So today had me working on my gundam tryon 3 for a friend of mine and I have to say the kit has impressed me so far. Looking forward to painting this one once I finish my degree at university. View
Congrats on making it to 200 episodes!!! When I first started Gunpla, I wasn’t all that interested until I started watching Gunpla TV. Thanks for the inspiration and long live Gunpla TV!!!
I recently started painting using an airbrush and I noticed that when I would paint, all that would come out would be clear liquid which I would assume is thinner, and not the actual color to be painted. I figured that I put too much thinner into the mix. What ratio of paint to thinner should I use?
depends on the paint. you kind of have to play around with it to get a ratio you like. for instance tamiya paint, some say a 1:1 ratio, i find that for 20 drops (pipette) of thinner i use 16-17 drops of paint. BUT i have been watching “Andy’s Hobby Headquarters” on youtube and he takes a fresh bottle of tamiya paint, opens it up and fills it the…[Read more]
oh also, if you are going to mix your paint and thinner in the paint cup of the air brush, i find turning the cup to the side and putting the thinner in first, trying to not let it get down where the needle is until i have mixed it with the paint helps to insure that i have all the thinner and paint mixed together
Hello there.
Me, I only build MG’s and PG’s so I’m a bit spoiled when it comes to seam lines, so I spray all the pieces before assembly. However, on a few older MG’s there are some nasty joints in the head. What I do is paint the face plate, the in- and outside of the cheek plates, glue the head with the face plate in place together and then fill…[Read more]
What paint would you guys recommend for painting an inner frame gunmetal, I’m thinking between doing a dark high gloss finish or a lighter matte finish with silver dry brushing.
I myself use an automotive paint, decant it and put it straight trough the airbrush. I’ve used Alclads Gun Metal in the past once and although it was a great paint in terms of spraying and looks, it wasn’t worth it for me. In any case, you can spray all types of paint on the ABS, as long as you use a primer, even if it is lacquer. The primer I use…[Read more]
Thanks, I never thought about decanting but that should open up more options for me since I’m a little hesitant to use a laquer like alclad, maybe when I have more money and experience I’ll give it a whirl.