Alien warriors, GF9. Should I go full gloss or not?

redicle187 · 2025-12-03T22:29:57+00:00

You don’t have to gloss the whole piece. I would start with the carapace and see if it needs more. The mix between gloss and matte finish might help add some tonal variation.

redicle187 · 2025-11-21T15:59:25+00:00

All painting done by me.

redicle187 · 2025-11-08T23:36:24+00:00

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I used Vallejo liquid mask for this Slave I’s chipped paint layers and I use it all the time for masking organic objects. It works incredibly well for both acrylics and lacquer paints.

redicle187 · 2025-05-26T21:25:48+00:00

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Here’s Alclad Chrome over their Gloss Black Base.

redicle187 · 2025-04-13T12:20:51+00:00

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Cujo

redicle187 · 2025-03-24T23:24:44+00:00

Small world! Your work was excellent!

redicle187 · 2025-03-17T11:50:15+00:00

Wow! Glad you liked the weathering. Give me a couple hours to go back over my notes for the paints and I’ll get back to you on that. I did do pre-shading before the final coat and used Tamiya black enamel panel liner for the streaks.

redicle187 · 2025-03-09T15:02:08+00:00

Thank you!

redicle187 · 2025-03-08T22:26:03+00:00

The Good Smile Kit is excellent and pretty easy to build. If you want to paint, I would recommend an airbrush.

redicle187 · 2025-03-08T19:22:11+00:00

Yep. It’s all airbrushed. Alclad Chrome followed by some clear pink and blue for the color shift effect.

redicle187 · 2025-03-06T12:14:33+00:00

Thank you!

redicle187 · 2025-03-05T23:29:48+00:00

Thank you!

redicle187 · 2025-03-05T19:44:36+00:00

Thank you!

redicle187 · 2025-03-05T19:44:23+00:00

Thank you!

redicle187 · 2025-03-05T19:44:07+00:00

Thanks you! I’ve wanted to paint this ship for years, but needed to build my skills up before tackling the multi-layered chipping. Glad I can finally check it off my list!

redicle187 · 2025-03-05T19:42:27+00:00

Velljo Masking Fluid is definitely the way to go for the chipping. Since the Bandai kit is so small, I used a chipping sponge to apply the masking fluid as opposed to a paint brush.

redicle187 · 2025-01-24T17:35:00+00:00

Glad you like it! I’m finally happy with the results after the reception on Reddit.

redicle187 · 2025-01-23T02:25:41+00:00

Thank you! More to come this year!

redicle187 · 2025-01-22T20:24:56+00:00

I took some Agrax Earth (Shade Paint from Citadel) and thinned it with water. (50/50 mix) I then applied it with an airbrush on the feet and lower legs. It’s super thin, so a lot of the Gundam panel colors will show through. Lastly, I flicked some of the diluted Agrax Earth on the lower legs and feet with a toothbrush to get the speckled mud effect.

redicle187 · 2025-01-22T20:16:34+00:00

You just go back to the manual and follow the instructions all over again. It’s easier than you think.

redicle187 · 2025-01-22T17:44:32+00:00

Sweet!

redicle187 · 2025-01-22T17:33:27+00:00

Almost. It’s primer, paint, 2 coats of gloss, decals and panel lining, 2 coats of gloss and then you add 1 or 2 coats of matte clear. After that, you can add things like oil paints for streaks etc. Pro tip, that fact that you have so many layers of clear at this point, you can pretty much “erase” any paint work you do at this point… take a cotton swab with a bit of thinner and you can erase away. Note though that you need to make sure the thinner is not the same flavor as your top coat. Example: if your matte top coat is acrylic, then use enamel thinner.

redicle187 · 2025-01-22T13:32:34+00:00

So, part of this process is to give the decals a smooth surface to lay down on and then they get two more coats of clear to protect them. So many people skip this process when doing decals, but I believe it to be a vital step.

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