I purchased this baby over a year ago during the first gunpla building get together I went to which was at COFA and have always been meaning to do something nice with it and since I was in the mood I decided to brush off the dust and get my arse into gear.
This was the only photo I have of it before I started working on it but I'm sure everyone knows what it looks like
The goal for this project was to achieve a semi decent marbling effect and since I've never tried it b4 I found some spare parts and dabbed on some silver paint with a paintbrush and thanks to my every impressive laziness I opted to brush on a clear color instead of using the airbrush
Big mistake. The brush strokes literally melted the silver paint so it became blurry but that a side I was confident with what I had to do so I busted out the airbrush and sprayed on a layer of Alclad Gloss Black - which I also forgot to take photos of.
Interesting note. The gloss black was more transparent compared to Tamiya paints so it would require multiple coats to achieve a solid look but since the Acguy was brown to begin with it didn't make much difference and Alclad Gloss Black is super cheap.
After that was to apply the patterns. At first I was planning on varying the tones by using silver and interlacing with white but since I wanted a dark shade of blue as the clear coat I figured the white would become redundant.
I opted to use a soft bristle brush since it was the less messy.
N.b. the paint used was Tamiya Chrome Silver and its touch dried in like 5 minutes.
ATTENTION! For all those who attempt the next part remember to lay down a coat of clear coat to protect the patterns incase you screw up the color coat like I did.
Better lighting. Sunlight is the best when it comes to photography =)
Notice how the patterns are pretty uniform due to using a brush. I assume using a sponge will yield more realistic patterns.
Managed to do the clear blue today after uni but made a mistake with thinning the paint on my 2nd cup hence half the parts had to be stripped down to remove all the acrylic - Glass cleaner works wonders here. It's like waxing legs minus the pain.
Hopefully I'll remember to mix the paint properly tomorrow
Posts
