I’ve been looking into my first mg,it’s between the Sinanju Stein or The gundam wing…possibly heavy arms as well but I’m having a hard time deciding. I mostly care about looks and articulation when it comes to a kit. Actually the duel gundam looks pretty cool to me. Please help!
My first MG was the Heavy Arms EW. I love that kit. I think the look is great and the articulation does pretty good. Although I can’t compare it to the others as I haven’t built them
I’ve built the Heavyarms EW and the Sinanju (not stein). While I love them both, I find the EW kits are a great combo of looks and articulation. My Sinanju, while it looks kick ass, it’s huge, took a long time and doesn’t have great articulation. Hands and wrists are an issue, and shoulders don’t move too much. Not sure if the Sinanju Stein has…[Read more]
I’d wait a little bit before getting the Sinanju Stein, it’s a great kit but I think the others may be better for your first MG. The other 3 are all very good kits in terms of articulation but, my favourite is the Duel. At the end of the day the best way to choose is to get whichever you think looks the best.
sinanju steins abit complex if ur a beginner because of it being a ver ka and all. id go for a seed kit like blitz or duel theyre pretty neat in builds and alittle more simpler. wing kits i feel like theyre alittle more delicate so if u want something sturdy as ur first build go for a Gat gundam seed kit
definitely echo-ing the seed MG first suggestion, duel is pretty cool. Sinanju stein is a hell of project (as are all MG sinanju variants) and definitely best done when you have a couple MG’s under your belt IMO. Either way you can’t go wrong with the MG Duel or EW Heavyarms.
Can anyone give me some tips about sharpening gunpla blades? Like the blades on the many exia kits for example, i want to bring them to a nice point and maybe give them an edge as well.
Any help would be appreciated, Please and Thank You.
use sandpaper to sharpen it into the form u want but use a low grit u dont really need something so rough to do it sand the tilted side of the blade but dont do it too quickly u gotta do it slowly so u no how much is gone
Exactly, just like thebanshee said, just some advice to it, lay the sandpaper on a flat surface and go with the “blade” over it. Like one would do with a real knife on a whetstone. Don’t forget making an angle when you reach the bend part towards the point of the blade.
After finishing sanding, you could use some polishing compound/cloth.
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I think Bandai is at a point they don’t have any interesting to show to us fans apart from RG Double OO Raiser and. I don’t see any MG that I’m interested (the one I’m interested is on the P Bandai). my Gunpla mood have been down since December when I got my PG Unicorn from Hlj(but a bit dissapointed but get it anyway. BTW @Syd and @Ryan can’t hlj…[Read more]
I’d suggest using a epoxy putty, like “The Green Stuff”. It is a putty made out of two compounds which you have to mix. It contains a “filler” and “hardener”.
You could apply it directly to the piece, sculpt it to the desired shape and when cured sand it down.
With this method, there is no need for a super glue to adhere it to a part, but can be…[Read more]
I just did some research on this a couple months ago, heres what i found:
I kept seeing this ‘yellow’ putty substance they would fill in the voids in HG kits with, and create simple parts, In Hobby Japan magazine. I google-translated several pages until it became clear it was called ‘polyester putty’ It seems they have Tamiya Polyester Putty,…[Read more]
Hey guys — we’re excited that you’re all so excited about the MEGA-SIZE giveaway this time on Gunpla TV! We’ve been noticing a lot of repeat commenters, though. Please be courteous to the community and the other builders who want to win just as badly as you do, and refrain from posting excessive comments to increase your chances of winning.
As…[Read more]
You are absolutely right, but I’m afraid 90% of the ones that post a comment on the episodes never ever post or read something on this blog 🙁 So I think it would be better to refer to this problem (again) in an episode of Gunpla TV. Take care
what does primer do exactly? and do they come pre thinned or do you have to thin it yourself? Also for thinning paint is it normally done with 3:1 ratio?
Actually, primer is something that is supposed to help the paint adhere to whatever surface you are painting. It can come in various colors. The usual colors are black, white, and grey. Vallejo’s line of primers come in many other colors.
When priming a surface, it is ideal to let the primer cure for several hours (12-24 is ideal) before adding…[Read more]
Please take note that some automotive primers will NOT adhere to plastics, especially ABS!
A good indication for this, if the same brand sell special primer for plastics!
And Vallejo primers can be very tricky to work with….
But to answer your question, most primers on’t need to be diluted. But this depends on the brand and type you use.
As for…[Read more]