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So my fiancée took my Mega-Size Gundam shield to Acen this past weekend and got it signed by Amuro's voice actor, Toru Furuya. Needless to say, I'm stoked, but I'm a bit concerned about how to preserve it. It's written right onto the plastic (The Mega-Size was a straight-build with panel-lining) with permanent marker, so I'm wondering if coating it with any sort of clear-coat would work. Suggestions?
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Isn't there a spray on coating most people do for professional builds? You could use that.
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A gloss topcoat will do the job just fine. Just make sure you apply it over multiple coats and apply it thinly to prevent any risk of having the marker bleed.
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May 23, 2017 00:16
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Do a test with marker and a different piece of plastic before your do anything with the signed piece
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mango sentinel posted:Do a test with marker and a different piece of plastic before your do anything with the signed piece This is the right answer.
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slightpirate posted:whatever happened to that goon that was working on the mechanicore Deep Striker? Are they ok? or were they buried under spent runners and rattle cans? Paint? What's paint, precious? Now panel lining and decals, those I have for days.   Seriously though, I'm kind of hitting a historic low. I might be getting downsized out of a job for the second time in six months, in this case for a job I moved a few states over for, and I was dealing with some pretty heavy depression before that news hit. Now I'm somewhere with no support structure, stress, and depression all together with no job prospects. Posting is about all I have energy for 
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Sorry to hear that buddy. Getting made redundant sucks, the last 3 jobs I was in the same thing happened to me. Just know that there is support and help lines out there in the world, don't be afraid to use them. Often just talking about things helps a long way, even if it's just putting together a plan.
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May 23, 2017 01:43
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that thing is the size of a small child 
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ACES CURE PLANES posted:Seriously though, I'm kind of hitting a historic low. I might be getting downsized out of a job for the second time in six months, in this case for a job I moved a few states over for, and I was dealing with some pretty heavy depression before that news hit. Now I'm somewhere with no support structure, stress, and depression all together with no job prospects. Posting is about all I have energy for
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/?iid=26229...1&crdt=0&chn=ps Is this the right synylrez stuff people recommended before? ACES CURE PLANES posted:Seriously though, I'm kind of hitting a historic low. I might be getting downsized out of a job for the second time in six months, in this case for a job I moved a few states over for, and I was dealing with some pretty heavy depression before that news hit. Now I'm somewhere with no support structure, stress, and depression all together with no job prospects. Posting is about all I have energy for Stay strong friend! At least your baby there doesn't need feeding! I hope everything will all work out.
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EthanSteele posted:https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/?iid=26229...1&crdt=0&chn=ps Never seen that label before. This is the stuff: https://www.amazon.com/Badger-Air-Brush-SNR-410-Stynylrez-Polyurethane/dp/B00K3KGUME
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screech on the beach posted:Never seen that label before. This is the stuff: Thanks! Managed to find it for only twice the US price, hell yea what a good island to have paint on. Trying to figure out a solution for mass spraying when I'm priming and base coating instead of wasting a lot on small bits. I'm pretty sure just puttin em on a bit of maskin tape on some cardboard and then flipping them over will do it.
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EthanSteele posted:https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/?iid=26229...1&crdt=0&chn=ps Ultimate Primer is rebranded Stynylrez https://www.umpretail.com/blogs/news/93194566-ultimate-primer-is-here
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Zedd posted:That's terrible, I'm sure you will land on your feet but don't hesitate to feel bad about it and vent if needed. Sorry to hear. Thanks, but honestly, the thing that really breaks my balls is that I got this two jobs ago for a promotion I got that promised me advancement in the field from being a bottom rung cubicle jockey. There's a certain sad irony to that.
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May 23, 2017 03:44
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THIS ISN'T EVEN MY FINAL FORM
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I've been putting together the RG Gold Frame, and I've noticed two things. The Gold Frame has a ridiculous head, and more Gundams need spears
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Guy Goodbody posted:I've been putting together the RG Gold Frame, and I've noticed two things. The Gold Frame has a ridiculous head, and more Gundams need spears GM Striker. And the Thunderbolt Ground Type.
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VolticSurge posted:THIS ISN'T EVEN MY FINAL FORM Yeah, its final form involves me buying a goddamn spotlight because my regular room lamp turns everything super yellow and the tiny work light you see there lights up like a quarter of the kit, so my only option is a dark room and the flash on, which looks bad. Just not as bad as the other options.
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Arcsquad12 posted:GM Striker. And the Thunderbolt Ground Type. GM Striker has a bident, not a spear
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That's like a double spear so it's better
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Arcsquad12 posted:That's like a double spear so it's better And it can function as a beam scythe, for when you need to harvest giant heavily armored wheat!
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Mordja posted:Haha, oh, don't worry I'm prepared for that very real eventuality, even got a list planned out for what I hope to grab in the future. Just not sure if the Duel AS is a good kit or whether the shroud's gonna be falling off all the time. I assume you got the MG if so, then I will vouch for everything but the skirt. Holds on well. The leg assault shroud armor hold on amazingly well with zero pegs. And the regular Blitz is a solid sturdy suit that feels generic but looks unique.
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Third party gunpla news inbound! First is Iron Bear's 1/100 Kshatriya, which uses the Neo Grade 1/100 resin kit as its design base: http://www.gundamkitscollection.com/2017/05/iron-bear-1100-kshatriya.html Secondly, Daban is going Metal Build again with a MG of Astray Gold Frame Amatsu Mina: https://www.facebook.com/stationwensinii/photos/a.1711746142187212.1073742866.527152043979967/1711746558853837/?type=3&theater Lastly, Dragon Momoko's Testament Gundam is out in the wild and GMC have already gone through two loads of stock. I'd recommend getting it now rather than trying to later: http://www.gundammodelcenter.com/dragon-momoko-gundam-central-testament-model-kit
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So it's not exactly gunpla related but I can't really think of a better place for it so gently caress it. https://twitter.com/gond_7/status/861277839106072576 Oh look, someone's making an artbook out of my deepest, darkest kitbash and custom build wet dreams.
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ACES CURE PLANES posted:So it's not exactly gunpla related but I can't really think of a better place for it so gently caress it. Nice rack on Anubis there. 
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Yeah but who cares about not-Anubis there when you have all those guns, and missiles, and shields and 
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TaurusOxford posted:Third party gunpla news inbound! I know what I'm ordering as soon as it comes out.
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Ok so my plan of layin bits out didn't go so well because they mostly just got blown about! How do you lot spray pieces en masse? And whats a decent airbrush that's easy to disassemble for dunking in a jewelry washing thing?
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Skewers with alligator clips stuck in Styrofoam or strips of cardboard taped in a big block.
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Cardboard block yes! Just ordered some clips because I've had skewers forever. Hopefully it'll make mounting stuff less of a chore. Now I just need the easiest of easy clean airbrushes.
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EthanSteele posted:Cardboard block yes! Just ordered some clips because I've had skewers forever. Hopefully it'll make mounting stuff less of a chore. Now I just need the easiest of easy clean airbrushes. I've never had good luck just spraying a bunch of parts without picking them up; there's always going to be an angle that you can't reach because another part is in the way. The block makes it easier to keep organized, just go left to right while plucking, spraying, and putting them back in to dry.
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Granted this has only been with a rattle can for priming and some of the larger parts I didn't want to hand paint, but I made a ring out of super thick cardboard and basically turn the ring around to cover all the pieces that are stuck in it. Then rotate them 180 degrees and finish off the opposite side. As long as the ring isnt huge in diameter it should get close to 100% coverage with anything that may need a touch up gets done individually.
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That could work too. I mostly just feel that I'm using way more paint that necessary doing the individual pieces thought thats probably terrible technique more than anything.
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With a rattle can definitely, but with a fine nozzled airbrush probably less so.
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Welp I picked up the neo zeong psycho shard for 40 bucks at a con. I now have no choice but to actually buy that monster kit now.
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Finally got some time to work on finishing up painting and gloss topcoating my synthwave Hyakuri, only to find that somewhere along the way I lost one of the hip joint parts. Fortunately, someone has a junker he's sending me. Some sneak peeks:  
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Looks great, I like the head.
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Puddin posted:With a rattle can definitely, but with a fine nozzled airbrush probably less so. Yeah it could be that my expectations are all wrong. 75-80% of a pot of Vallejo model air for 1.5 HGs in that colou sound about rightr? 1.5 as in one where it's 90% of the robot's surface and one where its about half. I think I've definitely got better about it, I remember 20 drops of mix getting me about 10 tiny pieces done, where as now that'll do almost two full HG legs.
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