Basically this is v1.5 version.

Early review out

So who else ordered the deep striker??

Australia gunpla building community is improving ....wouldn't be surprised if the win the GBWC in near future!

Joshua Darrah is from Australia right?


EDIT: Side track a bit, need you guys sifu advice on this. I'm working on my second kit and it's going to be mostly in flat(matte) black. All of my paints are lacquer based. On my previous kit, it's mostly in matte gray/white so scratches were not very obvious but it's a different story for this black kit. Also it's a zaku so there's a lot of big armor pieces so any scratches will be super obvious and annoying.

These scratches are mostly inflicted when I was putting the painted parts back on to the kit. There are a lot of tight parts close to each other so it's very easy for the pieces to rub each other.

So how do you guys mitigate this? Do you guys top coat all pieces before putting them all back together?

This post has been edited by GameFr3ak: Mar 5 2018, 03:14 PM

i assumed you airbrushed the kit ? if not, how many layers of top coat did you put?

Yes airbrushed. I did not top coat after painting, I wanted to top coat when I've snapped most pieces together.

You should topcoat a few layers before snapping them together
anyhow, this sinanju gundam base exclusive red looks nice...

Hence why I prefer this instead of the clear red RG sinanju

Split the head, arms, legs and body for top coat is the fastest and cost effective way. Unless you having OCD that every pieces need to top coat perfectly...

Okay. I might try this next time then. Thanks. Though I think it's gonna stretch the prep time a lot longer now since I have to top coat all pieces

Not very OCD (maybe some??) but I wanted to top coat because some pieces will get scratches easily when I'm done painting and snapping the pieces together...

if your problem is paint getting scratched because of the parts rubbing together, sand down the inside of the parts that will be touching.

the main areas in this case I suspect would be the thigh armor scratching against the knee joint, as well as forearm scratching the elbow joint? because the parts fit just nice before painting, after 2 or 3 layers of paint buildup the parts will be too tight. dont need to sand a lot. just slightly to avoid touching.

My experience with this is to airbrush the parts until it look wet but not overflow the paint/top coat to have better strength on resisting scratches. But do mind the part size will slightly bigger due to extra paint and top coat on surface especially for inner frame or joint you need to take note on it.

Pacific Rim Uprising Kit Review already??

Hi anyone looking to buy from HLJ to share shipping costs? Pm me

just wanna ask where can i print customer decal.
i mean i wanna print white logo in transparent decal. but my printer takde white ink, so looking for custom printing. size A4.

Tq.

Is it normal though? I'm not experienced enough to judge the quality of the finish. But the gunmetal parts are super durable, the blood red feels tough too but the matte black...it feels rough on touch and it feels like it's very weak. Very prone to scratches.

Does top coating the parts mitigates this problem?


Surprisingly the inner frame (gunmetal) is super durable. Only the matte black is very prone to scratches. Does top coating the parts before putting them back together mitigates the problem?

This sounds awesome. Do you buy the decal paper and simply print on them? I have a few awesome ideas on top of my head but seems near impossible to find the type of decal that I wanted...

If you use your thumb gently/litter force rub the surface did your hand get colored? If yes that mean the surface is painted with too dry during airbrush (high pressure) so you might want to try airbrush it till look misty wet like suggested earlier. For movable joint between parts like Shauno suggest can sand down to make some gap between avoid direct contact.

Edit: Matte surface suppose to feel bit rough compare to gloss.

This post has been edited by ~C.W.S~: Mar 8 2018, 02:00 PM

Not bad for a hg scale, looks better than robot spirit imo

i have transparent & white based decal. but for gradient color it failed to print out.
Bsides normal printer quality is not HD.
I want to reprint F1 Mp4 13 decal.