Gunpla/Plamo General

Is the HG Zaku I Thunderbilt a good model for a first timer? I just saw what it looks like and holy shit I think it's my favorite Zaku.

How often do you guys replace nippers and xacto blades?

I haven't changed nippers before and I usually replace the blade arbitrarily every 5 or so kits.

>>13621758
I wouldn't personally suggest it for a beginner, you see all those little thrusters/verniers all over the body? Yeah those are all individual pieces that will need to be sanded and denubbed. There's also quite a lot of stickers on it and the joint coverings are pretty difficult to sand properly for a beginner imo.

>>13621766
I replaced my first pair about 6 months in since they were shitty dull xurons, blade gets changed about every 3 kits since I somehow manage to corrode the metal with my hands.

>>13621771
Would it be easier to work with nubs if I use Xacto knives instead of sandpaper like the guide says? Also I am just saying cuz I ain't a fan of Gundam 00 or AGE so I don't want models from them.

>>13621789
Sanding would actually be easier on the thrusters if you attach them onto some sort of drill and spin it slowly against a very fine sandpaper since they're circles.
Just get a normal HGUC Zaku I or II if you want a starter zeon kit.

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>>13621789
it cuts down on time, but can lead to more stressing on the plastic or gauging if the blade is worn

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Test Build for Graze Kai is done, but I'm still trying to figure out how I'm going to do the extra thrusters.

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>>13621828

I've already mounted one of the three extra thrusters, but I'm debating where to put the other two.

pic related shows the currently mounted thruster as well as the two others. All were salvaged from an old Gerbera Tetra I fucked up ages ago.

>>13621724
>dem HAM HANDS
>average builder in this thread
that looks really fucking nice

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>>13621845

planning to do some joint armour on the thrusters as well. Here's the idea I currently have in illustrated form.

is image spammer finally gone?

>>13621864

pls don't jinx the thread ;_;

>>13621828
Where'd you get that knife mount?

>>13621882
Guessing plaplate.

>>13621864
haven't seen him post his G-Reco collection in awhile so yea

>>13621882

It's from one of the koto parts kits, iirc it's the spear/ halberd head. I had to cut a ton of plastic off to get that shape.

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>>13621828
>>13621845
I did what I assume HnT did on his to mount things. I trimmed back the inner gey pegs on the thruster sides, lightly sanded down half of a clipped piece of 3mm runner, and used it as a peg to stick other things on. Just be sure to leave a mm or two of the grey peg.

>>13621805
>>13621825
Aight thanks for the tips guys! So in terms of buying order, will I be fine if I over the next year work on:

First getting HGUC Zaku II and GM

Then either/or (try to do both):

MG Nu Ver Ka
MG Nu Sazabi

HGUC Zaku I Thunderbolt
Some Federation equivalent probably an RX-78-2

And once I got both of those pair go for my first Perfect Grade? I want my collection to have an equal amount of models on each side of Federation/equivalent factions and Zeon/equivalent factions with a Perfect Grade in the middle.

>>13621928
Oh, and once you rig the connections the EZSR parts look good on Graze Custom. Too bad the arm guards don't fit right.

>>13621928
>>13621928

It sounds like a solid plan

my original idea was to bulk up the current flat surfaces with about 4-5 layers of thick HIPS, wait for it to set and then drill a 3MM hole through it and attach it to the pegs on the back of the skirt, near the current thrusters.

Putting them up by the main thruster would leave the bottom pegs free for other addons, though. I'll mull it over and see what works best.


I'm also planning on doing something with the right hand, like giving it a massive gauntlet
and a bigger axe, but I've bot no idea where to start on that, can you think of any sort of arm mounts that would fit with graze's aesthetic that could be converted into gauntlets?

>>13621938
I got an arm guard on my Graze Kai just fine. I had to snip off a piece of the tab to get it to fit in the wrist piece but it's pretty secure. It's a little big, but I think it looks just fine.

>>13621928
I wish I'd put a little more thought into mounting the Ez-Sr backpack on my Graze Kai. I ended up covering the peg holes with some styrene strips and then gluing the backpack onto the strips. It works and looks fine enough but it feels lazy and amateur.

>>13621957
Sadly no, and I've been looking and thinking about it too. Graze has skinny little arms compared to most other stuff, and the wrists complicate things. If you can your best plan may be to sratch build something to fit around them. For a bigger axe he looks pretty good with the battlearms gun-axe. There's also an IBO weapon set with axes coming out next month IIRC.

The idea on mine is basically a "Throw all the spare parts and weapons on it" style of custom. So more thrusters, more guns, and a big propellant tank on the rear skirt.

>>13621972

rip that idea, then. I'm not going to worry about scratch building extra parts for this kit until I've sorted out the thrusters.

>>13621972

Mine was very much a 'make it look fast and give it bigger guns' kind of custom.

I originally planned to put some tallgeese thruster pods on it, but they were too big and made the kit look silly.

>>13621993
>I originally planned to put some tallgeese thruster pods on it, but they were too big and made the kit look silly.
From the HG or the MG?

>>13621998

the thruster pods were MG, the Graze Kai is an HG. it would've looked fast as fuck, but I just couldn't deal with the fact that the thruster pods were bigger than the graze's legs.

>>13622005
Oh, yeah. I thought about that, too. Weight issues are a problem also. I have the shitty 1/144 coming in on Tuesday because I want to try and mount the pods on the Schwalbe Graze.

>>13621993
I actually pln on doing that once I get the schwalbe. Along with the shield, head crest, and some other parts. From the 1/144 though.

>>13621993
Why not use the Build Booster MK. II then?

>>13622010

yeah, I'm actually messing around with mounts right now to see if I can rework these pods into detachable boosters like the on you see in ACFA, but I don't think I have the right connectors for the job ;_;

>>13622017
Well, I'm sure yours will come out better looking than mine.,

>>13622015

I have no fucking clue. Thanks for mentioning that.


>>13622023

Ganbare, anon-kun. You can make it look good with a bit of elbow grease

>>13622053
I really need to have more patience and ask for more help is all. I keep rushing things.

>>13622064
Why not try listening to trance then? Some nice mellow trance songs really help set me at ease while I'm building.

I like these ones. They each have downloads too so you can pop 'em into your preferred MP3 playing device.

https://www.youtube.com/user/Abov3TheClouds/videos

It's time to vote! Which Perfect Grade model do you think is the coolest of them all?

http://strawpoll.me/6257430

Okay /m/, what kits have you gotten for other people this year?

So far, I've ordered an HG 00 Gundam, HG Kyrios, HG Bearguy III, and RG Aile Strike for four of my buddies, each on different levels of experience.

>>13622171

Not a big fan of PGs, they are either too expensive as toys or something you really need to devote yourself to for the love of one suit if you are doing it right

>>13622176
I bought a bar of soap for one anon here and a HG Zaku II for another.

Alright /m/, we haven't had a group build in a while so I'll try to get the ball rolling again.
Choose or write in a paint scheme for the next build
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1RlhJXeHk-b7htaMb_FOfThje6WByTBZPJHZ1VmcXWbk/viewform?usp=send_form

>>13622203

DO NOT PICK THE BORING CHOICES

CHOOSE "SIKK FLAMEJOBS" TODAY

>>13622181
If you think PGs are too expensive, don't ever go on /tg/ the Games Workshop prices may give you a heart attack. I am the beginner poster >>13621758, >>13621789, and >>13621937. My plan was that now that I am done with college and making real career job money to finally get into modelling stuff. It was either Warhammer or this. Gundam stuff is like much more detailed for comparatively chump change, so I picked this.

>>13622203
>TITANS winning
Good.

>>13622217

in terms of modelling then, they just take too much investment for me per kit, I would only build a PG if I loved the suit so much that I could devote the months to a true PG build

I am getting PG unicorn for christmas, but I don't know if I will have time to do it properly till summer

Mostly I just like the weirder suits more, if there were a PG guntank I would not think twice about it

>>13622229

literally the most pleb choice, if build fighters were real every nerd would have some Nu or Astray in titans colors with some magazine weapon parts slapped on oh god kill me so disgusting

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Will paint this up later.

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>>13622251

>>13622232
Good luck with that!

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WE DON'T NEED BRAKES WHERE WE'RE GOING, SENPAITACHI

>>13622282
Now give us an assshot you dirty slut.

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>>13622282

I don't actually like the look of it, it feels kind of goofy

>>13622287

the butt thruster is too naked, it needs something to feel less tacked on, or you need something other than a thruster there, because the two pods put thrusters right in front of that space anyway when they are open

>>13622287
Well I think it looks neat and would love to see it in a Gunpla Battle getting stomped by a Gundam.

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>>13622285

Here's one with the pods closed, just to proove that they work. Not that anyone wanted that. Sorry about the shit quality, I need a better camera.

>>13622296

yeah, it needs some kind of armour around it. I can probably do something simple with Pla-plate to flesh it out a bit more.

I'm not 100% sure about even keeping the pods cos they're a bitch to pose, but at the same time they don't honestly look all that bad.

>>13622282
>>13622287
>>13622306
Can they mount to the peg holes on the back? I just want to see how it looks.

>>13622364

nah, there isn't enough space.
you have to find some way of extending the pegs outwards just to give you enough room to strap the pods on.

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>>13622176
You do not even know. I am gonna soder some leds for cheap lights for the gp bases

>>13622378
Cut some runner of similar thickness and glue them on

>>13622378
Hm. This is going to be a task, I see.

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What kits are you guys hoping to get for Christmas?

>>13622403

I just salvaged polycaps from an old sinanju, but that would work too.

>>13622407
D'aww.

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>>13622407
I was hoping for a RG Zaku II to try my hand at RGs... saw my local hobbytown was having a 20% off sale so I went to check their stocks with my gf. She ended up buying me the RG Zaku, a HG Buster, an action base, and a couple metallic gundam markers.

Best early christmas ever. I'm gonna wait a bit to make the RG because I'm shit at cleaning nubs and I don't want to fuck it up. Those markers are neat, even if I am a bit ham fisted at applying them.

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>>13622407
I already got it, it's an HGUC Full Armor Unicorn Destroy Mode.

Sad story is, I was supposed to get it as a gift from a friend last year (while I'll give a Banshee Norn Unicorn and Destroy Mode HGUC as an "exchange gift). Sadly things became ugly so I bought one for myself in memory of that "Disappointment"

>>13622407
Just a guncannon revive and some builder parts hands to swap out the blocky ones that come with the kit.

>>13622407
Splerging a bit since done with grad school but I've got some stuff in the pipes:

>HG Graze so I can cannibalize it and finally finish the legs to a 1/144 OZ-MS13 Serpent with a GN core.
>HG Super Zaku F2000 so I can mod a bulky Gouf
>kit-bashing the old(-ish) HG Verde Buster onto the newer HG Aile Strike Revive.

>>13622407
I'm fucking slow but is this supposed to be a nativity scene?

>>13622497
it seems so

>>13622407
Hoping to get? Probably nothing from anyone I know.

But I am buying some kits for myself. The Kshatriya, Seven Sword Exia, and a GM Custom. All HGs, of course, cause I'm scrubby like that.

I can't wait until summer rolls around so I can start painting again.

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Messed up my R2-D2 decals, good thing you get two of them.

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But worst thing is I did the wing decals on the X-wing before I mounted them so I accidently did the left upper wing on the right lower wing, god fucking damnit. Is this what sundays are like?

Do the base types make a difference?

I bought Kotobukiya's Tsugumori a while back and I've been meaning to buy a stand for it.

>>13622525
AB1s are for MGs. They look extra silly when you pose HGs on them. Pick up AB2s for HGs.

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just got this in the mail.

>buy a bag of styrene tubes
>can't use a single one because they're all either too big or too small for everything I try to use them for
why

>>13622673

because you didn't buy a variety pack, you bought them in a specific size for people who need a specific size

>>13622735
They are in various sizes, though.

>>13622744

try throwing them all out

>>13622531
unless the HG is abnormally big, like the Kshatriya or Rezel type C in waverider mode

>>13622531
True but I use AB1 for my G-Self with bootleg wings to achieve a higher vertical space for my other gunpla on AB2

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So would this look good with some styrene around the knife handle?

>>13622793
Depends on how you texture it.

>>13622793
as in a old fashion bayonet holder wrapped around the gun barrel or just more padding on the handle?

>>13622820
How would you suggest I texture it? Or I could shave it down more to shove the blade in further?

>>13622831
>a old fashion bayonet holder wrapped around the gun barrel
I didn't think about that.

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i have yet to build an mg kit. was thinking about pic related, thoughts? seems like a good all around kit

>>13622203
Bump so you fags vote

I apologise for not being exaclty /m/ related, but what kind of display cabinets/shelves do you guys use to display your models once you're done with them?

>>13622860
Yeah, go for the bayonet lug around the barrel.

>>13622860
You can get cheap plexiglass cases off of aliexpress, thats what I do to keep dust and shit off of them

>>13622847
Not sure if you are shit posting but that is not the
That is not the MG ARW but a custom to make one like it

>>13622203
>Choosing anything other than winter/desert colors/aquatic

Going with an established colorscheme is dumb as fuck and limits people to how creative they can be.

>>13622883
>he doesn't want a TITANS colours Z'gok.

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Found an old sd card with a few shots of my first ever long since lost custom. 2011 was a trip.

>>13622890
Huh. What shoulder part is that with the cannon?

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>>13622890
>>inb4 safety nubs

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>>13622894
>>13622902
NG Launcher strike shoulder armor.
Backpack is Throne Eins and Reborns kibble.

>>13621724

Holy crap. Something I made got featured. And its not a troll thread!

No but srsly its an honor. Thank you f.am and senpais everywhere.

Question. Does 1999 (Hobby Search) not allow gift debit cards? I tried making a purchase with a Visa debit I have, and the price was covered by the card. I don't know what issue happened, but I tried multiple times and checked that my info was correct.

>>13622431
I think you'll find that the RG models are impressive beyond anything else. My first kit was a RG RX-178, and even though I fucked it up in some places, it still looks absolutely killer.

The RG line has actually spoiled my expectations. I built a HG G-Self and it's just not the same. The plastic and the articulation aren't even comparable to the RG.

I have the HG Char's Origin Zaku II coming in the mail. I can't wait to put that together.

Good luck on the kit.

>>13622940

RGs are best done in intervals with other kits unless you really only want to build main suits, if you build all of the RGs you like up front, you will be left with only kits you dont enjoy as much

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propellant tanks done and test fitted.
I've still gotta clean up the pla-plating, but I have a really good idea where I want to put those other thrusters now

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>>13622953
You are putting a lot of effort into a simple Graze, and I want you to know that I think that's just swell. Keep up the good work.

Anybody saved pics of that Big Daddy Acguy?

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Anyone here remember the M1 Astray CU in SDGO? I'm having trouble figuring out the colors. I think that's a dark blue and not black. As for the yellow parts, I'm not sure if that's gold or a type of bronze.

>>13623028
Sadly, no. I had saved it for a thread opener but it seems I deleted both it and the opener.jpg file.

Sorry anon.

>>13623055
Looks more black than blue to me. As for the yellow I'd say gold would be closer.

>>13622953
Guy, stop. You're going to make my squad look like shit.

Wait, Tallgeese binders or Sinanju binders on a Schwalbe Graze?

>>13623106
SINBAJO!

>>13623081
I tried to recreate it in GB2 to get the colors right. Either I did something wrong, or Gold really isn't. Then again there's a fuckton of gold shades.

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>>13623119
Actually looking at it up close the yellow is closer to copper, definitely more orangish than gold and not as brownish as bronze.

>>13623106

neither fit the look, especially sinanju

Are Gundam Markers any good?

Here comes Gunpla Satan...
Here comes Gunpla Satan...
Right down Gunpla General...

>>13623143
Well, I want to put something on the back of the Schwalbe Graze.

>>13623149
GP01FB backpack?

>>13623141
Thanks man. My M1 can finally get painted now.

>>13623106

if you're going to use any of them, go for the Tallgeese binders. the Schwalbe Graze is practically a Tallgeese light anyway

>>13622847
its ugly

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Well, I finished my PG MK2. It wasn't nearly as bad as I though it would be, though it did take all of my free time for the past 4 days. Still need to do some touch ups and then decals.

>>13623149

it already has that 2 thruster backpack thing?

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>>13623211
I'm trying to decide on my next project. I'd like to start painting, so I've got a selection of models that can use some paint.
1. Kobu from Sakura Wars. Molded in one color. Definitely needs some paint before it can sit on the self.
2. Vigna Ghina. It's an old kit, not bad, but relies on stickers for color. I'd like to fix that.
3. Ancient resin kit for Yuna from Galaxy Fraulein Yuna. Mecha musume counts as /m/, right? It's huge (1/5 scale), so there's a lot of volume to cover, but the details are large, so it might be good for practice.
What do you think would be best for a beginner painter?

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>my palms are guns
I'm not sure if this is edgy...

>>13623055
>not looking at the paint guide
>not going to paint websites
>not bothering to do anything
>"I know, I'll just ask /m/!"

If only there was some way to find this information out! Oh well

>>13623211
As a prospective PG MK-II buyer, I would like further elaboration. Also, better quality pictures.

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>>13623237

No way, built-in hand guns are the best, most logical way to go about building a giant robo.

>>13623145

only for the smallest stuff, like eyes and gunsights

>>13623273
What about V-fins?

>>13623289
it'll work

>>13623145
For painting or lining?

Honestly, I didn't care to paint with them. My HG Turn A didn't end up so nice.... for panel lining, I think they're excellent if a little bit pricey.

gundam AGE kits reprints when?

want more of that football gundam

>>13623319

I prefer a mechanical pencil to panel line, only because pencil can wipe off when its on top of paint. Otherwise I'd have to do some sort of panel wash.

>>13623323
Literally never. The arcade game flopping was the final nail in the Age coffin.

>>13623323
>>13623336
Lead AGE kits got reprints last month along with the Danazine of all things. It'll probably get another reprint within 2 months.

>>13623330
The nice pitch black panel lines are beautiful on some suits though. It actually comes out better than an enamel wash for darker colored suits.

>>13623336
but some of the kits were really popular

clanche custom for one

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>>13623254
Sorry I can't do much better on the pictures aside from taking him somewhere with better lighting. My main camera's broken, so I'm stuck with just my cell phone cam for the time being.

I can say, it's articulation is amazing, with the possible exception of the waist joint, it blows the MG out of the water. The joints are a bit stiff, but you don't want to be moving it around fast anyways.

If you get one be careful when assembling the cockpit. If you accidentally put it together wrong (I accidentally put the door on upside-down), it's night-impossible to take apart. Also, I found the electrical system a little fiddly. It was hard to get the on/off switch to work right, and you may have to strip the cockpit light wires to get them to fight like it wants you to.

>>13623351
>place an order for the Diva Colours Adele at HLJ
>two months later, still in "backorder" status
When? I thought it was getting a re-release in October?

>>13623360

AGE grunts were surprisingly pretty good

>>13623372
Yeah. Genoace and G-Bouncer are both great looking. The Adeles are crisp and the Clanche is nifty.

>>13623323
Come on we all know you just want to glue it's arms on Madoka

>>13623352
She's beautiful.

Well, I guess the only question left is when I feel like dropping over a hundred dollars on a single gunpla.

>>13623148
What?

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WIP Hyakuren, planning to start on my Zaku III next. I also bought a proper Exacto knife and almost had the entire blade jabbed into my leg.

>>13623731
The gunpla gods demand your blood.

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>>13623736
they got some alright

>>13623731
Still think plastic crack is cool?

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Suggest a color scheme....

>>13623803
Spooky

>>13623803
>inb4 red cliff

>>13623544
Thinking about doing a 2015/2016 Gunpla Satan.

>>13623803
Red Cliff

>>13623803
X-2 Kai

>>13623832
Looking at X3 for inspiration

>>13623803
slime green and spooky

>>13623803
Cyan Marbling

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Post Tekkadans

>>13623852
Goddamn late, I was supposed to buy one yesterday... Only problem is that every shop in toycon is sold out

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>>13623784
yes

>>13623823
Do it! No one else is going to buy me gunpla for Christmas

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so /plamo/. what did you ask Santa for for Christmas?

>>13623898
>PG zaku
>mg unicorn
>try burning

>>13623898
Sinanju Stein
Mk-III
Kshatriya

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>>13623904
>PG zaku

Does anyone know if the Barbatos MG comes with the lance?

>>13623898
HGCE GiNN

>>13623898

>implying i tell anybody about this hobby or that if i did i would trust them to get the right shit

i'll just buy my own shit with christmas money like always

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>>13623898
im sorry

>>13623898
MG Sazabi ver Ka
MG Turn A
MG Proto Zero
RE/100 GP04
HG Graze

>>13623924
Dalong says no.

>>13623922
whats wrong with zaku

>>13623933
>no lance for MG Barbatos
Welp, I guess I won't be buying it then. That lance is a make it or break it for me

>>13623929
>every one hates a simple gundam marker fix
why?

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>>13623934
>not loving the pits

>>13623929
>people hate a simple MG marker fix
why?
it looks cool

>>13623946
pits are aight
idk what you were trying to imply though

>>13623954
I think they mean that it has good pits

>>13623898
thunderbolt to be good
gundam x mao

>>13623934
>>13623954
Read the filename

>>13623898
Ver. Ka Sazabi
Thunderbolt GM
Thunderbolt Zaku and Big Gun

>>13623803
Reese's puff cereal colors.

>>13623898
>MG DX
>HG Dendrobium
>HG Tryon 3
>HG V2AB
I hope Santa forgives me for my shit taste.

>>13623979
> V2AB
you are ok in my book anon

>>13623975
Reese's puff colors? On a Gundam!?

>>13623994

I think I understand the joke you are trying to make here.

>>13623929
>as much as a PG

>>13623898
PG Mk.II
MG Hyaku Shiki 2.0
the day we get a PG F91;_;

>>13624070
some day my friend

>>13624070
You know I'm surprised they haven't done a PG version of the All Gundam line.
I mean imagine a PG G-Saviour or a PG Double X.

>>13624091
pg nobel when

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>>13623816
>>13623832
Red cliff got an upgrade though

>>13623994
>>13624001
I don't. Explain?

>>13624107
you should ask for mg first

>>13624121
Who made this? I reckon you could further upgrade it to Red Strike Warrior if you wanted to.

>>13623803
add a cape

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>>13624128
Poster of >>13623975 here

This is what I was going for but I couldn't find the picture until now.

>>13624149
This

>>13624091

I'm not

the last thing Bandai would want to do is spend a ton of money developing something like a PG G-Saviour only to have 5 people buy

>>13624156
To be fair, the shitposting suggester has a point. Brown and tan do go well together.

>>13623803
>Kira with Harlock costume
Kek

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Are there any good ZAKU Warrior or GOUF kits? I was told to stay away from the SEED era or earlier stuff.

>>13624197
pg zakku is 80$

>>13623895
I might. Last year didn't go as planned so I'll see.

There is alot more cool kits out right now so that's a plus.

>>13624197

plenty of good Gouf kits

I recommend the MG ver 2.0 or the HG Gouf custom or prototype Gouf

>>13624210

$88.27+ $39.45 shipping

>>13624224
>amazon

>>13624185
I've been suggesting it on and off partly because it would look good and to see if someone has the balls to do it with a whiff of mild funposting.

>>13624233
I meant the guy in the image. You're good too.

>>13624220

I meant the SEED gouf, but I played on getting an HG Gouf Custom at some point.

>>13624247
Revive Gouf is coming out in January if you like elephant snout

>>13624247

if you want SEED kits specifically the recent MGs and few HGs are all great

I like MG Duel best

If you want SEED grunts specifical...
nope there's pretty much nothing except from the crappy old line

>>13624247
The HG SEED lines aren't that bad but they're definitely outdated. I think they are acceptable for what they are

>>13624218
>Last year
Are you Fried-kun? Jegan? Char? Or a non-trip person.

This probably sounds like a stupid fucking question, but has anyone tried using an airbrush while outdoors? I don't have a garage that I can airbrush inside of, and going outside is my only option.

>>13624460
I do it all the time and nothing bad's happened yet. Oh except that time a fly landed on a part I was priming and basically fucked it up.

>>13624438
RJ.

>>13624460
you're going to die if you do it

>>13623898
The Man Rodi and gusion

>>13624578
Sup. You never mailed back after like a month ago. Doing ok?

>>13624259
no it's a mar or april release

>>13624800
Nigga that shit is cancelled

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I was feeling pretty depressed until I remembered we're getting a Revive Force Impulse Gundam.

>>13624300
>>13624325

Well shit. Of course they wouldn't do a new ZAKU or GOUF.

>>13624224
>not having prime

Anyone know if

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10316374

and

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10201052

are of the same scale?

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>>13624816

I am currently pretty depressed that this revive nonsense is preventing us from getting cool suits that have yet to even get a HG release sooner.

>>13624831
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10316374
Height: Approx 200 mm

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10201052
Height: Approx 220 mm

Read the page at least.

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>>13624849
Height isn't the only factor of scale though. No shit I already read that. I just don't want them to show up like pic.

>>13624183
Have we gotten an SRX kit yet?

>>13624871
Didn't mean to quote

>>13624871
Yes, but it's old and it kind of sucks.

Ok, gonna start working with pla plate for some custom ideas I have stuck in a notebook. Besides having fresh sanding sponges, liquid cement and super glue, super sharp hobby knives, nippers and a rotary tool is there anything else I should keep on hand to make working with this stuff that much easier? I was thinking about getting a heat gun to help with some odd curves and such, maybe a drill press as well so I can line up polycap holes evenly. I've used brass rods in other models through the years, mostly cars and jets. That shouldn't be TOO different from gunpla, as the hobby goes. Am I missing anything else you pro's use, or am I talking to a squad of snap builders?

>>13623898
HG F91 with swappable heads.

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>tfw I've never cut myself while building
It's probably because I use sanding paper to denub instead of an exacto knife.

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>>13623898
i asked for
hg freedom
hg zakku
mg crossbones
>obligatory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbaTur4A1OU

>>13623898
hg-barbatos

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Making cones sure is hard.
I need to sum up what I need for the Ashigaru Mock:
>Cone hat - done
>Yari - probably next thing I'll do
>Musket - it's going to be so primitive cavemen would laugh at me, but oh well. Mock doesn't actually have any firing hands, so I'm not exactly sure what I'm going to model the musket for.
And I probably need some armour plates on the forearms at the very least.

>>13624824
>living in USA

generally, how difficult would you say it is to mix your own tones of paint for airbrushing? I know the paint type and the thinners they need, but I was curious if making your own tones is more of an intermediate thing or if a beginner could maybe get the hang of it?

>>13625130
The weapon set for the Sengoku Astray has a gun like what you are thinking of, and a spear too. Though you are using this to scratch build, so I guess the point is null.

HLJ's Holiday Sale sucks as always. Only decent thing is HG crossbone X1 for 10 burgerbucks.

>>13625176
Mixing your own color is painting 101.

Mixing to make it 100% color accurate to Bandai's plastic is another story...

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>>13625222
I managed to pick up a 1/144 Command Wolf for 1000 yen, which is a good price for it given the size.

>>13625408
That is kind of adorable.

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Soon.... soon....

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>>13624197
the 1/100 NG is an underrated gem if you really like the Zaku Warrior, its a good step up from the HG with some nice details, though the Wizard packs need alot of paint.

>>13625665
MG size I suppose eh?

Ortega?

>>13625665
woh.. what the hell is that?
It also looks like the 1/60 versions I've bought before with all the different boxes and electronics to make the eyes light up.

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>>13625682
bingo.

>>13624824

I do have prime, it's just a scheme by an individual store to try and get people to buy it anyway

>>13624840

yeah no shit, this and jamru fin wtf

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>mfw bought 3 ortega kits
>mfw melee type guntank

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>>13625746

official concept release!

>>13625771

I need to add Gogg-style extendable arms to make it EXTRA DEADLY

>>13625771
Needs a counterweight in the form of a giant hammer.

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>>13625408
i like your style m8

I went the cheaper route and got a D Style one. Please let me know where i can get zoids kits for as low as 1000 yen

>>13625990
>Please let me know where i can get zoids kits for as low as 1000 yen
Short answer, you can't. At best you can wait for a HLJ sale and hope they put some of their low-selling 1/144s on sale, and those have probably mostly dried up by now.

The Command Wolf I got for 1000 yen was on sale for 1500 last time, so they must have been desperate to get rid of it.

>>13625771

maybe I should make him a guntank lancer instead, he just drives super fast at them with giant lances where the cannons would be

>>13625737
Or, you know, they're shipping from Japan.

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Better hurry.

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>>13626126

>60 dorrars
>high grade kit

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>>13626110

No, this issue is with wishlists which are commonly used to track prices

Here the green zaku looks like it's on mega sale, but it's really just because the new lowest total seller is cutting out shipping costs from the displayed price

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>>13626126
Wait wait, I found a better one!

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>>13626126
>>13626143
> not being see-through

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>>13626133

this sucks because wishlists are how you get the deals when things randomly drop low, so when they trick you it's infuriating

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>>13626126

>paying the booty tax

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>>13626169

worth

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>>13626169
>>13626234
On the other hand...

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speaking of archer, reminder to those who are trying to make some "female version" of suits that you need to do more than just make the arms and legs skinnier

>>13624121

Shades aren't even right.

>>13626288
>Exia.
>Male.

>>13626466

that's why I picked it. it's one of the closest to "the line"

You could make an even more accurate sexia very easily with some wider spacing of the leg joints and bringing the chest sides in a bit. Shoulders are super wide just to try to avoid the trans look.

>>13626143

60$ isn't the problem for me.


I don't have a credit card atm so I can't buy from amazon

>>13626350
That's not even the best one.

http://www.amazon.com/Gundam-Metal-Mbf-p02-Astray-Frame/dp/B00HV73F3E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1450119251&sr=8-1

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My favorite, heavyarms, and I just finished the double X

>>13626350
>$796

http://www.amazon.com/Bandai-Hobby-GEARA-Action-Figure/dp/B001F0ODJS
>$17

>>13626562
That's the joke.

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I'm working on my Gogg Kraken for a team of monster-themed Gunpla. This is the first time I'll be moulding putty, so I'm practicing here.

What do you guys think? I plan to have a big row of teeth and a bone protrusion on the brow. There's also going to be a set of smaller spikes on the back of the head, along with small bony protrusions here and there.

I'm debating extending the post and ball the head sits on, so I can model it with the mouth open, but then I have to model the interior of the mouth. Any ideas/help?

>>13626653

how far do you think you are in this process

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>>13626663
I don't know, I've never tried this type of thing before. Virtually nowhere right now. I'm just experimenting with different looks and tools.

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>>13626143
>>13626126
>tfw I already got mine
Man, so glad I got her while the getting was cheap.

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>>13626700

Approach anything you add made out of putty or otherwise sculpted as if it is the only thing people will be looking at, because it probably is.

Put as much time into that as you would into the kit as a whole. If you think something looks good, look at it magnified or take a picture of it with your camera and look at it on the computer.

Because you are making something sort of monsterish, you need to think about which way you are going with it. Is it a monster based on the gogg, or a gogg with monster looking additions? How will the teeth be set in the body, not only for the model, but for the concept. Do you need some sort of gums, etc? Think the whole concept through.

>>13626773
>a gogg with monster looking additions?
>guy looks at Gogg
>says "It looks like a monster."
>amplifies said monstrous property to really spook dem Feddy kids.
Not that guy, by the way, just my take on the situ.

>>13626773
shut yous mouth mother fuck

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>>13626544
Noice, interestingly enough the Double X is my favorite. So glad the MG did not disappoint.

>>13626810
Git gud scrub

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Reminder that unicorn gatlings are SO OVER

>>13626929
What about Giant Gatling? That's still hip and with it, right?

>>13626957

For now, it is safe

Should I hold out for an HG Zeta revive, or just pick up the old '03 kit?

>>13626929

They were never to begin with

>>13626968
I'd wait for the eventual Revive, but that honestly could take a year or more

does anyone has a problem with the waist joint of the denial gundam? it does not stay in place and everytime I move it, it pops off

>>13627004

put superglue on it to make it tighter

want to buy gunpla for christmas
$59.52 on Amazon
or
$76.85 on GundamPlanet but I get one of those raffle cards for free gunpla

Zssa + Gusion
or
Zssa + Man Rodi
?

>>13627269
if you're okay for paying a little extra for a lotto ticket with your gunpla I don't see anything wrong with it. just don't expect to be that 1/1,000,000

>>13627283
Gusion, for sure.

>>13627269
Amazon. The raffles are rigged.

>>13627283

Dude, you do know the gusion is a gundam right?

>>13627314
What's your point? Gundams can't be full of missiles unless they're Heavy Arms?

>>13627319
oh look at this gunpla is freedom fag

>>13627322
No bullying!

>>13627319

It's like saying, hey should I buy the rx-78 or a GM?

>>13627335
What are you even talking about?

>>13627340
Something you apparently can't understand.

>>13627343
Not >>13627340 but how dare you knock the GM.

>>13627398
What? In what way did I knock the GM?

>>13627402
>hey should I buy the rx-78 or a GM
>implying GM isn't mechbando material

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oh my sucord

>>13627414
Hey man, you're getting free shipping!

>>13627414
Free shipping at least.

>>13627269

this is why poor people don't have any money, you can buy an actual gunpla for the price difference

>>13627414

YAK DE CULTURE

>>13627422
If you're good friends with a local shop owner who gives you 30 tickets for your purchase...you bet I'm coming back for the slightly more expensive kits.

I won 3 PG 00 Raisers

>>13627432

how unrelated, but that's fun for you

>>13626700
>Invader Gogg

So Getter Gundam soon?

>>13627458
By slightly I meant a bought the HGUC V1 Gundam for 34 dollars.

>>13627464

oh jesus

>>13627464
Fuck me that's almost triple the cost

>>13627504
totes worth a gold barbatos

>>13626773
I'm assuming you've done some work with putty before. How do you keep fingerprints off it? I tried using medical gloves but they just fuck up my dexterity, bunch up in small amounts and ruin anything I try. Also, any other tools I should look into using?

As for the concept, >>13626805 is what I'm working with. They're clearly robots but modified to look like monsters.

I also only have so much time to work on this model, as I have to finish the team of three by the end of March and I'm slow as fuck, so if something goes less-than-perfect, so be it. I'll have to learn and move on.

>>13627463
If I would have been smarter during the draft, I would have thought of that. I have a Rozen Zulu Episode 7, Gabthley, and Gogg.

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shitposting on /m/ all day err day with my corefighter computer

>>13627591
Clear landing gear?????

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>>13627591

Are you the type that builds weapons first or MS first?

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It took me 4 hours to make this.

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It's really hard to see the eyes on this thing. they're really buried in there.

>>13627608
and yet it still looks like garbage. what a surprise.

>>13627558
You might want to ask the /tg/ wip thread, they will have more experience with putty sculpting.

>>13627608
Ewwww

>>13627645

I was (not) surprised

>>13627666

WOW. What a surprise! That really is amazing!

>>13627616
>>13627608
THE NUBS

THE NUBS

>>13627724
BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD
NUBS FOR THE NUBS THRONE

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>>13627558

you can't totally get rid of fingerprints with many things, I use 2 part scuplting epoxy to sculpt this kind stuff (apoxie sculpt) and it's sandable when it hardens, so you just smooth it down after.

For other stuff I use regular lacquer putty on top of styrene and then just sand it to shape, it's softer and easier to sand so it's better for some things, like when you need a sharp flat edge, but not quite as strong as the epoxy stuff. That's how I made the blade for my GM's weapon.

please learn to use the filter, do not encourage by replying

>>13627778
>implying he isn't simply samefagging

>>13627792

filtering hides all replies also, so I have no idea

Please learn to use a suppository. Do not encourage by excreting.

I still remember the days when snapfag would get his pics deleted when he tried to post. They were the good ol' days

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10223073
Is this any good?