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Nothing to post, but am going to bring my PG Astray home soon. Here’s an old kit that I painted a year or two ago. No airbrush, all spray paints, with official Bandai waterslides. Minimal lining, and…that’s about it :/
These pics are from a long time ago as well, I just have nothing better to do. They’re probably still on my Facebook somewhere…
NG 1/100 Destiny, unpainted. I actually went back and removed the seams and fixed up the scratches. But now it’s gone :/
I’m lazy. Might add text here later, might not. Here’s a photo dump of the straight built PG Astray Red Frame. Borrowed my friends’ dSLR. Played around with the settings. Didn’t turn out the best, but I’ll improve. Someday.
I did cleaned up the wash over the past weekend. It turns out it’s much easier to clean off 1) if I have many layers of FFA underneath and 2) if the stuff in the panel lines have already dried then it’s much easier.
I also used the waterslide decals I ordered from Samueldecals. However, a lot of those decals are red, which I decided did not look good on my all blue Exia. So, I’m stuck using dry transfers that came with the kit. No stickers. Stickers are lame. (Also, the decals I ordered are for the NG 1/100 Exia, not the MG, so some of them don’t really fit 
).
Used FFA and Flat base with it. With Zeta the finish I got was too glossy, so I added more flat base to the solution. However, then it got too flat, and everything started frosting up. I sprayed it over with less flat top coat, and am pretty pleased the results. The clear bits aren’t completely clear anymore, but that’s okay.
Exia also got sorta scratched since I’ve been leaving it around for a long time. Next time, I’ll have to make sure I topcoat everything before putting it together…
I decided that “clear pink beams” didn’t cut it anymore. They were just…so boring compared to the rest of the model. So after god knows how much of looking (more like, I finally strolled upon it), I finally found fluorescent pink.
It’s Mr Hobby’s Lacquer based Fluorescent pink. I have the thinner already for my primer, so it’s alright. Before pics of the upgrade beam sabers, just a quick comparison I have observed so far between Tamiya and Mr Hobby paints. I recently started getting Mr Hobby stuff, starting with the primer and now the pink. Tamiya I have used before I started airbrushing, so I have a huge stash of it.
Tamiya Pros:
- Easy to work with
- Thins with isopropanol–cheap
- Easy to clean in airbrush
- This one applies to me more specifically, but I already have many colours
- More available to buy more
Tamiya Cons:
- ****SCRATCHES STUPID EASILY****
- Lacks a variety of purples/pinks/other less military colours, but I can mix my own…sorta
Mr. Hobby Pros:
- It’s new to me
- Lacquer should scratch less easily
- Lots of colours
Mr Hobby cons:
- Really hard to clean
- Not all stores carry it
- Lacquer thinner may melt plastic, so I use Mr Hobby thinner, which is pretty expensive
That’s it for now. But here are the pics of the beam sabers I painted. I don’t think the pink was completely opaque, but that’s okay. I put a bit of Tamiya flat white on top of it to make it look a little more interesting.
Unicorn's new beam sabers
Zeta's upgrade
He's too tall now...
Primed and painted the pieces directly on runner, just to try it out, and because I left my nippers and knife in Waterloo. Had a lot of Olive Drab leftover from my SR-71, so I decided to use it and mix it with some other colours for the navy and grey.
I found that painting white on white is very difficult. I can barely tell if I actually sprayed it or not, which really sucks. Maybe next time I’ll grab some grey primer instead.
I also need an SLR. Dad’s point and shoot doesn’t give me enough settings to play with, and they’re all buried too deeply .
Anyways pics 
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