Whats Lying on your Workbench MK IV

[Big s]

2 hours ago, Cheese3 said:

Finally finished this 1/72 vf-1j. I bought Resident Evil 2 for ps1 and played it a ton,sooo it took me longer to finish this kit then expected.

I like that mint green. 

[arbit]

9 hours ago, Cheese3 said:

Finally finished this 1/72 vf-1j. I bought Resident Evil 2 for ps1 and played it a ton,sooo it took me longer to finish this kit then expected.

Looks great! I love everything about the painting on that old sculpt.

I like your collection. Which Zentran figures are those?

[Big s]

1 hour ago, arbit said:

Which Zentran figures are those?

I believe that’s the Imai Kamjin kit for the bigger one and the smaller one looks like the one that came with the Imai Nousjadeul Ger power armor kit

[Cheese3]

10 hours ago, Big s said:

I believe that’s the Imai Kamjin kit for the bigger one and the smaller one looks like the one that came with the Imai Nousjadeul Ger power armor kit

Nailed it!

[Big s]

8 minutes ago, Cheese3 said:

Nailed it!

I loved that little Nousjadeul Ger kit. It’s way more fun than such an ancient model kit had any right to be. That one and their Queadluun Rau were two of my favorite examples of how Imai was far ahead of their time with plastic models

[arbit]

Awesome! That is the "All IMAI Collection".

[Radioguy]

1 hour ago, arbit said:

Awesome! That is the "All IMAI Collection".

If the 1J head has no goggle, it's IMAI. I actually love that feature.

[pengbuzz]

3 hours ago, Radioguy said:

If the 1J head has no goggle, it's IMAI. I actually love that feature.

Solved.

Meantime, next project:

Clue:

Spoiler

 

 

Edited February 27 by pengbuzz

[Papa Rat]

Almost done with this little buddy. 
needs some dialing in. I want to try out weathering but I’m scared. 
 

[Big s]

24 minutes ago, Papa Rat said:

Almost done with this little buddy. 
needs some dialing in. I want to try out weathering but I’m scared. 
 

Try an erasable method if you’re scared. Water color or some people here like clay based gunk washes. I’ve been using water color pencils and the tamiya makeup sets. With water color pencils, they can get wet and flow into grooves or when dry they can draw on the surface to make drip marks or scratches depending on the colors and can be cleaned of with a wet tissue if you go overboard. Just make sure to top coat afterwards to keep things from rubbing off

[Papa Rat]

2 minutes ago, Big s said:

Try an erasable method if you’re scared. Water color or some people here like clay based gunk washes. I’ve been using water color pencils and the tamiya makeup sets. With water color pencils, they can get wet and flow into grooves or when dry they can draw on the surface to make drip marks or scratches depending on the colors and can be cleaned of with a wet tissue if you go overboard. Just make sure to top coat afterwards to keep things from rubbing off

Awesome suggestion. Appreciate it. 

[Thom]

@pengbuzz Color me intrigued!

[Cheese3]

8 hours ago, Big s said:

I loved that little Nousjadeul Ger kit. It’s way more fun than such an ancient model kit had any right to be. That one and their Queadluun Rau were two of my favorite examples of how Imai was far ahead of their time with plastic models

It’s crazy how much better proportion wise their valks were than arii battloids.Imai’s 1/100 super battloid still holds up so well. Looks great. But than again imais fighters/gerwalk had that bizarre nose cone and arii fighter mode models looks so much better. 

[Cheese3]

1 hour ago, Papa Rat said:

Almost done with this little buddy. 
needs some dialing in. I want to try out weathering but I’m scared. 
 

Almost too clean to weather! Ha 

Edited February 28 by Cheese3
Meant to say almost instead of also.

[sketchley]

1 hour ago, Papa Rat said:

Awesome suggestion. Appreciate it. 

I'd also recommend starting on a part that is less visible or covered by other parts to try it out—even those erasable methods can be difficult to remove from certain places (narrow gaps, etc.)

In general, liquids are easier to apply, and it's usually much easier to add more later than it is to remove excess amounts.

 

Incidentally, do you have another model (E.g. one that is cheap as chips, or that you can 'afford' to lose if things go to pot) to try weathering techniques on first?

[Papa Rat]

2 hours ago, sketchley said:

I'd also recommend starting on a part that is less visible or covered by other parts to try it out—even those erasable methods can be difficult to remove from certain places (narrow gaps, etc.)

In general, liquids are easier to apply, and it's usually much easier to add more later than it is to remove excess amounts.

 

Incidentally, do you have another model (E.g. one that is cheap as chips, or that you can 'afford' to lose if things go to pot) to try weathering techniques on first?

Yeah, that’s a great idea. Funny you say that, I just happen to have a kit on its way that can be my fun/easy going experiment kit. That sounds like the perfect opportunity to test out some weathering. I have also been meaning to do some brush painting with acrylics. I’ve been so focused on spraying lacquers. Time to expand my tool kit. 🤔

[Papa Rat]

@Cheese3 Hahaha. 

[pengbuzz]

Just finished a side project:

 

Backdrop artwork:

[Big s]

16 minutes ago, pengbuzz said:

Just finished a side project:

 

Backdrop artwork:

Great diorama 

[Thom]

Looks great @pengbuzz Classic Optimus!

[Papa Rat]

Current project. Is a silly and fun Hasegawa 1/35 MechatroWeGo. This was inexpensive and came with two kits and some extras. I think it’s a great opportunity to try some new things.  
This build is Inspired by a couple videos I saw from Jon Bius and Lincoln Wright. 
So far I have done some texturing using Tamiya putty and put down a black surfacer 1500. My goal in the end is some major weathering practice. Ideally I want to give this a Maschinen Krieger look. 

[Big s]

2 hours ago, Papa Rat said:

Current project. Is a silly and fun Hasegawa 1/35 MechatroWeGo. This was inexpensive and came with two kits and some extras. I think it’s a great opportunity to try some new things.  
This build is Inspired by a couple videos I saw from Jon Bius and Lincoln Wright. 
So far I have done some texturing using Tamiya putty and put down a black surfacer 1500. My goal in the end is some major weathering practice. Ideally I want to give this a Maschinen Krieger look. 

Are you gonna try brush painting the lacquers on it? Most of Lincoln’s kits seem to use that painting method 

[Papa Rat]

26 minutes ago, Big s said:

Are you gonna try brush painting the lacquers on it? Most of Lincoln’s kits seem to use that painting method 

I want to try that but this first go I’m trying out some Vallejo acrylic paints. 

[Big s]

2 hours ago, Papa Rat said:

I want to try that but this first go I’m trying out some Vallejo acrylic paints. 

I’ve never had much luck on brush painting lacquer personally. When I used to use acrylics for brush painting, I did really well with citadel paints. I kinda like the army painter ones these days since they seem to level easily and they have a similar product to the contrast paints for the slap chop thing.

[pengbuzz]

On 3/3/2025 at 8:46 AM, Thom said:

Looks great @pengbuzz Classic Optimus!

Thanks! Now I just need a left arm for a G1 Jetfire!

(I get all the luck, don't I? 🤣 )

Edited Wednesday at 02:41 PM by pengbuzz

[Thom]

25 minutes ago, pengbuzz said:

Thanks! Now I just need a left arm for a G1 Jetfire!

(I get all the luck, don't I? 🤣 )

Or do a combat dio where he had his arm blown off.

[pengbuzz]

38 minutes ago, Thom said:

Or do a combat dio where he had his arm blown off.

I can't; this is a birthday gift for my friend of 30 years (he always wanted a G1 Jetfire but could never afford it). I got it off of ebay but could not locate a replacement arm.

 

 

[Papa Rat]

Too funny to not share this. 💩
So here’s my first go at acrylic hand painting, texturing and weathering. 
I hate it and love it. Hahahaha

I learned a lot today and had lots of fun with this little mech. 😂

[Big s]

21 minutes ago, Papa Rat said:

Too funny to not share this. 💩
So here’s my first go at acrylic hand painting, texturing and weathering. 
I hate it and love it. Hahahaha

I learned a lot today and had lots of fun with this little mech. 😂

It’s always fun to have a chance to try something new. I like how the armor looks like that old fashioned iron kinda look rather than smooth manufactured steel.

[Papa Rat]

3 minutes ago, Big s said:

It’s always fun to have a chance to try something new. I like how the armor looks like that old fashioned iron kinda look rather than smooth manufactured steel.

Agreed. It’s the best way for me to learn when I just loosen up, go all in on something and don’t take things too seriously. 
 

I also like the texture and see myself using that in future builds. Maybe as a spot texture?
I am a letterpress printer by trade and many of the presses I use are made of cast iron and have that sort of beautiful texture. 

[sketchley]

7 hours ago, Papa Rat said:

Too funny to not share this. 💩
So here’s my first go at acrylic hand painting, texturing and weathering. 
I hate it and love it. Hahahaha

I learned a lot today and had lots of fun with this little mech. 😂

 

 

That's quite nice.  Didn't realize you intended to go that hardcore on rust! 😅  Nevertheless, the rust effects came out quite nice—I especially like the bits that look like there are rust bubbles just below the top coat of paint!

 

Perhaps the next step you can try is the "salt technique" (if memory serves: you paint a base metallic or silver coat, blob salt crystals strategically on top of that.  Do the top coat, and then remove the salt.  The end result looks like scratch marks and deep gouges, or something like that.)

 

[Papa Rat]

47 minutes ago, sketchley said:

That's quite nice.  Didn't realize you intended to go that hardcore on rust! 😅  Nevertheless, the rust effects came out quite nice—I especially like the bits that look like there are rust bubbles just below the top coat of paint!

 

Perhaps the next step you can try is the "salt technique" (if memory serves: you paint a base metallic or silver coat, blob salt crystals strategically on top of that.  Do the top coat, and then remove the salt.  The end result looks like scratch marks and deep gouges, or something like that.)

 

Wow thanks. Yeah I had a little too much coffee. Is that a thing? Haha

Anyway, I’m intrigued by the salt idea. I assume it’s with water based paints? I’ll look it up. Thanks for the insight and encouragement. 👍

[pengbuzz]

3 hours ago, Papa Rat said:

Wow thanks. Yeah I had a little too much coffee. Is that a thing? Haha

Anyway, I’m intrigued by the salt idea. I assume it’s with water based paints? I’ll look it up. Thanks for the insight and encouragement. 👍

You can also try using hair spray; simply spray it where you want paint to not stick, paint your model, then a damp cloth to rub it away.

 

[Papa Rat]

18 minutes ago, pengbuzz said:

You can also try using hair spray; simply spray it where you want paint to not stick, paint your model, then a damp cloth to rub it away.

 

Nice. I’ll try both. Thanks. 

[Big s]

5 hours ago, Papa Rat said:

Anyway, I’m intrigued by the salt idea. I assume it’s with water based paints? I’ll look it up. Thanks for the insight and encouragement. 👍

The salt method works for most kinds of paints. The best techniques I’ve seen use a kind of mottled rust base color with bright and dark rust colors showing uneven.
Then you get some salt and a bit of water and let the salt kinda stick to the surface like you’d see a pretzel or something. And in places you don’t want chipping, you can just wipe the area clean with water and a napkin or something.

Then you cover the kit with your desired colors and decals like normal. Then you can use your finer nails or gently use a blade to kind of scrape off the raised areas. It leaves some raised paint and shows the rust underneath. The paint that’s somewhat raised will appear like real chipped texture. You can add extra weathering to make it appear as rust or oils or dirt at dripping out of those spots as well for some added detail