Ahh ok thnx for the help, i understand now lol.


Mr Metal Primer is to prime METAL surfaces, so that when u paint on metal surfaces the paint wont come off easily.

hmm have a question... will paints dry up if they are left too long in the bottle ? Cause i havent painted a gundam kit in like 6 months.... and all my equipment i left in the store room, kept in a box. Will it damage the paint / air brush in any way ?

Ok guys thnx for the replies. XD

I can answer your third...

Ok now if you don't want to get an airbrush, i assume you're going to hand paint your kit. ( in the case of using markers for the entire kit, i dont really recommend that since its very difficult to get an even coat on your model with markers, and the color choices are limited ) I dont recommend using spraycans cause that will kill your wallet.

Most modellers here start with handpainting and its a good way to experiment with the many types of paints available, and also paint composition etc.

I usually hand paint using Mr. Hobby's lacquer paints, since its easy to control the paint drying times, so you dont get any visible brushmarks.

You CAN do a good job with handpainting, but it takes ALOT of time to wait for the paint to dry (im talking about lacquer ), takes alot of practising to get it right and you CANNOT do shading effects ... unlike airbrushing. So basically what im trying to say is that airbrushing is much more convenient and a better long-term investment... Im currently using tamiya's most basic airbrush kit... It has a single action airbrush, a very light compressor that i can carry around easily, and a large enough paint cup. Does the job pretty well... and its cheap.

http://www.tamiya.com/english/products/745.../basic_comp.htm

When youre at that level where you want to join the BAKUC, the airbrush is your best friend....

This post has been edited by noob4life: Jun 6 2009, 10:11 PM

U can try hobbiescorner.com .... they stock up lots of cool equipment and addons ( like spare funnels, metal thrusters etc ) for cheaps. Pinvise too, bought from them haha. They got good saw sets also... used to cut plastic. Go go!