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 Reiji's Beginning G, Lady's Zero gundam, the turn-A from the guy at the fashion race and Aila's own BB Command gundam. Now I'm going to try and locate a Talgeese to paint it in Logan Greco's colors.
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Ka0 posted:
You are truly doing god's work here.
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Jan 24, 2015 20:22
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The Gunpla Builders stuff is weirdly rare. I can't find the GPB Color Hi-Nu anywhere. Like, not even finding it in stock, but finding anywhere that even sells it.
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Jan 24, 2015 20:32
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They didn't get much of a production run.
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Jan 24, 2015 20:52
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I kinda wish Gunpla Builders had gotten popular enough to get MGs, for some reason I really like the design of the Beginning, dumb beam v-fin and all. Maybe someday I'll pick up the HG.
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Jan 24, 2015 20:55
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Ka0 posted:
The 1/144 Tallgeese is one of the 20-year old molds, be ready for that.
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Jan 24, 2015 21:07
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They should just reissue it as "Reiji's Beginning Gundam" with a new pamphlet and box.
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Jan 24, 2015 21:18
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Using bathroom or kitchen fans to vent enamels and lacquer spray is risky as hell : spraying directly into the path of the motor can cause the aerosolized paint to ignite, and I've seen words like "burned down" and "multiple skin grafts" used to describe the results. Spray booths require so-called "squirrel cage fans" that offset the motor from the airflow, but they're not cheap and matching the strength of the fan to any given enclosure is something of an arcane science. You'd be better off just buying a prefab booth, and it's not really optional equipment IMO.
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Jan 24, 2015 21:35
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Don't do it.
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Jan 24, 2015 23:38
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Midjack posted:The 1/144 Tallgeese is one of the 20-year old molds, be ready for that. How likely is it Bandai releasing a newer version under HGAC. We got the Wing and the Wing Zero already.
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Jan 24, 2015 23:46
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Ka0 posted:How likely is it Bandai releasing a newer version under HGAC. We got the Wing and the Wing Zero already. I will let the fact that we still have no Leo gunpla whatsoever speak for itself. (The thing I'm implying is "if you want a gunpla from Wing that isn't one of the protagonist Gundams, you're not getting it"  )
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Jan 24, 2015 23:50
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Ka0 posted:How likely is it Bandai releasing a newer version under HGAC. We got the Wing and the Wing Zero already. If we'd gotten more than those two I'd be optimistic but we haven't. I'd say probably not.
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Jan 25, 2015 00:59
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I'd love to say the Tallgeese is just as iconic as Gundams. Not as as a Zaku II or GM maybe but its design is just so classic and refined. Enough with the exias already, make do with the Leos and Tallgeeses.
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Jan 25, 2015 01:17
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Airbrushed some spoons with 2 colors today, great tip you guys. Need a poo poo ton more practice, but I can save the best spoon per color as a reminder of how the paint looks. There was like a small color in the airbrush paint thing that no amount of thinner on the rag I could wipe it out, is that normal?
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Jan 25, 2015 01:28
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Ka0 posted:I'd love to say the Tallgeese is just as iconic as Gundams. Not as as a Zaku II or GM maybe but its design is just so classic and refined. Enough with the exias already, make do with the Leos and Tallgeeses. They're saving them for when they make Frozen Teardrop!  A man can dream.
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Jan 25, 2015 01:34
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chumbler posted:They're saving them for when they make Frozen Teardrop! The Heero Yuy is my headmate market isn't as big as it used to be.
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Tenzarin posted:Airbrushed some spoons with 2 colors today, great tip you guys. Need a poo poo ton more practice, but I can save the best spoon per color as a reminder of how the paint looks. There was like a small color in the airbrush paint thing that no amount of thinner on the rag I could wipe it out, is that normal? You may have to disassemble and soak for an hour or two to loosen up everything but yeah, it seems like no matter what I do I can always find something dirty in there no matter how I soak and scrub.
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Midjack posted:You may have to disassemble and soak for an hour or two to loosen up everything but yeah, it seems like no matter what I do I can always find something dirty in there no matter how I soak and scrub. Its the cup that has like a thin ring of red, it didn't really come off when I sprayed thinner and water through it to clean it out. I heard its bad to soak the airbrush in a solvent.
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Jan 25, 2015 01:50
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Sonication is the way to go if you have stuff on the cup that won't come off. If not try acetone, or turps.
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Jan 25, 2015 01:57
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Any airbrush part not made of metal (O-rings, plastic handles, etc.) should be set aside, but the metal bits should be perfectly safe to soak in anything short of battery acid. Cleaning airbrushes is a huge pain, but again not really optional.
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Jan 25, 2015 02:17
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If you live in a hard water area consider using distilled water in your airbrush so you don't fur it up!
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Jan 25, 2015 04:27
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Midjack posted:The 1/144 Tallgeese is one of the 20-year old molds, be ready for that. Even worse, unless you want the Tallgeese III, the 1/144 Tallgeese kits are no-grades. Which, while not quite as bad as the G Gundam no-grades, are still pretty terribad. At least it won't require too much painting since it's almost entirely white, so there's that.
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Jan 25, 2015 06:28
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For clarity's sake, the Tallgeese III is just the regular old sockmonkey mold with an HG badge slapped on the box because there was a period of time in the latter half of the '90s when Bandai pretty much forgot what the words "High Grade" actually imply. edit: VVV by modern standards, maybe, but they were poo poo-hot high-quality stuff at the time, as opposed to the old faux-HG 1/144s which were almost never good even when they were new. Bimmi fucked around with this message at 16:19 on Jan 25, 2015 |
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Bimmi posted:For clarity's sake, the Tallgeese III is just the regular old sockmonkey mold with an HG badge slapped on the box because there was a period of time in the latter half of the '90s when Bandai pretty much forgot what the words "High Grade" actually imply. Case in point, you can do a search for HGs from Wing and get 1/100 scale models. They were pretty garbage.
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Bimmi posted:For clarity's sake, the Tallgeese III is just the regular old sockmonkey mold with an HG badge slapped on the box because there was a period of time in the latter half of the '90s when Bandai pretty much forgot what the words "High Grade" actually imply. Oh, christ. I just checked my kits, and that is totally correct. The TG1, TG2, and HG TG3 sprues are literally identical, excepting color, and the TG3 has one extra sprue. I don't know why I never noticed that before. What the gently caress, Bandai. There's lazy, and then there's this. So, yeah. The only good Tallgeese kits are the MGs.
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Jan 25, 2015 08:07
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I'm about halfway done with my Zock, and found my first real annoyance. Too many parts for fingers. 42 parts for six fingers. On an HG.
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Jan 26, 2015 03:29
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Nice! The blacklight really helps the psycoframe.
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Jan 26, 2015 04:19
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Can't decide if the psyco-frame funnels are ridiculous or awesome. Where are those from, anyway?
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Bimmi posted:Can't decide if the psyco-frame funnels are ridiculous or awesome. Where are those from, anyway? They look like the BTF aftermarket parts.
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Gundam Guy posted:MG 1/100 Gundam Double X can be connected with the 1/100 G-Falcon model kit!!! P-Bandai will be issuing an exclusive 1/100 G-Falcon with new markings / decals!!! Stay tuned! Suck it Bandai, I already have one! The fact that they didn't market something similar for the X Divider does confirm that they're planning on making it a separate release too.
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Jan 26, 2015 09:50
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Does anyone have advice for the leg pipes on the RG Char Zaku-II? Even the slightest movement in the knees causes the pipes to break out and spray little pink hoops everywhere. Should I just seal it up with some glue?
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Jan 26, 2015 11:28
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I used super glue on the top plug for the pipes and never had that problem again.
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Hey we're working on the same kit!  Kit buddies! E: hopefully fixed the size I'm on my phone and can't tell very well... Yawgmoft fucked around with this message at 15:46 on Jan 26, 2015 |
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Jan 26, 2015 15:41
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I don't suppose anyone has a 1/100 Hardygun in their backlogs they'd be willing to part with? I've got an idea for my next custom paint job but the kit I want to do is old enough to vote and getting harder to find.
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Jan 26, 2015 18:23
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Vote, hell, it's old enough to drink. I honestly do not recall if I still have a spare of that kit or sold it long ago, but I'll try to dig through the vaults in the next couple of days and find out.
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I'd really appreciate it. I could trade money for it, even. Is the color separation on the 1/100 G-Cannon Magna as bad as it looks? I'm thinking of including that in my custom painting as well and I'd just like to know what I'm getting myself into.
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The Muffinlord posted:Is the color separation on the 1/100 G-Cannon Magna as bad as it looks? Worse, probably, and for some reason mine was one of the floppiest kits I've ever built (the normal version was fine.)
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Jan 26, 2015 19:23
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That's weird and disappointing. I mean, it looks pretty bad, but I'm going to paint the whole thing regardless. Maybe painting and finishing will help sturdy it up.
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Just for laffs, here's what the Magna looks like straight out of the box: Expensive kit for the day, though that's due more to many leftover parts from the base G-Cannon than to any sort of fine quality. (no spare Hardygun yet, will notify if that changes) Bimmi fucked around with this message at 00:09 on Jan 27, 2015 |
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