Still on the fence with the MG Amazing Red Warrior. It looks nice and the weapons make it really “amazing”, but I think it needs an extra color to separate all the bright and dark reds. I never had an RX-78 2.0, so it may still be an interesting build for me. On the other hand, I was almost locked on skipping the Revive line until I saw the…[Read more]
First half of my Gunpla sale shipment arrived from the post this morning. Also includes the BB Neo Zeong! Many thanks to HLJ for the freebies, too! 🙂 I was lucky enough to get all 6 different campaign weapons in one go! Can’t wait for the second half to arrive soon.
Awesome episode once again, guys! Now you made me want to buy a RE/100 Dijeh! With a bit of panel lining and detail painting, I’ll sneak him into my MG collection.
This HGBF Sengoku Astray is for my son. He needs a unit to challenge his big bro’s Kampfer Amazing. Right now it is missing a mouthpiece because I still need to paint it. It also needs more panel lining, lots of painting, decals, and sharpening the Oni shield.
I can second Iceburn’s recommendation for Mandarake as well. I’ve bought from them (mostly exclusives) for a long time and never had any problem so far. It could be a bit pricey though. And not all listed items on their site is really still available. Sometimes it’s already sold out, so they have to double check first. The latest I’ve got from…[Read more]
yeah i know what you mean. they’ve got a 3-day item stock check before you can even pay for them. Prices are a higher than genteikits.com but they sometimes have old exclusives and they are way better than the last option which is ebay.
latest item i got from them was a Astray Noir and Ver RM Striker Packs
Oh, no! I still have to finish painting mg MG Red Frame and this is already out? But seriously, that idea of kitbashing this RG into the Sengoku Astray kinda made me think. Especially since I’m building the HGBF Sengoku right now. hmmm…
Haha! You have a good point there. More stuff is always better. 🙂 Anyway, I only use hardware-sold acrylic sprays on my kits to save. I know many people prefer those made for model kits like Tamiya or Mr. Hobby, but the hardware type I use is good enough for me.
In my case, I don’t have enough time to use an actual surface primer and color the whole kit. (I don’t have an airbrush either even if I had the time, so I can only hand brush the colors in.) So I use the clear matte to protect the decals and I use it as “primer” before I paint small details. Since I deal primarily with MGs, the color is almost…[Read more]
I would just go with washing the parts, because in the long run, it’s going to save you money as you’re not having to use as much clear coat on the kit. It’ll take more time to complete the kit, but saving money always equates to more stuff lol.
Haha! You have a good point there. More stuff is always better. 🙂 Anyway, I only use hardware-sold acrylic sprays on my kits to save. I know many people prefer those made for model kits like Tamiya or Mr. Hobby, but the hardware type I use is good enough for me.
I also use clear coat as primer for my kits and hand paint details. I usually go for matte because I want to take away the plastic shine from my finished kit. I think the slightly textured finish brought about by matte coat also gives better adhesion for my acrylics (Vallejo model and/or game color) But that’s just my personal preference and observation.
I handpaint Vallejo Game or Model Color Bronze or copper for it. But I usually spray the kit lightly with a matte coat first. (after decal work) Otherwise, the paint won’t adhere much on the bare plastic (even after de-greasing it).
I’m also intrigued with the new 1/100 scaled Barbatos. I collect MGs and RGs so the inner frame idea is cool. I have a feeling that you can swap armor pieces on that kit which is why they provided an inner frame. (Like HMM Zoids Liger Zero) I think I read somewhere that the Barbatos is an “incomplete” mobile suit and as the series progresses it…[Read more]
I just wanted to share my RX-78-2 Ver. 3.0 build. I decided not to add any paint on it because the color separation was good enough already. Just added the decals and used a clear matte to finish up just to remove the plastic sheen.