New Here, Looking for Tips

[UltimaWraith]

Hello, I'm new to the hobby and just now am in a financial place to start doing kits. I started with one of my favorite Gundams, Gundam Deathscythe Hell Custom EW 1/100 MG. I got several recommendations and bought the Tamiya hobby nippers, anyone familiar with this model able to offer tips?

[Zeta]

While I haven't built the MG Deathscythe Hell Custom myself, I do know that wings are a tad glossy and the nub marks will definitely show up after you cut them off the plastic runners.

[Wiz33]

Get a set of this (or something similar)

https://www.amazon.com/Squadron-Prod...sanding+sticks

Do you plan of painting or panel lining? Check out some of the tutorial video on Youtube.

[UltimaWraith]

Get a set of this (or something similar)

https://www.amazon.com/Squadron-Prod...sanding+sticks

Do you plan of painting or panel lining? Check out some of the tutorial video on Youtube.

As I get more in to it, I plan to get some of the markers and such to customize them more personally. I'll probably get a generic Zaku for practice as they tend to run cheaper than say, sn Epyon.

[gundammonkey]

Get a set of this (or something similar)

https://www.amazon.com/Squadron-Prod...sanding+sticks

Do you plan of painting or panel lining? Check out some of the tutorial video on Youtube.

The sanding sticks are a good thing to have. But no need to buy "name brand" you can go to any beauty shop and ask for the files. They come in grits from 100 all the way up to 12,000! Plus they are only about $1.50 a piece. I just get all they have once every couple months.

Also DO NOT clip the part off the runner to close to the part, leave a little of the nub on the kit and sand up to the kit. This way you will not get the white stress marks from cutting into the plastic.

[UltimaWraith]

The sanding sticks are a good thing to have. But no need to buy "name brand" you can go to any beauty shop and ask for the files. They come in grits from 100 all the way up to 12,000! Plus they are only about $1.50 a piece. I just get all they have once every couple months.

Also DO NOT clip the part off the runner to close to the part, leave a little of the nub on the kit and sand up to the kit. This way you will not get the white stress marks from cutting into the plastic.

Good to know, I also ordered some reverse action tweezers for decals, watched a video that made a great argument over regular tweezers.

[gundammonkey]

Those are great to have. They have so many other uses beyond decals. I have a few different ones from blunt to pointy. They help when painting super things like the figures or Gundam eyes.

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Also if you go to the first topic on this thread board "Modification/scratch building." look up post 133. I show how to make a nice set of files for making panels and new scribe / panel lines.

[UltimaWraith]

Those are great to have. They have so many other uses beyond decals. I have a few different ones from blunt to pointy. They help when painting super things like the figures or Gundam eyes.

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Also if you go to the first topic on this thread board "Modification/scratch building." look up post 133. I show how to make a nice set of files for making panels and new scribe / panel lines.

I'll check that out then when I start doing custom work, do you build your own sets for them or just use bases?