How'd the Mk.II end up in Gurren Lagann? Or maybe Kill la Kill, that animation does look TRIGGER-esque.
The Line & No Ghost teamed up to create a fan animation of Gundam in celebration of our year together working in the same office.
Wow, that looks great! Nice work. I've always wanted to work on a PG myself, but I've never put up the dough for one.Well, I said I'd take my time but...I did the twin buster rifle Wednesday, the arms Thursday, then when I woke up this morning (off day from work thankfully) I started on the legs and 8 hours later (lunch break included), here's the PG Wing Zero.
What about the lights? Hahahahaha...well. I didn't really struggle with the wiring. It's just that the metal bits that go in the battery compartment pulled a vanishing act on me. After 30 minutes of searching I gave up on the lights and continued on. Knowing me they probably fell out of their bag somehow and my cat claimed them.
This certainly felt like a Perfect Grade kit while building it. Though some aspects I question ("So as I pray, Unlimited Screw Works", rubber red chest part whyyyy), I like how it looks. A bit bummed about not being able to get the lights working but oh well. Shit happens lol.
All in all, I'm glad to finally have this after wanting it for 16 years. And I'm lucky I waited, I know 12 year old me could never have built this XD
But what about Seed Release, will it be abox?Nozomi might be considering a boxset for their 00 release. They're asking people on Facebook what they'd like to see included if they release a boxset. If you're interested hop over to Nozomi Entertainment's FB page and let them know, GundamERA.
Ahh man you make me want to watch 0083 again.
Having random anxiety from this weekend, so enjoy some best girl Cima.
I really liked IBO. It fell in to certain tropes that I didn't particularly care for, but it (kind of?) circumvented those tropes in the later half of first season, and even more so in the second. Overall I found it to be really enjoyable.
I appreciate the recommendation, but something I don't think I properly acknowledged in my other post was just how strong I was drawn by the audio/visual "jazz/opera/poetry" on display. Music aside, even just the sound of the cracking thunder during scene transitions gave off this very atmospheric, almost noir like mood to it.I suggest checking out the Thunderbolt manga because while the anime looks great and has tight pacing, they cut out a lot of small scenes that add more characterization/backstory. It is officially published by Viz in English in the US, though Zeonic scanlated the first 7 Volumes before they picked it up.
And yes, the OST was all original.
I would try Tamiya spray paint on a part by part basis (cause I'm lazy). But on cheaper models at first to make sure you get the hang of delivering an even coat. And use Gundam markers for the fine details.So does anyone have any tips on hand-painting GunPla? I've got a couple ideas for some custom painted builds that I want to do over winter break (like a Soul Calibur 2 Yoshimitsu colored MG Shin Musha Gundam for starters!), but I've never painted a kit before. Also I have naturally shaky hands and am deathly afraid of failure, so that's a factor lmao.
So does anyone have any tips on hand-painting GunPla? I've got a couple ideas for some custom painted builds that I want to do over winter break (like a Soul Calibur 2 Yoshimitsu colored MG Shin Musha Gundam for starters!), but I've never painted a kit before. Also I have naturally shaky hands and am deathly afraid of failure, so that's a factor lmao.
So does anyone have any tips on hand-painting GunPla? I've got a couple ideas for some custom painted builds that I want to do over winter break (like a Soul Calibur 2 Yoshimitsu colored MG Shin Musha Gundam for starters!), but I've never painted a kit before. Also I have naturally shaky hands and am deathly afraid of failure, so that's a factor lmao.
Thanks so much for the tips! I wasn't aware of Vallejo paints before, but they definitely look pretty good considering the price. Also, I read through most of that blog. Definitely helpful stuff in there.Don't start with a huge kit like that for hand-painting, start with a SD or small HG kit. I would use this guide on hand-painting https://myfigurecollection.net/blog/9269.
You build the kit first, and make sure you use hobby knife and different types of sandpaper to remove the nubs http://otakurevolution.com/content/laymans-gunpla-guide-construction-guide (Just read everything in this site while you at it). This is important because the nub mark will show up on your paint job if you don't remove it properly.
You may also want to mod your kit so it easier to disassemble, this is a must for me since most parts are impossible to separate once you combined them together http://www.ghostofzeon.com/diy/assembly/easydisassemble.html
After disassembling a kit, wash it in soapy water with a toothbrush.
Don't worry about shaky hand, unlike resin or wargame painting, gunpla can be separate into little piece, and Bandai does amazing job at separately different color parts in MG kits. You can also use masking tapes, just make sure you buy the expensive Tamiya masking tape, don't use the one from 99c store or home depot.
For primer, I would use Tamiya fine surface primer light grey, don't use white or black. It is very hard to catch imperfection using white primer, and black primer is very difficult to layer light color on top of it. After priming, check and sand any imperfection, then primer again if you did some sanding.
For the actual paint itself, I would recommend Vallejo, you can thin it with water, and IMO it is better than tamiya for hand-painting, again if you followed the guide, you need to thin it at least 50/50 and use 7 to 10 layers for light colors. Don't use a kit with a lot of white in your first kit, it is a pain and test of patience.
You will also need protection coats after every color, that way if you screw up, you can wash away the mistake with alcohol without harming your previous paint job. For protection coat just use pledge floor finish, yes the floor finish you use on your bathroom, you can hand brush and airbrush that, there are nothing else better and cheaper than this.
Seal your kit with pledge floor finish, then panel wash (don't use marker, use Tamiya Panel Line Accent), seal the kit again with pledge, then use Tamiya spray can for top coats when you are done with your paint job. So it look a bit like this:
Primer (Tamiya Fine Surface)
Base Color
Pledge Floor Finish
Secondary Color
Pledge Floor Finish
Detailing
Pledge Floor Finish
Panel Line
Pledge Floor Finish
Waterslide Decal
Pledge Floor Finish
Top Coat.
After all that you should consider buying an airbrush, it is a lot cheaper and faster in long term compare to spray can.
Just got my HLJ confirmation it's being shipped. :DNXEdge Style (MS Unit) EMS-TC02 Phantom
Release Date: November 2017
Price: 3,780 Yen
I recently built the Jesta. Really fun grunt suit. I highly recommend it.Got a MG Jesta and RG Gundam MK II from Hobbytown today. Both are kits I've wanted for a while so pretty stoked. I'll finally have time to build agin too.
Finished IBO today.. Just wow. The last 10 or so episodes made me sick, I've never been more emotionally invested in a piece of media. I think It's going to take me a few days to get over how everything ended.
This is easily my favorite Gundam and it's among my favorite anime/shows period.
So did you see gAGE?Hello GundamEra, I have been a Gundam fan since 2011 purely by accident.
Wanting to try a Dynasty Warriors game I bought a cheap copy of Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2.
By the time I got to the three way conflict between AEUG, Titans and NeoZeon in story mode I wasn't understanding who was a friend and who was a foe.
I decided to check the original anime that was being streamed on YouTube by Gundam.info and I became instantly hooked.
I binge watched the 92 episodes (no Cucuruz Doan) of Gundam and Zeta Gundam in just three days.
Soon after, I was buying my first gunpla kits and my backlog has only grown ever since (I am too weak to resist high discounts).
I build slowly to relax on weekends and spend far too much time on panel lines even though 99% of my builds are OOB that I don't even flatcoat.
So...does this mean Kamille is finally man enough?How'd the Mk.II end up in Gurren Lagann? Or maybe Kill la Kill, that animation does look TRIGGER-esque.
- The Banshee Norn's distinctive navy blue coloring is perfectly reproduced in Real Grade colors. The blue will be divided into three dark blue plastic molds.
- It also includes precise moldings of the head antennas; a movable type, and two fixed types for your options when transforming it to Unicorn Mode and NT-D mode.
- Armed Armor XC is produced with entirely new molds. Partial clear parts are provided to adopt the psycho frame exposure during the Destroy Mode.
- Armed Armor DE is also reproduced with new parts. A locking mechanism is installed in the deployment gimmick part, and the stability in the Unicorn Mode is also improved to avoid weight issues.