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***READ THE GUIDE***

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1Tr8UyF2Xg5Ojqw0sxcO7oIG7IIsJPes3lMO5pHZKu5o

***READ THE GUIDE***

*** THERE IS NO "GUNPLA GENERAL" DISCORD SERVER. IGNORE AND FILTER THE TRIPFAGS SNAPFIT-KUN (!jyii1UI8x.) AND AIRBRUSH-KUN (!P37CHgxil2) WHO SPAM THE THREAD AND SAY OTHERWISE.

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For those new to gunpla/plamo or even just new to this thread; please read the guide. Please read it before asking questions, as there is a chance it has already been answered there.

For those unfamiliar, "plamo" is a shortened form of "plastic model". If it's made of plastic, someone can probably help you here!
If you're new, you're gonna fuck up. Don't worry! If you're experienced, don't make the new people worry!

>Why won't anyone answer my question?
Try being specific, especially about your materials and process. Post pictures whenever possible; even if the kit/part looks bad, you are more likely to get help posting pictures.

>Links
A guide to other types of plamo:
http://www.mediafire.com/view/1vf1aw7v91pz5pa/Airfix%20Model%20World%20Specia%20-By-Step
Kawaguchi Gunpla tips:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJV1h9xQ7Hx-SoCOivVEHNDOl16VWLB3A
Gundam Lineart:
http://seesaawiki.jp/nuriesozai/lite/d/MenuBar1
https://gundma.imgur.com/
Another gunpla guide:
http://funakatown.com/images/Building_Gunpla_Final.pdf

February restock:
http://bandai-hobby.net/site/schedule_images/nouhin.pdf

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Twenty of Snapfit shilling.
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>>15300141

how about you stop talking about that nigger
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>>15300133
Another OP very well done-
>PENULTIMATE
Scary.

>>15300120
Oh? Please do tell. Spoilers don't kill my soul like they do for others. Unless it's absolutely essential that I experience the journey to its discovery first?

>>15300121
I somewhat like the thought of the Meteor parts coming down to the side and facing forward when it's on the ground like that, but I don't think that's the plan either. I'll wait and watch.
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>>15300146
Not if I can make money off him.
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>>15299754
It's not finished at all. I'm still waiting for the kit coming in that I'll be stealing the head from, then I need to decide on a color scheme and get painting.

I kind of want to do something with the arms since they have really terrible articulation, but nothing in my parts box right now really fits the bill. Especially nothing that'd be an easy parts-swap.
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>>15300153
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where is this Build Fighters game you guys were talking about last thread?
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>>15300158

Looks pretty good. Shame the G-Reco kits were so rushed
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>>15300150

Yes! If there's a way to build variable geometry gimmick between the Dendro missile boxes and also between the meteor winglets and the missile boxes, I want to do it. No idea how yet. Time to go to a hardware store. Open to suggestions

> Have you considered calling it HARKONNEN?

I don't understand this Dune reference, gomen
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>>15300162
The Gastima is a solid kit all around. I was surprised since my other G-Reco purposes were really disappointing. Especially the G-Lucifer. But the Gastima feels really solid, has decent articulation, and has a variety of stuff to play with and swap out that I didn't even realize when I bought the kit.

Sometime down the line if I can pick a second one up for cheap I'd totally get one to just have a complete one.
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>>15300165

Wait is that the HG Dendrobium and Meteor or the EX models?
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>>15300165
This is going too far.
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>>15300161

Subreddit = buildfightsystem

Link to BFS Discord is there if ya want
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>>15300176

HG Dendro, HG Meteors. I have a couple 1/550 Dendro's that miiiight work as sort-of tail fins? Not that far yet in the arranging process
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>>15300158
Please continue!
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>>15300158
Fair enough. Patience is a virtue after all. I really do like the silhouette it has at this angle.

>>15300165
Not an experienced enough builder to give anything more than a bit of lore or concept to work from now and then. On the verge of getting my first MG after all.

>>15300173
>Gastima
No surprise.
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>>15300187
Please get your trips straight.
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>>15300186

You're an absolute madman. Next Groupbuild should be Dendrobium based.
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>>15300165

>>15300131
In Hellsing, Seras Victoria uses a pair of bigass autocannons (Harkonnen II) with ammo hoppers that look surprisingly like your dakka custom.

>>15300150
Oh, it's nothing much. I just wanted to put CZ Delta in the Sinanju seat of the Neo Zeong and name the six arms after the other six Pleiades. The challenge is making a 50cm wide disk of clear plastic with the Ainz Ooal Gown logo on it so I can mount it on the Psycoshard frame
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>>15300177

It's too late for me, anon; the moment that plastic saw bit into the Meteor fuselages, there was no going back.

"Seeing if I could vs seeing if I should etc etc"

Save yourself! Straight builds are much safer!
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>>15300200
A- and we thought attaching meter units to the dendrobium was madness. Well, CZ did perform a Neo Zeong looking transformation at one point in the Pleiades mini-series. I'd imagine NZ would be an acceptable marriage proposal ring in her eyes too
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>>15300198

I understand that it is too soon to begin setting the next group build, but maybe widen the Dendro idea out to mobile armors (& kitbashy remixes thereof to provide options) and possibly include Kutans, GN armor thingies, etc?

The 1/550 Dendro's are nice little builds, at any rate!

Pic related, album: https://imgur.com/a/3ZCqe
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>>15300165
>>15300200
that would be because Harkonen was deliberatly modeled off of Dendrobium. In the manga volumes he has some silly rambling pages at the end, Gundam comes up a LOT. Pretty sure some chapters were named after gundam in some way. If not there are still numerous other game and show titles among those chapter names, he seems to be quite the otaku of western media, especially strategy games.

>>15300236
i was about to suggest all the Mobile armor from STardust but that works too.
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>>15300200

> In Hellsing, Seras Victoria uses a pair of bigass autocannons (Harkonnen II) with ammo hoppers that look surprisingly like your dakka custom.

TY for the hint, anon! I have tons and tons of v. thick Dendro sprues I can lathe down into belt-fed main gun slugs like pic related.

You are awesome.
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>>15300250
He even named the wide area frag grenades VLADIMIR, Alucard's black 13mm pistol Jackal and so on. It's really obvious in Drifters when just about every title is named after a song (including Men of Destiny).
I didn't know the Harkonnens were modelled after the Dendrobium, though. That's pretty neat.
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Quick heads up. There's a HG 00 Qan[T] Full Saber addon kit on Amiami in case anyone wants it.
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Did the gunpla expo happen already?
Was there any new announcement there?
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>>15300398

I believe everything is dropping over the weekend. So far I saw a P-Bandai Zaku FZ and Gelgoog Unicorn versions.
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>>15300441
I'm crying. My wallet is not ready for another expo
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>>15300186
>stealth ad placement
Can that Cricut explore air actually cut polystyrene?
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>>15300133
>mfw finding out about all the sexy GMs from AGE

I don't need them
I don't need them
I don't need them
I really don't need them
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I'm still waiting for my denan gay
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>>15300577
never ever
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>for four months, I have been building kits in my dorm room
>every time my roommate walks in and sees me building, he asks about it
>end up giving a number of lectures on the engineering that goes into gunpla
>my roommate tells me he used to build model tanks and planes as a kid and is constantly fighting off the urge to buy a gundam kit
>mfw he finally broke after seeing me building the RG Exia today
>mfw the first thing he ordered is an MG 00 Raiser and an action base
>And right now he just told me "I'm scared I'm going to get addicted to these."

God save this man, he needs it.
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>>15300647
I know exactly how this will end.
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>>15300618
everyday until i like it
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>>15300647
He will be Gundam.
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dubs determines my next build.

I'll go first: Lightning Zeta.
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>>15300743
the bear
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>>15300647
Battle hasn't even begun and he's already lost.
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>>15300743
Rezel C.
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>>15300743
Nu.
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>>15300743
Jesta
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>>15300743

Ugly choices all around.

Guncannon is the one decent part of your backlog.
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>>15300743
Build the Byarlant lad.
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I just realize that the HG Ball-dam is already out.
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>>15300871
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>>15300647
YOU SHOULD HAVE WARNED HIM
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http://hobbynotoriko.yumenogotoshi.com/hg-ibo-bael.html
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>>15300876
Pretty solid for unpainted, though, nothing compared to something like the MG RX-78-02 Origin. But this is HG after all and with a more complex design.
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Anyone got advice on how to recolour this clear part? I have some thin red ink (Games Workshop) I could airbrush onto it, I don't think any other colours would work.
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>>15300879
pretty bland
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>>15300743
Build your Guncannon, then the Nightingale.
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>>15300743
Combine the nightingale and the bylarant custom.
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>>15300743
ANIME JA NAI
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>>15300165

So how filthy fucking rich is your family? Because this shit is ridiculous.
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>>15300879
I like the legs and chest. Hate the rest.
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>>15301163
Not the mad scientist at work, but if you play your cards right even minimum wage in some places can afford one such things over not too terribly long of a time.
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>>15300647
Welcome to plastic crack. He's here forever.
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>>15300743
THIS NU GUNDAM ISNT JUST FOR SHOW
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Hey anons, I just bought an HGUC gogg and I want to modify it to look like an old metal diving suit, with copper/brass colored paint and the monoeye replaced with windows, I also kinda want to make it look all corroded and covered in sea junk, any advice for how to do stuff like that?

When's the next group build? I might use this idea for it.
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>>15300871
Everytime I look at this thing I see a Gundam wearing a diaper while riding on 2 upside down banana boats.
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now time for what I think will be the hardest part : legs. Pray for me anons
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>>15300495

Yes and no. Up to about 0.3 mm styrene/pla thickness a cricut works great!

Example cricut-fabricated combinable sword: https://imgur.com/a/yFBdq

0.5 mm pla sheets will. not. cut.

Tutorial album feat. unpainted Graze-chan: https://imgur.com/a/XAMFY
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>>15301163
>So how filthy fucking rich is your family? Because this shit is ridiculous.

Dad is an international businessman, mom is a PhD. They have some money for sure. But I don't spend anything on consoles and buy 1 or 2 steam games on sale each year. So it isn't an either-or gunpla budget, it's both-and.

To be fair, US$500 for a Dendro, a couple Meteor Units, and misc detailing bits is more than is wise to spend for most people. Let my life be a warning to you, anon! <3

Also money is a sensitive topic for some people, and having been warned about mentioning gender on gunpla general, I'd prefer not to talk more about $ here.

Maybe best to just say that gunpla is so much more about the effort and practice and skill you put in than about the dollars!
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>>15301456

Forget gunpla, tell me about that lamp.
It's so beautiful. That base looks so sturdy.
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>>15301322
God fucking dammit Amuro, using your newtype tricks isn't fair.
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>>15301468

Super solid, I think they were $20 at lowes/Home Depot. The LED bulbs screw with my phone camera so hard though. 8/10
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1/144 hobbybase kiwami hands arrived for Stamen. Hope they're not as fragile as everyone makes them out to be. 3mm magnets also arrived, so it looks like aside from new hands she's also gonna finally get the old weapon magnet stealth attached on backpack. Then the weapons and hands can go get painted.
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>>15301574

Moar pics of Stamen, anon, pls!
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>>15301492
You need to use something to diffuse the light.
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>>15301574
They are made of fairly cheaper plastic and the main thing to watch out for is the c-joint clip at the base of each finger. If it stresses or breaks even a little it is going to fall off a lot.

Also those may be too big for the stamen. They are sized for larger stuff like Nu and Unicorn.
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>>15301583
Since ant haven't been posting much lately this didn't take long to find in archive. His stuff is there: anewtranslator.imgur.com
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>>15300871
That is is nice color separation
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>>15301604
Thanks for the tip dude. Regarding the size, will give it a go anyway.
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>>15300897
If the color you want has a mix of red, then paint it with another color to get your desired shade. If not, then recast it with clear resin and paint it then.
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>>15301468
>>15301492
Can confirm, I bought a black one almost exactly the same that 3 weeks ago for 20 USD. 40 watts. It's a little screwy, but it's worth the price.
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>>15301590

I normally use a lightbox for serious pics, yes
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>>15300897
Clear acrylic paints. Just be aware that with clear colors a bit of the base plastic color will show through and alter the colors you paint on top so you won't be able to paint over it with certain weaker colors like yellow.

Red should work fine over the pink though.
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Would you guys recommend the HGUC Revive Gouf and RX-78-2 for someone who's relatively new to gunpla? They look pretty light on stickers and painted details so I've been considering picking them up to get some practice on the basics in.
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>>15301718
I'd recommend the RX-78-2 and the Origin Char's Zaku II.
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>>15301724
This.
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If you had to post the single best photo you have ever taken of your Gunpla, what would it be?
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>>15301773

Best? I'm a terrible photographer.

Will you settle for a crappy but favorite pic?
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>>15301773
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>>15301773
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>>15301773
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>>15301974

Your Gabtheley looks cool.
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>>15300879
>minimal stickers, mostly black
Alright you fuckin' got me...
Gonna get the 1/100 when it comes out because I fucking hate myself for not getting the Vidar 1/100.
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>>15301773
i can't decide
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>>15301773
>>15301990
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>>15301974
>Devil Gundam
Very nice.
Also, is that a jojo reference?
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>>15301773
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>>15301773
Probably this one.
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>>15301974

That unicorn girl looks like a potato.
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>>15301773
Here's mine
>>15301974
>he didn't use figures that can actually point
Disappointing desu
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>>15301996
>>15302057
Fuck off.
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>>15301996
>jojo

>>15302057
>point

build fighters wasn't even that long ago
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>>15301996
>>15302057
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>>15302059
>>15302068
>>15302070
Oh fuck was that supposed to reference build fighters? I binge-watched it in a weekend, so my memory is kind of hazy.

as compensation have this reaction zaku
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>>15301969
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>>15302094

Argggh. I am photo fail
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>>15301974
it makes me sad to see this pic, cause i reminds me of how nice these threads were before that autistic kid started spamming it every day
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Post collections I guess.
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>>15301974
I've got a couple more shots I'm pretty fond of so I think I'll just post them.
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>>15302133
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>>15302139
Don't have any decent photos of this one combined with the backpackplane because of how hard it was to get a full shot.
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>>15302141
Eh that's all from me.
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>>15301773
idk maybe this one
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>>15301962
Skimpy, but the colors are nice.
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>>15301322
>Nu ver ka
Best boy ever
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>>15300876
>>15300871
This thing is fucking ugly
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>>15302173
Your face is fucking ugly
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>>15302181
>I'm easily a 10/10
Ha, the joke is on you!
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>>15302191
Prove it.
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>>15302197
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>>15302214
2 believe or not 2 believe Anon.
No, there's really no question. Nice try. Nice 2butt
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>>15302214
LONDON
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>>15300879
Looks like shit desu. I would rather pick a 1.5 Gundam
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>>15301773
I actually got the pieces for my light box in already. I should start building it this weekend.
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>>15302236
Meanwhile over here
>buy light box to take photos
>use phone instead of DSLR because easier to just post images to twitter and download instead of removing SD card and putting in card reader
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>>15302236
>Uploaded original instead of reduced image

Aw fuck I'm sorry.
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>>15302234
That's pretty fucking neat actually, I wish that 1.5 gundam had a 1/100 so I could make that with the incoming 1/100 bael.
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>>15302234
You can clearly see Ebikawa transitioning to his AGE designs with 1.5 now that I think about it
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>>15300133
I fucking love these OP images.
>Penultimate
Oh really! Man too soon. I hope someone else decides to pick up where you left off cuz I'm already missing them.
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>>15301773
I've probably taken loads better than this, but this is my favorite pose at least
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>>15302267
I just wrote penultimate because the Kamiki Burning only showed up in the last episode of Try and Island Wars.

So yeah I ain't really going anywhere until I get bored, really.
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>>15302276
how do you get the font so right?
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went to my local comic shop to check out their selection today and was surprised to find pic related, along with some other g-unit kits, a bunch of old wing 1/100s (for the nostalgiabois) and a really great selection of kits new and old.

i picked up a HGUC gm custom and the hydra and i'm pretty excite
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>>15302279
For the logos? I just chose a close enough font, if not the exact font, and fiddled around in Photoshop.

As for the comic title fonts, I usually search for fitting fonts on sites like 1001fonts and dafont. The regular text is called Anime Ace.
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>>15302283
I just put together the hydra and it's a pretty simple build. Not too surprising for an older kit. The biggest disappointments are the lack of articulation in the legs and arms and the lack of color separation in the dual head, but otherwise it's a solid kit.
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>>15302288
Ah I see.
Well keep up the great work man!
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>>15302289
yeah i'm gonna try and modify it a bit to get more poseability out of it and still undecided about giving it a new color scheme or just trying to match the manual.
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>>15301995
This one is the greatest cool
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>>15302334
I assume you put that through something? Could I ask what?
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>>15302344
A bunch of adjustments on Photoshop with the colors, lighting, white balance, and contrast. I left the de-noising to waifu2x.

Here's one with adjusted colors and lightness
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Which kit is your biggest regret?

For me it's the RG MK-II Titans. Mostly because I used the stickers and topcoated with Krylon Matte.

1. Stickers on dark colors = BAD
2. Krylon Matte pigments are BIG
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>>15302629
HGUC Banshee Norn (Destroy) on account of assorted handpainting mishaps. Now after snapping off the Armed Armor XC's connector to the backpack, I'm not so sure I want to revisit it. Think I'll just get regular Banshees or something and try to work the arms into an FA Unicorn (Destroy Red) in my backlog.
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>>15302629

For whatever reason I just could not make the HG Gyan. Something always went wrong. The first time I cut myself and scratched the plastic at the same time, and the piece was contaminated in a way I couldn't clean. The second time my mom threw the kit out by accident before I was done. The third time I rolled my chair over several pieces.

Then they came out with the Revive Gyan.
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>>15302629
HGUC Z'gok E.

Fuck that worthless piece of shit.
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>>15301773
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>>15302629
Elf Bullock. It's an extremely boring build and it can't even do its transformation gimmick without having a whole second body you have to pop parts off and attach them too. Compared especially to the amazing prices we get on IBO stuff it was a total ripoff.
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>>15302629
>pigments
Shouldn't it be clear?
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>>15302716

The grains.
Krylon paints have large grains, all your shit looks pebbly or like there's rain on it.
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>>15302729
First time posting a picture? Delet and try again.
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ok, second try

First try at weathering, what do you think? I was going for a front-line/dinged-up but fully functional. Not 100% done, I have a Tamiya weathering kit coming in the mail to add rust effects, and then a matte coat.
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>>15301773
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>>15302733
looks like you're getting there.
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>>15302283
Is it 1/100?

It might look good next to my MG Wing kits
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>>15302733
Not bad. But I would think the exposed metal wouldn't be black.
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>>15302767
It's actually gunmetal, with aluminum for the surface scratches. I went with heavy dry brushing with aluminum followed by focused application of gunmetal. Next time I might reverse that.
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Goddamnit you guys made me want to get a Turn A.
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>>15302283
My LCS's have had Titanium Unicorns, Kshatriya Repairs and old no grades shelfwarming for months. I almost want to buy one so they have room for new stuff.
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>>15301773
Probably this, but I've got some slightly blurrier pics (taken on a phone camera) with poses I like better.
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It felt necessary to edit in a more pronounced eye, but overall it was a blast to go into some older projects, completely overhaul them, and see how they look.
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>>15301773
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when does this release?
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>>15302872
Good.
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>>15303197
That was a scratchbuild, wasn't it?
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>>15303101
The whole thing looks CG
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>>15303437
really? I would think it would be shinier if it looked CG(unedited pic now)
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>>15303481
fuck, forgot to rotate the original
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>>15301974
The fuk is this thing?
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So /m/. How are the old Gasaraki Model Kits? I'm interested in buying one, of course I will have to touch it up to meet modern needs but is there anything I need to know before getting one?
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>>15303507
Devil Gundam. Watch G Gundam.
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>>15303515
AH, thanks.

Only recently started watching Gundam. Been doing release order UC and I'm almost done with Victory.
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>>15301773
best shot of any of my gunpla i've taken
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>>15303521
G Gundam is my favorite, watch it dubbed, it's great. Just don't go in expecting a war drama.
Expect a love story.
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>>15302758
i wish they'd made this suit in 1/100, but it's just 1/144

>>15302899
whoever does the ordering at my local shop knows what they're doing. they have everything from old wing and evangelion kits to the whole IBO lineup, tons of MGs and HGUCs from all different series and even a PG and mega size RX-78.on top of that, the whole gunpla section is bigger every time i go there and the prices are all super reasonable.

if they'd start selling tools and paints and all that i'd have no reason to go to my local hobby shop again
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>>15301773
Eh, not my best but I do like the way this one came out. Excuse the background.
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>>15303794
Dammit
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>No MG/RG G-Self ever
I will continue drowning in my sorrow, that suit deserves a good kit.
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>>15303839
Too bad it's stuck in a shitty series and liked by the shittiest fans.
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>>15303488
what kind of top coat is that
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Leopard will never get an HG won't it.
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>>15301773
Most likely this
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>>15303918

Guess i'll go with this one then
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Is it really that bad? I want both it and the Sinanju.
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Which new kit Altus, amazing SF or bael
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>>15303933
Amazing SF.
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>>15303925
have fun with the transformation

make sure you have glue
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>>15301773
More just getting lucky with lighting at the time. I've posted my other stuff here too often and this was recent anyways.
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>>15301773
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>>15303951
>iron man astray
for what purpose
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>>15301773
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>>15303977
maybe this one if only for the size difference

excuse the nubs
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>>15303925

I haven't had any issues with it personally
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>>15303508
I don't know, but if you do get one please post about it in the future because I'm also interested.
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>building RG Sinanju
>can't decide if I want to use the stickers or not

hmm, decisions
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>>15304159
Just do it.
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>>15304272
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>>15304276
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>>15304272
>>15304276
>>15304284
I feel like coco and nora should switch, only because coco has an actual minigun and nora has a single shot weapon with high power
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>>15304429
That is an excellent idea.
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Is the HG 00 Raiser + GN Sword III fun to build?

Also why is HG ZZ Gundam so fucking hard to find
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Its the weekend, where are the convention announcements?
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>>15304507
Incredibly fun. One of the first kits I really went whole-hog painting (if poorly) and reuses enough of the vanilla 00 Gundam to give you an incredible amount of accessories. (Anyone know if HG 00 Raiser Condenser reuses both the GN Drives and GN Sword III to give you an even more complete package?)

As for ZZ, I wouldn't know. Bad reissue luck?
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>>15304554
Condenser comes with them, yes.
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Started the RG Full Burnern today, the core fighter sure is cute.
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>>15304683
Do yourself a favor and paint all of the thrusters red on the inside and thr grey dots on top of the shoulders gold or orangem Kit looks way better when done that way. Also note that the rifle is pretty fragile and of course, RG shoulders. If the kits torso seems to want to slump to one side when completed, spray the inner joint structure to decrease the tolerances and it should have a straight spine then. Enjoy the kit, the GP01 in either form looks like sex. I hope for a 3.0-style MG at some point.
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>>15304448
>>15304429
Nora should get something with a hammer, actually. Her grenade launcher is just there, she's meant to be a Thor analogue and is more famous for her hammer.
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>>15303863
Tamiya flat, very good quality
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>>15304715
the only kit i can think of with a hammer is the Gusion and man rodi. Aside from the hammer, I dont think those seem a good fit, unless im missing another option?
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>>15304741
There's not a lot of suits outside of the IBO line that utilize blunt weapons, especially since the guy who did the charts seemed to prefer MGs or 1/100 scale.

Outside of scratchbuilding or kitbashing from the IBO line, Nora's suit can't have a hammer. The best you can do is the Heavyarms using the gatling gun as a blunt weapon.
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>>15304769
>>15304741
Gusion in Rebake guise, no extra arms, with frog parts or arm pods as tits?
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>>15304806
Maybe the Barbatos 4th form with the smooth-bore and the mace, also a longer skirt and an entirely different V-fin
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>>15304272
>>15304276
>>15304284
I also feel like Yang should get maybe get the Titus, if only for the punchy brawler feel
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>>15304507
Yes, however I went with the 00 Seven Swords + 0 Raiser.
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>>15304276
If we leave the HG line, pyrrha would fit the gyancelot perfectly. spear and shield
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>>15302629
I have 2.
1. Full armor gundam thunderbolt ver ka. it looks gorgeous and I was so excited when I snapped it together. it took me almost a week to do. Then I decided to panel line, top coat, and decal it. It looked stunning. I was going to put on one more top coat in the morning over the water slides but before I woke up the waterslides stopped sticking and fell off, tore apart, and got ruined. the kid looked awful now and now I have to wait to find replacement decals and take off the remaining pieces of waterslides without ruining any of the top coat and panel lines.
>TLDR full armor gundam thunderbolt ver ka has the worst water slides ever only put them on if you are going to top coat immediately.

2. Rg exia. the kit is solid I'd give it a 8.5/10 if not a little higher. Probably the best rg in general. Anyways this was my first time doing a panel wash on it. I tried to wipe some off but running alcohol didn't take it off. So I decided to try paint stripper. the stripper ate through the plastic on the arm and completely destroyed it and the inner frame too.
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>snapped MG Char's Zaku II 2.0 together.
>still need to build the weapons, panel line, apply decals and top coat
>starting HGUC Ground GM to practice sanding with new sanding sticks.

So... This is how it starts...
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>>15305095
This is why you always start with the weapons.
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>>15305101
Not according to the instructions....

Also, I just got the HGUC Ground GM and the MG GM Sniper II and noticed that both of their instruction booklets had English translations for all the moon ruins. Is this a sign of Gunpla making a resurgence in the US? I mean my Barnes and Nobel has a Gunpla section, so who knows.
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>>15305126
>following the instructions
nerd, gunpla is freedom
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Got the Vidar snapped together.
So when topcoating, do I gloss coat, panel line, then matte coat? Or is it safe to panel line and then topcoat without doing a gloss?
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>>15305164
Whoops
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>>15305164
Depends on what method you're using for your panel lines.
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>>15305194
I was just going to use gundam markers for all the lining for the most part, and some metallic sharpies for some of the silver on the piping and some other small places.
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>>15305202
markers don't work on topcoats
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>>15305202
Gloss coats are more for washes or preserving a non-acrylic layer of paint. You probably don't need those if it's just raw plastic.
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>>15305211
Alright. So marker before topcoat? I may have misunderstood somewhere. I thought that you could gloss first in order to smooth everything out, then panel line on that, or is that just with washes?

>>15305216
I see. So I'm fine to just matte coat? Should I panel line before or after?
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>>15305232
you'd want to topcoat over your panel lines to preserve them. Make sure your topcoat doesn't use the same solvent or is chemically stronger, else it'll leach the paint underneath and turn it blurry. Test on a test piece to be sure.
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>>15305126
They started introducing eng instructions on the dragon ball kits last tear and spread it to star wars and gunpla
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>>15305294
>Dragon ball kits
What
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>>15305305
just fucking google it
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>>15305305
https://youtu.be/Kj69Wr2rqkM?t=7m54s
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Just put together my first painted model, the original HGUC Gouf. It's not perfect but I'm proud of my first endeavor into paintjobs.
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>>15305340
Looks good to me. What paint did you use?
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>>15305344
Tamiya acrylic paints which were airbrushed on, and Future floor polish mixed with Tamiya Flattening Agent as topcoat to make a flat coat.
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when and what is the next group build?
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>>15305368
Neat. You did a good job. I'm working on my first paint job, but the weathers been really bad for it. Whenever it clears up, I'm gonna try again.
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>>15305374
My general rule was humidity under 70 and Fahrenheit mattered less, but not to any extremes.
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>>15305373

At the head of this very thread we were mentioning mobile armors and big assault packs as a theme but it's still pretty soon since the last one, Anon. Also mobile armors would be a more difficult theme and probably turn some participants away.

pic related is how I'm upgrading my Dendro with Gatling cannons
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>>15305417
Replacing the i-field generator?
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For the ones here who snapbuild, Have you experienced issues with the white parts of your kits where the nubs start yellowing over time?

I've had this MG Unicorn on the shelf for approximately 10 months and when I took it out I noticed the yellowing on where the nubs used to be. I did notice that this only happens on bandai kits since my Daban Nu ver.Ka hasn't had this problem
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>>15305431

Nah, will resin cast copies of it. It's an easier shape to hook the metal barrels into than the main cannon housing. Main cannon is too thin to fit hexagonnaly arranged barrels of the same diameter.
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>>15300133
>penultimate
teach us your ways so we can pick up where you left off
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Inb4 the 200th MG is the Xi
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>>15305513
Not OP, But he said that it just says Penultimate because the Kamiki burning only appeared in the last episode of Build fighters try and that he's not going anywhere for the time being.
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Anyone know of any 1/100 Action Base alternatives?

Preferably one that doesn't attach in the crotch area.
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Just unboxed a valvrave kit. Apart from the monstrous sticker sheet im looking forward to building it, came with a ton of effect parts too.
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>>15305558
Where do you want it to attach then?!?

Some stands come with kits and they attack on the backpack like the freedom and I think the fenice mgs but they are specifically for those guys
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>>15301773
I've posted this a few times in both /gpg/ ad /sgg/, the Symphogear general.

I wanted to give Exia and 00 poses that suggest lounging / not being battle-alert.
I think this nailed it perfectly.
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How good is the MG Kampfer? I love the design but the kit looks a bit dated.
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>>15305688
it's a bit dated but with a little love it can look great. the hands suck though as with most kits around that time.
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>>15305193
Got the Vidar panel lined mostly. Gonna do some gold and silver on the frame later. Also gonna paint the rapier blades silver. How'd I do so far?
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>>15301773
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>>15304866
I think the Unicorn makes sense, what with her semblance and all
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>>15305095
And the GM is snapped together. Quick and easy build.

My first HG, I'm used to MGs. This was good practice for sanding though
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>>15305417
>>15305373
I'm hoping it isn't a mobile armor build. I mean considering they are like hella pricey for most people just for a straight kit, then to potentially fuck it up for what? A few /m/ anons to laugh at it and give bad criticism and no real prizes? I'd rather do something like we all order a specific weapon pack and whoever uses it in the best way gets some kit or something. It would be more fun to have more people involved than to have two entries. Also, look at our Graze builds. The winner was a good chop shop but I don't think it was even painted. Not that it was a bad custom...but a mobile armor group build would be sort of sad.
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>>15306009

I'm just thinking that there aren't all that many mobile armors around
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>>15306038
I just want us to go back to doing group pose shots. Anyone have copies of all the ones we did with Build Fighters? Getting my Gerbera Tetra into the baseball pose was sweet.
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>>15302629
>1. Stickers on dark colors = BAD
Use Kawaguchi's method for trimming decals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmJEzcT2Fu0
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Is this set compatible with the Origin Zaku 2? Specifically the gun on the top with the chain.
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>>15305688
It looks great, but the design + being so old means that its kind of a brick. I still love it though just for the variety of weapons you get on it.

Kampfer 2.0 when?
Alex 2.0 when?
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>>15306119
It can hold it fine, but attaching the piece that's connected to the gun via a chain? Not unless you do modifications of course.
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>>15306124

Does it use screws? Never built a kit that did.
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>>15306119
>>15306131
Yeah he'd need to mod that mount peg but it looks like it could easily be sanded down to make it fit
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>>15306139
Yeah it does. In the shoulders and knees I believe. Also watch out: I'm not sure it its preventable, but one of the knees on mine is weak/floppy, so the kit cant really hold any wide-legged bent-knee pose.
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>>15305899
Your stickers are misaligned! Use an angled tweezer next time for applying decals!
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Has there been any news at all for MG V2 Assault and Buster packs?
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>>15306124
Looks pretty cool. I dig the shotgun.
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Any particular glue I should use to secure pieces that keep popping off? The boosters on the legs and the cream pieces on my Vidar keep popping off, as does the bottom half of the chest piece.
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>>15301773

Probably this.
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>>15306158
Don't worry snapfag I managed to fix it.
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Went into another old build to fix it up a bit and then top coated it, I love the 00 Raiser, so I am probably going to fix the rest when I finish my 00 Raiser collection
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>>15306346
What topcoat?
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>>15306346
sorry, fixed image a bit because it was kind of blurry at that size
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>>15306359
tamiya flat, used it quite a lot and can say for certain that it's my go-to from now on because of how available and reliable it is
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>>15306370
Neat. Looks good. I need to order some or see if hobby lobby has any
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I've been thinking about getting the Kimaris Vidar, but I also remember have the HG (vanilla) Kimaris. Loved the design, but the kit couldn't handle the weight of the lance especially with such a narrow waist. The spine keeps falling apart as a result.

So, I'm kinda afraid of that happening again with the KV.
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>>15306227
Plastic cement would melt the plastic together slightly creating a tight bond without necessarily having extra gunk pop up like with super glue.
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>>15306469
Did you cement it?
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>>15306227
Master Grade IBOs cannot come soon enough
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>>15306493
>MG
>IBO
>When the Full Mechanics line is an obvious replacement
You'll get an IBO MG after we get the G-Saviour MG Ver Ka.
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>>15306478
I've got some of the tamiya thin cement. Would that work okay?
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>>15306482

Haven't gotten around to it. Kits been in back in the box since I've been doing some renovations to my place. At least it didn't go missing like my Revive RX-78-2.
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>>15306499
Every time someone mentions even the possibility of a Master Grade IBO, some cuck comes around and brings down the collective quality of the thread down even further than it already is.

And that cuck is you.
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>>15306515

Well with the overabundance of IBO kits such as the full mechanics line already out, are MGs even necessary?
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>>15301773
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>>15301773
Haven't taken too many pics yet but this one is alright
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MG II boys and girls

year of the GM
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>realize too late that the dry transfer is misaligned
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Wasn't there supposed to be some hobbyshow this weekend?
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whats the point to fully painting a kit if you are just going to use its actual colors? i can understand if you are doing a custom or using some shading technique but why paint the plastic if its already that color?
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>>15306937

To cover up discolorations and stuff from seam welding. It also gives a more even look.
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>>15306915
Yeah that's the worst.
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>>15306937
To make it look nicer. Plastic covered in flat coat doesn't look as nice as paint covered in flat coat. Plus I like the painting process.
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>>15306915
>Try transfers not even once
chink or authentic waterslides are cheap as fuck. And they are just way easier, especially if you painted the kit.
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>>15305688
It is pretty dated. The hands take a little work to get them to hold the shotguns, and it might just be mine, but this little piece that fills in the shotguns is really loose along with some yellow pieces on the chest. However, I think the proportions and design is way better than the popular 3rd party one and it looks fantastic. Articulation is ok, but not great. The OOB colors are way off though. Probably the best part of it is all the weapons you get and loading it out.
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>>15305794
Fuck I want to build my Fenice but I won't until I can paint.
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>>15307117
Not the guy you replied to, but do you also have the MG Sinanju?
If yes, could you take a picture of them standing straight, side by side?

I kinda want to see how they match up together.
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1/100 Graze is ~half price at hlj sale if anyone is interested
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>>15306009
Yeah I can see MA group to be meh... I think the next one should something like build a custom based of a character... kinda like that Char custom or a custom based off another mecha from a non gundam series
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WIP on MG Trans-Am Exia.
Since this kit comes with clear pink parts (as per the original design direction for Trans-Am), I ordered the clear green runner from regular MG Exia to use on it.
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>>15306227
>The boosters on the legs and the cream pieces on my Vidar keep popping off
Then you must have fucked up the connections when removing nubs or something
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>>15307572

I'm building the Dendro so I'd have the biggest vested interest in a MA group build, but anything else is literally fine.
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Will top coating help with loose joints?
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>>15308411
not really... use those liquid cement of AA-super glue instead
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>>15308421
How will that look though?
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>>15308448
a slight layer of shine... you dont need a lot just a small drop and then spread it around
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>>15308411
get some pledge floor shine, liquid cement might just melt the plastic
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>>15307960
No shit, sherlock. That's why I'm trying to fix it. Don't really know how I could've fucked them up, though. There aren't any nubs around the cream pieces on the wings or where the thrusters connect. So I couldn't have removed too much material somewhere.

Trying out metallic sharpies.
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>>15308856
What's the point in sharpies when actual model paint will work better and be worth the price because it'll be smoother?
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is there a guide to making cloth capes for 1/144 scale models?
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>>15308984
Hah, that design is kind of neat
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>>15308984
i remember quite a few years ago that to make a "decent" cape/cloak, use eyeglass cleaner cloth, because they are weighty and flexible enough to give the effect. never tried it myself and they're kinda small, so try it
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>>15300133
Any idea how to save that Guide as a Google Doc?
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>>15308411
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We're due another Perfect Grade.

What do you think should be the next suit? Personally I'm wishing for:

>Wing Gundam TV or EW ver.
>Barbatos 4th. Form
>GM
>Guntank
>Z'gok
>Sinanju
>Nu Gundam
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>>15309228
I think the only one of those we may get is the sinanju or possibly the nu gundam.

I doubt we will get a pg anytime soon since we don't get pgs that often and we got the unicorn and banshee norn fairly recently
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>>15309228
if ibo is popular enough, i can see them making a barbatos that can interchangeable parts, but seeing how 1/100 arent doing as well as 1/144, i kinda doubt it
my personal bet is nu gundam, with the size and bulk, they can make bank on extra parts and effect parts, and hopefully a stable rack for the funnels
other than the zaku, i really doubt they are going to make perfect grade mass produced suits.
sinanju would be great considering the unicorn came out, but i bet they're trying to figure out ways on having people buying it 4 times
i think it would be amazing for the to make a pg turn a gundam though
>still waiting for sword and launcher strike packs
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>>15307514
Sorry, I don't have a lot of newer kits at the moment and can't do that since I'm doing a thing where I'm going through oldest to newest right now so I can feel the engineering progression.
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Welp I've taken the first step back into giving plastic crack a shot again. Got the HGUC Revive RX-78-2 coming in the mail with some panel wash and a few replacement tools.

I'm fighting the urge (and failing hard) to jump straight in with this beautiful bastard and going for something less extensive instead.
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>>15309442
if you got the skills for it, i say go for it
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>>15309060
>tfw glasses wearer

thanks anon
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Dr Strange creates a time loop to force Dormammu into a bargain to save the world
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How do you guys come up with colour schemes? I've only fully painted a few kits and my imagination has been kind of bottom tier for them.
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>>15309653
http://seesaawiki.jp/nuriesozai/lite/d/MenuBar1
use this link, has line art for almost every ms in shows, movies,and sidestory. mind you, it doesnt have EVERYTHING but its a good start. just save it and open paint (thats what i use) and go from there
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>>15305662
that's pretty cute mang
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>>15309663

Yeah I know about that site. It certainly helps for seeing how it would look on a specific kit but my imagination is still lacking.
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>>15309228
I want a Qan[T] FS + Teleportation ring
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>>15306217
The v2 sold so poorly I wonder if its on indefinite hold
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>>15309707
if you are lacking imagination, just look up stuff, whether it be art, more mech designs, or literally anything. if anything, just watch more shows until you see a color scheme you like.
>>15309740
not even p-bandai?
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>>15309740
It's a shame, I don't hate the kit but it could have been so much better. The transformations should have been dropped entirely
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Got all the metallic parts I wanted colored on the Vidar. I need to topcoat it whenever I get a chance.
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>>15309779

Turns out just sitting with it for a while can get okay results. Wouldn't mind getting some feedback or so for this scheme, though replace the dark grey shoulder with the shoulder cannon.
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Got my rx 121 Hazel yesterday, will put it together next week. too bad i cant into painting, and just do panel lining
Also how do you do for the stand ? Do you buy the officiel ones ? They are at 7€ half the price of a model kit, i think its expansive
Someone ever tried those shits ?
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=gundam%20stand&_dcat=16513&rt=nc&_mPrRngCbx=1&_udlo=0&_udhi=5
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>>15309938
I stole the idea for this from a skin on titanfall.

Looks good so far. What're you going for?
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>>15309956
Are you french by any chance ?
Just buy the action bases from amazon or hlj, the thing is you should never buy these alone, order them when you buy another kit so you don't get to pay shipping twice.
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>>15309956
>Too bad I can't into painting
Why can't you? Do you not have access to modeling paint where you live? That's the only honest excuse, as even hand brushed models look superior to bare plastic. It costs all of twenty dollars to buy nice brushes and some paints.
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Really dig the Ground Type Graze feet and since that's already out I tried test fitting some different set ups before it gets here.

Schawlbe thigh amor seems like it has more restricted articulation compared to the regular Graze legs. I can't seem to bend it straight as the latter.

I still really like the Leopard legs but it did looked weird near the middle with those gaps. Still not sure on this leg change overall yet.

Also ditched the sub arm for the gun and just have it on the shoulder directly to make room for a backpack.
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>>15309993
O-oui
yea i have noticed that but i dont buy from hlj often, only when there is something i really want on sales, the shipping cost can be expansive.
ill try to get one or two from ebay to see if they are decent.
>>15310039
Im afraid to fuck my kits but mostly i dont have the space for the spray can or a garden to make them dry.
About the hand brush paint i really dont know what paint i should use and for what, i expect it to look bad if i wanted to paint big portions of plastic (to replace stickers) instead of little details.
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What's the most overrated and underrated kit?

Pic possibly related?
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>>15310082
I feel the recent two MG Psychozaku and Full armor gundam are way overrated. They are just fine average MGs but the anime and ver ka label put them over. Both of them are based on old kits and you can only really pose them in 1 pose on stands.
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>>15310082
hg gyan revive is seriously one of the best kits that gives you the most bang for your buck. it's super cheap but it's better than most hgs. good accessories, good color separation , few stickers, and awesome hands.
Seriously it deserves all the praise it gets and anyone that dislikes it just hates it because it's liked so much.

for me though
>most overrated
sazabi ver ka for sure.
it looks cool and comes with a lot of accessories but it's design kind of fucks itself over. it has cool weapons but his wrist cuff things are so big it's hard to pose him with the gun.
He is also so heavy that He can break an action base.
His hands suck, I hate the movable fingers hands being good meme because they suck for holding weapons. I mean if a kit included those hands and molded hands for each weapon that would be great but we won't ever get that.
Plus it's like $90 for a kit you won't be able to pose.

Most underrated
I'd have to say turn x. I never hear it talked about although when it is talked about I hear good things. It's a cool looking kit and every part is unique so you won't get bored building the same thing multiple times like I do with some kits. It has an unique look to it overall that I get some people won't like but still it's definitely a kit that stands out.

id also thrown in the rg 00 kits. the rg line gets a lot of shit for being fragile bit every 00 rg kit I've built so far has been super solid and have had only very minor issues.
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>>15310200
totally agree. I built the full armor gundam thunderbolt and even though it looks cool you can't really do anything with it.
plus the waterslides are shit.

I don't mind the psycho zaku being based off of the zaku 2.0 since the zaku 2.0 is great but it's not worth $100 for a dildo glued to the back. (granted I haven't built it yet)
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>>15310082
Going to have to throw in another ticket at a Ver Ka for being overrated- the Nu. Especially since I have both it and the original MG from 2000.

It's a kit that's two steps forward, and one step back. It's so bloated with unnecessary gimmicks and poor design choices and feels like a rag doll compared to most other MGs, and it barely poses any better than the old Nu despite all the delicate new joints. The older MG which is one of the most solid kits Bandai has ever made, period. If it had better proportions and the same funnel display stand as the ver Ka, I would easily crown it as the better kit.

And for such an updated kit with high level of parts separation, Bandai couldn't even make the rear head camera separate clear piece and had to reply on stickers? Really?

As for underrated kits, all the aquatic MS MG's.
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>>15310257
And the worst part about the Nu ver Ka- ALL the crucial joints still use polycaps. Why a 2012 kit is using practices from kits in the early 90s is beyond me, especially when the old Nu uses solid ABS on ABS and even motherfucking screws.
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Build and panel lining are done. This kit was really fun and I was able to finish it in about an afternoon. Panel lining was quick and easy too. Not sure if I'm gonna bother top coating and save my paint for my MGs.

Overall a really fun little kit. As my first HG I gotta say it was really good. Well, now that I delayed working on my MG kits for a weekend, back to Char's Zaku.
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How do you clear the nub marks if you are not going to paint it or put top coat and just panel lining ?
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do you guys always wash kits before painting them? even just painting in missing details on bare plastic?
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>>15310470
Sanding. I usually top coat my kits but I feel like this HG wasn't really worth the paint.
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>>15301773
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>>15301773
dont take much photos tbqh
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>>15301773
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>>15310646
>>15310646
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