Gunpla/Plamo General

Our next Group Build!

Field Repair

Basically what this means is that rather than the mobile suit being fresh out of a factory, it's quite the opposite. Whether it's trudging through dense jungles or dodging debris in asteroid belts, your mobile suit has seen some better days.
You've been out in the field for quite a long time now, nearly half a year of active duty in the front lines and your personal mobile suit's pretty banged up. What's worse is the fact that there isn't a maintenance bay within several thousand kilometers of your local area that's capable of making any major repairs. Your unit's engineering crew has resorted to patch work and jury-rigging to keep your machine operational. Stray fire might have crippled its legs and arms or otherwise dealt considerable damage to a mobile suit's systems meanwhile some units have simply lost bits of armor and panels to the elements and have been forced to patch weld metal sheets over the exposed inner workings.
In any case it's beaten to hell but somehow you and your team have somehow kept it chugging along and now command's ordered all units operating in your theatre to fall back to form a defensive line against the enemy offensive.

Deadline: March 7
Send submissions to: [email protected]

What's a good primer for hand brush?

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Origin 144 zakus are my new favorite zakus

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>>13813133
>sword freedom
I second this.

but this thing is weird

>>13816138
Why would people even need to buy MGs when these look just as good out of the box, at a much more reasonable size and scale?

>>13816193
It's fun building something that's that intricate. I plan to make >>13816174
my first MG purchase. I just hope that the cannons and that lol-Tastic rifle are the only problems from that kit.

>>13816193
for me it's the scale, more shelf presence.

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>>13816193
zaku 2.0 still looks great

>still no February restock list
Why?

>>13816193
I've always preferred the 1/100 scale myself.

>opinions

You guys like Zudahs right

You know what to do

http://strawpoll.me/6625290/

>>13816193
I like hydraulic gimmicks of MG Zaku 2.0.
Also Origin HG head proportions look weird on photos (too smal? too long?) but I will pick one anyway for custom painting.
>>13816345
Voted.
Zudah is love!
>slim build (unusual for Zeon) but still lokks intimidating
>different head options
>lots of weapons

Should i get a 1/144 revive rx-78-2 now or wait for the inevitable origin rebuild?

>>13816353
dude they are like $10-$20 it wont change your life buy a few of each!

>>13816353
Fuck the rx-78-2
Get a delicious gusion instead.

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>>13816414
r8 cart/orders

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Which one first, /m/?

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Started my Crossbone X1.

going to wait to top coat before going further.

i want to paint the weapons accurately but i most are molded into one piece so i cant spray them, and dont have a air brush. so i might have to try hand paints.

>>13816531
Masking tape is your friend

>Still no HG Crossbone X3

C'mon bandai make one so I can pose it together with my RG Destiny and HG God Gundam

>>13816530
wash that fucking dirty ass sock first holy shit

>>13816174
>Sword freedom
>replace wings with tactical arms
>????
PROFIT!!

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>>13816530
This one.

>>13816559
they will, and it will be p bandai

so just be ready for that

>>13816623
Don't worry, after the P-Bandai MG normal Red Frame (announced right after I bought the stupid giant bow version) nothing surprise me anymore

I'd consider buying the BF one if it hadn't that stupid gloss

>>13816639
>I'd consider buying the BF one if it hadn't that stupid gloss

i fucking know right. why did they do that??

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Fun guide on how to make home-made propellant tanks

http://hobby.dengeki.com/news/151497/

>>13816660
>kebab tanks

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>Still no sign of G-Reco movie.

Dahack without the Trinity just feels like it's missing a part of itself.

>>13816660
nice i'm gonna have to try that out

>>13816702
Keep in mind that thing is huge (18 cm).

>>13816174
I can't wait.

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Anyone know if this will work as an alternative to mr super clear? I can't get my hands on mr super clear so it is either this or no matt spray at all

>>13816193
I like the complexity of building one.

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>>13816197
I hope the cannon can deploy without that top part opening. It's weird.

Maybe you'll like it once you build it.

Building the HG revive myself, got to mask and paint those red lines. I really like the wings and how the cannon deploy. (got and sold a RD, since I felt the face is weird)

>>13816660
That's extremely cool and I feel some shame admitting I'm probably never going to do it. It looks like a shitload of work (mostly the construction of the little kebab spinner) for something I might not do that often. But who knows, maybe one day.

The "Big Is Justice" on the cover at the bottom was worth the link alone though.

>>13816660
Is this a DIY lathe?

Victory 2 Gundam:

1/60: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMCg9rqyTfs
1/100: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E6HZCJjqt8

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wich one should i chose first ?

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My delta plus custom job so far .. Ignore the red the camera makes it look super cakey. Anyone hate it?

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>>13816531
a brush will be fine, you just need a steady hand

>>13817078
SD Neo Zeong then put a HG Sinanju head on it.

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Speaking of crossbone, this thing, is it real? Does an hg of this beauty exist?

Does anyone here have the HG Pale Rider?
How it is?


>>13817144
>that waverider mode

>>13817154
I know. Fucking jovians, right?

>>13817144
never ever
there are some customs out there but that's it

>>13817157
My personal theory about the UC is the further you are from the Earth, the less sane you are

>>13817161
> never ever
Why?

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>>13817166
well, there aren't many crossbone kits out there in the first place and you know bandai hates late UC, so I don't really thing the ghost will ever have a kit

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latest bit of modding kit arrived today, 3mm side glow fiber optic cable

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The next Super Minipla set after the Xabungle set is Ideon. Not sure why Ideon isn't an SRC but I'll take a good ~6 inch Ideon to throw in with my other robots.

>>13817189
What do you intend to do with it?

>>13817231
Either sazabi or zaku power pipes, with metal parts over it

>>13817279
Got any spare piping around to string on it so we can see?

>>13817224
>The next Super Minipla set
What are these?

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Could someone with both the Mega Shiki and either of the Revive Mk IIs throw the Mk II shoulders and lower legs onto the Mega Shiki?

I've been mulling with the idea of making a Zero Shiki for a while now and I'm gonna go with the Amuro version since I've experimented with the old HGUC Rick Dias and the proportions of the backpack binders and shoulders look awful on the Shiki.

>>13816873
How about Testors? Places like Michaels should have it

>>13817082
i question those red parts on the shoulders for blocking the thrusters

>>13817144
what is this? the beginning crossbone?

February Restock translation when?

>>13817430
Is this for the OVA..

Whatever this is. I NEED IT

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ASURAS

REBAKE

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

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>>13817548
Rebake-san, so cool!

>>13817548
Which suit is Chakravartin?

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>>13817615
Seravee?

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>>13817548
>>13817597
Hey. HEY! Step off!

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stickermonster

>>13817621
Old and busted.
>>13817548
New hotness.

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>>13817622

kneeface: ara ara doushio

>>13817445
Stay away from all testors/model master stuff
it is all shit
Their bottle enamel isnt that bad for details but the rest is awful


general rule of thumb you can never go wrong with Tamiya stuff.

>>13816174
>Cut outs in the back of the lower leg for the thigh to fit into

Oh god. Someone finally did it when designing a kit. This thing is gonna have such good articulation.

>>13817154
I do. It's not bad, but the long gun is a bit fragile when posing so be careful not to stress it. It's a little sticker heavy, but some minor white paint applications go a long way.

>>13816252
delicious silky smooth thighs

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>>13817683
have you ever tried it yourself?

I have used Testors on some of my kits and as long as you do it right, I've found the result is pretty nice, pic related is my jesta cannon that I used Testors matte coat on. Looks good to me. I do prefer Mr. Color though, but sometimes it's not available, while it is a better product, I wouldn't consider Testors shit.

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didnt realize it until I was looking on dalong and im probably late but the hands of the end gundam seem like heavily modified parts of one of the thrones in 00 gundams skirts. I didnt even think about it considering the suit seems mostly inspired from deathscythe hell. Part of its definitely because I missed most of 00 but whod think to take it from skirt mounted weapons.

>>13817716
It shit
Their paints are crap
Their glue is too invasive
All of their putty is junk that flakes and shrinks
All the other stuff they make is worthless

You may be satisfied with inferior results but I only accept a higher degree of quality

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>>13817699
I can see it.

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>>13817742
Do not sexualize the hi-mo!

>>13817750
That thickness!

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>>13817750
not my fault zakus faces are perpetually stuck in duck face mode for sucking off too many ReZels

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>>13817829
You can't deny their girth though

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>>13817834

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OMG

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I think I might need to go back and strip the paint off the hair and repaint it. Tamiya paints just goes on too thick. The rest of the body is done in model master.

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>>13817988
Why so pink? It's supposed to be crimson!

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GUESS WHAT'S IN THE BAG!!

What's that MS C kit coming out next month?

>>13818014
Cardigan?

>>13818022
Stop falling for the shitposter, seriously

>>13817632

know what's way easier than that

masking

>>13817619
nice the o ripoff

>>13817082

>the camera makes it look super cakey

you know why that is though right

because it is

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Guess what arrived!!

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whats a good pair of cutters
im using some junk from homo depot it aint cutting it (no pun intended)

>>13818070
I've heard something about "God Hand". I'm actually lookin for some good cutters too. Been using these crappy $10 cutters for 10 kits too many lol

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>>13817729
>conclude that all x brand items are inferior
>no supporting evidence, just more claims
>if you dont agree, you must like shit quality

I honestly believe, with no reservations in my heart, that the products on the left are just as good as the product on the right.

>>13818116
Enjoy your shit quality pleb

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>>13818116
Different guy here. As a long time Tamiya user, I honestly believe, with no reservation in my heart, that Tamiya acrylic paints are shit compared to testors/model master. In terms of acrylics, model master > testors > Tamiya.

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>>13818148
>shitting on testors
Get your feddie ass back to /toy/'s hugbox

>>13818070
>>13818075
Getting a fancy pair of cutters won't automatically make your builds any better, you still need to sand down or slice the nubs if you want to avoid stress marks/discoloration. The only reason you'd want to get a n expensive nipper is to cut closer to the part on the runner and honestly you'd be better off investing in better sanding equipment.

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>>13817683

I did this whole kit with model masters except for the gold, I don't think the materials are the problem

>>13818177
They didn't ask for a fancy pair you ahole they just want something decent

>>13818253
>God hand

>>13818253
NIGGER FUCKING YOU

>the FG Zaku II's hoses are compatible with the HGUC

There is a God and he works at Bandai. When I put the FG's backpack on the HGUC I thought I was fucked.

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>>13818014
>>13818037
>>13818058
>>13818070
>>13818116
>>13818156
>>13818168

Ya'll realize that's all shitposter-kun, right? It's not even new schtick, it's the same old tired-ass stuff.

>>13818156
Don't ever fucking reply to my posts again unless you have something to contribute for this thread.

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>>13818285
This is MY forum. You will play by MY rules.

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>>13818300

This is MY forum. You will play by MY rules.

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>>13818274
>How to deal with tripfags
>not one single post is a tripfag

In my experiance testors square bottle paints are garbage, as is their putty. Their glues are fine although I prefer tamiya extra thin for most things. Model masters acryl is decent for handbrushing but doesn't airbrush as nicely as tamiya. Never used their airbrush paints or nippers, but their brushes and knives aren't worth the price.

That's just my 2 cents though.

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http://d.hatena.ne.jp/UNOYO/20160127/p1

>>13818427
Eternally cursing myself for not buying more than one of each.

>>13818427
Cute as fuck.
I should've ordered more than one ;_;

>>13818449
>>13818455
http://www.fromjapan.co.jp/item/search/?lang=en&word=%E3%83%95%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BA%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB&category=All&auction=1&shopping=1&auction_site=yahoo&shopping_site=yahoo%2Crakuten%2Camazon&logkey=link_top_search&fromlang=ja

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Is FAG the worst acronym?

>>13818427
I told myself I already have a shinki if all I wanted was a cute poseable robot girl figure.

I was wrong.

Now I have to wait for Architect's normal release to get another dose of cute robot girls.

>>13818634
General
Unilateral
Neuro - Link
Dispersive
Autonomic
Maneuver

>wanting disgusting human parts on your robots

I just don't get it, are memegirls for those who are /a/curious?

>>13818455
>>13818449
>Only ordered one
>Missed the Architect preorder
>If the ninja sells out as fast as architect I'll probably miss it too.

Just shoot me now.

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>>13818670
>Not wanting cute waifu for your frame arms.

>>13818693

why would I give my waifu a waifu?

>>13818480
Gonna save that link just in case, thanks.

>>13818682
Ninja?

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>>13818705
Jinrai, a gourai varient. Uses the materia body and is more melee oriented. No release date yet iirc but it's coming after the architect and there are painted prototype pics out.

At wonfess they are also going to reveal some more FAG and the busou shinki strarf.

And if you like little robot girls then desk top army figures are coming in July for relatively cheap.

>>13818723
Oh, that one. Cute as fuck. I hope I have enough money by then to buy a few. Robot girls are love.

>>13818723
next one will be a Baselard based one, right?

>>13818735
Probably. That or Hresvelgr. Those are the only other ones we've seen art of.

>>13818449
>>13818455
Why would you want more than one? She is cute, sure. But there will be other opportunities.
I've missed Architect pre-order and only got Gourai/Stylet/Materia. Probably going to stop here, girl designs are not varied enough.

>>13818750
Well, they're cute, they get sold out fast and with no reprints, and I might mess up on one, and I do like having more than one, make some cute/funny things with them. I got pre-ordered 3 of the white ver to be sure, but sadly can't get another Archi.

>>13818750
You want around 2-3
-OOB
-Painted
-Customs

>>13818750
I want multiple materia for the more articulated body and basic limbs for head/limb swapping. I'm hoping that since it's a basic body they eventually make more of them. It's baffling how they haven't put any back into production based on how stupidly well they are selling.

>>13818750
>>13818764
>>13818773
Etc.

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Anyone here have the MG RX-78-5? Reviews on it are all vague as shit. How good is it?

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>>13817389
sorry that took so long, Also sorry for the grainy ass pics.
no light.

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>>13818941
and with a single 3v 3216 led

>>13818947
Another zaku project? What colours are you going for

or are you doing a gouf

>>13818953
either zaku or the sleeves sazabi conversion.
Leds can be pretty much any colour

>>13817717
Nice catch. Seems legit.

>>13818941
>>13818947
Ah interesting, I'd assume you'd run the wiring through the backpack?

>>13818947
>>13818966

I think it would look best with the Sazabi to make it look more pyschoframey.

It does look a bit ricey.

>>13817078
I want to see them both when they're snap-fit.

>>13817078
X-2 is a bit of a sticker festival so be careful

>>13819138

Oh hi, crapshit-kunt.

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>>13819067
with 0.1mm wire you can put leds pretty much wherever you want.
This is the sazabi kit I'd be fitting it on, after a zaku test run of course

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>>13819633

>Grimgerde uses the Valkyrja Frame
Swordmaiden, Shieldmaiden, and Spearmaiden customs, yes or not?

>>13818866
astrays are so ugly

Has anyone ever spent a bunch of time planning out an increasingly complicated idea or workaround for a kit only to have an epiphany at a random moment while doing something completely unrelated to modeling? And it's an extremely simple and effective method to resolve your original idea? And then you feel really stupid for not thinking of something so obvious sooner?

>>13819715
Yes, almost botched a kit to the point of no return when said epiphany came to mind once recently

>>13819958
how come you never get MG? too poor?

>>13819958
I don't know if it's the photo but that kit looks like shit and I don't think it's even your fault this time. Square blocky skirts and leg thrusters, a lumpen torso that matches none of the rest of the suit and shoulder launchers from a Zeon suit. Fuck me I can't get over how awful those skirts are.

>>13820170
I can convert it back to the regular Nu when I'm bored of it. The parts can be swapped out.

Newfag here, if I'm doing something as simple as painting a part instead of doing the stickers is there anything special I need to do before painting it?

>>13820170
problem is the Nu itself, it came out right before bandai improved the engineering of the HGs by miles

>>13820219
I believe that because my nu is so left-heavy it leans to that side when it's on an action base. I really don't like it. Then my Jegan has a special part engineered just for that purpose, so it doesn't lean.

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>>13820170
Here is the old lineart if you want to see what it was originally intended to look like. It's just Nu with a bunch of extra armor slapped on top.

>>13820219
Kind of. The HGUC Nu is actually a really nice kit all things considered. It actually has some inner frame, it's got a surprising amount of detail when you actually look (The joints, under the skirts and certain armor panels), the shoulder armor is a separate piece on a hinge that the shoulder peg goes through that at the time was mostly on MG, actual pegs on the hands to hold weapons in place, every funnel is individual and has an ingenious mechanism for attaching to each other, uniquely molded beam saber blades, and pretty much every accessory for the Nu you could want save for the stolen geara doga rifle.

Basically it was as nice as they could possibly make an HG at the time (All the CCA HGUC were like this too, really insanely nice HG for their time) that also tried bringing a couple of MG features down to the HG line.

That said hip and thigh swivels would be much appreciated. The articulation isn't that terrible either, and it's still a really nice HG, especially if you paint it up.

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>>13820252
>>13820170
The lineart I forgot I was going to post.

>>13820209
The guide details prepping pretty well

>>13820257
It still strikes me as being designed by someone with split personality disorder, one of which likes curves and the other likes 90-degree angles. I think it's rare that a Gundam design has so extreme an artistic dissonance with itself.

But what do I know, I don't get to draw robots for a living and fuck asian girls.

>>13820257
Those are some nice honkin' tits.

>>13818866
I have both units 04 and 05. Engineering wise they are pretty simple to build, but also a bit "primitive" due to their age. The color separation is pretty good (mainly the thrusters/verniers need paint). No tabs to secure the weapons in the hands though, and the arm joints are a bit strange and possibly flimsy.

Overall the kits are pretty cheap and solid despite their age. The weapons each one comes with are nicely designed. If you were to get both they make for a great display piece.

tldr; Decent older MGs that are worth the cheap prices.

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Hexa is fashionable

YES[ ]
NO[ ]

to me it looks like a balding head

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Why no HG /m/?

>>13820411
They're waiting for the movie to be released first. Right?

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I really want a red Kampfer Amazing to go with my Sazabi. Planning to drop all yellow. Very dark grey for the main body, light gray for thrusters and equipment.

Any comments on the color balance, please?

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Somewhat new to this, and I'm a little confused. Was pic related a conversion kit for the GN-X or GN-XIII or something, or was it its own HG that I cannot for the life of me find any evidence that it ever existed?

>>13820663

That, friendo is a scratch build by some little Japanese man who has more patience and skill than this entire general

>>13820690
Oh wow, okay then. Guess I'll stop looking around for that one. Thanks.

>>13820709

If you're interested, I've tried to read the text boxes with what little Japanese I know. Anyway, it seems like he's done a bit of a kitbash with a few of the HG Gundam 00 kits. Looks like he stole some parts off of the Dynames and a few other ones to make the sword.

Very, very, impressive work.

I find that Gundam Breaker is a good way to test color schemes before you paint.

I found out that my dad likes the Zakus I buy and wants to make one. What do?

>>13820731

but why

>>13820743
Get him a Zaku. They're stupid cheap and you could give him pointers.

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I want to make a horrible mistake tonight but I want to paint it but live in an apartment and been out of modelling for 6 years

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>>13820743

Has your dad ever built a model before?

No: Buy him a cheap one.

Yes: Show him the different types of Zakus and go on from there.

>>13820792
That is one sad Zaku. Impressive, but sad.

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Got shitfaced and built gunpla, on a scale of Nub Destiny to Red Striker how bad is this?

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>>13820619
At least panel line it son

>>13820938
Good god.

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>>13820938
What the fucking fuck

>>13820938
IS THAT SHIELD FUCKING MELTING HOLY SHIT

Oh goddamnit. Back to the IRC guys.

>>13820993
I'm pretty sure it's hardened primer, hand painted on the poor thing.

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How come this never got translated?

Funny they deleted all of my pictures but not the spammer's who wants you to move to his hug-box on /toy/.

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>>13821268
that's because you built up a bad reputation and people now think that YOU are the shitposter.


now enjoy this badly taken picture of something I'm planning to paint to look like a crossbone

>>13821311
I never expected you to have a AGE kit Fllay.

I thought your collection was all SEED.

>>13821348
TRAITOR! SEED IS THE ONLY TRUE GUNDAM

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>>13821348
>all SEED
you have much to learn.

>>13821362
Alright then Fllay.

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I finished thing

>>13821390
Those lines on the front of the shoulders are a little bit too thick my man, try to clean it up a bit with a cotton swab.

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Finished the HG Double X the other night, this is one of my favorite designs.

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Guess i'll leave my MG crossbone here until i get new panel line pens as both my blacks dried up on this kit.

also painted the weapons gold instead of grey because pirate kings need gold.

i'll give the cloak a try once i get some blu-tac and try some weathering on it

>>13820938

>Got shitfaced
>Built Gunpla

Dude, how?

>>13821362
whatever, kit on sale is kit on sale

>>13820536
Asking again for feedback and suggestions for the color scheme.
Does it look weird?

>>13821456
Try to break up the black on the arm and the crotch/thigh area a bit, it looks like a man wearing full body spandex suit with a few red armor piece here and there.

>>13820536
>>13821456
color the formerly-yellow parts on the binders dark grey or something; it's too bland for me

>>13821311
>people now think that YOU are the shitposter.
implying he isn't and hasn't been a shitposter since he got here

I was wondering if RG was worth the effort over HG

>>13821532
Quite the contrary, RG requires less effort to make it looks good

>>13821491
Err, that's precisely the kind of look I was going for, a bulky warrior type. If it made you think "man in armor" on first glance, I suppose the color scheme is doing its job. Not necessarily spandex, though.
But now that you've mentioned it, yeah, it does look Kamen Rider-ish.

>>13821494
Will do. Dark grey, or maybe I'll restore yellow to the binders only.

Thanks, both of you.

>>13821532

Do you like stickers?

>>13821532
It'll take more time if you want to use all the marking foils but otherwise, you're literally just snapping together bits and pieces of plastic. Snap building gunpla doesn't take any effort.

So I'm trying to paint my Brave Commander Test type. Have any of you painted transformable mobile suits before? What do you do about the moving parts that scrape really close together?

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The smell of a new fresh gunpla.

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R8 & H8

>>13821906
Enjoy your cancer

>>13821937
Something still feels off about it but it looks a lot better lined and posed. Something about the head keeps bothering me. Maybe it's just because the hg has a worse head sculpt than the 1/100.

>>13821937
The lining really helps, but the torso could still use a little more colour. But I still dig the heavyweight look. I'd buy it.

>>13821986

The shoulder pads on the left are NOICE.

>>13821937
>shoulder and torso is white
and here we have new ugliest main gundam ever

>>13822041
I-i-it just doesn't h-have stickers on yet

Damn that Hi-Resolution Model Barbatos looks good. Does anyone know if the frame is pre assembled or not? On all the pictures I've seen, only the runners for the armor and the frame are shown together.

>>13821937
What, uh.. is that weapon?

>>13822058
a giant vice for repairing space pipes. colonies have sewers too, you know.

>>13822056
The inner frame is pre assembled yes

what're the top 3 best PGs?

>>13822092
purely from a position of engineering, Strike, MK II, and GP01/fb

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>>13821906

so i picked off all pieces of same color.

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>>13822179

tended the nubs with x-acto and sandpaper

>>13821986
Left : pleb
Right : edgy teenager

>>13822041
It's not ugly, it's more like bland.

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>>13822188

>>13821906
Regular Leopard when?

>>13821986
Mobius zero and blitz?

>>13822199
Soon, I imagine.

Then they could finally do Airmaster Burst and Leopard Destroy.

>>13821685
Anyone? I did a test coat on the torso section, and the parts are so snug together that the paint chipped off, and I feel like if I try to topcoat it, it'd just be too tight to move.

>>13822196
>that cloudy
shit nigga, what did you add to the broth?

>>13822253
just sand the contact points

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>>13820536
was bored and had a mess around with it
hope you dont mind anon

>>13822196
What's this even for?

>>13822335
to remove the oily layer on surface of the kit so that the paint can stick better on the surface

>>13822277
Ultrasonic activity (cavitation) helps the solution to do its job; plain water would not normally be effective. The cleaning solution contains ingredients designed to make ultrasonic cleaning more effective. For example, reduction of surface tension increases cavitation levels, so the solution contains a good wetting agent (surfactant). Aqueous cleaning solutions contain detergents, wetting agents and other components, and have a large influence on the cleaning process. Correct composition of the solution is very dependent upon the item cleaned. Solutions are mostly used warm, at about 50–65 °C (122–149 °F), however, in medical applications it is generally accepted that cleaning should be at temperatures below 45 °C (113 °F) to prevent protein coagulation.

Water-based solutions are more limited in their ability to remove contaminants by chemical action alone than solvent solutions; e.g. for delicate parts covered with thick grease. The effort required to design an effective aqueous-cleaning system for a particular purpose is much greater than for a solvent system.

Some machines (which are not unduly large) are integrated with vapour degreasing machines using hydrocarbon cleaning fluids: Three tanks are used in a cascade. The lower tank containing dirty fluid is heated causing the fluid to evaporate. At the top of the machine there is a refrigeration coil. Fluid condenses on the coil and falls into the upper tank. The upper tank eventually overflows and clean fluid runs into the work tank where the cleaning takes place. Purchase price is higher than simpler machines, but such machines are economical in the long run. The same fluid can be reused many times, minimising wastage and pollution.

Carbon tetrachloride was used in the past, but is now prohibited as a health hazard.

>>13822369
shouldn't a tub with soap, with minor stir & brush would do the trick as well?

>>13820663
Literally a GN-X with plaplates and Zwei's sword.

>>13822384
>why use nippers, sandpaper and craft knives when nail clippers, nail files and letter openers work just as well?

>>13822384
Yes, but an ultrasonic cleaner is a hell of a lot faster, since you can clean all the parts at once instead of spending hours doing it by hand. It's a bit of an investment though.

>>13822409
I personally just dump everything into a bucket with warm water and soap, and stir it while I take a shower. Only ten minutes and it's worked fine for me all this time.

>>13822409

i spent like 20 bucks on that, sides i bought mainly to clean my airbrush.

http://www.tovatech.com/blog/4376/ultrasonic-cleaner/ultrasonic-cleaners-dangerous-to-human-organs-bones

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>>13816138
its face is a bit funny looking though, it cant pull off a serious look as good as say a gouf.

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>>13822196

And its done.

Should had painted more layers of primer, but this is my first time trying to airbrush primer instead of using canned ones, it end up clogging my airbrush and i went "fuck it" and painted the color after unclogging.

Also made a bit of scratches here and there, lets just assume its battle-damage and apply weathering-makeup later in game.

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Just finished panel lining the sazabi, still need to panel line the rick diaz but the rick diaz was a ton of fun to build

>>13822679
That was fast

>>13822688
That's what she said

>>13820938
That's worse than the non-grade ZZ handpainted with nail polish that i bought for dirt cheap last year

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>>13822679
blog time: despite having a better respirator and safety goggles, i went for airbrush wearing the simplest mask i was wearing to sand/hand paint. Now my eye membranes and kinda sticky, hope everything is alright ill be able to wake up tomorrow without any bigger issues.

>>13822688
Red makes everything 3x faster.

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>>13822732
>my eye membranes and kinda sticky
>hope ill be able to wake up tomorrow
Why not call a doctor before you blind yourself?

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>>13822732
I airbrush in a closed room with no airflow and no safety equpiment for years and ive had no problems
hahaha

>>13822732
The only eye protection I ever wear when airbrushing are my glasses and I've never had a real problem with the lacquer affecting my eyes unless the wind blew the paint into my face.

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Got my bae on a stand. I figured out a way to keep it upright.

>>13822699
Oh wow it's been like 5 years since someone told me that joke, thanks for the giggle man

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Snowing here in colorado so took some shots of my RG wing outside. Thoughts/tips on photo shooting outside?

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>>13822999
Excuse the finger slightly over the cam, its cold out

>>13823006
The least you could do is delete the horizontal image but nooo *I'm* the shitposter.

>>13822999
>>13823006

nice trips

Anyway, wait until it's sunny if possible

Have your model face the sun, with your back to the sun and the model "looking" at the sun

Find a spot that isn't the courtyard of your apartment complex desu senpai

>>13821937
not terrible but a massive step down
that weapon though, i dont care what cool gimmick it might have, its fucking ugly

>>13823014
I could but I thought it was the best photo N not sure how to rotate from photo gallery on phone
>>13823031
Thanks ill keep that in mind, I was holding out for snow for the wing gundam but getting lighting is a lot harder than expected.

Is there any way to get hot glue off a PG?

>>13822999
>>13823006
cover the bottom of the AB with the snow, like you almost did in the first one.

>>13823121
try using your tongue faggot

>>13823117
Just ignore snapshit, it's for the best.

>>13822999
>>13823006

Needs a bit of nub removal in a few places, also you should read up on mark setter and mark softer for the decals, posing is pretty on point though

>>13823185
I dont think I missed any nubs, I think some of the spots on it that look like nubs are snowflakes. But ill read up in stickers and decals. I applied the stickers pretty carefully but they still peel off like on the right arm and part of the wing

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Hello again. Finally finished adding in the pink LED for the mono eye and psycho frame chest piece. I had to use a clear red piece of runner from a unicorn to dim the chest area, but it gave it a slightly more red tint that looks nice in person. I did manage to keep everything inconspicuous, having a small battery stored in the back and the switch hidden just underneath the back torso area. Threaded the fiber optics just beneath the back of the head as well. Unfortunately, the mono eye did loose some of its swivel capabilities, but the result still works. I had thought of adding in LEDs to the binders for the cannons, but I think I've monkeyed with this long enough. I'm lucky the stand and chest work as is, considering my poor soldering skills.

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>>13823006

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>>13823277

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>>13823275
a close up of the chest area.

>>13823277
>>13823294
Thank you fellow anon!

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>>13823313

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>>13823360

>>13823275
I remember you saying something about the thruster lights earlier but I can't remember if you said they were painted in fluorescent paint or actually rigged.

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>>13820938

>>13823382
They were painted with glow paint. The problem with the thrusters is that its a dual ball socket system. They're so thin that you cant really drill a hole into them without seriously weakening the structure. Otherwise, I would have rigged all of the thrusters on the binders and feet as well. On the plus side, with the paint charged, they can give off a fair amount of light, and it stays charged for a good couple of hours. Less stressful than trying to carefully drill a hole through a rounded surface.

>>13823360
Looks good, anon! A little dark, but good.

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>>13822679

Enough gunpla for today.

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>>13823294

we photoshop now?

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my eyes

>>13823627
did they do this to the limited edition one?

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>>13823624

>>13823651
It's beautiful.

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dear bandai

pls release RE/100 Leo asap you fucking piece of shit assholes
thanks

-anon

>>13823696
Dear anon, fuck you. Here's Kshatriya.

- with love, bandai.

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>>13823624

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>>13816697
I got this one

>>13823712
>>13823696
fuck though 1/100 Kshatriya is going to be a monster

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>>13823730
PSYCHEDELIC:

THE TRIP

>>13823696
I hope the re line doesnt stop hgs from being released of these units. Jegan still should have been mg though...

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>>13823712
Why must we fight Bandai?

I'm surprised the Leo made the cut. It's gonna be my first 1/100 Model.

>>13823696
>Reborn-One Hundred Reborns Gundam

about fucking time

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>>13823713
>forgetting the most important filter

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>>13823730
2/3

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>>13823762

>>13823776
needs more laughing heero

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>>13823756

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>>13823780
>>13823776

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To place the neo-zeon seal or not to place the neo-zeon seal. That is the question.

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>>13823780
>>13823793

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another update with the MG Nu Ver Ka
I love how the A turned out in the shoulder
gotta have to stock some paint to keep working on this

>>13823796
perfect

>>13823751
>I'm surprised the Leo made the cut. It's gonna be my first 1/100 Model.

None of those are officially getting kits except for the Efreet. They are just designs being considered for release with no commitment yet.

>>13823807
Very nice

>>13823807
Nu Ver Ka is love.

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>>13823801
You know, that Jagd Doga would look so much better with even the tiniest amount of extra effort.

>>13823624
>>13823651
>>13823713
>>13823756
>>13823776
>>13823793
>>13823796
>>13823802
Saving all of these because theyre way better than all of the pictures I originally took

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>>13823857
>It needs to look good to be enjoyed

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>>13823819
Why must you piss on my dream?

>>13823857
Depends. If you were going to play with it, it's probably not worth the investment to even spend time finishing off the panel lining.

>>13823857
Just ignore snapshit.

>>13823819
If the Leo is taken, I'm certainly buying it, and I rarely ever get MGs (I get more fun/dollar with HGs, so rarely do I buy the MGs).

>>13823857
I think I need the right xacto knife to cut the funnel wires out. I'm scared to do it with my blade. Also what are you using for the thruster effects on the funnels?

>>13823845
than what the Hi Nu ver Ka will be?
after I complete the Nu I think I'll work on 1 or 2 SRW I have here before tackling the hi nu
I still have to get that HWS expansion too for it

>>13823919
Shredded packing peanuts lightly sprayed with pearlescent top coat.

>>13823888
the re/100 arent master grade tier
they are big high grade

so expect large pieces, few inner frame parts if any, and big seam lines

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>>13823944
> Hi Nu ver Ka
Personally, I think it's inferior to Nu. Nu looks unique. Hi-Nu looks like a generic winged gundam. Colors are meh too, while simple black and white color scheme of original Nu is pure style.

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>>13817122
why i would do that ?

>>13819163
Just Snap for the moment. waiting to do a custom of different variation of metalized red.

>>13819138
i just finish him and see that (same for the x-1) but has i plane to paint theme it's not really a problem.

>>13823945
>>13823887

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Always wanted to try a resin kit.

So much prep work though. Looks like a quality kit however

>>13824155

>Dem high heels

AoZ suits are fucking GOAT, I wish bandai would make more of them, or at least make a MG Hazel and the subsequent suits

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>>13823807
looking good

>>13824155
>giving it those disgusting fucking faggot heels