So that’s where you’ve been, haha. Good to see you’re feeling well now.
How about the 20th of January? Make it the official start date, but the actual start can be whenever the participants start de-nubbing the kit. End date will be around March 20th, but it’s the same deal, just a formality that the participants can choose to aim for.
Thanks guys. I’m glad that I’m finally feeling better as well. It’s been a rough/busy last couple of days.
But I like that idea Dlinker. I think that would be the best thing to do. It’ll also hopefully give everyone enough time to finish up any kits that they are currently working on. Hopefully the forum will be up and running before then and we…[Read more]
I haven’t been able to think much about the group build as of now. Things have been really busy here. I’ll probably just attempt to paint it with the airbrush. A set starting date is a good idea. Hopefully the forum will be up by then. It will be much harder to do the build here.
I’ve been trying to nail down all aspects of my color scheme for it. But I think that January 20th is a good date to shoot for. Hopefully the forums will be back up by then. If not, we might have to push the date back until it’s fixed. Cause I really don’t want to try and have the build here.
Well fellas, after 3 days of meticulous work of what goes where and what would do, and more importantly some serious surgery to the backpack, the Loftwing Gundam is Done! Essentially its the lower waist, Torso, and legs of the Shining, the Arms and Head of the Perfect Strike, and the backpack is the Shinings, but we took the Wings Backpack and…[Read more]
This is for something completely different. For those who had been reading my requests on what was the best Styrene Sheets (pla plate) thickness for beam saber handels, I recalled Asterisk saying 3.00 mm was my best bet, anybody that can cooberate this and give me some advice on this matter Im open to suggestions.
I think you mean sheer cutter, it is similar to a wire cutter but more “fine”. Cuts extremely close to the plastic, most of the time I don’t need a razor blade to cut away nub marks.
Ah, thanks JMuss. Anyway, what i’m trying to do is make some custom Melee Weapons for my kits and i’ve been trying to find the right thickness to the styrene plates and according to Asterisk, 3.00mm is my best bet, anybody else agree or is there antoher thickness I should be looking at?
Yeah 3 mm should be good for a start, it’s easy to sand it. I bought some really thin stuff years ago and I can’t hardly use it. I would have to layer it multiple times just to get a decent thickness.
Well, my X2 and X3 arrived today. I really am starting to get a few regrets about buying these. While the Crossbone itself is my favorite design in all of Gundam, the amount of stickers on this thing is daunting. I was originally planning on painting them, but my last paint project gave me so many troubles that I’m scared to look at the airbrush…[Read more]
I hear ya, sometimes these online exclusives need a ton of extra work. I’m kind of regretting what just arrived a half hour ago. My xmas present to myself showed up, but after seeing some of the reviews, i’m putting off touching it for a long time. http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b128/Grifith/models/DSC05300_zpsacc80311.jpg
Hmmm, I say go ahead and paint them. You can’t really dwell on the mistakes of the past for too long. Eventually you’ll have to face them again. You don’t have to use the AB all the way too; Maybe leave some for handpainting so you can work on that skill. Even include some spray cans as a fall-back option.
Thanks, guys. If the Kampfer group build goes well, then I’ll consider painting them. If not, then I might just straight build them with stickers. Dlinker, last time I tried handpainting the Crossbone it was a disaster. I’d rather not try again on an exclusive kit, haha. I’ll save an SD for that.
I thought about that incident and I was going to blame the enamels you used, haha. Unless I’m remembering it wrong and you were using acrylics the entire time. Speaking of SDs, why not do a couple of those to get over your fears? Affordable, small, and you go straight to the exciting stuff quickly.
if you really want them to come out best then i would suggest what the others have said and save them for after you’ve logged in more hours with painting.
Hmm, thanks. I might try an SD some time. The only thing that turns me off on them is the amount of stickers. I will save the Crossbones for later. If I never get around to painting them I’ll sell them.
Wow, I’m sick for a few days and I’m so far behind. Congrats on the kits Boss and Squee, I’m slightly jealous. But I must say, after seeing a few reviews on that ReBawoo kit. I’m rather glad I didn’t buy it.
Boss, I say you paint those kits. You know that they will be learning experience. And you’ll have plenty more after a few more kits under…[Read more]
Box Art Time! In this update I have photos of HGBF Star Build Strike Gundam, the HG Build Custom Universe Booster, the HGBF Kampfer Amazing, the HGUC V2 Gundam, and finally the MG Gundam X.
Hard to believe I have the SBS, the KA, and the V2 come January 1st, so thanks Zeta for showing what ill be looking for. Damn shame the V2 doesn’t come with some Wings of Light of its own lol
Personally, I prefer the MG Gundam X box art above the others. Also, in the MG Gundam X box art I noticed that in the backround were silhouettes of both the Gundam Airmaster and the Gundam Leopard. Could these be hints of possible future releases? One can only guess.