I don’t know where to buy the Belkits seatbelts. They’re wovern fiber. No adhesives. I used wood glue. You can buy the other PE seatbelts in different colors (I don’t paint them, but you can). 1 side is adhesive. Like stickers. Cut to size & install. + PE buckles. You need 2 pairs of tweezers or needle-nose pilers to bend them. A magnifier would…[Read more]
1 thing for sure is the 3rd party merchandises or grade-up kits can & will cost more than the model kits. If you care about details, it’s worth it. Like you can detail gunplas with metal parts & whatnots. Or military kits with aftermarket upgrades. Insane details.
Since I am not able to post a picture in the comments, I show it here. I had a conversation with John C. about building worn and repaired battlesuits with exchange parts. You can follow it at his Linebarrel post, which i recommend. And here is what i was talking about :
Even its the classic Gundam colors you did a great job making it not look like a toy. I first thought it was a bit over the top weathered, but in detail i comes out with an almost perfect Illusion of a heavy armored machine in small scale.
Thanks for comments..i had plan not to do weathering on that because to make it shine & give it glossy .. mybe i should try doing that technique on clear parts in future.
My first attempt weathering gunpla kit… just playing around with Real Touch Markers & pastel dust. Not the best looks but half way decent for my taste.
Great result!!! If you don’t mind me asking, didn’t the Modelmaking Guru post pics of your work on FaceBook? Could have sworn I commented on this build over there (very positive of course) 😉