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mllaneza posted:I've heard on scale model chats that what you really need is a gloss coat. That protects the paint from the enamel wash, helps the panel liner's capillary action, and eases cleanup. It's truly amazing to see the panel liner just flow to where it's needed, it's like modelling magic. You just touch the brush with liner on it to a section of panel lines and it just flows. Again, like magic. What you are talking about lines up completely with that kit. I bet it felt great watching that capillary action on it.
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Moai Ou posted:FWIW, I've built 100+ kits with Tamiya panel wash with zippo lighter fluid for clean-up & never had anything become brittle. I don't paint it on, just let it run into the panel lines, then clean up 10 minutes later. it's a bit of a technique for sure, just don't let it pool up
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Chromatics posted:which of their primers did you use? I have not heard of it doing that on games workshop PS for example  Probably held it too close when trying to get spots I missed - the melting only occurred where there were drips, as far as I can tell
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Almost done scribing my pg wing zero so now have to go the seam lines. The fact despite it being a perfect grade that there is a seam line across line across each twin buster rifle and each back wing, is just one of the many aggravating things about this kit.
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boz posted:What you are talking about lines up completely with that kit. I bet it felt great watching that capillary action on it. Magic. It was absolute magic in action. I really shouldn't have started that kit when I did, but it's about half done so...
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I thought I was done collecting HGAC kits as I don't really like the Geminass but god damnit I guess I have to get these, too. But I will say I'm a little salty that we're getting G-Unit HGs instead of the gorgeous line of AC Grunts they passed over like the Aries, Virgo, or Serpent.
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if you're in the US, Walmart of all places has about the best price on the RG Nu right now when accounting for shipping, which is free and incredibly fast. I ordered mine yesterday and it'll be here tomorrow. I had been waiting to pick this up for a while and this did it for me https://www.walmart.com/ip/Char-s-Counterattack-GUNDAM-Bandai-RG-1-144/119391193?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0 edit: didnt realize this kit came out three years ago. outing myself as a no backlog guy JoeGlassJAw fucked around with this message at 20:41 on Nov 29, 2022 |
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JoeGlassJAw posted:outing myself as a no backlog guy Read that as "neo backlog" at first, and if they ever make another Gundam Breaker that should be the final boss.
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It used to be Neo Wholelog until the Lumber Gundam got to it
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The boss of Neo Backlog will be a Nightingale Ver.Ka e: or an MG Neo Zeong in a box the size of a car
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SnakesRevenge posted:e: or an MG Neo Zeong in a box the size of a car MG Sinanju not included.
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On one hand, this White Dingo Jim sniper rules, I love the color scheme. (Even if I still have a long way to go with lining, decals, and weathering) On the other hand, I loving hate MP hands 
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SnakesRevenge posted:The boss of Neo Backlog will be a Nightingale Ver.Ka More likely a PGU...
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Stairmaster posted:Is it normal to see parts and pieces when you close your eyes Yes.
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Can’t say I’m at the point where I’m seeing parts, but I have definitely had a dream or two where I completed some really badass kit only to wake up and remember 1) I don’t even own that kit, and/or 2) I have barely completed a head on the thing I am working on
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Say hello to the first of my chunky bois This is the Type-48 Fencer from Kotobukiya's Frame Arms line. Though I think Fencer is a bit of a misnomer since there is nothing graceful about this lad. It's the RE:2 version btw which means some improvements to the inner frame and a few new armor parts compared to previous releases. I've put a normal sized Labello stick in the picture to convey how hefty the kit is. It's 1/100 scale but I did expect it to be a little less big tbh Here are side shots for a peek at some details and the one "transformation" the kit has   You can plop down some wheels and lift the back skirt with the booster unit to enter go-fast mode. Fairly mundane thing when it comes to mecha kits I think but it would have been a nice touch if the wheels could actually move instead of being a stiff part. Chunky bois get chunky toys so let's dress him up  The shoulder mounted rifle is very optional. The rifle itself looks good imo but the shoulder mount is a little janky and the rifle does get in the way of the sword. Putting it on the other side does not help btw because it then collides with the shield.  I like this better  Also take note of the little sub-arm you can fold out to support the sword. It's a nifty thing and does help a lot with stability. Also it makes it look a little less silly imo because holding the sword just by the dainty wrist would be a bit much. Though we're talking about a huge gently caress-off sword with boosters at the back of it so I'm not sure if the amount of silly can be reduced to begin with.  Here's the setup with the rifle but it's not for me. The base version of the Type-48 is made for shooting and this is made for smashing. Also you can not store the sword without buying or making extra 3mm connector pegs. I do love my new boi but I also have to say that the actual build was a bit exhausting. It took me the majority of a Sunday and two more evenings with 3-4 hours of building each. The kit has a lot of parts and I had to do a fair bit of sanding on each nub on those parts. The kit is made from PS but most of the parts were made from a pretty tough form of PS. Significantly harder than the Bandai PS in the 30 Minute Mission kit I built a little while ago. This did not only increase the time I needed for sanding but also produced a lot of dust that I had to keep cleaning from my tools and the parts. The red plastic was the worst offender in that regard! Also I had to glue the hip joints in place because it uses a part of the basic inner frame upside down for that. Upside down ball-joints do not like to stay together when there's a bunch of weight on top of them. I will eventually paint this kit and then do another pass for spots I didn't sand enough and maybe even close some of the seam lines. I do have the sniper variant of this sitting in my box pile but I'm going to let some time pass before I build that and do something easier next
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Rocket-boosted melee weapons are always a plus in my book, that thing looks sick. Nice work!
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War and Pieces posted:
Probably about the same size as Mobile Doll May.
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chiasaur11 posted:Probably about the same size as Mobile Doll May. And if that's 1/100 then...  
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You may have a model kit in your pocket RIGHT NOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbTvEVq9muI
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I got the MH-03 and other tools and I'm trying it out on some resin minis and omg, it's like a hot knife through butter. Going to try it out on Sandrock soon... edit: So far the snips are better, but it's hard to say that it causes less disress on the plastic, maybe slightly. They're certainly sharper, of course, but not what I was hoping to see. I think the Raser Origin is nice, but it's a bit too large for a $23 glass file, though the texture was unexpected and it seems to leave a gloss finish, which is interesting and I kind of like it. The sanding pads are a lot larger than I expected, and seem like a good value for what they are. I'm thinking maybe this process would be better if I didn't cut flush with the edge of the model, but then that means I'm leaving a nub and having to sand down a nub until it's not there anymore, which doesn't feel as good as straight clipping and moving on, but even if I did, the Raser Origin is still kind of big for some of the areas that these HGAC models have their nub marks (such as on a helmet or something small) and maybe a glass nail file with a sharp point would work, but until then the back of my hobby knife well enough in those situations. In looking at this it certainly cuts better, but I'm not convinced doubling my cost from the MH-03 -> Godhands would make any difference here, it would be a process change, one I'm not as willing to make. Then it got me thinking as well, some of this, along with the Raser Plus, some of this would be way easier with MG or 1/100+ models, not because the parts are too small to see/handle (as one guide suggested, that MG were better for older builders because "bad eyesight once you hit your 40s+") but because the tools were larger than was suited for the 1/144 scale itself. One of those "you can make it work but" situations. That's actually one of the problem with the "moldline scrapers" in the mini community, where some companies make tools that should be able to help with that issue, but then the tool ends up being too big or unweildly or doesn't work as well as you hoped for the cost investment, compared to the tiny areas to navigate in, compared to a regular old hobby knife. One of these days I'll have an MG and I can compare some of these tools to that, but otherwise I'm not as wow'd as I had hoped. GreenBuckanneer fucked around with this message at 08:36 on Dec 3, 2022 |
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 The MODEROID Aestivalis Aerial and Ground Battleframe kits are up for preorder on HLJ! Get to
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What I typically do is use the hobby knife on anything too tight to reach with the Rase. Even if it doesn't come out perfect, a lot of times if it is in such a small physical area where I can't sand it with the file it means I won't be able to see that spot anyway, so little imperfections aren't as noticeable. For the second part, I find the best results is if you leave a super tiny piece of nub, and then take the Raser or hobby knife to it. That seems to leave the least stress on plastic. I was originally cutting flush with the nippers then trying to sand, but a lot of times you still have that bit of white stress when you do it that way.
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boz posted:For the second part, I find the best results is if you leave a super tiny piece of nub, and then take the Raser or hobby knife to it. That seems to leave the least stress on plastic. I was originally cutting flush with the nippers then trying to sand, but a lot of times you still have that bit of white stress when you do it that way. Also I want to point out that a good hobby knife is something worthwile to get. I mean there are many cheapo options out there but my work has improved significantly after getting one from Olfa. There are other good brands out there I'm sure but the AK-1 is reasonably cheap and came with 25 blades which will last me for a good while. Cuts and handles really well for me!
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 god what a good kit. deserves all the hype it's gotten. i usually get burned out at some point in a build which usually leads to me skipping some accessories, but i really never hit that point with this one. fun all the way through and looks fantastic
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JoeGlassJAw posted:
 Also if you have some excess action base bits, you can trim some of those funky four prong holders and use them to pose the Fin Funnels.
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BisbyWorl posted:
oh sick! I definitely do, thanks, I will give that a shot!
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I recently revived a long-dormant interest in model-making and find myself kind of at the same problem I was at two decades ago: I love giant robots but I have no affinity to any of the figures there are models of. I watched some Gundam on Toonami ages ago, that’s about it. I like that the 30 Minute Mission models are property agonistic and I like their style, but they aren’t very complex. I’m sure I’ll find cool kits, I just wish there were more video game robot kits to match all the anime ones.
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LawfulWaffle posted:I recently revived a long-dormant interest in model-making and find myself kind of at the same problem I was at two decades ago: I love giant robots but I have no affinity to any of the figures there are models of. I watched some Gundam on Toonami ages ago, that’s about it. I like that the 30 Minute Mission models are property agonistic and I like their style, but they aren’t very complex. I’m sure I’ll find cool kits, I just wish there were more video game robot kits to match all the anime ones. There are a few, but I feel like they're much more expensive.
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LawfulWaffle posted:I recently revived a long-dormant interest in model-making and find myself kind of at the same problem I was at two decades ago: I love giant robots but I have no affinity to any of the figures there are models of. I watched some Gundam on Toonami ages ago, that’s about it. I like that the 30 Minute Mission models are property agonistic and I like their style, but they aren’t very complex. I’m sure I’ll find cool kits, I just wish there were more video game robot kits to match all the anime ones. I agree, there's tons of models out there but I don't know most of them. I'd like to see some non-Gundam mecha that isn't like, NGE, like maybe a Gurren Lagann or Code Geass set of kits or something
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GreenBuckanneer posted:I agree, there's tons of models out there but I don't know most of them. They did Akito the Exiled kits! And not Code Geass related, but 86 got a line of kits, and Goodsmile is doing a lot of stuff, including Dougram, Martian Succesor Nadesco, Big O, Pop Team Epic…
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LawfulWaffle posted:I recently revived a long-dormant interest in model-making and find myself kind of at the same problem I was at two decades ago: I love giant robots but I have no affinity to any of the figures there are models of. I watched some Gundam on Toonami ages ago, that’s about it. I like that the 30 Minute Mission models are property agonistic and I like their style, but they aren’t very complex. I’m sure I’ll find cool kits, I just wish there were more video game robot kits to match all the anime ones. not really to speak much for complexity, but Kotobukiya may have some stuff you'd be interested in. video game wise they have both Metal Gear Rex and Ray, one or both of which I believe were recently reprinted. they also have made/are making a bunch of megaman x kits. they also made the bike from death stranding if you're into that; no norman reedus though, you'd have to grab the figma action figure for that. bandai has some stuff like star wars, if you want like a boba fett or a stormtrooper or something. you're right that 30mm aren't very complex but they look great and it's a lot of fun to mix and match, helped a lot by the fact that they're dirt cheap. plaiobot made some gurren lagann kits, greenbuckanneer, but as a ttgl fan myself and one that has a collection of the revoltechs, the design of the kits is not to my personal taste
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Gripweed posted:They did Akito the Exiled kits! And not Code Geass related, but 86 got a line of kits, and Goodsmile is doing a lot of stuff, including Dougram, Martian Succesor Nadesco, Big O, Pop Team Epic… There's Dragonar and L-Gaim kits too.
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