The Gunpla/Plamo General

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>>15462267
**MELEE GROUP BUILD**

Build/paint a robot with a loadout focused on melee combat! Anything from shields to swords to lances to axes to bare fists is fair game. There's no room for ranged weaponry here, however, so anything resembling a rifle, Rocket Launcher, cannon, pistol, or any other ranged weapon is a no-go (Small ranged weapons that are built into the kit itself like head vulcans are ok, however).

More clarification here:
>If the body part has a built-in ranged weapon (head/chest vulcans, claw beams, etc), then that's fine. If it's a separate part like the Alex's arm vulcans it's best to leave those off.
>Melee weapons with in-universe ranged capabilities (Like the Kimaris's lance or the Gyan's shield) are fair game too.
>Any scale and any brand is fair game here, you're not limited to just using Gundams this time around.


Send your entries to [email protected]
Start Date: 4/1
End Date: 5/31

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Finished my second kit today. Looking at it now, I have a feeling that I went a bit over the top with panel lining, so I might go back and redo some parts. I plan to seam weld some parts and topcoat the kit later on. Also probably need a better pose, but can't think of anything right now.

Nearing completion on snapping my gp01 perfect grade. Just a little bit more of the space armor and the wonky space core fighter to go. Getting a little tired of working on it, though. Gonna work on some hgs in my backlog once this guy is done.

At work, so no pics at the moment

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Oh sweet.

http://www.gundamkitscollection.com/2016/11/re100-amx-103-hamma-hamma-release-info.html

>>15462521
Did Katoki get his hands on this? Every single curve from the original design has been ironed out in favor of angular hard edges.

>>15462521
This >>15462533 aside, which I also notice, I think it looks pretty cool.
ZZ designs are so fucking underrated, I hope we get more.
Quin Mantha one day ;_;

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Yo, gpg. I'm at a local con and they have David Vincent here, should I get anything signed by him? He's Naze turbines dub va, among other things.

>>15462533

You're right. It really pisses me off because zeon suits are supposed to be less angular. I can still like it, but it's still wrong.

>>15462521
To be honest, I always thought that design as kinda weird.

>>15462693
There's a reason why it's a RE/100 instead of a full-on MG.

>>15462676
Buy a p bandai seller and get a hold of Iok's Reginlaze.

>>15462676
Bring a Conan O'Brien poster and say you loved Revelations.

>>15462696
Patrician, my dude

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>>15462521
This is what was below that picture.

Explain to me this fucking gay ass homosex bullshit. Why is the Schneid getting a release before the Efreet Custom?

Without the rocket pants of the Custom, the Efreet Schneid is a flaming gay Gouf with a different hat and tryhard knives glued to it that also fucks with canon.
>MS shotguns don't come into wide use outside of specific SpecOps cases like the Kampfer because each shot is fucking expensive
>lets give the Shneid lots of one-use gimmick kunai and have to resupply that after every battle

>>15462728
It's cheaper to make.

>>15462728
>canon.
no such thing

>>15462728
Because it looks cool

>>15462738
That I'd agree with honestly. The rocket pants and missile pods look to be considerably intensive in plastic; at least a half plastic sprue, if not more for color separation.

>>15462742
I bet you just love sucking dicks AND Naruto, you tasteless scum.

>>15462742
>Because it looks cool
The Efreet body yes but the knives are tacky as shit mang.

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Full Armor Dantalion

we gonna need the leg booster, shield, bident and large rifle to reproduce it. New head too

>>15462742
This, I'm getting one when it's out.

Are gunpla toys? do you get offended when people ask you why you play with toys?


If Gundams arent toys how come they come with safety nubs? Checkmate atheists.

>>15462757
so its basically a super robot at this point right? do the leg and arm boosters turn into various animals too? (hue)

>>15462728
so is this pbandai or not? If its not Im sure the standard schneid will be.

Are Tamiya acrylics more scratch resistant/durable than the vallejo acrylics?

Also, how is their primer, tamiya liquid surface primer? I have used their primer in a can and I like it but as I am getting an airbrush I would prefer not to need to use cans or decanting cans.

>>15462769
>If Gundams arent toys how come they come with safety nubs?
Maybe I only buy MGs and so on

>>15462769
What are these "safety nubs" that you speak of

>>15462844
the V fin safety nubs on the end.

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ara ara~

>>15462826
Gundam Kits Collection says it's a regular release coming out in July at (a rather expensive) 1944 yen.

Granted, this is early info as it stands, so it may change as we approach summer, but Gundam Kits Collection is fairly reliable in info.

>>15462847
But they don't have those

>>15462849
hmmm wonder if its just gonna have parts for the kunai then? Or if at the price the plan to give the halberd, spike shoulders and shotgun or something?

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>>15462855
WRONG

>>15462864
it comes with the 14 separate kunais and an extra heat mode one

>>15462864
I don't know what's justifying it being so expensive unless it comes with a fair amount of weapons. Unless Bandai is just plain gouging again, like they were for the ridiculous Gundam Local Type.

>>15462865
But they don't though.

Are you implying there's a model line specifically for children that have these "safety nubs"?

>>15462533
>Every single curve from the original design has been ironed out in favor of angular hard edges.

is that a problem?

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Got my MG Tallgeese 3 yesterday
A large part of me doesnt even want to build it. Just have it displayed like fancy art in my house.

>>15462533
Thank god.

I didn't want to have a giant ballsack on my desk

>>15462876
holy shit are you delusional or just retarded? did you not look at the pic i posted? Look at the HG barbie lupus head then look at how its suppose to look.

>>15462883
>>15462886

>Katocucks

>>15462875
It might, I remember when they first start the attack at torrington it had a dom giant bazooka. and The information page on it shows a long shotgun type. For all we know it could also hold spare parts from runners like heat sabers etc.

>>15462890
>any year
>not being a leg man.

>>15462848
They're not gonna bundle Fats parts with it, are they?

>>15462918
At the very bottom they test fitted the old FAZZ parts onto the new ZZ ver Ka.

..............

So it's going to be a P-Bandai release for the FAZZ

>>15462918
The FAZZ parts will be a 5000 yen add-on pack, similar to the HWS for the Nu's. I guarantee it.

>>15462925
>>15462924
FAZZ != FA ZZ
FA-010A FAZZ was a non-transformable test bed for the FA parts for FA-010S Full Armor ZZ. FAZZ is not an MSZ-010S.

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>>15462950
Please stop posting in this thread, Katoki. Go fap to giant legs and tiny torsos elsewhere

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First coat of paint applied. Letting it dry for an hour then coat two.

>>15462966
Please stop mixing up MS from different series. The FAZZ and FA ZZ are as different as Astraea and Exia.

>>15462728
If you want the efreet custom the re/100 is already there. Stop bitching.

>>15463087

>I can't instantly identify the kit

Time to commit sudoku because of the shame

>>15463107
Looks like the Shining Gundam, but I could be wrong.

>>15463107
>them gold shoulder bits

My guess is shining gundam

>>15463151
>>15463154

No wonder I didn't recognize it. I should really get around to watching G gundam.

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>>15463093
listen here you nerd

So, the MG Turn A has a Gundam Hammer.

What are some good poses for the Turn A with it? All I have is a standing pose.

>>15463151
>>15463154
Ding ding ding!! I declare the outcome of this Gundam Fight a draw. Both participants are correct.

>>15462676
Any Teiwaz suit, especially Amida's Hyakuren.

I'm looking at my HG G-Self, and I believe an MG G-Self would be absolutely fucking amazing since it has a really complicated design that can't fit into an HG.

>>15463235
>we will never have MG g-self ever because no one appreciates good designs

>>15463246

>Shifting armor plates at the elbows and knees to accommodate the lack of articulation in original design
>Seperate yellow parts for the vents
>Seperate parts for the head vulcans
>Actualy parts for the head crest
>Clear parts to replace the stickers
>Beam sabers that fit in the tubes on top of the chest

>>15463235

I never bought the HG because of the dire need for stickers on the head. I would love an MG of it that solves that.

>>15462533
No, I don't think so. If you look at the shape of the thrusters, they look much more similar to the new designer behind the MG Sniper Custom.

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>>15462848
>featured photos always shot from high angles so as to hide loooooonnngg legs and tiny torsos
>proportions of a malnourished lanklet on full display in that rough CAD render

Katoki does it again! Why does Katoki keep doing this with heavy set, bulky MS? Does he just hate that buff, sturdy look?

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>>15463087
Cost two applied. Everything's looking very nice. I'm letting it dry now but I think I'm solid. I could do one more cost. But coverage is good and I don't know if I should risk fucking it up. Thoughts?

>>15463408

Looks good to me. What paint are you using?

>>15463423
Tamiya rattle cans. Metallic red and blue, and gold. My hobby shop had the fancy $21 can that has real gold in it but fuck that noise. I just got the regular one for $7. I really like how everything turned out, I mean yeah the metallic is not as good as your own mixed ones but I must say I really like it for my first paintjob.

>>15463427

Yeah then I really think you should stop now and be satisfied.

>>15463435

Check the first post, dummy. Not all kits are in it but between the website and the imgur, a lot of kits are covered.

>>15463438
Agreed, I'm done. Semi gloss top coat tomorrow for detailing, then full gloss on the red and blue and matte on the gold.

>>15463443

Are you not doing anything to the white pieces on the kit?

>>15463447
I'm giving those a pearl clear coat. I'm focusing on the pieces I actually painted this weekend. I've already detailed the white parts, just need to touch a few spots, so I'll coat those when I do the final topcoat for the rest of the kit.

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I tried out actual weathering for the first time today, I like how it came out, but I do feel like I went a little overboard in some places. Any tips?

>>15463469
Larger pictures always help.

>>15463469

You can start by taking an image that doesn't have potato resolution. I know you're not supposed to dump huge ass images either, but it is hard to see in this case.

In general though; focus on raised surfaces, less is more.

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>>15463472
Last time I posted a picture you people told me to resize it. Whats a good size for posting? I feel like the default size is too big.

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>>15463484
For a vertical picture like that I prefer to resize down to something like 1000x2000 or slightly smaller.

For example, this shitty picture of my MG GM 2.0 I took a couple months ago after a straight build. I'm really glad I found a green sharpie to color the visor a couple weeks later, the clear looks kind of ass here.

>>15463157
Not the guy you're arguing with but they don't even look the same. If being a 'nerd' means you can see obvious differences then god damn I'd rather be a nerd than whatever you are.

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>>15463499
Alright, so something around this size should be fine right?

>>15463476
Thanks, next time I try to weather a kit I'll start off light and see how it turns out.

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>>15463623
That's a good size, but I find it hard to make out the detail on the model because of the white background.

From what I can see from the larger picture you posted earlier, I've got to agree with >>15463476

>>15463623
try a different lighting, cause i can´t see shit captain,
one thing is that the suit is dark colored and another thing is that ou can barely make out the details...
please do try again

>>15462757
What the fuck is that thing?

>>15463530
Explain why the MG FAZZ and FA ZZ is just a color swap then

>>15463696
They aren't though. The FA ZZ's armor can be purged to transform it into the Enhanced ZZ, and it can seperate into its components. In the show, it can also turn into the G-Fortress, but they didn't get the engineering to work for the kit.
The FAZZ can't do any of that, and its Hi-Mega Cannon in the head is just for show. So are the Mega Beam Sabers on the backpack.

>>15463671
>>15463685
I'll see about getting a darker background, and the picture was a bit blurry anyhow so I doubt it helps. Thanks for the advice!

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Grabbed these at a local con today for all around 40$ USD total, did I do good?
I plan on using astay blue frames transforming sword with the gusion, working on a mount idea now.

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>>15463729
>Building a Gundam just for show
What the fuck.

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Speaking about the FA ZZ, this guy shits all over snap builders in his review of it lmao

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e3nKHwirhQ

>>15463797
It's still a high end suit. The huge gun it has is a Hi-Mega Cannon, and it has a Double Beam Rifle and I want to say missiles. It just doesn't have the FA ZZ's full arsenal.

>>15463484
>>15463499
When I post a pic I don't resize it because it's 2017 and fast internet is the norm. Why lower quality just for the few people that have to spend 10 seconds loading the pic?

>>15463810

Does anyone have a picture of that Full Armor Unicorn Gundam ver ka poster in the background?

>>15463810
Makes sense since he looks like a spoiled dudebro who buys gunpla exclusively for competitive reasons and not as a hobby

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>>15463858
Because when I open up a pic, this is all I see.

Resize it so I can see it bigger than a thumbnail, but small enough so I can see the entire build without scrolling around.

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>>15463872
I agree with you, but there is the option to force images to fit your browser. You can enable this setting in the 4chan settings menu.

This image was captured from my 720p laptop

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>>15463872
>>15463888

This.

>>15463872
Something interesting happens when I open it. You see, my cursor (it usually looks like an arrow) turns into a small picture of a magnifying glass, and there's also a minus sign. Then, when I depress my right index finger once and release it (that's called a "click"), the picture magically becomes visible! I don't know what kind of technical wizardry is happening, but I can suddenly see more of the image!

(Jesus fucking Christ, stop ordering the other guy around just because you're too lazy to spend a tenth of a second resizing an image.)

>>15463865

I do all that toilsome shit and I don't ever want to take part in a competition.

>>15463317
Paint solves it, too.

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I'm finally working on an X Maoh I got from Amazon when they were having a sale on these for $4 each a year ago. The stickers are ok.

What happened to the X Maoh love craze from a couple years ago?

>>15463920
I never got why people are so driven to take customizing gunpla so seriously like it's their job to do that. They're assuming everyone wants their kit to look like it does on the back of the instruction booklet. Not everyone wants to turn gunpla into something professional, those who do are likely going to lose interest in it quicker, cause they'll start to see the entire process of building, gluing, and painting their kit up as a chore, they stop doing it because they like to, and end up doing it because they feel they are obligated to do so.

>>15463950
because it looks fucking awesome

When I finish a kit and it doesn't look good, I lose motivation for the next one.

>>15463950

But... Isn't that the whole point of a model kit? Like, if you just want a physical representation of the robot, there are options.

I guess if you just like the snapping process that's one thing; but you've gotta understand that it's like buying a big lego set and just building whatever you want with it right away without ever building what the set was meant to be.

>>15463950
Because just because you have lower standards than other people doesn't mean everyone else has to be at your level.

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>>15463872
Another victory for 4chan X.

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Painted all the black now i got finishing priming and painting everything else

>>15464065

You know, if you stop there, it's pretty good.

>>15462757
>Take an incredibly great Gundam design
>Hide it under so much ugly, shitty armor that literally not a single bit of that Gundam shows anymore

What were they thinking?

>>15462757

Yo dawg...

>>15464074
I plan on painting the great parts white at least. I was thinking of doing some dirt and battle damage too but i kinda want to keep it clean now

>>15462757
Perfect Cowl?

>>15463810
Maybe he should learn how to paint first. There is no reason for shadows to be along every edge like that, it annoys me when people airbrush that way.

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I recently purchased the Katoki Sazabi, and I'm super interested in doing a Nightingale conversion, thing is I can't find the (seemingly) only conversion kit around (GMG).

Any tips or leads? Pic related

>>15464131
Why the hell didn't you just get the RE/100

>>15464131
Why not just get the Nightingale?

>>15464136
>>15464139

I had an opportunity to check out the RE/100 Nightingale, didn't like the lack of MG style frame, arms and stuff were not amazing quality, etc. I'm also simply interested in trying to do a resin conversion kit.

>>15463936
X Maoh is pretty sweet. I kind of hoped that Mao would've made a custom Divider for his suit for his final battle, but eh.

>>15462521
that looks weird as fuck
I like it

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Any suggestions on how I can imitate this brass color while having that prismatic shine?

>>15464445
nail polish, see if that turn X guy is around

>>15464452
Any non-lacquer alternatives?

>>15464455
i remember seeing a brand of acrylic that did the colour changing like in your picture, but i cannot remember the name. there is a word for when a colour shifts, chromaflair on cars, which describes what you're trying to achieve

>>15464465
Liquitex and Golden have interference colors that are in liquid form (so needs thinning with airbrush anyway). Problem is that the color shift shows up only on black or white surfaces, so I have no idea how well a color shift might be on a brass colored surface.

>>15464465
Spaz sticks?

>>15464490
no i don't think so, >>15464469 this guy has it, it was Golden i was thinking about

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>Date 10/10 girl in terms of personality, intelligence, and looks
>Says she also builds Gunpla
>Go over to her house
>She shows you pic related sitting on her desk.

What do you do?

>>15464708
I thought you said she had 10/10 intelligence

>>15464708
Put a bag over it and bang her

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>>15462267
I RECOGNIZE THAT COVER

>>15464708
Ignore it because she's either messing with me or she sucks at gunpla building. If it's the second, she can be taught better. If it's the first, I can break out my terrible kits.

>>15464715
Well that explains the Snapfit-Cuck cover

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>>15464708
Bust out this classic move, 'cept with gunpla

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>>15464746

>>15464746
>Gunpla Girl cutting out pieces with clippers
>Lean over with model knife round her waist
>Stab each others hands
>Use modelling files, grind away skin on hands
>Pieces keep dropping on the floor
>You cant see the instructions because you're leaning over someones shoulders
>lose a piece. Forever.
>Pass out from blood loss

Romance.

>>15464771
Shit anon, spoiler that shit. Getting me all hot and bothered with such romantic talk.

>>15464708
What is that even made out of? Putty?

>>15463950
>look like it does on the back of the instruction booklet.
I'm a beginner who hasn't painted any of my kits and this is what I aspire to.

>>15463780
I bought each of them with a total amount of $20-$25 combined. You got mugged my friend.

On the side note you got good choices.

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>Federation's blocky, angular curves everywhere
>Feet look like they painted a rubber life raft blue and glued it on
I like the design, but I'm going to need to swap those out for something else.

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Now I regret getting the original Astaroth.

>>15464844
At this point I'm just going to assume it'll be a p-bandai.

Seems fucking everything is a P-bandai recently.

>>15464844
It looks like its slowly turning into the IBO equivalent of a Hazel

>>15464932
I'm ok with that, personally.

>>15463929

Yeah it's just such a tiny detail but I guess you can just go back a forth between the colours until it looks decent.

Just asking if I have understood it properly, there are issues with airbrushing lacquer and lacquer thinner if there are any rubber parts inside the airbrush, but fine if it uses PTFE seals?

>>15464711
>not putting a bag over your girl and banging the gunpla

>>15464851
Well, maybe to support the industry we should stop pirat-
Oh wait, our money already finds it way to fucking Bandai some way or another.

Bandai have me on the fence recently. They've done good shit with the Providence, GM Sniper II, doing a ZZ ver .ka, more ZZ kits in general, and the IBO 1/100 FM line is good bang for your buck for an NG+. Not to mention how solid all the HG IBO kits are compared to most G-Reco kits.
But then we've been getting a ton of lazy shit like the Twilight Axis kits, "you rike design? fuck you it P-Bandai", no love for 00's anniversary, lack of MGs last year, and how the new HG Zeta really wasn't nearly as revolutionary as it could have been.

>>15465087
P-Bandai kits are often because Bandai just doesn't expect them to sell well after initial release. A while ago Derringer stated that the pool of kits that sell well on reprints is dwindling. The Hyakuren's a recent example; checking the restock lists, it was reprinted in February 2016 and didn't get another one until March this year. And that' thing had release synergy with the show.

And a lot of P-Bandai kits are simple recolors, which don't really need their own proper release. Ride's Shiden and Orga's Shiden looked nice but barely showed up, and Bandai included parts with the option sets that allowed builders to make one. Plus if Derringer's push to bring P-Bandai to the west happens, it'll be much less of a ballache to get them.

Then they do shit like making the Strike Freedom+Figure Rise busts a normal release while relegating the GM II and White Dingo SM Sniper II to P-Bandai, and have left the Pale Rider as a permanent exclusive kit, and it really shits on trust for what Bandai's analysts are thinking/the taste of the Japanese buyers.

what lacquer thinner do you guys use? i need some for applying white putty, can i get any hardware store-tier thinner or should i only go for hobby brands?

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I bought some high velocity sniper rounds for my new gun.

>all of these god tier ZZ designs finally getting good kits
>all in 1/100
Is it time to convert?

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Seriously, the color scheme i took inspiration from is from brazo de mercedes.

>>15465273
That does look nice. I have no idea what the arm of a lady mercedes has to do with it but you cant go wrong with tan and warm tones.

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>>15465277
Brazo de mercedes here is a roll meringue with lemon custard filling.
Dunno what it's called outside our country.

>>15465221
That's not the White Dingo, anon. You may as well throw it in the bin.

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Cant wait for the finishing touches

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>>15462757
This looks absolutely fucking retarded

>>15465273
Looks good.
>>15465283
Sounds tasty.

Is the MG Dom kit worth buying? I want some MG zeon kits that aren't Zakus, and the Dom is just a cool suit.

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>>15465353
It's got the flaws typical of the early MGs Isome bad seam-lines), but it's probably one of the best from the early line up. Great parts separation, good articulation, all that.

>tfw Dom/Rick-Dom 2.0 never ever

>>15465110
>Plus if Derringer's push to bring P-Bandai to the west happens, it'll be much less of a ballache to get them.
Godspeed to that foolish man. He might bring on a golden age of gunpla in the west, if he manages it.

>>15465387

I can probably deal with the seam lines if they bother me enough. I guess I'll pull the trigger on it.

>tfw MG Zaku I ver 2.0 fucking never because I'm apparently the only person on Earth who likes that suit

>>15465273
Which paint did you use for that tan/khaki? Me likey

>>15462267
Do a playboy cover next ;)

>>15465483
Well... give me lewd gunpla.

>>15465475
Tamiya TS-46, light sand for the tan.

>>15465110
At times P-Bandai is really silly, and Bandai's view on Gunpla. The P-Bandai Tallgeese models, Altron, and Heavyarms would have been wise to make regular releases because of the western market. They'd outsell in the west 4-1 due to their popularity. But instead they're P-Bandai because they aren't nearly as popular in Japan. But other models make sense due to just lack of interest.

They're getting better with their stuff in the West, but they're really missing the mark from a business perspective. Hopefully this is the point Derringer's trying to make to the higher ups at Bandai.

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>>15465489

>>15465534
>biggest height is 750px
Eh, I can manage.

>>15465489
>>15457822
>>15457909

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Haven't done Gunpla since the early 2000's, but would the Turn X be a terrible kit to start with if I wanted to get back into the hobby? Love the design to death but I don't want to waste like $40+ dollars on something I'm gonna potentially fuck up due to only have a bit of experience.

>>15465554
I think MG Turn X is a really great kit.

>>15465554
It's a good kit. The joints are a bit loose but that's mainly because of the funnel gimmick.

>>15465554
Modern MG kits inherently look amazing sugoi out of the box. You can't go wrong with anything produced after 2010ish.

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>>15465489

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>>15462876

I haven't been in the gunpla loop in a while, last model I got was a vanilla RX-0.

Any good looking models to look out for when I go shopping?

>>15465571
MG Zaku II 2.0

>>15463484
Can we talk about the thickness of your paint and the horrible texture it has caused?

Like seriously, thin that stuff anon.

>>15465571
FM Barbatos Lupus/Rex
FM Vidar

Freedom 2.0
Providence Gundam
GM Sniper II
FA Gundam Thunderbolt

HGTB Atlas Gundam
HGAE Zeta (if you don't have a Zeta yet and prefer HGs)
The RG line sans the RX-78-2, Zeta, and Sinanju

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>>15465273

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Did anybody here managed to get their hand on pic related? I've been scouring chink sites for years and all I got was out of stock messages.

>>15465573
>>15465579
Noice, thanks.

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>>15465489
How lewd?

>>15465571
HG Origin kits are nice.

>>15465615
The lewder the better, though my criteria usually includes a high resolution image (a 1000px height minimum.)

>>15464813
Well yeah it's con pricing so it's more expensive. At least I didn't have to pay for shipping

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>>15465489

>>15465273
quedó muy bueno anon

>>15465688
Why isn't she looking seductively at the camera?

>>15462769
>HGbabby detected
Hahaha lmao'ing @ ur life, u poorfag

>>15465260
Yes.

>>15465087
00's anniversary is still a few months out, I have some hope. Some.

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>>15465700
Because she's looking wistfully in the distance. Would this be more appropriate?

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>>15462267
How do I make this sticker not look like shit

>>15465815
cut the part where it goes over the seam and fold the sticker into the seam, get all the air bubbles out and make sure the entire sticker is smooth

>>15465815
It's too late, looks like you've already made the sticker too dirty by touching the sticky side with your disgusting hands.

>>15465732
RE/100 Reborns is basically here.

>>15465852
Yeah, more or less. It is what it is, its only a high grade

>>15465857
Just like the RE/100 Leo, right?

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

So, during my 00 rewatch I fell in love with the Flag line and I really want a kit now. What's the best HG? inb4 Brave

>>15465876

Just get the 1/100 overflag

Hobbywave is closing...

How come I often see WIP images of primed kits that are fully assembled? Isn't it best to do all of the painting, including priming, mostly disassembled?

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>>15465876
The 1/100s the only one worth the money. I love the boxarts for my HG flags, but I only got them for that honestly.

The 1/100 has lots of the trappings of scale aircraft models, which is fucking awesome considering the suit's context. it comes with groundcrew minatures, landing gears, and the art on the manual is sweet.

>>15465922
That box art is comfy as fuck.

Good boxart doesn't have to be the main suit zooming around in space with random explosions

>>15465934
That's not the boxart, that's the manual art.

Overflag was a decent kit but it's nothing compared to the 1/100 Tieren, quite possibly the greatest No Grade kit ever made.

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Posted a few threads ago whether or not a RG was doable for someone who hasn't done any kits in years.

Thanks to the anons who replied back then.
Hope to post a picture of the completed kit soon, without too many mistakes.

>>15466098

Just be careful with the B runner (the RG inner frame) and it will be like an HG with lots of small pieces. The weird thing about RG:s is the way they have you twist the B runner pieces, so just pay attention to the instructions.

>>15466108
Thanks for the advice, senpai!

>>15465911
If youre doing a lot of painting or detail work, you end up taking the kit apart and putting it back together a lot. I don't usually always paint everything in one go, usually i'll paint in segments and i glue a lot of pieces so i have to prime and paint some before i can prime and paint the others. Not everyone has the same process exactly

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>Weathering

>>15466160
looks like someone spilled some silver paint on a strike freedom, and just decided to shake off some of the paint so it looks
"weathered"

>>15466160
How does an MS get that scraped up everywhere but have no dents burns holes or any real damage aside from paint chipping? Jesus ever since that whole "gunpla is freedom" bull crap people throw logic out the window

>>15466160
Gotta love it when the weathering just makes it look like a toy that's been played with in the dirt

>>15466169

>check out r/gunpla
>at first think it is not so bad, there are even some pretty cool and good builds posted
>some dude "likes the character" of visible brush strokes on a piece someone painted gold
>a different guy doesn't want to clean off the nubs on the RG style MG hands "because they give it character"

At first pleasantly surprised, then disappointed. Guess I got what I deserve.

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What does /m/ think about the Chinese bootleg kits? (Dragon Momoko/Daban)

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>>15464065
Oh nice. I actually built this very recently as my first Gunpla kit ever.

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JOJO references ?

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Installed this pinkish led, had to sand it down a bit but i think it came out nice

>>15466239
Good choice, one of the coolest aquatic suits i think. Build anything else yet?

>>15465291
White Dingo comes with the trash tier old rifle though.

>>15466236
Holy shit that resolution on that photo anon. Debated gouging my eyes out with my Daban Gaplant Hrairoo, but the sharp edges on the pixels did it for me.

I want to grab some tools.

What do I want from a pin vise? Sizes etc.
What do I need for panel line scribing?

>>15466326
And? It's still the better looking unit.

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>>15465296
This looks really good anon.

>>15465296
What paint do you use?

>>15466294
Looks really cool anon. I want to do something like this but I don't have the proper tools to solder the wire, and I don't want a fire hazard burning down my house or more importantly...all my gunpla.

>>15466480
With this Z'gok i didn't have to do too much wiring, it was really simple actually. It has a big open space without even clearing some of the insides. After i cut out one long plastic piece i just made a plastic casing for a battery i could slip out, and had wire ends on each side. This way i can take the battery out easy just by taking it apart from the waist

>>15466160
>weathering on a kit that didnt get damaged at all

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>>15465615
dat aft

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>>15466748

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>>15466751

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>>15465489

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>>15465750

>>15466294
Not yet. Got it at a con, don't really know a place I can get more regularly. I wanna do a ZAKU II next, and work my way up to a Kshatriya

>>15466230
As long as they are buying kits and sending Bandai money then who cares what they do with them

>>15464844
But does it Dáinsleif?

>>15466256
Fuck off.

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>local store response times

>>15466467
Gaia notes

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>>15467440
>being awake at 5:30 am
Can't blame them for not responding immediately

Responding around midnight is a bit slow though

>>15467685
nigga they messaged me tonight and that was in fucking december last year, also the time is weird because i'm in America atm, so the times when it was posted are changed to america times.

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>>15467691
>checks dates again

Oh, didn't realize that at first. That's a wee bit slower than I first thought

I've been in the mood to build a HG Gouf and so far I have my eye on two, the prototype and the R35 but I can't decide on which one, any thoughts?

>>15467747
You'll want either the prototype or the revive.

>>15467755

Cool thanks

>>15464708

That room is clearly a meth lab tier shit pile. That girl is some kind of cartel catfish sent to turn you into a crack whore.

>>15464771

Nothing is more romantic than sharing blood born pathogens, bro. Why do you think STI's are so popular?

>>15465815
Use tamiya mark fit to soften the decal helping it go around curvers and then cut the decal down the seam. You can also use a qtip to push out air bubbles.

>>15467886
Not him, but isn't Mark Fit for waterslides?

Also how do you deal with stickers that don't want to fucking stick?

>>15467945
It's worked on regular stickers for me so I don't know for sure. Sometimes even helps to blend the edges in more so it looks less like a sticker.

I avoid using my fingers so the stickers don't get dirty so they don't fall off.

1. Put a dab of mark fit onto the spot
2. Take sticker/decal off with knife (I prefer this over tweezers)
3. Gently place onto the piece
4. Rub in with qtip

Then a clear coat should keep them on forever.

>>15465590
the elyn kshatriya? that shits been out of stock for years now, last one I saw for sale was about $600.

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Newsflash: Bandai is putting out IBO waterslides.

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>>15468276
Gjallarhorn ones as well.

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>>15468276
>>15468279
what wonderful news!

>>15466239
Get some more aquatic Zeon suits man, they are fantastic.

>>15466236
Honestly pretty curious about them, I know for the Tallgeese they have more details and come with extra weapons.

I fucking want that heat tempest.

Also it seems DM is making kits than Bandai hasn't. And considering Bandai doesn't seem to be producing much in the way of 1/100 scale, I think the chinks may be the ones to carry the torch.

If one they had just made a normal TV Deathscythe Hell, instead of some edgy original design.

>>15466236
>trusting china
>ever

fuuuuuuuck i want to buy so many stuff from hobbywabe but i dont live there...and i read on theyr page that they only adres stuff to my credit card addres.....i usualy use a miami addres for everyting.....

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First time painting an entire MG. Almost done with the inner frame.

>>15468384
Heavy Arms Kai?

>>15468389
Yep. The P-Bandai one.

>>15468384
Zurc paints right?

>>15468392
Nice, have the Altron, myself.

Kind of sucks the only Deathsythe Hell got a normal release.
Living in Japland I wouldn't say I got raped getting Altron, but I would consider it light molestation.

>>15468395
*ding!*ding!*ding!*

>>15468399
I feel you anon. Where I live, the MG Altron's price has reached around 100 to 120 dollaroos. I hope there will be a re-issue to soften the price like what happened to MG Tallgeese 3.

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>>15468399
>only Deathsythe Hel got a normal release
eh?

>>15468414
All the first season suits are normal but not the 2nd season suits.
Altron, and Heavy Arms Kai are p-Bandai. Its safe to assume Sandrock Kai will be.
I guess both Wing Zero versions are normal.

>>15468416
i cant wait to see a realese date for the sandrock...is the last one and for me the coolest...they better dont ruin the cool cape

Anyone built the MG Force Impulse? How is it? I haven't even watched SEED or Destiny but I fucking love this suit's design

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Are you guys ready for the new MG 1/100 GN-XIII (P-Bandai TBC)?

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>>15462267
Hey guys! I'm new to building but just recently finished my first, what are some good kits for beginners? Heres one of my shelf's for reference.
>>15466160
This is cool, how'd you make it look like that?

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How do proportions differ between IBO HG and 1/100?

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>>15468276
>>15468279
2017 is the year of magic

>>15468699
>High Grade, small at 1/144 scale but cheap
HGUC RX-78-2 Revive
HG The Origin Char's Zaku II
HGCE Aile Strke Gundam
HGCC Turn A Gundam
HGBF Try Burning Gundam
HGBF Build Burning Gundam
HGIBO Barbatos Lupus
HGIBO Barbatos Lupus Rex

>Master Grade, bigger at 1/100 but a bit pricier. Usually people make a few HGs first before moving on to MGs though it isn't a rule.
RX-78-2 2.0 (anime accurate)
RX-78-2 3.0 (based on the 1:1 RX-78-2)
RX-78-02 Gundam The Origin
Aile Strike Ver. RM
Wing Gundam TV Ver.
Turn A Gundam
Gundam AGE-1 Normal
Zaku II 2.0 (beware of the hoses though)
GM 2.0
GM Sniper II
00 Raiser (needs a stand if you want it displayed with the 0 Raiser backpack)
Jesta

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>>15468453
Built the Sword Impulse but it's the same shit, only with different backpacks.
Most here including me would agree that the Impulse MG is pretty fucking great, loaded with gimmicks true to the anime.
The Force even comes with one of the Swords's Excalibur for Freedom stabbing action.
Went with the Sword due to nostalgic reasons.
Shame we never got a Blast Impulse.
Go for it anon.

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Please rate my barbie frame.

Also asking for recommendations on what to do for the fan. out sink on the chest. Sliver just seems to stand out to much.

also should all the pipes/wires be gold or should i throw in some copper/red?

>>15468808
potato camera/10
Please get a real camera if you want critique on your builds, because no one can see shit.

>>15468276
Thank god, I thought they left the waterslide option in the dirt. Hopefully they make more.

>>15468707
At least the frame isn't golden.

>>15468363
one of the DM's biggest advantage to bandai kits is the price, for example if you buy the DM mg Destiny in China it's only cost one third

>>15469056
of its bandai counterpart, however if you buy it in the West it's somehow more expensive than the bandai version...

>>15468279

Cool; they even have the rest of the seven stars family logos.

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Ooo lala~~~~~~~~

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Guys, I need help.

I'm trying to buy my first batch of airbrush paint online and without a real life sample picture, every color looks more or less the same.

How do you buy paint online?

>>15468276
>>15468279

>Sample is large enough to vectorize and make 3rd party prints

>>15469145

Looking at paint in a bottle isn't a super good method either. I just buy what looks/sounds good and then test it on spoons.

But there should be a pdf or similar of each brands colour libraries, at least vallejo has that. It's a start.

>>15469244
I'm looking at the Vallejo pdf, and the color samples are just digital colors.

Looks like I just have to guess and hope I get what I want?

>>15468276
Now you, too, can make your gunpla look like an angry gay robot.

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I'm getting back into gunpla after 2 years and want to make pic related but with a different color scheme, anyone has any tips or color schemes to recommend?

I feel like buying a random HGUC for the sake of it. What are the top 5/10 kits?


inb4 unicorn

>>15469573
How about Gouf colors?

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>>15469576
Use this one as a reference? Also maybe mini gun shields could work since the shoulders house guns in them.

>>15469574
It's really just personal taste. Go through ZakuAurelius or any gunpla reviewer on youtube and just watch the videos for the kits you think look interesting in the thumbnail/title.

>>15462521
The first time HH has looked good to me.

Re100 HH standing next to the Re100 Bawoo and MG Ver Ka ZZ will look fucking awesome

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So I'm gonna mod my FA Unicorn MG to have Phenex-style rear arms for the shields, any tips on how to do it?

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>>15466236

I grabbed a Dragon Momoko Tallgeese III back before they did the limited Bandai version. Fairly solid kits, however joints are relatively flimsy.

Pic related

Is anyone else who ordered from the Hobbywave sale waiting a long time for them to ship?

I ordered over a week ago and I still have not received a shipping notice. I understand they are swamped with orders, but what the fuck?

I'm new-ish(within the last year) to gunpla, is there any chance of Bandai releasing an old design again in hg 1/144 like the Baund Doc? I really want one.

>>15470818
there might be a chance considering the new hg zeta just came out

>>15470822
Awesome, thanks

>>15470818
Bandai's also releasing an HGUC Barzam's pretty soon. There are very few suits left from Zeta that don't have an HG, but I think all of them would sell. Just need to wait for them to make it.

>>15470818

If Bandai ever does get around to releasing an HGUC Bound Doc, it'll most certainly be the last thing they do for the Zeta series. If you're okay with toys, the MSiA figure is a decent substitute for the time being. Slightly smaller scale than 1/144, but the MS is so large to begin with that I don't think it's a super big deal.
https://myfigurecollection.net/item/33291

>>15470851
>>15470869
Thanks, fellas. At least there's a pretty good shot at one coming out!

>>15462728
Why Efreet Schneid or Efreet Custom, gimme OG Efreet.

Do you all even bother filing if you're painting anyways?

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Just finished Wing Zero Honoo. Really nice kit, the panel lines were a lot of fun. Only problem is that I couldn't for the life of me get it to hold the shield like it does on the box.

>>15471023
Tristan is just inexcusably lazy, even for an HG.

>>15470892
Schneid appeared in Unicorn which is enough in of its self.

Custom seems to be part of something cooking on the backburner for Blue Destiny, whatever that is.

>>15469573
Where the fuck do you get those images?

>>15471273
> 2018 MG Gundam Wing Lineup
Getting my hopes up for nothing

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Yo /m/, quick question for you because I'm an idiot.
Let's say I wanted to do a white stripe on a piece, would the painting order go as followed?

Prime white - paint white - mask - prime gray - paint other colour?

Also, if I'm painting this white stripe on a black piece, should I prime grey first, or just go straight to white?

>>15471390
That's the imagespammer.

>>15471023
>>15471024
I hope the eventual MG makes up for this

>>15471480
P-Bandai.
Don't you get it boy, no more good MGs.

>>15471561
>>15471561
>>15471561

New Thread

>>15471413
That looks right, is the other color you are doing requiring you to prime grey to get the shade you want? I don't think that the white primer wouldn't work for another color though?