Gunpla/Plamo General

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SD Group Build

Rules:
Pick up an SD anything, plane, Gundam/other MS, whatever, if it's generally an SD it counts (so I hope to see someone do a D-Style). Obviously, per all group builds, you'll want to paint it.

Submissions:
Email it to [email protected]
USE AN ACTIVE EMAIL ADDRESS

Due Date: November 1st

Good news! A kind anon has purchased some prizes for the group build. He has decided to do a random drawing rather than judge them like I did in the previous group build. Winners will be contacted via email.

For those curious, I intend to start the secret Santa signups on October 1st.

Secret Santa

It's that time of year again. Just look at the form and fill it out. Signups last until December 1st, pairs go out in the days after that.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdprprkU_4UBARdot0ASSmoUoxghk9bOPVuRrvZKfghAZQRbg/viewform?c=0&w=1

A few things:
-Use an active email, I don't want to be hounding you and then have to repair someone.
-Use your full address, I don't know every damn city and zip code in the US.


A new option, Cards Only. If you pick this you're assumed to be willing to ship international (it's a card after all). It doesn't have to be a handmade card, just something nice. Of course handmade is nicest, but not everyone has the skills for it.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdprprkU_4UBARdot0ASSmoUoxghk9bOPVuRrvZKfghAZQRbg/viewform?c=0&w=1

As always, I'm available here, on IRC, or at [email protected].

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What's everyone building over the weekend?

>>5967290
1/100 grimgerde, hg gyancelot and astaroth.

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>>5967290
Finally got myself a Barbatos 6th. So that'll be fun

>>5967298
Those mold lines are atrocious

>>5967309
Yeah I know, I'm still trying to figure out how to make cleaner cuts without cutting into the actual plastic

>>5967322
I'm not talking about your terrible nubs but the kit defect itself.

>>5967342
Sorry, I'm really new to building gunpla so I have no clue what you're talking about. Do you mean that the kit itself is defective or something I fucked up?

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The proportion actually looks okay. I've probably just been building a lot of stuff with legs that just wont quit.

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Come CrabAnon, let us Whoop Whoop together

>>5967348
The manufacturing process is at fault, all the other kits are probably the same.
Look at the line running down the pipes on the forearms, that's what I'm talking about

What's with Hobby Wave's site? I've got cookies enabled, yet every time I try to checkout it takes me back to the homepage and empties my cart.

>>5967290
Project for small local contest and convention. I need to get painting as I only have a month left.

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>>5967376

how much bytes are in the cookies?

>>5967376
Do you have any adblock, noscript, etc. installed?

If all else fails make an account. Most sites use cookies to track account sessions so you'll tell if cookies are a problem if you're forcibly logged out.

>>5967379
Is it SCGMC?

>>5967396
I've tried in FF and Chrome so far, it behaves the same in both browsers. My Chrome install is barebones so there shouldn't be any issues there, but I did turn off Adblock on FF to try again. No changes. The weird thing is that I do have an account and I'm signed in; I've managed to place one order before by I think just waiting until the site stopped being retarded.

I'm tempted to just snag what I need from Amazon; after Hobbywave's shipping the prices aren't that much more and I can get EVERYTHING I need in one expensive swoop so long as I switch to Mr. Topcoat rather than the Super Clear UV Cut I used previously.

>>5967381
About 3.5 bytes.

>>5967404

try increasing the byte count on the cookies.

seriously though if you can afford mr top coat then arent you well off moneywise?

>>5966456
>he didn't get his already
Step it up!

Since a guy got a Hyakuren last thread, do we have any testimonials from other folks with Hyakurens? I've been eyeballing them but I haven't seen other complaints regarding hand grenade status.

Additionally, how's the OG HG Gogg? I like the Gogg, but knowing about the articulation and stickers makes me a little skeptical. How's Gunpla General feel about it?

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Dem wings are heavy.

>>5967469
>if you can afford mr top coat then arent you well off moneywise?
I keep my needs simple and I don't do a ton of building. If I'm stuck with rattle cans due to no airbrush rig though, what are my other options? I'd love something cheaper available to me.

>>5967473
This is why kits like these should auto come with stands. It's stupid otherwise that you have something literally unposable

>>5967474
Didn't another anon determine Testors looks better overall of the various spray paints?

Shia Qan't, GN Archer, and Nobel arrived, what psoe to put them in?

>>5967506
Eiffel Tower

>>5967506
Line dancer poses!

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The Fuck bandai.

>>5967500
Did he? Can you link to the post? I can get Testors locally, I'd love the option.

>>5967472
I grabbed a Hyakuren when it first released and thought it was fairly sturdy, although I didn't really move it around much. However, the hands are garbage and like to pop open, especially if you try to make it hold it knuckle dusters. Also the sideskirts and its thigh and shoulder armor design limit articulation a bit,

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>>5967290
Finally getting around to making my Aaliyah Custom. After having built it OOB over 2 years ago.

>>5967506

jet stream attack

alternatively, the sluttiest pose imaginable

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>>5967506

>>5967494
Ironically I think mg proto zero comes with a stand.

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Is pic related the right type of SG for stripping paint or should I get the ones with 'concentrated' on the bottle?Also what other types of paint can it strip and can I use it as an airbrush cleaner?

>>5967529

I am also interested in this. I use acrylics and want to change the color on something soon.

>>5967473
Can he do a full Michael Jackson?

>>5967534

what do you mean like, go to heaven?

or catch on fire?

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>>5967529
>lemon scent
delishus

no

>>5967537
Think Smooth Criminal.

>>5967537
that thing where he leans almost parallel to the ground.

>>5967540
No to which question?

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>>5967529
>can I use it as an airbrush cleaner
I really REALLY wouldn't. It corrodes metals.

>>5967544
I thought it would be similar to windex then rinse with water like some forums mention.

>>5967529
Bump. Since it's been answered that simple green is bad for airbrushes;
Is the kind in the pic the right type and can it only strip acrylics like Windex?

>>5967559
you need the concentrated kind

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>>14835231
>>14835317
Reposting from the /m/ gunpla general
I'm working on a custom that isn't just a simple repaint for the first time, any feedback/advice?
I kind of want to make sure I don't fuck this up.

>>5967511
What is this from?

>>5967566
OK. Does that also take off enamel and/or primer/topcoat?

Reposting because new thread, then I'll let it go

Heads up, noticing a lot of 10%+ price drops on amazon, such as 8 dollar Z'goks again.

Just a few I noticed being a decent bit cheaper in no order in particular:
MG GP01FB $23.41 Price dropped 25%
MG GM Custom $24.92 Price dropped 30%
HG GM III $14.22 Price dropped 11%
HG HYGOG $12.29 Price dropped 18%
HG GM Powered $12.98 Price dropped 9%
HG Dom Tropen $15.52 Price dropped 11%

And some others

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>>5967568
And of course I fucked up the links.
Whatever, pic is what I'm aiming for.

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Since it's bandai, anyone build the star wars shit? They look like sticker central on anything but the Tie fighters, but it could be a point of interest to inquiring family members so they don't see a wall of robots they don't know.

>>5967585
You'll definitely want to break up all that white, but that's a pretty sweet design. Perhaps turn the visor orange and give it blue highlights?

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I know this is a light afternoon snack for some of you but my backlog's getting pretty big. I've got 8 more on the way. I'm excited to build starky up top.

>>5967603
>memegguy f

disgusting

>>5967511
All the SD EX kits or whatever the fuck they're called have that dumb gimmick though.

>>5967569
SD EX Sinanju that is upcoming.

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>Spray paint before remove the part from the plate

Is this really the easy way to do thing? Has anyone tried this before?

>>5967637
Unless your kit is undergated, it's strongly NOT recommended. You'll end up with terrible unpainted nub points that you'll have to touch up like in that pic, so you might as well just take them off before spraying them.

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>>5967506

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>>5967290

BOAT
O
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>>5967290
> Clone

I hope I can finish it this week.

>>5967586
I have a Y-Wing, A-Wing, Snowspeeder, X-Wing and an AT-ST. I havent touched them but I know for a fact that if you're going to rely on stickers, best not try at all.

Treat them like traditional kits. Pretend, for just a second, that you will need glue and paint for once in your life.

Also if you care what your family members think about your robot power level, you've already lost my boy.

>>5967242
What's the basic suction power of the fan needed for a DIY spray booth? If someone has the screenshot of the basics, I'd appreciate it

>>5967698

Depends what you're spraying.

>>5967706
Acrylics, and maybe Future for protective coats and mr surfacer in the future.

>>5967698
Burn something in front of the fans, if you can smell the smoke, it's not enough
Or so I've heard

>>5967716
They probably won't allow me to do that in the store.
Would 100 m^3/hr be sufficient?

>>5967718
That's a little bit on the low side, but some of the brand named spray booths (like Tamiya or Mr Hobby) are rated for about that much. For comparison, the 80-100$ chinese amazon one is rated for 240 m^3/hr, but then it's chinese so those numbers are probably an overestimation. 100 is probably about borderline.

Alright, what's the key to mixing paints? I have some Tamiya German Grey (XF-63) and some white paint and I need the light grey for the Barbatos' Wrench Mace. I'm just not entirely sure how to get there with what I have.

>>5967698
>What's the basic suction power of the fan needed for a DIY spray booth?

For a cross draft spray booth, the rule of thumb is 100 CFM face velocity. For a down draft spray booth, 100 CFM downward velocity past the operator and part.

But a fan's flow rate is NOT everything. A fan has to have not only sufficient flow rate, it also has to be able to move air with sufficient *pressure*.

Static pressure is the resistance to air flow within the system. Air filters, the type and length of ductwork, duct work fittings like elbows and one-way gates etc increase static pressure.

If your fan cannot overcome the static pressure in your spray booth system, your spray booth system isn't going to effectively remove the harmful paint vapours.

Check out this article:
http://www.modelersite.com/Abr2003/english/Spray-booth-design_Eng.htm

>>5967642
Don't forget seam lines and mold lines you have to eliminate.

>>5967512
I'm on my phone, I'll find it later, it was from 3 threads ago. Anon posted a pic of an old test kit he had fucked up anyways. We determined krylon and mr top coat were too goopy, whereas testors was grainy but gave an overall better look.

>>5967794
Mold lines can be managed before removing a piece off the runner. Nubs are a little harder, unless you have good snipping discipline and can remove a piece with putting stress on the nub spot.

If you snip it correctly, nubs are fairly minimal and require very little management. The issue is having to hand paint the spray paint on those spots, as it leaves a slightly uneven finish

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>>5967298
>>5967309
Not saying the Barbatos is molded better in every way, but I found it interesting that it doesn't have the same mold lines on the forearm.

>>5967511
Do you guys think that this backpack is compatible with other HG kits?

>>5967930
What frame is this? It's a Gundam with the duel Ahab reactors, but I don't remember there being a Gundam in the series with blue feet/neck.

>>5967962
It's the Astaroth.

Today's payday. Can anyone recommend a kit to me?

>>5967970
My bad, I forgot about the hobbled together Astaroth with blue parts.

>>5967973
neo zeong

>>5967973
Gouf Revive.
Nobel Gundam.

>>5967973
30 Z'goks

>>5967973
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=TOY-RBT-1052

>>5968117
>on backorder
What did he mean by this?

>>5968152
Backorder means that the item is not in stock, but is expected (not guaranteed) to be in stock again sometime in the foreseeable future. You can place the order now and then you'll get it when it comes back in. That may be in a few days, a few weeks, a few months, or you may eventually get an email that the item will never be restocked, although this usually doesn't happen.

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This is going to be fun. I'm going to give it to my mom when I'm done to put on a desk or something, she'll think it's cute.

>>5968213
That's not a bad idea at all. Might steal your idea.

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>>5968213
I built one for my wife for her desk at work but she keeps forgetting it. I send her pictures of it in new angry pictures whenever I remeber.

On an unrelated note, after finishing the RG Wing Zero I started on my first MG. So far I'm really surprised but the detail and scale. Berty good.

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finally got char's zaku

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>>5968166
>Foreseeable future

>>5968269
>J. RIDDEN'S CUSTOMIZE MOBILE SUIT
>Char's Zaku
What did he mean by this?

>>5968309
HLJ does backorders differently. For them, it might as well say sold out until further notice, but they still let you place an order for one incase it comes back in stock.

>>5968309
Fuck, I want a Gerbera. How much was it going for? Normally the pink, space Kampfer is pretty high in price.

>>5968322
I have it ordered there for 1400

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>>5968317
>missing the joke
you should read johnny riddens msv manga, its pretty cool.

>>5968309
>Oh that's not too bad, it's only two weeks
>2015
Fuck

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>>5968309
https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1041713815

>>5968355
Might add it to a Mandrake order soon.

Maybe it's fate telling me I should finish the kits I actually did order and receive at around the same time.

>>5968318
>both Astaroths sold out on HLJ
Should I worry

>>5968387
No because IBO kits will likely get reprinted every month for a while.

>>5968387
theyre pretty recent kits. origin chars zaku was backordered and i got it in 2 days.

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Started my GP02A MG reprint

>>5968431

I love the suit but wish the MG had the new HG proportions

>>5968317
Recurring joke where everyone mistakes him for char, even some animations where he showed up played the Char theme until he scream hes not Char. His original Ace title was Red Bliz but obviously it was too close so it was redone, and that explains why RB shows up on his Zaku very often.

Ridden: "Hey, I've heard of you. The White Wolf, right? Nice to meet you."

Matsunaga: "Oh, this is a pleasure. I didn't expect to meet with the famous Red Comet."

Ridden: "! I'm not the Red Comet; I'm the Crimson Lightning!"
Matsunaga: "Oh, I'm terribly sorry. Then, I'm counting on your support, Crimson Lightning Char Aznable."

Ridden: "... Forget it..."

Matsunaga: "Hm? What's wrong, Char?"

So is there a difference between the gashapon figures and the regular SD kits? Want to learn painting with them cause they're cheap and cute.

>>5968588

Gasha figs are like less than half the height of an SD, so like way way less plastic. SD would be better to learn because the gacha figures are so small it actually becomes much harder to paint. This can be true with SDs also, but many have great parts separation now. If you are like just putting your first paint on a kit ever and have no idea what you're doing gacha would be fine I guess, but you may as well just practice on spoons or spare parts.

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>>5968588
>>5968684

Here's a shitty pic I take FOR U anon to compare the sizes, HG GM, SD Gerbera Sonshoko, Gashapon Rewloola

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I'd like to thank the Anon who brought up B&N having gunpla on clearance. Got me an Edgelord custom and petitguy for $18 total.

Almost walked right by the Deathscythe too, someone had put it underneath a couple of cookbooks.

>>5968515
My issue isn't with proportions on the gp02a, it's the problem that all older UCMG kits have and that's the lack of detail in box. Pieces that should be certain colors being completely bare and no decals for said locations.

Pic related. His shield is supposed to have those red spots, but out of box, they're completely bare and white, with no decals to place there

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>>5968738
Forgot my pic

>>5968213
newfag here how are called these grid-like assemble sets?

>>5968684
>>5968702
Thanks anon, I'm probably gonna pick up a few SD Zakus to play around with. They'll make nice paper weights if I fuck up at least

>>5968781

that sounds good, having even a cheap kit makes you want to try harder

you should also say "I'm going to post a picture of this no matter how shitty it turns out" that way you will be more motivated to not fuck up

>>5968739
is that a sharpie? looks horrible.

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>>5968785
I'll be sure to report back senpai

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>>5968802

np here's a motivational wallpaper to keep you going

>>5968778
You mean the green mat the runners are on? Those are standard self-healing cutting mats

>>5968739
>>5968795
>sharpies on MGs

Why would you even do that.

>>5966291
Hey, in Chamber's manual, do they call the legs the "Reg Unit"?

>>5967290
MechaColle Space VTOL, Moebius Super Deformed Viper Mark 2, and hopefully back on my Strike-Custom Space Command GM.

>>5968702
Nice Black/Gold on the GM.

>>5968816
> they don't know the metals

>>5968795
>>5968816
Yes and no. Yes, I used sharpie to mark the outline and make the back color present, but I'm not done. Going to go back over with a 2000 grit sanding to remove the pen strokes but leave the color base, then hit it with a paint pen

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>>5968841

thanks, he was like the first kit I airbrushed after not doing the hobby for years and is still kind of my favorite bro

>>5968318
They can't stock something Bandai doesn't reprint

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>>5967585
im digging that head.

Anyone have an Ingram? I just got into Patlabor and I dig the design.

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Really digging the Tallgeese!

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The new mecha hand looks real detailed and articulated

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>>5968963
Oh God an excuse to post

Is it just me or did the MG Full Armor Gundam go up in price?

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>>5969023

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>>5969026

>>5969028
Looks like a solid little kit. 1/60, right?
Do you have a standard HG (1/144) Gundam for scale?

Wow, FAG kits are selling like hotcakes. HS is nearly all out of the new stuff. A lot of second hand places have inflated prices, and isn't it that Kotobukiya is known for not reprinting kits?

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>>5969033
FAGs will definitely get reprints relatively soon after initial release, theres quite a bit of demand.

Which reminds me, I need to get Innocentia

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>>5969033
>>5969024
Glad I got mine when i did

>>5969029
At work right now, but I can take a pic to compare in the morning.

>>5969041
I wish I got it now, I was pretty sure it was like $45 when I eyeballed it and now it's fucking $57
Hopefully Bandai reprints it and the prices go down, I really want a Ver Ka MG FAG but for that price hike?

>>5969046
>Gundamguy's blogspot lists it at 7000 release
Maybe I'm just retarded, who knows. I could have sworn it was cheaper before though.

>>5969046
>complains about paying $57 for giant block of plastic
huh

>>5969046
$45 would be a stellar price, $57 is extremely fair. what are you talking about?

>>5969051
>>5969059
How much is Massdrop's price for it?

>>5969062
$56.99

>>5969051
>>5969059
I'm a fat fucking kike, if it really was cheaper before then I want the best possible price.
[spoiler]Also it's like $75 in my currency, $57 is just superior American currency[/spoiler]

>>5969069
so what are you gonna do when the psycho zaku comes out?

>>5969072
I'm not going to buy it because it's zeekshit, obviously.
I mean I don't hate the design but god knows I can't afford to buy the Full Armor AND the Psycho Zaku.

>>5969073
>tfw thats exactly what im doing because i wanna build them both under a december sky.
i fucked up my first fag ver ka, but at least i have a excuse to build another.

>>5967833
Please help, I went back six threads and searched the archives, I didn't come across any comparisons with what I thought were reasonable search terms. One guy did post a nice looking coat, but it was with an airbrush and I'm using rattle cans.

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>>5967585
>>5967590
Okay so I added more colour to the design to break up the white, but I'm iffy on the secondary colour. I might also try with just more gray.

Best RG that isn't Exia or 00 Raiser?

I'm not getting Sinanju.

>>5969128
qant

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Ok /gpg/, which one should I start on?

>>5969131
Kämpfer

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So, picking up some resupplies and some stuff for panel washing and I'm far more worried about the latter. Aside from brushes, do I have everything I need?

>>5969128
>Exia
>Raiser
>Sinanju

Hello B&N shopper. Do yourself a favor and get RG Zeta

>>5969135
Why are you getting both Mr. Top Coat Gloss and Future?

>>5969040
that outfit looks familiar

>>5969140
I don't buy hand grenades.

Also my barnes and noble doesn't sell gunpla. I don't want Sinanju because he's 40 bucks at which point I might as well just save up for the MG. And I'm a 00fag.

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>>5969140
Take this my love my anger and all of my sorrow!!

>>5969128
Exia is a solid kit but its leg are hampered by its skirt and 00 is also very solid but its connection and weight with raisor makes it suffer. I Suggest the Qan T, MK II, Wing Zero, or Astray.

>>5969135
>Gusion
Yes.

>>5969142
I can't airbrush and I don't get the feeling painting Future on would work well. Unless it does. Does it?

>>5969155
It does

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>>5969133
Ok.
Damn, gonna have to paint all these thrusters.

>>5969158
Well that's neat. I shouldn't need gloss right away anyway, I'll experiment on some runners and spare pieces.

>>5969150
>>5969147
Whats wrong with the rg Zeta? I have it, it built fine with no issues

>>5969174
Now go and transform it.

>>5969135
>gundam markers

Which Gundam markers eat through paint layers again, and which ones were not lacquer/enamel-based?

From my experience, I've had a brushed layer of Future on the floor be dissolved fairly quickly with a spill or drop of 2% light beer, and that was one month after it dried and cured. That or it was something else?

>>5969155
Future is actually about the easiest thing to brush. It doesn't need any thinning and it goes on beautifully. Great coverage and self leveling.

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>>5969143
I'm having second thoughts on buying doll clothes for a plastic anime girl, it feels like stepping into the next level of degeneracy.

On the other hand, its cute

>>5969289
>Ohohoh level of cute

>>5969029
That's the 1/35 master grade, as an owner of the 1/60 helldiver believe me when I say it doesn't look as nice as the 1/35

>>5969408
http://www.modelers-g.jp/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=35246

Sounds like you need a dose of gitgud

>>5969289
It's a gateway into dollfies.

>>5969288
1. Doesn't Future yellow out in three years?

2. Wouldn't adding Tamiya flat to Future, eat away underlying acrylic polyurethanes like Vallejo?

3. Mr Hobby Top Coat is acrylic-based, right?

Just asking for clarification. I'd cry harder over a custom repainted FAG yellowing out over a gunpla.

>>5969415
Mr Super Clear UV cut

Keep away from direct sunlight

>>5969416
>Mr Super Clear UV cut

Better test that on Vallejo paint layers very soon. It's starting to get colder.

>>5969416
I should be good. If it's not blocking out sunlight all the time with a curtain, it's blocking out summer daylight by covering the shelves with cardboard.

>>5969289
Koto sure is trying to show off cross-compatibility with all sorts of things, even the Pico Neemo clothes.

I really want to build a PG, but all of the existing ones I already have other scales of or I simply don't like. What are some PG tier robots from other franchises or companies that I might want to look at?

>>5969415
>Doesn't Future yellow out in three years?
Not to my knowledge. Some of the substitutes used in Europe may yellow, but the original product will not.

>Wouldn't adding Tamiya flat to Future, eat away underlying acrylic polyurethanes like Vallejo?
I don't know for sure, but I doubt it. You can paint Tamiya over Vallejo if you do it carefully enough (mist it with an airbrush), so I doubt the addition of a small amount of flat base, without extra thinner, to future will be enough to harm Vallejo paints (assuming you've given them time to cure, of course).

>Mr Hobby Top Coat is acrylic-based, right?
Yep.

>>5969439
The idea of Mr Super Clear UV cut is nice, but I've yet to test it on Vallejo paint layers, and these cans are like, nearly $15 each. I'd prefer asking around before even testing.

>>5969289

yeah this is not good

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>>5969434
It really depends what PGs you're comparing to. Like, certain recent MGs like the Sazabi ver. Ka are pretty much on par with older PGs, or maybe even a little better. In any case, my best recommendation is for the larger Koto Zoids--the size, parts count, and detail is pretty absurd. If you want to be absolutely blown the fuck away, track down a Gojulas. Here he is next to the PG RX-78.

>>5969463
I was planning on getting a Sazabi ver Ka anyway so that's perfect.
I'm not a fan of the Zoids designs but that does look ridiculously detailed, thanks.

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>>5968213
Still need to panel line and give it a top coat (planning on doing matte, except for the ribbons which I'll keep glossy). This was a very fun build. I only wish the eyes were plastic instead of stickers, but you can't have everything. Hope my mom will like it.

>>5969500
Just paint the eyes in. Quick hit with a black paint pen

>>5969416
UV blocking is a great feature buy its too expensive to keep around. Too bad, really.

>>5969544
Just slather sunblock on your kits

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>>5969434
Maybe a Volks LED Mirage? Detail surpasses pretty much any Gundam kit ever made, and it's monstrously huge. But you'll have to do some painting and gluing, and it can't pose for shit due to its accessories.

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>>5969648
The base robot is the same size as MG Sazabi too.

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>>5969410
I'm certainly not "gud"I think I did alright for one of my first tries with seam fixing and painting, you can't tell me the 1/60 patlabor line is worth anything except for practice.

>>5969648
Oh yeah, I forgot about him. Good idea.

>>5969564
You might be onto something there. I can slather my FAGs in tanning lotion for all of my little brown girl needs, too.

>>5969648
>>5969649

Given that MH measurements are usually around 15m wouldn't that mean that these kits are a different scale than 1/100?

>>5969668

>poorly done digital urban camo on top of a green base

I'm sorry man, but that looks terrible. Like, hideously awful.

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>>5969709
Nah, it's 1/100. The reference numbers haven't been updated since the 90s.

>>5968228
>>5969001
Looking good, MG Tallgeese really is a great kit. Built one over the summer as my first mg and first painted kit. Be careful of the action base connection, mine is a bit weak.

>>5969742

Ah, I see. Thinking about it, it is pretty strange that the MHs would be shrunk down from the HM's heights while already being slimmed down as well.

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Should I do panel lining before or after applying clear coat
Also should I use future or a spray can

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>>5969789
Stupid pic rotation.

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>>5969810

>>5969810
>>5969815
Looks great!

>>5969810
>>5969815
Show cockpit

>>5969802
Lining goes before your topcoat since you're not painting. Also, please get some softer on those decals, they look bad.

>>5969829
Can I still apply the setter after fucking up the decals?

>>5969829
Softer only works on waterslides, doesn't it? Or does the ThunderGM come with waterslides instead of decals?

>>5969842
>>5969847
Sorry I'm retarded, these were transparent stickers
I still want to know if softer can be applied post mortem though

>>5969851
Yep, it can still be applied afterwards on a waterslide.

>>5969851
though. I'd probably just leave it be and put some softer on to at least take care of those horrible edges.
Oh, so they were stickers. Guess that makes me retarded too. At any rate, experiment with a bit of spare sticker sheet on a runner or spare piece and find out for yourself.

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>>5969810
>>5969815

>>5969821
Thanks anon. Here's a shot of the back.

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>>5969825
That's lewd anon but here you go.

What is the general start up cost of gunpla? I'm looking for a new hobby, $500+?

Also what kind of space do you need to work effectively, I have a pretty small suite.

>>5969882
cost of kit+cost of tools

>>5969882
Well, what are you looking to do? Depending on how deep you are into building little robots it can be relatively cheap.

If you just snapfit things it will be pretty cheap. You'd need good nippers, and a good hobby knife minimum, and everything else is extra on top of that. Most Gunpla in and of themselves are also relatively cheap, but this varies heavily by kit grade, age, etc.

>>5969886
Mostly curious on cost of tools, I've looked up a few of the kits I want to build if I did.

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>>5969887
Well I'd really rather not go full airbrush but painting looks fun.

This is the kit I wanted to try first.

>age
24, lol?

>>5969882
>Nippers ~10 dollars
>cutting board ~10-20 dollars
>x-acto knife ~6-20 dollars depending on what you get
>sand paper ~5 dollars
>Kits 10-20 per HG, 25-30 per RG, 30-70 per MG

>>5969896
you should probably get the origin zaku instead

>>5969896
Kit age, you goof!

>>5969898
Seriously, people said this shit is expensive?

>>5969899
What is different about it?
I have a little experience building some planes when I was younger but they didn't turn out so well.

>>5969896
starting out is easy and cheap but next thing you know you've spent thousands on it and keep buying things faster than you can build

>>5969905
Well I suppose you can add on things like angled tweezers and files which will bump up the price by another 20 dollars. Painting is when the cost adds up.

>>5969907
I was able to keep my Steam sale spending in check.

>>5969898
Also I own everything except the nippers.

>>5969905
>Seriously, people said this shit is expensive?
It only gets expensive when you want to paint and mod your kits. A good airbrush set up will run you around $400 and a set of good paints, thinners, and safety equipment like a spraybooth and mask will cost another few hundred at least.

Still cheaper than a lot of things but it's a big cost to eat all at once to build plastic models.

>>5969896
I was referring to kit age; some older kits that aren't reprinted by Bandai will become more expensive, especially if they are in-demand.

>>5969905
The HGUC vanilla Zaku II is a little older as a HGUC and so its engineering- that is, its articulations, how parts come together, etc., is weaker in some places. Anon is recommending the Origin Zakus because they are more recent and so are engineered differently.

IMO the vanilla HGUC Zaku II is a fine kit to start with. It's still quite decent for what it is.

If ever you want simple image reviews of Gunpla, check dalong.net. It's very simple to navigate and most everything you need to know is told by the images.

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>>5969905
>What is different about it?
Several decades of engineering.

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So the actual robot legs are done. And thankfully I can actually get her standing with those, unlike the normal ones.

>>5969918
>>5969919
That shit looks way better.

Might even order this today

>>5969930
If it's cheap and you can get the tools you need whilst already having others, then you can go for it as you so wish. Just remember to shave your nubs.

Do take note that another thing you might want is a very very fine marker or set of fine Gunpla markers for panel lining. This is when you take a marker and use it to trace along certain surfaces of the model to get details to stand out more. You can check the OP guide for more information about this as well as many other things.

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>>5969935
Thanks man and everyone else who helped.

>>5969943
Last question, I'm having trouble finding a regular origin Zaku, does it exist or is it only Char's?

>>5969810
That looks awesome, a silly question anon but what version of the kit is that? I've got the 1/100 in the mail and I want to know if I made the right choice

>>5969927
I'm tempted to repaint the Baselard girl. I saw the pink hair sold somewhere and I thought, "What would be a good repaint for the rest of the body suit to go with pink hair?

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So I've been thinking, for the HJ Baselard, would a gold wash look good or horrifyingly tacky? I'm considering that and a gloss coat for mine, but I get the feeling it'd start to look too fetishy with the gloss.

>>5969978
Honestly with the default colors most hair colors work. Baselard's default scheme is pretty simple and lends itself well to colors.

>>5969983
I was considering repainting the clothing colors too, don't want to spend an extra $30 for the HLJ version

>>5969962
Only char's and the black tri stars.

>>5969962
origin zaku II? doesn't exist yet except for what >>5969995
said, although there is an origin zaku I out

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>>5969802
>>5969854
I tried cutting the sticker but fucked the edges, I'm not sure if it's better or worse

>>5969995
>>5970000
>quads

Might have to go with HGUC then.

I just have a thing for the green ones, I don't know why.

>>5970002

that looks better but I think you need an angled shot to really tell

>>5970011
Or you could dive balls deep and learn to paint at the same time

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>>5969981
>too fetishy
it's far too late to worry about that now

metallic washes don't look good most of the time

Anyone got that pic of RX-78 with the PG torso but LG/MG everything else? I need it for scientific purposes.

>>5970020
I don't know, I like the Zaku IIs rifle better than Char's too.

Plus how better to emulate the animation of 0079 than an old kit right?

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>>5970014
I'm not sure how to do an angled shot, do I need the light angled on the sticker or just angle the camera?

>>5970029
Why's that? Pigment density? What about yellow? I feel like something's needed to make it pop, though looking again I'm not so sure her red is really dark enough to make that work.

>>5970052

yeah that looks good

>>5970053

washes are usually used to create shadows that don't show up at scale

colored washes usually end up looking like exactly what they are, just colored paint run down edges

>>5970059
True enough. Darn.

>>5970070

if you want to do something fun like that just do masked stripes etc

vallejo true believers ww@

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To anyone here who's built a beargguy, did you panel line the circled parts? I can't decide if I should or not. They look like they're meant to be lined, but from what I've seen looking around online they always look kind of bad when they are.

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>>5969970
Thanks anon. Don't worry, your question isn't silly. It's the 1/100 EW release.

pic related

>>5970034
Well, the Origin Zaku is more based on the Origin animation and what have you, and the plain Zaku is based on the pain Zaku.
They are both HGUC kits, they're just for different series is all.

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Any way to remove the visor?
I want to put some metallic paint inside or at least panel line it

>>5970133
Pry it apart

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>>5970119
According to the /m/ guide I've only seen up to Victory so I know nothing of Origin anyway

>pain Zaku
Fairly accurate description.

>>5970159
Current Origin animation is basically just a prequel to existing UC, to mixed reception, though everyone seems to be enjoying the kits.

>>5970133
That GM looks quite nice. Thunderbolt version, right?

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>>5970146
Can I do that without leaving pry marks?
The visor is a C that inserts right in the headpiece and there's barely space to grab on
>>5970215
Yep it's the hg thunderbolt, very fun to build and looks bulky with the 2 shields, shame it doesn't have a beam saber

>Building MG Age 1 Normal
>Instructions are a misprint and don't have the section detailing how to assemble the neck joint

that was a confusing 3 minutes before I googled and found the scans of the reprinted instruction manual. I've never found a mistake that bad in a manual before.

>>5970210
It's a shame they didn't take the opportunity to straight adapt the entire origin manga and redo 0079 using it as the guide.

>>5970256

pry the HEAD apart ya dingus

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>>5970280
Not him, but prying open the head won't let you take out the visor any easier because of the way it was engineered.

>>5970293

oh weird I thought it was like the others

I would just use the knife on the side

>>5970300
It's too tight, I only managed to leave a scratch
I should leave it as is before I damage it further

>>5970315
stick some sticky put on it and slip it out. or butter it up.

>>5970325
I'll try that tomorrow when I get access to butter

>>5969889

Ten bucks for decent nippers, ten bucks for a decent x-acto knife, 3-8 bucks per color of paint, 5-20 bucks for lining pens/inkwashes, 5-10 bucks for topcoat, maybe five bucks for sandpaper, another five for cement.

If you want to airbrush shit instead of hand brushing or using rattlecans, expect costs to increase pretty significantly.

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How on earth do you parts separate the visor to paint and seam weld the head, if the 1/144 GM Quel's head is engineered like this?

>>5970073
Your going pretty deep down the rabbit hole there, especially with hand painting. Still, it's worth considering.

>>5970381
Quel is love. Titans are life.

>>5970405
Yeah but I'm trying to set up for painting here. The Quel's head is differently-engineered from the GM Custom, and instead, is more similarly setup to the GM Cold Climate.

I'm not 100% confident in being able to totally mask off the visor if I assemble it normally.

Did anyone else fall out of love with Zeonic designs, the further into UC Gundam went? Sort of lost my interest in the designs when the Zaku-III and Hi-Zack were put out there. Earther units look really nice after that.

>>5970408
Hmm. I lack experience with those models, although I was planning on purchasing both this month. Are they badly engineered aside from the heads?

>>5970415
>lost interest after zaku iii and hi-zack
so you've not seen anything after zeta

>>5970420
I watched Unicorn. Not a fan of that. Otherwise I suppose I am ignorant aside from the Gundam Warriors games.

>>5970423
since youre blind how much do you save on electricity every year?

>>5970415
Hi-Zack is like the only Zaku related suit I like
feddie strong

>>5970419
They require the usual tricks of part separation and C-jointing apart from the heads.

Do you guys think that it's too hasty right now to jump for the new IBO kits (Lupus, Hugo, Reginlaze), even with Christmas (and the shipping troubles) around the corner?

Or do it anyway?

>>5970415
>not liking geara doga, qubeley, bawoo, sinanju, or sazabi
im a feddie fag mostly but get better taste

>>5970440
Probably not long until HLJ holiday sales desu

>>5970440
why does it matter? they are literally all pocket change.

>>5970415

I love them, and the jupiter designs

>>5970431
New builder here, what are the usual tricks and what is C-jointing?

>>5970464
>C-joints

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kib09kJe_T8

I know there's another vid that explains better, I just can't find it.

>>5970415
Fedfag no. 2 here to say you're entitled to your opinion but you're missing out.

Also, god fucking DAMMIT /toy/ I need GMs NOW. I don't know why I'm crazy for them but I am, please suggest some 1/144 jims. No special snowflakes, just plain jims.

If you can't suggest any Jims, very plain or simple suits are also appreciated.

>>5970381
I can't tell which of two parts are the visor, but you're just gonna have to be creative. When I was working on my MG Ground and Ez8, I had to cut out parts and pegs to slide the visors in and glue them after seamwelding the head halves together. Think of it like a good excuse to get better and taking the next extra step. Without having that model, it looks like you might have to cut out the mask portion? Take that part with a grain of salt so just look at what you can do and work it out in your head.

>>5970486
Genoace custom, g-bouncer
Ground war set

Wait for revive ground gm

>>5970464
C-jointing is when you cut the bottom or side of a female peg (the hole the peg goes into) so you can slide the peg in sideways rather than place the peg into the hole from the top. It's for painting when you need to disassemble parts, and it's generally more common for older kits when peg on shoulder armor was common.

>>5970479
>>5970498
Thanks senpaitachi.

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>>5970503

the senpaitachi do good work

>>5970487
G1 is the visor part. It's larger than the actual visor opening on B38.

My first Gunpla. Of course, i'm sure it isn't going to be perfect. But I having fun.

I going to need a better place to work.

HGUC RX-78-2 Gundam Revive.

>>5970554

looks great senpai

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>>5970554
Forgot Picture

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Spent the evening scratchbuilding some new wing projectors for my Stylet.
Came out pretty well I think.

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>>5970569
space in there for an smd led too.
Painting should stop all that light bleed.

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close up pictures and bad, i should feel bad for not fixing those unnoticed details.

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>>5970560

try to resize your pictures to at least half that size when you post

also sand or cut these off

>>5970560
Do yourself a favor and get rid of the safety nubs on the v-fin, otherwise nice job

and also resize your pictures fuck

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Petitguy for $2.50 from B&N is cute as fuck

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>>5970614
Had to paint the ribbon though, gundam markers to the rescue

>>5970408
Why don't you just leave the visor off for now then?

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>>5970644
It's much bigger than it looks.

>>5970668
Orange, transparent visor? That's pretty damn fancy. Going to get myself a Quel.

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Best grunt rifle right there. HFW-GR·MR82 90mm GM Rifle Special mention to the Zaku/II rifle.

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Is it a stupid idea to go for this as a starter airbrush?
http://www.hobbytools.com.au/mini-air-compressor-airbrush-package/

It seems to have everything I want, but you get what you pay for and it doesn't seem to have any brand attached to it.

>>5970569
>>5970574
Not going with thinner acrylic?

>>5970575
is that a 1/700 yamato?
thats a big ship

>>5970741
>1/700 Yamato
I always wanted to get a 1/350 Yamato.

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>>5970415
Zeon for super units. EF for cool grunts.

And Graze is in a tier all its own.

>>5970741

1/350 Yamato class, i'm learning so much about regular plastic models as i build, hopefully i'll be able to finish her without any major fuckups.

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>>5970721
>229 kangaroo bucks
They sell the same compressor by itself for $159. It is kinda shit (only 0.8CFM) but will suffice for now. You can go ahead and buy it.

The rest is literal garbage and it most certainly doesn't cost 229-159 = $70.

You can get an airbrush like that for ~$20 from Aliexpress and the hose for ~$5, but you might want to consider a brand name airbrush (which may well cost you more than $70 but at least you wouldn't be paying $70 for trash).

>>5970486
MG GM Sniper II early next year.

Also the AGE grunts.

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>>5970705
I prefer this one over the Zaku Rifle.

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>>5970767
Thanks, that's the response I needed to hear.

Really worried about fucking this up so any advice is appreciated.

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>>5970764
The amount of Graze Customs that came out is amazing.

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>>5970774
Last year the jap gunpla compilation pics were filled with them. Like 2/3 of them had at least 1 custom graze, if not 2 or 3.

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Speaking of airbrushes, just went to HLJ to check out what they have and apparently they doubled the prices on all Iwatas. HS is the same. AmiAmi stopped selling Iwata.

New price:
http://hlj.com/product/AIWHP-CS/Sup
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10240045

Old price (HLJ used to be about the same):
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=TOL-2261

Oh well, it was good while it lasted. I guess they noticed how much cheaper they were selling them compared to NA and Europe and adjusted.

>>5970783
Well, there's always hobby lobby and their permanent 40% off coupon. Not as good, but sure better than that.

>>5970783
I wish i knew this, I was looking for a new AB

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>>5970788
>I wish i knew this
I was shilling for them here for a while as I kept buying new brushes.

I guess you weren't paying attention.

>>5970794

another anon here,

so what is the best expense/quality airbrush?

Im currently using a 30 dollars taiwan model, it unpredictably squirts paint drops after i press the trigger, but i already got used to it and always point the airbrush away as a habit.
Of course im looking forward to get a better one eventually but it doesn't seem very wise to get a Porche Carrera

>>5970783
Holy shit, the HP-CP is 27000 yen

I got mine for 100 AUD

>>5970768
Too snowflakey for me.

http://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1052124449&lang=en

I already have the HG myself, so I'm linking this for anyone interested. 1/100 rising gundam. Still up as I post this.

>>5970889
http://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1052132977&lang=en

Oh, and devil gundam HG. I'd like to have a second one personally, but I already ordered my one kit budget this paycheck. I already have one but would love to have one for spare parts. I'd sorta like the rising too, but eh, I know I'm not the only G Gundam fan here.

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>>5970892
lol, somebody actually paid 1500 yen for it and just didnt wait til november.

>>5970794
Why do you need so many airbrushes? I can sort of understand having two, one large nozzle one for wide coverage and one for fine detail work (although the hp-cs more or less covers both functions), but why 3+?

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>>5970834
>so what is the best expense/quality airbrush
Out of Iwata lineup I would say the Eclipse. No idea about other brands.

>>5970959
When I'm shading switching colors back and forth is a pain so I use two at a time (each loaded with different color).

As for nozzles, I have 0.5 for extra large pieces, 0.4 (single action) for priming etc, two 0.3 and two 0.2.

I also have a couple of shitty chinese ones for craft acrylics but those don't count.

>>5970970
>As for nozzles, I have 0.5 for extra large pieces, 0.4 (single action) for priming etc, two 0.3 and two 0.2.

It's your money, but I think that sounds like major overkill.

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>>5970973
That's the thing, it made sense when they were half-price. It sure doesn't now.