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A Merry Christmas indeed!
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The 'Hey look at this really cool model build I saw' post
Rock replied to Shawn's topic in Model kits
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What are we guessing the wait for the VF-19A SVF-440 Dullahan's will be?
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It was your own thread too! 🤣 https://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/51068-wave-172-yf-29/#comment-1694585
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https://hobby.dengeki.com/event/2372651/
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Hmmm... might have to wait for the White Unicorn (Amuro/Green Divers) color way at $400
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Mr. Color's GX series, Gaia's EX clears, all thinned with Mr. Leveling Clear. GX100 Super Clear III (UV Cut) is probably the best gloss clear I've used outside of a 2k clear. GX113 is their flat coat in that respect. There are a few downsides, I've notice quite large particles (grit) in some jars, not sure if a bad batch or age related. It looks like dust when sprayed out onto a clear part. Secondly, they require a lot of thinning. They take Mr. Leveling Thinner really well but, you will go through a lot. I use a 1(paint) : 1 (laquer thinner) : 1 (Mr. Leveling Thinner) ratio. Lastly there is a big downside being that you only have gloss and flat. All other finishes must be hand mixed between the 2. That is why I rely on Gaia Notes EX clears more often these days or when the project cannot be sprayed in one go. EX-03 (gloss,) EX-04 (Flat,) EX-10 (semi-gloss.) The whole Gaia EX line is fantastic and the colors have blown MR. Color out of the water for a long while*** (in my opinion.) *** If you want a really fun paint look for their new EX-06 Fluorescent clear, it makes almost anything shine under a fluorescent/black light, such a cool product! With LED lighting models being so popular these days it definetly has a niche. I do rely on Alclad II Clears (lacquer) for final coats still. Anything more than a mist and I have issue with them (dry spots and yellowing.) I really like their Light Sheen Klear Kote which is about as close to a suede finish, and Semi-Gloss. Love them for my final overcoats on kits. FWIW The MIG Ammo line is just rebottled Alclad. The bottles used to clearly state that but, they since have renamed them. Just working on my (probably not going to finish on-time) GBWC entry and trying to become more comfortable with putty sculpting, carving. Until this project gets to paint, I won't drag out my whole spray setup, which is what the other projects are awaiting anyways.
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The only thing I recommend Aqua Gloss for is brush painting on lens/sensors after you've matte (lacquer) top coated a kit. Things like Gundam Eyes, Camera's and Screens inside cockpits.
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So your scheme remonds me of a Shoei helmet I recently bought... love it!
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Siren! https://x.com/hobbywatch_jp/status/1822075490825609673?t=ZJvt3ZtATSSgVjoVT8dX7w&s=19
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FIIIIIYA!
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The 'Hey look at this really cool model build I saw' post
Rock replied to Shawn's topic in Model kits
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June 23-26 in theaters. Full 4k restoration of GITS2
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It is something new for the Gundam 00 Revealed Chronicle CGI shorts that fill in 00 with new content. The SAGA is a reference to the Cherudim Saga from Gundam 00V. The took bits of the color scheme, style, and arsenal from the SAGA and applied it in a similar fashion to the Dynames for a 'new' makeshift repair unit/variant. We haven't seen or heard much from Gundam 00 Revealed Chronicle past it's initial video/trailer and this design hasn't even appeared in it or any other media (yet.) It honestly feels like they are just stalling and trying to get more money out of the existing Dynames kit instead of making the other gundams or mobile suits from the 00 series...
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Had a bit of canopy glue squeeze out that required cleanup using warm water and a toothpick/cotton swab. A few edges of the canopy required a bit of sanding to get a better, flush fit to the body. For the seam line, xacto blade scrape>1000g>1500g wet>Madworks Super couse polishing compoud. Good enough with minimal effort! More sanding to get the seams straightened upm From here the canopy frame gets masked up and we can move forward to primer! Outside of that just building the sub-assemblies, removing seams and getting the rest of the bird to action. Next time will defold into a lot of progress.
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The 'Hey look at this really cool model build I saw' post
Rock replied to Shawn's topic in Model kits
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFD6TujMsj4
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Amazing work R! The lack of a little Alloy figure to put this beast into scale is a little letdown. The kit turned out and looks fantastic! I really want to buy one, but so far all by Moderoid kits just collect dust partially snapped (Sterlitzia, Escaflowne, Big-O, and Evangelion 01...) Hope Goodsmile keeps up more kits from Horizion, so many good mecha designs.
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https://twitter.com/hobby_magazine/status/1788003403899310095?t=oI1QTzSQC2YZcHLb5xKjrQ&s=19
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Not feeling the chrome, I repainted the helmet's visor lightly with some titanium. I was hoping for a better finish similar to the irridecent look of a modern F35 pilot's helmet. Better but, not quite there. Then the HiQ Parts' Aurora Blue film I was waiting for showed up! I then went to applying the film. If your wondering what this product is like, picture a piece of clear scotch tape with an effect on it. Anyways, Aurora Blue to visor, and Aurora Green to the heads up display! Aurora films are transparent when viewed head on, but have a iridescent-like color sheen when viewed from an angle. It's not as noticeable as the Mirage series of films which slightly change color, and even harder to photograph. Let's try! With that done there is just one more task left to get the glass down on the bird... In typical fashion, our pilot is sitting just a bit too high to get the canopy into place! An ass-ectomy operation was needed! And with that, (with some help of Ultra Glue,) The canopy is sealed! I went with the more bubble-shaped of the 2 options included with the kit... the one with the giant mold line down the middle. Guess what we'll be fixing next time?!
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Aurora film was a miss, could only find Mirage and regular green films. Ordered some blue mirage that should be here next week! Glossing over the clear parts, the next step was the nose. Sadly, as I hinted before, the 2 halves simply were a miss. Therefore some putty/sanding work was needed to get the parts aligned. I used Tritool's PE scribing saws to restore the panel lines before a final round of Mr. Surfacer 1500 was sprayed and imperfections were checked. A final wet sand using 600 grit was completed. From here I straight assembled the nose's remaing details, landing gear and bay doors. Everything nicely fitted and glued with the exception of the landing gear leg itself so I can paint/detail the bay at a later date. Plamax nose cone anyone?
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That is exactly what you want!
