• SnAgCu [he/him, any]
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    1 year ago

    That's really damn cool.

    I wired two LEDs into a Demi Trainer, and that was more than enough for me. I do not have the patience or artistic touch of these guys.

    • worlds_okayest_mech_pilot [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      That's awesome enough in my book lol. Here's me being too lazy to use the topcoat I got for my MG Wing and ZZ. I just watch the panel liner slowly fade and weep

      • pooh [she/her, love/loves]
        hexagon
        ·
        1 year ago

        What do you use for top coat just curious? I haven't tried panel lining yet, but was thinking about doing it with the two I made.

        • worlds_okayest_mech_pilot [he/him]
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          1 year ago

          I got a can of Mr. Hobby matte top-coat off of Amazon, but I haven't used it yet (cause I'm lazy lol)

          I couldn't recommend panel lining enough, though. It's easy and a huge difference. I use fine-line Gundam Markers ($10-$15 on Amazon) and just do a basic job on each limb before final assembly. You only really need three: grey marker for white surfaces (black is too dark unless you want the model to look cell-shaded, which can be cool), black marker for blue, black, and other dark surfaces, and a brown marker for red and yellow surfaces.

          I'm terrible with artistic hobbies like modeling, but I was actually shocked at the improvement that panel lining makes. Bonus is that you can do it at any time. My first kit was a HG Strike and it was okay, but I panel lined it a year later and it was good enough to move to the front of the shelf haha