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Stickers are bad, but stickers that have to be aligned parallel with sculpted details are impossible. If anyone posts a picture of a Gunpla with all the stickers aligned correctly, they're lying. They faked it in photoshop.
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catgirlgenius posted:https://twitter.com/GundamPlanet/status/1585695473469358090 The Great Gunpla Drought has instilled in me a deep-seated sense of FOMO that’s got me spending far too much on kits I’ll never build, but there’s an undeniable satisfaction in finally having ‘em.
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yes but did you really need 20 Acguys?
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Oct 29, 2022 00:16
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Nodosaur posted:
That's kinda how it is with your own stuff - you know every bit that didn't go to plan and it sticks out whenever you look. I tend to just remind myself I know more than before I started, that's always a victory you can take forward. Nice work, by the way!
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YanniRotten posted:yes but did you really need 20 Acguys? the cost won't matter after we've taken Jaburo
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Oct 29, 2022 00:52
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YanniRotten posted:yes but did you really need 20 Acguys? I've got like 6-7 Grazes. I have a project in mind, I swear.
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Marx Headroom posted:I've got like 6-7 Grazes. I have a project in mind, I swear. One of each release, or multiple of the same model? 
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Oct 29, 2022 02:15
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I think the only main line Graze I don't have is the sick new red one from that mobile game They really need to release this guy though 
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SnakesRevenge posted:That's kinda how it is with your own stuff - you know every bit that didn't go to plan and it sticks out whenever you look. thanks...some time has passed, and I'm feeling better about it. Next is the old rear end Zaku-1...I've already broken two pieces on it, orz.
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Nodosaur posted:thanks...some time has passed, and I'm feeling better about it. I need to get some Zaku 1s. I love Zeon suits so much..
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Gripweed posted:Stickers are bad, but stickers that have to be aligned parallel with sculpted details are impossible. If anyone posts a picture of a Gunpla with all the stickers aligned correctly, they're lying. They faked it in photoshop. Built the IBO Sigrun recently and I love it a lot, but there's one sticker in the helm that you have to bend and apply in a really tight space around this sharp triangular wedge. Mine tore right in the centre despite gingerly handling it with a blunted toothpick.  I cringe every time I see it.Side note, unreal to me that the Sigrun only appeared in a mobile game and that's basically it. Seems like a waste of a good mech! Very pleased there seems to be visual overlap with some of the Witch from Mercury designs eg Begir-beu at least, but if anybody knows more/older kits in this vein I'd love to hear about 'em.
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Bluefin coming in as the official distributor addressed price and availability in good ways in the US, hopefully you see the same there.
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I've tried searching for them but I'm not turning up any results. What are the little nub hoovers called that people have to tidy up their desk? I believe they themselves are a model kit?
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PriorMarcus posted:I've tried searching for them but I'm not turning up any results. What are the little nub hoovers called that people have to tidy up their desk? I believe they themselves are a model kit? https://www.amazon.com/ODISTAR-Endurance-Cordless-Rotatable-Keyboard/dp/B07Q128V6W ? 
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Bandai is actually including waterslide decals in the new Strike Freedom kit. Is this the end times?
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Is that the new MGEX? I think the Unicorn MGEX came with waterslides (which is probably why mine is naked, should probably do those at some point). So it makes sense that it would. Still dumb as gently caress that the PGU only had stickers. Or PG's in general.
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Yawgmoft posted:Bandai is actually including waterslide decals in the new Strike Freedom kit. Is this the end times? I guess its a cost thing but honestly they do themselves a massive disservice by including those awful stickers, particularily in RG kits. Wasnt the recent perfect extreme RX78 also with stickers?
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How well do dry rubs or watersides hold up after a topcoat layer is sprayed on?
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Arc Hammer posted:How well do dry rubs or watersides hold up after a topcoat layer is sprayed on? On the ones I've done, after doing a coat over the waterslides it pretty much seals them in place and I don't have to worry about them falling off anymore
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Burns posted:I guess its a cost thing but honestly they do themselves a massive disservice by including those awful stickers, particularily in RG kits. Wasnt the recent perfect extreme RX78 also with stickers? It was, it was really loving dumb that with all the stuff they put into it, it still only had stickers. I brought some aftermarket waterslides at one point, but I'd have to peel off the stickers and probably wash off residue or whatever before putting them on. So probably too lazy to ever do it!
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It's weird because my Mega Size unicorn came with waterslides. and I believe those retail for like 100 bucks
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Burns posted:I guess its a cost thing but honestly they do themselves a massive disservice by including those awful stickers, particularily in RG kits. Wasnt the recent perfect extreme RX78 also with stickers? I just got a p-bandi kit with no waterslides. It's crazy that Bandai is so behind on this one thing.
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I'm honestly considering doing another PGU RX-78 just so I can do it with waterslides. I have a problem.
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I'm so annoyed I lost one of the MG guntank's ears. I'll never find that thing. I think it's in the legos somewhere
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mllaneza posted:I'm honestly considering doing another PGU RX-78 just so I can do it with waterslides. I have a problem. Honestly, kinda the same. As dumb as it sounds, I'd rather just build a new one than peel all the stickers off and put on waterslides.
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Arc Hammer posted:How well do dry rubs or watersides hold up after a topcoat layer is sprayed on? I have never had any trouble with dry rubs and am convinced everyone else is doing them wrong. My first real kit used them and they're still there with no topcoat.
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Cat Hatter posted:I have never had any trouble with dry rubs and am convinced everyone else is doing them wrong. My first real kit used them and they're still there with no topcoat. They really need flat surfaces i find to work properly, bit of a problem on most zeon kits.
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Burns posted:They really need flat surfaces i find to work properly, bit of a problem on most zeon kits. Fair. I learned to do them on a ground type Gundam, which is practically cheating when it comes to flat surfaces. I know I've done them on at least one Zeon kit since then though. Other big thing though is using tape to attach the decal, smushing it down with the rounded back of my exacto knife handle, and then leaving the tape attached as a hinge so if I start peeling the backing off and see that I missed a spot I can slap it back down in the same position.
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I like to keep my hands busy while watching/listening to podcasts and streaming stuff, and warhams/lego is too expensive so I ordered an entry grade grampa. Any other recommendations for beginner stuff? I like goofy looking stuff and older/flatter designs with less greebles, I don't have much attachment to the shows - I might get a shining gundam just because I think g gundam was the first one I saw as a kid. There are some really cheap kits kicking around without any grade or whatever, are those still snap together kits or old school model style? I'm looking at this big zam for instance: https://www.hobbyco.com.au/products/1-550-byg-zam
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The 30 Minute Missions line are also good beginner kits. They're pretty cheap, easy to put together, and if you get a few and some of the option kits, they're super customizable/kitbashable.
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field balm posted:I like to keep my hands busy while watching/listening to podcasts and streaming stuff, and warhams/lego is too expensive so I ordered an entry grade grampa. Any other recommendations for beginner stuff? I like goofy looking stuff and older/flatter designs with less greebles, I don't have much attachment to the shows - I might get a shining gundam just because I think g gundam was the first one I saw as a kid. That's a really old kit and likely not snap together. You may be disappointed in it.
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I've made that kit, it's pretty bad for it's own time period even.
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Veotax posted:Honestly, kinda the same. As dumb as it sounds, I'd rather just build a new one than peel all the stickers off and put on waterslides. And I gotta admit, the PGU was a really fun build. It's $300, but you absolutely get your money's worth out of high-quality build time and in having a 1/60 Gundam. The engineers have honestly produced one of the great toys of all time. Or they can make a PGU Zaku II, which will sell like hotcakes. After doing the first one, a PGU Zaku would be an instant pre-order.
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Guntank Ver.Ka when??
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Tarquinn posted:Guntank Ver.Ka when?? Would slam down an order so fast
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https://shop.bandai.com/blog/post/latest-news/gundam-expo-usa-2022 A runthrough of what's going to be at Gundam Expo USA at Anime NYC, including some previously out of print kits for sale.
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Finally got around to working on the HG Hi-Zack a friend got me like 2 yrs ago. Mostly brush painted. The black is chaos black from a spray can initially intended as primer but i liked how it looked so left it. https://imgur.com/gallery/E9EOgCs
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