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I'm in the OP!  Edit Is the Astaroth any good as a kit? I've never even watched IBO, but oh my god that design is amazing. 
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Aug 21, 2017 19:06
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Guy Goodbody posted:Are there any good beginner Gunpla tutorials for people who don't have an airbrush? The Fun to Build Gunpla video series has you covered, and should really be in the OP. It's in Japanese, but perfectly good English subtitles are available in the video settings.
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Aug 21, 2017 19:36
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PMush Perfect posted:I'm in the OP! I can't speak as a very experienced Gunpla man, but I certainly enjoyed assembling mine. On a related note, s there a sensibly prices Land man rodi kit out yet? I prefer it to the space version (even though it'd go better with my
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Aug 21, 2017 21:20
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Zark the Damned posted:I can't speak as a very experienced Gunpla man, but I certainly enjoyed assembling mine. Sort of. You can get the legs in one of the option sets, which are under ten bucks, and the core kit is cheap, but you'll have to handle the colors if you want the look on the show. There's going to be a release of the Landman Rodi soon in the right colors, but it's P-Bandai and part of a 4 kit box.
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Aug 21, 2017 22:07
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Are there any other cool asymmetrical Gundam? I love that design aesthetic, for whatever reason.
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Aug 21, 2017 22:17
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PMush Perfect posted:Are there any other cool asymmetrical Gundam? I love that design aesthetic, for whatever reason. Wing gundam fenice
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Aug 21, 2017 22:34
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PMush Perfect posted:Are there any other cool asymmetrical Gundam? I love that design aesthetic, for whatever reason. depending on your definition of cool, there's the Gold Frame Amatsu 
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Aug 21, 2017 22:45
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PMush Perfect posted:Are there any other cool asymmetrical Gundam? I love that design aesthetic, for whatever reason. Turn X 
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Aug 21, 2017 22:49
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PMush Perfect posted:Are there any other cool asymmetrical Gundam? I love that design aesthetic, for whatever reason. Nu Gundam.
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Aug 22, 2017 00:34
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asterioth posted:Turn X Make this gundam look like a crab but rendered on a graphics card that is overheating and has extreme artifacting.
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Aug 22, 2017 01:28
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shut up turn x owns
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Aug 22, 2017 01:31
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PMush Perfect posted:I'm in the OP! The Astaroth is awesome, and probably one of my favorite of the S1 IBO kits (I haven't gotten to my S2 kits). The Astaroth Origin (the red one) was less impressive in its design. But the S2 line has Astaroth Rinascimento, which looks rad and I look forward to building it. Seconding the Wing Gundam Fenice as another good asymmetrical kit, probably one of my favorite of all the gundams. While kinda stretching the definition, the 00 Quanta (as well as the 00 Shia Qan[T] from the Build Fighters line) has that backpack which can be hang off the left shoulder for a nice asymmetric pose.
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Aug 22, 2017 02:42
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mikeycp posted:shut up turn x owns Don't get me wrong it looks dope.
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Aug 22, 2017 03:45
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Paper Kaiju posted:While kinda stretching the definition, the 00 Quanta (as well as the 00 Shia Qan[T] from the Build Fighters line) has that backpack which can be hang off the left shoulder for a nice asymmetric pose. The 00[Q] doesn't stretch the definition any more than the nu does. It also has a really good RG and hella variants if you're into those. The best asymmetric Gundam design is Exia Repair, though, with Amazing Exia Repair taking a close second.
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Aug 22, 2017 03:50
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Puddin posted:Don't get me wrong it looks dope. ok you're forgiven
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Aug 22, 2017 07:14
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Gundam Leopard and Leopard da Vinci seem like they'd qualify well enough.
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Aug 22, 2017 07:27
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Zebulon posted:Gundam Leopard and Leopard da Vinci seem like they'd qualify well enough. The Da Vinci comes with two sets of its weapons for MAX DAKKA! 
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Aug 22, 2017 08:35
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The Leopard DV stripped out all of the Leopard's asymmetry, much like how it removed all of the Leopard's distinguishing characteristics beyond "it has big guns".
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Aug 22, 2017 09:53
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Oh, whoops. Can you not build it as a regular Leopard, then? The only alternative for a Leopard that I can think of is the old rear end kits from when Gundam X first came out.
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Aug 22, 2017 10:42
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I put in an 11th hour pre-order on the Ziegler. I mostly blame ACES; I've been waiting for Mechanicore to come out with something I liked since I saw his Deep Striker build. I guess the P-Bandai poo poo can wait until next month.... The parts list alone has my eyes bugging out. I can't quite wrap my head around 2400+ pieces. But those LEDs, man. Those LEDs...
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Aug 22, 2017 15:52
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Zebulon posted:Oh, whoops. Can you not build it as a regular Leopard, then? The only alternative for a Leopard that I can think of is the old rear end kits from when Gundam X first came out. I dont think you can, which is really strange since having enough excessive parts to rebuild the original/customize is kind of Build Fighter's thing. Hell, the Kamiki Burning Gundam comes with a whole sprue of extra effect parts from the prior release, because they couldn't fit the new parts on one sheet and decided 'hell, why not'.
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Aug 22, 2017 16:12
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It's not strange because there isn't an existing HGAW Leopard. It was Build Fighters that recycled old kits like crazy; Build Fighters Try had a lot more unique molds. Not that it would work out anyways. I've complained about this before, but the Leopard DV is completely off scale. The only thing about it that justifies being a Leopard variant is the pun in the name.
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Aug 22, 2017 16:45
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Booyah- posted:It's odd, other parts from the same ABS sprue have broken too, my first time with one of these kits. I think it may be the gundam marker I'm using, it's one of the ink pouring types and has a chemical smell to it. I just used it to ink one of the hands and the fingers literally fell apart! To follow up on this, I just noticed that this particular gundam marker (the flowing ink kind) does have a warning about how it can break ABS plastic. The regular gundam markers don't have this warning, but be careful with the formulations that do have this warning on the pen.
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Aug 22, 2017 18:39
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Booyah- posted:To follow up on this, I just noticed that this particular gundam marker (the flowing ink kind) does have a warning about how it can break ABS plastic. The regular gundam markers don't have this warning, but be careful with the formulations that do have this warning on the pen. Is it some sort of metallic pen?
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Aug 22, 2017 19:10
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Neurolimal posted:Is it some sort of metallic pen? It's a grey ink one but uses the same applicator as their metallic ones which have the same warning.
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Aug 22, 2017 19:13
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Booyah- posted:It's a grey ink one but uses the same applicator as their metallic ones which have the same warning. Is this the Gundam Marker that does the capillary action, the one that "pours" into the panel lines? I've used these almost exclusively (grey, black and brown) on 9-10 models and clean up with iso alcohol and haven't had any problems, but I barely touch the plastic and just let the ink run and do its stuff, perhaps I'm just lucky 
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Aug 22, 2017 20:27
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 The box for this kit is real big. I'll build a little bit of it tonight to give my first impressions of the plastic quality and such. Monaghan fucked around with this message at 20:31 on Aug 22, 2017 |
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Aug 22, 2017 20:28
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Suzaku posted:I put in an 11th hour pre-order on the Ziegler. I mostly blame ACES; I've been waiting for Mechanicore to come out with something I liked since I saw his Deep Striker build. I guess the P-Bandai poo poo can wait until next month.... Godspeed. I thoroughly look forward to the completed build review in 2020.
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Aug 22, 2017 20:39
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Monaghan posted:
Does it come with the
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Aug 22, 2017 21:37
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Kaiju Cage Match posted:Does it come with the DIVIDING....DRRIIIIVERRRRR!!! edit: work done on mine so far: 
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Aug 22, 2017 21:46
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Suzaku posted:I put in an 11th hour pre-order on the Ziegler. I mostly blame ACES; I've been waiting for Mechanicore to come out with something I liked since I saw his Deep Striker build. I guess the P-Bandai poo poo can wait until next month.... Good luck, I like it, but not enough to enter into a death contract with the mafia for like I did the deep striker. Couple tips for it - don't treat it like gunpla. Mechanicore's stuff is very much more on the 'traditional model' side of things than the snip, snap, and go stuff that Bandai and most third parties do. Be ready to deal with mold flash or mold release solution, so if you're gonna paint or panel line, it's not a bad idea to wash your runners. Mechanicore doesn't use polished molds outside of their transparent or chromed parts, so you'll get a semi-matte finish out of the box for most of the parts, which personally I like but your tastes may vary. If you're not already familiar with soldering, you might want to get on that for the LEDs. And probably the most important thing is always test fit everything, and don't be afraid to shave down holes or pegs to get a looser fit, and then just seal things up with a good heavy duty glue when you're sure you've got things in the right order. Personally I use this stuff, I love it. There's no more terrifying feeling than realizing you hosed up a fit and having to forcibly separate two parts, especially if there's glue involved.
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Aug 22, 2017 23:46
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This guy's gonna be a big boy. Here's its leg next to my girlfriend's hg destiny zaku: Some thoughts - Plastic quality is quite good. Surprising little flash. Weirdly enough there's some significant flash on the sprues, but nothing on the kit itself. The plastic definitely feels heavier than bandai's stuff. -You really have to push this put this kit together. It's quite snug and I'm more worried about taking this thing apart when I paint it. - There's some disappointing aspects in this kit in that there's seam lines. Now I think these seam lines actually exist on the SOC itself. So not too big of a knock. - There's seemingly no rhyme or reason to what part's of the kit are undergated. For example- the white parts and the grey part underneath the drill are undergated. However, the gold drill itself isn't! This means that you're going to take off the finish.
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Aug 23, 2017 04:20
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You also made the same mistake as Prime92 - that outer white leg armor is on backwards.  Yeah, those two red halves on the knees were BRUTAL to get together. I quickly learned my lesson and cut down the connection pegs for the other leg. TaurusOxford fucked around with this message at 11:40 on Aug 23, 2017 |
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Aug 23, 2017 11:36
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ACES CURE PLANES posted:Good luck, I like it, but not enough to enter into a death contract with the mafia for like I did the deep striker. I really like the design, which is what I needed to spend that kind of money. I'm not looking forward to the shipping bill/ Thanks for the tips! For the glue, does Tamiya cement not work with the plastic they use, or are there enough gaps that CA is pretty necessary? I know it will be needed for the metal bits. I'll have to see if I can find my soldering iron....
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Aug 23, 2017 14:49
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tenderjerk posted:Is this the Gundam Marker that does the capillary action, the one that "pours" into the panel lines? I've used these almost exclusively (grey, black and brown) on 9-10 models and clean up with iso alcohol and haven't had any problems, but I barely touch the plastic and just let the ink run and do its stuff, perhaps I'm just lucky Yep it's that type of marker, which I am loving so far. It doesn't have a problem with PS plastic which is the majority of sprues in most kits. ABS is the softer type that they use for a lot of joint parts instead of the rubbery connector stuff. In modern kits any ABS sprues are more clearly marked then before, but all sprues will have an indication somewhere of the type of plastic.  By the way, what do you use to clean with the alcohol? Q-tips seem too big and absorbent. WorldIndustries fucked around with this message at 19:17 on Aug 23, 2017 |
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Aug 23, 2017 19:12
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Booyah- posted:Yep it's that type of marker, which I am loving so far. It doesn't have a problem with PS plastic which is the majority of sprues in most kits. ABS is the softer type that they use for a lot of joint parts instead of the rubbery connector stuff. In modern kits any ABS sprues are more clearly marked then before, but all sprues will have an indication somewhere of the type of plastic. Here's some I like for gunpla (ebay search "pointed cotton swab") : http://www.ebay.com/itm/Short-Wood-...EIAAOSweIlZaF3X http://www.ebay.com/itm/25pcs-3-Mic...-cAAOSwNSxVCr5V
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Aug 23, 2017 19:27
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  apparently they fixed the issue of everything being too loose. now everything is tight, and sometimes i'm having to cut pegs down to make things fit. it's rather frustrating, but atleast it's progressing.
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Aug 23, 2017 21:42
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The C-SPAM Hi-Mock Challenge has begun!
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Aug 24, 2017 00:00
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So, apparently they announced the new Revive, RG, and MG already. Blue Destiny II, Johnny Ridden's Zaku, and the GM Sniper Custom Sgt. Kero promised us so long ago. A lot of UC stuff, seems like. Not complaining about more GMs, but... still a bit disappointing to have everything announced so far be based on existing molds.
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Aug 24, 2017 09:41
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