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Bandai Kits
Posted by Kelly_Zak on Monday, February 7, 2005 5:13 PM
Hi everyone, hope you can help! I just purchased my first Bandai Kit, one of those Gundam figures, it's for a "special" project for our club....looking at the instruction sheet, they look straight forward, however, all of the symbols are in Japanese, and I don't have a clue as to what the instruction would mean.
They are all of the symbols on the firs page of construction, the usual "do not glue", etc.
Does anyone know of or have some sort of translation for these symbols?
Thanks
Kelly
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Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Monday, February 7, 2005 10:18 PM
Hey Kelly.. Do you own a scanner or a camera.. Take some pics or scan what you want to know and send me the file.. I will help you out!

Chris in Japan

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Posted by Kelly_Zak on Tuesday, February 8, 2005 9:20 AM
Hi Chris,
Thanks, but I don't own a scanner (for shame) LOL I've managed to figure out most of them I've started some construction, so I think I'll be ok, just as long as I remember the do not glue sign! lOL
Thanks again!
Kelly
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Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 6:12 PM
No probs.. With things like the stickers, they use katakana symbols.. Just check the instruction, and then the sticker label for the matching symbol.. You shouldnt have any problems.. They are easy enough to build!

Chris in Japan

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 12, 2005 7:15 AM
Hi Kelly,

Don.t worry too much about the wordings in the instruction. I've been building gundam for 10 plus years, and I still can't read a single Japanese word : ) Like you said the instructions are straight forward, the diagram should very much explain itself. As for color, I usually just apply any color that look close to the box art, or just any color I like.

Have Fun!!! :)

Rick
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 12, 2005 9:44 PM
If it's a polycap and looks like it goes to a joint on the model, don't glue it! Wink [;)]

Honestly, this is why you test fit parts without glue to see how well they go together, then common sense takes over from there. Good luck on your kit, and be sure to ask any questions you may have!

Oh, and we want pics of the completed build... yes we DO! Big Smile [:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 14, 2005 11:31 AM
You can't glue PCs, even if you wanted to

Go ahead, try!

So annoying that you can't paint them, either.... I know there is a way, though......
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 5:54 AM
Akuma, just how do you know that you can't glue polycaps? Wink [;)]
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Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 5:51 PM
You can glue anything if you use the right stuff, and at times silly enough to do it to yourself??

Did I just say that out aloud just now?

Chris in Japan

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 11:32 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by ClumsyModeler

Akuma, just how do you know that you can't glue polycaps? Wink [;)]


Well, you can glue bootleg PCs (Thank God! Otherwise these bootlegs I got accidently wouldn't be poseable.... )

Though I think I get what you mean, and some glues can glue them? I've never managed to get them glued to anything, though
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