Thx bro btw I still have half of the decal remain (coz I didn't use those means for white color surface) need to control myself from making it over-decal'ed like a Christmas tree~ BTW I do 'add' a bit of shading effect on the dragoon system, by using the tamiya weathering tool. But it's not very obvious in photo

agree! I only transformed my RG zeta once after completion. Until now I only let it stand there without any pose...



very very nice weathering effect!

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so sorry double post...

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I just made a small comparison for Seed's Gundams, I noticed that Strike Freedom is the most 'traditional' design of all, even more traditional than Freedom itself! No wonder many of bros here prefer destiny over it...

But for me personally, Destiny's wing is great but not my taste... (hee hee I prefer Wing Zero Custom's!) But I have to admit: Strike Freedom's arsenal is boring... just 2 rifles, 8X dragoon canon which you wont take it out most of the time, and 2 beam saber which you will never put on... Red Frame and 00 more fun to pose around ~


erm.... Strike Gundam, Freedom Gundam and Strike Freedom Gundam are 3 totally different gundams... I believe General_nic ask you if you're choosing between Strike Freedom or just Freedom alone.

eh... why ask us for the opinion, choose your fav and buy it, don't worry much about the difficulty, just buy and build it.


BTW, I love this:

I must admit that this somehow affect my opinion over Destiny (But of course, Destiny is great... but with an emo kid pilot....)

Frankly speaking, if just assemble the Gundam, with minimum touch up like flat top coat (I consider nub cleaning, panel lining and decal is basic and compulsory), it wont take too long to complete 1, for example, 1 weekend is definitely enough for a MG. (for me)

However, I'm sure we all will come to a point that we want our Gundam looks better, and start think about PAINTING, and once you start the painting, the PAIN start. A simple MG will need weeks for complete, a PG will need much longer time for planning and building, and might take months to complete the whole thing. (This is base on the assumption that we all working people, who only have 1-2 hours per day and weekend for gunpla)

Imagine buy all the MG and paint them...

er.... I just back track to page 30 for some research.... and I just realize someone had became the center of attention in this thread... am I feeding the troll in earlier post?

ok lemme start here:

how many of you guys insist to paint all your gundam?



to limyuyang:

Go change your profile name to a feminist one, put a sweet, naive girl picture as avatar (don't choose those female star, too obvious) and finally change your gender to female. You will get all your answer (extra sincere one) regardless the level of your question

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erm... understand the nub part... very time consuming if you want it perfect... what's the average time you spent for 1 MG, 1 week?

haha yeah that's one good way to go too. I always paint the pipe in black, then dry brush it with silver. (But I thought MG's hydraulics usually coated in silver color already?)

Same here, must be bandai wanna save cost therefore use different color! As for the inner frame, sometime I just struggle over it:

- I think I can hardly see the inner frame after the kit completed
- I feel 'incomplete' if left the inner frame unpainted, while the rest are well colored.
- I decided to paint the inner frame, and go rage...



Yes, SATISFACTION, that's the sole reason! BTW you use air brush?

U know... stupid me had been using gundam spray can all along, waste so much money because I keep thinking "this will be the last one"... I think I really need to buy a set of air brush right here right now...

Talk about wrong color, when I build my 00Gundam, I sprayed the WRONG premium, which is dark gray color.... and it spent me around 2-3 days for cleaning and sanding .... After completed the kit, I super appreciated it because I took me so much extra, unnecessary effort

Why not buy the 1/40 one , Epic color!
(BTW, this one is available at a shop nearby my office, SGD110)

Hey about the 'pipe' painting on first pic, did you use some tape to avoid painted on other area? or just your super steady hand painting skill?

Whoa, you cut everything down before assembly? Me usually cut -> nub cleaning -> assembly at the same time. That's why when building Strike Freedom's dragoon almost drives me mad...

that price....:

if I remember correctly yes, 1/100 one. The 1/40 one is painted and cost SGD 400++

I checked that, SGD 82 after converted. Not sure how much is it after added with the shipping fees... Srsly I'm looking forward this model. (Big Metal Gear Rex fan here)

Will let u guys know

oh.... yeah I watch this cartoon when I was a kid...

nice which white is it?

This post has been edited by Vorador: Feb 21 2013, 02:04 PM

question: The camo is done via decal or hand brush?

I had this, SD Sazabi

macam China komoonis theme.

This post has been edited by Vorador: Feb 26 2013, 01:35 PM

- sorry double post -

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