Here is my entry for the beginner ctegory of the contest. The RG Mk II Titans. I’ll be throwing some water slides on instead of the included stickers. I’ve built the AEUG version and loved it. Now it’s time for the Titans.
I had the same issue with this kit. I painted over it, but cheap and effective way is to use a touch up marker and top coat it. You should get a good result.
Unfortunately, that is a result of the injection molding process, where the injected plastic meets in the mold, those ripples will be right the way through the plastic, so sanding wont help.
The only real way to fix it is to paint the whole piece.
I had the same issue with those ripples with kits that are gold/silver injected. Nearly every kit with gold/silver injected color I built has this issue in some of their parts.
Actually you can find this problem on any kits if you look hard enough, but it’s more common with large solid pieces with little surface sculpting, huge rounded pieces or older kits. This is due to injection technology, placement of the part on the runners, and/or the size of the gates.
I actually have this kit and ran into the same problem as Tatsuo.
Done snapping up this guy for today. Seam line removal & nub marks removal will be done tomorrow and probably a few hand painting (maybe the hair and some smaller details). Most of the painting will probably be done after chinese new year bcs I currently don’t have all of the paint needed with me.
Sort of the same lol :p. The arms on this kit is more complex compared to the rest of the parts tho. This is like building HG kit with the arms of a MG kit lol. The arms have inner frame on some parts and individually moving fingers.
@syd Why is there a “racial purity test” for this competition?
I do not understand at all the decision made to have this mixed messaging of what kits we are and are not allowed to use and whether they came from HLJ.com or not.
If your intention was to create a completely closed ecosystem where no kits, but those bought from HLJ.com, would be e…[Read more]
I agree with your reason that they want to promote their company, and it is completely fine. As for the unclear rules, I believe hlj.com does offer scratch build materials. http://hlj.com/product/TAM70124/Sup
So I guess nothing is wrong then.
I didn’t say they don’t offer scratch build materials. I know that HLJ offers many things including scratch built materials. That is besides the point. I can go to my local art supply or hobby store, and buy all the materials for scratch building. Someone building a completely scratch built model can use materials from various sources. How does @Sy…[Read more]
Again this has nothing to do with my post. You have failed to understand the internal hypocrisy and illogical inconsistencies arising from these new rules added on top of the 2013/2014 rules and category description.
It’s their competition. They want you to use their kits / supplies to win their prizes. It’s their promotion. Seems pretty legitimate to me. And I agree with it.
I’m a side note, please don’t refer to basic modeling promotion rules as racial purity tests. It is offensive and really doesn’t make sense either.
If unclear rules is ur issue, contact HLJ staffs/ read FAQs. They have made stuff much more clear in the FAQ page. Stifling creativity? not sure about that. HLJ does sell huge selection of scratch building materials. Besides, read the FAQ page on 2017 page. U are allowed to use kits NOT BOUGHT FROM HLJ but U WILL NEED TO OWN A HLJ ACCOUNT.
I think I can grasp a bit of Mangy’s frustration/confusion. The root of this problem is not the scratch building or using an HLJ kit, etc, but the use of poor diction to describe the “mentioned” judging criteria. The term “completely” was probably implied as 100% of the kit is built from non preexisting parts (i.e. literally building it from the…[Read more]
You are the only one who has hit the nail right on the head. You’re exactly right. You understand my frustration and confusion considering I was already thinking of what I would be modeling and painting. It is absolutely semantics but it’s also about being both contradicting and inconsistent within their own rules.
The base kit needs to be available on HLJ for purchase.
Since the listed kits are originally a “P-Bandai” they will be considered illegal because they are not available at HLJ. However, it is not against the rules to alter another kit to resemble a P-Bandai. For example, HG IBO Iok’s Reginlaze is just a recolor of HG IBO Julieta’s Reginlaze. You…[Read more]
For eligibility, the competition states “The first photo posted should be of the model kit box you intend to build.” This is done so the judges can confirm, what kit you are building and is the available for purchase. This is why they also have at least 4 work in progress photo, as a reference to check if you are not cheating. If anything, the…[Read more]
Here’s a story about Lieutenant Crank Zent. One day he stumbled upon a crotch Gundam frame piece of his superior’s MS, Major Baduin’s Kimaris. In need of power, he used the…
Sorry for the late reply as I was busy working out at the gym. My ReZEL is done for the most part. I just need to to some touch up work on it since some of the decal are peeling off. I am actually catching up on building some new kits which came in from HLJ.
This will be my entry for the competition, I plan on combing the mega ride launcher with the lunagazer, well a hyaku shiki from the leftover parts the lunagazer has from the hyaku shiki revive
It was frustrating that the booster hinders access to the hole on the side skirt. So I gave the axe a new home with the leftover polycaps. I found out the connection piece meant for the Hyakuri has the same diameter peg as well. Option set 2 really is great!!
Looks great man. Here is some thing I found out. The slots in the middle the option boosters can work with part D2 25 from the Graze kit. On the Graze, this part to connect with the two ground type thruster. It is a super tight fit, but it will give you a place to put all the spare parts.
This will be my entry for this competition; MG 1/100 Strike Rouge Ootori Ver. RM
I’ve been wanting this kit for a while and I’m glad I finally pulled the trigger on this kit. There will be a lot of first’s for this project. I’m very excited yet very intimidated.
I’d like to wish everyone luck and remember: Gunpla is Freedom!