[Raikiri86]

considering models is prolly the single biggest product in the gundam franchise it should get its own thread...

post info and discuss models here. also post pics of your own models. if the pics are not yours, you should credite the creators.

i'll post some of mine once i recover them from the old forums....

[yunamon]

I'll post some piccies of my Gundam model kits... if only I got the time to photograph them...

My newest kit is Zeta Gundam version 2.0...

[Oerot]

I need some gundam models...... Guess when I get a job, I'm going to have to start collecting them.. and work my way upto the PG kits...

[Raikiri86]

hmm it wont let me post more than 4 images, so im gonna post one of my smaller sets for now.

bumble bee Guncannon:

[Mikado]

it reminds me of a lego.

btw does guncannon remind you of hotshot in transformers?

[Raikiri86]

nah, if anything guncannon is closer to G1 bluestreak or prowl

edit:
anyways looks like the image limit was lifted. so heres more

ez8 team: my favorite set








alex light frame:






the first two images are the line art i used to create the color scheme. with full armor. im prolly gonna go back and finish the rest of th armor soon, dont like how the light frame turn out...

[Mikado]

nah, if anything guncannon is closer to G1 bluestreak or prowl

edit:
anyways looks like the image limit was lifted. so heres more

ez8 team: my favorite set


alex light frame:

the first two images are the line art i used to create the color scheme. with full armor. im prolly gonna go back and finish the rest of th armor soon, dont like how the light frame turn out...

dude what did you do to NT1! the colors don't match and it looks disassembled.

[Raikiri86]

yeh, it was suppose to be a light armor variant, but that didnt turn out well. so im gonna add the rest of the armor plates after i dig them out and repaint them to match.

[Destinyx05]

Did anyone get the 1/60 Strike Freedom FLash Edition or planning to get one? I really want to see one in action or with a few pics with it free roaming :|

[Mikado]

yeh, it was suppose to be a light armor variant, but that didnt turn out well. so im gonna add the rest of the armor plates after i dig them out and repaint them to match.

i see, well i can't wait to see it!^^

[kevinyim]

My 1/144 Akatsuki, Stuck the sticker in the wrong place > <; !!!

[zerofaith]

so shiny, i plan on getting one sooner or later and maybe getting the sfreedom flash edition...

[Mikado]

My 1/144 Akatsuki, Stuck the sticker in the wrong place > <; !!!

Is that from Gundam X? I remember from seeing the intros that MS has the twin hyper beam cannon.

[kevinyim]

Is that from Gundam X?

Its from gundam seed destiny, i only got it a few days ago, its a fun model to play with:) I cannot wait for my ZZ Zeta gundam V.2 to arrive

[Mikado]

Its from gundam seed destiny, i only got it a few days ago, its a fun model to play with:) I cannot wait for my ZZ Zeta gundam V.2 to arrive

that same model is an AEUG Mobile Suit in Zeta Gundam.

[kevinyim]

That is the Hyaku Shiki gundam, My model was Akatsuki:p
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[Mikado]

they look very much alike.

[Raikiri86]

yep, akatsuki is a tribute to the hyaku shiki.

heres the rest of my old models, finally finish uploading all http://downloadanime.org/ipb/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> :

strike bleu: (yes its spelled correctly, rouge = french for red, bleu = french for blue)




astray custom:




astray rai custom: (basically the old one redone)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v415/silvernightdt/Models/astrayraicustom.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v415/silvernightdt/Models/astrayraicustom5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v415/silvernightdt/Models/astrayraicustom4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v415/silvernightdt/Models/astrayraicustom3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v415/silvernightdt/Models/astrayraicustom2.jpg

[kevinyim]

whew, nice gundams, did you colour them or what?:confused:

[Raikiri86]

yeh, theyre done with paint marker. not the best look. and they tend to chip off after awhile. hopefully i can try acryllic paint soon. but first i needa dig out those old marker n finish alex

[bicube]

if i wanted to paint my gundams, would kind of paint would be the best and how much would it cost? also, my friend is talkin about getting an airbrush- is it worth it? lol, sorry for the questions, i've got several finished gundam models but i'm not happy with the parts where you cut that are showing, so i wanna cover them up.

[Raikiri86]

i hear from my friend air brush gives the best result, but ive never tried it. i remember there was someone round in the old forums who has lotsa exp painting models.... wonder if theyre still round...

the best way to make the armor plates stand out is to use a fine marker, usually .2 or so, and draw along the lines.

for those lil rough edges in models a really fine sand paper should be able to get them out. (see the unpainted ez8s )

[Mikado]

it's very good for paint marker. why was astray not as much commericalized as the original seed?

[yunamon]

Here's my 1/100 MG Zeta Gundam Version...

[yunamon]

More... Too bad current attachments cannot be previewed like during the older forum...

[yunamon]

Now 1/100 MG ZZ Gundam... Ah the Heavy Assault Mobile Suit designs...

The "bodyparts" of ZZ... XD

[yunamon]

More of ZZ... isn't it powerful? XD

[kevinyim]

You got so many Zeta gundams LOL, i wont be getting mine until a week . It poses so good :cool:

[Oerot]

Airbrushes basically ensure paint gets distrubuted evenly? So the paint job would tend to be nice I guess.

[Sweekz]

master grades or nothing

[yunamon]

Still going ga ga over the upcoming 1/100 MG Strike Freedom, Sweekz? XD

[AngelApocalypse]

i had only one model
and it was tallgees III
but its in ruins
i like many things but i have not much money to appreciate it
just looking at those models makes me want to go out and start all over again:D

[Raikiri86]

oo crap just noticed, there isnt any pic of my talgeese... my first gundam model XD

i'll go back and paint over that all white parts before i post tho...

[canadiancool81]

Ok this is a newbie question.. but what other grades are there. I only know of master grade..

and what is the difference?

[bicube]

there's high grade, master grade, and perfect grade. high grade is really cheap, and the models don't have many pieces and details. master grade is better than high grade, since it's got more details and parts. perffect grade is the best.

i'm not sure if this is true for all kits, but i think all the master and perfect grade kits have an "internal skeleton," meaning that you can take out the white body panels of the gundams, and underneath you can see the mechanics of the gundam. kinda like popping the hood of a car. high grade kits will be hollow inside. but yeah, in terms of detail, high grade is the worst, perfect grade is the best, and master grade is between the two.

[yunamon]

Officially... there are several grades...

Low Grade - cheap kits with just 4 joints (shoulders and hips... )... usually for kids... 1/144 scale
High Grade - for beginners... have basic posable joints... 1/144 scale
Master Grade - for intermediate and a standard for all collectors... 1/100 scale
Perfect Grade - Only for masters... and extremem collectors due to its extreme details and price tag... 1/60 scale
Jumbo Grade - New grade introduced a year before... larger than 1/60...
1/100 HG - Basically a HG... with a 1/100 scale...
Big Grade - 1/60 a cross between HG and MG...

Correct me if I'm wrong... XD

[Raikiri86]

yunamon is right. except he missed the SDs

as for the internal skeleton in MG. its not always true. neither my zaku or GM (both MG) have internal skeletons. but still move and poses like most (sometime better) other MG. they're almost a halfway between 1/100 HG and MG.

[canadiancool81]

OMG. that was exactly what I was looking for Yunamon. I was about to buy a bunch of models off of ebay that were all high grade.. thanks for the save..

I bought a strike freedom MG 1/100 last year and i finaly finished it.. so I am starting my love affair with gundam models again.. and there are models bigger then 1/60.. I am in love!!!!!!!!

must find them!!!!!!!!!

[yunamon]

i think the Strike Freedom you got is HG 1/100... because MG 1/100 still haven't released yet...

[Hathaway]

Officially... there are several grades...

Low Grade - cheap kits with just 4 joints (shoulders and hips... )... usually for kids... 1/144 scale
High Grade - for beginners... have basic posable joints... 1/144 scale
Master Grade - for intermediate and a standard for all collectors... 1/100 scale
Perfect Grade - Only for masters... and extremem collectors due to its extreme details and price tag... 1/60 scale
Jumbo Grade - New grade introduced a year before... larger than 1/60...
1/100 HG - Basically a HG... with a 1/100 scale...
Big Grade - 1/60 a cross between HG and MG...

Correct me if I'm wrong... XD

some additions

1/144:
first grade models: introduced in 1980s. white plastic, requires tremendous amount of painting.

High grade: about the"for beginers" part i am not really satisfied. models like dendrobium orchis rquies both cement is most parts, psyco gundam requies a lot of screws and it is as big as a 1/60 scale strike gundam when built, should i eleborate more of freedom gundam + METEOR?

1/100
B-CLUB models: Extremely expensive and difficult to built. requires cement and painting. requires you to scrape/file of the excess resin in most kits. most models are from side storys and MSVs. only a fare few are from the anime itself.


one more correction is that strike freedom is only released this year, low grade/ no grade is released at around january and hg is released at feb. so in other words is that either canadiancool81 is lying or he/she happened to mistype freedom into strike freedom due to excessive exposure to strike freedom.

[Raikiri86]

heh, more likely than not beginners are not gonna start with the orchis. they maybe 1/144 HG but theyre hardly for beginners.

just bout all beginners start with the standard size 1/144 HG models. which is what yunamon prolly meant.

anyways heres more a few more

the finished alex.
paint i originally used and what i used this time round is same. some color came out different because it aged or something ;; luckily my camera sucks enough for it to be less noticable




the talgeese, nota beginner friendly model. requires paint (originally all white) and some experience working with the models. screwups show easily on white... doesnt pose well either (compared to other HG that is)



current "finished" models. tho im considering testing some colorschemes on the sd heavyarm

[AngelApocalypse]

wow man
the more i see the more i want to go back and start getting some models to work with again :hyper:

although i only had one model and that was a screw up...
i still want to try again

[belial]

nice works i see here
im currently working on the orange zaku from Heine.
Trying to customize it with metallic blue nd silver nd 2 other colours i think.
Will post it when it's finish

[valentin]

Just completed those GSD's Zakus... http://valentin.foto...et/c876181.html
Still considering whether to weather them or not... anyway, they are definitely a rush job...

The rest of my completed models are available via the link below...
http://valentin.foto...et/c109313.html

Was there news that Bandai was going to redesign those mechs in stardust memory?

[aeb3000]

You don't need to put any weathering effects on them since they aren't flat or matt colors I think ...

from my point of view, the more flat its the more weathering fits there

... didn't re-regst. here since the 2nd forum rest or whatever happend

[aeb3000]

just completed my 1st land diorama
spoiler ahead!!!!
http://i6.photobucke...MAcompleted.jpg

Base on http://i6.photobucke...00/29blitz2.jpg (just seconds after)

[Raikiri86]

nice, i've always wanted to make a diorama... but dont even know where to start with one... (other than getting the kits XD)

[dtomato]

I like to use a lot of the materials found on train set landscapes for dioramas.

[aeb3000]

Yes trains has lot of stuff there, and I would like to make some buildings diorama as 08th team's Gouf vs Ez

Here's more pictures of my diorama http://www.a-eblitz.com/bsd.htm

[yunamon]

Look at this dedicated modeller! O.0 soooo....

http://wonderexcelle...ery/gallery.htm