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cute-girls-from-vns-anime-manga · 21 hours

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OH YEAH THATS RIGHT I GOTS ANOTHER ARMORED CORE MODEL KIT!!

The last one was so intricate and incredibly fun to put together I will chase that Gunpla high for eternity and never have enough!!!

#personal #plastic crack #model kit #gunpla #amored core

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turnami · 3 days

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I just remembered i have a tumblr so here’s my painted kshatriya

#gundam #gundam unicorn #gundam universal century #gunpla #model kit

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octoopod · 3 days

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not sure if tumblr is the best site for this, but its the one im most comfy posting on sooo! does anyone have any reccs for gunpla/model kits that are cute but dont break the bank?

im starting out and dont want to mess up a nice kit while learning, but ill only be able to buy them every once in a while so i also want to get ones that really stand out!

any reccs on where to check for sales or releases are super appreciated too, thanks!!

(photos of kits i like under the cut if that helps)

#gunpla #gundam #model kit #mecha

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zazagundam · 7 months

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figurecollection · 10 months

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EXM-H15 Acerby Model Kit by Bandai Spirits, of 30 Minute Missions

#i really want her lmao #acerby #model kit #bandai spirits #30 minute missions #robot girl #robot #anime figure #anime figures #anime #figure #figures #figurine #figurines

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burnout2kforever · 4 months

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Body is done, just the Sword of Dios left!

#gunpla #gundam #utena #rgu #model kit #kit-bash #revolutionary girl utena #nobell gundam

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arcadebroke · 7 months

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#@protocraft_bg #mecha #mech #kit mod #kit bash #gunpla #model kit #scifi #gundam

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softdeerirl · 9 months

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She’s finally finished!!! Kawaii guncannon :3

#gunpla #model kit #gundam

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thatonelesbianthatbuildsgundams · 3 months

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Pic/video quality is very bad but omg I love the kosmos kit so much. My first LED kit and although the documentation could use some work it was relatively straightforward.

#gunpla #gundam #gundam builder #mecha #mobile suit gundam #model kit #plamo #thatlonelesbiansgundams

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fhtagn-and-tentacles · 6 months

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CTHULHU

Sculpt by Yoneyama Keisuke Paint by sato751102

#tentacles #fhtagn #yoneyama keisuke #cthulhu #lovecraft #legrasse idol #monster #creature #horror #sculpture #model kit #great old one #fhtagnnn

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pastelcheckereddreams · 4 months

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Sooo, I bought the Lotus Tower model kit and, of course, I went overboard making it as accurate as possible to the show. To no one's surprise, I'm guessing? 😅

For reference, this is what the completed model (sans horses) looks like without most* of my alterations:

*The awning material and decoration is my only alteration at this point, as I didn't like the fabric they included with the kit.

I had so much fun with this model! It is well-made, has moving parts, and is actually fairly easy to put together, with most parts just clicking into place. It even has furniture details inside!

Let me know what you think! Have you got the kit? How are you finding the building process to be? If you want to hear a more detailed review of it and see my progress shots and details of my own creative additions, click below:

First, unboxing!

This is how the box arrives. I ordered it from CPOP Universe and it arrived well-packaged and undamaged within a matter of weeks.

Along with the kit itself - which as you can see consists of a stack of laser-cut sheets coded from A-Q, and numbers detailing the specific parts - you receive a coaster (ceramic, backed with cork, and very pretty), little standees of difanghua, a letter styled after the ones difang recieve from Li Lianhua, and a replica of the booklet of yangzhouman techniques.

The process:

The first floor came together pretty quickly:

Glue is provided, but isn't necessary for a lot of the pieces, as I found the measurements for a lot of the joints to be pretty snug and able to hold together themselves. Glue is necessary for some parts, though, particularly for areas such as the step up to the rear sleeping area. Strong glue. Here is what the fist floor looks like:

Fitting on the ceiling turned out to be the hardest part of most of the build. All of the holes on the second floor had to line up with every joint on top of the walls and doors.

The next big step I encountered was a curiosity. How to make the rear wall work? There was a curious piece clearly meant to anchor the rope, and a round hole that - much like the doors - meant that this piece was supposed to rotate - and even lock. But I received no instructions on how to achieve that. I found this puzzle (which I like to think was an intentional challenge, given the gadget-orientated FDB) to be a fun challenge. So I won't show you the inner workings and spoil it, but I'll show you the working product:

Next was the rather fiddly job of creating the sail awning. I imagine this will be quite difficult for some as there's no clear indication of how to fix the material in place.

My instinct was to sew it as that is also a craft I have practice in, though granted not everyone who buys this kit will be as comfortable with a sewing needle. The two swatches of fabric provided is also quite prone to fraying, and is quite thick and canvas-like. So, knowing that the awning is a big feature of Lotus Tower, I decided I could do better:

On the left is the provided fabric, and on the right is my own material (an old blouse that I never wore, with patches dyed with my promarker pens).

After that, things should've been an easy home run, as all I had to do was affix the wheels to their axis points and put the horses together. However, quite unfortunately, one of the wheels hadn't been cut out in my kit. I had to cut it out myself with a coping saw, a Stanley knife and much patience😅

It came out looking rough, but nothing a little sanding and a touch up with my promarkers couldn't fix. I also eventually glued the wheel caps to the axis to prevent the wheels popping off every time I touched it, and they all still spin fine (minus the one I had to cut myself, that one's a little sticky😅). Then came the horses, and I was done!

Or so I thought. "Don't you think it looks a little too brown?" said my detail-obsessed brain. "We could do... more...."

And so I did.

My additions:

I used scraps coloured by my blue marker to create the beams of the house, and later coloured the fence posts red.

I made a second sail to hand under the stairs.

I created a second planter box (again, from the scraps and coloured with promarkers - two sets of flowers were included in the kit, so I could put one in each planter.)

And I even created a rain chain using old earring backs, jewellery findings and a chain, spray painted matte black and then painted blue-grey.

To colour the roofs, I likewise painted them a light blue-grey (/brown for Hulijing's kennel), then used a darker blue promarker to roughly add in texture.

I painted the weather vane, and used scraps to add in its missing two cardinal points.

And then finally, I made a winch for the rear wall! It's also easy to turn with the roof on, so I'm very pleased even though it's a little rough looking 😅

Had to gif my video clip because tumblr said boo no to more than one :(

And that's it, that's my latest build! I found this kit very fun, loved the process and seeing Lotus Tower come to life. I also loved adding in all the details to make it just that bit more accurate to the show. My only true criticisms are 1) small design oversights with the base wood colour being a tad too dark imo; the missing arms on the weather vane; and no second flowerbed (although I may be being a tad too pedantic about it 😅). 2) The fact that one of the wheels in my kit didn't get cut out properly (a quality check issue).

Obviously, I made the choice to use a different material than the fabric included so I can't speak to how satisfactory it is. However, if I were ever in the position to give IQiYi direct feedback, I'd suggest they include thinner fabric, and paint (or paint suggestions, as I know model paints aren't usually allowed through customs in these kinds of kits) for the roofs, because (by way of how they're constructed) they're just raw edges of the reinforced card parts - completely uncoloured, despite being a very visual element of the piece.

Thank you for reading this far lol Keep an eye out for more art and craft posts! (I have a Siji Manor set update coming shortly 👀)