Gunpla/Plamo General

>>6264750

Gelgoog Guy, how many Gelgoogs do you have?

>>6264788
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Has anyone tried hydro dipping their kits?

Reposting in case the anon asking about the MG WD GM Sniper II doesn't see


Hey anon, it's me anon.

Bad news. Looks like ALL of the weapons are reused from the old GM Sniper kit which comes with all of the weapons. Yes, the big sniper rifle too, though maybe the modified to remove the holes for the hose, not sure didn't look closely enough. As far as I could tell all of the weapons it shares with the aforementioned kits is basically 2-body halves molded all in gray, no parts separation for the white parts, what you'd expect from ancient MG kits.

If you're a painter you might be better off just buying the GM Sniper II and the old GM Sniper and paint the Sniper II since it'll probably be similar in cost but you get the GM Sniper. Mine are in storage as part of the backlog so we'll see.

So I'll be painting for the first time on my group build kit. I'm going to just do a basic build and paintjob of Shining Gundam since I wanted to build that kit anyway. I think I'm going to stick to the paint job from the show but give it a more metallic look. What paints would be good for this? I don't have a compressor so I'm just going to be using rattle cans. I use Tamyia to topcoat so I'm used to that.

Another thing, will I need to gloss coat after painting in order to panel line and detail? Then apply the matte topcoat? Sorry, I'm new and painting is scary to me.

>>6264788
Zero indeed.

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And now for something completely different.

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>>6265140
She is pretty small.

As someone completly new to Gunpla and model kits in general, is there a good HG model for begginers that has swords or similar as weapons? I mostly want to try and build one because I want to buy a FAG later, but because I don't have any experience, I don't want to fuck up by directly buying one. Checked the guide and all the recommended ones for begginers have guns. Not picky, just personal preference, gonna get a normal one if there isn't.

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>>6265141
Someone was asking for review of the kit.

>box: ridiculously huge for the contents.
>whoever designed the runners probably never done it before.
>assembly instructions are easy to follow
>NO color guide
>instructions can be turned into a poster
>color separation 7/10
>surface detail 6/10
>part fit 3/10

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>>6265147

>>6265144
You missed dalong.net then. Just run through and find some. Off the top of my head, Astray Red Frame, Gouf/Gouf Custom, Sword Strike, Sword Impulse, and Graze Ritter all have actual swords.

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>>6265149
This kit easily had the most intricate hand painting I had to do to date.

Pictures are also posted here: https://anonymousmodeler.imgur.com/

>>6265152
>>6265149
>>6265147
holy shit
how much effort? the result looks pretty good
>>6265136
>>6265138

>>6264841
>>6264848
Anon here, appreciation and thanks for checking that anon!

To tell you the truth, fine with that; and almost happy Bandai kept these weapons the same. The old sniper rifle gives a pretty decent amount of space for a basic LED for the scope, if a person felt like modding a bit. though might not be worthwhile since light-piping the head may be a much harder challenge in comparison the simpler MG GM(G).

Got curious when my middleman let me know about the one I ordered(... and forgot about at some point), before going on a trip and adding it to my small pile.

>>6265151
Thanks! Gonna search for them. I actually want to buy one from Mandarake since I'm getting a fiugre there this month, so the shipping can be less expensive.

>>6265156
>how much effort
Not too much, most of the time went into fitting and surface prep.

>>6265147
>>part fit 3/10
is it THAT bad?

>>6265164
Yep. It's almost like they never fit the end result together.

>A minute of godhand shilling

>>6265219
too lanky, dumb wings. unnecessary/9001.

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This is kinda interesting...

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>dat bunnylard box

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Does anyone know what kit this is (beyond the box details)/where I can get it? I can't find any information about this specific one anywhere. I only have this image to go off of. I'm guessing it's a limited ed. garage kit perhaps.

Hey guys, just got a tip from an old modeling pro regarding the best, cheapest primer he's ever found. If you've got any friends in the military, have them go grab you a can of the krylon camo spray paint from the base exchange. It was made to adhere to literally anything, and takes paint very well according to him.

>>6265270
Glorious, isn't it? Really makes me want to know what they're going to do in the future.

>>6265292
>urban mine

it's probably missing an important part.

>>6265331
Indeed, senor. That was my thought too. I went back and forth about bidding on it but backed out after that thought. I'm still intrigued and want to find a picture of the completed kit...

>>6265292
http://www.e2046.com/p/2267/
Assuming this is the same thing.
Pictures are shit, and it will never be available from them, but that's all I've got.

>>6265343
tbhfam though, I've bought some gunpla from there that were complete but missing the manual, luckily dalong exists.

If you can win it for cheap as fuck, then it'd still be worth it. Might even be good recasting / scratch building practice.

>mfw i've won an empty box for 500 yen before

>>6265351
Oh hey, nice. Thanks. It looks close but who knows.

>>6265353
Yeah, it always seems like a big gamble. I usually try to stick to a certain price and don't above that. I think this one closed out for ¥3500 or something crazy (for a mines good).

I've started comparing their listed weight to the product's known weight but even that can be pretty iffy.

>>6265147
Well, guess I'll be passing on the yamato class girls then

>>6265149
They look like candy. I want to eat it.

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>>6265390
>yamato class girls
Elaborate

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>>6265416
Pic related
They're so tiny though

>>6265547
I was about to write up a shitpost, but maybe this won't be as bad as GBF.
We should get all the newfags to buy the memehands™ as advertised in the anime

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>>6265161
Some of the IBO option kits have swords too

>>6265556
While not super popular, the /a/ thread had more interest in buying FAGs than expected. Also was a bigger thread than suspected. I thought it would only get like 50 IPs and die before 200 posts.

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I'm new to respirators, but would this half face respirator work with these filters?

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>>6265658
It doesnt list this specific (Organic Vapor Cartridge/Filter 60921 p100) to be compatible with it on amazon.

I'm just going with the guide says.

Guys I need your help

I'm in Tokyo right now and I've been looking for the LED kit for the PG Unicorn but I can't find it anywhere.

I feel like I've been in every store that even has one Gundam related thing but I still can't find it...

I bought the PG Unicorn but I want the LED kit too.

Does anybody here know where I might be able to find it?

So, I know this is mainly for Gunpla, but does anyone know of a gunpla style medabots line? Used to love that shit as a kid.

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>>6265748
Kotobukiya made some Medabot kits. You can find them on Amazon and HLJ.

So, do thinned testor's enamels destroy anyone else's tamiya spray primer or am I just retarded?

>>6265750
Thanks, totally gonna buy some of these when I have time/money.

>>6265769
Testor's enamel thinner has iso alcohol in it for some retarded reason, it can destroy anything lacquer or acrylic based.

That's why testor's belongs in the trash tbqh.

>>6265784
Fug. Would a different thinner help the issue? Ended up buying a couple different vallejo acrylics to paint with in the meantime but I'd like the durability of enamel. Plus I have a fair amount of enamels and would kinda like to actually use them.

>>6265304
Wrong, that stuff is shit for gunpla. It is nowhere near fine enough to spray on how small these or any other scale models are.

>>6265547

what's this from?

>>6265808
Shitty new cg frame arms girls ova thing

>>6265304
Also you can get that krylon camo paint anywhere krylon spray paint is sold you dolt.

>>6265207
SUPERIOR JAPANESE STEEL FOLDED 1000 TIMES IT'S THE BEST PAIR OF NIPPERS IN THE WORLD.

And the building manager just happened to have a set of expensive plamo nippers in his generic toolbox.

Also I heard the koto godhands are slightly inferior to regular godhands due to using softer steel or something.

>>6265573
I'm most probably getting an Astray Red Frame, I hesitated a bit on getting or not the Flight Unit, but it looks pretty nice.

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>>6265808
Frame Arm Girls got an anime. The first episode is out and was basically "How to build plamo 101, god hand shilling, and false advertising.

Which was better than what I actually expected.

>>6265824
that looks real bad, thanks god i didint buy it

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>>6265219
>Unnecessarily complicating what was supposed to be the simpler TV design
>People will defend this

>>6265147

looks really nice as always!

>>6265929
this looks like a gundam from SEED using Deathsythe armor, and is overdesinged

>>6265929
My goodness! What the hell is that proportion!?

>>6265929
>Those fucking legs
Those proportions are fucked, and this is from a guy who liked the Nu ver. Ka.

>>6265929
Fuck the haters, I like this. Very Obari.

Found out my Hobby Store has a Neo Zeong gathering dust, said he would do $271 for it. Worth it lads?

>>6266026
Try to get it for 250.

Anyone building the mg Providence?

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>>6266043

I finished it a couple days ago. It's a nice kit.

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>>6265894
>Kotobuki Bukiko
Koto is not very good at this shilling thing, are they

>>6265824
>Edge Grade

>>6266069
Is that supposes to be koto's Nipako?

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>>6266158
Yep.

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>>6266069
They're doing a good job of it I'll say.

>>6266209
If they were smart they would have put that shit on AmiAmi and the rest instead of making them Koto webshop exclusive.

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>>6266468

>>6266468
>>6266484
That the Dragon Momoko one? Do the parts fit together fine or do they need some work?

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So anyone else working on anything, and do you have something going in the background while you build? About to start my first kit since attempting my hobby moratorium(not entirely successful since I kept a few orders technically). Kit's the regular MG GM Sniper II, gonna be a basic snap fit as I have no tools/supplies anymore; with an I hope okay war doc called "Five Came Back" playing during it(just noticed Burns' 'The War' was switched out by Netflix Canada...)
Curious how far along I've gotten when the show ends, after the bit away from this hobby hahaha!

>>6265097
Sorry for prying, but any reason you haven't gotten one yet?

Been telling myself, I'm waiting for P-Bandai exclusives of either Uma Lightning's abomination of a MS-14B Gelgoog; or Johnny Ridden's High Mobility Type(though granted I know you get everything necessary in that 2.0 Gelgoog Cannon released sometime ago) before I go for the MG 2.0 again.

Yet just seeing your post make me feel a bit bad for the Gelgoog, that doesn't seem to get a lot of love these days... Damn you Gelgoog Guy, I think you might've just made me rationalize my budding backlog hahaha!

>>6266638
They fit together, but tight as fuck.

Up to you if you want to force the parts together for minimal work or actually do it right (widen holes, cut pegs, smooth out grooves)

It's pretty painless metaphorically, but my thumb and index finger literally hurts.

>>6266722
Backlog.

>>6266043
just got mine, might start it this weekend
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>>6266484
looks cool, I can't wait for the Woundwort kit

Astray Red Frame [Flight Unit] or HGUC RX78-2 Revive as my first kit ever? I like the Astray more, but I'm unsure on how good it looks without painting.

>>6266735
I'm pretty tempted now, I loved the anime look of the deathscythe hell

>>6266751
Only a few things right now being held for me but the MG Tallgeese III(had the disappointing DM TIII then got the Bandai TII), Garma's Zaku-II, and now the White Dingos GM Sniper II.

Though they're not with me, but part of a pile with a middleman. So can just say I don't really have them, It's what makes me okay with letting it get to that point.

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>>6266759
I think the Revive is a great start but you're probably going to have more fun with a design that you like.

Try finding the kit on dalong if you want to see them complete but unpainted. Save for panel lining.

>>6266800
Yeah I've got like...30ish, possibly 40 kits unbuilt. I'll get an MG Gelgoog 2.0 eventually.

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>IBO kits look cool
>Bandai went all out on the "variant" of suits
>For the sake of my wallet, I'll wait until the series is finished
>Give in to temptation, got an Astaroth
>mfw pic related happens

>>6266805
I think that the only part that worries me is the sword, it really looks cool with some markers, but I'm skeptical about the work I could do on it.

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>>6266875
It looks fine with just panel lining IMO.

>>6266882
All those big empty spaces are making me twitchy.. I wanna grab my chisels and tape and start scribing!

>>6266925
What chisels do you use?

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Has there not been an official GBWC announcement yet for this year? It's already April but there doesn't appear to be any contest page on the official site or bluefin.

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It's package time, boys! I took a "risk" and got the "heavily damaged" Jager box. I seriously can't tell what's wrong with it and the Schneider box that was twice as much is significantly more fucked but whatever. Stylet's going to have a color-coordinated toy as soon as I get off my ass and snap that Liger together.

>>6266925
The RG would probably scratch that itch. I need to build mine..

Tried painting something with white acrylic paint, the paint went on incredibly watery and didn't really cover up the whole area where I was painting even when I didn't thin it. Someone told me that for white paint on dark surfaces, I have to let the paint dry and then add another coat and then do it over and over again. Is that a good idea?

>>6266944
I'll give my stylet proper human feet and a fixed high heel for one

>>6265929
This looks like a fucking bionicle

>>6266959
Make sure they're big feet, she's a bitch to pose without those Heelies extended.

>>6266961
I'll use a stand if I have to, probably kitbashing a montero and union flag

It's not high on my backlog though

>>6266882
>get the head perfect on the HG
>absolutely butcher it on the RG
What the actual fuck Bandai

>>6266998
RG aren't really supposed to be accurate to the original lineart. That said, yeah the faceplate on the RG is ugly.

whats the difference between Mr. Super Clear Matte and Mr. Hobby Top Coat Flat?

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What pieces are being used to attach the weapons onto this backpack? It doesn't seem like any modification to the backpack itself was made.

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>>6267121

>>6267104
No clue but they're both good stuff

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>>6267104
One is lacquer, the other is water-based acrylic.

>>6266163
>>6266209
Wait, so Kotobuki nippers are just godhand nippers painted green?

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>>6267148
They're more like halfhands.
iirc it's pn-120, they're not up to par but not as expensive

Bought a bunch of supplies. A couple questions:
What kind of grit sandpaper do you use for removing nubs? I bought 400 and 800, I have some even finer left over. I even saw that they had 120 but I figured that would be too rough.

I also went and bought a bunch of small files since they seemed useful, but those of you who use them, do you just go nippers->file->sanding or do you still use a knife?

Also bought a soldering iron (15W), seemed to get decent results on some junk parts making some tiny blaster/beam "craters" but is there any good guide out there for doing battle damage with it?

>>6266998
I blame the holes for the face vents, Bandai trying to force the REAL in Real grade by sacrificing the proportions of the face just to include those features.

The RG Gold Frame Amatsu Mina have the engraved lines for the vents and it turned out good.

>>6267121
>>6267122
Its from the hgbc gunpla battle arms and I think skull arms sets. He also trimmed the piece inside the bakpack itself back and most likely widened the hole a bit as well to make it able to peg in. I did a similar mod on mine.

So I want to paint a part BUT I want it partially gloss and some of it in matte, think like a tire.

Do I use a semi gloss to preserve the different finishes or must I mask it to death?

>>6267308
mask

IMO i think semigloss and matte would work better

>>6267321
cheers.

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>>6265547
>snapFAG the anime

>>6267304
I don't suppose you can take a picture of the mod?

Or at least, what do you use to widen the hole for the peg?

So turns out that a local store here carries Tamiya TS sprays and Model Master. I'm thinking of spray painting my models for the first time so it seems like I'd be in okay shape with at least the Tamiya right?

The Tamiya TS cans are about $12-13 Canadian each. Am I overpaying? It's convenient that they're here and they're my local store but I don't want to be gouged.

Also, I've heard mixed stuff about using Testors Dullcote and or Krylon Matte as a finish. How are the Tamiya top coats? I saw that they had some of those. I plan on using some acrylic vallejo paints I have to paint some details on top of the Tamiya TS sprays, so I want to make sure they're compatible with the top coat.

Sorry for all the questions! I'm a little wary of ruining my robits. I'm a super slow builder

>>6267147
Is that in order so the Super Clear is the lacquer and the Hobby is the a acrylic?

>>6267273
I currently end up using 360 (it's too rough, get 500 or so) 1000 and 2000 grit. I have 1500 as well but it sees little use.

>>6265929
Is the forehead camera supposed to be unaligned like that?

Anyways, thanks for posting this. I was waffling on if i'd get this or not, but seeing an OOB build has helped me decide no.

Cool gray copic multiliner or a mechanical pencil for panel lining?

>>6267646
The best choice would be to use neither and learn how to do a panel wash, but if you really must use a budget option then go for the multiliner.

Mechanical pencil rubs off pretty easily and is pretty faint. It is the most budget of budget options for a good reason.

>>6267412
>The Tamiya TS cans are about $12-13 Canadian each.

That's about MSRP, you're fine.

>How are the Tamiya top coats?

Anything Tamiya is fine, they're just typically a little overpriced for what you actually get.

>I plan on using some acrylic vallejo paints I have to paint some details on top of the Tamiya TS sprays, so I want to make sure they're compatible with the top coat.

Last I checked, Tamiya's acrylic is actually sorta lacquer based but you shouldn't worry about spraying acrylic on lacquer.

>>6265161
If you've got Amazon Prime, it may be cheaper to get the kit there rather than from a Japanese seller. Plamo boxes tend to be pretty big, which drives the shipping up, and Amazon often has a pretty decent selection of recent kits for solid prices once you take shipping into account.

>>6265658
If you haven't got the respirator yet, I'd just get one of the bundles with the filters and respirator. It may be a dollar or three more than buying the components separately, but you at least know that you'll get something that fits without having to pore through the clusterfuck of charts and model numbers.

>>6267671
I'm waiting for my first 2 kits to arrive, so I might try panel washing once I get the basics, but I need some beginner tools first. Also, what about pour type gundam markers?

>>6267699
Pour type gundam markers are finnicky, and honestly you're better off in the long run just actually learning how to panel wash. It's seriously not hard, and frees you to use whatever color you want.

>>6267684
That's good to know, but I don't have prime. Gonna check the prices anyway, thanks.

>>6267715
Not sure if things changed a lot, but last I checked Prime still offers the free shipping to none Prime holders but at an extended shipping time. Like standard shipping from a Prime eligible item will be a small payment for 5 day delivery. The free shipping for a non Prime Member on the prime eligible item is 8ish days.

Again, maybe it changed in the past month since my last purchase.

>>6267677
So TS-80 should be fine as a topcoat over details painted in Acrylic paints?

Just wanted to double check. My current plan is.
1. Base coats in Tamiya TS
2. Details painted using Vallejo acrylic paints
3. Stickers
3. Topcoat with Tamiya TS-80

>>6267765

Fine except add a gloss coat and panel lining before the stickers

>>6267766
I'll make sure to do that. Thanks for the advice!

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>>6267765
>painting
>still using stickers

>>6267765
If you're worried about anything, you should just try it out on a plastic spoon.

>>6267776
I don't think I can paint numbers by hand without it looking ridiculous so I'm still planning to use those. Color stickers I'm skipping

>>6267790

waterslides are the only true option anon.

>>6266858
we're in the same boat, paid for it 2 days before the announcement.
I only bought it because of the sword accessory. tfw I dig the new one so much I'll buy it most likely.

How necessary is primer for hand painting? It doesn't say anything on the guide about primer

>>6267819

If you're painting you need to prime, you might be able to get paint to stick to bare plastic but you prime to ensure it stays there.

>>6267819

For small details? No need. For a basecoat? 100% necessary.

>>6267671
>>6267646
I've used copics, they're just as good as gundam markers and come in different thicknesses.

>>6267901

I like copic markers way more than gundam markers. Feels way easier to remove excess.

Just got the Bandai stormtrooper, looks sexy as fuck, will post pics if anyone wants them when I get home

>>6267909
Yeah, but the store's never got the grey ones in stock here.

>>6268198
Hobby Lobby usually has a decent selection.

>>6268203
Yeah, the one out here has been sold out the last few times I've gone though. Got some black ones which was fine for kits I wanted the cartoony look on. But they rarely have other colors. Such is life in midwest.

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Hey guys I fucked up and sprayed semigloss black over bare plastic. Can I now spray a coat of gloss black and have the finish still be shiny? Or do I have to strip the paint?

>>6268263
Wouldn't gloss varnish make it shiny enough?

>>6268198
warm grey copic markers are too dull from experience.

i much prefer 0.03 in black, the grey just looks invisible in such a thing point.

>>6268537
Think that's the one I usually use since it can get into pretty much any line. Didn't use it on tallgeese because I want to paint that one when I get my airbrush in, but I just might now.

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Would you let the materia twins handle your airbrush?

>>6268655
this what virgins are actually like

What are some good colours that are close to black but not quite as dark? I painted a kit using flat black and in decent lighting it looks good but in worse lighting or when I take photos of it it's a tad too dark.

I have already tried a couple alternatives, like vallejo black gray or vallejo dark prussian blue but they are slightly too gray and blue respectively.

>>6268873

Tamiya Nato Black should do the trick.

>>6268873
gaianotes german grey
It was so damn black

>>6268885

Nato black looks great, thanks.

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>not an April Fools joke

What are the thoughts on the Gundam Converge and Universal Unit figures? They seem like a cheap alternative to start practicing painting?

Has anyone tried those as a way to practice before doing it on Gunpla?

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Just bought one of these to avoid gassing myself. Hope it pays off

>>6268959
>white filters
on your tombstone it will say "He Didn't Read The Guide"

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Would this look alright with minimal painting? I haven't seen any decent pictures of an OOB build.

>>6268960
Uh woops. N-no big loss for the world

[spoiler]Can I buy p100 filters and switch them out?[/spoiler]

>>6268961
nobody buys a $30K centerpiece to do "minimal painting"

go buy another RX-78 and call it a day

>>6268972
ya

>>6268961
Are you expecting to snap and line with gundam markers and topcoat it

>>6268972
Yeah, those filters are made to be swappable.

>>6268961
It depends entirely on your standards of "alright", but chances are no.

>>6268973
Gundam sucks.

>>6268975
I know some things on it absolutely have to be painted, like the eyes and the black lines on the legs. I'm just curious if there are any other crucial parts that need paint and if the grey, gunmetal and purple parts would look completely dreadful if left unpainted with only a wash.

>topcoat it
Can't do that.

>>6268976
How about "not aggressively awful"?


I just really, REALLY want a L.E.D Mirage on my shelf.

>>6268996
So buy it if you want it. Who cares what these people think?

>>6269004
It costs almost $300. These things are important to know.

>>6268996
What's stopping you from putting effort into the build?

Might as well commission someone for exorbitant amounts of money to build one if you want it that much.

Alternatively, get a high res shot of a built kit and print a nice big poster and frame it on your wall

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>>6268961
Knowing Volks, not only will you want to paint, you will also want to mod a thing or two.

>>6269012
>What's stopping you from putting effort into the build?
The lack of space, funds and a good climate for a proper building and painting station.

>>6269018
Damn. I thought only the Wave kits had molding issues?

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>>6269020
>The lack of space
if you think you have space for pic motherfucking related, you better have space to paint it

>>6269020
You don't sound like an experienced modeller
>no funds
>no space
>want to build an expensive kit which is also fuckhuge

And if you think molding issues are difficult to deal with, then this kit is not for you. You can't even snap it in the first place

>>6269023
Shelf space is a whole other matter, brother.

>>6269024
I don't care if I go broke buying it. Again, I just really want my mecha-waifu.

>And if you think molding issues are difficult to deal with
I never said that though. I'm just surprised because apart from orange peel plastic on Bang Doll and Neptune I haven't heard of any major issues regarding the plastic on the IMS kits.

>>6269030
Well it's your money no one should get in the way of your dreams

Post result when you finish it

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>>6269031
Know what? I just might do that.

>>6269030
>I haven't heard of any major issues regarding the plastic
all ""metallic"" is swirly shit, for one

>>6269039
What, like GPS?

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I'm new into this. How do you do to make your gunpla to have that cell-shading cartoony look?

I've been looking for tutorials in youtube but everything is standard model kit weathering where the gunpla ends looking dirty. I want it to look cartoony like this one

>>6269044
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDmx6378B0s

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>>6269044
>cell-shading cartoony look
I don't think it means what you think it means

I know this is a gunpla thread but where Gundam action figures/toys ever good?

>>6269044
You will have a very hard time finding tutorials to really help you get what you are looking for within the gunpla hobby. Or even Scale models in general. Reason why is shading and highlighting is not absolutely a necessity for most of the kit because the models are large enough they get a lot of their own natural shading. Some subtle usage of it will make gunpla a lot more such as discussed in >>6269046, he even outright says he does not often use preshading, but for the most part strong shading techniques are not really used heavily outside of weathering.

Instead I suggest you look at other hobbies and their techniques as well. Specifically wargamming like Warhammer. Due to the size of the minis and in the case of stuff like warhammer the exagerated proportions add greatly to this need, shading and highlighting becomes a highly valued skill.

In fact I suggest everyone look at the other hobbies that involve painting models of some kind. It is quite fascinating how each community has different methods and reasons for needing those methods. Personally I need to start looking into the BJD community now that FAGs and MDs are becoming popular in hopes of any of their face related techniques being viable.

>>6269058
You will get more response over at the Robot Damashi general. But I will give you my personal opinion as someone who prefers the model kits.

You have a couple big lines to go to for gundam figures, Mobile Suits In Action(MSIA), Robot Damashii, and a few smaller lines like HCM, Fix Figuration and I guess we could include Assault Kingdom.

MSIA was the old action figure line and is HUGE. It was going until the time of Seed and almost everything had an MSIA, heck some things like the Xamel only ever had an MSIA. Their details were basic, but they were durable, did not break easily at all, very good articulation both for their time of release and their price point, and the price was very good. As the HG line started to build up steam and saw lot's of improvements, they would directly compete with the MSIA, color separation improvements made the advantages of the prepainted action figures more and more moot, the kits began getting better articulation and engineering and so on. Nothing really special about them these days, just a nostalgic toy of the early 2000s when the gundam craze was in full swing in america. but like I said, everything before seed was a MSIA in most cases.

Robot Damashii is the current line and I don't have too much experience with them other then that they are very nice. They are rising in prices like every action figurte, so that sucks but they were always a collector line versus the super cheapy MSIA. I am personally eyeing the A.N.I.M.E. line, lots of accessories and posability.

HCM Pro I have only heard about, I think they were a little more posable and smaller scale versions of MSIA. Fix Figuration was essentially the MG of MSIA. they largely had the same articulation, sometimes more limited due to the harder plastic they used, but the paint applications and sculpt was amazing. A collector line, that focused a lot of alternate variations of various suit designs.

>>6269073
Assault Kingdom is a recently retired line of Trading Figures. I wasn't sure about including them since they are a 'blind box' trading figure line, except you know what figure you get in the box. But they have AMAZING articulation for their tiny size, comparable to, and in a few areas(like feet) better then, the articulation of the MSIA line.These are great little guys to tinker with on your desk and you should be able to find a few of the later lines for a decent price. Unfortunately they been rising in price.

Universal Unit has replaced them and is essentially the same line except they are now model kits you must assemble which limits the articulation in some cases due to using hard gunpla plastic.


I still prefer building my own kits, as that is fun in and of itself, but I won't deny that Robot Damashii does have very good articulation. I just can't help but think "A damashii or an MG, hmmm... Nah I think I will just get this HMM Zoids while the price is still good, they always reprint Gunpla, but Zoids rarely do." So that was my rant on the matter.

>>6269044
The one in your pic is not the cell shaded look. Its shading/highlighting with is used to add false depth to the kit. There are plenty of tutorials on how to do those techniques.

>>6269077
>A damashii or an MG, hmmm... Nah I think I will just get this HMM Zoids while the price is still good, they always reprint Gunpla, but Zoids rarely do
Do Bandai reissue/reprint/restock their non-gunpla plamo lines as often as gunpla lines?
Like say R3, Eva plamos or their sentai minipla?


Also should I get R3 Walker Galia or Super Minipla Walker Galia?

>>6269092
Minipla is by the Bandai Candy toys division, they are smaller in scale compared to Bandai Hobby so they do not have a regular reissue cycle like them. (The various bandai divisions don't share...)

They do reissue whole complete assortments in the last wave of a sentai series though. Plus all the repeats/fillers in-between to fill up the assortment, like say for the movie waves.

There's always exceptions, Mugenbine candy toys got a reissue lately due to popular demand.

Going to snag some sprays from Hobbywave. For primer, what's the difference between Mr. Primer surfaces 1000 and Mr. Finishing Surfacer 1500?is the latter just finer? Which do I need for a quick one color job?

Anyone here order from Tatsu Hobby before? Thoughts?

>>6269108
Why are they called "Candy toys"?

>>6269465
Because that is exactly what they are, toys that come with a piece of candy. Not as many of them these days come with candy anymore, but Bandai still packs them with candy. Unless you get the Bluefin distrubted ones, they remove the candy.

>>6269465
The candy they're packaged with allows them to avoid taxes in Japan, if my memory serves correctly.

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Any opinions on this kit?

>>6268655
I'm sorry but that is hilarious, yes let the tiny women do my work! I doubt they can hold that thing for a second let alone the time it takes to pre shade and shit....

>>6269130
Anyone?

>>6269480
The candy allows them to be classified as food so you can find them at Japanese grocers. Unfortunately that also means they are classified as perishables and that creates another set of problems for export, so some makers omit the candy for international releases.

>>6269652
pee

>>6269480
>>6269513
>>6269674
Oh cool, I didn't know. For some reason I had been thinking that they were toys made out of candy, like a model kit where all the runners are molded out of jolly ranchers or something.

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>>6269670
>let the tiny women do my work
I am going to unironically reenact that exact scene with 2 Materias and an Iwata.

>>6269670
The ED of the FAG series is basically them scratchbuilding a gun for Gourai from start to finish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REv2laJ5auI

Anywhere I can get the MG Unicorn's frame in clear or green? Don't want to buy the FA Unicorn

Alternatively, what are some good prismatic paints that can replicate the shimmery sparkle glowy effect the Psycho frame has in the anime, similar to the metal composite unicorn

>>6269712
Theres this: http://hlj.com/product/BANN15089

Probably easier/cheaper to get the FA Unicorn, even if you don't care for the extras.

>>6269671
I use surfacer as primer so yeah they're both fine

>>6269723
>http://hlj.com/product/BANN15089

Hoping I can find someone who already bought this kit and doesn't want the green

Or if anyone wants to buy this kit and would sell me the green

>>6269696
Those chibi style drawings are really cute

Too bad we'll only ever get cupoches

>>6269744
>Or if anyone wants to buy this kit and would sell me the green
Bad news is I don't think there would be many people who bought this and used the red, seeing as how the red frame already had a titanium release. There was also an uptick in spare red psychoframe replacement parts soo...

>>6269712
Look up Alclad's holochromatic paint.

Alternatively, Mr Crystal Color is good stuff.

>>6269742
Good enough. Now off I go to spend $60 on fucking spray paint.

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>>6269682
And post the pics....

How many coats of primer do you usually apply? Been reading and looking at completed builds but it seems to vary.

>>6269843

In my experience, depends on the paint that you are using. When I was using the Vallejo primer, I had to do multiple passages to get the right coverage.

After going to Tamiya, I found out that if the paint is properly thinned 1 pass is enough to do the job.

So if I buy off aliexpress, how likely is it that is a fake? one turned up today and it looks like a legit one from the pics I can find online. I haven't seen a gunpla box in real life, so not sure of the subtle problems it might have, but apart from the beaten up box it looks exactly like the ones online, inside and out.

Was I just lucky with the purchase?

>>6269877
Very likely.

So is GundamGuy dead? I use his blog for news and it hasn't updated since nearly a month ago.

>>6269877
Post pictures, the bootlegs are made to look very similar to the original products, especially to beginners.

>>6269130
Yeah, the latter is finer. The rougher stuff is better for filling in little scratches and dings, the finer stuff gives a smoother finish. But truth be told, both the 1000 and the 1500 are perfectly serviceable.

>>6269712
Y'know, I'm genuinely surprised that some third-party or bootlegger hasn't recasted the Unicorn psychoframe runners in clear. It seems like there's a lot of demand and potential applications for it - I know I'd do unspeakable things for some clear HG psychoframes.

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>>6269050
That reminds me, how do people go about pulling off those outlines on the extremities of parts? It seems like the sort of thing you could achieve with a Copic marker and a steady hand.

>Tax return time
>Finally have the money for something big
>Can't find PG Phenex anywhere
Am I just too late and out of luck? I need my fix of plastic gold.

>>6269910
yes

>>6270038
try mandarake if gentei kits doesn't have any, anywhere else and it'll cost too much for something you can just about spray onto the runners yourself

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>http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10458884
does this mean pic related is coming?

>>6270151
>you can just about spray onto the runners yourself
True, but that super-sharp mirror sheen is basically impossible to get with paint.

>>6270151
Gentei is sold out and Mandarake doesn't even have a listing for it. There seems to be some discrepancies in the release dates for it, and I can't find evidence of anyone actually getting one, so maybe it just hasn't made its way out to people yet.

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i want to make a spray booth and i saw some people using cardboard, is it better than a filter?

>>6270246
>very fine mesh of fibres
vs
>straight channels of air

What do you think?

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>>6270252
you are right, but i keep seeing videos and tutorials online that you should use stack of cardboard in the paint booth but none explain why, i also assume that a filter is better, but still i feel curiosity about the cardboard.

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>>6270246
>>6270252
>>6270272

The better the filter, the more dust it traps, the less air it lets through, the slower your fan sucks out the poisonous fumes, the longer your fan lasts, the sooner you die.

The worse the filter, the less dust it traps, the more air it lets through, the faster your fan sucks out the poisonous fumes, the sooner your fan dies from all that dust, the longer you live.

Choose wisely.

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>>6270036
As I understand it, this type of paint job requires a the ability to draw. If you're a colorist/shader/illustrator you might be able to pull this off.

>>6270302
Now I want to see the Take On Me video with Char and Amuro.

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>>6270287
>needing to choose
>not just building a booth with a strong fan and a good filter
???

Also these are some delicious stockings

>>6270272
>but none explain why

Because it's cheaper.

That's literally the entire reason people make do-it-yourself spray booths, because it's cheaper.

Decided to make my first custom, I have an idea in my head about a berserker like thing with lot of bone shapes.

Does anyone know any obtainable model (even if its not gundam) or toy with lot of bone shaped parts that I could use? I'm particulary thingking into some sort of dorsal spine for the back and a tail whip.

Going to use a 1/100 as base

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http://matever.com/archives/ct02making/mg_rx782_verone_year_war_11009.html#more

Found this process of the stylised look.

>>6270036
you could easily do the edging with masking, but getting a more authentic looking 'cell shade' look will require free hand and allowing yourself to not make the lines 100% perfect. The tiny imperfections sell the look.

Like >>6270302 says having a good understanding of art and color theory will be extremely important in knowing what colors the shaded areas should be, where to place them, etc. But as I said earlier, a very good place to start will be taking some time to check out War Gaming painting. Warhammer and other similar 'heroic scale' lines allow more room for exageratted shading and painting that can translate to cell shaded look so those would be good to look at.

>>6269050
Wait is that a drawing or an actual kit?

>>6270445
it's a kit

>>6270162
Ahhhh i want that red and white zaku so badly. Is this something i can purchase?

>>6270449
Wow, then that's one of the best looking gunpla I've ever seen.

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Hey where should i look if i wanted to buy something rare or limited like a 711 or a transparent variant kit? Particularly the 711 acguy.

>>6270536
Uhh, so i found a bunch of stuff on ebay, including some ibo kits.

Hey does anyone have a good list of all the limited edition kits out there? I'm kind of an obsessive collector, so a definitive list would be useful. I've got most of the ibo p-bandai kits already, and all of the regular ibo kits. All that's left really is stuff like the 711 and transparent kits.

>>6270536

Mandarake maybe? At least it works for P-bandai stuff

>>6270567
I don't really use mandarake but i probably should. Anyway i found a decent list: http://glimited.blogspot.com.au/

Thanks anyway.

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Anyone got advice for making terrain look better? I'm almost done with my millennium falcon kit but the base looks like poop.

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>>6270590
spray with varied shades of whatever your ground color is, drybrush lighter color on the edges, add some small pebbles and bits of torn sponge if applicable

>limited edition gold plated barbatos
>only 200 made
>costs as much as a PG

Jeez. I guess I'm buying it. It's only going to get more expensive as time passes right?

I found one to buy online, what are the chances it's real? Do bootleg kits of stuff like this exist?

And the biggest question, should i build it?

>>6270590
brush on some glue and pour some actual sand on there

Groupbuild idea:

Customs where no part can be intended for that purpose

aka you make arms, but only out of parts that were not originally arms

>>6270657
>Cue 20 goofy-looking gundams with legs for arms, arms for legs, and bodies made out of SD gundam heads

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>>6270657
????????????

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Theres no way in hell I'm finishing this HLJ entry on time, so no worry in posting pics elsewhere.
been fitting leds into a sazabi ver ka

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>>6270704

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>>6270708
Wiring is all pretty straight forward.
most of it in clusters of 3 in parallel.
IF I use the right resistor value I can run this off the 5v line of an arduino for lighting effects too

>>6270131
So...what's the alternative?

>>6270714
I've seen a number of people recommend GundamKitsCollection, but there's also other alternatives if you don't mind non-English.

>TagHobby
Chinese aggregator. Also includes a lot of general toy/hobby/anime announcements, but you can filter those out if you read Chinese/stumble around the site categories. Gets its own scans of stuff sometimes.
>Dengeki Hobby
Japanese. Like TagHobby it also announces news for things other than plastic robutts if you don't filter it out. Also has its own custom galleries, and their own scans of stuff.
>GToys
Japanese strictly-Gunpla aggregator. Site design is pretty ugly, with ads that go through uBlock Origin, but being a Japanese aggregator it also has topics that other sites don't pick up, and links to twitter/blogsites when they need to cite something from them. I don't really use it so I honestly can't say much about it.
>Bandai-Hobby.net
Bandai Hobby's Japanese site. You only get what they want to officially put up there, but since it's the official site you know that the source is credible.
>bandaihobby.hatenablog.com
Think Bandai's version of GSC's Kahotan blog, but instead of Nendos and stuff you get Bandai's plastic models. I honestly don't know why more sites don't repost its news; they tease built versions and runner pics of kits that're coming out in the future. Pic related.
>>>/toy/Gunpla
>>>/m/Gunpla
If it's neat news then someone's going to be talking about it. You'll miss a bunch of stuff and it won't always be the freshest news, but you can certainly get by just lurking the Gunpla Generals. Especially if you just want to know which of your favorite suits is getting a P-Bandai exclusive release.

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>>6270747
Forgot pic like a dumbass.

>>6270747
I think I'll go with GundamKitsCollection. Thanks for the help.

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Am I high right now? Did I completely dream up a mobile suit from nothing? I could've sworn that I've seen a real actual canon GM-Self. I just searched it on google and all I've seen is someone's custom build. Pic kind of related but not really

I really want to make a diorama with a broken arm gundam, do i just buy wires to get that effect?

>>6270032
China has already, but only for the pg that I know of

How did you last painting session go?

>What Gunpla/Plamo are you painting?
>How did you choose the colors you went with?
>What method did you use to paint? (paint marker, airbrush, by hand with a paint brush, combination, other)
>Did the colors turn out alright?
>Why did you stop painting half way through?

>>6271103
I'm painting the G-Self's rifle and I chose a shitty color and also I guess my white paint wasn't thinned enough because it looks pretty shitty right now

>>6271103
>Snap pleb
>not going to count topcoating so my last "painting" session was detailing with some Gundam Markers
I discovered that sand paper lets me clean up better than rubbing alcohol and Q-tips. Everything went well but I find my hunger for an airbrush growing by the day.

>>6271193
>discovered that sand paper lets me clean up better than rubbing alcohol and Q-tips.
It also removes plastic and damages the sculpt if you aren't careful. Speaking from experience, stick to alcohol.

>>6271266
I'm using 2000 grit and a good amount of caution; it doesn't take off much plastic at all. I'm aware of the downsides, but until I get some swabs less terrible than the Q-tips(TM) I've got this is probably going to be my go-to. I do plan on getting something actually hobby oriented when I have the chance to try the alcohol approach again, though.

>>6265929
Like the head, but the arms and legs just ruin it.

Robot Damashii and the old 1/100 were better than this.

>>6270674
>SAIDAIKYUU NO POWERFUL BODY

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Can anyone help me identify which Tamiya acrylic colors were used for the camo pattern in this album? http://imgur.com/a/PdI2W

I think the base is deck tan but couldn't figure out the darker brown. Pic related

>>6271358

What kit is thatI I don't recognize the shapes

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Been kitbashing something very Armored Core 4/4A inspired, since I've been playing it a lot recently

I like the usage of frames from the IBO line and the legs are reverse jointed and doing my best to replicate Rayleonards Alicia

>>6271367
looks like an Armored Core kit.. either of Stasis or Ultra Magnus

Just a question: when I was building 40k miniatures, the owner of the shop I went to emphasized the importance of a black undercoat for the models, then painting manually with Bolt Grey to get a good metallic result.
Now I'm getting into military airplane models, and most do not mention anything about an undercoat and instruct to apply the final color directly. Is this how it should be, or?

>>6271384
You often do a gloss black base coat for glossy metallics, but its not as important for flat or dull metallics.

how do i order form p bandai website?

>>6271384
>>6271407
Even for dull metallics, I find that they look better with a black base. You could always just paint a plastic spoon and see what it looks like with and without a black base coat

>>6271367
>>6271379
This is the finished model:
http://imgur.com/gallery/TlBxw

>>6271358
>tfw the paint matcher website died

I didn't even get to use it...

>>6270747
Now that FAGs are starting to become popular here is one to add to the list.
http://framearms.blogspot.com/
He is not always there right on top of everything and I feel like lately he has been loosing motivation in maintaining the site. There have been a few things he missed that he use to handle consistently like no longer doing any rerelease lists. Maybe with some increased traffic he might get back in the grove.

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More work on this here aquatic Fumina. Decided to add a butt section because I wanted to conceal the hip joints a bit more from the back. Think I'm gonna sculpt her a short hairdo in the back, because the stock ponytail doesn't get along with the Z'gok E's backpack.

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>>6271793
anon what is that weak shit? slap some more putty on dat ass.

On a side note i wish there were male figures like this, like those gundam girls and FAGs.
>pic related

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>>6271861

>>6271869
Th....this isnt what i was looking for......

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Saw some pictures from 08 Open in Stockholm from today in my facebook feed from a scale model group I'm in, found this Swedish camo Gundam with the Archer artillery system as his gun

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>>6271951

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some more from the same event

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>>6271861
What do you take me for, anon?

How do i prevent myself from being one of those people who get huge backloads of kits? i have a sd neo zeong to finish up then a flauros which i plan to fully paint and a jegan ecoas to scribe, mod and paint but i really want more kits!

>>6271982
Never stop building.

>>6271982
Do the kit before you buy another. Repeat.

>>6272000
it will take maybe months for me to complete the jegan, im making a HG look like a RG after all.

>>6272004
Work solely on it and it will take weeks rather than months. Work on others and months will stay months, if not years.

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>>6271793
Come on, put just a little more putty...

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>>6272019
>Work solely on it and it will take weeks rather than months
Nope. Working on the same thing for weeks will lead to burn out.

Work on several projects in parallel.

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First kit weathered, do not bully 1/3

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>>6272213
2/3

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>>6272215
[spoiler] t h i c c [/spoiler]
3/3

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too much?

>>6272238
Maybe a tan or pale gold instead of the pale yellow?

>>6271635
Yeah its the magnus

>>6272238
Maybe break up that crotch color somewhat.
Though the entire torso/head looks a bit bare in comparison.

>>6272238

I like it anon, go ahead and post pics.

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Took some quick pics from my Dreissen.

Just wanted to practice some techniques and paints, no real though about a theme or motif.

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>>6272597

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>>6272598

>>6265219
>buying inferior chinese knockoffs
>ever
>"b-b-but its more detailed"
no

>>6272238
with those colors, a camo would do wonders. of course, it's just my personal preference.

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where do I get this model?

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First painting attempt, what do you think? I used the Gusion because I don't care about it too much and I thought that its colour would be a good way for sperimentation.
I used acrylics. First a very light silver base coat, then a more decise bronze layer and gold as the last in order to get a metallic colour more similar to the one in the anime.
Some dirty spots are there on purpose, I don't want it to look too clean so I left them instead of correct.
Would a light weathering on the edge give a more badass look?
Also the photo may not be the best, but using the flash would give a poorer representation because it would reflect the light and accentuate the spots painted less well

>>6272599
I know this is probably a troll, stolen from reddit or imgur, but fuck, that crackalated paint

>>6272695
Looks like a cast iron attempt gone wrong
You can see the paint job is pretty okay on the non armor parta

>>6272695

The >>6272697 anon is correct, it was a practice on texturing the surface using glue to make it appear like it was cast in iron. Kinda inspired on Kobayashi style of gunpla.

It went too far in most places, but it is a test model anyway.

I also tried the salt chipping, maybe with some pigments the effect would appear more natural.

It's cool when you cut yourself while building and don't even notice until you see the blood stain on some sandpaper.

>>6272723
get a doctor, anon. the wound exposed to harmful modelling materials and tools can lead to an infection. and i'm not even joking.

>>6272597
>>6272598
>>6272599
Kobayashi/10 good work anon

>>6272744
>harmful modeling materials
>infection

yeah...not any more risky than just leaving it uncovered

>>6272744
>he doesn't sanitise his wound with cement and apply plamo dust/shavings to seal it up

Disappointed desu

New thread: >>6272902