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I just started the assembly process on the SD Barbatos.
I've never done this panel lining thing before, so it is an interesting challenge.
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On a related note, Gunpla has been the perfect thing to get me excited about painting again. Though I now have to resist buying everything at hand with the hobby shop closing (I grabbed a RG MkII Titans and a MG Freedom this week already and I am eyeing a PG Astray, but want the price to drop a bit more first).
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Here is what it looks like stock (not my photo) without stickers:
And with stickers (not my photo)
I did not like this kit. The assembly is very easy, but it doesn't look good enough to make it worth the trade off. The backside is terrible with tons of gaps everywhere. It was bad enough to turn me off the SD EX kits, but it would probably be good for the 5-8yo range for an early kit to see if they enjoy it.
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I'll post a posed picture wants I get it all sealed.
Things I have learned from this kit:
- Always get the water slide decal addons. The stickers are terrible, particularly on the dark colors.
- Graphite works well on white and very light grey, but fails on the darker colors that are still a bit too light to use black. I need a grey marker.
- The MG kits are way more fun (at least for me) to build than the HG/SD/NG kits. They look nicer, move better, and are very cleverly designed.
I also finished up a (NG) 1/100 Full Mechanics Iron Blooded Orphans Gusion Rebake and got a second clearance kit to also build the Gusion. I am about half way done with the Gusion and I will post pics once I have completed both versions. It's a decent kit, but kind of a rip off as it is priced much higher than the rest of the 1/100 FM-IBO line because it is almost two complete kits. However, you can only build one of them as they share the same frame. This is pretty galling as the Gusion could have easily been designed to be frameless as the torso and hip frame is functionally irrelevant except for the joint between them. One extra small sprue with arm and thigh parts and a modified hip to torso joint would have been enough to build both of them.
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...and the Gusion Rebake:
The Gusion still needs to be panel lined, but I need to wait until I get a grey marker. The green is just a bit too dark for graphite. The Rebake is completed, although I could go back and pick out its cheek grills in orange as I missed those on my initial build. There are several painted details on the model including all of the white on the shield. The Gusion Rebake is an easy kit to build that looks great. The Gusion looks good, but has very limited poseability due to its bulk. The limitations of the 1/100 Full Mechanic frame really show here.
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If you are into and have experience with traditional model building, MG kits are probably your sweet spot. They are mechanically detailed often with clever articulation and shifting components that move as you bend joints. RG kits are mechanical marvels but most of their internal structure is from a partially assembled frame and the focus is on hyper detailing the tiny scale mecha. HG has the widest range (and the same scale as RG) but are usually much simpler construction.
As a guide, I’d say SD/HG takes about an hour, MG around four hours (increase 2-3 hours for a Ver.Ka) and 5-6 hours for an RG. Hope you enjoy it!
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