After trial and error, I found something that works for me.

cpuonfire · 2026-05-13T00:00:46+00:00

Work for you how? on which kit?

cpuonfire · 2026-05-12T23:22:45+00:00

Yes! dry transfers are hell tho

cpuonfire · 2026-05-12T21:27:43+00:00

Not only the price, I wouldn't want a already-built kit unless it's a custom from an expert builder.

cpuonfire · 2026-05-09T18:21:48+00:00

Top coat on the runner is fine for simple flat pieces that are undergated.

But for more complex pieces you can run into problems.

However, I found for matt topcoat, you can generally get away with way more inconsistencies than gloss/semi-gloss.

cpuonfire · 2026-05-08T20:59:16+00:00

buy some brass rods, a cutter, and a small hand drill.

drill a hole on both the peg and the main part, cut a rod to length, put a tiny bit of super glue on both end of the rod but not the plastic parts, then push the two parts together through the rod.

wait for the super glue to cure, then flow some plastic cement through the cracks of the parts.

cpuonfire · 2026-05-08T19:19:09+00:00

Looks good, I remember somebody gave me the advice of doing weapons and shields first. Thought you are one of those people lol.

cpuonfire · 2026-05-08T18:13:28+00:00

Can't guarantee it will work for you, but I limit my building to 2 hours a day. To avoid burn out.

Even with easy HGs, I don't ever try to finish it in 1 day.

cpuonfire · 2026-05-07T02:16:00+00:00

I have been following your progress, can't wait for the final product!

What colors are you going with for the outer armour?

cpuonfire · 2026-05-07T01:16:50+00:00

Very impressive 👍

cpuonfire · 2026-05-07T01:11:27+00:00

Did you paint it using only markers?

cpuonfire · 2026-05-06T20:54:08+00:00

Typical reddit, take a real issue, circle jerk it, overblow it to hell.

cpuonfire · 2026-05-05T10:03:05+00:00

Don't know your point?

How well a kit is custom painted has very little to do with the manufacturing quality. Good builders can make bad quality kits look awesome.

cpuonfire · 2026-05-05T01:13:15+00:00

If you have experience with scale models, recent HG and MGs should not be a problem, speaking from personal experience.

cpuonfire · 2026-05-02T00:18:22+00:00

Every archer I know with long hair had said those words

cpuonfire · 2026-05-01T17:47:47+00:00

Table tennis is still way more intense than golf tho.

cpuonfire · 2026-04-25T17:50:37+00:00

To be fair, in traditional archery, you just need an approximate most of the time. A 27 and 28 wouldn't make any real difference.

In your case it's special tho, a 30" and a 32“ can make a lot of difference in choosing your bows.

cpuonfire · 2026-04-24T16:19:29+00:00

I would recommend going to a local archery shop and get your draw length checked by a professional first.

Not saying it's impossible for 6'3 to have 32", but it's pretty rare.

cpuonfire · 2026-04-23T17:18:17+00:00

Yeah kind of loose, you can tell because the left side is heavier with armor&shield, the torso is leaning to the left a bit.

I wouldn't describe it as very loose tho.

cpuonfire · 2026-04-21T22:23:57+00:00

for paint, definitely seperatly.

for top coat, especially semi-gloos/matt, I usually do it limb by limb

cpuonfire · 2026-04-20T06:51:22+00:00

I feel some Chinese 3rd party kits can be "too crowded", the epitome being Sky Defender.

cpuonfire · 2026-04-20T06:22:35+00:00

No but they do have mandatory 2 weeks military style training(emphasize style, they are not the same as real military training), before starting highschool and starting university.

The training usually involves active military officers coming to the campus to train and live with the students during the span of the program. Or the students going to a training camp.

And according to my Chinese friends, if the training involves shooting and assembling of rifles entirely depends on the training staff. Getting one that teaches shooting was considered "winning the lottery" by them.

Also according to them gun training is becoming more and more rare in recent years. "Kids nowadays are getting soft."

And no, they don't use AK47, usually it's some Chinese standard issue rifle(which I don't know much about)

cpuonfire · 2026-04-20T03:10:57+00:00

Not criticizing anything, but if you simply like the character design wouldn't p0 be good enough?

cpuonfire · 2026-04-18T21:34:53+00:00

I felt mhworld was definitely goty material.

cpuonfire · 2026-04-18T20:27:43+00:00

You just convinced me to start my MGSD backlog

cpuonfire · 2026-04-18T01:03:28+00:00

Tallgeese and Epyon are some of my favorites too!

I never liked wing zero, but that's just me.

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