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I like the fact a gundam frame using the head and other parts of a schwalbe and other grazes as replacement parts from being damage at the last battle it fought
Hey, thanks for this - I've been working on a Frame Arms that I'm going to custom paint, and I'd been debating about whether it was better to prime every single surface or build assemblies and then take them apart for spraying. I was *also* thinking of spraying the inner frame with a gold metallic, but I hadn't thought of just spraying gold right over the black prime and then overpainting on that. I'm going to steal that technique wholesale, which will at least let me cut down on the number of segments I need to leave disassembled before I start. Oh, and your final kit looks boss too! I love the purple OSL you did for the booster.
Thanks for the thoughtful comment. I lean towards doing fewer sub-assemblies because I lock some of the articulation for me tabletop-gaming projects, and also it's easier and faster for my hand-painting focused work-flow. Generally I will only paint in full sub-assemblies for a 'traditional' gunpla build that remains articulated
That's a great, grey Gunpla you have there! Grey is a so-and-so to make dynamic and interesting, but you did the trick here. Also, I think I want to gold bling some models, after seeing that gold layer looking so pretty.
Great video! The compilation of phases the model went through to reach its final form was interesting. Really showed off the changes you made. Such a cool model in the end. All the work in the streams paid off! Seeing the versions back to back is super inspiring to me. Makes me feel less bad for taking a break from my sazabi project because of options paralysis😅 Also, wheee! my interwebz name got a mention here. I am honored. You inspired me to get started with gunpla customising. Fun to see you went through disliking deckalls to liking decals. I took a really long time to pull those slippery boys into my comfort zone!
Great comment! Thanks for appreciating the long journey this project took; and also thanks for your contribution to the lil' Patreon survey ;) Options paralysis can be hard for sure, sometimes artificial limitations are necessary! Also, it's funny how I can hand paint for hours, but my stamina runs out much quicker in long decal-ing sessions
I LOVE GOL-LD!, this Mech came out great, i really do love gold, so seeing such a realstic metal acheived on this scale is a good thing because now i know it can be done professionaly! and those decals look great too!
Wow not only do your custom models look amazing but what i love even more is how you explain your techniques as you show how to do them. very thorough i will be subscribing and watching future videos
Hello Liam. You use glaze medium frequently when blending and trying to achieve gradients. I've seen a few others claim that you can get a similar effect with water. Have you tried just thinning your paints with water/alcohol instead of glaze medium? If you are able, please comment on the differences between using glaze medium and water. Thanks.
Glaze medium has a lot of water in it, but if you thin with just water the paint is harder to control and doesn't flow or level as well. If water is all you have though, you can definitely get adequate glazing results with a bit more brush finesse. Hoepfully that helps, I'm just going off my own experience. Thanks for the comment!
2-3 thin coats, but when you look at them up close they do not look as smooth. the varnish, decals, and weathering all work to distract from the lack of smoothness that comes from hand painting
oh, I thought this color scheme was based on Saint-14 (from Destiny). he's in a relationship with another man, so... close enough? sorta? not really lol.
i sometimes curse on my ability to identify the pieces of your customs, instead of thinking oh, i like this custom, i think, hey that hand is from x model and those arms are from x model. My brain: Why aren't those pieces in there respective body?
