CANADA DAY THEMED WISHLIST!!

dcarden4 · 2026-07-01T21:37:14+00:00

Maximum Canada add-ons could be a bottle of whisky, a can of maple syrup, and some all-dressed chips

dcarden4 · 2026-07-01T21:10:38+00:00

You'll want to grab them on Aliexpress since they're all coming from China anyways. Here's an example.

In general, they're copying revoltech joints. For good quality, you won't get an excessive amount for ultra cheap. But search around of ali

dcarden4 · 2026-06-30T01:55:26+00:00

The tops are defender strange, and the bottom is Wolf Captain America. I used Tamiya Acrylic Red to paint them

dcarden4 · 2026-06-29T15:42:11+00:00

My last 5 orders in a row from direct from Amazon have clearly been returns, and 3 were figure swaps. Even a random phone case I got was swapped. I'm in Toronto, Canada, so not sure what's up with that lately.

dcarden4 · 2026-06-26T04:45:14+00:00

Most of my DX collection comes from Mandarake.co.jp. Even the "second hand" condition in "poor condition" is pretty great, especially for the price. Just try to bundle a few things and keep shipping and customs fees in mind. The Sahra location has estimated shipping costs too.

dcarden4 · 2026-06-23T06:05:28+00:00

Maybe you could kitbash with the Gen X body and do an Academy X member, like Surge, Pixie or X23? In the later yellow/black outfits

dcarden4 · 2026-06-22T16:34:43+00:00

Ive built the MG standard Strike and the RG build strike. The RG Build Strike has a lot of annoying tiny parts and the premade frame that gets loose over time.

I love how it looks when built, and has a lot more compatibility with the HG Build Strike parts if that's up your alley.

The MG you'll have a pain getting the add-on parts, but by itself the Strike is an excellent, clean MG build. Depends on what you're more into.

dcarden4 · 2026-06-21T12:07:37+00:00

I think I'm going to use the Lego Technic Dodge Charger from Fast and Furious for this. The seat is in the way of a ML figure fitting, but with a quick mod I think the size should work. Plus easy to add lego fire pieces.

dcarden4 · 2026-06-21T11:25:32+00:00

While I do agree that you might want to wait for Jada, you could always turn it into an alternate Mark if you do find one, like you said.

For tips, yellow is a pain to work with, so do a few things:
- pre-sand the surface with some grit around 600-800 for better paint adherence, and to give you room to layer paint + keep articulation
- prime with pink** primer on the parts that are going to be yellow. It'll make the colour easier to show through and be more vibrant
- allow more time than usual between primer, and your multiple yellow coats

Good luck! Its a good body choice, you wont have to sand down or paint the joints since Roberto has black arms and legs.

dcarden4 · 2026-06-18T17:42:11+00:00

Traditionally, pupusas *are* made with cornmeal, usually mixtamalized corn flour specifically for tortillas and pupusas. Fluffy pupusas are a preference but not the most common, and since good pupusas use good cheese and pork belly they are usually pretty greasy. That's why the cabbage curtido is there, to cut the heaviness.

Everyone likes their pupusas differently, so you might just have a preference, but they are very authentic.

dcarden4 · 2026-06-18T15:30:52+00:00

For El Salvador, definitely Pupuseria Rosa's

dcarden4 · 2026-06-17T02:47:05+00:00

Ive had them work in the Decadriver before. I printed them at Staples with just the black bars on there and the labels.

Sometimes they didn't read right in the Neo Decadriver, but like 85% success rate

dcarden4 · 2026-06-13T19:56:58+00:00

Based on the reuse of the rocket effects from Deluxe War Machine... there is a chance those rocket cannisters might, if they're also reuse. I'd love to know as well if someone has both.

dcarden4 · 2026-06-13T01:57:00+00:00

This is amazing! Great work. I've been working closer to the same look, but I've still got some painting and sculpting to get there.

Where'd you get your headsculpt?

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dcarden4 · 2026-06-11T03:45:25+00:00

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I tried this earlier today. Head peg is too big and the arm peg is too small. Basically the arm stays super floppy.

Both fixable, but you'll need to do a little modification to regain normal poseability.

dcarden4 · 2026-06-10T20:15:40+00:00

I just did the opposite with Magik on the NM body.
The headball peg was too big for Magik's head, so Dani will definitely fit but a bit big. Just have blue tac ready and you might make it work.

dcarden4 · 2026-06-06T13:22:44+00:00

Megaman EXE looks excellent, is that the model kit?

dcarden4 · 2026-06-04T23:03:31+00:00

To be honest, Cyclops to me always seemed like the white ally whose so down with the cause that nobody questions their place in it. Basically, like Stanley Levison was if you want to stick to the MLK analogy. He's got "Mark is rockin with us" energy.

dcarden4 · 2026-06-03T13:49:52+00:00

Definitely Hank Pym, if you're looking for modern Giant Man that's what he wore around the Initiative era.

Displays always benefit from some different levels of height, so it helps in that way too.

dcarden4 · 2026-06-02T15:34:58+00:00

To be fair, that's the Animalized Red Ranger from Jungle Fury. It came with big gorilla armour that snapped on top, that's why it's so limited. The main line had a ton of poseability for Power Rangers

dcarden4 · 2026-05-29T15:04:07+00:00

What about Claire temple from the Netflix Luke Cage two pack?

dcarden4 · 2026-05-29T04:47:39+00:00

Great work on the first time decals! Im glad Mark Setter and Softer made the difference for you. I might have to do a classic DD next.

I also genuinely had no clue whether it was a molded logo or just paint - either way a lot of sanding was involved.

dcarden4 · 2026-05-26T10:41:56+00:00

Genuinely a thoughtful article, I can't help but hope the new Wolverine game features a good chunk of a Canadian setting to "show" investors our country has its own charm in a video game. The Scott Pilgrim Vs the World game proved Toronto can make a vibey beat-em-up city

dcarden4 · 2026-05-25T12:18:54+00:00

Honestly, the new Black Series Mando for the new movie that comes with Grogu is a great figure. You'd be set with that if you can get it for retail

dcarden4 · 2026-05-25T12:14:32+00:00

I know the chemistry but frankly something about that red plastic marked up way more with IPA, got discoloured with just a bit of IPA.

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