Just discovered the treasure trove of 3rd party gunpla and tbh this kit is great. Especially now with mg kits becoming more expensive… I got this guy for like 58 usd off of aliexpress with the no box option and the quality is insane. Every joint is like SOLID, and my one biggest complaint about some kits are how loose their joints get over time. Add onto the fact that some of the metallic runners…
I tried something new with this build: creating tonal variance by underpainting contrast-color splotches. It didn't really work. As a bit of a postmortem, my final coat was probably too opaque, meaning that all that variance kind of just gets buried. You can kind of see it on the shield, but it's really not present anywhere else. That doesn't detract from the build. I'm still pretty happy with how…
Im getting the PGU Nu soon and so far I've been using a really primitive set of tools (random cutting pliers and a box cutter) to cut far from the piece and shave off the nub. However, with such an expensive kit I feel morally obligated to upgrade from my caveman ways for this build, hence the need for advice on what tools I should get. First question is whether the godhand cutters are actually…