most knockoffs dun hav Bandai logo and hav weird names like gundoom or something. If u c Bandai logo chances are its the real deal (ive seen some boxes whr thr is a Bandai logo but its fake but those r quite rare), to be safe just buy from a reputable seller/shop then u wont hav to worry.

All Bandai kits r pre-painted, its just that some r less detailed then the others. In NG, HG and old MG for instance, alot of color separation are done via stickers if u dun mind this then u wont hav to paint but most of us here hates stickers n treated it like its an incarnation of hell thus most of us avoided it with a 10 foot pole. Me personally ill burn it then pee on it to put the fire out then stomp on it and flush it down the toilet....

New MG n RG hav excellent color separation even small small stuff usually is modded in a separate tree (with diff color if required) thus newer kits there is no reason to even paint it unless u dun like its default colors.

I guessing that led is for eye light up feature like the Marasai. It still unknown if they will include in the box or buy separately assuming it compatible that is.

This post has been edited by Khai62: Sep 23 2012, 02:28 PM

don't worry, as long as it's Bandai logo, it's original
China pirated ones uses their own brand name & logo, eg. TT, Gao Gao, Model GD

as for painting, non of the current Gunplas are pre-painted
and most kits still need some painting, whether it's major or minor paintjob depends on the grade
however all kits come molded in the main colours already, unlike in the 80's where kits are only molded in a single colour
so your can skip painting entirely, you'll still get a kit about 80-90% in their supposed colours
and building Gunplas doesn't necessarily means your must paint, more than 50% people out don't paint
if you really want to avoid painting at all costs, I suggest you to get RG, as it comes in all the correct colour, with a few details needed but stickers are provided

as for prices, most online prices are cheaper, but by not much, and most need to pay postage fees
unless your are not from KL area, I suggest you go Berjaya Times Square check out the hobby shops there
NOTE: if you are comparing with Jusco, Isetan, Metrojaya, Toys R Us, etc prices, it's not online shops that are cheaper, it's because these places marked up the price

most likely similar with MG Marasai, which I predicted before on what contributes to it's 7000yen price tag, that is a LED light up gimmick, most probably in the chest to light up the eyes & head cameras

This post has been edited by General_Nic: Sep 23 2012, 02:36 PM

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In fact I'm looking into MG directly. Hopefully will be as what you said, with excellent color.




Thanks for the explanation! In fact I'm planning to go for MG directly. RG is better than MG? Probably I will go BTS to check out and see. So far checked gundam.my only.

what specific gundam you are looking for?
RG is good in colour separation a lot. MG not bad either... at least you look at box...all MG is looks like that. (of course you need to the basic pen lining la)

you can try google the even old MG RX-78-4 / RX-78-5... it is not bad too. (as long as don't show inner frame of course for that one...)

well, check http://dalong.net/ . it's practically the definite deciding factor when planning a gundam purchase.

You might want to check dalong.net for surveys and reviews as well, to see which one suits you best in term of what you want

Or get a HG.
Newer release HGUC won't disappoint you. Except HGUC Zaku Marine. The eye won't even move, garghhhh D:<

^ circa 2009 kit, not bad eh?

if u r a newbie (as in completely new to model kit building), i'll advise u to avoid RG for now. Its cheaper then most MG but also more fragile and alot of small parts + alot of work on detailing, if ur not use to handling those parts it'll break eventually.

just go for basic MG that r not too expensive and not too complicated. Avoid all transformable suits due to the way its made alot of them r fragile and complicated, exception could be made for Epyon cuz tat transformation is basically yoga style thus its rigidity is not compromise by much.

i'll recommend zaku 2.0 (there is alot of version but just stick to basic j type), Strike (if u dun mind its dated design in comparison to the new GAT series) and RX-78 2.0

An off topic question.
My knife and cutter karat fast after as i have sweaty palms.
I did try to dry it but still it karat after a few days.
Any ways to prevent it and protect my tools?

^ by wearing gloves?

it got ntg to do with your sweaty palms, all knife & cutter will rust as they r not stainless steel
u can prevent this by applying a layer of oil or WD40 after usage everyday

well those hobby cutters are not stainless steel. stick with multi tools or swiss army knives. those serves me better.

i use olfa art knife

^use this

btw this is my cutter look,havent change it since first time i build my gunpla since 2010, now using it on 40 model kits lol.. work like usual


This post has been edited by nazrul90: Sep 24 2012, 04:12 PM

eeewwww

actually i use my cutter cut my nail

haha that was a pile of karat bro..hehe mine also karat dy, but i sanded the karat and clear coat..hahahaha

This post has been edited by mf_yamato: Sep 24 2012, 04:17 PM

hehe sometime the cutter become hard to move so i use WD-40
works like charm