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in a weird position where i've finished a snap build of HG Calibarn to verify if a specific pose will work without modification (it will!) and i'm not really sure where directly to go from here.

obviously i want to panel line, i have some paint touch ups i want to do, but things like "panel lining that extends into a large indent" (like on the front skirts) feel like weird blockers for me; the pour-type gundam markers i use are fucking awful for that sort of thing and while i could theoretically just paint that bit having a matched color feels difficult. do i just go in with the pen-style marker? unsure!

there's a part of me that still worries i'm gonna do things in the Wrong Order or whatever and make shit difficult for myself later. i have no idea if this is even true, but it's a hangup i have. didn't expect to have the same sort of issues i have with general executive function when building gunpla. very weird mental block to try and overcome.


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in reply to @jkap's post:

I don't think there's a wrong way to go about it, it's your little robot and nobody else's.

(for those panel indents, "holes", etc., I personally usually use the pen marker, and use the liquid panel liner elsewhere)

The pen-type markers are great for filling in larger indents. I also use them for bits of shadowing/shading by smearing and softening the ink with a cotton swab before it fully dries.

ive felt similar getting into plamo (with all the equipment etc available) but i think any approach is fine- there is no right answer, so long as you like how it looks! the lines on the first girlpla i panel lined look a bit messy but i still love the kit, and ultimately if you don't like how something looks there's very little that can't be redone

re: panel lining into larger indents: one thing i might try is painting the indent and then panel lining (pour type) around its edges specifically, even if the colors don't match perfectly the gradient will be close? though if the markers arent precise enough for it tamiya makes some nice panel liner bottles too. could also use a thin paintbrush and get both the lines and indent with matching paint?

I have had great success with certain colors and types of pour markers. Like the gm200 silver? It's basically a paint brush. Amazing marker. The gm200 metallic red? Terrible awful marker that's too runny and not metallic enough.

I've only used the pour type markers though. Mostly because I've heard those age better than the pen type.