Gunpla Customization and Detailing
Move beyond the manual and transform your plastic models into professional-grade masterpieces. Master the art of precision scribing, realistic weathering, and advanced panel lining techniques.
Like Duolingo, but for Gunpla Customization and Detailing. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
54 levels across 8 sections, about 108 minutes end to end, roughly 22 days at five minutes a day. It moves through The Professional Foundation, Mastering the Panel Line, Scribing and Surface Detail, Structural Modifications, Advanced Aesthetic Styles, Weathering and Damage, Tech and Integration, and The Master's Finish. It assumes you already know the basics.
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Key ideas in Gunpla Customization and Detailing
- Glass files use nano-etched surfaces to shave plastic rather than tearing it
- Starting with 400-600 grit removes the bulk of the nub but leaves deep ruts
- A glass file polishes the plastic to a high gloss while removing the nub
- Glass file mechanics and finish
- Progressing through 800 and 1000 grit gradually levels out previous scratches
- Finishing with 1200+ grit ensures the surface is smooth enough for primer
- Progressive sanding sequence
- Safety nubs prevent breakage
- Tack rags and anti-static brushes
- Glass file polishing
- Sharpening for scale accuracy
- Rinsing plastic flour
- Sanding grit progression
- Lint prevention
- Mold flash is a manufacturing artifact that creates an unwanted raised edge
- Identifying the purpose of safety nubs on V-fins
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo gives Gunpla Customization and Detailing the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
What is the primary trade-off when using a 400-600 grit sanding stick to remove a large gate mark?
Get it right to open this lesson and 53 more in the app.
Where Gunpla Customization and Detailing takes you
- 1
The Professional Foundation
- Perfecting the Surface
- Seamless Armor Construction
- 2
Mastering the Panel Line
- Fluid Dynamics and Capillary Action
- Color Theory for Depth
- 3
Scribing and Surface Detail
- The Geometry of Scribing
- Designing Realistic Panel Breaks
- 4
Structural Modifications
- Pla-Plate and Plastic Additions
- Drilling and Metal Detailing
- 5
Advanced Aesthetic Styles
- The Anime Cel-Shaded Look
- The 'Real Type' Military Aesthetic
- 6
Weathering and Damage
- Scale-Appropriate Chipping
- Oil Stains and Grime
- Battle Damage and Scars
- 7
Tech and Integration
- Basic LED Wiring
- Resin Conversion Kits
- 8
The Master's Finish
- Decal Application Mastery
- Top Coating and Textures
- Photography and Curation
8 sections · 18 units · 54 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
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Add Tomo to ChatGPT- What to ask
- “Make me a Tomo course on black holes.” “Turn this chat into a Tomo course.”
- What you get
- Quick questions with instant feedback, hearts and stars, ready to play in about a minute.
- Where it goes
- No sign-up to start. Connect your Tomo account and your streak carries on in the app.
You pick the voice
Gunpla Customization and Detailing is taught in the Professor style: clear, structured, thorough. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.
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