Figures, Models and toys Q&A

cos alot of the figure topics are being took up with questions and such which eventually de-rail them (no i have no evidence of this happening)

So i thought i would make an Q&A thread this way al questions will be in once place and free for anyone to awnser

I haven't bought any figs before, but do you have a list of what sites I shouldn't buy form?

well in my opinion dude there is no sites you shouldn't buy from.. i mean jus use common sense and you should be fine and remember if it looks too good to be true it most likely is

OH! also buy NOTHING from hong kong and china on ebay when i say nothing i mean nill, none, zip , zilch i can guarantee you 99% of the fgures from hong kong and china are fake

Do these things have collectable value, like comics or baseball cards?

I guess here's a few sites I go to, but it depends on where you live.

Figure sites in JP (cheaper prices compared to usa located sites but shipping cost is a factor)

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/
http://www.hlj.com/



Figure sites located in the USA

http://www.toyslogic.com/
http://www.toylet.net/
http://www.kidnemo.com/


Please add more sites that pertain to Europe and other Asian countries as well.


As for Figure News:



http://www.nekomagic.com/ (for pvc figures)
http://ngeekhiong.blogspot.com/ (for gundam model/figs and kamen rider figure news)
http://www.dannychoo.com/ (for otaku related things figs, anime, anything xD)
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/ ( otaku related things and lols)

i need tips for using Water slide decal since they are pretty easy to came off and take along time to stick with the parts, i find using smaller size of water slide decal very difficult especially the decals for the pilot figure

and i wonder how do you paint pilot figure that are usually included in MG kits i paint them with gundam marker but the result is not that satisfying. thanks in advance for answering my questions

For the small pilot I'm guessing you could use a fine tip brush and use acrylic paint.




Since I'm a visual learner i search youtube for gunpla tutorials. Good Luck ^_^

I don't personally have a problem buying things on eBay, even if they are fake. I've gotten maybe half of mine from one guy in Hong Kong which are still detailed and beautiful to look at - check my pic in the figurine topic; I always cross-reference them with proper pictures, and not one has differed (one picture did flatter a cheap figurine, but I've had that buying proper ones before :P). They were quite cheap but then the boxes were pretty badly damaged, so who knows if they are fake or not; he also stopped selling them after a while, so could have been old stock etc. I'm never going to sell them though; as long as they look good, does it really matter? It isn't like buying most fake things, watches for instance; it isn't an issue of lifespan or guarantees, it is simply looks. There are so many I could still buy, and even a lot of definitely genuine ones already, that I'm gonna end up losing track.

Well in picture, the different can't be see. But in eye contact, it can be confirm which is original and which is fake. Just like the best fake gunpla i've ever seen, TT Hongli. it has average 75% quality from Bandai. My friend just try to buy fake HGUC Nu Gundam, and i'm suprised all parts are fit each other and not loose, unlike most fake gunpla. In photo, stand side by side with Bandai's, there no different. Only different, as always, plastic quality that cleary seen in naked eyes (if it not cover with paint yet)