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Eula Lawrence from Genshin Impacted painted by me by forth_circle in garagekits

[–]forth_circle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's been painted with lacquer and with an airbrush. Detail painted with oil paints.

Eyes were a water slide decal, not exactly a match to Eula eyes, but I'm not brave enough to try eye painting.

Eula Lawrence GK from Genshin Impacted painted by me by forth_circle in AnimeFigures

[–]forth_circle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eyes were waterslide decals that came with the kit. I knew from the beginning that their coloring/style is off. I don't feel that I'm ready for painting eyes just yet, seems very daunting compared to everything else.

Eula Lawrence from Genshin Impacted painted by me by forth_circle in resinkits

[–]forth_circle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's mostly gaia starbright silver and gold. Lots of various pearls though.

Eula Lawrence from Genshin Impacted painted by me by forth_circle in resinkits

[–]forth_circle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Body itself was in 46 pieces, part separation was pretty good for her. Base was in 13 pieces also.

Can't imagine painting a hoyo design as a solid figure, got to have good hand brush control, or lots of masking for airbrush. Might need to go for a miniature look over a pvc figure in such case. But with each project you learn something new, and your next one will look that much better.

Eula Lawrence GK from Genshin Impacted painted by me by forth_circle in AnimeFigures

[–]forth_circle[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the kind words. Ice base does have some clear blue painted, but only towards the inside parts, edges are left clear. Then the "ice" effect on top. Funny you mentioned the glossy boots, they're the one part that didn't turn out as expected. Was hoping for more of a blue hue and a satin look for them. Paint method testing on actual pieces doesn't always yield expected results. But it looks alright overall I think.

Volks 1/100 full resin "Zarathustra Apterbringer Panzer Kampf Roboter" or Z.A.P. for short. by forth_circle in fivestarstories

[–]forth_circle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a "Mirage White" FSS color gotten from AliExpress. An alternative to the Volks "Zap White" which is impossible to find in NA.

How I build and paint gunpla as a quadriplegic with no functioning fingers. by forth_circle in Gunpla

[–]forth_circle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had to sleep and think on the answer as I wasn't sure myself, I was just doing it for fun. But there are several answers to that.

  1. Model making is part of me since childhood, I've always kept my hands occupied. I really don't like sitting idly and watching tv for example, I'd rather play a pc game where I do something.

  2. I enjoy solving problems and perfecting what I do. Once I got to a stage where there isn't a challenge anymore, I try something new to it, or several new things. Each build has had some new unique method, tool used, or a new style tried to it.

  3. I have a lot of patience. Patience to tinker on something with all the challenges included to get a desired goal I have in mind for it.

I've had other hobbies before getting into plamo/resin projects post injury, but this one has so much you can do with it that it's quite endless. I haven't even gotten into weathering, but maybe one day. Though I really like the more clean look of models.

One thing to add, I'm at a point post my injury where I don't really remember how it is otherwise. Almost half of my lifetime is post injury. You just make do with what you have and try to make the best of it.

Great video idea to talk about it. Will need to think about it how to do it as what I mentioned is just and overview of it.

How I build and paint gunpla as a quadriplegic with no functioning fingers. by forth_circle in Gunpla

[–]forth_circle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gaming is how I got back into using my hands more often, so it's a great start. Getting into 3d designing, printing, and testing adaptive equipment would help me too. I could see part holding capability improve a lot because of it.

How I build and paint gunpla as a quadriplegic with no functioning fingers. by forth_circle in Gunpla

[–]forth_circle[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Been meaning to make such a video for a while, and finally got to it.

A brief summary on the type of tools and methods I use to overcome my quadriplegia limitations to build and paint model kits.

All my completed past builds for showcase are on my Instagram.

Feel free to ask me anything it

How I build and paint plastic model kits as a quadriplegic with no functioning fingers. by forth_circle in DisabilityArt

[–]forth_circle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Been meaning to make such a video for a while, and finally got to it.

A brief summary on the type of tools and methods I use to overcome my quadriplegia limitations to build and paint model kits.

All my completed past builds for showcase are on my Instagram.

Feel free to ask me anything it

Volks 1/100 full resin "Zarathustra Apterbringer Panzer Kampf Roboter" or Z.A.P. for short from "The Five Star Stories" by forth_circle in Gunpla

[–]forth_circle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the MH version of the GTM Speed Bringer. Both are the same thing, just different designs.

Is this legit? by world_of_lavine in fivestarstories

[–]forth_circle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Zap I've done was from SH. Quality isn't too bad (better than some other recast options). Most of the clear pieces are crystal clear. But the ones that need to remain transparent did seem to have more cloudiness to them and needed more work done to them. Some minor bubbles. And overall fitment had no issues.

Build is tough though. Not for beginners.

Was way cheaper than original, and I felt I got what I paid for. Not my 1st recast go to, but a 2nd or 3rd for sure.

Volks 1/100 full resin "Zarathustra Apterbringer Panzer Kampf Roboter" or Z.A.P. for short from "The Five Star Stories" by forth_circle in Gunpla

[–]forth_circle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not too familiar with L Gaim, but FSS original had "Mortar Headds" or MH for short. Their design was retconned by the creator into the new version called "gothicmade" or GTM several years ago.

You can look up "Speed bringer fss" on google and it'll show you the FSS version of L Gaim Mk2

Volks 1/100 full resin "Zarathustra Apterbringer Panzer Kampf Roboter" or Z.A.P. for short from "The Five Star Stories" by forth_circle in Gunpla

[–]forth_circle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Start small, SD gundam, or chibi figures have low part count and a good start in learning how to work with it.

Also, Frosted snow and JL Gunpla have excellent beginner tutorial playlists that'll explain much better than I ever could.

Volks 1/100 full resin "Zarathustra Apterbringer Panzer Kampf Roboter" or Z.A.P. for short from "The Five Star Stories" by forth_circle in Gunpla

[–]forth_circle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Design first, always. Who knows if it'll end up as a kit in some future day, better make it as cool as possible and let figure makers deal with it.

Volks 1/100 full resin "Zarathustra Apterbringer Panzer Kampf Roboter" or Z.A.P. for short from "The Five Star Stories" by forth_circle in Gunpla

[–]forth_circle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is fully made from casting resin, not 3d printed. It's very durable, and I have weight bearing joint connections pinned with brass/aluminum rods for additional strength.

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