whatever you do, do not buy the bendi ver. of the aile striker! i bought it and the stand was rediculous!!! first, it broke, second the wires for launching are litreally strings................

     
fake gundams la..

if some other logo..means have to be careful already..
all original gundam kits must have a red bandai logo on the box

those things call runner..or tree..or whatever people wanna call it

i dunno about others..i keep them..cause i keep the box..
those boxart are too nice to throw them away..so if you keep the box..then why not just leave all those used runner inside their original box right..

Use the sharp hobby blade and slowly cut it until it's as flat as possible. 

After that, sandpaper it smooth. But if you sandpaper it, it will have visible scratches that makes you wanna paint it  .

Well, unless u're very very very very careful with a knife, its kinda difficult to get the same smooth effect as you would get if u're to sand, but sanding means painting lar...
Tamiya paint sucks! Although I do use them, I only use them as a mix with other paint types. When used on a 50/50 mix ratio with Citadel paints, they're fantastic for hand painting though. But when airbrushing, Tamiya tends to clog up the airbrush too easily.

My personal way of identifying acrylic paints is by the paint's weight, heavy or light. I prefer the heavy types, such as Citadel or Vallejo, which r mainly water based (for airbrushing, I thin them down with a mix of water + alcohol, for hand painting, just use water). The other type is the light type such as Tamiya, which is mainly acrylic thinner based.

not really a pro lar... mainly just learning from horrible headbanging mistakes (of which the worse is when I totally trashed a Re-Gz MG kit)

Hmm.. simple lining work, I guess u can start off with using the gundam markers. That should be a lot easier to handle compared to using a fine brush and mixing your own paint.

But anyways, check out this link:

http://dalong.net/review/sp/b_m100/b_m100.htm

Images 7 to 15 r pretty good tips.

Just get yourself a blade knife or pen knife from stationary stores / department is enough
not necessary to buy those expensive hobby craft knife

I dun use craft knife, only use wire cutter 
D outcome is pretty cool too 

Craft Knife, JJ 1U, got mah, all metal wan cheap also 10$+

if u want hobbies stuff, go to section 14 PJ and search for Sushi King. On top of Sushi king is a Miniature Hobby Store.

When you said you searched 1U, did you search the Tamiya shop at the 2nd basement level? The last time i remember they had all sorts of tools there. Topcoat can be found at Times Square. The shop is on the 7th floor if i am not wrong named TIME MACHINE. All three types of topcoat can b found there.

U know where the Digital Mall is?

Or u can just get one of those X-Acto knifes from Ace's hardware. I've been using those knives all this time
Normally applied after its all done, but depends also lar. If u're to look at that page with the tips that I posted earlier, you'll find that the application time can be done in a few stages.

how much is this X-Acto knife?

For the application method, I prefer to use spray (either with an airbrush, or just use the canned types). But be a bit careful when u spray though, make sure that the weather is not humid, otherwise you'll end up with that dreaded frosting effect after application.

told you already last time to find craft knife from venus art petaling street
got all sort of craft knife there and all sort of prices..
3 types of topcoat..this also i already explain to you in msn..never pay attention meh

Gloss - make your kit looks shiny..more toy like effect
Semi Gloss - well..semi lo..not really that shiny..
Flat - make your plastic not shiny anymore and dull effect..the best topcoat for me

He just repainted his SF in a different colour scheme. Tho I must admit its hawt.

how's the BTS competition results?