I’ve been busy for the past couple of days and finally managed to make significant progress in my painting. All of the parts are painted with base black. The white armor have been spray painted with white while leaving the edges slightly darker color to enhance the edge. The trick to do this kind of airbrush painting is to start spraying in a circular motion starting from the center and gradually moving out. Be careful not to over spray the edges. If for some reason you spray the edges the only thing you can do is to repeat the whole process i.e. respray it with the base color.
The base color may not necessarily be black. You can use a totally different color. In my case, the base color for the white armor is dark brown.. the reason I use the color is to give a dirt like outline of the edges.
Another thing I learn from doing this is that the parts looks so much better with this technique as oppose to without using the highlighting technique. Not to mention it is much more challenging and interesting. The hard work really pays off…
This are some of the first take on the currently on going IWSP Gundam. These pictures are taken using my Sony Ericson K-801 camera phone. Sometime the pictures turn out decent enough… but for these initial shots, it lacks the clarity.
The initial coat (base coat) are flat black used on all of the IWSP pack. The wing are one of the more difficult place to apply this technique due to its large flat surface. Getting the even tone across of the areas take a lot of getting used to. There are a lot factor you need to consider such as the air pressure, and getting the right amount of paint with the right amount of air to it.
Since I am using a dual acting airbrush, this is not a huge problem.If you don’t have a dual action airbrush, my suggestion is get one! Doing the Max Technique takes a lot of time and patience.
The IWSP cannon looks pretty decent when using this technique. It gives the impression of high intense heat on gun’s metal surface making the paint a bit faded. I’ll post more pictures when more progress are made. The inner frame of IWSP gundam has been painted and shaded and it looks cool. More pictures will be uploaded soon.
Kepada penggemar murtabak, pasti tidak akan melepaskan peluang untuk menikmati murtabak istimewa ini. Saya dan keluarga selalu berkunjung ke Pekan untuk mendapatkan murtabak Mengkasar ini. Ia sangat popular di sini, pernah beberapa kali masuk paper pasal kedai ini dan pernah juga masuk Jalan-jalan Cari Makan TV3.
Kedai ini terletak di Kampung Mengkasar, Pekan. Senang je nak cari sebab kedai ni letaknya tepi jalan. Nampak je signboard Murtabak Mengkasar, kat situlah kedainya. Murtabak ni lain sikit dari murtabak biasa sebab ia macam ada inti kat tengah. Lapisan inti tu kena masak dulu, kemudian baru letak dalam lapisan yang seterusnya kemudian baru masak lagi. Saya tengok macam letak bancuhan telur kat luar lapisan tu. Cawangannya terletak di Bukit Sekilau bersebelahan dengan UITM Kuantan. Tapi, saya lebih suka pergi ke Pekan cari yang original!! Pada bulan puasa terutamanya, ramai yang bukak gerai murtabak ni. Mereka buat ala-ala Murtabak Mengkasar lah….letak nama murtabak Pekan. Jadi orang ingat samalah macam Murtabak Mengkasar ni. Saya pernah beli, tapi rasanya tak sama dengan Murtabak Mengkasar.
Harga Murtabak Mengkasar ni sepadan dengan saiznya, murtabak biasa RM5.00 & murtabak special RM7.00 sekeping. Kalau dah datang Pekan ni, tak sah kalau tak pergi Kampung Padang Polo. Betul-betul dekat kawasan istana. Petang-petang biasanya ada orang main polo. Bolehlah tengok orang main polo kat sini & anak-anaklah yang pastinya sangat seronok menyaksikan permainan ini.
Alang-alang dah cerita pasal Pekan ni, banyak tempat-tempat menarik yang boleh dilawati seperti Muzium, Rumah kelahiran Tun Razak dan sebagainya. Bagi yang minat kain sutera, kat sini bolehlah beli sutera tenun Pahang yang eksklusif.
Sehingga kini yang saya masih mencari kuih apam balik yang dikatakan menjadi kegemaran Tuanku di Pekan. Pernah cuba beberapa kali mencari kedai tersebut tapi tidak tahu di mana letaknya. Sekadar ingin mencuba dan merasa keenakannya. Itu saja.
Earlier this month I decided to buy a wireless modem. After resisting the temptation for so long, I finally succumbed to the urge to going wireless. I’ve got an AZTECH USB Modem that I have been using for years connected to my desktop PC.
I used to disconnect the modem to my desktop and connect it to my Laptop when I want to connect the laptop and work on the laptop while watching the TV. But this prove to be a challenge for me since my three kids will start tripping over the phone wire and inadvertently cause the modem to fell down from the table and get disconnect. A wireless modem seems to be the only solution to my predicament.
When it comes to wireless modem, I am totally at loss. I don’t how to set up all those DNS and what not. I may have technical background but wireless network setup is whole different ball game.
Searching the internet, I somehow found out about D-Link DSL 2460B Modem. What’s great about the modem is that the setup is absolutely easy. All I have to do is insert the CD and choose my ISP. From the list I wager that they have all the major ISP provider for the whole world and they certainly didn’t miss out the ISP in Malaysia.
Select your ISP and you’re good to go.. you have the option to setup the security for your wireless network i.e. your wireless connection security codes… you don’t want your neighbours and their cats and dogs to be able to connect to your network and cause serious slow down… I need all the bandwith I can get for my P2P network!
This is another great thing about the modem… Bittorrent runs smoothly on this. From my research on the internet, somehow I got the impression that not all wireless modem are able to perform this feat. With this modem it’s no problem.
The modem is setup in such a way that it is connect via ethernet port for my desktop and wireless connection to my laptop. When both computers is accessing the internet, there are absolutely no problem. Even with both computers connected to Bittorrent it still works fine. All in all this modem is great for my use and I’d recommend D-Link DSL 2460B Modem to anyone who don’t have the technical knowledge to set up a wireless modem.
I was clearing my handphone memory and downloading the pictures taken with my hand phone and these are some of the photos taken during my visit to Kelantan earlier this month. The beach was spotless clean and there are not so many people at the time since its not the weekend.. (middle of the week in fact)
Since it was a long time since me and the wife ate at the stalls near the beach we decided to eat some of the specialty dishes there. Some seafood fried with flour… not unlike a tempura.
The sky was clear and the sea was deep blue. This is one of the favorite tourist spot to Kelantan. It is situated on not far from Kota Bharu, about 10 kilometers away.
You may be tempted to take a dip into the sea, but beware that it isn’t as calm as it look. Death has been reported to occur at the beach especially school children. This may be due to under current near the shore of the beach.
If you visit Kelantan, make a point to take a look at the beach.
