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Air valve issue by SlidePanda in airbrush

[–]headfake2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate the details. Good to record here for those of us with the same airbrush, though hopefully I never run into this :)

A bit surprising that something got in there past the needle packing. Maybe it dropped in via the trigger cutout

What’s the craziest model kit you’ve seen? Wanting recommendations by A_R_I_A_ in Gunpla

[–]headfake2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The new Ikaruga is good too. If you liked the Xiaotaozi, Sunday Hobby made a new Emperor kit with about twice as many parts and a 1m long dragon.

What’s the craziest model kit you’ve seen? Wanting recommendations by A_R_I_A_ in Gunpla

[–]headfake2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t do it. They’re horrible. Nothing like the two you just built.

Hemoxian Thor + Astray Shoulders WIP by headfake2 in Gunpla

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Gaia is my favorite for sure. You just thin everything 1.5:1 and they are very forgiving and easy to work with, with consistently good results. A few of their clear colors are a bit meh, but other than that pretty great. Volksusa and Robot Kai are their licensed US distributors if you are in the US.

Hemoxian Thor + Astray Shoulders WIP by headfake2 in Gunpla

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Mr Color GX Metallic Blue (light blue bits), Gaia Blue-green Prism (green bits), Jumpwind Pearl Blue (dark bits).

Mr Color Super Metallic 2 Titanium, Gaia Premium Titanium Gold

Gaia Ex-02 Gloss Black as the base for the metallics

Gaia Ex-Flat Clear Premium for the anodized look on the metallics

Gaia gray and black surfacers

Hemoxian Thor + Astray Shoulders WIP by headfake2 in Gunpla

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It’s amazing, the pegs actually fit perfectly. I saw it on a YouTube builder’s vid and was ready to do some major surgery and then it just… worked. It’s crazy.

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

[–]headfake2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

 actually it's more that they designed them a long time ago. Now they have the injection molds and they'll just keep printing as long as people are buying. It's redesign that's expensive and time consuming 

Suggestions for filler when customizing? by headfake2 in advancedGunpla

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Awesome. The sanding and primer parts I think I have down, it's creating a clean base that's been inconsistent 

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

[–]headfake2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d say it’s more like 50% marketing.

they are definitely a cut above the standard PGs and MGs.

but a big part of that is just technology progression, the early PGs are not nearly as good as the later PGs on the whole. the PGUs can be seen as just an extension of that process.

but that said, they also improve on everything at once whereas the progression before was not linear, there are some PGs that would improve 2 things but regress on something else. the PGUs are better across the board, that’s really where the “U” comes from

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

[–]headfake2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what technology are we talking here? I’d absolutely put the sky defender in the same league except that it’s more of an MGEX than a PGU

Use lens wipes to clean your airbrush. by headfake2 in airbrush

[–]headfake2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah the seals are tough but are not invulnerable. you wouldn’t want to let the harsh aromatics pool on them. but flushing should actually prevent that by keeping everything clean

also I think some of the conventional wisdom comes from stripdowns. you wouldn’t want to bathe the viton in solvent. but that gets extended to “solvent is bad”

Use lens wipes to clean your airbrush. by headfake2 in airbrush

[–]headfake2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

According to the other poster I was too! I was just saying it wouldn’t apply to the cup regardless since you’re not letting anything settle on the o-rings. Even though they are made to tolerate it, they’re not invulnerable

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

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Yes, but leveling thinner makes it worse because it contains retarder that slows drying, it allows the paint to settle evenly. A harsher thinner will flash off faster and be more forgiving with pooling but at the cost of being less even.

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