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Swagger Dagger posted:Do all transformable kits look like total rear end when transformed into a plane or is it just the Lightning Gundam? It's the Lightning Gundam, so anything about it is going to look like rear end.
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Swagger Dagger posted:Do all transformable kits look like total rear end when transformed into a plane or is it just the Lightning Gundam? RG Zeta looks pretty close to what it looks like on the show but I wish there was less frame showing on top. Buy four of them and be like this guy: 
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Jan 10, 2015 07:33
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So I went ahead and bought that RG Zaku II. Even after hearing about the improvements in the molding process, I still couldn't help but get stupidly excited when I started clipping off pieces of the internal frame and everything just started moving. I think I may still be ten years old.  Still working on the build, but which size base should I get to pose it in mid-air?
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Jan 10, 2015 08:03
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Have any of you ever used Gaia Color paints before? the Volks Fei Yen is calling for them. can I use any thinner with them? if so, what's the ratio for paint to thinner if I need to lay on multiple layers of paint?
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Jan 10, 2015 08:42
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Dulkor posted:So I went ahead and bought that RG Zaku II. Even after hearing about the improvements in the molding process, I still couldn't help but get stupidly excited when I started clipping off pieces of the internal frame and everything just started moving. I think I may still be ten years old. This size should work for almost any 1/144, exceptions being the Kshatriyas and the Neo Zeong and other similarly enormous kits.
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Jan 10, 2015 09:31
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Swagger Dagger posted:Do all transformable kits look like total rear end when transformed Yes.
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Jan 10, 2015 12:24
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Swagger Dagger posted:Do all transformable kits look like total rear end when transformed into a plane or is it just the Lightning Gundam?
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Jan 10, 2015 14:26
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muike posted:A nodachi may be of the appropriate size, goonsire This is amazing. 
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Jan 10, 2015 18:11
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Alright, I've remodelled my display shelf. I've gone with a pure Gundam theme for a while. At the moment it's MG GX, MG RX-78-2 2.0, HG Build MkII, HG Zeta (I love you Zeta but sweet jesus the HG is bad), HG 00 Raiser with GN Sword III, HG Wing and HG Nu. My next purchases are looking to be MG Spallow and MG Force Impulse. I'm open to other suggestions for MG Gundams though, in case there's a hidden gem I really should build. And once The O arrives, I've got space elsewhere to have Zeta and The O staring each other down.
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Jan 10, 2015 19:21
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MG AGE-1 Normal is honestly better than AGE-1 S. Also I'd get Sword Impulse over Force, but then again I just like silly huge swords.
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Jan 10, 2015 19:25
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BlitzBlast posted:MG AGE-1 Normal is honestly better than AGE-1 S. Also I'd get Sword Impulse over Force, but then again I just like silly huge swords. Yeah, but AGE-1 Normal isn't a NinjaGundam. Plus I like the traditional Gundam colouring, and the Force still has one silly huge sword.
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Jan 10, 2015 19:27
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  In that case, consider picking up one of the DM Strike vRMs. They're both up for preorder on Gundam Central right now and look beautiful.
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Jan 10, 2015 19:30
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Is there a dalong-esque site with all the SD Musha gundams and such?
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Jan 10, 2015 22:38
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Please tell me how I am screwing up hand painting here. Paints used - All Vallejo game color. White primer, black, green is blue/yellow mixed. Thinned with distilled water. Just bought new brushes (brown something synthetic). The black using iirc 2:1 ratio of paint/water comes out fine as you can see on the wing. The only issues there are a fingerprint or something. It dries evenly. The white on my test rick dias legs is another matter completely. The left leg is new brushes. I've tried thinning the white primer with various ratios, and even unthinned. It always goes on inconsistently and pools. If I thin it enough it doesn't even stick to the plastic. The blue/green has a similar issue but even unthinned it seems to be really watery. I have shaken the bottles a ton, hit the bottom with my hand and even mixed it with the bottom of a paint brush. I figured it was an issue with the part not being primed and well you see how good I am at applying this white primer.
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Jan 11, 2015 00:21
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Doesn't look like you're masking or layering
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Jan 11, 2015 00:23
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White always takes multiple coats, and your primer coat is just to add tooth for other paint to adhere. If it's beading use less water and don't load up your brush, you should be dipping into your paint and then wiping the excess on a bare spot of the palate so you're just using whatever is trapped between the bristles. Light pigments will always show through, if you're building up to white it can be easier to apply a grey primer (which will show the plastic colour less) and then layer white. It will probably take 3-5 coats to get a smooth, clear white colour.
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Jan 11, 2015 01:32
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How well does acetone based nail polish remover work for cleaning up Tamiya putty? For cleaning a metal tool, not for anything involving the model itself (I know well enough that it can gently caress with the plastic something fierce).
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Jan 11, 2015 02:49
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Built a Zogok last night: I really like this kit, though it suffers from the curse of Unicorn wrap-around wrist stickers. Super easy build, surprisingly flexible (would be even moreso but the backpack completely locks the torso in place, wasting the balljoint). Still need to work on some sanding around the legs and there's a couple of marks that need touching up now that I look at it today.
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Jan 11, 2015 03:30
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Did the Gundam 00 line not do well? It seems pretty light on MGs.
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Jan 11, 2015 03:53
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Pretty much. It has a lot of 1/100s though, and they're alright. Especially the S2 stuff.
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Jan 11, 2015 03:57
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Swagger Dagger posted:Do all transformable kits look like total rear end when transformed into a plane or is it just the Lightning Gundam? I have this guy, it looks ok  not by me. this was painted with crystal perlescent colors and a bizarre alien method that allows sparkles. Colon Semicolon posted:Have any of you ever used Gaia Color paints before? the Volks Fei Yen is calling for them. can I use any thinner with them? if so, what's the ratio for paint to thinner if I need to lay on multiple layers of paint? They work just like mr color lacquers, get some Mr. self-leveling-thinner http://www.amazon.com/Mr-Hobby-Leveling-Thinner-Bottle/dp/B00124MG50 I normally stick to 3:1 paint/thinner ratios since I live in a temperate/moist environment. You could try 2:1 first and see if it works. Be advised gaia color is mostly designed for airbrushing, if you were thinking of using paintbrushes. Warmachine posted:How well does acetone based nail polish remover work for cleaning up Tamiya putty? For cleaning a metal tool, not for anything involving the model itself (I know well enough that it can gently caress with the plastic something fierce). Acetone will kill nearly any synthetic product, it should work. If not, most lacquer thinners should do the trick as they contain stuff that tears putty away. Ka0 fucked around with this message at 04:16 on Jan 11, 2015 |
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Jan 11, 2015 04:04
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there was a real good goon post about airbrushes somewhere but I can't find it anywhere it had prices and recommendations and everything does anybody happen to have a link to it? everythingWasBees fucked around with this message at 08:18 on Jan 11, 2015 |
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Jan 11, 2015 05:30
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I finished my first ever MG today (took me about a month). Say hi to the kind goons, Acguy!
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Jan 11, 2015 05:31
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Meanwhile, in Warmachine land, the G-Self's feet are stuck on coffee stirs with poster tack, waiting for me to fill in the bottoms before doing the final painting. The rest of the G-Self is on an action base, waiting for me to finish with the feet for the rest of the model. I'm really good at talking about painting and not actually doing it.
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Ka0 posted:They work just like mr color lacquers, get some Mr. self-leveling-thinner http://www.amazon.com/Mr-Hobby-Leveling-Thinner-Bottle/dp/B00124MG50 Huh. I do have an airbrush, but it seems almost... unnecessary for this thing? the parts are so tiny it would be easier to use paintbrushes than try to go and break out the tape and spray on the thing. Diabetes Forecast fucked around with this message at 07:07 on Jan 11, 2015 |
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Jan 11, 2015 06:37
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So what's the best rg in everyone's opinion? Currently I'm leaning towards the justice. I'm in Japan atm and need to spend some cash on plastic!
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Jan 11, 2015 07:51
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Char's Z'Gok by far. Followed by the MK II. The SEED ones are even more fragile than the RX-78-2 from what I've heard.
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Jan 11, 2015 07:56
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Uznare posted:Char's Z'Gok by far. Followed by the MK II. The SEED ones are even more fragile than the RX-78-2 from what I've heard. Actually both the Strike and Freedom are really solid RG's. The Freedom's wings are a bit fidgety, but they generally stay put when posed. If you go for an RG Strike, go the extra mile and get the RG Skygrasper for the Sword and Launcher Packs.
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Vahtooch posted:So what's the best rg in everyone's opinion? Currently I'm leaning towards the justice. I'm in Japan atm and need to spend some cash on plastic! RG Justice is fine, just don't expect it to ever stand on its own with that backpack. The only outright fragile RGs are the original two (Gundam, Zaku II) and Zeta because duh. Everything else is... well, I guess they are more fragile than a HG, but they're not made of glass either. They just tend to have balance issues because SEED backpacks.
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I haven't had a problem with the RG Mk-II, and while I don't own the RG Exia it looks really amazing and I haven't heard any complaints.
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My SO bought me the Strike Freedom for christmas and I'm honestly really intimidated about putting it together. I've never dealt with metallic finish on a sprue and I'm worried the parts are gonna be super fiddly.
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Broken Loose posted:I haven't had a problem with the RG Mk-II, and while I don't own the RG Exia it looks really amazing and I haven't heard any complaints. I can vouch for the RG Exia. It's nice and sturdy. Swagger Dagger posted:My SO bought me the Strike Freedom for christmas and I'm honestly really intimidated about putting it together. I've never dealt with metallic finish on a sprue and I'm worried the parts are gonna be super fiddly. It's an RG. Super-fiddly parts are the kit line's bread-and-butter . Just take your time and build it on something low to the floor rather than at your desk. Some of those pieces can ping off into the ether like you wouldn't believe.
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The RG Freedom is pretty solid, and although my GP-01 Fb kinda has stability issues, I haven't heard of anyone else having the same problems. The only problem the Freedom has is doing anything fancy involving its wings without a stand because SEED backpacks, but it hasn't felt like it's going to fall apart in my hands like the GP-01 did sometimes.
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Swagger Dagger posted:My SO bought me the Strike Freedom for christmas and I'm honestly really intimidated about putting it together. I've never dealt with metallic finish on a sprue and I'm worried the parts are gonna be super fiddly. The way the shiny gold parts are molded on the runner the nub marks are completely hidden by the dragoon and coverings, don't worry about sanding them off and having to repaint since the shiny will be all scratched up - its not necessary. Other then that I think you'll find it to be a straight forward build. The wing unit is much less fiddly than the RG Freedom's and it looks fantastic.
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madpanda posted:Please tell me how I am screwing up hand painting here. Lots of tips and guides to be found in the Miniature Painting Thread, also search youtube. everythingWasBees posted:there was a real good goon post about airbrushes somewhere but I can't find it anywhere Here you go
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Jan 11, 2015 09:16
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 I have no idea where I'm gonna put this thing.
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Jan 11, 2015 12:18
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What the gently caress is that and how did you do it This would be a great thing to link in the OP.
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Jan 11, 2015 13:01
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Gaius Marius posted:
now buy 30 more and pose them in the ring formation
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NTRabbit posted:Lots of tips and guides to be found in the Miniature Painting Thread, also search youtube. FYI, the el cheapo harbor frieght kit is perfectly fine if all you are doing is painting pieces solid colors. You dont need anything better for gundams until you start shading and doing weathering. It can also prime and topcoat just fine.
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Frankenstein Dad posted:What the gently caress is that and how did you do it It's the Tsugumori from Knights of Sidonia. Fauxtool posted:now buy 30 more and pose them in the ring formation It actually has a special set of hands for putting units the model in the clasp formation. The manual only shows two units but I'm pretty sure you could extend it out to any amount of Gardes. I actually feel kind of bad that they even bothered putting in the Kabizashi and other weapons because even if I might actually be able to pose it better or make it look cooler with the other weapons there's no way in hell that that cannons ever coming off once I finish the model.
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