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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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http://p-bandai.jp/item/item-1000115790/
More MG Hazel goodness, based off of the mk II 2,0 too so it actually has a nice frame.

>>6386550
Fuck me, I can't believe we're getting this. I JUST built the HG of this.

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Stuck between picking colors.

>>6386987
Right by a country mile. That green is wrong though, try something closer to the green from the left but maybe a tad more pale.

>>6386990
forgot to put the context of it being rough and rushed color estimate without eye dropper. Anyways picking between the original shia colors or the 00 qanta colors.

>>6386993
00 Qanta had a good colorscheme. I'd stick with that. The left one looks like seaweed and algae.

>>6386994
Only part now is the pain in the ass clear parts. Not gonna recast so maybe chrome undercoat with clear color overtop.

>>6386996
It's a shame to paint over the clear parts for the Shia, they glow real nice under UV light

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>>6386550
>The final price is expected to be approximately £84-£86 and is due to be released in September 2017. When the item comes into stock, you will be sent a link to pay for the remaining balance.
I think I'm just going to try and convince my friend to buy it and send it over to me.

>>6386987
I'm gonna go against what the other guy said. Skip that boring fucking Exia ass looking colorscheme. The left one is perfectly pleasant, though personally I would try to get a little more of that dark green in there so it feels a little more balanced. I would probably add dark green on the shield, the sides of the chest that are currently light green, and some on those...spiky shits hanging off its shoulders.

Also, do away with the yellow--it looks shitty and it's so close to the chartreuse that it makes you doubletake and rub your eyes in a bad way. Replace the yellow parts with the same chartreuse you used on the trapezius area..

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>>6387102
Japan:cool, right?
Dont support that scalping fuck.
Nippon Yasan have opened preorders and the cost to teh UK is £64 INCLUDING tracked shipping and all customs fees payed upfront.

https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/21452-mg-1-100-gundam-tr-1-hazel-custom-limited-edition.html

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>>6386550
Weirdly, I'm not quite sure what to say. The HGUC Hazel's sculpt always seemed a little squashy and soft to me, but I assumed it was because it was an older HG. But the MG kinda looks like that to me too...I guess that's just how it is.

>>6387129
Just to clarify, with P-Bandai preorders through N-Y, am I paying the price shown + shipping to me? Or do I also need to pay an additional fee for shipping from Bandai to them?

>>6387139
The price on the listing is the price you pay.
So if you're in the UK like me, it'll cost £64.32 total shipped via trans logistic postage, with the customs included in that cost.

>>6387145
No, I'm in the US...and I just did a shipping estimate on the Hazel. The cheapest shipping they offer is like 1900jpy. Hmm. Kinda pricey. Wish they offered SAL.

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>>6387145
>transi logistic
this seems too good to be true
what's the catch

>>6387166
It's actually expensive as fuck if you're not getting big things or a lot of things.

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>>6387166
No catch, they're based on one of japans busiest posts, so I imaging your package will go on a shipping container to germany for EU orders.

>>6387169
Actually its cheaper than all of their other methods.

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Anyone know if the model bingo stargazer comes painted or in color molded resin? This is the only photo I can find of the loose parts and no retailers state if it needs painted or not. If it's painted then I'd end end getting it but if it's not then the cost of the kit plus an mg impulse plus paints is just too much for me.

>>6387071
not him but Bandai has 'teased' so many kits ages ago we have yet to get that it is almost unfair to use that as proof of anything other then that they had 'plans' for it. a kit from 2005 and they didn't ever discuss it since? Yeah sorry but the idea that they blew the dust off of those plans because of someone else making the kit is definitely in the realm of possibility.

>>6387223
Bro, he was talking about Magictoys teasing the Hazel Advanced in the manual of their recent MG Hazel, not Bandai.

>>6387217
I'm 90% sure it's unpainted

>>6387217
Frankly, even if it comes in color molded resin, you're gonna wanna paint. You're going to wanna cover up the scratching from the inevitable sanding you'll have to do, and plus, being molded in color is never gonna give you really nice vibrant colors (and especially not that metallic gold in the pic!)

>>6387105
I kinda like your suggestion too. Forgot to mention, I plan on adding the calf guards and maybe the elbow guards to the qanta.

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>tfw love the virtual on vidya series
>only a handful of kits available

I just want a grys-vok kit. Anyone else a fan of the vidya?

>>6387571
Everyone after a while will find interesting mecha/characters and no models/figurines. Scratchbuilds and customs are the only way.

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cute byakko

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oh boy, unboxing time

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>>6387680
wahey

>>6387688

Tell how the MG Blitz goes. It is on my next orders list.

>>6386987
None.
Go Calico or Black/white traditional

Is there any reason why Bandai doesn't produce military models anymore? With their technology and design, an aircraft model made by them could be snapped together, have more part separation, have articulate parts, and have swappable accessories.

>>6387891
When did bandai ever make military models?

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Building my first kit. Just realized that not wholeheartedly sanding down a nub because it wasn't visible (and would be inserted inside a socket) was an incredibly stupid move. Some fitting problems that are obvious when you look at this piece from the right angle.

I've heard bad things about the dangers of pulling pieces apart. Have I made a permanent mistake?

>>6387950
if you didn't glue anything, go ahead and carefully pry them apart

>>6387950

Here. use a tool.

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

>>6387950
I use my pocket knife to seperate parts, just use the much thinner exacto blade to spread the line a little bit to give the bigger knife clearance.

I can already see the angry responses but I am just an old fashioned sort of guy who always carries and uses a knife for just about every thing.

>>6387959
>>6388012
Holy shit I did it somehow. Some tiny nicks here and there that can be fixed, but I removed it and sanded down anything that could have caused it. Learned my lesson about nubs.
>>6388002
Looks amazing.

>>6388023
Like to have correct tools for the job.

But knife will do just as fine

>>6387903
They did make some tanks and WW2 aircrafts back in the day.

Are HGs/RGs as fun as MG's? Ive always built MG's but RG's and HG's have more variety and are cheaper

>>6388176

it's all the same exact shit, it just depends whether your fun depends on how nice the fine detail and inner frame is

if your fun is just derived from the building process, it's all the same, HGs just have fewer pieces

RG is MG detail in HG scale and is my favorite grade because they take me a long time, look great, and dont take up a lot of space when theyre done

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>>6383223

Seeing all this preshading stuff, and seeing how you do edge highlighting on miniatures...

Doesn't it make more sense, and in real life to do edge highlights instead of preshading + highlights in the center of sections?

There is this weird optical illusion I get that these preshaded pieces are bulging from the center, anyone?

>>6387588
The FA Girl looks a lot better than the FA in my opinion.

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>>6388267
Yes, most people do preshading non accuratly, including myself. We mostly do it because we like the way it looks. If we were going for end all be all realism we'd do little to no shading as we can take a look at a full sized gundam and reference it.

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>>6387712
It's as solid as the other MG Seed vRM kits, but it has some fiddly bits you need to glue on at some point. The black part on the top of the torso in particular, and if you make a habit of removing the backpack (to swap in other Seed vRM backpacks) the black parts inside the thrusters will fall out all the damn time too.

Weapon-wise, the shield is kind of a bitch to pose with thanks to big yellow spike on the back, and if you shake it too much the needles can get loose. The claw is alright, but the provided wire can't really support its weight for long. It's kinda hard to pose with the shield too.

For some reason Beecraft added these weird movable claws to the back of its feet. I feel like they're supposed to help it grip onto the ground, but they don't reach far enough so they're just kinda there.

The only other thing of note is that the Blitz has a /remarkably/ detailed ass interior.

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>>6388364
All of the skirt underarmor looks nice actually, but hot damn that ass.

So, I just got some thick ass Gundam markers that I guess are used for painting? The guide doesn't cover how to use them, so I was curious on the order of using them to paint, and then doing panel lines.

>>6388479
gundam markers come in several varieties.
Your basic run of the mill markers are not normal markers, but are filled with paint which is what allows them to color plastic. You don't really use them to panel line.

then you got your panel lining pens. These are actually pens so the stuff inside is not the same kind of paint as in the markers. you can ID these by the 3 basic fine tips black gray and brown being numbers GM01, 02, and 03

Then you got some swanky new things I can't always find online as weasily as the others, pour type markers. Basically these have extra thin paint for panel lining. You use capilary action to fill in a large chunk of a panel line on it's own. Look for 300,301, etc for them.

>>6387588
>recently released Byakko gets FAGged sooner
>no sign of FAG Durga, Magatsuki, or super THICC Kagutsuchi
Get your shit together Koto

>>6388580
>No biker girl Wilbur 9.

>>6388268
Yeah the limbs on the FA are too thin. It'd be perfect for me if they were thicker but at least there are M.S.G. parts to take care of that

>>6388605
I can't wait for the vulture and wyvern myself. Also dog girl Kobold.

>tfw no tiny FA to have as the tiny gobbo loli

>>6388343
Like I've been saying...

On most models = usual preshading even on edges

Real life = opposite, edge highlighting, the middle is actually the darker portion

I think, the reason why preshading kind of works for military models is because they're all riveted onto a scaffolding, and some of them have their panels a little bulging or tacked on top (like ship hull panels when you look at them).

Otherwise I think preshading is a meme, and I think the more palatable options is blackbasing/fuzzy mottled undercoat or edge highlighting.

>end all be all realism

It's that when you look at things for depth/referencing, that preshading tends to look exaggerated and fake when you get to scales smaller than 1/35 to 1/72?

>Got my chrome powder and finally ready to paint Dendro
>Go to rev up compressor
>Fucking motor has died.
Fuuuuuuuck

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these things are fun but basic.
you don't even need a pair of cutters, the gates are made to pop out the piece.
when making the internal frame, you're told to put pieces together while they're still on the sprues, then pop them out together.
it's really quite clever but it threw me with how weird it was.
also, LOTS of stickers.

Which Kotobukiya muv-luv kit is the best?

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The tricky part is cutting them to allow individual finger joints

>>6389156
What is this?

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Looks like g-con UK 2017 may be cancelled.
I wonder why?
Could it be ALL the negative comments surrounding the first one?
Could it be that every other gunpla/model company knows what an arrogant incompetent scalping jackass he is?

>>6389170
Dantalion

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I know you can use Pledge to thicken up joints and the like, but do I need the aerosol one or the liquid one?
Also would the wood one work on plastic or would it damage it?

>>6389175
Oh man I remember the UK Gundam Convention, that shit was like ballpitcon all over again.

>>6389227
Uhh, you sound like you might be looking at the wrong products. You're not looking for any old Pledge product, you specifically want Pledge Floor Polish with Future Shine. It comes in a squeeze bottle. There are some regional variations on the name if you're not in the US, Google "Future Floor Swannie's Models" for more info.

>>6389227
You want Future that's specifically acrylic. You don't want wax, you don't want a cleaner, you want an acrylic floor finish.

Or you could just buy an acrylic gloss coat from an art store and it should be similar, maybe a little weaker, maybe not. You could even try a lacquer finish, though that might damage your model depending on how strong it is

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>>6389263
>>6389266
Cheers for your help Anons. It looks like in the UK the Future/Pledge that's acrylic and modelers use is called Pledge Multi-Surface Wax, just to make everything confusing.

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Another MG GM II

>>6389401
You mean another P bandai GM II

>>6389401
why do all the MG GMs look like they're from 1991

>>6389444
Except it doesn't? It has the 2.0 proportions and visibly modern joints

>>6389444
>>6389452
Probably the lack of panel lines,

>>6389444
They trying to do both anime accuracy and make it look more modern.

>>6389175
Is it time for Richigo [spoiler]and Derringer+Bluefin[/spoiler] to step in and save UK Gunpla?

>>6389401
What's different about this one?

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>>6389588
Unicorn prints money, so this time it's the Unicorn version. Apart from different shades of white/red/gray, the only thing that looks different to me is the strip of gray armor now being white. Maybe it'll come with a new weapon?

>>6389609
>>6389588
Feet and lower legs are completely different.

>>6389621
Oh you're right. I was only paying attention to the upper body.

>>6389609
>>6389621
Also a new back skirt.
The new feet kind of look like the GM III's, or at least the HGUC/Unicorn GM III rather than the Okawara/ZZ GM III.

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Alright, I know this is a pretty simple question, but I need to ask something about masking/painting very small details. This is the HGUC Zaku II Johnny Ridden. In the little vents, the smallest rectangle is meant to be black, and the rest of the inside is red. How in the fuck am I supposed to paint that? How do I get to mask something so small? Everything tutorial I find masks large parts, pretty common sense and easy mask jobs. But I have no idea how I'm mean to handle this. Coming back to the hobby after 2 years break and just trying to expand my skills. Thanks.

I want a classic JIM. The HG is under $10, although I have a hankering to build a MG. Should I pick with my wallet, or my desire to have a lengthy build?

>>6389651
Paint the vents red, and put black over the red? I'm a snapshit, but it sounds like it might work to me.

>>6389227
Use clear nail polish.

>>6389651
You could use really tiny scraps of poster putty and push them into the black square using tweezers, or just do what the other guy said and handpaint in layers.

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>>6389651
>paint the inside bits black
>fill with liquid mask
>hit the rest with red

>>6389651
>>6389665


Paint light colored stuff first before dark spots. That black rectangle is the easiest part to deal with in this mess.

>>6389703
>clear nail polish

You're gonna glob on slow drying, thick lacquer thinner on top of plastic joints?

I would only remotely suggest doing that if the plastic material was POM. But PS/ABS? Hahahaha!

Press F.

>>6389747
Clear nail polish, not nail polish remover, you idiot.

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Alright /gpg/

Post those backlogs.

>>6389869
The HG Zeta is pretty much done and I'm working on the Sniper II now. Freedom is next after the Sniper is done.

>>6389869
I would if it weren't the fact i already finished them all after shuttin myself from the outside world for a a few weeks.

>>6389869
I keep my stuff hidden throughout the room so as to mask my shame. No pictures for you.

>>6389869
I don't have a backlog, but I'm waiting for 3 to arrive, HG RX78-2 Revive, SD Knight Unicorn and SD Musha Godmaru.

>>6388366
That's some detail. I should really pick up one of the later GAT kits. They all look pretty amazing.

>>6386987
Purple, or purplish pink. Green on white looks very bland and awkward.

>>6389340
that's the standard name now I am pretty sure. It's what it is in US now at least. Every now and then someone comes around and updates some chart of a compilation of ALL the pledge name changes, but I haven't seen that posted in quite some time.

>>6389869
I don't have any to-build backlog shit at the moment, but I have some painting projects that I don't have time to finish. So far:

OYW RX-79 with G3 color scheme
HG GM repaint from blue to white
MG Sinanju purple repaint
MG Black Zaku II with orange and gray accents

I really love painting more than I do building, shit is satisfying.

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Well after 3 years and 20 some odd kits, my trap/regulator died. Been a trooper. Press F to pay respects.

>>6389975
From the TC20T?

>>6389986
The tankless ver but yeah. Been meaning to upgrade anyway, now at least I'm motivated to do so.

>tfw last day to order from hobbywave is the 30th

I was hoping they would cut prices even more till everything is sold.

Does anyone know what they plan to do with their surplus inventory?

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>>6389869
Not exactly a backlog, just me compiling a lsit to order soon as i figure out what i want in roughly around 165 dollars in amazon,

>>6389869
Original HG Zeta
Original HG Hyaku Shiki
MG Titans Mk. II V2.0

>>6389609
Skirt armor, lower legs, shield

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Is there a way to take finger prints off these metallic pieces after the fact? I stopped building it a while ago because I noticed marks and I didn't have any gloves. Also how do I sand the nubs without it looking bad in contrast to the shiny paint.

>>6390219
Soft cloths work, like the ones they give you when you buy a pair of glasses. They're super cheap.

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>>6390219
You can try first removing as much as possible with a xacto knife. I have been using something close to pic related to sand down the smaller nubs. From my experience, you can only get it so perfect.

>>6390219
There's nothing much you can do about the nubs on Vac-metal painted kits. You can only hope that the kit is under-gated, where the nubs are designed into hidden areas. Most of the newer Hyaku Shiki kits are like that

Thanks , I have a microfiber cloth so I'll just build it without worrying about fingerprints if they come off with that. I don't have it in front of me so I don't remember if I messed up any nubs but i'll just be careful to keep it looking nice.

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>>6389869
This is the reduced stash, with the other half in my apartment and all the old boxes with spares homogenized into dedicated spares storage containers.

>>6389651
Unrelated, but you painted the one bit red already, huh? It looks bad, the black is totally showing through. You should prime it first next time.

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>>6389869
yuo are like little baby

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>>6390437

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>>6390440

What modelling tools can be used from a dental supply store? Drove past one near my house and remembered someone saying you can use dental resin fillings and dental picks for gunpla.

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That Frame Arms Girl anime got me interested in model kits again after not building any since the first Zoids anime was on TV in the UK whenever that was.
So I've ordered a couple of Gundams but despite my love of mechs, I've never actually watched any Gundam anime, it always just seems a bit overwhelming when I look at how much there is.
Where is a good place to start with the anime? what's worth watching? what should I avoid?

>>6390494
The easiest for new people are 00 and Iron-Blooded Orphans, since they are fairly new, split into two seasons of 25 episodes each (which makes it easier to watch too) and they are self-contained stories, so nothing else is needed to be watched to understand stuff.

If you get more into it, you could then try watching the UC shows in release order.

>>6390494
If you want to be inspired to build again, watch build fighters. The 1st one.

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Anyone know if this guy can be reconfigured to the normal Harute?

>>6390530
I don't really recommend Build Fighters as first Gundam entry to watch, there is SO MUCH stuff that you will miss due to not having watched anything at all.

>>6390494
you can try avoiding all of them
also fuck off to >>>/m/

Fuck....fuck fuck fuck.

I finish building the new Barzam, shit's going good, it looks great. I go to pose it for the first time and the leg pops off. When I go to reattach it, I notice that there are BRUTAL stress marks on the hip joint. I took a look at the other hip and they're there too....this doesn't bode well for the future of this kit. I'm really worried they're gonna snap soon, and their unique design means I can't easily replace them from my polycap bin.

Anyone else having problems? Check your Barzams...

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>>6390602
Awwww shit. I checked some reviews, and TASTE and Schizo9 seem to have the same shit going on. I guess this is a universal problem. I'm worried, I wish Bandai would issue replacement parts or some shit, like they did for the Zeta Plus.

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>>6389869
The kits in the back are done at least.

Aside from being a festival of stickers and panel lines, is there any problem with the Macross Frontier/Delta kits? I heards the VF-25s were somewhat flimsy, but nothing else.

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Finished the MG rezel type C, remind me not to paint huge transforming kits. I'm satisfied, but glad it's over.

>>6390437
That Gourai needs you!

>>6390453
Aren't those more expensive than the equivalent gunpla-grade tools?

>>6390638
Yeah but dentist stuff is actually better, and some of them, like chisels, are crafted to a higher standard

>>6390615
looks hella good

>>6390602
Sand down the peg. Not much you can do. Bandai fucked up the tolerances it seems

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Does anyone know of any paint that is close to this color? Or do I have no choice but to mix colors?

>>6389869
Only RG Build Strike. Also MG Turn A + Turn X that I ordered earlier today, if that counts

>>6390807
I can't really help you, but that color is pretty easy to get from mixing red and white. At least for me.

>>6389869

Like ten MG:s, fifteen HG:s, a berserk fuhrer zoids kit, frame arms girl baselard and a muv luv TSF. Oh, and a bunch of bandai star wars kits.

>>6390494
>Check if url is real
>It is

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>>6389869
Okaayy..

>>6391053
I want to lock you in a room and not feed you until half of that is at least snapped together.

>>6391056

>not forcing him to paint it all

By hand, with the tiniest brush possible. He'd never get out.

>>6391058
That's cruel and unusual punishment when I may already be giving him the death penalty.

Wait. If we do make him airbrush but give him no mask or ventillation could we get away with calling that a gas chamber?

>>6391059
>gas the snapfags, plamo war now

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How was your weekend? Build/paint anything?

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Not gonna cross post everything from the /m/ thread, but I just like this pic.

>>6390602
>>6390604
Honestly, as good looking as this kit is, I think they fucked up quite a bit. The tolerances are too tight on both the hips and bicep swivels, and the elbow joints on mine like to start gapping apart while I struggle with said tight biceps.

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That's a lot of mold reuse.

>>6391476
Over ten years later and the 2.0 frames are still prime for milking.

>>6391476
I mean, it's a DAMN good kit.

>>6391479
>no gouf custom 2.0

>>6391287
Built HG GM Sniper II
Built HG GM Thunderbolt
Built this guy >>6388969
Started an HG Unicorn Destroy Mode (the one with all the shit)
Painted HG Char's Zaku II
Hygogg in the OP still in progress, just a leg left to do.

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Really dumb question, but how do I glue clear pieces onto opaque pieces without having them fog up?

I'm trying my luck with a volks kit (pic related) and the clear parts need to be glued in because the socket wasn't engineered to fit pieces snugly.

Reason I ask because I saw a video of a guy bitching about how when he glued in the clear piece, it made the backing all foggy and mucky looking because he painted them first, then glued the pieced together after he painted them.

Would I need to glue them first, then paint via masking? Because that won't really work. The leg for example, is split down the middle as usual. Meaning if I wanted to glue the clear piece in the leg, I would need to glue the entire leg together, inner frame and all, and would have to mask off heavily.

pls halp, I've been putting off finishing this kit for nearly 2 years.

Anyone have experience in wiring leds? Specifically for pieces that aren't just eye lenses? I'm curious if there's a way to properly diffuse the led's light so that in a larger piece (say a long rectangular panel or something), there isn't a glaring led in 1 spot with the rest of the panel poorly lighted. Multiple lights wouldn't really work either since you would just see a bunch of bulbs instead of the panel being evenly lighted. Some way to fuck with fiber optics perhaps?

>>6391783
Use a thin layer of frosted styrene or pet-g to diffuse multiple LEDs. This doesn't work super well in large scale, but for kits I think it'll work fine.

>>6391777
I believe the most common way is to use PVA glue. It's not the strongest bond, but it will prevent any fogging. I recommend goggling stuff about gluing model aircraft canopies for more info.

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>>6391828
Googled around a bit, I think I understand. Though, the idea of using pva glue kind of makes me uneasy, afraid pieces will fly off the moment I try strike a pose. I mean, it makes sense for aircraft canopies, but for something I will occasionally change poses, makes me a bit skeptic. Understandably pva glue would yield a weaker bond than plastic cement, but by how much?

Using this method though, could I glue the two pieces together once they're already painted or would I have to glue them when they're still unpainted?

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>>6391777
I used http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10205776 for pic related.
It stays slightly flexible even when cured, so pieces won't fly. You do need a UV light source though.

>>6390539
You'll rewatch Build Fighters every now and then anyway.

>>6391854
Any strong glue will attack the surface of the clear piece causing it to fog up. Plastic cement especially, since it literally melts the surface to produce a bond. The next best thing you can do is to build up a thick layer of clear coat that encloses those clear panels and the area surrounding it, sorta like a laminated seal.

>>6392073
Build Fighters was so damn good. Expected a glorified toy commercial, ended up with a Batman Beyond level of amazing.

Also, Gundam.info put up all of Zeta Gundam on their youtube channel, felt that was appropriate to post here.

>>6392102

I don't like the gunpla kits from BF for some reason

>>6392128
Too much fun? Not enough srs bsns newtype use late UC for you?

>>6392131

Not the anime, the gunpla model kits. Ane itself was fine.

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Jumping back into Gunpla after a good few years, last kit I built was the RG RX-78-2 when it first came out.

>>6392136
same statement applies

>>6392131
The HGBF kits were almost all lazy as hell, cost cutting as much as possibly by recycling previous kits no matter the age. HGBF Build mkII and Qubeley Papillion are the standouts, far worse than Tristan.

Don't bring Gundam fanboy bullshit into this thread. A bad kit is a bad kit.

>>6392256
Not that Anon, but how was the Mk. II bad? Just because it used the old HG mold?

>>6391777
They make a special cement for this kind of thing. Look for Model Master's Clear Parts Cement.

>>6392256
>How dare those model kits that are canonically based off of other model kits be based off of other model kits

>>6392259
They literally released a by-then decade old kit with a new backpack and a few new parts on the torso and the head. And, being a HGBF kit, the backpack was super cheap too and relied heavily on stickers. And this was being marketed right alongside the entirely new Build Strike.

There's a reason BF Try started moving towards new designs overall. HGBF was hurt a lot by the ridiculously inconsistent quality.

>>6392267
>entirely new Build Strike
Except for all the parts borrowed from the HGCE Aile Strike.

>>6392269
HGBF Build Strike came out before HGCE Aile Strike. The molds were almost certainly designed with the intention of releasing a separate Aile Strike, as were the Crossbone Maoh's for the HGUC X1, but that doesn't change the release dates.

Do your fucking research.

>>6392270
So you're mad that they sometimes used old molds but also sometimes used new ones? They could have used the old HG Strike.

>>6392267
I can understand the problems with that. I am also conflicted, because I quite enjoy the Mk II, and want to add the Build to my collection.

>>6392277
Kitbash it with the Revive, my dude.
>yfw almost every old kit that was used as the basis for a BF suit has gotten a revival by now

>>6392267
That's a little harsh. Here are the effective original release dates of each BF kit. As a reminder, BF came out in 2013.

>Build Strike: 2013
>Zaku Amazing: 2013
>X Maoh: 2010
>Build mkII: 2002
>Bearguy III: 2007
>Wing Fenice: 2013
>Sengoku Astray: 2013
>Kampfer Amazing: 2008
>GM Sniper K9: 2012
>Qubeley Papillion: 1999 (!!)
>Miss Sazabi: 2008
>Exia Dark Matter: 2007
>Crossbone Maoh: 2014
>Gouf R35: 2014
>Fenice Rinascita: 2014

So even before the shift towards more modern molds at the end, the BF kits were relatively recent. Qubeley Papillion and Build mkII are the outliers.

>>6392273
How in the world did you get that out of what I'm posting? If they could make new molds for the Build Strike and the Wing Fenice, they sure as hell could have made new molds for the Build mkII.

>>6392282
Especially when the show itself has Sei say that he didn't base the Build mkII off the old HG, he made a new one from the ground up.

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>>6392279
>tfw no Revive.

I keep putting off getting new kits, because I feel like I'm wasting my money. Last Mk II I built was the animation color AEUG, and that needs a proper Dremeling, petrol bath and viking funeral.

>>6392240

>Anime = kits

Stop sniffing burned plastic please...

I just don't like the kits. I don't know why but I get bit irritated by them.

>>6392307
Was it that bad? Can't make it work? Just put Toys“R”Us sticker on it. Should look perfect then

>>6390364
I'd painted the first coating, yeah. I'm redoing it anyway, I always get impatient when it comes to painting and I didn't mask the walls of the inside anyway so it looked like shit. I'll be stripping it today and redoing.

>>6392316
A few gouges, including the ankle armor, a lot of bad nubmarks. It's not a complete mess, but it cements my role as a snapshitter.

>>6392321

I am not any better than snapfit+panel and stickers but it prolly try to do the following since you are gonna wreck it either way.

Bring out dremel, get some plastic explosion cloud and cut off the leg like it was hit by a bazooka and litter the chest full of Zaku Machine gun bullet holes.

Turn it into a proper wreck

>>6392240
>>6392131
DAMN RIGHT it was not serious enough! Good lord! An over abundance of zainy goofy expressions and reactions in completely inappropriate situations! Like that time when Part A4 and A5 piloted the Gundam K21 for the first time!? RIDICULOUS! Or how about the shameless amount of fanservice panty shots and suggestive posturing from jailbait C16 and the milfy M30!? And don't you DARE get me started on the absolutely redundant comic relief characters that was PC H,A,R and O!!!!!!

TLDR: those gunpla kits need more srs bsns to be understandable let alone enjoyable

>>6392334
found the fun-hater

>>6392327
That's a pretty rad idea. I was considering going at it with the intent to better myself, attempt to melt down a bit of the sprue to use as a gap filler.

>>6392364
I doubt the melted plastic would bond with the model.

>>6392141
you in the UK Facebook group?

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>>6389869
Finally managed to power through some kits until this was all that was left but I have new stuff coming soon.

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>>6389869

>>6390602
My friend just told me the same thing. I told him about the hair dryer trick and see if it works. So, sand down a bit of the peg, and then use the hair dryer to heat up the stressed marks before you put them together again.

He confirm that it works. If you wanna be careful, try a piece of plastic from the spru-tree, stress it up, and then heat it to see if that works.

Good luck!

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Alright, this is a newbie question but how do you guys safely and smoothly remove the nubs? I built gunpla for years but College sort of sapped the motivation from me. I'm doing some stuff by muscle memory but it isn't as effective as I remember.

Are there any handy guides or diagrams on how to do it? Or maybe a quick video?

Pic is from a kit I built three years ago.

>>6392651
>Are there any handy guides or diagrams on how to do it?
Hmm, if only there was a guide for this sort of thing somewhere. Too bad there isn't such a thing in the OP or wherever. That'd be way too handy and convenient to exist, nope.

>>6391479
They should milk it for some other suits. The Zaku II 2.0 frame is seriously solid

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Shia ended up number one in chargguy vote, so this might mean Shia ms girl later.

>>6392659
Just read it, thanks.

Goddamn though I suck at this, used to be really good. I guess I've just been cutting way too close to the base.

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noob question but the blue line is the flat part of the blade, right? Or am I overthinking things a bit?

>>6392783
You are correct, smart boy.

>>6392795
Okay just wanted to double check and make sure I wasn't fucking this up

>>6392800
You're doing good, I'm proud of you.

>>6392804
Don't encourage him to slit his wrists

>>6392807
Hell be fine so long as we don't tell him he's supposed to go across the street and not down the road.

>>6392807
>>6392832
If he's using the flat of the blade, I don't think we have much to worry about.

>>6392783
Remember that you're gonna fuck up and cut yourself but as long as you learn from your mistakes you'll get better
Try to hold the piece and aim the blade so that it won't into your fingers if it slips

>>6391476

If it ain't broke...

Does anybody have this girl (or one of the other in the set) to comment on how it looks in person? Is it about as good as a prize figure, or are they off looking? Some of the earlier ones were definitely odd.

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>>6392925
Board rejected my pic for some reason.

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>>6392925
Basically all of the figurerise busts suffer from looking really garish out of the box. There's no particular shading or anything, it's all just glossy colors that make the molded detail just look weird. The sculpts weren't exactly the greatest either.

With that said, the Fumina busts were okay, and the upcoming Hatsune Miku looks like a notable step up. Maybe Bandai's finally getting better at this?

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I don't know what possessed Bandai to think they could make this style of nose look fine without paint apps.

>>6392467
>>6392364
it will bond if the way he includes plastic cement in some capacity.

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>>6392783
>>6392846
obligatory.

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How many G Gundam kits are out there? Do I have any chance of a complete shuffle alliance?

>>6393014
Good luck.

>>6393024
Are MSiA really going to be my only option? Don't get me wrong I still own several, but they need a serious update

>>6393014
The Shuffle Alliance all have kits, but they're from the 90s.

>>6393044
What does that mean quality wise? Like no posability?

>>6393050
You know that line called "First Grades"?

>>6393053
Fuck

>>6393053
Like, less than High-Grades. You remember those basic kits from Wing? Much like that.

>>6393053
The high grades are 1/100 like those from Victory. Gansou SD Gundam (not BBsenshi) had a full set of Shuffle Alliance too

>>6392937
I think I've put in an order for one of these. I'm hoping to use it to get better at airbrushing, so I'll post a picture of it out the box when it arrives.

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How are your groupbuild entries coming along, anons?

>>6393285
I've snapbuilt an Innocentia but I'm shit so I'm just going to dress her up in some gundam parts.

There's a beargguy competition in my local area where you have to customise one of the petit'guys and you can win a final battle metal build Unicorn.
I completely forgot about it, the deadline's the 30th so hopefully my entry will be decent. I've got the idea for it but haven't even bought the kit yet lol

>>6393285
Still waiting for mine to arrive.

>>6393285
i've snapped my FA and the parts, trying to find a good combination of weapons and replace the heelies with verniers.

also need a paint scheme, so if anyone has any ideas for the kagutsuchi kou let me know

>>6393285
Kitbashed, but I still need a color scheme.

just bought a few of those lil tomytec weapons, hopefully they'll look good with my FAGs.

I'm thinking of doing some plaplating, how do you guys cut the shapes out? Just an xacto? Or is there something more convenient for thicker sheets?

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>>6393458
>Or is there something more convenient for thicker sheets?

>>6393458
>using xacto for anything thicker than 0.5mm plaplates

Dude, you're courting broken blades flying off (and possible hospitalization). Use panel line scribers to gradually and safely cut into thicker plates.

>>6393458
anything less than 2mm thickness, use the score and scribe method.
https://youtu.be/U3rwA3RMGxE

>>6393516
*score and snap method.

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Posting this from the /m/ thread

>>6392273
What and you don't get mad either? So you're fine with getting the Tristan which is a remold of a 2004 Alex kit?

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>>6393549
I also had an idea for a continuation of this pic, which would require me to get RG versions of both of those kits, but after building the 3.0 I can't say that I want to build it one more time at a smaller scale

>>6393285
had budget issues pop up that delayed me buying a kit and now my local hobby shop closed up so I don't know what to do about plaplates for the moment.

>>6393554
I started my 3.0 last night after coming off the RG, it seems like a pretty different build so far (I've just started the arms).
I will say that the RG is less enjoyable than the 3.0 though.

>>6393285
I'll wait for one that allows more physical modifications to be made.

>>6393562
It very well might be a different build, but looking at the pics on dalong they look pretty much identical (except for the inner frame of course)

>>6393285

I don't want to modify the FAG I have beyond painting, is painting enough to enter?

>>6393638
They're both based off the old 1/1 Gundam statue, of course they look the same. The actual build processes are completely different.

>>6393635
>I'll wait for one that allows more physical modifications to be made
But doesn't this build say the sky is the limit? or do you have ideas that make it completely impossible to tell it was ever an FA or FAG in the first place?

>>6393661
I've been cutting and painting my runners for a while to do some sort of half-built type thing, or have scrap metal wings or something else neat.

>>6392491
Nope, should I be?

>>6392783
>>6392984
>not putting a bandage on your thumb before working with a knife so you can be as accurate as possible

If Iwanted to strip testors spray lacquer off of a kit would I just dunk all the parts in alcohol or something for a bit then scrub it off with a toothbrush?

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"dude stop"

>>6393794
https://www.amazon.com/Super-Clean-Degreaser-1-Gallon/dp/B000CCM63K/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1498594811&sr=8-2&keywords=super+clean
Put it in this stuff.

>>6393893
Confirmed.

I soaked some parts for 3-4 weeks, and with a fair amount of elbow grease and toothbrush scrubbing I was able to strip the paint off, even the primer layers.

However the degreaser will turn any superglue and epoxy putty into a rubber chunk or destroy them entirely.

>>6394212
3-4 weeks? Shit dude, I just soak them over night and they come out fine

>>6393794
Sonic cleaner and some Simple Green does the trick for me.

The Zeta revive's hands, what the FUCK dude
FUCK

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>>6394254
Yeah, the new style of hands is pretty shit. I know the IBO kits had them, but I can't remember if it started before.

What type of brush should i be using with mr surfacer? There's bristle and horse hair brushes at this art store but which would react to lacquer thinner?

>>6394491
You don't want to do that. Either get it in a rattle can or get an airbrush.

>>6394493
I'm just going to put on a small amount to fill in small areas.

>>6394418
They've been a staple of of hg AU kits for like a decade. The hguc line started using them around the time of build fighters iirc when they started the whole "all gundam project" marketing gimmick.

>>6394526
I'm building my first Little Armory kit (kriss vector SMG) and the two haves are just...NOT going together. I can't figure out why. Everything is lined up, and it seems to snap together fine, but then I hear this sort of creaking sound a second later and it separates. Any ideas?

>>6394857
>Little Armory kit (kriss vector SMG
fuck you
I tried to get a couple of those and it's all out of stock

>>6394858
Well, if it's any consolation, it seems rather shit. I've been trying this for like 20 minutes now. The two halves just won't stay together. Nothing seems warped, and all the pegs lock in fine. They just start gapping for some reason.

And without those two halves snapping together properly, I can't even use the other parts like the silencer. It just falls right out.

I'm glad I discovered gunpla. Thanks for all the helpful tips and overhead discussions.

>>6394871
Are you absolutely certain that the nubs have been trimmed down? I'm looking through the instructions and there's a sprue on A1 that could cause a problem in that area.

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>>6394879
I was certain about A1, but it turns out A2 had a teeeeensy little burr of plastic that was causing problems. Tolerances can be a real bitch when the parts are this small I guess! Thanks for making me go back and doublecheck anon, it solved my problem.

Well, sorta. Shit. After I typed this post the foregrip fell off and I noticed the gun was gapping again. It's thoroughly trimmed and doublechecked this time, so....I guess it's just an imperfect kit maybe? I dunno. I'm gonna try and glue it. I'm also starting to realize this gun is a hand grenade in general--there are so many small parts and they all like to fall/pop off VERY easily. I'm gonna have to glue a lot, which is a shame since they give you two sets of parts and I woulda liked to swap between them.

>>6394904
Damn, I was hoping the fragility wasn't the case.
I ordered the Vector and the M82A2 yesterday and woke up this morning to an Out of Stock notification, so perhaps I was saved.
Today I decided to try getting the M82A1 and LA207 instead, but my hopes are pretty low.
I think these things would look great with Frame Arms but if they keep exploding then it's kinda pointless.
I mean, they're not exactly cheap either.

>>6394910
Yeah, this is my first and I'm a bit disappointed with it after what I paid. If you end up getting any please report back in whatever gunpla thread is alive at the time, I'm curious to know if they're all like this.

It DOES look cool though! And after some closer inspection, I think I might only need to glue a few parts (the main body, foregrip, maybe iron sights) and that solidity might solve the rest of the problems. So it's possible I can still maintain most of the modularity if things go well!

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Found this neat little display case in a japanese shop for $3.50 that just fits HGs perfectly. GMs at least, bigger kits definitely wouldn't fit but considering I only build grunts these are pretty good.

>>6394491
If you're working with oil paints, don't pick natural hair brushes. Go synthetic.

>>6394962
Lacquers aren't nearly hot enough to be a problem with natural hair, which I assume is what you're actually warning about because oil paints cover a huge range.

>>6394491
Use bristles. Or if you're really worried, look for a synthetic brush made of taklon.

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this was just posted in a facebook group i'm in
wow

>>6394987
At least it's blurry so we can only see a tiny bit of the horror.

>>6394858
You can always get the MSG hand gun set which includes a notvector.

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>>6394857
>creaking sound a second later and it separates. Any ideas?
Little Armory kits are not really snapfit.
Plastic cement is not optional.

>>6394857
>>6395020
snap shitters lol

>>6395020
Speaking of LA, does anyone have any experience with the 870 MCS shotgun? Looks fuckin' sexy but I've never touched a LA kit.

Is the only good method to spraying even coats on round objects or weapons is to "lay it flat, spray one pass, flip, repeat"?

I've been having a bad time with "mount weapon or round thing on a stick" to spray even coats, because my hand tremors are pretty bad, so my hand holding the stick wobbles violently, so the plastic gets stressed and the thing snaps.

So how do you guys deal with weapon parts being sprayed evenly?

>>6395119
get one of those turn tables

>>6394987
Can only imagine what horrors happened to that heavy arms.

>>6395192
Have no fear! I shall alleviate those horrors for you!
Take a look at the Shenron gundam, it's more clear then the others in the background so it looks like action figure plastic and paint rather then just model. He also has the cobra gundam which only ever had an MSIA. Now looking at the Heavyarms you can see that the missiles are obviously colored.

As far as we can tell this guy is a snapfag who can't even into nubs, let alone paint, and he has action figures in the background so think it is safe to say that heavy arms is a MSIA. Heck I am willing to be that model is the only one he has.

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Hey /toy/, board traveller here. I was checking out my local Toy's R Us and I found this on clearance for $4 and change. I hope I'm competent enough to piece this together. The last time I bought one of these kits was a Deathscythe Hell custom I put together back in 2001.

Hopefully I find enjoyment in this to get into gunpla like I've wanted to over the years.

>>6395225
I always find it funny how American plamo marketing always featured "levels"

>>6395236
Revell and italeri does the same

>>6395236
I only build... LEVEL 5!!

>>6395119
Take a small shot of hard liquor a few minutes beforehand, it helps with the shaky hands

What's the best way to remove the nubs on the back of the V-Fin for HGUC Gundams? I used to be able to do it no issue but it's been years since I've done this.

>>6395407
There's a pretty defined line of where the nub and fin meet, I wouldn't recommend cutting directly on that line, but cut close to it with your nippers and either sand or shave down the remaining plastic

>>6395225
I just got this kit too, it's pretty easy to put together, I finished most of it in like 20 minutes, but it's pretty barebones as a straight build so I have a lot of painting and detailing to do

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Well part of the group build prize pack arrived today. Looking at more stuff to get for it still.

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>>6394937
ayy, I think I have an exact same case from Daiso.

>>6394987
See pic related

>>6396116
I can recognize how this tragedy happened.

He tried to apply another layer of paint to get the color down some more, but the friction of the brush picked up the not-so-fully dry layer beneath and clumped to make a streaky mess. The fingerprints are from trying to awkwardly hold the pieces all over instead of mounting it on a stick.

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Well, decided to just buy a new compressor. Now I have a ranked compressor and it's half the noise, so yay me. Finally got back into it tonight and painted some more. Also laid down some primer on my dom to see what I needed to clean up (a lot) it's my ....second? Time making panel lines. First one was over a decade ago and it was much worse than this. It'll take some cleanup and a lot more time but I'm happy with where it is right now.

Started building my barzam and noticed that the joints that connect the thigh to the torso are stressing pretty badly. Im fixing it with some glue but is this happening to anyone else?

>>6396203
Yep, I've been seeing a lot of people say that. Just be careful with it.

>>6396203
Nvm, i just saw in the middle of the thread that this is common.

>>6389401
P-Bandai right?

>>6396191
Damn, I was just thinking about your RX-78 the other day and was meant to ask if you had any more progress pics.
Make sure to show off the finished product, I love the paintjob on it

>>6396203
Yeah, I notice it on mine too. I sanded down the peg a little afterwards and am going to be doubly sure to mask off those pevs when I go to paint.

>>6395225
Dude, you must show this to us once you finished this!

So what's a good method to remove primer? I was told that Windex could, but since the primer has congealed at one spot I may need something a bit stronger.

Which version of MG Unicorn is the best one?

>>6396853

I have Full armor Ver. Ka.

And all i have to say is this.

The entire thing feels flimsy, like it will collapse on its own.

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Not even close to being done with my group build entry but does anyone know how to smooth out milliput after it's dried? It was perfectly smooth when it was malleable but I assume gravity caused it to droop whilst drying and cracks/imperfections started to form on the dress

>>6396853
None of them, but if you really want to build one the vOVA has some minor improvements over the original vKa. The FA vKa kit includes both the vOVA and the vKa parts so you can choose, though I think the manual guides you into building the vKa.

>>6396191
What compressor did you buy?

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How to access build strike vag please

>>6397263
you gotta flip the beam saber turnways before inserting

>>6392937
Makes you wonder what it will look a few years after they get the hang of making the busts

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Well time to pop that P-bandai cherry. Can't wait for it to get here.

I'm going to order a lot from Hobbywave, but I'm a little hesitant about having a package on my front step when I'm at work. What do they use for shipping? Can I pick it up at the post office?

>>6396853
I have the special with the cage. Because of the coating and top coat it doesn't flop around, so maybe that one?

I painted almost an entire kit with metallic gundam markers, and I wanna put a gloss topcoat on it, but I don't know how well gundam markers hold up to testors stuff. Anyone know if it's safe? And if not, does Tamiya make glosscoat?

>>6396458
Thanks, will do. I'm still trying to find water slides for the origin gundam but finding no luck for some reason. >>6397043
I got the master 1/5hp with a tank. I think it was like 90primed. With how quiet it is I'm kinda sad I didn't get it two years ago.

>>6397368
Testers coat is almost always lacquer, so that's a no-go there. Tamiya does but I've never fucked about with there topcoats too much with painted stuff.

>>6397348
It's FedEx so you should be able to have it held at a FedEx location.

>>6397348
Hobbywave requires signing. Whether your fedex delivery guys will honor that or not who knows.

>>6397319
God damn it anon Im still thinking about picking this up i want Status reports after you build it so i can make my decision

>>6397368
I've done SCIENCE and can attest that Testor's does not like Gundam Markers. Tamiya does make a flat but I've found Mr. Super Clear to play well with marker.

>>6397582
>Mr. Super Clear


I thought Super Clear was a lacquer topcoat? I've seen people run around spraying this stuff even on acrylic gouaches. What gives?

Hyaku Shiki revive or Gundam X Maoh, decide for me

>>6397589
maoh

>>6397585
I'm pretty sure it is a lacquer but it's been stirred over a thousand times so it defies the laws of standard paint chemistry. It's basically magic.

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you find some atrocities on facebook sometimes.

>>6394910
>>6394921
Even though LA comes with a few options, it's really not designed to be snapfit. for sights and stuff you can put a little vallejo acrylic lacquer on the rail, but for basically everything else you've got to glue it.

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>>6395097
That is a great kit. It comes with three variants(sawed off, CQB and the full size)
The pump works too

>>6397670
Nice. Thanks anon.

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My update for the night.

>>6397670
That reminds me I need to buy a shotgun. Also, I wish they were more popular with mechs in general.

>>6397703
Can't go wrong with a mossberg 500, damn simple and will feed just about anything.

>>6397708
Probably skipping manual action and hitting semi-auto. Looking at a Stoeger 3000 or Mossberg 930.

>>6395225
It's down to $4!?
Still not sure who I should color mine to. Wash, Caboose, dear god not Donut.

>>6396984
A softer putty/gap filler, then sand with increasingly finer-grit sanding sheets?

>>6397010

FA ver. Ka does have crapton of stuff.

Don't like full armor? Turn boosters into Type 94 Base Jabber. Kit comes with parts for that.

>>6397530
You'll find out in a week to a month.

>just spend £400 in gunpla sales
fucking end my life, thank god i have an arranged overdraft

>>6397999

If you end your life, send me all your gunpla.

>>6397703
The kabakalis 'beam rifle' is literally just a benelli m4 shotgun.

>>6397670
Is there anywhere that sells 1/6 weapons? Looking on ebay just gives these random packs of crap or die cast metal weapons that are more expensive than most Gunpla kits.

New thread: >>6398051

>>6390807
do you realize that each monitor shows a different color ? why dont you go to your local shop and ask directly?
if not search for the color guides of models, they are really specific with the colors combinations

>>6398105
even if each monitor shows a different color it can't be that different so you can still eyeball it roughly or check the rgb values which don't change

>>6395854
Fug, maybe I should build a fag after all...

I'm just worried I'll ruin it.

>>6392497
For those ac kits
If the part doesnt move/have optional parts just glue it.
I had problems building my 13 mavors
The part that connects to the polycap was split in half.

>>6399366
Then just grab something relatively cheap like an Innocentia, Materia or HG Gundam to practice with. You won't be winning competitions with your first but it'll get you over that feeling of inadequacy. You'll be okay.

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I just picked this guy up from gundum base. How is it?

>>6403413
Good/10

Masking the tubs on the inner frame is a pain if you're going to be painting that though