i forgot what brand it is...my set's back home in m'sia...i haven't actually used it yet...i bought that 2nd hand from a fren...was using a Tamiya basic set before...its quite ok...though it doesn't come with a moist trap & air regulator...but i guess the new owner can paint it better then me even w/o those things

well for one thing the shops can be found almost anywhere in KL/PJ so u don't need to find art shops to go n get an AB...well it might be expensive but i got mine cheap 2nd hand...used less then a year

well, most of the time i see 1/100 HG's at 150+.. at jusco the freedom was 249.90 i think. during the anime event at my uni a few weeks ago, they were selling 1/144 HG's at 89.90. expensive compared to young_souls prices. must be all that importing costs and bloodsucking.

err, that shop. im not sure. i think he said Anime Tech. or was it teencom. anyways, the same shop is havin a promo at my uni concourse this week. i saw iDolls for Lacus and Lunamaria. but no kits though. however the Loli's (?) are pretty nice.

ah, the pen must be felt tip. im not sure though, cos ive always thought that felt tips are spongy or ink absorbing stuff (think Artline). this one is like hard plastic.

well, i left mine for a day, but still it happens. its like the new coat is dilluting the bottom one.

oh so wat acrylic paints do u use the? given the poor availabilty of supplies in malacca ... and where did u get em?

My EVA.... As you can see... I still haven't gotten around to painting the hands and the gun

was there an orange Eva 00 before this?

Teen@Com is the name of the shop having a booth promo thing in MMU's animu wap event thingy.

Ah yes, the pen. I think either there's some problems with the batch, with the retarder being ineffective in the markers (I got it from Teen@Com too, the emerald green marker) or they're meant to be made of lose and suck. I'm frustrated of all the stupid careful reverse pumping required before using it everytime. I eventually opened the pen and just drew ink to my 000 brush and paint the visors of my Wild Falken.

Maybe you should also do the same thing as I did? I applied 3 layers of the ink on the Wurger's eyes. Have no problems with new coat cancelling previous coat (PROTIP: paint it quickly, I find the ink dries up rather quickly... perhaps a case of old, old markers with retarder not working efficiently anymoar?)

I use Tamiya's acrylic paints. Basic colors (yellow, white, black, red, blue) Got them from Jusco's.

welcome to the world of expensive plastics

one very important thing you missed out... Sharpen the V-fins !! All of them And maybe do some panel lines...

wanna ask,
is there any model shop that selling gundam in 1 U?
dun tell me jusco =..=
ultimate toy got a?
coz i wanna get gundam marker only
there got?

XL shop (www.xl-shop.com)

i dun think there's xl-shop in 1 U.

i talkng bout 1 U la

not mid valley or time square....

You can order gundam markers online from XL. Save all the hassle for the travelling part

If you can go to 1U, why not just head over to Midvalley. It's not like they're 51321894654 miles apart. >_>

dude
i staying at cyberjaya la, without transport

here got bus provide by 1 U head to 1 U straight with RM 3 per trip
45 minutes per trip

n if i wanna go mid valley, i have to take cityliner to serdang KTM, that cost RM 3 also
then buy train ticket with RM1
the time is 45 minutes to serdang, wait traing time + 10 minutes to reach mid valley....


and i quite curious

the 1 U so big, but there so little toy shop n those toy shop din even get gundam model kit
ai....

Then buy online from XL shop like what providence suggested. Save you the trouble.

yeah teen@com. must be that shop. been there? i think 100bux per 1/100 kit is quite a good price.

i faced problems with my pen too! its like after a few strokes it will stop inking and i gotta scribble over paper to get the ink running again. irritating yaknow.. but good idea with drawing out the ink. too bad i got no brush. will Nylon paintbrushes do?

well, theres no doubt the ink will dry fast. its from the same pen after all. though this could be an annoying problem..hmm. do u mix it with thinner? and doesnt ur brush get sticky and hard when the ink dries up?

oritey. thx for info. i shall go to juscos to look for em. the last time i was there i only saw spray cans. are urs the can or bottled ones?

hi guys,

I need some advise on the panel line drawing part.. what color did you guys use for gundam panel line drawing? Black(GM01) or Grey(GM02)??? Any advise on this?! I read from Danny Choo website and he's using grey boh!?

I guess the grey would look less prominent, compared to the black. Otherwise, I dunno...depends on the Gundam model maybe?

What if i'm talking about PG Strike + Skygrasper 1/60? What would you recommend? I'm not good at painting so just thinking of inking the panel line. Just that which color to choose ler?

Yeah, I frequent that shop. Most of the overpriced plastic crap I have are bought from them. But whatever, given how screwed up Malaysia is with imported crap (I heard there's a compulsory 15% tax on everything imported, particulary hobbyist items), it's fine as long as you like them, I suppose... *has spent RM240+ for both 1/144 Wild Falken and Wild Wurger by Kotobukiya*

I think you're supposed to turn the white felt tip facing backwards, then push it gently on a piece of paper to draw ink, before turning it back again to draw... Then again the ink drying too fast may have been the problem of the ink content itself, so bleh. Nylon brushes are nice, I use them. I like how they would revert back to their original pointed tip whenever I use them.

I didn't mix with any thinner. And no, my brush didn't get sticky or hard when it dried up. I just washed the tip with running water after use.

I use the bottled acrylics. Canned ones are too expensive and from what I've heard, have little paint in it.
GM01 FTW!

It's entirely a matter of taste. If you want your model kit to look like the illustration/in the animu, you use GM01 only (since they use black color as their outline and panel lines and whatnot). If you want to have a somewhat realistic look to it, use some GM02 in some parts.

How bout painting? Did you guys paint your PG? Painted Gundam do look way coooler.. then those "untouched" version.

<<Painted>>
http://www.dannychoo.com/slide/eng/gundam/...or+busy+people/
<<Untouched>>
http://www.dannychoo.com/slide/eng/gundam/...or+busy+people/

This post has been edited by Sealsmaster: Apr 15 2006, 11:42 PM