Gunpla/Plamo General

>>5881564
The HG kit is still fantastic. The 1/100 is nice too.

RG G-self when

>>5881597
Because another zaku is what we really need to waste a now endangered MG on.

>>5881617
Sadly, we'll probably have to wait for G-Reco's 35th anniversary before we get it.

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post aquatic suits

>tfw hygogg is in the mail

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>>5881684
No aquatic suits but I do have boats.

Which I'll probably start building in the next 5 years. Probably.

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I fucking knew it... This is gonna be the size of my dick.

>>5881800
My dick is also 1/48th the size of a regular dick.

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>>5881824

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No word on that Apsalus model but this was at Tokyo C3 for scale comparison with a 1/144 EZ8 and (G) Gundam.

>>5881865
Holy shit I hope we really get the Aspalus II.

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Sad they could of done this for Super Fumina.

>>5881876
Why would they do a bust of a suit and not the pilot?

>>5881928
oops forgot to say they could of done that kind of molding for the face.

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>>5881876
muh dick

I'm working on a Gouf Revive and want to file the numbs off properly. I have sandpaper from ~400-1500 grit and have used it to get the nubs on the first parts down to nice smooth surfaces, but they've got lots of scratch marks. What should I do or what sandpaper should I use to "polish" away the marks?

What are some alternatives to sandpaper? The sandpaper is nice but I don't like the idea of having to replace it. I understand I may have to replace tools as well but I'd prefer to spend longer periods without cutting/buying sandpaper for convenience's sake.

>>5881876
Actually looks decent but I don't like the artist style.

Shame, since the jacketless one has a nice pose and everything.

>>5881938
metal files or sanding sticks

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>>5881684
Kit never ever ever.

>>5881865
>>5881875

Bandai should really need to include parts of Apsalus to HGUC kits, just like wat americans do in their toys. I'm sure it would boost their sales instead on giving us P Bandais.

>>5881952
But how should I polish the Gouf scuffs?

>>5881975
sandpaper. it wont wear out as fast as you think especially if you're wetsanding and even more if you use a file to get rid of the nub then use sandpaper to get rid of the scuff

>>5881979
No no, I mean should I be using a sandpaper grit higher than 1500 to polish away the scuffs? It's a separate question from the alternative-to-sandpaper one.

>>5882007
Use 2k then just flatcoat it, anything higher doesn't matter

>>5881929
I thought that myself but I guess it's harder at the smaller scale than pieces more than twice the size.

>>5882011
I suppose I should also mention that you should sand lightly at higher grits, 400grit leaves some pretty deep grooves if you sand hard.

Hey, newfag here.
I want to start gunpla but i don't know with what i should begin.
Is it good for start ?

http://hlj.com/product/MNED-107
http://hlj.com/product/MNEH-1
http://hlj.com/product/BAN996716
http://hlj.com/product/BAN912814

Thanks a lot !

>>5882011
>>5882021
I did sand rather lightly with the 400, no problems there. The scuffing is quite luckily only aesthetic and doesn't actually dig into the parts. I don't know if I'll be able to flat coat though, I live in an apartment in NYC with no roof access.

>>5882032
I would add a pair of angled modeling tweezers and swap the ancient HGUC Char's Zaku with like the HG The Origin one or something else from within the last like five years

Otherwise seems solid, that Revive is a great kit in general

>>5882076
>>5882032
Oh shit and also a lining pen, maybe one of those fancy pour-type Gundam markers I dunno I just use Sakura Microns

>>5882076
>>5882078
Okay, thanks you Anon !

>>5881671
i want a MG more than a shit RG.
G-Reco did so bad they didnt even bother with shitty no grade 1/100 ....

>>5882032
Seconding the Origin Char's Zaku.

Although you should consider getting the HGUC if you want a shit-ton of seam welding practice.

>>5882032
Don't need the tweezers or file really. Get sandpaper instead and a hobby knife if you feel like investing.

>>5882174
They are good to have but I wouldn't recommend shipping them from Japan. Many hand tools can be found for cheap at your local hardware/crafts stores.

>>5882174
Angled tweezers are like the best thing though they make stickers several degrees easier

>>5882196
Superior nippon blade folded a thousand times cuts plastic like butter.

Your options are usually xacto or tamiya anyway, and I quite like the tamiya handles.

>>5882200
Use the tip of your hobby knife instead, or a needle or whatever.

Is Perfect Grade RX-78 worth it my nigs?

>>5882230
Mega size or go home

>>5882230
Only the 1:1 is.

>>5882232

>No internal skeleton
>Shit tier hands

I think i'll go home my mane

>>5882268
I find it interesting that a inner frame is important to a lot of people who then proceed to only display the model with all the armor on.
Maybe not you but a lot of others do.

quick question about seam-line removal

i understand you can use putty too, can you just put a layer of putty over the lines then sandpaper it?

or is it more effective to do the seam wielding with the plastic cement?

i've tried it a few times but I can never seem to get the cement to "ooze" out of the seams

>>5882279
Doesn't give structural integrity, so any shearing of the part occurs and you're gonna have a seamline again.

>>5882279
I often do both cement and putty.

>>5882287
>Doesn't give structural integrity
This. Don't ever putty something you haven't fixed in place first or it will end in tears.

>>5882338
It's especially bad for jointed kits. When you articulate the joints, you are indirectly exerting force to split open the seams.

>>5881800
>Dat Formula ramping off of nothing in the background
I mean, that's cool. But why?

>>5882367
There's a cliff out of frame to the right, it's performing a death from above maneuver. Is your autism satisfied?

How bad has the F91 HG aged? I dig the design a lot

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>>5881596

>>5881800
Show us how big it actually is, so I can figure out how big to sculpt a custom mim pilot figure

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>>5882301
>>5882287
>>5882338
alright alright!

also, does cement expire?

I have a full bottle of left over cement from 2011... i never finished it because it glued itself shut

>>5882447
Nice

>>5882405
The HGUC F91 is a newer one. Articulation wise it's fine and I guess a step behind a Revive kit, but the proportions look nasty to me.

If you mean some older kit like a 1/100, then who knows.

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>>5882447
Reminds me of my doki doki death beam Strike Freedom pose

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>Youll never get a gunpla thats the size of a loli

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>>5882757
>Settling for child sized

>>5882770
>"Hey Gundam, I head you take your legs all the way off to pee."

>>5882777
>There are people who post frogs without knowing the original comic or the fact that he was never sad and his frown is actually shooped.

I'm painting my kit for the first time, using sprays. I'm getting incredibly frustrated because even though I've practiced with the cans, I can't get a good thin coat of primer or spray paint. It's all either grainy mist or fuckhuge splashes of runny color. It might have to do with the fact that I live in a hot, high humidity country (we're talking 26c 70% humidity at night, even higher temps during the day). I really enjoy building kits (so far) and painting looks to be overall satisfying, but this is just killing me.

I already ordered an airbrush and compressor, but the compressor will take months to get here (ordered through sealmodel by boat so that shipping and taxes won't make it cost twice as much). Can't wait to be able to do this properly and avoid rattlecans altogether (I plan on airbrushing the primer on as well).

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>>5882770
>Settling for anything short of full size

>>5882855
The full sized isn't a model kit.

>>5882212
No, see, that doesn't give you grip

Have you ever built an RG? Serious question

>>5882874
Isnt it though? It was assemble piece by piece, using a detailed series of instructions to create a full replica of the original

>>5881961
I would love this, but I'd settle for a flippin' HG Capule/Kapool. Between ZZ, Turn A and Unicorn there's no reason it hasn't been made.

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>>5882405
>How bad has the F91 HG aged?

>HG F91
>Aged
>December 2013

>>5882405
Compared to anything else like the Gundam Alex and GP-01 The f91 is fine.

>>5883091
HG != HGUC

>>5883267
I could care less about Bandai's naming schemes, if it's 1/144 it's a HG

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>>5883304
>m-muh RG

>>5883304
>could care less
>1/144 it's HG

There has been a major influx of complete and utter morons in this hobby it seems.

>>5883304
>could care less
Learn English motherfucker

>>5883267
well there are no other HG F91s so the point is moot. just the MG and the ancient non-graded 1/100 F91.

>>5883304
The concept of no-grade, real grade, fix figuration, and first grade, must be foreign to you.

>>5883341
Oops forgot about those

>>5883350
>>5883369
I meant between the different HGUC, HGCE, HGBF, HGIBO lines.

>>5883350
It seems he's right in this case. The only 1/144 F91 is the HGUC

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>>5883304
>if it's 1/144 it's a HG

>>5883406
tits arent big enough

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>>5883430
>if it's 1/144 it's a HG

>>5883430
>>5883440
Not mutually exclusive

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>>5883451
>if it's 1/144 it's a HG

>>5883430
>says HG in the corner
nice try

>>5883475
Its a 1/100, but its a misused example anyway.
He should be posting 1/144 kits that aren't a HG

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if it's 1/144 it's a HG

>>5883434
Hey, she's less inadequate in comparison than lots of other cosplayers.

>>5883505
If it's 1/144 it's a GG for Going in the Garbage.

>>5883512
I agree, the Sword Strike Gundam deserves to be in the garbage.

>>5883475
I think you missed the part where it says "1/100" at the top in addition to being an HG.

>>5883484
Enough people already did that. This was a further example that HG isn't some all encompassing term for 1/144 kits.

>1/100 with no designation is the new HG

Looking at you IBO kits

>>5882276
Isn't the frame better because it offers better poses?

>>5882874
Neither is your mother, yet I still play with her.

>>5883544
Aren't those NGs?

>>5883565
NGs are technically large HG. Same diff level, same level of articulation

>>5883585
The 1/100 IBOs aren't just upscales of the 1/144s. They're not MG level, but they are above HG level.

>>5883590
I find them to be a step above hg and re 100.

>>5883460
I actually own that kit. It's in my backlog.

>>5883440
Someday I hope to be skilled enough to actually cut apart this and the Daughtress Custom and give them the articulation they deserve. Those two are some of my favorite grunt suits.

>>5883625
That thing is gonna need a shit ton of work with joint grafting and joint reinforcement for it's already existing joints.

>>5883633
I know, I already have the Daughtress and just looking at its runners, it's a nightmare. But it's also the sort of nightmare I want to strive to be able to perfect, and guides such as http://dqfg.blogspot.com/2015/08/how-to-use-hgbc-balden-arm-arms-to-add.html and http://dqfg.blogspot.com/2015/08/how-to-add-articulation-to-waist-using.html give me confidence that I'll eventually be able to do it.

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>>5883625
>>5883633
>>5883647

I really need to finish mine someday.

>>5883647
When you do finish it, show it off to us.

>>5883674
It probably won't be for a long time, but sure. I need to git gud at everything else before I try to do this.

>>5883671
Looks pretty sweet so far, anon.

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My edgy build.

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Hollowed out behind the visor parts on the big Master Cheif kit and experimented with adding an orange LED. Battery is definitely going in the torso but I'm not sure exactly where yet.

This is going to be for a small local show in two months so the battery only has to last a few hours. I picked up some grip plate patterned styrene to detail up the base with too.

I'm entering a couple of other things but this is going to be my main entry.

>>5882855
A buddy of mine went to visit it. The decals are peeing off just like an RG's sticker, and birds have made nests inside the vents and shoulders

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What are some suits that'll satisfy my fetish for high heels? Doesn't matter how absurd they are, if anything that's a bonus. Tiny feet are okay too, though in either case it'd be preferred if the suit can still stand and pose.

>>5883839
Nobel, Reborns, Zeta II and ZZII are a good start.

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>>5883839

>>5883830
Hey, which Chief is that?

Looks nicer than I would have thought.

>>5883857
Bandai Spruekits Level 3. Coems with a stand, actual clear parts for the visor, two pistols, the assault rifle, and the battle rifle. Pretty good kit all around, although it's more of a big HG rather than a MG in terms of engineering.

It's like $40 on amazon at the moment.

>>5883830
nice blog m8

>>5883889
nice shitpost m8

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anyone know of any kits that come with "pistols?"
ever since I got my Geara Zulu that came with a pistol, I was in love

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>>5883904
>pistol

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>>5883839
>Doesn't matter how absurd they are, if anything that's a bonus
Let me introduce you to Mack Knife, he's ridiculously fun to play around with

>>5883904
>underbarrel pistol

>>5883904
Amazing Booster, Amazing Weapon Binder

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>>5883839

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>>5883839

>>5883903
but blogspot is literally free.

and bad enough you blogpost here, you have to bring your shit over to /m/ too.

nobody but you gives a fuck about your long-winded stories. just post 'i put LEDs on my master chief you guys' and that's it, no need to fucking elaborate about how many watts it takes to power the LED and how many water molecules are in the battery cell that you got from the peak of ount everest while you were trekking and hunting for a yeti who murdered your family way back in the 90's during bill clinton's presidential term.

>>5883947
>how many watts it takes to power the LED and how many water molecules are in the battery cell that you got from the peak of ount everest while you were trekking and hunting for a yeti who murdered your family way back in the 90's during bill clinton's presidential term.
>strawmanning this hard

>>5883940
>>5883944
>mobile suits
And aren't most FSS kits relatively work-intensive GKs?

>>5883953
if you want high heels without work, get a hooker

>>5883889
>muh jealousy

>>5883839
>>5883909
Seconding

>>5883957
But just look at Man Rodi
Man Rodi chan wears nice heels and doesn't need much unless you'd like; she's fine with or without. She'll always be good to you.
Mortar Headds are more classy, perhaps, but too rich for my blood, you know?

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I like this sort of guisarme/voulge thing. Wonder how it will be size-wise for 1/100 suits.

>>5883983
Isn't this basically Nanoha's forced friendship making device?

Shieeet I like it

>>5883861
Only 40? Not bad. I've been considering buying one just to repaint as whichever member of the Blood Gulch crew my mind fancies.
Maybe Caboose, get a scoreboard on that baseplate.

>>5884040
Wrong helmet for Caboose.

>>5883990
> Nanoha's forced friendship
Lold. Just watched anime.

>>5884092
There's also the giant burn/melted portion on the breastplate. I really wish that wasn't part of the halo 4 design or that the models had ommited that part. Its in an area that you can't just fill it in and smooth it over with putty too as a deep and wide panel cuts through the area and there is supposed to be some tiny surface detail on it.

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>>5883827
Got any more pics? Dalong hasn't reviewed it yet.

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Meanwhile at Koto

>>5884281
aw yeah catgirl sniper girl pack

>>5883460
those hands... is this what nightmares are made of?

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>>5884296
Even the more expensive 1/60 kits used to have hands like that.

>>5883907
>>5883911
why i used quote-y marks

>>5883912
thanks

>>5883671
I love doing shit like this, get an NG kit that has no HG version, like the ZAFT GuAIZ, or DINN, and use the equivalent HG parts to bring them to as close to HG standard for the line as possible.

For GuAIZ i used an HG Dreadnought Gundam as the base. fir the DINN you would need a CGUE HG. Also just converted a Yzak custom ZAKU into an HG using parts from an old GINN kit i had. Bought that one for the Slash pack (chain guns).

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>>5884240

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>>5884240
2

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>>5884240
3 your welcome.

>>5884351
Huh, I expected the face to be pre-painted.

>>5884356
Thanks. Can you put it next to a MG?

>>5884358
Not before tomorow. i will post him next a sinanju and a X1 for comparaison. but he's slightly taller than a X1 and much larger than the sinanju. like 2 time larger.

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>>5883839

Dahack, also from G-Reco, also designed by Ippei Gyoubu.

>>5884690
I kinda wonder what happened to the model department when G-Reco was happening. Most of them were pretty bad with a few good ones in the mix.

>>5884698
they were designed for anime first and model second instead of the other way around

>>5884702
It's a shame they really had a lot of potential for it.

>>5884698
Apparently they weren't expecting them to sell and had to try and ram a bunch out to make up for demand when people actually wanted them

>>5884772
And then once they did pump out a bunch demand/interest suddenly dropped off and they swapped focus back to Try kits.

>>5884806
That's because the show was ending when convention says that you should at least show off products before they show up in animation. G-Reco was the only case where a bunch of kits were late to being showed. I mean the Catsith kit was only showed off long after it showed up in the show.

So apparently the primer I was sold (and the only rattle can primer I could find in my area that was supposedly fit for plastic) is not fit for plastic at all. It looked fine when I primed stuff, but then I did some masking and when I took off the masking tape it peeled off some of the primer. This happened on multiple pieces. All were washed before being primed, and some had been set to dry for a week between priming and masking+painting.

So what do I do now? Is it possible to touch things up and continue somehow or am I fucked? I don't have the materials to strip down all of the parts to the bare plastic (at least not without dunking them all in a pool of acetone and probably destroying the plastic itself).

>>5885000
What brand of primer?

What's the best middleman for taobao?

>>5884092
>>5884183
Well boo, that makes me mad. Not kittens mad, but still mad.

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Neat, some insect gun like thing

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>muh koto shop special recolor

also http://hlj.com/product/KBYKP-420
cheaper than amiami

The G-reco suits are pretty cute, I am pretty sad we did not get a HG Wuxia.

how the fuck am I supposed to get the nub marks off the rg sinanju

>>5885760
pics?

>>5885760
I haven't actually started it, just looking at the pieces. if I sand them it ruins the gloss. and the plastic is soft, so If I try to cut them I might tear the plastic

>>5885760
sand to remove the nub, gloss coat to restore the beautiful gloss finish

>>5885760
You dont.

>>5885760
I thought it was undergated?

>>5885766
>gloss coat
Then whats the point?

>>5885770
not completely. there are still some spots were it's visible on the final product

>>5885771
maybe snapshitters who don't file nubs want a mostly gloss coat, who knows

>>5885773
I was just planning on snapping it together and using the basic decals since it's mediocre as an rg. I wanted it as a basic display that I could finish in a day or too. why bandai, why did you fuck up this kit.

>>5885773
>muh snapfags
Why do you have this assumption that people who make snapfit models can't properly touch them up. Its not like it requires a blood sacrifice.

>>5885789
if someone is asking since you'd need to gloss coat some spots that need touch up, why do you even bother gloss coating the whole thing, and I explain some people may not want to even touch up but want gloss, mug snapfag is the proper response. you can gloss coat small areas, there's such thing as brush on gloss coat, but >>5885771 probably didn't think of that

>>5885789
>ts not like it requires a blood sacrifice.
Thats the reason why everything you make looks so half assed.

>>5885776
what makes it a mediocre RG?

>>5885800
>implying
I'll have you know that my kits look just fine without first being soaked in virgin blood.

>>5885819
from what people are saying is that it falls apart when it's finished. shit just falls off

>>5885823
that definitely does happen, but isn't that something that a lot of real grades experiences, from the freedom's wing setup to to the zeta as a whole just falling apart? or are they the exceptions and I shouldn't worry about the zaku II or rx-78?

>>5885826
the only rgs I have are the mark 2 and the zgok. shit barely ever falls off and i play with them a lot. the sinanju does it to a hilarious degree were a reviewer will pick it up and shit will fall of.

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>>5885766
>gloss coat to restore the beautiful gloss finish
>what is polishing compound

"beautiful gloss finish" actually takes skill, the best inexperienced painter can hope for is semi-gloss that is in no way "beautiful", so shit advice

>>5885831
I was saying that the gloss on sinanju looks great, and i'm pretty sure semi-gloss has its own term, satin, which is definitely not what your inexperienced painted can hope for

>>5885838
Semi-gloss is semi-gloss, go to a home depot and look at samples. Satin/matte/flat is a whole different thing.

Back on topic, if you want your plastic to be glossy after you scratched it up with sandpaper, just polish it.

>>5885842
polish with polishing grits of sand paper?

>>5885843
polish with read the thread >>5885831

>>5885849
at that point, why not use a common gloss coat like the pledge floor stuff, which is a gloss varnish. you say it's semi-gloss but it looks fairly glossy to my eyes

>>5885854
or you know, you can just rub it with your nail a bit and then buff a little with your t-shirt for the same effect

>>5885861
are you saying that gloss coats used by modelers for years aren't actually gloss, and all of them are wrong except the small minority that use that mr hobby product?

>>5885864
no, I'm saying that breaking out paint is an overkill for dealing with aftermath of nub removal

that is essentially all that I am saying

>>5885876
but breaking out polish isn't?

>>5885879
no, because you just wipe it off when you're done (unlike paint), you can also buff with felt and such without any polish

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why not use pic related

>>5885772
Wow, what a shitshow

So much amateur hour advice in one thread

>>5885919
sandpaper is cheaper

Come on goyim, what are you waiting for?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN2l0DwYY2w

What's the best Eva 001 Model kit, is it the Bandai Rebuild one?

>>5885993
Wait for Kotobukiya's TV version, unless you REALLY like the Bandai rubbery arms.

>>5886000

How much will it cost my mane?

>>5886041
One hundred trillion Zimbabwe dollars.

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Got my prize from the group build. Cheers gelgoog.

Any word on the next group build yet? Is it still going to be SDs?

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Apparently Transient Glacier Got a makeover to not look like complete shit?

>>5886207
Yeah, going up tomorrow.

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>Photo-etch metal kits
>The glue required kind going by the bottle sitting on the table

Yotsuba's dad is a better modeler than you.

>>5886331
at least i'm real

>>5886343
Are you really though?

Would you guys recommend super-gluing the cuffs and the knee armor pieces shut onto their respective frame sections in the RG Sinanju? The kit is surprisingly delicate in these areas, even for RG standards.

>>5886417
No. Super glue will not adhere to RG frames securely for the same reason you can't superglue polycaps.

>>5886436

That's what I was afraid of. Thanks, anyway.

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>>5884358
1

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>>5884358
2

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>>5884358
3

>>5886465
That's the MG Crossbone, right? Is kaiser a manlet or is the sinanju stein too tall?

>>5886476
sinanju stein is one of the tallest MGs

>>5886476
stein is tall. en crossbone is manlet

>>5886467
Cool, thanks again.

>>5886482
your welcome.

>>5884698

Me too because those from G-Reco are some of my fav non UC designs and the same designer's work got really good HGs for Iron Blooded Orphan... so I don't think it was them shitting on his designs. The Man Rodi and Gusion are about as unwieldy, or even more unwieldy than the Space Jahannam but those are both fun, solid HG kits.

Space Jahannam is one of my fav not-ZakuII-but-totally-a-Zaku-II designs and I wish it hadn't gotten such a shit quality series of kits. Luckily, the other fav design from G-Reco supposedly have a decent kit, Gastima, which I still haven't built yet to this day.

>>5886465
I can't get over how much more aesthetically pleasing Kaiser is compared to those two.

Curves > polygon trash.

>>5886533
How does it feel to be the wrongest there ever was?

>>5886542
I dunno, how does it?

>>5886533
wait and see the final model painted in all glossy with blue night filter over the black and metalic red wings..

>>5886501
>Space Jahannam
i want to love it so badly. but the very lacking points of articulation and its so.. hard to pose it where it doesnt look stiff...

because I love the design so much.

I wish I knew how to mod gundams so I can give it better joints and range of motion

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>>5883839
>HG F91

>>5886758
>ZETA FOR THE WIN

>the order I made last weekend at HLJ is going to get here before the order I made a month ago at Amiami
>paid the same shipping costs for both
>ordered a larger volume of stuff from HLJ
why do people use amiami again?

>>5886803
1% rebate system is enticing enough apparently

>>5886233
I don't know why but it looks like they got design inspiration from some of Astray Blue frame designs.

>>5886803
>want something
>it's sold out at 2 of the big 3 and Mandarake, not available elsewhere
>only place it's available is amiami
I mean, I give HLJ most of my business too, but if I want a thing, and they don't have it, I don't just give up.
Is that really so hard to understand? What about the dozens of other logical reasons?

>>5886817
I'm new, so I was going by the guide when I made my first order, then I decided to give HLJ a try to see if they were any better, and they were.

>>5886819
I totally agree that HLJ is the tits. And likewise, I do not order from amiami unless I have no other options. The shipping time though, is not exactly the fault of the retailer. HLJ does have pretty fast SAL though, and it has to do with the route the package leaves the country. I personally dislike amiami the most because they are quick to ban for cancellations. I do really like their seasonal postcards though.

>>5886803
The only thing I've ordered from AmiAmi in over a year was ZZ kits.

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Never skip leg day!

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>>5886889

fuck, why didn't anybody tell me?

>>5886904
Angry cyclops

>>5886803
HLJ doesn't sell onaholes

What are the chances of a Wing EW ver 2.0?

>>5886919
You can't possibly need onaholes every couple months along with your gunpla/weeb shipment, right?

>>5886965
Someone doesn't know me very well.

>>5886965
>he doesn't buy flavor of the month onaholes
s m h tbqh senpai

Can I use Mr. Mark Setter on anything besides water slides?

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>>5886969
>>5886971
You guys are too lewd

>>5886501
We will never see the Hecate.

>>5887075
>no hecate
>no moran
>no z'gocky
>no mazraster
>no wuxia
>no poligit

>>5887099
>z'gocky
All these good designs never happened and that's just very sad.

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>>5887099
>No Wuxia

>he doesn't own at least 3 grazes

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>by the time IBO is over there will be more Grazes than g-reco kits

>>5887152
and they still haven't made the fucking 1/144 ground type graze yet.

>>5887149
I wanna start with the regular one and it's been out of stock every time I've been ordering

>>5886971
>>5886969
wtf I bought 4 meikis in my life and I'm still quite satisfied. You're buying that cheap shit huh?

>>5882389
Yes, thank you. :3

>>5887220
beam saber's emitter end is pointed at the zaku

>>5887228
It's all a part of Amuro's plan.

>>5887099
>no elmoran
>no trinity

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>>5887243

>>5887256
This looks right out of IBO. And CCA.

>>5887262

yeah, Ippei Gyoubu... I'm glad he got another shot at doing designs for another series even though G Reco didn't do well. Kimaris Trooper is one of my fav mechs and HG kits, now am tempted to get the 1/100...

Not even a single 1/100.

>>5886803
Because amiami won't ban you for for preordering multiple things before a household limit is set

>>5887331
>household limit
what is it? is it tasty?

>>5887256
Now i think about it G-reco designs look like what IBO would look like if they armored their mechs fully.

>>5887216
>Meiki
You like the old and busted stuff, huh Grandpa? I buy Tomax. Get on my level.

>>5887393
old and busted?? lmao the only thing busted were all the nuts I squirted in those things. Meiki maria is tight af

>"Don’t build while you’re naked." --guide
Why not?

>>5887400
I've dropped my knife and stabbed myself in the dick with clothes on, I imagine it would be far worse naked.

>>5887400
Accidental gluing.

I want a team of the 5 from Gundam Wing.

Best versions that I can have the whole team?

>>5887462
The "best" wing kits are the MGs, but they're all shitty redesigns so I wouldn't call them good.

>>5887466
Yea it's weird for me cause I don't like most of the EW designs but I love the Deathscythe Hell from EW and I think Heavy Arms looks better.

>>5887400
>That time your knife rolled off your desk
>That time you got a drop of thinner on your dick
>That time you got a drop of glue on your dick
>That time you got pubes on your kit
>Why?

Experience.

>>5887476
Heavyarms EW is the worst one. The entire thing that makes heavyarms cool is that every part of its body is integrated into guns and having it just hold the gatling instead ruins that.

Also the kit has the "beam saber hidden in arm" thing even though it has no reason to jettison the arm because it's just holding the gun. It's fucking stupid and I hate it.

I feel like putting decals on models, but have no decals available.

Hasegawa Macross kit or Virtual On kit?

>>5887494
The saber thing is from the show, when Trowa hid a saber in the arm for Heero to use when he needed to use Heavyarms because he's better at melee than bullets

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>>5887495
Bandai's Rvf-25 comes with 3 ghosts for extra decal fun

>>5887466
are you...
ver ka is way better than the blocky tv designs. especially for shenlong

>>5887389

Yes, the Kimaris 1st appearance would be right at home in G-Reco. Looking at my space jahannam, it's even more confusing to see how some joints were structured, even the wrist joint, when you compare it with the IBO, it's clearly not made to last... and the shoulders, IBO has these nice separate joints so they can be raised up to not hinder the movement... but a lot of the G Reco kits just have them as huge chunks connected with a single polycap...

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>>5887495
Or you could try the im@s planes

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234964072-the-idolmster-f-22-raptor/

>>5887500
I know what it's from. The point is it shows how dumb and incoherent the redesign is because it has no reason to be like that.

I found an old Gundam Deathscythe Hell at Goodwill today for fifty cents, this thing is horrible. Im amazed that the thing is complete. The original owner only built the legs.

>>5887543
I bought all the 1/144 Wing kits back in 2001 when they sold them in Walmarts here in Canada, yeah they're really come a long way

>>5887564
Hungates tag, $18.99

Somebody bought and built a LBX model that had a flight mode and it kinda looked like an Arwing from Star Fox.
What was it?

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>>5887617
That sounds like the Odin

>>5887511
I want to do a robot. Or at least something that transforms into one.

>>5887503
Lets see if I can find one or even a Super Messiah.

>>5886803
I used it just a few days ago becuase their HGUC vanilla Dom was ~$3 cheaper than on HLJ and HS, and they had some Koto joints in stock I was looking for that neither of the other two stores had either.

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I have this kit, and I haven't done anything to it, but I want to make this ship, at least, get started.

anyone have any idea what decal solvent it needs? I can't find anything on the type of decals the delta quadrant used.

I was considering making it a bit different, like it'd become a personal ship/home for someone, rather than a Starfleet ship, but I also do not want it to look blobby.

are acrylic paints fine for resin models like this? thinned with water? or do I need a different thinner?

>>5887724
my main thing to ask, is, if I painted it in silver acrylic, would i be able to apply the decals later? or would the solvent melt the kit or the decals?

>>5887725
well, on further generic garage kit information digging, I think acrylics would be fine, so I shall see if I can give it a go... been three years or so since I had the kit... better get started rather than sit and be afraid to ever build it.

>>5887724
Resin builders are not as common in these threads, maybe one of them will drop by and answer your questions. Have you tried reading the guide?
I'm 90% sure your decals will be water slides, so just use your favourite waterslide solvent. Make sure to gloss coat it as usual. In fact, the painting procedure should be exactly the same as any other model kit, except maybe the primer.

>>5887766
after a quick pass with acrylic paint, it will look fine with the acrylic paint, but I definitely need a silvery primer to get the paint to stick, and then the decal solvent and whatever else I need.

I just don't know how to use the decals.


at least my paint rubbed off nice and easy with a water rinse.

>>5887397

I'm not sure why I never suspected that jav women would have laser accurate versions of their vulva for sale. It should have been obvious.

But they should be more accurate and reproduce the inside as well.

>>5887724
>are acrylic paints fine for resin models like this
You need to prime it with resin primer first, after that you can do whatever you would do to a plastic model.

Water based acrylic will not stick to resin without primer.

>>5887803
Serious question, is this your first time painting a model kit?

>>5887803
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+apply+waterslide+decals

>>5887513
The scene still happens in Glory of the Losers, so I'd say that's a pretty good reason? I don't understand your complaint

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Have you guys ever tried gluing styrene with acetone?

>>5887816
some of them do have the inside reproduced

>>5888143
it will work but there is no reason to do it when model cement exists.

>>5888233
Yeah, I know, but I was just curios to know if someone here tried it.
I guess I will have to look what holds the styrene stronger now.

>>5888143
>>5888233
Model cement is basically a solvent cocktail with some plastic resin mixed in, which is why some cements are thicker than others (in the case of "plastic cement" it's usually made for polystyrene and contains polystyrene resin).

You can try melting some polystyrene into acetone to create a very thin plastic slurry or goop and it might be usable as a cement

>>5888257
>You can try melting some polystyrene into acetone to create a very thin plastic slurry or goop and it might be usable as a cement

people do this sometimes to make their own putty that color matches the plastic. chemically it will work but id rather use regular putty to fill in seams then just paint everything.

>>5888289
That putty technically closer to a modeling cement and desu it would work better than regular putty because it will fuse the plastic like a cement with the plastic resin helping it set. That said, acetone is smelly, toxic, and you need to seal it really well to prevent the putty from drying back into plastic inside your glass jars.

>>5888625
I should mention. It's also possible acetone could permanently damage the plastic, so it depends. I know people use acetone to make ABS slurry that seems to work out okay for pure ABS. Not sure about Polystyrene, but you can use any old model cement to make polystyrene slurry.

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Buying another megashiki gonna paint it either Jet Black or Gold.

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>Been contemplating buying a Jameru Fin as of late
>Bandai restocks the kit this very month

Well this makes my decision a bit easier.

Stupid noob question, but is it okay to paint in the separate colors on the kit while leaving the rest as is with a top coat app for matte consistency?

Not trying to be lazy here, the colors it comes molded in are just perfect as is IMO.

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Spent the evening pinning together this absolute beauty.
Only problem so far has been a loose right shoulder, just thickened the joint with tape.
A fair few fiddly bits to be attached like the leg vents, but with pinning complete, now onto prep, fun times ahead.

>>5888796
Looks nice man I kinda miss nicely casted parts. I'm working on this piece of shit arteme gundam. E2046 need to just shut shop, their kits are unusable.

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>>5888801
yeah, I avoid e2046 like the damn plague.
Got an artemie coming myself off taobao, fingers crossed the casting is decent.
This thing is an absolute treat.

Got an action base and finished my second build today. Thanks to the anon that recommended the z'gok, it was a blast and a half to build, and it's articulation is off the charts!

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>>5888822
Forgot pic

>>5888822
>Z'Gok
The RG?
That may have been me who said to do so.
Show it off, dude.

>>5888809
Damn it, dude. You posed on FB, now I know who you are.

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>>5888829
Yeah, the RG, I was debating between this, chars zaku, or exia.

>>5888846
How was the build?

>>5888854
started around 2 and finished the build around 7 with a half hour break somehwere in the mix. Panel lined and applied Decals from 7-8:15. Wasn't bad at all, and holy shit that inner frame. I had no idea it was possible to make parts with joints like that on the runner. Also, if RGs are supposed to be hand grenades, then this must be the exception, I've been fidling with it a lot and the kneecap may have fallen off once.

>>5886501
>non UC

senpai

>>5888878
It should be fine.

>>5888865
>hand grenade
It's kind of a meme, but also bear in mind that it's a lot of detail on such a small frame. You can only expect so much. You're a pretty quick builder, anon.

>>5888904
>You're a pretty quick builder, anon.
I probably don't sand nubs as much as I should, but since I don't intend to start painting right yet, I'd rather have little nub marks than huge scratches from sanding too much.

>>5888915
Looks clean to me. Also, if you go so far as topcoating, you don't have to worry about sanding marks at all, dude.

>>5888958
lel, you can't tell from my shitty picture, but the upper arms are a mess. I need to go back and touch up several spots.

Does top coat help disguise the clear parts from the stickers?

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>>5888970
Well, it definitely helps.

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>>5888970
It helps if you put them on well, which I didn't

>>5888792
Is there an English list of Bandai's restock?

>>5889024
hobby search has one

What's a good Zeon Remnant style melee weapon? I can't think of one for my entry in /m/'s group build.

>>5889029
Heat Hawks. Heat Swords. Machine gun looking weapons.

>>5889029
Knives and claws.

>>5888801
>>5888809
>e2046 is shit
Then where will I find cheap recasts of wonfes garage kits?

>>5889029
>What's a good Zeon Remnant style melee weapon?
Cleavers from either the Zaku amazing booster set or the IBO axe set.

Or failing that they make a system weapon set with a zaku axe and a set with gouf style swords/spear.

We just waiting until next thread for Group Build announcement?

>>5889029
The long spiked mace thing made by the Chinese

>>5889071
We know it's SDs, we're just waiting on the specifics.

>>5889085
Yeah, but Gelgoog said it would go up today. I was just wondering

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This is my first 1/100 and I'm loving the scale and details on this damn thing.

>>5889089
I would really like to know ASAP too. I plan on doing both this build and the one on /m/, so I want to order the stuff I need for both at the same time.

>>5889096
Yeah, same, and doing a group build on my state gunpla FB page

>>5889094
the 1/100 IBOs are good, but they really don't compare to MGs

>>5888792
>is it okay to paint in the separate colors on the kit while leaving the rest as is with a top coat app for matte consistency?
Of course, matte over plastic isn't quite the same as matte over paint but it hardly makes a difference, and provided it looks good to you who even cares

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Working on a custom for /m/'s group build. Anyone got cool ideas for a color scheme?

It's called the G-Xiphos Atmospheric Entry. It's for the "Ace Custom" build.

>>5889113
Yeah, I'm sure. This honestly feels easier to put together than an HG. Kinda like a bigger SD, really.

>>5889089
where is gelgoog anyway?

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Would D-Style kits count towards the SD group build?

>>5889171
Who knows, we gotta wait for gelgoog

I WANNA GET RG CHAR'S ZAKU
HOW GOOD OR BAD IS IT?
I'M TERRIFIED OF HAVING TO PANEL LINE EVERY LITTLE PART AND THOSE FUCKING PIIIIPES

>>5889160
Space shuttle colors