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I'll nth the recommendation on Gundam Planet. Their shipping is always fast and their loyalty points nets me free paint here and there. On the topic of recommendations, thanks to everyone singing the praises of glass files. I got a set in the middle of my current build and was surprised by how good they really are. They really do make nubs just vanish with little effort.
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Gundam Planet and Newtype are usually my choices for gunpla, with usagundamstore sometimes. Galactic Toys has rare kits sometimes but they also really jump up prices for rare hgs which sucks.
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I've seen Galactic Toys list through Amazon with free prime shipping sometimes (without charging more) and that can be pretty competitive even if they don't have the actual best price. Although I spot checked this on the RG Hi Nu and they seem to be charging a bunch more on Amazon to cover the shipping so maybe they've stopped this practice.
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May 7, 2022 20:25
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  I’ve been experimenting with using melamine/Mr Clean sponges to buff unpainted Gunpla, and I’m really happy with the results! On the Zaku I tested it on the arm and shield, then went and built a GM to test it on a whole model. I left the right calf unbuffed for comparison. You get a nice finish pretty much straight away and don’t need to spend ages sanding away. Just make sure to use a damp sponge or you’ll have a bad time with all the plastic dust. I don’t like top coat, got too many bad experiences with it from my Warhammer days plus its hard to use during the colder parts of the year here in the nordics.
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So they're doing a p-bandai reprinting of the hg neo zeong. I have the psycho shard and I want this big dumb kit so bad Any good sites to order p-bandai stuff in Canada?
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Isn't the Neo Zeong a normal release? It's listed on the big list of HGs as 181 in the normal line. It says Neo Zeong (red) and I'm not sure if that's a variant or a product (red) thing.
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So, I already made the purchase, but just to give a heads up to myself, how difficult are the newtype plated models to build? I saw it mentioning I'll need to sand off the plating on the pegs and possibly the holes to fit. Just curious if there is more than that to be aware of.
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wdarkk posted:Isn't the Neo Zeong a normal release? It's listed on the big list of HGs as 181 in the normal line. It was, but it's probably costs so much to produce that they had the re-issue be a p-bandai exclusive. It's the regular red one.
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They're coming out with a new TV show called Mass Production Type Girl Riko, a completely ordinary girl with nothing special about her, until she discovers Gunpla https://twitter.com/ichiroao/status/1523857852384768000?s=20&t=AH2bJOeOaGhTlLQKMAsHuA
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Gripweed posted:They're coming out with a new TV show called Mass Production Type Girl Riko, a completely ordinary girl with nothing special about her, until she discovers Gunpla The perfect storm of a toy advertisement and a vehicle for an up and comer, airing in the "nobody's watching anyway, why not" slot. It's such an incredibly cursed premise that I'm actually interested to see what they do with it (other than extended softly lit close-ups of course).
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RillAkBea posted:The perfect storm of a toy advertisement and a vehicle for an up and comer, airing in the "nobody's watching anyway, why not" slot. It's such an incredibly cursed premise that I'm actually interested to see what they do with it (other than extended softly lit close-ups of course). I mean, Gundam Build Real was better than I expected. There's a chance this would wind up watchable. I'm definitely not going to be the one to take this bullet, just, you know. Saying that Build Real wasn't bad.
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RG Hi-Nu in stock at Newtype
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slapped that add to cart button very fast. also the zeong because why not. one of the things I appreciate about this hobby is if I let things go out of stock a few times and I still want the thing a year later... there's no regrets about buying it. I've had plenty of chances to not want it anymore.
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YanniRotten posted:slapped that add to cart button very fast. also the zeong because why not. Same on all counts.
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The existence of the HG Neo-Zeong and Dendrobium proves to me that, truly, Gunpla is freedom and all things are possible. What then is the most high-profile MS that's missing an HG release? "High-profile" being obviously a very subjective term, but the two that spring to mind for me are the mass-produced Guntank from 08th MS Team, and the Xamel. Both got screentime in significant, memorable battles in their respective anime, and both have had toy releases, but never HG kits. Are there similar or even more egregious gaps in the HG lineup?
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There's still a few ZZ suits that haven't received an HG yet. The Geymalk still needs a kit.
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Razor Jacksuit posted:The existence of the HG Neo-Zeong and Dendrobium proves to me that, truly, Gunpla is freedom and all things are possible. What then is the most high-profile MS that's missing an HG release? "High-profile" being obviously a very subjective term, but the two that spring to mind for me are the mass-produced Guntank from 08th MS Team, and the Xamel. Both got screentime in significant, memorable battles in their respective anime, and both have had toy releases, but never HG kits. I'd say the most egregious gaps, purely in terms of plot importance of MS, are the Aires and the Taurus from Wing. Both had tons of screen time, and both were the personal suit of a major character for multiple episodes. Beyond that, there are lots of MS that were basically stars of a whole episode that don't have HG kits. The Geze and the Cattle from ZZ, a whole bunch of suits from G, The Correl, Gable, and Britova from X.
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Razor Jacksuit posted:The existence of the HG Neo-Zeong and Dendrobium proves to me that, truly, Gunpla is freedom and all things are possible. What then is the most high-profile MS that's missing an HG release? "High-profile" being obviously a very subjective term, but the two that spring to mind for me are the mass-produced Guntank from 08th MS Team, and the Xamel. Both got screentime in significant, memorable battles in their respective anime, and both have had toy releases, but never HG kits. Are we including pre-HG 1/144 kits here? Just wanted to be sure. For Iron Blooded Orphans, we're missing the Spinner Rodi (Only season 1 suit without a kit, used by a major character in a flashback battle) the Garm Rodi (enemy mook in season 2's first fight), the Hloekk Graze (appeared in several season 2 fights, both as a general purpose Graze variant and as a loader for the Dainsleifs), and the Gilda (mooks in the War with No Name and Vidar Rising). It's actually one of the more thoroughly covered series, although getting a few designs means going P-Bandai or doing your own painting. 00, the Realdo and Anf are absent, as is the Alvaaron, which was the final boss of season 1. Kind of odd it never got a kit considering it did get an action figure. I know Corner is a chump, but that's a whole next tier of insult. There's also things like Tieren variants missing and more, but I haven't mapped out the entire series. And of course, there's a ton of older one episode kits. Really, as far as I can find 0080 is the only series to have managed a clean sweep in High Grade.
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 got my RG eva 01 3.0+1.0 version in and built glad I went with both the P-Bandai variants on this kit (night combat and this one). they both look awesome. the glow in the dark gimmick rules on the night combat and the green POPS on the new 3.0+1.0 one, it looks amazing
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First time trying panel lining and doing other things
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New 30MM Kits announced! We've got a Knight variant of the Spinatio, a chonky egg lad that's a completely-new design for the other faction with a grenade launcher (It looks vaguely like something Zeon-based, but I can't quite put my finger on what it reminds me of), a big Space Booster accessory pack, and a set of 30MM gunpla markers.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:New 30MM Kits announced! The Man Rodi? Similar colors, similar chunk. Seems closer to it than the Zock or the Acguy, anyway.
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chiasaur11 posted:The Man Rodi? Similar colors, similar chunk. Seems closer to it than the Zock or the Acguy, anyway. Yeah, I think you're right there.  I realized what it partly was; The head gave me Juaggu vibes.
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I'm gonna need, maybe, ten of these guys. To start
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyf9mG8hyZg On the one hand, I want it. On the other, over $100 is expensive for a MG. On the OTHER, the screaming pile of unbuilt models I already have!
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Yeah, but did you see that GROIN articulation? You can make it look like the gundam has to pee! *waterslides not included
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Yawgmoft posted:Yeah, but did you see that GROIN articulation? You can make it look like the gundam has to pee! On the other hand, it's Kira's Mobile Suit. In Destiny.
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I bought the MGEX Unicorn and while really expensive you are at least getting something impressive for your money.
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Razor Jacksuit posted:The existence of the HG Neo-Zeong and Dendrobium proves to me that, truly, Gunpla is freedom and all things are possible. What then is the most high-profile MS that's missing an HG release? "High-profile" being obviously a very subjective term, but the two that spring to mind for me are the mass-produced Guntank from 08th MS Team, and the Xamel. Both got screentime in significant, memorable battles in their respective anime, and both have had toy releases, but never HG kits. Just about everything from G-Reco's second half.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:New 30MM Kits announced! Egg Boi looks like something Superman would have wrecked in the 40s
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Just bought the whole second line of Gundam Artifact. Even though I still ahven't painted a single kit from the first line because I can't decide if I want to do them in canon colors, come up with my own schemes, or do them all as Live Concert Ver.
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Electrophotonic posted:
Do the sponges smooth over cement welds? Or do they just make the bare plastic shiny?
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oh poo poo. Two Entry Grade Strike variants that come with bath bombs. After the bombs dissolve they reveal tiny model kits of the GOOhN and the ZnO https://twitter.com/HobbySite/status/1524200211933175809?s=20&t=nesjDlp4naPJDMwTdyFZuA
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Gripweed posted:oh poo poo. Two Entry Grade Strike variants that come with bath bombs. After the bombs dissolve they reveal tiny model kits of the GOOhN and the ZnO Just make an HG GOOhN already, Bandai!
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Gripweed posted:oh poo poo. Two Entry Grade Strike variants that come with bath bombs. After the bombs dissolve they reveal tiny model kits of the GOOhN and the ZnO That's pretty neat, but can we just get an EG Strike with, you know, a Striker pack?
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St0rmD posted:That's pretty neat, but can we just get an EG Strike with, you know, a Striker pack? I'd rather have the bath bomb GOOhN
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Gripweed posted:oh poo poo. Two Entry Grade Strike variants that come with bath bombs. After the bombs dissolve they reveal tiny model kits of the GOOhN and the ZnO Finally my wife has to respect gunpla because she likes bath bombs. Just kidding she will still make fun of me.
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Which waterslide set should I get for the hi nu? It’ll be my first rg and my first waterslides since maybe the 80s. I was looking at these from simp but figured I should double-check first https://www.ebay.com/itm/2844694162...emis&media=COPY
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RillAkBea posted:The perfect storm of a toy advertisement and a vehicle for an up and comer, airing in the "nobody's watching anyway, why not" slot. It's such an incredibly cursed premise that I'm actually interested to see what they do with it (other than extended softly lit close-ups of course). I like the manga with a similar premise, I bet this will be fine too
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