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.
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hello all. quick question. i bought some plastic angle necked squeeze bottles to keep some airbrush cleaners in and i was wondering if it was safe to store clean strip green lacquer thinner in it, or will it eat through the plastic? i know tamiya’s lacquer thinner comes in a plastic bottle, but didnt want to take a chance with a different…[Read more]
It all depends on the type of plastic used for your bottles. Most plastics can’t hold solvent based thinners. If it is PTFE plastic, it’s not a problem at all, other plastics may melt.
I guess you have to test it. I used the bottles from Vallejo and they withstand cleaning using lacquer thinners so my bet is they can be used to store the lacquer…[Read more]
Not sure if this is the right thread for me to ask this but I am starting a custom painted kit bash and I was wondering how I would go about painting it? Should I build the kit then take it apart by sections and paint it area by area (eg: build kit then remove both legs, paint them, then remove both arms paint, then chest, paint etc) or should I…[Read more]
I think it totally depends on you, both methods works for me. If you’ve got the whole color scheme figured out you could do it in sections first.
Personally I snap build first, then figure out which colour goes where etc. Then disassemble/paint by sections (i.e. arm, torso etc). That’s just how I like to do kits. I know guys that build them in…[Read more]
Just got my shipment, very excited to start my first kitbash/custom gunpla! using the Gaeon as the base/main focus but adding parts from the Jahannam and the extra weapons….