11-06-2009, 11:52 AM (This post was last modified: 11-11-2009, 11:35 AM by Serene.)
Well, tips and tricks go here from me a starting kit basher and others who already know what they're doing.
[Serene] 11:36 am: NOW yung ginamit mo dun sa Hazel2?
[Serene] 11:36 am: Parang iba yata
[Fox] 11:36 am: yeah, NOW na gray
[Fox] 11:36 am: gray primer tapos mist gray afterwards
[Fox] 11:36 am: ganda talaga ng kapit nung paint
[Serene] 11:37 am: basta may primer
[Serene] 11:37 am: ?
[Serene] 11:37 am: Mukhang OK yung kinabasan nung hael eh
[Fox] 11:37 am: yep, very happy ako sa results
[Fox] 11:38 am: and the good thing is mura lang yung NOW na primer
[Fox] 11:38 am: php99 lang sa mga ACE shops
[Serene] 11:38 am: and the paint?
[Serene] 11:38 am: Woah
[Fox] 11:38 am: ack, don't bother mentioningyung paint mismo
[Serene] 11:38 am: but smells like nachos?
[Fox] 11:39 am: pero if used with the primer itself... siguro maganda yung labas
[Serene] 11:39 am: gaano kadami yung 99 na yun?
[Fox] 11:39 am: ahhh, yung amoy
[Fox] 11:39 am: hahaha, amoy nacho chips nga talaga
[Serene] 11:39 am: maybe we shuold set a material/tool review
[Fox] 11:39 am: hmm, coverage nung primer
[Serene] 11:39 am: yun gpintura na ginamit mo NOW din?
[Fox] 11:40 am: so far nagamit ko na sa tatlong AC at tatlong HGUC
[Fox] 11:40 am: so medyo matipid
[Fox] 11:40 am: nope, Pylox yung pinang-topcoat ko
[Serene] 11:40 am: Hm~ Dame
[Serene] 11:40 am: Ah
[Serene] 11:40 am: Di sya mukhang pylox eh
[Serene] 11:40 am: 1 or 2 coats?
[Serene] 11:41 am: yung rpimer ha
[Fox] 11:41 am: three coats actually
[Fox] 11:41 am: ahhh, sa primer eh two coats lang
[Fox] 11:41 am: yung paint mismo eh never less than three
[Serene] 11:41 am: ah
[Serene] 11:41 am: nakakapulot ako sayo.
[Serene] 11:41 am: Ehehe
[Fox] 11:42 am: ahaha, just passing along what i've learned
[Fox] 11:42 am: useful din pala ang may kamag-anak na nakatapos ng fine arts
[Serene] 11:43 am: Yeah
[Serene] 11:43 am: Kulto ehehe
[Fox] 11:44 am: about the planned trophies...
[Fox] 11:44 am: what kinda prepaid cards do you need?
[Serene] 11:44 am: I might work on the trophy as well
[Serene] 11:44 am: meron pa ako
[Serene] 11:44 am: Level up cards
[Fox] 11:45 am: do you need the old plastic-type cards o kahit yung mga cardboard-types lang?
[Serene] 11:45 am: I scrape off the printed-on sides
[Serene] 11:45 am: plastic type cards
[Serene] 11:45 am: yung unang year ng level up
[Serene] 11:45 am: maganda cards nila noon eh
[Serene] 11:45 am: hindi sobrang lutong
[Fox] 11:45 am: ahhhh, ala na kong mga ganung cards
[Serene] 11:46 am: ok lang meron pa akong 2500 worth nun eh
[Fox] 11:46 am: yung meron na lang eh cardboard-types na ginawa ko nang keychain
[Serene] 11:46 am: tignan ko na lang next time
[Fox] 11:47 am: oh yeah, been meaning to ask
[Fox] 11:47 am: did you happen to bring home a GAST during our last kitbash session?
[Fox] 11:47 am: i lost mine eh
[Serene] 11:47 am: nope
[Fox] 11:48 am: tinanong ko si Trace tska si Immaterial, ala daw sila nakita eh
[Serene] 11:48 am: Baka nahalo sa mga kahon
[Fox] 11:48 am: and i checked my stuff when i went home that night, ala sya dun
[Fox] 11:48 am: san kaya napunta yun?
[Serene] 11:48 am: We'll see next kit bash
[Serene] 11:49 am: baka nahalo sa kahon ng selena
[Fox] 11:49 am: pwede din
Materials I use:
- Styrene Sheets [1mm] - for scratch building. 55pesos per sheet at Joli's at UST.
- Prepaid Cards [.25mm] - for adding a little thickness to scratchbuilt parts. As people who play online games. Scrape off printed sides before using.
- Superglue [Crown Bond] - Doesn't set as fast as mighty bond. Good for gaps and scratch building. Wear goggles.
- Box Cutters [Maped]
- Ink casing [MyGel 0.5] - Combine with empty panda ink casings for larger hydraulic tubes.
Techniques:
- Paint scraping - Use a blunt or slighty blunt box cutter and place ofer area at a 90degree angle. The sharper the blade, the least the force needed.
