A bit more of my in progress. finished up a good bit of black for the two color parts. Also some touch up on chrome, just have the last few black paintings. Then final assembly, and this time I won’t miss a joint like I have already done with one leg. So off to dreamland, and rested eyes to make my last push to the end. Good luck with the […] View
Bandai has some markers for panel lining. But any fin tip marker, panel lining wash. or even dilute your paint with thinner will work. HLJ has a great selection of the Gundam Markers, I use the black and grey fine tip ones.
I’ve been wanting to learn how to do this too! Should I put a gloss coat on first? What kind of paint should I use (acrylic, enamel, lacquer) for the gloss coat and for the panel wash? Thanks for your help!
I also use gundam markers since I don’t paint my kits. I used black mostly and just tried gray on my RG Exia. You can check my gallery to see what kind of effects you can get.
Started my A.R.K cloud breaker 01, building the hands first. My first time hand painting.. Pretty nervous about messing up the kit. These hands are molded in gray so had to…
Here some work on the good old 1.0 Mg Gouf, already prime most of the armor and some extra parts, weather has not help these last days ,raining all day long 🙁 , today maybe…
i didn’t even see that until i read your post, now im even more excited to see how this build unfolds 🙂 The picture looks more blue than it really is so i’ll have to get a pic with some better lighting. Ive decided against doing the yellow parts in gold and instead decided on silver to match the inner frame parts and the detailing i’ll be doing.…[Read more]
very unusual and has been causing a fair amount of questioning if it will look good upon completion. I’m hopeful that im not trashing a very nice kit with a bad paint scheme choice, but seeing posts like this are a nice reaffirmation. Thnx and i’ll be sure to post some updates soon.
MGS Rex – I’m not building it quite yet, but hope to start soon. I’ve had it in my stash for a bit and I’m itching to go. Thought it might be fun to get a group build going if anyone else is interested. A new version of the kit is coming out in June as well!
Wings done and this kit looks pretty good. Its the first kit ive done in almost 10 years so its been a great learning experience, plus its the first kit ive done decals on. Just have to fight through this “weapons block” that im experiencing and this one will be ready for display.
How long have you been working on this now? This kind of awesome result makes me tempted to try get better at hand painting so I can give a full repaint a go.
I started this kit back in Feb and finished last night. Total time on the kit (yes i timed it) was roughly 85 hrs. That is not including paint dry time since i stop the clock when i put my brush down. The water slides alone were about 9 hrs worth of work. Lots of time in this kit but i think it was worth it.
When it comes to hand painting the…[Read more]
Bandai has some markers for panel lining. But any fin tip marker, panel lining wash. or even dilute your paint with thinner will work. HLJ has a great selection of the Gundam Markers, I use the black and grey fine tip ones.
I use gundam markers as they’re easy to find and use. My friend who models tanks uses actual ink and he has quite nice results with that.
I prefer panel washes since they are easier
I’ve been wanting to learn how to do this too! Should I put a gloss coat on first? What kind of paint should I use (acrylic, enamel, lacquer) for the gloss coat and for the panel wash? Thanks for your help!
enamel that’s what I was told when I learnt this technique from gunpla tv.
sorry for late response btw
yes and u do need to put a top coat otherwise it may damage the paint underneath
No worries! With enamel for the panel wash, should the gloss coat be enamel also? Thanks for the info!
well top coating has no types such as enamels and acrylics though that’s what I know. The second thing is they’re spray cans.
Got it! Thanks again for the tips!
I also use gundam markers since I don’t paint my kits. I used black mostly and just tried gray on my RG Exia. You can check my gallery to see what kind of effects you can get.
If you paint, markers may not be the best choice.
I don’t know if this is correct or not but when i read an article it says that panel lining with markers will make it look “overpainted”