Gundam Modeling Official thread - Part 5

[Spector1986]

lbx custom effects 1 and 2..

can use for gunpla too..

O MANNNNN..... my wip... guess who..

 

[Skillzter07X]

Ahh I see i see, hmm but I flying by budget airline back here, Jetstar about 300 plus one way, cos I going other country then straight to japan!
Quite worried will lost baggage when transit lol.
And sure! I will PM u the itinerary when I'm done, now busy working part time to save up, no time to meet with my friends to discuss details >.<

 

[Surge007]

it depends on what you want, if you have a big bag to pack 23 kg, yes, the piece system is much better for you. but if you do not, then the weight system is better. cause they dun really care how many pieces you check in, as long as it is within the weight limit.

Errmm... go by the piece system (delta) basically you can bring more back. ONE person will have a allowable weight of 46KG..
so even if you dun have 1 big bag .. you can have 2 bags of 15kg each totally 30KG and you are still fine

go by the standard weight system (SQ etc).. 1 person is only 20kg. Exceed the 20KG and you may have to pay (sometimes still no need to pay if you can Cham xiong with the counter person

 

[Grumpyoldman]

Errmm... go by the piece system (delta) basically you can bring more back. ONE person will have a allowable weight of 46KG..
so even if you dun have 1 big bag .. you can have 2 bags of 15kg each totally 30KG and you are still fine

go by the standard weight system (SQ etc).. 1 person is only 20kg. Exceed the 20KG and you may have to pay (sometimes still no need to pay if you can Cham xiong with the counter person

i dun think need to worry so much lah. I buy like $500-$800 worth of gundams and transformers every trip so far still in the safe zone. Imagine I come back with lugguage + 2 china bags everytime leh. Gundams are surprisingly light.

Stay for about 2 weeks each time including business coats + 2 sets winter coats + 1 set of walking shoes + 1 set of working shoes + 2 sets of jeans, so clothes-wise oso quite heavy.

So really won't exceed unless u mega-MEGA hardcore.

On a side note, disposable underwear really helps a lot...

 

[flanker27]

Errmm... go by the piece system (delta) basically you can bring more back. ONE person will have a allowable weight of 46KG..
so even if you dun have 1 big bag .. you can have 2 bags of 15kg each totally 30KG and you are still fine

go by the standard weight system (SQ etc).. 1 person is only 20kg. Exceed the 20KG and you may have to pay (sometimes still no need to pay if you can Cham xiong with the counter person

hmm....okie.....to each his own then. to me if going to states, piece system is the best, just pack to the brim as much as you can. i went states last year june, 2 pieces of 22 kg each, i only came back with my backpack full and my carry on full..... there is only so much you can buy la....hahahaha.....though in japan, my toy shopping craze in mandrake cost me close to 1.5k sgd hahahahaha, now i have the entire chogokin collection of macross frontier. hahahahahaha....hmm...other than the normal version of the vf-27.......this trip if i can go tokyo, will try to pick up stands from mandrake...

 

[flanker27]

ii na~ ore mo nihon no onna shiritai desu! shoukaikudasai~!!!!!

sorry ar bro, my nihon go is pte ltd as of now. you were saying?

 

[StarDus]

sprayed over glossy black. nv use surfacer at all. sometimes i will skip surfacer
since gaia ex-black is 'sticky' enough.

bro, u may want to try get some mr super metallic plate silver next. the chrome is really

i haven tried clear color over it. but i think it will be awesome.

i nv like using gaia starbright silver. the particles are too big. not fine enough.
i use mr super metallic super fine silver for my candy gloss.

@alexmcqueen & Surge007, perhaps you guys can try Gaia starbright silver with Gaia metallic thinner (the one with gold stripes IIRC) if you haven done so. Gaia starbright silver with normal thinner (I am using Naka type) will have 'dots' 'dots', but if use with the Gaia metallic thinner will be more smooth. (No more 'dots' 'dots')

But I think mr super metallic plate silver might be more blink, got the link (with thanks) from you but too lazy to buy overseas.

 

[osirisx]

sorry ar bro, my nihon go is pte ltd as of now. you were saying?

surprisingly u can understand their native words but not romanji
my half bucket nihon go tells me he's asking u to intro him jipun girls

ii na~ ore mo nihon no onna shiritai desu! shoukaikudasai~!!!!!

ii na=how nice
ore mo=me
nihon no onna=jipun gurls
shiritai=want to know
shoukai=intro
kudusai=please

 

[xfiles_wolvie]

I everyday lurk lurk there.. See VD n ur posting.. That's y asked u where u ge ur whale thanks for the tip!!!

take more pics of the 1/1.

 

[alexmcqueen]

@alexmcqueen & Surge007, perhaps you guys can try Gaia starbright silver with Gaia metallic thinner (the one with gold stripes IIRC) if you haven done so. Gaia starbright silver with normal thinner (I am using Naka type) will have 'dots' 'dots', but if use with the Gaia metallic thinner will be more smooth. (No more 'dots' 'dots')

But I think mr super metallic plate silver might be more blink, got the link (with thanks) from you but too lazy to buy overseas.

bro, I am using all my metallic paints with Gaia metallic thinner. I do have Gaia starbright silver.
and it has been in exile ever since I started using mr super metallic paints.
sometimes what u pay is what u get. plate silver next cost $16 bucks ( pre- thinned) and the alclad stuffs were pretty ex as well ( pre thinned too).

btw I find the Gaia train series light and dark stainless silver pretty impressive too. finer than starbright silver and bling level pretty high. shoot 1-2 layers of fluorescent clear over, they look pretty wicked.

 

[alexmcqueen]

anyway those who wants to see metallic paint comparison,
here is a great link:

怪頭大糧倉: 金屬漆測試!!含SM系列、金屬黑、GP-02魔幻紅 - yam天空部落

 

[osirisx]

bro, I am using all my metallic paints with Gaia metallic thinner. I do have Gaia starbright silver.
and it has been in exile ever since I started using mr super metallic paints.
sometimes what u pay is what u get. plate silver next cost $16 bucks ( pre- thinned) and the alclad stuffs were pretty ex as well ( pre thinned too).

btw I find the Gaia train series light and dark stainless silver pretty impressive too. finer than starbright silver and bling level pretty high. shoot 1-2 layers of fluorescent clear over, they look pretty wicked.

only bought alclad....what's plate silver?
more bling than chrome alclad??

 

[Spector1986]

take more pics of the 1/1.

Sure bro!!! No worries.. Will let u drool n drool!

 

[simwb90]

O MANNNNN..... my wip... guess who..

LBX Odin?
10char

 

[AikiBoy]

surprisingly u can understand their native words but not romanji
my half bucket nihon go tells me he's asking u to intro him jipun girls



ii na=how nice
ore mo=me
nihon no onna=jipun gurls
shiritai=want to know
shoukai=intro
kudusai=please

many jipun 卧虎藏龙 here

 

[Spector1986]

LBX Odin?
10char

Need more hint?

this kit is really masking crazy.. Damn crazy

 

[Cleaver]

Done this last night... another of my lousy works...

Wow! Very unique colors there and very detail! Swee!

Now you need to put a camo zaku on it!

 

[Cleaver]

O MANNNNN..... my wip... guess who..

Looking good there man, why you like to torture yourself?

 

[hoyouken]

Wow! Very unique colors there and very detail! Swee!

Now you need to put a camo zaku on it!

Agreed. First impression very SAF....hahahah.

Masking skills very good!

 

[HeeroYuy]

Thx cleaver and hoyouken!
Actually tat is 60% completed dia, still got more to paint n panel line.. Haha

Alexmcqueen actually suggested do weathering n rust.. Shld I?