STEP 2 -Paint with Gundam Marker -
Finish using the original kit color is good and simple, but if you want to have a better finish, try painting using a marker. Even if the kit is precolored, in some cases there are parts that are not colored because of something to do with the metal die. You can make your own unique finish by painting just these parts.
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the pen point, paint in one direction quickly without overlapping too much. |
Uneven brush marks will not disappear with just one coat, so allow the surface to dry sufficiently and paint it again at right angles. | Notes for using multiple colors
When using two colors, paint them neatly without overlapping. Base colors are sometimes dissolved by over painting. |
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You can paint fine parts neatly if you use the corner of the pen point. There is a tapered type, so use the right pen for the purpose. |
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If you need to paint even smaller parts, put paint in a paint dish and use a Menso brush (brush for line drawing). |
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Painting silver trim or rubber trim on a car model Painting eyes of a figure using ink drawing marker Painting convex parts with a different color |
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You cannot help painting slip ups sometimes even if you are really careful not to do it. Here’s where the eraser pen comes in handy. A special solvent is contained in the marker, so it erases unnecessary paint just like a rubber eraser. |
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| 1) Ooops!! I was really careful but the paint ran over to the wrong part. | 2) Push the pen point and rub the excess paint using the eraser pen soaked with solvent. Excess paint is transferred to the pen point. If some remains, rub it off with a cotton bud, etc. | 3) Paint transferred to the pen point can be removed by pushing the pen point on tissue paper, etc. Try to keep the pen point clean at all times. |
- Collection Item: Gundam marker for painting is a popular marker with which you can reproduce the original colors of Gundam and BB Warriors easily.
- The pen point is a “flat core” that is most suitable for detailed painting, and a good color and smooth coverage alcohol type paint is used.
- 6 metallic colors, 3 fluorescent colors, 7 special colors and an eraser pen, a total of 17 varieties are available.
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- “Well, I made a robot, but it looks a little different from the picture on the box.”
- “Let me try this. Animation kits these days tend to come precolored, so you canmake them look cool if you just paint them a little with a Gundam marker.”
- “Wow, amazing. What is it, Kei?”
- “Haven’t you heard of Gundam markers, boss? It is a very convenient pen thatis a kind of combination of a pen and paint brush.”
- “Which means you don’t need to have paint and a brush. That’s easy.”
- “This is really ideal for lazy people like you, boss. Well, let’s do a bit of training together and see if we can get to be marker masters!”
Types of Marker
There are 2 types of Gundam marker for painting and ink drawing and 4 types for weathering. Each type is designed for a special use, so the level of finish improves if you use them according to the different purposes they were intended for.
GUNDAM MARKER For Painting |
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The marker for painting uses good color smooth alcohol type paint, with a flat core pen point that is capable of painting everything from big open surfaces to tiny parts. |
GUNDAM MARKER For Ink Drawing (Ultra thin pen point) |
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The ink drawing markers are oil-based markers with an ultra thin pen point, which is used for painting engraved parts. It fixes really well and provides a realistic finish easily. |
GUNDAM MARKER For Ink Drawing (Wipe off type) |
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The ink drawing brush marker is most suitable for painting even finer engraved parts. The pen point is a brush type, and special water-based ink is used, so it can be applied on any kind of basecoat and paint run off can be wiped off. |
GUNDAM MARKER For Weathering |
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If you want a realistic finish, you should use a weathering marker especially for weathering painting. This is a water-based marker, so you can weather the parts without affecting the base. There is a wipe off type and paint type available for a realistic finish. |
GUNDAM MARKER For Erasure |
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The eraser pen cleans up paint run off quickly just like a rubber eraser. By rubbing over the area run off, excess paint is dissolved and cleared. |
Gundam Planet Tips
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1) Shake painting and weathering markers well with the cap on before usage. |
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2)When using for the first time or when ink does come out smoothly, press on the pen point. Be careful not to crush the tip. |
STEP 1 -Ink drawing paint-
Well, let’s try ink drawing. Ink drawing is a method for increasing the three dimensional quality and reality by painting color in the engraved lines on the kit. If the kit is precolored, ink drawing provides a remarkable finish.
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Popularity: 100%
Perfect Grade (PG)
Released in late 1998, the Perfect Grade series represents the pinnacle of Bandai’s model making technology.
It was designed to push the envelope of what was possible with the plastic models by introducing kits with the ultimate proportions and possibility.
Designed for high-end users, the kits are molded in a large 1/60 scale and feature more than 600 parts.
However, the easy-to-follow instruction manual allows even beginners to assemble these high-quality kits with ease.
Master Grade (MG)
Originally released in the summer of 1995 under the slogan “build the ultimate GUNPLA” to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the model kit series. It keeps going with continued release in the 1/100 scale, each incorporating the latest in technology. While boasting excellent articulation and proportions, the kits look great even without painting, making them easy to build even for beginners. In honor of the tenth anniversary of the series in 2005, a series of limited-edition version were released in Asia.
New designs continue to be released in the series, making the Master Grade kits a perfect example of Gun-Pla’s ability to change and evolve with the times.
The vast majority of MG offerings are from Gundam, with the rest coming from mechas in Patlabor and Dunbine, as well as character figure of Dragonball Z (under the name of MG Figurerise). As the MG line has become a symbol of Gunpla, Bandai released another lineup called Real Robot Revolution (R3), for the non-Gundam type real robots like Layzner and L-Gaim, made using their experience in MG model production.
High Grade Universal Century (HGUC)
The highly anticipated HGUC series was released in May of 1999.
Created in an easy to collect 1/144 scale, it represented a chance to release versions of many Mobile Suits.
For the first time in kit from using refined designs and modern injection molding technology.
The high quality of the HGUC series makes it the rightful heir of the HG series released in the 1990s.
New designs continue to be introduced in the series even today.
Popularity: 79%
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Plastic Gundam model kits are manufactured by Bandai in Japan which has an exclusive license in manufacturing and marketing them around the world, the first of them being sold in 1980 in Japan. The models are typical of Plastic model; frames of injection-molded Polystyrene (PS) parts which must be cut out of the frame before assembly. The majority of post-1990 models have snap-fit parts, with models prior to that requiring an adhesive such as plastic cement. Plastic Gundam models kits are typically supplied with stickers and sometimes decals to apply extra colors and markings as seen in popular media such as TV shows, movies, manga or video games. Smaller or lower-grade kits often require paint to give the model a finished appearance, due to color discrepancies.
The kits range in different scales with the most popular scales being: 1:550 , 1:220, 1:144, 1:100 and 1:60, and more recently the 1:35 (UC HardGraph) line. Generally in real world terms, kits range from 4~5 inches for small-scale models, 6 to 8 inches for mid-scale models, and 12 inches for big-scale models, although these sizes vary from model to model. With a few exceptions, all currently produced kits bear grade ratings that give a good idea about their final quality. The following lists the most well-known and common categories with humanoid designs (very roughly) in their order of quality, from lowest to highest.
Please note that other categories, such as EX Model, do exist. Additionally, Bandai often produces limited-run kits for special events such as JAFCON or C3 conventions. These have different packaging, and usually only differ from their common counterparts in that they are metal-plated or made of translucent plastic.
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Popularity: 55%
Gundam
Rx-78-2 Gundam Head Unit
Gundam (ガンダム) is a metaseries of Japanese anime created by Sunrise studios that features giant robots (or “mecha”) called “Gundam”. The metaseries started in April 7, 1979 as a serial TV show called Mobile Suit Gundam. That first TV series has since spawned a franchise that has come to include works released in numerous media. Titles have appeared in the form of multiple television series and OVAs, movies, manga, novels and video games, among other modes. The story from the original 1979 series has been considerably extended with sequels, prequels, side stories and alternate timelines. As a result, the title “Gundam” has become a collective term for the seven distinct but related timelines that can be pieced together from the stories that appear in the Gundam franchise. Generally speaking, the timelines do not intersect, but they do contain a few common elements such as the titular war machines called Gundam. However, all Gundam timelines/worlds long after their own anime series will eventually intersect and combine back to one in the series Turn A Gundam.
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