find mooncake81 or tytroum, they do sell this in set.
otherwise buy the alligator clips or book clips and satay stick separately then make yourself.

as for where to spray, you have few options:
- get a painting booth. Expensive but effective and safe.
- build your own painting booth. Get a large box, cut a hole at the back, then put a PC fan or similar small fan for outward suction. Cheaper than buying a painting booth, but you need to work on it.
- spray outdoors. Easiest solution, but might be harmful, and make sure to spray following the direction of the wind or the wind will blow the paint towards you

No, painting with markers actually consume more time, as markers' paint don't give consistent finish. You'll definitely need multiple layers of paint with the marker, while waiting each layer to dry completely(few hours to be safe) before painting the next layer

yes of course the paint will be scratched, and even with 2000 grit sandpaper you still risk scraping off the paint entirely.
only using polishing compound is safe, but the purpose of using that is to polish smooth your paint surface, not to remove nub marks.

and even though you can remove nub marks safely without damaging the paint, you'll still need to paint the areas with nub mark again, which costs you time.
which in the end you'll end up faster if you paint after removing the parts.

as for topcoat, I think the concern here is not whether the scratches on the paint can be covered or not, but whether you get a consistent finish of your paint or not

reducing the duration of spraying doesn't reduce the toxicity you are exposed to
the best solution is to get a painting booth & a proper painting mask

This post has been edited by General_Nic: Dec 16 2012, 12:57 PM

you sure nail buffers are that expensive? you can easily find 1 with minimum 3 grits at less than Rm10, some even less than Rm5
if not can get from Daiso at Rm5

as for eyes, are you going to paint it?
if you are not going to paint it, of course you need to use sticker, or you want a clear part as eyes?
if you are going to paint it, why paint over a sticker?

Level 5 one already shifted to Level 1

the shop in Level 5 has shifted to Level 1, and it sells very limited paints or none at all
try the Level 2 one, just right above this Level 1 shop, it has lots of Mr Hobby paints, not sure if got Tamiya paints

Tamiya has only acrylic and enamel, while Mr. Hobby has acrylic and aqueous lacquer(acrylic paint with lacquer properties)

you need to polish the surface with compound

here's the breakdown of steps:
1) paint gloss black(to obtain a shinier silver)
2) polish
3) paint silver
4) polish
5) paint clear paint(if you are making titanium colour)
6) polish

yupe

it can be use on any paint, even on bare plastic
because it's a liquid sandpaper, it doesn't dissolve any paint, jz sanding, or polishing to be exact

best advantage of Gaia over Mr Hobby for me, lacquer vs aqueous lacquer

ya I knew, but it's rare and is much more expensive than Gaia, no?

but those selling at Time Machine are aqueous lacquer(except the Mr Metal series), i did buy them before

I would like to know, can Zippo fluid substitute enamel thinner for hand painting?

once dried/hardened, it stays that way, right?

first, sticker is sticker, dry/rub transfer decal is the one that needs to rub on the surface with toothpick

both also don't require any solution, nor does it make any difference when applied

I need advise, PG Wing Zero Custom's waist has a piece of red part that's made of bendable rubber material
when assemble it needs to be flexible and able to bend in order to put it in
how do I paint it or what I need to do to prevent paint from cracking/chipping?

which marker will u be using?
if you use Artline marker, you can remove it using WD40 pen

not sure if Gundam Marker Eraser works without removing your base paint
if can't, the other option would be using markers from stationary shops like Artline, Sharpie, etc
it's cheaper than Gundam Marker, and more bling bling, plus can remove using WD40 easily without ruining your base paint

he did mention he knew about this but it will remove his base paint lol

this thread needs a V2~
VincC454?

maybe the spray can WD40 is too strong
I got the pen from Ace Hardware