Thanks. Just shy of 10 hours on decals. I never exactly “liked” the Jegan. I bought it on impulse when it was on sale. After building the kit, I thought the design was cool but I hated the color. And to be 100% transparent, this is not my original design. I found it online and changed the colors a little bit.

If you think that Delpi is that much better than Bandai, just wait till you try G-rework.

If you use setter and softener properly, your decals will hold up without topcoat. They won’t hold up to play or ham hand but otherwise it’s good. I will say that what you’ve heard is correct in regards to OEM Bandai decals. Those things will rip if you breath on them wrong. I’ve had no problems with Delpi or G-Rework.

You don’t have to top coat over them if you don’t want. Especially if you use mark setter. You just have to be careful when posing.

Nice build. Looks really clean. Hand painting details is hard. That’s why I use waterslides. The learning curve is steeper than stickers but the decals slide around a little bit so that you can get the placement where you like it. With some practice and softening solution, even the one that go around corners aren’t too bad.

I left Reddit during the Great Migration 2 years ago. Lemmy reminds me of the way Reddit used to be

Forget Reddit. I think it’s cool!

See my previous posts. MG Unicorn came with MS Cage

You can get Ariel in Full Mechanics 1/100

If they made this in 1/100 I would buy 2 of them

It’s not all heartbreak. When it’s clamped in the ms cage, you can’t tell that anything is wrong. It just means that I will order a metal frame for the full armor when I get it.

Thanks for the props. I’m just trying to keep the community from getting stagnant. As a bonus side effect, others have started posting more and engagement / comments are up as well.

Thanks for the info.

I’ve done 4 RG’s from Wing. They all had extras. I’ve got 2 Heero, 1 Zechs, and 1 Tres from those and I’ve got Amuro from 0079.

I built a Shenlong and a Deathscythe back when you could by glue together models at Walmart. Wing was still on Toonami to give you an idea of how long ago this was.

If you want to dm me, I’ll send you the 1/144 peeps that I have.

Not pictured, I have 4or 5 1/144 peeps too. I think every RG kit I built came with one seated pilot and one standing person. Every MG I’ve built has come with those 2 at a minimum and sometimes extra standing figures.

I’ve got something in the works on that front

The new PGU Nu Gundam can be pre-ordered for $650. I think it’s supposed to release in January ‘26 at an msrp of ¥66,000 ($455)

It’s floating around $250-300 USD. It’s hard to justify dropping that much on a hobby in one hit.