heally82 Bro, saw ur decal sheet, awesome!
where did u find those decals paper, and do u print on laserjet or inkjet?

What programme u use

If u wan sharp edges, accurate color and clearer images use adobe illustrator

ic, btw there's no local shop that sell decal sheets for printing?
interested to try but will probably test with inkjet 1st

noted, btw if u plan to order some sheets, can i tumpang 

Anyone buy from Mandarake Nakano online before?

I wonder how much is the express delivery cost for Metal Build?

Lol no.

First of all MG freedom is 2004, revive freedom is 2015.... Thats 11 years of difference for crying out lout. If there isnt an improvement then Bandai might as well stop making kits for all eternity.

Secondly, MG is always about design details and accuracy to the show, articulation has nvr been the main priority. Ppl who buys MG dont usually care about articulation, its an added advantage sure, but is not the main point in determining if 1 will buy or wont buy. May i remind u of ex-s, the only thing brickier than it is an actual brick and that was in 2003 yet despite that its still a pretty popular kit. Didnt stop them for making more then, wont stop them from making more now.

MG line is slow yes but it not about price, Bandai was nvr ashamed of churning out pricey kits, The O was sold at 10000yen, Hi nu at 7000yen, did not stop them from making more. RE100 is not created bcos of the price, its for kits that will otherwise nvr c the light of day in MG form because it doesnt make business sense.

Nightingale will nvr work in MG for the sheer size and for the simple fact that plastic is not filled with magic pixie dust that magically give it the strength of steel.

MK III i doubt any1 read msv to know what it is.

GP04 heck it doesnt even exist as a proper ms in 0083, only on paper.

Would any of these sold profitably in MG, or in the case of nightingale will it even work as an MG? Even in RE form its not selling like gangbuster, that in itself tells u these kits arent all that popular with the general audience because its not recognizable outside of hardcore fanatics.
MG line is slow because there isnt any running show at the moment. The last 2 successful Gundam anime is all about fighting HG kits, seems appropriate to make HG to cater to it dont u think? If G Reco was more well receive it would hav more MGs, if AGE was not a mess that it was it would hav more MGs. A show popularity dictates its merchandise.

The problem with Bandai is they never looked at demands outside Japan.

Seriously, if they make all the Wing series movie version MGs, and as normal release, easily can sell like hot cakes overseas

The thing is other conventional Gundam series where 20m tall pew pew lazer giant robot of doom is the main attraction, MG is looked upon as the default mainstay line because of its accuracy to the source material. Transformation kit in MG really do transform under its own weight as portrayed in the show n not a parts-former like HGs often does. It has innerframe as depicted in all obligatory hanger scene where most HGs r lacking. Every small color details comes as its own parts (most of them anyway). HG can nvr be perceive in the same way an MG would in a conventional series purely for the accuracy it portray.

The BF series on the other hand is full on meta, its meant to parody the real world which is why all the kits featured in it r all real life existing HG kits. This completely flips the status between HGs n MGs since HGs is explicitly portrayed in the show as the mainstay line. The show was a huge success and because of that HGs is now the more accurate design of the 2 with accordance to the show, more ppl r buying em because of the success n influence of BF series which is why the releases of MG has been slowed down significantly. What other recent series that MG can be looked upon as the mainstay kit?

Prices is irrelevant to the recent decline in MG releases, dont forget the main market for gunpla is Japan n Bandai dont care about any other market for the most part. Fluctuation in the currency dont affect Japanese buying Japanese product using Japanese yen, 2000yen is still 2000yen, 7000yen is still 7000yen, it makes no difference to them. If they can afford 7000yen MG Nu 2 years ago they can afford a hypothetical 7000yen MG kit right now.

I still dont get the hype on bf series especially the chathedral gundam. The design is very blant but maybe I didnt watch the series so I only judge solely on the design.

how long does it take for wet acrylic paint to dry? i sprayed a wet layer to get the gloss look more than 24hrs it's dry doesn't stick however will leave finger prints when i hold it.

the hype is the battle scenes only, it gets your blood boiling(or burning? )
for Cathedral, everyone has their tastes, if not no point having so many Gundam universes and designs lol

example, I love bulky MSes like Ex-S and FAZZ, but some people don't get why I like bricks, they prefer sleek and high speed types
dudes, that's way too thick
acrylics and lacquers are well known for their fast drying and curing time
It's safe to start masking or assembling 10-15 mins after painting with acrylics or lacquers, but if wanna be safe, usually wait for an hour is more than enough
if you guys need to wait more than a day, it's not right

will the finger print be noticeable once you gloss coat it with future? you leave it room temp or use aircon/heater?

still too long, a lot of modellers can start work in the morning and finish everything by night.
even with enamels which are notorious for slow drying, are adviced by manufacturer to wait 24 hours for it to cure only.
because MG Gouf Custom is still using the 1.0 frame
been waiting for Bandai to make MG Gouf Custom 2.0
serious yes
even when I was using spraycans, even wet coats dried up and safe to handle after an hour
worst case scenario, hobby magazine add-ons

how to remove the fingerprints?

is it possible to polish with just finish compound? coarse & fine what is the big difference? i tried wet sand 2000P seems will sand off the paint. what about those car polisher are they closer to finish or fine compound since they are designed to remove light scratches on cars.

been thinking abt it, but....there's still many gunpla which i wish to get, and erm the real fun is building it i suppose
damn bandai only remodel the claw for HGUC and only if u buy the banshee norn (unicorn mode) 

so canspray is actually good enough?
do i need to do priming if i only painting the same color or similar color code?

so canspray is good enough? it depends on how good your control is. Some people can achieve good results on it since they are used to do it (misting), others blame it really bad. THere are certain variables as well like some spray can from the same brand can be thicker or thinner.

Remind me of 08th team unit, looks heavy buy Yea I prefer this one than 3.0

hoping they will provide metal build decals and in water slide of course!

Spent 6 mid year campaign cards and didn't even hit one

Sigh. Astray...
They should just sell the weapon packs and mod units as option/conversion kits unless it is a different frame.

guys wta.. what solvent need to clean of lacquer paint, can mineral spirit do the thing.. 

But her opening time is superb weird lol....

I'm thinking of getting mr. Masking sol r.
Any opinions and safety precautions.
Thank you.