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Veotax posted:More Quarantine Builds! Aww, buzz and unit 01 matched their colors 
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d3lness posted:Gunpla makes the voices quiet. You know I'm being serious and you all know exactly what I mean. I know what you mean. Sometimes I crave snip snap time in the same way I crave naps in the afternoon or a beer after a long work day.
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Jun 21, 2020 00:31
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One of my favorite things to do with the hobby is take friends to a hobby store, convince them to build gunpla with me, and then see which one they pick out. None of my friends have any gunpla knowledge, so it's always a good time to see where their base instinct tastes are. Today I fooled my parents into building gunpla with me, as they're visiting from out of state (read: asked them to). They're both engineers, my mother is the more deadpan one, and my dad is obsessed with disc golf and running 5ks. Father gunpla of choice: Maganac ("I liked the simple design") Mother gunpla of choice: Transient gundam ("I liked all the clear blue bits and the shape")
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Jun 21, 2020 03:38
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Veotax posted:More Quarantine Builds! That's a good-lookin' EVA. I haven't felt like working on mine in a couple weeks now for some reason, even though all that's left is one leg (and all the accessories..) I bought the transport platform set thinking it would be a cool alternative to an action base.. but there doesn't seem to be any way of actually securing the model to it? Like, the shoulders slide into place but there's nothing to latch onto. Nothing to secure the feet. The umbilical cord is just a slightly springy piece of wire, so that's not going to do anything (..other than amusing me as the EVA goes *doing doing doing* on the end of it). I guess you could jury-rig something using the plug parts for the umbilical cord, but it seems like an odd detail to skip.  Veotax posted:No. 7: RG Force Impulse Gundam Okay, speaking as someone who actually liked SEED, can I just say that Impulse was the stupidest loving design and I hated every second of its stupid loving transformation sequence?  Veotax posted:
This is cool and good though and I'd almost consider buying the kit to do a similar display. I do kind of like the separate Core Splendor and Silhouette Flyer..
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Jun 21, 2020 03:50
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Zodack posted:Today I fooled my parents into building gunpla with me, as they're visiting from out of state (read: asked them to). They're both engineers, my mother is the more deadpan one, and my dad is obsessed with disc golf and running 5ks. My dad ordered me a kit from Amazon for Xmas (I know, gently caress Amazon, but he's trying  ), and he keeps getting, "You ordered this, you might like this!" emails. I told him to just give in and build a kit 
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Jun 21, 2020 04:49
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So I’m fairly sure I lost a part for MG Barbatos (C23; dark brown cylindrical cover for a shoulder piston) and I don’t want to order a new set for this tiny thing. What can I do to get a new part? I think the set would work without it, but I would know.
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Jun 21, 2020 07:51
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Decided to break my gunpla building drought in the dumbest possible way and pulled the trigger on buying and building a 20 year old MG Dunbine, which is still one of my favorite designs in the history of giant robots. It was the first model I’ve dealt with that had joint screws, I still haven’t put together the tiny pilot figure because I don’t have any appropriate glue, this bug was way outside what my tiny gunpla nook was ready for. It kicked rear end to put together? It was surprisingly enjoyable to deal with things that have been engineered better since as a one time event. I’m not in a hurry to deal with more tiny screws, certainly, but I honestly had more difficulty putting together the hands on my MG Turn A then anything on the Dunbine. And it’s a cool bug robot and reminds me of one of the first robot shows I tracked down to watch on my own. I’ll throw in some photos when it’s not past midnight, I think.
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Jun 21, 2020 08:11
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Captain Magic posted:So I’m fairly sure I lost a part for MG Barbatos (C23; dark brown cylindrical cover for a shoulder piston) and I don’t want to order a new set for this tiny thing. What can I do to get a new part? https://www.plapartsjapan.com/
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Jun 21, 2020 08:23
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I've been on a bit of an RG kick lately and I'm currently working on the RG Gundam Mk.II. I'm really impressed with it so far with it being such an old RG, also surprised that it has you construct the entire inner frame before doing the armour.  The fabric tubes on the legs are better than on the MG too, same material except you put a wire inside which helps them hold in place better. Hoping it'll stay stable once the armour is on and it doesn't turn into a hand grenade or something.
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Jun 21, 2020 16:07
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Veotax posted:I've been on a bit of an RG kick lately and I'm currently working on the RG Gundam Mk.II. I'm really impressed with it so far with it being such an old RG, also surprised that it has you construct the entire inner frame before doing the armour. Those tubes stay in place perfectly fine. That was my first RG and it's still happily standing today.
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Jun 21, 2020 16:16
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A 1/100 scale SBB Yamato seems to be within the purview of this thread, https://twitter.com/mitisiruberx/status/1273939219782594560?s=20
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Jun 21, 2020 19:45
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Rad. Thank you!
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Jun 21, 2020 20:45
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Captain Magic posted:Rad. Thank you! Sure!
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Jun 21, 2020 21:33
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New on PB today, MG Testament Gundam! https://twitter.com/figsoku_r/status/1274842200270974976?s=19 They're doing a real good job of fielding the non-UC side stories recently.
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Jun 22, 2020 03:39
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Kind of a bummer, I lost a faceplate for my HG lupus rex, and the part is on one of the bigger runners. I looked it up on bandai's kit and not only is it out of stock but its gonna cost 3/4 of the price of an entirely new kit to get it here to Australia using those guys, after fees and stuff. Kinda annoying that the smallest part missing is gonna cost almost the entire cost of a new kit.
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Jun 22, 2020 06:17
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Yeah I am building the rest of this kit to see if I just misplaced it. And I have a bunch of parts in a bag somewhere, so maybe I’ll get lucky or be able to trim something to size. BUT. I’m glad the option is there even if it’s more money to spend. W/e, my peace of mind is worth some cash.
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Jun 22, 2020 06:32
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Waffleman_ posted:So I'm really eyeing this Sakura Wars preorder, but it's so expensively cheap. Man I gotta find somewhere that'll send it to Aus, I'm really digging it
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Jun 22, 2020 09:06
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kirbysuperstar posted:Man I gotta find somewhere that'll send it to Aus, I'm really digging it What's wrong with HLJ? 
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Jun 22, 2020 09:09
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I didn't know they existed? e: Or more accurately I'd heard of them but didn't know they'd ship stuff out here kirbysuperstar fucked around with this message at 09:18 on Jun 22, 2020 |
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Jun 22, 2020 09:14
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kirbysuperstar posted:I didn't know they existed? They're solid. One of the best sources in the business. Just be sure to filter out out-of-stock items, they have an extensivecatalog, but they don't have it all in stock at once.
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Jun 22, 2020 09:25
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Waffleman_ posted:So I'm really eyeing this Sakura Wars preorder, but it's so expensively cheap. I'm freaking torn. Anastasia's mech is the best but A) she's the least interesting character and B) it's gonna be hard as hell to paint not only the boobs but the goggles. They're gloss clear in the game and getting them painted her flesh tone with the white outer part? Also if they don't have the openable umbrella so it can be posed floating down and firing, it's gonna be such a missed opportunity D: I started on Sakura's Kobu Kai and futzed with how to get the pearlescent look - Vallejo Metal Medium thinned for airbrushing does the trick so nicely, if anyone is ever going for a pearlescent metallic look. Took forever to futz with white and pink to get the right shade. The kits have seams on a couple of parts - I think the forearms and the joints. Those joints are gonna be a bitch to sand down and keep the nice even look. Throwing in for Gunpla and mindfulness - it's such a wonderful hobby to force focus. ADHD and its hyperfixation can hit me pretty hard sometimes. Having a singular thing to focus on is a huge, huge help.
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MJP posted:I'm freaking torn. Anastasia's mech is the best but A) she's the least interesting character and B) it's gonna be hard as hell to paint not only the boobs but the goggles. They're gloss clear in the game and getting them painted her flesh tone with the white outer part? Maybe you could shade the skin under the goggles a shade darker, like this  and/or add a bit of white at the top of the lens for shine 
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Ah gently caress I'd have to paint her in there, huh
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Waffleman_ posted:Ah gently caress I'd have to paint her in there, huh The figures are separate, at least, and if nothing else the Sakura Shinguji figure was engineered so that there were no really awful seams. I was able to paint most of the parts (in my lovely way) after snipping and cleaning them up. Gripweed posted:Maybe you could shade the skin under the goggles a shade darker, like this I've tried following along with mini painting tutorials but any time I actually do any of them, it just looks like such utter poo poo. Shading is no exception; I either turn it into a wash or a giant blob of paint over whatever I was trying to shade. I've tried a handful of times to paint minis, all I can ever actually do is flat colors and washes. I have great respect for mini painters but I'm at the point where even trying to do more than the basics ends up not sparking joy. Last thing I need with all the temptations of other free-time hobbies is to get frustrated with Gunpla and model building.
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I'm still a plamo baby and painting is a scary prospect.
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Waffleman_ posted:I'm still a plamo baby and painting is a scary prospect. Painting models, even with paintbrushes, seems to be way easier to learn than painting things that are meant to be living creatures. I don't know why it was easier for me to grasp using an airbrush to paint, shade, etc. but I jumped in an have done OK with it. But miniatures? gently caress me, I'm lucky I was even able to control my hands for enough time to not just paint ugly stripes everywhere.
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MJP posted:Painting models, even with paintbrushes, seems to be way easier to learn than painting things that are meant to be living creatures. I don't know why it was easier for me to grasp using an airbrush to paint, shade, etc. but I jumped in an have done OK with it. But miniatures? gently caress me, I'm lucky I was even able to control my hands for enough time to not just paint ugly stripes everywhere. That depends on what you're going for. Lots of robots and stuff have tons of smooth surfaces while organic stuff generally had a bunch of bits with weird textures and detail. I had an easier time learning on creature models since learning to dry brush was a big boost to my motivation and confidence while starting out. On the other side of that, I still loving hate painting big smooth areas. Avoiding brush steaks is one thing, but shading takes forever and suuuuuuucks.
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Waffleman_ posted:So I'm really eyeing this Sakura Wars preorder, but it's so expensively cheap. That one looks interesting.
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MJP posted:I've tried following along with mini painting tutorials but any time I actually do any of them, it just looks like such utter poo poo. Shading is no exception; I either turn it into a wash or a giant blob of paint over whatever I was trying to shade. I suck at washes too, but there is another way ! A lot of people will tell you two things about painting minis: don't prime in black and don't do a lot of drybrushing because it tears up brushes. I'm telling you the opposite: prime in black and get ready to do a lot of drybrushing ! Ideally you'll have enough paints that you have or can mix darker and lighter shades for the basic colors you're going for. I work with a dry palette and like to have a few squares of a good paper towel - you want both absorbent and textured. When you're working on black and building up colors you actually want a sort of damp brush. You're looking to transfer paint, just not as much as a wet brush. You're going to do layers of color and each will go on dryer than the last until you're doing the equivalent of a very fine highlight with an airbrush, just with a little dry paint on a brush. You want the raised areas to catch a lot of paint, with some getting in the recesses but not a full coat. On a large smooth area, be gentle, be dryer, and leave some shading where it's needed. Having multiple brushes makes it easier to change your working color, one can dry while the next is putting on a different color. Start from the inside out. Paint the face a dark brown, with as I said, a damp brush. You don't want full coverage ! A little black around the edges of your color is part of the shading, and the outlining helps the colors pop. Now pick large areas and drybrush them a darker shade than what you're going for. The thin layers and black primer will help shade it down darker. When they're dry go back with a dryer brush and your intended color, leave it a little darker than your intended final shade. Lastly a highlight pass with a lighter shade and a seriously dry brush will bring up the middle layer and make it look right. Like this guy:  Naturally shaded by the black showing through, highlights applied, and a lazy silver drybrushed on all the metal. Looks fine on the tabletop.
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Just finished my Heavy Arms and put Wing onto a base.  Looks better now, but I gave up on that effing gun Wing is using and used some glue. Also touched up the Heavy Arms with some paint, but it's not really noticeable on the picture. Baby steps.  Also my order from HLJ arrived today. Build order is probably from top to bottom. 
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Jun 22, 2020 17:48
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Tarquinn posted:Just finished my Heavy Arms and put Wing onto a base. Dramatic lighting dot jay pig I like it.
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Trying to be rational about my need to complete arbitrary lists of molded plastic, here. I’ve already got an RG Tallgeese and I quite like it. I’d like to have a full Wing crew. I’m not too too fussed about differences between EW/TV (also I’m only on like episode 22 of the show). I was thinking I would go 1/144 scale so I didn’t have to redo the Tallgeese and also it would be cheaper/less space. I like the RG Wing Gundam EW over the Zero (I can’t get on board with the feathers, sorry feather friends), there’s a HG Heavy Arms about to come out, and a HG Sandrock that’s recent. Looks like I’d kind of have to wait for a quality Deathscythe and Shenlong or else use ones released a long ways back. I guess I’m asking if there are any MG kits of those six that are true must-haves that should change my mind and bump me up to 1/100 scale? God knows I’m susceptible to arguments of “yeah, but you’re not getting the real experience unless...”
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Tarquinn posted:Also my order from HLJ arrived today. Build order is probably from top to bottom. Having built both I suggest putting something between Gundam 3.0 and Banshee as a break as they are both builds with a lot of little interactive pieces that can get frustrating. With Gundam 3.0 the Core Fighter isn’t required; there is a solid piece that goes in the chest intended for me use with the LED puck that will save you a couple of hours and make the finished model more stable. With Banshee, notice that the very first pieces you put together (I2/I8)have two positions; not moving this piece when transforming is the source of many complaints about the MG Unicorn waists.
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The Endless Waltz Wing Crew is going to be available for pre-order today at 6:00 PM PST on Premium Bandai. I'm looking forward to being able to pick up the kits at retail. I have Deathscythe and Wing Custom, but couldn't convince myself to pay the very expensive prices for the other suits.
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One reason I like 1/144 over my old fixation on MGs is because the scale is pretty populated and I can line up my HG Leo next to my RG Tallgeese and have them look good together.
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Uh if anyone's doing an order, I would happily pay for someone to order me a tallgeese iii mg and then ship it to Canada. Cause I really don't want to pay $225 dollars for a god drat tallgeese iii.
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Thanks, d3lness.  Midjack posted:Having built both I suggest putting something between Gundam 3.0 and Banshee as a break as they are both builds with a lot of little interactive pieces that can get frustrating. With Gundam 3.0 the Core Fighter isn’t required; there is a solid piece that goes in the chest intended for me use with the LED puck that will save you a couple of hours and make the finished model more stable. With Banshee, notice that the very first pieces you put together (I2/I8)have two positions; not moving this piece when transforming is the source of many complaints about the MG Unicorn waists. I will keep that in mind. Thank you! 
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Monaghan posted:Uh if anyone's doing an order, I would happily pay for someone to order me a tallgeese iii mg and then ship it to Canada. I'll try to Pre-Order two if possible mate. I'll let you know if I'm successful and then talk to you again in December.
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Jun 23, 2020 01:45
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Apparently, the Barbatos expansion kit managed to sell the first wave on the US shop in a matter of hours. They're already moving to a December print run. Popular Mobile Suit. chiasaur11 fucked around with this message at 10:40 on Jun 23, 2020 |
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