JK Modeler's Guide - Ch. 2.5 - Let's Stop Taking Zoids Into the Bath

[MangaDex]

 

[eviljackspicer]

Shouldn't you be wearing a mask of some sorts while using the airbrush?

 

[Lunkli]

Is it just the models that aren't supposed to be in the water or the actual things? Don't want to accidentally damage my weird robot things.

 

[drmana]

Shouldn't you be wearing a mask of some sorts while using the airbrush?

Yes in general, even more so for lacquer paints and enamels.
Alcohol and water based acrylic are "safer". An air brush booth will take care of most of it. But it is better to use one anyway.

 

[xanon]

Shouldn't you be wearing a mask of some sorts while using the airbrush?

Yeah, but the box that she's spraying into looks like a vent system so maybe it has enough airflow to make a mask optional?

 

[potatoawards]

I wonder If the Author added a casually Naked JK to attract attention to his extremely well drawn Zoids and Gunplas

 

[Kaarme]

Shouldn't you be wearing a mask of some sorts while using the airbrush?

Fair enough, but only a small minority of the audience would prefer fanservice of a girl wearing a gas mask. That's quite a niche fetish.

 

[thobong]

I wonder If the Author added a casually Naked JK to attract attention to his extremely well drawn Zoids and Gunplas

Wait, a naked school girl? I must be blind because I couldn't see anything but a very cute Zoid Raptor, until I read your comment


Thanks for the new chapter.

 

[potatoawards]

Fair enough, but only a small minority of the audience would prefer fanservice of a girl wearing a gas mask. That's quite a niche fetish.

A masked JK in underwear would go hard
i mean me
me would

 

[Mr.Archer]

Without getting too into the future chapters, sometimes she wears the mask and sometimes she doesn't. I'd guess it's a combination of it being harder to emote in a mask and, you know, sometimes you just don't bother - regardless of how harmful it might be.

 

[DoubleMatter]

A masked JK in underwear would go hard
i mean me
me would

The look no further than chapter 1 page 5: https://mangadex.org/chapter/1e64a92a-15cc-4135-9386-b5e6761c09db/5

 

[Nitely]

The coloring spray is hell..
Mask everywhere... and i give up, don't have that patient on me
Ahhahahaah

Tq for TL.. nice Zoid there

 

[musicfighter]

And this is why I can never bother with using an airbrush.

 

[Fugutron]

Is it just the models that aren't supposed to be in the water or the actual things? Don't want to accidentally damage my weird robot things.

Zoids are motorized, some are battery powered, some have windup motors. So yeah, you dont want to be using a non waterproof battery operated toy in your bath. The Gilrapter is an example, being battery powered.

However some Zoids are meant to be played in the bath, like the Sinker and other aquatic units like the Wardick and Furolesios.
they actually come with Styrofoam blocks yo out into the body to help it float. The newer zoids circa NJR have abandoned that play feature though, only the vintage 80's designs have it. They also use windup motors which are safe to be used in the bath.

 

[Lunkli]

Zoids are motorized, some are battery powered, some have windup motors. So yeah, you dont want to be using a non waterproof battery operated toy in your bath. The Gilrapter is an example, being battery powered.

However some Zoids are meant to be played in the bath, like the Sinker and other aquatic units like the Wardick and Furolesios.
they actually come with Styrofoam blocks yo out into the body to help it float. The newer zoids circa NJR have abandoned that play feature though, only the vintage 80's designs have it. They also use windup motors which are safe to be used in the bath.

No, I'm not talking about the toys, I'm talking about the real things. Is it safe to put my giant robot things in the bath?

 

[ksen]

These are superb, thank you very much for scanlation!

 

[fight2live]

uhhhh... won't she ruin the paint by taking the kits to the steamy bath?

No, I'm not talking about the toys, I'm talking about the real things. Is it safe to put my giant robot things in the bath?

if your giant robot things are made for aquatic purpose (like the Sinker here or the Z'gok) then yes, it's safe to put in the bath. assuming you have a bath big enough for them to get in.

 

[BP]

She's hardcore enough to airbrush in her undies but NOT prime her parts regularly?

Japanese modelers are weird, man. The colored Gunpla parts are making them soft and lazy. I don't think I ever DIDN'T prime a piece.

 

[Korvalus]

Soo... the thing i've been doing occassionally on my models and it was essentially:
Chaos Black Primer spray paint >
Leadbelcher spray paint >
Citadel Contrast Paint evenly applied
is called "candy coating"?

...Am I missing something? Because it cannot be THAT easy. But looking at Google Images seem that way...

 

[Mr.Archer]

Soo... the thing i've been doing occassionally on my models and it was essentially:
Chaos Black Primer spray paint >
Leadbelcher spray paint >
Citadel Contrast Paint evenly applied
is called "candy coating"?

...Am I missing something? Because it cannot be THAT easy. But looking at Google Images seem that way...

The process is essentially the same but typically you would use something like Alclad II Chrome rather than Leadbelcher. Leadbelcher is a medium/dark silver with fairly low reflectivity, if you haven't seen it before Alclad II Chrome has a finish so reflective it's like a mirror - that's what you want ideally for candy coating. Since Alclad Chrome is a lacquer, you're going to want to airbrush both it and the primer (which will also need to be a lacquer). As I said, it's not difficult as such - it's just a lot of airbrush cleaning.

Yakumo just says シルバー (silver) in the manga and I considered being a bit more specific but eventually decided to just translate what was on the page.