Gunpla/Plamo General

>Type in "Snow Horse" instead of "White Horse"
fuck

>>15294231
Tamiya acrylic Copper or Metallic Brown for pipes and inner frame stuff?

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>>15294231
>tfw order recently released gunpla from Japanese sellers because hardly any sellers in the states have them in stock
>says me two days before barnes and noble stocks the gunpla I just bought with way faster free shipping
i-it's cool
it would cost $10 more if I bought from B&N

>>15294231
Is there any place I can get all the general images? They're actually pretty cool.

>>15294299
Desuarchive

I might be retarded but how the fuck do you put the feather blade things inside of the f91's shoulders? They don't fit anywhere

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Is there a way to find out if a kit comes with specific spare parts? I need a pair of H1 7's from the HGBF Zaku Amazing, as both of mine have cracks/cracked and plastic cement doesn't seem to hold it very well.

Alternatively, I could probably just cement them in place, but I'm curious if spares are available in another kit I don't have.

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>>15294231
Look what just arrived in the mail

>>15294435
What is it

>>15294466
RG Zeta Gundam

Something I've been wondering about. I've been doing this for a year now and there are some obvious problems I sometimes run into and one of them is that with paint/coat on the pieces it becomes harder to assemble kits since everything is thicker.

Do you guys paint your pieces, assemble and then top coat finished "parts" or do you go at it piece by piece and assemble when they are done?

I myself paint my pieces, coat them, panel wash and do decals and then top coat the individual pieces. Only then do I assemble, but like I said I sometimes run into problems where parts are harder to assemble because of the "thickness".

>>15294466
>>15294486
Image not showing or what?

>>15294491
Mask pegs or shave them after painting over them.

>>15294411
I know there is the option to order spare parts in the front of the manual, but that is for Japan only.

>>15294466
PG Strike Freedom

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>>15294497
Yeah I'm definitely going to do that, it should save a ton of head aches.

I was looking back at my collection and found my first kit, the Banshee. I think I'm actually going to disassemble it and paint it.

Who won the group build?
What where the results?

>>15294558
OP pic won the group build

>>15294558
see:
>>15292214

MG Justice confirmed, it seems

>>15294604
Does it look to be on the same quality as the Freedom v2?

>>15294608
Image was grainy as fuck, no clue.

>>15294610
Damn. THat said, I look forward to posing the Nuke Trio next to each other once they're complete

Help me

My friend gave me a fucking PG Strike Freedom and I can't bring myself to build more than the fucking legs

>>15294604
I rearranged my MGs in preparation for it.

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how long till we get news from the expo?

>>15294626
WAS THERE ANY NEWS ABOUT A HGCE DESTINY?

>>15294626
All I've seen from the gunpla people I follow on social networking sites was the MG Justice in June, but that's it

>>15294626
http://timelessdimension0.blogspot.com.au/2017/03/expo-in-hakodate-gunpla-expo-in-hakodate.html

This is about all the news I see so far. I'll give it a few days just to see the new kits announced if there is one

>>15294637
Don't worry, they released the Impulse, so there'll be a Destiny too. P-Bandai.

>>15294658
Doubt Destiny will be P-Bandai if they're making one.
Shit's popular enough to fly off the shelves on it's own.
Heine Westenfluss custom however will inevitably be P-Bandai.
On that note, where the fuck is my Destiny Impulse Bandai?

>>15294533
It's a tedious pain but it saves a lot of headaches later on. I did one a few weeks ago where I skipped this step and just ended up regretting it later.

>>15294642
man I wish I cared about Seed suits at all. This would have been a good year for me.

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>Enter the hlj contest.
>Want some feedback on my build.
>Nobody ever leaves comments on my posts in their forums.
>Can't post my build here for feedback due to the rules.

>>15294847
Can't you link to the forum thread and then get feedback here?

>>15294626
>485 KB
I think we basically got it all

They didn't even show the new IBO kits that were announced in the magazine

>>15294158
This. She just wants a good relationship.

>>15294847
whats your username, I'll have a look

>>15294658
If anything, Destiny Impulse would be P-Bandai.

>>15294637
Wouldn't surprise me if it's the next kit in the Accelerate Evolution line.
Either that, the GP01, or Alex make most sense to me, given that they're all in need of an update but weren't part of the Revive line.

>>15294626
MG GOD GUNDAM 2.0 PLEASE
STOP WITH THE SEED AND UC SHIT

>>15294994
>STOP WITH THE STUFF THAT SELLS NOW THAT NONE OF OUR GUNDAM SHOWS ARE ACTUALLY GETTING VIEWERS OR MOVING BLURAY/DVDs

>>15295000
not our fault turd like IBO bombed

>>15295000
Why do Japs like Seed so much?

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>>15295011
BACKPACKS

>>15295006
Yeah, it's Bandai/Sunrise's fault which is why they're shilling out stuff that sells.
Age flopped. G-Reco flopped with gunpla.
Build Fighters sold well which is why we're still getting Build Fighters kits from the mangas and stuff.
IBO is selling relatively well with gunpla but not enough for them to invest in more 1/100s than the 4 we're getting for S2 because a lot of the 1/100s from S1 flopped as well.

What sells? UC and SEED. So we're getting a ZZ ver. ka, got a GM Sniper 2 MG, Providence MG, Justice MG etc etc etc

>>15295011
Nostalgia. Why do Americans obsessively cream themselves over G Gundam or Wing? Because nostalgia.

>>15294847
What level and what are you building?

>>15295025
>G-Reco flopped with gunpla

Why is this? Did the series just not do that well, or was it kit engineering? I really like most of the designs, and it's a shame I hear so many of them are sub par.

>>15295040
It didn't flop. They just didn't plan releases out because they thought it'd be a failure, but by the time they realized it wasn't they had already fucked up and missed out on prime timing for releases. That's why we got a HG Catsith nearly two fucking months after the show ended. By then you already missed your free advertising window, never mind the fact that the Catsith had almost no presence after the first 1/3 of the show.

S1 of IBO did better it seems, as they had kits to go right before or alongside in-show reveals.

>>15295040
Series actually got good viewership for the time slot it was in, it's just that yeah, the kits weren't all that great.
No MGs ever and all that, stickerfests galore. I recall HLJ had a sale last year where G-Reco kits were being sold for pennies, so I guess they had a big stockpile that weren't selling.

And >>15295054

>>15295062
>so I guess they had a big stockpile that weren't selling.
It was mostly the Jahannam, Elf Bullock, and Gaeon. The Jahannam is a really terrible kit and the Elf Bullock wasn't much better. Not sure why the Gaeon didn't sell, it was nice.

In fact, the Elf Bullock and Mack Knife were terrible renditions of the suits and way too fat compared to the show.

>>15295074
The only one I personally have is the Perfect Pack.


Wish I didn't.

>>15295081
The G-self is a really poor kit too, but it seemed to do okay. The space addon was on sale for like 2 bucks though.

I have yet to build my perfect pack, the backpack looks nice to me but I know the G-self is going to be shit and it's killing my will to build it.

>>15295029
>>15294946
USBDesk

>>15295111
>USBDesk
found ya, you're in advanced, hardly anyone in there. probably why there are no comments.

>>15295111
>>15295140
Despite the fact that a lot of people in beginner and intermediate should be up there (seriously there are people in beginner who are heavily modding/customising their builds).

I like what you are doing, with the shoulders. I feel the head is a little underwhelming though, because you cut of the sides of the V-fin it looks so small in comparison with the rest.

Any idea on what color scheme you are going with?

>>15295156
>>15295140
>>15295111
anyone got a link cause I am having trouble find their forum

Is chrome silver a good substitute for aluminum paint?

>>15295165
https://hobbylink.tv/groups/advanced-modeler-modeling-competition-2017/

For the advanced group. his name is USB Desk (with a space). You can see him on the right in active members.

>>15295140
That's pretty much what I figured. I'm just not used to doing this much scribing and surface detail altering so I was hoping for some feedback since I don't trust my own opinion.

And after looking at the intermediate category I'm surprised how nice some of them are and some could definitely be bumped up to advanced category based on the work done on them.

Whichever one of you is doing god's work by telling people their kids are inelligble because they posted them on other forums/boards, bless you for making me laugh!

>>15295177
they'll likely get bumped up during judging. happened to me last time
>>15295178
that would be me, I regret nothing.

>>15295156
Primarily white and olive drag with black and dark grey as secindary colors.

>>15295177
I actually like the surface detailing you have done. It's clean and not over the top (and thus distracting).

The Barbatos does not have that much armor to begin with so some small modifications are more then enough!

>>15295185
>white and olive drag
Say no more, I'm sold!

>>15295183
>I regret nothing.
Rightly so, what idiots they are for not reading/knowing the rules. I get good laughs out of the comments though

>now its crushed and ruined, thanks for ruining a hobby i only like
Ha!

>>15295173
So from what I can tell
Beginner is snap- build
intermediate is minor mods ( seemline etc) and painting
advanced is scratch builds and other major mods

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This thing looks pretty bitchin.
Really digging the Gawain/Shinkirou colours and visor.
This might be the first Denial retool kit I get.
Anyone who read the manga know it's full loadout?

>>15295208
Pretty much. At the end Judges will look through entires and demote or bump them up depending on the content.

>>15295208
That seems to be the idea yeah. Lots of people are posting in "the wrong" group though and people might think they have less competition by going for a lower group.

HLJ did say they will judge all the entries for their appropriate level though so I doubt people will get an edge over others.

Still there are a couple of really nice builds in that comp.

>>15295216
I'm loving the MK stuff so far and that Quanta in advanced is looking pretty great considering he's painting it with hardware store spraycans.

>>15295211
Well, seeing as the name translates to "Black Knight", I'm hoping it comes with a sword and a shield at least.

>>15295220
Yeah that Qan[t] is really cool. I'm in intermediate myself, since I'm a scrub, but even in that catogory there are some really great builds (that white/grey/blue Jesta for instance).

>>15295246
Maybe it's arms and legs will come off?

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Thanks for the feedback guys.

MG Justice was understood for months...
Where's something out of the blue that's exciting?
RE/100's need to come out faster.

>>15295254
Who knows?

>>15295286
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhRUe-gz690

Just in case

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Only have about $44 for plamo, anyone know of some cheap /m/ kits that aren't Gundam?

I really want to try building some more different mecha designs, preferably no Muv Luv either.

>>15295283
Please, RE/100 Reborns is all I ask for Bandai.

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Hi anons, I'm a spazz and forgot to submit my Graze for the thing. I apologize for that inadvertent disrespect.

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So I know the contest is over (congrats to the winner! I love it, anon!), but here's Graze-chan

>>15295318
>>15295324
My new first place, holy shit!

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>>15295324

The worst part is, I worked my butt off the other weekend to finish on time and then just... forgot on March 1st. I am bad and I should feel bad.

>>15295329
>>15295324
>>15295318
Bit busy but bloody good
Would have been my 2nd place choice

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>>15295326

Nah, winner won fair and square. I ain't even mad!

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>>15295332
>>15295332
>Bit busy but bloody good

Argh. I get "busy" feedback on all of my builds. I am so bad about that. It's true; I just kind of suck at holding back to a clean silhouette.

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>>15295342

Couple more then I'll stop spamming.

>>15295348
Like this, without the backpacks and cannons, looks fucking great

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>>15295348

Started in like August, I work slowly with lots of stopping and starting.

>>15295333
Bro, you deserve first if I had to choose, just from the the detailed in both colour and actual detail.

it is a 1/100 right

cause your graze beat mine any day

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>>15295356

Surface prep, prime, rattlecan, powder post-shade with Tamiya and mineral eyeshadow, and then drybrush weathering using boltgun metal and runefang silver acrylic, I think from the Warhammer company?

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>>15295360
>it is a 1/100 right

Yes! The 1/100 no grades are super awesome to work with!! Advance of Zeta/10

> cause your graze beat mine any day

o.o; Can't we just be friends and call it even?

>>15295382
ha ha just say you did an amazing job mate

>>15295000
Are the sales figures of gunpla floating around the net anywhere?
I know SEED does well, but I want to know how the other series fare.

>>15294642
>00 10 year anniversary
>Still pumping out seedshit
>MG Celestial Being suits never EVER
REE FUCK YOU BANDAI

>>15295401
>15 year anniversary of SEED
Sorry 00 but make way for your SENPAI

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>1/1 Unicorn planned for Odaiba

OH MAN, I SURE AM EXCITED FOR THE 1,000,000,000 MORE SPECIAL GFT VERSIONS OF THE FUCKING UNICORN. AS IF THIS MOTHERFUCKER DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH KITS.

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>>15295386

Last one I guess! This is the emo swords-to-plowshares Orofenzu Namidaaaaaa

> Remember where it began
> Remember the child soldiers pressed into war
> Remember the orphans

build theme for Graze-chan. TY! I will stop nao. Shout out to Ma-cha, fellow gunplette, for being encouraging about combat cloaks/assault shrouds.

>>15295342
It's OK anon extra limbs and tacticool stuff on MS is my fetish too

>>15295329
Nice and bulky. Reminds me of Amored Core.

>>15295404
>2.0 Unicorn like the 3.0 RX-78-2
>It's undergated

Is the HG Virtue a good kit or should I hold out for the vain hopes of Bandai releasing an MG?

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>>15295404
>RG Unicorn Gundam

this is the only logical step after the RG Sinanju....

>>15295509
Well, Bandai is still making MG kits of mobile suits from 2002 animes.

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Yep It's going to be a long wait.

>>15295403
I hope they announce a SEED movie!

>>15295403
>inb4 we get a Perfect Grade Destiny

>>15295608
>PG Barbatos

I HERD U LIEK INNER FRAMES XD

>>15295618
That would be pretty cool, actually.

Imagine the size of the mace.

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Who's ready for psuedo-metal build Wing Zero EW

>>15295618
Yeah, but I want that.

>>15295619
I'd think it cool at the very least because Bandai's been skipping out on the detail of their inner frames.

>>15295629
:|

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>>15295629
No i want an denan gay kit

>>15294626
still no news?

>>15295666
Isn't the show this weekend? Why are people expecting reveals already when it's only Wednesday?

>>15295689
Magazine leaks

>>15295700
Magazine leaks aren't usually out until the end of the month though.

>>15295348
The Schwalbe's visor face looks much nicer without that dark colored separater.

What green is that?

>>15295660
Anyone know if the Robot Spirits version is in scale with 1/144 or 1/100?

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Is Bandai crazy enough to make a Tryon 3 ver Ka?

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>>15295860
Bandai no, but Katoki is crazy enough to

>>15295866
I want to fucc that rabbit

>>15295318
>>15295324
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>>15295405
Damn, that's some fine work and a great concept.

>>15295405
looks amazing dude, with and without all the weapons. looks straight out of a competition. the only minor of all minor nitpicks are the obvious pegs on the shoulder of where a thruster would have been. other than that, you get an honorary first place for me

>>15295405
Yeah, this should have been the first place, IMO. Busy, yes, but top-notch skills.

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This is my new project. A cool custom gundam just for me. The head is a placeholder for now until my next kit comes in and I give it a proper gundam head, but otherwise I think this is what I'm going with. I was lucky that the two halves fit together as well as they did, all it necessitated was removing the polycap on the Gastima legs.

The articulation on the Hydra's arms kind of suck, but I'm not exactly sure how I can solve that issue. It would be the one thing I'd like to do before declaring it complete and taking it apart for painting.

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>Bandai Calender, year of the GM 2017.
>Not buying even smaller plastic robot models.

This thing is like 2 inches tall.

>>15296061
That's adorable

>>15296061

What scale is that? Somewhere between 1/200 and 1/400?

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>>15296082
Technically non-scale. Its part of the Universal Unit candy toy line that replaced Assault Kingdom. Was not expecting them to actually be tiny model kits. Plastic is a bit stiffer and scars more easily than gunpla though.

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>>15295570

Omg, that's my Seraph!! <3 <3 <3

I'm literally building her a backpack out of 2 meteor units, 2 x 1/550 Dendrobiums, and an HG Dendro right now!!

I also made the olive drab Graze-chan posted above! Best day ever!

I have to say, you /m/ guys are actually a lot nicer ham I was warned about :D

>>15295860
>BF MG
>Bandai making one that would need a unique inner frame.
X Maoh, Fenice, and Tryon 3 never.

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>>15295726

It is premium decor camouflage, the darker of the 2 greens, flat topcoat lightens it a bit

>>15296061
>>15296078
>That's adorable
Indeed, WHERE?!?!

>>15296091
>Technically non-scale. Its part of the Universal Unit candy toy line that replaced Assault Kingdom.
Ah, might look into getting adorable tiny Hy-Gogg to hang out with the 1/144 HG version.

>>15296082
I have some of them, they are about 1/220 scale.

>>15296104
>2 meteor units, 2 x 1/550 Dendrobiums, and an HG Dendro right now
What in the fuck? Are you one of those chink molders who just slap on as much shit onto one mech as possible until it no longer resembles anything?

>>15296234
Maybe he's entering the World Gunpla Battle Tournament this year.

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if Barbatos were to get a MG which version would they pick?

>>15296271
All of them

>>15296271

Just make 2 MGs, one would be vanilla Barbatos with all the other parts as add ons and the other would be Lupus with all the other parts as add ons. Sell them for 4000 or something.

>>15296272
Indeed. They could take what they've done with the Full Mechanic, add more detail, and give all the armor parts to make each of the forms.

Instead, they're probably going to make one or two forms, and sell the other armor parts on pBandai.

>>15296271
4th form or Lupus

>>15296271
MG Frame for 2000JPY

Then you can pick the armor you want, would range from 2000 - 4000 JPY

>>15296332
Since the Gundam frames are pretty much universal for IBO in theory they could do this for every kit. That would be neat.

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>>15296332
>Bandai has its own version of Frame Arms

>>15296332
I'd be cool with this. buying armor sets with slight head variations in each set would be really cool.

>>15296271
Realistically it'd be one for 1-6th that has interchangeable armor/weapons and then another for lupus/rex.

>>15296332
that would be really cool, reminds me of the liger zero back in the day

>>15296332
it would be fun if we had a group build that revolved around using a gundam frame and customize our own oc donut steels, with numbers and demon names to go along with it

>>15296332
I've always wanted something like this for armored core kits. Also customizers would love it.

>>15296530
ah that'd be so fun.

>>15296234

> chink

>>15296234

> Chink

....yes and no. I'm Japanese American and dad brings me kits as a sort of informal omeyage when he goes to visit our family in Osaka and out in Kiso.

Also I am a spoiled brat and dad pays for most of the stuff I order off Amazon and HLJ.

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>>15296253

Sadly the limit on entries is 50 cm x 50 cm x 50 cm, I believe. I'm already outside that range with this backpack build.

Here's the eventual plan, pic related. Forgive my cellphone image editing skills!

>>15296530
I named the Graze Viy after the russian demon. I figured I shouldn't use one of the Ars Goetica ones since it wasn't a gundam frame.

>>15296585
Man they had giant mobile armors and a 1/40 model show up. There doesn't seem to be any sort of real limit to what you can field.

>>15296530
Just making a customized gundam is what I'm doing right now. It's got a beam rifle already so it wouldn't fit in with the IBO crew, unfortunately.

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>>15296530
>it would be fun if we had a group build that revolved around using a gundam frame and customize our own oc donut steels, with numbers and demon names to go along with it
>>15296721
>I named the Graze Viy after the russian demon. I figured I shouldn't use one of the Ars Goetica ones since it wasn't a gundam frame.
I also sorta did this with the Graze Siblings:
Graze Ranger is EB-06-HOL
Graze Charger is EB-06s-HEN
And the unfinished Graze Ritter Reinforce will be EB-06rs-HAR

Now if I can just decide on how to do their mad scientist Uncle's suit and the Mobile Armor he's accompanying...

>>15295405
From the thumbnail I thought it's Alphamon.

>>15296723

Oh! Well. Then I should maybe consider jumping into it for 2018. TY anon!

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The new Heavy Weapon Unit from Koto have a whip blade that's a perfect replacement for the Julia's if you want better range of motion and poseability.
Just need to get 2 of em though, one for each arm.

>>15297084
that lion head is something else

>>15296332
EMAIL BANDAI ABOUT THIS

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>>15296827
grazes are so femenine

Is the FM Barbatos Lupus superior to the 1/144? By how much?

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>>15297123
>grazes are so femenine
BUT THOSE TWO ARE BROTHERS, BROTHERS!!!

I don't know, how weird is it that I based Gunpla off my Nephews and Niece?

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>>15297136
A couple of inches superior

>>15297146
Gundamlets, will they ever learn?

>>15297136

Much better parts separation and less lazy mold engineering. Looks far better and is much better constructed, with higher level of frame detail.

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>When your Stargazer isn't hardcore enough

>>15297146
Why is Dalong so great at shitty posing?

>>15297199
Why are you such a disappointment to your family?

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>>15297203

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>Bought a MG 00 Raiser a couple years back
>Immediately lost a tiny part for the shoulder drives
>cut a part incorrectly and broke it
>left what I had finished so far in the box on a table and it got crushed
>Haven't been able to bring myself to buying another model since

>>15297084
>lion frame arms
I-I didn't know I needed that

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>>15297214
Don't see it as the end, see it as a way to start over.

It's a damn good looking kit too.

>>15297214
"accidently" throw it in the recycling, wait a couple weeks/months to forget about it, then buy a new one and build it

>>15296061
I also definetly wish to know a lot more about the full articulation of that guy and where you picked it up from.

>>15296091
Yeah they are supposed to have greater detail then the AK figures did, but right now I have no idea how much of that is due to the only kits so far that have a AK counterpart are RX and Zaku which are Origin designs in the UU series. How much extra detail is truly because it is UU and not an Origin version?

I can say that so far I wish the AK line continued even with the lessened detail. My Zaku has some articulation points impacted by the sculpt. The skirt armor is fused around the sides and back as one big peice prevented any sideways movement of the legs. The Pipes that connect the upper and lower legs is not a soft plastic so the knee cant bend the full way.

Close annalysis of the seam lines do show that these are essentialy model kit versions of the AK line. If it wasn't for the extra detail I wopuld even say these could be exact same molds were used. Then again maybe the first wave or two of UU was meant to be AK originaly.

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>>15297192

>>15297136
if it means anything, 1/100 comes with the arm guns and open palmed hands

>>15297270
THE BLADE MOVES WHAT THE FUCK THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING

>>15297270
>>15297084
If you haven't notice the recent heavy weapon units all have been based off of the FIS girls from sysmphogear

>>15297270
What do you have to do to get the gear to move

>>15297303

Too bad FIS is ass.

>>15297211
Unlike in my case.
That was a weird evening.

>>15297270
>not naming it gundam ajii

>>15297084
Actually doing something with 2 of these right now. They're MUCH bigger than I imagined, but that's an easy fix.

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>>15297214
>tfw broke a 90$ Berserk Fuhrer like an idiot and lost most of the runners

Never bought a zoids kit again. The fact that it's my fault hurts even more

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>>15295660

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>>15297270

Bael or amazing strike freedom

>>15297464
Bael

>>15297449
>lost most of the runners
wat

Quick question: Has anyone ever made a hamburger themed Asshimar custom?
Playing the stage in Overworld with all the Asshimars is making me hungry.

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>>15297516
>Has anyone ever made a hamburger themed Asshimar custom?

Yup, someone has already done us the honor!

>>15297543
Would that be piloted by Quattro?
The burger looks charred.

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>>15297192
Reminds me of this guy's chainsaw.

>>15297199
Are you seriously that retarded that you don't know the difference between taking cool action shot photos and purely informative photos meant to display the relative sizes of the models?

>>15297618
And Dalong's pretty good at posing anyway, he just seems to be putting less effort into kits and reviews now.

I just ordered some gundam metallic markers to give my first shot at painting since I'm just gonna go for small details for now, what type of paint are they? Is it easy to remove?

>>15296585
I love where this is going. I'd say throw in some Val Varo claws for extra some MA coolness.

>>15297449

Your image reminds me that all women deserve to be beaten for their horrible lives.

>>15296578

You got a sister?

>>15297972

Am sister and have a super awesome kid sister but since we're on 4chan let's say I don't.

>>15298001

Y-you want to be best friends? You can sex my bottom!

>>15296578
>>15298001
Friendly advice, tone it down before the threads become breeding grounds for thirst and attention seeking.

for those european anons out there: recently amazon started selling some new and very recent Gunpla with Prime shipping.
The only thing is, that some kits are listed with gibberish names probably because of auto-translate.
Since customs in my country suck, I was never able to order something from outside the EU directly, but I just had to get a 1/100 Vidar, when I saw it.
Should be here by friday.

>>15298001
You better fucking introduce your imouto to our addiction, if you haven't already.

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>>15298005

The wild ride that is /m/ culture dictates the following maxim from gril perspective: the odds are good but the goods are odd. Also this is the gunpla thread, so pic related.

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>>15298006

Agree completely, anon, this is truly the last place for thirst. Icky.

On topic, I'm learning that metal photoetch or laser cut ornament kits make nice detailing patches for gunpla. The tie fighter in pic is becoming vents and grills.

>>15298006
>>15298019

So what is the gender split in this hobby? Is it a 90/10 kind of thing or is there a reasonable even divide between women and men who build?

>>15298038
Are we factoring in girlfriends who get Beargguys bought for them?

>>15296104
>Seraph
Is that what it's called or would I have to punch in more to Google to find the build?

After-Google: so you automated it then? I found the buyable bust, or is there some other edition?

>>15296015
I like the silhouette, I look forward to the finale.

>>15298046

That gif is from my "RX-278 Minovsky's Seraph Mk-VII assault siegebreak ver".

It isn't a bust, it's just a PG Mk-II I kitbashed a lot, including an Arduino Pro, to drive that RGB LED behind the eyes and some fiber optics. The movement is just my finger on the back of the head.

>>15298038
There's a sizeable worldwide female population but model building is generally seen as a male hobby.

>>15298051
Hell of a name there, thanks. Glad I queued up the Unicorn OST for this.

>>15298051
>just saw the gif
So that explains the name. It certainly lives up to it, damn.
If that were edited with CG to look like a military base with it just sitting there I'd actually be intimidated. Maybe it's the impaled suit that does it.
--
On that topic, I just thought: have there been moments where a pilot destroys their old suit with the new one as a symbol of leaving something behind? I've got lots of Gundam to watch yet.

Seraph is currently bubblewrapped to make room for its backpack build, but if you want closer pics I can pull them from my laptop.

>>15298067
Pretty please

>>15298051
The 'Minovsky's Seraph full battle rattle top' gif with the cat makes it look like it's some alien creature it's setting up to ambush.

>>15298067
I read that as Seraph-kun the first time.

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>>15294231
>>15295348
I am very entertained.
Would be cool to see this and the Rossweisse conduct a joint operation, the latter just weaving in-between Graze-chan's heavy fire skewing enemies with those wicked hand sabers.

>>15295317
>https://hobbylink.tv/groups/advanced-modeler-modeling-competition-2017/
We better get a MG for reborns...i have high hopes since the sniper got one.

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>>15298069

Here ya go, anon! Some of the forearm fiber optics for RG mode testing out of GBF.

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>>15298069

>>15298103
Fucking awesome! I'm not good with electronics at all, but I imagine this was pretty hard to do.

>>15298106
Needs more guns.

>>15298088

"Check fire, check fire!" came the terse warning from the Rossweise. It was little more than an azure streak lancing across Graze-chan's forward screens. By the time the iridium alloy muzzles of G-chan's 220mm smoothbores cooled from white- to orange-hot, the Man Rodi opposite them flailed, spitted from gorget armor to waist actuator like a wild boar charging upon a ready spear. The Rossweise, a high-mobility war machine peerless in its delta-v, looked satisfied somehow. Its pilot, though...

"Jesus Yamato, Doc! You mind laying off the full-auto once in awhile? It takes forever to buff spall marks out of nanolaminate."

Closing to a few kilometers and inspecting their kill, Doc shrugged. Her graze, heavily modified for orbital assault using a Kutan and scrapped weapons, shrugged its armored shoulders in tandem. The AV system itched all along her spinal cord, but it translated her motor neurons' intentions well enough. "Don't vector in front of me when I'm in shooty boom mode and we have no problems," Doc replied simply.

etc. etc. run-on sentences, florid prose, 4/10

>>15298114

The pics and videos dont show all the hours with a multimeter borrowed from class trying to figure out where the heck the short is. I'm terrible at electronics!


Also, I follow the n+1 dakka philosophy.

>>15295317
>>15298091
>tfw see GN-000FA RD for Gundam 00 10th Anniversary
>tfw no 1/144 to go with FA-78-1 Gundam Full Armor too
Getting my first RD I guess


>>15298103
Oh, nice. I was thinking of using those with some other materials to simulate the GN-000's particle wings.

>>15298114
Have you seen it suited up though? You won't be saying that after you see it suited up.

>>15298131
i just found it. Holy fucking shit.
https://i.imgur.com/Hh4Io7z.jpg

>>15298126
I was imagining more of a dynamic duo or the enemies being horrified at how close Rossweisse was cutting it flying in all that, but this exchange is just as realistic. Thanks for your efforts it was an unexpectedly fun read.

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>>15298069

Here's a mostly up to date pic. Tbf, I have a ton of detailing left to do.

>>15298138
The thing is: because everything is clearly in segments that can come off it looks better than it sounds on paper. Helps that it doesn't blend in too much with its weapons, which FA Unicorn has a bit of a problem with sometimes.

Also it's just cool to see a machine armed like a machine rather than something limited by muscles and the possibility of its dermis tearing of due to weight.

>>15298150
>The thing is: because everything is clearly in segments that can come off it looks better than it sounds

YES! Thank you! Everything is neodymium magnetized, including the torso-pelvis connection replaced entirely.

Yours is the better way to explain it.

http://imgur.com/a/DjO9E

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>>15298088
I want every single fucking entry to duke it out.
>Kreuzritter and the Carta Devotee locked in honorable combat

>Asura Graze fighting both Graze Brothers at the same time.

>Graze Dreider hunting down the survival-driven Nuka Graze in a game of cat-and-mouse in the ruins of a Post-Disaster Martian colony

>The Geirail Cannon and the A.M. enter a war of attrition on who runs out of artillery ammo first

>Grimgerde vs the Stardust in your classic mirror match

>The Rozengraze, D.M. and Viy in a 3-way matchup: 3 suits enter, 1 suit leaves

>The Vanguard and Rossweisse battle in Valles Marineris. with the Vanguard's defensive advantage in the twisty passages, and the Rossweisse's advantage of a bird's eye view.

So im about to try topcoat for the first time, is there a way to clean a gunpla covered in stickers without them getting wet? will a feather duster etc do the trick for just general residue?

kato saves the milf with his points at the end of Gantz: O

>>15298207

No shit, Sherlock. What exactly do you get out of "Spoiling" shit nobody cares about?

>>15298179
You're a real maniac, you know that? Keep it up. I was not expecting that.

>>15298185
Those are surprisingly great scenarios, especially as you go down the list. Although I'd put the Derider vs Nuka and Vanguard vs Rossweisse as my top picks.
As for the 3-way, my money is on the Viy just because I can't get that scenario out of my head that it's a Graze piloted by someone who survived for many years after being cut off from Gjallarhorn after defending one of their production facilities from an attack.

>>15298185
>>Asura Graze fighting both Graze Brothers at the same time.
Hopefully the Ranger can keep Charger from getting himself cleaved... And that I can get the Ritter Reinforce done so she can give fire support.

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Thank you for the kind encouragement! My secret, if I have any, is to see gunpla not as canon suits but as LEGO parts. So I like watching GBF and staying ignorant of the 'real' metaseries so I can remix and experiment with abandon.

Sometimes the experiments don't work. Whisper Koneko (pic related) has been on hold for about a year while I remain stumped.

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>>15298245
>My secret, if I have any, is to see gunpla not as canon suits but as LEGO parts.
Muh ANON!

So the upcoming MG RX-78-02 is only different in that is has the 2 LED units and the yellow V-fin, yes? Nothing else to watch out for?

>>15298258
Nothing else to watch out for.

>>15298248
What is this supposed to be exactly?

Is there any worse feeling than the wait for your latest order to arrive?

>>15298259
Thank you kindly. It's not Justice, but it'll be nice to build a piece of Gundam history for one of my first MGs.

>>15298262
Ruining a piece after waiting so long to work on the kit? Even if it's hidden away and works fine it's like knowing your inner frame isn't painted.

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>>15298262
Waiting for your pre-order

>>15298262
It's been almost a month and a half now, I know they said my continent was one of the slowest for shit to arrive, but come the fuck on IT'S NOT FAIR

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>>15298261
>What is this supposed to be exactly?
That's the Assyrian Armored Core, basically someone's personalized version of a common Lego MS mega-build that they used as the center-piece of their Brikwars army.

Notably it owner eventually dismantled it due to it being so HUEG she couldn't build proper weapons for it to hold.

My own Brikwars armies make use of much smaller, more manageable mechs.

>>15298303
>Assyrian Armored Core
Well, well, well, I like what I saw in the album, shame about the size.
I should've asked before, but what's the whole last supper reference for?
Not the place for it really, but link to your army album if you have one?

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>>15297361
Jiiiiiiiiiiii

>>15298313
Hello Lupusreigna. Gosh it's been too long since I've read OL

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>>15298311
>I should've asked before, but what's the whole last supper reference for?
No idea really...
>Not the place for it really, but link to your army album if you have one?
Well it would be the Briktoid Automata entry on the Brikwars wiki... IF MIKE HADN'T BANNED ME FROM THE FORUMS WHICH ARE LINKED TO SAID WIKI!

>>15298336
Roger, roger.

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Got to shell out more Unicorn P-Bandais.

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>>15298399

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How i'm doing

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>>15298427

>>15298225
Dreider vs Nuka and Vanguard vs Rossweisse would essentially be like Kampfer vs GM Sniper K9 and Wing Gundam Fenice vs Build Strike, respectively.

Drieder vs Nuka would play out like survival horror, with the Drieder able to scale buildings and walls, as well as having a bigger arsenal than the axe and rifle of the Nuka. Its multi-leg system basically ensures that it has better rough-terrain mobility than the Nuka, and has more advanced systems.

However what the Nuka lacks in armaments, it more than makes up for in tactics, resourcefulness, and sheer determination. All the Nuka needs is one good strike and the Drieder would be down: a well-placed rifle shot from above, an axe from behind or above, maybe even demolishing a building while the Dreider is scaling it.

The Vanguard vs Rossweisse would involve the terrain more than tactics. The Vanguard's pilot would be stupid to try and face the Rossweisse in the open air. It would go into the canyon and wait in the shadows, sniping at the Rossweisse and grounding it, making it all but useless.

However, the Rossweisse needs to be hit first, and due to its Trans-Am (or equivalent) capability, it would be night impossible for the Vanguard to do a direct hit, and it can move in and out for a direct strike, though the shield can prove to be problematic.

The battle would basically be a game of chicken: if the Vanguard fires a shot, his position gets revealed and he loses the advantage of stealth. If the Rossweisse charges first, it has to move into melee range and deal with the shield and putting it into a poorer position.

>>15297966
who hurt you anon? whats her name?

>>15298399
>>15298403
>tfw unironically want to buy these along with the unicorn dom
I know I can just print paint then but MMMMGH

>>15298186
Use some compressed air. That's what I do.

>>15298148
Oh, hey! I remember you from that Build Fighters RP on reddit.

>>15298482
If you have the dosh, then go for it.

>>15298520

Ohai! Fellow rp'er? Onlooker?

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Someone here got experience with the Black Serena Fine Scale Model from Koto? Its probably my most favorite mecha ever.

How easy is it to assemble and how much work do I have to put in? Just started recently, cant into advanced techniques yet. Currently practicing on a Revell 1:72 Sukhoi T-50, which is just a nightmare.

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>>15298575
It's a big kit but doesn't need paint or cement, pic is a straight build.

>>15298179
>>15298138
Teach me your ways

>>15298427
>buy a PG
>it's seed shit
you should've bought gp01

One more day until I can order a replacement for my tool kit and get back to building plastic crack. God help me the wait is the most agonizing thing.

When/how do we decide the next group build?

>>15298631

What would you like to know, technique-wise? I have a metric kerbillion photos by now and I can throw together a tutorial if you want?

>>15298700
Just chill man it just finished

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How did we go from this

>>15298712
Nothing specific, was just showing admiration. Quality build like yours and also >>15295405 drive me to get better;.

Still trying to break the paint barrier. The fact that it's super expensive to get kits and proper equipment where I live makes it all the more daunting.

Either way, kudos on that build. I really dig it.

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>>15298729
To this?

MG Strike Freedom 2.0, Amazing Strike Freedom variant

>>15298729
>>15298733

Because colors are waaaaaay off on the model kit.

Pastels > all

>>15295382

You silly fucker. That looks great at least we get to see it.

So can anyone tell me what is the difference from p-bandai kits from say normal hg or mg stuff? Is it worth it? Inb4 kys.

>>15298760
P-Bandai kits are stuff that Tanaka from accounting says won't sell.

>>15298733
Probably too lazy to get the colors right because it's an HG so who cares?

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>>15298731

Hmm. Supply-side logistics hurt Zeon over time too. Anon, both of the builds you liked are mine and neither uses any paint other than cheap spray cans. I am just starting into airbrushing. No pressure to spend a lot!

Pic related is my first airbrushed build and it was pain. ful. Seriously. Album: https://imgur.com/a/3XyH5

All that to say, handpainting, spray cans, and weathering even just with makeup can do most of what airbrushing can do, sometimes much faster!

>>15298773

Actually, all three builds I'm talking about also include hand painting small details tbf, not just rattlecan or airbrush.

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Can I get some suggestions on this color scheme? Im finishing up priming the frame tonight, and I'm changing a few of the parts around to fit a more ground type mobile suit theme. The idea is a desert/urban combat graze built for ground fighting.

Any suggestion ie. Decals, patterns, weapon ideas?

>>15298773
>>15298781
Oh, wasn't aware they were both yours. Well, double kudos I guess.

The problem is that getting kits in my shitty third world country is a real pain (even HGS and SDs), so I'm actually afraid of fucking up and botching a kit I spent quite a bit on.

I was going to enter the last groupbuild, had a concept and was planning on hand painting it (even bought the paints!), but I just couldn't bear the risk of ruining the kit. End result, I didn't enter.

Sorry for blogging, /m/

>>15298258
It comes with some art and other little nifty things.

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>>15298790
Lineart in case someone wants to make a modification

>>15298790
Arc gun as something it can keep charged and ready to shoot while going around tight corners.
Although I'm not sure how well lightning bolts play with sand that would get kicked up in the desert.

>>15298794
Oh? I'll try to research that specifically then, thanks for the tip.

>>15298805
Any idea for a kit that has an arc gun or something similar? I like that idea.

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>>15298793

Thin your paints a lot, handpaint at right angles for each layer, and just have fun with it over time!

If you're using cheap, nontoxic acrylics, almost any household cleaner will strip them:

> isopropyl alcohol
> nail polish remover (acetone)
> purple power
> thinners
> lighter fluid
> That biodegradable green stuff, evergreen?

and it's always ok to try again with a messed up piece. Building gunpla can be a nice mindful meditation.

I had to plan to deliberately ruin an SD kit to get over my own hang-up with paints. I still use that kit to experiment with all kinds of insane ideas and tests. For example, just think how your gf's or sister's mascara might cheaply and surprisingly effectively mimic the look of a carbon-scored blast crater, applied properly. You're surrounded by paints solvents and materials, if only you'll look! Decanted hairspray is another effective solvent for all sorts of paint cracking, chipping, and crazing effects.

/blog also

Pic related is battle damage with a soldering iron, but a metal coat hanger + stovetop is about as effective!

>>15298805
Also, I'm gonna be cannibalizing some of my barbados 6th form kit since it includes a bunch of spare parts, so maybe I can rig up a gun out of that.

>>15298520
Oh yes, that reddit that went to shit and is just a circlejerk on Discord, yes that one.

>>15298651
Nah, i got it because it's cheaper than others pg

>>15298814
Thanks for taking the time to write that, seriously. Motivated the hell out of me for some reason.

I'll see if I can get something done over the weekend.

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How do I enhance the effects of clear parts?

Under direct light they look really good from a distance because of the shine, but up close they get lost in the red plastic.

>>15298873
You can paint the inside part of them to make them look different, like with white or silver
Also blacklights make some clear parts glow as well

>>15298812
>>15298822
Sorry to drop the conversation like that, but now that I'm back what scale are you two using?

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>>15299062
It's a 1/100 graze Schwalbe. It was my first kit, and I made a ton of mistakes, so I'm going to repaint it to try and correct them/try my hand at painting.

>1 kit completely ready for painting
>weather is shit for several days now
>starting next kit to have something to do

So this is how it begins

>>15298873
glitter glue behind clear parts.

really makes them pop and shimmer. Looks good for build fighters burning gundam obviosly, and anything from that line with clear parts, but I gave my MG FA Unicorn the treatment and it looks pretty.

>>15298873

A third option is to use glitter tape where appropriate for backing or exposed areas under the armor. It's like a dollar at drug stores or craft shop, tiny bit goes a long way.

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>>15298560
I intended to join the game itself, never quite got the system. Ended up just hanging around the chat for a bit. I DID end up entering a kit, though.

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>>15299251

LEGIT. Doc Minovsky and China approve!

I am possibly the worst pilot over at BFS, kinda gave up on the battles desu. It's okay, I am fine doing the Sei Iori role more than the Sekai Kamiki role.

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Just ordered a Kotobukiya Armored Core kit, pic related. What am I in for?

>>15299310
Idk, but it looks cool as hell. I want to do a AC kit, but I'm beginning to build up a backlog if I'm not careful.

Metallic gundam markers for piping?

>>15299319
I'm lusting after the AC1 Nineball more than the White Glint but I figured it'd get me used to Koto plastic and manuals before I went for something I'll sink lots of effort into.

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>>15299110
Real sorry I had to jump out again, sibling matters, my apologies. Now let us begin.
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Koto's Heavy Weapon Unit 15, Selector Rifle, has some nice barrel ends that look very much like the weapon isn't just a slug thrower - http://myfigurecollection.net/item/500638

Heavy Weapon Unit 08, Sentry Gun, has a unique look for its main barrels as well - http://myfigurecollection.net/item/411786

Heavy Weapon Unit 02, Spiral Crusher, is a good base if you want something that looks like a lot of "lightning guns" with 3 arches surrounding/spinning around a coil or cylinder - http://myfigurecollection.net/item/126322
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Their Gimmick Unit 01, Outside Generator, can help with that feeling of something that's explicitly powered rather than just looking like another gun - http://myfigurecollection.net/item/480629
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You could also go for something more extreme altogether and create something based on Jak 3's Arc Wielder! It SPINS to win and would look unique in Gundam https://youtu.be/u4T-O3joDCU?t=1m1s

Colours will have great impact in selling the idea, maybe even get some lightning effect parts (tamashii brand?) or a blue LED to indicate that charged, ready-to-fire state

>>15299251
Oh? This looks nice, what suit is this?

>>15299310

I don't know personally about that kit, but from experience with other Koto AC4 kits and what I've heard they all have mega brittle plastic, questionable engineering decisions, and some really bad seams.

>>15298814

don't use soldering iron, try burnt incenses and cigarettes instead

>>15299328
Thanks for the advice. I'll look into those for sure.
Just picked up some metallic sharpies to try out for panel linibg/ detailing on some extra pieces left on my runners.

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>>15299337
Zudah, with some custom work on it. I got more, here.

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>>15299417
Custom work includes: aftermarket monoeye, elbows salvaged from a GM Custom, butt thrusters from Build Gundam Mk.II, extra verniers all over.

Not visible: changed the crotch from ball joints to that moveable joint system the Zaku II F2 has.

>>15299426
Oh, also that mount the polearm's attached to.

>>15299417

That is some nice work man.

>>15299417
>>15299426
That's pretty sexy. Paint looks nice!

>>15299390
Those'll be useful for detailing any of these kits if they end up having what you need. I look forward to your future progress on the mech as a whole though.

Also I forgot to mention earlier but in the way of decals a deer's hoof print came to mind. Many factors involved, mainly the color scheme the name Graze and that you wanted it to be a ground fighter.

In Norse Mythology there are a number of grazing animals that are significant, so maybe the hoof print of one of them could strike your fancy for this: http://molly.kalafut.org/mythology/Norse/animals.html


>>15299417
>>15299426
>Zudah
Dang, I'd looked at it quickly on the Gundam wiki so recently that the link is still highlighted, shame I forgot. Going for a high mobility approach? And may I ask what the T stands for?

>>15299442
Transonic.

>>15299452
I was just regretting using high mobility since it's such a, hmm, common phrase in Gundam and here I am looking at a unique custom. I like the sound of that though. I like it a lot.

Does the pilot shout TRANS-ZUDAH before they kick it into gear?

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>>15299283
What sort of rules do you guys use for your gunpla fights?

>>15299462
Get drunk enough to make pew-pew noises

>>15299461
Haha, nah. I HAVE thought of making one with a GN drive in place of that back vernier, though.

>>15299462
Not either of them, but the thought of those blaster arms being legs that this thing can use to suddenly ambush a target is frightening.

>>15299442
We can make a Galeon Graze. Maybe an antler motif on a shoulder pad or the helmet.

>>15299468
Shh. Make no more mention of GN. I weep that there's no GN-000FA model kit for the anniversary and the RD is tempting me.

>>15298790
>>15298805
If you plan to make a display at any point combining the idea of using a lightning weapon and a desert environment, you may like to take a look at this: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/but-not-simpler/what-really-happens-when-lightning-strikes-sand-the-science-behind-a-viral-photo/

>>15299485
>Galeon
Explain. I understand the rest and that's a neat idea, never seen anything like it.
Hmm, I wonder if mobile suits were ever used in clearing out large animals for humans to be able to build in peace on new worlds.