hmm... then practise more i must. i just use gold on top of a black layer now as i cannot get the 'shine' using silver and clear yellow (or any other clear colour for that matter).
i.e. tried using mr hobby blue on top of a mr hobby silver for an SD kampfer but got a nice metallic peacock blue instead of metallic blue that i wanted

This post has been edited by madmoz: Sep 2 2008, 01:02 AM

try underlaying with black?

well, if you want shiny gold or chrome silver, gundam markers are a decent alternative

eh? don't get you? i use spray can surfacers a lot, and no problems so far. Frosting problem isit? If so, maybr you can use a hair dryer to blow it once you surface... read the tip somewhere and haven't had problems since.

mr surfacer white and mr base white what's the difference ar?

so better to use mr surfacer white then? as opposed to mr base white?

i'm using base white too paint white too, otherwise so hard to get pure 'white'. What is the ratio for base white / thinner? Am using spray cans (for surfacer and base white) at the moment cause i had some nightmares with thinning mr surfacer earlier

This post has been edited by madmoz: Sep 9 2008, 04:18 PM

heheh thanks erh_teo, time to go a hunting for supplies again then!

AF Hobby sells these. Or try your luck in art shops cause copic is a rather famous marker ink brand.

not sure, been a while since i got a new one. why don't you ask him!

i do think that the marker pen version (the one we noobs use to panel line) will rub off to an extent. However, no problems if you topcoat it, although i had an experience when i topcoated within an hour of panel lining and the lines 'kembang' a bit.

not all spray cans are safe. try handpaiting, doesn't cost that much more than using gundam markers and with time you can get great results.

can always drop by the SD thread and look look see see. quite a number of very good hand painters there to leech skills from too.

Do you guys paint MG inner frames? From what i've seen only the knee and elbow joints as well as the fingers show?

gundam markers are terribly hard to use when u need to paint large areas.
since can afford 1/60 stuff including PG, go get some decent brushes and handpaint. much easier.

darn, i was thinking of not painting the inner frame cause most of it you tak nampak one and painting the armor only...
so painting won't affect the movement? i.e. clog up the movable bits?

tamiya masking tape comes off easily. Which is good.

that'll melt your gunpla.

i believe tamiya sprays are lacquer

isit? nvm then, bagi wrong info pulak! Sorry.

Mr Color Thinner -> RM40 for 400ml
Industrial Thinner -> RM17 for 2kgs

Mr Color is lacquer right? And Tamiya paints from Tamiya Underground are acrylic? That would explain why Tamiya chips easier compared to Mr Color?