Clean the surface of the models to remove some oil
it might helps to prevent the paint chip off easily

I didn't paint my Gundam
so I'm not sure my method works
but I always wipe the surface with the cloth which wet with soap water before I draw panel lines
then I wipe the surface again with clean wet cloth

Most of the hardware shops do sell sandpaper no. 600
I'm just using a paper blade cutter & a wire cutter to build my models
Hobby knife is not really important for building your models

Maybe you can get a hobby cutter to replace the wire cutter
it's because hobby cutter will have a flat bottom surface (which will contact with the model surface)
normal wire cutter sometimes will hurt the parts surface when you cut too close to the parts

dyrenforx:
Yes, you can do like that
if you don't mind bout the extra work
but use fine sandpaper like no. 1000 & above

StormV:
Why not use those Mr. Color paint to paint?
Since Gundam Marker is not cheap at all

hamster9:
I've read from a tutorial bout hand brushing:
1) Dilute your paint until not so thick until when you brush on the surface, you should feel smooth during painting
2) Paint in 1 direction, ex. from left to right, but don't paint backwards after that
3) If you've paint the first layer horizontally, then the 2nd layer should paint in vertical direction, and then vice versa

kingkong81:
Mr. Hobby that expensive?
I thought it's selling around RM 5.90 - 6.90 now

Don't forget you've still need to use thinner on the paint from Mr. Hobby
and that's another cost to the painting tools

Pay 2.2k yen extra for those things ??

L-Gaim, I wonder is it possible to have Macross too in the future

Gaplant is quite a huge mecha
the HGUC Gaplant should be almost as tall as a MG RX-78-2
it's selling in 2,200 yen (about RM 73)
but of course RM 135 is quite overprice

Gaplant at dalong.net

StarGhazzer:
I prefer Tallgeese III, which has the HG 1/100 now

I wonder Bandai will release a MG Guntank
since there's a MG Guncannon

StarGhazzer:
That stand is sell seperately at the price of 578 yen (included tax in Japan?)

At least you won't pokai as fast as us

It's more expensive than a normal PG kits

Anyway, it's not the biggest yet
don't forget bout the 1/24 & 1/12 RX-78-2

I thought all GFF is designed by Katoki ??

You've to change their mind to think that model is a piece of art
it's not just a toy

pussylover:
If you plan to get FAZZ & Strike IWSP, get FAZZ first
FAZZ not much seen in the market while Strike IWSP will not "extinct" from the market within a year time

epsilon_chinwk86:
Sneak it in while both of them still sleeping - very early in the morning or very late at night

About the "Gundam Unicorn":

http://www.dannychoo.com/blog_entry/eng/653/Gundam+Unicorn/

tongyam:
Your RX-78-2 is either the first MG (release more than 10 years ago) or it's RX-78-2 ver. 1.5 (release around 1998)
MG is getting more detail & better build each years
so you can't compare your RX-78-2 with the latest MG
it's like comparing the Proton Saga with Proton Waja

Jckk:
Yes, you can get a PG below RM 200 - PG Skygrasper

GFF = Gundam Fixed Figuration
which means it's a fully painted figure

GrandElf:
1) Parts are small, easy to break any of them while building
2) Color seperation is good, basically you don't need to paint it after snap fit
3) Price is more expensive than regular Bandai's Gundam kits
4) Plastic seems lower quality than Bandai's Gundam

MG F91 & Crossbone both are not using polycaps
so the M F91 Harrison Madin also not using

Strike Rouge also has Kagari figure
which made it slightly more expensive than Strike