04-05-2013, 04:00 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-05-2013, 04:02 PM by Lord_Leperman.)
AC kits from Kotobukiya are intermediate to advanced level in terms of complexity and number of parts. If it's your first model kit and there's no one there to assist you, you're gonna take quite some time depending on the amount of detail you want on your model kit.
If you just want to assemble a vanilla model kit without any modification, you just need a hobby knife to cut the parts off the plastic trees. If you don't have a hobby knife, a cutter or a nail clipper will suffice, though you sacrifice a bit of precision in the process. For detailing such as panel lines or colors, you'll need a different set of tools like air brushes and such, other members can fill you in on this as I honestly never tread in that territory.
As for your first AC kit, like Serene said just get the one you like, though IMO the most basic one out there appears to be the CRONUS or the CREST U3 core from LR (Blackjack) kit. The others are much more complex, like the White Glint w/ VOB or the Noblese Oblige Hogire kit in particular. It's better that others fill in their experience with AC kits though since I haven't built one in years.
If you just want to assemble a vanilla model kit without any modification, you just need a hobby knife to cut the parts off the plastic trees. If you don't have a hobby knife, a cutter or a nail clipper will suffice, though you sacrifice a bit of precision in the process. For detailing such as panel lines or colors, you'll need a different set of tools like air brushes and such, other members can fill you in on this as I honestly never tread in that territory.
As for your first AC kit, like Serene said just get the one you like, though IMO the most basic one out there appears to be the CRONUS or the CREST U3 core from LR (Blackjack) kit. The others are much more complex, like the White Glint w/ VOB or the Noblese Oblige Hogire kit in particular. It's better that others fill in their experience with AC kits though since I haven't built one in years.
