Gunpla and 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

i want to make love to Gundam Ez-8.

3rd for >too much weathering<

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Repostin' my lads

First time trying to do a dual pose

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reposting my response to >>15502414 so it doesn't get lost.

I cant speak much about airbrushing techniques because I'm still trying to get good at that, but for the weathering I took it slow, thinking about where parts would rub up against each other during movement and dry brushed some black and silver in those areas.

I read that you should try to make a story with your weathering, so I tried that out too, basically thinking of various ways inexperienced pilots would mess up while piloting. Bumping into things, falling over, dropping weapons, etc. and tried to communicate that through dry brushing and some pastels.

I read about panel lining with a sort of pastel water mixture and tried it out to mixed results, so I ended up thinning some black acrylic paint and using it instead, and since its water based it was easy enough to remove any mistakes.

I hope this helps!

>>15502578
gratz on making the new cover for Life

>>15502561
Go ahead. I heard they- Wait a minute, somebody made this joke already!

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MG KAPOOL WHEN

DERRINGER, HINT AT SOME SHIZUOKA STUFF PLEASE!

>>15502624
u wot?

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>>15502628

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>>15502089

One off prototypes that can use existing molds and future mold parts like full armor for example. So unless its of a new suit in upcoming episode gouf, rx-78-1, dom in a way have molds. Granted pic related uses the original rx-78-1 design over origins but using land combat type, guncannon, full armor parts I could see bandai making it. But being the full armor gundam ground type it probably be pbandai where as our full armor parts would be the main kit.

Especially with the handful of variants they can milk out of it. Hopefully it wont hinder them from making hguc versions as origin is a different visual feel. Be nice to see them side by side too.

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Anyone have an idea for a color scheme for an MG Jesta?
Except camo cause haven't reached that level yet.

>>15502681

Jegan or Gustav Karl colors.

The OLDSCHOOL Gustav Karl colors.

>>15502681
Lightning McQueen

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>>15502681
I thought about doing a Spartan from halo with mine considering it's a special forces suit and has a reddish orange visor.

Made some progress on the Sniper today. It's been a fun little build. I'm trying to decide if I want to give it a new paint job, but I'm having trouble coming up with one I like.

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>>15502690

>>15502549
I love these magazine covers, by chance will we see a TIME magazine cover?

>>15502700
Shit that's a good idea.
How can I make a duster for a 60ft tall robot?

>>15502709
>GM OF THE YEAR
>HE DIDN'T EXPLODE!

>>15502686
You're onto something there anon, will check it out.
>>15502687
I have too much red on my collection now though, will see.

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>>15502709
TIME covers usually use a close up or half body picture against a blank background, and that's a rare thing to find in this thread, let alone a picture that is high enough resolution.

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>>15502669
We're also missing three stages of the dom line. The final prototype being this boy, the other two being modified goufs for testing apparently. A high mobility and a test prototype type (lame name).

But for some reason it feels like they'd rather make another new variant that fits between the known ones.

>>15502549
Sahalanthrous was never used by Diamond Dogs. the whole point is that the Thing doesn't actually work so it doesn't count as "the 1st Metal Gear" just like how Zeke was made from scrap Peace Walker parts

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>>15502735
>Cipher edited the information

>>15502713
Exia Repair

I checked the OP, and there's not mention of the specifics but I'm new to gunpla and have some markers. I got a set that came with 4 slanted tipped ones with tips that dispense liquid paint. It also came with one that has a fine tip felt marker. I went to get more colors and ended up with ones that have tips similar to mechanical pencils.

Can someone give me a rundown of the differences and uses?
-Are they the same paint type or different?
-It seems the ones that dispense paint are good for panel lining like I've seen in videos. Just press and it flows through the thin channels. What other jobs on the gundam can they be used for?
-The thin tip seems like a normal coloring marker. I'm afraid the tip will wear easily with use, what is it intended for?
-The mechanical pencil tipped ones (gm01/02/03) are really nice, and I've been using them for some of the panel lining too. Any tips for these?
-When I have an open space to detail, which one should I use? (as opposed to an edge or thin channel)

>>15502555
I want to do this group build, can anyone suggest a good entry for a beginner? I like the original MSG and Mobile Fighter G Gundam. Currently watching 08MS Team.

>>15502700
>>15502748
Kind of thinking a Man with no Name style poncho would be cool. A cowboy themed MS would be cool.

Anyone here own a 1/144 Kshatriya? Do the beam sabers really not go anywhere on it?

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>>15502720
Okay noted thar

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the boys are back in town

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Will this work on ABS plastic?

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How do you paint tiny head vulcans like on pic related?

>>15503023
Masking tape and a very small brush

>>15503023
Hand brush. Assuming you aren't painting the rest of the kit, you might not need to mask, if the paint spills over, you can just remove the excess with thinner.

>My Ez-SR is missing an entire runner
Fuck me. At least I bought it cheap.

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>>15502745
Spooky psychics and their giant metal marionettes...
TX-55 needs a kit

>>15503035
>>15503038
can gundam markers be used as an alternative?

>>15503050
You wont have the control you would with a fine brush. Not only surface space, but also flow.
Personally, I find them unwieldy.

You could use the thin panel lining ones, that might work. And you basically should have one. I believe they only come in three colors though, black, grey and brown.

>>15503040
You should always check you have everything before you start building.

>>15503056
thanks for the info. I do have markers and tried them on old runners, but they showed bad results. guess i'll invest in a brush and some paint.

>>15503040
pretty much this>>15503061
Also, the kit manual lists how many runners you should have.

>>15503076
>tfw I didn't read the manual before starting, cut out all the parts and started painting like I always do.
>Built only up to the left arm until realising 1 whole fucking runner wasn't there
I'll at least learn from this shitshow

>>15503081
>>15503076
>>15503061
The worst thing is, unless I somehow managed to lose an entire runner, said runner wasn't even inside the packaging and I can't do anything about it since I already bought and started assembling it.

http://www.gundamkitscollection.com/2017/05/gundam-build-extra-battle-shows-2-new.html

I don't want this to be another Super Fumina but it looks like it'll be another Super Fumina

>>15503171
Except without the breasts.
I can't see this doing as well as the Super Fumina at all.

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>>15503171
>Ninja Pulse

This is going to be Nil's upgrade isn't it? And that China doesn't look nearly as horrifying as super fumina did.

>>15503175
Its a bearguy. It will sell well no matter what.

>>15503073
They are for panel lining so basically easy to wipe away, they'll get more bite with a top coat, especially a matte coat.

But I would say getting a 1 dollar brush and a thing of paint is the best and easiest option.
Just make sure you read the guide or google about paint types. Some paints are a easier than other to hand bush. Although if you're just painting those little guns it really shouldn't matter.

>>15503179
i'm gonna get it just for the glasses

>>15503175
>>15503180
breasts or bearguy has no bearing in the matter, so long as it's a babe

>>15503179
I hope they use that super new molding shit they used on the figurise busts for her face.

>>15503215
prepare to be disapointed

>>15503179
Chinaguy looks fine but the Pulse one looks fucking horrible

>>15502987
So are the nub marks apperantly

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>>15502681
You can't have mine

>>15503516
>shamefurr dispray

>>15502681
I feel a nice matte orange, dark grey and white would go well

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Ground Gundam is snapped together. Gonna finish the weapons today and then get on to detailing. So I'm going to weather and I'm using Real Touch Gundam Markers. Should I panel line, decal and flat coat before I weather? Or should I panel line, decal, weather then flat coat? I know you flat coat before using the Tamiya weathering kits but I'm unsure for the real touch markers.

>>15503179
I wonder if this means we'll eventually get the rest of the armor outfits from the first ED.

>>15503035
>masking tape

only if you're retired

>>15503584
I doubt it. Aside from probably appearing in the OVA Chinaguy has potential for a huge amount of recolors.

>>15503023
A small handbrush, that's how I do mine atleast.

>>15503562
You're going to want to paint the whole thing if you're weathering. Weathering doesn't look good on bare plastic, so if you're not painting, then don't bother weathering. Just panel line, top coat, and call it a day.

>>15503179
>Ninja
>has a large backpack

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I've always wanted to make something like this, but I heard the RG Zaku is a PITA?

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Sorry I'm late, guys! Btw, don't try this at home.

Here's the link to the Discord: https://discord.gg/tm9TN

>>15503865
no its fine

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Okay he is finished now, time to move on

>>15503865
RG Zaku is a ton of fun to build, it was actually my first build as well. The problems that the RG Zaku has are
>The waist armor falls off pretty easily, but once you glue it on its all good
>The piping is a pain in the ass to do, though it was back when I first started so who knows, It might not be as bad as I remembered
>The shoulder pads are incredibly hard to put on, might need to shave the peg down a bit
>The waist joints are not the most solid, and if you keep playing with it, after a few months they start getting stress lines and becoming weaker, and they might even break.
It still is the best kit for the Zaku in my opinion though. The way the armor moves and exposes the inner frame underneath is top notch.

>>15503887
Dats good mane

>>15503681
Not sure about that, I've seen some decent stuff on bare plastic. I was going to give it just a kind of dirty used look. Minimal combat damage, just some scrapes on the feet, knees, and elbows probably. I know not to go overboard so it'll be fairly minimal\.

>>15503887
looks pretty good anon! What are you working on next?

>>15503868
He's pretty high up.

>>15503975
>>15504044
Thanks! Not sure yet I have a justice gundam I kinda want to paint but my hobbywave haul will be here wednesday and i know i have some kits in there I want to start on right away. I also have a ground type gundam i want to kitbash and make a slave wraith out of but I'd need to buy a gm striker probably.

>>15503865
Its a hand grenade, armor plates fell off all the time on mine til I basically said fuckit and glued most of them on.

>>15503894
>RG being best anything
Best at exploding in your hand you mean.
MG Zaku is actually the best Zaku.

>>15503211
Yeah but this isn't a babe, it's China.

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>>15503211
>china
>babe

>>15504056
Yeah but the joints for that stand are not tight enough to keep him that high. It feel down shortly after I took the picture, luckily I caught it.

Someone bought me an amazing red warrior as a gift for my first gunpla when it was released, I built him but he's definitely done to a 'first time' standard

My favourite suit is the Crossbone Full Cloth, is it a decent HG? I wanna put some decent effort into this one

>>15504195
That was good then.

>>15504200
Whenever I get around to building my Psyco Gundam I can use approximately two of those arms and it would be able to support the weight of like, an opposing MS. Three is too much.

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What are some fun projects you can do with hordes of SDs? I got 5 Build Fighter ones as a present

>>15504198
It's got pearl white plastic for whatever reason and doesn't come with the screw whips, but otherwiise seems fine. Might be a little topheavy though.

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>>15503179
aw she looks cute
does that mean they might re-release foominer with a less potato face mold?

>>15504277
fuse them all into one shambling abomination
add putty and paint to make it look like fused flesh

>>15503179

>all these people thinking a bandai shop painted chinagguy means she "won't be like super fumina!"

heh nice try kidou senshis

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Anyone get anything done today?

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>>15504391
Whoops.

>>15504391
>>15504396
I postponed for a while by building everything except it, but I finally started on the legs of my Geara Zulu. I was fine with the stickers elsewhere, but I hate the round ones on the legs. I don't have any painting materials or space so that's out of the question. I managed to do both feet and a lower leg before getting burned out.

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>>15504391
waiting on hobbywave, need to practice a bit before I start my architect fag

>>15504396
is this a jojo reference

>>15504277
super sentai team

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What are some good color schemes for a Zaku? Planning on starting to paint, and my first will probablt be a Zaku. I can't come up with anything good besides just a two color scheme of Gunmetal grey and Dark yellow.

>>15504401

I've had my order in processing for almost two weeks now

I get that they're busy but just send me my kits

>>15504463
green and purple

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>>15504463

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>>15504407
Everything is a JoJo reference
>>15504400
That's my dilemma with painting. I want to do it, but i don't have the space in my apartment. I'd have to go to my girlfriends place to really get anything done.

>>15504488
I'd love to paint too, and I did do the little tip of the Ryusei-Go Graze with white instead of the sticker by hand, but it's not really possible for me. It's why I try my best to have the kits come out as good looking as possible with panel-lining and inking, good sticker placement and proper nub-care.

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>>15504568
Same. The above HG was one of my first kits, and I'm thinking of painting it as practice. Just can't decode on a good color scheme. I've thought of replacing the red, and yellow with some tans and different reds to get a sort of Gusion Rebake sort of color scheme

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>>15504580
Not quite done, and I should've used a darker blue, but here's sort of what I was thinking.

>>15503887
10/10, nice work anon.

How much work was the led? they seem intimidating

>>15504580
I've noticed you post that Astray before, and while it looks good, have you considered painting the gold parts on the sword/sheath? It would be really easy to do with a brush and gold Gundam marker, since the gold parts are a solid color.

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this is my first custom/group build ive done so....your opinions and such...never really did anything beyond some weatherin' and panel lining before this is my first attempt at paint . the gold is krylon 18k gold plate everything else is montana 94 graffiti cans and the silver is a brand called DOPE . i feel like the lining is kinda weak though

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>>15503179
this guy already made his own, really cute

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>>15504682

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>>15504692

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>>15504696

>>15504699

That's a cool idea for a backpack.

>>15504692
I can't get down with that Krylon spraypaint texture, but I like the colors for the sword

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>>15504699
i tried to start weathering it didnt like where it was goin so i stopped . i attached a gn drive to it. cuz hell why not? i might do a little more to it like try again to fix the knee seem line and the panel lining and touch up the gold on the sword.

>>15504711
looks better when the big sword is folded up under it . i dont wanna dump too many pics though but maybe in the next thread or something unless people dont mind . i have a few other kits i would love some feedback on . im tired of being a snap fag so im doing something about it and i wanna do it right

>>15504724
I wouldn't mind see some more pictures

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>>15503044
pic

>>15504580
What kit is that in the foreground?

>>15504908
RG Astray Red Frame

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>>15504666
I actually keep meaning to. I just always forget about it until I'm getting ready to take a break from working on stuff. I don't think it'd be all that hard, either. Maybe I'll do it tonight. I've got a smidge of top coat left over too. I can get it painted and coated pretty quick.

>>15504908
RG Red astray
>>15504682
>>15504692
>>15504696
>>15504699
I think this looks really rad. Was it an Astaroth originally?

>>15504932
Is the RG Red Frame a hand grenade or is it good?

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>>15504932
yeah just a astaroth with a gn from 00 and the sword from hyakuren

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>>15505121
heres a graze i just painted the frame and some of the trim pieces with 18k gold and silver DOPE. i wanna do more to it im thinking of maybe doing the darker green in a matte black

>>15505016
It's an RG.

The question shouldn't be if it is or isn't an explosive of plastic shrapnel, but to what degree.

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>>15505132
my first attempt at weathering with silver acrylic doing a dry brush kinda thing i guess i wanted it to look like its never got a repaint and has been worn out . i think i may have went overboard

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>>15505150

>>15504682
never like krylon cause their paint looks grainy on a model kit. other than seamwelding, looks pretty good, just need to line it more, like the mouth, the inner frame grooves and more places in general. also you should get rid of those safety nubs on the v-fin. i really like the back pack and the decals

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>>15505157
sorry bout the sideways shot

>>15505145
Then how does it compare to the others?

>>15504657
This kit was pretty simple for the led, it has a huge open space in the torso and you only need to clear out like 2 of the snapped together supports. But honestly they're not that hard to work with in general, just some hg kits can't have them in the head at all

>>15505166
From what I've heard it's not that bad, but don't switch up it's poses too often.

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>>15505161
the black grey and red are a brand called montana its their 94 line its used for graffiti but i figured since i already had it i could try it out honestly it looked good with one coat but i went with a second and it got that weird grain in the black it only really pops under certain light

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>>15505184
my second attempt at weatherin' this time i wanted a little rust . not too good but looks neat at a distance lol

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>>15505192
last pic i promise

just a snap and panel line i did the other day. love this little guy real fun build and looks rad!!

>>15505209

I really like a lot of the suits from AGE. It's a shame it was a dud.

I see some LED diodes being used in for mono eyes in aquatic suits, but I can't seem to find any on Amazon. Where do you find them and whar kind of battery is typically used?

>>15505331
Pretty sure it's called "3mm LED bulb wired to a button battery". You can also use SMD lights that are smaller but those are trickier to work with.

I saw some builds of the Nu Gundam Ver. Ka where the psychoframe is illuminated. Is there a special LED for this specific purpose or do I have to mod it?

Anybody got a recommended alternative to squadron sanding sticks? Something I can get a bunch of off amazon maybe?

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>>15504391

I'm working on RG zeta and a chinese 1/48 bust stand for it, it's all kind of a nightmare but going ok so far

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>>15505670

the stand needs a lot of work but it will be ok in the end.

>>15505670
>RG zeta
>a nightmare
Sounds about right.

I'm currently working on the RG RX-78 and managed to finish the build without killing myself. All that's left is panel lining, all those fucking microscopic decals, and a top coat.

I might kill myself during the decal step, though.

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Who'd win a fight?

A Guncannon with 6 cannons and a gun or a Gundam with a guncannon arm?

>>15505742
>or a Gundam with a guncannon arm
I'm disappointed that this wasn't just a gundam with an entire guncannon suit attached to its shoulder socket.

>>15505145
Have you built an RG? The MK II and the Exia and its successors are all solid RG builds. The only true grenades I've built are
>Zaku
>Strike Freedom
>Sinanju

>>15505756
The Mk II and Exia are pretty exceptional for the line, to be fair. They're always noted as being the only ones that AREN'T a loose collection of flimsy parts.

How'd you guys get so good at removing your nubs. I'm on my 8th kit and I don't feel like I'm improving.

>>15505783
Use your hobby knife and slice it again and again and you'll get better. And for gods sake slice away from you, holy shit don't slice inward. It will slice and fuck up your fingers if you fuck up even once.

>>15505783
Extremely high grit sandpaper and paint.

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progress with the Providence
the Sinanju makes it look like a manlet

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Let's get weird

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>>15504391
Decided to paint the red/white bits on the Super Minipla Xabungle after working on Ideon yesterday. The Xabungle is nowhere near as good as Ideon is, every joint is either a ball joint or built into the shoulder/thigh meaning taking it apart to clean/paint is a pain.

Painting one of those Walker Machines might be fun though.

>>15505912
Sir your GM looks a bit funny, have you been feeding it growth hormones?

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R8 and suggestions appreciated. It'll be my first paint job on an HG as practice.

>>15505936
Beige really doesn't complement bright red or cyan blue well at all, honestly. The contrast is way too much, and it looks almost fleshy.

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>>15505912
By the way, did you get my email?

>>15505962
>Barbatos Lupus Artorias

You have my curiosity, anon.

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>>15503044
>tfw Koto makes a 1/1 Metal Gear Mk. II

>>15505962
I always figured that the Exia would make an excellent Artorias custom

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>>15505950
Any better? It's a build burning, so the blue parts are the clear pieces that can be swapped out for orange pieces with flames.

>>15506008
Make the red and orange darker to complement the beige. Because otherwise all the prominent colors clash against each other and honestly, I wouldn't have chosen beige as a primary color for this.

>>15506008
Looks better, maybe use a slghtly darker red too.

>>15503865
This right here:>>15502578
is my new RG Zaku II. Took me quite some time to build, but I'm mostly happy with the result. It's a pretty sturdy little kit, so long as you're moderately careful. The piping is ass, but it's mainly a nub thing. I would recommend it if you want a good zaku II

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>>15506028
>>15506027
Trying this.
I can't paint the orange because it's a clear piece.

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>>15505962
Yeah I got your email. And yes, there's no prizes this time around.

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>>15506086
Well, it was still motivation to get off my ass and bring an idea into realization, so I thank you.

>>15505996
It's exactly as the name implies. It's a Barbatos Lupos painted in chrome, silver, and gunmetal with a damaged left arm and tattered midnight blue cloth.

There's still some extra things I can do here and there, like adding physical damage to the left shoulder and welding the seam on the right forearm (currently the pieces are separate in case I need to remove them), but overall the project is done.

...and yes, my desk is a mess.

>>15506207
What's you use for the cloth? It looks good.

>>15506260
It looks like cheap denim that's been dirtied/weathered.

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>>15504391
I applied decals and a matte finish to GM here, then put her back together. It's my first paint job, and I think I did alright up until the panel lines. I used Gundam Markers, and they came off too thick and seemed almost impossible to wipe off of the gloss coat without damaging the paint. Would doing a wash be easier on a painted kit?

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>>15506260
Cheap white cotton cloth and water-based acrylic paint. Painted one side black, paint the other a really dark blue, then haindpainted a Tekkadan emblem (Which you'd only really see on the kit if you were looking at it from the back) on one end in white.

The paint mixed into the cloth has a neat side effect. When water is applied (obviously after you've let the paint dry), it becomes flexible. When it dries, it becomes rigid, holding whatever shape it was left in as it dried.

>>15506347
Honestly I just scribble in the lines, then rub off with a q tip with a few drops of lighter fluid. Comes out beautiful and is fast. Gundam markers are more expensive, more intensive, but allow you to have less skill and do it faster.

>>15506369
I'm the guy who said denim. Excellent job, it looks fantastic and that is entirely your handiwork at work.

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>Extreme Type Leos has a fucking guitar rifle and pulls Build Burning's look better than Build Burning itself does
>it's expensive as hell
Was this thing P-Bandai or something?

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Oh god, I just had a dream that the first announcements at the hobby show were origin msd versions of gundam unit 4 and 5 with a silhouette behind them of mudrock.

Why...why tease me brain? I don't even know if they were decent looking though as all I really remember is bold msd and two gundams. One white and red the other blue and red with accessories laying in front of them for what Im guessing were the big gatling and beam launcher but I dont know what all the little stuff was. I hate when a dream is foggy when you wake.

I highly doubt its gonna happen but shit, now Im trying to imagine a origin stylized mudrock.

>>15503023
Use Gundam Markers dude, black for the vulcan recess and yellow or gold for the barrel. Remember they do make Gundam Markers for ultra thin lines. Its what i use.

>>15506411
Oh wait, looking at it the red version is P-Bandai, but the regular release is much cheaper and also comes with the guitar rifle/case shield. Sweet.

>>15505962
>>15506207
Ahh, mine nemesis...

I feel we will have something to talk about in the coming weeks.

>>15506434
that's not a model last i checked. it's some figma or something. it has like 80 other modes and the blue one is the only model kit

>>15506467
There's HGs for the standard Extreme and the P-Bandai red recolor Type Leos, but it looks like there's also a RD of the Leos that includes the Xenon Phase (Shining Gundam) option parts, plus another dedicated option set that includes parts for the Agios Phase (Strike Freedom), and the Eclipse Phase (Wing Zero and GN Arms Type D).

I don't care about the overpriced RDs, but as long as there's a cheap regular release I'll be happy.

>>15506434
It also has a single piece beam sabre :c

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So, what's a gundam model that either you think everyone's done OR everyone should do (for aesthetic or build complexity or whatever) not including RX-78-2 unless it's one of the less common versions, and why?

>>15506671
>tfw no 1/1 scale Exia

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>>15506671
Any of the Origin Zaku's, mine really impressed me

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>>15506687
>tfw no 1/1 scale God Gundam

>>15506697
>tfw no 1/1 Scale Dendrobium

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>>15506704
>tfw no 1/10000 scale ball

>>15506704
>tfw no 1/1 scale Noredo and her Nugs

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>>15506722
>tfw 1/1 scale Try Burning Gundam

>tfw no 2/1 Psyco Gundam

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>>15506731
>tfw no 144/1 scale Domon.

>>15506737
is this the episode where his wife died

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>>15506740
More likely one of his pet squirrels. It was shortly after his wife was diagnosed with some terminal illness that I've long forgotten, but she died shortly after and I believe him within a year after.

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>>15506687

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>>15506671
I think most people have built or should build the vanilla GM and Zaku II. Jim's old but still cheap and serviceable, and there's a billion trillion Zaku II variants that usually only change color. Origin Zakus are perfect kits for a first-time builders and experienced modelers.

Also the HGUC/MG Ball doesn't get enough love, and neither does Koto's Danboard Mini.

>>15506747
Don't tease me, Anon...

>>15506751
I'm still kinda miffed Unicorn won the spot for the next 1:1 statue.
I was really hoping Exia or 00 would get it courtesy of the series' 10th anniversary.

But Unicorn is more popular (or so it says on Bandai Hobby's website), and has had more variants than the Toyota Corolla, so there.
Money speaks. Dammit.

>>15506747
That one on the right has some style. Like the circular design on the torso. Not sure how I feel about his clavicle wifi extenders.

>>15506748
All added to my list. Thanks man.

>>15506763
You know it's going to be in Destroy Mode and won't transform, so it'll just be a huge overdesigned, yet still fairly pretty in the dark, mess.

It really is a shame that AUs get no love.

>>15506768
>That one on the right
C'mon, mate.

>>15506774
Look, I enjoy the series I've watched, Zeta a little less than the others, but I'm not going to give fucks that I can't identify every one.

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>>15506781
That's Gundam Exia. Gundam OO (Double O) is very good, give it a watch.

It's basically a better version of Gundam Wing.

>>15506791
Thanks, I'm working my way through based on suggestions and weighting them based on age and how close they fit to the ones I've watched. Only a few series in, I'll add that one to the list.

>>15506815
I think that if you have the time, you should just go and watch all of them. I'm almost done with my exams and that's actually what I'm going to do. I just finished MSG, Zeta, and I'm actually at ZZ.

00 is ridiculous and I love it. It replaced Turn A in my heart as the best gundam.

Then IBO came along, but it doesn't quite count since it's actually good rather than camp like 95% of the rest of the franchise.

>>15506816
I watched MSG, Zeta, I forgot how far into Unicorn. I quit that for a bit because the protagonist didn't seem as compelling as Amuro (the same reason I didn't like Zeta, everyone was interesting but the protag). Picked up Mobile Fighter G Gundam on recommendation, liked it so much it's been permanently on my media server since, and I may eventually purchase the blurays.

Watching 08th MS Team right now on Episode 8. I may rewatch Zeta, the 3 movie one to skip rewatching it all since I barely remember it, just remember loving Quattro. Then I'll revisit Unicorn to find out if I finished it, then I'll move on from there. Probably in release order.

>>15506815
The story in 00 is much more complex and political than usual for Gundam.

It's super early for me, and I can't type.

>>15506822
OO is my favorite as well.

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>>15506856
00 S1 for best gundam lineup

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>>15506822
>Then IBO came along, but it doesn't quite count since it's actually good rather than camp like 95% of the rest of the franchise.

>>15506866
>tfw no MG Virtue transforming into Nadleeh
>tfw no MG Reborns
>all these Setsuna suits versions
It's really unfair.

>>15506856
>much more complex and political
I just thought it was needlessly convoluted shit that in the end lead to absolutely nothing, and also egregiously edgy.

>>15504391

Cleaning kit nr 103355366 for painting as I'm still waiting for my airbrush shit.

Note to self: never order anything big I have to wait more than two weeks for again

>>15506671
the Zaku II

What's in the mail, /gpg/? Yesterday I bought:

>MG Origin RX-78-2
>RG Exia
>RG Z'Gok
>HG Guncannon Mobility/Firepower Type
>HG Hi Nu Vrabe
>HG Jesta Cannon
>HG Thunderbolt GM

>>15506934

A-wing
Snowspeeder
MG Rezel (the fuckhuge one)
MG Kampfer

>>15506934
MG AGE-1 arrived in the country Saturday, should be here hopefully by the end of the week. It was just a little over the 22 euro limit for no customs fees, but hopefully Mandarake mark it as a gift like they've done a lot of my other orders that went over the limit, like the MG F91

>>15506934
So I just got two Burning Gundams (build)
One that has a shitton of flame effects and one more plain one.
1/100 MG Super Mode (gold) God Gundam
1/144 hgfc God Gundam
and old 1/144 ez8 and a newer 1/100 ez8
Plus a green (eye) marker, thin tamiya cement, and that combo set of guntank, guncannon, and gundam RX-78-2.
How'd I do?

On backorder previously are a ball, a char's zaku, a 1/60 shining and 1/60 god gundam.

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>>15506934
HG jim
HG rick dias
HG gok
some paints to color the jim retro scuba colored, some top coats and cements
now I wait for that shipping notification from hobbywave never ever

>>15506934
Nothing, nothing at all

>>15506934

1/144 HGIBO Barbatos
1/144 HGIBO Barbatos Lupus
1/144 HGIBO MS Options Set 5 (Hands, maces and cannons for Barbatos Lupus)
1/144 HGIBO MS Options Set 6 (Hands and more cannons for Barbatos Lupus)

The rest of the things I wanted were out of stock and not being reprinted this month.

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>>15506781

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>>15506937
>MG Kampfer

>>15506969

Will be my first kit with screws but I like the design too much...

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>>15506934
Nippahs. Mr.hobby, not koto memehands.

>>15506369
Looks really rad. I'm wanting to do the same thing for my GM Sniper II. I've been trying to decide on a paint scheme, and you're making me want to do a black/grey and silver job now.

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my wip of my groupbuild so far. basically took the hg 00 quanta and gave him new weapons. still not sure what to call him though

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>>15507006
still need to do some clean up and prime and paint it obviously

>>15506411
As a Gibson explorer owner, I really want this now. Do they make one that's not $50?

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>>15507007
last one
also, is there a "rule" on resizing pictures to a smaller size or keep it the original resolution

>>15506411
why is its gun a guitar

>>15507017
it looks cool

>>15507017
cause gackt

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>that feel when you get a job
>that feel when you're too tired to build

is this how you guys end up with huge backlogs?

>>15507010
There's no rule, some anons with dialup just get salty about spending 20 minutes to look at a single picture. The majority here don't mind pictures at the original resolution since we're supposed to be looking at fine details on the pictures.

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I have a nice looking sword for my groupbuild, but it's missing a pommel and looks really off without one.

Any suggestions on how to make a small pommel?

>>15507089

Make the handle out of a screw, use a nut in the right diameter for the pommel.

That way your mobile suit can unscrew the pommel and throw it at the enemy to end him rightly.

>>15505150
You'll get the hang of it. There's a lot of trial & error in getting weathering just right. Best advice I can give is to focus on areas you know will see lots of wear & tear first (any prominent edges that stick out that would take an impact before the main body). Dry brushing the whole body may not produce the effect you really want. Use it in combination with washed out colors to show that this suit's been used and abused a lot.

>>15507008
>>15506434

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Heads up, another g-con UK is planned for september.
But considering no other gunpla retailers were allowed at the first one, what the fuck is this cockwomble on about?

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>>15504391
Worked on Cherno some more over the weekend. Added some detail her and there like inside the chest covers and behind the shin armor as well as starting to putty the seams.

>>15507102
That's not going to work, the sword is one piece and I just need a pommel on the handle.

>>15507117
Is this kit any good? I like the design, but know nothing of patlabor.

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>>15507128
wasn't the last one a ballpit away from V Dashcon

>>15507188
Nothing to do other than a few videogame setups, tic tac toe againt hambeast maids at the cafe, a gunpla contest, waiting in line to buy overpriced gunpla, and one of the maids sang karaoke as the musical entertainment. Oh, and you needed to pay to enter the contest.

>>15507006
Mumei(無名) aka no-name

>>15504932
astrays are so ugly

>>15507382
You're looking a mirror there, bub.

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>>15507128
>Your ancestors passed down your genes for literally 100000000 years just to have you embarrass yourself in current year

feels suberashi

>>15507382
your're moms ugly

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>>15506934
Materia White and a Cathedral Gundam turned up today

Recommend me a kit with oversized or just badass handgun(s)

>>15507543

Watch it or Materia will steal all the weapons from Cathedral-chan...

>>15507560
The End

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>>15506934
>HGIBO Man Rodi
>MS Option Set 9
I want a Landman Rodi.

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Does anyone know how I would start a conversion for the Hloekk Graze? is it even possible?

Is it common for modellers to mix up a batch of paint/primer that's thinned down for airbrushing...

...and then pour it in a new bottle for later use (like if you're gonna use that bottled batch over a span of two to three weeks up to a month)?

(It would help me a lot if I could tweak a batch of Badger primer ahead of time; My stuff either sprays out too watery, or gets clogged in the cup/straw.)

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what does /m/ listen to while building/painting?

>>15507640
vinesauce streams usually while building

im painting outside so at that point nothing

>>15507640

Nujabes (may he rest in peace)

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>>15507640
built pic related yesterday listening to the twin peaks soundtrack.

>>15507640
I usually put a TV show on in the background while I build. Lately I've had Seinfeld on.

If I'm listening to music it's usually just Pandora metal stations.

>>15507592

I keep a little bottle of pre-mixed primer, it's fine if you're not leaving it for like 6 months or more

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As promised, part two of the Guncannon vs Zaku II series, wherein Guncannon is a shitbird who pushes the Zalu II off a cliff

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>>15507796
Hey, ammo ain't cheap and Guncannon's got no melee weapons. Why waste shells/beams when you've got an opportunity like that?

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Amazon has the MG EZ-8 for $25 shipped, is it a good kit?

>>15507804
I mean hey, I respect the decision enough to make the pose don't I?

>>15507825
Goddamn it I wish my debit card wasn't stolen...

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Largely finished the third suit in my char's collection. Only four more to go.

Gonna leave it for now, come back to weathering and such for when I finally get around to doing my duel in texas diorama.

>>15507640
Seiyuu radio shows like Sugita's Anigera and Shinbangumi.

>>15507640
It really depends.
Sometimes I'll have a few RedLetterMedia reviews on, some old VORW podcasts, or just go through a bunch of those Top 10 lists on youtube as white noise or something that'll make me go "huh..." every now and then. Recently I've been watching Niconico or LINE livestreams to increase my exposure to Japanese beyond simplified anime Japanese.
But recently when I'm listening to music while building I've been going through Shinsei Kamatte-chan since they help me focus.

>>15507845
You don't have your payment info stored on your phone or Amazon account?

>>15507874
He probably cancelled it after it was stolen

>>15507874
The card's been cancelled and I'm waiting a new one. I still have the physical card, someone wrote down the number. I don't want to put my direct bank account info into Amazon because I feel like that's just asking for trouble. I give them enough money as is.

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Post your token red shoulder unit.

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Is there a number I can call or something so I can get Bluefin to send a replacement runner?

>Gunpla Evolution Project

>>15507950
is it a bluefin box?
>this is why we check the box when we get it

>>15507796
That RG zaku 2 worth a buy? How fragile is it? Looks pretty nice here

>>15507950

email them or something
maybe twitter if they have it
tweet it to bandai as well so they can see into their QC

>>15507970
Is Bluefin just in USA or something? I had it shipped over from a Jap store through Amazon, so maybe that'll make me unable to get a replacement.

>>15507975
I'll try and see after I get out of lecture. Thanks

>>15507983
>shipped from jap store through amazon
heuheuheuheuheuueh

>>15507971
As I said in >>15506035
It's pretty solid to me, front skirts are a little wonky, but as you can see with the pics I've posted (the one you're replying to and >>15502578 ) it's quite posable.

Also, it comes with a bunch of neat extra stuff (heads, antennas, weps, decals) and is a fun build too. Not many pieces felt too small, though my only other experience with a RG is an RX-78-2, so take that how you want. Compared to grandaddy, this thing is a tank.

>>15507989
Is that bad? I've bought from them a number of times before and I've never gotten defective parts.

>>15507970
Also, I meant to ask: what exactly does the Bluefin seal look like on the box? I've got an idea of what it might be, but I'm not sure.

Sorry for spamming the thread with this.

>>15507017
Because its EXTREEMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>15507640
>autistically focus on kit with no distractions
>forget I'm not listening to anything
although I sometimes have to take a break before I completely lose my being to the nubs

>>15508002
>>15508037
it'd be a sticker that says bluefin on it, if you bought from a jap store it's not there.

you know if you ordered from a reputable place instead of the lowest bidder you would have some sort of protection against parts missing or defects! one of the perks of ordering from hlj.com!

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>>15508037

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>>15506822
>Then IBO came along, but it doesn't quite count since it's actually good rather than camp like 95% of the rest of the franchise.

>>15506934

>MG GM Sniper II
>MG Amazing Red Warrior
>HG Gundam AGE 1
>HG Gundam AGE FX
>HG Kimaris Vidar
>HG Lunagazer

Got my airbrush and compressor today so it's time to start practicing and ruin kits beyond comprehension

>>15506934
>mg gundam x
>mg age 2 normal
> mg delta plus
> hg super fumina (axis angel ver.)

My backlog has grown to around 18 kits so I won't be ordering anything more anytime soon.

>>15506934
>super minipla daizyujin

I have a decently sized backlog as it is, I don't really need to add more to it. I did my MG Jesta in the other day, that's going to be it for gunpla until I can get a few kits through my backlog first.

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>>15507950
Yeah, this copy didn't come with a Bluefin sticker. I guess I'll just keep the shield parts and use them for a battle-damage thing later on. Gunpla is freedom after all, and I don't really plan on transforming my Zeta.

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>>15506934
Thinking about doing a soviet dom instead of the guntank......

>>15508227
looks like a beamsaber melted the shield a bit, looks pretty cool

>>15508272
Yeah that's what I was thinking. When I first saw it I thought Bandai included a Battle-damaged variant or something. I'll probably do something with it once I pick up a Hambrabi, or some other Titans suit.

>>15507950

contact your amazon seller directly with the pic or leave a review

what was the amazon seller?

this is pretty clearly not your damage so it shouldn't be too much trouble to get a replacement through amazon if the seller won't do anything about it

>>15508306
I bought the kit from ToyShop Japan Hobbyone. They're one of the more common sellers you'll find on Amazon. I'll send them a message and see what I can do.

>>15507950
if it means anything, this is the first time i've ever seen that

>>15508308

I've always had good experiences with them. There's a really good chance they had no idea about this because it looks like a manufacturing error in injection, not breakage during handling or something.

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>>15506822
>Then IBO came along, but it doesn't quite count since it's actually good rather than camp like 95% of the rest of the franchise.

>>15506934
I keep hovering over a Lupus and Lupus Rex with the intent to paint them up somehow. That And some of the metallic gundam markers.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LSEID78/ref=twister_B01LSEI31E?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
How does this thing even work? Does it grab the gunpla like a claw or it is just like any other action base?

>>15508399
Remove the referral part of the link and the spoiler you put on to hide it.

>>15508458
There is no referral you newfag, the spoiler is to being able to post the link in the first place by "breaking" the url in two.

>>15508505
>external website referral links have some indication on time spent on separate website
It's close enough to summer I guess.

>>15508526
I don't understand. :(

>>15508529
It's ok. *high fives*

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Finally they are recognizing the best colorscheme

Questions:

1. How well does a Tamiya primer coat resist lacquer solvent in paints?

2. For gloss paint coats, what's the minimum grade of Mr Hobby surfacer/primer to work with, that's probably equivalent to Tamiya Fine Primer white?

3. For prepping surfaces for gloss/metallics/pearl coats, do you really need polishing compound on micromeshes/films, or is sanding sponge + dish detergent good enough?

>>15508654

tamiya primer is a lacquer and it's fine to use lacquers on

I like 1000 to finishing 1500 for everything, you can always make paint flat easily with topcoat, much harder to make something glossy later

depends how nice the surface is, I'd spend more time polishing the primer than the plastic itself because primer is typically a little matte and polishes nicely

micromesh pads are a great investment and last a really long time

>>15508692
So watery dish detergent on a 4000+ (up to 10k) sanding sponge won't cut it?

>>15508723

that will be fine, I'm just saying in general pads are nice

>>15508745
If anything, it's because I bought the Memehands 4k to 10k sanding sponge stick sets.

>>15508692
So:

Prime in grey to work out problems -> spray with current batch of Tamiya white primer -> wetsand/polish some more -> spray on Mr Surfacer 1500/ or Mr Base White -> polish and wash?

>>15502713
Just headcanon that it's human-sized.

>>15506004
>Exia
Anon, that's Barbatos

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>>15508855
Yes, but I meant that the Exia can also make a good Artorias custom

>>15508827

that's probably way more steps than you need, any of those primers are sandable and can be polished up depending on the thickness. You could just uses either mr. surfacer or white base and polish those if you have no errors

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A weapon to surpass metal gear
壽屋 2017年9月發售: 模型 FRAME ARMS 1/100 白虎 5,800Yen
http://www.taghobby.com/archives/189574

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>>15508959

>>15505684
Hmm, this makes me wonder if the head display base that's coming with my HG Unicorn will be one solid color.

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>>15508965

>>15508966
Assuming it's the one I'm thinking of, it comes in all white but has clear pink parts for the psycoframe parts inside the head

>>15508959
It's going to look like shit without paint.

>>15509010
Absolutely disgusting.

When painting with Tamiya sprays, how long do I need to wait for the paint to bond with tge plastic completely? Is it like lacquer which takes a day?

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>>15509073
24 hours if I'm not mistaken.

Can I get a R8 and suggestions for the ubcolored white parts?
They're currently orange

>>15509084
Black

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>>15509088
Comme ca?

>>15508863
But Exia doesn't have those knightly edges like Barbatos does.

>>15509107
not with that attitude