so ppl sand it to get rid of the paint then prime again then paint again..

aiseh... learn from pro de..

sanding can be done actually, if you're after a flat finish, but make sure to do it right.

Check this out: http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=13689143

That zaku's finishing is done by just sanding, and is pretty well done too. Of course this means that the sanding work will need to be done slowly and progressively, so you wont leave any deep scratch marks that's difficult to remove with the finer sandpaper later.

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Added on October 20, 2007, 12:56 amYes and no. You usually don't sand after painting, but it also depends on what sort of effects that you want. Somebody had posted before a model with pretty nice weathering effects that's done via sanding the edges, but this' something that u'll want to do carefully though, so u only strip the top layer of paint to reveal the layer under, and not strip everything till the plastic

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Added on October 20, 2007, 12:57 amsuggested is to hand paint using acrylics, if you don't have an airbrush. Spray can velocity and spray volume is rather high, and you cannot adjust it, making it difficult to control for such precision work. Furthermore, it gets to be rather wasteful as well if u're working on small areas.

This post has been edited by fyire: Oct 20 2007, 12:57 AM

ok thank u zero... still noob here... erm about those decals which need to use water to stick it one.. i notice that the decals will be worn off after some time.. so any ways to prevent that?

apply a layer of topcoat

oh i see.. on the other hand, is it necessary to apply anything before and after using the markers on my gundam?..

if marker dun think so, juz apply.. unless u doing painting...
then u nid to sand - prime - paint.. =)

ok... now i get it... thanks a lot guys and wish me luck in building my MG corssbone fc...