well, I broke the part that suppose to mount bazooka at back from RG MK-II
lucky the part is nothing important(mean works normally) and hidden pretty well

This post has been edited by nazrul90: Oct 20 2013, 12:53 PM

sucky luck, i accidentally broke my pg strike upper front biseps inner mechanism part...FML...that joint is something like a grab-kind claw thingy, and i broke it coz i push it too hard to grab the role , now just have to deal with it...sigh

btw, regarding nubs removal, i watch tons of youtube video, and no luck on me. the white spot is always there...
method 1: sandpaper (spoil my plastic surface, scratch marks)
method 2: design knife (white spot still there, and sometimes causes indentation)
method 3: nail clipper (white spot still there, just that i can control better)

any other way to remove nubs mark completely? is it i have to resort to painting my gundam only then nubs mark can be covered?

method 2, but slowly.. make sure your knife is as sharp as possible, and follow the cut slowly so you can control and lessen the indentation, while not stressing the plastic to cause white marks

The only way to 100% remove nub marks is via painting. You can get rid of most of the white spot via using a real touch marker and wiping away the excess, but you can still see it up close.

sanding is the most perfect way to remove nubs
to remove scratch marks you need to use multi grit sandpaper
eg. 800 -> 1200 -> 2000
then after that you need to polish it, there's 2 ways
either use polishing compound(like cream) on cloth to rub the surface
or use polishing paper or sticks, eg. fingernails ploishing sticks

only downside is time consuming, it requires lots of patience, but the outcome is perfect

tried by slowly slicing a nubs off...but white spot still there.

ic, would it be fine if i just use art brush and acrylic paint, and just brush it through? as i can't afford an airbrush/compressor, would using brush causes brush trail on the plastic kit? thx

ic...then i think it should be my sandpaper not enough grit then...have to getting higher value and a polishing cream, will those solve the scratch marks caused by the sandpaper? btw, i wonder, wouldn't sandpaper deform ur plastic kit surface? asking this from my personal exp...sad experience

^ brushing is fine, use a fine tip brush and just match the color as closely as possible.. it's just to cover up the nub so it's much less obvious

You can refer to this method: http://www.pla-zone.com/thread/287/nip-mark-removal-snapfit

Sandpaper will deform your kit somewhat but only if you do it excessively.

hi guys, im new into this neighborhood!

btw any gundam tools proshop around klang valley? need to buy some paint (spray can) and tools for starting up!

currently trying the Justice RG

ic, thx for ur advise, will take note of this for my next model, will got to tamiya shop to survey the color as well

wow, that's really good end-result of it...seems like need lots of skills, patience, and cautious.

btw, mind if i ask u all where u all get ur gunpla with a reasonable price? as i got my pg strike at the ikano gunpla fair last time, and i did survey at lowyat, and timesquare (timesquare is cheaper (even compared to the fair), but the choices is really lacking, and most of the boxes are not sealed, just my preference, no offense, while lowyat, the lineup is more complete but the price is higher, for eg: pg strike is RM30 more expensive than what selling at ikano fair)

as for gunpla prices, u won't find anywhere cheaper than places like times square.. other than online shops, sometimes may have offers, or if other people are selling

and you win some, u lose some, sure, some will be more expensive compared to the fair, but the fair also has some more expensive compared to the shops in times square.. always good to survey and know the market price, so you know right away when you're getting a good deal

maybe you went to Times Square at the wrong time, sometimes they do run low in stock, because they only restock once per month, and depending on Japan side, some model might not even be available temporarily

lowyat that shop always got a lot of stock, it's because... it's expensive, nobody buys from there, hence stock still there

Try to buy online, so far im happy on what i get ...

try? I've been buying online for long time d la

Ohh ic ic....

I like buying from Crux, quick and attentive to customers service

Usually after i cut with knife.. I'll run over the cut surface with my fingernail a little bit.. then use a bit of water to clean it up.. most of the time you wont see the white spot anymore... that works for me on normal build.

mind to tell which website? as i browse through the forum, if order from HLJ will be taxed when it goes through the custom

is that a shop? where is the location? thx.


wow, that's new. meaning u use water as relaxing agent? interesting...but fingernail really affect that much? coz i tried that as well...didn't help...

Its a shop in kelantan. I know the owner. He has the business online as well.

i went to his website, is it not up to date? because the stocks are lacking
http://www.crux.com.my/hobby/allproduct&fi...18=Product+Line