Sometimes tutorials like this, especially when they're sponsored, reccomend beginners the most expensive and OTT tools that 90% of people don't need. I'm glad to see this list doesn't do that! A very sensible set of reccomendations. The only thing I'd reccomend here is a set of drill bits, especially one that covers the 3mm mark. Great for using when you're pinning parts together using runners.
If you look at the spruce you will see that it connects to the part as a trapezoid. Two side will have angles, and two will not. Cut it on the flat side if possible. Sometimes with PG and RG that isn’t easy, but it will save you from stress marks, requires very little effort or patience, and will save you from “snapping” of the parts. This works 100% of the time and I’ve never seen anyone touch on this. Hope it helps.
I cut a big chunk of runner off with the piece, cut the nub chunk in half along that flat plane you mentioned, and them snip the remainder down to a sliver that I remove with a scalpel.
if you know how to make custom panel lines you have enough techniques to use pla plates. They are very straight forward unless you are working with a curved surface
Is etching a good place to start as a first time customization project? Diorama first time? Tutorial on those explosive clouds you make with cottonballs and leds?
You got the order reversed for the Mr Mark Setter/Softener. The Setter (blue bottle) is used first. NEVER use Softener (green bottle) first. It will turn your decal to mush. The decal needs to be in position before using Softener. Great channel. I love your stuff.
One thing with regard to the hobby knife, there are other options that might be better than hobby knives. You want a sharp, strong blade with a smaller width to let you get into things, which hobby knives do fit, but a common xacto also fits, but a lot of people can find those uncomfortable...my preference is the smaller sized retractable utility knife with replaceable blades. You really want something that you can hold comfortably for use, and a lot of the utility knives have more comfort in mind due to their intended use and cut really well, for the same price as a mid quality craft knife, you can normally find a really good utility knife in a hardware store. Another thing that is really good for customizing gunpla (or repairing them) is to have some real glass or metal containers (small jars are great if you have them, you just DO NOT WANT PLASTIC for this) and some of the ultra-thin plastic glue...with simple joining or repairs use a bit of your runners/sprues from the part or parts if they're the same color or don't worry if you're going to paint it, but a bit of the glue with some chopped up bits of the sprues until it melts, then brush it on and into gaps and let it harden up for a bit. It'll fuse your pieces together and fill a lot of gaps, then sand it as you would with anything else. I would also say that soapy water is something you'd probably want as well. If you're planning on painting, wash the plastic off in the water even briefly. Normally, Bandai is really good at cleaning off the sprues, but several older kits or just some slipping through and the mould release agent can screw you up in the long run. And a small spray bottle with soapy water can also be useful with certain decals Also, a bit of gloss or high gloss polyeurethane is very useful to have, you can do some minor repair on transparent parts with it if they have minor scuffing, scratches, or similar with a thin coat of it
Can you post an led tutorial and link to products you’ve heard of or used? I have no clue what I need or even how to get started on a project like that?
Say I want to make a custom gunpla part that shares an element of 2 parts that requires me to cut a huge chunk of plastic and fuse them together. What’s the recommended tool to use to make a clean cut on something that has a lot of plastic and what’s a recommended tool to use for something more delicate where I don’t want to shatter or crush or deform a piece of plastic?
As someone who has painted models for about 12 years, you’ve got most of the basics and stuff covered. In one of your videos you say that persuading with cans, you don’t think can be done. Coming from a warhammer side, zenithal sharing can be done with cans and is one of the best preshading techniques out there. You just have to be careful with your angels and layering.
@@davidhutchison5415 yea but I'm trying to get into doing what he does and was hoping for like something about which ones to def get and which to avoid. Like i know alclad is used a lot but are some of their paints not as good as say another brands in particular colors type situation
I picked up that scribe with the red handle before and maybe it was just the one I got but the tip of the chisel wasn't flat so cuts were off when when I held it straight. The sizes of the engravers were also not correct. Payed $50. It was good to practice a little with but I think people might be better off investing a little more into some nicer chisels. A few months after that I found some madworks chisels and a handle on ebay for $110 cad for almost a whole set. It cost almost double the first engraver I got but I have almost twice as many chisel sizes and the quality is much nicer. Investing in better quality tools the first time might save you more money in the long run. Happy building everyone!
Applying decals ➡️ Softer & Setter Finishing & sealing everything ➡️ Topcoat But u can use gloss topcoat before applying the decals, so u can set the decals better (due to gloss smooth surface)
@@RedExia so its ok if i go directly to topcoat right since i only do panel line and decals now, (just a beginner) ^_^ to seal it all in one place.. :)
@@zYthJanemaRk yes, it's totally fine, I don't use softer/setter myself :) but they are helpful for applying decals on tricky surfaces, & give a better final look
@@StudioGundam i oso dunno i noe u o nt，cz i cant rmb my fren‘s fb，but look gt a bit feel like beside that，ur modification skill & painting skill r marvelous，hope can learn from u🥺
Good info here. A lot of room for variation considering the wealth of different brands there are, so if you can't access some of these because of your location, there's probably something that's available to you.
Thank you very much for the tutorial! Unfortunately it's hard to find some of those tools, like scriber and dymo tape, in Ukraine for good price and specially for gunpla.
This is something i have been looking for, great video quality excellent explanations and beautiful background music & backdrops. I have been experimenting with scribing and have learned a whole lot and this video sums up every i have learned. There is an art to scribing and you have cover it in a simple way.
Vegetable oil and a swab, after a light wire brushing, would do wonders would do wonders for those old nippers. 🤔 Tool care is as important as the hobby itself. These videos are much appreciated, from a fellow builder, and I really enjoy the content you bring.
someone know if vallejo has a good panel liner? cause i din´t found tamya, unless in amazon, but it´s like 20 euros a single pot with the shippment cost.... XD
Always the best tutorials! Simple and to the point. No fluff and talking about random stuff the whole time. Not to mention I'm about to spend some money! Lol great job Justin. Keep grinding!
@@joshi.7819 i am Dabtronix710 on discord shoot me a msg or add me on there if u want man, im new to the GTS community but its a great place to get some good ideas and what not.
"what's stopping you?"
money
money is stopping me
"never stop building"
My wallet: No
My bank account: No
My mom: No
Hlj and usagundamstore stock: no.
Sometimes tutorials like this, especially when they're sponsored, reccomend beginners the most expensive and OTT tools that 90% of people don't need. I'm glad to see this list doesn't do that! A very sensible set of reccomendations. The only thing I'd reccomend here is a set of drill bits, especially one that covers the 3mm mark. Great for using when you're pinning parts together using runners.
Can u do shoot when u are doing mistakes, it's like bts or something like that, bcs yeah, ur vids are awesome bro. Keep up the good work!
Never stop. Im literally sanding on a blue angels gaplant while watching all your videos.
If you look at the spruce you will see that it connects to the part as a trapezoid. Two side will have angles, and two will not. Cut it on the flat side if possible. Sometimes with PG and RG that isn’t easy, but it will save you from stress marks, requires very little effort or patience, and will save you from “snapping” of the parts. This works 100% of the time and I’ve never seen anyone touch on this. Hope it helps.
I cut a big chunk of runner off with the piece, cut the nub chunk in half along that flat plane you mentioned, and them snip the remainder down to a sliver that I remove with a scalpel.
Now my week won't complete without this, and if you please, pla plating tutorial someday
if you know how to make custom panel lines you have enough techniques to use pla plates. They are very straight forward unless you are working with a curved surface
Is etching a good place to start as a first time customization project? Diorama first time?
Tutorial on those explosive clouds you make with cottonballs and leds?
You got the order reversed for the Mr Mark Setter/Softener. The Setter (blue bottle) is used first. NEVER use Softener (green bottle) first. It will turn your decal to mush. The decal needs to be in position before using Softener. Great channel. I love your stuff.
love the motto
Congratulations 🎉 🎈 studio g you just hit 70k I know you could do it
Tutorial Tuesday just makes Tuesdays epic 🔥
One thing with regard to the hobby knife, there are other options that might be better than hobby knives. You want a sharp, strong blade with a smaller width to let you get into things, which hobby knives do fit, but a common xacto also fits, but a lot of people can find those uncomfortable...my preference is the smaller sized retractable utility knife with replaceable blades. You really want something that you can hold comfortably for use, and a lot of the utility knives have more comfort in mind due to their intended use and cut really well, for the same price as a mid quality craft knife, you can normally find a really good utility knife in a hardware store.
Another thing that is really good for customizing gunpla (or repairing them) is to have some real glass or metal containers (small jars are great if you have them, you just DO NOT WANT PLASTIC for this) and some of the ultra-thin plastic glue...with simple joining or repairs use a bit of your runners/sprues from the part or parts if they're the same color or don't worry if you're going to paint it, but a bit of the glue with some chopped up bits of the sprues until it melts, then brush it on and into gaps and let it harden up for a bit. It'll fuse your pieces together and fill a lot of gaps, then sand it as you would with anything else.
I would also say that soapy water is something you'd probably want as well. If you're planning on painting, wash the plastic off in the water even briefly. Normally, Bandai is really good at cleaning off the sprues, but several older kits or just some slipping through and the mould release agent can screw you up in the long run. And a small spray bottle with soapy water can also be useful with certain decals
Also, a bit of gloss or high gloss polyeurethane is very useful to have, you can do some minor repair on transparent parts with it if they have minor scuffing, scratches, or similar with a thin coat of it
Can you post an led tutorial and link to products you’ve heard of or used? I have no clue what I need or even how to get started on a project like that?
Thanks for the tips! You really help our fellow builders in this planet. Gunpla is freedom! Your work Inspire me never stop building.
this story is insane.... congrats for this new build and i love the knight of the blood oath... i mean bael hahaha
Happy 70k sub's StudioG,,more contents please road to 100k
2:56 masking tapes don't work for me haha when scribing.😅
For sanding, i go filer>600/800>1000>2000 then a buffer to shine if needed. 🙂
Hey man! Hope you're doing alright mate! Thanks for the video! Keep up your wonderful work man!
I'm excited for wing gundam
Same bruh.
The RG Wing Gundam Kit is great and it transforms too.
Wow this is a good video
I am about to upgrade the old Mg Unicorn so my wallet can rest after the Sazabi Ver ka and PG Perfect Strike
Say I want to make a custom gunpla part that shares an element of 2 parts that requires me to cut a huge chunk of plastic and fuse them together. What’s the recommended tool to use to make a clean cut on something that has a lot of plastic and what’s a recommended tool to use for something more delicate where I don’t want to shatter or crush or deform a piece of plastic?
Thank you!!!
As someone who has painted models for about 12 years, you’ve got most of the basics and stuff covered. In one of your videos you say that persuading with cans, you don’t think can be done. Coming from a warhammer side, zenithal sharing can be done with cans and is one of the best preshading techniques out there. You just have to be careful with your angels and layering.
Wow is it actually possible to shade parts with spray paint? I need to learn this
@@RedExia you spray black primer and then from whatever angle spray white primer
I'm like your tutorial and it's helping me a lot. Thanks
I'm still curious about what paints you use and which paint brands to avoid
He usually shows what paint he uses in his painting tutorials.
@@davidhutchison5415 yea but I'm trying to get into doing what he does and was hoping for like something about which ones to def get and which to avoid. Like i know alclad is used a lot but are some of their paints not as good as say another brands in particular colors type situation
The Scriber Set is out of stock. Any other alternative Links?
Lets see how you can make the best out of an HG or the lowest Grade Gunpla
where the cutting mat link
Thx for the video, I can cuztomize my own Gunpla next time
Tutorial on how to set up lighting for photos!
Try to search product photography tutorial, its pretty much the same.
The rest is just how are you going to play with your lightings and angles
Tutorial on photoshooting gunpla? I really had a big problem capturing my gunplas on camera.
#neverstopbuilding gunpla
Da bro you give great advice 👌 💯 👍
Instead of using the mark setter, can I directly top coat it after the softer?
So when you first started customizing did you buy all of this up front?
What should I use to cut parts, like with cutting a section off of a part or plastic sheets?
"Never stop building"
I wish my wallet would agree.
My friend.. where do I find the scribing pattern for the GUNDAM's piece?
If i don't have any cement, is Cyanoacrylate glue the best type of glue for gunpla?
test it on a pla plate/plastic spoon first
What's stopping u?
Me: hmmm just how all the things i need cost over 500 to get and that ain't even getting the actual kits yet 😅😂
4:57 its awkward when the link is gone
GFAM GANG!!
I picked up that scribe with the red handle before and maybe it was just the one I got but the tip of the chisel wasn't flat so cuts were off when when I held it straight. The sizes of the engravers were also not correct. Payed $50. It was good to practice a little with but I think people might be better off investing a little more into some nicer chisels.
A few months after that I found some madworks chisels and a handle on ebay for $110 cad for almost a whole set. It cost almost double the first engraver I got but I have almost twice as many chisel sizes and the quality is much nicer.
Investing in better quality tools the first time might save you more money in the long run.
Happy building everyone!
I still don't understand what mr mark softer does
Could you give me the name of the chisel use
What size do you use when scribing 1/100 MG ?
fk yeah!
Anotha tutorial!
can i use topcoat instead of Mr. Mark Setter/Softer for the decals ? or it should be Mr. Mark Setter/Softer? :(
Applying decals ➡️ Softer & Setter
Finishing & sealing everything ➡️ Topcoat
But u can use gloss topcoat before applying the decals, so u can set the decals better (due to gloss smooth surface)
@@RedExia so its ok if i go directly to topcoat right since i only do panel line and decals now, (just a beginner) ^_^ to seal it all in one place.. :)
@@zYthJanemaRk yes, it's totally fine, I don't use softer/setter myself :) but they are helpful for applying decals on tricky surfaces, & give a better final look
@@RedExia thanks bro.. :)
@@zYthJanemaRk sure no problem my guy 😁👍🏼
Madworks is to hard to find here in the philippines...😭😭😭
that scriber is not that good, i had it for a while and eventually upgraded to Madworks and then BMC, get BMC if you can, they worth the price
u look macam my fren，r u Malaysian ？
Yeah I'm from Penang. You? Hahaha
@@StudioGundam KL😁
Do I know you? Hahahaha maybe I do! I was in KL for years hahaha
@@StudioGundam i oso dunno i noe u o nt，cz i cant rmb my fren‘s fb，but look gt a bit feel like
beside that，ur modification skill & painting skill r marvelous，hope can learn from u🥺
There is no one my age that builds gunpla
Can u give me a link of amazon order for all of these hahahahha
Some people won't read the captions tho
Aliff Hakim I mean in 1 click you know? I gonna buy it all!
Im curious if you can speak Filipino
Good info here. A lot of room for variation considering the wealth of different brands there are, so if you can't access some of these because of your location, there's probably something that's available to you.
what is the fatter hobby knife your using at 2:30 in the video? i like the larger handle for my gorilla hands :D
ya’ll are so goddamn broke holy shit
I have a request...
Can you do costom HG psycho zaku?? 😁
Ahejejej
Also what should I use to make parts and attach parts? I am asking as an almost complete novice who hasn't gone past panel lining.
👍👍
Thanks for the tips! Can you use Tamiya and Mr. Color paints in an airbrush?
I noticed I was missing the neck of my RG Nu Gundam. Any tips on fabricating or scratch build a missing or broken pieces?
Next custom build, i hope you to try painting a Gunpla using luminescent paint. It will be amazing Gunpla. Glow in the dark
Thank you very much for the tutorial! Unfortunately it's hard to find some of those tools, like scriber and dymo tape, in Ukraine for good price and specially for gunpla.
I just finished building my gundam delta kai it took me almost 5-6hours building it 😁😁
Never stop building!
This is something i have been looking for, great video quality excellent explanations and beautiful background music & backdrops. I have been experimenting with scribing and have learned a whole lot and this video sums up every i have learned. There is an art to scribing and you have cover it in a simple way.
Thnx 4all ur tipz & Vidz bro keep'em coming!!! Nice Workz ;)
What do you call the box that make your gunpla shine after you sand it?
Do you have a code for Newtype when making purchases on their website?
No colors at all? Acrylics, enamels and lacquers... no need for them? ;)
Hope all ur videos will be teach a beginner like me to start this as a hobby 😁😁
bro thx for the video really apriciate it really inspird
Thanks for the tutorial now i can make my own costum gunpla
Well looks like I can now customize gunpla now
Do you use Amazon here in the Philippines?
This video is really helpful
In every tutorial you make I pick up something new. Thank you for always spending the time to share your knowledge and experience.
ありがたいね
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Vegetable oil and a swab, after a light wire brushing, would do wonders would do wonders for those old nippers. 🤔 Tool care is as important as the hobby itself. These videos are much appreciated, from a fellow builder, and I really enjoy the content you bring.
You can also get a cheap sharpener and do some work on them
someone know if vallejo has a good panel liner? cause i din´t found tamya, unless in amazon, but it´s like 20 euros a single pot with the shippment cost.... XD
just thinned down normal paints and use micro brush or something similar, I mostly used red for panel lining
Always the best tutorials! Simple and to the point. No fluff and talking about random stuff the whole time. Not to mention I'm about to spend some money! Lol great job Justin. Keep grinding!
@dabtronix215 can i join you discord?
I have created an acc
@@joshi.7819 okay heres a link to the discord channel. discord.gg/7VrkHY
@@joshi.7819 i am Dabtronix710 on discord shoot me a msg or add me on there if u want man, im new to the GTS community but its a great place to get some good ideas and what not.
Csn i have more information about the photoetch scriver?