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You may remember that last time we left the Frame Arms build, I was talking about how the next task would be masking and spraying the secondary colour. This did take place, sort of, but so did large setbacks. Allow me to explain. As I was handling the pieces to get the masking done, I noticed that the paint I'd already laid down was dusty. Dusty enough that it could just be rubbed off the model in places.  Oh dear. I was fearful this might happen. When spraying the pieces with the initial, tan colour, I was spraying at slightly too high pressure and more importantly, I was spraying from too far away. This is very bad when you're spraying paint, because what happens is that the paint 'dries' as it travels through the air. What this is means is that when the paint arrives at the model part, there's no fluidity to the paint and it's just dried particles of pigment. This is bad, although you can also deliberately do this when you desire a 'dust' weather effect. So what now you ask? Well...you strip it back and do it again. Properly. Now those of you paying attention will know that I was using enamel paints, so you might think I'd use enamel thinners to strip this kit. However, enamel thinners also like to eat plastic, so instead we'll be using:  This! It apparently 'loves the jobs I hate.'  Baggie up and spray. For anyone else doing this, you'll probably want to put in less parts at a time. I tried to cheat and do the whole batch but it's just meant I've needed to do this twice because of poor coverage. Then all you need is an old toothbrush and:  Voila. And what's this? That's right; the Tamiya primer remains unaffected! Chemistry in action, folks. So that's the stage I'm at once again. I now need to do pre-shading once more and then re-paint. Then mask. Then paint again... But you get the idea. I thought I'd post this as a lesson to everyone that YOU WILL gently caress UP from time to time and the thing is not to panic or give-up. Just take it back and do it again. You'll always do it better the second time. Incidentally, because I got out my secondary colour prior to discovering disaster, I did get some of the purely brown pieces sprayed and they came out wonderfully. I might showcase them next time.
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Turpenoid (noid, not tine) is basically enamel thinner, but it doesn't eat plastic for whatever reason. It's ridiculously convenient whenever I need to strip off my metallics, so consider looking for some.
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GundamGuy's got a review of a certain new 250,000+ Yen kit up... A Gold Beargguy and blu-ray set cost more than the goddamn Neo Zeong  . Japanese anime dvd prices really are hosed up.
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runwiled posted:Then all you need is an old toothbrush and: drat, that's a super useful thing to know! Gonna get a weird wide toast rack or somethin for runners and that Zssa is nice as heck.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:GundamGuy's got a review of a certain new 250,000+ Yen kit up... Christ. If media cost that much in the States we'd have already given the Pirate Bay guys asylum.
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And so it begins. HG 1/144 G-Self - Announced! 
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Jun 23, 2014 03:31
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I really hope that's not a finalized name. Besides that, I like it. Give me a MG Bandai.
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Jun 23, 2014 03:48
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Jegan Ace posted:And so it begins. I'm curious to see what other Also, that's not the only one announced. HG 1/144 Grimoire - Announced!  This thing's probably going to be the Zaku variant if that head's anything to go by  .
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Jun 23, 2014 03:55
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Neddy Seagoon posted:HG 1/144 Grimoire - Announced! Jegan Ace posted:And so it begins. I don't care how weird the names are, I am super excited about these. Hell, I'm willing to double dip and buy both HGs and MGs for these, they hit the weird sweet spot where it's awesome for me.
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I on the other hand like them because they suggest another line I can safely ignore, which is excellent news for my modeling budget after a rather shockingly expensive year.
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Jun 23, 2014 04:32
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Jegan Ace posted:And so it begins. I just can't deal with those horns. They serve no purpose other than to be as different as possible. They'd even block a significant portion of the main camera's vision!
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Jun 23, 2014 04:34
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did AGE do really well or something? Why are they making another show aimed at children? They must know children arent the ones wasting money on neo zeongs.
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Fauxtool posted:did AGE do really well or something? Clearly it didn't considering at least three AGE MGs got canceled.
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Jegan Ace posted:And so it begins. Neddy Seagoon posted:I'm curious to see what other Oh my god I know what I'm getting for Christmas.
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Jun 23, 2014 04:43
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Neddy Seagoon posted:I'm curious to see what other Makes me think of Code Geass stuff for some reason. I think it's the backpack and how stumpy it looks + the tiny gun.
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I'm actually kind of sore over the apparent axing of the MG AGE-FX and hope it does show up eventually, but given the lingering stink around that series I ain't gonna hold my breath for it.
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Fauxtool posted:did AGE do really well or something? Why are they making another show aimed at children? They must know children arent the ones wasting money on neo zeongs. Tomino's making it so imagine they are banking on that drawing in the older fans. Also I haven't really seen anything that makes it seem like they are trying super hard to appeal to children. It looks like Tomino is making King Gainer Gundam. Something about the Grimoire makes it look like a guy in a suit to me. Maybe it's the head. It kind of looks like a helmet.
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Kitfox88 posted:Makes me think of Code Geass stuff for some reason. I think it's the backpack and how stumpy it looks + the tiny gun. looks like suisei no gargantia robots to me with how they are just lumpy humanoid shapes
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Ethiser posted:Tomino's making it so imagine they are banking on that drawing in the older fans. Also I haven't really seen anything that makes it seem like they are trying super hard to appeal to children. It looks like Tomino is making King Gainer Gundam. press release seems to say children are the target "Tomino Yushiyuki said that the new Gundam: G no Reconguista is not meant for the UC or Origin fans but for the children. The series was made so that children of Gundam fans can enjoy." That could also mean its aimed at young adults given how old gundam is.
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Fauxtool posted:press release seems to say children are the target What could have possibly made you ever doubt that this would be for children? What main-line, televised Gundam series wasn't for children? What show has Tomino made that wasn't a children's show? They're doing Gundam the Origin for middle-aged male Gundam fans.
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boom boom boom posted:What could have possibly made you ever doubt that this would be for children? What main-line, televised Gundam series wasn't for children? What show has Tomino made that wasn't a children's show? Let see, gundam series that were on TV not aimed specifically at children, but actually young adults. Mobile Suit Gundam Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz Turn A Gundam Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: Apocalypse 0079 Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO 2: The Gravity Front Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: Awakening of the Trailblazer Everything in the list has been shown on TV, if OVAs dont count its still a lot. Aren't you the fucker who got slapped down by zorak when you tried to report us for third party kits?
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Fauxtool posted:Let see, gundam series that were on TV not aimed specifically at children, but actually young adults. There's another thread for dumb arguments about the target audiences of the various series. This one is for the fun little plastic robots. On that note, any opinion on #11 versus #17 x-acto blades? e: Whoops. everythingWasBees fucked around with this message at 03:44 on Jun 26, 2014 |
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design knife http://www.hlj.com/product/tam74020/Sup
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Assuming you mean #11, I hear #17 is actually better for modeling but #11 is so much more general purpose that it's my preferred blade. EDIT: Oh and the forums died before anyone could post this so I might as well. Bandai apparently decided to just save all their announcements for after the big toy expo so we're getting HGUC Zeta II, RG Astraea + Astraea Type F, and MB Exia Avalanche. BlitzBlast fucked around with this message at 03:48 on Jun 26, 2014 |
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I thought the deal with G-reco was that it was stated to be targeted at the children of people who were original fans of 0079, e.g. gundam's usual target audience age but with an extra layer of "gently caress your franchise expectations."
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V Gundam was specifically targeted at younger audiences and we all know how that turned out.
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I made something during the Forums Cataclysm: This hand of mine is burning red!  It cries out for the forums! Exia Cataclysm!   Welcome back, Gunpla thread!  Also, I never realized quite how tiny the Exia was before 
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Bimmi posted:V Gundam was specifically targeted at younger audiences and we all know how that turned out. v gundam was 'targeted' at 'young audiences'
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Fauxtool posted:Let see, gundam series that were on TV not aimed specifically at children, but actually young adults. I'll give you IGLOO, that's for adult Japanese men, but all the rest of that is for kids. Gundam is a kid's franchise that can be enjoyed by adults. I guess the OVAs are aimed a little older, maybe middle schoolers or above, people who can rent videos for themselves, but I dunno. That's why I excluded them from my original question. Also, no I've never tried to report anyone. I don't have Plat.
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Quality control is a literal bastard sometimes. Time to bust out the cement... 
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My HGUC Zssa arrived during the forum crash, and it's a gorgeous little kit. I'd post pictures, but my PC's decided it cant recognise my Galaxy S2's drivers since an update, so I'll have to argue with it later ( ).The joints are all good and solid, and it's a freaking chunky bastard that needs a good deep surface to stand on if you mount the Booster, as it's got a long tail fin pointing off the back. My only complaint is that the arms have a tendency to pop off if you try to move them back-and-forth on the shoulder ball joint, because the big shoulder pieces press right against the body. The hips are also lacking polycap joints, but they're solid enough and the Zssa's really not a kit designed for big gymnastic poses anyway so it's not a big loss. The nipple missile launcher covers are partformers, incidentally. You just slide them out and clip the tab at the back into the side of the chest for them to sit in an "open" state.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:My HGUC Zssa arrived during the forum crash, and it's a gorgeous little kit. I'd post pictures, but my PC's decided it cant recognise my Galaxy S2's drivers since an update, so I'll have to argue with it later ( Grats on your new Zssa baby, Neddy. Hope to see some pictures of your new arrival in the near future. Also, what do you guys think of this one: 
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Jegan Ace posted:Grats on your new Zssa baby, Neddy. Hope to see some pictures of your new arrival in the near future. I'm going to love it, and pet it, and call it George. As for that Zeta, I'd wait and see how the Airmaster turns out first. From the looks of them, they're built off the same general kit framework design. Oh, I also got my Gouf R35 too. It looks wonderful with my System Weapon shields, and they sit in the wrist-mounted sockets nice and tight  .
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I was kind of considering getting it but then HGUC Zeta II got announced so screw the Z-Plus.
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Anyone know why we are suddenly seeing things from Z-MSV showing up in the kit lines, other than "just because?" I mean, it's cool because I'll finally get the Gundam Mk.III I've wanted for awhile but it's still weird to see.
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BlitzBlast posted:I was kind of considering getting it but then HGUC Zeta II got announced so screw the Z-Plus. Is it the goofy high-heeled Zeta II because if so then count me in
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Colon Semicolon posted:Is it the goofy high-heeled Zeta II because if so then count me in Yep.
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Bimmi posted:Anyone know why we are suddenly seeing things from Z-MSV showing up in the kit lines, other than "just because?" I mean, it's cool because I'll finally get the Gundam Mk.III I've wanted for awhile but it's still weird to see. Whatever is happening at Bandai these last few months I hope it never stops.
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Bimmi posted:Anyone know why we are suddenly seeing things from Z-MSV showing up in the kit lines, other than "just because?" I mean, it's cool because I'll finally get the Gundam Mk.III I've wanted for awhile but it's still weird to see. Well we had to see them sooner or later: Bandai is running out of UC mobile suits to turn into models, so they have to resort to the more obscure stuff.
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