If the parts are already painted, you could try getting your hands on metallic flakes or pearl powder. Then mix it with a gloss clear and spray or brush it over the painted parts
yeah if the part is already painted then the places in the clear coat will help that effect, if not then Tamiya has paints with the flakes in them. They’ll be listed on the can as metallic, pearl or mica. Pearl and mica are basically the same thing btw they both use mica flakes. As for where to get the flakes.
@Steven, believe it or not, but I got my pearl powder from a site where you can get items to make your own soap bars. And I have seen some shops at Ebay who sell them. But mostly they have a colored sheen in them. Like yellow, green, blue etc.
Even HLJ sells them. They are made by Wave. I’ve ordered them, but not yet used them, as I’ve got a few…[Read more]
I actually am already aware of colored mica, and have looked into places to buy them. In addition to what you’ve mentioned people have also told me makeup stores are a good place to look, might be a bit awkward going in there but if they have it then it’s as good a place as any to get it.
Think the confusion came cause I mistakenly cut off my…[Read more]
The G-Self Display Base fully in color. It was a bit tricky to paint because it’s mostly molded in big size pieces. Some of the colors turned out to be a bit darker than I wanted. Nevertheless it looks pretty nice.
Hey, I am currently starting to build Crossbone Gundam. hile getting distracted I bore a hole into both shoulder vulcans. It isnt horrible but can anyone point me in the direction of a detailing part that can sit as a barrel of a Vulcan?
That’s a really good question… What I’ve seen on the site is that the few examples I gave you where for 1/100 scale. I’ll dive into it and let you know if I can find some for 1/144
This is really helpful. I am more than likely going to save this for the weekend purchases. I ended up purchasing a brass tube about 1/32in using it for plamo support and detailin
Finished my HGUC The O. I installed an LED inside its backpack, made some chipping effects, applied some decals and attached some metallics parts to it. Hand painted with acrylic paints.
Full Gallery on my blog: enrico-asa-no-hoshi.blogspot.com
Hey everyone! Been a little while once again, and thought I would share what I’ve been up to. So I’ve kind of been kind of lazy in terms of getting around to working on my…
Applied some LED and long exposure photo magic to my first Gundam model after a 12 year hiatus. I haven’t seen this effect applied elsewhere. What do you think?
HLJ sells a lot of resin. But most is detail parts for car and plane models. There are some car models like F1 that are completely made out of resin.
In the past they did sell B-club (Bandai) parts and kits for Gundam, but when I look for them, can’t find them anymore…..
If the parts are already painted, you could try getting your hands on metallic flakes or pearl powder. Then mix it with a gloss clear and spray or brush it over the painted parts
yeah if the part is already painted then the places in the clear coat will help that effect, if not then Tamiya has paints with the flakes in them. They’ll be listed on the can as metallic, pearl or mica. Pearl and mica are basically the same thing btw they both use mica flakes. As for where to get the flakes.
Oh also Tamiya does actually…[Read more]
@Steven, believe it or not, but I got my pearl powder from a site where you can get items to make your own soap bars. And I have seen some shops at Ebay who sell them. But mostly they have a colored sheen in them. Like yellow, green, blue etc.
Even HLJ sells them. They are made by Wave. I’ve ordered them, but not yet used them, as I’ve got a few…[Read more]
I actually am already aware of colored mica, and have looked into places to buy them. In addition to what you’ve mentioned people have also told me makeup stores are a good place to look, might be a bit awkward going in there but if they have it then it’s as good a place as any to get it.
Think the confusion came cause I mistakenly cut off my…[Read more]
okay, thanks for advice