Welcome to the Gunpla/Plamo General

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***Non-Gundam Group Build***

So this is pretty straightforward, build something that isn't Gundam. I literally do not care what it is, if it's not Gundam it counts (and just to get this out of the way, Bandai is fine). I do not require full paint jobs this time either, as I know the vast majority of people here build Bandai and that's it.

This is also not a prize build, but a regular group build.


Submit to [email protected].
Due Date: March 1st, 2017.

Alright, Chris from California, your stuff just went out. Should be to you sometime next week.

Enjoy your AIDS!

Hey Justin in Las Vegas, you should be getting you're stuff by next Thursday or Friday,

I'm Anon in Michigan, if anyone wants to send me some holiday cheer, or hate mail. <3

>>6063581
Thanks, anon! I'll be sure to handle it with gloves when it gets here. Also, did the second package get to you safely? >>6063079

aye my picture is the op. feel good man

>>6063681
You need to have a margarita in that picture for the Sazabi. Shame on you.

>>6063732
>margarita
>not a bottle of rum
come visit senpai, ill show you what we drink

>>6063751
Not going full fag on your yropical vacation and ordering a big fruity daiquiri.

>>6063796
cant fault you for it. wish i took more pics of gunpla on my balcony.

what do you guys usually do when waiting for kits to arrive? I have roughly 2 more weeks before they arrive and i have less than half a HG left un-assembled and i'm trying to stretch it out so it will last the 2 weeks.

>>6063810

other things

books, video games, etc.

you have to have more than one hobby

>>6063871

if wasting time on the internet is a hobby then yeah

>>6063810
I have a stash

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Anon in California, enjoy your HIV

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> when Christmas comes early

>>6063810
Paint and customize it, it'll take the two weeks up easily. People only speed through kits when they're just snap fitting them, real work takes time.

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I suppose this is the thread to ask.
Is there anyway I could possibly acquire and/or make specific parts to models? I'm trying to build the RX-78 GP03 Dendrobium but found out I'm missing three pieces that are pretty damn necessary for finishing it. Worst part is I don't have the faintest idea where these pieces could be. My dad bought the model over a decade ago. Since he never put it together I figured I might as well go ahead. The parts were in 3 separate tote boxes all kept in their plastic but pic related are the three pieces I can't find.

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Hey Guys!

So I'm pretty new to Gunpla in general (I'm loving building the kits, but I don't love Gundam all that much)

So I'm not a huge fan of the real Gundam-y looking guys (Mk II Face) Any kit suggestions for varied interesting designs? I was looking at maybe getting the RG Z'gok.

Pic Related. Where's he from?

>>6064139
f91 and crossbone. full armor and ez8.

>>6064139
Five Star Stories, its got some kits but they're not bandai

If you're into that look at other mechs form the same designer, Mamoru Nagano, Qubeley is probably his most notable work on Gundam

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>>6063538
So how much longer is the sazabi to build and decal up compared to regular mgs?

>>6064153
it took me a day longer then the nu gundam.

>>6064153
>ren-chon
>senjyogahara
>ararararararararagi

I like you

>>6064155
Well shit.
>>6064159
Y-you too..

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So I got HG Exia from 00 a few days ago and built it..
Man.. It's the first HG iv'e gotten i'm actually disappointed in.
Post pics of RG Exia pls.

>>6064162
i didnt bother putting half the waterslides though

>>6064165
A lot of the original hg 00 kits were disappointments.

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>>6064165
too bad dude, the HG Exia is among the crappiest models out there

How many dicks do I have to suck to get a Dom 2.0?

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>>6064167
Sounds too long to build for my amount of motivation.
>>6064165
>>6064168
>>6064169
What exactly is wrong with it? HG 00 is one of my favorite kits and I highly recommend it if you haven't picked one up yet. They're from the same line so surely exia can't be that bad.

>>6064190
HG 00 is still in a league of its own. Exia just felt dated, even when it came out. It's got floppy ankles, and the chest just doesn't stay together right if you move the arms.

Are there other MG's that are as tall/big as Perfect Zeong?

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>>6064139
That's Vaiola, from The Five Star Stories.

>Any kit suggestions for varied interesting designs?
Look into mobile suits from Zeta, ZZ, Turn A and G-Reco.

Honestly though, you really ought to look into resin and vinyl kits. There aren't a whole lot of injection plastic kits that really deviate from the typical Gundam look, unfortunately. Look up Maschinen Krieger, The Five Star Stories and Dragon's Heaven.

>>6064190
The season 2 gundams had an overhauled joint layout and are nothing alike. In the 00 HG line they're the best bar none, even the movie kits are worse (though that's partially because of the mecha design being obstructive).

The Exia has mediocre range of motion and the hip things that hold the swords fall out and all sorts of shit. It's not terrible IMO, definitely not worse than the very old HGUC kits, but for its time it wasn't good.

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>>6064190
ver ka kits are worth the time

>>6064168
>>6064169
>>6064190
Noticed that now.
The sphere bits pop off if you even look at them, His shoulders are wobbly and GN blade/Shield part attached feels so clunky and a mess.

I may just get the RG.
But yea 00 here looks wayyyy better. >>6064190

>>6064195

I've mainly been buying kits from my local Asian mall weaboo store. Where's the best place to order these from? (Most reliable/fast?) I'm in Canada btw.

>>6064245
What, resin kits? Preferably directly from the casters / recasters. Other than that; Mandarake, Yahoo Japan Auctions, ebay and from other people in the hobby.

If you mean gunpla, read the guide.

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>>6064211
strangely, the Astraea doesn't seem as shitty

>>6064304
That's a slick custom bro. Been wanting to use the visor face of the Astraea for some time.

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No cute SD Fumina.

>>6064344
>cute
>Fuminasty
pick one

>>6064139
Grimgerde or Helmige or anything in the IBO line that is not a gundam

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>>6064139
HI-MOCK!>>6064191
>HG 00 is still in a league of its own. Exia just felt dated, even when it came out. It's got floppy ankles, and the chest just doesn't stay together right if you move the arms.
>>6064211
>But yea 00 here looks wayyyy better.
Glad my SYMMETRY autism had me get the 00 then...

>>6064131
Well bad news, your options for replacement parts are shit here in the west. The only way to get replacement parts are through buying new kits, buying them from Bluefin (but only if you bought the kit through Bluefin), or buying them through a middleman in Japan since Bandai only sells replacement parts in Japan. The worse news, if you're building the 1/144 HGUC Dendrobium (in which case I wonder why your father even bought it if he was never going to build it) the model costs $200 new. You're basically shit out of luck, which sucks because it's not every day someone gets a Dendrobium for free. Also if they were all kept in their plastic they must be around somewhere. Keep looking.

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>>6064375
Can't wait for the 1/100, although I wonder how it'll manage with the Huge Mchuge fuckstick

Actually it doesn't seem to have many poses it could pull off since you can't two hand it

>>6064560
My bad, you totally can, and looks like the pauldrons are designed for shoulder movement as well

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Getting back to this so i can move on with my backlog. Need to paint the wrist and binders wgen the weather warms up.

>>6064560
Im mainly concerned with how stable it will be. Those feet are pretty small.

>>6064560
>>6064597
I never noticed it had hooves because of the sword distracting me.

The 1/100 will be amazing. Except for the not-being-able-to-support-the-sword part.

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So I finally fell for the Graze meme. This is what it's like to have a backlog, huh?

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Package received, Kansas anon. Thank you very much!

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What's a good substitute for tamiya glue? I'm making my first model kit, but I can't find tamiya glue anywhere. I'm planning to glue the pieces together to erase the seam lines, and file it off afterwards. So what type of glue should I use?

>>6064736
Tamiya cement. Just order it online.

>>6064739
So I can't use any other type/brand of glue?

>>6064752
You could, but Tamiya glue is pretty good stuff. $7.99 on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Tamiya-87038-Extra-Thin-Cement/dp/B000BMYWYC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481441186&sr=8-1&keywords=tamiya+extra+thin+cement

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so can anyone tell me how good or bad pic related is? i love the design, so i might get it even if its shit. just looking for opinions if anyone has it.

>>6064736
Anything that says plastic cement. Various hobby brands have their own stuff, just look around.

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>My first ever kit.

h-how did I do guys?

>>6064932
solid choice m8

>>6064932
0/10, you haven't even opened the box yet. Very poor build.

>>6064932
Your image size is just a bit over 1 meg, so you're already off to a better start than some other anons here.

>>6065023
holy shit, how do you honestly keep bitching about file size?

>>6064791
It's expensive, although I think they finally pumped out a reissue. It's also the spiritual successor to the Kampfer so it has to be great. Can always get the RE100 Gundam Geraba if you want mostly similar.

>>6064932
Looks solid to me. I like the taste you have in your jim.

>>6064932
0/10 failed absolute garbage see me after class

>>6064610

I actually didn't really like the regular Graze but it grew on me and now I actually want a kit of it...

Is there a translated restock schedule for december yet?

So I have an MG X and Jesta that I just can't think of a good color scheme to paint. I usually don't like using schemes with a bunch of white 'cause I tend to fuck it up a lot. Help me out here /gpg/.

>>6064610
Only one?

I'm waiting on like 5 grazes in the mail

>>6065179
Well, for starters at least. I think it's because it's blue and thrust nozzles give me a stiffy.

>>6065097
Grab one then. It's not like they're hard to get and the things are wondrously cheap.

man im really excited for the ZZ mg. aslo the providence is cool. never watched seed long enough to get that far.

>>6065165
snow camo

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>>6064932

d-did i do ok?

>>6064610
The Graze is fucking garbage. Anybody who likes any IBO design needs to be hung.

>>6065265
Careful not to cut yourself on that edge, m8.

>>6064610
Did you get that variant or the original/kai? Kai has more bang for your buck honestly because it comes with a sword and new feet as well

>>6065262
Not bad, make sure to take care of that nub on the hand

>>6065265
And yet people who don't like the designs from IBO definitely aren't hung ;)

>>6065265
back to /m/ trip fag

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>tfw really enjoy cuck rod

I love calling him cuck rod. All the people at the club last night asked me what it was called so I replied with cuck rod

>>6065280
I got that variant. I'm not terribly concerned about accessories here, I just wanted that suit. I'm not going to whine about feet for $12 shipped, either; so long as it isn't tedious to build or pose I'll be satisfied.

>>6065064
probably australian

Stupid question, but how often do you guys glue your kits together? I know most modern articulated kits snap together pretty well, but I've got a couple that like to fall apart when I try to pose them. I basically just fit put them together, paneled them, and said "I'll polish them later" but how typical is it to glue things together?

>>6065430
If it's a particularly shitty connection and it's not mobile I do. The red piece in the HGCE Aile Strike's head comes to mind.

>>6065430
I do it if I see something that looks like it won't stay together which isn't often. Past that seam welding is technically gluing things together and that's fairly common, though not for the purposes of structural integrity or anything.

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I was sent here from /a/'s buyfag thread.
Behold my first attempt at Gunpla. I think I did mostly ok.

Now I only need some really fine tweezers for those tiny tiny stickers, and some gold paint where I messed up sticker placement on those front ventilation grilles.

>>6065492
get some sand paper to fix your nubs.

>>6065410
The Schwalbe ain't bad either. The hg had issues with the leg thrusters and waist skirt pieces clashing but thankfully the 1/100 has pull down hips that give you a better range of motion.

>>6064390
> I wonder why your father even bought it if he was never going to build it
Descibes most of his buying habits back in the early 2000's. Especially if it was nice and shiny from Japan. At the very least I'm gonna try to keep building the pieces that don't directly connect to those iron plates.

Where in the hell would I find a Japanese middleman anyway? I haven't the faintest idea where to start, 2ch?

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>>6065097
>I actually didn't really like the regular Graze but it grew on me and now I actually want a kit of it...
It's a great kit, nearly all of the Option sets are designed to work with the basic Graze due to most of the models being derivatives!

>>6065209
>Grab one then. It's not like they're hard to get and the things are wondrously cheap.
>>6065280
>Did you get that variant or the original/kai? Kai has more bang for your buck honestly because it comes with a sword and new feet as well
If I hadn't realized you were talking about the 1/100 scales, I'd say go for Carta's Graze Ritter, since it comes with everything to make a Graze Ritter Commander as well as a regular Graze in Sky Blue.

>>6064791

Be careful with the shoulder thrusters, I've heard they're really prone to snapping off their pegs if you hamhand it too much.

I've got a question, my nippers were fine last week but today I opened it and it was just rusted all over, anything I can do to salvage it by myself?

>>6065627
Sand off the rust.

>>6065628
alright, so I'm assuming this method works fine for Tamiya nippers too right? I'm going to soak it in vinegar tmr if that works, before sanding it off with the steel wool?

http://www.popularmechanics.com/home/tools/how-to/a14313/how-to-restore-rusted-old-hand-tools/

>>6065628
also, any tips how to keep it rust free or store it safely? It didn't touch any water when I last used it and the many times I've used it before it didn't have any rust, this was over a course of a week and it's just completely covered in rust. I was pretty surprised to see it happen, never happened to me before.

>>6065627
You can WD40 it and wipe off the rust, but chances are that it has lost its edge due to the rusting. Nothing you can do about that unless you are good at precision grinding blades.

Next time you buy a nipper, oil it after every use to prevent rusting. You can use sewing machine oit/lubricant, WD-40, etc.

>>6065633
Just get a metal brush. No need for steel wool, plus depending on how fine it is steel wool disintegrates and causes lung problems, and since it's just steel stranding it'll rust if you wetsand it (after the oil washes off it)

>>6065636
Store them in a sealed container.

>>6065642
Stick a desiccant in there if you want to do that. Killing the moisture is key.

>tfw building gunpla while smoking a pork shoulder.
my gunpla is gonna smell good.

>>6065541
I went maximum cheap on this one, I guess I'll just build and see what happens.

>>6065610
I don't believe this is the 1/100 actually. I got this www.amazon.com/dp/B0129DWEJU/ which I assume is the 1/144. it'll play better with my other gendums that way

>>6065636
Do you live in the tropics near bodies of water like me?
80+ humidity all year round

>>6065064
Because fuck your ginormous res 3+ meg blurry as shit smartphone picture.

>>6065726
do you have hamsters powering your internet? how long did that post take to send?

>>6065701

I did just move to south east asia... so that might be it. Just here for a month.

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>>6064165
Here are mine.

>>6065726
Eh, 1mb isn't too bad. If it was 3+ mb and looked like that then you would have something to bitch about.

>>6065637
how quickly does rust ruin the edge? and in the case i need to, what would i need to have to be grinding the blades?

>>6065627
Don't buy cheap Chinese junk.

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>>6064610
The Schwalbe definitely looks better in person than in pictures.

I never really liked it until I built it.

>>6065789
If you see rust on the cutting edge, that bit's ruined. If you don't remove the rust and seal it from moisture, the rusting will propagate.

The nippers are machine-grind so that the cutting edges line up with each other which is what you're mostly paying for and what differentiates a $3 wire cutter to a $10 modelling nipper to a $30 nipper . It's practically impossible for you to obtain the same precision at home by hand.

>>6065816

this really fucking sucks. I had just gotten that nipper too and was just starting to finish a RG I had wanted to finish for a long while.

>>6065820
How did your nippers get wet?

>>6065822
He's in south-east asia where it's 90% humidity and it's the monsoon season currently. Everything is always wet.

>>6065805
I bought Tamiya nippers, not your mother, I didn't think it would be as much of a cheap junk but I guess, it's my mistake for assuming. Sorry anon.

I'm really not sure, I've bought them about 5 months ago and been using them and they worked great. Literally this last week was the only time I wasn't using them. Today, I opened my case and it's just fully rusted.

>>6065824
I guess so... I'll have to get one of those dessicants. Either way, I'll still try to remove the rust on this first, just to see if it'd work.

>>6065730
My internet tends to slow to a crawl when I'm asleep.

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>>6065840
Get singer oil. Every hardware shop in SEA sells it for cheap. Just apply a thin layer on any exposed metal by hand (if you're not allergic). A 125ml bottle can last a long time.

>>6065847

ok thanks a lot anon, I'll do this... for my future set of nips and maybe whatever I can salvage of this one.

>>6065639
thanks for the lungs-saving tip anon. much appreciated.

>>6065847
so I'm soaking them in vinegar right now, how long should I leave them? Also, once I take them out, do I have to put them in water + baking soda or pour the vinegar into the baking soda with the nipper inside?

Diff sources on the internet warn against leaving it in for too long.

>>6065922
Why the fuck would you soak it in vinegar? Acetic acid is an oxidizer.

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>>6065924

Eh... I saw some tips online for restoring knives... I assumed it'd work too. So far it removed most of the rust and I see none on the cutting edge... so I'm confused, is it working or am I making it worse?

>>6065960
You idiot!
Its making mustard gas!
RIGHT, NOW!

>>6065672
>I don't believe this is the 1/100 actually. I got this www.amazon.com/dp/B0129DWEJU/ which I assume is the 1/144. it'll play better with my other gendums that way
Yeah, it's HG and 1/144...
...Personally I'm not a fan of the Schwalbe Graze, the Arm Claw Gimmick isn't good and it's inclusion makes the arm armor unsymmetrical...

>>6065807
>The Schwalbe definitely looks better in person than in pictures.
BUT MUH SYMMETRY!!!

...Also bad wrist hardpoints, which is a problem of all the Grazes, but especially apparent on the Schwalbe for using up one for the Claw gimmick...

>>6066115
Can't you just...leave the arm claw off?

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Doing year-end paint inventory.

Post paints?

>>6066142
>Can't you just...leave the arm claw off?
Well you can, but the forearm armor it slots into doesn't even have the same hardpoint slots as the other arm.

So, you can't plug the Graze Shield into either, and you can't even plug the Long Rifle or Lance on the left arm.

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RE/100 when?

>mfw it's taller than the PG Gundam

>>6066197
When I get an MG Alex 2.0.

>>6065289
I'm not a tripfag, you blind fucking retard.
>>6065607
Try here I suppose
https://www.kuboten.com/kuboguides/article/how-to-order-bandai-parts
>>6066115
>...
>...
>...
Are you underaged or something?

So what Ver. Ka. should I get besides the Ball?

>>6066197
>RE/100 when?

you realize in 1/100th scale it would be 108cm tall right? too big for the RE100 line.

I wish bandai would actually just release the 1/144th neue Ziel they mentioned a couple of years ago.

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Dragon 1:35 Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.F that I received from Secret Santa.

Pz III is so easy to build; no leaf springs to clean up. There is one fit problem in all of Dragon's Pz IIIs and that is the idler. There is a large gap between the idler cover and the rear plate. I did an initial fill with CA and will putty over top of that.

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>>6066185
Mad jelly

>>6066309
Are those not mold lines on the suspension?

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>>6066348
Are you talking about the lines on the front of the suspension?

>>6065924
White vinegar is a well known trick for removing rust. You should be scrubbing it with a wire brush though, so it's better for non-fine stuff like files, screws, and what not.

>>6066309
doesn't this belong in the scale model thread?

>>6066395
fuckity offery

>>6066309
Looks like a nice kit so far Anon! Enjoying the build?

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>>6066354
See the thing with trying to build military models with no knowledge of the vehicle in question means you can't tell if something is meant to be there or not

>>6066411
Yes. Dragon's Pz IIIs go together a lot easier than their Pz IVs.

>>6066415
Definitely supposed to be there. The mold lines were on the top and bottom and were removed.

Alright, time to settle this.

Should this general be Gunpla only? (Should non-Gunpla plamo be removed?
http://www.strawpoll.me/11857078

>>6066444
So no non-Bandai kits allowed then?

>>6066444
We don't have to settle anything, a model kit's a model kit no matter what it ends up as in the end (A robot, a tank, a train, a tank/train robot)

>>6066444
>non-gunpla plamo

Sci-Fi Model General and Scale Model General

>hurr hurr there was a Tiger II in Gundam, it should count

>durr durr Bumblebee was a Camaro,, it's totes Sci-Fi

Nuke both threads.

>>6066452
So a resin kit of mai waifu that I modified with ball joints and sew clothes for is still a plamo instead of a BJD?

>>6066452
>We don't have to settle anything, a model kit's a model kit no matter what it ends up as in the end

This. There is no reason to change anything.

>>6066233
Thank you anon
Hopefully they'll have the parts in stock.

>>6066444
>For those unfamiliar, "Plamo" is a shortened form of "plastic model." If it's made of plastic, someone can probably help you here.

Right in the OP, as it has always been since the threads started

>>6066459
I'm pretty sure the WIP of the resin model would be interesting, but lets not talk about theoretical stuff

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>>6066309
How is Dragon in general? They make things I want but I'd like to know if it's gonna be a slugfest like older Revell kits. On a related note, who's best for jet powered aircraft in general?

>>6066185
I thought I was bad. I know I'm going to get worse now that Volks sells Gaia Notes.

>>6066459
Honestly, they just don't come through very often.

>>6066468
Hot Toys, 3A and ThreeZero shit are scale models of characters made of plastic

>but you hafta build them anon

LEGO makes models that are made of plastic.

but but but double standards!

>>6066471
gelgoog, how long till we get a new gelgoog hg?

>>6066480
I'm hoping Origin will give us something.

>>6066471
Dragon is usually pretty good, but their instructions are the worst. Their kits are hit and miss. They keep milking older molds by making paper panzers, but don't bother to change the instructions and are taking out the PE, clear parts, and indy link tracks. Their Black Label line is called the Black Plague line because of how poorly detailed and inaccurate they are. Just find a subject you like and look up the kits available. Their Pz IIIs, StuG IIIs, and Panthers are great. Just make sure to get a modern one and not an older boxing.

>>6066483
has there been a prototype gelgoog in origin manga yet? how far into the oyw is it anyway. (in the manga)

>>6066471
Modern jet powered aircraft? It really depends on the subject as no company has a stranglehold on the market. Just avoid KittyHawk, Italeri, and TrumpyBoss.

What subjects are you looking at?

>>6066485
>>6066489
Oh neat, I do like StuGs quite a bit after playing the German tree in War Thunder. Now I just need to find out if anyone other than Revell makes a Handley-Page Victor. Also the F15, Su47, Su27, the Draken.

>>6066486
Not sure, I haven't been keeping up with the manga.

>>6066489
>avoid trumpboss
w-why

I have quite a few of their kits, tonks and ships

>>6066496
Overpriced and keep putting out shitty, inaccurate kits.

>>6066500
Are they? I thought they were kinda cheap

What do you recommend then

>>6066483
punished gelgoog, and cool guy under represented.

seriously though, id have thought it would be perfect for the revive. id say maybe the new hg line, but something tells me thats gonna focus on the transformable suits.

>>6066495
What scale? And which F-15 variant?

Only option for Su-47 is the Zvezda 1/72 and it's many reboxings.

New HobbyBoss kit is the best 1/48 Flanker. 1/72 is a toss-up. (Comparison build on ARCForums.) (Hasegawa makes an awesome 1/72 Su-33. Kinetic Su-33 in 1/48 (Designed by another company and bought out.))

Hasegawa for Draken, 1/48 and 1/72.

>>6066504
Again it depends on the subject and the scale.

>>6066512
I think I'm going to go for 1/72 with aircraft. I've tried 1/144 and 1/100 in the past and not been fond of the scale.

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Gunpla newfag here, built my first kit (HG Barbatos Lupus) a week ago. Giving it a go to my second kit

> pic related

RG Justice Gundam

Loving the challenge.

>>6066523
Probably Hasegawa for 1/72 F-15s, but don't buy the older kits.

>>6066527
rg is a cool line, have fun anon.

>>6066531
Thanks for the info.

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>>6066527
My first build (Gotta remove the safety nubs from the fin, add a couple of lines and a topcoat still)

>>6066533
Thank you, anon. I'm greatly amused.

>>6066485
>Black Plague line
Kek.

Sounds perfect for chaos armored vehicle.

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>>6066544
you got a little crazy with those panel lines anon. try going lighter when youre done justice. then again it might look good on red.

>>6066548

Only had black at hand at that moment and felt like trying out. But I'm tempted in washing it and trying again with different tones. Gray/Red sounds way better. Had to hand paint the lines due lack of markers. Thanks for the tips, anon.

>>6066544
is that the HG or the 1/100?

>>6066560

HG

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Imma try my hand at seam line removal, I saw these three 'putties' available:
>Tamiya Light-Curing Putty
>Tamiya Epoxy Putty - Quick Type
>Tamiya Putty - White

I should probably get some primer as well but I don't have an airbrush; I guess handpainting it is out of the question, would rattlecan primers work? If so, recs?

>>6066557
no probs anon, looking at trying an mg anytime soon?

>>6066564
>Tamiya Light-Curing Putty
You could use this if you have a UV light, it cures that way and super quick. I've heard mixed results from it, but haven't tried it myself.
>Tamiya Epoxy Putty - Quick Type
Not really the best for seam line removal, you mainly use it for filling gaps or carving into shapes
>>Tamiya Putty - White
Your best bet for killing seams, really. Make sure you have plastic cement too, as putty is meant to be used after plastic cement has done its stuff.

>>6066564
You'll want the white Tamiya putty for seam work
It'll be nice to have some lacquer thinner as well to use with the putty

Tamiya Light Grey primer or Mr Surfacer 1000/1500 are pretty nice

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>>6066566

Got this one waiting

> Pic related

Originally, my first order of gunplas were 3 MG's--

- Blue Astray Second Revise
- Gundam Freedom 2.0
- Dark Matter Exia

--and was gonna start out with the Exia, but the batch got stuck in customs for a while now, and my second batch arrived earlier, so I went for the Lupus instead.

Hoping customs will release my package this year, but I doubt it.

>>6066483
P-bandai prototype Gelgoog high mobility johnny ridden colors extra finish!

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>>6066495
>>6066486
Not introduced in Origins but this thing exists which is the Zaku High Mobility III (Early Gelgoog) Most likely MSD will do something with it.

>>6066582
Nice choice, anon.

placentia ca anon, your kit arrives on the 15th.

>>6066597
This would look so much better without the blue.

>>6066597
>>6066605
seems like a clusterfuck to me, most of why i look the gelgoog is the sleekness.

>>6066611
>seems like a clusterfuck to me, most of why i look the gelgoog is the sleekness.
Indeed, plus DAT SYMMETRY!!!

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>>6066573
>>6066575
Oh well, I missed another option
>Tamiya Epoxy Putty - Smooth Surface

Regardless, I see Tamiya Fine Surface Primer - White/Light Gray/Gray (180ML) rattlecans available in my local store, while Mr Surfacer is only available in pic related; it requires airbrush application, amirite?

I might get the normal white tamiya putty, and the tamiya surface primer, and see if any lacquer thinners are available. I have plastic cement; it seems inadequate in most cases, hence me planning to get putty. Or did I used it incorrectly?

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Can we post near-year-end collages yet?

>>6066611
>>6066614
It's called "EARLY GELGOOG" for a reason.

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>>6066617
>it requires airbrush application
Nope, in fact it will clog your airbrush if you try to spray it.

This is basically liquid putty that you apply with a brush, let dry and sand. Surfacer1000 can be used in that way as well (but you can also spray it).

>>6066621
>December 12
>end of year
Some of us still have a project or two to finish this year, however I am most intrigued by your Ausf H. Is that 1/144?

>>6066626
doesnt give it an excuse to be ugly. a lot of orgin prototypes look good.

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first try with paint. i like how it turned out. prolly take a better pic tomorrow

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>>6066642
1/72. It's a Revell kit with chink GuP decals. Ooarai decals were fine, but the Anglerfish were fucked (It's easier to tell here).

And I'm still working on stuff too, just wanted to fill the picture a little more (Geirail's definitely gonna be done this year, the Zaku Tank I don't think will be however (It's been sitting on the backburner since around September)

>>6066648
pizza tank is cute

how much did you guys fuck up on your first kits?

I recently got a 1/72 warthog and it's awesome to put together, but I'm fucking almost every piece up
mainly due to lack of propper equipment, wich I'll fix before getting another kit, but also because I'm not on point with the sanding of nubs.

oh, and how do you guys put stuff together?
I'm finishing each part of the plane before putting them all together, always testing if they fit, of course

>>6066715
first kit was a revive rx 78, so i didnt fuck anything up. i always to my kits piece by piece though.

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howdy gang, not necessarily "gunpla" related but i digress. picked up a robot spirits unicorn on the cheap and wanted to use it as practice for detailing up and panel lining. i've seen people do really cool paintjobs and detailing on converge figures so i wanted to know if that would transfer over to robot spirits figures as well. anyone try anything similar?

>>6066715
Mine's not pretty. I was all over the nubs so I took care of those mostly, but attempting to panel line made a mess and I goofed playing with a seam weld or two as well before stopping. Still, I can look back on it fondly, but I really wish I'd started snapfitting earlier. That would've helped bunches.

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>>6066715
Mine was the HG Full Armor Gundam Thunderbolt (Manga) version...

I didn't fuck it up too bad, but it was not the most pleasant of experiences...

>>6066723
Don't see why it wouldn't.

>>6066715
Only somewhat. I had the general idea that nubs were bad and I should sand them down, but I used a wire clipper to cut the nubs and a file to sand them down somewhat, having no idea what I was really aiming for. Stickers are placed oddly and I panel lined everything that i possibly could, including around the stickers themselves.

One day Ill go back and fix that guy, now that I know better what I'm doing.

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so a couple months ago I built an MG God Gundam and it was my 1st kit since dicking around in highschool without panel lining etc. it looked like this and it was marked with an ultra fine sharpie because I was cheap. since then I have bought more kits and supplies.

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Next I built a 1/144 Wing Gundam Zero Honoo just to pose it with my Tamashii Nations Shining Gundam. Personally I perfer the 1/100 scale but he was a cool little guy with awesome fire swords.

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Most recently I made a 1/100 MG Wing Gundam "Endless Waltz" ver. and he was tight. I used an actual Gundam marker for panel lining this time, but haven't put the decals on yet. The lining is pretty poor but still had a blast putting it together.

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G-Gundam is my favorite series, so I got this giant motherfucker as the center piece of my robo-squad. Shining gundam is tight as fuck

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I gotta thank the Gunpla threads and the guides posted on them for re-igniting my passion for this hobby. happy building everyone!

>>6066474
>literally wishes he had an argument at this point

>>6066564
I use the white stuff, it works so good and has helped me correct mistakes quickly.

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>>6066582
hey man, they made two similar ones? I'm working non this one:

>Super Minipla Ideon
>Koto EVA-01 TV. version
>Koto Formula Skell
>Koto Sleipnir
>Billion Spark Metal Slug
Which one should I do for the group build? I don't want to spam a bunch of different entries for it, especially when the requirement is so simple.

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>>6066527
We're kind of in the same boat anon.
Just finished my HG Barbatos last week and started my RG Exia tonight.

By the way, anyone has any tips on how to do panel wash/lines with water acrylics?, I haven't had luck so far and had to wash the Barbatos clean again and again.

>>6066839
Ideon or the Metal Slug

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>>6066827

Maybe it is the back pack that make them look alike (and the poor quality picture). But mine is the GAT-X105E Strike E+IWSP.

That ReZEL looks like a sweet model, post pics when you finish dude.

>>6066839
Formula

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>>6066715
Bought this at a convention when I was in highschool, I cut the bloody pieces off with wirecutters, nubs everywhere and I put the stickers on poorly that i got frustrated and stickytaped them on, genius.

Also lost the mouth piece too, nearly got put off by model kits after that til I went to uni

>>6065965

So I ended up soaking it in this liquid cleaner for porcelain tiles and it got rid of the rust almost instantly, then I just coated it in the oil the other anon recommended... nipper is working fine now.

>>6066768
Hunt down the God Gundam from the same line. It's even better.

>>6066843
>>6066848
Welp, this doesn't help too much. I probably should've done a strawpoll in the first place, sorry. http://www.strawpoll.me/11858138

Hey do you guys know what these models are, and where an easy catalogue of gunpla models is? Is there a particular name for these types of "big meaty fuckers"? Sorry for the dumb question

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>>6066903
shit, forgot pic

>>6066908
From left to right,
>Zock
>Zeong
>Acguy
>Gogg
Aside from the Zeong, all of the kits you circled are aquatic Zeon suits.

The thread OP contains a link to dalong, who has reviews of most of the Gunpla kits released since 1999 (he only has reviews of some of the limited edition kits, which are usually just retools of already existing kits). Click on one of the links in site's the top bar to view galleries of Gunpla kits.

>>6066903
>>6066908
from left to right:
>Zock
>Zeong
>Acguy
>Gogg
all of them belong to the HGUC (High Grade Universal Century) line of kits

Though the zeong has a MG kit if I can recall, with even a Perfect Zeong version

>>6066908
Anon already replied but here's a list for future reference anyway.

http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Mobile_Weapons

>>6066913
>>6066914
>>6066917
ty anons, you're the greatest!

>>6066908
>Hey do you guys know what these models are
Yeah
zeek scum

>>6066932
>>6066903
>>6066908
DALONG . NET

>>6066847
is this an older MG or is it based off the new remaster strike?

>>6066942
Going by Dalong it's based off of the Strike Noir.

>>6066944
thanks
checked

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Anyone from the Philippines have experience with Sam's Model Kits? How trustworthy are they and how much are their delivery fees?

>>6066405
sorry I'm kinda new to /gpg/ so I thought it belonged in a different thread

>>6066483
I doubt it, but I hope they extend Origin into the entire OYW so it's a remaster of 0079
the animation is so good

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>Go to local store
>Check prices of the MGs
>The Hi-v Gundam is cheaper than v Gundam
>The fucking FAG Thunderbolt is cheaper than the v Gundam
>mfw

Anyone else have some odd hobby shop moments?

>>6067033
That's not odd. Hi-nu and especially Homer Simpson Gundam are both way uglier than Nu, so they're less likely to sell so they need to be cheaper.

>>6067037
They're all equally hideous.

>>6067038
delet

>>6067011
It does.

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>>6066827
This is a great kit, it got me back into gunpla last year after about a decade hiatus. There's so many parts to fiddle around with. Just don't lose the butt prop, it's nearly impossible to balance with the rear cone or cannons on if you don't use it as support. Any other configuration is fine without it though.

>>6067033
Nu Ka is a way better kit than the other two.

>>6067037
>Homer Simpson Gundam

wut

>>6067050

>primer gray and lavender

Eeew.

>>6067060
I think he's confusing v (Nu gundam) with V/V2.

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>>6067063
>hating best colors

>>6067063
shit taste

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>>6067060

>>6067100
damn taste has just left you anon.

>>6067103
Nobody defending thunderbolt garbage is allowed to say anything about taste.

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>>6067109
>He doesn't want designs to be like the good ol' days of 9/11

>>6067109

well at least you stand behind your shit taste.

>have been using the same nippers since I was 12 and did warhammer
Am I doing something wrong? They still seem to go through plastic just fine, and I cut off the rest with a reasonably sharp hobby knife. I'm not sure why people make such a big deal out of the sharpness of their nippers.

man even sloppy painting is fun. gettin myself an airbrush for xmas. hopefully after some practice i can make some cool stuff.

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>>6067276
forgot pic

>>6067282
Where do you live, anon? That's a beautiful vista.

>>6067298
united states virgin islands

yes yes, VIRGIN i know.

>>6067301
Well, you're in the right place.

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Sorry to say MD anon, but your second package likely won't arrive before the year ends. I feel bad but at least you have your first gift to hold you steady until the next one gets there.

San Diego, CA should receive their package today. :^)

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>>6067361
>College Park
Holy shit, how many people's hopes and dreams will they claim?

Chicago anon, your last gift showed up and I should have everything shipped by the end of the day.

>>6067361
No worries. Also, my order with your stuff in it arrived at my place today. I'll ship them out to you tomorrow and since you're only like 4 states away it should arrive by the the end of the week.

>>6067378
I just live there because its close to work, not because I went to school there or the area is nice (It's a shithole and the cost of living there is ridiculous).

>>6067406
Not commenting on the place itself, but rather on one infamous USPS post office branch located there https://www.yelp.com/biz/us-post-office-college-park-2

>>6067404
Great to know, I appreciate it!
I may open them slightly before Christmas as my birthday is the 22, good enough occasion to unwrap some plastic crack.

>>6067418
Oh yeah, that place is awful. Thank god I almost never use them. I just go to the one near my work when I need to ship something.

>>6067436
Open the one wrapped in cookie monster paper before christmas.

>>6067391
Also if you could reply so I know you're actually alive and participating I'd really appreciate it. It'd make me feel a whole lot better about all these gifts I'm about to send you. I'm talking to the anon in Chicago who's name starts with a B.

>>6067448
If you say so, that works with me.

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any experiance with this paint guys?

>>6067570
Personally, I prefer Bob Ross' brand of paint but that's just personal preference. However, both are terrible for painting plamo. Tamiya or Vallejo should be your go-to picks for easy-to-find acrylics.

>>6067472
Byrone? Bamel? B'niqua?

>>6067570
>acrylic pain
This is a good paint for staining plaster for your dioramas, that's about all it's good for.

>>6067570
>el cheapo artists acrylics

>>6067646
>Chicongo
>not Barack

>>6067361
So, I got a second "Package received" message from my appartment today and there was a box just big enough for a kit waiting alongside my HLj order. Haven't opened it yet, but given that it's addressed to "Anon instead of my full name and that its from a Japanese seller common over amazon for gunpla that I have no recollection of ordering from I am going to guess it's the other gift and tracking is just wrong.

And your stuff arrived safely and I'm wrapping it now.

>tfw ma just assumes i want gunpla for xmas and asks what model to send over to my house

well at least im easy to shop for.

>>6067301
What's it like there? I'm curious now.

is there a gunpla series for people who just want to build mechs and dont watch anime?

>>6067729
weather never dips bellow 70 degrees, humidity is always high. people are nice, beaches are fun.

>>6067732
Any of them, I guess. You don't need to be invested into the story to like the designs, but if you don't go ahead and browse this site http://dalong.net/ for non-gundam robut kits.

>>6067732
what did he mean by this

>>6067713

I envy you anon. I started my gunpla hobby around a month ago but my family usually thinks any of my hobbies are dumb and would rather gift me whatever they think is better, which usually ends up being something I don't need/use despite warning them about it (and expensive, too).

Of course, that is when they feel like sending me something, since I live on my own and have little contact with them nowadays.

> tfw I could have joined the secret santa and send sweet stuff and receive something from an anon

> tfw I was too late

There is always a next year I guess.

>>6067763
the secret santa was fun but it was bullshit sending my anon his gift before xmas. fuck amazon sometimes.

tfw dear ole mah is getting me turn a mg

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>>6067774
I haven't gotten a package yet but I shipped mine
nobody's mentioned my state in the thread to say they've sent it
I'm starting to wonder if I'm ever going to get a package

>>6067805
i keep posting letting anon know its coming and he never acknowledges

>>6067712
Is that so? That's really convenient. I'll keep a look out for when your presents arrive here.

>>6067805
>>6067812
MI anon checking in to say that I've sent my package to OH anon.
Please someone tell me they've shipped to MI.

>>6067840
i aint OH anon, USVI anon here, i hope i didnt get cucked.

>>6067872
good luck anon
what happens if we get gypped, anyway? Are we just out of luck?

>>6067885
yes, thats the risk of secret santa.

>>6067907
Yeah I'm getting nervous. I'm still gonna send some gifts out but not near as many as I would have had he y'know, responded in any way at all.

I may give some of the gifts I was going to send to the anons who will inevitably get gypped. I don't need another Kshatriya anyway.

Watch he sends me a ton of gifts and is just too busy to post and all of the sudden I'm the bad guy. This Secret Santa stuff is hard.

>>6067944
Yeah, would not recommend it to those with anxiety issues. I do what I can when I can, but it's not a perfect system.

>>6067944
>all of the sudden I'm the bad guy.
I would say you definitely are thinking about this the wrong way. If someone grinches me, I don't start thinking about grinching someone else.
Secret Santa isn't about getting a gift, it's about giving one.

>>6067951
I'm talking about giving $60 worth of kits instead of $100. Gifts will still be sent regardless of how I feel about it.

Is it often that people overseas join the secret santa? I live in the middle of nowhere and I would like to join next time there is a gift exchange.

>>6067951
>just because someone grinches me doesn't mean I should grinch someone else


Wait, I thought the person we send gifts to is the one who also sends gifts to us, is that not the case?

>>6067946
Keep track of who is assigned who and whether or not they actually sent something out to their ss. I have a feeling a certain someone joined this year and didn't plan on sending out anything like they were supposed to.

>>6067973
I try to, but I'll probably open a form this year for people to let me know if they never received a gift.

>>6067992
Whatever works. I didn't enter myself since I'm pretty low on funds, but I have a few kits lying around that haven't been built yet if someone gets jipped.

>package delivered last week
>still no word from receiver

Excuse my lack of knowledge, but I just got a tank like the Pz. IV in this post
>>6066648
and I realized I don't know much about putting these together.

I found out pretty quickly that things don't snap together neatly like on gundams. I found the guides above that mention glue and I've heard about plastic cement, can't really find much info on this cement. Is it different from just plastic glue? And is there a particular brand to buy or is it adequate to go with a generic brandless glue that's designed for plastics? Thanks in advance.

>>6068023
I'm willing to donate a few kits too, but how will we know who's actually been jipped? Seems like thats ripe for scamming as well.

>>6068082
There is no plastic glue, only plastic cement. Tamiya is the best.

>>6068083
he has the old entries from the first survey. also a receipt or tracking number would be proof enough.

Anyone got a good recommendation for an exhaust fan? Looking to make a DIY Spraybooth

>>6067813
So uh, yeah, turns out that I don't actually have any cookie monster wrapping paper left. Just enjoy the cookies I guess. And open one of the random presents. I am proud to say that I did an acceptable wrapping job on all of one of them.

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>>6068089
>There is no plastic glue
Yeah there is, called super glue.

And yeah, unless you need to weld seams, super glue is perfectly fine for gluing together plastic parts. If anything, super glue won't melt super tiny or super thin parts if you put too much of it.

>>6068247
That's not plastic glue, retard.

>>6067840
Another MI Anon! Would it be too weird to ask for general location?

>>6068277
>glue
>is made of plastic
>works on plastic
>not plastic glue
Let's hear your definition of plastic glue o wise sage.

>>6068284
>cyanoacrylate
>plastic

So any glue that works on plastic is plastic glue?
Based on your definition, Elmer's is a plastic glue.

Any CA anons here? This is northeast OH anon, USPS said the package was delivered on the 8th and just seeing if they got it alright

>>6068141
Just don't pick a weak one like those tiny bathroom fans. They work, but they're not nearly enough.

>>6068082
Plastic cement is pretty much a necessity working with military models. Super glue has its uses too, but plastic cement is what you'll be using mostly.
Lots of hobby brands have their own cement, just go to your local hobby shop or use amazon

Cement temporarily melts the plastic of the surfaces in contact and then it evaporates, fusing the pieces together

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I've sinned.

Progress on the justice, featuring Barbatos Head.

>>6068297
CA anon here

Texas victorian anon your gift should be there tomorrow

New thread: >>6068378

>>6066444
>select all pizza

now i'm hungry /gpg/

also >checked

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Stationed in Japan and built my fit two gunpla and I'm so hooked! For tools I've pretty much been using nail clippers and the fold out file (too corse I know) to assemble. Tips on making the nub attachment points almost invisible and tips for starting paint detailing? Love these kits and I can walk 10 minutes to buy more!

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Did I do good?

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>>6068655

>>6068655
>>6068660

Nice, anon.

>>6068655
The Exia is a shitty kit, but this is still a good haul.

>>6068618
You're doing a pretty good job considering your toolset. Honestly, you might be hitting the limit with what you're working with. Nicer sandpaper and clippers will make a world of difference.

I see some stress marks on the plastic (the shoulder shield on the left, for example). That white mark means that while you're clipping it off the runner, when you're slicing down the nub is actually pulling against the part before the cut takes place. That's not too surprising with nail clippers, but one thing you can do is try to cut the pieces off so that there's plenty of nub left over on the parts. Once the piece is completely off the runner, then you can go back and trim/sand more off. Nice sanding tools/paper will help you out during that final stretch a lot.

Keep up the good work