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3 posted:Word to Faltion for supplying me with this three-day distraction: Almost all beam rifles in the Gundam universe have some sort of sight or scope on them. The pilot still needs help to aim.
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Zwingley posted:So now that I have a whole bunch of kits to touch up, I'm looking for matte topcoat recommendations from the thread. The Mr. Color stuff I used for the SD Deathscythe seemed alright, but frankly I have no idea if it's regarded as any good, especially for the price. Gunze Sangyo is generally regarded as top-quality stuff.
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TaurusOxford posted:Almost all beam rifles in the Gundam universe have some sort of sight or scope on them. The pilot still needs help to aim. Yeah, but they're almost always some kind of camera linked into the cockpit sensors. The Jesta has what is basically a gigantic Eotech:  which is dead useless if you can't actually bring it up to your eyes to sight in properly.
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Jul 27, 2014 00:26
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90% of giant robot design is about looking cool, not being practical.
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TaurusOxford posted:Almost all beam rifles in the Gundam universe have some sort of sight or scope on them. The pilot still needs help to aim. I'm pretty sure the different imaginary space weapons all need different targeting software or firing solutions. It makes sense to have them on the weapons instead of on the robot. The sniper version has a cool face mask attachment, but its part of the weapons package. As far as we know, the holosight could be a camera linked via the grip. Fauxtool fucked around with this message at 00:43 on Jul 27, 2014 |
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Jul 27, 2014 00:40
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3 posted:Also why does the Jesta need a holosight on its gun? It's a giant goddamn robot! Why does a beam rifle need a silencer? 
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Jul 27, 2014 01:10
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Kitfox88 posted:Why does a beam rifle need a silencer? Who is saying it is one? It could be a minovsky concentrator or some other bullshit. If you were going to put brand new tech in the hands of dumb rear end soldiers it would help if it looked like something they already knew. At what point did beam weapons stop being something only ships and the major suits like the Gundam had? When did grunts start getting them, Zeta? Why does it need a foregrip when its a robot that should have no issue holding a gun stable?
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Jul 27, 2014 01:15
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Fauxtool posted:At what point did beam weapons stop being something only ships and the major suits like the Gundam had? When did grunts start getting them, Zeta? GMs?
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Jul 27, 2014 01:33
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Fauxtool posted:Why does it need a foregrip when its a robot that should have no issue holding a gun stable? BlitzBlast posted:90% of giant robot design is about looking cool, not being practical.
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Jul 27, 2014 02:15
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a practical giant robot design is a gun with several thrusters and no pilot
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Fauxtool posted:a practical giant robot design is a gun with several thrusters and no pilot They were most of the way there in MS-IGLOO
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Jul 27, 2014 04:55
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The Ball is the most practical design in the entire series. 
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Jul 27, 2014 04:58
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Fauxtool posted:a practical giant robot design is a gun with several thrusters and no pilot
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Jul 27, 2014 05:00
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Fauxtool posted:a practical giant robot design is a gun with several thrusters and no pilot Unless you have a Mobile Trace system, in which case humanoid robots with pilots are the most practical designs. Which means G Gundam has the most practical robots ever.
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So, I'm in Osaka and there's apparently a limited edition RX-78-2 being sold for an event. Do these things ever appreciate in value or not really?
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Jul 27, 2014 10:18
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Arbite posted:So, I'm in Osaka and there's apparently a limited edition RX-78-2 being sold for an event. Do these things ever appreciate in value or not really? If you mean do they go for outlandish prices on ebay, then yes.
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Jul 27, 2014 10:28
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You're probably never going to find a buyer though, so might as well build it yourself.
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Jul 27, 2014 10:33
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Was in the big city today so had a chance to see a proper hobby store. Decided to start actual Gunpla and found the cheapest kit there and a Mitsubishi Zero. Glory to nippon. Also have a special delivery coming in
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Seraphim is a nice kit, but you really need the HG Seravee Gundam to go with it, since Seraphim is Seravee's backpack.
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TaurusOxford posted:Seraphim is a nice kit, but you really need the HG Seravee Gundam to go with it, since Seraphim is Seravee's backpack. Specifically, what you want is the HG Seravee GNHW/B. You get a few extra guns and attachments. Also if you want an HG Kshatriya Repaired, HLJ's got them on clearance for about $40 before shipping
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Specifically, what you want is the HG Seravee GNHW/B. You get a few extra guns and attachments.
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Jul 27, 2014 11:28
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While I remember, ScottyWired, here's some basic stuff that might help you if you plan to look for a second good kit to buy (feel free to correct/belittle me if I'm way off base with any of this).
Zedd posted:I have this one and it's really sweet; the hips on mine broke due to a fall but it still stands decently and looks dope. Hell, it's not like the Seravee could do big dramatic poses anyway . It's only got one good pose and that's "GUN DOWN THE MOTHERFUCKERS"  
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Hell, it's not like the Seravee could do big dramatic poses anyway
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Neddy Seagoon posted:*]Avoid any HGUC Kit (the general range with mostly-tan box colours) lower than roughly number 75-80. There's more than likely some good ones older than that, but more as a general rule of thumb. Gonna have to call this a poor rule of thumb. HGUC has been a fairly high-quality line from its inception, and lots of the older kits still hold up quite well. Some aren't so great of course, but nothing in the line is comparable to cheap garbage like the Wing Fighting Action kits. As always, Dalong.net should be your reference point for deciding the merits of a kit before you buy.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:While I remember, ScottyWired, here's some basic stuff that might help you if you plan to look for a second good kit to buy (feel free to correct/belittle me if I'm way off base with any of this). There are a couple HG SEED kits that are actually pretty nice, namely the Astray and GINN kits. Make sure you're getting the HGs or you'll be in for a rude awakening when you complete the model and the drat things don't have elbow joints.
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TARDISman posted:There are a couple HG SEED kits that are actually pretty nice, namely the Astray and GINN kits. Make sure you're getting the HGs or you'll be in for a rude awakening when you complete the model and the drat things don't have elbow joints. There's no reason to buy the old Astrays since they made new ones last year.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:
Huh. Every single kit I own falls into one of those categories. I guess that would explain why they were all so cheap.
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TaurusOxford posted:There's no reason to buy the old Astrays since they made new ones last year. The new Astray was the one I was talking about, assuming we're both talking about the one that comes with two anti ship swords.
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TARDISman posted:The new Astray was the one I was talking about, assuming we're both talking about the one that comes with two anti ship swords. I'm confused by what kit you're talking about then(when did Astrays use anti-ship swords?). I'm referring to these three kits: http://www.dalong.net/review/seed/sh58/p/sh58_01.jpg http://www.dalong.net/review/seed/sh57/p/sh57_01.jpg http://www.dalong.net/review/seed/sh59/p/sh59_01.jpg Edit: \/\/\/ - Oh, the M1 Astray. TaurusOxford fucked around with this message at 16:43 on Jul 27, 2014 |
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TaurusOxford posted:I'm confused by what kit you're talking about then(when did Astrays use anti-ship swords?). I'm referring to these three kits:  This one, it was part of the Remaster line, and was based on the vanilla Astray instead of the crazy awesome versions.
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Bimmi posted:Gonna have to call this a poor rule of thumb. HGUC has been a fairly high-quality line from its inception, and lots of the older kits still hold up quite well. Some aren't so great of course, but nothing in the line is comparable to cheap garbage like the Wing Fighting Action kits. Fair enough. That one was mostly from some half-remembered comment about them only getting to a quality comparable to the newer ones around then.
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It really depends on where you set your baseline quality. If you're going from the old 1/144s, any HG ever will blow them out of the water. If you're going by what comes out today, you'll... probably still be fine with old HGs, but it's from the CCA HGs onwards that you'll be in more familiar territory. It hit me that I haven't posted WIPs in a while. Progress on my projects has been slow thanks to numerous other duties, so all I've done on my two X kits is build the torsos and the solar panels.  These things shine in the afternoon sun.  Pretty crazy shadows too.  Picked up RD X1 FC a while back too. Not really sure what the mantle mode is supposed to be (it isn't in the MG, and the wiki doesn't list anything), but until I get the X2 and X3 it'll do. Also X + 2X + X(1) = 4X, no XXX jokes. 
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4X (XXXX) is a brand of beer in australia
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So I stopped by the HobbyLink Japan booth at comicon to say hello and buy some plastic. They had a Neo-Zeong on display, and were perfectly fine with my playing around with it. Holy poo poo its big, but those arms fall off pretty easy while posing. Warning to anyone planning to dropping their life savings on one.
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I was wondering how the hell I was going to grab an Armed Armor XC, and then I find out Model Legend's making one. $21 shipping is a bitch but that's still literally $100 saved so okay! Now watch Bandai announce a general release Norn for Christmas or a web exclusive FA Unicorn plan B. EDIT: Oh my god I'm spending ~$210 on a loving MG Unicorn. That's it, this is the last project. BlitzBlast fucked around with this message at 04:27 on Jul 29, 2014 |
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 What any sentient being who just figured out they have hands would do, naturally. I am blown away by these hands, this being my first MG.
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Roots Radical posted:
What really blew me away when I built the Jesta (first MG in a long time) was that the hands are like, pre-assembled. I really want to see the design process behind making Gunpla. I also built my first RG model a couple weeks ago and I was awestruck at the level of detail on an HG sized model. My friend just came back from comic-con and helped me pick up some cheaper special editions and a Gunpla Navigation Catalogue 2014. Flipping through the pages... Man what I would give for a Real Grade Jesta, though I know that won't happen for a very long time... If at all.  Fauxtool posted:
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[timg] that dude. Also if you're interested in how the Emotion Manipulators are made, look up Sonic Welding. The same process is used for RG inner frames.
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BlitzBlast posted:I was wondering how the hell I was going to grab an Armed Armor XC, and then I find out Model Legend's making one. $21 shipping is a bitch but that's still literally $100 saved so okay! Holy poo poo, that's awesome. Too bad it doesn't come in green or blue psychoframe flavors, but I might just get one anyways.
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