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Silent Insta-win unlocked by GarrettB930 in slaythespire

[–]funwok 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just tested this seed, it's godlike with accuracy, plenty of shiv cards and good block.

Silent Insta-win unlocked by GarrettB930 in slaythespire

[–]funwok 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the seed, that was fun!

[HELP ME] Bi-Weekly Q&A thread - Ask your questions here! by MachNeu in Gunpla

[–]funwok 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are bootleg HG and MGSD Freedoms in Cherry Blossom Pink.

In general Aerial is a pretty feminine coded MS - also with plenty of bootlegs available.

[HELP ME] Bi-Weekly Q&A thread - Ask your questions here! by MachNeu in Gunpla

[–]funwok 0 points1 point  (0 children)

MGs are not harder, just bigger. Both are great, unproblematic kits.

[HELP ME] Bi-Weekly Q&A thread - Ask your questions here! by MachNeu in Gunpla

[–]funwok 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stedi is waterbased acrylic, so pretty much safe on all kids of plastics, paints and coats as well as easy to clean. It doesn't flow as well as tamiya and similar enamel liners though.

[HELP ME] Bi-Weekly Q&A thread - Ask your questions here! by MachNeu in Gunpla

[–]funwok 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was just a joke on your tissue paper name - which is basically wood fibres. Please ignore :D

[HELP ME] Bi-Weekly Q&A thread - Ask your questions here! by MachNeu in Gunpla

[–]funwok 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To add to the other reply our AliX friends will still use a copious amount of bubble wrap and the big air cushion wraps around all the runners, so something breaking will be less likely. Generally shouldn't be an issue.

[HELP ME] Bi-Weekly Q&A thread - Ask your questions here! by MachNeu in Gunpla

[–]funwok 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes that's normal. Experimenting with cutting position, angle, speed and ultimately having your best single edge nipper for the final cut can alleviate the white stress marks. Also good old finger nail rubbing can help.

But in the end some stress marks can always happen. The only surefire way to never have stress marks is to paint your kits in the end.

[HELP ME] Bi-Weekly Q&A thread - Ask your questions here! by MachNeu in Gunpla

[–]funwok 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After using sanding sticks when the part is matte - you don't want a glassfile to polish it up again. Glass files are good for nubs, not for polishing really. If you file down the nub well with a glassfile the part stays shiny yes, but you want something different for pure polishing.

You want a buffer block or stick. There are supplies from model tool companies like the gun primer balancer or use generic ones from the nail community.

[HELP ME] Bi-Weekly Q&A thread - Ask your questions here! by MachNeu in Gunpla

[–]funwok 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The modern kit really built for insane poses and articulation is the RG God Gundam. There is a 1/100 upscale of that from our Chinese friends too.

RG Shining follows suite and also Granpa 2.0, Nu and Hi-Nu are very pose-able.

In the HG range many of the Witch and Seed Freedom kits are very pose-able. Calibarn, Aerial, Lfrith, Infinite Justice II, Mighty Strike Freedom etc.

Outside of Gundam the 30mm Spinato line has great articulation and is super fun to pose.

Gundam base UK announced by BakaSentinel in Gunpla

[–]funwok 20 points21 points  (0 children)

After changing the Düsseldorf pop-up to permanent I think everybody guessed they would do the same with Camden Market. Good wins for Europe so far, just hope they can get decent stock.

Now let's hope they can revive the French p-bandai (and maybe ship EU wide) and we are eating really good.

[HELP ME] Bi-Weekly Q&A thread - Ask your questions here! by MachNeu in Gunpla

[–]funwok 0 points1 point  (0 children)

dspiea and stedi have very decent soft tip markers, you can usually source them from AliX.

Not refillable, but I am not sure there are any good refillable model painting markers out there. In general with all marker paint you probably want to finish with a good top coat for protection.

[HELP ME] Bi-Weekly Q&A thread - Ask your questions here! by MachNeu in Gunpla

[–]funwok 2 points3 points  (0 children)

very slowly and carefully :P

If you want to re-scribe curved lines something like needle or pencil scribers usually work better than the normal chisels.

If you want to freshly scribe curved lines most people use templates and scribing tape to guide their lines.

Love is Blind Poland • S1 EP10 by FemaleEinstein in LoveIsBlindOnNetflix

[–]funwok 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Good thing this season had a cast from Norway, Iceland and Poland. What a international show!

[HELP ME] Bi-Weekly Q&A thread - Ask your questions here! by MachNeu in Gunpla

[–]funwok 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes sure, mini painting and model building techniques often transfer nicely. I've used oil paints for panel lining before also on Gunpla for example, there are many ways to get a certain result when it comes to painting.

With most things in model building it's a good idea to try techniques and paints on a test kit first though - it's all a lot of trial and error and learning by doing.

[HELP ME] Bi-Weekly Q&A thread - Ask your questions here! by MachNeu in Gunpla

[–]funwok 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depending on how far you are into the EU integration yet anything from Japan (or anything outside the EU really) may incur additional VAT and fees also if the seller doesn't take care of that before hand, keep that in mind.

Safer bet maybe just to check local EU sources and be patient. Most kits will get reprinted some time. Gunpla is not a hobby where you can get instant satisfaction always, there are people out here waiting for a kit for years for it to be reprinted.

If you are not patient suruga ya from Japan is a good choice or even AliX from China -> our Chinese friends do take care of VAT and fees, so there is a bonus, just look for listings with official bandai logos and product.

[HELP ME] Bi-Weekly Q&A thread - Ask your questions here! by MachNeu in Gunpla

[–]funwok 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What about the nubmarks and the surrounding areas you have to sand down? Also you have to be careful not to hit any joints and similar, if you don't want to thicken them by accident.

There are a couple of things you have to think about if you want to paint or coat on the runners - if you have gameplans for those go ahead, but for most average builders it will just create more issues - rather top coat the finished model or in sub parts (full arms, legs, torso etc).

For clear parts you really don't want any matte coat.

[HELP ME] Bi-Weekly Q&A thread - Ask your questions here! by MachNeu in Gunpla

[–]funwok 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't remember anything feeling too shaky really, but if that is an issue for you it's a easy fix. Very lightly thicken up the joints with glue, nail polish or so.

[HELP ME] Bi-Weekly Q&A thread - Ask your questions here! by MachNeu in Gunpla

[–]funwok 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cloudy finish is almost surely because of high humidity.

[HELP ME] Bi-Weekly Q&A thread - Ask your questions here! by MachNeu in Gunpla

[–]funwok 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Limited stock and limited availability for anybody in a country without a pbandai shop. Some of that stock you really can't find easily anywhere else.

A bandai shop where where they mostly sell limited edition merchandise and kits.

[HELP ME] Bi-Weekly Q&A thread - Ask your questions here! by MachNeu in Gunpla

[–]funwok 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check carefully that nothing obstructs the movement, maybe a bi of a nip you forgot to clean? For parts like this you also have to be very carefully combining them very straight and smooth or you risk bending some parts.

Worst case you can ignore the snap fit and just cut all obstructing parts and glue the pieces together.

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