Gundam panel lining with thinned paint

Easy peasy to do. Using paint is more effective than ink, which fades easily and is not so wear resistant. This is a step up from using off the shelf Gundam ink panel lining pens which are surely convenient, but you have less control over the colour intensity or the shades of the lines. Just use thinned out paint and apply. If the dried result is a little too weak... simply re-apply till you get exactly what you are looking for. I also find it very satisfying when the paint mix runs along the lines by themselves :) PS dont sniff paint thinners. It's bad for you.

Thought bubble whilst editing... I really should have cut my nails before I shot this video.

Also the long blank segment at the end was totally unplanned. I messed up.

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[skin9n]

All that smells GOOD!!!! *snniiiiiiifffffff*

[kawaihui]

I just did this to my Unicorn Gundam, it's awesome, thanks for the tips. It look really good, but it takes a long time to rub off the paint. (About 4 hours of rubbing, I guess) :)

[kawaihui]

@Eqvil I used lots of thinner, just like how much he used in this video. The cotton bud has to be dry in order to rub(sand) off the paint. Yes, you can remove all the unwanted paint on the surfaces if you spent enough time of rubbing.

[Eqvil]

@kawaihui Did you use a dry cotton bud afterwards, or did you apply some thinner? Also, could you completely remove the paint from the surfaces, because on the video, there are smudges, which I'd like to avoid on my Tallgeese III?

[stuggit1]

I've had trouble witht the gundam markers ink going on my fingers and as well as an uneveness in the tone of the lines. Do you have problems like that when using this technique? ALso can you just use enamel paints? and thinner?

[WolfieLink1987]

a very good tutorial. thanks!

[captainRailgun]

Hay man I know this is an old cid but just wondering would this work on painted kits without the thinned paint sticking on the painted part and spoiling it???

[captainRailgun]

@ulricwu Its a tamiya thinner so you can buy it in any model shop that sells tamiya paint.

[ulricwu]

Where did you get that paint thinner?

[sytraxiplague]

Your videos are amazing. Perfect tutorial, but I believe your "Click Here For More!" link says "2 Odd 4 Toys"! Hahaha.

[mercybrkr]

So Cut, Touch up, Line, Decal, Top coat. I'd say 2-3 layers of top coat protects the lining and decal well. Thing is I coat every part so I need about 2 cans of top coat at least. Costly.

[mercybrkr]

@FMLRarshnarg Okay so here is what I do that works for mine. Get gundam paint markers. Cut the ;parts from the runners, paint the nib marks with the markers which blends perfectly with your series of gundam. Next I usually line it with ink markers. This method is possible too. Then Apply the decals. Then top coat. Dont worry as the top coat protects the decals. I use gloss then flat cos I don't want it to be too dull. But basically I don't really paint. I just touch up.