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Kibner posted:
Not when sanding miniature plastic robots, no.
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Circular sanding is best for rounded surfaces. On flat edges, you'll just be sanding a larger general area instead of focus firing.
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Jan 15, 2015 22:53
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Haha, glad I said something, then!
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everythingWasBees posted:Speaking of GBF, in episode 7 of the original series, the one with the land sharks, Mao has a little leather case with spots for all his tools. Do they make anything like that? Not that I've seen, though Tamiya sells a toolset on Amazon that comes in a little plastic case.
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Jan 15, 2015 23:00
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BlitzBlast posted:Circular sanding is best for rounded surfaces. On flat edges, you'll just be sanding a larger general area instead of focus firing. On a flat large area, sanding in one direction you can induce a slope if you are too rough though. How do you stop that?
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Jan 15, 2015 23:39
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Tenzarin posted:On a flat large area, sanding in one direction you can induce a slope if you are too rough though. How do you stop that? That's where hard sanding sticks like this come in handy - you can buy them premade or make your own by supergluing sandpaper to thick sheet plastic. Beyond that, you have to eyeball the surface as you sand to make sure you're keeping it level and just be generally careful. It's a lot harder than it sounds and is very much a learned skill. (softer sanding sticks will generally round off sharp edges and flat planes in very little time and I've found less and less use for them on mecha kits as the years roll on…. sandpaper alone is good for rounded surfaces and very little else)
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Jan 15, 2015 23:47
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I figured the soft sticks would of just bend to not go over edges like that. I would think hard sticks would just act like a file would and instead of rounding, just destroy.
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My hard sticks start at 800 grit so they're not nearly as destructive as files but you have to take particular care not to deform surfaces when using any abrasive tool IMO.
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Jan 16, 2015 00:09
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My local hobby store had some coupons, so I picked up the HGUC Full Armor Unicorn today. 15 runners.  I really should finish the G-Self first.
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Jan 16, 2015 01:34
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The Squadron sticks have just enough soft to them to take out most nubs, after the right Xacto shaving.
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Jan 16, 2015 01:56
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Tenzarin posted:On a flat large area, sanding in one direction you can induce a slope if you are too rough though. How do you stop that? You can either criss-cross in both directions, opposites. Or, you could try 3Ms sanding sponges. Although they are expensive and made specially for sanding curved surfaces.
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Jan 16, 2015 02:50
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Guess who's king idiot of moron mountain <---- this guy I ordered red/blue/yellow http://www.thewarstore.com/vallejogamecolorinks.html I meant to order red/blue/yellow http://www.thewarstore.com/VallejoGameColorsPageI.html Just noticed the bottle now as i was unsuccessfully trying to use yellow/blue and even unthinned it was watery as hell.
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Jan 16, 2015 04:22
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Ka0 posted:You can either criss-cross in both directions, opposites. Or, you could try 3Ms sanding sponges. Although they are expensive and made specially for sanding curved surfaces. I have tried those, they are way to huge. Also first attempt at panel washing, quick question. I take it to clean up, i don't start pouring lighter fluid on stuff to clean it up?
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Hey, Gunpla Goons. I was just putting together my Gafran--an AGE kit, yes, I'm a monster (I like robots and dragons and robot dragons, ok?! Sheesh). I'm painting it dragon-y colors, reds and oranges mostly, and I noticed something while I was doing it. Something that kinda creeped me out the moment I realized what I was actually doing. The Gafran, that fat chunky nerd of a mobile suit with a helmet that looks like Emily the Strange's hair and a big poofy dress?  Is secretly an EVA!  (seriously, the lower jaw thing even 'opens' a bit wider to show more teeth)
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Tenzarin posted:I have tried those, they are way to huge. Are you washing with enamels? Do not pour goddamn lighter fluid on your model, instead dampen a rag with a little bit, or better, dip a cotton swab on it, then gently rub it perpendicular to the line. If it leaves a huge smear, you need to thin your paint a bit more.
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I was talking more about afterward with the dish thing for the paint.
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PoptartsNinja posted:Hey, Gunpla Goons. I was just putting together my Gafran--an AGE kit, yes, I'm a monster (I like robots and dragons and robot dragons, ok?! Sheesh). I'm painting it dragon-y colors, reds and oranges mostly, and I noticed something while I was doing it. Something that kinda creeped me out the moment I realized what I was actually doing. AGE kits are generally considered to be good. Now if you said you liked the show Gundam AGE, we'd have to smash your kneecaps with a Neo Zeong.
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I have a handful of Gundam AGE kits and will probably get more as time goes on....particularly for kitbashes
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Jan 16, 2015 06:01
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The one saving grace of AGE was the suit designs were actually pretty cool. The grunt suits in particular.
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Jan 16, 2015 10:00
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A buddy in Japan picked up the PG Unicorn for me and plans on getting me the LED and weapon kits. Do I need to hold off on constructing the Unicorn until I get the LED kit or will it be a painless conversion?
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Azubah posted:A buddy in Japan picked up the PG Unicorn for me and plans on getting me the LED and weapon kits. You're probably better off waiting.
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Azubah posted:A buddy in Japan picked up the PG Unicorn for me and plans on getting me the LED and weapon kits. You put the LEDs in as you build, and it's very much an intricate process. Wait.
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Azubah posted:A buddy in Japan picked up the PG Unicorn for me and plans on getting me the LED and weapon kits. HLJ did a PG Unicorn build on their youtube channel, and they went back and put the LEDs in after the kit was finished. Definitely not the recommended route--you'll have to disassemble large parts of the kit to install them. You'll have much less of a headache if you wait.
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Anyone know where to order tamiya panel line accent? I found one place in Hong kong but they use pay pal.
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I'm considering the Dragon Momoko MG 1/100 Launcher Strike, are they usually particularly sticker heavy or are they pretty nice like that?
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The Amazing Red Warrior is a solidly designed kit, the only flaw of which being that it isn't Red Warrior verKa
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So who wants to chip in towards your very own Kuratas? It's only $1.2 Million, I'm sure we can get that if we pool our money together.
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Gafran WIP update: Yup. That's still an Eva.
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That looks really cool, honestly. I've never seen AGE or anything but I think I'll put that on my build list.
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Apart from a few really goofy designs, the Vagan suits are pretty great (they're space dragons! Space dragons!), and the kits are pretty fun to build too. I haven't gotten any kits of the good guy suits yet, but aside from the design of the most of the actual Gundams themselves (with the exception of the AGE-2 and Dark Hound) I like how most of them look. The show was hot garbage but I'd enjoy having a few more kits of some of the grunt suits to play around with.
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TARDISman posted:I'm considering the Dragon Momoko MG 1/100 Launcher Strike, are they usually particularly sticker heavy or are they pretty nice like that? If you're worried about DM using stickers in place of colored plastic, don't be.
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TaurusOxford posted:If you're worried about DM using stickers in place of colored plastic, don't be. Badass, just preordered. I really adore the Launcher Strike like nothing else, so I'm looking forward to this build.
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AGE's saving grace was both sides having great suit designs. I mean, the plot is incomprehensible, and a solid 30% of the action scenes are reused at some point, but the suits look cool, and they make great gunpla. My HG Crossbone X1 arrived today. This thing NEEDS an action base. That backpack plus the larger weapons mean it's INCREDIBLY difficult to get it to stand up right and hold a pose.
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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:AGE's saving grace was both sides having great suit designs. I mean, the plot is incomprehensible, and a solid 30% of the action scenes are reused at some point, but the suits look cool, and they make great gunpla. Don't make me do this meng, Don't do it! I will  about AGE if you don't stop.
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Basically every suit Woolf flies looks great, if we're talking AGE designs.
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PoptartsNinja posted:
 ?I tried coaxing my Turn A's hand to hold the little pop-out handle on the extended beam rifle and his hand exploded, sending fingers flying off into a black hole.  Edit: Two of these fingers are definitely gone for good. I know you can order generic hands for EF and Zeon, but the Turn-A has different, tiny hands. Is there a way to order the right type that doesn't involve getting a MG Turn A sprue shipped from Japan? What a bummer. I guess if it comes down to it I'll just put giant emotion manipulators on it and consider it an upgrade, or use the static posed hand. Anonymous Robot fucked around with this message at 00:10 on Jan 18, 2015 |
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For the airbrush setup it turns out I need a 1/8 male to 1/4 male bsp adaptor. I figure I can check lowis/home depot in the morning but am I looking for something like this adaptor?
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Tenzarin posted:For the airbrush setup it turns out I need a 1/8 male to 1/4 male bsp adaptor. I figure I can check lowis/home depot in the morning but am I looking for something like this adaptor? a lot of moisture traps come with the adaptor built in. Do you have one yet?
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The regulator just has a 1/8 bsp connector. This hose I got, has a 1/8 connect for the regulator but the other end is 1/4 to connect to the airbrush. I'm prob getting this numbers reversed. But one end can connect to the regulator and when the regulator is off, the other end can connect to the tank.
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