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I think that maxter was my first kit. Found it lying in an abandoned apt as a kid, did it all up with scizzors
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 01:22 |
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# ? May 28, 2024 15:34 |
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A slightly more detailed Maxter was my first kit too. Bandai take note: Representation matters.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 02:12 |
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Kaiju Cage Match posted:The connector piece for one of the beam tomahawks (the ones that go on the shield) on my HG Sinanju broke, so I glued it back on. Earlier today, when I went to take pictures, the piece broke when I moved it to the lower part of the shield. On such a small surface area though, unless you can add a support rod it's probably going to snap again no matter how many times you glue it.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 05:22 |
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Much of panel lining on my Livelance Heaven has completely faded over the last couple months, and I guess that shows the value of a topcoat. I have not yet felt the call to get that deep into the hobby, though. Anyway, my birthday is coming up, and my family has asked me for gift ideas. The HG Heavyarms is an obvious choice, since it’s at Target, is from a show I’ve seen, and is also just cool. I’ve also been thinking about trying a MG with the Endless Waltz Wing Zero or Epyon. Any thoughts on those two? I’ve made the RG Exia and Eva 01 with transport platform.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 14:56 |
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If you've built an RG, an MG is going to be no problem. All of the wing MGs are really good.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 15:59 |
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I think the reason that we haven't seen an IBO real grade yet is because they're still trying to work out how to make such spindly frames more durable. I bought the HG Gundam Asmoday last month and it's already getting pretty loose and flimsy.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 16:10 |
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I imagine it'd be more like scaling the MG Barbatos down than making the HG nicer given how simple the latter is, and having built the Master Grade that has its own problems. The pistons were already fiddly enough without making them 1/144th scale.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 16:13 |
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Arc Hammer posted:I think the reason that we haven't seen an IBO real grade yet is because they're still trying to work out how to make such spindly frames more durable. I bought the HG Gundam Asmoday last month and it's already getting pretty loose and flimsy. like how we'll never get a GP02 MG mk2 because the shoulders would be way too heavy
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 17:47 |
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Dr Christmas posted:Much of panel lining on my Livelance Heaven has completely faded over the last couple months, and I guess that shows the value of a topcoat. I have not yet felt the call to get that deep into the hobby, though. If you want the MG Wing Zero get the recent Ver Ka, the other one is an ancient kit.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 18:26 |
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These are rad: https://twitter.com/32_archangel/status/1549042821239230466?s=21&t=ZhxbVt8tXxFq2LmkNdBs-Q
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 18:38 |
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Midjack posted:If you want the MG Wing Zero get the recent Ver Ka, the other one is an ancient kit. I did send out a message with this Barnes and Noble posting, which was posted this year, but doesn’t have the Ver Ka phrase https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wing-gundam-zero-bandai-hobby-gunpla/1140378717
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 18:55 |
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Dr Christmas posted:I did send out a message with this Barnes and Noble posting, which was posted this year, but doesn’t have the Ver Ka phrase That does appear to be the older one (based on price and UPC). The MG EW Epyon is really nice!
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 19:45 |
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RillAkBea posted:It depends what glue you used but you'll probably be best scraping it off with a hobby knife as solvents that strong tend to turn plastic into soup. I used this: And Sinanju tax:
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 19:57 |
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Kaiju Cage Match posted:I used this: Some CA debonder will dissolve the glue without harming the plastic. Use a proper hobby cement for repairs in the future, CA glue has its uses but fixing broken parts generally isn’t one of them.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 20:50 |
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Any recommendations for hobby cement?
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 21:38 |
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I prefer Mr. Cement DX. Tamiya Extra Thin is a popular and easily found choice.
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 21:49 |
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I like the little double-printed stickers on the Aerial there, the appearance of depth is nice. I know its the incredibly basic "you spray the back of the eye-piece silver" level applied to sticker-tech, but it looks alright!
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# ? Jul 19, 2022 22:59 |
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The latest HG Dom mold is from 2006 or so right? Used for things like the Dom R35 since then? Would like to do one but ideally with decent engineering.
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# ? Jul 20, 2022 00:52 |
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Kaiju Cage Match posted:Any recommendations for hobby cement? I like the Tamiya thin stuff myself. The thing to remember is that model cement is a solvent that dissolves the plastic of the model, so essentially you're welding the piece together when you use it.
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# ? Jul 20, 2022 00:58 |
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BizarroAzrael posted:The latest HG Dom mold is from 2006 or so right? Used for things like the Dom R35 since then? Would like to do one but ideally with decent engineering. If I remember right, the R35 is a whole new mold, which lead to speculation about a revive Dom. (Never happened, though). Modern joint structure and all.
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# ? Jul 20, 2022 01:04 |
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drat these WfM kits look fantastic
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# ? Jul 20, 2022 15:48 |
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There's also an accessory pack with one of the grunt suit (?) weapons from WfM. It's that Aliens-esque hip-mounted smart-gun with a bunch of customization parts and a neat set of Mobile Suit-scale power tools. I hope they actually get used in-show, because I totally want to see a Mobile Suit go ham with a colossal circular saw .
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# ? Jul 20, 2022 16:49 |
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Next group build
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# ? Jul 20, 2022 16:52 |
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A lot of these feel like mashups between UC and IBO and I'm extremely here for it
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# ? Jul 20, 2022 16:55 |
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Marx Headroom posted:A lot of these feel like mashups between UC and IBO and I'm extremely here for it I feel like there's a lot of G-Reco there as well. The basic Dilanza seems heavily inspired by the Space Jahannam.
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# ? Jul 20, 2022 17:01 |
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Darth Walrus posted:I feel like there's a lot of G-Reco there as well. The basic Dilanza seems heavily inspired by the Space Jahannam. Every time it comes up, I'm always mad people aren't seeing the G-Reco influences. Maybe it just wasn't popular enough, I dunno.
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# ? Jul 20, 2022 17:14 |
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Gripweed posted:Next group build This looks like it might have a little bit of Caitsith DNA, too.
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# ? Jul 20, 2022 18:14 |
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Gripweed posted:Next group build Agreed. This thing is asking for a scopedog conversion.
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# ? Jul 20, 2022 19:23 |
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Warmachine posted:Every time it comes up, I'm always mad people aren't seeing the G-Reco influences. Maybe it just wasn't popular enough, I dunno. It feels weird when people say there are G-Reco influences like the same mech designer isn't working on both. It's not a show being influenced by another, it's the same person doing their thing. It shouldn't be so surprising.
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# ? Jul 20, 2022 19:24 |
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Gripweed posted:Next group build It’s like the Grimoire is being rendered on a sega saturn.
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# ? Jul 20, 2022 19:25 |
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Potsticker posted:It feels weird when people say there are G-Reco influences like the same mech designer isn't working on both. It's not a show being influenced by another, it's the same person doing their thing. It shouldn't be so surprising. One doesn't necessarily contradict the other. If anything, the same guy doing both makes it even more likely that he'll iterate on and draw inspiration from his previous mechanical designs.
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# ? Jul 20, 2022 20:17 |
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Darth Walrus posted:One doesn't necessarily contradict the other. If anything, the same guy doing both makes it even more likely that he'll iterate on and draw inspiration from his previous mechanical designs. Same guys, plural. It seems that Witch is doing the same thing as Iron Blooded Orphans, and 00, dividing up design duties based on faction to give every group a unique feel.
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# ? Jul 20, 2022 21:19 |
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chiasaur11 posted:Same guys, plural. It seems that Witch is doing the same thing as Iron Blooded Orphans, and 00, dividing up design duties based on faction to give every group a unique feel. Yeah, I kept rewording my post over and over because there are multiple designers who have worked over multiple shows to swap between using the singular or the plural. Splitting the designers over faction/manufacturer lines is super cool. It gives a fun sense of realness to the setting.
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# ? Jul 20, 2022 21:38 |
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Gripweed posted:drat these WfM kits look fantastic The fancy Dilanza matches well with the normal ones (Who also have customization) Link to other Dilanza images https://www.gundamkitscollection.com/2022/07/hg-1144-dilanza-release-info.html Also guessing the Darilbalde is the rival suit https://www.gundamkitscollection.com/2022/07/hg-1144-darilbalde-release-info.html MonsterEnvy fucked around with this message at 00:03 on Jul 21, 2022 |
# ? Jul 21, 2022 00:00 |
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Getting some real "Dijeh wearing a Sazabi head" vibes.
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# ? Jul 21, 2022 00:04 |
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Gripweed posted:drat these WfM kits look fantastic surprised no one has made a witchcraft joke yet
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# ? Jul 21, 2022 02:36 |
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MonsterEnvy posted:The fancy Dilanza matches well with the normal ones (Who also have customization) The Daribalde being able to replace its hands with beam sabers is an odd choice. Maybe it first shows up in an incomplete form before getting its proper arsenal.
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# ? Jul 21, 2022 03:55 |
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Kaiju Cage Match posted:Any recommendations for hobby cement? Bimmi posted:I prefer Mr. Cement DX. Tamiya Extra Thin is a popular and easily found choice. SnakesRevenge posted:I like the Tamiya thin stuff myself. The thing to remember is that model cement is a solvent that dissolves the plastic of the model, so essentially you're welding the piece together when you use it. A small warning on extra thin if you're not used to using it, it's designed more for traditional plastic models to flow along seam lines, so whatever you do don't get it anywhere near assembled models because it can and will flow into the joints and turn your figure into a statue.
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# ? Jul 21, 2022 06:45 |
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Darth Walrus posted:The Daribalde being able to replace its hands with beam sabers is an odd choice. Maybe it first shows up in an incomplete form before getting its proper arsenal. I think those may be the two red pods on its back. Backup arms? It's also got wires, so...backup arms and wired funnels?
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# ? Jul 21, 2022 08:00 |
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# ? May 28, 2024 15:34 |
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The unstated theme of the new show appears to be “bits for everyone.”
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