Gundam Plastic Model General

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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

what kind of bagel can fly?
a plain bagel

>>15857703
>>15857703

pls respond

I'm stupid and my ideas are too.

>>15857778

you should read like a fuck ton of stuff before you start any of this

you need something to clean your brush out between colors

this is not something you just order without a bunch of research

Are Godhand nippers worth $66usd or are they just a meme?

>>15857792

They're good but the gundamplanet ones are more than fine at half the price. I think they beat out the godhands on value.

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how painful/painless would a resin dust induced suicide be?

>>15857791
I've done a lot of research, I just want to figure out what brands are the best. I know the main names all work the best but I was looking for opinions.

>>15857791
>this is not something you just order without a bunch of research
lol tell that to my compressor fag

>>15857798
Try it and post the result

Anyone know an HG with well articulated sub-arms? I was looking at the ones on the Advanced Hazel, but I'm not sure they could be mounted on the back and still have good reach.

>>15857801

grats on buying a compressor. you sound retarded.

>>15857817
Perfect G self I think, but that's a steeper price for just the sub arms.

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>>15857817
Gusion rebake has decent sub arms

>I will never own a KG-6 Sleipnir
it hurts

>>15857800

I know you said you wanted to start with acrylics, but your primer should really be lacquer based in my opinion.

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>>15857827
I'd probably recommend the Full City, the arms should be essentially the same but the pods are nicer in my opinion.

>>15857842
I wish I knew about the full city before I bought the regular gusion rebake.
G.R comes with a gun and a shield and that's it. but that inner frame was really nice

>>15857823
>>15857827
>>15857842

Thanks for the advice, guys. The Guison arms are a bit too bulky for what I want, I'll keep the G-self pack in mind as I hunt about HLJ.

>>15857836
Acrylic primer are absolutely fine, just need to make sure to blow them at the right PSI and let them cure properly.

>>15857872
Your mom needs to blow me at the right PSI, you fucking nerd

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>air brush, compresser, adapter
>badger paint mixer
>liquitex professional air brush effects
>4 set air brush spray gun wash cleaning tools (needle, nozzle brush, etc)
>iwata-medea air brush cleaner
>tamiya primer
>tamiya panel liner

>still haven't even added mask/paints

>$270

Is this right?

>>15857853
I bought my Rebake before the second season even aired. It just feels kinda boring for some reason, I feel like the gunpla really is wasted potential for a mobile suit that I loved while watching the anime.
That said I'm going to salvage the Rebake's shield for a custom that probably won't turn out anywhere as cool as I'm hoping, so it's not like I regret buying the Sticker Rebake.

>>15857938
Welcome to the most expensive part of the hobby, investment-wise. It's not so bad in terms of on-going costs (the occasional purchase of paint, thinner, cleaner) but you have to pay a lot into it up front to even get started.

>>15857953
Yeah, I figure it's just frontloaded.

Do I seem to be missing anything important? Also is Vellejo or Tamiya better/worse for air brushing? I don't see myself doing much by hand.

>>15857798
if you mean getting it just by sanding, then you would be spending 60+ years trying to do it

>>15857872

I mean it's all right but personally I'm very happy I switched from vallejo primer to a lacquer based primer. Being able to sand it really soon is a godsend for an impatient man like me.

>>15857966
If I have never air brushed, should I start with acrylics or lacquer?

>>15857938
I want to paint my kits to stop being a snap shitter, but this is honestly intimidating.

>>15857978
Hand painting is always an option, it's just significantly harder.
Ask yourself; Do I want an easier but expensive painting experience, or do I want a hard but cheap experience?
Also you'll want to learn some degree of hand-painting for fine details anyways if that influences your decision.

>>15857986
Hand painting isn't necessarily harder when you get it down, just far more time consuming.

>>15857993

This. I found painting a highgrade quite exhausting back when I handbrushed.

>>15857986
is there a retard air brush recommendation set? seems to be outdated in the guide

>>15857938
this, and I imagine all other crafting hobbies, is a huge fucking money sink. just buying a few tools isn't enough. you gotta buy a shit ton of specialized tools, and then buy tools for your tools. oh and that's just your non-painting shit. you wanna paint, you gotta buy ton of other shit. you gotta buy paints, but NOPE you can't just use your paints like that. you gotta buy more chemicals (thinners, retarders, etc) for your paints and specialized tools and tool accessories for your paints. and don't even mention airbrushing, because that's even more shit. oh wait, you're just using water for you water slide decals?! haha what a fucking pleb! my friend you need MORE TOOLS AND CHEMICALS to properly apply water slide decals.

>>15858003
At least when it comes to gunpla and you're a complete shitter like me you only really need two tools. Something for sanding and something to cut out the pieces.

>>15858003
gunpla is one of the cheapest hobbies tbqh

>>15857938
You don't need the badger paint mixer and personally I'd avoid the liquitex and get name brand thinner, on the exception of it being Tamiya because it's straight up rebottled 91% isopropyl alcohol which you can buy a lot more of in larger quantities for less.
It's not comparatively that much, but that's 35 dollars that can go to paints and masking.

>>15858011
>>15857938

He probably doesn't need the cleaning kit either, q-tips and interdental brushes go a long way.

>>15858011
I was getting the liquitex one because the guide recommended it because it had retardant and other stuff inside it. What is another strong choice then? Vellejo paint thinner, will it replace it or do I need another add in?

>>15858014
Thanks man

>>15858003
How old are you, anon? You have to keep in mind that this hobby (scale modeling, gunpla is way less expensive than doing something like military/planes/trains) is meant for 40+ year old men who have/had a good career and probably make/made at least 50-60k a year, at which point the cost of supplies for the hobby really isn't that bad.
I'm like 21 years old, I dipped my toes into the hobby when I was about 14-15 but I didn't get to do much because I was into tanks and scale tanks are like $50-70 a kit which is a lot of money to a kid. Hell, $50 is still a considerable sum of money to me for a single kit. But the target audience, the older and possibly even retired men? A $50 1/48 tank they can spend a good month building, painting, weathering and applying battle damage to is a bargain. The $300~ they paid for their airbrushing setup is pocket change.

>>15857794
>>15857792
What even makes nipper good or bad?

>>15858010
yes, in retrospect it really is. $270 wouldn't even buy you a nice lens for a camera. I think it seems like a lot because you end up buying a lot of individual stuff

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I've been reading gundam the origin and looking st getting some kits like gm's, guncannons, guntanks and granddaddy kits. Any recommendations?

>>15858034
To me it seems like a lot because painting is not something you would expect to cost that much.

>>15858053
Buy Thunderbolt GM/Gundams instead

>>15858053
I've only got the origin char's zaku ii but I can attest to its quality. I've heard good things about all the other origin kits so I'd say go with whatever you like

>>15858034
>When your cheapest lens is like $500

It is, I'd really like to get into airbrushing. The problem I have is room and a safe place to do it. Hand painting is fine, but far from ideal. Hopefully I can get some more room soon so I can safely use stuff other then acrylics.

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Bored, bought the cheapest kit at my local model shop (which has like one shelf of gundams). Not sure what I'll do with it when I'm done.

>>15858080
Graze is a fine build, google panel lining anon.

>>15858058

It makes the kits last longer though, so it's not like the whole cost of painting gets added to the costs you were having before.

>>15858087
>last longer
What do you mean? It acts as a protective barrier? It makes the build process longer?

>>15858083
I think I wanna paint it and cut out a little window in front of the head so the eye can peak through. Not sure what colors though.

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>>15858072
I'd really like a dedicated painting space but atleast i can fold the spraybooth back up when I'm done and put it away.

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>>15858072
paints and airbrush & airbrush accessories isn't enough. now you need a spray booth and exhaust fan

>>15858094

More time spent per kit, obviously. I'd go through my backlog at least twice as fast if I were to just snap, panel line and top coat them.

>>15858106
Or you could use a garage.

>>15858106
>spray booth
Just use a cardboard box and go outside

>>15858106
Something we're all aware of, then you need to vent outside the house/apartment safely. There's a lot that goes into making a usable airbrushing setup.

>>15858114
Sometimes that's not always an option. Either through lack of one or not enough room (With cars and what not.) You could also do it outside, but where I live that isn't a good idea since I live in the southwest where it's always dusty unless it rained the day before. Painting outside has always been a major crapshoot for me due to dust and sand.

>>15858080
how much was it?

Where's the kuns?

>>15858136
$8 usd before taxes. Despite their limited selection, the prices were great.

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>>15858142
holy shit that's a good price.
My local Hobby shop jacks up prices and shit.
pic related was like 60 dollars.
I didn't buy it

>>15858156
All they had was HGIBO kits.
I think they're just trying to get rid of the things to free up the shelf space.
They did have an MG Sinanju behind the counter for $60.

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>>15858165
Probably, considering $8 is what you should expect to pay for a Graze Kai (what you're building) before even factoring in shipping costs.
$60 for a MG Sinanju isn't bad either, HLJ is $61 before shipping and even Banzai is $52+shipping.

>>15858095
>cut the visor so the mono-eye can peek through
The visor doesn't open on the Graze (Kai)? I know on the Graze Ritter (pic related) you can move the commander's fin to open the visor up. I'll post another pic after my post timer ends to show you what that looks like.

>>15858288
All graze heads are the same. You can peek the eye open, but there's no actual hinge, just the friction on the rail system inside.

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>>15858294
I didn't find any issue with that holding the head in place.

>>15858301
It's just a flimsy rail to keep it up, but even still I think it'd look cooler peeking through the front.

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>>15858301
>>15858392
forgot to post picture

>>15858294
>>15858288

The graze kai has the front camera in the way even if you pop the face open like on the other graze. Looks like it has massive under bite.

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>>15858392
>>15858398
Problem there is that you're probably not even going to see the eye that far back and fully enclosed...

>>15858441
I'll have to think of something to do with it. That eye is too cool to hide behind the visor.

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Here's Johnny!

This kit has the most extra leftover parts. I only used half the polycaps.

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I'm making a presentation about the manufacturing process of making gunpla kits. What are the most famous kits and most aesthetic ones to display in my slides? And what kind of plastic do they use for these models.

>>15858517
If you think the Kai has a lot of spare parts, buy a Ritter. A lot of the non-stock Grazes have the entire Graze runners despite replacing parts - the Graze Ritter has two extra heads, a regular Graze head and a Commander Graze head. It also has the regular Graze shoulder armor, etc.
Most kits don't use the entire polycap sheet, though. It's cheapest and easiest just to mold a single standardized sheet with all of the polycaps needed for every kit in the line, and then just throw that in each box even if none of the kits use the entire thing.

>>15858533
ABS, PS, PE, etc. Here's a video showing the actual manufacturing process of the kits that you'll probably find incredibly helpful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVHI7nKMqlE

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Awww yeah finally starting to look like a car. I forgot how much paint correction cars take. I basically did nothing but do coats of clear and sanding today (burned through some of the black getting dust out and had to fix it). I still have a bunch more work to do before it's done, but at least the body gloss is really starting to look good.

>>15857953
>Most expensive part of the hobby
>Have dumped in $1000+ in plastic and resin kits

>>15858591
You've done that over years (and it's also a non-optional expenditure, you literally can't do plamo without buying plamo)

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I just realized, his head is a security camera

>>15858023
>$60,000 a year
>good career
I was making that much out of high school at 17 working at a manufacturing plant. I'd be disappointed if someone was still making that much at 40.

>>15858579
Fuckin a. What exactly are you sanding, though? How different are cars from gunpla?

Are you gonna scribe it and panel line it

>>15858629
Check your fucking privilege.

>>15858629
sounds like you experienced an anomaly

>>15858671
>>15858677
Move to California, we have lots of opportunities in the forging industry. Making nits and bolts is $20 an hour starting and there's no experience necessary other than being able to do trigonometry and enjoy working with heavy machinery.

Or you could just find a job like that in your state if you have any.

>>15858684
>California
No thanks.
Also if you think the average American can do trig I'm willing to bet you're sorely mistaken.

>>15858684
>$60k a year at $20 an hour

Exactly how many hours of overtime are you working? This is excluding the cost of living from state to state that comes into play. $60k a year here is basically owning your own house, brand new car, and having quite a lot left over each year.

>>15858689
Most of my coworkers were illegal Mexicans and they could do it easily so you're probably underestimating the average American. Trig is not that hard.

>>15858718
you have to go back

>>15858704
I was living with my parents so didn't have to pay any rent or bills. Yeah, most of the work was from overtime (regularly working 10 hours a day) so you gotta be willing to work for that gunpla.

>>15858724
I was born here. My parents were born here and so were their parents. If anyone has to go 'back' its you to /pol/

>>15858738
It's going to be bigly.

>>15858652

Sanding the paint to be smooth. Getting a gloss even on a large surface is much harder than a small surface, so car paint often takes a lot of polishing with very high grit sandpaper or micromesh or polishing compounds (or all 3). You can do it without it but it doesn't look as good. There won't really be any scribing on this, and the panels are already lined. I still have to do wipers, glass, mirrors, door handle, locks, rear lights and plate. You can't sand very well with those attached so they go last.

>>15858776
Why not just use Mr Super Clear on top of the paint though?

>>15858813

That's what I use, but it's still a very large object with several surfaces where the air from the brush disrupts the surface on other parts of the body.

>>15858684
>2 hour commute to nearest entry level forging job

f-for the gunpla!

i really would like a RG g-self

>>15858887
That'll be RG #111, obviously.

>>15858897
but that's too far away!

>>15858845
Why not just masking tape off what you need, hit it with decent spray paint, and then gloss? You're taking all the fun out of it, no?

Are you gonna slap some rims on it? I saw that Aoshima has a cool selection of rims and stuff for cars. I'm not sure if they have other parts, but I definitely saw some cool rims.

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I am a simple man I like suits that can turn into jets. Are there any other Kits that can transform. I have the two kits in the picture and the Wing Gundam RG. I only ask since getting kit from anything older than Macross Delta and Frontier isn't very cheap.

>>15859015
Zeta, Rezel, etc. There are quite a few transforming suits. Hopefully someone will take the time to type out a complete list for you.

>>15859015
Zeta Gundam. RG#10.
A son of a whore's putrid cunt to transform, but it does what it's supposed to. Also Freedom Gundam ver. Ka if I'm not mistaken.

>>15859015
Zeta and Delta plus off the top of my head.
Do research before getting those kits though. I know the MG delta plus got alot of shit because of ankles and the RG zeta will shatter if you even look at it funny

>>15859015
New P bandai Wing Feniche is a jet bike thing.

>>15859015
MG Zetas and Z+s. MG Victory and V2. MG ZZs. MG Deltas. RG Zeta. Kyrios. USE DALONG.

>>15859043
That's what your mom calls me: dalong

>tfw finished the RG zeta
What the fuck do I even do with it now? It's way too fragile to do anything with it.

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>>15859043
>>15859039
>>15859038
>>15859037
Thanks I am not the biggest gundam so I don't know a lot about UC suits so it has been hard to look into all of them to see which ones fit what I am looking for. I guess I will have to redouble my efforts.

While I say I don't need any more Wing kits, I am pretty sure I will end up getting this. I wanted to see what Bird Mode would look like on the Wing Zero Custom since I first was endless waltz more than 10 years ago.

>>15859068
Get an rg mk-iii to recreate a scene from Zeta.

>>15859068
Call the hospital and ask if a surgeon can come over and put it in a cool pose for you.

anybody get the hexagear kits? are they colored?

>>15857767
Green Sinanju looks surprisingly neato

>>15859068
smash it with the butt of a shotgun right now.
It'll save you the worry of it breaking it in the future

>>15859072
If you're going to get another Wing kit then why not the Epyon?

>>15857978
this. im in the same boat, not exactly rich but i cant just throw around +300$ just for the few models i do but i want them to go up to that next level of nice

>>15858579
damn thats looking great, should flock the seats so its actually feels like a real one

>>15857938
buy the fucking iwata clone airbrush it's 15 USD and a tire inflator, you fucking noobs blowing up the cost of a cheap ass hobby because you're such know nothings.

Primer is just paint and tamiya goes on so well you rarely need to prime, also you can prime a surface with sandpaper.

Panel liner is bullshit another conjob for noobs.

>>15859304
Poverty gunpla.

>>15859304
oh yeah you need a pressure release valve, important.

>>15858629
>be SDE intern
>$25 an hour for sitting at a desk doing nothing too difficult
>convert to FTE at the end of 3 months
>Make $80k doing the same thing
>,,,
>But no energy to build Gunpla now

Was it worth it?

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Which Red Warrior is best?

This?

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>>15859333
Or that (first one)?

I want to get a topcoat I can air brush, and I want it to be dull/matte. The guide's options are not on any stores/amazon's websites I found.

What is a good airbrushable top coat for dull/matte? Also do you need additive for it, or can you just go straight from container to airbrush?

>>15858301
I never said there was an issue, just that it was all friction based.

>>15858776
>Sanding the paint to be smooth. Getting a gloss even on a large surface is much harder than a small surface, so car paint often takes a lot of polishing with very high grit sandpaper
How high grit are we talking and would this be good for removing scuff marks when sanding nubs on gunpla?

>>15859304
Elaborate on this please.

Also panel liner is more of a convenience. That jar will easily last you a 100 gunpla, it costs not even $10, and you never have to wash the brush.

>>15857767
Oh cool, used my picture.

I think the last time this made opening pic was like 7 years ago on /toy/'s GPG thread.

>>15859336
That's not an accurate depiction of Red Warrior, that's the Katoki one.

>>15859304
>Primer is just paint and tamiya goes on so well you rarely need to prime, also you can prime a surface with sandpaper.

You sand with sandpaper to create a surface for paint to stick on.

You prime to kill the color of the plastic you're painting over so you get a blank canvas to work on. You cannot paint white over red, for instance.

>>15857778
I started with lacquers and I'm glad I didnt bother with weak ass acrylic. The latter is safer for you, but thats about the only advantage. People say its easier to correct mistakes with acrylic, but I think its also easier to make mistakes.

>>15858629
Doing what, working 60 hours a week?

>>15859387

Paint is really delicate so very high grit, typically 3600 to 12000. If I were cleaning nubs on plastic for no paint I'd use micromesh pads or squadron's tri-grit stick. Pads are a better investment though.

>>15859535

Chipping fluid works a lot better with acrylics, but it's a niche advantage

When I started out I didnt go bonkers on kits because I knew I'd be unsatisfied with unpainted builds. I got 3 HG kits to start, then I saved for buying paints and eventually an airbrush. Painted all 3 kits before I bought another. Feel like a lot of people fall into the backlog trap where they straight build a ton of kits because painting is "too expensive" and its boring so they quit.

>>15858579
DO YOU RIKE
MY CAR?
>muffled meme eurobeat in the background

>>15859304

post a kit my man, I want to see your ghetto setup no priming shit

>implying people who are good use expensive shit because they "aren't as smart as you"

>>15859341
Mr Color makes some that I hear is good. Tamiya also makes some flat clear (a clear coat is a top coat or can be used as a middle coat if you need to make your model glossy for panel washing).
Other than those there's Alclad. Vallejo too. Not sure how great others are, but those brands should work well if you find them. If you have a local store check there first to have low pricing and continued stock.

>>15859341

where do you live?

>>15859616
texas near dallas

>>15859672

Model masters flat lacquer in a jar, thin it with Mr. Color Leveling Thinner if you have it, or just lacquer thinner. It's easy to get locally and easily on par with other flat airbrush lacquer clears. Shops don't always have it but it's easy to order it. I've used both it and mr. color flat and the difference is pretty negligible.

>>15859679
I'm going to start with acrylics, so I need to use an acrylic top coat right?

If you really let them cure it will be fine, but many people aren't that patient.

>>15859336
What are those? Fix Figuration figures?

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>>15858579
That looks incredible, anon. Nice job.

>>15859579
>Pads are a better investment though.
If I may ask. Why?

>>15858579
I LIKE

YOUR CAR

>>15859702
Nope, if you let acrylics cure properly (varies by brand) it can layer a lacquer over it.

>>15858579
Which kit is that?

>>15858579
What is this mobile suit, where are the legs? excellent hachi-roku btw

>>15858579
>All that engine detail in the manual.

>>15859964
All car models are like that

俺のパーフェクトガンダム

フリーダムガンダム
ダベルオークアンタ
ユニコーンガンダム

>>15860061
>フリーダムガンダム
>ダベルオークアンタ
>ユニコーンガンダム
きみの好みはとても嫌らしい。すみません、名無しさん。

>>15860061
私はフリーダムガンダムとユニコーンガンダムについてあなたに同意します

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Now to wait for the MDs to arrive and i can start on the groupbuild

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>>15860077

>>15859702

Wait a day and do the flat coat in light coats and it won't be a problem.

>>15859554
No way. 50 hours at the most and that was during the busiest times of year. A lot of the money was also from quarterly bonuses, too. $20/hr x 50 hours a week is 72,000 before taxes, my man. That's a lot of gunpla.

>>15860108
>$20 an hour over the course of 50 hours a week
>Factor in 1.5x overtime pay equals $1100 a week
>Total comes to 57k before taxes at the end of the year

You're really shit at math, you know that right?

>>15860118
You're forgetting bonuses and the occasional 12+ hour day (which is actually x2, not x1.5 )

Maybe you should calm down, kiddo. Anger clouds your judgement.

>>15858029
The same thing that makes a cooking knife good or bad

>>15860188
The naked-apron?

>>15860122
My god, no wonder american manufacturing is suffering with those labour costs

>>15860197
The God-Emperor is going to fix that by uhhh doign uhhh making America great again!

For the group build, how ranged is ranged? If I wanted a shorter ranged MS that exclusively used ranged weaponry, would that be on theme? I'm thinking pistols, shotguns, miniguns hanging off the thing (possibly on a set of sub arms, that sorta shit. Is a gunslinger Gundam (Gundam Slinger?) on theme?

Also, anyone ever kitbash some Zoids shit with Gunpla?

>>15860260
>pistols, shotguns
short range
>miniguns
that is fine

the main focus should be long range, but it can include other shit with it that doesn't take away from the long range theme

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t-t-thanks bandai

>>15860267
Time to get some sandpaper and a red Gundam Marker.

>>15860264
What about a sawed off atomic bazooka designed to be used Quake 3/Project Orion style?

My key inspirations so far are Quake Champions, John Woo, some 40k pic of an arbites with a shield cut to allow him to stick his shotgun through it, a 4 armed Heavyarms, and a drunken conversation I had a few nights ago about the potential viability of buying a Six-12 shotgun and SBSing it so you can off-body CC a goddamn 12-ga shotgun.

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Trying my hand at actually painting models, looked up and got the basic stuff I think. Third try here, last two were a Zaku II and Hi-Gogg that ended up just red and black cause I'm real fuckin original. Were fairly cheap anyhow.

The...Nose for lack of a better term Piece slipped somewhere in a horrible slip of hand and had to improvise.

>>15860296
ill be honest lad, save up money and learn airbrushing. Unless you are branching out

look up warhammer painting tutorials

>>15860296
You used the paint straight out of the bottle, didn't you?

>>15860296
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3p_VuPIS2c

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>>15860296

>>15860296
Frankly speaking that is a piece of shit paintjob. Paint's too thick, not evenly applied, and it looks like you just poured it on until it looked right/you gave up.

However, It's also obvious you're trying to make all the pieces look the color they should be. Shows you've got the will to make it look good. My suggestion is that you look up painting tutorials and invest in rattlecans until you can afford an airbrush. Don't be afraid if one coat doesn't do the job; be patient and don't try to do too much at one time. Also let the layers cure between coats.

Good luck and hope your next efforts are better!

>>15860296
THIN

>>15860296
YOUR

>>15860296
PAINTS

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>>15860326
>>15860309
>>15860300

What's fun is this was with paint thinner, but definitely not enough. You should see the Zaku. Fuuuck that one just was a series of unfortunate events.
Going to definitely be working on making it less shite.
>>15860298
It was more me trying something different, and yeah, you're not wrong looking it over again. But ey, had some fun with a cheaper model at least.
>>15860314
Thanks for the advice, and honesty heh. I'll keep it in mind, place I get these is fairly close, and has plenty of not so high grade stuff I could try it on. Especially going to try and be more patient with it, was definitely a bit too hung go.

>>15860267
nani? how

>>15860272
>>15860368
Fuck if I know dude, but sanding it makes it look better even though it has an angle on the edge now. Which works out fine actually

>>15860371
did it come like that? or is your nipper drunk lol

>>15860372
it came like that

>>15860368
I've had that happen to parts when I'm nipping them off the runner. If there's 3/4 connections the piece can sometimes swing around when you cut the penultimate one, and rip a bit of plastic off the piece when it swings. Normally it's only a small bit, though, nothing you can't sand down to make it invisible. That just looks like shit luck.

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Hmm

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>>15860376
>>15860267
Some parts can come like that. HG sengoku even has it on the manual

>>15860440
That the fuck is with that sniper rifle?

>>15860443
what am i looking at anon? the v-fin?

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>>15860443
Sanded and puttied that little fucker

>>15860448
Chest has chip in it

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I should stop taking vertical pics

>>15860472
>tfw still no RG barbatos
>inb4 muh costs t.bandai

>>15860475
P.Bandai RG Barbatos

>>15860440
>it's a "skilled modeler has no sense for aesthetics" episode

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>>15860528
Greeblies make it look good so... more greeblies... would make it... more gooder

>>15860528
It's not a custom build, it's an actual accessory set of two rifles you can buy; http://www.gundammodelcenter.com/har-g-temple-mk01-mk02

>>15860187
I fucking hate Bandai for making the RG web exclusive.

Post more exia reeeeeeee

>>15858053
MG RX-78 ver Origin is solid. Finally finished mine after ~2 years WIP and it's really fun to pose.

Does the DM Tallgeese II come with the same Lance/Halberd that the DM Tallgeese I does?

If anyone has pre-oredred the ZZ Ver Ka at HLJ I urge you to cancel it and switch to the limited edition premium decal version for the same price.In other news they've reprinted the water slide decal versions of some kits. Good time to buy them if you don't wanna buy chinese water slides

>>15860613
I read that the leg join is fragile

>>15857771
I can work with this.

>can't choose if I want to start with acrylics or lacquer

fucking shoot me

i dont have an easy way to do lacquers inside

>>15857801
>>15857924
You are trying to hard

>>15860076
>>15860077
>>15860081
very sexy work anon

>>15860076
It's honestly a lot of yellow/gold for me, but its nice.

Back parts are godly.

>>15860296
Let's be honest anon, that looks very awful. They paint is waaaaay too thick and aplied in an uneven way. And those details ...

Save up for an airbrush, hand painting isn't your thing.

>>15860296
Disregarding the painting
>That Geara Zulu backpack and gun
I'm still upset that I missed the chance to get the MG version of that.

>>15859072
Its not a model kit

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>>15860720
>>15860722
Thanks anons.

Cant help the monotone since the unicorns are like that, thats why i enjoy going full katoki to break it up a little

i'm still annoyed the decal borders show even with softer and topcoat but bandai doesn't make 1/144 decals for the phenex

>>15860713

Then go with acrylics.

>>15860546
>high precision anti material heavy rifle
rolls right off the tongue. Might as well call it BFG

>>15860197
20 is high, that's pay for a more skilled machine operator or something. I make 12 doing basic assembly of small components by hand. Part time job but eh, it keeps gas in the tank and it's ok the way to school. American manufacturing is making a comeback thanks to automation though, robots pay for themselves very quickly and massively speed up production. Workers cost more, but working with people who speak the language of the company, have quality standards, use robots and machines, and get decent pay means many more parts are produced per day.

>>15860745
What paints did you use?
You made a shitty kit look god tier.

>>15860909
Call it a Hi-PAM Rifle

>>15860960
Inner frame: Modo's Robot Iron
Armor: Gaia's Starbright Gold
Silver areas: Gaia's Starbright silver

flat topcoated. the muted gold looks better irl than in the pictures

>>15860968
>Not a Hi-Precision Heavy Anti Material Rifle

>>15860629
Yes it does.

>>15860997
Hi-Precision HAM Rifle

>not just calling it big shooty gun

>>15861002
>>15860997
>>15860968
The Hype Ham, if you will.

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The tallgeese's shoulder shield holder is so fucking useful

>>15861161
The Anticipatory Pig Rifle

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Does anybody know of a 1/144 kit other than the graze kai that comes with this gun?
I really like it and want another.

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>>15861300
Gusion rebake
Pretty much anything that not!Guts piloted

>>15861305
Ty

>>15861300
One of those IBO accessory kits has two of those guns incase you want to buy them instead of spending money on a model

>>15861312
>>15861318
Options Set 9 comes with two rifles, Landman Rodi feet (in case you have a Man Rodi) feet for the Graze Ground Type and a Scharfritchter head/skirt. That being said, I'm not sure where you'd buy it since it seems to be sold out on Banzai and HLJ.

>>15861324
Amazon?
I saw it for under 10$ a week ago

>>15861300
grazeritter

>lots of flat acrylics
>acrylic thinner
>matte topcoat
>gundam markers
>panel liner
>both kinds of tamiya cement

>going to order
>compressor/adapter/brush from the guide
>airbrush cleaning/repair kit from amazon
>Liquitex professional airbrush effects medium(???)
>Iwata-medea airbrush cleaner(???)


Is this everything I need to get started? Do I need the last 2 items marked with the (???), or should I get something different to replace them.

>>15861348
Where are you going to be painting?
If it's not well ventilated you may want a mask or something. Paint fumes aren't fun to inhale

>>15861349
I'm actually an art teacher and have a room for that. I do have a mask though, good call man.

Anything else I should change/buy?

>>15861205
Is that resin on a 1/144?

>>15861300
Standard/ commander graze too in addition to what the other anons have said

>>15861360
No.
It's an unpainted gusion rebake

>>15861348
Do you have crocodile clips yet? Also masking tape if you intend to use it.

>>15861364
The color got me excited :(

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>>15858451
>I'll have to think of something to do with it. That eye is too cool to hide behind the visor.
Yeah, I almost wonder if you couldn't replace the opaque "lens" with a transparent piece...

>>15861300
>Does anybody know of a 1/144 kit other than the graze kai that comes with this gun?
>I really like it and want another.
Pretty much every OTHER Graze, a simaler one comes with the Rebake (>>15861305)
and another two in IBA Options Set 9 (>>15861324) without removable magazines.

>>15861365
Redpill me on Cayman clips, do you really need them?

>>15861379

how else do you plan to paint small pieces that need paint on every side

>>15861382
Paint one side, let it dry, flip it over and paint the other side?

>>15861383

Easier to make the paint uneven and you're going to have to clean the brush twice for one color

>>15861379
Seeing as how you can buy 50 for $5 I think the convenience outweigh the cost.

>>15861387
Any way I look at it you're going to have to go over the piece twice. Even if you use an alligator clip, you are going to have little unpainted teeth marks where the clip contacted the piece to hold it.

>>15861395

You're actively going against the advice of people with far more experience here. You clip on the parts of the pieces that stick together, such as pegs, which are not visible.

Is HG the most complete line of models?

>>15861406
No, buy First Grades

>>15861406
If you're asking this question in terms of "I only want one size of model so that I can display everything together" then yes, 1/144 is the best scale. By adding RGs into the mix (which are in 1/144 and will look normally sized if better quality next to your HGs) you mitigate one of the biggest reasons to go 1/100- MGs have more detail and generally look nicer than HGs.
I'd say MGs are still worth getting, I've got MGs and they just feel so much better than my HGs even if they aren't in the proper scale to be displayed next to eachother. I'll have to see how my first RG holds up in comparison to a MG, though.

>>15861365
Thanks good call

>>15861348

Glosscoat?
Primer?

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MG Exia Recolor

>>15861542
Got primer, thanks for that. I didn't get gloss because I don't want anything glossy - do I need it for something different?

>>15861551
Looks like a test type.

>>15861552

You want to use glosscoat after the basecoat and before the flat coat.

It protects the basecoat and allows you to use enamel washes for your panel lining.

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>>15861555
thanks anon, i want that proto/factory look bad.

>>15861565
>>15861551

They look nice but why do you not line your panels at all? they seem smaller without it. Is this matte spraypaint or something?

Honestly looking forward to the P-Bandai Dantalion with the Half Cowl B, now that I've actually put together the Dantalion I'd love to have one to display naked in addition to one in Perfect Cowl.

>>15861305
>>15861312
Rebakes rifles are a bit different than the Graze's, longer squarer barrel. That version comes in Orig Rebake kit, and in the option set 9

Most Graze variations (Kai, ryuseigo, etc) come with the original pic though

>>15861586

Sorry, this original pic i mean >>15861300

>>15861586
The Rebake (in lore) uses a modified version of the Graze's 120mm rifle designed for long range combat.

>>15861558
https://www.amazon.com/TAMIYA-81535-Acrylic-Gloss-Bottle/dp/B006ZMXJXM/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1505078486&sr=8-5-spons&keywords=tamiya+gloss+coat&psc=1

Is this it? Are tamiya's panel linings enamel? Would I even need it otherwise? Sorry I'm new to this.

>>15861600
>>15861558
You do not need gloss coat unless you want gloss finish. It's useless otherwise.

>>15861572
I'm working on it with test kits. It's flat Tamiya, I'm going to try and spray future and then do panel lining, the exias inner frame in places has a wash that worked out well as a test, but it's covered up. I still ended up getting some pooling though.

I really would love to figure out a wash combination so i'm not in every panel with a liner. Light Future+Pastels+Light future might be an option.

>>15861597
Granted, just making sure that >>15861300 knew that there was a difference regardless

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>scrolling through amiami preorders to see if there's anything for october I might want
>fucking petiteguys are under the top 3 items in gundam
>they're based on 00 colors
>5 of them in total
Why? Is this what those fuckwads at bandai consider paying homage for the 10th anniversary?

>>15861603
You need gloss coat for panel lining with washes.

>>15861608
I'm getting really sick of petitguys in general. What the fuck is wrong with the Japanese that they are buying them in large enough quantities that Bandai keeps shitting out new variations of them? Granted that they're literally all the exact same mold with different colored PS, but the machines occupied by this garbage could be reprinting an actually good kit and someone has to be buying them to justify it.

>>15861616
as long as this meme leads to a Thunderbolt Acguy Ver ka. I'm okay with it.

>>15861622
I sort of understand where you're coming from, but the Petitguy will have literally fuckall to do with the Thunderbolt Acguy. The molds are 100% incompatible, it's like saying the sale of the RG High Mobility Zaku will lead to a RG Sazabi.

>>15861627
>it's like saying the sale of the RG High Mobility Zaku will lead to a RG Sazabi
I now have an irrational fear that Bandai will cheap out with the eventual RG Sazabi, reusing the RG Zaku frame for it like they reused the Mk-II frame for the Sinanju.

>>15861634
anon
do not fucking joke like that you know they'll do it

>>15861640
You know they will. Or, at least, consider it. If the RG Unicorn is anything to go on, at least there's hope.

>>15861613
Not that guy, but was the amazon link >>15861600 here correct?

If so is it sand, prime, paint, gloss, panel, then matte?

>realizing I can peg the Rebake slab onto the back skirt of my other IBO kits
Haha, time for fun.

>>15861640
Isn't the sazabi huge in comparison to a zaku?How would they even re use a frame?

>>15861658
We asked the same question for the Sazabi and the Mk-II.

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>Bandai was capable of THIS in 1990
What the fuck? How the fuck do you go from this to the Gusion Stickercity in 25~ years time? Aren't things supposed to get better as technology improves?

>>15861671
I'm almost positive that they expected the IBO kits to sell poorly so they put forth almost no effort with them

>>15861671
I remember this kit.
The multi color molded parts were cool, but the rest still looked like an early gunpla kit.
Including that awful bright red plastic they used even in MG kits,

>>15861680
I thought the IBO kits sold great?

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Rip snapfit-kun

>>15861689
He'll be back, just like a bad penny.

>>15861692
I'm coming.

>tfw considering buying a Durga II
Should I do it? I've never built Kotobukiya before.

>>15861680
Opposite, they knew it was going to do well so they maxed out the profit potential on them.

>>15861671
Because in order to achieve this the volume of plastic needed along with the girth of the metal mold is fuckhuge compared to Just being separate parts. The market doesnt like high prices for gunpla. Because of how cheap gunpla is and the fact bandai doesnt readjust the price everytime they reissue a kit, they have to maintain a certain range with their releases to allow room for te occassional beyond normal high end character within their lines..

>>15861698

Frame arms kits are pretty cool, go for it if you like the design.

>tfw still not sure if I should spend $30 on Tamiya nippers
How are the Mineshima D-25?

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>>15861741
or spend $60 on godhand nippers

>nip a piece off the runner
>It flies off into the distance

>>15861747
I don't think I can even find Godhand nippers for a reasonable price as a non-American, I'm just considering an upgrade from Xuron 410s

>>15861748
>it's gone forever, only to eventually haplessly end up in your vacuum cleaner and then your garbage bin entirely unknown to you
>your kit will forever be unfinished, missing a tiny piece you can never replace

>>15861748
>It Pierce's through the walls of this dimension, never to be seen again
>You find it next week when you step on it and hear it break/it slices your foot off

>>15861748
>it falls under your desk, forever banished to the shadow realm

Should I buy a HG Mack Knife.

>>15861764
No, exacto knifes are better

What are these names even? Mack Knife, Elf Bullock, who the fuck came up with these?

>>15861827
They're from a Tomino show

>>15861833
Mech designer is credited as Ippei
Which is believable, the Bifrons looks like a shitty proto Kimaris Trooper, Ippei really did get better with time.

>>15861827
They are memorable
I'll remember Mack knife but I can't recall half of the suit designs from IBO.
Doesn't help that 1/3rd of the start with a hya-

>>15861872
Hyaku Shiki?

>>15861872
*Suit design names

>>15861747
>>15861749
Godhand or ultra premium 2.0 are what you should go for

Worth it

>>15857767
This is the most beautiful thread starting pic I have seen
What is it??

>>15861671
what kit is this i kinda wanna know

>>15861933
It looks like a green sinanju

I'm using the flat/chisel exacto blade, is there something sharper/better for a reasonable price?

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>>15861938
It's right in the filename, it's the 1/100 F90 from the 90s
The A.D.S, P and V kits all have that same runner, while the F-90 II L has a different System Insert Runner.

i want optionnal hands for ibo kits reeeeeeeeee

When is a new series/anime slated to come out so we can have new kits?

I like some of the IBO kits, but overall they're kind of lackluster.

I would have loved a really well done lupus rex since the HG is awesome but kind of shoddy.

>tfw tempted to strip the armor off the limbs of my kit for a skeletal frame look

>>15862008
I'd rather Sunrise wait a while before pumping out a new series. They've got Origin, Thunderbolt, Battleogue, and Twilight Axis on their plates right now, then there's stuff like Geass coming up. A new Gundam series would probably be shafted to Studio 3 or worse, and I don't want to think about who they'd get to helm/write it.

>>15862042
New Thunderbolt kits when?
Atlas MG when
HG Acguy when
Actually make it a MG Acguy, there's enough stuff you could shove into the kit to justify making it a MG.

>>15861689
Wait what? Is he in Florida? Could he really fucking die and rid our board of that cancer?

>>15862131
I mean, technically speaking, even if he's not in Florida, he could die at any moment.

>>15861689
>noticed the snapkits floating away in the water
8/10

>>15861604

Stick to gloss paints and then change the finish after you're all done by using a matte topcoat. Doing panel lines over flat paint doesn't go very well. Basically you can always make gloss into matte, but not the reverse.

>>15861671

They got better if you paint, this was a nightmare for people who actually give a shit.

>>15862200
>giving a shit
That was your first mistake, kiddo.

>>15861689

>florida

this explains so much

Also wtf I just figured out you can solve captcha with keyboard using uio jkl m,. wtffffffff

>>15862207

well we won so I'm good

>>15860546
Well damn. I was thinking about buying a plastic six-shooter cap gun and trying to greebly it up, but now I might bash this fuckhuge rifle with a toy gun. Is this thing resin or plastic?

Related, anyone know a good way of getting that shitty chrome paint off of cheap plastic without damaging the aforementioned cheap plastic?

>>15862217
It's plastic on a sprue like any accessory kit you'd buy from Bandai. If it was resin it'd be incredibly obvious.

>>15862217
Soak in purple power

>>15862212
>we won
Tell that to snapfit.

>>15859996

Not all of them, even many good kits don't have detailed engine. Tamiya 3000GT for example.

>>15862256
>Tamiya 3000GT
Budget model, what did you expect? You have to sacrifice something to get that quality at that price point.

Honing a plastic sword's edge until it's physically sharp- good idea or bad?

>>15862284
Did you learn nothing from Toy Soldiers?

>>15862285
What's that?

>>15862293
My bad, it was Small Soldiers, not Toy Soldiers. And go watch that, it'll give you inspiration for your builds.

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>>15862299
>YFW the next groupbuild theme is Toy Story/Small Solders

>>15861647
Yes, that order is correct. I wouldn't use semigloss as a gloss replacement though.

>>15861671
It was too expensive back then. They brought it back with the figurise busts' eyes.

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Am I a bad person for wanting this

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>>15862506
I want it too

>>15862506
No, it looks rad. Where's my Arcrueid mecha

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>>15862546
never ever
I'm surprised this even exists.

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Coming along slowly.

>>15862582
d-delet this

>>15862582
Might I ask what the goal is here? The shortened v-fin is an interesting choice.

I've been super busy and missed the results of the THICC groupbuild. Anyone got em?

>>15862655
RICHigo won.
There were some fat mobile suits.
I liked the Full Armor Full Armor ZZ

Overflag group build when

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>>15862655

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>>15862680
Heh, thanks.