Gunpla / Plamo General

== 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 November 7th, lets gunpla!

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The fuck is this?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01ITFOW9C?psc=1#

>>14880860
It appears to be a laser cut jigsaw puzzle.

I went to go pick up a Grimiore today but they were all sold out. Wound up picking up a Man Rodi instead, which came this one of those hg customize packs, which is nice. Do yo guys think i should paint the Rodi? i dont really like how the colours on the limbs and torso go together.

>>14880895
>>14880871
Definitely, Rodi is a decent design but the colors are pretty bland, maybe alter the feet too so they're not on space heels anymore?

>>14880895
If you can then you should. Even painting something in the same colors looks better than bare plastic.

>>14880895
I have a Man Rodi that i'm plan on making into a shark looking amphibious suit. Probably gonna do it in two tone blue.

>>14880895
>>14880912
>>14880916
>>14880921
I was actually considering kit-bashing the Rodi with the Grimoir head and the limbs from the 1/144 Z'Gok. I'm going for a look something like pick related

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>>14880944
kek, forgot pic

>>14880945
you mean like the z'gusion?

>>14880945
I think a Rodi with Graze arms.

>>14880952
>I think a Rodi with Graze arms.
Nah, Graze arms would look pathetic next to a Rodi chest, unless you were going for multiple sets...

>>14880952
Shit, fucking English, I meant to say, "I think a Rodi with Graze limbs would be interesting."

>>14880945

You cannot deny his girth.

>>14880965
He's pretty fucking thicc.

>>14880952
>>14880958
the Rodi torso is way too beefy compared to the Graze arms

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>Zeta Plus
>getting a P Bandai HG and a Robot Spirits
>so close together
why the love? so random

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>>14880968
That aint thicc, this is THICC

Has anyone else stripped the armor off a Man Rodi?

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New Graze?

>>14881008
It looks kinda like genji

>>14881008

That looks more like someone's custom but I wouldn't mind a kit of that.

>>14881008
This is no Graze boy, no Graze!

>>14881008
Those are sinlgehandedly the worst feet I've seen on a gunpla model since the Brave Test Type. What was that person thinking?

>>14881028
I just realized the feet.

>>14881028
just slap some graze feet on there

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>>14880945
>>14880976
holy fucking god

help all these mobile suits are turning me Zeek
I'm supposed to be a normal Federation loving man.

>>14881144
fucking titan scum

>>14881148
>Titans
Not even once.

>>14880945
incredible

>>14880976
Ok, not gonna lie, i kinda like this thing.

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brehs

MG

Unicorn version

I'm erect

>>14881178
How much of a p is that bandai

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So the RG line gets an Exia, 00 Raiser, and Quanta based off of the same inner frame, but the Wing EW and Zero EW can't get the Proto Zero EW?

I'm calling it right now, RG Proto Zero within the year.

>they never made a HG Tallgeese I, only the MG
I don't understand

>>14881178
Well shit I shouldnt've gotten that reg Marasai

Zeon remnant color scheme is so much sexier

>>14881217
they did make one, back in the 90s

>>14881217
>HG X gundam
>HG Airmaster
>no HG Leopard

all gundam project my ass

>>14881200
You do realize that the Exia, Quanta, and 00 Raiser are all reasonably different, right? If there's another Wing, it'll probably be p-bandai.

My expectation for another Wing RG would be the Epyon.

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>>14881219

You didn't have to wait at all for NZ ver. Marasai.

You would just have to pay extra.

I fucking hate safety nubs. They're annoying as hell to remove, but it makes the end product so much better.

Kids don't even like Gundam anymore, so why bother with them?

>>14881200
I'm still sore they've reused the Strike frame for BF shit rather than my nigga Strike Noir first.
Still buying it though, I fucking love RGs.

>>14881275
>Still buying it though, I fucking love RGs.
Amen to that, but I'm okay with the Build Strike anyways. If Strike Noir ever happens, it's likely to be P-Bandai.

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throw me a bone Bandai

>>14880970
Gundam Sentinel Anime confirmed pls

>>14881267
Because safety is a big deal in Japan. As an example, when they decided to make a move against smoking in public, their argument wasn't about cancer or lungs or anything. It's that you might accidentally flick some ashes in a kids eye.

Not even kidding.

>>14881008
>Graza Ardra
>Ardra
>Atra
Atra confirmed for abducted and given the Ein treatment.

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>>14881294
I'd I want a novel version of the Gustav Karl myself.

>>14881008
It's too bad that this is a custom, this would probably be the best grunt design in IBO

>>14881318
Then why don't RGs have safety nubs?

Because they're intended for an older customer, not a kid. And since kids don't like Gundam anymore, this should apply to the whole line now.

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>>14881329
well thats less likely then me wanting the anime version.

>>14881345
>Giant bulky mobile suit
>Tiny gun

>>14881353
To be fair, that tiny gun would still instantly rip off any limb it scored a direct hit on or instantly disable/kill an enemy with a torso shot. Because beam weapons.

>>14881353
That's what happens when you get swole

>>14880970
Not too upset about missing the P-Bandai HGUC now

I'd rather have this

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>>14881363
swole mechs need swole guns

I'm still amused at the fact that the The-O's own beam rifle is as big as a bazooka when compared to a standard 18m tall MS.

>>14881200
I'm guessing more BF given that most they have to do is slightly modify a few parts and slap on a booster.

Which is fine by me. I don't want to pay MG prices for a decent Dark Matter Exia or Sengoku Astray. Fuck those HGs.

>>14880970
Both are going to be expensive as fuck to get.

You get your favorite mobile suit in HG form;
but it's P-Bandai

>>14881345
What was the point of Karl's MASS?

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>>14881397
Worth it.

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>>14881397
>HGUC Bound Doc
>released as a P-Bandai

>>14881397
Forbidden Gundam

>>14881397
>favorite suit as HG
Fuck that noise, give me an RG Zeong with P-Bandai perfect parts set.

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>>14881397
But I already own the MC Model Odysseus.

>>14881397
I'd buy the gustav karl if it became a PBandai, I hate Pbandai's but i love karl so I have to support him.

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>>14881345
>>14881353

sry couldn't resist

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Greetings from /tg/!

Had a question for you guys, since you'd probably know off hand. This guy made a progress thread a while back and I'd been planning on running with his idea of making Tau Crisis suits a bit more "clunky" and "90's mecha," possibly even spicing up some mechanized Guard. Thing is, I can't find anywhere that has the diagonal- or hex-slotted panels that you see on the knees and missile pods on his models. I'm assuming that they're found on model kits from Mobile Suit Gundam or Patlabor, etc?

Do you guys know if any companies out there carry just the panels, or as part of "upgrade sprues" or "extra armor kits?"

Thanks in advance!

Thread in question:
http://www.40konline.com/index.php?topic=219567.0

>>14881521

I don't know about the hex slots, typically everything is a 3mm circular connection but hobbysearch/hobby tools section/ plastic parts - koto has alot of spare parts/polycap type things.

>>14881534
Cool, I'll look into them.

And, yeah, in hindsight I recall seeing hex-panelling on some mecha I can't remember, but not on his models.

Been a long day at work, sorry.

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>>14881008
Is that the fucking Battle Blade in actual BLACK?!!?

>>14881397
>You get your favorite mobile suit in HG form;
>but it's P-Bandai
>>14881399
>Worth it.
Totally worth it.

>>14881534
Alright...after browsing HobbySearch my girlfriend walked in, called me a faggot, and walked out to make pasta. I think we're onto something! Thank you!

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Anybody here have 1/100 Grimgerde ? need some info about pros and cons of the kit before purchasing it.

>>14881724
? Did you get caught up in the figures section or something?

>>14881732
I high recommend it, sometimes it can have flimsy legs like any other IBO 1/100 kit, and the swords are a bitch to keep in those arm guards when you have them in certain poses, but overall it's a great kit. the only stickers are for the cameras and I would only use the one to put under the rectangular piece to put a reflective surface under it. The only questionable gate placement to me is on the shoulders. I wish I had a picture of it, because I don't currently have it with me. Oh, and you'll need to remove the safety flags on the head wings.

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>>14881745
Thanks seems i found out the shoulder nubmark placement you mentioned

http://dalong.net/review/ib/ib107/p/ib107_r03.jpg

Also why they put safety nub on the helmet wing isnt it supposed for HG only.

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So do you guys put souls into your FAGs and Fuminas?

>>14881835
not with fumina butter-melted face

>>14881397
P-Bandai sells to Singapore and at low prices. There is no downside to this.

Now to wait for them to release the Laz Angriff.

Which site has the best Glenn and Abraham die in The Walking Dead

>>14882086
what the fuck is walking deaad

>>14882099
I thinky it's a shitty indie game.

>>14882099
A comic series that was made into a TV series that normalfags loved a couple years ago but has been losing popularity.

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Loving this guy, stretching the Hugo out to get extra weird looking. So far have done 2 leg segments, the torso, and the arms. Now I have to actually do the rest of the building to make them all look good and fit the armor. What a fun kit.

>>14880945

really looks great

>>14881028
At least the Brave's slim design fit the feet.

>>14881008

>implying the first shot of a kit has ever had shading

come on boys

>>14880945
>>14880951
I like you guys

>>14881294
omg that looks so good...

>>14881782
Nope, the NGs have them unfortunately, this is a photo with the flags off. Yeah, the shoulder marks are my main complaint with gate placement

>>14882052
>even the literal non-country that is Singapoor gets P-Bandai
P-Bandai AMERICA when?

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>>14882086
>not reading comic
fucking normie

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Nice.

>>14882719
jesus christ finally affordable GGG toy

>>14882719
I was expecting to be a non combining plamo. I'm glad that it can combine

>>14882719
What glorious thing am I looking at here?

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>>14882719
>>14882724
>it can combine

>>14882727
GGG mini pla

>>14881732
pros: none
cons: It's ugly

What should I buy for roughly $50?

>>14882750
A master grade.

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Lord knows where the hell I'm gonna put these.

>>14882768
Alright, I'll buy the Tallgeese I. The other option I was mulling over was a bunch of HGs.

>>14882773
You'll appreciate a MG more. HG is waste unless you really love that suit and it's not in mg.

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So, here's what I picked up today [minus the hobby mat] after getting 2 model kits stolen and all my tools from my car. I'm back in it now.

Looking forward to these two builds.

>>14882826
>Mr Hobby Nippers

Some anon on here said Mr hobby nippers were trash but mine unironically worked great when I tested them.

>>14882781
MGs are like 80$ though :(

>>14882843
Eh, it was a decent set of equipment to replace my lost set of equipment.

They might not be the best, but it's better than having nothing currently. Still I'll give info on my results with them once I use them.

>>14882876
This.

Also if you're working on customizing, painting, testing, ect. HG's are far, far more economical.

if you're just building because you love a suit though, MG's are where it's at.

>>14882876
Most MGs are sub 60, what are you on about?

What's the appeal of the Leo frame?

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>>14882826

I feel your pain, Anon. Of all the kits that could have been stolen, they took my G-Saviour that I got for a super low price, and now in the $50-70 price range on Ebay

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Is the HG Marasai worth getting or should I just save up for the MG?

>>14882896
I have wondered that for a very long time, I just assume that it's just Wing nostalgia fanboys cumming their pants over their childhood

>>14882896

I want to love the OZ MS, but the only ones who did anything noteworthy were the Taurus and Virgos. Rest were stock footage fodder

Any recommendations for an easy to clean, mid tier airbrush and compressor? My budget is around 250, but I can be flexible.

How do I make the Tallgeese Flugel?

>tfw you don't have the airbrush or the painting skill for a MG

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yfw you get a haul at then end of a long day of work

>>14883010
>2 high grades and stands
>haul

>>14883024
its technically a sequal to last weeks

>>14882974
Iwata eclipse.

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Any opinions on this kit? From looking at the stickers I already know the sword's gonna look bad out of the box and the fins are apparently flimsy, any other problems?

>>14882901

HG marasai is a great kit, get whichever you like

>>14883002

Don't feel discouraged. There are a lot of affordable airbrushes out in the market. Or heck, you can even get the job done with spray cans. The difficulty in MGs are probably the building since there are a lot more parts. But you do have the option of how far you want to go. Some people go all the way in painting, decals, weathering, fully painted inner frame, etc. Some don't. So you have a choice.

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>>14883043
Cool, thanks

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>>14882896
>What's the appeal of the Leo frame?
It is the Jeep of Mobile Suits!
Long old and busted by the time Wing rolls around, but it keeps on trucking right along.

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>tfw Wing gets almost all the gundams along with the Tallgeese in MG form
>Wing itself has five (5) different MGs
>SEED has twenty-two (22) non p-bandai MGS.
>00 only has four (4) setsuna suits and one (1) GN-X
Why is this allowed?

>>14883119
But I mean the prototype it derived from, the Tallgeese, looks a lot cooler.
It's an alright suit but as far as Grunts go, there are better.

>>14883120
Because of popularity. Basic shit, nigga.

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>>14883131
>But I mean the prototype it derived from, the Tallgeese, looks a lot cooler.
Yes, but the Tallgeese was so stupidly over engineered that it could reduce a pilot to a bloody smear inside the cockpit...

>It's an alright suit but as far as Grunts go, there are better.
Eh, I'm inclined to disagree...

>>14883133
Yet despite this 00 had a ton of wank in BF?

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>>14882896
>Not liking Leos....

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This is a good kit?, im thinking getting this and RG Char's Zaku

>>14883237
Assuming it's the same as the one with the MS Cage, it's a very good MG.

>>14883237
Weak ankles that have issues supporting weight and after a while it starts falling over at the drop of a hat. Weak range on the knee bends as well.

>>14883237
No. You're going to want to glue everything down into one mode because that's the only way it'll hold for more than half a year.

And the range of motion is dogshit for a MG. The PG and the HGUC Unicorns are the good ones, the MGs are stuck between gimmick and poseability and are weak on both because the plastic is too thin to withstand the transformation more than a few times and the articulation was sacrificed for the transformation. If you really want an impressive Unicorn that has it all save up for the PG.

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>>14883270
>>14883277
>>14883289
Thanks for the info, i think im getting pic related then, i just dont want to spend that much for a PG yet

Hey guys, I've build the HG Revive RX-78 and the Sekai Burning Gundam and want some recommendations for my next kit, possibly something a little more challenging. My local barnes and noble has the RG Qant. What are people's thoughts on this kit? Is it better than the HG? Would it be a good next kit?

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Mini spam coming up, but finally finished my 08th MS Team diorama. I've got a lot of mixed feelings but glad to finally be done with it.

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>>14883340

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>>14883341

>>14880945
10/10 would build fight with.

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>>14883342

>>14883314
That's an MG, not a PG.

>>14882721
>jesus christ finally affordable GGG toy
The Super Robot Chogokin is not that expensive.

>>14883351
That's the point. He decided not to get the MG because of all the negative feedback, and he stated the PG is too expensive. Therefore, he chose the HG instead.

>>14883314
The HGUC has slightly better range of motion and holds together much better. But it's easy to improve, just clip off some of the fins on the back of the lower legs and you can get a much better leg flex.

>>14883040

its funny because I'm actually considering keeping the sword and tossing the portent

>>14883507
Why not give someone the kit instead of tossing it?

>>14883562

I'd give it to you but im still in the process of figuring out how to properly ship things cheaply.

Bandai 1/144 HG Universal Century Series: #199 RX-0 Full Armor Unicorn Gundam (Destroy Mode/Red Color Ver)
$51.00

t-thanks CAD

>>14883577
USPS provides flat rate shipping boxes, and if the package is light enough, you can just grab a free box from a grocery store and ship things in that. Chances are it won't cost more than five bucks.

>>14883120
Try being a Turn A fan, the Turn A and Turn X are the only things that have gotten new kits in the last 15 years and all the old ones are mediocre NGs

>>14883603
canada. its expensive here.

>>14883624
Except for the Flat...

>>14883639
My condolences, anon. You're better off finding someone in your area to pawn it off to.

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So hey, I am thinking of taking the route of zeonifying the g-lucifer after seeing pic related.
Main thing is, I have never been of fan of it's legs. You folk have any suggestions to kitbash with it? would be nice to get something with nice hips on it.

>>14883680
I'm looking for something to make those funnels tighter, but future will probably do it.

Anyone know how the airbrush or compressor are in this bundle? I don't trust Amazon reviews, they're usually overrun by fake chink reviews.

https://www.amazon.com/Paasche-Double-Gravity-Airbrush-Compressor/dp/B00NY9PHWU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1477704149&sr=8-1&keywords=double+action+airbrush+and+compressor

>>14883722
>https://www.amazon.com/Paasche-Double-Gravity-Airbrush-Compressor/dp/B00NY9PHWU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1477704149&sr=8-1&keywords=double+action+airbrush+and+compressor
Friend anon, you're better off getting the option for the compressor with a tank and purchasing an airbrush separately. If you get an Iwata Neo or Badger Patriot they should run about the same cost together with a compressor/tank combo and will certainly be better quality than a chink brush.

>>14883680
Gerbera Tetra might be cool

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>>14883848

>>14880945
Oh man that's great. You could totally do a samurai thing too if you added a crest or something to it's head and threw in some of those weeb swords.

Pretty great idea.

>>14881397
How about a set of HG Shuffle alliance kits, all P-Bandai?
My favorites would probably be better off as Re/100's though, since they're the Xamel and the Devil Gundam.

>>14883577
>>14883639
What Canadian city? I might live close enough to pick it up in person if you're in Southern Ontario.

>>14883848
I like the suggestion but after careful review the feet are just too big and detract from the HIPS effect I was hoping for.

>>14883953

close to vancouver

>>14884078
>BC
Ah, I was there last month. Ah well.

>Drilling out vulcans with a pin vise
>First vulcan goes fine
>Second vulcan re-angles the bit towards the end and inadvertedly bores a gash in the outer barrel

Goddammit. Guess I'll have to fix this somehow.

>>14884119
perhaps fill it with putty and drill again?

>>14883584
>>14883584
This is why you buy from foreign sites
>HLJ price: ¥2,890 = $36.97 CAD
Just buy a bunch of kits at once to save on shipping

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>just spent 80$ on cheap HGUCs despite already having 2 in the backlog for when I get home

In my defense most of them didn't have good MG versions.
Plus I've been going through some rough shit recently, so I felt entitled

>>14884123
Yeah that's what I'm thinking. Would Mr. Surfacer 500 work for padding out something this small or should I just use some epoxy?

>>14884132
Forgot I also have regular Tamiya putty so that's an option too.

>>14884137
the normal putty should work i think. its a shame you gotta repaint the peace. hope you didnt have too much detail on the head.

>>14883120
Each 00 Gundam is much different than each other. Unlike Strike Reskin #17. Wing suits are slightly simpler in design than say, Kyrios, Virtue, Dynames.
00 NG 1/100's also aged pretty well.

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>>14880814

https://www.amazon.com/Bandai-Hobby-Evangelion-Evangelion-01-Action/dp/B000RHKZL0/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1477711829&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=hg+eva+01+1.0

Cannot find any info on dalong.net, however I can never find shit on that site. Is this a good 01 to build? I normally build 1/144 UC. Thought I'd change it up a bit, and this is from the movie. Thanks /m/

>>14884151
Naaah, it's fine. It's actually the HGUC F91's right mega machine cannon, not the head vulcans, but either way it'll be good practice. Thanks, anon.

>>14883120
One is hyper popular.

The other had Katoki behind it.

>>14881742
Oh, did I. DID I EVER.

i need a gunpla with eyebrows

i don't know why but i need it

>>14884265
some bear guys i think.

Just took the plunge on a MG Tallgeese.

>>14884265
Carta Issue's figurise bust.
Which'll be NEVER EVER, so settle for her Graze Ritter instead.

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>>14884265

you can't handle this

>>14883340
Looks good so far, you should spend more time working on the terrain, look up model train or warhammer terrain tutorials for help.

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>>14882640
> burgerland insulting Singapore
at least it's so much better than the neighbor country Mulaysia.
& i hate to live in that third rate country.

>>14884592
Buy me P-Bandai

>>14884565
Thanks, man. Unfortunately, I'm done with this project. I set a budget for the diorama itself, and a lot of the paints and objects used were stuff I already had lying around, minus the building.

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I'm building the RE/100 Efreet now and the leg rocket pods are fivong2 me trouble. Specifically, they are molded solid blue and properly coloring them will need either very careful masking and a rattlecan or handbrushing with paints I haven't used in years.

What's the best solution?

>>14884689
Even if you fuck up you can literally just use paint thinner

>>14882174
Shouldn't you take off those hydraulics where the chest used to connect? Since they don't serve a purpose anymore. But you probably already knew this and were going to do something about it. Just pointing it out.

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>>14884605
exchange rate of MYR to USD will killed me, for sure.
half dead when exchange rate of MYR to SGD.
it stabbed my soul some more when postal & customs kicks into the equation.
so far few P-Bandai was out in Mulaysia, guess Singapore plamo store have more than what i expected.

>>14884592
at least your country has gunpla/plamo stores, I guess

>>14883338
Everything in RG line is pretty challenging for a new builder and its fun

Also looks good oob

>>14885255
Anon what are you doing, nobody cares about The Walking Dead, especially not here.

I feel like the slowest man on the planet. It took me a solid 40 minutes just cutting parts off the runner for one limb on an RG.

>>14884844

yeah eventually I will just build new ones, I just havent taken them off until I know how the new ones will connect

>>14885299
>Thinking it matters when the outcome is what determines a good build from a bad one.
Don't fret, just be sure to panel line/topcoat or paint that sucker.

>>14884930
sure, till country bankruptcy happen. soon.

should finish my MG Buster with Krylon top coat spray.

>>14885299
Anon one time it took me two months to build a single HG because I was both lazy and busy. Just do stuff at your own pace and stop comparing yourself to others and you'll be fine.

>>14885017
I might go and pick up a Qant then

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I can't find these small Star Wars model kits on Amiami, is Bandai selling them only on their webshop?

>>14882719
Are these worth the price? I was thinking of buying the Ideon one, but in all honesty it kinda looks like crap.

>>14885464
There was a big hoopla about a year ago with distributors like HLJ saying that after a certain period they couldn't sell Bandai's Star Wars kits due to licensing in the US. (Something involving Revell, I guess. )

>>14885500
>(Something involving Revell, I guess. )
Fuck. I thought so, but I don't want to look for those Revell kits in my shop.

There is no shop that sells these at least to Europeans?

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>>14882174

got the leg armor extended for the top half

>>14885505
The revell kits are garbage. If you lived in the US I would suggest Amazon, otherwise I have no idea for Europe.

Whats a good place to buy old kits?

>>14885589
Amazon, Ebay.

>>14885589
If you are looking for Bandai old kit you can just wait for a rerun.

>>14883347
Shouldn't the Gouf be trying to threaten the one on the ground with the gatling while holding the others at sword's length?
I realize the "small" area of the diorama forces proximity but long range / High explosive weapons don't belong in spitting range.

>>14885299
It averages me about 8 hours to snapbuild an HG

Just go at your own pace, it's not a contest and nobody gives a shit how long it takes you

>>14885505
Just buy them from Amazon or Ebay sellers.
Search for the bandai star wars plamo on amazon.co.uk and you'll find lots of sellers with free shipping to the UK which means free shipping to the entire EU and no customs.

>>14885630
You're definitely right, and that's very valid criticism. I thought of something earlier before, but a major reason I (had to) went with this is due to articulation, and like you said, size. I can't get a good sword pointing pose out of the hands of the Gouf, and if the gatling is pointed at the Ez8, I would definitely want some support otherwise it'd dip after a while hence why it's pinning the Ez8 down instead. Also, for that pose, it wouldn't make sense for the Ez8 to have a beam saber out at that range, and I don't want it looking just helpless on the floor, especially as the leader suit. If it were able to take knee better and had better neck articulation, I probably would've gone with that instead.

>>14885524
How did you cut the shield-looking thing in half before puttying?

>>14885667

a saw

also the putty is just on the surface its plastic underneath

>Check Canuck Ebay
>No listings for the Magictoys 1/100 Hazel Custom

>>14885762
alieexpress kid

>>14885653
While I understand that you want to showcase your hard work, maybe excluding 1-2 of the suits would allow more breathing room. But it is of course very easy for me to tell you to make a secondary diorama for the others but it's not as easy for you. But to kill your darlings seem appropriate here.

>>14884155
Why not wait for the Koto TV 01 coming this december?

>>14886086

anything other than the f-type is the wrong answer

>>14884265
All the figurerise busts have eyebrows.

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How compatible do you think the build strike rg will be with hg custom parts, like the lightning weapon system mk-iii for instance?

It shouldn't not be compatible right?

>>14885700
Hobby saws like the ones x-acto have at hobby stores, I take it? Or was it a special Japanese brand?

>painted the new SD Barbatos
>let it dry for like 3 hours
>get impatient and topcoat the waist to test
>it melts off

FUCK

>>14886427
Good job nigger, should have waited for it to cure

>>14886452
I don't even like SD's but I'm fucking pissed. It looked damn good. Maybe I'll try to strip it in simple green or something. If not at least its like a $9 kit.

>>14886261
Different peg but that's fixable

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>Or was it a special Japanese brand?

>>14884078
I'm in Victoria bro, send it over the ferry.

do those of you who buy bulk kits at discount get excited for them to arrive but once they do lose the will to build them?

Like I just got MGs z'gok zaku 2.0 and a gogg. Built the z'gok, but now if I build the other two what do i do when the desire to build gunpla comes?

Maybe I'm just depressed

>>14886639

don't build if you don't want to, just save the kits

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Legs are pretty much done. Pistons held in with sticky tack for now though.

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Got asked to make this for an MG unicorn diorama a friend is making.
3 layers of acrylic, laser cut and engraved.
Then illuminated with isolated leds in a custom base

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>>14887089
that looks super cool
also got this IJustice complete
I cna only complain about the backpack being super heavy and the beam shield falling off at the drop of a hat, but it is a nice kit

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>>14887112
nice and clean.
I built one a few years back when I first got into gunpla, ended up not liking it and gave it away.

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>>14887127
I honestly bought this just to pair it up with the Freedom in the shelf when HLJ had it on sale

not one if my favorite gundams, but I grew to like it a bit more while building it, still, after the Nu and Hi Nu ver Ka, it already feel dated

>>14887089
Damn son.

>>14887089
say, do you think you can you make beam shield using acrylics

>>14887112
>>14887136
>>14887127
Looking forward to my MG IJ and NG Legend. I'll pose the IJ against the Destiny.

>>14884878
as a fellow malaysian i know that feel

>>14887534
Sasuga Najib-sama

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>>14887569

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Look what I built

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>>14887850

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>>14887852

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>>14887856

>>14887848
>>14887850
>>14887852
>>14887856
Does it combine or is the Ideon a separate kit?

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>>14887859

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>>14887860
>>14887862
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_cGHNoKSKc

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>>14887864
>>14887860

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>>14887885

>>14887864
>>14887868
Cool, thanks for the photos.

When you go to buy kits, what rules do you generally follow? Whats the best review sites? I've been watching a few Gundam Series as being a dirty canadian I started in on Wing, and owned a couple premade figures from that era, but I've kind of making a HG wishlist. Do you only buy kits of suits of characters you liked, or only the most facisnating suits get your attention, or is it just whatever looks cool?

>>14887908
I only like what looks cool.

It helps to not have shit taste.

>>14887908
From order of most important to least important
>Do I like the design
>Is the articulation and detail decent
>Would I want to display it
>Do I have something to display it with
>How large is my backlog
>Do I like the series

frankly, whether or not I liked the pilot doesn't mean much to me, because there are gonna be some suits I don't care about from some pilots.
Graham Aker was cool but I haven't figured which flag I would like and Susanowo is pretty much the best suit out of his S2 ones and the Brave is a floppy mess that got destroyed when I moved so I have no incentive to buy his other suits, even if I did like them all AND his character.
Setsuna suits get me, but I haven't wanted a Qant till the RG came out because it's my least favorite one.
I have every Tieria suit from the show, but I couldn't stand him until S2.

On the opposite end, I don't care about Sekai at all but I have every Build burning although I ended up with the TRY by accident

In the end, it's all about what you like and the reasons behind it serve no purpose but to justify it.
Make your wishlist anon, but do at least check up on detail and articulation so that you don't pay top dollar for a bland statue.

I love Io Fleming.

I'm painting small details on my HG using Tamiya enamel now. For hand brushing, how long should I wait between coats?
I used flat series of Tamiya enamel (the one with XF- code instead of X-) so it's visible when the paint dried because it turned flat. But I know that 'drying' and 'curing' is different, so is it safe that I paint second coat just right after the first coat dried (not cured)?

>>14888055

if its detailing then 20s to 1 minutes is more than enough.

I usually smudge the paint into a bottlecap and add a drop of thinner into it.

>>14887908

main gundam models are usually top notch for fresh new engineering, i usually pick my gunpla in pairs, ez0 w/ blue zaku custom, 78-2 w/ red gelgoog, etcetera, also shoulder cannons, i love shoulder cannons

>>14888358
We need more kits with shoulder cannons. Wasn't there some IBO kit that got revealed with them a short time back?

>>14887908
My main criteria are:
- does it look good?
- how much have I spent on gendum this month?

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Finished this fellow last night to a lukewarm reception. I had to gouge out the shotgun hand and a chunk of his grey foot plate(c20) in order to allow for the ankle bend seen in the picture.

He's the second kit from that line I've picked up and they continue to be really weird to me in style and articulation. Love his shotty though, he's also very, very red and my shit camera doesn't seem to like that..

Next on the hit list is a Gyancelot I would very much like to paint, and an RG sinanju.

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Also the tip of the laserhawk makes for a nice blast effect for the zulu.

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>>14888492
I'm prretty sure that's supposed to be a flare gun. And you've got the shoulder on wrong.

>>14887879
Where get, anon?

>>14888530
It's a grenade launcher, similar to on the zaku F2's machinegun.

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>>14887089
How much does it cost?

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>>14883040
utter homosexuality

it takes a kamen riding, semen guzzling, glitterlube pinkanus flute musician to love this piece of white shit.

S I E G Z E O N !!!

>>14883119
>>14883144
>>14883212

Leo is just the Graze of the 90's.

i like the grunt suits best too....except lanky ass flags

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>>14888004
Me too....

he fucks the original concept of a Gundam Pilot right in the ass......

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>>14888836

heh

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Been a while in the making due to a mix of work, games, and general laziness, but I've finished my R35. I'm pretty pleased with how it came out, though some parts aren't quite as clean as I had hoped

>>14885500
>Something involving Revell, I guess.

In summary:

Revell didn't perceive Bandai to be a threat to the sales of their kits. Then people started importing the Bandai kits en masse and the sales of the Revell kits (Which haven't been updated or improved since the 80s) dropped.

Revell woke up, pulled a "Harmony Gold" and waved their neverending license to make Star Wars model kits, and prevented Bandai kits from being sold outside of Asia.

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>>14888915
While I was building it I was hoping to keep it in this pose, but can't do it with the left arm hand-gun and shield on unfortunately

>>14888920
Good stuff anon. As another person working on a gouf related custom, I dig it. What color paints did you use for the two blues?

>>14888530
Well fuck me.

>>14888905
>>14888911
>>14888913
>>14888915
Thas a real nice gouf.

>>14888907
But that's wrong.

Revel has absolutely no voice to play regarding the matter because Revel is not licensed for distribution in Japan.

What really happened is that the Star Wars kits were originally licensed for sale only in Japan because Disney Japan sets control for that territory. Last year Bandai asked for license outside of Japan, and the most natural expansion was other Asian countries. Disney Asia, said ok, but you better tell everyone else to fuck off who are already selling into Asia without proper license. And so they did. All the retailers that had a big enough name were sent a notice by Bandai saying that they were starting official distribution into Asia and that they needed to stop.

The U.S. was never part of this discussion and hence Revel never had a thing to voice regarding it.

As for why u.s. is not part of this, it's probably still pending license negotiation. Likely Disney/Lucas wants to set a high royalty for it.

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>>14888940
>>14888530
Fix'd

>>14888929
Tamiya blue and sky blue. I was a bit disappointed with the sky blue at first as I was hoping for a bit more of a pastel sky blue, but after putting the pieces together it looked better than I thought it would

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>>14888905
Doubt I'll ever paint my gouf.

I need to order a bunch of stuff to get painting in general.

Whats a good asking price for the Gusion Rebake parts? I want to get the 1/100 Gusion but i dont want the Rebake parts, so i thought selling them would be a good way to mitigate the price of the kit, but i dont really know whats a fair price for the runners

>>14889119

Man not much, because low demand for just runners and shipping is going to be a factor. Might just be better to keep them and switch now and then. I would probably pay like 10 bucks max, and I would want them cut off the runners with LONG connections to reduce the shipping size weight.

>>14889127
luckily for me i live in a city of 7,000,000 people, so finding a local buyer probably isnt an issue

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Show me things you're working on this weekend to distract me from stupid real work.

Yesterday I lengthened the torso and reinforced the spine on the Hugo. I haven't shaped the torso addition yet, because I'm planning out how to keep the waist looking similar to the original without just making it 3 long sticks.

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>>14889151
All I've done is work on the GM Sniper conversion, putting it away to start on an Astaroth.

Guys, how does one choose what to buy first when their wishlist is 50 items long and are in love with all of it?

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>>14889151
Working on my entries for a small local con in 3 weeks. The rx-78 is just on there as filler to check how the building looks now that there is some paint on it.

Something must have fucked up on the gloss coat though as when I masked it off to paint the grey sections some individual bricks lost their paint here and there upon pulling up the mask.

Figure I'll just repaint them a slightly different color, blend them with some oils, and bullshit it as brick repair.

>>14889219
Number them one to fifty, then use a random number generator to generate a number between 1 - 50.

>>14889220

that's looking nice, what scale is the building and where is it from?

>>14889223
.....That is the best and simplest idea, why did I not come up with that myself. Thanks dude.

>>14889220
nice, good job

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>>14889236
N scale. "LL Downtown Hotel" or something like that. Kit is a piece of crap like most railroad buildings. I'm not planning on adding any of the tacky signs or window things.

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>>14888821
>Leo is just the Graze of the 90's.
And Graze is Love, Graze is LIFE...

But enough about that, Hi-Mock at you!

>>14888770
not much, maybe £10 in material.
But they take time to make and design.

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>>14889151
This really fucking terrible job of a Salamis

>>14889276
You really need to work on your poses. Everything you've posted has been boring as fuck.

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>>14889290
Jesus. What size of this? Local acrylic shop offer me 80$ for 300x450mm plate with engraving and lights.
I'm actually thinking to order some blueprints and hang them in my mancave.

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>>14889306
Well I was more in a rush to get this thing photographed after finishing the detail painting...

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>>14889314
This is 3 3mm clear 175mm x 250mm plates layered together

>>14889347
how does the lighting work exactly?
where's the lightsource?

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>>14889354
base has slots with led strips wired underneath each one

>>14889272

>Kit is a piece of crap like most railroad buildings.

Yeah and probably cost double what it was worth too, railroad prices are nuts. I've got one little Kato building which is nice but they are very pricey.

Good call leaving it plain, but maybe you can save sign in case you ever want to do some Thunderbolt moore colony wreckage diorama, just need to make an E which would be easy.

>>14889359
how does the separated color work?
different color lighting a different acrylic layer?

What keeps the bootleg companies like Daban from making P-Bandai knock-offs?

>>14889220
>con
I'm so sorry that your mom had to drink while being pregnant.

>>14889417
It's a one day general plamo convention being held at a fire house and is basically an excuse for a bunch of old farts to get together and hold a contest to show off what they've been making the past 2 years. Average age there is like 40.

It's not some event full of teens in terrible cosplay who haven't showered in weeks.

>Start getting ready to paint.
>Power goes out.

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thanks to the anons that gave me advice on how to use matte in humidity hell. this came out great on nu gundam.

>>14889804
It would be great if we could see how it came out.

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>>14889835
my bad lighting is weird in my room.

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>>14889804

>start getting ready to paint
>remember I can't paint for shit

How's the color separation on the FA-78? Thinking I might have to make some homemade stencils to paint the shield stars gold.

>>14889949
The MSV or the TB?

>>14889952
well the TB doesnt have stars on its shield.

>>14889952
Thunderbolt, obviously.
There's nothing wrong with the old FA-78-1 from MSV, but the Thunderbolt FA-78 is obviously way cooler and more relevant a model.

>>14889956
he was confused because the thunderbolt has no star shields to paint.

>>14889958
*shield stars

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What are your favourite build fighters hg kits? I only have thunderbolt and ibo hg at the moment and am going to do a build fighters themed haul for my next shipment, any suggestions?

I wonder if a "scavenger" FA-78-thunderbolt would be cool. a model using parts from many other models, holding four different shields, etc

>>14889958
therefore one must paint stars on the shields.

>>14889963
>therefore one must paint stars on the shields.
you said
>to paint the shield stars gold
implying they were already there.

>>14889963
Four different shields would have potential. A shield from a GM and maybe a curved GM shield as salvaged allied shields, and a Gouf shield as a salvaged enemy shield. Can you hold the shield arm from a Zaku as an actual shield?