Welcome to the Gunpla/Plamo General

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First for the new and improved blue destiny.

>>5640857

You just sand it, no real way to avoid it past a certain thickness

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>may's restock list
>fucking nothing
>old ass 1980 something NG kits getting restocked
>00 NGs are not
Fucking Bandai I swear to Jesus.

>>5641074
Closer to Red Cliff.

>>5641129
[spoiler]those old ass kits come with waterslides.[/spoiler]

>>5641129
Honestly I could use a month off.

>Try painting miniature figures and details for the first time since hurting my hand years ago

Hard goings, I tell ya. I love the kit, but the miniature parts of it are probably gonna look like someone else made them when I'm done.

I used to be so good at this...

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Witch blade Fumina, How come something so creepy turn into something so awesome looking?

>>5641161
Persevere friend, I'm sure you can achieve the same greatness

>>5641129

Get rekt old kits forever

>>5641170

All you have to do is completely change everything

>>5641170
The face is still creepy.

>>5641170
Thunder thighs.

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jesus

>>5641351
A kefka god form??

>>5641351
lmao what the fuck
also are those two little qts on the side from wing? The black and red things.

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>>5641351
I think he might've gone just a tad overboard, I feel like it could've used something other than hand painting though, feels a tad dirty, amateurish or even rushed, specially coming from someone like him

Then again he didn't need to do much or even try to still beat this thing

>>5641351

looks pretty good until i got to the bear head at the very bottom, at which point it kinda looks like a wonky cake

>>5641351
somebody has been playing dark souls too much

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>>5641328
Never seen Witchblade?

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>Tape

Barnes and Noble are learning guys.

>>5641436
Well I've seen worse nubs on there so not that bad.

>>5641170
Witchblade needs more figures. It was a damn good show.

>>5641436

>decent panel lining on the SD

well hot damn

>>5641436
Getting there, that's for sure. Wish they would stock P-bandai stuff as well or get a deal with bandai on it, that would make my day.

>>5641465
Ask Bluefin for that, they stock Gunpla in North America, though I've heard they've been trying and must not have had any luck yet

>>5641462
>>5641465
Barnes and Nobles doesn't build them, they're built and sent out

>>5641485

that's not even true though

>>5641485
Maybe some are and some aren't. The discrepancy in build qualities of the models in different stores are just too big.

>>5641366
Virgo

>>5641490
Several models are sent prebuilt to them by this one modeling group. A couple are usually done by store employees though.

Daughtress Custom and another 1/60 Shining Gundam in stock at Mandarake for anyone interested.

So think there will be a no grade 1/60 or megascale barbatos and Graze?

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"Just a quick, simple HG build" I told myself, 4 months later I'm finally done, thanks in part to finding more time and winter fucking off.

Super simple build, seams removed, panel lined with this green dry erase marker I had laying around, and top coated. I took a chance and top coated the clear parts and I'm glad I did, works beautifully for these "silver sticker behind clear parts" type deal. Instead of only working from one angle the frosted clear parts scatter light and glow from every angle and don't look as plastic as clean ones.

Thanks again to my secret santa from last xmas for getting me this kit, I'll get to building Asshimar eventually.

>>5641991
Make it hug the Burning Gundam.

>>5641991
noice

Does anyone have a pic of what Alclad II Black Chrome actually looks like? Googling just gives me pics of the bottle and a bunch of pics of Regular Chrome or Gloss Black painted kits.

>>5641978
Probably not a megascale, but I wouldn't be too surprised if at least the Barbatos gets a 1/60 NG, wouldn't count on the Graze as much.

IBO is getting alot of merch so something like a 1/60 NG is more likely in the realm of possibility. I think it would depend on how their western push goes I think.

>>5642087
It sounds odd, but I think a PG is more likely than a NG 1/60 for Barbatos. Unicorn showed that the line wasn't dead yet, there's been a couple of P-bandai PG the past several years as well, Barbatos's kits sell well and are popular among modelers (Especially customizers), and it has a lot of P-bandai variant and add-on potential with all of its forms and equipment.

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Finished stylet, commencing lewds

So how popular is the Graze, or IBO in general for models?

>>5642090
Wouldn't surprise me as well, given the push it seems to be getting, but then again the hi-res may have been their flashy expensive kit for the show or atleast season 1.

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>>5642095
>"B-builder-sama... is this really necessary?"

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>>5642100
>"builder-sama!~"

>>5642070
Yeah I got a bottle. I'll take a spoon shot next to regular chome when I get the chance

>>5642096
popular because it's cheap as dirt for a good model.

>>5642090
PG with minimal parts please. I would be all over a PG Barbatos if it was ~15k yen. I don't want all the extra stuff, I only want the mace.

>>5642108
Yeah that's the best part of Barbatos is that killer mace and Chain-saw wrench.

>>5642070
>google
you can't into google m8
http://alclad2.com/finishes/high-shine/alc-124-black-chrome/

Anybody have guidelines for shipping bulk orders from HLJ into new Zealand? namely regarding taxes.

>>5642095
>>5642100
>>5642102

I really need to get to building mine. Only thing I've done to it so far is painting her panties black.

>>5642102
Huh, I thought posting was broken since my phone refused to load captcha, but I guess I was wrong.

Anyway, I wanted to ask, could you give me some measurements since you've already done it?

I need:
>horizontal distance from base of neck to the entrance of the shoulder hardpoint(ie the end of the blue piece)
>vertical height from center of hardpoint to base of neck
>length of the grey leg hardpoints

Arm position like the right arm in your pic

>>5642199
I forgot to mention, in cm please. I dont need extremely precise measurements either, just eyeball it with a ruler or something.

Thinking of slapping montero's wing shoulders and the overflag's engine pods on mine

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And here is the Vehicle model X-wing

Plenty of details. Most of the time will be spent on applying the stickers.
The stickers are great, but there are number of panels under the stickers so those detail will be covered.
For those who want to paint the thing. Good luck, the panels you have to paint over all really tiny.

>>5642095
>>5642100
>>5642102
Fun photos! Gotta point out though that the focus in every one of those photos is on the background, not the model.

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Finally the weather was good enough to top coat Char's Z'Gok and put it together (those damn rubber thingswould have been a hassle to mask if I put it together ahead of time)

>>5642327

crab is love, crab is life

>>5642199
>>5642204
Dont have any rulers so i cant help you there

>>5642302
Yea those were just for fun so i didnt use my lightbox

>>5641436
Badly posed gunpla is an art form.

>>5642070

It's like a very fine metallicish sheen that covers the gloss black base. Not a huge fan but I may still fund a good use for it eventually.

>>5642095
>>5642100
>>5642102

Cute. I have her in my backlog, anything to watch out for while building her?

>>5642524
The white collar is a bitch to stay on

So I can get a 3rd party set of the HG customize 2014 pieces for 20$. Dose anyone know of somewhere selling the 2015 as a set that's not going to cost me 60$.

Also hoping for a 2016 HG customize Campaign

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I've finally begun on my space pod crab.

>>5642819
I've had my eye on that kit for a while, how do you like it so far?

I want to buy a kit but just use a coat top to give a shine to the kit, how would I go about this?

>>5642999
paint not buy
Also would is there a way to avoid using primer? Are there gloss coats that can just stick to the plastic?

Really new at paints.

>>5643001
well some spraypaints give a gloss finish, i'm sure many car models have sprays for that, and I want to say krylon does it, but the people here seem to hate krylon, but I love the stuff

>>5642999
>>5643001
There are gloss clear coats that you can use

>>5643020
They leave things frosted if not sprayed right, great for beginners, not so much in the longrun imo

>>5643037
wouldn't "if not sprayed right" be better for the more experienced user who knows what they're doing and won't frost it, compared to a beginner who will most likely frost it? I've had zero problems with it on everything from warhammer to historicals, spraying in my dusty basement in the winter

>>5643063
It affects bith beginners and experienced paiters. And with rattlecams, you gotta spray it from a certain distance, shake it really good and check humidity before spraying, and even then you can still risk overspray or frosting.

Then again this is based of preferences. I used to use krylons but stopped and switched to airbrushing.

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hey guys do the mc dragon momoko work as good replacements for the Sazabi ver ka's hands?

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>>5642856
I think its looked cool since i first saw it, thing line up well, needs some paint, theres a bit of trimming involved but its minimal, plus you get two of them, so I'm painting the second one fully.

>really love the Delta Plus design
>all kits available for it are terrible

I want to get the MG but every review of it makes it seem like the worst kit in the universe

>>5643489
I've got the MG, but I'm expecting it to over all be pretty meh. I'm just going to make it sand there and look cool honestly.

>>5643497
I hope you're putting it on an action base because standing by itself is one of the things it's bad at apparently

>>5643489
What's wrong with the HGUC?

>>5643489
MG Delta Plus is fine. I dont get why everyone says it's shit.

Syd is just a pleb fuck who doesnt know how to balance a kit for shit.

>gunpla reviews
>gunpla community

disgusting

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you need a magnifying glass for this shit

>>5643589
wasn't just him
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXBsJlPyf-4
>>5643532
there isn't much wrong with the kit desu, I just wish it was in 1/100 scale

>>5643721
I honestly have never had the standing/balancing issue with it. Maybe BANDAI re-engineered it? (doubt it)

I honestly dreaded building it as well because of all these supposed issues. I have an Action Base anyway, so who cares, but it stood fine for me every time. I get annoyed more with the damn rifle not being held properly.

I'll try to take a vid / pictures when I get home. 4 more hours at work.

>>5643729
thanks friend, I really want to like the kit just for it's design but if I need to put in a lot of work I won't feel bad skipping it.

>>5643620
oh shit, we got a lone wolf over here!

>>5643280
Worthless.

Flash everywhere, fingers are loose and falls out a lot, can't hold shit and doesn't even have a cover. Into the trash.

Though I hear they improved it with the 2.0

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>>5643733
LMAO! Ok,I didnt expect this, but damn!

Anyhoo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrmtNRdGqH8

Pic related:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXg5G--7Viw

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come on nigga i want this in me already

I wish we had the grenade launcher though. They should have really sold a 1/100 accessory pack or kai conversion parts.

>>5643489

Issue is with the feet. Put it on a stand and you'll have no issues at all.

>>5644073
>issue is with the feet
>literally two posts above

>>5644087

Mine had some issues.

>>5643720
>Star Destroyer

Just what color is the SD suppose to be?
White?
Gray?

>>5641011
Holy crap, I made it up as image header again! Thanks guys!

post internet personalities into gunpla who are not directly gunpla-affiliated

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL796bz4Peo

>>5644319
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAlcZfF3YrU

>>5644325
>pleb tier gunpla

meh.

>>5644197
It can be any color you desire.

>>5644319
How bout no

If I want to paint over a piece, what paint do I use?

>>5644440
>Read the guide

It's really up to your preference of what to use dude.

>>5641129
Where's the list of the May restocks?

>>5644454
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rcgfbO9LyjrnaLrxsK6gLVLfpA5_Q5RGs3bTRAuIte4/edit#gid=0

>>5644043
The grenade launchers in IBO are used by Teiwaz. They're not standard Gjallahorn/Tekkadan equipment.

>>5644043
>>5644612
Wonder what will come out first: a 1/100 Hyakuren/Hyakuri or the first 1/100 IBO accessory kit

>>5644624
>1/100 mobile worker
yes. Yes. YES.

>>5644629
Screw that let's go with perfect Grade Mobile Workers!

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>>5644676

>>5644695
What was the name of this thing again? I know it's that TTGL fan thing about Kamina and Kittan but that's all I know

>>5644804
Double K Comic.
The writer/artist has been afk for three years though.
Theory is he ded.

When do the release schedules get posted?

>>5645185
>>5644475

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Current wip of the SPL 1/100 Mobius Zero release. A few fitting issues with it that aren't surprising, and everything so far has been fixable by either sanding down or going back later to glue pieces in. Plastic could be better but I was never expecting bandai grade anyway. I'm enjoying it so far.

>>5644629
Fuck that. Give me a 1/35 in the same vein as their UC hardgraph line. I'll even take one without interior detail and do it myself if they just give me the rest.

>>5639639
Yeah I've airbrushed it before once, went down good and solid.
If you want to write it down (because I don't know if they still print it on the thinner bottles), here are Testor's recommended paint:thinner ratios:
Gloss
paint 3:2 thinner
Flat
paint 3:1 thinner
Why they changed it I can't say, people just liked it better that way.

>>5639639

I've sprayed model masters which they also make and it's nice, haven't sprayed the square bottle stuff though

I have a question about Mr.supercleat coat

Should I just spray the entire assembled kit or should I take the kit apart and spray them individually?

>>5645424
Cool, looking forward to seeing it completed

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thinking of modding qubeley's head with some fire star stories elements.

what do you guys think?

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Any one know where to find decals for a 1/144 VF-1 Valkyrie?
I've got a Revell F-14A tomcat I wanna build with Valkyrie markings on it but cant find any.
Or if there are some good quality scans of the decals from the Hasegawa 1/72 Valkyrie, I'll just resize them and print my own.

>>5645677
we think you don't have teh skillz

>>5645424
Just realised it looks like a coffin cockpit, an ace combat custom would be nice.

>naming the pods <<mobius squadron>>

>>5645587
Spray limbs.

So, I got that new Chinese knockoff "Real Grade Gundam Ver. Ka"

It's actually pretty good so far beyond all the flash and somewhat confusing GK-esque instructions.

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>>5646054
Inner frame is kinda basic but at least it functions how it should. Feels like a miniaturised MG Hazel frame.

>>5645908
Archer
Blaze
Chopper
Swordsman

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mg FA gundam thunderbolt ver.ka.
found better pics.
question did the origin gundam or the 2.0 have any polycaps?
found out the freedom 2.0 didnt have any and would love if the new rx-78 did not include any polycaps

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>>5646104
back

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>>5646110
p-bandai mg powered gm

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>>5646120

>>5646060
>>5645908
A squadron based mobius zero would be really cool.

>>5646104
They have polycaps.

Looks like switchable hands with a moving thumb for the FAG.

>>5646120
Since a 2.0 of any other GM is pretty much impossible I should build one of those earlier GM kits.

>>5646057
>no core booster gimmick
Shit ain't an RG nor a ver ka.
Pretty neat full inner-frame for a 1/144 though.
Seems to be better than IBOs.
Is it at least less prone to spontaneously combust like the RG?
Does it live up to the ver ka name decal-wise and leg for days?
Does it comes with the javelin and shit?

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I'm thinking of painting my Geara Zulu white with black and red like this. Should I use white primer or grey primer anons?

>>5646149
thanks for letting me know.
this will be my first rx-78 kit.
wanted the origin gundam but turned it down for the turn-x.
>Since a 2.0 of any other GM is pretty much impossible I should build one of those earlier GM kits.
yeah their using the old gm mold for the powered ver. . so yeah it is better to just get the old ones.

>>5646161
Of course I don't know if the FAG will actually use polycaps so just wait for a review first.

>>5646163

wait... no, i asked about the mg origins and 2.0 gundam in which you answered with a yes they do and i said thanks.

i'm just saying that i'm still getting it and that this will be my first rx-78 mg is all.

>>5646153
White primer if you want your whites to look white
Also lighten the black and mute the red color a bit. Maybe one more tone variation would help

>>5646165
My bad.

>>5646168
I'll have a look later, thanks for the advice!

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>Lunch time
>Go get TS-81 Royal Light Gray for Vehicle Model Star Destroyer
>TS78, TS79,TS80 then nothing
>Oh we don't carry anything pass TS80

I guess I do this the old fashion way. Gray primer and flat white.

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>painted project in progress
>shelf it in a drawer because no time
>finally get time
>decide to wipe down the drawer since its super dusty
>didn't want to get dust in the drawer
>put drawer on top of frame(rollable)
>accidentally apply too much torque
>drawer topples
>all the painted pieces get crushed under the drawer and its other contents

FUCK
I'm scared to inspect the paintjob or the pieces oh god fuck me

>>5646231
>3 broken parts
>little bit of scuff

Oh jeez that's not too bad thank god

>>5641351
So that's what in Mayoiga.

>>5646057
Neat, where'd you find it? Might grab one sometime myself.

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Early diorama WIP

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Practicing doing all the lines and what have you, seems to be going alright?

How do people do stuff like the eye with pens and not stickers though? Seems like magic to me at this point.

Will waterslide decal silvering be removed with matte clear coats?

>>5646722
For that specific kit, what I would do is cut off a very thin pice of clear pink runner and the cut and trim it into 3 small triangles.

For other monoeye's a regular thin cut of clear runner with some silver painted on the back make for much easier and better looking monoeye's than freehand painting them.

>>5646753
I see! Thanks for the info. I will keep those tips in mind and maybe give it a shot.

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>>5646722
You know what is magic? This fucking product:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41EIAQ7ih6L.jpg

Makes scale glass parts (especially in holes and gaps) really easy and you can brush a small bit onto monoeyes and such for easy glass.

>>5646180

That thing is tiny isn't it?

>>5641129
The 00 1/100 kits only getting reissued for u.s., so it wouldn't be on Bandai's site

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What happened to /m/?

Any way is this good or will it melt plastic

>>5647098
We were having a civilized thread about an painting, top coats, inhaling dangerous vapors and one fucking insane PG custom that probably cost some dude close to $1000. No one made a new though.

>>5647128
How long has it been down? I'll make the op if it's not there when I get home

>>5647154
There's a new one there already. And it's not a shitposter.

>>5647154
I just made one, hope is not to shit tho

>>5647098
It works but bear in mind it is more agressive than hobby glue, it literally melts plastic and dries harder.

>>5647098
That stuff expands like crazy so if you do use it use very little

>>5647098
That shit is overkill for polystyrene.

>>5642280
>>5643720

what are these tiny starwars kits? are they new? i cant find anything on google.

>>5646907
Palm sized

>>5647203
>are they new?
Yes

Vehicle Model series, SD and X-Wing came out last month, next is Poe's FA X-Wing, then FA TIE fighter 2 pack.

You can only get them on eBay or Amazon. Plamoya and CDJapan don't have them for some fucking reason

>>5645809

This desu

>>5646665

By wip do you mean you posed 2 kits

>>5647211
>You can only get them on eBay or Amazon

damn it seems none of the major japanese sites have them. And Amazon doesnt ship to my country. Fuck.

>>5647233
The japanese sites can't sell them anymore because of disney afaik

>>5647253

yeah i figured it was that disney embargo thing. But, plamoya never stopped selling the starwars bandai kits when all the others did, strange they dont stock them.

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Took me a two months to finish basic construction and some panel lining on the Nu ver. Ka, not sure if I want to do more panel lining or leave as is and start working on the weapons and shield.

Really dreading the water slide decals tbqh

>>5647349
Don't fret, water slides are super easy to use. You can keep positioning them as long as they are wet, and if you use microscale products you can get them to stick to contours like paint.

>>5646744
Nope

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Jesus arrived
think I'll start on it soon

>>5647331
Bandai doesn't have a USA distribution licensee for star wars plamo from USA Disney, just Japan Disney. They were releasing them anyways before but Disney started enforcing it last year.

>>5647683
Read: Revell knew they were fucked and whined about it to Disney.

>>5646180
Wait, there's a Bandai Star Destroyer?

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Hey /toy/,

Refugee of /m/ here and I hope you guys will be amicable.

Have lurked here for a while but haven't posted. Here's a WIP that I'm hoping to be my first successful custom build. Appreciate any suggestions or criticism. Working only with rattle cans at the moment so go easy on me.

>>5647726

don't throw a fucking hissyfit here ok

also you don't need to announce your entry like your are hot shit

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What style of W or V fins are the best? Which Gundam has the best fin? Pic related

>>5647726
Yes yes everyone saw your fit on /m/. You don't need to specifically mention where you're from. It just makes you look pissy.

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>>5647743

>tfw bandai will never make more AoZ kits

>>5647754
Where can I find this in english?
Gundam wiki?

>>5647732
My. Fucking. God.

I politely introduced myself, not announced, posted a build so as not to waste a post, and asked for feedback.

But who am I kidding. You are just one of those shitters who saw an opportunity in the other thread and came here to lurk until I posted something.

Maybe it's time to find a hobby where the majority of enthusiasts are neither children nor grown men who act like one.

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>>5646806
>magic
It's alright but it can be a pain to control at times.

>>5647763
>Maybe it's time to find a hobby where the majority of enthusiasts are neither children nor grown men who act like one

no such thing

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>>5647763
>/m/ is full of people who throw tantrums over little shit
>Person announces he is from /m/
>Is told to not throw a hissy
>Throws said hissy

Astounding.
>also calling others children while acting like one
Doubly astounding.

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>>5647763

>people are assholes

can't get away from that, friend.

Have some poorly-photographed zeekshit.

>>5647763
>introducing yourself
>on an anonymous message board

Go join a real forum if you want that stuff

>>5647772
Shit, that got me a good laugh.

>>5646806
I should buy some of that...

>>5647763
You don't need to introduce yourself at all. This is an anonymous image board, just post your work and questions. We don't need to know you're from another board unless it relates to your specific question or build. Otherwise you just come off as looking desperate for attention.

And yes, I saw you're posts on /m/, just let things go anon. You're always going to run into shitheads, when you let them get to you and throw a tantrum it just makes you look like the stupid one.

>>5647780
>/m/ is full of people who throw tantrums over little shit
>Person announces he is from /m/
>Person left /m/ because of shitters
>Shitters follow person here
>Immediately proceeds to antagonize person

I think the only childish thing I did was to RESPOND, and I'm doing it again. Going to stop now.

Fuck you very much and apologies to the legit denizens of this general for not wiping my feet before entering.

>>5647813
You could have avoided all of this by not posting
>Refugee of /m/ here and I hope you guys will be amicable.

>>5647726
This isn't reddit bruh

>>5647813
Lurk more before posting again.

>>5647726
Is that a rust gold spray? Looks thick and really off putting. Blue on the backpack is a lil thick. Also do you plan on painting the rest of the gun or is it supposed to be that way?

>>5647763
You introduced yourself like some fagget. Go qq some more

>>5647813
You sir are doing a fine job of getting (You)s

>>5647683

that doesnt have anything to do with plamoya who were never under disney's embargo and are still selling bandai star wars kits outside of japan to this day.

>>5647904
The way they came down was half-assed, they mostly went after the big name resellers like HLJ and 1999.co, the small fish aren't gonna suffer, because Revell doesn't notice or whine about them.

>>5647904
The Crackdown mostly only hit the big name distributors. Smaller stores Bandai conveniently overlooked because they weren't big enough to bother with and continue to sell them.

TECHNICALLY they are not supposed to, but nobody gives enough of a shit about them to do anything about it.

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>>5647690
>Wait, there's a Bandai Star Destroyer?

only a tiny kit so far. STILL no word on when or if were finally getting the 1/1700th kit with full led rig they showed off at Tokyo toy show 2014 when they first showed their star wars kits.

>>5647914
Goddamnit I want this so fucking Much.

>>5647893
It's gold-orange. I hadn't planned on doing much else to the gun. It was intended to be balance out the purple on the shield.

I definitely do need to do something about those backpack pieces though. For some reason the panels themselves turned out OK but the little fin parts that conceal the beam sabers are not cooperating. May need to strip and start over on those

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>>5647914
>Goddamnit I want this so fucking Much.

same here. Frustratingly its the only kit they showed that hasnt been released yet. Its supposed to have a PG level pricetag but god damn, still worth it.

>>5647813

nice work snapshit

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>>5647914
>>5647933
s-stop it anon!

>>5647914
>It's like 90% panel lining and shading

Aw man, get me a box of pour type pens, then go to town with some rubbing alcohol for hours.

Looking to make a RG, an recommendations or ones to avoid?

>>5647979
MkII is still the best honestly, but none of them are bad. Frankly you could get any one of them and come out happy.

>>5647979

it's the Mk-II

>>5647979
I heard the RX-78 and the two Zakus are a bit hand grenade-y; of the ones I've made Zeta is best left in either MS or wave rider mode and the 00 ones are nice

Has anyone tried building the Aoshima Arppegio of blue steel kits?
namely this: http://hlj.com/product/AOS01125/Nav

>>5647986
My RX-78 isn't that bad save for some of the shoulder armor not staying in place. Nothing glue couldn't fix.

The worst thing about the RX-78/Zaku is the hands. Nearly lost the left thumb of my RX-78 twice.

>>5647929
It looks like rust dude. Id either go with straight gold or bronze

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>>5647217
Yes, he has assembled the two kits that will be featured in the diorama and has selected the poses he wants them in.
EARLY work-in-progress.

>>5647763
Yeah, some douches have been trolling the fuck out of folks here over the most pointless things.
Still can't believe I got suckered into a fit over a few fucking tiny smudges of all things.
And the other day they pointed out a barely-noticeable-unless-under-a-magnifying-glass misalignment on someone's custom rifle barrel.

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>>5648029
Dude its literally 2 posed kits
This is a diorama wip

>>5647996
Are they snapfit?

>>5647784
Did you paint that blue dom or is that the plastic color? Looks nice.

>>5648043
Thats one of the things Ii wanted to know, it looks like at least some parts are snap fit but it sayd cement is required on the page.

>>5648029
your painting is pretty messy
if you don't have a steady hand, invest in masking tape

>>5648045
it's plastic, dom r35 from build fighters try

>>5647979
They're all exceptionally good kits, to be honest. The Gundam has a few 'parts staying in place' issues, the Strike's waist/legs can get a bit loose and wobbly, The Zephyrantes has to be carried by cradling it's crotch and the Exia has that thing on the upper arm that the manual does not make enough of a point to tell you it's not a nub.

Other than that, you really cant go wrong with any of the RG's.

>>5648043
>aoshima
>ship kit
>snapfit
thanks for the laugh

also http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10320843

>>5648029
>Yeah, some douches have been trolling the fuck out of folks here over the most pointless things.
>Still can't believe I got suckered into a fit over a few fucking tiny smudges of all things.
>And the other day they pointed out a barely-noticeable-unless-under-a-magnifying-glass misalignment on someone's custom rifle barrel.


How can you post on 4chan being this much of an over sensitive pussy?

Responding to trolling means you're also bringing things down because you're too retarded to either not know what bait is and you put weight in shitposts on the internet when they mean literally nothing.


>>5647732

Like this faggot is a total faggot for replying to bait. That was the most easiest bait to ever ignore. It literally said don...AM I BEING DOUBLE BAITED?

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>>5647763
Nigga

>>5647979
Do you ever order stuff from Mandarake? there's a Zaku II RG going for 10 yen at the moment in Urban Mines Auction. It's due tomorrow, so you better authorize your card or PayPal if you want to grab it.

So gonna do a random color generator and see what 3 colors i will get does anyone have any lineart i can use to use as a template?

>>5648083
I understand the 1/700 kits to be ordinary cement (and probably ordinary kits with anime decals like the idolm@ster planes) but the 1/350 seemed like a custom thing that is transformable so I thought it could be snapfit even though you have to paint it.

>>5648087
it's the age we live in now, no one can take an insult even if you're anonymous

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>>5648107
1/350 is a ship scale, only 2x bigger. If anything it has more annoying shit like photoetch and rigging.

You are going to need to leave the whole snapfit business behind if you want to build things that are not giant robutts.

>>5648119
What kind of glue is used for stuff like this? Just plastic cement like for seam line removal, or suoerglue/krazy glue/etc or something else?

>>5648131
Urine mixed with baking soda and kitty litter.

>>5648131
All of the above.

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One can only dream.... Love sniper mechs but can never get enough of them made. Maybe an HGUC (G) Gm sniper might happen some day.

>>5648131
its a model, you use plastic cement for models. super glue is for gluing non-plastics like metal or glass parts.

also i just looked on Hobby Search and they have manual scans and runner images of the Arppegio kits. the big 1/350 sub is molded in color and may be snap together, though alot of the parts look like they glue on and the manual lists glue as a required tool for construction.

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10320843

Best method for adding top coat?

>>5648200
I personally like to decant my topcoat cans into a vat and heat it to a boil, then slowly lower my gunpla into the vat from a string while cackling madly

But traditional rattlecans and airbrushing works too I guess.

>>5648200
Spray and pray.

I fucked up my HG Sengoku Astray by putting it in pieces into a rock tumbler, with ink in the tumbler and the tiniest bit of acetone

now they are all lumpy and look "rusted"

fucking end my life :( might be able to fix by hand sanding it but the tiny details are lost

>>5648236
should I disassemble, or can I just stand him in the line of fire with his arms out and hope for the best?

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>>5648280
i do this
also remember to let your topcoat cure for a day before heavy handling

Does anybody actually have pictures of a topcoated psychoframe of the MG unicorns?
I get that it becomes frosted but its hard to imagine when you've never seen it before.

>>5648275
>rock tumbler
you dun fucked up nigga

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>>5648275
What were you trying to accomplish by loading a bunch of plastic and acetone into a rock tumbler?

>>5648307
to quickly panel line the model with the ink

it backfired badly

RIP

>>5648310
Of course it backfired horribly. I'm morbidly curious though. Pics?

>>5648315
i'll get some in a couple hours
looks like shid

The MSG assault rifles are pretty cool. The notHK416 has an extendible stock and M320 that can slide on or off the bottom rail and the notAK has a folding stock.

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Another kit for the backlog gods.

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>>5646150
>Is it at least less prone to spontaneously combust like the RG?

It's much more prone to falling apart. Shoulder to upper arm peg-hole connection is loose, the neck balljoint is weird as fuck, wrist balljoint has to be pulled out a bit to stay in place, ankle guards, knees, laps tend to pop off. The thrusters are a complete pain in the fucking ass, definitely need to be glued in.

Suffers from usual bootleg fit issues, but can be remedied quite easily by a bit of trimming / drilling / sanding.

They lost the ball on the seams in the forearm.

No toe joint hinders it a lot.

>Does it live up to the ver ka name decal-wise and leg for days?

28 of the Katoki inspired text+circle decals, a few warning ones and four EFSF decals. Eyes and cameras are decals too. Waterslides.

>Does it comes with the javelin and shit?

Only the bazooka, shield and beam rifle.


For 18 bucks with shipping, it's not too bad. Lots of room for improvement but it's a valiant first effort.

>>5646282
Taiwan

>>5648029
>And the other day they pointed out a barely-noticeable-unless-under-a-magnifying-glass misalignment on someone's custom rifle barrel.

Anon here. The build was to be published in an article, and I didn't know it was a mock up.
And it wasn't difficult to see the alignment issue either, so you're full of shit.

>>5648339

so theres a k.o now? care to link to the taobao source?

the original kit based off the GPWC entry was stupidly expensive.

>>5648330

are they insanely huge like some of the other msg sets? i just built 2 spiral crushers & 2 grave arms and holy crap theyre huge. Especially the grave arms, thats literally taller than the 1/100 figure i was building them for.

>>5648365
They're pretty much the perfect size to look perfectly in scale with a FAG so they'd be a little bit small on your average 1/100.

>>5648350
I wouldnt say it was a KO, unlicensed yes, but not a copy of anyone elses molds.

https://world.taobao.com/item/43807995996.htm?fromSite=main

>>5648350
>GPWC

It was a Ora Zaku contest winner I thought?

How would Heavyarms shoulders look on a Gouf?

>>5647217
Multiple posed kits are generally part of a diorama, so yes?

I'm waiting on some clear rod to come in so I can affix them to a base.

>>5648420
They don't fit for one. And by don't fit I mean that proportionally they look too small and the gouf shoulder joint doesn't fit inside them.

>>5648420

Picture a gouf, but with heavy arms shoulders

>>5648398

youre probably right. all i remember is it was based off a competition entry.

>>5648420
probably like crap since gouf is based off curved armor, heavyarms based off angular more gundam design. wouldnt be coherent at all.

>>5647962
>Aw man, get me a box of pour type pens, then go to town with some rubbing alcohol for hours.

snapfagging that masterpiece? you monster.

This gunpla generals is a mirror of the /m/ general

>>5648552
>Two gunpla generals on the same website share users, shitters, and content

In other news, trees are green. More at 11

>>5648552
The key difference is that the shitposting trip and the spammer from /m/ gets their posts deleted here.

>>5648347

not >>5648029 but I'm working on the rifle and appreciated that, it's the kind of thing I would want pointed out if it were actually glued in there, it's pretty easy to miss that sort of thing but it does have a big impact

>>5648679
That's what I was thinking, I meant no harm, just wanted to point it out in case you missed it.

I've dabbled a bit in art before, and I've learnt that a third party can spot all kinds of mistakes that previously went unnoticed.

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If I wanted to bring my Gunpla to the next level ergo:

>Remove seamlines
>painting
>airbrush

etc etc

How much money would I have to spend? I don't like to look into the future and have a bajillion euro coins spend into this hobby.

Is there something like a starter kit from tamiya or something?

>>5648797

take whatever estimate you get and double it

>>5648804
Thanks, now I know.

how much would a good airbrush go for? I can find em extremely cheap and extremely expensive.

>>5648797

Everyone knows about the airbrush and the compressor and the booth and all of that stuff in the guide, but you need to figure in the costs of all the other little things you'll need. Do you have something to keep mixed paint in? Do you have lacquer thinner to clean with? What about very fine tweezers if something should land in the paint? Do you have clips and sticks? What brands of paints will work for you? How many do you need? How much masking tape do you have? What sizes? Do you have fine enough sanding stuff for paint? and so on

Basically don't expect to pay less than 500

>>5648822
I recently spent like 200 USD (not from USA just for reference) in a compressor a cheap but good build chink airbrush, like 20 bottles of paint and some tools. Most of the tools are from art stores and are really cheap, paint is a little expensive here (tamiya) and I just order hard to get colors from HLJ (vallejo). I paint in a box with a shit fan that sucks air out to a window and I'm pretty happy with my set up.

>>5648822

Get something like the iwata HP-CS, don't cheap out on a brush but you don't need anything crazy either. You're going to regret buying a shitty brush every time. Get a compressor with a tank, it's more even and won't drive you crazy with noise. Money on tools is almost never regretted.

>>5648831
Is there really much of a difference between the neo and the HP-CS? because the later is expensive

>>5648854
Neo sucks ass, it's assembled in china with poorer tolerances to the glorious nippon steel that is the HP series

>>5648854

neo is tougher to maintain and has softer nozzles apparently, you can find more on google but thats the quick answer

>>5648869

softer nozzle meaning you have to replace that, and likely the needle as well

>>5648869
>>5648866
Okay I'll keep using my chink knock off until I can afford a real iwata

>>5648876

I've had my HP-CS for over a year and spray weekly and it's still awesome, the nozzle is just like new no flaring or anything, it's been great.

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speaking of airbrushes, I wish there were a model where the integrated cup had a very smoothly transitioned dip in the back so you could mix a small amount in the cup without having that first bit be either pure thinner or risking a drop clogging. I can't explain it well but people who have tried to mix a tiny amount in the cup probably get what I mean.

Does anyone have a different airbrush for really wide areas? Something like car bodies or the nightingale where getting gloss with a regular brush can be a pain due to air spray.

>>5648889
You shouldn't be mixing in the cup in the first place....

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Hey, /gpg/? For green or green-ish parts (let's say like on a Zaku II), how would you go with panelling those? Using brown? Grey? Black? Another shade of green? Just looking for your opinions.

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Has anyone used the MS Blade 01 from the Builders Parts HD before?

I've been searching around online, and nobody has really given a review on it. How is it? I've been looking into alternate v fins for my gundams

>>5648895

Yeah it's not a common thing, I just mean for times when you have to do like 2 drops for a touchup or a beamsaber handle or whatever, it would be nice to have the option

>>5648909

I've not seen them used, I think they are probably ok if you live in japan but for many people it's far easier and cheaper to make a new v-fin even of an intricate design than what that would cost

>>5648902

I would use gray for the jegan and probably black for a zaku-ii. If you are using paint just mix a drop or two of green into those.

>>5648922
Eh, I think I'll just tack it onto my order from HLJ and then do a small review on it for people in the future.

>>5649056
did it work

>>5649061

what are you doing nerd

>>5648854
HP-CS has an all-metal construction and is higher quality. The NEO uses a rubber or PTFE o-ring to achieve an air-tight seal, which can be worn down by solvents.

>Bandai Builders Parts HD MS Hand 01

The HD stands for Huge Deformed

seriously why don't they just say "these are only for the nu or hi-nu" on the package

>>5649254
They're more geared towards Unicorn era stuff since that was what was popular at the time. Delta plus, unicorn, jegan, rezel, etc all have fairly big hands compared to average hguc.

>>5649267

I got them for the GM Type-C, I thought I was ok because he was a pretty chunky UC suit

I'm not actually sure how I feel about them now, they fit the giant forearms well but they still feel big

I will post comparison

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>>5649274

>>5649283

I was planning to thin down the forearms already because they are so much proportionally larger than modern proportions and the upper arms, but if I did that with these hands it would REALLY look absurd.

>>5648350
That's because that the original resin kit was perfection. Seriously, get it out of the package and just soak it in a degreaser/soak and go to painting. They either made it so the nubs were non existent or took care of them pre-shipping with a pro's touch. No fit issues and no flash. And of course it fucking sold out faster than I could hit F5.

>>5649283
Yeah those hands are way too big. I wish someone would produce some decent looking petite hands. The Zaku IIFZ has it the worst. Its OOB hands look like they belong on a MG or something. Its gun too. The same gun on the Zaku IIF2 is like half the size.

It's weirdest thing because all the MS in 0080 have tiny hands, it's almost a little weird how small they are even.

>>5649362

to be fair they are the same size as the other 18.5m EFSF suit poseable hands, I just compared them to the set from the origin and they are about the same, just slightly thicker in the palm. I think it's the proportions of the old kit that make them look particularly big

I'm planning on changing the proportions a bit anyway during this project and may have to break scale to do it with the internal frame, so they might work out in the end

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>>5649369

see it's just like the same hands size but if your gundam gained a lot of weight

>>5648909
I havent used them yet, but I do own one. Comes with a lot more than I was expecting. A few of each in 2 sizes. They look nice, though I havent put any on any of my kits yet.

>>5649397

you should take some pics next to other common suit fins

What suits have multiple/deployable arms/limbs? I've got the Gusion Rebake incoming and the Gabthley on my order list.
I know the O and Graze Ein have this gimmick, is there more?
Also post multi-arms customs.

>>5649659

kshatriya you dingus

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>>5649659
Gaeon has two big hands

>>5649659
Gundam The End literally has hands hanging off of its back.

Zaku F2000 has two mini sub-arms on its backpack.

Advanced Hazel has sub-arms on its front skirts.

Dahack also has deployable weapons similar to arms, being 4 beam sabers on articulated arms on its back.

Seravee/Seraphim have a multi-arm gimmick, but it requires swapping out the barrels of the GN Cannons and you need to buy 2 Seraphims to have all 4 GN Cannons converted.

Nightingale's supposed to have arms in its front skirts like the Hazel and The O, but the RE 1/100 ain't got shit.

Newtype-use Doven Wolfs have arms inside of their arms when they launch them for remote attacks, if that counts. Probably not.

>Graze Ein
Those little machine guns in the shoulders? Do those count as limbs? I guess they count if I'm mentioning Dahack.

I guess I should also mention the Thunderbolt kits even though the sub-arms are barely posable.

Also >>5649697 >>5649709

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>>5649709
Oh and also, the BF Powered GM Cardigan, BF Cross Bone Gundam Maoh and the BF Skull Weapon set

>>5649410

I'm mostly a zeek, and feddie grunt guy, so I only have like a couple kits with actual v-fins and they're in my backlog.

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hey guys. new fag to gundam and gunpla in general. i read the guide and I just have a few more questions. I'm planning on starting with RX-78-2 since I don't want to work with anything I haven't watched. how long does a project usually take? do all the kits require paint touch ups?

>>5649937
>how long does a project usually take?
Depending on the model, can go anywhere from a couple of days to months. Painting and custom work adds to this as well.

>do all the kits require paint touch ups?
Nah. Often you don't need any paint whatsoever, but it can make a kit look much nicer.

Since you said you're looking at a RX-78-2, maybe pick up the HG Revive version. It's got good engineering, it's pretty inexpensive, and you'll have fun with it.

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>>5649937
>Short answer
A kit takes along as you want it to take (i.e. how nice you want it to look) and not all kits "require" paint, but some are severely in need or recommended to be painted.

>Long answer
If you just snap a kit together and pay minimal attention to it, only doing nub clean up and stickers, it should take you anywhere from 15 to an hour depended on how fast you go and how much attention to detail you want.

Painting it, now we bump up to anywhere from a few hours to weeks if you really want something to be your magnum opus.
Painting is recommended here, especially if you plan on posting, and people love updates on WIP's.

If I might make a suggestion, don't be afraid to buy a kit from a different series because not all kits have the same engineering behind them.
Hell, IBO kit's have a completely different feel to them and their range of motion than compared to the HGUC kits. (Or atleast the ones I've built.)
As the Guide said the 00 Gundam is also a great place to start and has a little of everything to expect and to gain from building gunpla.
>Clear parts
check
>Undergates
check
>Horrid stickers
check
>Decent stickers
check
>Weapon gimmicks
check
>Dem legs
Unnnf
>Clean look and poseibility
double check

Skies the limit bruh.

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>>5649979
>>5649964
alright so here is my final question since I want my gunpla to at least look presentable. what are the actual details to them besides nubs. I may have missed it in the guide but I saw anons mention paneling and other things. is there a basic checklist I should do to clean it up? I don't plan on doing any mods or something like that. for right now just a few gundam (the zeon rx-78-2 looks sick) and a gorrilion zaku.

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>>5649999
Nice quads.
Anyways, the absolute bare minimum you should probably do is:
>Step 1
Clean of the nubs, just use a nipper and exacto knife to do so. And if you so wish, or want to go the extra mile, use sanding paper as described in the guide.
>Step two
Snap it all together and panel line using a gundam marker, a fine tipped pen, or a mechanical pencil.
>Step three
Pose like that thing like it is piloted by JoJo.

The guide recommends doing seam welding and top coating, but for someone just getting into the hobby, it's not neccessary at the moment.
But if you want that kit to shine and look damn good on a shelf you should be doing exactly as the guide says.

>>5647349
>>5649999
also can somebody point out to me exactly what about this took him so long with this model? I'm think I'm just very ignorant to this right now.

>>5650014

some people just build a little bit at a time or take long breaks

most gunpla take anywhere from 1-5 hours to snapbuild depending on how seriously people take their nubs and how many parts there are

>>5650014
That Nu ver Ka is a Master Grade, which is larger, has an internal frame, and many more parts than a High Grade. So it's naturally gonna take longer.

>>5650014
Well that's on him, I highly doubt it was two months of non stop work, he probably had only a few hours to work on it per week, seeing as that kit can be pretty complex I can see it taking two months of really slow progress.

Checking dalong its actually got the highest parts count of any MG at nearly 600 (not like parts count is something anyone keeps track of or cares much about, mind you)

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>>5650030
>>5650033
alright anons, thanks so much for the insight. gonna order my first kits and supplies soon.

>>5650043
Be sure to take your time on the first one, and pay close attention to the instructions cause sometimes two parts can look very similar, and sometimes it's possible to put stuff together backwards and it's a pain to pull them apart to correct it

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>>5650069
I'll post my abomination when I get it.again thanks so much for the help guys

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>finally decide to try GundamPlanet because a bunch of IBO crap is on sale and there's flat-rate shipping for domestic
>it ships out same day
Got me some Turbines.

>>5649254
>not getting superior jigen hands set

I'm pretty much set with hands now

>>5650185

1/100 tho

>>5649964
yo just one final question for you dude. does that model come only in 1/166. do gunpla that size look good? it seems a bit small.

>>5650245
woops meant 1/144

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>>5650245
No, it only comes in 1/144, and most 18 meter Gundams come up to about 5 inches in that scale.

I think it looks good with the fudged-around stylized proportions, but I've read about how some people prefer the G30th's proportions. It's all a matter of personal tastes.

>>5650264
At least you've corrected yourself.

>>5650267
alright thar isn't too bad. my other figs stand at about 6 so it would at least fit in. thanks again. is the 1/144 char's zaku II good?

>>5650276
The HGUC Char's Zaku II is pretty good, but the best HG (1/144) of Char's Zaku I know of is the Origin version. It's a little more expensive, but has much more detail and opportunities for panel lining.

>>5650276
Get Char's Zaku II The Origin ver. even though, stylistically, they're different. Might as well since, at the going rate of The Origin line, we'll get a bunch of Zeon and Gundam "prototypes" before we even reach RX-78-2.

>>5650288
>>5650289
so just so I understand what panel lining is. it's adding the lines that are missing from the gundams parts. would the smart way of doing it be to mark it out in pencil and trace with that marker the guide talked about? is that site with all the gunpla pics a good place for panel reference.

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>>5650308
>is that site with all the gunpla pics a good place for panel reference
Dalong? Just don't copy his style.

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>>5650314
is it a faux pax to do that? should I just look at the paneling from the show or origin? should I just be creative and do my own?

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>>5650308
The reviewer Dalong panel lines his kits with thick black lines to emphasize where the panel lines are, since he's a reviewer.

Instead what you wanna do is take a mechanical pencil or a marker or something, and fill in the panel lines like the ones on the legs on the right in pic related. For my first I used a .25mm Pigma Micron marker I got at Michael's, but a mechanical pencil can work too. You're not carving your own panel lines, you're just adding shading to the ones already there.

>>5650333
should I do it after the gundam is assembled or before?

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>>5650329
>faux pax
>mfw
Do you mean faux pas? Yes, it's generally a bad idea if you end up with lines that go outside of the molding. It's still a good reference for anything aside from lining, since he only does it on UC and other kits that are a part of the same assortment, like the Revive Freedom Gundam, and 1/100s (his lining on 1/100s is much better, though).

>should I just look at the paneling from the show or origin? should I just be creative and do my own?
You'll develop a style you use effectively. Aside from that, make sure you clean up well as you're lining.

>>5650343
Usually I'd say during assembly, but sometimes you need a better feel for the kit before lining, and so you'd build it before lining. It's up to personal preference. I prefer to line each piece after cleaning the nubs and then snapping them together.

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>>5650348
yea I fucked faux pas, I don't usually learn the term. I have to say I'm surprised at how much dedication you guys put in. I'm really exited to get working now.

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>>5650351
fuck meant to say use the term. it's late where I am.

>>5650343
Occasionally some parts will cover over some panel lines so that you can't easily access them when it's assembled, so I'd say during assembly too