Welcome to the Gunpla/Plamo General

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SD Group Build

Rules:
Pick up an SD anything, plane, Gundam/other MS, whatever, if it's generally an SD it counts (so I hope to see someone do a D-Style). Obviously, per all group builds, you'll want to paint it.

Submissions:
Email it to [email protected]
USE AN ACTIVE EMAIL ADDRESS

Due Date: November 1st

Good news! A kind anon has purchased some prizes for the group build. He has decided to do a random drawing rather than judge them like I did in the previous group build. Winners will be contacted via email.

For those curious, I intend to start the secret Santa signups on October 1st.

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Secret Santa

It's that time of year again. Just look at the form and fill it out. Signups last until December 1st, pairs go out in the days after that.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdprprkU_4UBARdot0ASSmoUoxghk9bOPVuRrvZKfghAZQRbg/viewform?c=0&w=1

A few things:
-Use an active email, I don't want to be hounding you and then have to repair someone.
-Use your full address, I don't know every damn city and zip code in the US.


A new option, Cards Only. If you pick this you're assumed to be willing to ship international (it's a card after all). It doesn't have to be a handmade card, just something nice. Of course handmade is nicest, but not everyone has the skills for it.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdprprkU_4UBARdot0ASSmoUoxghk9bOPVuRrvZKfghAZQRbg/viewform?c=0&w=1

As always, I'm available here, on IRC, or at [email protected].

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In-case anyone was wondering what the prices are for some of the kits on clearance now:

RX-78-2 Revive: $2
RG 00 Raiser: $8
MG Double X: $12
MG Dark Matter Exia: $14

>>5961669
This is for Barnes and noble right?

>>5961671
Yes.

I got some Vallejo model colors for hand brushing (it's virtually the only brand readily available in my country, plus I hear they're good for hand painting). I tested it out on some runners, and most of the paints brush incredibly well after some thinning. They stick perfectly, have great coverage and don't leave any brush strokes.


All except for the yellow, that is. The yellow (Model Color Lemon Yellow) simply will not behave well. Out of the bottle it's too thick and leaves brush stokes, but even though it's thick enough to leave strokes it still seems too thin in that after dragging my brush for more than maybe 1-2 cm, the paint is thin enough that it doesn't cover well. With enough thinning to avoid brush strokes, it basically becomes watery thin and pools, with the paint being basically translucent. Even after multiple coats it's just not enough.

What am I doing wrong?

>>5961669
>RX-78-2 Revive: $2
I really fucking wish I wasn't in the UK

>>5961676

Not to mention, I tried mixing it with some other paints for different hues, and even a tiny bit of any other paint was enough to overpower the yellow. Like 10 drops of yellow and one of brown resulted in a paint that was basically just brown instead of the honey-mustard color I was hoping to achieve.

It just seems like the pigment density in the yellow color is far, far lower than in the rest of the colors.

>>5961676
their yellow never behaves well, none of their yellows.

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Hey everyone, I have a question about spraypainting.

I recently did the priming for my first custom, which turned out well. Today while painting, I didn't see any discernable difference in the color of the primed peice (bottom) to the painted peice (top).

How many coats would I need for white (gundam color spray) paint to take effect? I sprayed about 10 inches away, 20% humudity, 10 mph winds today. Used up the whole can to cover every peice. Is it my technique? Too windy?

Excuse the brown within the panel lines, its a leftover from my snapfit of the kit,

>>5961669
My store had a 1/100 Graze for $17.

Curiously I never saw that in their online catalog

>>5961669
Welp. Guess I'm running to B&N tomorrow night.

>>5961682
>Guys, why is my white paint the same color as my white primer????

If only there was some way for science to answer this question! Alas, we are doomed to ignorance.

>>5961669
Time to cross the border I guess.

>>5961693
Any suggestions for getting a sheen like that on Super Fumina's butt?

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>>5961669
>no Barnes and noble within driving distance sells gunpla

>>5961688
Check online before you do though, since local stores might not have clearance items anymore or their stock could be wrong. Ain't never any harm in calling beforehand.

>>5961680
So it's not just me?

Do you have any advice on how to still be able to use them, then? Like I said they're basically the only brand readily available here. I can get Tamiya sometimes but it's ridiculously overpriced (like 5$ for the 10ml bottles, whereas Vallejo is 2.5$ for 17ml) and I can't mix them with the Vallejos.

I can always order from sealmodel I guess, but I'd rather not wait for 4 months just because I need one pot of paint. I might be able to find some Model Master paints, though.

>>5961693
I wish it just looped on her ass. I don't care for the pull away.

>>5961682
As far as I know, people just prime with white to paint something white.

>>5961676
Yellow is just a really really annoying colour to paint. Yellow paint is inherently very transparent so it's very difficult to get a solid coat that is smooth.

I'll just say to start with that you should never paint yellow over anything other than a white/very light grey undercoat.

>>5961704
Not that anon, but are you blind? The primer is clearly gray (and not even a particularly light gray), whereas the painted piece, while lighter, is clearly also gray. Neither are white.

>>5961669
Not all barnes and nobles are participating I'm guessing.

>>5961694
It's a dark grey, though. The bright sun also makes it look super light.

>>5961714
uh, anon?

>>5961704
Sorry, obviously >>5961714 was meant for >>5961694

>>5961714
>post about B&N sale
>some dicktooth thinks you are talking about paint

desu senpai

>>5961713
>I'll just say to start with that you should never paint yellow over anything other than a white/very light grey undercoat.

That might be part of it, then. I was testing on a spare runner I'd primed a medium grey. I don't have any white primer but I guess I'll try painting a white undercoat first. Thanks for the tip anon.

>>5961704
What do you mean, check online? Their site shows literally 0 clearance kits.

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You ever get tired of your current project and start screwing around with random kits and spare parts only to end up with something you actually like a lot better than your current project?

>>5961682
10 inches is not very far. You probably can't get in much closer than that without flooding the piece, although since presumable the gundam color sprays are formulated to be sprayed on models, perhaps they're made for closer spraying.

I've never tried the gundam color sprays, but I've used the white gundam marker and from my experience it suffers from a similar problem. It's more greyish off-white than actual white. I guess it's possibly intentional since most gundams (like the rx) aren't actually pure white. If it's the same paint, that might be your problem. Try another brand.

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>>5961735
That little button on the right should show whether they're in stock or not, and often clearance prices. Oddly, it only works for me on mobile, but it does work. You'll still want to call ahead anyway since in stock kits might be inventory errors.

>>5961735
Even if they're listed at full price, they may list the clearance price on the store availability page.

>>5961746
Alright, I'll do that, thanks anon!

>>5961705
well if you can, vallejo also sells a thinner which you can add without the surface tension of water ruining it all

>>5961741
Yes it's the reason I can never finish anything.

>>5961758
Do you mean their airbrush thinner, or is there another kind?

What do you guys do while building? Also is it bad I'm starting to watch other people stream building their kits while I build mine?

>>5961764
you can get little bottles of "thinner medium" which work fairly well. additionally, if you can't find a bottle and are willing to shell out a bit of money, games workshop base paints have a yellow which is a bit darker than "yellow" but works fairly well. their entire base line has more pigments for base coats.
>>5961770
movies, youtube videos, sometimes people building. I watched the hlj sinanju build while building my sinanju

>>5961693
I can only imagine how difficult it would be to paint with that going on. All those missed brushstrokes, how horrible!

>>5961741
That's pretty neat.

>>5961770
I build outside of my room, so it just ends up being the kit and I. It's sort of boring and I get shaking hands around halfway through a kit.

>>5961771
I'm not sure I can get GW colors here either, but I'll try and look.
With regards to thinning the Vallejo stuff, looks like I can get the thinner you're talking about so I'll try that. How about adding a little future instead, though? Would that work?

>>5961789
you know, i've never thought to try. if you add a tiny bit it will thin it, and it won't bead up like water, so it should work. the only downside i could see would be it being glossy, but that's not a big deal

>>5961793
I guess I'll try that next. I don't care about gloss since I'd be doing a gloss coat (and later a matte topcoat) anyway. Thanks again anon.

>>5961770
I build in a Starbucks for a couple hours.

>>5961770
Youtube, watching some show, listen to music

>>5961799
Hows that work out?

>>5961799
How do you stop plastic bits from flying about?

>>5961682
Listen, retard: resize your images in the future. the thumbnail is too tiny to see the detail, but when the image is enlarged it is entirely too blown up.
I am not going to scroll around to try to get an idea of what it looks like.
You need to resize your images so they take up less than the screen when enlarged. If you are too stupid to figure out how to do that, you will NEVER understand how paint works.

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>>5961735
Uwotm8?

>>5961770
Watch Gundam while building gundam

>>5961741
HG Zakuong.

>>5961770
Usually Gundam. Marathon'd a lot of Shameless US with building. Finishing up DD season 2 right now.

>>5961805
It's okay. Some people ask me what im doing.

I just sweep the plastic shavings onto the ground

>>5961770
I build at work, so I'm usually on a call while assembling

>>5961857
nice bate, mait

>>5961719
They only put stuff on Clearence if its stayed in the shelf for far too long and they wanna replace it with new stock. I had seen an entire stack of RG and HGBF put on 80% clearence just so they can sell it and phase in IBO and Next wave of RG kits.

>>5961730
>some dicktooth

I keep seeing you use that in this general, and I really think you should find a better insult.

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does it worth buying this?

>>5961886
i have one but haven't built it, looks pretty good imo for chinese and the waterslides that come with them are the best i've ever seen

>>5961882
They typically only clearance the gunpla about twice a year, if not only once. B&N do big inventory shifts to prep for summer and winter seasons where a decent amount of stock gets flipped over and they have a lot of newer stuff coming in. Especially when they flip it for winter, which they're doing now, because they need to make room for the christmas stuff and the shit ton of toys and gift items they're going to start getting in.

When I worked there there was always someone on "Toy Duty" leading up to Christmas where they were constantly unboxing and shelving toys because people were buying them up too fast to let them sit unstocked for long.

Especially anything Frozen and Minecraft this one year.

Went over to a local B&N in NJ on route 1. It's been cleared out sadly. There goes an hour.

>>5961951
If they make a super Shia with that as a basis down the line i will buy it immediately.

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Lupus will be here tomorrow :)

>>5961837
what's wrong with a light source on the left?

>>5962014
Actually, yeah. my light source is on my left too.

bought one of those amazon spray booths for 90 bucks. after calculating costs of building one myself, the spray booth actually costs cheaper and saves me the time of building it.

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>>5962017
I'm rather fond of direct lighting when I can help it.

>>5962029
I built a cheap one out of a plastic tub and a bathroom exhaust fan for like...$45. With tools. I do want to build a new one though, preferably out of wood and metal with a squirrel cage fan.

>>5962029
it also doesn't suck

oh wait

>>5962034
>I built a cheap one out of a plastic tub and a bathroom exhaust fan for like...$45. With tools. I do want to build a new one though, preferably out of wood and metal with a squirrel cage fan.
Have fun finding a brushless or sealed motor squirrel cage fan for under $300.

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Picking up RG 00 Raiser tomorrow at B&N after reserving there last kit, and going to the other B&N in my area to get a RG Red Astray and HGUC Gyagya

>>5962046
Yeah I know...

I also toyed with the idea of wiring up two bathroom exhaust fans instead of just one.

>>5962034
yeah, looking at the costs
fan = 50
fan controller = 18
tubing = 10
duct flanges = 8
clips = 6
exhaust port = 8
wood = 15
filter = 10
then whatever sand paper, varnish, nails, etc just keep adding more to it.

if any thing breaks, I can just call in warranty.
the time itself to buy and built it all also adds up hours, I can just work an extra day and pay for the booth instead.

>>5962051
My problem is I like building shit. It's a very, very good thing I don't currently have a working shop with tools. Also I used the fan below, it's 50cfm which has been plenty. My biggest complaint about my booth is the lack of lighting. Just putting lamps around isn't quite enough.

http://www.lowes.com/pd/Broan-4-Sone-50-CFM-White-Bathroom-Fan/1076121

>>5962051
For $50 you could get three of the fans those cheap chinese spraybooths have. I'm serious, the fan is just some no-name 120mm server fan. It's not bad since server fans have high static pressure relative to many other fans but it probably cost them like $8 at the most and you can find better ones for $15 retail.

>>5962056
but then I'd have to worry about wiring and all that mumbo jumbo. the booth's like one day's worth of work for me without the hassle or headache of wiring and what not.

if it breaks, I can just get my money back via credit card or the warranty and resell if that time comes.

I'd rather enjoy building models than building a spray booth.

>>5961682
White has the lowest pigment count of all colors, so if you want that perfect snow white, it'll take you a few more coats than with normal colours, also yeah, gundam white might not be perfect white, rather an off-white

>>5962058
Server fans have standard 3-pin headers. Just get a $20 PSU, jump it with a paper-clip, and you basically have an easy fan-setup with switch and reliable power for like $70 bucks if you're actually spending $50 on fans.

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>>5962054
>50cfm which has been plenty
Do a smoke test or just burn a piece of newspaper inside your box while it's running, if you can smell smoke outside the box it's not "plenty".

Same goes for >>5962029

>>5962047
How did you reserve it? Their website?

>>5961848
>Dra-C
>Zeong anything
Plebe

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all 1/100 lupus pics have been underwhelming thus far, but with a new color scheme I dare say it has potential

>>5962017
Guy you initially asked here. I'm a shitlord and build on my dining room table as I don't have an office. The lights are weak in there so I bought an adjustable desk lamp which is plugged into the socked behind me and to the left. Hence why all my pics usually are lit from the left.

>>5961651
Bought a Five Star Stories model back in early 2000s and still haven't put it together yet.

Beginner airbrusher here. Do you guys do any exercises to get better with airbrushing? I just go over sprues,spoons and spare parts at the moment. I've started going 12 psi at 3 inches away. Spraying outside since I am still planning how to make my DIY spray booth. I'll also be getting some black vallejo to use as practice paint.

>>5962108
I was thinking it would look good in a navy blue + gold scheme like the banshee.

>>5962127
I don't really have time to fuck around with AB practice so I just go straight to painting. I try my mix on a couple spoons before the session though.

>>5962183

navy blue is the color of all my sweaters and jackets from first through 7th grade

>>5962204
It's more that I want to get the techniques right before actually trying. I still haven't been able to consistently do well.

How cold is too cold for things like airbrushes and spray cans?

>>5961651
Which zaku is that?

>>5962127
When I first started, I just practiced straight up on the kits I wanted to do. Heck, my first airbrushed kit was even pre-shaded.

The way I see it is that the more practice you do outside of model painting, the more money you're wasting since it's not like it's digital drawing where you can dick around as much as you want. Every kit becomes an experience you learn from, and I constantly update a personal gunpla doc with notes with any changes I did, what I found works well, etc. I've also been working with older kits and making my way to more modern ones since you'll learn a lot more with the fewer parts separation. I wouldn't even say I'm fantastic, but I can look at my kits so far and see improvement with each one. It also becomes a record to show how far you've come in the future.

>>5962213
Optimal is 20 celcius, anything lower than 15 and you better be painting indoors

>>5962127
I just painted a graze. It's pretty fun in that you can see which parts I started out painting because they look shit, and which parts look better.

>>5962339
My first time airbrushing was fun
>extremely underthinned paint
>orange peel
>spilling paint everywhere
>did i mention orange peel?
>basically sprayed the entire thing in about 2-3 coats

What is the best Gunpla for beginners?

>>5962563

Beginning Gundam

>>5962563
Gundam The End

>>5962563
Really any HG is good, just pick a newer model from a series you like. Some older ones have real bad joint issues imo.

Or if you are really unsure then possibly an SD since they're really cheap.

>>5962563
Ball

>>5962563
Neo Zeong

>>5962563
Any of the origin or revive kits

>>5962563
Try a 1/100 IBO kit. I'd recommend either the Barbatos or the Grimgerde.

>>5962571
>>5962572
/toy/ can be funny when they want to, i'm surprised

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slowly but surely, cant wait to finish the waterslides

>>5962687
thats a big gundam

Dubs confirm PG Star Build Strike based off of the PG Strike within the next 5 years

>>5962730
UUUU

>>5962090
You call them

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>Beast master sword up for preorder
>You can combine it with an architect to form a lion
>You can put an included face in the lions mouth and use it as a head.
>It can also form a shield.
>You can sheath the sword into the shield.

I'm throwing my money at the screen but nothing's happening.

>>5961669
Aw shit. Looks like i'll be checking out the local B&N.

>>5961669
>B&N opens at 9
>check online, all items listed on clearance are in stock
>get there at 10
>no kits left
>check online, all items listed are out of stock

JUST

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>BB Lupus comes with an SD Isaribi

Curse you bandai. Stop making want to buy kits of designs I don't like just for the accessories.

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B&N pulled through for me. Wasn't the kit I was looking for, but this was too good to pass up.

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Working on a fun little rewloola from those gacha boxes, still need to do the black section, the guns, and the top launch ramp and wash.

it's 2.5 inches long, fun little quick builds

>>5963124
What a cutie

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>>5961651
Just got back from the thrift store. I went looking for halloween costume shit and came out with ten Shinkenger mini-pla for 89 cents apiece.
Is this worth anything?
(more pics inbound)

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>>5963137
Most of ShinkenOh, minus Saru Origami

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>>5963140
DaiTenKu...minus the fucking swordfish

>>5963137
>>5963140
>>5963141
sentai minipla is fucking crazy expensive after it stops being produced

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>>5963141
And the whole set for Ika DaiKaiOh.

>>5963143
Even with the boxes beat all to hell?

>>5963146
Can't say for sure but as a model builder I don't care about the box too much if the plastic's okay

>>5962687

>Painting the toothpick and hand of the GM Cold Districts Type

Absolute mad man

>>5962951
>He didn't call ahead and have them put the kits aside.

This is your own fault anon. As soon as I saw my B&N had the clearance kits I called to reserve them

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Update from>>5963137
Went back to thrift store, didn't find the missing Minipla.

Found a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT set of Shinkenger crap, though...

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Z'Gok

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>>5963207
...as well as something completely fucking heartrending lying where the little meth babies ripped the minipla packaging off (as well as tore into a couple of the boxes, little fuckstains).

Near as I can tell, the minipla were a gift from home for one of the international students here and found their way to the thrift store where little shitass krikker kids fucked them up.

>>5963156
...and what if the boxes had been opened by dirty little meth-addled child hands?

Does anyone know about a decent fix for the RG sinanju and it's horribly floppy waist secton?

This thing is impossible to do anything with because all the weight on its back combined with the waist joint just makes it want to arch backwards

>>5963206
Most stores will not hold cleanence items.
Most won't even go looking.

Consider yourself lucky if you get someone who will and make sure you thank them, because it isn't store policy

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So far this is my least favorite RG. The legs and waist are just super boring.

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What's in the box, in the box? What's in the box today?

I'm so torn... free express shipping but everything gets crumpled. The Japanese is the exact opposite though, packaged magnificently but overdone and too big.

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>>5963290
Wasnt very crumpled at all, everything is still connected to the trees, so that's good.

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>>5963292
A bit water "damaged" though. Fucking typhoon.

>>5963292
Yooo! Where'd you get these from? I'd love to have a HG Geminass

>>5963312
Aliexpress. Affordable Good Tesco CO LTD store, specifically. It was the cheapest I could find with epacket at the time.

I've also bought a few other kits from them and i havent been chink'd yet, so partial shilling, I suppose.

>>5963276
You've got shitty B&Ns then, cuz they always hold stuff for me at this one, regardless of clearance

>>5963050

One of the B&Ns here doesnt carry gunpla and the other one had like 8 kits all at full price.

No luck on clearances for me.

>>5963137
>>5963140
>>5963141
>>5963144
Dunno about that shit, but these>>5963207
are ninninger ninshuriken. They're candy toy partsformers that change from shurikens to little action figures. Nice find!

>>5963321
Sick. Thanks I gotta check them out.

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Aright I'm working on pic related but still searching for some joints to replace FA:G bottom, are there some old M.S.G. ones I haven't found??

Call me insane but I really want this on my shelf

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>>5963359
Thanks, anon.
Yeah, this candy has an...interesting shape. Tastes great, though. Pineapple flavor!

>>5963457
Is the architect just for the hands?
Why not just get one of the option sets for mechanical hands instead?
Idk, I don't really know exactly what each models pieces are for except for the lion.

>>5963292
Keep us updated on how both of those builds are. I've actually been looking into them myself but just haven't jumped into buying them yet.

>>5963457

The architect lion actually looks pretty terrible. Why don't you find like... a tiny Zoid or something?

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>That feeling of pride in yourself but also vague regret for not purchasing every clearance kit they had
So what did you guys get at Barnes & Noble today?

>>5963465
paint it futaba colors, and the clover piece green.

>>5963620
How much where they marked down? The Barnes and Noble in Clearwater doesn't have any discounts going

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>>5963457
Well the mg tall geese has something vaguely similar, but it's probably out of scale

>>5963620
Absolutely nothing. Mine didn't even have any gunpla.

>>5963620
Where did you find the kits in the store? I went to the nearest Barnes and Noble that said they had stock and their clearance section was just some kids dolls and a bunch of Batman RC copters, not even any books. Strangest thing.

>>5963620
According to their website, none of the 4 within 30 miles have any of the Clearance kits.

>>5963457
>flavour of the month shit

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Quickly snapped this guy together. Gonna run to GundamPlanet tomorrow to pick up some ultra thin cement, this fucker is seamline city.

>>5962571
>>5962572
>>5962575
>>5962583
>>5962618
Thnaks to all of you.

I decided for the HGUC RX-78-2 Gundam Revive. I hope is a good choice.

>>5963620
Dont even have a B&N here in Australia, you silly goose. You guys are lucky you get to have awesome Black Friday sales and clearance Gunpla for 2 bucks.

Hell, we dont even have 12 layer burritos here.

What tools do you guys recommend to get, in order of importance, beyond the basic cutters/knife/tweezers/sandpaper?
I mean tools for building and shaping kits, not materials such as decal solutions, cement, putty or paint. Is there any tool in your toolbox that you find particularly useful and worth the investment?

>>5963722
LEGO bricks

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>>5963716
>Hell, we dont even have 12 layer burritos here.

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>>5963620

So which anon was it that was
A. Looking for the clearance 00 Raiser
and
B. Lives in Houston

>>5963722
Wave's parts separator has saved my ass a few times when I wasn't paying close attention. It's also like $3 or something, so I'd highly recommend ordering one next time you get an order through on HLJ or elsewhere that sells them.

>>5963768
Thanks GG, that does sound useful. I can't find it on HLJ though. Do you remember exactly what it's called?

>>5963770
Found it. The name is a little engrishy.

http://hlj.com/product/WAVHT-196

>>5963771
Yeah that's it.

>>5963771
Thanks again GG.
I was also thinking of getting some files. These seem like pretty good value for money, but I don't know how big the difference is between files of different quality. Is it better to spend the money on just 1-2 more expensive ones?

https://hlj.com/product/TAM74046

>>5963771
>>5963773
D'oh, I didn't notice GG wasn't the one who replied to me. Apologies to you both.

>>5963773
Looks interesting. So, this raises the question: Is putting the model together entirely before you go about your panel lining and seam welding and whatnot? I've been not doing that and I have to wonder if doing so might give me a better perspective.

>>5963780
I build section by section. So if the torso is first I cut the pieces out, clean them, panel line them, and then assemble that section. That's a straight build. If I'm painting I tend to do the same thing, just that I'm usually working on one section for painting, one priming, and one building, so I'm not waiting on one thing or the other too heavily.

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We are entering the age of AGE.

>>5963281
You can only squeeze so much into something that tiny. Makes me wonder how simple the f91 would be.

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>>5963645
It was like $28 for both. I almost spent ~60 to get the last two MGs

>>5963671
I had to do some looking man. They were put UNDER one of the clearance tables, took me like ten minutes of wandering in that section to spot them. Apparently that store also had a Gyagya and RX-78, but the cashier said they're probably still being unpacked.
I'd call and talk to an employee if I were you, it's possible they were put in a stupid location or they're not out of the backroom yet. I talked to three different folks today and they all told me different things.
Just keep at it; as far as I know B&Ns inventory system is pretty spot-on, so if it says they have a kit online, it's somewhere in the store.

>>5963672
>>5963664
Sorry guys, that sucks. I'm lucky in that I live in a place that gets gunpla, but also nobody fucking wants gunpla, so it's easy to get deals.

>>5963752
How much was he? Like 80 cents?

Pic unrelated, but anybody who guesses exactly what I'm building gets a cookie.

>>5963889

rg zgok easiest day of my life

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>>5963904
Oh shit I just realized Char's Z'gok is the only RG one that exists. I thought you'd have to guess between two.

Already took a bite hope you don't mind friendo.

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How on earth am I going to paint the frame of the Formula skell kit (the inner frame IS most of the frame, with scant armor pieces hanging off it), when a lot of is ABS plastic jumbled in with regular PS in assembly? It doesn't look like that C-jointing ABS and PS parts to separate them is viable.

The not-lacquer solvent in Tamiya paints attacks ABS plastic, right? Or even the solvent in Tamiya primer, right?

>>5963917
Assuming you mean Tamiya acrylics and not enamels, they're IPA based. I may be wrong, but to my knowledge they will not attack ABS.
Tamiya primer is lacquer based, though, and will attack ABS. That said, it's only really a problem if you flood the piece. A thin layer of primer shouldn't hurt the plastic, if you make sure to mist it. In my opinion the risk is probably better than the alternative of using a non-lacquer primer, which pretty much all blow balls.

>>5963924
Well, there's very few people blogging or posting finished/painted Formula kits, so it's hard to go by.

>>5963909
No it isnt anon. They has an LE RG Z'Gok, I'm working on it right now.

>>5963934
>>5963909
See >>5963231

>>5963722
I have a hard plastic guitar pick that i bought when I thought I could learn to play it. It's what I use to separate parts

G'night friends. Hope your paint is properly thinned, your waterslides go on perfectly, nubs turn out clean and that you do not breathe in any plastic shavings. Have a good one and be safe!

>>5963924
Looking at the manual, there's many places throughout the kit that has a lot of ABS joints linked to each other, or several places that use ABS jointing close to each other. If I C-joint all those loops of ABS, I'm afraid of breaking the kit from the weight or from forcing in the ABS, or you know, the whole thing become a hand grenade or shattering at the joints.

I was thinking of using the Badger primer for almost the entire kit, since I've tested it and it can be sanded down. The armor pieces are just PS and I can use regular primer on them.

Yeah?

>>5963944
I don't have enough experience to say, really. I'm surprised that there is any acrylic primer that can be sanded.

>>5963952
>>5963944
>Acrylic
>Primer

>>5963952
Just don't use the Vallejo airbrush flow improver with it, or it becomes more rubbery in quality. Most of the homebrew flow improvers (don't use the ones that call for IPA) will work well with it.

I shot it thinned, through a 0.2mm needle AB at near-30ish PSI and I got reasonable results. But because it's still has the qualities of a urethane primer, it will cover scratches and imperfections, but at the same time can risk obscuring surface detail if you lay it thickly.

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Speaking of Z'Gok, RG mass production Z'Gok nearly complete

>>5964008
And I'm still in Australia apparently

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>There are anons out there right now who don't have the AU Char Casival RG Red Comet RX-78

>>5963934
Premium kits don't count they're fucking inpossible to get

>>5964040
>impossible
>Got mine on amazon for a little more dosh than the standard kit
Nah, you're just lazy and not looking hard enough. Or at all.

>>5964042
You got me there. Are you the guy building the mass production Z'Gok? Are there any connections on the build that are particularly delicate/tricky? I have clumsy caveman hands and I don't want to break anything.

>>5961669
Sauce on this?

>>5964028
Char is a faggot and pink/red is a gross color scheme.

>>5964064
Only the manliest of men use pink to show how little of a fuck they give about your opinion on their manliness

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Name some one off kits you'd want to see as a event, pbandai exclusive that most likely won't happen. May or may not buy but just to see in model form.

Barbatos evolution, split down the middle with custom head, chest and crotch parts to merge 6th form and lupus. The head probably be tricky as it needs separation the most but left side facing you be 6th forms skirt, arm and leg where as right side be lupus. Of course you'd have to swap some frame I'm guessing but it might work.

Diorama parts. Like the white base hanger but vary. Gaw hanger cut away. HLV that has boosters or just re-entry mode. Fat uncle cutaway with straps for sniper. Inside Grypse, cutaway of building Norris grappled down, big tray or other land battleships Etc.

How could someone called quad vaginas be gay?

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>>5963620
>SIX TIMES THE PASSION OF ORDINARY FLAMENCO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0QCJKQf8w0

>>5964070
I didn't say anything about manliness you deflecting little bitch, I said it was ugly.

>>5964077
I bought two Exias and a Bearguy Senpai

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>>5964070

case in point

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I'm never going to get this pose right. This is so fun, but at the same time so much more difficult than I thought it would be.

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>>5964077
>tfw Edgyia is on the "want but don't want to pay full price for" list
>B&N allegedly has him for like 12 bucks
>the only B&N within driving distance doesn't sell gunpla

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if char was one of the people who didn't vote god gundam for next ver.ka mg, then I'd agree hes a colossal faggot

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>>5964040
>Premium Bandai
>impossible to get

I wish. If they were I wouldnt be poor as fuck!

>>5964091
>TWO Hyakushiki Kais
Damn, those had to have cost at least $200. Grabbed the extra for a custom?

>>5964101
One's the Mass Production, the other is the chrome finish Hyaku Shiki Kai.

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Tempted to go out of my way and find this, does anyone one else have it, I would like personal thoughts of it.

>>5964120
I think it should really be called orange zeta, but it actually looks like a spacecraft in plane mode. I still like the C1 better though, and it isnt P-bandai

>>5964120
Dont have to go that much out of the way

https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1026522145&ref=list

>>5964120
it cant hold that gun very well, unless you pose it in a way that it is between the armpit.

if you like big ass gun with a big ass shield and zeta. this is for you

So what I want to know is why is the OG Gusion so fucking short? It's the exact same Gundam frame as the Gusion Rebake if I'm not mistaken, but it miraculously grows like 3 feet once you change out the armor.

>>5964152
>take a look at the 1/100 Gusion/Rebake combo
>Gusion is just slightly shorter than the Rebake, mostly the Rebake having a taller head
>same picture has the 1/144 scale models in it
>the 1/144 scale Gusion is IMPROPERLY modeled to be shorter
Fucking Bandai.

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This has been sitting on a shelf for like 15 years. It's all yellowed and smells.

Post jims

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>>5964165
Decal and panel line tommorrow.

Love the colours, really simple for an MG

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>>5964165
My last group build entry
The paint chips and slivered decals are just standing out laughing at me

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>>5964165
Love that kit, it was my first MG

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>>5964120
Good kit

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This proportions looks off

>>5964190

They're on par with your grammar.

>>5964198
Like your mom's sexual prowess.

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I'd really love a HG spinner rodi, or really any of the other rodi variants.

>>5964233
If you get a Spinner, I want a Labrys.

>>5964241
If you get a Labrys, I want a Garm Rodi

>>5964249
Out of the three, I'd say your most likely to get the Garm Rodi (since it's getting screentime in S2, but the Spinner never got a model despite S1 screentime [blame the poor sales of the Man Rodi])
Other possible suits are the Landman Rodi since now that it's a Tekkadan suit and not an evil enemy suit they might give it another go.
I do hope they add the Labrys to the Gekko lineup though, it's a cool looking Chernobyl fucker and I'd honestly buy one to stand next to my Garm.

>>5964231

I like how you tried to fix your grammar like the little bitch you are, only to fail at constructing a complete sentence.

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>>5964251
>>5964249
>>5964241
I wouldn't mind one of these. Spinner is still my favourite, but all the rodi suits are fantastic.

>>5964259
>the custom Rodi twins from Gekko
Although if I was Bandai I'd launch it as a single HG kit containing the blue pieces and the yellow pieces so you could swap between the two.
If you want both at the same time you have to buy two kits but you'd have to buy two kits at the same time anyways and having both in one kit would probably encourage more people to buy it.
It's like two extra pieces of plastic too so it wouldn't even drive the price of the kit up.

>>5964157
Difference is actually in the leg lengths.

WAVHT-451 File Stick (Soft 2) Thin #400

>limit 1 per customer

fuck you hlj, the only thing i need in bulk.

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>>5964165
>Fall in love with Aqua GM
>doesn't have anything

Gundam online made me like Jim more

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Finished with the Hammerhead.

Have not watch the show so I can't tell how accurate this is. Judging from the lineart, I guess it is ok?
Still, as you can see compare to the Star Destroyer, the fine detail on the thing just can't match the Gunpla.

>>5964010
Resize your pictures, that should get you back to the north end hemisphere

>>5964086

>G-self confirmed for still never

FUCK.

>>5964086
>turn a
isnt that katoki anyway?

>>5964360

Well, the hammerhead is about 300m bow to stern, and a star destroyer is like 1,600m.

Doesn't matter though, They look like they could easily be in scale.

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>>5964086

THE TIME IS NOW

>>5964257
You're

Quick question.

I have never done a gunpla kit I. My adult life, but I am an experienced in table top games painter (40k etc) And have around 10 years of exp.

Should I start with master grades? (I own an airbrush and intend to paint the kits)

>>5964602
Also I prefer "mass produced suit" kits the most (gms, zaku, flags, etc).

>>5964602
Early master grades are pretty easy.

Maybe start with a cheap High grade to get used to snipping and shaving parts off the sprues?

>>5964602
I think it would be wise to start with a grunt suit HG or two just to see if you even dig it, they're cheap enough. I can't say anything bad about most grunt MGs except the GM MGs are kinda... bland.

>>5964613
>>5964602
Yeah man, start with whatever you like, the grades are mostly matters of part count. Have fun!

>>5964602
>>5964613
Its all the same shit, if you can cut pieces off sprues and clean up the nubs you can do any plastic model. Main difference between the grades is just complexity of the engineering behind the kit.

Painting techniques may differ slightly though.

Are you asking for kit recommendations? Personally I'll recommend the new(not master grade) 1/100 IBO kits, but really anything is fine.

>>5964630
>Main difference between the grades is just complexity of the engineering behind the kit.
And cost.

Does anyone know where I'd be able to find the Gradius 3 ship model kit? I can't seem to find it anywhere and it's become my new grail due to my father dying recently. Me and him used to play it all the time and would mean a lot if I could find the fucking thing.

All I see available are the fucking sky girls ships.

>>5964719

http://plamoya.com/en/gradius-iii-game-vic-viper-assembly-plastic-model-kit-p-73440.html

Found it on here with one search. Price isn't too bad either considering it's an older release. That Silver Hawk Legend and Daioujou Type-A fighter are a lot harder to justify.

Sorry to hear about your father btw, hope this kit will help you through your grievance.

>>5964727
I'm new to the model kits scene, so had not considered playmoya

Thank you anon

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Went to GP today. Anyone else live in proximity? The aisles im the store are super fucking tight, but its such a great place.

>>5964337
Everyone wants one it's voted most poppular to be made into a kit suit. Too bad they are about as effective as a wet noodle being slapped on a rock.

>>5964807
Excellent choices on the Mk-II and the Nu. Not sure what the Justice is from, but it has a catchy design - hope you enjoy them all!

>>5964827
Thank you! I think the Justice is from Wing or SEED, my little cousin picked it out for himself along with the Hi-Nu for his brother.

>>5964807
>paying 30% mark up

No thanks.

>>5964728

No problem! And while it's no obligation, I do hope to see pics when you get around to it. Would love to see more STG rep around here.

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Well the top half has a bit more detail but it's still really basic for an RG. Really not something I was expecting from a kit later in the line.

>>5961669
Hit up 3 stores today. Only thing left I found were character stands and petitguys. They're like 2$ each.

I asked an employee if there were any in back, she said the gundams were the first to sell out instantly.

For people who just panel line and topcoat, do you do panel line washes on bare plastic or do you just panel line with markers? Would it be necessary to apply a gloss coat first in this case, to protect the plastic?

When you guys did snapshits, how did you guys put stickers on? Espically people with big hands.

>>5964988
I just use pens, ultra fine tip copic pens and pour type pens (never pour type on ABS plastic)

Right on the bare plastic, no gloss coat necessary. Then top coat over it.

>>5964993
I used a hobby blade and slid it on and adjusting it carefully. I usually keep a dull one for it.

>>5964993
You can put a tiny bit of water on the sticky side to make it easier to adjust the position, then use a qtip to push the water out

>>5965017
Did you do that when you were a snapcunt? He's asking how you did it when you were snapcunts.

Cunt.

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Post suits you want a gunpla of, but will probably never be made/mass produced. Picture related.

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>>5965348
I see your Hi-Zack and raise you this RGM-79SR GM Sniper III Medium Range Support Type.

>>5965285
Well personally I have teeny tiny hands like an asian and real good hand control, so I would just peel the sticker off and put it in place

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>>5965348
MS-110 on the front page!

>>5965348
The chest reminds me of the barzam refined. 10/10 would make my waifu

>>5964370
I wouldn't want a G-Self ver.Ka

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>>5965348
just wild beat :(

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>>5965348
Yeah thanks for reminding me this will never happen.

>>5965458
>Rec in G
Probably for the best that that abomination, abortion of a series is left as forgotten as possible.

I figured I'd post here. Gonna check the guide but I recently got a couple of M.S.G. kits and a frame arms kit. Any tips for beginners so that the results aren't retard with parkinson's tier?

>>5965523
Same as any other kit. I do recommend that once you've got the thing built you glue the neck piece into the torso though, because those like to come out if you poke the head too hard.

>>5961669
This means the days of gunpla at Bnn are over right?

>>5965547
They're clearing out old stock to make way for new inventory, which includes new kits. They do this annually, last I checked.

>>5965523
You might want to invest in some cement to glue up the architect frame, or suffer the kit disintegrating everytime you move a joint.
Which kit?

>>5965537
Noted, thanks.

>>5965574
Type 001.

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Apparently the Graze Ein works with Kutan Launcher surprisingly.

>>5965625
How surprising.

>>5964379
Turn A was designed by Syd Mead AMERICAN

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>>5965348
Gundam MK-V

>>5965657
I'm 55% certain that will be a P-bandai

>>5965650
The design was cleaned up for TV and for the MG by Katoki

>Hurr durr I'm so smart

>>5965482
(you)

So I'm reading through the guide, looking to step up my snapfagging game. Specifically, I'm looking at panel washing in the most idiot friendly way possible. I see the guide's method involves using a paint brush and capillary action to flow the paint into the lines but I could swear I've seen a method that involved just dunking the things in a paint solution then shaking/wiping off the excess. Is there a name for that or is it the same thing only heavier-handed?

>>5961857
Are you-
Pics?

>>5965720
That's called "making a mess".

>>5965720
Thats the shitlord way of doing washes, probably only applicable to miniature wargaming where they just wanna churn out an army. It also works because their scale is so small, it functions as a (poor)substitute for shading. Not even scale modellers would do that.

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Are you doing your part?
Some weiner took volume 1 so I took volume 2 anyway, for $29 AUD

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These are my first models. I'm thinking when I get to painting and stuff I want a sengoku astray and paint it purple and black

>>5965755
You didn't panel line or topcoat at all, did you? You can still fix that.

>>5965733
>>5965741
I see. Well, the brush method doesn't seem that hard. On that note, when people use Gundam markers for lining, are they using the brush/paint ones or the Real Touch variety? I've had pretty spotty results with the latter.

>>5965762
I had no idea what any of that means

>>5965796
It means you should probably read the guide. Both of those techniques are pretty simple, cheap, and will make your builds look so much better. There's a link in the OP that explains them pretty well.

>>5965378
tfw blunt fingers and hands shake cause of RSI

feels bad man

>>5965802
>reading the guide
>"Don't build while naked"
I have a lot to learn.

>>5965755
Where the fuck is the RX-78-2's V fin
Why are the safety nubs still on

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P-Bandai :)

>>5965819
>drop xacto knife on dick
>get nub trimmings stuck in pubes
a recipe for disaster

>>5965845
shit looks like half-built Frame Arms t b h famiglia

they dropped the ball on this season's mecha design

>>5965845
What? That doesn't make much sense at all.

>>5965782
They generally use either the fine tip ones, which are more pens than markers, or the "extra-thin" pour type markers, which essentially work like washes (you touch the panel line with the tip of the marker and it fills it in like in a panel wash).
I think it's possible to do something similar with real touch markers, but it would be harder, plus it would smudge and erase far more easily due to real touch markers being water based. Real touch markers are more useful for light weathering effects, such as making soot smudges near vents, making armor look muddied, or doing gentle shading. They're basically used where you would want to smudge the ink on purpose.

>>5965850
Some modifications to the legs, especially the feet, the skirt armor and probably replacing the head with a graze kai and it'll look good.

Besides, the Gay Rail exists

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Another Rodi they made and they yet to announce it as a kit....

Heads up, noticing a lot of 10%+ price drops on amazon, such as 8 dollar Z'goks again.

Just a few I noticed being cheaper in no order in particular:
MG GP01FB $23.41 Price dropped 25%
MG GM Custom $24.92 Price dropped 30%
HG GM III $14.22 Price dropped 11%
HG HYGOG $12.29 Price dropped 18%
HG GM Powered $12.98 Price dropped 9%
HG Dom Tropen $15.52 Price dropped 11%

And some others

>>5964028
Okay this does look nice, but I heard the RG RX-78 wasn't so great.

Also, I have a question. Is there anywhere to reliably get replacement sprues? I'm asking because I recall trying this before with some site and was told I'd have to wait and see (I never did get the parts). My Revive Guncannon's head is....gone. It's a long story, but it's gone. And I mean, sure, it's not a pricey kit, I could just rebuy it, but I'd rather not have the excess parts/headless body around if possible.

>>5965915
The entire Rodi family is so dope. I'd army build the fuck out of ever single one, just as I have with the Man Rodi. FUcking Bandai, make these guys!!!!!

>>5965845
Does anyone really care? The design is hideous compared to the regular frame shidan. The color really doesn't work on it like it did on the graze and the shark/dino mouth really looks awkward on it.

>>5965851
The graze one probably didn't sell that well.

So deciding between these models which one you recommend out of the lot?

HGUC Hygogg
HGUC Marasai
HGUC F91 Harrison
HG00 Susanowo
HG00 GN Archer
HG00 Cherudim
HG Age Adele
HG G Reco Elf Bullock

>>5966060
hygogg>adele>elf(is literally trash outside of aesthetics)>marasai>the rest

>>5965863
That means I get to blame my materials at least as much as myself! Great! Between the fine tip pens and extra thin pour type, which do you prefer? I ended doing a few lines with the paint myself and it seemed pretty useful.

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Metal...Gear...

>>5966060
Hygogg, then Archer because cute

>>5966069
Well they each have their pros and cons. Sometimes, like when you want to do the perimeter of a depressed area (for example lining the edge of a circle) or want a very sharp point, it's easier to do with the pen type. But for most other cases, pours are cleaner and more uniform. Then again, like panel washes, pour types can harm plastic (especially ABS) and it's easier to stain the model if you're not careful (like if you accidentally rub the paint in an area you've sanded, and you didn't apply a gloss coat first).

I would say your best option is to get some of the pen types, as well as a couple of pots of enamel paint and thinner / lighter fluid for a proper enamel wash (although if you're not doing any other painting, you can also do this with acrylics). That way you get the best of both worlds. And if you're just using the paint for panel lining, you will pretty much never run out of it.

>>5965849
Having pubes is like the snapfaggotry of personal hygiene

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In the photos for the new MSG Weapons Set, I see what seems to be a new head for the Frame Architect...where did this head come from and how do I obtain it?

Also, I haven't really looked into the line much, but I know the Architect is sort of the "core" frame for the Frame Arms line. But let's say I don't like any of the premade kit designs. Did Koto ever release standalone armor parts for this body so I can build my own monstrosity?

>>5966199
It came from the gun, dummy.

The best you could do is to buy the extend arms, or kits with a fuckton of spares i.e werewolf specter. Otherwise no, you're gonna have to buy multiples

>>5966192
>Wanting to look like a prepubescent child
Ok

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HAHA Time for PLAMO!

>By popular demand you can now support 4chan directly: Give to support 4chan

The end is nigh
How active is the IRC? I've hopped in just once but left soon afer

>>5966300
We're more active in the evenings after everyone's off work.

>>5966060

>GN Archer
>Cherudim (get the GNHW/R)
>F91 Harrison (if you like painting)
>Adele (it's a nice unique design)

>>5965547
They have so much Gunpla on the floor now, that it is all over the floor surrounding that little shelf they have out. I can't wait to get the MG RX-78-2 Origin on clearance next year.

>>5966291
>thighs:the mech
>two of them
puking_madotsuki.jpg

>>5966168
Exceedingly helpful, thanks.

>>5966344
Just go on amazon nignog. I just one for $20 off

>>5965547
They just want to replace the old stock with new stuff, after the sale over here that i sadly missed, they filled the shelfs with more stuff like RG Shinanju, last half of IBO kits, and some strange reason Models of DBZ characters in the gunpla shelf.

NOBEL GUNDAM AND BERSERKER VER GET IT LADS

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10132002
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10153371

I'm tempted to get The-O rerelease, is it a good build?

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Just put together a hyakuren and boy is this kit a hand grenade, I can't make any pose without something going off
The right shoulder polycap is particularly bad, it barely holds the arm, is there a fix for that?
Also should I be worried of the non pc joints wearing down in the long term?

>>5966638
Don't really have to worry about the non pc joints wearing down anytime soon unless you pose this thing on a daily basis.

>>5961893
thanks :)

>>5961669
>Check Barnes and Nobel yesterday before watching Shin Goji
>The only thing on clearance at the time was an Assault Kingdom G-Self
I'm not sure if I waited too long and missed out on the deals, or if they hadn't moved them to the clearance tables yet. The 00 Raiser was still full price, so maybe the latter.

>>5966544
HG or MG? I can only speak for the HG, but it's pretty good, even having an inner frame for the legs for an older HG and can surprisingly move well. It you don't paint though, the pale yellow they chose is pretty bad.

>>5966648
Funny you would say that, I planned just that but I'll have to reconsider
I did fix the shoulder with some plastic wrap, it's still not as good as the left side but it is a huge improvement

>>5966730
HG, it was getting re released in december.

I might be able to paint it, I'll see. thanks

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>>5966736
Forgot pic

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>>5966744
Ah, definitely go for it then. It was the first kit I ever airbrushed and while I did a shitty job overall, it was great to learn with. The kit is great.