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alt: @irex_models2nd | asian | plastic (model) addiction | somewhat casual War Thunder player (900+ hours) | Typo prone
Joined September 2022
Documenting my kits, sorting by series. Staring with UC:.x2 MG GM Sniper II .MG Crossbone Full Cloth .HG Atalas.HG Hyaku Shiki .HG Dijeh.HG Gundam Mk. Ii.HG Re-GZ.HG GM Quel.HG Hazel Custom.HG Woundwort.HG TR-6 Hazel II.MG Sazabi Ver. Ka.HG & MG F91.MG F90 II.MG Qubeley .MG Jegan.
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The Zeus is so cool. Also wtf, how strong is the Akatsuki to be able to tank a direct hit from Requiem and only lose a shield
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Thank you nameless byerlant pilot for giving us one of the coolest rampages in UC (this is only part of it)
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Amazon reviews are truly different. Man buys model kit, mad that he needs to build it (HG Wing Zero)
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Fun fact, the Gogg and Hazel have the same style of knee joints
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Can't forget the man who makes the impossible possible
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Reminder that there is a ball that just has a fuckton of mines
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Rewatching Freedom (its a fansub tho). This movie is so damn peak
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MAYBE BECAUSS ITS NOT A TOY??? (In the sense that you're not constantly throwing it around the fucking room) . Its a model kit. Made to be posed. Not a transformer that was designed to hold up to some play and transform.
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This is what peak performance is
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Cool that the Byerlant Custom has gundam eyes
Poor Nemo III, didn't even get to do anything. This is its single second of screentime
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I was looking at the community page for SRW30 on steam. you should translate the caption
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Just saw someone say something along the lines of ."The MG Zaku II 2.0 is a super old kit, its not very detailed". How is this not detailed enough?
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I think something a lot of people miss about the spaceship drifting scene is that she actually does order the ship to drift (you can hear her say 「ドリフト」)
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I think its neat the alex 2.0 and RE/100 FZ show the same moment just seconds apart
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I find it really funny that the Sazabi ver.ka comes with a separate, clear cockpit with a Char inside. Except theres nowhere for it to go, leaving you with a Char Marble.
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I like how in Unicorn they call the ReZEL a "Zeta type transformable mobile suit" while its transformation is literally the Methuss's
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Textured parts under clear plastic will always be peak
A hot take for Builders but something I think most modelers can agree on:. Molded shell units for the HG WFM kits were a better approach than the Printed Shells units the Aeriel and Lfrith Had. There's more options to paint in your own Permit Color than being limited to the print
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@Slifer__Slacker Every single clip of super robot shows I see makes me question everyone’s tastes even more. how is this even remotely appealing.
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I think you don't get why people like model kits. Its you making the thing. YOU MAKE IT HOW YOU WANT. YOU CAN PAINT IT YOURSELF TO LOOK THAT GOOD. THATS THE ENTIRE FUCKING APPEAL OF MODEL KITS IS THAT .YOU. MAKE. IT. HOW. YOU. WANT.
@Irex_models @AlanGar43089826 This is what a high end collectible looks like. Note the detailed paintwork and shading. Size and light gimmicks don’t a figure high end, many kids toys are oversized. Detail does. You could paint that gundam to look high end, but out of the box it just looks like a toy.
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My ass is not using all these stickers
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have you seen modern gunpla articulation?? Knees & elbows double jointed, Ab-crunches, swinging out hips, feet that can tilt forwards and to the side almost 90⁰. And the thing is, they look fucking good. This thing costs $25 btw.
@DamianNguyen16 @Charuncle1 @Irex_models So then, what the original post said was 100% true, and I don’t see why anyone disagreed. The standards of Gunpla collectors are in the dirt because they care more about building than actually having a quality product for pose and display.
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Something cool about the Hydra Gundam from G-Unit is that its head has Gelgoog faces on the side of it, AND A ZEONG ON THE BACK?
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Sinanju jumpscare
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2002 kit thats been built for almost 7 years now (that came on runners) that hasn't yellowed or loosened at all after a lot of posing:
@Irex_models If you want a figure that can actually stand the test of time, then yes. Either that or smaller pieces come pre fixed.
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What does the inside of your head look like?. Gifs only
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@PeterZimmerman0 You know how it says "next test".The one before was the Borjarnon (Turn A's Zaku II). Of course, he guessed Zaku II, but that is a reasonable mistake. And then he said the "HI-V" thing.
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@andrewmetts @burbermeister2 @crim_tweets_ Yeah sure buddy, 2015 was 8 years ago, you would've been 21.
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There is detail behind the visor
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Like look at this thing
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Out of all the core fighters in UC, my favorites would probably be between the Crossbone or GP01's
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@DeltyThe73rd They've also made "trash, the model kit," which is more of a puzzle because it doesn't come with instructions
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A FULL BARZAM IS IN THERE TOO?.
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I forgot to comment on these amazing names
Taking a break from watching gundam stuff. Time to watch:.Brave Police J-Decker
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AThis is like believing the "plastic quality test" videos were serious.
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Two eyed Zock
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The FA Hyaku Shiki Kai and FA Mk-II are pretty neat, glad SRW30 decided to have post-CCA Quattro and Kamille pilot them
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Heres an entire sequence of the Nahel Argama firing its mega particle cannon
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A thing
@Irex_models Okay but important question is what shoulder joints it uses, because a TR-6 Gogg, especially with the aqua hambrabi ii equipment, would go so hard.
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BB Senshi kits are definitely superior to SDEX. Like look at the Hi-Nu, no paint, only stickers are for sensors and the crotch V. You can also deploy 2 of the fin funnels and attach them to included effect parts.
Like literally the BB Senshi version clears it and that came out years prior
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Consolidating into one post:. 1. It would hike the prices of the individual products.2. They most definitely do, its just what haooens with this style of injection molding. 3. You have to remember these are mote intricate, there are parts that look almost identical.
@Irex_models @BulaloDasoup 1. Bandai is the second biggest toy company in the world, not a mom and pop shop with minimal margins. With their scale, they can easily do it at the same price and make a sizeable profit. 2. Why would it leave marks? Transformers don’t have them. 3. Group parts in different.
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@fool_like @Nooramorph It doesnt explicitly tell you you need to build it, but it does have things like "kitbashes" and "model kit" plastered all around.
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WHY WOULD YOU MAKE PLATED METALIC PARTS WITH SHITTY NUB PLACEMENT. If you tell me to paint it, doesnt that kinda defeat the purpose of the plating?
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Off topic, but its crazy how far this image has gone. I dont think anyone would think it was originally about gundam
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Base G-Line done
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Also how do you break the MG Barbatos, except for maybe the v fin.
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Poor Nemo III, didn't even get to do anything. This is its single second of screentime
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Also, I believe everyobe should have chrome paint. It makes the interbals of visors pop more
Since we never saw the cockpit open in the show, you'd think it'd open like a beak right?
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Heres the main shelf (theres so much more)
CHECKPOINT: Stop doomscrolling and show me your collection or just something you own that brings you joy! . Here’s some of my One Piece collection.
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I wish more places had the ReZEL Defenser B in stock, essentially a Super ReZEL
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Puffy Jacket Ingram my beloved
What Mecha in recent years that makes you go. "That's beautiful"
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