2008-06-06, 12:02 | Link #1101 |
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Age: 48
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Now that I've gotten to a comfortable point with my other projhects; I'm now in full concentration on Kanu. From last night, I was able to get the initial priming session done. I will explain the reason behind the term "initial priming" a little later. I did a quick fit after the priming so that I can take a few snaps of her together (click on the thumbnails for a bigger image):
Since the last update, most of my parts were glued and puttied for gap filling: After a the putty cures, I went in with the various sanding implements I have (files, 100 grit sand paper, 100 grit sanding pads, 150 grit sanding pads, 320 grit sanding pads, the toothbrush sanders, the flexi-file sander, etc) and went to work on sanding down all excess putty as well as sanding down all the mold lines and surface defects on all the parts. The robe is composed of 4 pieces, the 2 major halves, then two smaller pieces that attach to it. I first glued and gap filled the major part. Sanded that down, then sprayed on a primer to check for defects in the gap filling process. Once I was satisfied, I then went on to glue and gap fill the smaller pieces. With all the parts sanded, I threw them all into a purple colored industrial strength cleaner for a couple of days. The industrial strength cleaner will dissolve any residual mold release that may still be on the surface of the kit. This is a very important step as all the hard work of sanding, painting, masking, more painting, will be useless if the paint and primer fail to stick to the surface. After a couple of days in the purple cleaner bath, the parts are removed and placed in a bowl of water to help wash off the cleaning agent. From this point, parts that fit into the ultra sonic cleaner are then placed in there with regular water and run through the cleaner. This ensures that the parts are pristinely clean after the soaking. The parts too big for the ultrasonic cleaner are just scrubbed with an old toothbrush. The parts are then dried and placed on skewers or alligator clip attachments and are now ready for the initial priming session. At this point, the parts are clean and white. It is difficult to tell if the surface was properly prepared. Sanding marks, pinholes, tiny surface defects are very difficult to see. I use Mr Resin Primer by Gunze Sangyo. The primer is gray in color and once sprayed on to the parts; the small sanding mistakes, missed surface details, pinholes, gaps, etc become very clear, and now I can get some fine tune sanding and work on problem areas with much greater attention. And just for the sake of taking photos, I did a quick mock up:
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2008-06-06, 16:31 | Link #1103 |
餓鬼に興味ない、俺の好みは年上の美女だ
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Shitty old London. They must've been on drugs when they built this place, WTF were they smoking!!!
Age: 40
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while we're at it, i've always wondered. what do people mean they 'cast off'? can someone explain the term?
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2008-06-06, 17:06 | Link #1104 | |
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Age: 48
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"Cast off" means removable clothing - or removable items.
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2008-06-07, 03:42 | Link #1105 |
Why hello there!
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Canada
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Wow, only 3 years? I'm no expert, but that looks like 10 years+ worth of experience. Great job, can't wait to see that finished . By the way, you mentioned "Kanu", but Googling didn't turn me up any good results. Is the character's name Kanu? Which anime is it from?
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2008-06-07, 05:30 | Link #1106 | |
SS Bombardment Mage
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Midchilda
Age: 37
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2008-06-07, 17:19 | Link #1108 | |
餓鬼に興味ない、俺の好みは年上の美女だ
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Shitty old London. They must've been on drugs when they built this place, WTF were they smoking!!!
Age: 40
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2008-06-11, 03:22 | Link #1110 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: B.C. Canada
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Canadian customs is bad, and shipping form US by UPS is worse.
Stupid UPS charge a lot of brokeage and handling fee. I bought a digicam from US for $120, and UPS charged me $50 for brokeage and handling fee. And I bought a header for $25 from US, and they charged me $18, what the heck. =/ That's why I don't order anything from US anymore if they don't offer USPS. |
2008-06-11, 05:57 | Link #1111 | |
MMmmmm Bacon~~~
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: OPAI
Age: 39
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2008-06-11, 12:03 | Link #1112 |
Why hello there!
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Canada
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Thanks for the full name
Yeah, I just got a package of wires today and had to pay customs . Though I've been lucky with eBay purchases. Usually don't get charged customs. If I have to pay customs it's usually from one or two small online shops. It's hit and miss for me. |
2008-06-11, 12:16 | Link #1113 |
餓鬼に興味ない、俺の好みは年上の美女だ
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Shitty old London. They must've been on drugs when they built this place, WTF were they smoking!!!
Age: 40
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wtf, is it 'bad luck with customs' week or something? when my hlj order arrived this week, i got £14 slapped on per box. ive ordered from hlj quite a few times now, and its the first time ive ever had customs charge on it. when i told them that over the phone they just said, "then that just means you've been very fortunate"... wtf? you telling me ive just been lucky up to now?
btw, does it also depend on the shipping method? ive used SAL each time, will it be different if i went for EMS for example?
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2008-06-11, 14:23 | Link #1114 | |
MMmmmm Bacon~~~
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: OPAI
Age: 39
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I guess depend how much is the shipment maybe |
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2008-06-11, 17:50 | Link #1115 | |
Not Enough Sleep
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: R'lyeh
Age: 48
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just scroll down
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2008-06-14, 11:32 | Link #1117 |
Anti-dub snob
Join Date: Jun 2008
Age: 48
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has anyone bought any merchandise from Twin Moons? They have a few anime figure items that will be cheaper to get through them than through a place in Hong Kong like Play-Asia, plus they claim that they have no bootlegs and have excellent service. Anyone dealt with them before?
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2008-06-14, 19:00 | Link #1120 |
I much prefer the 2d
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Frontier
Age: 31
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I see a GM gundam in your backround and heres some of my uber figures of epic pwnage. lost about 30 of my other gundams or my mom threw em out. These are my favorite gundams
Rose Gundam Battle Damage Wing Gundam Zero Battle Damage Shining Gundam Super Form Nataku / Shenglong Gundam Battle Damage Pic 2 Heavyarms Gundam Death Syth Gundam RGM-89 Jegan A GM <.< And another Nataku / Shenlong Gundam Spoiler for size:
On my shelf lets see i got RX-78 NT-1 Gundam Aka Alex Gundam / Heavyarms EW Battle Damage / Buster Gundam / Gouf Custom / Gelgoog / Dragon Gundam / Nu Gundam / Wing Gundam / Kyrios Gundam and lost about 30 of my other gundams / transformers x.x lost my two main favorites Sazabi and Gundam GP-01 Fullburnern
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