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***READ THE GUIDE***

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1Tr8UyF2Xg5Ojqw0sxcO7oIG7IIsJPes3lMO5pHZKu5o

***READ THE GUIDE***

For those new to gunpla/plamo or even just new to this thread; please read the guide. Please read it before asking questions as there is a chance it has already been answered there.
For those unfamiliar, "plamo" is a shortened form of "plastic model". If it's made of plastic, someone can probably help you here.
If you're new, you're gonna fuck up. Don't worry! If you're experienced, dont make the new people worry!
>Why won't anyone answer my question?
Try being specific, especially about your materials and process. Post pictures whenever possible; even if the kit/part looks bad, you are more likely to get help posting pictures.

>Links
A guide to other types of plamo:
http://www.mediafire.com/view/1vf1aw7v91pz5pa/Airfix%20Model%20World%20Specia%20-By-Step
Kawaguchi Gunpla tips:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJV1h9xQ7Hx-SoCOivVEHNDOl16VWLB3A
Gundam Lineart:
http://seesaawiki.jp/nuriesozai/lite/d/MenuBar1
https://gundma.imgur.com/
Another gunpla guide:
http://funakatown.com/images/Building_Gunpla_Final.pdf

July Restock: http://bandai-hobby.net/site/schedule_images/nouhin.pdf (untranslated)

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>dose nubs
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First for Setsuna's best friends! What do you guys think of my latest project? All three of Setsuna's suits in RG. Still waiting to get a 00Q, Amazon says it won't be available until August 17, and I'd rather go through them b/c Prime than go through any of the Japanese sellers. What do you think of my builds so far? I'm getting 2 Green Action Base 2's soon, for the stems for the other 2 RG's.
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>>14450585
>Second post
Well now I look stupid!
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>>14450592
WAH-CHA. Too slow. It's ten thousand years too early for you.
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Snappin'. Every single sticker for this kit had wayyy too much excess material so I borrowed from leftovers. Kinda a bummer.
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>>14450584

no one serious cares about nubs on review builds
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Last one.
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> It's a kitty band
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>>14450683
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>>14450683
>>14450687
I hate this thing so much.
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>>14450565
>not even using something from the old thread
fucking shit form m8
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>>14450687
this thing is stupid but its probably Shia's my question is whay will Lucas pilot? I hope he gets another Crossbone unit
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>>14450733
>implying he will appear at all
This is Try we are talking about, they won´t let us have nice things.
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can matte medium be used as a primer?
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>>14450738
he left with the main "antagonists" of Try. he'll at least show up once.

we got Sleggar and his Leopard Da Vinci HG and that was barely in an episode. I'm hoping Lucas will do at very least something similar.
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>>14450746

why can you not just use a regular primer

almost everyone who tries to use goofy shit instead of proper supplies yields shit results
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>>14450763
i still have a bottle of it left over, i just wanna know if it can be used
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>>14450683
>>14450687
So I really hate the vomit green in this kit, and so does my girlfriend, so she tried to change the color of the kit's green to pink, and keep the blue since pink and light/translucent blue are her two favorite colors, and I think it came out looking better, although pretty token girl kit looking. Honestly, there's nothing else really redeeming this kit, so I think the change in main color could do it some justice. Thoughts?
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>>14450780
For gods sake take off the cat ears.
Otherwise, its pretty good, much better than the original for sure.
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>>14450770

save it for what it is actually for
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>>14450683
>>14450687
Don't care much for the design itself but looking at the colors, it might be a good base to kitbash with my Wing Fenice.
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>>14450585
Pose your Exia better. Sword looks like it's about to fall off.
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>>14450780
>Honestly, there's nothing else really redeeming this kit
I agree but see it sell like hotcakes because it is based on a 00 suit.
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>>14450788
Good to hear. I honestly think anything could redeem this reject shiny Pokémon color scheme, and the pink would make it look good. She loves cats to an almost unhealthy degree so that's a no-no, those are definitely staying. That would probably be a deal breaker.

>>14450823
The sword is a bit loose where it swings, so it might have started to droop after I started to take the pictures. Hopefully a spray of top coat will help solidify. And this isn't a final pose. I still need the Qanta, and when I have that, it'll be easier to harmonize the three's poses.

>>14450828
When is it scheduled to release? Hoping to get it for her for Christmas, since her birthday is in September, and I doubt it would get here by September 8th. It's not P-Bandai, is it??
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>>14450828
>because it is based on a 00 suit
More like because it's based off an HG line known for its crazy articulation.
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I plan on getting an HG Grimoire and HG Barbatos 4th.

Not sure if I should get a Full Armor HG or wait and make it my first MG purchase. Anyone here have the HG full armor? Do you recommend it? MG might be too big for me when it comes out, but I'd rather not buy it twice.

Not like it wont be in my backlog forever anyway.
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>>14450687
I think the nips should boycott this.
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>>14450738
You seem to forget the glory of Tryon 3.
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>>14450885
Get the better FA Gundam MG.
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>>14450885
I have the HG o the thunderbolt FA, but I got it a long time ago before there was even an idea for a thunderbolt OVA and any idea of it getting a MG was crazy. It's pretty nice quality, it comes with it's own stand and a lot of decals like an MG would, and the articulation is nice. But the MG looks far superior with it's ability to have all the missile pods open as well as the other gimmicks such as the cockpit opening (i think it comes with a core fighter? not 100% about that) and the fuel tank booster things on the back look like they can be swiveled around. It also looks like the feet have a cool little thing where parts of the bottoms open up so it could snatch on to steady footing on the debris in space and then one of the main selling points I think it has is that the sub arms on the backpack that hold the second twp shields are poseable whereas with the HG they are just U shaped pieces of plastic which still have a small degree of posability but in the end kinda suck (then again you could always get the HG and also the weapon pack that goes with the GM Cardigan from BF TRY and make your own much more posable sub arms quite easily.) Also with MG's you always get better color separation the majority of the time which is nice since on the HG some of the leg boosters have to have stickers on them in order to match the color off the rest of the boosters.

The HG is real cool and nicely detailed but I would say go for the MG since it's superior in almost every way, unless the scale being dierent from every other kit you have is a real big issue
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>>14450828
>>14450858
Yeah, they're making sure to milk what sells.
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>>14451012
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>>14451018
>>14451012
I hate this thing too.
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sup, i know it looks like shit, but the catch is that it's a bootleg i built 3 years ago. It literally cannot look any better than this
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>>14451028
Sure it can.
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>>14451028
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>>14451028
Anon pls.

Trash it immediately.
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You guys think we'll get an MG Atlas Gundam? Does it even appear in the OVA?
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Sad Gouf. Always left out. Gonna steal the vvaff's arms.
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>>14451091
The Zudah's got some major seam lines. You plan on welding 'em?
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>>14450683
>>14450687
Do we already know the official name for nekomimi Quanta?
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Has anyone here build the Bawoo kit? I'm half way through ZZ and I'm really loving it after the trash that was the first 16 episodes.

Glemy is a complete shitter but his taste in mobile suits is sublime.
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>Meteor Unit restock soon
cannot wait
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Yes. Just finished snapping last night. I literally had to put some random stickers over the knee seam to distract me while I mess around with this guy.
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>>14450584
how do you get rid of nubs like that?

I got a shit ton on impulse and I fucking hate it
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>>14451132
Shave it off as much as you can with your knife and then use your fingernail to mask the mark.
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>>14451132
Hobby knife to clear nubs
For stressmarks you need to paint it
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>>14451112
>tfw will never be good enough to make an Awoo use Bawoo.
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Done for now, primed to check the bevels and everything. Still gotta make a camera pod and some other details. Not using the gun for this kit either just the kit I had by the booth. In the end I used the barrel nozzle from the build mk ii pack because I don't have my dremel to lathe my own right now. Still it feels really good to basically turn sticks and putty into something nice.
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>>14451189

Also the build mark ii didn't have a split barrel so I marked the center of the circle with the knife blade then cut down the center very carefully with the razor saw, then to get the shape I folded a piece of 320 grit over, so the fold would make the little semi circle ending at the bottom of the split. It worked really well but it was pretty close to going off center during the sawing.
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>>14451107
Haven't seen one. Personally calling it the Nyanta.
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>>14451112

I have one, I think it's a great proportioned kit for the age. It doesn't have much posability due to the gimmick (like it can't turn at the waist...) but the strange wrist angle and double pivot knees make it pretty good and able to pull off some poses other kits don't do as well. Good "flex" poses for example. It's nice how different the kit is, and one of my favorite designs as well.
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>>14451189

Looks really good man.
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>>14451138
what are stress marks?
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>>14451279
The white marks on the actual surface of the plastic, around the edges of the nub

Read the guides
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>>14450852
>need the Qanta
and the 7S/G, 00 with the Raiser docked, Qant Full Saber, Exia R/2/3, and then maybe the two Astraea for good measure?
Come on, you did all the Barbies, that legacy is gonna follow you.
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>>14451294
Follow it up with the unicorn too for maximum autism
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Is the MG Double X that incredible? The guide makes it sound like it's plastic Jesus.
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>>14450852
Honestly, posing the exia, it doesn't need the shield.
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>>14450565
>6. Don’t build while you’re naked.
Why not?
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>>14451353
>plastic bits in your pubic hair
>exacto knife in your dick
>etc

Doing most things while naked is a bad idea, unfortunately.
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>>14451316
Double X is awesome
what's not to like?
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>>14451361

But it's pushed so hard. Is there something particularly awesome about the kit or what?
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>>14450585
>he topcoats his action bases
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>>14450683
>>14450687
I like it, and I'll probably get it.

It helps that I have a big lady boner for 00 in general.
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>>14451402

I love 00's mech design, the Exia and Qant, but this thing's hideous. Those colors don't work, at all, it's amazing how a simple thing like inverting the colors just makes it look absolutely disgusting. The new sword and the Transient bit shields look fugly, and the cat ears are out of place. Nothing adds anything to the base design. It's shit m8.
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>>14451409
But I like the new sword.
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>>14450683
>>14450687
For a supposed master builder like Shia, this design is very lazy. Bandai doesn't have a lot of faith on Try, don't they?
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>>14451414

Let's face it, after the first few episodes the suit design in Try just became incredibly, incredibly lazy.

Lightning Gundam just gets backpacks that fuck up the only thing the suit had going for it, which was a sleek, refined design.

Build Burning just loses armor to look more toyetic.

Fumina replaced the greatest GM variant in years with a shit SD that then turned into an even more toyetic SD covered in glowy shit.

Lucas literally just pilots a stock machine.

Ky Kiske's gunpla is something that would be almost cool if it wasn't trying so hard.

R-GyaGya > GM Cardigan > Tryon-3 > Gundam The End > Portent Gundam > everything else
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>>14451419
>lucas's crossbone is muh best gunpla in the tourney
>muh europa champion
>gets destroyed in one episode

they should have atleast let him obliterate wilfreid and then going after the other two before time ran out

also holy shit I fucking hate this MG impulse

the nubs are so fucking bad and the hinges are all either stiff as fuck or loose as fuck, nothing in between
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I'm building the Destiny EBM and the shoulders are giving me trouble. The shoulder joints are very stiff when swinging forward and they can't bend up like Dalong's site shows.

I'm pretty sure I followed all the instructions so I don't know where I went wrong.

The knee joints are also very stiff.
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>>14451419
I don't mind the Star Winning. Being able to turn into a 1/144 kit is nice, and Fumina did some cool maneuvers the few times she was allowed to shine.
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>>14451502

It was too little too late. Fumina might have been a good character if she had been the actual main character, and not immediately been replaced by Sekai 2 minutes into the show and then relegated to swooning over him for the next 20 eps.

Also the Star Winning kit is ass and the 1/144 mode has dog shit elbow articulation like some 80s kit.
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>>14451499
It's probably bullshit, but it might be the plating that does it.
The hips are as hard as a VGA cable screwed in.
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sometimes I think my kitbash idea are really stupid
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>>14451521
looks alright to me senpai
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>>14451521

>Missile pods on the legs

EXPLODING KNEES
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>>14451510
I am strongly inclined to agree with you; all the stiff parts are silver plated. For the knee joint, I actually had to step on it (carefully application of bodyweight with the heel) to get it to seat properly.

I'll try sanding other parts in future.
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>>14450584
This kit is gonna do down one of two ways

1)We will hear a lot about joints breaking e.g OG Sinanju or Freedom 2.0

2)Brick kit see Full Armor Unicorn

Either way I'm cautiously looking forward to it.
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>>14451595
what's wrong with full armor unicorn?

just falls apart?
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>>14451605

It's a brick. It doesn't move. You can get 2 poses out of it, that's it.

I hope this kit is better. I love the look of it and I want it to be more than a brick.
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>>14451608
Is there anyway to not break freedom 2.0's joint?

i havent opened the box yet
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>>14451615

Dunno. I heard "joint breakage" and canceled my preorder.
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Is MG impulse using regular decals or water slides?
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>>14451595
The thing that sets RX-78-2 apart from all of those (bar sinanju perhaps) is that it has the bulk behind it for larger/stronger joints

unicorn is hindered by the psychoframe, freedom 2.0 is bulimic or some shit
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>>14451640
>bulimic
what did you mean by this
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>>14451658

It's proportions are too scrawny for the sheer weight of all the shit on it, which is why the joints snap. Come the fuck on, anon, it's not Shakespeare.
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>>14451661
m-maybe i should just stick to RE 1/100s

m-more are coming right?
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>>14451294
Shit, you're right....Do they make RG conversions for all of those? I'm mainly going for the RG's for this display, so that they all match with the finer details.

I think I remeber there being a R3 conversion for the RG Exia, but I haven't heard of one for the 00R > 7S. Fuck the Astraea, though. oNot piloted by Setsuna And I've always hated the design personally.

Technically speaking, my "legacy" is for collections of all the flavors of a mobile suit in its respective anime. Therefore the only thing I would need is 2 more Exias for R1 and R2 to get the full effect. The only question is, how easy would it be to convert HG Exia R2's parts to the RG, or is there a conversion? R1 would be pretty easy, just would need to make some scratch-built head battle damage greeblies.

>>14451302
I have a HG Marbled Meat Man with the 1/42 head display. Don't get why I'd need it too, but ok.

>>14451340
Yeah, looking back at it, I'll probably take off the shield and just have him holding one of the GN Blade wit GN Long sord, or both GN Long/Short Swords and have the big blade folded. We'll see, I still need to finish building the 0R and get the Qanta, afterall.

>>14451382
Funny you should say that, none of the kits are topcoated in that picture. Waiting to finish 00R before spraying them, so that excess topcoat lands on the unsprayed parts you know, so that I don't waste one drop. I'm also probably gonna base the base after I get the 00Q and the 2 green Action Base 2s.
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>>14451661
Don't listen to this idiot, he's got no idea.

The reason the joints break is because Bandai decided to make the peg joint on the leg and hip way too tight using the old shitty ABS plastic instead of the new ones that are in kits like the MG Sinanju OVA version.
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>>14451698

Has Bandai commented on it or are they just ignoring it?
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>>14451675

There was a webshop exclusive conversion to turn the RG Exia into the Repair version, and there's a third party conversion to turn it into the R2 or R3.

Only way of getting a 00 Seven Sword right now is by combining parts with the HG kit, I found a build article on exactly how to do it when I googled "RG 00 Seven Sword". Also, BTF, the people who made the Full Saber kit for the MG 00Q have made a smaller-scale version for the RG.
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Read the document, and the links but didnt find what i was looking for. So after 15 years of wanting a gunpla i figured wtf and was about to order one. However... was the recent tallgeese 3 mastergrade (a few years ago i guess) a limited edition? Im trying to find it but its either out of stock or pages wont load when googling it. Hlj still carries most of the katoki redesigns of the GWing suits but only the tallgeese 1. Any ideas on where i can look? Figured if i was to start collecting gunpla - why not go for my favorite suit before getting the zeta gundam.
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>>14451715
It was limited, yes. Same for the Tallgeese II.
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>>14451621
Stickers, but both the force and Sword have separate decal sheets for purchase
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>>14451719
Just my fucking luck i guess. Oh well time to see which of the 50 different zeta releases is the best then. Thanks for the info
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>>14451715

MG Tallgeese 3 was indeed a limited edition, and was sold through Bandai's webshop to Japanese addresses only. A few companies out there specialize in ordering a bunch of everything that comes out that way but they're probably long out of stock.

I just checked Amazon.com, and you can find it for about $120 US, supposedly with free shipping.
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>>14451724
I checked but could only find a version called "dragon momoko" which i figured was a chinese knockoff. Ill go check again. Thanks!
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>>14451715
It's not official, but there's a bootleg/3rd party Tallgeese 2 and 3, but I think the quality was really meh

>>14451730
That it is
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>>14451724

In fact, make that a rule of thumb - if it's not available at the regular hobby shops like HLJ or Hobby Search, give Amazon a whirl. *Someone* is usually still selling it. I've found stuff that's only supposed to be sold at Gundam Front Tokyo on Amazon - for a substantial markup, but still the only game in town for people who can't go to Tokyo..

>>14451730
>>14451735

The one I looked at was specifically stated to be the P-bandai and *not* the Dragon Momoko.

https://www.amazon.com/Master-Tallgeese-Endless-Waltz-Action/dp/B00SISLUPA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1467720218&sr=8-1&keywords=mg+tallgeese+3
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>>14451710
I might need to get the P-Bandai Repair upgrade. I honestly like the Repair, and have my Ignition Mode in the Repair mode because of that. I'll have to look into the R2 resin kit. Maybe I Can try to salvage stuff from the HG to make a "RG Exia Repair II" but we'll see.

As for the Manga 00R/Q versions I personally don't really like the designs much. I think I'll stick with only anime, for now, and for this small project, just the 3 base models, then move onto expanding it with the 2 Exia Repairs. If I'm bored, and out of a backlock, will revisit the display with the Manga versions, possibly.

I mean, I still have to buy 2 more Barbies to finish the S1 family. Then there's the speculated "Form 7" that's silhouette has been floating around for S2 that I'll obviously HAVE to get. Good to know, though, so thanks for the intel!
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1/100 Kimaris or Trooper?
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>>14451800
The one you like the most.
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>>14451805

I like them equally though.
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>>14451877
Then buy both.
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>>14451877
Then get both, and barring that, get the older one, since the newer one will, technically, be more readily available.
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>>14451885
>>14451889

But I only have enough money for one unless I want to go over budget for the month.

Fuck it I'll get both.
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>>14451892
Can you build Kimaris base with the Trooper kit?
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>>14450585
lrn2pose
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>>14451558
when you realise this is my target
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>>14451615
>>14451619
The new joint for the hips is really easy to break if the peg is not fully inserted.
I was pushing mine in when the part pulled down, I seriously thought I broke it but I was lucky.

>>14451892
The kimaris grew on me as I built the HG, just got the 1/100 version today.
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>>14450687
Pretty much any other colors would work so much better.
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>>14451934
It doesn't even work as a follow up.
The portent had "elegant" curves all over it and ditched the usual blocky and rough lines of typical gundams to seem more feminine, because she was a girl I guess and girls need to have girly gunpla.
Now she has this abomination.
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>>14451934
How are you even doing this?
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>>14451744
If you want stuff from Gundam Front Tokyo you could also try Mandarake. P-Bandai stuff, too.
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>>14451944

The Portent also had a unique alien vibe going for it. This is literally just a colorflipped Qant with pointless cat ears.

BLUNDER
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>>14451934
This does look better. But I guess Shia's color is green now.
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Is Gyancelot the only good thing from the upcoming OVA?
Granted, we haven't seen Sekai's and Fumina's new kits, if tey even get some, but what chancer are of them being any good
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>>14451990
Fumina's is gonna be some SD abortion of a kit.
I'm actually hoping Minato makes something awesome again.
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>>14451363
I think the reason why the DX stands out so much is how average a build it is.

Don't get me wrong, I don't think there's anything average about the DX itself, but as far as MG releases in the last few years or so, its par for what the line is supposed to be.

It's not incredibly expensive, it's not huge, but when the TSC is fully deployed it has a lot of shelf presence. It's not overly complex with unnecessary panels or greeble, but the gimmicks it does have (cannons, solar panels, shield) are executed well. Good articulation and stability, with minimal sticker use.

I guess the point I'm trying to make is that there's nothing special about it, it's simply a newer kit that's financially reasonable most and has comparatively few flaws
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>>14451615
I've had no issues with it and think it's an amazing kit, but I guess if someone hamhands it then it is likely to break
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>buy a shitton at HLJ summer sale
>ship 2 SAL boxes on the 17th
>ship another one on the 18th
>the one that shipped on the 18th arrived yesterday right on schedule
>still waiting for the first two
>Canada Post issues 72-hour strike notice
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>>14452108
Should have just bit the bullet and shipped all of them in one package via EMS. Given that you shipped 3 SAL packages, I can't imagine it wouldn't have been that much more expensive.
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>>14452113

This. When you're buying that much how much do you really save on SAL? Like five dollars? Just get EMS, there is no price on peace of mind.
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>>14451949
Photoshop. Just a basic Color Overlay -> Hue.
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>>14451944
>>14451965
Honestly Portent wasn't that much more feminine than Quanta. I think people just remember it that way because Shia.
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>>14452187
And a lot of its body is just Sakibure. Shia actually made its chest burlier and shoulders wider in giving it a Exia/Quanta chest.
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>>14452198

Honestly all I liked about the Portent was that they did a good job making it look like a Gundam built by aliens It did its job of looking sleek and futuristic even though most of it is due to the Sakibure base.

It was different and interesting, unlike the Nyanta, which is shit.
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>>14452209
If the cat ears qan[t] is the Nyanta...would the dog ears one be the Wanta?
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>>14452113
>>14452117
SAL was still superior in this situation

3 SAL boxes = 5140 yen shipping & ignored by customs

1 EMS box = 6880 yen + guaranteed to be hit by customs for 25,000 yen worth of merch in one box

EMS would have easily ended up being $50 more.

HLJ is god tier for letting you sort out our boxes item by item for maximum shipping savings.
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>>14452239

What? Do you live in Shitain or something? Where are you ordering from that you get hit so hard by customs?
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>>14452209
I guess a Gundam built by aliens is still basically a Gundam? Nothing about it really screams alien to me.
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>>14452242
If you follow the post you'll see Canada Post mentioned.

SAL boxes = never hit by customs
EMS = hit by customs 95% of the time for 13% tax
FedEx = always fucked by customs and FedEx fee on top
DHL = ignored by customs 70% of the time
Never shipped with UPS from Japan but from US they're as bad as FedEx.
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>>14451931
I can't see any nubs on your gunpla at all

why is this
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>>14452261
It's so fucking ugly holy shit.
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>>14452261
Man, from that angle it has some serious Barbatos face going on.
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>>14452265
He got gud.
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>>14450738
Nah we'll get something and then Tri will proceed to shit on our hopes and dreams
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>>14452270
Portent a cute.
A CUTE.
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>>14452280
I just want Sei to appear for more than 5 fucking seconds.
I also want to see the King and Queen of Arian.
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>>14452264
Should count himself lucky It's only 13% tax.

A hue friend of mine told me he usually gets hit with 60%.
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I'm looking at >>14452187 and >>14452261 and pic related. And then I'm looking at that and I cannot into how it bends its arms that way. Also when did the thighs get that prominent? Quality, or did she rebuild it to be girlier on that trip with Sekai?
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>>14452301
She got her first dose of Vitamin D on her trip with Sekai so her desire to be girlier increased.
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>>14452309
Too bad her chest didn't get any girlier
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>All this Shia wank
>The greatest and most creative builder, Adou, totally forgotten
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>>14452313
She just needs Sekai to massage her chest a lot.
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>>14452315
>Adou
That's a weird way to spell Minato.
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>>14452318
Does that really work?
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>>14452315
What wank? Most of the reaction to the Quanta is horror and the best the Portent's gotten is that looks like an alien.
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Revive Zaku III when
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>>14452315
I don't think anyone lies Shia or her gunpla.
Portent looks like an alien but that's it, some people think it's cool but most hate it.
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>>14452209
>>14452261
>Gundam Built by Aliens

But anons, we already have that. And god DAMN does it look good.
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>>14451934
>>14451944
Wait it gets worse. What if Shia made it for Sekai and she is just the builder and him the pilot.
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>>14452371

That was built by humans. Humans who based their technology off tech left by more advanced humans. It's not really alien.

>>14452347

Shia is massively popular in Japan, land of shit taste.
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>>14452334
If it did everyone around here would have third legs.
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>>14452384
She has the least amount of fanart or doujins though.
Even the queen of blandness Mirai got more.
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>>14452382
>Sekai using anything that isn't punching
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>>14452399
Didn't his own gunpla have a sword or something?
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>>14452334
Only in animu land, but it works like a charm there.
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>>14452384
They were technically aliens though. Human aliens, but aliens no less.

I mean there was also this thing that was built by aliens too.
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>>14452337
He's overrracting like the autist fuck he is, leave him.
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>>14452395
Leave us not forget the Fuminappening.
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>>14452404
A Katana. Which can be used in elevenese martial arts.
He's not a pilot, he's a "chicken-how-are-you?" practicioner after all.
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>>14452425
I hope the main three guys get little screentime, unlikely but I really wish it.
They were all so bad. Fumina was fine for one episode then turned to shit pretty quickly.
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>>14452425

It's funny how when Try came out, and before it came out, Fumina fanart was the most popular kind. Then she just totally fell off, because Try was that shit.
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Tiny Jimmsies and tiny Ballsies
And a tiny Salami
These were fun
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>>14452371
I love the Legilis, one of my favorite designs.
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>>14452395
> Shia has 16 pages of art on Pixiv
> Kudelia has 52
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>>14452468
Well, Kudelia is sugoi, after all.
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The gyancelot will save the Try OVA just you wait, it is literally perfect.
It's based on the Gyan revive so it should be a solid kit too.
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>>14452468
wew lad
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>>14452477
It's so fucking gallant...
Makes me swoon like a medieval maid.
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>>14452477

The beam crest thing is a little much.
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>>14452477
>the best new try kit is a gyan variant
What a time to be alive.
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Space rhodesian reporting.
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>>14452502
Paint it red. Now it's a legionnaire crest.
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>>14452502
Nigga the beam crest completes the look.
No crest, no Gyancelot.
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>>14452510
>>14452514
...except for the actual shape but you get my idea.
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>>14452477
That spear is the best thing ever.
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>>14452108
Awww shit the boxes both arrived.

Mailman came with both of them as well as an EMS box from amiami for my brother.

My SAL boxes untouched by customs as always.

Brother pays customs an extra $58 for 30k worth of waifu figures.

SAL is best waifu.
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>>14452533
HNNNNNNNNGGGGGGG
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Now that I actually got my last order, I'm not so confident I'll be able to build and paint these properly. Hope I don't botch them too much.
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>>14452507
And they failed the harem anime formula, or focused too much on it. Given the time that they had: they could have gone full harem and made a killing with figurines by making them all shallow waifu-bait. But, spilt milk and this is the fault of whoever rushed try into production. No bunnysuit or catgirl figs, ahh...
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>>14452685
Dat butt.
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>>14452468
Infuriating Kudelia is infuriating. How did she even fall in love with MC? The relationship between them is so weird.
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>>14452707
>How did she even fall in love with MC?

She can do anything. She's amazing.
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>>14452720
SUGOIDELIA.
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>>14452704
Have some more.
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>>14452477
More Gyanko is also nice, she was enjoyable.
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>>14452843
Thanks anon, you're cool.
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>>14452868
Thick is fine too. Best girl I ever dated was thick bodied, and da best person ever.
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Why is the gun always so fucking boring?
Holy shit I hate building the gun.
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>>14452957
Shoulda built it first, anon.
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>>14450687
>>14450780
>>14451934
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it's actually worse than everybody said it would be
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What do you guys use to pin pieces for spraying? sticky tack? I've been doing it by hand up to now but it's starting to get a bit frustrating and I want something that I can stick a toothpick or whatever into for holding a piece.
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>>14453043

sticky tack, aligator clips, tape, depending on the piece

if the piece has the right shape you can get away with just jamming the skewer or toothpick into it sometimes
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>>14453043
Clips unless it's just that obscenely tiny.
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>>14453056
for heavy garage kit pieces It'll be tack. I have some of them drilled and am using wires but I also don't really wanna take out the ones I used for test fitting since they worked well and are in there nice and snug.
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>>14451608
Or you can just, y'know, pose it as a regular unicorn with 3 floating shields.
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>>14450687
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS
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>>14453025
how? mine had some flash and that's it, unless you of course mean the one color and cement.
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>>14453114
One of the worst designs in many, many years. Pic related, something beautiful.
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>>14453145
>calling qant ugly
>posts that piece of shit
im falling for it aren't i
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>>14453145
wew lad
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>>14453159
Bulky monoeye machines will aways be better than generic samurai robot man this time wih cat years.
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>>14453159
Sorry you can't appreciate the thicc, anon.
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>>14453213
>Any 00 gundam, least of all 00 QAN[T]
>Samurai robot man
7/10 got me to reply
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How can I remove panel lines without rubbing alcohol?
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>>14453250
there is a difference between being thicc and being fat
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>>14453114

It appears to be a salt detector, and quite an effective one too...
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>>14452447
EX? Got Archangel and Minerva in my private warehouse , look forward to getting them
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Got in my G Bouncers, and G Xiphos from Amiami today. Always wanted to build a Bouncer, and its cousin Xiphos sinxe the G-Bouncer is my favorite suits from AGE, and I loved the design of the Xiphos too. Also gonna do a custom using parts of the Xiphos, Bouncer and one or two other kits which I'm looking forward to doing.
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>Dig out my clear green paint
>It's turned clear orange

How does something like this even happen? Is this the work of gypsies?
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>>14452980
Make it all white with transparent blue next, please, I kind of want to see Transicat.
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>>14452898
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>>14453821
Gyanko was so perfect.
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>>14452315

let me tell you about the most hilarious try character
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>>14452447

those DO look fun
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>>14452468

I prefer the official art thanks
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Why do they keep giving the ugliest kits to Shia, what the fuck. Who greenlit this shit? Aila, save me ith your superior waifu gunpla building powers.
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>>14453025

bro we told you bro
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why does every astaroth look like the blade is crooked when it's in extended mode?
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>>14453789
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>>14453992
Loose folding joint, prolly.
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>>14454099
You just know someone will try to make a Hundred out of this.

For that matter they could make a Kouou out of Kimaris Trooper.
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>>14454099
Huh, I actually like it. Thanks anon.
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>>14454138

Pretty much every color scheme looks better than the stock one.
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>>14453284
What prevents you from buying rubbing alcohol? Country laws?
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>>14454170
I'm in recovery. AA.
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>>14453992
Is the Astaroth worth building?
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>>14454235
I liked the assymetry.
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So what's the RE in RE 1/100 stand for?

On the MKIII Box it says REborn

does that mean reborn is gonna be Reborn 1/100 Reborn gundam?
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I got some kits in today
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>>14451419
>greatest GM variant in years
But the Super Fumina is the best.
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>>14454294
But the Super Fumina isn't Fumina's gunpla. It's Minato who should have been the MC.
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>>14452447
What kits? I've always wanted a Salamis, I was thinking about making a 1:144 kitbash to show off.
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>>14452477
Isn't that a Barzam chest
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>>14454114
I remember someone was actually making Hundred out of an MG Exia
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>>14453992
Still waiting on the 1/100
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>>14454200

try windex
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>>14454288
It's
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So, I just had one of those "I need to build this" moments and ordered me a Graze Ritter, a few builders parts, and a Montero. Seeing the Astaroth Origin made me realize that Carta needs a red bull...and some missiles.
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>>14454239
The only part of it that annoys me is the blue shoulder but I feel it's one of those ones that'll grow on me when I finish it
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>>14454288
>that shit taste
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>>14452655
HOLD THE FUCK UP
How did I not know that there's actually Initial D model kits ?
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>>14454288
Kos-mos no doubt from the HLJ sale
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>>14454449
I am personally quite fond of the designs, but I respect your opinion
>>14454481
Yeah, I was thinking about getting it for a while and the sale sort of gave me more of a reason to go for it
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>>14454420

montero good taste

the default yellow is not great though just fyi
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>>14454530
Sadly, that Montero is gonna turn into parts for the kitbash, but I agree, that yellow is bad and will be getting painted.
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>>14451419
Transient isn't that bad once you don't consider it an Exia variant. I'd throw it and Edgy Wing Kitbash between Tryon and The End
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>>14451012
FFS at least make the heart insert clear you lazy shits.

>>14451091
be interesting to see a msd redesign that uses the waff and demonstration goufs arm clamps.
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Went to a comic shop with one of my friends who's a big Gundam and mecha fan. I bought my first gunpla, Astaroth, because it was really cheap (like 11 dollars).

And binged Iron-Blooded Orphans this weekend because of it. Now I feel like buying more gunpla.

Which IBO figure should I buy next?
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>>14454661
I liked the Hyakuren, myself. Also, you can't go wrong with any of the many many Graze variants.
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>>14454661
Whichever one you like the most?

They are all solid.
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>>14454661
Now's as good a time as any to get to work on your small army of Grazes.
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>>14454661

hyakuri is the highest taste suit but it's not for everyone, like an exclusive cool person club
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>>14454661
Can't go wrong with Barbatos or Barbatos Form 6, though if you want something good to pose with then I'd say to pick up a few different Grazes and the weapon kits. Build a squad for your new Astaroth to hamburger some pilots.
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>>14454698
I don't want to buy Barbatos because I didn't like Mikazuki.
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>>14454717
You are really new to this hobby aren't you?
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>>14454739
M8 I bought my first model on Saturday
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>>14454717
Nigger if people bought kits solely based on the pilots no one would buy anything from this fucking franchise.
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>>14454739
>>14454760

lolllll
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>>14452728
Yotsuba?
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>>14454771
>"dude ur buying the japanese children's toys wrong buy them the right way bro"
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>>14454771
Early UC would do extremely well because muh Amuro and Char resulting in thousands of RX-78-2's and Char Zakus, and we'd get all of Setsuna's suits ten million times.

Thank goodness we don't live in that hell.


For real though nobody can hate Uso.
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>>14454717
Pretend that Domon is piloting it instead.
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>>14454771
Speak for yourself you underaged piece of shit
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>>14452477
>no Mineta kit for Try OVA
It's like they don't want good designs
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>>14454661
Maybe Barbatos for part exchanging?
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>>14451930
Is that Sunrider?

I love Sunrider.
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>>14451930

what a mess
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>>14451419
Mega Shiki and EZ-SR were pretty great too.
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>>14455016
I like how most of the best Try gunplas were "made by Minato"
>>
So I'm looking to finally add my first RX 78 to my collection. A comic & card shop was actually selling 3 different MG 78s (One marked 1.5 for $30, one marked 2.0 for around $80, and a third one that I can't remember for $30). Which would be the best option, or am I better off shopping online for a good kit?
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>>14455039
Did a bit of searching, and I believe the one I couldn't idnetify was the OYW version, if that affects anything.
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>>14455039

what kind of RX-78-2 do you want, one from the show or one with a "realistic" feel
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>>14451999
Would Try be redeemed in /m/'s eyes if Fumina used a Powered GM Juggler?
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>>14455053
I guess my question is, what do you mean by realistic and from the show? Do you mean that realistic will have more details to worry about?
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>>14455087

it's really just how many things do you want on the surface of the armor basically.

go to dalong.net > MG > english catalog and ctrl+f RX-78 and you will find reviews of all the kits you mentioned and you can see how they are different
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>>14455087
>>14455101

inner frame and gimmicks differ too, like how the knees work etc.
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So I just finished my first hand painted kitbash
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>>14455134

why would you spend less time taking a picture that shows the entire kit than you would spend on removing a single nub
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>>14455155
sorry, my photography skills are close to 0.
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>>14455059
Fumina will forever be porn doujin fodder.
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>>14455039
between the 3 the 1.5 is the oldest and should be avoided, it shares some parts with the original 1995 MG Gundam but introduced some nice new features.

the Ver OYW is kind of like the Ver 1.7, it reuses the better parts of the 1.5 (1-piece leg inner frames) and has a very modern, bulky profile with a lot of panel lines. its my favorite version and the best for a "modern" look but it lacks a core fighter and construction will feel a little antiquated in some areas compared to the 2.0.

the 2.0 has the most modern engineering of the 3 but $80 is pretty steep, especially when it has already been surpassed by the 3.0, ORIGIN Version and the Thunderbolt ver Ka coming out soon. it has a fantastic inner frame and loads of small details and gimmicks that the MG didnt even have, but the surface detail is very plain and the proportions are uncomfortably close to the 1979 artwork, so it has a very retro look on the outside.
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>>14455039
>>14455052
1.5 is old and not that great by today's standards, 2.0 is the most anime accurate, OWY has good a lot of surface detail and has the best proportions IMO, but lacks some of the articulation of more recent kits.
$30 sounds like a pretty good price for the OYW, $80 is way to much for 2.0 and you're better off just buying it online (Amazon, HLJ, etc.). Also, keep in mind that there are two OYW version, an anime colours version, and the regular version where the colours are a bit more muted.
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>>14455039
>>14455177

I agree and would get the OYW good price too
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>>14455167
Read the guide.
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>>14455167
Not him but you really should have painted over the joints anyways.
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>>14455225
I can still do that. What do you recommend color wise?
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>>14454802
>thousands of Char Zakus
But that's what happens?
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>>14455177
>>14455178
So avoid the 1.5 and don't pay $80 for the 2.0...
I may just end up going for either the Origin or 3.0 kit at that point. The OYW kit was actually closer to $35 than $30 now that I think about it. I like the vulcan and missile effects you can attach to the Origin, and $10 for the difference in quality is doable.
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>>14454992
why yes it is
>>14454998
my bash or the other mech design
as much as it is a mess ... me trying scratch build the backpack is going to more of a mess
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Still bugging me on what the fin camera is. Is that a scratch build groove or is that a pre-existing one?

I know the v-fin's a Strike Freedom, but the head camera groove I don't know what it is.
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>>14452239
Is sal really ignored by customs? In Sweden you don't have to pay customs up to about 17000 jpy but always VAT. I always use Ems from hlj since it's fast and is usually a couple hundred yens cheaper than Sal for me but then I always get hit by VAT. With eBay sellers it's almost always registered as "gift" and sent by SAL so I don't know if sal can get through without vat. But with 5-6 hlj packages a year I could probably save a lot of money if I can avoid vat.
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Box previews of the Local Gundam and 1/100 Kimaris Trooper.

http://blog.kenbill.com/?eid=913
http://blog.kenbill.com/?eid=914
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Have you ever done a resin kit? I assume they're fairly static, I'm looking at

http://www.e2046.com/p/RX-124+Gundam+TR-6++Hazel+Thley+II+Rah/16669/
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>>14453498
>G-Xiphos

I'm jelly.
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>>14455806

I think they're actually still in stock at amiami.
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>deciphering sacred texts using google instant translate
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>>14455656

No it's not. If your package is worth more than about 3k yen and not marked "gift" (which means taxes are paid on them in the country of origin) you're going to get hit with VAT almost guaranteed. I've had one or two slip through the cracks, and those were shipped with EMS.

Really annoyed by this whole shipping thing right now, btw - just a week before the VF-31J came out, I had to order shipping for my Unicorn and Sinanju action bases because they were about to hit the 60 day retention date in the Private Warehouse. Then the VF-31 came out, and the difference between shipping it EMS and SAL was literally what I paid in postage for the action bases, which wouldn't have fit in the same postage bracket with the VF-31.

So now both of the packages are making their way here using SAL, and I have no idea when they'll arrive. Argh.
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>>14455177
>the 2.0 has the most modern engineering of the 3 but $80 is pretty steep, especially when it has already been surpassed by the 3.0
I heard someone hear say that 2.0 > 3.0. Which is which?
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>>14455907

2.0 looks like the Gundam as animated in 0079. 3.0 looks like the Gundam 1/1 statue. 3.0 also has the fully articulated hands, and possibly *only* those, can't remember right now. They all have more or less the same mechanical gimmicks like the core fighter.

The Origin version is about half way in between the two in surface detail, and lacks the core block system (because the manga version doesn't have it), instead it has the abdomen packed full of joints for extra articulation.
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>>14454661
I recommend Graze Ein because it's freaking big like 1/100 scale! Also Barbatos form 6 because you can get a lot of extra parts for kitbashing.
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>>14454466
There are quite a few, mate. Just be careful, they're not as simple as gunpla, from what I can tell.

As in, you'll need paint and glue.
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>>14455915
3.0 does indeed only have the articulated hands
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So, I finally glued in my Gelgoog's head-fin and there might have been a little extra glue. There's a very shiny-looking substance that's visible on the seams. Is that dried glue? I thought cement was supposed to evaporate?
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Now that December Sky is all but out, what are the odds of us getting some Gelgoog Thunderbolt ver? Either HG or MG.
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>>14456115
no, cement dries and looks shiny

cement doesnt evaporate
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>>14455915
>>14456113
Interesting. I have both (ver. Origin was on sale, decided to get it) so I guess it's a tossup.

I have RGs of the 00 Raiser and Strike Freedom and I was thinking of getting the PG for one of them. Has anyone built them?
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>>14456154
zero

it's a gelgoog
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>>14456115
Did you use superglue?
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>>14456157

Does topcoat knock off the shine?
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>>14456157
Hmm...

>>14456171
I used MR HOBBY Gunze MC127 Cement Glue Deluxe 40ml.
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>>14456190
Hm, no clue then.
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>>14455858
chink here I could give summary
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>>14456167
Why does Faggotshitdai hate the Gelgoog so much?
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>>14450683
so where can one buy this, Im in japan rn and wondering where
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>>14451715
>>14451722
Tallgeese III is getting a rerelease, check gentei
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>>14456226

It's not out for months.
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>>14456226
Coming out in September or October. Can you wait that long?
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>>14455907
the 3.0 was a little underwhelming for a number of reasons. first off it is essentially a blown up RG kit with the exact same proportions, colors and parts separation on the outer armor as the RG that already came out years before. unlike the RG it has a conventionally-constructed inner frame that is pretty boring and lacking in details like pistons and gimmicks compared to the 2.0. the 3.0 also gets lazy and reuses the core fighter and weapons from the 2.0, as well as the emotion manipulators from Nu Ver Ka which are way too big for an 18m mobile suit so it looks like it has out of place gorilla hands.
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>>14456265
Huh, I see. Thanks for the comparison.
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>>14456240
I can wait as long as I need to for this meme machine
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Left shields or right? I'm leaning towards the right.

Also grays won't be that dark, it's more so for my reference.
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>>14456355
try making the gray parts on the gundam orange like the shield. it should make a nice contrast and it'll be flashy as fug
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>>14454717
I don't buy Gunpla because I don't like people who build Gunpla.

DAMASHII FOR LIEF
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>buy RE MK3 because cheap
>end up being one of my favourite 1/100

Why are UC suits just so fucking sexy

I just built impulse and it looks like a fucking pleb
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>>14456504
>damashii
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>>14456573

Take a photo of your Pleb Impulse.
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LMFAO

I was almost tricked into getting this.

They won't even give us another rifle handle to utilize the 3 other rifle barrels. Is this a fucking joke?
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I just started watching thunderbolt and damn gundam thunderbolt is sexy as fuck
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>>14456672

It's not the Gundam Thunderbolt, it's the Full Armor Gundam.

The FAG.
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>>14456680
I like FAG

does that make me a FAG
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>>14456686

Only if you like this FAG.
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>>14456704
That's a cute FAG
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>>14456686
Makes you a FAGfag.
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>>14456718
For you.
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>>14456622
Yuuma might be the worst builder in Try.
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>>14456869
Yuuma is a brilliant build foghter who can into flight modes
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Yuuma drew the short straw and became "that guy fated to exist for the sole purpose of shilling every shitty backpack they could come up with."
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>>14456892
>>14456897
thing is that I would expect yuuma to play around with funnels as well
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>>14456892
I wish he would just go back to sniping.
This thing about being sanic fast is awful
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>>14456897
He's the uninspired, insipid attempt at making a SRSBSNSS Sei.
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>>14456892
is it just me or does it look like the age 2 normal
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Why don't they just admit Try was a complete failure and go back to printing money with the first GBF characters in a new season.
Would be better than wasting everyone's time with more Try content.
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help /m/, I want to get into MGs and I narrowed it down to these, but I can't decide. Can only get one or maybe two. Which do you recommend and why?
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>>14456960
The answer is always Rx-78-2
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>>14456960

Origin RX-78 for sure.

You can't go wrong with the RM Strike or the Jesta, that's personal preference.
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Yay, I now have two more action bases to (not) use for posing my gundams!

Specifically, I got the Action Base 1 "Sinanju ver" and Action Base 1 "Unicorn ver" in the mail today, and I've just finished building the first one. No stickers yet though, I'm thinking this would be a good time to try the "dip them in water" trick, since there are some extras.
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>>14456622
Shame on you for even thinking about it.
>>
Should I pick up the 1/100 Grimgerde or Graze, the latter I would custom for diorama making. Also, anyone know where I can get military decals like American flags or ranks? Thought local hobby shops that sell tank and boat models might have them but no such luck.
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>>14456960
I'd suggest you go with the origin and then the Jesta first, both simple, and solid builds, plus you can't go wrong with the signature Gundam. The Sazabi ver Ka is big and thicc, and you might wanna hone your skills first before tackling that beauty. Strike is pretty solid, but I can't say anything about the Sinanjus. The FF Sinanju has stickers for the gold trim, which is a big turn off for me. I'm just gonna wait for the inevitable 2.0 that has the gold runners like the RG.
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>>14456579
>Not at least getting the GSelf damashii
Side note, fuck which ever anon told me the HG perfect backpack would fit the damashii. I believed those lies.
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My first SAL parcel has arrived...

I am excite.
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What GM has the best proportions?
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>>14457326
Take a pic of the Zaku when you're done snap-fitting it pls.
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Jesus fuck the box for the VF-31J is massive. It's like I ordered a pizza.
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>>14457343
Anything using this runner in it is GOAT, so basically the Powered/Cardigan, Striker, the Type C, Custom, and GM Cannon II
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>>14457662

Unless I miss my guess the kit box is the same size as the Super VF-25 kits. You want a big box, have a look at the Armored VF-25, that's still my biggest Bandai box to date. Same base dimensions, twice as thick...
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>>14452447
We need more spaceships.
>>
>>14457343

The GM II is my favorite "plain" GM.
>>
How long should I wait for paint to dry before doing another coat?
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>>14457946
To the touch, but waiting at least an hour is probably your best bet. The longer the better, honestly, but an hour is typically a good long time.
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So I've just finished my first two RG kits. So much fun. It's gonna be hard going back to HG. Am I destined to go down MG road from now on?
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>>14457971
Soon there will be notihng but HGs anyways.
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>>14458039
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>>14456937
Well, given it's based on the AGE-2 Normal, no. It's not just you.
>>
>>14458039
>>14458049
Real human bean
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>>14456892
If you re-colored the Lightning Gundam to more appropriately match the Backpack (or vice versa) I feel this would work MUCH better. As well if it used parts from the previous backpacks like the thrusters or missile pods and the weapons.

This one just needs a little love and it could be much cooler. Especially cause it looks like the wing binders open just like the AGE-2's.
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More sucky photography, and the bases aren't finished (need more stickers - as do the kits themselves, really), but this is good enough for tonight.

Really not happy with either of these kits for various reasons - the Sinanju has never been able to hold its rifle, and pieces - like the beam saber handles, the beam magnum magazines, the armor panels on the arms, the kneecap parts... the list goes on - keep falling off of the Unicorn. Hence them not being actually finished.
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>>14458049
step up your box game.
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>>14458121
MG Unicorn is the kit I regret buying most. Should have got the HGs, but I was on a huge "MGs are the superior grade" kick during that time.
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>>14458121
just glue them on
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>>14458343
they are though
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>>14458343

The HGUC Unicorns have their own problems, like the entire arms wanting to fall off due to the pegs holding them on being too short. I actually own four of those things too (Full Armor, Banshee, Banshee Norn, and Phenex, all in Destroy mode), and the Sinanju in HGUC as well.

The Sinanju is pretty much fantastic as is even in HGUC, the only problems are the stickers - and the RG is fixing those, though the question is how well.

>>14458378

I'll glue broken pieces, but if I glue the bits that fall off of my Unicorn, it'd be stuck forever in that mode, and I wouldn't be able to pose it with drawn sabers. Not a solution I want to try until absolutely necessary, and it isn't by a long shot.
>>
>>14457277
>Military decals
You can probably find flags on ebay, or alternatively, buy a cheap military scale model that includes an american flag. As for rank, you probably won't find anything, as it usually isn't painted onto tanks, planes, etc.
>>
>>14457294
It's a plastic model, make it fit

>>14457343
GM Sniper II
>>
>>14458457
How does one "just make it fit"?
>>
>>14458624
Knives, drills, tacky stick, pla plates, glue, take your pick. It's a plastic model, modification is natural.
>>
memes never die.
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>>14458631
Ah okay I didn't think of that. Thanks anon.
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>>14458435
try the super glue trick on the pegs
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>>14458869
that thing looks like a real piece of shit, some guy on the GG Infinite facebook group is raging over the ankle armor being molded onto the legs out of laziness.
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>>14458896

>GG Infinite
>GG Infinite facebook group

bro what the fuck are you doing
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>>14458896
It looks good to me, senpai.
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>>14458896
gun and shield looks pretty cool, visor too. other than that, looks kinda bland desu
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>>14456265
>>14456271

The 3.0 is also a sticker fest and the copper colored joint sticker are by far the most annoyng part of the build. They also wear out and get ruined extremely easily
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>>14458124
Why would you keep it tucked in a box? display that on a shelf or desk! Other wise, our building has no meaning!
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>>14458988
dust..

>>14458967
>that ankle armor.
It's like it's 1998 all over again
>>
Should I buy a Hi-Mock?
>>
>>14459014
yes
>>
>>14459014
Do you like fun models? If so, yes.
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>>14458967
Can't wait to paint mines in green full armor colors
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>>14456960
>>14456969
>>14456987

I just want to point out for future referencing and because this is a retarded and easily overlooked change, but the Origin version RX is technically the RX-78-02 with the extra 0 in there. Can make looking for it easier etc.
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>>14450585
Finally finished the 0Raiser. Now I just need to top coat it and the GN Sword II and we're done. Then we wait to buy the 00Qanta. I can't wait for it, to finish this triple display. Then I can work on geting the RG Exia Repair 1 and 2. What do you guys think? I tried to pose Exia better, r-right guys?
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>>14459385
I thought the left Exia is taxi-ing airplanes. Damn i was mistaking both of the beam saber for guider batons.

I must have my eyes checked.
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Now this actually looks cool.
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>>14459385
why not use the sparkly green gn particle action bases for all 3? for the exia, i'd pose it with either its gn sword or blades cause those are its most recognizable weapons. other than that, great idea for a display
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>>14459536
It does look cooler than the original dinosaw, but it's basically just the dinosaw with a chainsaw "tongue" and spiky "beard." And nothing really tops the fuckoff mace Barbatos had.
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>>14459536
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>>14459559
What if... hear me out... what if they put the Fuck Off Mace on the other end of the Dinosaw?

>>14459536
>>14459560
Such a good looking design, shame it's wasted on P-Bandai Hi-Res version and not on an MG. Honestly feel like Bandai would've made more just making it into an MG instead of the "Hi-Res" version.
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>>14459548
Because they haven't arrived yet. Once they come in, they'll be on this base ASAP. I'm gonna tryto do base work on the grey base to make it look all fancy and what not.

This is just how it is currently. I'm gonna go through some material like the show and some poses and see what would look best for the entire display. I just have it in something simlar to how he was when he was doing his final attack on the Alvaaron. Still trying to find a good synergy for all three suits.The 00Russer is easy, it's Exia that's little harder.
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>>14459560
Damn. The 6th form is really growing on me.

I wonder what S2 will bring
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Ya'll niggas ready for this?
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finally got back to building after a year due to school, what do you guys think?
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>>14459014
Hi Mock is love. Hi Mock is life.
>>
New:
>>14460152
>>14460152
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>>14457970
I thought the common wisdom was at least 24 hours to make it really dry?
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>>14450565
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>>14460534
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