Repaints & Minor Mods Nova Prime WIP (Pic Heavy)

[Malwave]

Just gonna leave this here

[Rodimus Prime1]

By the power of the matrix thats a heck of a sword, nice work!

[zuffyprime]

Damn mal, you just keep outdoing yourself bro!

[Malwave]

so I got some more paintwork done.....least IMO. Any other suggestions gang?

Main trailer sections


Full wing assembly

[FreedomGundam]

Are you priming before you're painting? I'm seeing a lot of inconsistencies in the surface finish prior to the paint application.

Keep in mind priming serves 2 purposes:
1) To make everything the same matte tone so that surface defects can be see and therefore repaired (and back to priming again).
2) To allow a better surface for paint to adhere to.

[Malwave]

Originally Posted by FreedomGundam

Are you priming before you're painting? I'm seeing a lot of inconsistencies in the surface finish prior to the paint application.

Keep in mind priming serves 2 purposes:
1) To make everything the same matte tone so that surface defects can be see and therefore repaired (and back to priming again).
2) To allow a better surface for paint to adhere to.

I have been yes.....that may be the light. But if you're looking at the amber parts, they look off because I brushed chrome silver and then painted the amber over top.

like gimme an idea where yer seein man

[chans formers]

methinks freedom gundam means certain areas like just above the wheel flares/arches.but to me it looks like you just need to do a touch more fine sanding/knocking down of the filler or glue you used to add the rectangle chunks with the pipes before priming/painting.
95% of the job is prep work bro

[Malwave]

Originally Posted by chans formers

methinks freedom gundam means certain areas like just above the wheel flares/arches.but to me it looks like you just need to do a touch more fine sanding/knocking down of the filler or glue you used to add the rectangle chunks with the pipes before priming/painting.
95% of the job is prep work bro

Ah HA! So there is. No biggie to fix lol

[FreedomGundam]

Yeah, that's what I meant.

I come from a strong Gundam-model-building background, so surface prep before any paint is applied is incredibly important.

Keep up the good work, though; like Chans clarified for me, looks like you just need to sand down your glue/filler a little more before painting.

[Malwave]

Originally Posted by FreedomGundam

Yeah, that's what I meant.

I come from a strong Gundam-model-building background, so surface prep before any paint is applied is incredibly important.

Keep up the good work, though; like Chans clarified for me, looks like you just need to sand down your glue/filler a little more before painting.

yeah.....I'll get the hang of it eventually lol; but I did fix the issues. looks a lot better