Drastic77

there’s a few ways to go about this situation. You could replace the part which is easier said than done outside of japan. You could find a pose you really like and glue it into that pose. You could attempt a repair, judging from the pic you posted pinning maybe the way to go. you can just live with it. or the final option You could turn your…[Read more]

tldr wanted to try my first kit bash and a friend gave me the only idea I got…not my primary choice but I could make this good if done right XD

It’s not bad and works in a pinch, it is pretty durable & yes it works with Tamiya. Next time i suggest just commenting on your own question. otherwise you’ll get a disconnect in your posts

I believe @Ryan commented on this and thier working on it but it’s being elusive as to what’s causing this glitch

The Upload and comments are working….but the Dialog box or posting box now is impossible to find….i guess we will have to wait on them to find out what is the issue.

long as you don’t doctor the photo’s afterwards, your good

HDR is just exposure trick. You don’t actually tamprer the photo, so I think is it would be regular.
At least…. legal with today with newest cameras (they take different pictures and overlap, you just see the final result).
Until few years ago you had to take separate pictures at different exposure and overlay them with photoshop. That would…[Read more]

I’ve not used the Vallejo air paint, so I’m not sure on how it behaves. I generally do paint inner frames though, usually Tamiya acrylics or Alclad and yes I top coat, usually with Future Finish.

Such a combination usually works well, but I’ve found that it won’t withstand heavy physical handling, especially if my hands are hot and sweating. That…[Read more]

you may also want to keep in mind that paint does actually have a thickness to it, if you’re movement is too stiff if could be the paint rubbing and then no amount of topcoat or drying time will fix that, what you’ll need to do for that is sand the surface to give the paint that little extra space it needs

I think I may have solve part of the problem, the primer I was using was meant for plastic but I guess it was just too thick to be used on hobby grade plastics. Thanks again for the help guys!

okie, 1. no you’ll have to touch up gate area’s no matter what.

2. if it’s acrylic & you seal the chrome first with something like future, yes.

the point of the undergate is to hide the gatemarks by placing them on surfaces that will not be seen so touch-ups aren’t needed but the question is whether or not it’s all undergated and how well that was implemented. as for the clear paints over chrome, that can be done but be very careful not to touch it or let it run till it’s completely cured.

Only just started painting like that, it’ll be mixed results…while you can spray while on the runner when you free the pieces you’ll have nub marks of what the plastic originally was and unless you got a paint brush or matching gundam marker it’ll be annoying to fix, plus if you don’t trim the nubs off the first time and then paint you may…[Read more]

wow thank a lot for your information masterDS64.

It’s always good practice NEVER to paint parts while on the runner.