Another tip I would recommend is making sure your rough sandpaper is wet first. Not only does it reduce the risk of plastic dust getting in the air of your workspace but it also insures that the nub doesn't get more white in the process.
@xavniel2 жыл бұрын
Now that is another great tip
@TheBorsMistral6 жыл бұрын
I'd say forget about those rough sanding blocks and go for a nice hobby knife and 1500 or even 2000 grit sandpaper. Much cleaner results.
@jonhy83513 жыл бұрын
Fucking bots
@fomingera653 жыл бұрын
@@jonhy8351 bots?
@ryanleclaire70062 жыл бұрын
Yeah I've found the more I do this its the higher grit sander I reach for, also hobby knife for the win.
@CosplayArmory6 жыл бұрын
Reaffirms my new method of using sanding sticks. I used to use nippers and then file away the nub mark and then 1500 grit sandpaper and a polishing stick. I like the sanding sticks a lot more, just gives me a lot better control though I have noticed more scratches. It's good to know that when I get around to top coating if I don't completely paint the kit that the scratches will not be noticeable. I don't like to use the knife to cut away the nub. However, sometimes, I will carefully take the very edge of the knife vertically to scrape the nub mark. Sometimes it lessens the color of stress marks and that can also help remove what little nub remains.
@GurtMcDirt5 жыл бұрын
This gives you a nice basic idea for your first trial run at building ... but I sincerely suggest checking more vids for proper techniques with sanding and with using a hobby or exacto knife. Especially if you aren’t geared up for painting. You will have a much nicer looking kit. I suggest going with the Tamiya sanding pad pack ranging from 400-1500 grit. Still a good vid to get into the lingo and I appreciated the look into different nippers and the way to reduce stress which is what I came for, spot on!
@DiggitySlice4 жыл бұрын
That knife demonstration really frustrated me.
@fanboysforever6 жыл бұрын
I’m sticking with this channel to help me put finishing touches on my figure rise standard dragon ball kits. Thank you!
@DiggitySlice4 жыл бұрын
Cut towards yourself. It's safer.
@daveyjones57026 жыл бұрын
recently i discovered a great low cost option for sanding plastic: those foam type nailfiles that come with a part that is grey and feels rubbery for polishing. only cost a couple of bucks, is long and slender for tight corners, just the right grit for the fine work, and u can cut it into smaller pieces to fit into even tiny corners if needed.
@DiggitySlice4 жыл бұрын
Cutting with a hobby knife is a LOT more controllable if you cut towards yourself. It's safer that way too because you're less likely to slip. I'm actually disturbed that you said that. It's like saying you should use a dull knife.
@BoundByGundams4 жыл бұрын
"disturbed"? really? Don't let it keep you up at night
@omarnsimpson9086 жыл бұрын
Get some finer grit sandpaper in addition to those rougher ones if you're not gonna bother shaving the nub with a hobby knife. The two you have work great for making the nub mark flush with the part surface but they leave the surface with a bunch of abrasion marks that look really nasty unless you're painting over the part. This can be lessened significantly by making a couple more passes with finer grits to smooth out the surface.
@omarnsimpson9086 жыл бұрын
I did. What I'm saying is if you could almost completely remove the abrasion marks you left on those grey pieces by going over those areas with even finer grits than what you were using in the video and maybe even some polishing compound so you don't even have to paint or topcoat those parts for them to look clean. There's other people in the comments saying the same thing. You would have to do the same if you used a hobby knife if you wanted truly clean looking parts with no nub marks. I personally prefer to shave as much off as I can with a hobby knife and then just finish up with sandpaper but the sanding approach would work also.
@danross10382 жыл бұрын
The sanding blocks you use leave a brutal finish. Use higher grit or something you're ruining the plastic.
@EvrainBrandigan5 жыл бұрын
Personally, I just grab a few scalpels from my workplace and use them as what they are: high precision, ridiculously sharp precision knives. Work like a charm.
@taylanulusoy26994 жыл бұрын
Evrain Brandigan not everyone are surgeons in the gunpla community
@jackyboi56684 жыл бұрын
@@taylanulusoy2699 a hobby knife works the same.
@7lbOwl4 жыл бұрын
@@taylanulusoy2699 You can buy a 50 pack of scalpel blades for next to nothing on Amazon. They even fit in most Xacto handles.
@paulford7914 Жыл бұрын
Xuron, or Fujiya cutters is what I have used over the years. And I am that guy who builds an entire model with nothing but a x-acto knife, and only use one old blade doing it!🤣🤷♂️ I started on old revel kits and testor enamels old school model Cement. The stuff that used to make you feel like you were in the model after a few whiffs of that stuff!!😳 a lot of the paints, dope, adhesives, etc. That we used back in the early 90's are not even sold anymore because they are carcinogenic poisons! But man did they work excellent. Areo Dope was the shiznit for finishing tissue covered airplanes... now the stuff thay got is trash compared!👌
@Spaghettiy4 жыл бұрын
Do you have a video where you show yourself covering those scratches with top coat? i’d like to see how well it hides it
@BoundByGundams4 жыл бұрын
Fluffy & Moist nothing up close, but if you watch my reviews I always top coat my stuff and use this technique. I also have close up shots at the end of my reviews. So I would check out one of those. Not all my kits are painted or weathered.
@whatsmyname40125 жыл бұрын
Dude your voice is so low even my phone is on its maximum sound
@-hix-13764 жыл бұрын
I can hear it just fine.
@DiggitySlice4 жыл бұрын
@@-hix-1376 there's always the one guy that thinks there's no problem because he's not experiencing it
@-hix-13764 жыл бұрын
Dusty Rhodes ikr
@Willisfitner Жыл бұрын
I have never seen anyone use a dull box cutter for trying to shave nub marks. Using a sharp hobby knife cuts through the plastic quite easily and doesn't take much time.
@beefsquatch53523 жыл бұрын
Just got a pair of God Hands. They're fantastic.
@UC1180_ Жыл бұрын
Godhand nippers and gunprimer razor glass file is all you need
@petorius71745 жыл бұрын
Jeez, those sanding blocks look like 150 and 300 grit. Starting out doing my first Gunpla I was using 600. You need higher grit sandpaper, like at least 2000, preferably like 6000.
@randomdod44805 жыл бұрын
To be honest,Hobby knife is a bit dangerous even tho its easy to use so i m sticking to the sandblock method as i really hate it when i see nubs on my gunpla:/
@VulcanXIV4 жыл бұрын
the lack of demonstration for the smoothing speaks largely on the skill level of this guy
@BoundByGundams4 жыл бұрын
VulcanXIV go on
@anthonyvelasquez12773 жыл бұрын
@@BoundByGundams I found this tutorial rather informative as a beginner, so I wouldn't worry about people like this guy
@jvinsymphony64187 жыл бұрын
Where did you buy those sanding blocks?
@wangjonathan99047 жыл бұрын
i dont think you are suppose to just press ur knife against it to cut you have to kinda slide it through otherwise you are putting stress
@DiggitySlice4 жыл бұрын
His knife technique was more akin to a gorilla
@il4004 жыл бұрын
The sanding was louder than his voice
@AegisHyperon3 жыл бұрын
I've been getting good results from side cutters designed for electronics work
@ionstriker37212 жыл бұрын
So does a gods hand clipper cut the cleanest out of all the clippers or is there another?
@keanuriibs12785 жыл бұрын
Just use a Nail Cutter and cut the piece a little away then just use sandpaper
@maddymuhat80794 жыл бұрын
Im new to build gunpla, I dont have enough budget to buy expensive side cutters, can I used plato side cutters? Or is not recommended?
@BoundByGundams4 жыл бұрын
Maddy Muhat yeah man work with what you got
@lonewolfmodels44956 жыл бұрын
What grit of sanding block are the ones you use
@1981troyboy Жыл бұрын
the wrong grit. he scuffed the shit outta that.
@romesrepublic7 жыл бұрын
People act like $30 is a lot, it really isn't. Especially when u factor in all the model kits u plan on using it to build. I'd rather spend more and buy something that's going to last, rather than save a buck on a cheaper tool and have to buy another one later.
@pepelenormie94097 жыл бұрын
Amen. Cheap clippers are shit. I personally use the GW ones because of the sheering action, but when you use a lot of these normal clippers, that aren't designed for models in mind, they are usually too bulky for kits.
@sazabi8886 жыл бұрын
Hansel Roman I have a cheap pair of flush cutters from harbor freight, I've had them for 5 or so years, and haven't had to replace them. They're also my first pair
@RathalosEmperor2 жыл бұрын
I've tried this with infi sanding soft sticks and I always either over snap where the part looks worst or un even with the others. Or if I use higher grit it just seem to change at all. I got the raser glass one and made things worst for me lol
@samanthaalvarez77244 жыл бұрын
Can hardly hear you
@mallowbasa99365 жыл бұрын
this video help me alot
@Ghostface22x6 жыл бұрын
where can I get the sand blocks (same exact ones you have). trying to order everything from amazon
@TrmndsFlash2 жыл бұрын
i just scratch the white with my fingernail and im golden
@quagavenger5467 жыл бұрын
what's the grit number for the sand blocks ?
@cucumberz10004 жыл бұрын
Im use nail cliper to cut the nub mark, and cutter to remove the exces nub mark, it works for me, i don't use any sand paper
@user-dr5wv5mq7z4 жыл бұрын
Is it flat?
@ramirezabdurrahman34974 жыл бұрын
any stressmark from using nail cliper?
@cucumberz10004 жыл бұрын
@@ramirezabdurrahman3497 not much, but i think is way better than use pliers, you can clean the nub use cutter knife
@snap_fit86865 жыл бұрын
I barely hear what you say dude.. please raise the volume
@TheVatten6 жыл бұрын
I'm new to gunpla and I wanna keep the kits with their original color. So you are telling me if I use a top coat after grinding with sand paper those scratches will be gone?
@TheVatten6 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I'll try that. It doesnt have to be perfect until I get into painting^^
@helllllo36 жыл бұрын
What kind of sanding blocks are those? Where can I buy them?
@helllllo36 жыл бұрын
Jesse Clary what brand?
@sinanjubaron12746 жыл бұрын
what model is this?
@owenyang84956 жыл бұрын
Is it a good idea if I just get the best cutter/nipper, and just cut the entire thing rather than cutting it piece by piece and having to sand it?
@owenyang84956 жыл бұрын
On hobbylink japan, the godhand spn 120 only cost 45ish dollar, so I rather just buy the best cutter and enjoy building the kit rather than having to sand these pieces whenever I cut them off.
@owenyang84956 жыл бұрын
Jesse Clary sigh... I guess I need to do it the hard way... Thanks for the reply :)
@maxcastro84874 жыл бұрын
Japanese make it so complicated... why not just make it easier to get out instead of cutting and damaging a piece.
@BoundByGundams4 жыл бұрын
Max Castro lol... first time building models? The fact that you don’t need any glue is such a godsend from Japan. Plus the gates are so small on Japanese models compared to other country models.
@jeanpaul5586 жыл бұрын
Fucking hell its close to being a mute video
@calico11464 жыл бұрын
What kit is that?
@BoundByGundams4 жыл бұрын
U7 idk why
@calico11464 жыл бұрын
BoundByGundams looks interesting
@BoundByGundams4 жыл бұрын
U7 haha how? I showed like 2 pieces. It looks like it might’ve been an MG RX 78-2
@calico11464 жыл бұрын
BoundByGundams pieces on the runner looks bulky. I like THICC kits
@joshuabarlis89395 жыл бұрын
Just use a precise and sharp nail nippers 😂😂 just modify the handle a bit.