S. L. said:My take on very basic stuff to make a kit look presentable:
- Flat clear coat, canned, the idea is to spray it over the bare plastic too get away the toy look. Get hobby paint, hardwarestore canned paint is way to thick and agressive.
- Exacto Knife.
- A mechanical pencil would be good to trace the panel lines, gives the kit more depth. A very thin gray! marker will work too
- wet-sanding paper sheets around 400-1000 girth to sand away the nubs
this stuff above will cost you maybe 15~20usd and will make your kit look twice as good as out of box with minimal effort and cost
When you mention flat clear coat, do you go and spray the pieces while they're still on the trees or do you wait until the model is completed and assembled before spraying the clear coat?