An airbrush will be more professional but paint it whichever way you like! All that matters is that you have fun with it and get the results that please you. I paint all my kits by hand personally. May not be the Pro choice but it produces the look and feel I am going for with my kits.
I have to agree with wldeyoung on this one. Whether the model is hand painted, airbrushed or sprayed using a rattle can, as long as you are having fun doing it. There in only one wrong way making a model, and that is when you’re not having fun doing it.
And in my humble opinion, hand painting is far more difficult and time consuming than spraying…[Read more]
wide young and teetee580 tell it like it is. You can do whatever you want with Gunpla but be sure you enjoy whatever it is you choose to do. It is a hobby and the purpose of hobbies is to create enjoyment for yourself.
Ok am starting my Nu ver ka. I will have no problem to put LEDs for the psychoframe but I am worried about the Funnels-How do I put LEDs in them and make it removeable/attacheable from/to the backpack?
Any ideas anyone?
I’m thinking really hard on this. As for now, I can only think of two solutions. And that depends on when you want them to light up.
The first option is when you want to get them light up on the backpack and still want them to be able to be taken off. You could make copper contacts in the “c” hook on the backpack to make contact with the funnels.…[Read more]
Thanks for the ideas! I was also thinking about “Pin Connectors” that look like earphone jacks but very tiny! This will be easy to mount on the stand for when the funnels are deployed but am not really keen on how to attach it on the backpack and make it light up. Infact I also got the BTF 12 funnels that also got psychoframe.
I will try your…[Read more]
No worries, I’ll keep an eye out on the site for any updates on the subject. Placing the six funnels that come with the stand and keeping the 12 BTF ones on the Nu can make it somewhat easier. Using those “Pin Connectors” for attaching the six normal funnels to the base is a great idea! I wish you lots of fun building the Nu. I’m sure you will, I…[Read more]
I built the BTF funnels and yeah am already having headaches on how to create “unpluggable” parallel circuits to feed each groups of LEDs in each funnel when connected to the Backpack,lolz! I think it’s not feasible without using 6 pairs of pins per funnel. I am really contemplating the idea of making the BTF funnel permanent on the backpack.
On…[Read more]
I take it you are planning to use six connectors per funnel so they can be placed on the backpack in whatever order you want… That’s a huge task. I’m just thinking up loud, but isn’t it feasible making the connectors to slide up and down? Making the connectors that stick out in a “T” shape. And letting it slide where the teeth are originally to…[Read more]
Wow the build was awesome. I only built the PG Astray and the Nu ver ka sure felt like PG with all the layers in the frame.
I have put LEDs in the torso and arms. Now working on the legs. The arms were frustrating-very limited space and it was impossible to disassemble the forearms without breaking the armor piece. And after all my efforts I…[Read more]
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.
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
Finished the LED work on the Sinanju!Sorry for the pics, my cam cant seem to handle the glare of the LEDs. Used groups of 4 LEDs with 1 Ohm resistor and a 12V power supply….
That looks great man. funny that your next project is the nu ver ka since i will be building that one next myself and i plan on some serious LED work and a custom paint job. i think ive decided on the pink and green scheme for it. im looking forward to see your progress on the nu.
@Nick, no it wasn’t hard to install the LEDs, infact it was fun-I used a 12V GP 23AE battery to test each group of LEDs. I didn’t solder the connections but used conductive glue after having coiled the ends of wires tightly, then I dropped power glue to strengthen the bonds. I also bonded part of wires to the frame so that there is no stress on…[Read more]
Wow thanks for that. I’m thinking about using an HGUC Unicorn (unicorn mode) for this, mainly putting one in the head and one on each backpack thruster. Do you think that this would be any more difficult being smaller with no inner frame? Or easier being mostly hollow?
Infact this was supposed to prepare me to build the Nu ver ka. I was thinking about putting much more LEDs in the Nu, but now I am thinking on how to put minimum LEDs. The psychoframe should be “glowing” and not lighting up like like a christmas tree. I want to achieve the same glowing effect as when blacklight is used-a homogenous glow.
I haven’t built an HG, but if it is hollow, yeah, it’ll be easier to place the LEDs and not many will be required for the psychoframe. But as for the thrusters you will have to look for 1 or 2mm colored LED as the 3mm will be too big.
Am sure you’ll make an awesome work. Do post your work.
Hi @ryan ..Just a quick suggestion..could I suggest that hlj.com add a wishlist option since sometimes when I’m browsing thru hlj.com I find things I wanted to buy but have to wait for payday…if the option exist I can always remember things I wanted to buy.thanks
You’re not the first person to request this. In one of the episodes they say that they are working on it, but had to resolve some other issues on the site first. Have to admit, this was almost a year back..
In the meantime, there is something out there that may help you in the meantime. It’s called a piece of paper and a pen… 😛
airbrush
An airbrush will be more professional but paint it whichever way you like! All that matters is that you have fun with it and get the results that please you. I paint all my kits by hand personally. May not be the Pro choice but it produces the look and feel I am going for with my kits.
I have to agree with wldeyoung on this one. Whether the model is hand painted, airbrushed or sprayed using a rattle can, as long as you are having fun doing it. There in only one wrong way making a model, and that is when you’re not having fun doing it.
And in my humble opinion, hand painting is far more difficult and time consuming than spraying…[Read more]
wide young and teetee580 tell it like it is. You can do whatever you want with Gunpla but be sure you enjoy whatever it is you choose to do. It is a hobby and the purpose of hobbies is to create enjoyment for yourself.
Thanks all you guys