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Is The HG 00 Qan[T] Worth A Purchase
Definitely 3 (8.1%)
Yes 9 (24.3%)
Maybe 10 (27%)
No 6 (16.2%)
No Way 9 (24.3%)
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Thoughts On HG 00 Qan[T]
Topic Started: Sep 6 2010, 12:20 AM (4,829 Views)
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I am interested in buying this kit. I'm also interested in getting some tools to properly build this kit.

1. What Tamiya Spray paints do I need?
2. Is there a good masking tape, hobby knife, nipper, and sanding/smoothing tools you suggest?
3. Where can get I get the kit, the spray paints, and the tools the cheapest online?
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Foobariu
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Thoughts on the Qan, looks exactly like 00 gundam, with swords that you could scratch build.

I say no way, just get a normal 00 and mod it.
You know you've accomplished something when you start to say things like - "Just my two cents."
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Hi! Welcome to the forum.

Personally, don't like the kit BUUUUUT before you start making post about this stuff. Be sure to use the search button that we provide to you on this forum.

For the questions, Tamiya spray paint is not an essential have to get spray paint brand to get. There are a variety of choices available. ex: Rustoleum, Krylon, Testors, etc.
Any type of hobby equipment is fine. You can usually find those stuff at your local art shop if you have one.
For the kit buying... I would suggest going on someplace like HobbyLinkJapan.
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Yeah, I agree with GundamUber on the Tamiya brand thing with the sprays. It's not an essential to have it, and, in my opinion I would avoid it unless you really like a certain color they produce, or can't find another brand of lacquer spray. Why? Because Tamiya sprays are twice as expensive as a can of Krylon or Rustoleum, yet half the size! If you've got lots of cash, then sure why not?

Also, 00Q seems like a cool kit, I'm actually thinking about picking one up in the future myself.
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Sep 6 2010, 12:28 AM
Thoughts on the Qan, looks exactly like 00 gundam, with swords that you could scratch build.

I say no way, just get a normal 00 and mod it.
No. The head, shoulders, body and knees are different.

Actually 00 Qan[T] is a unique and good kit in my opinion.
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._. Shave down the antenna's on the 00 and there you have the Qan's head.

Shoulders, take off the GN drives and there's the Qan's shoulders.

Slight difference in the chest, mod it and fit in a sphere.

Knees, mod the Seven sword 00 and there you have it.


You know you've accomplished something when you start to say things like - "Just my two cents."
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Why are you so obsessed with Quanta? Seriously, the sword is nice, but it's really not that impressive
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Sep 6 2010, 01:14 AM
Why are you so obsessed with Quanta? Seriously, the sword is nice, but it's really not that impressive
HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT?!
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personally, I think the Quanta is a buy only for those who trully like it
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Sep 6 2010, 01:27 AM
I really like the kit, myself. I'll probably be picking up one or two 00 Movie HGs when I eventually buy my MG Unicorn OVA for my Unicorn Banshee custom I'm going to do. Bandai's recent HGs have all been top notch, imho. No way you can go wrong with any of them. As for paint, I do love Tamiya, but I'm an airbrusher and their acrylics go much farther for much less money. I don't think I'd buy their lacquer unless you really need something. Spray cans are a really good way to get started painting. After you get good at it, you can upgrade to an airbrush. It's not a bad investment, eventually. I save a ton of money on paint because of it. All I can say is, make sure you have some small bottled paints for detailing. Look at what colors the small areas of the kit are, stickers are a good guide, and buy them and a small brush. Many of the small areas on HGs are too big of a pain to mask and spray. Hand brushing is just way simpler for small details. Also make sure you have some kind of clear coat. If you can't find a good spray kind, pick up a bottle of Future Floor Acrylic. It may be labeled as Pledge with Future Shine in your area. It's what we airbrushers use as a budget clear coat. Unless you want to mix it with Tamiya Flat Base, you can only get a gloss finish. You can brush that on. It's not ideal to have to hand brush it, but if that's your only option it's not bad. If your willing to buy some tamiya acrylics, mix it with Tamiya X-21 Flat Base. 10%Flat/90% FFA will give you a Semi Gloss. 20%/80% will give you a satin and 30%/70% will give you flat. Also, have something to panel line with. It can be anything, really. You can use thin gundam or other paint markers, nice technical pens, or even mechanical pencils. It's up to you. Most of all, have fun. Don't worry if you mess up, it's part of the learning process. I'll tell you my first few projects looked like crap, but man was I proud of them. This is a hobby, do it because you want to. Good luck! One last point of advice, make sure you where gloves and give way extra drying time for white paint. It's so easy to screw it up. The slightest bit of dirt or extra paint of another color on your hands will bleed like hell onto white paint. I can't tell you how many times I've had to strip and redo white parts due to something stupid like that. As for where to buy, I really like scalehobbyist.com They've had really good service and prices from my experience and I can get everything there. Also, here's a tutorial that helped me tremendously when I was starting out
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Acrylics suck compared lacquer. Don't bunch all other airbrushers together if only you just use it.
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Sep 6 2010, 01:06 AM
._. Shave down the antenna's on the 00 and there you have the Qan's head.

Shoulders, take off the GN drives and there's the Qan's shoulders.

Slight difference in the chest, mod it and fit in a sphere.

Knees, mod the Seven sword 00 and there you have it.


lol whatever man. that's just impossible. I already said their not the same.

Even Seven Sword's knees are not the same. -_-
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@Yami, haven't you only airbrushed one kit?!

As for the whole acrylics argument, they can be some of the WORST types of paint to ab with. By thinning them, they can very easily chip/scratch off. Enamels and Lacquers are alot stronger, with lacquer being a faster drying paint, and having a much nicer finish.

As for the Future floor finish... It's not a gloss finish. It's more of a satin/semi finish. You need to put 5 or more coats on to get close to a gloss finish.

Also, there is a forum for discussing construction of gunpla. Please keep any further posts regarding subject matter of this kind there.
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Sep 6 2010, 01:36 AM
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Sep 6 2010, 01:06 AM
._. Shave down the antenna's on the 00 and there you have the Qan's head.

Shoulders, take off the GN drives and there's the Qan's shoulders.

Slight difference in the chest, mod it and fit in a sphere.

Knees, mod the Seven sword 00 and there you have it.


lol whatever man. that's just impossible. I already said their not the same.

Even Seven Sword's knees are not the same. -_-
Anything is possible. If you beriiiiiieve.
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Sep 6 2010, 01:39 AM
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Sep 6 2010, 01:36 AM
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Sep 6 2010, 01:06 AM
._. Shave down the antenna's on the 00 and there you have the Qan's head.

Shoulders, take off the GN drives and there's the Qan's shoulders.

Slight difference in the chest, mod it and fit in a sphere.

Knees, mod the Seven sword 00 and there you have it.


lol whatever man. that's just impossible. I already said their not the same.

Even Seven Sword's knees are not the same. -_-
Anything is possible. If you beriiiiiieve.
Yeah i know. Anything is possible if you work hard too.

If any people is not lazy enough to mod 00 gundam to 00 Qan[T] though.
Edited by ryujin23, Sep 6 2010, 01:47 AM.
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Sep 6 2010, 01:44 AM
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Sep 6 2010, 01:39 AM
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Sep 6 2010, 01:36 AM
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Sep 6 2010, 01:06 AM
._. Shave down the antenna's on the 00 and there you have the Qan's head.

Shoulders, take off the GN drives and there's the Qan's shoulders.

Slight difference in the chest, mod it and fit in a sphere.

Knees, mod the Seven sword 00 and there you have it.


lol whatever man. that's just impossible. I already said their not the same.

Even Seven Sword's knees are not the same. -_-
Anything is possible. If you beriiiiiieve.
Yeah i know. Anything is possible if you work hard too.

If any people is not lazy enough to mod 00 gundam to 00 Qan[T] though.
It's been done. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_XSJxwH6t4
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Acrylics are delicate and not for beginners, that's for sure, but I find them quite easy to work with and the chipping only comes into play if you don't have a nice topcoat or aren't careful before you topcoat. I typically find the best mix of selection and price with Tamiya acrylics, but that's neither here nor there. This guy is starting with spray lacquers. It's about 3 now Squee, but they'll never see the light of day, lol. I've just repeated what I've heard and spoke about my experience with FFA and working with spray. I'm sorry and won't speak beyond personal experience again. Also, I'm totally doing a WIP on my next kit so you can all rip me apart and give me pointers. :P
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I'm a beginner at airbrushing and I like acrylics because it's very easy to clean up in case I mess up.
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@GundamUber - lol I can't stop laughing man! Hahahah!! Hahah! :D
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I'm a beginner at airbrushing and I like acrylics because it's very easy to clean up in case I mess up.
That was the absolute best part for me. All the striping I had to do because I messed up white was made much easier, but let's keep all this discussion out of this guy's thread. If anyone wants to discuss this more, I can make a thread over in the help forums. Just say the word.
Edited by yami4ct, Sep 6 2010, 01:56 AM.
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Sep 6 2010, 01:36 AM
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._. Shave down the antenna's on the 00 and there you have the Qan's head.

Shoulders, take off the GN drives and there's the Qan's shoulders.

Slight difference in the chest, mod it and fit in a sphere.

Knees, mod the Seven sword 00 and there you have it.


lol whatever man. that's just impossible. I already said their not the same.

Even Seven Sword's knees are not the same. -_-
lol? What's with this lol. I'm having a legitimate debate with you and you respond with LOL. Really?


Impossible? I think not! Tad bit of experience and skill and the task is but a piece of pie.

But their knees are similar, in that much of Qan, you can mod 00 to make it.

You know you've accomplished something when you start to say things like - "Just my two cents."
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Just because you can make Quan[T] from 00 7S, doesn't make it the best option for this particular modeler. It's not like the cost of 00 Quan[T] far exceeds 7 Sword. Yes an experience modeler can make a custom look way better, but I see no reason someone with no interest in that aspect of the hobby should try to make a custom kit when a commercial one of good quality is readily available.

Side note, made a new thread on paint types in the construction section. You can all eviscerate me over there and maybe we'll all learn something.
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I'm just curious, but, why mod a 00 when you can just get the Quanta already? I mean, I could understand if the OP wanted a 1/100 Quanta, but, the HG already exists. It's not like someone wants a MS out of one of those MSV books where it's very close to the original but slightly different, 00 and Quanta only share so much, and it'd be a pain to do, and not everyone is experienced enough to do heavy mods.
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._. Shave down the antenna's on the 00 and there you have the Qan's head.

Shoulders, take off the GN drives and there's the Qan's shoulders.

Slight difference in the chest, mod it and fit in a sphere.

Knees, mod the Seven sword 00 and there you have it.


lol whatever man. that's just impossible. I already said their not the same.

Even Seven Sword's knees are not the same. -_-
lol? What's with this lol. I'm having a legitimate debate with you and you respond with LOL. Really?


Impossible? I think not! Tad bit of experience and skill and the task is but a piece of pie.

But their knees are similar, in that much of Qan, you can mod 00 to make it.

Hey, why so mad. I'm just stating the facts that they are not the same 00. Probably i know because i have the 3 00's your taking about.

Yes! Of course you can mod 00 if have great skills. But not just putting the parts together with different 00s.

Oh yeah. I just lol because i'm sure i know what i'm talking about. And for that. Sorry if that offended you.

*Edit*

Yeah why waste time to mod a 00 Qan[T]?

yami4ct and Viridis said it for the truth.

Edited by ryujin23, Sep 6 2010, 02:13 AM.
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I'm just curious, but, why mod a 00 when you can just get the Quanta already? I mean, I could understand if the OP wanted a 1/100 Quanta, but, the HG already exists. It's not like someone wants a MS out of one of those MSV books where it's very close to the original but slightly different, 00 and Quanta only share so much, and it'd be a pain to do, and not everyone is experienced enough to do heavy mods.
And this particular person is just asking about painting, he doesn't want a lesson on heavy modding. Break it down, any art store tools work well, just go for lacquers from a hardware store from brands like Rust-o-leum unless you want something particular made by Tamiya, and make sure you top coat. I'll delete my long post as I've now realized I'm out of line. As for getting the kit or not, get it if you like the design. If your not a fan, it won't sell you. That's all.
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Sep 6 2010, 02:08 AM
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Sep 6 2010, 02:00 AM
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Sep 6 2010, 01:36 AM
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._. Shave down the antenna's on the 00 and there you have the Qan's head.

Shoulders, take off the GN drives and there's the Qan's shoulders.

Slight difference in the chest, mod it and fit in a sphere.

Knees, mod the Seven sword 00 and there you have it.


lol whatever man. that's just impossible. I already said their not the same.

Even Seven Sword's knees are not the same. -_-
lol? What's with this lol. I'm having a legitimate debate with you and you respond with LOL. Really?


Impossible? I think not! Tad bit of experience and skill and the task is but a piece of pie.

But their knees are similar, in that much of Qan, you can mod 00 to make it.

Hey, why so mad. I'm just stating the facts that they are not the same 00. Probably i know because i have the 3 00's your taking about.

Yes! Of course you can mod 00 if have great skills. But not just putting the parts together with different 00s.

Oh yeah. I just lol because i'm sure i know what i'm talking about. And for that. Sorry if that offended you.
That sir, is called a kit bash.
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After searching around, I found a site called www.megahobby.com. I found that they were selling Tamiya stuff so I figured I'd Google search them. It seems like they're legit and they sell Tamiya products, swizzle sanding stick (Vegeta8259 uses them), Tamiya tools, and other stuff I'll need (basically all the tool related and paints I think I'll need).

I'll probably buy the HG 00 Qan[T] first on like HobbyLinkJapan or if Gundam Store and More or HobbyWave has the kit in stock.
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I don't see the big deal about the Qan[T].

For starters, the only reason, In my opinion, is the bits. Once it's all connected to the shield, fair enough a cheap little gundam. Once the bits are removed, if you're not willing to do anything to make the bits 'fly' then they're wasted. If they're attached to the sword, you have a cheap little gundam holding a big goofy buster sword type thing. The gun mode is even worse.

I can't really believe people are buying it... well I can believe it, but still.

Maybe the MG will bring something new to the table...
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I don't see the big deal about the Qan[T].

For starters, the only reason, In my opinion, is the bits. Once it's all connected to the shield, fair enough a cheap little gundam. Once the bits are removed, if you're not willing to do anything to make the bits 'fly' then they're wasted. If they're attached to the sword, you have a cheap little gundam holding a big goofy buster sword type thing. The gun mode is even worse.

I can't really believe people are buying it... well I can believe it, but still.

Maybe the MG will bring something new to the table...
I with you there JC., Qan[T] does nothing spectacular for me.

I honestly can't see a MG in the next year, Bandai will milk the HG 1/144 and 1/100 line for all their worth before a MG is delivered. There are numerous other mobile suits from 00 which deserve a MG rendition before the Qan[T].

I actually think a MG Qan[T] would have a lot of stability issues.

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Well, I hope not. I really want to see the MG version of the 00 Qan[T] ASAP. The HG is out (before the movie even came out) and they're supposedly releasing the SD kit in December. So for all we know, Oct 2010 ~ July 2011 we can get a MG 00 Qan[T]. At the rate that Bandai is releasing these kits lately, I wouldn't be too surprised if they've been working on the MG 00 Qan[T] for a while now, and I bet they're going to be reusing trees like they've been doing with the 00 kits.
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I don't see the big deal about the Qan[T].

For starters, the only reason, In my opinion, is the bits. Once it's all connected to the shield, fair enough a cheap little gundam. Once the bits are removed, if you're not willing to do anything to make the bits 'fly' then they're wasted. If they're attached to the sword, you have a cheap little gundam holding a big goofy buster sword type thing. The gun mode is even worse.

I can't really believe people are buying it... well I can believe it, but still.

Maybe the MG will bring something new to the table...
Making the bits fly is not actually too difficult to do. I've moded a few Action Base 2's to make way for bit wiring. Attaching the wire can be difficult if it's a heavy bit, like a fin funnel, but for a tiny sword bit, it shouldn't be too difficult. I love remote weaponry, so I'm definitely getting a Quan[T] in my next order. I'm definitely going to make at least a basic flying bit. I'll probably make a WIP to get a couple tips on hiding the wire. That's the hardest part.
Edited by yami4ct, Sep 6 2010, 06:03 PM.
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