I always feel a little better about myself whenever I see official images or reviewers of gunpla have little nub marks on their assembled kits, that I'm not just that bad at gunpla.

Hahaha I'm neither of those just a fan who was a little pressed for time due to work and lack of proper tools doing all my cutting from the sprues with scissors and the trimming with a box knife before just slapping it all together XD I wish I had a set of gundam markers at the very least to tidy it up some and make it look nicer

You can actually scratch nub marks off just using your finger nail.

Man My EW Deathscythe can't get here soon enough. Great job on your though. Also when I first started building gunpla I only used my fingers.

When I started last year I had watched a million videos so I made sure I had some sort of file or sanding tool, nippers (scissors worked fine), and a toothpick for the stickers. My Figurise 555 is one of my favorites I have done alongside my Star Build Strike. And this being my first venture into the 1/100 Scale I may start heading into this scale more often.

Really channeling Getter Robo here:

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Anybody know some good places to order Gunpla? I'm wanting to get some more but I'm finding it hard to find the scales at decent prices. Or is $45-ish the usual price for things like an Astray Blue Frame 1/100 scale?

HLJ, AmiAmi, ETC

If your talking about a local hobby store though, that's not a decent price.

I'm with Kiryu on this. HLJ is probably your best bet as they have widest selection (IMO) and they tend to be a little cheaper right from the start and they also have a good range of shipping options. The problem with local stores is that to make up what they paid to get the kits they have to sell them at a higher markup. Case in Point the 1/100 scale Astray blue frame 2nd L is on sale right now at HLJ for 2000 yen ($17.54 US) and if you went MG either version of the blue frame is under $40.00 US. So that $45.00 price you gave is clearly a markup.

Well it's a small price to pay if you don't wanna deal with shipping or taxes.

Besides, it's better to support local businesses anyway.