Wow nice thread! Here are some of my contribution although i am a noob myself.

To strip off the gold colour from any plastic (MG Hyaku Shiki), go get yourself a DOT3 brake fluid. You can get this from any petrol station. Soak all the bling bling part overnight in the fluid (dont worry, those fluid is not corrosive so it will not harm the plastic). After 1 night you might see the gold colour coming off but you might have to soak it longer than that. This also works if u want to strip paints of a part.

The easiest modification in my opinion is adding panel line. Just get yourself a razor blade and some tough tape and you can start to scribe extra panel line that you add some depth into the detail of the kit.

Errr... i think that is all for now.

Ps: I suggest that we join this thread together with the airbrush thread since it is interrelated.

They are 12mm thick plaplate. Malaysia has a society for modeller call Scalemodelmalaysia.

This is the link:

http://s12.invisionfree.com/ScaleModelsMalaysia/index.php?

Another important thing to remember. If you were to apply primer/surfacer, you might have to deepen those panel line on the part or else they might disappear if u were to apply a thick coat of primer.

That is a waste of paint! The blade itself does not really cost that much. Besides, if you are into scribling then u will frequently change your blade.

P120??? Not familiar with that grading. Is that those waterproof type (black surface)? As for me, I use waterproof sandpaper from grade 600 - 1200.

Guys!!! Anyone know where I can source out Mr. Hobby paint? I am looking for Black and White paint but every shops that I know seems to be out of stock at the moment!!!

Opppsss, never realize that there are so many other shop in Peninsular selling paints besides those that I frequent. Thanks for the help! Will try to contact some of them.

Go get one of those Chicken Essense empty bottle. They are good enough for that purpose AND they dont cost you anything.

Once you have enough Mr. Hobby empty bottles u wont have to use those.

If its only a leak at the connection you dont have to go to the shop to repair it. Get someone who might have some knowledge with plumbing to get those white tape (commonly used to seal water pipe) and apply it on the area that might have a leak. It should fix the problem.