this is just my personal way of colouring if i cannot afford to buy colour

i found out that using permanent marker is much darker than gundam lining marker

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Added on June 11, 2008, 1:58 pmargee with that i used open envelope knife or cutter (larger 1) because design knife very expensive cost around 15 to 18

This post has been edited by yamyinhao: Jun 11 2008, 01:58 PM

how bout fixing seam lines???

My sifu teach me use surfacer

just to share recently i watch this guide on youtube before they guy start cutting the part to fix he start to spray the color that match with it then start to cut

if there are the nip mark just use the hobby knife to clear it with this it will not damage the part

i have not try this have anyone in here try this before

This post has been edited by yamyinhao: Jun 11 2008, 03:07 PM

actually it's better to clear off nips and get a smooth surface before start spraying..

Some kind of double work, unless u r rich fella

no richlah but see this guy doing it but is a good method too if you spray first there are no scratch when you remove the nip also you no need to spray again mah unless you want to change colour

for example th eplastick part is white you spray first then you cut if there are so not nice cut use hobby knife to remove , with this the 1 layer of colour will be remove so it will not damage yr kits or scratch it .



This post has been edited by yamyinhao: Jun 11 2008, 03:39 PM

btw, if doing this better do it with AB... spray can if u unable to control the pressure..
Sure many many tone of colour come out one..

Btw, i did this before and kena marah by sifu afterwards..

never mind of yr sifulah like we chiness said " blind fist kill old sifu" or 3 stupid guy win gu kok lung"

lao... btw, craft knife.. which type is recommended to buy? the 60degree or 30degree one...

ask yr sifu loh i use cutter and envelope knife this is where i can find for free

normally i search for free thing like colour if match with my wife nail polish i will used it

so in my gundam you will find some colour i use MR.hobby and some colour come from nail polish

no problem you all may laugh but as long as yr gundam look nice who care

Im no expert but i'd say try both and see which one fits you fine a bit expensive method tho

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Added on June 11, 2008, 3:57 pmactually, i've come across something similar like what you're using but it wasnt for painting if i remember correctly... it was for some other method in which i forgot. i wish i could find that link again and show you fellas.... forgot already. i thought you were doing the same thing btw. in any case, i believe every modeller has their own way of doing things so chill bro
btw, yamyinhao... your wife not angry kah that you are "abusing" her nail polish kits?

but thx for the input on nip marks. I'd like to know more efficient & inexpensive ways without having to paint the whole thing.


This post has been edited by markiemark: Jun 11 2008, 05:23 PM

aiyo i buy all the three types lor 30, 60 and 90 degree haha... hobby pen knife holder can switch the blade part without buying another handler de ma so don worry la cheap only la ...

well for those blades i gt 3 handles for every type myself cuz i very often switch between them de...

i use 30 for nip cutting cuz it have a longer blade cutting tip and it can cut nips more accurate compared to others...

i use 60 for scratching away the paint marker line for place which i don wan the paint to be at and make panel line drawing thinner on those unpaint parts and also cut nips sometimes... sometimes ...

i use 90(have very short blade cutting tip bout 3-4mm only) to cut decal after decal applied on those place which got seam lines which shall not be hidden away using putty(like freedom/strike freedoms' shoulder) or panel lines... it also can be use to make or deepens the panel lines so u can get ultra thin panel lines in some parts which have/dont have panel lines originally(own desire)

all of them are useful and u can get them for about RM12-13(Maped Creativ)... becareful cuz the blades rust easily if u touch it with bare hands so to clean the blades use tissue paper... if u rich get tamiya hobby knife as it wont rust but of cuz la cheapest i saw is about RM60-80 hehe ...

and by the way yamyinhao, dont use envelop knifes cus it isn designed to be use as a hobby knife as the knife is loose and cutting is never accurate at all ... get urself a Maped Creativ hobby knife at bookstore like popular or thai kwang...


.......and guys, to fix seam lines mr putty is best so far... putty the seam line then stick together both pieces then cut and sand the seams till smooth then straight surface once or twice(if u r very cho lo or very unlucky) then smooth liao then can paint ad la... no nid much work de la... see my MG freedom in modelling gallery... i din surface to check the seam lines also cuz mafan la btw in hurry also so juz putty then cut and sand till very smooth then straight paint ad without surfacer... easy and as good as those with surfacer to check for seam lines...


these are just my experience so good luck trying it:thumbs:

This post has been edited by edwardgsk: Jun 11 2008, 11:42 PM

^paint without surfacer???
The paint wont chip off meh???

thanks for the advice bro , actually i try to get some cheap way of doing it , actually i plan to buy Airbrush but before that i need to try on spray as my painting skill is lousy
must see yr skill maybe u can share some of yr tips

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Added on June 12, 2008, 9:51 ammaybe we can spray at that particular part where we cut not the whole thing


actually my wife tak tau i used her nail polish ha..ha..

This post has been edited by yamyinhao: Jun 12 2008, 09:54 AM

Umm, hi guys. I'm looking to buy a can of Testors Dullcote spray, did a google search and ended up here.
I guess this is the right place to ask...
Do you veteran modellers know anywhere in KL which sells this Testors Dullcote spray can?
Or parhaps you know of any other similar products of other brands (Mr Hobby/Tamiya/etc.)?

I need a clear, transparent spray which isn't glossy. Any help is appreciated.

I thank you guys in advance!

^paint without surfacer???
The paint wont chip off meh???


lol spray a layer of top coat after paint lor... don worry it doesn happens to me so far but with surfacer of cuz better lor compared to no surfacer... don purposely go scratch la... becareful and try not to play with it or change its' pose frequently lor...

if the base color is similar with the paint color u wont notice scratch or anything one!

Transparent?? for what first?

Better if apply surfacer lol...

from far you may not see it but from near the scratch is there

apply surfacer lar... or prime it...

It;s not that expensive what..

have to use surfacer meh i thought the paint will stay there forever

i never used surfacer after paint but the paint still there or maybe is the power of nail polish