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Arc Hammer posted:I really need to get a Grimoire. Amazing kit. The Red Beret is what propelled me back into making customs years ago during its original run. They just got reprinted iirc, my local store got seven or eight in stock (that were promptly cleaned out). I like to have a Red Beret in my backlog at all times. They're just that good. Do it.
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Zodack posted:Amazing kit. The Red Beret is what propelled me back into making customs years ago during its original run. They just got reprinted iirc, my local store got seven or eight in stock (that were promptly cleaned out). I like to have a Red Beret in my backlog at all times. They're just that good. Do it. If you go for a Red Beret, don't forget the helicopter pack to go with it.
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I need to pick up some replacement hands for 144 HG kits but I'm not sure which one to pick. My usual vendor has two versions of the Builder Parts MS Hand 01 set in stock. One says (EFSF) while the other does not. What's the difference? Because my vendor sure doesn't list any details about it 
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Feb 13, 2024 23:14
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I think it's scale, both the 1/100 & 1/144 parts are called builder parts ms hand 01 and should correspond to federation suits. if that's the case, the sku for 1/144 should be BAN2175658, with a blue label
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The fun thing is they both are marked for 144  Non EFSF EFSF E: Further context is that I got the GP02A MLRS version and the tiny peg inside the hand broke just hours after finishing the build due to the shield being so dang big
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Looks like there's an EFSF one that matches the hand design on Earth Federation robots (Gundams and GMs, and yeah the GPO2 too) and a Zeon one that matches the hand design on zakus  It looks like Bandai packages the Gundam-style one labeled "MS Hand 01" without the efsf part. But if it's still number 01, and still 1/144 scale, and still has a gundam head on the bag, it should be the same one. Maybe they designed the package before they came out with the Zeon one?  e: Tin Tim posted:The fun thing is they both are marked for 144 these are pretty bad product pages since they don't have the pic of the actual package but it looks like yeah these are just the white and gray variations of the same EFSF hand. They are just named inconsistently on the store. RPATDO_LAMD fucked around with this message at 23:40 on Feb 13, 2024 |
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Feb 13, 2024 23:36
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RPATDO_LAMD posted:these are pretty bad product pages since they don't have the pic of the actual package but it looks like yeah these are just the white and gray variations of the same EFSF hand. They are just named inconsistently on the store.
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Tin Tim posted:I need to pick up some replacement hands for 144 HG kits but I'm not sure which one to pick. My usual vendor has two versions of the Builder Parts MS Hand 01 set in stock. One says (EFSF) while the other does not. What's the difference? Because my vendor sure doesn't list any details about it I just buy more kits and keep all the spare hands in a tiny box.
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Tin Tim posted:Yeah the webstore isn't really well designed. Thanks for the input! I was hoping that it actually was a color difference because the hands of the kit are in grey All of the Builders Parts line are mono-gray plastic, as they're meant for people who are doing broad customizations and expecting to paint the kit. With hands specifically, they can look a bit jarring depending on what model you plan to put them on since they have much more detail than the typical HG.
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TheDK posted:Unsure if noob posts are welcome here Yes they are. More please!
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No, this thread is for veterans only. If you can't recite by heart how to decant Tamiya Surface Primer (Fine) L Light Grey and you are unable to post three DSLR-quality image galleries of your last projects, I will have to ask you to leave. (Yes, more noob posts please!)
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Well I only have a couple of kits in the "backlog" right now: TF Bumblebee (Trumpeter), and a 1/12 Stormtrooper. I'll probably do them very soon. Also my wife gave me some coupons for Valentine's Day and one of them is:  More to come!
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TheDK posted:I'll probably do them very soon. I've been saying this about some of my kits for years now... Welcome!
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Tin Tim posted:I need to pick up some replacement hands for 144 HG kits but I'm not sure which one to pick. My usual vendor has two versions of the Builder Parts MS Hand 01 set in stock. One says (EFSF) while the other does not. What's the difference? Because my vendor sure doesn't list any details about it In addition to what people have suggested, you can also go hunting for the older HGBC Hand sets. There's also 30MM Option Set 12, which is a whole bunch of hands in various poses.
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https://twitter.com/Kyna681/status/1758444093297070280?t=ONpX0I9ncPaOYAY_FdBOlA&s=19 Jack-O(undwort)
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Anyone itt with deep knowledge of Macross? I'm looking for the color schemes of specific pilots or rather the pilot that's behind a specific unit number. 101 should be Hikaru but I'm coming up empty on 111 123 456 789 These numbers may also be bullshit but since they came as options with a macross kit they might not be
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I think they probably just gave you a full set of digits (except for zeros) so you can cut em up and roll your own I don't Have the deep knowledge but I know how to go looking, and from what I can tell going off the Yamato/Arcadia VF-1 "toys" (and believe me, Macross people really give an enormous poo poo about lineart accuracy, so if anyone was gonna get it right it'd be Yamato/Arcadia): In the series, Hikaru is 101, Roy is 001, and none of the other regulars get a number. Not even Max. The orange VF-1D trainer from the start of the show is 102. In DYRL, Roy is again 001, Hikaru's VF-1A is 011 and his -1S is 001 after Roy dies, Hayao is 012, and Max is 013. There's an Elintseeker with 071, and there's some pictures of the VT-1 trainer with 607. Phy fucked around with this message at 18:23 on Feb 16, 2024 |
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The Z'gok is real!!!!   Instantly one of my favourite models and made me think about getting the RG Zeong for more Weird Zeon poo poo.
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Wish we got more RGs in general.
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Phy posted:I think they probably just gave you a full set of digits (except for zeros) so you can cut em up and roll your own Pierson posted:The Z'gok is real!!!!
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Beloved Zgok. :3
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Tin Tim posted:Anyone itt with deep knowledge of Macross? I'm looking for the color schemes of specific pilots or rather the pilot that's behind a specific unit number. It's so you can roll your own cannon fodder
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My own variant of a noob post: finally started painting in earnest with lacquers this week after using Vallejo model air for well on five years and I'm absolutely floored by how much easier it is to run through the brush. I already knew from everyone talking about it of course but the cleanup and thinning is so much simpler than having to scrub out dried acrylic pigment.
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Zodack posted:My own variant of a noob post: finally started painting in earnest with lacquers this week after using Vallejo model air for well on five years and I'm absolutely floored by how much easier it is to run through the brush. I already knew from everyone talking about it of course but the cleanup and thinning is so much simpler than having to scrub out dried acrylic pigment. It is so nice to be able to run thinner through that literally dissolves the paint after sessions of hard scrubbing with q-tips and rubbing alcohol. And I haven't had tip dry with lacquer yet where some acrylics it happens the first time I try at skim milk consistency.
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downsides of course are god knows what those fumes are doing to me.
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I should really switch to lacquers fulltime for airbrushing. I wear a respirator when doing acrylics anyway. And dry tip irritates the poo poo out of me so less of that sounds great.
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Synthbuttrange posted:downsides of course are god knows what those fumes are doing to me. Wear ur masks
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Oh I always wear a vapor rated respirator but still I worry The surfaces are so nice though.
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Wait, you all are wearing masks? I thought the chemical smell was an added bonus from using lacquer. Sure I see double by the end of a painting session but I took that as a challenge to improve my skills
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when I'm not using a mask I turn my head up and away before spraying like a loony toons character firing a shotgun
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Zodack posted:Wait, you all are wearing masks? I thought the chemical smell was an added bonus from using lacquer. Sure I see double by the end of a painting session but I took that as a challenge to improve my skills You finish your model before huffing. Business before pleasure and all.
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Me, looking at my freshly painted gundam as closely as possible: Mmmm. Ahhhhh.
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looking at these cheap little rhinestones as a potential upgrade for zeon mono-eyes compared to the little circle sticker. I've read that if you put a drop of superglue on them and let it dry sitting up it smooths it out and gives it a nice glow https://www.amazon.com/Pieces-Flatb...C91&sr=8-7&th=1
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Buck Wildman posted:looking at these cheap little rhinestones as a potential upgrade for zeon mono-eyes compared to the little circle sticker. I've read that if you put a drop of superglue on them and let it dry sitting up it smooths it out and gives it a nice glow That would work, and really, 3000 Zakus isn't that many. You can also use the red EX Gundam marker to colour either the round piece the sticker attaches to or, for older kits, just colour the sticker itself.
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lol yeah I'd probably look for a smaller assortment box or something
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these are no zakus, boy.
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You can for sure just drop by a craft store and ask to buy a single rhinestone like that. They will look at you strangely and then just let you have it. Also I should use some of those when I finally have time to get back into this hobby and get around to making my Grimoire..
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Buck Wildman posted:looking at these cheap little rhinestones as a potential upgrade for zeon mono-eyes compared to the little circle sticker. I've read that if you put a drop of superglue on them and let it dry sitting up it smooths it out and gives it a nice glow The only thing I don't like about these is the 'facets.' HIQParts makes pink dome stickers that the only problem I have with is the pearlescent finish they give the stickers. https://newtype.us/p/82UsOQRlzatbo9iAqJF5/h/hiqparts-vc-dome-3-pink-medium
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You use one for a Zaku and then come up with another project you can use 2,999 rhinestones on.
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