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Frame Arms Group Build

This time the idea is to build any Frame Arms, or Frame Arms Girl kit, and paint and customize it.

The rules are overall pretty simple, the base must be recognizable as FA or FA Girl, other than that there's no limit on what you can do.

Due Date: September 1st

Note: This is a prize build, there will be a prize provided by me, there will also be a mystery prize provided by another anon. That means that to enter, I need WIP pictures submitted before the due date. Simply email me some pictures of you working on it, I don't care at what point, as long as it's possible to tell where your final product came from.

Prize Pack:
MSG Free Style Bazooka
MSG Impact Knuckle
MSG Beast Sword
MSG Assault Rifle #2
Miscellaneous supplies

I'm probably going to add more, but I'll let those be a secret.

Email: [email protected]

I'm also available via IRC and Steam.

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time to do a fatso

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Test assembly complete. Time to break it down and sand and paint

>>6371127
Reposting my question here to get a larger audience.

Any advice that is not "Read the guide" to someone who has a moderate knowledge of building Gunpla and other models, but still feels pretty trash at the hobby? I mean I'm thirtyish plus models in, and I feel like even a beginner somehow is going to be superior to me in every way.

>>6372398
Considering you haven't posted any pictures, we can't tell you anything.

>>6372398
Rrad the guide
Go out of your comfort zone, try to scratchbuild something, learn from your mistakes. There isn't really a road that everyonr follows to get gud, just follow wherever your heart or you dick takes you.

>>6372405
This. My dick said buy the Dendrobium. My head is telling me paint that shit. My dick is adding that I should add led's to the thrusters

>>6372398
Read more guides.
Here, have funaka's gunpla guide: http://funakatown.com/images/Building_Gunpla_Final.pdf
And his scratchbuilding guide: http://funakatown.com/images/Funakas_Scratchbuilding.pdf

Plus Falldog's guide, among plenty of others. Experiment. The only way you're going to get better is by fucking up a few times, with the experience and knowledge of what you're doing wrong from doing so.

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>>6372409
You should also get the metal thrusters and add a bunch of panel lines and surface details and shit while you're at it.

Think of it this way: it's unlikely that you will build a second Dendrobium in your lifetime, might as well go balls to the wall on this one.

>>6372401
I lack any to post at the current time, would be 8-12 hours before I could take any at that.

>>6372405
>>6372413
Honestly, I think the mistakes are what make me lose hope and stop trying. I've never had a ton of money, so if I buy something I try to keep it safe and in as decent of condition as possible. That's probably a major reason why I'm always double guessing myself and taking the safest possible route in building and even the simple things like not panel lining.

>>6372424
Yeah give us pictures and we'll help you a bit more, because tell you xyz and giving you guides to read only does so much.

>>6372418
I'm going to use chrome powder coating tech for the thrusters. Been reading some guides and doing test coats on equally curved surfaces. Coming out alright enough I think

>>6372424
You should definitely try some touch up things. I'm just peaking in here and don't frequent. Never post at all. I'm a filthy casual that will probably get meme'd all over by people as a snap-fit, but you can do a lot of little things with cheap high-grade kits to make them nicer. Panel lining, water slide decals, and small painting details (thrusters, sticker areas, verniers) are things you can experiment with which can be stripped off really easily if you don't like them.

>>6372413

All the guides to scratchbuilding hands are gone.

I was meaning to build a very specific idea of a four-fingered hand, kinda more industrial-looking, but all the ready made gunpla hands available killed this whole technique.

Anyone got any archives?

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Starting my next project. A hastily made concept of it.

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what do you guys think of the Victory Master Grades?

Got a real hankering for smol all of a sudden. Leaning toward the V2 due to those swept back wing pieces

pic unrelated

>>6372539
The Ver Kas can transform into their core components, which makes them extremely flimsy. Just keep that in mind if you want one.

>>6372515
>Full Saber
I ask of thee, art thou my pilot?

>>6372549
Maybe?

>>6372515
>shitty gay cat eared bastardization of an already awesome Gundam
disgusting.

>>6371906
Huh. What do those go to?

>>6372398
Reading this guy's ridiculously in-depth photo journal inspired me to do a lot more with my builds: http://imgur.com/gallery/F0seT

>>6372539
The kits sacrifice articulation and stability for the sake of their transformation.

With that said, the Victories don't have particularly many dynamic poses to begin with. They look great loaded up with accessories and in a neutral stance, and the MGs can pull that off just fine. Don't be afraid to use glue to keep it in MS mode.

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>>6372549
If we're gonna do that, we at least need to do it right

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>>6372363
>>6372418
So looking back over the pieces, I figured the circled areas have large hollow cavities which would be perfect spots for LED wiring.

I'm thinking of making some clear epoxy molds for the thrusters and those two circled sections on the turbine and putting LED's there and in the missile pod and run it down into the base to put the power switch. Fortunately, I still have the switch set up from my MetalKings Zaku Tank, so I wouldnt need to get a new one.

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>>6372596
Modified pic related.

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It's been a while since last I posted one of my (snapfit) Gundams. I really liked this build and amusingly, it was the first time I built a HG despite having done a bunch of MG before.

AmiAmi filler paper makes for a nice makeshift background.

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>>6372671
Damn, I didn't know the HG Thunderbolt looked so nice. I might pick this up instead of the MG.

I've got this lil cutie coming in the mail next week, got her for like £3 so will be a nice little build I think.

>>6372686
It's the OVA version, dunno if the first one looks the same.

>>6372686
Who is that?

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>>6372693
This one?

>>6372695
Minerva from Danball Senki
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?scode=TOY-RBT-2108

>>6372696
Yeah, that one.

It looks good even straight out of the box + panel lining/stickers.

It also comes with stickers for the shield's EFSF logo in case you want to paint it instead of applying the orange sticker to it.

>>6372701
Awesome
I've got the HG GM Thunderbolt so I guess I have to get the Full Armour to match.

>>6372671
It's a shame I find FA Thunderbolt so ugly in terms of colors and forms. I like the over-the-top-ness of it.

>>6372696
>>6372706
>HG GM Thunderbolt
Didn't they fucking release 2 of those? What's the difference between the two?

>>6372363
I also love to test assemble. But how it is possible to break it down properly? For me is such a difficult and long task...

>>6372734
The old one is based on the original and the new one on the OVA. But it's mostly looks-wise apparently.

http://www.gundamkitscollection.com/2016/01/difference-between-hg-full-armor-gundam.html

>>6372734
>Didn't they fucking release 2 of those? What's the difference between the two?

1 is Manga ver. One is OVA ver.

I got the MG kit of it and waiting some stock for rest of the kits.

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>so bored at work that I'm just impulse buying kits
this is the worst possible thing

>>6372742
>1 is Manga ver. One is OVA ver.
Yeah I get that, I meant what's the difference kit-wise. Does the other one have a different mold? Does the other have extra gear?

>>6372749
is that a woundwort i see

>>6372737
You should be using a parts separator and going slowly and carefully. It's not an easy job no matter how you look at it, but it's WAY harder if you're trying to do it without a proper separator.

>>6372737
Snip a little bit off the pegs at an angle, it makes it easier to take them apart and when you're done you can just cement the pegs so they're nice and solid

>>6372761

Read
>>6372741

>Gundam tristan

Yeesh. Talk about 0 effort from bandai.

>>6372761
They're the same kit, the ova version just has slightly different colors. Atlas and ground gundam were the first two actually new thunderbolt kits since the ova was released, the others were just mildly recolored rereleases of the original manga ones.

>>6372791
What'd you expect? It's a retool of a kit from 2004.

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>>6372763

>>6372814
BIG
FUTA
COCK

>>6372749
>>6372814
As a heads up if thats yours and you got a first wave copy, there is a molding qc error on one of the parts (G18) that they are redoing the runner for. You may want to contact the store you bought it from.

>>6372814
I'm gonna suck that big white dick.

Seriously what the fuck is going on inside the designer's head when he designed this?

>>6372846

Remaning hit from the cocaine bucket

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>>6372846
Its a subarm for holding equipment.

>>6372855
>articulated arm futa dick
this just gets better and better

>>6372846
>Seriously what the fuck is going on inside the designer's head when he designed this?

SUCK
MY
COCK
ZEEKFAGS

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>>6372836
it's been fixed.

i got two and both had no moulding issues other than flash.

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posting my 1/100 tieren. first fully painted kit. any tips on weathering? i want to try oil and pastel like the tank modelers to give it a worn look.

>>6372882
so how is it?

>>6372893
not too bad, actually. usual third party fitting issues though, polycap is kind of hard so need some loosening to fit pegs/balljoints. also, requires a wash, seems pretty greasy.

plastic quality isnt too bad, and a lot of parts are actually undergated.

so far, just snapbuilding it has been a-ok.

recommended? yes, definite yes.

>>6372906
Sweet, I hope sam ships his out soon so I can toss the runners in a detergent bath and then get building.

someone post their backlog so I don't feel guilty about having 40 unopened boxes in my room

>>6372890
>any tips on weathering?
>i want to try oil and pastel like the tank modelers
maybe ask them?

>>6372737
The larger sections are actually fitted on by larger pegs for easily disassembly for transport. The actual panels themselves, a separator as mentioned. Nothing it glued yet, so removal is easy

>>6372890

Go to the scale model thread and ask for the link to the weathering magazine download, I have them all on my computer but I forgot to save the link.

>want to add weapons to the back of a kit
>backpack doesn't have any good spots for me to drill holes on the sides like I want
>backpack is integrated with the chest so I can't simply remove and replace

Any ideas?

>>6373019
What's the kit in question?

>>6373021

HGUC the O, I want to add two weapons by pegs plugged into the sides of the backpack basically but the backpack is so curved.

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Bit of a process of the RG, the tip of the foot always falls off when I try to pose it.

>>6373047
I believe that's a problem with the kit (judging from Gaijin Gunpla's review)
Are those pipes on the waist like MG Zakus or are they all one piece because damn I would not want to go through that process in 1/144 scale

>>6373053

They are one piece. I painted my rg sinanju so the toe actually stayed on, but I still don't like painting rg inner frames...

>>6373053
It's all one piece of rubber in the shape.

Ok so genuinely curious.

Is Sinanju just a meme or a legit big character mech and does some important shit?

Cause he seems to be the most popular RG and MG.

>>6373105
It's the main antagonist's mecha in Unicorn, so take a guess.

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>>6373047
Mine poses well enough

>>6372890
streaking, sponge chipping, drybrushing, washes, filters, weathering pastels, its all mostly the same techniques

Read a few weathering guides

>>6373105
Main antagonists mech in gundam unicorn, one of the best selling anime OVAs off all time.

https://youtu.be/ttpmR2lGOjs

Skip to 7:05 if you want to see Sinanju.

>>6372890

https://www.humbrol.com/uk-en/shop/weathering/weathering-powders.html

Check out the video. My father has used it a bit and it has been looking nice for the first try.

>>6373150

*edit*

Humbrol homepage is bit broken.

use this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rmgx2IijrCk

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So guys, which color set? Obviously I'm going to do the entire thing in digital camo, but I'm too much of a lazy fuck to bother edit the entire lineart.

>>6373157
i like the left one more.

>tfw have multiple MGs in progress but just can't bring myself to finish them
Also worried about building my RX78-2 3.0 after building the RG since it's virtually the same from what I've read

>>6373157
I say left. Right looks a bit busy, but if you made the pixels larger then it would probably look better.

>>6372814
What kit is this? Where can I get it?

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>>6372846
>>6372864

>>6373157
Also HOLY SHIT when did this kit come out? I need it.
The problem I have with the Geirail though are the stubby lil arms, they should be a bit longer I think but I'm sure that's an easy fix with other parts

>>6373174
Option Set 9 gives you the head & crotch piece and 8 gives the shoulder armor. It's supposed to have 2 shoulder shield things, but you only get one from Set 8 and I'm not buying 2.

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>>6373170
Cutecube 1/100 Woundwort.

>>6372906
Was the bonus preorder weapon really just an extra beam rifle?

>>6372773
I always seem to gouge my parts a bit with my Wave separator. Shit's nerve-wracking.

>>6372773

Something like this?

https://hlj.com/product/WAVHT-196

>>6372992
HG 00 Raiser, HG Strike Freedom, Innocentia, Red Baselard and some finishing work on Hresvelgr and another Innocentia reporting. I still have more untouched kits than I want,fucking thanks for going out of business, Hobby Wave.

>>6373206

Yeah I have that one and it's pretty useful.

>>6372992
I've got about 22 kits in my backlog that I'm just now getting started on.

>>6372992
I'm at 30+ myself but most of it are HGs

>>6373190
>piece of shit that doesn't even transform
>what kind of 1/100 doesn't transform when it's mobile suit is supposed to
>heard the gun doesn't even turn into a giant hand
>saw early review where crotch manipulator arm barely even opens past 45 degrees making it completely fucking useless
>is practically an upscaled 144

>>6373174
My main problem with it is that the ankle joint is mounted so high. It looks so awkward bending there.

>>6373331
So basically you're saying the bootleg kit does nothing the actual MS is supposed to? And it's a 1/100 scale? Wow...

And to think I almost bought this. I'll wait till Bandai actually releases an official one.

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So, some of my old kits have parts that just keep developing magical stress cracks/fractures. Pic related but not mine.

My Clanche actually had her wrist guards shatter to pieces. How the fuck do I repair this and prevent it from happening again? Specially the wrist guards on the Clanche. I have an inkling the ball joint on the wrist expands the polycap too much thus cracking the flimsy THIN plastic wristguard...

- If I sand the wrist joint to make it smaller, the hand will end up limp and loose.
- If I shave he polycap's outer edges, the wrist guard will be loose.
- If I shave the inner part of the wrist guard that hugs the polycap, the wrist guard will be loose...

I'm stuck in a clanche-22 here.

Also. in regards to fixing stress fractures/cracks, do I use putty? or plastic cement to reattach and seal them back together? And what kind of putty do I use? Is that tamiya brand stuff ok?

>>6372819
Woundwort-chan is the cutest futa Gundam.

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>>6372992
I'm at 49, 11 of which are MGs with maybe five RGs somewhere in there.
I also have another couple MGs coming in the mail. I'm awful.

Anyway, Marasai here is done.

>>6373413
As somebody who doesn't like the Marasai's red/orange color, that's goddamn beautiful.

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>>6373421
At first I thought it was goofy with the green pipes but it's really been growing on me

>>6373356
If you used an enamel wash, it's possible that the enamel thinner weakened the plastic and cracks are just starting to really show.

I just use plastic cement.

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>>6373475
>>6373475
My kits are unpainted. The image I used was just for reference on the magical cracks that appear out of nowhere and the image was not mine.

Encircled is the part of my clanche that keeps fucking shattering to pieces thanks to bandai's stupid structural engineering of putting massive outward stress on a really thin fragile piece of plastic.

>>6373514
Is the arm properly assembled? Are there any gaps that are present due to poor construction?

>>6373519
The arm is actually fine. It's the encircled wristguard that keeps breaking because of how thin the plastic is.

>>6373539
Right but that wouldn't happen unless there was undue stress or a manufacturing error. Just shave down the bit it slips onto

So what is the deal with the HG of the Tristan, i have seen a lot of images about it being shit.

>>6373210
>fucking thanks for going out of business, Hobby Wave.
Yeah, the amount of money I spent on tools and paints is retarded, but nothing can come close to beating that price, so I figure why not.

>want to get back into Gunpla
>suddenly remember what a pain it is to paint or topcoat
>can't paint decently without taking entire kit apart, or painting before assembling, making the process way too slow
>can't paint or topcoat easily in general because weather here is 50% too cold, 49% too humid, and 1% of the time good enough weather to not fuck up paints as they dry
I wish Bandai would start up some kinda premium gunpla service that lets you decide the colors of your kit before it's even made, so all you have to do is topcoat.

>>6373555
It's a remold of the 2004 Alex HG, so it's pretty awful by today's standards.

>>6373570
I'd actually pay for that. I can and do paint, but being able to order custom molded plastic means no more paint rub. It would be a godsend for kits you pose a lot or need to transform.

>>6373572
Technically only one runner is avtually from the alex, it's just that the runner has all the joints.

>>6372856
In Russia, Dick grabs you.

Anybody have a good tip to remove primer? I layed it on a little too thick on my Man Rod's head.

The color guide on my HG Zeta Gundam has Monza red written in Japanese, and red madder in English, I looked up both of these on Amazon and there's no paints called either of these. Is there another name for that color?

>>6373549
>Just shave down the bit it slips onto
That's just it. If I try to shave anything down, I sacrifice poseability for structural integrity.

>sand the wrist joint to make it smaller, the hand will end up limp and loose.
>shave the polycap's outer edges, the wrist guard will be loose.
>shave the inner part of the wrist guard that hugs the polycap, the wrist guard AND the ball-jointed wrist will be loose...

I'm screwed.

>>6373619
Soak the part in Super Clean grease remover overnight and then run it under hot water and scrub with a stiff brush, if it all doesn't come off, keep soaking and washing

>>6373655
Check Mech9.

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>>6373519
>>6373539
I have a Clanche Custom and it has the same problem, the polycap that holds the hand in is super tight around the wristguard to hold it in place
I haven't dealt with it yet but I'm thinking of shaving the inside of the polycap a bit so it doesn't have to expand to let the hand in, and putting a bit of superglue on the ball for friction so it still stays in place

>>6373105
Define important stuff. It's Full Frontals suit, but honestly does jack shit in Unicorn.

>>6373661
They also say red madder. I looked up red madder on google and found a color called rose madder and now I'm wondering if that's the same thing

>>6373672
oh nice I found some paint in that color

I clipped out some of the HG Nu Gundams funnels, and now have no idea which piece is which. Anywhere I might be able to find the trees with the parts on it to get an idea of what is what?

>>6373665
>I'm thinking of shaving the inside of the polycap a bit so it doesn't have to expand to let the hand in, and putting a bit of superglue on the ball for friction so it still stays in place
Wouldn't that defeat the purpose of shaving the inside of the polycap in the first place? Since adding the superglue to the balljoint will just make it thicker and still cause the same/more level of outward pressure that will eventually break the thin wristguard?

>>6373684
Look up the Nu on Dalong. He'll have pictures of the runners and other stuff.

>>6373695
Thanks Anon!

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>>6373695
Found just what I was looking for. [spoiler]Problem is that I need to see the other side.[/spoiler]

>>6373709
Look at his scans of the manual, or your own manual, there is a page of the numbering of all the trees.

>>6373744
There is, yes. The problem is that in the manual and the images, the parts are visible, but only on their identical bottom sides. I'll figure it out eventually, but decided to stop for now.

>>6373688
It's the little lip on the polycap that the ball has to get through that causes the cracking, so shaving it down a tiny bit and then just a tiny layer of glue to add friction so the hand doesn't just fall out without making it any bigger is my plan
It would be easy if the cuff didn't need to removeable for the transformation

>>6373514
>My kits are unpainted

They warn you outright on the bottle to not use enamels on bare plastic, especially the panel line accent. Same thing with Gundam Panel Line markers.

>>6373807
>They warn you outright on the bottle to not use enamels on bare plastic, especially the panel line accent. Same thing with Gundam Panel Line markers.
Is... Is this bait? I feel like you're insulting me, thinking I don't know how enamels work. You even quoted the part where I said I haven't painted my kits. With anything Enamel, Acrylic or otherwise. Hell I haven't even started panel lining them AT ALL.

My kits are snap fit straight out of the box for mechanical study and custom planning. Then I fix the nubs/any articulation/design flaws. I don't paint yet because I don't know how. But I do want to learn.

>>6373807
Plus I already said the images with cracked parts that I used came from googling and WERE NOT MINE. I just posted that image as a comparison example to what I'm experiencing with kits. I'm typing in caps now just so you can get it better.

>>6373655
Red Madder is available from Mr Color, that one guide http://funakatown.com/images/Building_Gunpla_Final.pdf has a jar in it on page 7.
It's entry C68 http://www.mr-hobby.com/en/itemDetail.php?iId=87
It just seems to be an ever-so-slightly darker/duller shade of red.

>>6373684
>>6373709
Looking at that image there they also seem to have that side-tab on different locations.
Also, looking at the manual pages, 1 & 2 are for the "bottom" halves and 3, 4, & 5 for the top halves; and also the two E1s will connect to the two D14s, and so on.
Also if you already clipped out and confuddled F12, 13, & 14 the manual points out marks that show which of those is which.

>>6373331
Blame the people who made the resin kit.

>>6373354
>wait till bandai release
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

>>6373879
It's not based on the ML kit.

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>>6373915
I know... I just really wanted to believe...

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>>6372890
>a fucking gatling on his dick

Wait...

Mega Size Unicorn?

What?

>>6373954
Yeah, and RG too. You're kinda behind on the news, huh?

>>6373989
i know, it sucks not being able to spend 24/7 of my life stalking model kit blogs and forums.

I miss being a loser.

>>6374005
Please Anon, you'll never stop being a loser. You're one of us.

Does anyone like a 1/100 design so much they got two of the same kit?
I just wanna snapfit a Virtue and get another kit in the future for customizing.

>>6374043
>a 1/100
why does it have to exclusively be that scale?

>>6374045
Two HG's don't sound like a bad economical decision.
Two MG's or older 1/100's sound like one.

>>6374043
Not yet, but I am thinking about getting a second RE/100 GP-04, just because I enjoyed it so much and would like to do a second with a different look and color scheme. Same with Efreet, actually.

>>6374005
>Mega Size Unicorn?
Why don't you just use google?

>>6374148
You miss-quoted, you meant >>6373954

>>6373954
>Google is so hard you guys..
>pay attention to me
hobby knife yourself.

>>6374148
>>6374153
I don't think the guy was asking for confirmation, more stating disbelief at how ridiculous he thinks a Mega Size Unicorn is

>>6374154
how the hell is a mega size unicorn ridiculous? they already made a perfect grade of it... if they made a master grade Neo Zeong/Dendrobium and he reacted that way sure, it would make sense.

But in this case, it's an obvious (you)-hungry attention whoring ploy.

So lads, when do you think the RG Barbatos is coming out

>>6374162
After the MG comes out.

>>6374163
The 1/100 is virtually an MG though, apart from the hands. I mean, what other gimmicks could you add to it?

>>6374166
(That's the joke)

>>6374166
>upscaled HGs are basically MGs
I love this meme.

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>>6374167
god dammit

>>6374169
>what other gimmicks could you add to it?

>>6374169
It has more detail than a HG, but less than a MG.

Like a fucking full inner frame.

>>6374163
wasn't the HRM Barbie Toes already a MG of it?

>>6374176

>>6374167

>>6374172
>decent color separation, not even the early MGs had to rely on sticker sheets for accurate color apps
>interior armor details/more details in general
>cockpits
>engineering the kits to actually have 180 degree arm and leg bends with their armor on
>actual inner frame detail, instead of just flat slabs of gray with slits to attach armor (possibly moot, considering how lazy Bandai's been with inner frame detail recently)

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>>6374187
>decent color separation
This is the sticker sheet for Lupus Rex. The colour seperation is fine.

>interior armor details/more details in general
>actual inner frame detail, instead of just flat slabs of gray with slits to attach armor
?
The HRM has shitloads of detail all over, especially considering the inner frame is like 50% exposed.

>cockpits
Yes

>engineering the kits to actually have 180 degree arm and leg bends with their armor on
Yes. I don't think the elbows and knees are double jointed.

>>6374194

It's mostly fine for the lupus rex, the original barbatos is slightly lacking in the color separation/sticker department though.

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>>6374194
>This is the sticker sheet for Lupus Rex. The colour seperation is fine.
>sticker sheet
The fact that it even needs a sticker sheet is a problem. An MG would mold all those parts separately.
>>interior armor details/more details in general
Flip up an MG's skirt, or remove an armor piece. There's detail molded into the backs of those.
>The HRM has shitloads of detail all over, especially considering the inner frame is like 50% exposed.
Yes, on the parts that are meant to be exposed and thus play into the mobile suit's overall aesthetic. On the areas that are meant to be covered up are incredibly drab; compare an HRM inner frame to the MG Gundam X, for example, and remember that those details are meant to be covered up.
Also,
>possibly moot, considering how lazy Bandai's been with inner frame detail recently
The recent MGs have had a depressing lack of inner frame detail, and I acknowledge that HRM-levels of inner frame detail are possibly the best they'll get.

>>6374198
Yeah, MGs don't even come with stickers. They do come with decals though (as expected). On the few MGs I've built, the only sticker I've got was the jewel or whatever that was from the God Gundam's torso thing.

You could also achieve more detail than a Full Mechanics and still use stickers, like with RGs (or at least the Sinanju, since it comes with a lot of shiny stickers and a bunch of white lines).

>>6374198
Just to clarify, there's nothing wrong with stickers. They're even a big reason why Gunpla is so popular and accessible, being able to make cheap, screen-accurate models while also cutting down on engineering/production costs. But HRMs having sticker sheets is one factor that sets them and MGs apart.

>>6374205
I like the foils that go on the inner frame, or the blue triangles on the legs.
The black/grey stickers shouldn't be a thing, really. They have texture lines on them, so they should be textured molded parts for you to panel line to get a similar and better effect.

>>6374198
>Flip up an MG's skirt
L-lewd

Do I need to use a white primer if I am airbrushing white, or can I use the standard bright grey primer?

I haven't build a 1/100 Barbatos, but the 1/100 Graze is excellent and at least comparable to early MGs. Not to say it couldn't be better. Being a bit cheaper shows in the fit of some parts (mainly the flip up head bit) not having the 100% micrometre accurate fit you'd expect on a modern MG and I wish it had a clear part for the camera, but it by no means just an upscaled HG.

>>6374221
Sexy. How's the base that comes with it?

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>find a fantastic muzzle flash
>648 yen on amiami, but out of stock
>check amazon
>£24.99
spat me fuckin teeth out

>>6374224

Like me when looking for testors dullcote in a jar, ridiculous prices on amazon. Luckily I found a decent ebay seller within the EU but otherwise I would have been pretty screwed.

>>6374198
>compare an HRM inner frame to the MG Gundam X, for example, and remember that those details are meant to be covered up.

Yeah....

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>>6374231
Forgot pic. But the mg gundam x frame is one of the blandest inner frames an mg has gotten in years and mg frames have been getting simpler and less detailed over time all around in recent years.

>>6374216
I always use grey (or even black) primer even for white just because my personal experience is that it covers better and goes on smoother than white primer and I build up to white via shades of grey anyway.

>>6374233
>it covers better and goes on smoother than white primer
This makes me wonder, is there something with white primer that just makes it cover worse then other colors? My gray goes on fine but on a similar piece the white just sprayed on horribly.

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>>6374233

>build up the white via shades of grey

So you go primer -> gray A that is slightly brighter -> gray B -> white? I guess the gray has a better covering ability, which is why you do this?

I don't have any greys that are brighter than the primer I use, but I can always mix it. Probably doesn't have to be that exakt as it's a step on the way and not the final finish.

Does it matter if I'm using an off white? I'm planning on using white mixed with sand/ivory to get something like the image.

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>>6374232
From what I hear, inner frames have gotten simpler mostly because there just isn't much demand for detailed frames. Bandai's inner frame detail pretty much peaked around the release of MG Astray (remember when Bandai used to mold details inside the parts?), and then they just dropped off and started focusing more on articulation and making the outside look good instead.

It's sort of unfortunate, but it does make sense. Very few people ever bother to display the inner frame since it takes a ton of painting to make the details pop. May as well cater to the majority and focus on the parts people can actually see.

This is a longshot, but does anyone here read Chinese?

>https://world.taobao.com/item/538432428820.htm?spm=a312a.7700714.0.0.jzJqPy#detail

There's this one conversion kit for the MG Unicorn that's only ever been on taobao as far as I can tell, and I've had a hard time finding someone who actually sells it. I think this guy does, but the crazy price range makes it so I'm not sure if I'm buying just the conversion kit or a fully painted model.

I'd appreciate it if anyone could confirm what this listing actually is.

>>6374221
>SUCK MY COCK ZEEKS
overall how is it?

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This thing is so neat, but it has so many hidden stickers...

Which also makes me wonder, do you guys put the hidden stickers and/or panel line the inner frame even if you know it won't be seen?

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>>6374216
I find that white on gray always ends up looking pastelish, like the 00 Designer Color white. If that's the effect you're looking for then that's fine, but otherwise I use white primer.

Mr Base White has never steered me wrong.

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The amount of inconsistencies with the plastic thickness for this was staggering, other then that great kit.

>>6374532
im having a hard time deciding on this or a zaku 2.0 for my next project.

>>6374539

Built them both, really depends on your preference as they're both great kits, personally prefer the Zaku though.

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Tieren is coming along. thanks to the anon that linked me to the weathering videos.

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>>6374551
still have water slides and topcoat to do but what do you think i can do to improve?

>>6374439

>mr base white

Is it like mr surfacer but white? I find it odd that it uses a different word than surfacer. I know that they also make a mr surfacer 1500 in white.

>>6374551
>>6374554

I like that.

I also laugh that it has a minigun for a d*ck.

Jokes aside, 1/100 kit? or the 1/144?

>>6374684
1/100 and feel free to laugh. but for some reason it just made sense to have an anti armor/infantry gun below the waist to defend against Hoth style strategy.

>>6374634
I think you're intended to spray Base White over regular Mr Surfacer in order to quickly change the color to white, but I've never had any issues just using it as a primer itself.

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trying something a bit weird and hopefully it's coming out ok so far

>>6374722

I'm thinking about getting the kit. Or get MG and HG Ball for laughs.

But the reason is sound.

>>6374731
its the single best kit from the OO line by far and one of the best in gunpla. no exaggeration.

>>6374730
going for the Ma.K look? if so then keep going. it looks good so far.

>>6374430
>overall how is it?

>>6373331

>>6374734
I'm trying to make it look rusted as shit, as if it's been stuck in the ocean for decades.
Thing is, all I'm using is gundam markers just to make it a bit more exciting.

>>6374732

Hmm I'll keep that in my mind and log.

>>6374753
damn man thats done with markers only? consider me impressed.

>>6374729

I see. Guess I could even use both if I wanted to, but it seems like a better idea than using the 1500 no matter how I do it.

I do have a tamiya fine white primer spraycan lying around, I think I'll use that for my first project using "pure" white.

I'm doing off white (ever so slightly in the yellow direction) for this one and I thought it turned out fine on the spoons primed with normal 1200 so i think I'll just use that for this one, but I'll get the white base in the future.

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Working on a graze custom project atm. I just want to snap build my next kit, paint some details, and decal it. Anyone got suggestions for another fun MG? I've done a few G Gundam Kits, a handful of IBO, and the MG Jesta and GM Sniper II.

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You guys weren't lying when you said that its inner frame was bad, it's really damn hard to make him not topple with all the shit it has on it (backpack and all).

Still, it looks fucking amazing straight out of the box.

>>6374834
get some Zeon in you, lad.

>>6374834
You could get the Sazabi Ver Ka or the Psycho Zaku Ver Ka.

>>6374844
RG Sinanju was a really obvious case of the R&D team blowing the budget on the kit gimmick and then having nothing left to actually make the thing play nice.

It's fine as long as you understand that a) you're not doing shit without a base and b) you are probably going to have to glue it at some point.

>>6374854
Yeah, I'm gonna get a base for this and the RG Unicorn to be able to have both like fighting eachother in space.

>>6374854

I used a base and ditched the shield.

>>6374849
>>6374848
Zeon it is
I'd actually thought of getting the Sazabi not long ago. Thanks.

>>6374156
I kinda want a 1/100 Dendrobium after assembling the 1/144. My dick may not be able to handle it though

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New HG Pale Rider
http://www.taghobby.com/archives/category/9-0/9-1
Yes it's P-bandai

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>>6374942

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>tfw you keep tracking checking and see its arrived in you country.
>And you're only a couple of states away so it might be arriving tomorrow.

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>>6374944

>>6374944
>>6374942
Maybe bluefin will be able to get this one in.

>>6374942
Why can't we just get a standard release, it's practically a new mold.

>>6374942
So what are all the crazy assfuck things the Pale Rider is supposed to do that make every other OYW-era mobile suit cry in shame?

I see people touting this thing as a god suit and have no idea why.

I ordered a kit and it's being shipped by USPS. A few days ago the tracking said that it departed from an amazon facility but never said it arrived anywhere. I looked it up, and apparently it's very common for USPS to just ignore your package until you say something to them
Fucking USPS my gunpla was supposed to be here two days ago get your shit together god dammit

>>6374951
Story wise it's suppose to be an evolved version of the Blue destiny in terms of software, the difference is instead of trapping a soul inside the machine, it fucks with your brain and makes you a raging berserker. Only downside is memory loss. As for hardware they put everything they got available into it, making it very expensive but high performing.

>>6374955
Oh alright, thanks.

>>6374951
Isn't it just a tweak of the RX-78-5's design?

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Anybody know what ever happened to the P-Bandai HG GM Sniper II [Lydo Wolf Use]? I preordered it from my local hobby store june last year and up until now they say they haven't gotten it yet. It was supposed to have been released october last year yet I can't find any review of it...

Was it ever released?

>>6375007
It was as I've seen it on Mandarake before

>>6375007
It came out so either your store screwed up the order somehow or are just dicking you over. I'd ask for a refund if I were you

>>6374424
long time taobao buyer here.
Its a completed painted kit as far as I can tell.

>>6374424
Chink here, it's completed

First-time builder doing Shining Gundam here, is it common for kits to have a few shitty screws that don't go in all the way or am I doing something wrong?

>>6375138
You're doing something wrong

>>6375140
Alright, well of the types of screws I was having trouble with, one of them went in just fine without issue. How do I tell what I'm doing wrong? I think it might be an alignment issue.

>>6375041
>>6375112
Thanks!

Damn, guess I have to keep looking then.

>>6375150
Yeah, make sure everything is lined up correctly, make sure you have the correct part, and this is kind of unorthodox and you're running the risk of breaking the part, but you can try and just force it in if you're sure it's lined up correctly and you have the right part.

>>6375155
I've already done that once, still wouldn't go in and stripped the shit out of the screw (won't come out now either, gonna have to go get something for that). I'm gonna try the blow dryer trick tomorrow. Probably should have done that in the first place.

>>6374730
>>6374753
What the fuck? That's amazing for just Gundam markers.
How'd you do it?

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First time painting with Alclad's. Their high shine finishes are top-notch.

>>6374953
Did you purchase with Prime? If yes then you can complain with them through the chat service and they'll either give you a small refund or a Prime extension. This week my MB F91 arrived just one day late and they refunded $20 back.

>>6375238
>If yes then you can complain with them through the chat service
Oh damn, tell me more. Where do I get to it?

>>6375244
Just google "amazon live chat". The first link should direct you to a page where you can inquire about stuffs you ordered.

Is Tamiya TS-55 close enough to Titans colors?

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Are you supposed to cut off the ends of the Astaroth's horns like "safety nubs?" They sort of look...integrated into the horn sculpt moreso than the usual safety nubs, like there's no clearly defined place to cut.

>>6374753
Which markers did you use? What's your technique? Like the above anon said, that looks pretty amazing.

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>>6375285
Yeah, cut them at an angle and shave down the leftover stuff with a knife

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Anybody here ever tried modding the HGUC ZZ's core fighter to be able to actually transform and attach into the core top and become it's actual torso like in the MG?

>>6374946
>>6374944
>>6374942
Sick of seeing Pale Rider. I think my frustration over it being an exclusive built and built until I didn't even want it anymore. Nothing looked as good as the original release anyway.

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>>6375298
It just irks me how in the HGUC core bottom's "partsformed" state, the core fighter clearly attaches to the waist to act like a nosecone/cockpit, yet the core top still has a fucking visible attached pseudo-core fighter on it...

>>6375299
>the original release
You mean the metallic exclusive from the Gundam Side Story: Missing Link game on the PS3? Yeah. I got mine for $26. Just the kit though.

>>6375318
Damn, you're lucky, that's a fantastic price. And yeah, that's the one I'm talking about. The lighter colored ones don't appeal to me, and the recent dark blue metallic release is ALMOST as good, but not quite.

>>6375326
>fantastic price
Is it though? I feel like I got ripped off seeing as how this thing doesn't even come with much weapons. But it is pretty great as is.

>the recent dark blue metallic release
It actually looks cooler if you take the darker black joints from this and combine it with the PS3 Metallic.

>>6375337
I'd have bought it in a second m8. Even without the extra weapons. In fact, if you ever wanna sell yours, hit me up...

>>6375360
Sorry friend. But I already plan to be cremated with this thing.

>>6375298
>>6375303
Is that from the HGUC? Is it painted? Or did they release a black variant? Cause if they did I want me one since I don't have a ZZ yet and I hated the original colors.

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>>6375172
>>6375288
Thank you, thank you

These are the markers I'm using. They're from Zeon, Basic, Real Touch and probably my the Advanced set, but I can't remember exactly.
I've got an old brush that I don't plan on using in future, so what I do is apply some marker, then dab it with the brush, or wipe with my finger.
Obviously the brown on the right gets the most use, and the real touch is great for adding dirt and grime (like under vents). White adds some highlights and also, if you leave it on a bit longer so it sets, can look like old paint that's started separating. Grey and black are almost exclusively for adding some tone here and there.
What really made it look good, I think, was panel lining with the black fine tip that comes with the basic set. Because it's so thick and basically a felt tip, you get a really nice finish and it makes the panels look like they're slightly separated, perfect for the rusty weathered look.

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>>6374953
Go stamp your feet, hold your breath and bite your pillow, you self-entitled, demanding faggot.
Or learn to wait like everybody else does.

>>6375449
>service is not provided as advertised
>STOP BEING SO DEMANDING
can't make this shit up

>>6375418
I reckon you could get a similar effect by applying colors to certain areas in thin layers, then giving a VERY light sanding with a 2000 grit sandpaper

>>6374953
What shipping did you select? Is it still within the planned delivery window? Amazon is usually pretty precise with that. You can also call your local post office (the one that usually delivers to you), give them your tracking number, and ask what's up.

>>6375461
Yeah, that's pretty much what I usually do. The amount of sanding you do then decides how weathered it looks.
With the markers, I haven't primed so I can preserve the original colour. As a result, I gotta be REALLY careful when applying more layers so the first doesn't rub off.
It's quite fun, actually.

I can also confirm that the nice rusty colour comes from the Char Red marker in the Advanced set.

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It's done.

There are parts for another shield booster

>>6375510
holy FUCK that gun is huge

>>6373915
Careful, there. Woundwort-chan's had a lot of media presence recently.

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When you look at this, the Hrairoo is fucking ginormous.

RE/100 / bootleg 1/100 Hrairoo when pls.

>>6375526
Fug, you have all the kid I want, right in one picture.

>>6375510
Let me guess... the shield booster doesn't transform into a giant hand like on the actual mobile suit? And despite being a 1/100 kit, the entire cutecube woundwort doesn't even transform into a drone? How's the manipulator dick, does it open up beyond 35 degrees and have articulation? Does that upscaled 144 have ANYTHING going for it besides having articulation and looking like the thing it's copying?

>>6375526
Hazel II looks bad ass

>>6375533
So it's a plastic, snapfit version of what is essentially a resin kit statue with articulation.

By the way, it partsforms.

>>6375533
You're expecting an awful lot from some bootleg.

>>6375510
fag woundwort custom, someone submit it for the g r o u p b u i l d

>>6375536
>it partsforms
No. It doesn't. It's legs are supposed to split apart and attach to the arms to make space for the ass-part to become the drone nosecone. That bootleg doesn't. It's a fucking 1/100 ffs. 1/100s aren't supposed to partsform. They should be able to actually transform given their scale. This is as shit as their terrible refined barzam conversion kit.

>>6375540
Majority of other gunpla bootlegs do more or exactly what they're copying are supposed to. This cutecube ripoff is basically crap that barely does anything it's kit is based on.

>>6375549
blame the original resin kit for not being able to transform then

>>6375553
sure? I'm not complaining that they bootlegged and mass produced a somewhat coveted kit for hobbyists worldwide

Any one have any experience with using rusto dead flat as a top coat?

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>>6375549
it sort of DOES partsform.

>>6375579
protip, if you do get it and want to 'transform', dont glue anything, lol

>>6375526
>woundwort-chan and her family

>>6375584
Why the fuck would I?

Is there anyone who makes itasha waterslides of waifus? Think Miku or idolmaster or something. Like 144 scale

>>6375874
I know that Hasegawa or Volks or someone along those lines made some ita-plane kits that came with iDOLM@STER waterslides. On the whole, though, you'd probably have to make vectors of the art and get them printed from Samueldecal or something.

>>6374532
Didn't this just come out? how much did you end up paying for it?

>>6375908
The 2.0 Gelgoog came out in 2008 man

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>>6375579
Amazing how it looks like an insult compared to the real thing.

Why are people so entitled, feel lucky that we even got a 1/100 woundwart because god knows how many of you cucks can actually custom build anything worth a damn.

>>6376010
how dare they insult the perfect design of that... ship? drone? robot dolphin?

>>6375561
Don't do that. Don't defend lazy rip-offs. You're just enabling them to continue making shit-tier work and they'll never better themselves. Look at the MG DM Testament. Notice how that does everything it's supposed to? Sure there are a few design discrepancies but still. It does most of what it's actually copying. Same with the Deathscythe Hell TV. And I'm not even sure those things were even copied from any existing resin kits... And if they weren't copied from anything, it means they built those motherfuckers from scratch. Complete with features from the original MS. Yet motherfucking cutecube ripped theirs off from an existing resin kit but couldn't even be bothered to modify theirs properly to at least mimic the original? No. Fuck cutecube.

>>6375579
So basically the only thing they bootlegged right were the fucking legs? I think I'm gonna go refund my pre-order deposit on this. Good thing it hasn't arrived yet where I am.

>>6376017
I think it's supposed to be some kind of satellite drone. Kind of like the primrose. It's not that bad. I like how they combined the curved aesthetics with linear blocky ones.

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>open up my Instagram and see some girl I follow is building a kit live
neat

>>6376018
DM is experienced at making kits though, they've head years of stealing bandai's molds and "borroeing" from resin kits. This is CCube's first bootleg, don't compare their stuff to what is probably the most well known third party gunpla makers.

>>6376030
>girl

>>6376032
what is this, /v/?
she's a frog though so I can barely understand what she's saying. got a rx-78 glitter coated too. yikes.

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>>6376018
Anyone with eyes can see the Woundwort isn't a copy of the resin kit by Model Legends. They don't have the same style and some of the mechanisms are blatantly different even in photos, like the arms and opening cockpit. Even the proportions are very different, case in point the ML GK's crotch actually blocks the cockpit partially.

Also, the way mold making works is you 3D model the trees in CAD software and then have CAM software generate a toolpath for a CNC mill to carve a negative of the trees into two blocks of steel. You then put the molds into an injection molding machine, which injects plastic into the mold and you get the finished tree.

The fact that the model has to be modeled in CAD software, designed to be put together like a Bandai kit means that they literally made the thing from scratch. The only thing they could have taken from the ML resin kit is the likeness (which they didn't if you just look at the two) unless ML gave Cutecube the original files.

With Bandai bootlegs the Chinese used to straight up steal the molds and then copy them but you can't do that with a resin kit because even if you recreate a mold for a resin kit it'd be nothing like a plastic model, not even remotely.

>>6376031
>This is CCube's first bootleg
Second bootleg. They released an equally awful Refined Barzam before. Albeit just a conversion kit, a bootleg is still a bootleg.

>>6376018
Are you seriously getting on your soapbox over a chinese third party not being able to make a fully transforming Woundwart? What, do you think every single model kit company in the world is secretly Bandai? The Woundwart is a ridiculously intricate design with a transformation that can best be described as "what the fuck". No shit a third party kit of it isn't going to bother with that, that's why they're a third party.

>B-But's IT'S 1/100!!!!

And? What about this scale makes it so they have to make it transform perfectly? I've got a MG Victory on my desk right now that, for all of the effort Katoki put to it, still requires me to swap out the hands for new parts to properly transform the torso. And a much more reasonable comparison would be my 1/100 Victory, which is even jankier because Bandai's engineering wasn't as good back then.

If you don't want to buy the thing then that's fine, but there's no need to throw an autistic bitchfit over it. Third parties have never been and never will be better than Bandai engineering-wise, that's why they always go for style over substance.

Speaking of which:

>Look at the MG DM Testament. Notice how that does everything it's supposed to?
It doesn't. The Divine Striker does not properly unfold into a claw, and for that matter doesn't have a long enough subarm to even act as a claw in the first place.

>Same with the Deathscythe Hell TV.
Neither does this. The Twin Beam Scythe does not have a thruster on it, and the Active Cloak is missing the nozzles in the interior that actually make the Hyper Jammer function.

Please do the research before you go off on a rant next time.

So this is what we will autistically argue about today, huh?

>>6376091
It's one autist with unreasonably high standards and everyone else quirking a brow.

>>6376075
>The Divine Striker does not properly unfold into a claw, and for that matter doesn't have a long enough subarm to even act as a claw in the first place.
Actually it's not that far off from the official RD version of the Testament. That one doesn't fully unfold into a claw either. As for the long enough sub-arm. You could just adjust it because it has mutiple peg holes. Also you can just add an extension peg. Here's a review of it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFC2wzedUAo

Shame the review is done by some tranny.

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>>6376097
I don't give a crap what the RD decided to do with it, that line always stylizes things too. There's official concept art of the Testament that explains how it works, and you can pretty clearly see that DM's Divine Striker's claws aren't nearly big enough or have enough reach.

As a side note, I just checked with my own DM Testament and they messed up the Trikeros Custom too. It's supposed to be able to fold up pretty evenly, like the Blitz's grappling claw, but DM exaggerated the shape of the claws.

>>6376112
>There's official concept art of the Testament that explains how it works
Then again it is concept art after all. Maybe if bandai decides to release an official one they'll fix it. But for now, the RD is pretty close to canon.

>they messed up the Trikeros Custom too
>DM exaggerated the shape of the claws
This I gotta agree with you on. I hate what they did to the claws. It looks too "muh stylized gay edge". Not to mention it's smaller than how big it's supposed to be. It's supposed to be as big as half the legs and waist combined. Yet the DM one is as small as the entire arm...

>>6376122
i imagine the claws would need an additional stand if it gets any bigger.

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>>6376112
>you can pretty clearly see that DM's Divine Striker's claws aren't nearly big enough or have enough reach.
It's a design flaw. In the concept art you can see that the Divine Striker fangs fold inward-out to become a long enough claw. Instead what they did with the Robot Damashii & DM bootleg is they designed it to fold outward-in when it opens up, not to mention shortening the length of the fang's "neck". Thus diminishing the reach of the actual fangs in that specific mode.

>>6375881
Yeah, the hasegawa imas planes are what are making me want to try it with some gunpla (maybe a maki RX-78)

marker hygogg says hi

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>>6376210
and typically I forgot the image

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>When Apeface teams up with other bots, he gives them the ability to mass shift and grow in size.
I know he can only mass shift when transformed into a head but I kind of want to make him a normal sized body similar to pic related.
Any suggestions?

>>6376268
You're in the wrong thread motherfucker.

>>6376276
But I'm asking for gunpla that looks similar to that figure.

>>6376268
>>6376289
Well, you could use something like the Hi-Mock. It's great for customizing and stuff. Otherwise maybe a Black Tri Stars suit? The HG Zaku I is cheap and the right colors.

>>6376297
Thanks.
Do you know of something more blocky and thin, though? Those could work but the legs are completely different to the titan master.

>>6376312
Montero, maybe a Mack Knife or Elf Bollock? Tieren might fit well.

>>6376356
Thanks a lot, man.

>>6372321
So this build has got me interested. Anything I should know about building Frame Arms or the FAGs before I pick one up?

>>6376451
glue the architect frame
Baselard is best fag
Kagutsuchi is best fa
watch the anime goyim

>>6376514
>glue the architect frame
The architect frame is the base frame for all the Frame Arms, correct? Are the armor pieces too loose for the frame?

>Baselard is best fag
>Kagutsuchi is best fa
Will keep that in mind, thanks.

>watch the anime goyim
Not really interested in it, but thanks anyway.

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>>6376514
>>6376533
>glue the architect frame
Take the frame apart, clean the nubs, put together, seam weld.

>>6376633
Ah, okay, that makes sense.

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>>6376075
>the Active Cloak is missing the nozzles in the interior that actually make the Hyper Jammer function.

This always bothered me. I know Katoki streamlined the nozzles when he redesigned the Deathscythe Hell, but at least they were still there. Meanwhile DM's Deathscythe straight up just doesn't have anything on the inside. Hell, considering they were showing off separating out the two halves of the cloak as projectiles or whatever, I'm not even sure if the designer realized what the Active Cloak was supposed to do.

New thread: >>6376681

>>6375526
Uh....wait. Is the Hrairoo standing on anything, or is it actually that big?

>>6376882

You can see the base it comes with in the image.

>>6376034
>french
this is even more disgusting than if she was a man

>>6372855
Oh it holds equipment, alright.