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im just wondering how feasible a gold lacquered acguy is.
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Sep 5, 2017 19:22
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https://www.amazon.com/Master-Airbrush-Multi-purpose-Dual-action-Compressor/dp/B001TO578Q Gr8 cheap airbrush that I've been using for years and is good for learning airbrushing with. It's not great at pinpoint details but in exchange the needle is really hard to bend (aka the thing even airbrush experts sometimes do) Paint gets pricey if you go lacquers, Tamiya is about moderate price and sprays very cleanly, Model Masters is cheap and plentiful but requires you get a good feel for thinning the gunk at the bottom of the bottles always spray outdoors or in a spray boof if you dont want cancer or sand madness, namaste
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Sep 5, 2017 19:25
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Also clean your airbrush with a cheap giant bottle of mineral spirits (enamel) or rustoleum thinner (lacquer, check automotive departments) instead of hobby thinners unless you're a big fan of spraying dollar bills away
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Sep 5, 2017 19:30
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But, man, do I love the smell of Tamiya acrylics...Nebakenezzer posted:It's sad to learn that it's basically mad max crossed with 50s motorcycle gangs and motorcycles that transform https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfW-6EKB8-0 Mecha Gojira has issued a correction as of 19:39 on Sep 5, 2017 |
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Sep 5, 2017 19:34
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Mecha Gojira posted:Actually, Unicorn rules. i was screaming at my television the last few eps of unicorn. i've never had an anime do that to me
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Sep 5, 2017 19:38
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Also, lol if you watched it as RE:0096 instead of waiting six-seven years for the OVA to come out
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Sep 5, 2017 19:41
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My only experience with layzner is from SRW J, which means I really like it but that could just be because everything is op in SRW J (you can solo the game with Boss Borot)
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Sep 5, 2017 19:52
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Layzner has that problem a lot of mecha series in the 80's, including Gundam, had where they weren't moving enough merchandise and/or getting enough viewers to not be cancelled, so the ending had to be rushed and reworked (and the final episode is basically nonsensical for it). But unlike Gundam or Macross, it never found its audience and drifted into obscurity. Which is a loving shame because it has some of the best directed and animated mecha fights of the era.
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Sep 5, 2017 20:00
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0079 is the best Gundam followed by G Gundam.
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Sep 5, 2017 20:21
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Darkman Fanpage posted:im just wondering how feasible a gold lacquered acguy is. Metallic acrylic paints work pretty well, a jar of gold paint from something like Valero or Games Workshop should cost a few bucks and work fine. You can darken or lighten the gold by mixing with other metallics like bronze or silver but I never had great results doing that. It's been a while, I used to be a Warhams loser 15 years ago and haven't painted since.
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Sep 5, 2017 20:24
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If you do go for gold, go for Alclad 2 for a reflective gold, or Gaianotes Star Bright Brass for a shiny-rear end gold Vvv Yeah Alclad 2 requires no thinning and on most plastic you dont even need to prime either, because of how strong the solvents in the black base & paint are. Just dont try playing with the parts until they cure. Neurolimal has issued a correction as of 20:43 on Sep 5, 2017 |
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Sep 5, 2017 20:39
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If you want to go real crazy, though, look up Alclad. Straight-up gold chrome your robot. Really easy to use too. Just gotta have a gloss-black enamel base coat.
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Sep 5, 2017 20:41
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i was joking about the gold painted acguy
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Sep 5, 2017 21:02
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Darkman Fanpage posted:i was joking about the gold painted acguy who would joke about that, here, in the Gunpla thread where all your wildest dreams can come true and your imagination can run wild? Be the gold-painted Acguy you want to see in the world.
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Sep 5, 2017 21:06
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Darkman Fanpage posted:i was joking about the gold painted acguy Too late buddy, now you're in charge of making the trophy, who's the joke now boy
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Sep 5, 2017 21:06
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Neurolimal posted:Too late buddy, now you're in charge of making the trophy, who's the joke now boy too much pressure. 
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Sep 5, 2017 21:20
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net work error posted:0079 is the best Gundam followed by G Gundam. 0079 has aged poorly, unfortunately
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Sep 5, 2017 21:21
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Mecha Gojira posted:Actually, Unicorn rules. huh, should i watch ZZ first then, or at least part of it, before Unicorn? I've only seen the 0079 movies, Zeta, and 0083. I also saw 8th MS a long time ago and need to rewatch that e: I guess I saw Char's Counterattack too but didn't love it. I thought 0083 was really good for anyone looking to watch something that's not as long as a full series. WorldIndustries has issued a correction as of 21:28 on Sep 5, 2017 |
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Sep 5, 2017 21:24
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Booyah- posted:huh, should i watch ZZ first then, or at least part of it, before Unicorn? ZZ is good and worth watching by itself, but you don't need to watch it before Unicorn. Like, there's a character in Unicorn who's related to a character from ZZ, but you still understand her story and what her deal is without knowing anything about the character from ZZ.
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Sep 5, 2017 21:26
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Booyah- posted:huh, should i watch ZZ first then, or at least part of it, before Unicorn? Unicorn constantly references ZZ and Char's Counterattack, so I'd definitely recommend watching those first. Even if ZZ is... rough. Very rough. Unicorn isn't fantastic or the best Gundam ever or anything. I just like it for the early-UC victory lap it is.
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Sep 5, 2017 21:28
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Darkman Fanpage posted:0079 has aged poorly, unfortunately Animation wise it's not aged well but the story is still good and is the purest Gundam showing you that everything sucks and lots of people you care about dying.
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Sep 5, 2017 22:01
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net work error posted:Animation wise it's not aged well but the story is still good and is the purest Gundam showing you that everything sucks and lots of people you care about dying. uh, war in the pocket?
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Sep 5, 2017 22:04
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War in the Pocket is just "war is bad." 0079 is about class-consciousness, exploitation of children, and shooting fascists in the face with bazookas.
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Sep 5, 2017 22:09
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This thread inspired me to pick up my first gunpla (Graze, I love em!) and oh poo poo son these nippers have Japanese on them, no turning back now
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Sep 5, 2017 22:53
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Marx Headroom posted:This thread inspired me to pick up my first gunpla (Graze, I love em!) and oh poo poo son these nippers have Japanese on them, no turning back now welcome to the gunplalution, comrade I have a Graze 1/100 and I hosed it up super bad and it's super flimsy so it's just sitting in a closet 
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Sep 5, 2017 22:54
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Mecha Gojira posted:Depends on the type of paint. Enamels and Lacquers cure much faster than Acrylics, within a few hours. Acrylics I think need at least 24 hours to cure, though I've heard people say let them cure for longer, even up to a week. If you are not doing fancy layering acrylics are not as bad as that, but they still are the physically weakest of the paint types. I'm pretty much entirely acrylic now. The cleanup is easy, it's non-toxic like Mecha said, and vallejo paints keep forever. I still have some enamels kicking around, and some (expensive) lacquers. Lacquers are the toughest and they dry in half an hour, but they are toxic as hell (like you need to spend the $50 on a organic particulate respirator if you plan on using them) and in my experience can *only* be airbrushed. I have 'em mostly for metal finishes. Darkman Fanpage posted:how hard is it to do airbrushing? i've never done it with any of my kits but im curious about it. is it expensive? Sort of, yes You more or less get what you pay for in air brushes. While hobby compressors are easier to find than a few years ago, a good air brush might run $100 or more. You can always ask the scale model thread. Darkman Fanpage posted:too much pressure. Wanna give this little guy a hug
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Sep 6, 2017 00:42
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0079 owns because it's an insane mash of a whole bunch of historical and fictional elements that Tomino was into Karl Marx becomes the leader of colonial america, dies and is replaced by Stalin, whos son Hitler tries to purge all of Karl Marx's family once he gains power, including Karl Marx's son Edmond Dantes, who from then on swears revenge on all of Stalin's family (leading to Hitler gaining power when Edmond kills Stalin's beloved heir, Lenin) Karl Marx is also responsible for the creation of a new and controversial system of governance that uplifts the oppressed colonial citizens, called X-Manism Neurolimal has issued a correction as of 00:49 on Sep 6, 2017 |
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Sep 6, 2017 00:45
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Every rise of fascism is witness to a failed revolution. - some smart guy some time. Also, amazing in how politics and ideology can warp Zeon's philosophy of class-consciousness into the Spacenoid Supremacism of the Principality and the outright MK Ultra-level poo poo both sides pulled on children. Real reason I like Unicorn is that it acknowledges that Anaheim Electronics is as evil as and has always been complicit with the Earth Federation's tyranny. Though the AEUG being run by incompetent businessmen instead of Revolutionary Leader
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Sep 6, 2017 01:11
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I've assembled the model and bought some primer. So now I gotta decide if I'm ambitious enough to do some real customization before I prime it
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Sep 6, 2017 01:43
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Mecha Gojira posted:Galaxy Brain: the best Gundams are Macross, VOTOMS, and Patlabor. Multiverse Brain: Aura Battler Dunbine is the Best Gundam
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Sep 6, 2017 03:39
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jigokuman posted:Multiverse Brain: Aura Battler Dunbine is the Best Gundam Aura Battler Dunbine is my next Dungeons and Dragons campaign.
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Sep 6, 2017 03:41
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The only ones I've seen are 0083 and Wing, and of those two I kind of liked 0083 and despised Wing I hate nearly all anime, so take that with a grain of salt
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Sep 6, 2017 03:42
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Filthy Hans posted:The only ones I've seen are 0083 and Wing, and of those two I kind of liked 0083 and despised Wing if it helps you, Wing is unique to the gundam series and is basically Teen Angst: The Unreleased Creed Album. There's angst in other gundams but not to the extent that wing does it
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Sep 6, 2017 03:43
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Mecha Gojira posted:Aura Battler Dunbine is my next Dungeons and Dragons campaign. jealous
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Sep 6, 2017 03:52
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i have now built more gundams than i have seen episodes of gundams get on my level
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Sep 6, 2017 04:11
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Mecha Gojira posted:War in the Pocket is just "war is bad." it's real good at that message though like drat
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Sep 6, 2017 13:00
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gundam 0080 and gundam 08th MS Team are pretty good gundam war stories G Gundam and Gundam Build Fighters take the giant robot fights to deliberately absurd extremes and just have fun with it Turn A Gundam does a little bit of both most other Gundam series are too far up their own rear end, one way or another
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Sep 6, 2017 14:20
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Mecha Gojira posted:Aura Battler Dunbine is my next Dungeons and Dragons campaign. Isn't that the idea behind Garzey's Wing
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Sep 6, 2017 14:23
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Tomino wanted to make a generic fantasy setting, but Sunrise told him it had to have robots, and thus Dunbine. The man loves going back to his D&D setting as much if not more than Gundam, which is how we got Wings of Rean, Garzey's Wing, etc. Wish they'd translate some of his books here. Besides Gundam and Dunbine novelizations, he also did a spy series based on Banjou from Daitarn 3.
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I'm glad sunrise stepped in because giant organic insect robots are badass
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