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
Hi, my name is Casper’s Girl and I would like to show you my first ever build Gunpla, the MG Wing Zero Custom EW.
Did some pre-shading, but only on the lower and middle…
Very very nice!!!!
But now I have to go to see the chiropractor…. LOL
I hope your next model will be as sweet as this one!
Good luck and happy building
My first post in this group of my first ever build Gunpla. Some work in progress pictures. I hope you like them, please don’t be too harsh on a little girl, hihihi.
Pictures of the completed model can be found in the therefor group.
Would anyone happen to know what metallic paints could be used to achieve this finish? I have been researching and I seem to cannot find any concrete information on achieving…
that picture is a limited edition kit i dont remember exactly where it came from but it came out a whiile ago. if ur planning to paint that kind of similar effect u wont be able to do it perfectly but its id prob use some kind of silver/aluminum and mix it with some white to achieve that effect
im pretty sure mr metallics are laquer based because alot of the mr colors/ mr whtevers are generally laquers unless there are some exceptions which i doubt
Would anyone happen to know what metallic paints could be used to achieve this finish? I have been researching and I seem to cannot find any concrete information on achieving…
seems like it’s basically chrome-silver/silver/aluminum for everything and coated with clear blue, clear yellow and clear red for the colored parts. i would say choose the silver/metal tone you like and how grainy the metallic pieces are for more sparkle (or less). you’ll find that some metallic paints have very fine flakes that becomes smooth and…[Read more]
To be honest, I think the white parts are coated with Tamiya Silver Leaf spray cans. Never used them, but all the pictures I see on the net shows that there are no visible metallic flakes in the paint, and to me the silvered white parts show no metallic flakes. Could be the resolution of my screen….
The blue seems to be the Tamiya Metallic Blue…[Read more]
I agree with the white silver parts. They’re smooth on the model with no visible flakes. It’s closer to the non-buffing Aluminum Metalizer I use from Testors. Grey parts like the round ones (condenser caps on knees, ankles, and thighs) do seem to have visible flakes however, just like the Tamiya Chrome Silver. The thrusters are painted with Alu…[Read more]