Good question. Bandai usually only gives restock schedules a couple months ahead of time. If we know the month it’s coming back we put that in the item status on the webpage. If you see something listed as Backordered on the site without any date it means Bandai hasn’t given us a date on that item yet.
Put it through google translate. Some translations are way off but you can figure out what kit it is. Also its grouped by genre (in one place all HGUC, other HGBF, RG, MG, PG and other bandai kits from diffrent series) so its easy to look at.
Just finished the mc sd hi nu it was a good little build and a whole lot more detailed than bandai sd hi nu plus it had like 12 sprues about 3 times the bandai hi nu, I guess now its time for the mg ver ka sitting in the box on my self
Yes it’s nice and smooth and not to thin you have to press harder than bandai to get the pieces together but it was better than I expected other knockoffs I’ve done before have a grainy look to the plastic but this kit was good and I just got the model comprehend hg XI gundam and the plastic looks really good on it too ,I haven’t put it together…[Read more]
How can I paint these rubber parts (pipes or power conductors) without the paint coming off? I just tried priming them but it was no good bc when I bended it. The primer…
you need a flexible paint. latex paint should do the trick. ive never used latex on gunpla before but it is a flexible paint so it should flex without cracking. nice doga btw, looking very sharp
Latex paint will work, but you may not get the desired effect you want if you intention is to get a metallic look. If you want them to look more metallic, I suggest getting some after market metal detail parts.
There are a few differences. First being the length. The 115 is 115mm long. The 120 is 122mm long. Then there is another difference, which is the sharpness of the blades, the lather is the sharpest of the two. It’s ranked a 5 in sharpness. It even has a stop at the bottom of the swivel point so the blades don’t make contact. And lastly, the first…[Read more]
Going to start working on my HGUC GM and to my surprise when I opened the box instead of seeing white I saw more of a blueish color. On the box art it appears more white and when I went back to watch the original anime it seems to vary depending on the scene. Was wondering how you guys treated an original GMs color scheme.
I always think of the GM as white like it was in the anime. Even though if I look back at the promo images and line arts it’s mint green, I always think of it as white like the gundam.
It’s Off white and Red. Basically, you want a VERY light ghost grey, and a orangish red. Those are your main colors. Just make sure that your ghost grey has the appearance of neither white nor grey.
Hi @syd you guys are so cool haven’t missed a episode yet i’m the only Gunpla Builder in my home town of laudium and I was born with only one hand but that wont stop me
Not sure if this is the best section to post these. I wanted to start documenting my work more professionally and make it into a photo book. My goal is to make books based on…
Nice set of photographs. Some of them seem underexposed though. Also, bumping up the contrast (+ clarity) and saturation (or vibrance) may help make them pop more. I use Lightroom in case you’re wondering.
If you can use a seamless background, it would look even more professional. What I mean is you can’t see the line where the table meets the…[Read more]
Hey thanks for the feedback I really appreciate it. I’ll take some of your ideas into consideration and I also want to pick up a tripod soon as well. These photos were a very spur of the moment idea I had using various things I had around the apartment to set up. I’ll pick up something to soften the light and also pull out my reflector to get some…[Read more]
I’m learning too as can be seen from my posted pics; every single one is photographed differently.
I bounce my flashlight off the ceiling to create a softer light. I have been using a 50mm lens. I should try my 150mm next time so I don’t have to stand so close to the object which hopefully will have shine a bit more light to the front. The white…[Read more]
Yeah I think using a tripod would create less shake thus sharper images overall. Then there is always the issue with any project model making ect of when do you stop trying to push perfection and just get the project done, but on other other hand Rome was not built in a day.
Does anyone know the specific functionality of each part of a gundam ? I’m building a MG geara doga and I really wish to know the purpose or functionality of the Yellow pipes that go around the waist and in between the hydraulics of the legs and arms. Like what’s suppose to be in them? Im assuming not cables or liquid cuz if they get damaged in…[Read more]
well everything on a machine is of some importance unless it’s completely cosmetic so it’s kinda like saying “if the head gets chopped off then what?” anyways those are power cables. and if they get cut then whatever they’re powering either shuts down or has lowered responsiveness if there’s an alternate power feed aswell.
For a minute I was like -well that’s poor engeneering or construction- bc why would u leave such things (cables) exposed, specially being a suit with so much armor but then again maybe it’s a strategy to lure enemies and then, Baaaam! I was just really curious bc I didn’t know what color to paint them.
not gunna lie lukenotskywalker its better to not criticize the way they desgined it lol its a gundam sorry to say this to all my gundam people but gundams arent real lol theyred sifi anything can hapen
well there’s a bit more to it actually, the Zaku is supposed to be a cheap mass produced unit, so something like exposed cables helps keep this idea but they’re not all that vulnerable they’re kept rather close to the body so really if you’re close enough to hit them you’re close enough to finish the job too. also it looked cool and that’s why…[Read more]
Thank u for remind me that it’s all sci-fi, I was about to go insane. But even sci-fi has some kind of explanation of “Why of things”. But anyways thanks Steve for the info and no that wasn’t sarcastic. Exia had external cables???
yeah you can see them from the shoulder armor to the side of the upper arms. it’s only in the first season Exia has them, they’re seen on the shoulders, after that the tech evolved and it wasn’t needed anymore so repair II and onward don’t have it. and unlike the Zaku it’s not armored. also on the exia repair, they’re missing because 1 arm is…[Read more]
The vast majority of the technology in UC timeline of Gundam is based on real world tech and principles. The space colonies are actually Modeled after the O’Neill Island 3 concept that was purposed back in the early 70’s(but thanks to the cold war, was shot down. Also, do some research into Gerard K. O’Neill. He’s a brilliant scientist who’s…[Read more]
Very nice thank u so much. I’m off to paint them bronze or gold but maybe bronze since I might paint the thrusters gold I did so for the ones of the bottom of the feet (or whatever the actual term is)