Saturday, February 1, 2014

MG 1/100 Unicorn Gundam Unit 3 "Phenex" - Runner & Manual Preview Images

MG 1/100 Unicorn Gundam Unit 3 "Phenex" (Release Date: Feb 2014, Price: 12,600 Yen)
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18 comments:

  1. well I'd say... that's a LOT of freakin decals... a crapload of 'em... decal junkies will looove this :D but for me.. that price tag is not for me.. otherwise awesome kit..

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  2. Oh crap... those decals. Can't tell if they're waterslides. If they are, then I am at a complete loss whether to gloss or flat or semi-gloss coat it.

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    1. Gloss it all the way.
      Why you would want to flatten an intentionally shiny surface is beyond me.

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    2. I think that is waterdecal, you should top coat gloss. The rest will kill it

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  3. its just me...or the grey part are molded in a brownish gold color?

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    1. They're either molded in a brownish-grey color or in a gun-metal grey color that the existing Unicorn kits use.

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  4. can anyone tell me, is it gonna be gold coated or gold plated?

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    1. Gold Plated, so it'll have nub-marks everywhere as it's not an undergated kit.

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    2. noob question but, what's the difference between coated and plated? also can someone explain that "one point step" in the third pic?

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    3. @3:20
      First step is for hide the nubmark. First apply gold color paint (100%, not mixed with other color) on mark's surface, then overcoat it with clear yellow (100%, mixed with a very little amount of clear orange). Second step is just applying panel line with lining marker.

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  5. Pardon me for asking because I'm new to gunpla but I was wondering what would happen If I were to use top coat on gold plated plastic? Will Top Coating have positive or negative results for a gold plated model kit such as the Phenex?

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    1. Only topcoat gloss, the rest will make it bad. Unless you are decided make battle damage, semi gloss will work. But if you want keep its glossiness, just use gloss topcoat

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    2. A good gloss coat will keep it having the nice metallic shine that it has right now. It may change it somewhat but you can always test out what it will look like on a runner first before you do the whole kit.

      For these plated kits, you always want to go with a gloss coat to maintain that metallic shine look. The only exception is a kit like the Hyakku Shiki HD Color Ver where it's a more muted metallic shine and you may wish to use only a semi-gloss coat.

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    3. So use only topcoat gloss for gold plated kits, got it and thanks for the info.

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  6. Why didnt they undergate this T^T I sense pain everywhere

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    1. Don't worry, you can hide the nubmark with gold and clear yellow paint which explained in one-step point section.

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  7. Did you know the Armed Armor DEs act as beam machineguns? Also, the Phenex loses its arm while fighting the Banshee. Lastly, I'm kinda disappointed about the eye stickers being yellow; when the Phenex experiences the runaway psycommu, the eyes turn red. Just some info for the people picking this up :D

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  8. q: obviously I can only find out by testing a particular product but to try and avoid wasting money, does anyone have thoughts on using a high gloss clear coat before and or after decals? Or on any alternate ways to protect the finish like waxes, oils or anything. Does anyone know what the composition of the plating is?

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