A must-have item for painting Gunpla! Review of "Kami Fude Short Foam Datan Brush" & "Kami Fude Brush Wash" - Recommended for beginners of brush painting! The Tool Way! No.8]

Hello, this is Karyas! This is the 8th installment of "The Tool Way! In this 8th issue of "The Tool Way!", we would like to introduce "Kami Fude Short Foam Brush" and "Kami Fude Brush Wash", now on sale from God Hand!

Suddenly, do you paint with a brush? I would like to try it, but brush painting seems to be difficult. ......" "I have painted with spray cans and markers before, but I have never tried brush painting yet! I am sure that there are many people who have never tried brush painting before.

For those modelers who have never tried brush painting, we would like to recommend "Kami Fude Short Foam Dutantan Brush" and "Kami Fude Brush Wash" newly released by God Hand. Let's make good use of them and enjoy your brush painting debut!

Basic Knowledge of Brush Painting

First, let's learn about the advantages of brush painting. The advantages of brush painting are as follows.

Easy and inexpensive painting challenge.

Suitable for painting fine details (delicate camouflage painting, writing letters, etc.)

If you use the right kind of brushes, you can paint over a large area or paint in crevices that markers can't reach.

You can easily mix paints to create your own unique colors.

You can easily mix and match paints to paint your own colors. By the way, the disadvantages are

Not suitable for painting too large an area.

It is necessary to consider the characteristics of the paint, the type of brush, and the painting method.

Unevenness of the paint may occur.

Unevenness of application may occur.

In light of the above, I believe that there are many advantages to brush painting. Therefore, I encourage you to try brush painting!

There are many different types and prices of brushes. First, you can buy a brush that you can easily find in the modeling section!

■Tools and costs required for brush painting

The tools needed for brush painting are quite simple,

Brushes (flat brushes, face brushes, special brushes for smudging, etc.)

Paint (water-based, water-based acrylic, enamel, lacquer, etc.)

Brush cleaning bottles or cups (available at craft stores)

Solvent for diluting and cleaning paint (not necessary for water-based paints)

Other useful tools for brush painting (palette, glue, etc.; buy more as you get used to it! (Palettes, brush glue, etc., which you can buy as you get used to it!)

That's all. As for the cost, a set of several brushes for beginners can be purchased for a few hundred yen, and bottles and palettes can be made from food containers that are no longer needed. For paints, bottles of Tamiya acrylic or water-based hobby color paints can be purchased for about 100 yen each, so if you just want to enjoy painting at a minimum, 1,000 to 2,000 yen should be enough.

If you are short on money, you can get everything from brushes, paints (watercolors), bottles and palettes at 100 yen. This is a "brush for gel nail polish" purchased at Daiso, which I found in the makeup section, not the stationery section.

The tips of the bristles are jagged. We will verify how nicely it can be applied with the cheapest brush later!

What's a God's brush?

Kami Fude" is a series of brushes for models developed by God Hand. The lineup includes not only basic flat brushes and facet brushes, but also slanted brushes, dry brushes, and pencil brushes, all of which are useful in various situations when painting models and can "scratch that itch.

The quality of the tools themselves is of course high, and they come in a full range of sizes, as well as tools for cleaning and maintenance, so brush painting modelers should definitely check out the official website!

This time we will review the newly released "Kamifude Short Foam Datan Brush. The high density of the bristles prevents air from entering the brush, so the paint does not bubble up and unevenness in the paint is difficult to achieve. It is ideal for quickly applying paint to mini-sized figures and parts.

Kamifude Short Foam Datan Brush

Official price: 1,320 yen (tax included)

Maker：God Hand

At about 95mm from the tip to the end of the handle, this is quite a miniature size. It is the most compact brush we have ever seen.

The tips of the bristles are beautifully aligned and of the flat brush type. The bristles are made of specially processed high-quality nylon (PBT), so even if the bristles are bent at the base, they can be restored to their original state with hot water at 90°C or higher!

Actual use!

To check the application, we experimented with a plastic board with a convex mold, which tends to form bubbles, and a 1/35 soldier figure coated with water-based surfacer (white)! Incidentally, the left half of the plastic plate was painted with the Daiso gel nail brush introduced earlier to compare the difference.

*Because this was an experiment, the paint was applied roughly without dilution. When actually finishing the work, use a solvent and apply thin layers of paint to get beautiful colors.

First, the plastic board. The left side, painted with a gel nail brush, dried out with bubbles left in some places, but the right side, painted with a foam datan brush, is not bubbling!

Conclusion: The Foam Brush has the better tip. Gel nail brushes may be suitable for use as dry brushes, taking advantage of their jagged tips, rather than for painting neatly.

Next, a 1/35 scale soldier figure.

Even the uneven areas where bubbles tend to form could be painted cleanly! The short handle of the foam dart brush makes it easy to use, and it is light and stress-free, making it perfect for basic painting of mini-figures.

■About the paints

By the way, the paint used this time was a water-based acrylic "Aqueous Hobby Color" Daytona Green (glossy). Water-based Hobby Color is inexpensive and comes in a wide range of colors, so it is recommended for both brush painting and airbrushing.

Note that although water-based acrylic paints and water-based paints are similar, they are different types. The former are well-known Tamiya acrylics and water-based hobby colors, and require a special solvent for dilution (they cannot be painted well if diluted with water). The latter are well-known water-based acrylics and Falejo, which can be diluted with water and painted (a dedicated solvent can also be used). What they have in common is that they are both "washable with water before drying" and have "little irritating odor.

Incidentally, lacquer-based paint has the advantage of a stronger coating film and enamel-based paint has the advantage of less unevenness, but both have a strong irritating odor and cannot be used with water. For first-time painters, water-based acrylics and water-based paints, which can be easily cleaned with water, are recommended!

I tried using "Kamifude Fude Brush Wash."

And while a cleaning bottle is essential for brush painting, a new dedicated bottle is now available from the "Kami Fude" series!

As mentioned above, food containers or 100-yen bottles are sufficient for cleaning, but they are sometimes hard to find the right size, or they are unbalanced and easy to fall over. However, the "KAMIFUDE Fude Brush Wash" introduced this time is ......

The bottom is smooth and rounded, so the tip of the brush does not bend easily.
It is made of glass, has a thick bottom, and is moderately heavy, preventing accidents such as accidentally knocking it over.
The lid is also included, so temporary interruption of work is no problem.

The lid is included, so there is no problem even if you have to temporarily stop working! It is a must-buy for brush painting modelers!

Kami Fude Brush Cleaning

Official price: 770 yen (tax included)

Manufacturer: God Hand

It was able to wash cleanly with water. The size is also nice and compact! Then, after washing with water, gently absorb the water with a wes or paper and store the brush so as not to lose the shape of the brush tip. The brush tip is the life of the brush, so it is important to wash it thoroughly and carefully before the paint becomes stiff!

The "Kamifude" series also offers a variety of other tools, such as "Fude Omoi," a wipe that absorbs water nicely, "Brush Maintenance Cleaner," which thoroughly washes away paint that has not been removed, and "Brush Glue," which restores a brush tip that has become kinky to its original shape. Please check them out!

So, what did you think? Brushes are consumables, but good quality brushes like the "Foam Dutton Brush" introduced here can be used for a long time if you use them carefully, so they are very cost-effective. Let's buy good quality brushes and have fun painting with them!

Outline of the present campaign

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Kariyasu

Entertainment and hobby writer. He loves models, dioramas, and figures, and is in charge of reviewing plastic models and miniatures, as well as tool reviews and various interviews. He paints more often with a brush than an airbrush!

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