[IC] Gundam Build Fighters: Nielsen Labs academy chapter 2

[Lunar Templar]

"Yeah, Sakuya right? Hows it going?" Alexis asked as Sakuya sat down next to her. Alexis was still working on Wing Zero, and it was tore down to the frame work in some spots still, with the damaged parts laying about beside the Gunpla in no real 'order'.

[mcpop9]

@Pilot231@FerriteFox"Right..." she said to rou on the comment of the girl thing. "Anyways... i'm going to teach you how to properly paint your gunpla. not that you did a bad job, because it's looks fairly ok." she said examining the star age. "Anyways, do you know the first step before you even begin to paint your gunpla is to do to the gunpla?" she asked.

[FerriteFox]

Rou shot off the rubber band that was wrapped around his fingers. Would a Gunpla have enough flexibility to utilize something like that? He snorted as it pinged off of Alex's shoulder. He looked at Dani. "Picking a color right?"

[Suku]

@Lunar Templar"I'm fine though I was wondering if you were willing to help me on a little project. Sakuya spoke up as she opened up a tablet and revealed her plans I call it the Wing Zero Bardiche a stealth unit version of wing zero with extra armor fromm deathscythe and epyon. With a custom buster rifle. So do you think you can help with this project?"

[Lunar Templar]

Alexis took a look at the design on the tablet, it looked pretty good from what she could tell. "Sure, what would you need me to do?" she asked. She flew half way around the world to become a better builder, and maybe get inspiration for a custom, well, one that she'd actually want to field anyway, and now some one was offering her a chance to do that before the class on that started, when ever that'd be.

[Suku]

"I have the plans as you can tell but to be honest while I am good at building I would probably need help with the minor aspects to make sure all pieces fit together. I also figured since your straight build was for a wing zero you will know the nuances that need to be fixed for a custom such as energy output and the like. Though I guess in return I will aid you in a project as well later if that sounds good?" Sakuya said as she stated all that she had planned.

[Lunar Templar]

"It defiantly needs an overhaul to the energy related systems, especially in the Buster Rifle." Alexis said as she finished working on the piece, the shoulder the was damaged, and set it down. "Don't worry about paying me back though, I don't get many idea's for a custom of my own, and the ones I do get, I end up not liking before the build actually starts. Kinda why I'm here, see if this place can help me fix that. So in a way your already kinda helping me."

[Suku]

" I see sakuya stated as she looked once more at her plans the buster rifle takes a lot of energy. Than we either need to create a system to cut down on energy costs but also maximize output or increase the energy system. Beyond that I understand how about needing a idea for a custom build it was hard for me at first as well. Beyond that I understand that the main weapon for deathscythe is the scythe and epyon has the beam rapier and zero the buster rifle. Though I was thinking a sig weapon for this as well a good solid physical weapon. I was thinking about a twin handed broadsword." Sakuya trailed off as she went to drawing ideas for a "signature" weapon for her custom build.

[Lunar Templar]

"No worries about energy management, I got cha covered there. Might lose a little stopping power, but its Wing Zero's Buster Rifles, if there's anything its got in over abundance it's stopping power." Alexis said as Sakuya started on a sketch for the custom weapon.

"Why not the best of both worlds? A scythe, AND a big ass sword." Alexis pulling out her phone after and punching something in to it, a few moments later she put the screen in Sakuya's view. "Here we go" she said as the video started demonstrating a scythe that could also be a sword, as well as the general move set to go with it. "I personally prefer swords, but a polearm like this has some defiant advantages one could use to devastating effect, plus the ability to switch to a sword would give you a greater range of options up close." Alexis said with a smirk. "There's also a thing I've been working on for my Exia, though, ... I'm not sure I should give you that one ..." She said, getting all excited about her idea, but then having that 'oh yeah ...' moment of 'I'm probably gonna fight this thing...'.

[Pilot231]

@mcpop9Alex didn't know exactly what the first step was to painting Gunpla. All he used was a brush and Acrylic paint. Alex guessed: "Um... i think... make sure you have all the stuff you need?"

[Suku]

"it sounds like a solid idea very well though first we have to get the systems in check and the armor fitted. right now the build is that of a standard wing zero though the wing are from deathscythe hell custom." Sakuya stated as she looked at the idea of Alexis "also your right the ability to switch between a scythe and sword has merit though it would be hard to get a solid switch mechanism down. She trailed off "it would require to get a hinge type joint a small one though one strong enough to take hits...."

[mcpop9]

@Pilot231@FerriteFox
"Nope, sand it down with a fine grit paper, it helps the paints cling to the plastic better. She said and pulling out an airbrush kit, setting it up on the table. "Start with a primer." she said and proceeded to paint all of the parts a dull whitish-grey color. "Not to mention, paint itself can be a great tool." she commented and gave the parts different coats of paint, all rather quickly compared to spray paint."The benefit of painting with the airbrush, is it dried quickly, meaning i can handle parts very shortly after i paint them." she explained and then proceeded to tape off parts and go over them again. She then let them dry for a little bit and taped up a few more, pulling out a special golden pain and painting over the model parts.
"This is one of my secret weapons, high beam resistance paint. Custom formula ofcourse." She said, gave it a bit more of a rest before taking a super fine point brush and painting little detailed words onto it along with other smaller details. Giving another few minutes, she loaded a clear coat into the airbrush and gave a final coat. "And voilla, a fully painted gunpla in about a half hour." she said to them, slowly and carefully polishing parts and thenassembling them to a final product

[Lunar Templar]

"Or something to slide over the hing to both lock it in place and protect it. That's what I'd do, but not my kit." Alexis said. "I'm not big on 'hoping' something can take a hit when I know of several things that can and won't hurt performance." Alexis added as she went back to working on her Wing Zero, it need just a little more attention and it'd be done.

"Once I finish fixing 'the junk heap' here, I'm go get my laptop. I keep all my notes there." she said as she put the wings back on. "Did you wanna wait here or come with?"

[Suku]

"Ill follow we can compare notes in the end and she which ones will work for which" Sakuya stated as she closed up her tablet and placed everything in a bag. "Guess I should get started on repairing my own gunpla as well she stated as she took out her red Gerbera tetra and started to finally fix after so long of leaving it alone.

[Pilot231]

@mcpop9Alex responds: "I hope i can remember all of that..."

[FerriteFox]

Rou sat back wordlessly as Dani worked. Rou was a skilled builder but Dani was something else. Never before had he primed his models. How would a better paint job produce performance though?

[mcpop9]

@Pilot231@FerriteFox
"It's not hard to remember, Sand, Prime, paint, tape, paint." she said and wrote it on a piece of paper and gave it to alex, then did the same for rou. "the reason i spend so much time on a paint job is that you get to know the model better and if you use better paints and paint it well in general, it will hold up better in combat and defend better. Using special paints can lead to rather good defense, such as these golden parts i painted with my special mixture will actually resist beams far superior than any shield can because of the properties in the paint and the way they react with the plavasky particles." she explained to them and smiled at her creation. I know the gundam's capabilities and now i know what sort of motions i can send it through rather well."

[Lunar Templar]

After Alexis finished fixing Wing Zero, which didn't take to long given the low damage setting, she lead Sakuya to her dorm room. "Make your self at home." Alexis said as she set Zero on her night stand by the Strike Freedom, then Set Exia by Zero, and grabbed her laptop and booted it up as she went to the little coffee table the room had.

"Now, the one idea, is pretty much off the table, but, I've been working on my 3rd generation 'GN Drive EX'. Basically, more power, better energy management, and something I can easily fit into any Gunpla, so instead of having the cone on the back, it would be an internal power-plant, like ever other MS has." Alexis said, showing off the sketch relating to the power-pant in question, though the suit it was in looked like a kit bash of Exia and Zero Custom, not the Exia she used normally

[Suku]

"A changed GN Drive huh? I might be able to help with that though in terms of energy management I suppose it would work but as you stated off the table..... I wonder what would happen if we were to give it a recharge system? similar to solar panels or the panels from the double x? This way it would be able to fight and charge its systems at the same time. Though fighting in caves or other like places would put it at a disadvantage." Sakuya said as she ran through other possible ideas to solve the energy management problem. Her seravee had the same problem but it was solved with a mixture of the GN Drives and modified panels that took in the plavsky particles discharge from enemy fires to help keep it powered. Though that was linked to heavily into the seravee systems and as such not able to be copied for another gunpla.

[Lunar Templar]

"Oh, no. The GN Drive is on the table. I wouldn't have showed it to you if it wasn't." Alexis corrected.

After Sakuya tossed out a few idea's related to recharging, Alexis thought a moment or so. "It's a stealth unit right? Why not take a page from the Gold Frame Astray and have it steal energy from other suits?"