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Old Swerdlow posted:I usually just use little tiny bits of blue tac/sticky tack to keep the items in the hands stuck there. You could probably get away with a dab of Plastallina, or one half of an epoxy putty compound (Green Stuff), too.
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Most plastilina is oil based, sometimes under heat it'll stain whatever surface it touches.
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Neurolimal posted:Do you do any top coating? Future can help a lot with protecting paintjobs and can be brushed on. If you dont care for the semi-gloss sheen Testors sells something called Dullcoat, which basically hardens into a clear grainy surface that mutes that sort of shine. Yep, definitely sealed. On the black/gold areas: vallejo gloss black polyurethane primer hand painted 4 layers of various colors to get the gold trim right cleaned up the black areas again with more black gloss primer coated with future slightly thinned with alcohol Red: vallejo grey polyurethane primer vallejo air ferrari red + other reds various pigments/lining/etc testors dullcote matte to seal/finish It looks great, but the movement of the arms and waist in particular are causing a lot of paint damage. Once I get it in a pose I like I will just leave it more than likely since I would like to stop having to touch it up every 5 minutes ><
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Neurolimal posted:Do you do any top coating? Future can help a lot with protecting paintjobs and can be brushed on. If you dont care for the semi-gloss sheen Testors sells something called Dullcoat, which basically hardens into a clear grainy surface that mutes that sort of shine. You can also add Tamiya flat base to future to get flat and semigloss coats, though my experience was that it takes a week or two to become durable.
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Whats with the weird "gummy" stickers on the MG Sazabi? It caught me by surprised and I almost hosed up applying one last night. Also I discovered that this will be my first kit with water slide decals. Should i apply those as I assemble the piece or can I wait and apply them when I finish a section (leg, torso, etc) like I normally do?
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Kuvo posted:Whats with the weird "gummy" stickers on the MG Sazabi? It caught me by surprised and I almost hosed up applying one last night. The red stickers are optional - they're meant to add a third shade of red to Sazabi's color scheme. Nu Gundam ver. ka does the same thing. As for the waterslides, stick to your normal plan.
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Where the gently caress is BlitzBlast? I kind of miss the ornery son of a bitch.
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Holy poo poo, he hasn't posted since mid/late January. I'm scared, I hope he's okay 
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I am now attempting to paint every individual joint in my pg' strikes fingers and thumbs a silver color, to contrast with the metallic grey I've used. pg's seem to make me want to do really dumb stuff.
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ACES CURE PLANES posted:Holy poo poo, he hasn't posted since mid/late January. I wonder if his backlog of Gundam X suits fell on him.
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ACES CURE PLANES posted:Holy poo poo, he hasn't posted since mid/late January. The same amount of months as THE NUMBER OF TURNS IT TAKES TO USE THE SATELLITE CANNON IN SUPER ROBOT WARS. There, the ritual is complete, if he's still alive there's no way he won't be summoned back to be angry about that.
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Garrod Ran is a poo poo-tier pilot who pilots poo poo-tier Gundams in a poo poo-tier anime. Fight me BlitzBlast. 
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I've never actually interacted with him but I hope he's OK 
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My DM PG unicorn arrived today. Its pretty amazing from what I can tell. Is it just a 1/1 recast? It looks too good. I have the bandai PG unicorn as well so I can compare them directly.
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Fauxtool posted:My DM PG unicorn arrived today. Its pretty amazing from what I can tell. Is it just a 1/1 recast? It looks too good. I think it's supposed to have extra armor plating details.
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Finally finished my first big weathering project with the Bandai ATST, which was a real pleasure to work on. It's got a lot of really nice little detail that looks awesome with a panel wash. For this I did a basic enamel wash with Model Masters Black and lighter fluid followed by a 1:3 Tamiya Flat Base and Future mix for a matte coat. Then Tamiya Weathering Master soot and rust put on with a sponge applicator as well as some pigment mixed with water brushed on. Finally some Vallejo Flat Brown to dabbed on with a brush for the mud on the feet. Finished off with a top coat of the 1:3 Flat Base/Future mix.     Any critique or advice going forward? This is my first attempt at doing weathering so I may have gone a bit overboard in spots but I'm really pleased with how it turned out. Also my first time doing any kind of diorama-type base which was fun to do.
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pretty nice, a lot of rust appears where the water pools or runs down. I imagine there would be some heat damage or bluing on the "engine" area. The paint on the top would probably be bleached from sun. The railings and other common handholds may have the paint worn off completely. It depends on the climate and level of wear you want to portray Its a great looking model and it looks even better now. Needs more dead ewoks piled at its feet One thing I have seen some pros do is to spray water on the model before painting to see where it pools and how it runs. Too late now obviously Fauxtool fucked around with this message at 04:19 on Mar 14, 2017 |
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TaurusOxford posted:Garrod Ran is a poo poo-tier pilot who pilots poo poo-tier Gundams in a poo poo-tier anime. It's okay, I got this one; The Lightning Gundam is a boring and uninspired design compared to the Build Burning Gundam and Winning Gundam  .
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Pretty sweet chickenwalker. There's room for improvement (the wash could look less wash-y) but it's a strong start regardless.
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Anyone living in the Ft Myers area know if anywhere that carries Gunpla? All I've found is B&N, but their stock was poo poo.
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Gamestops are sticking gunpla now, if you have any nearby that might be an option.
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None of the ones near me do.
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Kingtheninja posted:Gamestops are sticking gunpla now, if you have any nearby that might be an option. It's a really limited number of them, and I don't see much logic to where they end up - for example, none of the ones in Atlanta do, but if I drive 40 minutes out there's one.
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Beelerzebub posted:Anyone living in the Ft Myers area know if anywhere that carries Gunpla? All I've found is B&N, but their stock was poo poo.
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tenderjerk posted:Do you have a hobby town near you? That's (usually) a good starting point. Comic book stores too.
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Bluefin also has a semi-accurate list of authorized dealers on their website.
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Relationship status: "it's complicated"
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Paint woes aside, that's pretty awesome dude. The matte shine works really well with the black gloss.
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Thanks  it's my favorite MS design and the MG has a really awesome presence. I'll eventually learn to love it as the scars on my psyche fade.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:It's okay, I got this one; Wait, someone argued against this?
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It's me, I'm the guy who likes the Lightning. Also, BlitzBlast! The Gundam X is a worthless piece of poo poo that's a joke of a mobile suit! The Double X is a superior unit in all aspects! ...And right about now he should be hearing the newtype flash sound effect and knowing he has to come check the thread. Hopefully that'll work.
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PaintVagrant posted:Relationship status: "it's complicated" Oh wow, yeah, this looks amazing now that I'm not on my phone. Very nicely done!
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I think some time ago this thread was expressing a need for a Woundwort kit. The third-party gods have listened. http://www.gundamkitscollection.com/2015/12/aillis-mg-1100-rx-124-gundam-tr-6.html
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I only hope that it's not too expensive; I love the Advance of Zeta designs.
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MJP posted:I think some time ago this thread was expressing a need for a Woundwort kit. The third-party gods have listened. http://www.gundamkitscollection.com/2015/12/aillis-mg-1100-rx-124-gundam-tr-6.html gently caress, I knew I sacrificed that goat to the wrong god. Now I gotta go through a full lunar cycle of satanic preparations and farm-robbery just to try again for one that will reward me with a Bandai release.
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I saw that on SD this morning, I didn't realize it was the Aillis one. The last news we saw on that was like a year and a half ago now, I just assumed it went bunk.
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PaintVagrant posted:Relationship status: "it's complicated" Real nice! Love the matte/gloss together.
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I kinda want to see Mechanicore tackling some of the true displays of insanity in AoZ. Like every main gundam gets an insane dendrobium-esque final form.
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Neurolimal posted:I kinda want to see Mechanicore tackling some of the true displays of insanity in AoZ. Like every main gundam gets an insane dendrobium-esque final form. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pusZXECS0mM
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Welp I actually did paint the joints, it was as bad as I'd thought. Last progress shot since I'm kinda confident I'll be done this thing by the weekend.  ... and of course I snapped a piece in half after I tryingto take it off. I noticed some paint had chipped and wanted to repaint that part. This hobby sometimes.
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