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That Bearguy is the best thing, make that your december MG please.
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Mecha Gojira posted:There's a new Blue Frame variant coming out, though.[/url] I do really love how with each successive Astray the design process seems to be "Let's give it another sword. No wait, two. No wait... LETS MAKE IT SUPER POINTY!" It makes me so happy. I really need to pick up one of the Red Frame MG's, either the Sengoku or the one where the backpack turns into a huge bow thing.
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Vahtooch posted:I do really love how with each successive Astray the design process seems to be "Let's give it another sword. No wait, two. No wait... LETS MAKE IT SUPER POINTY!" It makes me so happy. I really need to pick up one of the Red Frame MG's, either the Sengoku or the one where the backpack turns into a huge bow thing. I'd go with the Sengoku for the utterly ridiculous Oni Shield of Doom and general samurai styling. But I lucked out and got one for $45 on amazon so I'm biased. 
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Sep 24, 2014 09:33
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Where do people get display printouts and poo poo for things like this http://www.amazon.com/Bandai-Hobby-HGBC-Build-Custom/dp/B00F04QR8K/ or the little stands that go in the bigger bases like museum info plates? My handwriting sucksVahtooch posted:I do really love how with each successive Astray the design process seems to be "Let's give it another sword. No wait, two. No wait... LETS MAKE IT SUPER POINTY!" It makes me so happy. I really need to pick up one of the Red Frame MG's, either the Sengoku or the one where the backpack turns into a huge bow thing. I got both, haven't built the Sengoku yet but the giant bowsword jetpack thing is a massive unwieldy pain in the rear end and it's hard to make it look really cool in my opinion
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Sep 24, 2014 12:30
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signalnoise posted:Where do people get display printouts and poo poo for things like this http://www.amazon.com/Bandai-Hobby-HGBC-Build-Custom/dp/B00F04QR8K/ or the little stands that go in the bigger bases like museum info plates? My handwriting sucks That base comes with the little card that goes inside. The Action Base 3 just uses standard size post cards so you just buy/make one and stick it in. The little display thing that comes with the Action Base 1 is a do it yourself type of deal, you would have to make a label on your computer and print it on sticky labels or card stock and tape it on.
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Sep 24, 2014 13:04
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AVeryLargeRadish posted:That base comes with the little card that goes inside. The Action Base 3 just uses standard size post cards so you just buy/make one and stick it in. The little display thing that comes with the Action Base 1 is a do it yourself type of deal, you would have to make a label on your computer and print it on sticky labels or card stock and tape it on. There's a PDF template floating around for it in this thread, I think. It's a ways back though.
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Sep 24, 2014 13:06
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Are any of the Dom models worth it any more? It feels like ages since one came out and I like the Dom's design a lot.
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Sep 24, 2014 16:54
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The Muffinlord posted:Are any of the Dom models worth it any more? It feels like ages since one came out and I like the Dom's design a lot. The Dom holds up pretty well for its age. If you want a Dom i'd say go for it, cause the likeliness of getting a new one any time soon is almost zero. Here's a review of one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97WWwIEFwwk
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Sep 24, 2014 17:18
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The Dom Tropen is also a pretty sharp kit for its age, despite a few minor annoyances.
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Sep 24, 2014 17:49
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The HGUC Dom/Rick Dom kit is actually hands down one of my all-time favorite kits. I'd highly recommend it.
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Sep 24, 2014 18:06
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Okay. I'd kinda like to try customizing one, so maybe I'd do the HGUC.
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Sep 24, 2014 18:13
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I like the Dom Troopen i've got, have a Rick Dias on the way. The main thing i don't care for on the Troopen is the little feet boosters? come off if you look at them wrong, think I actually cemented them.
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Sep 24, 2014 18:19
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Seventy-five bucks for the Tallgeese III. This is going to be a struggle between "really wanted one" and "not even remotely worth it," I can tell. Especially since I sorta had that money earmarked for something else. I just can't figure why some bullshit Astray is getting a regular release while this one is going to the scalpers.
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Sep 24, 2014 18:37
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Well keep in mind that's with GG Infinite's ridiculous markup. The actual price is 4860 yen (for reference, MG Tallgeese is 3800). Get it on Gentei Kits or something and save cash. With GG Infinite, you are paying for the kit, paying for that kit's international shipping, paying a markup, and then paying for domestic shipping. It's completely insane and you don't even get it on time.
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Sep 24, 2014 18:41
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Bimmi posted:Seventy-five bucks for the Tallgeese III. This is going to be a struggle between "really wanted one" and "not even remotely worth it," I can tell. Especially since I sorta had that money earmarked for something else. Jesus, that's a good 65% markup, before shipping, and that's their supposed 'discount' price. GG Infinite is run by a real scumbag, isn't it?
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Sep 24, 2014 18:44
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I'm more than happy not to give GG Infinite my business, but does Gentei really offer any significant savings when all is said and done?
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Sep 24, 2014 18:54
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Gunpla goons, tell me if this Kshatriya is mostly a straight build or does it have copious resin stuff. I think it's beautiful.
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Sep 24, 2014 18:56
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http://www.neograde.com/shop/step1.php?number=588#good5 Looks like copious resin, cleaning and painting.
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Bimmi posted:I'm more than happy not to give GG Infinite my business, but does Gentei really offer any significant savings when all is said and done? Yeah you get a decent amount saved. Take for example the HWS: MG 1/100 Hi-Nu Ver. Ka HWS Set MGNUEXPANSION 1 ¥4,100 ¥4,100 Sub-Total: ¥4,100 EMS (4 - 10 days) (Weight: 350.00g): ¥1,860 Total: ¥5,960 with EMS shipping its still less then the advertised price of GGinfinite, no tax/shipping included yet. If I really wanted to save a few more bucks I couldve just gotten SAL shipping http://gginfinite.com/MG-1-100-Hi-Nu-Gundam-Ver.-Ka-HWS-Heavy-Weapon-System-Part-Set-P-Bandai-Exclusive.html
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Sep 24, 2014 19:03
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Bimmi posted:I'm more than happy not to give GG Infinite my business, but does Gentei really offer any significant savings when all is said and done? It basically cuts out local shipping, which is usually $10. GG Infinite tends to assume EMS is a flat $20 too, so on smaller kits you can save a few more bucks. It's less convenient, but Samuel Decal's facebook page is another option. He tends to have pretty heavy discounts (going back to Hi-Nu HWS, his is $35 before shipping), but you have to e-mail him in his pre-order window. And he's overseas anyways so you'll still have to pay for international.
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Sep 24, 2014 19:07
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How's the RG Exia? I'm thinking about getting the astraea type f
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Sep 24, 2014 23:25
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Must resist ordering HG Messala, Gaplant, and Fa's yellow fat robot.
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Tenzarin posted:Must resist ordering HG Messala, Gaplant, and Fa's yellow fat robot. I was unhappy with my HG Messala, to be honest. Then again, that's what happens when you literally shear the elbow joint in half while posing it. They really shouldn't make the softer plastic pieces that thin...
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Sep 25, 2014 00:58
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muike posted:How's the RG Exia? It's an absolutely fantastic kit; tonnes of detail and posing options and, a joy to build frankly, just looks plain badass. One thing I will say though; the Exia is small as hell.
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Sep 25, 2014 01:01
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All of the RGs but the Zeta and the Skygrasper are about the same height.
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Sep 25, 2014 01:09
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I'm just waiting for when they inevitably announce an RG Victory. "No, guys, seriously, I think we've got the hang of it now!"
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Sep 25, 2014 01:20
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Well the only other RG I've got is the GP01 FB and it definitely dwarfs the Exia.
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Sep 25, 2014 01:22
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ok I just brought the Astraea type F like a huge dingus
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Sep 25, 2014 01:29
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The type-F is a limited webshop exclusive, right? I might have to hurry up on grabbing it because its like my second favorite 00 suit after the exia. so edgy
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Mordja posted:Well the only other RG I've got is the GP01 FB and it definitely dwarfs the Exia. In bulk, maybe, but in height?  
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Sep 25, 2014 01:35
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BlitzBlast posted:In bulk, maybe, but in height? I'm enough of a sperg that I went and checked and yeah, it is a bit taller but the main difference is in proportions, e.g. head, feet, etc. But I think the Full Burnern is considerably bigger and bulkier than the regular GP01 and most other RGs, and right now the only other kits I have on hand to compare it to are MGs and a Koto model.
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Sep 25, 2014 02:06
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It's not. If the FB was significantly different in proportion from the vanilla GP-01, Bandai wouldn't have been able to recycle the frame. Like this is kind of the thing about RGs. There's a certain height range that's workable for the grade, and anything above or below isn't very likely to happen.
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Sep 25, 2014 02:17
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signalnoise posted:I got both, haven't built the Sengoku yet but the giant bowsword jetpack thing is a massive unwieldy pain in the rear end and it's hard to make it look really cool in my opinion Ah drat that's really sad as I've always been a fan of ridiculous backpacks and weapons and other things.
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Sep 25, 2014 02:27
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So if I felt like being lazy, would you all more experienced than I say that gunpla plastic is generally smooth enough that I could do an acrylic panel line wash without putting down a gloss coat first and just remove the excess with an alcohol-wet q tip?
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Sep 25, 2014 02:48
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If you wash the plastic, sure. But if you plan on using iso alcohol, that probably means you're using alcohol based paint. Those dry out really fast, so not the best choice for panel washing in my opinion.
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BlitzBlast posted:If you wash the plastic, sure. But if you plan on using iso alcohol, that probably means you're using alcohol based paint. Those dry out really fast, so not the best choice for panel washing in my opinion. Nah, just a 1:1:1 ratio of water, future, and some p3 acrylics I have lying around for tiny fight mans. It worked pretty well for doing the channels on this guy but he'd had a layer of future put down over his paint, and for my thunderbolt GM I'm just sticking to stock colors but with a gray panel line wash.
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mr. stefan posted:Nah, just a 1:1:1 ratio of water, future, and some p3 acrylics I have lying around for tiny fight mans. It worked pretty well for doing the channels on this guy but he'd had a layer of future put down over his paint, and for my thunderbolt GM I'm just sticking to stock colors but with a gray panel line wash. I actually just did exactly this using a P3 grey + Future + water over bare plastic. Worked great until I got close to some areas I where I'd done a lot of sanding and then things got a little grainy and less easy to control, but I should have expected that. So long as you're cognizant of any areas that have had a lot of work done it'll work great.
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-edit- phone double post
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I use a shop air compressor for airbrushing (it matches the quality of my Harbor Freight airbrush) and was wondering if anyone had a recommendation for an inline regulator that might be a bit more precise at low pressure than the one built onto the compressor itself.
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I use this guy on mine and it works good for 5 PSI increments or sohttp://www.amazon.com/Ingersoll-R37121-600-VS-4-Inch-Regulator-Black/dp/B0057D8LMY/
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