wirelesswire

joined 9 months ago
[–] wirelesswire@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 hours ago

You gotta do what you gotta do. I've used a bit of blue tac in the palm before to help with holding weapons on a couple kits.

 

Strike Noir wasn't edgelord enough, so I fixed that.

[–] wirelesswire@lemmy.zip 3 points 12 hours ago

I went with Dewalt because they had a good price on their power drill when I was looking, then picked up other tools in their line on sale so they can share batteries. I'd say look for whichever has a good price and/or is running a sale.

[–] wirelesswire@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah, I know there are some Gundam-themed Figure Rise kits (they're even allowed in GBWC), but I worded it that way because of things like Dragon Ball, Kamen Rider, etc.

[–] wirelesswire@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

The majority of my builds are custom painted. That said, I also enjoy the building process, and I really enjoy kitbashing.

[–] wirelesswire@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I haven't built Lfrith Ur myself yet (it's in the backlog), but all the Witch from Mercury kits are solid builds. Welcome to the hobby! I feel sorry for your wallet.

 

So this community is titled and centered around Gunpla, but there are plenty of Gunpla-adjacent model lines out there as well. How do we feel about similar kits being posted here? Broadening the scope can encourage more posting and help build a larger and more active community.

Other Bandai mecha lines like 30MM or AMAIM?

Non-Bandai mecha kits? (Kotobukiya and other 3rd party studios)

Bandai kits that aren't Gundam or mecha related, like Figure Rise?

Mecha girls?

Anything else?

I think more traditional models like cars and military kits would be too far out of scope, unless related to one of the above categories, if people want to see those posted.

What say you all? Should we do a poll?

[–] wirelesswire@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

NGL, I was trying for the same a while back by posting my projects, but stopped because it felt like I was only showing the same handful of people (which is probably accurate) and frankly, uploading pics here is kind of a PITA compared to Reddit or Discord. Also, I've been working on fewer actual Gunpla projects as of late, and was unsure on the exact scope of this community. I should post about that.

[–] wirelesswire@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I used a small detail brush. The paint was prethinned for airbrush use, but worked fine with a brush.

[–] wirelesswire@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Probably the MGSD Barbatos and Freedom. They go together very well, all-around solid, and highly articulated for a small package. I have the Wing Zero in the backlog and plan to get to it in the next couple months.

[–] wirelesswire@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I used acrylic paint... Vallejo Deep Sky Blue I think?

[–] wirelesswire@lemmy.zip 21 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Would your stance change if all the subjects were volunteers?

[–] wirelesswire@lemmy.zip 7 points 6 days ago

I don't watch romance anime for this reason.

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