u/justghostjoon

Okay so, for frame of reference- I'm completely new and I've been absolutely diving into Gundam with my new found sobriety. It's become my therapy and past time outside of work and career ambitions.

I hadn't watched Gundam since Wing and I'm 36 now. Can I just say...what are the odds of me getting getting one card from five packs for the one series I started the hobby and Fandom with. Gquuuuuux. From Freedom Ascension. I had been posting in subreddit asking about building a Clan Unity variation deck and have been working on it and I get the most ideal ex-resource card. I even opened a box and didn't get any pulls even close to this.

Just really excited about this whole new world of Gundam card game and gunpla and wanted to share a moment of ecstasy.

Hope I don't come off obnoxious. I just have Noone to share this with. What few friends I have left that are sober that I choose to keep around have no idea about Gundam

Anyway, take care over there 🫡

Complete newb here. Planning on doing a custom ‘blacked out’ GN Arms Type-E build.

I had gotten a bunch of Tamiya and Mr. Color paints that are flat or metallic (for accents). I am returning the gloss/semi-gloss because it’s redundant since I’m applying TS-79 coating. I was initially planning on hand painting them with them brushes but I’ve been told this is extremely not ideal? Is it ‘doable’ or is spraying the core panels truly the best way? And then I would hand paint the accents with respective metallic/shiny colors?

Also, I cannot afford an esteemed airbrush kit so I was going to settle for Tamiya spray cans. Is this the most optimal workaround?

I know that when doing bright red or whatnot, I want to use a white base primer (which to my understanding is the equivalent of using 1000 grit sponge to prep the panel surface for large surface hand painting).

Basically, can I hand paint full panels for this kit and even kits like Red Gundam HG or should I pivot to the spray cans for base color and upgrade to airbrush kit down the road?

Just wanted to share my collection with ya’ll!

Something about the way she looks at him… 🥹