Gunpla/Plamo General

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**MELEE GROUP BUILD**

Build/paint a robot with a loadout focused on melee combat! Anything from shields to swords to lances to axes to bare fists is fair game. There's no room for ranged weaponry here, however, so anything resembling a rifle, Rocket Launcher, cannon, pistol, or any other ranged weapon is a no-go (Small ranged weapons that are built into the kit itself like head vulcans are ok, however).

More clarification here:
>If the body part has a built-in ranged weapon (head/chest vulcans, claw beams, etc), then that's fine. If it's a separate part like the Alex's arm vulcans it's best to leave those off.
>Melee weapons with in-universe ranged capabilities (Like the Kimaris's lance or the Gyan's shield) are fair game too.
>Any scale and any brand is fair game here, you're not limited to just using Gundams this time around.


Send your entries to [email protected]
Start Date: 4/1
End Date: 5/31

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These things look so good in person, they're also fuck huge. Lucky that there is quite a bit of undergating, but not enough in certain areas though. Also like how the gold mekki is the only time the AWB doesn't want to work properly.

>>15438858
zaku is that you

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>>15438858
Is this the Bandai Phenex?

Getting in early to post some pictures of my Gouf Prototype. This was so much fun, totally the missing link between Zaku and Gouf.
Really looking forward to Ramba Ral's version when it arrives

What is everyone else building /gpg/?

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>>15438866
The head unusually has partitions all the way around, so light can filter in really easily.
The red moneye is a little lost in all the orange unfortunately

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>>15438870

>>15438866
>>15438870
>>15438874
Not to be a jerk anon, but you should go back and do a better job cleaning up your nubs.

>>15438865
No sadly, though I wouldn't be surprised if he lurked.

>>15438866
Yes it is.

Hey senpai, I'm currently working on my GP01/FB perfect grade, and while building the head it says I need a CR 1220 button cell battery. However, I'm in podunk southern city, USA, and I can't find a shop that has them. I know I could order some online, but I was wondering if anyone knows if any other types of battery would work without frying the LED that might be more common because I'm too impatient to wait for shipping on batteries

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It's out!

http://schizophonic9.com/re4/hguc_conroy.html

>>15438956
It's a watch battery. If you can't find it at a jewellery or watch store, then don't you have a Radioshack or some other kind of electronics store nearby?

https://www.radioshack.com/products/renata-usa-renata-cr1220-battery

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>>15439006
Our radioshack closed shop about a year or so ago. Didn't think about checking a watch shop, might try to find one when I'm off work tomorrow. The closest thing we have to a radioshack/jewellery/watch store that I know of is walmart, and they don't have it in stock around here. I've also tried my city's hobby shop, to no avail. I might also give our model shop a try for when I inevitably go there next week to increase my backlog to see if they happen to have one.

Starting to think an online order might be my only option unless I take a road trip elsewhere, lol.

>>15439090
try a drugstore like cvs or even a target

if the instructions call for a 3v, then substituting in another 3v battery should be fine as long as it fits

though the batteries found in brick and mortar stores are often just batteries, so if you're wiring something without a good connection it might be wiser to pick up some tabbed batteries on ebay.

>>15439090
I got my CR 1220 off amazon for cheap.

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My body is ready.

>>15439119
>walgreens
>remember seeing all those racks of batteries of about the right size for hearing aids

Totally forgot about Walgreens existing around here, anon. I'll check them out tomorrow, if theyre open on easter

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So what's the best Heavyarms kit?

MG Ver. EW, I assume?

>>15439180
You have 6 options.

The really incredibly shitty 1/144 NG heavyarms from the 90s.

The old SD heavyarms.

The 1/144 Heavyarms custom EW which is mildly better than the 1/144 NG but still not great.

The 1/100 HG Heavyarms Custom EW which was the best of the older kits but still not great.

The SD Musha heavyarms.

The MG you posted which is the undeniable best heavyarms kit all around.

I chose hidden option 7 and bought the RD Figure before it price jumped.

>>15439180
it is the most recent kit, so yes. fantastic kit overall, but the only small complaint is that the missiles are molded in the same grey plastic as the inner frame, so you need to paint them.

Is a single action airbrush fine if I never plan on weathering or shading at all?

>>15439203
>but the only small complaint is that the missiles are molded in the same grey plastic as the inner frame, so you need to paint them.

That's the color they are in the OVA.

And they actually made it super easy to paint them if you want to change the color.

>>15439200
Yeah, that's pretty much what I figured. Just wondering if I was missing something.

Also wasn't there a P-Bandai MG Heavyarms Custom EW? Not that I'd plan on getting that any time soon since the only way to get it now is through insanely overpriced resellers.

>>15439203
I've got no problem painting the missiles, I've seen OOB pictures and planned on painting them anyway to make them pop more. Like the pic in >>15439180

>>15439166
>about to call you out on picking the sword over force because I thought sword only had melee weapons
>see the gun
>I picked force because I thought the weapons were better despite liking the sleeker colors of sword more
>same weapons except sword has two swords and no beam sabers with beam boomerangs to switch
I fucked up.

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>want to pick up the MG Hi-Nu
>shipping is probably gonna be somewhere around $60
>bills to pay that I can barely afford
Is it really worth the wait /m/? Everything about it screams pure eye sex.

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>>15439408
>regular ass Hi-Nu
Oh shit nigger, what are you doing?

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Got some decals on my Jesta. First time doing dry transfers. These are sick.
Gonna weather next, then topcoat.

>>15439408
Why that one and not the superior chunky ver Ka?

>>15439441
>jesta
>dry transfers
Those are clearly stickers, am I being baited?

>>15439440
>>15439446
>orders closed
And screw paying the Hobbylink price premium

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>>15439455
The numbers on the shoulder are stickers. The opposite shoulder, head, legs, and chest have dry transfers.

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My first gunpla attempt, RX-178 Titans RG.

>>15439287

Lol anon I also dig the red

>>15439580
Not bad but the weathering is a little too much.

>>15439580
i think the battle damage is overdone, especially the slashes. the damages look too big, like the shoulder and the thigh. i like the weathering, but i think the v-fin is too dirty looking.

>>15439618
The damage is to the scale of the weapons they are in combat against.

>>15439677
Either way it's still overdone and detracts from the overall look of the model. A few marks would have been OK, the smaller ones actually don't look terrible, but with so many it looks like you just spazzed out with a soldering iron and ruined a perfectly fine kit.

You destroyed that model, plain and simple. I'm sorry but that's the truth.

>>15439580
>holes through the cockpit

That pilot is dead.

Actually this wouldn't look bad as part of a battle diorama, as wreckage.

>>15439580
looks good, but the fact that all the slashes are going in the same direction REALLY bugs me, more than it should

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why is g gundam so schafted on plamo, only the main gundams got anything (and they're all ancient wonky kits), I want one of those SWAT not-GMs they use to defend shinjuku, or that butler's suit that has a moustache and uses a fucking steering wheel to control, or motherfucking tequila gundam

>>15439718
Japs have shit taste. Same reason we don't have the original Byarlant and Gallus J (though I suspect Katoki may be behind these)

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Started working on a 1/144 Ball I got from a gunpla loot box. I didn't think much of it, but once I got some paint on it I love this little bastard. Also the box had 2 of them, so I get to build another one once I'm done.

Any kits you were luke warm on, but grew on you as you assembled?

>>15439699
> You destroyed that model, plain and simple.

Exactly, it's a battle damaged Gundam which was precisely the goal.

>>15439725
Damn, that's a nice looking ball.
A shame that you're wasting your money on a loot box, though.

>>15439729
>Exactly, it's a battle damaged Gundam which was precisely the goal.
No, not in that way. It's not good.

You destroyed it in the "has no idea what they're doing and just looks like a textbook example of why you should never let children play with soldering irons" way.

>>15439733
It doesn't look that bad, man. It's much better than a lot of people's first attempts at this hobby, cut him some slack. Just say he could've done better and leave it at that.

>>15439732
I made out ok, I got the ball box, a ground type GM, and a little 1/250ish scale wing gundam blind box thing. for $30 I got my money's worth. While I might have purchased the GM there's no way I would have bought the twin ball kit.

>>15439744
This. And you niggas wonder why more people don't get into the hobby

>>15439751
Guy you just replied to, but hasn't there been more and more people getting into the hobby lately? It's less that they don't get into the hobby, it's that they don't improve. It's better that the weathered guy came here first, he'll improve a lot faster in comparison to reddit or whatever, provided he wants to and can accept criticism and whatnot. Or, it'll at least help as opposed to getting constantly praised for what's only a decent build. Reddit'll praise anything, though. It's sad.

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>>15439733
Got any suggestions besides not liking damage that is accurate to scale and is frequently seen in the show per the very creators?

You just seem butt hurt for someone not agreeing with your subjective opinion of damage but I'm honestly asking in case you actually know what you're doing.

Sequence of paint and weathering:

Top coat over bare plastic.
Oil based gunk wash using mix of black, burnt umber and white.
Added damage with soldering iron.
Second top coat.
Filled in damage with a mix of metallic acrylics.
Dry brushed edges with light grey oil paint.
Brushed in rust effects using soft pastels that I filed down to a powder.

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>>15439765
I say generally less is more. Heavy battle damage is incredibly hard to make look good. To start focus on paint chipping, and maybe one or two bigger items. Don't slather on oil/grime/rust, apply it strategically a bit at a time until you get the effect you want.

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Can you guys help me out in choosing which one I should buy? I plan to customize it for the group build. So which one should I buy

>Vual
>Vidar

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>>15439793
Vidar all the way, is that even a question?

>>15439813
It's a melee focused group build, though. The Vual is obviously better suited towards it even if the vidar is a cooler looking suit to begin with.

>>15439765
With battle damage you're looking to tell a story. Imagine your gunpla is in a fight, how many enemies are there? How do they attack? How do does your gunpla respond to the attacks? If it's in the middle of a war does it have access to lots of replacement parts or does it have to make do and try to avoid as much damage as possible? How many fights has it been since your gunpla was completely serviced?
Then while imagining this you try and show that on the unit.

but anyway, that's what I do.

>>15439765
the actual work you've put in is pretty good honestly, there's just a bit too much. Think about where damage and weathering would occur on the MS. Knees, shield, maybe shoulders. Like another anon said, tell a story, try to imagine the scenario where the mobile suit received the battle scars.

>>15439747
What loot box was it?

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>>15439723
Elevens may have shit taste, but gaijin are fucking chuuni morons

>>15439793
>one
Both.

Eurobros, where did you get your airbrush stuff from?

TCP global which is mentioned in the guide doesn't seem global at all (0 hits on european amazons), so I'm not sure how to buy everything I need and have it be compatible with each other.

>>15440095
local hobby shop? It of course varies, but you usually can find rather decent KO's for good prices.

Of course it goes without saying that it is unless you live in a fucking Kosovo.

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>mfw I thought god hands were a meme, but now I've seen the light.
Seems like a lot of maintenance to make them last long though.

>>15439759
>Reddit'll praise anything, though. It's sad.

God yeah, it's so annoying seeing "Hey guise my 1st gunplay model" posts where there's awful nubs, bad sticker placement, and no panel lining going straight to the top because "Oh welcome to the community!" while actual good builds tend to get ignored unless they're REALLY good.

That said, god I'm glad billyray86 is there to post amazing builds and stop me going mad.

>>15440183
>Seems like a lot of maintenance to make them last long though.
Oh no you have to oil them once in a while just like any other good tool you want to last a long time. So much work.

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Trying weathering for the 1st time, using gundam marker real touch. I guess I used way too much paint, and carelessly picked up the kit leaves fingerprints everywhere

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>>15440259
This is what I'm trying to achieve.

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>>15440259
On the plus side you shouldn't have much trouble cleaning off the paint and trying again when things get screwed up, so don't be too afraid to experiment.

Who's the cwc level autisperg who keeps making these new comic book hero general images.

>>15440151

Luckily I found a good list of my country's model shops with what they offered etc so I managed to find one that seems to have a good selection.

Seems like the airbrushes recommended in the guide are less common here in favor of a german brand, but it's supposedly a good brand.

>>15440295
ur mum lol

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>>15440259
This looks like it was buried in dirt for a long time, and the lighting and picture quality are pretty bad. You should run you pics through an image resizer.
Not a terrible first attempt but like the other anon says you can always clean it up a bit and try again. A big part of weather is being very light on it as you are dirtying a 20 meter tall machine. Less is more. As always read the guide.

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Anyone ever use gun powder or carbon build up from shooting their guns for weathering? I had a prolonged shooting session and haven't gotten around to cleaning all of them yet. Thought I might use some of it and see how it comes out.

>>15440535

Sounds freedom as fuck

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Finally finished topcoating it this morning. God I love GM's. How did I do? Is there anything I could improve upon for next time?

Third time's the charm? God, why is mobile posting such a hassle on this god forsaken website

Is it worth it spending just a bit more on the Premium Set for the Providence MG? The regular version is sold out on amiami anyway.

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Post your funny looking incomplete gunpla, /m/.

>>15440591
From what I've heard all you get are dragoon extensions that can pivot, a ZAFT base, and a metric SHITTON of details. What's the price difference? If you think some dragoon effects, another base, and waterslide decals are worth it, go for it, otherwise just hold out.

>>15440591
The base is twice as much as a regular Action Base, though admittedly it's more fancy looking, and the waterslides are for the other SEED kits before it, and none of it is specifically for the Providence.

If neither of those two problems are dealbreakers then sure.

>>15440614
They don't pivot. They're exactly the same as in the standard Providence.

>>15440591

You're paying for a different stand and waterslides that aren't even for the Providence.

>>15440583
Pretty good anon. There's a couple spots where you maybe could've sanded them down a bit better but otherwise pretty good.

>>15439988
The usa gundam store membership. I've only gotten one, but it was good enough that I signed up for the next one.

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>>15438801
Melee you say? Nothing gets more melee then this baby.

Time to airbrush.

>>15440705

>nothing gets more melee than this
>holds a huge asa GUNsword

>>15440717
>The entire thing is nothing but swords
>On of the swords is also a gun
>Bitch about that one thing

Ok anon

Honestly though, for the group build I'll probably just get rid of the GN Sword II Blaster (according to the name it's a sword first and a blaster seccond!), unless groupbuild dude pitches in and says that it counts as a melee weapon.

>>15440619
It thought the premium ones were different and had a joint, I wouldn't know, I don't have one, or plan on getting it.

>>15440640
Yeah, sanding is still new to me, I tend to stick to just using an x-acto. Thanks, anywhere in particular you see that could use some sanding, so I can get better at spotting them?

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I've heard that the MG OYW Gundam RX-78 is pretty good despite its age. is this true?

>>15440601
I need a monster ta clobber dat der Kirby!

>>15440813
YES

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>>15440601

>>15440705
you gotta prime it first

>>15440906
>Hello my honey

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So I'm testing out some colors with plastic spoons today. I'm using Tamiya rattle cans, surface primer, and top coats. Should I prime the spoons first, or should I not even bother with that? I'm going to be painting pic related metallic for the colors and give the white parts a clear pearl finish.

>>15440970
you gonna take care of those nubs first?

>>15440991
Yes. I thought I got all of them during the build process. Apparently I missed a few. The ones on the shoulders red parts are already sanded down. I didn't really care much about the discoloration since I'm painting it. I just noticed the ones on the white parts of the shoulders and the blue part on the left arm.

>>15440970
If you care about the result, do whatever is closest to what you're really gonna do. Colour on white and colour on dark looks different even for thick paints - you can look up tests people have done on spoons with this, even on camera you can see it. White spoons are obviously closer to primer, but still not the same.

>>15440906
Zeta gondola never fails to crack me up.

Anyone got advice for dissasemblying previously built kits without breaking them? I have a few I would like to paint.

>>15441071

just do it anon don't be scared

>>15441008
ok primed my spoons. Should I let them cure the full 24 hours? or just wait a few hours till they're dry?

>>15441071
Very gently try to wedge an xacto knife blade between parts and slowly wiggle the parts loose.

>>15441080
>>15441008
I forgot to ask, Should I bother priming if I'm hand painting? I plan on hand painting the V-fin and other yellow parts gold with the metallic Gundam marker. I've heard good things about the gold and silver and most of the parts are pretty small. We'll see how it goes I may need to grab a can of gold to do some of the larger pieces.

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>>15441071
I got one of these doohickeys with my starter tool kit, works wonders

>>15441100

That's cheating!

>>15439245
You are correct about the P-Bandai Heavy Arms. It's in my backlog at the moment, but I know there is nothing drastically different about it from the normal MG.

>>15441104
Part splitters are a legitimate tool, anon. Lego makes them too.

>>15441125

I just wish I had one too.

>>15441132
I know, I don't want to buy one of those shitty starter kits when I have better tools than what they come with.

>>15441134
they sell them individually for a couple bucks too

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Every day until denan gay

>>15440731
There's no difference between the regular and the Premium aside from the extra stuff.

The jointed effect parts and Providence waterslides are in the P-Bandai exclusive effect parts, which include some blue blast effects.

>>15441220
>Okawara is a shitty desi...!

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>>15441220
I want one of these, damn it.

Got the decals on the Jesta. Tried using some gunpowder/carbon build up to do some weathering, but it doesn't really show up at all.

>comrade Jesta

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>>15441328

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>>15441345

>>15441345
>that trigger discipline

Noice

>>15441349

are you going to top coat it

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>>15441385
We special operations mobile suit.

I know its not a great picture, but this gunpowder isn't very visible, is it?

>>15441413
Yeah. After I weathered, I figured.

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Happy Easter!

What are the cheapest kits I can get that aren't 90:s kits or anything? A lot of IBO kits seem cheap, GM:s and hi-mock?

>>15441476
HG IBO kits are pretty good for the price. The 1/100 IBOs are also good considering the price and the inner frame. Also, most of the parts from one IBO kit will fit onto another without issue. So they're great for kitbashing.

>>15441476
The HG revives are pretty cheap and have very good articulation. I hear the IBO HGs are pretty good too, but I've never built one myself.

When's the next event or whatever? Dying for ZZ ver ka news

>>15441561
Shizuoka, 5/13

lots of new stuff guaranteed

>>15441507
>I hear the IBO HGs are pretty good too
I got that from /m/ and you should take that with a grain of salt.
They're good for their PRICE. They don't hold a candle to HGUC kits being released nowadays, but they're also 500 yen cheaper on average.

Anything under 1300 yen in the HGIBO line I've experienced thus far generally has at least one glaring cost-cutting measure or poor design choice, from the Reginlaze hands, the Shiden's dumbass elbows and feet and floppy chestpiece, the Hyakuren knocking bits of its armor off with any leg posing, etc.
It's great for the price; don't expect it to be great overall however.

Being a mook lover, I haven't bought any gundam frames from HGIBO, so I assume and hope they're not as openly cheap as their sibling mook kits.

>>15441577
The Grazes are pretty solid.

>>15441570
sweet, looking forward to it
It may have been an impostor derringer, but supposedly the ZZ ver.ka isn't the december release so it should be coming soon, I hope

>>15441582
>>15441582
I have a Graze Kai, and I'm honestly not totally in love with it. Aesthetically I hate the silly high heeled feet and Bandai's poor (read: greedy) decision to release the more sensible ground type feet in an option kit. As well, no true hinge but rather a friction fit for the opening head visor-thing is just lazy as shit.

I also hate the fact that it suffers Zaku axe syndrome and it can't properly hold its own axe via friction/tension and it just rolls about in the hand.

>>15441605
as much as i love my graze ritter, the biggest nitpick i have are lack of open palmed hands. i eventually got over the extreme high heels, but considering how much extra parts there are, they couldnt have added one small left open palmed hand for posing

>>15440727
He had already said that dual-purpose weapons are fine as long as the melee form of the weapon is the primary form

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>>15441476

HG Graze from the IBO kit line. Probably the best HG Kits for its price of 900 ish yen? If you thicken the joints a bit its super solid and honestly rivals a ROBOT Spirits toy in terms of how solid it feels.

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Attempting damage for the first time. How bad is it?

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>>15441721
One more.

In regards to building gunpla, is there anything more tedious and stressful than emotion manipulators?

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>>15441729
Talking about the hands right? I can't think of anything that's made me more nervous when trying to denub. I'm always afraid I'm going to mess up one of the joints.

>>15441739
I hate them. They look cool and they're super articulate, but oh my god are they annoying to clean up.

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>>15441743
I kind of give up after a while. I'm just going to let them have the teeny marks from removing nubs and call it wear and tear.

So I'm debating whether or not to do damage to the chest. Should I just do more bullet holes/burns? Or is it time to bust out the file and scratch up some edges?

>>15441721
>>15441727
The damage seems randomly placed but otherwise fine if you're going for just bullet damage (ignoring the hand damage).
The slash on top of the shield isn't that good, though. Its position, length and angle make no sense.

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>>15441785
Yeah, I'm gonna go back over the slash. I'm trying the toothpick/lighter method, but i may need to use a soldering iron for a better effect.

I was trying to make it appear like a burst of gunfire went across the hand and shield.

I need an RG Ground Gundam

>>15440915
You don't say.
>>15441697
I'd say it is, but I'm leaving the final word to him. In my oppninion the sword is a sword first and a gun seccond.

>>15441808
IIRC he even said that using a rifle as a club would be acceptable, so as long as it isn't held as a gun it's fair game.

>>15441794
for that you might also want to add a few to the chest around where the hand would've been when it was shot.

>>15441785
it makes sense I think, a lefty heathawk or similar small blade coming from his left hand side and glancing off the shield

>>15441873
That's kinda what I had in mind. I do think I need to go back over the slash to make it look more like a long slash vs the two smaller slashes it appears to be.

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>>15441873
Have a look at my pic, it shows that there are two completely different angled slashes in it.

>>15441908
>>15441897

>>15441815
Noted. I'll get it positioned how I had it and put some marks on the torso/chest. Would putting a couple in the gun just be silly, or if it's in the same path, would it be acceptable?

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show some wild
pic related

>>15442350
wips*

I got some tamiya accent color and some enamel thinner, but I've never panel lined before. About how long after applying to accent color does it usually take to dry? I'm assuming you want it dry before you attempt to remove the excess.

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>>15442350
Waiting on paint for the waist. Also trying to figure out how I want to paint the grenades.

So guys, you think its worth getting the MG Providence Gundam? I know the plenty of positives it has but using the same frame as the Freedom 2.0 makes me hesitant as it may have carried the hip problem as well.

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>>15441908
I tried to correct it somewhat and add some silver to make it look like it burned through some.

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>>15442657
I think I'm done. I'm going to quit before it gets any worse.
Any suggestions for what could've been done better or something to add before I move on to a top coat?

>>15442657
i always forget, are the mobile suit colors painted on or do they mold them in that colors. can you mold red, blue, white, and yellow metal?
>>15442731
maybe yo minor drybrushing along the edges, rest of the mobile suit looks new in comparison

>>15442657
Oh jeez it looks like a bird shit on it now.

>>15442738
They're molded on that color, and yeah, I need to dry brush before the top coat. I just had it in my head that this suit got ambushed and hit on the left with relatively minor wear on the right. Should I just do black and silver for scratches and carbon build up?

>>15442731
How is the MG Jesta? Was debating on MG or HG, both look damn cool. Also, if you want to go all out I suggest replacing those stickers with waterslides.

>>15442748
if mobile suits are molded in those colors, then yeah, having stark silver beneath it wont make sense. just darken it cause it it looks out of place

>>15442759
The suit is a really fun build. It took a while doing it off and on for 20-30 minutes at a time, but its really well designed and the retractable arm on the backpack is nice. It's kind of a more realistic commando MS, and that kind of appealed to me.

>>15442741
:(

>>15442765
Wait, did you mean the real suits or the models? I'd imagine the colors of the actual suits is painted on. I doubt they're really molded in bright colors like that. If you've ever had to cut open metals, they're usually pretty bright on the inside. Especially stuff like aluminum and whatnot.

>>15442781
i meant real suits, thats why is said mobile suits not model kits. in the shows, i dont remember any times where a suit got scratched, shot, cut, etc and seeing silver underneath it, just darken version of that color. this can be explained with "it would be hard to animate", also cause its been a while since i've seen the older shows, but still, its been a question i had all these years

>>15442805
My bad. I misunderstood you the first time.

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>tfw fucked up and sliced off slivers of some of the vents on my MG GM 2.0

My OCD never does me any good
Also, best RX-78? I was waiting to see if the G3 2.0 would come back in stock but I think It's gone for good at this point

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>>15442966
>removing round piece from runner
>nippers slip a little and shave off a slice of the circle
>is now ever so slightly imperfectly round, forever taunting me
I understand your pain

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Calling it quits on this guy before I prepare to do a top coat.

Any tips on out door photography? My basement isnt set up to great for photography

>>15442966
>accidentally nipped off the small point at the bottom of the v-fin of the astray
>now v-fin doesnt have that small overhang
barely noticeable, but i know i fucked up

>>15443041
p-bandi Rx-78 recolor
>forgot about the nubs on the back of the v
>snapped it in half
>everyone who has seen it says it isnt noticable but i notice it every time

>>15439441
>>15439461
>>15440535
>>15441328
>>15441345
>>15441349
>>15441415
>>15441721
>>15441727
>>15441739
>>15441781
>>15441794
>>15441908
>>15442657
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>>15443023
Stop spamming.

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>>15443105
Start contributing.

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>>15443018
>>15443041
I'm glad others share my pain. The thing is, I actually went and tried to "fix it" and then tried to make both sides look equal, both of which measures made things much worse

I guess it's not the worst I've done to a model kit though, that would have a to be my Local Type gundam

>>15443111
>>15443105
Trips confirm hes not spamming

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>>15443111
P R A I S E

K E K

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nothing special, but finished my first batch of models, white base crew is go
going to try painting and advanced shit next

>>15443147
Work on the gundams posing more, it looks too static

>>15443159
I just kind of put them somewhere photo-able really quick, I'll work on the pose once they're properly displayed

>>15443111
>contributing
Why do snapfaggots think that contributing means posting their shitty builds constantly? It's a thread for discussion and improvement of gunpla/plamo, not a fucking image dump thread, you dense cunt.

>>15443111
You've been posting this thing for the past two weeks, at least. I spent over 20 hours on my last build and posted a whole 2 pictures.

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Anybody know what this is? Lacquer, acrylic, or whatever the fuck?
I used a bunch and sanded it to get rid of the god-awful orange peel and it looks pretty alright but now I wanna topcoat it and I don't want this shit to catch on fire because I happened to accidentally make napalm?
On the back of the can it says "Polyester Enamel Spray", whatever that means
The fuck is enamel anyways? I tried looking up what it is and I got like 50 different things

>>15443208
enamel paints are oil based. no idea what polyester enamel is

>>15443208
I've used them before and the primer can be good if it's a nice day and the can is warm. The paint is fairly thick though. The clear coats can come out okay and are very strong so won't scratch easy if at all.

>>15443208
If you have to use hardware store cans try and get Krylon, it goes on a little smoother

>>15443176
Improving your kits in private is just another way to hide from criticism.

It's not like you'll ever win any of those customs competitions, anyway

>>15443335
It's okay to post a recent build, but what's obnoxious is posting 5+ pictures of something in a row when you haven't really done anything to it or made any progress on it, or posting the same completed build over and over again over the course of multiple threads.

Post your progress, three pictures are generally enough, take whatever criticism you get, then get back to work. Don't take a sharpie to something after gouging it with a knife and claim it's progress.

>>15442966
>snapping up RG Quan(t)
>denubbing the part that holds the shield up over the shoulder, see a point sticking out over on the side of the leg
>hurr durr, my nippers must have cut this thing weird
>hack it off with xacto knife
>go to put the piece on, immediately realize what I've done

The shield still stays in place for the most part, but whenever I try to move it it falls off. Haven't been able to fix it with plaplate or anything, either

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>>15443356
Side of the peg*
Yay autocorrect and posting on a phone

>>15443363
>phoneposting
how anymore, feels like it's always rangebanned

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>check BMC chisel prices
>they cost more than 15$ each
FUCK THIS GAY EARTH

>>15443347
That's up to the mods to decide if its spamming.

>>15443544
is this bait or are you new?

>>15443564
No to both. You can't decide its spamming, my friend. If the guy wants to post images and talk about his build, you either ignore it or join in.

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Current WIP.

I'm not really a big fan of the RX-78-2, but since my local store had one of the original RX-78-2 gunpla in stock, I thought it would be interesting to display the very first beside a modern version.

Originally, I thought the RG would be the best, same scale and all.
But after assembling one (on commision, not my own), I felt unimpressed by how fiddly it was.

So I went a grade up to MG, and decided on the 3.0 due to how intricate the RG-style coloring looks.
MG Origin ver. is newer and more posable, but I don't like the small head.

By the way, the copper stickers on the elbows are holding up very well.
I assembled the arms two months ago (I think), then had to put the whole thing on hold due to work.
The copper stickers haven't peeled off one bit. Maybe I just got lucky.
I do have waterslides for the rest of the kit's decals, to be done after assembly is complete.

>>15443737
>I thought it would be interesting to display the very first beside a modern version
That's actually a pretty neat idea, I might even steal it and do it myself.

I think it probably would look better with the same scale (I actually have the RG myself), but don't blame you one bit for not wanting to deal with assembling the RG (like I said, I have the RG, FUCK that was a shitty kit to build).

>>15442805
No, casting hot as fuck metal isn't going to retain a pigment of any type. You can't color titanium red. You paint over it. Even if it's from the moon.

>>15443754
I mean you can heat treat metal to get certain colors, maybe mix it with some shit (I've heard of mixing in rust to get a brownish red)
probably not gundam pastel red/blue/yellow though

>>15443758
As silly as it is already to be painting military machines in bright pastel colors, using metallurgy casting and heat treating techniques specifically to change the colors of the metal for specific parts is even more ridiculous.

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>>15442738
>>15442748
>>15442765
>>15442781
>>15442805
>>15443754
>>15443758
>>15443764
You can colour gunpla to appear like painted metal, it isn't that far of a stretch of the imagination to then colour the weathering separately to appear like the base metal.

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>>15443745
Go ahead. You have the RG already.

I must say, building this MG 3.0 is really fun, and it's really amazing how all the pieces interlock.

Also, I painted the eyes clear orange, the area around the eyes black, then cut out some leftover silver from RG Exia's sticker sheet to use behind the eyepiece.

It reflects lights perfectly, no fussy LED trickery needed.

>>15443794
Looks good, anon. I'll have to keep that idea in mind for future kits.

>>15443789
>it isn't that far of a stretch of the imagination to then colour the weathering separately to appear like the base metal.
Not only is it not that far of a stretch, it's what you should fucking be doing.

The idea that the base metal would be the same color as the exterior is absolutely retarded.

>>15439793
>Get both
>Kitbash both together

There

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>People in this thread seriously thinking that metal machine/vehicle bodies just come moulded in color like their plamo.

Its painted. Its all painted. The bare metal bodies look ugly as fuck and they get painted on the assembly line. Why would you ever think that it wasn't paint?

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>>15444192
>The bare metal bodies look ugly as fuck
Speak for yourself.

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My current kit, i'm doing a special base for it.
Toughts?

>>15444484
why are you using Amuro's custom insignia for a mobile suit that he never piloted?

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>>15444488
well thats the insignia that appeared most when looking for it, maybe should use pic related instead?

>>15444499
Yes, use that one.

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>>15444609
Lets try that again

>>15444618
More angles fgt plz

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>>15444628

>>15443789
I keep seeing this picture and I've yet to get an explanation on what the black is for

>>15443565
To this day I've still never gotten why posters on /m/ think that they have more power than the moderators

I think if /m/ had an actual admin a lot of these problems would be fixed.

>>15444685
>To this day I've still never gotten why posters on /m/ think that they have more power than the moderators
It's pretty easy actually to have more power than nonexisting power, held by an nonexisting entity.

>>15444678
It makes the chrome more vibrant.

>>15443544
>>15443565
>>15444685
>how to out yourself as a total newfag: the definitive guide

>>15444546
no he doesn't

is ebay/amazon the best way to look for p-bandai stuff that's actually in stock? want to get my hands on that endless waltz altron

>>15444743

try mandarake

>>15444636
>>15444618
That looks rad. How'd you paint it?

>>15444678
The black makes the base color darker, and the gloss makes the shiny parts more shiny, which increases the overall contrast

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I just bought pic related. What am I in for?

>>15444766
Just airbrushed it.

Dissassembled the thing to its base parts and chose which ones got what collor then painted it. It's sand yellow, dark grey, black, orange brown, crimson red and silver paints.

>>15444892
a guy in a bug costume

>>15444892
Justice

Complete newbie to gunpla here, though I've been collecting kits for a decade. I'm not really past snapfitting yet, but i want to sand my new vual as I build it. What are some good sandpaper grades for removing nubmarks and such on an HG?

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Just got back after a month in Tokyo
Got these kits

I wanted a mega size Zaku too, but didn't have enough space for it. I'll get it next time.

>>15444943
1000

>>15438801
Groupbuild Dude! Will a link to an Imgur album be acceptable? I was planning on uploading a bunch of wip pics towards the end of the contest.

>>15444897
Good work. I'm going to attempt to paint my first kit before long here. I've got some old extra parts from other kits lying around that I'm going to practice on. I'm thinking of painting either a graze or a GM sniper in some custom colors.

>>15444943
Trim down with hobby knife, 500 grit or similar to remove the remaining plastic, 1000 to get rid of "big" scratches, and keep going up from there to get back to the original shine
Just make sure to wetsand
It's also very recommended to make sanding sticks unless you want to end up with an uneven surface

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so I was just putting the finished sword into the holder for storage and then suddenly...
do I gundam marker it or do I have to give it a new coat of gold and gloss?

>>15444967
>wetsand
Why?

>>15444989
A lot less scratches, paper lasts longer, and doesn't leave as much plastic cancer dust all over the room

>>15444995
What's the procedure for this? Do you just keep a glass of water nearby or do you run to the sink every few minutes?

>>15445017
i just keep a glass/bowl of water and just simply wet the sand paper and use it. wet it once in a while to "clean" it. thats how i do it at least

>>15445017
I do my gunpla while meditating beneath a waterfall so that I may hone my craft

>>15445017
Leave sandpaper in water with a tiny amount of dish soap
Let it rest for a while while the paper soaks up the liquid
20 minutes before using should be the bare minimum

So I got Tamyia's semi gloss topcoat by accident instead of their full on gloss coat. Will it be good enough to panel line and detail or will I need to get a can of gloss coat? I also have clear pearl coat if that would work. I do like how the semi gloss looks though, i may do that as my final topcoat instead of matte.

does plastic cement work on putty to plastic? i dont have any hobby super glue on me.

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>>15443111

>>15445030
>>15445031
>>15445050
>dish soap
?

What about filing?

I'm slowly building my MG Providence and I happen to have the MG Sinanju right there on the desk and holy shit, that thing dwarfs everything
I was hoping the Providence to look beefy enough to put those 2 together, but the Sinanju is simply going to ask for his lunch money

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>>15445163
Neat. Is that the HG?

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I really like this kit, the only thing I found was finicky were the arm plates. Any ideas on what color I should paint it

>>15445287
Stencil a tigerstripe camo pattern. Paint the claws a bone white/yellow.

>>15445312
That could look cool I'll try this

>>15445066
It works just fine for me

>>15445478
perfect, thanks.

Does anyone have a link to the pics of that origin zaku I that was done up as a zaku sniper? Ive been looking around but can only find a few pics.

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>>15444955
Yeah, an Imgur album is fine

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>>15445243
Yep!

>>15439441
topcoat then weather.

>>15445828
Good to hear. Would you like me to post a wip in the thread or keep it a mystery?

I've been going back and panel lining kits I've built, and I'm curious what to do with the Kampfer Amazing. This shit is a dark blue, and all I have is Black Tamiya accent color. Is it even gonna show?

>>15446228
post wips if you want any inputs from us, also to show its your own creation i guess

>>15446295
I was planning on writing the date on each picture after every day. I'll post a pic in the next thread I guess.

I've found the inspiration for my first big project

I want to build a diorama of the scene in the 8th MS team where the EZ8 was shocked out of power and was being used as a shield by Norris packard

How hard would it to be to build a small town and have it be weathered/ destroyed by the fighting ?

>>15446384
I think the scale model general might be able to help you better with that, since they have experience making dioramas and the like.

>>15446159
Looks like a fun little build. Please take better pictures, friend. Can't see the kit for the light behind it

What's your favorite kit from each grade that you've built?

>SD: Musha Godmaru
>HG: FA Gundam (Thunderbolt)
>MG: Sword Impulse
>RG: GP-01

>>15446454
RG Red astray
MG Jesta
NG IBO Vidar
HG Build Burning.

>>15446454
SD: Nu Gundam
HG: Origin Dom
RG: Wing Gundam
MG: Sazabi Ver. Ka
PG: Unicorn

>>15446241
Panel lining in silver or light great could look nice.

>>15446476
Yeah, I'll just put that one on hold til I get some grey tamiya.

>>15446454
HG:1.5 gundam
MG:Turn A
RG:Mk II
PG: Strike

>MG GM Sniper II
>No MG GM Sniper K9 yet

you know this is the only reason why Bandai would make a new GM mold.

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>>15446204
Really? I just tried my hand at weathering this guy today. First ever attempt. I'm using Real Touch Gundam Markers. I haven't topcoated this guy yet and so far I had no issues. I'm not done yet. Still gotta do the torso and head. How's it look? Just trying to make it look like it went through a desert. Gonna add battle damage too.

>>15446454
SD: Knight Unicorn
HG: AGE-1
MG: tie between the AGE-2 and Turn A
RG: Mk.II (AEUG of course, I have taste)
PG: Unicorn has to be here because it's the only one I've built but god I hate it.
NG: Seravee and Seraphim

>>15446454
SD: Knight Unicorn
HG: Astaroth Origin
MG: Sword Impulse
RG: Exia

>>15446552
remember: less is more
looks like it was dragged through mud then washed trying to get it clean. i dont get why there is pink on there. look at reference material before going crazy with it. when weathering, dont do it over sticker decals cause it WILL stick out like a sore thumb. remember, gundams are 18m tall, they are incredibly tall, so weathering should go to the edges/ lower sections. also it looks "streaky", should be more even

>>15446571
That's pink? It honestly looked sand colored to me. Fuck being color blind. It's gonna make weathering tough. Ok well noted. It's a good thing this stuff comes off super easily. I can just wash the kit off and try again.

>>15446454
SD: Knight Gundam
HG: Barbatos Lupus
MG: Sword Impulse
RG: Astraea Type F

My favourite SD might change soon as I got around to painting the rest of them.

What are some good tacticool/operator mobile suits? I want to build a squad of spec ops/elite MSs. Preferably MGs.
The Jesta and Sniper come to mind, but i haven't seen any other MGs that got that role personally. I'd get a Jesta Cannon MG, it they're about $100.

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why are these god damned FAGgot koto joints so shiiiittttttt?

>>15446595
dont know, maybe its due to the lighting but marks on the thigh and front skirt looks pink, but may not be on your end. remember to look at tutorials and reference materials, they can help you a long way

>>15446454
HG Full armor thunderbolt ver
MG Zaku II (Black tri-star custom)
RG MK II
NG GP04

Honorable mention to HG build burning for being so damn fun to pose

>>15446634
Nemo

>>15446454
>sd
banshee
>hg
zaku ii v thunderbolt
>mg
strike rm
>rg
mk ii

>>15446536
>yet
Cool your jets anon, GM Sniper only came out like 3 months ago.

I'm still waiting on my god damned X Maoh for christ's sake.

>>15444967
Is 2000 grit enough to restore the shine or do I need to go higher?

>>15446649
>someone else is currently feeling my pain
If you ever pick up a megami device, beware of the hips.

Do you guys think Bandai will ever release like a Gelgoog revive? All the older hg's kinda suck.

>>15446725
Wait two years and pray they do something for 0079's anniversary. Even then, there's a bunch of stuff they could do instead that celebrates the Gundam franchise's anniversary as a whole. Revive Jager never ever ;-;

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You would think there'd be tons of opportunity to give both MGs a 2.0 while being able to re-use frames for BF shit. In fact, it's so obvious I wonder if I'm just missing something. Shit's like right there.
>God 2.0 and reuse frame for Build Burning
>Qubeley 2.0, reuse for Papillon
>Kampfer 2.0, Kampfer Amazing
>Exia 2.0, Transient, and other gundams from 00

Hey guys, I tried line paneling for the first time with gundam markers, and it looks like absolute shit. I've never done anything besides a handful of OOB builds and they still look better. Can I hit the bad paneling with a sand stick to polish off the remainder? I've never tried topcoating either but I've got dullcote and some tamiya gloss coat that I've avoided putting on yet. I haven't even thought of actually painting my models because of my skill level, but is my GM FUBAR without it, or should I try to save it otherwise?

>>15446649
this is fixable with plastic welding right? I fucked up runner removal on a guncannon and wound up melting the busted joint with some of the runner using a thumbtack and a match, and don't think that'd fly again

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Did I fuck up? I thought you were supposed to cut these things off since the cockpit connector wasn't fitting on with them there (it would just make the GM uneven) but the figure feels wonky now

>>15446801

Don't think so. I tried tamiya cement to melt the peg back onto the ball but there's way too much tension on the joint for that peg to handle. Snapped it right back off. I may have to see if I can whip up a different kind of joint for it

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>>15446703
With 2000 it'll still look a little dull compared to the rest of the part. In my experience I've had to go up to around 4000 to get a similar finish to the unsanded areas. You could also just sand the entire piece with the 2000 to give it an overall flatter finish

>>15445197
The dish soap acts as a lubricant and makes it sand smoother

>>15444892
I heard its a solid kit overall better than the earlier entrys

>>15446649
They always were.

>>15446782
U could go beyond that gp01-04/00
Gmsniper 2- every other gm
Exia doesnt need a 2.0 but every other 00 ms does and u could use there frames for others too.

For long term posing of the MG Acguy, does it really matter if I keep the claws in the hand or should I leave them out as much as possible when not specifically posing them that way?

>>15446454
>SD: Knight Superior Dragon
>HG: Gerbera Tetra
>MG: Turn A Gundam
>RG: 00 Raiser
>RE/100: GP04 Gerbera

>>15446430
He does that on purpose. He's a known troll.

>>15446821
>4000
Shit, I've only seen as high as 2500 in my local shop

>>15447021
Better idea: just topcoat the thing

>>15445828
Will the sword blaster 2 of the 00 gundam seven swords be OK as a melee weapon? as seen here: >>15440705

>>15447027
Will topcoat hide the marks left from sandpaper?

>>15447021
Auto parts stores are a great source of sandpaper cause they sell it for painting cars
They will also have polishing compound for restoring the shine, you just put a tiny bit on the part and buff it away with a soft cloth until it's shiny again

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>>15446789
Here's a horrible pic

>>15447151
Did you use a Q-tip to rub away the excess?

>>15447153
I used my finger while I was drunk. Is this savable or did I fuck it up too much?

>>15447157
If its just panel lines you can use a standard rubber to remove the excess or whatever it is you fucked up

>>15447159
Thanks bro, I'll try that.

>>15447157
I'm sorry, but what did you expect? If you take this stuff so lightly why are you even bothering with it?

>>15447166
Everyone fucks it up on their first time, and they seem willing to learn and improve so it's fine

>>15447151
Hi dalong

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New decals for Nobel Gundam and Super Fumina.

>>15447168
Messing with your kits while drunk and clearly not reading the guide does not get him/you any sympathy from me.

Honestly whats up with the soft shit on this board lately? I thought we tried to hold to higher standards and not accept whatever junk gets posted, but instead everyone gets a pat on the head now.

>>15447259
I blame the tripfags.

>>15447215
but those are just tick mar- oh

>just finished the first episode of Unicorn

Whelp, I'm sold. Need a Unicorn now. Think an RG is coming soon? I got an RG Sinanju as a gift last Christmas, and I'd like for them to be the same scale/quality.

>>15447259
It's not like I haven't read the guides. If I hadn't, I'd still be clicking together standard parts. I just want to avoid any future mistakes and know how to use techniques I've never used before in a way that makes my plamo look not shit.

>>15447288
>RG Unicorn
Oh dear god, no. All those tiny parts, flimsily held to a fragile frame by nothing but tears of frustration, all for a "quality" that's only slightly above the HGs since the Unicorn is such a simple design as it is.

Fuck that noise.

>>15447328
>>15447328
>>15447328

new thread

>>15446813
theres a pic somewhere, but take a pin vice to drill small holes, and super glue a small metal rod (like a paperclip) to connect the 2 pieces, then use cement to seal the 2 pieces

>>15444971
Now I want sour gummy bears.