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Marx Headroom posted:Can anyone recommend some good single bladed nippers that aren't $60 like Godhands? I use these and they've been working great
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Tom Guycot posted:... I had a look through the lists of them, saw a few that had an ok look and not all weird… To the Z’gok, Acguy and Gyans reading over my shoulder:  He’s not taking about you…I hear you, 45-years of needing to one-up the last robot has lead to some pretty wild designs. Idk if it’s just Stockholm syndrome after watching most of the UC shows but I really like the ‘this time the samurai-robot is fighting a gladiator/knight/weird swamp monster’ aesthetic. If you want to hue closer to the Real Robot style, maybe check out the Demi variants from Witch from Mercury. ETA: Marx Headroom posted:Can anyone recommend some good single bladed nippers that aren't $60 like Godhands? I would recommend getting the $60 Godhands when they’re on sale for $45 
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monsterzero posted:I would recommend getting the $60 Godhands when they’re on sale for $45 Thanks to everyone except this poster for the nip recs!
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Marx Headroom posted:Can anyone recommend some good single bladed nippers that aren't $60 like Godhands? Stedi MS-106 and MS-107. Dispae 3.0. Buck Wildman posted:I use these and they've been working great Litterally what I was using last night.
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Marx Headroom posted:Can anyone recommend some good single bladed nippers that aren't $60 like Godhands? I've been using Dspiae 3.0 nippers for a few months and am very happy with them.
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Synthbuttrange posted:Welcome to plastic crack. Nice job on the brass arm, gives it a nice asymmetry! Thanks, yeah, I knew I needed some kind of asymetry to it, and I had some copper tape around that I thought might work decent for a look of a repaired part from something else. If I wasn't lazy I'd redo the bit on the forearm as I made some mistakes applying it that lead to it not looking as nice, but eh, its enough for my unskilled putzing around. chiasaur11 posted:Jesta Warmachine posted:Jegan Funny enough these were the other 2 I was deciding between, but robot sniper thingy won out. Sorry to seem like I'm putting down the gandems that look "weird", I'm just not really a big anime person so a lot of those over the top busy designs are just not my bag is all! I finished up the kit assembly today, and applied the decals, and yeah again, I have to echo I'm overall really impressed with the mechanics and structure of these kits. I haven't built a model in over 20 years since i was a kid, but it really brought back that fun zen experience of assembly. A+, even from someone whos never seen a gundam, or any giant robot anime stuff. I don't know if I'll do another down the road, but maybe, it was kinda fun to do a model again, or maybe it will just be a kick to get back into doing some model building in general. Either way, I still have to finish up this one, I need to dremmel out some scratches and damage, and then do some paints, but right now I've been playing around with how I want to weather it and doing a bit of test on one of the feet.  I don't know what the "best practices" are or anything, but I think I'm happy with the grime/rust on the leg using some black, burnt umber, sienna, and red. I know I've seen people talk about doing 'panel lining' specifically, but I'm thinking I'd rather define those lines with grime, as I don't really want to give it a sort of cel shaded look but something more physical. The foot though I wanted it to look appropriately grimy like its been stomping through mud but i'm not sure i'm entirely happy with how it looks so I'm going to wipe that part off and test something else there, If anyone has any tips for that kind of thick muck look, I'd be really curious to know the techniques.
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Tom Guycot posted:Sorry to seem like I'm putting down the gandems that look "weird", I'm just not really a big anime person so a lot of those over the top busy designs are just not my bag is all! There are plenty of people who love nothing but the more uniform or grunt type suits so it's nothing to apologizing for! The classic Zaku mooks are some of the most popular designs in the whole franchise, something not even the creators allegedly expected. One of the best things about having such a huge franchise with so many designs is that you really can just pick the stuff you like and ignore the rest because gently caress 'em.
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Tom Guycot posted:Funny enough these were the other 2 I was deciding between, but robot sniper thingy won out. Sorry to seem like I'm putting down the gandems that look "weird", I'm just not really a big anime person so a lot of those over the top busy designs are just not my bag is all! If you want some Bandai-made robots that aren't tied to an anime franchise, have you heard the word of our lord and saviour; 30 Minute Missions?  They're built as well as High Grades, if not innovated several design techniques in the more recent ones, and infinitely customizeable with a LOT of accessory and weapon sets available. Even some vehicle sets too (That can also have their parts repurposed and integrated into robots). There's also 30 Minute Fantasy coming soon, an adjacent line with a more magical look (Medieval knight armor).
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Neddy Seagoon posted:If you want some Bandai-made robots that aren't tied to an anime franchise Yet. There's also 30 minute missions Armored Core 6 kits releasing later this year.
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Tom Guycot posted:Funny enough these were the other 2 I was deciding between, but robot sniper thingy won out. Sorry to seem like I'm putting down the gandems that look "weird", I'm just not really a big anime person so a lot of those over the top busy designs are just not my bag is all! The GMs and their descendants and lookalikes are some of the cleanest and most "hardware" looking mobile suits in the franchise. A lot of people like Zakus for that as well, but in my experience their pig nose and exposed cables were an acquired taste. When regular-vehicle Youtube modeler Plasmo did his first Gundam for his channel, he also chose the GM Sniper 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbJRtnQvsOM
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MechaX posted:That’s not how you spell Gogg gogg is great. but is not best.
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Arc Hammer posted:Yet. That said, the AC6 kits aren't really that similar to the mainline. Less option parts, more detailed designs, and a lot more expensive. If you like Armored Core designs, they're probably going to be great, but it's not the same as the cheap and easily customized standard 30mm kits.
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Phy posted:The GMs and their descendants and lookalikes are some of the cleanest and most "hardware" looking mobile suits in the franchise. A lot of people like Zakus for that as well, but in my experience their pig nose and exposed cables were an acquired taste. God that finished result looks so good. I'm always in awe of people with those model painting skills, it makes me feel like a clumsy 2 year old bashing away with crayons.
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Big Bizness posted:Seriously though. It got a crappy action figure around when the game came out but it's one of the coolest designs in the series and NEEDS a proper high detail model https://twitter.com/nainicut/status/1785832581268979872 https://twitter.com/nainicut/status/1721011824064430405
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Ooh what a cool looking bot! Very nice effect with the arm. I'll have to work my way up to getting creative like that. I don't think I posted when it actually happened, but my grade 5 class and I finished the model we were working on for relaxation time at school. It's a little squiffy in places but I'm happy with it for a first go that I often handed over to a bunch of kids to work on instead of me. At the end of the school year, I got a gift card which went right back into buying more models for this year with my new class.   Finished one and current progress on new one.  Third one waiting. I continue to know nothing about Gundam other than I think these ones look cool. It is a lovely little hobby and I am surprised at how many of my kids are super excited by and into doing it.
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Tom Guycot posted:Thanks, yeah, I knew I needed some kind of asymetry to it, and I had some copper tape around that I thought might work decent for a look of a repaired part from something else. If I wasn't lazy I'd redo the bit on the forearm as I made some mistakes applying it that lead to it not looking as nice, but eh, its enough for my unskilled putzing around. Honestly your sentiment is pretty common in the Gunpla community, at least in discussion circles if not in sales, so you're in fine company. Of my backlog, 4 of them are Gundams, and 10 are various flavors of grunt (or grunt-equipment; I have a Type 89 Base Jabber in there). At any rate, don't worry about things like "best practices." This isn't software engineering, it's art, and what you enjoy and want to convey is more important than some grognard weeb insisting your GM Sniper II isn't the exact color scheme and weathering for the places the GM Sniper II was deployed in November 0079. (Same rule applies to armor and other modeling, by the way.)
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ACES CURE PLANES posted:https://twitter.com/nainicut/status/1785832581268979872 Very nice. I'm not on Twitter so I can't see the thread but is the 3D model data they made available anywhere? I know someone with a printer, would love to take a crack at painting it.
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Painted the Master Asia figure that came with my MG Master Gundam: Before  After     Pretty happy with how it came out despite not know how to paint eyes to save my life lol. Still beats my first attempt:  
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That's a neat paint job and congrats on the improvement!
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If anything, you've captured the spirits of both characters perfectly.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:If anything, you've captured the spirits of both characters perfectly.
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 test fit of my 30mm spinatio shogun to make sure I'm happy with the customization I did before detailing. I think it's going to be slightly different from this but it's in the ballpark
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Nerobro posted:Stedi MS-106 and MS-107. Dispae 3.0. What's the difference between Stedi and Dispae? Trying to debate on which snipper I should get and the difference between them all
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Neddy Seagoon posted:If anything, you've captured the spirits of both characters perfectly.
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Local hobby store ended up selling that FSS Neptune kit from Volks that I was eyeing for a bit, so that's disappointing. But I was able to pick up a restock of the Jehuty model from Kotobukiya, so that's rad. Don't know if I dodged a bullet there though or if this is just a lateral move. Kotobukiya's kit quality seems to cover the entire spectrum, bad to good. Dunno about Volks; I have a Temjin kit somewhere in my closet but I've never seen them do anything major.
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Hey friends, I've been absent from this thread for ages because I haven't finished a gunpla kit in almost 4 years. I finally finished one to my liking today. If I can post a little too long about it I'd appreciate it. I started this kit in 2020 just before the pandemic. I finished the torso head and arms, but ran out of like 2 colors that I needed to finish the legs. Then the pandemic hit and everywhere was out of stock of the paint I needed. The days became weeks became months became years and I had functionally quit the hobby, despite how much real-estate it takes up in my garage. I hosted my first build day in years last week and had a few friends over to snap together some kits and watch anime vhs tapes (something I used to do every week in the before times). That was all it took for me to get the itch again. I bought the paint I needed and got to work. This morning I put the final layer of clear coat on and called it complete. I always have a really hard time finishing kits even when supplies aren't in stock because every step I take towards completion I get more and more anxious that I'm going to gently caress it up. I can snap kits together without a care in the world but the more time I invest, the more scared I get that I'm going to ruin it beyond repair (it's happened before, I think the last kit I posted about here was an MG Guncannon that was going great until it wasn't). May I present for the thread, my MG RX-78-2 Ver. 3.0. The kit I left half-done for almost 4 years.       Bonus shot of the photo setup lol  As usual when I look at it almost all I can see are things I'd like another shot at. But that's just gonna have to wait for the next kit I suppose. But when I look at my kit that's posted in the OP of this thread, which at one point was the best kit I had ever made, I can definitely see that I've improved. Just never seems that way when I'm in the thick of it. C&C kind of welcome but tbh if someone could just say "looks cool" that's really what I need, because I think already know where most of the flaws are. /sadsackpost
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Null of Undefined posted:I always have a really hard time finishing kits even when supplies aren't in stock because every step I take towards completion I get more and more anxious that I'm going to gently caress it up. I can snap kits together without a care in the world but the more time I invest, the more scared I get that I'm going to ruin it beyond repair (it's happened before, I think the last kit I posted about here was an MG Guncannon that was going great until it wasn't). I really relate to this feeling. It's awesome that you've returned to the hobby and are facing down the hard parts of a finishing up a high investment build. It came out great, the effort really shows. Nice work!
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Null of Undefined posted:Hey friends, I've been absent from this thread for ages because I haven't finished a gunpla kit in almost 4 years. I finally finished one to my liking today. If I can post a little too long about it I'd appreciate it. I could go all art critique but honestly this is great work. I think the best part of the story is the hanging out with friends and having fun as for the, "oh no I'll eventually gently caress this up feeling". here's the real artist secret: everyone fucks up all the time. what matters is that you accept it as a part of your process and you find a way to either fix it or come to terms with it. sometimes a mistake turns into a fun aside in your artist statement so my point is no stress my goon. we're all learning
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Willo567 posted:What's the difference between Stedi and Dispae? Trying to debate on which snipper I should get and the difference between them all Honestly? Not a whole heck of a lot. I haven't bought the MS-107, but the Dispae is "within the margin of error" the same of the MS-106. I haven't compared new for new yet, so every time I've tried the Dispae 3.0 they've been a couple thousand cuts newer than my MS-106's. It's not much of a debate, really. You won't go wrong. (This is after buying almost 10 sets of nippers to avoid buying godhands..) Null of Undefined posted:Thanks y’all <3 This is a really good job. You should be proud.
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Deviant posted:i guess i should start my mg grandpa 3.0 The only advice I have for you is try to get different hands because these ones suck Edit: OH and get a waterslide sheet for it because the stickers it comes with also suck. That's what I did.
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