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Mauricokito commented on the post, Gunpla TV – Episode 157 – RE/100 Nightingale – PG Unicorn/Star Wars talk! 9 years, 7 months ago
We can all assume the PG unicorn will be awesome but I’ll be waiting to see it hands on first on gunplaTv before I buy it.
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Macross Kits 9 years, 7 months agoHi everybody. I want to build my first Macross kit but i cant find much help on the description of the models. Do they come by different grades like gundam kits? Im looking at hasegawa kits instead of bandai since i want to have a dedicated non transformable jet for display. Do they all need paint? Would the nothung II from macross the ride be a…[Read more]
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Hi guys! I built the fighters on this picture many years ago. Now i’m back to modeling but I started with gunpla and now i want to go back to aircraft. I dont remember the scale of these planes, could somebody tell me what scale they are? I placed them next to MG RX78-2 ver 3.0 for better reference. Thanks in advance for any help. -
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Lets See Your Collection! 9 years, 8 months agoHi guys. I’m pretty new to this awesome hobby. I used to build mostly fighter jets but then I got into Gundam and these models are great. Here’s is my small collection so far, hoping to build many more. Let me know if it’s looking good.-
I love the name plates, it’s a really nice touch for displaying them.
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That’s what I wanted to do once I started my collection! This is what I usually see on the displays at expos.
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great idea with the name plates…might try that too. boxes takes a lot of space and this may be a good way to dispose them.
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Mauricokito posted an update 9 years, 8 months ago
My second build! MG Aile strike Ver. RM.-
Is this a full paint job or just the details?
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Daniel, not a full paint job but I focused on the small details to give the kit a little bit more of life like pipes, pistons, “lights”, etc. On this Strike, see the front red ankle piece, bottom outer side of the legs (silver dot) silver skirt vents and yellow, blue and red dots (“lights”) on the shoulders. I did a lot on the beam rifle and the…[Read more]
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Hi Mauricokito, welcome to the group!
well I guess it all depends on what are you looking for and the Valkire that you like, all the hasegawa kits require some level of paint, but painting all the kit will boost the kit alot, mainly because you need to sand where the cement melts the plastic, but I guess you can get away with it if you sand…[Read more]
Thank you so much for this info Angelizer! Yeah, im looking into a messiah. Can you tell me a little bit more about these series? I was also looking into Luca’s messiah, the one with the dish in top. Sad to know these are complex builds. I thought they werent since i saw the plastic is molded in color but i’d be up for the challenge though. Could…[Read more]
Hi Mauricokito !
Good question on the VF-25
you’ve got 2 schools for this mecha :
– Hasegawa’s new kit :
need painting on every surface, the kit must be glued up so, as Angelizer said, you must sand where the plastics melt so the paint is absolutely needed.
– Bandai’s variable kit :
just need NO GLUE (snap kit) and a few painting work…[Read more]
the plastic cement is a compund made to fuse two pieces of plastic together, very handy even on snap fit models, o consider cement as on of the basic tools http://gunplahobbies.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/dsc_00341.jpg the thing is because cement malts the plastic a little to make a seamless fuse between the two parts you need to take away the…[Read more]
oh and forgot to mention, I really think you should try a hasegawa model, even if you have to paint it all, pick the one you like the most, once you finished your first, you’ll see how great they look, you’ll learn alot and by the end of the build you will be a better modler. that’s what happened to me (I think) 😛
I think for a good start you better off with a snap fit kit..I’ve been building a lot of gunpla and I’ve a hard time doing the hasegawa kit..it is really not for a beginner as you’re dealing with paint, glue and big waterslide..I’ve build the VF-11B Nothung II and I’ve been enjoying it apart of the cementing parts and the waterslide(prepare Mark…[Read more]
Oh wow! Gotta love this site with all the support I’m getting. Thank you all very much for the replies and awesome jobs on those builds from you guys. I’m definately getting encouraged to go with Hasegawa. I’m not an advance modeler but I’m no beginner either. I built some fighter jets from Revell a long time ago which I glued together and painted…[Read more]
You’re welcome Mauricokito !
If you had made some model kits (well, Revell ain’t so bad, though…), you should do a good job with hasegawa’s model kits.
I have assembled a FW-190D on 1/72 few hours ago, no problem at all.
As with Tamiya’s kits, modeling is pure entertainement !
For the paints, it depends on the stuff you will find in your…[Read more]
I allways use tamiya’s cemet I have both the normal cement, perfect for samall to medium parts and the extra thin cement , you can use that in case you hace a gap between parts after u used the normal cenet and big parts that need to be glued,, and abut the paints, I usually work with acrilics as a base and enamels for detailing, no specific…[Read more]
My friend, thanks again for your advice, I really appreciate it. Cant wait to start with kits!
anytime,, please ask if you have any doubts , Im shure someone in the group will have an answer, and please share your kits with us!
yes, despite I don’t come here everyday, you can also pass through my website and ask me somequestions on the “contact” page…
I’m working on an english version of my site, too
What have you bought to begin ?
I got 1/72 RVF-25 Messiah and 1/72 VF-11B Nothung II.
Could you guys tell me what colors to use for these kits?
you’ve got the paint references (in mr hobby acrylics) on the instructions.
if you havn’t any mr hobby in stock or in shops near you, you can find the matching colors on some sites like IPMS STOCKHOLM, juste searching “tamiya colors humbrol gunze” for example