Building This Old Master Grade Changed How I See Newer Kits
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I finally finished the MG Rick Dias.
After giving up on the original dry-transfer decals, I contacted Bandai, bought a set of waterslides from Gundam Base, and finally got the decals onto the kit.
Well… mostly.
One of the decals absolutely refused to cooperate no matter what I tried, so I eventually gave up on that one too.
But once I hit it with matte top coat and put everything together, I could finally step back and see the whole kit.
This was my first time really sitting with an older Master Grade like this, and I didn’t know exactly what to expect going in. Building it made me appreciate some of the things newer Master Grades do differently—not just because someone told me they’re better, but because I actually experienced the parts of the old design that made me understand why things changed.
The dry-transfer decals were hot garbage, but overall, I’m really glad I built this one.
#Gunpla #Gundam #RickDias #MasterGrade #ModelBuildLab
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I figured their included waterslides are the worst there are - even the cheapest bootlegs' waterslides come off faster from the sheet and stick better. I never use setter and / or softer and this worked for any and all waterslides regardless. Except Bandai's.
Even worse, I have an older (Red Bandai logo) MG X2 Crossbone Custom unfinished since ages since I didn't find waterslides for the Custom. And age really hasn't been good for the decals. The normal 3rd party ones work fine for the body, but after it took ages to get the rifle done with the original ones, I just can't bring myself to deal with the core fighter ☠️
Building This Old Master Grade Changed How I See Newer Kits
Model Build Lab
15,894 views
I finally finished the MG Rick Dias.
After giving up on the original dry-transfer decals, I contacted Bandai, bought a set of waterslides from Gundam Base, and finally got the decals onto the kit.
Well… mostly.
One of the decals absolutely refused to cooperate no matter what I tried, so I eventually gave up on that one too.
But once I hit it with matte top coat and put everything together, I could finally step back and see the whole kit.
This was my first time really sitting with an older Master Grade like this, and I didn’t know exactly what to expect going in. Building it made me appreciate some of the things newer Master Grades do differently—not just because someone told me they’re better, but because I actually experienced the parts of the old design that made me understand why things changed.
The dry-transfer decals were hot garbage, but overall, I’m really glad I built this one.
#Gunpla #Gundam #RickDias #MasterGrade #ModelBuildLab