As an intruder to this space, I would just like to share some of the work I’ve done in building gundam model kits. My gunpla projects at the start of the year seems to have stalled because of work and studies. Since I’ve stopped working and have some spare time before I begin to study for the exams, I decided to complete my unfinished Strike Noir Gundam.
I built it early in Jan but was too lazy too gloss coat it for decal transfers. So I decided to finish it today.. it took almost 7 hours to complete the detailing process. Here are some pictures I took before spraying the flat coat, excuse my blurry shots, I used my lousy old camera =)
I used a mix of dry decals and water slide decals which I bought from Samuel Decal late last year. Used the handy Mr. Mark Softer to help set the decal onto the gloss coat. From experience, dab a cotton bud onto the water slide decal and allow it to dry by itself. If not, use a dry cotton bud to slowly dab the excess away but make sure you don’t slide the cotton bud as you might tear the decal away! This process should be repeated a few times to ensure that the “borders” of the decal are dissolved away into the gloss coat.
After a lengthy process, I snap fitted the parts to see if there were any parts that required more detailing. Seemed okay to me, so I continued to spray the flat coat to seal the decals. I personally like flat coats because of the plastic feeling it gives instead of a smooth glossy surface. Will post some action pictures when the parts become dry sometime soon. I need to find some time to start on my next gunpla project. Anyone wants to guess what it will be?
- Joseph
[EDIT]: A few action poses I took. As you can see the surface is not shiny anymore. I still love the Unicorn Gundam.
