hello every i am curently painting my go merry so i dont have to use stickers and i have a question
is thier somethign i have to do to brush-on paint to make it apply more smoothly so i dont over layer it.
Hi mate I have a bit of experience with GW paint you can get a beautiful smooth coat. if you use a good primer base then use many thinned layers brushed on they can look grate. It looks like crap to start of with but as the layers dry and build up they work well. I have a few picks in my media album go and have a look at the results. I also use…[Read more]
I think it was Hobby Japan a couple of months ago that had an article on this kit, it was absolutely gorgeous. I’d never seriously considered building a Zoids kit until I saw the article. I hunted through shops in Tokyo for a good month looking for it until I ended up ordering it from a shop in Osaka… then the next week finding it in Tokyo…[Read more]
A couple of days ago I had a girlfriend of mine working in my airbrushing quarters on one of her F1 kits. One of the questions she had was about spiderwebs. I tried to explain that sometimes airbrushing can and will produce this kind of effect, while working with enamels anyway. My question would be why? Anyone have any clue of why varnish (most…[Read more]
Gravity only. This anomaly is so rare on any other paints that I don’t give it much attention. However I am curious abot the origin of this strange effect. I suppose it could be similar to cotton candy effect, made mostly by paint not thin enough or bad temperature whyle painting. Though I’m mot sure.
you’ve basically got it.depending on the enamal your using, a combination of fluid thickness and humidity/temps causes a very fine build up on your neddle, just before the tip, causing that effect.
Hi guys. Just came back from a nice vacation and wanted to check back on my previously posted stuff. As for my spider web problem I had before, I’m still waiting on an airbrush I’ve ordered from HLJ. The long wait for my order to ship became a regulkar thing during summer vacation time I guess. But it’s on it’s way to me as we speak and I’ll soon…[Read more]
I need help with the decals on the real grade. It is advisable to use glue to stick on the loose sticker? Or is there any other methods that I can attempt?
That and HMM joints kinda get loose over time especially the body joints. Also it not helped that my budget now is going to the 1/100 MGS REX with some parts to customize it.