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>>23903543(OP) https://x.com/ohtagakiyasuo/status/2064978255799836815 Wow Gundam thunderbolts creator found about the new chink kit of his AC guy and he's not happy!
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Anonymous06/11/26(Thu)09:44:32
>>23903551 Thunderbolt creator is a cool guy even if Thunderbolt itself is hot garbage, so I'll have to side with him on this one
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Anonymous06/11/26(Thu)10:44:34
I miss the Build series. Seeing variants of old suits was fun even though I wasn't a fan for a lot of them.
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Anonymous06/11/26(Thu)11:28:37
>>23903579 There weren't ultimately that many variants I personally liked but I think it was a ton of fun anyways. I hope we get something else like it again. I feel like they could just loosely adapt Gundam Breaker Mobile into an anime and it'd go over pretty well. The characters were reasonably well liked and it was a fun GBF-style kinda plot.
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Anonymous06/11/26(Thu)11:33:48
>>23903551 >>23903555 i can understand that he wanted to be involved if it were to happen. the chink kit is a for profit thing after all, so its less like a fan scratch build and more like being cucked out of his own design while the chinks make some money off it
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Anonymous06/11/26(Thu)11:41:56
>>23903546 i dont have pics but i did the bb309 kakouen dalas and i want to try panel lining but I don't think that's the gunpla for it
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Anonymous06/11/26(Thu)12:17:57
>>23903551 it seems the chinks got the files for the Acguy when that Metaverse leak happened back in 2021 or so so Bandai has been sitting on it for about 5 years now so fuck them
>>23903647 Looks like a good time just remember to take breaks when you huff lacquers that can lead to permanent brain damasduiwerpfbnhuiwe4opd
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Anonymous06/11/26(Thu)12:37:37
>>23903647 get some hardware store thinner so you're not cleaning out your airbrush with your mr hobby stock
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Anonymous06/11/26(Thu)12:39:08
>>23903647 Neue Ziel and the Merc/Vay are extremely cool, nice pickups anon
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Anonymous06/11/26(Thu)12:42:33
>>23903653 I already have it. gotta resupply soon.
>>23903655 for double the price in japan. I hate this hobby so much.
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Anonymous06/11/26(Thu)12:44:42
>>23903656 when you take the time to paint and work on your models the markup ends up not really being that big a deal, these are cheap kits so even double the price is still pretty much nothing compared to the time you put in on it
>>23903705 >connecting the balls it was cooler when they were just individual bulbous protrusions bro...
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Anonymous06/11/26(Thu)13:48:30
>>23903709 hm yeah i kinda see your point. doing it like this lets me conveniently install the rocketlaunchers in the front though.
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Anonymous06/11/26(Thu)13:49:38
>>23903714 What if you made a mount for the rocket launchers inbetween the balls?
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Anonymous06/11/26(Thu)13:50:22
>>23903551 He removed entire web release of Thunderbolt because the company he worked with allowed a pedophile to return to the industry after his jailtime, as if the manga industry itself doesn't host a bunch of them already. This man is just too thin skinned.
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Anonymous06/11/26(Thu)13:53:45
>>23903714 I feel like I woulda put them where you put the big sculpted areas up top, I dunno though calliope-style could be dope too it does look good this way too but I really liked what you had going before
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Anonymous06/11/26(Thu)13:54:50
>>23903717 originally theyre mounted in the back where the stock „bulb“ sits. i could still do that and it wouldnt be entirely unreasonable since theyre homing missiles and the launchers can be swiveled. still feels kind of odd to have them behind such a big superstructure (which would block a direct frontal shot). so idk its either installing them there and leaving the bulbs as they are or keeping it as it is. i think making a mount for them inbetween the balls would look kind of messy, i prefer the current solution over that mostly.
idk if a couple people chimed in and agreed on the separate ball thing before it dries i may still undo it to the original.
>>23903723 this was the way it was before, i think it still looked kind of barren. originally i didnt want to use the rocketlaunchers at all.
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Anonymous06/11/26(Thu)14:00:30
>>23903728 I would leave them off myself I think it looks great without it, like those could be hovering equipment bulbs or whatever and that it just has one big gun freely aimable maybe a point defense MG on the rear would be a good idea though
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Anonymous06/11/26(Thu)14:03:50
>>23903671 if it's Changlong, maybe. i keep hearing it's the more preferred brand of the two.
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Anonymous06/11/26(Thu)15:11:56
>>23903526 I am a Zoids tourist a d BT seemed to be the only one who had a sabre tiger knock off. I also have the real deal from kotobukia on the way, the extra markings version, to compare them head to head >Buying the real version And the bootleg... The bootleg was cheap and if it is not to bad of a kit I'll have Two sabre tigers! I am going to paint atleast one of them in a diverent color so they won't look to samey.
>I dream of thunderbolt Acguy model >How can the Chinese do this to me?!?
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Anonymous06/11/26(Thu)15:23:18
>>23903795 saw a painted Liger Zero Panzer bootleg on a scale show model once. it doesnt look bad for a bootleg, the only difference is that bad fit, missing parts, and the whole thing being made of ABS plastic which doesnt react well to certain chemicals.
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Anonymous06/11/26(Thu)15:34:54
Bandai is dispatching a strike team into the depths of China to destroy the molds and the entire staff responsible for the Thunderbolt Acguy kit.
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Anonymous06/11/26(Thu)15:36:26
You just know the scale is gonna be fucked
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Anonymous06/11/26(Thu)15:39:01
>>23903816 It's gonna be "MG Sized" as in "As tall as a MG rx78"
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Anonymous06/11/26(Thu)15:40:34
First time doing waterslide decals. Do I need Mark Setter/Softer?
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Anonymous06/11/26(Thu)15:43:35
>>23903820 Setter is nice to lock decals down before clearcoat. Setter is only required if you're trying to put a decal on a complex surface that it can't conform to otherwise. If you don't use setter, just give the decal a day or two to completely dry before clearcoat and you'll be fine.
>no color/part separation for these nozzles alrite this kit is gonna be really hard to paint with just an airbrush... gotta spam masking tape. I thought this was gonna be a chill intermission project. I guess not. also, I really hate it when sample images on the box/manual are fully painted instead of OOB. it's so dishonest.
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Anonymous06/11/26(Thu)15:48:00
>>23903824 Get some curved masking tape and it shouldn't be as bad.
>>23903816 they already showed the scale and it's about correct. the TB acguy is just happens to be tiny
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Anonymous06/11/26(Thu)15:50:50
>>23903824 >it's so dishonest. But they always state that the sample is painted so it's pretty honest. Why would you even expect a proper color separation on a fucking SD kit anyway
That leak got nearly all the structures and part separation information It wouldn't take the Chinese 5 years to figure out that information and give you a kit
>>23903837 reminded me of that acguy bootleg that comes with a basketball. is there some inside joke about mobile suits and basketball that us westoids are not privy to? I don't get it