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Asked on /m/, asking here as well.
I'm starting my collection of Gaianotes, and want to buy in bulk to not get murdered on shipping costs. I'd like to get opinions on the following before I commit. I don't intend to buy like 40 bottles in a single purchase, but I would like to at least get a "bare minimum" list going and then go from there (there's a few kits in my backlog that I know I'll have to buy some more uncommon colors for).
1. Which colors are "must have" for Gunpla if I mostly build hero character MSes and few to no Zeon? Obvious ones are the Gundam parade colors plus black, purple and grey, but what other colors are commonly used, and what's handy to have for mixing?
2. I would like to take a gloss coat approach to my Gunpla (they're made of metal, and metal is shiny), but should I instead just buy matt or semi-gloss and do a gloss topcoat instead? Should I buy both matt and gloss of all the important colors? How does everyone here approach that?
And on a similar note, I've started buying up Vallejo since Hobby Lobby sells it (mainly because I don't want to deal with shipping costs). I have 16 bottles of that so far (as I said in the last thread I do want to eventually get into painting printed resin sculptures) but what other colors are recommended? My current stock is:
White
Flat Black
Gloss Black
Flat Red
Flat Yellow
Flat Green
Gold
Silver
Dark Blue
Natural Steel
Blue Violet
Neutral Grey
Basic Skin Tone
Leather Brown
Chocolate Brown
Sky Blue
