gunpla organizer
Started to build the Strike Freedom a few days ago but was fed up with sifting though the box for parts letters. I wonder if most gundam model builders face this kind of problem as well. the truth is sifting and searching for parts might just eat up just a few minutes from your gundam building time, but then again, wouldn’t those few minutes be better off used on actual gundam building? ^^
I always thought the problem with searching for parts arises from the lack of being organized. So what I used to do is to arrange the parts by stacking them up together by alphabetical order. However the problem is getting parts at the bottom. this would mean I’d have to take out the ones on top, checking the letters as you go down. then after using the part sheet, I’d have to put it back onto the stack again. everything of which might have took more time than just sifting through the box for a parts letter. I guess what I needed was a way to get the part in the middle without having to pull the rest out.
luckily enough I wound this nifty little file organizer down at Japan Home Center. they sell everything for 88 pesos, thats about $2, about the same price as items on Daiso. Unfortunately I couldn’t find their website, but the closes thing I could find was this blog entry.
now I have my parts stacked diagonally, so I can find and take out the numbered parts with ease then just stick them back in when done. it saves me a bit more time and makes the job of finding parts a whole lot easier. the only problem I can think of now is that with the number of lettered parts the strike freedom has, I got myself only one organizer. doh! :p
having the file organizer for stacking parts helped me on my gunpla building, but I would guess that more gunpla builders out there might have better ways of organizing their parts. if so feel free to share your wisdom and drop a comment or link on this post. ^^
September 14th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
Lol, I’m a messy gunpla builder. I start out all organized and end up with all my runners spread out all over the table xD
The organizer is such a good tip. Haha, I guess I’m too much of a noob to think about a convenient workspace^^ Thx for sharing.
September 14th, 2007 at 6:35 pm
Phamolous, lol I used to do the same thing, but instead of spreading it all out on the table, I had the parts spread out on the floor, However the last time I did that, I stepped on one of the lettered parts and broke a few pieces.
T-T
September 14th, 2007 at 10:21 pm
Lol.Nice idea,Marv!
The runners from my Gunpla usually cover most of the ground in my living room. ^^;
I sort them alphabetically,but in the end I mess up and have to search everytime I need a part.
Silly me.
September 15th, 2007 at 12:41 am
Nice idea~
I used to arrange the parts by by alphabetical order as well, but they end up all over the table. Haha~
But for me, since I want to enjoy myself through the whole process, searching for a part amidst the ‘jungle’ just adds in more fun to Gunpla-ing.
September 16th, 2007 at 3:34 am
What I usually do is just get runners that are called for whatever specific part of the body I’m working on. Example: Torso is A,D,F,G and put only those runners on the kitchen table and leave the rest of the runners in the box.
Organization isn’t a problem for me now, but cleaning up after spray painting which is my biggest pain! I see you’ve got the head and torso done for your color var. Strike Freedom, looks good so far!
September 17th, 2007 at 10:37 am
Ash, Ngee Khiong, Thanks, lol. I guess trying to be organized does take a bit of the fun out of the building process. ^^;
Otaku Surf, Hmm… that sounds like a good idea. ^^ and Thanks! ^^