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Elblanco posted:So I'm building a MG Barbatos right now and it loving rules so far. I'd like to get another MG when I'm done but I don't really know how to judge if the kit would be good or not. Any suggestions or things to look out for? A general rule of thumb is that kits from 2005 and earlier tend to be less good than more modern kits. Some recommended ones: Zaku II 2.0 Turn A Turn X Origins Gundam GM Sniper II Jesta Ball Ver Ka A lot depends on what you want out of a kit, of course, and the Barbatos's engineering is exceptional, but those should be fun builds.
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Elblanco posted:So I'm building a MG Barbatos right now and it loving rules so far. I'd like to get another MG when I'm done but I don't really know how to judge if the kit would be good or not. Any suggestions or things to look out for? If you like specific robot designs, look up a review of the MG kit on YouTube. It will show off all the range of motion and give you a good sense of the default looks. If you don’t have any particular design you like, nearly any MG from the last 10 years will be decent. HobbySearch https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/m/list/678/0/1 and other sites have pretty comprehensive lists with pictures. When you go back to the early 2000s era you get into screws and limited mobility problems. I still enjoyed building an MG Dunbine from that era though.
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Elblanco posted:So I'm building a MG Barbatos right now and it loving rules so far. I'd like to get another MG when I'm done but I don't really know how to judge if the kit would be good or not. Any suggestions or things to look out for? Newer is usually better though some new releases reuse older molds. Tell us what you're considering and we can probably help more.
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It's not a fancy kitbash, but I'm working on the two Astaroths built so each is symmetrical. It definitely felt like Bandai intended people to do this based off how easy it was.  Droyer posted:Please do not make fun of my hosed-up gremlin hand I uhhh, honestly thought that was a perspective thing. Really sorry about that. I didn't mean to be a dick.
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Elblanco posted:So I'm building a MG Barbatos right now and it loving rules so far. I'd like to get another MG when I'm done but I don't really know how to judge if the kit would be good or not. Any suggestions or things to look out for? The Strike Freedom 2.0 is a really amazing kit.
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d3lness posted:I uhhh, honestly thought that was a perspective thing. Really sorry about that. I didn't mean to be a dick. Sorry to be clear it was a joke lol. My hands are fine.
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Azubah posted:The Strike Freedom 2.0 is a really amazing kit. Freedom 2.0, so far there is not a Strike Freedom 2.0.
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Droyer posted:Sorry to be clear it was a joke lol. My hands are fine. God damnit.
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Elblanco posted:So I'm building a MG Barbatos right now and it loving rules so far. I'd like to get another MG when I'm done but I don't really know how to judge if the kit would be good or not. Any suggestions or things to look out for? mg sazabi ver ka is amazing, it looks so good lol
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Midjack posted:Newer is usually better though some new releases reuse older molds. Tell us what you're considering and we can probably help more. I haven't watched a ton of Gundam shows, the main ones ive enjoyed recently are build fighters and divers, and as a kid the only series I could understand was G gundam. So far I've just grabbed stuff i like the look of when looking around. Though most of the G gundam stuff I can find seems pretty old. Some others that I liked are stuff from 00 Gundam and Gundam Wing though. I'll dig around youtube for some review channels too, thanks for the help guys!
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Elblanco posted:I haven't watched a ton of Gundam shows, the main ones ive enjoyed recently are build fighters and divers, and as a kid the only series I could understand was G gundam. So far I've just grabbed stuff i like the look of when looking around. Though most of the G gundam stuff I can find seems pretty old. Some others that I liked are stuff from 00 Gundam and Gundam Wing though. I also recommend dalong as a resource. The reviews are in Korean, but there's English indexes available, and a lot of pictures for almost every wide release kit. The newest G kit in the MG size range is the High Resolution Model. Good, but expensive.
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Elblanco posted:I haven't watched a ton of Gundam shows, the main ones ive enjoyed recently are build fighters and divers, and as a kid the only series I could understand was G gundam. So far I've just grabbed stuff i like the look of when looking around. Though most of the G gundam stuff I can find seems pretty old. Some others that I liked are stuff from 00 Gundam and Gundam Wing though. Most of the G kits are pretty old though the Spiegel is several years newer. The 00 MGs are all pretty decent, especially the recently released Dynames. The Build MGs are mostly okay though the Build Mk II uses the Mk II molds so it may disappoint. The Wing MGs are mostly okay except for the Wing Zero EW (wait for the upcoming ver Ka), though the Wing ver Ka and Wing EW have some problems holding up the huge gun. Wing TV version is much more solid.
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I didn't realize they were releasing a Zaku 2 revive this year. It looks pretty.
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Droyer posted:I got a robot! Nice! How is it? How are the joints and all that jazz that are things that will make me want to buy it even more than I already do.
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EthanSteele posted:Nice! How is it? How are the joints and all that jazz that are things that will make me want to buy it even more than I already do. The joints are really nice, it's got ratchets that you'll feel into your toes. I didn't show it off super well but it's got absolutely beautiful blue lightpiping in the head. Also it's super compatible with the other waruder figures, way more than I thought it would be. The only real problem is that swivels on the arms are one of the few things that aren't ratcheted, and the sword is so heavy if it's at too steep of an angle that warudaros can't hold it up.
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So the new Beyond Global RX-78 has a striking revelation: https://twitter.com/yukimaru0131/status/1268741962284150785 n o p o l y c a p s
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Taintrunner posted:So the new Beyond Global RX-78 has a striking revelation: I thought they learned this lesson once already with the 00 line and the FLAG's  .
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Neddy Seagoon posted:I thought they learned this lesson once already with the 00 line and the FLAG's Ever built the MG Turn A? There's plenty of no polycap builds that aren't floppy messes.
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Moai Ou posted:Believe it or not, but the elbows do have (slight) articulation. It's a little stiff and there's not a huge degree of movement, but it's there. I don't have the instructions handy but I believe it's pointed out in there. Then that's an even more impressive molding job. And so they do move. Dangit.
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Elblanco posted:So I'm building a MG Barbatos right now and it loving rules so far. I'd like to get another MG when I'm done but I don't really know how to judge if the kit would be good or not. Any suggestions or things to look out for? Right? Holy poo poo the way they encased the ball joints on rails was really clever. I’ve done the Strike 2.0 and that was a ton of fun in a completely different way than the Barbatos was. I think my next MG will be Dynames, it looks great and the reviews basically put it at the level of Barbatos in terms of quality.
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A lot of new kits don't have polycaps, they have this softer grey PS plastic they use for joints that you can paint
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If you haven't done it yet, RG Nu Gundam is basically a MG in all but name.
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https://twitter.com/yukimaru0131/status/1268788693977845761 Oh man, so many new poses you can do now
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d3lness posted:It's not a fancy kitbash, but I'm working on the two Astaroths built so each is symmetrical. It definitely felt like Bandai intended people to do this based off how easy it was. I did the same thing, except I sawed the pointy crotch off one of them  just need to paint the chest and the feet white on the sleek version. I think they look better that way anyway.
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DoubleDonut posted:Anyone know if those HG Sakura Wars kits are any good? I've got one of the Kobu Kais and since Anastasia's Mugen just came up, I'm gonna get that as soon as I can with the hopes that it convinces Bandai to make an Oubu. The Kobus are 1/20 scale I think, and they have a pilot figure in scale, so I painted that and the cockpit for future use. The cockpit can be displayed open, and it's big enough that you might wanna consider that even if you hate cockpits. The cockpit parts are seamless. The plastic has a slight pearly tone and the instructions recommend painting a gloss pearlescent white over it to up the look. In my experience, painting pearlescent over white (via Mr. Crystal Color) was a very, very subtle sheen and I'm not sure how it would work over pink. The gold parts are the same awful curry-yellow gold color that was used on the HG Hyaku Shiki Revive, they will definitely require painting to look okay. Probably Gundam Marker or paint marker if you'd rather not paint or airbrush. I might do the Kobu after I finish up my current projects. The new game has left an odd taste in my mouth so far and it's got me hearkening back a bit. It's definitely way more in-your-face with the relationships than So Long, My Love was. Not much subtlety.
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Mephiston posted:I did the same thing, except I sawed the pointy crotch off one of them I thought about it, but gently caress painting white and gently caress trying to match that shade exactly. I just put some extra effort in with my metallic paint pens to help them look less flat.
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this posability is absolutely wild https://twitter.com/hisuiXtreme/status/1269109164543840257
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Taintrunner posted:this posability is absolutely wild are those fingers in the first shot articulated, or just look it and they're the typical solid piece? what are the smallets multijointed finger hands gunpla have had before? the only one I have with individually jointed fingers is the PG RX-78.
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Captain Invictus posted:wow, how much is that going to be? They look to be just the standard Hold-Gun, Fist, and Fingers-spread hands  .
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Is that the new EG Kit that was listed a page or two ago?
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Mephiston posted:Is that the new EG Kit that was listed a page or two ago? It's the HG Beyond Global that came out today. Captain Invictus posted:wow, how much is that going to be? Any MG with the "Emotion Manipulators" has PG style hands.
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I can't look at the MG Freedom 2.0 without remembering how a goon described the shoulder plasma cannons as looking like dog dicks.
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Metrofreak posted:
I tried this the other night and I could not get a straight loving line for the goddamn life of me, jesus christ. Am I hopeless?
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Avalanche Exia?
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Taintrunner posted:I tried this the other night and I could not get a straight loving line for the goddamn life of me, jesus christ. Am I hopeless? Maybe but a lot of people use guide tape or even just getting a ruler and securing attaching/firmly holding it in place.
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Argas posted:Maybe but a lot of people use guide tape or even just getting a ruler and securing attaching/firmly holding it in place. One thing that just came to mind is that while scribed panels are generally going to be left/right symmetric, there's no reason why that has to be the case in every situation. Especially when you're looking for realism. I work for a large manufacturing company, and if you look over the large machines carefully you'll spot this all over the place. Oftentimes it's just because they stuck a tank in one area, an exhaust in another or they have the cargo door or maitenence hatch only on one side.
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Zedd posted:Avalanche Exia?  That's the one, good eye. Kind of hate it in the end, hand grenade, too heavy for its base adapter, and the bulk looks cool but destroys its range of motion. Gonna fix him up and make him t pose menacingly and never touch him again.
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Metrofreak posted:
I...uh, never really watched Gundam 00 beyond the first episode... Are... are those beam sabers coming out of its feet EDIT: Wait no it is the things it is standing on.
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Unlucky7 posted:I...uh, never really watched Gundam 00 beyond the first episode... That version of the Exia doesn’t appear in the show, it’s an MSV or side story or something.
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