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Thats more necessary for resin kits which hold mold release really well; it's not a bad idea in general to wash and dry poo poo before painting because hand grease and dust can mix poorly with paints, though.
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Neurolimal posted:Thats more necessary for resin kits which hold mold release really well; it's not a bad idea in general to wash and dry poo poo before painting because hand grease and dust can mix poorly with paints, though. It's a fair point, but I have seen very good modelers actually buy hypersonic contact lens washing machines to do the same thing Nebakenezzer has issued a correction as of 19:18 on Sep 12, 2017 |
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Hypersonic cleaners are more useful for airbrush components.
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Sep 12, 2017 21:09
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Squizzle posted:attn i wish i could do this by then but i had a panic attack and switched one of my day classes to a nite class that starts next month so my student loans are hosed and i aint gonna have the money to order one til the end of next month or november can i have an extension
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mrbradlymrmartin posted:i wish i could do this by then but i had a panic attack and switched one of my day classes to a nite class that starts next month We could do another challenge after this one is over. The Hyper Gyanko kit will be out by then, we could all build Hyper Gyankos.
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should be a Barzam. I only say this since I already have and assembled a Barzam... BUT IT'S FUCKiN' TIGHT BARZAM
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mrbradlymrmartin posted:i wish i could do this by then but i had a panic attack and switched one of my day classes to a nite class that starts next month We are just as dumb and inflexible as the (Canadian?) student loans program so yes
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Mecha Gojira posted:should be a Barzam. I vote for this, but I also have a Efreet Schneid coming later this month and I got it solely because he was covered in motherfuckin' blades
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Taintrunner posted:I vote for this, but I also have a Efreet Schneid coming later this month and I got it solely because he was covered in motherfuckin' blades Good call; that's the same reason I want the MG Blue Frame despite having no idea what SEED Astray is about besides tryhard badass designs like giant katanas and EVERYTHING IS KNIVES. Edit: I have the Efreet Custom from the RE/100, which as far as I can tell is what they remolded and shrunk to make the Schneid. Good kit, though the construction is really simple and straight-forward. Probably makes more sense in the smaller scale. Mecha Gojira has issued a correction as of 00:44 on Sep 13, 2017 |
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Sep 13, 2017 00:41
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i ordered a pink concert zaku cos its a pink concert robot i guess looks rad as gently caress looks like a jojo
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Got my Hi-mock assembled. Was legit confused when I realized "this thing doesn't even need glue." The quality is really good - fantastic for a $13 kit. Because it came from Japan the instructions were in moonlanguage so I guess I'll never know what this dude is saying: Also clearly there are already signs of infection, as apparently the Hi-mock/other kits have weapon expansion packs including a shitload of guns, and another pack with a giant hammer and an axe (passed along for any heavy metal hi-mocks out there.) Now I have to actually figure out what to do with it. "Jeb's moderate oppression force?"
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Umm, that guy is Ramba Ral (age: 35), who apparently became the eternal spirit of Gunpla after dying in a failed suicide mission during Gundam's initial 1979 TV run.
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Mecha Gojira posted:Umm, that guy is Ramba Ral (age: 35), who apparently became the eternal spirit of Gunpla after dying in a failed suicide mission during Gundam's initial 1979 TV run. That does explain the sweater
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what is the etymology of the word gunpla
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Squizzle posted:what is the etymology of the word gunpla gundam + plastic modelling
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Japan doesn't really have a phonetic alphabet like ours, and they prefer portmanteaus over acronyms and other types of abbreviation. Gundam Plastic model kits. Non-Gundam IP kits are referred to as PlaMo (Plastic Model).
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On that subject, what does petit'gguy mean?
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SkunkDuster posted:On that subject, what does petit'gguy mean? He's a Beargguy but small.
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ScrubLeague posted:He's a Beargguy but small. And a Beargguy is a bear version of an Acguy  
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Nebakenezzer posted:Got my Hi-mock assembled. Was legit confused when I realized "this thing doesn't even need glue." The quality is really good - fantastic for a $13 kit. Because it came from Japan the instructions were in moonlanguage so I guess I'll never know what this dude is saying: The High Grade Build Custom line (HGBC) is an entire line of accessory and weapon packs compatible with most modern gunpla from the last 5-odd years since they standardized a bunch of things (backpack peg slots, hand sizes, etc). There's also the System Weapon line, which are more expensive but also highly customizable in of themselves and far more detailed.
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Full evolution of a Bear Boy     Future of Bear Boy 
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Nebakenezzer posted:(Canadian?) o u c h
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punchymcpunch posted:i ordered a pink concert zaku cos its a pink concert robot i guess yeah being a pink concert robot is a o k 
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got this in the post today: its a (n almost) totally plastic drill on sprues like a gundam lol gonna drill into my hi mock today and either facilitate an epic kitbash or ruin it
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mrbradlymrmartin posted:yeah being a pink concert robot is a o k  doxxed
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  hi mock dragonzord ready for priming huhh hiya hut-tsii hyaaa huhh haah hyahh hnn hiya *does a flip* 
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SQUIZZLE IM CALLING UPON YOU TO REPOST THE AMAZING POST FROM THE LOST THREAD BEYOND THE REACH OF MORTAL POSTER WHEREIN YOU MADE ME A POWER RANGER SO THAT I CAN USE THIS TO POWER THE HIMOCK I JUST ORDERED  a v e r y s p e c i a l m e s s a g e o f g r a d i t u d e t o o u r s p o n s o r  oh and get this bithc i got a pack of contact mics prewired to 3.5mm jacks all wired up and ready to plug into t h e b r a d o p h o n ! ! ! so this will be a mini pink concert bot built by a pink concert bot o7 ^___-
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oooh maybe i could put the jack in the place for the eye? that way itd be like his mouth instead of his eye? plus thatd make plugging it in rly hot 
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I'm still waiting on accessories from Japan to come in so I can procrastinate doing my waterslide decals
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Dumb Question from a gundam nooblet: I'm gonna primer everything -should I remove limbs for this? Or should Hi-mocks be together at all times for painting? e: also, should I erase panel lines, or should I just let them stay as a model that moves and has articulation is gonna re-make those lines anyway?
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Nebakenezzer posted:Dumb Question from a gundam nooblet: I'm gonna primer everything -should I remove limbs for this? Or should Hi-mocks be together at all times for painting? It's best to break down the parts as much as you can while painting. So, yeah, go ahead and paint separately and assemble later. Panel lines, that depends on what you mean. If you mean the seam where two pieces meet up, it depends on whether or not that piece actually has a panel line in the art. Other wise, go ahead and smooth over seams; there are already molded panel lines on the figure which benefit greatly from a wash or other lining method.
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Mecha Gojira posted:It's best to break down the parts as much as you can while painting. So, yeah, go ahead and paint separately and assemble later. OK, good. Thanks.
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-personally- seam lines are one of those things I dont really gaf about that much when it comes to robot models, the idea is that they're made of panels of metal anyways so whatever obv the reason people do it is less immersion and more 'make it look less of a toy" but Bandai's been really good about hiding seamlines in recent years soooo
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Neurolimal posted:-personally- seam lines are one of those things I dont really gaf about that much when it comes to robot models, the idea is that they're made of panels of metal anyways so whatever It was WAY more egregious in early kits, where a leg was just two plates you slapped together with a big funny-looking plastic seam down the middle of what's supposed to be a smooth surface. It's really only been in the last like ten years they've gotten really good about hiding them. I get more upset at the fact that Bandai forgets to include how X layers of paint will affect clearances and tolerances of some pieces or kits, but then not others. It's really weird and literally something you only notice while painting and assembling. Like, oh, yeah, this moving part has a noticeable gap that would allow for clearance once painted. This one... *scratch* didn't...
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Waterslide decals are a real fucker, but I'm making some decent progress!  e: War in the Pocket was fuckin' awesome, thanks whoever recommended it Taintrunner has issued a correction as of 07:16 on Sep 17, 2017 |
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heineken-mock I did the first pass on painting today, got some kits that i'm gonna steal weapons off somewhere between japan and my door. Should be done by the end of the month.
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  Fun hobby. Getting some of that matte paint when I can~
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Taintrunner posted:Waterslide decals are a real fucker, but I'm making some decent progress! Looks good! 
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Marx Headroom posted:
I think you assembled your cat wrong, did you cut the spine off the sprue sheet before plugging it in?
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