Gunpla/Plamo General

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anything in the mail /gpg/ ?

A question /gpg/.
Is it just me or are non-UC kits cheaper compared to UC ones?
At the store I usually by from, non-UC kits tend to be at least 20% cheaper.

>>15574678
Man I really regret buying my Marasai. Only bought it because the Geara Doga was out of stock and I had this need to build a kit. Dont even want my Marasai

Is the Unicorn version any different?

>>15574623
>filename
It ain't dead.

I'm just a depressed little bitch that's upset he ruined his first paintjob.

I just need to take pictures once the sun comes up and submit them.

Also, someone used my image as the header. Oh gosh.

>>15574754
What's wrong with it? I've been eyeballing the MG.

Have you guys heard of fake kits? Apparently a google review said my local animu store (Too Cool in the gurnee area in case the world is really small) said they got a fake SOA model kit from there. This concerns me.

https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&q=Too+cool+gurnee&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#q=Gurnee+Mills&ludocid=9694141057953546391&lrd=0x880f8e3c7c565d6b:0x868881ee31d9c097,1,

>assembled the MG rezel inner frame and spent a good 20-30 minutes in order to completely understand the transformation

Suddenly not so afraid of painting it, I can even assemble it fairly transformed in order to minimize the risks of paint getting damaged.

>>15574751
Might just be the store you're getting it from, but keep in mind that older kits are generally cheaper and that some kits will have more parts in them than others.

>>15574813
Sonny there is no end to bootlegs, there are bootleg model kits, bootleg figures, bootleg trading figures, the whole shebang from bootleg Dakis to bootleg phone charms.
The problem that I have with this business practice, is that generally they're just trying to turn the biggest profit.
If you buy a bootleg product at a bootleg price, no harm no foul you get what you paid for. Most stores like this will just rip people off.

>>15574839
I just can't believe there's a brick and mortar store like this. I've bought an HGUC kit or two from them, but apparently the store has opened and closed multiple times and owners have changed.

It's such a damn shame, I enjoyed not having to wait on shipping :(

Guess I'm off to gundam planet...

>>15574840
Store owners are generally who decide what to stock and from who, so if there's new management that's who to blame.

For someone who is not into painting, are PG fine out of the box ? I want to finalize my kits by getting a PG RX-78 (I would prefer the zaku but I already own a MG), and it already looks time-consuming in building it.
Is it a good kit ? Does it need anything more (or less) than a MG would need ?

>>15574866
Yes, and it takes longer.

Just finished building my MG Red Frame Kai.
It was a fun build but I really hate the fact that the arms and legs polycaps have literally no friction at all, making the limbs to just slide and fall off. I don't really like using glue but it feels like I will have to.

>>15574813
>Have you guys heard of fake kits?
Wow. How much of an underaged newfag ARE YOU?? Were you born yesterday?? People have been faking almost everything they possibly can in the world and you're surprised there are fake model kits??

It's like hearing a little kid just discovered that girls and boys have different peepees.

Literal children aren't allowed on 4chan y'know.

>>15574840
>I just can't believe there's a brick and mortar store like this.
>he can't believe that there are stores that sell bootlegs and fakes
WTF. I bet if someone sold you water and told you it was concentrated pure cancer-healing vitamin water, you'd shove money down their throats in absolute gullible belief.

This has to be some kind of amazing bait because somebody can't be this stupid AND naive. Did you even TRY asking the store people if what you wanted to buy was genuine BEFORE actually buying it?

>>15574913
>>15574907
You think I was dumb enough to buy a fake kit? Most people can't get successful enough to own and operate a brick and mortar store by being that overtly dishonest.

Also with handbags and cologne, you usually are paying knock off prices, this is not the case with the Too Cool store.

Don't act like stores are selling fake everything.

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>>15574813
>>15574840
>Have you guys heard of fake kits?
>I just can't believe there's a store like this.

>he just can't believe it, you guys...

>>15574915
>Don't act like stores are selling fake everything.
555-comeonnow.jpg

Not that guy but, there are literal stores out there that sell exactly that. Just saying.

>>15574915
>Most people can't get successful enough to own and operate a brick and mortar store by being that overtly dishonest.
How naive

If anything, people can only get successful by being dishonest in the world.

>>15574916
>>15574917
>>15574918


Why don't you guys be constructive, and give people tips for spotting fakes instead of flaming?

Unless *GASP* you don't know HOW TO SPOT fakes???

>>15574918
Successful assholes typically fuck you over in much more underhanded, subtle ways, than that my friend.

>>15574919
>Why don't you guys be constructive, and give people tips for spotting fakes instead of flaming?
>Unless *GASP* you don't know HOW TO SPOT fakes???
Is this kid serious? How old are you that you can't tell with your own eyes the quality of something fake compared to an original, up-close?

I'm with this guy >>15574913
Did you even ask to look at the thing? Maybe asked if you could inspect the contents of the box? Every hobby/bookstore near me that I can buy kits from, opens up the boxes at the checkout counter for me to see if there's any problem before I leave.

>>15574919
>Unless *GASP* you don't know HOW TO SPOT fakes???
Seriously though kid, how old are you? Did your big brother show you 4chan or something?

>>15574934


I'm actually a 42 year old who manages an Arby's :(

>>15574915
>You think I was dumb enough to buy a fake kit?
no but from the sound of things and judging by how you reacted, you're obviously dumb enough to think there's no such thing.

>>15574936
well, that just made me sad for you. specially seeing how naive you are to things like what you said. I sincerely hope any friends you have aren't secretly just hanging out with you to mooch off you or something.

>>15574915
>Don't act like stores are selling fake everything.
I work at Nordstrom Rack and we carry $10 headphones that look exactly the same as the Apple ones. We literally sell knock off everything when it comes to electronics.

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>>15574937
It's more like fake kit at a store. A trade show, convention, flea market? I expect fakes, predatory pricing, ect.

I just don't expect fakes at a brick and mortar store that is trying to sell them as the real thing. Like people WILL find out, and they can physically find you. You know?

What do I need in order to buff/sand things to get them really glossy? How fine sandpaper?

And do I need a special kind of cloth like the one alclad sells or can I use something like the kind of cloth you get when you buy a pair of glasses/sunglasses?

>>15574945
400 grit and microfiber cloth should be fine.

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This is the GF13-021NG Gundam Spiegel. Say something nice about it

>>15574947

Wouldn't you just end up sanding it all the way down to the plastic with 400, or am I missing something here?

>>15574678
Hyaku Shiki 2.0
It's going to be the last kit my sister and I work on together for a while since we'll be busy moving in together. I feel like it's going to be a bitch packing everything up.

>>15574966

You'll need sandpaper with a grit of at least 2000 and beyond, if you want to sand things and get a bit of gloss going on.

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Stupid long shot but want to ask /m/ to give these a new home for free.

Any HK anons (hence long shot I know) here want to take these away(would only take money for the Quebeley desu)? Helping a mate clear old stuff out. Some might have a part or two built (eg MG God has core fighter built). Wanted to ask "locals" as I don't want to deal with shipping and costs for now.

>>15575000
>000
>ant appearing out of nowhere with free shit

You can't make this shit up.

>>15574678
Frame arms Ray falx. Looks awesome from the reviews on hobby no toriko. Kind of regret not buying the extend arms 6 for it so I can do the full wings and double lance poses.>>15574678

>>15574918

Too much truth. How do you think politicians work? How do you think guys get a lot of women? They lie with every word and get off on fucking people over.

Honesty will just offend people and burn bridges.

>>15574943
>"I just don't expect fakes at a brick and mortar store that is trying to sell them as the real thing"
>literally proving how gullible you are
How the fuck are you still alive/not robbed blind/scammed everyday?

>>15574949
something nice about it.

>>15574949
Where is Gundam Hitler du deutsch schwine?

>>15575044

Please don't use the H-word. It triggers me and I want this to be a safe space.

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>>15575060
>/m/
> a safe space

Pretty much you're in a wrong place buddy. If some dead historical figure triggers you a lot, then you can go back to your tumblr.

Also, here's Space Hitler for your pleasure .

>>15574678
Nothing thread related. That new Link Figma, tho.

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>>15574678
Got some paint coming in for a project, a new MG Jesta, and some Koto weapons that I may try and use for the next Groupbuild if its what I think it is.
>>15574949
It was one of my first kits. It taught me screws are the devil.

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>>15574623

guys

planning to buy some wing stuff

Should i buy Dragon Momoko Deathscythe TV and Proto Wing Zero?

>>15574678

Well, I just got some mr surfacer 1200 and 1500 from the mail today and so far the 1200 seems amazing, so there's that.

There's also a ransom slip for the bandai snowspeeder and A-wing, but it hadn't actually arrived to my collection spot yet.

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Group Build entries will be accepted until the end of this thread

>>15574813

I used to go to the one in Orland Park before it closed. I always found their prices on kits hits or misses. I don't think I've ever seen them sell Daban kits though

>>15575060
What H-word? HITLER?

>>15575060
H I T L E R
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>>15575147
The screws are shit. Didn't use them except for the important parts, that way when it loosens up eventually that's when I will be using them.

Really makes you wonder though why the MG Master Gundam looks so ugly compared to this, Shining and God.

>>15574919
I'll bite. How do you spot a fake?

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>>15575230
What did you consider important parts? I'm considering leaving most of them out of my Burning Gundam altogether. I'll also say I didn't care for the rubber hands. They were a pain to clean up after removal. I gave up after a while, and I just try to pose it where you can't see where it was attached to the runner.

And yeah. The Spiegel, God, and Shining gundam are all much better aesthetically. It's make my year for one of the new MGs to be a G Gundam.

>>15575000
I'd love to take the God gundam and zeta plus off your hands, I'm in the UK but I'd be more than happy to pay the shipping for you. Always had an idea to make the burning ring effect for God gundam.

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Anons how do I motivate myself to finish model kits?

I was planning on entering the groupbuild but all I've done for the last month is sit around eating, browsing 4chan, masturbating, and sleeping.

I'm so lazy I don't even want to do the hobbies I love anymore, effort is suffering.

>>15575230
>MG Master Gundam
That and it's stupid wings don't turn into a cloak either. You'd think they'd actually improve on that given that it's a MG and the cloak wings was one the things that made Master G interesting...

>>15575281
just keep masturbating and sleeping. eventually you'll transcend to a higher plane of obscenity.

>>15575279
What's your plan, pray tell?

>>15575240

Not too sure if you're actually looking for an answer but here's my experience with Gunpla in Taiwan:

A lot of time, they'll have spelling errors or different names(both intentional and unintentional) on the frame's name but this only works in convention or when you can see the physical item. They'll also be missing Bandai's logo, looking for bluefin's logo might not be as reliable because some Bandai's kit doesn't have bluefin's logo. (Some bootlegger will have the red Bandai's logo, but the name will be different, Daban Model as opposed to Bandai)

Another thing to do is to check the seller's location if you're buying online. China / HongKong / Taiwan based seller has a higher tendency to be fake, go for Japan based seller or a trusted name if you're looking for online seller.

Does anybody know if IBO frames can use the action base mini?

Thinking about buying a couple of them with my first batch of IBO kits but I don't know if they'll fit.

>>15575355
They fit anything with a 3mm peg.

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>>15575364
>>15575355
Also, 3 seconds in google found me this. If they can fit a miss sazabi, then they can fit any hg that can use a regular action base.

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My soul.

>>15575194
I'll have it sent by this evening.

>>15575364
>>15575368

Thanks guys for the replies,

Weight isn't so much the issue since lupus Rex is the heaviest one in the batch, what I was wondering is the IBO's HG have the hole for the peg.

If any anon has these frames, please let me know if they have the holes for the stands:

Vidar, Bael, Lupus Rex, and the grunt suit graze.

Man... what happened to /m/ and /gpg/? 2-3 years ago when I was here last, threads moved faster than this. Now it's like the entire board is dead...

Did everyone move to /toy/ or something?

>>15575537
/toy/ is even slower.

>>15575537
Shitposters killed it

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>>15575559

>>15575537
Build fighters hype ended and an overly obnoxious shitposter moved in.

>>15575298
I'm thinking of taking a thin sheet of pvc (about 3mm thick) and taking a jigsaw to cut at an angle, if that won't work I know a dremel will. After that it's just a matter of masking it off and spraying clear red and orange over it.

>>15574678
Cold Districts GM

I hope it's a good kit.

>>15575695
It really isn't. The sculpt and proportions are nice enough but that's it.

>>15575636
>overly obnoxious shitposter
which one? I only remember that annoying suiton guy and snapfit-kun, the jackass everyone loves to hate. Or is there someone new?

>>15575700
What's wrong with it? I imagine the joints probably aren't as secure as modern kits.

>>15575708
There's only one of them using multiple trips, and they have been doing it for over 2 years straight now

Exia, Providence, Aile Strike ver. RM, Nu ver. Ka or Sinanju Stein v. Ka?

>>15575740
Aile Strike ver. RM.

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>>15575700
>proportions
>nice enough
what are you, blind?

>>15575740
Sinanju Stein v. Ka

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>>15575695
>>15575700
>The sculpt and proportions are nice
please tell me you're joking...

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>used mr surfacer 1200 and 1500 for the first time, only airbrushed vallejo primer before
>used the vallejo airbrush flow improver for the first time
>figured out how to do a decent gloss black base easily (on spoons at least)

Today was a good day.

>>15575695
>>15575729
>>15575744
>>15575748

Both the Cold Districts and Command kits can be decent looking when work is put into them. Both have nasty seams on the arms and legs and have rather big hands. The Cold Districts is a struggle to pose with its unique "sten" looking machine gun. Some option hands can rectify that, or a spare 90mm gun if you have one from a Sniper II or C type.

Best thing I can say is, they're worth getting for how relatively inexpensive they are and you want to practice seam welding and such.

>>15575694
That sounds like it'd work. I'd thought of using some sort of clear plastic to make the rings. I've seen one guy that used stiff paper and used sticky tack to fasten it.

I've been thinking of trying some fluorescent paint to paint the burning fingers also.

>>15575744
>>15575748
Oh, I see. So it's a fine kit, mechanically. That's all I was asking.

>>15575796
I've never tried seam welding. Maybe I should? I bought it as a cheap, good looking kit to practice my airbrushing on.

>>15575813

That's entirely up to you, but good call on getting one to practice painting on.

>>15575786
>figured out how to do a decent gloss black base easily (on spoons at least)
Could you elaborate further, kind anon?

>>15575729
>very limited articulation (as expected for such an old kit)
>quite a lot of stickers
>the dreaded beam saber+hand
>can't hold his gun straight
>seam city
I bought it myself because I love Cold GM. I wish there was a modern kit or Robot Damashii.

>>15575748
>>15575744
What's wrong with the proportions aside from the gorilla hands (which I had forgotten)?

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>>15575823

I didn't consider buying mr color gloss black for some reason, so I had to make do with the surfacer 1500 and then gloss coating it, but I could probably have done the same with the gloss black.

I had issues getting a decent finish until I turned down the pressure to ~15 psi or so and held the spoon a bit further away, I sprayed a wet coat and the coat looked wavy for a moment and then self leveled to a pretty smooth looking gloss over at least most of the spoon.

Not 100% perfect but it's a hell of a lot better than I was doing before, and it felt like it took no effort. Mr leveling thinner seems to contain some level of magic.

Excuse the slight pollution in the black, I found out that it takes more than I thought to flush out all of the metallic particles from lacquer metallic paint.

>>15575857
Interesting. Thanks for the tips, anon.

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So I want to remove the seamlines on my God Gundam head. My question is: how do I do that if I also plan on painting? Can you remove seamlines following painting?

>>15575945
Remove the seams first, then paint.

>>15575945
Use something to remove the seams. Putty or plastic cement works. Preferably putty. Sand it down, and then prime and paint.

>>15575948
So if I'm using thin cement to remove the seams, it won't hurt anything to pull the pieces apart after I remove the seam?

>>15575952

The plastic will be welded together, so I don't think that is a good idea.

>>15575952
Anon, cement melts the plastic before fusing the two pieces, it's the entire point. If you still want to pull those pieces apart then you can't remove that seam.

>>15575961
>>15575956
That's why >>15575948 and >>15575950
Confused me

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>>15575260
The most important ones would be the one on the torso and on pic related (17). I didn't use the screws on the other parts.

Rubber hands were hard too but it doesn't really matter tbqh

Is it fine if I store pre thinned paint (mr color lacquers) for a few days? I kind of like doing that for my projects.

>>15575000
>ANT still alive
give us some new pictures of the GP03 and maybe write home every once in a while.

If anyone wants cheap models, Hobbywave is closing down and needs to clear out their stock.

Good prices on lots of models, and Mr. Color stuff.

RIP, one of the first few companies I ordered from.

>>15575000
And we've missed you too, ANT.
If no HK anons take you up on the Dunbine and Leprechaun I'd gladly pay for shipping and handling.

>>15575945
did we really need a 4k x 3k 3mb image of your fingerprints?

why are people incapable of resizing their images

>>15575945

Well you will need to paint the eyes/face first. Then you mask it off, do the seam welding (I recommend Tamiya and Tamiya Extra Thin) then prime and paint that.

>>15575839
>What's wrong with the proportions
I think that anon was saying the HG Cold Districts doesn't have a stomach. Which it doesn't btw.

Also thanks to the blocky short torso, it makes the arms look too thin and gangly. And if I recall correctly, it can't properly kneel either because of it's uneven legs and outdated design.

So Schwarz Ritter doesn't come with the denial effect parts?

>>15576141
That's what I had figured. Thanks. I've got some more paint coming in. Whenever it shows up, I can get the eyes painted.

>>15576064
>Hobbywave is closing down
What?? Why, what happened?

>>15576188
good job replying to the one person you shouldn't listen too...

>BEFORE YOU POST, FILTER AND DO NOT REPLY TO THE NAME/TRIPFAGS IN THIS LIST TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE: http://pastebin.com/ePVKFkTn
It's right there on the thread sticky.

>>15576198

How do you think companies go bankrupt, anon?

>>15576203

If that's the case, how are you seeing my posts if you filtered me? Seems like your breaking your own rule there. But good job contributing to anon's question.

>>15575857
The real test is how well the metal paint layer adheres to the vallejo and how it holds up against scratching.

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>>15576064
>>15576205

>>15576242

That's not vallejo though.

>>15576203
So is Airbrusn-Kun and Snapfit kun the same person? I wonder if its actually Suiton. The guy who is the most infamous gunpla troll. Some guy even made an entire imgur album filled with screencaps of comments by Suiton.

>>15576270
>is Airbrusn-Kun and Snapfit kun the same person? I wonder if its actually Suiton
Regardless of wether they are or aren't. They're all equally garbage.

>>15575450
They have a butt hole. Not home so can't tell you exactly what it is but it's there.

I only have the lupus Rex though.

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>>15576343
>equally garbage
I bet you like the felcher gundam shitshow that is iron menstruation too, fake fan.

>>15576357
Have some decency and put your trip back on, Snapshit.

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>>15576364
>being this insecure about felcher gundam
Fake fan indeed.

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>>15576055
The RG GP00 is almost complete, if anything. Almost. Still ways to go with slow progress and tonnes to do.

>>15576374
>>15576357
Avatarfagging is a bannable offense, put your trip back on snapfaggot.

>>15576386
>RG GP00
What is that? A resin conversion kit? Or a custom kitbash?

>>15576398
Resin conversion for the RG GP01 yeah.

The launcher still needs some details airbrushed as are some parts suffering paint damage as a whole needing repaint. Then panel wash and decals and should be done. Doesn't help I get to work on it twice a month or something.

>>15576419
Ah I figured right then. Does the resin kit have a transformable core booster or no?

>>15576456
No. Don't have a pic not home at the moment but the ass is basically
>Joint you mod from RG frame spare, Heavy ass resin booster base part, Two cyclidrical tank things you see off the rearmost, 2 core fighter fins you mod on from the RG, Thrusters

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http://www.taghobby.com/archives/196470
40k msrp

what is the best nipper i can buy in the $25 range?

>>15576531

I use $20 Xurons, or I have for the past couple of years. Cuts smooth.

>>15576386
>that GP03

Is it another conversion kit for RG GP01, or is it something else entirely?

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Just bought my first RG kit(pictured) and I have one question.

Do I build the rubber frame first? Or do I build it section by section? The pictorials aren't "clicking" for me.

>>15576531
Mineshima D-25.

Doesn't break the bank or your waiting time like the memehands nippers, but the thin blade and its reach for narrow spots in runners helps lots. Not quite the memehands, but it gets you close enough. It's pretty much a "diet coke version" that isn't that bad.

>>15576579
RGs usually go for a frame assambly first and then you dress up the frame wih the proper armor, i just have the gp01 and red frame , so your mileage may vary

>>15574678
1/100 Vidar and a 1/144 barbatos Lupus.

>>15576579
typical case is the inner frame is somewhat pre built just gotta cut it out of the runner, position it correctly, and put parts into it.

>>15576524
>http://www.taghobby.com/archives/196470
this is what derringer was talking about? the greates bandai ach?

>>15576606
He mentioned that this year's biggest profile release would be something from Star Wars, so probably. MG #200 announcement when

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Starting work on this Lil guy!

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Hey /m/ what went wrong here? Trying to remove seam lines. I can not get rid of thee dark spots/lines. Did I use too much glue? Not sanded down enough? I've been sanding like a mad man and it won't go away.

>>15576632

why is it covered in cum fampai

>>15576634
It's the ultimate way of expressing the bond between modeler and model.

>>15574754
U willing to sell it? I've been eyeing it as well. I don't mind buying built kits since painting is what I'm working on now

>>15576633
You need to go over those spots with putty and sand it down again.

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>>15576632
i´m waiting to be done with my finals to start painting this fella like the dexbot ( and i might get another grimgerde to do a dee-dee bot just for the heck of it )

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Haven't photographed anyone in a while so I snapped a few of my dom and settled on this one. I owe my plastic habit to this guy for getting me back into it after not having touched a kit in over a decade.

Do any of you ever return to your older kits to give them some love? I made a lot of mistakes with that dom and there were some loose joints I never really bothered fixing in the first place.

If Bluefin had the wisdom to open a Canadian operation, it would drastically lower gunpla prices to be competitive with the US prices and/or Japanese retails at best.

Instead, Canadian importation raises prices to 300 to 400% because it has to be shipped from Japan to US then US to Canada.

Now, an IBO kit that would kinda be the price of a pizza slice + coke or a burger combo is now the price of a movie ticket, or a half pound of Alaskan King Crab legs!

What does derringer think of this? Has it ever been brought up?

>>15576650
Thank you. For future reference how do I avoid those kind of mishaps?

>>15576680
Don't forget ordering to canada is a diceroll for a random chance for a 20-30$ price tag on every order.

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>>15576633
Another pic

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>>15576679
>Do any of you ever return to your older kits to give them some love?

This guy was my first gunpla kit, I gave his machine gun a longer barrel made from spare runner, eventually I'm gonna paint the whole thing but first I need to fix the foot because the ankle joint broke when I tried to disassemble it.

>>15576633
>>15576703

Best thing to do is hit it with a little primer so you can see the seam better. From there you can use putty or some tamiya extra thin to fix those gaps. Then you sand and re-prime.

>>15576707
Oh man, I really liked the f2 kit that I got. I wanted to order more from the USA gundam store since it had the best prices but they are all sold out now.

>>15576711
try plamoya , at least for spain it has the best price, i dunno how it is for murrica

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>>15575194
sent. yay im stoked for this . ive only seen god gundam dude and the ops pic so far im curious to see everyones builds

>>15574678
Just picked up the HGUC RX-78-2 Revive and the HG 1/144 Gundam Barbatos with a pack of Sakura Micron 005. Figured it'd be fun trying to get into gunpla.

>>15576685
It's just something that comes with the territory. If you get those marks after welding with cement, then putty is your next step

>>15576577
It's his HGUC that he done mod to and added weapons and aftermarket hands. Think he posted something about meme magnets done do it too (weapons on back in that pic)

>>15576747
It's pretty fun. Make sure you read the guide, and the second guide at the bottom of the OP for more indepth tutorials.

>>15576680
Canada has its own agent, not our legal territory for model kits.

is anyone actually gonna show their groupbuild?

>>15575813
You always ALWAYS want to seal weld any kit you're customizing and painting. It sticks or a lot when painting. Makes it look unprofessional and ugly.

>>15576841
I think everyone wants to wait for GBG's contestant showoff to see all the projects at once.

>>15576841
Several were shown.

>>15576801
Weird.

I see Bluefin notices and stickers all over the gunpla boxes all around town.

If Canada has it's own agent, it's really weird how the doing the math for the markup matches what I claimed about the whole "double shipping" effect.

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Got everything but the Core lander snapped up.
Idk if I like these old green sabers better or the straight pink ones

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>>15576879
I always forget that the God Gundam has three barreled vulcans in its chest.

>>15576386
>>15576764

So what specific mods did this guy do for his GP03?

Can you guys give me any other new tips or ideas how to gently speed up drying my runners after I wash them? Right now, it takes me 2-3 days for the runners to completely dry because there's always water stuck inside pegholes and crevices.

in b4 hairdryer, and I know some people just air dry them outdoors, but still it takes me 2-3 days even with drying them outdoors because of water being trapped where I can't reach.

>>15576888
Like, blow on them. Or shake them out lightly. I've used a washcloth to pat them dry.

>>15576888
Get an ultrasonic cleaner and wash the parts off the runners, after you're already denubbed and sanded them.

>>15576879
>>15576880
god gundam desperately needs a 2.0 MG kit

>>15576894
Makes me wonder if you people just luck out on air drying the pieces when you wash them one last time prior to painting?

in b4 water trapped inside hollow limbs where you can't see or reach

https://youtu.be/LhNPg-vjOj4

>ywn be this good at playing with your gunpla

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>>15576883
Some articulation mods? The OOB HGUC cannot do the chin down like his does in the pic, and the OOB does not have waist back&forth wivel where you can see his "opening up". Sound about right from what I remember anyway. Also,
>>15576764
>meme magnets
I laughed.

hi is this the correct sandpaper to buy for sanding nub marks?

https://www.walmart.com/ip/3M-Imperial-Wetordry-Automotive-Sandpaper-P800-Grit-5pk/16913672

>>15576975
I use the standard 3M Imperial Wetordry 1000 sandpaper. I don't know what Automotive sandpaper is, but that would probably be okay?

>>15576982

can you link me where to buy it please

>>15576975
Son, You need to get more than one grit. Roughish then medium then finer. Even if you're going cheap and dirty about it you're gonna have to go somewhere like 600 grit > 800 grit > 1000/1200, with skipping too many grits not recommended.
>>15576991
Literally any brick and mortar storefronts? Or an automotive shop near you?

>>15577001

this one right?
https://www.amazon.com/3M-Wetordry-Sandpaper-1000-Grit-11-Inch/dp/B0061JM4HG/ref=pd_sbs_263_6?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0061JM4HG&pd_rd_r=YY0Y9BG4P43M2PBPPHZQ&pd_rd_w=petH6&pd_rd_wg=4Il64&psc=1&refRID=YY0Y9BG4P43M2PBPPHZQ

thanks btw

>>15576991
The automotive sandpaper would probably work just fine.

https://www.amazon.com/3M-Wetordry-Sandpaper-1000-Grit-11-Inch/dp/B0061JM4HG/ref=sr_1_15?srs=2528843011&ie=UTF8&qid=1496293544&sr=8-15&keywords=sand+paper
But I use this. My Home Depot carries this in a 10 sheet pack that's half as big. It wet sands so well I don't even use my 1500 grit anymore.

>>15577010

found this it's cheaper too
https://www.amazon.com/Bluecell-Sandpaper-abrasive-paper-Sheets/dp/B00CY3SSX2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1496293868&sr=8-1&keywords=gunpla+sandpaper

>>15577016
Just get that set if you honestly must pay online prices for generic sandpaper.

>>15577019

well only reason is because I have an amazon balance just sitting here so might as well

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>>15574754
unicorn version is a colour play but comes with a 1/100 Feyadeem rifle used by the Hambrabi. Colour flows much nicer than OG Marasai
>>15574789
MG is good but not great. Fairly sure it was deisgned by the same person as the Geara Doga which lends itself better to the style.
Basically the inner frame is really bare and posability is lacking, its good but not great. However, when places have it in stock the regular colours one is generally really cheap

>>15575748
the funny part is that the original designer is Izubuchi, though there may have been some katoki influence in the HGUC

>>15576161
This is true, makes me a sad boy too since the Command is my favorite MS

it means the store is going out of their way to import from Bluefin instead of their country's own agent.

>>15576680
Umm, Canadafag here,I order kits from HLJ all the time, starting in 2013 to now, never have I paid any sort of customs or anything more than the cost of the kit + shipping.

So, newer builder here. I ended up getting my first build for last years Christmas and only really got around to it with my mom, we've sat through most of UC and IBO, it was an SD Unicorn Knight and it was a lot of fun making, so we were looking into another. Do you think it would be good to stick with the SDs because I remember reading they were easier to put together or do you guys have any HG's that good to get into? What series it is doesn't really matter, as long as it's simple enough that it won't cause any problems putting it together for a not so great builder right now.

>>15577172

just YOLO it and get a master grade

>>15577172
You could do one of the recent IBO HG kits, if you want to move on to something a bit bigger and more detailed. They're fantastically easy to build and have a nice range of movement. I recommend a Graze or Barbatos to start with.

>>15577178
Tempting but I can't really afford those. We ended up with about $25 as a gift and that's why were looking into a new one.

>>15577180
Just the kind of info I was looking for. We were looking into Barbatos 6th form for a while when it was airing, so we'll probably end up with it. Thanks, anon.

>>15577172
your mom and yourself?

>>15577184
Get the 1/100 Lupus Rex

>>15577103
also canada here, this anon is correct. i've ordered kits from hlj, amiami, mandarake, and hobbysearch since 2014 and never had an issue. customs never bothers with any of them unless there's something shipped with it that counts as an electronic device or game

>>15577194
Yeah, Toonami gives us time to relax during dinner since we record it ahead of time and watch them through the week so it gives me a way to introduce her to things I like. She thought IBO was okay. Eventually we just started using the laptop and playing the early UC stuff on the computer and we've been doing that ever since.

>>15574678
1/144 Astaroth, just getting back into gunpla, never painted but im starting to with this one

Anyone mind taking a pic of how the G-Bit head looks on the Revive RX78

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>>15574678

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First attempt at panel inking. Pointers? I know it wasn't that good, but I did it with a magic marker and rubber stamp as an eraser.

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>started recently to panel line and decalling
>received my most anticipated kit
>lost my gundam marker after lining literally 1 kit
>the limbs on the received kit can't even stay on the main body and will always slide and just fall
Something is telling me to stop building, and that's exactly what's going to happen

>>15577103
>>15577202

The 300-400% markup I am referring to are in retail stores all around here, and all the gunpla boxes have some sort of Bluefin stickering on them.

Does lacquer thinner eat CA glue resin?

I'm a little worried because I've been using superglue for greebling and external tacked-on panels, but nothing structural or anything that gets moved around, and saving the time for plastic cement on seam welding and other more permanent securing?

>>15577296
Most people would call it a little thick, but I think it's fine. Just try to ease up on the lining on lighter parts.

How am I supposed to sand better? The sanding has been leaving scratches.

I use 600 grit then 1000 then 1500 to sand pieces. Would getting 2000 grit sandpaper help?

>>15577442
Wet sanding the whole way?

>>15576579
>RG RX-78-2
That kit is a fucking nightmare to build. Probably the worst kit of the entire RG line.

You should have gone with the RG Mk II, Bandai legit learned from the horrible mistakes they make with the RX-78 when they made the Mk II and put out a really solid kit.

>>15577450
So far you're the only negative review. Everyone I head as praised it's articulation, color, and overall quality.

What makes it harder than any other RG kit? Besides it being the first one (which I'm willing to give there might be a kink or two)

>>15577410
Little thick ay? I could totally see it. Is this soley a technique thing, or would a different magic marker help? Are official markers better?

Anyone have the MG psycho zaku ver ka? Is it worth 9k?

Also what happened to the "confirmed" reborn-100 kshatriya? I've been out of the scene for awhile but remember hearing about it over a year ago.

>>15577474
All the confirmation of the RE/100 Kshatriya was just that it was on a teaser list of possible future RE/100 candidates, don't think anyone ever claimed it was anything more unless GG was being a faggot and putting his own speculation as fact again.The good news is that Bandai seems to be going "in order" of that list and releasing kits of the suits in the image, not just RE/100s but MGs and HGs too, so that might mean something for the Kshatriya (relatively) soon.

>>15577480
>so that might mean something for the Kshatriya (relatively) soon
>HGUC Kshatriya [ep 2 ver.]
I swear if it's not at least 1/100 I'll be pissed.

What is the best remover for gundam paint marker? I lined my MG Marasai with gold paint several years back when I was new and now cringe at how dumb it looks.

>>15577463
It was my first ever kit and I loved building it.

>>15577491
Ethanol/isopropanol

>>15577510
Just let it soak and then swab?

>>15577512
Yeah

>>15577314

The problem is you, not the hobby.

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Woundwort delayed.

>>15577648
And water is wet. More news at eleven.
At least the company's not going full radio silence again like they did from right after the original announcement and early 2017.

>>15577648
>CuteCube

They are the ones who made the Granade Barzam conversion kit for RG MK II right?

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>You will never be as good at kitbashes as Hobby no toriko.

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>>15577714

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>>15574678

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>>15577314
>lost my gundam marker after lining literally 1 kit

how

>>15574678
I've got an MG Exia from the hobbywave sale coming in a few days.

>>15577648
sasuga bootlegs

Group build entries when

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anyone want to buy some of my backlog?

>>15577799
Next thread.

>>15577714
I mean that looks awful, but OK.

>>15577648
FUCK

>>15576932
>inb4 small parts that fell off lost at sea forever

>>15577314
>limbs on the received kit can't even stay on the main body and will always slide and just fall
WTF kind of kit is it? If it's like, really old, like the Geminass/Griepes I can understand but modern kits don't do that anymore...

>>15577463
My only complaint with the RG RX-78-2 is the skirt parts keep fucking popping out and the core fighter's "thruster" parts became loose after a whie so everytime I'd disassmble the torso to take out the core fighter it would leave the loose piece behind stuck in the torso. Which is a pain in the ass to take out.

>>15577648
Fuck that thing for not transforming. The entire point of the Woundwort was that it was sexy looking as an MS and sleek looking in it's MA Drone form.

I've seen the early reviews too. It's absolute shit when they tried to transform it. Like the old HG Zeta, it left an entire giant torso and the ass part that's supposed to be the MA nosecone just juts out barely able to fit between the legs.

I mean wtf kind of 1/100 is a torsoformer... They should've just made it a HG.

>>15577718
The S & Ex-S need 2.0s badly.

>>15577812
Glutton for punishment aren't you

>>15577480
It was later stated that that entire list was just a teaser for the Efreet, hence GM Sniper II coming out in an entirely different line.

>>15577901
You sound like you have been heavily spoiled by bandai kits. So far it doesn't seem bad for a third party kit.

>>15577901
>REEEE WHY ISN'T THIS RANDOM THIRD PARTY AS GOOD AS BANDAI

Just checked out the new IBO line up.

> Orga's Shiden and Pluma set announced.
> 6x Pluma set is Premium Bandai only.

Just when I thought I might save up a little bit of money over the year for Hashmal to recreate the diorama.

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Man, I'd love to see where Dalong stores all those kits

>>15577769
I took some holidays and left everything on the desk (marker, cutter, nipper, everything), and when I came back I found everything where I left it, except the marker.

>>15577887
MG Astray Red Frame. If you have a solution to fix this thing that isn't gluing the pieces together, I'd be glad to take it

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>>15577979
Speaking of IBO...

>>15578013

God, say what you will about the show, but the mecha are nothing less than utterly gorgeous.

>>15578013

Is this the kit that includes all 4 MS in one box or is it like the gusion + rebake exterior?

>>15578001
http://dalong.net/review/sp/gal2/gal2.htm

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>>15578024
You get all four, plus some new shit.

>>15578032

I've never used P-Bandai before, what's so special about them besides limited run and exclusive?

>>15578029
p. cool

>>15578039
You get to pay twice as much for being a filthy non-japanese

>>15578055
Is it just from shipping or do extra fees actually applies for anywhere outside of Japan?

Aren't they also located in HongKong?

>>15578032
So it has a Landman Rodi in its actual colors. And what are those plump pod things in the lower left?

>>15578059
You can only order p-bandai from bandai themselves if you have a shipping address in that country. NA has a p-bandai store now but it's extremely limited compared to HK or JP; to get the other kits, you'd need to buy from a middleman service which usually hikes up the prices.

>>15578078
Thanks for the reply anon, I appreciate it.

It looks like they have P-bandai in Taiwan so I might have some luck afterall.

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>>15578062

>>15578097
Looks like you need the kutan type 3 for the propellant tanks

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I hope Bandai actually releases ACGuy Thunderbolt Ver so we can get some tacticool ACguys.

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Hey guys, I want to do something similar to this with an HG Astaroth

I've never really got into painting before, i'm on a tight budget and could only work with hand brushing, what kind of paints would i need to follow through a process like this?

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>Been trying to finish up groupbuild
>Friday got 95% of the parts painted before I had to go out of town, airbrush giving me hell the whole time
>Back Tuesday, try to paint after work
>Airbrush won't feed, spend all afternoon cleaning/disassembling/reassembling
>Repeat trying to fix on Wednesday
>It is now Thursday and I'm going to buy a new airbrush after work
>Groupbuild lasts until end of thread
>Most parts painted, none topcoated or panel-lined
Time to believe

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Bought my first one. How did I do?

>>15578167
I genuinely don't think this look is possible by hand painting

>>15578203
Picked a good model. But one question did ya buy that from Barnes and Nobles?

>>15578341
Yes, I've been meaning to order one and I just saw it there and thought it was convenient even if it may be over priced or something like that. Why do you ask?

>>15578203
Shit because you used snapchat

>>15578345
Because I was gonna say that it's gonna be a higher mark up. How i can tell because I was just there yesterday to collect pictures of bad display models.

>>15578348
Was able to tell with how they were packing the boxes I forgot to mention.

>>15578348
How much that kit have been? I got it for like $45 but I had a $15 coupon.

>>15578354
Amazon for example you can get it for 40 dollars free prime shipping. Though paying 45 isnt so bad of a mark up. Least you didn't pay 55 dollars for it like in gamestop.

What toyline has weapons roughly compatible to either 1/144 or 1/100 gunpla?

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Planning to paint my barbatos in a blood and bone theme, mace would also be in the bone color.

Is it weird to use ivory for the bone?

>>15578167
>I've never really got into painting before

Don't start with that effect then, it's not easy.

>>15578375
Bones are ivory/white when they're bleached.

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>>15575060

>>15575813
It's pretty easy. Just glue the pieces together and squeeze tight, scrape down the plastic with a model knife and sand flush.

lads this hobby has ruined me I spent over $200 on MG's when does it stop?

>>15575945
Remove the seam lines first, then prime. If you can still see the seam, apply putty and sand until you can't, then prime again.

>>15577467
I use anything from pencils to fountain pens to Gundam Markers, depending on the surface. I don't think that the marker type really helps, just the amount you put on. If you want to clean off excess after you've lined try using a cloth and some cleaning alcohol/ethanol/whatever.

>>15576141
That's good advice; before I've been using a fine detail brush to sort out the eyes.

>>15578412
Wait, it can stop?

>>15577103
In the UK, I didn't get hit on customs once until about 2012, then afterwards I started getting hit. It might be potluck though.

>>15578011
Varnish on the joints will tighten it up.

>>15578123
this is so overdesign and complicate for like NO reason....its does not even look like Zeon tech.

>>15578412
>spent over $200
That's roughly five MGs, I have shelves covered in HGs, HGs in storage from moving, and unbuilt kits in their boxes
There is roughly $800 in kits altogether, and I still have a list growing for new ones I want. You don't take a hit of the plastic crack and go back to regular life, this is your habit now.

>>15578412
The slippery slope is real and it never ends.

>>15578412
Thats cute, i have over 35MG build, and since i have a new job i got plenty of cash....i can buy more than the ones o can build....P bandai in general is killing me

>>15578423
Any kind of varnish ? Like the one my sister is putting on her nails is fine ?

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>>15577800
Did you say backlog

Model kit of anime girls are on the rise on a dangerous lvls.

Alright, I have done two HGs so far and feel like after one more I want to move on to MG. What you guys recommend for beginners MG wise?

I have done a talgeese and wing zero HGs btw.

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>>15578584

What a wonderful time to live in.

>>15578584
And here I was so happy I managed to make the jump from /a/ buyfaggot spending way too much money on a few girl stations to spending way too much money on a lot of robots. Now I'll have to spend too much money on a moderate amount of girlbots, too.

>>15578592
>stations
What the fuck happened there, I meant figures.

>>15578548
What's the point of buying two kits of full armor unicorns with different scales?

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>>15578548
Backlog? Someone send help.

>>15578590
Anything that isn't a ver.ka should be fine to begin with

>>15578548
>>15578610

>tfw too lazy to drag out all the boxes and take a photo.

Either a sign of how lazy I am or how big my backlog is. Or both.

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>>15578606
What's the point of buying two of any kits with different scales?
Can't wait for the RG Unicorn.

>>15578606
>>15578622
I'm also getting the inevitable P-Bandai RG FA Unicorn.

>>15578622

damn so many exia

>>15578627
2 quantas, 2 00s and 2 destinys, literally not one exia there

>>15578616
I have a huge steamer trunk full of kits.

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>>15578548
>>15578610
You are like a little baby. Not pictured, MG GM II, Build Mk. II, 1/100 Dynames and Kryios

>>15578686
So you keep all your boxes once you are done with your kits. I do too. Show runners or BS

Hey /m/ I'm back after a long break from plastic crack.

What's the best kit from the past year or so? HG, re/100, MG, I don't care. I just want to build something.

>>15578694
ive always suspected this when people show their "backlogs". bully for you for saying it!

>>15574678
I've got the MG Wing Proto Zero en route. I picked up the original TV version of Wing and I wanted Proto Zero since it's the closest we'll get to the TV version. I have the old HAG 1/100 of Wing Zero Custom and I may eventually get the MG but I'm not a huge fan of the design. I don't like the Wing ver. Kai so I'll pass on that.

>>15578694
I'm not going to open every box, but I'll take a few for validation except for solely the barbatos and freedom where I started them then put it down for various reasons. Those are all new outside of those 2, which ones do you want to see?

>>15578706
Don't worry about it dude. Nobody actually cares

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Lighting is hard

Should I even bother going back and painting kits I have already assembled? Taking apart a MG Unicorn / red frame / sazabi doesn't sound very fun.

>>15578764
Do it, you won't.

>>15578758
is this your group build?

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>>15578370
>mixing actual toys with gunpla

>>15578904
How dare you compare MY childish hobby with OTHERS childish hobbies.

>>15578914
Go ahead. put a plastic he man action figure sword on a gunpla and make it look cool. I dare you.

I double dare you.

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finally finished my perfect lady gundam

>>15578914
I bet you like dipping your nachos in mayonnaise too don't you.

>>15578918
>twink body
>man thighs
>perfect
Choose one, and ONLY one.

>>15578918
The fuck is that thing on her chest? And what's up with her fat-ass legs? And is her left ninja arm done with black sharpie or something??

>>15578917
The point is to have a base, most likely for ranged weapons rather than melee, to add plaplates and apoxie to.
Carving a whole weapon directly seems way too unstable.

>>15578918
>obese thighs
>inserting your disgusting fetishes into your model kit
If it was at least a more appealing fetish sure, but obese thighs? C'mon now...

>>15578934
What if his method of fighting is crushing enemy mobile suit heads between those thighs?

>>15578933
Now that makes more sense. I thought you planned on giving a gundam a g.i. joe gun or something.

>>15578939
Unless G.I. Joe has some gundam-looking rifles, and painted, I don't think so.
I don't know shit about toys in general, so that's why I'm asking.

>>15578937
fat/obese thighs ≠ strength.

maybe if he was trying to suffocate them with fat thighs sure. but crushing only works if thighs are fit/strong/buff/muscular.

>>15578590
Do an IBO Fullmechanics 1/100 or a Re/100 before MG, just to get used to the scale and amount of parts

>>15578918
Reminds me a lot of the Miss Transzabi. With it's skinny torso to weirdly disproportionate legs. It just looks like all kinds of wrong. No offense to op, just my honest opinion.

Will a matte top coat cover up some of my sloppy sanding and filing? Or should I just hit those pieces with the sanding process from square one?

>>15578930
I lost the bicep somewhere so it's a placeholder until I can find the black one. If I can't find it, I'll just repaint this it the correct color.

>>15578934
It's not as big as it looks in the pictures, but yeah the thighs came out a bit bigger than I wanted them to.

>>15578952
None taken dude. I understand I'm gonna get a lot of flak for it, but I'm just happy to finally finish something I started a long time ago.

>Not liking thick thighs
Absolutely plebian taste in this general, I swear to god.

>>15578918
For some actual criticism, anon, the paint is thick in places, especially on the red parts, and I can see fingerprints on the front skirt armor and the black part of the torso. Some of the decals are also silvering. Aside from those issues though, I think it's nice. Definitely a fun concept.

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>>15578968
Thanks. Actually the fingerprints are me forgetting to sand down my metal files. The paint was thin, I put like 2 layers of gloss topcoat, but I don't think I distributed it evenly enough. I tried using microsol to soften the decals too, but it wasn't working. It's probably going bad now, or I left something finger oil underneath the decal.

>>15578968
>obesefag pretending thicc means fat
Go back to /co/ or tumblr or wherever the hell you came from. Don't bring that filth here.

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>>15578968
>"thicc" fag defends obesity even in plastic models

>>15578811
yeah

>>15578758
Are those bladed nipples?

>>15578918
looks pretty cool, really like the pattern on one of the biceps. armored chest feels like its missing some details.
>>15578979
dumb question, but did you try a flat coat to try to mask some of the lines from the file

>>15578983
>>15578987
>Obese
>That tiny waist
KYS my dudes

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>>15578991
I was sort of going for a tusk/scrap look but now that you've said that I can't unsee bladed nipples and a mohawk