Nice! Can't wait to see some colour.
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Nice! Can't wait to see some colour.
Thank you sir Gamblor ^_^
So today I sat down after I got home and added... colour! ^_^
This is just the undercoat though - pretty satisfied with it - shall let it cure overnight then apply the basecoat :)
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Thanks dudes :)
Looking good, for some reason I had Wierdwolf's name running through my head when I saw the pics.... crazy.
Very nice indeed! Looking forward to seeing more. :)
I was wondering, do any of you fellow customizers ever have problems with the newly applied paint over-tightening joints (which can then lead to scuffing/paint coming off)? Is there a good way to combat this or do you simply have to sand a lot?
doubledealer: I typically try to avoid joint painting as much as possible now cause of that - in the past I'd just sand like hell like you say - but thankfully of late the customs I've worked on haven't required that or have joints where there's full clearance - the only exception is Kup - but his has worked fine regardless- Lucky I suppose -
And with bumblebee - they're all ball-joints and only one side ever is getting painted (still wise to not paint - ie mask those bits) or sand!!!
Anyhow, more progress!
This is how it looked like with the basecoat applied - far more metallic and more pearlescent now! :D
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I then left it for a while, applied another coat of basecoat, then started with the clear coat- shiney as now... but still needs polishing :) I'll be leaving it to cure for a good few days then I'll start polishing the sucker - :D THen it'll be just detail work and assembly - crazy :D
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For something new, I actually tried clear coating the gold United Bumblebee too- Just the alt mode - I'll see how that goes after the clearcoat cures :D Either way, I'm stoked! :D
Thanks for the comments dudes - very exciting times for me ^_^
it might be a bit too late now but for the metallic layer I usually partially assemble all the main panels together then spray a light layer to make sure the colour is uniform. I've found that Lambo colour changes quite a bit depending on how thick the pearl coat is put on.
AH! lol - it's okay :D I am slowly learning :D
Thanks though - I'll go home later today and start with the polishing :)
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:D Grapple is getting a new head colour ^_^
From left to right - grey primer, with a coat of white, then a second coat of white :D
Gosh, my jaws always drop when i see customs. There's just so much love in them. These are just so brilliant.
i have a question you guys might find silly but i'm actually curious to know::confused::confused:
how are you guys able to paint several coats on the figure without compromising the details on the mold? doesnt this impact the transformation as well? :confused:
Thanks bro. The key is light coats of paint I guess. Don't go gluggy and heavy with them.Quote:
Originally Posted by kristofferrer
With transforming unfortunately sometimes you get paintrub. Sometimes depending on the mould it seems unavoidable! ):
Still learning though!!!
Anyhow...
Grapple!
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