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Nerobro posted:They are both poor choices, and are far more money than they're worth. ive been using my nippers to cut my nails so i needed a replacement, thanks
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IG-88 posted:ive been using my nippers to cut my nails so i needed a replacement, thanks Don't tell anyone. But these hobby nippers are the best nail clippers ever. They handle everything from hard, thick toenails to litteral paper thin flexible baby nails. In my house, we're at the point that everyone ~looks for~ hobby nippers instead of nail clippers.
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i got a pack of metallic gundam markers the other day and i have a few thoughts 1: the dark red marker in there was not ACTUALLY dark red, but magenta, and the shade of red i want is like. $10 for a single pen, when shipping is factored in. Why. 2: i was able to color correct my barbatos and exia models and now i really want to like. buy a plain white zaku and just paint it with these. they go on so smooth and come in such pretty colors what the gently caress. unrelated:  suruga-ya strikes again... i cant resist good deals....... suletta is like $40 and that version of aerial was apparently limited and most ebay listings are like $50 - i got both of them for $35 total. how am i supposed to say no to that?
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Nerobro posted:They are both poor choices, and are far more money than they're worth. Gotcha, thanks! The thing about Tamiya markup made me wonder if there's a link about cheaper modeling products that are the same as the branded ones?
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Nerobro posted:Don't tell anyone. But these hobby nippers are the best nail clippers ever. They handle everything from hard, thick toenails to litteral paper thin flexible baby nails. I mean, you can get nail nippers, but they're often less ergonomic and more for a pedicure place to burn through with all their clients than for regular but occasional home use.
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 Trying out preshading on and older model and I'm just not sure. Seems like a lot of work early on for an uncertain result. Its like barely visible on the purples and gives a weird cast to the yellows. Probably wont bother with it in the future and just stick with adding stuff onto base colors rather than preshade.
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it would honestly be very funny if kotobukiya made all the arquebus kits while 30mm made all the balam kits
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Blaziken386 posted:it would honestly be very funny if kotobukiya made all the arquebus kits while 30mm made all the balam kits Given Bandai's reach, it'd be the other way around if anything.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Given Bandai's reach, it'd be the other way around if anything. I mean, in terms of aesthetic, Bandai does durable, easy to build kits with absurd production numbers. That's domination through material superiority right there.
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Blaziken386 posted:i got a pack of metallic gundam markers the other day and i have a few thoughts
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Blaziken386 posted:update: okay so i just tried out the metallic green marker on FM Aerial's eyes, and i've decided that im using this for every gunpla with color-separated eyes from now on, because it looks pretty and is much less of a pain in the rear end than eye stickers. If you have a silver-metallic marker, a pro-tip is use it to paint the part behind any clear parts. The metalic-ness can make light reflect off it, making the clear part seem semi-lit in direct light.
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I've got some chrome paint and chroming the area behind clear eyes/cockpits works really well. I've also started seeing some modellers add a dome of uv resin to glowy stickers to give them a raised glassy look which looks great too. might give that a try!
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Kibner posted:If you have a silver-metallic marker, a pro-tip is use it to paint the part behind any clear parts. The metalic-ness can make light reflect off it, making the clear part seem semi-lit in direct light. The EX-Silver Metallic Marker is what you want specifically, not the regular metallic silver. It also mades blades look fantastic.
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  Lfrith status: rad as hell one thing i learned during this build: dabbing the eraser marker on a microfiber cloth is effective. dabbing the eraser marker on a q-tip is much MORE effective, and has a lower chance of accidentally wiping away the lines you want to keep. The more you know!!! also i used the green marker on her eyes + front camera and while the stickers are a little brighter, i think i prefer this? it looks more realistic.
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What're everyones feelings on the WFM Gundams? I like the designs, but the shell units stick out to me and makes them seem way more toy-like than I'd like, even with the printed on designs. Its got me waffling a lot on designs I'd otherwise pick up. I suppose I could paint them over... edit: 'local idiot complains her tiny plastic robots are too toy-like'
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Blaziken386 posted:
The Q-tip, especially tightly wrapped and pointed ones, are a staple of line inking. If you're using something like Tamiya, you dab it with lighter fluid and just gently wipe off the excess ink. For eye effects, this is one where a little bit of hand painting goes a long way. Gloss black, then a shiny silver of your preference, followed by a clearcoat version of the eye color. Since everything and its dog has eye/camera stickers, it's a low hanging fruit for babby's first painting excursion. Synthbuttrange posted:What're everyones feelings on the WFM Gundams? I like the designs, but the shell units stick out to me and makes them seem way more toy-like than I'd like, even with the printed on designs. Its got me waffling a lot on designs I'd otherwise pick up. My Aeriel is still sitting in my backlog, so I can only give the canned response of "weathering and paint can fix a lot of toyetic problems." Oh, and the grunt suits are very reminiscent of Armored Core. Warmachine fucked around with this message at 08:22 on Oct 30, 2023 |
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I also just finished my lfrith last night, nice! I didn't expect to like this suit as much as I do, I'm rethinking converting it to the prototype. surprising amount of weight to it too. fwiw I've seen a lot of wfm kits that definitely shed that toylike appearance with work ranging from minimal to full paintjobs on Instagram. if anyone has a build account btw I'd be glad to follow, I had just started a dedicated one
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Synthbuttrange posted:I've got some chrome paint and chroming the area behind clear eyes/cockpits works really well.
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Suruga-ya, plz.  My 4 year old was complaining that it wasn't fair I had so many more "cool robots" when he only had a couple, so there's another four EG/30MM kits on the way for him. 
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The MODEROID El Dora V's out today!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjSohQ84lyw
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Wow thats a lot of cool robots
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Nerobro posted:I believe I have a set of these, and they're pretty good.
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 i like how the beguir-beu is, aside from the wings and bat head, just a cuter version of the michaelis in related news, the display case i bought a while back is starting to get dangerously crowded, for some reason. oh no.
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Blaziken386 posted:update: okay so i just tried out the metallic green marker on FM Aerial's eyes, and i've decided that im using this for every gunpla with color-separated eyes from now on, because it looks pretty and is much less of a pain in the rear end than eye stickers. Never do with a sticker anything you could do with a marker. slicing up eyeballs posted:fwiw I've seen a lot of wfm kits that definitely shed that toylike appearance with work ranging from minimal to full paintjobs on Instagram. if anyone has a build account btw I'd be glad to follow, I had just started a dedicated one The WFM HG kits are really drat good. All I've done to an HG from that series is panel line it. They look great. MY P-Bandai Permet 6 Aerial is getting extra stickers, but that's a sweet kit and worth the time. I will paint and weather a Full Mechanics Aerial, probably this year, but the HG kits are just good.
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 messed with the colors a bit and put in base panel lining. Next up is decals and weathering.
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Blaziken386 posted:
WFM did a terrific job in keeping a throughline in the lineage of the different mobile suits from each company.
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Big drop tonight for the GN-X and RG Zaku lovers out there. 9p Eastern.
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Buck Wildman posted:I do love zakus Hell yeah. I don't care if they're all the same but different colors, gimmie.
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MillennialVulcan posted:WFM did a terrific job in keeping a throughline in the lineage of the different mobile suits from each company. in other news:  DHL last night: hey we have a package coming for you on the 6th DHL this morning: hey is it okay if we drop this off today, early in the afternoon? thank you DHL (suletta's face is apparently made with waterslide decals, and im slightly nervous...)
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parabolic posted:Big drop tonight for the GN-X and RG Zaku lovers out there. 9p Eastern. A conventionally-styled Turn A! Do they call it the "Syn" because you have to beg forgiveness of God for building it?
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it's "Syn" because it's missing the moustache, which is sinful
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Blaziken386 posted:Each one by the same company feels like an actual evolution of the technology - ie: the Demi Trainer -> Chuchu's Upgraded Demi Trainer -> Demi Barding. Quick note: Chuchu's Demi is based on an older model Demi than the standard Demi trainer, reflecting the lack of resources available to Earth House. So the Demi trainer and Chuchu's MS are basically siblings!
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The cool robot pile is now taller than the kid is. He was very excited when I told him that the new kits were for him.
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Oh God, I just counted and that pile outnumbers all the kits I've constructed to date. I'm set for like literally two years at this point.
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Prof. Banks posted:The cool robot pile is now taller than the kid is. He was very excited when I told him that the new kits were for him. Hold up there; You got your kid a 30MM kit and no accessory packs to jazz it up with? Get back to the hobby store and make that pile of boxes a little taller! 
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parabolic posted:Big drop tonight for the GN-X and RG Zaku lovers out there. 9p Eastern. I am tempted to get that Hyaku Shiki Kai but $100 for an uglier, even if I do like it, Hyaku Shiki is a hard sell. Plus, I still have my HG Delta Gundam in the backlog if I want to deal with an obscenely gold kit, and that one is at least also primarily undergated.
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kirbysuperstar posted:it's "Syn" because it's missing the moustache, which is sinful That's what I meant to imply
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