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Clear kits almost always look like rear end and that thing looks even worse.
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Some parts of that Gundam need to drink more water.
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Jun 28, 2018 19:06
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Piss Gundam is real
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Jun 28, 2018 19:28
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I've been pretty bad about posting photos of completed projects. Here's an HG Over Flag that I did in a pseudo-naval camo. Don't look at all the paint scrapes on the right arm's shoulder.
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Jun 28, 2018 19:57
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Monaghan posted:Clear kits almost always look like rear end and that thing looks even worse. It might work work if they do just the outer armor of full inner skeleton kit, like the Full Mechanics line or the MG G Gundams.
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Jun 28, 2018 22:11
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https://twitter.com/yuuhe0720/status/1011431902463516672 God the builds for the leo are going to be great.
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Jun 28, 2018 23:35
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I seriously hate not headcrest pieces, but the tinier bits that go over them. Lost the bit for my RX-78-2 Revive kit. gently caress knows where. second bit to go flying like that. LOVE IT.
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Jun 29, 2018 01:33
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Stocking over a vacuum cleaner tube is a good way to find things lost on the floor. If it's a hardwood floor, get eye-level with the ground and sweep a torch in your line of sight. Should pick it out.
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Jun 29, 2018 01:37
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TaurusOxford posted:I was thinking more Pineapple Crush soda Gundam. It's piss
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Jun 29, 2018 02:22
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Improbable Lobster posted:It's piss Please see your doctor, you may be spilling ketones if your pee looks like that.
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Jun 29, 2018 03:49
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Anora posted:It might work work if they do just the outer armor of full inner skeleton kit, like the Full Mechanics line or the MG G Gundams. Yeah. I've seen some clear kits for mg's and pg's that don't look that bed since they show the inner detail\ Speaking of inner detail   Internals are done for about half the kit. Using a pastel black wash, enamel wash and some light drybrushing. At least some of the zaku armor has segments that lift up so not all of my work will be covered by armor.
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Jun 29, 2018 05:27
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 My first attempt at panel-lining anything more complex than a Zaku from 2003.
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Jun 29, 2018 06:55
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Monaghan posted:Clear kits almost always look like rear end and that thing looks even worse. The P-Bandai RG Build Strike Gundam Full Package looks loving awesome though.
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Jun 29, 2018 07:17
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Welp. Snapped the peg off the knee enclosure of my RX-78-2 Revive. I always put those on wrong til I have most of the leg together and see it looks off. Spudgered the right knee bit off fine, after that idiocy. Time to order another, I suppose. Unless there's a place in Englisg to get parts.
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Jun 29, 2018 09:08
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Guy Goodbody posted:What mecha franchise that doesn't have a model line most needs one? Vandread. More than just two Majestic Prince kits. Big-O. Eacaflowne. Aquarion. Heroic Age. Getter universe. Bubblegum Crisis. Outlaw Star.
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Jun 29, 2018 09:25
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This looks like it was created by the Whizzard. Dare you enter his magical realm?
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Jun 29, 2018 10:31
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Bandai did release a Big O kit ages ago but we'll never see a Big Duo kit and that's a crime
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Jun 29, 2018 13:25
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Marx Headroom posted:Bandai did release a Big O kit ages ago but we'll never see a Big Duo kit and that's a crime Why am I only learning about this no- Oh, it's a early 2000's kit  .
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Jun 29, 2018 13:33
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Zark the Damned posted:This looks like it was created by the Whizzard. New line of Bandai PGs (Piss Grade) looking good.
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Jun 29, 2018 14:11
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Monaghan posted:Clear kits almost always look like rear end and that thing looks even worse. The exception is RG kits. Having an actual inner frame visible through the transparent armor pieces is a nice effect. Clear HG kits are universally rear end, though.
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Jun 29, 2018 14:41
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Zonekeeper posted:The exception is RG kits. Having an actual inner frame visible through the transparent armor pieces is a nice effect. Clear HG kits are universally rear end, though. Actually the IBO kits work fine, because they have a skeleton too. The transparent kits also keep the skeletal frame in the regular solid plastic.
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Jun 29, 2018 14:47
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That MG campaign from a few years ago was great, You got an extra clear runner with a bunch of the armor parts. I still have my MG Gundam 2.0 with partially clear armor and It looks nice.
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Jun 29, 2018 14:47
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Clear MGs are awesome! Bandai releases some clear MGs for events. The Art of Gundam exhibit in Japan had clear MG Gundam 3.0 and Zaku 2.0s.   Bluefin sells some limited release kits on their website, including a clear Sazabi (though it's currently out of stock). 
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Jun 29, 2018 18:10
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aqu posted:Clear MGs are awesome! Up to a point they look good, but bulky kits just become a wad of translucent grey. The Sazabi above is getting close to that point and the Hi Nu HWS ver Ka is hideous in clear.
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Jun 29, 2018 18:46
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Does the bluefin site ever have anything in stock?
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Jun 29, 2018 18:52
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aqu posted:Clear MGs are awesome! Tacky crap imo.
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Jun 29, 2018 19:51
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Midjack posted:Please see your doctor, you may be spilling ketones if your pee looks like that. My kidney stones are my business
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Jun 30, 2018 02:48
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Why am I only learning about this no- Oh, it's a early 2000's kit I'm really hoping that the Mini-pla line starts getting weird video game and mid-old kits like the Big-O, Jehuty, and Escaflowne.
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Jun 30, 2018 06:45
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Anora posted:I'm really hoping that the Mini-pla line starts getting weird video game and mid-old kits like the Big-O, Jehuty, and Escaflowne. I'd be happy if Kotobukiya would just reprint their Jehuty.
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Jun 30, 2018 07:02
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I wouldn't, they put a hunge in the cockpit for flight mode, looks awful.
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Jun 30, 2018 09:57
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I would rather they make the minipla not feel like cheap third party bootleg kits.
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Jun 30, 2018 14:37
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That Gobbo posted:I would rather they make the minipla not feel like cheap third party bootleg kits. yeah I haven't actually built a minipla so maybe it's different in hand, but from pictures I've seen they look really cheap and sticker-heavy, while also being really expensive for what you get
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Jun 30, 2018 16:53
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Guy Goodbody posted:yeah I haven't actually built a minipla so maybe it's different in hand, but from pictures I've seen they look really cheap and sticker-heavy, while also being really expensive for what you get They look and feel incredibly cheap. I got the GaoGaiGar kit for $10 due to an Amazon price error and it was just an awful experience. It gave me flashback to the Cutecube Woundwort and how awful the fitting was. Lots of stickers too. I felt pretty bad about the experience even though I paid $10 instead of $40. It's surprising to me that they actually seem to be ramping up putting out more of these kits when they're so overpriced. Guess the profit margins are way higher than gunpla kits.
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Jun 30, 2018 17:03
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Monaghan posted:
I really like those brass handle parts. They convey that level of "we could clean that and make it shine, but it's fine and it'll just get dirty again."
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Jun 30, 2018 17:51
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That Gobbo posted:They look and feel incredibly cheap. I got the GaoGaiGar kit for $10 due to an Amazon price error and it was just an awful experience. It gave me flashback to the Cutecube Woundwort and how awful the fitting was. Lots of stickers too. I felt pretty bad about the experience even though I paid $10 instead of $40. It's surprising to me that they actually seem to be ramping up putting out more of these kits when they're so overpriced. Guess the profit margins are way higher than gunpla kits. They seem to have improved them between GaoGaiGar and the current stuff, the plastic on the Megazord and Dragonzord is pretty thick, the stickers are still a problem, but all the detail is there for when you paint them.
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Jun 30, 2018 18:35
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Hey I’d love some guidance on getting as smooth as possible a finish from my airbrush.  It’s Mr. Color thinned with Mr. leveling thinner, through my airbrush at ~15 psi, held 7 inches away, on top of some Tamiya gray surface primer from a rattle can. You can see in the picture that it’s still a little grainy, but I’m not sure what to adjust. Should I thin the paint more or adjust the psi or what?
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Jun 30, 2018 20:31
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Is it matte or gloss red that your painting and how many coats are in that picture? If it's gloss and you have some, then some retarder may need to be added to stop it drying in the air slightly from its travels from the airbrush to the spoon. If it's matte, then it looks about par for the course.
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Jun 30, 2018 21:10
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Make sure you're using a gloss paint. The Mr Color GX line is a bit better than the normal mr color gloss paint. A good technique that improves the glossiness of Mr color is to clean out your airbrush after spraying the final coat, fill it with pure leveling thinner, and mist it over the recently painted piece.
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Jun 30, 2018 22:03
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it's one coat. Thanks for the tips, I'll try those suggestions.
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Multiple coats are better. If you lay a gloss paint on thick there's a chance you'll end up with orange peel. With how quickly lacquers dry, there's no reason not to do several light passes.
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