Gunpla/Plamo General

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Gunpla/Plamo Secret Santa!

Sign ups run until December 4th. I'll try to have everyone paired up by December 6th.

Like last year, I'm going to have everyone fill out a Google form so I can collect the information easily.

Also, if you have some kits in your backlog that you are willing to part with feel free to email me a list and estimated values.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iduhozmHMzffAXj9FHLGXiOgY6cDLxjiC8yaZuV66-s/viewform?c=0&w=1

I just got my astray red frame perfect grade but I can't understand the marking guide enough to be comfortable with actually putting the markings on. Anyone got an english translation of it?

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>>5276991
You mean this? You don't really need to understand the moonrunes, most of it is just telling you to put on the same marking on the other limb and/or on the inside of the limb as well.

So is the 1/100 Barbatos also going to get that awesome cannon?

>>5277014
It has that included. Not the mace though.

>>5277004
Astrays are so ugly

>>5277027
>opinions

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>>5276979
not sure if this belongs here but i finally got the gashapon i wanted, crossbones 2... after 4 fucking rxes

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>>5277052
compared to next gundams

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>>5277055
wanted to get sazabi too but the machine was empty by the that time

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>>5277052

I just came back from singapore and know what you mean, i stopped buying from vending machines when i found a store that sold complete sets. pic related was what i was going for.

I've been building some gunplas for a while now but I have issues with dealing with foil stickers. I'm wondering if paint brushing enamel gloss would be a better as alternative?

>>5277090
damn, that super famicom controoler is sweet

>>5277094
Depends on the foil sticker. Camera stickers for gundam heads are going to give a clean look, while detailing that for a 1/144 will take a surgeon's hand to not end with a mess.

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>>5276982
Same person from yesterday who asked GG how to thin. What in the fuck am I doing wrong?
>Thin at a 1:1 ratio using 10 drops of paint and 10 of thinner
>Give it time to sit there for about 30 mins so the chemicals can mix and all that
>Put the mixture into my airbrush
>Attempt to just use air
>Paint comes out when it shouldn't
>Dissasemble airbrush
>Same shit that happened when I used the shitty Master airbrush, it's all covered in paint
>Cleaning it with isopropyl alcohol as we speak

Help please. When this happened with a non-brand brush, I could assume it was due to their quality. Now I'm lost as to why. I don't get it, I did what I was told, my brush is decent (Badger Patriot), it should logically work.

>>5277257
Well apparently paint is leaking somewhere. Are you sure the lever shit is properly assembled? The "trigger" i mean.

Also, anyone on here care to share personal experiences with the gundam.info card event? Someone on /m/ said it took them 9 cards to get a single gold plated Strike kit. Do the Single items have a decent chance?

>>5277275
It had been, I think. I hadn't really fooled around with the brush much, only disassembled the back portion a few times to get a feel for that, nothing regarding the trigger. I had sprayed air alone before putting in paint and it went fine. My PSI was consistent.

>>5277275
Single items have the best odds.

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>Figuring out a "real type" color scheme for G-Arcane

A pure orange mobile suit just doesn't seem right to me.

Ideas welcome.

>>5277275
My personal experience is that I buy lots of gunpla, and have never gotten a goddamned card ever. I buy from local places (US), I buy from amazon now and then, I buy from HLJ, nothing.

>>5277381
cat sith color scheme?

>>5277381
Military grays/greens/tans, that sort of thing. About as "real" as you can get.

>>5277383
You have to buy from bluefin partners in the US. I think GGinfinite and Gundamplanet are but they seem to get cards late. Bluefin parnters is pretty expensive too, which is why I'm wondering if it's worth it to buy from one. Apparently Gundamplanet is about 40 minutes from my house but their prices are bullshit. But I guess it seems like no one has had any luck winning any prizes here, which tells me you're better off saving up and buying in sets from HLJ.

>>5277289
Are you absolutely sure you put it back together correctly? And are you sure you didn't miss out any rubber grommets or anything? O-rings I mean.

>>5277391
My local stores get their kits from Bluefin, but they've never had cards ever.

>>5277289
I just realized. If paint is leaking your needle is not flush against the nozzle. Did you clean the inside of your nozzle thoroughly and did you make sure the needle isn't misaligned or damaged?

If you're using acrylic you should dunk the nozzle pieces in a tiny cup of windex with ammonia for a while. You should know Ammonia can damage the stainless steel but that's mostly just an empty warning. The amount in windex shouldn't affect your airbrush too much. Just leave it in there for like 30 minutes to an hour and then try to wash everything house under running water (with the drain closed so you don't lose any tiny parts).

Also make sure you have the needle inserted all the way and tightened properly.

>>5277392
Do you buy during the events? Just ask before you buy.

>>5277391
Nope, I hadn't touched any of the rubber parts at all for one thing. And since I only moved the back, all I had really touched was the needle, needle chuck, and "back" that holds everything in. Nothing concerning the trigger or front.

>>5277398
I do. They've said they've never received anything of the sort and were wondering wtf I was talking about.

>>5277257
Pretty sure you've got a paint leak some where. Instead of using paint, mix some food coloring into some water and see if you can find where it's coming through. Also, double check the trigger assembly as it's pretty easy to easy up.

>>5277396
I cleaned it all out with isopropyl alcohol since I knew that could be used for acrylic paints. This was before your comment, right now it's just sitting disassembled. Should I still go for the Windex then?
>>5277408
Hmm, I'll look into it. Would just testing with water alone work, or does it need food coloring?

>>5277408
Also protip: dont use black food coloring. Shit stains like hell. Holy fuck.

>>5277406
Well they're retarded and missing out.

>>5277410
Eh, you don't but it'd certainly make it easier.

>>5277415
Exactly what is it I'm trying to accomplish? Seeing if at the front some of the water/food coloring mixture spills out? Or if it goes into the other parts of the brush where it shouldn't?

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I accidentally went edge mode, but I think it looks good so far. The white may or may not have to go.

>>5277415
Gelgoog Guy have you won anything from the gundaminfo campaigns? How many cards did it take?

>>5277275
My local hobbyshops get the cards in and sometimes I get them from the bluefin booth at cons.

I've won a rg set, a pg astray, and a plated Tryon 3 so far. Single items have better odds by far, both because the number of winners listed for each prize and because more people tend to go for the big sets.

I lucked out on the RG set and got it after like 4 cards, but the single items took around 10-15 cards each (hobbyshop has a huge stack and doesn't care if you take multiple).

>>5277429
make the face white

>>5277396
Will generic glass cleaner with ammonia work, or does it need to be Windex? I have a generic brand at home currently.

Can I put parts besides the nozzle bits there? Some other small parts still have tiny amounts of paint on them even after cleaning.

>>5277446
Generic is fine. Just make sure you know how to put everything back together.

>>5277442
>I lucked out on the RG set and got it after like 4 cards, but the single items took around 10-15 cards each (hobbyshop has a huge stack and doesn't care if you take multiple).
You are fucking lucky dude. Holy shit. Also, 10 cards per single item is too much unless online shops start handing out cards like candy.

Gundamplanet is like 40-50 minutes from my place, maybe I can drive over there and convince them to give me a few cards per kit.

>>5277454
I'll be sure to watch tutorials. So, besides the nozzle, can other parts be washed in the liquid also?

>>5277456
You can clean whatever you want, just make sure you don't lose anything and you wash away all of the ammonia-based cleaner after you're done.

>>5277462
Good, I'm watching tutorials as we speak.

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>>5277454
It's all about odds. They took me like 10 tries, but somewhere out there some people got it on their first and others never got it.

Expect nothing and consider anything you might win as a nice bonus.

>>5277466
I'm counting on the average. I'm not a fortunate man.

The reason I'm asking is because western stores have stupidly high prices, especially since HLJ is having sales.

>>5277422
Yeah, basically look to see where it's going.

>>5277430
I haven't but I know someone in here won an RG set one time.

>>5277473
Will do, it's soaking in glass cleaner currently.

>>5277241
The stickers for the eyes will definitely not be replaced by paint, just aiming to replace other foil stickers that end up coming loose after I place them on curved parts. Also I do not want to entirely coat the parts in primer and paint, just want to show the original color from the runners with painted details.

>>5277381
>real type
Military colors and camo. Since it's a transforming one though you can go for Air Force-like colors. Grays and blues.

>>5277466
wow its so ugly

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Topcoat question. I want to topcoat my Transient Gundam, and I want to use a glosscote. Do I coat the clear plastic as well? And if so, does anybody have a high quality image of what gloss coat on clear pieces looks like?

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>>5277381
maybe use the colour scheme for the freaky looking concept version?

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>>5277524
Now THAT is Edge Lord holy shit
>>5277443
It does look better!

>>5277541
I don't think you know what edge is

>>5277391
I've seen a few people saying they've won something

Are there any more Hobby Shows coming up before 2016? Usually Gundam Expo is around this time IIRC but Google fails me.

>>5277556
>edge
Edge is anything with any combination of black and red obviously :^)

Worst buzzword in a long time.

>>5277466
I heard someone from a local shop won a PG set on his first card...and the RG set right after.

It's all about luck. So much luck.

What design that has an MG (i like working on MG's more) that would lend itself well to a warring states/japanese mythology themed build? I don't want to use one of the existing Musha gundams

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>>5277636
Someone from a US gbwc this year made a pretty damn cool MG musha style tallgeese.

>>5277643
I was thinking a Gyan because they're pretty plain and it would be a nice roughly human shape, thinking of stuff to actually do with it is another thing. I'm going to japan soon so I guess I can look for inspiration then

>>5277518
good meme

>>5277636
Red astray (and it's build fighter variant) would be the closest...

>>5277708
the idea was to use scratchbuilding not an existing model

>>5277541
Looks good!

>>5277710
One thing you could do is make a rod with a flag on it, it would be a clear "I'm from Japan" statement. Also a generic samurai symbol, like how the shogunate would have a symbol, or the Oda clan and so on.

>>5277014
>>5277026
I'm seriously so bummed about the 1/100 not including the mace. I love the shit out of that weapon, it's so refreshingly un-gundam like and posing with it is a real treat on the 1/144.

>>5277732
i wanted to work more on the armor side of things

maybe i could make a naginata/flag for it too

>>5277524
>legs4days
Hng~*!

>>5277636

Sazabi? Astray? Gyan?

>>5277781
Yeah I think i'm going with the Gyan

now to think of lamellar style armor to deck it out in

>>5277541
Needs blue trim and highlights in places.

>>5277746
Well the 1/100 Graze is coming with teh Barbatos's shield/gauntlet thing, so maybe a future release will include the mace. They're making a 1/100 Schwalbe graze so maybe they'll make a graze Custom with it or include it in the inevitable upgraded release of Barbatos.

>>5277811
>They're making a 1/100 Schwalbe graze
I need dat lance.

>>5277973
It's the McGillis Custom, so wire claw instead of the lance. The not!garma custom with the lance will probably be a p-bandai if they decide to even make it.

>>5277993
Not making the lance in 1/100 should be a crime.

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>>5278016
So should not making the Mace.

BUT WE GET A KATANA! That's totally the cooler and more prominent weapon in the series so far, right? RIGHT?

At least if you like lances then this has a good shot at getting a 1/100.

>>5278016
>>5278045
I'm just really hoping the Bardiche gets a 1/100.

>>5278045
Too bad about the rest of it though.

>>5278071
Yeah, I'm not really liking the design either. Gusion looks cool though.

>>5278071
I love everything on it except the head which just reminds me of a chess piece, it might look good with a zudah head though

>>5278083
You're gay. The swan head is the best part. It's the waist that's the problem.

>>5278105
>the waist
>not the silly fins on the shoulders
Those are getting lopped off as soon as I have mine.

>>5278105
>>5278111
It's just a mess all around.

>>5278115
Your face is a mess all around.

>>5278117
savage

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Painted up the frame of my HG barbatos this past week. Then I realize that I forgot to sand down the mold lines, but most of those willbe covered by the armor anyways.

The armor is primed and I'm going to be painting that up next. Working on a little mars diorama base too.

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>>5278125

>>5278125
>>5278130
Are you gonna paint it up differently?

>>5278138
No. But I am going to highlight it and possibly chip it a bit.

It's going in my local hobby shops display case. They sold the 3 Barbatos's they had in less than a week (Which is stupidly fast for a local US hobbyshop in my area) and are getting more in. I'm a regular there and when they heard I was painting it up they asked if they could put it in their case to have a display of it.

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>>5278148
Oh, that's cool. I want to detail my Barbatos too, with some highlights and maybe some Mars dust.

>>5278045
My only complaints about this thing's design are the spindly waist, which is minor, and the head.

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>>5278148
>>5278155
raise dem flags yo

>>5277521
no. hell no.
>high quality image of what gloss coat on clear pieces looks like?
go to google, it's new website full of information. also, try the "images" page

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Finished building the Star Winning last week. First SD I've built but it was pretty fun; wanted to practice my (mediocre) painting skills haha. Bought it for under $6 with a coupon I had from a local hobby shop.

Overall I thought it came out pretty decent, but there's still many areas I want to clean up/go over with more paint (looking at you gunblade).

While it's obviously limited in articulation, the transformation gimmick is pretty fun to play around with.

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Since Winter Is Coming, I heard and saw how Molotow paints work even in the snow. Some of the cans are higher pressure than the regular rattlecans, from what I've read.

I wonder how it will turn out on plamo parts. What do you guys think?

>>5277541
should go arctic camo senpai

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Got this fucker in the mail today, not sure if I'll start this evening or tomorrow.

>>5278340
Why not now?

>>5278351
I'm not entirely sober, so I fear I might fuck up, whether it's on the kit or by cutting myself accidentally.

>>5278355
Then don't drink. Also, why didn't you get the Revive?

>>5278363
I'm new to this, so I've just been doing a couple of very cheap HG's of my favorite designs to get my footing.

>>5278355
>drinking
>before sundown

>>5278374
>drinking
>ever

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>>5278214
More like raise them staffs, I can't wait for Options Set 3.

I might have to get a couple more Barbatos kits to customize.

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>>5278367
Revive is like $12 man.

>>5278388
Well, I paid under $4 for the one I posted, no loss. There's always next time.

>>5278388
>That feeling when Revive costs $22 here

>>5278393
Fair enough. Have fun with him anon.

would the hi nu ver ka (and box maybe) fit in a suitcase? I want to get one when I'm in Japan but I'm worried it wouldn't fit

Thinking of just ditching the box and having the runners protected by clothes or something

>>5278459
Check hlj for the box dimensions.

>>5278459
Ha, that might not be a bad idea with the box.

Friendly reminder to sacrifice some blood to the modelling gods once in a while

>>5278507
>inb4 panel lining in blood

>>5278507
I tease them by cutting marks in the skin not deep enough to bleed

>>5278507
>>5278512
>cut myself while building
>a little bit deep
>get intrigued by cut
>pull skin apart and use knife to cut myself deeper and deeper
>didn't bleed so no blood for plamor

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>>5278509

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>>5276979
The guide really helps, yet I can't do anything since I'm a poor sod. Even a little pen for panel lining is still a bit too much for my expense.

I guess this will be my one and only gunpla I can afford, and even then I didn't notice all the dust on that.

Just want to know if what I'm doing is okay, since I'm not really an expert in this.

>>5278459
if you have a large ass suit case yes.

I would just fuck it and clip all the parts out and put them into bags. I've stuffed 15 MG kits in my suitcase before by just trimming everything.

>>5278534
I wouldn't have nippers with me, not planning on shelling out for a pair of godhands either.

Since I'm going carry on (7kgs just necessities in my backpack) only over to japan I was just going to buy a duffel bag while i was there to take home. Currently just thinking of getting the mg gyan, mg hi nu ver ka and a bunch of decal sheets. Might just get the Hi Nu if I don't have space. Not really feeling any exclusive kits but I might get one from Mandarake.

Any other ideas? I like the hi nu but I could probably just get the gyan since I wanted that for my GBWC project.

>>5278531
If you're having fun with them then you're doing it right

>>5278531
Would pencil panel lining show on that blue? Give it a try.

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Flag Status: Half Mast

>>5278547
I only had traditional pencil, but that is a nice suggestion. I'll try that.

>>5278531
>>5278543
>If you're having fun with them while keeping them looking decent then you're doing it right.

Fixed that for you, we don't want more nubby shitposters.

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>>5278548
I want to take in the full Flag~

I came here to hide from the shitposters on /m/

>>5278554
>>5278547
I penciled the Adelle and I think it looks fine

>chink knockoff mechanical chain bases

Never again holy fucking shit. Misaligned molds out of the ass, dimples in the plastic, random defects in annoying to reach places.

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No full frame but still top notch articulation.

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>90% bends

Confirmed best TV series HG line so far, followed by some of the AGE ones.

>>5278720
Try had a lot of really well engineered hg kits as well as they used mostly new moldd instead of relying on a lot of existing ones like the first season did.

>>5278718
>thrusters can be removed
cant wait

>>5278718
I wonder how to use the Hyakuri's limbs/joints and sneak it into Barbatos and G-Self , to maximize the articulation?

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SO daban are doing a thing.

>>5278839
it would be shit..

>>5278848
I dunno about that. I've heard they're pretty ok

>>5278848
They'll make an absolute killing if they do the psychoframe in different colours though.

>>5278856
>implying I want to even see a hint of that god awful destroy mode
If I get one I'll probably paint it in deactive colors

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Was SD Gundam EX-Standard brought up? I just got mine out of curiosity. No yellow plastic and much more simple than I thought. Too much dependence on stickers but it articulates well so is fun to pose. Might get second on for painting and give it the BB Warrior eyes.

I think it would be cool if they go through a whole bunch of SD MS that Legend BB wont. Make Legend BB like the MG of SD and treat EX-Standard like the HG series in terms of lineup.

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>>5278942
I feel that it has the potential to be the second coming of the G-Generation kits; a cheap but diverse range of SD kits.

Unfortunately, the previews for the next few releases are all the primary Gundams. Hopefully they get over that phase soon and move on to grunts or less popular Gundams.

>>5278965
I think that's because they are testing it out(?) in China, and they love Gundams way more, or something. Not sure if they are actually being release domestically but then Bandai will likely do the mono-eyes. They got less colors anyways so will look decent in this cheaper series.

>>5278965
>>5278968
Primary market is u.s.

>>5278978
Oh. I wasn't sure because everything was in Japanese. If so I would assume they would have made English packaging.

Oh yeah has Bluefin sticker

Asked on /m/ but I'm getting trolled, so whats the best 1/144 ZAKU II kit?

>>5279001
for what exactly?

or better yet, what is your criteria, you autistic faggot

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>>5278978
>Take time and don't hurry!

>>5279004
just the best looking maybe, i dunno. Didnt really think the question through

>>5279025
have you ever built models? can you list all the special pilot colors? which variant of the zaku 2 is your favorite?

>>5279019
Huh I didn't notice that at all my bad...The kit was simple enough I didn't take a long look at it.

>>5279032
But did you hurry? If you hurry, you are doing it wrong. Tell me you at least removed the parts neatly using just fingers as illustrated.

>>5279036
Oh no I didn't! I used nippers...What have I done!

>>5279025
The new Char's Zaku II from The Origin is kne of the best articulated and detailed.

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>>5279039
>Using nippers on a modern SD kit.

You've ruined it. Might as well give up now.

>>5278942
I may pick one of these up in the fullness of time, but I think they shit the bed by not having the yellow parts.

>>5279085
Yeah it seems very keen on basically snapping the back and front pieces together to make up a body part. Too bad because everything else is pretty ideal. It tickles my nostalgia a little for older kits though so I don't mind too much.

>>5278839
How is Daban quality these days? Is it still dogshit?

>>5278942
Pros
>Well articulated for an SD
>Slightly better proportions (in my opinion)

Cons
>Poor part seperation for a modern sd
>Large gaps even for an sd kit
>Weapons are flimsy and just sad compared to the designs previous SD releases
>Several lack gimmicks the previous releases had
>The main gimmick of swapping the weapons onto hg is sort of bland, especially considering how bad the weapons are.

It's especially baffling as these kits are apparently intended for the US and not Japan.

>>5278393
Where did you buy it from? I'd like some old HG rx-78's for that price

>>5279121
>apparently intended for the US and not Japan
Are they? Because the instruction and package are still made for Japan. The figsoku post I looked at seem to indicate that these were being sold internationally first, then comes out in Japan later. And they were saying China, not US. But I'm not really sure about it.

Anyways I think they are going for cheap kits for kids. HG weapon thing I have no clue what that's about.

Like...does the US even like SD Gundams?

>>5279155
According to Derringer in a previous discussion the US was the primary market for the line.

>>5279180
did bluefin suggest this brilliant idea?

>>5279180
Ok. Japanese sites I go to mentions China or just "overseas"

>>5279188
If anything I would think it has to do with Barnes&Noble keeping regular stock of the kits. Plus chibi collectors crap is a major seller in that department of the store.

>>5279155
I'm from the US and I love SDs

Just not these ones

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Thanks for using Katyusha for the OP, GelgoogGuy!

>>5278839
>>5278856
>bootleg
Well people can buy what they want. Even if..sorry I am projecting too much.

Anyway, unless we come to a point where BL start to take over it's OK I guess.

>>5279111
Not as good as Bandai. (I heard) Fitting issues etc but who are we kidding it's the price that's the main selling point.

i'm a beginner, i'm thinking about buying exia, 00 raiser, and 00 quanta. good? or other recommendations?

>>5279500
00 Raiser is a really solid HG to start with.

>>5279500
Don't buy 3 very similar suits at once. I like the designs too, but they will have similar builds which will bore you over time if you don't vary and do other types. Start with the 00 like >>5279505 said (the guide also mentions it as great). Then buy some other suit type, a Zaku or GM or other grunt, or non-00 Gundam, just to not have tedium. The last thing you want is burnout because the hobby starts becoming too similar in each build.

READ THE GUIDE for what tools you will need, and have fun building friend.

>>5279548
>no, you can't build that
he can build whatever the fuck he wants

>>5279560
>no, you can't build that
That's not at all what he said, though.

>>5279560
All I was saying is he shouldn't build 3 of essentially the same suit in a row. If you eat the same sandwich every day you tend to want something else after a while. Just trying to help him not get tired of the building mid-build. I never said not to build the suits at all, I even said I enjoy the designs because I do.

>>5279572
You'll get tired building a suit you're not interested in before you get tired building similar suits that you like.

>>5279590
He didn't say he didn't like other suits, just that he did like the 00 line. Whatever.

>>5279590
>You'll get tired building a suit you're not interested in before you get tired building similar suits that you like.
>buying suits you are not interested in
you should only have suits you are interested in to begin with, but lack of variety = burn out

just ask the 3xLeo dude

>>5279500
Get what you want. Recommend a XXX Burning from BFT, Revive RX-78-2 and an RG Z'gok.

should i get sd zakuto or hg gouf r35?

>>5279783
I have both and I'd say Zakuto

>>5279505
>>5279548
>>5279560
>>5279562
>>5279572
>>5279590
>>5279594
>>5279625
>>5279721

really appreciate your help guys, expecially the one who recommended MS-06 Zaku II. he looks really nice, and I can't wait to get him.

i now have 00 raiser, revive rx-78-2, and ms-06 zaku ii coming to my house in the next weeks. thanks again!

Anybody have the release list for November?

>>5278394
where is here anon? its $14-$15 with amazon prime

>>5279988
non-prime it's just a tad above $12, sometimes they go on sale for $9 or less from new sellers

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Tonight has been a fun night

>>5280022
Get some paint or a green Micron pen or something and get rid of that sticker m8

Good taste in leads though

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>>5279846
http://bandai-hobby.net/site/schedule_images/nouhin.pdf
http://pastebin.com/paQefuYR
I'm waiting on reprints of the EDF Destroyer, Cruiser, and Escort Ship.

>>5280040

Speaking of the bandai hobby site, anyone got a link to that section where Kawaguchi has guides on how to kitbash recent kits together?

>>5280066
Nevermind, found it.

http://bandai-hobby.net/site/gunpla_buildfighters_customize.html

>>5280219
Man those are pretty neat, I wonder if he'll do one for Super Fumina

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so i was dusting off my shelves today and decided to display all my 1/72 and 1/144 planes together. i forgot how much fun i had building these little things, and they were so damn cheap.

>>5280290

fut the wuck is that thing in the back right

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comments and critism are welcome

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>>5280333
2/

>>5280327

Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk

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>>5280327
>he's never seen a Turn A Gundam

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>>5280336
3/

One of us. I wonder how the kid is raging now.
>>5278312

>>5280349

maybe he have a store.

>>5280359
Nah, just a big stash.

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>>5280327
the Fand II? its a prebuilt little figure from Yukikaze, pretty nice little thing with some nice paint apps and decals.

>>5280333
To be totally honest, the gold elbow joints are a little offputting, and the amount of decals is visually distracting (not the tiny warning ones so much as the big logo-like ones). Oh, and this is just a personal thing, but I think the black hose connector on his face looks like a mustache. Other than that, looks pretty well done man.

>>5280333
>>5280336
>>5280341
Looks good, but the gold joints are weird.
Also maybe it's just the lighting but those decals stick out a lot, and you can see the outlines on them.
Otherwise very nice

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>>5280371
>>5280383

before decals 1/3

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>>5280386

2/3

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>>5280388

3/3

>>5280388
Gold joints are still a little weird, but I like it otherwise.

>>5280388
>>5280390

fucking rotated pics, my bad

>>5280390
>>5280388
I feel the same as >>5280393
I think there are just too many decals. You could probably have just a couple to spice it up more, like the strip around the ankle and a couple of the small warning sign ones.

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>>5276979
>>5276979
Just finished my first master grade 00 raiser. Want another 1/100 now.

Can you guys help me pick?

Reborn Dijeh
MG Rx-78-5
MG Gp03
MG Guntank

>>5280371
combining those RG dry decals with custom water decals. which one is distracting?
hand painted mustache, lol.

>>5280383
yeah, lighting so close, about 10-15 cm with bright light.

anyone built super zaku before?
the kit any good?

>>5280397
00SS

>>5280397
Acguy

>>5280397
Nightingale

>>5280397
ReZEL type c with a+b units

>>5280397

Nu Gundam

>>5280397
Guntank is nice. what >>5280425 said is also a winner kit.

my personal suggestion would be the Dijeh.

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How would a sharpie work for coloring in details...?

>>5280453
Terrible

>>5280453
Only useful for coloring uncolored clear pieces.

>>5280453
Sharpie ultra fine point will be okay

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>>5280362
>1/144 prepainted
>not getting 1/72 resin when it was still around

>>5280479
>puking_madotsuki.jpg

>>5280453
Horribly.

>>5280290
This collection makes me really want to try building a 1/144 plane. Though I know nothing about planes and would probably just buy one that looks cool.

>>5280488
Harriers

>>5280290
is this painted build? all of those collection?

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>>5280457
>>5280458
>>5280466
>>5280481
Thank you

>>5280488
thinking of the same thing, lol

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>>5280488
Don't worry, I'm a plane!

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>>5280488
>>5280494
pic slightly related

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>>5280509
>we pleins now

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>>5276979
currently snapfagging my MG duel. team athrun will soon be complete.

what are you working on guys?

>>5280530
just finished this
>>5280386
>>5280333

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Took a nicer pic outside. Definitely gonna buy another Barbatos or two for customs.

>>5280533
i take it that's the RG?gloss coated? awesome. i prefer matt coat for OYW-era zeon mechs personally, but still nice.

>>5280542
>HG brobatos
i'm still waiting for mine to arrive, how is it?

>>5280553
Cheap, fun build and even more fun to play with. Fuck those stickers though, just paint the details.

>>5280558
i've been trying to avoid paint as much as i can since my first HG build, since it's costly and i don't have the workspace. will gundam markers do a decent job?

>>5280542
Paint those toeclaws m8

>>5280562
Someone here painted him up in Gundam Markers and it worked well. The only Gundam Markers I use are the the Fine Tip Gray and Real Touch black. Acrylic paint tubes are too cheap and too easy for me to get to not use them.

>>5280553
nope, clean build only.
my first try of top coating ends up like shit, freezing.

>>5280553
You're gonna like it I think. Really unique design and a fun build. Actually might be one of my favorite kits of the year.

>>5280562
If you want to keep gunpla paint costs down, just do details with cheap acrylic paint at Walmart/Target or whatever.

>>5280564
I tried, it didn't turn out too well.

>>5280577
How not well? Mine isn't close to perfect at all but I think it's still much better than OOB

>>5278548

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Haul from singapore. I avoided buying official gundam stuff since the prices were stupid. The 1:72 armor kits were impulse buy's since the local 711 was selling them for 2 bucks a pop. Im surprised how good the quality is on the MC models kits, after seeing them in person i'll definitely buy more.

>>5280685
>Nu ground version
ma nigga. Where did you get it?

>>5280688
a store in scape mall. the guy running it was a total bro, he had a lot of stuff he'd painted in cabinets, he'd done some really nice candy bearguys. sucks i couldnt bring back any of the paints he was selling.

>>5280685
>moon fox

get out

>>5280699

$10 each. More for my gf, but stuff like that is good practice since its so undetailed it comes down to how well/creatively you paint them. you probably object because hipster garbage?

>>5280685
>since the local 711 was selling them
7-Eleven sells model kits? That doesn't have shitty candy or gum in them? Is that common there?

>>5280710

it was common while i was there at least. I thought it was pretty cool. they'd have a bunch of toys & kits at the counter.

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>>5280714
Really? I have never seen them being sold before. Then again I don't frequent 711 much.

Yeah the normal shop prices of kits are bad, hobby shops are better but online is best, though I do try to support local.

Also looks like I need to pay scape mall a visit.

If you have then time you might want to try and have a look at hobbymate. A pain in the ass to get to of course so you should check their site for what's available first.

>>5280710

i dont have 7 eleven in my country so i only know asian 7 eleven and yeah they have gashapon & kits.

>>5280719
pain in the ass doesn't even begin to describe it.
I wish they were still at their old location, although the prices on some of their stuff are horrendous though.

Online better than local? I thought the shipping costs would rape you.

>>5280719

it was one of those rent a cube stores in scape. All the gunpla is piled up behind the counter, IIRC it was level 1, next to the icecream place where they make it from scratch when you order on the big frozen plate.

i'm home now so i never made it to hobby mate. Hobby art gallery at sunshine plaza was selling a lot of hobby mate's stuff there though. I got the earth guardian kit from them. They had the power armor for MG astray but it was way too expensive. Same with the sword set. i'll get those from taobao.

I got a lot of non gunpla stuff from china square central. Only official gunpla thing i got was the jigen build knuckes set from toys-r-us because it had a gunpla campaign sticker, but no stock when i asked about the campaign.

>>5280726
But hobby art is having a "sale" and running the campaign as well, you could have gotten it from them instead.

>>5280725
Shipping is alright and would often end up cheaper. Hlj Zaku II 2.0 ship by EMS is cheaper by $5, SAL is $10, and the more you buy the better the shipping per kit. But HG are alright from the shop and supporting local blahblah.

>>5280726
Oh those shops, might just go and try the ice cream instead haha.

>>5280728

i had such a shitty time finding sunshine plaza i was very over it when i got there. (i walked way too far down bencoolen & ended up in little india)

>>5280733
>might just go and try the ice cream instead haha.

do. it was fucking amazing haha.

>>5280738
I remember when I first tried to went there, so many wrong turns.

There's also orbe station at jurong east giving out campaign cards.

>>5280738
>bencoolen
>to little india

Was it fucking hot?

>>5280740
>tfw never had a problem

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Better post some progress picture. Need to redo everything from my terrible spray can job of the MG sinanju.

Wanted to go back to pure silver (Because I gave up on candy coating after 2 cans of primer, gloss black and silver) but I have a bottle of metal bloody red so I decided to use that instead.

>>5280742
No problems now. Also walk to bras basah to take a look at supplies since it's also close enough.

>>5280685
Bro i'm from Singapore and last week was Gundam Expo. There was discount on all normal kits and gave out free stuff man. Not to mention the exclusives too.

>>5280742
>Was it fucking hot?

very. My western body was not dealing very well.
After leaving sunshine plaza I got a scary chinese cab driver who drove like he was in a rally, right up behind other cars honking his horn every 5 seconds, when someone cut him off he turned to me and said 'FUCKER!!! VERY, VERY FUCKER!!!!' it was hilarious.

>>5280759

the same exclusives that were at that thing at nex on the 8th? i wasnt interested. everything else was cheaper from hlj.

>>5280763
The thing at nex was the expo, did you only go on the last day (8th)?
But still yeah the stuff are overpriced as shit here in Singapore.
The eco bags they gave out were pretty cool desu.

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Anyone entering?
Anyone actually able buy the bloody things to enter in the first place?

>>5280768

yeah i was there on the last day, nothing seemed cheap at all. I watched the entire second series of knights of sidonia on the flight over and was hoping to get a tsugamori but koto kits were even more overpriced than the gundams. gashapon sets were cheap, sentai mini pla was cheap, for some reason the original effect army attractive line were $100 cheaper than everywhere else, apart from that everything else costs at least double what it does online.

>>5280761
kek
Some of the older generation has really sick bantz

>>5280781
>tfw want fag gourai but not for $90+

>>5280759
>rg SF clear
Literally sold out even before the first day was over. Didn't even have a restock I heard. Same goes for almost all the others.

The economy bag is nice but I don't have anything to buy there.

>>5280761
Ah, you got one of those. Now the bus drivers who drive like they are in the rally is even scarier.

>>5280781
Mandarake has stylet. The gourai is a rare thing now.

>>5280787
Been thinking about collecting gashapon sets recently. May i know where you managed to find them?

>>5280800
I went on the first day around noon and there were still a lot of SFs.

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This is a PSA reminding you to make sure that your Frame Arms Girl eats regularly. FAG anorexia is a serious issue that can result in your Gourais and Stylets becoming spooky robot skeletons.

>>5280811
epic meme can I save this pic?

>>5280811
What do I feed them with? Warm bitter yoghurt?

>>5280815
>What do I feed them?

Shinki and Gunpla.

>>5280816
Will they grow bustier?

>>5280821
only if you slide them up your butt

Only if you feed them Max Factory Plamax. The expensive ones.

>>5280815
Expensive gashapon food items.

>>5280828
What about plum?

>>5280803

theres a shop on the second floor of china square central that specialise in gashapon, they basically carry walls of complete sets in bags (including stuff thats years old) and individual items too. the girl who runs the place is really nice & will do deals if your buying a lot of stuff.

>>5280841
Sweet. Thanks man

>>5280845
Flee market on Sunday too. Might be worth checking out what they are selling. (Probably not the gourai fa:g at 80 but I think that was sold)

>>5280397
hi-nu

>>5280846

i found the flea market really expensive for gunpla stuff. loads of cheap deals if your into 1/6th shit though.

>>5280868
You mean bootlegs.

>>5280219
>http://bandai-hobby.net/site/gunpla_buildfighters_customize.html

Yooo. That Fenice Lightning Gundam combo though. That looks cool as fuck.

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Meanwhile at Little Armory.

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>>5280840
>What about plum?

i'm pretty sure plum mecha eat well.

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>>5280876
>tfw no gunz
>have to settle for building scale replicas of gunz
>tfw still nogunz

Also that shit's fucking expensive isnt it?

>>5280811
never realized how tiny 1/144 barbados is

>>5280885
FAGs are just tall compared to hg gunpla. The Barbados is as tall as the RX-78 IIRC and is the standard 18 meters.

>>5280885
>>5281008
It's Barbatos you fools.

>>5279421
Why use such a clichéd name, though? I really like your work, but come on..

>>5276979
I wanted to get into Gunpla/Plamo figures, didn't know you had to build them until I was told so, almost bought my self a frame arm girl with no knowledge. Where do I start?

>>5281209
Read the guide.

>>5281225
I did, or else I wouldn't be posting

>>5281209
Buy a robot you like and try to build it.

Alternatively buy a regular model kit and try to build it. By the point you can do that without messing up, you'll have all the tricks down.

>>5281235
Will take that into thought thanks.

>>5281235
Do the FG kits require the fine tools for cutting and sanding and the such, and putty?

>>5281209

Buy an RG Zeta or an RG Zaku, Xuron 410 flush cutter, and an Xaxto Knife.

All you need for basic building and a good kit to work on as a beginner.

>>5281239
You'll regret getting FG kit. HG is the sweet spot for beginners

>>5281251
>>5281250
alrighty i'll look into it, thanks
Appreciate the help

>>5280719
Wow Singapore looks so nice.

>>5280876
>>5280882
The guns themselves aren't too bad. The dolls are like 80 bucks though.

>>5281012
Some people still don't get the whole Ars Goetia angle

>>5281308

Too bad its hot as Satan's balls.

>>5281366
I'd rather swamp ass than icicle nuts

>>5281494
I wouldn't

I can add padding, I can only remove so much before I'm in either jail or the ER

>>5281501
You need to get on the "shave your legs Friday" trend

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>>5281522

>>5280719
Oh man, I wish you posted this earlier.

Just left singapore yesterday evening.

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I fucked up.

I threw out a sprue which still had two pieces on it. They're long gone.

Is there any way i can replace them?

The set was HG MS-06R-1A ZAKU II.

The pieces were the two C1 27s, pictured. The bit with 573 on it.

I've seen some people talking about preorders of Frame Arms Baselard like it's something new, but there are plenty of videos of it already over a year old. Is this the first time it's been reissued since, or are people just retarded?

>>5281964
>throwing sprues out
>ever
must feel real stupid paying money for styrene rods

>>5281971
>Is this the first time it's been reissued since
probably

Koto reissues their kits rarely if at all

>>5281974
The Liger Zero kits seem to get restocks all the time?

New thread: >>5281981

>>5277052
I saw an RXF-91 version of these. Are there any still around?

>>5278125
You used acrylics for the frame? Lacquer/X20A-style thinner attacks plastic, right?