As surprised as I am with the HG Revive Freedom, as disappointed I am with the Amazing Red Warrior… Glad I held out on that one.
Thanks guys, now we’re never gonna figure out what was in that box!!!!!!!
In the whole history of Gunpla TV Giveaway I’ve never ever seen a picture posted of a kit won by one of the contenders, nor red a comment on the…[Read more]
Ryan, i always curious about your ma.k collection. Can you show me (or us) your finished ma.k kits? And one more. Are they expensive? Excuse my broken english. Thank you very much.
Question on water slides: why are they so difficult to get? HLJ is not the only place on the web that sells them but everywhere is the same: huge and permanent out of stocks. So Syd and Ryan do you know why those water slides are so hard to get world wide? I hate the stickers, even the latest “RG style” ones and I never start a kit if I don…[Read more]
they’re not released frequently..my waterslides I’ve to wait for few months the same as the LED set from hlj..I just ordered them even being backordered but my waiting usually fruitfull except for my MG RX-78-2 3.0 waterslides they have to take out from my order since Bandai discontinued them..maybe I’ve to make it myself since I can get the…[Read more]
hi, i am working on a M4 Sherman diorama and i am at the weathering stage on the tank. this is the first time i am weathering a model and i want to use some black oil paint to do the wash. i have seen it thinned with mineral spirits. can i use lacquer thinner instead (i have clean strip)? and how will this affect the paint job? i have a coat of…[Read more]
Whatever you do, don’t use a lacquer thinner for the job! It will eat trough the future clear and effect your paint job. You could also use a turpentine to thin the oil paint.
You could also thin down an enamel paint with lighter fluid, enamel thinner, white spirit or benzine and clean up with the same agents. I find enamels best for doing a wash.…[Read more]
Hello, i’ve been wanting to try panel separation but I’m not sure how to go about doing it. I think I have an idea but can’t seem to find a tutorial on it.
By panel separation I mean modding one armor piece into 2 to show frame details
I’m thankful for any help or suggestions thank you
Separating the panels can be done in two ways. One is with a hobby/photo edged saw and carefully cut the piece following the panel line. The other way is using a panel line scribing tool. I recommend the one from Tamiya. Just keep scribing in the panel line until the parts are separated.
The hard thing to do is to keep the panel lines open. You…[Read more]
Hi there. It’s been a long time indeed. Hope you’re doing well. The Hi-Nu is looking good so far. Curious to see what you next mods will be. Good luck and happy building