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I fell into the old rear end model kit trap again! I got my wires crossed because there's two 1/72 Battle Pods out there. Hasegawa's got a brand new one, while Bandai's is a reprint of a 1982 model. Looks like the Dugger prepared me for it though and I'm more in a mindset to be able to tackle such an old kit.  I also did a fit together for the Nyuren which is a very handsome kit. The wrists and hands freak me the hell out though, they're so skinny and the wrist is like extra articulated so it can do 90` bends. It's got a lot of unusual construction compared to most gunpla I've built. It'll sit a bit til I can think of a nice color scheme for it :3
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I have a few old.. old.. old. bandai macross kits. They are, to say the least, a project. They look good enough if you put in a modicum of effort.
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In the bottom left of the photo you see parts of the hip assembly. It is held together with only hopes and dreams.
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Dec 22, 2023 07:34
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To be fair to Bandai, I've built some kits from over 30 years ago that hold up shockingly well. You really have to go back to get their stuff that needs glue.
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I've built the Hasegawa Regult and while it's probably better, it still feels exactly like a snap kit made by a company that almost exclusively produces traditional model kits. It looks really nice but the engineering is just not there.
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Working through it and it's pretty much the same issues as the Dugger. There's no way to test assemble it or have it easily taken apart without modification because a lot of parts rely entirely on glue to hold together. Makes refinement, finishing and painting a real pain. I've slightly modified it a bit so some things can come loose but there's still enough of it just requiring irreversible steps. Bafflingly it's also got a gimmick hatch that has articulation, swinging back to reveal a jagged rectangular hole into the raw model interior. It's not even the right shape for the hatch! Why is it even here hahahaha. On the other hand the details are really nice and crisp. Its also very nostalgic. :3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbu07cj2LGk Video mainly about the newer one but also comparing to the Bandai one side by side. So yeah, the engineering on the Hasegawa is the superior one, but something about the details and overall proportions just looks off? Like it's horizontally squished. Its what mainly prompted me to get the Bandai one. Headaches aside it'll be a nice kit once finished.
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https://twitter.com/gundampixel/status/1738177895569531391?t=cJsJXyfo6vy5QgN6o57zkQ&s=19 MSV Witch P Bandai when.
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Arc Hammer posted:https://twitter.com/gundampixel/status/1738177895569531391?t=cJsJXyfo6vy5QgN6o57zkQ&s=19 Looks like you can make that by giving the thorn the arms and lower legs of the gundvolva
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Kantesu posted:It's a Jegan with a rocket-propelled Bat'leth  Truly an honorable mech.
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 drat, newest member of the monoeye club is huge. Making decent progress and decided to modify the body to leg connection to a peg to make it detachable and allowing me to put it together.  lmao at this circular socket I'm supposed to plug a nozzle into though. I'm going to have to drill it out Synthbuttrange fucked around with this message at 15:04 on Dec 23, 2023 |
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Dec 23, 2023 14:34
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Let a rounded file enter into your life
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Tin Tim posted:Let a rounded file enter into your life Weird. My copy of that kit was from a better run, lucky me!
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The hole on the other leg is basically perfect. Overall though the worst fits are on the lower legs and the main body. Unsurprising because they're huge.
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Dec 24, 2023 03:10
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got a solid runner organizer for xmas and gifted myself a really nice tool caddy from etsy. a good haul for organization
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me: father our days of taking up half the table with a mountain of plastic crap are over father (drunk): ....what? me: the models father: no, no more zakus
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I was 100% serious btw. The basic tamiya file set was a great purchase for me. You'll probably get the stuff much cheaper but those three shapes are super useful tools for model buildingBuck Wildman posted:father: no, no more zakus 
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I've already got a file set. The hole is only 5mm deep though and its meant for a lovely ball-socket jet that just rattles around in there. I'm going to mod that into a more stable fixed joint. Rebuilt the connectors, filled in some hinge gaps. Also bread clips (at least here) are a great source of flat small thick sheets of ps, making up a plentiful source of patch material. :v Original joint is in the instructions. Thats a one way trip for all those parts. Synthbuttrange fucked around with this message at 04:04 on Dec 24, 2023 |
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That's my kind of content 
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one day I'll build an entire model out of bread clips. this is a threat. Anyway sprue goo, is there any commercial product that's faster drying? I've got a nice batch of acetone / ps diy mix which has great qualities but the big drawback to it is it can take days to a week to completely solidfy particularly for big patches. I've also tried ps/extra thin cement which gave a way runnier material. Dries faster but only because I cant really make thick patches with it.
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After Hasegawa going on my shitlist, I got given a Hasegawa kit for Christmas lmao It's an eggbot for kids called MechatroWeGo and the box seems to be drawn by the Nichijou person, so maybe it's good! Sadly not one of the versions that come with a little Nano or Hakase but it is cute. Think I'm gonna do Exodia first though.
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I've seen those around, pretty cute but not my kinda thing! I've noticed that Surugaya also sells lots of kit accessories! https://www.suruga-ya.com/en/products?keyword=modeling+support+goods&btn_search=&sort=price_asc Like do you just need a really nice pile bunker? https://www.suruga-ya.com/en/product/603153847 Or a big rear end fist? https://www.suruga-ya.com/en/product/603073842 or just a whole bunch of greebles, looks like its all there.
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kirbysuperstar posted:After Hasegawa going on my shitlist, I got given a Hasegawa kit for Christmas lmao I built a set of Mecatro WeGos and didn't have any trouble. They're cute little kits. Maybe a few tiny parts, but I don't think you'll have a terrible time with it.
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fin funnels more like fiddly funnels this nu gundam is definitely going to need a base. edit: wait i'm dumb i have an ACB-5 from the GGG kit i didn't use 
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 Patched up the terrible slots on the main guns so they're way less visible, added venting detail (there's just a peg hole in a flat space otherwise?) and tried to patch over the slots on the top of the lower leg but those immediately popped off at the slightest sign of the legs bending, so I'd to give that up. Otherwise, ready for paint. :3
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Synthbuttrange posted:I've seen those around, pretty cute but not my kinda thing! Those are Kotobukiya accessories for Frame Arms, as an FYI
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For the person who is building a monoeye crew, I present the Juaggu: https://p-bandai.com/us/item/N2166499001007 E: the trunk has a wire in it so you can bend it how you like
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Merry Christmas, every one of us.
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day one preorder, finger on the trigger
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chiasaur11 posted:To be fair to Bandai, I've built some kits from over 30 years ago that hold up shockingly well. I pulled this one off the shelf last weekend. Very few alignment pin. Most of the surface details are supposed to be glued to faint raised outlines on the hull. It really makes you appreciate modern kits. I really do like the design though. There are eight more kits from this line sitting on the shelf to tackle after this one.
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Yea. Older models arent so bad as long as you go in with the expectation of the quality and engineering available at the time. I didnt have too bad of a time with the Regult pod since the Xabungle kit got me in the mood to fix those kind of things, and I learned to remove parts and make my own joints for it. Its definitely not a one day assembly job like modern HGs.Neddy Seagoon posted:Those are Kotobukiya accessories for Frame Arms, as an FYI Yeah I kinda figured. Found that 'detail up parts' produces good results too! https://www.suruga-ya.com/en/products?keyword=detail+up++parts&btn_search=  Synthbuttrange fucked around with this message at 08:15 on Dec 25, 2023 |
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FiendishThingy posted:I pulled this one off the shelf last weekend. Very few alignment pin. Most of the surface details are supposed to be glued to faint raised outlines on the hull. I really wish Bandai would do more ships. I'd pay a lot of money for a White Base big enough to sit my HG Gundams on.
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Going into my christmas vacation, I only had my PG Phenex left in my backlog. I now have a much larger backlog.  The Phenex itself is also coming along nicely.
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Nuebot posted:I really wish Bandai would do more ships. I'd pay a lot of money for a White Base big enough to sit my HG Gundams on. ;_; Bandai barely gave the Gatlantis fleet anything, nevermind the latest bad guys from the movie.
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Nuebot posted:I really wish Bandai would do more ships. I'd pay a lot of money for a White Base big enough to sit my HG Gundams on. It would be like six feet long, the Gundam Collection 1/400 was already one of the largest boxes they'd put out at the time.
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I've finally picked up a HG Geara Doga and it's everything I hoped it would be. Posing the shield with the Sturm Fausts is kinda akward and the clip for the shield is questionable too but the suit itself is incredible. The apex of grunt suits imo 
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The Geara Doga is a big beauty. I also got the Geaea Zulu which is decent but is prefer the Guards Version P Bandai or the flying rose petal Rozen Zulu.
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Midjack posted:It would be like six feet long, the Gundam Collection 1/400 was already one of the largest boxes they'd put out at the time. They released just the launch bays for a few ships. They're massive.
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chiasaur11 posted:They released just the launch bays for a few ships. They're massive. A few years ago SCGMC exhibited a scratch built 1/100 Salamis that was the size of a kayak.
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Midjack posted:It would be like six feet long, the Gundam Collection 1/400 was already one of the largest boxes they'd put out at the time. My cats could also sleep in it, they could share the gundam room.
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