dunno whether i should ask here or what but... how much is an airbrush set? and where do u guys usually get yours?

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...

gundam marker tips... erm got any tips of removing the smudges or when you didn't do e panel line nicely.. then sometimes when you remove your pen out you'd leave a spot on e corner of e panel... i've been seeing some panel lines done to perfection, how to do that?

yeah, i found this site : gundam modelling tutorial well its a good guideline for those who starting gunpla (like me) and getting the general idea of things

alright, more painting questions

guys to do panel lining on my gundam, what paints should i use? i used the gundam markers but even the thinest marker is not thin enough sometimes.

i've bought some mr.color 157 (super black) (gloss) but i'm not really getting it. i mix it with thinner to make it watery then i use my brush and dab it onto my gundam to let the paint just flow into the panels... but the problem is wiping off the excess, it just ends up smudging. my brush also doesn't seem suited for this job... although i can say its the smallest, thinnest one i can find. (not from hobby shop)

from what i've read, the color i'm using is a laquer, and i've heard about acrylics... are they better? also i tried mixing water with the mr.color ... well it was a bad idea, luckily i just used a small amount of paint.

so, what i hope u guys can help me with, is tell me the exact stuff that i need to do this panel lining (i don't wanna use gundam markers):

brush - buy where - size - type?
paint - brand - color - type (laquer/acrilic)
thinner (currently using a small bottle mr thinner 50)

and panelling tips please

edit:

i've been checking out, and it seems people use top coat prior to panel lining, is this really necessary?? say that it is, what type of top coat should i get if i wanna use a) Lacquer paint B) Enamel paint

in times square got which shop sell enamel paint?

This post has been edited by br0ther9630: Nov 8 2007, 08:05 PM

yeah i'm using the GM01 the 0.1 tip marker haha, but unlike the panel lines on the box, and i've been seeing youtube videos the professional don't ever touch markers one. so that why i wanna learn the painting style. my question is more towards the type of equipment i should use

yess!! thank you very much , erm care to explain what is the L.A.E theory? btw... around how much is 'expensive' haha, and where is Hobby HQ located?

and yeah one more thing, enamel needs its own thinner right? can i use my mr. hobby thinner?

not sure whether this is the proper place to ask but...


can anyone tell me how much does a can of Top Coat cost?

SWATwolf: when you use your markers.. say using a blue color marker to color on a black color part, will the blue color show or would it blend into the color?

in your opinion is it worth forking out the money for gundam markers?

you have to keep drawing over them after it dries.

but speaking on marker pens, to those who've been to Venus Art at Petaling Street, do they sell Pigment Pens? they're like Gundam Markers but have true 0.1 tips... or any place that sells super thin markers.

can somebody tell me whats the difference between a real touch marker and the standard gundam marker?