MG Zeta ver2 verDC23 at Youtube

I just uploaded this commissioned MG Zeta ver 2.0 versus a MG Dom diorama at my Youtube channel.

I am trying to fill my channel with my old works. Unfortunately some have been sold or are commissioned works to begin with. So they are no longer with me atm. Much like commissioned traditional ink illustrations, I am only left with these photos.

Here is the link to the original gallery of this build - MG Zeta ver 2 diorama verDC23

SHOUTOUT as usual!

I only use Vallejo Acrylic paints in all my builds - Acrylicos Vallejo

I get some of my tools from HOBBYMATE Singapore - HobbyMate at Facebook

And get my Vallejo paints from Neutral Grounds Philippines - Neutral Grounds Philippines

I only use Harder & Steenbeck for airbrushing - Harder & Steenbeck Airbrush

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Heroclix DOTA 2 TideHunter verDC23

It took me a while to finish this commissioned work of a Heroclix DOTA 2 TideHunter figure as I had to wait for my "Kolinsky" brushes for hand painting I bought online. One of the secrets in hand painting with  acrylic paints ( Vallejos ) are the brushes! Crappy cheap synthetic brushes will deteriorate fast as the acrylic paints will eat up those plastic bristles during hand painting. " Kolinsky " or at least Red Sable brushes are a must!

Anyways, this little toy was made a little bit more interesting by removing the Heroclix base and re-painting it. This is fully hand painted with Vallejo Model Color paints, Vallejo Water Effects and sealed with Vallejo ( Resin ) Gloss Varnish. I tried my best to add details thru painting but the sculpt of the toy is just not as detailed as real plastic, resin or white metal miniatures.

It took me a couple of days ( maybe even 3 days ) to achieve the look of the custom base as I had to apply around 4 or 5 heavy coats of Vallejo Water Effects paints and let cure for at least 12 hours. Anyways this was a fun little project fully hand painted with my Vallejos. Thanks as always for dropping by! Until next completed build guys! Just enjoy the hobby! :)

Before re-painting photo below taken from - realminis.blogspot.com

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MG Zeta Karaba verDC23 WIP resumes

I sincerely apologize to my client from Indonesia for putting this build aside. I was looking for him this year as I came out of my self imposed 2 year Gunpla hiatus and wanted to know if he wants me to finish this project. Gladly I received an email this week as my client still wants the kit before the year ends. This is a limited edition BANDAI MG Zeta ver 2.0 model kit and hope to do justice with this build.

If you are interested with the amount of modifications I did so far... below is the link of the label for this project.

MG Zeta Karaba verDC23 OLD wip posts

Again, my sincerest apologies and hope I can make up for the long deadline.

I plan to add tons of panel lines ( not pla plates ) to this kit as the painting will involve too much masking. And masking over pla plates is no fun at all. Hope to get a few more supplies ( and tools ) for this build very soon. And as usual I could only sparingly work on it during weekdays, but could intensively work on it on weekends.

So stay tuned guys as I try to please my old time client with this build! Thanks as always for dropping by! Until next post! Just enjoy the hobby!

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Katipunan Diorama Commission Work

 

Hi Guys! I am killing time at work as I just finished my reports, so I thought I'd share my latest ( sort of ) work. 

I did this sometime October last year ( 2013 ). This is basically a diorama depicting the life events of one of our National Heroes ( Andres Bonifacio - Philippines ). This was shot ( with cameras and lightes ) for a series of promotional plugs for the special TV series of Andres Bonifacio in one of the channels here.

It is rough... but that was the idea. The client gave me a couple of weekends to work on this project and I must say that I barely pulled it off! I finished painting some of the parts of the diorama in the same morning when it was shot. Some details was done during the actual video shoot by a good friend and fellow local scale modeler in Arthur Gavino.

I decided to use just papers and cardboard stuffs to speed up the construction and I painted the whole shebang using all Vallejo Acrylic Paints. Those paints ( though a tad expensive ) are a blessing from above. The coverage of Vallejo paints is just so remarkable. 

I had to resort to actually sculpting custom 2 inch sized figures for the diorama. I used copper wires for the frames and GREEN STUFF for the flesh ( and clothes ). Nothing special, but considering I only had a day to create 23 figures, I think I did okay. Pretty fun but really tedious work.

Hope you like this post although it's nothing special. The project ( commission work ) was extraordinary as it is rare that clients would shoot miniatures for commercials rather than computer animation. Pretty rad experience and pretty good pay too! 

Thanks for dropping by! Until next post guys! Just enjoy the hobby!

 

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WIP - Warmachine Terrain pieces reboot

Obviously I am very unhappy with how my ongoing commissioned Warmachine terrain pieces turned out after painting. My ground work looks toy like after painting and the 2 hills looks like giant cookies or hamburgers. So WHAT went wrong?

I thought my painting could save my lousy groundwork. Basically I had a hard time cutting the styropor blocks my client gave me. I had a hard time cutting the blocks to flat pieces with flat tops. I also thought that a thin paper mache around the edges of the OLD Terrain pieces ( see link or photo below ) will give them enough rock like texture ( I was obviously wrong ). The edges of the old terrain pieces looks so smooth and uninteresting. They look like giant cookies. The painting is also very thick softening the sand texture and making it look muddy than desert looking.

 
SO I bought some new materials for the Terrain pieces and thought I'll give it another try. This time I was very mindful that paper mache ( thin layers ) would not give the rock formations on the edges of the pieces, and so I carved the edges of the flat styropor to simulate a rocky edge / cliff.

After playing Warmachine with my brother and daughter for a few times, I think making the Terrain pieces bigger should be a bit more fun. I did a couple of bases as rivers, huge hill and a forest. I plan to use resin OR water effects paint for the river and should ( hopefully ) look great after painting.

Instead of applying more paper mache on the edges I think I have to buy a can of Dutchboy Versatex paint. The high profile kind according to a painter friend ( CJ SY ) told me that it is great for applying texture that hardens like rock ( Never a fan of plaster as it breaks easily ). Should grab a can soon and will create a simple tutorial about it.

 A few materials to buy ( resin, Vallejo water effects paint, Dutchboy Versatex paint ) and this terrain pieces should look better than the old one.

Now here are a few crappy photos of the pieces after a thin layer of mache and sand...

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