Mobile Suit Gundam. Discuss..
 

Hot dayummmmmmm love gundam wing! I gatta post 3 of my ghetto no painted gundam wing models!

I am in! Makes me want to get some more. Hopefully with this thread my tank thread won't have to suffer with pages of non reef related content:mrgreen:.

Forget the Gundams models, I want to see more modelling from you, Long.

Ya, sorry bro! That was my bad! Just shot me a PM if you want me to clean up your thread of all that Gundam crap :-)

This brings back some memories.

were they friends with the dinobots or something?

lol

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LOL! those remind me of way back when I was a kid. Even then I was too young to understand the awesomeness.


Lets get the gundam thread started :)

My favorite gundam with the coolest custom mod (I wish mine looked this good):

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Nice Dinos! Ya, don't even get me started on those.. That's a whole other thread and bank account :neutral:

You can get those custom wings for Wing Zero, on eBay for like $9. I was thinking of ordering a set of those :-) But I think they are only for the MG. Did you say your Wing Zero was a PG?

Okay need to blurt this out and at the same time hijacking the thread. Who collects Hot wheels drag buses? I down to needing about 6-10 elusive buses. Anyone looking to sell?

Yup get them on ebay, I have a PG, MG wing zero and I have wing ver ka edition. Yea I have a thing for wing...

I am sure someone here collects those. Pretty soon we are going to have a thread about hot wheels too :lol:

Nice Gundam,Kien.

I see we have a Transformers G1 fan here.:biggrin:

I don't think so... They were just fighting in my kitchen....

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Nice Wayne!! Bonus points for the battle scenes!! :-)

Thank my sons fore not throwing them out. The dinobots are gen 1 and i had passed them over to my kids. Glad they just display them in their rooms. I had no idea they are still worth money.... I found most of the devastator but I think my brother had given away the aerobots and a few others though.
Sure brings back memories... :biggrin:

Man.. I used to build a lot of it when I was a kid. RX-78, GM, etc etc.. And nothing was snap in like today's kit. Always need to use the solvent.

Ya, I have a few of those :-) They weren't very poseable though.

And since we're doing show-n-tell..

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Super sweet! Are these yours or your sons? Do you have g1 jetfire?

Those are all mine. My son is not allowed to touch them :-) These are all MP (Masterpiece) series with the metal parts. He has his own box of cheap current transformers that he plays with :-)

No, I don't.

Wooooo wee Kien. Those look like something a collector would pay a pretty coin for.

Nice! My cuz and his buddies are all over the Masterpiece series... $$$

Sorry for hijacking the thread... Now back to Gundam....

If it got 2 legs, transforms and a dude sits inside a cockpit its close enough!:biggrin:

ya, who knew that trying to relive your childhood would be so expensive :lol:

My precursor to Kien's new toy:

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When do you think you going to have her ready by?

That's nice! Do you use a pen or do you wash the panel lines? And I think you said you prime ? Typically I don't prime if I'm painting the pieces the same colour as they already are. The paint I find holds onto the plastic pretty good. If intend to paint a piece a completely different colour then I'll prime.

As for finishing, I was hoping to get started with painting tonight but wasn't able to get out to pick up any paint due to the weather. Maybe tomorrow. My goals. I usually like to paint at least a base coat on all the pieces before assembly.

Do you top coat? I've never top coated any of my gundams but I'm thinking about trying a top coat when I'm done.

I never thought I would feel so lost with all the fancy terms in a reefing forum...Never mind...carry on!

I use the pen, I think inking by the brush only works once you have a top coat on since the the white will be stained by the black ink. I find to do it right you need a good top coat since the wash usually consists of rubbing diluted lacquer thinner with a q tip. Top coats usually are pretty good against diluted lacquer thinner, however there is always that chance just like paint that it could thin out and mess your paint job. Even with the pen you can stain the white painted surface, the best way is to see how the pros do it and there should be tips online on inking. Nothing drives me more nuts than having a slightly stained white piece. People use white erasers to clean the pen and it works to a degree, however for the coloured pieces don't use the eraser or it will streak your paint job. Inking is the most frustrating part for sure.

Primer is really up to you, sometimes I skip the primer all together like you said. However I do prime the skeleton pieces, it gets rid of that cheap grey shine and creates a matte finish which will match the paints, looks a lot better this way. For my gundams, I use the dull coats sold in PM hobby, its made by the guys that make those american plastic cars. Comes in a black can.

Wow those are impressive! ! Where can a person find them online?

Ya I prefer the flatter finish. Sometimes even a Matte finish depending on the part. Do you spray paint the larger pieces then? I use a cheap air brush but I'm having troubles locating it. Debating whether or not to get a new air brush or just rattle can the damn thing.

I usually getine from eBay or I'll preorder some from bigbadtoystore.com.

Lol depends on how meticulous you want, air brush takes a long time. Are you going to be sanding all then nibs off as well? If so you might as well go the full mile. Organize and cut all the pieces out, sand off all the nibs and imperfections, primer all of the pieces, sand them, air brush paint them, top coat them, ink and decal them and voila you will have a gundam worthy of a magazine.:lol:

I usually always sand my nibs. My typical work flow has been:

1. Base coat all pieces right on the runner.
2. Cut off runners, sand nibs.
3. Assemble.
4. Paint detailing, second coat, etc.
5. Decals.

Done. I'm going to try adding a step 6 for the top coat this time.

That sounds good! I would test the top coat on a painted runner first before using it on your gundam to see if you like the finish. The dull coat changes the surface color A LOT, I've sprayed non painted gundams with dull coat and they look like they have been painted after :) another benefit is that the top hides the decal edges of the stickers so it blends in more.

All this talk makes me want to get another one, oh the ich.:wink:

Ya, that's what got me interested in the top coat, to hide the decals and to maybe top coat a couple of gundams that I hadn't painted yet. I saw a top coat of an unpainted gundam and it actually looked really good! I'll use them as guinnea pigs. I also have a bunch of starships (star trek) that I can test top coats on to see if I like it.

You know you want PG Astray Red Frame.

Actually, yes.. yes I do. :drool:

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LOL...sorry I couldn't resist

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