2014-12-30, 04:55 | Link #34022 |
Truth Martyr
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Doing Anzu's paperwork.
Age: 38
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Ive been trying to build my ReZEL Commander. I'm finding it an annoying experience.
It's not that it's a bad kit or anything, but it's got a fuckton of small parts and more small plates than any other kit. Like the Stark Jegan had maybe 3 main plates and 2 small plates; this has something like 8 plates. I can feel my hair getting all messy and my mind going serabut trying to sort through the plates to find the next piece. I'm at this point feeling quite tempted to just pack it up and put it away and build something I would enjoy building more. Thinking of picking up another Jesta and Jesta Cannon, so that I can have a full 4-man team. And of course, another Stark Jegan in February.
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2014-12-30, 05:15 | Link #34023 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Gaf's Room
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You can try cutting out all the parts and catalog them accordingly before building. Ie. left arm, right arm head and torso. Helps reduce the back and forth plate sifting and you get a better measure of progress. I use small ziploc baggies to store them for easy identification and storage right back into the model kit's box.
P.S. how come there's a message when I mouse over your avatar Goose? Hidden forum function?
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2014-12-30, 07:16 | Link #34024 |
Titans Test Team Pilot
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: The Elysium
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I've recently built the HGUC TR-5 Hrairoo... For an 8-year-old kit, it's one of the more complicated of HGUCs I've assembled so far, even more complicated than the recent HGUCs. It doesn't even have a standard waist joint. The waist portion is basically two separate parts attached to the torso via two separate points, you could probably think it's flimsy but it's surprisingly solid even with such complexity.
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2014-12-30, 20:09 | Link #34025 | |
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Join Date: Sep 2011
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2014-12-30, 20:36 | Link #34026 | |
Truth Martyr
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Doing Anzu's paperwork.
Age: 38
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Maybe I need a haircut. Long hair makes me antsy. As for the message, that's something you can set in your profile details - a description of your avatar.
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2014-12-31, 06:15 | Link #34028 | |
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Join Date: Sep 2011
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What I do is go to a store and look for those clear tool/appliance boxes with various compartments (preferably those where you can mess with the sizes/number of compartments and use those. (Make sure it has good lid!!!) Its neat, clear, and much easier to find pieces. I also use another similar box, but it was meant for trading cards, its perfect for storing a disassembled HG minus extremely large ones or extremely large pieces Also, this method is meant for STORING, unless you have enough compartments to allocate a single limb/part, you are going to be storing parts together, though usually of the same nature (eg. head and torso in one, backpack in another, arms in one, legs and feet in another and so on) From here you then take out pieces for a sub part you are going to build (eg thigh), take out those parts, build it, put it back into the compartment, then take out parts for the lower legs etc. |
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2015-01-01, 20:47 | Link #34029 |
Truth Martyr
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Doing Anzu's paperwork.
Age: 38
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Well, I've decided to shelve my ReZEL until April. My parents will be going away, and I'll have the whole house to myself, so nobody will complain if I take over the dining table and pretty much occupy it for a whole day with various small parts and spend the whole day building.
I started on the GM Sniper K9 last night. Work is going smoothly, given that it's basically a modified GM Sniper, and I've had practice on that particular kit, as well as the Jesta and Jesta Cannon.
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2015-01-04, 22:26 | Link #34030 |
Truth Martyr
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Doing Anzu's paperwork.
Age: 38
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I have also accidentally found that q-tips actually seem to work pretty good for painting. I accidentally spilled a lot of yellow marker in so I used a q-tip to suck it up, and then tried rubbing it on the parts that needed to be yellow. Actually went quite well.
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2015-01-07, 07:47 | Link #34034 |
Black Steel Knight
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Indonesia
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I don't mind non-articulated hands as long as it looks good and can hold the weapons just fine (This is not MG after all). I'm more concerned with the overall body & head and balance which I think Bandai did a good job so far with Mk.III.
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2015-01-07, 07:50 | Link #34035 | |
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Join Date: Sep 2011
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I personally prefer the stability of fixed pose hands, just my cup of tea (not saying all articulate hands are not stable, i just like the simplicity and other benefits of a fixed pose, such as multiple hands I can swap between kits) On the bright side there are good 1st and 3rd party articulate hands, such as the ones made by Bandai and Kotobukiya : ) |
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2015-01-07, 22:54 | Link #34036 |
Electrosphere
Join Date: Mar 2011
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Finished at last the MK-II.
Spoiler for MK-II:
A little frustrating 'cause of some small parts that went flying everywhere during the assembly process, but aside, it was a really fun build. Next is to put the stickers and finish the weapons... And to get an action base. |
2015-01-08, 03:56 | Link #34038 | |
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Join Date: Sep 2011
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I believe some/most? sets come with varying sizes for whatever is in that set, while some sets a marketed primarily for a certain scale (eg the articulate hands) I would check HLJ for different products, and Youtube to see the products live in use/unboxed/built |
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2015-01-09, 07:54 | Link #34039 |
Titans Test Team Pilot
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: The Elysium
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Not exactly models in a kit sense but....
Gotta say, I'm quite thankful for the RD series having mobile suits like the Geminass whose model kits did not receive remastering treatments of any kind.
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2015-01-09, 09:58 | Link #34040 | |
Some say I'm the Reverse
Join Date: Jul 2006
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The Hydra...not so much.
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gundam, gunpla, model kit, toy |
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