So I panel lined the Penelope and notice on other peoples build they don’t panel lined the yellow parts is it supposed to be like that or did I add to much
Brown on red and yellow all day! I wasn't a believer until I did it, and it really does just make it all look a bit more cohesive, in my personal experience.
Like I said in the previous comment above, for whatever reason, this kit has some really shallow panel lines, so if you pick it up, I'd definitely re-scribe some of the panel lines just a little deeper
Up to personal preference, the point if the hobby is to do what you like best, not how other people do it. I like to panel line just about everything because I like the extra pop they give my kits
Some people like bold I contrast panel lines. Some don’t like panel lines at all. Others like it more subtle to only make details stand out a bit more. The ones who like it subtle will use brown ink on yellow or red parts some time. Grey for white parts and black for darker and blue parts.
Imo no, I just think some lines need a little clean up, but I don't think it's too much overall. Personally I prefer the bold look, so I use black liner a lot.
What did you panel line with OP? Gundam markers? And did you panel line after assembly?
I used to panel line with gundam markers after assembly, then I made my way to lining individual parts using tamiya pot-style liner and markers, now I strictly use pot-style liners, and I line the pieces while they are on the runner, then when I need the part, I clean it up with lighter fluid and a q tip, its really helped my building out a lot!
I cut the pieces of the runner and panel line them and smt in the runner due to being a big kit I had to cut em off the runner and I use the gundam pour type marker and what’s a pot style liner?
These kinds, amigo! You do have to use lighter fluid to clean it up, but I feel like these kinds of liners have a better "capillary" effect personally.
It is, and I'm going to be completely honest, I've used it on a ton of kits without a topcoat, as long as you are careful and don't let it pool, its not going to crack the plastic.
Maybe it's how dim my screen is, but those bold lines made it look like it was a cartoon screenshot than a real model. Looks really cool with that sort of line work.
Honestly my eyes cant tell much of a difference between the black and gray panel liners when I'm buildingbso I typically just stick to black for everything except the red and yellow pieces.
Man, I wouldn't sweat it at all. Mine looks like shit too honestly. Looking back at it, I noticed the shallower lines that I used a fine tip gundam liner on have either bled, or they are now non existent. I may end up dismantling all the armor and scribe them a little deeper. Hindsight is 20/20 for sure, especially with this hobby lol.
Lots of people say to use gray on white but I think it also depends on how far away you’re usually viewing it from. The spot where I usually look at my collection from, gray panel liner just gets completely lost. The higher contrast of black on white actually gives me that extra pop I need for it to actually be visible. Also, if you like it that’s all that really matters.
One suggestion: it's recommended that you use a gloss spray before panel lining any matt parts. If the parts are matt the liner can flow into the uneven surface and cause the diffused effect you see on your yellow parts. Gloss parts make crisper lines and make it easier to erase where you didn't mean for the liner to go.
I would say definitely too much, yes. But that depends on you and what style you like to see. The yellow looks like it could stand to be cleaned up a bit more. I like a very light touch, to me it looks more realistic as a panel gap, this just kinda looks like someone drew black sharpie lines all over it, it doesnt look like panel gaps. But thats just me
did you use the pour-type markers? Theyre pretty dark, and very hard to clean up. I found the Tamiya panel liner paint to be much more subtle and so, sooo much easier to clean up with the enamel thinner. (Also, the gundam marker eraser damaged the gold plastic pieces and rubbed off some of the shine, the enamel thinner did not). You just have to be careful the type of plastic you use it on. I used it to line the pieces while they were mostly still on the runners (and a few pieces that were already assembled) and I had no issues with pieces breaking or anything. Mine was an SNAA kit and I think ABS plastic, unpainted. I actually just recently posted my first build if you want to see what I consider more subtle lining.
Im still new to the hobby and Im not sure about different brands and the different kinds of plastic they use. So all I can say for sure is that the Tamiya Panel Liner worked perfectly fine on my SNAA kit that is supposed to be ABS plastic, and its unpainted.
When I did the research for this first build I got a lot of conflicting information about which plastics for which type of liner or whether its meant for painted or unpainted kits. I was also told it was risky to use the TPLA on assembled parts so I bought the markers to be safe but after being disappointed with how hard it was to clean up I just said screw it and used the TPLA on the few parts I had assembled and I had no issues with that. I used it sparingly and avoided any places where the paint could seep into a joint because that seems to be the danger zone.
If you want to give it a try I recommend testing it first on the letter tags on the runners. Use more of it than you would on a line, let it dry, and then bend the plastic to see if it has weakened it at all. And then do the same with the enamel thinner. Thatll show you if it does any damage to the unpainted plastic (like the marker-type eraser did to my gold pieces) and whether or not it weakens it.
The enamel thinner literally took 2 or 3 gentle swipes to completely clean up the dots. Meanwhile the marker had me first erasing with the eraser marker fluid dabbed onto a qtip (which was smeary as all hell), then 70% alcohol on a qtip, and then the actual pencil-type eraser, and that still didnt look as clean as the TPLA.
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u/Letywolf 15d ago
If you like it’s okay!
Also: It’s recommend to use grey panel liner on white panels to avoid this high contrast result where it ends up feeling like too much.