Gunpla / Plamo General

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Altar is halfwaydone

ordered a godhand but can't wait to build another kit before getting my hands on better tools.

>>14922627
are there any plamo of overwaifu around?
I think I'd enjoy building a bastion or zenyatta

Oh wait that's right, now thread means groupbuild results.

Time to get hype I guess

>>14922669
ready for mine to lose spectacularly

>>14922656
No.

>>14922669
>Everyone voted for the himock as a joke.

>>14922676
Meme magic wins again.

>>14922681
Except that faggot is unironically an attentionwhoring douche.

>>14922685
you do know he's snapshit right? just ignore him

>>14922692
Hes not, just some other autist that has latched onto the site.

>>14922718
Whiteagle who only appears when snapshit and airbrush are gone, and they only come back when someone accuses them of being one in the same.

>>14922635
Very cool. I love the Strike's head.

>>14922304 here.

I looked up the seller and he got a few negative comments on his amazon page in the last couple weeks that the package did not arrive.
And his amazon shop is also empty.
is it safe to assume that he basically fucked off with the money?
gunpla would probably be the last thing I'd expect to be scammed at.

>>14922786
Yep, you got swindled.

Grimgerde is best 1/100 IBO, right?

>>14922937
You're the best 1/100 IBO

>>14922937
Kimaris Trooper, you IDIOT

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>Dragon Momoko PG
>Kit costed me $65
>Shipping was $100

Why must you do this Samuel Decal.

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>>14922988
Shipping big box requires big bucks.

Seems Dragon Momoko is also coming up with their own Metal Build Strike Freedom.

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>>14922994
I don't build 3rd parties/bootlegs much.
Anyone here know which have better plastic and build quality between Dragon Momoko and Daban?

>>14922994
>coming up with their own Metal Build Strike Freedom.

F91 soon

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RESULTS TIME

First off is the results for the "For Fun" round, the guys who couldn't receive the prize pool. With 60% of the vote the Beni-Shiki takes the round here.

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Now for the meaty stuff. After calculating votes from 94 ballots, we have our three winners.

In third place with 63 points, we have the G-Bouncer Ground Type ! Their prize is an Action Base 2

Second place's winner is the Graze White Midnight, coming in at 124 points. They get a $15 High Grade of their choice (Going off Amazon prices)

Finally, the winner of this whole thing with a whopping 143 points is the RX-78-R Gundam Reinforced Type! Their prize is a $25 High Grade along with an Action Base 2

I'll be emailing the winners more information along with a reminder to send their mailing address later tonight. Congrats to the winners!

>>14923059
Congratulations you guys! I was glad to participate, had lots of fun.

>>14923059
Did Shiteagle really vote for his custom THAT many times? Only one first faveorite and second favorite, but four third favorites.

>>14923059
Question about the prizes.

I remember back when this was being planned that people were talking about donating towards the prizes with gift cards. Do the kits have to be something off of amazon or can it be from where ever?

>>14923059
Fuck I think i was almost 3rd.

>>14923078
It's mainly what's available on Amazon so I can just ship through them and not have to deal with shipping the prizes out myself. If what the winners want is a few dollars more (Say if second place wanted something that was $18 dollars instead of $15 that's fine) Just keep it around that range.

As for the gift cards thing that mainly came up due to me having a visa card with about $60 lying around with nothing to spend on, so I'm using it for this. I'm not really up to trading gift cards around online.

>>14923069
I'm glad his shitty custom came last.

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Bought myself a star wars kit today to change the pace, painted the traitor stick with silver instead of stickers. Articulation ain't to great but iits fine standing there, lookin glossuly

ALMOST bought the Zeta Gundam 2.0 mg, but changed my mind at the last minute, I still kinda want it but have heard controversial opinions of it, likewise with the MK-II 2.0

>>14922988
Could you like, dip that thing in a tub of panelwash and get good results after blowdrying it

somehow, the thought of adding panel lines by dipping a gunpla model in it seems entertaining

>>14923059
Hey I did pretty good in comparison! Neat

>>14923097
A few years ago when I got both of the 2.0 kits it was at a time where I heard nothing but praise for them.

I've only built the MkII and that kit is phenomenal engineering-wise, but I have a few grievances with it:

1. FUCK THE CLOTH HOSING THAT SHIT SHOULD STAY AT PERFECT GRADE, JESUS CHRIST WHY WOULD YOU MAKE SOMEONE CUT OUT SPECIFIC LENGTHS OF CLOTH HOSE JUST FUCKING MOLD THE TEXTURE INTO THE PART HOLY SHIT
2. the way they went about with waist articulation was kinda stupid, having this plastic ring that just settles in there and doesn't flex with the frame so much as it gets shifted about. I'm not explaining it all too well but you'd know what I'm talking about if you look at assembly.
3. Some of the plastic is brittle as hell. Like "drop and it breaks" brittle. Maybe that was a problem with the production run mine came from but that left me kinda mad that arbitrary parts would shatter if they slipped and fell off.

All in all it's a great kit, it's just also kinda frustrating for reasons relating to it being a mini-PG (and I've heard the RG is much the same experience, imagine a PG downscaled to 1/144, that's some bullshit right there). Ever since, I've been hesitant to touch anything from the Zeta 2.0 other than the stand that comes with it (because that one is actually a stand as opposed to the display base that you get with MkII). I can imagine shit breaking real easily on the Zeta thanks to the transformation gimmick, but at the same time I can only imagine how impressive it all comes together.

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>>14923048
>14-ish people really liked my GM Striker.

That's put a smile on my face.
Thanks to all who participated, some damn good jobs there, and to all those who voted.

Now to hope the weather clears up tomorrow so I can start on my Stark Jegan.

>>14922722
Everything about him is too different from them. Consider is syntax and photo setup, for instance.
Besides that, he haunts various other threads on /toy/, /m/ and occasionally /tg/

AFAIK he's also been around longer. He's also got his "alter ego" NiceDaemonette, which he uses whenever he wants to discuss is fetishes like an ass.

>>14923141

If he came over from /tg/, he's probably straight out of Reddit. They have a lot of those there now.

>>14923059
Awesome, congrats to the winners and everyone who participated. I came back from a year overseas right in the middle of the group build so I didn't have the time to participate, but I'll definitely have to do something for next time.

>>14923087
I meant more along the lines of something coming out like this month but won't be on Amazon for like another month or so.

Okay then.

>>14923059
Is there an album of all contest entries?

>>14923179
In the last thread

>>14923059
>>14923048
Awesome job guys, and thanks for holding this build.

[Spoiler]We should do a graze themed build in the spring.

Finally decided to stop using stickers and hand paint details using tamiya acrylics. I'm seeing different opinions online about whether to let each coat cure overnight or for just an hour or so between. What is the best amoumt of time to wait? I plan on applying about 3 or so coats for details such as the eyes and the thought of having to spend 3 days just to complete a tiny bit of painting seems very slow.

>>14923192
Thank you

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New episode when?

>>14923213
You only have to wait until it's dry to the touch to do the next layer. If you want to do something on top of it (eg. clear coat), best to wait until it's cured

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Looks like the compressor from the Jesta beam rifle fits snug on these GM rifles!

Can I get a quick consensus of hate on the GM Cold Districts type?

because I'm finding this build to be insanely frustrating, like it's simple, but just, fucking frustrating.

>>14923265

Guys, I've come back from the future to warn you that Snapfit is about to... AWW FUCK!

>>14923279
I believe the consensus is that's it's the worst GM variant, apart from maybe the original GM

>>14922988
>Thought I found a great deal on the MC Model Penelope for $20 through Taobao
>Add it to ship with existing middleman order that's taking a while to be fulfilled
>Get invoice for shipping
>$60 with SAL
>Shipping cost more than the rest of my order combined

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Here's a better picture. I'll upload this to my tumblr as well.

>>14923229
My fingers are crossed for another cosy xmas episode

>>14923289
Guess I shouldn't be shocked for the price of a 10 dollar kit huh?

>>14923279
>>14923300
It's to be expected for it's age, yeah.

"I picked up several of the 1/144 scale Gundam ground War kits. These kits feature a Gundam and two EDF hovertrucks and another has a Zaku with two Zeon tanks and hovercycles. Both have some 1/144 scale infantry, but not much, and the Zeon troop is only an officer firing a pistol.

While I can use the existing EDF soldiers (at arms and firing poses), I need some Zeon troops. My thought was to use WW2 German heads, since the Zeon Helmet is similar, but I would prefer actual-looking Zeon troops.

There is a Magella Attack kit that has 3 crew standing outside. Maybe I can cut their heads off and fix them to EDF bodies?

Any ideas?"

>>14922979
Kimaris Trooper looks fucking gay

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>>14923265
>mixing kits

>>14923169
If it's coming out in like a month I won't mind waiting. If it's something in late December/January then that's a bit different.

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it was me, joey

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>>14923333
GM Sniper K9 and the K9 Dog pack come with Zeon 1/144 soldiers in two poses each

I'me gonna have a budget of about CAD340, I'll tell you my options for what to spend it on and which one you think is worth it the most

>2 1/100 kits and a 3rd party PG
>3 large MGs
>2 MGs and a 1/60 no grade

The reasoning with the first choice is that I want to test the waters with a bootleg to see if PGs are worth triple the price for an official one

>>14923279

Biggest problem is that it cant hold its cool sten looking machine gun. Though if you have the sniper II, you can easily fix that.

>>14923358

Oh cool, thanks! would have never thought to look into BF for this.

>>14923385
Actually makes sense, especially with the K9 dog pack.

Since the entire fight was about using the K9 unit's to distract, while Zeon solders ambushed the enemy's unit and destroyed it with explosives.

How's the Destiny RG?
Is it a grenade like the RX-78 or Zeta?

>>14923403
It's pretty good, but you might have some issues standing

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How many times has Bandai announced a kit only to cancel it?

>MG AGe-3 NEVER

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>>14923279
In sense of nub marks? I think I get the feeling, its such an old kit, I can't believe I even painted the beamsaber hand too

GM II is where they started to reach their peak I believe

>>14923362
It can hold it, just only sideways

>>14923059

Congratulations to everyone who participated!

I'm glad there was such a great showing, though I'm sad the Full Armor Extreme Gundam didn't make it into the top three since I felt it had the most work put into it and the most potential for growth from the builder.

I'm very grateful that so many people liked my White Midnight, and I promise to try even harder for the next competition. I'll especially focus on improving my shitty handbrushing skills.

Is it worth investing in Gundam Markers? What do you even do with them really? Why would you want other colours than black?

How's the HG Exia? Is it an alright kit for beginners?

>>14923559
Some colors lend themselves well to being panel lined with brown or grey. For instance, I think Green kits look really nice when panel lined in the brown. Personal choice though I guess. Grey on white looks good to, imo.

>>14923059
Thanks for everyone that voted for me (G-Bouncer Ground Type). I do actually need another Action Base, so that's cool - I like the sound of a Graze group build in the new year, since I've got an assembled but otherwise untouched 1/100 Graze Kai that I'm short of ideas on anyway.

>>14923559
Grey is much better for lining white than Black is, just see Dalong's reviews for why. I actually find the only thing I line in Black is Grey itself, and use Brown for Green, Yellow, Orange and Red. Blue I mostly use Grey for.

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I don't know why I picked this up - I hate Seed - but this was a super fun build.

Is the Strike Freedom a good RG? Those huge wings seem like they'd weaken the kit.

>>14923560
Any HG is good for beginners. I don't have the Exia, but from having built the 00 and the Quan[t], it should be perfectly fine.

>>14923560
The HG 00 is a much better kit. Exia is right before a development boom in HG engineering.

>>14923193
I want a Graze themed build
I'd definitely enter if that's the case

I don't know why but I've just fallen in love with the Graze design hard recently.

>>14923289
You shut your dirty whore mouth, the original GM is great for it's time.

>>14923713
I'll keep that in mind. 00 isn't bad, but his shoulder pads turn me off. From what I can tell, Exia Repair II or Astrea both came out after 00, so I take it they both benefit from the improved engineering too?

>>14923753
From what I saw on Dalong when looking at some kits, they mostly use the same runners as Exia.

>>14923765
Son of a bitch.

>>14923361
Can't get 2 mgs with that boot leg?

>>14923358
Damn. What other kits come with goons?

>>14923358
why does the GM sniper K9 come with zeon soldiers?

also, wich show features that GM?

>>14923874

The soldiers are part of his gimmick in build fighters

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Bravo bandai
BANDAI HOBBY ONLINE SHOP 2016年11月11日起接受訂購, 日本2017年1月派貨: 模型 MG 1/100 GM II (吉姆II) 3,780Yen連稅
1/2

>>14923934
This is the kinda shit that should be P-Bandai. I'd be absolutely fine with a premium price for a GM ll- just wish that they had longer runs of them.

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>>14923934
2/2

>>14923007
DM. Though I've read reports that the plastic quality of recent Daban products got better.

>>14923007
I want a Laevatein ver MB
>>14923014
I wonder how they'll recreate the photo-etch parts.

>>14923934
P-Bandai MG GM III when?

>>14923753
>>14923765
Not wrong but not right, Astraea is based off of a conversion kit from one of the hobby magazines, and is in essence that kit with the standard Exia, and then armaments.
Exia R2 comes with new leg pieces that give it a leg swivel despite the balljoint, as an improvement to the design. This is the same mold that the Amazing Exia uses by the way.

>>14923721
The Graze is a simple but well-executed grunt design that's clean, uncomplicated and subtle. That's why.

>>14923753
The Astraea is a great little kit, and comes with almost all the parts you need to make the Exia anyway. From what I remember it just lacks the clear head pieces and the centre plate of the GN Sword's shield.

>>14923007
Daban. DM has brittle but hard plastic that's just not suitable for toys.

>>14924011
You're right on that.

I would really like a Graze group build to see what everyone would come up with. It's design is simple enough where it'd be easy to customize it a bit and make it unique. It's like a perfect blank canvas for customization.

I want 144 HG tallgeese ver 1.

>TFW my money wad is too thick to fit in my money clip
What should i buy to lighten my load fampai?

>>14924077
Deqoos, thirty Deqoos.

>>14923528
thanks for liking it, it was my first time using styrene plastic sheets and coming up with a custom color scheme. theres always room for improvement. really liked yours as well, great combination of limbs from different kits and color scheme.

>>14923193
this would be cool, i finally would have an excuse to buy a graze now

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>still no revive dom

What's Bandai's endgame?

>>14923048
>this many people liking mine
wow, thanks a lot anons

>>14923097
There's a technique for batch painting in mini war gaming where you actually dunk your models in a pot of wash. Most people just use a big brush since its more paint-efficient.

Considering how panel-lining with paint relies heavily on capillary action, I doubt that would work well on gunpla.

What airbrush/compressor do you all recommend?

>>14924161
They're probably gonna push an origin or revive closer to the loum arc of the origin, or at least that's what I'm hoping for.

>>14924199
Gelgoog Guy does/did it apparently.
Though he just used cheap wal mart acrylic that was heavily thinned.

>>14924161
I wanna see what an Origin Zeong looks like.

Please don't do a graze build guys. I don't wanna work on one until I'm ready for scratch building

>>14924266
just buy some styrene sheets and go nuts, just have a good cutting board and a good exacto knife

>>14924270
I really don't wanna do it unless I can get an airbrush set up and that's gonna be a few years.

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>>14922627
>If you're new, you're gonna fuck up.

What do you mean by this, how hard can it be?

Just bought my first gundam plamo. Pic related.

>>14924311
It means expect to make mistakes. Usually this has to do with dealing with nubs, but can include other mistakes such as breaking pieces, putting pieces together incorrectly, and messing up stickers.

>>14924013
>>14923979
Cool. So are there sites where you can buy specific parts, or would you just buy both kits if you wanted to make a "better" Exia?

And how have you guys come to know so much about gunpla and even specific kits? Just from experience, or are there detailed (English) blogs?

>>14924326
>Specific kits
Word of mouth, experience, dalong.net

>gunpla
If you stick around long enough, you'll be amazed about how much random shit you end up learning

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Favourite recent mg kit? Like 2015 onwards.

>>14923410
MG AGE-3 (And the FX) were actually never officially announced.

Bandai just occasionally shows off rapid prototypes of kits they're considering at hobby conventions in order to gauge interest. Sales of AGE related stuff weren't that good and after doing MGs of the first two gens leads they weren't confident in AGE-3 and FX's ability to sell so they sort of tested the waters by showing off a prototype (Which are basically just 3D printed statues).

>>14924311
Most mistakes will be due to you not paying attention and breaking/cutting something incorrectly. When you first start painting your models, your mistakes will come from being unfamiliar with painting miniatures (visible brush strokes, chipping your paint, paint pooling from being too thick, etc).

The plastic parts are all attached together to a "runner" by "gates." You should use a pair of sharp, flat-sided clippers to cut the part off of the runner. Depending how sharp the clippers are/how close you are/the phase of the moon, if you clip as close as possible to the plastic piece, you will dent or damage the piece. Imagine a flat field with a tree in the middle. You use a giant pair of scissors to try and cut off the tree. You'll either end up with a stump sticking out of the ground or a hole in the earth. For this reason, most people recommend clipping close to the plastic part, but then using a hobby knife and or sanding paper to clean up.

>>14924251
There were no Doms at Loum.

>>14924321

Have read the guide.

Aieee!

I thought it was "just" a model, dab a bit of glue and slap her together.

>>14924356
I know, but that doesn't mean they can't whore out the Zeon designs a bit more, since they probably won't remake 0079.

>>14924359
Gunpla doesn't normally require any glue whatsoever actually. People who know what they're doing (or are trying to) seal up seam lines with plastic cement and putty, but because these guys are so posable there's no need to petrify it.

>>14924212
Depends on several factors, mainly budget but also whether or not you prefer certain paints over others. Personally I know many people starting out go for Iwata products. The Iwata Neo is cheap, but only sprays acrylics. That's not bad if you like acrylics, though. I have a Badger 105 Patriot, it works fine for all types of paints and is of similar price range. If it's possible don't go for a cheap Chinese knockoff, getting a brand-name one will often net you some warranty (Badger has one) or easy parts replacement at least. Badger and Iwata stuff is carried in stores often.

Compressors are a different can of worms that I'll allow others to give info on, dunno a lot about them.

>>14924359
These things are like baby's first model. No paint or glue required, although they do look better if you paint them.

What's the best way to clean a fucked up topcoat? I tried to coat my Jesta Cannon HG but I guess it was too cold, and I got an orange peel texture.

>>14924377
top coat over it

>>14924374
Yeah, military models are insanely hardcore, though TT minis are challenging for their scale.

>>14924381
It's gonna be cold until spring, cause I live up in the northeast, and I used a spraycan.

I guess its time to buy an airbrush.

>>14924382
Only the really old or really shitty ones are hardcore, and most military modelers avoid them when possible. More modern ones from decent companies go together exceptionally well and are made of good quality plastics. They just need glue and paint to make them.

>>14924382

I made one of AMT's old ass car models and that shit was a fucking nightmare unmatched by anything else I've ever done. Even Gundam models from the 80s and one of Wave's 1/100 plastic Five Star Stories kits were better engineered and fit together than it did.

Does anyone here know anything about the personality bandai guncannon real type version? I've neveread built a pretty bandai kit and this one looks cool to me

>>14924400
It's just a recolour

>>14922635
I've been wanting to get one of these.. where did you find it; and how much did it cost?

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>kampfer is love
>kamper is life

>>14924420
I've seen them all over on eBay. I've been eyeing the EX-S head for a few years now (but I'm waiting to actually complete a painted resin project before I commit).

>>14924326
Gunpla/Plamo General, mostly. There's two kinds of people in this general, those who listen to their peers and those who don't. The former learn things, the latter just shitpost.

>>14924326
Also no websites really exist that sell specific parts like you might find for, say, Warhammer 40k. If you really only want a certain piece from a specific kit you're better off seeing if you can make a deal with another gunpla guy. Better yet just keep the other parts - you'll be surprised how much they come in handy for repairs and kitbashes.

>>14923934
Pardon my apparent blindness but what's the difference between GM 1 and GM II other than color?

>>14924390
>>14924393
I'm mainly familiar with ship models; from what I can tell those are yuge but model tiny details like rigging and flak turrets.

Somdeay I hope to be good enough to build the Bismarck I have at home.

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>>14924478

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>building my Gouf Revive
>roommate walks in, only things he recognizes from Gundam are Gundams and Zakus
>"Oh shit is that a Zaku?"
>mfw
The 2 weeks of sitting on this thing before building it were worth it.

Dragon Momoko rep is answering questions on lereddit /r/gunpla

We're getting an DM F91 Metal Build

>>14924501
At least he didn't ask what transformer it is.

>>14924478
Color pattern aside, the GM II has a few more surface details, a few sharper angles, more thrusters on the legs and in the shoulders, and a more accentuated visor and "mouth guard".

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chinese Jesta Cannon

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How's the Gouf R35?

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>>14924566
>gouf

Fuck, I meant Dom

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Anyone here ever order from Gentei Kits? I pre-ordered my Heavyarms MG P-Bandai from them almost the day I could but I have received no shipping confirmation. I can go to my orders and it's there, but I have received no word on when they're gonna ship.

What's your favorite method for painting eyes? I was considering the reverse wash method but a guy in my local hobby store warned me that he's heard multiple horror stories of the enamel paint sold in my country ruining gunpla plastic. I'm considering just handpainting the eyes normally now with white tack for masking.

>>14924161

>Revive Dom

Why though? The original HGUC Dom is fine as it is.

>>14923803
It could be possible, but the bootleg has crazy high shipping. I might be able to do that though if the combined shipping isn't too much. Though at this time I'm sort of paranoid about Chinese seller's feedback ratings. What's your guys experiences? What's the lowest rated seller you've trusted and haven't been scammed from?

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>>14924730

>>14924556
What's wrong with your wall

>>14924764
Eh, it's got some hand issues and some other minor things. Not a candidate for a revive though anytime soon though. Minor issues, especially compared to a lot of other models.

>>14924343
Your mom's pussy

>>14924501
Such an epic meme, never change Reddit

Is the MG line officially dead

>>14925147
Yes.

>>14925147
It's pretty much been dead since they stopped 1 kit per month and got rid of ABS inner frames.

>>14925147
Probably

I guess MGs don't sell well due to the size and cost compared to HGs and RGs

>>14924326
IIRC R2 comes with the parts for standard Exia anyway but R2 is so small of a deviation that you might not even notice the difference unless you think about it.
I read into the manuals and runners on dalong when I look into buying a kit, and I own a decent amount of them myself.
Also when I started it was with 00 models and I was seriously upset when my Exias were less than ideal, it took me a good while to get my sense with kit builds and articulation to the understanding I have it now.
If I were you I'd just buy both, they're both pretty good kits.

We should have a GM groupbuild next tbqh

Graze's are great in regards to how many variants there are, but the GM allows for waaaay more options in kitbashing and customization

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>>14925147
The MG line has been dead ever since they announced the Tallgeese II and Crossbone X-2 were P-Bandai releases. Prior to that P-Bandai was either just repaints (Unicorn Nemos, Black Tri-stars Zaku II-S) or accessory packs (Ballute System stand-alone release, Nu Ver. Ka Double Funnel set). After that they knew they could put out anything that wasn't a main protagonist's main suit on P-Bandai and it would sell

Here's a list of MG P-Bandai releases that probably would've been fine with just being a regular release/are different enough from their original kit that they'd be fine to release)
>Tallgeese 2/3
>Crossbone X2/X3
>Astray Red Frame (The one that's just the regular red frame with the regular backpack/shield/rifle)
>GM Cannon
>Jesta Cannon
>Altron Gundam
>Gundam HeavyArms Custom
>Powered GM (If it wasn't a weird unholy union between the GM Type C and Gundam Mk. II 2.0 released over a decade after both kits)

Stuff like the Hyaku Shiki Kai and the two non-Amuro Evolve Zetas are obscure enough that they'd warrant a P-Bandai release. Same goes for pure repaints like Full Frontal's Geara Doga, the Special Forces AGE-2 Normal, and the multitude of Zaku IIs they've repainted for obscure manga/video game ace pilots.

>>14925257
/toy/ just had a GM group build over the summer

>>14925268
So where do I go for my hueg gundam fix now

Why are the MG RX-78-2 Origin's proportions so fucking strange?

Tiny head
Hueg hands
Fucking HUGE beam sabers

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Amazing Strike Freedom confirmed, March 2017 release

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>Geirail has shoulder hardpoints

Fuck, now I want to make a Geirail Cannon

>>14925257

>>14925275 is right. A GM group build is nice too, but let's wait a while before doing that one since it was just done.

>>14925257
Graze or go home

>>14925294
How does that runner confirm the amazing strike freedom? Genuinely curious since its design is pretty nice.

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dare i build two wings at same time?

>>14925364
Don't get bored halfway through.

>>14925359
just look at the position of the gate locks on the runner and compare with the parts that are different on the Amazing Strike Freedom lineart

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As far as group build suggestions go I'd rather not do the GM one so shortly after /toy/ did it. That doesn't mean we can't do something similar to it. The Graze groupbuild seems to be a popular idea, but theoretically we could do a Zeon MS groupbuild to mirror the GM one (OYW Zeek suits + Modified versions of those suits from other series (Gelgoog Marine, Zaku F2000, Gyancelot, etc)).

Of course, we could do some other suggestion along with those and do another strawpoll, maybe throw in some of the more popular choices from the last strawpoll that didn't come in first.

>>14925364
I wouldn't do it, doing two legs already bores the fuck out of me
>>14925378
what

>>14925378
proceed.

So, I'm gonna be buying some kits for Christmas. My cousin is getting an HGUC Revival Gundam Mk2 Titans, I want to get a MG, but I don't really know which one. Suggestions? I wanted Freedom 2.0 but I've heard the kit breaks easily, other than that I've been considering Amazing Red Warrior, RX-78-2 3.0 and RX-78-2 Origin (the worst thing about it imo is its head, so I dunno).

Opinions? Other suggestions?

>>14925435
Look on Dalong.

>>14925435
Everyone that I know personally, along with myself, have had no issues with the Freedom 2.0. I have seen people online that have broken the part where the thigh connects to the waist, but if you are careful it shouldn't be an issue. The Freedom 2.0 and the RX-78-2 Oirigin are probably two of the best MGs to exist so far imo

>>14925378
thank you hungry skeleton

>>14925447
Well, it's not really available on HLJ atm anyway, so I'll pass on the Freedom for now but I will consider it for next time. I've broken some parts in the past so I'm a bit afraid I might do it here too.

>>14925378

That's a trap with benis tucked away, isn't it?

>>14925378
Funnels in cooch plz ;)

[Spoiler]jk no ban pl0x[/spoiler]

>>14925509
Aw I fucked up es no bueno

Anyone have the p-bandai MG heavy Gundam? I want one so bad it hurts my soul.

>>14925473
like that matters
if there's a hole

>>14925473
I think I saw a bit of boob near the top
plus a dick would e much harder to hide

>>14924570
Give it red shoulders like the EFREET EXAM

>MG ZZ ver 2.0

>MG FAZZ ver 2.0
>MG TRYON III

>>14923059
>Didn't get last
thank you based eagle

>>14925586
Shitthatdoesntexist.txt

>>14925586
>ZZ 2.0/ver ka
>Still doesn't have waist articulation because it has to be fully transformable

My God hand nippers just came in today they are seriously the best things ever. Definitely lived up to the hype

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>tfw mostly snapfag, I panel line and sand but not much other than that
>new to modeling in general
>tfw successfully repaired a broken part and don't have to go out and buy the same kit again for one new piece

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Let's say in 2021 Bandai decides to release the 200th MG, what do you think it's gonna be?

>>14925734
barbed toes

>>14925742
>MG
>Any of the IBO suits
>When their NG 1/100s are printing money

>>14925734
Probably Zaku II 3.0, despite it not being needed given how perfect 2.0 is.

>>14925734
Guncannon

>>14925679
Good job anon, keep improving

>>14925747
If that's the case then where is my 1/100 Gusion Rebake Full Shitty?

>>14925772
Is there even a single 1/100 S2 kit out yet? Be patient

>>14925772
Eh it's shitty no one cares.

>>14925747
NGs never stopped Bandai before.

>>14925734
MG Gundam Righteous Light

because the series doesn't exist yet

>>14925772
it's so bad. like the design if fucking bad.
same with lupus desu, it's just overdesigned.
It started with the Zeta. overdesigning mobile suits is a really bad trait of bandai.

>>14925814
I don't think anything can fucking top Advance of Zeta in terms of overdesigning shit

>>14924343
Pure sex.

Would anyone be interested in a Gunpla General discord server? I know we have the irc, but figured I'd see.

>>14925864
No.

>>14925864
what is this discord I keep hearing about
is it like the new facebook? becuase I need to make an account there

>>14925864
Sure why not

>>14925674
>not hand crafting your own set of high quality flush cutters with a hand dremel, needle files, and progressively finer grits of sand paper

Its like you dont even take this hobby seriously

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>Do panel lining and nub removal but little other customization and no painting
>sometimes make gaps in the models because shit knife discipline

How bad of a snapfag am I?

>>14925893
Files work best.

>>14925901
Only for white pieces

>>14925893
Acceptable levels of snapshittery. Nub removal and panel lining are the most vital things, so as long as you're doing that properly there shouldn't be too many problems.

>>14925864
No. Discord has a tendency to divide or outright kill small communities unless a full migration takes place. It doesn't really offer anything that we don't have already.

>>14925875
Voice group chat program like teamspeak or skype.

It's honestly pointless here and will probably get spammed. I'm not gonna join a gpg discord.

Hey, Gunpla general. I usually am in the middle of nowhere, but I'm down in Tennessee on a trip. Anyone know a good shop for Gunpla around here?

>>14925893

Fixing up the flaws of your initial models later on can be quite fun.

>>14925864
How do I get to the iirc? Also if you make a discord I'll gladly join.

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>>14925927
Perfect

@14925927
How cute.

>>14925941
>@

Are you extremely new? Or are you just that hell bent at not giving Snapshit (You)s?

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My second kit, and first attempt at panel lining

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>>14925952
Don't forget to like comment and subscription

>>14925952
>>14925955
THIS YOUR PAINTS! SAFETY NUBS! etc etc.

@14925946
Yes.

>>14925952
>>14925955
purdy gud, I feel like you could have lined the yellow neck part, but thats just personal opinion

>>14925981
I tried with a brown marker and it kind of just came up shit, so I took it off with alcohol

>>14925955
>>14925952
Safety nub aside, your lines seem a little thick. Other than that your denubbing process looks pretty solid.

>>14925941
what are you

>>14925993
what is safety nub?

>>14925993
>thick
I'm honestly not too sure how to get thinner lines, a finer tip marker?

>>14926005
fuck i forgot read the faq fuck im a sperg sorry

I need a recommendation for a THICC HG under $15

>>14925147
We have a GM Sniper 2 on the way right now.

>>14926027
Rick dom of your choice
Zaku 1 Origin version
Kampfer of your choice

>>14925907
Good to hear

>>14926006
Also use thinner on a pointy Q-tip to slim them down.

>>14926010
You found the answer before anyone could correct you, so consider yourself forgiven

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Today I relearned through RG Exia that 1/144 heads are a complete pain in the ass and make life on this planet a viable hell.

>>14925864

As >>14925908 said, all it would do is fragment the community into the people who use the Discord group and those who don't.

Or we just make one, populate it with bots and tell Snapshit he can join.

>>14926152
ok dude sorry to bother but i read the faq and the guide and i know what a nub is now but i still dont know what a safety nub is is there any more information guides that i'm missing?

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>>14926153

>>14926174
Look at the v-fin on the head, isn't there something that shouldn't be there?

>>14925387

Zeon grunt/limited run group build sounds like a good time. I'm already getting ideas for a High Mobility Zudah.

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>>14926174
'Safety Nub' is a colloquialism, really, so don't sweat it. It's the bit that stops dumb kids from poking themselves on soft plastic.

It's this bit.

>>14926178
i see now

>>14926194
I cant decide whether it was thoughtful for this to be implemented or unnecessary

>>14925679
Just wait until you do your first resin mold. I lost a connector piece for my old Nu Gundam's funnels and had to make a new one. I felt like a genius, even though it was basically just a tiny rectangle.

>>14926222
It also helps prevent the fragile tips from cracking off in transport. It's overall a good design.

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>>14924556
How is it? Were the polycaps a pain in the ass?

I might just add the cannon parts to a legit Bandai Jesta.

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>>14922988
>>14923292

>>14926377
Fucks sake, what are you buying, twenty pounds of styrofoam?

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>>14925387
Sent you an email about the prizes.

Anyone here from Halifax and been to giant robot comics?

>>14926408
no but i know of them why anon?

>>14926412
I'm in the area and wasn't sure what they're selection or pricing is like

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>>14925934
We can make gunpla great again!

>>14926415
dont even bother man not worth it unless you dont know how to order online. i saw some of their prices at Halcon at i laughed my way home

>>14926427
I'll have a look on my way by to see, was only thinking about it for a single master grade or something indent want to order by itself

>>14926435
dunno if it was their stall or another but I think they had a musha mg for $80 or so, dunno whether they sold it at con tho, that was the only thing i was interested in

>>14926445
From what I've seen on the Facebook page it's not ridiculous for the hg kits, 19 cdn for a lupus, could be worse

>>14924814
Man, if only

>>14925893
use knife only if its a huge chunk of plastic. may seem tedious, but sand it down with a sanding stick or file

>>14926464
wtf, can't paint?

>http://schizophonic9.com/re4/hg_shiden.html

Shiden review's up.

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Oh boy, oh boy. Just picked up some fresh swag at the gunpla store today.

I also picked up an action base for the Kampfer, but right now thats holding up my Man Rodi

>>14926469
certainly not that cleanly by hand I can't

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>>14926476
Practice makes perfect.

Pro tip, narrow foam tipped paint pens or large tip dried out fineliner pens make for great detailing brushes. Thats what I do with my faber castell fineliners when they dry out

>>14926471
I hope you realize that that Guncannon is the one from 1999 and not the new revive version

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>>14926471
>>14926503

Yes but only the older version comes with pic related as a bonus. You have to get the P-Bandai for the missile pods for the revive.

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>>14924343
RX-78-2 The Origin. I've assembled so many different RX kits but that one was the most satisfying. Pic unrelated

>>14924265
Like the Zeong. It's barely even touched up

>>14926546
I like the bullet marks on the torso, but it just looks messy elsewhere.

>>14926467
there is nothing like seeing a smooth expanse of polished plastic where there was once an ugly nub. Well, except maybe Lunamaria pulling aside her black lace panties with a "come fuck me" expression on her face or a beautifully spreading panel wash.

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>Black and purple Turn A

It looks better than the original.

>>14926567

you'd say that about any black suit you 12 year old

>>14926591
This anon speaks true, a proper gentleman knows that a suit looks best when its purple with black and gold, not the reverse.

>>14925914
If you were in Georgia I might be able to help but you're in one of the parts of the South that all the Yankees like to use to make generalizations about the entire region. You probably aren't going to find anything there but moonshiners and mountains.

Chattanooga would be your best bet but I wouldn't get your hopes up.

>>14926626
>tfw no Georgia gunpla friends

>>14926636
Both Animezing Escape in McDonough and Galactic Quest Comics in Buford have regular build events, monthly and weekly respectively. Not to mention at least 3 other locations in the metro, not including B&N, that sell gunpla. Look hard enough and you'll find somebody here who's into the hobby.

Now, if you live in DEEP Georgia, like anywhere south of Macon, see >>14926626 just replace mountains with cow pies. You're out of luck.

>>14926677
Also, replace moonshiners with methheads.

>>14926591
>Building toys
>not a kid

>>14926626
I took a look in the yellow pages to see what was around, and I found a ton of hobby shops but God knows which ones are good and which are bad.

Figured I'd ask and see if anyone had some personal advice. If you have suggestions for Georgia those would be good, too. They might not be too far away.

>>14925734
kampfer 2.0

it really needs it

>>14926688
Put your name on so we can filter you.

>>14926722
Kennesaw, which is down I-75 from Chat-town, actually boasts the largest Hobbytown USA in existence. It's about the size of your average Publix.

Unfortunately, their gunpla selection is generally shit and often outclassed by the other Atlanta location in Duluth, which ironically, is about the size of your average Quicktrip. Funny how that works right?

Aside from those, your best bet is either Character World at the Mall of Georgia, or Oxford Comics and Games, inside the perimeter near Lenox Square Mall

>>14926499
That is a really good idea actually. holy shit. Thanks

>>14926793
Thanks! Down here for a couple weeks so I'm working out where I want to hit up.

>>14926738
To be honest all of the older OVA's suits could do with a 2.0 MG.
The GPs, Alex, Ground gundam, the various GMs and the Kampfer.

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>>14926749
No, you put YOUR name on so I can filter YOU.

You can't just call someone a kid for liking a certain color scheme and then get hurt when someone calls YOU a KID.

>>14924570
Fun to snap, hard to pose

>Go to practice airbrushing
>My decanted primer has all dried up, fine whatever
>Try to get milk consistency by mixing yellow paint+thinner in paint cup
>Nothing shoots out
>Yellow paint drips from nozzle
>Realize that the primer I shot through it before probably clogged the needle, the shitty O-ring in the nozzle has probably corroded, and the unthinned paint pre-mixing didn't help


Inept idiocy aside, simple green/purple power in an ultrasonic cleaner will clean this shit out, right? Or will that be too much for my cheap chink airbrush?

I kinda wish there was a 1/100 Base Jabber for my unicorn kits.

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It's time:
http://hobbynotoriko.yumenogotoshi.com/hgce-strike-freedom.html

>>14927327
Why do people like the Strike Freedom?

I'm not asking ironically, I genuinely don't get it. Am I missing something?

>>14927516
Sans the gold joints which I think look retarded, not to mention the source material from which it's from which is also pretty retarded, I like the general aesthetics of it; It's a classicish Gundam design, streamlined, Symmetrical, has a neat beam saber gimmick, and a pretty sweet backpack. It's overall a feddieish design but with funnels.

>>14927516
I don't get why people like anything from Wing besides the Heavyarms or Epyon either, it's just personal preference I suppose

>>14927542
I can sort of understand it as an evolution of the Freedom design which took notes from Providence, but yeah, the gold joints were retarded.

>>14927543
Most likely, yeah. I only really like the Heavyarms, Tallgeese and the Wing grunts, desu. Most of the Gundams were kind of overdone to me.

>>14927516
Being a SEEDfag, I think it's a wonderful design.

It feels very UCish, the inner gold frame makes it stand out compared to other designs, and the wings give it a dynamic pose.

>>14927548
I personally like the CE designs a lot too, they felt like the perfect balance to me. They fall in-between UC and more modern and crazy designs to me.

>>14926969

try with plain water first

>>14927558
The Strike is probably my favorite CE design, it's a good mix between modern and UC, like you said. It's just stylized enough, IMO.

>>14927327
Gonna admit, I did not expect that to look so good and have so few stickers.

>>14927567
It's definitely up there for me, the grey is a really subtle way of making the design pop on the white so that it doesn't look bland. Although I am a fan of most gundam designs, even completely ridiculous ones, the Strike was definitely a less gaudy looking gundam but still kept a lot of the formula to make it look traditional

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>>14927327
>Strike Impulse.
>Forced Freedom.

>>14927606
The Impulse looks like it's being punished while the SF looks like it's embarrassed.

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>>14926591
>>14926597
I beg to fucking differ.

>>14927609
>D-Don't look, baka!

>>14926565
Thanks for the input, that was my test kit for weathering. I used a dremel and oil paints. I was going to do a bit more but never got around to it.

>>14926969
Tbis is why gou thoroughly clean your brush after every session.

>>14927972
This is why you*

No idea how I fucked that up.

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2 Rick doms or 1 Rick Dom and 1 brown Dom Tropen?

>>14927516
Who knows, but the Metal Build SF is beautiful.

How do you know if a gundam pen has gone dry? I just bought one and use it'd it for like a half a kit and now it won't work. I used it over paint did I fuck it?

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After accidentally ordering Polycarbonate spray I decided to do a test piece just to experiment. I figured because polycarbonate is usually sprayed inside clear plastic RC bodies that primer wouldn't be needed. However, after two coats there are these strange "smooth" spots, which happen to be where the holes are on the back to connect the inside of the shield are. Do you think this is from lack of primer or just the fact that polycarbonate normally dries so rough?

>>14928149
could it be eating through the plastic?

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>>14927972
Not him, but are there any recommended techniques/cleaners for cleaning airbrushes? I take the nozzle apart and rinse them out with warm water until I don't see any more paint, and I've got some cleaning brushes I use periodically but not every time. I'm not having any problems with my airbrush but I'm still not convinced I'm getting everything

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>>14928121
Anon, you're wrong on both accounts.

You need three Doms.

>>14924814
That's some Duncan Rhodes-tier handpainting right there.

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