Hi all. new here and to this layout of “forum”. have recently started getting into some Gundam etc figures but still to start my first build.
Regular customer of HLJ.
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MG 1/100 Sinanju, fully painted down to every single finger. Started in the end of 2014 and completed early 2015… the gold trims are nightmares and took 2 days to complete cuz I kept on making mistakes and had to wash it and repaint many times.
Very nice. love how the red turns into purple/pinkish. If you don’t mind me asking, what paint did you use to get this kind of effect?
And are those metal thrusters, or did you paint them that way? And love the colors of the weapons!
Thanks in advance and again, great build!
Hi, Gaia black primer -> Mr. Hobby SM06 -> Gaia Clear Red x 3 -> very thin fluorescent pink -> clear red . Those are metal thrusters, I painted the inner rim, you need to have very low ratio thinner when painting metal parts. Weapon effect is white primer, Gaia duralumin silver -> clear orange -> clear red -> bit of red at the very end, hope this…
anyone know a good online shop that sells modelling spray paints (preferably tamiya) and will ship to an APO address? i’m stuck on some random rock out in the middle of the atlantic for a handful of months and can’t seem to find any suitable paints in my area for the models i’m working on right now.
Hey guys, this is my first post and i love Gundam/Pla and have been watching Syd and Ryan on the show for quite some time. I recently just got some extra cash and decided to purchase my very first gundam kit. I ordered the MG Hi Nu Ver Ka (not from HLJ) because I’m impatient and want to start building soon. Got myself a great hobby knife and…[Read more]
It all depends on you. I’ve been building for a few years now and I’ve only found and paper necessary when painting as I often scuff the bars plastic when I use and paper. That said, lots of people will use and paper as a replacement to a hobby knife, as it is easy to gouge the plastic with one.
I’d say find some sand paper cheap then compare…[Read more]
I may just stick to the knife and cutters for this one, because I love the white and purple and don’t intend on modding it. I’ll be sure to grab some though if I ever decide to paint a future kit.