I got a free promo DVD months ago from... I can't remember. Anyway I finally got around to uploading it to the net.
They go through all the steps from beginner to advanced. Cutting from the gate, removing the nubs, minor detailing and modifications, battle damage, weathering, painting techniques, panel lining. He goes into great detail. You don't need to understand Japanese to learn this stuff (but it helps!)
Take a look!
Hope this video helps some of you with your plamo projects.
They go through all the steps from beginner to advanced. Cutting from the gate, removing the nubs, minor detailing and modifications, battle damage, weathering, painting techniques, panel lining. He goes into great detail. You don't need to understand Japanese to learn this stuff (but it helps!)
Take a look!
Hope this video helps some of you with your plamo projects.
Great post!!! I will enjoy watching these. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteTop effort BB. Thanks for taking the time to upload! Linked to this on the Gundam Australia Forum under Modelling Tips. :)
ReplyDeleteOOOH I'd love to have seen these before I started building my MG Crossbone. Nonetheless, I'm gonna hold onto these vids. They should be a great help.
ReplyDeleteis he using the hobby cement to clean the brush?
ReplyDeleteI had an accident once where the hobby cement spilled over some painted pieces and literally ate through the week old paint.
Wow. Those god hand can sure use those spray cans well.
Thanks again for those. I sat through them all on the weekend and there's some great stuff in there. Simple things like using a file on nubs gently and in one direction, and taping a paper bag to the edge of the table. Great stuff.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome guys, glad i could help!
ReplyDeleteTonzo thanks for the link. i learned a couple of nice hints myself from this but some of it was a bit much for me. like putting some paint on your nail for doing details. the parts that i liked best were using pins for rivets and how he did the battle damage. very clever... and cheap!
anon - i dont think anyone would use hobby cement to clean brushes. it would make the bristles stick together. its probably just some type of thinner. but yeah... i've personally witnessed how well cement can eat through paint on my sinanju. wasnt a big deal but still... you've got to be careful. and using the spray cans is quite fun and easy if you have a booth like that to use i imagine. i often find myself spraying with the wind because i spray outdoors! you can get a really nice coat with the right technique and if you're patient.
Great heads up on the cement eating through paint. I'll have to read your Sinanju WIP again, that one mustn't of registered and could've caused me a great deal of frustration.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't quite get if he was using pins or small tack nails. I suppose nails would be a pain to cut through and also don't offer a smooth finish on the presentation end.
I first learnt of pin use from another fellow Aussie. Check out his tutorial at this link:
http://www.ghostofzeon.com/diy/detailing/pinmounting.html
yeah tonzo if you look at the first pic of work log 13 you can see what im talking about. i tried cement first but it wasnt stable enough. you can kinda see that it's eating through the paint a bit there (larger version at my flickr).
ReplyDeleteoh yeah ghost of zeon! i've been to his site before. that guy does some quality work. and he hasnt been in the game for that long either. some people are just naturals when it comes to this stuff eh.
Thanks for uploading these great videos, Busterbeam.
ReplyDeleteDon't mean to be rude but isn't it spelled ガンプラ instead of グンプラ?
omg you're right. dont know how i missed that. thanks for pointing that out.
ReplyDeleteOK I changed it. Should be ok now.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the video.. It's a great help for me.
ReplyDeletethanks a lot!...I'm new to gunpo, and I still have a lot to learn on paint and brush techniques, but those videos will be a good reference foer a beginner like me, although I'm almost 30, I LOVE GUNDAMS......great blog man, keep it up ;)
ReplyDeletethanks and i totally understand. im around the same age too!
ReplyDeletei know i should watch it all the way through but is that paper bag for excess plastic, like when you snip from the gate and leave 2-3mm from the piece and xacto knife it off (i find it the best way since i do not like sanding... ugh)
ReplyDeletewhat i use is just the bottom of the box for excess stuff -_-
also, i don't know if anyone else noticed this but if you rub/scratch with your nails where you snipped the pieces, it blends 50% to 100% the same color as the piece from the runner. i don't know why or how it does that... but it just does!
ReplyDeletethat's my version of sanding. hah!
because of the palm oil maybe?
ReplyDeletenice work.. btw any idea what part or mold to redesign the figure? got trouble with tamiya compound. thx
ReplyDeletehello Busterbeam I contacted you about the MG Zaku Mk III conversion Idea
ReplyDeleteI'm currently coloring my New MG GNX to resemble the A-Laws type but Sadly can't find a Javelin to match the MG size (Will you be trying to do a color job on a MG GNX yourself?
actually i'm doing an hg 1/144 gnx-3 a-laws recolour. opposite of you.
ReplyDeleteyeah the lance would be tough. might have to scratch build that!
well I finally finished my Musha Gundam Mk-1 just waiting on the Mk-2 and Did you get my email on the custom color design for the Mk-2 by chance? (I know you are busy to go look into your emails)
ReplyDeletei did! sorry for the delay. im get busy with my other life sometimes! haha
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot it was a fantastic help, now to make gundams is definitely very easy with the help of your recommendation. Thank you
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