looks like it's time for AndyXP's tutorial?

it's better to spray topcoat AFTER assembly.... make everything neat, fix it... then spray a thin layer... let it dry for at least 2 hours in room temperature and make sure the humidity in ur room is not high

sandpaper for gundam? plenty of place selling it.... grade 1000 - 2000 depends on how u wanna sand it

if u want to efficiently apply the thick marker, sand the surface with grade 1500 first...

time square? Time Machine?

like i post earlier just now..topcoat around RM26-RM30
and time machine at BTS has it for RM30

MV never sell topcoat..not in any of the toys shop there..

for those armor to have those rivets..you can drill a small hole

topcoat are spray after your model are fully complete with decals and paint..means topcoat are at the final step of completing your gundams.

sandpaper can get from hardware store..it just a sandpaper..wont melt your plastic also..lol

those thick markers are oil base and are meant for coloring large area..
theres also a water base markers..but its hard to get localy..this one are perfect for lining also..and easly wipe off with tissue..

VincC...got something to ask u about the gold can spray.....is it just shake shake and straight spray to the inner frame of SF??if really lik tat how about the outcome of the gold colour??dark gold or bright gold??will the gold colour be lik the gold colour on the expose part of the SF FB??thx for answering......

hmm..its almost the same gold as full burst version..only not as yellow..
its more lighter and less yellowish..

and yes..you just shake and spray straight..not sure if you put into warm water first the can..the spray will be nicer or not..just like you do for topcoat can..

but whatever also..if you spray with whatever gold also..i will look nicer than the gold plastic color of the unpainted gold part of normal SF

my SF spray with mr hobby gold paint



This post has been edited by VincC454: Apr 29 2007, 10:12 PM

I always use the metallics as a secondary coat. So I tend to base coat using black, before spraying on the silver or gold, although when it comes to gold, I prefer to base coat using brown rather than black.

thanks for the guide, i will try it and post the result later.
i really wanted to perfect it as per what the box shown. hahhaha.
if this 2 mg gundam is successfully i can try it on a perfect grade.
unfortunately only wing gundam and strike gundam available for perfect grade.

one thing, the lining marker is not that good, any other solution?

Hmm.. did some testing on one of my old MGs that I now use for experiments. Basically I base coated with brown, did some shading with black, and some highlighting with yellow, then only apply the gold. A rather thin coat of gold that is, mainly just for the metallic look to it. Not too bad, but wanna try again, 'cause the texture of the gold mix isnt that good.

Will post some pics after I've stripped the paint and respray again after that...

er... noob question... gm01 is used to draw the lining for SF right?
i got a bit confused with what was posted before this.. so is draw lining first only spray gold or the other way round? thanks...

Normally its spray first, then do the lining. Unless your gold coating is extremely thin, so that it wont obscure the lines that you've already drawn. If you're using a spray can, then spray first then do lining, as u cannot control the amount of paint or spracy velocity with that, as compared to a dual action AB.

This post has been edited by fyire: Apr 30 2007, 12:30 AM

Weih...no one can help on recommending wat gold color is the most bling bling wan meh ?

Spray can also can la...

Well, I would recommend if I could But to be honest, I can't really say. The only gold color that I've got with me is a very old bottle of Humbrol acrylic gold, which has got a pretty weak pigment. So I can't really recommend that anyways.

But since I got it, I make use of it anyways lar.. That's where it gets interesting, experimenting at how to get around the problems that u have with various different methods and so on.

sry to ask this, never try this before but is there really a difference between:

spray black coating, after dry then spray a layer of gold
(and)
straight away spray gold on runners

i need to know 1st before any accidents happen, lol =P

Tat's One of Keita's customize/upgraded MG SF...Heard tat he sell his models...y dun u check his site for details...not sure bout d website though...i only have this...

http://f7.aaa.livedoor.jp/~mesarion/gallery2/gallery.htm

n d current auction price, a whopping 203,000 yen around RM6,350



This post has been edited by hitsugayat10: Apr 30 2007, 06:53 AM

what you mean only got wing and strike for PG..
there is a lot more PG out there

http://www.dalong.net/review/pg.htm

or izzit you mean locally only sell those two pg only? but here also..TM sell many other PG also what..

it is recommended not to spray straight on the runner..it will leave you a cutting mark later.

spray black first or spray gold straight that one up to you..its better for you to test it somewhere first before actually doing it on ur SF.
spray straight gold also is no harm..but just dont do it on the runner..

Now, this is regular gold paint from tamiya with a coat of gloss coat. Personally, i think it is fine and am quite satisfied with it.

http://wonderexcellence.sub.jp/gallery/wsfa1/wsfa1.jpg
and the one that you c here, this is only speculation but i think this is titanium gold(or maybe gold leaf, i can't say..) So choose what colour you want for yr model. however, only the regular gold is found in spray paint form. the rest is in bottle form. it can b found in toy city in Time Square.

however, i prefer buying paint from tamiya at 1U, the one at the lower floor. a lot more selecton of paint and A LOT of equiptment you can't find anywhere else. like plaplates...just my 2 cents.

huh, late come, V5 already =.= never have time to keep update.

Btw, any GundamW fans here? I'm looking for the whole set of HG model for EW. Where can get it har?

I'd suggest to open a new thread just for modelling techniques
Gundam/Mecha modelling thread move too fast
It's hard to find those useful modelling technique info in a thread with lots of pages

1/144 of 1/100? 1/100 wanna get the whole set quite hard =| 1/144 got source la =)

i seen some videos on youtube, seems like zippo lighter fluid is good for cleaning up botched panel lining jobs!

lighter fluid? o_O just make sure you dont 'weather' your kit instead lol