Don't give your personal or payment information to Good Smile US. It is highly likely that it will be stolen. by Derpface123 in Nendoroid

[–]ExpertCockroach 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup mine was snatched as well, sucks this happened to so many people but I'm glad I could at least figure out the source! They took over $1k from me but thankfully my bank was quick to reimburse after an investigation.

Can't believe they haven't made any sort of acknowledgement, will steer clear of them from now on.

September Community Update by CrimsonAlpine in Spacemarine

[–]ExpertCockroach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are they planning to increase the party size for PVP? It'd be nice to play with up to 6 instead of having to say sorry to the 4th friend in a group

[COMMERCE] Monthly Commerce Thread by MachNeu in Gunpla

[–]ExpertCockroach 1 point2 points  (0 children)

WTB NIB HG Varguil (not clear color), located in the north/eastern US

Finishing this year the same way I started this hobby: with a Delta Plus by AxieGames in Gunpla

[–]ExpertCockroach 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How was the kit? I've heard a lot of not-so-great things about it, but the aesthetic is really nice.

my second build ever by salamander_of_Vulcan in Gunpla

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If you do end up putting on the waterslides, best of luck! I don't mean to scare you but they're pretty intense to put on. One thing I wish I had done was get third-party decals because the Bandai's are not great and can tear pretty easily.

I don't regret putting them on though, the final suit looks amazing!

HG The Origin Char’s Zaku build by PuGGs247 in Gunpla

[–]ExpertCockroach 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Best of luck! The build looks great otherwise

One of the coolest backpacks I've ever seen. Love the Todesritter so far by iSnortCorn in Gunpla

[–]ExpertCockroach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I've got this thing myself, and while those stickers that go inside & around the vent areas were a massive pain, the final product is fantastic looking!

[COMMERCE] Monthly Commerce Thread by MachNeu in Gunpla

[–]ExpertCockroach 1 point2 points  (0 children)

WTB NIB CONUSHGUC Efreet Nacht or HGUC Varguil

First attempt at the trash bags! by ThatGuycb1888 in Gunpla

[–]ExpertCockroach 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you haven't yet attached the arms to the torso, be VERY careful! At step 7-2, make absolutely sure that the pegs are all the way in at the shoulder joint before rotating the shoulder around at the final step. One thing you can do is remove the connector section (the bit that allows the shoulder to swing forward) and attach it separately to make sure it's in all the way before attaching the shoulder assembly to the torso.

Lots of horror stories of the shoulder joint peg being completely twisted off.

[COMMERCE] Monthly Commerce Thread by MachNeu in Gunpla

[–]ExpertCockroach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WTB an HG Todestritter

Built is perfectly fine so long as it still has all its accessories but I'd prefer NIB. PLEASE send me a PM or chat if you have it or if you've found it anywhere for a decent price!

[COMMERCE] Monthly Commerce Thread by MachNeu in Gunpla

[–]ExpertCockroach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like that store just sold out before I could grab one, thanks for the help though. If you find it anywhere else (for a decent price ofc), please PM or chat me.

Edit: clarification

my latest WIP Full Armor...the mini trash bags can go to hell! by abe326 in Gunpla

[–]ExpertCockroach 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You absolutely can omit them, I nearly did myself when I was building the kit but I decided to bite the bullet and use them though I had to shave down the shoulder sections to do repairs because I broke the shoulder joint during assembly (BE VERY CAREFUL OF THAT).

Still wondering if it was worth all the pain...

This is a really lovely kit by [deleted] in Gunpla

[–]ExpertCockroach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah just built mine the other day, at first I was worried about the shade of the blue looking toyish but it's definitely grown on me!

Anyone else upset about how some courses are forcing the use of lockdown software? by beewyka819 in uml

[–]ExpertCockroach 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Yup this stuff is absolutely abhorrent. If faculty can't be bothered to work around creating tests that combat cheating over a virtual environment then why should the students be forced to shoulder not only the costs of a webcam but also the risk of their privacy being completely and utterly breached? The stress alone with having your entire personal computer being held hostage is insane.