I was always under the impression that gundam markers were intended for small fixes(like white marks left from badly cutting the nub) or panel lines, not painting a full panel ....
They can be used for that and color correction, but the main purpose of the markers are to add different weathering effects, differentiate between different panels by adding a slightly darker shade, using the metallic markers to give 'metal' parts that metallic look. And many many more techniques.
Funny how there are so many videos on gundam markers and yet this is the only one that I found actually useful and informative. I'm a beginner and sadly already bought two packs. I started painting with them and thought I was just using them wrong or they were defective. Thanks for the good info!
I loved this , I keep hearing good and bad things from people your absolutely the first person who gives a full detail as to why they are bad. Thank you
They're also good for balling up joints to tighten them, it's what I use my mechanical gray one for a lot. I find the paint is also good for dry brushing!
There is Gundam pour type marker basically its for panel line put it on any panel line and it'll cover the panel line. It's oil based so it's quick to dry and easy to erase just use a cotton bud with water or an eraser.
Thanks for the tip. You make a compelling argument that if possible, choosing regular paint over Gundam markers is more advantageous in many instances. Especially when it comes to consistency.
Brushes with Gundam Markers: Use the eraser pen to clean the brush, or some rubbing alcohol. There are some places that simply can't be reached with anything else, like the achilles heels of the HG Bael. Eraser pen: Works fine if you angle the piece to clean up an edge. The q-tip method is for stripping an entire area.
For fine details with gundam marker you can still use a brush or even a toothpick; just empty some ink out and use as paint. Paint is better, but for beginning markers are great.
Great advice overall! I've only bought two packs of the paint-type (one "standard color" and one "metallic color") years ago, and they still have paint! Lots of trial and error though... I love using gundam markers for color correction, or as a way to paint figures that come with MGs and PGs to great results! I'll admit I use them with paint brushes, but the brushes are literally from dollar tree, so no love lost if they get ruined (still using them!). Using a wet palette sorrrrta helps with the dryness, but isn't as useful as it is with other types of paint. I actually have a dry palette on the top of a long tupperware container for my paint markers, and I found that if I added more paint to a dry spot, say, fresh yellow on the yellow spot, it actually kinda wakes that old color up and allows me to get a little more. I guess the alcohol or whatever that's in there helps to reactivate the paint chips! Even worked with mixing colors (like a white+yellow for a lighter yellow, or making purple out of red and blue because I don't have purple!), so you can just go back to your purple palette spot and go back to it later!
I came here hoping you were going to explain something and you pretty much waffled on for fifteen minutes. You didn't really tell me a lot. You spoke about gundam markers like they were all alike. I found this information elsewhere but felt compelled to share. There are the fine tips, the chisel tips, pour type and real touch markers. They all do different things and have different paint consistencies to one another. This is what I thought you were going to discuss. You didn't.
Jesse Clary no it was a video about gundam markers and nope never did you mention a pour type marker just waved it around the screen along with the others. Not really explaining them. Now I get that wasn't your reason for the video but would've been nice. A man can hope right. I watched this thinking I was going to get these answers. Found them elsewhere then came back here to moan like an old man 👍
Jesse Clary yeah haha not good enough lol next time you make a video, speak to me first to ensure it includes what I want to see. 🤘 after all I'm special. Or at least that's what my mum used to tell me 😂😂
Alright I saw the name on the title 2 and I thought it would be informative instead of just turned out to be someone's bitter purchase because they were unskilled to use them
I've actually had some pretty good results with Gundam Markers... I recommend testing them on something plastic you don't care about first, experiment with how much pressure releases how much paint and see exactly what the paint will look like dried. Maybe find an old action figure or something. I'd wager painting with a brush is overall better though.
I find testing the sprue the piece you're looking to paint came from is the most reflective of your end result. Assuming you're painting up a kit and not a pre-assembled figure, that is
When I first started I got some and was honestly so happy with the metallics. Recently I’ve been looking at airbrush and I remembered I had the gundam marker airbrush. The airbrush is nice but I need to keep buying air canister’s so I’m gonna get a compressor and then a top coat from mr hobby and honestly I’m deciding if I should or shouldn’t do that
I've been building kits for about a year; I've used the black panel lining marker and I was thinking of getting the metallic set for details and stuff, maybe try doing the eyes using the green metallic marker so I don't have to keep using the annoying eye stickers that crumple up because the eye section is always embossed. I'd like to try painting, but most tutorials I've seen are about using airbrushes, and confused the hell out of me with all the different-based paints out there, how you can't mix different-based paints or you'll ruin your stuff, priming, topcoating whoooaa...
I bought 2 packs to use for weathering and panel lining and also highlighting a little bit...not completely repainting a model kit with the markers I never thought ppl did that lol
You can use brushes with them. All you have to do is clean them with isopropyl alcohol and they will be fine. Gundam marker this with it even when dry.
The only markers I've used are the thin type for panel lining and I think those are excellent, but then again I _did_ get my first marker for free when I bought something online, so...
This particular vid is very helpful to me since I have the same habit as you as buying everything at first place, and I did think about buying those sets for "painting" my Johnny Ridden's Zaku II.
What kind of paint would you suggest to use on gundams and other model kits because there are some model kits I'm looking to get and I want to add the details
hope you could reply to this , I'm from Egypt and even the Gundam markers are not that accessible and they are not sold here, what is the best replacement for the Gundam markers ,Tamiya Cement and other Tamiya products ! and is there any other brand that make the top coat ? thanks :)
thanks :) I'll look those up in here ,hope I find any :D
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I just use a regular sakura/ Micron nankin pen. Its the same thing and you can find on every arts & craft stores, just doesn't have a "gundam branding".
So quick question... I'm a total noob to gunpla... I got a couple old 80s SD BBs to learn to paint on. I was messing around with my metallic bic and sharpie markers, which actually did an amazing job!!! All I need is top coat or something to seal it so it doesnt come off on my fingers when handling. That said, in order to get a good equal coat I colored it all messy like and just used a dry brush to spread the metallic ink over and it was totally smooth and looked like it was pro painted. I'm wondering if I can't do the same with the markers? That way I can draw exactly where I want the paint and then use the brush to spread and even coat around. I have EXTREMELY shaky hands so painting with a brush around details is a no go for me, but it's easier to use a pen style utensil than a brush for steadiness...
Hi there Jesse, I am new to the hobby too and only yesterday found out about this here thing called Gundam Markers. Thank you for this great video, you really and truly removed doubt about whether I should use these or not. Keep up the great work man!
I use the panel line marker and the green marker for the eyes, also I bought the red marker to paint missiles and what not on kits like Heavy arms and that's about it
@@micklestapler4 I am new to Gunplay myself so I can't speak to the exact paint people use, but I own a ton of the Vallejo paints for regular miniature painting and they are probably some of the best acrylics on the market.
Im planning to buy a red gundam marker in order to cover some nubs on my mg red warrior. Does the normal g07 red do the trick or I need to a specific color? Thanks man
Paint in my area is very rare, only gundam markers are available at my hobby store, was gonna also use it for my grimgerde should I proceed if I will just gonna tap it only on noticable nubs?
Can I use these on a 3.75 tvc stormtrooper? I want to custom paint a shock trooper but I feel like if I use a paint brush on the helmet, I’m gonna mess up
For me, this video is genuinely informative especially to those who mistakenly thinks Gundam Markers (GM) are used for panel painting. This misconception of GM is probably due to the ease of assembling a Gunpla itself. The accessibility of a snap-on Gunpla is kindred to a Lego set. Which means you don't need a brush and glue to attach each pieces together if you want to complete one set in its stock form. Therefore, this somehow indirectly translates that a GM would be sufficient enough to paint a whole panel, particularly to those who assemble Gunpla only as a casual hobby.
Thanks for the heads up on not using a paint brush for markers! I'm gonna get myself a Metallic Marker set just so I can try to detail the eyes with a toothpick or any small, pointed tool.
Thanks man this video really helped me out just got one of the markers without the pin in the middle. I figure hey it's paint so I shook the crap out of it ink everywhere. Should've came here first. Thanks again =) will subscribe for more
Soo can I use these rather than the stickers? My fingers are not very dexterous so I cant get the tiny stickers on the models I ended up just throwing them as they stuck to me more than the kit. For example the eyes and the cameras can I use these for that? I currently don't have the money to set up a place to paint them yet so I wanted to use these for well as you stated the details
Oscar Le Derp you can but if you’re having trouble with stickers, being precise with markers would probably be harder. I would probably just get a pair of tweezers and apply stickers that way until you can paint
@@BoundByGundams most of the palaces I would use it on are indented so that could help right? The 1/100 scale stickers I can manage but I still dont like them its the HG kits with the tiny eye and cameras that I cant put on so I thought a quick dab with a ultra fine tip would do the job
I want to use the ultra fine black marker for my Mafex Spider-Man web lines on his suit. Will this do the trick and what I really want to know is if the paint will come off once it’s dry and I start posing the figure?
I don't have much money, but i have a metallic gold gundam marker and i want to put some gold on my 1/100 barbatos lupus rex claws and possibly some other medium-sized details. What would be the best way to do that?
So like I shouldn't use the red marker on the red brace type thing around the Nobell Gundams leg? I haven't painted it yet but I don't want to use stickers and the poor thing is just sitting there dismantled
I’m brand new to Gunpla, but I just have a question in regards to paint, is the Tamiya brand of paint the best or are there other brands of paint to use or that are better? I’m just wondering I’m guessing as long as it’s acrylic paint then that should be ok?
Hackit_1 tamiya is very high quality so I would say tamiya is the safe bet for a beginner. Once you have enough experience you can really make any decent brand work but Tamiya provides the least amount of headaches. Still make sure to research thinning and proper paint techniques. Good quality paints doesn’t mean it’ll be easy just easier.
BoundByGundams thank you for that! Also I’ve just seen in a basic enough tutorial before I start building, the guy said about washing the runners? Is that a common thing that needs to be done?
Hackit_1 wash the runners first. I like to cut out the pieces for each section (arms legs etc) and wash them by groups. Basically cut out the pieces, do your regular nub removal and sanding, then wash them in soapy water. Some people like to do them while they’re on the runners to save time or to minimize losing pieces but it’s up to you. You want to paint a piece at a time so no real point in building it then painting unless you just wanna see how the kit goes together.
Hello, I'm starting to build Gundams, I bought an SD Gundam 00 and build it, but I wan't to panel line it to give him a little more of detail, so I was wandering, should I buy Gundam marker black or does a normal Sakura micron 005 or even the uniball ones can do the same job?
I know this is old but the lining pens are oil based. That's also the reason there is no BB inside those to stir it since it doesn't seperate. Be careful buying other brand oil pens some will instantly and permanently stain plastic and not clrean up like gundam lining pens do.
Umm I just got gundam markers and i took the lid off to see a clear plastic instead of the ink tip, so i took it off and saw nothing, how do i fix this
hi I am just starting building gundams and I have a few questions, I have a Gundam Barbatos and would like to replace the stickers and add some colour to uncoloured parts but I don't have the time to paint, would Gundam markers be best? the parts I need to replace are small to median sizes (like the yellow on the shoulder pads and the dark blue one the booster on the legs) would it be good to use Gundam markers?
Thank you for the responding, the reason I don't have enough time to paint is because I am starting my GCSE's so a lot of mine free time spent on working to towards it. I would like to start painting when I do have the time, but for now i think the Gundam markers would be best. Which Gundam markers would you recommend to use on the Gundam barbatos? and can you use Gundam markers on the Gundam's eyes?
You say that the gundam markers can be good for detailing, an example you use is gold or silver for rivets or piping. So my question is how far would you personally go for detailing? Would they be ok to use on the eyes (maybe some brighter metallic colours to make them pop?) or how about a nice metallic gold for vfins/ the claws on a barbatos? I'm just trying to get a feel for what would be too much
Other than the ultra fine, I've been using the GM301 and 302 for panel lining. They work really similar to the Tamiya Panel lining accent but clean up with alcohol like regular Gundam Markers. Have you tried their new EX Markers? They supposedly have better coverage.
Restore are enamal paint and Elmer's are water based paint. If your going to do enamels just go with bottles and brushes since the pens are only good for smaller details but are not even good for that and you need something like mineral spirits for cleaning anything up.
For water or alcohol based paint or gundam lining pens which are oil based just use some 91% isopropyl alcohol that you can get at any drug store for about $3 for a 32oz bottle, it will last you a long time.
And its very good to have video about your opinion and expiriences about some type of painting on gunpla. Tips and tricks maybe for beginers. Just little opinion
Lt. Furno A good place to start is gold and silver paints to detail up your inner frames. Paint a few details before you try to custom paint whole kits. Enamel paint takes a long time to cure, but it dries very smooth and durable. Testors, Gaia, Tamiya, and Mr. Color are all good paints to use. Start simple, until you are comfortable with a brush. A few hydraulics, cables, and joints painted with metallic go a long way towards improving the look of your kit. There are a lot of detailed tutorials on RUclips for this.
I feel like this video is required viewing for anyone wanting to get into painting their models. I wish I had seen it months ago when I started to get into gunpla.
I was always under the impression that gundam markers were intended for small fixes(like white marks left from badly cutting the nub) or panel lines, not painting a full panel ....
They can be used for that and color correction, but the main purpose of the markers are to add different weathering effects, differentiate between different panels by adding a slightly darker shade, using the metallic markers to give 'metal' parts that metallic look. And many many more techniques.
Funny how there are so many videos on gundam markers and yet this is the only one that I found actually useful and informative. I'm a beginner and sadly already bought two packs. I started painting with them and thought I was just using them wrong or they were defective. Thanks for the good info!
Pretty sure they are made to fix cut marks and sanding mistakes.
>just receives his Gundam Markers in the mail, types in search to see how to best use them, first video
"I hate Gundam Markers"
:/
Sad, I was about to order mine
Story of ma life orederd last week csnt cancel now haha
Mine just came in :( #%%@$&&#^%
I /literally/ just got my markers in the mail today and was gonna start a build tomorrow
Rofl 6 years after your original post. I just did the same. Bought 2 packs and this is the first video im watching
I loved this , I keep hearing good and bad things from people your absolutely the first person who gives a full detail as to why they are bad. Thank you
To get the correct result with these markers u need a specific base color
They're also good for balling up joints to tighten them, it's what I use my mechanical gray one for a lot. I find the paint is also good for dry brushing!
There is Gundam pour type marker basically its for panel line put it on any panel line and it'll cover the panel line. It's oil based so it's quick to dry and easy to erase just use a cotton bud with water or an eraser.
Thanks for the tip. You make a compelling argument that if possible, choosing regular paint over Gundam markers is more advantageous in many instances. Especially when it comes to consistency.
Brushes with Gundam Markers: Use the eraser pen to clean the brush, or some rubbing alcohol. There are some places that simply can't be reached with anything else, like the achilles heels of the HG Bael.
Eraser pen: Works fine if you angle the piece to clean up an edge. The q-tip method is for stripping an entire area.
Glad that I got to see your video. Brief and clear and well explained, thanks for providing an important info.
For fine details with gundam marker you can still use a brush or even a toothpick; just empty some ink out and use as paint. Paint is better, but for beginning markers are great.
Great advice overall! I've only bought two packs of the paint-type (one "standard color" and one "metallic color") years ago, and they still have paint! Lots of trial and error though...
I love using gundam markers for color correction, or as a way to paint figures that come with MGs and PGs to great results! I'll admit I use them with paint brushes, but the brushes are literally from dollar tree, so no love lost if they get ruined (still using them!). Using a wet palette sorrrrta helps with the dryness, but isn't as useful as it is with other types of paint. I actually have a dry palette on the top of a long tupperware container for my paint markers, and I found that if I added more paint to a dry spot, say, fresh yellow on the yellow spot, it actually kinda wakes that old color up and allows me to get a little more. I guess the alcohol or whatever that's in there helps to reactivate the paint chips! Even worked with mixing colors (like a white+yellow for a lighter yellow, or making purple out of red and blue because I don't have purple!), so you can just go back to your purple palette spot and go back to it later!
Super helpful man. Thanks! I am just starting in the hobby and are collecting SD ones.
Who trys to color his whole Gundam with the Markers? They are meant for small details like the eyes and panel lining.
Onryo-of-Okiko you’d be surprised lol
I use it, but i paint with mr hobby level thinner and brush
I came here hoping you were going to explain something and you pretty much waffled on for fifteen minutes. You didn't really tell me a lot. You spoke about gundam markers like they were all alike. I found this information elsewhere but felt compelled to share. There are the fine tips, the chisel tips, pour type and real touch markers. They all do different things and have different paint consistencies to one another. This is what I thought you were going to discuss. You didn't.
Jesse Clary no it was a video about gundam markers and nope never did you mention a pour type marker just waved it around the screen along with the others. Not really explaining them. Now I get that wasn't your reason for the video but would've been nice. A man can hope right. I watched this thinking I was going to get these answers. Found them elsewhere then came back here to moan like an old man 👍
Jesse Clary yeah haha not good enough lol next time you make a video, speak to me first to ensure it includes what I want to see. 🤘 after all I'm special. Or at least that's what my mum used to tell me 😂😂
Alright I saw the name on the title 2 and I thought it would be informative instead of just turned out to be someone's bitter purchase because they were unskilled to use them
Dude thank you for this. I bought 1/100 barbatos lupus rex and bought yellow markers for the claws and a panel lining pen. xD.. Yeeaa Its my first kit
I've actually had some pretty good results with Gundam Markers... I recommend testing them on something plastic you don't care about first, experiment with how much pressure releases how much paint and see exactly what the paint will look like dried. Maybe find an old action figure or something. I'd wager painting with a brush is overall better though.
I find testing the sprue the piece you're looking to paint came from is the most reflective of your end result. Assuming you're painting up a kit and not a pre-assembled figure, that is
@@myoldhandlewasmadewheniwas9 That's actually a really good idea.
Swab tip is priceless. I have 5 models. 7 pens. From 4 different places. On the way. And yes I whent budget and quality.
gundam markers are good for painting small parts and details which needs to be either painted or stickered...
like a color inaccurate 1/144 knife
When I first started I got some and was honestly so happy with the metallics. Recently I’ve been looking at airbrush and I remembered I had the gundam marker airbrush. The airbrush is nice but I need to keep buying air canister’s so I’m gonna get a compressor and then a top coat from mr hobby and honestly I’m deciding if I should or shouldn’t do that
I've been building kits for about a year; I've used the black panel lining marker and I was thinking of getting the metallic set for details and stuff, maybe try doing the eyes using the green metallic marker so I don't have to keep using the annoying eye stickers that crumple up because the eye section is always embossed. I'd like to try painting, but most tutorials I've seen are about using airbrushes, and confused the hell out of me with all the different-based paints out there, how you can't mix different-based paints or you'll ruin your stuff, priming, topcoating whoooaa...
I wish you made this video last year when I went and bought my first Gundam markers but I'll definitely get the metallic ones thank you!
You can also "Weather" with markers.
I bought 2 packs to use for weathering and panel lining and also highlighting a little bit...not completely repainting a model kit with the markers I never thought ppl did that lol
You can use brushes with them. All you have to do is clean them with isopropyl alcohol and they will be fine. Gundam marker this with it even when dry.
Which markers are best for touching up action figures? Which won’t smear if touched?
Very thankful for the info sir! Simple and Easy to remember. Really helped me a lot! Thanks again!
The only markers I've used are the thin type for panel lining and I think those are excellent, but then again I _did_ get my first marker for free when I bought something online, so...
Thank you for the video! Really informative.
In warhammer we use this to make the Simbols of the space marine or any other factions
This particular vid is very helpful to me since I have the same habit as you as buying everything at first place, and I did think about buying those sets for "painting" my Johnny Ridden's Zaku II.
thanks dood
starting as well and was really tempted to buy those markers for a paint job
What kind of paint would you suggest to use on gundams and other model kits because there are some model kits I'm looking to get and I want to add the details
Nib counter 1,459. Well played instructional vid.
I was doing a lot of these already but its good to see a nice informative vid.
hope you could reply to this ,
I'm from Egypt and even the Gundam markers are not that accessible and they are not sold here,
what is the best replacement for the Gundam markers ,Tamiya Cement and other Tamiya products !
and is there any other brand that make the top coat ?
thanks :)
thanks :)
I'll look those up in here ,hope I find any :D
I just use a regular sakura/ Micron nankin pen. Its the same thing and you can find on every arts & craft stores, just doesn't have a "gundam branding".
So quick question... I'm a total noob to gunpla... I got a couple old 80s SD BBs to learn to paint on. I was messing around with my metallic bic and sharpie markers, which actually did an amazing job!!! All I need is top coat or something to seal it so it doesnt come off on my fingers when handling. That said, in order to get a good equal coat I colored it all messy like and just used a dry brush to spread the metallic ink over and it was totally smooth and looked like it was pro painted. I'm wondering if I can't do the same with the markers? That way I can draw exactly where I want the paint and then use the brush to spread and even coat around. I have EXTREMELY shaky hands so painting with a brush around details is a no go for me, but it's easier to use a pen style utensil than a brush for steadiness...
What marker should I use to paint my Legacy Gold Zeo Ranger? Unfortunately the “gold” ban dai gave us looks more like a mustard color.
thanks man
for the guide on gundam marker eraser way of application
Hi there Jesse, I am new to the hobby too and only yesterday found out about this here thing called Gundam Markers. Thank you for this great video, you really and truly removed doubt about whether I should use these or not. Keep up the great work man!
I’m more familiar with spray paint than painting with a brush. Could i just spray my pieces with the desired color? I’m new to gundam building
Yes
I use the panel line marker and the green marker for the eyes, also I bought the red marker to paint missiles and what not on kits like Heavy arms and that's about it
Old but gold, almost bought a set, but I'm glad I saw this, thank you!
Thank you for the information, im just starting to really get into gunpla and wanted to try painting them. I found this very helpful, again thank you
Is there a certain brand of paint you could recommend for a beginner. Im a little lost in the abundance of choices.
@@micklestapler4 I am new to Gunplay myself so I can't speak to the exact paint people use, but I own a ton of the Vallejo paints for regular miniature painting and they are probably some of the best acrylics on the market.
FLCL and a Yellow Submarine? Subscribed.
Im planning to buy a red gundam marker in order to cover some nubs on my mg red warrior. Does the normal g07 red do the trick or I need to a specific color? Thanks man
Paint in my area is very rare, only gundam markers are available at my hobby store, was gonna also use it for my grimgerde should I proceed if I will just gonna tap it only on noticable nubs?
Can I use these on a 3.75 tvc stormtrooper? I want to custom paint a shock trooper but I feel like if I use a paint brush on the helmet, I’m gonna mess up
For me, this video is genuinely informative especially to those who mistakenly thinks Gundam Markers (GM) are used for panel painting. This misconception of GM is probably due to the ease of assembling a Gunpla itself. The accessibility of a snap-on Gunpla is kindred to a Lego set. Which means you don't need a brush and glue to attach each pieces together if you want to complete one set in its stock form. Therefore, this somehow indirectly translates that a GM would be sufficient enough to paint a whole panel, particularly to those who assemble Gunpla only as a casual hobby.
You can use paint retarder to make the color thiner and dry slower
This 6 year old video is divided into chapters but high production value vids from today are not. Impressive.
Thanks for the heads up on not using a paint brush for markers! I'm gonna get myself a Metallic Marker set just so I can try to detail the eyes with a toothpick or any small, pointed tool.
Thanks man this video really helped me out just got one of the markers without the pin in the middle. I figure hey it's paint so I shook the crap out of it ink everywhere. Should've came here first. Thanks again =) will subscribe for more
Can i use touch markers for dry brush weathering?? (putting ink on a dish and using a brush to weather) I feel like they can be used with brushes.
@@BoundByGundams Thanks for this. Guess i'll be better off with Tamiya's weathering then. :)
I'm planning to build the sazabi ver.ka, is it safe to paint the fragile hands with the metallic silver marker?
Soo can I use these rather than the stickers? My fingers are not very dexterous so I cant get the tiny stickers on the models I ended up just throwing them as they stuck to me more than the kit. For example the eyes and the cameras can I use these for that? I currently don't have the money to set up a place to paint them yet so I wanted to use these for well as you stated the details
Oscar Le Derp you can but if you’re having trouble with stickers, being precise with markers would probably be harder. I would probably just get a pair of tweezers and apply stickers that way until you can paint
@@BoundByGundams most of the palaces I would use it on are indented so that could help right? The 1/100 scale stickers I can manage but I still dont like them its the HG kits with the tiny eye and cameras that I cant put on so I thought a quick dab with a ultra fine tip would do the job
Do you recommend markets for panel lining? Does the markers work well on top of gloss top coat
I want to use the ultra fine black marker for my Mafex Spider-Man web lines on his suit. Will this do the trick and what I really want to know is if the paint will come off once it’s dry and I start posing the figure?
Knight Captain you should be good
BoundByGundams alright cool, what can I use to get rid of the extra ink that’s not needed?
Knight Captain with markers, you can really only use q tips. Or alcohol
BoundByGundams alright I really appreciate this I’m gonna get the marker and try it out
The traditional ones come off the plastic using a normal eraser
I don't have much money, but i have a metallic gold gundam marker and i want to put some gold on my 1/100 barbatos lupus rex claws and possibly some other medium-sized details. What would be the best way to do that?
So like I shouldn't use the red marker on the red brace type thing around the Nobell Gundams leg? I haven't painted it yet but I don't want to use stickers and the poor thing is just sitting there dismantled
Thanks man hopefully I'll have enough after some bills to get some paint for it
I’m brand new to Gunpla, but I just have a question in regards to paint, is the Tamiya brand of paint the best or are there other brands of paint to use or that are better? I’m just wondering I’m guessing as long as it’s acrylic paint then that should be ok?
Hackit_1 tamiya is very high quality so I would say tamiya is the safe bet for a beginner. Once you have enough experience you can really make any decent brand work but Tamiya provides the least amount of headaches. Still make sure to research thinning and proper paint techniques. Good quality paints doesn’t mean it’ll be easy just easier.
BoundByGundams thank you for that! Also I’ve just seen in a basic enough tutorial before I start building, the guy said about washing the runners? Is that a common thing that needs to be done?
Hackit_1 only if you’re painting
BoundByGundams and that’s be best when you have the kit built or just wash that runners 1st? Sorry for all the questions
Hackit_1 wash the runners first. I like to cut out the pieces for each section (arms legs etc) and wash them by groups. Basically cut out the pieces, do your regular nub removal and sanding, then wash them in soapy water. Some people like to do them while they’re on the runners to save time or to minimize losing pieces but it’s up to you. You want to paint a piece at a time so no real point in building it then painting unless you just wanna see how the kit goes together.
What brand or type of paint do you use?
Quick question, you think that i can get away with using gundum markers in place of stickers if the sticker is really small?
Up to you
Hello, I'm starting to build Gundams, I bought an SD Gundam 00 and build it, but I wan't to panel line it to give him a little more of detail, so I was wandering, should I buy Gundam marker black or does a normal Sakura micron 005 or even the uniball ones can do the same job?
Is the marker for lining alcohol or water base?
I know this is old but the lining pens are oil based. That's also the reason there is no BB inside those to stir it since it doesn't seperate. Be careful buying other brand oil pens some will instantly and permanently stain plastic and not clrean up like gundam lining pens do.
What color/shade should I use if i wanna give the playmates classic voltron a good coat of metallic legs? Similar to the promotional material
Umm I just got gundam markers and i took the lid off to see a clear plastic instead of the ink tip, so i took it off and saw nothing, how do i fix this
shake the marker and press the nib into a towel or something. The ink need to flow into the marker tip.
I figured it out but thanks!@@BoundByGundams
i pretty much use only the silver and gold marker for pistons and other details
What type of paints do you use?
Could you give me your recommendations for some of the paint brands that you use?
Thank you.
hi I am just starting building gundams and I have a few questions, I have a Gundam Barbatos and would like to replace the stickers and add some colour to uncoloured parts but I don't have the time to paint, would Gundam markers be best? the parts I need to replace are small to median sizes (like the yellow on the shoulder pads and the dark blue one the booster on the legs) would it be good to use Gundam markers?
Thank you for the responding, the reason I don't have enough time to paint is because I am starting my GCSE's so a lot of mine free time spent on working to towards it. I would like to start painting when I do have the time, but for now i think the Gundam markers would be best.
Which Gundam markers would you recommend to use on the Gundam barbatos? and can you use Gundam markers on the Gundam's eyes?
where exactly are the gundam marker set with those colour you talked about, could i have time stamp? or maybe a link to where i can buy this set?
Hey what brand do you recommend to paint ?
@@BoundByGundams thanks i will try to check them out .
Can the markers be used for the eyes?
what's better gundam marker 01 or tamiya accent for panel lining?
tamiya panel accent color with lighter fluid or thinner, but be careful not to use excess fluid and thinner coz they eat through plastic
but gundam marker for panel lining is ok for unpainted kits
how about tamiya enamel paint ? does it good ?
You say that the gundam markers can be good for detailing, an example you use is gold or silver for rivets or piping. So my question is how far would you personally go for detailing? Would they be ok to use on the eyes (maybe some brighter metallic colours to make them pop?) or how about a nice metallic gold for vfins/ the claws on a barbatos? I'm just trying to get a feel for what would be too much
cool, thanks for the reply!
Having painted warhammer and panel lined gundam I can say that its the base coat part of painting thats difficult. Informative vid btw
Other than the ultra fine, I've been using the GM301 and 302 for panel lining. They work really similar to the Tamiya Panel lining accent but clean up with alcohol like regular Gundam Markers. Have you tried their new EX Markers? They supposedly have better coverage.
I am currently waiting for the pour type markers i ordered online. Have you tried using it on ABS plastic? If yes, did you have any problem?
could you show us how to detail with the markers
Does the paint rub off or smear? I have been thinking about using these for coloring action figures
How do these things compare to other paint pens like the testors or elmers ones?
Restore are enamal paint and Elmer's are water based paint. If your going to do enamels just go with bottles and brushes since the pens are only good for smaller details but are not even good for that and you need something like mineral spirits for cleaning anything up.
I meant testors not restore ....stupid auto correct
how can i remove the paint(from a gundam marker) on a model kit that i was unsatisfied with the result of?
For water or alcohol based paint or gundam lining pens which are oil based just use some 91% isopropyl alcohol that you can get at any drug store for about $3 for a 32oz bottle, it will last you a long time.
Thanks for the vid, it answered my questions and then some.
It going on so thick. Does it chip or scratch easily? Thanks for the tips!
fooly cooly
is it okay if I using top coat after using the gold metallic marker in strike freedom inner frame?
Always super helpful
So i really can't use this for kits such as the gusion rebake...?
thanks FOR THE ADVICE
Can I use it for the eyes?
Jesse Clary Aight
Wow i almost buy gundam metallic marker for repaint my astray red frame. Good work. So much thanks from south east asia
And its very good to have video about your opinion and expiriences about some type of painting on gunpla. Tips and tricks maybe for beginers. Just little opinion
Hell the art on those markers' box is even an astray with the arms and backpack painted.
i wanna get into painting but i dont know where to start when buying them
Lt. Furno A good place to start is gold and silver paints to detail up your inner frames. Paint a few details before you try to custom paint whole kits. Enamel paint takes a long time to cure, but it dries very smooth and durable. Testors, Gaia, Tamiya, and Mr. Color are all good paints to use. Start simple, until you are comfortable with a brush. A few hydraulics, cables, and joints painted with metallic go a long way towards improving the look of your kit. There are a lot of detailed tutorials on RUclips for this.
Nice
Perfect
very informative
Can i use white board marker ?
Jesse Clary
Snowman Gold Colour
Any demo?
I feel like this video is required viewing for anyone wanting to get into painting their models.
I wish I had seen it months ago when I started to get into gunpla.
very informative! thankyou very much!
Show me how to earase them after their dried
Thanks man