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Post by JohnKane on Jul 18, 2004 18:34:52 GMT -5
I know that some of you are into gunpra. Let's see some of your results!
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Post by bootx2 on Sept 8, 2004 0:04:58 GMT -5
Lets bring this post back to life. Here are some of my completed kits. I still have over a dozen MG kits that I haven't touched yet. Just don't have the time. First part of collection so far Second part of collection The Zetas GP series (GP-01 to GP-04) Super Gundams Perfect, Nu, and Wing Zero Two of my most favourite Gundams and these are completed recently Shining Gundam God Gundam The pics aren't too clear cuz I only have a webcam. That's it for now.
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Post by scrapper on Sept 8, 2004 14:34:32 GMT -5
Nu gundam, keylined only Nt-1 and Kaempfer
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Post by JohnKane on Sept 8, 2004 23:20:16 GMT -5
Did you paint them at all? They look great, even if they are bare plastic.
I painted my MG Kampfer with blue enamel with metallic flakes...looks pretty funky. ;D
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Post by scrapper on Sept 9, 2004 11:34:39 GMT -5
Only the NT-1 and Kaempfer are painted. I'm currently working on a PG Zaku. My first
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Post by JohnKane on Sept 9, 2004 21:07:13 GMT -5
Wow, Boot, the pix just showed up for me. Nice work!
I completely understand about the time, however. I have a couple of moving boxes full of models out in the garage. That's how I started collecting toys, they didn't require nearly as much time as models.
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Post by bootx2 on Sept 10, 2004 3:35:24 GMT -5
Thanx JohnKane.
Yes, they are quite time consuming. That was one of the reasons why I started to collect toys too. And also the fact that the toys are just so cool in the way the work and everything. One day I'll have the time to finish my countless boxes of gundam...
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Post by mechapunk on Sept 12, 2004 6:27:34 GMT -5
My 1/100 Gundams some MGs and HGs my 1/144 gundams. The actual kits are the rx-78-2, guntank, gundam astray, leopard gundam
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Post by jwm on Sept 14, 2004 19:30:03 GMT -5
Neat stuff! I'll try and get some pic's up this week. JWM
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Post by jwm on Oct 16, 2004 20:23:54 GMT -5
Here are some of my models: Perfect Grade Zeta Gundam Perfect Grade RX78-2 Perfect Grade ZakuII HY2M Hyper Hybrid Rick Dom Master Grade Full Armor ZZ Gundam
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Post by mechapunk on Oct 17, 2004 6:50:12 GMT -5
John's PG models are breath taking! Id want a PG RX and Zaku someday... way out there in the future.
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Post by jwm on Oct 17, 2004 10:28:49 GMT -5
Thanks, Bro! Long time , no see. JWM
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Post by scrapper on Oct 17, 2004 10:57:51 GMT -5
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Post by jwm on Oct 17, 2004 12:18:52 GMT -5
The photo shoot for those pictures took over five hours yesterday, and by the time I got done wrestling with lights, camera settings, and, most maddening of all, posing the models, I was glad just to get the pictures uploaded and posted. (As a sideline, twice I had four out of the five pic's on the post and then accidently hit control Z instead of V. ) Overall, my take on the whole Perfect Grade experience has changed somewhat. Building these kits is a huge undertaking. The process is meticulous, intense, and utterly unforgiving. It is also a huge amount of fun. By the time you are finished you will be in awe of the artists, engineers, sculptors, and tech writers who make them. The finished product leaves much to be desired. I can't speak for any of the newer (post Wing Zero) models, but the RX78, Zaku, and Zeta. are just a pain in the neck. They are hard to pose, and harder to balance. Parts fall off if you look at them hard. The polycap joints don't support the weight of the arms even without weapons. The electrics work poorly if at all. (The exception is the Zak, whose eye camera works great) Transforming the Zeta to Waverider mode can take up the better part of an afternoon. What is also frustrating is that the only one who will ever appreciate the work that goes into these things is the one who builds the model. I would love to be able to show off the mechanisms in the ankle joints, or elbows, the detail in the cockpits, or all the cool stuff under the hatches, but getting to any of this stuff means a long frustratng session of parts falling off, poses needing to be re-set, and on and on. It's not like you can ever say to a visitor, "Hey check this out". Anyone who has tried to show off the details in their PG kit will know what I mean. The Perfect Grade experience is a mixed bag. It's like taking a vacation to someplace no one has ever seen, and then being unable to describe where you've been, or why anyone else would want to go there. JWM
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Post by zephyranthes on Oct 17, 2004 13:36:49 GMT -5
Thanks for the pix. At least I get to see other people's work. As a father of a young son now, I no longer have the time to build models. I have plenty of unbuilt kits, but I'll probably be waiting for several more years before I introduce him to model-building so we can do it together.
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Post by corrupti0n on Oct 17, 2004 14:52:05 GMT -5
here's one of my models the HG Providence 1/100 Ill post more later
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Post by ttahaj on Dec 19, 2004 14:42:57 GMT -5
JWM: I was just looking at your HY2M Hyper Hybrid Rick Dom. I dont own any of the "Glorious Grade" series but would like to know what your take was on it. How complex are they? Other than all the LEDs would you rate it as a large HG, MG or somewhere in between, or higher? I have been thinking seriously about getting them but havent found that much about them. The 1/60 scale just looks impressive on display and the Rick Dom isnt a small mobile suit. Just wondering.
ttahaj
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Post by jwm on Dec 20, 2004 23:37:04 GMT -5
Here's a link to a write-up I did on the HY2M over at Collection DX: www.collectiondx.com/viewrecord.asp?txtKeywords=Gundam&Submit=Submit&ID=39The Hybrid has a spare, and purely functional skeleton, but every joint can be individually adjusted, and it is very posable for such a stocky mecha. Lots of nuts and bolts. There is no "machinery" under the armor like on a PG kit. The LED's and wiring really need to be fixed in place tightly. If you provide your own wires, and can do pinpoint soldering you could build a very playable toy with very cool lighting effects. On the other hand: you work your butt off for lights under the back pack and on the soles of the boots? Not very practical from a display standpoint. JWM
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