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].

Thanks GG, thread looks great.

anyone know where i can buy p-bandai sets in australia, or sites that ship to australia and aren't severely bloating the price? I'm only looking for hg gaelio's schwalbe, the hg ares graze, and the hg io frame ryusei-go. i'd really love to add to my graze collection.

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>October is almost over
>This is still not out

I really wish they drop the whole "release in <insert month>" and drop the item in the last day of the month.

>>5990291
Have you checked littlerobot.com.au?

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Hey I need some help, and I don't know what other thread I can ask in. I ordered the shining gundam a month ago but apparently it didn't pass airline inspection on the 7th and I didn't check till now because Chinese packages take time to get to my place. Is there anything I can do or do I ask for a refund?

My local hobby shop has a HG Neo Zeong for $271. Worth it or pass?

>>5990302
Thanks anon, they have the ares graze that i was looking for! I'll ask about the schwalbe, hopefully they plan on getting it.

>>5990338
Thankfully there's a reprint of the Gaelio Schwalbe in December, so there's actually a decent chance of getting one for a reasonable price.

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1/2

Kitbashing intensifies.
Damn, this guy is getting heavy!

Any recommended mods?

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>>5990347
2/2

Here is a view of the thruster/collapsible-radar.

>>5990340
Thank the plastic gods.

Has anyone here ever used this site before? http://www.bandaionline.com/
It looks incredibly shady, but the stock looks realistic and it has a paypal option and reasonable prices.

>>5990340
>Thankfully there's a reprint of the Gaelio Schwalbe in December, so there's actually a decent chance of getting one for a reasonable price.
The McGilis Graze Ritter going to be P-Bandai, right?

>>5990347
go full armoured core and add a missile array on the left/both shoulder/s

>>5990314
Right now seeing them going over 300$ on amazon not sure about other sites.

>>5990403
Don't know it's 50/50 depending. Honestly it's chances as P-bandai does look high since it's just a recolor of Carta with an extra sword to it.

>>5990403
No clue, but you can check what is currently for sale here;
http://p-bandai.hk/hobby/list-da10-n0/
or http://p-bandai.jp/hobby/list-da10-n0/

>>5990367
Nevermind. It's fine. It just looks dodgy as fuck on mobile.

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Not sure how to react to this custom V2.

>>5990403
>McGillis Graze Ritter

Oh my god i can't wait! Another graze to add to the pile. Once all my packages arrive I'll have seven, and that would make eight. How exciting, with Ein's, that teal unreleased one, and the unreleased dark green on I'll have eleven.

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>>5990408
>Honestly it's chances as P-bandai does look high since it's just a recolor of Carta with an extra sword to it.
But that's EXACTLY WHY I'd want it!

>>5990416
Graze is Love, GRAZE IS LIFE!

>>5990412
Actually, I think the V2 really looks good in red

>>5990412
By getting yourself a McDonalds.

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Finally, a fucking update.

>>5990421
Amen to that. Are the MG Grazes worthwhile? I've only ever bought HGs, but I'm tempted.

>>5990412
>Modeled by Julian Mackenzie
By shitting myself as he goes ham with VSBRs, Wings of Light, and possibly Back Jet Stream afterimages.

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Zeta C1 sad that it's P-bandai was my favorite unit among Zeta gundam variants.

>>5990453
The 1/100 grazes aren't MGs but they are good.

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>>5990453
Theres no MG Graze, just the no scale 1/100 still worth it.

>>5990403
So far nothing say it is P-bandai.

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Expect either a P-bandai or magazine conversion for Strike freedom in the form of Amazing Strike Freedom. To coincidental that there happens to be a new strike freedom variant with an hgce strike freedom around the corner.

>>5990582
>all those panels

Naoki calm the fuck down, everyone will buy anything freedom related

>>5990578
Ah okay then. Yeah i know almost nothing beyond HG. Thanks.

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Is there any better sight to wake up to?
38 runners for the main suit..... This thing looks gorgeous.
Looks like the molds HAVE been polished, the outer armor is much smoother than their older offerings.

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Step 2, need to focus on the leg some more but not sure how to detail it up. Torso work is getting there at least.

The ear insert is an old ear pud cut down to size.

Need to stand everything down and add some more marks to it later.

>>5990578
>no scale 1/100
But isn't 1/100 a scale size?

>>5990412
>julian comes back in the ova with a custom V2
Oh baby

>>5990601
While it's certainly impressive from a purely "this is something that was made" point of view, I can't be the only one that thinks those ultra high detail 3rd party kits look really tacky. Like there's a point where a design goes past being visually interesting to just being noise.

>>5990661
No grade.

http://hlj.com/product/hlj16035
Why does this exist?

>>5990710
To get posted on Mongolian music forums by confused gaijin.

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Having a night in with bae :3

>>5990677
Totally agree. The line between visual interesting to noise is the easiest way to separate Gundam and Transformers. The best Transformers were the earliest that visually looked interesting without too much detail all over. The movie Transformers were a prime example of over detail.
Only time I ever see a Gundam match these levels are these 3rd party kits or customs.

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I wonder how it'll look if the torso is reversed because that back is sexy as shit

>>5990347
>>5990350

I think you might be going a little overboard on the weathering, bro. It kinda looks like rusted out 50-year-old playground equipment.

Also, it was a serious mistake to weather the gun. It'll never fire properly in that condition. Even if you don't give a shit about the paint job on your mech you ALWAYS take care of your guns.

>>5990811
I think it looks good. Like something being displayed in a war museum.

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>Koto keeps putting up new MSG for preorder.
>Still no revolver cannon.

>>5990822

>And now for the final stop on our tour of the war museum is one of our favorite exhibits, a combat mech we lovingly call the "rusted-out shitbucket." It's so damaged by neglect and oxidation that we have to keep it in a giant vacuum-sealed case or it would collapse into a huge pile of rusty scraps and lead paint chips. Now, if you'll follow me, we'll head through the gift shop on our way out!

The tour guide's tits are totally fake, but I'd still bang her.

>>5990875
Shouldn't you be on /v/?

>>5990880
I mean, while he is being an ass, he has a point

>>5990893
At best, the weathering on that gun and the kit is inconsistent with some of the other parts.

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My Figure-Rise Perfect Cell just arrived and the two halves of exoskeleton pieces have so many connecting points that I'm worried if I assemble them for test fitting I'll never get them apart. Anybody else built this thing yet?

>>5990784
It's an Eva.

>>5990922
Put your knife in the peg hole and open it up a little by spinning it inside.

Cut the pegs down in length so they can't push as deep.

Neither will matter when you glue it together.

>>5990896

Look, my point is the build lacks... shit. Narrative cohesion?

It doesn't look like it was damaged in battle. It doesn't look like it recieved natural weathering in service due to adverse conditions. It bloody well looks like it was abandoned at the amusement park in Pripyat since the incident.

And if that's what he was going for, fantastic. You could make an absolutely gorgeous diorama with that idea. Grind some rust holes in the armor, add some overgrowth, drop some hanging moss and lichen on there, it'll look great.

But you can't strap some huge thrusters and sensor arrays on there like it's going into battle and have it be believable.

That's all I'm saying.

>>5990922
Test fit?

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I know we have Holy Grail kits, but how about something more feasible? Post kits you want and that are readily available, but you can not justify spending the money on.

>>5990972
Wow, that's cool.

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>>5990972

>>5990978
That's up there with the HG Psycho for me. Awesome kit.

>>5990959
I did plan to cut the pegs, but it's not those I'm worried about. It's the billion little pieces that show through the holes in the outer layer to make the spots. I guess I can assemble one or two exoskeleton pieces just to see how easily they come apart.

>>5990969
Assembling the figure without glue to see how it looks and how everything fits before you take it apart to paint and stuff. I plan to do some modification to this kit, so that's extra important.

>>5990984
The Psycho is a bit silly for me, and I feel like I'd only ever display it in booster form.
At least with Neo Zeong, I can show it off when friends come over and they'll see that I actually have huge robots.

>>5990811
The question here isn't how the machine is working, its how the pilot is working, because apparently he has been deployed for far to long without R&R if they haven't had a chance to fix the paint on his mech.

>>5990978
wonder if the RG will fit into the NeoDONG.

i remember seeing this in a display at one of my old hobby stores.

>>5990999
People have already tried this. It doesn't fit

>>5990999
It's the same scale, right? Also, nice nines.

>>5990994

There isn't even any combat damage. The thing is just shedding paint like a leper sheds skin. They must have deployed it to an empty field for twenty years.

Actually, shit. That thought is making me chuckle.

>Guys? Guys, can I come back to base now? I'm running out of rations and my waste collection pouch is full. I really need a shower. Hello?

That poor pilot.

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>>5991015
the RG's hips are too big.

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>>5991015
Same scale, slightly bulkier proportions. Iirc the legs are too fat to fit.

>>5990412
>Shoulder vents aren't painted

Yeah he's not a very good builder.

>>5990578
>So far nothing say it is P-bandai.
But is it going to come with everything Carta's Graze Ritter came with PLUS the extra Sword?

Because if it's just the same kit with different stickers, I can just paint Carta's with Gold instead of Red anyways...

An extra Sword on the other hand makes it TOTALLY WORTH IT!

>>5990659
>Step 2, need to focus on the leg some more but not sure how to detail it up.
Etch in some piston detailing?

My own plans for a Petite Custom are just to paint roses on Milk White...

>>5990661
>>no scale 1/100
>But isn't 1/100 a scale size?
>>5990680
>No grade.
More like un-graded, but yeah, he meant that they aren't labeled to any specific standard...

Now for the original question:
>>5990453
>Are the MG Grazes worthwhile? I've only ever bought HGs, but I'm tempted.
Eh, personally I wouldn't bother.
Here is Type V3's review of the basic 1/100 Graze:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2KlB5ZjNYs
Honestly, other than the helmet being hinged and the waist piston gimmick, it actually seems kind of a downgrade from the 1/144 scale HG version.
I mean, since both have an inner frame already, it's little more than an up-scaled HG to begin with, plus it's kinda a let down in the accessory department.
Besides the inclusion of a set of open hands, you only get the parts to make either the Space OR the Ground Boosters instead of just getting both like the HG, plus the Ax only has the mounting peg on ONE side.
That means to load up your Graze with two or more Axes, the blades would be sticking out every which way!

>>5991080
She's pretty thick.

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>>5990978
You are in luck, my friend!

>>5991082
Is there a version of that suit where the gold is a bit more muted like in the anime? I really like the suit I just can't get over the kind of tacky looking gold plastic.

>>5991144
You can just flat coat, or repaint it. It's especially easy on the RG, given the part separation. On the other versions, the gold is stickers.

>>5991144
what kind of gold effect do you want to go for? There are multiple kinds of gold you could find for this. Most can be found in wargaming paint brands like Reaper, P3, Army Painter or Vallejo.

>>5991136
Yeah, I'm getting the SD for Christmas, but that doesn't change my want for the HG.

>>5991102
4u

>>5991189
Would be neat to be able to put the SD in the HG.

>>5991232
I'll try it in a few years and let ya know. I hope to have an airbrush set up before then.

>>5991236
Makes me want to customize a HG Sinanju to hold the SD Neo Zeong, which holds the SD Sinanju. Putting the HG into the HG Neo Zeong, of course.

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They just couldn't resist going back to 00 for metal builds.

Where do you buy daban kits? Is there anywhere that doesn't fuck you on shipping for pg kits?

>>5991377
aliexpress. the knockoffs are pretty cheap with shipping factored in for most of them. youll know which items are the bandai real ones bc they will be super expensive.

>>5991377
Gundam Central

>>5990972
Pretty sure that got restocked this month

>>5991270
Why are you posting an action figure in a plamo thread.

Also god dammit hiro, whats with the clusterfuck of ads everywhere?

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>>5990972
Banshee MG, actually pretty much every Unicorn MG that isn't Unicorn because I have it already
Strike and Skygrasper RG combo. 50 bucks my ass.
00 Riaser MG
Build fighter MGs that aren't Fenice or Build Strike. Edgy Exia and Sengoku Astray look cool, but not 43 dollars cool. Fuck I wish my barnes and noble carried gunpla and I might actually have one right now.

>>5990972
I've got one, hella sweet, just go for it man

>>5991472
Huh. I just discovered it a few days ago, not a big fan of the Musha designs unless they are SD, but I'll happily buy anything RX-178 at this point. It's just such a swell suit. Amazon has it at $68 with ten left from the seller as of right now.

>>5991502
The Banshee is a nice, nice looking MG. Does it happen to have the option to turn the head into the Unicorn looking form with the monohorn? Your other choices seem really solid, you have some patrician tastes.

If it helps, I lack any local gunpla sellers that are not a few hours driving away if that.

>>5991537
Considering it. I try to save most of my cash, sort of limited myself to $100 spending on myself a month, but damn that would be a great first MG to build.

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>>5990572
>Zeta C1
>P-Bandai
NOOOOOOOO.
Please tell me you're joking.

Which pg do you guys recommend, I'm thinking of either the strike or unicorn atm

>>5991799
Unicorn, both Mk-IIs, and the RX-78-2 are great from my experience.

>>5990582
There's like... nothing SF Gundam about this, save the head.

I suppose the legs, and to a minor degree the chest, but the shoulders are very clearly like the Denial, the Wing Binder things are teh same as the Hyaku Shiki J, and the backpack is... weird. It's just barely even a SF though. Maybe the model will be more SF than original like this thing.

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IT IS THE YEAR 2XXX, NORMAL EARTH CENTURY! EACH OF YOU HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE STATE/REGIONAL/PODUNK/WHEREVER GUNPLA FIGHTER OF YOUR RESPECTIVE LIVING AREAS!

YOU ARE GIVEN A CHOICE OF A SINGLE SD OR HG KIT, EXCLUDING THE HG NEO ZEONG AND THE RX-78GP03 (RX-78GP03D, BECAUSE THE GUNPLA COMMITTEE SAID SO. YOU STILL HAVE ACCESS TO ANYTHING OTHERWISE THAT IS HG OR SD. THIS IS YOUR BASE SUIT. YOU ARE GIVEN THE OPTIONAL CHOICES OF TAKING TWO OTHER ITEMS: A SUIT FOR PARTS, PAINT MARKERS AND DETAIL TOOLS, OR AN ADD ON LIKE THE BUILD FIGHTERS PACKS.

NOW! THE RULES ARE SIMPLE! POST YOUR CHOICES AND THE SCORE FOR YOUR EXTRA CHOICES WILL BE ADDED WITH THE LAST TWO DIGITS OF YOUR POST. THIS IS A GAME AFTER ALL. MAKE YOUR PEOPLE PROUD.

GUNDAM FIGHT! READY, GO!

>>5991718
I wish i was joking, but it is P-bandai.

>>5991925
>EXCLUDING THE HG NEO ZEONG
SD neo zeong

>>5991936
AND NOTHING ELSE? WILL YOU NOT PICK EXTRA PARTS YOUR YOUR SD NEO ZEONG? WILL YOU FIGHT WITH NAUGHT BUT NAKED PLASTIC AND YOUR OWN PRIDE ON THE LINE?!

>>5991925
WIth my fighters spirit and heart, I pick the SD Dendrobium, the HGM Dendrobium and the HG Psycho! I also pick glue or tape so I can make them into one terrifying unit.

>>5991925
>paint markers
fucking kill me now so I don't walk in with a shit looking gendum.

>>5991925
HG Neue Ziel, with Koto light-up sabers

>>5991949
SHIT, I MEANT PAINT (,) MARKERS AND DETAIL TOOLS. I HATE PUNCTUATION! THE GUNPLA COMMITTEE JUST WANTS ME TO ANNOUNCE BATTLES, NOT PROOFREAD MY OWN LINES!

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>>5991925

>>5991925
HG FA Unicorn DM, HG Hi-Nu for parts, and paint

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>>5991925
I'll show you big balls.

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>>5991925

>>5991952
Does PE, sheet styrene and other stuff for custom work count as just detailing tools?

>>5991985
SURE.

>>5991963
Where'd the funnel pod come from? Is that in any of the BF sets?

>>5991963
>Mock Ramba Ral Custom/NT Gatling
>a mock looking that pretty

I liked the Mock, but now I'm in love.

>>5991988
Its from one of the older builder sets, you can find it pretty easy usually.

>>5991983
WE HAVE A WINNER IT SEEMS! LOVE WINS ALL, BUT LUST AND MEGA PARTICLE FINGER GUNS ARE A CLOSE SECOOOOOND!

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>>5991998

thanks he's one of my favorite bros, everyone should try one

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>>5991925
All I need to have to win.

>>5991986
Id go all out and do a hg perfect zeong. Need a hg zeong, not sure what for legs, mostly just using For Polycaps and joints. Beef everything up with styrene and PE, pair it char red so it goes faster.

>>5990225
Weew made the op again !

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>>5991963
Second.
Or this too much?

>>5992073

I like it it's like a grunt mortar headd for some sort of poor planet

>>5990582
I want to see how this looks colored.

>>5992073
Gyan shields?

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>>5992241
Dra-C.
>tfw the person I made this for broke up with me

>>5992291
It looks nice, as does the custom you posted there.Every time I see bits of the Dra-C on here, I want one more and more. Might just have to bite the bullet and buy one when I can.

While not entirely gunpla related, you have some talent and it would be absolutely amazing to be in a relationship with someone who shares a hobby like gunpla with me. Sorry about your loss, hope things have managed to get a bit better for you Anon.

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>>5992318
yeah, I've been looking for someone that's also into model building or at least the same games as me, and surprisingly it's been difficult. The dra-C is such a nice kit for kitbashing. Both of my mocks have bits of it on them.

here's something I did but stripped the paint. The lines were off and blue and brown aren't the best colors to be matching.

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>>5992327
Oh and the paint was way too thick obviously.

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anyone else gonna get this

>>5991925
Senjin Gasshin Shu

>>5992344
OH SHIT! COMBINERS! CAN OUR OTHER PLAYERS MANAGE TO TOP SUCH A SD MENACE?! OR WILL THE ENEMY SUITS END UP SUPER DEFORMED IN THE PROCESS?!

>>5992327
>>5992329
Those look really great! You have me ready to seal the deal on buying a Hi-Mock. Depending on the type of person you are looking for, you can surprisingly find people of similar tastes and hobbies on 4chan of all places, for better or worse. I mean someone into Zelda and Gunpla has some good chances in theses here imageboards.

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>>5992358
Yeah, they look pretty good with just a paintjob too.

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Jesus Yamato's plot Armor is finally done.

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>>5992441
Now all that's left is panel lining and decals.

Hey guys, correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems that the SD Unicorn Full Armor blows all the other SD kits out of the water. Are there any kits that are like this as well?

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>>5992447
>panel lining after you assemble the entire thing

>>5992464
>implying I can't take it apart again
>implying I don't have to take it apart for topcoating anyway

Baka

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>>5991932

>>5992464
>implying there's only one way to do something

>>5992581
Well I mean you CAN panel line after assembly.
It's a bad idea, but you CAN do it.

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Anybody here have 1/100 Grimgerde ? need some info about pros and cons of the kit before purchasing it.

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>>5991925
>>5991963
>>5991967
>>5992021
>>5992073
>>5992327
>>5992329
>>5992364
BROTHERS!!!

It's a shame I'll have to use the included foil stickers after blowing both my extra slots on HG Customize Campaign 2016 Summer D kits instead of paint apps, but I NEED MUH ANCHOR AXES!!!

>>5991988
>Where'd the funnel pod come from? Is that in any of the BF sets?
>>5992002
>Its from one of the older builder sets, you can find it pretty easy usually.
Here it is on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Bandai-Hobby-Builders-Funnel-Action/dp/B00KA0YYHK/ref=pd_sim_21_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=KN0TMEEYFCA3VTETXWGS

>>5992358
>You have me ready to seal the deal on buying a Hi-Mock.
Oh yeah it's a freaking awesome kit.
Mega cheap, averaging about $6 USD altogether, so you don't have to worry about fucking up something expensive, and being a Build Fighters series model it's outright made for customization.
Hell, it's poly-cap runner even comes with a few extra bits like mini joint-balls on 3mm pegs!

>>5992612
Ayy White. Nice Mock.

Are PGs worth the money? 150 and up for a kit seems a little steep.

>>5992623
>Ayy White. Nice Mock.
I call him the Hi-Mock D20 Custom!

Are there any 1/144 kits that look good unpainted? I'm a novice at model kit painting and recently I decided to buy Zaku II and RX-78-2 FGs (since they're stupidly cheap), but since I suck so bad at painting kits, I don't really want to give that a try even though they look rather unsightly as nothing but white and red, so instead I'm looking for models that look decent unpainted (prefferably 1/144 and not $50+).

>>5992689
Pretty much any of the newer HGs. Look for the HGUC revive line, they all look great out of the box.

>>5992689
Most modern HGs look alright out of the box as long as they don't rely too much on stickers.

>>5992697
>Most modern HGs look alright out of the box as long as they don't rely too much on stickers.
Yeah, avoid the IBO Gundams for this reason.
The Barbatos in particular is rather notorious for his egregious amount of stickers.

>>5992689
Just check dalong and pick the one you deem suitable with minor sticker

>>5992688
Stop samefagging. Your snap-built shit with extra weapons slapped on isn't impressive.

>>5992703
Fuck, he's snapfit isn't he?

>>5992708
No, because at least this newfaggot namefag doesn't appear to have nubs on his kit. Or it's almost 5am and I'm just tired and don't notice them, or care.

>>5992703
>Stop samefagging.
I wasn't samefagging...

>>5992709
>Or it's almost 5am and I'm just tired
Get some sleep...

>>5992700
Yeah, I was doing that. Lots of pics though, so it's easy to get lost among the see of Gunplas lol.

>>5992695
>>5992697
>>5992699
Alright, thanks a bunch. Haven't watched IBO yet so I'm looking for anything from there. Mostly looking for MSG and Z stuff (pretty uchonly Z and the Hyaku Shiki). I'll be on the lookout for those on my next trip to Yodabashi Camera.

>>5992714
The revive Hyaku Shiki is actually one of the few newer HGUCs you really want to avoid. The "gold" it comes molded in is absolutely disgusting.

>>5992714
IBO HG is pretty good full inner frame and minor foil stickers ex kimaris & green gusion(not rebake).

>>5992718
Its pretty cheap and better compared too the old brown shit HG + mega bazoka.

>>5992714
>Using Yodabashi Camera for kits

kek

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>>5992724
>IBO HG is pretty good full inner frame and minor foil stickers ex kimaris & green gusion(not rebake).
Graze is Love, Graze is LIFE!

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Interesting, the fists can rotate.
Shame about that torso design though

>>5992746
Reginlaze?

>>5992750
Ye its up on hobby no toriko as well as the two new frame arms

>>5992746
>>5992750
>>5992752
Kinda worried here, do those hands actually come apart to put stuff in them?

>>5992743
>>5992746
Fug i want some graze & IBO gundam but decides too wait after the series realy end (S2) because they keep producing new and better variants.

>>5992737
Hey, it's like 20 minutes from here walking and has more than I thought it would. Better than ordering shit online.

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>>5992760
>Fug i want some graze & IBO gundam but decides too wait after the series realy end (S2) because they keep producing new and better variants.
Eh, I wouldn't worry too much when it comes to the Graze, it's basically this series' Zaku and the closest we've gotten to a modern HG Leo.
Hell, the ceremonial Graze Ritter is still in the first Season Two Opening!

>>5992760
yeah its the same for me. luckily ive built up enough of a backlog to not immediately buy every new release

>>5992768
At times the Graze feels like a better design than a Zaku.

Mega Size Graze when?

>>5992768
1/100 graze ritter when ?

>>5992774
>At times the Graze feels like a better design than a Zaku.
Personally I'd agree, since it takes as many ques from the Leo as it does the Zaku; The design making it obvious that this is a mass-produced piece of military hardware.
Combined with IBO's Part Swapping and HG Inner Frame gimmicks, it just makes for a fantastic kit!

>>5992777
>1/100 graze ritter when ?
Probably soon, Choco-char has one now that replaces Fox-hairs' red with gold (something I would have done anyways with paint) and duel wields those sexy ass Broad Swords.

>>5992783
>Probably soon, Choco-char has one now that replaces Fox-hairs' red with gold (something I would have done anyways with paint) and duel wields those sexy ass Broad Swords.

Sadly one of them will become P-Bandai its inevitable fate

>>5992774
It feels like a competent mobile suit in design and use. I mean I love early UC stuff, but IBO feels like it has enough realism in the suits to make it far less far fetched.

>>5992789
The combat feels like 08Ms Team in space
No infinite laser spam
No unlimited fuel/energy
Solid blunt steel weapon too crush enemies MS instead of beam saber.

>>5992794
Yeah, I'm liking the lack of ultra giga death hand cannon spam, since it helps prevent asking why you need a humanoid frame to act as a weapons platform in the first place.

Beam Sabers are alright as long as they aren't Swords of Cut Everything.

>>5992794
Oh shit, that's exactly what I was thinking. The fights are pretty much Norris Packard style all fight every fight. None of this "I defeated you, but will let you live to fight another day" stuff so far.

>>5992802
>Beam Sabers are alright as long as they aren't Swords of Cut Everything.

Maybe seeing beam saber, heat axe/sword, GN sword etc slashing and melting MS is pretty common in gundam series.

So seeing new action like blunt object/weapon crushing MS giving me more satisfaction.

>>5992812
I think having a series that has suits that need to go back to refuel during a fight, use blunt melee and non laser distance weapons gives the show a sense of realism in a generally pretty unrealistic concept. Like they got the technology to get a mobile suit working but not worked out how to get the laser aspect to work.
Barbatos with the Mace and Wrench Mace is way more satisfying to watch than a beam sword cut through 20 plus grunt units.

>>5992823
Just a heads up, in most gundam series beams =/= lasers.

>>5992827
Admittedly I used them both pretty interchangeably there but the shift from beam/laser to physical/ballistic was the general idea.

>>5992843
>Admittedly I used them both pretty interchangeably there but the shift from beam/laser to physical/ballistic was the general idea.
Yeah, I had a similar idea for my own Gundam Series concept, except instead of the super armor being completely immune to ballistic weapons, it's just resilient to the point where you don't want to risk blowing a hole in the grillion dollar space habitat you're fighting over.
Hence taking a CQC vet of the Martian Independence War and putting him in a quirky squad of Mo-cap Mecha Pilots including a "Space Fencer" and a "Cos-battler" who beats people with shields.

I just want to see a mobile suit slam head into enemy head, before promptly dumping head vulcan fire into the enemy.

>>5992865
Vulcan Headbutt has a nice ring to it.

>>5992871
Gundam CQC just sounds so brutal. You would think pilots would be trained like soldiers, since they are often in areas where blasting away with weapon fire could cause massive destruction and collateral damage. I think IBO is heading in the right way, we can only hope for cityfights in the shadows of skyscrapers, where hand to hand is essential.

>>5992331
Is it just a plain recolor? I like the Marasai and I like the Unicorn ver better than the Zeta ver, but the MG Marasai doesn't have that much 'wow' factor for me. It probably won't be ranking high on my wishlist.

>>5992458
SD Banshee Norn + the gun and claw of the SD Banshee.
BB 00 Seven Sworld/G
I like sub-arms, so Sengoku Astray. In fact, I'd prefer the SD Sengoku over the other grades.
This too >>5991136

>>5992875
>You would think pilots would be trained like soldiers, since they are often in areas where blasting away with weapon fire could cause massive destruction and collateral damage. I think IBO is heading in the right way, we can only hope for cityfights in the shadows of skyscrapers, where hand to hand is essential.
Hence my thinking here: >>5992862
They STARTED with Power Armor, but kept sizing it up for intimidation factor until they hit Mecha.

>>5992904
It shrunk around the time of the F91 if I remember right. SWAT Gundam when?

>>5992915
>SWAT Gundam when?
Basically what NOT!Kaoruko job on the team is; While the use of high powered projectile and explosive weaponry is prohibited within or directed towards a Colony, the Colonies themselves are often bristling with Coil Guns for debris deflection/collection and defense, meaning the Mobile Suit on point needs to be able to soak a LOT of incoming fire for it's teammates behind it.

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Does anyone happen to have experience with this set? Released in '06, so going to assume it's a trio of HG sets, cheaper to buy this instead of the three kits separately. I've been jonesing for a Shiki and a Zeta as it is, another RX-178 seems like a good deal as well.

>>5992942
http://dalong.net/review/hg/hs3/hs3_p.htm

This cheeky fucker

>>5992942
Nah, grab MK 2 revive and Hyaku revive
Wait for zeta revive or buy RG or the old HGUC zeta

>>5992947
Hyaku revive looks awful though.It's just very off colorwise. I was planning on getting the RX-178 revive even if I did get the Gryphios set honestly.

>>5992946
The darker colors are a nice contrast, same with the slightly less gaudy gold on the Shiki. I always forget about Dalong, much obliged.

>>5992984
Quite easy to think Dalong might not have done this with it been a set and they are usually somewhere down at the bottom and as such can be easy to overlook.
I do like the gold of the Shiki myself. Probably the nicest HG Shiki gold and best besides the MG 2.0.

>Ask relative to buy an Amazon gift card for me, with my own money while they are in town.
>Get it, thank them
>"You know, you need to stop spending all this money on toys."
>Apparently Gunpla are toys now and not a somewhat serious hobby.

Just a bit annoyed now. So, how are the rest of you today?

>>5993002
>posting in the gunpla thread
>gunpla is on the /toy/ board
>/toy/

>>5993002
"But Moooooooom!! Gunpla isn't like toys for kids, it a serious adult hobby for adults like me!"

>>5993002
>giving a shit what people think about your hobbies
you deserved it

>>5993005
>>5993018
You both make a good point, I suppose it was a bit stupid of me to post what I did in this thread.

>>5993020
I could care less of what she thinks about my hobby. The problem is that the gobernment has her name on my worthless piece of failed shit checks.That leaves me unable to access my own checking account or anything.

>>5993002
>Apparently Gunpla are toys now
They always have been.
>and not a somewhat serious hobby
Nothing to do with the first part of the sentence. Toys can be a very serious hobby.

But >>5993020 is right, it's your hobby and your money. Just stop caring and build some grazes.

>>5993026
It's "couldn't care less" you incomplete human being

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>>5993002
Gunpla are just toys you have to build.
What should bother you is your relative (Mom?) telling you what you should spend your money on.
Unless you like live with them or something.

>>5993026
You honestly can't just set up your own bank account or seperate checking account? How badly did you fuck up anon?

>>5993028
if we were complete would any of us need hobbies?

I don't know shit about paints or whatever, but if I want a matte finish on my kit, all I gotta do is spray a flat topcoat after doing all my panel lines/decals right?

>>5993104
ye

>>5993026
>>5993030
>You honestly can't just set up your own bank account or seperate checking account? How badly did you fuck up anon?
Sounds like she's his Payee, AKA, the one put in charge of managing his social security checks...

...Still, she still could be putting in into a debit account for you to use...

>>5993002
>Serious hobby
>SERIOUS HOBBY
>O AM I LAFFIN

>>5993002
>>5993400
To be fair, I am not sure I have ever taken a single hobby seriously. I go full gonzo with all of my hobbies, from motorcycle to gundam to coffee. What is the fun in serious, if I want serious or respect I have a high stress job for that.

couple of kits just arrived

MG Gogg, Z'gok and 2.0 Zaku.

Definitely worth paying out the butt for shipping. Can't believe I only placed the order monday night and it arrived today. Crazy.

Going to build them tommorrow to go with my Acguy. Underwater bros for life

>>5993457
I guess it kind of depends on your definition. Hobbies are the only thing I'd say I take seriously, work and school are mostly just to facilitate them. When I say that I don't mean that I'm literally serious whenever I engage in my hobbies, they just mean more to me as a person than my job does.

So where do we go to discuss our Egyptian clay idols once hiro runs 4chan into the ground?

>>5993524
He won't. He begs for money under the pretense of not having the money to finance the site, but he has plenty. It's a common scam he pulled on 2ch before he was kicked out.

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Mini spam coming up, but finally finished my 08th MS Team diorama. I've got a lot of mixed feelings but glad to finally be done with it.

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>>5993570

>>5993564
I meant more once the site becomes un-postable with malicious ads and pass requirments to do anything but lurk.

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>>5993576

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>>5993581
Last one.

>>5993581
That the thing from ToQger in the back?
Also, this looks like it was fun, anon.

>>5993586
ToQger? I'm not sure what you mean, and honestly, it wasn't that fun. I pretty hyped to do a diorama of the series, but I found that I'd rather build and paint robots than work with other things. It was a worthwhile experience though.

>>5990784
Probably pretty cool, did you also pick up ji dao?

>>5990833
Christ i need that for my daos and zephyr

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>>5993570
I like the weathering and shading anon.
Scene is a bit cramped, maybe one less Gundam.

Is the building a rail model? What brand?
Pic not mine.

>>5993695
Thanks, man.
Yeah, it is definitely cramped. I talked about it in an imgur album commentary, but working with 4 MGs is really hard, and not just size, but the limited articulation these old MGs have too. Also, gotta include the whole squad for anime's sake at the cost of the clutter.

And yup, it's a railroad model. It's the DPM M.T. Arms Hotel specifically. The scale is slightly off from the gunpla, since I believe it's 1/67 or something like that, but it was the closest generic building and about the right size I could find for a good price.

I tried posting this question in the toku and QTDDTOT. I thought maybe someone here be able to answer it.

So does anyone know what kind of glue would work well on the SIC Kamen rider figures? One of my figures had a broken leg joint right out of the box.

I tried Krazy Glue but it just seemed to discolor the black joint (so no big deal) but it didn't stick.

Any ideas?

>>5993570
>>5993576

looks really nice

>>5993746
I wonder if plastic cement would work.

Anyone know how the airbrush or compressor are in this bundle? I don't trust Amazon reviews, they're usually overrun by fake chink reviews.

https://www.amazon.com/Paasche-Double-Gravity-Airbrush-Compressor/dp/B00NY9PHWU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1477704149&sr=8-1&keywords=double+action+airbrush+and+compressor

So I've been looking a lot at some of the MG kits recently, my idea was to essentially do a few Char or Char clone mobile suits together for display so I've been looking at the Red Zaku II, Sinanju, Tallgeese I and Grimgerde. Anyway I was wondering how consistent the scale between a lot of the MGs actually is? Don't want to be lining up a midget Sinanju next to a towering Zaku II if you get what I mean

>>5993725
Heh, I've seen that kit sitting in a plastic bag at my hobbyshop every time I've gone in there for like 3 years now.

>>5993869
>scale
Well, they're all 1/100. Depends on how big the particular mobile suits are.

>>5993871
That doesn't surprise me as I don't imagine it's very popular or even "good". The first thing I noticed while testing how it would all fit is that all 4 sides are different heights.

>>5993869
>midget Sinanju next to a towering Zaku
kek

>>5993746
There's a guide on pinning broken joints. I can't find it right now, but in the mean time, hopefully someone else can post it

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>>5993746
>>5993934
I got you, senpai.

>>5993892
Most railroad buildings are crap like that. The little hotel I'm making for a diorama had warps panels so it didn't want to fit together right.

>>5992759
It's the same as Graze Ein's elbow joint. It you move it frequently, it will come apart.

>>5993971
Do tricks like using a bit of tinfoil wrapped around the connecting piece work? Or a bit of dried rubber cement?

>>5993990
Typically we use a (very) thin layer of super glue

>>5993971
>It's the same as Graze Ein's elbow joint. It you move it frequently, it will come apart.
Yeah, I realize the hand comes OFF where it pegs into the wristguard, but does that let you put stuff into the actual grip of the holding hand?

>>5993939
>>5993934
>>5993765

Thanks!

Hygogg arrived in the mail, should it grope the GN archer?

>>5994087
Yes!

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yesssss this is the level of robot weirdness I desire

>>5994100
Toejam and Earl.

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>>5994105

>>5994113
No idea what the kit on the left is, but I want it more and more with each picture you post.

>>5994121

it's the 1/144 hugo from the new season of IBO and it's really fun

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>>5994122

>>5994122
>>5994123
Thanks. I only watch IBO once a week, but have been absolutely loving it. The arrival at Earth and the parallels between Char's men dying in the atmosphere in MSG, and the MK-II escape to Earth and the Titan pilots burning up was pretty nuts. IBO is probably my favorite show on Toonami, and current favorite Anime. Fuck Rec in G though, my hopes died with each line as the episodes went on and on.

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>GaoGaiGar Super Minipla
IM EXCITE

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>>5994128
Oh boy oh boy, just wait until you get to Graze Ein.

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>>5994121
>>5994128
He's a pretty solid kit.

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>>5994128
>like both
>bandai only give shit to IBO

i fucking swear

>>5994147
G reco barely had any designs worth a shit.

>>5994147
They took the money from Studio 3 and invested in the model kits.

Not even Bandai can afford both, apparently.

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>>5994147
gatlling dom never

>Went to comikaze today
>Found a gunpla vendor
>Huge selection
>Median master grade kit is prices at $70-80
>"Everything is 20% off!"

My god, the worst markup I have ever seen for gunpla. Twice common retail.

>>5994177
Which kits, if you remember?

>>5994113
>don't skip leg day, or arm day, or torso day

>yfw all of the budget from the IBO anime went into making the IBO HG kits

>>5994219
The 1/100 IBO line is also great and I wish other series got something as good.

>>5994158
ebin ftw!

>>5994158
It had some interesting designs, but aside from the G-Self and Grimoire I honestly do not remember any of the suits from the show. It was pretty lackluster.

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I'm planning to make a spray booth and this is the fan that I found that was in my budget which was a ceiling type. My question is should I remove the plate in the middle of the face plate(?) or just remove the whole thing?

>>5994169
>>5994219
I know you're just joking, but keep in mind that Sunrise and Bandai hobby work independantly as two different organizations under Bandai and gunpla is made through a license that Bandai hobby acquire's from Sunrise. And Badai Hobby is a sponsor for the anime, not Sunrise as a sponsor for the gunpla.

>>5994483
If my experience is anything to go by its gonna be piss weak and not strong enough for a booth.
It works, but theres gonna be so much overflow unless your booth is almost the same size as the fan opening

>>5994501
So it would be better the bigger the booth?

>>5994187
MG endless waltz Epyon for 73. MG banshee for $81, at which point I spun around and didn't look at anything else.

>>5994515
Did I word that wrong? I mean make the booth as small as possible. Have you tried turning it on?

>>5994528
I haven't begun to build it yet. I tested it out before buying and felt that it had enough power. I also spray at about 15 psi so that might help

>>5994531
The usual test is to light a match near the fan. If you can't smell any smoke, it'll work.

>>5994534
I'll probably try to put in some cardboard walls if the booth is too large. Regarding the fan, should I go with grill on, middle plate off or bare fan?

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PLEASE HEAR ME

lovely little kit, transformation is decent, eepecially for an SD
painted the v-fin gold of course but other then that, unicorn is generally easy to part seperate

arms and feets are HELLA loose though, how can i make them feel more strict?

Also, SD neo zeong, is it za besto

>>5994695
I'm glad to find out you can actually go without the ugly psychoframe/split head on the Unicorn. Chances of buying one and a Neo Zeong have just doubled. Thanks Anon.

>>5993953
>>5993892
>>5993871
>>5993725
Oh look, it's still there. Its so old the price sticker has faded to the point of illegibility.

>>5994695
You mean the balljoint parts right? Coat them in something like a clearcoat and it will add friction.

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>>5994706

Got first kit.

So I've washed all the stuff and I've started on step one, the inside skeleton part. Do you guys glue together the front and back of the body, putty and sand it? Or is it hidden and generally not worried about?

HGUC Zaku II

>>5994802
Also the guide says to sand nubs then paint the discolouration caused by the sanding, would I have to paint the whole piece if I did that?

>>5994802
>>5994817

brother you are all over the place, just try cutting the nubs off and putting it together like in the manual

>>5994846
Like test fit?

>>5994853
Test fitting is one way to start. It gives you a 3D model you can use to plan your seam welding/painting process.

>>5994860
Is it very easy to take apart after?

>>5994802
>>5994817
>>5994853

why are you trying to jump ahead to things if you don't really know what you are doing?

>>5994802
>>5994817
>>5994853
Gundam models don't "need" any paint, glue, or putty.
Also, when the guide says you'll need paint, they mean paint the whole model, not just the discoloration. You probably will get worse results if you just paint area where the nub used to be because it's impossible to get the paint to be the exact same colour as the plastic.

Unless you plan on going back and doing seam welding, painting, etc. you can just put the thing together and call it a day. If you want to do the extra stuff, sanding down/cutting the pegs that hold two pieces together makes it easier to take them after testfitting

>>5994934
So by calling it a day so to speak and just putting it together, I sand the nubs but am left with the discoloration and seems?

I might have to paint it in that case afterwards

>>5994944
Yeah, although the nub discolouration usually isn't too bad, and you don't usually notice it unless you look for it.
If you do decide to paint it, handbrushing an HG can take a while, so be patient with it. You'll want to prime it first, and then paint it doing multiple thin coats, perpendicular to each other. Vallejo acrylic paint is often regarded as the best for handbrushing, but whatever you end up choosing, try to get something meant for modelling, and make sure to thin your paints

>>5994695
Clear acrylic nail polish works, and is really cheap. Have you painted the kit at all, other than the v-fin and beam saber?

>>5994695
Just get some future.

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So it's my birthday today and I got some extra money I wasn't counting on. Going to buy a few kits but I was also thinking about buying into the Godhand hype.

My only question is does anyone here actually have them and have any input on whether they are worth the cost. And if so, how often do you need to replace the blades?

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im having trouble getting nubs off those hands, and advice?

>>5995015

for the RG hands I use the fine point of a fresh/sharp #11 xacto knife on those and whittle them down very slowly.

Though it really depends on your knife skills.

>>5995008
I have Godhand Ultimate and Keroro Nippers, as we as Tamiya Sharp Pointed Side Cutters, and the Ultimate is indeed better than the other nippers that I have tried and own. No idea how long they last, and the "blades" aren't replaceable: in fact it's only sharp on one side.
I wouldn't pay more than list price for them.

>>5995008

I honestly love mine, but they're really just a luxury more than anything else. If you have the disposable income, yeah pick one up, but I wouldn't say they're a must have.

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>>5995008
They are worth it in a sense that they save time and prevent unnecessary work. Also $30-40 for a tool is pretty cheap generally speaking.

I've used mine since I started doing plamo back in 2013, they are still sharp.

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>>5995042
>>5995026
>>5995023

Thanks for the info guys. Ordered a pair as well as a few more RG kits.

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Anyone waiting on kits? Have about a month wait or so on picture related, considering grabbing a HG or RG with my remaining money as well.

>>5995008
Happy birthday. Apparently the Godhand is pretty damn amazing.

>>5995015
AEUG RX-178?

RG Nu when

>>5995084
It's the RX-93 Nu Gundam

>>5995118
I was going to say, the double V fin looked off for the Mk II. But I see the 178 in everything, because I somehow adopted it as my mechfu? Mechafu? Whatever the term is for a favorite Gundam. From the pose, are you the double peace sign Crossbone Maoh poster?

>>5995122
I'm not even the guy building the model. I just know what way too many giant, fictional robots look like

>>5995164
I can only hope to follow in your path.

>>5994128
What a fag

>>5995122
no i just had it pose in peace cause i felt like it.

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>>5994141
>GrazeEin Kill Count: 0

Nice

>>5994695
SD Neo Zeong is really nice, probably my favorite SD that isn't a BB Legend kit

>>5994517
Wowsers. I hope no one was dumb enough to buy from him.

>>5994517
What a rip off.

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Legs are pretty much done. Pistons held in with sticky tack for now though.

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One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things just doesn't belong,
Can you tell which thing is not like the others
By the time I finish my song?

>>5995433
>The red part of the shield
Muh autism

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HG Revive/MG 2.0/1/100 Reborns/RG/P-Bandai/anything when?

>>5995485
Bandai gives 0 shits about the UC mini stories.

>>5995470
It's the fact it is a redeco of the RX-78-2 sold as a Titans RX-178. Or it's sold in a set with the Zeta and Delta Gundam and called Gundam SD Zeta Gundam MS Collection. But I'll just fork out the extra cash for a Titans Mk-II.

But now I notice the shield. Fuck.

>>5995493
>MG GM Sniper II

>>5995485
Alex is a sit with Chobham plot armor. #Kampferwaswronged

>>5995500
A little unfair of a comparison. It was super popularized because of the Rise From the Ashes and the White Dingos. In 0080 it was a fodder suit.

>>5995431

thats coming out nice

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>>5995485
Still waiting for an MG Hygogg.

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>>5995485
>so many stuff to get revived
>Ex-S
>GMs
>Alex
>Zeta
>ZZ
>GP gundams
>nope more SEED

>>5995401
Every time I passed by the booth it was empty. Just the two guys sitting there letting people know their cap was 20% off, like that matters after you mark it up 100% first.

They had EVERYTHING. So disappointing.

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>>5994128
>IBO is probably my favorite show on Toonami, and current favorite Anime

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>>5995555

what's anime? is that like godzilla?

>>5995562

it's more like carebears for self-hating 20 somethings

>>5995555
Favorite currently airing anime, I mixed my words up quite badly there.

[spoiler]Favorite anime OVAs are M.D. Geist and M.D. Geist Death Force. I do not watch a great deal of anime. Cowboy Bebop, Outlaw Star and G Gundam are great. Please do not hate me.[/spoiler]

>>5995574
>G Gundam

We cool now.

>>5995564

that's not anime

>>5995600

neither is godzilla you chobit

>>5995600
anime ja nai!

>>5995601

that's not /m/

>>5995606

you're not on /m/ retard

>>5995610

retards aren't allowed on 4chan

>>5995619

yeah like people who can't read the reply chain and hop in without understanding what they are replying to

>>5995622

I understand what you said but I have no idea how to read it

>>5995629

that makes sense

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Got asked to make this for an MG unicorn diorama a friend is making.
3 layers of acrylic, laser cut and engraved.
Then illuminated with isolated leds in a custom base

>>5995641
That's awesome!

>>5995533
Out of the list most likely thing is GP 01, and GM.

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>>5995574
>Favorite currently airing anime

I'm just givin you a hard time, get better taste though IBO is bottom of the list Gundam

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I love the holo effect they have to the beam shield of the MG IJustice