Hi, Can anyone sell me a Black Gundam Marker? PM me if you can.

Im tryin to get one too. :flash:

why dont you just order one :confused:

Hey MagicMan, did I ask how I should get one?

Originally posted by Camber
Hey MagicMan, did I ask how I should get one?

ok, i was just wondering why you don't order one. i am ordering something from hlj and was going to ask if you wanted me to get one for you but i guess not. sorry if you thought i was being rude.

I just ordered one from HLJ, and it's the only thing on backorder in my shipment. I'm kind of worried too because the other two are Gundam kits, which (from what I read) are "Spot" production items and if HLJ goes out of stock on them, then they might not get them in for a long time.

On the other hand, I imagine these gundam markers are quite popular, and HLJ shouldn't have any problems getting restocked fast.

Originally posted by magicmanjk808


ok, i was just wondering why you don't order one. i am ordering something from hlj and was going to ask if you wanted me to get one for you but i guess not. sorry if you thought i was being rude.

No, Im just in a Pissed off mood. Dont take my responce the wrong way. I believe Gundams are backordered at HLJ.com but they are available at Sunentertanment.com and they are in the U.S.

dagger,

gundam kits are never out of production. They're usually produced once a year for the older kits, and more often for the new releases.

if it's out of stock, u can try e-mail rainbowten to see when the kit is going to be produced again.

Originally posted by daggerlee
I just ordered one from HLJ, and it's the only thing on backorder in my shipment. I'm kind of worried too because the other two are Gundam kits, which (from what I read) are "Spot" production items and if HLJ goes out of stock on them, then they might not get them in for a long time.

On the other hand, I imagine these gundam markers are quite popular, and HLJ shouldn't have any problems getting restocked fast.

well thats good to know. i'll try the one from hobby search. do you happen to know the difference between the gm20 and the gm10. two different blacks :confused:

Oh, ok. :D I was just going by this on HLJ's Availibility page:

Bandai:
So you'd like the latest Gundam Master Grade kit, would you? Well, so would everybody in Japan. Bandai's hot new products are generally extremely hard to come by for the first three to six months after release. Be prepared to wait. We can only usually buy about 1/3 to 1/2 of the quantity of these kits that we'd like to. Other items, like older Gundam kits and kits from other anime series are available on a hit-and-miss basis. Bandai manufactures them generally about once per year, so availability just depends on the season.


I don't want to be caught out of that one-year production cycle. :)

magicman, get the GM1 as it's fine tipped for panel lines. The only difference between GM10 and GM20 is GM20 is "soft chip" whatever that means, I assume the color is the same just the tips are different.

Originally posted by daggerlee
magicman, get the GM1 as it's fine tipped for panel lines. The only difference between GM10 and GM20 is GM20 is "soft chip" whatever that means, I assume the color is the same just the tips are different.

thanks, hobby search is out of the gm20 so i can only buy the gm10. thanks again :D

dagger, which gundam kits are you getting?

you gys can always try technical or drafting pens from a art supply shop
or sakura pigment liners. I believe u can get them in finer tips than the gundam markers, and would probably work better. There's been alot of talk about recent markers not working properly.

Gundam Zero Custom and Deathscythe Hell Custom.

I haven't watched any Gundam episodes at all, I have a few friends who are into Gundam, they forced me into this, I swear :D

I got those two cause I thought it would be cool to have the contrasting wing types, like a devil vs. angel thing.

http://www.zumpo.com/iPLAMODEL/image/zerowing.jpg

http://www.animono.org/gundam/models/Deathprofile.jpg


I also ordered a Heavy Arms custom from a US shop, it's in the mail.

Originally posted by djmr2
sakura pigment liners. I use Sigma Micron with a 0.5 mm tip. It works great and it costs $4 at my local craft store. I have them in black, red and blue.

I have one Gundam Marker, with white paint.

Dagger,

cool cool, i hate Gundam Wing with a passion. It's the worst gundam series ever :) but as long as u like the design then it's cool. The Heavy Arms Custom is a nice one :)

Jay, 0.5mm is huge!

Originally posted by djmr2
Jay, 0.5mm is huge! It's plenty tiny enough for panel lines, etc. I used to use some rapidiographs that were even smaller, but I don't remember the sizes...

Personally I think ordering pens from Japan is loony when you can go to your local art supply store and get these excellent pigment markers/disposable technical pens, for anywhere from $1.50 to $2.15 each. Some office supply and craft stores sell them as well.

http://images2.fotki.com/v14/photos/1/10258/17860/PenDemo1-vi.jpg
My favorites are the beige ones-Pigma Micron. Available in sizes from .005 up to .08, in black and other colors, also separately or in sets. Found these last week for $2.15 each at two different local art supply stores. Also found these others, the Staedtler and Itoya. The Itoya was the cheapest, the Staedtler the same price/quality as the Pigma.

http://images2.fotki.com/v14/photos/1/10258/17860/PenDemo2-vi.jpg
Here you can see how small/precise the various tips are. The ink is very black, covers immediately.

http://images2.fotki.com/v15/photos/1/10258/17860/PenDemo3-vi.jpg
As you can see they easily work on panel lines.

The internet is great, but I couldn't fathom ordering simple office supplies for our models all the way from Japan...they're simply too common an item. Hope this helps!

I meant .005 . :o

That's .005" ? Not mm?

I had some .005 and .01 pens from, I think ZIG? I don't know, Guiddy recommended them in a post a long while back (back when I first came to the board, in fact). Long story short, the tip on my 0.005 quickly wore down to a nub (I don't know why?) and the ink didn't flow very well - very sporadic. Maybe it needed to be broken in...

Bob, I can certainly see how mad it would be to JUST order pens from Japan, but I'm including them in a larger shipment and it doesn't add to the shipping. They're only 200 yen each, 'bout $1.70, so why not? The more tools in my toolbox, the better. :D

Originally posted by daggerlee
I had some .005 and .01 pens from, I think ZIG? I don't know, Guiddy recommended them in a post a long while back (back when I first came to the board, in fact). Long story short, the tip on my 0.005 quickly wore down to a nub (I don't know why?) and the ink didn't flow very well - very sporadic. Maybe it needed to be broken in...

Bob, I can certainly see how mad it would be to JUST order pens from Japan, but I'm including them in a larger shipment and it doesn't add to the shipping. They're only 200 yen each, 'bout $1.70, so why not? The more tools in my toolbox, the better. :D

ZIG's are yet another brand. These markers don't last forever, they are disposable. And if you're already making an order, that's fine-since their weight addition to the package in shipping costs would be negligible. I'm commenting more on the habit people have of sticking with only one solution, I see everyone here herding towards Gundam markers and wondering where to find them, when a common item is available locally that will work quite well. I don't even use these things for panel lines (I actually use them for pen and ink illustrations), I don't like the harsh black lines. I use thinned, custom-mixed Tamiya acrylic flats in a darker shade of the body color for a much more realistic, subtle appearance to my panel lines. Even on dark gray cars I use thinned Tamiya flat black, I don't like the panel lines shiny either.;)

Dammit.....I ordered one from HS, and it is TAKING FOREVER TO COME!!!!!!!