Gunpla/Plamo General

First for Gihren did nothing wrong.

Second for /toy/ is not /m/

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Third for ignore shitposting and post fags.

Fourth for keeping the combo going.

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fifth for balance

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sixth for WHEN

>>5872798
Final Fantasy with robutts?

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We FAG now? This Miku is too cute, I'm going to end up shelling out far too much on paint tools and supplies eventually, aren't I?

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>>5872783
filthy scrub

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>>5872812
>polka dot panties

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I'm kinda thinking of Making a Super Shia. Question is what to use as a base and which mech the Qan T or Portent?

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>>5872812
>racing miku custom

...I could get behind that concept.

>Degeneracy General

>>5872864
basically every general out there, especially when frequented by tripfags and their clique

>>5872826
Get one of those trap robots, sand down the bulge (or don't) and do a simple repaint.

>>5872864
Embrace the future anon. Hatsune Miku at Tokyo 2020 soon

>>5872867
Marvel and the Joe General threads don't have any cliques.

so my mg powered gm arrived a few weeks ago but i haven't started on it yet

should i, what should i do with this thing. its a waste of money for pbandai to just snap and do a default paint scheme i wanna do something cool

>>5872979
[spoiler]MG Cardigan[/spoiler]

>>5872979
thunderbolt gm custom

>>5872979
Gm Juggler

Where can I find some cheap girl models so I can make my own Armor Girls?
>$30 for a cheap action figure, fuck you figma

>>5872923
Because their whole threads are one?

>>5873044
Figuarts is a little cheaper.

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Not a perfect translation from the linear but that is the limitation of real life.

>>5872766
My FAG problem is trying to figure out how I'm going to fill the seam down the sides of her torso but also separate the arms for painting since the shoulder joint doesn't pop in/out.

>>5873145
You're not going to like hearing this, but the answer is masking.

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>>5873167
That, or he could try to re-engineer the joint.

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1/35 Berserga DT by WAVE
Price: 4,200Yen
Release date: late November

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>>5873338
danbooru-kun has more surface detail than that tbqh

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>>5873344
You can always add the details.

>>5873344
are we supposed to add retarded panel lines on everything now?

>>5873347
yeah, but paying 4K for a LBX is irrational

>>5873353
It is a not so popular design from a not so big company. I don't think you could ask for a lower price.

>>5873357
it's a shit lazy design made to jew you out of your money and you should feel like shit for falling for it

>>5873357
being small isn't an excuse, obviously consumer friendliness isn't in these nips' vocabulary

>>5873353
>LBX
What.

>>5873353
>LBX

It's from Votoms.

>>5873374
>>5873388
I believe he's making a joke about how little detail it has and how basic it is.

>>5873353
It's not an LBX though, It's an AT.

>>5873452
It has plenty of detail though.

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I picked up a big sheet of 2mm thick styrene. The thing is so hard so cut. I tried scoring the piece 100 times, but it still splinters instead of breaking along the line I scored.

What should I do?

>>5873525

2mm is pretty damn thick. what are you using it for?

>>5873525
buy thinner styrene next time
use a razer saw

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>>5873525
Yeah 2mm is a little thick for score&snap, but perhaps you could try to do it in a faster snapping motion? Have the scored line directly on the edge of a table.

You can also use a junior hacksaw or photo-etch saw. You can also use a hot wire foam cutter (styrofoam is styrene too) but it gets messy along the cut if you dwell too long.

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>>5872047
You'll want to do those panel lines.
>>5872056
>>5872134
Syd Mead, yo.

>>5873547
>Syd Mead, yo.
Don't bother, they won't care.

>>5873547
>Syd Mead, yo.
Makes you wonder how bad a day he was having to have designed that when he does some really nice designs.

>>5873564
Designs aren't just shat out in a day.

>>5873533
This time I am trying to build some boxes and desk caddies.
Next time I will probably build a base for a diorama.

>>5873535
Gluing 1mm styrene is going to work better, but there is a shop that sells 25*50*2mm sheets for less than 3 $. The price if too good for me to pass on that.

>>5873542
I will probably use a saw.
The hot wire is surely going to make a mess. I don't think I could cut a straight line with such thick and hard material.

>>5873594
>The price if too good for me to pass on that.

Well now you know why it was cheap and that you get what you pay for.

>>5873594
Whether you use saw or hotwire, remember to leave some allowance in addition to the thickness of the tool. Neither methods produce clean cuts and you need to finish the edges with some filing and sanding.

>>5873594
You realize that 25*50mm is like 1x2 inches right? Millimeters are tiny units.

>>5873623
>25*50
those are cm.

I went to Elite Battlegrounds. They're not doing the midyear campaign unfortunately. I can't seem to find a store that is.

But they were having 25% off on all their gunpla and some items had decent prices. Cheaper than GundamPlanet by far, and really cheaper before the discount anyway. GundamPlanet prices are really high.

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80% done

>>5873650
>painting on the runners

What

>>5873655

people like to buy that really old kit that has the whole gundam on one runner, paint it up on the runner, and then just display it that way

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>>5873658
bingo

>>5873671
Neat
Now I want to do this though, damnit anon.

>>5873671
>>5873658
This is so goddamn pointless.

>>5873704
>Making a display item is pointless
>But building a model kit to display is not

Honestly anon, if you don't think about your posts before posting them, everyone will know you are a total idiot.

>>5873709
>HURR DURR Y U NO LIEK WAT I LIEK

Fuck off you nazi.

>>5873704
Everything on this board is pointless.

That looks pretty cool though.

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Just had these Hasegawa Trytool metal stencils come in. I know they're traditionally used for scribing panel lines onto models, but would it work for cutting a shape out of thin plaplate? If I stick it onto a flat sheet with tape and then use my scriber to keep indenting the shape into the plastic. Anybody tried or am I wasting time?

Any general tips for these things or guides/videos you know of would help.

this general has seen a precipitous decline in quality in the past 2 or 3 days

>>5872990
i would but i don't really want to buy two MG balls

would the HG set work or would the scale change fuck it

>>5872984
might be cool

>>5872989
no

Does anyone else here got their Formula skell kit already? I want to know how big I need to make a pilot figure.

>>5873671
That actually looks awesome but holy shit that masking

Guys, I'm stumped. How do I separate the visor parts F36 and G1 for painting if they slot inside the head perpendicular to the seam line? (and that F36 is part of the ball joint socket for the neck polycap?)

I tried dry fitting the F36 to slide in by doing a few cuts, but the piece doesn't clear the opening when the head is assembled. Help?

>>5873846
Show us the pieces for one thing.

Anyone know where I can find some thin sheets of polystyrene foam board? Like 1-3mm foamboard. Not a solid plastic, more of a dense styrofoam. I need something that cuts a little easier for building inner frames/supports for ships and large objects like buildings.

>>5873846
>>5873850
Whoops.

I'm not confident in masking the orange clear visor, since it's placed behind B38.

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>>5873910
Whoops again.

>>5873820
I'd say HG would work. Jugglers don't use giant balls to juggle with.

>>5873910
Going to have to mask it.

>>5873806
Yeah, for a second I thought this was /m/'s general, since I cross-post.
.

Any recommendations for scribing tools that make line thicknesses of 0.5mm and up? The ones I have make hair-thin lines, so doing multiple passes for thickness looks pretty janky.

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Did my first Panel Line/Detailing.
I'm going over the Lightning's mask to just make it fully grey later.

>>5873939
http://hlj.com/product/GNZGT65
http://hlj.com/product/GNZGT65G etc

or BMCs if you're loaded
http://hlj.com/product/SJDHT-0050
http://hlj.com/product/SJDT-060N etc

Are the Pour Type Gundam Markers using enamel solvent or something? Or is it some kind of ink?

So HLJ has the customize campaign going on. Do they usually have a lot of those packets in stock? Or should I expect for them to be out of stock in a couple of days?

>>5873958
Last yea I bought like 8 Kits and got nearly 4 of each of the Campaign parts.

>>5873953
Not that anon, but those are chisels not scribes. Scribing tools are dragged, chisels are pushed.

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>>5873671
Nice one anon

>>5873940
Those markers aren't for painting dummy. It'll look really shit. And sand off the v-fin nub safety flags.

>>5873967
>but those are chisels not scribes
>speaks out of ass
Mr Line Chisel IS a scriber and it IS dragged.

>>5873940
Those eyes look derpy, kek.

If you use a gundam marker to paint by pouring out the pen into a palette and then using a brush, do you need to thin the paint, or is marker paint thin enough? What do you use to thin it, if yes?

>>5874249
why wouldn't you just buy paints? If you're going to do something, don't half-ass it, get real paints.

>>5874249
I believe gundam markers are alcohol based. They may have something stronger as well though, as they will eat through ABS. Maybe alcohol does that too, dunno.

>>5873787
it'll work as long as youre not retarded with scribing like i am

>>5874336
I'll practice and see then. Thanks.

Should I pick up the new Hyaku Shiki Revive?

>>5874276
Alcohol can melt ABS, but only if you're vigorous with it.

Citation: a ruined LEGO minifig torso from 9yo me after I tried to use alcohol to get a plain black torso but got too impatient.

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>>5874506
It looks pretty rad to me, you'll probably want to paint it though.

>>5874515
>Alcohol can melt ABS
>jet fuel can melt steel beams
[citation needed]

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Just finished building Kampfer Amazing, and needless to say it's, well, amazing. It's also has much more stable joints than my old HGUC Kampfer. Is this because of the time it was made in or did I just do a bad job with the HGUC? I built it when I was much younger

What are the Summer Campaign parts this year?

>>5874550
>It's also has much more stable joints
My Amazing's backpack falls off with so much as looking at it wrong because it's so backheavy with the binders attached, and the lower leg connections absolutely refuse to stay attached to the knee joint. If this thing topples for any reason, or even if I'm just reposing it, legs and binders coming off is almost a guarantee.

>>5874550
you just messed up your old one, they're only different by a few runners and the new equipment, the base kampfer mold and joints were practically untouched

>>5874561
Disappointing to mediocre

>>5873338
Hope wave kits pushing out VOTOMS kits, normal Scopedog and diving beetle when?

>>5874577
Guess it's almost time for a new one then. My border terrier destroyed one of the bazookas so now I guess I have no choice

>>5874609
Its only fair that your destroy your border terrier in return

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Has anyone put Sinanju's torso and arms on a Sazabi kit for a kitbash? I only see it the other way around, but I prefer the Sazabi's big legs over the Sinanjus.

Yo, So I bought a metal gear rex, but I'm unsure how to paint camo, and would like to practice on something that doesn't cost a lot. Are there any recommendations fora kit that's not expensive but should help me learn how to do camo?

>>5874677
Jesta cannon

>>5874677
HGUC GMs have large, flat surfaces that are good practice and are cheap. Plastic spoons are also good for rounded surfaces, but I don't think Rex has many of those.

>>5874677
A Merkava

>>5874740
That actually looks surprisingly good. If it had a bit more done it could look really nice, get a actually really cool "Frog" theme going on, like a Poison Dart Frog.

>>5873137
Is that supposed to take inspiration from the 00?

>>5873671
Looks pretty sleek. I may have to do that myself some day.

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>>5874751
nigga i will shank you

>>5874756
Well shit man, I don't know my kotobukia. It looks like it has the twin drives on the back and condensers on them. Tiny feet that obviously can't hold it's weight. "V-Fin". Two of the same weapon in each hand, and some other shit.

To the Anon who coated the clear parts of the Portent with matte topcoat, did you paint silver under the clear parts? I'm planning to do the same thing with my Honoo. Could you post Portent pics as well?

>>5874765
I think it was designed by Yanase, a good friend of Ebikawa, a designer in 00.

>>5874765
>Tiny feet that obviously can't hold it's weight.
But cute girls should have cute feet.

Sincerely, China.

>>5874786
>>5874765
https://exhentai.org/g/835713/05dda701d6/

>>5873057
Since when?

They seem very inclusive, even allowing discussion for other lines within the thread without freaking out.

>>5874756
Huh. Funny how the robutt looks better in blue and white but the FAG looks better in black and red. It's probably the hair.

Beginner here. Built around 9 HGs and i want to step up. I was thinking about RGs instead of MGs, is it a good idea? Or are they too hard?

>>5874818
yes

>>5874818
They're fine unless you have hamhands. Just be a bit more tender with the parts and you'll do just fine.

A more solid RG to start with is recommended like the Mk 2, which has less of a habit of falling apart. I dunno about how solid the 00 and Wing ones are.

>>5874818
I've known youngsters who only build very basic kits, more basic than HG like no-grade of first-grade and stepped up immediately to RG. They did very well.

>>5874818
I've started with RG and I've been doing pretty fine.
Just take special care not to mistake small pegs as nubs.

>>5874818
All Bandai kits produced in the same decade are the same difficulty.

Except: every RG has one particular piece that drives even veteran builders mad. Zaku's tubes, Exia's clear ribbons, Mk II's cables. Zeta's everything.

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>>5874997
>remembering the zaku tubes and the fucking little rings
>THE FUCKING LITTLE RINGS

>>5874998
Oh fuck those tubes man. Tried doing that shit at work, it was fucked

Is the shitposter gone?

>>5875138
who knows?

Asking for inner framing painting advice here, I'm looking to paint the (relevant, exposed) inner frame sections of an RG Barbatos and an RG MK-II.

How badly does Tamiya or Duplicolor solvent damage the ABS of the frame? (I know about lacquer thinners or Mr Color Thinner in particular being damaging) I be using Vallejo or Tamiya for the actual painting? I'm really confused by people's conflicting opinions on this matter

>>5874997
I don't know the Z'gok was the only one that didn't send me into insanity.

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Holy fuck, I was wondering when this would ever come out.
Then again the MG is just 1000 yen cheaper, but I'll have to settle with dated engineering and shit.

>>5874998
What's so bad about the rings, from the looks of it you just thread them along a little tubed section?

>>5875225
pee bandai

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>>5875225
>Bandai Hobby Online Shop

>>5875230
>>5875231
Well I have Pbandai in my country so it's all gravy. The MG is still really tempting, but having to paint something like that is a little troublesome.

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>>5874997
Oh boy, Exias ribbons killed me, they sprung all over the place if you didnt hold them carefully. Try looking for them on carpet, it shits you to tears.

Cracks are appearing on Exias thighs now, wonder if it was me building it incorrectly. A side note: I hate how limited the leg articulation is on the front skirts, it shouldn't hinder an agile suit like the Exia.

Do you guys know how to get stains out of plastic?

I stripped down the shield from my old GP01 so I could repaint it, but there's this horrible blue streak on it that won't go away.

>>5875268
Does it matter if you are going to be covering it with a primer and then paint?

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>>5875225
>P-Bandai
Holy shit are you god damned serious? Is it just me or have they been getting out of fucking hand lately?

>>5875286

Probably not. I'm just kinda ocd about that shit. I'll know that streak is there, even if I can't see it. Mocking me with its wretched blueness.

>>5875297
You need to see a head doctor m8, not even joking.

What if you mod the shield with some extra plastic that is different color? What about putty? It's different color from plastic too.

>>5875296

Reminder that while p-bandai is still shit, you can order and have shit delivered now via their new middleman system now.

>>5875304

If you don't know how to get the streak out just say so, bro.

>>5875230
>>5875296
No no, my friends. Not P-Bandai, but Bandai Hobbyshop exclusive. It's even worse.

>>5875225
Rip gonna be impossible to get without paying the price of a high end ver ka mg in shipping.

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>>5875321

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Why do those idiots not ship worldwide? Do they dislike money?

>>5875368
theyre japanese
if you knew that real japanese people were like, you'd understand

>>5875368
you may not believe it, but setting up export sales is a lot of pain in the butt (in any country really) and a lot of time it is just simply not worth the effort

>>5874618
Anyone?

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>>5875395
here's a real rough one

>>5875368
I would assume becuase they do not have the infostructure in place to accommodate something like international sales.

>>5875412
Cool, thanks! That doesn't look bad at all. I should've clarified that I was looking at the HGs but I assume the proportions are pretty similar.

>>5875422
Probably, I'll do a rougher one with the HGs really quick

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>>5875422
The one labeled "1" is from sazabi's instructions, "3" is from sinanju's
So it looks like it'd be plug and play, which is nice.

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>>5875436
Oh man that looks rad as fuck. Time to order me a Sazabi. Thanks again

>>5875317
Wait I missed this. Where?

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Who's ready for this shit? :D I freaking love the Bawoo.

>>5875368
They only have enough personnel to ship locally and supply neighboring countries for their own P-Bandai shops.

You're grossly underestimating how difficult it is for a company to handle physical distribution on its own, much less international. Most likely they wouldn't bring in nearly enough money from international sales to justify it.

In Japan and Asia P-Bandai and gunpla in general is exposed to everyone, even young kids. In the west it's just some 20-something autists, which is like 1 out of 4 age demographics Bandai has in Asia (adolescents, teens, young adults, adult men who got hooked with MSG)

>>5875456
cool, the line is still continuing
LEO WHEN

>>5875321
Samething. It says p bandai in jp right under the eng text

>>5875296
This one was likely p bandai because the MG is just 500 yen more at market price. Totaly pointless if normal product

>>5875462
Considering how many private sellers they'd undercut this argument is bullshit, especially if they matched the ebay and amazon sellers who just resell their shit at a profit. I may be a retard or something but I fail to see how putting an adress on a box other than inside Japan would be more difficult, or even better, allow bluefin to sell and take the risk in America.

It's goddamn fucking retarded that they'd help you use middlemen instead of just selling/giving the rights to HLJ, amiami and hobbysearch.
All three of these sites have Japanese and international versions right?
If they can sell the Bandai star wars plamo on their Japanese sites but restrict it from their international sites I'm all but too confident that they could sell P-bandai internationally but not domestically

>>5875456
Does it come with a complimentary Ple Clone?

>>5874062
>sand off the v-fin nub safety flags.
Wot

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>>5872685
I just finished the legs, no special fx of shading done, only top coated.

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>>5872685
Inner frame portion of the leg.

Thoughts on the RG Char's Z'gok?

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Just got my Sinanju RG kit. This is a pretty piece too. Though surprisingly larger than expected. It's a 1/144 scale, but as large as a MG

>>5875619
4U
it's huge, about as tall as the HG kshatriya, which is significantly taller than the HG gouf

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>>5875619

Gotta love late UC beasts.

>>5875619
the real question is, since it probably won't stand on its own will it still sit on a 1/144 action base? Still waiting for my nanju

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>>5875456
Awoo?

>>5875634
You'll probably want an mg base. It's the same size as my mg rx-78

>>5875629
His lower torso is the same size as chars Zaku II

>>5875658
but the legs, the legs make it so much taller

>>5875686
He's still the same size as a master Grade

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>>5875456
Hype Train'd.

>>5875634
>>5875655
It comes with a connector for the Base 2 (the smaller, "1/144th" base).

>>5875690
Hmm. Well, the base bottoms are hollow. Weight can be altered easy enough with plumbers epoxy

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Getting off my butt about that milliput.
It's... softer than I expected...

>>5875693
Or some metal weights.

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>>5874025
>dollar store frame
>not even aligned in the frame
why go to all that trouble if it's still gonna look like shit?

So we've got spoons for painting, how do I practice seam welding without dropping money on a kit to screw up?

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>>5875740

Pretty sure it was deliberately done to look like ass

>>5875765
get a saw and seam weld spoons

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>>5875769
Ah, I see.

>>5875695
And yeah either I'm not doing this stuff right or milliput sucks?
It's been three hours, it's still soft enough to slice with a knife, and the adhesion is terrible.
I should have stuck with Green Stuff.

>>5875765
Weld leftover runners into a dildo large enough for your gaping prolapsed asshole, if it holds up during use you're good to go. If not, I bet you'll enjoy it either way your fucking faggot.

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>>5875740
>>5875769

Well I live in a shiet place, nothing I could do

>>5875817
You could shim it around the edges

>>5875762
just buy a kit like hguc gm its only 7 dollars

>>5875786
Quality advice. Please put into the guide.

>>5875786
Did I say something?

>>5875821
okay, i might try that.

>>5875784
Milliput takes forever to dry properly but ends up hard as a rock when it does. And this is going to sound stupid but you did follow the directions and mix exal parts of the two sticks together right? You didn't just smear on some of one of the stick or something?

>>5875633
>victory ver.ka isnt in a pile of pieces
surprised that thing can even stay together

>>5875900
Nah, mixed maybe one, one-and-a-half cubic centimeter's worth of each stick, for as long as the directions said.
Maybe I had to take that "coating" layer off the one stick, I dunno. Maybe it's because I left the garage door open and the humid air came in.
I'm going to give Tamiya a try next, unless it's just as soft and unadhesive, then I'm sticking with Green Stuff :/

when scribing lines how would i go about smoothing the inside of the lines? sanding just fills the lines with dust and doesnt smooth the inside of the line, and going over the lines again just makes them a bit deeper but just as rough. is there any particular way to do it properly, or just play it by ear?

>>5875988
Cement

Thinking about buying sinanju but cant decide if I want stein or the rg 1/144 red on. I like the boosters on the red one and its a bit cheaper but stein's simpler design appeals to me more. What would you guys recommend as the better purchase?

>>5875634
>>5875655
I actually use an MG base for my HGUC Sinanju. Doesn't work on the other base.

>>5876007
Stein, because it looks better.

>>5876007
Red, because it looks better.

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Rate the order I just made.

Also,
>tfw no MG MK II Gundam in stock to complete the Zeta tri-fecta

>>5876079
I dont like the zeta, the C1 is the superiorest version followed by the gray zeta

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>>5876056
>>5876069
mixed signals

Man, it's getting harder to find the G30th kit. I just can't get over the RX-78 revive's spindly as fuck waist.

in b4 plaplating and scribing the shit out of it back to detail levels. Sadly that backpack has to be made from scratch.

Do I look for a G30th or cop out and get the revive version?

>>5875550
You mean Puru right?

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>>5875368
You know what really pissed me off today?

I went into P Bandai because they have me by the balls with all their Digimon merchandise and they actually suggest middlemen to you know. So they know they have a lot of international customers but still won't do anything.

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>>5876099
Wrong screenshot.

Those Japanese salaryman little shits.

What can I use as an alternative to mark setter that i can find in my pantry?

>>5876105
Acetone

>>5876105
diluted cum

>>5876099
>So they know they have a lot of international customers but still won't do anything.

No they did something, which is partner with a few specific ones. The result is reduced fees (the From Japan has no fees for this partnership) point systems, alternate shipping options, etc.

>>5876117
i dont have cum in the pantry tho

>>5875740
Coz I want to paint that mini kit. any problem with my frame? then do your own.

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>>5876139
I'll give you a heartboner you can wank off to, faggot.

So there's a new Z+ HG being released as P-Bandai.

Anyone mind telling me the differences between this one and the one we already have?

>>5876155
the weapon

also, sentinel instead of unicorn

>>5876090
Stein is objectively better and there aren't trillions of tacky, overdone customs of it.

>>5876128
They only have like 1 P-Bandai gunpla listened and it's the trans-AM 00 Raiser.

>>5876095
Mandarake has them pretty often. Shipping will drive it up but the kit cost like 900 yen only.

>>5876158

Oh.

Thank you.

>>5876095
the beginner's kit with the fine point Gundam Marker is a G30th, right?

>>5876262
>>5876095
http://dalong.net/review/hg/hst2/hst2_p.htm
That it is. Although I think the Starter Set has a very slightly mintier/dirtier white than the normal G30th.

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>>5876262
Yes, Gunpla Starter Set Vo. 2, its currently in stock at HLJ and HobbySearch

It comes in slightly different colors which I actually like better, I always find it nicer when it isn't perfectly white/blue/red

>play Doom
>read goblin slayer
>want to make a doomguy custom
>recently finished a powered gm in similar colors

What are some alternative suggestions for a Doomguy custom? Also praetor suit colors looks pretty good.

>>5873564
Turn A is a good design you fucking plebian

>>5876301
Jegan.

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Haven't built one of these in years. I'm not sure how it's turning out.

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>>5876305
>Turn A is a good design

>>5876309
>Turn A is a bad design
Literally incorrect

>>5876309
>implying Turn A isn't a good design

>>5876311
>implying a murrican can design gundams

>>5876319
>the only argument I have against a design is the nationality of it's designer
simply ebin

>>5876311
>>5876310
whats so great about it? the crotchcockpit? the mustache? the stupid long legs?
The gundam itself and that whole series are the worst things to come out of this franchise

>>5876323
Turn A is one of the best series. How fucking dare you suggest that Wing, SEED, SEED Destiny, and AGE are better.

>>5876324
turn a was a pretentious snore fest
wing and especially seed had their flaws but at least they were entertaining
Age was just plain fun

>>5876325
>I don't have an argument so I'll call it pretentious

>>5876323
You got it. Nice sleek design, the rifle and shield as well.
Also its a cockpit, not a crotchcockpit.

>>5876326
that is the argument. it tried too hard to be meaningful but wound up just feeling full of itself

>>5876332
That's not an argument when you can't cite actual evidence from the show to support that.

>>5876307
Looks good but you should really get rid of those nubs.

>>5876306
I guess the stark jegan could work, but I'll have missile pods left over.

>>5876326
it was boring man.
I feel like it if wasn't a GUNDAM show it would've been a fine anime but going in and not seeing anything gundam about it throws you off doesnt live up to expectations

>>5876343
Autism

>>5876324
>>5876325
>>5876326
>>5876332
>>5876335
>>5876343
>>5876344

>>>/m/

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>>5876346

>>5876344
I'm autistic for thinking the show was boring? you have to admit its slow as fuck

>>5876351
Yeah and since it's slow it's terrible am I right?
No you're autistic for thinking it's not a fine anime because it has the gundam name on it and that it had to follow all gundam shitty cliches to be good
kys

>>5876324
Least you get nicer looking suits in SEED and AGE. Turn A looks like something you would expect from a Chinese knock off which people would get into ironically.

>>5876354
sorry for expecting a gundam show out of a show with gundam in the title I guess.. I mean what's so exciting about this show? the combat is shitty the politics weren't interesting. The crossdressing was just dumb. music was just ok. At least it was pretty I guess.

>>5876363
congratulations on describing almost every gundam series

>>5876366
not even close.

>>5876367
lmao okay dude

>>5876363
While politics can be weird in gundam, Turn A has the most nonsense political crap.

>We invaded you, and both are actively killing each other, but lets keep socializing and acting like none of this is a big deal.

>lets use the gundam to water the plants for 5 episodes. wow this sure is an exciting series.
>lets fly these stupid wright brothers planes whippie!!

>>5874677
I bought a haw 206 for this very purpose when hlj had a sale on them

I have never watched a Gundam series before.

I just like building models.

>>5876391
Then why are you worked up that they disliked Turn A?
You like one of the least popular shows, congrats.

>>5876425
>getting so mad you act like someone else and refer to yourself as they

>>5876429
Minus that I'm not the guy(s) you have been arguing with.

ZZ was pretty boring though. Only picked up towards the end.

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Just acquired this beaut, post some RGMs now anons.

Looking at my hg jesta is painful though, I kinda want to buy another one to make up for the horrible discoloured nubs on the current one.

>>5875368
>idiots
Bandai in a nutshell, don't expect anything cool from these nips, they're quite simply short slant-eyed yellow skinned jews. No surprise they're economy is forever in deprssion and close to extinction.

>>5876155
Are you too retarded to compare a picture of each one?

Here I'll spoonfeed you:
different weapon
boosters on back
fuel tanks on back
different crotch armor

I'm not an expert on the Z+ and don't have the MGs either, I just figured those differences out by comparing pictures of each. I know it's a mind blowing concept but give it a try some time.

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Finally got back to some painting since the PG Zaku. Doing the Exia now.

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>>5876433
ZZ has the strongest cast of Early UC.

Judau is best boy and Haman is best girl.

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>>5876600

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>>5876620

>>5876291
do people actually like the look of all that dark heavy panel lining on the left? It's just too much imo, makes the kit look like a clusterfuck.

>>5876644
He does it to show where the panel lines are.

Do you guys paint the inner frame of a kit, or just the parts that will be seen with the armor on?

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>>5876657
every time.

>>5876657
I've been wanting to paint some of the inner frames on my kits, but I'm not sure on how to go about doing it and I get lazy

>>5876668
How bad is the paint scratching? Do you sand down all points of contact?

I'm a girl btw

>>5876291
>>5876185

The only catch with the G30th is that the eyes and faceplate are molded as a single piece, so it makes masking the eye areas and painting up the eyes and red streak thing pretty hard.

That said, I've been having a problem painting up the eyes properly. Even with thinned paints, the paint tends to not settle flat, but that bubble shape.

With thinned acrylics, I have to build up those details with thin washes for the color?

>in b4 use enamels
I'm hesitant to use Humbrols and enamels in general.
>just man it up and use your mineral spirits already
Yeah...

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>>5876668
How did you get that nice brass color?

>>5876693
Bandai tried to grab market share from Koto with their shitty AGP line and Super Fumina. Imagine the look on their faces when they see all the fan content and reception Koto and FA:G is getting. Quite hilarious in hindsight.

>>5876702
Not even Kancolle can save AGP, and the release schedule is horrid. Still no complete Bongo sisters and Sendais after all this timee.

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>>5876702
Only Super Fumina actually.

Problem is, they didn't try hard enough. Fumina was probably rushed out to test the waters, but they didn't subcon a capable sculptor and botched it.
AGPs are just shit. Expensive shit, but they fill a niche thats willing to buy substandard products. Admittedly with the kancolle line there's been actual improvements, but if they just dumped more R&D into their manufacturing and QC they could shit all over figmas

>>5876709
There's simply no saving AGP, especially when they're also competing with the likes of Figma. Bandai's should drop it if they know what's good for them. Koto (and GSC) just ate their lunch and it's not giving any back, nope, never.

>>5876696
I think it was AK extreme metal brass, thinned and airbrushed over gloss black.

>>5876714
Bandai botching Super Fumina was fucking hilarious, what would you expect from a company so full of itself? The Figure-rise bust debacle is another hilarious shitshow of Bandai flailing its sore limbs wildly. Shite Bandai sculptors simply can't sculpt decent to good faces.

>>5876716
Not so, the jews at GSC/MF/whoever makes figmas have increased the prices so much it's closing the gap with AGPs.

Though you get a decent quality product, you can enjoy having no accessories, and having to pay more for exclusive webshop only extras.

>>5876727
I think its better it stays this way actually. Koto has swept up this market by doing the right thing and heavily investing in the first release of the FAG, and now they're more relevant outside of zoids and their misc scifi kits. No one likes a market monopoly

A little while ago I think someone had an image that explained some 3rd party way to get P. Bandai shit.
Can someone post it again?I really want that heavyarms.

Quick reminder that AGP and super fumina are made by two entirely separate divisions and staff of bandai.

>>5876725
Senpai please answer >>5876674
I've never painted anything with an inner frame, but I'm planning on a 1/100 kimaris trooper custom

>>5876727
Most companies can't to be honest. Not even sure why people like FAGs that much, they have gangly bodies and the faces are only okayish. Only Figma has actually good anime human sculpts, everyone else ranges from bad to mediocre.

>>5876757
Agree on the stylised proportions, but
>cheap(relatively)
>85% accuracy of the original lineart
>customisable
>entered the market at the appropriate time
>pushed out releases at a good pace

>>5876728
The yen's been strong against the yuan and increasing for all of 2016. They really are just Jews. Not surprising considering figma gets the flavor of the month licenses and old but popular franchises (like YGO), which means they always have strong franchises on their side.

>>5876768
Otakus are just oodles of money waiting to be harvested anyway, they can keep getting away with this because there's not much competition.

>>5876764
This.
Koto hit a gold mine and basically owns the plamo market with quality products. Bandai only has Gundam floating it and they're not even that good.

>>5876737
>Koto has swept up this market by doing the right thing and heavily investing in the first release of the FAG
Quite simply the reason they deserve praise from anybody. Bandai wouldn't listen and the discerning consumer began pecking at its feet. They've completely lost market share and are now fumbling with sub par and mediocre dreck.

>>5876780
The Gundam IP is pretty huge, Koto simply can't match up in raw marketing power like Bandai can.

Also Bandai gets to tap the foreign market, even hosting things like GWBC or Expos unlike Koto who is basically unknown outside their few vidya gaems kits. The scale of manufacturing is simply too different to compete

>>5876790
Bandai cares little about the consumer, their strategy is simple: saturate the market with their mediocre garbage and profiting from people who don't know any better. They also attempt to kill the competition with shit like AGP, thankfully, Koto and FA:G thwarted their attempts by offering superior products.

>people actually like FAGS

>>5876800
Get with the times gramps, people have been loving them for a while now, unless nips aren't people. Of course they aren't.

>>5876809
>degenerates have been loving them

>>5876323
>the stupid long legs?
Is there a single mobile suit in the entire franchise that isn't mostly legs

>>5876817
The Guntank.

>>5876780
Bandai appeals to a much wider audience. There stuff is mass market rather than collector and targetted at almost all ages. Koto is more aimed at collectors and regular modelers and while well detailed Bandai usually beats them at overall engineering and price point.

Overall they are two very different companies, koto just came out as the superior one when it came to models of mecha musume. And its not like Gourai was without issues either.

>>5876817
zeong
kek

>>5876790
Saying the Gundam IP is pretty huge is an understatement. The model making division alone puts Koto, the entire company, to shame. That isn't even accounting for DVDs, toys, and miscellaneous goods.

>>5876828
neo zeong

Man, I can only just see the FAG as an extremely risky business venture that luckily paid off.

Mecha-musume lines were generally shit and dead all around, and having Fumikane design the girls was nothing new either. Even more so when you decide to release what would originally be an action figure as a model kit, instantly adding a shit ton of risks. It may be popular now, but back then you would never know just how much you could actually sell to the market, and whether it would be feasible for further developments.

>>5876840
koto takes risks yet bandai doesn't, it's the simple as fuck secret to success and future market dominance. give me a choice between craftsmen and shitty businessmen, I'd take the former without second thought. more amazing is the fact koto has better business sense and a skill for innovations .

>>5876849
IBO was quite the departure from typical gundam stuff though, I wouldn't bash Bandai that much.

>>5876866
koto beat them to frames in their mechs, frame arms ring a bell? also ibo designs and the show was shit so zero points . try harder next time

>>5876899
>also ibo designs and the show was shit so zero points
objectively incorrect on both counts, sorry, try again freindo

>>5876899
Generally nice and more importantly, fresh designs with decent detail and low price is quite good in my books. I don't watch Gundam shows so no comment.

I too like Koto and wish for them to succeed, but tone down the fanboyism there.

>>5876840
The rise of popularity in (military related thing) + girls series starting bringing interest back to the mecha musume market and was peaking with the success of Kancolle so Koto jumped in at just the right time.

>>5876899
Bandai has had mechs and models with frame in them long before frame arms existed. Hell, the old 1/144 victory line even uses a standardized inner frame.

>>5876725
Why'd you thin it?

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Built my first gunpla.
Got it on Urban Mines, so I had a big problem with missing knees.

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Ya think they'll honor it?

>>5877039
Why didn't you just ask around and see if anyone had spares?

>>5877041
tell me if they do so I can know to kick myself over buying one at full price.

>>5877062
The deal was only up for <5 minutes, so you shouldn't kick yourself over it.

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>>5877041
Well, I`m from Russia, so maybe it could be a problem. My friend gave me some parts from crossbone, but that wasn`t enough. Finishing this was long, but to wait parts from over the world? Maybe next time, lol.

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It was a real bitch to do the inner frame of this Real Grade, now i got the extra one i they shipped to me by mistake to convert into green frame.

>>5877091
it looks good

>>5877091
Nice. You gotnna get a whole Astray set going?

Gonna make a purple and a black one too?

>>5877041
Probably not unless it's a shit business that pays 0 attention outgoing orders.

>>5877103
Eventually i'll Do them all. Though considering getting the P-Blue frame.

I'm trying to prime pieces with rattle can primer for my first painted kit (so no airbrush yet), but the primer comes out grainy. Like there is very fine sand on the pieces.
What am I doing wrong? Spraying from too far/close? Wrong temperature? Not shaking the can enough?

>>5877130
it may be the prier, but it may also be humidity/temperature making the paint dry before it even hits the parts, making it clump up on the model

>>5876291
>that anime blue

I just tested it, and that color's closest equivalent is andrea blue in the Vallejo model color line. Needs about 5% white or something to make it right.

>>5877130
You can always go back in with 1200 grit and wetsand it to a smooth finish.

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>>5876435
This is the best I've got
Want to kitbash

What are the Summer Campaign parts this year?

>>5877423
They're up on Bandai Hobby's JP Website. I think last year's was better, but I didnt manage to get any of that. :/

>>5877139
Thanks anon.

>>5877329
I plan to, but I'd like to know what I'm doing wrong so I can avoid it in the future.

>>5872685
How to now fucking suck at using Pour Type gundam markers? its either uneven or too thick,

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Never built the RX 78 in MG form before, but it was fun now other thing i never built was a one year war Zeon MS what should i pair it with?

>>5875512
>selling/giving the rights to HLJ, amiami and hobbysearch.
If they do that they lose margins to distributors and the retailers even if they give exclusivity to one retailer. P-Bandai is about limited production items with high margins. Bandai's just not going to do it. They don't believe the western market will bring in enough profit to justify setting up an international shop that will handle customer service, regulations, shipping agreements, and so forth. With middlemen the middleman only takes the service fee from the buyer, Bandai still retains the entire profit on the P-Bandai kit.


>bluefin to sell and take the risk in America.
Bluefin's a distributor, see above about losing margins.

>If they can sell the Bandai star wars plamo on their Japanese sites but restrict it from their international sites I'm all but too confident that they could sell P-bandai internationally but not domestically
Different situation. They're legally restricted from selling outside of Japan because of Disney. They're also not like P-Bandai. Again, P-Bandai is limited production. They only make a handful of kits compared to regular releases and once they're gone they may or may not get reproduction.

>>5876840
>action figure
I really can't imagine how expensive it will be considering the price of the kits already.

The did choose the right time.

>>5877592
Gotta hand it over to them, those geniuses at Kotobukiya knew their game and played it well.

>>5877535
Probably Char's Zaku 2.0, or Char's Gelgoog 2.0.

New thread: >>5877768