so i was testing my paint using grey primer underneath with taymiya ts racing blue, brilliant orange, and pure white both the blue and the white look stunning but the orange is really dull is this because i used a very dark primer and will using a white one make it more vibrant?
It’s possible. It normally depends on shade of the color itself, plus the coating. If it’s a particularly bright color, a single coat can appear darker then intended. Just give it another coat, and if that doesn’t solve your problem, then it’s an issue the paint. Either you managed to get a bad batch, or the paint you’re using is too translucent.
I had that problem twice in the past. Not with Tamiya spray cans, but an other brand. The paint cans probably got frozen and the pigments starts shifting. At first I thought I didn’t shake them well enough. The last quarter of the can the color was fine. The first three quarter the color that came out was a lighter and duller version of the paint.…[Read more]
hello guys! I just want to ask for pointers in detailing a gold plated kit. I want to give my Hyaku Shiki the details it should have like in some parts of the shoulders, side and front skirts but I’m scared that if I mess up it will completely ruin the kit. can someone help me? thank you! 🙂 <3
I’m assuming you mean to panel line(and possibly weather) the kit. Very easy problem to solve. Just get top coat the kit with a gloss coat that wont dull or over power the shine of the gold. basically, get varying degrees of gloss coat, and test them on the empty runners(or any extra parts). keep track of which is which, and you’ll know which…[Read more]
in terms of painting touch up the nub marks by just adding like a dash of gold paint to it to cover up the nubs and for the other stuff thats not gold just paint it i dont think u need to panel line the gold at all so dont do that and use a very very very very very thin coat of gloss coat onto it yea u need to protect the gold but do a very thin coat
thanks but I don’t really need to touch up on the nub marks. luckily for me the under gates worked like a charm for the most part. but panel lining the gold on appropriate places like on the front skirts, side skirts, forehead and on the shoulders would make it look even better than just plain gold all over.
cut first and build it and then take it off again..to make things easier gut the male connection 45 degrees to hinder breaking any parts. if you dont wash your runner then prime it first..the paint wont chipped easily…if you read the manual carefully its easy to assemble it back without knowing the parts number
depends on what you want out of your kit. if you want it painted but you don’t want to spend a lot of time on it then you spray on the runners and do touch ups later. pretty much that’d be the quick and dirty method. when you want paint with a perfect finish and no touch up work, or as little as possible, you gotta do it in pieces, What I…[Read more]
i have more questions about spray painting some gundam :3 im painting the new blue frame mg and i was wondering if i was to use a metallic blue would i also need a metallic white and yellow or will it look fine with only one metallic color?
The best extra finish if you would paint it black gloss and then metallic silver and last is the clear blue..you would not get metallic blue but you would get a titanium finish
When you’re wanting a true metallic finish, sadly metallic paint isn’t the answer. The reason for this is because metallic paints are actually just a regular paint color with metal flakes in it. The best way to so, is like described above. Use a good silver paint, notably a silver chrome, and then go over that with a clear blue/green/red/etc. This…[Read more]
i want to ask about a side cutter how shape it is? for 1 you can use for how many kits? how many type of it? from the start until now i never use 1 i only use the nail clipping. can anyone answer this? thank you!!!^^
A bit hard to understand some one what your saying, but i may have the gist of it.
By shape, I’m assuming you mean the shape of the cutting head. All side cutters have the angled side, which leads into the cutter edge. The other side can either be flat, or curved. Flat style cutters will let you get as close the piece as you can when removing…[Read more]
Sorry for my English, it is hard to understand right? But thank for understand. I start my hobby in gunpla for around 3 years ago and it is hard to buy the tools to use in my country because it didn’t have a gunpla shop in here, so I use some replacement for the original tools to use. Now I understand clearly about the important of the side cutter…[Read more]
There are many types of side cutters, which make it difficult to explain.
Some brands state the hardness of the blade, the higher the number, the harder the blades, the longer they stay sharp, therefor the longer the lifespan.
Other brands state how sharp the blade is, again, the higher the number, the sharper the blade. This will not give you the…[Read more]
Oh thank you so much this is also the answer that I want. Now I know more clearly about it and the recommended brand to use I will definitely gonna buy it. Thank you ^^
im really tied up about the pg unicorn right now can someone please give me a rough estimate of shipping for the led kid and the model itself am i looking to spend another 150 on shipping alone this is for the uk so in £ would be appropriate much appreciated!
Simple psycho-frame swap for awakened Unicorn? Undergates for a PG Phenex? Detachable pilot figures for a PG Banshee? There are so many awesome possibilities that can come out of the PG Unicorn.
It’s possible. It normally depends on shade of the color itself, plus the coating. If it’s a particularly bright color, a single coat can appear darker then intended. Just give it another coat, and if that doesn’t solve your problem, then it’s an issue the paint. Either you managed to get a bad batch, or the paint you’re using is too translucent.
I had that problem twice in the past. Not with Tamiya spray cans, but an other brand. The paint cans probably got frozen and the pigments starts shifting. At first I thought I didn’t shake them well enough. The last quarter of the can the color was fine. The first three quarter the color that came out was a lighter and duller version of the paint.…[Read more]