Got a week off from doing anything gunpla-wise. Here’s an updated concept of what i’m working on. I was in the ordering process and found that it be a logistics problem (financial too) to bring 3 boxes of kits here in my island. So i replaced the 2 Buster Gundams…[Read more]
Yes these are photoshop renders to see if the parts are fisabke to bash together. I have sinanju and waiting on the other kits to arrive by mid September. Special thanks to dalong for the pics.
With the paint safely dry, i started brushing on a few coats of clear red on the silver coated parts. I used a solution of 2 parts clear paint to 1 part lamp oil (couldnt find a lighter fluid but its practically the same) and achieved a water consistency. The solution washed over the armor plates very easily and dried moderately fast. i’m able to…[Read more]
Silly me, I looked at the photos before reading the comment and assumed you’d airbrushed it. Good job with the hand-painting. Personally I would say it could still use some more coats of the clear red (looking a little pale) and the black lining is a bit harsh, little bit erratic.. How are you doing the lining?
Yeah the panel scribing i did was a bit too deep and un guided. I should have taken the time to tape-guide it. I could try a few more coats tomorrow for sure. I noticed too that the black panel lines got washed out by the lighter fluid so ill just add that between the last coatings.
1. Will i be bumped to advance without using an airbrush? Here’s my plan. I’m going to kitbash MG Sinanju + HG Kashatriya + 2x 1/100 Buster Gundams. I will be using non-hobby sprays, hand brushes and gundam markers. I will be panel scribing and gluing together some parts everywhere.
Here’s my Photoshop concept of the build…[Read more]
I think the use of spray cans would be considered level with using an airbrush. If your worried about being shifted up, i think they’ll inspect the completed product and judge from there whether it surpasses the intermediate level or not. But best of luck on your kitbash
From what I saw on the youtube video about this competition is that Ryan and Syd will have the ability to move people into their correct category as they see fit (if necessary). I’d say post it here, and see if you’ll get bumped up to the advanced category
Thanks for citing that. I’ll just try and aim high with everything and expect it to be bumped to Advanced if they see fit. tetsujin put it very elegantly in the advanced category:
I’d rather lose in “advanced” than win in “intermediate”.
Another update before i go to bed. Here are the tools that i’ll be using, most of them are off the hardware sprays and some cheap brushes since we dont have any hobby shop here in our small island of aruba. No airbrush for now since i cant import one yet. (Although a friend will bring one for me come October) And yes im using Gundam markers for my…[Read more]
today’s update. base coated the panel armors with Krylon silver last night to prepare for the clear color coating that i will apply next. Also added some noobishly scribed some new panel lines there as well, learning not to scribe too heavily next time. Also drilled some detail holes on the side. This set of pics also shows some of the detail work…[Read more]
I did not use reverse panel washing on this one. It’s just gundam marker gold and black fine gundam marker. Then for the small copper tubes and silver highlights I used a fine brush and mr. Hobby silver. I used an off the counter water-based copper color for the tube.
did you paint as you build the parts? always fun to see the finish part even just a portion of it.
I think its reverse wash, if not then he must have a solid rock hands.
Yes I paint as I build. Sometimes I build the whole body before painting but with this build I’m pretty sure what the color scheme would be so I paint as I go. And no, I did not do panel washing. That’s just gundam marker gold coated twice and the gundam marker black fine point for the excess gold. It was fairly fun since the trim is slightly…[Read more]