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BlitzBlast posted:Gundam markers aren't acrylic so trying to use an alcohol/water based thinner will not work. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight, that was the source of my confusion about acrylic thinner washes. When I googled what sort of paint gundam markers are, I somehow found multiple forum posts saying they're acrylic. Knowing that they're enamel explains a lot. To be clear, I'm talking about the paint pens. Thanks! Frankenstein Dad fucked around with this message at 15:03 on Nov 17, 2014 |
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To be honest nobody seems to be able to agree on just what gundam markers are.
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Nov 17, 2014 15:02
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I guess it's just a gundam. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lvJ6eFcCJE That was probably like the gundam equivalent of quoting borat huh Frankenstein Dad fucked around with this message at 15:10 on Nov 17, 2014 |
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Nov 17, 2014 15:04
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BlitzBlast posted:Gloss paint just matches the sheen, it doesn't keep the properties of a gloss coat. There's a difference? I was under the impression that gloss is gloss. Washes don't work optimally on flat paint because the surface is rough and acts like a sponge; I assume any gloss paint wouldn't have that issue.
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Nov 17, 2014 15:28
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I've messed with gloss paint before and it doesn't feel particularly sticky so v v.
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Frankenstein Dad posted:Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight, that was the source of my confusion about acrylic thinner washes. When I googled what sort of paint gundam markers are, I somehow found multiple forum posts saying they're acrylic. Knowing that they're enamel explains a lot. To be clear, I'm talking about the paint pens. Actually when I was experimenting with panel lining using different washes and techniques I found using acrylics to be more annoying and give a sub-par result compared to using a small nib marker or an enamel wash. No where near as much control over it as a marker and it didn't engage the wizardry of capillary action like the enamel wash.
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The reason you use a gloss coat is because unlike straight gloss paint its designed to harden as a protective layer, which protects your model from flaking and allows you to layer and do washes without risking all your work as readily.
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Nov 17, 2014 16:57
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Anyone seriously interested in using markers should take a look at refillable markers in my opinion, instead of using gundam markers. Assuming you aren't just buying markers that are the color of the gundam's plastic to cover sprue cuts that is.
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Just got a shipment of kits in from HLJ. This month's haul: HGBF Lightning Gundam HGBF Gundam Ez-SR HGAW Gundam X HGUC GM Quel Just a heads up for anyone considering ordering the Lightning Gundam: it does not include the parts needed to transform it into its flight mode. If you want to do that, you have to purchase the Lightning Back Weapon System kit, which is an extra 6 dollars (5 euros) or so, plus whatever impact the extra box would have on the final shipping & handling fees.
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I also just bought a Gundam X and am wondering if blitzblast gets newtype flashes when it happens
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Every time somebody in this thread buys a Gundam X, I know.
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i pretty much only bought it because i saw you post the Kai colors of the GUndam X one time and I went 'that's super sick because it looks like the crossbone x-2'
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Nov 18, 2014 01:54
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You guys totally got me interested and I looked up what a Gundam X looks like and now I'm glad I have personal preferences because I laughed and didn't buy it
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signalnoise posted:You guys totally got me interested and I looked up what a Gundam X looks like and now I'm glad I have personal preferences because I laughed and didn't buy it How does it feel to have no soul?
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Nov 18, 2014 03:00
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You are possibly the first person I have ever met who didn't like the Gundam X's design. Hell people who don't even like the show generally agree that the X looked cool at least.
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signalnoise posted:You guys totally got me interested and I looked up what a Gundam X looks like and now I'm glad I have personal preferences because I laughed and didn't buy it No wonder you're friends with Dickeye. Badpinions aplenty to be had!!!
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signalnoise posted:You guys totally got me interested and I looked up what a Gundam X looks like and now I'm glad I have personal preferences because I laughed and didn't buy it I also dont care for x gundam designs. I have never seen any of its media. X Maoh is cool, but only because it has a laser skull chest.
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If you give a single drat about what kits other people buy or don't buy you need to re-evaluate your priorities. Put another way, please don't poo poo up the thread with that sort of thing. edit: not that we're there yet but it was getting dangerously close a couple of pages ago. Bimmi fucked around with this message at 03:12 on Nov 18, 2014 |
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When's that big expo where they announce all the new kits?
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It starts on the 21st. Also I have been looking all over for a decent image of the Blast Impulse, and I swear to god it just doesn't exist. Gundam Perfect File has both Sword and Force, would it have killed them to round out the trio? 
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Fauxtool posted:I also dont care for x gundam designs. I have never seen any of its media. X Maoh is cool, but only because it has a laser skull chest. That's crossbone maoh. You can tell because its backpack is two huge rear end bones.
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Uznare posted:No wonder you're friends with Dickeye. Badpinions aplenty to be had!!! Dickeye actually gives me poo poo all the time for the models I do like. Namely the AGE-1 models. I freely accept all criticism, I just like what I like. I said what I said before really as a "man I'm glad I didn't spend money today"
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Uznare posted:That's crossbone maoh. You can tell because its backpack is two huge rear end bones. then i guess i dont like any of the X's I never watched wing either. Seed was my first real exposure to gundam and that probably shaped the kinds of kits I like. Lots of guns and huge wing packs
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Fauxtool posted:then i guess i dont like any of the X's Oh good, so it wasn't just me. I'm not happy unless it has enough guns to level a city block, or be classed as a war crime the moment it fires at something. Now gimme an HGCE Buster Gundam, Bandai.  
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The X is the one gundam that actually counts as a WMD though.  It made the opening to one of the ACE games really silly, because after this whole montage of various robots they cut to the GX dropping a Satellite Cannon. In a city.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:I'm not happy unless it has enough guns to level a city block, or be classed as a war crime the moment it fires at something. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXsh6bMd4J4 This good enough for you?
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Oh good, so it wasn't just me. I'm not happy unless it has enough guns to level a city block, or be classed as a war crime the moment it fires at something. If you want warcrimes, you want the Duel, and a mockup of a civilian shuttle. But I'm with you here; I love big backpacks and I cannot lie. If it doesn't look  , it needs some fins.It's one of the reasons the Kampfer is on the list of must-buy kits. It's got boosters, spikes, and guns out the rear end. Its the Tokyo Drift of mobile suits. Which after I finish my Thunderbolt Zaku II (tomorrow I'll be dedicating a lot of time to this because I also have to do this 'unplug for a day' thing for my health class), Kampfer, Sinanju, and Kshatriya are up.
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Warmachine posted:If you want warcrimes, you want the Duel, and a mockup of a civilian shuttle. But I'm with you here; I love big backpacks and I cannot lie. If it doesn't look I should hope the Powered GM Cardigan is going on your list, then. That thing is made of guns and I can't wait for it to be released.
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Warmachine posted:If you want warcrimes, you want the Duel, and a mockup of a civilian shuttle. But I'm with you here; I love big backpacks and I cannot lie. If it doesn't look The scene with a shuttle being shot down happens in every gundam series doesnt it? Same with fighting too close to earth's gravity and having to re-enter the atmosphere. More recently, that good guy that died earlier is actually alive and now a bad guy in a stupid mask.
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Speaking of favorite robots, does anybody know how the 1/144 Hildofr is? That tank alone pretty much made MS IGLOO worth it, and I was wondering if it was worth the price.
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W.T. Fits posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXsh6bMd4J4 freedom with meteor pack is better  What is the X for? Is it a capacitor of some sort or cooling fins?
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Fauxtool posted:freedom with meteor pack is better It's a microwave receiver. The Satellite Cannon is a giant microwave laser. The moon base sends the X power, because a mobile suit alone can't power the Satellite Cannon.
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everythingWasBees posted:Speaking of favorite robots, does anybody know how the 1/144 Hildofr is? That tank alone pretty much made MS IGLOO worth it, and I was wondering if it was worth the price. Hildofr came out under the EX line, which were more like traditional model kits in that they required cement in their construction and a ton of paint to look accurate. Unless you're prepared to go full gung-ho model kit building on it and not just snapping it together over a weekend, by all means go for it. Otherwise, pass.
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Fauxtool posted:freedom with meteor pack is better The Satellite Cannon is the second most powerful beam weapon in all of Gundam. The Twin Satellite Cannon, of course, is first. The METEOR doesn't even compare.  The X is a really great design because basically all of the flourishes actually have a purpose. The green gem in the torso is both a GPS and a receiver for the power station on the moon, the X and the various purple bits all over are solar panels to store the charge, and the vents all over are to help it cool down immediately after firing. The X also doubles as a flight pack. 
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BlitzBlast posted:The Satellite Cannon is the second most powerful beam weapon in all of Gundam. The Twin Satellite Cannon, of course, is first. The METEOR doesn't even compare. I have a hard time believing anything could beat Wing Zero's buster rifle for raw power, let alone on a gun that is hand-held and doesn't need to hook up to external power.
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Mecha Gojira posted:Hildofr came out under the EX line, which were more like traditional model kits in that they required cement in their construction and a ton of paint to look accurate. Unless you're prepared to go full gung-ho model kit building on it and not just snapping it together over a weekend, by all means go for it. Otherwise, pass. I'll wait until I start painting my kits then. Thank you very much!
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chumbler posted:I have a hard time believing anything could beat Wing Zero's buster rifle for raw power, let alone on a gun that is hand-held and doesn't need to hook up to external power. haha what
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chumbler posted:I have a hard time believing anything could beat Wing Zero's buster rifle for raw power, let alone on a gun that is hand-held and doesn't need to hook up to external power.  WZC ain't poo poo. The Double X is hilarious because they built the thing to store energy even faster than the X, and ended up gathering so much energy they had to fire it out of two cannons.
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BlitzBlast posted:The Satellite Cannon is the second most powerful beam weapon in all of Gundam. The Twin Satellite Cannon, of course, is first. The METEOR doesn't even compare. seed had many more powerful weapons like Requiem and the Alaska base unless you only mean ones that fit on a mobile suit.
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