Jeremy007

i know its a long shot but is there anyone on the boards that has a copy of that Famitsu mag with the Metal Gear teaser in it that they would be willing to part with? if not, is it possible for one of the Mwers in Japan to pick one up for me?

looks fantastic. REGULT: you can get copic markers at most craft/art stores. I know Michaels has them and most local art supply stores carry them

i see. many thanks FAMITSU is a weekly mag, right? Does anyone know if thats the newest issue?

can anyone here possibly tell me the name and issue of the japanese gaming magazine that features this ad? Do any of the MW'ers in Japan know? any help would be greatly appreciated.

"Helena" by My Chemical Romance

couldnt agree more. Oldboy is a FANTASTIC movie which does not need to me remade. IMO, Lady Vengeance doesnt either...nor does Sympaty for Mr. Vengeance...which im sure will get remade since it is a part of that trilogy. The Korean Revenge trilogy is probably my favorite trilogy ever. Look what the US did to Bangkok Dangerous...they ruined it....the original was great. I hate remakes.

you are not the only one. this stunt is one of the many that made Joe Quesada the hated man that he is today.

yep. The silver suit is used by Rhodes and is called War Machine.

Will may not be Steve Rogers/Captain America. Marvel released an awful miniseries a few years back called Red, White and Truth or something like that and the story was that the FIRST test subject for the Cap.Am. program was an African American Tuskeegee pilot, whos name i forget....according to this storyline, Steve Rogers was the second captain america. just another fantastic way that marvel rapes continuity.

thats insane. what kit is that?

oh sorry. I have built several of Bandai's MG Patlabor kits and they all come with regular clear stickers and i clear coat those as well. Never had a problem. Bandai has always had a bit of a problem with oversized decals...especially the clear excess part around the actual decal itself. I usually trim all bandai stickers so all excess clear material is cut away, apply and clearcoat. they hold up just fine.

i hope i didnt misunderstand anything but as to your question about clear-coating stickers...Yes, it absolutly works. When im done with the assemble, i use Mr. Hobby's Mr. Mark Setter and Mr. Mark Softer and then clear coat the whole model. The combination of the mark setter and clearcoat prevents any peeling whatsoever. Mr. Mark Setter is the best decal set ive ever used...it really gives that "painted on" look and the clearcoat makes them look that much better.

Im currently watching Hell Girl. Has anyone else seen/been watching this? What are your thoughts?

good idea. I was also thinking about carrying a notebook...the kind that he wrote all his thoughts down in.

there are some pretty cool ideas in this thread. Im going to go as Kevin Spacy's character from Seven. Im just going to wear brown or black pants (dont remember what color they are in the movie) a blood stained short sleeve white button down shirt, bandage all my finger tips and walk around with my hands cuffed in front of me.

has the 28,000 yen price been confirmed?

looks great. i wonder if that stand comes with the model. i doubt it does.

im sorry bro.

best of luck to you and your buddy. I know what you are going through...my pet cat of 18 years died last year of liver failure. It was so hard to watch him go through it. im pulling for you.

what did you use for the panel lining and the weathering?

as far as panel lining goes, you should do that at the end when its built. You may want to scribe the panel lines a bit deeper then they already are but its not nessicary. Once built, put a layer of clear coat on the model BEFORE you panel line...this will help the thinned enamel paint flow into the recesses much better. Use super thinned enamel paint...about 4-5 drops of paint to about a thimbel full of thinner is a good ratio. Use a really thin tip brush and hold the model at an angle and the panel wash should flow right into the grooves. You may have to experiment with the paint to thinner ratio depending on the brand you use. Let the wash dry over night and then with enamel thinner or Zippo fluid (works very well) take a q-tip or toothpick and rub off all excess panel wash. For the Gunpod Lavender...not sure. Im still experimenting trying to get that color right myself. I think ive come pretty close with a mix of Gunze's Mr. Color Gray Violet, Steel and Violet For the clear parts, I dont paint them. I mask over them with Masking Sol Neo and then polish them with Tamiya super fine polish or Compound 2000 when im done. If you want to give the canopy a tinted look, you could spray a VERY LIGHT coating of Tamiya Smoke on the inside of the canopy. If you do this, do it from a bit of a distance so only a very small amount of smoke spray gets inside the canopy so it looks tinted and not painted. I have not looked at my canopy all that close yet, im not sure if there is a seam running down the middle but if there is and you want to get rid of it, sand the canopy down with SUPER FINE (2000 grit) sandpaper and then polish with whatever finishing polish you have...Tamiya Super Fine and Top Compound 2000 work great. As you said, you want to do this right so you may want to invest in some things if you dont already have them...Scriber, Masking liquid, polish, good cement, decal setter, superfine sandpaper...etc. You want to make sure you have everything you need before you start...you dont want to be halfway through a step and realize you need something you dont have. If you dont want to settle for the local hobby supplies and dont want to deal with overseas shipping and prices and dont mind dealing with ebay, I highly recommend ebay seller MFPilot...they have TONS of modeling supplies in stock.

cool. Im going to stick with the plain white plastic and paint the interior skeleton very lightly. thanks for the info.

My VF-25 model arrived today and im all set to build it but i have a question first...Im not new to model building at all...ive been building models from my favorite animes for years and i always use an airbrush to paint my models HOWEVER, i have never built a transformable model kit. Does paint factor into any transformation problems? Should i paint this or just stick with the plain bandai plastic. thanks for any and all info.

i dont think the mods misinterpreted enthusiasm for spamming at all. There is a huge difference in the two things. You can be enthusiastic in a thread and show your support with a comment here and there but when you respond to EVERY SINGLE post in a thread, quoting each post, just to reply to each and every person...thats not enthusiasm, that is nothing but spamming to get your post count up. Dont get me wrong, Ryan seems like a nice guy, ive dealt with him on several occasions and have always been happy with the transaction but the truth of the matter is that he shot himself in the foot. plain and simple. Signing up with a different account name after being suspended is not a sign of enthusism either...its being sneaky and he was trying to get around the rules. period. We have all bashed ebay sellers with schill accounts who try to mislead us...how is this different? Ryan was trying to mislead the forum. I dont have a lot of respect for forum mods to begin with...some of them think they have way too much power for what they do(im not talking about any MW mod here) but like it or not, ryan broke the rules. Just because he likes macross doesnt mean he is above the rules. Doing what he did, being called out for it and then bad-mouthing the mods for calling him on his mistakes and then re-registering with a different name and continuing to pull his antics is just underhanded and bush-league. a ban is a ban...not a temporary time out.

eugimon, its pretentious douchebags like you why i stopped coming around here. You try to ruin for everyone if they dont share your opinion. Face it, you are not always right...stop trying to force your opinion around and stop belittling others for having a different opinion. If someone says something that you dont agree with, you feel the need to shoot them down. Honestly, are you that desperate for attention? Does it make you feel like a big man to put others down? So what if someone is a gundam fan or a transformers fan...even on a macross board, people are allowed to like other anime's besides Macross. dont waste your time typing whatever you consider to be a well thought out, witty, sarcastic comment...keep it to yourself...its not funny, but if it makes you feel better to put someone down via a keyboard, by all means...insult me big man. You are absolutly pathetic. Mods...feel free to ban me if you want, this place is just as bad as Newsarama. There is no free thought here....just pure keyboard mob-mentality