Gunpla/Plamo General

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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: March 1st, 2017.

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First for dazzle camo

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Given that it appeared in Thunderbolt, do you guys think we'll get a new kit of this fucker? I'm ALMOST desperate enough to buy the ancient one and try to fix it up, but would obviously prefer a modern version...

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anyone got one of those red/white/grey zeta MGs?

the pre order button is looking awful tempting

>>6171508
I just bought the C1 yesterday

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>Dazzle camouflage, also known as razzle dazzle (US) or dazzle painting, was a family of ship camouflage used extensively in World War I, and to a lesser extent in World War II and afterwards. Credited to the British marine artist Norman Wilkinson, though with a rejected prior claim by the zoologist John Graham Kerr, it consisted of complex patterns of geometric shapes in contrasting colours, interrupting and intersecting each other.

Huh.

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>>6171523
It's a really cool idea

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>>6171523
I wanted to do this on my gm cannon II custom, but I fucked up the paint job.

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>>6171523
>>6171532
Cool idea, but I can't imagine any sort of useful application on an MS. Distant ships are relatively slow-moving to the eye, so dazzle camo was meant to confuse the enemies as to their heading, so they would set up to attack in the wrong direction. But Mobile Suits are quick-moving, and humanoid. The camo wouldn't help confuse enemies in any meaningful way.

I mean, not that everything in Gundam has to (or does) make logical sense. I'm just saying.

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>>6171511
>>6171508
someone called me? :^)

>>6171539
i like the purple

but i was interested in the Evolve series zeta b units

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>>6171508
Zeta + derivatives is best Gundam.

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>>6171536
actually... dazzle was used in all sorts of methods that would help any large object be obfuscated

>>6171542
Ah I see, a friend of mine on the IRC has the yellow one and he said it was a bitch to paint (triviper finish it you fuck)

I haven't seen any bad things about them, they're based off the 2.0 not the plus though

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>>6171542
what about them?

>>6171543
I have always LOVED the look of this kit but I handled my friends' build once and it was an unbelievably floppy mess. Did he overplay/transform it, or is it just like that?

>>6171546
shiny

I want the red one, it looks the most unique in waverider mode

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>>6171548
>I handled my friends' build once and it was an unbelievably floppy mess.

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>>6171542
>implying I'll be building them in 2017

So much other shit to do though. Unless you convince me otherwise.

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Why does a beam rifle need an ammo belt?

>>6171556
Because it's not a beam rifle.

>>6171548
Mine isn't floppy at all. If anything, other than the ball joints on the crotch, it's rather stiff.

;)

>>6171556
continuous feed of e-pacs due to the suit's reactor being not strong enough to power the rifle directly

also because zaku machine cannons aren't beam rifles

>>6171556
>Zaku I
>Beam Rifle
>Not having read the Origin

pleb

>>6171552
do it faggot

>>6171565
Fuck, Red's shrink-wrapped...

Never building Red ever. EVER

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>>6171561
A common mistake for beginners

>>6171580
>not using a clear dowel to support the bullet
Now it looks like some kind of weird spear gun.

>>6171580
What's with the piping as the "smoke trail"? It looks pretty bad.

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rotary cutters are awesome for cutting long perfectly straight lines in plaplate

but boy do these fuckers fuck up your hands if you're not careful

>>6171571
You know they don't come shrink wrapped, so removing it doesn't remove the new condition. The places that wrap them are distributors and stores.

>>6171590
>>6171592
Because the builder was obviously not that good.

The joke was that the gun was firing the entire bullet and all, but eh.

>>6171615
I didn't even notice that because I was entranced by the shitty effect part.

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New MG GM, although it's still P-Bandai. It's just the GM Cannon, except it's the North American Theater color/marking variant.

>GM II's been released
>Ground GM's been released
>GM Sniper II's been released
>WD GM Sniper II SOON
>GM Cannon (North American Theater) SOON
>AEUG GM II (probably) SOON
As a GMfag it's good to finally see Jims getting a lot of releases after years of Zakus. Hell, Bandai's official website has pretty much declared 2017 the year of the GM with this page: http://bandai-hobby.net/brand/gm2017/. Sure a lot of them are P-Bandai, but there's always a catch, isn't there?

>>6171658
I don't understand.. the GM cannon has been out for years

I'm just going to repost this.

What are my options for gunbuster and diebuster kits? I've only found some old resins and a SD-esque gunbuster. Are there any modern garage kits or something?

>>6171669
I can't find it on dalong if it has.

>>6171658
GMs are great, how exciting.

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>>6171729
Dalong doesn't keep the p-bandai stuff as obsessively up to date as the other stuff.

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My Vidar.

>>6171762
Oh my god, that's a beautiful jim.

But it's p-bandai, so unless it's a recent one I'm not likely to get one. Unless you have any suggestions I'll just get this new blue one.

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Spent all night getting locked in on building 1/100 Lupus. Really looking forward to building the 1/100 Vidar after i get some sleep.

So if graze = zaku, then what = gouf? The reginlaze or maybe the geirail?

Are there any other parallels?

>>6171846
The Graze is more like the Leo.

>>6171850
Maybe, but I've always the graze and all the different variants as the ibo version of the zaku II and all the zaku I and II variants. There's a million different zakus and a million different graze, and they're both the one eyed lovable mass produced and highly customizable trooper of the enemy faction.

I haven't watched season of ibo so i don't know anything concrete about the season 2 ibo frames so i can't really say for sure if there are any other parallels to draw.

>>6171859
I'd say Graze and Zaku are closer to.
Base units are both green, monoeyed axe using suits, both with a commander unit having a head fin. Then you get all the said variants too.

Either way, Graze and Zaku are both some of the nicest grunt designs.

>>6171861
I agree, although leos are pretty great too.

>>6171548
Could be a bit of both. I'm actually very much prefering to have a floppy kit now as painting tightens up joints and parts so much a well engineered kit takes a crap ton more steps to get it to good without fear of breaking. Also

>>6171550
Yeah, you worded that very....unfortunately

>>6171580
...It's shooting the entire cartridge

I found the P-bandai Turn A MG with butterfly wing effect part at manda yesterday, but vaguely remember hearing some negativity towards the part in these threads a long time ago. Does anyone know what could be wrong with it, and what a possible replacement I remember being discussed could have been?

>>6171898
We fire the whole bullet, that's 65% more bullet!

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I heard a rumor that an mg woundwort kit was in the works, but all i could find was a 3rd party kit. Was there an official kit planned?

Also, does anyone have a list of companies and sites that sell/make 3rd party gundam? Can't hurt to ask.

>>6171929
>Was there an official kit planned?
nope

>>6171932
Weird. I remember some anon talking about an official woundwort some time last year.

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Fun fact: AmiAmi sells Gaianotes paints. Including exclusive ones like FAG colors or Eva colors.

http://slist.amiami.jp/top/search/list?s_maker_id=34&pagemax=40

Doesn't ship international though.

And no proxy will ship them because
>muh prohibited items

>>6171985
That makes no sense, it should be legal via surface, i.e. boat

Holy shit, Mk. II Titans v2 MG arrived today. Compared to the first MG I bought, the box is absolutely gigantic. Manual is less intimidating from what I expected, and far, far less decals. Am I in for some proper fun?

Finally did my first seam welding on a Gyancelot, now I need to paint for the first time too. I was thinking of making it look like armor. Anyone have good tips for making a semi-polished steel and gold combo? And I suppose some kind of royal purple or navy blue for the colored bits.

>>6171676
As far as I know, the only halfway-decent kit on the market is that SD Gunbuster Kotobukiya did a few years back. Gun/Diebuster doesn't seem to be very popular with GK makers for whatever reason, and most model kit makers ignore any Gainax property that isn't Evangelion.

>>6171903
Negativity towards the kit or the Moonlight Butterfly effect part specifically? Because the kit itself is one of my favorite MGs.

>>6172067
What a fucking crime. The gunbuster suits are great, and the diebuster suits are amazing. But now that you mention it even gurren lagann only got a handful of kits, most of which iirc are basically no grades. I wonder why gainax suits are so neglected.

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>>6172007
Love mine, great kit.

>>6172123
How was the build? Intermediate modeler here, hoping it is not overly advanced.

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>>6172130
it was my 3rd MG (after the gelgoog 1.0 and f91) and probably 5th kit over all. You'll be fine anon.

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Coolest gimmick in a Gunpla you've experienced.
Go!

>>6172231
Is it pure stickers or waterslides as well? Only asking because the kit is currently at home and I am not.

>>6172250
Stickers and dry transfer decals are included. Bandai doesn't sell any waterslides for the titans version, sadly, so if you need to, pick up the 1.0 decals and do your best.

what makes P-Bandai stuff worth the extra money? over regular Bandai MG stuff

>>6172255
Dry transfer?

>>6172256

Aren't p-bandai prices usually pretty similar? It's just that you pay a lot extra when you go through several layers of second hands / proxies.

>>6171658

man I want this shit, I didn't go for it on the first series and regret it constantly

>>6171658
GM Custom and Quel when?!

>>6172275
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_transfer

>>6172300
They both have MGs. They're old as fuck, though.

>>6172307
I would settle for a re-release of the Quel. It has vanished from Amazon.

>>6172256
P-bandai only parts and waterslide decals.

>>6172280
Yep.

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>>6171357

Here's how this nerd is going, finishing up the decal phase. I think the effect parts came out looking nice, I haven't done those before.

I had to completely repaint the blue after the chest broke again. It was already weakened from a break during the initial build, because I didn't realize how hard the chest grips on both sides, so it snapped on the very thin piece in the center. There are 3 rails holding it to the chest, and they grip pretty hard.

I would definitely recommend being extra careful removing this piece even on an oob build of the kit. The back piece of the chest is very structurally fragile also.

>>6172070
The effect part specifically. I know everybody loves the kit itself.

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>>6172318

You can see the chest parts here, really thin in the center right where the tension would go when pulling it off

>>6172318
Fuck, man. That's some good shit. What do you use to scribe those extra panel lines?

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I really hate the standard hands on lupus.

>>6172236
Gunpla doesn't have a lot of gimmicks. The only ones I can think of are:

Asshimar - no parts forming transformation
Gaia - dog form
Seravee&seraphim backpack combine
Gn archer and arios docking
Automatic moving monoeye on 2.0 zaku and sd sinanju
Metal inserts for older heavy kits like dendrobium, nu gundam
Jigen haoh wrist articulation

>>6172365
Doesn't have to be mechanical. Could be a cool aesthetic feature, or neat pearl like plastic on the wing RG

>>6172318
Buy some guitar picks
They are godly for separating pieces and won't damage the plastic at all because they will tear first.

Any advice for getting a good, clean nub? I feel like I could be getting cleaner cuts off the runner. Sometime the nub comes out smushed, and sometimes I'll cut it off the nub, only to reveal some damage that'll need a dab of putty to correct. For reference, I'm using the Xuron 410.

>>6172416
I always leave a bit of nub, and then send it down.

>>6172365
Gunpla is literally full of ginmicks.

>>6172416
Get yourself a pair of memehands bro, Make Gunpla Great Again.

>>6172454
Not him, but how likely am I to find memehands in akiba these days? I'm kind of tempted to buy them just to see if the memes are true or not.

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>>6172236
I love the UV reactive clear effect parts, like the clear blue parts on the Build Burning and the green parts on the F91

>>6172467
OOooh that looks fucking mint. Now I'm curious if all clear colored parts are reactive under UVs like the Shia Qan

>>6171850
Complete and utter shit? Yeah, matches up pretty well.

>>6172416
Wait, do you actually cut it flush to the gunpla. wtf mate.

I have a cheapo pair of wire cutters that does the job right and cost me less than 10 bucks. Leave some plastic hanging off. Then sand it down. 0 nub marks.

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>>6172581
>cut it flush

I'm realizing that I actually don't know what that means despite going through both guides.

>>6172494
Here is your (You).

>>6172329

I use a carbide tip scriber, mr. line chisel 0.1, and the weird set of gundam-branded (not bandai though...) chisels samueldecal sells, which turned out to be pretty good for the money.

>>6172398

In this case it wasn't even that I couldn't separate it normally, it's just the way the piece is held on two sides at once, so if one side starts pulling faster than the other it's easy to break.

Does anyone know if the MG EW Heavyarms can hold the old 1/100 Heavyarms Custom's Gatlings?

I'm thinking of just painting those to look nice and attach them to the MG.

>>6172762
It'll require some fiddling to get it to hold them straight

>>6172766
Nothing some modifications won't fix. Thanks for the info, anon, I appreciate it,

The new GM Sniper 2 is so fun to build

>>6172709
Which sizes do you use the most?

>>6173046

0.15 and 0.3 are the most useful for lines, and I like starting with the regular carbide tip scriber because it helps make sure the corners stay crisp and not get rounded, which can happen sometimes depending on the angle with a square tipped chisel

>>6173069
Nice, thanks. Been looking to get some square tipped chisels, but a full set of them is really pricey, especially the carbide tipped ones. I'll look into the samueldecal chisels.

>>6171876
>I agree, although leos are pretty great too.
The Graze is like if a Leo and a Zaku had a baby!

>>6173217
But that's forbidden love!

And how did they bump nasties without making the Leo explode?

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Well it's standing. I also think my airbrush is about to die. I'm starting to get a lot of weird issues with it that I just haven't been before and no matter how well I clean it and get it running well it starts clogging up, sputtering or run way too low on pressure no matter where the gauge is. Though it could possibly be the paint as well. I'll have to experiment this weekend.

>>6173299
If you pull the needle out does it get consistent airflow?

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>>6172975
>tfw Gundamplanet is still holding it and my GM II hostage

>>6173081

they're not like BMCs or anything, but I find them totally fine for finishing a groove if that makes sense. Not quite as good for things like square indents etc because you really need the sharpness there.

>>6173300
Always consistent airflow if on the low side. Problem comes with paint. It sputters or goes like nothing in coming out. Check the needle, cap, all that fun stuff but still acting up. Might just be the parts need replacement or something, it's a iwata neo, so it's not some super special one.

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Non-bipedal mechs are awesome.

>>6173367
Try replacing the needle. I bent mine ever so slightly and I had similar issues. Looks like it's like $9 on Amazon with Prime shipping.

>>6173414
Yeahhh boy

>>6171658
>http://bandai-hobby.net/brand/gm2017/
NOW GIVE ME A FUCKING AQUA GM ALREADY

>>6172325
Had mine snap in the exact same place on the chest. Only time I've ever any piece snap on me.
Guess it's just a flaw of the design.

>>6173300
it would be extremely painful

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Do you get stickers for the Hyakuri's eyes or do you need to paint them?

>>6173689
4u
I was sorely tempted to post it but I held back, I'm glad you did.

>>6173776
Have you tried dalong.net

Should I be clipping my pieces as close as possible, or doing the clip further out and sanding method? I've heard of successes with both methods, but I'm still really new and unsure which leads to cleaner looks.

>>6173786

clip about a mm from the piece and then slice off or sand

Do other MGs have the same fingers as the Wing kits? I was watching a review of some SEED kits and they look the same.

>>6173808
Seed and wing had kinda cruddy hands for MG kits. Least I never liked them. Most of the rest have posable fingers.

I want to buy a GM Camouf but I can't seem to find a recast that still has the clear green piece. :-(

>>6173847
What? Camouf kits exist?

>>6173463

Same, I've never broken a piece accidentally before this

>>6173776
No stickers. You have to paint.

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This looks so weird.

>>6173414
this is the old hguc guntank?

>>6174242
is there a pic with the innerframe the armor removed?

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Is there any to scale 3d models I could use to plan out some crazy mods?

If not I'll just model it myself I guess.

>Take OLFA Cushion Grip Art Knife
>Make it black
>Write Tamiya on the side
>Call it Tamiya Modeler's Knife Pro
>Charge 40% more

don't fall for the memes

>>6174250

that's the MG, you can tell by the more detailed tracks, smaller head, and fucking giant arms

>>6174389
>olfa costs as much as the tamiya
I don't see the problem

>>6174598
Wait I'm just retarded, the olfa knife I saw was just marked up, and my tamiya was gotten at a slightly cheaper price

>>6172236
So there's this like jumbo almost Master Grade-esque SD called the Shin Goka Ryuso Ryubi Gundam, and it's the lead of the SD Gundam Sangokuden - Brave Battle Warriors series where the MS designs represent Romance of the Three Kingdoms characters

So in that series when the characters talk their little Gundam mouthplates move up and down, and this kit has a system with a lever on the back of the head so you can make it look like it's talking in the show

It's a silly gimmick and I love it

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>>6174273
It's a nice inner frame. Kinda needs to be I guess since so much of it is exposed.

ugh, why are MG's so expensive?

>>6174854
Y r u such a bitch lol

>>6174854
Try being a ZOIDS fan. HMM Kits are expensive as fuark. Really nice though.

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>>6174737
Yeah, that kit is rad. I wish they'd made more like it. Especially since Ryuso Ryubi is far from my favorite Sangokuden design.

anybody have the MG Duel Gundam Assault Shroud? If so, how is it?

>>6174854
They're not. For what you get it's a swindle

>>6174891
For real, makes buying normal figures fucking awful. The scalper aftermarket isn't as bad either thanks to most standard release stuff getting reprints/2.0s etc.

>>6174875
This. Getting into HMMs has made me a very poor man indeed. I will say, the detail level is absurd though...whereas I might spend a couple of days on a MG, Zoids are a goddamn extended project while I detail all the little bits and bobs. They tend to be more complicated builds too, with lots of little fiddly bits. I guess in terms of build time and parts count I am sorta getting my money's worth.

>>6174891
>>6174899
Yup! Dropping expensive figures out of my budget (for the most part anyway) and returning to Gunpla makes me feel rich. You just get more for your dollar nowadays with Gunpla, especially with SHF, Figma, etc. getting pricier and pricier.

>>6174899

the funny thing is I started to see it as what GOOD deal figs were after painting awhile. They really are impressive work.

Has anyone ever considered recasting and selling the eye piece from LegendBB kits? It always annoys the hell out of me how I need to choose just two of the four eye stickers.

>>6174907
Have you ever considered recasting it yourself?

>>6174907

m8 you just cut the stickers out on the backing and then tape them back to back like an O then you can switch them out because they aren't stuck to anything

It's like SD 101

>>6174910
Too late homeboy. All of mine are already stickered, I wouldn't want to fuck around with moldmaking with those on. Also, I have zero experience with moldmaking or casting and would probably fuck it all up.

This is more of a request for anyone with said experience, so I can throw my money at them and get it done right.

>>6174916
Uh, wait, what? How do you get it to stay in place with no adhesive side then? Do you just caaarefully reassemble the head hoping the stickers don't move out of place?

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>>6174921

instead of sticking them on like this guy, you just cut them out with the backs on, then put two small pieces of masking tape facing OUTWARDS along the pointy edges of the blue piece, then you lay the eye down like you were sticking it, so it makes an O with a set of eyes on each side that perfectly fits around it, and you can slide it off when you take the part out.

>>6174905
Painting certainly does give you an appreciation for getting a nice figure with good paint apps right out of the box. Cleaning nubs has made very conscious of little molding marks or plastic imperfections though.

>>6174904
Yeah, they're pretty much PG kits. I'm hoping some reprints or new kits get announced soon, aftermarket is getting crazy for older stuff and we've got nothing but the really huge expensive kits lately. As much as I love them, its hard to justify several hundred bucks for a gojulas ._.

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I'm thinking about picking up my first MG pretty soon. Is pic related a good choice?

>>6174938
Excellent choice for design, but I have no idea how detailed it might be.

>>6174938
It's a pretty nice kit and very impressive looking once completed. It has a couple of issues, but nothing too annoying. I say sure, go for it.

>>6174905
A lot of figs have little to no paint. Just look at the regular Robot Damashii line. Most of them are 90% raw plastic and it looks pretty bad.

Figmas and SHFs usually get a little paint and a decal or two (like the eyes and maybe some sort of badge/icon depending on the figure) but nothing fantastic. They're also like $60-70 on average now.

And they're also 1/12 scale whereas MGs are in the same size range as 1/6 scale, which are typically even more expensive.

>>6174921
What he's saying is, you make a round band, like a rubber hand, with masking tape and then stick the stickers onto the masking tape. Then you just slide the band on and off for the eyes you want.

>>6174930
>Yeah, they're pretty much PG kits.
>Two poorly completed jobs
>Two more waiting for the weather to warm for me to put on the finishing touches
>Two HMMs sitting in my closet
>I want both to look good
>They're PG equivalents if this man is to be believed
Fear.

Anyone have experience buying kits of Mandy? When they say package damage, thats just the packaging right?

>>6175026
It's as it says.

Where do y'alll get your kits from?

>>6175046

somehow I can tell amazon is going to be your best bet

>>6175029
Thats usually good enough for me, but what the hell does 'large glow dent' mean?

>>6175046
Amazon mostly, especially for prime items. It seems cheaper on other sites till you get to the shipping....I'd much rather pay a few bucks more and get in two days with prime anyhow. If you can't find it on amazon, the usual sites have gunpla as well(hlj, amiami, mandy).

>>6175057

it bumped into a toxic waste barrel

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>On break
>Get Email from HLJ
>It's a payment request
>Hype is maximum until I realize they aren't charging me enough for my Baselard
>It's just a couple of Beast Master swords
Another for the private warehouse. I just want my bunny, please make it stop.

>admiring kit, notice a piece is missing
>tear apart room for 2 hours looking for it
>go through trash and vaccuum cleaner
>can't find it
feels bad man

>>6175087
Recently I cut off and cleaned a part to fit, only to find out that I had cut out the wrong part. So I put that part back in the box until I needed it later, only for my box to spill later and forcing me to spend hours turning my room upside down to find it.

Turns out it was one of the extra parts included on the runner that the model doesn't use.

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>>6174887
It's pretty great. The AS itself is kind of annoying, but overall it looks great.

are the MG Exia or Kyrios bad kits? they're pretty cheap on Amazon and I like how they look, despite having not watched 00

>>6175118
Do you mean mg or no grade 1/100? Because I'm pretty sure there is no mg kyrios

>>6175161
oh yeah, i guess it is a no grade. My bad.

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>Google custom builds for ideas
>Find this

Is it better or worse than Strike Red Cliff?

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I was extremely bored when i took this picture.

>>6175222
That looks like it's made of jolly ranchers.

>>6175056
>>6175062
I'd be careful with Amazon. They're okay for gunpla, but not for any other figures.
t. Anon that got fucked over for a FAG Gourai

>>6175264
>t. Anon that got fucked over for a FAG Gourai
You've just made it story time.

>>6175308
He preordered gourai, amazon sucks for preoders and it took half a year past the official release date to get them in stock, and upon getting them in stock amazon promptly placed the stock under a new listing which screwed over a bunch of people who preordered under the original listing.

Just don't use Amazon to preorder shit and you're good to go.

>>6175225
slut

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Capillary action in action.

Also post WIPs.

>>6175016
Don't be afraid of em. I'm not a skilled modeler by any means and I just finished two HMMs. There wasn't anything too different from building a MG, just sometimes it's a little more intricate with smaller pieces. There is also a LOT of sculpted detail if you're into painting or panel lining. Take it slow and steady, you'll be fine. Also, just letting you know...for some reason the plastic seems to scar more easily than Bandai kits. Maybe due to the plastic mix they're using.

>>6172236

RG Zaku II plate shifting and its eye tracking along when you move the head.

HG Kimaris Trooper centaur feet actually storing in its shin and folding out to make it look like a beetle centaur knight.

Not the most advanced but just so satisfying because I also already love the designs. I'm a man of simple pleasures.

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>>6172236
No partsforming.

>>6172236
"Hand Holding"

>>6175417
Which ones did you do? Shield Liger is my favorite but its an older kit so I'm a bit hesitant to go for it. I'll be picking up a shadow fox soon regardless.

>>6175451
Iguan and Z-Knight. Both were pretty fun, Iguan was a little more frustrating even though it's a smaller kit (more small pieces to deal with). I have some bigger HMM kits waiting in the wings for me to do, but I just don't have the time for them right now.

>>6172236
Not sure if it's really a gimmick but I was quite impressed with some of the moving part inner frames on RGs. Then again I find it impressive when I get a runner that has a varied mix of colours and types of plastic on.

Maybe less of a Gunpla gimmick but impressed with the tech from Bandai in regards to the production.

>>6174875
>Try being a ZOIDS fan. HMM Kits are expensive as fuark. Really nice though.

Its worse trying to buy the tomy originals believe me.

>>6175026

worst experience ive had was getting a long out of print kotobukiya kit, leaving it sitting on my shelf for a year or so then going to build it & realising one of the entire sprues was missing, but it came with 2 sets of instructions. It was way too late before i noticed.

>>6175118

try find avalanche exia, its better. The show is actually worth watching, one of the better modern gundams.

>>6174938
If my old friend who's legally blind was able to build it as a first MG, then I think just about anyone can.

Completely new to plastic models, I wanted to know how much painting I would have to do with this.
>http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?scode=TOY-RBT-4140&page=top
Sorry if it's a stupid question.

>>6175536
You don't have to paint it if you don't want to. But if you want it to look closer, you're gonna have to touch up a good portion of it.

It'll look like EVA 01 though without painting though just fine.

>>6175046

if you're buying more than one kit but not enough to push it into EMS, i find banzaihobby has the best prices even with SAL shipping

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>>6175479

>tomy
>originals

But MSS are so cute!

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>Sal shipping to my province in Canada is $20
>even if the kits are on sale, I can usually buy them cheaper locally
Fuck. I wish it was 2011 again where I used to import stuff for $5

I'm thinking of getting an airbrush with a cheap compressor to start off, would anybody recommend something like this? Or is it better to try to build your own.

http://www.tcpglobal.com/MAS-B440DCLK.html?gclid=Cj0KEQiA5vXEBRChycOl36LPn5EBEiQAJV2-bC4yUQc3oYzI7ENEIJpTh_GIBxqXev7MzD2vwAI7taYaAmbO8P8HAQ#.WJ3ERdVOlnE

>>6175417
I'm coming from three HGs and a FAG, there's plenty to be afraid of. I do have a few more grinding kits coming in though, I'll keep the scarring thing in mind while I work on those.

Where can I get Nausicaa of The Valley kits for a good price. I just watched the film and I love it.

>>6175536
It looks pretty good as a straight build, but you definitely want to panel line it at least. It really makes some of the little details (like the holes in the ankle guards for instance) pop out.

IIRC, the only things that you really need to paint for screen accuracy are the green stripe on the horn, and the yellow top and backs of the knee armor. Oh, and I guess the inside of the mouth if you want it to be red in there instead of...lavender. Everything else is either molded in the right color or prepainted. It's really not too bad and not very difficult.

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>>6175598
I gotta admit these things are kind of cute, and the prepainted parts are nice. But boy oh boy do they feel like a shit value. They're also surprisingly pricey for how incredibly tiny they are. When I had finished my first one (Godos) I was dumbstruck that a box the size of a standard high grade Gundam had birthed this tiny little thing. It was also a nerve-wracking build due to how small some of the pieces were.

....actually, looking at it again, it is quite cute. Okay, maybe I do kinda like it.

>>6175731

Yeah, the size of the box makes it a bit surprising. But they are 1/144, so it seems entirely correct.

>>6175616
I would build my own, since the booth tends to be on the weak side. Its really up to you

>>6175731
Wow, reading it back this post is a mess. I guess this is what happens when you're real sleep deprived and walk away from the keyboard for a while in the middle of a post. Sorry chaps.

>>6175737
Yeah, I suppose so. My fault for not realizing the scale before buying.

>>6175616
>4 Cubic Meters/Minute Fan Extraction Rate
>141.26 CFM
2weak

Mail call! Did anyone get anything in the post today?

Pair of Hygoggs from a friend, and a RX-178 SD I bought. Good stuff all around.

>>6175543
>>6175720
Thanks a lot!

>>6175598
>But MSS are so cute!

d-style are way cuter & better. Pity theyre not doing anymore.

collecting original zoids is super expensive compared to HMM's.

I was amazed theyre doing a HMM sturm tyrann. That fucker is $200us minimum on mandarake for the original.

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Why is it not March yet?

Is the Barbatos Lupus 1/100 a good kit to start with? I'm a complete beginner

>>6176251
Pretty much any IBO kit would be fine. As long as your fine with making a few mistakes since it's your first time. If you've read the guide you should be good to go. Just remember, cut the part out closer to the gate rather than flush against the kit. That way you have something to cut off with the hobby knife and avoid those stress marks that look like shit. Have fun

>>6176263
Thanks Anon!
I read the guide but I'll do it again once I bought the kit!
Also any tips for basic painting? I'd like to make it less "plastic" looking by paneling. I saw people doing it with pencils, do you recommend it? Also, what kind of coat should I use before and after paint? I'm asking the "commercial/non - hobby" name that I can easily find in shops in my town

>>6175102
Yeah, thinking of buying another just to display without the AS

>>6176273
I don't really paint much so, I'll differ to other anons advice/the guide. There are tons of videos and stuff that can walk you through it. Most people swear by Tamiya. I mostly just straight build and paint if it just looks like absolute shit otherwise(MG Shining Gundam's gold plating). I use Gundam markers for panel lines cause I'm a lazy fuck, panel wash looks better. Testors dullcote for top coating, it's cheap and easy to find at local hobby stores. Obviously Mr Hobby is probably better but shit gets expensive.

This is another decent guide you might want to check out. Covers pretty much everything.

http://otakurevolution.com/content/laymans-gunpla-guide

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Here's the progress on this nerd. Haven't put the upper leg armor on yet and I decided it would be easier to mask the lower waist cylinders than the other way around so there's gold all over right now, but he'll be done soon after the Origin kit.

Not sure what finish to make him though, might do a satin or something not super flat.

>>6176335
What brand did you use or the metallics?

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Thinking of picking up my first Frame Arms Girl or two. Was thinking of getting the Gourai w/Little armory, and the Hresvelgr. Just wondering if these where good choices for a first and just which ones are the best so far

>>6176379
Gourai is by far the worst in terms of quality, even if I really do like her design. She has polycap balljoint hands that don't support weight very well, extremely tight joints that can crack (Sand the pegs down a bit, and be double sure to mask them off if you paint or they will crack), her skirt is immovable and impedes leg articulation, and the left hip pops off easily due to a molding issue that later FAGs addressed, and for all purposes only comes with one expression.

Looks nice painted up though and I'm unsure if the Little armory version addressed any of the issues.

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>>6171580

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>>6175603
The canadian struggle never ends man.
>Tfw your shipping prices are high
>Tfw your currency is shit
>Tfw most places refuse to ship to you

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>>6175598

I bought this guy and a sheild liger MK2 from an HLJ sale, MSS zoids are fucking great, too bad the line seems to have gotten like 5 releases then died.

>>6176379

Baselard looks almost exactly like the promo shots of her with nothing but some panel lining. She's really nice.

I finished a Jinrai Indigo like a week or so ago and she's also quite good.

>>6176379
I would recommend the Architect instead. Gourai was first of the line and as such, has some issues.

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Where are my Leaf bros at anyway? go to any local shops?

Pic is from a mall nearby in toronto

>>6176460
>like 5 releases then died.

Shield liger, blade liger, iron kong, godos, gojulas, liger zero, gunsniper, dibison, shadow fox, saberfang, berserk fury, genosaur, death stinger, petras bomber, command wolf, molgas, ...the turtle.

17 molds and most all have alternate releases, armors, etc.

>>6176568
Canadian here. I always try to shop local. Too bad the only local hobby shop in my town is super late with any new releases. They are getting a new shipment within the next 2-3 weeks with a fuckton of gunpla, though. Even getting a few PGs in there too

It sounds like it really sucks to be a fucking leaf, as far as collecting is concerned.
Have you leaf-anons ever thought of a buyer's club? Like, you all kick in for a wholesale license, order from distributors, and pass the savings along.. to yourselves.

>>6176263
Not that Anon, but still new. The gate is the rectangular piece attaching to the frame, right?

>>6176426
try to be argentinian... it's fucked up here

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>>6176379
Baselard is bestest.

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Is there an MG Prototype Gundam?

Also, is the OYW MG the same as the 1.5? I know the Casval is, but not sure about the OYW.

>>6176568
How much are the Jumbos?

>>6176734
no idea, I think this pic is a couple years old, the chars zaku is like 2000 CAD, gunpla seems to be overpriced as fuck in hobbyshops in canada

>>6176732
A few years ago there was a P-Bandai release of it using the 2.0 mold.

>>6176378

alclad

>>6176379
Just because shes flat doesnt mean shes a loli.

Baselard is the best

>>6176732

yeah you can tell from the shoulder and vent shape thats 1.5

>>6176732
>>6176801

oh sorry I misunderstood

no I think OYW is different mold but similar overall shape

>>6176516
Did Indigo Jinrai have any major issues? I can't recall.

>>6176732
OYW is more articulated and looks chunky, kind of like the Ka. 1.5 is a scaled down version of the PG.

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>>6176690
Yes. You want to leave a bit of the runner on when you cut the piece, that way you have something to cut off with your hobby knife. Will look way better than nipping the part out flush and stressing the plastic.

>>6176814
I didn't get her because I hate the Materia-style ass so I can't tell you, but I don't remember hearing any complaints.

>>6176854
Alright. Thank you.

>>6176568
Lol is that from Market Village?
Anyways trust me just shop online if you are in toronto. Every store that sells gunpla in toronto basically charge MSRP+Shipping costs+their markup. Then theres the 13% tax.

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I'm ready for my trip to hell for doing this.

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>accidentally broke my v-fin on the SD Deathscythe I bought tonight
>mfw even tamiya cement isn't helping
Fuck sakes.

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>>6176993
Welp. Let's hope some runner putty will save me. Well find out when it dries.

>>6177001
What'd you use to make that stuff again? plastic cement that was pure something or other?

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>Local hobby shop organizes event
>Good deals (2 HG ibo kit for $15 for eg)
>Lots of participants

>Feeling to build has faded.

I feel both glad and sad.

If anyone's interested it's by hobby art gallery. They have a LOT of photos on their FB page.

>>6177045
Amazing deals there, but I restrained myself and only got a single MG. Then I went and bought option parts and $40 worth of paint

Surprisingly good builds(and builders) too

>>6175225
Is that ZII painted? Most of the pictures of the kits I've seen usually has ugly grey plastic instead of white.

>>6177045
Is this in singapore or malaysia?

>>6177121
Singapore

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after 1 month break, i'm back to finish my non-gundam group build.

also forgive me padre for not tapping that xbox hueg gap with putty, cuz i have no plamo putty except hardware store epoxy for fixing sinks and shit.

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>>6177191

heres the second coat of darker metallic paint

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>>6177191
>>6177193

Anyone else here twist out the polycaps? A few friends cut them out like normal peices but I've never felt the need to cut them out, twisting them leaves nothing behind.

Hey guys, amazon says that the gunpla I ordered ships to [my country] in the product description at the top of the page, but then down the bottom it says that they do not ship internationally. Which is correct? Will I get my gunpla??

>>6177195
Looks like you need to spray closer

>>6177001
It'd be better to apply cement between the snapped parts and then smear the putty across the length of the fin, giving it reinforcement in two axes

>>6176575
What? Are you sure? I can't find any evidence of most of these. You sure you're not talking about the HMM line? Cause we're talking about MSS here buddy, totally different line (see >>6175731 for comparison between an HMM and MSS).

>>6177253
Yeah I twist all my polycaps. Bandai plastic is so good nowadays that polycaps pretty much always twist off clean. It's different with other companies or ancient Bandai kits though...sometimes twisting off a polycap will leave behind this horrible shorn plastic tail. With those I clip.

>>6177287
Hmm. I'll try that if this doesn't work. I already did one go with just plastic cement. Let that dry, then put some putty over like in the picture to fill in some gaps that were from my first attempt that failed.

Cutting it flush, not cutting it flush and trimming it with a hobby knife, other esoteric ways - is there something I am missing, or will Titans navy blue plastic leave stress and nub marks irregardless of how it is cut? Makes me want to keep my MG boxed up, after completing the sub-par SD, and the overly complicated RG of the Mk. II.

>>6177482
Darker plastic in general is REALLY bad about stress marks. But one thing you can do scratch it with your fingernail, as dumb as it sounds it works. The other option is to trim the nub down really close and then sand the pieces.

Why is astray red frame so popular? Is it just because it's a red mech with a Katana?

>>6177485
I've used an emery board, but not much luck with that. I suppose I'll have to bust out the sandpaper as a last resort if I get to building the MG. I'll try the nail bit as well, thank you.

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>>6177503
Because it's ugly and people feel sorry for it.

>>6176991
Haha I like gorilla barbatos.

>>6177119
thats the ZZII a superior version of the ZII.

>>6176273
If you're going to topcoat it and the plastic is light-colored (as it is on the Lupus), a mechanical pencil will work perfectly well for panel-lining. It's also really easy to remove (just lick your finger/wet a napkin and wipe), so while you've gotta topcoat it to keep it there, it's very beginner-friendly. A matte or satin topcoat is usually enough to make a panel-lined but otherwise unpainted kit look presentable.

So I'd like to give candy-coating a shot. All the guides say that Alclad is the way to go, but I've mostly been using acrylics up to this point and I'd rather not have to get thinners/cleaning supplies for a new type of paint if I don't have to. Does Tamiya Chrome Silver tend to look alright on top of gloss black?

>>6177777
Congrats on your quints

>>6177777

you better make sure your silver will not get disrupted by the clear, that's one of the major considerations

something that's been confusing me for a while about gunpla
why are there so many 7-11 themed kits?
is 7-11 just that popular over in japan?

>>6177805
>is 7-11 just that popular over in japan?
Yes, Extremely.
When I was there, I had 4 alone within 5 minutes of my hotel. That was ones I knew about anyway.

>>6177808
interesting, that's pretty good to know, thanks man

What IBO 1/100 do we expect to see after Bael?

I think they will continue to release until June of this year.

Of course, we will get the Vidar upgrade, but how about Full City and Helmwige Reinkar?

>>6177824
why dont you ask Bandai's twitter account?

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Xylene resin is a plastic and this is therefore plamo. Come at me friends.

>>6177864
good work schpeltor kun!!!

Why the fuck does Gundamplanet suck so much with shipping out new releases?

Is the MG Blitz Gundam a good kit?

Anyone know a reputable retailer for the Daban stuff? Looking to try a PG without feeling bad about potentially screwing up a $120-$200 kit

>>6177045
Gundam AGE

>>6177891
Last I saw on their facebook page they've been having some awful weather recently and have been periodically closed for both their employees' and customers' safety.

>>6177864
What's this guy's name again?

>>6178098
McDonell Benedict Miller

>>6177805
7-11 is probably more popular in Japan than in the US. In America 7-11 went bankrupt in the 90s, and was basically bought by Japanese 7-11 (even though it was originally from the US).

Also in Japan most of the food at 7-11 is pretty good. Whereas American 7-11 has donuts and hotdogs that've been sitting around for days, the Japanese 7-11 has all kinds of food and it's restocked a few times a day.

>>6178110
Boy is that an understatement. 7-11 is MASSIVELY more popular there than it is here and does everything on up through banking.

I could eat better at 7-11s in japan than I can at most fast food restaurants in the US, and for less money.

I love 7-11, lawsons, and family mart so much.

>>6178117
>I could eat better at 7-11s in japan than I can at most fast food restaurants in the US, and for less money.
This so fucking much.
7/11 food in Japan tasted pretty great. I know if I did the same back home with similar shops, the food would be dodgy, old or just plain disgusting.

>>6177864
Any hamburgers?

>>6178117
I'm going to go there now for breakfast, probably get a ham and cheese wrap, and maybe something else. Maybe some oden.

>>6178117

Not just Japan, 711 is crazy popular in most of South East Asia too. The 711's in Singapore are pretty good, hell, i've bought plamo in them before.

I'm looking to get a replacement water slide set for my nu Ver ka, but most places only have the hi nu sheet. It looks like it has most of the same decals, can anyone confirm this?

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Does anyone happen to know what the selected part of this manual means? I checked the guide but did not see anything I could identify with it. Thank you.

>>6178371
Those are how to apply dry rub decals. Cut out the decal, tape it facedown to where you want it, and rub it with a coin or a pencil or something until it comes off.

>>6178098
Kazuhira "Unload My Nine On The Welfare Line, Spooks & Gooks Get The Boot, Around Blacks Never Relax, DOA For EBT, One Man Klan, Ten Ton Terror Of Tel-Aviv, Roma In A Coma" Miller

>>6178375
Thank you. I will make note of that.

First time painting with cans. Unsurprisingly messed up and some paint pooling around in some places.

How should I deal with this?
I got some 3000grit sandpaper. Would that work?

>>6178439
Chemically strip it off

>>6177045
I find it a nice change that it's not official Bandai organizing the event. There's more than Gunpla, including Koto stuff.

How are the old MG Patlabor kits? Any issues I should know about? Do the rubber joint covers hinder movement?

http://www.ms-nation.com/main/index.php?route=product/category&path=71_70_102
How legit are these guys? I know they're selling bootlegs, but are they gonna steal my card info/take the money and not ship anything?

>>6178453
Really? Well fuck. I didn't that I'd have to take such drastic action.

>>6178522
It's not really drastic, it's just the smartest way to do things. Sanding is really laborious and you risk losing detail or making crisp edges turn mushy. It's not too hard, soak it in something like Simple Green (the guide in OP post probably has suggestions for other products) then give it some light scrubbing with a toothbrush or something.

If the part(s) in question are small and there's not a ton of paint to strip, I might suggest Mr. Paint Remover. It's kinda pricey but it works really fast and really well.

>>6178493
>See some cool bootlegs
>Interested in getting in some practice/picking up desirable kits on the cheap
>When shipping to the US is added it costs almost as much as the legit kit
Well fuck that. I'm not gonna deal with poor parts fit and inferior plastic for a piddly savings of $10-20. Might as well just buy Bandai at that rate.

>>6178543
Well it's a good learning experience in any case.
Thank you.

>>6178493
taobao, go up half a notch in the supply chain

>>6178547
The dragon momoko kits from what I hear are basically bandai quality, some even have more details sculpted in.
>>6178554
Thanks senpai

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Let it be known the binders on this kit can suck it.

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>>6176335
cool stuff anon

>>6178570
Dragon momoko uses a softer plastic than Bandai so it can be a problem. Not really sure what's going on with that.

What airbrush do you guys use? Looking at getting a H&S Ultra to replace my chink shit

As someone who dove right into MGs due to their complexity and color separation, what are some quentessential HGs? I have build burning and literally any and every graze on my radar, but other than that, I'm not sure.

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>>6178739
Revive RX-78-2, any Origin or Thunderbolt Zaku.
The old GM HGs are cheap as chips and twice as nice too. Most of the IBO line bar the Gusion Rebake or Full City are good too.

The MG Jesta is such a beautiful kit

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And the binders are just about done. Just need the thrusters painted, I'll be doing those last probably. Stil have the sheild, bazooka and all the smaller bits left to do.

>>6178774
It's really fun to build too.

>>6178369

New thread: >>6178877

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>>6177195

photo session before fitting it with final accessories

>>6178739

adding to the list of that anon, RG Zaku II is still one of my fav HG sized kit. Not as fragile as most have warned me about, simple fix as lightly gluing the skirt plating to the inner frame is super simple to do and solves the entire issue. Looks great out of the box and with just panel lining, didn't even put on the stickers.

Also, out of the blue, I know G-Reco is almost universally hated but I love the HG Gastima.

I just ordered a MG MK-II Titans. It's going to get here tonight and I'm going to start it tomorrow morning. I'm very excited.

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>>6178739
HG Grimoire. It is one of the most goddamn pleasant things you will ever build and it is 10/10 for aesthetics.

As the others have said, pretty much anything from IBO, Revive, or The Origin is great. I also have great love for the Zaku 1 Sniper and Kampfer, even though they're slightly older kits. They're still great! Give em a chance!

Waiting on a store to restock is hell. Currently waiting on MG tallgeese. What are you guys waiting for right now?