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Make sure you glue the clip to the stick!
I noticed that HobbyLink Japan has several kinds; I searched for "clips" and found Painting Clip Medium, Useful Paint Clips Small, Mr.Almight Clips Hand-Held Deluxe Painting Clips,...
I also noticed that you can buy only the clips separately (so you need to provide your own wooden sticks).
Why the rubber covers? Just for storage?
And in general, when priming/painting, should I fully disassemble or do like the above pics? I know -- think? -- that ABS can't be painted, and polycaps shouldn't so I'm not sure how much masking I should do.
Easier on your fingers than bare metal.
I can't quite tell there, is that the MG or the RG Wing Zero Custom?
Also thinking about it: How long till Bandai goes "WAIT WAIT WE CAN DO THE FLUGEL" and makes a Tallgeese Flugel RG that's Premium Bandai exclusive?
It uses the mg action base and doesn't have two tone colors. So mg.
I'm kinda torn because it is so... white and primary color and such. I also have stronger memories of the HA Custom. But.. well, my drug dealer was like "Why not both?" someone else chimed in that HeavyArms Custom may be hard to find these days.
Right now they have the Master Grade ball. Doesn't look like it is the Ver. Ka one, but it is yellow and super detailed.
Also Barnes and Noble has had my 6th Form Barbatos in "processing" for two weeks. I'm starting to think they don't actually have it! Oops. :P
MG Heavyarms is the first kit I painted. It's really good.
Color accuracy is pretty good even. Basically just a few stickers for the lines on the chest/shoulders and the jester face mask needs paint.
Yeah, technically the EW 1/100s were still labeled as High Grades, like with the previous Wing TV series line of 1/100s
I'm not really sure when 1/100s during a series release no longer got a grade designation, but they did stop it at some point.
...Wait what the heck I just realized why didn't G Reco get some 1/100s at the time?
G Reco is, as I understand, really unpopular. Even when it was airing. So that's probably why.
yeah but even then, 1/100 kits are generally planned before their series launches; though then again it was also fairly concurrent with one of the Build's at the time
Little too busy
I like the Fourth and Rex the most, I think. Maces are cool.
Well, it's the same amount of "big difference" when you do a matte top coat for the first time:
It simply looks amazing! All scratches are suddenly hidden, and it's like the Gunpla is made from a different material!
I also tried stickering for the first time (I added a 04 as it is my 4th Gunpla), and that is really fiddly :razz:
I read somewhere (or saw it on Youtube) that cutting a foil rectangle from a sticker sheet and putting it behind its yellow visor has a very striking result, which it does (I used marking tape so that the yellow plastic would stay shiny), so I can recommend that step.
I do have to get some clear nail polish to make the hip ball joint and the ankel holder balljoints a bit tighter, because they pop off very often.
I'm very pleased with my result :biggrin:
Also I guess what one should be on the lookout for regarding relative humidity, if you're coating outside?
I found this video that told me that I could spray from closer distances with this topcoat:
I also read/saw somewhere that you want to put the can in the sun for a while, or in warm water to heat it up, for better spray results.
All I'm saying is, when the live action movie happens, if it's a OYW adaptation they need to contract out Andrew W.K. for vocal themes.
What will they have commit to? How much will they leave behind?
I Pray, Pray, To bring you a new day!
https://www.gundamkitscollection.com/2018/09/figure-rise-mechanics-haro-release-info.html
And more detailed
Also look above Haro's eyes
look above their eyes
*which is... I am vaguely confused on this? I guess Figure-rise now is just "anything that is not explicitly a mecha but also isn't Super MiniPla"
I built the HG Lupus with the large claw arms, it was a fun build and I really like it. It's the only non UC, BF, or Wing kit I've built and it has raised my interest in the other IBO kits. If I build another HG soon I may get another IBO kit along with something from Build Divers. I haven't been able to keep up with the show but I really like some of the kits I've seen. My next two kits are going to be RGs, the Talgeese and the GP-01. I also need to finish putting the decals on my RG Zaku II. I went and looked at RGs on Amazon and didn't realize how many had been released and from a pretty good variety of series.
It's cool to see MSIA get some space in there (in the bottom right corner it looks like the Extended MSIA MK II and reentry sled and I think the reentry sled he's holding is from that) and not just Gunpla.
Edit: And after looking at it a little longer it looks like the Nu Gundam is the EMSIA too.
i like the proportions on those better than other super deformed kits i've seen in the past, but i was wondering how flexible they ultimately are, since most pictures seem to feature them without the inner frame
Nope! No mistake!
And I haven’t even assembled my regular RX-78-2 Revive
I guess it's normal that you have a building backlog before you know it? :rotate:
i see you are also a man of culture