Thanks for replying! By chance would you recommend using acrylics for reverse panel washing? Most comments I read on YouTube say enamel is best suited for that kind of technique but I want to try to keep acrylics as my main use/choice of paint.
Sorry for the late reply, but many thanks for providing me with that link! I actually summed up the courage and used my airbrush and I ended up with semi-disastrous results. The airbrush and compressor performed wonderfully but I believe the paint thinning procedure ended up being the downfall of the ‘test’. I tried doing the 50/50 ratio but while…[Read more]
Which paint and thinners did you use? Some paints will indeed react as you described and just not adhere to the plastic as they don’t dry fast enough. For them ensure it’s an alcohol based thinner (for acrylic) and keep the air pressure low so you’re just tickling the paint on.
Tamiya is usually pretty good at sticking to the plastic, but you’ve got to be careful not to “blast” it onto the plastic as the force of the air could be enough to blow off what you’ve just put on. Also, try working with distance of brush to model. When you’re up close only allow out a small bit of paint (only pull back slightly) and when you’re…[Read more]
There was a big difference though when I applied the paint unto non-primered/primered parts. I noticed the non-primered parts gave off a very glossy whereas the primered parts gave me more of an matte finish (the finish I was originally going for). So for future references, I’ll just prime the parts from now on to avoid future…[Read more]
I’ve painted over 60 kits, 59 of them very well done, the rest were me training into a pro I became. j/k Anyway, from What I can can say is that I’ve never primed a kit. It’s a cost I don’t want to make and it doesn’t do that much. It’s one more thing you have to do while painting and after you’ve done as many kits as I did you’ll want to cut…[Read more]
Sorry for the very late reply but thank you so much for your help/comment! I do agree that the Tamiya acrylic paint that I’m using can scrape off pretty easily when you’re not careful but I still want to keep them as my main choice of paints to use. As for the wash and reverse wash, I’ll give enamels a shot but I just dislike how long they take to…[Read more]
So I decided to step up my game and finally wandered into the realm of airbrushing. I went on a cheap budget and bought an Paasche DA300 air compressor (comes with regulator) and a Badger OMNI 6000 airbrush and took advantage of the 50% off prices that my nearest hobby shop was doing and bought quite a bit of acrylic paint (Tamiya). I just want to…[Read more]
I like acrylics – they go on quite nicely, there’s lots of colour choice and they’re quite affordable and almost everywhere. That said, I don’t find them as durable.
I like the Alclad lacquer metallics, but they’re smelly and need strong clean-up chemicals. I’ve not yet put enamels through my airbrush.
The Tamiya acrylics work fine with a bit of…[Read more]
Thanks for replying! By chance would you recommend using acrylics for reverse panel washing? Most comments I read on YouTube say enamel is best suited for that kind of technique but I want to try to keep acrylics as my main use/choice of paint.
Sorry for the late reply, but many thanks for providing me with that link! I actually summed up the courage and used my airbrush and I ended up with semi-disastrous results. The airbrush and compressor performed wonderfully but I believe the paint thinning procedure ended up being the downfall of the ‘test’. I tried doing the 50/50 ratio but while…[Read more]
Which paint and thinners did you use? Some paints will indeed react as you described and just not adhere to the plastic as they don’t dry fast enough. For them ensure it’s an alcohol based thinner (for acrylic) and keep the air pressure low so you’re just tickling the paint on.
Tamiya is usually pretty good at sticking to the plastic, but you’ve got to be careful not to “blast” it onto the plastic as the force of the air could be enough to blow off what you’ve just put on. Also, try working with distance of brush to model. When you’re up close only allow out a small bit of paint (only pull back slightly) and when you’re…[Read more]
There was a big difference though when I applied the paint unto non-primered/primered parts. I noticed the non-primered parts gave off a very glossy whereas the primered parts gave me more of an matte finish (the finish I was originally going for). So for future references, I’ll just prime the parts from now on to avoid future…[Read more]
I’ve painted over 60 kits, 59 of them very well done, the rest were me training into a pro I became. j/k Anyway, from What I can can say is that I’ve never primed a kit. It’s a cost I don’t want to make and it doesn’t do that much. It’s one more thing you have to do while painting and after you’ve done as many kits as I did you’ll want to cut…[Read more]
Sorry for the very late reply but thank you so much for your help/comment! I do agree that the Tamiya acrylic paint that I’m using can scrape off pretty easily when you’re not careful but I still want to keep them as my main choice of paints to use. As for the wash and reverse wash, I’ll give enamels a shot but I just dislike how long they take to…[Read more]
Deleted my old post and updated it. As you can see, the Zaku Tank is now armed thanks to Kotobukiya’s weapon unit sets. I can’t for the life of me remember what that cylinder object was called but it came from the MG GM Sniper. I do plan on kitbashing the GM Sniper’s large backpack onto the Zaku’s back to give it a little more bulk.
Luckily the Zaku II 2.0 comes with the bazookas but only provide parts to make one and not both. I’ve given the Zaku Tank some weapons from the Kotobukiya weapon unit sets so right now it doesn’t look as bland (and weaponless). ^-^;;
Thanks. I was a bit skeptical if this kitbash was going to work to tell you the truth. I think I should have gotten the Zaku Cannon instead of the Zaku II but after doing some work with the kitbashing I think it’s looking good so far. ^-^
Zaku Tank! I know it’s not mind blowing like the other entries but there’s something about the Zaku Tank that I like about it. Unfortunately I’m not smart enough to scratch build a backpack to have the Zaku use the Guntank’s cannons so instead I’ll use some of Kotobukiya’s weapon unit sets to arm this guy.
Thanks. I was a bit skeptical if this kitbash was going to work to tell you the truth. I think I should have gotten the Zaku Cannon instead of the Zaku II but after doing some work with the kitbashing I think it’s looking good so far. ^-^
Luckily the Zaku II 2.0 comes with the bazookas but only provide parts to make one and not both. I’ve given the Zaku Tank some weapons from the Kotobukiya weapon unit sets so right now it doesn’t look as bland (and weaponless). ^-^;;
Got the kits that I’m planning on kitbashing and entering in this contest. I’m hoping that this kitbash will end up as a success rather than a failure. I also was debating to use High Grades instead of Master Grades because of the cheaper prices but eh, I guess we’ll see what happens when it’s finished. Please look forward to my work in progress photos.