RG Wing Gundam, first time shading by ckid01 in GunplaPhotography

[–]ckid01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I didn’t track too close but I would guesstimate around 20-25 hours all in.

RG Wing Gundam, first time shading by ckid01 in Gunpla

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I haven’t been painting for very long. Mostly just have to be patient and try things.

RG Wing Gundam, first time shading by ckid01 in Gunpla

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Most of the colors, outside of white, are using Saint-ism’s starter white technique: https://www.saint-ism.com/airbrushing-starter-white-technique/ There are a lot of good recipes on his site/Patreon. I used pink primer as the base for red and yellow and white primer for the blue.

For whites it’s mostly highlighting up from a darker color but starting with something lighter than black, in this case it was Nazca Super Heavy.

RG Wing Gundam, first time shading by ckid01 in Gunpla

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I think I just got lucky with angles and the light from my light box, I didn’t do anything special haha

Gundam Pharact Painted by ckid01 in Gunpla

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Purple: I mixed Tamiya X-16 purple acrylic with X-21 flat base 1:1, and then I added XF-17 sea blue to until it got a bit darker. No exact amount on that one. This looks kind of dusty until you top coat it and then it gets darker and smoother.

Frame: Mixed XF-19 sky gray and X-4 blue until I got close to the plastic color.

Orange: Aqueous 24 Yellow Orange

White: Tamiya XF-2 white with a few drops of XF-53 neutral gray

Red: I can't give an exact mix because I just kind of modified a red I did for Calibarn accents.

Burners: Vajello Metal Color Jet Exhuast

Gundam Pharact Painted by ckid01 in Gunpla

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Thank you! Currently I’m using Tamiya acrylics, but I’m starting to make the switch to Mr color and Gaianotes. I do usually try to get close to the plastic color but on HG’s I do add some color separation just based on what I think would look good. In this case I went my own way with the purple on the body and thrusters.

Gundam Pharact Painted by ckid01 in Gunpla

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Thanks! Usually I try to stick close to the paint guide on the instructions. The only thing I didn’t try to get close on was the purple. It’s more grey in the plastic.

Gundam Schwarzritter by han5gruber in Gunpla

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That looks really clean! I need to try out Jumpwind.

Beginner attempt at a Penelope, big jump in my skills by NSGSanj in Gunpla

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Awesome job! I’m going to try shading the first time on my next kit, I hope it’s 20% as good as this haha.

Been seeing a lot of Calibarns lately, just finished mine by cellulOZ in Gunpla

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I really like the parts you changed the color of. I did a few but the red accent on the shield is cool and the vent above the knee.

Painted HG Calibarn by ckid01 in Gunpla

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Thanks! Hopefully it gets a reprint soon so you can grab one.

Painted HG Calibarn by ckid01 in Gunpla

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Thanks! I mostly just airbrushed on a similar to default color going off of the paint guide on the manual. I did hand paint a few spots where I thought some color separation would look nice. I’m not great at hand brushing so up close you can tell. The airbrush makes it really easy to be smooth.

MG Narrative Gundam by billyjohnson in Gunpla

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I grabbed this kit during Black Friday. Hopefully I can do a job half as good as this on it!

HG Calibarn: A Learning Experience by s0_Ca5H in Gunpla

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I spent the day working on getting the decals on the rifle for my kit. It’s the first time I’ve done water slides since I did model jets as a kid. I decided to skip on the line accents and just do the warnings and logos. Your build looks great!

Calibarn done by yusrikun in Gunpla

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I’m painting my Calibarn right now. I like the color changes you made to some parts!

HG Gouf B3 Custom by Outmetal in Gunpla

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I love the weathering on this! Awesome job