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Post by Pega-Rider Action Gamer on Oct 21, 2014 5:39:00 GMT
(OOC: Yuuki asked me to skip Ryouta, so... yea.)
At Ryoko's house, the volume-up and the adjustment were done. The outer armor parts looked more compact, so it probably could bear the weight of the additional backpacks. Instead of stacking all the weapons on Hi-Nu Unicorn's back they used Hi-Nu's HWS parts and backpack to accommodate all the openable Psycho-Frame armors and Armed Armors. Taro was still tweaking on the Hi-NU Gundam wing-like backpack, so it can store Armed Armor DEs and have the Fin Funnels moveable. The idea was, the Fin Funnels were closed when in Unicorn Mode, and opened when in Destroy mode, just like the Armed Armors.
Ryusei was painting the Armed Armor Parts, such as Armed Armor BS, Armed Armor VN, Armed Armor XC, and 3 Armed Armor DE's. They were colored into white for the outer armor, and vivid blue for the inner Psycho-Frame part, to match Hi-Nu Gundam's color scheme. They would looks suspiciously similar to Full Armor Unicorn Gundam Plan B, but he still had something to differentiate them: The special decals made by Taro and Yasu. After painting the Armed Armor Parts, he took the painted parts to the balcony outside Taro's room to have paints dried by sunlight. He then went back to paint the Hyper Beam Javelin parts from FA Unicorn Gundam Ver. Ka. There were two of them, and painting each of them weren't problem for him.
"Alrite! Nao we're gonna work on da most intrestin' part!" Ryusei exclaimed as he painted the Hyper Beam Javelins.
"Not so fast, Ryusei. We need to work on the armors to accommodate HWS parts, remember?" Taro reminded.
"Got it. Anyways we're gonna make da HWS moveable when transformin' rite?"
"You bet we do."
Back with Ryoko, after bought all the spoils, she sighed that her credit card had reached its limit. But nevertheless she could continue with her project. However, she would feel bad for straining her little brother to do her work, especially after working on the Hi-Nu Unicorn Gundam thingy. The project could take a week if worked alone, and 3 days when Ryusei helped him. So, it would be wise if she helped him as well, so they could finish the project faster.
Hideki then asked the superstar tomboy to exchange numbers, so they could share their progresses on their project. Ryoko smiled, and then she took the numbers in the receipt and copied them into her iPhone, saving the contacts. She then wrote her own phone numbers and Instagram profile on the back of receipt she had.
"Here." Ryoko said as she handed the boy the paper with her numbers and Instagram profile. With that, she could upload some progresses when they finished.
"Yeah, It'd be fun. Anyways, ma friend 'n bro is in ma house, n they're kinda swamped with da Hi-Nu Unicorn project thingy. So if ya wanna take a look, then be ma guest." Ryoko told the younger boy.
She then noticed the muscular teenager coming to the boy and asked a Gunpla to recommend, and another boy who looked for specific gunpla. Thunderbolt sounded like nice collection, but with Powered GM Cardigan's release, the power arms could emulate the Thunderbolt's arm gimmick, so why not? But nevertheless, she got her own project to work with.
"Okay, now to get Mach Zeta 'n..." Ryoko said as she looked at the photos in her Instagram via her phone, which featured the ninja-themed Astray Gold Frame Amatsu Mina and the bird-like support mech with the Astray's Maga-no-Ikutachi as wings. And there were also Knight-themed Gundam Exia with Seven Swords part from HGBF Amazing Exia, Full-Armored 00 Quanta with HG Avalanche Exia parts, and her favorite: Doraemon-themed Beargguy III.
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Post by Hideki on Oct 24, 2014 4:21:15 GMT
"Oh, Instagram? I've never used that before. But I've heard good things about it so I'll check it out." Hideki said as he placed the paper in his pocket. "I don't have a fancy iPhone.. just my old Nokia brick. I think it might actually be older than me.." Little did he realize that the phone actually WAS older than him, if just by a year. Hand-me-downs are great, aren't they?
"I'd love to check it out, but I don't have a way to get anywhere. Bro doesn't have a car or anything and I don't even know where you live, Ryoko-chan." Wait, how far away could she possibly live? There weren't any cars in the parking lot.. maybe she walked. "Wait, do you live nearby? If so, could I maybe walk with you? I'd love to see the Hi-Nu Unicorn!"
Passing more customers as he walked around, he noticed a few more people in the building, one asking the clerk for advice and the other carrying a Thunderbolt Zaku. "Very nice choice there. Are you getting the one with the giant cannon or the one with the rocket launcher rack," he asked Kazemaru. "Thunderbolt is a really awesome line. I really like a lot of the redesigns, even if they're just a bunch of accessories. It's kind of like a really gritty build fighters if you think about it."
He turned to the dark haired youth looking for a gift idea. "Well.. how old is he? If he's young, you might wanna go with something simple, like something from the BB Senshi line if they've got any here." He said as he pointed at a chibi, super-deformed model kit that looked more akin to an action figure than a hard build. "They're cute, easy to build, and are really great for beginners. If he's older, I recommend something in the High Grade area, maybe Real Grade if you're willing to pay a little more. But if it's for an advanced collector, go for Master grade. They look great, they're fun, intensive builds, but it may take a while to get together if you're not sure what you're doing."
After a brief conversation with the other boys, Hideki returned to his newest friend as she looked at her instagram. He was interested in checking the kits she had posted, but she was much taller than him and he didn't want to look like he was snooping. Soon, he thought. I'll just check them when I get home.
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Post by ryouta on Oct 24, 2014 14:37:31 GMT
"Eh?" Ryouta turned to face the guy who offered him advice. The older black haired boy grinned sheepishly and scratched the back of his neck. "Oh, thanks... um, he's 14, and... well, he's the type that love to tinker with electronic stuffs... so maybe... the harder is it to make, the better? As long as it's not brittle, actually... I don't know much about how many he has collected, that's the problem... Going to his room and everything sounded like I'm purposely going to see what he doesn't have... My lil' bro tell me that it's not needed to buy him anything this year, but... he's been a lot of help and being a great lil' bro and all... I want to get him something that he'd like."
He suddenly noticed he's bragging to someone he have no idea who. Ryouta facepalmed immediately.
"Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself, don't I? Name's Noguchi Ryouta. Nice t'metcha'," the boy offered a hand for a handshake. It's rare to find someone who's willing to help so readily, especially when he's talking to the clerk, but this guy just seem to be the kind of guy that would hit it good with him... maybe?
"Oh so, ummmm... what's the comparison of price of the latest franchise model compared to the older ones?" he asked. He felt bad to ask about that, but afterall, his budget is also kind of limited. Newest models would most likely not owned by his lil' bro just yet, but... might be more expensive than the older models.
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Post by Kazemaru on Oct 25, 2014 7:00:12 GMT
Kazemaru was lovingly caressing the box of the Thunderbolt Zaku II, when the boy from earlier passed him and commented on his selection.
"Thanks. I'm a sucker for Zakus so this one is just right in my strike zone. I think I'll go with the standard version since I'm not too big of a fan of oversized artilerry." Kazemaru smiled as he responded to the boy. He swiftly moved his head to glance at whatever the boy had chosen and was quite pleased. "RX-79G, huh? Nice choice. I prefer its variant,the Ez-8 version, but the original is nice as well."
Nodding to the boy as he talked to him, Kazemaru moved to counter to pay for his model, passing by the muscular teenager. The young man seemed to be looking for a present for his younger brother. It wasn't in his nature but Kazemaru was in an amicable mood so he decided to offer some quick advice.
"There's not much of a difference between the costs of old and new models, so you shouldn't worry too much about that. If you're looking for something cheap, go for an HG model. They're simple and cost less than the more complex ones." Kazemaru uttered as he passed by. Without waiting for a reply, he walked on over to the counter and started paying for his merchandise.
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Post by Pega-Rider Action Gamer on Oct 25, 2014 13:44:23 GMT
At Satsuma house...
"Okay, nao HBJ's done!" Ryusei exclaimed as he put the painted Hyper Beam Javelins on the balcony for drying.
Taro was still busy tweaking, this time to make the V-fin of Banshee to look like Hi-Nu Gundam's. The backpack was done, now that left it for painting, before doing that to Fin Funnels as well. Two of the Armed Armor DEs had a pair of Beam Gatling Guns each, while the third one housed a pair of Hyper Bazookas. On the leg thrusters from Hi-Nu Gundam HWS parts were grenade launchers from FA Unicorn kit. Those thrusters were about to be assembled on Hi-Nu Unicorn's leg. Of course, since they were openable and contained inner frame, painting the frames into clear blue to match Psycho-Frames was obligatory.
Taro assembled the head after some panel-lining, with Hi-Nu Gundam's faceplate in its Destroy Mode instead of regular Unicorn ones. The V-fin was gold in color when opened, since all Unicorn Gundams had them this way. The eyes were yellow to again, match Hi-Nu Gundam's color scheme. The younger Satsuma sibling then tested the transformation gimmick by turning the head into Unicorn Mode, and then back into Destroy Mode. It worked, and he gave Ryusei a thumbs up.
"So when we'll assemble these?" Ryusei asked.
"We've still long way to go, Ryusei. I'm still panel lining the armors you know." Taro answered as he continued panel-lining the armors, specifically at the torso.
"N how bout HWS shield?"
"We're gonna use it as shield, obviously. Oh, and it houses Armed Armor VN, so da Hi-Nu Unicorn can have a free hand while the other hand is holding the weapon."
"Kewl! So wut shuld we name 'im?" Ryusei then thought about the model's name. Since it was a kitbash from Amuro Ray-related kits, a name related to said character must be incorporated.
Meanwhile at the hobby shop, Ryoko noticed Hideki was about to look something Ryoko had in her phone. Of course, she had to show him.
"Oh, so y'wanna see?" Ryoko asked as she noticed the boy. "Since ya wanna see it so badleh, here."
Ryoko then showed the photos of her customs in her Instagram via her iPhone. Some of them were the ones she had looked, and she showed the 13 year old boy the photos she hadn't looked.
"Well, these r ma customs. Ma fave is Doraemon-themed Beargguy III, cuz he's so simple to build n customized, n he's kawaii~!" Ryoko said as she showed the photo of said kit. Oh, did her fangirl side gushed? She then showed him other photo sets and explained them each she showed one and another.
"N here's da 1/144 Duke Gundam Exia. One of da crazy custom, to be said. Da cape's kinda pain, since we made em from resin kit. N he's got Seven Swords from Amazing Exia n regular Exia of curz.
N then da Shinobi Astray Gundam. It's a ninja-styled one, made from Astray Amatsu. Da bird's from Dark Matter Booster, mixed with Gunpla Battle Arm Arms 'n its Maga-no-Ikutachi, which can be used as wings n arms. N gez wut?"
Ryoko then whispered at him, "I'mma make him to be contained inside da samurai-themed MG Sazabi Ver. Ka."
Ryoko then turned to Ryouta, and she asked, "Yo thar! I heard ya wanna buy a gunpla for yo' bro. So wai duncha try dat one?" Ryoko pointed at HGBF Build Burning Gundam kit. Another boy then went to buy a HGTB Zaku II Thunderblot Ver. And then as he went to pay it, she approached the boy.
"Whoa, a Zaku II eh? N da Thundetbolt one? Kewl! Thuff I'd like to get Char's Zaku II, Zaku Amazing or Psycho Zaku. N I gez if ya wanna moar Zaku, ya can get Black Tristar Zaku II or Johnny Ridden's. Speakin' of which, I've a customized Zaku. Wanna see?"
If the Zaku boy wanted to see it, she would show him a photo in her iPhone's Instagram app which showed an American Football player-themed Zaku II F2. Looksl like she was happy to meet Gunpla enthusiasts, wasn't she? Oh, and cheesiness warning.
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Post by Hideki on Oct 26, 2014 19:13:47 GMT
"Nice to meet ya, Ryouta. Sounds like your bro is a heck of a guy." Hideki grabbed the black-haired boy's well-muscled hand and gave it an enthusiastic shake. "Well.. price wise it's kind of hard to come up with a generalization. I mean, High grades are between 1,000 and 1,800 yen and most Master grades are around 2,500 yen here. If you want anything bigger or fancier, they can go all the way up to 250,000 yen.. and that's about as expensive as they get." A tall, brown haired boy with glasses chimed into the conversation at this point mentioning that prices aren't too different.
"I mean, there are some cheaper, slightly older ones for as low as 600 here. But honestly, your bro sounds like someone that would enjoy a HG or MG. Those are the kind that I get.. PG is more along the lines of something you'd want in the center of your collection.. and they're not cheap." The boy briefly remembered seeing his brother put one together a while back.. or rather, start to. He made it about 3/4ths of the way through before stopping. "Anyway, I'm glad to help ya with anything you need and if not, I'm sure I'll see ya' around. Gunpla can be kind of addicting."
As Hideki walked back towards the front of the store, he continued speaking with Kazemaru. "I love Zakus too. Actually I.." The boy paused for a moment before snickering a little at his accidental pun. "Get it? I said Zaku too? Sounds like.. anyway. Yeah, I like the Ez8 too, but something about the 79G is just more.. I don't know. Evocative of the '78? That and I already have a Zaku II-Kai at home I wanted to pose it with. That was really nice how you chimed in to help that guy back there. Thanks a lot, man. See ya around.. I'm sorry, I don't think I got your name. I'm Tanaka Hideki."
"So.. whatcha' lookin' at over there, Ryoko?" He stood on his tip-toes, but still couldn't see what she had on her phone screen. Thankfully, she showed him.. GUNPLA!
There was a big collection of custom builds.. a regal-looking Exia with a cape that was an amalgamation of several different models of Exia, a Doraemon Bearguy-san.. but the one that Hideiki liked the most was the Shinobi Astray! But when she whispered the real secret of the custom, it go so much better. "You're so cool, Ryoko-chan! I want to learn how to build just like you!"
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Post by ryouta on Oct 27, 2014 13:35:10 GMT
"Oh hey, thanks!" Ryouta thanked the passing teen. Looks like he's quite welcomed here afterall? The other boy shook his hand, but it's a pity he doesn't introduce himself. Probably because he's a bit too focused on what he's doing? Whatever happened, looks like he managed to give him lots of advice. Another person also gave him a certain tips, which is good... now, to buy something out! He checked his budget and... tadaah... 10,000 yen... which is a good amount. He grinned and walked to the corner, where he can buy stuffs readily... but then again, at time like this, he...
"Need my help, Aniki?" Babydmon whispered, while at the same time trying to be just some toy on Ryouta's shoulder.
"Yep... which one you think good enough? I can buy four with this price! Four Gundams for Ren, I hope he'll be happy!" Ryouta whispered back. He know sooner or later the small 'mon gonna need a holosuit, but for now... that can wait. All he want to do is to get a present for his lil' bro.
"Ummm... this one looks cool..." his dragon partner pointed his snout at one in particular. The complexity made Ryouta almost wince.
"...Wow... really looks like something Ren would like... ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom, huh... alright, this one! Also, what do you think of this one? Looks less complex... ergh... nevermind, Ren loves it the more complex it is... so this one RX-0 Unicorn looks good... Dang, I can't wait for him to start it and finish it..."
And so, the two actually take more of their time fanboying instead of buying something, but that's to be expected. Afterall, what's the three most favored thing by boys in this world? First one is drill, second one is guitar pick, third one is to transform. This basically that 'to transform', right?
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Post by Pega-Rider Action Gamer on Nov 5, 2014 6:30:27 GMT
(OOC: Since Kazemaru left for around moar than a week for no apparent reason, I gez I've to skip him lol)
In Satsuma's house...
The panel-lining on armors were half-done. So far, there were leg armors, skirt armors, and torso armor were panel-lined. All that left were arms and weapons. The Armed Armors and Hyper Beam Javelins were still wet, so it would take a while. No, I mean, soon. Taro was panel-lining the arm armors. Ryusei was done with painting, and then, he had to paint the head, since he had painted the majority of the armors.
After panel-lining, Taro applied some epoxy putty to make the connectors for the Unicorn Gundam shoulders and the missile pods from FA Unicorn Gundam, so it would look like Stark Jegan's shoulders. After forming the putty to shape the connectors, he then let it dried, so it would harden until it was compact enough to be attached. Ryusei was totally done with the painting, and what he would do was the next question. He could paint the backpack as well. After done with painting backpack, Ryusei texted his tamer, and sent the photos of the WIP.
Back at the model shop, after Ryoko showed the photos, Hideki then asked her if she could build. She just smiled at the younger boy and said, "Well, actualleh, most of da custom works 'r done by ma bro, n Ryusei. I can't do da custom work on ma own. Hehehe..."
She then heard her phone rang and the busty tomboy quickly see what was there. A message. She got a message from Ryusei, and it was... the photosets. WIP Photosets of Hi-Nu Unicorn Gundam! The redhead grinned widely, knowing that the model would be finished this quickly. It was thanks to the teamwork of Satsuma siblings. But she was so sorry that she was away when they need her...
"I can't wait to see how it's done." Ryoko said. She then turned to Hideki and told him, "I'mma go home nao! I gez Taro needs me in case he wanna work on dat Hi-Nu Unicorns faster! I'll send da photos to yo' email! Cya!"
Ryoko then waved at Hideki, and then at Kazemaru, before walking away from the store to home. She couldn't wait to get into her own project which, needed Taro's help again.
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Post by Hideki on Nov 5, 2014 15:11:52 GMT
“Oh, really? Well, let’s hope I meet them some day. It’s always good to geek out with other gunpa enthusiasts.” It was a little disappointing that Ryoko didn’t do most of her custom works by herself, but then again, most people he knew worked in teams. Even if he didn’t, his customs weren’t the best in the world by any stretch of the imagination. His older bro used to help him with them, though.. but that was before he got so wrapped up in school. Now it was hard to get Kenichi to do anything with him.
The busty tomboy’s phone made a noise, she checked a message and announced that she had to be leaving. “Oh, that’s cool. Alright, I’ll be waiting! See ya, Ryoko-chan!”
As the girl walked away, Hideki stood there for a second thinking to himself. Man, that Hi-Nu Unicorn is going to be awesome! I can’t wait to see Ryusei and Ryoko’s bro’s stuff. He was thinking about his own customs when one of the clerks at the store spoke up to him. “Hey kid. Good job talkin’ with that Ryoko chick. She’s a real cutie. I mean, it’s rare to see a kid your age not completely goof it up with a woman of that caliber.”
The salesman chuckled. "Smooth move giving her your phone number like that. Most guys, even ones my age can't hit it off with someone with a rockin' body like that."
“What are you talking about? Ryoko isn’t-“ wait. She was. Ryoko was a girl, and a REALLY hot one too. How did he do that? Was it the gunpla? Was he secretly a real ladies-man? Oh no.. what if she had fallen for him! Oh no! Hideki was suddenly feeling sick to the pit of his stomach. He had to get home. Fast. “I’ve gotta go now. See ya around Ryouta and Kazemaru!”
OOC: All of that was to better explain what happens in "Draw for a Date"
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Post by ryouta on Nov 14, 2014 10:16:03 GMT
And so, Ryouta finally picks up his choices. He's starting to enjoy this... Gunplas are so cool! But eh... he just noticed something... it's seem that gunplas need to be colored and whatnots to get the best result? Ryouta winced. How could he forgot something like that? He put several back and decides on Gundam Unicorn instead. The whites should be easier to flesh out. And so, Ryouta asked at the clerk, who this time was more than willing to help. Probably it's because he's so busy just now...
The boy returned back home with his choices, happy that he would be able to find something for his brother. Little did he know, this would make Renya so intrigued on the world of Gunpla and would return there occasionally to buy out more... and it became domino effect when Koharu came and saw what he did with the gunpla. It's a funny thing indeed, but definitely, Ryouta is happy about it.
<Thread Exit>
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Post by Pega-Rider Action Gamer on Nov 14, 2014 23:51:38 GMT
At Satsuma house, the youngest Satsuma sibling had done panel-lining the arm armors. Now was time to line the head. It was less complicated than the rest, as it was smaller and contained less lines. Of course, the eyes had been painted. Green eyes, just like regular Unicorn.
While still waiting for the paint jobs on the balcony dried, Ryusei painted the beam saber effect parts from pale pink into radiant blue. He had done the same with the beam parts of HBJ. As the epoxy putty cured, Taro then tested it by attaching it on Hi-Nu Unicorn Gundam's shoulders. Okay, it fitted. He then attached the missile pods on the connectors... and fitted. Okay, looks like it went smoothly.
Ryoko then entered home, with bag full of groceries, and Gunpla. Sure, she had a big shopping that day.
"Tadaima!" Ryoko shouted from the lobby.
"Oh, Okaeri!" Taro shouted from upstairs. Ryoko then put the groceries into the fridge, and then she brought a bag full of Gunpla stuffs upstairs. After that, she went into her room and placed all the gunplas on her bed.
She then looked at the box of MG Sazabi Ver. KA above the shelves, which was yet to be unboxed. She could do that later, as the Hi-Nu Unicorn Gundam or whatever it was called was still on works. She didn't want to exert Taro too much, though.
Ryoko then took some clothes and went to bath. In the bathroom, the buxom tomboy soaked her body in a tub full of hot water. Ah, it had never felt that good when bathing in hot water. While bathing, she played with her customized HG Shinobi Astray Gundam, based on Astray Gold Frame Amatsu, and the HG Duke Gundam Exia; as if they were battling each other. Sure, although Ryoko was 21 year old adult woman, she still had her inner child.
"Alrite! Let's start da Gunpla Battle! Pew, pew, pew!" Ryoko exclaimed as she played the Shinobi Astray as if it was firing its Shurikens towards the Duke Exia. However, she stopped the fun as she got a phone call.
"Hello!" Ryoko greeted on her iPhone. She then heard whatever the caller said from the other side, and suddenly, it made her surprised.
"HA?! FILMING?! YA SERIOUS?! Wai duncha tell me earlier?!"
Ryoko then heard the explanation about the sudden filming call. Looks like it was a miscommunication of some sort, and she was in very hectic situation.
"Okay then! I'm goin'!"
After bathing Ryoko came out of the bathroom with brand new clothes: A blue sports bra and a black zippered jeans. She then quickly dried her hair with hair dryer before wearing a silvet leather jacket with many zippers. She also wore a goggle on her head. She then quickly took her bag and she went to Taro's room.
"Ryusei! We've gotta be quick! Tasaki-san's callin' us for a film or else he'll shoe us up if we're late!" Ryoko told her partner while he was still painting.
"Oh crap! Taro-kun, we gotta go nao! Sorry, but do dat yourself for nao, kay?" Ryusei told Taro as he quickly changed into his casual clothes: A shirt under blue hoodie and a pants.
"Oh really? Okay then. See ya!" Taro replied.
"We're goin', Taro!"
"Okay then, bye!" Taro bid as he continued panel-lining the head.
Ryoko and Ryusei then went down to the lobby and wore their shoes. The duo then went out and she started up her motorcycle's engine. After the engine's all set, Ryusei and Ryoko mounted on the bike and set off to the filming location.
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