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404, buddy, you shame me. I gush about these guys too much for you to not check them. http://robot4less.com/turn-a-gundam-1100-mg?filter_name=Turn%20a They have a 20% off all MGs coupon code on their facebook page right now, so save  off that too ( and/or get more and get free shipping too).
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The hot water / freezer tricks only work on that type of plastic. Other plastics can can lead to horrible, busted results.
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Tamiya paints come in both 10ml and 23ml bottles. I discovered this the unfortunate way when shopping at 2 different local stores.
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Midjack posted:I'm partial to robot4less myself. Me too. And if you're buying off amazon, it's actually their listing about half the time, anyways.
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Apparently there's plans to release an english language Gunpla magazine and some books. Sample chapter here.
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I agree that it's not likely to get a huge audience. I should have mentioned, I guess, that Bandai is involved in it somehow and they (bandai) said they were wanting it to be an english equivalent to Dengeki Hobby. The more interesting thing is that Bandai has been starting to push to try to expand gunpla in the US again.
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I love that the frequently bought together listings on that are microsol and microset.
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I have a VF-25 and it it's pretty intricate and can do all modes, but there are a couple swap out support pieces that you jam in there to keep everything stable. Looking at the instructions of that new VF-1 kit you linked, it looks like the only parts swapping is the handle on the gun and a clip to hold it in fighter mode. Otherwise, the only other thing that's not integrated is clips for putting it on an action base. No idea how much of a hassle it is to actually deal with the transformation, though the design is far simpler than the 25, so I wouldn't expect it to be nearly as finicky.
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BlitzBlast posted:
 Bandai was showing this comparison of it to the RG Strike and what they said was HG strike, but is the one on the left actually the first grade? I thought both releases of the HG had the vertical torso thingamadoos molded in gray. Regardless, it looks like a decent amount of remolding was done.
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I kept on wondering if bandai was going to try and push Gundam in America again, especially with it being available in Barnes and Noble now. Turns out that BN was the one that approached them and asked to sell gunpla. It just seems odd that the US is now their primary market for Godzilla/Monsterarts, Dragonball,and now they're even starting to do it with the Sentai Figuarts (but I doubt that one is sustainable); but they make such little effort with one of their largest product lines.
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I wasn't talking about selling them to kids (and that's Bandai of America's gig anyways); I meant as an "adult collectors" line, like everything else they bring over. Maybe They also handle the American distribution of kotobukia kits and those are easier to find and have a better selection where I'm at. Or maybe I'm in a lovely location. Atleast they sell everything on Amazon, but that pretty much eliminates any impulse buys and if I'm going to mailorder, I'll save a few bucks and self-import.
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jhorphear posted:We can start our own gunpla club, with blackjack, and hookers! I'm up for this.
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I built a Jesta Cannon this evening, which also has a lot of gun. It also came with another shield assembly, so I was able to do a double shield Jesta with a bit of trimming.
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Maybe try the Delta plus unless the transformation gimmick is too extreme. Jesta is my favorite design and that Delta comes close to looking as good.
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TARDISman posted:You're one of the only ones I think, it's still crashed over here. I managed to sneak in at 2ish to do my order super fast but a friend is pissed because time's almost up and the site's being stupid. Apparently the sale was so successful, it wrecked their server/hosting, so it'll be down for a few days and they'll bring back the sale when it comes back up for those that missed out.
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You'll get an e-mail with shipping info. They're a bit behind due to order volume though. Or you could be like I've done in the past and forget to check to make sure the whole order is in stock and get stuck waiting for the one backordered item.
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When posing models or toys, unless there's a specific/iconic pose I have in mind from the beginning, I just google image search sentai roll call poses and copy. They'll atleast not look boring and static.
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Gouf's heatrod or Nobel Gundam's ribbon? But either might end up looking a bit too dirty. Edit: Master Gundam's cloth. SpikeMcclane fucked around with this message at 21:35 on Dec 18, 2013 |
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To follow up on the gold talk, it's alot easier to make a clear yellow over silver look good than using gold paint directly. Also, the parts in the box themselves are almost certainly silver with a yellow clear over it anyways (I'm assuming it's normal vac-metal coating).
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I think the only problem with the request that it have a hand for tossing 3 at once is that the Exia only has 2. (2 Beam Daggers, 2 normal length Beam Sabers, 1 solid dagger, 1 solid sword, 1 GN-Sword aka the switchblade; Gundam Seven Swords.)
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It really kind of depends on your location. I know folks in California that always use EMS because it's really quick to there and fedex is kind of crap in their town. Midsouth where I'm at? Fedex in my town is really good, I've never had a fedex package from japan take more than 3 days (and one only took about 18 hours, that was nuts), and I've never had an international package where both were offered that didn't end up with the fedex option being cheaper.
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BlitzBlast posted:So was the Composite verKa Exbein a piece of crap or something? It's like $80 less than all of the other ones on eBay. I got one new for about $20 about 3 or so years after it came out and it still had the first run bonus dvd included.
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ManSeriesBrofist posted:Hey is the HG Star Build Strike available yet? I see it on Amazon and I'm cautious. It's been out for about a week or so, I think. I have one on my desk now.
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I got it from HLJ. In this case, I already had some other things ordered that were coming out about the same time and tossed a few of the build fighters kits on preorders when they had their black friday sale. Due to shipping break points, it worked out to nearly half price. If you prorate the shipping, it was still decent savings, but if you're just going to buy 1 or 2 things, it can make it more expensive than just waiting on a localish retailer.
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I got some h-hangars a couple weeks ago and decided to clean up a bit and try to free up some shelf room. HGs all in the hangar (sort of):  MGs overlapping a little into the Macross section:  Strike Noir not pictured because it didn't neatly fit anymore. Trying to free up shelf room failed, though now that I think of it, I probably spread out the Macross stuff a bit while the rest of the shelf was empty.
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Ignimbrite posted:Dooo iiiiit. I'm putting in my pre-orders for Phenix and trying to source a cheap D-style Deathsaurer. It's prone for sniping. Which I guess made more sense 3 moves ago when it and Exia were in opposite ends of the room and it was pointed at that. I just really like the pose because you pretty much never see that. SpikeMcclane fucked around with this message at 07:52 on Jan 30, 2014 |
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S-Alpha posted:Jesus Christ, is that supposed to be the 1/144 Kshatriya? That's ridiculous, I must have one. Sazabi looks so sad standing alone up there, straight legged and neutral. 
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I suppose you don't have the space luxury for dynamic action battles though. Probably something I should cut down on myself, before I find all my space eaten. Nice collection though.
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S-Alpha posted:They both gouge to poo poo though. 110 bucks for a Sinanju Stein. The sad thing is that's actually discounted. US MSRP is $115.50. Thankfully Bandai has been setting much better US prices the last few months.
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I think this is a fairer comparison: The one on the left is molded in solid grey and has to be glued together into a mono-pose, but the sprues include a few options for weapons, which are also going to be glued on unless you spend the time and money to magnetize things. The price is $85. On the right is an HG Gouf Custom, which if you're in this thread, you should probably know what to expect regarding color separation and posability. The price is $16. Edit: By their nature, the minis are generally going to have more surface detail than an HG, but you're still talking about double the cost of a standard MG that has a detailed inner frame with moving parts and probably has a tiny molded cockpit and pilot too. SpikeMcclane fucked around with this message at 23:30 on Feb 6, 2014 |
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^^^^^^^^^^^^ Whoever chose the Jesta cannon has good taste.Midjack posted:The Mecha Model Guide for Beginners was written by a group out of Canada calling themselves Mono Eye Press after being funded on IndieGoGo last year and just released as an ebook: They have some sort of tie to bandai, too, though I don't know if they have a stake in it (knowing bandai, I'd assume yes) or if they're just lending support because it hopefully helps them. Bandai was advertising it a few months ago saying they wanted Monoeye to become the English equivalent of Hobby Japan.
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After 3 and a half months of waiting for a R4L order, that when I ordered it showed as all in-stock (this was ordered about a month before they had their server troubles and changed everything to just always show as in-stock), they finally responded to me and asked if I wanted to keep waiting an indeterminate period of time for an LED unit for the h-hangars to come in or if they could substitute one of a different color and go ahead and ship. I said go ahead, and it arrived today. Well, a box arrived, but it's not the items I ordered. I liked them back in the day, but think they should definitely be avoided now.
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Luminaflare posted:The Jesta Cannon has two shoulder guns. Also like a billion grenades.
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Anti-beam cloaks are a thing in UC, also. They just take one or two hits before they're used up, though.
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There you go. I knew it would atleast sometimes handle more than one in crossbone, but in videogames, they end up just canceling out the first beam that hits.
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Mecha Gojira posted:I'm mostly trying to keep pornographic and creepy statuary out of this thread. You know the kind I'm talking about. Also, just general weird girl statues. Like, if it's a resin kit of Guts and his bigass iron sword, go for it. Cool, or atleast I think so, bit of trivia: Armor Girl Project and their predecessor, MS Girl, are designed by Mika Akitaka. He's been a mechanical designer for Sunrise for quite a while, but if I understood correctly he also was a toy designer first. Back in the 80s, Takara hired him and wanted to sell a Bandai style robot for Transformers, which became Predaking (quite possibly the best 80s Transformer toy). This had 3 results: the toy sold very well, Bandai sued Takara, and Bandai hired him as their own designer.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Also, the DM Exia has some new pictures. Oddly surprising, the hip-attached swords have big fat custom pegs to hold them. I would've thought they'd go with the standard-sized ones for cross-compatibility like everything else in the BF line
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Seems that it includes the GN rifle, but the switchblade's been removed. That just ain't right
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