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)

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***Gunpla General Discord***
Rules:
Do not not spam.
Do not be a faggot.

https://discord.gg/BhtTs

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progress continues on my HG Dom Tropen. jigen howareyou hands arrived as well as my kotobukyia missile rack.

HGCE Destiny when?

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I'm coming to grips with the fact that I suck at nub removal. Sometimes I make them completely disappear, other times, I can't get rid of them to save my life.

There's one on the hip here that refuses to go away no matter how much I sand, buffer, or file.

>>15202323
This side came out a little better.

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>>15202328
Duh.

>>15202201
OP this is fantastic and I love you. Please keep making these fantastic images.

>>15202225
>Rules:
>Do not not spam.

>Spams it every new thread
What did he mean by this?

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>>15202334
Fuck these shoulder stickers.

>>15202201
Reposting my question because new thread:

>So I'm looking at the guide and it says the top coat fumes can be harmful. Should I wear a mask for this like I would for painting, or is standing back good enough? I'll be doing this outside.

>>15202201
Have a baby with me, comic anon.

>>15202515
You should always be wearing your facemask whenever you're spraying anything. Being outside helps too.

>>15202515
Topcoat is kinda like a protective layer of paint, so yes wear a mask.

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Barbados forgot his britches.

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Finished my first gunpla yesterday. Took 10 hours total, and it was an insane amount of fun. Considering doing the decals, but they're so tiny, it's giving me anxiety.

I think I wanna do the Guntank next

>>15202588
Looks good man. I'm not one to talk about nubs, but you've got a couple that could use cleaning up. Other than that, good job!

>>15202588
pick up a fine tip gundam marker and start panel lining instead of doing decals if you're afraid of messing up.

>>15202547
>>15202555
What kind of mask? Recommendations?

Sorry to ask so many questions. I just want to make sure I do everything right.

Working on my custom Stein.. and its time. Horn or Gundam V Fins for the head?

>>15202630
i dont want to be that guy but there is a pic of one in the guide

>>15202628
Or use a mechanical pencil if you have one lying around.

>>15202631
Which horn? There's a million V fins out there.

>>15202628
Not him, but Aren't there gundam paint pens? I'm thinking of going with those over the normal panel line pens the next time I order stuff from amazon.

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>>15202653
the paint pens are a bit thicker than the fine tip ones but are good as well. You just need to use alcohol and a cotton swab to clean up the excess if you're planing on using one.

>>15202653
>Panel lining with a paint pen.

Just do an actual panel wash at that point. It will be less cleanup than smearing a panel line with a paint marker. If you're really lazy about it various companies even make a pre-mixed wash for you.

>>15202663
aren't the thick ones just panel wash dispensers?

>>15202677
basically yeah. I honestly only bought it once then my local hobby store got some tamiya panel line accent color in stock and i bought 4 of them. Fucken changed my life and the time i spend on panel lining.

>>15202632
Oh, I missed it. Thanks for pointing that out, my bad

>>15202663
I really love the Fine-Tipped Gundam Marker.

>>15202663
>>15202669
Noted. Thanks guys.
Another question: when cleaning up nubs, you clip a with good chunk of gate left on the part, the clip closer to the nub, the file, then sand to blend, correct?

Is there a particular file or sandpaper I should be using? Because the file I use seems too agressive, and my sandpaper doesn't seem to do anything. I also probably need to get some better nippers.
I got mine in a kit that came with a file, exact o knife and tweezers, but I think I would have been better off ordering it all separately.

>>15202752
i usually tend to cut it out with a small nub left and use a scalpel blade to cut out the excess. I actually don't use the handle it came with and instead taped the end of the blade for better control. I always found that these scalpel blades are sharper than normal xacto blades.

https://www.amazon.com/Premiere-9411-Disposable-High-Carbon-Individually/dp/B00EP0T1HY/ref=sr_1_3?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1486965358&sr=1-3&keywords=Scalpel+Blades+%23+11

>>15202775
whoops wrong link
https://www.amazon.com/100-Scalpel-Blades-Free-Handle/dp/B0079LWFQK/ref=sr_1_2?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1486965608&sr=1-2&keywords=Scalpel+Blades+%23+11

I can't attest to how good the quality is now considering i still have roughly 60 more blades and i bought it a couple of years ago.

>Girlfriend says she's interested in trying some gunpla.
> figure what the hell and pick her up a bearguy
> comes to my place and builds it she's almost late for an appointment due to her wanting to finish it.
>When she got back to her place, she looked up more gunpla to buy.

I may have a keeper lads.

>>15202788
>GF getting into the Gunpla
I'm jelly.

>>15202788
fuck I'm jelly

You need to study her so we can replicate this in a controlled environment, so that we can all have gunpla gfs

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>>15202663
> .20 mm tip

Too thick. These are my go-to for panel lining.

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>>15202788
>Bearguy
OH FUCK

>>15202631
V-fin for the Stein if you must, to counter the Sleeves Sinanju's command horn

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You know, I'm actually impressed with the color separation on this thing. Thought it was gonna be much worse, but outside of the sleeves, it's all there.

>>15202960
Honestly I think the sleeve aesthetic is the worst thing about the sleeves designs. That thing would have appealed much more to me with a Zeon symbol slapped on there instead of that sleeves nonsense.

I've just snapped together my first SD. Holy shit this little guy is so adorable I need to buy more

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Should I go for the GM MG or should I wait for a potential GM Command release now that the Sniper is out?

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>>15202547
Not him, but do you actually need a mask even when topcoating outside? This is news to me

I don't care for my own safety because of my low self esteem, but is my doggo gonna choke on the fumes? I have a tiny backyard

>>15203071
Yeah, the fumes in general are pretty bad for the health. A little every so often isn't gonna kill you but still. Care for the doggo

>>15203071
As a friend of mine and a long time model builder always says: "If you can smell it, it's going into your system."

If you go without a mask while spraying outside, do multiple short runs with breaks in between and make sure it's a day where there's a light breeze to clear the fumes out.

>>15202201
OP is truly doing god's work. Thank you based OP!

>>15203141
cant tell if vancouver or hong kong

>>15202271
Anon, I think it looks really cool, keep up the good work

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>>15202788

Congrats anon, I got one too (edit for huge pic)

>>15202323
>>15202334
I'm guessing you cut it off to close to the piece itself so the plastic got warped. Are you suing a knife or nippers to remove the nubs? If not using nippers I suggest investing in a decent pair.

>>15203146
Is building a PG something you can co-ordinate as a couples activity?

>>15203149

It can be, we do kits all the time. She really likes filing and sanding, and she passes the cleaned up pieces to me for assembly (she says she's afraid she'll put the pieces together wrong)

>>15203149
I'd imagine you can.. each of you takes a leg, a wing etc.. kinda like a turkey dinner.

I just finnished building my Kämpfer and I gotto say, this kit it great. I did not expect such a competently designed kit when I first opened the box, but it turns out it it. Only thing I've run into that's kind of sucky is that the head and the waist joints are a little loose, but that can be fixed.

It also looks amazing with the huge thrusters all over and the insane amount of weapons.

Wish I could share it, but you know; gag order.

>>15203146
>XXXXXL pants
How big are those fucking things?

>>15203146
Hello, fellow SG anon.

>>15203203

>im fucking poor now

>>15203200
It's Japanese, so probably close to XXX at most.

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>>15202201
I finished my first kit guys! It's not perfect, but jeez if it wasn't relaxing and fun to make.

I kind of want to order a Gouf next. What do you guys recommend?

>>15203371
Char's Zaku II

>>15203371
Revive Gouf is good. Click around Dalong's site (linked in the OP) to see which kits catch your eye.

>>15203371
Far as Goufs go, the Gouf revive is nice, as is the Gouf R35 it's derived from.

I also quite like the HGCE GOUF Ignited.

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>>15203371

>>15203380
>Dalong's site (linked in the OP)
I just realized that Dalong's not linked directly in the OP, but is linked within the guide. Either way, dalong.net is a good resource for Gunpla kits, having just about all HGUC and MG kits released (barring limited release or P-Bandai kits) along with addition to some older lines.

>>15203373
>>15203380
>>15203381
>>15203392
Thanks. I'll probably get the Gouf, a Zaku 2, and maybe a Jim. I'm getting my school refund soon so I'll have a bit of extra money

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So the chest armor can move up to protect the face, and the horns can deliver electric shows. It would've been nice if they showed some of this in the episode itself.

>>15203424
>Those feet
Why did they butcher the Grimgerde so?

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>>15203394
I thought schizophonic or hobbynotoriko were alright too for out-of-box/day-one-release reviews, since they also covers additional articulations and details, and other nifty stuff like symmetrical build or no sticker build, even custom builds.
though they only cover mostly stuff from 2004, so i think for older mg or hguc they might not have it. also no runners or manual.

>>15203454
They wanted to be consistent with the bull theme

>>15203460
Well atleast it is true to that yeah, but still. Those feet could have been done better

>>15203147
I'm using nippers, and I'm trying to leave a decent amount of gate when I cut. I just can't tell how close is too close when removing the excess. I started using a file this time, but I seem to get too close to the pieces when I do that, and wind up having a completely smooth surface when I get around to sanding, but there's still a visible mark where the nub was in a few places.

>>15202775
>>15202784
Thanks. I'll check it out.

>>15203424
It'll get shown when it fights next time.

>>15203499
Guess you'll just have to keep trying/practicing till you get the hang of it. It's really not that hard, so you should be fine.

>got into gunpla after being introduced by a friend last month
>finished 5 kits by now
I'm trapped here forever aren't i

>>15203620
As trapped as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

So does anyone know why Setsuna's suits were the only ones to get the MG treatment out of all the 00 suits?
How well did 00 kits do anyway?

>>15203679
Fuck if I know on either count.

Though really both the Exia and the 00 Qan[T] were kinda shit. 00 Raiser was a really solid kit at least. All the same I'd really love it if the other Meister Gundams got MGs. MG GN Archer too, to combine with Arios.

And a GN-XIV just because the GN-X was the only other 00 Suit to get an MG.

>>15203694
There's always the 10th anniversary.
I would love a Seravee and Dynames MG. Or even a Brave.
What's wrong with the MG Qan[T]?

>>15203710
I would adore an MG of... honestly all of them, but probably Zabanya most of all. Harute too.

>What's wrong with the MG Qan[T]?
Always felt rather "Delicate" to me in terms of plastic and build quality.
Also its stomach joint couldn't support its shield, so it would always wind up leaning to the left.

>>15203712
>Zabanya
Good taste

>>15202788
I'm in the same situation, recently got her an hg Farsia and she did a better job with it than I did on my first kit

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>>15203392
>those nubs

Please quit gunpla and kill yourself, snapshit.

>>15203679
Because Setsuna is the protagonist and their suits sell like hotcakes, and since his suits are more or less the same construction-wise they can reuse the frame, driving costs down.

>>15203694
>GN-X was the only other 00 Suit to get an MG.
I've never understood this. Did Bandai expected it to sell like hot cakes and milk it for every variant?

>>15203409
Gouf Proto from Orgins os pretty good too.

>>15203793

I think it was actually the result of a poll in Japan.

Just like MG The O

That sweet, sweet moment when you've finnished your kit, know your paint scheme and can start painting it.

A year ago when I started this hobby, I would never have guessed that painting would be my favorite part.

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Just painting the pg strike's internals. There's so many things to highlight!

>>15202201
OP keep up the pace with these OP images. They've been awesome.

>>15202299
Soon my friend.

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Show me the most disgustingly detail saturated custom of the sazabi ver ka you've ever seen. I'm gonna post at least 3.

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>>15204166
This kind of shit is my literal trigger. Boundless technical skill in service of creating amorphous masses of greeble.

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>>15204175
This shit hurts to look at. It's the same ethos behind photo texture heavy concept art of future soldiers and bayformers shit applied to gundam because more detail=better robot.

>>15204175
this is the robot equivalent of when you'd stretch out and lean back as much as possible in school and take up like five desks

>>15204175
metal models are cool

>>15203897
the gunpla polls out here don't lead to any decisions, they are just a form of advanced marketing for things they are making. I.e., it's already being made, the kit being on the poll and even winning they can then use that as part of an infographic.

"Look at this great new kit! It even ranked X on this poll!"

>>15203793
The GN-X is a variant of the already existing frame used by the MG Exia. So, not the Gn-X to stand by itself, but a creative way to re=purpose Exia.

>>15204175
This looks like a humanoid, red pinecone.

>>15204162
>>15204166
>>15204175
>>15204182
I'm surprised they don't leave dents in whatever they're standing on.
The Sazabi isn't a small, light kit in the first place, but all this superfluous detail must double the sheer mass of the things.

I screwed up priming some of my pieces a little, can I just brush paint thinner over them to start over?

>>15204406
It's probably a safer best to just sand off the primer with a high grit sandpaper.

>>15204410
Okay, thanks

>>15204273
>The GN-X is a variant of the already existing frame used by the MG Exia. So, not the Gn-X to stand by itself, but a creative way to re=purpose Exia.
The shit thing is that you could see most S1 gundams being the same inner frame, so it blows that we didn't get MG Dynames or Virtue/Nadleeh. Kyrios would be more understandable because transformer but still.

I halfway wonder if we're gonna get an exia 2.0 mg soon and a bunch of 00 kits using that inner frame a la SEED.

>>15204097
I love internal details. No one will ever see them, but I know they are there and it make me warm and fuzzy inside.

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Ok, this thing is a tad bit more intricate then I gave it credit for.

>>15204415
>exia 2.0 mg
>Implying they won't give us a MG 0 Gundam instead

>>15204565
Well, what is it so I can buy it immediately

>>15204565
Is that the SV-001?

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>>15204576
>>15204577
Yeah, I'm pre-building the M.S. Evolve and it packs a lot of engineering for such a little tank. There is even a pilot seat on one of the runners.

Very interesting build so far.

I was looking at the 1/100 Lupus Rex and Reginlaze Julia last night because I'm supposed to order some kits for a friend.
I go back this morning and no more orders are being accepted.

>>15204632
Shit son. That sucks. If the 6th form is any indicator, the Lupus would be a fun build. I think Vidar is next on my list if they don't have a 1/100 Full city before I get through my backlog.

>>15204670
I just hope he doesn't miss out on the free action base.

>>15204676
Free action base? Where at?

>>15203158
Gag order?

>>15204182
I don't mind this one and I do like the color scheme.

>>15204683
Lupus Rex 1/100 is packaged with an action base

>>15204710
Oh neat. I need to try to pick one up eventually, then.

>>15204632
Where we're you ordering from? I found one on usa gundam store if you're still looking.

>>15204725
HLJ. I'm sure there are more on other sites, but I got some KR merch coming in march so he was piggybacking off my private warehouse.

>>15204728
Gotcha. Well, if you get desperate, they've got it.

>>15204565
WOOHOOO BIIIIIIIG!

>>15204701
it's super secret

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I want a Gundam Hammer for my HG, it didn't come with the Revive version. Apparently was releasead in a magazine? Is it still possible to get or is there any other product with weapons parts that comes with one?

>>15204884
You could look for Gunpla Starter Set Volume 2. It comes with a Gundam hammer and the G30th RX-78-2 (think proportions, panel lines, and greebling reminiscent of the 1/1 scale Gundam). Oh, and a fine tip Gundam marker.

>>15204571
Don't joke, because I would preorder that shit the moment it came online.

For cleaning my airbrush I can just buy some generic lacquer thinner from Home Depot, right?

>>15204993
Yeah, although you need to be careful and double check the labels.

You want pure thinner.

>>15204993
Use a sandblaster after soaking it in Everclear. It'll come out cleaner than it was made.

>>15204993
depends on the brush. If its a cheapo chinese brush you got for like $20-$50 it probably has o-rings as seals that you're going to damage.

>>15205008
Alright, thanks.

>>15205091
Yeah this works great, but it's not too cost effective. Might just end up using cheap vodka instead of Everclear to save money.

>>15205097
It's a cheap one, and yeah, it's probably already too late for that o-ring. I'm gonna try to roll some plumbing tape up to help seal where the o-ring is.

>>15205114
Works for the Russians.

What is your favourite alcohol or substance you enjoy while building anon?

>>15205153
Jack, Coke, and Ice. Sometimes all at once.

>>15205153
Ganj, lots of it.

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If I wanted a Re GZ, would it be better to pick up the HG or MG?

>>15205153
Orange juice

>>15205192
HG is overpriced as fuck, MG is pretty good despite its age.

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the lupus is pretty cool

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New FSS plastic model, not too familiar with the designs but it looks neat/fragile.

>>15205335
Are... why is its hand going into an onahole?

>>15205386

because he wants attention

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honestly I love the RG RX-78-2. Despite having no ab crunch, it's very expressive in every other area

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>>15205377
That's the Vai-O-La, and that parts separation looks amazing.

>>15205335
That onahole will leave him if you buy rex

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>>15204182
This isn't a Sazabi, but it looks less like a Gundam and more like a bunch of colored plastic shavings put together in a vaguely mobile-suit like form. There is a point where too much detail detracts from the overall experience.

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>>15205458
Jesus what the fuck is that
Somone actually wasted their time making this abomination

>>15205458
>a bunch of colored plastic shavings put together in a vaguely mobile-suit like form.
A-Are you sure that's not what it is? Like one of those side-projects where guys'll take the runners they've collected over time and piece them together into a human-sized RX-78-2 or somethin'?

>>15205397
>>15205377
Alright, so is there ANYTHING that comes from FSS that doesn't require paint and/or glue?

>>15205497

no, they barely work in the physical world so babies can't have them

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>>15205458

>>15205504
Does Vidar have Cerebral Palsy now?

>>15203424

So many cool gimmicks for a suit that forever jobbed. I never knew that the end of the sword was a club.

>>15205504

>That looks pretty nice, but some of the pieces are a little uneven... wait a minute...


>Paper Build


Aaah~!

>>15203424

That... that is actually super awesome and i would have loved to have seen Isurugi go toe to toe with the Hashmal now.

Holy shit what a shafted MS.

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Finished snapping together and panel lining my Mk II. Gotta clean up any nubs and apply decals.

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DomGuy here, fuck P-bandai

How's the old NG 1/100 Deathscythe Hell (Not EW)?

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>>15202788
You better put a fucking ring of painted and topcoated of love on her you bastard!

>>15205680
Is that literally all that is new?

>>15205697
I'll topcoat her if you get my meaning.

Alright after sandpapering down the glue, the seam lines are completely gone. It looks great except there is discoloration from the glue and sanding. Is painting the only way to get the color back? If so it's okay because I bought the gundam paint markers and tested them out already. The colors are literally 1:1.

>>15205701
yep. just the grenade hand which looks cool but not worth scalper prices. nothing a sharp knife and tamiya putty cant cure

>>15205715
That's. Fucking. Stupid.

Bandai needs to go bankrupt.

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>>15205723
>>15205680
reference image from gundamguy

Going to buy some enamels for painting internal parts and frames. What colors should I be getting? or at least the basics. I have gold and silver already.

>>15205737
Bronze/Copper

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>>15203153
>we do kits all the time

>>15205733
My God. Why Bandai? It's already bad enough we get more P-Bandai then normal releases, but this should have been like an Add-on pack.

This breaks my heart. It feels worse then the feeling that we will never get an Alex Revive or a Woundwort anything.

>>15203146
>>15202788
So, is either of your girlfriends single?

>Snapping gunpla while having sex
I think anon has officially won life

WHY DOES THE UPCOMING PROVIDENCE HAVE SO MUCH SURFACE DETAIL?
I mean I know it's an MG, but it almost looks like one of those pricy resin kits with all those lines.

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>>15205764
Nice try nerd. I'll show her my entire closet backlog of unfinished gundamus and she'll be creaming her pants in no time!

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>>15205755
>or a Woundwort anything.
Some day. I still have hope.

>>15205648
Did you use a marker for those panel lines or a pencil? I can't tell

Where the fuck are these anons finding all of these gunpla waifus

god, now you guys are making me miss my ex who was also a gundam fan

>>15205743
is that both or either?

>>15205824
same..
>tfw the last thing I ever bought her was a Kshatriya
>still no idea if she's built it

>>15205832
Whichever one's available.

>>15205834
>>15205824
Is it better to have a lonely heart than a broken heart?

>>15205841
Yes

>>15205550

like 80% of good suits job, if you even care about that you're going to build a lot of boring fucking suits

>>15205792
Yeah you could do that, or I could just flash my bank account and she'll forget you even exist.

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>>15205854

>>15205804
Grey Gundam marker on the white. Brown in red and yellow and black in everything else.

>>15205873
With women are nowadays, it's not wrong.

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>>15205888
Makes you wonder why we even bother with 3D

>>15205893
Because you can't stick your 3d dick and 3d gunpla into 2d vaginas.

>>15205883
Cool, thanks

>>15205902
YET

>>15205917
Which Gunpla would be the best to fuck a qtgf with? The Turn X with all its smooth edges?

>>15205938
Ball.

>>15205938
A heard a girl put a zaku in her ass. c/d?

>>15205938
Penelope. The spikiest motherfucker out there to see how tough she is.

>>15205938
>getting cooties on a perfectly fine gunpla
Fucking faggot.

>>15205938
MG Psycho Zaku

>>15205938
Perfect Zeong
>>15205955
We need to find this for research purposes.

>>15205993

The absolute worst way to lose a tiny vernier piece.

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>>15205938
>>15205993

BIG

>>15203204
Just order from HLJ
it's what i do anyway

man this thread spiraled out of control so hard that it went from a basic gunpla thread, to a feels thread, to a fetish thread

>>15205993
If she could fit that whole kit up there, there are bigger issues outside the gaping issue

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Getting ready to fill in the new shoulder plates, but I wanted opinions on which Axe I should use.

So, Ball and Chain Bardiche, or...

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>>15206177
... the Great Axe?

>>15206177
>>15206193
great axe

>>15206193
this one for sure.

>>15202788
Just like my chinese mangas

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Making progress on my 6th form. I'm really getting the hang of nub removal finally.

All of these people in here doing IBO kits kind of makes me want to get my own Barbatos, but I have a weird thing where I don't like getting models from series I haven't seen. Is it still worth it anyway?

>>15206405
If you like the design go for it.

>>15206405
I didn't watch SEED yet I had fun with the 2.0 so go for it.

>>15206410
>>15206415
Alright yeah, fuck it then

Which ones are the ones with the cool skeletons under the armor? Are they just normal HGs or are they a grade higher or something?

>>15206437
Most of the IBO kit's will have a complete inner frame.

>>15206437
Near all of them have inner frames. It all depends whether or not you want a 1/144 or 1/100

>>15206440
>>15206441
Nice. I'm more into 1/144's, but I'm not entirely opposed to trying a 1/100

>>15206444
Look up the Mobile Suit you like and see which scales it comes in. Also nice trips.

>>15206450
Just ordered the Lupus. Thanks guys!

>>15206459
1/100 or 1/144? Cause i'm building Lupus tomorrow and i'm hypu. It's my first 1/100.

>>15206462
I got the 1/144. Let us know how your 1/100 experience is though. I may pick one up myself when I get my check

What nipper should I get off of Amiami? Wanting to combine shipping so has to be from there.

>>15203146
>>15202788

I'm late to the party, here, but this shit is actually upsetting. What have you assholes done to me?

>>15206555
I can see how it would tick people off. My spouse is into almost all of the same hobbies as I am, and so we introduce eachother to new things. Having said that, a SO that supports your plastic crack while you support hers is dangerous though. One time, we dropped 10 bills at a hobby shop. We could afford it easy but damn.

What are some kits you have forgotten are in your backlog? I forgot I owned the RE/100 Nightingale. Probably because I don't have room for it....

>>15206603
I have a RG Destiny I've sat on for over a year now.

>>15206603
i've been wanting to refurbish my wing zero honoo and hi nu vrabe for almost a year now but i keep getting distracted by the new kits i get

I hear top coating your gunpla will get rid of any blemishes or imperfections so it's definitely next on my buy list. I'm looking at a tamiya flat clear lacquer. Is that matte?

>>15206597
That sounds nice anon. Complete and utter fantasy of mine.

>10 bills
What kind of bills? 100s?

>>15206603
I consistently manage to forget the Byarlant exists, even though it's what I'm planning on building next...

>>15206603
HG Hi-Zack, I bought it last year but every time I remember it I have another Zaku looking suit I'm already working on.

>>15206603

Forgot I had already ordered a revive mk-ii and ordered one again.

Somehow I happened to order one of each color, so it all worked out.

>>15206603
I just checked my backlog
It's a nightmare

>>15206624
Flat is less glossy than matte, generally.

• Flat paint is ideal to cover minor imperfections or bumps on the wall as it does not have a glossy finish.

• Matte paint also allows you to cover imperfections or bumps on the wall as the gloss in matte paint is considerably low.

for further reading:
http://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-flat-and-vs-matte/

>>15206603
i got a bunch of those star wars kits bandai put out.

>>15206603
Now that I'm looking at the stack of kit boxes, I probably should have rotated them more often. The ones at the bottom are pretty squished. That MG ZZ is carrying the team, literally.

>>15206603
I don't have a backlog because I'm poor and don't impulse-buy.

>>15206603
I have a Unicorn, Banshee, Delta Plus, and ReZEL C type just waiting for me to learn how to paint.

Really every mg, and any kit that isn't an RG that I own is at that status. The only one that's going to get built anytime soon is the age-2 double bullet.

>>15206603
I have a backlog of like 80+ kits. I'm slowly clearing them.

>>15206603
Hygogg, Gusion, G-Self and the atmospheric pack, Carta's Graze Ritter, Barbatos 6th, Barbatos Lupus, and Helmwige Reincar as well as a bunch of option sets. I'm not sure if I'm going to use them for kitbashes or build them straight.

>>15206603
>hg guncannon
>hg mp guncannon
>hg gm cannon 2
>hg revive guncannon
>2 mg guncannons
>about 5 tierens
>4 gn-xs
>5 grimoires
>2 ritters
I don't remember I was buying that many
what am I doing with my life

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Buenos dias.

>>15206840
You forgot those were in your backlog, but listed them perfectly?

>>15206603
I try not to keep a backlog for money and space restrictions. Speaking of which, how does everyone display their models? I struggle to fit the dozen+ I have already comfortably.

Since many of us are on a IBO build feast i wonder.....for the GUNDAM FRAME you guys prefer black o white panel line? im tinking on a light braun

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>>15207372
for this one was easy...bot most frame are that black braun color

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Does top coating mask any little imperfections in a kit? Like tiny dings and scratches from sanding, filing, and buffing? I think I'm going to top coat my barbados, but I wasn't sure if I needed to get everything really cleaned up before hand.

Is the Revive RX-78's white supposed to be a bit yellow-ish? Putting next to my Impulse, I can see the white is a different color.

>>15207372
>>15207379
>braun
What? You mean Brown?

>>15207462
yea...sorry XD

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Well it's the 14th, and you know what that means: Only two more weeks to finish your entries for the Graze Groupbuild! You guys should be finishing up your builds right about now, but there's still time to whip up a quick build in the time that's still left.

>>15207539

>ecks dee

Stop that shit.

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>>15207562
trow me more hate bro!

God these threads are such shitpiles. It's like Snapshit is gunpla Trump taking over the place and emboldening both retards and "lol look how retarded I am" trolls.

>>15207543
is that your entry??

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>>15207619
No, I just pulled that off of 2chan. This thing is my entry, although I'm not including it in the voting process for the prize.

>>15207448
Considering you've done panel-lining, yes you should top-coat. Otherwise you risk wear-&-tear over time. Also you've got the ankle-guards on the wrong way round.

>>15206597

My knowledge is that a "bill" is $100.
Are you saying you spent $1000?? Not shaming just jealous and curious what the fuck you bought.

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>>15207677
>ankle guards backwards
Whoops. Just noticed that I'll fix that when I get home.

And thanks for the advice. Is it okay to do a matte coat and then follow it up with a gloss after it dries to mask any tiny mistakes and then gloss it up? Or would that just make things worse?

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>>15207539
>XD
What are you even doing here? Shouldn't you be in school or something?

What's the next RG to be released?

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Plastic valentines love transcends even the grade lines!

>>15207811
at least i do some paint work on my gunpla, show me your stuff

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>>15207878
Pic related is the next.

After that I'm hoping for the Turn A or another Build Fighter kit like the Wing Gundam Fenice or the Sengoku Astray.

>>15207910
What are the chances of an RG Nu?

>>15207913
I'd say a 20-45% chance.

>>15207910
I want a MG X Maoh. Fellini, Sei, Yuuki, and Nils all got MGs of their suits, but Maoh only has HGs for his suits.

Actually, now that we have a MG GM Sniper II, I wouldn't be surprised to see a MG GM Sniper K9 in the near future.

>>15206625
>>15207754
Yeah, 1000. It wasn't all Gunpla, we had gotten Nerf guns, scaled buildings to attempt to make dioramas, stuff like that. Though we did spend about 6-7 on plamo in general. Master Grades, a perfect grade Zaku, and whatever interested us at the time. We want to get a 1/12 Zaku and Beargguy to display at our house but fuck those things as hard to find.

>>15207913

that's a ripcord for if things slow down

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>>15207543
Since I got everything primed on the weekend, today is painting day. The only thing I've pained before is Space Marines, and straight away I've noticed that it's much harder to paint things that don't have a proper base.

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>>15208214

I wish I was you. My wife fucking hates gundams. I forced her let me display my stuff. I would love to honestly weeb out my house and have a zeonic setup in all the rooms. Pic related.

But a boy can only dream.

>>15208368

guess why there's two beds there

>>15208375
looks like a guest bedroom

>>15208378

I think it's a hotel, look at the standing card, the phone, and the card by the phone

>>15208368
>>15208375
>>15208378
thats not the gundam hotel near where they displayed the 1:1 gundam?

That P-Bandai Flauros look fucking sick

>>15208386
Ah, you're correct.

>>15207955
I'd kill for an X Maoh and regular Fenice. The more I see that thing the more I love it.

What are the best brands of airbrush? I've gleaned that Iwata is the best, while Badger and Pasche are both close. Also master brushes seem kinda cheap, but I don't know if that means they're low quality. Can so.eone more experienced than me weigh in on this?

>>15208410

iwata and harder & steenbeck for me

>>15208410
The Master airbrushes are knockoffs of Iwata ones and the G22 I'm using isn't half bad. It's got rubber o-rings though, so watch where you put lacquer thinner if you don't want it to drip.

>>15208414
http://www.tcpglobal.com/HAR125503.html?sc=113&category=3420068#.WKN05dVOlnE

Would this be a good brush to get then?

Anyone here built the RE/100 Bawoo? How is it?

>>15207579
>bro!
>>15207907
>show me your stuff
No seriously, should you not be in bed or something?

(And in a show off it's customary that you start by showing your "stuff" first. Also I'm not inclined to join in, I see no reason why the fact that you paint your kits has anything to do with the matter at hand)

>>15208438
I'm building one right now. Like the RE-100 Dijeh I have, I really like it so far.

>>15208368
That sucks man. Could be worse though, could be cheating on you with another dude and likes his gundams

>>15208748
She wanted a man who knew how to sand down his nubs.

Has someone here mixed Future with Tamiya Flat base? I sprayed it as a top coat on my model and am wondering how long the coat should need to cure, not touch dry but fully cure for final assembly.

>>15208853
Topkek.
She wanted a man who knew how to piece things together.

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Anyone else run into this area not closing on the 1/100 Lupus?

>>15208875
Move the polycap. That's what is keeping it from shutting flush.

>>15208888
I rotated it a bit and it closed, thanks. Also nice quads.

So how's the old NG 1/100 Deathscythe Hell (Not EW version)?

>>15208910
Shit
The hands suck, there's the problem of all the colors on the wings being stickers, the elbow joints are pure garbage, and you can only use this oversized super robot looking top piece and you can't use the regular version at all. Please don't buy it.

>>15208918
Alright, thanks for the tip

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So I was thinking about making a vidar kit total Norse mythology style. What are you guys' thought s on this. Would it look to stupid/not work? I've never really messed with cloth but was thinking about making a cape or maybe even some fur type stuff. Pic related.

>>15203146
>PG MK2

Absolute god taste

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So here's my second kit. I still need to apply the dry transfer decals and clean up any last nubs and topcoat but then I think I'm done. I love this suit, probably my favorite UC design.

>>15208953
looks better without headset

>>15208931
It definitely could work if you do it right. Nips do their mythological figures all the time.

>>15208991

Any stuff you got I could use for reference? I've been looking but can't find shit.

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>>15202208
Getting close now. I'm waiting for the paint to dry on the last couple of pieces, then check for any additional touch-ups I need, then line the panels.

>>15208953
So on a side note, I was kind of thinking about getting different decals other than the AEUG and Agarma logo's to put on the shoulders and what not. Do you guys design your own logo's and get them printed on stickers? I was thinking about doing something like that to give the suit a more personal touch. I know it sounds dorky as fuck but if I could have my own MS it would probably be the Mk II.

>>15209046
IIRC Samueldecal does custom decals.

>>15209015
>those unthinned paints
>that area you took the picture in
Do you live in a shed?

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Can I get a Quick Rundown on the MG Re-Gz?

how bad is CCA?

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>>15209201
I went out to an old metal box in the parking lot. I thought taking a picture on rusty metal like that would make a neat backdrop.

How much paint thinner should I use? This is pretty much my first attempt so I can use any advice you have.

>>15209220
>how bad is CCA?
Opinion varies. You have obvious unlikable characters in Quess and Hathaway that hog up screentime, Char reverts back to his Red Comet personality instead of staying mellowed out as Quattro, but Amuro wrecks anything that opposes him once he gets used to the Nu, and all the battles and the ending were cool. The robots are also pretty damn iconic, and Chan is much more likable than Beltorchika was at first.

I thought it was pretty good, but there's other people that hate it with a violent passion. It reminded me of the Star Wars Death Star assault scene more than anything else.

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>>15209231
For starters you need to sand down your nubs before painting, that's step one, I can see you missed a bunch of stuff on the legs. The guide can give you a guide on how to do everything, you need to read it.
I don't really keep track of how much water or thinner I add to paint, but it's obvious you didn't use enough or any. But again, you need to go back, sand those nubs down, then use primer so the paint sticks to the plastic. wait a day, then get back to it.

>>15209290
Drymock anon, what have you made since the Drymock brothers? Also are the spikes on that shoulder made of putty?

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Finally got the flauros, think il paint it origin colors, hows my barbie look, it just needs a flat topcoat and it will be my first ever fully finished kit.

>>15207543
>Tfw got too busy and lost the drive to finish mine

Kill me

guys,for some reason my panel wash no longer wants to flow when i use it ont op of future which was handpainted on, wtf?

>>15209409
Did all the thinner evaporate?

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>>15209246
Well, thanks for answering my second question

>>15209420
couldnt have, its the tamiya panel line accent color and it is still very thin and flows perfectly on bare plastic.

>>15209290
I let the primer sit for over 24 hours, but for everything else I'll keep in mind for next time.

>>15209302
The spikes are just from a zaku II.
I've made a bunch of stuff, I haven't put the pictures of the most recent thing on my computer yet. Right now I'm working on a graze custom for the group build.

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making some new legs
might add some more length around the lower area near the foot itself but it might get too long

MG GOD GUNDAM 2.0 FUCKING WHEN

>>15209538
Every time you ask for a 2.0 John P. Bandai decides to delay it for two more years

>>15209220
Dalong.net, you tool

>>15209546
drink bleach

>>15208953

looks good, but I just so vastly prefer the RG head proportions

I wish they would make a 3.0 of it with the RG proportions

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>Tfw ruining the left shoulder of your favorite MS while trying to topcoat it
>Right now soaking it in warm water praying the paint gives way so i can get another shot

Everything was going so well for a second attempt, too.
Good night sweet GM Command

I read the guide and couldn't find which nippers to get. Which are the best ones under 3000 yen? Was looking at the kero nippers but people don't seem to like them.

>>15209650

The one directly linked in the guide is under $20, which is 2000 yen

>>15208438
I'm waiting for the rebawoo to get some reviews

m-mebbe it'll be reissued

>>15208899
>quads
>reply is double dubs

incredible

>mfw no Optimus Prime model kit outside of a shitty overexpensive bayformers Optimus

: (

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>>15209220
that's the thing about the RE-GZ. No one has really strong opinions about it.

It gets overshadowed by the Nu and the Saz + its a cost efficient version of the Zeta, and it doesn't even properly transform it just sort've bends over and has a space hang glider.
However it does have bunny ears rather than a v-fin so thats a plus.
Also the colour separation is a little weak and it suffers from old MG syndrome of crappy articulation among other things.

Verdict, get it on sale. Hope for a 2.0 or ver ka but don't hold your breath

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>>15209866
Thanks anon. Here's hoping the next sale is soon

>>15209003
I have a bunch of nip myth gundam pictures on my home pc, but I won't be home for a month so don't count on those. You could try the 武者 tag on modelers-g:
http://www.modelers-g.jp/modules/myalbum/viewcat.php?tid=87212

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>>15209866

I wish they made a modern version of the thing they made when they couldn't make what they make now because it would break if they maked it

>>15209950
i think i had a stroke while reading that

>>15209950
Alright anon, deep breath and try again, this time without only tapping the recommended words on the keyboard.

>>15209950
You mean the Rezel?

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My Gouf is almost finished. I really want to use the decals but the stickers are pretty thick and disgusting. It's so obvious where the stickers are. Water slide decals don't exist, very sad.

>>15209866
>no one has strong opinions on it
It is my absolute most despised UC suit.
I hate this prawn faced shit suit with an irrational passion.

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Hand brushing for the first time, this piece is supposed to be all dark blue but I got this neat looking, but unintended swirling sort of affect. Any idea what causes this? the rest of kit is a lighter blue and didn't have this issue at all. Any idea what causes this?

>>15209988
Origin's zaku are so ugly.

>>15210127
I love them

>>15209650
Any moddeling nippers are fine. You're building plastic models, that doesn't mean you NEED to have Japanese mats. I got nippers from Faller, which is German and guess what; they are amazing and cheap.

>>15209231
You need to start with sanding down nubs, because it just looks terrible to leave them on (it's the first touch up you should do anyway). Prime your kit properly and then you can start painting.

Read the guide it explains everything. The ammount of thinner needed depends on all kind of things like the type of paint, the brand, PSI for the airbrush, hell even the collor used can make a difference. Golden rule is "the concistency of milk" so once you reach that level of thinning you should be fine.

Also paint in layers and don't make them thick layers. Multiple nice thin layers work better then one thick one does.

So what is up with all these people not removing their nubs properly lately? I read a lot of people are just snapping their stuff together and then try to remove some of the "vissible" nubs. What is this madness? Why not remove the nubs when you are cutting out the pieces? It's soo much easier to remove them when the pieces are not snapped together, not to mention you can't miss them. Is this not a better sollution on every front, compared to messing with them on completed kits?

Are people just lazy or impatient to finnish a build? Or am I the idiot here for doing nub removal piece by piece?

How do you anons remove your nubs and tell me why you think it's better then the other options.

>>15210179
I also remove them as I'm assembling. I've been using a knife to shave them down and then sanding them afterwards, although sometimes I get overzealous and gouge out a chunk of plastic. That always feels bad.

I will say that seeing people who don't even remove nubs makes me feel like I'm not as terrible at this hobby as I thought I was.

>>15210179
Generally I remove them piece by piece, but if it's something like two pieces of a leg or an arm I'll sand the nubs down after connecting so it's even on both parts.

>>15210179
It's extremely time-consuming. When I first started, I would just nip it as close to the piece as I could and just leave it at that. In this manner, I could finish a kit in 5 hours without stopping.

Now that I remove nubs to perfection without leaving any marks, it takes me about a day per major part (like a limb). I just get exhausted of doing the same process for every single nub. I can see why someone would want to just snap the whole thing together and only work on the most visible nubs afterwards.

Even still, I cut corners wherever possible if I know that this nub won't be visible after it's been snapped together, I won't bother giving it the perfectionist treatment

>>15210222
>five hours without removing nubs
>a day for one part
You must have a short attention span and his is coming from someone who jumps from hobby to hobby really quickly. It took me about four hours to build a GM Striker, and this is including nub removal and even panel lining.

Don't have a show on or be reading something on the side, just build the kit. Focus.