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Tfw you buy an older but factory sealed multi kit, open it up six months later, find out that the factory made an error with one of the kits and packed two runners for the torso instead of the one you need for the arms  Back to prowling ebay I go
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I realize that I have a distinct lack of Master Grades, not helped by the fact that they're not as common in either release windows or in availability at my local shops. That said, the store got in the 2009 MG Exia and it's selling for $54 CAD. Is that a good price for an MG and how does 2009 Master grade articulation compare to modern HGs?
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Arc Hammer posted:I realize that I have a distinct lack of Master Grades, not helped by the fact that they're not as common in either release windows or in availability at my local shops. $54 is a good price but the kit isn't great. It has lots of bits that fall off easily, the hands barely hold any of the weapons and the legs have trouble both staying in the hip socket and staying upright. Lots of people complain about RGs loosing joint strength over time but I've only ever seen it with my MG Exia. It just won't stand up anymore. Other MG kits made around the same time don't seem to have the same problems.
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May 5, 2024 15:31
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get the mg acguy. it is as close to perfection as we will find on this planet.
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May 5, 2024 16:40
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Personally I have a soft spot for the MG Exia but..Kibner posted:get the mg acguy. it is as close to perfection as we will find on this planet. Yeah, this.
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Arc Hammer posted:I realize that I have a distinct lack of Master Grades, not helped by the fact that they're not as common in either release windows or in availability at my local shops. I'm slowly building the eco version and really hate the neck. It's a solid rod with a ball joint.
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Arc Hammer posted:I realize that I have a distinct lack of Master Grades, not helped by the fact that they're not as common in either release windows or in availability at my local shops. I am a giant fan of 00. MG Exia is... one of the most disapointing MGs I have. I have some that are MUCH worse, but they also come with a lower price, or are 10 years older. The swords don't stay on very well, and the gimmicks are difficult to do. Articulation is.. well ~true to exia~ but that also means there isn't great articulation.
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Tin Tim posted:Tfw you buy an older but factory sealed multi kit, open it up six months later, find out that the factory made an error with one of the kits and packed two runners for the torso instead of the one you need for the arms It's time to find someone online who has two sets of arms and meet your soulmate.
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Well, that was an enjoyable time. I gotta say again how interesting the mechanism and construction was, and I really dig that painting isn't required, as when I was a kid, that was always the point I would put everything off on a model build and it would sit on a shelf, so that really is a plus to these i feel. That and the snap together nature makes it basically like putting together a lego set with a little extra fiddlyness of cutting out and cleaning pieces, and something easy to do while having nothing better to do. I don't know if I'll ever build another one of these things, but now that I've done it, I wouldn't be opposed to it down the line if I have a modeling itch. Honestly since I haven't done any models in 20 years since I was a kid, do they do models of other things besides anime robots, in this style of non required painting? In any case, heres the finished product, though I'm not super happy with the weathering job I did on it, overall its good enough for now and sitting on a shelf, and I can always wipe it off and redo parts if I want to after sitting with it a while.    
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Bandai makes Star Wars models, too. I think they might also have released some models on other anime things like Space Battleship Yamato. If you want to try a different manufacturer, Kotobukiya makes Zoids which are anime dinosaur robots, if that makes a difference. You can also find Transfomers kits, Pokemon kits, some actual dinosaur kits, etc.       
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Huh, I should find out when the local scale modeling convention is happening this year. A month? Perfect time to start working on a custom paintjob from scratch, yeah.  That's the Frame Arms Bergflinker, a "transforming" mecha, which mostly means it lays down and flips the arms backward to be thrusters. On the "plus" side, my whole home office now smells like AK paints and Vallejo airbrush thinner, despite the vent hood and big-rear end window having been open all afternoon yesterday. It's got a very distinct "mixed berry" aroma that's not entirely unpleasant. Now I've just gotta settle on an actual color scheme... The Muffinlord fucked around with this message at 17:13 on May 6, 2024 |
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Tom Guycot posted:Well, that was an enjoyable time. I gotta say again how interesting the mechanism and construction was, and I really dig that painting isn't required, as when I was a kid, that was always the point I would put everything off on a model build and it would sit on a shelf, so that really is a plus to these i feel. That and the snap together nature makes it basically like putting together a lego set with a little extra fiddlyness of cutting out and cleaning pieces, and something easy to do while having nothing better to do. I don't know if I'll ever build another one of these things, but now that I've done it, I wouldn't be opposed to it down the line if I have a modeling itch. Honestly since I haven't done any models in 20 years since I was a kid, do they do models of other things besides anime robots, in this style of non required painting? We're never happy with our own work. But this looks really slick. You sure this was your first time in 20 years?
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Yeah that looks sicknasty as hell and awesome.
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Tom Guycot posted:Well, that was an enjoyable time. I gotta say again how interesting the mechanism and construction was, and I really dig that painting isn't required, as when I was a kid, that was always the point I would put everything off on a model build and it would sit on a shelf, so that really is a plus to these i feel. That and the snap together nature makes it basically like putting together a lego set with a little extra fiddlyness of cutting out and cleaning pieces, and something easy to do while having nothing better to do. I don't know if I'll ever build another one of these things, but now that I've done it, I wouldn't be opposed to it down the line if I have a modeling itch. Honestly since I haven't done any models in 20 years since I was a kid, do they do models of other things besides anime robots, in this style of non required painting? Weathering is one of those things that always looks worst to the person who did the weathering because all they can see are the brush strokes they did. As an outside observer though this is great and I really like the bronze painted parts looking like field repairs with salvaged parts
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I’m just swinging by to say that the RG Zeong I’m currently building is so loving good. Just A+ no notes.
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Zeong is such a beautiful machine.... I got that RG as a gift recently, I wanna build it soon too
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RG Zeong is probably my favourite of all the gunpla I've done so far and I love posing its big dumb gun hands.
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Have the shield and rifle left but basically done. Will have to do another pose in a different configuration. Very fun, quick, and easy kit (other than the stickers being awful and there being so. much. panel. lining. to do).   
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Kibner posted:Have the shield and rifle left but basically done. Will have to do another pose in a different configuration. noice I also just built this guy. he's hard to get stood up straight because of the back weight
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Buck Wildman posted:noice I also just built this guy. he's hard to get stood up straight because of the back weight yeah, i also have that problem. and then when actually wielding those lobster claws, he falls forward on them. lol
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One more pose
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This will be my next kit and will likely take me about a month to do.
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One of these days they will release a PG Sazabi and my life will be complete
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RPATDO_LAMD posted:Zeong is such a beautiful machine.... I need to get it, myself. I really, really, wish they'd release an official perfect zeong conversion kit or something for it.
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I was feeling burned out on video games tonight so I snap-fit one of my GM Spartan kits. I left the clear accent parts off since I'm going to give it a paint job and I don't want to deal with pulling off or masking those bits.
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That is drat impressive that the mg unicorn psychoframe can be used by the narrative and you couldn't tell it wasn't part of the base kit. Between this and the zeta he's been cooking lately.
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Monaghan posted:That is drat impressive that the mg unicorn psychoframe can be used by the narrative and you couldn't tell it wasn't part of the base kit. Between this and the zeta he's been cooking lately. big fan of this one i saw a bit back, hopefully there's some third party mg psychoframes in the works somewhere because i kinda want a full set for when i eventually get around to getting a narrative 
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That's just Kamen Rider Build
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Waffleman_ posted:That's just Kamen Rider Build HELL yeah
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Unicorn Banshee Norn is complete   party mode:   my only real complaint is that the matte varnish has made the transparent pieces dimmer. I should use some cotton swabs and a solvent to clean it but 
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Just started my first Gunpla, Gundam Aerial. Really enjoying so far, but the tony stickers suck. Can you use a gundam marker for the eyes instead to give them a glow similar if you used the stickers? Also, so panel lining be done during or after assembly? I almost got the head done but none of the other parts yet
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Do the eye stickers It's a rite of passage 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08yTIIdyUpc
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Bandai Gunpla advertisement or Anaheim Electronics investors pitch? The locking mechanisms look really neat and I hope they work out. It would be great for future RG's to avoid becoming hand grenades. 3500 Yen isn't bad either, though I know with markups I'll probably be spending closer to $50 CAD on it.
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https://twitter.com/HobbySite/status/1788005999355613247 1/144 scale 1980 revival. https://twitter.com/hobby_magazine/status/1788008444718715116 Kotobukia is also making a V4 Rusty kit. Arc Hammer fucked around with this message at 03:24 on May 8, 2024 |
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Waffleman_ posted:Do the eye stickers
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