Hello, im new to custom painting, i want to paint Nightingale but i’m wondering how i should start and what i’ll need to do to the paint before spraying it down.
Most people wash the runners before they start the building process. Personally I don’t. I snip the pieces of the runners, sort them by limbs, sand down the nubs and then do the washing as this gets rid of the dust from the sanding. Them I suggest getting a good plastic primer. You could do without, but for me in the past I noticed that paint…[Read more]
Do i need any kind of paint thinner for the paint, I want the model to have a darker color or something similar to a titanium finish. I know for a titanium finish the base color has to be a alclad silver and then a clear red on top.
u really only need thinner if your using an airbrush. with a spray can its just aim and shoot but with since ur using alclad paints im assuming ur using an airbrush so if u are then for alclad paints u do not need thinner since its already prethinned in the bottle. for paints like tamiya clear red and other tamiya bottles u do need thinner to thin…[Read more]
You’re welcome. Ono slight note though. The Alclad silver can react with an acrylic that is alcohol based, like the Tamiya and Mr’Hobby are. Please spray Alclad Klear Kote beforehand and let it cure for at least a day. Good luck, happy building and please show us some pictures of the finished result. Interesting sounding colour scheme!
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On that note of clear coats, i spray that coat after the primer and then the silver? And after i finish spraying the colors, do i need a sealer or top coat?
I just don’t want to mess up on the model.
First spray the primer, then optionally a gloss black (due to the high shine, the shine of the silver “deepens”, you could first try the colours on a plastic spoon for comparison, that’s how I test colours out, how many layers and such without messing up the model),
the silver base, optional an enamel gloss clear coat (if the paint you’re using…[Read more]
Hmmmmm is it possible to put down the primer let it cure, then an alclad silver, and then spray a clear red over it. of course i’ll see how many times i want to spray the red, and then a sealer. For the black areas i was thinking of doing the primer, then the black with a sealer on top.
Are there any kinds of sealers that i should be using for a…[Read more]
If the red you’re going to spray is an enamel, it won’t be a problem. If it’s an “acrylic” by Tamiya or Mr. Hobby is strongly advise you spray down a clear enamel coat first and let it cure. Although it states Alclad II Lacquers on the bottle, most of their product aren’t lacquers at all, like the Klear Kote by them, it’s an enamel…..
sorry for not replying lots of things going on, can you explain this to me in a more basic level, or explain to me a basic way of doing this kind of paint job. A nice semi shiny/shiny red on nightingale. thank you for all your help.
I’m a big fan of the 00 Series and I was wondering if you guys knew how to check the restocking updates of Bandai because I really am watching for the 1/100 models to come back. Thanks!
At the start of every month Bandai will update this page http://bandai-hobby.net/site/schedule.html with the PDF of restocks and new releases for that month.
If you can’t speak Japanese then you can just copy the PDF’s url into Google Translate and open it up.
Unfortunately we can only see the month we’re in but it’s better than nothing 🙂
Last years gbwc i gave it a shot however i knew i had faults like one important thing starting a month before it even happend which really wasnt good since rushing and all is…
I’ve a question regarding kits to buy on a trip to Japan! My friends will be going on a trip to Japan soon and they asked me if I wanted any gunpla kits. The problem is that they know little about gunpla (apart from admireing me shelf :)) and I do not want to overburden them with a large box they would lose their precious time…[Read more]
Well if they’re going to Tokyo then you can get all sorts of cool exclusive kits at Gundam Front Tokyo as well as see the 18m tall Rx-78 2.
The prices aren’t too bad at GFT but there are a few large shops which have wide range of reasonably priced regular release Gundams, easiest to find for me was in Akihabara. But if you’re keen on Japan…[Read more]
Of course, what Nick said is very much true, but for some more ideas I recommend checking out the YouTube channel of Mokanaman. He went to Japan last November and has some videos about this. He mentions some big places and even some little moms&pops places where you can get some really obscure kits for next to nothing. Knowing Alan he’ll be glad…[Read more]