Gundam Plastic Model General

>>15852943
how do you get it so smooth?

>>15852886
welcome to the senior citizens club

>>15853226
by thinning his paints probably

>>15853232
The Sinanju is legitimately cool, but the Barzam is literally just a recolor with nothing new.

>>15853232
I can't tell, is the sinanju going to be p-bandai?

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Well after edging out with a 4-vote lead, Ranged is the next groupbuild theme. I'll write something up later tomorrow to use for each thread.

Also someone wanted these last thread so here they are

>>15853239
thin layers alone doesn't make paint level out perfectly like that

>>15853261
yes it is
http://p-bandai.jp/item/item-1000117875/

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>>15853261
Both are P-Bandai http://p-bandai.jp/item/item-1000117877/ http://p-bandai.jp/item/item-1000117875/

>>15853291
>>15853298
well fuck

>>15853288
Not him, but I've gotten similar results from using very fine sand paper on hand painted enamels to even out the pooling near edges to the center of larger areas on kits.

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>>15853298
I can get the Barzam being p-bandai because it's the same thing in a different color. I can somewhat understand Sinanju because it's basically the Sinanju with a different weapon, but that seems like a shit tier excuse when Transient Glacier, Lightning Black Warrior and some 10 Origin Zakus got retail release.

Still mad about the new X Maoh, Fenice Libertus, and Z'gok Amazing though. Why does P-Bandai seem so much more rampant as of late, jesus christ? Hazel MG and others being locked in that shitty service is unforgivable. Is it because they want to save the 200 for some big-name so they had to shove a bunch of shit to their awful, jewish format to save it?

>>15853400
The bean counters at Bandai think that a lot of the new releases won't sell well past their initial release. So in order to maximize profits they're making the people who would buy the kits buy them directly from Bandai.

I still have no idea what they're thinking, though. I would bet my entire backlog that things like the GM Space Command and White Dingo Sniper II would sell better/warrant more reprints than lazy reboxes like that Freedom 2.0 + Lacus combo they released in February.

>>15853412
>Lacus
It was Kira, and it was a limited release.

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Are the gunpla girls giving Bandai that much money?

>>15853438
Yes.

>>15853438
They want Koto's FAGbucks is all.

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Last time I'll post something till I finish this bugger, but I did a quick mock-up paint job of the shin to see how it fits, and I think I like it more now that I can see it painted. I know it's not perfect, but it looks more Kimarisy and less uninspired or unfinished

>>15852993
That gives me an idea for a groupbuild, build and fully paint a kit while spending the absolute lowest amount of money possible

>>15853435
Not in the same sense that "P-Bandai" is limited release; the thing was readily available on Japanese Amazon and other places.
https://hlj.com/product/BANN16378
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10437150
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=TOY-GDM-3189

But you're right, it was a Kira bust. And, if Amiami's to be believed, it looks like it'll be restocked some time in the future. So I guess I'll just shut up and eat my words.

>>15853481
SEED is more popular than Advance of Zeta, in other news, water is wet

>>15853481
Not him, but I thought that whole "dynamic combo" thing was retail as well. Apart from being sold at retail stores, the price gouging isn't as high as it should be if it was p-bandai.

>>15852943
Now this is what I want to see when people post Sinanjus, not this pathetic excuse of a wasted kit >>15849471

>>15853472
Technically even though I was joking with that post I checked and it retails on Amazon for about $26, while a cheap Master Airbrush sells for $19.
But I still wanna see the results of someone trying to use that ridiculous thing for real.

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>>15853438
>>15853445
>>15853449

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wew lad

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Not entirely an original recolor, but I'm wondering if this would be worth to do, or maybe save it for the Lupus Rex

>>15853264
My body is ready.

I don't have an interesting build idea, but I do have a build idea that I want to do.

>>15853288
That is literally all I did. Thinned Citadel paint, no primer, no topcoat.

I've been into gunpla for a bit now. I've built about 16 of them, MGs, HGs and RGs mostly. I've built as many MGs as HGs, RGs I don't really like.

What are some of the other things I could do in gunpla, besides paint? I don't have an airbrush rig yet and I don't want to commit to buying one just yet, so I'm trying to do as much as I can with gunpla besides paint them.

I can scribe panel lines, buff out the seams with files and sandpaper, panel line or inking or whatever. I'm going to get some plaplate and see if I can do something with that, plus i've been thinking about kitbashing it with military models and not just other MS.

Anything else?

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>>15853684
Recreating scenes from the anime in Gunpla form. Some kits have variants specifically for these kinds of things, like pic related.

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Who here hype for /ourgunpla/?

>>15853693
>shit savior

>>15853698
more like best saviour

Anybody got a picture of what happens when you gunk wash a model with flat top coat? Very curious about how bad it gets

Sort of /m/ figure related I guess...
Yang Wenli
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-032742&page=top%2Fsearch%2Flist%3Fs_keywords%3DYang%24pagemax%3D40%24getcnt%3D0%24pagecnt%3D1
Or Char Aznable fig
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-030075&page=top%2Fsearch%2Flist%3Fs_keywords%3DChar%24pagemax%3D40%24getcnt%3D0%24pagecnt%3D2

>>15853291
>1/144 Weiss Sinanju
sold

>>15853708
>2017
>still no char action figure

>>15853592
They could've sold that weapon any other way.

>>15853592
>>15853767
>build a 1/1 Unicorn
>sell RG Unicorn kit, Mega Size Unicorn
>release a White Sinanju, the Unicorn's rival MS
>Should we make it REGULAR release Unicorn (as a series) is being pushed hard?
>hell no don't take advantage of that make it P-Bandai it'll never sell

>>15853788
>meanwhile, the Amazing Red Warrior recolor with a new gun - I mean, the Lightning Black Warrior is a regular release
The thought process of Bandai's financial accountants is a mystery.

>>15853763
What happened to the Figuarts? The Master Asia one came out for fuck's sake

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>>15853814
No kidding
>Zaku I Origin gets regular release
>Char custom gets regular release
>ANOTHER Char custom gets regular release
>Kycilia Forces variant with only 1 new part gets regular release
>But Black Tri Star colours (an ever-popular set of characters) are P-Bandai only

I still can't wrap my head around the GM Command being P-Bandai, despite the head, chest, backpack, elbows, calves and beam rifle being entirely new. I thought the Nips loved 0080?

P-Bandai should really be revamped so that kits are released as P-Bandai with some limited P-Bandai run accessory and the special colorless boxart (like the first-run stands some kits have come with) and then if they hit a certain sales threshold the kit is made a regular release kit without the P-Bandai accessory and a normal box. People who buy P-Bandai still got something unique and limited, but if the kit is popular it can simply transition to regular release and everyone can enjoy it.

>look up how to make explosion effects
>http://dioramas-and-models.com/how%20to%20do%20it.html
God damn, now I REALLY want to make an over-ambitious build for the groupbuild.

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>>15853829
So I pulled up Bandai' nouhin charts, going all the way back to November 2011. I checked how many times the HGUC and MG Sinanjus were reprinted, and also how many times the HGBF and MG Red Warriors were reprinted.

>Sinanju Restocks:
2015-11 HGUC
2016-01 HGUC, MG
2016-03 HGUC, MG
2016-04 HGUC, MG, MG TF
2016-06 HGUC TF
2016-08 HGUC, MG
2016-10 MG TF
2016-12 HGUC, MG
2017-02 HGUC, HGUC TF, MG, MG TF
2017-04 MG
2017-06 MG
2017-07 MG TTF
2017-08 HGUC, HGUC TF, MG

>Amazing Red Warrior Restocks
2015-12 MG
2016-06 MG
2016-07 HGBF
2016-10 MG
2017-03 HGBF
2017-08 HGBF

So in the same amount of time, the HGUC Sinanju was reprinted 8 times and the MG 9 times. The Titanium Finish variants were both reprinted 3 times.

Meanwhile, the HGBF Amazing Red Warrior was reprinted 3 times, and the MG 3 times. The Sinanju's normal releases have been reprinted THREE TIMES AS OFTEN as the Amazing Red Warrior's releases, and the Sinanju's Titanium Finish versions have been reprinted as many times as the Red Warrior.

I really want to know what other data Bandai has available that goes into their decisions. I'm just grasping at straws here, but it seriously looks like the Weiss Sinanju would've done better as a regular release than the Lightning Black Warrior. At the very least they could've just sold the new weapon as part of a HGBC weapons kit.

>>15853852
>November 2011
November 2015, my bad. I fucking wish I had all the charts going back to then.

>>15853852
>THREE TIMES AS OFTEN
Truly, he is the Second Coming of Char

>>15853852
I'm going to email Bandai's marketing department every single day until the Weiss Sinanju is a regular release.

Business idea; make an entire kit out of PE (Polycap plastic)

>>15853866
>Unpaintable kit
Bastard.

>>15853867
Don't worry, it's got near-perfect color separation.

>release a kit regular release (of your favorite MS, of course)
>it has 1:1 color separation except for a few parts that could have been molded in the right color but are instead stickers for no real reason aside from >runners
>release a P-Bandai recolor of the kit
>it has all of the stickered parts in the correct colors
>if you buy the P-Bandai kit and kitbash it with the regular release ver, you get perfect 1:1 color separation
How mad would you be?

>>15853693
i am, been thinking about getting it for a while

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In non-Gunpla news, Aoshima is putting out new kits for M9s and the Ablest from Full Metal Panic in October.

>>15853867
>Unpaintable kit
But that's good.

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I Just got into this hobby and I must say looking into all that goes into making kits look great is a bit much. I am going to start out with HG since they have less parts. I am going with the Over Flag and the Brave since I think the look cool. After I build them I may try my hand at painting, since they are mostly one color I feel that it should be pretty easy to do.

Is super glue a good idea to keep fidgety parts in place like horns and loose thrusters?

>>15853912
Welcome to gunpla, don't forget, you're here forever.

>>15853914
Yes, though cement is recommend.

>>15853264
>GMs lost

B-but year of GM

>>15853916
>though cement is recommend.
Depends on if you want to tighten the connection or permanently affix it to one position.
If it's a moving part you want to be able to still move, a little super glue left to dry before reconnecting the piece creates more friction, and lets you still move the joint.

>>15853920
You know you can still build a ranged focused GM, right?

>>15853678
For some reason a lot of people who build gunpla try handpainting with tamiya and mr color acrylics which don't self level like citadel, vallejo and others do, then complain about the paint not leveling. If they actually used the right products there'd be a lot less complaining about handpainting.

>>15853912
good taste in suits nigga

>>15853922
tfw i wanted to build a melee GM

>>15853264
If it's clearly a ranged suit, can I add a piece of equipment that doubles as a melee weapon that's a joke/reference?

>>15853930
The only right product they need is more thinner.

>>15853912
Remember to thin your paints. Also, try painting the (empty) runners before you try to paint the actual kit, it'll give you a chance to practice on the plastic and get the right consistency. It's not perfect practice, but every bit counts and I doubt you want to buy a Hi-Mock just so you can use it as paint practice.

>>15853958
Will do, I plan on starting out with Acrylic paint I was thinking of using tamiya since I am currently working in Japan and they are easy to come by. To be honest I have to say the more I read up on painting kits the harder it seem. Maybe it will be easier once I start doing it, if not messing up a HG kit won't put me out too much money.

>>15853974
Yeah, it's not really that easy. Especially not hand-painting. I've got an old HG GM that's been sitting around for about half a year now, I plan on stripping it once my airbrush arrives in a few days and then I'll try to go over it with properly thinned, properly primed paint and do it right this time around.
I guess the best advice is; you're probably going to fuck up your first kit, but keep trying.
That and don't half ass it, primer and thinner costs money but you get what you pay for.

>>15853976
I don't have the money to go all in on a paint booth and an airbrush. One thing I hear that Tamiya acrylic paint should be thinned by Tamiya acrylic thinner is this true.

>>15853983
You don't have to buy an airbrush to paint, I just want you to be aware that hand-painting is harder and you're very likely going to fuck up in the beginning. As for thinner- yeah. You could probably thin Tamiya acrylics with non-Tamiya thinner but I don't imagine it'd be THAT much cheaper or easier to find, and keeping brands consistent will generally yield better results as Tamiya thinner is specifically formulated for Tamiya paints.

>>15853883
How is the quality on those Aoshima FMP kits?

>get idea for groupbuild
>get what I need from banzaihobby
>they cancel order since the main kit wasnt available and I had ticked the "cancel all if anything is unavailable"
>now I get it from HLJ instead

At least I had some store credit from one of their sales but this is still going to be a lot more expensive simply because it won't dodge customs. I'm quite annoyed.

>>15853997
The ones coming out a new versions, so don't know yet.

I have the old Kurz Weber M9 and it's not terrible. Didn't have great color separation out of the box for something that's the size of a Gundam MG, and some of the joints were pretty shitty, but overall it was pretty good for a non-bandai snap kit.

>>15853788
>make it P-Bandai it'll never sell
I hate to break it to you, but this isn't the case anymore.
It's regular release kits they're phasing out.

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>>15853943
Depends on the kind of weapon it is in both forms, I guess.

>>15854053

So they did use that huh.

I'm still mad.

>>15854053
It's a shield that transforms into a mace. I want to use the shield.

>>15854087
If the shield's secondary to the main weapon I suppose that'd be fine.

>>15854097
When I submit it I'll just take pics with and without and you can decide later.

It's just a dumb gag anyways.

>>15854100
Nothing wrong with a long-range build having a shield on it's sideskirt/side of the arm. It could even be using the shield to brace its long rifle. After all, even a long range build wouldn't mind a shield in case it's forced into close quarters where it can't use its main weapon. Just as long as the shield isn't raised as if it's defending itself in close quarters, really.

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**RANGED GROUPBUILD**

Build/paint a kit (Gundam/Frame Arms/etc) with a loadout focused on long ranged combat! Sniper Rifles, Artillery Cannons, Missile Launchers, Funnels/Bits, and Miniguns are all fair game. You may also include a back-up melee weapons (Like a combat knife or beam saber) with your build, but it shouldn't overshadow your ranged equipment

More clarification here:
>Any scale and any brand is fair game here, you're not limited to just using Gundam models. The base kit needs to be a robot though (Sorry tankfags)
>You can however kitbash a tank with a Zaku/GM or something and submit that.
>The longer the barrel the better. Your average rifle/machine gun on a stock MS isn't gonna cut it.

Send your entries to [email protected]
Start Date: 9/15
End Date: 11/30

>>15853852
Its pretty simple really. They had to make the lightning black warrior regular release because all the other kits in the episode were p bandai. The weiss sinanju was always going to be p bandai because of its role in the episode. The better question isnt why was the lightning black warrior a regular release, but why they chose the lighntning black warrior to be the mobile suit featured. Episode 2's content seems to have been changed from the original scenario or schedule. At schizuoka hobby show in may, the teaser display for battlogue had the ballistic zaku, reversible gundam, barzam, cherudim gundam. I think the cherudim was originally supposed to be in episode 2. I bet you behind the scenes some nonsense bullshit happanened and the va for the pilot of cherudim wasnt available in time for episode 2 so they pushed it back for a future episode, leaving no time to come up with something orgiinal like the reversible gundam from the first battlogue. Because really wtf does yuuma have to do with the lightning black warrior? He pilots flight themed ms like the zeta or airmaster. Its out if character for him too. The lbw appears to be a product of "quick bandai make something you didnt plan for" like the twilight axis kits.

>>15853400
Last time I tried getting those crisp of lines I ended up giving up before I even finished the model. I just want something nice and aesthetic. And I don't to have to major in model building. Where do I get the required skills to make a gundam look that nice without giving it up again?

>>15854177
Why not just make one of the other kits in the episode not P-Bandai? Fucking Bandai, just make everything regular release.

>>15853472
No, that's awful because it encourages bad work inherently you moron. That would mean unthinned paints and snap built models without seam welding. Why waste the money or effort for intentional shit?

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>>15853693

Surprisingly, the G-Saviour is a really good kit despite predating the HGUC line.

>>15854228
It's Canadian, of course it's high quality.

>>15853684
If you are using plaplate you absolutely need to paint because you would end up with white plastic on your otherwise colored suit. You can't reasonably do plaplate without paint. Seams also are hard to make full disappearwithout painting over them. Honestly you're best off saving up for an airbrush before doing the things that require painting over them to look nice on the model. You can get a good airbrush and tanked compressor setup for $200.

>>15854238
Canada: the Germany of North America.

>>15853974
Don't use Tamiya for hand painting. It is not meant for it at all and won't come out well done. Get sprays or something useful for hand painting, Vallejo Model Color (and Model Air if thinned right) in particular is an acrylic that does hand paint right.

Does anyone have the 1/100 HG Seravee? Do you like it?
I think it's rad but is it worth it compared to 1/144 HG?

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>>15854135
>Seeing those MD and hexa gear kitbashes japan is doing.

I really want to make one for this. I got plenty of spare guns and stuff lying around too.

>>15854135
C-can I use a Guntank though?

>>15854297
Join me Anon, I'm making an MD for this groupbuild

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>>15854135
>The longer the barrel the better
>The longer the barrel the better

You can't be serious.

>>15853974

Tamiya paint is more geared toward being a sprayed paint via an airbrush.

Since you live in Japan same as me I would instead suggest picking up Mr. Color brand plus some of the Mr Color leveling thinner. Although also designed to be sprayed I find that the coverage, dry time, and overall quality is better for hand painting. It is also much better when combined with the leveling thinner.

That being said it will still be hard but you CAN get good looking hand painting if you do multiple thin layers and alternate which direction you paint you paint.

I would also do some research into Gaia color as well since I see it often but I have never used it. Also the Mr Color Levelling thinner works on tamiya paints too if there is a pigment you like that isn't found in either Mr Color or Gaia

>>15854310

Did you plan a short barrel build?

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>>15853693
You bet your ass I am

>>15854349
Buster base with Gunslinger Stratos element to it

>>15854135
what if the gun has a short barrel but is long ranged like laser weaponry etc?

>>15854325

So mr color is fine for handpainting minor details? Good to know.

>>15854367

Man I fucking wish.

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getting the armed armor to be color accurate was a pain so i mostly only did it on this side

>>15854349
Crossbones with a brace of pistols.


Or maybe I'll just do a Heavyarms with extra, heavier arms.

Airbrush came in today, anything I should know/tips and tricks?

>>15854448

Buy a hundred+ plastic spoons and practice on them first.

>>15854454
>plastic spoons

>>15854461
That or the plastic trees leftover after building a kit

>>15854497
>the plastic trees
anon, I...

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>>15854135
>just bought an airbrush
>Ranged Groupbuild announced
I've got two months to get used to using an airbrush and finding out how the fuck I strap a 1/100 Mega Bazooka Launcher to a GMIII. Wish me luck /m/

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>>15854535
This will be my second attempt at airbrushing. First groupbuild, though. I have my work cut out for me. I need to improve from this:

>>15854535
airbrushing is piss easy if you make sure to thin the paints to the right consistency and clean between color changes. Is your airbrush single action or double?

Guess I'm not participating in this build because Kotobukiya is FUCKED. I swear to god they're worse than P-Bandai, I guess you've got to be a special kind of fucking retarded to even attempt to get into this hobby outside of Japan. I've learned my lesson as a stupid fucking gaijin.

>>15854563
Just buy a Heavyarms.

>>15854555
It's a double action, one from airbrushheaven.co.uk, a site someone here recommended me a few threads back. Just wanted something cheap and cheerful to try out before I splash out for an Iwata or whatever. I've got some Tamiya thinner and some paints from a while back, so I'll see if they're still usable and if they are, I'll end up with a pink, white and gold GMIII.

>>15854554
Best of luck to you Anon, I'm sure you'll do fine for the groupbuild!

>>15854572
Thanks matey! Are you a Britbong poster too? I have Clarkes brush and compressor, very cheap and cheerful. Good luck with your build!

>>15854554
たぶんそれだとアメリカのトランスフォーマーと戦う事になると思うぞ斧で一振りで

個人個人にも好き嫌いはある、人を人と思ってない連中に話など通じない、彼らが付き合いたくないのでなく弁償させられるのが嫌なだけだしする能力も無いんだ、付ける部品がサイズも作りもいい加減だとせっかくの商品が台無しだしね専用機と注文機でめんどくさいのはどうゆう装備が必要かなんだ、頭の悪いやつに限って全部よこせだから

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>>15854618

>>15854566
This post is absolutely fucking perfect. This is it, the reality of it. "Just buy a Heavyarms." Just buy the same fucking kit as everyone else is going to buy because there are only like three fucking options available to you. You want to do something different? No, you can't. That's not an option for you. Shut up, buy your Heavyarms and build a completely soul-less, uninspired build that looks exactly the same as everyone elses build.

>>15854629
>he hates the heavyarms

>>15854622
ある意味それは逃げだよ

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>>15854566
>Just buy a Heavyarms.
Or a Leopard Da Vinci!

>>15854635
It's the exact opposite of my design philosophy. It's like if you said you wanted an orange and I gave you a fucking pear. I don't hate the Heavyarms but not only is it not what I want, it's also what everyone else will do and I'd at least like to try to be remotely different.

>>15854641
Where you the guy doing the shield thing?

>>15854423
Did you paint?

>>15854644
No, don't lump him in with my autistic rage.
He was probably able to find all of the shit he needs because it's not super obscure kotobukiya territory bullshit.

>>15854651
Your first mistake was depending on Kotobukiya restocking anything that isn't a FAG

>>15854655
I fucking hate this shit, if you want anything Kotobukiya makes you'd better want it when they release it. If it's something they already released a year or more ago? You're fucked, forever. You will never be able to buy it, unless you're lucky enough to pay 3x what it's worth.
Makes me wish Bandai would make something other than Gunpla but I guess the profit margins on plamo must be incredibly dogshit since all of these companies (Bandai included) seem to be unable to produce anything for more than a month at a time.

>>15853883
Well, I don't think they're "new", the m9 is called 1.5 but I don't know why, but I think it's the same old mold, already pre-ordered though, too bad it's a different scale from the koto kit of the arx-8

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>>15854647
yep, i just dont bother with proper lighting and stuff when its wip pics

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Has anyone built the Gyancelot? Any notcible seam lines on the kit? I'm kinda shitty at seam welding and holing to get some practice in.


Also are there any /m/ approved hand painting tutorials?

>>15854639
Cringe.

>>15853689
That's definitely an idea, but to be honest I haven't really watched Gundam since I watched Gundam wing about 18 years ago so I wouldn't know what goes where.

>>15854240
I can get the small seams out no problem with plastic cement and files/sandpaper, but the big seams that need putty, yeah, probably can't get by without painting them.

I guess i'll save up for a compressor and a kit then.

>>15854689
Is that the hguc phenex? If so what did you paint?

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>>15854706
Just google something and go wild.

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>>15854710
yea, i didnt like the yellow so might as well paint the whole thing and add some detail while i'm at it.

pic related is how it looks like OOB

>>15854563

What did you want to get but cant?

>>15854722
Literally anything that has four legs at this point that aren't incredibly tiny, spindly spider legs and doesn't cost over $100 US on top of the
inevitable $40 shipping.
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=TOY-RBT-0071
I'm probably going to make a tiny bit more of an effort to find something that fits the bill, give up and never entertain the idea again unless Kotobukiya releases a four-legged kit a good year or two into the future at which point maybe I'll buy it while it's still available for list price.

>>15854703
What's wrong with it?

>>15854729

Heh, I considered that one but settled for a frame arms kit with some extra stuff on it. I feel your pain.

>>15854135
Just got an airbrush. Golden O ain't got SHIT on what I've got planned.

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>>15854135
I've been meaning to make a kitbash for this.
Now to find an HG Ball.

>>15854729
Just get the Flauros

>>15854748

Flauros has nice guns but the four leggedness is weak.

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>>15854135
>The longer the barrel the better. Your average rifle/machine gun on a stock MS isn't gonna cut it.
Oh, fuck yes.

>>15854735
It was made by Whiteagle.

>>15854797
Save for a nub on the back of the right gun, it looks fine. Unpainted, sure. But fine.

Welp, my Hamma-Hamma's shin cables might be fucked. The connection at the top is way too thin and it's stretching to where it wants to tear

>>15854448
THIN YOUR PAINTS
WEAR A RESPIRATOR
And post here for help. If you're having trouble getting an even coat across the surface look up YouTube videos. They can show you how to thin your brand of paint and even spraying guidelines.

>>15854135
Would non balistic/beam weapons work for ranged? stuff like bows, ballistas and catapults? I'm playing around for an Idea like that or just strapping huge cannons onto a suit.

Does anybody have any reference sites for fully customized gunpla? I mean like with plaplating and stuff, not just colors.

Also, does having chisels in different sizes really matter? I use a Mr hobby gsi creos with the stock .5mm tip, but after seeing my work I'm starting to consider maybe getting thinner/thicker ones. However, maybe I just suck at chiseling and a .5mm is good enough, so..

>>15854883
I am also toying with this idea. I can't imagine it's a problem.

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>>15854661
>if you want anything Kotobukiya makes you'd better want it when they release it. If it's something they already released a year or more ago? You're fucked, forever.
And people wonder why I was less than enthused at the prospect of a Civilian build...

>>15854797
>It was made by Whiteagle.
Actually those were stock photos I made a collage of to send to my nephews to see if any gunpla interested them.

>>15854883
>stuff like bows
I was just thinking about a design for a Weapon Set where two swords joined at the pommels to form a Beam Bow...

>>15854298
Yeah Guntanks, Lotos, and whatever are fine. I just meant that you couldn't just make an Abrams and submit that.

>>15854310
>>15854396
That comment was more of a comment on long-ranged weaponry is preferred. Short-barreled stuff like pistols are okay too.

>>15854883
>Catapults
You have my interest.

>can't find any rifles that fit my aesthetic taste
Having different taste than everyone else is suffering.

How would one go about changing the color of tinted clear plastic?

>>15854957
What sort of rifles do you fancy?

>>15854957
Post a picture of something you like and I'll see if I know of something similar.

>>15854959
If it's a light color you can paint it with a clear color to get a mixed color, but if you wanna change something like clear blue to clear red, then you're gonna have to recast the part with clear resin and then paint it with clear red afterwards.

>>15854969
I want to change orange to pink. Would the latter option be better than the former?

>>15854978
I don't think you'd be able to shift orange to pink. You'd be better off buying a resin casting kit and either clear paint or resin dye

>>15854980
Is there a certain brand I should be looking for or is the top result on Amazon okay?

>>15854985
I personally use alumilite and I get decent results. It's probably fine if the reviews aren't shit

>>15854994
Thanks, anon. You've been a huge help.

>>15855011
anytime

>>15854638
4chan is an English website, friend.

>>15855011
>>15854994
>>15854985
>>15854980
Fair warning, resin casting isn't cheap for startup. Even if you buy a cheap quick-kit and small amount of clear resin you're still probably looking at $40-$50 for that one small piece. Also clear resin takes multiple days to fully dry. And wear gloves. You do not want resin getting on your hands, or tabletop for that matter.

>resin casting
give me one good reason I shouldn't just skip to aluminium casting

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>>15853438
>Dom Gyanko
>Domko

>>15855084
Good luck.

Where can I buy those gundams already built?

I bought one RG years ago and I still didn't finish it. Too many pieces.

>>15855084
It isn't clear.

>>15855093
I want Gyanko to dom me.
Mommy.

>>15855106
Okaa-sama!

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>>15854135
>The base kit needs to be a robot though (Sorry tankfags)

What about an origin guntank modified to look more tank-like?

I had an idea to remove the head, make the bottom longer and flatter like pic related, and give it the ability to lower the torso into the hull like the hildolfr can.

It'd still have arms though, and i want to give it three clawed hands.

>finish resin model
>keep the dust
>throw it on a random bystander's face
am I a gunpla terrorist now

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The Rouei is a really cool looking suit
shame about those shoulders

>think I'm completely done painting a kit
>realize I still need to paint the metallics on a bunch of probably hidden pieces

Feels dumb but it's not so weird to forget about the potentially pointless pieces.

>>15855151
It's an IBO kit, you can probably cannibalize the shoulders from a Graze or any other kit you desire and they'll fit on the inner frame.

>>15855165
No can do. Rouei isn't built on an inner frame for some reason. It's just a bog-standard hollow HG

>p bandai jews on all sides capitalizing on 00s 10th anniversary
>meanwhile dragon momoko releases kits of both the exia avalanche and a set that can make the exia r1, 2 and 3 in one

Are they OUR GUYS?

>>15855203
>IBO kit
>no inner frame
God damn they fucked you hard. Can you take a picture of the arm with the shoulder connector removed? If it's the connection that I hope it is (and it really should be), then you can cannibalize the entire shoulder joint from another kit for an easy kitbash.

>>15855118
I'm not groupbuild dude, but removing the head seems to be pushing it.

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>>15855203
>>15855214
I decided to tear apart my Graze Ritter arm for you, actually.
If your grey shoulder piece looks like the one here, you can use any sort of armor that snaps on like the Graze Ritter or Barbatos. If it doesn't have the little semi-circle at the very top but has the peg at the bottom and your arm has the same slot, you should be able to cannibalize the shoulder joint from any other IBO HG to mount different shoulder armor. If it's actually different than what's in this picture, then the Rouei is one crazy kit (although the more I think about it the more I think the shoulder joint is probably standardized across literally every kit in the line)

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>>15855233
Note: I did cut the flaps that hide the ball joint and limit movement. This shit is fucking terrible

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>>15855233
>>15855214
Here is the rouei shoulder
Bask in the glory of modern gunpla engineering.
It's just the shoulder pieces connected on a polycap with another polycap sitting on top of that one

>>15855245
>>15855248
Fucking Bandai. It's a good thing I was never a fan of the Rouei. That being said, despite the joint being a bit different in construction I'm tempted to say the kit will still accept a shoulder piece from another IBO kit. Give it a try if you have any other IBO HGs, or if you buy one in the future. It looks to have the same shoulder-arm peg and the same shoulder-torso ball socket, you'll just have to cannibalize the entire shoulder assembly rather than being able to simply donate parts which means whatever the donor kit is, it'll end up being spare parts for kitbashing and not a complete kit.

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Finished at last. There's no better feeling than completion.

>>15855269
The kit makes me realise that Marasai is just a zaku with a silly helmet.

>>15855269
Good work Shinji

>>15855274
you mean a better head

>>15855274
When I first wached Zeta I honestly thought the Marasai was the newest Zaku rendition, a Zaku III. Seeing the actual Zaku III in ZZ was disappointing as hell, cause it's so ugly in comparison to the sleekness of the Marasai.

>>15855313
"To take one step forward, you must also take a step back." -Confucius

>>15855274
>Silly helmet
Awesome helmet. But yes, it is a Zaku. With different helmet and shield. Testament to the Zaku design.

>>15855313
I always thought it there was a parallel between Titans and Zeon mobile suits
Zaku II = Hizack
Dom/Rick Dom = Marasai
Gelgoog = Barzam

>>15855338
I thought the Marasai is based off the Hizack which is based off the Zaku II. Also I thought the Rick Dias was based off the Rick Dom.

>>15855274
Don't say that, anon. I'm still hurt from when a friend mistook it for Char's Zaku.

>>15855343
I mean paralels as in story wise
The Zaku II and the Hizack are the first baddie grunt units we see
the Dom/Rick Dom and Marasais show up in the middle point (Well the Marasais show up much earlier)
And the Gelgoog and Barzam appear in the last stretch, both being high end grunt units that can give the Gundam a run for their money

>>15855046
What exactly is "clear paint?" I can't find anything like that.

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>>15855382
Something like this.

>>15855382
Clear paint can be something like the green above, or it can be straight paint medium with no pigment in it at all, kind of like Pledge Future

>Had an idea for a sniper Graze for the longest time now
>New group build makes me want to go through with it
>Already falling behind even though the semester just started
>Taking less time to study in order to build will surely affect my already plummeting grades
>The itch to build burns stronger and stronger

Don't do this to me guys

>>15854135
Tfw just built a GM Cannon II

>>15855046
Funny, because polyurethane is a common tabletop coating. Given it's a different formulation than the two part resins

>>15855118
If it's a Gundam tank then it's ok.

>>15855410
Just build in the weekend only like I do.

>>15855410
Hey man, even if you don't make the group build deadline, just build it if you want to build it. Take as long as you need to without effecting your grades

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Time to practice panel line scribing & shading.I want to make it as detail as possible.

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Ranged is the new contest? maybe now i can finish my flauros.....

>>15855410
http://www.gundammodelcenter.com/Model-Legend-hg-Calamity-War-Dainsleif-Gk

>>15855387
>>15855399
Would it be absolutely absurd of me to dye the resin with a pigment? In the pigment's product description, it states it can be used with resin casting.

>>15855452
Don't bother. The unicorn is one of those fucked up new gundams that you absolutely can't improve.

Get some origins ones or an rx to do that shit with.

The unicorn is quite a useless Gundam, in the sense that there's nothing left to do but build it and decal it.

Okay I'm having an issue with my Iwata Eclipse. It seems like no matter how much I clean it and let it soak in rubbing alcohol, it won't work properly. The paint in it bubbles like there's a blockage, but I can't seem to get it

>>15855517
Are you telling me that the Unicorn's major design flaw is that it's too perfect

>>15855532
Everything's where it's supposed to be, honestly. It has a rifle AND a bazooka type of thing, plus a sick shield with effect parts and two sabers. Even if it folds up into the full armor, there's fuck all to do. I guess you *could* make some of the existing lines deeper to help you ink them, but I was really at a loss when I built the RG version of it. I didn't even have to buff out the seam lines since they were practically invisible already or were in places that made them look like panel lines.

I guess the flaw of the unicorn is that design-wise it's so busy that the minute details that usually make other gundams look better are virtually lost on the unicorn, but that's my 10 cents.

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>>15855532
Don't mind the grognard, if he had his way we'd all still be building the old 80's HGs and we'd have to glue them rather than being allowed to snapfit them.

>>15855525
Tip might be cracked or o-ring issues

>>15855566
Not at all, I'm fairly new at this.

However I found it to be tons more fun to glue the parts together rather than simply snapfitting them, if that's what you meant

>>15853592
fuck

I guess I can't edit genteikits to include this with my previous order

>>15855525
Use a thinner that's appropriate for the paint you were using, maybe? Alcohol doesn't work on everything.

>>15855525
Have you tried fully taking it apart and jamming a cotton swab dipped in alcohol into the airbrush? Also be sure to check your PSI, sometimes it helps to change that. Test with air only first, then water, then finally paint.

>>15855588
I use Vallejo flow aid to thin my vallejo paints. I use the alcohol to clean it

>>15855590
Yeah, I regularly take it apart to clean it in an ultrasonic cleaner, and try to scrub it out with Q-tips and the little scrubby-pointy things for braces. The bubbling and low paint flow only started in the past couple days, so I have no idea what could have caused it

>>15855586
Just email him, I'm sure he'll change your order for you if you haven't already paid for it.

>>15855617
yea it's a preorder, ill do it when the kit is up on the site

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And just think, this could have been like $20-25 as a regular release kit.

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I think I finally found a groupbuild I actually might enjoy. Now I'm debating if I want to do a diorama as well.

>>15855609
Why would you use flow aid to thin paint? It's not thinner, it doesn't do the same thing.

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Just got this today, along with a hose. What's a cheap compressor?

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DO YOU RIKE

MY CAR

Just finished black paint and decals, now I'll clear and do details like the door handles and then clear and polish a shit ton. Getting there anyway.

>>15855744
whats in the cup

>>15855748

Water for TRAINING

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I think Xzibit might have something to say about this...

>>15855744
What kit is that? My brother likes the show so might give to him as a christmas present

>>15855831

it's the 1/24 Aoshima kit, which is very nice to work with. The masking is pretty tough, especially the fender flares, so beware of that if they aren't very into models.

>>15855660
I don't think you can even enter seeing as how most people have you filtered

>>15855517
Actually the RG is more detail than the megasize and for now I want to achieve that look.

Can I ask about some popular and good gunpla makers? I want to look at some well done models.

are there any more pending p-bandai releases?

>>15855882
go on twitter and go on #gbwc and you'll find some good builders. some that i can think off the top of my head are naoki, vegeta8259, lincoln wright, and a ton of japanese builders if you search hard enough. i believe if you go to gundamkitscollection.com, they showcase some high quality builds with links to their website or twitter

>>15855452
Apparently the thing has a lot of detail already for being a mega size

>>15855714
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001738DXU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_092SzbYYYMTDR

Comes with a tank and moisture trap. Works well and is only $99 and if you have Amazon prime it'll ship to you in 2 days. You can exchange the hose if you need to by going to a hardware store.

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>Gloss coat and panel wash the pieces while in the runners then do the matte coat when you're done and completely de nubbed.
Why shouldn't I do this?

>>15855965

because you will have visible nubs and you're just being lazy which means your kits are gonna look like shit anyway

>>15855968
>because you will have visible nubs
Why? I'm pretty new to gunpla so I'm actually interested. I covered up the gloss with matte so wouldn't that make it so the gloss really not be visible.

>you're just being lazy which means your kits are gonna look like shit anyway
I'm just trying not to be needlessly inefficient and I'm trying to figure out what's wrong with this method I thought of. If it's bad (which it most likely is) I'm fine with using the hard way.

>>15855968
>>15855972
I mean isn't the gloss coat's only purpose in a panel wash to protect the plastic?
Since I won't be panel washing areas covered by sprues shouldn't it be fine.

>>15855944
Thanks

>>15855972
>>15855976

You're taking the risk of fucking up the surface level trying to clean the nub after you've added a layer of gloss to the part. I'm guessing you're using a can because you aren't painting the parts and are asking about glossing parts on the runner. Using a can means your gloss will be thicker than an airbrush, so the danger of making a divot in the part trying to clean the nub off is greater because the layer is thicker. And if you're not painting, you can't really fix surfaces you fuck up. Even with a flat coat you're going to notice a difference in the height.

Another problem is that glossing on the runners means you're glossing as many parts as possible, meaning not in subgroups, meaning you are needlessly adding thickness to parts that don't need it. Say you have 3 parts to a shoulder armor, you could just assemble and gloss that, instead you've added the thickness of your gloss coat between each piece of the shoulder armor that has to fit together. So you risk screwing up your tolerances.

does a red aurora film/sticker/decal exist? all I can find are blue and green

Lol painting pieces while they're still on the runners is fucking retarded.

This hobby has been around since the 70s and actual modelbuilding for longer than that, so whatever dumbass idea you have, you can bet some other dumbass already did that before you were even born.

>>15856006
I see. I kind of just assumed that a gloss coat had negligible thickness.
Thanks for the info.

>>15855744
Actually, that thing is pretty cool. I think I'll get one of those. Is it metal? Do you get to build the engine and the stuff under the hood?

>>15856024
That's why I was asking with the intention of figuring out the problem.
I knew there's no way I would have been the first person to think of this if it actually worked.

>>15856028

Honestly it would probably be ok with an airbrush (but at that point why aren't you painting) but can coats are just thicker by nature and not as hard as plastic, so nipping/cutting/sanding a nub all give you chances to fuck up the surrounding gloss and have a difference in height.

>>15856017
https://hlj.com/product/HQPSCCS-RY
You're going to need to find a place that actually has it in stock though.

>>15856028
There's also how most kits aren't undergated, so when you actually cut them off the runners you're going to have really noticeable nubs, because of the standard discoloration and because the parts underneath the gates won't have been coated.

>>15856032
>Honestly it would probably be ok with an airbrush (but at that point why aren't you painting)
If I ever get into the hobby to the point where I'll get a air brush I'll most definitely try that out on some hg for experimentation sake.

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>>15856029

It's a 1/24 plastic kit by Aoshima. It has a modeled engine bay, but it lacks cables and lines (like nearly every OOB model) so it looks a little less crowded than a real engine bay. I like the Aoshima kits because they are typically designed to assemble most of the main sections without glue, so they're easy to test fit. They also have actual sprung suspension which is pretty fun because you can lower it easily or even just push down on the top of the car to load the suspension, which is strangely addictive.

>>15854698
It's actually REALLY GOOD as far as seams go. Down the shins, the back of the ankle armor flare and what I'm assuming is a propellant tank on the backpack.

>>15856039
>typically designed to assemble most of the main sections without glue

To clarify this, it's not a snap kit at all, it just is designed in a way that makes testing fitment of the major sections (before final glue) very easy compared to some other manufacturers.

>>15856039
Holy shit, I went to look for an Aoshima kit in my local hobby store but they didn't carry them, so then I found I found this other store that does and it has a huge selection of gundams! No more going to the fucking weird anime store for gunpla stuff.

Thanks to you and your car I'll no longer go to that fucking place. I'll definitely look that car up.

>>15856054
Uhh do I have to use glue, or can I get by with Tamiya extra thin cement?

>>15856060

It's a plastic kit so you can cement most of it, though I find I typically use more superglue for cars than I do for other models because there are many parts you want to paint individually before gluing them in.

You will at least need some way to glue clear parts. Some people use elmers, or a dedicated glue for clear parts, or future.

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This thing looks hot af

>>15855798
Reminds me of a custom where they jammed Unicorn from the torso up onto the horse and slapped a Wing Zero angel backpack on it. It actually looked pretty cool and I'm sad I can't find it.

>>15856095

ive never understood the appeal of the char gundam thing

>>15856099
The original mg I don't care for, I just love the colours on the 3.0 ver

>>15856099
I never got the appeal of the Char thing, yet here we are.

>>15856099
In short:
>I think Char is a pretty cool guy. Eh kills Feddies and doesn't afraid of anything.

>>15856099
CHAR CHAR CHAR
HAHA

>>15856126

Yeah but whats the appeal of char-themed gundams. There aren't amuro-themed zakus or whatever.

>>15856126
And thus he kills Amuro, his sister hates him, and he joins White Base and gets the Gundam instead.

However the fuck that works.

>>15855839
Hes not but ive got all the gear for it so bonding time

>>15856099
It's my excuse of having multiple granddaddy gundams.

>>15856136
Gundam was a one-off super suit whereas Zakus were plain old grunts. Plus Char is the more popular character, because baddies are always more fun.

>>15856103
How is the 3.0? I've never built a rx78 besides the thunderbolt and haven't decided which version to buy. I'm liking the proportions on the 3.0

>>15855621
Is this that "knight of Zeon" they were teasin a while ago?

Is there any kind of listing of models released and upcoming? I have no idea what's been announced or released for like a year.

>>15856235
>besides the thunderbolt
technicality that's not an rx-78, the thunderbolt gundam is a fa-78.

>>15856245
At gunpla wiki

>>15856242
Nah, that'll be the BD2. The pilot is nicknamed 'Paladin/Knight of Zeon' because he likes his melee combat.

Currently painting a kit but in the meantime I qant to get started on building another one. Which one should I do?
1/100 Seravee
MEGA SIZE UNICORN
HG GN-arms

>>15855609

You want the brand thinner and flow aid.

Also, if you are using model color and not model air then even if you thin it decently it can be a bit of a bitch in my experience.

>>15856283
Yeah, I'm using model air. I thought the flow aid thinned it because it was spraying so well

Has anyone painted a gunpla just black? I mean not like a dark color scheme, but just straight up black? I need pictures and I'm going to murder a certain Unicorn if all goes well.

>>15856235
It's a real classy Gundam but I just didn't get along with mine. It was like the 3rd or 4th Gundam I built, but I remember I had problems with the shoulder armor snapping off, as well as fitting the elbow articulation joint, which also needed metallic stickers.

Long story short, I built it and gave it the most horrific battle damage ever because fuck him, that's why.

>>15856069
What do you use for putting yours together? I could've sworn i've used plastic cement on clear parts with relative success, might've been a MIG plane though.

Also can you get away with painting that car with a paintbrush or is it still airbrush territory?

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Early WIP of my group build entry. Basic cleanup work and minor mods, so far. Replaced the elbows with those from a scrapped GM Cannon II, redid the detail on the forearms, because I can never NOT fuck it up when seam welding, covered the track for the shoulder shield on the left arm and the matching track on the right for the sake of symmetry.

Still need to do the thighs, but I'm not certain if I want to seam weld, or bevel them into panel lines yet. Time will tell.

Oh, and axe blade command horn.

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Hieroglyphics gundam

>>15856326
yo the groupbuild hasnt started yet so this one is unfortunately disqualified

pay attention to the start date

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>>15856331
Pics of the modded thigh rotation.

>>15856333
what


Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.

>>15856333
You aren't GBD.

>>15856333
One way or the other, this was something I was always going to do, hence the readily available kit to work on. The group build theme was just convenient for me.

>>15856336
>>15856340
We had people working on builds as soon as the theme was decided last round.

>>15856339
of course im not, but if we're going to turn the groupbuilds into contests, then people will have to play by the rules, one of which is the start and end dates. otherwise why even set a start and end date at all?

>>15856039
Check this one out:
https://hlj.com/product/aos05450/Aut
I don't know why but I need that.

>>15856345
Ah, yeah, that's true. Regardless, I'll wait and see what GBD says on the matter.

>>15856348
Kill yourself.

>>15856348
Contest implies a prize. The groupbuilds are a friendly competition.

The fact of the matter is that there is no way to verify when a build was started, be it at the start, announcement, or last year.

The theme was decided and announced, that good enough for me, as such I've already started my build this morning.

>>15856348
yo word is bond kid you need to step off, don't nobody need that sucker shit that you're bringin. if the man wants to build robots then it's on him if he wants to show them off or not, feel me? go call miss finster you randall weems lookin ass motherfucker.

Besides, if he modifies the gunpla enough to make it look different from what he already posted, then he's technically not breaking any rules.

>>15856360
>Contest implies a prize.
while correct, competitions still have rules that are enforced. and for a while now competitions are what these groupbuilds have been anyway. even other competitions like hljs had a strict rule about not posting entries on other sites until the competition had ended, which included here, and gbwc restricts the use or depiction of other ips in their entries. it wasnt always like this you know, we used to just build robots in the theme and post them at the end without a competition involved.

and as for your build, cool, you're being sneaky about it and nobody will know. but again, why even bother with a start date if its not gonna be enforced? if its not relevant then don't include one and just let the threads be groupbuilds 24/7 instead.

>>15856361
yo sorry man but im not fluent in jersey so most of that is lost on me. and dont we have to submit wips of the suit?

>>15856394
adding on this though, if he wants to keep building it then simply delete the post and cover his tracks. easy.

>>15856394
Kill yourself.

How long do I need to wait until I sand a piece where I have used plastic cement to fix seamlines? I'm using tamiya cement and I'm going to paint.

>>15856348

Due date makes sense, as does start date in that posting something that you completed before it even begun would be wrong, but starting as soon as the poll is decided should be fine.

>>15856360
>Contest implies a prize
The prize is pride

>>15854729
Maybe they're still too thin for what you have in mind but you could mod the Gaeon backpack to work as legs.

>>15856333
>>15856348
>>15856394
What about people using kits they have already purchased before the contest starts?

That is a head start and is unfair to people who need to make orders for the contest. So everyone must finalize their orders and purchase everything on the start date or after? How about no previously owned anything; kits, tools, paint, desks, etc. Its only fair.

Everyone must only have any modeling supplies only after the contest starts otherwise they're disqualified for having a head start.

Also everyone has to think of their ideas at the same time(after the start date) and not use any previously learned techniques or skills(gained before the start date) otherwise its a head start advantage as well.

Its all in the spirit of competition guise :^) This is how much of a faggot you are.

>>15854661
>>15854902
Speak for yourselves niggers. Just because you can't find the specific koto kit you want doesn't mean they're all impossible to find. You can still get most AC4A and ACV kits near MSRP if you look hard enough.

>>15856394
Well, shit I was planning on using a piece from my I snapped together last year and some guns in my parts bin.

I'm sorry, mom, your little boy has become a cheater.

>>15856654
Wrong

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>>15856348
Dude, nothing wrong with starting some work once the theme's been decided. Hell if civvie won I would already be snapping the Legilis I was gonna build for it. Literally only you have a problem with this, everyone else is just treating them for what they are, a friendly contest to try improve skills and de-shit the thread.

As someone else said, you aren't GBD.

>>15856331
>>15856335
Rad

>>15856333
>>15856348
>>15856394
Here's your (you)

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is the mg RX-78 Origin as flexible as the 2.0?

Why is MG F91 such a lackluster kit?

>>15853468
There's part of me that wants to try and take the Kimaris, Kimaris Trooper, Vidar, and Kimaris Vidar and kitbash them into one unit, but I guess that's what the Kimaris Vidar is, so...

>>15856713
It's more flexible than the 2.0, since it doesn't have the core fighter gimmick.

>>15856744
Older MG. Plus, it's on the smaller side AND uses a no polycap build, which inevitably ends in looseness overtime.

>>15856661
Alicia Unsung
https://www.amazon.com/Kotobukiya-Armored-Core-Rayleonard-03-Aaliyah/dp/B002L16FZK

White Glint (AC4 ver.)
https://www.amazon.com/Armored-Variable-Infinity-Asupina-White-Glint/dp/B004IWS9NQ/

Stasis
https://www.amazon.com/Armored-Core-Type-Lahire-Stasis-Scale/dp/B0030NK62G/

Noblesse Oblige
https://www.amazon.com/Scale-Rosenthal-CR-Hogire-Noblesse-Oblige/dp/B00272N2NQ/

Rosenthal Hogire
https://www.amazon.com/Armored-Rosenthal-CR-Horige-Model-Scale/dp/B001AW4JNQ/

White Glint + V.O.B. (AC4A ver.)
https://www.amazon.com/Kotobukiya-Armored-Core-V-B/dp/B003479GLU/

Omer Magnus
https://www.amazon.com/Kotobukiya-Armored-Core-Project-Magnus/dp/B008J27QE4/

The Ambient
https://www.kotous.com/retailstore/pre-order-armored-core-bff-063an-ambient-fine-scale-model-kit.html

Fragile
https://www.amazon.com/ARMORED-scale-model-X-SOMBRERO-JAPAN/dp/B004WXSLXY

Now moving onto ACV we have
Agni
https://www.kotous.com/retailstore/pre-order-armored-core-v-ucr-10l-agni-plastic-model-kit.html

Hanged Man
https://www.kotous.com/retailstore/pre-order-armored-core-v-kt-104-perun-hanged-man-plastic-model-kit.html

Malicious
https://www.kotous.com/retailstore/armored-core-verdict-day-co3-malicious-r-i-p-3-m-plastic-model-kit-pre-order.html

The Tank
https://www.kotous.com/retailstore/armored-core-verdict-day-matsukaze-mdl-2-for-base-defense-plastic-model-kit-pre-order.html

Go fuck yourself.

>look at my D-50C Lotos
>they've got long range armament
>not sure how I'd modify one to make it unique for the groupbuild

>>15856812
>kotous.com
The self-centered yank strikes again.
It's like $40 to ship anywhere outside of the US.

>>15856818
combine them to make a Super Loto.

>>15856824
He literally just proved that they're not impossible to find.
Just admit that you got BTFO

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>>15856818

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>>15856333
>>15856348
>>15856394
This is some Real Grade autism.

There's been one or two cases where I get an entry sent in before the start date, and I'm usually fine with it if I see that it's only been posted in these threads a few days prior to the build. If someone sent in an already finished kit that they've had lying around for a few months as their entry with no WIP pics I'd turn them down.

Like there's no way I can measure when you guys start, much like how in the GBWC you can't measure whether or not a kit was finished up in that year. Just submit it after the start date and I probably won't give a shit.

>>15856824
You can find similar prices on amazon and they ship for free.

Here's a real advanced question. How do I make crumpled armor on a mobile suit? Let's say I have a diorama where a large suit like a Hamma Hamma smashes a Nemo in the torso with it's shield, how would I do battle damage to the Nemo's torso armor to look as if it has been crumpled by the impact?

>15856902
the only way i can think of is using heat to soften the plastic and make it malleable so you can crumple it yourself

>>15856907
That's the common idea, but the problem is that plastic and metal behave very differently at melting temps. I'm thinking to get a realistic look I'd probably have to straight up replace the damaged section with aluminium and then paint it to match the surrounding plastic. Has the added benefit of having actual exposed metal when I chip away the paint while damaging it too.

>>15856915
could work, although i think that gunpla paint may not behave the same on metals instead of plastic

>>15856921
There's also the problem of shaping the aluminium, making sure it has the proper details for any surface area that isn't deformed, attaching it to the kit, etc. It's really not as easy a solution as it sounds, but I guess battle damage is never easy.

>>15856902
There isn't a good way but if you live in or near NYC you can design and print your own piece at a store with a 3D printer.

>>15856765
>hate the core fighter gimmick because of less movement
>Wants the MG Origin gundam Space upgrade because it looks cool on the outside
>space upgrade has core fighter
Damnit!

>>15857026
>Origin gundam Space upgrade
Does that appear in the manga? I can't find any images of it.

>>15857026
What are you even talking about?
Also I'm not sure if it applies to other modern RX-78 MGs, but the FA-78 Thunderbolt MG has a core fighter that is optional; the kit can be assembled without the core fighter in the torso.

Are the air brush parts really the best to buy in the guide? They're kind of expensive, but I have so many MG on my backlog because I'm afraid to build them without the ability to sand then repaint them - since it's basically impossible to de-nub with no notice otherwise.

What do I need besides the adapter, compresser/tube combo, and the pen?

>>15857072
Paint, thinner, and primer

>>15857087
Thanks man. Any idea on the parts themselves? Should I really go with those in the guide if I've never airbrushed before?

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>lupux rex's toes and tail stickers
>mace weighs more than the build almost

How ass mad would you guys be if 200th MG is a fumina