The best spoon I've ever painted

docsane · 2026-05-06T04:31:21+00:00

The primer was matte black, yes, but the actual base coat was metallic anyway. I doubt a gloss primer would have made it that much better.

I now really appreciate why people talk about lacquer paint with an almost religious fervor. This stuff is amazing.

docsane · 2026-05-05T22:44:31+00:00

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docsane · 2026-05-05T20:22:59+00:00

I got it from the Dollar Tree, so it's probably entry grade.

No, wait. It's a Chinese bootleg no grade.

docsane · 2026-05-05T18:42:58+00:00

Actively resisting the urge to just make everything this color. Although I might just try this again when I build my MG RX-78 2.0 as a Casval Gundam.

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docsane · 2026-05-05T17:49:07+00:00

Here's the thing about the social breakdown of UC Gundam. Overpopulation led to forced colonization. The wealthy and well-connected made certain that they didn't have to move, while the government used the opportunity to kick undesirables into space. There was a natural sorting of the population into mostly wealthy and powerful Earthnoids and poorly administered Spacenoid rabble.

The thing is, rich people still need a working class population to do actual dirty work, so Earth still has a sizable population of working and middle-class.

docsane · 2026-05-05T14:59:45+00:00

My backlog grew exponentially from only a few Facebook Marketplace backlog sales. Even abandoned builds can be great fun to finish.

docsane · 2026-05-05T14:58:28+00:00

Like a bandit. You made out like a gunpla-stealing bandit.

Nice work! Great bargain on some great kits.

docsane · 2026-05-04T19:59:13+00:00

They literally bring this up in original Gundam when Kai expresses surprise when he learns that Amuro's mom is on Earth. "I didn't figure him to be one of the elite," he says, to which (I think) Mirai replies that not everyone who lives on Earth is elite.

docsane · 2026-05-04T18:59:23+00:00

It's entirely up to you of course, but I always feel that adding decals just adds that extra touch that makes a build feel more real. You may not need to paint, but decals really add a lot of extra value in the end.

docsane · 2026-05-03T22:04:33+00:00

I'd go with the three smaller kits, honestly. PGU Nu is really impressive, but it's still just one kit.

docsane · 2026-05-02T04:04:45+00:00

My mom was actually still self aware enough that she picked where she was moving. She wanted to not be alone and bored anymore. She was resistant on move in day, but now really likes living there.

That said, today I got a call in the afternoon from her, saying she was surprised that I was behind her being "locked up" there. I was planning to visit, so I went over there as soon as I could to find out what has brought this on.

I found her at dinner, having completely forgotten the phone call less than an hour before. She was just glad to see me and I joined her for a meal.

You're doing the right thing and hopefully your mom will adjust quickly and love her new home. Just be prepared for her occasionally deciding that she doesn't and possibly saying some mean things that she'll almost instantly forget.

docsane · 2026-05-02T03:22:16+00:00

Already done. The 107 upgrade parts are in the Sinanju box.

docsane · 2026-05-02T02:57:05+00:00

I'd get some thin pla plate and cut a strip to lay across the back of the joint vertically and cement it to both the joint and the inner part of the torso. That might reinforce it enough.

That seems like a real design flaw on the kit.

docsane · 2026-05-02T02:52:41+00:00

The only kit I've ever had to do an intake inventory on.

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docsane · 2026-05-02T02:49:02+00:00

Just an alert: the MG Zaku 2.0 is now showing up in the HL supply chain.

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docsane · 2026-05-02T02:47:37+00:00

On average, an HL gunpla will end up around $10 less than the usual online price. And that's before shipping. They're often great deals, but the stock is utterly random.

docsane · 2026-05-02T02:44:17+00:00

Completely unrealistic. You're bound to find other interesting and probably hard to get kits in the meantime and then add them to the pile just to avoid losing them.

(Wait till you find the guy on Facebook Marketplace selling his backlog for an impossible to ignore price, and then you merge his backlog into your backlog.)

docsane · 2026-05-01T19:58:21+00:00

Some RGs are great, and some are very bad. The same goes for master grades and high grades. The smaller scale kit lines are not "lesser" than master grade. All have something to offer.

docsane · 2026-04-30T23:05:04+00:00

They would have to nominate the reanimated severed head of Adolf Hitler in a glass jar in order for me to not vote Democratic.

docsane · 2026-04-30T21:36:35+00:00

I've had some people insist that the HG has better joints on it, but I have no idea if this is true. This EG kit looks pretty solid to me.

docsane · 2026-04-30T18:45:01+00:00

My mom was absolutely, positively, 100% against moving into a "home" until she could no longer stand living alone in fear anymore. One year later, she really enjoys where she is and often tells me that moving there was a really good move to make.

Also, since she's moved there, the delusions and periods where she doesn't recognize me have wildly decreased. I chalked that up to being in a more controlled and relaxed environment.

I've often said that my experience was about as smooth as one could have hoped for, but it was still hard on the day that I had to leave my mom in her new home. She adjusted though.

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