Just wanted you all to know. A few minutes ago, I received an email from MCGundam. GS&M has hired someone to go in and fix the forum. They are going to overhaul everything to make it more stable so that all these issues will hopefully be a thing of the past. So just wait it out a bit longer and we’ll finally be back home.
Pretty much fellas, why I was let go was a blank to me cause of the shock of the news. all I know is is what my supervisor said. I will not tell you what she said to me, cause that in of itself was vague to me. All I know is that im out of a job and im on the hunt to get back in the saddle. Pisses me off that after 6 months of busting my ass,…[Read more]
It sucks to hear that happened to you. Retailers tend to like making trumped up charges so they churn through employees and keep their costs down and maximize their own profits. Try not to take it personally. Institutional greed is likely at fault; it’s the way they operate nowadays. Best of luck in finding a new job.
Thanks for the thoughts Z. And yeah im not letting this knock me down. im getting back up and im going to get in gear and start job hunting…as soon as this storm passes over 😀
Sorry for me blowing off steam like that fellas, but I had to get it out. thanks for the condolences 😀 but fear not I should be able to get back into the game real soon lol
Actually, I may have something to keep me busy other than model kits (finished most of em…still waiting for that part to come in for Loftwing…backordered)…
Thanks all guys. Me, im just gonna throw out some lines to see what bites, keep in touch with you guys, hope the forums come back up and hang out on SWRP for a while lol
Also… Are you doing something different when you upload pictures? Every time you do, I see two separate threads for the same pic, and if it’s a thread where you upload multiple pics, it creates a thread for each picture o.O?
And Chapel I have no idea why it does that. I’ve seen it do that before, but I don’t know why. I just click attach media, type up my post. Then click post update.
Thanks man. I was excited to see how it would turn out. It doesn’t rotate unfortunately, I didn’t have the tools to go that far with the mod. But I’m happy with it.
I like that color you used and the mono-eye is very prominent, at least in that pic. It’s got that menacing look for sure. I suppose I should post up the head on mine soon too, haha.
I’m going to assemble a few of the frame pieces tonight, and tape off the horn and spikes for painting. Hopefully I’ll have enough extra rods to get the last remaining parts ready for paint.
It’s actually a piece of extra runner. I sized it, cut it, and sanded it down to fit good and snug inside the head. Of coarse, a little cement makes sure that it stays in place.
That really does improve the look by leaps and bounds, if I don’t decide on doing a visor setup I can so use that idea? I figure I’ll ask as I don’t want to take away from the spirit if the group build.
An update on my Kampfer Amazing build. I just clear coated a few parts, including the head. It’s already dry to the touch and it’s looking pretty good. I’m very tempted to put together the head. I’m anxious to show it off to you guys.
My new cannons also came in today. And just as I feared, the peg that needs to go into the backpack is to small.…[Read more]
What I have decided to do, is instead of using the peg the cannons came with. I’m going to glue in a piece of runner into the slot where the peg is supposed to go. Then fill it in with putty, sand it smooth, and paint it. I figure that should be a lot more secure than gluing an extension onto an existing peg. I’ll just make one for the right side,…[Read more]
So, I think I might be over-extending myself here just a TINY bit:
– Working on the KA build
– Joined a Build Fighter Cosplay group for MegaCon 2014. Have to put together a Julio Renato costume and build/paint a K9 before March 21st
– Have to build/paint a Star Build Strike for a friend in the same groupwho’s going as Sei
– Stupidly agreed to…[Read more]
Damn man. You’ve taken on a lot of stuff. The fact that you haven’t already snapped, means you have made it farther than I would. I would have already of had a mental break down.
I’m betting on you snapping while you’re working on the Renato costume or the K9. Events with deadlines are usually pretty stressful, haha.
On a serious note, that’s a ton of work you’re burdening yourself with. If you manage to pull through for each one, I’m not surprised if you’re going to take time off from anything related to Gundam or model kits.
the KA can be put on the back burner since the group deadline was just for the sake of having a deadline. same goes for the Ecto-1 kit, if shes not into you put it on the back burner LOL! i’ve never done a cosplay or any costume creation before so my bet is for snapping point sometime between the k9 and star build strike haha.
I’m definitely slowing down on the KA to make sure the Build Fighter kits are ready. As for the Ecto-1, that may very well be the one I go crazy with. You build Japanese kits for so long, you forget how meticulous they can be in comparison to other companies. I have to scratch-build some parts to…[Read more]
Oh man, I cosplayed once as Kirito, creating the Elucidator before people picked up on SAO & Before the release on Western TV/Cartoon Network and it was a blast. (Sword Creation; http://imgur.com/a/Eot89/#0) & (Actual Cosplay; Sad since you can’t see the full thing 😐 http://i.imgur.com/tOlLP.jpg)
& those enough we’re a bitch and I can’t even…[Read more]
I’m still waiting on ggifinite to ship my kampfer, I’m starting to get a little ticked. They where supposed to start shopping them Friday,I’ve yet to get a shipping notice.+ the only shipping option was 2-3 day priority so I’m out 15$ on shipping. Going to call tommorow and see what’s up if I don’t get a tracking number by 5:00 today this is bs IMO
I’ve never actually dealt with GGInfinite, but I know your pain. My MG Astray Noir has been en route to me since the end of last month, and despite having a tracking number, I have no shipping status updates on the tracking info. If I don’t see a progress report by the end of the week, I’m going to write to the seller
I’ve heard plenty a bad experience regarding GGInfinite though I personally haven’t ordered from them.
Though ModelGrade has been phenomenal and I’ve ordered twice from them but both over $150 for the Free Shipping. Customer Service is A+, I had to do a couple of item switches and was short a couple dollars but the owner was very helpful and…[Read more]
I have two of those catalogs lol. I love gundam planet, every issue I’ve had has been corrected immediately. I”m pretty much just going to order from them. I’m not too impressed with ggifinite right now.
I’ve bought multiple high-price items from GGInfinite and they always pulled through, no damaged goods or BS with shipping. However, they love to not include the tracking number on the shipping confirmation so I always have to hunt it down myself.
I’ve ordered from GGinfinite before and hadn’t had a problem. They did take their sweet time shipping out my Stein when I had it pre-ordered. But that was about it.
Last summer, GGI’s mail system went down which caused all sorts of problems, other than that they’ve usually been pretty good. HLJ and Gundam Planet are still the best though.
We’ll I just got off the phone with them and I’m actually impressed,nice guy on the phone, the preorders came in late Friday and he said that there working on getting them all out. Said there were three different models they had to deal with but my order should be shipped late today or early tomorrow. Lot of hateful reviews out there about them…[Read more]
I put my 1st layers of paint on the Kampfer last night. I painted all the gray parts and the head, along with the spikes on the shoulders. I’m going to do some detail work on the frame and head. When I get the head all done. I’ll show you guys the custom blue I’ll be using.
What you all recommend to glue a hard mounting point? I believe that I’ll have to modify the Kampfer Amazing’s binder brackets to fit the new cannons. So what would you all recommend? I don’t think the cement will hold under the stress. I’m thinking super glue.
Dlinker: The pieces that attach the binders to the backpack. I’m thinking that the attachment that comes with the cannons isn’t going to be large enough to do the job.
Well, the cannons comes with a peg to mount them. But I don’t think it’ll be long enough. So I might have to make it longer or retro fit the ones that come with the Kampfer to the cannons.
^ That might work. Get some plastic or brass rods and make them longer that way. Retrofitting the KA’s should work too, if it’s just a matter of moving parts of it around and fusing them together.
Blargh, If I had known you could only attach images in your initial post, I wouldn’t have posted earlier. The sooner the forums are back up, the better. Anyhoo, here’s the revised knife. Shortened and re-shaped the grip and gave the blade a point.
Small update on the K.A., pics will follow in a bit. Chopped up the Zaku Amazing knifes and with a little sanding, got them to fit the Kukhri holsters included. Not feeling the look the holsters mounted the chest creates, so they’ll be migrating either to a shield or to the arm mounts. Haven’t decided yet. Also made a frustrating discovery…[Read more]
Things are really busy here, and I’ve had almost no time to go onto the web. Here is just a picture of the Sazabi, since I’m impatient. I got a dust piece underneath a waterslide, and it’s bugging me real bad. The thing is, you can’t even see it.
Another good flat finish on this and the decal work is seamless, although the one on the shoulder is showing a bit, but that could be due to the lighting on that area.
Don’t worry about that decal. If it’s hard to see for you, then it’s nearly impossible for everyone else.