Busou Shinki and Friends

before anyone asks for source of OP pic:
http://www.gundamkitscollection.com/2017/02/custom-build-frame-arms-girl-wraith-god.html

>>6319652
i love the overall look of this, but the hair could have been done better

>>6319648
Where do I have to move to be able to achieve this for cheap?

>>6319648
>http://www.gundamkitscollection.com/2017/02/custom-build-frame-arms-girl-wraith-god.html

That thing on her head looks fucking retarded.

>>6319648
THIS ISN'T THE PREVIOUS THREAD! This is the previous thread:
>>6308320

>>6319743
Lol OP getting extra lazy, didn't even add Vlockers girl to the news

If I shade FA:G hair pieces, is it better to preshade the areas, or should I post-shade it later with pastels (especially crevices of the hair strands)?

>>6319840
Yo, anons, speaking of pastels, can you link me to one I could buy?

>>6319844
Look for artist grade brands. They should be the hard chalky kind, not the "oil pastels" kind. That depends entirely on your area and what you can get. Then you grind the pastels slowly and gently with fine grain sandpaper to minimize the particle size.

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How do modellers paint the FA Girl arms properly? Koto's plastic might not take to sawing the joints into C-shapes and just snapping them into place between the limbs, right? (Unlike gunpla ABS joints where you can do that sawing mod to make painting easier...)

See these parts from the Materia manual, I need ideas on doing this without the plastic breaking on me, thanks.

>>6320006
git gud

>>6320006
You have a couple of options. If you're seam welding, there's not much chance of paint getting dangerously into those marked parts unless you stick the nozzel directly into her joints and fire away. You can sand the exposed pegs after you've painted and it should be just fine.

If you don't want to seam weld, then masking the moving parts (the pegs andport openings in either half of the limbs, particularly) before painting and/or sanding them gently after should allow them the full freedom of movement.

Anyone put pantsu decals on that aren't shimapan? I was thinking about using the black and pink polka dot one that came as an extra with Stylet on Architect.

>>6320139
I used the bear one for my Gourai because I tore the shimapan one on accident

>>6320149
>I tore the shimapan on accident
You sick pervert

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>>6320150
I thought that was normal FAG behavior?

new youtube FA girl episode:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsKz94C9RQ0

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http://m.weibo.cn/u/6227277129?uid=6227277129&luicode=20000061&lfid=4104515408270345&featurecode=20000180
And they even bootleg the custom boob,the real mad man

Not the FAG version yet but Byakko is up.
http://amiami.com/top/detail/detail?scode=TOY-RBT-4274

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Adding a skirt to my customized Innocentia somehow works well.

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WIP for my MD scout. Turns out Catachan Green is almost similar to Olive Drab in tone

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>>6320226
Her new travel box works out well.

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Found this while going through old photos

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>>6320240

>>6320229
the hair is in definite need of TYP
I am not sure quite so sure if most of the body is due to TYP, something with the application of the paint, or even if it might just be because of WIP, just something feels off and I can't put my finger on it.
The arm definitely needs TYP

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>>6320290
Thank you for the feedback, but I'd like to point out that the arm isn't even sanded and primed, let alone painted, and I fucked up the finish on the hair which is why it looks so thick and caused some of the paint to peel. Also stupid phone cam won't focus any harder on the hair

>>6320226
>>6320230
She looks cute senpai.

>>6320195
I keep asking myself if she really does the final works presented to us.
On this episode Koto reviewer says: "I'm surprised even a girl can do such a detailed work."

>>6320303
>arm not even past priming step
My mistake then friend. that closeup on the hair does look a bit more like a finishing issue then the paint itself,

>>6320341
Maybe she does, maybe she doesnt, maybe she does enough for the camera and then someone else does the rest. All i know is that i need the legendary Kotobukiya nibbers folded a thousand times by expert blacksmiths.

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>>6320411
>All i know is that i need the legendary Kotobukiya nibbers folded a thousand times by expert blacksmiths.

>>6320422
Fugggg DDDDD:

>>6320422
Did the user try to cut metal with those? Fool should've known katanas can't cut plate armor

>>6320215
I wish they would have given her Materia articulations for the legs/hips.

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>>6320431
He was trying to cut through the thick parts of the sprue with the tips of the nippers and they eventually broke.

Godhand and similar single edged nippers use a very hard, inflexible steel so they can sharpen it to a high degree. Unfortunately this means they tend to break more often than just dent or bend when used inccorectly.

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>>6320445

>>6320551
>When you know forcing this part is a bad idea but you do it anyway.

>>6320060
I mean, how should I manage to properly paint the F9/f11 joints in steps 19 and 20 when you seam weld parts F/18/F26 and F24/F27?

>>6320615
Painting them first, assembling the legs and then masking them's probably the ony way to go on about it.

>>6320226
She's got kind of a Zenrai thing going on. I like it.

>>6320628
So "Bend the limb, spray a tack coat, let dry, straighten, spray a tack coat on the other side of the joint, then re-bend and spray a tack coat again, ad infinitum" is not gonna work out nicely?

>>6320806
No, build&paint the peanut knee hinge, assemble the legs around it, mask whatever's sticking out and paint the upper and lower legs.

>>6320810
So basically, if I am doing a pearl coat on this, I should finish up to the topcoat stage for the joint, then mask it all up?

FYI you have to wetsand the primer and paint layers to prep for pearl coat, btw, so I'm not sure how the masking will stand up to all those steps for the limb parts.

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>>6320816
If you aren't sure, you usually test it on a piece of runner first.

Also somebody's been asking about military flat caps, I think.

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Wait a minute, so Freyja is actually going to be a separate release and it wasn't just a fancy custom Sylphy recolor?

>>6320910
First I've heard about Freyja.

>>6320852
>>6320852
The problem is not the Tamiya tape lifting all the paintwork, it's the part where masking and finished joint could withstand the limb parts going through all the paintwork and movement.

That said I wonder how Estelle or all the other nip modellers managed to prime/paint the arms/legs in one piece with the joint inside already.

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>>6320229
At last I'm done painting something after not doing warhams for a couple years. Could be better but at least it's good practice before I start on my FAGs

>>6319648
Reminds me of Tama from Wixoss. I can't tell if the weathering is actually intentional in places.

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>>6320411
I find it hard to believe that someone who was serious about painting plamo would have such an elaborate manicure.

>>6320980
Looking good, anon!

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>>6320341
anon, it has occurred to someone in marketing department that grown ass men assembling little plastic girls might look creepy so they have cute 3DPDs do it instead

sometimes I wonder how well they know their target audience

>>6320980
How did you go about painting your knee/elbow joints with them already seam welded in?

>>6321000
Same to this, I wonder how she/they did it.

>>6320910
where'd you get the idea of her as a custom, she's been popping up in official presenations for months and was shown at wonfes in february in the same case with the millenia prototypes.

step it up, sempai.

>>6321000
>>6321021
Finding a 3D girl who's
a) not disgusting
b) a good presenter/orator
c) deeply invested in model building
is not easy. It's like the old threads they used to have in 4chan's younger days: you can only have 2. I'm sure there are a few girls out there who fit the bill, but for KotoUS, 2 out of 3 is good enough, and c) can be covered by someone else off-screen. Hell, even finding a guy who fulfills all 3 criteria is probably going to be pretty tough in its own right.

Personally, I wouldn't mind learning about building and painting FAGs from a chill onii-san-type senpai, but let's be real here: most of us would rather learn from a chill onee-san-type.

Not that D.Va over there is even close to an onee-san, but she'll still attract way more attention than any cool nerdbro would.

>>6320910
I didn't see Freyja. Any promo shots? Been kind of out of the loop on DTA after the first two didn't interest me at all.

>>6320852
>that military cap
Good work anon.

>>6321000
Maybe she practices hand-painting on her nails.

>>6321000
She does DIY makeup vids IIRC, so that probably translates well into plamo skill.

>>6321000
I think she did it herself. I don't like how her FAG ended. Didn't like the colors, nor the pose she chose. Specially I disliked the shinny face/skin.

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Why are assassin robo puppers so sexy?

>>6321335

> That wallpaper

Well done.

Which FAG should I buy? I want to drop cash on one before the price gets inflated even more

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>>6321354

>>6320226
this is very nice

>>6321354
Start with a Gourai. She'll be your first and you'll love her, and only then you can appreciate how much better the engineering of all the girls who came after her is.

>>6321363
>>6321358
I bought a Gourai, because her chara design is my favorite, and a Jinrai because she's cheap. I'm so excited

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>>6321365

>>6321371
Stylet has never been in stock when I've made an order.

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>>6321378

>>6321354
Whichever you can grab, they are flying from the shelves faster since the anime aired. Mandarake has a decent selection but i'm not sure if they are still lazy about updating their stocks.

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> Post more Stylet.

Also, any guide to make a smiling faceplate for Baselard?

>>6321354
I recommend Architect.

>>6321406

1. Create two-part mold from silicone putty using a faceplate.
2. Brush silicone with vaseline.
3. Smoosh in your clump of epoxy putty of choice.
4. Let cure partially until it's "stiff enough" to be cut/drilled but will retain its shape when handled. What time depends on your brand of epoxy putty.
5. Draw in and carve out the mouth area however big you planned the facial expression to be.
6. If you have some kind of closed mouth smiling or whatever mostly-lips expression, carve and add more putty gently, you can blend the edges into your copy faceplate a bit, but be prepared to sand.

OR

7. If you have an open mouth expression, cut away however large the mouth area you will need for it.
8. Let the faceplate cure some more with your removed area.
9. Push in a new ball of epoxy putty through the hole and carve however you like it. You may add smaller bits of epoxy putty for the funny front teeth and tongue/mouth cavity look.
10. Just remember with the open mouth, if you see the tongue or whatever, that piece is slightly angled inward.


11. Sanding and finishing.

>>6321406
What smiling expressions do you have in mind? Are you gonna crib expressions from the manga panels?

>>6321460
12. With your new cured faceplate master, make a new two part silicone mold, whether silicone putty or rubber. If using resin, add air vents and a pour duct into the mold where applicable.

13. Prep mold with vaseline.

14. If you know how to rotocast/slush cast with polyester or urethane resins, then pour/brush on the resin into the recesses and swill it around so it fills in the detail areas, then finish up with the rest of the resin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAWgrwYq0iY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tnh1v-TOJ5c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USvTtyaj6Go

OR

15. Otherwise just pour the resin into the two part mold normally.

OR

16. If you have epoxy resin, then you manually smear the resin into the halves of the mold, and clamp them together.

17. Fix up your air bubbles and imperfections with some more sanding, carving and epoxy putty.

18. Sanding with sponges, surface prep, priming, painting, etc.

>>6321460
Im too fucking poor right now to buy silicone. FUck. Ill get into this once I sort my money issues.

>>6321473
This is great, and you seem to be quite knowledgeable in this field.

Do you happen to know the steps for making silicone casted parts?

>>6321079
For the elbows I used a metal paint so it adheres pretty well despite not being primed heavily, and in this case I had to use a narrow brush in order to apply the paint without touching the other parts.

For the knees I primed the legs twice, once with the leg fully extended and another with the leg completely bent to expose the ends of the joint. Applying paint follows the same principle.

However, I'd only recommend this if you assembled it without sanding and are afraid of disassembling it without risking breakage, otherwise I'd just use blutac to block the peg holes and prime/paint before assembling.

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>tfw you ll never have a irl fag house

>>6321654
this picture makes me feel even worse about FAGs not being real. they look so much more lifeless here.

>>6321406
If you have stylet/ materia/ innocentia (depending on what 'smile' you want),
then just erase off eyes with thinner and apply eye decal of baselard on it.
every faceplates of every FA:Gs are compatible each other.

>>6321654
Stylet - businesswoman?

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>>6321663
And nothing less

>>Kotobukiya has licenses for Armored Core and Zone of the Enders and Gunbuster kits

>> Cross Frames FAGs when?

>>6321677
Maybe they'll pull those out when the Queen of Braves GaoFAGgar sells well. Personally, I'm hoping for PSO skins and weapons for the FAGs.

>>6321613
Krylon metal paint? Sure, yeah, but what about when the whole limb is seam welded? Theoretically how would you go about it?

>>6321689
Citadel Leadbelcher actually, and veeeeery carefully using a thin brush

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>>6321460

Thanks. I'll check it out when i get home.

>>6321464
Pic related

>>6321661
I have Stylet. I'll check her faceplates.

>>6321174
>>6321000
even if she herself is not personally all that interested in model stuff, it does not mean she doesn't do this stuff as part of a job. this is japan we are talking about her, she can't not do the job just because she does not like it. as long as she looks good, presents well and at least has prior skill in painting fine details, she is good to go for them to hire.

>>6321473
>>6321460

have not tried this little shortcut on faceplates yet, but you could add a tiny ball of silicone putty mold to the mold you make of the original face in the mouth area before doing any casting. this way when it sets you can make your copy with a premade hole you can then sculpt in details with putty as you please.

used this in the past to make 'engravings' on stuff so i figure in theory it should work here too.

Are there any good metallic or chrome paints for model kits?

>>6321745
Unironically Games Workshop metallic paints. Good for drybrushing, layering and decent for airbrushing if you thin them properly. I hear good things about Vallejo model air series as well

>>6321745

Alclad II or AK xtreme metal line, those are airbrush only though.

Tamiya spray cans are decent.

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>>6321695

Just remembered that Hamburger is smiling in her new version, so I'll be using one of the new Hamburger faceplates with the Baselard decals for the eyes.

>>6321657
This. You should try to pose them better!

>>6321709
Please rephrase, it sounded confusing.

>>6321803

When does this one come out? I like her colors way better than the regular Hres.

Anyone notice innocentia's bare legs are longer than the Materia legs?

>>6321874
ok so you make a mold out of some kind of silicone putty or something similar right? you press the object you want to copy into the putty and let it set then you remove the object and can proceed to make copies of the object with the mold. But what if there was an imperfection in the mold?

A dent in the surface of the mold will result in an ugly bump on the copy, likewise a bump in the mold results in a dent or hole in the copy. That is what I am suggesting, you purposefully 'ruin' the mold by adding a little extra of the silicone putty in the area you wish to cut out.

The types of mold putty I have used all bonds together when curing regardless of if the other mold is completely cured, it will still stick. This is why you use release agents like olive oil or powder when forming a 2 part mold, otherwise you got to cut the object out of the mold, thus ruining the mold.


So as simply as I can possibly get it in my mind, instead of cutting out a hole in the copied face plate to make a mouth with some sculpting epoxy putty, you can just make the hole when casting the copy by just adding it to the mold itself.

but again I personally never tried this myself for this sort of application. If this is still confusing, please specify what exactly is confusing because I can't figure out any other way to describe this without that perspective.

>>6321880
July, apparently. The backlog grows ever larger.

>>6321699
That would be true normally, but this is a KotoUS series, not a KotoJP one. I'm fairly certain she's American. She was most likely recruited because she looks good, she's a good host, and she's good (enough) at painting, but I highly doubt she was forced to do the job.

>>6322095
>this is a KotoUS series
LOL, nope. But you're probably right about Estelle being picked because she's good at presenting how to's and has skill in painting.

>>6321925
just use bluestuff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVZLXLaidjQ

>>6322115
What I think is weird about her manicure is how can she do all that painting without getting any paint on her nails, unless she isn't doing all the work herself?

>>6322191
I paint plamo with manicured nails. If you use a decent topcoat at all, acrylic paint just comes right off it with a little scrubbing or picking.

>>6322191
Erm, you shouldn't be getting much or any paint on your nails while hand-painting unless you're sloppy. She probably uses gloves for airbrushing.

>>6322203
L-LONDON?

>>6322191
Dont women have better motor skills suited for working on little details and stuff?

Also i might be wrong but i believe this series is meant to capture the female audience more than us. I mean, even if it wont stop us from having fantasies about her, Estelle looks more like the girl that would get along with my sister rather than pandering to me.

>>6322232
That's the first I've heard of anything like that. I wasn't aware either sex was supposed to have finer motor skills.

But do you really think a series of models of robot girls with teeny tiny skirts - when they have skirts - lots of exposed skin, and a ton of girlbot on girlbot action in the anime is supposed to appeal to girls?

Really?

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>>6322239
Nip women are as sexually repressed as their men. Wouldn't surprise me if there are Bukiko tier nerdettes all over japan except way more average looking

>>6322239
I agree that it's not directly made to appeal to girls but that doesn't mean it can't. I think what that anon was trying to say is using Estelle is a way for them to try to appeal to that market in the sense of making it look more approachable for girls while at the same time not putting off the core male audience.

>>6322239
The movie Aliens taught me that women have better fine motor control and reaction times. And literally everything I've ever learned has been from the Alien franchise.

>>6322254
Anon, movies are not real life, you know?

>>6322239
>But do you really think a series of models of robot girls with teeny tiny skirts - when they have skirts - lots of exposed skin, and a ton of girlbot on girlbot action in the anime is supposed to appeal to girls?

It was meant from the get go to appeal to the male audience. What i mean is that the youtube channel gives me the impression to be made to capture the female audience, even the anime gives this vibe; Ao is easy on the eyes but not exactly a moeblob waifu.

Anyway i might be reaching the wrong conclusions but that's what i feel now.

>That's the first I've heard of anything like that. I wasn't aware either sex was supposed to have finer motor skills.

Hystorically omen have had more time working on fine details on clothing and other things like that, not that men cant achieve the same results with dedication and experience. Also playing with dolls has been considered a gilrs only thing so we're the ones breaking new ground here.

Been cosidering joining one of those doll owner clubs that only old ladies join and show them my shinki/FAG collection so they can teach me their ways.

>>6322095
I thought her accent made it pretty clear that English is not her first language.

>>6322322
Having an accent/English not being her first language doesn't mean she isn't American. Lots of American kids are taught their parents' native language first.

>>6322322
>>6322325

Estelle is from Singapore, and the vids being shot in Singapore, if you have not noticed. In other words she has a Singapore English accent, or "Singlish".

>>6322331
what the fuck how did I not notice la

>>6322331
I didn't know everyone spoke english in Singapore. Was surprised. But yeah, I saw her videos on her own channel and it was more noticeable before.

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>>6322493
>>6322331
>singapore
>english
choose one

>>6322493
More like who doesn't speak singlish in Singapore.

>>6322524
Ya lar, very funny lah. What the heck am I reading anyway?

To keep things on topic. A local shop has started bringing FA girls and the price is pretty good.

>>6322116
I heard bluestuff's appeal is that it does not bond together, which makes me wonder if you understand at all what I am suggesting and why I am? Bluestuff would NOT be viable for purposefully altering the mold if that is true in that it doesn't need release agents.

>>6322704
Those robo arms look jank but the rest looks good.

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Any bets on when Byakko will be up for preorder now that her male counterpart is up?

>>6322239
[nospoilers]i'm a gril[/ontoy]

>>6322714
I'm going to guess she'll go up for preorder sometime later this month or early next month.

>>6322664
wah lau encik you talk what one sial can die onno si beh cock lah

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>>6322710
>>6322704
Yeah, arms doesn't look that good tbqh

>>6322767
Those abs...

>>6322664
Which one? La Tendo? Hobby something or other? TOG?

>>6322853
>>6322852
>>6322767
>>6322766
Those sidetails will probably get in the way but she's plenty hnnnng

>>6322860
Hobby art gallery. You can check their facebook.

Imagine if shengtai brings them in and then clears them in their warehouse sale. What a scary thing.

>>6322095
>I highly doubt she was forced to do the job.
Not what I mean at all. It's a japanese culture thing that is very hard to put into words. She is expected to actually do the job she is hired to do without complaint. Expected by everyone. if she was hired as some PR person and then told part of her job would be to build models, she does it, end of story.

>>6323017
>>6322095
This isn't even an inhouse thing you morons it's outsourced to a marketing firm or something in Singapore..

>>6323017
>It's a japanese culture thing that is very hard to put into words
Yes it's a uniquely Japanese thing, this concept of people doing the fucking jobs they were paid to do.

Also she's not Japanese, the company she's working for isn't Japanese, and you're a fucking retard.

>>6323039
>>6323036
I was under the false assumption originally, as were quite a few others, calm your raging hemorrhoids. I made that post to correct a misunderstanding of my original post and assumption, wether or not she actually IS japanese does not factor into that.

>Yes it's a uniquely Japanese thing, this concept of people doing the fucking jobs they were paid to do.

Again, hard to express into words. It is more extreme then other cultures. Father worked as a consultant to teach Western business practices in various countries.

>>6323055
>look at this unique Japanese culture in this woman from Singapore working for a Singapore company in Singapore

retard

>>6323065
I'm pretty sure Kotobukiya doesn't have a branch here

>>6323072
Yes that's the fucking point, that sort of shit is all outsourced to local firms

>>6322203

That's pretty gay, anon.

>>6323090
>thread is almost 100% about fags

>>6322714
Did we saw the prototype already?
I can't remember

>>6323097
Shinks are dead, we can only go on about a shambling corpse for so long, you know. I am however a bit surprised by the lack of MDs with those being the supposed spiritual successor and all.

>>6323120
We're waiting for Hornet and Roadrunner and the Wave 3 girls, the WISMs are a bit plain although that makes them suited for army building and customization.

>>6323120
>I am however a bit surprised by the lack of MDs

I built mine recently. I'm currently trying to figure out what I'd like to change besides re-carving the hands so that they can actually properly rotate. For now I'd like to upgrade most of their joints with silicon tubes sleeves to facilitate stress-free movement.

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And friends.

>>6323270
bear in mind when the AGPs came out and the Super Fumina which was drawn and designed by Fumikane, that we rejected those. They just don't quite fit in with what people love about the Shinkis and now FAGs. This is not even taking into consideration the lower quality of those lines, it just isn't the same thing.

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>>6323282
Dont care, it's friends.

>>6323282
>bear

I did not mean to do that, I am honest.
But I don't regret either.

>>6323306
maybe, maybe not. Just saying what has happened in the past and not to give your hopes up or anything. It seems like BSnF is more then justmecha girls, the ease of customizing is also a big part judging from these threads

>>6323363
and god knows it's nigh-impossible to customize a bandai model kit

>>6323363
>Just saying what has happened in the past and not to give your hopes up or anything

The past and someone else's opinion can blow me, it's friends. Just saying, of course.

>>6323372
Can you elaborate?
I was pondering to grab it for customizing opportunities.

>>6323415
it was a lie, my boy

>>6322891

Simply toys is the distrib for Singapore's koto stuff. They have pretty ok preorder prices but full retail is nuts.

Also, I'm not sure wtf they're doing, because they spent money pushing FAG at cons and filming that bs 3dpd stuff for youtube, but hardly have any actual stock on display.

They have started to stock Koto exclusive Cupoche stuff but still no sign of FAG bonuses. Still gotta give proxies my money for those. Guess ST doesn't want money.

>>6323496
I think I'll buy my FAGs and MDs duty free when I travel to japan, Singapoor prices are too high even factoring in shipping costs

>>6323270
¿Why would they use a 3d rendering to advertise their product? They should have built their model and painted it.

Any place where i can buy paint for my FAGs that ships international?

>>6323415
it's more then possible to customize bandai stuff, but they aren't as customization friendly in terms of simple parts swap without additional work to make them fit. And if this girl is anything like Fumina was, then she will be a good bit bigger then the FAGs and towers over HG gundams. The armor is 100% a part of the figure and can't be stripped down to the extent of FAGs OOB. The face also requires work to look decent.

At the end of the dayI guess the most imprtant thing to ask is what do you mean by 'customizing oppurtunities'? What is the extent of how you customize?
if you mean like this >>6320226 then you probably want to wait till she comes out and we can see just how she is.
but if you mean like >>6319648 then the sky can't hold you back, you can use any goddamn kit you want with little restrictions beyond your creativity.

>>6323666
I think these guys:
http://www.sealmodel.com/

But I haven't seen those gainotes FAG paints

>>6320226
What skirt is that? Looks really cute compared to the usual micro"skirt" that looks plain silly

I want to rape Ao in yukata while we see the fireworks and make Gourai whatch

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>>6323715
DELET THIS

>>6322704
>>6322709
>>6322766
>>6322767
>>6322852
>>6322853
>VFG
>Variable Fighter Girl

So Kawamori just understood where the money is? it seems much better than the shitty fumina.

>>6323723
I hope there'll be VFGs for VF-1J, VF-19 custom and VF-25F as well

>>6323738
That's what I really want as well. A bit worried that sentiment might be a bit too common and cause this not to sell well enough for more VFs. But at least those are still far more likely then the SV-51 I would really love to see made.

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>>6323708
Could be from an assault lily

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>>6323655
Because you wont stop touching yourself.

>>6323774
T H I C C

>>6323774
that knee mechanism looks horrible

>>6323801
EXTRA T H I C C

>>6323774
I hate these thingies they keep putting on their hips.

>>6322714
Oh fuck, I like that one.

Got Hamburglar because she's the less "loli-looking" of the bunch so far, but this one is spot on.

>>6323723
I'd rather have models of actual macross girls

>>6321613
>For the knees I primed the legs twice, once with the leg fully extended and another with the leg completely bent to expose the ends of the joint. Applying paint follows the same principle.

It's not very clear to me. Did you prime a full coat with the leg fully extended, or did you do one pass and then bend the leg for the next pass, and then build up slowly to a full coat?

>>6323708
AZONE 1/12 skirt from the picco neemo Assault/Custom Lily line.

>>6324023
I'd go for at least headswaps for some of the actual Macross girls.

>>6324014
>want only the less "loli-looking"
that is just like totally gay

>>6324014
>the less "loli-looking"
Ironic given how she's designed by Komatsu "little girls with no underwear" Eiji.

I want a Kagutsuchi FAG

>>6324265
She has to be thicc

So anons, how well have your paintjobs held up to handling and posing, for the ones that didn't just snapfit their kits? Any Vallejo users here?

>>6324265
I want a FAG of Rapier/Lapierre

>>6323072
>KotoUS
>Doing ANY marketing effort on anything but capeshit and artFX

Oh my sweet summer child.

>>6324440
Drill/flufftits when?

>>6321803
Does anyone know if the not-Altrene Hamburger is using Innocentia's joints (e.g. for shoulders) or normal Hres joints?

>>6324130
To clarify, when the leg is extended you fully prime the back of the leg, and when the leg is bent you prime it from above and from below in order to get the maximum coverage. Also you can't prime it too thickly or else it will make the joints more stiff, and cause the paint to wear off then the joint is moved

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I have to confess my horrible crimes.
Please don't read if your soul can't take it.

[spoiler]I assembled my first figure yesterday. The first part on the instructions was part of her headgear and I cut it from the thick root with shitpers. Now there are pair of clearly visible faults on her head and I don't know if there are any other options to redeem myself than seppuku.[/spoiler]

>>6324793
depending on the extent of the damage you can just cover it up with putty and sand it

do post a pic to see if anyone can help you more specifically

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Free rides from Gipsy Danger

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Something went wrong while trying to get her armor painted. Improvised for a lameass "kiss her shiny metal ass" joke.

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>>6324804
Bonus zoom pic

>>6324804
The corroded metal look is pretty sweet.

>>6324804
what paint used?
how did you paint it?
Primer?
etc etc

Not going to immediately jump to TYP accusations just yet, since it's metallic paint and and doesn't have obvious signs of being overly thick.

>>6324809
actually looking at it again full size, it could easily be TYP as well. But again, metallic in general has issues so typ might just be one of many problems.

>>6324809
Was experimenting with Rustoleum shiny titanium. Was originally planning on experimenting with their chrome paints. (TYP doesn't really apply to spraycans)

>>6324816
In retrospec, the problem might have been getting too impatient and putting too many coats on too early.

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Made nekotama-man (Orange flavor).

>>6324816
no it does not technically apply to spray paints which is why i asked all the details. However as you have surmised yourself in your retrospec, layers are however the bigger issue.

There is another issue, Rustoleum, you are using a non model kit spray paint. Most paints not intended for model kits are often thicker then what would normally be used. This means you need to be even more careful with how thick of layers you are spraying.

My recommendation after striping her is to test the srpay on some spoons first, your goal is to try to spray as far away as possible and do NOT try to completely color the spoon/kit in one shot. That is what the layers are for, you come back when it has dried and spray on another extra thin layer.

I have not used rustoleum on model kits so feel free to take my recomendations with some salt, but I have done this with paints and primers of other brands like Krylon that are not model kit intended. the thinner your layers, the better. It is possible to get a result that looks good, but takes more care then a can of tamiya or testors.

>>6324843
Hmmm. Don't have a paint removal agent though.

Could test the colours on some spare runners to get used to painting in thin layers.

>>6324854
no alcohol? simple green? not sure how resitant rustoleum would be to those but worth a shot.

>>6324854
91% isopropyl alcohol has worked for me in the past. So far, the only thing I haven't been able to get it to remove is Tamiya primer, though it handles Mr. Surfacer well enough.

>>6324593
How many primer passes of bending and extending the leg did you need to accomplish this?

>>6325676
I usually stick with 4 passes of Krylon white for every angle

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I lifted Materia off the shelf where she has been standing for a few months, and while posing her hands they both fell off. Looks like the peg disintegrated inside her hand sockets.

Now what.

>>6325715
Buy Innocentia which has extra sets of wrists.

>>6325763

Good to know, thanks. Have her in my hlj warehouse so I guess it's time to arrange shipping.

>>6325715
>those fucking huge thigh gouges

>>6324862
>>6324948
Time to visit my local kit store to look for paint removing alcohol.

What do you do with all the extra FAG polycaps? I'm trying to do a spring clean of all these extra parts and mostly empty boxes I've got lying around to make more room.

>>6325842
I'm thinking I want to make something hilarious out of them.

>>6324804
>Paints
>thin
>etc

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b r o w n h r e s v e l g r

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>>6325795

Yeah I'm not done with her.

Turns out Hresvelgr has spare wrist joints too.

Does anybody else have 6mm ankle sockets on their Jinrai? I was remasking her legs earlier and noticed that shit. I have no fucking clue how I'm going to put her feet in there.

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>>6325925
>Hresvelgr to the rescue!

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>>6325839

>>6325839
I need dis!

>>6325918
Will this be a regular release? Because if so I'll be cancelling my alter hamberg.

>>6325918
I'm still kinda salty at myself for not getting a Red Base, hoping there's still stock by the end of the year when I go to Japan again

>>6326318

> Cancelling Alter Hresvelgr

Get both

>>6326334
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqcLjcSloXs

>>6326334
>not getting all 3 hambagahs

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>>6326368

Doing that

>>6325839
She looks so happy.

>>6326408
Won't you?

>>6326431
I wouldnt mind being dominated by two sisters, i think...

>>6326466
I guess you don't mind letting them actually hurt you either then.

>>6326471
Baby dont hurt me, no more.

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Sorry for the delay, I'm back now.

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Thought it'd be appropriate to post here too. Currently working on a Stylet right now. Man, there's a ton of masking and small details to work around. Looking forward to painting the skin eventually though.

>>6326836

Looks great. How are you doing it?

I want to start painting but i only see myself fucking my FAGs.

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>>6326872
>i only see myself fucking my FAGs
You're not the only one.

>>6326872
You're never gonna get better if you don't try.

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>>6326881
> That smile
Materia's mind break working

>>6326889
I know

Also, I've been looking for a cool pose for her. This is how i have her.

>>6326326

Just get it from HLJ. Between sales tax, latecomer fees, and saving space in your luggage, you might as well jist pay for shipping.

>>6326904
This image is screwing with my perception of depth but I feel like her torso is too straight.

>>6326872
Thanks, dude. I don't know how to answer that except how I normally paint. I've been painting gunpla for a while so I've just transferred the same basic concept to this.

>>6326836

how is her thigh and calf and foot a single piece?

I'm so confused.

>>6327027
Don't these things come with non-poseable limbs to replicate the box image?

>>6327029

I have no idea.

>>6327029
Up to Jinrai did, I think. The newer ones scrapped the statue configuration idea altogether.

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Built my first FAG.

Need to paint her up.

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>>6327081

>>6327081
I'm proud of you, anon. Nice nub removal. Hardly any marks at all!

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I need guidance with this piece. I put the white collar on (L5) first and then the grey (N20) but nothing aligns right. It's either one or the other that snaps in and I keep double checking my body. Is there a particular way you have to put this on?

>>6327333
I believe the ruffle snaps in and the grey piece is just a peg. Just glue it.

>>6327333

Had a lot of trouble with Architect's collar too. There is one way it goes in, and once in it's really secure, but damn if I didn't fiddle with it for ages before it finally sat right.

>>6320215
Do you have the link to the original page for the custom boobs?

>>6327333

What I've always done is put the back nubs on the frill in first, then push down on it until the square holes in the front align and slide the brooch peg into place.

I went ahead and preordered two of Volks' Ballkos.

>>6327568
Let us know when they arrive and share your experience.

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should i get gourai and friends now before they increase their prices again?
also anybody here knows where to get FAGs locally around LA area?

>>6327808
>also anybody here knows where to get FAGs locally around LA area?
Try Jungle or Kinokuniya in Little Tokyo. If you're up to going to Frank & Sons I know there's one vendor that has a bunch of plamo and should have some.

>>6327808
the jungle or any shop close to them doesnt have it, i frequent the place almost every week. ive even begging the owner of neo happyland from chinatown to start investing on armor girls / frame arms girls kits but he hasnt said anything concrete

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>>6327816
>Frank & Sons
alright ill be sure to check out frank & sons next saturday then thanks!
>>6327826
ah yeah ive checked those places too

>>6327808
>>6327851
Jungle did start stocking them, though they sell out really quickly. Last time I was there, they had a few Innos and that's it.

The vendor in Frank and Sons who has them is called Toy Arena. they're right between aisles 700 and 800 on the aisle the cuts down the middle of the numbered ones.

Keep in mind that their prices are pretty much what you'd pay to ship the same model from Japan, so if you want to buy a lot of girls, it might be better to hit up amiami or HLJ if you don't mind the wait.

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>>6327885
just got back home from the jungle and picked up this inno. the guy said theyll have more koto kits soon so hopefully ill complete them someday.
for their pricing i dont mind, ive had too many stolen packages already id rather pick them up myself

>>6326718
Welcome back. And lol.

>>6327969
Innocentia has extra sets of wrists, so be sure not to toss the runners with them still on.

I really regret not grabbing Innocentia and Architect when I had the chance. Been trying to snag them on YJA since they're out of stock everywhere online, but no luck so far. They'll do another print run right? Or am I going to have to settle for blue Innocentia whenever she comes out?

>>6328094
There'll be another run, don't worry. You could always try Mandarake though.

>>6328094
Hasn't Architect already been reissued once or twice like Gourai and Stylet?

>>6328094

She's available on CDJapan and NY

Any idea if the Kai series of FA:Gs are going to be re-released as standalone rather than being strapped to JPBDs?

>>6328208
We don't even know if there's going to be a series, but there'll be no more blurays. I can't really see this getting a second season.

As for Gourai-Kai, yeah, I'm sure she'll be released on her own at some point - you don't cast a brand new model mold and then only use it once. It'll probably be like a year after the last BD comes out though.

>>6328124
Architect was part of the reprints like a month ago. But shit sells out quick.

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>it's monday

Time for best girl shenanigans.

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>>6328658

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RIP Ao's wallet

>>6328824
I sure hope she doesn't go around screaming about cats in Spanish, or something.

>>6328829

Why?

>>6328829
haha i get this reference

>>6328829
?

>>6328822
This needs to stop.

>>6328884
There needs to be more of it.

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>>6328824
Yup, totally does not look suspiciously similar to a Dendrobium.

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>>6328847
>>6328872
Sometimes, I forget this isn't /m/.

>>6328893
>>6328891
not any of those confused anons, but while I normally immediately notice dendrobium references/inspired designs I must say that I did not see this at first at all. It is just so busy with tons of weapons to the point I just saw a mass of dakka and no shape, form or pattern to it until pointed out.

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I just realised this

Way more kickass than "Stylet"

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>>6328919
I think "Hresvelgr" sounds cooler.

>>6328919
If you can't read jap but have been paying attention from the start of the anime you would've noticed it earlier. I mean I did think her name was pronounced Stai-let when I saw it last year

>>6328919
All the Earth faction fliers are named after weapons, yeah. Stiletto, Baselard, Rapier.
Also, her nickname is pronounced "stick-o", not "stye-ko".

I still call her Stylet though, just because that's how I first learned it.

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Pretty neat.

>>6328997
>Baselard was a real weapon
Whaaaa??

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>>6329056

Did you seriously not know that?

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>>6329022
Where were you when we were getting high?

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>tfw you will never get FREE MSG bitz delivered straight to your doorstep

>>6329124
I wish i was Ao so Kotobukiya would shower me with free shit.

>>6329129
Is that the only reason you wish you were Ao?

>>6329134
Yes, i'm rather comfortable with the junk life gave me, but life isnt giving me FAGs.

>>6329140
Doesn't have to be just your junk. Think about it, the girl's got it made. FAGs and FAG accessories almost literally falling from the sky, lives alone on Daddy's money, gets a (fem)bro like Bukiko, has an apartment manager that not only isn't a shitlord but dotes on her, is cute (CUTE), and gets to live a carefree HS life. I wish to be the Ao.

>>6328824
too bad actual gourai cant even hold her own default cannon gun shit

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There's no turning back at this point...

>>6329313
>Dat ass

>>6329313
delicious
you going to put shading her butt?

>>6329084
psst - not everyone goes to /k/ anon

>>6329333
It is shaded.

>>6329349
You don't have to go to /k/, it's literally the first thing that pops up when you google 'Baselard'.

>>6329349
For the record, that's more /tg/ territory. /k/ is primarily funz and funz accessories.

>>6329362
Why would we be Googling that? If I want anything on Baselard I'm going straight to a retailer or booru.

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>>6328997

> Rapier

No one is rapier than these two

>>6329349
I have a rule, if there's a japanese mecha with a name that sounds silly google it.

>>6329633
That's how I learned what Alteisen meant.

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Finally busted my ass to go out and leave my room for a bit, and got a couple of those smartphone futons for my girls. Checkered one is a bit small so neither my WISM scout or Raptias can lie down flat on their back in it but they still fit if I tuck in their legs and rest them on their side

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>>6324793
I finally managed to take these horrifying pictures of the damages I made.
Please don't look.

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>>6330012
I don't know the reason for the gap in this side.
Everything looked normal inside.

Nub marks can be smoothed out with sanding but they will never disappear unless you paint.

>>6330016
I don't think I have any tools for that.
Does sanding mean with blowing or with paper?

>>6330035
Sand paper. Try to shave them with an hobby knife first.

>>6330016
>>6330035
You can almost entirely (keyword: "almost") remove them with a craft knife if you're good enough.

>>6330013
>>6330012
Despite what the latest episode of FAG said, the fact is that Kotobukiya kits sometimes have bad fits, and this can be made worse when you get their stuff overseas because temperature conditions while they're in transit might cause the plastic to warp a bit.

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>>6330051
I was pretty irked at this after having to deal with Gourai's hips and Innocentia's arm pegs. But they can't exactly anti-shill their products, can they...

>>6330051
Not even plastic waifus come out unscathed from warp travel.

>>6330044
>>6330048
Apparently I'm not good enough.
It's completely flat already.
What kind of sandpaper should I get?

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LoOovEeEe MeEEe PleAaSeeE.

>>6330080
Sand paper that mentions it's usable wet. I usually use 400 grit for removing leftovers and then 800 grit for smoothing. I keep some 1500 grit around too but I rarely use it.

>>6330101
>I keep some 1500 grit around too but I rarely use it.
I use 1000 and 2000 grit mainly, but then again I haven't made an investment in topcoat or paint supplies so I usually try to restore the plastic's finish after nub removal

>>6330080
If they're flat try scratching them with your nail or giving them a good wipe with a microfiber cloth (the fuzzy kind).

>>6330101
If you're dry sanding does waterproof paper offer any advantage over the normal stuff?

New thread when?

Is it possible somewhere to order those additonal equipments or replacement parts?

>>6330261
Waterproof is better for wet sanding. That's the whole point. It doesn't change how well it sands, but it does collect all the plastic dust instead of letting it float into the air and all over everything.

I want to rape Ao while we are in tour inside Koto factory and make Gourai watch

>>6330523
Make all the Gourais being created watch*

>>6331201
>webstore only
Boooooo!!

>>6331412
>>6331411
>>6331201
disgusting moon mudslime

>>6331411
>>6331412
The purple/maroon colour scheme is rather ugly, but dem odango are cute.

>>6331408
It's not. It's just being sold on kotoshop first.

>>6331201

I don't like it at all. Blonde Hamburger looks better.

>>6331455
i hope so.

New thread
>>6331564
>>6331564
>>6331564

>>6331565
R.I.P.

As the potentially last BSG

I ask. Will we let this stand?