Layman’s Gunpla Guide – Other Weathering Tips
Here are some other weathering tips that didn’t quite fit in any of the other sections…
Distressed Decals
If you’re going to weather a kit with decals it’s important to weather those decals as well. A scratch or faded decal can add a lot of depth to the look of a kit. For the most part, weathering and stickers don’t work well together as weathering tends to accentuate the sticker’s border.
The simplest method to distress a decal is to scrape at it with pointy end of a toothpick or similar tool. It’s important to make sure that they’re fully dry and set with decal set solution before doing so. Don’t scrape too hard, you don’t want to mess up the paint. Note that your surface is heavily chipped, the decals should not cover the chipped area, as the paint would normally have worn off there as well.
Layman’s Gunpla Guide – Weathering General
Welcome to the weathering section of the Layman’s Gunpla Guide. Why a whole separate section? Well weathering is a complex thing to talk about and would be immensely cumbersome to scope out over a single plage. The good news is that weathering is a lot of fun and accessible for modelers of any skill level.
What is Weathering
Weathering is the process of taking your kit, be it Gunpla, tank, airplane, etc. and giving it the appearance of having been exposed to the elements of time, combat, day to day work, and the weather (hence the name).
Lupin III (2015) Episode 01 Review
Episode 01, “The Marriage of Lupin III”
*****SPOILERS*****
Synopsis: It’s wedding bells for master thief Lupin III in the Italian republic of San Marino! Tying the knot with a CEO and celebutante Rebecca Rossellini. But despite all the happy tidings, it’s obvious that Lupin is up to something. In this case, he has his eyes on San Marino’s national treasure, the Royal Crown of Liberty. It proves impossible to keep the crafty Fujiko in the dark about this, though, and she’s not the only lady looking to make herself a queen! Can Lupin the Newlywed keep himself from being caught? The brand new Lupin TV show is molto bene!
Elyn Hobby 1/100 Kshatriya – A Mobile Suit Emerges
[flickr-photo:id=20919110851,size=n] It’s alive! Sort of…
Oh, Bandai, why didn’t you just release a MG Kshatriya years ago? Would’ve saved me sooo much effort.
Before I begin, I should point out that this project has inadvertently placed me in an informal build off with Lighted Pants over on r/Gunpla. You might have seen his astonishing MG Epyon. It’s an informal build off in the sense that I’ve pretty much already broken every rule LP has attempted to set up. The only one that still stands is that we’ve got to get these kits wrapped up by Nov 30th, or else admit defeat. Should be more than enough time assuming I don’t pick up Destiny again, or Fallout 5 when it’s released.
Elyn Hobby 1/100 Kshatriya/Kastrysha – Project Start
[flickr-photo:id=20646762091,size=n] For all the kit’s faults, the packaging is pretty damn impressive…
Welp, a year ago I picked up the monster that is the Elyn Hobby 1/100 Kshatriya/Kastrysha (the mobile suit is the Kshatriya, but the box says Kastrysha). It’s a massive kit. There has to be well over 500, if not 600, individual parts. The box is as large as a Perfect Grade’s and the build is going to be even more complex. Sure, all of the pieces come pre-cut from the runners and specially packaged… but that’s likely the cause of this kit’s main issue.
Otaku Evolution Episode 46 – Kikaider The Animation
A truly shocking episode of Otaku Evolution! How can I handle this onslaught of sorrow? Can I? (NOPE.)
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– Penguin Truth
(2015)
Otaku Evolution Episode 45 – Outlanders
Honestly, I wish there was more I could make fun of. But this silly shit is just that, silly, and shit. But kind of fun!
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– Penguin Truth
(2015)
Hyaku Shiki 2.0 Project – Pale Rider
Come with me if you want to live.
Here’s a fun, relatively quick, project I started on following an inspirational post by Gamera Baenre on r/Gunpla. Turns out the new MG Hyaku Shiki 2.0 is actually a milky clear transparent plastic underneath the gold plating. I love quirky little projects like clear MGs allow for so I figured I’d strip the Shiki and detail up the internal frame for fun. If you’re interested in stripping your own kit here’s how.
Wanting to reuse some paints I had on hand I ended up going with a tame palette of blues, gray-ish blues, and gray up against an inner frame of light gunmetal with gold, silver, and copper details. I also applied some regular gunmetal to the frame in an attempt to add a bit more depth here and there. Unfortunately Light Gunmetal is so similar to regular Gunmetal and Silver and those details didn’t really pop like I had imagined. There’s not a lot of contrast between the different blues on in the torso, or the blue-gray and gray used on the gun (Sazabi ver. Ka’s over sized gun for fun as well). It’s just enough of a subtle contrast such that it looks good in person, but has the tendency to get washed out in photos or casual viewing. That was the point of the kit at least, as the project was originally called “Ghost.” Something subtle and spooky compared to the brilliant gold original. One of these days I’m going to do something in bright, contrasting primary colours for a change.