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Want to try
Posted by John31388 on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 1:48 PM

Hello all I am new to the fourms. Most of the time i build aircraft, but none the uless i remember watching gundam when i was younger and loved it! So i figured i would give a gundam model a try i was just wondering what is the best way to start with the gundam models? are the any diffrent things i would need to get for the kits since i mostly build aircraft?

 

Thanks,

 

John

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Posted by Cosmic J on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 10:27 PM

Welcome aboard John.

I build a lot of Maschinen Krieger and Gasaraki kits, but I have yet to finish a Gundam. However Skull Gundam, Puma Adder and Red Comet (among many others) know a lot about them; they might be able to help you out.

There are a few Gundams in our GB found here:

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Maybe you'll find some advice you need.

Again, welcome.

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Posted by John31388 on Thursday, July 31, 2008 12:06 AM

Thanx's well I think i made up my mind what my first gundam will be here it is

 

http://www.gundamstoreandmore.com/ban31449.html

 

John

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Posted by Cosmic J on Thursday, July 31, 2008 7:27 PM

I like those F91s. I was seriously contemplating doing a HardyGun, but I think they went out of production; I can't find one anywhere.

When you get it done, please share it w/ us.

 

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Posted by SkullGundam on Thursday, July 31, 2008 8:46 PM
Looks good. It wont have all the poseability of an MG but that's not that big a deal.  This way you can paint a big one without spending 40-50 dollars. My biggest suggestion, if you are planning on painting it is to chuck those stickers.  I dont know if other types of models come with better decals but the Gundam stickers are terrible. 

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Posted by John31388 on Thursday, July 31, 2008 9:48 PM

 SkullGundam wrote:
Looks good. It wont have all the poseability of an MG but that's not that big a deal.  This way you can paint a big one without spending 40-50 dollars. My biggest suggestion, if you are planning on painting it is to chuck those stickers.  I dont know if other types of models come with better decals but the Gundam stickers are terrible. 

 

 

Thanks now when you say chuck the stickers dont the stickers have the eye's?     HOw would i do them?

 

Thanks,

John

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Posted by SkullGundam on Friday, August 1, 2008 2:54 AM

Carefully.

I'm by far not the best Gundam guy here, But I have built several Gundam models before I started painting and the one thing I know is those stickers fall off.  And if you paint the whole thing its gonna be really obvious that there is a sticker in there.  Just look at how the eyes look on the sticker and copy that with a really tiny brush.  I think yours will have a black background with green eyes, but I could be worng since I've never seen F91.  Maybe someone can pipe up with a better way to do them but what I would do is paint the black down, then a coat of silver or something where the eyes will go so the green doesn't get darker and then green.  Actually if you did put down a layer of chrome silver you could do a clear green for a couple of coats.  A kandy effect eye would look closer to the glowing of the Gundams than flat green would. 

And hey, if you dont want to go through all the trouble and just want a nice Gundam to look at thats cool too, they dont have to be painted.  I forget what it was but I read a trick somewhere about how to make those stickers stick better, so they maybe dont fall off.  If anyone remembers speak up.

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Posted by SkullGundam on Friday, August 1, 2008 2:58 AM
Oh jeeze man, youve gone and made me want one of these.  I usually stick with HG or MG but these look so cool and they are so cheap I'm gonna have to get one this summer.  Sigh [sigh]  And I was trying so hard not to spend more money

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Posted by John31388 on Friday, August 1, 2008 11:21 AM

 SkullGundam wrote:
Oh jeeze man, youve gone and made me want one of these.  I usually stick with HG or MG but these look so cool and they are so cheap I'm gonna have to get one this summer.  Sigh [sigh]  And I was trying so hard not to spend more money

 

 

Lol Sorry man I actually got 2 of them myself I got the G-Cannon F71 and the Heavy Gun I thought they looked cool and would be a good way to start. Thanks for the tip on the eye's I was definitely am going to paint them so I will have to try that thing with the eye's.

 

Thanks for the help,

 

John

 

oh 1 ? know of any were I can find 8th ms in the larger scale?

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Posted by John31388 on Wednesday, August 6, 2008 11:13 PM

OK so I got my kits today and started on the G-cannon some pics

 

 

not much but a start.

 

John

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Posted by Puma_Adder on Saturday, August 9, 2008 10:43 PM
 John31388 wrote:
 

oh 1 ? know of any were I can find 8th ms in the larger scale?

 

yes. the kits you want are the MG Ez-8 and the  MG RX-79[G]. these are the best way to recreate the 08th team. if you want to have some fun with it, you can get the ground type GM and take its head and put it on one of the ground gundams to make Karren's GM head gundam.

You should be able to find them on Hobby Link Japan or Gundam Store and More. If not let me know, and I will hunt them down and send them to you, as I live in Japan. 

hope I helped,

Jason 

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