Hi this is my first time spray painting pieces with a Tamiya Spray Paint. Does the use of a primer make a huge difference in terms of saving the amount of paint used?
And I had grainy yellow paint despite shaking and putting it in warm water. My other colors went well on the pieces. Is this because I chanced upon an old stock? If so, how to…[Read more]
i have not found that a primer coat saves me a noticeable amount of paint, however, depending on the colors that you are painting over or to ie painting over a red with a white, or painting a part silver. a primer makes a huge difference. i find that a black primer under a silver, gold, or mica red makes the final color look amazing
so sometimes not using it would be acceptable if i’ll be painting a dark color over a ligher one? i read about the black primer for a metallic finish, want to see it for myself. 🙂
well i asked others and they told me it was because of the paint being an old stock. but yeah i noticed it blows paint pretty poorly when its almost empty. nope, i…[Read more]
Not so much saving paint as improving the quality of the finish, and giving your paint something to stick to (unless you are painting by hand), although if you are worried about paint in general sticking to the plastic, just give it a wash in luke warm soapy water.
…so what was your plan/question, im confused, you want us to help fund your project, you need help choosing your kit and or choosing the direction you need to go?
ah I put a link what happen to the the item I need in questiont? no I chose a model I just need any help find a site that may still sell it. its the cammabd car from patlabor .this guy http://www.dalong.net/review/ex/ex03/ex03_p.htm
Well its obviously not on hlj, 1999.co.jp list them as “sold out” (I typed patlabor ex model and yours was infact there) and no idea if they’d restock…
Doesn’t look like an easy task, gotta search ebay or amazon and hope for the best!
I saw it in my local store, you can try ebay but don’t think is cheap because is EX model.. I thought you want the bigger size by Pair Dot that hlj throw out sale year ago.
no I want that size cause its to scale with the mg labor I got and for a full flege diroam ill be working on ,and really I cant find it for cheap , how much was it at ur store.
tip of the day remember to take your time and not rush nub removal or you will have to do extra work for no reason!!!/I figured that one out the hard way:)
Paint Question, What would you recommend for a shiny silver finish as seen on Gundam Astray Red Frame’s swords? Nothing I can find out there produces a finish that is almost mirror like. Please advise
That is mirror finish chrome not silver. There are many like Alcad II or if you really want that chrome, try a Japanese brand (I can’t remember the brand) or MGM chrome powder (Taiwan), only chrome powder can such effect and of course it cannot be seal with clear coat.
If you are from America, this will not be a problem as there is number of…[Read more]
I found that if you are careful painting chrome silver, you can get a close reflection effect on parts. Also, like Kuroneko said you can always use paint or pigment that was specifically meant for a mirror-like reflection.
Ive had pretty good success using alclad II chrome sprayed over a coat of gloss enamel. As far as chrome powders, I’ve heard good things about kosutte gin-san, although its a bit difficult to find.
thanks guys, I don’t have an airbrush in my possession, so I will have to think of something else. I am currently using rattle cans. Another question, if I want to dry brush to creating weathering, where in the painting/top coat stage do I do so and then what topcoat do I apply if any?
Any topcoat will do. And that’s depend on what final result you. Dull metal color, flat coat. Shiny ‘bling bling’ metal finish, gloss.
If you using rattle can, you might take a look into commercial rattle can paint. If I’m not wrong, there is Chrome in a can, but best is do a resin primer first to prevent the color eating through color and into…[Read more]
Hi, got another gundam paint question, this time involving gundam unicorn PHENEX (hg gft version)!
I’m conflicted between a Out of box build with panel lines (Since I have the mg coming, I have an odd collection of unicorns now) or to paint, thing is I cannot exactly match what the manual says to use since I’m a spray can noob (the main body…[Read more]
make it easy to understand…after your primer, gloss black or semi-gloos black, then metallic color. Like Gold will be on black if you want your gold to shine. The rest are the same, black will be yor base color for all metallic color. The clear orange and clear yellow, are they suppose to be clear or metallic? Try…[Read more]
Looking at the display pic it has a hint of orange showing as its not quite a straight up gold, but a bright sun like color…
The plastic currently is close to it but the plastic defects are enhanced 10 fold by it somehow, guess bandai need more practice with “gold” plastic XD
Hey guys ive recently started building my first f1 plastic kit and was wondering for the dry transfer decals for the tyres…When I use any sort of decal on plastic kits I spray clear coat over it to protect the decal…Do you guys spray clear coat over dry transfers on rubber tyres?
You don’t need any clear coat on tire decal, btw, is not dry transfer…is decal but printed opposite like high-tech decal. The way of doing it is cut the tire decal with water, wet your tires too, then flip the decal (means the decal is facing tires and decal backing is facing you.) After it sit on it, removed water and slowly removed the decal…[Read more]
Hi all,
I’m looking into getting myself a rotary tool, but I am unsure what I’m looking for. I’ve read some stuff on the inter nut going on about varible speeds and all that fun stuff. I’m just looking for some advised, thanks
hello all. so i just finished mg sazabi ver ka today and want to apply a top coat. can i use rustoleum clear matte, or only model clear coats? i have seen some people mention using krylon for top coat. i built the kit strait from the box except for the under frame.
I got a mg banshee ver ka (WOOT) and am doing water slides, I already had some practice (shame it was nu gundam ver ka…) but its the final result I’m worried about…
As some are aware, mg banshee ver ka comes with gold decals, I was at first thinking gloss but I noticed defects on the plastic,…[Read more]
You either need to be more careful, lay off the paint thinner (looks like you added paint, dunno what you use but some paints can affect plastic) or stop playing with it so much…
You can glue it, I guess, don’t expect to be able to do much with it
the piece first broke when I made error in judgement on the size of the original hole. trying to mount it so it could dry. I did glue it back together but did realize I glued it crooked. =_= it was so slight I could not see it. Until I tried to fit the piece in again and then I ended up in the current position I am in now. I used testors enamel…[Read more]
Mine is Silaire, and it have been with me since 1997. I pay S$1200 for this compressor and I usually spend 6- 10 hours on the airbrushing, and these hobby have been sticking with me for 30 years and counting…but compressor come in to my life in ’97.
That depend on your budget you would like to pay? How long you use on airbrushing? And how long…[Read more]
i have not found that a primer coat saves me a noticeable amount of paint, however, depending on the colors that you are painting over or to ie painting over a red with a white, or painting a part silver. a primer makes a huge difference. i find that a black primer under a silver, gold, or mica red makes the final color look amazing
as for grainy…[Read more]
so sometimes not using it would be acceptable if i’ll be painting a dark color over a ligher one? i read about the black primer for a metallic finish, want to see it for myself. 🙂
well i asked others and they told me it was because of the paint being an old stock. but yeah i noticed it blows paint pretty poorly when its almost empty. nope, i…[Read more]
Not so much saving paint as improving the quality of the finish, and giving your paint something to stick to (unless you are painting by hand), although if you are worried about paint in general sticking to the plastic, just give it a wash in luke warm soapy water.