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by Reploid Productions » Tue Feb 16, 2016 11:14 am
[violet] wrote:Maybe we could power our new search engine from the sexual tension between you two.
by Jetan » Tue Feb 16, 2016 11:28 am
by New haven america » Tue Feb 16, 2016 10:21 pm
by Reploid Productions » Tue Feb 16, 2016 10:24 pm
New haven america wrote:Would get into Gunpla, but it seems that nowhere within travel distance around me sells them (I also need an exacto knife and clippers).
Also have ideas for a diffrent series timeline, shame (Or now now that I think about it, not) that I don't work in the anime industry.
[violet] wrote:Maybe we could power our new search engine from the sexual tension between you two.
by New haven america » Tue Feb 16, 2016 10:27 pm
Reploid Productions wrote:New haven america wrote:Would get into Gunpla, but it seems that nowhere within travel distance around me sells them (I also need an exacto knife and clippers).
Also have ideas for a diffrent series timeline, shame (Or now now that I think about it, not) that I don't work in the anime industry.
There are TONS of place you can order them online for relatively reasonable prices. Aside from Amazon, there's sites like AmiAmi, Hobbylink Japan, and so on. Most of mine were purchased at anime conventions, but I've had a decent number that I ended up getting online.
by Spiritbw » Tue Feb 16, 2016 10:35 pm
by Sneaky Bastards » Tue Feb 16, 2016 10:38 pm
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by Reploid Productions » Tue Feb 16, 2016 10:56 pm
Spiritbw wrote:I'm a long time model maker* but I have never actually gotten a Gunpla before. Having just recently watched through the Build Fighters Gundam and Gundam Try and recently started the Mangaization of the original series, I thought maybe I should see about a couple of these. I've also noticed there are models of the space battleships for this series and wondered if anyone had any experience with them?
Also any suggestions on where to start and the pros and cons of the different grades would be helpful.
[violet] wrote:Maybe we could power our new search engine from the sexual tension between you two.
by New haven america » Tue Feb 16, 2016 11:22 pm
Reploid Productions wrote:Spiritbw wrote:I'm a long time model maker* but I have never actually gotten a Gunpla before. Having just recently watched through the Build Fighters Gundam and Gundam Try and recently started the Mangaization of the original series, I thought maybe I should see about a couple of these. I've also noticed there are models of the space battleships for this series and wondered if anyone had any experience with them?
Also any suggestions on where to start and the pros and cons of the different grades would be helpful.
I have a couple of the UC timeline 1:3200 or so scale, but I haven't actually gotten around to building them yet. Having looked at the parts on their trees though, they're probably better suited to those who are very comfortable with painting in details, if only because of the scale.
As for the grades for the mecha, High Grade is a good starting point for both skill level and price tag. You can probably expect to spend some time painting details though to make the kit look really nice, the stickers often really don't cut it for that. Master Grade is the next difficulty level up, with a price range that can vary somewhat wildly from roughly $40 for the more basic mecha to around $120 for especially large/complex machines. These are going to have a much more involved build with a lot more internal detailing as opposed to HG's generally hollow assemblies. I haven't tried my hand at Real Grade, but to my understanding they're small scale kits akin to HG, but are built with an internal frame that offers the kit better detail and articulation; not to the same level of the larger Master Grade, but definitely more complex than High Grade.
At the upper end of the line you've got Perfect Grade kits, which are going to be your time-consuming and expensive monsters. Clocking in at 1:60 scale (MG is 1:100, HG is either 1:100 or 1:144, and RG is 1:144,) Perfect Grade kits are going to have a beefy price tag and a metric fuckton of parts. Frequently, there will also be some minor electronic assemblies, as PG kits will have at least *some* LED lighting in them. (The worst offender is probably the PG Zeta, simply because of how complex the wiring has to be to get power from the battery pack in the body out to the navigation lights in the wingtips and tail what with the transformation mechanics of the mecha.) But they are gorgeous once fully assembled, with tons of interior and exterior details, lighting, articulation, and tons and tons of dry transfer decals for all the little warning/danger/engineering access/etc type markings that seldom show up in the anime aside from the occasional extreme close-up.
I recommend painting the kits regardless of the grade. Sure, the colors that pieces are molded in are usually pretty close, but you take a MG or PG kit and slap a nice metal flake paint scheme on it, you just can't beat that with the stock plastic colors.
by Reploid Productions » Tue Feb 16, 2016 11:33 pm
New haven america wrote:Reploid Productions wrote:I have a couple of the UC timeline 1:3200 or so scale, but I haven't actually gotten around to building them yet. Having looked at the parts on their trees though, they're probably better suited to those who are very comfortable with painting in details, if only because of the scale.
As for the grades for the mecha, High Grade is a good starting point for both skill level and price tag. You can probably expect to spend some time painting details though to make the kit look really nice, the stickers often really don't cut it for that. Master Grade is the next difficulty level up, with a price range that can vary somewhat wildly from roughly $40 for the more basic mecha to around $120 for especially large/complex machines. These are going to have a much more involved build with a lot more internal detailing as opposed to HG's generally hollow assemblies. I haven't tried my hand at Real Grade, but to my understanding they're small scale kits akin to HG, but are built with an internal frame that offers the kit better detail and articulation; not to the same level of the larger Master Grade, but definitely more complex than High Grade.
At the upper end of the line you've got Perfect Grade kits, which are going to be your time-consuming and expensive monsters. Clocking in at 1:60 scale (MG is 1:100, HG is either 1:100 or 1:144, and RG is 1:144,) Perfect Grade kits are going to have a beefy price tag and a metric fuckton of parts. Frequently, there will also be some minor electronic assemblies, as PG kits will have at least *some* LED lighting in them. (The worst offender is probably the PG Zeta, simply because of how complex the wiring has to be to get power from the battery pack in the body out to the navigation lights in the wingtips and tail what with the transformation mechanics of the mecha.) But they are gorgeous once fully assembled, with tons of interior and exterior details, lighting, articulation, and tons and tons of dry transfer decals for all the little warning/danger/engineering access/etc type markings that seldom show up in the anime aside from the occasional extreme close-up.
I recommend painting the kits regardless of the grade. Sure, the colors that pieces are molded in are usually pretty close, but you take a MG or PG kit and slap a nice metal flake paint scheme on it, you just can't beat that with the stock plastic colors.
Real Grade gunpla are actually more akin in detailing and look to Perfect Grades. They also usually come with tons of accessories and intricate/movable parts (Like opening cockpits or vents, moving wing flaps, etc...), but the parts like to pop off of them. However there are 2 sets that have all the great accessories and intricate parts with almost no parts popping off, the RG Exia and the RG 00 Raiser (Or Raizer, however it's spelt), they are some of the best gunpla on the market and are the 2 best real grades the line has to offer.
[violet] wrote:Maybe we could power our new search engine from the sexual tension between you two.
by New haven america » Tue Feb 16, 2016 11:53 pm
Reploid Productions wrote:New haven america wrote:Real Grade gunpla are actually more akin in detailing and look to Perfect Grades. They also usually come with tons of accessories and intricate/movable parts (Like opening cockpits or vents, moving wing flaps, etc...), but the parts like to pop off of them. However there are 2 sets that have all the great accessories and intricate parts with almost no parts popping off, the RG Exia and the RG 00 Raiser (Or Raizer, however it's spelt), they are some of the best gunpla on the market and are the 2 best real grades the line has to offer.
Aaah, good to know. 1. So more like a smaller-scale MG in a lot of ways; lots of detail in a smaller and less expensive package? 2. How much painting do they need to look really good? At 1:144 scale, I can only imagine they probably need a decent amount of detail paintwork. o.o
by Reploid Productions » Wed Feb 17, 2016 12:00 am
[violet] wrote:Maybe we could power our new search engine from the sexual tension between you two.
by Spiritbw » Wed Feb 17, 2016 12:02 am
by West Kalmar » Wed Feb 17, 2016 9:51 am
by Jetan » Wed Feb 17, 2016 9:56 am
West Kalmar wrote:Japan! Can't wait for my trip to Fukuoka! Apparently there's a Gunpla factory there, gonna pick up some kits to work on.
by West Kalmar » Fri Feb 19, 2016 5:09 pm
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by Reploid Productions » Thu Feb 25, 2016 12:44 am
[violet] wrote:Maybe we could power our new search engine from the sexual tension between you two.
by New haven america » Thu Feb 25, 2016 12:54 am
by New haven america » Thu Feb 25, 2016 12:57 am
Reploid Productions wrote:I think I'mma stay in the elitist/snooty/ouch-my-wallet MG/PG bracket myself. I just like the larger scale for that level of detail! ... That and RG didn't exist when I first got into Gundam, sooo... you dang kids with your Real Grades and your affordable high-detail kits!
by Spiritbw » Thu Feb 25, 2016 1:10 am
by Reploid Productions » Thu Feb 25, 2016 1:23 am
Spiritbw wrote:Well, assembly went well on my RG Gundam. Since this is the 30th anniversary edition based on the 1:1 scale one they did the detail is insane. Going to take me longer to do the decals than the assembly probably.
[violet] wrote:Maybe we could power our new search engine from the sexual tension between you two.
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