Gunpla/Plamo General

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**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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**GUNPLA GENERAL DISCORD**
Rules:
Do not spam.
Do not be a faggot.
Come and have a pure time everyone's a noble mind.

https://discord.gg/CZsj3M

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>tfw year of the Jim

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Reposting from last thread:

Guy painting the GM green/brown here.
I'm considering doing the sniper rifle without the scope for reasons. Would I just need to putty the open part where the scope goes on order to seal it off and paint over that after appropriately sanding and etc.?

Also, I'm torn between painting it dark green to match my GM, painting it some sort of spray camo pattern, or painting it brown including the top gray piece to give it a sort of SKS vibe.

I want to make love to Gundam Ez-8.

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>>15521103

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Finished!

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>>15521382
Looking good with the collection so far

>>15521108
Since you aren't using the scope, have you considered using a different rifle or alternative equipment like a cannon or bazooka?

I think the cannon from the RX-79 Ground Gundam could pair well with the brown scheme.

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>>15521382
>Electric stove

>>15521479
Renting currently. Planning on having gas when I buy my house.

>>15521483
That's not the point. Why the hell would you pose an underwater unit on it?

>>15521537
it was a quick photo ;___;
poor z'gok

Jesus Christ, at this rate I'm gonna go bankrupt from buying top coat cans before I finish building a MG

>>15521382
looking good. that was fast, it takes me three days to finish an HG alone.

>>15521805
Buy an airbrush anon, canned top coat aren't good investment at all.

You can also mix the color you want and you got cheaper coating product on top of that.

Last thread there was discussion about Vallejo paints taking a week to cure.

Is this true of the Vallejo polyurethane varnishes, as well?

>>15521878
Can't speak for the cure time, but 24 hrs after applying the coat, I could handle them without damaging the pieces.

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>>15521829
But I've got nowhere to use it

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>check tracking site
>ETA anytime within the next two hours
Always get restless on delivery days

>>15521385
Jubes a shit

>>15521103
>>15521339
>yfw http://desuarchive.org/m/thread/13694118/#13694118

>>15521475
That's actually a pretty cool idea. Any idea where I could get just the cannon?

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I haven't had any hand grenades in any of my RGs yet. Are all these reports from hamhands or am I just really lucky?

>>15522184
I mean the RX-78 2 is the only RG I own but I diddnt find it too bad. The thrusters are fragile and the skirt armor can be a pain but honestly its not like its about to fly apart if you're careful posing. I worry more about the frame loosening up over time honestly

>>15522184
Try buying RG Zeta or RG Sinanju then come back here.

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They make a cute couple.

>>15522268
>manlet

I never realized how funny those feet look.

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To anyone who's submitted something to the GBWC at NYCC, what's the process like? I assume you drop it off on Thursday/Friday and pick it up on Sunday after the show?

Do MGs come with unused stickers and dry transfers? I can't find some of them in the manual

>>15522268
Your zaku looks good, what should I do to make mine look as good as yours ?

>>15522320
You mean the MG 2.0 in the background?
All I did was panel line, throw some waterslides on him and hit him with some Tamiya Semi Clear top coat, nothing special really.

>>15522324
Yeah that one. Mine have a lot of nub marks even though I tried to remove them. Does the top coat make a huge difference ? I'm not used to all these things, I only build them and leave them as they are out of the box.

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>>15522340
A Semi Clear topcoat won't make much of a difference, but a Flat Matt one should hide some of your nub marks. It's worth getting a panel liner just to make the lines of the kit pop out more too.

>>15522351
Thanks. Also should I apply stickers before topcoating or after ? Logically I would say before but it doesn't hurt to ask.

>>15522376

It's before, you're correct

>>15522376
Before, the topcoat helps seal the decals in and protects them.

>>15522386
>>15522389
Thanks. Now the only thing remaining is to find a shop that sells all these things

>>15522083
No u

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This was not a fun kit to paint, but I'm happy I did it because it was a challenge with the scale and complexity. Had to get every layer really really thin to make all of the parts still move properly, but not chip because everything moves for the transformation. I also got to use a few of the fun metal decals from samueldecal which are really cool but pretty flashy. I'll attempt transformation tomorrow (RIP).

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>>15522442

>>15522438
>>15522442
>>15522443
Oh yeah, that's nice, mate. Good job.

I'm really digging the Z on the shield.

>>15522452

thanks, I think the metal decals are the AE on the shield and outer legs and the Z on the shield. I also added AEUG logos on the side skirts but other than that its just the kit pattern

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>>15522351

What did you do to that Zaku's fingers? You monster!

>>15522443
>>15522442
>>15522438
nice job

It's the year of Jim, I have a Jim Space Command, Ground Jim, and I'm looking to add another feddie to my collection, should I go with GM Cardigan, Jegan, or Jesta?

>>15522442
>>15522443
please let us know if the paint starts chipping while transforming.
I wasthinking of lightly sanding contact areas to reduce this. think that would work?

>>15522172
Unless you get lucky on ebay or the like you would have to buy the kit to get it.

>>15522603

That can help in some instances, but the most important part is using strong paints that go on very thin. Every paint on this is a lacquer including the gloss so hopefully it won't chip at all. I will post any gore though.

>>15522571
Get the Jesta my man, it's so good.

>>15522083
What's the matter? Don't like FUN?

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Just realized I had a bit of a theme going on.

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>>15522667
Funny thing is I've never actually watched build fighters.

>>15522571
Don't forget to add the regular Jim Command as well
couldn't hurt to get an MG of the grandpappy jim either

>>15522671
The Burning models are good by themselves, but Try itself is not good. The first Build Fighters though is excellent, it's what got me into gunpla and Gundam as a whole.

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Using this dude for the group build cause i don't mind destroying him, who else is doing last minute builds

Is Dragon Momoko's Strike Noir that much better than the MG?
All I can find is stand alone reviews, but nobody is comparing it to the original, even fucking Prime92 was comparing it to an older knock off.

>tfw just lost one of my MG Zaku leg piping ring
I'm never going to find it am I ?

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>>15522614
Eh bummer. I was thinking of just grabbing a kotobukiya weapon of something instead. I'd thought the strong rifle would be kinda neat.

>>15522767
Become one with the floor and you'll eventually find it.

Where's the best place to buy alligator clips?

>>15522745
The DM version uses the MG 3.0-style hands(whole hand on the tree like a PG) and has better articulation and detail, as it's mostly using the Strike Remaster's frame

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My first full paintjob. please be gentle de kudasai :3

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I still love posing this fella even though I built it months ago

>>15522964

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3p_VuPIS2c

>>15522905
What about the overall quality of the plastic and such?
DM is chinese, right?

>>15522964
this bait is ancient; go away.

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>>15522964

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>>15522964

>>15522979
It's pretty damn close, the parts are undergated and the plastic is on par with Bandai from what I can tell

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>>15522848
That thing looks like it'll be a floppy mess when it's fully assembled. I think this big ass sniper rifle would look cooler.
Alternatively, you could get both and then glue the strong rifle's compensator and other pieces onto this sniper rifle to make it look cooler

>>15523144
That rifle isn't as big as you think it will be on a MG. Most msg weapons work better on hg sized kits.

>>15522667
>>15522671
Shine a blacklight on them if you haven't yet, it looks real neat

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>>15523148
it's pretty yuge m8

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>tfw you need to start learning how to paint
>tfw no lineart of the kit you want to paint
>tfw you really want to put the scheme on paper before you paint
>tfw you know regardless it'll look mediocre at best, but it's a stepping stone

>tfw using nato black for the first time

Feels so good to have a black that doesn't smother all the detail but is still actually black looking.

>>15523158
Unless it's like an expensive pbandai kit or something just do it, kits are cheap and plentiful and you'll never get better if you don't start

>>15523175

Yeah, I'm not actually worried about the paintjob looking like shit, I just want to paint it in a custom color scheme that isn't dick

It's an IBO kit from Hobbywave too, so it was like $10

Are there any gunpla with a a primarily blue and yellow color scheme with a little white?

>>15523228
V2 Gundam, V2 Assault Buster especially.

Don't you hate losing a part? Espeically the super tiny ones.

I popped off the chest vulcans on my MG Ground Gundam to paint them silver. I painted the larger one just fine but the smaller one popped out of my tweezers and landed who knows where. It's so small and it sounded like it fell in my kitchen somewhere but I couldn't find it. I suspect if fell down the sink. Super pissed. I just painted around the peg hole for now to make it look like there's something there. I may re-create the piece using some spare runner, it may not be too hard. Still shit sucks.

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>>15523155
>yuge
>that
The strong rifle is actually pretty sturdy. It much more fits the concept of a high power sniper mobile suit than that little dragunov.

>>15523162
What brand paint? I may be able to use something like that.
>>15523158
You could always take a picture on your phone and just color that with an app like sketch.

>>15523234
I usually build over a vinyl floor and pieces are easy to pinpoint when they clatter.
I built my FAG Ver.Ka over carpet, however, and the verniers were just the right shade of red to be extremely difficult to find.

Is waterslide set for the original MG Freedom Gundam compatible with the 2.0?

>>15523155
I never got the appeal of giant robot with rifles that are just sized-up versions of their human-sized counterparts. It's like getting 1/12 weapons and giving them to 1/144 gundumbs

>>15523389
What's your opinion on the Tallgeese's dobergun then, basically being an artillery cannon strapped to it?

Or Tallgeese III's cannon, which is practically a particle accelerator?

>>15523389
Same. >>15523235 makes more sense to me as a weapon that a 60ft tall robot would use.
>>15523358
I can't think of a reason why not.

>>15523409
>>15523409
Not him, but i think there's a difference in an artillery weapon or experimental beam/railgun attached to a giant robot and sizing up a M4 or an Uzi.

The box fed guns that MS use is fine with me provided they aren't just a real gun x10.

>>15523409
it makes sense that an artillery cannon would be used as a weapon system by a giant robot. if I had a giant space robot, i'd strap a rail gun to it too. These are kinds of weapons system that can be used by large vehicles, ships, mobile suits. They're in the same size category.

How long should I wait between each coat of gloss topcoat?

I'm doing this apply the waterslides before finishing with a matte coat.

>>15523468
>>15523490
So the Re-GZ Custom's beam rifle is a no-go, then?

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>>15523235
whatever floats your boat, I guess.

>>15523762
that one looks a little like human-sized rifles. I mean beam rifles are just gonna look like rifles no matter what. but at least they look unique and aren't aping ak-47s or AWPs and such

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I want to repaint the red part of RG astray red frame. But it's seem like it will be really hard in these parts where the the red and white stick together. Any suggestion of how to do it?

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>get topcoat in today
>want to test it on a spoon
>raining outside, lazy
>just throw a window open and aim it outside
>the wind picks up as I spray and sends the topcoat flying back at me
fucking christ how have I not been naturally selected out of the genepool yet

>>15523935
kek

>>15521947
Build a spray booth/box. There's a lot of DIY tutorial for that.

>>15523933
Easy, buy an MG Astray instead
I guess you could hand paint the visible parts, but otherwise you're out of luck
also don't use enamels or lacquers because I think the frame runners are ABS and that's bad

>>15523933
Looks like masking your only option here. And at that scale, it'll be a pain in the ass.

>>15523933
You could try masking fluid, depending on what kind of paint you're using. It might make things quicker.

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>>15523762
That's not as bad. It just looks like a plain, featureless rifle. Which, while boring, is better than just a straight copy of a real rifle, but scaled for a giant robot. The Jesta's beam rifle is a good example of a mobile suit weapon that isn't just a big M60 or AR15.

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>>15524072
No, not the Re-GZ. The Re-GZ Custom.

This thing.

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>>15524072
I got news for ya buddy

>>15524095
>stick mag
>piston on bottom
>non A2 grip.
There are enough differences to make it okay to me. >>15524093
This would almost be okay if it didn't have a wooden handguard

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>tfw just failed my first painting attempt on the second step

Just ordered some alligator clips, so hopefully the next attempt comes out better.

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why should I not do this

>>15524138
You shouldn't not do it.

>>15524138
Go ahead. If you feel a BURNING sense of regret after you'll figure it out for yourself.

>>15523933
oh wow, I had no idea RG parts came like that.

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>>15524138
Do it

alright so it just melted the top part of the head at first, time to topcoat it and set it ablaze

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Jigen Haoh Ryu!

Anybody here have the Origin Guncannon? How is it?

I'm trying to decide whether or not I want to spend money on it.
Should I? Should I not?
Help me decide, guys.

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Seiken Zuki!

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Senpu Tatsumaki Geri!

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There's only one way to stop him!

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How do you guys like my groupbuild project? I call it the HGBF Build Burnt Gundam

>>15524206
>>15524240
>>15524259
>>15524263

If Build Burnt Gundam loses, WE RIOT!

>>15522744
Last minute painting, here.

I'M GONNA FUCK IT UP!
PANIC!

>>15524263
>>15524259
>>15524240
>>15524206
>>15524197
Why do you live in a swamp?

>>15524279
It's not a swamp, it's a "shitposting den." There's a difference

You know before I had cement I actually welded some runner to a miscut internal piece using a match and a thumbtack
Didn't occur to me to burn the whole thing but guess that's why I'm not a famous tripfag

black or grey gundam marker for paneling lining the gold on the hyaku-shiki?

>>15524347
I wanna say gold for the sharper contrast

>>15524347
Before you do that you should gloss coat the pieces because the finish is unforgiving with messed up panel lines

>>15524275
I believe in you

>>15524355
i thought fine point markers only come in grey, black and red?

>>15524356
so reverse the order? spray gloss topcoat first than take a marker to it?

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>>15524365
fuck I meant black to contrast WITH the gold
finals have ruined me for the next week gomen

>>15524369
Yeah. The gloss make a smoother surface for the panel lining. And prevents it from being hard to remove from the kits natural finish.

>>15524347
meant to say this would be for the HG revive kit.

>>15524377
ah thanks for that. is the gloss topcoat something specific to that particular kit? or should i have been topcoating first than paneling all my kits?

>>15524391
Technically the latter, but its not essential. Pretty sure that kits surface is made of a different material than normal kits and it's harder to remove mistakes from the surface.

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>Char has TWO (2) Zaku I HGs on normal release which are essentially the same fucking kits with extremely minor differences in shoulder armor and weapons
>But can't have that MG Altron
Why is this allowed?

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>>15524439
Char brings in the $$$

>Gradually working on getting the edges to line up for an LM kit
>Using Testors cement then sanding the excess
>Works fine for a while, but then the glue starts rolling
Is there a big difference between their "non-toxic cement for plastic models" and the Model Master stuff? Does it stop working properly for that purpose if you use too much or something?

>>15524465
Which LM kit?

>tfw huge backlog of plamo I bought to paint but I haven't worked on a gunpla kit in months, a tank kit in three weeks, and haven't actually finished a model since November

Why can't I just magically make kits look how I want them to while I play more video games?

I should get a gunpla slave to do all the hard work then beat them when they misunderstand my vague instructions.

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>>15524497
Daughtress. Vaguely remember the guy I got it from saying he used those kits as shooting targets. IIRC it was in a random grab bag with some other mech merch.

>>15524501
>Daughtress
My nigga. Also what the fuck on using these as shooting practice, they may be FG-tier bad, but I don't think they're getting reprinted anytime soon.

>>15524465
I read rolling as rotting and got freaked out at the idea of a kit just deteriorating before your eyes

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>>15524504
I'm hoping he just meant kits of similar quality and not actual LM kits.

So aside from the glue fucking up and the shoulders being loose, it's actually fitting together quite nicely. Just noticed I put one of the thighs on backwards, I just threw it back together for the photo.

>>15524520
Feels like it's already in a state of deterioration trying to get the parts to cooperate.

>bought a resin kit for the MG EX-S Gundam several years ago
>finally getting around to it now that I'm more confident in my skills
>start cleaning up resin parts
>V-Fin is snapped in half
>chest piece had a major part break off
>had to re-scribe tons of panel lines (either because I was too zealous with sanding or the lines were naturally thin)
>who knows if re-scribed lines look good until they're painted

Fuck my life. I wish I wasn't so in love with those stupid resin shoulders and the superior head design.

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>>15523144
Speaking of that rifle, why is the kit that comes with it such a piece of shit?

She can't hold it properly, pic related is the closest she can get to aiming with both arms.

Her arms are so bulky and short they can't do anything, the kit becomes 10x better by just taking the armor off of them.

Her ankle articulation is hindered by a blatantly retarded design that could have been easily fixed by just putting those armor bits on the front of her ankles on a simple joint and getting rid of all the unnecessary plastic behind them that stops the foot from moving forward.

All the pointy shit on her back makes the design look much worse, more expensive to make a kit of, and leaves tons of the inner frame exposed.

Are all Kotobukiya kits this shit?

The only other one I've gotten is a Zero who's shoulder snapped off the first time I tried to move it because the joint was absurdly tight.

>>15524279
Don't reply to the -kun posters. They're subhuman filth and not worth the post count.

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>>15523749
Help me out here lads

Amateur hour new airbrush owner here

For my tank + compressor, is it safe to leave the air in the tank after I'm done for use later or should I drain it? I read something online about it rusting the tank so I got it all out when I was done.

>>15524579
but he takes photos... with random food in them! ex dee
isn't that lol so wacky?

>>15524600
I don't like pressurized shit where it's unnecessary, I have enough possible grenades in my life as is

>>15524608

That was my line of thinking

Still less dangerous than RG Unicorn at least

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>>15524603
Cmon man I have things that resemble feelings too

What's this noise about G-Bit option kits?

I want G-Bits.

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>>15524571
That's old frame arms for you man. The new ones have better frames but I still don't trust them.

Finally got the shin armor working on the FAZZ.

>>15524700
The new GM/GM kit announced at the recent hobby show looks like it comes with a DOME G-Bit head. The GX G-Bit head's already available in a BFT options set.

>>15524571
>Are all Kotobukiya kits this shit?
FAGs are nice

>>15524703
>The GX G-Bit head's already available in a BFT options set.
Oh, uh where do I find that.

>>15524726
It's the HGBC Northern Pod, featured in Island Wars. Comes with a bunch of stupid sextant guns and shields that all combine into a fighter plane thing, and a GM-type head and a G-Bit -type head.

>>15524263
>gunpla is freedom

>place order with HLJ for in stock item
>its now backordered

what the fugg chaps

>>15524763
I ordered twice from HLJ and both times the same thing happened for me.
I guess you just ordered the last item from their stock or something, I don't know.

>>15524767
It didn't even ship it just went to backorder

>>15524735
Cool.

Whose dick do I need to suck to get a chest for a G-Bit

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Girl did your cockpit get bigger.

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Finished putting stickers on my Zaku and posed it a bit different

>>15524791
Every time I see the GN Archer's linework the visor reminds me of the SA-X from Metroid Fusion.

>>15524791
>these hands
absolutely disgusting

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Finished my first MG today and it was so much more pleasurable to build than HGs, definitely gonna get more, though next time I should also get some waterslides for it

>>15525030
looks great

>>15525030
Now you can try 1/72.

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>>15525053
1/72 what

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Where can I buy bootleg action bases? I bought this uncolored clear action base 2 bootleg from aliexpress a year ago, but now they are gone.

>>15523190
What IBO kit?

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I may have went overboard...

Post backlogs.

>>15524363
You're so nice, Anon.

And cute...

>>15524571
What kit is this?

>>15524583
Read the guide

>>15525154
>all these RG
>not even 1 MG
>RG Sinanju
you fucked up

>>15525164
>What kit is this?

Frame Arms - Rapier

There's a blue version that comes with pistols and that red version which comes with a sniper rifle and naginata.

>>15525145
The bandai action bases are already crap, how bad are the bootleg ones?

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>>15525154
More or less stacked in the order I plan on building them. The AGE-1 is the latest addition, got it yesterday. Working on a Geara Zulu right now, will finish it in my next session and finally start on my F91.

>>15523237

Vallejo model air. Tamiya is supposed to have a good nato black also, but I haven't used it.

>>15524770

Items can show up as on backorder even though you got the last one. It feels a bit uncertain but so far I have gotten the item.

>>15525145
I'd love some bootleg MG connectors, like the ones you get for the Strike Noir and Strike Rouge, or the special connector for the 2.0 Zeta so that it can fit on an Action Base instead of it's huge launch pad

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>>15525154
Excuse the messy desk.

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First ever attempt at hand painting a piece, I just did the eyes and cameras for the EZ8 head that came with this kit, can I get some criticism/ tips for the future?

>>15525509
It looks fine from that picture, but if you want better looking cameras and eyes, you can use a hobby knife to cut parts of sticker sheets(the shiny chrome looking kind) into the necessary shape, then color them with a marker and stick them on the kit, I assume translucent colored paint would be a better option than the marker, as long as it doesn't screw up the sticker by getting it too wet or something.

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>>15522340
>Mine have a lot of nub marks even though I tried to remove them
Come on anon, there is literally nothing hard about it.

Guys i live in shithole and only gunpla i can buy is from Daban, GaoGao and other Chinese ripoff. Is it worth it? Should i try?
I mean i can buy real one but it will cost too much to ship.
(Unicorn 1/100 or Barbatos 1/144 if it matters)

https://hlj.com/product/BCL2952

If I can find one, is this any good? I've worked with resin before.

>>15525604
I don't have any sandpaper, but thanks. Maybe I'll go and buy some

>>15525616
>Buying bootlegs
>Buying DABAN, of all bootlegs
I don't know where you live but I'm glad I'm not there

>Go to gunpla general on /m/
>90% of the thread is people talking about releases, but almost no posts of built kits or discussions about them.
>Remaining 10% is snap builds/sideways photo's/poor paintjobs.
>Occasional great post, like >>15522438
(nice work!)
>Builds that DO get posted either don't get discussed or it's just new people asking simple easy questions (answers are in the guide).
>Lots of handholding and extremely lowered standards.
>Lots of people not reading the guide and newfags asking the most basic questions.
>nubmarks everywhere
>Lots of shitposting

The fuck is going on guys? No seriously, what the fuck is going on?

>>15525620
did you read the guide before coming here?

>>15525637
Tripfaggotry happened

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>>15525637
agreed, let's shit on all builds that can't match up to pic related.

>>15525659
how about raising the bar to atleast not aproving shit builds and handholding for basic stuff?

Fuck off with all the snap builds and the nub marks. Atleast post something that is actually worth posting. We can work our way back up from there. Might actually attract some decent builders again.

No more entry level bull shit. and no more handholding.

Read the guide or GTFO. Post crap and get shit on.

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>>15525637
What are you going to do ? Come over and arrest me ?

>>15525637
I can't do shit until finals ends senpai.

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>>15525637
Basically it builds up to

>Most of the old good builders either leaving for /toy/'s threads, getting sick of /gpg/ because of spammers like Snapshit/the misnamed image spammer dude, or just leaving in general
>Newer builders are starting to get the hang of building/painting and asking the remaining good people what to do

Like in the last few threads I've seen a bunch of people saying they're starting to get airbrushes and learning how to properly topcoat, so people here might be finally coming out of their snap-fit shell.

Part of the reason why I started up Group Builds on here was to encourage guys to get a little more creative with their kits, but it might have an inverse effect since during the Graze group build I only recall about half the of the builds being shown in the thread (Either in a WIP or a finished state).

>>15525637
>>15525675
When trying to encourage people to improve and have fun with the hobby, there's a fine line between constructive criticism and coddling.

I agree, though. It's a shame when good builds like the Zeta last thread don't get enough discussion.

>>15525637
Lack of moderation, and no way to even contact the admins/staff/anyone at all, there hasn't been a reply on the feedback thing in nearly 2 years

>>15525702
>starting to get airbrushes
Well it worked on me. I splurged and bought an airbrush, compressor, and a ton of accessories and paint for my birthday because I had the rare idea that inspired and motivated me.

>groupbuild wips not being shown in thread
I plan on busting out the airbrush Mon/Tues, I'll post some pics of my build then.

I've kind of been keeping my build close to the chest and not posting many pictures, but that's mainly because I don't know what I'm doing and I'm figuring everything out as I go.

>>15525509
Looks good enough for my money, mate. As long as you don't do any super closeups, it should look perfectly fine.

>>15525704
>there's a fine line between constructive criticism and coddling.
That's the thing. People here ARE coddling most of the time. So many posts in this thread alone with people asking the most basic questions that are all of them answered in the guide (no one reads it anymore and that's what you get when we don't have the "read the guide" replies anymore).

I see snap builds with nub marks on them get posted and people then proceeding to tell the builder he did a good job. I mean come on, that is the lowest of standards.

Constructive criticism is indeed very much the way to go, because we SHOULD help people improve and that is the only way to do it. But that also means being strickter and harsher than we are being now. Because at this point we ARE coddling.

>>15525702
I commend your effort gbd, because you seem to have heart for the cause. I think the underlying problem is not that people here are afraid to post, but that they just can't be bothered.

I honestly think that if we hold ourselves and others to higher standards we will see an improvement in work and posts, because right now we are becoming the gutter of gunpla where all the newfags go to show their chinese plastic toys. I'm serious, go on reddit's gunpla page and you'll see some genuinely great kits being posted there. Apperantly those builders prefer posting it there instead of here.

Now I'm not going to pretend I'm a good builder. Most of the time when I post my work people don't even bother replying so apperantly it's nothing special. But I do put a lot of work in it. I learned to remove nubs, I learned to do panel lining, I learned to airbrush, I read the guide, I lurked and only when I thought my work was good enough did I end op posting it (got flayed ofcourse, because of "standards"). I can improve soo much more. But I put enough effort and time into my work that I have atleast earned the right to be anoyed at how low the bar has become.

>>15525675
>>15525637
>Not knowing that the general on /m/ only became a continuous general with links and such when Build Fighters built interest in gunpla for a lot of newer people and was formed primarily by snapfitters and beginners who felt that the /toy/ thread was too elitist.

>>15524862
Now I want to make a Samus custom from the GN-Archer. Perhaps the light suit from MP2

>>15525803
I agree, but people need to commend and talk/ask questions about the really nice looking builds. It seems people want to encourage the newbies too much and are afraid to discourage them.

Honestly, I'm just tired of looking through the nubs to find the good aspects to criticize most builds. My first kit didn't have any nubs on it once I was finished with it. But maybe I'm just a perfectionist.

>only when I thought my work was good enough did I end op posting it
That's my boat, too.

>>15525829
And? So what? Build Fighters introduced gunpla to a lot of /m/ fags, sure. Most likely they built one or two HGBFs too. But if they stay here and build more, I expect them to raise their fucking standards.

Toys or no, you're building and creating something, and the more you build, the more you're expected to improve.

Snapping an HG together with no paint, not even panel lining or even nub removal, pictured with a shitty low resolution phone camera with flash in shitty lighting is something I expect a complete beginner to do, not someone who has apparently been doing this for two years.

>>15525829
So? Does that mean we just raise our shoulders and roll with the decline?

We can either roll over and die or try to make something out of it anon. If you are fine with just sitting back, then you are part of the problem.

>>15525875
Go for it. Be the guy that just does it and then impress us with the result.

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SUCCESS

>>15522616
So far no serious issues

Pulling the chest armor over the head was terrifying though. I'm basically going to transform it back and never do this again.

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>>15525927

>>15525886
I've been building for some years now, and I'm happy with just snapbuilds.

I don't have any interest in doing more with them.

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>>15525931

>>15525927
>>15525931
>>15525934

It really does look good. I'd be terrified of the paint chipping with all those moving and sliding parts. I can only imagine how hard keeping the paint layers that thin must have been without sacrifising the color.

>>15525933
Not a problem as long as you are not posting those snap builds and asking people if you did good.

>>15525941

I think the real MVP is Mr. Super Clear III which is like rock solid hard and the best clear I've ever used, period.

>>15525927
>>15525931
>>15525934
Damn, that looks really good.

It definitely looks better untransformed, however.

Do you guys display everything you build?
I'm starting to run out of room

>>15525969
Yeah

>>15525969
>built RG Sinanju
>got aware of the nuclear power
>boxed it and never displayed it again
it's the only one though, I try to display every one as long as they're stable and poseable.

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>>15525969
What I tend to do is

>Finished stuff/stuff I plan on working on later get grouped in one area
>Master Grades in another area
>HGs/everything else in a third area

>>15525803
>I'm serious, go on reddit's gunpla page and you'll see some genuinely great kits being posted there.

Anon, you're not wrong, there are great people over at /r/gunpla (falldog and billyray are besto). But if you're talking about this general coddling you obviously don't go on there enough.

The sub has a HUGE issue with getting dangerously close to a hugbox, and even with the higher amount of posts there you see a lot more truly awful builds. Over the years, I've noticed that for easy karma you just need to post the current popular kit with first in the title and BAM, you hit the top of the sub and are showered with praise no matter how bad the kit is.

And unlike here, where the mods don't exist and there's no ordering other than post date, reddit has votes that can really affect posts. So a decent chunk of the time when you point out problems with builds or areas they could improve, no matter how nice you are, the hivemind will downvote you because "Hey, we don't want to discourage them now!"

All in all I agree with you but ffs don't use somewhere worse than here as an example of something better.

>>15525986
Oh, that cure little knight!

What's the gold one on the right?

>>15525969
Yup.

Welcome to the club. God I wish I had the room for a second detolf I can only cram so much in my current one.

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>>15525993
It's a painted up AGE-2 Artemis, it's one of the first kits I painted kinda seriously like 4 years back, and I keep it around as a reminder of where I started from.

Good luck getting a hold of one now, however. It was a pack-in with one of the hobby magazines (Dengeki Hobby I think)

>>15525996
I wish I had room for one

>>15526011
Oh, bummer. Those feet and wing bits look really cool.

Also; I ordered some chain bases last week. You monster.

>>15525637

Doesn't help that everyone is on one of the two discord servers. Or both.

>>15526114
if everyone is on the discord then why do you keep spamming it here

>>15525986
How are the D-Style GGG kits? Looks like the only way to get a J-Ark now that the SRC line is just Mazinger.

>tfw not on the discord
>tfw spend agonizingly long times building kits to make sure they look good
>tfw don't post them here anymore and just come here for hobby tips

Tripfags who post low quality builds and act indignant are solely to blame.

>>15526140

I dunno buddy, why do you keep crying?

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I got an action base with a bunch of stuff I ordered for a new project, but while I work on that I thought I'd test it out with some of my kits. It's pretty cool how getting something up into the air can make it look that much more awesome!

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Here's all the sanded resin pieces for the EX-S, minus any pieces that need puttying to remove gaps or holes, or any pieces that need to be re-bent.

>>15525987
It wasn't an example of somewhere better. I ment that better builders preferred going to the hellhole that is r/gunpla over /m/. What you said was basicly what I ment.

>>15526343
That was a good movie.

>>15525987
It's gotten significantly worse too. There didn't used to be nearly this many smeared "weathered" kits, with no physical damage done to the kit.

I've been building for under a year, and looking at the top posts there is what drew me in, but I think the accessibility of ibo kits introduced a whole boatload of shitters.

The hugbox only exists because of pussies bring afraid of hurting their karma score

>>15525969
Yup, I've only got 7 kit so far, but I'm already running out of room. I'm concidering buying a display case in the future.

>>15525509
you should use grey gundam marker on the white, i think it will look better.

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>>15525969
I'll run out of space soon, but I'm thinking of finding a better place to display them soon.
>>15525986
I'm concidering placing my MG's in a seperate place aswell.

>>15526192
Agreed, an AB can improve the poses soo much. The fact you can have the kit take a zero-g pose can make all the difference.

Wish I was better at posing though.

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>>15524791

>>15526441
delete this

>>15525943
I havent tried super clear 3 yet. did you airbrush it? Its the GX bottle right?
can you add flat base and make it flat super clear?

Shouldn't it be the other way around? /m/ should be the elitist builders board and /toy/ should be for snapshitters that treat gunpla like toys. I mean /m/ is pretty much the most elitist board on here right after /v/ and /tg/

>>15526453
/m/ elitism has nothing on /mu/ my dude

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>>15526395
Yeah, it really does. There's also a bunch of places you can learn to pose, I know that there's a section in the guide for it, but if you want more I'm sure there's a bunch of youtube videos explaining it.

What I do is try to make the pose flow well, make sure that the rest of the model is reacting in some way to what its doing, swinging a sword, aiming a bazooka, etc. you'd be amazed at how much better bending a knee or moving a leg can make a pose look a lot more natural.

>>15526453
>/v/
>elitists
Have you ever been on a board that's not /m/ ? Because it seems like it isn't the case.

>>15526453
The /toy/ general has been doing this a lot longer for the most part and as a result has gathered some higher level builders over time. The threads are also a good bit slower and less populated, meaning discussion topics and WIP stuff stays up longer. There is also a mod on /toy/ who usually looks in at least once a day and chased off the shit posting trips and as a result the general atmosphere of the threads is a lot more positive because most people there are just enjoying their hobby and not just there to shitpost and attentionwhore (for the most part). All around the /toy/ thread is a lot more laid back and chill than the /m/ thread.

This thread is better if you need a quick response to something, looking for news, group builds, and nice OP pics.

>>15526513
/v/ is extremely elitist they just express it in way more autistic ways

What kind of thinner can I use to thin gundam marker paint?

>>15526535
They are either alcohol or enamel based, I forget which. They should already be thinned though, what are you trying to do with them?

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I cant wait for this fucking kit. The delay put me on tilt.

>>15526542
just trying to pour the paint into a cup anduse a brush. ill try alcohol

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Guys this may sound silly but im looking for small bottles like this to hold my thinnners and I can't find them. I only see the ones with the pippette inside but none like these. Any help is appreciated

>>15526557
you mean eyedropper bottles? You should be able to just find them googling

>fuck up a few pieces while painting
>strip them and start from scratch
>fuck up almost half of them again

Seems like once I have fucked up on a piece I am doomed to do it again.

>>15525675
I'm gonna post all of my snapbuilds just to piss you off anon.

>>15525941
I always post my snap builds because I like this hugbox.

>>15525675
or just enjoy the hobby? why must an elitist attitude be taken? why do you want to be angry?

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>>15526150
Here's a rundown on the ones I own

>Gaogaigar
Mini Galeon/Gaigar is pretty nice, Stealthgao is pretty much a single piece, Drillgao and Linergao are just kinda there. The combined form is pretty good asides from the connection from Gaigar and Drillgao for the legs being kinda loose (It's fine if you just leave him standing though, it just comes off if you pick him up).

>Goldymarg/StealthGao II
Goldymarg's a bit of a brick in tank/robot modes, but at that size there's not much you can do. Goldion Hammer is fine but a bit heavy on one side. Stealthgao II does it's job fine

>GekiRyuJin
FuRyu/RaiRyu are just as brick-like as Goldymarg but have less going for them since they've got huge backpacks thanks to the mixer/dump parts. Gekiryujin is good standalone but a bit of a partsformer.

>King J-Der
J-Der is a solid little mini-dude compared to the others, and King J-Der feels the most solid out of the three. I really need to give mine some detailing though since he's a bit of a big white blob OoB

>>15526728
Not that anon, but i could see it as being passionate about something and wanting others to respect it

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Is this a decent kit? I only ask because G-reco kits seem to have a bad rep, but I really like the design.

>>15526845
The last of the G-Reco kits are really good actually
That one also has cool UV reactive clear parts

>>15526845
Gastima is one of the better ones I've built. It's stuff like the Elf-Bullock and Dahack that need to be avoided.

>>15526856
>>15526861
Cool, thanks! Looking forward to building it.

>>15525604
>step 4
>grinds off huge chunk of the plastic
>now there's a gap there

if only it was that easy for me _(:3 /<)_

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testing the turtle backpack

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>>15526886
the 11 dragoon things sound like a real chore

>>15526886
>>15526889
I love the dark blue and grey but the yellow is so bright! (I know those are stock colors)

Nice lining on the backpack, very clean.

>>15525153

Kimaris Vidar. I hadn't intended to use it as a test kit when I bought it, but it came in my bulk Hobbywave order and out of all of them I figured I might as well mess with it.

Trying to find a new color scheme that isn't purple is proving kind of hard

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>>15526893

Purple is a good colour though. Currently painting a hi-mock like pic related and so far I like it a lot.

Feels like the colours are kind of in between gouf custom and dom colours.

>>15525165
I know the Sinanju is a hand grenade, but that also seems to be hit or miss. I haven't heard anything bad about the other 3.

>>15526897

Oh yeah, for sure, I actually love the base color scheme.

The problem is I don't really know how to use my airbrush yet, and purple isn't a color I picked up when I was buying paints.

When I bought paint the hobby store was out of some common colors - black and white especially, though they had some off whites - so I got like medium blue and a red, and a light green. So I was trying to get a headstart on painting by trying to decide if I wanted to make it red or blue.

I was planning on using some purple on another kit, and if I got really desperate I could always mix my red and blue.

>>15526886
>>15526889
Wow, that looks a lot better than the box art.

>>15526728
Because posting a shitty picture of a poorly-constructed kit and saying that you did your best is fucking retarded. Sure you had fun but if you post a picture of something you made you will be criticized positively or negatively. Learn to deal with it or fuck off back to Build Fighters.

>>15526869
>grinds off huge chunk of the plastic
Being hamfisted is your issue to solve. You could just try being gentle, but I'm sure that thought must obviously have crossed your mind already. RIGHT?

Is it unacceptable to collect Gunpla without having any interest in watching Gundam shows?

The only ones I have watched are both seasons of GBF.

>>15526977
No it's fine, choose the stuff you like.

>>15526977
So long as you're enjoying yourself, it's fine to just build what you think looks cool. Though watching the shows can give some extra context and make you like some suits more.

>>15526953
stay angry then

>>15526869
I don't file until the nub is gone. I just get it close to the surface and then start sanding with 800/1000 grit sandpaper to get whatever's left. Then buff.

>>15526980
>>15526978
Thanks.

>>15526977
>Is it unacceptable to

Stop right there

You can do whatever you want dude

As long as you're not asking if it's acceptable to do some freaky deviant shit, who cares how you go about your hobbies? You do you man, the ultimate thing that is important is whether you are having fun.

>>15525637
gunpla bubble bursting

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>>15525637

Here, have a picture of the last snapbuild I made before getting my airbrush

It's better than nothing, that's for sure. Also, to be fair on the releases part, Shizuoka just happened.

Hlep, how do I not get burned out guys

>>15527092
>Crossbone Maoh

Good choice anon

>>15527131
Take a break.

>>15527133

I wish there was a master grade release of it. Now I'm keeping my fingers crossed for cool kits to come out of the new BF stuff.

>>15526543
Same here bro.. I need my thicc futa gunplafu

>>15527155
>you can never make tender love to your gunplafu
why even live in this incomplete world?

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I fucking love the molded detail on this.

1/48th Ingram

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Is there anywhere reliable I can look to buy Virtual On plamo?

In particular I'm looking for this guy.

>>15527409
Me too, that was my first Plamo kit.

>>15527486
that looks ugly af

>>15526543
At least it's not another "one year with no updates" delay.

>>15526830
>Fighting and being passionate for some robot toy

This is quite stupid. People like this should really go out and meet some real people.

Ok....Gentei kits is getting expensive for some reason. I just find this store and want to know if anyone have order somting from here yet?

http://www.bandaionline.com/model/gundam/

>>15522184
RG Justice Gundam really gave me problems. I almost gave up on it and trashed it when putting on the decals. As everything would fall apart as I was trying to rearrange the thing.

>>15527723
As much as I agree that it's stupid to get hung up on things like that, being passionate about your hobby isn't a bad thing.

>>15527881
>As much as I agree that it's stupid to get hung up on things like that, being autistic about your hobby isn't a bad thing.

>>15527899
I'm not defending the whole elitist attitude, I'm saying being passionate about something you enjoy is fine.

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Last minute group-build entry

Probably gonna keep the basic lack and gold scheme at this point, but I'm wondering if I should leave the bicep area unarmored.

>>15527964
Shit, I just realized I forgot to clean up the shoulder joints.

>>15527964
Holy shit, anon. I love the color scheme on this and the choice in parts.

Would intimidate the fuck out of me if I encountered it on the battlefield.

>>15523158
>not buying 5+ zakus/GMs for this specific purpose

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>>15527993
>not using himocks

>>15525986
what sort of kit is that tiger?

>>15527996
hlj has them listed at the same price

>>15527964
further prove that black and gold color schemes look sexy as fuck

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>decided that I don't want to ever build a RG since they're small and fragile
>for some reason start wanting to get RG Unicorn once it's available
The fuck, brain

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>>15527828

>>15528057
try thinning your paints next time

>>15528063
wut? Stuff is as thinned as it can get anon.

>>15528057
kill la kill tier

>>15528013
Has Girls und Panzer decals, so it should be the Platz 1/35 Tiger I Kuromorimine Girls School Version.

It's an early Tiger, judging by the twin headlamps and high commander's cupola.

>>15528063
>>15528067
Maybe it was the PSI

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>>15528013
>>15528321
It's actually an old Tamiya kit with GuP decals I got off ebay. The only Platz kits I've got are this little CV33 and an Anzio figure set

>>15528336
There is literally nothing wrong with the paint anon, the surface is as smooth as fuck as are the edges.

What do you guys mostly use for sanding at this point, trying to get back into things. Cheap normal sanding blocks worked fine but seemed a bit clunky and large when working with small pieces, any recommendations?

>>15528470
Got a model file for the first part and sanding paper for the final part.

>>15528056
I've been wanting to get an RG for a while, was really considering the Exia but honestly might got for the Unicorn, despite its cost.

>>15528063
>>15528336

Do you even know what the words you're saying mean or are you just following the tend of other anons saying the 'thin your paints' meme just so you can feel included?

There's nothing wrong with the paint, anon did a decent job.

>>15527964
I swear I've seen a character/mecha design that looks just like this somewhere before, I think it might've been an SMT demon or something.

>>15528553
same

>>15528478
>>15528056
Grade autism is one of the dumbest hang-ups out there. That is the real brain problem.

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What do these markings mean?
kills?