GSI Creos Black Fine Point Gundam Marker

I think the pen is wonderful, it casually fills in the panel lines needed. wonderful product really, should probably sell these in two packs or three packs, though I don't have much use for the grey one they have in the other package. Anyway thanks amazon team, happy about prime deliveries, but I hoped this would have been packed into my original order. It was shipped alone, in a box you could fit a few things in. Anyway more love for gundam products, there's a decent customer base

This is probably the most used and my favorite marker tool to use on gundam model kits, not only does it make the gundam look nice and sharp, the durability on this thing is great. I left this marker on the living room table after finishing a kit, and my dad used it to write down some quick numbers, apparently i found out the next morning that he left the cap off, and the marker was completely dried out and unusable. thinking that i had to buy another one, i put the cap on and waited till the next morning and this thing was back into its original state. i love this thing and will buy more once i run out

Although it may look like just an overpriced fine point sharpie marker, it's really not. This is very smudgey and doesn't dry. I found it hard to do panel lines with this by just tracing the line. It's NOT that easy. I ended up just wiping most of it back off in the end. You'll trace a line, it will look really bad, then you wipe it off with a Q-tip and a tiny bit stays in the lines and looks good. It doesn't look anything like the painted models pictured on the gundam boxes or instruction booklets. It will still look good, sometimes even better than the box picture if you're really good and can blend it just right to look like shadow or grime instead of just a blob of black. It's a definite must-have for gundam models, but there's a few things you need to know:1. Don't waste it! Just do a few dots and smear them so you're not wiping off so much.2. Don't press hard! The tip is VERY fine and delicate.3. Buy q-tips too. lots of them! I used almost a whole big box doing a master grade.4. Gundam eraser marker works best, but rubbing alcohol works just as good to remove excess markings or help smear and is infinitely cheaper. A q-tip lightly tapped in a puddle of it can remove any excess smudges.5. You will need a top coat. This is oil based and never dries. you can pick it up and smear the panel lines around months after painting it unless you spray it with a top coat. You can buy the official gundam one, but lots of people use generic top coats. I've even heard people say they use some specific kind of generic floor wax that's infinitely cheaper and works just as well.

If you’re looking for a strong, bold black from this tool? Move on.If you’re looking for a marker that will give the Rig you’re looking to detail a nice weathered look? This will do very well.The ink applies dark and then dries in an opaque light charcoal color. This allows for the ability to apply layers for darker detail.I bought this for my JoyToy, because the brown did its job too well and flattened out the details in the mech so much, you could appreciate no details from a distance. Using this has allowed the Mechs details to pop with an impression of dirt, grime and weather is what has outlined and contoured the plate creases and seams, and not paint. The appearance is organic.More expensive than it should be...there’s nothing special about this pen other than it’s designed use.2 pics included. First, is before. Second, is after...

Here is my experience with this pen. When I first got the pen, I lined one panel and then it wouldn't write anymore. I was not sure how the tip worked so I tried messing with it and it still didn't write. I got frustrated and cut off the tip, and obviously it didn't work at all after that. A few days later I figured I would take it apart and see how it works. To my surprise it is very simple, the tip is actually just felt encased in a plastic tube. Like most felt-tip pens, it just draws ink out from the reservoir. The tip it comes with is actually long, so I cut off the metal bit and pulled the tip out a little bit, then cut down the tip into a point and it worked good as new. I hope that helps anyone having troubles.Here is the review: It works EXTREMELY well on BARE PLASTIC. This thing is amazing with some nail polish remove and q-tips when you are applying on bare plastic. It rubs off fairly easy as long as you don't over-apply it and it helps shade the plastic a lot. Unfortunately, I attempted to use this on painted acrylic with no top coat, and it would not rub off from anything. I took off the coat of paint before I took off the marker. I've read that you should use it after applying a gloss top coat and then apply ANOTHER top coat once your are finished lining, but that sounds like too much work for me (I also have not attempted this). If you are buying this to line un-painted, bare plastic model kits I HIGHLY recommend it. It is simple to use, you can make big mistakes with no problem, and it comes of easily. If you are buying this to panel line PAINTED model kits I DO NOT recommend it. If you plan on panel lining painted kits with no top coat, you should really consider panel washing. All you need is paint, fine tip paint brush, thinner and q-tips. There are many tutorials and the results are nice. In conclusion, if you don't plan on painting your kits buy this pen. Otherwise save yourself some cash and use some of your black paint to panel wash. The only thing I really use this pen for now is to fill in small black spots, which my $2 super fine tip sharpie does just as well (maybe even better).