Gunpla/Plamo General

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***Graze Group Build***
Rules:
Pick any 1/144 or 1/100 kit from the Graze family (Pic Related), and paint and customize it. As far as customizing it, I'm going to place a limit on that. The limit is 50% additions to the kit.
To define 50%, look at it like this, you could take a Graze Ritter and replace the arms (including shoulders), legs, and backpack and I'd call that 50%. I'm not counting handheld bits in that. If you're unsure of something please ask in IRC, the thread, or email.

Start Date: 12/1/16
Due Date: 3/1/17
Submissions go to
[email protected]
Submission format
Please submit photos in jpg via a compressed file (zip, rar, or 7zip), please don't link images to imgur or photobucket or the like. Please also include some WIP photos of the kits being constructed/painted/etc as validation that it's your custom.

PRIZE:
$40 prize pool to spend on from Amazon (>>15024502)

>>15151840
How do I decide on a Graze? They all look pretty good I can't decide!

>>15151839
Finally a new thread! Amuro ittekimasu!

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>>15151846
Just choose your favorite, bruh. That or just buy 2-3 and mix and match, they all share the same frame pretty much asides from Reginglaze/Grimgerde

>>15151852
>That or just buy 2-3 and mix and match,
I might have to do just that. There's so much "Oh, these legs look better, so I should get this, but the head looks better on this one," and so on.

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>>15151855
Think that's what Bandai intended with the IBO line.
Easy to partswap most of them to come up with your own unique custom.
Here are some of the official ones.

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>>15151873

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>>15151876

Why are clear paints harder to airbrush? I've started over 3 times.

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>>15151879

>>15151815
Better than the real one.

>>15151852
Graze is a pretty cool looking suit. But for whatever reason I have no interest in watching IBO

>>15151879
> those tights
Muh dick

>>15151916
what kind of asshole doesn't watch every fragment of the Gundam franchise?

>>15151934
Never seen ZZ, G-Rec, Seed, saw a bit of G-Gundam, didn't care for it.

>>15151934
I'm still procrastinating on starting Seed.

why does Bandai hate making master grades for the new series?

>>15151934
Of everything, including Igloo and Evolve, I've only NOT seen Try.
Not because I don't want to, but because no one has ever bothered to finish subbing the BDs.

>>15151949
I was going to bail on Igloo when I heard it was all CG, glad I watched it, its probably one of my fav Gundam OVAs.

>>15151945
Why does Bandai hate making master grades.

Excluding P-Bandai shit, we got like 3 kits last year.
It's because kits can buy 2 or 4 HGs for the price of a standard MG. Also storage and shipping is a bitch with MGs.

Personally I only buy 1/100 kits though.

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She is complete

>>15151997
>no panel lining
>no detailing
>shit pose
I hope it's seriously complete

>>15151938
SEED is honestly quite alright up to the moment the Freedom is introduced.
It's all downhill from there, but the final confrontation with the masketta man is worth watching.

>>15152003

Sorry it's my first MG still getting the hang of things

>>15152022
MGs are way easier to make look good.

Panel line that shit, pick up a tamiya weathering kit for shading, top coat it, and make it something actually worth displaying instead of being a snap fag.

>>15150777
Do share your results if you're pleased with them. Store say anything yet?

>>15151881
>The two biggest jobbers of Season 1 and 2 are combined.

What the fuck Bandai is thinking right now?

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I'm thinking about doing a custom paint job for a man rodi but can't seem to come up with one, thoughts and ideas for one?

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>>15152068
Krogan custom.

So good.

>>15152068
Orange. Pose it mid-hatchet throw.

>tfw totally and completely messed up my first gunpla build ever
I want to cry

>>15152102
My very first was a Ex-S MG. I damaged one of the screw holes by using a wrong size screw. Good thing I managed to salvage it with some resin glue.

>>15152102
what happened anon?

>>15152111
>>15152117
I screwed up the head part of HG Strike Freedom, managed to broke the antenna and wrongly glued them. I made an abomination ;_;

>>15152147
Welp, into the trash it goes.

>>15152147
Buy another and start again.

Anyone used Ammo paints by mig? Thinking of trying them out and want opinions

>>15151997
DId you have trouble with the shoulder/arm joints? the shiny coat fucked up a lot o the pegs for me.

>>15152147
Post pics. Also just use another head for that one, Strike Freedom is already an abomination to begin with, don't worry about that.

>>15152228


What kind of trouble do you mean exactly?

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>>15152232
It's shitty i know, phone cameras are bad.
The perfect strike is built the day after.

>>15152164
>>15152171
How do i redeem myself ;_;

I'm really new in this Gunpla stuff, thought i'll just grab the seed gundams first since i watched them when i was younger.

>>15152260
In my case, the silver coating thickened up everything so the joints were very stiff. Had a hell of a time doing any posing where the shoulders had to be moved.

>>15152266

Yeah they're a bit stiff for this model and were pretty tough to attach

>>15152264
Oh that's quite horrible.
Pick IBO kits, they're cheap and much better than SEED kits.

>>15152225

I love his weathering stuff and the paints are probably nice for static kits but I'd rather use a lacquer that is much more durable for Gunpla which have many moving parts. If you're not worried about durability as much they're probably nice if a bit expensive.

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With the release of GM Sniper, I wonder what P Bandai kits are going to come out of it
>White Dingo version obviously
>Maybe GM Striker
>Gm Sniper K9 if it's really popular
Really hoping for a GM Striker, though it will probably never happen.

>>15152482
K9'll probably be a regular release.

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***Gunpla General Discord***
Rules:
Don't not spam.
Do NOT be a faggot.

https://discord.gg/kBZH5

>>15152516
Snapfit fuck off and stop spamming your discord.

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OK so I got my black and grey Gundam Markers for panel lining. Gonna work on my RX-78-02 some more today, cleaning up any lingering nub marks, adding decals, and panel lining. I also got that 6 pack of touch up markers if I need to touch up any paint anywhere. Here's my question for you guys, well multiple questions; For the blue and yellow sections, would you recommend the black or grey marker for panel lining? Yellow I think the grey would probably be fine, but what about the blue? I think it might be dark enough to warrant the black but I'm just not sure. What are your recommendations? Also once I'm done I'm going to top coat it to give it a nice finish. Do you guys just top coat the armor pieces or do you do the inner frame as well? I thought that maybe you'd only want to do the armor but I wasn't really sure. Thanks guys!

>>15152482
the GM Striker definitely needs an MG version

>>15152534
Depends on the shade of blue but I would go for black, normally. It's preference, really, so do what you would think looks the best. For the yellow I'd recommend taking a cotton swab a few seconds after you lined it and kind of spinning it gently along the panel lines, I personally think the effect looks nice on the yellow parts.

>>15151945
Because they already have a 1/100 line for ibo. Making a mg of the stuff would canabalize sales of both of the lines

>>15152534
good job, is it just me or anyone else hate those open knee cap?

I've narrowed my next MG or 1/100 down to:
>Tallgoose
>Wing Gundam Proto Zero
>Epyon
or
>Exia
>Virtue 1/100
>00 Seven Sword/G
Anyone with these models: any comments on them would be appreciated

>>15152667
Proto Zero has the stand, so do that.

>>15152636
Thanks anon. I kinda like them honestly, they look cool and the engineering to how the knees bend is pretty fucking neat.

>>15152541
I imagine we'll see RG and MG IBO stuff in 2 or 3 years when the series HG line is mostly irrelevant.

>>15152516
>the link is always expired
it's like you don't want people to join your discord

>>15152688
The difference in IBO MGs and the 1/100 line is going to be nearly negligible, you know that, right? There's quite literally no point.

>>15152691
That's a good thing.

>>15152693
There's also quite literally no point in your mother's conception of you but here we are anyway.

>>15152709
Epic.

Shall I show you the door to /a/ or /pol/ or whatever shithole you've come from?

>>15152718
>getting butthurt that easily
pls
Also the 1/100 line has a lot of cheap hollow stuff, with undersides of things just being undetailed plastic. Some of them have annoying stickers, static back skirts, stuff like that. There are some that don't really need improvement but the first 1/100 barbatos and graze weren't great, they could use MGs (of course I doubt anything but the barbatos will ever get one)

>>15152734
Those are just minor stuff you can fix yourself with paint, scribing tools and some simple mods.
There's no need for an MG, you just need to fix your laziness.

>>15152688
I doubt we'll get RG IBO for a while, maybe 5 years, considering the HG already has inner frames.

>>15152636

It just depends how you bend the leg, the more you use the lower joint the more the knee cap floats. You can just bend the thigh mechanism and it will stay lower, but the lower joint takes less force so they tend to float like that if you're just posing it.

>>15152738
If you can scratch build an innerframe, modify all the armor panels so that they move with the frame and etch all the details like in the MG. Then sure you don't need one.

But with all that effort you could build something that does not have a ready kit available.

>>15151873
>not giving it Rex' sub-arm forearms and tails for extra limbs

>>15152541
This. If we get MGs, it will be after sales of the HG line dry up.

>>15152691
Hi! The link will expire in 22 hours.

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>>15152482

Speaking of the GM Striker, I'm thinking of getting a HGUC to do this camo scheme. Yes I know its the Katana version and not the stock one.

>>15152693
IBO doesn't have MG's

>>15152956
That's my point. It doesn't and won't get any because there's no reason to - the difference will be too little to even bother.

>>15152768
>If you can scratch build an innerframe,
They already have inner frames - higher quality than new MGs like the Sniper II for example.

>modify all the armor panels so that they move with the frame
Already have that, but it's worth mentioning that a vast majority of MGs don't have these features

>etch all the details like in the MG
Full mechanics are already detail heavy on the outside and on the inner frame.

Stop your bitching and whining. You know you only care about the shiny gold MG label, and if they just slapped that onto the current 1/100s you wouldn't even fucking notice.

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>>15152068
Here is the the lineart, color it in. READ THE GUIDE before painting if you have never painted before. Watch videos and don't buy artist paints, get modeling paints specifically or else it will look like ass.

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>>15152991
also new legs soon

Is it just me or has there not been image spamming for a while?

>>15152983
I'm afraid I would notice and would feel cheated, there is more to an MG than a golden sticker.
Will the Full Mechanics line make MG versions obsolete, I don't know. But I would not go and call them the same just yet.

>>15152983
All my MGs have a full set of articulated digits and modelled cockpits, clear plastic for cockpits and head cameras plus pilot figures.
The 1/100 Barbados F6 by comparison doesn't even have a cockpit.

>>15152991
Do you have an can you post the lineart for the Graze, like was used in this post: >>15151840

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What's up, my dudes. Just started working on painting this guy. Does the black/gray look dark enough, or should I keep adding more black to the mix to make it darker? I can't decide whether to make it darker or not.

What are you all working on this weekend?

>>15152994
I can't wait for this leg set to come out. I really wanna make 2 Landman Rodis and paint them in the Tekkadan Orange and White colors. Not to mention get 4 of the rifles for a Gusion RFC!

This may sound crazy, but has anyone ever used car touch-up paint on their gundams? Would it melt the plastic or something?

>>15153084
I think a darker grey would be nice.

I just primed my first kit yesterday, I forgot to take pics, so I'll upload them tomorrow morning when I get back from work.

As an aside, does anyone know of any sites that sell gunpla parts? I like the idea of making customs, but buying whole kits for bits seems pricey.

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>>15153152
How about compared to the P-bandai one? It's like the Gaelio Schwalbe I never made, except with Iok's beautiful MS color scheme. Worst boy, but best color scheme, desu.

And, I don't think there's like a bits barn for Gunpla, there just wouldn't be much of a profit, having to buy a bunch of kits, just to sell certain runners or pieces, and having a ton of stuff you can't sell. I mean, you can email Bandai, if you're missing a runner or piece, and they will send you replacements, I think, but you need to show proof that you own the kit in the first place.

>>15152991
I've read the guide just wanted some ideas for a color scheme but thanks for the line art

>>15153242
If you're bad at color theory, try using something like this: http://paletton.com/#uid=1000u0kllllaFw0g0qFqFg0w0aF

Start with a base color, then you can add its complimentary. and see what looks good.

>>15152003
I think anon means
>complete and utter garbage

>>15153233
If you're going for that P-Bandai, you're spot on, mate.

Speaking of IBO, anyone know if the Dainsleif launcher will come out in one of the upgrade kits? I've been wanting to scratch build a weapon just like it, I was going to mangle up a Dragon momoko cross gun thing, but the Dainsleif itself would work so much better.

>no visor for Helmwige

Is there a easy way to create the green visor?

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>>15153267
fug

>>15153267
Let's see.
There is a kind of liquid film used to make windows on planes and stuff. You could probably carefully paint it, or even add color to if beforehand (I never tried that).

Alternatively, and probably easier get a sheet of that sticker film used for visors. It's available in different colors.

>>15153242
I like to look at transformers and see how they distribute colors over a frame, then pick a simple two-to-three color scheme and follow the same pattern.

>>15153267
Yep, 2L soda bottle and a pair of scissors or a new and good utility knife.

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>>15152636
due to the design of the kneecap idk how i'd improve it maybe do it, the way it split in halfdown the seamline i pointed out in pic related, though on the 3.0 they did something similar but was shitty though, the knee bends and causes the kneecap to open a slight gap, because that was totally useful, you could shut it with your fingers and the knee joint would remain unhindered, rendering such a waste of engineering useless.

one thing i dislike on the origin mg is that extra flap looking thingy jutting out that i circled in pic related on the end of the top knee joint i wish that was designed better, looks odd as fuck to me.

>>15153267

You could always buy something else

>>15153356
You could fuck off, but you don't.

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Alright guys, rate my gundam

>>15153374
>buying shitty old wing kits
>snapping shitty old wing kits
Why?

>>15153380
I got these about 15 years ago while I was in high school. Back then Target actually sold them. I recently wanted to try gundam again and I'm awaiting my first HG Zaku in the mail. I guess I can use these guys as guinea pigs in the meantime.

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MG G-Self when?

>>15153411
Probably as the 200th MG, or when the movie comes out. Or never ;-;

Does anyone happen to know which gundam is the one on the right? I want to google better pictures of it so I can attempt to make it look better.

>>15153393
try painting them

>>15153374
OOB/10

>>15153424
If you mean >>15153374, then that's the Shining Gundam from the show G Gundam.

>>15153443
Yeah just trying to see how they would look if properly done on the internet.

>>15153467
Yep, thanks man now I'm going to try painting them.

>>15153411
tell me son, did the g-savior mg ever come out?
why would bandai spend there time on a mg from a series that flopped, it wouldn't sell well.

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>>15153498

Oh right, like the IBO kits on clearance right now.

where do you guys keep your spare parts?

>>15153524
You left the wrong trip on, Snapfit.

>>15153068
The link to all the lineart is in the OP, you would see it if you paid attention. Here you go, but look at the OP for relevant links from now on.

http://seesaawiki.jp/nuriesozai/lite/d/MenuBar1

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>>15153068

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>>15153411
When I get my MG Any-of-the-CB-suits-that-didn't-belong-to-Setsuna.

>>15153421
I forgot about the movie.
There will undoubtedly be some new kits released alongside it. Any recent news?

How customizable have the IBO 1/100s been? Can you do things like swap feet and legs around?

>>15153542
Ziploc bags in leftover boxes.

>>15152264
>not buying a Perfect Strike and an HGCE Strike.

here's where you're wrong.

>>15153272
I actually like it better without the visor. The monoeye is very aggressive looking there. Works well with the bull motif.

>>15153615
Yeah i fucked up, knew nothing about gunpla and just went blind.

Probably gonna get freedom to complete the jesus set then move to IBO i guess. I kinda like the IBO designs, they remind me of Front Mission Wanzers.

>>15153524
its not like the ibo kits like vidar are there top sellers or anything after all, OH WAIT.

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Just finished panel lining for the first time, I think it came out pretty good other than a few areas. Any of you pros have any tips?

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Just got done panel lining. Gonna work on decals some more tomorrow. How's it look?

>>15153695
get some plastic cement and a nail buffer and remove those ugly seam lines. what did you use on it, a gundam line marker? thinned black paint yields the sharpest results.

>>15153734
By the way I tried >>15152538 with the yellow parts. Looks great with the grey marker. Nice tip.

>>15153758
Yeah I used the gundam marker, I'll see if I can find some plastic cement that hasn't gone to shit in my old modeling tool box. Thanks!

>>15151997
The assembly I take it? Cause there is plenty of stuff left to do

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>>15153283
>Alternatively, and probably easier get a sheet of that sticker film used for visors. It's available in different colors.
Oh, where would they sell stuff like that?
I'm thinking of sticking my Man Rodi's Eye sticker on a piece of transparent plastic cut thin enough to stick just inside the lip of it's eye-track?

Also, my eldest Nephew expressed interest in Gunpla, and the Hi-Mock is a good beginner HG, right?

>>15153841
Give him the Barbatos

>>15153374
Snapfit/10

>>15153380
>shining gundam
>wing kit

>>15153958
yeah, what do you think that kit on the left is?

So I goth the turn a on the op's pic. Is the green v a water decal? if so, how do i put it in propperly in the groove? do i use setter?

>>15154128
If it's the MG, I believe it's a dry transfer. Gotta rub it on.

>>15154132
Yep, its the mg. So do I use a q-tip or somesuch?

>>15154152
From my experience with them, you'll have to use something with more force.

>>15154152
Gonna need something harder than a q-tip. I used a ballpoint pen, and once it's in; it's in. Just be careful with where you put the tape.

Honestly, just paint it. You don't even have to mix paint.

Quick Question, does anyone know if the Iron Blooded arms set 2, with the shoulder mounted cannnon/ missile launched for the graze, if it'll work with the reginlaze? I'm trying to make a graze reminiscent of an Armored Core if i can and i need that cannon to work with the reginlaze for it to work

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>>15154170
You'll have to remove the side chest piece to do it.

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>>15154262
Side chest piece is the waist armor? Also same laptop, nice.

>>15154299
No, the white piece that is in front of the graze. I just removed the waist armor cause that shit falls off so easily.

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>>15154310
Ah, I see, thanks anon. That's fine with me, it'll fine for my build

>>15154039
>wing kits
>kits
>s

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Finished main paint, here's the test fit. I think I'm going to do another coat of white tomorrow because the preshading gets way more exaggerated in the photobox. Still have decals and weapons and washing and some weathering, so it will change a lot before the end.

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Does anyone have these Kotobukiya led swords? Would they work with an MG (wing) kit?

>>15154839
That's a lot of detailing.

>>15154839
Too far.

>>15154864

Yeah that's my favorite part of building, and my idea was something like an RG version of the origin design, or something between the origin and 3.0.

I just finished putting together the Barbatos 6th Form HG. I was kind of lukewarm on it at first, but I actually really like its silhouette. Much more than I thought I would, and more than the 4th Form too.

Going to take off most of the armor and pose it "Shirtless Samurai"-style with the Graze Ein. Have the 1/100th to build yet though, so hopefully I'll like it as much as the HG.

>>15153556
Pretty sure it's just a compilation.

>>15154870
I ventured into the world of customizing stuff for the groupbuild. It was surprisingly fun, I might do it more in future.

Did you use a line scriber on the arms and torso? How about the little raised bumps?

>>15154882

A lot of it is scribed with chisels, and the raised portions are just thin cut styrene. For things like the hatch you actually make a thin sheet with cutouts and mold it into the piece. Other portions are just removed from the original plastic.

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MG ReGz isn't as bad as I expected. It's solid and the transformation works fine, can't pose well at all but that's how it is with all these older kits. The parts separation was amazing for the time, all the yellow inserts for the thrusters are molded separately, as was the rim pieces for the wings.

Only downside is that the beam sabers and gun it came with were undersized, so I had to use a spare Zeta rifle.

>>15154894
When you say "mold", do you mean as in Mr. Cement S to melt it together?

>>15154907

I just used regular tamiya thin cement but same idea; it doesn't have to be cement S because you're going to do lots of sanding and cutting to get it to fit anyway.

Finishing up my Barbatos 6th form HG. Debating whether it's worth the trouble of painting the handle of the katana or not. Thoughts?

Anyone else built the Kotobukiya Eva 01 kit? It's a pretty fantastic kit.

>>15153565
Anyone?

>>15153565
>>15155019
Literally look at the top of the thread.

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Trying to work out posing this.

Think maybe the Barbatos should be crouching?

>>15155020
But does that image apply to the 1/100s too or just the 1/144? Asking primarily for the feet.

>>15155035
A quick glance at the identical construction of my Gusion's feet for both the 1/100 and 1/144 leads me to believe "Yes".

Are there any MG 1/100-ish sized robot horses other than the Außenseiter that came with the DyGenGuar Ikkitousen kit?

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After fixing my mistake and tweaking the pose a bit more, now I can finally say that I finished the Gundam local type.

>>15153859
>Give him the Barbatos
Nah man, he was specifically asking for ease of construction, hence I suggested the Hi-Mock or Man Rodi.
You have to ease them into this or else they'll get scared off.

>>15155161
but you also have to give them something cool or they'll get bored

>>15155161
>barbatos
>not babby tier.

>>15155161
Hey, the Barbatos (or even the Grimgerde) are piss easy to make.
>>15155192
What this anon said

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>>15155192
>but you also have to give them something cool or they'll get bored
Yeah, but since he knows next to nothing about actual Gundam, he'd rather something that looks like a Titan from Titanfall 2, hence he was gravitating towards my Hi-Mock.

>>15155196
>>barbatos
>>not babby tier.
>>15155205
>Hey, the Barbatos (or even the Grimgerde) are piss easy to make.
Yeah, but Barbatos is sticker hell in almost all it's iterations, plus he still knows not the hassle of nubs, so best to start him out with the Mock and move up from there.

You have to remember, this is the first model kit he's probably ever done, and I don't want to put him off from the hobby via a bad building experience.

Good news is he has an Uncle on his mothers' side who's married to a Japanese woman and thus can act as his middleman.

>>15155028
crouching and upper body leaned forward a little more

>>15155261
If you're dead set on getting him a hi-mock, then why even ask our opinion on it?
Revive RX-78, Gouf, Gyan, 00 Gundam, Build Burning, or a lot better first kit because unlike the hi-mock, they're not more boring than a sponge.

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>tfw your hobby is bad

>>15155281
Bad for your wallet, good for you.

>>15155281
where do you display all your kits, do you just snap them together and move on, or do you actually take time and effort into painting and detailing them.

My whole collection is 4 MGs and I have an RG waiting to be built. I love building and customizing these things to make them my own. But I feel like I'm already at the point where anymore would just be clutter.

>>15155278
>If you're dead set on getting him a hi-mock, then why even ask our opinion on it?
Well I was more asking for re-assurance I guided him in the right direction, I'm not the one getting him the kit so I wanted to make sure I gave him good advice.

>Revive RX-78, Gouf, Gyan, 00 Gundam, Build Burning, or a lot better first kit because unlike the hi-mock, they're not more boring than a sponge.
I agree with that statement (Except for the 00 and MAYBE the Build Burning, due to a lot of clear/transparent plastic) but again, I think that's what make the Mock attractive to him in the first place; It's SO Generic you don't need to know what it's from.

It's a good, cheap base on which to start on, and at least I told him to get the Hi-Mock Army Set as well.

Whiteagle, the Snapfit addition of 2017.

>>15155303
Snapbuild, then move on.

>>15155303
I actually used to spend a lot of time detailing my HG kits since they were so expendable, I actually made the Thunderbolt GM look like it was battle scarred and whatnot but nowadays most of them sit in the boxes since I have the MG kits on my desk (And a few other projects I'm working on)

>>15155281
I have so many kits in my closet and scattered around my room, I have no idea when I'll possibly get to them all...

>>15155303
Generally I just snap-build. Occasionally do a bit of detail work, simple shading, panel lining, painting some clear parts, nothing more.

I actually got a whole spray-paint setup for Christmas a couple years ago, but I've yet to set it up or use it. Need to buy a screen or something for a window...

So, I'm still really new at gunpla. Made two models so far (RX-78-02 Revive, Gouf Revive) and I've got Barbatos 4th form ready and raring to go. But I want to do the panel lining right this time. I have grey and black gundam markers, I should panel line BEFORE I start snipping stuff out of the runners? Also, grey on white, and black on color (as few as there are on Barbatos) is the correct way to go, right?

>>15155403
Panel line after, unless it's the Turn A, and yes.

>>15154859
Its more suited for HGs. Plus the battery expires quickly so you're left with just a beam saber that doesnt glow

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regarding flat matt where someone give comparison in the past, both of them seems ok to me.
surface for both through eye seems identical, but in touch comparison, surface feel smoother in Mr Hobby.

did notice a few difference about Mr Hobby Top Coat & Krylon Matte Finish during application.
Krylon: dry faster. didn't expect this; pretty quick coating progress i would say.
Mr Hobby: take quite some time to set. looks fugly at first (uneven coat surface) but given time, it settled in a nice smooth layer coating.

Krylon have more advantage in volume & time application for comparison with Mr Hobby.
but there's few factor to be considered, as my Mr Hobby seems have less pressure in can & applied it in a shorter range; while Krylon is brand new & i spray a little further than Mr Hobby.
shouldn't upside down & spray to clear the residue in nozzle, as it sure reduce a fraction of can pressure.
anyway, each things sure have it's very own perks.

pic related by potato camera, MG buster torso using Mr Hobby while other parts using Krylon.

can't wait for the results as i recently have very own free time to assemble MG Buster with top coat progress. & thanks for anon's previous advice for both products.

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>>15154859
>There are places you can buy cool shit like that in stores as if they were candy bars.
Not fair.

>>15156073
living in Japan is pretty great, I couldn't imagine being into this hobby outside of Asia, prices are rape high. Unless you're just an HG snapfag.

>>15155355
get an airbrush, I got one for like 35 dollars. You can get compressed air cans if you don't want to invest in a compressor.

Seriously spray can prices add up. And you are limited to whatever colors they have.

>>15155350
>>15155347
What do you do after you've snapped your kits together, do you throw them out, try to sell them, or just put them back in the box?

>>15156073
>He doesn't live in the Orient

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>>15156073
>>15156112
they also sell separate parts from any kits in case you break/lost some or want to kitbash.

So I know the guide recommends using the same brand thinner with paint generally, but to save me a trip to the store, will Tamiya thinner work fine with Mr. Hobby paint?

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>>15156178

>>15156201
Acrylic, enamel, or lacquer?

>>15156178
Parts Paradise or whatever is pretty cool, especially for weapons.
Although if you break or lost a part, its way easier/cheaper to just ask Bandai for it, if you're in Japan of course. Takes like under 2 weeks and you don't have to look around hoping they have your random part.

On the same subject, I have a bunch of kits I bought for kitbashes or unfinished projects, do you think I can sell parts on ebay or something as sort of a grab bag?

>>15156201
I use Tamiya Lacquer Thinner for thinning Mr Surfacer 1000. I don't have any problems with the result.

>>15156201
uh if they are for the same base then yeah, there shouldn't be a problem.

>>15156212
>do you think I can sell parts on ebay or something as sort of a grab bag?
I don't see why not. I bought a bunch of Battletech stuff as one item. Books, maps, miniatures both brand new and partially painted.

Just make a decent description with photos so there will be no misunderstandings. And be sure to give us a heads up

>>15156178
stuff like this makes me want to kill my self
we could have this but instead my shop stocks shitty WoT models

>>15156211
Thinner is enamel, I think the paint is too, but I'm not certain, everything on the label is in japanese

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.. wait, what things i fucked up in Krylon top coat?
why the coloured surface not same as left side with Mr Hobby?

>>15156201
as long as it's the same base it will be fine, they're just fucking chemical solvents. Tamiya isn't going to put something in their thinners that'll make it self destruct if it touches mr hobby products

>>15156264

some of those WoT reboxes are pretty bad

>>15156288
>Tamiya isn't going to put something in their thinners that'll make it self destruct if it touches mr hobby products
I mean, I'd do that with my products if I owned a hobby supply company. Just sayin'

>>15156284
Looks frosted buddy.

>>15156312
no rain for whole day & night, shouldn't be moisture issue.
or is it because i done it at cold night?

>>15156333
Most likely the cold.

Did the MG Zaku I never get a 2.0 or any updates?

>>15156284
Hard to see because of noisy as fuck pic.

If it's too humid or too cold it can effect top coats.

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>>15153374
mine's better!

>>15156352
>>15156357
crap, guess Mr Hobby pricey for a reason.

have to scrap the top coat parts & redo it at the morning; potato camera work like shit at night.

>>15156382
I top coated my first 2 Gunpla with Krylon a week ago and they didn't come out like that. It's on your end for doing it at night.

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>>15156396
the left part was top coated with Mr Hobby & right part with Krylon at night, just now.

i'd blame the misfortune of my temperature insensitive in top coat situation. brb heading in a shame cube & resume at morning time.

>>15156369
ah fuck sick battle damage dude

Does anyone know the name of or where to buy the mesh+wire tubing that comes with the MG2.0 Gundam Mk.II? My kit either didn't come with it or I inadvertently lost it.

>>15155355
>>15155281
I promised myself that I wouldn't buy more kits.
Even tried selling some.
But as of right now I have a 1/100 Tieren, a 1/100 Vidar, GM Sniper II and GM Sniper MG's coming in.
I need to die.

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>>15157197
tfw mg nu gundam, sazabi, rx-78 origin, chars zaku II 3.0, and kampfer + a full airbrushing kit is on the way

it's too late for me

>>15157197
>4 kit backlog
Call me back when you hit at least 20.

>>15157197
I actually ordered 2 small kits to get back into the groove because it's been years since my last proper build.

I'm gonna take it nice and slow, no mad dashing like that last time.

Welp you magnificent bastards, the time has come and so have I.
I'm selling my older model kits to make room for newer ones. I'll compile the full list later but I've got several dozen for sale.
Wanted to test the waters here first since I like you bastards. Well, almost all of you anyways.

>>15157272


what you got senpai?

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It's amazing how quickly the collection grows.

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>>15157308

>>15157308
>>15157312
>collection grows
>posing and photography skills go down the drain

>>15157300
Almost the entire mono eye HG set excluding Zulus and few select others, multiple GMs, Gundam Alex, GP-02, Fenice Rina, Build Burning, Darkhound, Age-02 Sp, Baqto, Titus, and that's all I can recall off the top of my head for my HGs. I have more than that but my memory is shit.

I've also got Armored Core kits and SRW kits as well.

>>15157479
>Anonymous 01/29/17(Sun)16:33:39 No.1

oh dang no master grades?

>>15157371
Good poses need space, if there isn't much shelf space, you can't do that good of poses

Interesting video on plastic injection molds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMjtmsr3CqA

>>15157567
That was so cool, thanks!

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Gloss coating looks so good when it's done correctly, pic kinda related, I think it's overdone somewhat by the guy who coated this Gerbera. I just don't know how people do it so well.

>>15157517
I've got a MG Zeta 3 unbuilt, a Hi Mo Shin 2.0, two White Ogre 2.0s, and I think I have The O somewhere packed away.

>>15153411
When g reco is a commerical success.

Anyone get the Daban strike freedom metal build?

Can anyone direct me to where I could get some handguns/pistols that would fit a 1/100 Graze? I'm going for a cowboy inspired build

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hey guys yall like my granddaddy gundam

>>15157793
Lots of people did. Go check youtube and Chinese model kit blogs/forums.

>>15153411
If it doesn't happen this year then it ain't happening.

>>15157922
Thank god for that.

>>15156112
>get an airbrush
That's what I meant. I got an airbrush, compressor, and even one of those vent-fan workspaces. I just need to actually bother to set everything up, including a window to actually vent things out of.

>>15157225
>tfw over 50

>>15157975
>tfw Richigo or Fried-kun post their backlogs

>>15157975
>>15157981
I live for those posts. It helps me vindicate myself.

>>15157567
Good to know if I ever design the molds for the BALLGUY System...

>>15157719
The gloss seems a bit too thick near the bottom but it's fucking perfect on the torso.

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>>15153374
>>15153443
This is a WIP, I was too lazy too spraypaint a base coat. I feel like I'm spray painting a piece of crap gold but still, I'm getting good experience.

>>15158326
I have no idea why 4chan flipped my picture, it's not flipped on my hard drive

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>>15153374
>>15156369
the new kit and the old one are EONS apart

>>15158333
Because it's something 4chan does to phone images.
Just edit it in paint and save as something new.
And you should resize them at the same time, no need for that big

>>15157823
nice, btw an easy way to make your kit look a lot better is to use a fine-tip marker and panel line it. Read the guide for more info. have fun!

>>15158402
This post amuses me

I followed the sticky and got #17 hobby knife blade. I carefully use it to scrape away at it little by little. However when removing nubs, I end up scratching the hell out of my gunpla. How do I get it to look smooth while not leaving a bunch of scratch marks?

>>15158446
Matte topcoat.

>>15158371
I'm seeing double.

Honestly, it's insane how far they've come. The NG looks like someone you'd find in the 1 Peso store in Mexico.

>>15158446
Sanding the scratches with a high grit.

>>15158446
Your use of the word scrape leads me to believe you're doing it wrong. Slice is a more appropriate description. Take small, thin wafers of plastic off the top of the nub until you get it flush. If that's what you're doing, then the only possible response it git gud.

>>15158645
Do you have a preference between 400 and 1000 grit?

>>15158667
I see, I thought you were supposed to scrape with the #17. Slicing seems like it would be hard to control but I will try.

what color should i use to detail IBO inner frames? metallic brass or bronze?

>>15158748
The colour of your mom's creamy seconds vagina.

>>15158761
go back to /b/

>>15158771
no u.
There is no mods here. So we can /b/ it up here like a certain snapfag

What Gunpla would Boxxy customise for her gbf battles?

>>15158707
>400
>high grit

might as well sand it with metal wool.

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>>15158797
no mods eh? time to post gundam shoatas.

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>>15158821
YES

You guys need to visit Japan at least once, or at least either Hong Kong or Taiwan (and visit their Gundam Bases, market districts).

Have you ever seen a whole floor of a shopping mall tower dedicated to Gunpla? It's a rush. Especially since the more ragtag stores will have mountains of really rare kits, metal detail parts, tools, and more for half the price you would find on Amazon.

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Why is the Reginlaze so fuckable

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>>15151839
not done yet but pretty glad i painted everything

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I'm looking to make a Gyan Vulcan, but I'm reading that maybe the Valuable Pod doesn't fit with the Gyan Revive? I'd like to avoid getting the old HG Gyan if possible. Or is it going to take too much modding to work?

>>15158861
You can use the adapter to fit the backpack on, the new head can go on, and even the shields arm clip parts can go on the revive, but the shoulder pads can't just be swapped on. The attach to the original Gyan by sliding its thin shoulder pegs through a hole while the revive uses a balljoint for the shoulders so the Gyan Valcan's shoulder pads have noting to fit around to hold them on. You would have to mod it to make it fit.

It's doable with a little work, but you won't be able to just swap all of the parts on out of the box.

>>15154839
Fuck, that's hot. How do you duplicate the lines from one peice to another? Is it just eyeballing or is there something to help?

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>>15155281
>>15155281
Yeah, its gotten to the point where I'm just buying the P Bandai ones as they come out and buying the normal releases when theres really good deals.
Not pictured: PG Green unicorn
And a lot of resin kits.

>>15159065
you need help anon, how about i help you and take some of those kits out of your hands. hue

>>15159065
Why would someone let their backlog get this big?

>>15159065
Even if you build them, where are you gonna put them all?

>>15159215
>>15159205
In this hobby, only time can answer these questions.

>>15157823
put your trip back on snapshit

>>15158707
>#17 hobby knife
Oh wow. I just looked up what the #17 was and it's totally wrong for slicing. Use a #11.

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Just finished building this Dijon mustard colored abomination. I'll most likely panel line and coat it tomorrow.

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>>15159284

>>15159284
Why not panel line while building? I can understand putting off top coating because of the time it takes before you can handle it again, but I see no reason to wait to line it.

>>15159303
I'm tired and I want to save it so i have something to do tomorrow.

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Well, if we're posting backlogs...

>>15157836
No one's done a review in English. All chinese

3rd image of a painted non-military, non-Gundam model that replies to this post is next thread image.

>>15159389
>Neo-Zeong
>all those PG's
>All of everything
And I thought my backlog was bad.

>>15159507
The relatives who came over for Chinese New Year commented that I was running a store or something.

>>15159477
Stop being retarded. OP images should be completed kits posted by people in the thread to show off good work. Not random shit.

>>15159558
Would you like your model to be the next OP image.

>>15159562
I didn't post a model this thread. There are other models in the thread deserving of OP image.

>>15159568
I'm asking you if you could post your best picture of one of your models to make as the next OP image

Hey, is there any Barbatos Lupus lineart that isn't shit? I have the one that was on reddit a while ago but it just isn't good enough.

>>15159284
>>15159291
Say what you will about the show, but damn G-reco had some great suits

>>15159389
You have a problem anon

>>15151873
I want to see /gpg/'s version of these

>>15151876
>>15151879
>>15151881

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>>15152068
Wait till the Landman Rodi parts come out in the option kit. Then do a custom job.

>>15159682
Custom Parts for a Raiden-Go when?

Fuck they never even released the parts for the goddamn Ryusei-Go III outside of P-Bandai.

Does anyone know if there is lineart for the Prototype Gouf (the origin kit)?

For the grey parts on the Strike Freedom 2.0 railguns is silver or black better for Panel lining?

>>15159775
How do you even panel line with silver?

>>15159777
Paint over the line, gently remove excess paint with cotton swab dabbed in necessary remover, paint should remain in crack but be removed from the surface of the piece.

>>15159791
Makes sense. Now to find silver enamel, if there's any.

master grade legend gundam when bandai

>>15159806
God soon I hope. I would imagine the Providence selling well might help.

Love the Legend's design, would kill for it to get an MG.

>>15159806
P-Bandai.

>>15159806
Providence already got one, another few years maybe.

Much like >>15159810 I like the Legend and Providence.

>>15159065

I could be convinced to take one of them Heavyarms Kai off your hands, if you really need the help, buddy.

>>15159806
Heard an MG Justice is in the works.
Maybe after they get around making 2.0 versions of Strike Freedom, Infinite Justice, and Destiny.

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These are dry transfers, right?

>>15159974
Yes.

>>15159980
Thanks, what's the best way to apply them? Should I get some tape to hold them on the surface while I rub them with a coin or something?

>>15159986
Get some tape, tape it on the wing, rub. Preferred rub tools include pencils, pens, a DS stylus, and your own fingernail

>>15159986
I use masking tape to stick them to the surface and then rub it with a coin, works really welll for me

>>15158844

I can't speak moon. Do they have people there that you can hire to interpret all the wonky slanted stuff? Because cute girls could make millions doing that shit for fat american dudes.

>>15158844
I went to Japan twice but I wasn't into gunpla yet at the time. Can't wait to go again next month

>>15158844
>>15160014
I went to Yodobashi Akiba and Gundam Front Tokyo in Odaiba.

Yodobashi had a great selection at great prices. Gundam Front was a bit pricier given the whole "Official Store" thing, but it was really cool seeing the room they had set up there with like, every Gunpla ever on display.

Also really liked the Gundam Cafe. Nice drinks, tasty fries and garlic bread, and a loop of Gundam TV openings as BGM. Wonderful.

>>15159974


I never use those dry transfers they give you in the kits I prefer water over them

>>15159988
>>15159991
Thanks guys, never used these types of decals before, just don't want to fuck it up

>>15160029
I bought my first gunpla at Yodobashi Akiba. Worst decision I've made. I liked the gundam cafe even before I watched gundam, I can only imagine how cool it'll be now that I've seen pretty much everything and have been building kits for two years.

I've been wondering, what do you guys use to clean the dust off your figs? I've tried being gentle with a Swiffer duster, but it still catches on every v-fin and accessory on my figs.

I tried canned air, but the dust seemed to be almost stuck. Do I need a better brand with more pressure, or did I just not do it right?

>>15160067
>Worst decision I've made.
Why's that?

>>15160081
Because I've since spent hundreds if not thousands of euros and hours on plastic bullshit, airbrush setups, paint and watching most of the shows.

>>15156302

You wouldn't have a hobby supply company for long, then. People would notice pretty quick and just stop buying your stuff.

>>15160038
How come, is there something wrong with them or are they just bad?

>>15160087
They're just a bit tricky to use. Basically if you fucked up the placement, you fucked up: no second chances.

>>15160085
Did you enjoy it? What would you have spent the money on otherwise?

>>15160095
Is there anything I can use to remove it if I fuck up?

>>15160111
Well you can scrape it off with a cotton bud but you can't put it back.

>>15160054
I know the pain, I've only recently applied them for the first time, but truth be told it's much easier then I thought it would be. So don't worry and just go for it, like all the other things gunpla, doing it is the best teacher.

>>15159477
If you really want to use a kit from these threads just use one of these instead of doing some dumb "3rd reply to this post" deal.

>>15154839
>>15158371

>>15158371
I had the old one, it was my first ever kit.

I hate looking at it now, I made it with fucking nail clippers and poultry shears.

>>15151879
That one actually looks pretty cool.

new thread

>>15160614
>>15160614
>>15160614

>>15158371
>>15153374
what model is this ?

>>15160867
I couldn't' tell you, like I said I got it about 15 years ago. I think it was before HG, it had to be a shitty grade of it's own.

>>15159389
>Neo-Zeong

God help you