Gunpla/Plamo General

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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.

Flags are the devil's creation and we must remove them from Gunpla.

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Latest purchases, let's see them.

I did not expect the saw to be this fucking huge. You can build houses with it.

>>6444782
PC-S? What's that thing at the bottom center, some sort of nippon tube cutter?

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Just bought this kit for my first build.
https://www.amazon.com/Bandai-Hobby-Mk-II-Gundam-Model/dp/B014SCW5LW

Also bought:
Tamiya X18 semi-gloss black
Tamiya XF53 flat neutral gray
Tamiya XF2 flat white
Tamiya X11 chrome silver
Tamiya X10 gun metal

And a can of Tamiya gray spray primer and flat lacquer for the topcoat. Also got a thing of Tamiya paint thinner, some sandpaper, nippers and X-acto knife, and this set of brushes: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06ZYLJ5NQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=A3V2I5CBZVDG8N

I've heard bad things about synthetic brushes but I figure we'll just see and worst case scenario I'll pick up a few at a local crafts store.

How did I do, /toy/? I can still cancel/modify some of the orders if needed.

>>6444846
Thats just a normal mini tubecutter

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>>6444892
>Painting your first build
I'm not sure if you're brave, ambitious or stupid. Maybe all three. I wish you luck at any rate but you're going to want to get some plastic cement to seam weld too if you're painting.

>>6444902
If I wasn't going to paint my first build, I'd buy legos.

>>6444902
>>6444907
Also, thanks for the tip. I've been doing some basic research but hadn't looked too much into making the seams look better yet. My initial plan was to use this as more of an experiment, mistakes are okay, I'm just curious how the paint will turn out.

>>6444912
maybe you could add an airbrush to your order
brush painting sucks hard mane

>>6444958
I considered it, but wanted to start off cheap-ish. I had a $75 Amazon gift card that I forgot about so the entire order only cost me like 30 bucks including kit and supplies. This is just going to be my test run to see if I even enjoy building it, if I decide I don't want to paint I'll just assemble it and it'll probably look like shit, but that's okay. This is just my first take to figure out if I'm going to get another model and if so, how I'm going to make it look good.

>>6444965
I'd highly suggest just straight building it and not putting the stickers on at first, as you can always go back and add them later if you decide you don't' want to paint it.

>>6444846
It's a tube cutter that can cut both plastic and metal.

>inb4 why not use plumber's pipe cutter

>>6444685

Shit, that Berserk Fuhrer's gorgeous in those Dark Spiner colors, shame how the proportions on his legs have worked out

>>6444687
has there been a megami device build yet? will there be any?

>>6445151

>has there been a megami device build yet?

Whut?
The second kit only got released a week ago.

It would be a boring group build since the only difference between the two kits is different head/hair pieces.

>>6445236
what? there's 4 kits

>tfw want it but don't know if I want it enough to buy it for ~50 bucks.

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>>6445269
Forgot image.

>>6444958
it doesn't, but okay

Are Zakus a good starting point for Gunpla? I love the design of all of the Zakus, and the Gunpla look to be relatively cheap. Are they good for a beginner?

>>6445276
Origin Char's Zaku II was my first gunpla. It was such a wonderful experience that it got me hooked. The Origin kits are so damn good.

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>>6445236
>since the only difference between the two kits is different head/hair pieces
imagination nigger, do you have it

>>6445278
Char's Zaku II is a very nice design. I'll probably pick up the HG Origin Gaia/Mash Zaku II or a RG Zaku II.

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I have had a couple gunpla HGUC kits, the asshimar and the generic grunt guy... "RGM79GS"

I wish they were bigger and heavier though, is there a better option for a gundam without tons of wings to break? I am still a bit of a noob, but not terribly inexperienced... Ideally I would like a 6" - 8" hefty gundam without a shield so I can play with it, rather than it fall apart or feel like it would fall over when I am finished putting it in a pose.

>>6445293
>Ideally I would like a 6" - 8" hefty gundam without a shield so I can play with it, rather than it fall apart or feel like it would fall over when I am finished putting it in a pose.
Sounds like 1/100s would be great for you. Browse Dalong's MG catalog http://dalong.net/review/mg/mg_cata1_e.htm, click on different robots to get reviews (in Korean, but Google translate helps), and place an order wherever you like. Amazon's usually not a bad option for Gunpla, especially if you have Prime..

What kind of shipping does AmiAmi have? The prices look great, especially for the models I'd want to try.

>>6445307
Their shipping is very, very good. Since they mainly deal with anime figures they fill their boxes are with packing paper and bubble wrap, so most of the time your kits arrive without even a dent on their boxes. However, they use a lot of it, and because they have less variety in box sizes compared to sites like HLJ/Amazon their shipping costs are usually pricier than other counterparts.

>>6445316
Would shipping be greater than $6 for a single HG? I'm going to start with Rick-Dom because it's a simple, very cheap model that I like. On AmiAmi, it's the equivalent of about $12, whereas on Amazon I get free shipping, but it's $18.

>>6445319
Use hlj for an estimate of shipping first.

Amiami uses a lot of trees (or more likely recycled paper) in their box packing.

>>6445325
I found another model I like just as much for even cheaper on Amazon, so I'll probably do that first. Thanks for the tips, though!

>>6443372
>>6444462
Thanks for the help, I know what I must do.

>>6445327
They also don't undervalue their boxes so if you're buying something over like $30 you should expect to pay a customs charge

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>>6444782

Here's my Hamma Hamma.

>>6445151
Probably going to be a while before that.

>>6445429

My package is stuck behind customs agency and postal service deliberately wasting time. (From the looks of it)

Managed to lose the command antenna from my Char's Zaku II (Origin). I don't have the bald head any more either. My only option is to fill the hole with blutac and paint it, but the only red paints I have are Vallejo Heavy Red and Bloody Red, which obviously aren't the correct shades.
Do you think it'd be possible to get the correct shade by mixing one of them with Bonewhite? I don't have a pure white so that'd be my only option without buying more paint.

>>6445514
Do you still have the runners? Grab the reddish runner clip off a piece of the label tag thing on it without indented letters, cut and sand it to shape, and glue it in place.

>>6445523
No, I unfortunately don't. I have runners from a Hi-Nu and a RG GP01 lying around, so I could make the antenna, but I'd still have to paint it.

can anybody give me some quick pointers on panel lining after airbrushing?

I have looked at some youtube videos and some HowTo's but nobody really covers it that well

>>6444685
Wow, my work in progress made it to the OP, now I feel uncomfortable about not getting the joint caps done yet.

>>6445068
I did not even consider that the colors matched dark spinner, that is cool. I just for the heck of it decided to try out 50s style turquise, completely slipped my mind Dark Spiner already did that. So now I could either continue my weird pursuit of that 50s color theme and throw in white accents here and there and try my hand at chrome, or make it dark spiner themed with purple and red.

The proportions seem fine to me, might just be some weird posing in that picture due to it's rather loose ankles meant I had to do some poses of the legs not seen in the show

>>6445585
Put a clear coat on after painting (NOT a topcoat). This will protect your paint job and also means you'll be able to wipe off mistakes without ruining the paint.
Once you're done panel lining, top coat.

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My newest GM repaint, compared to my very first. I might need to re-do Venom.

>>6445585
1. Wait for the paint to cure. This is non-negotiable and will save you from a shit load of possible problems.
2. Spray a gloss coat. Don't go overkill on this, you just want a thin layer for protection.
3. Wait for the gloss coat to dry too! Give it overnight.
4. Do decals.
5. Spray another gloss coat.
6. Wait for that one to dry too!
7. Do the wash.
8. Spray a gloss coat over the wash too if you're worried the final flat coat will react poorly.

This is the full overkill method, you can adjust the number of gloss coats you actually decide to use based on your preferences. But if you want to be absolutely safe, you do this.

(The fact you might spray so many coats is the main reason you need to keep them thin.)

>>6445758
You should only do the decals before the wash if you're in a situation where the decals go over the lines. Otherwise it's safer to do the decals afterwards, and even then if you're handy with a knife you should be able to expose the panel line.

>>6445585

Gloss coat on top of the basecoat (in my experience it doesn't need to be perfect high gloss or anything, just a smooth surface).

Use an enamel wash like the Tamiya panel line accent and clean up the excess with lighter fluid.

Do your final clear coat, flat clear is the most popular.

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I don't think I ever shared my /m/ group build entry here. It's a custom Juaggu. I uploaded the rest of the images to imgur so I wouldn't spam the thread.
http://imgur.com/a/Sh0BS

>>6445758
>many coats
>keep them thin
>yet somehow glossy
or you can just use a gloss basecoat and save yourself the aggravation

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Got this cool HO-scale (1/87) Roco Minitanks Pz. IV H at a hobby and train shop in new mexico. They are little austrian-made partially pre-built plastic models that have great detail for the size. Stuff like the machine gun, winch, spare wheels etc. have to be glued on, which is great because it lets you paint the tires on the spare wheels. All the spaced armor is removable, and the commanders hatch can be opened.

I don't have any other stuff in HO scale but I really like these little guys.

>>6445880

Fender tip to tip is 6.7cm / 2.6 inches for reference

>>6445724
i like the cracked visor on Venom

>>6445824
Why do the limbs look like turds?

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>get email notification
>paypal receipt for HLJ
>that's odd, I don't recall having anything ordered other than the FE Camilla Statue and Kamui figma, which aren't supposed to be in until August and September
>also I'm a huge 00fag so I've had the Seravee designers color 1/100 backordered for the past 2 years or so
>check
>it's the Seravee
>immediately buy the Arios and Cherudim ones
I was legitimately taken aback because I had resigned myself to those never being restocked and I could have sworn the restock list didn't have them.
I've been waiting so long for these LED compatible little shits.

>>6445992
thicc

>>6445289
Remember that the regular Origin Zaku II is coming out pretty soon.

>>6445931
Thanks. That's actually the part I had the most trouble with.

>>6445992
I can only hope to one day experience such joy, but hopefully with a shorter wait time.

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>>6445880
>1/87
You might want to drill out the barrel of the main gun at least.

What's a good source for JSDF tank colors (green/brown/gray) in the US? Are they close to NATO tank colors? They don't have to match exactly, but I currently don't have anything close.

>>6447015
Nevermind, I've found Tamiya paints. The magic keyword was to search for "JGSDF" and not "JSDF".

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>>6444687
>when you fuck up your girl's gun so you have to build her a new one
Necessity is the mother of new guns.

Also pipe cutter is awesome for panel lines on gun barrels.

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I need this and a Slave Wraith decal.

Can I print on a waterslide sheet with an inkjet printer?

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>>6447110
I wish you luck. I believe we may share similar fates.

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>>6447173
Right back at you. If you're painting, I look forward to seeing what you do with a couple of tricky seams this kit has.

is there a gundam that looks kinda... new megazord-y?

not the show stuff, the movie style.

Is anyone else on track to completing their FA/G groupbuild in time except >>6447110 here?

>>6447328
Sure. Just buy a gundam kit and hold it over some candles for a few minutes to let the heat melt and warp the plastic and you'll achieve a similar look.

>>6445293

The railings on that catwalk are on the wrong side.

>>6445429
lol
This has been my Clonetroopers the past two weeks.. going on three

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>>6444782
From the RX78-2 upwards. I'll start from the top one since it's the one I want to build the most.

Does anyone know if the gravity feed cups of the iwata neo cn would fit on the iwata revolution?

>>6444687
>Frame Arms Group Build

Can Shinki stuff enter too? I'm going to use this as an excuse to finally complete that Bawoo-girl gear I stared ages ago.

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>>6447562

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>>6447440
And I decided to build the Knight Unicorn now, so here's the finished product.

>Get email from HLJ
>"Hey, you know that thing you paid for that we said we have in stock? We don't have it actually, LOL. We'll try to find one."
Dammit guys, please don't lower my opinion of you.

Anyone get the FW SD Gundam NEO? They look pretty cool even if they're tiny, I wonder what the odds of getting all 6 in a 10 pack are.

>>6447788
Guaranteed. I have both sets and you get all of them plus 4 repeats.

>>6447734

Same thing happened to me in the beginning of the month. Irked me a bit that they lost it from private warehouse.

Next day they found it so all was well

>>6447562
No, Frame Arms only.

>>6447796
Really makes me wonder how the private warehouse works though. Before I'd baselessly assumed they assembled my order in a bin somewhere waiting for me to ship it out but now it seems more like they just dogear their stock.

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>>6447734
I was already aware that "backordered" meant out of stock/reserve, but it was already there and I was too lazy to take it off because in the situation it did get reprinted, I didn't want to have to scramble and reserve it for real.

That being said, it is a bit concerning that the new order I placed for Arios and Cherudim haven't been completed yet and is still under open orders despite being in stock.

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>watch mecha gaikotsu's chinagguy review because surely some of that new tech used on the new fumina hg will be used here
>tolerate the "review"
>clearly its using the same stuff

What the fuck, ok sticker eyes is one thing but it has the raised sections for the eyebrows again and those look like shit with stickers on them.

>inb4paintthem

I can't color match for shit, actually taking my original fumina kit and just giving her black hair, and this worry also applies to gyanko

>shopping for Gundams
>accidentally end up in the Kotobukiya section
>all of these great looking kits
save me

>>6447984
buy one and join the group build. as long as it is a FA or FAG that is.

if you got your eye on something not one of those, well get it anyway. I personally love their Zoids.

>>6447988
I was thinking of getting a NSG-Z0/K DURGA II:RE, or maybe the I:RE
I'm not sure if I have a Kotobukiya budget, though.

>>6447984
Hush, no tears now, only hard cash.

>>6447992
Yeah, the Durga II and the Jagd Falx are currently on my "maybe" list. Still got plenty of stuff in my backlog.

>dig out my HGs that I built like 2 years ago using only nail clippers
>cleaning up all the nubs on the Ez-8
>desk is covered in plastic dust
a-at least it looks a bit better now and the general assembly was good

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>>6448036
>>6447992
Durga is much better than Magatsuki IMO (having built both).

How much can you erase nubs, anyways? I'm going over my kits with a hobby knife, my fingernail and then sandpaper but the marks never completely disappear. Is it just a "try to blend it as much as you can" affair that only paint can truly fix?

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Anybody know what the hair is on the thing? Is it a custom piece?
http://www.gundamkitscollection.com/2016/10/custom-build-hg-1144-super-nobel-gundam.html

>>6448321
Paint is the only way to truly get rid of them.

>>6448321
Sand and paint. You can't make it perfect without paint.

>>6448321
2k grit sandpaper and a polishing sponge

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>>6448322

I can't tell you what that piece is but I can direct you to a super similar piece that would be perfect.

Phantasy Star Online Racaseal Shino Ed. Ver ASPY has a ball joined ponytail that has a joint in the middle which lets you turn the upper from lower part of her ponytail, take a look at the pic.

Do we have a release date for RG Unicorn?

>>6446871
May I ask how you did it?

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>>6447825

Do Border Break kits count for the group build since they use the same frame system as frame arms?

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30 bucks on shapeways... Jeez. But it was a month's worth of work, couldn't just let it go unused

>>6448673
If the tolerances are bad then fml

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I can't shake the feeling that, with this and the entire BFGirls line, Bandai's desperately trying to tap into the same market Koto found with FAGs.

>>6448673
Uh, why are you printing all that sprue on Shapeways? You shouldn't need any of it.

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>>6448680
Unrelated, while the clear plastic+inner frame plastic on the RG Unicorn is a cool engineering feat, this looks like it'll shatter into at least a dozen pieces if you drop it.

>>6448689
then maybe dont drop it uf ucking reatard

>>6448685
For structural support and to keep it all as one unit. I could probably have just tied all the parts to each other in a sort of cube but it was easier to just do it like that

>>6448693
you dont know how 3D printing works do you

>>6448691
Tell that to the kids and shelves in earthquake-prone Japan.

>>6448695
I custom designed and built a coreXY FDM printer. But that's completely beside the point. They charge a fee for separate units and fusion 360 only exports stls per object. And even with SLS sprues can help protect small parts because they have to clean and polish the pieces before shipping it out.

What do you know about 3d printing?

>>6448638
No. This has already been asked.

Also Cross Frame != Architect Frame.

>>6448711
>iamverysmart
you made your point, but not before making an ass of yourself

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http://schizophonic9.com/re4/bandai_grievous.html

Bandai General Grievous picture review out

>>6448638
See >>6448753.

>>6448799
What's the probability of normie (non gunpla) modellers making the mistake of gluing the joints into place? How do they know it's supposed to be kit that has points of articulation?

>>6448830
Glue is unnecessary. If you want to use it I would suggest building the thing without it then playing around with the model, and then you can choose what you want to glue down, say exceptionally loose parts or what have you.

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>>6448866
I think Anon is implying that traditional modelers might not consider the possibility of glue being unnecessary to assemble the thing.

>those digits tho

>>6448882
I'm implying that traditional modellers might be unfamiliar with an articulated model kit, and might actually cement in the joints in place, or glue it into a single pose.

>>6448895
>tfw accidentally glued a road wheel on a tank kit because I wasn't expecting it to be free-wheeling and now I've lost out on the moving track functionality of the kit
sucks

>>6448895
Why not. It's their kits anyway.

>>6448480
Genuinely just slashed at it with an X-acto until it looked like shattered glass.

>>6448799
available fucking WHEN?
I've been waiting all year

>>6448927
On amazon for $60.

>>6448927
Stores got their shipments in on the 27th. Buy one wherever you like.

>>6448931
lol Amazon's funny if they think I'm paying that much

>>6448799
He's shorter than I expected.

>>6448673
What are these for?

>>6447955
Besides the face it looked ok to me. But I wouldn't trust anything gaikotsu says, he's a fucking lazy ass scrub lord when it comes to kits. The kits he's reviewed recently were built in a hurry because he is trying to remain relevant so they're assembled shittyly

>>6449040
The eyebrow stickers are still something I don't understand.

http://www.gundamkitscollection.com/2017/07/p-bandai-hguc-1144-msz-006-zeta-gundam.html
Ooh Wave Shooter

http://www.gundamkitscollection.com/2017/05/rg-1144-unicorn-gundam-announced.html
Man, they do NOT spare you the stickers

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Package arrives!

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1/100

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1/144 and something extra

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>>6449058

Doubt it beats this...

>>6449163
>That booklet cover
>Those decals
Extremely fast Unicorn sliding at hihg speed.

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>>6449163
Kawaguchi mentioned that the RG does have less stickers than the MG, which is to be expected. Sheet still looks pretty big though.

Do you guys think we'll get a Revive Zaku II, being that we got so many good new HG Zaku molds already recently? IE all the Origin and Thunderbolt variants.

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I'm more excited about this than anything else I've bought for plamo. I have a small desk and I'm always juggling sprues, especially for bigger and more complex kits (assembling Zoids is a particularly huge nightmare).

This is going to make my life so, so much easier. I wish it were already out, I can't wait.

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>>6449163
Still better than this. It was over 100 waterslides for the fucking cammo.

>>6449195
If you have enough room to put that, you don't have a small desk.

>>6449200
This.

>>6445824
I'm not a huge fan of the wrapped limbs...conceptually cool, but unfortunately like the other guy said, they kind of look like turds. You might have had better mileage actually using some kind of bunched fabric tube or crinkled plastic, like that new Patlabor kit did.

The rest of it is stellar though. Great colors, and I love the beam tusks.

>>6449195
Is there a way to make your own DIY version of this?

>>6449206

Go to local hardware shop and get some wood.

>>6449207
Is it better to get a bunch of slats to score 'n snap and glue into place to get the 2.7~3mm thick slots for the sprues to slide into, or should I look into a dremel routing head to carve out the channels?

>>6449207
Or plastic or metal. But wood would be the easiest option.

>>6448680
When are these coming out, anyway? I don't know anything about Love Live but hell, the opportunity to get a pair of God Hands in my favorite color? Shit yeah, sign me up.

>>6448912
I think this is the first time I've seen any sort of reasonable looking result from the "just went to town with an xacto" method. Uh, good on you, I guess.

>>6449200
>>6449201
Uh, is it larger than I think it is or something? My desk can fit around 4 average MG-size sprues on it when laid down flat on the table. This sprue holder looked to me like it had the footprint of maybe 1.5 sprues...

Or maybe you just don't consider a 4-sprue desk "small." It seems small to me though, while I'm building I always have to move stuff off to the floor or stack my sprues in a box and dig through them cause I don't have enough space.

>>6449219
I can fit at best 2 sprues side to side on mine, so yeah, your definition of small is probably not the same. I have to put all the sprues on the box and the box on my lap pretty much.

>>6449219
Lots of desks might start to seem tiny when you're juggling sprues. If you have empty space for that holder your area probably isn't truly small but it's functionally small for the task you're performing.

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>>6448799
Nice detailing on the organ piece.

He looks nice and seems like he can pose well, but he's damn short. Cape looks like shit but that's par for the course with these SW kits. I think I'll stick with my Lego Grievous, I kind of got used to his dynamic "hero" proportions anyway so og grievous looks shrimpy to me now.

>>6449213

More like baseboard glued to plywood+wooden slab base piece

Easier to fix if you mess up. Carving channels takes too much time.

>>6449215
http://bandaihobby.hatenablog.com/entry/2017/07/26/160000
http://www.godhandtool.com/archives/1884
Going by Google Translate, these are apparently a WonFes exclusive but there are plans to put them up on the GodHand website some time in the future.

>>6449195
This will help me not only by conserving space, but because I am a disorganized fucker when assembling kits. I don't have any sort of organizational system, I just grab sprues when I need them, so I'm always hunting for G sprue or A sprue etc. Now they'll be clearly labeled in their designated area.

>>6449206
office depot should have a mail filer type thing

>>6449236
Usually they are flimsy as heck.

>>6449195
just make it out of cardboard

>>6449249
Or just slot the runners between your toes. Make full use of every gift god gives you.

>>6449246
there should be metal ones available but in general they can't be terribly expensive and it's not like they're doing a rigorous job

>>6449195
I have one of these and haven't found a use for it yet. If I need to save space I just put the runners back in the box and take my time, it barely holds anything as is.

>>6448685
Shapeways used to charge extra for every piece, so putting everything on a spure keeps costs controllable.

>>6449260
>haven't found a use for it yet
...holding...your sprues?

Why did you buy a thing and then explicitly go out of your way not to use it? It's like buying an electric juicer and then continuing to hand-squeeze your oranges.

Also, what do you mean by barely holds anything? It seems to hold runners up to the letter O. Or do you mean it does a poor job of holding the runners?

>>6449203
Thanks for the critique, man. I actually tried using fabric at first, but it didn't work out. I don't know if those covers are anything I'll want to try again outside of any thunderbolt kits, but if I do, I'll try something else.

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>>6449203
Could the problem be that the wash is too intense on those parts? I think it looks nicer here. I may go back over it and not do a wash over the paint if that's part of the issue.

>>6449292

I think it's the color itself.

>>6449254
>>6449249
Don't look down on cardboard. It's cheap and easy to work. It's a really good choice of material if you're trying to find out WHAT you actually need.

>>6449040
But I mostly build mine like his, only a select few get more than a topcoat and a sanding

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At what ratio should Mr.Surfacer 1200 and Mr Leveling thinner be mixed? I am using pic related 46 ml bottles. Does consistency of milk apply to primers too?

>>6449195
>he doesn't sit on the floor and lay them out alphabetically

>>6449032
Improving the jointing for a HGUC GM command. It requires some modification of the kit, like carving out the shoulders and I don't know if the shoulder joints (right tree, bottom center) will hold up at that scale. If they don't I'll just change them to balljoins.

I'm also slightly changing the proportions, though the arm joints can fit the original arms with some modification. The thighs won't fit though.

>>6449414

More thinner than paint for sure. You could start with ~1.5-2:1 in favor of thinner and change to more paint if it's too thin for your liking.

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>>6449216
Here'sa somewhat closer look at it. I'm really glad you approve

>>6449195
Boguht some chinese knock off of it last year and it didn't really help as much as I had hoped, but maybe the one on HLJ is better

>>6449195

I bet it doesn't support multiple runners using the same letter though (c1, c2 etc).

>>6449649
Or double runners, I've seen plenty of two A and two B or stuff like that.

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>Not building a plamo dog.

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SD olev

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>>6449767

How are the old Aura Battler HGs in terms of quality?

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RIP China

>>6449818
God this fad is dumb. Maybe it's because I'm a faggot, but I just don't understand the appeal

>>6449837
Neither do the japs considering how badly china is selling.

>>6449818
China is a guy?

>>6449818
Will Bandai ever get good at making mecha musume?

>>6449844
They don't even need to be 'good', they just need to focus on popular girls from various series instead of over-saturating this with Build Fighters girls and wearing the appeal out ASAP.

>>6449773
I finished my Knight Unicorn yesterday, but I don't have the regular Knight.

>>6449818
Why is this proof she's not selling?

>>6449873
If it was Sei's mom, I'd buy it in a heartbeat tho.

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>>6449873

I am rather happy with the one I have (image)

>>6449890

Everyone will.

>>6449818

Why would you ever buy that shit when the vastly superior FAG kits exist?

If I just wanted to collect Gundams to build and display and not bother with painting or anything, would I be better off getting Real Grades or Master Grades? I feel like RGs will be easier on my wallet plus take up less shelf space but on the other hand bigger is always better right?
Or should I just not worry too much about it and buy whatever tickles my fancy? I'm just a little worried having a bunch of them in different sizes and quality on a shelf might look a little odd

>>6449229
>>6449195
>(assembling Zoids is a particularly huge nightmare)
Koto kits, Zoids especially, are not too friendly with these things. Too many duplicate runners combined with all those C1, K2, etc that Koto has a hardon for. Granted it DOES greatly narrow the numbers of runners left on a pile to sort through when you cant find the runner on the rack.

>inb4 just put those runners on the leftover slots
This is Koto, and especialy in the case of zoids, they often hit O for runners.

>>6450016
I wouldn't worry too much about it if I were you, just look around to see what kit of any mobile suit you want is considered the best incarnation and go for that. I'm autistic too so I just separated them in different groups to get around the scale problem.

>>6450016
I stick with 1/100 because 1/144 is too small for me, but that also restricts the available kits. If you're trying to stick to one scale for a collection, I'd say go 1/144. HGs are pretty good, but you can always fit in RGs if you want. Also, stickers aren't really as bad as people say if you don't want to paint.

>>6450016
depends.
>Would you like to do more posing?
MG, most RGs tend to get called hand grenades when trying to pose them. Especialy ones with transformations or core fighter elements. MkII is regarded as the most stable
>Do you want a wide variety of kits?
MG is better for that since been around a lot longer
>afraid of dealing with sanding and properly trimming tiny pieces
MG is better then
>very limited space?
go with RGs
>want as good color separation as humanly possible to limit any need for painting details?
RGs are usually better here. huge amount of color seperation
>do not like stickers too much?
Unless you are going to be trying to get waterslide versions of the stickers then MG is probably better here. MG tends to use a combination of stickers and dry transfer decals, RG however only has stickers, a LOT of stickers.


both are very good for higher details and articulation then HGs, but they both have enough differences to not be easy to say which is superior.

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>>6450023
>I just separated them in different groups to get around the scale problem.
I literally didn't even fucking think of that, now I feel slightly retarded

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>>6449773
I still want to see someone kitbash a HG version of the Knight Unicorn Gundam.

>>6450068
I think some chink bootleg has done that. And it's a SD to HG like the Star Winning.

>>6449649
>>6449662
Yeah it doesn't seem to. I plan to stack doubles at the very end.

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Another 3 custom led bases made
Laser engraved 5mm acrylic for those wondering.
Powered by usb and RGB too with an integrated controller tucked on the inside of the sides.

>>6450294
How does one get into making something like this.. besides by not being poor

>>6450303
access to a laser is first on the requirements list.
Then its just lots of practice designing and making.

>>6449818
It's just new, don't call it a failure until they're realising it

>>6449767
>>6449773
I have both in the pipe, is the horse legs separate from the ordinary knight or do I need to give the Unicorns legs to the Knight to have both of them complete at the same time?

>>6450312
Not trying to sound weird, just trying to get a gauge of where to go in life, what did you do to learn how to make these or to have access to the tools needed?

>>6450294
If you did custom ones or commissions i'd buy one in a heartbeat.

>>6450294
The LED bases/etc have always been neat. You're the guy that did the big schematic LED backing for the Sinanju, yeah?

>>6449272
I got it to hold my runners, but eventually stopped using it because it was easier to just keep them in the box. Often I had to cut off parts of the runners to get them to fit on the holder, and they'd often fall over or snag another as I was switching them out, sending them all crashing down. It wasn't worth the hassle.

>>6450328
Not him, you can get laser cut acrylic from a lot of custom cutting services. Try local or look into ponoko

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>Next megami device wave is possibly magic/witch themed.

I wonder if Kotobukiya will make a model for the Gigas Machina

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>>6450686
>magical jew girl

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THICC

>>6450908
It's like some kind of Zaku + Gusion hybrid.

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>>6450908
>Genbu
Koto, pls do Suzaku next

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>proper boobs that won't cost 6k extra

>>6450908
>we want to the zeonic aquatic MS crowd
>but we're going to make it look like something out of IBO and give it a tiny waist and pepe legs

>>6450016
If you were to collect one scale exclusively, then 1/100 scale is better. The only thing RG's do better than MG's is color separation. Otherwise, they're much more fragile, they're harder to assemble, and there's less of a variety of them.
As far as HG's go, it's really personal preference for scale there I guess. HG's are much less detailed than most MG's, and I find that they are less satisfying to assemble.

>>6449818
if it's true that she's not selling
then i will now have to buy 3 copies to show my support and
because the likelihood of a reprint is now low

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>>6451168
I honestly am not sure Koto is targeting Gundam crowd with their Frame Arms line.

>is it me or have Frame Arms mechs been getting grittier lately?

>>6450328
Most laser cutting machines have programs which can work from a vector file. Learn how to work with vectors and you can probably use one. They are the easiest thing to set up and churn things out with once you know what order of buttons to be pressing.

Illustrator is what I use for working with vector but I know other programs out there exist.

>>6450328
I have a laser cutter for my business, I learned everything myself, through trial and error and youtube tutorials.
>>6450410
Yeah I did the Unicorn and Sinanju displays.
>>6451267
Bingo, I use coreldraw, but anything that can output in dxf format can be sent to the laser.

>>6451408
dang, this is the kind of stuff I was hoping I'd learn in college. Just goes to show (even more) how much of a waste it was

>>6451258
IMO the Frame Arms line was never targeted at the Gundam crowd, but yeah, lately they've been getting grittier, unless they're planning on a couple of them being in a "line" with each other, like Magastuki and Durga.

>>6451472
>unless they're planning on a couple of them being in a "line" with each other, like Magastuki and Durga.
This is likely given the four gods naming scheme for these last two.

>>6451479
Makes sense then. What did they name these two? I wasn't interested in the white one much.

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>>6451496
>>6451496

>>6451522
Next two should be interesting.

>>6451408
Dumb question but would there be any way to get the file for the Unicorn so I can laser cut my own? I'm not nearly talented enough artistically to actually design it.

>>6451258
I think the grittiness is coming from it probably being a descendant of the Metal Gear designer like the Byakko was

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>>6451702
>>6451258
Yeah the waist design is basically byakko's

Great wonfes this year

>>6451785
Yeah, the new MD look really good. If they keep this up we might be able to do a group build sooner than I expected.

>>6451808
I find myself kind of ambivalent on the magical girls at this point. I'm super hyped for Archer and Kunoichi but somehow those two aren't quite doing it. This design>>6451785 is pretty interesting though. Looks like they figured out how to make a "skirt" that won't ruin everything, too.

>>6451815
The actual magical girl is kind of meh, but witch girl is nice. Also they showed off two new MSG parts I liked.

>>6451824
Metal Solid Gear?

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>>6451815
better accept fumikane as your god

>>6451837
As long as he's not embracing his DFC fetish he's a god I'll happily worship.

Do Kotobukiya Mechanical bases accept Gundam frames?

>>6451842
>he doesn't like DFC
I see we'll have to disagree.

>>6450888
I am 100 percent buying that for the hat

>>6451848
>he doesn't like DFC
Not as a rule, no, but it's okay in doses. Base is great despite being all but flat but the concept art for the night version was better. The nice thing about Fumikane is that he can draw the full range
from flat to fat and he has a knack for making his average busts look really damn good. Guy's got something for everyone.

>>6451815
>>6451824
the "mechanization" of the costumes was too tame imo
to the point that they look like stiff clothes instead of mecha parts

>>6451836
Modelling Support Goods. The stuff like violence ram and revolving cannon.

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Despite its gimmick those holes are a bit annoying to look at.

>>6451870
Is that the Dragon from Mechwarrior?

>>6451857
That's what it is! The witch's costume kind of looks like bullshit fantasy armor, the mahou shoujou's is some weird combination of armor, robotics and cloth that just kind of falls flat.

>>6451849
Team Fortress MSG when?

>>6451874
no

>>6451877
Looks a hell of a lot like it. What's it supposed to be, then?

>>6451880
A Kotobukiya original Hexa Gear mech

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So its some sort of backpack or something?

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>>6451893

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>>6451887
The Jew nose threw me off, I guess.

>>6450888
What's it called?

>>6451901
Isn't that just a wanzer?

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>>6451870
This will cure it.

>>6451901
>tfw brawling in a XL dragon with its hard to hit side torsos in CBT/OBT

fun times
MWO plamo when

has anyone seen anything zoids related?

>>6451989
zoids is dead

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>>6451989
You mean dis?

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>>6452024

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Lil Armory

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>>6452028

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>>6452029

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>>6452034

>>6452024
still uncolored, damn, thanks mate I just found it myself as well.
>>6451991
dying, but aten't ded yet!

>>6451934
minimum factory Dirty Pair :D
[man I really need to hunt down that DYRL Minmei...]

>>6452040
It is colored, it comes with two copies(?) of one of the sprues, in different colors so you can build itbetween either of the pilots, or so I've been led to read

>>6452039
oh!

>>6452047
(wait nevermind peeked at wrong not-linked image)

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>PLAMAX
>1/20

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I think i'm gonna peel the decals off and get the waterslides...

>>6451108
Truly Archer is the lady we've been waiting for.

>>6451785
>>6451837
So what is this? It's not technically a Megami Device because it's a collab, is it?

>>6452040
We still need a HMM Konig Wolf before it dies. It shouldn't be too hard since they can probably reuse some of the Command Wolf engineering.

>>6452083
ninja>>>archer

>>6452121
its a megami device

>>6452121
it's still a megami device, which refers to the specific articulated engineering that all megami devices have in common

>Building mobile suits
>Decide to watch FAG out of curiosity
I am so glad GMs aren't this bitchy

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>>6452034
>30$ for a 1/12 gun

They're gonna make an affordable unmounted version, r-right?

>>6452387
What are you, poor?

I'm pretty new to gunpla, when I clip off my pieces, there is generally some "stress" marks, or lighter color plastic etc under it - even if I use a hobby knife to cut it down.

How do I make that go away? Do I need to just paint over it? I tried using my finger nail like some people said, but it doesn't always work.

>>6452427
sandpaper

>>6452416
That thing costs as much as old master grades, it's ridiculously overpriced even with the complicated mount.

>>6452439
Any specific grade? How close should I cut it before I go sanding? I assume if I cut it very close then sand it'll be a lower point than the surrounding area.

>>6452427
You should buy yourself some godhands

>>6452450
you're joking right? I got whatever comes with the generic gunpla kit off amazon, and I'm regretting it

they also smell like skunk/weed which is fucking bizarre

>>6452456
>he got weed trimmers
nibba
Godhands are NOT a meme.
You should really buy the School Idol ones, although for some reason it doesn't look like they made Nico Nico Nippers which is fucking retarded.

>>6452461
What do you mean weed trimmers? I figured it was just a smell from the factory.

>>6452461
>>6452471
>>6452450
>>6452427
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01D1JYXKO/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This is the kit I bought to anyone who is looking at it btw. I would definitely not recommend it.

>clipper suck + smell like weed
>metal files are super coarse + cheap
>didn't even get the files
>knife is shit compared to xacto
>screwdrivers are unneeded and shit quality

Tweezers are ok though, very sharp and not flimsy. I guess the quality of these don't m atter as much.

>>6452494
>by "Alemon"
I don't know who the fuck this guy is, which should have been your first red flag.
Get some Xuron cutters if you want something decent, they're only like $10
https://www.amazon.com/Xuron-410-Micro-Shear-Flush-Cutter/dp/B000IBOOWQ/

>>6452512
I bitched to customer support and got to keep everything + got 9 bucks back. I guess that isn't so awful - I'd just return it but I don't really have a place to ship from easily, and that is a hassle.

Are the Xuron's solid? I would be willing to spend 10-20 more for something of better quality. Thanks for the help.

>>6452456
Don't buy package tool deals on Amazon. They're shit and you're better off assembling a toolkit yourself. Get some 1000 grit and 2000 grit sandpaper and clean off those nubs. And read the guide. And then after you do that go back and actually read the guide.

>>6452461
>Godhands are NOT a meme.
Stop rusing the poor man. They're called memehands for a reason, and the FAG anime has memed them even more.

>>6452523
The 410 is THE recommended nipper of /m/ (for what that's worth) and I bought a pair a week ago and they've been doing just fine so far.

>>6452535
Awesome, thanks.

>>6452523
>I would be willing to spend 10-20 more for something of better quality

https://hlj.com/product/WAVHT-389
https://hlj.com/product/MNED-25
https://hlj.com/product/GNZMT-102
https://hlj.com/product/GNZMT-103
https://hlj.com/product/GODGH-PN-120
https://hlj.com/product/GODSPN-120

Xuron belongs in the trash.

Wonderfest 2017 was pretty disappointing for me from a figure perspective. I'm hopeful there'll be some cool resin kits to make up for it, but there's been jack all pictures so far.

>>6447385
you must be old.

I personally liked the look, from the movie, not the toys, the toys do look half melted.

>>6452140
I don't think they can reuse any of command wolf. two different sizes to start with. Konig is roughly same size as the Ligers. and then the limbs are completely different, so good thing they couldnt do that as the konig deserves better engineering.

>>6452140
Totally agree but >>6452645 is right, the Konig Wolf is definitely larger.

I just want it so I can set it up next to my beaten up original one though, pay my three-legged boy that got me into these things its due respect.

Oh and an HMM Fire Phoenix would be nice too, if only so I can make the combiner I always wanted as a kid.

>>6451893

They look like forearms to me. Gon' grab me two of those big ol' manipulator hands to go with 'em.

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Painted hyper gyanko looks pretty nice actually

>>6452551
>he bought not one, but TWO rg zetas

do you enjoy pain, anon?

>>6452860
Nigga, that a dude.

>>6452029
When am I getting my goddamn P90..

>>6452140
god i want an HMM konig wolf so bad :'C

koto plz

>>6452461
>>6452531
God hands are actually good, but overpriced because the GundamPlanet nippers are almost the same thing for cheaper usually (if t hey have their free shipping promo).

Other nippers cut from both sides and basically crimp cut, the godhands and GP nippers cut from one side with a much sharper edge so it has a fine cut.

Built the Barbatos Lupus last night and while the assembly was fun, I am not a fan of the finish product. Hands pop off super easy, really difficult to pose, shoulders feel janky as fuck, model bends over with the weight of the greatsword.

Do other kits from this line have this problem? I'm interested in the Dantalion but I have a feeling it'll look like garbage once assembled out of box.

>>6453036
How quickly do GP nippers dull? I'd like to get a really good pair of cutters, but my Knipex ones have been good enough to make me hesitate

>>6453101
>Do other kits from this line have this problem?
Some do, but on average the IBO line is fairly solid
> I'm interested in the Dantalion but I have a feeling it'll look like garbage once assembled out of box.
Dantalion does need some work. The Anchor Arms had issues with the arms staying connected to the shoulder joints because they're heavy. I'm sure topcoat will fix it, but I haven't gotten to that step yet.

>>6452860
>gyanko from the show is perfect
>in EVERYTHING else but butch U's doujin she looks like shit

how

>>6453110
>>6453036
Can someone explain to me why anyone would buy godhands? Either way you want to clip the middle of the nub attached to the runner so you can sand/file it away right?

There is no way god hands cut close enough to completely remove the nub and require no more steps. I literally don't understand them.

>>6453246
I thought they allowed you to cut closer without the risk of stress marks.
Always viewed it as one of those tools that let you work a bit faster but aren't essential.

>>6453101
I did this as my first build, and I agree with what you're saying. The shoulders are shit and the hands/greatsword interaction is horrible. The left hand doesn't even hold the sword in place for me.

I'm going for lupus rex next since its much cooler and hopefully with less problems. Though I already know the claws dont come painted which is ass.

>>6453246
He's got it right here: >>6453252. They certainly let me work faster, and I can cut much closer to the part itself without having to worry about stressing the plastic. Also, I've yet to encounter any plastic that resisted the God Hands in the least.

>>6453265
Should I go godhands or GunplaPanet ones?

>>6453280
Either one should work. Also a similar set: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10461028

>>6451408
You got any tips on looking for lasercutters to buy? Wanting to get myself one and I think you are a britfag from seeing things in the past, I'm in the UK myself so figured you might have some better knowledge.

>>6445880
I like heavy armour as much as the next guy but show us that woundwort!

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>want to buy from hobbytown/local
>prices are 10-25% higher than amazon, and I pay for prime

It makes sense, but god damn it sucks.

>>6453324
HPC are a great company to buy from, but expensive.
You can get a cheap chinese k40 off ebay for £300ish, but you'll be tweaking it a lot to get good results.

>>6445992
>Seravee

Love this build, gonna get the standard 1/100 one. What are some other thick/heavy armored builds?

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To the anon that posted this (or anyone that knows the answer to my question):

What is that tool on the bottom right? I'm assuming that's being used to cut thick plaplate cleanly?

>>6453343
You think that's a price hike, my local has a HG Amazing Red Warrior at £60.
I can get 3 for that from Amazon.

>>6452427
I've generally found that while a dull and sharp knife both make similar looking cuts, the fingernail trick only works afterwords with a sharp knife. Make sure you started with a brand new blade.

>>6453503
godhands anon, godhands

>>6453343
I've found the tradeoff mostly only makes sense for paints - Tamiya 1/3oz paints are $2.50 there and $2.10 online, and have to ground ship.

>>6453199
That sucks, I absolutely LOVE the Dantalion's design. How does it look appearance wise? I don't have the resources to paint, so I'm not sure if I should wait 6 months or so until I move and get an airbrush.

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Just as a general example, this is how far down I can get with the God Hands without risking and stress marks or hurting the piece.

>>6453503
God Hands again.

>>6448799
I hope this lowers in price, I do not want to pay 60 for this

>>6453642
>bandai kits
>changing price

lol nope
best you can hope for is for your retailer putting it on sale

>>6453652
That's pretty much what I meant, I buy my star wars kits off amazon, they usually are listed for like 25-35, then every once in awhile they drop down to like 20-25, which is when I buy them

>>6453657
Clones on Amazon are freaking ridiculous, and the one I ordered ended up being a stormtrooper

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>>6452953

>>6453614
Would you take that again with the piece in focus?

>>6453733
That was the best I could get honestly (also the piece is cleaned up now).

>>6453586
>>6453614
God Hands Ultimate Cutter.

Thanks.

I've seen some third party qubeley posted in these threads, only the box though. What brand is it and if anyone has built it, how is the kit?

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>>6453733
A different piece, but this is how far down I can go on like 90% of pieces. Some pieces I can go a little lower, but generally, it's higher.

>>6453800
MC Model?

>>6453811

Yeah that's it.

>1/144

Maybe I'm more interested in the MG after all. Though the revive looks good as well...

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at last I completed this VF-0S kit

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>>6453893
it kinda came out looking decent I guess, but this hasegawa kit really needs a lot of work