hmm...its bout time this "technique" got sum recognition... its how the less fortunate model-ers...like myself ^.^...make do with out all the expensive airbrushes...pin striping handling...or the layers of top coat =P.....
that pretty funny, I just started doing that technique on my MG GP01fb. I haven't painted any of my models yet and I'm just trying to improve my panel lines for now. So sand to remove stray ink, then I just started to sand everything with 400 grit to make it look even
I thought Max Watanabe had been experimenting with a (mostly) paintless method for years now. For non MG models, IIRC, it matters all the more to glue well and sand well to hide the parts seams. Then, the modeller airbrushes translucent colours (just for weathering) over the model, and then a top coat to kill the plastic gloss. Most of the colour therefore comes from the plastic itself, as with the Gyan here.
Not really knew but been doing that cos I am a cheapskate that wanted to stinge on paint and spend as little as possible. Other stuff I ve tried including mud, water color, crayons, pastel colors, industrial paints, basically all those colors I can get my hands on that are lefrovers from varuous uses. Results lotsa kits that ended up as spare parts or into the dump. Anyway 1/144 scale kits on discounts are good experiment subjects.
Ey danny We gonna see you post an HCM mod like that soon? heheh make a tuitorial for us afterwards. PS. when u take your pics of the gundams u use a flash? or just a tripod on natural light?
Well isnt this an intriguing idea...some things are just so simple its amazing how one doesnt think of them earlier. I might try this in the future, but I really need to learn how to paint my models too ^_^
looks kinda cool,i've tried it myself a few years ago when i couldn't paint very well. btw.i've recently bought a fake bandai kit by mistake and wondered if you would like to show the photo's so other people can be made aware of what a fake kit looks like.cheers
oooh, now i know why i've been saving up my MG freedom... this feels perfect, can we get a detailed description for us poor buggers with no access to dengeki...? (no, really, african soils...)
Man, NOW THIS IS THE COOL THING?!?!? ive been a "no painter" since ive started... no1 gave me props... and to think i was gonna move over to the air brush side
Great technique for those of us that are poor and not good with paint. Gotta try this on my Strike Noir! .. I suspect it won't work on Akatsuki or Hyaku Shiki tho :(
im guessing you want a 1600grit wet and dry as well as a 2500 rubbing compount for that as well as lot of patience
Watanabe's weathering technique using COPIC markers http://www.maxfactory.jp/copic_lesson_top.htm Basically you can use any markers for that AS LONG AS you can 1) find the appropriate solvent 2) the solvent aka the base of the ink wouldnt melt the plastic One thing good abt COPIC markers is their range of colors and the broad tip/fine tip plus super fine tip.
Wow; no paint and it looks as if it was Spray painted then assembled... Gotta try this out with my Saviour Gundam when I get it. But do Gundam markers actually *DO* that worn out look Danny>? 0_0;
I think bandai are not bothered to make new models. They haven't even made a MG 1/100 GP01 gundam ver.2, which is my fav gundam. My opinion is that they should make ver.2 for all the gundam series again because this will, i mean will, attract all gundam fans out there to buy all the new ones, this will result in bandai having a lot more money and profit. Please Danny, give me your opinion on my statement about gundam, :).
Also, I have the RX-178 gundam ver.2, I was wondering if Bandai will get off their lazy asses and make a flying armour for mark 2. Please tell me if you find out because I am using Zeta gundam as the flying armor and does not look good.
Even though there is no airbrushing ... its seems to me that this requires much more skills
this doesnt really do much for me :( to me this is a really of a bland design. theres nothing appealing about this mech that would make me want to go out & perchase it :( :( being honest hurts.....
now that i've done this on a few pieces on my MG GP01fb, i gotta say i like the way it looks. my gluing isn't perfect so some of my ink lines are wavy, but the surfaces look great overall. it is tedious and sometime difficult to reach places, but i needed to start doing more advanced stuff with my models
this technique is usually done by bandai on their store displays
Well...i've seen this kind of modelling or "advanced" technique used long ago on a MG dom in hobby japan...so i'm pretty sure this is not new news but most likely the "fad" is just starting now after years of neglect by modellers LOL
one more thing...i forgot...i think this is only applicable to some grades of mechs...like MG's and HGUC's and select non-grade kits coz they all hide the seam lines...but if a 1/100 strike is done this way...i'd be amazed
can anyone write down the whole process on how to make it? maybe if there is any current tutorial abt it u can intro to me. thx guys.
Xlno, see Huk's link. It's so simple: First Mr Super Clear (matte), then Copic marker (warm grey #W5), then colourless marker (cleaned every so often on a tissue as you go along) to do the blending. Yeah, doing this on older models where the parts seams are visible is probably not going to work. I still think it's theoretically possible with appropriate glue and sanding, but then you haven't saved much time or energy and you'd probably be better off completely hiding the seams with primer & paint.
Eh? sandpaper instead of paint? what a brilliant idea. Will give it a shot later
I wouldnt mind getting Justice if it looked like this one. This one kicks ass http://f7.aaa.livedoor.jp/~mesarion/gallery/jusm/jusm.htm
Bandai isn't going to get off their asses are they? They are not creating enough new gundams to satify gundam fans, they should make new models of all POPULAR gundam series, not the crappy ones like victory gundam and etc. I would love to see Bandai make a MG 1/100 THE-O from the z gundam series. Please give me your opinion(s) to me, Danny.:)
Ki Moon, this person seems to have used the new z gundam and gundam mk2 parts, he or she probably just modified it.
This doesn't work too well on older models because the seams will still be pretty visible unless you put something like Mr. Surfacer on to cover it up first. However, I have done this before because I was too lazy to paint white. http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/whalegamer2000/Shenlong3.jpg
Err, crap, the URL got cut off i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/whalegamer2000/Shenlong3.jpg Bleh, copy and paste it if some of it is cutt off.
hmm...it seems I have been proven wrong once again...this time by myself...IT is POSSIBLE to recreat something like this EVEN with OLDER kits...all you need is just ALOT of patience...some sandpaper, super glue, logical mind (this how to get the seamlines out w/o paint and primer), artist oil paint, odorless mineral spirits, oil paint drying agent, 2 nylon brushes, ALOT of TISSUE, several cups of coffee and several packs of smokes...LOL. No seriously...remove the smoke and coffee...it'll work wonders...I'm doing it with a different approach not using any markers cept for the panel lines. I got the idea somewhere else...someone who's been quite the hosehold name in model-kit building and resin kit building. http://www.codyscoop.com i've been a fan of cody ever since i started modelling :D as for danny...he has a fresh outlook on how to build kits and the best damn stormtrooper costume i've ever seen >_< anyway look around cody's page...you'll learn alot...i did :P p.s. i'll be posting a tutorial on my livejournal XD hopefully when i finish it...w/c isn't that long :P
I love stuff like this! There is only one model store close to me, and they have hardly any Gundams...I've done most of the ones they have so i've started doing things like this and experimenting with how I painted them...I like spraying everything with silver, then clear colors over them...It gives it a wonderful look! :D
i will try this tech with my PG STRIKE.. scary, but its challangeing
hmm...its bout time this "technique" got sum recognition... its how the less fortunate model-ers...like myself ^.^...make do with out all the expensive airbrushes...pin striping handling...or the layers of top coat =P.....
that pretty funny, I just started doing that technique on my MG GP01fb. I haven't painted any of my models yet and I'm just trying to improve my panel lines for now. So sand to remove stray ink, then I just started to sand everything with 400 grit to make it look even
I thought Max Watanabe had been experimenting with a (mostly) paintless method for years now. For non MG models, IIRC, it matters all the more to glue well and sand well to hide the parts seams. Then, the modeller airbrushes translucent colours (just for weathering) over the model, and then a top coat to kill the plastic gloss. Most of the colour therefore comes from the plastic itself, as with the Gyan here.
Not really knew but been doing that cos I am a cheapskate that wanted to stinge on paint and spend as little as possible. Other stuff I ve tried including mud, water color, crayons, pastel colors, industrial paints, basically all those colors I can get my hands on that are lefrovers from varuous uses. Results lotsa kits that ended up as spare parts or into the dump. Anyway 1/144 scale kits on discounts are good experiment subjects.
Ey danny We gonna see you post an HCM mod like that soon? heheh make a tuitorial for us afterwards. PS. when u take your pics of the gundams u use a flash? or just a tripod on natural light?
Well isnt this an intriguing idea...some things are just so simple its amazing how one doesnt think of them earlier. I might try this in the future, but I really need to learn how to paint my models too ^_^
looks kinda cool,i've tried it myself a few years ago when i couldn't paint very well. btw.i've recently bought a fake bandai kit by mistake and wondered if you would like to show the photo's so other people can be made aware of what a fake kit looks like.cheers
oooh, now i know why i've been saving up my MG freedom... this feels perfect, can we get a detailed description for us poor buggers with no access to dengeki...? (no, really, african soils...)
Man, NOW THIS IS THE COOL THING?!?!? ive been a "no painter" since ive started... no1 gave me props... and to think i was gonna move over to the air brush side
Great technique for those of us that are poor and not good with paint. Gotta try this on my Strike Noir! .. I suspect it won't work on Akatsuki or Hyaku Shiki tho :(
im guessing you want a 1600grit wet and dry as well as a 2500 rubbing compount for that as well as lot of patience
Watanabe's weathering technique using COPIC markers http://www.maxfactory.jp/copic_lesson_top.htm Basically you can use any markers for that AS LONG AS you can 1) find the appropriate solvent 2) the solvent aka the base of the ink wouldnt melt the plastic One thing good abt COPIC markers is their range of colors and the broad tip/fine tip plus super fine tip.
Wow; no paint and it looks as if it was Spray painted then assembled... Gotta try this out with my Saviour Gundam when I get it. But do Gundam markers actually *DO* that worn out look Danny>? 0_0;
I think bandai are not bothered to make new models. They haven't even made a MG 1/100 GP01 gundam ver.2, which is my fav gundam. My opinion is that they should make ver.2 for all the gundam series again because this will, i mean will, attract all gundam fans out there to buy all the new ones, this will result in bandai having a lot more money and profit. Please Danny, give me your opinion on my statement about gundam, :).
Also, I have the RX-178 gundam ver.2, I was wondering if Bandai will get off their lazy asses and make a flying armour for mark 2. Please tell me if you find out because I am using Zeta gundam as the flying armor and does not look good.
Even though there is no airbrushing ... its seems to me that this requires much more skills
this doesnt really do much for me :( to me this is a really of a bland design. theres nothing appealing about this mech that would make me want to go out & perchase it :( :( being honest hurts.....
now that i've done this on a few pieces on my MG GP01fb, i gotta say i like the way it looks. my gluing isn't perfect so some of my ink lines are wavy, but the surfaces look great overall. it is tedious and sometime difficult to reach places, but i needed to start doing more advanced stuff with my models
this technique is usually done by bandai on their store displays
Well...i've seen this kind of modelling or "advanced" technique used long ago on a MG dom in hobby japan...so i'm pretty sure this is not new news but most likely the "fad" is just starting now after years of neglect by modellers LOL
one more thing...i forgot...i think this is only applicable to some grades of mechs...like MG's and HGUC's and select non-grade kits coz they all hide the seam lines...but if a 1/100 strike is done this way...i'd be amazed
can anyone write down the whole process on how to make it? maybe if there is any current tutorial abt it u can intro to me. thx guys.
Xlno, see Huk's link. It's so simple: First Mr Super Clear (matte), then Copic marker (warm grey #W5), then colourless marker (cleaned every so often on a tissue as you go along) to do the blending. Yeah, doing this on older models where the parts seams are visible is probably not going to work. I still think it's theoretically possible with appropriate glue and sanding, but then you haven't saved much time or energy and you'd probably be better off completely hiding the seams with primer & paint.
Eh? sandpaper instead of paint? what a brilliant idea. Will give it a shot later
I wouldnt mind getting Justice if it looked like this one. This one kicks ass http://f7.aaa.livedoor.jp/~mesarion/gallery/jusm/jusm.htm
Bandai isn't going to get off their asses are they? They are not creating enough new gundams to satify gundam fans, they should make new models of all POPULAR gundam series, not the crappy ones like victory gundam and etc. I would love to see Bandai make a MG 1/100 THE-O from the z gundam series. Please give me your opinion(s) to me, Danny.:)
Ki Moon, this person seems to have used the new z gundam and gundam mk2 parts, he or she probably just modified it.
This doesn't work too well on older models because the seams will still be pretty visible unless you put something like Mr. Surfacer on to cover it up first. However, I have done this before because I was too lazy to paint white. http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/whalegamer2000/Shenlong3.jpg
Err, crap, the URL got cut off i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/whalegamer2000/Shenlong3.jpg Bleh, copy and paste it if some of it is cutt off.
hmm...it seems I have been proven wrong once again...this time by myself...IT is POSSIBLE to recreat something like this EVEN with OLDER kits...all you need is just ALOT of patience...some sandpaper, super glue, logical mind (this how to get the seamlines out w/o paint and primer), artist oil paint, odorless mineral spirits, oil paint drying agent, 2 nylon brushes, ALOT of TISSUE, several cups of coffee and several packs of smokes...LOL. No seriously...remove the smoke and coffee...it'll work wonders...I'm doing it with a different approach not using any markers cept for the panel lines. I got the idea somewhere else...someone who's been quite the hosehold name in model-kit building and resin kit building. http://www.codyscoop.com i've been a fan of cody ever since i started modelling :D as for danny...he has a fresh outlook on how to build kits and the best damn stormtrooper costume i've ever seen >_< anyway look around cody's page...you'll learn alot...i did :P p.s. i'll be posting a tutorial on my livejournal XD hopefully when i finish it...w/c isn't that long :P
