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RE/100 Jagd Doga [Gyunei Guss] will be released in September 2018 for 4,500 Yen.
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tenderjerk posted:do they even do p-bandai re 1/100? Oh my yes, most RE/100s have a P-Bandai alternate version. BaWoo had 2 even!
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My P-Bandai shipment arrived today! Everything looks pretty dandy inside the boxes, lots of new parts and very few stickers, apart from the GN-X IV but I already had one of those so I knew what to expect. The HG Advanced GN-X was much the same too, though strangely the new weapon, the proto-GN Lance, was on par with RG weapons in terms of parts numbers and color separation. Speaking of GN-Xs though, all I need now is a PG Exia   Can you guess what my favorite episode of Battlogue is? It's Bear Bear Village 
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I don't know anything about the source material and it's P-Bandai but: A) The eyepiece is fuckin dope B) It is a Jegan C) It is purple   Hot.
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RillAkBea posted:My P-Bandai shipment arrived today! Where did you order that stuff from. I want that Zaku Minelayer so bad.
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Potential BFF posted:I don't know anything about the source material and it's P-Bandai but: Probably the only good thing to come out of Twilight Axis.
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RillAkBea posted:My P-Bandai shipment arrived today! I've got the MG Heavy Gundam and was thinking about selling it to fund the HG, but who am I kidding, I love big 80s sunglasses gun-arm boys. Also please do tell about the Gouf Flight Type, I sold the older non-HGUC version and got my buddy in Japan to order me the P-Bandai. It's totally a Gouf Revive with Flight Type mold extras, right?
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Puddin posted:Where did you order that stuff from. I want that Zaku Minelayer so bad. I live in Japan so I just get it direct. The Minelayer does look pretty drat good. I haven't even started to build it yet but from a cursory read through the instructions there's been an awful lot of love put into that backpack, perhaps even more than the RG High Mobility Zakus backpack. MJP posted:Also please do tell about the Gouf Flight Type, I sold the older non-HGUC version and got my buddy in Japan to order me the P-Bandai. It's totally a Gouf Revive with Flight Type mold extras, right?
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TaurusOxford posted:Burn it, immediately. Gunpla is freedom.
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chiasaur11 posted:Gunpla is freedom. "Too much of a good thing" is a phrase that exists for a reason.
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I built the Gouf Flight Type today and I have come to the conclusion that what gets a general release and what goes to PB is largely decided by dice rolls. Here's what was left:  It borrows a few parts from the Gouf Custom but it's mostly new pieces, more than a lot of general release kits almost. Straight snap build, no stickers used except the eye.  
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what's on in the background.
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RillAkBea posted:I built the Gouf Flight Type today and I have come to the conclusion that what gets a general release and what goes to PB is largely decided by dice rolls. I built the GNX IV BPS tonight, and that's kind of the same, there's a whole frame it barely uses. A couple of the leg pieces are reproduced on another frame in a different colour. But it is a really good kit, I've now done the GNX III A-Laws version, GNX OG and now this, and I think they got better each time (the A-LAWS one came later than the original but was spoiled by big stickers, and it's hard to pose it with the lance) I think I may go back on using parts from it for a kit bash, possibly I'll grab bits from an Ogre.
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The 70s called they want their flares back.
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I got the Momokapool and Red Beret grimoire, was not disappointed. I wonder if the Beam Master GMIII is alright though it looks like regular HGUC GMIII with new kneecaps.
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Ka0 posted:I got the Momokapool and Red Beret grimoire, was not disappointed. I wonder if the Beam Master GMIII is alright though it looks like regular HGUC GMIII with new kneecaps. That's pretty much what it is. Also a few new weapons and a new head. It's not terrible, but it's not that interesting either.
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Oh well. It's not that I have too many GMs anyway, I could always use another GMIII, or at least hold on until the inevitable late season "upgrade". That's it for divers at the moment for me I guess.
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I did not realize that there was a physical location for USA Gundam Store, but I've learned that it's 4 hours away from where I live, so me and some friends are taking a road trip in a couple weeks to go there, so that's pretty cool.
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Puddin posted:https://www.gundamkitscollection.com/2018/05/p-bandai-char-aznables-zaku-head-tape.html?m=1 I wonder how many people are big Gundam fans and also have a really big need for scotch tape.
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Yawgmoft posted:I wonder how many people are big Gundam fans and also have a really big need for scotch tape. Doesn’t it have a few modelling applications? Like, for applying dry-rubs and that sort of thing.
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Yawgmoft posted:I wonder how many people are big Gundam fans and also have a really big need for scotch tape. If it wasn't 1) P Bandai 2) like 80 loving dollars I would get one for my desk at work
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long-rear end nips Diane posted:If it wasn't 1) P Bandai 2) like 80 loving dollars I would get one for my desk at work
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Puddin posted:https://www.gundamkitscollection.com/2018/05/p-bandai-char-aznables-zaku-head-tape.html?m=1 If this is p-bandai fine but loving lol at this thing being 84,000 yen.
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Monaghan posted:If this is p-bandai fine but loving lol at this thing being 84,000 yen. It's 8,400, not 84,000...
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TaurusOxford posted:It's 8,400, not 84,000... oops, typo on my part. Still it being 80 dollars is really dumb.
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It dispenses tape 3x faster than a normal dispenser. Think of the time you could save.
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Sazabi posted:It dispenses tape 3x faster than a normal dispenser. Think of the time you could save. 
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Sazabi posted:It dispenses tape 3x faster than a normal dispenser. Think of the time you could save. Really earns its keep around the holidays.
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Arcsquad12 posted:what's on in the background. I've been rewatching Turn A while making models.
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Sazabi posted:It dispenses tape 3x faster than a normal dispenser. Think of the time you could save. If you ever feel like dispensing tape becomes a Char, then it really is the perfect gift.
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I'm building the Figurerise 6 Kamen Rider Kabuto. So far it's got an unfortunate amount of stickers
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Am I crazy to think that getting a 3d printer to make custom parts is feasible? I know it's not gonna have the resolution to have nice smooth surfaces, but I don't mind sanding things down to finish them for painting as it's part and parcel of building Gunpla. (I'd probably have more complex things made in pieces to assemble to ease any finishing that would be needed) It wouldn't be 100% for Gunpla related stuff and I'd like to tinker with other things as well. Namely the Monoprice mini v2 in question.
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Puddin posted:Namely the Monoprice mini v2 in question. You'll probably get better answers in the 3D Printer thread if you can nail down requirements, but since it's Gundam model related I can speak a bit on it. I own an older model MP Maker Select that wasn't specifically bought for custom model parts but has been used for doing some scale testing stuff on occasion. Moderately low detailed 1/100 pieces it's actually kinda okayish, but I suspect 1/144 would be taxing for any FDM printer. Don't remember where I heard it, but the saying that the precision of a 3D printer stops at the point where a C&C machine begins is 100% true. As far as using a printer for modeling, there are two big issues you'll run into, with the first being accuracy and strength of things like sockets and push plugs. To an extent accuracy can be dialed in on your printer (and by upgrading it  ) or you can design greater tolerances into your parts and then spend time post processing it, but strength is an issue that's a bit harder to crack. Because FDM builds layer-by-layer there's a great deal of weakness on the Z-axis of the print between layers compared to something that's been injection molded. If your socket or plug is along this axis as it's printed there's a chance that when you try and fit the parts together (and again, if they're not designed with good tolerances,) the layers of the pins/sockets will begin to delaminate. And if you forget something, and try to separate the printed parts? Yeah that pin is probably going to snap.An issue that you'll hear less about (surprisingly) is material types. Most model kits are made with proprietary blends of ABS or Polystyrene (PS) with a soft Polyethylene (PE) for poly caps, while the current vogue in 3D FDM printing is either Polylactic Acid (PLA) and Polyethylene-Glycol (PETG). PETG I can't speak much of since I haven't gone down that road, but PLA is a fantastic printing material and a terrible modeling plastic: it's hard as a rock, a bitch to sand, and worst of all half of the things in a modeler's usual kit won't work on it because the stuff that's required to make a chemical bond between parts is caustic as hell. Again, there is always a work around. If you design your parts with the tolerances for heavier primer and accept a weaker joint without chemical bond or go full on crazy and try to do friction welding with a Dremel on something this small you can make it work. The good news is that FDM can do ABS and PS too. ABS was once the preferred filament type for printers, and PS (in the form of HIPS Filament) was used as a support medium for multi-material printers. They've fallen out of fashion of late mainly because PLA is so dang good at what it sets out to do, but at least partly because ABS/HIPS are kind of a pain in the rear end to print. Both require higher extrude temperatures (210-250c vs 180-220c), a heated bed (40-90c vs 0-60)c, and to get results comparable to PLA in terms of surface finish and quality of overhangs/strength/detail you really need a heated/insulated enclosure and to have spent even more time screwing around and dialing in the settings of your machine. Personally, I've done HIPS without an enclosure and it was lackluster at best. I ended up tossing out about a quarter of a spool simply because PLA was much better for everything not related to modeling, and using it for modeling has been kinda secondary for me. Building an enclosure, upgrading my print head, and swapping out the electronics for autoleveling so I can try it again is on my to-do but the thread of backlogs should know how that goes. You're not totally crazy, but always temper your expectations since no FDM machine is going to come close to actual kit plastic quality off the build plate. If modeling is your secondary thing and you're willing to throw in the towel on it, a cheap model like a Mini V2 would probably be fine to screw around with and learn. If you want better quality that is more usable in making stuff for your models, look into spending a bit more for a Prusa or Lulzbot with the bells and whistles. If you're really serious about using it for modeling and have a decent amount cash, look into a nice SLA/DLP machine and build like the resin model guys do.
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