Reddit reviews Pro Arte Artists & Modelmakers Extra Fine Detail Brush Set of 8 Wargaming Figurine

These aren't that expensive for brushes and I use them for really fine detail https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016DSMU0U/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The smallest one is similar to a 01 micron pen, or thinner depending on how it's used. The larger sizes seem fine for what you want too.

hmm considering my last dry spell lasted for 10 years (as the walmart buy were i used to live stopped carrying gunpla) ya i took up fan fiction writing, and drawing. I also played a lot more video games too. hmm well as for paint for the last three years since i got back into gunpla again(god bless amazon.com) I really always have green, yellow and white sitting around as i tend to just by the 2 ounce six pack starter kits you can buy for airbrushing.

The resin i have these aforementioned colors sitting around is because I almost never use them when I paint, except for when I am mixing colors. on the other hand i tend to run out of black the most as that is the color i use the most. now i have a 16 ounce bottle that will not likely run out any time soon. hahahhaha

you can always run to your local Walmart and pick up a few colors of testors enamels hand paints for around ten bucks. hay the little there cheap but good little bottles of paint and made in the USA. But i mainly use them for detail work nowadays. you can get some top/clear coats online for around 5-10 bucks (the cretex gloss coating i use is about 5.88 and is a add on item) on amazon. I got a 16 oz bottle of clear Matte top coating from Badger Air-Brush company for around 15 bucks last year and only used maybe an ounce total of it so its not to bad for them online. It may be for airbrushing but it does spread well with a paint brush too (i have done it on some kits.)

as for your gundam marker drying out, you can get a micro fine sharpie, they work just as good and are easier on the wallet. or you can thin out some testors black and get a fine point paint brush to use that for panel lining. You can find a desist small tipped brush at Walmart for around 2-6 bucks. or you can get a great set of minnieture painting brush for 10-15 bucks. link: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B016DSMU0U/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

also you can pick up HGIBO kits for about 10-15 bucks on amazon, and they are for the most part full frame kits so you do not necessarily need to spend a lot of cash to get a MG kit when you can pick up an HGIBO kit for 12 bucks or a 1/100 IBO kit four around 25 bucks on amazon. you can get them even cheaper if you do a little digging into different sellers.

as a matter of fact i actually just got a a hard to find MG Re-gz for 53 bucks on amazon. When you take into account the fact that a lot of sites do not have the MG much less the HG of this kit it getting it 3 bucks cheaper then it would cost with shipping from Gundam planet, thanks to prime free shipping, it was a nice find.

so really you do not necessarily need to go threw dry spells to get a kit depending on the grade and line. a lot of the HG's are going down in price thanks to the fact that since AGE they have been making them out of PS and PP, instead of ABS, PS and PP.