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It's a real shame about the X-2. If I could grab it at 50 or 60 flat at some point down the road I will, but I'll just have to live without it. I just wish the RD Crossbones were better looking, and that the RD X-2 wasn't the X-2 Kai.
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They're both "ver Ka." in that they're designed by Katoki and they're functionally the same kit. The OVA version has the bazooka and different Sleeves markings. I think it might've altered the posability in the backpack boosters akin to the OVA Unicorn. Other than that, nothing, as far as I know.
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Mar 24, 2013 00:48
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I think it might have different hands too? Maybe the sonic welded ones like on the MG Nu Ka but I dunno about that.
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Mar 24, 2013 02:19
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Sounds to me like grabbing the old version is the way to go unless you really need the different Sleeves markings or bazooka. It'd save you some money at least.
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Mar 24, 2013 04:36
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I dunno, maybe you just have to like Gundam or be familiar with it. It's pretty easy for me to pick different designs out from each other and such, but I've been following Gundam for a pretty long time at this point. The main character Gundams do tend to be pretty similar, yeah, but maybe you should try looking at some of the grunts and bad guy kits. It's hard to say a Rick Dias looks like a Gelgoog. Be like me, buy VOTOMS Scopedogs and Fatties. muike fucked around with this message at 23:36 on Mar 25, 2013 |
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Mar 25, 2013 23:16
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Has anyone here put together any of the Bandai 1/20th VOTOMS kits? I was wondering if there were any tips for this silly bolt business before I start on it.
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Mar 31, 2013 23:16
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Zeta 2.0 is alright but you really need to be precise and patient with it.
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How do the bolts go in? Just with friction? I'm just worried that they're not going to stay in.
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Thanks for the tips. 
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Apr 1, 2013 22:48
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Doesn't that come with the OVA version Unicorn? I don't know if you can buy that specific one separately, but Bandai and Kotobukiya have made 1/100 and non-scale hangar kits.
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I was interested in the metal spec version a few years ago but it was before I had seen VOTOMS, so I wasn't too driven to get it. I almost got the Red Shoulder Custom instead of the normal Scopedog, but I figured I'd try out the cheaper kit to see how I liked it first. I'll probably get it and the Fatty at some point. If only they'd release a Turbo Custom 
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Mecha Gojira posted:Man, I hate to hear that. While they weren't perfect, Yamato still put out some incredibly well-engineered toys over the years. Personally, I'm kicking myself over never getting a 1/12 Scopedog or 1/24 Ingram which also now go for exorbitant eBay prices. Glad I managed to at least snag the VF-19S while I could. AmiAmi still has some of the 1/12 VOTOMS units, I'd snag them up ASAP if you've got the cash.
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Apr 3, 2013 19:39
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I'm dyin. If you want something you can just pop out with your thumbs and is also not for babbies, try the 1/48 mega scale RX-78(it's expensive)
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Any tips for drybrushing with acrylics? Washes with them aren't a problem, but they dry so fast that drybrushing might give me problems.
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Faltion posted:I've never had an issue with drybrushing Tamiya acrylics, but you could try a thinner with a retardant (the Tamiya acrylic and lacquer thinners have this) or just find an acrylic retardant on its own. Thanks, I've got Tamiya paint and I've never done drybrushing before so I figured I'd ask. And it's good to hear the Turn A is good because I'm a huge fan of the series and design. Maybe I'll pick it up at some point. I've been thinking about grabbing that, the Stein, Revil Rezel, and Jesta. The Jesta having a really dumb looking gun is probably going to save me those 30 bucks though.
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My first tries were back when Gundam Wing was still airing and I still remember how much it hurt to pop parts off the runner. Then, like the primates in the beginning of 2001 thrust before the monolith, I grasped a tool, nail clippers. Now I'm really picky about my dumb plastic scissors.
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Apr 5, 2013 04:49
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Fairly light gray, I'd say. Brown is more for reds and oranges in my opinion.
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Apr 5, 2013 05:37
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My buddy has the Sentinel FAZZ, and yeah, it's a brick, and aside from that, it's probably aged pretty poorly.
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Apr 6, 2013 06:10
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Can anyone recommend some good kits that use no or minimal polycaps? Doesn't have to be Bandai.
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Apr 7, 2013 00:42
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Yet another reason to keep that at the top of my list.
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Apr 7, 2013 01:08
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I've always held off on getting an RX-78 because there's never one that's quite right for me, but an Origin version would do it for me.
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Apr 10, 2013 19:08
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Grey, I guess??? Or you could be like me and get a Terminus R606 kit and use it on the orange parts. Try using it for burn weathering too. No, it's not really necessary to wash the runners. If you're only panel lining, you'll notice paint not sticking and not have to undo an entire coat of paint to fix it.
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Apr 11, 2013 00:35
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When Neo Egypt joined the Gundam fight. Also that owns, and it's holding the shield the right way!!
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Apr 12, 2013 23:44
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Those of you who sand your nubs down, what grits do you use? I'm using various grits and finishing off with a 2000 grit and it's not working great. Could be the plastic on this kit, I guess, but I could also be doing this poorly.
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Apr 13, 2013 23:12
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Started work on the 1/20 Scopedog. There are certainly some...interesting choices and design implementations on it. I'd be lying if I said the little Gilgamesh pilot figure wasn't cute, even if some of the gate placements on its parts are irritating. It even has a little armor magnum on its hip. That's adorable.
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Don't stick you arm inside a thing that has moving parts is generally good advice. Also I would imagine a mobile suit gettin' pretty hot. Anyway has anyone here had to contact bandai for replacement parts or sprues before?
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Apr 20, 2013 05:24
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I've heard about people having luck before, so I shot off an email anyway. If that that doesn't work, I really don't want to buy a whole other kit just because this one part of the construction is terrible and I'm a giant retard. Maybe I'll just figure some kind of fix out for myself.
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Apr 20, 2013 05:39
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I'm not really worried about looks, at least. The problem is that the peg was very small, of a particular shape, and is now gone. I may be able to figure out some kind of fix for it if I can't get a replacement part, but in this case, I think I need a replacement. http://www.dalong.net/review/etc/bt1/p/bt1_mb0011.JPG It's piece I3 in step 2. I can give you a pic of mine, but all it is is the plate the peg was once mounted on.
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Apr 20, 2013 22:59
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I'll probably just glue it in place if no other solution presents itself, but I think learning how to pin parts might be good here. Due to the way it's constructed, I'd be able to keep all the mobility if I do it right. Ultimately, I'm not that upset since I wanted to grab this and see what it was like before I went whole hog on Votoms kits. edit: just read up more on Gentei's site and they only do Gundam kits. Understandable, but poo poo on my balls muike fucked around with this message at 00:38 on Apr 21, 2013 |
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So I sent out an email to Bandai like two weeks ago to try and get a replacement part for my Scopedog. They actually emailed me back. Holy gently caress. Let's see if it actually works out, because one of the things they requested was an image of the export sticker, but I don't have that on this kit...
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May 2, 2013 18:58
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The joints on the ver ka are also a little bit tighter, and in some cases, almost dangerously slow, like on the waist joint peg.
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Is the basic mobile suit part improved, or is it just all the poo poo tacked on to it that makes it better? The only real thing I'd want from the FA version is the katoki'd space launch you can make from the unicorn's fuel tanks
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May 5, 2013 02:40
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I'm pretty sure it's the OVA version. I kinda want to grab the MS cage one. Was the Ver. Ka able to put the bazooka on its waist or just the backpack?
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I'm not a fan of destroy mode, so I generally just pick whatever ends up looking and working best in Unicorn mode. The MS cage version is probably good enough for me unless I absolutely gotta have that subflight boogie board for my dumb unicorn robot.
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I wouldn't be too worried about it, depending on what you want, it's either a good kit in its own right, or it has a 2.0 version.
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May 10, 2013 01:46
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The S Gundam kits and the Zeta Pluses are pretty solid, along with the Super Gundam being a really nicely designed kit too. The God Gundam was pretty impressive at the time it came out. The others aren't terrible kits, but they definitely show their age. I'm the guy that's not really picky about how posable my kits are, so my problems usually come down to proportions, details, and construction.
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May 10, 2013 02:04
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The 2.0 is definitely better and is compatible with the super armor.
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May 10, 2013 02:11
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It's pretty cool, but it's got the worst case of Okawara feet I've ever seen, and I own a scopedog(still waiting on that replacement part to get here).
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May 15, 2013 02:39
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I'd go for the 2.0 if you want something that looks more like something out of the (better moments) of the anime's cels. The 3.0 is going to be a lot more Real Gradish. That being said, I imagine most people would prefer the 3.0 to the 2.0 based on looks. I probably will. I'll probably wait for the inevitable G-3 version though.
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It's like 700 yen more, and with the declining yen, that's like almost 7 dollars!
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