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Prinz Eugn

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Recovering academic Here I mostly post about gunpla

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Prinz Eugn @prinzeugn.bsky.social · Jan 5

I'm resisting the temptation to post every picture I ever took of this thing #gunpla #gundam #zaku #gunplaphotography

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Prinz Eugn @prinzeugn.bsky.social · 14h

It's mostly a disposable income disease. It takes way less time to buy a kit than it does to build one, and there's always more kits to buy, so if you have the money it's easy to build up a backlog. Also, if you get into time-consuming techniques it's even harder to plow through.

Prinz Eugn @prinzeugn.bsky.social · 15h

#Diorama update: the base is looking surprisingly okay, but I'm tired of working on it, so for now I'm going to switch to the Gundam for some light customization. #gunpla #ガンプラ

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Prinz Eugn @prinzeugn.bsky.social · 15h

Thanks! I ended up going over it with thinned darker tones, which soaked into the flocking I used for grass.

Prinz Eugn @prinzeugn.bsky.social · 1d

Progress on the #diorama Did some work on the natural ground area. It's a bit too green, I'm thinking about how to knock down the color of the grass to something more desaturated. #gunpla

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Prinz Eugn @prinzeugn.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks!

Prinz Eugn @prinzeugn.bsky.social · 2d

Unless its an "Entry Grade" grade, you will want nippers/plastic cutters to cut the parts from the runners. A nail clipper can work, but it's not great, you want something that can cut close to the part.

Prinz Eugn @prinzeugn.bsky.social · 2d

Decent #diorama progress on the damaged concrete but I need to figure out that inside portion. IRL its often light dirt or gravel thrown around when a runway is cratered, but this is one of those cases where I might go cool over real. #gunpla #gundam #battledamage #scalemodel

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Prinz Eugn @prinzeugn.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks! No, but I've heard of them. These are Prismacolor Artist pencils I happened to have. Apparently you can treat them with thinner, but i haven't experimented yet.

Prinz Eugn @prinzeugn.bsky.social · 2d

Hm, yeah, colored pencils seem to be the way to go for cracks on this pavement. Not sure if it's in-scale exactly, but looks pretty good anyway (to me at least). #diorama #gunpla #gundam

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Prinz Eugn @prinzeugn.bsky.social · 4d

Diorama preview, apparently. RG RX-78 fist for scale. #gunpla #gundam #diorama

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Prinz Eugn @prinzeugn.bsky.social · 4d

This evening I continue clogging your feed with #diorama updates. Messed up some asphalt, on purpose. Needs another pass or two with oils but looking less factory fresh than yesterday, which was the goal. #Gundam #gunpla #scalemodel #weathering

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Prinz Eugn @prinzeugn.bsky.social · 5d

Oh yeah, probably some oil spots, tread marks, and light wear of some kind. An overall oil wash for dust, too. I think the bigger risk is honestly overdoing it. It's so easy to get carried away with weathering once you get starte, at least for me.

Prinz Eugn @prinzeugn.bsky.social · 5d

First time doing something like this, but its coming along (fingers crossed I don't screw it up!) #diorama ##scalemodel #weathering #battledamage #gunpla

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Prinz Eugn @prinzeugn.bsky.social · 5d

Some more progress on the ol' #diorama. Cement is looking good, but not sure about the tarmac. It looks super clean, which is neat, but probably a little too clean. I'll have to think about layers to add. #gunpla #gundam

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Prinz Eugn @prinzeugn.bsky.social · 6d

Diorama update: pre-shaded the pavement and took a crack at the dirt area. Dirt looks halfway decent already but let's see what happens when I start adding layers. #gunpla #gundam #diorama

Prinz Eugn @prinzeugn.bsky.social · 7d

Working on some battle damage for my diorama. This Citadel texture paint is pretty nice, although I'm going to prime over it to make the color scarring way more subtle (and not so brown). #gundam #gunpla #diorama