For filing, i just use the RM5 diamond file set from Daisho. XP

lol same here, but i have tried all below:

daiso filing set
korean file stones #2000, #1500 and #800
korean sand paper #2000, #1500 and #800
china file

all have failed me so far still leave scratch marks, and when i did remove them overall roundness gone.

so these tools require hard practice to control with extreme patience and dont mention about craft knife (i must admit i'm not sifu so many cases overcut)

so far the ideal case would be

nip with godhand/G temple gt02/tamiya nippers and file with bmc coarse and fine/wave file

the rest is just touch up with #2000 sandpaper for later air brush or #3000 for straight builds.

i dont have the time to file it slowly so seriously considering godhand plus wave file...

I was interested in using file at first, but then I found out I'm bad at it. So, I just use knife.

Nu is awesome, it gives the wow factor more than the Unicorn, but prepare to pull your hair out when posing the funnels on its back.

And Malaysians think Litt Tak price is a rip off 

Chill bro, his statement is a sarcasm

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looking for idea for my first first grade RX 78...
huhuhu

This is business 101, you know right? The only places in Japan that sells 30% off, are large retail stores, like Joshin, Yodobashi, Biccamera, etc.. They bring in large volume, so they get larger distributor price. Even then larger gundam like PG and 1:48 only gets 20% off.. The only times they sell for 40% or 50% are for old stocks and slow moving stocks.. Smaller shops that sells toys and plamo usually sells them at official prices indicated at the barcode on the box. I've seen boxes on display that had almost turned white, but still going for official price at those kind of stores.

Now for foreign distributor like litt tak, they have to cover extra shipping costs (not cheap, even by sea), extra taxes, etc.. even though they get distributor prices too.. and they sell it to retail outlets like aeon and toys'r'us who then proceeds to further jacks up the price. Again, business 101. Everybody needs to make money, or else if you're only gonna break even, why bother doing business in the 1st place? That's why you can see at litt tak warehouse sale, at least their pricing is closer to the official price as marked on the barcode..

there is Bandai sub division in Hong Kong, so they may take stocks from there... so thats why Hong Kong people can buy P-Bandai stuff as well(http://p-bandai.hk/)
while Malaysia Distributor Litt Tak take stocks direct from Bandai Japan, which is expensive
not only Malaysia and SEA, this apply to western countries such as America and Europe

easy to say, its not cheap to import gunpla here due to many things mainly the costs for delivery and tax
if Bandai make sub division in Malaysia, things may be cheap

china, hk, japan, their market is so much larger then anywhere else in the world, sellers can afford higher risk by buying bulk in tons more then seller of other region.

more bulk = less price for each single item.

put urself in the shoes as local sellers, would u stock up 1000boxes at a time? Ur stock may not move as fast n so what will happen to those unsold stock by the time the next stock arrives? Every month new model is release, u can sustain buying at such a high volume while selling not even half of it at the end of every month? Thats a genius business model, if u plan to bankrupt.

unless u stay at those country or u hunting for rare stuff that otherwise unavailable locally, buying from cn/jp/hk makes no different then buying locally.

factor in the time, the hassle, the kastam, the tax, the postage, u end up paying more or less the same as u buy from local so why bother? Sure some local seller jack up prices, so dont buy from them then. Search around n u can find plenty that sells at fair n affordable prices.

unless u stay at those country or u hunting for rare stuff that otherwise unavailable locally, buying from cn/jp/hk makes no different then buying locally.

factor in the time, the hassle, the kastam, the tax, the postage, u end up paying more or less the same as u buy from local so why bother? Sure some local seller jack up prices, so dont buy from them then. Search around n u can find plenty that sells at fair n affordable prices.

I believe heally is talking about overpriced, not expensive. This hobby is expensive, yes. But one shouldn't be overcharged. I believe that's the point.

Heally,
The thing about official distributors is that they are huge. They need to stockpile, there is storage/warehouse cost.

Take gundam.my(not an official distributor) for example, their prices comparatively speaking is more expensive than local hobby shops. But i can understand the reason behind is because they need to store and it's a bigger operation (more employees, stocks going obsolete) comparatively. So i feel i am reasonably charged if i were to buy from them.

If you want cheaper products, then you got to act fast in local hobby shops before it goes out of stock. I believe everything is like this, high risk, high reward, low risk, low reward.

lets ignore the official distributor, everyone in this thread aware the price there is not cheap
but do he even try to buy local as alternative?
in his earlier post, he just aware so many local shop selling at good price then why bother buy oversea which is not much different? unless he aim for rare kit which is hard to find here

its for HK resident only so need HK address to get buy

Ah I see, I didn't see so long back of the thread, my bad. No hard feelings. =D
Usually it'll take two weeks (That's the fastest I've seen) for local hobby shops to get models after it has been released. Have to wait lor, no choice. I think of it as give me time to save money XD. If you want it fast, then I suggest you avoid PO-ing with G-Wing and Gundam.my (They take a lot longer than other local hobby shops).

Which website do you go to? I am really curious o.0? I've never found a website that can offer me the same price (direct + shipping) with local pricing? Unless you get in bulks @.@

@jloi

Crux has some ridiculously cheap price for some products, but some products can be more expensive. Just do some research =D.

I wonder why you want so fast though? 2 week is short enough
if you kind of collecting boxes without assembling aka backlog thats kinda pointless, better get it here

GA,Time Machine have faster stocks arrive
while Gwing is cheaper when you preorder but slower like 1month due to they using ship way to get here

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Hi,

I am trying to buy my first PG Gundam model. Currently interested on PG RX-0 Unicorn plus with LED kit. Is there any advice on it? And how much it would cost me? Any help will be appreciated. thanks

Gwing pre-order price for the Hyaku Shiki is rm210. I am not sure how much will the shipping cost be. But, the PO price is rm30 cheaper.

For me, if you like a certain kit, it is better to pre-order. since the price will be cheaper than once the item arrive here.

I normally search at gwing, gundam.my or jshobby.

If hlj or hobby search has a very large discount, maybe 40% or above, then can buy gundam from there to make the overall cost worth it.
That's why need to monitor for sales on these sites

gwing normally have EOY sale to clear stock. last time they were selling miss sazabi for rm50, gm sniper k9 for rm40.