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Guy Goodbody posted:E.G. all of them. I don't think there's a single Gundam that doesn't have calves thicker than it's thighs It's cool that I can get drunk enough to think calves and thighs are the same thing without throwing up or passing out. No, wait, the opposite of that.
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It makes sense that most of the proper gundam-gundams have those proportions since, as mentioned, suits tend to have large calves and feet to support the weight of the rest of the body. As for why they need to be modeled off IRL suits: Just tradition I guess. And emphasizing that the suits are extensions of the pilot's character rather than their own fleshed out being. In other news: I've never seen it mentioned in here, but Vallejo's liquid mask works REALLY good for unconventionally shaped masking areas (i.e mechanical details, trims, eyes). It's held up to spray primer, enamel, and lacquer layers without leaking paint or flaking off. Two caveats though: 1) It will all but destroy the brush you use, soap can help remove tge latex embedded in the brush but it will take a while of gentle picking-at, just use a cheap brush and 2: it looks like the latex shrinks when you apply it but it actually just dries really thin and clear, don't be excessive with it unless you want very sloppy results.
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So I finished the build of the DM Hellscythe, went well besides one part on the cloak. I managed to snap the peg on one of the parts that attaches to the cloak, I've got it setting with some tamiya extra thing cement right now. If that doesn't hold it what are some things I can do to fix it?
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Oct 17, 2017 19:20
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A thicker plastic cement or superglue should work.
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Oct 17, 2017 19:39
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Darth Walrus posted:Psycho Zaku arrived, and it looks goddamned terrifying. Welcome to the club. It took me about 6 months to work up the nerve to start making it and I've only finished the backpack. The backpack is loving huge.
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Oct 17, 2017 20:51
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Unkempt posted:Tyvm. It's annoying, I spent ages cutting out a finger and thumb on the one I lost so it could hold something and now the cat's eaten it or it's fallen in the water or something. Found it now. Typical.
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Puddin posted:Welcome to the club. Just looked it up and holy poo poo.  loving huge is right!
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Oct 18, 2017 02:26
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The Psycho Zaku is a Zaku stuck to a space shuttle rocket booster and it rules
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Oct 18, 2017 03:01
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My friend said, "I can't believe you bought Chimney Gundam."
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Oct 18, 2017 05:47
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Hey just a heads up - on Amazon the RG Unicorn is under $31, dunno if it's for prime users only, but it's substantially cheaper than what it's being sold for everywhere else (and what I paid for it last week  )
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tenderjerk posted:Hey just a heads up - on Amazon the RG Unicorn is under $31, dunno if it's for prime users only, but it's substantially cheaper than what it's being sold for everywhere else (and what I paid for it last week A convenient link for the lazy! ... Now, the real question is: how long will that sale last? I want that kit, but I also want a few zakus before I get back to another gundam....
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Okay, gently caress it, I'm not gonna decal this thing. Another peg broke while moving a part of the cloak, i just cut the spot the peg goes into down. Now I've got it cemented and taped and clamped. I'm just gonna put this thing up with lining and no decals. I'm gonna start my PG Strike gundam next. God it'll be nice working on a bandai kit again.
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Oct 18, 2017 16:16
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StrixNebulosa posted:A convenient link for the lazy! I don't know if that's a special sale. I paid that price when I preordered it back in August.
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asterioth posted:Okay, gently caress it, I'm not gonna decal this thing. Another peg broke while moving a part of the cloak, i just cut the spot the peg goes into down. Now I've got it cemented and taped and clamped. I'm just gonna put this thing up with lining and no decals. I'm gonna start my PG Strike gundam next. God it'll be nice working on a bandai kit again. Hell yeah me too! I just got the box and that’s a large rowdy son.
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I'm going to airbrush on sprue and build the 00 XN Raiser kit. I've just looked at the sprues and how it's gated and whatever. These Japanese blokes know how to put a model kit together I tell you what.
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JBP posted:I'm going to airbrush on sprue and build the 00 XN Raiser kit. I've just looked at the sprues and how it's gated and whatever. These Japanese blokes know how to put a model kit together I tell you what. You'll probably have a lot of touch ups to do if you're not getting exactly the same colour. Granted i've only airbrushed 75% of a model, but I'll post what I've learned in the process (so far with Vallejo Model Air Colours) Prime Everything Test fit any articulated pieces for rubbing and sand down any areas for clearance. Nothing worse that getting a nice coat of paint down for it to rub or mark something that its moving against. Spray in batches. If you're not mixing colours for a specific custom colour without making a large batch of premixed paints, I found I get fatigued on painting a large batch of pieces. It also makes moving things a lot easier. Lots of light coats of paint. Pretty much the #1 rule of spray painting no matter what you are painting. You don't need full coverage on the first coat. Spray a piece a little, move on and rotate through all the pieces until you have a nice consistent coating. Dry time x 2. It's not something you can bash out quickly for good results. Paint may feel and look dry, but it does need some time to fully cure. Clean your tip and nozzle regularly. Q-tip and alcohol to stop the tip drip. Once you're happy, top coat it with clear coat to protect and enable a nice surface for decal/panel lining. Just the basics, but I've learn't a lot reading all the massive amounts of tutorials out there.
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I'm a hardcore warham from way back so I've got ok chops when it comes to doing the painting. I'm mainly impressed with how good the kit is. It's clean as hell and all the gates are in smart places. I'm pumped to put this baby together. Also I use model/game air too. Vallejo is a joy.
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Can confirm, Vallejo is pretty nice. Even if they're tied with GW for "paints most likely to dry out". Their non-metallic metal color set is a great value and super versatile.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsI85GVWzq8 ZakuAurelius unboxing the Mechanicore Ziegler. Good god thats massive.
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Oct 19, 2017 17:17
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So who was it again who pre-ordered it here?
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JBP posted:I'm mainly impressed with how good the kit is. It's clean as hell and all the gates are in smart places. I'm pumped to put this baby together. I think the fact that most people who buy the kits won't bother painting them really gives them the incentive to make things that will look good as is, compared to the more grognardly areas of modelling where a certain level of preparation and customization is a given. Wait until you see the RG kits and things with metallic coating though, that's where it gets really crazy! On a side note, I recently put together the HGUC Zock and I think it's my new favorite model in my collection. It's just so drat big and goofy, I love it. 
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RillAkBea posted:On a side note, I recently put together the HGUC Zock and I think it's my new favorite model in my collection. It's just so drat big and goofy, I love it. 
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asterioth posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsI85GVWzq8 Does anyone know how the plastic is on these kits?
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Yawgmoft posted:Does anyone know how the plastic is on these kits? ACES CURES PLANES has an in-depth months-long build log of the Deep Striker if you want to really do your homework before delving into hundreds-dollars-kits, but from what he's said it's pretty solid plastic, matte compared to Bandai's semi-gloss, great mechanical engineering, and Solder Hell.
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ACES CURE PLANES posted:So who was it again who pre-ordered it here? It was me, and maybe someone else? It'll join my backlog until I move to a place with enough room to build/display it. Hopefully early next year.
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https://twitter.com/weebsimpsons/status/921111746957447170
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After leaving my MG Turn A a headless torso for 6 months, I've started working on it today. Highlights include: - cursing at my file for being too wide - spending about 30 minutes on my hands and knees searching for fingers against a dark carpet - filling in every single panel line, cutting some more, and then filling those in - spending around 2 hours on the right arm. I love this build.
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The Johnny Ridden Zaku comes with two different leg options Which confused me, all the art of Johnny's Zaku showed it with the legs on the right. But then I figured it out  Guys I think they're gonna make a RG Shin Matsunaga's Zaku
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ACES CURE PLANES posted:So who was it again who pre-ordered it here? I did. But I got sick so it's sitting in my office still boxed.
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Guy Goodbody posted:The Johnny Ridden Zaku comes with two different leg options Of course they are. Once you get one Zaku in a grade, you're guaranteed to have fifty more come in the next few years. Here's hoping that the Johnny Ridden Custom fixes the few niggly bits on the original RG Zaku.
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Arcsquad12 posted:Of course they are. Once you get one Zaku in a grade, you're guaranteed to have fifty more come in the next few years. Here's hoping that the Johnny Ridden Custom fixes the few niggly bits on the original RG Zaku. You say that, but where's the RG Garma's Zaku?
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I'm half finished with my first Zaku 2 (MG!) and I love building them. The design is so clean! I also finally got my GM Sniper 2 MG that I ordered back in August today, hoping I can crank it out in a day.
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Oct 20, 2017 03:45
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Puddin posted:RG Psycho Zaku Also described as a frag grenade.
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Puddin posted:RG Psycho Zaku I ain't even gonna pretend I don't want that.  Ok, now I just want to see an entire line of goofy aquatic conversions.
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    Well I'm pretty much finished the zeong. I'll weather the thrusters later since my model shop is taking forever to get some alclad I need. Also my first time doing some big time beam damage. Thought it turned out okay. It's also the most time I've spent on a kit for a design I really didn't like. But it's a char suit, so I must. Only two more to go.
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Neurolimal posted:Do you have the Nightingale yet, or are you only doing show suits? I'm sticking for show suits for now so next is the rick dias and then the Sazabi for the grand finale. Not a huge fan of the nightingale. May change my mind later, if I can pick it up for a decent price.
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Are there any other good places to order gunpla from within the US outside of USAGundamStore?
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