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.

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So I finished this, but that last thread was a ghost town.

>>6209714
I dig it. Nice job.

>>6209714
get rid of that ugly hand flash mark right now anon.

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My first plastic models. How much time will these take?

>>6209811
>Your first

Stop and go to a hobby store. Pick up a cheap kit you couldn't care about and practice with that first.

>>6209811
>Liger
They sure meant Tiger, didn't they..?

>>6209811
>first plastic models
>how long will these take
Wew lad, do what that another anon said and go butcher a few cheap HG kits. HMM Zoids are incredibly detailed and Koto kits can be a little finicky as well. They take a while to put together. Get your basic skills in order before you start them, no reason to fuck up such expensive kits.

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>>6209878
No they mean liger. Lion and tiger hybrid. Huge fuckers.

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>>6209791
How do you recommend I do that? These are rubber and a pain to deal with.

>>6209892
an x-acto knife is all you need.

>>6209882

>hormone that stops growth missing
>dies early

just imagine if those managed to live a really long time

>>6209811
Don't pop your cherry on those. A hobby store or even Amazon will have some throwaway kits to kit your teeth on.

>>6209811
Shit plastic quality compared to Bandai. Retarded joint engineering on some parts. Sharp points, so be careful. Not recommended for constant re-posing. Some bits require cement.

If you have to ask what to expect, youre not ready.

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>>6209894
I tried that, but it doesn't remove anything.

>>6209991
get your highest quality snibbidy snabbers and cut real close to it.

>>6210003

>have godhands
>still get discoloration if I cut as close as humanly possible

So that's probably a bad idea, should leave a couple millimeters.

>>6210011
are you him? he said hes removing the flash from rubbery plastic, it has different properties to it.

>>6209811
what everyone else said, Kotobukiya is definitely not beginner kits and their price point really makes it a shame to screw around with them and mess up stuff.

For the most part model kits are simple follow the instruction type affairs, just snap them together, regardless of if they are a higher grades within the Gundam area. Kotobukiya on the other hand get crazy with some parts requiring you to able to multi task holding several tiny parts steady while sandwiching them between two bigger pieces. On top of that the Liger Zero CAS kits are notorious for the armor bits popping off so easily it practically requires gluing to keep some of those parts from flying off, and gluing kits can get messy for a first timer.

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First build using my gifted God Hands. They work amazingly, giving just as much confidence in building as they are snipping parts. Might even try my Nu soon.

>>6209714
>>6209892
>>6209991
Love the Spiegel.What games are those for the 360?

I was just diagnosed with Parkinsons.
The doctor tells me I have to give up doing things that require precise work and handling sharp objects all-together because my hands start shaking.

Just wanted to tell you guys it's been a fun few years I've had building Gundam kits with you. It's one of the few things I got so much enjoyment out of, especially in the /m/ and /toy/ threads.

Later guys.

>>6210035
Fuck that sucks. I'm sorry bro. :-(

>>6210035

Cheer up anon. There's always sandpaper. 8)

Seriously. You can do everything with sandpaper and sanding sponges that you do with a razor, and you can't really cut yourself with nippers.

Change your kung-fu, don't quit cause one guy said to.

>>6210016
He's Not Me.
I'll try some new blades when I get a chance to remove the flashing.

>>6210035
My condolences Anon, I hope something positive happens at the least, to counteract the diagnosis. Also what >>6210047 said.

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>>6209541
You made this little gouf happy

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As much as I'm having fun with the HG Lupus, getting kind of annoyed how the underarm cannons get in the way for holding weapons.

Does the 1/100 have similar issues?

>>6209811

How big are these things? I kitbashed a Liger to act as a mobile weapons platform for one of my FAGs but he's only about half her size. I'd love to get one large enough for her to ride.

>>6210125

The 1/72 ligers are certainly big enough for a FA girl to ride. Check Dalong and you should get a clue.

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Gonna shill my BST post
>>6209080
Looking for used and broken gunpla

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>>6210124
Looks good.

I'd imagine the 1/100 might have the same problem unless they can swivel out of the way.

Did you paint the piping and chest? It looks good. What'd you use?

>>6210035
Move to a place that has legal marijuana

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titanium sinanju
gotta work on the backpack next

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>>6210233
HG's guns can swivel too, but it personally looks weird to me to have them at an off angle. It's workable though.

Thanks. Everything is handpainted with Tamiya acrylics except for the red and frame. Those were cans.

Piping was Tamiya Gold Leaf. I masked parts of the chest so I'd spray just the center piece. This was originally supposed to be a Nu Gundam color scheme but it kind of just went somewhere on its own.

Still got touching up to do, but I gotta wait between each session.

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>>6210299
Nice dude.
I'd kinda like to touch up some places on the 6th form. I need to top coat my Spiegel once I get it a little cleaned up.

>>6210237
>extra_finish_kit_boxart.png

>>6210237
What did you use to hide the scraped off top layer from nubs?

>>6210556
I tried to use a metallic red gundam marker to try to make them less obvious
does not really work, nubs will show on any titanium kit, the are especially noticeable in the shoulders and will also be in the backpack

>>6210562
How did you get the metallic red marker less pinkish? Like, I have the same marker, but its more pink than red

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>>6210567
nothing, its the standard metallic red from the sangokuden line
as for the nubs, look on the left arm, right where the spike things are, there you can see one of the nubs I'm talking about
still, the metallic shine is so mesmerizing those are hardly any focus
tomorrow I expect to build the backpack, maybe some more pics at midday will be clearer, there were taken during sunset

>>6210578
I have the same set and its pic related level pink. The blue on the other hand looks fairly nice, so working on recoloring it

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>>6210607
Forgot my pic

>>6210613
oh my god

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>>6210613
s t o p

>>6210578
Gonna use this for an /m/ thread.

>>6210578
That looks beautiful, Anon. Excellent job!

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>>6210125

Here's a picture of my Jinrai next to my old tomy motorized liger. Its not a Koto but they're the same scale so the sizes should be pretty close.

And yes I know the liger isnt that well built, I built him like 15 years ago or however long ago it was you could buy the things at toys r us. I need to go back and clean him up some more eventually.

>>6210803
Wait, burning question time: do the joints actually allow her to sit on top of it? I must know.

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My fourth gunpla. Pretty comfy build. Just wish I knew about the Try version before buying this one.

>>6210578
The one on the fin pains me physically. The Sazabi has the same deal. Could Bandai not have just angled the sprued points to the tab and tip?

>>6210838
ah yes, the nub on the horn is the most fucking terrible out of all

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so having multiple runners on colour shifted p-bandais means more fun for me.

I kinda like it all tan rather than the navy blue

also the modular rifle is pure sex

Assuming you don't have room to have paint racks, does anyone have any better storage solutions for paint than "just throw it all in an empty cardboard box"?

>>6210959
how about an empty plastic box?

>>6210959
Don't drink the paint

>>6210964
I take it you speak from experience?

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>>6210959
Drawers

>>6210959
Paint in pooper

>>6210959
just mix it all together into one big jar, easy

>>6210970
bruh, do you sort out a new box of q-tips by the fluffiness, then keep them apart for... reasons?

>>6210997
Different tips

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>>6210997

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Did any of you guys check out this beauty? Holy fucking shit.
http://hobby.dengeki.com/reviews/333660/
http://hobby.dengeki.com/news/333679/
http://hobby.dengeki.com/reviews/333692/

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>>6211064

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>>6211065

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>>6211066

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>>6211068

>>6211064
rag is both unnecessary and not to scale

>>6211144
it's height is also unnecessary and most of its weapons aren't to scale with the rounds they supposedly use.

Gaogaigar Super minipla review (Japanese):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3QBPAXRkoE

>>6210620
>>6210624
To be fair, this was pre-inkwash. The inkwash has evened out the colors and made it more uniform

I wasn't going to buy any more IBO kits... but decided, well might as well grab the Barbatos Lupus... then I saw the latest episode and I really must say, the writing has really annoyed the shit out of me... to the point where it's made me cancel on getting some kits just because of how annoying they are on the show.

>>6211064
god damn that is gorgeous, also damned nice lighting there.

>>6211487
how do i upvote this blog post

>>6211064
It's beauti-
>Zeon
It's garbage

>>6211070
>Tiny Drone
Cute

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>>6210578
under proper sunlight

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>>6211578
I love those tiny vulcans in the head
its a shame the monoeye can barely be seen

>>6211578
>>6211582
Very pretty

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>>6211492

Finished my first zoids kit, the kotobukiya 1/72 liger zero schneider. I really, really enjoyed building something non humanoid for once.

Anyone got recommendations among the zoids kits?

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>>6210033
>what games
I honestly can't remember. I think it's MoH Warfighter and some other stuff piled up. I haven't played the 360 in a while. I've been on a real titanfall 2 kick on ps4 lately.

I'm trying to decide what to do now that I've got the spiegel done. I've got a MG Jesta in the mail, but I've been thinking of doing either a heavyarms or God gundam.

>>6211487
I feel the same, but I still want a 1/100 Vidar.

>>6211744
Shadow Fox is cheap and one of the best builds.

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>>6211755
Addendum: I'd like something that's really posable. That's what I really enjoyed about the Try Burning gundam. I'm hoping the Jesta is as posable as I've heard. Also been thinking about the GM Sniper.

>>6210727

It's just the metallic version. LOL

>>6211582

Wait. Did you paint that or is that just from the metallic version with just the frame painted?

>>6211755
>>6211765
If you haven't already, shine a blacklight on it, all the blue and orange pieces glow under UV light

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>>6211798
nope, it is the titanium finish version, the red parts come with a super shiny chromed finish
the white parts of the backpack and the propellant tanks also come with a special finish

that aside, I did paint the inner frame with gunmetal (not completely) and used silver, gold and metallic black over some other parts

now with the backpack attached it looks incredible

>>6211879
Get out. I'll try that when I get a chance.

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>>6211882
the MG is a million times more solid than the RG
the latter can't even stand up with the backpack attached

>>6211755
MG God is a lot of fun, pretty decent kit at that. Was my first MG and somehow I built it without ruining it.

Titanfall 2 is pretty fun as well, surprised you answered my semi-joking 360 question.

>>6211882
>>6211887
Sill wish I knew how the fuck your gundam markers came out actual red and not metallic pink

>>6211744
>>6211760

I agree. I love my Shadow Fox.

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Gotta clean up a couple of marks but damn I love this kit, Cell is love <3

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>>6211897
> surprised
Well, not everyone is on the new consoles. Figured I'd at least be cordial.

I wish they'd get the new primes out soon. The skins aren't that interesting, but I want to see the new executions.

I'll probably wind up going with the God next. The spiegel was a lot of fun if not a tad nerve wracking with the screws. I was afraid I'd get them mixed up at first, but it was pretty easy. Did you topcoat your God Gundam?

>>6212025
He does seem like one of the better figure rise kits. Scales better with the figuarts line too.

Just started my Motorkings Zakutank, and I can already tell this LED shits gonna give me a headache

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Are there any M.S,G. or other third party weapons sets that come with a knife similar in style to this?

Because those knives are pure sex

>>6212110
>Because those knives are pure sex
Uh, it's called Option Set 7 man:
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10420325

>>6212166

What the FUCK..

thanks stranger

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Question

How poseable are these kits?

>>6211491
It could be a lot worse

>my collection so far! Cant wait to buy more!!1!1!! :) (5-7 kits with bad nub treatment)
>forced meme here
>my take on the barbatos, btw all i did was paint half of the yellow gold and not sand the safety nubs
>gamerabaerne: here's my latest project, im havent been working on it because im sooo busy planning a competition that ill end up scoring top three in anyways

>>6212190
Vader is less than stellar due to his hard plastic cape. The others are adequate.

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>>6212179
>What the FUCK..
>thanks stranger
Dude, how have you gone this long without knowing the sex that is the Iron Blooded Arms series of Option Sets?

https://www.google.com/search?q=IBA+Option+Set&safe=off&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS703US703&biw=1920&bih=974&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiijp-e-a7SAhUC0GMKHWShCGEQ_AUIBygC

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finally dipping my foot into doing a custom paint on a kit. im thinking of doing a camo colorway, any input or thoughts? i have experience with painting warhammer figs but not gunpla

>>6212194
It really makes me thankful that the thread promotes good practices on basic building, Reddit is way too forgiving with that shit.

>>6212194
>tfw browsed reddit once
>every thread followed something along those lines

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Trigger warning, my photographs are shit.

>>6212030
Not yet, I'm almost thirty kits in and I am still learning new techniques with each kit. I'm a slow learner. Love the Spiegel, but if I go for another set of a single Gundam, it will be the Master SD/HG/MG.

I'm on the Xbone, but I play my 360 more than anything else these days. Mostly just curious to see what people still play on it, considering quite a few games have decent online communities still.

>>6212228
At least try to reply in a way that doesn't give away you are underage and shouldn't be on 4chan.

>>6212343
I hear you. I don't really play my 360 online anymore. I just have a huge library of games left over on it, so I have something to do when my Internet is down or I feel like reminiscing.

I wound up ordering the Vidar 1/100 and the Sniper.

>>6212295
Dont hand paint, especially with a suit like the Hygogg due to the massive curved surfaces.

>>6212369
Hand painting is fine as long as you prime it before and use a fine hair brush

>>6212228
>Dude, how have you gone this long without knowing the sex that is the Iron Blooded Arms series of Option Sets?
>the sex
>a bunch of ugly and stupid swords and guns that don't make sense

>>6212433
>baiting the legitimate autist
I can't tell whose lower, you or him.

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The manner in which motorkings chose to sculpt the Zaku Tank is very odd, and the plastic contains a lot of mold lines. Also the head led was to awakwardly placed to mold properly

>>6212474
solder properly rather

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This is only the 2nd IBO kit I've done, but christ do these figures suck. Didn't even bother with putting on all the stickers for this one.

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Someone asked how a colorblind person would see stuff and whatnot. Here's a great example. This purple looks identical to me as the plastic. My wife tells me it def isn't. I'm inclined to believe her.

>>6212415
>fine hair brush
how does one shop for that. all i see are hair brushes

>>6212607
You don't. You're being bamboozled. The size of the hair won't really help because the root problem is that the paint is disrupted by a physical object and will leave marks unless it's perfectly leveling (it isn't).

Handbrushing will never match airbrushing, it's why airbrushing exists.

>>6212607
Go to a decent art store, not just a standard Hobby shop. Almost ALL real art stores carry a variety of brushes for different purposes, including Coarse AND Fine hair brushes

Sable hair or Mink hair brushes are considered Fine Hair, versus Ox or Horse hair brushes, which are Coarse

>>6212612
Youre right, a hand brush cant compare to an airbrush. Neither can the cost. However, anyone skilled at any concept of layering can still achieve a good look with a hand brushed model if they go slowly.

>>6212600
>hi-nu gundam ver. ka

I guess colorblindness can't take away patrician taste

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Alright folks, new Gunpla Expo coming up in ten days. Any hopes, dreams, or expectations?

>>6212706
Kampfer 2.0, MG Straya, God/Master Gundams 2.0

>>6212710
MG X Maoh/Crossbone X Maoh
MG Qubeley Papillion
MG Miss Sazabi

>>6212710
MG God Gundam 2.0

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>>6212645
Thank you good sir. I'd love to redo my sazabi at some point and repaint him... He's not aged well compared to the rest of my kits.

>>6209541
What happened to all the old Gundam sites? Hobbyfanatics is a ghost town, Gundam-eclipse has zero activity, gamerabaenre (whatever) is full stop.

Are these /toy/ and/m/ generals all that's left or did everyone migrate?

For age reference I discovered church of the machine in 1999

>>6212767
gamera posts his shit on reddit now, as far as I know.

for the others, no idea.

>>6212769
But are there any actual forums anymore or just this and reddit? I'm old and confused

>>6212767
>Gundam-eclipse has zero activity
The FSS thread is relatively lively. That's all that matters, really.

>>6212776
The only other one I remember being highly active was mecha talk but it shut down a few years back. but yeah, seems like between here, /m/, and /r/gunpla, that's the big ones.

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>>6212767
>>Church of the machine.
My nigga

>>6212710
mg gm 3

fuck the haters

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>>6213049
Interestingly enough, the GM III was one of the GMs teased for an MG at the last Gunpla Expo. I'm also hoping that one does get made, especially because it's my favorite GM.

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Zoto Gondom

>>6213059
YEAR
OF
GM

>>6213059
Are those new kits of the RGM-79Q and 79N?

>>6213079
RG Zeta in lovely colors?

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Contemplating whether I want to kitbash some of the Rex parts onto my Barbatos or not. Mainly the v-fin/crown, side skirts, and giga mace. Maybe chest piece too, but I kind of like what I have now and I don't know if the latter can pull off that color scheme. One thing for sure though, I want to add the beefy Rex arms for the Gusion Rebake FC's backpack arms.

I don't suppose there's any lineart out there of these for me to mess with?

>>6213086
Those are just the old ones. Maybe 2.0s sometime in the future.

>>6212710
more hgfc/ac/aw/cc/ce/ad/ag/rc pls
more late uc hg
hg gelgoog revive/accelerate evo/2.0/origin/whatever. also rick dias
mg jegan
mg g-self
rg nu/hi-nu

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>>6213094
I tried to throw something together pretty quickly. Could have spent more time to clean it up but figured it's useable enough to at least get a basic idea of how it would look.

No worries if it's a pile of unusable shit though.

>>6212710
10th anniversary of 00 baby.
All I'm askin for is some new kits.

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Prototype of the mg zz ver.ka

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>>6213178

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>>6213179

>>6213094
I worked on >>6213114 a bit more and thrown up a transparent and white background variation incase you have a program to work in layers. Line art isn't fully clean but I feel it's a lot more useable when it comes to the more smaller details. Hopefully it's of use.

http://imgur.com/a/wxXHC

MG Mk. II 2.0 or HG Nu?

>>6213225
gm snibb

mk II

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Guncannon is olev

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>>6213254

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>>6213256
and finally a proper picture

>exposed waist peg

>>6213178

I refuse to believe this jelly brick is the final product of MG ZZ with its inner frames.

How many MG ZZz we need to buy to make MG FA ZZ ver.ka real?

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On a scale of 1-10, how bad does this makeshift replacement piece look?

>>6213267
ZZ gundam kits never have tons of inner frame, even on the original mg. Too much needs on it transforms by collapsing on itself or swingout out or flipping around.

That said the jelly blob is just a quick printed statue of the 3d model and doesn't fully reflect the final kit.

>>6213256
Boatgirldams when?

>>6213270

I won't lie, it's pretty rough. But being constructive, you can always sand down whatever that is and cut an identical piece of plaplate and glue it onto that for a more uniform look. I'm not sure if it's the paint being gloppy or if the piece itself is uneven. Some sanding would help out a lot, either way.

I'd say go back to the drawing board or perhaps find a custom shoulder piece like the cloth on the Exia Repair, or maybe a cannon from something else.

>>6213270
1.
Just lose the right arm and make it a damaged suit.

>>6213277
It's the closest to plaplate I have, it's just a bit nipped from the tree. I feel so disgusted with myself for losing the piece, I'm ready to just scrap the kit and buy a new one that I hopefully won't fuck up.

>>6213283
If the piece is identical to the other side, you can do a simple recast.

>>6213286
It is the same but a recast? How?

>>6213289
Try googling. There's a variety of methods using a variety of molding and casting materials, from household silicone caulk to hobby-grade RTV rubber.

>>6213302
>>6213289
>>6213286
I beleive the thread before the current Busou SHinki thread had a lot of talking about recasting. Give that a check if still a bit confused.

>>6213267
Uhh let me rephrase
Early prototype or should i say still in development.

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>>6210803
>>6210125
I know there is a proper comparison of some variety of Liger being compared with it's motorized counterpart but it is very hard to image search for as most size comparisons were part of a much bigger review. But in general, every comparison I seen shows the HMM is always a bit bigger then the old version. Not big enough to make a need for being labeled a diffrerent scale but still worth noting. So a slightly bigger Liger then the one in that pic next to the FAG? Yeah definitely no problems with being big enough to ride.

I personally do not have any motorized kits that have an HMM counterpart and probably never will (Gordos's details suggest a form that would be very hard to make stable joints in HMM form), but a very interesting thing I noticed is that while the HMM Zoids are bigger, the pilots are not! In fact the old pilots are certainly beefier then the new ones. Probably due to the fact the old pilots are single chunks of plastic versus the new ones being in parts.

>>6210815
Do you mean the FAG joints? Pretty sure I have seen either a FAG or Shinki riding a zoid of something similar in the past. But as I do not yet have a FAG myself yet, do not know for sure.

>>6211492
see proper response would be 'Hey that zeek scum realized how inferior a zaku really is and dumped his garbage for superior feddie GM. He may be scum but that Zeek has god tier taste."

>>6211744
as the others said, Fox is definitely great. IIRC it was among the last new, and not a variant, HMM kits from the fist wave. This means it has some very good engineering compared to some of the others. One small issue to point out that appears to be with most if not all fox builds is that the snout splits apart a bit when you open the cockpit so that might require some gluing if you open and close the cockpit a lot. The cockpit holds the halves together just fine on it's own.

But I will add trying to get one of the tortoises. Totally worth it.

is hmm geno breaker any good?

>>6213114
>>6213212

I didn't expect someone to go make one themselves. I think I could work something with this. Thanks anon.

Would fine grit sandpaper polish scratched plastic up so it's looking about the same as unscratched and unpolished?

Asking for a friend.

>>6213530
Depends on how fine the grit is. From what I've found, if it says something dumb and unhelpful like "fine grit" it's usually around the 500 grit mark or so, which is still pretty damn rough. Getting back to that bare plastic finish will take something like 2500 grit.

>>6213530
Depends on what exactly you're trying to do. For the most part, filing away at the area with very fine sandpaper will get everything flat and smooth, but the plastic will still look a bit discolored. Painting obviously fixes this, and matte topcoats often reduce it. If it's a clear part, sand down the scratches and put some Future on that shit; works like magic.

>>6213386
No problem, wasn't too hard to do in all honesty. Least I now know how to mock up a few line arts for kits that don't have any if I need them.

>>6213094
>I want to add the beefy Rex arms for the Gusion Rebake FC's backpack arms.
That will probably be difficult because FC's backpack attaches arms via different connectors than the Gundam frame arms so it will need to be modded for pretty much anything other than the arms it comes with. Which is weird because Rebake's can put on arms from other Gundams natively.

>>6213109
>MG G-Self
>Bandai acknowledging the existence of G-Reco now that the show finished its run
Hope springs eternal, but brace for disappointment. We didn't even get P-Bandai recolors for the G-Self's different packs. and that would've been easy as hell for them to do.

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>>6213577
Mostly just trying to clean up stuff like in the picture. I'm a "veteran" of Gunpla by now, but even with God Hands I still leave very amateur scratches, sand-marks and nubs for some unknown reason. It's very disheartening.

>>6213712

400 grit then 800 then 1200.

also try using an x-acto knife to trim the nubs after picking it off with your god hand

>>6213722
Think I could get by with 400/600/1000? It's all I have on hand.

>>6213734
Dude buy some supplies, take your time and try to get better. If you're a vet like you say, those issues should be amateur hour.

>>6210830
I picked up Try myself, and had a ton of fun with it. What's the difference between the two?

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>>6212452
>I can't tell whose lower, you or him.
That was bait?
I thought they were just that stupid...

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Unit 01 at the end of Day one. Not nearly as shitty looking as I had predicted. Yay.

>>6213761
I'm a vet, but more like a veteran of a really lazy duty at a home base. I've mostly done kits with the bare minimum tools from a basic Tamiya kit. Sanding without a metal file or emery board is new to me. I snapshit, that's about it. Learning how to panel line and clean better and sand better is all just happening recently. But this is not my blog.

>>6213833
>>6213734
>>6213712
Get yourself some Matte/Flat top coat. that can really help smooth things out and hide sanded areas.

>>6213833
What color are you going to panel line with?

>>6213843
What that Anon said.

>>6213843
I'll do that. Might be fun at worst, a good learning experience, right?
>>6213847
I was not planning on panel lining, but I suppose I should if I am going to coat it. Grey I guess?

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>>6213859
this image shows what the kit looked like just before being top coated and afterwards. No extra sanding/smoothing/buffing was performed so that sanded down area is still there after the top coat. You just can't see it due to how light is being refracted through the coat. You can however still see a small bit of the nub mark, so that can show you the limitations this technique does have.
http://blog.fromjapan.co.jp/en/others/gundam-top-coat-guide-giving-your-gunpla-a-fantastic-finish.html

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>>6213583
Man, I love the Full City's design but the kit just keeps on disappointing.

This is where I got the idea from but if it's simply a peg joint issue then modding shouldn't be to hard.

>>6213924
Titans suit, right? Looks like the Hazel Mobility helmet, and an attempt at Psycho Gundam hands.

>>6212710
I'd love to see update models of G Gundam stuff. Particularly the Maxter and Bolt Gundams. A Devil Gundam would be nice, too.

They'd probably be HGs

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Well this was fun.

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The wiring on this thing is a pain in the ass, as they don't give enough room for proper wiring (I had to skip the head altogether as the wiring wouldn't fit the small slots provided without accidentally crossing wires)

>>6214226
What zaku kit is that? Also a pinvice make the hole bigger.

>>6214236
Zaku Tank. The issue is it's a bootleg only kit, so the design is based on old molds

>>6214107
I want a HiNu or regular Nu Verka but the waterslides scare me so.

Did you use setter/softer? I know these are suggested, but do I need them if I topcoat right after application?

>>6212710
MG Gundam Wing G-Unit kits
PG Hydra Gundam
Megasize Earthquake Naga, Catastrophe D, and Mad Tarantula

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>>6214534
>being scared of vanilla Bandai waterslides
Waterslides should be left to dry for 24hr before you do anything to them (including topcoating).

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After 4 years of building kits, it's nice to finally have a proper cutting mat.

Decided to tackle a 1/100 Barbatos. Hopefully it won't give me as much trouble as the Grimgerde did.

>tfw make a gunpla but stressed out about life
>not even happy when i finish building it and scared it will become a reminder of how i feel right now instead of a cool robot
feelsbadman ;_;

>>6214732
Was this done with an airbrush because that finish is super fucked

>>6214745
No, spray painted. Finish looks fucked because my camera is garbage. It's not nearly that bad in person.

>>6213833

If you have access to a hardware store or whatever, go find some even higher grit sandpaper.

I use sandpaper all the way down to 2000. Once the part is smooth, if I want it shiny again, I polish it with a piece of paper.

Also, I saw someone suggest melamine sponge (magic eraser), which is basically fine grit sandpaper, and it works.

>>6214740
Practice

Makes

Perfect

If all else fails just 'battle-damage' that plamo and make it still look rad

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I modded the rifle for the GM sniper MG

>>6214783
Nice work on that.

>>6214783
were you planning on doing anything with the ejection port molded into the plastic

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>>6214783
Other than the bolter tier magazine, that's pretty cool.


I want to see an obrez cqc gm sniper

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>>6214800
Nah, I removed it and widened the area. The original was too small for my tastes, and was molded in the "open" position for some weird reason.

>>6214801
I'm gonna give it a bigger barrel and a buttstock. I like obrez, but it makes no fucking sense for a giant sniper robot to have such a small gun.

Also I'm building the Hyakuren right now and just realized the colors are the same as frame arm girl ninjas.

>>6214806
They'd look good with those legs IMO.

>>6214806
Stranded gm sniper warps his barrel from repeated use and converts it to an obrez for cqc gorilla warfare

>>6214813
I could probably scratchbuild another one. I tried basing the rifle off of K98 and M14. My other guns I've made have little removable bullets, so I could make an obrez with little shells.

>>6214812
I'll try that out and post pics when I finish the legs.

>>6214801
the shape of the gm rifle as well as the relative short length of the barrel would mean it'd look silly imo

you'd need to build a new one

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Is the panel lining shit or is my eye deceiving me?
I guess I'm getting two like I did for Astaroth. Also twin glaives for half naked Vual

>>6214774
I'm not stressed out about building gunpla, I'm stressed out about life. Practising gunpla more instead of improving myself as a person would probably make me more depressed

>>6214824
Its reflecting the light.
Almost thought it was gold for a second

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>>6214818
Some things shouldn't be born.

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>>6214845
Hmm.....
Narga armor?

>>6214824
I don't know how they let that slip but this is probably the only IBO kit I'm getting out of this batch of releases. That head, that weapon and that color scheme... thank you Ippei Gyoubu, you are my 90's Capcom arcade robot fighter dreams sneaked into Gundam

Has anyone tried something like this before?:
http://sx2gundam.blogspot.com/2011/09/how-to-recast-parts-of-your-gundam.html

>>6214750
>camera garbage
>picks up more than the human eye can appreciate

yeah you fucked it mate, just admit it.

Looking for a canned topcoat/matte that I could get at someplace like Wal-Mart. Any brand suggestions or thoughts on the idea?

>>6214856
>I'm poor
>help me?

>>6214856
Try Mr super clear, they're nice

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>>6214846
I actually like narga armor. I'm planning to use the body as a power armor base after I finish the gm sniper.

>>6214534
My funnels are airbrushed.

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>>6214879
I dunno, might work?

>>6214824
>>Seam lines
>>over spray
>>washed out panel lines
>>bubbles or gunk in the paint
Jesus bandai, I used to try to get my paint and model work as nice as yours, wtf happened to you?

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What's the best MG in terms of final kit being fun to pose and hassle free to build?

I was thinking of starting with the MG Deathscythe-Hell but my history with dark plastic pieces isn't that well when removing nubs. I really liked the HGUC GM 2 that came out recently, it feels really solid to pose and has a nice heft in my hands. So maybe a MG federation kit would be nice.

>>6214957
Unicorn

hahaha

ah

ok bye

>>6214859
I am poor, yes. I've looked at the top coating guide in the general guide, but I was hoping to get some ideas from people who might have used Testors.

>>6214868
I'll check the product out more, although the price is pretty heavy when combined with the amount. Still, thank you.

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>>6214960

>>6214957
HWS Nu

>>6214957
melee oriented suits and/or anything that doesn't have crazy backpacks/wings will do really
if you want feddie kits then gm sniper 2 will do too, that kit is pretty recent

>>6214957
Honestly man, I'd suggest any of the 8th ms team kits. There solid as a rock even as old as they are and have very few issues.
If you want more posability check out the g gundam mg kits as there pretty good for that.

>>6213924
>those wrist seams
I swear the worst part of this kit is the fucking wrist seams. Removing and replacing the hands almost always opened those damn things no matter how much cement i used.

Heading out to the hobby store and Staples. Should I bother with Gundam Markers, or just get fine tipped Sharpies?

Just picked up the Origin MG RX-78-02

He's a BEEFY BOY

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>>6214957

best mg

>>6214957
Tallgeese I

>>6214957
Sword Impulse is pretty nice despite its age.

>>6214960
>Any unicorn other than PG

LOL!

>>6214957

J E S T A

Or well, the arm holding the shield loves to pop off but do all the other posing and then plop it on sort of solves the problem.

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Does anyone know what kit this is or who made it?

>>6215266
HGUC Guncannon Revive.

>>6215266

>>6215288
fuck no, reverse google search leads to a MG Guncannon custom garage kit sold in 2014

>>6215045
Worst design.

>>6215301
Where can I find that

>>6214961
Testor's works fine as long as you're careful

>>6210118
>PROMOTIONS!

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>>6215383

go play your own treasure hunt

>>6215383
>Old garage kit probably only sold at some convention

"Nowhere". That or on some auction/second hand site for massively inflated prices.

>>6215427
And by old I mean out of production.

>>6215023
for what? panel lining? I don't think sharpie comes in a nearly fine enough tip to be really appropriate for that. Also my experience with testing sharpie on gunpla is the ink really doesn't look really good. Fades out in areas so it is not a solid looking line at all. Except the metallics for some reason, some folk on here showed some rather good looking detailing with those.

Now for non gundam marker panel lining, I suggest the Sakura micro pens. Try and find the smallest they got, I think a .25? I can't fully remember.

>>6214954
I kind of wonder if the modelers Bandai employs for the display models use the same stuff we do or if they get their own Bandai-approved tools and paints and stuff.

Guys, what is the best way to darken the lines/cracks within a plastic model. I have seen this done many times and it made the model. But I also have seen models destroyed by it. In the last case it looked like people took a fineliner and just got their way with it.
So what is the best way to make it look crisp?

>>6214957
About as vanilla as one can get but all the newer rx-78-2 kits are more fun to pose than a hassle to build.(even the OYW kit is still good on articulation by today's standards)

>>6215489
The official bandai modeler is kawaguchi. He has a whole series of videos on building gunpla including some weathering and airbrushing.

For the stuff you see at shows its most likely qyickly made by one of the booth or con organizers or else is quickly set up and painted at the factory then shipped (If you look cloesly a lot of the paint apps tend to be sloppy).

For the stuff in store displays they are typically put together by the store workers.

>>6215543
What you're talking about is panel lining.

Many would argue that the best way is by doing a panel wash, but that can damage unpainted plastic.
Easier way is to just use a fine tipped marker. Tips for that should be in the guide IIRC.

>>6215488
You want to look for 005 size

>>6214849

With epoxy putty? No. But I make two-part molds with silicone putty for resin casting all the time.

>>6215488
I bought some panel lining Gundam Markers. Should work out alright.

>>6215653
Huh. I vaguely remember threads about that in /tg/ years ago. I bought some Milliput to give it a shot. Found a pretty informative guide in this:
http://plamo.outthere.info/forum/showthread.php?tid=38

>>6215653
On a similar note, anyone ever try using oyumaru for recasting?

>>6215618
>modern modelers are so frugal that they're using cheap industrial chemicals that destroy the models they're building
What are you using for washes? That shit can literally be just water and paint.

>>6215747
Washes for scale models are generally done with oil-based paints. Panel washes specifically tend to be done with enamels. Enamel paint has to be thinned with mineral spirits (although in this case turpenoid-based lighter fluid can be used instead) which can damage the plastic

>>6215747
>>6215747
Frugal? I guess you can save some money on enamel over the long run but a Sakura Pigma micron pen will last a long time too.

Panel washes are about capillary action. Enamel has the best flow, followed by water based acrylic.

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>>6215813
>>6215754
>not knowing about surfactants to allow water based paints to flow freely

>>6215886
>shit can literally be just water and paint

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>>6214226
Upper half almost done. Right arm peg broke off with the smallest pressure and will require replacing. Used a straight peg cut off a runner to replace, but gonna need to pin and epoxy it to keep in place.

>>6214732
That's some grainy fucking paint m8

>>6215886
There's something. Think it'd be bad on plastic?

>>6214618
What is happening in these photos? Did someone like...somehow manage to peel away the clear outer portion of a waterslide, making it work like a dry transfer?

>>6216025
It's for acrylic paint.
If it won't destroy the medium, then it'd very safe on all plastics.

>>6214961
Testors works technically, but it won't be pretty. The texture and degree of matte-ness actually DOES scale with price--you cheap out, your kits will look cheap. If you want pure silky flatness, it's Tamiya or Mr. Super Clear.

If you're just fucking around and wanna try topcoating on some cheapo HGs you snapped together, sure, why not go with Testors. If you put some effort into a model and want it to look really nice, save your money for a bit and splurge for one of the brands I mentioned. You WILL see a big difference.

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>>6216069
This is by design.

Tomytec makes decals that can be applied over flat coat and they won't silver but you need to apply them in 2 steps: apply as normal waterslides, wait 24hr then peel the top layer without scratching paint or peeling the whole thing off.

The 2nd step is tricky and takes some practice.

>>6216081
While I agree that the other brands you mention give a much nicer looking finish, it's not like Testor's is complete shit; you can get decent results using Testor's, just not as nice as Tamiya and Mr. Hobby

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>>6211307
Wow. Fucking hell, I thought Ideon was pretty complex but this is on a whole 'nother level. It pains me that the plastic quality on Super Minipla is kinda shit, because the sculpting and engineering is surprisingly legit.

Granted, it does look somewhat fiddly, and I imagine posing it might become frustrating due to all the moving parts and things that can fall off, but I am truly impressed that they pulled off pretty much all the transforming/combining gimmicks in such a small package.

>>6216299
90% of Gunpla's engineering is plastic and mold design (to optimize plastic quality during cooling and ejection). For what is basically a bunch of polystyrene and ABS sheets Gunpla are incredibly durable.

>>6210035
Will build kits in your honor anon. What's your fav type of mechs?

>>6216318
Read his post again.

>>6216332
I did. I'm saying the real engineering that goes into a toy is the plastic composition, mold optimization, and actual injection molding process, so really gunpla's engineering is head over heels better than Bandai Shokugan's. The actual mechanism is something any 3D designer could come up with in a month or two on their own, especially since the show and SoC gives them a pretty good reference for how things should work.

>>6209972
Any recommendation on a good Zoids kit? I've been into Gunpla for the better part of a decade and know what to look for in the Gunpla world just not in Zoids. Would like to maybe give one a try, just don't know where to start. I've done my fair share of MG's and HG's and can do minimal painting apps but mostly stick to hand painting.

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>>6213783
>>6210830 here, Try comes with way more accessories

Is there anywhere I can find those old TT Hongli SEED bootlegs?

Hey guys the group build ends tomorrow, but as usual I'll update my blog post (and let you guys know in the thread) if anyone else submits anything.

Also the next group build will be a prize build, but it won't start until May as I need time to gather the prize.

>>6216480
https://gelgoogguy.wordpress.com/

huh, didn't know the pink/white groupbuild was actually a thing

>>6216503
Yeah I had fun with it.

I love the models in this thread, you all keep the fire alive in me to keep working.

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Finished up my Custom Graze for the /m/ group build. I modded the rifle and added a radome dish the back so I'm calling it a Designated Marksman type.

Also trying out some new lighting for my photobooth. I think it turned out much better than dim yellow mess I had last time.

>>6216573
Gorgeous. Mine's a pile of shit, I really didn't know what to do so I just halfassed everything. Good job on yours.

>>6216384
Try one of the smaller-ish ones. Godos, Iguan, Shadow Fox, Command Wolf, any of the Gun Snipers, maybe even Lightning Saix.

Have fun detailing if you're into that--there is SO MUCH mechanical detail on these things.

I was wondering if any of you guys had any experience mixing pearl ex pigments with clear like future

I bought a bottle of future pledge and tested handbrushing it onto a heat hawk. After a day of drying, I've noticed that it didn't dry evenly. On the wide open surface it seems to have clumped up in certain spots and it looks as though it was still wet, but it isn't. It dried up looking like that... Is this not the amazing self-leveling coat I've read about?

>>6216744
What's the exact bottle of pledge you bought?

>>6216749
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ARPH4C/

This. Looks like just in the picture too. The reviews all say that this is the same Future Pledge that's just been re-branded. One of the reviewers even says he called the company itself to make sure.

>>6216744
Effects of gravity anon. Pledge, like ink washes, it is a good idea to hang them on something so gravity can pull the excess down

>>6216783
I seriously doubt it has anything to do with gravity. Nobody hangs their painted figures so that the excess paint drips off

The more I look at this piece, the more it looks like it might have dried too fast. It looks like when you're painting and the edge of the surface are dry, but the paint accumulated in the center of the surface before it could level out

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Ziti Gindim

That fucking shield sticker though, fuck.

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I'm going to sleep

I need pics of /toy/'s 00 gundams

>>6216573
Looks fucking sick dude, hoping i can reach your level one day

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>>6216903
>>6216938
>tfw you bought samuel decal water slides
>not pre-cut

Lord have mercy on my zeta

Can I request something?
I was considering getting a Hugo for part to use on a custom but before that I wanted to see how the legs look without armor or on their own and armored without being oscured by the robot stuff on top of it. I tried Dalong but they only have a pic of the legs without armor and straightened.

>>6217057
If you can wait for about 5 hours I can take some pics of my kit. It looks like shit but it'll at least give you an idea.

>>6217085
No problem. I can wait.

Long story short, I've just moved into a new place and am finally getting myself a proper glass display shelf.

Problem is, beforehand I had all of my kits on a normal open air shelf gathering dust for years. Is there any quick and easy way to get the dust off, or will I have to carefully wipe/blow with compressed air?

They're all unpainted/ out-of-box builds for the record (Had nowhere to improve/customise).

>>6217130
make up brush

yeah, just walk into those fancy nail product aisles like a man and grab'em

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>>6217130
>>6217138

silly me, forgot the picture

>>6217139
>>6217138

Awesome, thanks for the quick reply.

It's finally time to have decent looking kits (Will be able to modify and improve them now) on a decent looking display.

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>>6217130
>gathering dust for years
>years
Is the dust caked in with cooking fat/grime/dead insects or is it light and fluffy like a fresh powder?

If latter then >>6217139
if former, you are going to need pic related.

>>6216803
At least from my experience with Pledge, gravity often does make it gather towards the bottom of a piece - there's still a coating over the whole part, but if you don't wick away the excess Pledge that gathers at the bottom, the coat will be a little uneven. Depending on the nature of the piece, I've found that the best way to let it cure for an even coat is to suspend it at an angle so all the Future is being pulled down towards one end, so that you can just touch a bit of paper towel to the gathered still-wet Pledge at the bottom, suck up the excess, and it'll cure to an even coat.

>>6217139

I always feel uneasy whenever I dust a kit with a bunch of stickers on it, like the brush is gonna mess with them or something. But it never does.

>none of the hobby shops within like a two-hour drive carry Mr. Color
Well, so much for that plan. Those of you who use it, where do you get yours? The best deal I've been able to find shipping-wise is a place with a flat $7 rate.

Question: are Figurerise kits compatible with Gunpla kits and 1/12 Star Wars kits?

>>6217232
The joints aren't 100% uniform, but then again, they aren't in any Bandai kits. Most of 'em are compatible, though.

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>>6216602
>Gorgeous. Mine's a pile of shit, I really didn't know what to do so I just halfassed everything. Good job on yours.
Mine wasn't going to be anything special other than being a group of Graze, but things kinda went to shit with some of the hand painting...

>>6217240
Cool, I was thinking of giving Goku's arm to AGE Titus, but maybe I still need to mod a little.

>>6217222
Just brush from ontop of the stickers away as much as possible instead of brushing into them.

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Is there model kits for other series like Full Metal Panic or Code Geass?

Just curious because I wanna try a non gundam build.

>>6217494
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/list/1277/0/1

>>6217494
>Full Metal Panic
This would be fucking cool.

>>6217494
Yes and yes

>>6217516
We're getting another season soon so I'm hopeful.

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>>6217057
>>6217089
A little late, but here you go. If you need any more pics let me know. Sorry if it's a bit large, I'm on my phone

>>6217494
Koto makes FMP stuff. Koto in general is your best bet for non Gundam mecha though.

>>6217211
I don't know why anyone's Gunpla would be coated with cooking fat (who displays them in the kitchen?), but most grime doesn't require an ultrasonic cleaner. I bought some really grimy gunpla secondhand recently, I just disassembled each one into reasonably sized chunks and then did some light scrubbing under the faucet with an old toothbrush.

>>6217644
Thanks.
Can you post a pic on the same angle as pic related angle of just the legs assembled to the crotch? I want to try shopping it to see how it would fit.

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>>6217776
fug
I meant angle of the photo, the legs just on the same bend.

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>>6217776
>>6217778
No problem. Here's shot number one.

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>>6217815
Number two. This one came out a little blurry, but you get the idea

>>6217815
>>6217817
Thanks a lot, man.

>>6217859
No problem, glad to help.

I really need to get rid of the black on those feet though. I thought it might be a better contrast than the brown and did it based on the actual box.

I'm just going with my damn gut next time. Brown on orange.

What color works best when panel lining Titans blue and black?

>>6218045
Black

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