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  • Bossguy posted an update in the group Group logo of Gundam Forums Gundam Forums 10 years, 5 months ago

    The new Build Fighters is up and running on Gundam Info’s YouTube channel. I hear that there’s a new opening.

    • Another silly episode. Nice to see the MK II again though. I liked the appearance of the Mercurius too.

    • I liked this episode a lot more than the last one, still waiting for the K9 to be featured….

    • Just saw it. That director is a big pain in the butt. Looks like Reiji will finally get his hands on him on the next episode though. The qualifying rounds were pretty wacky, with the exception of the aiming one. I have to say, Reiji/Sei’s opponents during the race were rather nice-looking.

    • Watched it last night, was a decent episode. I gotta give kudos to Ral, glad to see he stepped up to defend Sei and Reiji. I’m also hoping that Reiji gets his hands on that director. It’s about time someone shut him up.

      Also, I like the video for new the entrance, but I don’t like the song. The 1st one was much better. And this new ending, I…[Read more]

  • Zeta posted an update in the group Group logo of Gundam Forums Gundam Forums 10 years, 5 months ago

    So I was browsing around on the net looking for anything on the Shin Gundam Musou and I found these photos of new DLC suits from the official site. Words fail to bring to mind the sheer awesomeness that these suits get to be in the game, even if they are DLC.

  • ChapelMkII posted an update in the group Group logo of Gundam Forums Gundam Forums 10 years, 5 months ago

    Hey guys, are there any places that still sell individual parts for kits? One of my roommate’s cats may have run off with the a hip plate for my GM Sniper II, and I’m hoping to avoid having to cast a replacement.

    In other news, I wound doing a quickie custom repaint just to have a change of pace on projects 🙂

    Donnie
  • thwalker13 posted an update in the group Group logo of Gundam Forums Gundam Forums 10 years, 5 months ago

    Alright guys, I have serious question for those who were planning to participate in the Kampfer Amazing group build. Since the forums obviously are not back up yet, and the release of the K.A. is literally around the corner. Here is the question.

    Do you all want to hold the build here, or wait til the forums are back up? It doesn’t matter to me.…[Read more]

    • Hmmm, can we wait until we have the list of people who wanted to participate? I remember it being a healthy list so if it turns out to be a meager list here, then we should hold off on the grounds that it won’t be fair to those who signed up initially.

      On the other hand, we can set a minimum number of participants and if the list reaches that,…[Read more]

    • Not everyone participating in the build is here on this refuge page, my vote is wait until the forums come back up. Otherwise many may be excluded, and it would give the rest of us time to get the kit. I won’t order the kit from overseas so I’m waiting for hobbywave or GSaM to get it in.

    • I remember the list I had made from the forum thread. It was a pretty decent size. There were a lot of people wanting to participate. And the last thing that I want to do is leave people out of having some fun. I’ll give this post a few more days. See if anyone still checks this place out that wants to participate. But JMuss is right, I know not…[Read more]

      • Well, I believe I was #2 on that list, but not sure if I should join now. I also vote to wait until the forums are back up and running again. If it takes them THAT long to fix the forums then we are in some serious trouble. However, if the forums is not up by the 15th, then I think we should just consider doing it here. If it takes them that long…[Read more]

    • i’m willing to wait for the forums to come back up as well.

    • Im willing to wait as well. Who knows, I may get my crap in order by the time the fourms come back up and ill possibly have the KA lol

    • Well it would seem that the general consensus is that we should wait til the forums are open again. So, let’s wait til the the 20th and see what happens. Hopefully the forums will be up by then. If not, I suppose we will have to postpone the group build til a later date when the forum is finally back up and running.

      And not including myself,…[Read more]

      • Cool, works for me. I was checking out the review pics on the kit and it has less seamlines than I expected. The weapon binders and everything inside have them, but that’s pretty much it. Sucks that we can’t work on it yet, but it means I can start on my other handpainting project, haha.

        • I checked out some scans of the manual, seems like a solid kit. A lot of the original HGUC Kampfer was used, just like Build Mk.II, so there will be some similarities. Plus the stickers aren’t to bad. There are a lot of them, but it shouldn’t be hard to paint.

    • I’m willing to wait as well, but when was a start date ever established??? I thought we weren’t supposed to start building until everyone who signed up had the K.A. in their possession?

      • A tentative start date of Jan. 20th was proposed earlier here after the forums went down. Its an open build so anyone could join in after that date. Since not everyone who is wanting to take part is here, it’s hard to get everyones plans.

  • Bossguy posted an update in the group Group logo of Gundam Forums Gundam Forums 10 years, 5 months ago

    Does anybody here have any tips with MM enamel spray cans? I’ve heard some bad things about them, but they’re my only choice for the reverse wash.

    • In my experience, the nozzle tends to clog up very easily. So you might want to clean it off after every use. Shake it well for a good 2-5 mins, and natually do the the light coat method. Enamel from cans can build up in layers and pool extremely easily.

    • Light coats would be best. Enamel paint can be pretty thick when it dries, and it’s very easy to pool the stuff up when using a can. And I’d spray around 8 inches away. If you feel like it’s covering to much to fast, you can always adjust.

      What colors are you using?

      • Thanks, man! I’m using black for the reverse wash. Those darn sleeves are annoying.

        • Which kit are you working on might I ask?

          • The HGUC Kshatriya. It’s been quite a while since I attempted to build a HG. The nubs are rather troublesome, though this kit is special. Sanding the nubs down is giving me a lot of trouble. I keep sanding divots in the plastic and it just bothers me. It makes me want to make another one after my skills have improved.

            • Yeah, I’ve done that before myself. It gets really annoying. I hope that you have some good luck with the reverse wash. It certainly does the job well.

              • Thanks. Do you have any trick to avoid sanding divots in the plastic? I’ve been doing that ever since I started sanding nubs, and it’s really getting old.

                Thanks, man! The details on the parts are actually a lot smaller than I originally thought it would be.

                • I normally use 400 grit til I get down close to the main part. Then I switch to 800 to smooth our the rest. Then to 1500 to take the roughness away. I normally try to keep a close eye on the nub when I start getting really close to the plastic. Taking a few strokes at a time til it’s almost flush, then get the rest with the 800.

                  And yeah, I’d say…[Read more]

            • Sanding down nubs takes practice. I’m still working on it myself. Often, I find myself having to sand down even more of the part to cover up a prior mistake of sanding down the nub area too much.

              Can take a looooong time to do, too.

    • Yep, the most tedious part of painting kits. The dreaded sanding. Aye, I don’t miss it. haha. Got any pics? Or are you just prepping the parts? And are you going to paint the whole kit?

  • Kenico posted an update in the group Group logo of Gundam Forums Gundam Forums 10 years, 6 months ago

    Fellas i have some bad news: Due to some financial snags as of late, I was forced last night to cancel my order ive had with HLJ, which included my Kampfer Amazing. Which means it looks like I wont be able to participate in that group build. Sorry guys but money has gotten tight. just thought I should tell you this fellas

    • Ooh, that stinks, man. At least you’ll have your SBS, though. Did I mention that they’re making an MG version of the Star Build Strike?

      • You don’t understand…I had to cancel ALL of them including the SBS. 🙁

        • Nooo! I’m sorry, man. That’s gotta hit hard.

          • I know, but hey, that money will go to the necessities that I need for now. hopefully once I get me and my cohorts messes in order will I get back into kits. as for kits as a whole: im thinking about taking a break from them for a while, now does that mean ill give up on gundam and gunplay? Hell no lol. but for now im not interested in buying…[Read more]

    • Sorry to hear that man. I hope that you’re able to get everything in order. And I know how you feel about taking a break. I’m think that I might take a small break once my backlog is finally finished. But I do hope that you stick around man!

  • Bossguy posted an update in the group Group logo of Gundam Forums Gundam Forums 10 years, 6 months ago

    Just thought I’d revive the group so it doesn’t go off the map again.

    • With the holidays officially over starting tomorrow, hopefully there will be more progress towards getting the forum up. Meanwhile, I’m using all the time I have available to continue working on my three HG kits. Pretty much done with the G-Bouncer so now I’m just practicing handpainting.

    • I’ve been working to get my HG DX done before the release of the Kampfer Amazing. So far I’ve got the head, chest, and both arms done. I’ve also been working on getting the solar panels painted up.

      • That’s good news, Thwalker.

        I hope so, Dlinker. I’m trying to remember when the forum shut down. It’s been longer than I thought.

        • Yeah, it’s been a good chunk of time. Luckily we still have this place. It’s not the same thing, but at least it’s a reminder of what we’re waiting on, haha.

    • Once I start building another Gunpla kit, I’ll be sure to post in here more often. Assuming this is the correct place for that crap; or is there a Gunpla-specific group someplace? After the Playing with Plamo contest ended, I find myself adrift. 😉

      • Feel free to keep posting here. Anything gunpla-related is welcome. However, activity will dwindle once our actual forum gets resurrected, hopefully by the end of the month.

      • Don’t worry, man. This is merely a substitute to our other home: Gundam Forums, which is currently under repairs. Feel free to post whatever you like.

  • Bossguy posted an update in the group Group logo of Gundam Forums Gundam Forums 10 years, 6 months ago

    Hi guys. This has to do with the Kampfer Group Build. I don’t think I’ll be able to join. I’m going to Arizona in February for a month, and after I get back the build will be pretty much over. I could always straight build it, but i really wanted to paint it. Not sure what to do now.

    • Late submission for the Group Build? Pretty sure no one will mind. The end date was just a formality. I might not be able to finish mine on time (due to the office move happening Feb-March) so I’m expecting a late submission as well.

    • Dlinker is right man. The group build is just for fun. Not like anyone is going to be declared a winner. It’s all in the name of fun. So if you want to paint the kit, then by all means man. Paint it.

      • Hmm. Thank you. I’m still not entirely sure what to do with it.

        Also, this is totally unrelated to the group build, but does anybody here have experience with the reverse wash technique for the Sleeves and Testors enamel sprays? I would go to the forum to see what Thwalker did, but alas, it is down. I know the basic concept of it and what needs…[Read more]

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