Would anyone happen to know what metallic paints could be used to achieve this finish? I have been researching and I seem to cannot find any concrete information on achieving…
that picture is a limited edition kit i dont remember exactly where it came from but it came out a whiile ago. if ur planning to paint that kind of similar effect u wont be able to do it perfectly but its id prob use some kind of silver/aluminum and mix it with some white to achieve that effect
im pretty sure mr metallics are laquer based because alot of the mr colors/ mr whtevers are generally laquers unless there are some exceptions which i doubt
Would anyone happen to know what metallic paints could be used to achieve this finish? I have been researching and I seem to cannot find any concrete information on achieving…
seems like it’s basically chrome-silver/silver/aluminum for everything and coated with clear blue, clear yellow and clear red for the colored parts. i would say choose the silver/metal tone you like and how grainy the metallic pieces are for more sparkle (or less). you’ll find that some metallic paints have very fine flakes that becomes smooth and…[Read more]
To be honest, I think the white parts are coated with Tamiya Silver Leaf spray cans. Never used them, but all the pictures I see on the net shows that there are no visible metallic flakes in the paint, and to me the silvered white parts show no metallic flakes. Could be the resolution of my screen….
The blue seems to be the Tamiya Metallic Blue…[Read more]
I agree with the white silver parts. They’re smooth on the model with no visible flakes. It’s closer to the non-buffing Aluminum Metalizer I use from Testors. Grey parts like the round ones (condenser caps on knees, ankles, and thighs) do seem to have visible flakes however, just like the Tamiya Chrome Silver. The thrusters are painted with Alu…[Read more]
And so the work on the upper portion of this beast draws to a close.
backpack verniers have been replaced with bandai HD builders parts verniers, photoetch details added on the vents, forearm hoses replaced with metal spring/beads, and some metal detail parts added throughout
next… those huge legs.
been a while since i last updated well i started painting up the sazabi again i got through some of it im going to get this done ASAP my hi nu is lonely 🙂
nice! i’m contemplating on getting this to accompany my Nu ver ka. it’s just a daunting and intimidating project for just the sheer size and for it being a ver ka… and i’m still finishing on the Nu. hope you finish it soon.
i understand that struggle completely especially when your at the funnels……….
Anyways happy building on the nu im getting through this sazabi and im hoping to get it done by next week latest
Well it’s taken me over two years off and on, but I finished the Buster portion of my custom Siege Buster. The backpack still isn’t done (you can see it in the background in the one picture and is why I’m still posting in this section)
That is really good looking. have you considered getting some better hands, like the Hobby base mechanical ones? Something with that much work, and looks that nice, should have hands better then the cheesy ones they give you with most of the master grade kits.