well, guess the last bit of my thinner is going to be used to 'erase' the parts then. let's start over. practise is good huh?

btw, think i'm gonna buy damn mr surfacer cans. it's a pain to AB on

---

Added on August 1, 2008, 6:48 pmbtw mr colour thinner or mr colour leveling thinner?

This post has been edited by madmoz: Aug 1 2008, 06:48 PM

mr color thinner is just the thinner... mr color leveling thinner got retarder mild in it...

mr leveling thinner is better for AB as i heard from some other forumer.... it gives the paint some time to level before it dry so the surface will be more even...

is it possible to use a white basecoat (methinks mr hobby has one) instead of mr surfacer as a primer?

it is oso a surfacer...but in white color....me using that...

im using it too... some forumer said that paint that lies on top the white base primer has a better real-colour as the colour of the paint... true or false? i don kno... juz follow ...

btw, does mr. base white bottle has 1200 one? im currently using 1000 ...

May i know the best place to look for epoxy putty?

thx

This post has been edited by Jicco: Aug 2 2008, 07:31 PM

got a bottle of greenish looking mr. masking sol neo too. Haven't exactly used it as i'm a bit unsure if
a) Is it safe for paints - i.e. do i need to prepare the surface in any way to avoid ripping off paint when i lift it?
b) How long before it solidifies and i can proceed to ABing on the colour? Will it solidify in the bottle (i.e. must use up within a period of time)?

thanks in advance.

hey guys , wanna ask where to get those grass and tree trunk to make diorama? i heard those engineer shop got . or else those make lanscape.
just looking around but still cant find one of them~

some hobby shop which got sell hobby stuff for battlefiled one gt gua...

Nope , i already find all shop around the KL also nobody selling ''

Art shop also cant find any.

i saw one shop at cyberjaya selling it... but the price.... quite expensive also... start from rm10...

maybe you can learn to make it yourself....

Guys got a question... can i spray enamel paints onto Mr. Surfacer ? And can i spray Mr. Topcoat over onto enamel paints ?

will have any side effects ?

NEVER use enamel as base colors coz enamel will eat ABS...
ppl uses lacquer/acrylic for base then only use enamel for other purposes

as long the layer is dry...u can overlap it using airbrush.....but dun make the new layer too "wet" as the thinner might melt the color underneath it...

No i mean, lets say i already sprayed my kit with Mr Surfacer ... then can i spray enamel paints on the surfacer ?

And lets say i already spray my kit with enamel paint... can i use Mr Topcoat to coat it ?

Err thnx again lol.

can.....y cannot leh?

Lol okok thnx

Thot u misunderstood my question... hahaha. Cuz u said the thinner will melt the paint underneath if spray too close... Enamel thinner cannot melt lacquer paint eh.

Anyyway thnx alot... gonna prepare for bakuc 2008.

usually art supply shop do sell those tree trunk, kl i not sure, mebbe u can try multifilla, or venus art. i think the one in mid valley Garden should have too. the one i frequent is in pj, the old lim kok wing college, called Win's art.

But seriously, those trees are ugly, really really ugly. i suggest u build your own, by 1. start digging in parks near your place, also those plant they put in road divider, i dunno what they're called but those provide sticks with lots of mini branches, so ideal for small scale diorama. or u can use few steel wires, roll them, create branches, then wrap/roll toilt paper over them while applying postercolor mixed with white glue. with that u can have any size and shape u like.

As for leaves, if u can buy online, look for a company name woodland scenics. they sell really really realistic leaves and foliage. if not then u can use normal sponge (like those dish washing type. cheap ma.... " pull out small pieces, ab or dye witht he color u like. can have realistic color and size and shape u like too

eg:




bro, can one, as sunnyboy said.

In fact the advantage of using enamel as bottom means after that u use acrylic or lacquer on top also no problem, it won't melt so can paint brush kao kao, create whatever effect u like also no problem.

As for enamel thinner might make your plastic weak; normally if i use enamel as base,since there's no paint underneath, i use industrial thinner to thin it. no problem so far. if not, can also use oil paint petroleum base thinner. i havent tried that, but dengeki almost every issue also teach about that...... worth trying

Thx rayloke for the info , is that the woodland scenics do international shipment? thing going to get some tree and grass from them all realistic and nice~