They Can Be A Great People Kal-El, They Wish To Be

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And time to tag the moots.

can i reroll please

I dig it.

You know what?

I’d be okay with this.

Everyone(smiling as they all throw confetti into the air): HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Jaune(still feeling dead inside from the Ever After): …

Sakura(also mostly dead inside from Zouken’s torture): …

Jaune+Sakura(raising their brow as they turn and see two red-heads approaching): ???

Ruby+Shirou(presenting them both with cakes they baked with sincere smiles): Happy Birthday you two!

Jaune+Sakura(feeling something in their chests swell from the kind gesture): …

So, when I was on my US vacation last summer, I found myself at a Hobby Lobby...and found something special:

A Gundam kit. Talking with @itsupermanti (thanks dude!) about Gundam a lot and I've been wanting to actually give it gunpla a shot...and here it is. And from my fav series too!

So, I bought it! Kept it safe in my suit case for weeks, got home and....!

Proceeded to delay building it because I was afraid of screwing up, of breaking it. For months.

It took a friend of mine, who builds 40K minis so you KNOW he's serious, literally dragging me out of my chair a couple of days ago to finally get started.

It was slow at first. Nerve wracking. For me at least my friend said I was lucky gunpla didn't need glue.

Also the shoulder emblem was upside down and had to fix it xD

But then...I caught the bug. My friend went home...and I kept thinking about the damn kit, stashed away in a closet. Had to finish the other arm.

First thing in the morning next day, I left my bed and finished the feet, followed by the legs in the evening.

It was kinda hard to stop after that XD and in one fell swoop, I finished my first kit! And it felt great! A tactile hobby that takes concentration and focus but is laid back enough to be done in several sittings.

Moral of the story is, don't be afraid to try new things. You'll be bad at it at first, but once you start, it'll be hard to stop.

...now to get started on that SECOND gunpla kit I got in that same Hobby Lobby!

But…

GET ON MY LEVEL!!!

Jaune: What, you're pregnant!?

Jaune: Yippee! *Does a little celebration jump*

Emerald(sweat-dropping at the sight as the two hold hands while jumping): Truly, they are two peas in a pod…

Since I'm unfamiliar with the subject, I'm going to assume this in reference to all Tokusatsu (Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, Power Rangers, etc.)

Likes: Yang, Jaune, Nora, Oscar, Penny

Yang and Jaune grew up on Kamen Rider, with the latter even been caught on film performing the motions when he thought no one was watching (his sisters did). Yang has so much homemade merch of her own costume that she's actually proud of this one piece of her childhood. Nora, Oscar, and Penny were introduced later by the two and almost immediately fell in love with Nora getting excited over the pyrotechnics, Oscar being drawn by the boyish allure that can only be found in tokusatsu productions, and Penny is especially a fan of stories that discuss the merits of humanity and the soul.

Neutral: Ruby, Weiss, Ren

Unfortunately, Ruby and Weiss never caught on despite their siblings' passions for such things, Yang and Whitley respectively. Still, that makes holiday shopping easier for them. Ren doesn't really see the appeal, either, as he sees it as over the top action at best and an insult to dance at worst (he will never forgive Hip Hop Kido)

Dislike: Blake, Pyrrha, Emerald

For their own reasons, these three cannot stand tokusatsu productions. Blake finds the dialogue and story elements too juvenile for her liking, even stating that the more serious stories feel like they're being edgy for the sake of being edgy. Pyrrha can't take the fighting seriously when all the fights feel like either having everyone be one-shot until the villain of the week does something different; it's all repetitive and derivative. Emerald never had a childhood, so she hates everything.

Kamen Rider is all about transforming superheroes with powerful transforming weapons, who’s whole deal is that they fight for the ideals of “Love and Peace”. Jaune would definitely look up to such characters, and Ruby would too, while also thinking that the weapons are awesome, especially the ones that transform!

Nora loves the explosive effects, and Oscar can relate to some of them being randomly dragged into the role of having to save the world from modern and ancient evil.

As for their favorites;

Nora: Ex-Aid(video games and hammer!)

Oscar: Den-O(Ryotaro gets possessed by spirits just like Oscar does with Oz)

Ruby: A tie between Gaim and Build(they both have large arsenals of unique weapons for her to drool over. Gaim’s fruit themed arsenal also makes her hungry from time to time)

Nora Valkyrie being a little gremlin to her “big brother” Jaune

Nora: (Motorboats Pyrrha)

Pyrrha: Um... Are you finished, Nora?

Nora: Yeah! Thanks, dude~! Man, titties are the best~!

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Nora: I thought Jaune would get the harem, but Ren's got more game than a protag whose hair covers his eyes!

Jaune: Your problem is who got the harem?!

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Jaune: Ugh... Nora, you are so cringe...

Nora: Heh! I'm the cringiest~!

Jaune: Not a reason to be smug!

Jaune:classic trope

Nora:he and the heroine are making out

Jaune:no way

Nora:way but damn i didn't expect the "incest is wincest" angle

Jaune:slow down for a second they are probably just step siblings so it's not that big a deal if they shack up

The Wing Zero Gundam EW, Real Grade!

I’ve gone from this;

The Wing Zero Gundam, High Grade.

To this!

I got this as soon as I saw it at Hobby Lobby without hesitation, since I prefer this design to the series version.

If any of you get this kit, be careful when folding the two back wings out to either side.

If you try to do it to much, you run the risk of cracking the hinges that connect it to the backpack;

Most weapons are protected by the aura of the person using them, hence why they're considered extensions of the self.

Does having a +3 sword and shield help jaune keep up with his friends? (His armor is made of the standard low carbon steel)

So... I'm not an expert on metallurgy or things like that, so let me see if I have a firm grasp on the subject you're asking.

First and foremost, S7 Tool Steel is shock-resistant general-purpose air-hardening tool steel. The "shock-resistant" refers to its ability to absorb shock from impact, making it stronger and tougher than other steels. Its ability to resist softening at higher temperatures also means it can be used in hot work that does not exceed 1000dF/538dC. However, it should be noted that it's not as resistant as S5 steel, though it's place as S7 means it is great for general purpose use.

However, Low Carbon Steel, also known as "mild steel", is a type of steel with low carbon content, ranging between 0.05 to 0.3% carbon. This low carbon content makes it more malleable and ductile than most other steels. It's the most common produced steel on Earth and is also less prone to corrosion that other steels.

Based on this information, I think I can see how weapon production would work based on these two metals. Modern day weapons require constant upkeep, capable of acquiring upgrades, and shift around to accommodate different modes of combat. This way, weapons like Magnhild and Crescent Rose would be made of LCS for weapon modification. Older weapons, however, such as those in the Color War, would likely be made of S7 material for sturdier one-and-done tasking. This would make them hardier and require less upkeep, but also limits their ability to change shape beyond sword to different kind of sword.