Started on the RG Crossbones today. Finished the Core Fighter. Pretty cool to start building a kit that doesn't start with the legs! Haha.
So for a super beginner - I can just pick up a pack of markers to add a little more detail? Not planning on pairing or anything fancy
All you need to begin with is a gray and a black panel liner. Black for darker parts and gray for white/lighter parts.So for a super beginner - I can just pick up a pack of markers to add a little more detail? Not planning on pairing or anything fancy
There are some "handgranades" with MG kits but they are usually ones with "fancier" design.
I'd recommend the MG 3.0 rx-78 or the Gundam mk2 is either aeug or titans colour
Saw a really awesome photo of an Isuzu Tamiya model on Instagram only to look it up and find out I'm not in HG/MG Gunpla anymore 😭
I'll stick with what I can afford for now but I'm definitely intrigued by car/truck models now
Fwiw, looks fine in this pic. But I know that feeling. My Kyshatriya has a few spots that I intend on touching up I've I get a good handle on painting.Wow that looks great! I can't wait for the RG version haha!
Speaking of RG, my Crossbones is coming together. The stickers are a mix of really good fits and terrible ugly abominations like the chest piece. Really need the waterslides for the chest piece to not look like an eyesore for this one!
Finished the saber. Looks really awesome. I also totally need to get a new phone. It's a pain taking photos, and I managed to drop it again while it was charging and now the charge socket slot is really loose. RIP!
That frame is gorgeous. Wasn't particularly interested in the MG Barbatos until now.A WIP on my MG Barbatos, I've got the Gundam Frame finished.
Honestly this frame is one of my favorite things about IBO Gundams.
EDIT: BTW The Sum of Zero how much are you going to pay scalpers for the MG Perfectibility?
Speaking of RG RX-78s, I wonder when we'll get a 2.0. With all the advancements in RG engineering, it seems about time for an update!
Very good looking. Is it fully painted or only detailed plus top coat?
Oooo there's a reason that kits on my to get list... although no buying for me right now. Need to put together my 2019 build list laterFinished the saber. Looks really awesome. I also totally need to get a new phone. It's a pain taking photos, and I managed to drop it again while it was charging and now the charge socket slot is really loose. RIP!
I wish Bandai would make an app/program to plan out custom paint schemes for painting kits. Would save me some headaches!
My MG Sinanju Stein Ver Ka is almost done. Have more decals to apply and also the backpack + weapons. Thought about posting a WIP but, eh...Will probably just wait until it's done unless anyone wants to see.
Superkamikazee looks gorgeous - can you share your photography setup and settings?
Very good looking. Is it fully painted or only detailed plus top coat?
If I may be so bold, for white kits like Gundams, I suggest a grey background which will give you better contrast. Black is also an option even if it gives a different vibe. White backgrounds, I prefer for kits that don't feature the colour themselves like, say, a Zaku or similar.
For the one (1) custom paint job I've done, I found line art of the MS online and mocked up the color scheme in Paint. I probably wouldn't have been able to keep it straight otherwise.
Thank you. Here's a photo of my light box when I was using it for my RG Sazabi build.
Resulting photo.
Sazabi RG 6 by superkamikazee, on Flickr
Settings vary like aperture and shutter speed, depending on how much light my camera can capture and which color background, white or black. ISO usually between 100-200, but most importantly I've found a focal length of 70-100mm to look best photographing gunpla kits. Gives the kit a larger sense of scale, gets rid of that toy look. I use a Sony RX-100 mkII camera, I hope that helps.
thanks - so just a simple overhead light source? are the left/right white paper or translucent - I guess they're acting as reflectors so pure white paper?
One more - 70-100mm as 35mm effective? I'd be using a m4/3 so that'd be around 35-50mm.
I really really like how this kit looks. Right out of the Manga.
If budget is not an issue, if I were you I'd get the MG Origin RX-78-02. Even if it's newer, the HG won't be as good as the MG.Hi folks, looking for some suggestions. I'd like to get into Gunpla (actually built a kit about 15 years ago) and was looking to build a RX-78-02 (though I also really like the RX-178).
I especially like the Origin versions. I saw a new announcement of a HG RX-78-02 for march and was thinking about waiting for it.
I really really like how this kit looks. Right out of the Manga.
But there also seems to be a MG Origin RX-78? There are so many RX-78s that it's really hard to keep track.
What are your suggestions? Is the MG kit basically the same as this newly announced HG?
Thanks, that really helps a lot! Haven't really thought much about what scale I'd prefer to be honest. But the MG sounds really tempting.If budget is not an issue, if I were you I'd get the MG Origin RX-78-02. Even if it's newer, the HG won't be as good as the MG.
Reasons for getting the HG would be:
Regarding the RX-178, the MG 2.0 of the MK-II isn't recent but it's a solid kit that I definitely recommend. Alternatively, you have a Real Grade for an advanced kit in 1/144 or the more basic High Grade that has a new version called Revive. Don't get either the old 1.0 Master Grade or the old High Grade.
- It will be cheaper
- It's 1/144 if you prefer a smaller kit than a 1/100
- It features pieces for the second evolution of the MS that the Master Grade lacks (as far as I'm aware)
Right now there are no MG Zakus from the Origin, neither released nor announced AFAIK despite there being a lot of different HG Zaku variants from the Origin.Thanks, that really helps a lot! Haven't really thought much about what scale I'd prefer to be honest. But the MG sounds really tempting.
The only thing is, maybe I'll eventually want to add a Zaku as well. I've seen an Origin HG Zaku, but no MG. That would be a bit of a bummer.