Question, does anyone know where to get the…1/100 kotobukiya metal gear rex?
I left it too late, amiami, hlj (of course) and 1999.co.jp are out, anyone know a good safe place thats cheap or least one they tried, I feel ebay is a minefield and amazon is over priced :S
well you could always check your local hobby shops, comic book stores too sometimes they’ve got kits in there. other than that, I guess you just have to wait for a restock or pay the amazon price.
there have been things listed as discontinued before that have come back into stock, though I don’t know if that’s the case here. anyways that’s really all the advice I can give for this so I’ll just say good luck hope you can track one down.
hey guys no one can help each other in this group witch I noticed is slowly growing if no one contributes so hey share the Gundam knowledge eve t be something as simple as your favorite show!!!
Some of the best stuff to have on hand while detailing a kit, is Lighter Fluid, and 70-90% Isopropyl Alcohol. The Lighter Fluid can easily strip away any enamel based paint, but will not hard the plastic, or acrylic paint. And the Alcohol is great for removing acrylic paint or cleaning up your paint…[Read more]
Hi,
I use only acrylic paints, so not experienced with solvents.
However, a simple spray booth should also get rid of the solvents fumes (unless your spray without pauses for long periods).
The one I’m using is the one reviewed here:
it should be also solvent proof due to filter and material used for the…[Read more]
Thanks for the info mate!
But alas it is of no help 🙁 I’ve done a thorough searching of the internet and the main sticking point is sparks and solvents being highly flammable .. But wait I hear someone say! Brushless motors , while only marginally more expensive, don’t spark! But also solvents have this fantastic ability to disolve the insulative…[Read more]
well I’ve been painting with mr.color lacours for a couple of years using a normal spray booth and haven’t blown myself up yet. The one I’m using has the fan in the back and blows the fumes to the sides, and as far as I know the fumes aren’t getting to the engine but could be wrong on that part.
anyways the one I use is Mr. Super Booth, it’s…[Read more]
Here’s my problem ppl I’ve gloss coated for water decals, applyed decals and weatherd with oil wash, now I am puting gloss and flat top coats depending on piece and my decals are turning white. What can I do?
maybe the oil wash is causing the silvering (thats what i have heard it called) once it reacts to another layer of top coat? at best its a guess. got no idea how to solve it sorry.
maybe gloss coat then decals then another gloss coat before oil wash.
I thought it may of been better to seal the decal with a top coat THEN add weathering over the top, never done it before but I thought it may of been safer
If you’ll pardon an almost-total noob, I’m interested in getting started but I have a couple of questions to that end. First, I’m in a fairly rural part of the USA, so no hobby or toy shops that carry Mobil Suit kits are within any kind of reasonable distance, so I’m pretty much left to buying online. Is it better to buy from say HLJ and pay the…[Read more]
Ah,welcome!
I started a mere 7 months ago, but since I’ve gone from out-of-the-box builds to owning my first airbrush set and having a dedicated modeling area. So be warned, you may go further down the rabbit hole then you expected.
I’m in Queensland, Australia, and there is no such thing as gundam in a brick and morter store. So everything comes…[Read more]
Thanks very much, I’ll take a look at the shipping costs and decide where to get myself started. I won’t be painting or recoloring unless it’s by hand since I don’t have a place to spray anything, but I’m definitely going to start assembling properly, panel lining, and maybe some damage effects (starting on cheaper kits until I know what I’m…[Read more]
Another company you could use ( Syd from hobby link tv uses it too) for bandai online exclusives is “gentei kits”, guy is based in japan (looks flash but it seems to be all done by one guy XD) so the prices aren’t so bad with only a slight mark up from bandai directly, but do look into the shipping prices as its an odd set up…
Thanks, I checked out Gentei and GG Infinite and found a couple good deals on the Rebawoo, I’m thinking that and a couple HGUC MP Bawoos from HLJ to make up a little squadron/strike force to start with, start with trying out some panel lining and handpainting, should be a nice re-start for me and I’m looking forward to it.