guys,

mr hobby no. 213 and no. 218 can be used to paint swords to look like our real world swords?

or got any other alternative?

thanks

either u add too much thinner resulting too watery or really smthing wrong wiv ur ab gun...

after priming, u dun use gundam markers, it'll be a waste..... use spray cans or AB for better painting surface

yes u can do tat but depends on y u wan to do tat....
usually ppl use lacquer/acrylic as base it's because these 2 can't mix together as it'll giv a chemical reaction... while enamel does not tat is y enamel is suitable to do lining on both of these paint's surface....

steadyhia..
yes.. like wat z3r0717 has said.. either ur thinning is too watery or ur pressure too high.
either thin less or lower down ur pressure or spray from farther distance.
after testing a few times u should know better..
for the water/paint spitting, always have the habit of pressing trigger at blank point then only aim at ur plastic. usually the 1st press is where paint spits.


jenkins.. this kinda question no need to ask..
try it and u'll get an answer immediately...

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Added on February 16, 2009, 11:24 amwhich alternative u r looking for?
213 is stainless
218 is aluminum

1) are u refering alternative as in other material?
use real steel or aluminum la j/k

2) brand?
try tamiya or alclad II or gaianotes (dun ask me the website, i forgot)

3) alternatives color?
there's so many other color even in Gunze's Mr.metallic series, others that look convincingly like metals are chrome silver, dark iron

u can actually browse for paint that offers natural metal finishes, black magic powder.. etc..

This post has been edited by erh_teo: Feb 16 2009, 11:24 AM

erh_teo,

sorry haha talk halfway no head no tail

alternative is can use marker like the gm100?

do u haf a moisture trap in place? if the airbrush is spitting out water, then problem may be the moisture trap. but if it's coming out too watery, then a couple of reasons. 1 is you mixed the primer with too much thinner. 2, u're spraying high pressure and very close to the plastic.

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Added on February 16, 2009, 1:38 pm1 answer: different chemical compound between lacquer and enamel.

lacquer will "bite" into any paint. but enamel dun mix well wif lacquer. hence when you use enamel for panel lining on lacquer base, you can wipe out the excess without problem. when u use lacquer on enamel...the paint will meld into the enamel base. but enamel can be used for priming. as it tends to adhere to plastic better. like the "animal chess"...mouse get eaten by cat, cat by dog...lion by elephant, elephant by rat kinda theory.

This post has been edited by davelcm: Feb 16 2009, 01:38 PM

can.. of course anything can be use.. the only thing is ur prefernce of the "metal effct" u want

since im new, can anyone teach me how to build/make extensions for the SD's. like some parts i want them to be longer, or maybe i want to add more gadgets on my SD...

are there any shops selling spare parts or addon parts..?
anyone kind to help me? or any websites i can learn from....?

simple question with tough answers to follow..

material u can use for parts lengthening:
1) pla-plate (plastic card)
2) bondite (epoxy putty)
3) polyester putty (mori mori, tamiya)

can browse here for the product info..

http://www.hobbiescorner.com/index.php?cPa...&sort=2a&page=2

http://mgs2u.com/forum/37265/

tutorials:

http://plamo.outthere.info/forum/showthread.php?tid=432

http://z3.invisionfree.com/Zero_G/index.php?showforum=42

hope it helps..

one question... actually 2...

been working on my first MG and almost done with the inner frame, but is it normal to use up almost one whole bottle of mr color paint? that would also mean that i would need to get more paints to finish up the outer armor?
how much paint bottles per mg anyways? I'm normally an SD person so i would like to know

if same color maybe 2-3 bottles.... like sazabi or shinanju....

depends.. some guy i know.. (ahem ahemm.. he's reading).. didn't paint hidden parts.. so it's more paint conserving..

a fren of mine told me if u use ur paint wisely.. a bottle of mr.color will last him for 3 armor tanks.

for mg.. depend area coverage of that color.
it's rili tough to judge from the info u mention..

ok.. i'll give some examples:
a bottle of primer (40ml) should last for average mg (say rx-78) for up to 3-4 kits

how u paint oso counts:
eg.
1) u painted underneath of armor?
2) internal frame u painted piece by piece or paint sub-assembled parts
3) how many layers/thickness?
4) did u wasted many paint during AB preparation/ unused paint/ washing brush/handpiece/paint tray.. etc

ic ic... well i do not paint the underneath (people actually do this ) and i do paint piece by piece whenever possible. I suppose i am a bit wasteful as i do many many thin layers as i prefer the finish... thin and very slightly grainy.
ie. i have been coating the same 20 or so pieces since noon

This post has been edited by madmoz: Feb 18 2009, 03:20 PM

Geng lar u edan
I 1 bottle of white can use for 2-3 kits nia... (example seed MGs like strike freedom, freedom, strike)

Hey guys im new here...hey if u dont mind,can u guys help me with my doubts? U see,i came across Keita's 00 and Exia gundam and wow they were awesome.Thing is...does anyone>

1- ...know what mr hobby paint did he use to paint the white,blue and gray parts?It looks like he used water based mr hobby paint but thats impossible coz it looks so cleanly airbrushed.

2- How did he do the ORB's green yet shininglike painting?

3- Where to get pla plate in KL and how to use it? Pls show me a vid coz the pics look easy but not enuf exposure.

4 - which type of tamiya putty to use to extend parts slightly and fill gaps??

5 - does anyone here recomend the TAMIYA RM591 airbrush coz mabe i wanna buy.

6-when airbrushing,can i use industrial thinner coz mr hobby thinner damn expensive.

7-does anyone have any idea how he modified the head of 00?

8-how to scribe new panel lines?

pls give the answers in this format of numbers if posible.im asking many questions at once so i wont be keep on bugging evryone evrytime.
BELOW ARE THE PIX EXAMPLES RELATED WITH THE QUESTIONS.
THANKS for helping,take ur time to answer please,sorry im new to this...



This post has been edited by shadowmorning: Feb 18 2009, 11:12 PM

1. no1 knows because it's custom color by keita himself... unless he mentioned it in his blog which is in Japanese
2. for green shining like painting, he might have used green metalic or green fluorescence and that is also his custom color
3. pla plates can be bought in Berjaya times square, few shops sell them, the pic is of cos easy to see but not easy to flw..
4. putty does not extend parts, they only cover holes or gaps, etc.... for extended parts there are many ways like using pla plate, etc....
5. for tat AB i duno, tamiya shud be a beginner's set shud suit u well..
6. definitely no unless u wanna see ur kits melt... Hobby thinner has a reason for it... since u can afford a compressor then y dun u buy hobby thinner... i bought a 400ml bottle of hobby thinner and have alr used to spray 2-3 kits only used quarter of the thinner. when u was ur AB gun , use industrial thinner la...
7. keita does not show how he mods everything because it's his secret... He shows his work of progress without much explanation...
8. lots of ways, cheapest way is using needles and using duck tape as guidance...

NOTE: If u're totally new to gunpla, i suggest u start with OOB.. no point goin into mods and etc, u'll be wasting ur time... modding nids experience, if u havnt master ur OOB skills, wat's the point of modding... If u're really interested in gunpla then i'll let u know, this is a very exp hobby. If u're into modding, there's no stopping.. IF it's just OOB then u just nid to buy paints and a few stuff only....
alwiz start from the beginning and slowly to the top...
sumore u wan to follow keita's work? not everyone can do that, he's a pro... too pro i would say...

Yo z3r0717 sifu,

im also new to gunpla...need ur help to clear some questions lah...thx in advance...

1. Wat is OOB?
2. I dun think my place got Mr.hobby, can i use tamiya paint?
3. Tamiya paint is a water base paint rite? So when using it need to mix wif water rite?
4. Wats the mixture ratio for each paint?


This post has been edited by Yiha9944: Feb 19 2009, 12:44 AM

@yiha
i try to help u answer ur question.(hopefully i'm not wrong)

1. OOB=Out of box
(simple painting, lining)(which no included mod)


2/3.Tamiya paint mostly is enamel or acyclic(water base)
for enamel can be thin with tamiya thinner. and acyclic is water(as i know tamiya thinner also can)


4. depend, some people just "agak agak" some said thinner:color/1:2( i'm the one agak agak / need someone more pro to answer ur question)

if u wan to use water base acyclic. as i know need to apply alot layer due to the color is very light. need to apply alot layer.

please bookmark the following link for future reference purpose




z3r0717 put the link in pinned thread as well.
hopefully someone will read the pinned thread.

This post has been edited by KyoLee: Feb 19 2009, 12:49 AM

Wow, thx kyo...really helps a lot...coz kch here dun hv mr.hobby... from those toys shop here, not even one paint can be found...but i found one shop selling a lot tamiya stuff...might go there 2molo...thx again...

if u really wanna try lacquer can try find
af-hobby or XL-shop
i found out they got do postage for Mr.hobby paint

@Kyolee
Mr. mark softer is to soften and conformed decal to the surface rite...? Is there any other option if i cant find any at my place...?

This post has been edited by Yiha9944: Feb 19 2009, 01:03 AM