I am doing a dynamus repaint, this what the shields will look like

Hi, I'm starting to paint with an airbrush. (2 yrs in this hobby only)

I'd like to paint with lacquer, but I think I'll start with acrylics. Are they any good?

In the nearest store I only have acrylics, actually. They have Vallejo, AK and Citadel. Can I mix primers, paint, top coats from different brands? Personally, I like the AK ones a bit more because I feel they match the color more accurately.

When I switch to lacquer, I want to try Jumpwind and Gaia.

Thanks, I wanted to share this and get feedback!

We’re getting closer and I’m very happy with how these axes came out….still so much more to do.

I only have experience using testors enamle paints which use mineral spirits as a thinner. I got these today but realized im not sure what thinner to jse

Does anyone know of, or have heard of anyone, integrating their gunplay lighting into their smart home setup? All the Bandai options are very battery and button based (MGEX Unicorn, MG Rx-78-2 head lighting). The Kosmos kits (FM Aerial, or PG Unicorn/Banshee) seem like you could run them off of a power adapter, so you could at least use smart home stuff to turn them off and on (Light My Bricks and Legos work great this way). Kosmos has remotes that use RF so about the only thing I can come up with is to hack a RF control together. Would be amazing to setup PG Unicorn and Banshee to change colors together, and even better set them up as part of a smart home scene.

I’ve done a lot of searching, and just wondering if I’m missing something obvious?

Hello. I've been painting gundam models for a while, and I'm having problems with the acrylic paints not being resistant enough when posing and whatnot.

I know that laquers are much more resistant to damage and tear, and I was thinking if it's possible to primer with laquer, paint with acrylic paints and then varnish with a laquer, in all cases, letting it to cure for at least several days before going to the next step. Is this safe to do, and how resistant will the end result be?

Curious what this group has done when it comes to the mono eye of the HG kshatriya kit. I can’t figure out what to do this give it the most life and make it more striking. Does anyone know the dimensions of the lense? Please post pics of your Kshatriyas! I’m eager to see what’s been achieved from this fine sub Reddit