Hey @Rekone, the method I use to prevent discoloration is a little bit time consuming but effective. I first cut the part off leaving a huge nub. Then I take a small file and sand the nub all the way down. Then I take super fine sand paper and polish the part to a smooth finish.
I use 600 grit after I file down the nub and then to polish everything up I use some 44 micron sanding film. Its a super slow and boring way to do it but it works pretty well.
I tried seam line remival by using the cement method and it doesn’t seem to work. I tried both putting cement on top and sanding and also cementing together. I watched the videos countless times. I found out that if there is a slight gap this method is useless and other are better. But then I have to repaint. Please help.
Not new to modelling but still a noob. When filing down nubs I noticed that the plastic where the nubs were are slightly discolored. I tried different ways of cutting part off sprues but still the problem persist. Is this common?
I’m also relatively noobish but I just use nippers then clean it up with a hobby knife. This had very slight discoloration on colors but is very noticeable on the dark red and blue found on the RG RX-78-2 and the navy blue on unicorn gundams.
If you don’t like the discolouration but don’t want to paint the kit you can always use a gundam marker that matches the plastic’s colour colour. You can get them in sets of colours that match a certain gundam series’ colours on…[Read more]
Heya! I will be getting the G-Exes Jackedge soon and want to make a small scene out of it. I used to do model trains so I can cover the scenery, but wanted some advice on painting it. It’s glossy black now and I want to do it in flat black… I have the paints and materials but is there is any advice I should keep in mind with this kit?