Gunpla General: Experience the Gundam Cafe Edition

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What's on your desk right now, /m/?

== SILLY WILLY ACE PILOT GROUP BUILD ==

Starting September 1st, you have two months to build, customize, and paint a mobile suit of your choice into your own personal design. This can range from just a repainted Zaku to a kitbashed Gundam loaded with any spare rifles and Rocket Launchers you can find. Any suit from any series is fair game, just stick to 1/144 kits and you're good. When you're done feel free to post it in the thread, but also send pics to [email protected] so that all the entries can be judged/posted at once when the group build is over (If you don't want to be judged for the contest just feel free to mention it when you send in your pics).

Prizes include:
>1st Place: Any HG kit under $25 + an Action Base 2
>2nd Place: Any HG kit under $15
>3rd Place: An Action Base 2
(Note: Shipping is to USA and Canada only)

Group build ends on October 31st, lets gunpla!

>>14766716
Fuck off Snapshit.

This thread is going to be slower than usual or there's going to be a second thread because people filter Airbrush.

Should have taken the trip off, brah.

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>>14766711
I have no words.

>>14766716
work on your nub removal. maybe get some fine-grit sandpaper or something, then cover up the markings with a tiny bit of paint.

>>14766823
You must be new here, welcome.

He's a shitposter who constantly posts his nubby builds to trigger the thread, just ignore him.

This makes me ashamed to be a Brit.

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>>14766832
Ditto. A lot of talented people were blacklisted by association with me, sound engineers, people with a history in event managing.
But on the bright side, there WAS connect4

>>14766838
that just sounds depressingly sad

>>14766838

Why would they do that? While blacklisting you is a stupid move, blacklisting people associated with you is even dumber.

>>14766854
Guilty by association.
Some talented modellers in tat list too

>>14766858

So who hosted G-Con? Snapshit's long lost British twin?

>>14766858
Seriously though, why were you blacklisted? Were you (understandably) badmouthing them before the event? Or is it just because your modelling skills are too stronk?

>>14766711
Is it possible to find generic mobile suits from gundam wing snapshit?

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>>14766861
Yes. Liquid-Kun.

>>14766861
the guy who runs japan:cool, an overpriced UK gunpla retailer.
And that is all he is, a retailer.

>>14766863
I advise people to buy from japan direct instead of from UK retailers because its cheaper.
He's threatened to report me to HMRC several times because my packages dont always get customs charges.
He's had admins on facebook groups pull down my sales posts for saying that the prices I sell for are cheapest in the UK.
He went apeshit at me for once suggesting he dodges customs by bringing kits back in his luggage to sell. legal threats were made towards me again.
I offered to make trophys on my laser for the build comp to bury the hatchett.
He basically told me to fuck off and that me and anyone associated with me is banned from the event, look how that worked out.

>>14766711
>>14766832
>>14766838


What the fuck happened? This looks like the redux of Dashcon.

>>14766881
The ballpit is shopped.
Nothing else is.

>>14766879
What a nasty cunt. I'm happy that he fucked his shitty event over.

Glad I stopped shopping with those guys after they fucked up my order (well myhermes did but fuck anyone who uses that carrier). Dodged a bullet as I probably would have gone to this

>>14766879
Oh wow. What a fuckass. I'm sorry. You brits can do better.

G-Con is nothing more than a glorified stall to sell gunpla. Which would be fine if it wasn't being run by the overcharging and dishonest scumbags of japan:cool, that's why every single element of it is a disaster.

I want a photo of the shitty turnout for the podcast recording, if anyone can provide one.

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>byaralnt is getting a new toy
>no one told me in the other thread

>>14766914
IS THAT AN SD GM?

OOOOOO

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>Marasai
>GM Custom
>revive MK 2 Gundam

Which one /m/

>>14766914
the original Byalant needs a HGUC or HGUC P-Bandai. I will GLADLY shill for it they just fucking make it.

I'm one of the people who also got blacklisted. This happened purely because I know the person who Japan Cool's owner had a problem with. I was harassed by one of their employees and eventually had to block her (she's a fucking nutcase).
She even told her boss; he originally apologised for her behaviour then also unfriended me after she asked him to.
Or to put it another way: Asshole boss goads mentally unstable employee into giving him a highly dubious reason to block YET another person because of his paranoia over one person.

>all this blacklisting shit
What the fuck is going on

Can there not be a single anime-related convention that isn't plagued with highschool-tier dramafaggotry? Has there ever been an anime con of any sort that didn't have huge amounts of cringeworthy autism going on behind the scenes?

>>14766925
Revive Mark

>>14766954
The Philippine ones are professionally organized. Had a section just for Gunpla, most of the kits were at a discount since there was an entry fee of $11.

>>14766711
Remember, today is G-Con's "busy" day. It'll be quieter tomorrow.

>>14766954
con drama bullshit is eternal

wherever there's something that worthless people can pretend they have power there will be bullshit

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>>14766960
It is way too early for this much kek!

>>14766954
Unfortunately this goes beyond anime-cons, it's always people searching for whatever little power they can get

>>14766961
It's why autistic betas deserve, no, NEED to be shat on every single day and made to feel worthless constantly. Because the truth is as soon as any of these subhumans gets even a whiff of power they turn into the worst creatures on the planet.

Do your part: Bully a beta.

>>14766711
This is why I have always ordered my stuff from HLJ and other Japanese sites.

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I need pictures. Pictures of G-Con!

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Is japan:cool the only place to get gunpla in the UK? Is it a popular shop? How much clout does the shop owner actually have in the UK Gunpla Community?

Someone run me down g-con.
All I know is its a gundam con in Eu, and nothing more.

>>14767049
There is Japan cool and gundam mad in the UK, but anyone with half a brain imports because its cheaper.
Its a popular shop amongst young snapfags and the owner commands literally no respect in the UK community. This con solidifies his position as a joke.

They're not the only one, no; there's also Gundam Mad (who are at MCM Glasgow today). There's also a good community of builders who help each other out with orders off TaoBao and the like.

>>14767049
I use it, being able to get shit in a couple of days is great, compare to using Amazon and having to wait 2-3 weeks.

>>14767049
People in the UK can still buy from HLJ and eBay sellers and any other gunpla site. japan:cool is just the Gamestop of UK gunpla. Unreasonable markups but with the added bonus of shitty megalomania-riddled staff.

As for how much clout the guy has, everyone who builds gunpla in the UK will know of japan:cool but it's not like anyone relies on him since there are other options so his clout is probably not all that much

>>14767010
https://www.google.com/search?q=empty+hall

>>14767067
He has some connections with the European side of Tamashii Nations at least. Japan Cool has a weird rivalry going with Gundam Mad, not helped by Anime Ltd (UK Gundam show sellers) partnering with the latter. At comic con this summer all JC kits were priced a penny less than GM a few feet away.

This con was a disaster the moment they confirmed Gunpla Club were doing a live podcast instead of Gunpladust Memories

>>14766711
>Brits
Does anyone have that image of a group of guys from Endland trying to do a meetup at a pub and they all get lost or get too nervous to actually join?

>>14767093
That would have been better.

>>14767093

What board was that? /int/ or /sp/?

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>>14767093
Nevermind found it.
> Reddit actually does steal pictures from here to get upvotes
>Disgusting.

>>14766954
>highschool-tier dramafaggotry

You really, really don't want to walk into /cgl/ then.

>>14766954
Part of the problem is organizing an actually successful, well-run event that has any chance of being good means you need to know what the fuck you're doing. It takes adults, a lot of them, and professionalism. It also takes a lot of money. Real conventions are run by people who know how to organize an event.

Anime conventions are run by underage autistic morons who book an area of a hotel and then spend the next few months arguing with each other rather than getting anything ready. Then the guests arrive and it's nothing but tables and chairs.

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>>14766957
Is it really that good? I don't have fond memories of the RG but the Revive does look pretty great aside from some of the proportions

Does the titans version have that shitty plastic that makes nubs more visible, like on Rick Dias and older Zoids kits?

>>14766914
>>14766918
It's just gundam converge figures.

>>14767050
A gundam convention put together by a douche vendor in the UK. He made a ton of promises about it early on and has been working on it for like a year. Stuff like a live orchestra to do gundam soundtracks, big prizes for the contest, tons of vendors and panels, etc.

Over the course of the year he has proven completely incapable of organizing such an event. Vendors and panelists pulled out, he never got the orchestra and the music act he did get pulled out and was replaced by one of the maids doing cover songs or something. He even made the contest page on the website look like it would be part of the gbwc with only a single line saying it would be "like" the gbwc. And as mentioned he also banned a bunch of people who could have helped out or entered some good looking builds.

It's basically the dashcon of the gunpla hobby.

>>14767257
I want to say no but I'm really not sure.
Do you have pictures of these older zoids or Dias with the extra visible nubs?

>>14767093
How do you get nervous in a pub?

>>14767264
what's dashcon?

>>14767382
A convention for tumblr users which was a disaster on every possible level

>>14767382
Brony convention in the states.
Had a ballpit and that's about it

>>14767083
This

>>14767382
tumblr convention that went so fucking awry one post cannot describe it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KM2vpz179g

>>14767382
Tumblr tried to throw a convention, but couldn't legally call it "tumblr-con" so the took the tumblr out leaving it as "-con" or "dashcon".

It was an enormous disaster. Barely anything to do, the big draw to the event pulled out and as recompense people were offered "An extra hour in the ball pit". After they suddenly raised thousands in emergancy donations it was rumored to have all been a big money grab by the event throwers but after they posted a bill from the hotel it was proven that they had just been incompetent and needed the money to pay the remainder of the hotel's bill.

>>14766879
what a bunch of twats

>>14767436
>dashcon

I could have spent today building kits, but instead I've been researching this trainwreck. I completely forgot this happened in my state.

>>14767463
Don't forget that when they say "asking for donations," they mean "pass around a burlap sack and guilt the audience into giving them money so they could have one more day of depression."

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Meanwhile at an ACTUAL con...

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>>14767507

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>>14765880
Reposting from last thread.

>>14767511
I never knew my dick could be this huge.

>>14767519
Putty, sand, then do the usual with painting.

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Derp face is derp.

>>14767541
So what's this supposed to be for?

>>14767555
New build fighters Amazing manga. Its a delta gundam/hyaku shiki stylized after stargazer and made by Lady to make use of Nils new super particle alongside that upgraded scramble gundam with the fin funnels.

>>14767555
It's Lady Kawaguchi's unit in GBF Amazing Ready.

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I don't even know what they're doing anymore.

>>14767541
That is pure mechanical sex

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>>14767565
It's a limited release sold only at gunpla expo. They often sell limited clear and metallic kits at them.

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Why does 00 get so many RGs? I want more Real Grades, but I don't know what I would want to be a real grade and.

>>14767561
Finally, I no longer feel bad about buying that Lady resin kit. No longer is she using that shitty SD kit

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>>14767586
>RG 7 swords isn't p-bandai

Yay

>Its gunpla expo exclusive.

That's even worse than p-bandai.

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> MG clusterfuck
Jesus christ

>>14767610
>muh dick
>18000 yen
>muh wallet

why

>>14767632
Diecast.

>>14767617
i never realized it was literally an icbm strapped to the back of a zaku

>>14767617
Wish I could just buy the Psycho Zaku minus backpack attachments, I have no room for the zookas and rocket pods

What are some good gunpla without the V fin?

>>14767617
What happens if someone shoots the giant ass booster? Additionally, is that the shitty plastic bag around the tubing?

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>>14767264
>It's just gundam converge figures.
so? getting anything byarlant related is a win

>>14767527
I'm a snapfag.

>>14767677
Jims or zeek suits?
Avoid anything with gundam in its name

>>14767706
No I'm not you fagbag. If I was then there would be no point in doing a custom that needs paint now would there?

>>14767677
Turn X
Sinanju
Jesta

>>14767706
Then you can't. If you're going to do a custom, you have to graduate from snapfagging. How did you expect to be able to do one just by snapping?

>>14767712
Ez-8

>>14767690
The booster is only for getting the Zaku to its designated target area.
After that it breaks away.

>>14767720
That's not me

>>14767720
>Ez-8
Fuck i need to watch more gundam.
That is a great looking suit

>>14767712
Kampher, wagtail, anything you'd recommend

>>14767718
I'm liking the jesta

>>14767734
Personally I dislike how tacticool the Jesta tries to be. I'd check out the Jegan or GM III instead. Good luck finding a wagtail but the Kampfer is a good choice.

>>14767726
Just putty it. Its easy. You literally just put the putty down, wait a day, then sand it off until its only left in the indents.

>>14767731
Yeah I think 08th MS Team should be right up your alley

>>14767751
Note: this requires you paint afterwards or it'll look like crap.

>>14767743
I'm liking both. But the GM III a bit more. I only like the jesta cause it reminds me of the halo ODSTs so much

Kampher has that intimidating look I love

>>14766958
I know nothing of them but it hasn't even been a week since there was talk here about youtube personality Zakuaurelius being fucked by a Pinoy-con con right?

>>14767831
How'd he get fucked?

>>14767632
die poorfag
you don't belong to this world

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finally got around to taking some pic's for my impulse from ages ago,

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Sazabi Ver. Ka is going well.

What do you guys watch while building? I'm going through G Gundam now, it's great.

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>>14767937
oops, resized :v

>>14767918
they wouldn't pay for his stay

>>14767941
I can't watch things while building, but I usually listen to seiyuu radio shows and podcasts. Besides potentially anigera they aren't really /m/ related though.

>>14767924
Slow down there Belmont.
We all can't go and bust up candles to pay for our plastic fix

>>14767565
I don't mind them doing clear kits as special con/expo or P-Bandai, hell I even picked up the Mechanical Clear in person in Tokyo from the museum shop, but giving the V2 mekki plated parts when the original MG doesn't seems kinda shitty. It's not like any other Mechanical Clear has had Mekki-plated parts right?

>>14767948
Looks sweet, nice work

>>14767941
I don't watch things when I build. Too distracting and it takes me long enough to build.

>>14767924
didnt say i couldnt afford it, just that i dont like spending that much on toys when there are other things worth buying, like ammo.

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>>14767948
Looks really solid. That's the HG? What weathering techniques did you do?

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>>14767937
>>14767948
i like it, the weathering is heavy but very tastefully done and evenly applied. reminds me of this guy's CG work.

>>14768007
MG, i used preshading to get the two tone effect on the parts

>>14768016
yea ladav is probably one of my fav artist along with henry & sandrum. yeah i got that a few times, but i like it darker rather than washed out/lighter shading.

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Thinking about doing Pearlescent white with a hint of red for the white parts and metallic for the red parts.

Thoughts? I'm unsure if metallic would look better with the pearly white, or if a flat or a simple gloss would look better or not.

>>14767948
I honestly want to call bullshit.
That looks pretty professional m8.
Gr8 job

>>14766971
Says the manchild playing with robot toys.

>>14767541
>lungazer
>uses hyakushiki as base

wat

>>14767941
I usually listen to audiobooks or ASMR videos if I'm going to bed right after I get done building.

>>14768085
if isnt a build fighters custom im mad

>>14768006
>worth buying, like ammo.
look at this nigga

>>14767617
Katoki wanted to go fast.

can people post their nu gundams that are just for show?

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>>14768136
bullets aint cheap these days, depending on what happens in November we might be facing another buying surge and ammo scare so you've got about a month to stock up.

>>14768240
>Gunpla AND guns

Living in New York is suffering

>>14768240
What do you do with all those bullets?

>>14768258
He does God's work in the welfare line.

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>>14768232
I don't recommend the metallic coat version.
Also old picture. Sorry it's sideways

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>>14768232
I actually put every waterslide on this fucker.

Never again.

>>14768258
Probably does what most gun enthusiasts do and goes down to the shooting range to fire off his guns for a bit.

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>>14768258
you can easily go through 100+ rounds in an hour of casual shooting, its not uncommon to have hundreds and hundreds of not thousands of rounds of commonly used ammo stored up, especially if you can get a good deal on them and save them for the next range trip.

or you can just play tic tac toe with them.

>>14768274
>shooting range
Is that what they call schools in America?

>>14768284
How does one "casually shoot"?

>>14768240

is that a bandai kit, or resin or a rd? I forget what its called but I like it

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>>14768290

>>14768290
Anything that isn't competitive marksmanship?

>>14768268
>>14768273
thanks anons

>>14768240
>10mm
A real American.

>>14768290
Well you get bored so you put on your Rambo bandanna and strap on a bunch of rifles and go and shoot up Jamal and his group of friends on the street corner dindu nuffining, and it's casual because there's no police officer to high five you afterwards.

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>>14768295

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>>14768295
Sore wa sekai no Amerifats

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>>14768232
here
>>14768273
> every waterslide
yeah, its a nightmare

>>14768317
What? You don't have parks where you live?

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>>14768232
wat about the hi nu?

>>14768326
We don't have easily acquired guns. We use a combination of kung fu and tazers as self defense.

>>14768257
How bad is it?
I'm from Canada and it would cost me almost 2 grand to even legally have a gun in my home

>Went through a second can of Mica Blue on Tryon 3

Damn, never had to use more than 2 cans of one color on a kit before (not counting primer). At least I've only got a leg and two arms to go.

Should I build the HG GM III or the HG Astaroth

>>14767725
>Not being released so it can continue to fly towards the enemy. Then explode.

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>>14768516
GM my nigga

Now that GMs are getting love, what would you want next for a gm release? Is it too much to expect a RG kit of one?

>>14768584
I want a Gun-EZ. And then maybe make a Gunblaster P-Bandai or something.

>>14768584
Pg jim or mega size jim
Need a jim overlord to overlook my growing army of jims

>>14768516
Astaroth all the way.

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Just got back into Gunpla after a long hiatus - nearly a decade. And back then, all I did was throw on some paint markers and panel lines. Just finished the HGUC Revive Guncannon, and moved onto the Gabethley. I really hated the molded cables, so I'm replacing them with tiny glass beads I got at a craft store. I will never finish this thing.

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Here's the guncannon I just finished - hand painted with tamiya paints. Kinda wish I sealed more of the seams, but there's always next time!

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>>14768633
oh my god I'm such an idiot

How do the new HG Gundam Mk IIs and Zakus stack up against the RGs?

Also, what are the koto armored core kits like compared to the usual gunpla?

I noticed my Gunpla build has too many Gundams. I really like Gundams but theres too many, give me some suggestions.

>>14768711
Zaku I from the origin, build is literal sex. It even has articulation in the feet, as well as the usual ankle bit. also, full 180 turn in the elbow joint, nearly that in the knee joint, so much sex, all day sex

>>14768708
RG Mk II is definitely better than the HG. RGs faults lie in their fragility, and the MK II is the best RG in terms of how durable it is. The Zaku II RG is different. Its pretty durable and more detailed but the skirts fall off and some parts of the build are hard to do like the cables.

>>14768711
Sazabi
Ball Ver. Ka
Dom Origin

>>14768722
How about the RG Zeta and Sinanju?

Also, what's the difference between the Origin HGs and the normal HGUC line?

>>14768743
For the Zeta RG, you have to decide wether or not to transform it or not, then NEVER transform it again. It's a hand grenade.

Sazabi needs a bit of force for some parts, as in force that you think you'll break it.

Origin line is better than the HGUC in most cases, and has some unique designs under the "Mobile Suit Discovery" sub-line, like the Dom Prototype.

>>14768743
origin HG's are based on the manga, the origin, which is also an OVA, and they're all pretty good designs, slightly different from the usual HGUC

>>14768743
Zeta is a gernade.
The transforming frame makes it crazy fragile.
The sinanju has a problem with its waist. Can't remember exactly what tho

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>>14768232
sure.

>>14767541
Something just feels off... I remember REALLY liking the lineart for this but the actual model just looks underwhelming,

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Willing to sell or trade (looking for UC suits if trading, MG or HG). Please mail me if you're interested at [email protected]. Thanks to whoever cares, and happy building!

>>14767541
I was really worried that it would end up a P-Bandai kit. It's not the Revive Stargaze I wanted but it'll do.

>>14768756
>origin HG's are based on the manga, the origin, which is also an OVA,

They're based on the OVA versions of the designs, not the manga versions. And yeah, there are some subtle differences here and there with some of them.

>>14766879
>Well fuck you Richigo, I'm going to do my own gunpla event. With blackjack, and hookers.

>>14769119
>In fact, forget the blackjack! And forget the hookers too. And the live band. And most of the panelists and vendors. And the podcast guys everyone wanted. And the bar.

I'm looking forward to how he wriggles out of the trip to Japan grand prize tomorrow.

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Saw this at my local hobby shop today.

>>14768335
>Didn't even trim the stickers

I suppose trying to clean up the HWS Hi Nu is like trying to spit shine a dog egg.

>>14769156
Hot damn.

>>14769156

wow, its not shit

>>14767941
I was watching G too until i heard something about blu rays and decided to wait.
I just finished Daredevil and Sense8 and started watching Luther.
I might rewatch Zeta too, I'm watching Victory right now but cant while building since its only subbed.

I can identify a lot of my kits by what I was watching at the time, and vice versa

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was thinking about picking up either MG Delta Plus or MG Rezel Type C.

which is the better purchase? I'm kinda scared of Delta Plus because it transforms and i have a bad history with building those.

So how many kits from each series do you own? Scale and grade doesn't matter.

>>14769343
IBO- 8, 9 if you include my second Gusion Rebake
00- 10, 11 if you include my second GN Archer
GBF/T- 14
SEED/D/A- 4
GReco-1
GGundam-1
UCTimeline-4
There's so many more I want though

>>14769343
00 - 9
IBO - 8
UC - 1
Seed - 1

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>>14766716
I was building this for the competition but then I saw 1/144. So I am sad.

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http://hobby.dengeki.com/reviews/261913/

>>14769309
transformable master grades are a lot more solid than their 1/144 scale cousins

get whichever you like more, iirc both have ankle problems

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Why can't I find reviews of the Aestivalis Custom kits by Kotobukiya anywhere? I want that Izumi one, but I don't want to drop 40 bucks on a shit kit.

>>14769427
http://dalong.net/review/kotobukiya/nade3/nade3_p.htm
http://dalong.net/review/kotobukiya/nade1/nade1_p.htm
http://dalong.net/review/kotobukiya/nade5/nade5_p.htm

>>14769437
>In fact, GNOME has appeared prayer Izumi trying to gotobukiya Stephen Baris series such as GNOME. As Hikaru group of the day, only yijiyo different colors and body kits brains than Ryoko groups.
>The basic features were all exactly the same as the previous, slightly stiff and superior mobility compared to the size, but is never is not composed of heolgeopji joints. Although kits are also adverse factors point size is very small compared to the price, but I'm also just about clean kit.
>Except that the lineup of movie going Finished, in fact, not much inspiration, but goes steadily expand the kit. Variation is feeling. If you are a fan Nadeshiko're probably obvious fun? :-)

So uh, I guess that's a thumbs up?
>that stupid fucking smiley face

>>14769427
They're all pretty shit so hope that you can find a cheap one

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>>14769446
darn

>>14769448
I'm just as upset as you are

>>14769446
people always say this, but it's a task much easier said than done

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>>14769462
;_;

why does the dalong dude use such heavy panel lining its ridiculous how thick those lines are

>>14769501
To show off where you can line

So I want to get my hands on a OYW era 144/1 GM, but the HGUC looks like a deluxe pile of deep fried horse anuses, is that my only option?

>>14769511
If you just want one from that era you could just wait for the HGUC Ground Type GM

>>14768043
Wouldnt the pearl white shine as well?
I think a flat white with metallic red would be better, providing shiny accents without the whole suit being shiny.

>>14769511
HGUC GM is a fine kit. It's aging, but it's also like 5 or 6 bux max and looks good in a few different poses. Biggest downfall is it can't crouch. They're perfect for customization or as testbeds for new modelling techniques.

If you want a really nice classic GM kit, MG 2.0 GM is top tier, and if you 100% need it to be 1/144, get GM II, as it's pretty close to original GM and is up to modern standards.

>>14769515
>>14769543
Thanks guys, I might end up getting the GM II, though a bunch of cheap GMs might be really good for some modelling techniques, I've been meaning to find some cheap kits to just fuck around with.

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I dont think it looks too bad for my second kit. I really only got this kit for the sword...

>>14768614

Keep going, that looks amazing.

>>14768641
Very solid work dude! This general needs more good hand painted kits. You probably have experience with painting other non-gundam model kits right?

>>14769584
I'll be finishing my Astaroth tomorrow. Does the sword add a lot of weight? I want to display it in the Yuusha pose.

>>14769343
UC-9
Wing-2
SEED-9
00-6
BF-2
IBO-2
Have an RG Sinanju up for my next build.

>>14767079
I was at the con this summer too, guys at JC honestly felt like they were continuously looking down on you for some reason, was fucking weird, had scowls all the time too

>>14767952
Some other flip group donated for his stay. Its his airfare that con couldnt pay

Day 2 of Connect4con2016, anyone got pictures, because there is fuck all I can find online.

>>14768073
Sorry I hurt your feelings. Oh wait, I'm not. That's the point.
Stay under my boot, worm.

>>14769878
There is so little there and no guests that I wouldn't expect any pictures. What would they even take photos of?

>>14769905
>psssh...nothin personnel...kid...

>>14769931
Yes I was definitely being serious and you should greentext a meme at me to make me feel stupid for making a joke.

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>japan:cool haven't tweeted a single time since G-Con began

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>>14769933

>>14769343
UC - 13
IBO - 8
BF - 1
AC - 1
Turn A - 1
G-Reco - 1
SEED - 1

I really can't decide if the Bawoo is worth buying or not.

The top half of the MS is too cool and I would love to have a super-detailed bust of it. But dear God, the legs are buttugly. The proportions, the lack of detail, , the size. It is like Bandai slapped them on the MS without checking anything.

>>14769945
You caught me

>>14769632

IIRC the sword pegs into the hand so the weight shouldn't be much of an issue.

>>14769938
I have yet to find a single image from gcon showing more than 4 people in attendance. I would love to know what the actual number of attendees were.

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>>14769952
I wonder if they'll make the mass production colors, and if they do, will they make it P-Bandai.

>>14770003
I was gonna go but the way UK economy is going I can't justify travel costs and merch buying.

Helps that JC are one of those companies that wants supporters while doing everything they can to drive them away.

>>14770034

Tell me more. What have they done to drive people away?

>>14769952
Of course it looks ugly its not even panel lined in that pic

>>14770003
thing is that last I saw there was 100ish planning to attend, so I though at least 50ish would go

>>14770050
50 people going to an event over the course of 2 days is pretty poor.
And I don't imagine they stick around long either once they realize they've paid to attend nothing more than a gunpla stall.

Japan:Cool basically charged people for the privilege of being able to buy their overpriced stock in person. (after travel expenses)

>>14770059
well it was always going to be hard since UK doesnt have a large gunpla fanbase from what i see it

what they should have done is joined some other modeling cons (WH40K etc) and get some pros like Richigo & Co displace some work

>>14770093
The problem with your reasoning is that you think the organizers wanted gcon to be anything other than a glorified gunpla stall.
From inception GCon was nothing more than J:C wanting to sell their merch. Notice how unlike other cons, nobody else was invited to sell things. Go to any con and there's rows of artists and suppliers all selling shit, but gcon was literally a single stall set up by the guy who came up with the event, and that's it.
gcon was just J:C opening up a sack for UK gunpla fans to throw their cash into.

I promise you that everyone who attended gcon could have gotten several times more kits had they bought from HLJ instead of wasting money of tickets, travel, accommodation, and then marked-up kits.

>but the social aspect
There is no social aspect when the bar is off limits and there's nothing but a single Connect 4 to use and practically nobody shows up.

>>14770003
>>14769938
I think it's safe to say G-Con won't be back next year

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Ask someone who attended GCon anything.
I had a weekend pass but didn't bother attending again today, so I can only answer for Saturday's "events"

>>14770093
this guy >>14770132 is bang on.

>>14770146
did you play connect4?

>>14770151
thing is I dont know much about JC other than them treating you like shit since I always bought much gunpla from Japan or local store in HK
So even if was scam attempt, it could have been a little more well packaged to generate some foundation for something genuine

>>14770146

How much of the con, as a percentage, was people saying "this con sucks?"

>>14770146
What was the worst part?

>>14770146
How many people where there?

>>14770132
>There is no social aspect when the bar is off limits
Alcoholism is an issue, anon.

>>14770146
Did you need to use your second hand to count the attendees?

>>14770189

People go to the bar to talk and unwind.
If the bar is closed you are just standing around like a dipshit looking at overpriced kits you could have bought online and had delivered to your door for less money.

Assholes fleecing UK gunpla builders. Fuck Japan Cool, and fuck their shitty con.

>>14770151
>did you play connect4?
No. I should go back to play it and get my moneys worth.
>>14770165
>How much of the con, as a percentage, was people saying "this con sucks?"
Nobody was saying it. Everyone wanted to have a good time. It was nice to chat a little about Gundam with others, but there was definitely an unspoken "this is bad" vibe. In a way the shittyness of the event brought people together.
>>14770168
>What was the worst part?
There was practically nothing there. I can't even say anything was the worst because there was nothing to rate.
>>14770173
>How many people where there?
Over the time I spent there I saw maybe 25 - 30 people.

>>14770189
You can go to a bar without being an alcoholic rolling around on the floor and fighting with others. You can get a coke or water or snacks too, the point is a bar is a great place to socialize, with or without getting rip-roaring drunk.
I understand if you're trying to be kid-friendly but I doubt anyone at G-Con was even under 18.

So just so we're clear, Connect4 is the new Ball Pit, right?

>>14770146
Are you the Kamilleposter from the thread where it was announced?

>>14770146
Were there any kits that were actually semi-reasonably priced?

So /M/ I'm trying to get Hobbylink to turn into my local hobby shops wholesaler do you think this is a good idea or not?

What's a nice blue HG gunpla to build?

>>14770360
Revive Gouf.

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>>14768323
Is it true that a gunpla has never fallen off your ledge?


Also, any Aussies in this thread?
Thinking of doing a colour scheme of the AFL variety and finding some small stickers

Im partial to the portpower colour schemecos i live in adelaide but also wondering what other teams have good colourschemes?

Its probably not a unique idea but I dont think ive seen a custom in team colours or with stickers on them.

>>14770298
Go for it.

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>>14770358
Actually the more I think about it, the better that sounds.

However I know they won't do it because they'd probably make more of private buyers than wholesale. And I wouldn't want more of a markup on my robots, too.

>>14770374
Honestly I'm impartial to the Hawks and the GWS Giants. Don't know why though, I don't like AFL.

Although if going more bogan is an option you could use something from the V8 Supercars like pic related or one of the other old HRT liveries. I dunno man I just like red, white, and dark blue

>>14770358
What country are you in. Its better to buy from multiple supliers so your stock is always plentiful. My comic store buys some from great planes, some from bluefin, some from hobby link

>>14770336
Nope, the employees there had to get the prices off their own website.
No discounts given, no giveaways either.

Also it looks like they've gone into full damage control mode, with the g-con Facebook page with posts requiring admin approval.
Reeks of censorship.

>>14770029
Even with the nubs that thing would've looked 80 times better with just a bit of panel lining. Some of the kits you've posted of late look like they almost had an ounce of effort put into them. It's not too late, Snapfit. You can still embrace the true freedom that is gunpla.

>>14769878
Check their facebook

>>14770580

Believe me Anon, I'm trying to motivate this poor sod.

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>had a dream that more of the 00 Gundams had RG
>Including Harute with Marute mode, Dynames, and more
>wake up

>>14770591
Yeah I'm not all that fond of nightmares either.

>>14770304
>Are you the Kamilleposter from the thread where it was announced?
I'm not a Kamilleposter and I think trying to identify a single /m/ user by them posting an image of Kamille would get confusing very fast. Everyone posts Kamille.
>>14770336
>Were there any kits that were actually semi-reasonably priced?
I don't want to give the impression that everything cost over £100 or anything, but there was certainly nothing you'd consider a "deal"
Nothing cheaper than a HLJ order would be, anyway.

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>>14770591

>>14769343
UC - 3
BF - 3
Wing - 1
SEED - 2
AW - 3

>>14769343

Zeta - 12 (MK-II, Quel, Zeta, ZII, Shiki, Dias, Messala, Gabthley, Hambrabi, Gaza-C, Dijeh, The O)
ZZ - 3 (Bawoo, Qubeley MK-II, Doven Wolf)
0080 - 1 (Guncannon MP)
UC - 1 (Byarlant Custom)
BFT - 1 (R-GyaGya)

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>>14770591
>had a dream went to a pawn shop
>so many old kits with filthy cheap prices
>i dunno how but i bought everything
>start building old 1/100 DX gundam
>wake up

>>14769343
Too many. I'm at about 50 built kits

>>14769878
>>14770584
Holy shit look at these crowds!
facebook com/groups/GConUK/photos/
Amazing photos of all the events too, with packed audiences.

>>14769343
>>14770647
UC-37
BF-9
FC-3
AGE-1
Legend BB-6
SEED-2
IBO-2
Wing-1
Got kinda curious

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>>14770668
why

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>>14770674
why

>>14770674
Holy shit are those p-bandai boxes behind her on the right?

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>>14770677
why

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>>14770674
>>14770677
i shouldnt be laughing about this. were they the only cosplayer?

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>>14770674
>>14770677
>>14770682

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>>14770668
Fuck me, the videos section.
>that echoey as fuck terrible karaoke performance
>no audience
>that video of the contest winner announcements
>constantly trying to hide the lack of audience
>host outright starts talking damage control and says it's a disaster but thanks for coming to the 5 people in the crowd
I can't take it, I'm watching through my fingers. This is no meme, G-Con is Dashcon 2: A Sign Of Beta

>gundam thing
>star wars
wat

>>14770668
goddamn it really is nothing other than one stall selling japan:cool stock. that's it.
everyone should get their goddamn money back.

>>14770591
Why Gundam 00 HGs are so small compared to other grades?

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Post yfw dry transfer

>>14770151
Do you have an instagram or something? I keep hearing people say you're good, but I wanna see your work.
Show me your moves.

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I'm so happy

>>14769713
>>14769718
Do you only do HGs or do you at least try out NG kits? They seem to be just a simple as HGs, but bigger.

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>>14770730

>>14770730
inb4 P-Bandai

>>14770700
The video of the contest did admittedly have some great gunpla on show, but the atmosphere in the room is unbearable. It's so awkward and empty and why the fuck is the judge calling in to the show on skype? This would have been the easiest thing to get right but they did it in the dumbest way they could have

>>14770736
It's not, but you can bet your ass that a White Dingo version will be

I wonder why the Powered GM was P-Bandai but the Sniper II isn't.

>>14770706
Because every grade is larger than HG?
If you meant other high grades, you might not realize the scale of the MS. Suits like Unicorn, Sinanju, Sazabi, and Nu are all especially large. They seem about the same size as my other with a small +/- depending on the MS

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I wonder did the person they were talking to on skype know there was nobody listening

>>14770725
richigo-bankai.blogspot.com

>>14770774
Thanks.

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And there it is. Here is everyone who attended G-Con. All having a great time, so shut up haters.

>>14770786
It's a fake.

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Whats the likley hood of us ever getting a psycommu zaku?
>>14770786
Where was this? Ive kind of been wanting to go to some meet ups but I live in North New Jersey.

>>14770700
>2 minutes of technical difficulties
>10 minutes of someone talking on skype
>when he announces the winners there isn't even applause
This is too much. It's so tense and unpleasant. It's like when a riot is about to break out only there aren't even enough people there to riot, so they just sit in silence.

>>14770701
Welcome to western conventions. There are people walking around anime conventions dressed as Harry Potter, Video game conventions dressed as Spongebob, and comic/Cartoon conventions dressed Bill Clinton.

Something about Cons fries people brains.

>>14770802
>>14770803
It's from the G-Con UK facebook page, and it's awkward as fuck

>>14770811
How the hell did a meetup about gundam turn into such a mess?

>>14770786
18 people and 2 hotel staff members. I'd call this a success.

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CUTE!

>>14770816
>Meetup

It was supposed to be a full blown big convention with the retailer organizing it promising a whole bunch of stuff. But through incompetence and douchebaggery by the owner it fell apart across the year.

The winner of the Gcon gunpla contest wins a trip to Japan?
I'm going to assume that means japancool just look up the cheapest return flight they can and buy him a ticket just so he doesn't sue.

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>>14770668
>not even a minute into the first video

t-thanks

Perfect Grade Sinanju when?

>>14770845
There was an actual enthusiastic qt staff member there too, how come she wasn't on stage instead of this frumpy bore who had nothing to say?
I liked that the only real round of applause was when the qt went on stage for a moment.

>>14770870
>qt
>convention
>/gpg/'s taste in women
Yeah, someone said the same shit for that Fumina cosplay. You're fucking wrong.

>>14770829
More like they stuff them into a pet carrier when the owner goes on his yearly trip.

>>14770878
She shows up near the end of the video, and she's in good shape and is enthusiastic and fun. She's a qt. I didn't say she was a goddess or anything, cool your autism.

>>14770700
>"next year will be bigger and better"
Sure pal

>>14770885
I'm on an anonymous imageboard. Why would I do that?

I thought the Luna cosplayer was cute.

>>14770825
Cute! CUTE! I want 20!

>>14770898
Luna cosplayer?

wew lad, this is why i remain in an anonymous board. Real contact with plastic toy audience is way too cringy.

Unless you're Ramba Ral, thats cool.

>>14770786
At least G-con had more people than a Hillary Clinton Rally.

>>14770937
>>/v/

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It's time to judge the guy that said she was cute

>>14770951
Disgusting

>>14770951
. . .

>>14770951
>>14770885
Yeah, she's fucking gross.

>>14770951
I'll call her a solid 7/10 as far as gundam fans go.

>>14770951
Neither of those are the girl I was talking about you fucking idiot
I was talking about the staff member from the end of the video on facebook.
You know, like, the thing I already said.

>>14770951
>lopsided vfin and headpiece
>giant ass mole underneath her lip
>didn't even try to make it look like not cardboard.
>not straight lines
2/10 would not bang

>>14770951
I'd call the blond names while doing degrading sex acts to her and never talk to her again

>>14770951
FUGLY/10

>>14770963
British gundam fan at that.

>>14770951
desu the blonde is blowjob tier at least

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Toni Stark on FB

>>14770966
I was referring to the guy that said the Luna cosplayer was cute so I didn't do shit wrong, people just misinterpreted what I was referring to

>>14770966
It's literally her drab clothing, long greasy hair, and obscured face that make you think she was cute.
That woman could easily have been a man.

>>14770984
Won't lie, she's cute enough.
>in b4 low standards reee
Post photos of your supermodel girlfriends then

>>14771010
She looks like my niece, honestly, so I'm already not attracted to her.

>>14770984
She looks so worse in that image, is it the glasses?

>>14771003
You don't even know which girl I'm talking about.
I don't even give enough of a shit about this to debate the point anymore.

I'm just waiting for some fag to call us all neckbeards for not finding these women attractive, it happened with Fumina, it will happen again

>>14771015
I think so.
I thought she was a guy in her costume for a solid two seconds

>>14771017
I had no idea /m/ was so full of alphas. I want to see all the hot bitches all you guys have tamed into being your cooking/cleaning/dicksucking machines.