Reddit reviews Gundam Planet Premium Nipper Side Cutter for Plastic Model Kits

I got a question for you.
How much do you want to spend on cutters?

Some notable brands for cutters are (listed from price ascending) Xuron($10-$20), Tamiya($25-$30), Gundam Planet($35), and then Godhand($55-$??). (There might be others, but I have found these to be the most popular.)

Right now I have Gundam Planet nippers. They are the best nippers I have had so far, but I have only owned one other pair so dont take my word to heart. What ever you do don't go for a $5 pair not worth it at all. I did that and I spent more time fixing the mistakes those clippers did to my model.

Personal opinion get a pair of Tamiya Sharp Pointed Side Cutters or Gundam Planet Nippers. Here is a [comparison] (https://panzercraft.com/articles/2016-01-31-tamiya-side-cutters-vs-gundam-planet-nippers/) between the two. In all honesty though I have no been able to replicate that slow cut with my GP nippers. Another point is I have been able to get pretty close if you scratch the white part with your finger nail it almost looks like the slow cut photo.

P.S. Really though all of your clean up with the nubs is going to be with sand paper and a razor blade of some sort. I just ordered myself a OLFA Rubber Grip Utility Knife, but you can also get a OLFA Cushion Grip Knife if you want one of them.

Your free gift is because the HG Customise Campaign is going on right now, and valid kits will have a chance of having one of the sets. Nubs really need touching up though, remember never to cut right next to the part, the gate is there for a reason, cut as far away from the part and either progressive sand/use an xacto knife to get rid of the excess. Rookie mistake, don't worry too much about it, use the knife to get rid of the nubs on your current kits first though, but be careful not to gouge into the plastic or your finger.

The kits you bought are both HGUC kits, which stands for High Grade Universal Century. The Universal Century, or UC is the only long-lasting timeline of Gundam, and this is because most of them have been directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, the "creator" of Gundam if I may. Bandai's bought Gundam and owns it now, and because of this, all newer shows are usually in an alternate timeline, but is still considered "canon", as a lot of time goes past between the "timelines".

Grades determine the difficulty and part count of a kit. People think that grades equals size, but this is not true. For instance, a Real Grade is the same scale as your High Grades, 1/144 scale, but are quite a bit harder to build than High Grades and even Master Grades which are 1/100. There are 5 main grades: SD, HG, RG, MG, and PG, but there are some other grades like the Advanced Grade, First Grade and Entry Grade. These grades are very simple, but are essentially the same thing, color-innacurate, super simple, brick-like, 1/144 kits meant for an "entry" into the hobby. There is a newer grade known as RE/100 which gives 1/100 kits that have the surface detail of an MG, but the build and simplicity for an HG, meant to give kits that people want at 1/100 scale that Bandai don't think would earn enough money if it were an MG. Some kits don't even have a grade, and these kits are reffered to as No Grade by the fans. For more info here's a guide on the main grades, and the Gundam wiki has a great guide to grades in general.

Since you're a beginner, you should try practicing panel lining next. You should get a kit with some very good surface detail and tones of panel grooves to line. I'll recommend the HGIBO Man Rodi for you. It's a very good kit and one of my favorite Mobile Suits from Iron Blooded Orphans, the current ongoing series.

The best nippers in the world are Godhand's Ultimate Nippers 5.0, it's with these babies that you can cut right next to the part without worrying for bad nubs. Other good ones include Gundam Planet Nippers and Tamiya Sharp Pointed cutters.

My favorite kit right now has to be my MG Turn A Gundam, my second MG. I hated the suits design at first, but when I began watching the show, it grew on me rapidly. Knowing that the MG Turn A Gundam was the 100th MG, I knew that was the grade I had to go for, and boy did I not regret it. It's very detailed, and with a Gundam marker, it looks very detailed. Articulation is great, could've been a bit better, but what it has is good enough, and for the time, it was phenomenal. It doesn't use polycaps, so it's a sturdy build through and through. It has a few loose parts, but those are forgivable because they are loose due to the gimmicks on the kit. I've made a review on it, and you can check it out here!

Certainly.

Tamiya side cutters: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000J47Z4G/ref=sr_ph?ie=UTF8&qid=1454130412&sr=1&keywords=tamiya+side+cutter

Gundam Planet Nippers: http://www.amazon.com/Gundam-Planet-Premium-Nipper-Plastic/dp/B012TMXDAU/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1454130468&sr=1-1&keywords=gundam+planet+nipper

Both of those are great. I've heard the Gundam Planet nippers are a bit better, but I don't think it's a huge difference.

I have been using these, and have only used them a couple of times

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012TMXDAU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I would get the GundamPlanet Nippers over the Tamiya Nippers

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B012TMXDAU?pc_redir=T1

And I personally use this cutter which has seriously reduced how ofter i cut myself with the #11 blades


https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002LE7L9G/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1465632967&sr=8-1&pi=SX200_QL40&keywords=tamiya+design+knife&dpPl=1&dpID=31RdPzv20SL&ref=plSrch

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000J47Z4G/ref=sr_ph_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1463999409&sr=sr-1&keywords=tamiya

is different than

http://www.amazon.com/Gundam-Planet-Premium-Nipper-Plastic/dp/B012TMXDAU/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

?? didn't know

https://www.amazon.com/Gundam-Planet-Premium-Nipper-Plastic/dp/B012TMXDAU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1469408203&sr=8-1&keywords=gundam+planet+nippers

I recently upgraded to the Gundam Planet Nippers side cutters and highly recommend them. These really cut and not just pinch the plastic to give that clean cut. The result is less cleanup with the Xacto blade.