Gunpla and Plamo General

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>That OP
Nice!

Anyways, might as well repost my question from last thread.
Let's say I wanted to do a white stripe on a piece, would the painting order go as followed?

Prime white - paint white - mask - prime gray - paint other colour?

Also, if I'm painting this white stripe on a black piece, should I prime grey first, or just go straight to white?

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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

>>15471567
White primer on black plastic should be fine. And yeah, the order you have there is fine. You don't really need to prime it again unless the second color you're doing is something really bright, however.

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>>15471561
Well done OP.

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>>15471592
I...I think i found my new primary fetish.

>>15471561
tiem to fap

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>>15471585
Rightyho, cheers anon

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What does Bandai mean by this?

>>15471654
That the figure on top is a painted kit while below is the OOB?

>>15471654
Maybe the joint and the upper arm bit is on backwards? That's my guess

>>15471654
One can bend its arm 90 degrees, the other can do more.

>>15471654

The second probably has better articulation.

>>15471659
Use your eyes.
There is a little piece missing.

>>15471654
Pre-production error just like tje Zeta Plus

>>15471561
>Anon in charge of doing god's work again

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>>15471561
GN Archer better be in the next edition.

>>15471668
It's not missing, they made that to allow better range of motion forward for the forearm.

>>15471654
I really wish they would stop messing around with a suit's design out of some needs for "muh full bend articulation"

>>15471690
Would you rather have a brick but completely accurate or articulate but with completely minor inaccuracies

>>15471654
>HLJ contest ends in a few days.

Who else is racing the clock to finish?

>>15471690
I blame Youtube.

Nearly every gunpla video review grades the articulation of every kit.

Millenials have made gunpla articulation more important than accuracy. They dont care about the original lineart from 30 years ago.They just care about being able to make epic meme poses with their gunpla and putting pics of it on their Instagram.

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>>15471712
>Millennials are killing gunpla

People forget that along with the increased articulation has comes much better part separation and better detailing which are godsends for painting and modding. People cry about proportions, altered detail, etc but have never dealt with the lumpy soft sculps of the 90s 1/144 or 90's crazily panel detailed 1/100, or the squat sculpts of the 80s with horrendous seams and terrible part separation.

I'll gladly take a small notch on the bicep any day over what we had before. It's not like its hard to change if I don't like it. A lot of these older designs have had a bunch of official reinterpretations over the decades and were never super consistent in the original material anyways.

>>15471689
Ah, the old EA excuse.
"We removed content so you can fill it in"
I see

>get burned out after getting halfway done with a Hazel
>Come back to realize I only had like three more parts to paint
I feel pretty foolish putting this off. I just have to do the head, arms and shields now, then decals.

The only issue is it looks like the shoulders are split down the center. That's pretty annoying. It looks like I'll have to paint the arms, then attach the shoulders, cement down the seam line, then paint the shoulders. Anyone have any advice for how to cover the painted parts of the arm while I work on the shoulders? I was thinking plastic cling wrap.

>>15471705
>Would you rather have a brick but completely accurate

>>implying an extra 2-3 degrees of elbow is the difference between a brick and not a brick

>>15471561
That pic made me kek.

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>>15471606


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China's new bootleg TR6 kit by cutecube workshop

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>>15471916

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>>15471920

>>15471916
>>15471920
>>15471921
God Advance of Zeta has such fantastic design. It's pretty much on par with Sentinel in terms of how cool the units look.

>>15471954
>Woundwort
>fantastic

Imagine an image of confused animu girl with question marks peppering the image.

I like a fair amount of AoZ's designs, but the second someone starts spewing garbage about the Woundwort is the second they diminish the good things about AoZ.

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>>15471967
listen here u piece of shiot

>>15471967
Really? What do you not like about it?

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One month in the group build and all I have to show is this. The O under construction with a new head, power drill weapon and a fan-wanking I-field type shield made from a Star Wars Tank Droid model. At least the weather is warming up enough to spray outdoors again.

>>15472006
Gonna beg the question here: It's bad.

And the head and waist just really rub me the wrong way. I think I might even like it a bit more if it wasn't UC. It just doesn't fit.

>>15472006
I'm not a fan of the giant dick. If it had thrusters on it or something, that would be a different matter.

The rest looks great.

>>15472048
It certainly seems out of place for the time period. It looks more like some shit from G-Reco, or maybe maybe late Victory era.

Just, the entire concept of its line is miles beyond the beefy block bots of the time period.

>>15472048
Things I like about it: lots of slim thrusters, which is the same reason why I like the alternate Hazels and GP04. Really big gun, which is the same reason why I like the Zeta Plus. Clean color scheme. White, yellow, and navy work really well together.

I also like the unique head shape, although I agree, it does stand out from other UC mobile suits for this reason.

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>>15472062
The legs and the tiny little flip-out feet do remind me of Elf Bullock

>>15472080
cute

>>15471654
That one is a painted 3D-printed mock-up and the other is the actual kit?

>>15471690
I agree. In this case it would have looked much better had it stayed truer to the design.

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So what did everyone end up ordering from Hobbywave?

>>15472195
i only got the transient, transient glacier, and x maoh cause i didn't have enough money for more.

>>15472195
i cant order shit from them since my credit card is not from US....i usualy order stuff from amazon and send then to a place in miami but my credit card is from my country and thats why it wont work on hobbywabe

>tfw Sazabi and Nu had two kids and one took after mom and the other took after dad
They must be so proud. Now if only they'd stop fighting and learn how to get along with each other already.

>>15472363
Sinanju and who else? Uni? Does Unicorn even have any Sazabi in it's design? It barely has Nu

>>15472376
Wait, weren't they both designed using data from Sazabi and Nu?

>>15472380
I know they retconned that to be the case w/sinanju via sinanju Stein, but never heard of anything like that for Unicorn

>>15472384
Well, shit!

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>>15472195

>>15472195
Nothing. The sales didn't warrant any impulse buys.

>>15472195
>not shipping to Canada anymore
nothing but sadness

what do you guys use for liquid primer? I have an airbrush but i've been priming with cans, its stupid

>>15472582
also the local hobby store owner says he never uses primer, just goes straight to acrylic, his display case looks deec so i'm curious if this is actually an ok idea

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>>15471561
>Playpla
>Not making a gunboy reference

Making a FAZZ. Sorry about the weird crop, posting from my phone.

>>15472624
Would Fazz without the full armor be called a ZZ plus?

>>15472632
FAZZ can't purge the armor.

>>15472582
>>15472592
I've used two surface primers. The first is Vallejo Surface primer. It thins easily, is very cost effective for the amount that you get, and comes off with alcohol or thinner if you need to re-prime. The only issue is that it scratches easily until you have a gloss coat over it. It dries almost like a film on top of what's painted, so I wouldn't recommend it if you intend to paint, then sand, then paint again, unless you give it at least 24 hours to dry.

The second is Tamiya primer which I decanted. I'm a huge fan of Tamiya primer, but it's pretty expensive and I find that it is prone to having orange peel (though I was using an older airbrush at the time and it was summer and I was more of a novice, so it could have been my inexperience).You want to be VERY careful, because unless you REALLY thin it down, it dries pretty thick, so you have to be diligent not to clog up details. The advantage is that it dries as hard as a rock (this is true for basically all Tamiya paints) and levels really well. It's also great for priming, then sanding, then priming again.

Those are the two I'd recommend. You also have Mr. Surfacer 1000+. When used by itself, it can act as a liquid putty for seam-filling. When thinned with proprietary thinner, it is about the same as Tamiya primer. I would like this more if it were in a more airbrush-friendly container.

If you don't want to use primer, I think you're best off using Tamiya paint. I've had success painting without priming with Tamiya.

>>15472645
>Vallejo Surface primer
>scratches easily until you have a gloss coat over it.

I just bought some for the first time, and should be painting this weekend. Do I primer > clear coat > paint > clear coat?

Or is a clear coat different from a gloss coat?

>>15471561
Namefags are real gundam fans though, fake fan.

>>15472655
Vellejo paint in general scratches easily until it either dries for several days or it has a gloss coat over it. For example, I'd recommend letting the paint dry about 24 hours before using tape to mask off areas for painting, otherwise you risk pulling the paint up with the tape.

My process is usually: Prime > paint > wait until the next day > brush off any dust with a clean brush > mask, then finish painting > clear coat. Or if it's a piece that doesn't need masking, Prime > paint > clear coat.

I'd highly recommend both the Vallejo airbrush thinner and airbrush flow improver to thin the paint. They're probably the best acrylic airbrush thinner in general.

>>15472680
>clear coat
Were you using a Vallejo brand clear coat? I didn't see one on the website I ordered from.

>airbrush flow improver
How is this different from thinner?

>>15472693
I think the brand names are like "gloss varnish" and "matt varnish".

The flow improver is medium + retarder, which means less tip dry and it dries more flat. The thinner is just thinner, which dilutes the paint, allowing it to be sprayed in thinner coats. I think their airbrush thinner also has retarder in it as well. Regardless, using both gives me the paint consistency I want and they're huge bottles that last a long fucking time.

>>15472711
Thanks for the info. Does the thinner/flow improver come with instructions in English?

I'll have to buy them on Amazon with slow shipping tomorrow. Luckily the groupbuild is on for another month...

>>15472726
You're probably good to go if you just have the thinner, but I like using both. They do have english instructions. According to my bottle right here it says to use 2 drops of thinner per 10 drops of paint. Put the thinner in your airbrush cup before the paint, then use an old brush or toothpick or something to mix the two in the cup.

>>15472195
Nothing. The sale prices weren't that great.

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Any chance of F91 grunts being remade?

>>15472384
Sinanju was a testbed tech that would eventually go into the Unicorn, and iirc its even mentioned in the OVA itself that they're brother units.

>>15472781
The hguc F91 Jegans were P-Bandai.

>>15472781
jagan when

also the crossbone vanguard grunt suits are delicious

>>15472624
Gunboy was too short

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>>15472805
Yessssss, them too. I always prefer Feddie suits but damn I love that WW1 look to the CV suits. Better yet the anime as a whole deserves a remake TV show.

>>15472624
Seriously cool project. Is everything entirely scratchbuilt or some of the parts from existing kits/expansion?

>>15472843
was gonna ask the same thing, assuming 3d printed.

>>15471920
DAT
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ASS
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Anyone have the line art of the Io Frame Shiden on hand?

>>15472676
Why, fake fan?

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Found this on twitter, so painted sub-2000 yen HG now sold for 4000 yen in a plastic bag.

>>15471808
>>implying an extra 2-3 degrees


>doesnt understand articulation in the current year

nobody fucking wants 90 degree 8 dollar transformer elbows you dolt, double jointed knees and elbows should be the norm now. 2-3 degrees is not the same as 180 degrees.

>>15472938
Jap salarymen probably have so little time that that ends up being worth it if they just want to be collectors rather than builders.
Seems like a pretty swell job.

>>15471705
I would rather they stick to accuracy first then tack on the articulation second.

Articulation is no excuse for bad accuracy specially not in these days when there are plenty of work around. Not to mention the old elbow cover looks much mechanical and not toy like.

>>15472938
dat wrong shade of yellow on the wrists
no wonder it's cheaper

>>15472637
I meant hypothetically in the form of a variant

Gonna get one of these next. Which one?

IO Frame Shiden
Kimaris Vidar
Vual

>>15473234
vual

>>15473076
I think you misread his post, the seller is now selling it for twice the price.

>>15473234

Shiden has the best primary color and is one of the fancier looking AU GMs I've seen. Go for that.

>>15473234
Shiden

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I've been casually building for years, but don't know a whole lot.
Just got my Devil Gundam in the mail and was wondering, are there any techniques for adding a bit of weight to models? For purposes such as balancing or just to give it a less flimsy feel.
Maybe something like gluing metal to the inside of parts or maybe filling them with something.
Is that a thing?

>>15471954

AoZ has, in my opinion, the most solid overall mecha designs, but I have to agree with:

>>15471967

The Woundwort is one of the weaker entries.

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>>15471954

Glorious AoZ

>>15473234
get the Shiden. on a related note, how is the FM Vidar?

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MG/RG G Self when?

>>15473252
That anon meant the painted Hekija is sold cheaper (2500JPY) than the other two in the pic, probably because the paint job isn't as good as the other.

>>15473575
Never ever ever.

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thoughts?
still need to touch up and shit but i need a lining maker and my hobby shop has been out for weeks

>>15473585
I'd touch up the gold once you get your markers or use a little paint. You also might wanna paint the yellow bits gold as well so it won't clash so hard. aside from that, it looks like you're making progress on the kit.

>>15473575
Next year.

>>15473614
i finally broke down and order like 6 makers online so i aint running out again anytime soon. once there get here i get to start on his brother. i dont know how i would like gold for his verniers tho...

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>those simple utilitarian funnels not shaped like weird ear cleaner bulbs/giant staples/homo roses
>that blaster shield
>fucking knifesword
I love this son bitch, even if it had worst human being piloting it

>>15473643
Too bad the Jagd Doga couldn't recharge its funnels. Sazabi could and used the same type, but not Gyunei and Quess's suits.

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>>15473643
>I love this son bitch
You know what to do. Bandai demands it.

>>15473658
oh yeah, almost forgot about the rotary fucking machinegun
god what a sexy beast

>>15473648
>Update
the way they were just strapped onto the pauldrons gave me the impression that the doggos were used as testbeds for that funnel model and weren't built with it in mind

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What are the chances of new G-reco sets with the movie(s) that are coming out?

>>15473680
It's pretty much a given that Bandai'll reprint the kits they already made, but I'm not sure if they'll do new releases. Going by the recent interview they might wait to see how the movie does before making new kits, just like how they're waiting to see if it's well-received before they greenlight a sequel.

>>15471573
If I convert an arm cannon into a pilebunker, does it have to be deployed?

I'm hoping I can have it cocked, but then it would be partially concealed.

Model show coming up soon but other then revives or suits from past series that didn't get a suit not sure what to expect. Msv ibo maybe, more origin msd would be nice. Probably gonna get more build fighters stuff. Sadly dont see much custom parts being announced.

>>15473768
Probably painted prototypes of suits revealed in the last big show, more info on releases in the latter half of the year, likely something on the ZZ ver. Ka and the 1/12 Grievous.

I'm also expecting something completely out of left field, but I'm not sure if it'll be like the "High Res Mechanics" which no one really cared about, or if it'll be like the Barzam and Providence and generate shittons of hype.

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>>15473768
>>15473787
Maybe they'll announce they'll finally actually make the rest of the Wing RGs they said teased however many years ago.

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>>15472632
Probably? It's the same color. I think ZZ+ would have the ZZ accessories and be more rounded though.

>>15472843
>>15472861
Thanks. They're parts from the old 1/144 Full Armor ZZ. I really don't like 3d printed stuff.

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>>15473354
>>Maybe something like gluing metal to the inside of parts or maybe filling them with something.

Yep. Putty adds weight. Gluing metal BBs inside feet adds weight. 40k modelers somtimes glue pennies or nickels underneath to add weight.

>>15473796
I want the RG Ground gundam and gouf first.

Also made a desert zaku machinegun out of a zaku machinegun, a spike from a RE100 Efreet, and a paperclip

>>15473787
The High Resolution is the Wing Zero custom, so unless it looks fantastic I don't see it causing a big stir. Hopefully the ZZ ver ka actually looks great, and there's actually new stuff to get excited about. I highly, highly doubt it though.

>>15473895
I was actually thinking about the original HRM Barbatos announcement, which if memory serves didn't get much fanfare apart from discussing why Bandai decided to start a new line.

>>15473354
I entombed finishing nails in epoxy putty within the feet of the suit I'm building.

Just finishing up the stabilizer piece for my RG Zeta

You guys told me that this kit is awful and can't stand on its own and has all sorts of problems, outside of the torso piece being a pain in the ass, this kit is awesome.

>>15473912
Judging from the comments I've seen on Japanese sites, the HRM would have gone over a lot better if it wasn't 20,000yen. Japs loved the fucking Barbatos, not as much as they loved the Unicorn, but certainly enough that we probably haven't seen the last of it.

What I'd like to see, speaking of IBO, is a Calamity War line of all 72 Gundam frames. But that will NEVER happen.

>>15471712
>>15473071
>>15471808

Snapfags need not apply.

>>15473990
Most of the RGs aren't that bad if you don't have spastic manhands.

Except the RX-78. Fuck the RG RX-78

>>15474019
>manhands
Fuck.
Hamhands.

HAMhands.

>>15474022
To be fair, having skelly babbyhands does help me when building. I can't say I've ever felt a piece too small or delicate to properly handle

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>>15473990
Transform it a few times and report back.

>>15473575

If the new G-reco whatever doesn't redesign the G-self entirely, expect one next year.

>>15473575
With the movie coming out, and it likely being Tomino's last Gundam, I wouldn't be surprised if it is MG #200

is the MG Zaku Ver2's little hand peg for holding the machine gun/bazooka supposed to be so fucking awful? It doesn't go into the gun's grip like at all, I've had it fall out of his grip just from me stepping a bit heavily around it.

>>15474044

Why would I transform it when the mobile suit form is way better and works fine?

>>15473076
It's not a mistake. It's our insignia.

t.Sleeves

>>15474087
Then you should've gotten the Lightning Zeta instead

>>15474198

Even if only in jest, that is a horrible thing to say.

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Didn't know there was a promotion going on for Macross Delta on hlj.

Now I don't know where to apply the decals.

Any ideas anons?

Is Gundam Guy kill?

>>15474532
Yeah, RIP.

>>15474428
Stick them on the Impulse.

Any of you guys get into this weird cycle where you have ideas for a custom, get elbows deep into working on it, then suddenly get derailed by ideas for something else?

>>15474057
Yes. Mine has the same issue.

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>HG Lightning Zeta Gundam had the red on the wings be a separate part
>HGUC Zeta Revive uses stickers

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Look what I got

>>15474226
Lightning zeta is actually a pretty damn nice kit even without transforming.

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While this type of weathering might look cool at first it makes absolutely no fucking sense. Paint chipping and random grime is babbys first "weathering". If you're going to try weathering a kit at least apply some logic. How did the MS get in this condition? Did it get dinged up in combat? Where are the bullet holes and dents and scorch marks from a bazooka blast?
Just putting paint chipping effects on your model makes it seem like the pilot is some sort of Ace that has never taken damage in a sortie and has never been hit by enemy fire yet for some reason they're a complete fucking spaz and can't launch out of the hangar without scraping the ms against the hangar walls. How else do you explain it.
Use logic and tell a story with your weathering or don't apply any at all

How is the Mechanicore 1/100 Xi Gundam kit? Are there any Bandai Xi kits, I can't seem to find any

This thing is my favorite suit design but it has like no kits, just a SD and the Mechanicore ones

>>15475021
Factory fresh is the way for me

>>15475021
It's the kind of weathering that would reflect no time for a fresh coat of paint as part of the maintenance cycles, which would make sense in a case of constant sortieing or on-the-field maintenance only.

Because wholesale painting a mecha is hard work.

Plus you might be good at avoiding getting hit, but that doesn't make you immune to being blasted by dirt, wind and rain.

Though in the model in question that's the modeler taking liberties, because the pain *is* armor in the IBO setting.

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I'm thinking of getting either Super Minipla Gaogaigar or Super Minipla DaiZyujin. Which one's more worth it atm?

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>>15475021
I'm fine with most battle damage and weathering, but holy shit bullet holes never fucking look good. I get that realistically it would happen, but it just looks ugly, even on shields where it shouldn't look out of place. Weathering, even slightly bad weathering, looks miles better than bullet holes.

>>15475395
Not to mention dodging doesn't always happen in open air. Hard landings, tackles, debris, rolling on the ground. Foot to ankle on earth might see worse scuffing.

did any MS have macineguns on their legs/feet? I vaguely remember one but I'm drawing a blank

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>>15475499
Heavyarms

>>15475478
What triggers me more is;

>rusting
>in space

>>15475510
half of the one year war is on earth

Is there any special way I should be painting small joints and hinges like the one on the zaku sniper's "kickstand"? I'd hate to paint it only to have it scratched down to plastic after a few pose changes.

>>15475521
I wasn't talking about the White Ogre from the post I quoted, just in general.

>>15475530
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrosion_in_space

>>15475530
I always wondered if they can rust in colonies, or not being taken care of when just sitting in a hanger that has an airlock. I don't see it happening as fast or even widespread especially if they sorties mostly are in space. I mean moisture and oxygen and some chemicals are what ya need right?

>>15475559
Well shit, thanks for the education anon.

>>15473354
>>15473871
>>15473954
I'm working on my groupbuild entry, and I've been considering this for the past few days.

I'm not so sure how to go about it as I really don't have much interior room to work with.

Any suggestions when you don't have much room at all?

>>15475478
I'm not so big on bullet HOLES, but I do like nicely done bullet DENTS.

Wanna start on my backlog tonight before even more shows up. Dunno which to start with though.

HGBF Crossbone X1 Full Cloth, HGUC Qubeley, or RG Z'gok. Also sitting on an RG Sinanju, but I'm currently waiting on it's action base to show up, because I know it's gonna need one.

>>15475636
Full Cloth

>>15472033
interested in seeing the final product anon

>>15475636
Crossbone is a fun build. RG Z'gok looks great and is an interesting and intricate build, but I personally kept getting burnt out with it.

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remove flauros transformation by having a detailed show accurate backpack or keep it as is? what else should i do with it? i sharpened most areas, semi scratch built the feet detailed the pistons and slightly modded the waist section so far.

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If you aren't mad that this is P Bandai, you're a cuck

>>15475723
Hold the fuck up.

Is the Dark Matter Booster based off of a heavily modified GN-X?

>>15475723
00fags absolutely btfo

>>15475723
still cant believe 00 is 10 years old..... i guess time does fly when you are a faggot.

So I'm in Japan right now and was thinking about stocking up on some paints and thinners etc.

Is there any way to get these back to the USA that's legal? I read some stuff about surface mail is ok, but that info is not on the actual Japan post page. If anyone could point me in the right direction I would appreciate it.

>>15475690
If you're willing to go that far, then go ahead and remove the transformation. While cute, it's a dumb gimmick that's only used once in the show - hell, next time they need to do a full power shot with the railguns, it's not used.

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>>15475730
How do you figure? I don't really see the resemblance.

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HG IBO kits at $5 each.
HG G-self Perfect Pack $20.

From a warehouse sale.
Can't. Resist. Cheap. Prices.

>>15475764
what warehouse sale sells gunpla?

>tfw you live in leafland and gunpla costs are cranked up 100%

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>>15475764
Noice.

>>15475510
>no possibility of moisture and oxygen
>when the suits spend a majority of their time in artificial atmosphere in a loading bay where people are seen just hanging out without suits meaning it would be earth like atmosphere.

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Are there any sets of Gundam Markers that have Bael's shade of blue? I don't want to use the v-fin stickers.

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>>15475770
This post of mine will feel like blatant advertising.

And Gundam are no longer airing on our local television channels.

>>15475723
>Head spike
>Shoulder defense rods
>Different colorscheme
>00 MSV suit

It is the very definition of P-Bandai, you colossal idiot.

>>15475800
Do you have a picture of where the manual say what the color is?

>>15475615
You could purchase the lead free weights used for fishing (sinkers) or superglue cut up pieces of paperclips. Epoxy putty (Aves Sculpt, Tamiya, or Greenstuff for example) is good to cram into small spaces if you have access to it.

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>>15475820
It says it's a mix of clear blue and white.

http://us.p-bandai.asia

sooooon

>>15475800
If you are ok with hand painting you dont have to use the exact colors it recommends, just get a blue runner it came with, get blue paint and mix it with white til it matches.

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>>15475760
I also modded the gun mounts so they swing out like in the show so the transformation looks half decent

>>15472195
I did, ordered a week ago, still waiting for a shipping notice.

According to the gunpla thread on reddit, Hobbywave is swamped with orders and a lot of peoples orders have been delayed.

Do you really need a mask if you have a venting booth and only airbrush acrylic?

>>15475730
It was based off an unused design from Gundam AGE

>>15475834
Take it to home depot get them to find the color and what mix it would taks like ratio wise and make it yourself

>>15475873
You're worried about particles not the toxicity.

At least get a surgical mask with an N95 rating. At my shop they are like a dollar for two.

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>>15475615
>I really don't have much interior room to work with.
Milliput putty. Just stuff it inside wherever there's space.

Which one looks better, round or box?

>>15475862
Now mod it into a Siege Tank from Starcraft

>>15475943
Thanks.

>>15475983
>Milliput putty
I think that is my only option. I don't feel like it'll be enough, though.

I kind of like the round center to break it up a little bit.

>>15475983
Round, but it highlights how clunkily boxy everything else is so go box.

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>>15476004

>>15476174
Truly a wunderwaffen.

>>15476174
That could actually work

>>15475723
>P-Bandai
>Still not a GN-XIV

Dreams shattered

>>15476303
Agreed. If it was the IV I would actually give a damn, but I can't get behind the V.

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what are those weapon arm things in the bottom frame called?

>>15476392
Builder part sub arms or something? Look it up, there aren't many builder part sets.

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>>15476406
it was battle arms I think, thank you

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I HATE MY LIFE

>>15476392
The kana says "HGBC Powered Arms Powerder".

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>>15476514
then it's these then
either or work, thanks
>powerder

>>15471573
what were the other pics you needed aside from the main kit? i can't remember if it was only a wip with timestamp or somthing

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Got around to finishing my Nobel Gundam at the ass crack of dawn and really love how she turned out. Still holding out hope that we get other G Gundam suits like Maxter in modern kit form.

>>15474611
All the time

>>15474611
Thats my life, yes.

>>15476536
if I get a modern maxter, bolt, nobusshi, tequila, or nether I will die happy

Isn't there an expo tomorrow?

>>15476803
If you're talking about Shizuoka then that's in 2 weeks.

>>15476878
No I meant the Gundam World 2017 event in Sapporo

>>15476889
Then you're right it starts tomorrow.

>>15476560
>>15476561
Okay, cool. I don't feel quite so bad, then.

How do I buy the DM etc kits? aliexpress?

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Here's a more detailed look at the upcoming chinese TR6 kit: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/jWLjxes_ZICaN5KZC9-VNw

As you can see, it has a few problems beingthe chinese bootleg it is, but then a gain, a TR6 kit is a TR6 kit.

scale 1/100, will be on sale by May(in china), 135 Yuan.

>>15477057
>↑ gun full length of about 37cm, feeling more exaggerated than the original.

Oh baby

>>15477057
>135 Yuan
how much is that in burgerdollar

>>15477065
that's something like 20 burgerdollars, however if you want to buy it oversea the price will pretty much triple.

>>15477057
I think it looks pretty good. I'm glad I preordered it

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>>15477057
soon we will finally understand how this thing transform into core block

>>15477071
Sam was selling it at $28 preorder before shipping.

someone post pictures of weathered Zeon suits. I want to weather my Zaku but I'm fucking terrified I'll do a crappy job of it and end up hating it, the same as I've done with all my previous forays into painting models.

>>15477083
Based on the review the kit will be sort of a partsformer. You just remove the entire torso and bring the rear hump forward.

>>15477090
that appears to be the case, here is other review, showing that the MA mode is just getting ride of the torso:

http://m.blog.naver.com/ggmara/220989898663

Tell me what MG I should buy that have great posing and articulations, and can actually stand.
Retardedly heavy backpacks are not needed, I got fucked enough by RG Sinanju and MG Tallgeese.

>>15477120

Jesta

The astrays work too, they have huge backpacks that transform into weapons but they have smaller weapons as well and have really good articulation.

ASTRAYS ARE FUCKING UGLY AS FUCKING GODDAMN FUCKING NIGGER FUCKING SHIT FUCKING FUCKING FOCK GODDAMNIT

DO IBO KITS REALLY HAVE INTERCHANGEABLE PARTS?

>>15477128
I've been thinking about getting MG Red Astray for a while now, I might actually get it now. Any other idea ? I heard Turn A and Turn X are really good kits

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>>15477134
All the Gundam Frames excluding fat Gusion use the same frame pretty much, asides from a few acceptions (Kimaris Trooper's legs, Barbatos Lupus Rex's arms, etc). You can swap armor parts easy with little to no modification. Likewise all the Grazes barring the Reginlazes share a frame too.

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>>15477147
As far as parts swapping goes, certain kits are designed to be able to swap parts easily. The easiest example of this is that the Graze's shoulders can be thrown on the Barbatos for 2nd/3rd form.

>http://us.p-bandai.asia/

What did they mean by this?

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Ready to do my first gunpla painting, also the first airbrushing.
I try reading the guide and do some researching but can't decide the process. As you can see I all ready gather 3 metallic color: red, yellow, green for the main color scheme. A steel paint for frame and weapons. Surface paint, panel line paint for washing, gloss coat.
I intend to do primmer> paint> panel line > top coat. but don't know how much time I have to wait between each phase, or should I paint the same color twice.
Can't some anon with experience help me?

Oh man, my first attempt at seam welding gonna take a lot of sanding to partially unfuck

>>15477432
Forgot to mention that I already have thinner.

>>15477432
You'll want to do a coat of gloss varnish between the paint and panel line so it flows well and can be cleaned off with enamel thinner without any worries.
I often wait a day between primer and paint, paint and varnish, varnish and panel lines. Just look up the curing time of the paint you're using, my waiting a day is no doubt suboptimal but I work on the balcony so it's a pain when it gets dark anyway.
In terms of doing multiple coats of the same paint, just keep going until it looks the way you want it to is about the best I can give you. I usually paint the parts that need to be the same color in a cycle, so once I get to the last piece the first is dry enough to get another layer.

I'm pretty new at this myself but I haven't fucked up that badly so far so mine can't be the worst tactic imaginable.

Flauros or Lupus Rex?

>>15477837
Lupus Rex

>>15477462
That's pretty much what I've done too. I actually plan on lining my first painted kit tomorrow. I let the gloss coat dry for about 3 days so I should be good. I'm not going to do a panel wash though, I'm just going to stick to my Gundam Markers. They look good if you work and do a good job with them. It's kind of a pain but meh. Once lined I'm going to a semi-gloss finish, I want to make it look shiny. Everything's turned out good so far and I'm pretty happy with my first paint job. It's for the group build. Minimal customization since I'm still pretty new and I don't imagine winning with a basic build, but it got me to paint, and it didn't turn out like shit so I'm still going to enter it. I think it'll look good when I'm done though.

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>>15477057
Damn that's ugly

>>15477837
Only fake gundam fans bother with that junk.

Any advice for someone who just bought an airbrush and compressor and is going to paint their first kit tomorrow?

Yes, I have primer, paint, thinner, and cleaner.

It's my birthday.

>>15478076
Happy birthday, don't be afraid to make mistakes and do your best!

What are the best HGs released so far in 2017?
I haven't been around since the end of last year.

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>>15478066
>

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>>15478087
I really enjoyed the Ground GM

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>>15478087
Helmwige Reincar

Can i have more lewd gunpla please? :C

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>>15478351
How do huge dicks make you feel Anon?

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>>15478355
Daym....i must admit that one is pretty hot. But i prefer posing anon.

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How's the panel lining?

>>15478370
Posting from phone sorry about the rotation

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so for maximum dakka, you'd need something like
>g-cannon base model
>bolt gundam head for quad vulcans
>heavyarms kai quad guntits and pelvis misslepods
>g-cannon dual wrist guns
>handheld gun in each hand (presumably heavyarm's kai twin rotaries)
>hi-mock legs with the side pegholes used for guns (first type guncannon's little rotary ones maybe?)
>hi-mock backpack with build custom arms in the side peg holes, funnels on top
are there machinegun feet? about all I can think of that's missing

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>>15478377
dakka?

>>15478416
mmmm yes, perfect

>>15478377
You'd be better off with the ZZ's head, for its Double Vulcans and the Hi-Mega Cannon.

>>15478370
barely visible?

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>>15477923
>>15477462
Thank anons, that clears thing up for me a lot. Gonna paint this guy.

>>15478438
ah, you're right, I was thinking quantity instead of quality
also would the gabthley's shoulder cannons fit next to the g-cannon's shoulder guns?

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Post historical looking gunpla.

>>15478547
if he's a nazi why is his dick (((marked)))?

>>15478547
He needs some buddies to go into battle alongside.

>>15472711
>The flow improver is medium + retarder, which means less tip dry and it dries more flat.

So for pearl powders I can just add it directly to the flow improver + thinner PLUS gloss varnish, is that correct? Absolutely requires gloss varnish no matter what?

Anyone here order from Hobbywave recently? I ordered a week ago and I have still yet to receive an e-mail from FedEx with my tracking number. Are they usually this slow to get shit out, or should I bother composing an e-mail and asking whats up?

>>15479078
>Hobbywave
they're dealing with their out of business sale, they're swamped with orders but getting through them, just be patient

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>Go to my University's Town Center
>See a store called 'Tokyo Lifestyle'
>head in, looking to see if they sell any gunpla
>They do
>11 kits total on sale, 8 RGs, 3 MGS
>mfw 00 Raiser is priced at 87 (Eighty-Seven) US Dollars
>mfw RG Qanta is 38 (Thirty-Eight) US Dollars
>nope the fuck out of there after checking if they had any Gundam Markers (they didn't)

Goddamn Bandai, show the west some love so that Gunpla can actually fucking be sold in stores here for prices that aren't outrageous.

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>>15471967
Sorry to reply to such an old post but did this guy really describe a reaction image instead of just posting it

>>15479228
That's a pretty common thing. Remember when the cool thing to do was just to greentext what the name of the file would be, but not post it:

>i_came_here_to_laugh_at_you.jpg

?

>>15479220
I didn't see the US Dollars at first and I was thinking "Hey that's not too bad"

Fucking Australia I swear.

>cheapest RGs at my local hobby shop are the Strike and Skygrasper at $45 each

>>15479247
Ausbros have it too rough. At least you have a local hobby shop though, I'm pretty sure there are none within walking distance of my University.

>>15479220
i feel u, i live in newengland so basically the opposite side of earth

>>15479247
>>15479257
Check out Japantoys (based in Melbourne), have got some stuff from there for alright prices, sometimes hit and miss but they're usually very fair. Most RG and MG run for cheaper than anywhere else I can find nearby.

Guy running it has been a bro and they ship very fast.

will a flat top coat cover up sanding marks? the light spots from where seam lines were sanded.

>>15477837
Lupus Rex assuming you're willing to paint.

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>>15478066

>>15479257
I mean if it makes you feel any better there's only two hobby shops I know of in my city, and that's the only one that sells Gunpla.

>>15479288
Sounds good anon, wonder what their postage to the ACT would be though...

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>>15478066

>Implying

Any hopes for Shizuoka? MG ZZ Ver. Ka will debut there

whatever happened to the HG Blue Destiny 1 and Efreet Custom manga version that were shown months ago?

>>15479257
>>15479334
I'm an Ausbro and a LAN gaming shop that took over the local TTRPG and anime stores now sells gunpla. I had to stop myself from laughing when I asked about their prices, though. $70-$100 (they wouldn't give an exact figure because they would have to order it in) for a MG Turn A. I had to stop myself from laughing.

>>15478547
>sloppy, thick paint job
>silvered decals
>edgelord nazi theme

Try harder next time, anon.

So is the Gundam World event a whole lot of nothing?

>>15479381
not Geara Nazi anon, but:
>Sloppy, thick paint job
I'm new to GunPla, and I think that paint looks fine. Maybe a little rough on the silver edges, but everything else looks good
>Silvered Decals
He explained in a previous post that it happened from painting or something
>Edgelord Nazi Theme
And? It fits with the theme of Zeeks being nazis, and it looks nice

>>15479357
MG GM III even as a P-Bandai

I bet MG #200 will be Reborns Gundam.

What's your predictions, /gpg/?

>>15479654
>implying

>>15479654

G-self

or strike freedom 2.0

>>15479654
When will we know that ? I'll buy it if it's Reborns

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should i give it a weapon/more pla plate or nah?

>>15479685
Lightning Back Weapon System MkII

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>>15479698
i'm making a custom based on this guy tho
i hope its not too simple even if its just a slight recolour

>>15479703
Next time before you ask a question state your end goal instead of asking a question without any fucking context and looking like an idiot.

>>15479706
my bad, probably should have posted that first

Pour type or super fine gundam marker for a noob?

>>15479859
It's really personal preference. Try both if you can and see which you're more comfortable with.

>>15479399
Yes, that much should be obvious to anyone.

>>15479859
I personally use Gundam Markers. They work well enough, you just sometimes have to put some effort into making them look good. I haven't tried a panel wash but I feel it doesn't really look any better, it's just quicker than lining with a marker.

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>>15479859
Just get a regular GM20. You can get clean perfect panel lines with just it and a plain ass rubber eraser, no other gear or thinners or whatever needed.

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Newflash: GSI, the makers of the Mr Hobby line of modeling goods, is releasing their own knockoff God Hand nippers this July. Amazon Japan lists them at ￥3,240, making them significantly cheaper than God Hand's SPN-120 Ultimate.

>>15479357
>Any hopes for Shizuoka?

Master Grade Baund Doc

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should i get gn archer or pic related?

also would a yellow painted archer workout?

>>15480248

Go with the R-Gray. STG craft are the mark of a truly refined /m/an.

>>15480248
get that fucking Raystorm jet, bandai always restocked gunpla you can always get archer another time

>>15480054
Those run out ridiculously fast. I'd go for the pour type instead.

>>15479859
>>15480270
Pour type are super easy to use.

Note though that the black is... weird. It doesn't flow as well as the other colors, something about the ink just isn't right.

The grey one is fine, and is actually a very dark grey that you won't even notice isn't black.

>>15480264
>>15480267

>sold out at most sites
>90+ usd
i would get if i wasn't tight on cash
but its next on my list when i start working hopefully

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I picked this up for $65, shipped

Did I do good?

>>15480341
The MG Full Armor Ver.Ka? Expect a long build that will make you want to pull your hair out and can only do one pose.

>>15480426

Gonna do a custom build with it, to boot. I've built Unicorn MGs before.

>>15479381
The dealing was a bit thick because most of it had to be done by hand. And the pic is so close it makes it look worse than it is. It was also my first time using water slides, and they were from old as fuck lufftwaffe kits. Ive been told thats just a thing that happens with old water slides. Am I still an edge lord if I make a soviet one for it to fight?
>>15479465
Thanks anon. The silver rings on the chest/legs were the hardest. I couldn't just reverse wash because of the non enamel green. So I hand brush all that stuff in. I cant tell you how many times I went past the rings and tried to thin/scrape it off with a tooth pick and lighterfluid. Only to fuck up the whole area and have to strip it and start over. A person can only take so much of that before 'fuckititsgoodenough' syndrome starts to kick in.

>>15480341
Is that the hg, the 1/144? I paid like 25$ for mine.

>>15480618
Why can't people read?

>>15480426
>>15480456

When I do pre-shading, how much darker than the overall coat do I want to go? Do I need to do a lot darker? Or just a little?

>>15480691

Assuming you use a primer with the standard bright grey, black would probably be the best.

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>>15480708
>Assuming you use a primer with the standard bright grey
I did

>black would probably be the best.
Ok, for any color? Because this image I saved has dark green on a slightly lighter green, but then again the pre-shading doesn't show up much, so maybe that's the point. I'm working on a Val Varo, so it'll be red. Would a brown color work well?

>>15480733
Are all those lines on the primer airbrushed? Shit looks cool as fuck.

>>15480741
I think so. I only saved the image as reference, it's not my kit.

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>finally get an airbrush
>don't have a spot inside to set up a spray booth so I have to use it outside
>every time I try to set it up and use it it rains for 2+ days
>try to set it up again after things dry up
> starts raining again

If I'm using acrylics that are water soluble, will the humidity from the rain really mess it up if I do a bit? This has been going on for like a month now and I'm getting impatient

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Well, shit. Looks like I may not have the right equipment to pre-shade anyway. I've got a Paasche single action, came with an extra nozzle much finer than the other two, thought that's what I had to use to get thinner lines like pic related. But try as I might I couldn't get it to behave any differently than my regular nozzle. IDK what I'm doing wrong, or if it's just something I can't accomplish with the current tools.

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>>15475760
Im not sure how the backpack is really suppose to look, theres not many pics i can use to refrence but i think il leave it like this. Im not sure how far i should go with the kit, should i go all out RG style? add tons of panel lines and give it a two tone armor color?

>>15480691
I've only done black on grey so far and it seems to mostly depend on the color you're going to be putting over it. I recently did a dark grey tank and the black preshading is only barely visible, but on an earlier project I sprayed desert yellow on it and it ended up looking a bit too extreme. Let's just say the lighter the final color is supposed to be, the lesser a contrast you should use in your preshading.

>>15480853
set it up inside and just open a window :^)
I feel your pain, I try airbrushing and suddenly we get 40mph wind gusts

>>15480859

Probably helps yo have a double action, but you should be able to get somewhat fine lines by holding the brush closer to the piece.

>>15480618

It's the MG

>>15480908
I did try that on a piece of paper, but found I had trouble controlling the pressure. At close enough range I was still getting too much paint. I'll keep trying though, maybe look up an airbrushing tutorial

>>15480859
It may help too if you get a finer needle for it. That and that nozzle tip should get you the thinner lines you want

>>15480878
I don't have a window I can open :( I usually do it on my porch, though. It's closed off from the wind for the most part. Would that be okay?

>>15481153
I'd guess, if it's open air and protected from the elements it should work

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