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This is my first painted Gundam, I did it January of 2008 and finished on the first week of February...It's a mess basically, I read a lot of tutorials from fichtenfoo, cody's coop and cody chan's workshop before painting it, however I applied all of the weathering effects I learned from the internet...the result...a pretty messed up Gunpla.LOL

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Name: DC23
Nick: donc0023
Class: Expert
Category: Open
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gally
04/18 18:44
This definatly looks like it was in a war, great job!

matanglawinx
02/26 21:46
The "messing it up" worked. It looks like a heavily weathered, battle-worn strike...

jepnat19
02/16 21:24
waah,, astig... sir, ndi po aq nani2wla n "mess" ung gnwa nio.. idol po... steeeg... uhm, kuya, mom nio po b c ma'am soratos... n-handle nia po kc aq d2 s ust... ^^;

Pepe Diokno
02/09 15:35
Sir, anu po pang remove nyo ng seam lines?..

crimsonred77
02/02 00:25
kuya I just posted my first model its an overflag I just want to an opinion from u kung ayus lng yung overflag model tnx poh... umm mahirap ph ang biochem lab na prelim exam hehehehe

donc0023
01/21 22:59
@crimson, I buy my sandpapers sa hardware, 800 grit to 1200 grit...I'm not into metallic finishes, but a good combination of flat and glossy finishes in a kit is great looking. :)

crimsonred77
01/21 15:40
thanks po san po ba kayo nakabili ng pangsand??? Is metallic red ok po ba for savior?

donc0023
01/20 00:47
@crimson,hahaha...my mom told me 3 kayo, but I met your 2 friends earlier...basically start with the basics like removing seams, sanding and painting before you venture into modifications...I painted 11 1/100 kits before I tried mods. Visit fichtenfoo.com, he has a tutorial on how to build MGs. thanks man. :)

crimsonred77
01/19 16:20
Sir idol!!! ako din po prof k din mom sa biochem excellent kits poh, yun i'm just a beginner in this thing I hope maturuan m ko hehehehehe at si pepe diokno at si jai pogi mga friends ko at classmates kapwa kmi gundam enthusiast and I'm hoping to build my own mobile suit i'm targeting my own savior gundam...

donc0023
01/16 00:11
Proud un kasi nagbunga daw ka abnormalan at ka adikan sa toys ( gunpla are not toys though! kulit mom ko! ) thanks bro! :)

jaironpogi
01/15 07:30
Idol donc0023! i luv all you works... I'm a friend & classmate of Pepe... as he said... ur mom is our prof in BiochemLab... She tells us about ur works and achievements... and few stories relating to ur childhood... one thing is for sure though... She's proud of you... Keep it up... hehe... hope to see more models.... ^^

donc0023
01/15 05:45
@Pepe, HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! natawa ako dun ah! nakakahiya mom ko! anyways thanks man...keep building! :)

Pepe Diokno
01/15 03:43
Sir!! your kits are all awesome!!..Prof ko po mother mo sa biochem lab namin sa ust, kinukwento ka po nya sa amin..hehe..gundam enthusiast din po kasi ako tsaka barkada ko.I love ur works po..hehe

donc0023
01/13 00:25
@ becklot, thanks man.

donc0023
01/11 02:14
@kickssaze, thanks man. keep building.:)

kickassaze
01/10 02:48
I strongly disagree about calling this kit a mess. For me, Its beautiful and the weathering makes the "mess" looks great. ^^

donc0023
01/08 19:37
Ayt smeagolthevile, however I coat my kits with future before washes thus protecting the previous layer of paint. Also, I use tamiya acrylics for the basecoats annd enamels for washes...just like what you stated, It won't harm the acrylic paint. thanks man. :)

smeagolthevile
01/08 18:14
The issue with using the washes, is that anything that will think the pain, will damage the coat you are putting it on. You use acrylics with water, because water doesnt think enamel and laquer.

donc0023
01/08 00:26
@ weirdo5000, thank you man! But I think personally looking at it now, the weathering is fine but it better suits zakus and ground mechas.thanks again...keep building! :)

donc0023
01/08 00:25
Ayt smegolthevile, I use lighter fluid for tamiya enamels. I've done it a couple of times for my newer kits...I'm not sure, but I think water ( for acrylics ) does not have the great capillary action of enamels and oils. Thus, It's fairly difficult to use acrylics for panel lining washes. thanks man. keep building! :)

smeagolthevile
01/07 13:25
Have you ever tried using a wash? Get acrylic or oil paint. Put it in a separate container and thin it until it is about 10% paint 90% water, or so. You then put it onto the panel lines after putting down a gloss top coat. Let it run into all the panels and gaps, and dry. Then get the thinner for acrylic or oil, whichever your using (not sure for oil, but acrylic is water) and clean off the excess around the seams. This way you can choose what color you really want. It works well but takes time to master.

wierdo5000
01/07 08:39
dude... u say its messed up... i say its messed up too in an awesome way! the weathering is just fantastic and awesome! i wish i could weather like that... i can only just do the bashing and the cutting of weapons and bullets O.o Nice JoB!

donc0023
01/06 23:23
Thanks smeagolthevile...I used black technical pen on this, but now I use enamels, I still prefer german grey though. thanks man.:)

smeagolthevile
01/06 14:27
A few suggestions. When you do your pannel lining, dont use BLACK use a lighter shade of gray. Mix a custom color based on the color of your kit, it wont stand out as much and look cleaner. Remember, the pannel linings are only gaps on the armor, your painting the shadows. The paint chipping looks well done, even if they are rather big chips to be there without damage http://codyscoop.com/ht-building.html check that out for more info on that. All being said, I like this, very good job for a first time. Keep up the good work!

donc0023
01/05 17:46
@ deathworld and suzukaze7, thanks to both of you...I wasted too much paint in this, coz I repainted it twice during the process. I just want to show the younger guys in this forum that before I won this year's Bakuc Finals at HK, I did some really messed up looking kits like this one. Thanks man! :)

deathworld_dragon
01/05 14:49
Don't be too hard on your self. This kit looks very well done. You paint much better then I do...

suzukaze7
01/05 13:43
naw its pretty cool! =D iono about everyone else but i personally like it =D looks like alot of hardwork and time went into it =] i liek how you put the BANDAI logo on there too haha XD a great job overall =D

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