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Hm I think mine might actually not be that impressive but it'll definitely be the most communist.
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ScrubLeague posted:Hm I think mine might actually not be that impressive but it'll definitely be the most communist. So....really bad quality control? 
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*pretends he doesn't have money for the Hi-Mock, buys the new HGUC Revive Zeta Gundam anyway*
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punchymcpunch posted:cant wait to get a sprue caught around my neck y o u h a v e b e e n e a t e n b y a s p r u e
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I've been painting while Narcos plays in the background all day with the occassional Bojack Horseman New season is good salt is all over the floor
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Oh gently caress it I'm in. Ordered a hi-mock. I'm good at building poo poo, not so good at painting.
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painting update: 2 weeks and my primer still hadnt arrived. emailed them asking what the holdup was. got an email saying my primer has now shipped. lmao.
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my decal paper has arrived tho, all i have to do now is painstakingly recreate and scale down the stickers from a childrens toy
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punchymcpunch posted:my decal paper has arrived tho, all i have to do now is painstakingly recreate and scale down the stickers from a childrens toy I have to do this for another model Well, more or less create a vector image then scale it right I've been enjoying painting instead
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interesting choice for the red army to paint their mobile suit glossy candy apple green but who am i to judge
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Darkman Fanpage posted:interesting choice for the red army to paint their mobile suit glossy candy apple green but who am i to judge It is to represent the sweat shed daily by glorious workers
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Taintrunner posted:
You can hit a fascist with Panzerfists Also big metal fists
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for you robot jocks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSRZk4h5CE0
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Taintrunner posted:
i like that sort of sideways mohawk on his head
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punchymcpunch posted:i like that sort of sideways mohawk on his head You mean the night vision goggles?
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Third World Reggin posted:for you robot jocks Shame VOTOMS isn't a thing in the US because that's the VR game I really want. It's perfect since the helmets and goggles were always meant to work that way, giving you a first-person view from the mech's camera. Edit: Plus, again, the Scopedog is the Hi-Mock's single-largest inspiration. Mecha Gojira has issued a correction as of 19:53 on Sep 29, 2017 |
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Mecha Gojira posted:Shame VOTOMS isn't a thing in the US because that's the VR game I really want. It's perfect since the helmets and goggles were always meant to work that way, giving you a first-person view from the mech's camera. they apparently made a single scopedog kit recently, it sold out, and are now making more votoms kits we were trying to figure out why it sold so well and a friend and I could only find the japan vs usa robot competition where japan said they were inspired by votoms and the VR game which is apparently doing really well.
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Third World Reggin posted:they apparently made a single scopedog kit recently, it sold out, and are now making more votoms kits Wave's been putting out 1/35 kits for a while, but Bandai's 1/20 kits are amazing. Straight up amazing. Master Grade quality. I've got the one that came with the metal parts. It's my favorite kit ever.
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Mines almost done all I need now is sesame seeds 
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One of the funny things I'm noticing as I fall deeper down this rabbit hole is that some kits are way, way better than others and I didn't expect so much variation in 6 inch toy kits. The Graze Kai was recommended in the OP as a starter kit and it's is a pure pleasure compared to the Reginlaze I picked up on a whim. The Graze Kai is easier to put together, easier to panel, has more points of articulation, the weapons are simpler and look better, it just looks drat good. The gun stock actually interlocks with the wrist armor when you turn it right, which is thematically perfect for the Toyota Camry of mobile suits. The Reginlaze is finicky and brittle and demands a mount and there's too many swappable parts and the gun is embarrassingly difficult to get right and the paneling blows. It almost feels like a supplementary kit. I'm using it as a test bed for closing seams and painting and junk because it's not a huge loss if something goes bad. Anyway tldr the OP rules and thanks for it
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i finally got all the bits of my hi mock painted now all i gotta do is contruct all the props and sets, hire a camera crew, some wind machines... dry ice...
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If you have a local HobbyTown USA, they might have Gunpla in stock there. The one near me even has a Hi-Mock kit for $10. Having said that, sorry to all the folks who don't have access to hobby shops like that...
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Mecha Gojira posted:If you have a local HobbyTown USA, they might have Gunpla in stock there. The one near me even has a Hi-Mock kit for $10. my local hobby shop has three gundam kits and is selling some rando HG for 50 bucks lmao
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punchymcpunch posted:my local hobby shop has three gundam kits and is selling some rando HG for 50 bucks lmao loving Hell. The local one here has like, 50, and sells them for basically cost+shipping+a buck or two.
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if anyone's in the tristate area or visiting NYC, Midtown Comics' has a pretty fun selection of gunpla, including some pretty obscure kits and sengoku SD's
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Neurolimal posted:if anyone's in the tristate area or visiting NYC, Midtown Comics' has a pretty fun selection of gunpla, including some pretty obscure kits and sengoku SD's There's three locations! The one by Times Square has the larger selection, Grand Central is okay but not so much. If you're looking for Gunpla overload, try DaShop Corporation in Chinatown.
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I don't know where this dude comes from. He is named...Watermelon SEED? Just the roundness of the upper body, and the green made me think of watermelon   Aircraft are in scale:   Wanted to paint some sesame seeds black, but they didn't really fit. So paint seeds instead  Watermelon hip-protector thingys  Also THIS. IS. CSPAM so I made him a protest sign. Feel free to suggest signs, if people like this little dude maybe he'll do more protesting: 
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That looks fantastic, how did you do that pattern?
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Guy Goodbody posted:That looks fantastic, how did you do that pattern? Thanks! Well, the base color is Tamiya sky, which is an extremely pale green. After some experimenting, I found my method: 1. Paint stripes with masking fluid. 2. Use hairspray and sea salt to fill in the area between the stripes with salt. 3. Remove the masking fluid stripes. 4. Paint everything with airbrush (Tamiya deep green.) 5. Remove Salt. For the round markings, I have some leftover bits that are round that let me make a nice round even mark for the arm slices. I think the eye was sprayed through a leftover electrical ring.
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Great work! The shoulder hardpoints being sliced watermelon is inspired. You should strongly consider making a tiny paper plate holding the covers.
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Mine just looks like lovely Iron Man which is to be expected because I only did red and gold without any other real plan.
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Nebakenezzer posted:Also THIS. IS. CSPAM that looks awesome! sign suggestion: wenger out
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I really hope we can get images of all the challenge Hi-mocks protesting
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I am in full support of this idea, with the caveat that I call dibs on #GruntSuitsMatter
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