Skull Leader

Could try coating the ball in super glue to make the ball bigger. Seems a favorite.
What kit are you swapping the hands on?

You could also cut the ball and pin from the kit hand you are replacing, and transplant it to the aftermarket hand. Cut the kit pin out with a portion of the hand, which basically gives you a longer pin, trim and sand to match the round pin section, then drill and glue the pin into the aftermarket hand. Does that make sense? I always do this…[Read more]

Same thing that hlj also take off all the polyster putty and mori mori on the page, I myself also having a hard time locate one (mori mori)

Future Finish?

The best gloss coat is urethane clear. All real car use the same type of urethane clear, same goes with most pro builder.

I myself still prefer using Mr. Hobby GX clear and Gaianotes EX- clear.

I don’t think which clear is matter, since car builder will still need to polish it. 🙂

I believe the better option would be to buy a spray can of gold. An airbrush would be the best option but its not a tool that’s easily accessible by everybody so out of the two options (spray can or handbrushing), a spray can would be the best way to go. Hand brushing takes alot of time and effort to make it as smooth and with the rg frames, it…[Read more]

I’m not sure about spray cans though simply because spray cans are lacquer paints and lacquer paints tend to be a bit more agrressive towards the plastic. Thin movable parts may become more brittle. Especially if you’re playing around with your kits a lot. In my opinion, these kits are not toys and shouldn’t be played with. Once posed like you…[Read more]

Depends how custom, you can use existing parts and just make new combinations, say like mg nu gundam ver ka shoulders with hyaku shiki arms and hands from whatever that fits, if you built a few kits and have experience with how parts work try going to dalong dot net as that site has manuals for all the kits and a parts break down so if you…[Read more]

Oh god, I know your pain with that unicorn and anyone intested in the plated hg phenex i WARN with nub marks…

I looked around, but its not possible, logic dictates there isn’t a way since it uses a simple base plastic in qhich a silver then a colored metallic coat go onto, to cut WILL leave marks…

There is a tutorial by vegeta8259 on…[Read more]

Just in case you want to paint the sinanju like the titanium color coat. Is pretty simple, Gaianote Starbright silver, then coat with Gaianote clear red. Depend how many coat you want, darker red need more.

I did mine, with 2 coat. Still working on it. And yes, painting it need patient as clear color tend to runny than normal color.

Is there any Bandai Philippines ditribution retail? if there is, then you might want to approach them, they might able to help you.
I not going to say high chance they will replace, but no harm trying. 🙂

Normally id try gentei kits and make a request but their part replacement service has been down for some time…there is also gginfinite but not sure if theirs is still going :S

I dont get why bandai limits part sales to japan only leaving us to find people that act like agents, its annoying

Yeah, if you put large hand on a smaller Gundam it won’t look right so you buy the smaller hands.

yeah I can. There are several options you can use. Gundam Marker, that’s what they were invented for. Very fine grit sandpaper, I like P400 but some people go even higher. Clip it off the runner with high quality nippers, believe me a good clean high quality cut will make a difference. Lastly you paint you kit and you will never see it.
I hope that helps.

No. It won’t have the scratch mark if you handle the pose more careful. I sprayed all flat coat and clear coat on my Gundam. And on and off, I will strike a different pose.

Yes. The clear coat and paint will make the joint stiff. That is no way to avoid.

Scratch the parts is pretty common. One more tips, do not spray primer, paint and clear…[Read more]