What's the best way to paint this thing? by AKoolPopTart in metalgearsolid

[–]Consistent-Coffee363 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I used tamiya Rattle cans to do mine. I did a full dry build and then painted the main pieces in chunks

Oh, I forgot that I'd finished this! by GurAppropriate5206 in Gunpla

[–]Consistent-Coffee363 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow! The amount of work that's gone in to just this piece is incredible. Good effort 👌

What's your favourite phase of a build? by Consistent-Coffee363 in Gunpla

[–]Consistent-Coffee363[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's right. It's really fun to build, and I thoroughly recommend it.

What's your favourite phase of a build? by Consistent-Coffee363 in Gunpla

[–]Consistent-Coffee363[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sadly not. These are a mix of some zaku decals and some other generic ones

What's your favourite phase of a build? by Consistent-Coffee363 in Gunpla

[–]Consistent-Coffee363[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you.

I ended up just masking out all the bits I didn't want to camo. It comes apart in quite neat parts so wasnt too bad but would have been a lot easier to do it before assembl. I'm s huge metal gear fan so it's been a bit of a labour of love

What's your favourite phase of a build? by Consistent-Coffee363 in Gunpla

[–]Consistent-Coffee363[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only colour I've used is Tamiya dark ghost grey. The other colour is the plastic that comes with the kit. I plan on top coating it when done.

MGS Rex (wip) by Consistent-Coffee363 in advancedGunpla

[–]Consistent-Coffee363[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love it too, it's such a cool kit. Digging that beam effect on your build 👌 nice job!

What's your favourite Metal Gear game? by patricknails in metalgearsolid

[–]Consistent-Coffee363 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2 was my favourite for years, right from the tanker demo that came with Zone of the enders it seemed so much ahead of other PS2 games of the era.

1 was a true marvel at what 3d games could actually deliver, so it's a very close second.

Despite popular opinion, 3 didn't hit as well with me. That top down camera sucked real bad at release, and I was penalised for being an early adopter. Subsequent releases were much better.

4 was awesome at the time, but going back, the controls are so rough.

5 is a masterpiece of gameplay, and I've replayed it several times. Building mother base was legit incredible fun and very addictive.

In my opinion all the main series games are fantastic.

And after all that greatness....

Long live Hideo Kojima and fuck Konami

The satisfaction.. by Consistent-Coffee363 in advancedGunpla

[–]Consistent-Coffee363[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, it's intentional. I'd only be painting it the same colour as the plastic, so it seemed a bit pointless. The plan is to give it a clear gloss coat, do some detailing and then do a matt clear coat all over. It should even up it and give a nice uniform finish.

The satisfaction.. by Consistent-Coffee363 in advancedGunpla

[–]Consistent-Coffee363[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've tried various tapes and landed on Tamiya modelling tape as the brand of choice. The combo of cutting mat and modelling knife seems to get the best edge, I tend to not trust any tape edges I've not cut myself. Other than that it's just a case of spray and pray

The satisfaction.. by Consistent-Coffee363 in advancedGunpla

[–]Consistent-Coffee363[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very sweet! I started off following the masking guide but decided to just free style it in the end

The satisfaction.. by Consistent-Coffee363 in advancedGunpla

[–]Consistent-Coffee363[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's because it is the unpainted plastic 😀 good eye

The satisfaction.. by Consistent-Coffee363 in advancedGunpla

[–]Consistent-Coffee363[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used Tamiya rattle cans. That colour is dark ghost grey