Gunpla/Plamo General

TWO DAY WARNING

***GM Group Build***
Rules:
Pick an HG GM, and paint and customize it. For it to count as a GM, it literally just has to have GM in the name of the MS on the box, otherwise, no, it doesn't count. As far as customizing it, I'm going to place a limit on that. The limit is 50% additions to the kit.
To define 50%, look at it like this, you could take a GM Custom and replace the arms (including shoulders), legs, and backpack and I'd call that 50%. I'm not counting handheld bits in that. If you're unsure of something please ask in IRC, the thread, or email.

Due Date: 8/12
Submissions go to [email protected]
Submission format
Please submit photos in jpg via a compressed file (zip, rar, or 7zip), please don't link images to imgur or photobucket or the like. Please also name yourself, even if it's a pseudonym. Also indicate your participation in the contest below.

***Contest***
Instead of doing just a generic group build this time, there's going to be a prize pack. The prize pack will contain a GM Sniper K9, a set of glass paint mixing jars, and a Tamashii stand (sized for HGs or RDs). Shipping is at my expense.

Rules for the contest:
If you wish to enter the contest I'm going to actually need some proof. Please send me pictures of your kit as a work in progress and a final product with a timestamp and your email address. I hate to put his burden on you guys but this is the internet and people suck.

Judging
Regardless of who wins the contest proper, all entries will be made available on a blog post on Saturday, August 13th. Actual judging will take place Saturday as well, with the winner announced that evening. The winner will be contacted via email and be given a two day grace period for responding. PLEASE USE AN ACTIVE EMAIL WHEN SUBMITTING!

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first for SOON

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Finally have time to work on my PG unicorn.
removed the ball joints for the verniers and cut holes to accept IC sockets. The hole in the verniers was a little too big to take the 3mm led directly, but a piece of styrene tubing made them fit perfectly.
I'll be gluing the IC sockets in place with some UV curing glue later.

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I should be able to adjust the brightness with the arduino later

HG 1/144 Strike Freedom Gundam [REVIVE]
http://gundamguy.blogspot.com/2016/08/hg-1144-strike-freedom-gundam-revive-on.html

P-Bandai: HG 1/144 RAG-79-G1 Waterproof Gundam
http://gundamguy.blogspot.com/2016/08/p-bandai-hg-1144-rag-79-g1-waterproof.html

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Just finished this guy up...

http://otakurevolution.com/content/pg-banshee-gundam-complete

>>5849516
>>5849519
Clean as fuck.
Bold move with the metallic purple, but it works.
Which decal set did you use?

>>5849484
Oh look, more seed shit.

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>>5849523
I got it through Samuel, not sure who manufactured it specifically.

>>5849535
>>5849539
way to set the bar high nonetheless.

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Is it wrong to be very excited for paint?

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JIM

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>>5849604

Any word when they announce the new RE/100?

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>>5849616
maybe september, the last big show of the year I think, it's probably bawoo

sunrise guys also fucking around saying jamru fin when it obviously isn't

>>5849604
Hmm i think i want to graft EZ SR parts on it.

>>5849625
Or plastic model should beginners know would not it comes down to "Recovering the way" without 's work or that it clean paint better. It becomes difficult to put out the hand because I think that can not fail, will not move forward any more because not return a failure to the original. So of mind that even if the mistake all right is, I think that it is essential in terms of continuing the plastic model.

>>5849686
uh

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Really weird how they gave it the old Origin Manga belt for the gun. Also curious why he has a spiked shoulder and shield on other arm. Is Bandai developing shame for releasing recolours??

Still getting regardless!!

>>5849119
>>00's 10 year anniversary is next year
>>possibility for other Meisters to get their Gundams in RG
There's no way we're getting MG of the main suits are we?

>RG BUILD STRIKE FULL PACKAGE

>>5849616
Gundamguy says August 25th, but it's Gundamguy sooooo. . .

>>5849713
we do have 1/100s and they are pretty nice, but they might go full wing and give us mgs who knows.
Was 00 even that popular?

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Finished my first painted kit, very pleased with how it came out. Didn't expect to go through so many rattle cans.

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>>5849625

Bawoo seems to be the most common guess but I think the wings in the silhouette are too big to be Bawoo's since its head fin actually comes up higher than its wings.

It's a bit of a long shot, but I think it's a Ga-Zowmn with its missile binders swiveled upwards just to throw people off.

>>5849756
Good on you for fixing the MG's colours.

>>5849762
That would be a most pleasant surprise, holy shit. The Ga-Zowmn is criminally underrated. Of all the grunts the Unicorn Gundam trashed the Ga-Zowmn had the best death of the lot. The Unicorn Gundam had to waste a whole missile pod just to dislodge its carcass from it's foot.

>>5849516
I want to touch the smooth matt surface so much.

>>5849576
No. It's a nice paint. Though I wonder if it's just their normal gold or gx gold or a new blend.

>>5849756
Looks nice.

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>>5849774
Yeah the EW color scheme is terrible. Insulting how they changed such an elegant design. But it made for a good, first paint job. Hell, first MG too.

Still scared to move it around too much but here's another pic for the fun of it.

>>5849755
Well, the boss suits of BF were always 00 inspired. So 00 is kind of the 2nd most popular AU after Seed, I think? Wing suits didn't have any 1/100's before their MG's, or crappy 1/100's?

>>5849803
new blend a little darker than regular gold in a good way

>>5849713
RG Virtue would be hard for them to pull off, RG Dynames and Kyrios has a good chance, with Dynames being the more popular of the meisters after Exia, and they can milk it with GN arms realtype.

>>5849516
Is your endgoal to fill your entire house with Unicorns?

Gonna get that 3rd party PG Phenex?

>>5849604
MAXIMUM HYPE

So this means GM revive is right around the corner, right?

....right?

>>5849977
6 years sempai. can't release too many of the same kind of kit back to back. have to space it out

>>5849983
>Can't release too many of the same kind of kit back to back

>Origin kits have literally been 95% Zakus and Zaku-like MS or other MS but with Zaku parts

>Constant Zakus all the time everywhere even before origin

Right....

>>5849998
i think >>5849983 meant can't release too many federation suits back to back

>>5849998
took long for the gouf revive when its already known r35 was based on a new gouf mould

ground type shares almost nothing common with regular gm

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p-bandai or not, this looks awesome

if they release a sandrock custom with a good cloak, i'm buying up the whole set

>>5850036
I really want a full set. It's gonna cost me a shit ton of money, but I gotta make it happen.

Nothing gonna be cooler than having all wing V1 units in front, and all the V2 units behind them posing like badasses on action bases.

>>5849604
pleaseopleaseoplease bandai let this be a revive or re1/100. I will get like 4 of them. God my dick. Please bandai.

>>5849998
I'm pretty sure >>5849983
was sarcasm
If only they made another series that showed the feddies in a good light outside of the original and a few old ass OVAs instead of constantly pandering to zeon fans

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>No time to finish group build.
>Realize tonight there is no way to realistically finish gbwc project by Friday.

Dammit. Think I'm going to just spend my last night touching up this guy and brining him instead.

>>5850078
Posted before I finished...

Thinking about painting up an action base real quick with quick drying paints. Anyone got any pics of painted up action bases for inspiration?

>>5850013
R35 and revive don't use the same mold iirc. To my knowledge all the revive kits have been bra d new molds on release so far.

>>5850036
I believe the cloak from the original 1/100 is compatible, just not 100% interchangeable due to size proportions.

>>5850092
i don't own the 1/100, sadly

i was thinking about buying them for a few reasons (mostly autism) but they go for nearly as much as a master grade these days, so i had second thoughts

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>>5850081
the share the same mould for a majority of parts actually

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I just picked up a HG EVA 03 from a local shop. Before I dive into it is there anything I should know? Can I get some opinions please? Does the Limited label mean much?

>>5850122
be careful with the arms

enjoy yourself

>>5850127
Thank you, I will. Looking at the box it seems like the arms are seamless. Is that rubber or are the elbows static?

>>5850132
Check the manual and the parts inside.
The images on-package are [almost] always of a fully detailed-up build, including seam removal.

>>5850132
here the contents anon if you no wanna open it yet
http://www.1999.co.jp/image/10014553a/20/1

>>5850134
>>5850136
Looking at the manual it seems like the elbows actually are static. Anyway I'm about to find out, thanks again. I've wanted an EVA kit for two or three years now, hopefully it lives up to my expectations.

>>5849604
Based on what i'm seeing this might be a completely new mold and the hands are horrible all-gundam project hands.

>>5850148
Only a select 1/144 kits have non-garbage hands. Wish they'd bring back B-club hands as an option part at least. Give us some fucking options Bandai, damn. The current option parts hands are fucking huge and look silly as shit on anything smaller than a Nu Gundam or something fairly large. Most MS have fairly dainty hands in lineart so why do the kits have massive troll hands?

>>5850146
I might be wrong but I think the elbows are pre-built and wrapped in rubber or something

>>5850056
it'a an ORIGIN kit buddy, calm down.

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Hoping for some insight, kinda new to gunpla, but I was wondering if anyone was aware of some website or something I'd be able to order this rg 00 Qan T trans am clear from the world tour expo. Or I'm I out of luck

>>5850285
Best bet is to dig through Mandarake and hope they've got it in stock somewhere.

>>5850285
mandarake, or if you wanna pay top $$$ use a proxy website, find the japanese for the rg in question and search via yahoo auctions.

COULD get lucky with gentei ktis but no announcements if they're gonna get any

>>5850157
You are correct anon, I've never seen a kit quite as nice as this. I've only got 12 HG Gundams, ranging from an old gyan to the dainty mack knife, and this is by far one of my favourites. It's kind of cool that this is my oldest set and the most detailed one. I know it's almost twice the size of most 1/144 scale gunplas, but even so. I can't get over these elbows. It makes sense I suppose, it's the most accurate way to represent the eva without compromising on the articulation, but it's kind of overkill for a set this size, and one that's only two years younger than I am, give or take. My gyan looks like hot garbage next to this thing, very loveable garbage but he hasn't aged well.

>>5850154
You do know the builder parts hands come in different sizes, right?
You probably just got/saw the larger size. They have a size small that looks perfect on my GM.

Review of the Sinanju. Hype fucking destroyed. It looks gorgeous but it's the biggest RG handgranade yet and it can't hold poses for shit.

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

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HG Origin Waff is $12 on HLJ for today

>>5850360
I want to rip this reviewer's throat out
stop fucking acting hyped all the time jesus

>>5849407
Any reviews of this yet?

>>5850360
HAM
FUCKING
HANDS

>>5850371

sounds like he's fucking auditioning for south park or something

>>5850360
We're never getting a great Sinanju, are we?

>>5850225
It's HGUC, not HG Origin.

>>5850417
what is the MG stein?

>>5850417
the MG is great you dumbass
if you can't make it look shiny that's your problem

>>5850312
And Zeon hands?

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Incoming shots of my recent build.

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After these shots I did decide to paint the rods black and then painted with a flat coat, so that is the only different thing now.

>>5850513
>>5850514
>>5850515
>>5850518
>>5850520

I love it anon.
Simple yet elegant composition.

Congrats and keep going the great work!

>>5850449
>Waist literally guaranteed to break
>Great

>>5850513
>>5850514
>>5850515
>>5850518
>>5850520
Gorgeous piece of work

>>5850513
>>5850514
>>5850515
>>5850518
>>5850520
Should have twisted the torso a little in the direction its facing but it looks great.

>>5850513
Was it kitbashed or purely Origin?

>>5850472
They have them for Zeon hands too, with 1/144 versions and 1/100 versions.

If you look them up on HLJ or any site, you'll see that there are MS Hands 01, 02 and 03. I can't remember which is what, but the numbering is for small, medium and large hands.

>>5850513
>>5850514
>>5850515
>>5850518
>>5850520

That looks amazing, anon

>>5850565
Purely Origin,

>>5850557
I can still move its torso and limbs so I will do that when I get home, thanks for the tip anon.

>>5850531
>>5850547
>>5850592
Thank you guys, I really appreciate it.

>>5850585
Quick question, i'm now looking at builder's parts on HLJ, are they all 1/144th?

The descriptions either say 1/144 or Non-scale, is there any way I can get a feel for the size of the parts before buying?

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>>5850513
>>5850514
>>5850515
>>5850518
>>5850520

Hey, that's pretty nice! Here's mine:

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>>5850636
And the back:

>>5850122
If it's the same as the unit 01, the waist section is a piece of trash and will fall apart constantly.

>>5850625
No, they call come in 1/100 too. It should say in the title of the listing or on the picture if it's 1/144 or 1/100, at least that's what I saw after looking it up on HLJ just now.

>>5850557
>>5850601
I think it looks fine the way it is, torso twisted that way makes it look like it's preparing to slash.

>>5850640
actually I've constructed the entire set of these, and the torso is the most well conceived part of the whole build

>>5850371
I fucking hate his voice and shitty accent
It's RG not ORGY fuuuck

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Titus.

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Sup hamhands

>>5850678
He is using way to much force on that poor model. He's not even supporting it properly, just mashing the arm parts onto it while it sways on the base.

>>5850642
Thanks Senpai.

I figured out how to search for builder parts by size. It's a shame that 1/100 has fewer options though.

>>5850513
It looks fucking great, but if I were to give you come criticism, it'd be the weathering. In some spots it just looks like you covered it in chalk, (Namely the chest and part of the backpack. and some parts look a bit fuzzy, and I don't mean the camera work.) There's also a couple nasty seamlines and some gunk on the chest. Like its top half looks like it was rolling around on the moon earlier in the day and didn't clean up. (Bottom half is fucking great though overall). All in all, great work, just a few minor flaws. Definately one of the better builds I've seen from fellow anons. (And no, I can't do better.)

>>5850716
Does it? I thought they had the same exact options for both grades. Maybe all the 1/100 ones are just sold out? Either way, that sucks.

And to answer your question earlier about how to get a feel of the size before buying, it's.. kind of hard to tell unless you compare them to each other in person.

Anyway, good luck getting the right size, happy building.

>>5850741
Yeah, most of the 1/100 stuff is sold out or backordered.

There are more 1/144th parts overall too.

>>5850746
Huh, didn't know that. Guess they figured people are more likely to customize 1/144's since they're cheaper.

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>>5850678
>actually being this salty

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>>5850678

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Say I want to replicate the glossy red of the RG on the MG and only have access to handpainting and spraycans, no airbrush. What's the best way to go about it?

Right now I am thinking:
>cover existing red with a (semigloss) clear coat
>Tamiya bright red spray can
>another (semigloss) clear coat
>decals, panel lines, touchups, etc
>final (semigloss) coat

How off am I?

>>5850888
>panel line/decals etc on top of red plastic
>gloss clear coat
its really that simple

>>5849394
What time is the deadline?

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First time getting the thruster lights and psychoframe lit up at the same time.

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>>5851139
And fabulous mode.

>>5850994
Effectively midnight tomorrow, but realistically whenever I get up Saturday and have had coffee.

>>5851185
Understood. Thanks.

>>5850898

roflmao really makes things easier for me. Maybe. I'll see how the Tamiya Bright Red is compared to standard Sinanju red.

>>5851139
>>5851141

Fucking gorgeous dude.

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So I've been on a bit of a kick buying new markers, mostly the Copic ones recently, and I figured I'd do a comparison with what I have for shits and giggles.

Sorry for the fuckhuge filesize, but I figured shrinking it would make it worse.

>>5851285
>FBI has samples of your handwriting now

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>>5851304
They've had that.

>>5851307
american detected!

>>5851307
>Tomorrow
>not Burichan

why

>>5851314
I like my eyesight. Also I'm IT for work, so I stare at monitors all damn day.

>>5851307
she's coming for yer gunz m8

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>>5851285
I do this too, only with all of my art mediums

Recently bought a copic multi liner set, and my .03 broke D:

In copic's defense, I did learn how to write like I'm etching into six layers of paper; but I swear I tried to be nice to it!

couldn't help but notice there's no german representation there, bruder

What's a good primer for air brushing? Right now I'm using some rattle cans [spoiler]Armoury brand, that I bought from a local hobby shop that mainly sells Warhammer and Warhammer 40K minis[/spoiler] but I'm thinking it might be time to switch.

>>5851339
mr surfacer

read the guide

>>5851335
Faber-Castell is, and the .9 mechanical penci is a Staedtler

>>5851342
Only if you do first.

>>5851339
Tamiya's surface primer, comes in 40ml bottles

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My HGUC RGM-79 just came in and the white body is super decolored, I'm okay with this because I like the color but is that normal?

>>5851418
>GM
>White

loooooooool

>>5851418
It's supposed to be that color.

>>5851418
Yup that's how it's supposed to be

>>5851418
What do you mean discolored? It comes in white

>>5850678
Cant wait to get mine so i can MYTH BUSTED this scrub.

>>5851431
>>5851432
>>5851433
oh cool okay
>>5851440
I don't think my camera picked it up well, but it's distinctly offwhite, like light-seafoam

>>5851444
Have you ever looked at a GM before in your life?

They ARE seafoam.

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>>5851444
Alright, so fuck Bandai for making it P-Bandai, but I need that Heavyarms Custom. It's all I've dreamed of for literally years. Anyone know where the cheapest place to preorder would be? I've been seeing some ludicrous prices already.

>>5851473
No I'm not there yet in the anime, but I liked the designs from the GM threads so I ordered one. The picture on amazon just looked like a bad photo to me.

>>5851479
it's going to be more expensive because you've got the base price of the kit with no discount + domestic shipping + a small markup to make it worth the middleman's time.

>>5851479
>Anyone know where the cheapest place to preorder would be?
I know a place where if you order 3 you get the 4th one for free, but I'm not telling you where. :^)

>>5851185
Just to get an idea, what time zone?

>>5851494
Okay, even taking that into account, I'm seeing prices around $100 for a 5,184 yen kit (no discount). And I know domestic shipping isn't very expensive from my experience with middleman services. So....I'm looking at basically like a 3-4k yen markup here? Isn't that a bit ludicrous?

>>5851500
...ok?

>>5850676
I dig the color scheme, shame about the orange peel on the shoulder though. Got a frontal shot of it? I'd like to see more.

>>5851479
What country / city?

You have to put into consideration shipping costs and how quickly you want it.

Doing it through a middleman straight from JP and getting it shipped would cost about the same as getting it domestic from a physical store that stocks P-Bandai shit.

>>5849394
What time do submissions close? I kinda finished mine already but I havent had the time to flatcoat it

>>5851581
Yeah it's about 50-80% markup at least. Using a middleman would be cheaper by a bit. Gentei is the cheapest I've seen and the markup is close to 50%, but it ships from Japan.

>>5851509
Eastern.

>>5851663
Like I said, effectively like Saturday at noon give or take.

>>5851607
You're not going to beat a middleman at a domestic shop. Maybe gentei or samueldecal migmht if you're lucky on a smaller kit, like a HG. Got Shin Turn A for around $30 shipped from samuel but a middleman would've been around the same or more after the service charge and shipping (local + international).

But for a MG you'll likely get a better price with a middleman unless they rape you on shipping.

>>5851706
Oh whoops, didn't read through the thread

>>5851736
That's why I asked where he is from. I'm in AU and, after the shipping cost from Gentei or even buying it from Mandarake months along the line, the difference is between 10-20 dollars from a local shop.

Plus there's always sweet talking the owner for a discount.

Obviously it'll vary by country / state.

>>5851441
Would you upload a video?

>>5851322
Is Tomorrow better for eyes?

Haven't seen anything on using washes, Is it a dumb idea to use Nuln oil from games workshop instead of panel lining?

>>5851991
Yes.

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>>5849392
Both versions of Nobel Gundam are getting restocked.

>>5852014
I hope HLJ honors my backorder, I haven't pre-order elsewhere in fear of getting doubles when the release comes around

>>5852019
>tfw ordered two of the vanilla Nobel already via Hobbysearch
I'm debating whether or not to get Berserker Mode Nobel.

>>5852014
For some reason Gundam Planet and Hobbywave had restocks earlier this year of the regular one. I got 2. Already preordered a Bersereker from HLJ.

>>5850543
The OVA version was released for a reason dickhead.

>>5852014

Noble looks nice most of the time but the giant slab of metal hair is pretty ugly in every position.

>>5851990
Yes.

Any MD-fags going to Otakon this weekend?

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>>5851418
>>5851444
>>5851473
yup, Red and green mother fucker.

>>5849604
how soon am I going to be able to get my hands on this sexy sonuvabitch?

>>5852228
According to the nameplate, 2017. Presumably they want to shit out at least four more Zakus first.

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>>5852235
>More zakus
Why are they ignoring the best grunts in the entire series in favor of more of these god damn recolors?

>>5852134
When did they get rid of the single day passes?

>>5852242
Yeah they should stop ignoring the leo.

>>5852242
there hasn't been a hguc zaku since 2013

>>5852242
Because recolors are simple, cheap and you just need to throw different colored plastic into the mold for them. MAYYYBE make a new weapon or throw one in from an older mold. Considerably cheaper that making something completely new.

>>5852252
That's the dumbest fucking argument

Doesn't matter if it's not HGUC, there's been too many Zakus

>>5852252
Good, let's keep it that way.

>>5852296
no new hguc zaku announcement, even in gunpla expo afaik, so it'll be that way for some time

>>5852312
to be fair we're getting flooded with Origin Zakus and Thunderbolt Zakus

>>5852242
Because the Zaku consistently sell better.

>>5852247
Last year iirc.

>>5852312
They're not going to make revive Zakus when the Origin line uses the same kind of modern engineering and articulation, but with more work put into the design and construction than revive.

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>>5851584

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>>5851584
And the back

>>5852598
Looks ready to build something. I like it.

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How are the EW MGs for a babbys first MG? Specifically the Heavyarms.

>>5852637
Its a later wing mg. Bretty good OOB. Will need to paint those macross missile spam tho. because they're molded gray like the inner frame.

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>>5852648
Time to break out the metallic red gundam marker.

>>5852652
The missiles are molded separately though. Even spray painting them is more acceptable than a marker.

>>5852656
I have no painting equipment at all, I am literally the tiniest step above a snapshitter. I guess I could see if the local hobby shop has tiny spray cans, it would be a learning experience...

>>5852660
Do it. Also, if you have the funds and time, get wooden skewers and alligator clips. They'll come in handy.

>>5852600
>that sloppy masking on the back
Must have been painful when you peeled off the tape

>>5849441
Fugg that's a perfect shade of blue

>>5849516
Professional. It'll be a long time before I reach that level, jeez.

>>5852668
I almost cried man but oh well, it's my first repaint ever.

>>5852678
What happened, did it lose its tackiness and started peeling off mid painting?

>>5852685
I'm thinking it was the curved surfaces and him trying to use just one piece of tape that caused it.

I'm rusty as all shit with a gm 144 revive sitting in front of me, can't remember how to do this well, tips to get me back up to speed
I got a pretty full set of nicer "premium" tools
>tamiya cutter
>hobby knife
>files
>tweezers
>sandpaper 500 and 1000

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>>5852930
>gm revive

>>5852930
read the guide

>>5852930
>"premium"

>>5852941
thanks senpai
>>5852947
as in not 5$ cutters
>>5852937
?

>>5852950
There is no GM Revive, numbnuts.

>>5852952
could have sworn it was in the same series as these other oyw kits I picked up

How's the TOMY Zoid kits? I'm kind of planning to buy a Bio Volcano since Kotobukiya never moved on with Chaotic Century and New Century Zero in their HMM line.

>>5852956
post the box

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>>5852992

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>>5852992
this one
>>5852995
that's a gmII completely different

>>5853002
that's the original GM kit, if they all have that box art then you got the old HG's

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>>5853010
when I look up the guncannon revive kit I get the same pic as this, the rx-78-2 clearly has 35th anniversary revive printed on it

>>5853030
Well then you just got the old GM
as in the old GM

>>5853032
I know that now, don't really mind, just got a few kits to get me back up to speed before I tackle some mg kits since I would rather mess up on a 10$ kit then a 50$ kit

>>5853036
cool story

>>5853036
What all did you get?

>>5853040
I got a guncannon and gundam revive, hguc guntank and gm, rg gundam aeug mk2, hg rick-dom and zaku-2 for zeon stuff. Probaly going to get a mg gouf or musha mk2 once I get good at cutting again

>>5853056
good taste, the Mk. II is one of the better RG's

>>5853060
I heard it has a shit ton of nice decals and top tier articulation, should be pretty good

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Finished my group build in the nick of time. Hand brushed and first full paint job. Had to start rushing it because of time, and two days ago a piece broke off the right arm near the wrist because of mineral spirits and enamel paints, so I tried by best to fix it but it still looks like shit if you look closely. Also first time scratch building for the first time, and added some armour on the lower leg and a gun holster on the back.
Overall a good learning experience, and although it's no where near perfect, I'm happy with how it turned out.

>>5853159
Wew lad, thin your paints

>>5853159
this, still like the paint scheme though
>>5853166

>>5853166
Yeah, I had a bit of trouble with the enamel paints and it ended up too thick, but I didn't have the time to go back and fix it.

Thoughts on those Kotobukiya models, specifically Zoids and Armored Core?

>>5853175
Enamel can be sanded with very high grit, like polishing pads.

>>5852708
Exactly. I wasnt quite sure how to do the whole masking thing, especially with the shoulder being so round. I used a single strip to mask it and even though it looked alright, paint found its way.
As for the 'orange peel', I'm not sure what you mean, anon.

Did everyone do all sorts of retarded and horrible shit to their first kit or am I just a special kind of dumbass?
The story of my GM Command:
>Tried to install a LED on the head (Using a heated needle to make holes cause i had no tools yet)
>Oversanded the whole top of the torso thinking I could get rid of a stress mark and ended up sloping the whole thing
>Fucked up the shield real bad trying to get some shitty craft paint off it (I was using mineral spirits for some reason i can't remember)
>Chopped off the whole back part of the lower leg cause I thought it looked bad and wanted to make it cooler and add thrusters inside (But it ended up looking uneven and bad)
>Tried to separate the skirt pieces but I was still using a needle to make holes, this had predictable results
>Later when I got tools I chopped off the pegs and remade them using runner pieces, but the drill bit slid a bit and i ended up making the hole offcenter (Also got liquid cement all over the skirt when I was trying to glue the pegs)
>Tried to imitate that one tutorial where they drill the head vulcans to make them look better but the bit was way too big and ended up eating up the whole barrel

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>>5853364
>Using a heated needle to make holes cause i had no tools yet
jesus why

>>5853364
nope, did a zaku 2 2.0 mg and it came out 100% fine besides I was cutting nubs off with shitty clippers

>>5853364
My first kit was a kitbash of 3: 1/144 NG GP-03, 1/100 NG RXF-91, and a 1/144 Gun EZ.
The resulting MS was built for space combat and had pincer feet. It looked not entirely unlike the Woundwort. This was back in '94.

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So I'm done.

Before anyone points out, yes, there's decal silvering and paint chipping everywhere.

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>>5853422
back shot

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>>5853424
Can't kneel for shit so have a standing pose

>>5853437
Another shot from the side

By the magic of photoshop I have removed the worst of the paint chips

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>>5853439
Oops I accidentally the entire thing

>>5853364
I glued the joints with nail glue thinking it would stiffen it as an 8 year old. It was First wave release of Wing Gundam 1/144 in USA

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>>5853441
This entire build was a shitshow, mistakes were made at every point in the build. There was a lot more I had intended for this kit, but having to rush it made me give up.
Also I didn't really take more close up shots since it'll amplify the flaws.

>>5853422
>>5853424
>>5853441
>>5853472

Looks good, anon.

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>>5853531
Thanks my man. Sadly a lot of added detail didn't show up too well, since it blends together with the military color scheme. Then again it was partly intentional, and it helps to hide all the various flaws as well.

Also obligatory beam saber pose, no flying because I don't have an action base built. The white line you see across the cooling unit happened when the cement didn't stick too well to the backpack and fell onto the floor, resulting in a crack along the seamline, along with paint chips everywhere.

>>5853553
It's alright, those kind of things just happen sometimes, it's a learning experience. It's still pretty good though. I'm diggin the color scheme, too.

>>5853566
And just after removing the beam saber hand the damn thing fell over again due to the new orientation of the cannon, and now I've got more nasty chips.

I could just drybrush silver at this point and call it weathering

>>5853576
Did.. did you top coat? Isn't the whole point of top coat so that the kit doesn't scratch so easily like that?

You might as well try to turn it into weathering at this point, yeah.

>>5853582
I did, one gloss and one flat in fact. I suspect its because I sprayed most of the kit in about 2-3 rapid coats, and I didn't give them time to cure before throwing them all into a container. I also test fitted some parts before gloss coating, which resulted in some scratches as well. Using spraycans to topcoat also meant I didn't have the coverage I wanted.

>>5853582
It helps to an extent. But it won't stand against a fall or strong scratch from too tight parts.

>Nice smooth coat
>Pose kit
>Scratches

>>5853159
It's nice, cool color scheme and I like how you approached the beam saber storage.

>>5853441
Loving that cannon. Great job on the red highlights too.

I circle-jerk everyone on this, but I've only now just about finished carving my kit to prep it for putty :|

>>5850360

maybe the fact that he's mistreating the fuck out of the kit has something to do with how it holds up?

just maybe?

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Quick question for those familiar with conversion kits.

Do the resin kits, like pic related, just fit on top of the existing PG skeletons the way the original plastic sprues do?

>>5853618
That yellow stripe was a genius move if I say so myself. I was worried that it looked too monotone and was going to paint in all the molded detail, but after applying the decals I realised it looked decent enough and skipped it in the interest of time.

also the efsf decal is crooked REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

any pics of your wip?

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Someone tell me I'm not the only one who wants I'M FUCKING INVINCIBLE Gundam

>>5850092
It's not, sadly. The MG seems to have a gimmick built into the shoulder armor to accommodate future shoulder armor, however, so it's definitely coming.

>>5853627
It's a mixed bag to be honest some do others don't.

>>5853646
So the ones that dont, you have to convert the frame yourself I'm assuming?

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>>5853627
>>5853646
>>5853654
Also, speaking of G System's conversions, anyone able to vouch for their led beam saber quality?

When the fuck is HLJ gonna give out summer campaign parts?

I really only want set C, where's the best place to get them?

>>5853668
Has HLJ ever done campaign parts? I'm pretty sure you gotta get that shit from local places who get their shit from Bluefin

>>5853636
Already ordered it senpai.

>>5853678
Yea LAst Year.
I bought a ton of Build Fighters HG's and others last year and got nearly 5+ of each part.

>>5853680
Let me know how it looks
(And if it shines with the golden rays of the glorious sunshine)

Time to buy a Warspite

cant resist cute anime girls

>>5853678
>Has HLJ ever done campaign parts?
Yes

>>5853591
If you really have to paint joints you should draw a circle around the peg, where the joint should be hidden, and file the rest down 0.5mm (or as much as you can to create a decent distance, just eyeball it).

Just picked up the Dark Matter Exia kit.

Its neat that they are doing more LED compatible kits now, but aside from this one and the unicorn series, what are some other led compatible kits?

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>>5853714
Forgot my pic

>>5853708
It's a painful lesson I will keep in mind.

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>>5853364
This was my first paintjob on an hguc gm. I dont have any "after" pictures because I decided halfway through this was awful and I threw the model away

>>5853364
Could be worse anon
>Accidently glue a part on a PG that didnt have any obvious articulation or relation to a piece that gives articulation
>Find out two pages into the instruction later that piece was only a design place holder for the skeletal frame to be replaced with the regular armor later on
>Spend the next 20 minutes trying to coerce the piece off with a mixture of water/nail polish remover
>The base metallic paint on the sprue rubs straight off instead

>>5853742
You could've just removed the paint and try again

>>5852536
the zaku amazing and msv kits is actually the revive
we're basically getting origin gundam and guncannon roughly a year after the revive released so origin wasn't meant to replace the standard hguc

>>5852937
funny the gmII was based on the gmIII so revive will have to be completely new tool

>>5853855
He could, but probably not worth the effort on a ~$10 kit unless it's something OOP.

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Just got this in the mail today

I'm usually more into the old school designs but I really liked this one. I wish it was in 1/100 though.
I don't know why so many gunpla kits are in 1/144. It's too small if you ask me.

I only recently got into Gundam so I had to track it down on eBay.

>>5853742
I htink I used the same brand of spraycan when I did my first paintjob, it was terrible

>Be 12
>Just laid the pieces on the floor with nothing under it to cover the floor
>drowned the parts in paint
>DROWNED IT
>Did it in the basement with no ventilation
>My lungs are probably white now from all the white paint fumes I breathed in

I was not a smart child

>>5853870
Am I the only one who doesn't care about the price of a kit? I just like to make them look as good as possible.

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>>5853714
Happened to have finished building the main body of that kit recently. I'm not that motivated to complete the rest of the weapons and backpack, but I'll get around to it eventually.

As far as other MG kits that are compatible with LED units OOB, there's the Origin RX-78-2, Hi-nu Ver. Ka., Sazabi Ver. Ka., Nu Ver. Ka., RX-78-2 3.0, Geara Doga, Jesta, Marasai, 00 Raiser, Seven Sword, Qan[T], and the Guntank. The Gyan also has a light-up sword. That's probably most of them, at least.

>>5854015
Yeah, I wouldn't really advocate throwing any kit away regardless of price, especially if stripping the paint was all that had to be done.

>>5854015
You misunderstand. It's just a time/effort/cost ratio thing for stripping vs replacing a kit. When you put a cost value on your time/effort, replacing a super cheap hg kit is almost always going to be a better idea than going through the trouble to properly strip it. Assuming you value your own time at all. That doesn't necessarily mean throw the old one out, you never know when you might want to salvage just one little bit from it or something.

>>5849392
I found that 2000p sandpaper still leaves sanding marks on bare plastic. Is it natural or i got the wrong sandpaper.

>>5854096
Wet sanding will help leave less marks, but unless you get something like 3000 sandpaper it won't look like the original plastic

>>5854101
>3000
Shit that's some mythical shit, I didn't even know it existed.

>>5854105
Auto supply shops sell it.

>>5854101
>>5854105
At that point you that buffing/polishing. Use a buffing compound + a cloth

>>5854110
Do I have to buy Tamiya or just buy whatever is in the autoshop?

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My group build. Naturally, the whole project was a huge clusterfuck, including the failure of the installed LEDs.

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>>5854126
Oops. Sorry about the size.

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>>5854132
And now, the gimmick.

>>5854125
You can use tamiya or autosol or brasso or even some brands of toothpaste (the whitening types especially).

Buffing compounds basically contain extremely fine grains of some hard material suspended in a paste. So technically it's sanding taken to the extreme when you rub it onto a surface.

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>>5854133

>>5854133
It looks fucking retarded. It looks so retarded that its actually kinda cute.
6.5/10, would have been great if it was properly finished.


You should post this to scifi modelling forums about your Enterprise Gundam custom and have a laugh.

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>>5854126

>>5854126
>LEDs
>On something as tiny as the 1/144 Command
What are you even thinking??? [spoiler]jk I actually tried that too [/spoiler][spoiler]and failed since I've got nowhere to put the battery[/spoiler]

>>5854160
Well that's embarrassing

>>5854163
You better be, anon.
Can't you put a couple small button batteries somewhere in there, like carve out a chunk of the torso or something

>>5854160
Hollow out the backpack and you can probably fit in something

>>5854133
Pfffft. I lol'd. It needs a lot of work, but its not an entirely bad concept.

>>5854126
>>5854132
>>5854133
>>5854136

Hah, not bad anon.
Painting needs work, it looks like you scribbled it in using a sharpie at some spots, but the concept is amusing.

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>Everyone posting their GMs
>A bunch of shit happened in the past couple of weeks and I ran out of time.

Dammit, the parts are still sitting in the box primed and waiting for paint.

Also is captcha fucking up for anyone else?

>>5854160
I actually had it working completely but then the wires came loose.

>>5854190
I know the feel. I was the one who suggested a GM group build, and I never even got the chance to do shit because of life.

Feels bad man. Feels so bad.

Captcha's working fine for me though. Maybe it's just you.

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Alright guys, the group build is officially over. Since this is a proper contest this time, I'm going to post the builds in order of worst to best, and include my thoughts on them.

First, we have my least favorite, the GM Kirk. While not a wholly bad concept, it feels very lacking and uninspired. I will say however, it's far from the worst thing I've had submitted to a group build, and the whole point of these builds is to encourage people to experiment and paint.

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Just finished reading the guide.
Time for my first kit.

>>5854208
The wing kits are painfully outdated and just plain terrible, but have fun and welcome to the hobby.

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Next we have the GM Sniper N. This is definitely one of the things I see as "Oh that's neat," but it's certainly not the best. I do quite like the color scheme, however on this one, it's a bit thick in places. Overall high quality for the group builds though (also pretty high quality compared to a lot of the crap we/I see).

>>5854211
I really like the color scheme on this one, they need to work on their masking though. I just noticed that little bit of added armor on the shoulders too, I like that detail,

Man, I'm so excited to see all the submissions, I love GMs.

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And here's the Powered GM Quel. I quite like it, despite the problems with decals and paint in places. It has a good and consistent asthetic, and I'm a sucker for pull down rifles like we see here.

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So here's an odd man out entry, it's simply a painted GM Sniper II. However, it's a really well done one. The colors are nice, there's decals in good places, and they're quite subtle.

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This is the GM Powered Marshall. This again speaks quite nicely to my aesthetic preferences. Subtle decals, good weapon choices (while not being excessive) and it's nicely painted.

>>5854149
>>5854178
>>5854184
Appreciate the honesty, even if it took a minute not to feel hurt (I worked seriously hard on this, but my skills aren't there yet).
Specific advice is welcome. I want to come back to it once I've gotten better, so I can do it justice.

>>5854135
Thanks for the tips brother. I learned a lot.

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So this is one of the GM III Hammer. At first, I got a giggle out of it, but as I kept looking at it, it's really damn well done. It's also kind of indicative of what you can make early on in Gundam Breaker III. That aside, I love seeing the Gundam hammers, and I absolutely love the color scheme on this one (by the way, if you're in the thread what shade of blue/purple is that?).

>>5854226
Tamiya Purple mixed with Tamiya Sky Blue and Tamiya White. I don't remember the ratios though, sorry.

>>5854210
It makes the Tallgeese I so I am going with that one. II and III look kinda dumb to me.

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This is another one with some minor issues, but it's still the runner up. It wasn't named, but as you can see it's something of a cannon type, which I adore. The color scheme is well thought out, and the decals (where they didn't silver) are well placed. It's also the type of thing I would plan out myself which is partially why it's number 2.

>>5854222
Chin up anon, it really isn't so bad. Paint needs work but that's something that takes a few tries to get down. The idea is kinda weird, but at least you're not lacking in the imagination/creativity aspects of the hobby.

Sure you got the lowest rank in the group build but that's because you're (I'm guessing) still sort of a beginner at this while everyone else has had a good amount of practice and experience. Inspect the other entries closely and you'll see what they did well and what you could do to improve yourself.

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Now for the winner, the GM Overcoat. For anyone who saw this posted back when I got the submission, there's probably little surprise this won. I also thought it would be a hard act to follow.

It's very well planned out. It's got a good color scheme, and a solid aesthetic. It's also got an attack drone from the looks of it, which is neat. This is honestly the type of thing I expect at GBWC, and for it to win.

The winner is going to be contacted via email. I'll give them until next Saturday (8/20) to respond and claim their prize.

Wordpress post coming shortly.

>>5854238
thats a gay choice dude lol

>>5854238
Congrats to that guy, I can see why he was picked.

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An old kit that I painted. I cleaned the dust off it, but looking back the paint looks really sloppy.

So when's the next group build?
Should do only zakus, considering how many of them we have.

>>5854280
We already had a Zaku build

>>5854277
T-rex mode.

>>5854282
FG group build?
I don't know. There's only so many categories you can do. The FG build would be making the best out of the worst.

>>5854295
Red Cliffe group build

Let's see who can make the most vomit inducing abomination

I'm surprised we only got 8 entries, I really thought there would be more.

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Alright, blog post is ready: https://gelgoogguy.wordpress.com/2016/08/13/gm-group-build/

And just in case anyone doubted me about the prize pack.

>>5854280
SD's. Working out the details, but probably not doing a prize pack for it.

>>5854335
It's hit and miss. The biggest GB was definitely the Titans Colors.

>>5854336
>SDs
Sweet. I'm getting an SD in soon for paint practice

>>5854207
Good idea, iffy/poor execution.
Better than i could do tho.

>>5854211
Oh man I love the color on this one and the pattern.

>>5854217
Dem colors and that Gun tho.

>>5854220
Simple yet very nice.

>>5854221
The detailing on the weapons is great and i kinda like the simple color scheme.

>>5854226
Haaaaaaamerrrrrrrrrrrr

>>5854232
Unf. This is def my fav one.
The bulk and tankyness of it really pops.

>>5854295
How about since IBO is still going on how about a melee-weapon focused group build. Swords/Axes/Spears/fists/etc, no guns allowed

>>5854126
Captains log star date 82116. We have completed the initial test flight of the USS Enterprise-gm. We are making preparations for it's first mission, a peace mission with celestial being.

>>5854222
>>5854207
It's actually pretty unique idea, just poor execution. Also, probably not the best idea to try and cram it into a gm group build where you could have done better with a transforming kit of sorts, like the zeta c1.

>>5854211
Yeah, needs a dose of gitgud

>>5854217
Some detail painting and an additional color on the guns would have helped immensely

>>5854220
Should have been 4th for how nice the entire thing was done, but I suppose its justified seeing the theme is to have a customised GM

>>5854221
I don't like the blue. I think the biggest flaw is the lack of panel lining though

>>5854226
I really liked this one, and I've given my opinion on this already. Glad to see I'm not the only one with crooked scribing everywhere.

>>5854232
This is mine. I'll write a post about it later or something

>>5854238
I don't like the bulging forehead and imo there's a lack of detail on the chest, but I can respect that its a quality model and really well finished. It feels more like a Build Fighters gunpla, whereas I based mine on a more realistic military mech style, since it really fits the Powered GM chassis.

>>5854336
nooooo not SDs
Guess I'll be skipping out then

Also the worst was definitely the custom colors GB, what a shitshow (I'm sorry I asked for it and never had the time to even start)

>>5854391
What's wrong with SDs?

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>>5854391
SDs are fun, my guy.

>>5854397
>>5854401

Nothings wrong,I just like giant robots with guns for the cool factor and not the cute factor.

My collection is basically tacticool shit like lotos, jestas, ez-sr, overflag, kampfer and the like.

>>5854404
Oh, so you're a generic douchebag.

>>5854408
Wow rude. I bet you love bearguys too.

>>5854404
I know what you mean, same here anon.

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>>5854417
Fuck yeah I do. Not the new ones, though, those are pretty garbo.

>>5854232
>the last line
Are you implying I didn't plan out my decals? It's mostly true though.
I'll write kinda a reflection on it tomorrow if I have time.

>>5854423
You're cool in my books, original bearguys I'm alright with.

Just curious, how many of you didn't complete the group build and how close are they to finishing?

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>>5854221
Making it in the top half of the group build is pretty nice. Grats to everyone who entered, my favorite that's not mine is probably >>5854217