Penny Arcade - Comic - Mount Sprue

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Penny Arcade - Comic - Mount Sprue

Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary.

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jvdmr

Tycho definitely knows this as a warhammer player, that is indeed not how it works.

Anon von Zilch

Buying gunpla from a show you haven't watched yet is just an excuse to watch a new show. "Ooh, this Shining Gundam looks nice, guess I have to watch G Gundam now."

Asheram

Ah, the Pile of Shame.

Darkewolfe

Do Gundams also have to be painted or no?

Cause yeah, the next pile of shame is "I have so many assembled models waiting for paint. More than I'll ever be able to address in a lifetime."

H3Knuckles

Darkewolfe wrote: »

Do Gundams also have to be painted or no?

Cause yeah, the next pile of shame is "I have so many assembled models waiting for paint. More than I'll ever be able to address in a lifetime."

Nearly all Gundam kits come molded in colored plastic, with increasingly show-accurate levels of color-separation among the sprues as you go up in quality grade. IIRC, even the 'entry-level' High Grade kits now-days often look pretty good out of the box, just put on the decals and spray on a matte or satin finish to protect them and get rid of the plastic sheen.

That doesn't stop the more dedicated enthusiasts from painting kits for various reasons, most often because they want their own original color scheme.

Edit: Panel lining is a popular middle-ground between painting or not, which can really add visual pop to the details in the mold.

dennis

For those who didn't know exactly what panel lining is (myself included):
https://www.gunpla101.com/panel-lining-for-gunpla-101/

GDT1985

Darkewolfe wrote: »

Do Gundams also have to be painted or no?

Cause yeah, the next pile of shame is "I have so many assembled models waiting for paint. More than I'll ever be able to address in a lifetime."

They don't have to be. Or you could do something like this crazy shit:

https://twitter.com/ufjmFR0BF7t5Jq7/status/1386623246351572992?s=09

Azur3flame

Can confirm. I have an RX78-2 Perfect Grade that has been in the box, waiting to be built, for a year and a half. The local gaming shop had it, I wanted it, and had the money for it. Goal is to make space and build it. But right now that space is also for D&D stuff and my 3d-printer. But the kit is there and I can build it. Need space and time, but at least the thing is mine to do when I can. Y'know, eventually.

I used to have a Perfect Grade Wing Zero Custom, but it was eaten by the forces of Moving From One Residence To Another. I have most of the pieces but pretty sure I just need to throw them out, call it misspent youth, and maybe try it again when life settles down a bit and I know I'm not likely to move just because a lease is up.

(clarification: I did build the Wing Zero. It just got kind of... un-built?)

ComradeCousin

As an addict to 40k, Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, and Star Wars: Legion, I feel personally attacked by this.

Hevach

All hobbies have the Pile of Shame. Two years ago I spent $200 on a new nailer, an extra fine scroll blade for my jig saw, and a stack of boards. I'm going to make some cool shelf with movable bookends for my wife.

The nailers still in the box, the blade still in the blister pack, the wood is still standing in the corner of my workroom, and my wife is using an old coffee maker as a bookend.

Bropocalypse

Try this: Organize the kits in order of what you most want to assemble to least want to assemble. Then have a second person start at the low end. Race to see who can assemble the most kits.

H3Knuckles

Bropocalypse wrote: »

Try this: Organize the kits in order of what you most want to assemble to least want to assemble. Then have a second person start at the low end. Race to see who can assemble the most kits.

I read this, and in my mind I saw it as a movie montage with the following:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ADYrf9QIeU

The Zombie Penguin

As soon as Gabe discovers Build Fighters, things are gonna get real good. It's the perfect mix: His love of Models and his Loveate of VR!

Steel Angel

H3Knuckles wrote: »

Darkewolfe wrote: »

Do Gundams also have to be painted or no?

Cause yeah, the next pile of shame is "I have so many assembled models waiting for paint. More than I'll ever be able to address in a lifetime."

Nearly all Gundam kits come molded in colored plastic, with increasingly show-accurate levels of color-separation among the sprues as you go up in quality grade. IIRC, even the 'entry-level' High Grade kits now-days often look pretty good out of the box, just put on the decals and spray on a matte or satin finish to protect them and get rid of the plastic sheen.

That doesn't stop the more dedicated enthusiasts from painting kits for various reasons, most often because they want their own original color scheme.

Edit: Panel lining is a popular middle-ground between painting or not, which can really add visual pop to the details in the mold.

I have a bunch of older kits I assembled before I knew proper sprue cutting methods that I want to paint in order to hide my past mistakes. That has prevented me from assembling any of my still boxed models until I learn to paint. This has been ongoing for about 15 years now.