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Post by EternalSnow on Nov 16, 2004 9:40:05 GMT -5
hi all i just bought a MG Freedom Gundam and was very keen on building it. However I'm new to painting and panel drawing. So would need some tips. Also I'm quite interested in making weathered effects. Any help is appreciated. Thank you.
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Post by Snow on Nov 16, 2004 12:46:00 GMT -5
oh yea and what colors to chooose for airbrush? there's a set of colors in the menu but can't read japanese. u guys usually just choose a color urself?
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Post by corrupti0n on Nov 16, 2004 17:10:50 GMT -5
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Post by Snow on Nov 16, 2004 22:42:07 GMT -5
kk thanks alot
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Post by Snow on Nov 16, 2004 22:44:57 GMT -5
hmm anyone have any suggestions for the color tones for freedom? i don't quite get the max out effect. it only works for black areas? sorry kinda dumb.
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Post by bootx2 on Nov 16, 2004 23:16:07 GMT -5
The Max effect works like this... Paint your whole model black, then use an air brush w/ white or a lighter colour and gradually work from the middle outwards.
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Post by Snow on Nov 17, 2004 1:27:57 GMT -5
so i paint all the white parts black and spray white all over it starting from the middle. but what about the small details or small parts like the head or part of skirt. do i treat each individual part as one and start spraying each individual part white starting from the middle? haha really confused as the picture only shows a shield. so sorry. oh yea and what is thinning the paint?
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Post by bootx2 on Nov 17, 2004 12:49:24 GMT -5
Well, for the smaller parts like the head, ppl usually use a fine paint brush. Unless you have really steady hands. For like arms and legs, you can use the airbrush. Thinning is like, putting thinner in the paints to make it...thinner... not as thick. So it comes out smoothly and not all chucky and globby. I really suggest that you test out your techniques on a crappy model first... Practise. Practise. Practise. I'm not doubting your skills, but you won't be able to get it to look like the ones in the photos on the first try. Do you have an airbrush already?
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Post by Snow on Nov 18, 2004 2:04:21 GMT -5
haha ok thanks. well i'm planning on getting one this friday. even i doubt my skills hahaha. guess i'll just try it out on one of my lousy models tat i'll dump someday.
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Post by does_it_matter! on Nov 18, 2004 6:27:37 GMT -5
I wouldn't recommend using black as 1st layer on a 1/100.
The whole thing will come out having very dark sides which looks better on bigger scale models.
I would paint the base colour over grey paint instead or over grey putty. Turns out nice either way. That's my 2 cents.
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Post by Snow on Nov 18, 2004 10:12:12 GMT -5
wow thanks alot. grey, i'll keep that in mind. do i need a middle coat before applying the final coat of white?
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Post by jwm on Nov 19, 2004 10:36:15 GMT -5
Snow: If you haven't done so yet, check out the link that 'corruption' posted- the one for codyscoop.com He has some of the best modeling I've seen. Actually, everyone should check out this site. It's great. JWM
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Post by akyapp on Nov 27, 2004 4:29:55 GMT -5
u can always "cheat" by using Tamiya's fine grey primer. It gives you a very good matt-based primer coat for your paint application. there are other primers out there, such as the Model Masters grey primer, but I prefer the Tamiya ones as it is smooth and dry to touch. The MM ones tend to have a "tacky" feeling to them even dried. Hope this helps!
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