Gunpla/Plamo General

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Secret Santa signups are over, pairs will go out after I get off work today (it's 1:22am my time).

If anyone doesn't get paired email me at [email protected] or hop on IRC after 7PM EST.

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***Non-Gundam Group Build***

So this is pretty straightforward, build something that isn't Gundam. I literally do not care what it is, if it's not Gundam it counts (and just to get this out of the way, Bandai is fine). I do not require full paint jobs this time either, as I know the vast majority of people here build Bandai and that's it.

This is also not a prize build, but a regular group build.


Submit to [email protected].
Due Date: February 1st, 2017.

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Contributing

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>>6046885
>As long as it's painted, it's WAAAAY better than an OOB build.

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Time to post some models.

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>>6046949

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>>6046954
And the other one.

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>>6046960

>>6046949
>>6046951
>>6046954
Nice. I just wish the legs on the new Valks weren't so damn long. The back kibble looks awful too.

>>6046949
>>6046955
These look pretty cool. On a scale of HG to RG, how fragile are they? A 1/144 plane kind of has me concerned.

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>>6046962
>inb4 prepainted plamo
Luckily most of the parts are undergated and Tomytec placed the nubs intelligently enough that they are all hidden.

A lot of the parts are snap-fit but glue is still very much required.

>>6046970
>On a scale of HG to RG, how fragile are they
Imagine an RG with half the parts falling out because they are not snap-fit. Also painted on sprues means you need to be extra careful cutting them off so you don't damage the paintjob.

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>>6046972
LED setup.

Out of the box all clear parts are unpainted so to make it look anime accurate the thruster bits need to be painted clear pink.

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>>6046983
>tfw you forgot to clean up you wash before topcoating but you don't give a shit because you are chinese slave laborer and this is not your model anyway
This issue was in a bunch of places and stripping/reapplying topcoat was annoying.

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>>6046986
Tomytec sure has some tricky waterslides.

This was easily the most difficult/nerve-wracking part of the whole build. Normal waterslides are nothing by comparison.

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>>6046977
Alright, guess I'll take a raincheck on them.

>can't upload key and peele gif of him sweating because it's copyright infringement
What the shit?

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>>6046949
>>6046955
Forgot to post side-by-side.

Base is two of http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=TOY-SCL2-39896 glued together with yellow bits puttied over and the whole thing repainted.

>>6046989
Wait a tick. There's a covering? On TOP of the waterslide? And I thought dealing with those normally was nerve-wracking enough.

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>>6046949
Is it okay to post shitty, half assed, shoddily detailed monstrosity?

It kinda turns into a plane too.

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>>6047015
You apply these waterslides on top of flat topcoat, normal ones would silver.

TomyTec solved the problem by making the waterslides super thin and sticky but because they are so thin you cannot apply them normally, so they put them on this film that keeps them together but you need to peel it off 24hr later.

When you apply them you need to roll qtip over them a few times to push all the water from under and to make the actual waterslides stick. If you don't the whole thing will come off when you peel off the film. I learned that the hard way by wasting a whole set of them (pic related).

Oh yeah, the letters and the numbers are separate waterslides, so you apply the numbers, wait 24hr, peel the film, apply letters, wait 24hr, peel the film and try not to peel off the numbers in the process. Fun times.

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>>6046949
>>6046951
>>6046954
Do you have a gallery of your builds, neat freak anon with the godhand rack and paint lab and wall of tools? If not, you should consider opening a blog or something

Also how rich are you

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how often do you buy/build plamo? I had so much fun building this that I ended up doing it in one sitting. now I want to buy another, but I think i'll try to limit myself.

>>6047040
Until your walls are full of plamo and you start stacking your backlog on the floor

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>>6047039
>actually saving my bait
Blogs are too much effort. You can find all my builds in the archive if you're determined enough.

I'm not rich I just don't have a lot of expenses at the moment.

>>6047054
So weird to think I joined the general in 2014

>>6047054
>having to search through 4-1/12 years worth of threads

pls no, just keep an imgur or Dropbox or something
Also keep on trucking, you're one of the few good posters left from early /gpg/

>>6047054
How is that little scooter kit? Saw it on Amazon and I'm tempted to buy it.

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>>6047064
It is very basic and the part fit is fairly bad. Also it has no clear parts, not even for the headlight.

So this is just going to be a circlejerk cocksucking thread, huh?

>>6047067
Why yes

>>6046960
Nice.

>>6046986
>>6047034
Not so nice. Must have been fun.

>>6047059
Time sure flies. Sadly the most I have contributed is the runner mountain and nub zaku.

>>6047067
you don't know true cocksucking until you've been on /m/

>>6046989
>>6047015
>>6047034
Okay now I'm afraid. I just bought my first waterslides (RX-78-2 3.0), how do they work?

>>6047078
buy decal solution, use qtips and tweezers

>>6046940
Shit like this is why I'll stick to simply panel lining. I feel like I'd fuck up the whole kit if I tried to paint it.

>>6047113
Can't learn to ride a bike without a few injuries, son.

>>6046922
I'll try to enter, but I don't think the timeframe will be long enough.
>>6046667

>>6046922
Does it have to be an unstarted kit? Do we have to post progress pics?

>>6047150
I prefer kits you started for the build, but no, unless prizes are involved no progress pictures required.

Are there any major seamlines in the MG Zaku 2.0? I want to paint one but I'm shit at seamfilling.

Any tips for seamfilling? I have Tamiya Extra Thin and I've tried coating ends and the top, but it always comes out like I didn't do anything, even when I hold it tight for a solid 20 minutes and leave it for a day to cure

>>6047179
There's no seam to clear. Maybe some mold lines.

Extra thin doesn't work like that, you let it flow between the seam line then press the melted plastic out.

The method you described is for their normal cement, which doesn't evaporate as fast as the thin one. It has already evaporated by the time you press them together.

>>6047191
Oh shit, thank you so much for the answers anon.

>>6046922

ha ha ha now i can finally find some motivation to work on my french street

WTB: used/broken gunpla for kitbash/custom purposes. If you have some I might be interested depending on the kit.
What I'm really looking for are the following:
HG Strike Freedom, looking for both arms
HG Freedom, looking for legs
HGUC Hazel Custom/Advanced Hazel, looking for legs and beam rifle, skirts off the Hazel Custom
HGUC GM Type C, looking for skirts and hip section, main body and head.
Open to anything else, though, so please feel free to reply here or via email ([email protected]) with offers.

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>>6046885
Are you for real?

>>6047216
>Open to anything else
do you also suck dicks?

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mo' picture quality, mo' nip-picking small issues

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>>6047278

you definetly tell from this picture that i'm the sort of people who puts all the effort onto building the model and skips on accessories and weapons

>>6047281
A Unicorn Gundam that does not look like shit? Color me impressed.

>local p-bandai sells out of the PG Phenex
what the fuck

>>6047278
>mo' picture quality
ain't no quality with no focus

>>6047191
That's odd. I'm not him, but the method for normal cement has always worked for me with Testor's thin. I wonder if the materials are that different or if it's an environmental thing.

Has anyone had any experience ordering recasts from GK Hobbies on eBay? I'm interested in getting one of the 1/35 busts.

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Today I got scammed half the price when my Hyaku Shiki finally got delivered to me this morning.
What happened was customs withheld it for 5 days and sent me a letter instructing me to email an invoice of of my SAL parcel to them.
So this is where I fucked up. I sent the email receipt I got from the payment to them.
Normally if I'm unlucky with purchases, I get charged for customs on it when it arrives at my doorstep.

When it finally fucking delivered today I saw that the item cost written by the seller was much less then what it actually costed me.
It turned out the filthy government tax collecting leeches opened up my parcel (had a sticker saying opened for examination) and decided that this lovely Shiny MG Hyaku Shiki box couldn't have cost this little. They withheld it from me for 5 fucking days under my nose and coerced me in sending the invoice.
I'm a fucking idiot and I was overly impatient and eager to aquire it as quickly as possible, since I have been eyeing this kit for over a year now. So as you know, I forward them the proper invoice.
I ended up paying everything because of his mistake.

If I wasn't such an impatient fool who lets people take advantage of me, I should of emailed the seller asking how much he put down for the item cost and get him to send me another invoice or even write or photoshoped my own one if I knew what he put down.

I really appreciate the seller for what he did and I could of gotten away with it if I played my cards right. Though I wished the seller had put down a price that was something more believable then what he wrote but he has my gratitude. One of the things I hate about big stores like amiami is that they don't underwrite the item price when sending it.

Excuse me for this rant post but I thought it might serve as a heads up if you come across a situation like this and I also needed to vent out for the sake of my mental stability since I'm a bit on the autism spectrum.

>>6047656
Haha, what a retard.

>>6047656
>my mental stability since I'm a bit on the autism spectrum
Gunpla builders are literally autistic

>>6047656
We all have fuckups, just learn from it and make sure you always document everything regarding payments.

Is HG Schwalbe good? Been thinking getting an IBO S1 kit since they're at sale on hlj

>>6047656
why is your guys imports laws such bullshit?

feel sorry for you dudes ;-;7

>>6047747
Any of the Graze kits are good. It's all down to which graze you like most.

>>6047656
Sounds like it sucks not being free anon.

>>6047747
HGIBO kits are some of the best (quality and build wise) that have come out.

Just coming in to let anyone interested know that the Super Mini-Pla Xabungle (with the darker green little dudes) is currently available on Amiami. They also finally updated the images for GaoGaiGar, so hopefully he goes back up for preorder too.

>>6047764
Too bad IBOs designs are shit

>>6047747
There is no bad Graze
Get it then participate in /m/'s groupbuild

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>>6046922
I forgot to take wip pictures up to this point.

I'll join it in if it comes out okay, but I doubt it, kek.

>>6046922
Guess I'll pull out my 1/72 VF-11 Thunderbolt and get him built.

>>6046779
Huh, Never noticed the Grenade Launcher covers on the MP-Colors kit were green.

>>6046862
Decent color schemes, works better on the Shining.
Not sure about the red hands on the GM, and why only put gold on the Burning's shoulder joints?
Also, finish your paint jobs, those are nowhere near done.

>>6046972
Tomytec, you say?
>>6046989
wat
>>6047034
WAT

Anybody know where one can find the old bootleg SEED kits? I'm looking for the TT Hongli HG Strike Freedom specifically.

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>Still no SS

>>6048142
>Still no /ss/

>>6048144
I love straight shota

>>6048142
Fuck nigga, I can't do it instantly, I'm one person.

>>6048147
Bullshit. I know for a fact that you're actually a committee.

>>6048146
who doesn't

>>6048154
Gelgoog Illuminati.

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Are these enough verniers or nah

>>6048170
Seems good to me.

>>6048174
Shush, you.

Alright, pairs are out. Check your spam filters before emailing me. Also, make sure you remember what email address you used.

If you didn't receive an email and it's not stuck in a filter and you have the right account, you may have been one of the unfortunate souls that were purged when I redid the form like twoish days after I originally posted it. If you never resubmitted your info as I requested for ~1 week, sorry, I can't really pair you anymore

Otherwise, I will work with you.

>>6048196
Fuck you.

>>6048196
>filled out redid form
>still no match

>>6048212
Again, email me.

>>6047078
Fret not, normal ones aren't that hard so long as you're careful to stop them from bending in two.

>>6048170
Take the Graze off and leave all the verniers and it'll look great.

The Graze is compromising the design

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>hating the best grunt suit since the GM

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which kancolle is this?

>>6048255
Wrong thread
>>6035862

>>6048193
I'm trying to decide whether I should make the white side skirt bits into gun blades since it doesn't have any long range weapons, or if I should just stick more verniers onto them.

What do you think, anon?

>>6048269
No, this is the right thread.

>>6048284
>Nazi shit
>Gunpla thread

>>6048289
>plamo

>>6048255

Nice cow

>>6048196
>it's already December

>>6048293
Fuck off right to >>6035862

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>>6048322

>>6048303
What's the name of the cow

>>6048333
Your mother.

>>6048336
>I sexually identify as a battleship

>>6048255
Which is it?

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>>6048358

>>6048380
best can coal

>>6048255
>>6048293
Just post it in the fucking scale model general. Maybe people will actually help you instead of sperging out because it's not a robot.

>>6048234
My gunpla nigga!

>>6048255
How long is that exactly? Or even a rough estimate.

>>6048430
Looks to be more than 25 inches.

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>>6048431

wat

>>6048457
Sorry, I was looking at the cutting board. Didn't notice the paint.

>>6048457
Barbatos with a katana seems so wrong. I mean I know he used it early-ish on in space against the Distillers, but he needs his wrench mace.

>>6048459
Used it to defeat Graze-Ein.

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>>6048459

i think its more fitting a holding sword backwards, gives a reckless ronin vibe on contrast of usual gundam samurai-ish ones

>>6048463
Not really, it looks too long. Maybe if you cut it shorter it would work.

>>6048460
Well fuck, I'm not that far in. Shame.

>>6048463
You have a point, and a Gundam series without the deus ex machina of beam weapons is a nice change. Nothing but the explosive roar of Anti-MS rounds and the thundering, brutal echoes of solid state melee combat.

>>6048472
>Well fuck, I'm not that far in.
Oops!

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>>6048380
Naisu

>>6048483
S'all good Anon. We still can be pals.

>>6048458
Having only half-marks like that, it's gotta be centimeters.

>>6048463
Seconding the appeal of the backhand grip.

For those who make their own sanding sticks:
When they're so worn out, do you glue new sand paper over the old or make an entirely new stick?

December's release/restock's up. http://bandai-hobby.net/site/schedule_images/nouhin.pdf

Something of note is that they've reprinted a number of decals.

>>6048196
I got nothing. :(

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>>6048463
See:
>>6048471
>>6048556

Pic related is what I think it might look well as.

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I have my next kits to purchase set, however I am hoping to find a place that sell pic related. I have managed to find most of my gunpla via Amazon, but if anyone can suggest another site that ships to the US without charging insane shipping, I would be super grateful.

SD is love
HG is life.

>>6048601
Email me and I can double check.

If you want one and a few thousand dollars to spend, a 1/24 RX-78-2 popped up on Mandarake. http://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1055110068

>>6048988
How large is 1/24th scale. I have yet to actually figure out how model scale works. Is it the amount of assembled kits that would be needed to make a full sized version or something?

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My first gunpla. Am I gonna make it?

>>6049006
Paint looks thick, did you thin it? Pretty good, by the way.

>>6049012
Yup, it doesn't look as jarring in real life, Im just shit at taking pics

>>6049006
Looks good, if a bit thick on the paint.

>>6049006
Ignore them, the paint looks great. I can see the effect you're going for.

That said, the eyes could be more shiny

>>6048993
So model scaling works like this. Using 1/24 scale, for every 24 inches on the "actual" thing, the model has 1 inch. So figure out how big the real thing is, and then do some math and you got your answer.

>>6049130
Oh, that makes more sense. Thank you Anon!

>>6049130
aka "fractions"

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Suggestions on anything else I should buy? I like Zeta/SD kits/G Gundam/Early to Mid UC stuff, but all suggestions are welcome.

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>>6049142
>americans
>expecting them to know fractions

http://mentalfloss.com/article/76144/why-no-one-wanted-aws-third-pound-burger

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>>6049158
Grab a Zudah, the greatest OYW mobile suit.

>>6049158
GodHands

>>6049168
what is this new meme?

>snapshit having his opinion matter at all

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>>6049168
>>6049271
As an American I find this incredibly hard to believe. I would dig further but the drugs are kicking in.

>>6049158
>Xeku Eins
Mein neger

>>6049370

really? as an american i find this incredible easy to believe. have you met people?

>>6049370
>As an American I find this incredibly hard to believe.
I bet you believe America is the greatest country in the world too

>>6049391
it is tho

>>6048196
About the Secret Santa. Are we supposed to mail now so it arrives by Christmas or mail on Christmas? They can just hold it in the box until it is Christmas.

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Finally done with HGUC Qubeley. Good build overall.
Shoulders, eyes, and the dots on the forearms were handpainted. The rest is unpainted. Word of warning: I tried to airbrush Vallejo polyurethane matte varnish on this. If you spray it unthinned, it looks good but completely clogs up the airbrush in seconds (Iwata HP-CS). Thinned, it's very easy to airbrush but it doesn't look as nice, and it makes it peel at the slightest touch even days later. If you look closely you can see places where it's begun to peel. I ended up just giving the entire model another short spray from a can of Tamiya flat to hopefully protect it, and I'm going to avoid handling it much.

>>6049465
Looks solid.

>>6049006
I really like that anon, I assume its just handpainting with a load of lovely highlights, but is there anything specific you've done?

>>6049374
New Desides best Desides. I collect anything remotely Titan Test Team/Titans related.

>>6049449
I suggest you mail it now before the hell that is Christmas time shipping.

>>6048578
I'd use double sided tape if I wasn't so cheap, but right now I just peel the sandpaper off the stick and glue another on

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>>6048578
I don't even use sanding sticks. I use these folded in half for initial sanding after trimming with a knife.

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>haul of 3 mgs came in today
>mfw ReZEL type C's fucking huge box
>especially compared to the delta plus
Out of curiosity, what is the biggest MG box after The O?

>>6049635
MG Big Zam

>>6049006
never seen this kind of stuff on anything other than wargaming models

looks breddy gud

>>6049006
you left the safety nubs on

>>6049536
Gotcha, will do.

>>6049525
Not really just primed the model black and started painting with acrylics
>>6049697
Whats a safety nub precious?

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>>6049786
>Whats a safety nub precious?
The little tabs on the end of a v-fin or command antenna, so kids don't hurt themselves. They're supposed to be cut off so the v-fin/command antenna is sharp, like shown in the shows and art.

>>6049635
Probably the EX-S or Sazabi

>>6049465
Cool, been wanting a Qubeley.

>>6049635
>>6049635
MG Unicorn with MS Cage is up there.

>>6049465
Vallejo's polyurethane surfacers and topcoats are garbage. Stop using them or stop thinning it and try to spray it with a bigger nozzle or at a lower pressure to prevent tip dry.

To the Secret Santa anon living in College Park, Baltimore I already ordered your gifts. I used Amazon so one is Prime and should come soon. The other wasn't on Prime and will come after, hopefully on time. Some of the kits you asked for weren't available via Amazon so I had limited options, but I do believe you'll like what you got.

Happy holidays, friend.

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Well, this arrived within 5 days of being shipped, including weekend. Too bad I probably won't have time to put it together until Christmas comes.

I also wish they had Astaroth Origin in stock when I ordered it.. Oh well, I'll probably try getting it from AmiAmi in January and get cheaper shipping.

dear secret Santa anon that lives in placentia ca,

i sent you shit off but it says it somehow wont be here in time for xmas. i would have gone express but it was more then the kit itself.

-your friend anon

>>6049927
I hope you aren't talking about me, because I live on Baltimore Avenue in College Park. Not College Park in Baltimore.

And if you are the anon who lives in Sunrise Florida I'm going to check my hobbyshop for the kits this weekend since online most of them seem to be overpriced or a long shipping wait because of the holidays and I would rather just pay an extra dollar or two and avoid that.

>>6049984
Yes, I meant you and just forgot the naming scheme while typing but I did ship to your correct address when ordering, sorry for the concern.

One thing, if you can't find those kits in stock at your LHS, I also wouldn't mind (fairly recent if possible) UC Zeon grunts.

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>>6049984
>>6050052
Picture for reference on the order, again my bad on that typo in the post.

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Learning more every time I hand paint a kit.
Really love the color scheme for this one.
1/3

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>>6050069
2/3

>>6050077
3/3

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>>6050079
Always forget the last fucking one

>>6050069
>>6050077
>>6050079
>>6050082
Your paints are super thick, anon. There's orange peel too. The idea is nice but were you not thinning or using a bad brand?

>>6050087
I made super bad orange and it wasn't until I'd attempted three fucking shades of orange that I find out vallejo flat yellow is extremely stubborn. I thinned plenty, I think, but orange took the most coats.

>>6050069
>>6050077
>>6050082
I'm surprised at how much I like the color scheme. I mean orange is swell, but I never thought it would work as well with purple as it does on the Jim. Also, dem jazz hands. 10/10.

>>6050069
From what I remember, car modellers use polishing compound or 10,000 grit sponges to smoothen out a paintjob or even the primer layers before any further applications of paint or topcoats.

So you can try wetsanding that way to fix the brush strokes at least? And yes, Kotobukiya and God Hand have super high grit sponges available.

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been using a 00000 size brush for detailing, still made a shitload of paint blotches here and there, gonna need to do an overall finishing fix when its all assemble to paint over all the errors

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>>6050069
>>6050077
>>6050082
that's not how you learn to paint a kit

1. buy a bucket of pic related
2. paint a kit
3. check if it looks like >>6050069
4. throw kit in bucket
5. take the kit out of bucket the next day
6. go to step 2

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>>6050153

hurrdurrr no gunpla

>>6050156
If I don't have Simple Green or Purple Power available in my region, is Pine-Sol acceptable?

>>6050193
No, it will melt plastic.

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>>6050161

>>6050156
No thanks. I admit my mistakes and learn from them.

>>6050113
Thanks. It's sort of a Halloween theme. I'm super pleased by the purple in general.

>>6050279
It's useful knowledge to have for when you want to retry on a part though, don't always think of stripping as failure.

>>6049635
I jist got the mg the o in and its box is pretty wide but just as thin as any mg box

>>6050116
You have to work up to 10,000 grit or mount it to a power tool to get it to flatten anything.

You can micromesh pads on amazon that go up to 10k grit, they'll last a few kits worth of good use, just don't sand roughly with them (pressing them up against hard plastic or metal), they'll wear out quickly.

>>6050296
I understand that, but right now I'm hand painting grunt kits. When/if I ever delve into air brushing is when I'd need that, I feel.

>>6050310
God Hand 10k grit sponges exist. How about if I wetsand with those?

>>6050052
No worries. And I honestly wouldn't be surprised if my LHS has them or at least most of them. They keep a pretty good stock of kits.

>>6050400
Good to know. In the list I went by order of preference so if number 1 isn't there skip down, if all of them happen to be there and you're stuck deciding.

>>6050388
you'll be wetsanding for hours with 10k, start with like 2k and work your way up

>>6050388

just get micromesh if you don't live in asia

not everything has to be weeb products you goofs

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>>6050364
>is when I'd need that, I feel
you feel wrong, hand-painted coats are much easier to strip and now is the time to be learning how to paint, not when you are airbrushing

Why does 1/72 exist? I'd buy one of those $400 resin statues if they were 1/60 but 1/72? Why? It's so non-standard

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>>6046989
>Normal waterslides are nothing by comparison.

oh are they now?

>>6050482
1/60 is non standard, as is 1/100

common scale is 1/48, 1/72,1/144

>>6050489
What a stupid claim. Those are common for military models. 1/60 and 1/100 are common for gunpla. 1/24 and 1/32 are common for cars. There are different standards for different types of models.

>>6050498
You asked why does 1/72 exist. 1/72 exists because other models existed before GunPla existed. GunPla was made to adapt and fit with established scales. Hence why 1/100 and 1/60 are odd scales

1/4
1/6
1/8
1/12
1/24
1/48
1/72
1/144
1/250
1/350
1/600

These are normal subject scales that are used in other things from props to figures (Hot Toys) and architectural models to cars.

>>6050530

>GunPla was made to adapt and fit with established scales

citation needed bitch

inb4 "just think about it" etc

Never do waterslides while tired, I did one part then when going to the other part i touched the water slide from before and chipped the edge slightly, fuck me being careless punishes you hard build gunpla in the day alongside waterslides

>>6050406
Cool, it looked like you were planning some kitbash and I didn't want to stiff you on something you absolutely needed.

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>>6050530

desu senpai, i've seen 1/1, 1/5, 1/10, 1/20, 1/25, 1/50, 1/100, 1/200, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000, 1/3000, 1/5000 for furniture design, architecture details, architecture building, urban planning and maps while the "odd" ones like 1/12, 1/20, 1/35, 1/72, 1/144, 1/550, 1/700 for toys exclusive.

its like, my architecture schools teacher will get massive butthurt if i present my building model at an unusual scale.

>>6050569

>this soothes patrons by making them feel like they are about to get chopped by giant blades

>>6050486
>how many levels of waterslides are you right now.jpg

>>6050569
Should try submitting something in 1/33 scale or something really fucked up
Architecture modelling always seemed fun but I'm afraid I won't ever be able to acquire that level of precision

>>6050572

well color me surprised
this is why i love anonymous boards, i meant to follow your answer and throw in a pointless trivia relating the "standard scale" autism in this thread with architecture schools problems since they are all alike, took me a while to realize you're insulting >>6050569 thinking that its the same poster as >>6050482.

its time to stop posting, lel

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>>6050569
its almost as if scales are subjective and based entirely on the medium and content that the creator is working with, then extrapolating from there.

>i want a statue of liberty model 15 inches high, make it x scale

>i want a car kit that fits in my hand, make it x scale

>i want a IJN Yamato 12 inches long, make it x scale

>ok now double the size, now we make y scale too

>x scale aircraft are popular, but too big for collecting en mass, cut the scale in half

>>6050618
>not building the solar system in 1/700 scale
What kinda pleb are you

Which is the best Hyaku Shiki?

>>6050838
mg 2.0

>>6051146
Sauce? I'm curious now.

>>6051147
Sauce would be archives, because probably no one saved anything. Just search the archives until the scale model threads are gone, then start reading the gunpla threads.

What are your fav HGs and RGs? I'm keeping my collection on this scale and would love recommendations.

I have a HG S. Galuss, Geara Zulu and RG Zaku II and love these.

>>6051202
>HG
Barbatos
Graze Custom
HGCE Aile Strike
Wing Gundam Fenice
Full Armor Thunderbolt

>RG
RX-78-2
Strike Freedom
Mk-II AEUG
Justice Gundam

>>6051202
>HG
Kampfer
Gouf Custom
Titans Mk II
Gyan.

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>>6046904

Why did you have to paint the Mark V tank with that traitorous cross on it OP?

>>6051257
Is that Daniel Radcliffe

>>6051268

It could well be, film is 'Our Boy Jack', I've never watched it though.

My PG Unicorn has been in the same state of "Transit to Destination" for 5 days, so it's probably lost.

Any tips on resolving the situation? Would it be worth a shot to check my local Post Offices? Or should I just file a missing package report?

Anyone know how GundamPlanet handles missing orders?

>>6051526

give it a few more days, sometimes trackers are really off

also check your order details and make sure you put in everything properly

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So, finished the snap-build of the GM Cold Districts type lastnight while at work, did some pannel lining in a light grey, going to use it as a test bed for Tamiya weathering pallet's.

Anyone got any tips for how to weather using those?

RX-93 SD arrived today. Should I bother with panel lining a SD though?

>>6051559
Okay, thanks anon.

>>6051609
Yeah, it looks a lot better with some panel lines.

Alright Anons, before I finish doing the weathering on my GM, I need to decide what to start on next in my backlog.
>Gouf
>Gouf Custom
>Build Fighters EZ8
>Powered GM Cardigan
>Beginning Gundam 30'th
>Zaku IIF2
>Nue Ziel

all are HG. the Neu will need some paint to really look good, and I don't really have any right now.

>>6051671
Gouf Custom.

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>>6051671
forgot to list Psycho Gundam.

>>6051674
Good choice, I keep looking at it, I think it's calling me, but will wait to see if there's further call for it.

As it sits, anything I build will likely get donated to my LHS for display due to my impending move.

>>6051605
>>6051671
Look into actual scale model or real world weathering patterns. Less is more, don't overdo it. Step back every so often to just see it as a whole. If you want you can dry brush some paint chipping on also, it's not much extra work and makes the suit look more convincing. There's tutorials everywhere, so look around.

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MD anon expect your first gift tomorrow!
- FL anon.

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Surprising this thing is holding up so far.

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Here's an initial attempt at weathering.

>>6051724
It's terrible. Edges and corners/crevices are going to get weathered first.

>>6051724
Hey. Read >>6051698 and what >>6051732 said about the corners.

>>6051732
it didn't come out well in the pic, but that was the idea I was running with too... essentially wherever water/snow buildup would cause rust, with some running. IE from the vents, joint areas, small recesses.

But you've got a point anon... didn't come out as good as it could have.

>>6050296
Over-thick hand brushed coat are much easier to strip than airbrushed one. It's also much harder to get a thin paint consistence with airbrushing than hand-painting.

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You say like there isn't transformers plamo.

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Just finished assembling the main part of this RG GP01, really fun build. So much engineering in this thing, pretty much every single step includes cleverly placed gating to hide nub marks, or some little adjustment to move a part after it's put together. The only part I ended up having trouble with somehow was placing the red piece over the v-fin, nearly ended up hamhanding the fins in half but it turned out alright.

Now the downside to having so many individual parts for a 1/144, it's fiddly as fuck. I've only made one MG kit, the 3.0 Gundam, but that was quite solid. Due to the way the core fighter exists as the central part of the torso as well as the backpack attachment, any adjustment to the main body of the kit has to be done really carefully or
A. the chest assembly will separate from the core fighter
B. the core fighter will separate from the waist assembly

Now I'm not a perfectionist by any means, that's why I like the fact that the overwhelming amount of detail on a RG kit kind of overshadows the small imperfections, or at least that's what I've convinced myself.

>>6051907
Panel line and topcoat it if you're not intending to paint.

>>6051920
I'll be adding some more details tomorrow, I spent all afternoon building and figured this was a good stopping point.

>>6050069
What the fuck

>>6051925
Ah, fair enough. People who just snap RG kits without even adding all the detail when that's half the reason to get the kit is dumb.

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Finally got off my ass and started working on this guy.

>>6049006
I love the polished metal look your going with, it looks like colored brass polished with steel wool. I love it.

>>6051937
I would like to know exactly what parts of that kit are SD and which are not. Because I wish to ape your idea blindly and poorly.

>>6051950
The head is an SD. The thighs are custom made and are a a quarter length of the original thighs. The ankles are the legs of the SD.

If you have any questions with SDHGs, I have a Twitter you can ask me questions at, since I don't frequent 4chan as much as I used to.

>>6051937

I can't say that I'm a fan.

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Painting up some of the matsuri weapon set. Going to use the sword and knives for a custom using the gyan revive.

>>6051998
I realized that these weapons would fit very well in IBO universe.

>get Secret Santa pairing
>it's all IBO shit
Can I just send a dragon dildo instead?

>>6052013
My guy had pretty good taste, but if you dislike IBO that much just get them something that you like. I'd probably end up building whatever I got, whether I loved it or not.

>>6052013
flag raised

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>>6052013
You sound upset.

>>6052013
At least it's not Nazi shit

>>6052013
>Give Secret Santa wishlist
>Basically all UC suits
On one hand, I feel like I need to expand my taste. On the other hand, Zeta era kits are sexy.

This is basically how the thread went down couple years back during the split, but with an extra sprinkle of shitposting and even more people falling for bait.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv13gl0a-FA

>>6049006
God fucking dammit, is this going to be another one of those mindfuck builds that looks like it came straight out of a drawing?

>>6050069
>>6050077
>>6050082
Only thing I'd question are the Guncannon arms, they look out of place against the far blockier Sniper torso and Jesta legs
>>6050102
Among the many colors I am never custom mixing again, orange is at the top of the list.

>>6051954
I would appreciate a link, sure please. Huge fan of both SD and HG kits.

>>6052013
It's secret Santa, not judge others for their tastes.

>>6052022
SUPER GRAZE SENPAI FORCE!

Graze is delicious.

>>6050077
Is that a hair painted into the left thigh?

>>6052013
>hating the IBO kits that vitriolically
Say what you will about the show itself, but it's given us some of the best HGs I've built in quite a while.

>>6048196
There's nothing I can say to you about this that wouldn't be insulting, but I like you GG so I'm just not gonna say anything at all.

I had an MG Rick Dom and GM Sniper 1 that I was gonna give out too :(

I swear, I cannot get away from gundam kits. walking around in barnes and noble last year I see the gundam wing kits, and picked up deathscythe hell and built him. didn't finish or clean him up or anything, and he's been sitting in the box for a year. then i'm walking around in hobbytown usa in delafield, and there's a HG Wing Zero 1/100 for 16 bucks. said fuck it and bought him. now I really want to get into finishing models. on my way back to madison i went to hobby lobby and bought a tube of tamiya putty and went to target and picked up a bunch of nail files and buffers. what the fuck is it about this hobby that makes me want to keep coming back to it after having barely touched anything since my early twenties about 10 years ago!

>>6052191
Although now that Ill be keeping them I'm not sure if I should be thanking you or hating you further for giving me the burden of two more MG kits to assemble.

Remember, there was no problem before now. Its literally one person or group trying to cause problems where there are none. So just don't reply, especially if they try to do it again in the next thread.

Considering grabbing some of the first kits from the MSV line. Anyone have experience with them? From what I understand from the Gundam wiki, I'll need paint, glue, cement and the like.

>>6047656
Ha! Where do you live? The customs in my country are so greedy and will tax you more more than you should.

>>6052284
Look into them on 1999, that site often has pictures of the model instructions for you to see what you would have to do.

>>6052013
Nobody sent you a secret santa snapfaggot

>vegeta2589 is making videos again

nobody tells me this WHY

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whatcha building on this fine weekend /gpl/ ?

>>6052323
Pent-up misery

>>6051212

Definitely thinking of Graze (I do like the custom but liking the regular Graze a bit more) and F.A. Thunderbolt
I think so far from what little I know, I really only like RX 78-2 and Thunderbolt for the main-gundam looking ones. So I guess I might actually hold off on buying any more RGs for now.

Any opinions on the thunderbolt zaku II + rifle set?

>>6051247
Wow, the kampfer is very much up my alley, it's got a patlabor vibe to it. Gouf Custom, I see a few kits of it, kind of leaning towards the one with the gatling gun.

thanks anons.

>>6052323
Waiting on an RG Char Custom Crab.

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>>6052327
does this make you feel better anon?

>>6052323
I have five SD kits to build now, just unsure of which to start with, let alone if I want to binge build them all. Hell, if anyone wants to suggest what one I should build out of them, I might even do so:
-Sazabi
-Nu Gundam
-RX-78-T
-Hyaku Shiki
-Zeta Gundam.

>>6052335
The Kampfer was probably my main reintroduction to Gundam when I was in my twenties. Never watched War in the Pocket, but a Zeon loving friend sent me a youtube link to the Kampfer vs. Alex fight. The shotguns and urban assault design sold it for me. Glad you enjoy the design!

The Gouf Custom is also another great design. Those two were my first Gunpla and I would highly recommend them to others.

>>6052369
the z+ is a great kit

i won't post mine because people will get pissed because i post it too much

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>>6052414
post it anon

>>6052420
Geeeeerrrrwalk!

>>6052209
It's snapshit shitposting all IBO threads on /m/, /a/, and /toy/ without his trip. He's been extra salty lately due to the graze groupbuild on /m/ and more active threads about IBO season 2.

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>>6052420
f-fine

i'm working on a jesta at the moment but I can't find any good source pictures for the cockpit.

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>>6052323
Just got it, gonna build it. Excuse the crappy cellphone quality.

>>6052439
I'm pissed

>>6052439
Do I spy Napoleonic Violet?

Well with the Original English VA for Domon passing away, should do something to honor his passing with the unbuilt God Gundam in my back log.

>>6052459
no sorry custom mixes i did from tamiya pink and purple

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https://twitter.com/kannaduki0083/status/804693352885035008

titanball lmao

>>6052494
stand by for titanball

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>>6052494
There's just something about custom Balls that I love. http://hobby.dengeki.com/post/296557/

>>6052497
Bazinga

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>>6052502

yay more stuff for my balls folder.

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>>6052566

might as well add a couple too.

>>6052573
Is that a tachikoma ball.

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>>6052573

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>>6052575

nope. a lot of people have done good spider-like balls though.

>>6052576
>urbanmech.jpg

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>>6052575

same one in its entirety.

>>6052581
Dont think it has side/centre torso ballistic mounts though

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>>6052590

>>6052593
I would play a shmup where you control this thing.

>Ball lover itt

>>6052598

after all the graze shitposting its nice to see anons whip out their balls.

>>6052510
>Bazinga

KYS

>>6047992
Post more pictures of this Round Buckler as you build please! I didn't know it came with clear parts for the ears. It looks like fairly good kit so far.

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NOPE

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>>6052658

NOPE

phenex more like nubex lol

>>6052658
>>6052660

Do not pass go, do not pay 200 dollars

seriously anyone who buys a coating version of a regular kit is asking for this shit

>>6052658
>>6052660
hello samueldecal

>>6052677

I mean yeah that's where I saw them

>>6052434
Who the fuck is snapshit? I see it posted on here all the time and it seems more like an insult than a name.

>>6052478
I'm looking but can not confirm that Mark died. Do you have a link or anything?

>>6052762
Snapshit's a tripfag who lowers quality of discussion by spamming low-quality pictures of low-quality built Gunpla, opinions that are contrarian for the sake of it, as well as his insistence to avatarfag every single post he makes, calling the pictures "reaction faces". He does all this thinking that he is always right, and he improves thread, when really he does not.

He is active both on /toy/ and /m/, and while /toy/ at least got him to not use his trip, Snapshit continues to plague the /m/ thread (and /m/ in general) by vocalizing his hate for the IBO designs (going so far as to denounce the current groupbuild, even though he doesn't do anything to his models, not even nub removal or panel lining), creating generals that are essentially echo chambers due to most people filtering his trip and any tripfag associated with him, and spamming the actual general thread with random images because his threads don't get used.

>>6052762
>Check the /m/ variant of this thread and you';ll see. He is a shitposter that has inhabited all of /m/ for at least 2 years now it feels like. He has nubby, non-panel lined, non-painted kits, refuses to improve despite saying he would, bashes everyone, acts superior, brings in more stupid trip users, and writes up stupid threads. All while samefagging with the same images. And when he gets insulted he takes off his trip and spams photos of fake kit announcements.

AND NOBODY BANS HIM BECAUSE /M/ HAS NO MODS.

He is probably the single reason a good chunk of the posters in that general (and here, when they pass over) are salty as fuck.

>>6052769
Pardon, didn't mean to greentext on that first line.

>>6052769

at least half of the people read both though

>>6052769
He's been at this for two years?

Poor guy. He must be ill.

>>6052769
>spams photos of fake kit announcements.
He's upgraded to furry child porn.

I wish I was kidding.

>>6052768
>>6052769
Ah, I thought it was some sort of general insult toward people who stick to OOB gunpla building. I appreciate the heads up however. Dude sounds like a right cunt, not to mention having some shit taste.

>>6052777
Yeah, you're doing yourself a favor by not knowing of his existence outside of talk here.

In terms of that insult while it does see usage most people accept that for the first couple of kits it's normal and then the person will (hopefully) upgrade in building skill if they like modeling as a hobby for real.

>>6052784
Yeah, I've not been on /m/ since Kamen Rider Decade.

I stick to OOB kits, but I make a point to make them as clean as possible. No visible nubs, proper filing. I have yet to really do seam welding or panel lining, and I am about ten kits in so far. I suppose I can understand the dislike of people who build like that from modelers who spend hours and hours perfecting a single kit between painting and subtle mods.

>>6052806
You owe it to yourself to at least try panel lining and a topcoat. So little work for such a huge difference with those two things alone.

>>6052763
Twitter for one of his old colleague who voiced Zero posted the news and it was very recent like yesterday recent.

https://twitter.com/hermitsherpa/status/805279848755122176

>>6052806
I'm >>6052784 and agree with >>6052843, it is an easy thing to merely add the lines on a kit and then spray it with a good coating for it to look proper, otherwise the plastic sheen isn't so hot looking with sanding on it. A top coat will reduce the scratch marks you see. Beyond that, if you are 10 kits into the hobby and it seems like you'll continue perhaps grab a few brushes and some modeling paints from a store nearby/online (NOT ARTIST PAINTS THEY'RE BAD FOR THIS) and paint a kit. It's very soothing.

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>>6052935
I'm gonna skip handbrushing and go straight to airbrushing, is bad idea?

>>6053017
You'll want to handbrush some detailing regardless of whether you airbrush or not, so you're not getting away there. Well, I guess you could just ignore that bit, but you shouldn't. And having to re-mask and clean out the airbrush for the smallest touch-up would be a massive pain in the ass.

And that's ignoring panel lining. It'd take a certain kind of complete lunatic to even think of airbrushing that, and a combination of ungodly skill and a very specific paintbrush (there are those made specifically for extremely fine line and detail work) to make it anything but utter rubbish.

At the same time, hand-brushing the overall paint coat, while certainly possible, definitely ain't the easy route if you want shit to look decent. So if you want to do more with painting than panel lin9ing and such, you'd probably want to move on to airbrushing quite quickly anyway.

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Masking masking masking masking masking masking...

>>6052935
Yeah. I use to paint Warhammer stuff, was really cathartic. I just have to do a bit of cleaning and/or find a region of my house that is not as dusty as the rest to properly do the kits justice. I'll panel line the five kits I sitting here untouched, probably the rest as well once I get the hang of it.

>>6052776
Da fuck?

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Okay, guys. I've just searched for the places where airbrushes and compressors are sold in my country and I want to know what equipment or what kind of equipement should I get to start.
I intend to repaint a couple of figures at first.

Also, are these things any good? I haven't seen this same brand here, though.

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>>6053066
Iawata airbrushes are supposedly ok.

The compressor there looks very anemic. Shit shouldn't fit in your pocket.