Gunpla / Plamo General

>>14935262
damn, if i havent checked the previous thread. I would assume this was inspired by jabman's

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Bumping with recently mostly done zak.

i recently saw a post of a zaku 1 that looked like a conversion kit from a zaku 2.

does anyone have one or know how I could do it?

Reposting from last thread:

For seam removal and painting, do I fill the seams for the parts of the limb after assembly, then paint, and just mask the rest to keep what I want a different color safe?

>>14935320
Not sure exactly what you're saying, but that sounds about right

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>>14935330
Sorry anon, I'm running on low sleep, made a pic to describe what I was asking.

>>14935347
More or less, depending on how the model is constructed. If it's a shoulder, you could also try to do a c joint mod if that's possible. If it's not possible, probably the easiest way is paint the arm first, attach and seam weld the shoulder, and them mask off the painted arm

>>14935363
Thanks anon!

I'm curious what everyone else has done:

First kit
Hg master gundam

Last finished kit
Efreet custom

Current w.i.p
MG zaku 2 2 0
MG shin matsunaga 2.0
MG jesta
Want to paint kits before putting panel lines and decals on so I'm waiting for thanksgiving break.

Backlog
Sazabi ver ka
Rg z'gok
Mg chars zaku 2 2.0
rg quan t

Personal favorite kit
Sinanju ver ka

Kits you want to get in the future
MG hyaku Shiri
Rg zeta gundam
Mg sword impulse
Mg gouf 2.0

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I just finished snapping the MK-III I want to paint it but I have no clue what scheme to go for. Any ideas?

>>14935570
First kit
Daban HG shiranui akatsuki (I was 8 and twisted gold plated parts off, yes I still have it)

Last Finished kit
Kitbashed Powered Quel

Current wip
Kitbashed MG Gold Frame Amatsu
Kitbashed Silver Bullet hrarioo

Backlog
Too much shit in my closet
1/144 Hildolfr
MG Tallgeese III
MG Amazing Exia
Kitbash kshatriya with opening binders

Favorite Kit
Re/100 Nightingale (need to paint it some day)

Wishlist
1/100 IBO stuff
MG Ex-S
Dragon Momoko PG Unicorn

>>14935584
AEUG MK-II colors.

>>14935570
First kit
>NG 1/144 Wing Zero Custom (Endless Waltz)

Last finished kit
Alteisen Riese

Current w.i.p
Gaogao Musha Gundam (with weapon stands)

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>>14935584
>>14935591
I did this and it looked neat but I was really bad at painting so it looks kinda like shit.

>>14935595
I like it! Nice job, I think I'll follow suit and make a MK-III AEUG.

>>14935595
That looks pretty great. I thought MK-II colors would fit, even though I didn't really think what it would look like. The MK-III probably looks amazing with any color scheme.

>>14935587
I'm not familiar with too many bootlegs what is so special about that pg unicorn as opposed to bandai's?

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>>14935632
This is the only comparison shot I could find easily, it's basically got way more surface detail and more exaggerated design elements.

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>>14935570
First kit:
HG Barbatos

Last finished kit:
HG Revive RX-78-2

Current WIP:
HG Powered GM

Backlog:
HG Wing
HG Neue Ziel
MG Tallgeese

Personal Favorite Kit:
Don't have a favorite, but the HG Origin Guntank has been on display the longest.

Kits to get:
IBO and Origin, can't wait for next year.

>>14935640
Big breasted slut.

That guy thats posting on reddit is going to get shot if his boss finds out he publicly wrote that they are paying Bandai off to make these products. Its not legitimate, thry are bribing some high bandai persin to look the other way.

>>14935640
Looks pretty sick. It's not compatible with the leds for the normal pg unicorn is it?
>>14935643
When did you get into gunpla? Since the hg barbatos was your first I'm assuming it's been fairly recent

>>14935570
First kit
HG Gusion

Last finished kit
HG Guncannon

Current WIP
HG Man Rodi Custom
HG Kampfer

Backlog
NG Graze Commander Type
MG Zaku II Ver2.0

I just started building gunpla very recently

>>14935652
Not that long, got into modeling couple years ago, started watching IBO last year and remembered gunpla was a thing. I've built soo many gunpla in this short time, do I have a problem?

>>14935664
No problem at all. I was just going to welcome you to the community if you were really new. Keep up the good work. You should definitely get the hg barbatos lupus if you liked the hg barbatos

>>14935660
The Kampfer is almost completed, it just needs sanding and a fresh coat of paint. I was thinking of using metallic royal blue with a super polished candy coat

>>14935570
>First kit
HG ZII

>Last finished
It was either the HG Zaku Amazing or the HG Zaku I Sniper

>Current W.I.P.
Nothing

>Backlog
Nothing

>Personal favorite kit
Don't have enough experience to judge

>Kits you want to get in the future
Oh, too many

>>14935675
That would look pretty sick. How sturdy is the kampher? I love the kampher design but Im worried it may be a bit outdated

>>14935570
First kit:
HG Star Build Strike

Last finished kit:
Either an HG AGE-1 or a 1/100 NG Seravee, can't remember because I was finishing both at the same time.

Current wip:
MG Exia Ignition
HG Barbatos that I'm too lazy to finish painting
RG Mk.II that I'm burnt out on

Backlog:
Too much to list

Favorite kit:
Either the HG AGE-1 or the MG Turn A

Wishlist:
MG S Gundam
Idk something from Dragon Momoko they seem like really great guys and I wanna support them.
Draken III
More room to display these things.

>>14935686
Just curious how many kits are too much to list? I have 5 in my current backlog and I thought that was a lot

>>14935691
Upwards of 16.

I blame buying whatever took my fancy without realizing I was running out on storage space

>>14935696
My issue is I want to support my local hobby shop so everytime i go in to get supplies I pick up a kit just to help out. I try to give some to the kids I volunteer with but I'll end up looking up the kit, really liking it, and end up buying one for me and one for a kid

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>>14935570
>First kit
HG Gouf Custom

>Last finished kit
Zaku F2000

>Current w.i.p
HG GM Cold District
HG Byarlant Custom
Gouf Custom/Gouf R35/Zaku F2000 kitbash
Stark Jegan/Jesta kitbash
The last two are basically in limbo though since I'm waiting until I get an airbrush before I tackle those, but that's not happening for at least another year or so.

>Backlog
MG Tallgeese 1

>Personal favorite kit
My custom painted Genoace. It's nothing special, but it's probably the first kit I did that made me really appreciate how far I'd come. Pic related.

>Kits you want to get in the future
MG Heavyarms
Basically the whole season 2 IBO line
Basically the whole Origin line
Something in the RG line, haven't decided yet

>>14935570
First Kit:
1/100 HG Wing Zero Custom

Last Finished Kit:
1/144 HG Barbatos Lupus

WIP:
3x 1/144 Graze
1x 1/144 Barbatos
(Making Diorama)
1x 1/550 Dendrobium

Backlog:
1/550 Neue Ziel
1/72 Liger Zero Jaeger
1/72 Seigfried Messer Custom
Figure-Rise Bust Kaname Buccaneer
Frame Arms Girl Jinrai Indigo
1/144 Clanche Custom

Plan on getting a 1/144 Gerbera Tetra and a 1/144 Dendrobium this Christmas

First kit:
1/48 Patlabor AV-98 Ingram

Last finished kit:
RE/100 Gundam MK-III

Current wip:
MG Jesta (Panel lining, decals, top coat)
MG RX-78-02 Origin (Panel lining and topcoat and a new hand since I lost a part of his original)

Backlog:
MG Full Armor Gundam Ver. Ka
MG Sinanju Stein

Favorite kit:
HG MK-II
1/100 Kimaris Trooper

Wishlist:
RE/100 Bawoo
PG MK-II
MG Sazabi
FM Barbatos Lupus

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>>14935570

First kit:
HG Duel

Last Finished kit
SD Knight Unicorn

Current wip
HG Barbatos
Ozma's Messiah
1/350 Musashi
1/200 architectures graduation project building model

Backlog
HGUCRE Guncannon
HG God Gundam
MG Nu Gundam
RG Wing Zero Custom
RG Wing EW
1/200 Atlantis shuttle
1/550 Neue Ziel
1/12 Darth Vader
1/35 French Street
1/100 VF Ranka Lee custom
1/700 Furutaka
1/700 1944 Yamashiro
1/3000 Sasebo port

Personal favorite
GM Cold type

Kits i look forward to get in future
HG Prototype Dom
HG Origin Zaku I


what the fuck am i doing with my life

>>14935700
I really like that paint job good job!

>>14935699
Same honestly. Helps that I feel kinda obliged to keep it up because of the amount their Gunpla stock has increased over the past two years I've been buying from them.

Went from one small cardboard stand to a small dedicated aisle.

>>14935706
Oh yeah shit,

Personal Favorite Kit:
1/100 MG Astray Red Frame and most of the RG line

Kits for the future:
MG G-Self
MG Jegan
RE/MG Geymark
RG Seravee
RG Ground Gundam
RG EZ-8
RG GM
RG Dom
HG Xamel

>>14935570
>First kit
Revive Mk. II. Butchered it.

>Last finished
RG Exia, it's in the previous thread.

>WIP
Thinking of doing either RG Freedom or MG RX-78-02 as one of my last snap kits

>Backlog
Large because I keep buying kits I like but then want to save because I want it to look good.
>HG
Fenice, Gouf Custom (plan to make like White Ogre), Build Burning (metallic), Zero Honoo (metallic) , F91, 1/100 Grimgerde, Dynames, Kyrios.
>MG
Zaku II.White Ogre (probably the one I'll get to last), Fenice R, Build Strike, DX, 78-02, Jesta, Unicorn.
>RG
00 Raiser, Freedom

>next kits
Shin Matsunaga, Delta Plus, ReZEL C type. It's gonna be a while given my backlog though.

>>14935712
My store always gets really good kits when they start to run low and everytime they do I end up buying at least 5

>>14935684
Sturdy as fuck actually. All of the joints are very solid, at least on my kit, it can even hold up the Gusions hammer with 1 arm. None of the panels or other bits pop off, and its fairly posable to boot, though the legs dont like to bend backwards, due to huge thruster nozzles getting in the way, but more of an inherent flaw in the design of the Kampfer than the fault of the kit engineering.

Pretty solid kit overall, though it demands to be painted, since is lacks all the yellow details asside from the vernier thrusters in the shoulder and chest. I think I might even buy the master grade at some point

>>14935720
Man I don't know what I'd do if mine got good kits in regularly.

Just recently went to a huge place in Sydney and I would be broke if I could go there regularly. Pretty much every 00 1/100 NG, a bunch of cool older MG's, actual AGE kits, and even a bunch of Macross Delta stuff.

Oh and Mechanicore Tief Sturmer's too but they were $800 AUD so fuck that.

>>14935727
The kampher is just a great design and it's a shame it doesn't have a newer version
>>14935734
There's apparently a store specifically for gunpla about 5 hours from me and I've been so tempted to drive there. I'm just afraid it won't live up to the hype and only be a little bit better than my hobby store

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>>14935734
I feel like I'm very lucky that there is a dedicated gunpla store here in Toronto, with about 200 kits on display. Prices arent so bad either, basically the same cost as shipping it in, but I get to take it home and build it same day.

Speaking of shipping, my HG Grimoire just came in the mail. Now I'm one step closer the starting work on the Z'Grim Rodi. The Z'Gok should be here any day now, as well.

>>14935570
First Kit:
1/144 NG launcher strike

Last Finished Kit
1/144 HG Providence remaster

Kits you want to get in the future
PG Unicorn
PG Strike
MG 00 Seven Sword
MG Exia with Avalanche conversion kit
MG RX-78 2.0 with Hazel conversion kit
MG Victory
MG Hi-nu ver ka
MG RX-79[g]
1/60 God Gundam

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>>14935741

>>14935570
First kit
HG Kampfer Amazing

Last finished kit
HGUC F91

Current WIP
HGUC Zeong

Backlog
LM Daughtress Custom
RG Destiny
MG Double X
PG Astray Red Frame

Personal favorite:
HGAW X Divider

Kits you want in the future:
HGIBO Astaroth Origin
HG00 Brave Commander Test Type
NG 1/100 Hardygun
LM Jenice Custom
LM 1/144 G-Falcon
MG Tallgeese
MG Crossbone X1 Ver Ka

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>>14935570

First kit:
It was either the SD GP01/FB or SD Wing Zero Custom
Or the old HG God Gundam or the Speigel
Maybe the Dual Mode Arcbeetle
Might have been one of those old Zoids kits that come with a motor you can wind up so it can walk
I forget, it was around a decade ago

Last finished kit:
MG Proto Zero

Current WIP:
Pic related
I still need to pick up more primer and top coat, wasn't able to finish it for the last group build.

Backlog:
Crossbone Maoh

Personal favorite kit
MG Double X. I think the DX has never looked better.

Wishlist:
MG Turn A
MG Delta Plus
HGUC GM III
HGUC Ground Type GM
Bunch of other shit

>>14935741
What's the store? Only one I know is AnimeXtreme

>>14935791
that would be it

>>14935792
Yeah, they're pretty good for HGs, but MGs are way too expensive there

Thinking of copping a 1/100 tallgeese from ages ago or the new EW version desu lads

>>14935570
Noob here

First Kit (Knock off):
Bendi HG Dom Tropen (It was hell to work with a knock off, but I learned some things thanks to that).

First Kit (Official):
HG GM Sniper K9

Last finished kit:
HG Wing Gundam Fenice

Current WIP
HG Gundam Kyrios

Backlog:
HG GN-Archer
HG GM Quel
HG Barbatos Lupus
HG Graze

Personal Favorite Kit (constructed):
HG GM Sniper K9

Kits you want to get in the future:
RG Exia
HG GM Sniper II
HG Gundam Dynames
HG Pale Rider
HG Zudah
Or some more kits from the IBO and Origin line

>>14935570
>First kit
1/144 Zoloat

>Last finished kit
HGUC Anksha

>Current w.i.p
Dont know yet

>Backlog
Cant be fucked listing

>Personal favorite kit
PG Unicorn

>Kits you want to get in the future
"MG" Hazel, FAG Hresvelgr, Durga II, MG Age 2 Darkhound

>>14935570
>First kit
LM-HG EVA-01. Twisted the parts off the runner because I knew nothing about model kits.

>Last finished kit
Kapool

>Current w.i.p.
Haven't built or worked on anything since the semester started up, and I'm missing the plastic crack.

>Backlog
HGRG Gaeon, G-Self Atmosphere Pack
HGBF Hi-Nu Gundam Influx P-BANDAI
1/144 RX-78-2, Dijeh, 1/250 G-Armor
Kotobukiya Sleipnir
MechaColle Yamato, Cosmo Zero 52
Old Bandai Transformable 1/72 VF-1S Valkyrie
Billion Spark Metal Slug

>Personal favorite kit
Revive Guncannon. Sturdy and articulate.

>Kits you want to get in the future
Kotobukiya TV EVA-01
UCHG Semovonte
CharaColle Kai Shiden
Hunt down a 1/12 RX-78-2, or wait until Bandai eventually does another limited run.

>>14935902
I thought they do those on a per-order basis now?
>>14935570
>First kit
HGUC GM Command Ground Type

>Last finished kit
1/100 Graze

>WIP
Nothing

>Backlog
Fucking nothing

>Personal favorite
Either the HGUC Zaku I or the Xekueins so far.

>Kits you want to get in the future
ANYTHING
I'M POOR AS SHIT

Thoughts on HGUC Palace Athene and The O?

>>14935570
First Kit
MG Aile Strike Gundam RM

Last Finished Kit
HG Astaroth Origin and RG Sinanju back to back

Current W.I.P
P-Bandai MG Astray Noir
Once I get all the necessary colors I can paint it as how it looked in the manga. OOB colors suck.

Backlog
None

Personal Favorite Kit
PG Banshee Norn

Kits you want to get in the future
MG GM Sniper
MG Gundam Thunderbolt Ver

Haven't been around in a while, any interesting news aside from the GM Sniper II and P-Bandai dicking us with the GM II?

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>>14935570
>First kit
Gundam [G] OYW kit & Hygoog at the same time

>Last finished kit
Zaku I & II Thunderbolt

>Current w.i.p
Zaku Tank
Delta plus Daban
Palace Athene
Hyakuri
MG GM[G] Sniper
HG Kampfer
(All of this because of 40k & Infinity tournament at the same time)

>Backlog
Gabthley
HG Ez8
Z'gog Experimental
Sazabi ver. Ka
HG Crossbone
Origin Zaku II char & BTT
HG Domtropen
I don't know if its count, but if it is then its my Skitarii second starter kit

>Personal favorite kit
Hazel Series
Gabthley (already like it even its still a backlog)

>Kits you want to get in the future
Aaliyah
Hildolfr
Elf Bullock
MG Zeta plus A1
MG Domtropen
MG Marasai (for pic related conversion)

>>14935570
First kit:
90s hg wing zero

Last Finished:
1/100 Barbatos 6th form

Current WIP:
HG Kshatriya (repainting)

Backlog:
nothing, too poor for more kits

Personal Favorite Kit:
00 Raiser (that thing can pose really well. Need to tighten some joints though)

Kits I want in the future:
MG Sazabi Ver Ka
MG Nu Ver Ka
MG Kampher
MG Gouf custom
MG FA gundam Thunderbolt
HG Zaku Big gun combo pack
Kotobukiya Metal Gear Rex (because fuck yeah Rex)

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So let me get this straight.

This p-bandai kit is just a vac silver coated hg unicorn where the only "new" part is the horn and the joint/gun plastic is still regular plastic and not even metallic injected, is this correct?

I love unicorn variants, I even have the puke gold and first release of the RC phenex, but this is a bit...boring isn't it?

And whats the deal with the gold phenex, is that a convention exclusive or is that p-bandai as well?

>>14935650
Is that actually a problem? Functionally, that's no different than paying a licencing fee. And bandai would rather have SOMETHING come from China rather than nothing, which given Chinese copywrite laws is the alternative.

>>14936110
I feel like Bandai has saturated the Unicorn market. There's a million variants and honestly i don't understand how people are still excited about new Unicorn kits.

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What color is this?

>>14936337

which one

>>14936337
light red

>>14936337
salmon pink

>>14935262
How many hours does a typical HG 1/144 take to build?

>>14935570
>First kit
HG Gouf Custom

>Last finished kit
HG Guncannon Revive

>Current WIP (although I haven't worked on these since May due to no time)
A "super robot original" custom
HG Graze Custom

>Backlog
RG Astray Red Frame
HG Graze Ritter
HG Graze Ryusei Go
HG Kimaris Trooper
HG Grimgerde
HG Zaku II High Mobility
HG Zaku I Thunderbolt
Eggplane YF-19 Macross Plus
Toyota AE86 Trueno vol37 version

>Personal Favorite
MG Nu Gundam ver ka

>Kits you want to get in the future
Most of the IBO line
MG Sazabi ver ka
MG F91
MG RX-78-2

>>14936469
I dont know, 1-2? Thats what it feels like. If you include sanding, painting, modding and what have you, it can take as long as you're willing to make the effort for.

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So I got "primer" the other day from my LHS. Clerk got it for me.
Unfortunately, I didn't look at it closely enough until after I used it, and it wasn't the same primer I had been using before, since the can broke on me halfway into it.
So this "primer" turned out to be white paint and the first thing that happened was that the part you press down on came flying off. I put it back on, go to spray the pieces after testing it, and man, the shit pooled almost instantly, and it's real pearlesent, which sucks. So I'm boned for now, unless I can make it work somehow, but the shit can't even be sanded off. I'll have to get a rag and lacquer thinner.

I just wanted to paint this thing, I was so excited.
I just needed a few parts primed, like little itty bitty spots.
Pic related. It's what I get for not waiting for my LHS to get the same primer in.

>>14936477
Okay cool,

I want to make a couple as Christmas presents, but didn't know wether to just assemble them or do a full paint job.

>>14936488
Pic related is the spot that needed primer, but somehow I just managed to find a small thing of grey primer from over two years ago that actually restored the poorly primed pieces to being smooth and nice looking, so problem solved I guess.

though certain areas are gonna look slightly different from the ones that have been primed in white. All well, I wanted an unusual color scheme anyways.

>>14935570
First Kit - Dillfam (from Vifam, got it when I was a kid, not knowing what the heck it was)

Last finished kit
HGUC V2 Assault Buster Gundam

Current WIP:
To paint the rest of my unpainted kits, about 80%

Backlog:
None

Favorite kit:
MG Ingram-1

Wishlist:
A Mortar Headd and the skills to make one look good.

>>14935570
>First kit
MG Musha

>Last Finished kit
Sinanju HG Titanium ver

>Current WIP
1/100 Grimgerde
PG Strike Rouge
1/100 Sumo Gold Type

>Finished kit
MG Musha
1/48 New Layzner
PG Red frame Astray
1/100 Barbatos
HG Sinanju Titanium ver.

>Backlog
MG Nu Gundam ver ka
MG Hi-nu Gundam
MG V2 Gundam ver ka
1/100 Gold frame Astray Amatsu

>Personal favorite kit
1/100 Barbatos

>Kits you want
MG F91
MG Gouf Custom

I should get a Zaku.

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nvm I found it.

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>>14935570
>First kit
HG Destiny

>Last finished kit
HG Shia Qan[T]

>Current w.i.p
MG Banshee custom
HG Scramble

>Backlog
a bunch of kits, but nothing i plan to work on since i don't really feel like it

>Personal favourite
None really, i like almost everything i build

>Kits you want to get in the future
MG Hi nu
MG nu

>>14935570
>First
HG Star Build Strike

>Last finished
MG Hyaku Shiki 2.0

>W.I.P.
Nothing, and the only thing in my backlog is

>Backlog
HG Delta Kai

>Favorite
HG Double X

>Future
HG Barbatos Lupus
MG RX-78-2 2.0 or MG RX-78-2 Origin
HG Local Type
HG Force Impulse
SD Dai-Shogun

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>>14936572
Wow I'm glad people are answering this good job guys!
How about some more questions such as:
Least favorite kit and why
Mine is the schwalbe graze since it's not sturdy at all and it needs a lot of work to compare to the rest of the i.b.o kits

Kit you were disappointed with and why
For me it was gundam thunderbolt ver ka. The kit had a great build but the waterslides were ass. I put them on and was going to put a top coat over them in the morning but when I woke up a lot of decals fell off and a good bit were even ripped since half of the decal tried staying on.

Kit you hope gets made and why
For me it's any mg of a good gundam suit or even a hg that's not burning, shining, or master

Non gunpla kits you've built or are interested in?
Has anyone built any of the metal gear kits (mainly ray) or armored core kits? They look really good to me but I can't find a detailed review

>use nippers to cut nose hair

god bless you plamo is there anything you can't do

>>14935950
I have the Athene, was one of my first kits. Didn't have any real problems with it, it's large and I love the owl design.

>>14936601
>Least favorite kit

I disliked the 00 Gundaml. I think it's because it lost the Exia's minimalist aesthetic and the twin drive system was goofy. I actually prefer the 00 Raiser to it, strangely enough.

>disappointed kit
The Throne Zwei. I really like the design but it needed so much painting to look good that I gave up on it halfway.

>kit you hope is made
I want a RE/100 or MG Reborns Gundam; failing that, a Throne Zwei.

>non-gunpla kit
I built a bunch of SRW kits (I'm hoping they make the Laz Angriff at some point)

Armored Core kits are standard koto fare, made of hard plastic that feels like razor blades.

>>14936601
>Least favorite kit
The HG Enact. It looks so interesting but it's just total ass.

>Disappointing kit
MG Crossbone Gundam X-1 Full Cloth. It looks really good and has a ton of gimmicks but is way too loose.

>Kit you hope is made
MG G-Self But haha like that is ever gonna happen ;-;

>Non-Gunpla kit
Bunch of old Zoids (actually I have a Blade Liger in my backlog) and an HMM Liger Zero plus a Panzer CAS set.

First kit
Revive RX-78-2

Last finished kit
GM Quel

Current w.i.p
HG Zssa
HG Zeta
1/144 Ashura Temple (L-Gaim version)
Two GM conversions using old MSV kits
Koto Dayakkaiser

Backlog
Koto King Kittan
Waffe
GM Striker
1/100 HG Deathscythe Hell (TV)
HG Aesculapius
HG Hydra Gundam
HG Gundam Lo Booster

Personal favorite kit
Crossbone mold

Kits you want to get in the future
Revive Hyaku Shiki
Revive Gouf
Revive Gyan
HG Gastima
Old Titans Mk II
>>14936601
>Least favorite kit
HG Heavyarms custom, that thing was horrid.

>disappointed kit
The Ashura, although I should've expected it to be garbage.

>kit you hope is made
Gustav Karl or Balinoak Sammahn, both would probably be RE 1/100.

>non-gunpla kit
I tried™ to build a WAVE Knight of Gold, that thing is utter garbage so I just shelfed it.

I do have a resin Ashura Temple coming from GK Model, so that's exciting.

>>14936617
I thought the white glint looked pretty cool and I've been debating on getting it
>>14936629
I'm just sad we will most likely never get a mg grimoire

>>14936601
>Least favorite kit

HG Sinanju Titanium ver. because when you remove nubs on these kits, paint get removed as well, except it is not an issue with golden paint pieces as Sumo gold type if you have a golden gundam marker.
The kit is also very loose and some pieces fall off when you touch it.

It was a gift from friends but I won't get a HG anymore.

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>>14936676

>>14935262
Oh hey I'm actually doing a custom of the kit in the OP too.

Although I'm doing blue/silver/orange instead of red/gray/yellow

>>14935570
First kit: HG 1/144 Banshee Gundam Destroy Mode
Last finished kit: MG v2 RX-178 Gundam Mk-2

Current W.I.P: this >>14936727

Backlog: currently none

Personal Favorite Kit: Either my custom painted 1/60 PG Astray Red Frame or Sazabi ver. Ka.

Kits you want to get in the future:
Nothing off the top of my head aside from Crossbone Gundam X1

>>14936662
I personally liked the Aaliyah (baby's first edgelord AC) but it was never in stock until I lost interest in it.

>>14936601
HG exia
you can't even do a motion pose with the legs if the swords are sheathed, the hands can't hold shit, and the pegs that connect weapons to the arms sick ass as well

>>14936601
>Least favorite kit and why
Gouf Custom. I love the design, but the fact that I botched it as my first build (broke one of the shins, lost the horn a few months later, hideous nubs) and the left arm also keeps falling off makes me wary of this kit.

>Disappointed
Advanced Hazel. I like the head, but buying it together with the Hazel Custom was certainly a mistake. They're way too similar and I vastly prefer the Custom's nuances than the Advanced's.

>Kits you hope get made
F99 Record Breaker, simply cause I fucking love it. If it were made in 4 different grades, I'd buy all of them.

>Non gunpla kits
I mentioned the AE86 and the YF-19, looking forward to building those once I feel my glue and painting skills are up to the task (that'll take a while). Other than that, I'd love to get regular tanks/aircraft models and also Patlabor kits.

>>14936787

>the fact that I fucked up makes me wary of the kit

wut

>>14936789
Wrong word, meant that I feel sad when I look at it. Such a wasted opportunity.

I do plan on getting the MG eventually to make up for it, thou.

>>14935570
MG Zaku II 2.0
MG Nemo
MG rx-79 (also picked up an ez8 and another rx-79 from a guy already built)
MG Marasai
MG Gouf 2.0
MG Gundam mk II 2.0
MG Ball
MG Geara Doga
MG Unicorn

I was thinking of getting one feddie grunt and a PG rx-78 or something then calling it quits on gunpla. I have too many kits as it is and having more will only look worse.

What's a good feddie MG grunt? Are any of the older 0083 GMs any good?

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>>14936796

yeah we all have kits we regret... check out that pro nub painting, like it never even happened!

this was my first gunpla I got at hobby lobby in like 2004, I had no idea what I was doing, learned my lesson about coating versions though

>>14935570
>First kit
HG Turn A.

>Last finished kit
HG Hi-Nu Gundam

>Current W.I.P
Doing a Hyakuren before the Barbatos Lupus 1/100 gets released

>Backlog
HG GM Striker
HG Guncannon Revive
HGBF Fenice Renascita
HG Carta's Graze Ritter
HG Ryusei-Go
HG Barbatos 6th Form
MG Zeta 2.0
MG F91

>Personal favorite kit
It's hard to pick, to be honest

>Kits you want to get in the future
MG The O
1/100 Vidar
MG Unicorn
MG Exia & 00

>>14936805
To be fair, what the fuck are you supposed to do about nubs placed that obviously on a metallic kit? Even with proper nub removal and repainting, I don't think there's a way to make them inconspicuous, especially since they're on major seamlines.

Gonna repost because I got no answer in the last thread.

Are there at all any shops with fair prices in europe? I know there are shops here, but I'm not willing to pay almost 30€ for a standard HG kit.

>>14936805
i like the chrome paint job. spray can or air brush?

>>14936837
What country are you in?
Because really, I would just order from Japan.
If you're in the NL like me, you get free customs for any SAL shipping (which never takes more than 2.5 weeks for me) for which the price of the goods itself (the shippers will usually declare when the send it) under €21. The numbers are on the PostNL website. So you can get any kit or kits up to ~2400 yen and only pay around ~€10 in shipping if it's registered or unregistered SAL and wait 2 - 3 weeks.
The only sites I know in the NL usually have HGs for €20+ and then a standard €6.50 shipping that only takes 2 - 4 days. They do have a very limited selections, keep that in mind though. So you can get more kits for less ordering from Japan, but it takes longer and depends on which particular kit you want. If it's over 2400 yen then it's best to just look for the cheapest one you can find on sites here.

Again, this is just if you're in the NL, I can't help you otherwise. Europe is a big place.

Does anyone know if they Daban PG Unicorn LED kit is compatible with the Bandai PG Unicorn model?

I got the model as a gift a little while back and was planning to build it over the fall break from university. Was thinking about getting the LED kit for it and saw the Daban LED kit was less than half the cost as the official Bandai on amazon. Hoping I could save some cash.

>>14936875
I'm from germany. Yeah I'd order from Japan but I've had problems with customs before. So I'd rather buy from inside the EU. Which JP shop would you recommend?

>>14935570
>First kit
HG Gundam AGE-1 Titus

>Last finished kit
HG Zeta kitbash

>Current WIP
HG Hyaku Shiki kitbash
SD Ryujin Doshi Nyu Gundam

>Backlog
NG 1/100 Vent Savior Gundam

>Personal favorite kit
MG Jesta

>Kits you want in the future
RG Sinanju
PG 00 Raiser
MG GM Sniper II
HG Ground GM
MG GM 2.0
MG Turn X

>>14936878
It is

>>14936885
Thanks. Gonna go ahead and order it then.

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>>14935584

>>MK III

>>14935584
why are the beam sabers on the front of the shield which is most likely to be hit by incoming fire?

>>14936899
Why are explosives stored in/on shields?

Because Gundam shield logic is dumb

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The RG Sinanju was a pretty intense build and took my quite a while. A very pretty kit but holy hell is he a pain in the ass to pose, bits like to pop off and as far as RG go he's got the least amount of poseability mostly due to all the extraneous bits sticking out. Finding it difficult to take pictures thanks to how shiny it is. I've gotten suggestions to try matting him but I don't know if I'll go down that route as I enjoy it in person. Also again, quite a big boy.

That said I still took some pictures to share.

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>>14936954
It was a fairly tiring build, still need to properly construct the laser shield.

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>>14936956
Swinging the other way after the Sinanju I decided to go for something simple and snapped this cutie together in only a few hours. The kit for the Nobell was a lighthearted break and may have sold me on buying other, similar kits.

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>>14936958
Also her demure stature is nicely emphasized when along side the Sinanju.

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>>14936110
What pisses me off about these RC Phenex models is that they're not even black. The goddamn color the RC Phenex actually is.

>>14936601
>least favorite
Kyrios HG. Anything red on it is a sticker, partsformer, poor articulation.

>Dissapointed
Transient. He can't really do much for posing and can hardly stand by himself. At least there's a stand included.

>Hope gets made
More BF MGs, the dream being X Maoh or regular Fenice. More 00 MGs. For SEED to fuck off.

>Non gunpla interested in
Zone of the Enders kits. Maybe some of the Star Wars stuff that bandai has made lately.

>>14936986
>For SEED to fuck off.

Never happening, stay mad.
Meanwhile I'll relish in all the SEED goodness.

>>14936995
This

>>14935570
>First kit
NG Wing Gundam

>Last finished kit
HGUC Powered GM

>Personal favorite kit
HGUC Nemo AEUG color

>Kit you want to get in the future
MG Gundam OYW version

>>14936958
I agree. Less really is more. I used to be all about "MG Gundam's only, HG are a waste of time." But I've come to realize that a lot of HG models are similarly articulate while being easier to assemble/paint. Who cares about how much detail is under thruster flap 7-F when you're never going to lift it up?

>>14936995
>>14936986
I'd be fine with SEED if it was more than just Strike/Freedom/Strike Freedom. Give me Stargazer or SOMETHING cool.

>>14935570
First kit
MG Char's Zaku II 2.0

Last finished kit
HG Stark Jegan

Current w.i.p
I need to panel line the HG Thunderbolt Zaku I, Domtropen and the AEUG Gundam Mk.II
I also want to try painting the Stark Jegan.

Backlog
About 11+ kits, I don't have a problem. Out of those I'm most excited to build the MG Fenice Rinascita and MG Geara Doga.

Personal favorite kit
HG Char's Zaku II (Origin Version)

Kits you want to get in the future
MG GM Sniper II, HG GM Ground Type, HG GM Type C, RG Gundam Mk.II

My backlog shouldn't be so out of control but I'm waiting until I move in a month and have more time and space for a better gunpla setup.

Has anyone here ever actually finished an Ex-S Gundam with aftermarket parts? I feel like it's the model you make when you've hit the Zen point and there are no further challenges left for you in the modelling world. I'm terrified of fucking mine up.

>Package arrives today
>No one home to pick it up
>Already got notified that I have to go pick it up

F U C K

>>14936853

This was a metallic coating version of the 1.0 gundam MG released in 1999

http://dalong.net/review/mg/mco1/mco1_p.htm

>>14936954
>>14936956

you are trying with your pictures and I appreciate that

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So I'm working on my action base 1 before starting my first gundam, and I'm already experiencing the joys of making mistakes.

Does anyone have an image example of how clean you can get things to look after removing a nub using only a blade? I can get the nub off no problem, but I can't really clean up the mark left behind without gouging the shit out of the plastic. I feel like it'd look better without me trying to tidy it up, so maybe I'm just trying to go farther than the capabilities of my blade. Do I just need start sanding if I want to go cleaner?

And is there some secret to holding these tiny ass plastic parts? I'm not too worried about cutting myself, but I'd really like to get a better grip without bruising my fingers.

>>14937200
You should be using the razor to get the nub cut very close to the model. Then you should be sanding it until it's flush with increasing grit sizes. It sounds tedious, but if you've got everything in front of you it's not bad. And the finished product should result in nearly invisible nub/sanding marks.

I recommend buying some popsicle sticks and gluing the sandpaper to the sticks. This way you can easily label the grit sizes and you can rub very small pieces onto the stick (rather than sanding while holding the small piece).

>>14937200
I tend to just press them onto the cutting mat and then cut downwards. And yeah, you'll need to sand after a certain point.

>>14937153

I totally hate that shit

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>Package is late by a couple weeks
>Already assumed it got lost/stolen
>Finally arrived today
Just when I don't have any free time...

>>14937259
To make things worse the pickup hours are only during when I'm either working or at class. I wish my mailman came at like 2-3 instead of 11 when most wagecucks and students are not at home.

>>14935570
First kit
HG Turn A

Last finished kit
HG Zaku IIF2

Current w.i.p
HG Kamfer

Backlog
None atm because poor and wanting to save cash, going to a con this weekend though so this will hopefully change very soon.

Personal favourite kit
From what little I've built either the Zaku or Kamfer, not sure yet.

Kits you want to get in the future
MG F91
RG Z'Gock
GP01 MG or PG, not sure yet
MG Ball ver Ka
HG Zaku Sniper
MG Heavyarms
MG Tallgeese
HG Crossbone X1
Wishlist for bandai
HG Kapool
HG F91 stuff
HG Turn A stuff
HG Victory stuff
PG F91

How do you feel about decal-heavy kits? Specifically in the Katoki style. Do you feel bad if you ignore decaling?

Have you ever bought secondary market decals?

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>>14937410
>How do you feel about decal-heavy kits
They can look pretty cool, but aren't very realistic IMO

>Have you ever bought secondary market decals?
Yes, from samuel decal (pic related)

>>14936676
Don't give up on hg kits. The origin kits are amazing

>>14937410
I tend to abstain from using decals that do not denote either unit number/name, faction affiliation, or name/rank of the pilot. They just make most kits too busy. The only exception would be MS that are extremely heavy on a single color, like the PG Unicorn, which benefits from having something to break up the solidarity of that scheme.

The only third party decals I have ever bothered with were waterslides for my 1/100 NG 00 Gundams, and for the RD Kshatriya. No complaints for either

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>>14937420
You're coats are a little too thick m80. Still pretty nice, though you should try using a dried out large brush tip fineliner or ink pen for your panel lines or any other detailing. Basically, guaranteed to come out clean that way.

>>14937461
I know it's thick, had trouble handbrushing enamel paint. This kit was also my first attempt at a panel wash, but had trouble differentiating the black from the blue indoors, so I missed some sections when I was getting rid of the excess paint. Only noticed it when I went out to take pics. Another thing that didn't help was that this was for the /toy/ gm build, and the enamel paint/thinner caused a piece of the arm near the wrist to break off, so I had to deal with that as well.

>>14935570
First Kit
Technically some Wing NG 1/100 from when I was a kid, but when I started plamo intentionally it was HG Jesta Cannon

Last Finished Kit
HG Astaroth

Current WIP
RG 00R

Backlog
HG Try Burning
HG Sinanju
RG Astray
Alteisen Riese
HG Reginlaze
HG Geirail
HG FA Unicorn
HG Long Distance Booster Kutan

Personal Favorite Kit
Tough question, I really like all of them

Kits you want in the future
HG Barbatos Lupus, RG Qant, RG Astraea, HG Amazing Exia, HG GM Cardigan, HG Ground GM, HG Astaroth Origin, the list goes on the more I think about it.

>>14936601
Least Favorite Kit
HG Brave Standard, just a huge floppy mess due to the transformation gimmick, doesn't stand well. Might also be due to inexperience however, as it was a kit I got early. Gonna get another Brave eventually and make it a solid MS only mode, see if that does it any good.

Kit you were disappointed with
Build Gundam MK II, I had thought a recent kit meant it was made from the ground up recently. I hadn't yet learned about Bandai's use of existing molds.

Kit you hope gets made
RG 00 and Wing that aren't MC suits with a transformable Virtue

>>14935570
>First kit
RG RX-72 Gundam. It was a nightmare because I didn't know dick about gunpla.

>Last Finished
HG RX-72

>Personal Favorite
>HG Turn A

>Kits I want in the future
HGUC Schuzrum-Galluss
HGUC Kshatrya
HG Harute
HG Virtue
RG Zeta
Anything from IBO

>>14936601
Least Favorite:
the 90s wing-0. Not the most poseable, and the shield was too loose on the arm

Kit I was disappointed in:
MG Banshee. Thigh joint on the left leg was way too loose, and some armor is too loose

Kit I hope to get made:
MG Atlas Gundam. Something about it just entices me

Non gunpla kits:
Still want that metal gear rex, the Delphine from Break Blade, and the Eltemus from Break Blade

>>14937610
Buy the Graze

>>14937614
That's the first one I wanted to buy. It's such a good design.

>giant ass safety nubs and on a tiny of set of v-fins

Jesus fucking Christ. What's the best way to get these off without messing up the shape/angle? Just snip em off with a pair flush cutters?

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I found out that aparently there was an Angelan model kit that was made, but I am not fluent in nip, so I can't actually determine anything other then it was made and the name of the kit. So could you give me some advice on where to look for kits, /toy/ does not have any advice for model kits. The name is as follows if anyone is willing to help me look.
WAVE 1/144 Series.05 SGV-417-L VR.ANGELAN
If I am shit out of luck, feel free to let me know as well, since I understand that given the age of the series, it might have been out of print for some time and thus other not available online or prohibitively expensive.

>>14937659
>Just snip em off with a pair flush cutters
Basically, yeah

then just VERY VERY FUCKING lightly go over the edges of it with your hobby knife to smooth it our and give it a point shape.
Don't put too much pressure on to it especially after you snipped off the safety nubs, because the plastic gets weak and the next thing you know you snapped off half of one side of the V-fin and you start crying and cursing yourself for being such a clumsy idiot

>>14936601
Least Favorite
Not sure with this one, maybe it would be the mg GP01fb because some of the parts on mien got stressed really easily and it didn't really fael very stable.

Kit you were disappointed in
MG RX-178 2.0, I was hoping that since it was a 2.0 it would have lots of thigh movement but the thighs were just ball joints and some of the pegs for the joints were too short

Kit you hope gets made and why
There's a few I want to see made, like a MG Providence, NT-1 Alex 2.0, GP01 and GP02 Ver. Ka, PG Victory or V2 since I think that they would be better suited to that scale, a PG Turn A would be fucking sick, A PG F91 would also be really nice, maybe even with die cast parts making a return. a RG Nu gundam is another big one as well

Whats the best way to remove stickers for painting old kits?

>>14937713
Soak the sticker under a wet piece of cloth or tissue paper for a while. Should come right off once its soaks through

>>14937742
Cool, thanks!

>>14937661
It's a resin kit, or at least a resin conversion.
I don't know where to find those or what group might have even made it, so you're on your own there.
Probably prohibitively expensive, as resin tends to be.

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All these guns are hindering with the range of movement really hard

>>14935741
>basically the same cost as shipping it in

Only on a per-kit basis and possibly if you consider EMS shipping.

Also taxes hike the price up some more.

>>14935570
First kit:
HGUC RX-78-2 Revive

Last Finished Kit:
HGTB Thunderbolt GM (this is my third kit; previous to this was the Build Burning Gundam)

Current WIP:
Not sure yet. Would like to venture to RG's or MG's (suggestions welcome)

Backlog
N/A

Favorite Kit
Thunderbolt GM (really spent a lot of time making it look good despite my newbie tools and am really proud of the results)

Kits you want to get in the future:
RG MKII - not sure about which color scheme but the mkii is my favorite gundam
RG Exia
RG Zephyranthes Full Burnern
MG Gundam X
MG RX-78-2 3.0 (my rx didn't come out too hot)
MG Full Armor Gundam Ver. Ka
MG Nu Gundam Ver. Ka

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>>14937820
The neck has pretty much no movement on the super custom zaku, came with two handheld rifles but can only hold one because the other had a stock and gets in the way with everything on the arms

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Alrighty, now for the glamor shots. Top coat is done. Cant really pose it due to the previously mentioned issue with the front waist flap. But I think the color scheme turned out pretty nice. I really impressed my self with the pile bunker as well. I thought it would turn out a blocky mess.

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>>14937832

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>>14937834
The left over tallgeese stickers worked out pretty good too.

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>>14937836
And the last one. Next on the list is a much simpler GM build. Ill prolly just end up painting the red parts is a shiny metallic. Debating about painting the yellow parts gold like I usually do since the GM is a grunt suit. I REALLY like the off white/seagreen color the limbs/head are, so I probably wont do anything to those parts besides basic panel lining.

>>14936601
>Least favorite kit and why
PG Zeta. I probably just botched mine, but the backpack wont stay clipped on, the crotch tends to separate (latch kinda droops by itself). The thing with transformable suits, I suppose.

>Kit you were disappointed with and why
See above

>Kit you hope gets made and why
MG G-Self because it gets no love, N-scale plastic Howl's Moving Castle because it's awesome

>Non gunpla kits you've built or are interested in?
I want to try out the Kotobukiya Virtual On kits one day. If I can find the 1/144 Dygenguar and /or Ikkitousen for a price I'm willing to pay, maybe those two as well.

>>14937827
Suggestions for a mg I'd suggest any of the zaku 2.0 kits they're all great and fairly cheap. The rg mk ii looks cool but it's a bit of a grenade

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So I got a package today. Since I don't have prime and didn't order anything, I figure it's my prize from the group build.

I have no idea what kit it is though. There wasn't anything I particular wanted available on amazon for a decent price until like late december, so I just said to send me something GB Dude wanted to see customized or painted up nice but nobody seems to ever do.

>>14937952
>RG Mk-II
>Grenade

Squawk Squawk! I'm a parrot! Squawk!

>>14937952
you've clearly never built the RG Mk-II.

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>>14937957
And it is the hg flying cheese wheel.

Thanks dude. I already have a couple of ideas.

>>14937965
I have it. It looks cool but pieces are always falling off

>>14937973
>pieces are always falling off
Ham hands detected

>>14937973
What the hell did you do to it, then? I play around with mine constantly and not a single part falls off.

>>14937973
Do you even know what the Gundak Mk-II is?

>>14937967
I've always thought Asshimar would make a good UFO. The hidden Dom head makes it even better.

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Alright, I want to do a custom paint job on a kit, (white glint inspired, white with black chipping) what's the absolute cheapest way of doing it. Not necessarily the easiest but the cheapest regardless?

>>14938010
krylon primer, testor's paint, mineral spirits (assuming testor's enamel paint), future, testor's matte topcoat

A few things about this list:
Trust me, you're going to want to use primer
Future is only needed if you're going to pane line (since it's painted, you need to do a panel wash).
Matte top coat will make it look a lot better (especially if you've used future to do a panel wash, as future will give it a glossy look), but isn't necessarily required

>>14936820
I tried mekki markers but they just traded ugly nub marks for slightly less ugly marker stains.

>>14936880
amiami, Mandarake and HLJ

>>14937820
>>14937830
Did... did you panel line with white?? Whyyyyyyy??????

>>14935652
it is compatible.

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>just finished an RG
>move onto 1/100 Grimgerde
>open the box and all the parts are xbox heug
I'll probably enjoy this a lot more with my sausage fingers. I won't build it though, just snap the parts out and get it ready for paint. I'm thinking royal colors. White with gold and blue accents. The only question is keep the swords gold or make them silver.

>>14938127
silver actually, was going for a rivet/engraving look, decided fuck it and spam that shit.

Some parts in the picture are actually reflecting light not panel lining.

AWWW YIS, the Grimiore head fits on the Man Rodi torso

>>14935570
fucking sold, i'm biting.

First Kit: HG Red Frame Asstray

Last Kit: Kitbashed Ryusei-Go with Hyakuren feet

Current WIP: none, i'm on pause

Backlog:
---Evangelion Eva 00 (with Gendo and Rei)
---Shwalbe Conversion
---GNX
---Sazabi

favorite Kit? dude, naw.

kits i want in the Future: as odd as it seems, a Man-Rodi, to make a Pepe...maybe?

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>>14938228
Forgot muh picture

>>14938206
>Some parts in the picture are actually reflecting inconceivable cosmic horror, not panel lining.

Please stop using stupid colors for panel lining.

>>14938236
Fuck man, I'm itching for a Landman Rodi.

>>14938236
Not bad, you have any ideas for a color scheme?

>>14938254
Hmmm, not yet. I'm sure once I get the Z'gok E parts on there it will all come together in my head. I think the large white head actually brings the default colour scheme of the Man Rodi together quite nicely

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Memehands in stock on 1999 for the snapfags who dont want to clean nubs.

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>>14938272
I tried my hand at modding my own pair of nippers. Worked out pretty good, but the steel is too soft. They dull very slightly by the time I'm halfway through a kit so I have to stop and hone the edges as I go, but aside from that they work like a charm.

I think I'll try again with a pair of snips with higher carbon steel.

>>14938292
That's uh

sure something you did there

>>14936601

>>14935790 Here

>Kit you were disappointed with and why
PG Wing Zero Custom
It's more of a hassle to put together more than it is interesting or relaxing.
The attempt to make it very detailed made for weak wrists that can hardly hold up the buster rifles, and can't even rotate the wrists 360 degrees.
It has parts that are used in areas that make them weaker for the sake of detail.
The inner frame is built to be tight as fuck, but the armour that goes on top is so loose it's hard to pose it at all without having something fall off, say half of the bicep for example.
The wiring is a pain in the ass to work out and once I finally got the batteries for it I found the lights didn't work anyway, so I took it apart and redid the wires. Still didn't work.
Fucker didn't even come with a stand. I get that for most PG's but it's the Wing Zero Custom. Without a stand you can't do most of the poses you want it to do.
I get that I probably sound spoiled or some shit but come on, it's my least favourite kit to mess around with and I have shit like the old HG 1/100 Serpent that has like 4 or 5 poses it can do, and that's being generous.

>Least favorite kit and why
See above

>Kit you hope gets made and why
HGAW Leopard come on Bandai I have everyone else from the Freiden
Also anything Late UC, though in particular the Quavarze. I'd love a RE/100 of that.

>Non gunpla kits you've built or are interested in?
Built:
Dual Mode Arcbeetle from Medabots/Medarot. Came with a separate prebuilt tin pet
Old-ass wind up Raynos from Zoids
Zoids Snipe Master
Mega Man Volnutt - Picked up randomly at a con
Probably others I'm forgetting

Interested In:
White Glint w/ VOB
Zoids HMM Berserk Fury
Eva 01
Temjin
Metabee
Rokusho
Tachikoma
It's all Kotobukiya shit.

>>14937967
post pics when you're done.

>MG cheese wheel never ever

>>14935570
>first kit
1/60 Force Impulse

>last finished kit
MG freedom 2.0

>current wip
MG Sinanju Stein

>backlog
MG freedom

>Personal favorite kit
MG Sinanju Stein
MG Ex-S Gundam

>Kits you want in the future
MG Phenex
MG The-O
MG Miss Sazabi

>>14938245
Please stop being a bossy faggot but you ain't gonna do that

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>>14937967
Asshimar is the best Zeta suit, hands down. Shame it gets no love outside of the Anksha which isn't even that good in comparison other than the handle grips so it can act as a base jabber.

Also all the groupbuild prizes should have been sent out by now. Which means I guess it's good enough time than any to decide what the next groupbuild will be around. The other choices from the last poll that had more than 10% of the vote were

>Build the mobile suit that you would use in Gunpla Battle
>Build the edgiest mobile suit you can think of, and give it an original backstory to go with it
>It's time to get cute, and build and customize an SD kit
>Build a melee-focused MS without any ranged weaponry (small arms like vulcans are fine)

The first one is pretty similar to the idea of "Ace Custom", so we can cross that one off the list. The other three ideas are fine, so I'm alright with reusing them. I had thrown around the idea of a Zeon build (OYW zeek stuff and derivatives) a few threads back, and some people were fond of the idea of a Graze groupbuild too, so those can be thrown in too. If anyone has any other suggestions feel free to post them.

>>14938525
Personally I'd vote for the edgiest build. I think it'd be fun to see dark and gritty suits around the holidays when everything is supposed to be fun, jolly, and festive. (I'd secretly hope someone would do a gunpla to look like and edgy Santa)

>>14938525
99 and under group build. Basically any old-ass suit before 99'.

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Remember when jeganposters made revolver jegan stop namefagging?
Remember Char's contest?
Meme.

>>14938525
>Edgiest Suit
>Black and Red Transient Glacier

>>14938525
I actually have a 1/144 HG Carta's Graze Ritter lying around; I'd love to go wild on painting / scratchbuilding it.

>>14938557
I remember it, what's your point I bringing it up?

>>14938557
Do those pistols roll off the groves on his arms?

>>14938525
Graze off, seeing how they CHEAP.

What's the point of airbrushing with Tamiya paint if it's so difficult to handbrush? If you have to make ANY touch ups or have areas that are difficult to airbrush but easy to hand paint, you're fucked.

Why is it that Tamiya is the brand most people recommend?

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>>14938568
>>14938599
Thirding a Graze off.

>>14938622
A shit

>>14938622
Fourthing a graze off. We can customize it as much as we want right?

>>14938601
What? Your question seems to imply you're hand painting and you're asking why a primarily airbrush-use paint isn't working right?

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Question for all you guys. Have you built a Gump-like suit from your spare parts? Not a kitbash that's meant to be some robust combining of things that work well, a junkyard mecha cobbled from bits and pieces that are very different aesthetically. Picture related is the Gump. Judau uses it during Crossbone, it's the ZZ with repairs after tons of time.

If we have a Graze-off, I'm going to try something these threads inspired me to do months ago.

>>14938667
I'm airbrushing with Tamiya at the moment. But my background in miniatures is with Warhammer models. To me, there's a lot of areas on Gundam models, especially things like details on weapons or small areas which are different colors than the bulk of the piece, where it's SO much easier to hand paint rather than spend time masking.

It's frustrating that Tamiya comes highly recommended when it's honestly one of the worst hand painting brands I've ever used.

>>14938525
Like many others have stated, I'd be cool with a Graze-off. They're relatively cheap kits and would probably be pretty easy to customize.

>>14938698
Because it's being recommended as an airbrush paint. For hand brushing use Vallejo.

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So is this only compatible with the Trooper?

>>14938764
Anything is compatible with anything man.

>>14937809
Thanks for the info.
I guess I should ask this anyways, what are some good places to look for older or more rare kits?

Could blu tack hold together the RG Zephrantes' torso and upper half?

>>14935570
>First
HG RX-78-2 (the old one)

>Latest
MG Hyaku-Shiki 2.0 + Mega Bazooka Launcher

>Current
HG Graze Custom + Kutan

>Backlog
HG Star Build Strike (Gold ver.)
1/100 Grimgerde
MG Rick Dias

>Favorite
MG Hyaku-Shiki 2.0

>>14935570
First: random tiny Wing kit I can't recall

Latest: MG Sexia Ignition

No wip / backlog because no time.

>>14935303
sure it wasnt origin chars zaku 1 custom

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>>14935570
First:
(not including warhammer models)
Koto 1/100 Metal Gear REX

Last:
1/100 Barbatos Form 6

Current:
Waiting 'til after Xmas before ordering any more

Backlog:
None

Favourite:
MG Turn A

Wants:
Every cool-looking 1/100 and MG kit

>>14938687
I too have kind of a nutsy idea for this.

>>14935570
>First kit:
HG Banshee Norn

>Last finished kit:
HG Barbatos

>Current w.i.p.:
MG Jesta

>Backlog:
HG Kämpfer
HG Grimgerde
MG Nu Gundam ver. Ka (for when the stars are aligned)

>Personal favorite kit:
From what I've built so far, the barbatos (it lacks parts, but damn that thing was well designed). The Nu ver. ka is just the sexiest thing ever though.

>Kits I want to get in the future:
MG Sinanju ver. ka
MG Sazabi ver. ka
MG Tallgeese III (goddamit)
Any kshatriya
RG 00 seven swords
HG Gerbera Tetra

Anons,

I just finshed building my first MG (Jesta ftw) and I'm now figuring out the painting scheme, but I'm running into decals for the first time.

So I'm going to use the rub decals, but there are also clear stickers on this kit. Are those clear stickers worth using on a painted kit? Will the look good or do they stand out?

>>14936601
>least favorite:
Out of the ones I build, it would be the Geara Zulu, but only because I like its design the least (was a fun kit, though)

>Kit that disappointed me:
None so far, although the lack of plastic in the HG Barbatos kit, had me raise my eyebrows for a moment.

>Kit I hope gets made:
A non pbandai MG tallgeese III

>Non gunpla kits I've built:
Fighter jets when I was younger

>>14939084
Stickers take more care than other types of decals to look good. But if you carefully cut away the excess, then follow the normal pattern of paint>gloss coat> panel line>decal>matte coat they should give you no less or more trouble than any other decals

>>14939090
What'd you dislike about the Zulu? I've got it in my backlog and I've not heard anything especially bad about it

>>14939141
>but only because I like its design the least
Like I said in the post, it's the design of the Zulu itself. I bought the kit to practice airbrushing on, not because I really wanted a Gaera Zulu.

Having said that, the kit is well made and it was fun to build.

>>14939115
Thanks anon, that's what I wanted to hear!

Physically preparing myself to make Carta's Graze Ritter. I hope I don't fuck up.

What are some girl gundams (or general mobile suit style robots) that would work for a girl-on-cars style set up. I'm using the various versions or the Ball and I already have Nobell on one.

>>14935570
>First
HG Gusion Rebake
>Last finished kit
HGUC GM-79 Space Command Type
>current WIP
HG Graze Ritter
>backlog
MG FA-78 Thunderbolt
MG Tallgeese I
>kits you want
RG Sinanju
Test Type Guncannon
HG Pale Rider
PG Unicorn

>>14939208
I'll sell you my Pale Rider for 60 bucks

So which one of these kits is better, the Crossbone X1 Kai or the X1 Ver. Ka? Or are they the same thing?

>>14936974
pretty sure that's a silver or closer to a gun metal anon, bandai don't fuck up their models that badly since black is easy to do.

that and despite the lighting its meant to be dark where it is

>>14939206

archer and farsia

>>14939227
>bandai don't fuck up their models that badly

rozen zulu

>>14937432
I'm fine with MGs and PGs don't worry.

>>14935570
>First kit
1/100 Saviour Gundam.

>Last finished kit
Tryon 3.

>Current w.i.p
Nothing.

>Backlog
Nothing.

>Personal favorite kit
HG Quan[t]

>Kits you want to get in the future
MG Turn A.
Perfect G-Self.
Motherfucking Perfect Grade Strike with the Aile Pack.

>>14939235
I mean you do you but you're missing out on some great kits if you give up on hg and rg all together

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>>14939227
I'll give you it's more of a dark gun metal but it sure as shit ain't silver or even half as reflective.

>>14939310
Black chrome.

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Guys, how do I easily/quickly wash chromed parts back to bare plastic to be painted? Supermarket solutions that is not vehicle wash things preferred. Thank you.

>>14939365
Stripping plating? Watch this video.

http://youtu.be/Pjk5yBDH1-k

>>14939449
Thanks. Was wondering whether bleach would brittle the plastic if left in too long. 10 to 20 minute seems enough time to monitor and not let it swim "too long".

>tfw forget to look up Ghostofzeon first

I apologise, /m/.

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>Now all your plamo can become Exia too!

I accidentally busted a nut on my Super Fumina model and want to know how to get it off without stripping the paintjob on it

>>14939476
It needs a cool shield as well to be a Exia.

>>14939488
>I accidentally
Wasted dubs.

>>14939476
Still much better than Eshita

Anyone have a recommendation on a matte topcoat for an airbrush?

>>14939496
xD

>>14939488
>I accidently

How's Fumina's posability? She seems like a fun figure to have.

>>14939503
Something like 1:3 or no more than half Flat Base + clear

You don' need to airbrush 100% flat base.

Test it on spare plastic to find your perfect mixture.

Some burgers here add flat base in simialr ratio to "muh Pledge" IIRC.

>>14935570
>First Kit:
MG Turn-A

>Last Finished Kit:
HG Gundam G-Lucifer

>Current WIP:
HG GN Archer

>Backlog:
MG Qubeley
MG Hyaku-Shiki 2.0
MG Zeta Gundam 2.0
MG The O
MG Wild Tiger
MG Nu Gundam Ver.Ka
MG Sazabi Ver.Ka
MG AV-98 Ingram Unit 1
1:24 Patlabor Command Car
HG Pandagguy
HG Petit'gguy Surf Green & Guitar
HG Petit'gguy Rapapan Purple & Drum
HG GM Cardigan
SD Winning Gundam
HG Super Fumina
HG Gyancelot
HG R-Gyagya
HG Gyan Revive x3 (plan on painting/modding into a Gyan Gya Gyan, Gyan Vulcan, and Gyan Tateo Ver.)
HG Master Gundam & Fuunsaiki
HG God Gundam
HG Nobell Gundam
Active Raid Strike Interceptor (Oscar 2)
Active Raid Elf Sigma (Oscar 1)
VF-31 Super Siegfried Options Parts
HG Farsia

>Favorite Kit:
MG Turn-A

>Wish List:
RE/100 Bawoo
MG Banshee Final Battle Ver.
MG Turn-X
Kotobukiya Break Blade Delphine
Koto Evangelion Unit-01 TV Ver.
Koto Captain Earth - Earth Engine Impactor
Koto ZOE Jehuty
Figure-rise Fumina Bust
Valvrape kits
1/100 Vigna Ghina

>>14935570
First kit: HG Gafran

Last kit finished: HG Hugo

Current WP:
1/72 White Glint + V.O.B
1/72 Nineball
HG Full Armor Gundam
2 HG Graze Ritters

Backlog:
Ver. Ka V2
MG Banshee
1/100 Kimaris
1/100 Grimgerde
1/35 Berserga

Personal favorite:
Ver Ka Sazabi

Kits you want:
Every 1/72 Armored Core
HG Shiden
HG Geirail
1/72 Dougram
Ver Ka Full Armor Gundam

Least favorite:
1/72 Soltic or any kit with gold plating

Kits you want made:
MG Woundwort
1/72 of all the ACs from 4A
Bubuki Buranki kits/figures

>>14939509
Really shitty ankle range. Basically non-existant.

>>14939540
Less joints for you to clean up your cummy from then

>>14939544
Im not the hot glue guy. And I modded the ankles on mind to actually give it some rangle.

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Are the barbatos heels too much of a sore thumb on my kitbash? They aren't attatched yet and they aren't painted yet either

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I got a package from a fellow /m/an! Guess what's inside!

>>14939704

I don't think they're bad, but the head has to go. And also pls rotate your pictures.

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>>14939704

>>14939710
The head? Any reason why? Too small ?

>>14939709
Paints for that Domon figurine that came with your MG God Gundam?

>>14939715
>The head? Any reason why? Too small ?
Yeah, it looks like the Goombas in the live action Mario Bros movie.

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>>14939727
Not quite, but good eye! I probably should get to painting him. But anyway, Sinanju! Thanks Rubedo-kun

Any news of Landman Rodi?

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Does this guy have really loose shoulder joints or did I fuck up somehow? Seems like his arms pop off with the slightest bit of resistance.

>>14939766
really loose shoulder joints

>>14939768
Not that anon, but is there a good way to increase the resistance of the shoulder joints? Would something like a thin layer of dried super glue help?

>>14939803
Not him, but sadly it doesn't or I just fucked it up.

>>14939204
Its a pretty fun build, helmet stickers are kind of annoying though. Nothing too hard, just take your time and enjoy it anon.

>>14939803
I've tried it, and there was basically no difference.
They're just so loose that you probably need several coats.

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>>14939320
Does't look nearly that glossy compared to the models.

>>14938764
looks like it will plug into any IBO gundam other than the Gusion, and any of the Grazes as well

>only four 1/100 IBO S2 kits planned for now
>two releasing this year, B. Lupus and the Vidar
>two planned for next year
So what will they be? I'm hoping that the Full City is at least one of them

>>14939803
Use toilet paper to tighten the joint.

>>14939963
I think that the new Valkyrie frame is a contender for a 1/100. Unfortunately I don't think we will get a 1/100 of the Full City

>>14939963
The last 1/100 will likely be the final boss so the Full City is out.

>>14939971
>>14939986
>inb4 the final Boss is the Gundam Bael/Baal because that's the principle king of hell in the Ars Goetia

>putting together my MG
>torso finished
>it doesn't feel very big
I'm starting to worry it's not going to tower over my HGs.

>>14940058
Wait until you get to the legs.
The real height is all from there.

>>14938764
I kinda want to repaint it and use it for a Graze Ritter or Schwalbe Custom.

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>be neet 4 years ago
>start actually trying
>got offered a summer clerkship today
>1500 a week
>going to be rolling in robots

I'm totally doing a groupbuild with prizes this summer for all of you shitterbuddies

>>14939971
>new Valkyrie frame
Which one is that?

>>14939986
>will likely be the final boss
We didn't get a Graze Ein 1/100 for S1 so I wouldn't bet on it.

>>14940075
>tfw
Can I have a 1/100 Frame Arms Type 38 1 Ryurai Kai:Re? It's 2880 yen on HLJ (Apr 2017 release) and I'm getting hard just looking at it.