Welcome to the Gunpla/Plamo General

>>6324189
hi

shiozuka hype

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>>6324255
Jim's time is now.

>>6324284
I for one welcome our new Jim overlords.

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U boys come here often?

>>6324284
Year of the Jim, anon. I was worried that I jumped the gun when I first made that claim, but Bandai just keeps on delivering.
Also I just realized with "GM's Counterattack," the GM is the first non-Gundam MS to get an anime named after it. There's no "A New Zaku", "The Dom Strikes Back", or "Return of the Gelgoog".

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>>6324314
Zzzzzzzzz

As someone who thinks the Unicorn is meh in Unicorn mode and fucking ugly in Destroy mode, I'm horrified at the two new kits and inevitable glut of repaints and retools to come. Let this ugly motherfucker die already, shit.

>>6324284
Whats the head in the back?

>>6324364
same one as the one in the left in the bottom front of the pic, but in green instead of blue.

Looks clanche-ish but not exact.

>>6322415
Is this going to be a marked improvement over the last Blue Destiny kit based on the god-tier R-78-G frame, or am I justified in not giving two shits about it?

>>6324374
Just look at it. It's pretty clearly built on the Ground frame. Not to mention now is the prime time for Bandai to milk those molds.

>>6324374
Based on the HGUC GM Ground type from a couple of months ago.

>>6324388
So that's a "no," then.

>>6324388
Except it's clearly not. You can see the shoulders use Revive style construction

>>6324374
what the hell is an R-78-G?

>>6324374
its gonna use the GM Ground type mold which is a larger improvement over the ground type gundam mold. It's definitely worth your attention if you like it. Also likely we will see a revive of the ground type gundam later.

>>6324477
Think hes referring to the Ground type gundam.

>>6324388
Wanna borrow my glasses? That's the GM Ground type remold.

>>6324413
Pretty sure by ground frame he meant the GM, not the older gundam kit.

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Unfinished and presented without comment.

>Purple efreet RE/100 is p-bandai
>Purple efreet HG is normal release

Huh.

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I wonder how well these will display next to my RG Zaku 2... considering the Origin Zakus are based off the RG Zaku. Those new panel line details... I might as well get 2 of these to go along with my lone RG Zaku 2 if they end up cheaper than the RGs.

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I think they should have just used the sword impulse photo stance for this. It's hard to see.

Anyway this will be available in the u.s. ignore the p bandai part, that doesn't matter. Yay barbatos 6th form you did it.

Working on advance gn-x and some thing else....

There were other things behind closed doors that they made us sign this silly waiver to not disclose. No its not a g self or marute or whatever that crap I saw a few days ago floating around [literally pulled out of ass tier for marute]. One of these is going to be announced in about a month and will be bandai's highest achievement in model kit form. Of course its not gunpla. But you'll be like oh that's where everything has been going.

>>6324714
An actual functioning mobile suit.

>>6324714
>One of these is going to be announced in about a month and will be bandai's highest achievement in model kit form.

1/144 Death Star let's go!

>>6324714
>One of these is going to be announced in about a month and will be bandai's highest achievement in model kit form
obviously it will be idol shit in plamo form

>>6324714
>bandai's highest achievement in model kit form
I JUST

>Of course its not gunpla
Oh. Whatever.

I bet we'll all go "Of course!" when it is actually announced I guess.

>>6324714
some insanely intricate starwars shit i bet

death star might be it

>>6324714
So i can get this from amazon then?

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perhaps I overindulged

>>6324714
>Of course its not gunpla. But you'll be like oh that's where everything has been going.

Let me guess, Star destroyer? Really big star destroyer?

>>6324812
>>6324752
>>6324714
>>6324725
Calling it now. It's the really big AT-AT they showed off a couple years ago complete with motors to allow it to walk.

>>6324752
>>6324716
Unless it folds out with cutaway shit inside I don't see it being some huge accomplishment in engineering and detail.

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Dunno if this falls under here or the other group but I'm more familiar with here. Got a batwing as a present so I'm diving into it and adding some detail where I can.

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>>6324839
Also the cockpit was kinda crap, so I'm nixing the steering wheel and adding a joystick and adding a few details to just kinda clutter it up a bit more. I'm adding a throttle control tonight and I'll have to mod the left hand to have it line up with it.

>>6324815
And that is exactly why I think it is more likely to be that huge ass AT-AT. Their highest achievement? Has to be something capable of articulation and heavy duty details. And being motorized will also be something that could be achievement worthy.

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>>6324714
>Anyway this will be available in the u.s. ignore the p bandai part, that doesn't matter. Yay barbatos 6th form you did it.
>Working on advance gn-x and some thing else....
Derringer you hero. You did it.

Do MG dry transfer sheets come with additional unused decals? I can't find some of them in the manual

>>6324541
Underrated.

Tuinking of buying HG IBO kits, they any good?

>>6325042
They're all pretty solid, I doubt you'd be disappointed.

Whats the difficulty difference on the different gunpla grades? could a new person just jump in to a master grade?

>>6325224
Parts count. I'd only call RG more difficult than HG/MG because there's a lot of smaller pieces. The reason we don't typically recommend RG or MG for new people is the cost, but honestly, it's not going to kill you.

>>6325224
read the guide
it's answered on the FAQ

>>6325224
Its not a difficulty thing, its a "If you're new you're probably gonna fuck up, and its better to fuck up a 10 dollar HG than a 30-50 dollar MG" Thing

>>6325021
Thanks bruh. Still working on the nubs on the weapons.

>>6325265
That makes sense.Another question, how hard is it to mix and match parts from other gunpla sets?

>>6325333
Shiiiiit man. I've been building for years and hardly anything outside of the ibo and build fighters shit is plug n play, and even then. Build shit first and get a feel for it. Secondly get an airbrush, some rod stock and a pinvise cause you'll need it.

>>6324388
Oops, I should have spoken in complete fucking sentences. I meant the GM Ground. I realize now that's....really confusing and sounds like I'm talking about the RX-78-G.

>>6325344
Alright thanks. i'll probably start with some high grade zakus. ill probably be in these generals pretty often.

So, I've just picked up an airbrush and a spray booth and am ready to start irreparably fucking up.

Local supply near me, if I don't want to order online, are Vallejo model color, which are acrylic, and Testors enamel (I don't even think they're model masters).

I picked up some Vallejo complete with primer to start making a mess. Figure for learning at least I won't have to wear my mask. I've heard acrylic is pretty shitty to run through an airbrush, but if I want to do lacquer it looks like I'll need to be ordering online.

Is this stuff passable, or should I try picking up some Testors enamel? There's a larger selection of color in that line too, but it seems kind of suspect. I've read pretty mixed stuff about it on Gunpla online.

Sometimes on heavily customized kits I see these tiny little metal "dots" or studs that look really shiny and metallic. Can anyone tell me how people do this?

>>6325366
They're these little solder cup things. Should be in the guide in the thruster section, cut them with diagonal pliers, not your sprue cutters.

>>6325365
Vallejo runs fine through an airbrush. Be sure to look up proper cleaning guides for your specific airbrush, keeping it clean is essential.

>>6325378
Hmm, no, that's not what I'm talking about. Those are way tinier. Like little teeny tiny metal spheres embedded in the kit.

>>6325386

Thanks!

I've read that the pigmentation varies in their colors, but I got Model Color and not Model Air so I'll be thinning it myself.

>>6325388
Simulated rivets with metallic paint, or steel microbeads.

>>6325366
Probably really tiny ball bearings. Drill area with a pin vice and drop superglue and bead in.

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Done painted my GM sniper a little. Gonna try to do the arms legs and weapons this weekend.

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>>6325432
Fucked up by using matte paint, but i like it so far. I'll just not get to panel line it

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>>6325433

>>6325432
>>6325433
>>6325434
Really like the colorscheme on this. Feels a bit like an even more tacticool version of the K9 because of the darker shades.

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Finished the soon-to-be deposed grenade king, definitely a challenging kit to work with to say the least.

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>>6325462

Can I get some help for one of my class assignments? I'm making a site on Gunpla building and need pictures of the following:

- Runners
- Manual with clear view of a part letter and number
- Piece from the manual on the runner
- Piece removed
- Piece put together to another piece

I'd do it myself but I have no unbuilt kits at the moment.

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>>6325463

>>6324714
XN Raiser for first model kit in US P-Bandai storefront!?

>>6325468
dalong.net

cite your sources

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I'm thinking about giving this guy a Delta Plus color scheme, but I'm open to suggestions.

>>6325468
You can find some of those on Dalong, though you will have to peel through some reviews for those last few.

>>6325473
I think it would look prettt cool in FAZZ colors.

>>6325462
>>6325463
>>6325469

that looks super clean

>>6325439
Thx m8. I'm proud of the turn out, but ashamed of my mistakes

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Whatcha building tonight?

>>6325503
A case against BigBadToyStore

>>6325507
what happen anon

>>6325514
The sent me a figure that was visibly defective.

>>6325519
RIP

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kind of want

dat mikumo

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I do appreciate the Hyper Gyanko model is visibly thicker.
Here's hoping they somehow change the face since the Shizuoka kit did say it was a test model.

>>6325468
Some of that is in the guide. But if you hit me up on Steam I should be starting my Reginlaze squad Sunday and I can do pictures.

>>6325538
Weird, in gray her face looks better. Though I think decal eyes on a flat surface are better over any sculpted eyes.

>>6325552
Sweet, that sounds good man. Steam id?

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>>6325434
>>6325433
>>6325432

Guy painting the GM green/brown here.
I'm considering doing the sniper rifle without the scope for reasons. Would I just need to putty the open part where the scope goes on order to seal it off and paint over that after appropriately sanding and etc.?

Also, I'm torn between painting it dark green to match my GM, painting it some sort of spray camo pattern, or painting it brown including the top gray piece to give it a sort of SKS vibe.

>>6325589
Same as here.

>>6325594
Request sent.

So gonna buy an MG GM sniper II and another MG GM but which one? GM Ground type and give it's sniper to the Sniper II or buy GM sniper and have it pose together with the GM Sniper II?

>>6325597
just get a GM 2.0 and give that nigga a gundam's beam rifle

alternatively someone in modelgraphix modified a Sniper II into a GM Kai or space type

Show me ya cockpits

>>6325532
Mee too
Also cuz it comes with a sword

>>6325538
If they are confident enough to be showing it off at a hobbyshow then the proportions and details have most likely aldeady been finalized and now they're working on part separation and runner layout.

>>6325503
AGE-1 Normal MG.
Haven't been able to find one until now.

Really like it so far. Cockpit door/chest is really loose, tho.

>>6325681

My lad.

That's my favorite suit, I love the MG as well. Hands are kinda big but it looks great.

>okay, this time I will carefully and slowly shave down the nubs with my hobby knife.
>fucking goes ham with my nail file anyway

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>>6324714
>Anyway this will be available in the u.s. ignore the p bandai part, that doesn't matter. Yay barbatos 6th form you did it.
This is amazing news, now I don't have to pay 100 bucks for what is essentially a 00 raiser with one new weapon.

So where can I buy it?

Best places for gunpla/plamo shopping in akiba?

>>6325761
If you're a gaijin then yodobashi & sofmap are the easest places because they usually have everything including supplies and you can show your passport for an 8% discount. Using a credit card can give you another 5% for a total of 13%. Just make sure the total is over 5000jpy.

Hello, paint shitter here. Do people normally stock up on primary colors to mix and get colors like brown? My country only has tamiya and they don't have the brown color I need.

>>6325796
I'd probably just add something to the brown the store has, rather than making my own, since it'd use less paint.

>>6325761
There's a big Yodobashi store there. They wont have anything special though, but they have a large selection of the normal stuff that's instock everywhere.

There's G-Shop right outside of the station. They some of the stores have some rarer items. And there's also a store called Parts Paradise owned by Yellow Submarine, it pretty cool sometimes they have weapons or interesting parts. But its mostly for 1/144 scale.

>>6325761
tamtam can also be good, they have specials sometimes. Amiami's physical store has a lot of 2nd hand kits (not assembled). Otherwise Mandarake is pretty much a given. Volks is worth going to as well.

>>6325782
>>6325811

I guess I'm supposed to do all my shopping in one area to get the most out of the taxfree bonus?

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Feels like forever since I built a kit.

The gloss, semi-gloss and 2 gold on the RG gold frame mina really makes it shine. Shame about one of the nub placements on the feet that was terrible and hard to reach with a knife.

>>6325804
I'll keep that in mind.

Thankfully I was able to find mr color brand here just now.

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>>6325626
Here you go. Added a bit more. Quick and dirty mods as it's going to be a hanging model, but I'm happy with it.

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Crap i ran out of room. And i still have the ozma lee custom and michael set to display somewhere.

>>6325828
one shop more specifically to optimize that discount, but it depends entirely on what stores are stocking and if their prices aren't shit, saving 8% isn't worth fretting if another store has a sale greater than that.

>Hobbywave order just arrived
>Airbrush stuff just arrived
>got paints

Time to give a horrible paintjob to some spare runners as I try to learn this thing

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>>6325926
Decided to go ahead prime, fill, paint and decal this as I'm going out for the next week. Like I said, quick and dirty and still needs a bit of cleanup but I'm happy with it.

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-05-13/tamiya-model-kit-company-president-masayuki-tamiya-passes-away-at-59/.116008

;-;7

>>6326236

this is what you get for not wearing a respirator

>>6326240
Which reminds me that I need to pick up new filters. Felt pretty light-headed after a spray session with lacquers despite wearing my respirator and spraying outside.

>>6326236
I met his father-in-law, the former president Shunsaku Tamiya in California back in 2002. He was rather impressed that I knew how to introduce myself in Japanese.

>>6326254

and you said "oh mr. tamiya-in-law-sama, please make your line scriberu less shittero"

If I'm gonna spray my inner frame with a Gunmetal color, is there really any sense in priming it? I get why you prime for plates that you put a light color (or any color, really) on, but for the inner frame and join parts it seems like a metallic gray on top of the already pretty gray plastic would save a step

>>6326307
primer gives paint something to adhere to otherwise it's going to come off easily

>>6326311

Oh, duh. Thanks.

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>>6325519
Should've paid that extra collector's fee bucko :^)

>>6325503

Painting hi-mock in a colour scheme that is kind of between the dom and gouf custom colours.

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>>6325503
In the middle of finally painting my Stylet. I had a huge hick up with masking earlier with the hands so currently repainting those, but I'm liking how it's shaping up so far.

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>>6325503
Fighting the urge to buy a Strong rifle for my GM Sniper and another MG Jesta to atone for butchering mine.

>>6326254
wait, father-in-law? Yet they both are Tamiya? is there some cultural reasoning or was he just weird?

>>6326714
It might be just a coincident, or the son-in-law decides to take his wife's family name, it happens sometimes in East Asian societies. Just a possibility, I don't know if that's the case for Tamiya.

>>6326763
>or the son-in-law decides to take his wife's family name,
>East Asian societies

Here's how it goes:

It happens when the son-in-law marries "up" in society. Meaning when the family he marries into has more influence/power/money than he has.

>>6326557
I lost the fight.

Should I get the origin Guncannon?
I can't tell if I like it or not.

Tell me if I want it or not

>>6326859
You don't want it.

>>6326859
You absolutely need it.

>>6326859
Meh, you could go either way.

>>6326864
>>6326866
>>6326867

I....

>>6326868
>I....
Don't know? Can you repeat that question?

>>6326868
You don't want it.

>>6326868
Your life will be incomplete without it.

>>6326868
I'm not sure either, sorry.

>>6326868
You should probably, definitely not absolutely not get that Guncannon

>spent a long time unsatisfied with level of building
>order one last kit, done with hobby if i can't get this one to a point where i'm satisfied
>it gets lost in the mail
what did the gods of gunpla mean by this

>>6325014
some of them do yeah, sometimes they may be duplicates or just there as a "put it where you want" kinda thing

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>>6326883
you will never be satisfied

>>6326903
i'm not stylet stop bullying me like this ;-;

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Lets fucking do this!

>>6324714
Couldn't give less of a shit for XN Raiser

GN-X Superbia I'd buy, however

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>>6325723
Please respond.

>>6327010
us.p- bandai.asia/

1/100 bugu when

>>6327046
When G-Saviour becomes popular enough again to get more than one kit.

>>6327051
Is this what it is to want a kit that will never ever happen?

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WIP on Banana faction GM

>>6325538

Jesus, Bandai are super fucking hungry for a cut of that FAG money. Maybe if they stopped making awful kits like these and started making MS Girl kits, they'd give kotobukiya some competition.

>>6327196
They just can't sculpt a face.

And the stickers.

They can one up every plastic model kit maker if they try.

>>6327182

If you didn't order some chiquita waterslides from Samuel decal, I think you did it wrong.

>>6327196
The chinagguy actually looks fine. And as the other anon said they just can't do faces. Any generic ms girl would have fucked up faces as well.

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Done with my Bandai TIE Interceptor. As a quick review, it was a very easy build, like, I can't honestly think of something I've built that went together easier. But that's not a bad thing, it hides the nub marks well and looks great with just panel lining.

>>6327490
none of the round stickers around the cockpit window? gonna paint it later? some czech company does some nice precut masks for the bandai star wars stuff

>>6327490
Looks good, did you top coat the TIE?

I've got the T-65 X-Wing and Falcon sitting in my backlog waiting to be built. I may do the X-Wing after I finish my current project. The Falcon seems pretty daunting, not in the actual build, but the fact it has 113 decals. At least they were cool enough to give you the choice of water slides or stickers but it's still intimidating none the less.

>>6327509
Debated, looked at them, cried a little bit, and said no.

>>6327517
Nope, I debated top coating it, but the colors are muted as is, and being outside seems to give it the matte feeling.

>>6327519
Debating if I'm going to want to do that to my X-Wing and Falcon. I've decided I'm taking the water slide route and I'm probably going to need to topcoat to protect everything.

>>6327522
Honestly, whenever I get the 1/48 X-Wing I'll probably use waterslides, but there just wasn't that much to the Interceptor.

>>6327206
oh god you're right
SD doesn't have them, but maybe I can get a custom somewhere.

>>6327621
You can order custom slides from SD, just shoot him an email. Make sure to give size dimensions for the paper, too.

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Ecoas Frame arms girls, sadly its not for sale.

>>6327633

I'll be straight with you, I hate the idea of FAG and the anime is stupid but that looks really good anon

>>6327024
Wrong. That's only for Tamashii Nations items.

>people still don't fucking know how Bandai works

Got my second round of painting done for my GM Sniper. All the brown parts are done. Gonna top coat them later.
I may not be able to get everything finished for a couple weeks due to a vacation coming up, but its coming together nicely for my first paint job.

>>6327490
>>6327491
What scale is this?

>>6327860
1/72.

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Time to decide what I work on next!

>>6327978
Quebeley funnel effects set

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Done besides the decals that'll come later. Botched the gun kek
Banana edition

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>>6328085
Looking cool, amigo.
I finally got around trying out weathering. I've turned this Jesta into my sort of test kit for stuff. After I botched the battle damage, I decided I wouldn't try that again until I had some more experience.

I've actually ordered another Jesta MG to either just snap build and decal or maybe paint up to atone.

Anyone got tips for weathering? I'm using the tamiya master weathering kit with the silver, rust, and soot. I couldn't get the soot to show up, I guess because the Jesta is so dark.
Potato tier pic inbound.

>>6328095
And my shit lighting made the silver look yellow. So it either got cut by a beam saber or someone pissed acid on it

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I'm looking for a source for Virtual On plamo, in particular, this guy.

Can anyone help me out?

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Finished this z'gok a few days ago, I've been working on a kitbash now of lupus rex and some throw away kits. Going to try improving on removing seamlines and whatnot.

>>6327182
I like that yellow a lot, cool idea

>>6328095
how many times did you post this alredy

>>6328174
First time since I actually used the weathering shit.

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Nanju OVA "complete "

(Still have small detail to do)

Ok....Gentei kits is getting expensive for some reason. I just find this store and want to know if anyone have order somting from here yet?

http://www.bandaionline.com/model/gundam/

Prices looks good and shippíng is not SUPER expensive

>>6328235
reddit reckons it isnt legit.

>>6328248
i know that, i also search it on google, but people also say that they got stuff from them with no problems, i just want to know more from here.

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closeup of new jim heads, finally i can have my very own sexy jim since i can never find the ban presto version.

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set for jim

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must have kit of the year 4 me

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first time WZC has a shield.

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bourd mord

>>6328295
P-bandai Wing Zero TV version confirmed.

Just finished building the MG AGE-1.

Holy shit, dude. It's easily my favorite MG build yet.

>>6328235
>>6328257
I ordered Revos and P-Bandai stuff from them before and had no problems. People just think it's a scam because it obviously isn't a bandai official site

>>6328328
kk thanks, it looks way cheap than gentei kits

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>tfw someone pointed out that Origin 78 has a pinhead and can't unsee it
I regret buying this over the 3.0 each day that passes.

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this bitch clearly didn't read the fucking guide

>lung cancer in 2017

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So I'm in this weird Reconguista appreciation mode right now, building some leftover kits, doing some reading, probably rewatch the anime, probably hate myself afterwards...

What happened? So many interesting MS got ignored and as far as I can tell the anime was intended to be 26 episodes so it wasn't like cancelled and some kits never got the chance to be made.

I don't want every single one of course, but a couple of them seemed important enough for an HG kit. Simple result of too many in short amount of time? Sales was bad they didn't bother making more?

I also learned reading some wiki they just announced some new project related to Reconguista.

Any chance we could see some new HG kits?

Are they even wanted?

>>6328291
>tfw love wing suits but hate ew and wzc

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Some of the MGs i've built have these semi generic hands with articulated fingers, see the image.

Is there an option kit or something i can buy which is just those hands? They're great, i want some to replace the hands of my titus.

If not those exact hands something else similar?

>>6328481
Bandai had low expectations for the series, and thus didn't expect that many Gunpla to sell. That's apparently the reason why some early-appearing MS didn't get kits until later on in the show's lifetime.

The new project is a movie, with sequel movies hinging on the success of the first one. If it does well enough Bandai might make more kits.

>>6328481
Look at that TV headed Jim!! Amazing!

>>6328489
Ahh, that sounds reasonable. It's pretty funny even Bandai was like that beforehand. If the movie is retelling the story like Turn A they could fill in the gap with HG kits, but noway a movie like that could do well. Other way around would mean brand new MS getting kits. Either way not so good personally.

>>6328489
Would be nice if the kits were a bit better. The designs can be nice but the kits are pretty shit.

>>6328095
fix the fingers dude. put the hand over a table edge and push the fingers down so they loosen slightly.

that way you can get more movement out of them without them popping out of the knuckle sockets

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>>6328394
Moreso than the pinheadedness, I don't like the chubby mushiness of this headsculpt. It puts me off every time I consider buying it.

>>6328488
Hobby Base rounded hands are pretty similar.

>>6328235
yup I've gotten the prototype gouf and the Jim two from here and pre ordered the GNX

no trouble so far

>>6328328
>>6328517
Is there a catch? Does the shipping kill or something? The prices seem too good to be true.

>>6328521
I live in New Zealand so shipping is pretty much guaranteed to fuck me in the ass anyway.
It was reasonable I guess

>>6328515
Ooh those look great. 3 joints in each finger is fantastic. Shame the fingers don't have ball joints like the one i posted but that looks great. Any others? Definitely buying those but more is always good.

>>6328235
I've bought a ton of p-bandai stuff from them. It's slow but otherwise really good. I do live in Australia so i don't know if that's causing the delay, but the service is good and so are the prices.

>>6328481
I honestly didn't care for the story at all but hot damn, I do want even more HG kits of G-reco. That ground-type Space Jahannam and bottom left are my most wanted out of unmade G-Reco HG kits.

>>6328533
the thumb has a balljoint and the other fingers have double joint in the knuckle area, so they can swivel from side to side in addition to the obvious up-down

>>6328481
But they're all so ugly

I can see why kits weren't made

>>6328596
No, they're pretty.

I wanna get Exia, 00 Raiser, 00 Qan[T] in a set.
Should I get the RG's or MG's?

Did I fuck up or is Vual just prone to falling apart all the time? Whenever I move its arms they just pop off, especially the right one.
Also the hammer is too heavy to hold up, and the stand on its arm is absolutely useless.
Also his headpiece is wobbly. I'm so mad.

>>6328765
RG. Much better overall quality, and IMO better proportions and engineering.

MG-wise, Setsuna's suits are a mish-mash:
- MG Exia pushed the limits of articulation for its time, but that came at the cost of compromising its poise; the poor thing has a tough time balancing properly unless you glue its ankle joints in place. Also whoever came up with the attachment for the GN Sword should be shot, even the fucking HG attached better.

- MG 00Q came out before MG 00R, and was basically its prototype. It's a step up from the MG Exia, but really suffers from its shield. Other than the classic Nu Gundam problem of it screwing up the weight distribution, a lot of people have reported the arms connecting the shield to the sword bits snapping. I've also had personal issues trying to get the sword to attach to the arm properly in gun mode, but that could just be me.

-MG 00 (either Raiser or Seven Swords) is by far the best of the lot, and is a legitimately amazing kit. I would heavily recommend it, its only flaw is that its decals are horribly boring. Try to pick up the Designer Color waterslides, they really help.

- A general problem all of the MG 00 kits share is that they lean really hard on the LED gimmick. Which would be cool if Bandai's LEDs weren't complete trash.

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>>6328876
I'd also like to emphasize how much better articulated the RGs are. MG Exia only wishes it could pull this pose off.

>>6328311
MG AGE-1 Titus and Spallow were so disappointing after the Normal.

Something that seemed completely buried in gunpla news from Shizuoka was the "new" FMP stuff from Aoshima in 1/48. a M9 Gernsback "1.5" and the ARX-7 and ARX-8 reprints (I assume) in September. So I assume the new anime will come along soon after that.

Hey guys, recommend me a MG to build. Not really asking for starter options, just some kit that you enjoyed building. Already have Zaku 2.0, Double X, GM Sniper II and RX-78-2 3.0

>>6329150
Hi-Nu Ver.Ka
Turn A
Strike Rogue IWSP

Also they're not MGs, but RE/100 Dijeh and 1/48 Layzner are nice too.

>>6329150
I really enjoyed the Turn X

>>6329150

Providence
GN-X

>>6329150

Sinanju.

>>6329150
Ball ver. Ka

I've only ever panel lined kits. Can I buy top coats and weathering stuffs at HobbyLobby? I only ever hear about Mr. Hobby imports.

>>6329150
Psycho zaku ver ka, and full armor gundam get ka

>>6329167
Do not go with the GN-X imo. Mine got really loose just like the F91 and the Crossbones. The MG kits from this era with ABS-on-ABS joints all seem to suffer from the joints wearing or permanently stretching over time.

>>6329241
>f91 loose joints
>my oob has been holding the same pose without sagging for the last 5 years
okay jane

>>6329241

I haven't had any issues with mine but I do rarely re pose them.

I wish gunpla wasn't so expensive. You know shit is overprice when Lego sets are cheaper

>>6329265

Lego goes way faster to put together + you can't exactly paint it.

>>6329265
>lego sets are cheaper
what kind of lego utopia do you live in anon

>>6328295
FUCKINGB BOUGHT HOLY SHIT

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So this is what true degeneracy feels like...

Do you guys have a twitter or insta?

I wanna follow and see some good gunpla builds and stuff.

>>6329318
If I had good builds I'd post them here.

>>6329350
post them here and in IG.

>>6329368
No.

>>6329371
alright then, you antisocial neet

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>Apply paint to a part way too thicc
>soak part in bleach for almost 48 hours
>Bleach did absolutely nothing

>>6329385
>bleach

>>6329390
Yeah bleach, that's what I always use to strip paint. No idea what's going on in this case though.

>>6328481

>tfw no recten ever...

It hurts, guys... How do I make the hurt stop?

>>6329385
Bruh really? Windex or Simple Green should do it (only needs up to an hour or so).

>>6329399
sheeeeeit

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Guess what I'm planning on doing.

>>6329408
Building a Hi-Nu Ver.Ka?

>learning airbrush
>prime over the weekend
>"this is shit, I don't know what I'm doing"
>start putting on gunmetal gray on the inner frame today, experimenting with thinning
>probably shit but looks nice

I'm slowly making it.

Vallejo stuff is so thick, and I really don't want to thin it with water, but I end up using a ton of their thinner.

>>6328876
>>6328878
Thanks friendo

>>6329408
Make a combined form just with the heads?

>>6329408
Gay pride rainbow?

About to start building my first Gunpla kit. I've got spru cutters, is there any other tools I should get to make sure it looks good?

>>6329607
sandpaper

read the guide

>>6326778
thank you i thought it was something kinda like that but couldnt put it into a comprehensive line of thought.
>>6329220
u cant get mr hobby in hobby lobby. you howvever can get the usual testors and also vallejo. I know testors has a topcoat line.

>Latest episode of FAGs had a segment on how molds are designed, made, and refined.

Neat.

>>6329150

Turn X is the way to go.

>>6328481
Huh. Reading up on G Reco backstory and found out there used to be government sanctioned cannibalism when shit was real bad. Pretty crazy concept that was not apparent at all.

Anyways, about plamo, Mick Jack's Mobile Suits really got shafted.

>>6329408
Chimera?

>>6329150
Turn x

>>6329408
I think you have a problem, and it's time you seek help.

>>6329851
>Pretty crazy concept that was not apparent at all

I'm like 10 episodes in, and there have been mentions of Kuntala being lower class citizens that were eaten when times were bad way back when. I believe it was Mask talking to some slut on a flight deck.

Pay more attention I guess.

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delet this

>>6329981
I am saving this image

>>6329157
>>6329733
>>6329866
I guess Turn X it is then. Too bad that there's no waterslides for it

>>6329963
In Japanese it sounded more metaphorical than literal. At least I took it as meaning like taken advantage of, being worthless, not actually be eaten lol.

They made it vague on purpose apparently though. I think that one line was the only clue. Like it was so long ago no one really knows the cause of the prejudice.

I think that's cool and all along with the world building, just the main plot wasn't as interesting as the rest.

And not enough HG kits.

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>>6330032
Good choice

>>6328826
2/3 online gunpla reviewers I watch also stated the same issue with joints being loose. It sounds like it's the one HG IBO kit with build quality issues. It sucks because I really like that design.

>>6330032
Turn X is one of those designs that doesn't really need decals to begin with.

>>6330055
sshhhh, Turn X is sleeping.

>>6330235
I agree, it's just that I want to mess with some waterslides

Guys, the XN raiser is UP to preorder on the US thanks to derringer
http://bluefinbrands.com/bandai-hobby-mg-1100-00-xn-raiser-mobile-suit-gundam-00v/
you can choose a site from one link below

Thank you derringer.

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>>6329399
Welp, I tried this for about two hours. It worked pretty well on the shield but again it had no effect on the head. The paint chipping is from me trying to scrape it off with my knife.

>>6330451
>>6329385
Have you tried soaking them in alcohol? That's what I use.

>>6330451
just 2h??? i let it there for at last 2 days and i still have to work alot to remove the paint later

>>6330451
what the heck kind of paint are you using?

>>6330474
Tamiya spray paint

>>6330472
The post I replied to said it should only need about an hour so I was generous and gave it another hour

>>6330467
Feels like you're trying to bamboozle me into melting my stuff in alcohol

>>6330478
Alcohol isn't acetone. You could soak your parts in iso alcohol for a month and still not damage them.

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>>6330451

Jesus Christ, man.

Ignore what everyone else in this thread has told you. Go out and buy yourself a bottle of CASTROL SUPER CLEAN. Comes in big purple jugs or smaller spray bottles. Completely immerse the parts you want to strip in a cup of that shit and leave it overnight. Scrub with a stiff brush under warm running water.

The paint will literally come off in sheets, man. You might have to get into any corners or holes with a toothpick, but it'll all come out. I was able to get 10 year old stained plastic sparkling white with this shit by repeating the soak/scrub process for a few days.

Just for the love of god, wear gloves. CSC is safe to use with any plastic but it will eat your fucking skin.

>>6330478
I have used alcohol all the time with paints and it works. Will admit cured tamiya is a little more resistant to the stuff then other acrylics but alcohol has never negatively affected my models. Have you also tried using the tamiya thinner on it?

But the biggest thing is also give some time soaking.

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I'm bitting the bullet and buying the XN Raiser. What's the best p-bandai storefront to preorder from?

>>6330451
Might be time to consider a sonic cleaner.

>>6330684
I went with usagundamstore since I had a 10% off coupon.

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$49.95 at Barnes and Noble, and I just got $50 selling back some old games. Do I bite t

>>6330710
*bite the bullet?

>>6330710
Not a good deal when the thing is $35 w/ Prime on Amazon.

>>6330710
What old games?

>>6330710
Depends, by 50 dollars do you mean 50 dollars of legal tender or 50 dollars of exclusive store credit.

>>6330718
Just some old Xbox games, a lot of it was toys too.
>>6330723
Legal tender

>>6330684
>http://bluefinbrands.com/bandai-hobby-mg-1100-00-xn-raiser-mobile-suit-gundam-00v/

looks like people dont read, is the best you can find

>>6328596
t. thin waist IBO loving babby

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Anyone got experience fitting guns from something other than gunpla to a gundam kit? I was digging around at my parents and found my Halo Reach statue. I was wondering if it'd be feasible to try to fit these to a 1/100 or 1/144 kit.
I've got a project I could try the machine gun on or save it for a Spartan themed Powered GM.

>>6331013
those guns will fit better scale wise on 144 but unless they are RG the hands will have trouble fitting.

>>6331021
Well, I'd thought I could mess with them some to get the handles to fit the hands. Some pla plate or just replace the existing handles with some from another kit.

>>6331043
3mm rods fit in the hands of HGs , this is convenient because 3mm is the diameter of most runners in Bandai kits.

>>6331055
That is convenient. Could I just get a 3mm pin vice, drill a hole where I needed, and cement the runner in there?

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>>6327203
I don't think the face looks too bad but they have to do something about that long ass neck.

>>6331151
that neck looks fine
any shorter and it'll look like she's shrugging

>>6331151
With that lightning the face really looks fine.

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>>6331164
It really depends on the angle.

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Thought about painting my generic kimaris kitbash up but I also just kinda like it in the current colors.
What do

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>>6331288
paint it faget

>>6331288
Well no matter what you do it'll look bad because it's a Kimaris, but you might as well since you already did it.

>>6331288
That color scheme you planned is kind of horrible IMO. And it looks pretty nice as is, in warm grey and a few different purple tones. I say leave it be.

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>>6331291
You take that back

>>6331295
I just based it on a french coat of arms since I just subconsciously associate the kimaris with baguettes for some odd reason

>>6331301
Back to the drawing board man. That particular shades and values you chose, as well as how they're distributed, are pretty awful. I googled the French coat of arms and I can see many better ways to implement the colors therein.

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>>6331288
You can't just have two primary colors like that. The reason why the original Kimaris Vidar works is because its blue falls slightly towards purple and even then the hues are actually desaturated so it's inoffensive and not fruity. The rest is shades of gray which is completely neutral and goes with anything so it generally works in terms of color.

Try something more purple, which will complement the yellow

>>6329241
depends desu. There's the plastic used in the F91 which is relatively hard but somewhat brittle. Mine's been holding a pose for six months or so.
However the newer crossbone kits definitely use a softer plastic so they do feel somewhat looser to me.

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>>6329981

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Found a place that still has one of these in stock, I'm indecisive between it or the Soul of Chogoukin Yamato. SoC has LEDs, plays sounds and even music from the series, but this one has far more detail and apparently there's expansion kits for adding LEDs to it.

What do you think?

>>6329241
Plastic joints inherently wear out faster than polycap ones. They tend to be more interesting builds, and are fine if you don't repose the kit much, but everything had a tradeoff.

If you want to fix them, gloss coat isn't going to cut it. Wrap masking tape around the connecting joints.

>>6331430
With the SoC you can also charge the Wave Motion Gun before firing, I don't think you can recreate that with just the LED set. It also has more gimmicks, like the dial to rotate all the turrets, the sliding missiles and the hangar.

The music seals the deal to me, even more so when they included this one in the 2199 version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3JjG6db-vo

I purchased the 2199 SoC a month ago but I still have to take it out of the box.

>>6331443
I found heavy duty electrical tape works better. But you have to be careful since Bandai uses hollowed out pegs that might snag the tape and tear it.

>>6331475
Well the dial is what's putting me off a little. From the vid reviews I see, the turrets can't be made to aim in different directions.
That and finding it these days for an acceptable price.

>>6331496
>From the vid reviews I see, the turrets can't be made to aim in different directions.

You can, you just need to move them manually.

I tried to post a pic but isn't working right now, so here's a link: http://i.imgur.com/9kMnSsX.jpg

>>6331519
Well damn, I think I'll get that one then.
Shame the 1/350 model is no longer in production, hopefully one will be made of the 2199 version.

>>6331288
kimaris are best mechs in ibo

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So question, anyone got the MG Ground type sniper or the Regular Ground type? I need to know if theres compatibility with the beam sniper or not for the MG Sniper II.

>>6331672
I kinda doubt the Sniper II's default hands can hold it, the old beam sniper is real thicc. I believe this is why the White Dingo Sniper II (which does come with the old rifle) has MG 3.0 hands so it can grip that thing properly.

>>6331672
I think >>6331691 may be right. If it would fit some build knuckles, you could try that. I ordered a Kotobukiya rifle for mine because the default rifle just doesn't do it for me.

Workflow order question. I picked up the Revive Hyaku-Shiki, so do I put the kanji sticker on before or after topcoating?

>>6331855
Before, it helps protect the sticker and seals it in. Plus it can help with making sure the stickers outlines are less visible.

>>6331856
Lovely, thanks a bunch. Just to make sure my info is correct, I should put metallic ones like camera stickers on -after- topcoating to keep the shine, right?

New thread: >>6331932

>>6329408
Carebears?