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Post by Maethius on Aug 29, 2010 8:22:09 GMT -5
/nods
One of the more time consuming, but excellent techniques for realistic chips is to determine where they would be (go with feet and lower legs), and paint those parts in steel. Then after they are completely dry, dip the part in water and roll them strategically in salt. Let dry again. Now paint the part. Let dry yet again. Take your thumbnail and scratch off the painted salt, leaving real chips in the surface coat and exposing the underlying steel. Finally, add a bit of dry brushing for dirt or clumpy mud.
I haven't used this yet, but I have seen stellar results.
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Post by ligerzilla2014 on Aug 30, 2010 11:26:00 GMT -5
sweet
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Post by dragontruong on Sept 13, 2010 1:11:49 GMT -5
hi there, i haven't tried this yet, but i'll post the steps on making glossy kits. these are the steps i've seen people do using gundam kits, but i have yet to finish it due to school
1: put the kit pieces in purple power and mix it with warm to hot water. this will remove the factory wax
2. rinse it and use an ultrasonic. this allows the scrubbing. or you can use a toothbrush, and gently scrub the pieces after rinsing. then let it dry
3. primer the piece. best with mr. surfacer 1000. but i use the tamiya white primer
4. after primer is dry, use 800+ grit sand paper and wet sand. let it dry
5. use testor's silver or chrome silver as a base. this will take 1 day to dry, 2-3 days to cure
6. after drying, if you have an airbrush just use pearl powder and spray over the testor base. if not, use 2000+ grit sand paper and wet sand it
7. use acrylic paint, recommended clear types. this will take 2-3 days to dry, a week to cure
8. use a glossy clear coat. i've never gotten to this step yet, so i don't know how long it will take, usually it doesn't take long. i recommend 1 day for full dry and cure
9. keep going if you want to apply decals. apply decals if wanted, then seal it with the same glossy clear coat
10. last step, finish it off with 1 final glossy clear coat and it will be glossy, if not super glossy
hope that helps.
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Post by Snowflake on Sept 13, 2010 17:20:02 GMT -5
man.. when you can get 80-85 percent of the results with 5 percent of the effort, why bother?
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Post by Raysetiger on Oct 9, 2010 11:29:19 GMT -5
I don't want to go off topic but if u want to practice painting and not mess up a model from mistakes trying to perfect a skill, you can try painting other household objects. For example, if u want to try out a paint and see how it comes out and what it looks like after it dries, you can try painting a hanger, you know, the ones that u hang shirts with only or any other kind that has curves and edges you can practice on. You can also practice on other everyday items that are made of plastic or similar materials used for model kits so u will know the outcome of the paint. I made a mistake on my first days painting zoids and the outcome was thick and I didn't like it. SO if u want to practice, I suggest using non-model plastic items.
BTW, if u really like shiny paint, why not go for chrome? Well that is up to you, I wanted to try a Bronze-chrome color on a custom I had in mind but haven't find the right color yet.
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Post by Maethius on Oct 9, 2010 11:33:01 GMT -5
Good idea, Rayse. Another thing you can do is head down to your local thrift store, get an old, broken toy for a couple of cents, and practice on it. It will give you some experience with panel lining, different plastics, odd shapes, and joints.
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Post by ligerzilla2014 on Oct 9, 2010 14:56:58 GMT -5
that is awesome. Since all my zoids zoids models fell apart and dissapeared when i was five, i found a garbage bag full of zoids parts that are now useless because i don't have rest of the peices to complete their models. iv'e also got parts of my old hmm sheildy which now kinda looks like the sheild liger before zeek revived it.
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Post by bioshadow on Oct 9, 2010 23:00:36 GMT -5
Right there could be a pretty good project. If memory serves vans sheildy was pretty rough looking before zeeke got a hold of it, lots of grime and dust going on,reminds me of the desert shieldy I built some time ago
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