Gunpla/Plamo General

>>14414690
Fabulous paint job right there.

Here's a tip for anyone who's sick and tired of the wings falling off of their HGUC V2 Buster or Assault Buster Gundams:

Basically, the problem is that the ball won't seat properly in the polycap socket piece that goes in the wing. This is annoying as fuck because this means the wing will drop off the ball joint if you stare at it hard. So, what I did on my second set of wings (I bought two Assault Buster kits) is that instead of putting the poly cap inside the wing and then plopping it onto the T-shaped piece with the balls on it, I put the poly cap on the T-shaped piece first, and then pushed it into the hole in the wing. This forced the lips of the poly cap down around the outside of the ball, and it's in there basically for good.

Now, the thing is that if you've assembled the wing the other way already, you can still fix it unless you've glued the parts - what you need to do is gently pry the wings apart, and then use a thin-ish rod (I used the innards of a ballpoint pen) and push the poly cap out of the hole from the inside. Then you put the poly cap over the ball, and push it back into the part, and put the whole wing together again. And it's never, ever coming off.

Happy modelling!

>>14414512

>>14414738

Kind of wondering what else went into that kit besides the obvious? I can see it's basically a Quanta with Unicorn arms, but it also looks like the knee armor was expanded, and I don't recognize the joint at the top of the arm (inside the shoulder armor) at all...

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Anyone here built the 1/72 VF-31 yet? Initial reviews are apparently quite good bar the decals.

Looking for more first hand opinions though.

>>14414690
>whitepeopledancing.jpg
my sides

nice build though

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>>14414822
i think its from the unicorn too

>>14414428
Mr. Mark stuff is for waterslide decals. MicroSet and MicroSol are used for the same thing will probably be cheaper and easier to get
The Limonene cement smells like citrus apparently, no idea what the difference for S is. Tamiya extra thin cement is probably more convenient anyways.
Surfacer and Finishing Surfacer are basically primers (supposed to smooth out small imperfections in the plastic)
Masking Sol R is just a different formula that does the same thing as regular masking sol (alternative for masking tape)
Base white 1000 is a primer
Color Levelling Thinner is a paint thinner that apparently helps achieve a more consistent coat (for airbrushing use). Also works really well with Tamiya acrylics IIRC

Has anyone here owned/built the MG sword calamity conversion kit? Just found out this existed and happen to have an unbuilt freedom.

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>>14413468
Christ man learn to pose before building anything else.

>>14414024
Acrysion is actually alcohol based
the reason I wanted solvent resistant bottles though is actually for the lacquer thinner and cleaner bottles.

OK so I want to go for a shopping spree for gunpla supplies like cements blades and airbrush colors. Point is that I'm new to the hobby and I don't know what some of the below things are. So any help is appreciated.
P.S I know what the cement is used for but don't know what these types are for.

Mr.MARK SOFTER NEO
Mr.MARK SETTER
Mr Cement - Limonene Type (Extra Thin) 40ml
Mr. Cement S
MR. Surfacer Pro
MR. Finishing Surfacer
Mr. MASKING SOL "neo"
Mr. Base White 1000
Mr. Color Leveling Thinner

>>14415362
- softens water decals makes them wrap around curves and sink into panel lines
- helps water decals stay
- literally cement with a citrus smell
-thin cement
-primer
-primer with a very fine finish
-liquid masking
-white primer
-thinner for lacquer paints that helps get a more even coat.

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>>14415150

>>14415362
>>14415039

>>14414512

I have it and yes those are stickers and not clear parts for the eyes.

Overall I found it disappointing. For when it came out it uses some older engineering in places like pegs instead of balljoints for the hands and balljointed hips with no thigh rotation. It is also difficult to get it to hold the rifle and it may have just been mine but the forearms love to fall apart.

>>14415039
>>14415380
thanks /m/ates

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>>14415399
This, I like this

>>14415399
Is Rx-78-2 trying to be a cool beauty?

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I'm looking forward to making a diorama with this guy and really detailing the fuck out of the internals.

>>14415150
>tfw almost the only pose I do without a base is a variation of number 4, slightly turned to the right

>>14415150

If they'd hold poses, I'd do just that, but many of them have joints too loose to do more than stand there now.

Some of the worst ones will be going in a cupboard to make room for my MG kits, as soon as my Unicorn and Sinanju action bases arrive.

Also, it really would be easier to pose the kits that will pose well if I could find all the parts for them. My 00Q is not on the shelf right now because I can't find it's sword. Which is double annoying because I own two of the things...

>>14415399
Did you make this? Because it's funny.

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>>14415504

I mean, I do *know* how to pose. But it doesn't feel like doing a bunch of action poses would be an effective use of my space.

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>>14415511
Yeah, I got inspired by the storytelling threads on /toy/ and decided to make a 4 panel comic.

I took a long break from plamo after that, but as you can see I'm back so expect more of my rampant snapfaggotry.

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>>14415589

Also, some things are just really awkward to find a good pose for.

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>>14415610

I miss my Galaxy S3, it took good pictures. This Sony thing supposedly has a better camera, but the pictures always look like shit. (00 Cheese pics are a few years old, 00Q pic was taken just now. )

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Very cool kit.
Whoever in the last thread suggested dipping stickers in water before placement, thank you so much.
Way less agitation this time around.

>>14414861

Kit is a massive decalfest but nothing new insofar as Macross kits go or some other plamo like some of Hasegawa's shits.

Other than that it looks great. Literally only way it could be better would be if it came with prepainted parts.

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>>14415654
>dipping stickers in water

>>14415808
No bubbles, and they stick on all the same.

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>>14414861
Today I Got a Robot, a Plane robot and a plane in the mail. BACKLOG FOR THE BACKLOG GOD

>>14415816
For some reason it irk me that the order wasn't: A robot, a plane, and a robot plane

>>14415808
i THINK HE MEANS WATER SLIDES.

>>14415837
No, it strangely enough helps with stickers too.

>>14415808
>>14415837
No, he means stickers >>14404037

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>>14415628
what the fuck are you talking about? "00q" just has a greasy as fuck lens cover. Wipe your phone with something clean before you take a shot. Pic is from a Sony Z5, whilst I'll admit that the S7 and 6S do have better cameras.

Also for future reference, the lighting and composition is better in the first picture.

>>14415837
Powered GM doesnt have waterslides.

>>14415866
Sayuri is best grill, anyone who says otherwise can Impact Blue.

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>>14415931
I wasnt aware of a initial D silvia in these colours, but this is an S15, not S13.

>>14415953
The Sileighty might not exactly be that shade, but the fact that you got where I was going with it is enough for me.

>>14414690
>>14415150

>>14415866

First of all, the phone is clean, that's not the problem. Some things that *might* be problems are the scratches on the lense cover (it's a Z2, the whole thing is glass on both sides, all of it scratch proof...except the lense cover, which is also the only bit that's not covered up by the protector I have for it), or the fact that I managed to drop it on a concrete floor when it was a week old and had to send it in for a new screen.

It doesn't matter what the reason is, my S3 took much nicer pictures than what I've ever gotten out of my Z2 in any conditions.

And seeing as it's *finally* paid off in full this month, after two years, it's time to shop for a new one, which will hopefully take good pictures again.

>>14415654
Is this troll or for real

>>14416061
see >>14404037

>>14416051
Yeah, I had a HTC One X and it had a fucking great camera, huge lens, was really disappointed with the Z2 and it's paid off now but the battery is still good and it's still quick. Really disappointed that a company that can make good cameras made such bad cameras for their phones.

>>14416061

It's real, apparently dipping the stickers quickly make them slippery like water transfers while remaining as durable as normal stickers, so you can get them into just the right spot and then rub them down with a Q-tip.

I have not had the opportunity to try it myself, but I am going to do so with my VF-31J as soon as it arrives. If it actually works I will be a really happy builder, because it'll take care of so many problems.

>>14416099
Why not just use the water slides included?

>>14416051
Photography is mostly down to lighting. The play of light and shadows can make some poses pop more than others. But having a bright adjustable light source is key. Bad lighting will make even the finest of paint jobs and models look bad.

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Is there some site who ship replacement parts other than in the US?

Or alternatively is there someone here who doesn't care about his RG 00 raiser anymore and is willing to sell me the right horn?

>>14416313
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RG-1-144-00-Raiser-Part-D1-parts-Gunpla-Gundam-Parts-/261916805753
just find the runner

>>14416360
thanks

>>14415654
>Day 10, they don't realize I'm a Guncannon

>>14416141

Because the water slides included with previous Macross kits have been insanely fragile, and don't stick to bare plastic worth a damn. So as soon as you transform the kit, and get plastic-on-decal contact, you have a huge hole in your water decal with edges that chip further. This is even with clearcoat under and on top of the decal, btw.

The chief problem with stickers in my previous experience has been that unless they go on perfectly the first time, you're fucked, because if you peel them off and try again they won't stick. But when you do get them on perfect, the stickers are basically scratchproof on top, and only the edges are vulnerable to lifting.

So if dipping the stickers allows me to apply them like they were water slide transfers, with enough give to get them exactly where I want, and then retain the sticker durability once they're dry...

>>14416360
>Both horns are sold out
Well

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>Feel urge to build an F91 team to go along with my Titans team

>Start with an ancient kit and an online exclusive

They came in the mail today. I have the feeling that things are going to go terribly for me.

>>14416497
should have gotten the R type Jegan.

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>>14415469
You. I like you.

>>14416099
Bonus point, when pushing the water out from the underside with q-tip it also prevent any air bubbles trapped beneath the sticker.

>>14414690
Please refrain from racism when posting the OP.

>tfw 3-d printed conversion kits never
>you'll never be able to make your own conversion kit uses the Strike frame to make the Trias Gundam from that Seed A-Star doujin

My MG Rx78 Origin and DX finally arrived in a fuckhuge box.
The import document is hilarious:
>Scale model
>Automotive assembling part
>Clothes of diverse composition
>Unmounted glasses
>Physical culture apparatus
>Button operated control module
What the fuck is this even?
What the fuck FedEx.

>>14415399
I'm liking the blue and brown gundams, what are the base models for them?

>>14417378
They're FA-78 variants.

>>14416645
Wtf was racist

Is Satin a decent coat?

>>14417396
How are we meant to know your taste? Look up pictures of Satin coated kits and decide that way.

So I got some gundam markers, and wanted to fix the psychoframe a bit. gundam eye green+awakened psychoframe looks great, is there anything that I could apply to the red/yellow psychoframes of FAU/Banshee Norn to make it look a bit better, but keep the clearness?

>>14417395

probably the image file name:
>whitepeopledancing.jpg

>>14417581
You can do better than that

>>14417581
laaaame sjw

Welp I just ordered a GM Sniper K9 and I preordered both Ghost Jegans.

I think I'm mentally ill.

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>>14415654
>dipping stickers in water

>>14416099
Will it also stop the stickers from fucking being attracted to the plastic like a soft magnet?

fucking static electricity fuck you

>>14415399
They're Fix Figurations, they cant pull off any pose without breaking anyway.

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is the Hygogg HC decent or garbo?

>>14417873
I've heard it's actually quite good despite its age.

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>>14415654
>dipping stickers in water

Fucking samefags

>>14414690
What are some good alternatives to Amiami?

>>14418026
Dipping stickers in water

>>14418026
Good alternative is thoroughly subjective.
The other big retailer for people ordering straight from Japan is usually HLJ, though.

>>14418084
If it's out of stock at Amiami, what are the chances that other stores would have it?

>>14418093
Pretty bad, as Amiami is known for updating their stock more thoroughly
What is it you're looking for?

>>14418099
Yeah, that's what I thought.

Originally, I was looking for the HCM Pro 51-00 Tieren Ground Type gunpla, and then I saw the Chogokin VF-171 Nightmare Plus and wanted that as well.

>>14414690
>Knight of Chaos

perfect name for an edgia

>>14415482
I like to do 6 and 7 a lot, personally.

>>14418116
Never mind, Amazon has everything.

But apparently the VF-171 has
>There is a known Quality Control issue with this edition. The black triangles that say NUNS that hold the shoulders on have been known to break. It is recommended that the screws holding these triangles together be loosened a half turn.

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>>14417873
Itsa really good kit despite of its dirtcheap price and age. Also her nonstandart build and articulation will never bore you.

t.mestillbuildingitfor2days

>>14418135
That's not an exia though.

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Would Freedom be good for a gloss topcoat?
I want to try topcoating it soon but it's impossible to find mr. topcoat matte anywhere.

>>14418559
Why not a HGUC Sazabi or Kampfer?
Also, there are other alternatives for matte topcoat. You don't just have to use the gundam suggested products.

>>14418598
Because I already have a Freedom on the way.
What's a good non-Mr. Hobby matte top coat?

So is there a specific reason that I am paying out the ass for SAL shipping this month

>>14418722
Japan's yen is getting stronger but I don't know. Did you order more shit than usual or an otherwise heavy item?

>>14418912
4 HG kits on one order and the 1/72 Siegfried and the two busts on another both ran me around 4000 for SAL shipping

>>14418920
Time to find a cheaper hobby anon.

>>14418698
Tamiya and model masters. Testor's is also an option, but people have mixed opinions on it.

>>14418920
At that point wouldn't EMS be just slightly more expensive?

>>14419002

Yeah, if you're buying 5 kits you might as well bite the four bucks extra for EMS.

>>14417770
They are called Fix Figuration for a reason.

>>14417873
It has a clear mono-eye liked the Jager. You won't see it unless you paint it.

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What's the best GM or GM variant Master Grade?

Pic unrelated.

>>14419513
>GM variant Master Grade
The RX 78. because that's the closest to a gm you'll ever get

SOMETIMES I JUST WANT TO DRIVE TILL THE STREETS RUN OUT

>>14418026

Try Amazon - for single kits, they usually can't be beat. Be careful to check so they don't add shipping charges after it says "free shipping" though, there's something weird going on where on the very last page of the ordering process, the one where pressing OK is going to charge your account, they sometimes add 20 bucks for shipping and handling after saying "free shipping". You can still back out at that point and find another vendor though, so it's only mildly annoying.

Also, some of the vendors send along fun stuff when you order from them. I have a couple of paper cranes that came with orders from AnimeOne I think, together with a hand written letter of "thank you for shopping with us", and a bag of tea and a pack of Gundam chewing gum from Sukiyaki...

>>14419513
the GM 2.0 is the newest GM Variant to come out however it hasn't been restocked in several months and can be hard to find if you aren't japanese even then its sold out in mandarake or have Amazon access. The Jesta is an option but its a bit tacticool

>>14415816
>Hayate Imelman use
You're going to have to buy Messer's soon

>>14419598

>Implying everyone didn't want Messer's anyway for that hilarious shinigami decal

>>14419621
It's not the decal, it's the colors. They're better than Hayahaya's light blue.

>>14419598
>>14419621
Well, got The Arad version on Preorder since he has the "skull one" insignia. So I don't know if I'd like another one just for another skull decal. I'd really like the RVF-25 but it didn't get a reprint, so maybe I should just wait for the RVF-31. At that point I should just get mirage for the max and milia effect, and then I'd be crazy not to complete the set right? Hopefully there will be super/fast /tornado /Armored versions to break the monotony

Imagine the decalfest that the Drakens will be.

>>14419917
I fear for how the gold will be done

>>14419562
What. It never happened to me but then I use Amazon.fr. I'll be careful from now on, though.

The horror, just as I was applying the very last bit of top coat to the final piece of my kit, the piece somehow fell out of the clip and onto the ground.

It's lightly scratched and you almost can't see it, but it bugs the hell out of me.

Guess you aint finished till you're finished...

>>14420472
Which model/build were you doing?

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>>14419513
That one anon is right about the 2.0 being the best OG GM, but as far as variants go the best is the GM Type C (Unless you count the Nemo as a GM variant)

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Total Slowpoke here, but holy shit this looks really fucking good.

Totally hit me out of left-field now that I'm paying attention to releases again.

>>14418026
if you live in the u.s., it's tower hobbies. they're always having promos and shit like free shipping

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Hey, this is acrylic right, and that means water based? Can I use this with the different gunpla plastics and Tamiya sprays cans? Remember reading on Tamiyas page that there isn't supposed to be any problems mixing it (in the layer sense) with acrylics and enamels.

>>14420951
as long as the base coat is dry, it should be fine.

>>14420748
A HG Barbatos, that dark grey and red one that was posted a few days ago

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Finally have non grainy pics
Based lightboxes

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>>14417581
You seem to have taken a wrong turn; this is a board for men to talk about large robots.

Facebook is over there buddy.

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She's done anons. I'm glad that I went with dark grey instead of black. Since everyone called the color scheme edgy I figured why not roll with it, so yeah Edgelord Barbatos.

>>14421309

If you want to take it all the way file some teeth into that katana.

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Would military color work on this thing?

Thinking of using IJN gray for this.

>>14421309
Looks really nice anon

>>14420951
Acrylic spraycans are not water based and typically lacquer based.

>>14421309
I'm gonna puke over the color choice, but it's the best model I've seen all month so great job!

Hey guys I'm returning to gunplay after dropping it for nearly a decade in favor of wargaming minis.

Am I good to go with how I paint 40k stuff re edge highlighting and needing to prime the whole model? I remember as a youth I used to just paint and PA el line over the plain model colors, but I'm worried about streaks on the large surface areas.

Also, how to keep whites crisp. 40k with the layers and priming make painting clean whites a pain, so I assume there's an easier way with gunpla.

Should I just use white spray cans?

Thanks.

>>14421377
I suggest reading the guide.

>>14421332
do you want a grey with a greenish tint like the original plastic? Tamiya Dark Sea Grey or Light Sea Grey might be a better choice.

>>14421440
Hmm, never thought of that. Anything with blueish tint too?

>>14421377
To get truly crisp white, prime with light grey, then prime with white, then white paint. If you try to do just white primer or white paint over vibrant colors you're going to get bleed, hence the grey.

And edge highlighting with a brush doesn't work to well on gunpla scale things and is a massive pain to do well. You want to shade and highlight with an airbrush to get a shading effect on gunpla and similar vehicle models.

>>14420951
Make sure to test it out on some spoons first, some spray cans just blast out the paint and leads to terrible orange peel

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>>14421332
Became a FAG myself today. I assume painting is fairly standard for these, really feel like Koto could have provided better colour seperation considering the box art is literally false advertising. Still, she's a qt.

>>14421571
>that screen

Didn't see it till the last second. Good one anon.

>>14421571

News flash, companies show you the kit with all the paint and decals applied. You always have to put in legwork, even on Bandai shit.

Honestly, the FAG line is among Koto's best.

>>14421571
Like 99% of model kit boxart features painted, decaled, and even weathered kits done by pros. Bandai just spoils its customers and koto is standout for doing colored plastic and pre-decaled faces at all.

Anyone here have experience with the MG GN-X?
It looks cool but I hear it has bad joints and limited articulation.

>>14421328
One can only go edge so far anon

>>14421309
Fuck you anon I wanted to be the first for that colour scheme. Now I'll have to find another edgyer colour scheme.

>>14420748
see
>>14421309

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>>14421463
AS-25 is another good choice for bluish grey paint, i beleive its what i used on my TU-22M3. the bottom of my Mave is AS-18 Light Gray (IJA) which has just a bit of green worked into the grey color.

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>>14421623
>Bandai just spoils its customers
Coming from a largely MG background; maybe this is the case. Pic related is both kits assembled without decals, the only difference being that the Jesta is matte topcoated. Also ignore the pose, didn't even realise the similarity until I brought the box out.

>>14421600
I understand that priming, painting, weathering and topcoating are all steps that need to be to taken to get to what would be considered a "true" version of a kit; but I would still expect a kit to include at least waterslides to bring it up to the base colours displayed. Even if it ended up similar to the decal hell of recent YFs.

Maybe I'm just being naive, but as an anon without an airbrush I can't help but feel like my FAG should be more than she is, and I just want what's best for her.

>>14421702
Fuck. I should've used that on my Nu instead of that horrible haze gray. Thanks. time to remember that exact color.

>>14421705

Then paint her... the detail painting required to bring a FAG up to par is not much.

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>shitposter has arrived

Oh well time to resume building

>>14417720
>avatarposting with a picture of yourself

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I know that there's an unspoken rule about finishing what you started, but what if I'm concerned about my current skill ability and want to continue at it when I'm better after doing a few more kits that I don't care as much about?

So, has anyone gotten the VF-31J built yet so they can tell us how well the kit holds up in fighter mode?

The VF-25 kits didn't do so hot in that mode (I'd know, I have three), and the shoulder joints were crap (I'd know, I've broken two - same one on two kits)

Also, do we report the guy posting all the mislabeled stuff for trolling or what?

>>14421819
>unspoken rule about finishing what you started,

<<

>>

>Looks at mountain of WIP kits on desk

Say again?

>>14421819
It's just a hobby, do what you want to

>>14419513
Jesta

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>>14421819
I have like three kits in various stages of being painted/worked on, it's fine to leave something for later.

>>14421871

Just like Chris, Heavyarms has shit accuracy.

>>14421883
Wake me when she gets a combat knife

>>14421309
I like that aside from the v-fin color.
The red isn't doing it for me, I think just the standard yellow would have been better.

>>14421824
Dunno if you've built the VF-25 Tornado, but its super fucking solid for me.

>>14421819
Just go for it, take it as a learning experience.

Has anyone else had any trouble with the MG Tallgeese's shield? Whenever I try to pose it with the shield on, the hand holding it ends up falling apart.

>>14422273

Yeah, I've built the Tornado, and it's better than the Super Messiah, but the shoulder parts still really don't want to line up flush with the rest of the upper surface in fighter mode. The Armored is the only one that *really* holds together tightly in fighter mode (mostly because the offending parts aren't visible under all the addon bits), but keeping it like that is kind of a waste.

Plus, its shoulder is about to break if I transform it again.

If this VF-31 sticker trick works out, I think I might start buying some replacement VF-25s in between the VF-31s.

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god damn Cardigan is a midget.

>>14422608
Is it me or are there still seams on the arms?

>>14422608
it has girth though

>>14422636
there are but they are barely noticeable on the semi-gloss black. you can remove them but that requires you to hack apart the joints inside the arms which i didnt feel like doing.

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Here's my 1/100 Gusion whaddya guys think?

>>14422677
Fair enough, still cool looking like your other builds. Thanks for sharing.

What paints did you use?

>>14422726
It's a Gusion, congratufuckinglations.

>>14422726
I just put together a man rodi, my first gunpla in years. I actually like the chubbiness of the brewers suits. I just wish that arc was better.

Gusion looks like fun

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I'm thinking of getting a cheap HG kit to practice painting on. Given that it'll be my first try, I'm looking for something cheap but decent looking. I'm not a fan of the Hi-Mock and Zeon kits really aren't my thing, so can anyone recommend a Feddie grunt or GM or something that's really cheap and looks decent? For reference, my favorite grunt is the Jesta and I've already got one of those so I don't want another.

>>14422988
your best bet is to look for whatever's on clearance at (site)

>>14422988
Anything from IBO, Revive Guncannon, Jegan, GM Cannon II, GM Sniper K9

>>14422988
I bought a graze for just that. 850yen.

>>14422988

Rock bottom cheapest HG available right now is IIRC the RX-78-2 Revive - it's 1000 yen MSRP, and sells for 850 at HLJ. It was probably deliberately priced as a throwback because the original HGUC RX-78-2 was also 1000 yen, and they haven't made any HGUC kits that cheap in the last five years that I can remember.

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>>14421675

>>14422988
I practiced on a Geara Zulu. I know you said you aren't a fan of the Zeek suits, but they are generally big and have lots of areas to practice painting on.

>>14421819
Honestly despite what /m/ says it's your own hobby so do as you please. If you do post results be ready for a kick in the nuts though if it aint top of the line.

>>14423437
>sei builds a kampfer
>star build kampfer

>>14423529
I just feel like if he ever shows up again, he'll debut with the Star Build Strike Freedon

>>14423554
What was the suit at the end of build fighters? Star Build Strike Cosmos? Do you think he would've swapped suits?
I wish try wasn't thing, what a horrible fucking show. But that's a discussion that's been done to death.

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What happened to that guy on 2chan who posted all those awesome slutty FAG customs? He's been gone for months.

>>14421981
how is the coolest gundam in IBO not even in IBO

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Hey anons, off topic since it aint really gunpla but a metal build(wish we had a mg for this though).

My friend got his grtmey finger prints all over this when i got it as a present over the weekend, is there a safe way to clean it off?

>>14424131

a lightly moistened rag, maybe? The kind you use to clean glasses or monitors with without scratching them. Don't use anything except a tiny bit of water in case it attacks the tampo printing or paint.

>>14424187
Alright thanks i'll try that later.
I kinda dont want to build the hg anymore if i have to wear gloves to avoid this shit

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>>14423395
>top of the line

>Implying /m/ does anything special beyond just the basics

>>14424231
The perils of a glossy finish sadly, now imagine if you were trying to keep a whole car that clean

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we Thunderbolt now.

>>14424774
2/4 shields would not fly

>>14424774
what's the point of having so many shields when beam just penetrate it in 1 shot

shieldfags BTFO

rly maeks u tink

>>14424807
What if they're not shields though? What if they're space surfboards?

>>14424807
thats why you dont skimp out and remember to put an anti-beam coating on there.

>>14423580
He probably succumbed to his lust and hotglued it, so now he has to make a new one from scratch.

>>14424774
The Pale Rider is my ideal GM type suit. Too bad... bandai.......

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>>14424325
Remember when we masturbated around ANT's minimally worked on kits?

lmao

to be fair though, the zeta is great

I remember an anon here said he buys his kit from isetan so I went to the isetan in city center and literally all the kits are twice the amount of money if not 3 times

>>14414690
holy shit what an ugly pile

>>14425077
Do people paint models like this?

Is there any point in painting a gundam model other than adding more detailed touches like this >>14422081 if you already like the color scheme

>>14425203
So, could be wrong, but I'd wager that isn't paint. It looks way too close to the sticker set for the RG Z3 and the oob colors. The stickered areas also have a gloss to them.

>>14415142
ebay is your only hope

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>>14424925
I don't blame him if that's what happened.

>>14423580
>>14425288
where do I find more of these

for research purposes

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>>14425292
futalog archives

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Anyone know why the red-tubing on The-O smells like shit? Not specifically shit, but it smells like something that isn't right.

>>14425327
not sure what I should be searching for?

>>14425337
because you shoved it up your ass

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>>14425347
site:futalog.net fa:g

Type that in google and try to pick the dates to narrow it down.

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>>14425379
>site:futalog.net fa:g

whoops, meant futalog.com

>>14425389
>>14425379
>>14425327
>>14425288
Take this faggotry to /toy/

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>>14425742
What's the matter Snapshit, too well-built for your shitty standards?

Tempted to slap on a v-fin on my Stein's head. 'Cuz of the sake of creative freedom.

Nu Gundam or Strike Freedom? I'm leaning towards the Strike Freedom.

>>14425861
That will look plain awful. There's a reason Katoki left one out in the first place.

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Do you buy any model magazines? If so which ones?

>still no Dragon AT-AT

what is taking this so long? i need 4

>Building with a carpeted floor

Is there any way to save myself from this madness?

>>14425337
it's just getting a head start and matching it's smell to the style of everything you build; bland, nubby, un-panel lined, effortless hunks of plastic shit.

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>>14421871
Hello Chris!

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>>14426386
Meant to post this one...

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Nice trick.

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>>14426437

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>>14426440

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>>14426444

>>14426437
>>14426440
>>14426444
>>14426447

Would have known this trick a decade ago if only you had invested in the Gundam Scratch Build Manuals.

>>14426511
I am waiting for you to share the second Manual.

>>14426511
Scratch build manuals??? What's dat?
I'm a newfag on the hobby.

>>14426540
http://exhentai.org/g/820340/bba4428374/

SBM are two volumes full of articles from modelling magazines. The articles cover a very wide range of techniques on how to scratchbuild gunplas and tools.

Is the MG Kampfer any good or is it too ancient these days?

>>14426558
I'm not that bif of a newfag mate. Just on the hobby.

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So I heard we're posting cute girls and robots?

>>14426659
That's the HGUC, right? How is it?

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>>14426659

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>>14426659
I thought this slut was the Dom?

Anyone here with a RE 1/100 MK III?

The stand connector that came with the kit is too fucking narrow

>>14426774
son are you retarded? there is a notched area that it clips on to.

>>14426809
yeah and its too wide

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>>14426809
it doesn't clip on no matter how hard i push it

>>14426835
IIRC that kind of connector doesn't "clip", it just sits under the ass of the gunpla.

>>14426847
wouldn't that fall really easily?

>>14426847
i tried with just legs and waist it doesn't even pause ontop of it, just falls off

>>14426847
there is no way it just sits there

just the waist won't even stay on the fucking stand

>>14426859
>>14426908
I wanted to say "I will check my RE/100 Dijeh", but then I remembered I only use Koto bases, which come with their connectors. Sorry.

Seriously, though, buy some Koto flying bases, they are way better than Bandai's gunpla bases.

>>14426945
the connector came with the MK III and >>14426847 was wrong im afraid

I got it on after literally pushed it really really fucking hard

now its stuck there

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>>14426835
>>14426814
don't know what to tell you other than either you fucked up or the kit came fucked up.

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>>14426963
yeah mine is like that now

just toke a lot of effort

When I was reattaching the waist and upper body I don't know why but it felt like the connector was gonna snap

what happens when it does?

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is there anyway to strengthen the plastic during the building process?

>>14427011
Hot glue.

>>14427011
what exactly are you looking to strengthen?

>>14427062
joints like the ones that connect legs to waist, upperbody to waist, arms to upperbody

>>14427098
So you're trying to strengthen the actual connections, or did you fuck up and break the joints?
Gimme some context friend, I'm not a mindreader.

>>14427106
I posted it here >>14426990
I haven't fucked up on my mk 3 yet

but i fucked up and broke my Strike Freedom's leg joint

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>>14427106
>>14427222
here's an example of what im talking about

>>14427222
>>14427237
So when you break a peg you're going to have to make a new one the problem pieces in question for the Freedom 2.0 and the RE/100 MKIII are shown here.

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>>14427268

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>>14427272
So using that knowledge, you'll want to apply this knowledge. Pinning is a pretty simple technique that you can fix a pretty wide range of fuckups given how liberally bandai uses peg connectors.

Been out of thread a while. Just finished IBO and am halfway through Wing, so I'm having a hard time not adding to my backlog. Last time I was here was when the HyakuShiki HG was announced, any new announcements since then?

>>14426003
>http://exhentai.org/g/820340/bba4428374/

It has "Stein" in it's name, so it gives free reign to customize it. So I am going to protagonize it shit out of it.

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>>14427466
Mostly just P-Bandais. A few kits for the Try OVA in a few months.

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>>14423580
How and where do you buy these boobies?

>>14426659
I don't see any cute girls though. Perhaps you should use a figure of a cute girl instead of that thing you put next to the Dom?

>>14427574
>MG

Fuck, hoping they do a HG version someday.

Anybody got the gunpla restock schedule for this month?

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>>14427577

>>14427569
Why is this on sadpanda?

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>>14427466
00 Nyanta.

>>14427596
Its not the regular destiny impulse. Its that crappy one which is just impulse with destiny wings and two back cannons.

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>>14427466
RD Unicrags

>>14427602
Where did this image come from and where can I find more of these tips

>>14427603
I forgot to delete off the link, accidentally pasted that link.

But yeah, as said; it's freedom.

>>14427602
Dayum I'll try it right on my jinrai. If she ever got delivered.
Fucking SAL.

>>14427602
> censored nipple area
oh come on. it's not they shape the nipple out of that robutt lumps anyway

>>14427602
Of course they put in nipples as well.

>>14421819
you're not giving up you're just putting that kit on hold. its understandable.

I have a few kits i haven't touched because I want to get better at painting before I even attempt them. so go ahead friend.

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Bought my first ever at an expo recently, this shit is fucking hard. And in japanese. I just have he head, torso, and right arm finished so far

>>14427602
Impressive, however beyond my current skill level. I can't hope making them look this round not to mention making two that look the same.

>>14427683
Well it's an MG so for a beginner it's a big overwhelming. Try an HG for starters or an RG.

>>14427683
>snapfit kit
>hard
maybe this isn't the hobby for you

>>14427708
My first was a MG Ex-S Gundam, what a ride that was.

>>14427602
So if I'm looking at this right, you use a bunch of chopped up bits from the runner and some extra thin cement, mix them up until they form a goopy mess, then sculpt them in place and sand it down when done? What's the top right noting between using the Mr. Hobby and Tamiya cement?

>>14427613
Wait, seriously?

Is the RE 1/100 Leo real yet?

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>>14427708
>mfw I started with the 1/72 noblesse oblige koto kit.

>>14427602
What is the difference between the two cements?

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Anyone know how hard garage resin kits are to acquire / assemble / paint compared to mainstream plamo?

I'm looking at this sexy beast
http://www.hobbyfan.com/product_info.php?products_id=6579

Would anyone know what I can expect?

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Anyone has any idea how this guy managed to make the dragon heads not go limp?

More difficult all around. Unless they have a website you can buy from you need to attend a show or con where they have a booth/table. And they tend to be much more expensive than similarly sized official kits.

On top of that the vast majority are resin kits and quality of the product varies from group to group.

Do not get one thinking you'll just snap it together and spraycan it.

>>14427874
Running heavy wire through the center would be my guess.

>>14427878
Meant for >>14427857

>>14427722
I'm gonna blame sweaty hands and a too large set of cutters. Getting the hand out without fucking it up was nerve wracking.

>>14427878
Basically this.
Also more sanding and more masking.

>>14424101
>coolest gundam in IBO
>not gusion

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How would I go about making a small piece of nearly translucent rigid plastic to make something like this work?

>>14428048
What am I supposed to be looking at here?

Is Japan still one day ahead of us? I really want to stop lurking leddit for the next restock list. It should be sometime today right?

>>14428107
They're always gonna be a day ahead, but the restock won't be up until at least tomorrow.
You don't even need to sit on ribbit because http://bandai-hobby.net/site/schedule.html
If you can't into moonrunes, someone will post it by the time it's up.

>>14428063
A beam saber being tossed? Probably from Gundam X episode 29.

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>>14427748
Really.

http://p-bandai.hk/tamashiiwebshop/a0013/b0002/item-1100004535/

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http://bandai-hobby.net/tekketsu/contest_result.html

> Mika chose this as a winner

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>>14428170
> Kudelia chose this

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>>14428175
> Guts chose this

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>>14428184
> Muppet loli chose this

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B Course winner isn't so bad though.

>>14426639
Fuck are you talking about? He answered your question and give you a link to the manual.

>>14427708
RG are much harder than MG for beginners. Scale doesn't determine difficulty.

>>14428188
funny I guess
>>14428184
good, Graze Kai looks like he's in the black science man pose
>>14428175
it's shit
>>14428170
It's also shit from a modelling point of view but the one on the right looks kind of cool

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>>14428162
>http://p-bandai.hk/tamashiiwebshop/a0013/b0002/item-1100004535/

>>14428418

MG have more parts to lose, RG have more parts that you can break easily. So long as you're careful and don't do either, they're about equal tier difficulty. But if you lose a piece of an MG you have a shot at finding it again, but if you break a piece of an RG you'll need a new kit because most of the parts that do break are too tiny for most ways of fixing them.

Also, most RGs come with bigger sticker sheets than the corresponding MGs, which is where the real difficulty is. Some of those just won't stay on... (I'm looking at the blue ring stickers that go on the GN drives of the 00 Raiser, which peeled off within a day without my touching the thing...)

>>14426094
Anyone?

>>14428571
that's not a gunperry you retard!

Bunch of EX-series reprints are now up for sale, nabbed Minerva and Archangel since they seem easy to paint.

>>14428890
Try >>>/toy/5733109

>>14428048
Anyone?

>>14429064
Thanks.

>>14414690
Are there any sites having a 4th of July sale?

>>14427292
thanks where can I get plastic cement?

where can I find a drill that small?

>>14430187
>plastic cement
Amazon, Michael's, any store that cells hobby stuff

>drill
Hardware store (sometimes), Amazon, hobby store

>>14427611
Was there ever a Destiny Impulse released? I was considering cannibalizing my Sword Impulse for its antiship swords and sticking it onto the back of the Destiny R.

>>14430225
is there a size i can search for that drill like that

>started this hobby after christmas
>wondered how people got such huge backlogs
>realize that I have 6 kits in my private warehouse and 5 at my house not built and maybe buy more depending on what's restocked
Oh.

>>14430242
Not sure how thick a paper clip is. Just search for something like "pin vice starter set" and you should be good to go

>>14430247
was not building anything at all part of your plan

Quick question from someone new at this.

I desire a version of the Sazabi (that or a Sinanju), however it seems like there's 8 different Sazabi kits, unless some are just the same one with different boxes. I just want whichever one's the best looking but could also stand next to my other HGUC and be the right size

(If the one that's best looking is a Sinanju I'm fine with that as well)

>>14430315
http://hlj.com/product/BAN954499/Gun You'll want this then

>>14430359
>no wrist beam saber handle action

kit is trash

>>14430387
He wanted a HG, that's the best HG I believe.

>>14430387
>>14430401
If theres a different grade the same scale that's fine.

>>14430422
There's only HG for 1/144 when it comes to Sazabi.
Sinanju is getting an RG, gold plated gold parts, etc. Loadsa details

Do topcoats harm bare plastic? Like is there a way to mess it up so badly that it cracks the plastic?

>>14430240
P Bandai MG

>>14430459
why would you think that? topcoat is clear paint, its not going to damage the plastic anymore than regular paint would.

>>14430498
wait top coat makes plastic bad?

>>14430518
No. Lacquer thinner on the other hand CAN make plastic brittle, and ABS plastic in particular hates it. Also the industrial-grade thinners are basically concentrated sulfuric acid to gunpla parts; avoid them.

>>14430498
Because stuff like enamel will make the the plastic brittle if too much is applied. I want to know if the same since most top coats are lacquer.