Shinki and Friends General

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I'm absolutely happy that my local gunpla store let me preorder Roadrunner with them.

Reminder that her smile and smirk are amazing.

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>>6203513
>tfw hornet isn't allison

>>6203513
I like the blonde better.

>>6203566
I'm getting both of them.

>>6203513

Smug is justice

>>6203573
This. The combined armor mode is boss too.

>>6203513
The fuck kind of gunpla store do you go to??? The only place I know of doesn't even know what FAGs or MDs are, much less let me preorder one!

So I'm getting back into model building after 5 years because I love these girls, but I've never really used actual paints besides gundam markers before. I notice the manual for my Gourai Type 10 specifically recommends mixing Mr. Color to get the matching colors, but those are a little hard to get on this side of the pond. Assuming I don't have access to that brand, will I be able to get similar color mixtures with other brands? I know for sure that I can get Tamiya at least. This is just for the purposes of covering up nub marks, of course, not repainting the model entirely.

>>6203513

First time shink

Do i have to build this smug bitch

>>6204278
Well that's a question you need to answer yourself, isn't it?

>>6204278
Yes. She's a kit. Relatively simple. Read the gunpla guide and make sure your exacto is sharp and you'll be fine

>>6204278
Yes

>>6203505
Is it too late to start playing Magic the Gathering? Did I miss that boat when I was younger?

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>>6204273
Any brand should be fine. Color-matching can be difficult, but if you keep near the recommended colors, you should be fine with Model Color, or even GamesWorkshop paint-pots.

Painting them completely can be pretty rewarding, however. It's worth considering.

>>6204303
Well Depends

Do you have considerable amounts of disposable income to throw away every couple of months? If so play standard.

Do you have a one-time surplus and want one deck that doesn't need much fine tuning? Play Modern

Do you want the above but struck the lottery? Play Legacy.

Do you want something in between Modern and Legacy in price but with a lot more cards and the ability to play against a bunch of players? Play EDH.

>>6204303
No.
1. Find an archetype you like.
2. Buy those cards on tcgplayer or another card site
3.if anyone whines at you about banned or illegal cards tell them to go play yugioh

>>6204253
Well technically it's more a game/manga/toy store, but it also carries gunpla.

Look for ToG: Toy or Game, it's a place that bought over the old Comics Connection (Singapore only). They take preorders.

>>6204376
>ToG as your local gunpla store
What a pleb

>>6204306
Alright, I'll see what I can do. Thanks.

On that note, if I wanted to give Gourai a custom paint job, would I have had to paint her before assembling her? And do I have to, like, prime her? Top coating also before assembly?

>>6204376
Damn, I live on the west coast of the US. Even Little Tokyo's gunpla store is mostly actual gundam stuff. Nothing niche at all.

>>6204273
Might as well get gaia's flesh tone putty, spray some topcoat and call it a day

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>>6203513
>casually goad local store to get FAGs on the premise that i want to get koto shit and FAGs
>they stock a bunch of kotobukiya hands and weapons kits
>also FAGs, a lot of them
>marked the fuck up, like 60 debt coins for a single materia
>don't buy because fuck that shit
>nobody but me, and possibly the owner since he built a baselard and a gourai, is interested in FAGs because they are the "I ONLY BUILD MATURE KITS FOR MATURE BUILDERS LIKE MYSELF" kind of crowd
I-i might've gone too far in places. I genuinely like the store owner, he is a chill dude.

Does any plastic cement work on FAGs?
I want to fix some pieces on mine.

>>6204560
I'm not sure why you'd assume it wouldn't.

>>6204487
Read the gunpla guide.

>>6204546
The putty doesn't really work that way.
I bought a bottle to make boobs just to find that it needs some sort of special spray to make it dry.
I tested it by putting one drop about 1/16" tall and let it dry for 5 hours and it was still liquidy.
After about 10 hours, I found that the thing had become dry all scrunched up with wrinkles so I guess it doesn't hold its shape when drying.

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I've only painted 2 and that was last year.
gotta get around to painting the rest

>>6204303

Magic is kinda shit if you don't have a friendly playgroup. Competitive magic is shit. Lots of fun with friends where everyone is around the same level though.

>>6204623
This x1000

>>6204595
Sounds like putty to me
You're looking for epoxy putty

>>6204348
>They should've made the chin guar part of the chest armour.
On the one hand, that's one fewer titty FAG, or at least it is with her armor on. On the other, that would've made her look half decent. I'm conflicted.

Then again, Stylet also came with a stupid little chin guard no one ever seems to actually use, so if it works like that and the holes for mounting aren't too obvious it could still be okay.

>>6204663

It looks like it'll be pretty easy to not use the chin piece, I wonder if it'll have a stock alternate piece.

>>6204656
Most putties I've used maintains most of its shape with little shrinking.
This one's sorta like thick paint. Most of the liquid evaporates and leaves only a very small amount of material to work with.
I guess it's fine for filling seams though.
Does anyone know a good flesh color paint for painting FAGs?
I wanted to buy Gaia's FAG paint but since it's almost impossible to get it here in the states without paying 6 times the original price, I'm wondering if there's any alternatives.
Does Gaia's other flesh colors such as 051 or EX-05 match FAGs skintone?

>>6203513
How do they handle the faces for these, are they prepainted or do you have to waterslide it?

>>6204740
Prepainted.
There's also waterslides in case you want to paint the face.

>>6204742
Oh dang, that's cool. The others didn't really do it for me, but this is looking like a buy.

>>6204487
West Coast man, if it is southern west coast there's a place in Cali around there called Frank and Son's Collectible show, it's AMAZING and I was able to snag a Jinrai from the ToyArena booth there. It's mostly retro toys but you cna find some cool places and Toyarena has some very agreeable prices.

(Also saw an Arnval in box for 80 but didn't grab her)

>>6204487
there's a gunpla store in little tokyo? fug! what's the name?

>>6204556
So you asked a nice local shop to stock a niche product, they complied, and then you didn't even support them? Dick move. You may as well go around telling their customers they can order things online cheaper so you can drive that chill dude out of business quicker. Maybe then they'll clearance the fags when they have to liquidate the business to make ends meet. That's your endgame right?

>>6203505
> Used to artistically pose shinkis with yugioh cards and sent pics to my friends who also played

Good times.

>>6204909
Hence the Kumiko.
I have no idea how much of the blame I own but I only asked for the price of stuff without actually asking him to stock anything, then one day I go and he is full of FAGs, a couple of weeks later none of the FAGs have moved and inch.

I hope they pick up in popularity after the anime, otaku trash is seriously reckless with money around here.

>>6204926
> tfw meant autistically

Why do FAGs have to be so expensive?

what the fuck was koto thinking when they came up with that retarded megami device kit scheme

so much wasted plastic

>>6204944
Buy one, Anon. You owe it to him. You did this.

>>6205051
Only first two waves did that since they're basically mook characters. The rest seem to be going with a "get both, combine their armor!" kind of thing instead.

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Got some clothes for my Gab yesterday, finally got around to putting them on her.

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>>6205059
I don't think she liked them.

>>6205058
>>6205051

it's ironic really
one would normally want to army build mooks but the price pretty much discourages that

>>6205051
FAGs aren't that expensive for what they are

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What's the difference between F.A.G. and Megami Device?

>>6205071
FAG are robot kits turned mecha musume while MD are essentially a Busou Shinki successor with modularity in mind.

>>6205074
MD aren't model kits?

>>6205076
Both are model kits, but MD are much more built around a single frame, whereas each FAG has her own tweaks and changes to her body structure. This means that while there are some parts on one FAG you can swap for another, not everything is a match between girls.

FAG are also built much more with compatibility with Modeling Support Goods and regular Frame Arms parts in mind, while MDs are a bit more self-contained as a line. They can still use MSG parts, but a MD looks and feels feature-complete as-is, while most of the FAGs are designed to feel like they can really use a little something extra. Hresvelgr bucks that trend due to being laden with way more weapons than she can actually use, and to a lesser extent Baselard does the same, but there's still plenty of room for customization.

>>6205082
is either line clearly better than the other?

>>6205085
I'd say it's down to preference, if you like shinkis then probably MD

>>6205089
And MD have a more sleeker unarmored body.

>>6204759
Shit yes I know that place. That's where I got a bunch of my Weiss Schwarz cards. Toyarena huh? I'll check it out this weekend then. I wonder if I can get paints for a reasonable price there...

>>6204806
It's part of Anime Jungle, though it's like across the hallway from their main figure store.

>>6205085
FAGs are more a e s t h e t i c

>>6205055
I'll consider getting the Architect later.
Not to further my asshole agenda, but right now I got a metaphorical cock lodged in my throat from the shipping of a UW set from Mandarake; never I would've guessed that EMS would get that fucking high.

At least I don't have to jump hoops to replace Blast Off anymore since the configuration used for Movor is pretty good looking.

>>6204487
Painting during assembly is ideal, but since the FAGs are designed to come apart pretty well, you can probably get away with a bit of masking for the gloves and stockings.

But yeah, like >>6204577 said, give the Gunpla guide a once over. It's good stuff.

>>6204759
>Frank and Son's Collectible show
>Its at San Jose

Damn, the far I can go is San Diego (without a permit), but I will have the place in my list if I go to LA for Anime Expo.

>>6205060

Just like a dog (or at least my dog, put clothes for the winter, looks happy for half day, takes them off for the rest).

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>>6203505
FAGs playing cards is an excellent theme of the thread, I think.

>>6205157
>San Jose

You talking about San Jose "city" or San Jose "ave"?

>>6204777
>>6205059
>>6205060
>>6205188

I love these so much. Mecha musume are truly the greatest of man's inventions.

>>6205157
>>6205199
It is on San Jose ave, but it's located in City of Industry. The actual city of San Jose, CA is up north near San Francisco, and if there's a Frank and Son's up there (or more than one for that matter) it's news to me.

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>>6205209
All brands, all generations.

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>>6205209
I know how you feel, Anon.

I only have FAGs, but this guy;
>>6205239
Really makes me wish I had a Shinki. (Or two)

...Maryceles and Proxima, specifically.

>>6205272
Those two go for 6-8k lately. Stalk mandarake.

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>>6205276
Hahaha, just fuck my shit up, Sempai.

Hey guys, I kind of want to try my hand at a Garage Kit waifu and I was wondering if you guys had any links and recommendations.
I'm not concerned if it's an original or a recast as long as the recasts are pretty quality. With that being said I want something I could fiddle with and pose with my shinks and fags.
I'm quite versed with models so I'm use to various instructions, but I'm a burger so I wouldn't be able to read anything in full moon runes.

>>6205351
>Garage Kit waifu

Is this a /jp/ term?

>>6205059
>>6205060
Adorable. Where did you get them and the bed from?

>>6205351
I got the Renge GK but it was from a friend in Japan, i think your best bet is YJA or Mandarake.

>>6205051

I've never paid more than 40 bucks for any of my FAGs. You're just being stupid and buying shit for aftermarket prices.

Be a savvy shopper, anon.

>>6205188
I like your playmats

>>6205421
Not that anon, but I've seen those around, search "large phone case futon" for a start

>>6205552
Did you get a 40 dollar Hresvelgr, and if so, where? I have needs

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>>6205570
Thank you, my friend

>>6205571
Hres is $45 on HLJ right now, and she's the most expensive FAG yet. Everyone other than her and Baselard is under $30.

Just wait and buy a bunch of stuff at once so you pay less on shipping.

>>6205602
Meant around 30, not under. Still, just save your pennies for a few weeks.

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>>6205835

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So if Hresvelgr came from an official dojin, does that mean we're eventually getting this one?

>>6205870
she didn't "come from a doujin". the "doujin" was the designer publically releasing his design notes after the fact.

>>6205891
Neat.
Then I'll rephrase.
Could this be the same thing?

>>6205837
MY GOD IT'S COMMING RIGHT FOR US!

>>6205916
I would vote hopeful but unlikely, considering the swath of WonFes announcements and no sign of something like her. Perhaps something to look out for for summer wonfes?

>>6205835
>that filename
had a giggle

>>6206047
There's poison in the very air we breathe.

>>6205870
>Eye patch
>Twintails

I waaaaant her

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>>6205209
>>6205199

Yeah, my bad, I forgot to put ave. LA.

Here is a Hresvelgr fanart as an apology

>>6205837

A wild Gabrine has appeared

[insert pokemon battle music]

>>6205408
Garage Kits are usually small love projects made independently by a person/ small group. Most are Made from Resin.

A "waifu"is just a harem term neckbeards and neets use to identify their anime wives.

So yes, I'm looking for a garage kit of an anime girl to add to my plastic harem.

Either you're a normie and really don't belong here or you haven't lurked enough.

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>>6206146
S-stop it anon, there is only that much I can take while my Hresvy gets here.

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>>6206512
Bunnies are useless and only good for their sex appeal

>>6206702
I NEED THIS MORE THAN I'VE EVER NEEDED ANYTHING EVER IN MY LIFE.

Is this a custom job or what?

>>6206828
Yep, it's a custom Baselard

>>6206830
Damn... Maybe one day I'll be good enough to make my own...
Mecha musume is justice...
Striped stockings are also justice...

>>6204759
> frank and sons

That place has taken so much of my money.

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The most arms. Well lower arms and hands.

>>6206828
It's a custom, but not a difficult one.
Getting the backs of the knees masked right looks like the hardest part, assuming you can get the apron somewhere or make it.

It's actually quite clever.

>>6207081
The cloth apron has to be the hardest part my man. Getting tiny pieces of cloth to look at good at this small of a scale is quite the challenge.
The second hardest would be color matching your paints with your cloth because that looks like an almost perfect match

>>6207086
Well, now I'm all inspired to make a red tuxedo jacket for my Playboy Baselard. TO JOANNE's!

I'm a little too colorblind to comment on the color-matching, but in attempting to distinguish the two, I noticed that she has flesh-colored hands and Gourai's hips. That being the case, It's a fair guess that this uses a few Jinrai Fresh-Skin Append parts in addition to Baselard.

But I still think you could make a copycat pretty easily.

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My very first FAG, complete! Oh, she's beautiful. This feeling... Is this what it means to build plamo?

She's not perfect, of course, but I don't think I did too terrible for my first model in years. She's a pain in the ass to pose with that huge bazooka though. Doesn't help that she's not too stable on her feet to begin with.

But how could I fault you, Gourai-chan? Even in your imperfection, you're all I ever dreamed of!

>>6207163
Is that the Little Armory Gourai? Does it really come with enough green and brown pieces to make a full armor of either color?

>>6207168
It is, yeah, but unfortunately, you have to do the two-tone. I tried going all brown at first, since there are several pieces that come in both colors, but I ran into a road block at the arms, which only have enough parts for one arm of each color. The legs are the same way. You can mix and match to some degree since, like I said, some parts come in more than one color, but you're still stuck with the two-tone scheme for the limbs.

>>6207163
It gets even better once you finish that Gigantic Guardian you've got sitting in the background there, Anon.

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Blast, forgot my picture.

>>6207180
>>6207182
It's on the list, dammit! Stop taunting me! I-I've barely even had time to finish Gourai!

>>6207186
Take your time, Anon.
She's worth it.

>>6206181
The ones I can recall on top of my head are Daibadi recasts on taobao, Muscuto's robots and the mat@ngo little girls.

Does anyone have a guide on how to order from Taobao?

>>6207479
Sorry for double post but does anyone know what to search on Taobao to find candy meteor recasts? Or shinki recasts? Thx niggas

>>6207086
>>6207115
Okay.
So I'm tasting crow pretty hard here. Sewing on this scale is torture.

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It's getting increasingly difficult not to shell out for a Magatsuki kit just to bash it onto a FAG.

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>>6207573

>>6207086
>The second hardest would be color matching your paints with your cloth because that looks like an almost perfect match

That is easy IMO. You just have to plan things in advance. First take some spoons and various shades of blue paint. paint your spoons and take them to the fabric store.

>>6207558
That's a pretty nice use for Baselard's extra bunny ears.

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"A guitar, eh?"

>>6207163
Congratulations anon! Welcome to the world of tiny plastic mecha musume!

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>>6206702
Alicealard ready for a more extreme variety of tea party.

>>6207872
My heart~!

>>6207086
>The cloth apron has to be the hardest part my man.

He most likely glued it as there aren't any stitches visible.

Is there a good brand of 'thin' waterslide decal sheets? I want to print out a couple eyes, but with the brand I have, there's always a noticeable edge thanks to how thick it is. I can settle for some eye decals I already have, but the shade is quite a bit off I think, so I'd rather just cut out the eyes from a picture and print out the perfect ones.

>>6207872
>more extreme variety of tea party.
add some red to her blue and white and she could dish up some lovely liber-tea

What's the point of Innocentia and the Materias? Where are their weapons? Where is their armor??

>>6207986
>Materia
>Material
She was custom fodder for people who wanted blank limbs. Innocentia is similar, with the robot cat ears and Picco Neemo compatible neck and feet added in.

>>6207960
>liber-tea
No. Into the harbor with you.

>>6207996
Damn you're right. I didn't notice but the others don't have non-armored limbs that are also articulate.

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>>6203505
>Having both MtG and toys as hobbies
How the hell does your vallet handle it?

>>6208034
Dude, buying boxes and selling the money cards pays for itself.

>>6207182

Did you paint the skin tone? Or just flat coat them?

If you did paint it, what paint did you use?

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>>6208034
Not OP, but it's a hard life.

>>6207175
Man, no wonder she is the cheapest FAG on Mandy. That sounds really annoying.
I wanted to try giving her a transformers-esque color configuration but that goes out of the window if I can't get the limbs to be on the same colors.

>>6208034

If you've been in it long enough or are good enough that you place well at events regularly MTG can be mostly self sustaining.

>>6208302
But she comes with extra hair parts and a rifle.
Also, there's always the option of painting.

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Has anyone here modified Picco Neemo clothes at all? This outfit is just about perfect for a Ryona custom if I cut it to show off the midriff, but I'm assuming that would give me fraying from hell if I didn't hem it or something.

>>6208639
Who's Ryona?

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>>6208681
This bitch.

>>6208690
I was affraid it was.

>>6208547
>extra hair parts
Are those just for hair color?

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>>6208690

>>6208754
Yeah, there's a brown one and a white one. Same hairstyle

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>>6208759
I got some pretty good eye decals for her. Not perfect - the green is too bright but I'm color blind so it's no big deal - so all I need to do is sculpt the hair and toss it on that custom lily. I'm going to make a dog collar for her too, don't you worry.

>>6208034
I don't play anymore. It got too expensive for me to stay competitive. Also I sucked balls playing. I can count the number of times I went 2-1 or 3-0 on one hand.

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>>6208772
>>6208690

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>>6208772
Godspeed anon.

(Personally though shiki a best )

>>6208092
The skin on the arms and thighs is just matte-coated. I have yet to find a paint color I like for it more than I like the color it is cast in.
Also, with a little elbow-grease, FAG skin looks good even if it's seam-welded.

>>6208839
Huh. I stopped actively playing sometime after Kamigawa due to not having the money to afford that many cards, but I still have my old decks.

Still incredibly smug I was able to build a deck that could fight both Affinity and Obliterate decks simulatenously back in the season. Won a FNM before too, felt good man.

>>6208772
>toss it on that custom lily.
If the one you're talking about is this one >>6208639
I have to warn you that she's flat chested.

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A momment of silence for the wrist joint that was lost today for the sake of Mecha-musume playing card games.

Just as it happen to one of my Materia wrist joints, one of Jinrai came clean off when I tried changing hands (with almost no force and a lot of care), it looked like if was cut with a x-acto.

So it appears Im still in the list of people waiting for re-cast of the joint, or wait for Koto USA to start selling replacements.

>>6208000
i wonder Oolong it will take before the puns drive you insane?

>>6208968
Or, you can buy hobby base joints.
There's 6 in 1 pack

>>6207558

oh no, oh jeez. my dick just exploded.

>>6208986
Yup. Get the new mini hobby base joints and slip a plastic tube to thicken one side to 3mm. It'll fit nicely.

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Incoming joints set with familiar looking joints.

>>6208996
>>6208986

Have a link?

thanks in advance.

>>6209007
https://hlj.com/product/YLSPPC-TN23

>>6208968
day by day, piece by piece.
the gourai is broken inside and out.
here's a moment of silence.
may she find death's forever silence.
peace from those who harm.

>>6208996

Could you elaborate a bit more on the 'slip a plastic tube' part?

>>6209184
In my case I just added epoxy to one end of a small joint.

>>6207193
>Muscuto's robots and the mat@ngo little girls.
Google is yielding nothing. How do I find them/ how would one place an order?

>>6209228
For Muscuto read the guide at the top.

What's the verdict on the BD shinkis?

>>6204759
My cousin works at that place. Does it live up to the hype?

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>>6205272
Proxima is the shit.

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>>6208968
Playing Grand Mole in Duel Terminal format.
Gourai be trolling.

Also, sorry to hear about the wrist-joint.
I broke Architect's wrist-peg the first time I tried to change her hands.
Chances are, I wasn't careful enough when I was clipping it from the runner. Thankfully, the Gourai hands fit everyone, so now Architect has one black glove and one white glove, and still stands around with that smug, narrow-eyed smile all the time.
I think she's got the chuunibyo.

>>6209307
Saving pennies as we speak.

>>6209246
>>6209228
bear in mind, muscuto hasn't responded to any emails or fulfilled any paid orders for several months now.

>>6209184
There are styrene tubes available at any give hobby store. Go look at those.

>>6209304
They're shinkis alright.

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>>6209228
http://matadora.jp/

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Did anyone not see this coming?

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>>6209730

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>>6204546
>>6204595
I guess the putty is based on CA or something. They recommend a hardener/instant cure spray.

>>6209730
>>6209733
Hmm. Chocolate Hresvelgr.
Otherwise looks kinda samey.
If she had interesting faces, like Hres-Ater, it might be a different story.

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>>6209730
>>6209733
There is only that much my heart (and my wallet) can take..

>>6209733

Fuck, and I just preordered ater yesterday.

>>6209730
>>6209733
Well, fuck my wallet, I'm having Hamburger Triplets.

>>6209730
Wholly predictable but also kind of crappie looking. I like brown but the color scheme is bad otherwise and they already suckered me into buying two of these. Will pass.

>>6209733

I feel like it would look a lot better if the clear pieces were red or something rather than blue. It looks odd like this.

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Next episode in FAG comic.....

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>>6209967
Bunnylard incoming!

>>6209739
what's the point? the seam is still visible

>>6209978
If you can match the color, it will become invisible

>>6209967
>>6209970
Oh, is it out already?

>>6209730
Arg!
3 variant Hresverlgrs, and not a single alternate (wide release) Baselard or Super-Stylet.

>>6209970
"One day I forgot to turn off my deadpan swag and woke up covered in FAGs."

>>6207558
Was wondering how the Samurai/Knight stuff looked on a FAG. Looks like I'm getting some

>>6210105
to be fair, there's a tad less retooling/extra parts going on there as opposed to bombardment test baselard/zulfiqar/zulfiqar night edge. cross your fingers for cutlass as a bunnygirl with one folded ear or something.

and really keep them crossed in hopes they do a rayfalx girl and try to have magaki ryohta do the charadesign so we can have new!eukrante.

>>6209306
Just went to Toy Arena. Some of their prices are kind of unreasonable - $55 for Baselard, Indigo Jinrai, and Gourai 10, $60 for soldier/scout Megami Device - but they did have them! Regular Frame Arms too, and somr MSGs. Managed to snag a frame arms extra weapon set 02 for $24 tho. They have Mr. Color paints as well, but their selection is sadly limited. None of the colors I was looking for.

>>6210198
Oh, also some Hoihoi-sans for like $70-$100

>>6210198
That's really not that bad a price for Baselard or the WISMs...

>>6210277
he's lying about the baselard, it was 75

>>6210284
Shit I didn't all. Assumed it was the same as the other 2 since it didn't have a price tag. Didn't realize Baselard was that much more expensive.

>>6210333
>>6210284
That's still not really that bad a price, given Baselard retails for 6500 without shipping...

>>6210337
It's 5040 yen on HLJ before shipping. Granted that's for the reprint in April but still.

>>6210342
And it ships for like 2500 yen minimum by EMS. And since it's a pretty weighty kit, SAL won't be much cheaper, either. You're going to be paying close to 70 regardless. It's less the guy gouging his customers and more whether you want it now or you want to wait a week to a month.

>>6210344
Yeah, ok, that's a fair assessment. Their paints and nendos were definitely priced pretty reasonably, and the guys running it were pretty cool. Going back next weekend anyway, so maybe I will pick up Baselard-chan then.

No busou shinkis though. They said they don't really deal in secondhand stuff, and that Arnval Anon mentioned was nowhere to be found. Alas.

>>6210344
I bought mine for 4620 yen and 1300 for SAL shipping. 75$ is clearly overpriced.

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So, I just now got around to opening my Indigo Jinrai, and I noticed that the decal sheet has a shitload of kanji on it. Anybody know what they mean? The only one I recognize is "fire" in the second row.

I don't want to slap these on shit all willy-nilly and end up having "power pig" or something stamped on the blade of her sword.

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>>6210105
I'm guessing we'll get Gourai and Stylet Renewal versions based off Zenrai Assault and Super Stylet eventually. Their engineering is really shit compared to any of the post-Architect stuff.

Finally got all my girls together for a group photo. Hres is the only one I haven't made any changes to, since she's practically perfect as she is. Architect will be taking Jinrai's power suit in April so she can switch to some lighter armor in preparation for Gigantic Arms 06, and of course I'll be getting Hres her two sisters.

>>6210462
I'll just try and translate from what I can tell.

First row first column is the kanji for ninja. I think that's all I can read there.
2nd row is fire, wind, earth, water, wood, and not sure about the last one.
3rd row is sun, moon, gold, heaven, not sure about the rest. I think the last one is flower.
the others, no idea.

>>6210493
last one on 2nd row is Rai for thunder.

>>6210462
>power pig
Now I know what I want carved on my sword.

>>6210462
>>6210493
the one after heaven is night. not sure the one after that, next is flower...
next row I think is old fashioned number kanji. I recognise the first and third as 0 and 2.
next row, the fourth one is "gou" as in "gourai", sixth is "slash/cut", eighth is "light"...
first one on the last row is "bright"... second last is illusion, the very last one is a verbal-repetition thing, indicating to say the previous kanji twice, though I think I've seen it used in other ways in names.

that shot is blurry enough it's really hard to make a lot of that stuff out.

>>6210462
1st row:
2nd row: Fire, Wind, Dirt, Water, Tree, Lightning
3rd row:Sun(Day), Moon, Gold, Sky(It's not heaven to be exact), Night, ?, Flower
4th row:Mist, ?, 2nd, Participate(?), Rude(Arrogant), 5 people, Land
5th row: Some type of tree, To break(Crack), Jade(or 9), Sound echoing, Fast, Move forward(Add up), Pomegranate, Light, Rule
6th row: Bright, Dark, Disease, Shine, ?, Barn swallow(Bird), Swift, Illusionize(Same kanji as "Gen"soukyou from touhou), ? (Can't find one like it for some reason. Closest I can find is 勺, 夕)

>>6210595
空 for sky (or empty)
天 can be sky but is more common in use for heaven/heavenly/heavens/placewheregodshangout/etc

illusionize? it's just illusion.

>>6210462
Left to right, top to bottom:

Nin (as in Ninja), kill, ?, secret, shadow, jutsu (meaning art or technique)
Fire, wind, earth, water, wood, thunder
Sun, moon, metal/gold, heaven, night, garden, flower
Zero, one, two, three, four, five, six (these and the next 3 are all old-style numbers. The last one also means land)
seven, eight, nine, roar/thunder (also the gou in gourai), swift (also the Jin in Jinrai), cut*, pomegranate**, light, type (as in Gourai Type 10)
Bright, dark, rapid, explosion, indigo, swallow (the bird),? , illusion (this is the "gen" in gensoukyou), repetition character

The two big ones on the side are the Jin in Jinrai (meaning swift) and Indigo. The red version has a kanji for Red instead of Indigo.

Put something before the jutsu one if you want to make a technique name (if you're some kinda weeb), or you could combine it with nin to make ninjutsu.

FWIW, Jinrai's name means both a peal of thunder and lightning speed.

*Technically, this one is 漸, which means "Gradually", but from my understanding, it and 斬, which means cut, were both represented by the first kanji.

**For whatever reason, pomegranate is included in the names of things such as howitzer (榴弾砲) and shrapnel (榴散弾) and explosive projectile (榴弾)

The two question marks I couldn't make out. You'll have to take a closer picture of those.

>>6210595
Forgot to add first row
Patience, Kill, Hide, Dense, Shadow, Talent

>>6210595
Disease is 病. That kanji is 疾.

>>6210635
I did use 疾
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/疾

>>6210635
Also, putting them together as 疾病 equals illness or disease as well.
Blame english for not having exact translations.

>>6210653
I stand corrected.

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Thanks, guys. I slapped this together based on what you've told me. I think it's accurate enough to satisfy my anal retentiveness.

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>>6210735
Open wide girls, it be swallow night.

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Last FAGirl video by Kotobukiya

>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYt5gw9bnPQ

>>6210941
"last" as in "final" or "most recent"?

>>6210980
Most recent, sorry if I give the wrong idea

>>6210983
You can say "latest" to avoid confusion.

>>6210985
Ok, thanks
I hope that they do a similar channel for Cupoches

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So how feasible would it be to paint, for instance, a sky camo pattern on Stylet? Easy? Technically difficult? Anything I should watch out for? Special preparations?

>>6211218
I'd say moderate-to-high difficulty. Not because you'll need any advanced techniques or anything, just a lot of patience.

You're using an airbrush, right>

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>>6211218
4 layers of paint

>>6211220
This is a project I'd like to do in the future, but right now, no, I don't have an air brush. Would an air brush be precise enough for that? I figure even if hand painting is tedious, it'd be more effective for more detailed paint jobs. Am I wrong?

>>6211229
That's not how you paint camo.

You use masking.

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I'm just finishing up my first wism. What's the deal with the buzz about fragile parts? They seem pretty sturdy to me. How are people breaking them?

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>>6211241

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>reserves opened
If someone interested

>>6211333
That means stick has been confirmed and all of the shops know how many units they're actually getting/got because it's releasing soon, right? Right?

>>6211218

You can buy waterslide camo decals from Japan

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Long shot, but anyone have these dress forms from Chrysnbon? Anyone know if they fit Picco Neemo clothes? It just gives the widest measurements, not the specifics. 1 3/8"W x 5"H x 1 1/16"D

>>6211404
No idea pal, I just saw her reserve opened while surfing HS today.

>>6211218
What >>6211223 said

Here it is in action so you can get a better idea of how its done
https://youtu.be/3yRwcUfT-8E?t=189
peel is around 10 minutes in

>>6211737
>>6211223
Oh man that's rad as fuck. Thanks for the heads up guys. Still not sure I want to invest in an air brush just yet, but seeing what you can do with it does bring me a little closer to buying one...

>>6211737

>puts the camo and decals on
>looks terrific
>some basic panel lining would make it look absolutely beautiful
>decides he's going to "weather" it
>kit ends up looking like ten gallons of shit in a five gallon hat

Heartbreaking. It's just.... heartbreaking.

>>6211865
It's so ugly! Beautifully ugly in fact! For what he was going for, I think it looks great.

Looking around for Desktop Army, are they only sold in sets of random six?

I saw somewhere they're supposed to be more affordable, but being forced to spend $75-$80 in one go makes it less so for poorfags like me.

>>6211954
There is ebay and bst, start from there.

>>6211954
This shop has a few still:
http://global.rakuten.com/en/search/?k=sylphy&sid=auc-toysanta
http://global.rakuten.com/en/search/?k=chrom&sid=auc-toysanta

>>6211954
They're sold in complete sets but you can find some people selling individuals

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What a turnaround.

does anybody know how to order extra trays for kotobukiya model kits? I'm trying CDJapan order request for now, but anyone else know which other official online store does it for you?

I'm avoiding middle man services like proxy rider as they charge ridiculous price.

>>6213095
No one. Like seriously. The conditions of using that little sheet in your kit's box? You have to mail the sheet itself in to Kotobukiya. Not a copy, the sheet itself. On top of that you can only order as many copies of a sprue as there were already in the box. Need extra parts? Unless you live in Japan and have a Japanese address, it's going to be by far more worth your time and money to outright get another kit than to try and order extra parts.

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any of you guys happen to know anything about this? I do believe the base figure is a shinki

How are CDJapan and HLJ? I've been checking online stores and only they have all I needed to finish my Stylet.

>>6213128
yes, they are good

>>6213144
What about the shipping? Do they give estimates before checking out?

>>6213205
HLJ does for non-preorder items

>>6213128
No experience with CDJapan, but HLJ is the gold standard for import e-shops. They usually have the best prices and low shipping costs, especially if you use the Private Warehouse to stock up a bunch of purchases to ship all at once. Their main drawback is that they frequently run out of stock and put items in Backordered status, but if they have something they're usually the best option for it.

>>6213121
The hands are either modded or from another kit, I think. There's a Shinki in there, but most of it is an 1/12 bike.

>>6213239
>gold standard
t. HLJ employee. : ^)

>>6213128
it is of note that HLJ has a bad habit of marking things discontinued when they run out, even if the item is still in active production. they're generally fairly good, but not without their foibles.

sort of like amiami and their "if you cancel preorders we might refuse to do business with you" clause.

I found an article that has a lot of high-resolution pictures of Koto's Winter WF stuff this year: http://www.moeyo.com/article/84934

>>6213121

That is quite possibly the ugliest and least aerodynamic racing bike I have ever seen.

>>6213430
I can't yet decide how to feel about those next MD. They look a bit overdesigned.

>>6213516
Robot girls with centurions-style add-on parts are overdesigned by nature.
Thankfully, you'll be able to leave off the parts you don't like.
I suspect i'm going to leave the zany shoulder armor/giant katars off the ninja girl, but otherwise like her just fine.

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>check again for cheap kits to give one of my FAGs mechanical legs and finish building it
>go to dalong to se which of the cheapo IBO HGs looks the coolest
>see astaroth origin's feet
>mfw
Damn, those are some pimping feet.

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>>6213830

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>>6213846

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>>6213850

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>>6213856

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>>6213850

>>6213898
>flew up to check last week

>>6213850
Stylet a cute

>>6213850
>I just flew in from Amiami, and boy are my arms tired.
>what do you mean that joke doesn't work if I can actually fly?

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>>6213850

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That box size...

>>6213856
>even the closet drone bullies stylet by stealing her identity
STAHP

>>6214023
Why is it bigger than regular bunylard's? does it have extras?

>>6214039
They had to fit the entire illustration, extra space was needed for the bunny butt.

>>6214039
Isn't there, like, an entire magazine in there?

>>6214053
Ah so the magazine is inside. Thanks

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https://twitter.com/cosumo20032003/status/836178748776964096

Fumikane implies possibility of "Gourai Kai" with updated joints and armor

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>>6214023
Anybody have pics of the magazine? I kind of want it, but I'm not really interested in palate swaps.

>>6214073
Oh please yes let this happen

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>>6214075

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It's impressive cosplay, but the holes are supposed to be 3mm.

>>6214182
I want you to know that I'm trying really hard not to make a dick joke.

>>6214058
>>6214039
>>6214053
Also more parts. There's an entire skintone bunny suit in there with that baselard.

>>6214073
YES YES YES

>>6214073
Do want.

>>6214073
YESYESYES I THOUGHT THEY WOULD TAKE ANOTHER YEAR TO EVEN THINK ABOUT IT

Is what I would say, but I I realised that this design is old news

>>6214023
Wew that box art though

>>6214075
This makes me want a normal Stylet. She's cute.

>>6214075
MD but no Bunnylard?

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SOON.

Are these futuristic guns that fit megamis? I don't really like these weirdly tall and flat guns they come with

>>6214523
Can't remember if the MDs use 3mm holes, but if they do, try the Frame Arms extra weapon set 02.

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How's MMS Yoko, is she any good, she appears to be my cheapest option into Shinkis

>>6214541
Frankly your cheapest option into Shinkis is MDs and/or FAGs depending on your preferences in tiny plastic robot girls. I gather MMS Yoko is alright, but you'll be getting into a line I'm not sure is worth it if you don't already have some. Most Shinki prices are immense.

The Koto Busou Shinki kits were shown off again at Wonfest, so that project isn't quite dead, and if it pulls through you'll have a much easier time getting those than trying to snatch up the original line.

That said, if you really like Yoko as a character in particular and you're getting her for a reasonable price, go for it. I just wouldn't use her as a gateway to Shinkis in general when there are alternatives available that'll hurt your wallet a lot less.

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>>6214389
Yeah idk. One of those Hresvelgr also has clear parts? I took the photo at the Kotobukiya shop in Akihabara about a week ago.

>>6214372
Yeah, she's definitely my favorite. I have the black haired version that comes with the doofy little plane, and I prefer the colours on that version, but I like her mold the best.

On another note, do you think that the real type MD rereleases will have the updated groin joints?

>>6214612
>I have the black haired version that comes with the doofy little plane, and I prefer the colours on that version, but I like her mold the best.
Gonna have to ask you to stop that. Only one person is allowed to be me.

>>6214612
They won't, no.

>>6214519
Turret are you going to load her in the barrel and launch her like an old saturday morning cartoon?

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>>6214662
no.

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Building my first MD out of a huge backlog. Going to see how much I can get done in two weeks off work.

>>6214771
You have a KSG? Neat.

>>6214023
Wew.

>>6214590
Thanks for the help and info, I did notice the huge prices on the older Shinkies. You are actually the most helpful person in the several threads I had asked for help.

>>6214912
People are usually very chill and helpful here.
I don't know, maybe half the reason I got stuck with shinkis is that little comfy corner.

>>6214991
It's nice isn't it?
But we can start arguing power-levels and claiming waifus if you want. I'm down for a little bit of that now and then.

But then, the whole concept of you assembling your own FAG, or naming and registering your own Shinki is that she is already yours.
YOUR Strarf, YOUR (bullied) Stylet.

The idea of claiming all of them actually makes you the villain of your own Busou Shinki tv series, while everyone else is really excited about getting another weapon or piece of furniture for their cool robot friends.

And for that matter,
>>6214519
>>6214771 's shinki helps him load his shotgun. That's beautiful, man. I don't want to get in the way of that, I want to celebrate.

So good on you, Anon. TURRET too.
I think you're pretty great, even if you're a filthy namefag.

>>6214612
I've been wondering if i could use the real type body as a base for a waffenbunny kit -
Waffenbunny 2.0 so to speak

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lol

>>6215012
You'd need to mod the chestplate and possibly the head/neck. The body armor should be able to fit otherwise.

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>>6215089
The theory is sound, but...

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>>6215089
>>6215115

>>6215173
We need a Final Form Ride: St-St-St-Stylet custom. It's the ultimate form of bullying.

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>>6213850

>>6215089
>>6215115
>>6215173
Why not just make a transforming exo-suit? Kind of like a middle-ground between Baselard and Hamburger?

>>6215814
You're asking a bit much of a fan creation. It's doable, but I can speak from experience in saying exo-suits are tough to make from scratch.

I'm sure the eventual Vulture FAG will do something of the sort.

>>6215818
Oh, no, I meant that in a "if you're going to conceptualize a vulture FAG try doing it justice" kind of way.
Just deciding what weapons and add-ons I should give to my Stylet OC is draining me.

>>6215828
Stylet's actually got a ton of different options available.

What I did with mine was grab a Propellant Tank Square, a Strong Rifle, an Exceed Binder, a Saber & Hammer, and two Missile & Radomes. Attach the Strong Rifle to one of the thigh hardpoints and one of the Propellant Tanks on the other side of the Rifle, attach the other tank to the other thigh hardpoint, and you have a hip-mounted sniper rifle with two beam saber holsters. Remove the standard Stylet jetpack and replace it with the Propellant Tank thrusters, attaching the Exceed Binder wings to the top holes and the Missile & Radomes to the arms hanging off the bottom holes.

The only concern with this build is that the missile pods can be tricky to place so Stylet wouldn't be shooting herself, and they can get in the way of her hair a bit. Both of these could be addressed by replacing the missiles with the long tanks from a Propellant Tank Round, leaving you with two spare thruster pieces to attach wherever you want.

I've also seen a slick build that used the side parts of a Gunblade Lance to attach to the ports on the undersides of Stylet's arms, turning them into elbow armor that doubles as beam saber emitters.

>>6215970
...So you gonna post a pic or what?

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>>6216006
Ask and ye shall receive.

>>6216026
＼( 'ω')/
Thanks Anon, she looks awesome.

The only problem I really have is that firing a gun with such enormous recoil while flying seems like a great way to lose control and plummet to the ground. Maybe she's got some kind of built in compensation for it tho, I dunno.

But oh man, this makes me even more impatient to get my Stylet! April can't come soon enough.

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>>6213850

>>6216026
Stylet a cutie

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>>6215970
Eh, I feel like having Stylet as my favorite fits me for how fucking stupid I've been on this.

For one, I'm conflicted about the normal MSG parts because I've been lazy and haven't got myself an airbrush yet but I don't want to splurge on her weapons set that comes in her stock colors; for two, I want to make her a tomboyish poorfag character so she won't have the normal Materia legs for rest mode but "cheaper" prosthetic legs, on quotations because finding legs that I like for her is going to be a little more expensive and troublesome than just getting a Materia on Mandy; for three she must definitely have a Free Style Gun as her main weapon; and finally and maybe a crowning moment of contrivance, I kind of want to give her short hair but I've procrastinated like crazy on getting a Gourai so I can switch hair pieces with her.

ALSO, it's my first kit but I'm kind of gifted for this because no nubs.
And another thing, just aping this guy's version of Stylet looks pretty tempting.

Is an airbrush really worth the $2-300? I'm just getting into painting, and don't know if I'm going to be doing anything like weathering or even serious amounts of painting, and it really just doesn't seem to be worth the investment. Is it really that much better than hand painting with a brush?

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>>6216126
I don't regret buying mine.
I recommend finding a compressor second hand and buying a nice airbrush (doesn't have to be crazy expensive). My set up was 50$ for secondhand compressor and 70$ for a nice air brush. Also you have to consider if you have a hobby supply shop that you can buy paints like tamiya; mr.color; vallejo etc

>>6216126
Got a compressor for $20 at a yard sale and never had problems for 7 years

new thread >>6216227

>>6216026
You're the anon that made that boxer custom too right? Your work is pretty solid, keep it up

>>6208772
Why would you make a nice respectable custom lily into this whore?