building up slowly, really slowly… target on the back pack and weaponry first am always lazy for them after build up the mecha… meanwhile, merry x mas n happy new year to all!!! 😉 View
Due to my huge enthusiasm on my kit, I somewhat pull an all-nighter last night. 😀 …very unhealthy and I promise myself that I wouldn’t do it again. I made some mistakes here and there, try some new things and try to improvise, so here they are. I finished the head and the waist.
For panel lining – my best advice is to go to the next level, get some black oil paint and some mineral spirits and make a panel line wash. The oil paint is really easy to clean up after, either with your thumb, or cloth or cotton bud, or in some cases wetting the cloth or bud with some mineral spirits.
How is the black oil paint and mineral spirit is different from black enamel paint and thinner? Are there branded or just generic products of those? I hope it is safer than thinner which might break the plastic if used too much.
It’s different in that it’s vastly easier to clean up! Mineral spirits don’t attack the plastic and you can also use them over acrylic paint or future finish if you’re careful. I just use generic stuff from my oil painting supplies – thinner from the local art shop and some Windsor and Newton Artists’ black oil paint in a small tube.
Hi! @GN Yeah it is, the weathering master looks really great and really easy to pull. I’m actually a bit surprised when I see the result. 😀
I don’t know anything about these oil paint and mineral spirit. I’m new in this modeling world. Are Windsor and Newton Artist name of brands? I don’t know if the local shop here sell them. What I found so…[Read more]
I did a lot of the Tamiya Weathering Master on http://graemenattress.com/wp/geara-doga/ and it came out great. I think it’s a super little kit that works really well.
“Windsor and Newton” are a good brand of oil paint. I think any “artists” level paint (the “student” level paints don’t have as much pigment in them, or as finely ground) will be…[Read more]
Mate, that’s an awesome Geara Doga. May I know which weathering master you used and on which part of the kit where you use it? I hardly recognize it because everything seems blend in together. 🙂
Ok, I will look for art shop around. As long as the risk of breaking the plastic is low, then why not trying it out. I guess, I also had enough with…[Read more]
Weathering Master “oil stain” went on practically all the edges. There was some airbrush under-painting too, but the main effect you’re seeing is the weathering master.
Oh no acetone. I’ve read a few times that putting acetone on the plastic will melt it. If you want to remove or clean excess panel lines, try using an eraser. A lot of markers like Gundam markers can actually be removed by them. You can evn use a cotton buds or a sharpen toothpick as well for more detail cleaning.
Yeah, I learned it in the hard way. Next time I won’t use acetone.
This morning before I leave for work, I tried to remove the head armors because I want to sand the melted surface. But apparently some parts were sticked. I think the acetone is flowing in through the perts gap and melted a bit of plastic on the inside. I still remove the armors…[Read more]
Will they ever be together? ,tune in next time to gits a robot romance!. 😉
Hahahahaha, that’s what I thought to myself too after I looked at them for a bit. xD Maybe they start to develop their ghost through their affection!