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someone i follow on tumblr started getting into this recently and that piqued my curiosity enough to order a couple kits myself and oh no, now im completely hooked. this rules, actually. its scratching the itch ive had since bionicle stopped being made!!  ive never watched gundam 00 but i thought exio looked neat!! (i hosed up and missed that i was supposed to put stickers UNDER the clear parts, whoops.) ive got HG aerial coming on tuesday and its really hard to not buy basically every other GWitch mech too. both because of the price but also because i need to find somewhere to put them.
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 oh no, new hyperfocus (ive got FM Aerial MG coming next week and part of me really wants Darilbalde too...)
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Oct 3, 2023 23:41
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Blaziken386 posted:
  this one went together really smooth. both because i have better tools now, but also because Demi Barding seems much less finicky than Gundam Exio. Also the back mounted cannons rule.
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Oct 4, 2023 07:28
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currently building HG Aerial, and this is probably my favorite one yet in terms of both design (which is why i bought her) and sturdiness. she is loving rock solid and it's great. also gonna try my hand at panel lining soon. two questions: 1: do i need a top coat to prevent it from smudging down the line 2: in the event that I DO use a top coat, what should I do about the stickers, or, in aerial's case, the clear pieces on the torso? do I need to cover them with painters tape or something? e: page snipe, have a chuchu 
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Oct 8, 2023 05:11
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do y'all have any suggestions for how to not accidentally slice your fingers when removing particularly stubborn runners with the hobby knife, or is it just a practice thing. i ask, because my thumb is currently very sore.
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Oct 8, 2023 20:39
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Tergaso posted:Do you have a pair of sprue cutters? When I was younger I only used a hobby knife but a pair of sprue/side cutters/nippers make getting parts off the sprue 95% painless. Even a very cheap pair will be a huge step up. You can then use the hobby knife to trim the little bit of plastic on the part (the nub). If you've got money, a pair of nice sprue cutters will make it even easier.
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Oct 8, 2023 20:55
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thank you thread for the advice in other news: Aerial!!  no backpack or weapons yet, but goddamn she looks so cool
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Oct 9, 2023 03:43
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Just on the topic of backpacks; get the flight pack now-ish if it's of interest to you, reprints on accessory sets are spotty at best. Prof. Banks posted:Seeming to just replace nub marks with glossy patches is why I abandoned my glass files after a couple of kits. So if this is true it'll be big.
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Oct 9, 2023 04:01
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Synthbuttrange posted:
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Oct 9, 2023 22:14
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  aerial... so cool.........
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Oct 10, 2023 06:26
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 how obvious is it that i currently have a lot of time on my hands? darilbalde concensus: pretty neat i really like that they got a lot of different mech artists to design each company's mechs for G-Witch, it gives tham a lot of character. Darilbalde is chunky, but he's a completely different kind of chunky from the Demi Barding Iriscoral posted:Quick question, y'all do Girlpla here? Stuff like Bandai's 30 Minutes Sisters, Kotobukiya Frame Arms Girls/Megami Device, and various others  I probably should've stared with gunpla first, I didn't do so good removing her nubs and I kinda broke the joint of one of her arms, but I'm still happy with how she turned out. I'd get more of the Frame Arms series, but tragically most of the ones i like the overall look of & are in stock also have their underwear on full display, which i don't really care for. I do wanna get the hatsune miku model one day though, it looks super cool 
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Oct 11, 2023 05:55
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picked up the HG barbatos today for two reasons 1: i heard it was a really well made kit and it looks kind of neat 2, the more important reason: so i can steal its club and give it to the demi barding, because chuchu deserves a giant blunt piece of metal to kill things with.
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Oct 12, 2023 01:03
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 barbatos: pretty neat, love the legs, kinda annoying about of stickers but not too bad. I like the extra arm option.  demi barding: Now has a weapon worthy of chuchu
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Oct 12, 2023 06:42
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question for the thread i have some of these type of panel lining markers on the way would it be better to panel line pieces while they're on the runners, or wait until everything's assembled? ditto for topcoating
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Oct 12, 2023 21:41
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"i need to stop buying G-Witch gunpla kits" i say, before clicking confirm on my Gundam Pharact order,
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Oct 13, 2023 01:15
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I checked the gundam site on a whim to see if they have any new stuff coming out, and not only DO they have new stuff coming out, but one of those somethings is: Black Aerial https://p-bandai.com/us/item/N2698166001001 it looks rad as hell and i will be Upset if I cannot get a preorder in. Possibly two, because it's only $15 and i might want to kitbash with it in the future.
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Oct 14, 2023 02:57
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free Trapt CD posted:I thought you could order this already through the 'Metaverse Project' they had going, but fair warning that I logged in and it's a bit undercooked at present. 
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Oct 14, 2023 06:27
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explored the local mall today, and found three different toy/collectible stores. two of which did not have any gunpla, and while the third DID have some, they were approximately twice what they are online, which is outrageous (ie: Lfrith Ur was $40, when you can get it for $22 on amazon) in other news, i just checked out that suruga-ya site, and  whoops
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Oct 14, 2023 23:19
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 action stands are silly things (god demi barding's arms are finicky. must've been a dozen times the joints kept popping out of the sockets, or the bicep came apart. i love the look of it, but its definitely not the sturdiest kit at all.)
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Oct 15, 2023 02:26
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decided to bite the bullet and order a nice display case because im running out of desk room and my mental illness is showing no signs of stopping. (because i also bought the michaelis in the same order)Diet Poison posted:Well gently caress, Surugaya just cancelled my order, saying my credit card was not in my name, which is not at all true, so gently caress them I guess. I knew that poo poo was too good to be true.  well now im worried I bought 5 things, so maybe they'll deem it worth their while??
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Oct 16, 2023 06:16
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RPATDO_LAMD posted:i really doubt the person in charge of CC validation cares about their boss's boss's boss's profits  this message from them is also extremely loving rich considering i tried to use paypal first and it didn't work edit: the free shipping is currently still a thing but after this i dont trust them to not cancel the order again, or charge me twice, or some other horse poo poo, so gently caress it. the order on the site isnt listed as cancelled so who the gently caress knows. Blaziken386 fucked around with this message at 08:31 on Oct 16, 2023 |
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Oct 16, 2023 08:19
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Nuebot posted:I bought that cool black and blue ariel. I make bad life choices.
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today is my one day off this week. was planning to spend it playing with gundams the package containing my glass files and my next HG has been delayed until "maybe by 10pm, probably by tomorrow" pain peko
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Oct 17, 2023 18:09
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been using glass files today conclusion: these are great. a little awkward in curved spots, but aside from that, much better than the 400 grit emery board i was using
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Oct 18, 2023 05:06
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should be illegal to post that but not share the CAD files i wanna make a 1/288 scale gundam for funsies
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Oct 19, 2023 02:01
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El Burbo posted:P-bandai pages up tonight, including for that WfM expansion parts set.
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Oct 19, 2023 03:46
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Bimmi posted:Leak is a big oops, but I dunno how damaging it really is. Sales lost to people printing their own kits are likely to be a blip if even that, and the bootleggers were gonna do their thing anyway, so this gives them a couple months head start on one or two things at best. It’s still hilariously stupid though, and a fantastic sign for the future of this very cool and necessary “Metaverse” thing.
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Oct 19, 2023 06:20
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BisbyWorl posted:https://twitter.com/landlordeath/status/1714983863150100810 now it's safely on my hard drive where i can put it on the to-do list and probably forget about it
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Pharact status: pretty neat c-clip feet are a little weird and i dont quite understand why they chose to use them, but thats okay, i have an action stand. also i'm realizing that when i get around to panel lining i will need to actually get a black marker instead of a grey one for him, huh.
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Prof. Banks posted:Suruga-ya is running free shipping again and I'm a weak person when it comes to deals, so three more kits are en route.  ...well, this time im using paypal, so maybe they won't cancel my order. I got the Beguir Beu, Beguir Pente, Aerial Rebuild, Lfrith, and a Demi Trainer Options Set (because it works for multiple kits and because Big Chaingun). Tragically they don't seem to have Lfrith Ur?? (I also didnt originally plan on getting every WFM kit but like. they're all really cool and good quality and the box art is beautiful and-)
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slicing up eyeballs posted:I was also bummed about this. calibarn was always a longshot lol. also the flight unit looks to be sold out ...calibard and schwartzette weren't sold out when they cancelled my first order though 
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Buck Wildman posted:next model's here ...i've only completed the legs because i did a little bit and realized i needed more experience to make it look good, so i bought an easy gunpla. and then i bought like 5 more gunpla. whoops.
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Gnossiennes posted:The p bandai Gundam Rose is so much nicer than the ancient Gundam Rose kit.
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wdarkk posted:It’s a Napoleonic duelist. kirbysuperstar posted:No, a chivralic French fighter RPATDO_LAMD posted:G Gundam has all the goofiest robot designs. It is also the home of the tequila gundam (sadly no kit) BisbyWorl posted:Don't forget the horse gundam, piloted by an actual horse.  i knew about the windmill one, but still
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amazon has decided to torture me by delaying not one, but two orders of gunpla. why, amazon. stop doing this to me on my days off.
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started panel lining some kits tonight with the pour-style markers   consensus: the filling in of lines is very fun and relaxing but wiping away the excess with the eraser pen + microfiber cloth is kind of annoying. it's hard to get a balance between enough to actually remove the excess, and NOT remove the panel lines that are on edges/in big open spots
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Arc Hammer posted:Are you using a fill pen or a micro pen? The fill pen ones are a bit easier to clean, IMO. i am using the pen which came with the markers, dabbing it onto a microfiber cloth, and rubbing that on the marks. its really easy to use too much if using the pen directly, so i only use it in big problem areas. e: this type 
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Nuebot posted:But what if I need them later!
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I made the michaelis! and then I panel lined it!!  question for the thread: how do I avoid little hairline cracks like THESE happening?   im trying to go as light as possible, but sometimes this still happens anyways, which is kind of a bummer TBH.
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Synthbuttrange posted:Ah. Did you give your model a clear coat before you panel lined? If panel lining liquids pool they can cause cracks on bare plastic. Especially in places where two pieces join and if panel lining fluid gets between those. What panel liners are you using? and I'm using these: Blaziken386 posted:i am using the pen which came with the markers, dabbing it onto a microfiber cloth, and rubbing that on the marks. its really easy to use too much if using the pen directly, so i only use it in big problem areas.
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