A very good introduction. Additionally, if you are using a cement like Tamiya thin, there is an additional trick. Once you are comfortable with how the thin cement behaves, it can be used to smooth out rough patches on a plastic model's surface. Such as those left behind by sanding or scraping mold lines off. It can also fuse together small joint gaps. Yeah, the common advice is to be careful that the glue doesn't melt details - but it takes a LOT of glue to actually melt off a solid detail. Just a bit swiped over an area (then not touched until it evaporates) will smooth roughness. While it will leave a shiny spot behind, it won't be visible under paint. You can get some extremely smooth and blemish-free models using this trick.
Thank the Lord someone explained it... I swear the person who made the instructions is either A.D.D or something along those lines because the instructions are all over the place and make 0 sense except to the person that made them...... They really overcomplicate things for no reason. That tip about smoothing it out with the glue... Super awesome video! Also got the same glue and the exact same clippers except mine doesn't have the spring on it but it's monumental I believe is how you spell it.... I really like that companies products as everything I've used from them so far has been very good. Including their white paint.
same ive been building gunpla have alot of kits behind my belt and recently got into painting miniatures and I've found alot of gunpla techniques work well for this but theres also differences that don't translate well due to everything being painted and being so small
It can sometimes be easier, but painting them together ensures uniformity in basing and shading, doing parts seperately can seem more "incoherent" on the final piece
Man, I wish somebody told me about the instruction symbols before I first started building. Great stuff!
A very good introduction. Additionally, if you are using a cement like Tamiya thin, there is an additional trick. Once you are comfortable with how the thin cement behaves, it can be used to smooth out rough patches on a plastic model's surface. Such as those left behind by sanding or scraping mold lines off. It can also fuse together small joint gaps.
Yeah, the common advice is to be careful that the glue doesn't melt details - but it takes a LOT of glue to actually melt off a solid detail. Just a bit swiped over an area (then not touched until it evaporates) will smooth roughness. While it will leave a shiny spot behind, it won't be visible under paint.
You can get some extremely smooth and blemish-free models using this trick.
Amazing explanation of the process. Thank you for making this!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the video very helpful for me and my 5-yo son new to all of this 👍
a general vid on where to start with paints would be great! really glad to see you back on yt
I'm working on some stuff along that vein. Lots of videos in the pipeline!
Thank the Lord someone explained it... I swear the person who made the instructions is either A.D.D or something along those lines because the instructions are all over the place and make 0 sense except to the person that made them...... They really overcomplicate things for no reason. That tip about smoothing it out with the glue... Super awesome video! Also got the same glue and the exact same clippers except mine doesn't have the spring on it but it's monumental I believe is how you spell it.... I really like that companies products as everything I've used from them so far has been very good. Including their white paint.
As a gunpla builder, I tend do a double cut method rather then just doing 1 cuts😅
same ive been building gunpla have alot of kits behind my belt and recently got into painting miniatures and I've found alot of gunpla techniques work well for this but theres also differences that don't translate well due to everything being painted and being so small
So I’m new to 40k was wondering if I can paint before putting everything together? And what are the gear paints to use?
Great tips!!
thank you
may i ask who taught you to hold nippers,ive never seen them held that way is there a special reason you do that? or is it just how you learned
Tha ks for the video is it not easier to. Paint the parts before sticking together like back of the front bits or weapons?
It can sometimes be easier, but painting them together ensures uniformity in basing and shading, doing parts seperately can seem more "incoherent" on the final piece
It's really not that hard
so why are u here then?
People can find value in things that seem obvious to you, go figure