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Broken Loose posted:Have they ever released a MG SD kit before? Because I'd totally shell out for a MG Winning, doubly so if it transforms into a giant fist for the MG Build Burning. Nope, the closest they've gotten to that is the Musha which was originally an SD, then turned into regular proportions for Dynasty Warriors Gundam. Then that got a release. Winning getting the same treatment is exceedingly unlikely.
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Zwingley posted:Is the Extra Finish line even remotely worth bothering with? They look pretty neat, but the markup is pretty drat steep, and I can imagine hiding nubs/sanding marks is a right pain in the rear end. Never. Nubs (and often seams) are prominent and unfixable because Bandai never redesigns the runners to undergate them (except I think the 1/100 NG Akatsuki). I built the Strike Freedom MG Extra Finish a couple of years ago and that's the last one I pay for - I have a couple other Extra Finish kits in my inventory but will probably just give them away.
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MJP posted:Apparently Plamoya has the Robot Damashii Rk-92: http://plamoya.com/en/robot-spirits-side-as-savage-sand-color-bandai-robot-spirits-ful-p-11583.html?cPath=143_1019 I struggle with plunking down that kind of cash too. When I was in Hong Kong I remember seeing a bunch of Damashii for sale near ladies market (the 3 story building of toy stores with the official hot toys store in it) and they were all like 40 or less. Not bootlegs or anything. I should have loaded up (I only grabbed a second Arbalest) instead of going crazy with Hot Toys. They had Gunpla in the Toysrus too and they were dirt cheap. So even though I have no immediate plans to be there again, in the back of my head it bothers me that I pay such a large markup and I've sort of limited myself to what I'm willing to plunk down in one go. Strangely enough though I think you should buy it... then sell it to me later for much less when you need some quick cash :P
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My first UC suit finished! HGUC Z'gok E.  (And as always when you photograph a gunpla, just notice a big ol' nub. Left arm.)
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Nov 7, 2014 14:30
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Kotobukiya Gurren Lagann Fulldrillized Mode: http://imgur.com/M43LT5L,Uay2bjT,IHHS96C,38TKE1n,g07AaxU While i'll never buy the SRC GL cause I think the proportions on it are god-awful, the Drillset of Manliness add-on was super worth it. Yes, all those drills(minus the obvious Giga Drills) are super-glued on. Yes, i'm terrified to touch him now.
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Nov 7, 2014 14:55
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https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152428257636897.1073741878.382602901896&type=1 fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck I can't afford it right now.
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Nov 7, 2014 16:28
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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:My first UC suit finished! Nice i've been thinking of picking this up to add to my aqua suits. Looks a lot less grey than on the dalong shots.
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Nov 7, 2014 16:33
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Don't be fooled, it's pretty much straight grey.
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Nov 7, 2014 16:43
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Hey here's a question: What happens if a package I ordered from HLJ gets marked return to sender, because my mailman is a stupid idiot.
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Nov 7, 2014 17:00
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Literally The Worst posted:Hey here's a question: What happens if a package I ordered from HLJ gets marked return to sender, because my mailman is a stupid idiot. Call your post-office.
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Nov 7, 2014 17:17
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Mecha Gojira posted:Call your post-office. Already did that, but because I did it uhhh....SAL? The one with no tracking number, there's no way to find out if it came through. It was just a marker, I'm just trying to figure out if it'll get sent back and I'll get refunded, if I'm just straight up out five bucks, what's going on.
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Nov 7, 2014 17:25
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Welp, my very first Gunpla is here. Guess that'll be the project for the weekend, then.
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With thanks to the goons who responded in the SA-mart thread request, I think I'm the first person in the USA with these bad boys.  Now to not bring them home for fear of the wife discovering the Beargguy, which is for Xmas 
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Mecha Gojira posted:Call your post-office. Actually, if it is international mail the post office can't stop the return once it has left your local post office. When I moved to my new house I had the same thing happen, the mailman returned something shipped to me from Japan without even attempting to deliver it. I caught it the next day, but by then it had left my local office and so I had to wait for it to get back to Japan and then be reshipped. I was pretty livid.
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Nov 7, 2014 17:58
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Does anyone have experience using these pens for panel lining? They come in smaller tip sizes than the microns and are significantly cheaper. The first one is acid free, not sure about the second. http://www.dickblick.com/products/pelikan-techno-liner-pens/ http://www.dickblick.com/products/marvy-uchida-lepen-technical-drawing-pens/
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madpanda posted:Does anyone have experience using these pens for panel lining? They come in smaller tip sizes than the microns and are significantly cheaper. The first one is acid free, not sure about the second. I've got a Copic Multiliner that comes in a .003mm nib. It's done nothing but great stuff. Same alcohol/water-wipe to clean up.
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Nov 7, 2014 18:15
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Bimmi posted:Don't be fooled, it's pretty much straight grey. Yeah, it must just be dodgy lighting, it's basically monochrome except the red and orange parts.
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Nov 7, 2014 18:29
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MJP posted:With thanks to the goons who responded in the SA-mart thread request, I think I'm the first person in the USA with these bad boys. Man, I wish I'd seen that thread.  The Beargguy would have made a good Christmas present from me, too.What action base should I be using for RGs? There's no way in hell the Destiny nor the Strike Freedom are standing up on their own. GP bases don't work without a connector that doesn't seem to be supplied (I could be wrong about this), so Action Base 2?
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Zwingley posted:What action base should I be using for RGs? For 1/144 kits, Action Base 2 is always the way to go.
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What Build Fighters kits should I avoid? As in, "not as good as"; I ordered Burning Gundam and Ral's R35 Gouf.
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Ka0 posted:What Build Fighters kits should I avoid? As in, "not as good as"; I ordered Burning Gundam and Ral's R35 Gouf. Qubeley Papillion is pretty not good since it's based off the HGUC Qubeley, a 15 year old kit and it's also about 50% stickers. I haven't heard anything good about the HG Build Mk-II although the MG is pretty terrific.
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Nov 7, 2014 19:13
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The HG Build Mk-II was my first gunpla. Other than the V-fin stickers being awful, it's not terrible. Tricky to get it standing with the backpack attached though.
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TaurusOxford posted:For 1/144 kits, Action Base 2 is always the way to go. Isn't action base 1 the same price? I took the arm off another action base 1 and have 2 arms on one base. You can even use the bases to make bigger bases.
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If I get a set of .20mm Microns, should I even bother getting that .10mm one on Dick Blick unless I'm like the most autistic dude alive?
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Tenzarin posted:Isn't action base 1 the same price? I took the arm off another action base 1 and have 2 arms on one base. You can even use the bases to make bigger bases. AB2s can be combined together too. Also, AB1s are kinda overkill for a 1/144 kit unless you need one kit considerably higher off the ground for some sort of diorama shot.
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Literally The Worst posted:If I get a set of .20mm Microns, should I even bother getting that .10mm one on Dick Blick unless I'm like the most autistic dude alive? edit: I don't see one offered in that size? The .20mm nib is still kind of thick IMO but I'm not a fan of Microns in general. Bimmi fucked around with this message at 19:57 on Nov 7, 2014 |
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Bimmi posted:edit: I don't see one offered in that size? The .20mm nib is still kind of thick IMO but I'm not a fan of Microns in general. What do you recommend over Gundam Markers?
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Literally The Worst posted:What do you recommend over Gundam Markers? I still think that the tamya panel line stuff is the best. Super small brush, lasts forever, easy cleanup.
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Gundam Markers suit me fine for panel lining, though that's pretty much all they're good for. I also use thinned acrylics where appropriate and it works well enough. Hadn't heard of the Tamiya stuff before: looks interesting but is apparently not recommended for use on bare plastic.
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Bimmi posted:edit: I don't see one offered in that size? The .20mm nib is still kind of thick IMO but I'm not a fan of Microns in general. Think hes talking about the other pens dick blick has which come in smaller sizes. .20 is ok for most stuff, and is smaller than gundam markers which makes getting into tiny places easier. However its still not small enough. Wasn't usable at all on turn a mg really so i went with the pour type marker. those .1 or .03 might have been small enough.
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Monaghan posted:I still think that the tamya panel line stuff is the best. Super small brush, lasts forever, easy cleanup. Is it paint, because I can't paint. I don't have any space to do painting or anywhere to store paint right now.
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Anyone got the HGUC Zssa? If so, how was it to build? How is it to pose? Cause that is a drat fine design. Macrossian in it's missilitude.
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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:Anyone got the HGUC Zssa? Looking at the Dalong review and it's a bit of a brick as you would expect, it has some neat details like hydraulic pistons that slide out when you open the leg missile compartments. But it also has quite a lot of stickers including the missile heads on the arms, the black bits around the wrists, some of the dark green on the chest, the light green bits on the backpack including a lot of curved surfaces and all of the red bits at the joints. It does look pretty stable in spite of that huge backpack. Also, the large missile compartments are just empty on the inside when tilted up so they look awful in that position, but I expect you would have them facing forward 99% of the time so it's not much of an issue.
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Think I've reconsidered actually. After the fairly stationary Z'gok-E, I want something more dynamic. As well as waiting on the Grimoire I bought, I'm gonna buy the HGBF Build Burning 
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Building my first MG (Sinanju) and also made my first real mistake in building, by shaving off a little connector bit when I only was supposed to take off a nub. It's completely insignificant (it's a clear green piece that I think is the eye, not like a critical arm joint or something) and would be fixed completely with glue (if I had any) but ahhhhh i'm a faiiiiilure
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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:Anyone got the HGUC Zssa? Yeah, I showed off mine in the old thread. Myself from the old thread posted:
It's not going to do anything dynamic, but god drat does it look good just sitting with the missile pods open  . The only thing to note is the nipple launchers aren't on a hinge, you just remove the piece and change which tab on it slots into the body.
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Oh jeez... so I might have a teensy Robot Damashii problem... I also got this cabinet for my MGs for $10!  I need a better camera than an iphone.
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Aaa, what line are those giant sd's? I saw the rx-78 for $50 but couldn't find any information on it without knowing what to search for. Also how is that gouf MG. I've been considering it for my 2nd.
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Are you talking about this SD RX-78-2? http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN960227/Gun The MG Gouf is a good kit. Just make sure you buy the 2.0, and not the original.
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Oh neat, RD God Gundam (on the right) is almost exactly 1/144 scale. Hell the only difference is due to a redesign, so it basically is. The rest of the RDs should also be close, so this is the closest we'll ever get to the HGFC line we all dream of. poo poo, how did I go from buying model kits to buying action figures
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