SotF Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 On 4/2/2023 at 12:02 PM, WhiteWulfe said: The Bandai ones are nice, although I prefer the detail Evo and Delpi have on theirs, because small tiny text isn't a blob - it's almost always legible. Same with the warning decals Axis does, probably because they get Cartograf to print them. Delpi decals are also reasonably durable while still being thin. DL Decals are alright, somewhere in between Bandai quality and Evo, but they're a touch thicker, and also slightly fragile, but many places also carry their sheets so it's a simple case of paying about $10 CAD including shipping on eBay and getting them in 2-4 weeks later. They also do some of the more oddball kits, which is handy when I don't want to come up with $80 USD worth of decals to buy from Delpi for free shipping. The Bandai waterslides tend to be hit or miss for things, I've heard of a lot of problems with them at times. Anyway, ended up at Target and found an EG RX-78-2 American Type in stock... I also after a disaster at work, a coworker handed me a EG Nu Gundam and is still looking for a decent EG Nu-ff...which I still feel kind of bad about the situation, but the coworkers kid got away from them and spotted my full loadout EG Nu setup and tried to climb and look at it, dropping the shelf and, well, the one on display and the assembled EG Nu in the box I had behind it got smashed to complete wreckage. It's not as fun assembling the base EG Nu for a third time...and, eventually, a 4th time. While I've done the EG RX-78-2 (The Full Weapons version) before, it's just a 2nd time doing it and there's a pretty big visual difference combined with being a while since I built that kit. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteWulfe Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 24 minutes ago, SotF said: The Bandai waterslides tend to be hit or miss for things, I've heard of a lot of problems with them at times. Yeah, the Bandai ones I only pick up if absolutely necessary. I've had more predictable usability from DL Decals, but I still feel that Delpi is the current gold standard for specific to various gunpla kits for waterslide decals. Annoying part though is despite them having many distributors, most of the North American ones are perpetually out of stock, so it's just easier to save up until I need a dozen or so and then order through Delpi... Probably why those distributors typically don't have any on hand. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ced1106 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Only 700+ parts to assemble... 😄 Battle System's dungeon-themed Maladum game and separate multilevel dungeon terrain has less than 48 hours to go! Rules agnostic multilevel dungeon terrain is perfect for dungeon miniature skirmish games, like Frostgrave: Into the Breeding Pits. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Well, this arrived yesterday. I had one from around 1985 or 86 but it got crushed during a move. Found one on fleabay and the seller made me an offer I snapped up! Gray Death Legion or Northwind Highlanders? 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Jim Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 (edited) Or the original Dougram scheme? EDIT: You could get a drum missile launcher from a 1/48th scale aircraft weapons set for the right shoulder. Edited April 6 by Brother Jim 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteWulfe Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Acquired, or at least ordered... - Perfect Grade Astray Red Frame. - RG God Gundam (with waterslides) - RG Zaku II Tri-Stars (with waterslides) Effectively my holy grail kit, as the Perfect Grade Astray Red Frame is what I credit for getting me into the gunpla hobby in the first place. Some say it's the box design, I argue it's THE SWORD, although yeah, the box art is rather stylish despite being minimalistic. I've had the opportunity to buy one about a dozen times, but something has always come up the day before or day of payday preventing me from acquiring it. Yeah, having money, deciding screw it I'm doing it for my birthday, and then getting a 20% off coupon in my inbox for a spring sale... Wasn't hard to put two friends in the package with the Perfect Grade kit... Also acquired: mystery package from what I presume was sent by the parents. I'll find out what's in it tomorrow, and also hopefully get those last three waterslide decals I ordered in. Playfully hoping my parents sent me the Master Grade kit I've jokingly asked for like five times now, but I'm pretty certain it isn't that. Just a case of "I wonder what's in the box..." 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haldir Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Typhoon order came in yesterday! I ordered thr following: Original 75 count rack (ie dropper bottle) Hobby drawer (I really like this one! I will be ordering more in the future.) Brush/Tool holder rack. (This is nice too. Thou, there is some dead space in the back due to the height of the tool holes & where the shelf is located. I'll figure something out.) I must be sick thou, as everything is assembled.....😁 Also went to Wallyworld for some new pruners for yard work & came upon the disco aisle & I picked up a nice deluxe Rain-X rain/snow scraper for 2 bucks. It's extends to 50 inches, so that is a plus. My wife is short! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SotF Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Well, put in orders for the HGAC Deathscythe and HGUC Guntank to add to my collection. Newtype US had a Deathscythe that wasn't around $40...and even with shipping it was far less than elsewhere 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Hobby related, but mostly house. The new windows are going in on the back porch. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haldir Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Took advantage of the recent Badger 50% off sale & picked up something I've been wanting. Complete airbrush maintenance kit While the sale was nice, really all it did was pay for the shipping, so tech kit at regular price with free shipping. I've been wanting to buy this from Ken at a Badger booth at a con, but it's been a few years since I've seen him at one I've been too. Inside the box to take up space they put a foam insert. Pretty sure I can find something for this. Finally, I asked Gnomish Bazaar when they were getting in Tork (this month's freebie) & telling them I'd like one, he held it back plus the 3 bat swarms as well. Not pictured, but I also ordered a couple of Vallejo Xpress paints (snake green & copper brown). 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawhat Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 I got a text from Mrs. Strawhat today telling me that my box had arrived. Then I got the picture (why she sends pictures of boxes, I'll never know), and it was for furnace filters. Then I got home, and there was another box! My Battle Foam had arrived! So, that custom tray goes with some Feldherr trays I purchased a little while ago and replaces the cheap plastic, holds your minis in a grip that death would envy, that came in the boxes. This one goes on the bottom. All the furniture, character sheets, cards, and token tray (not shown) make it h-e-a-v-y. The "main" tray featuring all the standard minis. The five open slots will house the four heroes and one of the alts. I really wish I would have pulled the trigger a few months ago when Feldherr still had the whold Mythic Tier set on Amazon, but I didn't. So I tinkered with the custom tray creator at Battle Foam. So that led to the above. The rest of the Mythic Tier (less the heroes which are in the process of being painted and the Rogue Heir of Elethorn set. Plenty of room for some extras. The tray was a little larger than the box (this was expected), so I needed to trim the bottom a bit. I also mis-measured the slots for the Abominations (they should have been 1/4" taller, so I shaved a bit off the dividers for those as well. I also could have made it the next size deeper as Venim (the dragon) is just a touch too deep and its nose sticks just over the edge. One thing I wasn't expecting is that the base is not the same type of foam, it's a less-spongy type (I think that it's a polyurethane foam). The sides are also denser than the Feldherr foam. I have some leftovers from some other Feldherr foam that I used for Keller's Keep and Return of the Witch Lord that I might use to take up some of the empty space in the larger slots. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitterwolf Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 13 hours ago, Corsair said: Hobby related, but mostly house. The new windows are going in on the back porch. That looks like a really nice place! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 1 hour ago, Glitterwolf said: That looks like a really nice place! Thank you my friend! It's a really nice porch and the windows will make it usable about 3 1/2 seasons a year! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Jack Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 On 4/5/2023 at 7:47 PM, Corsair said: Well, this arrived yesterday. I had one from around 1985 or 86 but it got crushed during a move. Found one on fleabay and the seller made me an offer I snapped up! Gray Death Legion or Northwind Highlanders? Duuuude! That is literally the first big stompy robot model I ever built... Of course, I've only every built two big stompy robot models, but that one was first, lol. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haldir Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Small order from Pippd came in yesterday: 3 sided dice from Chessex (these will be used by whoever plays a certain pregen in my RCON games. I can't recall which character these are for. ha ha) 30 sec sand timer. I'm going to print off a DM screen holder/platform & put this on it for my Weds players. I've noticed they are starting to take too much time when it comes to their actions, especially one player who is more interested in his phone then the game these days. If the sand runs out, they lose their turn. Reaper Wraith & Reaper Bones Black female dark elf Also I wanted to buy something at my store but tbh the selection is really lacking these days. I ended up grabbing a set of Chessex Lab dice: 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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