Baking soda + CA glue is a classic trick, for Chinese modelers at least, I saw a lot of people doing that when I was still a teenager in China since they couldn't afford fancy Tamiya plastic cements. I think they didn't even use baking soda - they used baby powder lol. It's a super cheap way to make fillers, back then all of them were doing that on seamlines. The downside being the end result is extremely tough so it's a lot harder to sand, and also you have to actually mix that stuff and work pretty quickly after. It's still a viable technique though. The Starbond thick is pretty much the same idea, it's just CA glue with a resin filler, but it stays liquid in the bottle so I have all the time in the world. But yeah, over all it's the same idea. Good job on connecting the dots!!

@@comradegunpla OH. I wasn't aware of the different composition of the Starbond! I just assumed it was the same as the BSI thick style CA that I tend to use. Thanks for the info!!

@@Xenofauna Yep, it's this woodworking glue brand I found when I was trying to find a glue similar to Cyanon, which is a glue that all Japanese modelers use. They got a couple of really versatile filler glues and I've been hooked since. I don't think any other modeler is really using these Starbond glues. Their white glue is especially really really good, cures exactly like ABS plastic, perfect for filling a large area.

@@comradegunpla wow! I'll have to look into that, it sounds really cool. Thanks, comrade!

I never got around making a video on this and I don't know if people would still be into it, but my idea is Sunrise probably only wants one major show reeling in revenue at a time since running multiple shows at the same time oversaturates the audience and doesn't bring more people in (kind of like how Amazon canceled The Tick once it got The Boys, redundancy in taste clusters) and they were gonna push the Gundam Multiverse and the new Freedom movie, both lower effort than building a new IP that's controversial with certain weirdos. Corporate probably thought they raked in enough with Season 1 of WfM, wanted to focus on the capital gain promised by Multiverse (which was a huge flop) and the guaranteed revenue from Seed Freedom (nostalgia IP, always gonna be a big earner) so the suits probably just wanted to cut WfM short to not compete with the other IPs. Again, entirely my own speculations based on my understanding on public companies with oblivious management. A very typical consultant move.

@@comradegunpla i think that makes a lot of sense. i really think Bandai was caught off-guard by what a huge hit G-Witch was, because they would probably have tried to sustain that gravy train a little longer otherwise, instead of taking a hard left right into the Metaverse trainwreck.

magnetizing sounds cool but I feel like due to the structural component of the gund bits, it's not going to be as realistic here. They have to all be able to collapse back into a shield after all.

@comradegunpla I see, thanks for even reading my comment! I've taken so much inspiration from your Aerial I'm basically trying to replicate it 1:1! Keep on building man!

LMAO you caught me, I was gonna fill in the back of the feet with hand painting but idk, just didn't like how it was going to look. I might still go back and fill it in later. And good to know about the plastic seals in Build kits, I never really paid attention to them so completely missed out on that news. It is honestly some crazy tech that Bandai is developing there. You did indeed see Pharact parts, almost done with that. I'm pretty ADHD coded so I'm constantly working on like 5 different projects at the same time, which is kind of awful. Every time I shoot a footage where I need to zoom out a bit I always have to shove everything else off the table lol

@@comradegunpla sorry to be that guy! It seems that plastic seals are just the beginning. Both new Burning and 00 Diver Arc have some new tech for their clear parts. I think for the Diver arc it's somewhat light-reactive and glowing in the dark? And for the burning it's just some new type of resin or coating (?), so it can slightly change the color, depending how light is falling on the part. Definitely excited to see what's Bandai R&D team has for us in store. Nice, can't wait for all the next builds and videos! P. S. I need to say I will miss WfM's line box artwork, the design was so nice and clean

The default answer is Godhands, or really any single blade nipper would do for a budget. I have a pair of the Madworks single blade, it's not as good as the Godhands but still pretty ok. My real contrarian answer though, is if you think you'll upgrade to airbrushing kits later, don't even bother with cleaning nubs. Cleaning nubs for snap building vs painting can be very different, and when you fix nubs/top coat right now, it actually makes it harder to paint later.

@@comradegunpla ah I see so would you recommend the RuItool 1.0 or 3.0?

@@alan_flufffluff5665 no idea. Never used. I only have a pair of Godhands I bought like 5 years ago and I’m still on the same pair.

@@comradegunpla might have to get some godhands they kinda pricey but for the models of neon genesis I’m wanting to building it could come In handy.

Infini easy cutting mat, it’s actually great

LMAO how are you guys noticing these Pharact parts god damn And yes I'm almost done with it

cheaper but real talk, I bought this kit back when WfM kits were as scarce as PS5's, at the time the FM was literally impossible to get lol. I might grab it next time I buy kits, but tbh probably not gonna build it soon due to the repetitiveness

Mostly Mr color

@@comradegunpla lacquer or acrylic?

@@comradegunpla I have a problem with the paint, it doesn't stick well. How is your model doing with this?

@@PRAETOR1ANO lacquer, and it should stick well enough. I don’t really want to troubleshoot in the comments, check the description in my newest video for a link to our community discord where you can discuss things with me

Extending the lower arms is definitely the better way to go, but it just takes more work. I'm lazy.

The honeymoon is already over, WfM is not gonna go down as a memorable Gundam series, but tbh the "queerbaiting" relationship isn't the issue at all with the series. The issue is just it's incredibly mid. I'm gonna talk about this more when I finally make my WfM rant video, but we have this misconception that queer relationships in entertainment have to be somehow "profound" whereas they don't have to be at all. Movies and TV shows feature straight hot characters all the time, not because some sort of plot development purposes, they are just there to attract viewers. Relationships in anime are teased for baiting shippers in the fanbase all the time. Queer relationships are just put on a different standard because we somehow assign them more purpose. To me Bandai's move in denying the marriage is no different than like, idols in Japan always hiding their relationship status in fear of angering fans. The issue is WfM is just mid, which makes it easy to attack every other aspect of it, so when people scoff at the queer baiting, it's a lot harder to defend it. Kind of like how Balder's Gate 3 was really gay, but you'd be a clown by every standard if you get triggered by it, whereas it's a lot more "acceptable" to shit on Starfield for having a pronoun option, because Starfield is a lot more mid.

Oh I guess also because that Prologue was so good, like, it was literally on EVA level, I think the disappointment from season 2 became greater. They raised incredible expectations from viewers, so the crash came harder, especially since they raised that expectation again with the season 1 tomato ending.