painting

Gunpla masking tape: Tamiya sells rolls 1mm to 18mm wide, GSI Creos a thin washi tape and two liquid masks. Which width for which job, US prices Oct 24.

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Gunpla airbrush for beginners: a $45 Gundam Marker airbrush, a $81.99 Procon BOY SQ on canned air, or that plus a $399.99 L5 compressor. Prices Oct 24.

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Hand painting Gunpla: Gundam Color thins 1:1 for the brush, the water-based HUG line is made for first-timers, and a bottle was $3.95 on Oct 24, 2026.

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Gunpla surfacer vs primer: Mr. Surfacer 1000 is the maker's standard pick, 500 doubles as putty. US cans from $6.99 to $12.99 at two shops on Oct 24, 2026.

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Gundam Marker types: six kinds at ¥275 each in Japan, and only the GM20/21 brush pens are made for painted parts. US prices from $3.39 on Oct 24.

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