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If only you could do the same with Gaia color paints.
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Revitalized posted:Anyone else buy gunpla overseas? Personally? No, but whenever my sister goes to visit her best friend or a friend goes on a study abroad thing I throw some money at them and ask them to be a pal and hook me up.
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aqu posted:Since most carriers allow two free bags on international flights, I brought an empty suitcase that was largest size allowed without incurring fees to Japan and filled it with gunpla. On my return flight, I took a PG unicorn Unicorn on as my carry-on. you can break the boxes down flat and rebuild them when you get home. My brother brought 2 EX-S's home that way and didnt even have to leave anything behind.
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Revitalized posted:The dream is alive! You still in Taipei? Go to this builiding: http://www.perfectdesignsense.com/martinwandering/various/ximen/wannian.html There were a ton of hobby stores there last time I was on the island (actually, me buying a HG Strike Noir from a store in Taipei 101 is what put me onto Gunpla several years ago). I've bought a fair number of kits overseas. The advice given earlier to get the biggest suitcase you can and stuff it with kits works; you can line the suitcase with your clothes or similar items to pad them in the plane's cargo hold. Collapsing boxes is a good strategy if you have so many that you need to, but avoid it unless you are a box collector.
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For a simple colorscheme, the HG rebake uses a lot of stickers. The gimmick is cool though.
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There's going to be a gunpla competition and I'm trying to decide which suit would make a better astronaut mech: the Man Rodi or the Grimoire. It's too bad the Recsnow wasn't made into a kit because that would've been my first choice.
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Ka0 posted:There's going to be a gunpla competition and I'm trying to decide which suit would make a better astronaut mech: the Man Rodi or the Grimoire. It's too bad the Recsnow wasn't made into a kit because that would've been my first choice. The Grimoire makes a much better spaceman mecha, there's lots of customs with that sort of aesthetic.
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Reds posted:The Grimoire makes a much better spaceman mecha, there's lots of customs with that sort of aesthetic. I haven't seen the customs but I second this, it just has better proportions than the fat baby Man Rodi
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 Now that I know this works, it's time to throw this to the bottom of my backlog like everything else I have.
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Diorama with a grimoire in NASA colors and the man rodi in soviet colors
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mr. stefan posted:Diorama with a grimoire in NASA colors and the man rodi in soviet colors Yes, yess I see it. I was kinda of hoping for something more modern, like a Martian spacesuit painted grimoire, but this would also work, I have soviet war decals.
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I picked up these microbrush thingies at my local hobby shop - really tiny nylon spheres that hold paint in place for superfine detailing, and holy crap, they make life a lot easier. So I'm gonna throw $6 at China for $100 of 'em. http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free...5b-233ab09b15d2
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Feb 12, 2016 20:09
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Sweet, a Zaku Cannon actually showed up on Amazon Prime today.
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I'm almost finished with the 1/100 Barbatos. If this is how that scale is handled from now on, Im excited. That kit it way better than the HG.
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Considering trying an MG. Any suggestions of new/modern designed kits? I tend to gravitate towards kits that aren't the "standard" rx-78 + wings/big guns/bling type of designs.
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People seem to really love the MG Sazabi Ver.Ka.
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PaintVagrant posted:Considering trying an MG. Any suggestions of new/modern designed kits? I tend to gravitate towards kits that aren't the "standard" rx-78 + wings/big guns/bling type of designs. just finished the mg turn x, it was a fantastic kit.
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PaintVagrant posted:Considering trying an MG. Any suggestions of new/modern designed kits? I tend to gravitate towards kits that aren't the "standard" rx-78 + wings/big guns/bling type of designs. You can't go wrong with MG Turn A Gundam.
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PaintVagrant posted:Considering trying an MG. Any suggestions of new/modern designed kits? I tend to gravitate towards kits that aren't the "standard" rx-78 + wings/big guns/bling type of designs. The MG Jesta is a brilliant build.
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DigitalRaven posted:The MG Jesta is a brilliant build. Ooh I think we have a winner.
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gundam x Gundam X GUNDAM X
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Ignimbrite posted:gundam x Gundam X GUNDAM X This but 100 times louder.
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Ignimbrite posted:gundam x Gundam X GUNDAM X Please don't post robosexual clone slash pairings in the Gunpla thread!
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Please don't mobile suit shame
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Ignimbrite posted:Please don't mobile suit shame The O is not a healthy mobile suit design.
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Reds posted:The O is not a healthy mobile suit design. Four arms good. Two arms bad.
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Ignimbrite posted:gundam x Gundam X GUNDAM X Excellent recommendation as always BlitzBlast... hey wait a minute.
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Anyone have any strong feelings about/between the following? Zaku F2000  Zaku Warrior Live Concert Version  Zaku I Thunderbolt Version 
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They're all great designs, but the Zaku Warrior is a pretty old kit
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mango sentinel posted:Anyone have any strong feelings about/between the following? I don't know what this is. What is this. Who do I have to do horrible things to to get a first, second, third, fourth, or fifth party MG of this? Holy poo poo. 
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1000 times better than the Zaku II F2 is what it is. It also has two extra arms in its backpack to hold more weapons.
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Meer's ZAKU Warrior (don't forget the caps!) is hilarious, but super old. Zaku F2000 is great, but never gets a very big production run so it's super expensive. Zaku I Thunderbolt is cool, and is one of the less popular TB kits so you probably won't get overcharged for it at the moment. So what I'm saying is go Thunderbolt.
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My wife built an F2000 and I was unimpressed by its posability and its ability to not have random bits fall off. We both like the design though.
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Cat Hatter posted:My wife built an F2000 and I was unimpressed by its posability and its ability to not have random bits fall off. The F2000 is everybody's favourite brick.
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Reds posted:The F2000 is everybody's favourite brick. The Nightingale is my favorite brick. 
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Be advised that the Thunderbolt Zaku I is sticker hell. F2000 recently got a repop so it may still be available for non-extortionary prices somewhere. MG The-O is my favorite brick. All ze power is in ze rear end, you know.
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The Zaku II F2 is the quintessential Zaku II and I'll not have anyone saying bad things about it. F2000 is cool, though. Don't buy old Thunderbolts kits right now, Bandai are making a bunch of new ones to go with the show.
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DigitalRaven posted:The MG Jesta is a brilliant build. Pretty much this. It was a brilliant introduction of modern MG for me.
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Lemon Curdistan posted:The Zaku II F2 is the quintessential Zaku II and I'll not have anyone saying bad things about it. No, they were releasing an "anime colours" version of the Zaku and Gundam, which have absolutely negligible differences in colour (as far as I could tell, maybe they have slightly different shades or something) and no difference in engineering. The only differences I was able to find on both of them were different stripes on their guns. And I think they might be P-Bandai anyway. They're making MGs, sure, but that's an entirely different matter. Hold out for those if you prefer 1/100, I guess. Reds fucked around with this message at 11:06 on Feb 13, 2016 |
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Bits falling off the F2000 is actually an accurate feature.
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