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Post by magengar on Mar 12, 2007 8:26:32 GMT -5
I was reading the "Looks like a Gundam..." thread, reading Ayacoholic's post about how he paints his models.
I have a couple of model kits I wanna paint... ...Ayacoholic's post inspired me to ask this question:
To Paint the parts while they're still on their Sprues? Or, to paint the parts while Separated from the sprues?
-ok, crew- which is better to do? Hmmm? Huh? Hmmm? ;D
(Of Course, I'll have to wait until the weather gets warmer for me to start painting my models, heheheh.)
zozo-Magengar
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Post by magengar on Mar 12, 2007 8:36:12 GMT -5
I'll start by answering my own question.
I'd paint the parts while still in their sprues. Because my hands get shaky when I do intensely detailed work, especially if I'm gonna do "panel lines". The sprues help keep my parts steady as I paint along...
...all I'd have to do is gently clamp the part-tree down to a table to keep the tree steady, with wax paper underneath to catch the paint.
I'd place a 1/4-inch thick piece of cardboard between the tree and the table, to elevate the tree from touching the waxpaper... this is so that as the paint dries, the part-tree will not stick to the paper, and any would-be excess paint would not run back against the parts.
I'd mask other parts I don't want painted. AFTER the painted parts have Dried, I'd mask Those, and go to my next color for other parts, and so on- until all my parts are painted and detailed.
There. If I didn't do this method right, let me know.
Thanks! ;D
zozo-Magengar
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Post by Chen on Mar 12, 2007 10:39:49 GMT -5
Personally I would paint the parts while there still on the sprues since I can make sure I had 100% coverage (above AND below) and not worry about leaving fingerprints. Then cut them off the trees and just touch up where they were cut off.
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Post by captainamerica on Mar 12, 2007 10:44:51 GMT -5
Exactly, Chen!
I usually try to hit the sprues with at least a base coat or primer, and you'll almost always wanna touch up the entire thing at the very end.
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Post by magengar on Mar 12, 2007 11:28:32 GMT -5
I overlooked the parts where they're attached to the sprues-- --those areas need the touchup when the parts come off the trees. But then, wouldn't Those little bumps need to be filed down to the surface of the part, to make the whole thing smoothe?
Thanks!!!
zozo-Magengar
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Post by dxgoon on Mar 12, 2007 14:16:42 GMT -5
I paint (when I paint, rarely mind you ) Off the sprues after partial assembly is done. Once pieces are whole, then they can be base-coated and painted up with little effort, this way you can keep your colors smooth and consistent without having to worry about sprue removal marks. To keep the parts fingerprint free, I usually mount them with a dab of sticky putty somewhere where I'm not painting them on a small dowel or the blunt end of a bamboo skewer (I cut them in half, so I can use the same one 4 times.)
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Post by magengar on Mar 12, 2007 14:27:26 GMT -5
I sandblast the sprue bumps right-the-f**k-off! { Nah, just kiddin. ;D} All are very good tips. Keep 'em comin! zozo-Magengar
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Post by mechaboy1 on Mar 13, 2007 14:16:19 GMT -5
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Post by 00silvergt on Mar 13, 2007 14:50:59 GMT -5
I disagree, I say paint them after you have removed it from the sprue, but paint similar pieces together.
0. wash parts in dishwasher/warm water solution/dry 1. remove from sprue 2. sand/putty/prep surface 3. paint
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Post by 00silvergt on Mar 13, 2007 14:54:43 GMT -5
I have these Tamiya ones, I paid >$13.00 for them. I found that Home Depot has some orange handled ones for $7.95 works just as well and it comes with matching needle nose pliers!
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Post by magengar on Mar 13, 2007 15:32:36 GMT -5
I just Bite them off.
;D
(jus' kidding; keep 'em comin! <LOL>)
zozo-Magengar
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Post by jwm on Mar 15, 2007 20:52:42 GMT -5
I have an X-acto sprue cutter that cost somewhere between five and ten bucks. Even with a cutter there is some minor scarring of the part. I haven't painted a kit, but the assemble first approach makes more sense to me. As far as sanding or filling the sprue marks-- Like everything else, it depends on how devoted to detail you want to be. Here is the sad and lonely truth of Gundam model building. Nobody (except you) will appreciate the effort you put into detailing the model. Try explaining to your friends the labor of love, and technological wonder of your Perfect Grade Strike Gundam, and watch their eyes glaze over. Don't even think of showing it to a date, unless you really want to get rid of her. But you know how it works- you got some chick you just can't stand and you figure you can ditch her off by showing her your toy collection so she'll think your a loser geek and then she'll split, but then it turns out she really thinks Mazinger is cool, and she knows all the characters in Dragon Ball Z, and she asks if you're into GITS, and Cowboy BeeBop, and you decide-- hey maybe this chick ain't so bad after all. She can probably cook. You don't have to worry about her getting fat because she's already there, and you know maybe she wouldn't look half bad if you got her to shave the moustache and her legs...
Wait. We were talking about models. Paint and stuff. Sometimes I get sidetracked.
JWM
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Post by magengar on Mar 16, 2007 4:54:48 GMT -5
Nah, <LOL> the chic thing is right on!
...as long as she isn't the Vindictive Jealous type, so much that when ya dump her she decides to get Even with you by smashing your hauls.
Remember: chics Know how to hurt a guy best, even worse than just a kick in the cojones! ;D
zozo-Meganger
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Post by 00silvergt on Mar 16, 2007 5:07:38 GMT -5
Women know how to manipulate us without physical interaction, actually that's how they manipulate us by withholding some physical interaction... darn it off topic again. Guys, go to the Gundam Forum and find my post about the NT-1 Alex I want to build, Vic01 has linked a very informative 5 part Youtube video (which I have since ripped and is on my iPod) how this Gunpla dude builds the NT-1. He took everything off the sprue and then airbrushed it...
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Post by magengar on Mar 16, 2007 22:19:59 GMT -5
Sweet! That's a neat idea: doing a YouTube How-To!
zozo-Magengar
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Post by dxgoon on Mar 18, 2007 13:49:51 GMT -5
Ok, after completing my DyGenGar, I'm gonna change my answer. I did the fine detailing work while the pieces were on the sprues, and it was MUCH easier than doing it while the kit was together.
Now, I didn't have to paint large areas, if I did, I'd have to try doing it on the sprue to see if it would work better.
I'm gonna start working on my alteisen now, not much paint needs to be applied on that, fortunately!
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Post by magengar on Mar 18, 2007 19:26:01 GMT -5
Now I'm lookin at some of my model kits...
At first, I wasn't gonna paint the parts just yet, because I wanted to cast replicas for making actual figures.
But the casting's gonna be a Later-On-Down-The-Road project. I'm anxious to start building my models Now...
looking at the parts on their sprues, my head's floodin with ideas of how I want my models to look when they're built. I'm talkin bout my Mazinger-Z model kits... they're a One-Shot deal I don't wanna mess up; I wanna paint 'em just right so they look so damn "perfect". ;D
zozo-Magengar
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Post by 00silvergt on Mar 19, 2007 5:48:40 GMT -5
That's the attitude! Magengar, however, if you need another Mazinger model I can get to a 1/44 scale I think it is (a little smaller than the SOC) Heavy Varsion here in SF for <$60.
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Post by magengar on Mar 19, 2007 21:41:08 GMT -5
The 1/44 scale, I believe, is a little smaller than an SOC (btw, I Finally got my dream fig: a GX-01R!!! ;D)...
...Coz I got a 1/144 scale kit that, when built, is about two inches smaller then an SOC.
zozo-Magengar
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Post by 00silvergt on Mar 20, 2007 13:35:21 GMT -5
Yeah I think you are right, I think GX-01R is more of an HO scale, albeit these are really non-scale toys...er..diecast figures? LOL
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