I would recommend a butane powered soldering iron, they usually have an attachment for blowing heat only. Usually used to heat shrink wrap around wires. It’s like a heat gun but concentrated on a small area, so it’d be more precise and have less chance for the plastic to get foggy since it’s not an open flame like a lighter.

@eins2001

3 жыл бұрын

Higher btus, however.

also good for doing U.C. Gundams with their 'Newtype Aura' effects.

Finally a tutorial on effect parts!!! Been a long long time waiting, but definitley worth it!!! Thanx Zach, very much appreciated. Now that tutorial on Katakana...😜

While the music is playing I’m just waiting for the Jobby intro

neato! love the colors you painted it with

That worked out pretty good.

This looks great. I've seen modelers do this to make windshields and canopies too. I just started making silicone molds, and casting pieces and parts in resin. I have hot glue effects on my MG Providence from years ago that I'm going to replace, and I can make my own action bases now.

This is very helpful, I'm finally understand now, and I want to use it to make the HG 1/144 Phantom/Ghost Gundam with effect 🔥

Very creative.

If you want to avoid the white discoloured plastic, you could try boiling it for a few minutes in water I imagine that would probably work

i wanna try that on face shields that i used and is now just scratched up, the thin ones, of course aftre disinfection

Thanks for this.

I'll be using this to make HGCE Strike Freedom effect parts

Thats the type of project the more tools you have the better it comes out. Lighters work, so do heatguns/blow dryers or soldering irons. For the pegs not fitting, you can make it work. Cut the tabs wayyyyy longer than they need to be, heat up the tabs and fold them until they fit. Make sure to pinch when they are still a little plyable. Also you can be tricky and just add peices heat them up and stick on the tabs if you want the thickness to be even on both sides

this look cool! probably better looking than some of bandais. 😆

Honestly looks better than what I can do

This just blew my mine..what the heck? Lol awesome.

I don´t know, maybe if you add more layers just like the petals of a rose (intertwined petals) or use a colored transparent plastic because with the paint it covers the figure too.

Hey I have a suggestion, how about you make tutorial to scratch build parts for your gunpla ?

If you get a silicone cooking mat you can paint on clear epoxy or hot glue and form it into all sorts of shapes. It doesn't stick and you can just peal if off when you are done. The epoxy can be affixed with more epoxy and the hot glue can be attached by just warming the attachment point a bit. I've done those techniques before. Never this one.

@King_WhiteWolf

Жыл бұрын

I am really new to this hobby. Could you to me what you mean by "paint on clear epoxy or hot glue"? Do you mean literally putting some clear epoxy or hot glue straight onto the silicone cooking mat, and then forming and painting it as needed? Does the clear epoxy need to be heated up? I really am a super noob to all this so sorry if these are some seriously bone-headed questions lol

@exturkconner

Жыл бұрын

@@King_WhiteWolf You put the epoxy or hot glue down. You can shape it with tools. Toothpicks, popsicle sticks, In the case of the hot glue you can even use proper sculpting tools if you want as it'll just rub off. Epoxy you'd not want to use sculpting tools on as then you'd have epoxy hardened on the tools and would change how they function. Then you let it cool (for the hot glue) or cure (for the epoxy}. It won't stick to the silicone and will come away clean. You can also then paint the clear parts you've created with clear paints to get all sorts of effects.

@King_WhiteWolf

Жыл бұрын

@@exturkconner Thank you so much for the detailed reply. This is invaluable information for me as a new hobbyist! I will absolutely be making use of this in the future.

wonder how you would make a thruster like this

For something that thin even a hairdryer will work.

With it being that thin, heat gun or hair dryer might work well too.

Zack , next time try using a sottering iron and just hold the plastic over it . then no cloudiness from flames

it looks better than flat purple would if that's any consolation.

I wanna try doing a custom wings of light for my destiny

If you have to use a lighter, hold the part beside the top section of the flame, not over the flame. Avoids charring that way, as heat travels up and is harder to control over the top

@King_WhiteWolf

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this tip, this was helpful for me big time!

can this be done to make something such as cloaks, or is a lighter too hot for that?

@TsorovanZero

3 жыл бұрын

Custom cloaks can be made using similar methods. Boiling water or a heat gun would be more consistent and stable than trying to get a lighter to work though. Not to mention safer.

@yuuseikouen2704

3 жыл бұрын

@@TsorovanZero I saw people using a heat gun in the guides i've found but was wondering if a hair dryer would be hot enough.

gunpla is 14 and up. just a reminder pyro-boy.

Neet idea

What kind of paint did you use?

@ZakuAurelius

Жыл бұрын

Mr.Color lacquers

A heat gun would work a lot better and also be a lot safer than using a lighter and can be picked up for like 20 bucks.

@ZakuAurelius

3 жыл бұрын

If I could find one easily here in Korea. There’s no Home Depot or stores like that here

@grtech2011

3 жыл бұрын

@@ZakuAurelius Sorry keep forgetting you're not in the US. Wasn't ment as an insult to you I was just worried about safety is all. Givin my job safety is always my first thought whether I want it to be or not 🤣

@ZakuAurelius

3 жыл бұрын

@@grtech2011 no worries I didn’t take it as an insult. I look forward to getting a heat gun to use once I move to the US

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