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Hi guys I have just have a few questions and I hope you can help me. I customize one of my gunpla and debating if I should put a topcoat on it. Its color is more like…
1/12 Yamaha YZR M1 2004 by Heller. My copy didn’t come with a sheet of bike decals, but 2 sheets of rider decals. I had to improvise. This is Ver Toradora. I used putty to fill seams & air bubbles, sanded, primed, airbrushed, touched up, panel-lined, sealed, applied decals, decal solution & softener to, & sealed the kit.
Hi guys, I have a question regarding top coats. First off, could the Tamiya bottles be used as a top coat to protect paint and decals? Second and more importantly, could I use…
in my experience, those top coats are good for anything, just that whenever you flat top coat your kits, you should always in a warm weather or having warm, bright sun around so that we can avoid frosting effects which is not good for your kit. Always use thinner so that it will thin out the topcoats for better results.
The Mr. Super Clear is a lacquer based top coat, so you’ll have to keep the same precautions in mind.
Stickers and dry transfers aren’t that weak as water slides, so a normal coat on top of them will work fine.
The Tamiya XF-86 is normally used to be mixed with gloss colors, or gloss clears to get a flat paint/clear. When painted directly on a…[Read more]
First half of my Gunpla sale shipment arrived from the post this morning. Also includes the BB Neo Zeong! Many thanks to HLJ for the freebies, too! 🙂 I was lucky enough to get all 6 different campaign weapons in one go! Can’t wait for the second half to arrive soon.
Custom Drilled Holes for the Hydraulics/ Glow in the dark Eyes(not glowing in pictures) Rustoleum’s Chrome w/ Blue Airbrushed Nail Polish Paint for the blue and Grey Stencil Design all over
hi, i am working on a M4 Sherman diorama and i am at the weathering stage on the tank. this is the first time i am weathering a model and i want to use some black oil paint to do the wash. i have seen it thinned with mineral spirits. can i use lacquer thinner instead (i have clean strip)? and how will this affect the paint job? i have a coat of…[Read more]
Whatever you do, don’t use a lacquer thinner for the job! It will eat trough the future clear and effect your paint job. You could also use a turpentine to thin the oil paint.
You could also thin down an enamel paint with lighter fluid, enamel thinner, white spirit or benzine and clean up with the same agents. I find enamels best for doing a wash.…[Read more]
1/12 Honda RC211V 2002 #46 by Heller. I used putty to fill seams & air bubbles, sanded a lot, primed, airbrushed, touched up, panel-lined, sealed, applied decals, decal solution & softener to, sealed, weathered & sealed the kit.
Hello, i’ve been wanting to try panel separation but I’m not sure how to go about doing it. I think I have an idea but can’t seem to find a tutorial on it.
By panel separation I mean modding one armor piece into 2 to show frame details
I’m thankful for any help or suggestions thank you
Hello, i’ve been wanting to try panel separation but I’m not sure how to go about doing it. I think I have an idea but can’t seem to find a tutorial on it.
By panel separation I mean modding one armor piece into 2 to show frame details
I’m thankful for any help or suggestions thank you
Separating the panels can be done in two ways. One is with a hobby/photo edged saw and carefully cut the piece following the panel line. The other way is using a panel line scribing tool. I recommend the one from Tamiya. Just keep scribing in the panel line until the parts are separated.
The hard thing to do is to keep the panel lines open. You…[Read more]
Hi there. It’s been a long time indeed. Hope you’re doing well. The Hi-Nu is looking good so far. Curious to see what you next mods will be. Good luck and happy building