Need a tutorial for painting gunpla...

[aizax007]

Hello world!!!.
I was wondering.. Which is better to paint my gunpla kit... I wanted to paint the Gundam Deathsyhte with white... But i can't decide which is  better.. Using hand painting or spray can... recently I bought a Tamiya enamel white... Can it be use for hand painting??

[rx-slinger]

Any paint that comes in a jar can be used with an airbrush or it can be us for hand painting.

[aizax007]

so i can use it for hand painting..
can u give some guide for hand painting so that the paint wont have a brush mark on it... PLZZZZ

[acedudeyeah]

Thinned paint doesn't leave brush marks when it dries. If it's enamel paint, try thinning it with lighter fluid.
Also, because it's thinned paint, try not to go crazy and flood the surfaces with it.
Multiple, thin, coats make for a nice finish. Not sloppy, think coats.

Allow plenty of time to dry between coats.

[aizax007]

 
still confuse.....
can u tell me more about enamel???
use thinner or just water to thin it???

[acedudeyeah]

Water won't thin enamel paint. If you can't find enamel paint thinner, lighter fluid works just fine for thinning enamel paint too. Just like if you can't find acrylic paint thinner, rubbing alcohol works great for thinning acrylic paint.

[aizax007]

Lighter fluid?
Example plzzzzz

[acedudeyeah]

like the stuff you use to start fires/bar-b-que's

zippo brand? go to wal-mart and ask for lighter fluids, should be by matches and lighters n stuff. make sure you have someone over 18 with you.

[aizax007]

 
ooooo
lighter!!!! thought that light fluid.. LOL...
by the way i'm 20 years old 
thanks dude

[acedudeyeah]

oh, my bad. You should type like you're 20! haha

[aizax007]

 
i'm bad in english....

[MR_M]

  i may also suggest dont go directly on your kit - try to paint it on other plastic surface - before applying it on your model kit or else you got a nightmare of elmstreet result - frustrated.... 

[aizax007]

already god the nightmare...
 
still need to learn how to paint with the brush......
n other option...save some money for airbrush...

[MR_M]

If hand paint you mean... i go for citadel paints... but i havent tried to apply GUNPLA kits . normally ive used this paints for small minatures like warhammers and mechwarriors.