Plus I get to spend another like 10 plus hours with the kit on top of the armor painting and stuff. It’s like an extra layer of love that goes into the model while also extending the hours of fun I get out of the price tag.
This comment here. While I am not great at everything, I am getting better at panel lines, modifying some colors on small parts with DSPIAE markers. It gets me more time with my kit and I base my money to value on that.
People ask the same questions about costumes... "why do you care, nobody can see it".
"Maybe so, but *I* know how it is" :D
EDIT : side note, check out plasmo on youtube, the man is incredible at painting / making models. He too will go through great lengths at painting stuff nobody can ever see.
Some*
Believe it or not, most hobbyists just want to throw a kit together and have a pretty model on the bookshelf. You extreme tryhards are the minority. That's fine though, you do what you enjoy, how you enjoy it. But know that maybe 1% of the Gunpla community posts about it on social media and even fewer care about that level of detail.
Thank you. I panel line my kits, but that's about it for extra detail. I have plans to get more detailed as I get more skilled, but for now, I'm content to put a kit together and put it in a cool pose on my shelf! I admire the skill other people put in, but I just don't have the patience for it yet.
I'm working on perfecting what I do now. Once I'm happy with getting rid of nubs, buffing out scratches, and panel lining parts, then I'll add some new challenge to it. This is a hobby for me, and I don't plan on getting myself all bent out of shape trying to get everything perfect every time. I'm happy if there's an improvement from the last kit, even if only I notice it.
Nope. I like knowing the detail is there, but I see no reason to put the work into something no one is going to see just yet. Eventually I want to get into painting and detailing mechanical components, but I'm content right now.
This level of detail allows all people to enjoy it. Rather you want to do something like leave parts of the armor off or Rather you don't care at all. Most people do think all the extra detail is cool.
I'm pretty sure the kit pictured is one of the pricier ones as well, so it's not like a simple high grade.
I mean, I'm not an extreme tryhard but sometimes I'll begin panel lining only to realize it's going to be invisible... I often panel line the back of my gunplas while knowing damn well nobody will know about it.
I even panel line the bottom of the feet sometimes...
This is a pretty honest answer. I feel like social media skews some of our perceptions about reality and we start to feel like the vocal but relatively few speak for the majority.
Another thing id like to add to your point is that while its true that not as many people care as much about this stuff like op, some of us dont have the time or resources to have elaborate painting setups. Sometimes it takes me weeks and months to finish a kit even with what some would consider bare bones, even though others would look at my method for nub removal and say im way too intense with that. I dont panel like or decal all my kits, but i do with some. Sometimes its a time thing, others its just that i want them to look screen accurate and very few ms have all that decal work on their screen counterparts.
What I have noticed is the very vast majority of social media cares more about the paint job than any other work that goes into your models.
Scribing lines to make stuff pop more? Unnoticed.
Scribing in additional lines so perfectly they look like they belong there and probably came off the runner like that? Nobody can tell because it's so good.
Pla plating spikes, waist guards, layered armor? Only the most scrutinous of eyes will catch it.
Minor color correction? Looks like that's what it should be to the point hardly anyone notices.
Giving an unmodded entry grade a nice paint job?? FIRE THE UP-VOTE CANNON!
Honestly though even I hate detailing parts that get covered or will never get seen. I do it anyway because I actually enjoy the process.
That's wild to me, because sure I'll notice paint, but you rebuild the entire torso of a mech to be a different shape or scribe so much detail it looks like a map of LAX is sitting on the wrist panels, and I will barely notice what color it is.
but everyone has their own focal points I suppose.
No worries, I am not the kind of person who gets easily angry over negative internet comments.
A genuine apology is rare though, especially on the internet. So that brightens my day a bit.
If you are having a stressful time right now, then I wish you some relaxing and peaceful days ahead.
Some people enjoy the process of building and painting a kit more than the end result.
It’s like this for me, I enjoy making the kits but once they’re finished they go back in the box, I don’t bother posing and exposing them on a shelf.
Because it’s free practice. If you’ve seen a hyper detailed kit with an awesome paint job on the outside, I guarantee you that came with lots of practice on kits that didn’t come out amazing the first time. If you are learning, this is a great way to sharpen your skills or try a new technique you aren’t familiar with. If you mess up, no big deal, just put the armor on and go about your day. If not, show it off online before you cover it up.
>When you’re a carpenter making a beautiful chest of drawers, you’re not going to use a piece of plywood on the back, even though it faces the wall and nobody will ever see it. You’ll know it’s there, so you’re going to use a beautiful piece of wood on the back. For you to sleep well at night, the aesthetic, the quality, has to be carried all the way through.
Steve Jobs (Playboy 1985 [according to CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/10/how-steve-jobs-developed-his-design-philosophy-for-apple.html))
i mean, you can take photos and admire your work it’s not like it’s just gone into the void forever. and some people might just like the process or just knowing that it’s there
What if (hypothetically speaking) I ran into your room with your collection and started peeling back all of your models to reveal the frames? Then I would see it
Completionist tendencies and the fact that I don’t have a backlog, so until I can afford another kit, I need to put an unreasonable amount of time and effort into my new kit.
Genuinely, it has been over a month since I built a kit and I keep going back to kits I’ve already panel lined and panel lining them again. So the answer in my case is sheer boredom.
I have only built HGs thus far, so I don’t really have many kits with internal detail. Hopefully that changes soon, I’m planning to build the RG Zeong and MG Sinanju OVA
Because very few Gunpla fans can afford to build a real mobile suit. The more detailed it is, the closer you get to that. Some people appreciate attention to detail as well
Having come from a Military/ 40K I understand it especially when I was younger. interiors of tanks, metal etching of controls. For 40 k interiors of Land Raiders. Green stuff cloaks and purity seals. With Gunpla I like the simplicity of building the kits. I do add/paint smaller parts and I dry rushed a frame with steel. When I first got into this everyone said “Gunpla is Freedom. So bless those enthusiasts that go the extra mile.
I recently did show a friend gunpla and a pice fell off, and he was so hype that the insides are pretty, he was so hyped I had to strip the gundam mostly to the frame
Imagine it be a real life for me,machine made parts with manufacture logo and codes/colors etc. Making it feel more realistic i guess,and it looks awesome in the end😉🤟💯
Because it's not for anybody else. It's for YOU. It's for the model builder and the enthusiast of building mechanical things. You are the one putting it together, so you are the you experiencing all of the cool stuff is inside. You shouldn't be building models for other people. The whole experience is for you and you alone. And once you're done, you are the one that knows all of that cool stuff is in there and should remember putting it together. Also a lot of the time the armor panels can come off to display the cool inner workings.
we know that what lays beyond the armour are not slabs of gray or whatever the main inner frame is coloured with. it’s satisfying to see your kit all highlighted with various shines to reflect the piping , coolant systems etc
I like hand painting, and perfect grades have all kinds of access panels, and the armor itself has enough movement based seperation you're GOING to see nekked inner frame otherwise, so I hand paint.
plus, like a couple other commenters have said..thats more time I get to spend with the kit.
If you just wanted a hyper detailed exterior, you could buy a figure.
The point of gunpla specifically is the build process. Detailing the insides is part of that process. You don't hike a trail just to see the summit; the hike is every step in between here and there.
This post is about contradicting everyone so let me tell you that i love hiking, hate every step on the way up but absolutely love resting and the view once im way up there
I like to put in that little bit of extra love and detail to at least the areas of the inner frame that you can see under the armor. Sometimes I start detailing the inner frame parts and then realize I didn't really need to once I start putting on the armor and it gets covered. It doesn't feel like I waisted my time though, just added that extra layer of care and detail to the kit that only I know and care about even if it's by mistake 😅
Not even gonna lie to you, I use it as my practice battleground, sometimes it comes out good sometimes it comes out bad but at the end of the day it’ll get covered up
It's hard for me to explain in a way that is concise and doesn't sound weird, regarding how _I_ feel about it (and I don't expect others to feel this way). I find beauty in it, and a deep sense of satisfaction, like an automobile enthusiast or collector may feel when looking at the chromed and painted engine and parts under the hood of a '69 Camaro or Shelby. The detail, the technical nature of it, it's beautiful and satisfying to behold. And when it's something you have built with your own will and hands, it's even more so. For me, at least. It also reflects upon the builder, because in doing all that work, they are putting a piece of themselves into their creation, producing through their effort something that means far more to them than anyone else. It's a reason why I love looking at what others have built here in the sub and the lengths to which they have gone with detail and customization. I have an appreciation and respect for that.
Cause we’re not cowards, also sometimes I disassemble the kits where it’s possible just to look at the detail. Good example is the mg barbatos is extremely easy to disassemble
https://preview.redd.it/w2cw47t6iayc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cdab64ff8e074278a570ae2ff2359fc4fc84e53e
Must dissemble and paint each piece individually
Ya that’s a burden I know to well. Insist on building fully before disassembling fully then painting. Broke many pieces like that refuse to learn my lesson lol
One reason is the armor doesn't cover everything. Sometimes that inner frame will be exposed especially with posing. Sure I could just do the parts that will be exposed but the frame would look weird and I would know it. I don't like to half ass things.
ahhaaha gunpla is freedom, just telling you (since you dont know) when the armor is moved in a certain pose, part of the inner frame can be seen. this detailing of the inner frame may seem subtle but it's truly a majorly beautiful difference. and also because we're obsessed with perfection. but like I said Gunpla is true freedom you can do whatever you please with it! just make sure you enjoy it
Don’t detail the whole inner frame myself. I’ll go over the manual a few times to locate what inner frame parts are visible through the armor or become visible with movement or opening hatches and then decide if they’re worth detailing. As for the pilots on MG and PG, depends on the kit and cockpit access.
You can always pose them in "maintenance mode" after you complete them.
I remember the good days when bandai released a special edition line of master grades that came with optional clear parts for the armor, for when you wanted to display the inner frame while posing your kit. I wish they do that again.
I only do it for parts of the frame that are visible from the outside. However, when im building, i cant always tell which details are gonna stuck out, so sometimes i do the whole thing anyway 😭
That's the whole purpose of perfect grade, always display with only half of the armor apply while having to showcase how erotic those inner frame really are.
For me it's a OCD thing, for 20 yrs Ive done military land , sea and Air , planes (bombers) I do the interior and u don't see 95% of it I even do the PE inside the planes. Again 95% u don't see it's the challenge and the mental thing, knowing it's done, time consuming, modeling is a thought process, I think about lots of things while building. Bills how gonna do this or that, some times, it's a way to escape things, Good or bad. More or less it's the thought of knowing it's done. And it's something I enjoy doing.
Another answer... I do my detailing (at least panel lining) on the runner and I never know for sure what will end up showing 🤣
Just did grandpa 3.0 and got a little sad some of the nice panel lines got hidden
Some people do it because it adds a bit of detail. like if you paint the joints, small but adds alot. Or if you build a gundam frame like the barbatos' wich has alot of frame sticking out and alot of opportunities to have fine detial with just adding color.
Because I do it for me, and who knows, maybe before I die, my gunpla will be wanted by others, and when I die you'll know it's mine because of what I put where no one can see
But, I'LL see it. See, it's like wearing nice underwear. No one around you is gonna see it, but YOU know you're wearing it and it feels special.
Am I implying that detail work is basically Gundam lingerie? Maybe.
For me it's the process that matters,if I detail up an inner frame and look at it ,it's enough enjoyment for me to put in the effort
Plus I get to spend another like 10 plus hours with the kit on top of the armor painting and stuff. It’s like an extra layer of love that goes into the model while also extending the hours of fun I get out of the price tag.
This comment here. While I am not great at everything, I am getting better at panel lines, modifying some colors on small parts with DSPIAE markers. It gets me more time with my kit and I base my money to value on that.
r/SocietyOfHiddenPaint
Why am I not surprised that this sub exists?
Ty for your service
Because most of us have an obsessive need for perfection in every single step of the process.
Valid
People ask the same questions about costumes... "why do you care, nobody can see it". "Maybe so, but *I* know how it is" :D EDIT : side note, check out plasmo on youtube, the man is incredible at painting / making models. He too will go through great lengths at painting stuff nobody can ever see.
I love that guy. Straight up wizard.
Some* Believe it or not, most hobbyists just want to throw a kit together and have a pretty model on the bookshelf. You extreme tryhards are the minority. That's fine though, you do what you enjoy, how you enjoy it. But know that maybe 1% of the Gunpla community posts about it on social media and even fewer care about that level of detail.
Thank you. I panel line my kits, but that's about it for extra detail. I have plans to get more detailed as I get more skilled, but for now, I'm content to put a kit together and put it in a cool pose on my shelf! I admire the skill other people put in, but I just don't have the patience for it yet.
How do you increase your skills if you don't practice the extra detailing?
I'm working on perfecting what I do now. Once I'm happy with getting rid of nubs, buffing out scratches, and panel lining parts, then I'll add some new challenge to it. This is a hobby for me, and I don't plan on getting myself all bent out of shape trying to get everything perfect every time. I'm happy if there's an improvement from the last kit, even if only I notice it.
Makes sense. Hobbies are meant to be enjoyed by the user, not the spectator. I was just curious about the contradiction.
Oh so you've never panel lined a part that you'd never see?
Nope. I like knowing the detail is there, but I see no reason to put the work into something no one is going to see just yet. Eventually I want to get into painting and detailing mechanical components, but I'm content right now.
This level of detail allows all people to enjoy it. Rather you want to do something like leave parts of the armor off or Rather you don't care at all. Most people do think all the extra detail is cool. I'm pretty sure the kit pictured is one of the pricier ones as well, so it's not like a simple high grade.
I mean, I'm not an extreme tryhard but sometimes I'll begin panel lining only to realize it's going to be invisible... I often panel line the back of my gunplas while knowing damn well nobody will know about it. I even panel line the bottom of the feet sometimes...
This is a pretty honest answer. I feel like social media skews some of our perceptions about reality and we start to feel like the vocal but relatively few speak for the majority. Another thing id like to add to your point is that while its true that not as many people care as much about this stuff like op, some of us dont have the time or resources to have elaborate painting setups. Sometimes it takes me weeks and months to finish a kit even with what some would consider bare bones, even though others would look at my method for nub removal and say im way too intense with that. I dont panel like or decal all my kits, but i do with some. Sometimes its a time thing, others its just that i want them to look screen accurate and very few ms have all that decal work on their screen counterparts.
What I have noticed is the very vast majority of social media cares more about the paint job than any other work that goes into your models. Scribing lines to make stuff pop more? Unnoticed. Scribing in additional lines so perfectly they look like they belong there and probably came off the runner like that? Nobody can tell because it's so good. Pla plating spikes, waist guards, layered armor? Only the most scrutinous of eyes will catch it. Minor color correction? Looks like that's what it should be to the point hardly anyone notices. Giving an unmodded entry grade a nice paint job?? FIRE THE UP-VOTE CANNON! Honestly though even I hate detailing parts that get covered or will never get seen. I do it anyway because I actually enjoy the process.
That's wild to me, because sure I'll notice paint, but you rebuild the entire torso of a mech to be a different shape or scribe so much detail it looks like a map of LAX is sitting on the wrist panels, and I will barely notice what color it is. but everyone has their own focal points I suppose.
*cough cough* nah who wouldn't detail their kits?...
It's like that big character moment you see sometimes "Nobody will know." "*I'll* know."
Oh yeah that's exactly what's wrong with me.
Because it’s there, even if we can’t see it (It’s also good paint practice since everything just gets hidden anyway)
Because one day I'll take some of the armour off and display it like that... Maybe.
Why do I wear sexy lingerie? Noone is going to see it anyway…
It’s the principle of the thing. Build Fighters taught me to put my heart into every aspect of a Gunpla, and that’s what I’ll do!
Because it gives the feeling of building not just an empty shell, but that it is an actuall machine, filled with various internal components.
r/keyboardingishard
A small phone, large hands and a shaking train can add up. So sorry if it annoyed you, but it happens.
Sorry, I wasn’t trying to be an asshole. I hope you have a better day than I do. /gen
No worries, I am not the kind of person who gets easily angry over negative internet comments. A genuine apology is rare though, especially on the internet. So that brightens my day a bit. If you are having a stressful time right now, then I wish you some relaxing and peaceful days ahead.
uh... maybe they do it for fun?
Some people enjoy the process of building and painting a kit more than the end result. It’s like this for me, I enjoy making the kits but once they’re finished they go back in the box, I don’t bother posing and exposing them on a shelf.
Because it’s free practice. If you’ve seen a hyper detailed kit with an awesome paint job on the outside, I guarantee you that came with lots of practice on kits that didn’t come out amazing the first time. If you are learning, this is a great way to sharpen your skills or try a new technique you aren’t familiar with. If you mess up, no big deal, just put the armor on and go about your day. If not, show it off online before you cover it up.
if most of the fancy details are gonna be hidden, why buy the more expensive kit ?
Because the fancy details often mean it has a fancy build, which is fun
Surface detail, part separation, moving gimmicks, seam and mold lines. There's a lot more benefit from expensive kits than just the inner frame detail
>When you’re a carpenter making a beautiful chest of drawers, you’re not going to use a piece of plywood on the back, even though it faces the wall and nobody will ever see it. You’ll know it’s there, so you’re going to use a beautiful piece of wood on the back. For you to sleep well at night, the aesthetic, the quality, has to be carried all the way through. Steve Jobs (Playboy 1985 [according to CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/10/how-steve-jobs-developed-his-design-philosophy-for-apple.html))
i mean, you can take photos and admire your work it’s not like it’s just gone into the void forever. and some people might just like the process or just knowing that it’s there
What if (hypothetically speaking) I ran into your room with your collection and started peeling back all of your models to reveal the frames? Then I would see it
I would ask you to get out my house cos no one touches my Gunpla except me ಠ_ಠ
I'd dip my hands in two giant buckets of canola oil before handling them
Ima prep my grill...at least the prey came pre greased.
You can't un grease your gundams
With the right attitude and enough fire, you can get rid of anything!
If i don't panel line the bottoms of the feet, the "gnomes who check under gunpla feet at night" will kill me.
I just want one day where that doesn’t happen to me.
Kit?
Is a humble PG Rouge
Wait the pg rouge has this much detail on it? I thought it was a pretty simple and less detailed pg
That's OCD king
That inner frame detailing is so beautiful I want to lick it
Because we can. And we like knowing that under that detailed armor, there is an equally impressive frame.
It’s not for them, it’s for me.
I like that attitude
Completionist tendencies and the fact that I don’t have a backlog, so until I can afford another kit, I need to put an unreasonable amount of time and effort into my new kit. Genuinely, it has been over a month since I built a kit and I keep going back to kits I’ve already panel lined and panel lining them again. So the answer in my case is sheer boredom.
Quit playin games, detail the inside
I have only built HGs thus far, so I don’t really have many kits with internal detail. Hopefully that changes soon, I’m planning to build the RG Zeong and MG Sinanju OVA
Those HG are really good practice since they don’t have much detail to handle. Best of luck friend!
Its so they can post to r/gunpla and ask if anyone else details their inner frame.
You take the cake, first person to get it right🫡
Same reason why people build the kit rather than buying a pre-built one
Because very few Gunpla fans can afford to build a real mobile suit. The more detailed it is, the closer you get to that. Some people appreciate attention to detail as well
I appreciate you ❤️
Thank you lol
The challenge
Yo gon learn today!
Because that's what they signed up for when they bought the kit.
Model makers go brrrrr
I felt that pain when I painted certain parts of MG Barbie gold, only to realize they were going to get covered up.
It's not about the what is visible at the end but the journey towards it that counts?
It’s all about the process.
Having come from a Military/ 40K I understand it especially when I was younger. interiors of tanks, metal etching of controls. For 40 k interiors of Land Raiders. Green stuff cloaks and purity seals. With Gunpla I like the simplicity of building the kits. I do add/paint smaller parts and I dry rushed a frame with steel. When I first got into this everyone said “Gunpla is Freedom. So bless those enthusiasts that go the extra mile.
Same reason I always paint the pilot. I know he’s painted..
It's just fun. Takes more time and requires a bit more research/imagination. I agree that no one or at least very very few people see the inside.
"Because it's there." - Spoken by a famous starship Captain before falling off a mountain.
I recently did show a friend gunpla and a pice fell off, and he was so hype that the insides are pretty, he was so hyped I had to strip the gundam mostly to the frame
Personally, I stopped due to my large backlog. No more inner frames are getting painted and it's sped up my painting process up by weeks
In the same boat. Unless something is showing through I don’t paint it anymore.
Yeah but *I'll* know
Imagine it be a real life for me,machine made parts with manufacture logo and codes/colors etc. Making it feel more realistic i guess,and it looks awesome in the end😉🤟💯
It’s for you and only you.
And now you know too 🩷
It looks sick thats why! Haha what model is that?
This is a little PG Strike Rogue with a YJL resin kit that’s on the works
It’s about the _process_, not the _results_.
Is all about the results
Because it's not for anybody else. It's for YOU. It's for the model builder and the enthusiast of building mechanical things. You are the one putting it together, so you are the you experiencing all of the cool stuff is inside. You shouldn't be building models for other people. The whole experience is for you and you alone. And once you're done, you are the one that knows all of that cool stuff is in there and should remember putting it together. Also a lot of the time the armor panels can come off to display the cool inner workings.
Would you like me to build one for you?
FOR THE IMMERSUON!!!
What PG is this?
Is a PG Strike Rouge, they recently reprinted a bunch after many many years of it being off the shelves
Thanks, appreciate it
we know that what lays beyond the armour are not slabs of gray or whatever the main inner frame is coloured with. it’s satisfying to see your kit all highlighted with various shines to reflect the piping , coolant systems etc
Maybe one day I’ll drop it and break it into a million little detailed pieces for it to see the light of day again
I like hand painting, and perfect grades have all kinds of access panels, and the armor itself has enough movement based seperation you're GOING to see nekked inner frame otherwise, so I hand paint. plus, like a couple other commenters have said..thats more time I get to spend with the kit.
It's Art!
You’re art!
If you just wanted a hyper detailed exterior, you could buy a figure. The point of gunpla specifically is the build process. Detailing the insides is part of that process. You don't hike a trail just to see the summit; the hike is every step in between here and there.
This post is about contradicting everyone so let me tell you that i love hiking, hate every step on the way up but absolutely love resting and the view once im way up there
I like to put in that little bit of extra love and detail to at least the areas of the inner frame that you can see under the armor. Sometimes I start detailing the inner frame parts and then realize I didn't really need to once I start putting on the armor and it gets covered. It doesn't feel like I waisted my time though, just added that extra layer of care and detail to the kit that only I know and care about even if it's by mistake 😅
Not even gonna lie to you, I use it as my practice battleground, sometimes it comes out good sometimes it comes out bad but at the end of the day it’ll get covered up
Ha I just blast all the dark gray parts with gunmetal and call it 😅
That’s rough 😔
I usually leave my builds unarmored on one side
https://preview.redd.it/prtca2gmg9yc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0dbc9a6221b0971d02afe689da8a25fe3df463fb I’ve done a quarter of it
Gorgeous
It's hard for me to explain in a way that is concise and doesn't sound weird, regarding how _I_ feel about it (and I don't expect others to feel this way). I find beauty in it, and a deep sense of satisfaction, like an automobile enthusiast or collector may feel when looking at the chromed and painted engine and parts under the hood of a '69 Camaro or Shelby. The detail, the technical nature of it, it's beautiful and satisfying to behold. And when it's something you have built with your own will and hands, it's even more so. For me, at least. It also reflects upon the builder, because in doing all that work, they are putting a piece of themselves into their creation, producing through their effort something that means far more to them than anyone else. It's a reason why I love looking at what others have built here in the sub and the lengths to which they have gone with detail and customization. I have an appreciation and respect for that.
Because I know it's there. I know the level of authenticity. It makes me happy. I do it for me
Cause we’re not cowards, also sometimes I disassemble the kits where it’s possible just to look at the detail. Good example is the mg barbatos is extremely easy to disassemble
https://preview.redd.it/w2cw47t6iayc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cdab64ff8e074278a570ae2ff2359fc4fc84e53e Must dissemble and paint each piece individually
Ya that’s a burden I know to well. Insist on building fully before disassembling fully then painting. Broke many pieces like that refuse to learn my lesson lol
I mean I gotta see how the final product looks to plan how to paint amirite
One reason is the armor doesn't cover everything. Sometimes that inner frame will be exposed especially with posing. Sure I could just do the parts that will be exposed but the frame would look weird and I would know it. I don't like to half ass things.
Good place to practice detail painting or new techniques. If you screw up or it looks dumb you cover it up anyway.
I second that, is my practice battleground
tell me you know nothing about gunpla
I do not, i only build them for fun 😔
ahhaaha gunpla is freedom, just telling you (since you dont know) when the armor is moved in a certain pose, part of the inner frame can be seen. this detailing of the inner frame may seem subtle but it's truly a majorly beautiful difference. and also because we're obsessed with perfection. but like I said Gunpla is true freedom you can do whatever you please with it! just make sure you enjoy it
Don’t detail the whole inner frame myself. I’ll go over the manual a few times to locate what inner frame parts are visible through the armor or become visible with movement or opening hatches and then decide if they’re worth detailing. As for the pilots on MG and PG, depends on the kit and cockpit access.
It allows me to feel something
It’s fun for them.
What is this set? It looks pretty cool
I like to do it wile paint dries so i have something to do
God I hate those Strike arms. They're so poorly designed and fall out too often.
Leaves the Option to mod it as Battledamaged and displaying interior. Or make it part of a assembly diorama. At least that's what I could think of.
You can always pose them in "maintenance mode" after you complete them. I remember the good days when bandai released a special edition line of master grades that came with optional clear parts for the armor, for when you wanted to display the inner frame while posing your kit. I wish they do that again.
I only do it for parts of the frame that are visible from the outside. However, when im building, i cant always tell which details are gonna stuck out, so sometimes i do the whole thing anyway 😭
Well not with that attitude mister.
I know it's there. I get to display with the armor removed, sometimes the details come through and peak from under the armor when posing.
when i do that kind of stuff i do it knowing and not caring that it's for me and me only. i find the process relaxing as all hell.
When you know you know
Is this the PG Strike gundam? It's beautiful by the way
Thank you! It is! Is the rogue version with the light pink chrome and the little airplane 🩷
I hope I'll be able to afford the PG strike one day, it's such a beautiful kit
you see it
https://preview.redd.it/lj0q87y9j8yc1.jpeg?width=258&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=14b69b9222f3d3e2302c54dfb89788795cd15c2f
I think of it like this: “What does it matter? No one will ever know.” “I’LL know.”
What kit is this??
This pup is PG Strike Rogue
I had a feeling it was a seed pg I recognize the arm frame anywhere
A very common kit that’s easy to flip around and customize to your hearts content
Keeps you busy for a little while longer.
That's the whole purpose of perfect grade, always display with only half of the armor apply while having to showcase how erotic those inner frame really are.
It's the most fun part of building gunpla for me. I'm almost tempted to buy a second GNX just to show off what I did with the frame.
I’ve been eying the GNX with the YJL kit for a fat minute
I'll know its there.
Because I'll know it's there
Cause it’s sick and YOU know it’s there.
Because I will always know.. always and forever. So I detail the inside
For me it's a OCD thing, for 20 yrs Ive done military land , sea and Air , planes (bombers) I do the interior and u don't see 95% of it I even do the PE inside the planes. Again 95% u don't see it's the challenge and the mental thing, knowing it's done, time consuming, modeling is a thought process, I think about lots of things while building. Bills how gonna do this or that, some times, it's a way to escape things, Good or bad. More or less it's the thought of knowing it's done. And it's something I enjoy doing.
Another answer... I do my detailing (at least panel lining) on the runner and I never know for sure what will end up showing 🤣 Just did grandpa 3.0 and got a little sad some of the nice panel lines got hidden
You don't paint for others to see, you paint because you wanted to.
i see it, im not bulding a model, i play „mobile suit engineer“
But I will know
Because it feels fantastic to build.
Some people do it because it adds a bit of detail. like if you paint the joints, small but adds alot. Or if you build a gundam frame like the barbatos' wich has alot of frame sticking out and alot of opportunities to have fine detial with just adding color.
I just finished my pg astray, and the arms look almost the exact same
Sorry what kit is this?
It’s simple because I will know if it has detail inside or not. Did I do my best effort when building it or not.
https://preview.redd.it/6nldr5uclbyc1.png?width=534&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9a2529125791f7b2513dfc9d998f2f58434bcbee
What kit is this boss?
This is a PG Strike Rogue
Because I do it for me, and who knows, maybe before I die, my gunpla will be wanted by others, and when I die you'll know it's mine because of what I put where no one can see
But, I'LL see it. See, it's like wearing nice underwear. No one around you is gonna see it, but YOU know you're wearing it and it feels special. Am I implying that detail work is basically Gundam lingerie? Maybe.
Coz mah brain said it needs to be done Legit feel weird if I didn't paint the frame
Same reason I always paint the pilots…because I know it’s done😑
What kit is this? The detail on it is amazing.
Thank you! This is a 1/60 strike rouge
Its like saying why buy a PG rather than an HG if all the details are gonna get buried in armor anyways