Welcome to the Gunpla/Plamo General

Group Build

So, to reiterate, for this group build
Primary: white
Secondary: purple or pink (or both, fuck it)
Trim: gold

Due date: February 1st.
Email: [email protected]

Don't forget about the lineart in the OP.

>>5376610
>not the butt as OP
shit thread

>>5376612
Enjoy the spam and free accounts.

Forgive my ignorance, but I'm submitting my gourai pics to the contest.

Is half width alphanumeric just regular English typed text?

For the recommended kits in the MG category you really need to add the Zaku 2.0, in particular the F, J and Char's, due to the most excellent frame, price and the fact the everyone needs a Zaku.

>>5376754
Noted, surprised we forgot it to be honest.

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Oh God No.

Anyone know where I'd be able to get this part replaced? MG Sinanju chest piece. I know gentei isn't really doing it anymore and I got it locally so bluefin/bandai is out of the question.

OR if you have an extra one I'd pay you handsomely, considering that buying another sinanju is a pain in the dick. Post your email and I will rain money on you.

>>5376794
I think it's time to start getting used to plastic cement.

>>5376794
Plastic cement is your friend. It will fix that up

>>5376797

I'm gonna try puttying it and going from there, but knowing me and how dumb my boney fingers are I'll fuck that up too.

>>5376794
Strip the paint, cement it back together (looks like a relatively clean break), maybe use a little putty, sand, repaint.

Good as new.

>>5376802
Don't use putty, use plastic cement.

>>5376794
holy fuck
kill yourself

>>5376824
this tbqh fami

>>5376824
>>5376868
Shiftfag shitposts again.

Is a respirator needed for anything more than spraying via airbrush or rattlecan?

>>5376872
dealing with resin

I believe some people use it for sanding regular plastic but that is pretty high on the paranoid scale

>>5376870
Honestly if you're willing to pay someond instead of spending $6 and fixing it then this hobby may not be for you. Also suicide iant that bad, get to be wirh your waifu

>>5376815
>>5376813
>>5376801
>>5376797


Yeah, cemented it, gonna sand it on the crest just a little bit after it's cured in a couple hours and paint it again. I'll post pics later to show the fruits of your advice

>>5376794
Just super glue it you dope.

I went home this weekend to my dad's place and dug out my old Wing Zero, Deathscythe, Deathscythe Hell, and Heavyarms Kai which had shitty paint jobs and bits smashed off. Was tempting to bring them back for a repaint but the kits were like over 10 years old.

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Working on a new custom.

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hey guys first time ordering from AmiAmi, could you folks give me an estimate for how much the shipping would cost me on this order. Ty

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wish i had a better camera. still havnt decided on a paint scheme yet.

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Well, it turned out ok! Managed to sand down the emblem slightly where it broke after I cemented it, painted over the cracks,

Thank you for your advice guys. You saved me (potentially) a bit of money AND saved my current build.

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>>5377186
Reminds me of one of those tall pointed hats.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1wcuoxs4mU

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>>5377216

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>>5377186
>>5377214
heh, love it.

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>>5377221

>>5377186
>>5377224
I may have to steel your idea anon.

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>>5377310
go for it bro. heres a clue.

>>5377312
http://imgur.com/gallery/tF5fd
link to the rest of the gallery.

Well Ottawanon, it's been a few days past the expected delivery date and I'm pretty sure the damn presents are lost somewhere in your frozen hellhole of a country.
I'm gonna send you another shipment from somewhere a bit more reliable and if the first batch somehow arrives, then you'll just have to be extra nice to someone next year.

>>5377344
probably just canada post delays with holiday hours

>>5377361
Probably. I usually get SAL shipments in 2 to 3 weeks. It's been a little over 4 and still nothing.

Anyone have a HG or MG Delta Plus? How are they?

>>5377644
the HG delta plus is a decent kit. fun to build but its the worst offender for partsforming into the waverider mode. plus the shield doesnt like to stay together.

>>5377344
Don't worry about it that much. It took amazon 2 weeks longer than it's estimated arrival so it's probably just my house. Give it another week before you start getting worried.

>>5377344
also this >>5377361
Canada post is complete shit, especially now with all the snow.

>>5377706
well i mean at least canada post is great for me :^)

>>5377672
I think you're confusing it with the Delta Kai

>>5377733
nope but since they're both effectively the same kit (albeit one with a shit ton of greebles on it) the complaints will be similar. that being said I'd still get the kit.

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Anybody bought this tool set?
Was it any good?

>>5377765
i can almost guarantee those nippers aren't good

but it's a whole set for 6 bucks, buy it if you need the basics

>>5377774
I thought the same, but hey if the nippers can't do the job that well there's still the hobby knives to finish the job right?

>>5377765
Honestly I wouldn't waste my money on it

>>5377781
Don't do it, unless you really don't want to spend any more money.

If you're staying in this hobby, just invest in a decent set of tools to start with.

>>5377781
You're better off getting a six dollar nipper by itself and just niggering an x-acto knife from your local craft / school supplies store.

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>>5377861
>>5377800
It's okay, like Cody said, it's a side-hobby I don't plan to buy one every month or even every 3 months.

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Does anyone know about some good building books or magazines I can download? I'm looking on information on what the circled things are called. I'm looking to make that customization myself, but I have no idea what the parts are called.

>>5377877
The addiction is going to hit hard.

>>5377882
I know it's a metal detail part, but what would you specifically search for to buy stuff like that? Just metal detail parts? Like tubes or something?

>>5377887
That looks like an electrical fuse to me.

>>5377877
A cheap x-acto would be infinitely better than any trash they ship in those sets.
You won't need the needle file, nor the cutting mat, really.

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>>5377877
Cody doesn't know what he's talking about, listen to us, we're more level headed than him.

>>5377887
pistons

metal detail up parts

>>5377877
>I don't plan to buy one every month or even every 3 months.

Sure you do, Anon. Sure you do. *snicker*

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Just ordered pic related, what am I in for?

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I want to replace the legs, arms and head with zeek shit, but I'm not sure which will work. Preferably something with good elbow/knee articulation. Maybe hi-mock for the legs? I'm stumped on the replacement arms but have considered a Geara Doga or Zulu, and a Zaku for the head.

>>5377765
Why spend money on a cutting mat when you can just flatten the cardboard box your kit arrives in and use that for free

>>5378048

Everything is boss except for those fucking feet.

Do it proper and give the nigga some [spoiler]BOOTS[/spoiler].

>>5378048
Dom Tropen legs. You know it's right.

>>5378106
>not wanting to look like you know what you're doing

>>5378106
>flatten the cardboard box your kit arrives in
Sure, but where will you sleep then?

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*pat pat pat*

*prrrrrrrrrrrrr*

>>5377959
Really great kit, I love mine, will you weather it?

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Woah.

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>>5378172
>getting distracted by the blingy bits
>not seeing dat shitty soft mold
It's shit, son.

Just like any mass produced action figure ever.

>>5378184
>action figure

>>5378152
10/10, audibly squeaked

>>5378157
I just might. My original plan was to buy one and turn it into a shadow trooper, but I'll probably do that to the second one I get.

>>5378172
Looks too busy.

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LEDs, anyone?

>buy new primer and gloss varnish
>immediately starts pissing down rain

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So uh, yeah, this was my first attempt at putting one of these together.

Be brutal.

>>5378374
>>>/tumblr/

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>>5378374
Front shot.

>>5378374
>>5378380
>>>/co/tumblr

>>5378374
could probably clean up some nubs a little better (see one on the gun) but apart from that

congratulations you did something an 8 year old can do!!!!

Is there a specific tutorial on using a beam saber to make another beam saber? Or do I just melt the shit and put it in a mold? Would any kind of clay work for the mold ?

>>5378387
well you can't use play-doh

>>5378385
I'm absolutely terrified of anything past HG.

I mean, >>5378374 took me the better part of two hours and I know myself well enough that if I get up to take a break I won't be coming back to finish it until about two weeks later.

>>5378378
>>5378383
It's the Steven Universe thing isn't it?

>>5378388
That's obviously just for sniffing and boredom. Seriously though, I'd like to give my jager a beam weapon then mass produced beams. Is it really that simple of melting a runner and putting it into a mold? Do I need to coat the mold in anything so the plastic doesn't stick?

>>5378396
Crisco

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>>5378396
Hot glue.

>>5378390
S'cool man, everyone starts somewhere. It takes time to learn the whole process and get good at details. And the way most sets are it's easy to do a bit of work every night and come back on and off.

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I got a thing

Alright, so I puttied and primed my kits, but the edges of the putty are fairly visible. How should I fix it, and how do I go about doing it properly the next time?

>>5378669
Sand it down. Part of the reason why you prime is so that you can easily see all defects.

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heh

>>5378683
He might have been interested if you just said RX-7.

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>>5378685

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First haul pic of 2016
second monotone gourai
Kotobukiya blue racaseal
Atelier Sai 1/60 vic viper
Hasegawa blue impulse egg plane
Border break modelling works book plus weapon set

>>5378698
goddamn those are some nice ass border break tiddies

is there more artwork like that on the inside or is it mostly just technical pictures

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>>5378704
oh ffs.
GORGEOUS pic on the front and back insides, but no way of separating it from the book.....

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>>5378704
pic on the back is nice though.

>>5378716
is this your version of Playboy?

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>>5378729
kinda

>Been a week since I paid and the order still hasn't shipped out.

I had forgotten how long hlj takes...

>>5378740
Man it was New Years, they were all probably running around drunk and puking everywhere.
not that I would know

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>>5378729
> playboy
> not mech-xim
gosh anon, you had one job.

btw, anymore good pic inside, richigo?

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So is the purpose of flat grey tone varnish to sort of dim stark colors like bright white?

>>5378806
it's a shader

>>5377944
Just about to say it thank you anon.

>>5378747
what are the chances of my package also having a green tea flavored kit-kat with a cute broken english notes taped to it?

>>5378906
>not cute broken kitkat taped to green tea flavored english

>>5378374
>>5378383
Fuck off, tumblr

>>5378906
Zero if you didn't buy it from eBay or a small Japanese store

Hlj is owned by foreigners

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>>5378152
I ended up with some bootleg mini ligers for christmas. There is some detail loss on the parts, the joints are really stiff, and they take some work to get fitting together.

Still really cute though!

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It came after Christmas but thank you secret santa!

Oh shit, I haven't airbrushed in ages and I got a Badger Patriot for xmas.

Decided to prime my Ez-8 with Vallejo white poly primer with too much power, and that shit does not like gunpla plastic compared to citadel. Made a mess of it until I got to grips with the super fine controls, even then I blasted the shield when it was drying and scattered the paint... I might and make it look like its taken a few beam hits or just scrape it back off.

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>>5379663
mini zoids da cutest

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>>5377882
those look like they were made on a lathe, which isn't hard, just costly to buy the cutting tools for the specific sizes, and getting the material, or get lucky and find some usable scrap.

>>5377186
super mega something or other? does it transform?

>>5377200
looking sharp anon, even if it was noticeable, it could have also worked as a battle scar

>>5377225
>you're already dead

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>>5380170
the working name is Hyper Delta Gundam for now and yea it kinda transforms. the backpack can transform into a fighter.

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>order three weeks before christmas from Japan via SAL still not here.
>order from 30th december from China here now

FUCK YEAH!

>>5380958
What is it anon?

Just received my first shipment from HLJ and hot damn, talk about saving the earth. A simple peice of cardboard and plastic bag around it all, efficient and its not like these things need padding. Meanwhile amiami and hobbysearch have at least 2 trees worth of paper per package, almost makes me want to buy exclusively from HLJ to save on paper. Almost.
But not really.

>>5381133
I hate you "save the trees" faggots, you make it seem like you just saved an entire rainforest by not using a paper bag.
You realize China alone is already mowing down more trees than you'll ever save in your life?

>>5381133
>>5381141
If you really wanna get to it, its humans whos souls are weighed down by gravity thats killing the planet. I think he means it was better than getting a bunch of unwanted paper or bubblewrap

>>5381133
Coincidentally, I just got my first EMS shipment out from them recently, filled with seven HGs, an MG-sized box, and four smaller items. They were all just packed into there without any sort of padding, neither paper nor plastic bag. Almost makes me want to buy exclusively from Amiami, because seeing shit like that makes my heart skip a beat, and because of their better prices.
But HLJ's 60 day Private Warehouse and shipping estimates before I buy something have me hooked.

>>5381160
Pretty sure HLJ is cheaper overall after shipping is included

>>5381141
I was joking more than anything, playing on the usual "amiami, killer of trees" jokes

But what >>5381152 said, I couldn't care about the trees even if i really wanted, but its a tad annoying getting a shitton of paper with every package.

>>5381160
I like hlj since they have good prices, private warehouse and accept my card, most sites either deny my card or wont ship to me. They also have the bulk order for stores that i hope to use one day

>>5381167
The worse ive had was the box was sent in a thin ass box and a sheet of paper wrapping it, surprised a 80s kit was able to survive that

>>5381160
>AmiAmi cheaper than HLJ
Only when the kits are preowned, but I'm pretty sure the shipping is more expensive anyways.

>>5381194
Their shipping is expensive because of their packaging. IIRC Banzai has the best shipping prices on most orders, but their prices are middling. Best buy during sales

>>5381194
It's all the paper weight. But they seem to be using more bubble wrap now.

Wait that's mandrake. Still waiting for architect to be release first.

>>5381200
Yeah and to add onto my post, even preowned on AmiAmi is just barely cheaper. I bought MG Zeta Gundam 2.0 new on HLJ for 4k yen but could've saved a whopping 260 yen on AmiAmi if I bought it preowned.

>>5379916
Another owner of the Patriot here. Mine had come to me broken off Amazon and so I needed to send it into Badger. Their service seems to be the real deal and it got fixed, so if you happen to have problems make good use of that warranty.

Be sure to post WIP.

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second haul of the year-
Side 3 resin sazabi dress up kit
Dream Cast Infinite Dimension Hi-Nu dress up kit
dream Cast rectioneter
Recasts of diabadi's yoko and nia mechs.
8x 1/100 giant zaku axe
and some lego I ordered for someone

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>>5381634
Yeah.... this thing is big.
The shaft even has a metal core for stability.

>>5381634
Where did you get those Diabadi kits?

>>5381645
http://world.taobao.com/item/45637117535.htm?fromSite=main

http://world.taobao.com/item/40270628295.htm?fromSite=main

>>5381635
I (might) want one. Link? (tried to search on taobao but my chinese suck)

Details looks good too.

>>5381665
http://world.taobao.com/item/523006101421.htm?fromSite=main

>>5381672
Thanks. Had the zaku and axe part right during my failed search at least.

>>5377186
Not gonna lie, that looks pretty intense. The skull and crossbones on the cod piece seems out of place. Just a minor critique though. What colors were you plannng on painting it?

>>5379719
If you're the georgia-anon, Merry Christmas. Post pics mate. Stupid foreign shipping. Ordered that first week of December.

>>5377959
loks great other than the n64 hand there

>>5381634
Man, some folks will be mad jelly about the Diabadi kits.

Just out of morbid curiosity, do you guys save the extra pieces from your kits just in case, or do you just toss them, knowing you'll never use them?

>>5382291
It's free kitbashing parts why would throw it away?

>>5382291
I keep everything because of >>5382301
and because I have a bad habit of losing polycaps.

I have a leftover HGUC Psyco GUNDAM sans arms. What do I do with it?

>>5382311
What did you do to the arms?

>>5382311
Give it to me.

>>5382350
Hazel Gigantic Arm Unit.

>>5382468
Haha

What's the most efficient way to clean all these plastics rabbit turds on my desk?

>>5382481
Lint roller or vacuum with corner attachment.

>>5382481
I just let em fall to the floor, at the end of the week vacuum it

What cement do most people use, just the generic tamiya one?

>>5382541
ive been using super glue, i thought you Europeans just called it plastic cement.
Don't fall for the brand name though, it's not gonna be shittier just because it's not tamiya.

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Not sure if AGP goes here but fuck this and the Unicorn look so damn good

>>5382550
that is not a model kit

>>5382546
i'm a burger actually. I have some super glue laying around cus I do tabletop stuff but I wasn't sure if the plastics that they use for gunpla were different at all and it would react poorly or something. I'm in the market for new stuff anyways cus I'm running low.

>>5382559
super glue isn't like elmers glue, it can and will stick to anything, just apply lightly or with a brush so no residue is visible

>>5382559
Super glue and plastic cement are completely different; cement fuses parts together via chemical reaction using the surround plastic, super glue adheres parts together with the glue itself.

>>5382566
>>5382567
Alright, thanks.

>>5382550
Wtf they can give banshee a matching hair color but for unicorn red frame they gave her purple. Also not a model but ok to look at

Anyways the airbrush that was lost finally got delivered. Gonna see how long till amazon asks me to pay for it again

>>5382541
Any plastic cement will do. Got a bottle of a generic brand my hobby store carries and works well. Super glue works too. Getting rid of seams using plastic cement is a tiny bit easier since it sands faster but that's all the difference I've noticed. Still keep a thing of super glue around just in case I need to glue something other than plastic onto a kit.

>>5382567
they both use chemical reactions, one is simply better for plastic but it doesn't make the other unreliable

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>>5381879
the skull and crossbones are a placeholder for now. I was thinking either EX-S colors or some hero variant color, havnt decided. I did finish the Hyper mega particle cannon.

>>5382588
I wouldn't recommend super glue over cement for stuff like seam welding. With cement the pieces will actually fuse to be one piece whereas super glue just holds them together.

Plastic cement acts as a lubricant and allows the stryene chains to slide around, thus melting the plastic.
Super glue does not melt the plastic and has very low shear strength. It polymerizes when exposed to water.

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These things went together with no problems whatsoever, think I'll either wire to an external power supply, or assemble it with magnets to make battery switching easier.
Gonna need some heavy black and silver on the insides to minimize that light bleed though

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>>5382796

>>5382796
>>5382806

Is that how it looks right out of the box?
Damn.

>>5382824
A few pour tabs needed to be removed, but they are somehow thinner where they meet the part so removal was super easy.
No adhesive, tape or blue-tack was used here either.

>>5382806
Too big, it kinda looks goofy.

>>5382796
>>5382806
oh nice

Anyone here have experience with the New Years Campaigns? I just won a MG Sazabi Ver. Ka and a Hyaku Shiki 2.0. Says they'll be here by March/April or something, was wondering if anyone had any experience stories.

>>5382931
where do you guys buy your kits to get such prizes? I never get jackshit for free

>>5382931
What country?

Won a campaign last year, said it'll arrive June, actually came in on October. Australia tho.

Are there any readily available alternatives to Mr Leveling Thinner? Shit's nearly impossible to find except gundamplanet, whose shipping is ass.

>>5382949
add retarder to their normal thinner

>>5382952
What do you use?

>>5382952
Mr Levelling Thinner isn't regular thinner with retarder added. It's a different solvent blend altogether.

>>5382937
Bought mine at Model Grade (I'm in the area of California, so shipping to my local comic book store is free, but also they were at the convention I was last at)

>>5382938
United States, California specifically (as stated above). I asked the shop/vendor (Model Grade) and they said March/April, but thanks for the heads up.

>>5382949
What country?

>>5382965
US

>>5382968
Ebay, Amazon, Sprue Brothers, etc.

My friend that does models loves to brag.
He told me last sunday he plans on entering the New York Comic Con Model Kit competition. I guess Bluefin or Bandai is holding it?

If his amateur ass is entering I'm going to enter too. So, anyone hear/know/been in a competition before?

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>>5382952
I personally just use their proprietary retarder but that's because I already had a huge stockpile of the normal thinner and the amount of retarder they give you will last a long while.

>>5382960
No, it's literally just they're almost the same thing but one has their special retarder.

>>5382949
http://www.amazon.com/Bluefin-Distribution-Toys-T108-Leveling/dp/B00124MG50
Dammit son, you might just be retarded

>>5382997
>wait 5 weeks for SAL to pop the bottle during shipping or pay $20 to wait a week

>>5382970
They're all similarly priced or worse in the worst case. I'm looking for an alternative, not where to find the same thing for the same prices I'm complaining about.

>>5382993
Can Mr Retarder Mild work with a common medium lacquer thinner like Rustoleum's pro lacquer thinner?

>paying 10x more for 10x less name brand lacquer thinner

>>5383001
Just buy hardware store lacquer thinner then you penny pinching kike.

>>5383001
I don't understand why you don't just buy some extra gunpla or supplies from them to get better value out of the S&H fees.

>>5383008
It's designed specifically for whatever formula Gunze uses so I'm not sure how well it'll play with others. It's not the only retarder you know.

>>5383021
No

>>5382975
anyone?

>>5382975

ANSWER ME

>>5383034
Stop pretending to be me!

>>5382975
WITNESS ME

>>5383036
Stop pretending to be me!

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>>5383037
>>5383034
>>5383032

Do I have your attention now?

>>5380259
That looks pretty cool, did you also upgrade the cannon form of the backpack for the ms?

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>>5382975
Yes. It's fun, use it as an opportunity to learn new techniques and try new things.

>>5383107
Yay, can you tell me some things about the competition? I literally don't know what to go off of.

I mean in the competition last year a fucking bear guy custom made to look like Freddy Faz Bear won like, second place. Shit made me ill.

I guess just do my best? I have to look into who and where I sign up with.

>>5383042
i managed to retain the original function of the cannon but am honestly not a fan of how it looks so i doubt ill use it.

>>5383120
The NYCC gunpla contest is part of the GBWC which for 2016 hasn't started yet so you can't sign up at the moment (Check back in another couple months). Once it officially starts the rules and sign up can be found on the bluefin distribution website. Typically they judge by things like technical skill involved, presentation/final design, and how much was actually done to it.

Here's some of last years entries.

http://www.bluefincorp.com/catalog/gbwc2015

>>5383124
So are there different categories, like one for customs and one for straight builds? Does it have to be gunpla or just bandai kits?

I'm beginning to think my two Delta fans are too loud when spraying. It was a huge improvement over the bilge blowers but they're still pretty loud enough to make me hesitate to paint. What do you guys use?

>>5383130
You just enter in general and depending on the contest there are different prizes, usually a prize for best in show, best small scale (stuff like 1/144 and SD), and best large scale (1/100 and larger). They used to have a out of box category but they don't do that anymore. And it has to be a gunpla as the base kit. No Labors or Valvrave or whatnot, although you can use and mod parts from them. Once the contest starts if you have any concerns about if your idea is allowed or no you can email bluefin and get an official ruling on if it's okay.

Damn, there goes my idea for using a Kamen Rider kit for a mod idea I had.

Do straight builds that are put together nicely, painted, etc tend to do better than heavily modded kits? My idea was to make a heavily modded one but most of the entries look like straight builds with a few extras thrown in or given a new paint job.

>>5383147 was a reply to >>5383138
oops

>>5383147
>Do straight builds that are put together nicely, painted, etc tend to do better than heavily modded kits

If the mods are good, then no. Modded and customized kits tend to get more points because of the higher level of skill and amount of work that goes into them. Not saying a nicely painted kit can't win either (A couple of the contests in the link have people who won a prize with a painted build). Just expect to have to really knock the socks off the judges with your skill if you want to go the just-painted route.

That said don't worry too much about winning anything. Have fun building your kit and seeing the other entries. Its a fun chance to meet other modelers too.

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>>5383107
nice build ryan

>>5383107
Whats funny is that grimoire is what inspired me to try out a diorama.

>>5383022
How much parts do you add to the normal thinner?

>>5383253
1:5 usually, I use it for airbrushing though. I read that if you use it for handpainting then you should use less, about 1:10.

>>5383260
Woah, so much for "mild" retarded when you dilute it that much. So it will really last for a while. Have you used it with regular tamiya lacquer thinner? I thin my gunze paints with tamiya thinner and it works just as well as the gunze one

>>5381634
can you just put a pics of the inside of the Daibadi Recasts ?

>>5383267
Oh shit, I just read the post again, the ratio is for PAINT. Since my paint/thinner ratio is 1:2 then I'd just half the number.

>>5383289
Alrighty, thanks man

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Alright, huge fag here looking to serrate the wings on this and need tips on panel lining in blood. How do I serrate the plastic without it looking like shit and how do I work with blood? Thanks in advance.

>>5383320
You sit in a bathtub and slit your wrist. Both wrists, in fact, and make sure to cut deeply. None of that pussy teenager shit where they just barely pierce the skin and pat themselves on the back, your blood should be pulsing out of your wrists into the tub.

Then you sit and wait, and you'll be on your way to completing the gundam.

>>5383329
dont forget to cut ALONG the vein and not against it.

>>5383320
If youre serious, prick your finger or cut it good, mix the blood with some white paint and thin it out.

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Just finished painting my zaku sniper. Gonna add some decals. Still need to paint the backpack and lens

>>5383357
What's the blood+paint:thinner ratio? Do I really have to experiment? And will it prevent the color from turning brown?

>>5383368
Anything with blood will turn brown unless you add a lil red. Id say 2/1/1 with the blood being 2 if you were to slice your finger

>>5383382
As long as it has blood in it I'm sure it's fine. Thanks. Any tips with the serrated effect on the wings?

>>5382806
>>5382796
Metal parts for the zaku tubes? or just good paint?

Are those customization zaku tubes that you can buy seperately flexible enough that you could have one hanging off as battle damage? It says they're "flexible" but I don't know by how much that means.

>>5383386
Yea, you remember when you were a kid drawing christmas trees? I did something kinda like that and it kinda works, you just gotta cut and sand alot

>>5383398
Great, I guess that's going to be the most time-consuming part of the project. Thanks.

>>5383362
looks good friebd

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>lay down basecoat yesterday
>ran out of time(and paint)
>preparing to finish up today
>some dark clouds but doesn't seem likely to rain soon
>pull out all my paints and equipment
>check weather one more time
>it starts raining right as I reach the window

If you have misaligned pieces, wouldn't it be easier if you just snip off the pegs and weld by hand?

>>5383390
It's Richigo so metal detail parts af

>>5383368
Should be just blood and white paint, you do not want to add so much that it will affect the adhesion of the paint.

Of course the color would be more pink than red but that's where red paint comes in.

It's the though (and guts) that counts.

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>>5376612
... hrmmmm...

So anyway, got these for Christmas...

>>5384180
That compress it isn't that good. Get a tank for it.

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I WANT TO COMMIT A CRIME!

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We've come a long way.

>>5384197
I want her so bad ;_;

>>5384204
is that a Gundam shaped bar of soap?

>>5384229
It's the original Gunpla from 1980

Sorry I not sure to ask here or in the Busou Shinki General? But does anyone have some guide to modding the model kits i.e FA:G hair?

Cause I want to change the position of my stylets twintail to the top, rather than from the bottom

>>5384276
Pics of the joints would be nice.

Also it'll probably involve a fair bit of epoxy putty and drilling and sculpting. I've never tried sculpting complicated 3D surfaces like hair, but I assume it'll be quite difficult.

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>>5384286
here the pic

>>5384294
How good are you at scratch building?

>>5384294
kissing those hands :3c

>>5384302
I played around with pin vise/ epoxy putty and done some kit bashing with gunpla. But full on scratch building? next to none, hence I asked about having a guide
[spoiler]But every time i touch a Koto kit, something bad happens [/spoiler]


>>5384305
ok...

>>5384294
>filling peg hole
>putty and sanding the pattern off since it won't look natural
>sculpting more natural hair pattern with epoxy
>scratch build a peg hole for twin tail
>scratch build another joint for the twin tail if you want it to bend at the top
>all this while not making the pattern unnatural

You got a lot of work to do anon.

>>5384309
Then you're fucked, because I don't see any way of attaching those twintails short of sawing off the balls and reattaching them at an angle, or replacing the balls with a ball joint and some putty work. Maybe you could buy some cheap miku figure and rip her twintails off and find some way to attach them, but the bottom of her hair is gonna need some resculpting either way. I wouldn't recommend it, and Stiletto is cute enough as she is.

BTW nice hands you have there.

>>5384312
>BTW nice hands you have there.
right?
:3~c

>>5384313
It was actually the first thing I noticed, but I didn't think anyone else would share that opinion.

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>>5384312
well my plan was to make tail-red like pic

>>5384313
>>5384312
And I though I had slightly chubby hands

>>5384305
>>5384314
it takes beautiful hands to craft beautiful models

>>5384315
>liking flavour of the meme shit

>>5384315
You're pretty boned. You'll have more luck trying to convert a Materia instead, and scratch building all the armor pieces yourself. Maybe you could grab some parts off a valverave kit and stick it on?

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>>5384337
>but you make a some sense maybe
suddenly Italian accent

>>5384329
well I was thinking using parts of wing Honoo slapping them on. Plus Stiletto hair style kinda fit Tail red. [/spoiler]I still have 2 un touch Stiletto kit to play around[/spoiler] But I see why i should use Materia as a base body

but you make a some sense maybe I might grab a valverave kit

>>5384337
Are you high, tired or just spilling your spaghetti after anons noticed your hands?

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>>5384337
>>5384341
Spoilers aren't enabled in /toy/

>>5384341
Just curious, where you from? Because your English just took a massive dump.

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Stop being so cute, anon!

>>5384347
Chinese, strong case of dyslexia and I don't proof read

>>5384345
I think I will be heading back to /a/ or /m/ before I embarrass myself anymore

>>5384354
Why don't you stay? And post more pics of your hands.

>>5384319
>Implying Tail gear was ever popular enough to be flavor of the month shit or a meme.

Current flavor of the season is that candy girl thing. Which everyone is going to drop once they realize it's a shorts series with episodes that are only like 5 minutes long.

>>5383320
Citadel has a ink that the plastic crackheads use for blood effects on their models. I think it has a nice glossy final color too. It may be called BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD or something like that

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>>5384315
Yeah it will take a lot of putty, plastic and sandpaper to do that.

>>5382796
>I need a new axe.

It's been posed like that for weeks, what a coincidence.

>>5384366
>Google Citadel blood for the blood god
>It IS called 'blood for the blood god'.

An appropriate name.

>>5384366
That's just the same shit as tamiya clear red.

>>5384180
>Siphon feed
Have fun doing color swaps. I'd pick up a spare bottle or two so you can actually do that efficiently instead of having to pause to rinse the bottle.

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Anyone know if Sahelanthropus comes with a stand as part of the kit? Did Rex come with one?

>>5384383
I know REX did, not sure if that one does however.

>>5384383
It would be practically impossible for it to stand without one; not including one at that price would be a major oversight. Besides REX had the same stand as in the pics and RAY had it's own variant (also shown in pics)

>>5384425
>>5384383
also, in the game, (spoilers for mgsv)

sahelanthropus can't even stand upright on its own, shota mantis is holding it up with his mind powers. if it can't stand in a video game where anything is possible, there isn't much hope for a model kit bound to the laws of physics

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Those metal ridges on the back of the legs are dupposed to be heat sinks right?

Hey /m/, I need some advice.

My shelf space is limited, and my budget is tight. To fix both these issues, I was thinking to buy some smaller kits from now on… I built a few MGs so far and I like the details. How about RGs? Are they harder to build? Do the shiny stickers look good on them in person?

>>5384471
>>>/m/

>>5384471
Wrong board but RGs tend to have far more surface detail than any other line and some even consider them the definitive model of any particular mobile suit. They also have multiple shades of plastic for separate panels and a lot of optional stickers so they look nice even without paint. They are, however, notoriously finicky for clumsier people since they have a large quantity of small parts but the end result is usually worth it.

>>5384449
Well Shota mantis 1/100 is included so we don't need no physics now do we?

>>5384493
Is there a 1/100 eli? I want to have my 1/100 liquid pose with baby liquid

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Spending some time with a friend for a while; decided to bring a long-backlogged SD Burikimaru. He's been soaking in some soapy water overnight, and he just had a final scrubdown with a toothbrush and (since im so fucking impatient) he got a piece by piece hand-dry and is now ready for nub cleanin', seam-fillin', and some minor moddin'.

hopefully he'll be ready for paint by the time I get home to my airbrush.

>>5384680

Also: sorry 'bout the image size. Straight up forgot to resize before I posted. I await my punishment by snark.

>soaked in soapy water before detailing was done

Is there a special reason for this?

>>5384684
was a reply to >>5384680

>>5384684
It gets finger oils, dust and other unwanted things off the surface to help paint adhere and level better.

>>5384691
I thought sanding did that though.
Soaking them would be easier than sanding each piece though.

>>5384684
Placebo

>>5384696
>Sanding
>Getting rid of sanding dust and oils

No. Not even wetsanding. That just smooths the surface of the plastic itself. It doesn't remove everything.

Washing your parts isn't a strict requirement necessarily but it is a simple step that has nothing but benefits.

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>>5384672
He's in as a pilot

>>5384779
I hate, HATE to tiny koto models.
I would never sit and paint them, I would never have the patience, they look bad anyway.

>>5384786
At that scale, you can't worry about detail; just block in the colors and hit it with a wash.

>>5384792
>they look bad anyway
I don't even bother with them. I just want to display the Rex.

>>5384732
Don't forget that the runners have mold release to help shimmy them out of the injection molds. Sanding just rubs it around while washing your parts will clean them evenly.

>>5384853
You think those look bad? Take a look at most N scale model railroad figures. Koto jumps way over a very low bar.

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>>5384792
>just block in the colors and hit it with a wash
Exactly.

>>5384182
I'll see how it fares, if anything I'll just use the filter/regulator combo on the old grandpa compressor I already have and which works wonderfully.
>>5384381
Oh, I've been using a basic double-action Badger for years now, I have a rinse station I made so color swaps are nothing to me.
I'm going to use the gravity-feeds for enamels and lacquers, and am curious on the performance of the external-mix airbrush.

>>5384865
Bandai isn't some cheap chinese recaster. They clean their shit because it's meant for kids.

>>5384970
The regulator isn't the problem. The Master compressor runs very hot and can't maintain continuous operation. A tank will allow it fill up and shut down and give you more time to use it. I have the unbranded OEM version with the tank.

>>5384977
I mean, obviously, but the job isn't perfect by far. You can feel the difference between plastic that has had a good scrub down versus some straight out of the bag, and I've also gotten a hair or two in a few factory sealed Bandai kits.

>>5384867
Im guessing thats a 1/35 or 100 miniture for the person? I just painted my first minis and i fuggin loved it

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Despite how god awfully busy this thing looks, I honestly quite like it.

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>>5385145
1/144

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>>5385219
The VVV kits were surprisingly nice.

>>5385219
Thanks doc

>>5385239
Some of the part separation, specifically the right legs, was a bit surprising. Does the reactor cover on yours tend to fall off?

>>5385239
Pls post the one in the back with his chest open.
I need closure.

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>>5385312
Heavyarms? It's just the RD, not the old model kit.

>>5385321
Well thank you anyway, when I w

Is Krylon a decent primer, or should I get something else?

>>5385335
they know how to make primers, but the real question is how good they are for plastic.

>>5385335
No not really, itll give a frost effect. Its normally meant for large areas. Get some primer that you can hand brush

>>5385354
Ah, okay then. Cause right now I have a choice of either using Krylon primers that I have which are black, or this Vallejo primer which can be applied by brush.

Speaking of this, when painting from a dark primer to a light color, how many coats of paint should I apply? And, when hand-brushing a primer, should I thin it as well, or does it come in a way thats already prepped for just being applied to a model?

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It's always exciting when a package arrives earlier than expected.

I met a girl who likes gunpla, does that still make her a materialistic slut?

>>5385426
What's her favorite series?

>>5385426

My gal likes Zeta, 0080 and [spoiler]Unicorn[/spoiler]. I spoiled her on Build Fighters as well.

>>5385371
Never used vallejo stuff, but its normally a good idea to thin paints before using it imo. As for your other question, i normally use white primer for light colors and black for darker colors, so i cant really help you out there

>>5385426
No unless she obsessive about certain characters to where she rps it. Ask her if she wants to try out the group build (obviously dont tell her to post here, keep it between you two) then if all goes well see if you can build with her if you catch my drift

Can one only buy auroa film from SamuelDecal now? I can't seem to find it anywhere else

>>5385468
Why do people try to spoiler here?

New thread: >>5385571

>>5385580

They do it ironically, as a joke, I think.

>>5382546
Why the fuck would you use super glue? I mean sure, you can, but that's not the optimal solution.

>>5384315
Faller Chain > Riser Chain

I'm considering an order from 1999, does anyone have any experience with this seller?