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first for aile strike

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Just finshed the RX-78-2, posted the Nu last night in the old thread.

Model building is fun as fuck, going to buy some more next week along with panel lining markers.

Gonna order a HG V2 and HG Full Armor Gundam Thunderbolt.
Any opinions on these kits and/or tips?

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Have a look at the Revive Qubeley P-Bandai effect parts!

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I also finished my Zudah this morning. Lovely kit, mono-eye is a bit tight, though. That's the only real complaint I have. I can see how they want people to buy more than one because it comes with two sturm faust and two magazine slots for extra mags that you wouldn't have unless you bought more than one.

>>14559975
I couldn't quite get the stickers on the shields of the FAG to sit right. Planning on painting the orange color on when I get my airbrush. My biggest complaint besides that is the missile pod on the backpack just being a dark grey brick. It's to be expected of an HG, and can of course be solved with some customization, but it does make me regret not getting the MG a bit.
Still really happy with it though, I've got it posed on my desk with my thunderbolt GM.

>>14559975

I don't have the V2 Assault Buster, but IIRC it's basically the stock Victory, which is not a bad kit and looks nice when it's all put together and panel lined although it isn't the best kit, and the Ass Buster and HEXA parts are all very decal-reliant or don't even come with decals and you have to paint.

That said, it does look very nice.

The HG Full Armor Gundam is really nice looking and comes with so much shit, you'll probably spend as much time on it as you would an MG.

That's all really.

Why the hell there isn't, at least, a HG of the Xi Gundam?

>>14559990
Timing and also it would be at least a 3000 yen hg

>>14559990

Because it would be gigantic, probably cost 3500+ yen, and most people would just think "what the fuck is this?"

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delicious semi gloss top coat

>>14560024
looks like plastic

>>14559997
>>14560001
Did that stop them from making Psycho or Kshatriya?

Or is this faulty logic?

which is the BEST jim?

http://www.1999.co.jp/10009244
http://www.1999.co.jp/10028342

>>14560001
>>14559997
Well, if it would be so gigantic then why the hell design a robot that's 30m tall for a toy centric franchise?

And such a cool design too.

Fuck it, I'm assblasted right now.

>>14560034
But Psycho and Kshatriya actually look good though

>>14560031
thanks, its the look I was going for. the bandai instruction book model look.

>>14560044
And Xi doesn't?

Nice shit taste you got there

>>14560034
>>14560042

Psycho Gendum and Kshaw are from one of the most iconic installments in the series and Unicorn, which sold more than anything.

And even then, those are HGs that cost 40-50 dollars. Xi Gundam would be just as big if not bigger, at least as expensive as the Kshatriya if not more, but instead of being from a highly visible series it would be from some book a lot of people don't even know existed. It was also piloted by one of UCs biggest faggot shitters, so people who buy the suit because they like the pilot wouldn't be into it.

It would literally only sell to people who are fans of the Xi Gundam's design, and there aren't many of those.

>>14559976
is this the surprise you spoke of?

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>>14560116
Yeah. I figured maybe there would be people on the fence about buying it.

>>14560024
thats cool. stickers don't even look like they're really stickers.

thanks mang, probably going to use a semi-gloss on my Garma Custom to keep a cartoony look

>>14560059
P-Bandai it.

>>14560128
That looks great! Definitely going to go for it now

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>>14560128
>wonder why you have duplicate kits
>realize it's a fucking mirror
Holy fuck guys, I'm ACTUALLY more retarded than Snapshit.

>>14560160
Don't even joke, motherfucker.

>>14560168

It's basically the only shot it has of ever getting a release. P-Bandai HG or RE/100.

>constantlyly told the finish of the MG Hyaku Shiki 2.0 looks worse than the 1.0
>see a video of it
>2.0 looks definitively better
Is /m/ ever right about anything?

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>>14559985
what? The V2 doesnt share any parts with the Victory besides the polycaps. its a pretty solid kit with loads more poseability than any other V2 out there and only has one weak joint in the waist that needs to be tightened. the V2AB is pretty much the same but the extra armor gets in the way of some movement and it needs stickers on the sheild, thats it.

>>14560041
http://www.1999.co.jp/10028342

this one, the other one is garbage, ive built it twice.

>>14560344

I fucked up and mistook the V2 for the Victory and the V2 Assault Buster for the V-Dash.

I'm really confused.

>>14560263
>constantlyly
>implying a faggot who can't spell is correct

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Pic is not the best, but I have everything mocked up at this point for my flight type Graze. Still trying to decide on a gun for it, but I did find a set of knives that fit well.

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>>14560435
>Razer

>>14560376
But I am. Enjoy your plastic finish, 1.0 fag.

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which one should i build next?

>>14560617
the silver GM

>>14560617
Jim

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>>14560044
>Kshatriya actually look good

>>14560623
>mfw the guy at the comic book shop said 'oh hey this is riddhes gundam huh?' when i brought it up to the counter

he was alright tho. said he got management to let him order a bunch more gunpla.

>>14560641
*sweats*

>>14560676
I know right.

Who can honestly like a gigantic green bell pepper

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>>14560680
forgot my face

any tips for using a spray can for painting?

>>14560680
The Delta Plus is technically a Gundam though.

>>14560710
press the nozzle down and aim the paint at the plastic

>>14560710
shake the hell out of those cans the first time, then shake them some more

>>14560720
but also: not really.

>>14560710
heat the can in warm water before use.

>>14560733
okay i that's what i did wrong, didn't shake hard enough.
Is it recommended to paint while the parts are in the tray or out of the tray?

>>14560762
>Is it recommended to paint while the parts are in the tray or out of the tray?
You mean on the runners? Never do that, ever.

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>>14560739
It's really just a Grey Delta Gundam.

>>14560762
If you paint it in the runner it's going to leave a mark where you cut it, anon.

>>14560128
Fuck off.

>>14560790
>>14560773
well thanks for the advice

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cant understand why I never tried this duplicolor white primer before. its great. I used to use only tamiya and mr surfacer but that stuff costs an arm and a leg

this big can is $5 at the auto store and the finish is really similar

>>14557538
The thundderbolt sector

>>14560128
Why don't you turn on more lights so you don't have to use flash?

>>14560128
Is that a Zaku III I see on the bottom right?

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What fins are the best?
V fin?
W fin?
Single color?
Multiple color?

>>14560931
In my opinion the Strike Gundam has the best V-fin

>>14560931
Unicorn Horn.

>>14560931
Either "No-Fin" (See Pale Rider) or Unique Fins (See AGE-1, AGE-2, Turn-A) are the best. Not a fan of the standard V-Fin usually. Not saying it's bad, just not my main squeeze.

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>>14560931
Mustache-fin is best-fin

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Ok so I pretty much got this guy lined up and the decals i want applied now I want to top coat it. Thing is where I live, topcoat isn't sold anywhere and you cannot have it shipped here for whatever reason without having to pay a ludicrous amount.

Is there any equivalent to top coat that can be bought at say a hardware store? Has to be since from what i've gathered its basically a spray on matte varnish


Really ended up enjoying this as my first kit and now need to decide on what to get next

>>14561032
>the way the grip pops outs.

Orgasmic

>>14560344
thank you for the reply
>the other one is garbage
explain yourself!

>>14560160
Bandai's not going to make a kit with all new molds just for P-bandai with no other kit to pair it with or reuse the molds towards.

>>14561096
Not even Testors?

>>14561164
The MG GM 1.0 is one of those awful first dozen or so MG from over a decade ago. Poor rticulation, basically big HG with tiny amounts of inner frame, bad looking hands, etc.

It's around the G Dom that the MG line really started improving.

>>14561164
Well, it was released in 1999, and there has since been a GM 2.0 released. I would think that's explanation enough.

>>14561192
anything thats an aerosol cant be shipped here without paying out the ass

and hobby shops are non existent pretty much

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What stands work for 1/72 Macross kits?

The closest thing I can find to the stands in the pic are these: http://hlj.com/product/BAN952159/Sup
and those are for 1/144 or 1/100 kits.

is there any plamo of super robots that aren't too hard to make?

>>14561247
BB Senshi kits are ezpz

>>14561244

Those look like AB1s, which are for 1/100 kits. It's the same thing as in your link.

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>>14561263
Alright, I'll just pick that up then. I wasn't entirely sure.

Thanks anon

>>14560931

hyzenthlay seraph

did i spell that right

also dynames visor

>>14560931
sengoku astray

>>14561244
What's the name of the Ingram looking one on the left?

Looks cool.

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>>14561340
VF on the left is the VF-25 from Frontier, Middle is the VF-31J from Delta, right is VF-1 from SDF

I love robot planes

Why aren't the visors on the northern pod's heads clear pieces?

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protodom

>>14561345
Because money, also Bandai legitimately wants you to kill yourself

>>14561351

How much money would it cost to do the visors in clear pieces, really? Probably nothing since Bandai specifically has that technology that lets them print different colored pieces on the same runner.

>>14561356
Probably .0002 cents apiece or something.

>>14561364
Which is .0002 cents a piece they are not earning.
Come on people, it is a business.

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>sees new kit of the best Gundam design
>it's a fucking resin

fml

>>14561369

Let's face it, like 90% of the people who would be interested in that Northern Pod gayness, want it for the GM heads. And then they're going to be turned off because Bandai had one job, to make the GM heads have clear visors so they actually look good instead of HGUC Blue Destiny 1-tier, and they couldn't do that. So instead of not earning .0002 cents they're going to not earn 500 yen or however much that shit costs.

These new BF kits and packs are an absolute blunder aside from the Gyancelot and the Eastern Weapons pack.

>>14561351
>>14561356
Do people really like that thing?
The set just looks so dumb.

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new campaign parts are out if anyone was interested. don't know which sites are giving them out right now though except banzaihobby

>>14561398
It's a G-Bit head so if you like After War X then you might be interested. You should watch it.

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>>14560721
this guy is great his blog showed me some really cool tricks like this for separating joints to paint and being able to reassemble them easy after

>>14561398

No, literally no one likes it.

Kids don't like it because kids only care about Gundams, they don't care about GMs because GMs are for dorks.

People who like GMs won't like it, because the GM visors aren't clear, so the only part anyone would want, looks dog shit.

Modelers casual and hardcore alike will hate it, because the set as a whole is dumb looking and will take an inordinate amount of effort to make look good.

Only reviewers will buy it.

B L U N D E R

>>14561408
Wait, what?

>>14561396
It might appeal to people who want to have the complete Gyanko team.
Don't know how many buyers that would be, probably not that many really.

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>>14561400
>haven't seen news from HLJ about new parts campaign
>knowing them they'd start it up a couple days after it ends for the other Jap online sellers
>my only two kits in private warehouse are almost up for automatic shipping

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>>14561424
3/4

>>14561424
I want that gatling to pop out of a hidden chest compartment

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>>14561419
that example is for the origin arm where you cant separate the joint from the arm to paint things separate and process the seam line. you can make a c cut on the round piece and snap it onto the peg later. similar stuff can be done with other connectors

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>>14561429
4/4

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>>14561419
Not him, but it seems that even though the joint has been broken, when you reassemble it the other side of the forearm holds the broken joint in place. In essence, the breaking of the joint has no negative impact of the kit.

Fuck I typed all this only to see >>14561436

>>14561396
Heh, the eastern weapons pack is also kinda lame. The rifles are only okay and the lance is really boring since it doesn't come with the Gyancelot's Zeon end.

>>14561436
>>14561443
I haven't built the Origin Zaku, but couldn't you just paint the joint before putting it in the armor, then seam weld that and paint that?

>>14561457
then you need to mask off the whole joint, the results look ugly and amateurish

http://narikens.blog66.fc2.com/blog-entry-1513.html

all of the pro japanese modelers do this stuff

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jesus christ
3 down, 3 to go
I want to complete another funnel tomorrow and at least topcoat them, leaving the other 2 for the next weeked
just hope it stops raining for a while to do so

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>>14561457
>>14561463

the finished result is literally perfection

>>14561437
>>14561429
>>14561424
>>14561400

I hope this is just the first half because those all kind of suck

>>14561464

They look great.

>>14561475
You look great

>>14561489
No you.

>>14561463
>>14561469
Forgive me if I find it hard to visualize this, but so he's severing the joint to take it out and seam weld the arm piece so he doesn't have to mask, then painting the joint and re-snapping it back on the peg after the arm is welded?

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>>14561600
the joint isn't broken just the part where it mounts inside

the goal is to have the parts separate
all of the model pics you see on the assembly guides are made this way

its how they get such perfect results even on parts where masking is impossible and the legs/joints are all one piece in the end

hey snapfit, post some pics of your zaku III

>>14561343
Good tastes anon
VF-1 a best

>>14561632
I think I'm getting it. They don't bother painting the female socket piece and just leave it while welding the armor around it, right? That's pretty ingenious.

>>14560721
would bang

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http://www.geocities.jp/kikori2004/ZAKU/MS06V_V1.html

>>14561834
Zaku tanks are the best.

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Those tamiya weathering master things are pretty decent

Ayy yo.
DX MG owners.
Question for all youse.

Can the receivers be turned around to make it look like a propulsion system similar to how the GX did very early in the series?

>>14562077
What, the satellite panels? Yeah

>>14561408
how does it stay in once you push the grey part back into the welded part?

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>>14559711
not sure, my internet was pretty bad. must have double posted and accidentally deleted both

>>14561464
I have been monitoring your Hi Nu Gundam progress since you started god knows how many weeks ago.

Keep it up.

>>14562138
Yeah, those.

Cool. Thanks for the response.

>>14559985
I'm interested in the FA Gundam Thunderbolt; is the MG version better engineered than the HG version?

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A slow work in progress. I added a new v-fin.

Cementing stuff down is really satisfying

>>14562280
in every possible way.

>>14562302
Not quite sure how much I like it unless you're planning to do more work on the rest of the model.

>>14562302
How come 0's chest fins are asymmetrical?

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>>14562343
It broke off a long time ago.

>>14562058
Weathering is a bit too heavy and out of scale IMO (almost looks like it was dragged out of the ocean, except there isn't enough rust)

>>14562245
Tension and friction. Think of it kinda like a bionicle joint, where the ball goes into the socket, and will stay there, but can be removed if you pull on it hard enough.

>>14562245

heaven forbid you might actually use MODEL GLUE on a MODEL

>>14562380
noone said he used model glue there was no model glue mentioned on the blog. so idk why you think that

>>14561469
>Using a sticker for the monoeye
>Not going full pro and using the Builders Parts Lenses

>>14562370
out of scale? as in it's too large, or too small?

>>14562391
Out of scale as in an 18m tall robot wouldn't be a lot cleaner near the top. You probably wouldn't have so much rust and dirt on the shoulders and heard as opposed to the feet and legs.

>>14562427
what if the mobile suit fell?
in the games the suits get knocked down all the time

>>14560721
These origin kits would be perfect if they had an actual clear eye piece and clear visor cover like the MG's.

>>14562445
I did say generally. Also, if it did fall, it still doesn't explain why the upper body would have as much rust as the feet.

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>>14562459
agree, you can make one tho by cutting the blister packaging of some item and attatching it

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>>14562459
they are already perfect for $17.99

>>14562511
I will never understand why Zaku I and Zudah have the bridge right in front of the monoeye. Wouldn't that be a huge blindspot?

Are there any videos out there that show how to prepare and thin paints for hand-painting a model? Specifically enamel paints. I did a test paint recently and I don't think I did it right, the paint felt like it was thicker in random points.

so we're almost certainly getting a char zaku i. what do you guys think, are we gonna get black tri star zaku I?

My hopes and dreams:
Char zaku I
Black tri star zaku I (pbandai)
MS04 ramba ral
Origin Gundam
Origin GM

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>>14562521
Zudah only has it because it apes the Zaku I in order to look primordial to the Zaku line. Don't know why Zaku 1 has it other than to look older and simpler, but often there's some process of basing it on a thing, then slowly committeeing the design until it barely resembles that.

Still don't get why an MS-03 has more in common with MS-06 than MS-05. But they've been busy correcting and re-correcting the lineage anyway.

>>14562605
>>14562559
How'd you reckon the guy painted the slits and the vulcans on the Char Zaku's torso?

>>14562617
A reverse wash could do it.

>>14560922
Yeah. It's an awful kit but I had a spare black mono-eye cavity piece from buying the mass production type first, so I never needed that awful black sticker. The problem with the kit is you basically have to cement the thrusters behind the legs, under the skirt, for them to stay on. It's how I started glueing. Mass production version has more range of motion in the legs.

>>14562605
I'm waiting for them to make an origin Zaku II mass production colours. Don't think a revive is coming for a looong time.

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>>14562630

>>14562635
so just paint the char one green? The char version doesn't have any extra thrusters or anything?

>>14562680
This Zaku's head reminds me strongly of those chocolate easter egg malt balls.

>>14562673
F type zaku will be almost identical, only different backpack and no chest vulcans or command antenna

J zaku type you can fill the leg thrusters with putty

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I often browse japanese blogs to see the cool shit
this guy converted an origin high mobility into a ridden zaku

http://denimu932.blog136.fc2.com/blog-category-108.html

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>>14562696
High Mobility origin zak looks swole as fuck

>>14562727
Why didn't char use one of these
They are supposedly way faster than a normal zaku

>>14562777
He'd go too fast for mortal control

>>14562777
You remember the Zudah?
That would happen.

>want to buy a literal robot toy
>I have to ensemble and paint it if I want it to be good

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>>14562812
Maybe these transformers are more your style? It's okay, gunpla's not for everyone.

>>14562812
Gunpla aren't toys.

>>14562823
Yeah, I see it's for people with too much free time.


>>14562826
>Plastic robot from an anime series
>Not toy

My sides.

>>14562812
>want to buy a literal robot toy
>google model kits instead
there's yer problem bruv

>>14562832
Buy a Robot Damashii then. And it's assemble not ensemble, ESL.

>>14560951
I prefer Unicorn mode to Destroy mode.

>>14562847
So does everyone with actual taste.

>>14562521
It looks like the bridge is supposed to prevent wires from getting caught in the visor cut out. It's used on armored vehicles to protect exposed crew from wires and cables, although they use what looks like cutting horns.
But I'm just guessing.

>>14562511
>Zaku

Not only do they look like shit they're also shit mobile suits.

>>14562832

You sound like the kind of kid that needed his parents to assemble Lego for you.

>>14562874
More like I have a job and study so I don't have time to ensemble an 800 part toy.

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>>14562812
>snapshit without his tripcode
>people still taking the bait

No wonder he keeps coming back.

>>14562878
So do I and I have time for a social life, too. What's your point?

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>No Emma to go along with Mk 2
>No Haman for Qubeley
>No Fa for Methuss

Where are my waifu figures, fuck you all

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>>14562893
>4chan
>social life

>>14562878
Gunpla is obviously a hobby just like building any other sort of model kit whether it be tanks, panes, etc. So why are you here bitching if you have not time or interest in the hobby? Fuck off back to your " oh so busy job and studying" and if you want a toy robot then just literally buy a toy robot instead of shitposting here. If you took a few seconds to google search something even as vague as "gundam action figure" you would find what you're looking for.

Also it's assemble not ensemble you fucking retard; an ensemble is a group of people, usually musicians.

>>14562953
tl;dr

>>14562946
I interact with several people where I work and at uni, that's basically a social life, right?

>>14562956
Clearly your job is in manual labor. Can't imagine what you're studying for but I hope your money is being put to good use.

>>14562956
Oh my bad I'm used to talking to people above the age of 14 that are able to read 5 sentences. I'll shorten it for you, hopefully 3 sentences doesn't overwhelm your brain.

tl;dr you're an embarrassment to the human race and should kill yourself.

>>14561408
So what's the blog?

>>14562995
>being this much of a faggot

kek

Every morning I wake up and wonder when gunpla general will stop biting the bait.

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>>14563140
Never i guess

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>>14563140
In the mean time, have more delicious Zudah!

>>14563489
Great setup!

>>14562898
I want to hold hands with Fa

>>14563588
Absolutely disgusting. Take your perverted fantasies back to /d/ where they belong.

Just ordered a Zaku I Sniper, hyped as fuck

Gunpla makes me feel like a kid again and I love it

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Done with my HAW206 Prototype, took fucking forever since I was experimenting with both painting and masking, both for the first time.
Learned a lot, doing a 1/60 Helljumper at the same time to with painting and masking too, more on that later.

>>14563186
Ah man, how is that? I've been considering getting it for a while

>>14563788
>>14563798
The blotchy painting on the pods is about all that stands out to me.
Nice job, anon.

>>14563788
>>14563798
>someone else painting bear guys for practice
What are your plans?

>>14563884
TS-15 Blue and TS-84 Gold for the white parts for the blue guy.
I have all the first 4 so I'm thinking I'll do the yellow next with some blue for the white parts and TS-16 yellow for the yellow. Don't know if I should do three colors like on the cover (different color ribbon) but right now I'm sticking to two.
>>14563869
Yeah, the pods turned out atrocious.

>>14563918
I did just two colors on my blue (blue and white) and it turned out kind of dull.
Going three colors for yellow and red, with yellow having yellow,green, and brown.
Red will have a sort of Iron Man color scheme.

>>14561464
You're doing god's work anon

Are there any good hobby stores in NJ that sell gunpla, near or in the Essex County area? GundamPlanet is a bit of a drive, but if I have to I'll go there.

Why aren't dry transfers really used anymore? I think they look the best out of the three. I guess waterslides are easier to apply

>mg g-self never
>mg grimoire never

>>14564020
>MG Grimoire

Just get that 1/20 Bandai Scopedog, anon.

Which, coincidentally enough, got restocked this month.

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>Implying this isn't going to be the next RE/100

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>>14564125
we need the leo

>>14564160
If you want something that explodes when you look at it funny, just get an RG Zeta.

>>14564169
leo was one of the best mobile suits in wing though
anytime a half decent pilot used one they totally ruined shit

>>14562777
In the manga source material they aren't called high mobility types. As a reward for completing the assassination of minovsky before the ef could acquire him the pilots were rewarded with customized zaku II. The black tri-stars put big thrusters on the legs of theirs and Char opted for a commander antenna and chest vulcans iirc.

>>14562445
>mobile suit falls after getting hit by a weapon
>is suddenly covered in rust

>>14564198
What if it's fighting on Mars?

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>>14562832
>too much free time.
what the fuck does this even mean? ahahahahahahahahaha

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Finished panel lining Throne Zwei. Found out how much I absolutely hate its legs, so I've instead decided to shelf it in the most generic pose I could think of.

>>14563186
Where 2 cop? Is it good?

>>14564215
If you're not slaving away in the rat race and "contributing" to society 60 hours a week then you have too much "free-time".

People are too obsessed with time management that they sometimes forget to enjoy and live life.

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>>14564839
>Look at me, I work 60 hours a week, I feel so fulfilled.
>what you only work 40 hours a week? hahaha i work a lot hard than u xDD

I hope you guys realize the goal in life is to make the most money with the least amount of work so you can do other things.

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>Reissue NEVER EVER
>New kit NEVER EVER

How do I deal with this

>>14565053
by buying kshatriya and shutting up about it

>>14565059

Eh, sort of correct. Takes way too much effort to really be worth it though.
http://www.gundamkitscollection.com/2014/08/1144-nz-000-queen-mansa-kai-custom-build_24.html

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>>14565059
This is like confusing a OYW Dom with at Rick Dom or a Zaku for a Gouf

>>14563999
It's worth the drive.

>>14565090
>>14565160
the alternative is by sucking it up and shelling out the 86 bucks for the one on amazon, cause whining in these threads isn't gonna make bandai print another run any time soon

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>>14565053
>Annerose Rosenheim Custom

fucking Gundam names.

>>14561372
Git gud and learn to use spray cans

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aww nigga ye gunpla shiet

Has the SHITPOSTER left?

>>14565377
Which one

>>14562869
Also so it looks like the nasal of a helm. Of course, those were created on the assumption that the person using it doesn't have one eye in the middle of its face.

>>14564187
Motherfucking Zechs Marquise took out a Gundam with one. In space.

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Aaaaaand fuck funnels
Jesus, I just remembered I have 6 more of these things courtesy of the add on I got for the Nu Ver Ka, but I don't think I'll ever build them

Anyways, these decals are really a pain to apply, especially the ones at the extremes, as they are supposed to wrap around the very end of the funnels. Unfortunately, some ripped down a little right there, I just hope it isn't too noticeable.

Also, I wanted to topcoat at least 2 of the damn things today, but it has been raining nonstop, so that will be until the next weekend

Meanwhile, 2 of the HWS parts are still missing so... rifle or shield next?

>>14565445
Raifu pls

>>14565020
>the goal in life is to make the most money
No.
>>14565445
Shield

>>14565421
The one we can't get banned. The other one we can get banned on sight usually.

>>14565470
Ah. They pop in every thread or so, but the janitor is on top of them, the posts get removed within a couple minutes.

>>14565445
You gonna do the polka dots on the shield?

>>14565498
I don't think so, as I'm going to use the extra parts for the shield and attach the whole thing to the arm.

Hell, I don't think I'll even put a single decal in the normal shield: if the extra parts hide it as much as I think they do, I won't even bother, same for the rifle

newfag question here

is applying the stickers and decals extremely important to the looks of a model or do they just add some small details?

does anyone have a pic comparing a model with and without sticker applying?

I never liked putting stickers on stuff, always felt like I missed the placing

>>14565512
It's completely dependent on the kit. Bookmark Dalong and look at his kit information before buying.

>>14565512
on dalong's website, every review has the kit with stickers and without them down at the end

>>14565512
It usually depends on the model, but usually Real Grades to Perfects are very decal heavy. High Grades are usually very light on the stickers

>>14565512
I'd say that, if you're not painting or doing any other work, foils are the most important thing to include. They tend to be the most prominent color additions, and often serve as a replacement for something that should've been a different piece. The other decals, usually warning stickers and unit markers, are for less important for achieving the right look.

The one major exception is when you've got a simpler design with larger monocolor sections. Say, a Zaku II. In the case of kits like that, otherwise simple decals like white lines can be pretty significant in terms of their impact.

My suggestion would be to start with the obviously important stuff and then judge if you're happy. How you detail is up to you. So, just apply sticker X to, say, the left leg and then do it to the right leg. Is that enough or might you want to add another one? Move from larger and more obvious stickers to more discrete ones and eventually you find where you're comfortable.

What 2build 2night?
HG Seravee
HG Destiny

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>>14565705
As an example from the RG Zeta, the stuff in red is significant. A few of them can be skipped, but most of that section makes a big difference.

The yellow section are also valuable, but less critical. The rest of it are more forgetable details. Also, smaller stickers often like to peel unless you use setters and coat the kit, so no need to feel bad about not using them. The RG kits are overload.

Anyone here ever bought one of the petite guys? I think I'd like to get at least one with my RG Sinanju and Gyancelot shipment this month, but I just realized I've never heard much about them.

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does anyone here actually build and paint gundam models

or is it all just amateur talk about "nub removal" and stickers and other crap

>>14565744
It used to be about Gunpla, it kind of still is.

Then we had snapshit and the image spammer ruin the general. You'd be better off on /toy/ unless you want to try and unfuck the General.

Posting here as well,
Are you supposed to sand parallel or perpendicular to seam lines?

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>>14565744
No, no one here does basic building techniques or paints here. Not a single one of us.

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Second time with an airbrush and mixing paints, is this a decent color for an MG Dom?

>>14562427
well, that makes sense, i'll get to adding more rust and some gunk to the feet and ankle joints

>>14565781
I think it's good.

>>14565744
actually I just come to shitpost

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>>14565744
>look at how hardcore I am: the post

>>14565744
it was till snapshit and the "other" img spammer killed the thread

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Additional rusting with some darker dusting

>>14565978

Oh my god just stop. Proper "weathering" is supposed to be very subtle. The tiniest patches of wear on guns and near joints and panels. This looks like someone stored your Gouf near the sea and left it there for two years.

>>14565986
and is there anything wrong with it being stored near the sea and left for two years?

>>14565986
Gouf Aquatic Custom fucking when?

>>14565188
>Good goyim.jpg

>>14565986
While I'm inclined to agree, you say this as if there aren't reasons why the gouf would be a total piece of shit. Dude should make a diorama with a Unicorn kit that has way less weathering.

>>14566021
that's a pretty good idea, i'll have to pick of one of the jegans for a jegan-gouf boxing match or something

Do you guys think Bandai will ever give the West a bit more love? I'm seeing a lot of younger weeaboos like Gendums.

>>14566117
lol

>>14566117
they're already licensing blurays for north america

>>14566217
is this what I get for wanting to build plastic replicas of robots from chinese cartoons

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combination of hguc and origin zaku

>>14566304
Paint looks too thick, man. Especially on it's left bicep. holy shit.

>>14566466
you guys come up with the most retarded criticisms

>>14566466
The panel lines on the thighs are almost obliterated.

>>14566508
You come up with the most retarded comebacks. It's a legit criticism. Paint that's too thick removes detail.

>>14566508
It's a legit criticism though. Didn't point out "oh, and the left bicep's paint is supposed to be like that, im pretending they had to do a patch work of that area from battle damage"

If you cant accept criticism, dont post your work.

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>>14566527
its not even mine its some jap guys model and it looks great. lol maybe you need to calm down a little bit there.

http://maksugi.blog9.fc2.com/blog-category-60.html

>>14566508
No seriously there's a big easily noticeable blob of paint on it's bicep.

>>14566527
im not saying it's yours. the world doesnt revolve around you. people can make generalised blanket statements that doesnt involve you, you self-absorbed cunt.

>>14566528
Oh. The other thing was a WIP Shot, and they sanded the fuck out of that primer job. HUGE difference.

>>14566117
You already get a free parts setvice? Not even japan has that

>>14565986
are you retarded? there is no such thing as "proper weathering" its an artistic expression. There are no hard rules in art.
Oh btw gunpla is freedom

>>14566304
THIN

>>14566555

which is why you guys come up with the most retarded criticisms. most of you don't actually have any fun with gunpla, you just sit here refreshing this thread all day until someone posts of pic of a model and then you attack him for not having "clean nubs" or "thin your paint" or some other dumb crap

at least /toy/'s gunpla threads are filled with people who are actually having fun, not this poisonous shit here.

>>14566594
YOUR

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>>14566601
/toy/s gunpla threads are full of people who the BARE MINIMUM amount of work to make a good kit (clean nubs, thin paint) or don't post very often because they're working on builds where they don't just leave fucking plastic on their model kits while day in and day out fuckers here post kits that look like SHIT and obviously can't read the fucking guide and then can't take a fucking OUNCE of criticism without immediately becoming defensive

>>14566601
That criticism was totally valid with the information given.

>>14566614
why are you so angry though
its a fun hobby
I dont see why you need to be this nasty

>>14566642
>lmao y u mad tho xD?

>>14566642
Try being in a general with snapshit for a year, watching him chase out the legitimate builders. I love gunpla and of course I have fun with it, but it's the same as any hobby. It's fun and rewarding to see good work be done. It's fun to see new builders testing the waters, which is why we give legitimate criticism and hope that they can get better and have more fun too. It's irritating to see shitposters promote mediocrity and stagnation in their building. Remember when the shitty Palace Athene triggered us? When Red Cliff was "as bad as it gets"? It's one thing to fuck up really badly and slowly get better. It's another entirely to put zero effort into your models.

When somebody posts thick paint or nubs, we respond with constructive criticism. We don't tell them to quit the hobby and stop ruining models because we assume that obviously they want to get better. Learning is a part of life and there's nothing wrong with fucking up to learn. Someone who wallows in ignorance and whores and/or spams for attention is a shitposter and will be treated as such. This general has had a cancer growing on it for a long time and none of us are happy about it, so yeah some of us are angry. Does that answer your question?

>>14566117
I hope I can get that Waterproof Gundam for less than $40 but I'm already putting some money aside.

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>>14565978
Don't listen to >>14565986 there is no generic goto weathering, it doesn't have to be subtle.

You're "weathering" it depending on the scenario, ie if it's fought in a desert or space etc. Rust is generally going to accumulate where water won't dry very quickly (joints and area with lips where moisture/water will build up) whereas yours looks a little random. If you're going for damage, you'd have scratched areas where dirt would probably fill up areas not rust. Also your scaling is a too large and builds up too strongly/suddenly.

Generally I just look at vehicles for inspiration. Ie pic related has dirt/rust/oil build ups near joints and contact areas, but the sides are generally clean with just some dusty streaks.

But to each his own, I still suck at weathering.

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I think I figured out why I don't like the ZZII and how to fix it. It's the head and gun. Give it a more zz designed head instead of the zeta one and a big cannon instead of the zII rifle and suddenly it looks more like its own custom rather than a mildly retooled zII.

>>14566766
clean your nubs

>>14566771
Stop being retarded

>>14566776
That criticism was totally valid with the information given.

>>14566778
You're autistic if you're STILL mad about how you can't accept criticism

>>14566785
He was baiting from the very get go though anyway.

>>14563811
Horrible, the fittings are too tight so a lot of sanding is needed specially on the chrome/plated parts.

but aesthetics, this is one of the better busts. Moreso than that of Hi-NU [Hobby Crazy]

>>14564801
If you're near at SEA, specifically Philippines.You can find it in Divisoria

>>14566611
PAINTS

>>14566601
>WAAAHHH I can't take criticism at least /toy/ is my safe space from all the meanies

>>14566701
I'm sorry but how does anything snapshit post chase out legitimate builders. Literally the most retarded comment about him i've read here.

>>14566818
As snapshit made the threads more and more cancerous with shitposting and image spamming they came here less and less. There are still some good anons around but tripfriends have left, at least for the time being.

>>14566818
>I'm sorry but how does anything snapshit post chase out legitimate builders
I'm guessing the implied argument was that snapshit/shitposter makes extra gunpla threads that everybody falls for every single time, diluting the community between a series of threads, and is just generally poisonous so nobody wants to bother posting their shit.

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>>14566701
speaking of promoting mediocrity
https://youtu.be/V7u8v6SH2Rg?t=10m19s

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>instead of having fun building models lets start shit and act like assholes so we can feel better about our shit lives

>>14566844
Isn't that a parody account though?

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>>14565744
>>14565756
>>14565764
>>14565859
>>14565976
>>14565874
>>14565986
>>14566466
>>14566508
>>14566526
>>14566545
>>14566527
>>14566586
>>14566601
>>14566614
>>14566642
>>14566698
>>14566701
>>14566771
>>14566785
>>14566776
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>>14566818
Gentle/m/en please.

>>14566849
no. He's serious.

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>>14566845
>instead of responding to posts that discuss this I'm going to use an image macro greentext reply filled with misinfo and projecting
just close the tab

>>14566861
bullshit, he's got the golden ratio overlaid on a gundam for "the perfect photo", this is a joke

>>14566853
>I'm slightly disappointed my posts were excluded.

>>14566867
did you see the opening 5 minutes of that video where he goes in depth giving a history lesson on gundam?
He's serious man. He's clearly a beginner but he's using a little self depricating humor to sort of hide that so you THINK he's just rusing but trust me he's not. look at some of his comment responses

"I probably should have been more clear in the video that this is a total experiment. A lot of people say "do this, don't do that", but not as many people follow through with the "why" behind what we do when customizing kits. When I do my next build series (under the Buildgunpla playlist), these restrictions won't be in place. It's going to look rough, and that's the point. I wanted to show exactly what happens with exactly what parameters."

>>14566892
good lord, i should have done more than skim

>>14566895
I thought it was a joke at first too when I subscribed but its actually a train wreck and I'm still subscribed

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>>14566844
christ

>>14566902
>>14566844
Wow I thought this nu male was just trolling.

>>14566908
trolling himself

didn't he use the opening jingle from SDT?

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I am obsessed with Origin stuff

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>>14566920

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Looks like the RG Sinanju will have two tone red, by the looks of the inner part of the shin.

>>14566944
God I hope all those gold pieces aren't stickers.

>>14566959
they're not, luckily

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Also the beam sabers are a different color too.

Lazy Bandai using the Federation style posable hands on the Sinanju too. As if including the fists in the P-Bandai Set wasn't dickish enough.

Is this site part of the guide? If not it should be
http://www.mech9.com/2015/06/hg-zaku-ii-high-mobility-type-origin.html

>>14564839

The fuck is the point of working 60 hours unless you get obscene money for it and a shit load of vacation time to spend it?

Stick to 40 and live comfortably within your means.

>>14566959
>gold stickers
What, no? We've known for weeks that it's a multi-step insert system with gold being laid, generally, on top of red and there are hollow sections for the piano black to go over top.

Also, this is the first I see of the decals. Yeah, I don't think I'll be using any except for, maybe, the fuel pod ones. Pretty sure this kit will look much better pure.

>>14560710
Heat the spray can in a stove. This will compress the molecules and you'll have a finer and more precise spray! It'll stick to the surface better also.

>>14567049
>heat compressed anything in a stove
That seems like a terrible idea. Like putting soda in the freezer bad, only having paint in your stove is probably much worse.

>>14567049
Heat doesn't condense molecules you idiot, it expands them, so heating the can would thin out your paint.
You don't want to spray once and have it look like five layers, do you?

>>14567049
you're a sick fuck.

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>>14566944
I'm cautiously on board with this RG. I love the RG line to death, but this is the type of stuff I'm worried about. Thankfully there is two toned red, but the fact it took me this long to find out is scary. I don't want this to be an overpriced HG with better articulation. The gloss and gimmicks are nice, but aside from the quality, I look forward to just how can they reimagine these suits. I love how they updated favorites like Mk.II, the Zeta, or the Strike with better and stylishly modern-ish looks. Busy, but subtly so. The stickers were never overkill for me as well, they often helped sell the kit, actually. This RG just doesn't have that panel separation or the stickers.

This custom MG Ver Ka looks more RG than the RG. However, this is the look I expected.

I still like the kit, though, just a few grievances and fears I think others will have.

>>14567096
Where else would you have liked a different shade of red? Far as I'm concerned, more color differentiation would damage the suit's aesthetics.

That said, it would be nice if we could move even further away from stickers and decals by having white inserts for the various marker lines on the legs and other accent points.

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anyone airbrushed this color before

im finishing my zaku II and want an EXACT zaku color match
since this is supposedly the official zaku green ill order some

>>14566944
I'm not a big fan of the decal designs.

well. to be honest, the only good decal design for the Sinanju is the Ver.Ka one.

>>14567095
pot meet kettle

>>14567132
I've used the other colors in that line specifically the blue red and yellow and they're dead on. This one should be too

I kinda wish we got a gundam show that felt like star trek

>>14566964
>Lazy Bandai using the Federation style posable hands on the Sinanju too

The Sinanju was technically built by the EF.

>>14567049
>>14567059
>>14567060

I don't know if its bad English, trolling, or if he's just an idiot, but what you do is you warm the can in a bowl of warm to hot tap water (But not scalding or boiling hot, that is dangerous and can lead to the can exploding). This gives you a finer spraying mist for thinner coats and smoother spray. Its an old spraycan technique that a lot of model builders use.

>>14566944
It still kinda bothers me that we're getting an RG Sinanju when the HG is already pretty damn good

Wasted an RG spot for what could have been a kit that really needed the update, like an RG GM or Gelgoog

Are there any build videos of the original Gunpla models? The ones that used glue amd shit, because I'm kind of interested on seeing them

>>14567446
>It still kinda bothers me that we're getting an RG Sinanju when the HG is already pretty damn good
Shekels.duh.