It depends on the paint type. You need to identify the type of paint before using the correct thinner.

Oh.. I wanted to remove excess tamiya accent panel lining paint..

lighter fluid or tamiya x-20 thinner

okok.. later i'll go walk around for the lighter fluid..AEON got or not ar?

You can find this thing practically anywhere at most hardware shops even Mr.DIY, and sometimes even in big bookstores like MPH or Popular.

thanks man. Also I started using Tamiya panel lining and it's actually harder than I thought. I used gray paint on whites and the inconsistency is really obvious. Eventhough I've shook the bottle for quite a while but it's still showing paint inconsistency

i just got into this hobby. bought bandai MG Strike Freedom @ RM 137 as my 1st gundam.

opened the box, see so many tiny parts. scared to assemble, don't even have any tools yet.

anyone provide assembly service?

Assembly is the best part, why would you give it to others? I mean it's totally your choice but a decade old MG should be nothing for an adult.

Does anybody know what has happened to GWing Hobby? Their online store seems to have shutdown. They still owe me 2 back-ordered kits. Sigh.

Change to safari toys or was it safari hobby...
I don't buy from them anymore.

agreed, assembly process is the best part.. I stop gunpla for almost 10years, what i miss the most is the assembly time.. now just continue back this hobby last 2 weeks

plan to buy at least 1 model each month ..ehehe

but still prefer the old model kits design.. the current one like barbatos not really prefer.. but that just me

Glad I'm not alone. Not a fan of that feminine waist.............

average time to complete assembling MG how much? 1st timer like me, sure took weeks. lol

Took me 1 month for MG kit.

Haha exactly.. Still prefer like rx78, rx178, GM that kind of shape.. Looks more macho. Huhu

Good. Latest MG you might like is the GM Sniper 2.

Out of box build? For a more than 10 years old kit, should take average experiences builder 4 hours.

I suggest you prep the kit limb by limb, that way you won't miss any part and your build quality will be better.

I think if you don't enjoy the process of building a gundam and having the accomplishment feeling when it's complete, maybe gundam is not for you.

Maybe get metal build or something, IIRC, they come assembled?

try to assemble part by part. I enjoyed building my Freedom 2.0

strike freedom is a cool kit. just give it a try.

btw. where did u get it? Rm137 seems acceptable for me...

Hah in my wishlist already..

Yes, depends on the kit.. If with inner frame took me roughly 4 hours.. If no inner frame like my gp04, i can finish less than 3 hours..

My style, i will snap everything 1st.. The detail everything like panel lines, custom paint will do later.. Coz i want to feel the fresh out of the box looks.. Later only i will disassemble and slowly touch up each portion and compare before n after.. Whoa all of the process makes me very excited!!