Gunpla/Plamo General

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== THICK MS GROUPBUILD ==

Build a kit of your choice that's heavily armored, and thick in the thighs/arms/torso/general area. Examples include:
>Dom + Dom Variants
>The O
>Virtue/Seravee Gundams
>Gusion/Man Rodis
>Full Armor gundams (If they're heavily armored, and not guns strapped everywhere like the FA Unicorn)

Non-Bandai kits are allowed, so feel free to whip out a Frame Arms kit or something and work with that as long as you make it thicc as fuck.

Start Date: 6/15
End Date: 8/31

>>15667071
THAT is a cool cover

>>15667071
fuck please never stop making these covers, they're great

>>15667071
>Not Smarch 13

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oUt FrAmE

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Still need to do some cleanup on this, but I've started some work on fattening up a kimaris. Can't decide if I'm gonna keep the standard kimaris color scheme or change it up. Maybe the Vidar colors, but I'm not sold on that idea yet.

>>15667218
Ah yes, I was looking forward to Gundam Astray Frank West custom.

I admit it, I'm an idiot. I went against the common advice and used a gundam marker for the nails and such on my HG Barbatos Lupus Rex. I did it because it was close at hand and convenient, and I'm not happy with how it's turning out. Can anyone recommend a good method for stripping the paint so I can try again with a spray can? I've heard leaving it overnight in a tub of Windex can do the trick, can anyone confirm?

>>15667621
Can't confirm the windex, but you can usually strip gundam marker off with some rubbing alcohol and a q-tip if it's a relatively new coat.

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>>15667574

>>15667634
I might give that a try, I can pick some up on the way home from work tonight. The paint will be about 24 hours old by that point.

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>>15667218
>an Astray that isn't ugly
Kinda want.

>>15667621
I use some lighter fluid and a q tip or cotton ball if a big job. Works easy but you need a little elbow grease.

>>15667657
I'll add it to the list of things to try. A little bit of googling has me thinking I'm going to try Super Clean first.

>>15667651
Technically its not an astray. Its a mildly remodeled Testament gundam. Lowe just calls every gundam he makes an Astray.

I can't get over my fear of painting, I'm always terrified I'm going to botch a Gunpla up horribly and watch it become an ugly piece of shit.

>>15667758
Just take it slow and work in layers, that way even if you do heinously botch something it's just a little bit of work to try again.

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I'd appreciate any feedback or criticism on my last groupbuild. I know I messed up the paint pretty bad through inexperience and lack of patience.

It's only my second finished kit and my first paint job, so I'm fairly pleased with it, regardless.

http://imgur.com/a/zQZvd

>Thought I'd read the general guide even though I've been at this for years, never actually read it before
>Guide recommends cutting nubs off completely instead of sanding them down, then says the stress marks/residue are impossible to remove without paint (they wouldn't be there if you sanded the nub down)

Okay, who wrote this?

>>15667857

Well some people worship the guide like its a religion. Honestly, you will find better and much more informative tutorials on youtube

>>15667218
The v-fins are pretty unattractive.

>>15667925
It just seems bonkers to me that such blatantly bad information is left in there. Just get a couple of sanding sticks, watch your angle and watch those nubs disappear with nothing left beyond some minor as fuck scratches you can only see under direct light.

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>>15667857
This is a call to arms for us to synthesize some better guiding principles.

Here is what I've come to do myself from what I've learned from the thread/community:
-Cut nub ~2mm away from piece at gate
-Use hobby knife to shave it down, preferably at an angle away from the piece from each side, leaving a small lump that is roughly triangular
-use file to sand down, single strokes, single direction but speed is variable based on your comfort and piece shape
when flush you have choices.
-If you want clean plastic look, progress up a few steps of sandpaper to 2k or higher depending on preferences, I use 800 then 1.5 after a file
-buff/polish with something, I use multi-sided nail buffing blocks. After a few quick strokes per side it looks like new plastic with nub not visible and no scuffs
if you want to sand entire thing
-progress up a little (1-2 steps) with sanding tools to lesson the dramatic scraping of the file to something that is easier to hide
-sand entire kit for matte, chalky look
-this method best if painting

How's this for a process?

So I know I'm not supposed to, but I used Alclad II Klear Kote in my room through my airbrush to test it out on some painted parts, but I'm not sure if it made me dizzy or if I'm slightly drunk. Am I going to die?

>>15667999
>In your room

Why in your room of all places you fucking moron?

>>15668023
Because I'm at college and it's the only space I have

>>15668026
Do you have the windows open?

>>15668023
Not everyone has a tendies/garage time negotiation arranged.

>>15668029
nope, dont really have easy access to them

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>>15667992
>How's this for a process?
Glorious. This should be added to the guide and replace the >>15667857. Never understood why people would cut the nubs directly instead of small cuts and sandpaper. You'd think it was common sense but to each their own in how they create I guess.

>>15667961
>>15667992

Here is a pretty recent video that has some good pointers:

]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHD6XC0WfZM&t=183s

>>15667999
>>15668026
>>15668031

You're gonna have to get used to being tied down to a hospital room within 3 months tops over what you did.

>>15667857
>>15667992
Bring it up in the /toy/ thread. None of the people who originally wrote the guide are from /m/'s /gpg/, because the /m/ /gpg/ only really became became a permanent/consistent thing after Build Fighters.

>>15668163
Will do, thanks. Also that's kind of a disgusting fact.

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>>15667857
Are you fucking retarded or did you not even bother to read the next paragraph.

>>15668204
>wet your sandpaper
>not inhaling the powdered essence of your gunpla and absorbing their power

>>15667727
>Astray Out Frame
>Astray
>not an Astray

Let me guess, the Gundam TR-1 isn't a Gundam either?

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>>15668208
Remember what happened to Char and Amuro when they tried that?

>>15668216
Looking nice man, what kind of decals are you going to put on that dude?

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>>15668223

>>15668223
Absolutely none!

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>>15667218
I really, really, REALLY hope this means we're getting a MG Testament Gundam.

>>15668259
P-bandai!

>>15668211
They managed to go beyond the time. I guess the lesson here is to huff psychoframe particles at every opportunity.

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Never really had an appreciation for GMs until I built this. Attempted some weathering for the first time, I think it turned out pretty decent and not too over the top.
Apologies for picture quality.

>>15668308
Looks good, especially for a first try. Really like what you did with the kill-count score on the rifle.

>>15667961
Don't reply to the tripfags please. Read the first sentence in the description.

>>15667857
Clearly a retard, I followed that information for my first three kits and when I sanded/filed on the fourth one it looked a thousand times better with almost no stress marks.

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FInished test fitting all the parts for this beast now, and she is a beast.
Replaced the backpack thrusters with some bandai HD verniers for the little ones and some huge verniers I had in my stash. I'll be putting some resin core details and phototetch in those huge ones for good measure too.
Next she'll be dismantled and cleaned up before primer.

Did vegeta8259 used to have a video on seam filling or am I just remembering wrong

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>>15668369
elbow armour is missing here because it needs to be glued in place.

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>>15668378
Thick enough for the group build?

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>>15668394
>>15668369
>>15668378

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>>15668334

>I'm thread cop.

>>15668210
The Astray's were a specific line of MS in the Seed setting, and the outframe isn't from that line. If you want to be specific it's technically developed from the Strike gundams, or more specifically the striker packs. Zaft was researching the EA;s strike packs and designed the Testament to use them. They made 2 units, and Lowe got his hands on the incomplete one and modified it a bit to complete it and stuck the "Astray" name onto it because that's what he does. It has nothing to do with the astray line of MS.

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>>15667218
Yay, Camping Journalist Gundam! I wonder if they'll release the trailer attachment and special beam sabers as a P-Bandai accessory set.

>>15668259
The 1/100 Outframe is a DM kit, not Bandai. And DM already made a 1/100 Testament, which is probably why they're now making the outframe.

>>15668433
Look at the bottom right of the image. It's Dragon Momoko, not Bandai.

>>15668210
>reading comprehension
It's a Testament custom, it wasn't even developed by ORB, it has a ZGMF model number as well.
It's an Astray only in name.

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MG Qubeley ver Ka WHEN?

>>15668439
Well never mind then. Excitement cancelled.

>>15668444
That would actually not be a bad idea in any way shape or form. Just imagine how much bandai could reuse the mold, too. I don't care if it is P Bandai, I want Qubeley Mass Production.

Help guys, I've got a primed Val Varo that I've been sitting on for months. I try to bring myself to get back to painting it but it's kind of a pain in the ass since I don't have a dedicated painting area and have to keep setting up everything on the porch and putting it away each day. What do you guys do to help you get motivated when you're not feeling it?

>>15668465
>What do you guys do to help you get motivated when you're not feeling it?

Just start working on it. Motivation be damned, "Not feeling it" is just an excuse to be lazy.

>>15668472
>"Not feeling it" is just an excuse to be lazy
It isn't if it's a hobby. You're supposed to do it because you enjoy it, if you force it it just becomes work you don't get paid for

>>15668472
This.
Once you start you can't stop and it consumes your life again

>>15668465
Taking breaks helps for me when I don't have the motivation. I'm usually watching Gundam itself in those breaks which ropes me right back in though.

Are there any guides for determining the best way to draw panel lines style-wise?

>>15668498
Once you start working on it, you often end up getting motivated again. Plus making yourself do stuff even when your not motivated develops stronger work ethic and you find yourself not being motivated less often. This is also a skill that will help you in your everyday life as well, not just your hobbies.

Like I said, not doing something because your "Not feeling it" is just an excuse to be lazy. Obviously he enjoys the hobby and wants to work on finishing it or he wouldn't be coming online asking for help getting motivated.

>>15668546
>Guides
>On Style
>On a personalized thing unique to your mind

No anon, nobody can tell you what is good for you. You can look at what you prefer and attempt it by looking at models online, though. I'm about to start preshading and found an example of a similar kit, so I'll do it like that one.

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Block your path.

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Slightly autistic question for you guys. Can smoking in the same room as gunpla damage them? I saw a thread on /toy/ about how it could cause discoloration on figma or whatever and I've been really anxious and paranoid about it ever since.

>>15668783
Don't smoke inside it's awful and will not only cover your Gunpla in very hard to remove tar but everything else in there too

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>>15668790
>Don't smoke inside it's awful and will not only cover your Gunpla in very hard to remove tar but everything else in there too
Well shit, that sucks. I can't smoke outside because I am the maintenance guy at the property I live on and people ask me for tons of shit whenever they see me even after hours so sitting on my porch for 5 minutes is often a stressful situation. I guess I will just smoke in a room that my gunpla is not in. Thank you for the help, anon.

>>15668822
Or you could just quit smoking.

>>15668838
Let's do it together. You quit feminine dicks and I'll quit cancer sticks.

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>>15668259
Just get that one in your pic.

At least it's reasonably priced and not retarded P-BANDAI jewery prices.

>>15668783
Tobacco cigarettes are really fucking terrible for anything.

>>15668442
Maybe you should check your reading comprehension too instead of sperging out after only reading one line of text.

>>15668838
>Or you could just quit smoking.
I have no other ways to decompress so nah, that's off the table until I die of cancer or get my shit together.

>>15668822
If you smoke out an open window and hold the cigarette outside it won't be as bad at least, it's the unfiltered smoke that's by far the worst

>>15668856
If smoking is your ONLY way of "decompressing" you've got bigger issues than your inevitable lung cancer.

>>15668856
Just think of all the gunpla you can buy if you don't smoke

>>15668913
Hey, I'm the guy earlier admiring your build. I'm not sure what you guys meant when I asked about decals. Are they considered bad? Sorry for the new showing.

>>15668921
He's a shitposting tripfag notorious for doing nothing past snapping his kits together while discouraging any sort of effort past that.

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>>15668922
Well, if he's going for a toy aesthetic, he achieves it without decals and as bare assembled plastic.

Also, are you saying there isn't some air of elitism about who can glob hideous paint all over a Unicorn like some sonic OC and post it here, on reddit, and discord looking for stranger tendies?

>>15668927
At least make your samefagging less obvious, Snapshit.

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>>15667992
Here's a visual reference to accompany it

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>>15668936
Always a sign of a losing argument when someone needs to accuse you of being someone else whose opinion they dislike.

Maybe argue the point. What is the issue with snapfitting in your opinion? Not being the trip I'm willing to talk reasonably about it, despite my last post hovering dangerously close to being bait.

Sometimes it's interesting to play the devil's advocate. Even absolute abhorrent laughingstock like him may produce an interesting argument or reasoning sometime.

>>15668939
I'd recommend wet sanding the area after the nub is removed for a really smooth finish.

>>15668939
Not just a gentlemen and a scholar, but a man of sound taste as well. Thank you.

>>15668940
snapshit debuted by spamming the same images of his poorly-snapfit, terribly photographed g-reco models over and over, and attention whores at any opportunity. the pastebin in the op is there for a reason.

that's all im saying on this topic.

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>>15668927
Yeah I like the charm of the bare plastic look. It's something that a few people on here don't understand. But it's hard to take them seriously when they never post anything they do that we're supposed to find more interesting.

>>15668844
I can't quit the boipussy

>>15668951
He actually debuted by repeatedly spamming a few pics he saved from the thread, then he spammed thumbnails from previous threads, then he was forced to spend his own money on a few kits to spam the same pics of, then he spent even more money and started the whole MG filename BS
And he has been at it for over 2 years now

>>15668856
>I have no other ways to decompress
You have to face reality, you don't smoke because you have no other ways to decompress, you can't decompress any other way because you have a nicotine addiction.

Also >>15668898

A threadly reminder that the filter list is the first thing you see for a reason

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Anyone else love posing your kit to look as close to an anime pose as possible?

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>>15668822
> because I am the maintenance guy at the property I live on and people ask me for tons of shit whenever they see me even after hours so sitting on my porch for 5 minutes is often a stressful situation.

why not retaliate in a way, or another?
> after working hours
> enjoying own after working hours time
> someone barge in: 'Yo anon, i have someth-'
> IT"S OVER MAH WORKING HOURS, FIND ME WHEN I'M ON DUTY & IN THE MEAN TIME FUCK OFF
> ???
> PROFIT!!
sometimes an asshole in your life will bring out shits within yourself. you could retaliate in a way or another to prevent their disturbance.
The method sure works for me on major situations, & at least you WON'T smoke away your stress all the time.

.. talking about it, I not able to complete my MG Buster with top coat as every tender I received is an income. Have 3 untouched MG box on the shelf, gathering dust on surface.
Maintenance field sure wears out someone's time & soul.

>>15668958
>>15669250

That guy is crying out for a gundam marker.

>>15669325
I agree, the guy needs to find a better way than just avoiding people. That said, being a dickbag just adds risk to your job security.

>>15669368
I'm not snapfit kun and do you not notice SOME of the panel lines? It is the Zeta afterall, there's not much to panel line to begin with.

>>15669385
I didn't think you were. Is this some kind of thread meme that he posts random bare plastic and everyone just assumes he's shit so they filter him? Sorry, I'm newer.

I do see the lines on his legs now that you mention it. I just instinctively looked at the feet gaps and front of his forearm armor, and also I haven't built Zeta yet but you're absolutely right there, he's not got a lot of room for panel lines. Lots of small edges.

Anyone got links to some good tips or tutorials for scratchbuilding gunpla parts?

I might scratchbuild a new torso, arms, and skirts for a Dom I was planning on entering into the thicc build, but I haven't made anything that complicated before.

>>15669400
I don't have anything against the guy. Apparently he just likes the toy look of the kits without any sort of mod. Fine by me. I'm not all too fancy with my kits either but I alwayd panel line for the anime look.

The outside parts of his legs should have panel lines on them but there's no line for the ink to settle in so it cleans off too easily.

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>>15669250
Reminds me of the EMSIA. I used to buy American versions over Japanese versions because I didn't like the panel lining.

>>15669563
I've been considering doing panel/accent lining on the outside of every edge, to give an animated look myself. Have you seen anyone who does stuff like that? I'd like to see some references.

>>15669552
http://funakatown.com/images/Funakas_Scratchbuilding.pdf

There was also another scratchbuild guide that was scanned some time ago, bu I lost my copy of that when my hard drive failed.

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Okay so I just finished a Scharfrichter build + paint.

Firstly I've been told I need to thin my paint, how exactly should I do this?

Secondly, I know I need to panel line. How should I handle panel lining on a painted kit? IE, how do I clean up the lines without fucking up the paint?

Other feedback appreciated.

>>15669639
So you can just use water for acrylics? What's the difference versus actual acrylic thinner?

>>15669589

For your first question, we sort of need to know what paint you are using. For handbrushing I would recommend using vallejo model or game color, and I would thin it with their brand thinner but water works as well.

Panel lining on painted kits? Enamel wash. I use the tamiya panel line accent. It needs to go on top of a gloss or satin surface though.

>>15669589
Hi, I'm a snapfitter, but I just looked at the guide. It says which thinners to use per paint type. Also relevant to how thin, and what additives to use is what painting method you're using. It appears you're brush painting so I'd look up stuff about leveling, as that will help you on your way to not having brush strokes.

Also for panel lining, I'm looking in the guide here and well hello! It has a brief discussion about that as well.

There's also a dedicated area for help, but don't share it with everyone or else it'll frustrate the community if outside communities ever find it, here's a link:

fucking google

>>15669648
I'm using Tamiya acrylics for now, but I'm looking at "upgrading".

Do I need to use a fluid to remove panel wash? Or can I just use a cotton swab while it's not dry?

>>15669652
Yeah I'm a retard. Should've started there.

>>15669656

Tamiya is great for airbrushing, not so much handbrushing.

And yes, grab some lighter fluid and wet the cotton swab with it. Instead of using a cotton swab, you can also use a brush damp with the lighter fluid if you have something you want to correct that you can't reach with the cotton bud.

>>15667999
Yes

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>>15669589

>Firstly I've been told I need to thin my paint, how exactly should I do this?

Get some of these things, something to mix the paint in and start by adding thinner/paint in a 1:1 ratio. Dilute it further, if you feel it's too thick after testing it on a piece of runner.

You'll need the right stuff for the type of paint you're using, acrylics are fine with water (distilled/filtered) usually and enamels work with either brand-specific thinner or diluted laquer thinner from a hardware store.

>How should I handle panel lining on a painted kit?

You spray it with gloss coat, line those panels and then you can wipe the excess without risking damage to the paint underneath.

All of this was in the Guide, fucking read it.

>>15669589
THIN YOUR PAI-
>Firstly I've been told I need to thin my paint

Oh, right then.

>how exactly should I do this?

By adding thinner to thin the paint out and building up the paint on the kit in thinner successive coats rather than one thick coat. What kind of thinner you use depends on your paint. Most companies sell their own thinner specific to the line of paint they sell which is a good place to start, but if it's something simple like water based acrylic then you can just use water.

>>15669668

If he takes my advice and switches to vallejo, all he will need is a palette since the bottles have droppers which makes it easy to put in x drops of paint/thinner.

>>15669678
Fucking take my money, dropper worth.

>>15669589
all depends on the type of paint you used. handbrushing means multiple coats so you dont have that brush stroke effects. for lining, get tamiya pannel accent or make some yourself by mixing enamel paint and thinner. make sure to clear coat it before lining so it wont mess up the paint job.
i like the color scheme, ever thought of painting the innerframe? looks out of place since its just grey. if handpainting isnt your thing, even spray is fine.

>>15669699
I think I may paint it, but I like the "graze-gray", so I may just coat it and call it good. Not sure at this point.

>>15669589

Oh and if you didn't use primer, you really should.

>>15669707
Yeah that's another one. Still learning.

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first coat of paint on my Dexter-rodi
still not sure wheter to paint the " lip" on the chestpiece also purple , like in the head, or leave it all white.

>>15669745
Right click. Rotate Clockwise or Rotate Counter clockwise

Two clicks and it's done.

>>15669745
I thought that was the Crossbow for a second there.

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Do you guys paint your pilots? If so, how well?

>>15669766
it looked right in my pc

>>15669704
fair enough, the only reason why i pointed it out was because its obvious its just plastic in comparison to all the painted pieces. also you should do some cleanup, theres some paint on the inner frame and the front skirt has a section missing paint

>>15669786
something something metadata, something something just do it
it'll look right to you, but it'll be rotated here
just open it with paint or something and save it again

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here goes nothin

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I have the possibility of getting a PG MK.II for a reasonable price but i'm hesitating. Any of you who has the kit, could you tell me if it's worth buying it in 2017 in terms of build quality, proportions,etc.

>>15669847
Is this just a primer?

>>15670077
yes , primer only, but the general idea is dex-robo-Rodi
once it cures , purple handcuffs, vents and slots will be black/grey , blue mono eye with blue translucent plastic . and some warnings and such

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Testing out the scarf here

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>>15670175
>doesn't look super great from the back though, but that's gonna be fixed

>>15670025
The only subpar PG is the Wing Zero.

There, now all you have to worry about is the color.

>>15670173
>>15670182
I was thinking about watching the anime. I take it it's good?

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>>15670256
I'd be lying if I said I didn't think it's one of the few good new /m/ series from this decade. It does have it's flaws though (The animation in the first season, the fomulaic episodes in the third, the fact that Commie is the only group willing to sub it most of the time.) but it's still a fun watch. Ask in /sgg/ for more info if you're still wary

>>15670288
>Ask in /sgg/
I'm honestly wary of generals these days, after the IBO generals being a complete and utter shitshow every single thread.

I'll just check it out and give it a fair shot.

>>15670256
I only watched it due to the main duo of voice actors and I was still disappointed. The main character is very likeable, at least.
I'd recommend watching the live concerts over the show.

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http://hobby.dengeki.com/news/411121/
Wew, now we got the parts to combine both Frame Arms and Hexa Gears properly, as well as that backpack.

>>15670319
It's fair to be wary. The general is a mess. People are trying to talk about the new ep, and the real discussion is lost due to all thread specific memes, people just talking about general bullshit, and shitposting about the game. When generals become that meandering, I wonder why they even exist.

>>15669799
Alright thanks for pointing that out, there's a little patching here and there I'm working on.

>>15670319
That was less of a general and more of a generic IBO thread that was made by an autist who obsessively made a new "general" the moment his last thread hit 300 posts no matter what time of the day it was. So it's not really a proper general in the traditional sense, whatever you could call a traditional general anyway.

>>15670348
The Symphogear thread is what happens when people keep a thread about a show with no new content going for long periods of time until eventually they get something new: the regulars are all massive waifufags making the same repetitive posts over and over.

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>tfw there will never be a MG Master Gundam 2.0

>>15670173
>>15670182
looks great so far. i assume you're still going to work on that scarf. you planning to fill out those gauntlets? it looks pretty hollow from that side, but thats my opinion. whats your plan on those clear pieces, keep it or painting them

>>15670025
I own it, and it is great in almost every way possible. Only PG that is arguably better than it is GP01. If you can get it at a good price, get it. You won't be disappointed. I have the Titans version, and the only thing I would give it a knock for is that the colors, like most titans mobile suits in plastic form, is a bit off color compared to the proper portrayal.

>>15670363
WHERE THE FUCK IS THE MG GOD GUNDAM 2.0 FUCK YOU BANDAI REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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>>15670401
The scarf right now is to test the materials I got and how it would look on the final product. I'll probably make proper ends out of plaplate for it.

For the clear parts I'm painting the ones on the legs for sure. The ones on the chest I'm no sure about. The shoulder pads were removed for the gauntlets.

Speaking of which these were originally gonna be mounted on the sides of the arms, but they looked and posed a lot better when mounted on the back. Them being not that far in is due to me making them a bit too large than originally planned, so they're more arm guards than the arms themselves. Their positioning is kinda fluid in the show anyways so having them like this is a good enough compromise for me

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I'm going to try my hand at seam welding and filling.

Has anyone tried Milliput? I'm not too keen on using Tamiya without any gloves.

I want to paint but i live in small town up in mountains. Can I use Testors acrylic paint for model trucks on gunpla? I can buy that at walmart.

>>15670601
yes

>>15670516
all right, need to watch symphogear one day. not sure what your plan for the scarf are, but you should add polycaps to one end of the scarf to add more pose ability

>>15670593
I've used Milliput's blue and yellow stuff. It's a little tougher to work with than I would want, it likes to crumble if you try to shape it into small pieces and angles while it's still soft. You have to wait maybe 45 minutes and then it cuts like it's butter. It works really well for what it is but it's tough as goddamn nails, I made an American quarter sized disc of it and could not break it with my hands no matter how hard I tried. This is not a desirable quality for such a thing because you'll inevitably have to sand and polish the putty once it's set which is going to be iffy if you place it on a soft plastic robot. Milliput is designed for military use and can take a beating, it's super handy but not really designed for this. Consider using the Greenstuff designed for Warhammer 40k, it SHOULD be easier to work with.

>>15670593
tamiya is all good, and can be thinned down with their thinners, milliput is a 2 part epoxy putty, something that is only really good for large scale kits, from my experience milliput can be a bit iffy when it comes to the mixing and how it cures, if ya gonna do 144 or 100 kits just go with the tamiya basic putty

>>15670669
>>15670685
Thanks for the replies and info. I'll just hold off until I can get some gloves and mask to work with and use Tamiya.

And I'll save the Milliput for heavier duty fixes elsewhere.

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Barnes and Noble good deal.

20% off anything. $25+ free shipping.

Code GoodBuy expires 7/7.

>>15670737
They have such an odd selection.

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tiny gogg is now articulated on both arms!
just sucks that I got the same open claws on the second box... anyone wanna trade claws?

>>15670829
it would be amazing if they made a custom base that holds all its armor pieces while in burst mode

>>15670882
Burst mode was a mistake
It doesn't look good, it just looks like a partially disassembled kit

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Federation Bawoo > Neo Zeon Bawoo

>>15670889
>that Amuro "A"

How can he get away with piloting everything under the Sun?

>>15670893
He's fucking amuro, what do you expect? He's got to be doing something when he's off screen for an entire series.

>>15670893
you can thank shitty custom modellers for overusing that emblem.

>>15670889
i get it and don't

"realistically" it's role is absolutely redundant outside of repurposing a captured ms.

several ms already fill whatever role this would, the REGZ, Zeta, plus, etc

>>15670893
newtype, ain't gotta explain shit

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what do you guys think?

>>15671222
Looks clean; what's the kit?

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>>15671227
RG Zeta

Does anyone have any experience with the Armored Core model kits?

If so whats your experience with it & would you recommend them?

>>15670256
First season is until the end. After that it's all downhill.

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Wait you can make it symmetrical?

>>15670256

It's a mostly enjoyable rollercoaster with good music.

>>15671471
If you buy two.

>>15671471
Everything for the most part can be done with 2 kits, not sure on the shoulder arms thi

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Zaku III was good practice for shoring up seem lines, haven't decided on a color scheme for painting though. Also transplanted a polycap neck in so the fella can look up and down now.

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>>15671516
He's a big boy compared to his older brothers too.

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WIP for my THICC build.

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>>15671775

>>15671775
>Kitbashing doven wolf and silver bullet

For what purpose?

>>15671786
Molded accents really, i really like the zeon emblems :/

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Starting to get close to finishing the body on my groupbuild project.

Next up is a ton of weapons and more weathering.

>>15671775
>Gundam head
>Sleeves markings

>>15671857

ZEE-O!

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My first Gunpla build. Screwed up the matte finish but I'm content with it as a first attempt at model making.

>>15671927
Not bad for a feddy.

>>15671927
I don't see what's screwed up about the topcoat, looks pretty good to me.

>>15672026
It frosted initially. I let it sit for a day and sprayed it again in more intense sunlight and it pretty much fixed it though it's still got a few trouble spots.

>>15671775
Ok, ill bite, why are your stockings still up?

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Well this is the first and last Zaku I bother with. If they're all this much of a fucking pain I'd rather avoid them altogether. My fingers still hurt from the piping and that was hours ago.

Can't even be fucked sorting out the nub marks.

>>15671222
>>15671249
Looks good. I'm very partial to that shade of blue

>>15672103
>not knowing the secret trick to taking out the piping

C'mon, anon, this shit is common knowledge. All you had to do was grab the pipes with a towel over your fingers and bam, easy as pie.

>>15672112
Tried it, still hurt like fuck because of how stubborn the nubs were.

>>15670875
How small is tiny hygogg compared to normal hygogg?

>>15672103
Nice photograph quality, what kind of settings were you working with there?

>>15672148
Eh, it's just the Google Pixel camera on default settings

Man, Gorilla Glue wasn't lying with their strong as fuck immediate bind

>Connector points snap on my really old RX-78-2 shield
>Pick up some of the above glue
>Gently apply the smallest amount with a brush
>Shield is now literally impossible to take apart

>>15671471
This is the last IBO kit that will be made right?

>>15672194
>Implying that they won't make Dantalion Leg Day mode.
>Implying they would miss out on the chance to sell you a second Dantalion.

How else are you going to create the combined perfect mode?

>>15672194
Don't jinx it.

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>>15672136
about half the size

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Compared to my first build , this kit feels much more solid and fun to mess with, except for the loose waist. Definitely would recommend.

Where's my Master/Perfect Grade Nobell Gundam?

>>15672229
God the things I'd do for a 1/100 Hygogg

>>15672103
Were you the anon that posted
>So this is how you move the nubs
?

>>15672291
What was your first build?

>>15672194
Hopefully

http://snapfitkun.tumblr.com/

>>15672387
HG 00 gundam 7 swords/g. The backs of the hands, wrists of the holding hands and the v-fin were extremely loose, to the point that the kit struggled to hold most of its weapons. Other than that it was fine

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>>15672395
>DUST
SO. MUCH. DUST. AAAÀAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH

JUST PLEASE, PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOUR PLASTIC TOYS. AT LEAST DO THAT. FUCKING SNAPFIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT-kun

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>>15672295
>order mega size nobel gundam in the UK
>they think it's a DIY pedo sex doll and arrest you

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>>15672395
Yes. That's my tumblr. It also has a link to our discord server in the description.

>>15672418
I'm sorry senpai. :^)

>>15670940
Neo Zeon and the Federation weren't making these suits on their own, Anaheim Electronics was helping them. The guy's probably gave a few away to keep the war going a bit longer to make some profit on the side, and so that when they needed parts to be fixed or replaced, Neo Zeon would need to pay more for specialized parts. At least, that's how I make sense of all the specialized mobile suits post OYW.

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My first mg

>>15672487
prepare to realize how useless regular gundam markers are

>>15672499
Would they not be good for adding color to very small missing color apps? Like Lupus Rex's claws being grey instead of yellow?

Wanted to get a few sets for shit like this.

>>15672470
I chalked it all up to 3d printing.

>>15672536
Maybe if you pour the paint out of them and use brushes, the actual markers can't apply anything evenly. Even small color apps will look awful. The only use I have for them is just dabbing a bit of paint over discolored nub mark remnants on red and blue plastic since I can never seem to get them perfectly clean even with 2000 grit sandpaper

Well I just varnished my first custom with the new Alclad II Gloss Klear Kote. I think some dust was still on the kit that wouldn't come off, but I spose we'll see how it turns out

>>15672585
>The only use I have for them is just dabbing a bit of paint over discolored nub mark remnants on red and blue plastic since I can never seem to get them perfectly clean even with 2000 grit sandpaper

Preach it brother.

>>15672295
I want that nobel M gundam from try

>>15672499
fugg

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>Just finished a bunch of edge highlighting, shading and weathering with mr weathering liners
>about to topcoat when I realize that it suddenly feels really gross in here
>humidity shot up to 80% in the last few hours
>forecast says it won't go below 60% for another week
>Mr weathering liner wears off if you so much as look at it funny

>>15667072
Where can I find the entries for previous groupbuilds. The most recent was melee right? I'd like to see what people made of that.

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>>15672702
Here ya go

>>15672818
>>15672824
>>15672827
thanks dude!

Does anyone have any good words about the IBO 1/100 kits? I'm considering getting some, but I don't know if I want to take up shelf space that otherwise could hold an MG.

>>15672920
They are generally pretty damn good. For many of them, if they had put in like ten percent more effort and added opening cockpits they could have called them master grades.

>>15672818
heavy zaku was robbed

>>15672920
The only funky one is the Barbatos, honestly. It has some odd proportions and other changes compared to the HG. Moreso the Gusion Rebake fixed all the issues, but it has a unique frame for literally no reason. The rest of the kits are very good, even for having some polycap joints. Grimgerde is the best one, honestly, and it's annoying we never got a Reincar lol

>>15672951
>but it has a unique frame for literally no reason
So you can build it as either Rebake or Frog is kind of the opposite of "literally no reason."

Now for reasons that Rebake and Frog couldn't have been separate fucking kits, that's a different debate.

>>15672981
but the molds make next to no difference from the original frame, except for the knees and some slots. The Gusions seem to have a much better frame than the original Barbatos's, so I don't get why they didn't switch over to it

>>15670886
well duh, it's not supposed to look good, the 00 is making itself vulnerable to make first contact.

>>15670893
A lot of people in the UC use that emblem as a scare tactic.

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/m/ this thing is actually shaping up pretty good! Gotta say, I didn't think the gusion head would look so good on it, but hey, I love surprises! Gunna pla-plate some areas so they lool more filled out, then paint it!... Paint it.... Hmmm, /m/, what would YOU paint this ridiculous boi?

>>15673252
Like who? Is this in manga or something?

>>15673455
Anon's headcannon.

Seriously the explanation as to why you see it so much on kits is just that modellers just like to slap it on everything.

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>>15673464
>headcannon

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>>15673473

What do you guys do with the obscene amount of extra polycaps that accumulate? Seems like it would be a waste to toss them.

>>15673495
Plastic baggy in the spare parts drawer of my cabinet.

>>15673495
I keep all extra parts in a shoebox, they might come in handy some day.
Keeping extra polycaps is especially handy as more than once I've dropped a polycap apparently into the shadowrealm and just said fuck it and pulled a replacement out of the box.

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is there anything more satisfying than shaving away a seam line?
the feeling, the sound, fuck its good

>>15673487
Wow, the neck joints that thing would have to have, even in space

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So I just got this. How did I do anons?

>>15673444
Fafner mark nicht colors

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What shade of blue/green would you call the main colour of the seravee 2?
Also how would you go about creating said colour?

>>15673932
Be careful bout the hip joints.

And you did good. Now get the Providence and Justice.

>>15673655
Yes, sharpening off a safety nub.

>>15673956
That looks like the blue that the Titans use. There's a premade Gundam Color paint jar from Mr. Color that has it.

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>>15673932
you done good son.

>>15673956
Honestly I'd mix navy blue with grey, maybe more of the latter and hope for the best.
Also, maybe a pinch of green.

Anyway, try this in practice, different ratios of colours etc.

>>15674141
Like a retard, I forgot to mention the color name is "Titans Blue 2"

HG Exia or Exia Repair II guys?

>>15674643
In all seriousness, if you want a 1/144 exia get the RG instead. Hg exia is kind of lackluster and the rg is a massive improvement in every way.

>>15674747
This. The RG is definitely a better buy. Don't be intimidated much by the grade if you're a new builder. Most grades better represent time and quality than difficulty.

>>15672818
>Ace Custom group build will have started 1 year ago when THICK build ends

Fuck man, seems like yesterday when the G-Bouncer Ground type guy was talking about scribing "custom" in katakana on the chest.

You still here, my dude? Participate in any of the other builds?

>>15672064
We were doing a "Christmas in July" thing for a party. Haven't taken them down when I took the picture

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halfway there, stil need to paint right some vents and wash panel lines, i´m not too sure on the mono-eye
but the color is mostly there
suggestions?

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Damn this chinese kit, its such a mess trying to make the parts to fit, now i have to wait to weather to get better so i can continue painting

>>15674957
A large-scale Red Frame bust of some kind, I'm assuming? I'd like to try something like that once I get a little more paint practice.

Quite curious from a somewhat new Gunpla shitter perspective but has delved in other shit like Airfix, what's the best size/price group if you want to really get into painting and customising?

Like I get the appeal of MGs, PGs etc. but from a purely painters perspective, it seems like HGs would be the best choice. The main selling point of the larger sizes is the mechanical detail but that doesn't seem to do anything from the painting angle. I've seen some absolutely fantastically painted HGs.

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>>15675029
Yes its a 1/35 astray bust and actually im using this kit to practice painting

>>15675103
You're on the right path. If you want to do custom work, the cheaper entry cost, wider selection, and the simplified structure of the HG line make it a good choice.

>>15675103
depends on your goal.
HG is mostly oriented at giving you the closest " as seen on tv" model of a robot.
MG/RG has a " realistic" as in inner frame or some mechanical detailing( pipes , articulations , color separation of the runners , proportions , etc etc.

if you want to go wild on th artistic sense you could try with the 1/100th non grade scale , plenty surface to scratch whatever details you want, and pieces big enough to be creative with masking, washes, airbrush , you name it .

HG has improved but the engineern of some old kits is really lame, anything from 2007 onwards is decent , HG has a wider ranger of models so you have more to choose if you want to kit bash something.

and.... you could always check dalong.net for a comprehensive review of any kit before you spend any cash, helps a lot

>>15675103
My first attempt at building and painting a Master Grade made me want to commit suicide. What took a week at most in building, sanding, priming, painting and coating a HG took me a fucking month and a bit with that MG Garbera Tetra.

You have to be INCREDIBLY dedicated to customize MGs and above. If you want to dive right in and be done in a short amount of time, go for HGs.

>>15675109
complete the phrase!
thin yer ______

>>15675137
>thin yer expectations

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Got this wonderful thing last year, finally finished assembling it. 1/100 Bang Doll from FSS.

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>>15675149

>>15675137
Well its spray paint so...

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Ok /m/! I need your opinion
Color scheme 1 or...

>>15675160
fine yer mist

>>15675160

Then do thinner coats.

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Color scheme 2

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>>15675202

>>15667827
Paint on this one looks great, nice and clean. I would say for the buster sword, if you want to scratch build a weapon like that with a simple shape, you're better of making it too big and whittling it down tan trying too get the size right at the beginning.

>>15675209
hey that's pretty good
>>15675160
what >>15675199 said, and also wait until each coat is completely dry before adding more

>>15675198
>>15675199
>>15675233
Yes that's what i'm planning to do with the rest of the bust, that was my first atempt with spraycan so i ended aplying a lot of coats, thanks

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>>15669782

i started painting the pilots recently .. it's a nice side quest while building a mg, gives me something to do while literally waiting for paint to dry heh. i don't paint as well as you - i figure too much effort isn't warranted (the pilots's legs are pretty much all you can see for the seated versions, and just enough detail to distinguish identities is all that's required).

what do you use for that nice skin tone? i'm lazy and just use 'cream' for everything remotely fleshtoned.

>>15675197
Pink Linings.

>>15669782
You should go in with an inkwash to add some definition to those pilots, if it weren't for the completely blank faces those would be pretty good

>>15675430
Ooh good suggestion - thank you!

>>15669782
I only paint pilots in the cockpit since it's weird to put all that effort in the model and then just have a plain white figure in the middle of it. But even then I do a pretty rudimentary job.

Since bandai gave us the Dom test type, think they will release a new modern Rick Dom based off of it?

>>15673956
>Also how would you go about creating said colour?
Search around for the manual for HG Raphael and you'll find the color mixing section somewhere in the manual for that color.

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>>15673956
>>15675491

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>TFW no good camera.
That guy who posted 2 times some weeks ago.

Finally completed the gunpla i bought.
It was a fun experience, though i will wait a while before trying it again with another model.

>>15675641
>1/100 Vidar
Good choice

>>15675643
Much thanks.
I saw it online and ordered it in no time.

>>15675641
There's lots of things that can be done to improve the quality of potato photos. Potatoes tend to produce grainy photos in dark light, so good lighting is one of the quickest and easiest improvements, and it looks to be something that was missing from your picture. On most smartphones, you can tell the camera what to focus on by tapping the object on the screen before taking the picture, I'd recommend trying that too.

>>15674643
Repair 2 is superior to the original Exia in every way, but the RG is a fantastic looking piece if you're willing to work with it.
There's also an RG Repair II if you're just into the look, but it'll cost you a pretty penny on the secondhand market.

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It's Saturday night, are you guys progressing on your group builds?

>>15675226
The paint is spotty on the back of the shoulders. Too thin in some places, weird fibers on others. I didn't have enough PSI or the right needle size to spray my topcoat, so I had to thin it heavily, so it's basically not even protected. The paint is rubbing off really badly where the arm meets the chest and on the polycaps.

Now I know for the next build.

>>15675772
Nope.

I have an idea that I really want to build, but I need the supplies to ship from Europe. If they don't come in soon enough I have a backup kit I can build and paint in 2 weeks.

>>15675873
Looks fine in the picture, I say

>>15675924
Thanks, it's nice to get some positive feedback to want to continue to improve.

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Anyone know if this add on for the RG can work for the HG as well?

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>>15675772
Eh, sorta. Finding motivation/time is making it go too slowly and I'm really in two minds about those huge hip intakes. Imo they're too hueg but I also want to at least make the deadline for the groupbuild and I'm just worried about my inexperience with plaplate meaning it takes too long.

I'm building my first MG, the Turn-A, and the mustache keeps falling off- it doesn't seem like there's anything securing it in place on the head. Am I supposed to cement it in place or something? I'm lost here.

>>15676142
Yes it actually comes with parts adapated to hg Qant and Shia Qant

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I find the strike gundam fun to pose.

>>15676181
Fun picture, I love making my kits but can't pose them to save my life. Understanding balance concepts and replicating reference pictures is easy enough but I get frustrated easily with "move a few pieces, other is messed up or falls off"

>>15676186
You'll get it eventually, that there was mostly trial and error on what i needed to move around to get it balanced.

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Cant wait to start on these but the thing is, I'm terrible with nubmarks since I just use nail file sticks and my knife. Whats the best grits of sandpaper or sanding block to use?

>>15676201
nail file sticks should do just fine. if you're getting stress white marks on the plastic, cut further away from the piece, then shave it down gently till you're close.Then start filing

If you still get issues then your knife isn't sharp enough. Care to show a picture of a nub mark you struggled with, or a picture of your tools?

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>>15676207
Sometimes I manage to remove them pretty neatly but just in general its a toss up as to weather or not I'll gouge the piece with my knife or scratch the area around the piece slightly when the nub starts getting smaller.

Pic related probably isn't the best example since its from one of my very first kits where I'm not even sure I had tried to remove the nub but its all ive got since im away from home right now

Going to be doing my first battle damage stuff soon, not sure how to go about it. I plan on using a sodering iron to look like parts of it have been hit by a beam saber, maybe sticking little wires in certain areas where limbs have been sliced off, etc.

What else should I use? And should I bother topcoating before I start weathering it?

>>15676212
It looks like you're trying to cut flush against the piece with the knife, and that's why you're gouging it.

Ideally, whatever you cut it with initially, you cut at the other end of the gate (thin plastic that connects it to the runner/tree). Then in your hand or on your mat you cut it again, closer to the piece. Some people lay it flat and just cut the nub down to the surface they are working on, but I find that as your blade dulls, and you never know when it will, you'll cause stress marks this way, in fact anytime you cut with the knife close to the piece you can.

Here's how I was taught to cut nubs to avoid stressing and not ever gouge. Start with your blade flat to the surface like you're going to just cut it off in one swoop. Then angle the front of the blade like you're going to just shave the top of the nub off, with the back still against this piece. This way you're cutting away from the piece and won't gouge. Now small cuts at first will help you gauge strength requirements and while this sounds tedious by the time you finish a kit you'll have a comfort level for how many cuts you want to do to cut a piece off.

I also suggest you switch sides of the nub so instead of cutting a ramp-shape you cut a point, that is cut away from the piece, shaving the top off from each side. The reason is you're going to have to file down what remains, and you'll leave less plastic behind to have to file away. If you cut into the plastic like you have done, you have to file some of the part down just to hide the gouges.

Proper tools help. If you can afford like ~6 bucks, local hobby/craft stores have nippers. If not in models area, check jewelry. They're sometimes called side cutters.

A hobby file instead of nail file helps as well, they take the plastic off faster. Lasts forever, I got one for a couple bucks at hobby, but tamiya files are about 6 bucks and pretty damned nice.

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almost there, i hope i can finish it soon so i can make something in time for the groupbuild

>>15676225
Thanks for the tips, I'll practice what you mentioned on some unbuilt weapons I have laying around. Maybe buy myself a new knife too.

>>15676277
If you're using an exacto knife, the cheapest, most highly available option, plenty come with spare heads as well as purchasable packs of heads that are cheap.

I replace these about one every HG, sometimes two if it's working fine and not causing issue. More if I care less about the kits.

Dull blades are dangerous. More force required to cut, and overcuts into the piece, surrounding items and yourself are very likely.

>>15676294
Oh wow, Im on maybe my 11th kit and I'm still using my dad's old exacto knife with the same blade. Time to invest in a new one I think.

>>15676297
New one will slide through like butter. Quick tip I don't like to share but it'll do someone who's a little more rugged like you some good.

I keep a second exacto blade handle and put my last old knife blade in it. So a new one in one handle and the old one goes into another. Throw away what ever one was in the old handle every time, and pass down the other blade from new handle to old.

I use the old one for most stuff, especially inner frame pieces, pieces that will be hidden. I use the new one on kits I love, outer armor, etc. This gets more mileage out of old blades.

>>15675772

I realized I added too many weapons and it might shoot itself if I don't pose it carefully enough.

>>15676297
It sounds weird but you're also much less likely to cut yourself with a new sharp blade because it will cut more consistently than worn one

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Guess the kit from the nubs!

>>15676301
Do you use sharpening stones/blocks to sharpen blades?

I do, it keeps a blade sharp in-between kits.You can get more use out of disposable blades, being (((cheap))) it saves funds for more models, but also because its just fun to maintain the tools I use and keep them happy and useful.

>>15676374

Feddie scum

>>15676388
wrong

>>15676374
Kyrios?

>>15676601
Nope

>>15676603
Give me a hint. What timeline?

>>15676610
That would spoil it, I'll say this though; It's not a short suit.

>>15676614
Is it the Nu

>>15676616
One more hint, it's not a UC timeline.

>>15676618
Is it a HG

>>15676620
MG