Gunpla/Plamo General

Alright, I need to do a bit of scratchbuilding for the first time, please teach me your secrets. Looking through the OP I see a useful article on Scalemodelguide.com using Milliput, but are there any other good resources out there for a first-timer? Is Milliput better than Green Stuff for adjusting some curves and making a few accents?

>>6316756
I've been using Tamiya putty, but AFAIK it's mostly based around what you're using for raw materials what works best.

>>6316773
By raw materials are you talking about what I'm using the putty on? I've got a red Baselard I intend to play with, gonna make her figure a bit more feminine and do something to replace the neck piece on the second body.

>>6316847
Yeah, Tamiya or Milliput should be fine for that.

>>6316848
You're using Tamiya basic or something else? Is the hour or so this stuff takes to set usually enough? I'm a bit worried about that, though it looks like Tamiya makes an epoxy that takes longer to set.

>>6316877
You can get the UV stuff that reacts to light and goes a bit quicker. But yeah, I've used Tamiya basic white, I usually let it sit for a couple hours before working on it.

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I am far more excited to build this overpriced plastic box than I should be.

>>6316950
You actually purchased that overpriced shoebox? Really?

>>6316956
My desk needs more clutter, I can afford it, and if I bundle the shipping that won't be so bad. So yes, I bought it. I didn't get anything else because of the manga or anime but I needed this.

>>6316956
>not buying a shoebox to keep your FAGs in

>>6316956
Wait a tick. Are you talking about the storage crates? I was talking about Charger-kun. They didn't shill me hard enough to buy the actual boxes.

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lazy sunday build, what did you lot get upto this weekend?

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Will this work on ABS plastic?

>>6317068
I thought about starting my MG GM Sniper II, then got tired by the idea and went out with a friend instead. I don't know why, but MGs just seem like such a chore to get started. I'm fine and have a ton of fun if I can just get over that initial hurdle.

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>>6316950
They are by far the best thing in the show.

>>6317185
good lord, finally a not Fumina. Not best girl Gyatits, but at least original Build Gundam is getting love.

>>6317264
The new OVA was finally officially announced, along with those two kits and a promise of more stuff to be shown off at the upcoming hobby show.

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>>6317264
>>6317270

Crossing my fingers for the MILF Gundam.

Okay, let's talk about maintaining details. I'm fairly new to this hobby, but I've noticed that people usually don't give two shits about maintaining details in the nubmark area. Take this bloke for example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-26LuFTEsE

0:45 and the results at 1:04. The guy basically hiroshimafies the part's angle and curvature. What good is making the nubmark invisible if you warp the part you're working on in the process? Do many people do that? Is it just my OCD kicking in?

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>>6317264
>implying they won't turn her into another abomination

>>6317362
Most builders honestly don't realize that they're oversanding. It doesn't help that it doesn't really affect the final product all that much.

>>6317270
i didn't see anything that said it was specifically a new OVA.

I'm guessing it just means they're going to keep the HGBF line alive with more Build Fighters-style kits

>>6317415
New project announced with new kits coming that look based on S1 characters. Back at the end of Try they announced plans for two OVAs, one for BF and one for Try. We got the Try one last year. If this isn't the BF OVA I will be really surprised.

Wowee the RG Build Strike sucks my gosh darn asshole :DDD

>>6317362

If you have better nippers (Godhands or something) and you're better at a two-cut method you should never get to the horror movie point he's at. Based on the video it looks like he just cut it from the sprue with a single cut with really shitt nippers and then decided to give it a butcher job with the knife to "make it disappear"

My first kit I put together has a lot of nub marks like that because I didn't know any better. My newer kits still have nub marks but if you do a two-cut method with some shaving and sanding, you'll never get to that point.

It's kind of amazing how many youtubers who are in the hobby make shitty videos. I watched a few to try and get ready to learn how to airbrush, and this guy was just painting everything on the sprue and didn't even repaint the parts after he cut them off. It's mind boggling. Lazy execution, terrible product, I guess.

>>6317362
I'm pretty aware of when I'm doing this and try to minimize it, but it can get tough on curved surfaces. At least it provides an incentive to seam weld pieces like that to erase that beveled look.

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>>6317068
Bout done with the GM sniper II. Been thinking of paint schemes and looking for inspiration if anyone has suggestions.

>>6317513

My default is always some kind of forest/desert/arctic camo since it's a sniper

>>6317513
make a little ghillie suit made out of grass clippings

>>6317513
https://kryptek.com/kryptek-camo-patterns

I'm rather fond of Pontus and Neptune.

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>>6317068
My Desert Shiden. Pretty happy how the blue camera eye turned out. Needs some cleaning up but after that waiting for some decals to come in. This will be my first kit to work with decals, pretty curious to see how this will turn out.

>>6317068
I'm seamwelding my Hamburger a few sections at a time. I find if I don't work on this one in spurts I pretty quickly wear myself out.

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>>6317513
Got the backpack done. I've been playing with adding gold, silver, and bronze accents to vents, pipes, tubing, and etc. on the inner frame.
>>6317533
>>6317528
I do want to do some kind of cloak. I just don't really know how to go about making one.

>>6317538
I think a kryptek pattern would be cool as shit. It'd be a pain to tape off, though, I feel. That said, the color choices for a lot of those camos make for good inspiration.

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>tfw just ordered my first kits
Probably too old to be starting this shit but I've always wanted to try a few of these things. Did a lot of model-building in architecture school, very different kind of beast but it was always one of my favourite parts of it.

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>>6317538
Looking at it again, the Neptune scheme is really cool. I wonder if anyone makes tiny stencils for kryptek. I know you can print the vinyl stencils for using it on guns when you cerakote them, but i doubt anyone would stock them.

>>6317747

You're never too old to do something you're interested in

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>>6317749
And I found the perfect pattern

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>how to clean enamel from all panel lines in 5 min or less.jpg

>>6317886
How much did that run you?

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>>6317513
>>6317068
wha-why do so many models have the sprue points still clearlyy visible instead of sanded down properly to a smooth surface? Is this an american thing to just leave them there? They look great, alot of hard work looks like went into them for enjoy.

>>6317886
about $150 shipped

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>>6317970
>Is this an american thing to just leave them there?

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>>6317068
Finished painting this Universal Unit Barbatos Lupus. There's a lot of problems that happened and stuff I missed, but I hope it'll look fine all together, especially since it's so small. Waiting for tomorrow to give it a gloss coat and work on panel lines and weathering.

Is it okay to topcoat with the stickers already on the gunpla?

>>6318051
yeah, your supposed to to keep the stickers, and decals on it

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>>6317970
Where do you see them on the Sniper?

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>>6318090
Here's a couple
Although, they are probably only really visible in a photo like this and much less noticeable in person

>>6318097

Not the GM guy but that's a real shitty nitpick for someone who posted that he was gonna paint it, and really only the one on the shoulder is visible unless you take a magnifying glass to the rest of the model

>>6318097
I see. A lot of those are actually smoothed out and just residual discoloration that I'm hoping goes away when I paint.

>>6317264
What's the one on the left?

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>>6317068
got the shoulders of the Providence done and began lining the turtle backpack

>>6318271
>falling for the titanium finish meme

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>>6318271
Sick.

Let's get weird

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>>6318275
it looks very shiny
would not really recommend due to its high price

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R8 please. Suggestions appreciated.

>>6318306
The red kills it. If you're going to use a tan/beige color that red is too bright. Either pick a darker red or drop it IMO.

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>>6318306
>R8
back to the drawing board/10, take pic related on your way out

>>6318306
This >>6318311

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>>6318319
>>6318318
>>6318311
Any better?
It's a build burning, so my options for the cyan are either the clear cyan or the orange flame pieces.

>>6318306
Unrelated, where do these sketch things come from? I see them around a lot

>>6318333
I'm using a sketch app on my phone, but the line art can be found on Google by searching X line art.

>>6318332
Better, but the clear parts would look better in blue in this case. I'd also drop the white in favor of the tan or red (or add a third color that's a dark brown or something similar).

>>6318333
It's in the OP.

>>6318332
switch tan and orange

tbqh tan as a main color sucks balls, it looks like a 50 year old yellowed plastic, unless you go full desert camo or something

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>>6318342
>>6318339
How about this.

>>6318358
Better, still think the clear blue is better than the clear orange/red.

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>>6318383
Better?

>>6318394
Yeah, that's probably the best you can get with that color scheme.

>>6318396
Noted. I'll keep playing with it and see what I can get.

>>6318394
I'm gonna go against Gelgoog Guy and say I like >>6318358 better. The hot colors fit the tan better than the sharp clear blue does.

>>6318403
You guys are tearing me apart

>>6318403
>>6318396
The good news is, those orange/blue parts are interchangeable, so i can paint everything else and then mix and match as needed.

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The Try Burning is fun as hell to take pictures of, lots of posing possibilities and stuff

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>>6317068
Hlj contest is over so I can finally go back to working on Cherno Alpha. Besides starting the basic seam puttying process I've been working to close up a couple of gaps in his details by doing things like putting hydraulics (non-moving) behind the gap hole in his shins, little styrene tubes in his chest covers, and some bits here and there in blank and hollow patches on the lower legs.

Also bought a bark edged base that I'm going to put some snow and little pinetrees on top of for him to stand on.

>>6317970
I'm not an American

And I did do some sanding on the Gouf, the photo has a filter on it that highlights the marks somewhat more than they appear.

Does it really bother you though?

>>6318476
Try shining a blacklight on it and be amazed

What are all those circles on the GM Sniper II's legs supposed to be? Vents? I've been considering drilling them out.

>>6317264
Still no shia.

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>Even the dick has an inner frame
Woundwort-chan is the cutest futa-Gundam.

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>>6317068
Built my first RG.
Not gonna paint him, just panel lining left to do.

What kind of cartridge is needed if I'm going to be sanding resin? I remember it being N95, but I'm not sure.

>>6317970
>american thing
>ignoring that G-Con exists in the UK

This exists everywhere. Even in japan, just a LOT harder to find them because their culture hasn't allowed hugboxes to really flourish like in the west. Someone once showed a bunch of bad japanese builds, shame I never saved it. I think it might have been something created by a jap making fun of the 'gunpla is freedom thing' if anyone else recalls.

>>6318012
I remember you. Did you end up using a wargaming guide for some tips? how did you go about with the tiny details you were havng trouble with? Regardless looking good so far.

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>>6318771
speaking of g-con....
Considering how no other gunpla retailer was allowed to be at the last one, what the fuck is this cockwomble on about?

>>6318668
Why is his hand so big

Did you swap on one from another kit? Or is that really the way they are?

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Just ordered my first kit, how badly did I fuck up? Was drawn to it because it reminded me of an EVA Angel.

>>6318940
Not at all. It's a fine kit, but the backpack does make it very back-heavy of course so it will need the support of its stand pretty much all the time.

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>>6318938
I think it's just the angle of that photo, it looks HUGE
It is a hand supplied with the kit, don't worry.

>>6318940

You did pretty well actually. Your first kit will be guaranteed to look bad due to inexperience, so when you get to designs you truly like you'll actually be able to make a worthwhile build out of them!

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>>6318940
Its arms and legs can do full 180 degree bends, which makes it pretty much the best articulated IBO kit. Only downside is the backpack makes it backheavy, and without it you lose the upper chest vents and the shoulder covers.

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>>6318940
Hyakuri is CUTE!
I have one that I haven't quite gotten around to building yet but I plan to tonight.
I've built a Hekija and it's probably one of my favourite suits from IBO.

If you're looking for some more EVA vibes, I'd pick up the Astaroth Origin, too. Those shoulders get me hard.

>>6318879
i got no clue, but gonna assume that maybe, just maybe, he realized he might need other retailer presence to actually make this succeed beyond some joke.

>>6318956

I'm surprised that no Eva-01 custom paint jobs have popped up for this one yet. I recall seeing one for G-Lucifer within like a week or two of its release.

>>6318774
Thanks, man. I tried looking at some videos, and they all just looked like they were very careful so I got the tiniest brush I had and took a lot of time with it. Only the white was airbrushed and shaded since it's the major color, but everything else was handbrushed. I have way more respect for people who handbrush their stuff now.

Anyone get their Hobbywave order yet?

I have been waiting a long time for mine, I know thay are swamped but wtf

>>6319158
I got mine. Took about a week and a half for them to mail it out, and this is after I emailed them to bitch.

Let's say, hypothetically, that I broke the tip off of the adapter for a Flying Base. If I were to cement it back on is there any chance of it ever holding a kit again or would I have to pin it if I want to bother saving it?

Asking for a friend.

>>6318114

If he's going to paint it he has even less of an excuse for unevenness. If I paint I don't give a shit about discolouration for obvious reasons, but I will still sand that shit until it's pristine.

>>6319054
great to hear that. I always believe anyone in these kinds of hobbys have a lot to learn from each other. We all use different and unique techniques despite essentially all boiling down to the same thing, putting together and painting plastic models. We don't have quite the same understanding of handbrushing techniques as the mini wargamers, nor the scribbing techniques of the scale models, while on the other hand they don't know things like how flat coat can make unpainted plastic look painted or being able to use cement on runners to make a putty because they rarely if ever actually use colored models.

>>6319234
seconding any insight on this. Personally I tried pinning but first time I ever pinned and it didn't work out so hot and hoping that is only because of the fact that underneath the peg for the Action Base I used it was largely hollow and those left the pin to wiggle freely.

Wiondering if I should just putty up the hollow spots and redrill.


But to the original poster, If I was having issues with a pin, sure it was not anchored well, then I don't think you will have ANY luck without any pin at all. If the flying base has solid pastic under the peg, I say go for it.

But again I am also looking for more insight on the situation so someone may disagree with me which is entirely possible considering i screwed up.

>>6318574
wait, is this official?

>>6319158
It says on the site that it could take three weeks because they actually have customers now lel

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enjoy this meme reaction image I made

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>>6319317
No, it's a third party chinese company called cutecube.

>>6319512
hot damn look at that ass!

>>6319527
Woundwort-chan a cute. A futa, but cute.

What are some MG's or 1/100 that are fun to pose? Like the HG 00, Build Burning, Revive Gundam/Gyan, etc, but BIGGER.

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Can I get a R8 and suggestions for the ubcolored white parts?
They're currently orange.

>>6319878
Whatever gundam you like the look of honestly. Fun varies from person to person. I fucking love the Tallgeese despite its limited elbows/knees. Your mileage may vary. The gundams from the wing line aren't half bad though. Heavyarms can actually lift his heavy arm. The IBO kits are pretty good as well for poseability.

>>6319878
>>6319983
I'll agree with the IBO being cool to pose, but sometimes the armor, especially the shoulders and side skirts, pops off on most of them. Easily remedied by glueing some pieces, but still annoying.

>>6319982
White looks good with the brown/OD. I'm actually trying to give my GM Sniper a DPM camo scheme

>>6317185
>2000+ for an HG

sheesh, even gunpla prices are going up.

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>>6320033
Latest update to the colors.

I'm debating getting some of the vinyl stickers to stencil with to make a camo pattern.

>>6320054
You've been spoiled by IBO kits. Most HGUCs are around 1700-1800 yen and the fancier gundams or otherwise bulky MS typically go for 1900-2100. The average price for The Origin kits is probably like 1950 yen.

>>6320054
Pretty standard pricing for decently sized HG actually. HG have just been exceptionally cheap recently.

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>>6320065
You actually can get a DPM stencil set online, or you can make one yourself, like I did

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Frame Arms Byakko is up.
Anybody else get him? Gonna be a FAG too
http://amiami.com/top/detail/detail?scode=TOY-RBT-4274

>>6320110
Oh shid. You're that DPM guy. I really liked yours when I saw it. I'll looks one up if I get a chance today.

>>6320110
How did you go about making your stencil if you don't mind me asking?

>>6320213
I like the FA more than the FAG but still not enough to actually buy one. Wish Koto would hurry past these next few releases and get back to doing things I like again.

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>>6320213
>inb4 people asking "will it look like this OOB"

>>6320280
>get back to doing things I like again
And that would be?

>>6320213
I'm still not sure if Frame Arms are supposed to be autonomous robots or piloted suits or what.

IMO Byakko looks more like an autonomous robot that might only be in the 10-12ft tall range that supports a squad of infantry or something.

>>6320332
Of what's been announced that I immediately remember? GaoGaiGirl, Archer and Kunoichi. What I want them to announce right now, dammit? Stiletto onee-chan and a FAG of whatever Baselard's upgrade was called.

>>6320344
it might sometimes depend on the FA in question, but I think in general they all are part of the same background story involving aliens and earth. Not nearly enough of the lore has been translated for us and the japanese fans don't seem to discuss it too much.

>>6320344
They are piloted mecha. Frame arms has a very loose background story of moon invading people attacking Earth based people with both sides using the shared frame. Gourai was unusable garbage right out the door and only became usable through variants later, stylet worked correctly but got its shit pushed in by the mp moon mechs like kobold, and Hresvelalalalagrer raped everything until Earth developed the Baselard and kicked its ass, starting an escalation in development on both sides.

>>6320318
Said it in the /m/ thread, but that is an amazing job the modeler did on that chipping work.

>>6320353
where does innocentia the cat girl come in tho

>>6320371
Innocentia and materia are original designs for the frame arms girl line primarily released to give the line things like unarmored part options. There is no corresponding frame arms.

Jinrai is also not technically based on an official frame arms. It's based on a Gourai kit Fumikana customized years ago.

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>>6320376
Fumikane*

>>6320213
Definitely getting two. Going to slap some msg parts on one to make a not-gusion rebake and make the other look close to the promo pics

>>6320347
>whatever Baselard's upgrade was called.
Zelfikar, I believe

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>>6319500

>>6319268
Same. I really think anyone who really gets deep into the hobby should learn from the other similar ones. It's why I want to eventually do a tank to learn more about scale models and garage kits to learn figure painting. It's really fun seeing how a lot of knowledge is transferable with a few tweeks to them.

>>6320110
>>6320250
Bump for answer.

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Cross posting from /m/:

Has anyone ever used krylon to paint their kit? I've got a bunch of matte krylon that I use for outdoor projects, and on a whim decided to try it on some spare parts I've had lying around. It seems to adhere to primer better than the Testor's I was using before.

I'm practicing on some old parts before I do my first real paint project, and wondered if there's anything wrong with using Krylon.

Is there a noticeable difference in the quality of these paints or their evenness of distribution? One of these is krylon, the other testors.

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>>6320894
This is the Krylon type in particular.

>>6320908
well I've used krylon fusion for paiting model tanks before with no problems, so it should be fine

>>6320920
Cool. I've tried out some different greens, tans, brown, and black with it now, and it seems to go on pretty even. The nozzle is pretty easy to control, all things considered. I do have a testors metallic black/graphite that I'm debating using, but it seem to run not matter what I do or how light I spray it

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>legs in space

When painting a kit, do decals come before any topcoating?

>>6321129
a gloss coat/clear coat goes on after the paint to both protect and seal the paint, as well as provide a smooth surface for decals to adhere to.

The final topcoat, like its name implies, goes on top of everything else once you're done. That final topcoat can be another gloss coat or a matte/flat coat.

>>6321134
Thanks amigo. Where does weathering fall regarding coats? After the initial gloss/clear?

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>http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?scode=TOL-8665
Creos wants in on the action

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>>6321147
from what i understand, yes. though i'm not too familiar on using dullcoats for pastel weathering, so if anyone else knows what falldog means by this then please chime in.

>>6317068
Invest in various types of sandpaper to get those nubs off and also cut them off with an exacto knife.

How many builds have you done like this?

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>>6320232
Thanks senpai

>>6320250
>>6320840
Base coat of Krylon Satin Black, cut these patterns out of painters tape, and apply coat of Krylon Satin Leather, Italian Olive, & Brown Boots, in that order

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>>6321416

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>>6321418

>>6317068
Made some progress on my Bugu. Only a leg and a half left to go plus shield and weapons.

>>6321157
Dullcoat, in other words a matte or flat topcoat. Satin works decently for it as well.

Hey, just getting into Gunpla, thinking about maybe getting one and painting it up. Do they make all gray models, and if not what would be a good one to pick up for this?

>>6321475
HG Ez-SR Kai

Mostly primer-gray to start with, pretty easy to build and has a couple different part configurations.

>>6321475
>and if not what would be a good one to pick up for this?
A can of primer

>>6321475
nigger just spray it with primer

>>6321367
twenty or so

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>>6321628

>>6321626
>>6321627
>>6321628
>>6321630
looks more like 3DCG

>>6321626
>>6321627
>>6321628
>>6321630
There is something odd about this bearguy, but I can't put my finger on it.

Wait I got it! This is the first bearguy to come with glasses, right?

>>6320781
i keep saying this here, but never end up doing it. but i need to get around to checking out the bjd community, especially with how big a deal the mech girl model kits are becoming. from what very little i know they create the full face details on blank slates essentially. no decals.

>>6320908
>>6320925
i also used krylon before, and while it works great it is also far easier then other primers to get too thick and obscure finer details. when i use it i like to use as thin layers as possible, spraying from a good distance. and i dont even wait till it is a full solid grey before letting it cure to paint on. havent run into any flaking problems so far with that method.

>>6321129
>>6321147
>>6321157
the general rule of thumb is that between phases of painting and detailing you should apply some kind of clear coat to protect the previous layers from you trying to fix any mistakes. when it comes to weathering wether you use dull or gloss depends on the type of weathering you want to do. hand painting chips might be a bit better with gloss since gloss is easier to clean mistakes on, but i don't recommend that without a bit of practice first anyway. dull like was said before, is needed for weathering powders to adhere better.

>>6320318
>>6320213
Gonna wait for the inevitable superior variant(s). I don't feel like his shoulder guns and sword designs fit well with the rest of him.

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Is the huckbein boxer a good kit? It looks so cool.

>>6320669
Wow look at those articulated fingers and drill knees!! What kit is this?

>>6321725
Pretty sure that's not a kit.

Also it's the King of Braves, Gao Gai Gar.

https://youtu.be/EnVlcBXpTtc

If you saw gundam Try fighters, the Tryon Z was basically a big reference to Sunrise's various Brave robot series.

>>6321732
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10051952

It's definitely a kit.

The lion on the chest is a dead giveaway. Do you know which kit it is specifically though? I really like kits with articulated hands.

>>6321750
It's the SoC

>>6321753
Oh i misunderstood. I thought you were saying the huckbein wasn't a kit.

What a shame though.

>>6321637
No shit sherlock, how do you think they even sculpt and model the kits in the first place? or how they go about making the images for the manuals?

>>6321626
>>6321627
>>6321628
>>6321630
After the trainwreck that was Super Fumina, this looks...suspiciously non-shit. It's kinda cute even, and the proportions look alright. I am cautiously optimistic, will wait for OOB build photos before buying.

The only thing really bothering me is that weird V-divot sculpted into her neck. Why?

>>6321981
happens when ur thin m8

>>6321983
No, I know, and I know that it's likely mimicking the sternocleidomastoid muscles in the neck. What I don't know is why they chose to sculpt that in. The style of this sculpt is so simple to begin with, and most anime girls do not have this detail drawn in. Not to mention, it's so small and poorly done that it just looks bizarre.

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Universal Unit Gundam Barbatos Lupus complete. I'm certainly not the best, or even that good, at handbrushing, but I think it looks pretty good when not inspected too well. I messed up early on by not realizing there's tons of flash and junk on the "pre-built" parts of the kit until it was late in the game. Definitely a better appreciation for people who work on tiny scales.

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>>6321998
All are gonna be in a static pose because this was made as a gift so I don't want to move it more than I should.

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>>6322000
Last is also a comparison shot. I wish I could do something like this more since it's really cool to me to see a before and after next to each other, but fuck buying multiple kits just for that. It was just fortunate these came in a 10-pack box with an extra.

>>6321998
>>6322004
Really cool shit, man. I really dig it. I also sort of like the weird squashy proportions of the UU figure, which are now fully visible in all their glory now that you're painted it up properly.

>>6321997
Makes me think of the back details on Fumina (which you can't even see in a regular assembly), Bandai still doesn't know who to do girls it seems, they keep it simple but also throw in weird details that look out of place or too clear cut, probably out of a panel line and crevice quota they think they have to fill. They're using mecha sensibilities in making the human details and that makes some weird results

That said a spine line makes a bit more sense than the neck thing, which is specially confusing when the neck is a rod as supposed to tied to the chest/shoulders like irl, you'd hardly notice it on a shirt like that, let alone just a V above the neck line

>>6322037
Thanks, dude. The proportions on these things are really nice, actually. I've built the GM Custom and Full Burnern that came with the box and they're both real good too. Just need to do the Wing Zero, the reason I got the box in the first place, to see if it transfers over to that design as well.

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Thoughts?

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>>6322143
Go for it.

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Does anyone know which stand Bullyette is using here?

>>6322164
The one on the right?
Clear kotobukiya stand

>>6322164

Tamashii stage act

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Been working on this RG Zeta and bootleg 1/48 stand

I have to remix the blue for the stand, which I'm bummed about, but the rest is going pretty well.

I have decals for it, but am going to take a break because this thing has been a huge pain in the ass as you might imagine.

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First time using decals. I was nervous at first but they weren't that bad.

What I ended being nervous was their placement since I'm just using a generic set. Just went with open spaces and areas I've seen on other kits like the front skirt.

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Oh fug

>>6322396

SPOOK WARNING

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>>6322396
I'm buying it as long as the wings aren't floppy

>>6322396
>>6322398
The hell is this? RG Snow White?

>>6322398
The fuck is this? Edgy Wing Zero?

>>6322398

THE WORLDS SMALLEST HEAD AWARD GOES TO

>>6322412

fuck you I can't unnotice this

Shizuoka pics?
Nice

>>6322415
HOLY FUCK IS IT FINALLY HAPPENING?????

better have a red EXAM visor

>>6322419
>>6322421
>>6322424

I like the panel line restrait but with some smaller more difficult to make details

>>6322431

i would not believe this possible given how the 2009 MG was. Holy fuck balls that's nice.

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>>6322439

>>6322442

>(DESTROY MODE)
>the implications

DISGARDED

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>>6322428

Where the fuck is the MARUTE! REEEEEEEEEEEEE

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>>6322461

>>6322462
Fucking Christ.

>>6322425
yup it does

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>>6322461
>>6322462

>>6322459
Ohhh nice, that....whatever that is on the forearm looks nice.

>>6322446
>>6322428
>>6322431
>Transforming
Hand grenade confirmed

>>6322442
>>6322439
Huh, didn't expect to see any more Mega Sizes come out. Interesting. My hopes are rising again for seeing a Mega Size Gouf or Dom.

>>6322470
Anti-personnel and light armor guns

>>6322466
Is that a fucking REBORNS

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>>6322472

>>6322472
>>6322477
>can't see shit captain.

>>6322472
Is it more Build Fighters shit? The one at the end looks like a Guncannon.

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>>6322477

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>>6317264
Looks like you got your wish.

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>>6322483
DAT ASS

>>6322484

I can't wait for the pleasure of clipping those ass pieces off the runner

>>6322486
I'm going to replace them with spider legs!

>>6322489

I'm going to make her into a Gyantanku!

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>>6322490

>>6322490
>>6322500

until we get actual gundam MS girls I'm staying the fuck away from this trend

>>6322503
Or until they make head sculpts that don't look like they have fetal alcohol syndrome like the Fumina and Gyanko ones have, though that has more to do with their character design being both shit to begin with.

>>6322462
I kinda want one of these but the Decals seem like a pain, not to mention I'll probably want to use topcoat.

>>6322544

>not to mention I'll probably want to use topcoat.

why couldn't you do this?

>>6322545
Never did topcoat before and I'm worried about screwing something up. Not to mention don't i have to buy sticks + alligator clips.

Also what's the recommended types of sandpaper to use? Just wonder as usually I am reluctant to sand right now due to visible scratches/ brown spots that look horrible.

>>6322484
Looks nice, I'll probably pick it up but what brand is it/the name of the girl? Sorry, I don't know much about gundam.

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So this stuff was at the bottom of the box
1/144 barbatos lupis

The card is cool

>>6322446
LOOKS TERRIBLE DESU

>>6322559
Kaoruko Sazaki, ie "Gyanko". She's from Gundam Build Fighters Try, one of the side characters.

>What looks like a Build shining gundam (Pre-Curser to build burning?)
>A GM squad with different heads
>Super Gyanko with a face just as fucked up as Fuminas
>Unicorn RG is using clear plastic for some of the moving parts and joints, pretty much confirms it will be not only a hand grenade, but a fragile one.
>ZZ ver.ka looks damn good.
>MP zaku II origin

Its everything I hoped for in this show except its missing a thunderbolt guntank or gm kai to be perfect.

>>6322559
>being this much of a fucking secondary

>neofag lies again
Not surprised

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>>6322484

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>>6322622
There is also this thing.

>>6322575
>>MP zaku II origin
WHAT

>>6322626
see >>6322459

Or at least that's what the fisrt zaku II we see infiltrating side 7 looked like in the origin manga.

>>6322625
Why can't the guy who does Build Fighters character designs draw attractive faces? Like I have to wait until doujins come out and then sift through the garbage to find someone who draws Rinko or Gyanko off model enough where it take away the shit faces.

>>6322641
I think Gyanko's unique face is part of her appeal.
Unfortunately, it is really hard to translate to 3D since it isn't generic like Fumina's or Mirai's.

>>6322645
Honestly Gyanko's face is what I like least about her. It has some sort of weird frog face effect going on whenever I see it.

>>6322561
first print wave of any kit gets a card iirc.

>>6322461
why would the enemy fighter of all fucking things have Mikumo all over it?

makes no sense

>>6322483
looks like she has Downs

>>6322680
And that she's depressed about it.

>>6322437
What is this thing?
A new 144 GM?

>>6322175
Oh, it's an Act 4. Thanks. I missed the torso clip before, I'm not a fan. Too bad.

>>6322510
The statues of the original Build Fighter girls look great. It shouldn't be that hard to manage.

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Jim's Counterattack fuck yea

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>>6322733

>>6322428
My goodness. Instant buy if just to see how fragile it is.

>>6322483
>That sculpt

Did bandai learn NOTHING from subpar fumina?

>>6322733
>>6322739

>People think the GMs counterattack name is a joke.
>It turns out to be real.

Remember, it's officially YEAR OF THE GM.

>>6322686
New build fighters OVA officially announced (Finally), fulfilling the promise Sunrise made back at the end of Try. The GMs are going to appear in it apparently.

>>6322706
The statues aren't ~exactly~ made by Bandai, and definitely not by the gunpla department.

>>6322439
>>6322431
>just finished the PG

welp

>>6322770

the megasize can't even transform, the PG is still the best version as a model, but the mega size seems fun

They're really pushing the Unicorn really hard lately, huh?

>>6322779

yeah 2 kits holy shit slow down bandai

>>6322783
Don't forget about the 1/1 scale.

>>6322783
one of them is a revival for a dead line.

Also they are making a fucking statue of it

>>6322786
>>6322787

not sure that's really "pushing" unicorn

it's probably just the least controversial long term choice because of how popular the ova was

Oh God, I need that HRM Wing Zero, even if it's overly stylized. It even comes with its loadout from the Glory of Losers so it can probably transform too.

>>6322439
The Megas as useless and I love it. Take my money.

>RG and mega size Unicorn
The absolute fucking madmen, is there any size class the Unicorn hasn't been made in now? They've even got a 1/1 Unicorn going up in Tokyo this year.

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>>6322746
>Remember, it's officially YEAR OF THE GM.
Now we just need LEOS!!!

>>6322461
>>6322462
Is the fighter a plamo kit or is it just advertising the stickers? I'm not familiar with model jets, but it seems like something I could get behind.

>>6322847
It's the 1/72 Draken III from Macross Delta, it's a kit and it's just an extra release with the new decal sheet.

>>6322645
I'm with you. I don't even watch BF but from what I've seen of Gyanko, I like her unconventional face shape.

>>6322481
First on the left looks like some kind of aquatic suit. Third one keeps making me think Zeong with legs. I guess I'm probably way wrong though.

>>6322451
you do realize that guy was just making shit up right

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>>6322490
>>6322500
I've been waiting for this!
They really upgraded since last time.

>>6321981
Don't worry, they just fucked up Gyanko. Her mecha musume kit's a bust, all that's salvagable is the ass and legs. Luckily the Vloker girls are apparently going to be in the same size range as Bandai's, so not all is lost.

>>6322739
Wait what
will it really be about GMs

>>6323033
it's called GM's Counterattack, what do you think.

>>6323129
General Motors starts building mechs to fight the Japanese.

>>6323154
Inb4 a mobile armor too big to fail that fails miserably and has to be bailed out by Murrica Gundam.

>>6322678
An enemy with a white Draken-III captures Mikumo for an evil plan, and both Windermereans and Elysion crew team up to stop him

You figured for a 10th anniversary of Gundam 00 we would get something nice for fucking once instead of all p bandai shit for the entire year.

>>6322483
Jesus, what's with these face sculpts? Those Love Live busts came out perfectly fine, so it's not like Bandai can't into anime girls.

>>6323495
>RG UNICORN ETERNAL MILKING
no plz stop

There should be a chart like the ones in the figma/Figuarts generals but only for every version of the Unicorn. It'd easily take up 50 spaces

>>6323501

Yep can't wait for the green version, and the three banshees, and the gold version, and the silver version, and the FA version...

>>6323532
the ANA version, clear version, TITANIUM FINISH version

>>6323547
the Green AND Red version, clear parts version...

>>6322739
Going to be Obari as Fuck!!

>>6322739
So, are these series or like, one-shot OVAs?

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>>6322412

>>6323686
Wow what a freak, he looked like a talking penis.

Could someone tell me why GundamGuy stopped updating?

>>6323702
he is kill

rip

>>6323702
The Chinese finally sent a hitman because he kept stealing their pics. Good riddance

>>6323587
7/11 version, LED frame, final fight version, de-powered version...

>>6323734

don't forget

BRAND NEW GFT VERSIONS OF ALL GRADES xD

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I got hyped as fuck for the GM love, but this is still the biggest surprise of Shizuoka for me.

>>6323745
>bust only
weak

>>6322625
Is it just me or does this look much better than Super Fumina? It might look a lot different once released though.

>>6323734
>Zeonic Version
>No Version
>Version Ka
>Version Fa['s Custom]
>Crystal Version
>Micheal Bay
>MS Girl
>Keychain
>SD

New thread: >>6324189