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].

What was your first kit, anons? Do you still have it?

>>5985644
for robots: a truly horrific butchery of a kotobukiya kit
in general: I think it was a lambo.

>>5985644
No grade 1/144 Deathscythe Hell, still have it somewhere. Bought it from a kiosk in a local mall in 2001.

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>>5985644
First kit was an old HG Sandrock during the Wing days.

The first kit iv'e done in like 10 years was Crossbone Maoh.
He still needs touch ups and work.

>>5985659

weird literally JUST finished that kit right now, considering what to do with it

>>5985644
A knock-off HG Dom Tropen

>>5985644
First kit, or first finished kit?
First kit was a still incomplete RG Zaku-II I was given. First completed kit was the HG Kampfer. Still own both, no desire to get rid of them. Also I built a monster truck and a race car with my Dad way back when, think I still have those.

>>5985663
Kawaiibone.

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>>5985644

>>5985644
HGUC GM Command Ground Type
I can't even bring myself to look at it anym ore.

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READ THE FUCKING GUIDE

>>5985684
That honestly is some gore right there. Not even melted Sonico bothers me like that picture does.

>>5985684
he succeeded, definitely melted.

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>>5985684
Jesus christ

>>5985673
BRRRRTTTT Gundam.

How's the Rick Dom 2 kit?

>>5985684

what gundam was that

>>5985752
Airmaster.

>>5985752
Burning Gundam

>>5985770
Heh

>>5985524
Thank you!

Hey guys,

I'm looking for some help.

I'm looking for pilots (female if possible) for 1/100 & 1/144.
Is there a place where I can buy them without mechas?
Just want to do some conversion work. Does not need to be official Gundam style.
Plus points for sci-fi chicks in tight suits.

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>>5985793

I've not seen females sold separately

>>5985801
The ultimate Neo-Axis-Zeon weapon.

>>5985851

I've got the chogokin rathalos too and that thing is not far off actually

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Been slacking on working on this since the orange stickers are so aweful. But I figured I will just leave them off the skirt and go solid red.

On a side note these thrusters are cuhrayzay! And those shoulder spikes are actually sharp.

Forgive me Anons, for I have sinned.

I have looked upon the 00 suits,
and realized I like the Union Flag,
Seraphim and Virtue.

Tell me, how do I atone for my sins?

>>5985973
kys for being an attention whore

So I have a GM Space Command type.
I want to paint the red parts black and highlight with gold, but what should I do with the white? I could just leave it black and white, but I'm considering a dark blue.

Reposting my question from last threead: is there anywhere with a comprehensive list of Evangelion kits? I'm looking to purchase a Unit 01, but I don't want to waste my money on a shit kit.

>>5985793
Just search 15mm sci fi human female

>>5985684
If you wanted to melt it like a beam saber went through it, wouldn't you use a blowtorch with a very fine nozzle?

>>5986078
drill through it first then use a hot nail.

>>5986078
>>5986086

just use a soldering iron like every "battle damage" noob out there and then regret it

but seriously that is the way to do it

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>>5986087
Or you can use a conductive hotwire cutter

>>5986148

uh I mean sure

What is a beam saber?

>>5986156
A lightsaber made of beams

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>>5986150
Eh, it works so long as you're not a hamhanded twit. It can give very small, precise gouges. Pic dime sized leg piece of an RG kit for example

>>5986196

yeah it just seems like a very strange and specific way to do something

>>5986197
Hey, whatever works anon. The drill/nail suggestion is fine for larger kits, but harder to accomplish on 1/144 scale

>>5986203
it shouldn't be too hard on smaller kits, you just need smaller nails/pins and a pin vice.

>>5986203
>>5986211

yeah I don't understand the benefit this thing gives, I mean I get it if it works and you have it already, but that seems unlikely for most people

Do the master grade monoeyes look around on the z,gok like they do on the real grade?

>>5986212
A pin vice is a very valuable tool to have in your box. They aren't terribly expensive either.

>>5986216

I mean the dedicated heated foam cutter not the pin vise

>>5986222
Leftover tool from my warhammer days, when it was invaluable

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It's beautiful and also not done yet.

But I wish the wings collapsed inwards more.

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Say hello to the new master race

>>5986302
Not a super fan of that green. Was hoping it'd be more like Slurpee Gundam green. BUT it's 7-11 and it's a PG. So I have to have it.

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>>5986280
looking good there
having that freedom and almost completing this justice makes me wish we get one day a MG Providence

>>5986302
Armored Barbatos?

>>5986316
Teal Astray

>>5986321
BAJA BLAST GUNDAMU!

>>5986308
some chinese company is making a MG providence, saw prototypes early this year, don't remember who was making it.

>>5986302
I want this so bad.

>>5986302
I suppose that's one way to get a green frame, even if the green is ugly.

>>5985644
First kit was the 1/144 wing gundam when i was a kid, no longer have it, and it's probably somewhere in my old house yard after my dog ate it.

>never ordered from hlj before, got some shit in the end of summer sale
>SAL is fine, 10-30 days is alright with me
>that was over a month ago
>email them
>oh haha it can actually take up to 12 weeks, email us on december 14th if you dont get it
???????????

>>5986415

waiting 4.gif

>>5986415
how? on what continent do you live? I've used SAL with hlj and it arrived in the 20 to 30 days

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>>5986424
This should suffice.

>>5986431
Florida, so unless it's lost to me forever, it should have fucking been here.

>>5986436
I'm in 352 and last time I used SAL it took almost 2 months to get here. I honestly forgot about it so when it showed up it was a nice surprise.

>>5986439
727, so I'm in your shoes.

>>5986440
yeah, after that I always went with Fedex on HLJ simply because it was cheaper than EMS and about the same speed.

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>>5986415
>>5986424
>>5986433
have this instead.

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>>5986415
do not use SAL if you lack mental fortitude

>>5986415
I've just learned to bite the bullet and get EMS. I've waited 2 months for SAL once and I live in Oregon.

>>5986489

I only used it once cause im totally broke and I only wanted a decal sheet

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Pretty excited that these came in today, along with a couple action base 1 and 2s

>>5985664
Weathering practice?

>>5986567
Just want to say that I think you have excellent taste.

>>5986567
the gerwalk is a nice kit, I opened it up and checked it out but haven't started mine yet.

>>5986608
Yeah, it looks nice, but I don't think I'll have the time to do it until the summer

>>5986600
Thanks anon

>>5986415
>>5986493
What kind of backwater do you nigs live where SAL ever takes any longer than 2-3 weeks?
>Oregon
Is it an american thing? I live in Vancouver and have never had to wait any longer than a month

I'm honestly baffled by how consistently good SAL's been to me considering its reputation, cheap, always withing a couple of weeks, never been lost and customs never cares to look at it or charge me anything.

>>5986620

>backwater

>american

I bet your still on fiber optic

>>5985644
An old 1/144 VF-1S Battroid kit. No clue what happened to it.

>>5986567
The Adele is such a nice kit to build. Super simple and fun to play with.

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>gunbla is freedumb

>>5986652
Yeah, I've been wanting it for a while. Glad it finally got a reprint a few months ago

>>5986620
>Hongcouver bragging about quick shipping from China when he lives in the Asian Arrivals hub of Canada

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>Finish the GP02A reprint
>He can't even hold his own shield
>barely able to hold his bazooka
God damn some of these older kits are shit

>>5986754
Everything from 0083 needs new versions, but are super unlikely to get them.

>>5986775
Didn't the Zephrynthes get an updated RG?

>>5985644
HG 1/144 God Gundam. Still have it.

Is it possible to make it seem like there was never a nub, without the use of paint?

>>5986754
Wait, which one is that?

>>5985644
A hg guncannon followed by a hg guntank, then a serpent custom and a gm command. The guncannon was recently combined with the gm into the Jim TrashBoy because both were missing pieces.

GMs and Guncannons have a special place in my heart.

>>5986856
Some colors sure, but dark stuff always shows no matter what sadly
Using a knife to slowly shave the nub off and then progressive sanding can make them not show as much at least

>>5986671
what the fugg

>more please

>Been waiting nearly two months for Japan Cool to get in and reserve a kit so that I can buy it off them.

Screw it, that's the first (and last) time I've doing that.
I'll just try Amazon again.

>>5986901

were you not here for the jc debacle?

>>5986907
No?

>>5986868
>>5986789
This is the MG, I think.

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The MG Jesta Cannon is going up for order again if anyone wanted to get the best suit from Unicorn.

>tfw literally bought a super marked up one just before they announced a reprint

>>5986622
What are you on anon, sub-space quantoms?

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>Even the backpack sensor has part separation

What a shame you aren't famous oh dear waterproof gundam.

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I wanna build my first Gunpla. Last time I built a model was with my dad 20 years ago, so should I go for whatever the lowest grade is? Are there any kits you'd recommend to newfags? Preferably something from MSG or MSZG, it's all I've gotten through so far in my long adventure to watch all Gundam animated works. Though really anything is cool, i'll get around to watching whatever it comes from soon enough.

>>5986950
grab the revive rx-78-2 and read the guide.

>>5986916
Wasn't the Jesta Cannon pbandai? I thought Bandai doesn't reprint those kits?

>>5986671

I commend the guy on his creativity and talent, but holy shit every time I see that thing it looks more and more like a casserole of nonsense.

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>>5986671
FREEEEDOM!

>>5986966
P-bandai stuff does get reprints, it's just inconsistent and often rare outside a few select things. That's why I posted it.

>>5986363
Dragon Momoko iirc

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Picked this up last week and finished it yesterday. Pretty good kit.

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>>5987057
Decided to topcoat the heat sabers too, I ended up liking the effect it had.

>>5987057
>>5987062
Looking good, and some great taste as well.

>>5987066
Thank you. It was my first RE kit. pretty good detail, despite lacking a full inner frame. I'd recommend it if you're looking for a quick build, and for something that would stand out on the shelf.

>>5987070
Not sure if I could pull off a RE yet. Still having trouble with the RG I have. Not from lack of wanting the Exam Efreet to go with my Blue Destiny Unit 1 and 2 though.

>>5987099
RE100 are even simpler than RG. They're basically just big HG.

>>5986950
I'd recommend the following HG

>RX-78-2 Revive
>Try Burning Gundam
>Age-1
>IBO Barbatos/Lupus
>HGUC RX-78 MK2

>>5987121
MK2 is RX-178

>>5987121
There's a newer revive mk-ii, great kit.

>>5987121
I can not agree more with the Mk-II. Amazing kit for a first timer or long time fan, solid but posable, looks great as well. Even the choice between AEUG and Titans colors. (Titans 4 life.)

>>5987134
The Revive does look great, thanks for the heads up.

>>5987099
what this anon said.
>>5987105

>>5987148
I might pick it up if it drops to under $30 on Amazon.

Gone on a bit of a trying new hobbies streak and currently just waiting for an order for my first gunpla.

Got back into Gundam through Iron Blooded Orphans, after not watching it for a good 14 years.

Have I made a mistake on ordering the 1/100 Barbatos. It looks really nice, and was a toss up between that and the 1/144 Gusion Rebake.

Just read through the starter guide

>>5987219
yes because barbatos is a shit
especially when the lupus exists

>>5987219
IBO is good, Barbatos is good. You sound solid to me, welcome aboard the gunpla train.

>>5987243
>>5987246

The Lupus does look great but I am not far into the second season.

I really wanted the XXXG-01D from when I use to watch Wing but i doubt they sell that.

If all goes well, I might grab the armoured Barbatos for the cutting hammer, but also the Gusion Rebake and Carta's Graze

>>5986415

I've ordered twice with Unregistered SAL, both got to me within three weeks. It's low priority mail, so it does take a while.

Though the mailman was an asshole and didn't leave a notice in my mailbox to collect them at the Post Office. Have you tried asking at your Post Office?

>>5987275
>XXXG-01D
they still sell these online, they're around 20 bucks for a 1/100 scale version

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>>5986976
>casserole of nonsense
>not recognizing Nightingale for what it is

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>>5987437

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>>5987442

Friends,

is there any "snakeish" kit for 1/100 1/144, does not need to be gundam. I want to make some custom stuff. Snake tail, mecha body etc..

So I have a build in mind atm using HG/RG parts that incorporate bits from Astaroth, Wing Gundam, Scramble Gundam and Gyancelot.

Wanting to mesh in the clear blue bits from the Scramble Gundam in the joints, such as the knees and forearms, and utilizing Astaroths head and bits from Gyancelots body and arms. Still need to decide if I want to go standard back pack or wing faggortry and what to use for weapons

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Is the older Zaku 2 FZ commander head compatible with the new Zaku 1 body?
pls respond

>>5987219
Barbatos is still a solid kit even if IBO was pretty bad. You did good ordering the 1/100 over the 1/144 Rebake, which is a bad kit in my opinion.

>>5987701
use the wing pack

>>5987062
The re100 line is fucking awesome.

My favorite is still the gundam mk iii

Why do I love late uc gundam so much

Then why do the mg crossbones and v2 have such fundamental frame problems, like crossbone falling apart and the arm problem with the v2

>>5987945
How is the Mk-III? Was looking at it earlier, but Amazon lacked any reviews. Figured it might be a nice change from the half dozen Mk-II kits I have purchased this year in different grades.

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>>5987967
I love mine. It's got nice undergates and builds really smoothly.

>>5987967
It's tall and lanky. Great representation of its lineart.

The backpack has a habit of coming loose on mine but that's the only problem.

>>5987769

Should be compatible with each other since they both use the sized polycap for the 'neck'

Hell, you could even use No Grade 1/144 heads on HG 1/44 kits.

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Well I finally finished the straight built of the HG Psycho Zaku. I really like the main unit but the backpack is even larger than I imagined. I couldn't even begin to think of where I can place it.

I can't imagine the room the MG version will take up.

>>5987975
>>5987977
That's awfully nice looking. Appreciated.

I feel like I'm taking an eternity doing this. It took me a solid 30 minutes just to cut parts out of the runner on one section of an RG, let alone sanding them down.

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How long can pic related's battery last if I leave it on forever?

>>5987057
>>5987062
How can something look so menacing from the side, but so derpy from the front?

>>5988036
I've always thought Efreet Kai's orange creamsicle swords looked super ridiculous.

>>5987219
There's a 1/100 for the Gusion as well.

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>>5987983
Thanks anon

>>5986948
Yep and his retarded cousin the local type gets the spotlight.

>>5988072
Hnngh. I'd snapbuild her.

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>>5988094
I'd love to panel line those muscles

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Is there any real reason to not collect and build SD Gundams? Quality and stuff, I mean. Opinions are fine as well if you desire.

>>5988095
I'd love to paint her without remembering to thin my paint, before posting a picture in the thread and being ridiculed, causing me to be driven to sadness and depression.

>>5988096
You do you mang.
If you like SD, then do SD

>>5988108
I like low priced models and Zeta suits. I also am that weird Anon with the obsession/fetish for the Mk-II, which means I want one in SD grade.

>>5988090
Hey, we cool with the Ground Type though? Just asking. For a friend, I mean. It's not like I am a RX-79［G］ or anything, that would just be banannas!

>>5987879
Well alrighty then

>>5988032
about 3 hours

>>5988156
Yeah we cool with the Ground type.

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>>5988181
Right on. If we were a ground type, we would totally offer you a careful high-five.

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Surprising this isn't P-bandai.

>>5988090
The fuck even IS the local type?

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>>5988208

>>5988208
Gundam Next Door

>>5988209
Yes I know what it looks like. But what the fuck is its purpose, that's what I'm asking.

>>5988210
So what's the long-distance type then?

>>5988215
Long distance type is the Gundam Down the Block.

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Guan Yu Gundam with the Green Crescent Blade?

>>5988196
>>5988209
>mfw about to order every single MSD I don't have including P-Bandai
GIVE ME THE VARIANTS BANDAI
I WANT THE MSV DICK

>>5987437
>that snout and silhouette

This is supposed to be Volkruss, right?

>>5988215
From what i know it's suppose to be their first attempt at making aquatic ms.

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>>5988196
>Guncannon head with a V-Fin
This is surprisingly arousing.

>>5988230
They meant the Local, I believe

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>>5988215
This, You are been catfished.

Thought it would be ready made
ByMabuseon November 30, 2008
but it is for assembly. I was a bit surprised, when the Gundam Nataku arrived as a model kit in many plastic pieces.
However, it was relatively easy to built due to the very good Japanese manual with many pictures(!). Even if you don't speak Japanese - I know only some basic words, you can built it.
It is surprisingly easy, because you 'click' the single pieces together and the irritating bunch of plastic pieces suddenly becomes the Nataku! Amazing. My Japanese wife told me that the Japanese engineers have a patent on this click and build technology. Really interesting.
I bought this for my eight year old daughter, who loves Gundam but I built it - well...
It was fun to built it but some small parts were missing and some were not part of the plan. The parts were missing maybe because my daughters were taking off the parts from their holders first and put it back into the paper box. However, nothing important was missing.
The model is not painted but looks already very good without paint. According to the indiviual model building skills of the builder, the Nataku can look very good and is relatively stable. But also only with putting the pieces together, the Nataku looks very nice and is worth the money.
The model is stable but not too much. I guess it won't survive a throw against the wall. You can move many parts, the arms, claws, upper body and legs which gives you a great amount of positions to put the Gundam. It is about 20 cm or 7.9 inches tall - guess.
All in all, I would say, highly recommended, fun to build and fun to play with it. It is an original Japanese model set, produced by Bandai with Japanese description.
Have fun!

Looking to get my younger brother a Shenlong or Altron model for Christmas, but I have no idea which scale or anything to buy. Could I get any sort of help, please? It would be really appreciated.

>>5988316
The MGs are both good but one's a standard release that goes for around $35 and the other is a P-Bandai kit that goes for $100

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How it feels to purchase P-Bandai.

>>5988356
Then why do you do it?

>>5988361
I never have, but it's representative of how people I know and who I have seen in this thread seem to think it is. Also wanted to post that picture for once.

Sammy boy has preorders open for the DM PG Unicorn

First batch limited!!! First batch limited!!! First batch limited!!! First batch limited!!! First batch limited!!!
Please email to [email protected] for preorder if interest, thanks!!!!
Item: PG Unicorn
Scale: 1/60
Box size: 61 x 24 x 44cm
Net weight: TBC
Release date: early Nov, 2016.
Contains: Main Body x 1 // Beam magnum x 1 // Hyper bazooka x 2 // Beam Gatling gun x 2 // Shield x 2 // Hyper Beam Javelin x 2 // Assist Mechanical arm x 1 // Beam Saber x 4 // LED unit + Remote Control x 1 // Base stand x 1 // Decal x 1
Preorder price: USD$65. (from 26/10/2016 to 31/10/2016)
Retail price: USD$75. (from 1/11/2016)
Postage: to be confirm!

>>5988196
Looks like they're really trying to stretch out the Origin line some more. Feels like they're really pulling some of these kits out of their ass.

>>5988215
According to its manual and MSD page material it was supposed to be based on the rx-78-1 and sort of like the GM Ground and early types with gathering data to use towards a true mass production line. But then the RX-78-1 got destroyed at side 7 so the plan was scrapped because the -1 never finished testing.

>>5988399
Funny thing is they could easily do some pretty good variants. I would love to see them do MSD versions of the Z'gok and Gelgoog, and add in other GMs.

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With all the talk of MSD/MSV/Origin kits, how many of you posting here would purchase kits of the original designs of the Gundam/Guncannon/Guntank?

>>5988434
I'd want that Guntank if only to put in some flashing LEDs and make it some 70's/80's era toy robot.

>>5988437

it IS an 80's toy robot anon

>>5988383
Do these bootleg kits come in color or do are they essentially garage kits?

>>5988442
It needs more TOY. It needs the lights, it needs the cheap chinese soundchip of distorted explosions and laser gun effects.

>>5988356
You don't know the joy of having a p-bandai shop for your country. (just got a mail saying the order I made is being delivered today)

>>5988464
Bootleg of the kit. Though I must say I am impressed they did the PG phenex.

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>>5988464

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>>5988474

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>>5988477

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>>5988479

>>5988474
So the gold on the antlers is a waterslide decal?

>>5988473
All the hobby stores around here are dead, aside a train and millitary model place. Three or four hobby shops have been in my somewhat small town, but they all die like grunt suits against a Gundam. Even GW bailed on us.

While we're discussing P-Bandai, what's the best way to get it? Forwarding service from P-Bandai.jp? If so, which forwarding service?

>>5988473
Speaking of Phenex, since /m/ are being contrarian faggots, hows the quality on the Daban bootleg?

>>5988498
>phoenix
Shit's gaudy as fuck pham.

>>5988474
>>5988477
>>5988479
>>5988480
Damn DM, how do you keep managing to one up Bandai?

Not a huge fan of how the legs spread open, but everything else looks great.

>>5988498

shit. I mean, I disagree with shit-kun but I reversed my answer to be contrarian

>>5988474
Is their plastic going to hold up?

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You say the Astray Red Frame is too edgy?

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>>5988591
I say it's not edgy enough.

>>5988498
I saw someone build theirs. They said it was pretty decent. Didn't report any major issues.

>>5988356
What's p-bandai?

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>fucking love orbital frames from ZoE
>Koto plastic is allegedly wonky
>Anubis is 60 dollars, Jehuty 50 but sold out
>still not that good at gunpla

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>>5988661
Quality of the kit is inversely proportional to skill gained from building it.

>>5988661
I'm shit at building kits and I've bought the vic viper.

It still look great despite me shitting up the panel line and leaving the plastic bare.

Hey guys, what mostly-white kits would you recommend? I don't paint my kits which means white pieces are the best for me to do basic panel line/sanding. I'm considering SD Unicorn but I've already got MG Unicorn so I'm hoping to get some suggestions

>>5988735
A Shin Matsunaga Zaku.

White Zaku is the sexiest.

>>5988735
HG Unicorn.

>>5988735
HGUC GM Command.
GM II and GM III may also help. Dalong will show you the way.

I would mention the regular HGUC GM but it is more of a minty blue-green. However, it is also very cheap, so if you wanted to practice anything it should be a kit to consider trying things on.

>>5988735
Sinanju Stein.

>>5988735
sinanju stein

its beautiful

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So, what would be the best version of Char's Zaku II to get /Gunpla? I'd go with a 1/144 but I'm more interested in a 1/100

>>5988516
It's not like bandai's PG is suppose to look like the line art right?

>>5988764
Go get the PG

>>5988480

Legs look like it got attacked by a pitbull and a weed whacker at the same time

>>5986302

Is 7/11 really big in japan or something? Seems like they poop out a tie in of every gundam.

Does the PG Mk-II or PG Unicorn from Bandai have dry decals? I'm looking to buy both, but I really don't want to deal with dry transfers.

>>5988661
Just get the Riobots

>>5988826
Convenience stores are big in Japan in general. Also 7-eleven is actually owned by a Japanese company now.

>>5988826
Japanese 7/11 is great.

>>5988829
The PG Unicorn only has stickers I think. At least that's what mine came with

$30 for a SD three pack, does this seem overpriced for how small the SD line is?

>>5988865
Most SDs are 10 dollars a pop. What pack is it?

>>5988868
SD Zeta MS Collection. Pricing the Hundred Shiki and the Titans Mk-II, are about $20 each on Amazon, where I can get the three pack for $30.29.

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With the rock bottom price of the RX-78-2 Revive or original HG, is it a decent suit to hand paint? Saw a what-if version of the Gundam and want to try to paint one up, but it will be my first time painting a model. Picture related.

>>5988661
Get the Revoltechs. Jehuty and Vic Viper are like $30-40 and Anubis is $60ish.

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>>5988877
Easy to paint. The only real seams you even have to worry about if you seam weld are on the head and weapons and a simple one along the torso.

Excellant part separation all around and the kit itself is perfect for simple customs for beginners too.

>>5988890
Also, I would suggest completely painting over the clear eye parts or just using the sticker. The made the clear part too thick so once you paint the black around the eyes they basically become invisible, even if you paint the backing in silver.

>>5988890
>>5988891
Appreciate the answer. That's a really nice looking color scheme as well. Not entirely related, but is that a desk mounted USB port?

>>5988892
Yes.

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That was a fun little build.

>>5988927
Looks good. Solid build?

>>5988937
Yeah, only downsides are the leg and backpack stickers, which will probably fall off any moment now.

Wish he came with more shields too, I had to pinch two from the other Thunderbolt GM I bought.

>>5988833

I actually really like that color and scheme.

>>5986302

Too bad 7/11s in the US are maintained by lazy trash people.

Went to one about a month ago and the fountain drink station looked like someone melted hairy jolly ranchers over everything. Three lazy employee fuckers were just standing around gossiping.

And these kind of people think they deserve $15 an hour...

>premium Bandai prices
I'd love a Pale Rider, but 3200 Yen...

>>5988946
I swear near where I work within one mile of each other, on the same exact road, are five 7-11s. They all sell the same things, they're all run by Indians (Not native americans), and only two of them actually have gas pumps.

And they're all dimly lit and filthy on the inside.

That said I like this 7-11 pg astray. Kind of surprised they went with a sort of aquamarine for the frame.

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I want to paint my FA:G's in a unified color scheme so that I can freely swap parts and accessories between them. I was thinking maybe like pic related with varying skin tones between the girls. I definitely want them to have the same color palette, but not monochrome. Thoughts or ideas?

>>5989071
nazi colors

german grey on everything

>>5989121

Fun fact: Hugo Boss designed all the uniforms the Nazis wore.

>>5989121
dunkelgelb tends to look better imo.

Just out of curiosity, does anyone else on /gunpla/ tend to grab kits in pairs or sets? Stuff like Sazabi and Nu, or any of the other rival suits? Mostly asking since I am beginning gunpla, but am one of those autists with obsessive compulsive, and feel the overwhelming urge to get two models instead of just one, irregardless of what it is. GM and Zaku II, Gundam and Neo Zeong, etc.

>>5989245
I don't buy in sets, but I do make a point of trying to get the lead Gundam as an MG and all the rival suits/grunts as HGs. They wouldn't be displayed next to each other, but I would like to have at least the two main good and bad guys from each series.

>>5989245
I just buy things I like and fuck the rest. I care more about scale than series or faction, but even that requires some flexibility.

>>5989129
>Hugo Boss designed all the uniforms the Nazis wore.
Not all of the uniforms, just the uniforms for the SS.

>>5989245
I've bought squads of machines before.

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Been cutting up a graze frame to make an IBO style suit. Got the head so far but I'm probably going to have to spend some time drawing ideas of how the rest should look before I get much farther so it looks unified.

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>>5989339
Doodling ideas is one of the best parts of making customs. Too bad I mostly can only do little scribbly doodles.

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>>5989339
???

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>>5989352
The resulting parts-fit after playing around with parts.

>>5989352
>>5989355
That's mighty impressive for a doodle. I can barely draw a smiley face without wasting a full eraser and two pencils. [spoiler]Zak-U is pretty cool looking. Sort of adorable in a strange way.[/spoiler]

>>5989355

I like the bazooka choice, do you have 2 square shoulders for the zaku? think it might fight better than the spike type for this.

>>5989381
None that are the same size unfortunately. Turns out that the zaku Himo has a slightly smaller and slimmer shield than the f2, and the hizak shield is even worse.

>>5989386

no big deal, just thought it would be neat to try out if you had one

>>5989245
I often buy a kit I like, build it, realize it looks dumb just standing around alone, and buy something fitting to pose it against.

>>5989352
I think I've seen a tf designer's concept sketches being pretty much a doodle like yours. 100% fidelity is not important for concepts. Your doodles are fine.

>>5989402

I mean here he's sort of combining two things that already existed, where there is a clear idea of the shape at least, so more than a doodle might not be necessary.

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What do you guys think of my God Gundam? this was my 1st attempt at a MG and adding extra details.

Before this I had made an HG 1/144 wing gundam with no extras; and a 1/60 Exia with no details either (not the Perfect Grade, I was Still in High School, didn't know much)

>>5989466

>adding extra details

like what

>>5989466
Looks good to me. Nice work.

What does Mandarake usually charge for RSAL?
Canada for what it matters.

>>5989474
doing any sort of painting for the black lines to make it more accurate to the show

>>5989476
1200 upwards, usually. Obviously more or less depending on weight but they pack quite tightly hence more weight.

>>5989466
clean your fucking nubs

>>5989475
fuck off

Anyone knows the differences between MicroScale and MicroSol? I thought one helped decals adhere better and the other softened them to get into panels lines / onto rivets, but reading the amazon reviews, they seems to both kinda do the same thing

>>5989521
Micro Set and Micro Sol*
My bad.

>>5989502
>1200
God damn, I just want my P-Bandai.

>>5989521
>>5989525
In theory, you described what they do, but in practice, it's usually the same shit

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>Already late October
>Still no new information on this
I don't hold any opinion on AoZ but I was excited for this, dang it.

>>5989587
Woundwart? Looks a bit familiar.

>>5989071

hmm. I never thought of that. I might try this.

Probably everything varying levels of grey with a single random pastel highlight color

>>5989600
Yep. This kit was teased last December >>5317407, but there's been no new information on it. I first found out about it on SamuelDecal's facebook page, but for whatever reason the post was hidden/deleted afterward.

>>5989604
Shame, TR series is such a good looking series. Would go great on a shelf next to the three Hazel kits that are available.

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Haul came in today. Can't wait to break the side cutters in.

>>5989245

>Gundam and Neo Zeong

I think you mean just the Zeong.

>>5989339
Very nice, I like it

>>5989353
Cents are bretty cool but have you taken a moment to consider our Lord and saviour the swayback 4P?

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Vidar Model now colored.

>>5988477
This Unicorn is THICC

How is Dragon Momoko's quality compared to Bandai? Do you think there is going to be fitting problems on this kit?

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>>5989643

>TAMIYA SCRIBER II

you should have asked bro

>>5989665
What's wrong with that scriber?

>>5989669

it's great for plane fuselages and not much else

>>5989671
Oh, what makes a scriber good for Gunpla then?

>>5989671
I use it for getting straight lines in styrene sheets and shit and it's perfect for that.

>>5989646
Nah man, the Neo. It helps to counter plot armor.
[spoiler]I goofed. So hard.[/spoiler]

>>5989691

same kind of thing, any long straight lines it's fine for, but that's not what most people who are buying side nippers are buying a scriber for, they want to be a true customu master like on buildo fightahs

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>>5989671
I have this scriber. Is it regarded as good?

>>5989700

yeah any round style scriber is roughly equivalent, theyre good for like setting lines, especially good at corners in a line

>>5989700
it's a needle, not a scriber, it cuts v-shaped grooves only

it's fine for small circles and such but not much else

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>>5989694
DID SOMEBODY SAY BUILDO FIGHTAH?!

How it is already three years old is beyond me.

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What are you guys building tonight? Friend is finishing off his first build, Astray. I'm working on a Gouf custom. Hoping to teach him the finer points of panel lining soon.

>>5989720

>lining up all of your pieces like a chocolate box
>finer points of using a marker
>4 million by 4 million image

BRO WHAT

>>5989720
I'm going to prep some pieces for my 1/144 Gusion, maybe make my first attempt at a proper wash.

>>5989726
It's build night, anon.

>>5989720
roadwheels. Its just the same pieces over and over, far from interesting enough for a picture desu.

>>5989720
Was going to toss a Sazabi together, but ended up talking to my friend with terminal cancer. It's a sad night it seems.

>>5989671
It's not for scribing at all. It's a scoring tool. The blade head is way too wide for any scribing but it's perfect for scoring. Literally almost the same size as a utility scoring tool.

>>5989754
Ah, what's a good scriber to get then? The guide doesn't really cover this.

We're do you guys find bootleg kits? I'm thinking of getting a daban pg

>>5989665
>>5989671
>>5989754
Aaah fuck. Well, glad I checked back in here before I used it on any future builds. I planned to use it for creating channels along sculpted edges for cleaner edge lining. So if this scriber isn't recommended, what would be?

>>5989776
It's not like you couldn't do it with this scriber, you just have to be very, very careful. Also fine control

It's great for scratch building though

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>>5989526
>complaining about 1200 jpy shipping

You dont deserve to be in this hobby

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>>5989824

>>5989505
The cancer killing 4chan in one post

is there really not a johnny ridden Kit?

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>>5989733

>>5989830
I think he's being a bit of a cunt but there's always hugbox gundam sites and groups.

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>>5989832
There is the HG of his Zaku-II. Looks like their might be an older 1/144th scale Gelgoog as well.

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>>5989829
This shit is just silly

>>5989834
Looking good, Anon.

>>5989840
[Newtype Autistic Shrieking.]

I think all my shipping from Moonland is free, unless I want it a few weeks early. I'll find out once I order my next kit sometime soon.

>>5989842
THANKS
It's onto the rest of his fuck huge armament

>>5989832
there are tons of red comet suits dude

>>5989834
I like it, maybe I'll try to take some shitty pictures of roadwheels for you.

>>5989844
The heat sword is odd to put on the shield, in my experience. Good kit, but the Revive version is superior I have heard. I built the Custom before the standard, so my bar was raised pretty high.

>>5989832
I found the Gelgoog that >>5989838 mentioned.
https://www.amazon.com/Gundam-Seed-Chars-Gelgoog-Model/dp/B000I6BI6G

How do you all feel about an RG F91?

>>5989856
no

>>5989846
Thanks, anon.
That's all I asked for.

>>5989824
I'm just butthurt because I paid like 400-500 yen per item with HLJ, although that could easily be because I bought a couple items and it all came in one package. I fully expect to get fucked when I buy my first PG kit.

>>5989850
>superior
How so? I've heard nothing but good of the custom.

>>5989862
I meant the Revive to the standard Gouf HG. Custom is a really great build. Mine has posing and standing issues, but having been my second kit I probably was the cause of that. Sorry for not being clear with that- I would recommend the Gouf Custom to anyone interested in gunpla.

>>5989867
Yeah, I compared the custom to the revive when picking it and went for this because I had it had very good arm strength.

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>>5989859
Its not all of them yet, still got a fair amount to do.

>>5989875
Christ almighty.

>>5989875
Use the T-34 as a mount for your Gouf.

>>5989838
I missed it looking on dalong. It was as J.Ridden and I ctrl+F Johnny and didn't see it and I couldn't find one on amiami

>>5989877
its honestly not that bad. Each one of the larger wheels is 3 pieces. there are 10 of them then the sprockets and idlers. The plastic is a little bit harder than I care for, close to some of the plastic koto used a few years back for the muv luv kits.
>>5989880
I don't have any gouf kits though. I am working on a zaku MG right now but ironically I find the pipes and tubes to be more taxing than roadwheels.

>>5989882
No worry. I had it in my cart so it took me all of a few seconds of scrolling to find the image/kit.

>>5989884
Clearly you are missing something in your life. The tubes and pipes are pretty annoying, the HG is simple in that regard.

>>5989893
Taxing may not be the right word, troublesome might have been better. I recently started working on some of my gunpla backlog after switching to mostly armor. I think after the Zaku II I'm going to begin working on the HMM Gojulas that's been collecting dust for the last couple of years.

So, when mixing washes is there any indicator I can use to tell if I got the ratios right or close to right without actually painting?

Dragon Momoko Pale Rider when

>>5989838
Huh, didn't know char had a high-mobility type suit

>>5989911
Four times as fast!

>>5989651
Getting way too easy to tell it's Kimaris.

Besides primer I've heard you can sand the plastic so that the paint will stick. How coarse should the grit be? 600 or 1200?

>>5989959
if you are using spray cans or an airbrush primer isn't as necessary unless you are doing a dramatic color shift.

>>5989959
>1200 grit sandpaper
I mean that might be nice for polishing or whatever but I'd use at least 600 grit for sanding. Actually, I'd probably prep with a grit around 400~ and you could probably get away with an even lower grit count.

>>5989972
I was worried that I might deform the piece or remove details with 600.Though I guess that'd only happen if I sand too much

>>5989907
Test it. You'll come to recognise the consistency with experience

>>5989521
Microset is weaker and should be used first.

Microsol is powerful enough to prevent you from moving most decals after its application

>>5989975
You'd have to be mindful of details with a 400 grit but with 600 I wouldn't worry very much at all. The idea behind sanding the surface is to rough up the surface so the paint has a porous surface to adhere to.

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Stopping point for tonight.
Took some pics for fun
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Started building Tallgeese. Nice little kit so far