gloss coat suppose to make the surface smooth to maximize contact areas between decals & surface to ensure decals look as flat as possible. it should actually increase grip due to the surface characteristic. your problem is either you soak too long in water or adjusted too much until the decals lost it's adhesive nature, mark setter should have corrected the issue and softener should have sealed the deal, or maybe you applied too much softener at once until you flated the decal without realizing.

anyway just top coat the part once you think you done enough progress.

i only had 1 decal fall off because i adjusted too much it was Bandai decal (setter + softerner made it stick), but then again i never built a ver. Ka so i don't have so much decals to work on, and i usually skip alot of small warning decals because from far those decals look like dirt.

like i said, just use a cheap gloss can and spray 1 burst on the surface to seal it. you can use more top coat when you finish all the decals and then follow up with a final top coat.

what a waste to use a rm40 can just to seal the decals...

or maybe too rich haha.

Just a light coat la, I don't build piles of gunpla so still bearable

still a waste when a rm8 Mr.DIY clear coat can do the same. it's only the top coat that need quality coats, but then again, canned top coats are my least preference especially Flat & Semi Gloss. risk of ruining the whole thing just too high.

anyway i don't find the Super Clear that glossy. still need alot of polishing compound to make them shine.

also cans lose their pressure as time goes by, so if you don't use it frequently you can spot difference after 3 months. even if you inverted it after use, the pressure will still escape, end up you have lots of clear inside but no pressure to spray, or output uneven finishing.

That's cheap! any recommended brand from DIY?
Agree, super clear isn't as great, i find tamiya coat did very good job, but tamiya can cost even more with lesser content
I finish all my kits with semi gloss, u mean ruin as in frosting? I only encounter this once when i spray too much on the feet, but somehow manage to revert it by getting it dry and respray

DIY only carry 2 brands of clear, 1 is MR DIY another is some random brand (DIY usually has 3-4 brands but each outlet usually have 2). Mr.DIY brand usually acrylic while the other is lacquer.

they cost rm6-rm9, you can always buy 1 and test. if you spray 1-2 burst usually you get that textured semi-gloss but i usually go for Total Flat or Glossy Gloss as semi-gloss looks more like plastic.

i used both mr.top coat & super clear. both of them for flat & semi-gloss tend to frost and form booger like texture. i only did 2 bursts. their pressure is too high you have to spray from really far away. if you spray from your normal distance even 1 spray will result in frost.

and for super clear semi-gloss, the finishing is very rough abit like sandpaper.but it feels very hard & durable, however it's a dust magnet. once dust got on it's difficult to wipe off, as the rough surface will stick more fiber from the cloth.

using Mr.Hobby cans, it's impossible to achieve the fine textured finishing on matte you get from airbrushing.

but that's just for me, they work for many people, just not me.

if you want more expensive but still cheap cans, can go ace hardware. got Nippon, Lazer, Now which are between rm8-17. anyway i think i said this like 5th time.

Full Armor Gundam done!
The chest vent cover is extremely lose

This post has been edited by TheEvilMan: Oct 7 2017, 08:05 AM


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Hello guys?

How much is the price for Hi Def Wing Zero Custom kit? I assume it will be RM700

this is from crux
https://www.crux.com.my/index.php?route=pro...161&search=wing

This post has been edited by nick2011: Oct 9 2017, 11:48 AM

450-470 from what I saw

Thnxx guys.

I couldn't believe saved my money for this kit instead of Miku Expo

U might want to think twice to spend 400+ for a grenade


If u have the budget why not wait for the Metal Composite instead


This post has been edited by TheEvilMan: Oct 9 2017, 02:37 PM

Hahaha that's the dilemma. Dunno which one to buy.

I like to build but I am afraid don't have time to build. I was thinking of getting the metal composite instead but then my gunplay builder innersoul gonna be very sad.

I actually like the hi res design more expecially the wing, but after seeing various video I find the mechanism very weird on knee cap and the chest, u will see a big gap when u bend the leg and the chest seems to split when u open the arm too wide, it make poses look awkward and feel unfinished, for 400 I would go for some decent MG or perhaps stack up and get a PG

700 for PG exia:D

???
700 what? Rm? $?

Who want buy PG Exia for USD700?
Its obvious the price is in MYR

Visited litt tak store

Price is still higher than those shops in times square.

Wonder who will buy em loll

parents, grandparents, small kids & newcomers.

not everyone knows gamers arena or some secluded 3rd floor shop.