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The Official Gundam Thread of Gunpla, Origins, and 35 Years of GUNDAMUUUU!
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S. L. said:
Speaking of Gundam models, that fan modded one is amazing. Unicorn spoiler though.
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad271/Geneijin/gundam.jpg
I dont think you really need to watch anything else, but its set in the UC timeline which consists of:Cloudy said:Heh, you're right. nm
PS: The only Gundam shows I've seen are SEED/Destiny and 00. And a bit of Stardust Memory and Wing on CN. What do I need to watch cos it is seems this is set 100 yrs after another series?
- Mobile Suit Gunam (original series and/or movie trilogy)
- Zeta Gundam
- Double Zeta Gundam
- Char's Coutnerattack (movie)
- Gundam F91 (movie)
- Victory Gundam
- Gundam 0080
- Gundam 0083
- Gundam 08th MS Team.
All of these are worth watching, except maybe for Double Zeta Gundam, but even that has its moments. But like I said, none are really necessary to enjoy Unicorn I think.
polyh3dron
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As long as someone is there to give him an epic slap it's okay. This is the rule of Gundam.EvaPlusMinus said:
if you watch the 0079 movie triology and Zeta Gundam TV series you are pretty much set what you need for background knowledge for maximum enjoymentCloudy said:Heh, you're right. nm
PS: The only Gundam shows I've seen are SEED/Destiny and 00. And a bit of Stardust Memory and Wing on CN. What do I need to watch cos it is seems this is set 100 yrs after another series?
Rice-Eater
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So could anybody clarify this question about the shows former hero, and I'll make sure to hide it just in case people bitch about it
Is Amuro Ray dead? It looked like he should have died during Char's Counterattack but anime characters seem to have this super ability to survive the most devastating attacks/explosions. So unless he's relaly dead, I wouldn't be surprised to see him make a appearance or even be a vital character in Gundam Unicorn
distantmantra
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S. L. said:
Yep, he's dead. He never made an appearance in the novels.
The bigger question is
Bright Noa. Will he show up in the OVA? He appears in the novels, but Hirotaka Suzuoki passed away.
donkey show
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distantmantra said:
He can just show up for some disciplinary action.
Anyway, here's some Gundam stuff I came up with in LittleBigPlanet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpvCIihFUu0
Major Williams
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S. L. said:
Major Williams said:
The tubes a Revell email copper color, brushed with a 000 (?) brush. (the smallest cheapo vallejo my shop had - 1 Euro a piece) dunno
I paid about 50 for the neograde parts, if its worth it... maybe. Looks a bit different and I like working with resin. Plus I finish so few kits a year it's not much of a deal.
The joints in the Sinanju are pretty tight, so masking them before painting is a a pretty good idea.
Major Williams
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S. L. said:
my super advice is to have patience and to not be afraid to redo parts. (you can strip acrylics with oven cleaner spray without harming the plastic)Major Williams said:
Watch the japanese show i linked on my blog, you can see lots of techniques in there.
Can't say anything about shading as I am not a fan of it.
*shrug*
The metal buffable color (Mr. Metal Color) is a special paint from gunze/GSI with little soft metal particles in it. You spray it on and then wipe it shiny with a cloth.
Generally Alclad2 paints are awesome for metallic stuff.
For clearcoat I use:
For flat: Tamiya TS80 can or Tamiya Clear Acrylics + Flatbase
For Highgloss: some weird mystery lacquer from a local hardware store, that dries very slow but leaves a very level and super glossy surface
sixteen-bit
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Having another MG wing is nice and all, but there is already the ver. Ka out there
the only gundam from that series i want in MG is Heavyarms
sadface
the only gundam from that series i want in MG is Heavyarms
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Major Williams
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Thanks! I'll check out those vids, and I'm sure I'll have more questions later. Let me know how your gold technique worked for you - painting the gold, then the black - hand painting the gold was tough and turned out good, but not perfect.S. L. said:
Not sure if this has been posted yet but youtube has all of Zeta Gundam (english dub) streaming free.
http://www.youtube.com/show/mobilesuitzgundam
http://www.youtube.com/show/mobilesuitzgundam
ILikeFeet said:
Resolution of the movie on Blu-ray? 1080p I'd imagine.
I have an LG internal Blu-ray drive in this thing and they can be had for around $100 usually: Retail version on Newegg. OEM (open box) version on Newegg. Or find something on Amazon.
I've got the Blu-ray on order from cdjapan (yes, I wanted that slipcover) and had enough coupons/fsp to bring it in line with Amazon's price of $35. I've been eyeing a Unicorn Gundam kit, but man, I don't know if I can justify the $60+ for it. Especially since I have no paints or markers and haven't built one of these since the early 90's :/ Gah, do want though.
Major Williams
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Tell you what, I'm finishing my Sinanju soon, and I'll let you know how it is from a realistic perspective.Blackheim said:
I only got back into the hobby less than a month ago, and bought all the shit that I need ($$ investment). But I'll let you know how many tools you'll actually need to make a decent looking Unicorn.
The box is just sitting on my kitchen table... waiting patiently to be made lol.
Augemitbutter
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so cdjapan lists the blu-ray as region free, guess they're reliable.
Major Williams said:
Thank you. Yeah, I'm so hesitant because of all of the ancillary materials I'd need to make a nice looking model. I'd end up spending way more than I planned
The good thing, it's basically an all white gundam. Even in Destroy Mode most of the parts should not need to be painted, other than a top coat of finish and a few splashes of color here and there. I'll have to see how long my willpower holds up., maybe by the time I decide to cave every shop will be sold out Augemitbutter said:
Not always ... I've bought CDs from them that come with DVDs and they will state the DVDs are region 2, when in fact they were all region. BUT, considering this is supposed to be a worldwide, international release it would make sense if it were region free. If you don't buy it before I receive it (or find out the information from elsewhere), I'll let you know when I receive the Blu-ray if it is or not.
Augemitbutter
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thanks man.
donkey show
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You have not been inducted into manhood then. =PDresden said:
And I love LittleBigPlanet when you get it to work your way.
Major Williams
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Ancillary products in my head that you would need, unnecessary items in italics:Blackheim said:Thank you. Yeah, I'm so hesitant because of all of the ancillary materials I'd need to make a nice looking model. I'd end up spending way more than I planned
Instruments:
- hobby pliers (one flat side) not necessarily needed though (~$6-10)
- Exacto knife ($2.50)
- Fine grit sandpaper for sanding off nubs (~$3-5)
- #000 Paintbrush ($1.50) or ($24 for the Tamiya version)
----OR-----
- 18/0 or 15/0 or 10/0 fine paintbrush ($1.50ish)
- Tweezers ($4-6)
- Paint Thinner ($4)
Paints:
- Clear gloss coat (I am going gloss I think, you can go flat) ($6)
- Tamiya Clear red (to get rid of the crappy pink) ($2.50)
- Tamiya Gunmetal (for pretty guns)($6.50) <---I see this as necessary
- Chrome/silver metal lacquer (for painting cool barrel effects on guns) (2.50)
- Tamiya Dark grey (I like a darker gray underframe than the stock gray) ($6.50)
Total cost for necessary: $33-$39
Total cost of everything: $45-$53
or add an additional $24 for the Tamiya paintbrush.
Of course there are other options, plus an airbrush if you really wanted the Clear red to be consistent (which can run $120-200 for a decent system). Painting with a brush and a steady hand looks good though for sure.
Also, if you got mini dragon clips and a bunch of 14-16 gauge wire for drying pieces while painting, that may add $10 to it all. And I'm probably missing some crap too.
SL got anything to add?
My take on very basic stuff to make a kit look presentable:Major Williams said:
- Flat clear coat, canned, the idea is to spray it over the bare plastic too get away the toy look. Get hobby paint, hardwarestore canned paint is way to thick and agressive.
- Exacto Knife.
- A mechanical pencil would be good to trace the panel lines, gives the kit more depth. A very thin gray! marker will work too
- wet-sanding paper sheets around 400-1000 girth to sand away the nubs
this stuff above will cost you maybe 15~20usd and will make your kit look twice as good as out of box with minimal effort and cost
donkey show
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Just found some pics of my ol' custom color PG Strike Gundam.
I'm really close to splurging on the PG 00 Raiser since a couple vendors at the weekly expo near my house is selling them.
I'm really close to splurging on the PG 00 Raiser since a couple vendors at the weekly expo near my house is selling them.
Major Williams said:
Thank you, man mess gets expensive quick :/ I'll probably wait until I'm in a better financial position to make the leap back into this stuff. Hopefully this kit doesn't disappear or they come out with a PG version of it when I am ready. Sucks being poor and still wanting to get a lot of other crap. Well, I suppose I could maybe pick up the kit next month and then let it sit until I'm able to grab the other stuff. I'll figure it out later.
Thank you also, S.L.
Major Williams
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Yeah, SL's got some great advice too.Blackheim said:
This kit is so popular I don't think you'll have to worry about it going away for the next year, IMO. They're making money still for it, and they know it. They're coming out with the Unicorn OVA, which has better mobility, so you can get that if the originals run out (they look the same btw).
okies, i finished my first resin kit
(i posted it before but i did a complete repaint, now with everything 5x better)
Work in progress and more pictures here:
http://sl-blag.blogspot.com/search/label/ST-Qubeley
the kit is based on this artwork btw:
(i posted it before but i did a complete repaint, now with everything 5x better)
Work in progress and more pictures here:
http://sl-blag.blogspot.com/search/label/ST-Qubeley
the kit is based on this artwork btw:
So how exactly do you guys paint those? Do you prime all the parts, paint them and then snap the thing together? I guess then you would do the panel lines?
I'm not exactly sure how I would do it. I have only 2 Gunplas but did not paint them. They look alright but painting them of course would help.
S.L. you are also from Germany, so which paint would you recommend for the standard Gundam colors?
I'm thinking of picking up some SD Gundams in japan and try painting those first.
I'm not exactly sure how I would do it. I have only 2 Gunplas but did not paint them. They look alright but painting them of course would help.
S.L. you are also from Germany, so which paint would you recommend for the standard Gundam colors?
I'm thinking of picking up some SD Gundams in japan and try painting those first.
distantmantra
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atomsk said:
Huh, they've got all of Cospa's current apparel for sale. That's pretty cool.
I watched ep.1 the other day and it gives me renewed hope that if they have the budget and right people, an awesome Gundam series can still be created. Bandai can make those female otaku-oriented Gundams like SEED and 00, as long as it serves as the budget for something awesome like this!!!!
Everything about UC so far has been awesome, the battle scenes, the music, and ESPECIALLY the last 5 minutes. Good god, I was giddy like a kid, I had to watch that part so many times haha.
Cannot wait for episode 2. 10/10
Everything about UC so far has been awesome, the battle scenes, the music, and ESPECIALLY the last 5 minutes. Good god, I was giddy like a kid, I had to watch that part so many times haha.
Cannot wait for episode 2. 10/10
S. L. said:
I'm used doing handbrush with Warhammer figures so I should be fine?
What's the way to go if I want to do airbrush? I guess I need a kit (Are cheap ones for 50 good enough?) and some kind kind of paint. I have no airbrush experience but would be willing to give it a shot.
rollingstart
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EvaPlusMinus said:
that dom hoodie :lol
yeah but the gundams have lots of flat areas which are pretty hard to paint evenly. but if you say you have experience give it a shot.Xater said:
With airbrush the thing is you need a compressor too. There is this sorta famous Güde Profi Airbrush set (the blue one)
http://shop.ebay.de/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=güde+airbrush&_sacat=See-All-Categories
which is a pretty good beginner set. (used around ~70€, new around 120€
for colors with airbrush i recommend either Tamiya (can also used for handpainting, hobby store) or Vallejo Air (hobby store or "fantasy" shops) acrylics - they aren't toxic and easy to cleanup.
Airbrush is pretty easy to get into, so no worries there.
Troidal said:
The thing I love about UC is that the majority of the machines don't feel like cannon fodder at times. I mean sure you get the prototypes that are really effective at destroying other MS, but I don't think there's ever been a scene where a character's MS has wiped out hundreds of MS in a single battle ala Seed/00.
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