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you can either try tamiya or any hardware shop.. I usually buy at the hardware shop and they work fine. Plus I also use the diamond files that I bought at the hardware shop..They works great

It doesn’t state what grid it is anywhere, but my guess is, that it is a buffing compound sort of grid. I think it’s more in the range of 8000 to 10000 grid. 2000 grid will still leave some teeny scratches….

did a bit of digging and apparently above 3000 grit you’re looking at specialty items. I have also found that jewelers use even high grits though honestly I don’t think you should bother trying to find anything beyond the 2000 you’re likely to find at any automotive or hardware store. also I’d go for a wet/dry sandpaper. That’s something you…[Read more]

Flory models and UMP both out of the UK o fantastic sanding sticks (and washes)

Yup..same here..I thought their sale is like last year and I’m planning on getting two other PG as the unicorn is already preordered the..for your questions..nope they dont have any Christmas sale as the black friday is their Christmas sale .

Xmas as not as big in Japan as it is in North America or Europe but I do remember a New Year sale at one point.

take ur old shirt that has holes in it and just cut some of it out

An old shirt can work, however unless you want the material to constantly flay and apart, then i suggest not using a an old shirt. Instead get a pair of old slacks, like some dockers, and use that. If you was to keep the end’s from falling apart, you can use some iron patches(which you can get in the fabric section of any crafts store) to fix…[Read more]

Thanks for the help

Thanks Anna! Keep up the great work

You could try Samuel Decal. They have a wide range of decal sheets. If not, you could always scan the decal sheet that is printed on the last page of the manual and mail it to them. They can print it out for you no problem

You’re welcome. Glad I could help. I don’t know about that. You could mail them with your question. Maybe they won’t, as some costume orders end up in their catalog. Good luck

It’s possible. It normally depends on shade of the color itself, plus the coating. If it’s a particularly bright color, a single coat can appear darker then intended. Just give it another coat, and if that doesn’t solve your problem, then it’s an issue the paint. Either you managed to get a bad batch, or the paint you’re using is too translucent.

I had that problem twice in the past. Not with Tamiya spray cans, but an other brand. The paint cans probably got frozen and the pigments starts shifting. At first I thought I didn’t shake them well enough. The last quarter of the can the color was fine. The first three quarter the color that came out was a lighter and duller version of the paint.…[Read more]

I’m assuming you mean to panel line(and possibly weather) the kit. Very easy problem to solve. Just get top coat the kit with a gloss coat that wont dull or over power the shine of the gold. basically, get varying degrees of gloss coat, and test them on the empty runners(or any extra parts). keep track of which is which, and you’ll know which…[Read more]

thanks for the tips…might try the gloss top coat cause I want to add the appropriate lining and detailing.

cut first and build it and then take it off again..to make things easier gut the male connection 45 degrees to hinder breaking any parts. if you dont wash your runner then prime it first..the paint wont chipped easily…if you read the manual carefully its easy to assemble it back without knowing the parts number

depends on what you want out of your kit. if you want it painted but you don’t want to spend a lot of time on it then you spray on the runners and do touch ups later. pretty much that’d be the quick and dirty method. when you want paint with a perfect finish and no touch up work, or as little as possible, you gotta do it in pieces, What I…[Read more]

The best extra finish if you would paint it black gloss and then metallic silver and last is the clear blue..you would not get metallic blue but you would get a titanium finish

When you’re wanting a true metallic finish, sadly metallic paint isn’t the answer. The reason for this is because metallic paints are actually just a regular paint color with metal flakes in it. The best way to so, is like described above. Use a good silver paint, notably a silver chrome, and then go over that with a clear blue/green/red/etc. This…[Read more]