Building Methods:

Scribing Panel Lines  This is a question that often comes up.  Here is a sure fire, easy method

SGT  Results and tips from my experiments using super glue and talcum powder as a putty/filler

Resin PolyVinyl (PV) Joint Covers Tired of unpaintable PV joints on your HG kits? This technique lets you build resin covers over the PV!

Altron High Mobility Ankle Modification Goes through the steps involved in giving the 1:100 HG Altron kit a double ball socket ankle joint.  The basic method applies to replacing any joint.

 

LEDs:

LED Basics  Want to bring a little life to your Gundam or StarFury? LEDs are cheap and easy!

Devil with the Green Eyes  LEDs applied to the HG Gundam 1:100 DeathScythe Hell.  Also see my HG Gouf Flight Type and MG Sazabi

Surface Mounted LEDs  These are the incredibly tiny LEDs in the 402 package.  Less than 2 mm long tiny…fit anywhere.

 

Tools:

Home Made Spray Booth  This is based on the instructions I found at: http://www.interlog.com/~ask/scale/tips/booth.htm.  Use at your own risk!  Note the disclaimer at the bottom of that page!

 

References:

Terms   A small lexicon of modeling terms I’ve thrown together.

rec.arts.anime.models FAQ   FAQ created during the heyday of the premiere Gundam modeling Usenet Group!  While r.a.a.m. is gone, the knowledge lives on

rec.models.scale FAQ  FAQ for the premiere general modeling Usenet Group!