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Gripweed posted:Drossel? I thought the same thing. I'm guessing the intent is to give something the 30MM crowd can apply all the 30MS hair and clothing packs onto.
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I just recently decided to give this a go (in part to have something to do with my lonely retiree father) and last weekend I built my inaugral bouncing robo boy: here's my next one:  I don't really feel up to painting just yet but I do want to use this next one to start practicing clipping/sanding and maybe spray it with a matte finish to make it look nicer and seal in the stickers
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I've never tried to get a newly released kit fresh of the presses - how long is it likely to be before US stores start having the FM Aerial in stock? Is it around already and I'm not seeing it?
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NmareBfly posted:I've never tried to get a newly released kit fresh of the presses - how long is it likely to be before US stores start having the FM Aerial in stock? Is it around already and I'm not seeing it? define US store. Target? Local B&M hobbyshop?
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I have a local with some Gundam stuff I should just ask directly but they mostly do trains. I was mostly thinking of like, newtype and us Gundam store and the like when I asked.
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Yet another shot at the Neo Zeong II dropping today, along with the Lfrith Jiu: https://p-bandai.com/us/search?sort=relevance&shop=05-002&sellDate=0&text=
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Man that MG Psycho Zaku is cool but like, include the undamaged parts lol.
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ijyt posted:Man that MG Psycho Zaku is cool but like, include the undamaged parts lol. Looking at the Dalong review, apparently they do include enough to rebuild most of what's missing, although there's also a lot of parts you can't quite complete.
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chiasaur11 posted:Looking at the Dalong review, apparently they do include enough to rebuild most of what's missing, although there's also a lot of parts you can't quite complete. I cannot wait for the diehard Japanese modellers to scratch build a full replacement out of this stuff. It does look like a very neat combo set and the damaged arm section would leave a lot of room for detailing hmmmm...
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I dig the Spinatio Shogun Type and the Zaku High Mobility Surface Type the Neo Zeong II looks incredible but lol not at my budget/level of experience
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That Lfrith Jiu is instant pick for me. All of the Lfriths have looked really cool so far.
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Buck Wildman posted:here's my next one: I just ordered this exact kit from Amazon, should be coming today! This will be my 3rd build, after doing the HG Aerial, and my current 50% finished RG Char's Zaku. I also got the cheapo Amazon glass files linked a few pages back, haven't put them to use yet but ground down a bit of excess spur plastic when I unboxed them and WOW! Way better than the three-stage sanding/polishing files I've been using. Excited to build out a little Zaku collection. Gunpla is fun!
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DrHammond posted:I just ordered this exact kit from Amazon, should be coming today! This will be my 3rd build, after doing the HG Aerial, and my current 50% finished RG Char's Zaku. I also got the cheapo Amazon glass files linked a few pages back, haven't put them to use yet but ground down a bit of excess spur plastic when I unboxed them and WOW! Way better than the three-stage sanding/polishing files I've been using. Excited to build out a little Zaku collection. Gunpla is fun! interesting, fortunately I have a very crafts-oriented family so I've got all the tools I need. and yeah, this will only be my second one but I'm getting into it. every time I look at my little SD zaku on my desk it puts a smile on my face
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Giant Unit 00 to finish out the set https://gundamit.com/pre-order-meng-model-mecha-006l-evangelion-eva-00-proto-type-pre-colored-ver_p2540.html  Definitely putting a preorder down on this, I missed out on preordering unit02 and it took forever to finally find one for a decent price
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I was gonna take a break after the Barbatos but I got the itch and cracked open my Turn-A. Man going from a modern MG (Barbatos is #212) to a much older one (Turn-A is literally the hundredth from 2007) shows how far they've come. I'm thinking about getting a small chisel though because it's Panel Lining: The Mecha but a lot of the lines seek really shallow for it.
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Buck Wildman posted:I just recently decided to give this a go (in part to have something to do with my lonely retiree father) and last weekend I built my inaugral bouncing robo boy: Good choice, I've found the Gundam: The Origin kits to be some of the best. I'd recommend getting a Gundam Marker panel liner as there will be some details that are hard to make out without some contrast.
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The Gundam Rose is such a good build thus far. Amazing sculpt, pretty relaxing to put together.
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Lfrith Jiu gives me strong Astraea vibes. Gundams that pair the helmet shape with a visor or monoeye are just better than the standard Gundamface IMO. Speaking of monoeyes, GBO2 recently added a non-SD Sisquiede. Dare I hope for an HG?
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My MODEROID Big O arrived today. This looks like it'll be a fun build out of the box, it's got big simple parts and it's hard to gently caress up a colour scheme that's "mostly black". One thing I'd suggest for anyone else getting one is to get a Metallic Gold marker for the chestpiece, as it's a flat "gold plastic" colour. I think I might break out my silver marker too for the shiny-metal bits like the arm pistons and head bolts on mine.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:My MODEROID Big O arrived today. This looks like it'll be a fun build out of the box, it's got big simple parts and it's hard to gently caress up a colour scheme that's "mostly black". You said the same for Valimar right? Are the Gundam Marker ones good or is there another you like?
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kirbysuperstar posted:You said the same for Valimar right? Are the Gundam Marker ones good or is there another you like? Gundam markers are great! My painting skills are pretty basic, so they're fantastic for touching up small details, especially if it's a whole part on a runner you can go ham on before assembling. And you absolutely need some kind of gold paint in general for Valimar, cause otherwise he'll be mostly grey.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Gundam markers are great! My painting skills are pretty basic, so they're fantastic for touching up small details, especially if it's a whole part on a runner you can go ham on before assembling. Wicked. I'll probably chuck some in my basket when Doan's Island Guncannon and the Aestevalis Ground Frame hit my warehouse.
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This is what I got out of going over the dull-gray and gold parts of the Big O with a metallic gold and silver marker (incidentally note the difference between the plastic and marker with the gold, the original's that ugly toy gold colour). Definitely got better results out of the gold, I might be due for a new silver marker as I've definitely used it a fair bit.   I actually kinda look the dodgy weathered look the pistons wound up having by accident, should hopefully gives them a look of firing a bunch of times. edit: These are what you want for a general set of metallic markers. They're pretty easy to find in local hobbyshops too nowadays. Neddy Seagoon fucked around with this message at 05:16 on May 4, 2023 |
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Oh yeah the runner kinda looks like..cheeto paste.
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Yeah that marbling effect on the cylinders looks pretty great
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I grabbed the HobbyMio soft-tip paint markers and they're incredible, can definitely recommend if you're replacing your old ones.
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Besides ours from the op? There's the reddit one which is pretty active: https://discord.com/invite/gunpla
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A friend of mine is in Japan, are there any kits they should look out for? Asked them to get me a Sinanju Stein Ver.Ka but wondering if there's anything thats a pain to get in the west otherwise (and cheaper there!)
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ijyt posted:A friend of mine is in Japan, are there any kits they should look out for? Asked them to get me a Sinanju Stein Ver.Ka but wondering if there's anything thats a pain to get in the west otherwise (and cheaper there!) If you're at all interested in the Gundam Base limited products, they could head to one of those stores (location depending). There's an RG Sazabi exclusive to the Fukuoka store with some cool extra parts, for example, although there may not be stock left by now. You can generally rely on clear versions/special finishes of some kits being there at least. e: Here's a product list which also helpfully lists stock status for some but not all of the stores (eg. the Kyoto satellite store).
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https://twitter.com/ihuritocustom/status/1655443320213221378?t=IPuGH0S5nHqYNEimFlJVOg&s=19
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Started my first MG this weekend, Gouf 2.0 for the tiny little Ramba Ral
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Arc Hammer posted:https://twitter.com/ihuritocustom/status/1655443320213221378?t=IPuGH0S5nHqYNEimFlJVOg&s=19 Looking forward to the inevitable Schwarzette/Stein kitbash come July
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Fedex is back on the menu at HLJ.
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JoeGlassJAw posted:
Looks good! Yeah I like to think of HGs as an empty canvas that's relatively cheap and if you mess it up, oh well!
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