Busou Shinki and Friends General - Because It Looks Cool Edition

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Too big? For me, probably.

>>6511655
That's just silly.

>>6511655
yeah a harpoon that big would probably be better off mounted to the back or something

>>6511397
Just tried swaping the limbs. They're really close but the Shinki legs are noticeably thinner and the arms don't even fit the peg.

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Now.. I want juden-kun...

>>6511838
That lewd faceplate sure is wonderful, huh?

>>6511838
L-lewd!

>>6511838
I just got two in today. I am going to snap these with gusto.

>>6511655
Those are going to drastically detract from mobility. Also, sausage nipples have never been my thing.

>>6511655

I love that hair so much, even though it's so teenage emo.

>>6511655
I am wholly in favour of huge shiny latex covered gazongas.

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What's this little robot and where can I get one? Also what body is that? Picco Neemo?

>>6512650
Hexagear
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=TOY-RBT-4227

>>6511643

Why does she have a Tiger on her chest?

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>>6512665

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So how would USA be split up?

>>6512693
Is assault lilly that popular?

>>6512693
Civil War when?

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Yeah, the exhaust things are done now. Next step will be filling&cleaning up while I wait for that pipe cutter.

>>6511937
it's not like she even looks to have them, fortunately for your shit taste. besides, she's a robot, even if she looked like she had them there'd be no certainty she actually did.

>>6512693
Who is in the northern region?
I don't seem to recall who that logo was associated with

>>6512934
武装神姫 = Busou Shinki

>>6512693
Assault Lily should be replaced with Megami Device. AL are 1:12 dolls, not tiny robot girls.

>>6512237
>Eureka collects and plays with dolls. They go on adventures.
>dolls playing with dolls

>>6513017
Ao's figure has a mini-Gourai, so.

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I had a Picco Neemo body lying around.

>>6512984
They're combat maids, more or less.

And they're in-scale, so anime when.

>>6511146
TIME TO LEAVE THEM ALL BEHIND

So any word on a red innocentia rerelease yet?

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>>6512891
"Hurf durf, shit taste" comments aside you should probably go see your optometrist, she clearly has some fat nipples crammed in there. And spare me any tapdancing about nipples on robot girls, we both know what those were designed to be.

>>6513117
No info. I don't expect any info until after the blue Innocentia has been released.

>>6513144
>being this mad about ballast tank valves

Srsly, that's a diver mod and that joke has been making the rounds since forever.

>>6513153
I said spare me the tapdancing. Those are nipples. You know it, I know it, and it's okay. I just don't like the aesthetics.

>>6512650
Looks like an Assault Lilly one to me.

>>6513175
It's the same thing, isn't it? I believe Picco Neemo and Assault Lily use the same body.

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>>6513191
No idea, to be honest, I'm not really keeping track of the BJD and BJD-like toys.

I now realize that I could've shaved another milimeter off the depth easily and I would've been closer to the illustration that way, but fuck that for now.

>>6513191
Yes, the same.

How hard is it to paint armor with white?

>>6513208
What are you trying to do again?

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>>6513144
>bootybombed by pathetically weak attempted banter
come now, anon.

also more like pic. red for teat, orange for areola. and that doesn't mean they're long enough to qualify to be called "sausage".

I can't believe I'm seeing an argument about teat size in /toy/ of all places.

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We Desktop Army now.
Bodies are Hexagear for anyone wondering.

>>6513364
what are they gonna do with those tiny helmets tho

>>6513366
They're melee weapons.

>>6513326
>Booty bombed
Okay.

Under clothing I'd expect some compression, you're not going to see the full extent regardless. Those are still some big nipples.

>I can't believe I'm seeing an argument about teat size in /toy/ of all places.
Shouldn't be surprising, everyone loves those. Even on gay boards like /y/ and /fit/ you'd probably see discussion of man nipples.

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ENUFF!

>>6513364
I know what to do with my hexa now.

>>6513364
I know what to do with my extra WISM heads now.

So I found a lone Desktop Army girl in the local anime convention and picked it up, I'd heard of this stuff before but I've never seen it and most of my miniature experience is in /tg/ stuff rather than /toy/. So where do I go from here? Do people usually paint the armored parts of the kits, or do they just apply the stickers on places? Are the kits totally incompatible with other stuff, or do they just look weird with the size and scope of the head and stuff?

>>6513144
The only problem I have with this is that the nipples, while nice, should be even bigger.

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Wait, that's not Bukiko!

>>6513889
I feel like Bagahkko should be taller and less knock-kneed.

>>6513889
>hres the battoru tomboy who uses boku wears spats
Sasuga

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>>6513889
>Architect
>Proven to be competent singer at talent show
>Sang again at the Christmas party to everyone's delight
>Wrote music for, sang for, and programed the final concert

>Gets stuck with the triangle
I thought Styko was the designated for bully target

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>>6513304
I think he was doing this.
Does she have hair in her mouth?

>>6514147
She's pulling the pin from that grenade.

>>6513670
Read the gunpla guide, buy the tools of the trade and build a cheap HG gunpla before building your cute robot girl. Sky is the limit, be aware that this is a beautiful kind of platic crack.

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>>6513677

Where can I find translations of the paint mixing recipes in FAG/MD manuals?

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>>6513889

>>6514262
Rolling for next FAG purchase

>>6514270
Better reroll there, champ.

>>6514273
or get an Inno?

>>6514274
Or one of each.

>>6514274
Up to you.

>>6513889
too much twin bitches, not enough bukiko.

>>6514274
>>6514275
Should Ao count as an Innocentia?

>>6514270
>>6514273
I was thinking Charger-kun but hey
reroll

>>6514296
>Charger-kun

I like this idea.

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>>6514262
R-Rolling for first FAG....

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>>6514393
Re-Rolling...

>>6514397
>Bunny-Cunny
Would have preferred Styko, but I can live with this.

>>6514398
She's hard to color

>>6514262
I have no munny, but roll anyway

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>>6514286
>>6514393
Aonnocentia seems like the way to go, until we learn what the little animal eared musume is actually like

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Anyone know if this says how he did the butt plate mod?

>>6514614
>fill in the hole
>file that shit down until it's nice and smooth
>drill a new 3mm hole
seems pretty easy

>>6514626
Easiest way would be to cut off the existing hole, reposition it and cover the gap with pla plates and/ or millputty.

You can temporarily stick some rod with an appropriate diameter through it and sculpt around that if you rub the rod down with mould release wax or something similar, so that way you won't even have to drill the hole.

>>6514262
>9
>Is a baka
Well played.

>>6514638
I miss autism Gourai. This new one isn't the same.

>>6514262
wish me luck

>>6514638
> Running in heels
Base pls

>>6513208
Autism, I'm sorry, but they're not bjd at all. They're the same as any other toy.

>>6514596
Still mad they didn't give us an Ao head on one of those blank bodies in the BD sets. That would have been a perfect bonus.

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I swear I have messed around with colors for more than five hours by now. I keep coming back and changing my mind.

Would it be weird for the dark purple to be flat on the mechanical pieces/equipment and glossy on the body?

>>6514742
Paint her however you like. You could even give her glossy gold over all the armor parts.

Whats your job guys? Im a programmer.

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>>6514808
Archivist/Librarian

>>6514822
> victory or death
Silly witch, you can lose without dying. That's perfectly permissible in war.

>>6514808
Student IT/parttime barista

How's the actual profession?

>>6514808
I press buttons on keyboard a lot and arrange shipments

>>6514843
Wait, you can get PAID for that? I've been throwing away money all this time!

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>>6514808
Sysadmin/web developer/network admin/tech support.

Just end my suffering. Pay is good tho

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>>6514808
Graduated IT Student looking for work with no luck
The one place that was going to hire me backed out right before I finished my course.

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>>6514808
stocker NOT stalker
most of the time im too tired to build even on my off days

NEET reporting in.

>>6514808
Security supervisor. Good pay, not great, but it's 8 hours of browsing the internet and getting paid for it every day.

>>6514808
Grad student in computer engineering, currently working on formal verification of software. It's a lot of logic and mathematics.

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>>6514742
I'm working on Architect and and I'm keeping her 'clothing' flat and her armor bits shiny, will post result when ready.

also digging that color scheme

>>6514808
Loan Underwriter for Housing Development. It's exactly as boring as it sounds.

>>6514906

Well you certainly put in more effort doing the coloring than I did, looks much more appealing that way.

Though I have done it a so many times now I barely care anymore, I just need to test them. All of them.

I really don't know what to do about the hair color though, it always looks very odd when I test it. I can't just leave it the way it is by default, though.

>>6514808

Law student.

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>>6514808
Embedded programmer. It's lots of throwing shit at the wall and seeing what works. Vaguely like plamo, really.

>>6514808
Tech writer. Not the most exciting job, but it's easy and pays well enough that I can afford my tiny robot girl addiction.

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>>6514808
Database dev. It's quite repetitive.

>>6514848
Yeah, except it's ugly cargo containers instead of boxes with cute robot girls...

>>6514808
Ground handling or as some folks call us "shepherds o' the cargo".

>>6514985
I think the solution here is obvious: we need cute robot girl shipping containers. You've got an airbrush, right? Become the hero we need.

>>6514808
Software Tester

>>6514999
You poor soul.

>>6514808
full time caregiver for family member

>>6515016
That's what I used to say when I was too embarrassed to admit I was still living at home. Worked surprisingly well.

>>6514808
Japanese -> English translator. Pay's shit, but at least I don't have to wait for the FAG books to get translated.

>>6515041
She's from some VN about personified trains, right?

>>6514808
Mech. Draftsman. Snapfagging got the ball rolling for being mechanically-inclined.

Don't have a FAG yet, only have two shinkis and a blank I was supposed to customize.

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>>6515096
>a blank I was supposed to customize.
I know how that goes. One day.

So besides the plastic color, what's the difference of getting the special Megami Device kits?
Do they have a different set of decals?

Architect best girl confirmed, Styko second place.

https://www.kotobukiya.co.jp/fa-blog/fa-blog-124830/

>>6515173
> Base in all the lists too
Nice.

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>>6515173
Ok, Rayfalx FA:G fucking when?

>>6515029
Wish i could say that too

Byakko yet?

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>wash my FAG runners
>even use my filter because of the insane high heavy metal content on my country's water
>try to be careful but undiagnosable OCD kicks in and need to get them well-scrubbed
>find white lines on some of the beams connecting the parts to the runners after finishing
Jesus Christ.
Say it with me: BIG

>>6515414
1. Try using hotter water and more dish soap in the mixture.

2. Toothbrush is too stiff and puts more force on the gates.

3. I personally use a big hog bristle brush, literally the ones you use for oil painting or craft store paints. Stiff enough, but the bristle length and overall flexibility lets me reach all the crevices of the parts, and lets me scrub thoroughly without stressing the gates on the runners. Personally, I use a size #12 brush so I can clean more runners faster, and I haven't had those stress marks on my runners ever since I switched to the hog bristles. The slipperiness from the mold release is removed just as good if I used a toothbrush.

Historically also, toothbrushes used to be made out of hog or horse hairs anyway.

>>6515428
I used one of those sponges that come glued to the back of magic erasers, though.
Thanks for the recommendation, I have some of those brushes but it didn't think of using them for this.

>>6515435
>magic erasers,
You don't want to use that, they're literally abrasive.

>>6511591
>>6512849
>>6513208
I just want to let you know I really appreciate all the in progress pics of this, it's very neat and you're doing a great job so far.

>>6515435
Using the bristle brush also lets me clean off small and loose pieces ( like you know, some that are already assembled) and just scrub them while in the palm of my hand much more easily than the toothbrush. Good for paint prep when you don't have a sonic cleaner.

Forgot to mention my hog brush is a #12 flat head.

My method in general basically is to sweep across the pieces in a grid formation, row by row, tilt 90 degrees, then flip to the backside and repeat.

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>>6515439
I used the sponge. In blue.

>>6515459
Thanks a lot for the further explanation.

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>>6514199
What a generic reply desu

>>6513670
>Desktop Army
Great choice. You can paint her armor as in the promo pics or any color you wish, same as miniatures. Keep in mind tho that since she's articulated you should clear coat the painted parts to avoid scraping/rubbing.
>where do I go from here?
If you liked your DA you're in luck, there's quite a few released now. Upcoming ones include the rainbow colored Longboots platoon and baby Gourais. The small size makes them great pilots for mecha figures/kits.
If you want something bigger/more complex, lurk these threads, you'll have no trouble finding something that suits your tastes

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>>6514808
Funny how many IT people are into robot girls. I'm halfway through my degree and want quits already.
On the flipside I'm having a blast middlemanning toys to afford this addiction.

>>6515053
Doing god's work anon, keep that train going

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Sylphy riding things

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That's it for now. I'll be back with more pilot Sylphys later

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>>6514808
2nd >>6514861
I'm trying to get a job from the customs.

>>6515484
>>6515488
>>6515493
I'll just stop collecting 1/12 robot girls. I'll have an easier time getting vehicles and accesories for Destop Army girls.

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>>6515561
>actual good hands
>better articulation

I CAN NOT CONTAIN THIS MONEY.

Still going to buy the Gourai pack, mind.

>>6514808
Math grad student.

>>6515535
>he doesn't know about Dollhouse accessoirs

Honestly, there's a huge 12th scale scene out there, you just gotta look at the Anglo countries rather than Japan.

>>6514808
Medical technician but it feels like i suck cocks.

Can you handbrush fine details with mr color lacquer or should I just use a different brand for that? Like the yellow lines on the SOL duo.

>>6515623
Yeah but 1/12 vehicles cost a leg and and your firstborn in the best case.

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>>6515813
>Can you handbrush fine details with mr color lacquer
Depends on the size of the detail and how likely you are to mess up. If you think you can pull it off on the first try, go ahead, otherwise I would recommend enamel.

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I've owned a laser for over 2 years but only now thought to cut my own stencils with it.
Bee Stylet getting some honeycomb highlights.

>>6515914

As said, nothing large. I have vallejo acrylics that I can use. Though maybe I can do it by masking tape and liquid masking instead and just airbrush it on.

Kind of smart to use enamels since you can remove fuckups, never thought of that.

>>6515813
I would advise against it unless you add a bunch of retarder.

I tried make a set of one-piece cyberpunk shades for my FAG, but I tried to use a test scrap of pla plate before trying it for real on translucent plastic.

I held down the part I wanted to bend under boiling water for about ten minutes, then bent it while it was hot. Stress marks appeared.

I also tried the other side where I bent it, held it in shape with clamps and other stuff... then boiled it for the same time. The stress marks won't go away.

Any tips to do this properly?

(If anyone asks why there's a similar question in /smg/, the other styrene attempt was for trying to make bendy pipes and wiring. )

>>6516056
Try using those colored tabs on folder dividers.

>>6516057
Too short to go around whole front of the head? And aren't those made of PET plastic?

I saw the tutorial on using those bottle plastics by heating and flattening them.

Gatorade bottles are uncolored, so which soda/energy drink bottles use orange plastic? Which ones are blue plastic?

>>6516074
>Which ones are blue plastic
Dasani Water I believe. Mountain Dew are green.

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How to make your own Hexagear/Desktop Army hybrid.
https://www.kotobukiya.co.jp/labo/labo-124755/

4mm balljoint?

How do you go about painting limbs with fixed seamlines? Paint it in one extreme position (fully bent) and then the opposite (straight)?

>>6516091
>>6516074
Yeah, many sparkling water bottles are blue.

>>6516074
Can you link the tutorial? Also, why aren't you using generic plastic? Can't you paint it?

I forgot I ordered an Innocentia back when I preordered my clear Ater, so now I'm going to end up with a dupe. Any ideas what I should do with a second smugcat?

>>6516389
Use for custom. Use for spare parts. Or simply sell it, you'd be able to get most of your money back.

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>>6516389
Wedding night version.

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>>6516389

>>6516389
Make her a smugfox instead. Either give her clothes or some armor.

>>6516194
>painting
>translucent sunglasses

u wot

>>6516560
...have you never seen translucent paints before? Hell you can do it with food dye and floor polish.

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Totally got carried away and rushed the paint here, so some bits need touching up.
Need to paint the little lance still too, and re cut the wing parts in clear or trans yellow, since neon yellow looks greenish.
Chest plate needs gluing on also, since thats just blue tacked on atm and a new face plate needs painting since thats just the stock Stylet one.

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>>6516586

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>>6516594
Chest was hand sculpted too.
Not the best, but first time doing anything like that.

>>6516586
>>6516594
>>6516598
wow, how did you mask the honeycomb patterns?

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>>6516598

>>6516603
>>6515934

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>>6516603
I laser cut my own stencils.
See- >>6515934

>>6516594
The backpack looks great and I like the drill-heels.

>>6516136
>>6516194
>>6516566
While we're on the subject, what would be a good material to make glasses frames out of, to attach the clear plastic to, without fogging it up from the glue?

Or should I just make most of it out of one piece and attach greebles with say, micro kristal clear or that super gold CA glue?

>>6516609
How much to get you to laser cut stencils?

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>>6516724
pic related.

>>6516586
>>6516594
>>6516598
damn, that looks so nice
I'm really impressed with the honeycomb patterns

>>6516724
just buy no-haze glue?

>>6516586
>>6516594
>>6516598
>>6516609

>B-ko
Good stuff.

>>6516598
How'd the sculpting of the chest work? I'll want to play around with something similar in the future.

>>6516560
>translucent
Yeah, I am a retard, I missed that part. Interested in the tutorial anyway...

>>6516598
Honeycomb's big, yeah, yeah, yeah;
It's not small, no, no, no~

>>6516609

Awesome looking job. I am curious, though, is her stinger gun detachable as a handheld weapon, or does she shoot by waggling ass at opponents?

I snapped one of the pegs off a wrist joint in the clip I put it in for painting. Go me.

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>>6513364
Speaking of Hexa Gear, any further word on this guy? Materia needs a pet/armor set.

>>6517354
I wonder if it's mountable on back for that Doc Ock look

>>6517315
They are super fragile so that'd happen eventually anyway

>>6517315
Dont be so hard on yourself, after all you're dealing with Kotobukiya craftmanship. They should release their kits with pins or go the extra mile and give us metalic joints.

>>6517385
There is a hex port right smack dab in the center, so I would say yes.

>>6517426
Yeah, the "hands" will have to go though

>>6517385
yes. and much like doc ock's arms (according to one of the billion shitty spiderman movies) it can end up taking control of the governer that's equipping it, if orders from [SANAT] are given priority.

(source: kotobukiya.co.jp/hexa-gear-gg/hexa-gear-gg-120816/ )

What's a good quality resin for recasting face plates? The standard Alumilite stuff from the hobbyshop is kind of crap. And is there anywhere I can get third party copies of the eye decals that came with the gigantic arms kit?

>>6517593
>https://hlj.com/search/go?w=eye%20decal
Wasn't there an anon who said 1/12 eye decals of HIq Parts would match?

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New FAG drama CD

>>6517643
Ordered only because of that face

>>6517692
Same.

Where can I get a bunch of to-scale, non-PVC hands that can be primed and painted (etc etc customized) to match the paintjobs of my builds?

Frankly, having to work my builds around the limitations of the PVC hand colors (white, black, maybe the occassional orange) is a bit of a pain, isn't it?

PS, figma hands are not a uniform size and shinki hands are PVC

>>6517642
Purfect.

>>6516586
Cut the wings out of uncolored plastic and then airbrush clear color onto them in a gradient.

>>6515561
What's that shit on the left? I want it.

>>6518055
Hexagear governor with an MD head mounted on it by the looks of it

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What's your flavor? I hope this means we're getting an anime.

>>6518095
The dumb one. I can't tell if that's the side tie or the pink one.

>>6517978
You'd have to mod the wrists, but look at some HG or RG Gunpla, they're about the same size. The hands will look armored and robotic though.

What are the figma little armory operator glove hands made out of? They may be paintable.

>>6518095
It's very likely I'm going to go for the blue one because I think she looks cool and then she'll turn out to be the goofy one that is bullied 24/7.
Like, it fucking happened to me twice with Altines and Stylet.

>>6517643
shame HLJ never sold it but i guess because of the DVD

anywhere i can still get this?

>>6518111
You mean,
>the chuuni one or the genki one.
I don't know where you'd get that ara-ara's are dumb.

>>6518114
>What are the figma little armory operator glove hands made out of?

PVC it turns out.

I am contemplating getting a can of either Duplicolor or Rustoleum Adhesion Promoter, since these are touting to be primers that are compatible with vinyl. Would it be worth doing?

>>6518095
how do you get implications of impending anime from "we're gonna sell a set that matches the novel's team"?

>>6518172
That's how Kotobukiya rolls, especially now that they have a discrete set of character personalities to sell.

>>6518174
Desktop Army is made by Megahouse.

>>6518095
Bottom right. Maybe bottom left depending on their personalities. I can see those two going a couple of different ways.

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>>6518095
>bottom-center

>>6518095
Chuuni and moe fang

BTW is the onigiri the blue one holding included?

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>>6517593
the alumilite white casting material actually works pretty well. The material is rigid yet soft enough to have a good hold with the face slots. also incredibly cheap for the starting caster, so you can toss out any mistakes while figuring out your dye ratios.

also easily accessible is the smooth on smooth cast 300 series. they take dyes well and you can buy the specs you want. I'm currently using 305, which I chose for the slower setting time, 30 minutes. A slower setting time gives you more time for bubbles to shift out and lets you pour more casts per mix since they don't harden up on you as quickly.

casting a front face is quite easy. the faces are relatively flat. The hardest part is getting the pegs and slots right on the back aspect, and a slow setting resin really improves your quality of life when trying to get those right.

>>6515934
>>6516586
wow, that looks amazing! always love to see your stuff.

>>6514808
fresh into my medical profession, currently splitting my time between the office, hospital, and just picked up some patients in a nursing home. Finances are the best I've ever had. I've been buying like 3 of each release I want. unfortunately like >>6514860 I hardly have any time to enjoy the hobby. I had to buy a new shelf unit for my backlog...

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>>6518351
fronts in case you're wondering

this person used some dye to color the ABS plastic

https://twitter.com/kenta1976122611/status/905427749241630720

>>6518095
HLJ says they give six blindpacked. Is there a way to get a guaranteed full set of six?

>>6518448
The full set should contain all the variants.

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>>6518095
This is my bet.

>>6518354
What did you use for the mold?
I tried making a mold out of smooth-on's silicone mold maker but parting lines don't line up very well because they keep sticking on to each other when I put them together.
You think I should use something like oil or soap to keep them from sticking?

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Crimson dumbass just went up. http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-033161

>>6518500
Is this the result of Base splashing her with red paint in the anime ED?

>>6518530
Deepest lore.

>>6518530
I wish I could splash paint and get that kind of paintjob... I guess I'd have to be a cute robot girl to be able to do that.

>>6518464
>ach box is random, meaning it may not include all of the characters in the lineup and may include duplicates.
>Please note that photos shown may differ from the final product.

>Specifications: Box of 6 random painted, articulated, non-scale PVC figures with armor parts


sounds a little shady

>>6518500
If they had at least included Innocentia joint fixes I would have considered buying this.

>>6517978

As far as I know, as long as you use a primer, the PVC hands are paintable.

At least judging from a conversation I had with a guy that had painted the hands on his hres in the /m/ gunpla thread and my test painting on the runners for the megami device pvc hands. We both used lacquer based primer.

>>6518605
They say stuff like that on every blind-box set because they can't guarantee what's inside them without opening them. But if they are sending you the full box the manufacturer sends them, it will most likely contain one of each.

>>6518627
Oh neat. Well I got it I'll report the contents when I finally get it in a few months.

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>>6518500

>>6518647
Would you be willing to part with the chuuni?

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>>6518475
>I tried making a mold out of smooth-on's silicone mold maker but parting lines don't line up very well because they keep sticking on to each other when I put them together.

It sounds like you need to key your molds. The keys will ensure the mold halves align and interlock properly and can't shift around.

Use Smooth-On mold release, or if you want to go cheap, heat some Vaseline (or generic petroleum jelly) with a hair dryer set on low, then brush it onto the mold faces (not in the parts cavities) to prevent the mold halves from sticking to each other.

>>6518668
Which one is that?

But possibly.
Though I'm sure I'd want a price that'd make it not worth it. Like $15-20.

>>6518351
>A slower setting time gives you more time for bubbles to shift out and lets you pour more casts per mix since they don't harden up on you as quickly.
>he doesn't know lol
Urethane resins such as SmoothCast pull moisture from the air and create air bubbles as a product of chemical reaction, the longer they remain liquid the more time they have to create new bubbles. It's counter-intuitive but 300 would actually give you fewer bubbles than 305 if you can mix it carefully.

305's pot life is 7 min, not 30 BTW
After 7 min the whole thing goes rigid in seconds and the exothermic curing starts, no air bubbles are shifting anywhere at that point.

>>6518500
Where are my RE:FAGs? I would've at least thought about this if they updated it. Hell, I WILL buy another blue or Eggplane Stylet if they ever get around to it.

>>6518721
How hard is it to mod Stylet's parts to fit a Materia or Innocentia body?

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>>6518716
300 would set too quickly though. in that case, they might as well stick with the alumilite. the majority of faceplate bubbles that lead to ruined plates come from molds not fully filling. the 7 minutes works perfectly in that case. actually, I've never had moisture induced air bubbles leading to tossed plates in practice, so I'm mindful of it, but I don't fixate on it. unless you're in a swamp environment or handle your resins oddly, that 30 minutes will still easily result in a smooth cast. I suppose if there were any bubbles they'd be deep inside the cast because I have yet to see moisture induced bubbles on a surface significant enough to detract with faceplates. I suppose I could throw one under a microscope, but that'd just be weird...

I guess we can read up on all the tutorials we like but we need to practice and apply it to reality. otherwise, mall ninjas and couch warriors would rule the world (I recently got into firearms for elbow rubbing purposes).

>>6518475
hmm, not sure how the parts are "sticking together," but I'll try to help. like >>6518677 said, in setting up a mold, good keys can ensure good alignment. With this, any amount of sticking will still result in well aligned parts. Vaseline is also cheap and effective to keep molds from sticking to each other, but I would not use vaseline when pouring resin. baby powder can be used if pouring resin. I would not use oil or soap ever.

vaseline makes a lipbalm version that comes in a cute mini vaseline container that also double duties as a shinki prop.

let me know if that answers your question, if not I can try to see what the problem is.

and I currently use oomoo 30 (for lack of cheaper alternative), some cardboard, and masking tape. I used to use legos but I've come to realize cardboard works better.

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gunpla general is ignoring me for some reason.
Are the Hobby Base Mechanical Hands any good? They kind of sound too good to be true.

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Smugrunner with temporary WISM arms. I actually like this look. A lot.

How's the plastic on the Desktop Army figures? How likely it is that Megahouse will make their own version of Koto's Modeling Support Goods?
I can't believe it's the only way to get a Gourai with double cannons and shields nowadays.

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This is how to use MD heads on Hexa Gear.

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>>6519045

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>>6518881
If you don't care about articulation, Shino's hands are cool.

>>6519063
>If you don't care about articulation
Articulation was exactly why I was asking for those.

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>>6518881
It's extremely loose in these two areas
Red: Part where finger moves up and down
Green: Part where finger moves sideways

>>6519112
Huh. Shit, I could fix that using floor polish if it was sold in my country.
Thanks.

>>6519175

You could use nail polish, or get a different acrylic glosscoat like vallejo.

>>6519224
Thanks.
btw do you know what size they are? I wanted to use a set on a FAG and another on a voyager class transformer.

Is there anyone that's recasting MD faceplates yet?

How about FA:G hairpieces?

>>6518624
I know. The solvent in lacquer paint has acetone in it, which is basically required to molecularly loosen the PVC so as to accept paints.

Standard procedure for PVC in general is to treat it with acetone, but no clue how concentrated it is in lacquer thinner.

The other concern is the paint cracking and flaking off when the PVC flexes (when you make the hands hold items and stuff), so I thought adhesion promoter might help in that regard.

Back in the day I saw modellers on fg-site use a certain brand of acryl gouache paints for better adhesion to PVC (on figma pieces to customize)

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Cannot wait for this

Do MDs ever get reissues like FAGs? Or are they not popular enough?

>>6519574
I'm worried about some of the detailing but man is it going to be great if I can get those right.

Has anybody tried painting Baselard yet? What kind of plastic is her torso made out of?

>>6519617
Tells you in the instructions. Most likely ABS.

>Titty Ninja open for preorders again
>Want to order a second but know how long it's going to take me to build the first and that I can get more later
>The temptation is there anyway

>>6519783
Where, when? I have no such reservations about getting doubles

>>6519798
HLJ right now.

>>6519574
Do we have one of these for Kunoichi yet?

>>6519783
One word: Triplets.

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>>6519799
>Do we have one of these for Kunoichi yet?

>>6519175
I probably can send it to you.

>>6519754
D-do you know where Zima post her shots?

>>6519968
How could we go about it?

So did the other 6pack versions of Desktop Army come with 6 unique versions? I know the earlier ones all had different runners but the base figure was the same (aside from the faceplates). What I'm getting at is, how likely am I to get one of each girl from this latest pack if i go for the 6pack on a place like Amiami?

>>6518500
Meh, I like the design, but she has old joints so I'm not so sure if it's worth it

>>6514940
Same

>>6519224
>>6519175
Or a layer of superglue.

>>6520051
Don't use superglue. It discolors plastic and won't last very long anyway. If you don't have access to Future/Pledge floor polish, use nail polish like that other anon said.

>>6519997
Discord?

>>6519799
Thanks mate, I finally got the ninja

>>6519456

Yeah the real concern is when you force it to move.

I painted some pipes for a gunpla kit in a combination of lacquer and acrylic and realized when I reached assembly that they wanted you to bend some of them quite a bit. Luckily, no issues that time, but it was p scary.

>>6514262
gimme architect

>>6514262
I'm not buing another one before blue Inno, but I'll just roll for fun.
>>6520100
0 means reroll?

>>6518095
with the hexagear body, anyone know a make size head that would be adequate and would fit the theme of these girls moreorless to have a robotic harem?

>>6520110
male sorry

>>6513364
Is it a model kit? If so, does that mean you have to assemble and glue it..? Paint/line it?

>>6520165

I'm roughly 99,99% certain they are snap fit kits.

The bodies are supposedly vinyl or some other not so easy to paint material.

>>6519970
Here, actually! Every single one of those shots has been posted on these generals over the years.

>>6520266
Lies. Robots can only into facebook and Twitter.

>>6520165
>>6520186
see >>6518864

>>6519754
gay

So I have decided to not use the skin toned parts on the arms and legs of my MD. I can't decide on what I should use for the belly, skin tone or a darker, high gloss version of the basecoat. What would be lewder?

>>6520450

Doesn't seem like a complete nightmare to paint but still kinda sucks.

>>6520075
I-I'm shy...

>>6521097
discord has a text-only chat function.

What's the best gunpla line/ scale for kitbashing fags?

>>6520006
Pretty much guaranteed.

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Does anyone know what this says? Use the Y runner part if...?

>>6521248
What kit are you working on and what is the part?

>>6521248
>Does anyone know what this says?
Kyoudo wo motasetai baai wa Y1 wo tsukatte kumitatemasu.

>>6521257

Roadrunner, similar sentence appears in a few places. The pieces on the Y runner are hip and wrist joints. I guess it could be related to the Y runner being a different material (POM)?

>>6521290
>I guess it could be related to the Y runner being a different material (POM)?
Yes. It probably tells you that you can use them if the ABS ones break.

>>6520299
Shinki are advanced AI.

>>6521379
And nothing stops Materia from borrowing your money to buy a CAPTCHA-free premium account

>>6514860
Fix your blinds.

>>6521323
>>6521290
ABS ones are for painting, POM is for durability. POM is not paintable.

What if

Stay with me here

But what if thicc shinkis

>>6514262
Rrrrrrrrrollin.

>>6522300
.... damnit.

>>6514262
I already have no.6, so let's roll for a partner.

>>6522356
Oh. Twinsies it is then.

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>>6522224
How's the compatibility?

>>6514262
rollin

>>6522616
>SOON. Only not really. Enjoy January, fags!

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>>6522224
Go on...

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>>6522224

>>6522224
I bought a Hyper Gyanko and I'm going to try and rescale dem hips to a Primula in the near future. the parts should make for an interesting vac forming project.

>>6522616
what's this from?

>>6523267

>>6519574

https://pastebin.com/2iPBsMRN

Finally, I'm translating the Sayuri fanfic!

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>>6522224
Somebody made a Strarf once but ended up FATT instead of THICC. I think its easier to do it with FAG bodies judging by the ammount of custom works.

>>6523324
Neat. First time I've ever had a work of mine translated. I'm in the midst of wrapping up Chapter 7, hoping to have it out tonight.

>>6514262
me too pls

>>6523354
I would be okay with a FATT shinki

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>>6523354
>>6523950
Never forget obese Strarf.

>>6524191
Moar like this?

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>>6524196

>>6524191
>>6524200
I wonder how that torso joint works? I'd worry that the boobs would run into the belly.

New thread: >>6524641