Tuesday, February 7, 2012

A Comparison of Candy

After reading through various literature online on how to achieve a candy gloss effect, i decided to do a trusty spoon comparison and see for myself how the effect varies across different paints. (and hey.. its fun to airbrush spoons :) )

In particular, i had read about how its not advisable to spray transparent colors over AlClad chrome. Being the stubborn bugger I am and encouraged by the label on the bottle of Alclad transparent red (which says basically to spray Alclad's clear coat on Alclad's high shine range before spraying clear colors), i decided to try it myself.

First I primed several spoons with Tamiya Fine Surface 1200. (spraycan)

Then i airbrushed black on the various spoons.
Heres some details for those who like technical details
Alclad was airbrushed with 2 fine mist coats @ 12psi
Tamaya Enamel Black and Gaia Pure black mixed with a 1:2 paint/thinner ratio and airbrushed at 18psi.


Since i am using a crappy camera on my Iphone4 to take all the pics.. so I better provide comments on the actual results.

Results: Alclad Gloss Black Base gave the most reflective and glossiest finish, followed by Tamiya enamel black. Gaia notes pure black finish was slightly flat..

Here are the upclose shots






After waiting 24hrs for them to dry.. i mist coated Alclad Chrome on all 3. again at 12 psi


Results are quite intuitive... the Glossiest Black base resulted in the shiniest chrome (as already commented by various other online sources.. ). Result of this is that the next time i want to go for the a chrome look with most bling.. i will use Alclad Gloss black base as the undercoat...

Anyways .. here are the upclose shots




Next I sprayed Alclad Transparent Red over all 3.. (again at 12 psi blah blah)



For the spoon with Alclad Gloss black base, i actually coated half the spoon with Alclad Clear Base (1 mist, 1 slightly wet coat) before airburshing on the Alclad Transparent Red.So to answer the whether the Clear base affects the shininess of the Alclad chrome.. the answer is YES (unfortunately). The chrome effect dulls a fair bit after the clear base is applied. However..the end result after applying the transparent red is that the area which has the clear base looks "brighter" then the area without.. hmmm

heres a pic of the spoon upclose. Although quite hard to see the difference since I am not using a fancy DSLR :P


Here are the other 2 close- ups...




Then I decided to compare all these Alclad with some good ole Gaia paints... I primed .. undercoated a few more spoons.. Whhiicchhh I forgot to take pictures of (DOH!!)... but heres the end result




Upclose... (for some funny reason.. Gaia Clear red on Starlight SL doesnt like to be photographed..i tried a few times.cant get a good pic..so pardon the slightly blurry one)





Result?? Using Gaia Clear Red over Gaia Starlight Silver actually provides more "depth" to the candy red versus using Gaia Clear Red over Alclad Chrome. Using Gaia Clear Red over Alclad Chrome gives a "colder" more metallic feeling to the candy red... hard to explain in words.. think depth versus shine (those who are into car detailing will know what i mean)


Last bit?? A look at Gaia Clear vs Alclad Clears


Above 2 effects are my favourites..
using Gaia clear reds gives a lighted more candy color
using Alclad transparent red gives a dark deep reddish hue color
I think there are different uses for both colors and hopefully i will be able to do a model using these colors soon...


Well thats it... I had fun doing this spoon test. If you want to see the colors yourself and factor in more variables I encourage you to go ahead ..grab a few spoons and try it.. Its fun and you'll learn thru the process...

Cheers
Surge

PS:No Spoons were hurt in the course of this comparison :P

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Thank you: DWToySpot Toy Sale @ CSC FleaMarket (7th Nov 2010)


Our booth was located at China Square Central 2nd floor right outside Pasttimes toy shop near the escalator down to TnT.

We had a fantastic sale of PVC figures, Yamato Macross, nendoroids, figmas, resin kits,designer vinyl , HotToys and many other misc brand sales last sunday at CSC Fleamart. Many got their items at great prices. Sorry to those who came a little late and the item you wanted was already gone....

Response was great and thanks to all from hardwarezone forum who came down to support us.
DWtoyspot would also like to extend our thanks to customers who bought from us.

Look out for our next booth sales at CSC. Check back here as we will post details of future sales before the sale day so that more of you can get these great bargains.

Cheers
Surge

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

DWToySpot Toy Sale @ CSC FleaMarket (7th Nov 2010)

Hi Folks

DwToyspot will be having a big PVC sale at CSC flea market this Sunday! (7th Nov 2010)
It will start at noon and end at 5.30pm. All PVCs are direct sales from collectors so expect hard to find items and good prices

We will be located on the 2nd floor outside Pasttime toy shop. (Up from the escalator from TnT side)

Feel free to come down and have a look

Cheers
Surge

*Update 6 Nov 2010

Heres a quick update folks.
For those still undecided on whether to come down and have a look, heres revealing more items that will be more sale tomorrow.


Macross Quedlan-Rau Max & Miria (will throw in both Max & Miria pilot figures which are rare)
Macross VF-1A DYRL Max
Macross YF-19 (First Issue) & Fold Booster and Fast Pack (latest reissue)
Yamato Macross Zero 1/60 SV-51y Nora
Yamato Macross Zero 1/60 VF-0A (June 2010 Reissue)
Project Squadt- Halloween Skelsuit (Chipp & Gohst set)
Megahouse Mospeada Ride Armors- Ley (Rand)
EVA Seat of the Soul (one pair)
Joe Ledbetter Pink Teeter
Joe Ledbetter Tiger Dunny
otobukiya 4 Leaves Minamoto Chizuru
Yamato Creators' Labo - Shunya Yamashita #012 Non-Non
Yamato Creators' Labo - Shunya Yamashita #014 Arisa (another color)
Griffon Enterprise Diformate Illustrator Arrangement Saber Armor Ver.
Kaiyodo Fate/Stay Night - Revoltech Saber Alter
Kaiyodo Fate/Stay Night - Revoltech Saber Lily
Yamato VF-1S Roy Focker's Unit Special Weathering Ver. (re-issue)
Yamato VF-1A Low Visibility ver.
Yamato Macross Display Stand - Black
Yamato Macross Display Stand - Black
Yamato Macross Display Stand - Black
Orchid Seed Al Azif - Demon Bane
Yamato Amanda Werner - Niθ Illustrate Ver.
Alphamax Haruka Nogizaka - Sexy Lingerie ver. 1/6 Cold Cast
Max Factory Kousaka Tamaki
Wave Nodocchi
E2046 Resin Cast Kit Eve (2 pcs available)
E2046 Resin Cast Kit Gianna
Gift Saber
Max Factory Figma Saber Armour ver.
E2046 Resin Cast Kit Dip Mou

And this is not even the full list... so do come down and have a look

Cheers and see you there!
Surge

Here is some of the goodies you can expect to find on that day. There are lots more, so come down and check it out for yourself!
[B]
Mecha[/B]
Yamato MMB Hyper Armored Block HAB-0003 T-Rex (Camouflage Ver. Limited Ed)
GX-41B Black Reideen

[B]Figma[/B]
Lyrical Shoujo Nanoha StrikerS Nanoha Barrier Jacket Version
Lyrical Shoujo Nanoha StrikerS Hayate Yagami (Knight Armour Version)
Lyrical Shoujo Nanoha StrikerS Shamal (Knight ver)
Lyrical Shoujo Nanoha StrikerS Vita (Knight Ver)

[B]Nendoroid[/B]
Nendoroid 10 Nagato Yuki
Nendoroid 97 Snow Miku [Wonder Festival 2010]


Revoltech 21 GR-2

[B]PVCs[/B]
Alter Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS – Yagami Hayate 1/7 PVC Figure
Alter Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS - Fate T Harlaown (Sonic Form) 1/7 PVC Figure
Alter Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS -Takamachi Nanoha 1/7 PVC Figure
Alter Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS – Signum
Megahouse Excellent Model Clare 1/8 PVC Figure

OraDora set
1/7 Resinya Ami Kawashima PVC
1/7 Resinya Minori Kushieda PVC
1/7 Resinya Taiga Aisaka PVC

Uplark Mio
1/8 Mio Akiyama PVC

GSC Shiki
1/7 Shiki Ryougi Garan no Dou PVC

Banpresto Lucky Star x Macross Frontier Figures, Set G

Vinyl
Project Squadt CHIPP S003 [HALLOWEEN SKELSUIT
Project Squadt GOHST S002 [HALLOWEEN SKELSUIT]
Project Squadt KENNY WONG X FERG COPPERHEAD18
Project Squadt K11 [Midnight SPIKE and SPOT]
Touma GID Bone Fang Wolf

Sunday, July 25, 2010

WonderFest 2010 Summer Coverage - PVC Figures

And of course we have to cover PVC figures. These miniature works of art are sure to tug at your heartstrings... ENJOY :)

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Name: Love Is War Hatsune Miku
Company: Good Smile Company
Series: Vocaloid
Scale: 1/8

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Name: Black Gold Saw Anime Ver.
Company: Good Smile Company
Series: Black Rock Shooter
Scale: 1/8

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Name: Tohsaka Rin
Company: Good Smile Company
Series: Fate/Stay Night ~Unlimited Blade Works~
Scale: 1/7

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Name: Saber Alter ~Iron Hammer of the Terrible King “Hiou Tetsui” Vortigern~
Company: Good Smile Company
Series: Fate/Stay Night
Scale: 1/7

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Name: Kanbaru Suruga
Company: Good Smile Company
Series: Bakemonogatari
Scale: 1/8

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Name: Hanekawa Tsubasa
Company: Good Smile Company
Series: Bakemonogatari
Scale: 1/8

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Name: Nakamura Yuri
Company: Good Smile Company
Scale: 1/8
Series: Angel Beats!

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Name: Tenshi
Company: Good Smile Company
Scale: 1/8
Series: Angel Beats!

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Name: ActSta Fate Testarossa
Company: Good Smile Company
Series: Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 1st
Scale: 1/8

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Name: Hatsune Miku Tony Ver.
Company: Max Factory
Scale: 1/7
Series: Vocaloid
Release Date: January 2011

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Name: Hatsune Miku Append Ver.
Company: Max Factory
Series: Vocaloid

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Name: Kotobuki Tsumugi
Company: Max Factory
Scale: 1/7
Series: K-ON!

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Name: Lily
Company: Phat Company
Scale: 1/8
Series: Vocaloid
Release Date: November 2010

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Name: Kohsaka Tamaki
Company: Gift
Scale: 1/4
Series: To Heart2

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Name: Tamura Hiyori Gym Suit Ver.
Company: FREEing
Scale: 1/4
Series: Lucky Star
Release Date: January 2011
Retail Price: 14,800 Yen

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Name: Takamachi Nanoha
Company: FREEing
Series: Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 1st
Scale: 1/8

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Name: Fate Testarossa
Company: FREEing
Series: Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 1st
Scale: 1/8

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Name: Fate Testarossa Plain Clothes Ver.
Company: Alter
Scale: 1/7
Series: Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 1st

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Name: Takamachi Vivio
Company: Alter
Scale: 1/7
Series: Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha Vivid
Release Date: 2011

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Name: Tainaka Ritsu
Company: Alter
Scale: 1/8
Series: K-ON!

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Name: Saten Ruiko
Company: Alter
Scale: 1/8
Series: To Aru Kagaku no Railgun
Release Date: December 2010
Retail Price: 7,140 Yen

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Name: Senjougahara Hitagi
Company: Alter
Scale: 1/8
Series: Bakemonogatari

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Name: Dizzy
Company: Alter
Scale: 1/8
Series: Guilty Gear XX A Core

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Name: Houmei
Company: Alter
Scale: 1/8
Series: Shining Wind
Release Date: 2011

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Name: Kinoshita Hideyoshi
Company: Alter
Scale: 1/8
Series: Baka To Test To Shokanju
Release Date: December 2010
Retail Price: 7,140 Yen

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Name: Yuri Lowell
Company: Altair (Alter)
Scale: 1/8
Series: Tales of Vesperia
Release Date: December 2010

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Name: Mina Tepes
Company: Kotobukiya
Series: Dance In The Vampire Bund
Scale: 1/6

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Name: Sorami Kanata
Company: Kotobukiya
Series: So-Ra-No-Wo-To
Scale: 1/8

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Name: Alicia Melchiott
Company: Kotobukiya
Series: Valkyria Chronicles
Scale: 1/8

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Name: Kohsaka Tamaki Dragon Chronicles Warrior Ver.
Company: Kotobukiya
Series: To Heart 2

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Name: Yuzuhara Konomi Dragon Chronicles Witch Ver.
Company: Kotobukiya
Series: To Heart 2

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Name: Phantom EX Xecty
Company: Kotobukiya
Series: Shining Wind

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Name: Fujibayashi Kyou
Company: Kotobukiya
Series: Clannad

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Name: Ignis of the Endless Winter
Company: Orchid Seed
Series: Jingai Makyo
Scale: 1/7

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Name: Nanako
Company: Orchid Seed
Series: To Heart2
Scale: 1/7

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Name: Aizawa Nao
Company: Orchid Seed
Series: Comic Aun
Scale: 1/7

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Name: Nishikawa Chiharu
Company: Orchid Seed
Series: Comic Kairakuten Naruco Hanaharu Cover Art
Scale: 1/7

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Name: Zisca
Company: Orchid Seed
Series: Brandish
Scale: 1/7
Release Date: 2010

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Name: Erina
Company: Orchid Seed
Series: Honey Blonde
Scale: 1/7

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Name: Princess Bitch
Company: Orchid Seed
Series: F.S ISM
Scale: 1/7
Release Date: -
Retail Price: -
Note: -

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Name: Alfin
Company: Orchid Seed
Series: Shining Force Feather
Scale: 1/7
Release Date: October 2010

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Name: Serizawa Fumino
Company: MegaHouse
Series: Mayoi Neko Overrun!
Scale: 1/8
Release Date: November 2010

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Name: Hattori Junko Ninja Suit Ver.
Company: Hobby Japan/GSC
Series: Queen’s Gate – Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou
Scale: 1/8

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Name: Yagyu Jubei
Company: Hobby Japan/MegaHouse
Series: Queen’s Gate – Hyakka Ryoran
Scale: 1/8
Release Date: January 2011
Retail Price: 7,980 Yen

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Name: Eas
Company: Alpha Omega
Series: Pretty Cure Fresh!
Scale: 1/8
Release Date: 2010

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Name: Eris
Company: CM’s Corporation
Series: Asobi ni Ikuyo

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Name: Takamachi Nanoha
Company: Cospa
Series: Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 1st
Retail Price: 12,800 Yen

Cheers
Surge