Mr. Pointy said:Just finished putting together a 1/144 HG Unicorn Destroy Mode. Fuck that took forever, but it's just amazing.
I really want to get the HG Kshatriya, but it's still too expensive right now. I'm trying to decide between getting the antiship Stark Jegan, the Hi-v Gundam, the Garazzo from 00 because it looks very Orbital Frame-ish, or waiting on the Gundam X.
What model kit are you building? If you are going to paint, then those little nubs are going to disappear if you cut them entirely off when you do paint. If not, shaving very delicately with the exacto knife is key, even then sometimes you'll get an unsightly nub-scar. Sanding doesn't always look the best if you're not going to paint it over.serfr said:Question: I used spur-cutters and a hobby knife to cut the nubs off, but the area where the nubs were still looks horrible. (scratched and indented) If I used fine sandpaper on the areas and brushed on some clear coat, would that help make them look better?
What model kit are you building?
I'm getting ready to make a how-to for exactly what you're asking about, so luckily I have some pics.
nice work there MajorMajor Williams said:Finished my Sinanju today!
*snip*
The Hi-v does look pretty good, I'm leaning towards that one. I'm kind of looking for some more of the unconventional Gundams or enemy units as well, but I don't know what the quality ones are.Major Williams said:The Kshatriya looks awesome, but I'm saving my money for the 1:100 resin kit. However, with what you have listed, I'd go with the Hi-v. Looks pretty good.
I personally like the non-conventional ones. The Sinanju is easily one of the highest quality MG kits you could make, and the Kshatriya is very unique looking - especially the resin kit.Mr. Pointy said:The Hi-v does look pretty good, I'm leaning towards that one. I'm kind of looking for some more of the unconventional Gundams or enemy units as well, but I don't know what the quality ones are.
Major Williams said:Posted a guide that I felt needed to exist - Nub management and removal. It can be wordy at times, but I wanted to be detailed for those who needed it. It's one of the most foundational and simple parts of gundam building, but if done improperly, can lead to very poor results.
As far as I am concerned Federation and Gundam units are enemy unitsMr. Pointy said:The Hi-v does look pretty good, I'm leaning towards that one. I'm kind of looking for some more of the unconventional Gundams or enemy units as well, but I don't know what the quality ones are.
the top three boxes are for1 The O --- "Gundam Zeta"
2 Psycho Gundam (O_O) --- "Gundam Zeta"
3 Baund Doc --- "Gundam Zeta"
4 Marasai --- "Gundam Zeta"
5 Doven Wolf --- "Gundam Double Zeta"
6 Dreissen --- "Gundam Double Zeta"
7 Turn X --- "Turn A Gundam"
8 V2 Gundam --- "Victory Gundam"
9 Gundam Double X --- "Gundam X"
10 Gundam Virsago --- "Gundam X"
11 Nobel Gundam --- "G Gundam"
12 Gundam Deathscythe --- "Gundam W"
13 Gundam Heavyarms --- "Gundam W"
14 Gundam Sandrock --- "Gundam W"
15 Shenlong Gundam --- "Gundam W"
16 Gundam Epyon --- "Gundam W"
17 Tallgeese --- "Gundam W"
18 Legend Gundam --- "Gundam SEED Destiny"
19 Akatsuki Gundam --- "Gundam SEED Destiny"
20 00 Raiser --- "Gundam Double O"
21 Cherudim Gundam --- "Gundam Double O"
22 Arios Gundam --- "Gundam Double O"
23 Seravee Gundam --- "Gundam Double O"
24 Reborns Gundam --- "Gundam Double O"
25 Susanowo --- "Gundam Double O"
26 Arche Gundam --- "Gundam Double O"
27 Kshatriya --- "Gundam UC"
28 ReZEL --- "Gundam UC"
29 Stark Jegan --- "Gundam UC"
30 Geara Zulu --- "Gundam UC"
31 Others
S. L. said:there is a wishlist survey on the japanese Bandai site for upcoming MG kits . Make sure to vote for your favorites:
http://bandai-hobbyproshop.net/gunpla30th/regist.php
the top three boxes are for
- Age
- Sex
- State of residence
- Occupation
- I buy x MG per year
also you have to choose at least 3 kits.
source
http://ngeekhiong.blogspot.com/2010/03/mg-wishlist-ms-survey.html
yeah, separate into bigger parts. like arms, torso, legs, etc. Then try to hold them with clamps on their male joint parts and spray them.lobdale said:I have a few kinda noobish questions that I can't really seem to find decent answers for anywhere on the internet, so maybe you all can help me! Hear me out.
I finished my first model and did one of the SD Generations the other day, and have started on my first "real" one that I am kinda actually paying attention to when it comes to clipping neatly and using my knife to trim stubs and do some panel lining and accenting with my fine and chisel tip Gundam markers. This is all well and good. I have no desire to PAINT the whole damned thing, but am making small hand-painted additions. This is on the new Awakening Eva unit 01 model that came out (coloring the entry plug, the red plugs on the bolts, etc.). This stuff is going alright.
One thing that it has been made kinda clear to me that seems I could really help my model along is merely to, at the end, apply a top coat, a matte coating, to kinda lock in my handpainting/panel lining/gundam markering and leave it with a nice finish.
Now I can find information on what coating to use, and it being in a spray can and all that, but what I am not clear on is how I actually do it. Do I just set the thing up and spray it all over? Do I need to disassemble it somehow and then top coat it (seems counter-productive)? Can I just separate the bigger parts and spray them?
Nowhere that I can find really tells how to top coat a finished model. I was hoping someone could provide a little insight!
Thanks!
Looks great! Those hands are weird but cool looking. Makes for some interesting poses I bet. For better pics, I would use 2-3 different light sources (all same luminosity) to eliminate weird shadows.Mrcapcom said:*images*
Last kit I finished a couple weeks back.
Still tryin to get the hang of snapping better photos
I dunno if anyone saw my post above lol but whats a good idea for panel lining the 1/144 HG Unicorn Mode Unicorn Gundam? I was thinking maybe pencils but I usually panel line black, I kinda want a grey/light grey color still trying to figure out what to do, welcoming ideas
If you have lighter fluid, use that, but if not, use thinner and paint. Go slightly heavy on the thinner, then with your paintbrush wet with paint, dab into the panels lines (even the ones you create with the knife). It will flow like water into the cracks. To clean up where your paintbrush hit the piece, get a q-tip soaked in thinner, and wipe it lightly along the surface of the piece against the line. Should clean up all the bad edges.Mrcapcom said:On the G Gundam hands I sprayed them with matte clear by accident lol if anything ill just paint them clear orange/red later.
As far as what you said you mean etch where? and hwo do I fill the color in? lol this is the 1/144 kit I will panel line my MG (whenever I can find one with cage smh) with red lines cause hes gonna be in destroy mode
it's a completely new kit i think.Shouta said:I found out they're doing a release (or a remake maybe?) of the HG Gundam X and it's being released next week. I guess that's why it wasn't on the MG list. Gonna pick that up for sure though, I can't seem to find an old GX kit anymore.
I would seriously recommend visiting S.L.'s blog (he linked to it on a few posts here) he has quite a few awesome modeling vids up from Japan. I found some vids for ya from his blog -Mrcapcom said:wow that seems a bit hard whats the technique called ? like washing or something? Got any youtube vids? I never tried it before. Thanks for the input
yeah it's fine.Mrcapcom said:Thanks imma watch them now I usually use Micron .005 for my panel lining I might try this washing thing hopefully its not that hard :-(
EDIT
@ S.L Didnt notice you replied to me lol If I did use pencil though will it be ok if I used a Matte Coat on top?
I'm tryin to figure out how to do this wash thing but I usually use Tamiya paints and krylon fusion. so I'm not sure whats the best combo with everything being acrylic
Ouch. What made you want to watch that abortion of a show? :lolMr. Pointy said:G-Saviour. It's kinda like watching an episode of Andromeda that had only half the budget.
In that context, it's sort of alright. Of course, as a Gundam, it's shit.
looks like normal putty, should be fine. I don't think the unicorn has many, if any seams. the newer kits are pretty elaborate in that regard.Xater said:So I got my Gundam Unicorn kit, colors and an airbrush set. Now I need to know what I should use to fill seams. S.L. do you think Plasto from Revell would be a good choice?
S. L. said:looks like normal putty, should be fine. I don't think the unicorn has many, if any seams. the newer kits are pretty elaborate in that regard.
B.K. said:Bandai is finally releasing the Zeta Gundam movies in America. They're releasing all three on June 22. There's going to be a boxset with all three for $65 or you can buy them separately for $25 each. They're sub only, just like the three Mobile Suit Gundam movies.
http://www.animenation.net/blog/2010/04/07/bandai-schedules-z-gundam-movies/
Blader5489 said:I had a big Gundam binge last summer, but got burned out and never got around to X or Turn A. After seeing Unicorn, I decided to give those two another try. X bored me to tears (the first OP is very nice though). Nine episodes into Turn A so far, it hasn't been all that exciting, but it is interesting.
Blader5489 said:It took them five years for them to do this and it's not even dubbed? smh
On the bright side, maybe now I can watch them without having to suffer through the thousands of kisamas and other subbing bullshit in every other line.
What colors did you go with? Banshee colors?Xater said:So I got my Gundam Unicorn kit, colors and an airbrush set. Now I need to know what I should use to fill seams. S.L. do you think Plasto from Revell would be a good choice?
Alucrid said:Just awesome. One day I hope to go to Japan just to walk around Tokyo the entire time. :lol