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.

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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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man this thing is fucking cool. i might actually get those pbandai expansions for it.

>>5995857
Wait 'til you to the fin funnels.

>tfw always get super restless when the end of a month comes for the restock list
Why?

Quick question. I have a poorly isolated house and I was told by someone that temperature shifts can really mess up a compressor. Does anyone here have experience with this and possibly tips on how to prevent damage?

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>>5995890
how big of a shift are we talking?

>inb4 ISS

>>5995891
From day to night and vice versa it's mostly around 7-8 degrees celcius.

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Oh you fuckers.

Compare the direction of the magazine in the instructions and on the box art. Following the instructions and, yeah, it will get in the way quite a bit.

Chop chop.

>>5995969
I probably wouldn't dare to do this since I'll never get the alignment right

I cant even cut parallels lines on plaplate

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>>5995974
Pretty easy. A slight cut into the joint, break it off, sand down the ends, glue together. Large, flat, sanded plastic surfaces against each other makes the cement grip pretty much immediately, so some minimal adjustment and there you go. Then some Tamiya extra thin to seal the deal.

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>>5995847
Are you guys only interested in GUNDAM?

any love for Ww2 models?

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>>5996063
That's a WW2 model right? Almost.

>>5996082
Geara Doga picture taken from the defense of the Reichstag, Battle of Berlin, 1945.

>>5996063
An Sdkfz 222 is in my list of things I'd like to paint one day but it's low priority.

>>5996094
It's a Zulu, not a Doga.

>>5996063
I'd imagine those who are into such take it to >>5972379, that's what I do at least.

>>5996063
A number of us do non-gundam stuff, scale models included.

Expect 90% of discussion to be about gundams though

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>>5996063

yeah I feel like people post them when they are working on them but most of the related discussion is in the other thread, no reason they are forbidden or anything though

>>5995901
nothing to worry about

Guys I lost winner of Ace pilot custom group build, out of curiosity could I see his work?
...and maaaybe others just for fun

>>5996235
They're all on my blog at gelgoogguy.wordpress.com.

>>5996063
All plamo is welcome here, friend.

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LET'S GET THINGS STARTED!

GUNDAM FIGHT ALL SET!

READY

GO!!!

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>>5996480

>>5996480
shining finger your prostate

I already have both but what should my first MG be? RX-78-02 or Double X?

>>5996561
Never hurts to go with the classic White Devil.

>>5995847
Thanks, GGuy. Glad to have made the OP image.

Gonna start on my next project soon, and it'll be the first time I full take apart an old kit and redo it. It sucks because I didn't cut the pegs so I hope it doesn't become a huge mess. I also have to strip some paint apps I did as well as the topcoat over it. For that, I was thinking of using bleach after seeing a video about it. Has anyone tried the bleach method? Or is Simple Green/Purple Power really the way to go? I'd prefer not to shell out the extra money for SG/PP when I have a ton of bleach already and it's cheap to replace.

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Worst kit I've ever worked on. Everything is just so loose.

>>5996742
Which one?
I heard a lot of RG were garbage and loose or wast hat just a meme?

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>>5996756
The rg. I can't deny it does look good. It just can't stay planted down as good as a hg or mg would be. My gp01 fb wasn't that bad because its a lot newer than the zaku.

>>5996756
Only loose RG I've built from the 8 or so that I have is the GP01 FB and that's only because of the core fighter gimick.

Never built that Zaku though so I can't speak from that experience.

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>Have the time to build
>Don't have enough money to buy
>get the money to build
>busy as fuck

>>5996742
>>5996756
Early RG kits tend to have the issue of being loose on the account of it being Bandai exploring a new territory. But when you start getting into the later RG kits like the Wing, Exia, and Astray they get a lot more stiff.

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So i just found out P-bandai opened up to china. not sure what this means for west.

>>5996945
Bootlegs?

>>5996945
P-Bandai America WHEN?

>>5996742
That's a shame, I have the RG Zaku-II standard I was given as a gift. Hopefully mine is not loose or anything lame like that.

>>5996920
You don't keep Gunpla buried in the backyard for rainy days? You need a backlog.

>>5996954
Use proxy service like good pigman

Friend is giving me a spare HG Dendrobium box from the store he owns. On a scale of one to ten, how much of an asshole would I be if I put a SD box in there, but weighed down the box to be reasonable size with sprues or trees or something and gave it to another friend for Christmas?

>>5997030
Only acceptable if you put a SD Dendrobium in there.

>>5997038
Not a bad idea. Or put my empty 1/550th scale Dendrobium in there and a SD box in that, if it fits.

>>5996742
Is the 00 HG or RG?

>>5997078
That is an Hg, the RG will have gray on the legs and feet at the front, and there would be more color tones.

>>5997010
What's the best proxy service for P-Bandai?

So, I'm just starting to look into prices for shipping things out since I have some stuff to get rid of.

It's like 30 dollars for the cheapest international shipping with canada post. UPS is probably more. Xpresspost and priority is obv more.

What the shit. Want tracking? 40$

I don't see myself wanting to ship my old unused models anywhere but within canadian borders atm. Maybe UPS is cheaper, but their service is still shit anyways.

>>5997168
I used genteikits but I think you can bypass proxy and use a forwarder. I tried to buy from koto web shop with treasure japan. I'll see if I get the stuff in Jan/Feb.

it could be worse. I could pretend I was a feminist

it can always be worse

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Sample boxart for the EVA-01 Godzilla recolor. Slated to be released late November.

>>5997283

will they ever make the anima designs

>>5997241
Where in Canada are you, and what are you looking to sell?

>>5997301

outside van. got a few hg's bf, ibo and maybe a couple au/unicorn.

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I want Nobell Gundam to suffocate me with dem thighs.

>>5997340
Damn, shipping to Toronto might be a pain then. Regardless, if you come up with a list, I'd be interested

>>5997286

never

>>5995969
Odd, has that insert-panel in the corner about it being the other way up. Can you only insert it the one way, does it rotate?

>>5997341
I gotta build mine but I have an Amida's Hyakuren too. Decisions decisions.

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>>5997424

give nobel hyakurens thighs.

thank me later.

>>5995847
My phone just boned everything I previously wrote, so lemme try again.

Whilepriming with tamiya liquid surface primer, suddenly a shitton of primer flee out at once then the airbrush clogged in the next instant. While cleaning the cup out, the remaining paint turned into silly string, and on returning to the part, dripping primer had created 'cobwebs' on the part and skewer. No matter what I do, I cant unclog my airbrush, and I've never seen lacquer paint behave this badly before. Help!

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>>5997471
And a picture of the damage

>>5997466
>tfw no miss sazabi with hyakuren thighs
You're not the only one thinking about creating the best waifubot anon

>>5997471
Have you tried cleaning your airbrush

>>5997503
Anyone got pictures of that custom Miss Sazabi with the larger thighs some anon on here did a while ago?

>>5997286
They are

>>5997466
Wait, that'd work?

>>5997503
>>5997513
God fuckin' dammit now you've piqued my interest.

>>5997554
>>5997286
Oh shit read that as anime not anima
But to answer you're question maybe??
If I'm not mistaken the rights to anima was given to the publication company right ? And not studio khara.

>>5997286
Maybe, but from most to least likely they'll probably put out more TV versions, Rebuild versions (if Anno ever makes 4.0 that is), and some Angels (probably just Bardiel and Zeruel if they do) before they start releasing Anima kits.

Here's another question: Will they ever make a Jet Alone kit?

>>5997471
What are you thinning with and how much

>>5997473

have you tried actually focusing your camera on the piece

Its spoopy time fellow skellingtons

What do you guys think about model comprehension gundoom kits? I might grab a hi nu from them

>>5997797
legitimately decent

seams are just about the worst thing on the kit, and perhaps the head sculpt too. Also lack of parts separation means masking

>>5997736
So post gunpla horror is what you're saying?

https://youtu.be/r3EbBVuHZNE

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>>5997736
Spooked.

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>>5997874

>>5997874
No post inner frames

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>>5997736
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqjkJTMaA

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>>5996742
>>5996756
>>5996774
>>5996788
>>5996937
My first RG was GP01. Love him and he took a good couple hours.
But days after building him I barely moved the right shoulder and now the armor piece is kinda loose I checked it and it's legit stressed and cracked abit.

Where's the best place to buy a single gundam kit? I want the nu ver ka but don't want to pay like 30 to ship it. Anywhere I can do it cheaper?

>>5998050
Are you in the US? Try a US amazon retailer or GundamPlanet.

>>5998050
Amazon, gundam planet, or hobbywave are probably your best bet

Anyone want to hear the riveting tale of the Halloween Gunpla RPG Battle (with real gunpla)? Just came back from the hobby shop, everything went down like the twin towers.

>>5997874
Doesn't look too bad. At least he's not painting it with nail polish like that one guy is.
The only reason I hate this video is because of that annoying nasal-noise his voice makes.

>>5998194
I'm bored, so go ahead

>>5998202
>No primer
>No gloss black basecoat
>Mr.color silver unthinned
>Mr.xolor being handbrushed
>Tamiya clear red handbrushed unthinned
>I've already gone through 3 bottles!
>Holding the parts in your hands while you handbrush the whole part
>No gloss coat
>No panel wash

You must not paint much because that shit is ocd inducing. It looks really thick and gummy in the actual review as well.

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>>5998219

You are totally right about the guy in the video, which is terrifying, but there are some products that let you skip the primer and gloss black when doing candy

>>5998218
Cool, cool.

In the year 2016 of the Universal century, mankind etc...

>First week of September, friend owns a hobby store and runs as DM for a few groups
>Girlfriend, her younger brother, two high school guys, a mutual friend of ours, his wife and her sister compromise one of the larger groups that meet a few times a month like clockwork in the store to game.
>DM and his younger, idiot savant brother want us to try out a new campaign with us, it's a surprise until the 14th on our next meeting.
>14th arrives, arrive at the store to see a fuckton of gunpla in the store, apparently the place is now a local seller or something.
>Campaign is Build Fighters themed, taking place between Fighters and Try.
>A large amount of hype happens, a damage and converted pool table is now our Plavsky battlefield.
>Rules are a bit tricky to all post, but the idea is less about overall stats and more about your character traits and skills.
>Pick a trait, skills, dice bonuses.
>The really chill idiot savant brother of the DM, now our co-DM has watched every available Gundam episode of the subbed, dubber and whatever series.
>He also has statted all of suits, weapons - everything possible to stat has been statted.
>Campaign will have prizes at the end for best conversion, best overall rating and best design.
>$100 store credit for each winner, and $50 for whoever wins the tournament in game.
>It seems like a shitton of work to me, but I am just a player. Girlfriend is ecstatic though.
>Players are required to bring a HG, SD or MG scale kit in, customized and painted preferably.
>Shit, that's more work.
>I grab an Eye-Zack and Dra-c and blue Petit'guy, because bears are cute.

>>5998235
>Everyone else gets their models in secret, although I see my girlfriends brother with two massive bags of something.
>Girlfriend has her family over, gushing about the game. Her parents are pretty amused at the entire thing, all this talk of "Jap cartoons."
>However, work and real life eventually drag us out of our hobby stuff. I lazily do a bit of work on my bastardized Dra-Zack every night, still keeping it a secret from the girlfriend.
>Gunpla are selling a lot better than I expected at the hobby store. Plenty of new faces are showing up, most of the regulars are roped into doing hobby workshops and stuff in exchange for store credit or whatever.
>Ownerfriend takes me aside at one point, asks me if girlfriends younger brother seems a bit off. Ask him why, find out he has been buying a shit ton of plastic cement and spraypaint. He's eighteen, so who knows if he is getting high off them or just building a ton.
>We both agree to let each other know if signs of him abusing come up, and to tell his family.
>By mid October I finished up my Dra-Zack, pretty fond of it.
>After a stupidly long amount of work, I get the Build Booster Mk II arm rifles attached to it.
>It is now a Eye-Zack torso with radome on the Dra-C lower boosters.
>Clean it up best as I can this morning, grab the people I have to ferry to the store and we all set off.
>Everyone has a box of some sort, few shoeboxes, girlfriends brother has a box for a lamp or something, huge box.
>We arrive, are told we can show off our Gunpla.
>Girlfriends Brother managed to make EDGEGUNDAM.
>This is some mix of THE END and Exia.
>Banshee head?
>Everything is red and black
>It's all held together with cement and dumb luck.
>Wings from the Wing Zero are adhered to the back.
>The arms are more gun than arms
>Brother girlfriend is a bit of a min-maxer, but I never realized how much.
>Pulls out the horse from G Gundam
>It's covered in spikes.
>Ok.
>It's also black and red.
>With guns.

janitor pls

>>5998260
how can you fuck up fuunsaki and not feel like shit about it?

>>5998235
>>5998260
Is there more? I demand pictures of this edgy Gundam.

>>5997797
Their Penelope kit is pretty good and comes with a bunch of neat extras. I'm thinking of grabbing their Ground Nu sometime.

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>>5998414
>/m/

ba da ba pa baa~

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>>5995847
That display is awesome.

>>5996063
Biplanes are best planes, so cute and humble. I love the Albatros D3, this will be my third one. First was a total right off and second turned out okay, excited.

That Spad kit is from 1954, it's a spooky kit of the past, do you want to see inside?

So I thought about posting in /m/ about this but I've heard a lot about that place from here and I decided against it. What Gundam series does /Gunpla/ recommend? So far I've seen Iron Blooded Orphans, The Origin 1-3, Thunderbolt and I'm currently watching Unicorn. I was thinking about buying all of Wing off of Amazon as it's cheap and when I was pretty young I used to get the figures, any other suggestions?

>>5998494
seed

>>5998494

0079 for sure

>>5998494
Most things UC are great. Unicorn is best watched after all of the UC shows, though.

>>5998502
This, I've mostly seen UC stuff, starting with MF Gundam and I can't get into it.

I really liked Zeta.

If you ask this on /m/, they'll hate everything.

I have seen every gundam and I can tell you for a fact that seed is in fact superior.

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Any guesses as to what this bad boy will be? Found this on Samuel Decal's page.

My bet is on a Dom or a Kampfer MG.

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>>5998513
Another one

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>>5998515
The gat

>>5998474
>bi planes
>best planes

Nigga please, cold war era fighters are where it's at

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>>5998520
Another angle

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My Holy Grail kit, still waiting for bandai to reprint it.

>>5998537
Gundam Planet has the MG and HG in stock.

>>5998540
Hmm, hows the shipping rates?

>>5998541
10 bucks, but I live in NJ, so that may change for you.

Any more news on the HGUC GM Ground Type?

>>5998524
Screw that, its flying boats and seaplanes.

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Finally finished the red markings on the psycho zaku, somehow no disasters

Best shop for Canadians? I use HobbyWave alot

Decided to pick up a Dom Tropen and make a Desert Skirmisher-type unit. I think I'm going to use a Zaku II machine gun, but I want to add something to the shoulders, maybe some rockets to pepper an opponent, and maybe switch out the Zaku gun for something stronger. Maybe a sniper rifle or a gatling gun. With Dom Tropen's they're big feature is being designed for desert combat and being super agile, so I wanted to keep that idea in mind where an opposing suit would have trouble with overheating and exposed parts might get worn down/damaged by sand, making it hard to fight extended battles with the Dom Tropen, but I need some weapons that fit a hit-and-run/skirmisher style.

>>5998620
Seconding this

>>5998513
>>5998515
Prob a Kampfer.
Dom is abit different type.

>>5998679
I might be wrong, and would have to bust out my Dom Tropens, but, I do believe their big fat hands have trouble with Zaku machineguns.

I'd go sniper rifle probably.

>>5998620
>>5998679
From personal experience:
HobbyWave for bulk and large purchases hands down. Only site (that I know of) with flat rate shipping and prices close to Japanese ones. Downside is that it's basically only gundams, and their site is shit
HLJ is also good for bulk purchases, but shipping will fuck you for large models. Private warehouse is a nice bonus and makes it easier to bulk buy.
Hobby Search/ AmiAmi is decent, but I mainly use it for stuff that's either not sold on HLJ (looking at you little armory 870)
Amazon.ca has the occasional good deal, but isn't nearly as good as Amazon.com. I really only use it for Bandai's Star Wars models, since no where else sells them, or Hasegawa model planes (significantly cheaper to buy from some Japanese store front than buying them locally)
Ebay is the same shit as Amazon

>>5998688

Ah ok, I'll just keep the side arm they have, and use a sniper rifle, combined with some rocket packets on the shoulders, have some good examples on rocket packets that are good with the doms?

Working through first gunpla. Got most of it test fit and decided I want to seem everything together, so I guess I'll have to paint over it.

The pieces were never primed because I originally had no intention of painting. I don't particularly want to spray primer on now because that might involve taking everything apart.

Is there brush on primer?

>>5998720
You're going to want to use a spray primer. The goal of a primer is create a better base for the paint. With hand brushing, it's hard to get a smooth, even coat, which is ideally what you want in a coat of primer.
You don't have to take everything apart, but you'll probably want to separate the feet, hands, limbs, torso, and head into sub-assemblies to make it easier

For a more in depth explanation on primer, check out this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_-v7-Wp6no
This guy has a bunch of great modelling videos, and even though a lot of it is more advanced than what anyone here is doing, you can still learn a thing or two that might be helpful in the future

>>5998728
I was actually mostly worried about getting primer stuck into joints. I just attempted a few spots to take apart and some are in pretty good, I'm not sure how rough I can be with these yet but usually from experience, if you have to ask, kind of thing it's probably too rough.

Also do you etch out panel lines? I used to do it with planes, like making them stand out more.

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>>5998474
I know no one asked but here it is anyway.

29 and 23 are probably dead.

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Shipment came in today! Happy Halloween!

>>5998494
00 and >>5998501

>>5998734
Yeah, for joints you want to be careful. Masking tape can be useful for, as well as painting in general. As for etching out panel lines, that's completely up to you. Model aircraft, at least in my experience, tend to have finer panel lines, so etching them out will have less of an effect on a gundam model than it does on planes

>>5998513
All plastic low cost griefer.

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I read that folks melt down leftover runners (especially those of the rarer colors) to be reused. All I could find was a guide of putting the pieces into a jar with plastic cement.

So if I want to use this plastic do I just apply it like putty?

>>5998741
So the godhands really are amazing. Thanks for the advice about them.

I started on the 00 first and so far its been a bit different than all the other RGs. Instead of going full build, like build the left leg completely, build the right leg completely. It is building out just the frames of each part.

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>>5998800
>So if I want to use this plastic do I just apply it like putty?
You can, but you need to remember to work pretty fast. The cement will evaporate quickly and "skin" will form on the surface of your "putty" which will make it not stick to the part you are filling (or it will stick poorly) so when you sand it later pieces of it will come off especially (where the layer of putty was thin) and you will need to fill some more.

From my experience melted sprue thing is not worth the effort, there are better products that work way more reliably.

>>5998805
For whatever reason only the 00Q and Mk II are like that

>>5998824
What type of cement would you recommend for this? Would something like Tamiya thin cement work?

>>5998824
You want to apply the same types of plastics together, and applying cement on the surface before hand can help. It's just plastic dissolved in a solvent, so the best adhesion you can get is by applying it to the same type of plastic you used to make the putty in the first place.

But yeah, melted putty isn't a great solution. Dissolved plastic is always weaker than something that's been molded under pressure because plastic is super prone to warping.

>>5998827
Regular cement would be better I think. What are you gonna use the melted sprue putty for?

>>5998513
>>5998515
I was almost thinking Quebeley with that ridge on the top of the chest and shoulder cables, but not so sure. Looks like some kind of Dom/Kampfer hybrid, maybe?

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>>5998827
>>5998832
Counter intuitively enough, thin cement is better than thick one. The difference between them is the amount of added resin and the resin doesn't seem to mix well with plastic. You want to be as close to pure solvent as possible.

>>5998831
Yes, putting cement under it (and over it) to soften up the whole thing helps adhesion, but you really wouldn't want to do it where you have surface detail nearby.

It works for filling gaps and holes on the underside of the part where nobody will see it, but that's about all it is good for imo.

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>>5998832
When you say regular cement, do you mean thick cement? Doesn't that contain clear plastic that would affect the color of the final putty? I figured thin cement would be best since it's basically just the solvent by itself.

As for what I'm doing, I'm building pic related and I wanted to keep the original System Injection colors for the face, so to make the skin tone match I want to find a way to fill in the seams on the shoulders without having to paint it afterwards. I figure welding the parts and sanding afterwards would be the best way, but I was thinking that using melted sprue putty would be a good way to fill in any remaining gaps. Obviously I would wait few days for the solvent to dry completely beforehand in order to prevent the additional glue from making the seams reappear.

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>>5998868
Picture of the seam in question.

>>5998879
Consider the following: when you melt the plastic it changes color slightly, because the pigment gets redistributed.

If you really REALLY want to hide the seams without painting you might want to look at "instant glue" putty that comes in CMYK colors (http://hlj.com/product/GANM-07K etc) but then you'll be mixing colors anyway so you might as well just paint.

>>5998911
You have a point. I'll experiment with some excess material before I commit to doing it. If I did the melted sprue technique, then sanded it and applied flat topcoat, do you think the color difference would be as noticeable then?

It's funny how lazyness makes you work twice as hard trying find ways to cut corners.

That all seems like a shitload of effort just to avoid painting for some reason.

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I hate SEEDshit, but I find the strike, especially the variants, so damn sexy. I have a Build Strike waiting on me to get better and I'm debating getting the RG as well because I like it so much.
How are the Strike Noir and Lukas custom MGs?

I actually don't mind a lot of SEED designs. Freedom is pretty slick too and I would like the Infinite Justice a lot more if it didn't have that retarded 2x4 on it's head.

>>5998959
The 2x4 head sensor is a large part of the Infinite Justice's appeal. If you can't appreciate it, maybe YOU are the problem here.
Alternatively you could remove it, but then I'd have to ask you never post here or on /m/ ever again.

>>5998945
Yeah, you're right. I wanted to see if it was possibke more than anything.

>>5998966

You're right. If I can't appreciate it then I am the problem. I'll leave.

>>5998980
You aren't me fagbag. Infinite Justice's head is garbage tier, I don't care if it's a camera.

>>5998494
The original, zeta, and double zeta, despite what some anons might say. Just skip the moon-moon arc when you get to it in ZZ, otherwise the rest of the series is great.

Also, my favorite is G Gundam, but don't go in expecting a space opera/war drama. It's a really fun and emotional ride. You'll want something that can do a finger type move by the end of it for sure.

Also, once you've watched all those, watch build fighters. Stay the fuck away from Try, though.

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>>5998945
That's why we recommend snapfags to gitgud instead.

>>5998981
Get a load of this guy, he doesn't like massive head sensor arrays

>>5998985
what about The O? that's got a big head?

Has anyone got an MG Geara Doga? kinda want one

>>5998959
Loved the Lukas custom myself. A little back heavy with the IWSP, but not too bad. Strike Noir is probably the only suit more edgy than the Red Frame.

>>5997340
Hey, I'm in van and could be interested.

Can you post a full list of what kits you have?

What's the best 00 HG kit that isn't Exia/00?

>>5999033
seravee/virtue
overflag

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Made some progress on my favourite IBO design today.

I wanna ask, if I intend to transform my 1/100 Virtue/Nadleeh once every month or so, does painting the kit become too much of an hassle? I would only panel line and topcoat if so.

>>5998746
You guys use a marker for lining right? Or is it preference if you use wash?

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How come you guys here don't have an issue with tripfag shitposters like snapshot and have nice threads here but /m/ gets the worst of the worst? Is it mods? Finished snap build of a type 94 base jabber I got for 10 USD last night

>>5999265
Episode 1 pencils? That takes me back.Jabber looks good as well.

>>5999265
/toy/ has janitors plus less people willing to take the bait (This general went through shitposting hell a few years ago around the time of build fighters though).

Think we will ever get some new G Gundam kits? I would love to get some more Neo fighter suits, maybe a new Master and Devil Gundam at that.

>>5999343
The HG Master Gundam is pretty great to be honest. Doesn't really need a new kit. Also RE 100 Devil Gundam seems like it could work

>>5999265
/m/ is full of anons who take any and all bait, and the janitors seem to consider it as actual discussion. Goes for most all the threads there, not just gunpla.

>>5998615
Nice.

>>5998494
>>5998983
I agree with you on a lot of things but shame on you for advocating skipping Moon Moon.

Just watch it all in production order. Take a break between Zeta and ZZ.

>>5998983
Moon moon arc is relevant to other points in ZZ

>>5999371
Highly reccomend break between Z and ZZ or else you might get pdst.

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So far I'm enjoying the RG 00Q build. Though it is pretty weird how they don't even use the RG arm. Literally they just take the hand from it.

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this month I finish one of my favorite designs after three months with a broken airbrush.

Can any kind anons link a relatively cheap link for some sandpaper on a Canadian site? Its the only thing missing out of my kit, and I dont want to spend 20$ on a sandpaper stick off amazon.

>>5999189
Most people use marker for a straight build, but panel washes are more commonly used if it's a painted build

>>5999479
Just go to an auto shop or canadian tire. Amazon also works. Rona and home hardware might some (never checked), but they're probably like home depot where they only carry lower grit sandpaper

>>5999418

every time I see this I freak out think it's scratch for a minute

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>>5999479
Just go to a shop dude, no point on getting sandpaper online

Don't forget nail care products exist, so you could just stop by the nearest shoppers or the like. A nail file block is probably better suited for plastic than the usual grits you'll find at hardware stores, all things considered

>>5999506
>nail care product

>>5999479
http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/3m-wetordry-sandpaper-5-pk-0475927p.html#srp

>>5999522
Is there ever a reason to get somethign besides 1000 grit?

>>5999545
I cannot do anything with 1000 grit. I need to go down to 400 before I see nub go away.

>>5999545
I use 600 grit then 1000 grit so that I don't go through so as much sand paper

>maybe I should enter that SD group build
>SD guntank is cute
>2x as much as HG guntank on amazon
>group build ends today

FUCK

>>5999561
gundamplanet has them in stock, I think

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Inner frame completed. Gouf getting an upgrade.

>>5999561
I had the same idea, but procrastinated. I could snapbuild a kit, but would feel bad when people have put time and effort into theirs, and mine is just basic and rushed.

Why is there no HG Ga-Zowmn jesus christ the original would need every part modified to even look decent

Hey, would a silver sharpie work well for minor battle damage/chipping? Or is there another, better method?

I was considering drybrushing a silver/grey paint or something around edges and the like, but I haven't really decided on how best to do this... any ideas?

>>5999637
Chipped paint isn't silver underneathe.

>>5999640
Well yeah, but generally for "Robots" battle damage/chipping tends to be represented via silver/grey for the "metal" underneath.

I'm just wondering if it can be used for this without any issues.

>>5999645
Only when done by amateurs. Pros do it the same color as military plamo guys do with dark browns and dark greys.

Also, a sharpie isn't going to give you near enough precision control or have a fine enough point to add realistic looking chips.

And if you want to use metallics you would be better off with a steel or gunmetal.

>>5999664

Little bit elitest, but I'll bite.

So I should use Steel or Gunmetal, I'm assuming drybrushing is the best bet here, or is there another method I should be using?

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>>5999671
Drybrushing is better for adding a bit of wear to metal parts like frame or for highlighting raised details.

For chips there are a couple methods, but the sponge technique and using a small brush to handpaint them in are two of the most common and yeild good results. Plenty of videos on youtube on how to do both.

Just remember that with chipping "less is more". It's easier to decide you didn't weather it enough and add a little more than it is to do too much then have to fix it.

And seriously, before starting google what chipped paint looks like as well as some pro built models to give you an idea. You only think you know what it should look like. Trust me, I'm not trying to be elitist, this is just how everyone is at the beginning with weathering.

And sorry about the watermark on the image, I can't find the version without it at the moment.

>>5999506
Holy shit I didn't know anyone also used these for gunpla

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>>5999506
>>5999771
What I wonder is what do you look for?
I mean, how do you tell what the equivalent sand-paper grit would be and such?

>>5999781

If you are going to repeatedly spam the same 4 images in both threads at the same time could you at least resize them

>>5999784
Or just not post them at all

So, when does the "judging" take place?

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I wanna do my first real customization/non snapshit project and I've picked the Dom Tropen. I'm planning on having it be a Desert Raider type of suit, and I'm thinking of adding a pair of rockets to the backpack for long range, and then a sniper rifle for riddling down opponents.

This is my first real foray beyond snapping things together and panel lining, so I was just wondering about tips for painting? I want to keep the original color scheme, except I want to make the tan a bit more saturated I guess would be the word, or just like a stronger color, and add a weathering effect as if its been stored and fighting in the desert for a long time.

I'm just wondering about accessories. What are the best shoulder mounted rocket accessories? Ideally I'm looking for ones that are open. Also trying to decide if a Sniper works good for a Desert Raider who uses speed and the elements to wear down the opponent, maybe keeping with a Vulture-like theme of just waiting for the enemy suit to succumb to the elements while fighting in combat and then finish it off. But the idea of a flame thrower or shotgun seems neat too. Any suggestions?

>>5999784
Come on now, Whiteagle clearly is autistic, be kind to him.

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More or less done with Qubeley. Just need to let the panel lining and paint touchups to sit for a few days, then I'll top coat it. Originally I was going to do matte like for most gunpla, but it actually looks pretty nice as-is so I'm considering doing a gloss or semi-gloss. Any opinions?

>>5999927
Thats really good, good job anon! I'm just a snapfag, but I wanna have my stuff turn out like that in the future!

>>5999876
Hey man, remember you from the other thread, I've been trying to find interesting missiles to suggest to you but no luck so far.

As for other accessories, extra fuel carried somehow, camo bundles, canvas bundles, ect. ect. I would suggest looking at desert warfare tanks from wwII and later the Soviets, they will give you awesome ideas for this.

Also yeah, the sniper rifle would be best. The idea is to keep moving, stay out of enemy range and sight, and wear them down until either the desert devours them or they are shot down.

Flamethrower isn't really fitting for the desert, more of an urban or cave sorta deal. Shotguns are always right and proper.

>>5999940
Thanks! I'm barely above snap-level myself at this point, though I'm working my way up. The only things I did to this kit except trimming nubs and panel lining is a tiny tiny bit of painting in the shoulder binders, face and the dot on the outside of the arms (not visible in picture) to replace the stickers, because I hate stickers. There's also a really obvious seam on the outside of the arms, near the area that I painted, that looks awful (due to me gouging the plastic and also getting some paint in the seam). Luckily the flaws aren't obvious.

>>5999953
Thanks, and yeah some kind of fuel cannister or maybe like a detachable sled for grabbing/pilfering supplies would be neat.
I was thinking of getting the Anti-Ship sniper from MS Origin but I feel thats ill fitting since it would largely go up against GMs, Guntanks and Guncannons so whatever would be best against them.

I feel like with Mobile Suits there wouldn't be much staying out of sight, just the initial strike, so a Sniper with canon automatic or semi auotmatic fire would be preferred. The Dom Tropen was built with proection against sand and cooling systems in mind so I don't think the canvas is gonna help much but yeah I'm just trying to figure out the best way to represent a Delaz Fleet type suit that's been hiding out for a while and survives off hit and run tactics before retreating to safety in some kind of canyon.

>>5999876

Set attainable goals for your project, don't worry so much about your headcannon stuff even though that is more fun, think about what you know you can do from testing and research, and keep the project reasonable. Think through each step of the entire process and what you need to do for each step. For example, what are you going to mix paint in? How are you going to clean your airbrush to change colors? Etc etc.

>>6000012

Give it a zaku 1 sniper rifle and backpack and mount all the extra bits on there. It'd be cool.

Not sure about the fire rate though.

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>>5998537
I'm working on it now.

>>6000055

Yeah I'm just making sur eI have all the appropriate gear. I'm gonna buy a weapon pack. After that I'm gonna guy some drybrush Tamiya pack for some weathering, and then I'm loking into paints but the weathering just might be enough, and then some 1/144 Zeon decals if I can find them. Does that sound reasonable or should I look into actually airbrushing? I dont have an airbruhs or one of those honkin' machines for airbrushing.

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Post MK-IIs.

AEUGbros welcome.

Any tips on topcoating in shitty New Jersey weather? It's too cold to use it outside now, but the MG 2.0 deserves some matte top coat.

>>6000107
You can certainly handpaint, but you'll want to use a primer if you're going to paint. The hardest part of handpainting is that it's more time consuming and it's harder to get a good coat (not too thick, even, solid colour, etc). Airbrushing makes the painting process much easier, but there's a lot you can learn from handbrushing. Also, I believe bandai has 1/144 zeon decals, but official decals rarely get reprinted, so you're probably better just buying from third parties like samuel decal or on ebay

Man, I'd love to pick up the hi nu ver ka on Amazon for 80 cdn. But sadly they don't accept paypal so it's off to HobbyWave to lump a bunch of mg kits together. I've never done an mg before eonly rg and hg, any suggestions?

Are there any good UC-like shotgun designs for a high grade? I'm going to be making a custom out of the Ground GM when it drops and I'd like to make him a jungle fighter kind of unit.

>>6000142
The Hi-Nu was my first too. Just take your time and buy some Mark Softer for the funnel waterslides. MGs are like bigger RGs, so there's not much you need to worry about.

>>6000142
it's like an rg

only bigger

>>6000142
>>6000144
>>6000145
I meant kit suggestions but thanks bros

>>6000142
Off the top of my head, common recommendations are: RX-78-2 2.0/3.0/Origins/OYW, Zaku 2.0, Gelgoog 2.0, Nu Ver. Ka, Hi-Nu Ver. Ka, Sazabi Ver. Ka, X Gundam, XX Gundam, Turn A, Turn X, and Force/Sword impulse

>>6000144
You could try something from the little armory line. They're all models of real guns, but a Remington 870 looks similar to a kampfer's shotgun. Also, kampfer comes with a shot gun, and who doesn't like the kampfer?

>>6000149
Oh. My bad, haha.

I just finished the MG MK-II 2.0, great kit, this is it: >>6000126

I would reccommend the Sazabi, Nu Ver. Ka, Hi-Nu Ver. Ka, Zeta 2.0, Zaku 2.0, and the all of the RX-78-2's.

>>6000155
Thanks, the Little Armory guns looks freakin' sick. The detail is amazing.

>>6000164
Yeah, I've been meaning to get some for a while. Their M1911 are also miles better than any of the pistols in gunpla kits IMO.

>>6000164
>>6000150
Alright, I'll probably get the nu ver ka, amazing red warrior since it's basically the 78 2.0 and a turn A, maybe a zeon suit too, probably a sazabi

And the SD Group Build comes to an end. Sadly we had two entrants, but it's not the end of the world, there will be one again in January.

https://gelgoogguy.wordpress.com/2016/11/01/sd-group-build/

I'll give a hint, it involves Frame Arms (not girls).

>>6000171
The Sazabi Ver. Ka and Nu Ver. Ka are the pinnacle of MG kits, imo. Great choices.

>>6000175
>Sadly we had two entrants,
Not really a surprise. SD wasn't going to be as exciting.
Should do a poll on ideas to see what people react to the most that might actually lead to a larger turnout.

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>>5999890
>Come on now, Whiteagle clearly is autistic, be kind to him.
Worse, PDD-NOS...

>>6000178
Rip all my money, Canadian money is garbage

>>6000181
>PDD-NOS
This explains a lot.

>>6000181

resize your fucking images

>That sloppy drybrushing
>Those limp poses
>Those large pic sizes
>The way he keeps posting the same poorly lit photos of his kit over and over again

My god, I figured it out. Whiteagle is Xbawks back for revenge.

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>>6000196
>>The way he keeps posting the same poorly lit photos of his kit over and over again
POORLY LIT?!?!

>>6000204
It's darker than niggers taint

>>6000196
Who's Xbawks? I've been in the general for less than a month, excuse my newfaggotry.

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>>6000208
>It's darker than niggers taint
Damn it, the basement has the best overall lighting in the house, but outlets are few and far between...

Learn to filter or learn to not respond

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>>6000217
Bruh: https://www.walmart.com/ip/WORKCHOICE-21004-15-16-3-Triple-Tap-Lawn-and-Garden-Extension-Cord-Green/36650338

https://smile.amazon.com/Neewer-Studio-Umbrella-Continuous-Lighting/dp/B013JV3J1I/ref=sr_1_2?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1478049978&sr=1-2&keywords=photography+lighting&refinements=p_89%3ANeewer

http://www.obviousidea.com/windows-software/light-image-resizer/

Also see the section on photography in the guide, the PS tricks are there.

>>6000212
Probably the only real shitposter we've dealt with on /toy/ that wasn't just a spammer. He came in, asked for advice got it, and bitched and moaned when we didn't call his (awful) work amazing. I even gave him advice as nice as a could, along with several people. Dude just didn't get it so we started fucking with him. I'm sure someone can find the images...

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>>6000212
Several years ago now, back in the days before snapshit, before build fighters, before even the great FSS shitposter....there was Xbawks.

He was new to the threads and had bought a banshee norn...which he broke. But that was okay, we gave him some advice, and he decided to battle damage it. He did so by drilling a hole in the chest and gluing a beam saber blade into it and randomly drybrushing parts of it silver. I think he snapped an arm off too.

We gave him some advice about what he could improve and some tips for next time. He then proceeded to spam the same handful of large and terribly lit pics of his norn in every thread for weeks while he worked on his next build, an m1 astray.

So a couple weeks go by and he posts pic related, showing he hadn't improved at all and had ignored all of our advice. At this point everyone was fed up with him over the constant posting of his crappy norn so we finally told his to fuck off and he spurged out over it. And ran off to gundam eclipse where he ruined a rg justice and started looking into doing commisions for people.

I miss the crab hygogg guy

>>5998235
Post system
anon please deliver I've been looking for a good gunpla-battle system forever

>>6000126
Glad to see I am not the only Mk II (Titans) fan here. Best UC Gundam, Ground Type as second.

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>>6000256

>>6000267
did he fucking chew on the plastic

>>6000269
Lighter IIRC.

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>>6000262
We never got to see the finished build. So sad.

>>6000239
At least he was kind enough to namefag

>>6000269
I think it was painted nail polish or unthinned testors. I remember that he was bitching about how long it was taking him to paint it and that RG weren't worth the effort when he could "make an hg look just as good" in less time. Oh, and by "taking too long" he meant that he had been working on the kit for less than a week.

>>6000262
The nubposter?
He kept posting all those "finished" builds with nubs all over them... it was awful.

>>6000291
I think he means the guy who was kitbashing a hygogg with a resin recast of a crab shell.

>>6000295
what the fuck

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>>6000295

gyoza mk-ii when

>>6000295
That sounds metal as hell, I want ten

I also miss that italian guy who did basically terrible builds but he was into them in a fun way

he had some metallic flake blue hygogg

I love you guys, you get the best nutjobs

>>6000304
we're like one big, gay, happy family

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>>6000246
$40 bucks for a photo lightning kit?

Can't I just hang a sheet of wax paper in front of a flood light?

And yeah, I know pics can at least be resized in MS Paint, I just prefer posting straight from the memory card.

>>6000273
>At least he was kind enough to namefag
Wish more saw it this way...

>>6000302
He was crap, but knew he was crap and really did seem like he was trying to improve.

It's your attitude that that gets people pissed at you here. If you are going to act like an annoying little shit who thinks he's hot stuff, you're going to be treated as such. If you're having fun and acknowledging your mistakes while actively working on them you'll be welcomed with open arms (and some minor shitposting and nub shaming).

>>6000300
When someone gets around to kitbashing one with https://hlj.com/product/HLJ16035

>>6000314
You can try, but dedicated lighting will always work better. Also trust me, Photoshop and Light Image Resizer are way more useful.

>>6000321
Theres plenty of decent photo resizers for phones too.

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>>6000217
>>6000314
You could always just do this If you're a cheapfag like me.
4 cardboard squares panels, cut out a square hole in 3 of them leaving 1 in on the perimeter.
tape/glue a piece of waxpaper on both sides of each of the three squares you cut holes in.
tape/glue together the panels so that there are wax panels for the top and side light sources, with the opaque panel being the backdrop.
For best results with a cellphone camera, I've found that either normal lightbulbs or LED sources will work, but I personally think that lightbulbs work best with this setup.
For best results with a DSLR or high-quality camera, LED lighting is an absolute MUST. Lightbulbs just make the picture look really orange.
Of course, buying a more professional light-source like the one GG guy suggested are always going to be better, but I think this works okay if you're not taking pictures of stuff you'd send off to GBWC.

(pic related was taken with a DSLR, you can see what I was talking about.)

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>>6000333
>For best results with a DSLR or high-quality camera, LED lighting is an absolute MUST. Lightbulbs just make the picture look really orange.
Thanks for pointing this out, as I noticed it in one of my few experiments with extra lighting (Excuse the non-plamo pic).

Probably won't go full lightbox, but I know LegoQuest uses home made diffuses/reflectors/baffles, and we've got plenty of wax paper on hand.

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>>6000333
pic related was a pic I took of my shitty MK-II I posted a while ago. Taken with a DSLR and LED flashlights for lighting. There's a little absence of overhead lighting because I was using the ceiling lamp for that, and it didn't look good with the DSLR. I just had the flashlights on the side. Gotta do something about that once I finally finish something that isn't snapshit.

It would cost me 200 cdn to ship the safari and nu ver ka to my door. Fucking hell

>>6000311
An excuse to post this after all these years on 4chan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cArRtkhaMw

>>6000344
Hobbywave is your answer my friends. Three words: FLAT RATE SHIPPING

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>he doesn't get free shipping on orders of any size from HLJ

>>6000344
That is on HobbyWave :(

>>6000133

Yeah. I dont even know if handpainting is necessary in this. I mostly just wanted some shading and weathering effects. I like the color scheme, I just want to make it uh, more pronounced I guess.

>>6000378
Oh, you meant the price of the models. For some reason, I though $200 was just the shipping. Looking back, I feel kinda retarded

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>>6000367
excuse me

Group build voting: http://www.strawpoll.me/11555932

Also brain a shit.

Does anyone else's Mandarake look wrong?

>>6000415
I am torn between shit supplies and advocating a graze group build (S2's upgrades/downgrades welcome of course).

>>6000425
honestly shit supplies build doesnt appeal to me. I buy my model kits because i like them, why would i make the effort to make it crappy?

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RG Qant is coming along well.

Any advice on what I can use the spare RG arm inner frames for since this kit didn't use them?

>>6000418
My Mom said mine looks fine and none of the other guys have any right to laugh at it!

>>6000427

why build for a contest at all then

>>6000427
The idea is to use shitty testors paints and brushes and try to yield a good result with them.

>>6000427
>>6000452
Point isn't to make it look crappy, the point is more to make it look the best you can with rather meh, and limited supplies.

>>6000454

yes, this build is more of a community building thing, less of a "I want a cool model" at the end thing

It's building a MEMORY boys

>>6000425
>advocating a graze group build (S2's upgrades/downgrades welcome of course).
>>6000427
>honestly shit supplies build doesnt appeal to me
I prefer a Graze build myself, plenty of choices and easily available.

>>6000012
Canvas isnt for suit, canvas is for tent for pilot. You can't forget pilot stuff.

>>5999168
A 1/100 would be fucking awesome

>>6000088
Hows the build so far?

>>6000012
canvas bundles for pilot, you know, tents, shades, stuff like that, canvas is very useful.

>>6000462
>>6000501
Yeah that'd sound neat but more for a diarama. I'm trying to figure out the paint job right now; I want to have part of the helm be white, and add some l ike shading and wear and tear on the paint, and maybe some chips/scratches. I just need to figure out how to do all of this and what I'm going to need since I'm going from snapshitting kits together badly, to something kind of ambitious for me. I don't have a painting background or an airbrush machine so I'm just trying to figure out the post-build phase stuff out. I'll probably top coat with some matte unless that'd ruin the look?

>>6000546
Here's some stuff that might help out.
- Get some putty. Seams tend to look a lot worse on paint builds, so putty and plastic cement can really help. You can also use it to fix any places that you accidentally gorged out when de-nubbing
- Use a primer. It'll help you spot imperfections, and will help paint to adhere better
- Get some decent, soft brushes. It'll make brush strokes less noticeable
- Test painting spoons first. It'll give you some practice, and you can wait and let the paint dry to make sure you're happy with the colour
- Get good paints. Vallejo is arguably the best for hand brushing. If you can't get that, try getting something else that's meant for modelling. Also I would recommend choosing acrylic over enamel
- Get some future. I brushes on easily and creates a good surface for decals and panel washes after you're finished painting

Also, matte coats tend to look best. Matte coating painted spoons is also useful for practice

>>6000556

So wait go out and buy spoons to paint and see how it looks? Also what do you mean by future? And when would you apply the top coat? I assumed you do it at the very end, but you make it sound like you apply it then check and paint.

questions:
- can i do Krylon top coat, wait it till total dry & apply Mr Hobby matte coat for finishing?
- can 2 different matte coat mixed together, in any conditions?

Mr Hobby matte coat come in small can & expensive while Krylon come in big & cheap.
plan to do something crazy, or sort of that with those 2.

>>6000566
Yeah, plastic spoons are a common test bed. You can check the colour (if you mixed the paint), and consistency (thinning), without fucking up your model.
Future: http://www.swannysmodels.com/TheCompleteFuture.html
You apply a clear coat after you're finished painting to create a smoother surface for decals to adhere to as well as for paint to flow for panel washes. This also protects the paint underneath. You apply a top coat on top of all of that (usually matte) as a last step

>>6000572
From what I've heard, krylon top coat is pretty shit for models, but you can get away with using their "primer". If you want something cheap, see if you can get Testors top coat. It's a bit trickier to use, but you can get good results from it. Tamiya is also an option, but probably also more expensive than what you want. If you need a gloss coat, see the site I linked above.

>>6000576
tried to find Testors around stores but no result so far.
some guy from /m/ say about Testor recommended as well.
too bad caught up with works & having fatigue. no time to actual test it out on WIP MG Buster but thanks for advice.

from /m/.

>>6000572
Krylon is shit for top coats. Both their matte and gloss are just plain bad for the smaller model scale.

It's made for large projects. I have a kit i sprayed the legs with krylon matte for left leg and mr. Topcoat matte on the right that i have posted before and can take new pictures for you tomorrow if you dont believe me about the quality.

>>6000588
If you have a Michael's near you they carry Testors stuff.

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Are you guys interested in this?

If not, I'm not gonna bother taking pictures while putting it together.

>>6000594
how large is the large project you're talking about? Master Grade was not one of the category?
awaiting your pic.

>>6000595
got Krylon in Ace Hardware. [spoiler]Mulaysion[/spoiler] sucks for a reason.

Dumb question, but are there any paint guides? Like I buy MG X, let's say a Master Grade RX-78-2 for simplicity's sake.
I decide that I want to paint it (in original colors) so it looks nicer than oob.
Does anyone do step-by-step guides for that?
Should I even bother with paint for most MGs or can you just apply a topcoat to an unpainted kit?

>>6000649
A few pictures at major milestones might be neat but we don't need a step-by-step or anything.

>>6000649
where'd you find this anon

>>6000667
I'll do it on the weekend then.

>>6000689
Mandarake. Doesnt come with the phone though, so there's that. But I could always rig a light inside for the full Zaku experience.

>>6000776
well give us a peak inside the box you cocktease

>>6000664
Every kit actually comes with a paint guide in the manual

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>>6000789

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>>6000789
With the PG Zaku II head. It's ridiculous how big it is.

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>>6000825

can you be a zaku?

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>>6000826
I'd say it can be repurposed as a helmet for a toddler.

The guys at work thought it was scuba gear.

Does anyone here know how well Tamiya's matte/clear spray cans do on top of Tamiya acrylics? I've heard that you shouldn't try to apply lacquers over acrylics, and I'd love to test it out myself, but the weather's dipping below freezing here.

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LHS had a tamiya weathering kit, so I'm messing around with my old gouf model that I stripped the paint from and repainted.
Eh, practice makes perfect. This guy's been through a lot of shit anyways.

>>6000836
Gonna do the same for another old kit, as a partner for the Gouf?

>>6000845
I was thinking about going back and fixing up my first kit and making some adjustments to the gouf, actually. The gouf's leg is fucked and really lose, and his shield gatling is missing a part and sort of messed up anyways.

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LED + Almost full armor tier accessories for first batch bonus.
Welp, already pre-ordered mine.

I've just received my first Gunpla kits. Going to be starting with the HGUC RX-78-2 Revive, what am I in for?

>>6000891
Thats pretty darn tempting

>>6000895
A wonderful fucking build Anon... a wonderful build.

>>6000895
Welcome to the plastic crack club.

Remember, you're here forever.

>>6000897
Good to know

>>6000898
I've just gotten clean of my WH40k plastic crack habit.

>>6000911
Expect to spend a lot less if you migrated from GW Plasticrack. Maybe.

>>6000911
>Man, I finally broke free of my addiction to opioids.
>Now I'm free to start taking cocaine!

>>6000931
At least here the plasticrack is cheaper for a higher quality product. This way you can buy MORE PLASTIC!

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>>6001042
>At least here the plasticrack is cheaper for a higher quality product. This way you can buy MORE PLASTIC!
INDEED!

>>5997241
Ontarian here, I'm interested in buying some kits depending on whats for sale

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>>6000660
Just took this for you. Left is Mr. Topcoat Flat Matte. Right is Krylon Matte.

Ignore nubs ect. This was one of my first kits that I now use for testing things like this out on.

As for what scale Krylon is supposed to be used for. Like fuck huge items over several feet i imagine. The particles are just too big for models.

>>6001078
>The particles are just too big for models.
I don't think you know what you are talking about.

The rough look of Krylon coat can be explained by a million different things such as shitty cheap propellant or shitty solvent mix or even insufficient shaking before you need to invoke
>muh particle size

>>6001088
I agree that I am not an expert on it, it was just an assumption. As for the application of the Krylon it wasn't user error. I tried multiple attempts from different distances and conditions. What you see is simply the best I was able to achieve with it.

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>>6001078
thanks for the info & pic.

would try out once i have my own real free time.

>enjoy the size and extra pieces that come with MG
>the cost gets whacky and limited amount of cool kits
>dont like most Gundam models

Kill me friends

>>6000256
>>6000267
Oh man this is reddit and deviantart tier bad.

>>6001203

get a cheap MG GN-X

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I'm a bit too new to attempt painting a kit but I want to upgrade from nub-filled bad builds to clean looking "correct" builds of suits. I really enjoy the base look and want my Gouf Custom for instance to look a bit like pic related. Not the guns, but the body, especially the legs, is the kind of look I really like. Clean and still keeping the details but I want to know the process behind this kind of look?

>>6001110
same person here. few more question:
- Mr Super Clear Matt & Top Coat Flat Matt from Mr Hobby. are they the same field of application (top coat purposes), or totally different?
- hobby dremel, worth to get it? what i can do with it, besides plamo?

tried to search Testor around, still no results.
but found few things around & some store selling modeller's hobby tool kits, which intriguing my interest with it's hobby dremel included.

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Guncannon 02 gonna have the option to swap heads, hand and cannons.

>>6001274
Probably:
Primer -> Paint -> clear coat -> decals -> panel wash -> matte coat
And most probably airbrushed

>>6001277
IIRC, they both have the same application, but one is acrylic while the other is lacquer (don't remember which is which)

>>6001277
>hobby dremel
When will this meme die?

Dremel is not useful on plastic. Like, at all.

>>6001283
Oh ok. That sounds a bit too ambitious for me righ tnow. How good does a kit look after just simply cleaning up nubs, panel lining, and doing a matte coat?

>>6001301
Much better. Pretty close to the promo pics in some cases.

>>6001306
Thats encouraging. I basically want to inch my way towards a good looking kit, but I'm just worried of very boring looking plates after a matte like big chunks of plastic, too bad theres not more decals for HG stuff.

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I'm working on detailing the head of my RX-78-2 Revive and I was wondering if there was any way to get cleaner looking results using a Gundam Marker. I've already been using a few methods to remove excess ink/paint but I'm not satisfied with how it looks.

>>6001283
so either of it will work like general top coat eh?
might be an alternative top coat item to be used.

>>6001289
so, idea ditched?
what if i tell you that it was portable battery hobby dremel type? will it be worst?

>>6001309
But there are, Bandai makes waterslide decals for some kits.

>>6001309
>not more decals for HG stuff.
There is if you go third party. Samueldecal and ebay are your friends

>>6001312
The pour type gundam markers aren't really that useful. If you mean the panel lining ones, they're alright. Not quite sure what you mean by clean also. If you want to get rid of ink, try rubbing alcohol if you haven't. If you want to get a better look for the vents, get some black acrylic paint, a fine tipped brush, and some rubbing alcohol and paint them.

>>6001315
Even if it was hand-crank powered it would still be useless.

Your hands + photoetched saw or fine file would ALWAYS give you superior results.

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>>6000415
>Also brain a shit

Well fuck you too.

>>6001203
>already have all the MG amphibious mobile suits

What do I do now anon