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.
Check out my previous builds, WIP etc here http://webbynz.blogspot.co.nz/View
nice kit, nice weathering…
subtle and fitting for the implied operational environment. one of the first times i’ve seen (or maybe just simply noticed) an example of using metallics to give the effect of paint wearing through to bare metal. definitely looks good against the darker colors of the ecoas jegan
thanks for sharing!
I think if i put my heart into this and not do nething but this i can get it done before saturday more is already painted but i just wanted to see something done
Just about finished my RG 00 Raiser. Was really cool! Gave all the blue parts a silver paint job, then sprayed clear blue, and gave all the other parts a flight spray. Sorry for the crappy photos, better poses to come once I’m finished! And next up, HG Kshatriya!
The first two MGs the ReZEL Type C Defenser A+B Unit GR colors and the Sinanju OVA are not recently finished kits but I’ll post them here anyway because I haven’t done so yet…
MG 2.0 Zaku I resin conversion complete 😛
Resin kit was purchased off taobao from the original caster, sadly out of print now.
Frame used is an MG 2.0 Chars Zaku II
Inner…
HGBF Gundam Portent.
Fully painted according to the manual except the frame in Tamiya Gunmetal and the yellow parts in Mr Color laquer Super Gold with Alclad II Black Gloss Base.
I also did the One Point Technic with a holographic sheet.
i finished modding my zeong and i started to paint it however when i did after the paint dried i could see the surface of the plastic to be all scratchy from sanding it down and such is there a way to get rid of that look like prime it or something??
What you can do is prime to see where it’s rough. If you use a grey primer then it’s easy to see changes in the surface and so, easy to try and fix. This is the best way I’ve found to smooth out plastic.
What Nick said is true, but you’ll be looking for a primer with “micro filler” added to it. Of course you need to sand it after priming it. For a flat paint, a 800 grid sandpaper will do, for gloss and metallics, a 1000 or 1200 grid sandpaper is needed. And you need to get a primer that is compatible with the paint you are using, provided you want…[Read more]
so i have to prime it with tamiyas since im using tamiya paints but after that i still have to resand it but wouldnt that create a more scratchy rough surface though??
If you are using the Tamiya acrylics, you can’t prime your parts with Tamiya Primer spray cans, nor the Tamiya Surface Primer which comes in a bottle. Both are lacquers and will ruin your messed up paint job even more!
There are two options for you, one being that you use some more paint to thicken the surface and then sand it smooth, the other is…[Read more]
Right now i already stripped off the original paint for the tamiya primer so all i have to do is prime it up then check for scratched surfaces then sand it n then re prime n then paint?
just finished a rg chars zaku II i touched it up with a little metalic paint specifically copper silver and aluminium . i also just finished a rg strike freedom which i also touched up with some gold some blue and a tint bit of red
nice kit, nice weathering…
subtle and fitting for the implied operational environment. one of the first times i’ve seen (or maybe just simply noticed) an example of using metallics to give the effect of paint wearing through to bare metal. definitely looks good against the darker colors of the ecoas jegan
thanks for sharing!
THANK YOU SO MUCH! hehehe still need more practice.