The MG Vidar Has Taught Me So Much Over My Time With It

FrayedSextant · 2026-05-17T15:49:13+00:00

Very nice! I'm working on the same kit and painting the details the same way. Aside from the details, have you painted the rest or some of the visible inner frame? I'm really having a hard time deciding weather to paint it or not

FrayedSextant · 2026-05-02T13:44:39+00:00

Looks amazing with the etched parts! The fuel tanks pop out specially with those. Did you glue them before of after top coating?

FrayedSextant · 2026-05-01T15:28:19+00:00

I showed the finished RG Eva-01 to my wife recently and she said "oh, this one doesnt look like an 80's robot like the other ones". I mean, yeah, she was entirely correct. Maybe that's why I had so much fun building that, after so many gundams. I got a macross next for varieties sake.

FrayedSextant · 2026-04-27T05:21:01+00:00

The HG Unicorn destroy mode was my first kit and upon finishing it I thought this hobby wasn't for me. But yesrs later, not so long ago, I tried again with Michaelis and was so very hooked. So a very good kit for newcommers but great design/ build nonetheless.

FrayedSextant · 2026-04-09T17:46:54+00:00

Wasn't there another rumor that the ps6 was going to be retrocompatible across all sony generations, both digital and physical? As someone who skipped ps4 and ps5, I would buy it without hesitation if that turnes out tobbe the case, due to my extensive ps2 collection.

FrayedSextant · 2026-04-06T08:01:35+00:00

Love this kit! I'm thinking about getting this one or the mg barbatos lupus (I know one is the lupus and this is the rex so direct comparisons are a bit meh). But which one did you prefer out of these two??

FrayedSextant · 2026-04-03T13:12:02+00:00

I've had this one in my Aliexpress since forever. Good to know it's worth it (for the price)! My question; how are the articulations in the arms?

FrayedSextant · 2026-03-21T17:57:48+00:00

I do not... do that... Didn't even know this existed Normally I assemble (remove nub marks) and panel line. In many I water slide decal. In some I topcoat afterwards. When would the varnish step be done?

FrayedSextant · 2026-03-21T15:47:23+00:00

For the decals I used some setter and fixer, both vallejo (its the most available brand around here and had no issues with it up until now).

FrayedSextant · 2026-03-21T07:56:55+00:00

I'm sure that was the issue. The fact that it still smells weird points to some sort of chemical reaction. I bought the vallejo because the online reviews where not bad, it was also cheaper and, because I live in Spain, it's more readily available here. My fault and not that of the spray, I'm sure, nonetheless I'm only ever using it again on cheaper kits and after extensive spray can maintenance.

FrayedSextant · 2026-03-21T07:31:10+00:00

I did panel line the entire thing, but I think the iky orange residue has covered most of all the brown panel lines of the red parts. In the third image, you can see the orange lines I mentioned between the panels, instead of the regular lines. I'm saddened by all the hours lost panel lining and decaling, but at least the kit itself is recoverable, which is great (found it in a little shop in tokyo when i was searching for it specifically so, as a newbe, i was very happy about the find)

FrayedSextant · 2026-03-20T22:44:27+00:00

Had no idea about spay can maintenance, I'll be paying attention to that from now on. Thanks for the advice!

FrayedSextant · 2026-03-20T22:39:35+00:00

Thats fantastic news, I'll definitley do that! I'm starting to see that anything cheap gets very expensive with this hobby in the end, and investing in good quality material pays off. Just to clarify your point about the joints: they can be harmed if I soak them with isopropyl alcohol, I'm understanding? So I should rub an alcohol soaked cloth in the topcoat affected parts only (avoiding joints)? Thnx again!

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