So I decided my death scythe didn’t need a scythe, what do you guys think? Is there anything I should do to the to the beam effect to make them better?
Question: Is it fine if I sprayed Mr Hobby top coat on top of acrylic hand painted kit. If it isn’t safe can somebody tell me a good top coat suitable for hand painting. I bought AK Interactive’s ultra matte varnish but the consistency of that thing is pretty much the same as water. I can’t use it.
I’ve only used lacquer based gloss and flat coats purchased at a hobby store. Hobby lobby has the same type and I’ve never had any issues spraying over acrylic hand painting.
I’ve read from an external source that lacquer paints are the strongest type of all. Enamel and acrylics can be sprayed/brushed on top of them but it doesn’t work the opposite way. But it was from one source and is looking more references regarding this issue. If there’s no issue with painting lacquer on top of acrylics than I’ll go grab one. It’s…[Read more]
For panel washes you can use enamel over lacquer though, just fyi.
I’ve only completed two kits with full paint and my process went acrylic paint, lacquer gloss coat, enamel paint panel lining, and lacquer flat coat and I’ve never had issues or any of the paint running.
Why wouldn’t it be ok? So long as the undercoats were cured. Don’t rush. Give it a few days to cure. Then clear coat. Then 1 week+ in a closet or cabinet.
Everytime I brush on top of it, it will “shrink”(I don’t know the proper way to say it :p) so it’s no use. Same thing happened with the primer. The primer has that consistency of a water and instead of priming, I’m ruining the whole model. Since then I would always do a test run of a product fearing that the same thing might happen again.
Hmmmm…. not sure. Try a different primer, the first primer I used warped the plastic. The one from the hobby shop cost more, was in a spray can, and worth it. I heard krylon primer can work and be good, but I myself won’t try it after recently having success with my new one.
I’ve primed my kit with white/grey acrylic paints. It worked for me after that crappy primer I bought expensively(costs more than most well known brand primers such as Tamiya, Mr Hobby and Gaianotes) ruined the model. I’ve also brought a lacquer primer so that I can use it in the next project. The lacquer primer works just fine.
Finally all of my paints have arrived and I have painted the first layer on some parts including the shoulders, backpack, connection between the upper arm and lower arm, lower torso and a foot. Will be painting more tomorrow and adding a new layer on the parts that have been painted.
Tried detailing the inner frame with a silver gundam marker. First time using one. It is an ok result, I figured it would be best to use on this inner frame given how little…
Awesome. Just awesome. I figured because they were designed for gunpla they would work fine straight. Hopefully mine holds up, I’ve not seen any negative reactions yet.
Gundam Markers are really useful for just minor detailing, and the main plastic they work with is PS. Hopefully yours does hold up well, it would be a huge shame if your entry broke before it finished. Good luck!
Update: Started putting him together this morning and off to a bad start I lost the V fin over night and can”t find it any where! Does any one have an idea of what I could to change/fix this?
– I cut and trimmed all the armor parts then built the frame to decided what I wanted painted
– I’m not changing the colours too dramatically, most dark parts will be glossy…
Hi everyone!
This is the model I’m building for the competition – Kamiki Burning Gundam.
I plan to do straight assembly and hand painting.
Good luck everyone. ~Moeagare Gunpla!
Finally went and got my kit today, planning to get a big one for this competition. Had a bit of trouble with uploading pictures the last few times but with the help of a user, i’ve learned how to do so. Planning to just be building, panel lining, and a bit of detail with this entry, good luck to all the participants!
The white glint Armored Core, looks very good. Are you using black for the panel lines? I personally recommend considering grey as well for more realism and less of a stark contrast.
A naginata polearm, nice choice! I love those. I think yours looks good honestly, maybe a bit too smooth but I think it’s good.