Hey guys long time no see.
Been painting my Noblesse Oblige lately, here are some WIP pics

Paint used is Citadel Acrylic Paint; Burnished Gold, Mithril Silver, Boltgun Metal, and Chaos Black.



Weapon Units



Sorry if the pics are bad, I'm still a newb with cameras
And yeah, I painted them on the runners without applying primer. It felt like a waste applying the primer as the kit needed only a few highlights..haven't washed it beforehand though..so paint didn't stick as good
I'm still waiting for my Copic Multiliner 0.03 mm Pen to apply panel lining to some areas before assembling.

Also here's where I'm at on White Glint.

Finished washing the runners, left them on parents bed for drying
Going to assemble first, then apply primer

One question though, can I use the primer as base coat? My primer has the same color as the base coat for the Acrylic paint I will be using. Will the bond be strong enough for paint/primer to prevent chipping?

Wouldn't there be nub marks after you remove them from the runners then?

QUOTE(Wiggles @ Nov 15 2009, 10:28 AM)

Also here's where I'm at on White Glint.
Finished washing the runners, left them on parents bed for drying 

LMAO!!!

QUOTE(Wiggles @ Nov 15 2009, 10:28 AM)

One question though, can I use the primer as base coat? My primer has the same color as the base coat for the Acrylic paint I will be using. Will the bond be strong enough for paint/primer to prevent chipping?

Actually, primer grips stronger on plastic than your base coat, but it is mainly used to identify uneven surfaces or to help identify colors if you're painting white on white. So yes, you can use primer to replace your base coat since it is of similar color.

Honestly, i do not use primer as i find it unnecessary. Two to three coats of paint should help avoid (not prevent) any paint from peeling off, unless you plan to do some heavy masking afterwards. On another note, no matter how much primer or layers of paint you use, improper handling of your model kits will chip the paint, like accidentally scratching it with sharp edges or fingernails or grinding between moving parts when posing them.

Then again, paint chipping is your friend if you wanna make your Glint look like this

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Not really, I didn't paint those parts attached to the gates. I am though after snipping/sanding the nubs

Lol I wonder if anyone applied battle damage to the Glint yet

nice going Wiggles:) look forward for more updates!

Thanks
Alright, time for another update!

Been pretty busy this week, but I managed to get some things done...

First...I created my spraying booth for priming/future uses, similar to the one this guy made
http://www.evilcow.net/forum/forum_posts.a...3d331b2f52zee39


I primed my parts using GW's White Skull primer (these are really expensive...gonna have to find an alternative after this kit )
all done in the morning, then left them to dry until just now



Oh, and during the drying time, I found a local hobby shop nearby, and guess what I found?



I also saw AALIYAH Supplice Night Battle Limited and Nine Ball Another Seraph Limited kits
but must wait for AALIYAH Unsung! And unfortunately..my wallet wasn't big enough for Seraph

Oh the dark blue/black Nineball Seraph? I think i saw it somewhere before but the price was unbelievable.

Good that you got a VOB

I plan to get one as soon as i hear some positive feedbacks

question on AC :

Is there a mechanical frame/skeleton such as the MG gundams?
how playable/posable are AC units compared to MG gundam ?

Nope, but the exterior detail is pretty loaded.

QUOTE(carpathia @ Nov 22 2009, 05:08 AM)

how playable/posable are AC units compared to MG gundam ?

Recent kits are comparable to older MG Gundam kits in terms of poseability but due to their unconventional designs, they might have problems imitating human poses. It's kinda obvious because Gundams are designed to look like the human anatomy and Cores are designed to look like, well... robots

Hey~
Sorry guys, had a really busy week
I haven't made much of a progress..been painting WG parts from here to there..and assembled a bit of the Vanguard Over-boost
Oh and there's a new pic of "Phosphorus" at the Gunpla gallery...apparently it's from For Answer
http://www.geocities.jp/zoidingzero/Phosph...phosphorus.html

Check out this model with the Over-boost


It looks really small compared to the Core

And sorry for no WIP pics on this post, I'll have another update by the end of this week

lol, i've played AC:FA and there is no Phosphorus , and yea, the VOB do really look small compared to the game, well i think most of us think like tat right?

btw, how much is it for these items, and where too?
ACs White Glint & Noblesse Oblige and the VOB? feel like buyin' em for my self presents

and right now, i only have the Next Aaliyah Krasnaya

btw, anyone aiming for the Helios Victoria? from AC: Brave New World
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10100867



i got see white, light & dark grey, red, gold, bronze & silver, that's a lot of colours

This post has been edited by golbeza: Dec 10 2009, 08:51 PM

Well i got my Glint for RM270 and Oblige for RM173 in Penang. Gonna get a VOB soon, price around RM93.

QUOTE(golbeza @ Dec 10 2009, 08:40 PM)

btw, anyone aiming for the Helios Victoria? from AC: Brave New World
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10100867

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i got see white, light & dark grey, red, gold, bronze & silver, that's a lot of colours 

Yup, they're going for the Reborns Gundam style of colors

new Armored Core kits in December

Aaliyah Unsung


Hogire Gundam Metal Version


Tellus Gun Metal Version

Here's the unpainted Unsung.

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The color difference is very obvious unlike the painted one

Unsung, Tellus/HOGIRE Gun Metal Versions are out now at Hobby Search
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/list/1011/0/1

and sorry sorry really busy with school at this time..winter break is just around the corner..and teachers are throwing everything at us

nais Boxart

1/72 Rayleonard Aaliyah Unsung
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10096290



1/72 Rosenthal Hogire Gun Metal Version
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10098862



1/72 Leone Meccanica Tellus Hun Metal Verson
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10098861


i'm waiting for deluxe box set of White Glint & the Vanguard OverBoost

ac kits looks tempting to me but not to my wallet...hehe

why it's called alicia(this mech's a girl) unsung on the boxart?? misinformation?

This post has been edited by gaiachronicler: Dec 14 2009, 09:51 PM

its not alicia , its Aaliyah (i remember the actress's name from MI:2), its not misinformation. if u got play AC:FA, Aaliyah Unsung's pilot is actually a guy, who became a NEXT exile, then wanted to realizes Rayleonard's plan to life again years after the National Dismantlement War (AC4 storyline). Its the same guy who modify AC Supplice (AC Rank A No. 1), added more awsm weaponary (the RA rifle stays intact), changes the legs to Reverse legs :3

This post has been edited by golbeza: Dec 14 2009, 10:13 PM

Alicia is the name given to the Core due to the modifications made to the original design, which is called AALIYAH. The stabilizers this kit comes with has the name 04-Alicia/Luci1 & 2

oooo anyway both name also sounds nice