Welcome to the Gunpla/Plamo General

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New Due Date 10/31

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: October 31st

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

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

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

Email: [email protected]

I'm also available via IRC and Steam

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Secret Santa is here!

I'm starting the sign up a bit earlier than normal this year. As usual, fill out the form below, and if you have any questions shoot me an email at [email protected]

Sign ups end November 15th.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfSUQt6lWn2Xwx7ZHo5XjOUpqE1dsRXGzhsny03qwDPd_Jb8w/viewform?usp=sf_link

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What kinda paintjob should I give this guy

>>6513047
How about bubblegum pink?

>>6513049
your suggestion will be noted

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>My Unicorn has made it to America
Soon.

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I wanna get a Zgok, but im not sure if i should get the MG or the RG. Which is the better kit? All ive built so far are HGs.

>>6513086
Can't speak for the RG, but I like the MG a lot more than I thought I would. The building process shows it's age and I'm not crazy about polycap joints, but it still poses great with no issues. It's one of those kits where yeah a 2.0 would be nice, but it isn't exactly needed

How do you thin Tamiya paint for detail painting ? I can't get the right ratio with the tamiya thinner, either too thick or too liquid/wash.

>>6513127
I normally don't even thin it if it's small details. If you really want, maybe like a drop of thinner or two in about a ml of paint.

>>6513127
Tamiya really isn't good for hand painting details. If you have to though, unthinned is best IMO.

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>>6513127
Same as for airbrushing: 1 to 1 + 10% retarder, worked for me every time.

>too liquid/wash
Multiple thin coats rule still applies.

How is the REBORN1/100 Hamma Hamma?

Should I get that or the GM Sniper II?

>>6513228
Honestly they're both good kits. The Sniper is great at posing with a solid build and decent accessories, but has a downplayed look. The Hamma has a lot of presence and can still pose fairly well, especially for an RE, the build is simpler (whether that matters to you or not) but the ankles will need to be tightened. You can't really go wrong either way, and it's hard to recommend one over the other because I love them both

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Finished snapping my Vulture, cleaning the Architect frame wasn't fun. The shoulders came on backwards so figuring out that was wrong was also fun.

Also my cat is an attention whore.

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>>6513241
The sword folds. Why, I don't really know.

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>>6513243
And birb mode, which is basically just him doing a handstand while displaying his birdhead dick.

I figure I'll paint him like a Mitred Parakeet, since there's a flock of those assholes living outside my house. Now to figure out any mods I want to do too.

>>6513241
>>6513243
>>6513246
What's the stability like on this model? I had purchased the red Lapieal a while back and I wasn't too happy with it. Many pieces refused to stay on the figure. The shoulder armor, pigtails and various pieces on the gauntlet and waist armor would always fall off. I got so frustrated that I ended up gluing them on, which I regret doing. It was my first purchase of the line and it really turned me off of others.

Any decent place to get the mr color gundam related paints in europe?

>>6513315
Most everything seems pretty stable, the only loose parts were the fingers for the right hand's grip hand, and the connector for strapping the sword on the Vulture's back. Both of which are easily fixable with Future.

PG Tallgeese when
HGAC Tallgeese when

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Is the Tryon 3 a decent kit? It looks really interesting, but the gimmick could either be fun or horribly frustrating.

>>6513523
It's a decent kit considering it uses the HGUC ZZ gundam kit that came out in 2010 as its base and that kit had really hindered articulation so this kit suffers from that too. Also the Tryon 3 has quite a lot of stickers and some of them are a pain in the ass. Other than that it looks good in mobile suit mode and in its separate beasts mode. Really the best thing going for the kit is how awesome it looks when everything is said and done.

I almost bought my first plasmo but the amount of pieces intimidated me. Why am I such a bitch?

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>>6513523
It's pretty nice. Just don't expect the transformation to work flawlessly like in the show, you need to add, remove and reattach some pieces.

Wish they made a MG with perfect transformation.

>>6513523
don't expect much from the sword. It's constructed in a weird way where the handle is pretty floppy, there's no way to plug it into both hands, and one wrist is nowhere near strong enough to hold it up in any pose

>>6513795
I hope that if the ver ka doesn't end up being a total brick that it can be used as a base for a 1/100 tryon. Didn't they do something like that for the red warrior?

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I finished my GM/GM earlier today. Just some very minor mods to make it a high mobility type.

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>>6513876

Alright guys, what do you think? I'm going to mask off my Innocentia's panties and then paint the rest of her crotch and thighs a nice German gray so it's like she's wearing suggestive spats. My question is this though: do I also paint her black legs gray too? I can see it looking weird if I don't, but then I could also try for that Steins;Gate Kurisu look.

does anyone here have the MG guntank?
Kinda want to get it

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>>6514027
>I'm going to mask off my Innocentia's panties and then paint the rest of her crotch and thighs a nice German gray so it's like she's wearing suggestive spats.

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The mad men at Koto actually did it

>>6513876

That looks fantastic, you did a great job anon

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Im looking into making a hell zeong marine from build fighters, and am trying to figure out what to buy as components. Im assuming that ill be needing some sort of zgok for the claws.

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>>6514185
Sorry, image was cut off.

>>6514185
>>6514186
You could try using pla-plate to make the individual grey and purple segments as hollow boxed, then connect them with aftermarket joints or fairly thick armature wire

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>>6513876
damn

So, what suit are you guys maining in the Versus beta?

>>6514186
Z'gok for the claws and Gogg for the hands. You'll probably have to scratch build the tentacles and the arms for the claws.

>>6514194
My lovely husband MkII.
I don't know if I'm stupid, but is only the Titans colour scheme available? In the 3v3 menu it shows the AEUG suit with the HS and Zeta. I just wanna show my hate for earth without lugging around massive bazookas.

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Has anyone actually tried this fix for RG Red Frame by using the HG's head piece?

>>6514198
the beta doesn't have all the suits, mind you emma's the pilot of the white one with the super pack thingie

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Not really Gunpla or Plamo but I would be damn if I didn't want this once I saw it. Just when I thought I had all the kits I wanted I had to go and see this. I mean I already have a Wing Real Grade and a Zero Perfect Grade.

>>6513523
Just gonna say it, I fucking hate this kit.

>>6514228
Yuuma pls.

>>6514201
I would try this sometime in the future, i have leftover pieces from sengoku astray

>>6514201
I only noticed something wrong with RG Red Frame's head after someone pointed it out to me. I remember feeling surprised at how I never noticed it myself.

It's been a while since, and now I have forgotten what it was.
What exactly is wrong with it, again?

>>6514228
i hope they make a MG of the new Ver ka ZZ

>tfw only want literally one pot of paint to finish a project, but no stores nearby sell the range so your only options are either pay multiple times the cost of the single paint pot in shipping or wait until you figure out something else to buy to make the shipping worth it

>>6514263
The face plate.
The vents are to far apart and makes the face look long.

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So.. obviously the chances of getting a kit of this are impossible. How much would have to be scratchbuilt to make one of these? The psyco arms and legs exist. So do a few other misc parts. Is there a decent 1/144 woundwort?

>>6514419

I think there's a resin kit which the 1/100 is supposedly based on?

>>6514440
I actually own that already. I've just never built it. From what I've heard the cutecube woundwort is completely separate. Since in order to make the kit they'd need to make molds based on 3D models. I can't really see them directly copying the resin kit. It just wouldn't be practical right? At most they had one on hand that they used as a reference.

Side question, I've only got one resin kit, the woundwort. When i bought it stunk really badly of chemicals. Is that normal?

>>6514454

>From what I've heard the cutecube woundwort is completely separate.

I'm sure what I heard was just speculation, then.

>When i bought it stunk really badly of chemicals. Is that normal?

Wish I could answer such things, then I'd buy some resin kits myself.

>>6514263
The laser cut process bandai used on the face to make vents punched out can currently only make things as small as the vents on a 1/100 size face. Because of that they had to make the distance between each vent farther apart or the face would collapse. The result is a face where the vents are not only the wrong size and shape, but are also not the correct position in the face.

Starting with rg gold frame and now rg unicorn, they give you a face where you just panel line it like a hg. More accurate and less derp

>>6514463
Fair point. I'm not hardcore enough to build any resin kits myself. At least not yet haha.

On the woundwort, i heard some speculation that cutecube made it with the intent to expand on the design with addons. Maybe there's hope yet. Can anyone here corroborate that claim?

Welp.. my Taobao order seems all sorts of messed up. No idea what to do at this point

>reading the guide
>safety tips
>"Don’t build while you’re naked."

Why not? Building while shirtless is pretty comfortable, IMO. Or maybe I'm just a weird dude who likes the bare-skin sensations of both cool air and nub pieces.

>>6514519

Sharp objects, probably.

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>>6514484

All I know is I'm wasn't a big fan of 1/100s, but I liked the design enough to get one despite that.

This is one hell of a handgrenade. I have no idea where I'm going to put it when it's done, though. 1/100 kits are as large as I feared.

I guess my collection of awful video game spin-off movies gets relegated to a cardboard box in the basement.

>>6514519

In case your hobby knife rolls off your desk toward your winky.

>>6514519
Even cheap shit hobby knife blades are very sharp, and most nippers could poke good holes in you if you dropped them, then tried to catch them.

>>6514519
one of these days your hobby knife will roll off your desk and chop your dick clean off

>>6514521
>>6514523
Shirtlessness is my limit, though.

>>6514520
>>6514522
These are fair points. It's not as if I keep orienting the sharp edges of building tools toward myself (largely due to half a lifetime's experience of cutting kitchen ingredients and learning "even flesh wounds are fucking painful" the hard way), but I guess it's no use tempting fate.

>>6514521
So i guess it needs glue? How's the transformation? Bad/incomplete is what I've heard but apparently it doesn't come with instructions to transform it so maybe it's just obtuse.

>>6514544

Transformation? I'm pretty sure it doesn't. Perhaps I'll give it a try when it's all snapped.


And thoroughly superglued...

>>6514226

>Can't even hold it's own wings up without huge ugly armatures.

step it up, japan.

>>6514562
Besides ratchets there's not much you can do for stuff like that

>>6514521
Ive been approaching mine like a resin kit and doing it limb by limb. So far ive got the head, left arm, left leg and one gun. Been doing a lot of drilling and glueing to keep the articulation. Painting hasnt been too much of a problem once the grease and flash is taken care of.

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>>6514597
..and i forgot the picture

Cant find a review of the advance GN X anywhere, looks like nobody buy it. just got mine today.

>>6514589

servos would work. it's about time they start putting real robot shit in their robot dolls, anyway.

>>6514610
If non-English pictorial reviews are your thing, this fits the bill nicely:

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

>>6513868
Red Warrior used the 2.0 as a base.
The problem I see is that if thy want the Tryon is that it'd suck down engineers like a mother fucker. It'd need to be able to split into three, and join back up again into the ZZ with all the fancy gimmicks attached to that transformation. I just don't know if they can use the Ver Ka frame for that.

>>6514624
>http://schizophonic9.com/re4/mg_advancedgnx.html
Thanks man, this will do nicely.

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Speaking of build fighter MGs, I'm still waiting on my X Maoh god damn it. Wing Zero Honoo would be fucking sick too but I know there's about a 0 percent chance of that happening.

>>6514186
I think there's a builder part set that looks more like the tentaclaws than the Z'gok's big meaty claws.

>>6513523
Its a partsformer which turns off many people, but If i were you i'd get it anyway for its big and stupid fun beastmode and giant sword.

>>6514630
Tryon 3's split transformation is pretty damn simple. It's just the same split at the waist the zz already does for its transformation, except the backpack detaches as its own piece instead of staying with the leg section. Almost everything else is stuff that either the zz already does or would be simple to implement.

Does primer fully protect the plastic from the following layers going on? I'm a bit afraid of doing a super wet gloss on pieces that are ABS as I'm using lacquer paint.

Bandai better start reprinting most of the water slide decal, cant find 00 raiser MG water slide anywhere.....i may try samuel decal.

>>6514504
How so?

>>6514664
Yes. But there's the danger of the primer itself damaging the ABS plastic if the primer is lacquer or enamel. Properly applied and if you let it cure properly, the primer won't damage the ABS and protect the plastic from any subsequent layers of paint. Unless you go way heavy on the lacquer thinner and let that shit melt the primer away.

>>6514676
Well the receipt was auto confirmed. Although now there's an update that says "Waiting for storage. The package is successful" but there's still no option to pay for the international shipping. I didn't use an agent or anything, just domestic and then UPS

>>6514704

I'm using lacquer based primer and I always apply it in really light coats on ABS.

I use mr color and I thin it by like 2/3 thinner, not sure if that would be too much. Could always go a little thicker for the abs pieces I suppose.

I assume the risk is lower in a case where I do primer -> basecoat -> clear gloss (wet) than if I do primer -> gloss basecoat (wet)? I mean, there would be an additional layer between the wet coat and the ABS.

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>want some gunpla without paying out the ass for EMS. SAL is never again level.
>Hobbywave, the only good domestic seller, closed down
>Amazon is a gamble
Fuck man.

>>6514758

>SAL
>Never again

You need some patience, man.

>>6514760
>You need some patience, man.
This.

>>6514758
SAL to the us isn't even that bad, man.

>>6514758
>SAL is never again level
Just because we collect toys doesn't mean we have to act like impatient children
>Hobbywave, the only good domestic seller, closed down
There's plenty of good sites still around. Some you can even you JewTuber coupon codes for
>Amazon is a gamble
All you have to do you click "see all new" or "see more options" and look for the Prime eligible ones or just check the Prime shipping box to filter, so you can get your domestic shit
It's not hard

>>6514774
To be fair, I've had a SAL order take over four weeks, but another SAL order arrive in just over a week and a half. And it was shipped after the first order

>>6514782
I try this USA gundam store, use the 2 day shipping but a weak alredy pass and no kits yet, maybe is cause i order the XN raiser 00 gundam and all the other stuff is on hold until that one arrive

>>6514788
Sure, but the average for me at least has been closer to the week and a half than four and you still got your stuff within the service window. Consider that this stuff is shipping from the other side of the globe and that's not so bad if you're too cheap to pay EMS; before the days of Amazon I had domestic stuff take almost two weeks to reach me. It's all perspective and patience.

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I know this is only partially related but god i require 2 of the agguy one

>>6514612
Actual servos cost hundreds for a single motor. You probably just mean something like a miniature stepper motor, most of which are already too big and ugly to fit in 1/100. PG maybe

>>6514836
>Zock
>Z'gok
>Agg
>Gogg
>Acgguy
>Agguguy
>Hygogg
>Z'gok E
>Juggau
How does anyone tell these damn things apart?

>>6514847
You have to be more blind than a CNN reporter to not tell the difference between a hygogg and every other under water suits.

>>6514847

Zeon psychological warfare.

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>>6514847
You forgot to mention the zogok! And you remember them by being obsessed with amphibious suits. Pic related its a cool custom zgok i randomly found a picture of.

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It is a crime that we aren't getting a kit of the GM Z'Gok

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Finally, an Action Base for people with crippling Trypophobia. Praise be Bandai

>>6514939
wtf kinda base is that

>>6514896

Stingray custom? I love it. I need to get me some amphibious suits, only one I have is the RG Z'gok. Any recommendations? I can't say I like the normal acguy though.

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>>6514946
If you dont mind fixing some admittedly REALLY bad seam lines, the Hy-Gogg is amazing

>>6514946
Kapools are great if you can find one for a decent price.

>>6514955

Depends on how the fixing of seamlines affects the painting process, if the parts involved should be the same colors then it's not something that bothers me. I need practice anyway.

>>6514758
>SAL is never again level.
You should order some paint from HK.

>>6513047
Snow camo always looks cool on Ma K.

>>6514900
Yes it is!

By the way, that GM is a combination of
>Dead End Gundam
>GM / GM
>Pluma
>Zgok E
>Some custom parts ma de of pla-plate.

It's a shame they won't release this. Instead they continue to gave as FAG Ripoffs.

>>6515071
It looks nothing like any of those except the GM/GM, it's almost all custom. Hands aren't from Dead End, the hands are literally claws built around some sort of underwater turbines and look nothing like the Dead End's except having digits. And the chest is definitely not from the Z'gok E, the Z'gok E doesn't have frontal vents like those, the eye tracks don't go back like that, and the body is way too wide, almost MG scale (but of course it's definitely anyway. Not sure were you see the plumas in their either, it's just general shield parts for the skirt.

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>just found out Micheal's had a 55% off everything in the store coupon for this weekend
>mfw could have bought an air compressor to finally start air brushing my kits

>>6515255
There's still one for 50% off running but at a glance Amazon can still give you a working product for far less.

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>>6515263
I live in Canuck land. Can't even get a decent air compresser on Amazon

>>6514670
they did. it started a few months ago

>>6515318
Have you poor souls just collectively fucked yourselves with tariffs and trade agreements so hard you can't get anything but syrup and surplus guns at a decent price? That sucks and I'm sorry.

>>6515071
>>6515095
>Dead End

It's name is "The End". Dead End are its attack names.

And its a gm/gm wearing a big poncho designed after zeon aquatic ms aesthetic. Considering the water was actually a trap it was probably going to ditch the poncho bit as soon as meijin jumped into the paint thinner and battle his weakened gunpla with the normal gm/gm underneath.

>>6515318
You dun gouf'd

>tfw HLJ is unironically a viable option even with shippinng

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Question;

I just put my second Gunpla together, and I noticed that his neck and left arm have loose ball joints. How do I go about fixing this?

Also, if I use a paint marker to do the detailing on the little indented parts, will an eraser really take up all the excess paint? Should I do the detailing before I paint over it?

I'm going to file down the nubs on the other model I did and repaint it so that the paint looks smoother. It looked great for a few hours when I thought it was dry, but the next day, I could tell that I went overboard with weathering.

>>6515468
Put a tiny bit of super glue on the ball and let it dry, then put it back in the joint, the dried glue will give it some more friction.

>>6515468
Strange. All the IBO kits I built had decent joints. If you have loose balljoints you can coat it in a layer of acrylic varnish or put masking tape on the ball for slight tightness.

>>6515476
>the dried glue will give it some more friction.
It will also make the ball uneven so the joint may not move smoothly.
Better way:
>put glue on ball
>put joint back together
>keep joint moving until glue dries

Has anyone else been following this?
http://bandai-hobby.net/en/gunpla_mg_ka.html
Series of overview articles covering the Katoki ZZ

>>6514836

Is this contemporary or some kind of 90's thing? Those girls are making some interesting style choices there.

>>6514670
There is no MG 00 raiser water slides. If you are so sure there is one then tell me the GD-number

>>6514939
Motherfucking Bandai!
Still won't sell the good action base 1 stand alone, won't make a AB2 in clear color and now they release 2 new AB, both without the SEED groin connection and still nothing that will actually hold Zeta 2.0 like its own Fuck huge base does.

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I haven't been paying attention to bandai's mecha musume kits, did gyanko and china come out alright or are they as potato as fumina?
and unrelated, but does anyone have experience with hexa gear sentinel or the migu figurise? I need at least one other thing for a ami order and had my eye on those

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Does anyone recognize which kits these are from? I've been putting my older models in storage recently and I had them left over in my drawer.

>>6515609
My Miku Figurise is in the mail and I'll probably build it as soon as it gets here. That'll be another week at least though, thanks to SAL.

Do you guys take advantage of the UV activated parts on kits?
I'm thinking of installing some blacklights in my detolf, but I need some ideas on how to make this practical.
Considering getting some push LEDs and replacing the bulbs.

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Anyone else super slow and maticulous when building?
Took me about 3 hours to build the legs and feet, and they don't even have the armor on top of them yet.

>>6515682
I may not be on your level exactly, but I spent several hours putting together just the Super Mini-Pla tyrannosaurus from the DaiZyuJin set.

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>>6515683
Seriously I don't even realize I'm going that slow. I literally finished the entire new season of Archer just building this much.

>>6515682
I seam weld/putty everything as I build so yes it takes fucking forever.

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I just can't help myself with this kit. Perfect Grades are still classed as toys, right?

>>6515682
>>6515685
>there's another anon who builds slowly
Shit, I've always felt a little weird about how long it takes me to build. It takes me like three days' worth of free time (up to three/four hours per day) to build an HG, and another just to finish off the rest of the equipment. Maybe it's because I'm building while seasonal shows are playing in the background, or maybe it's because I'm just doing everything with an old pair of nippers, an Xacto knife, and a Gundam marker, but I just don't build quickly.

>>6515690
>>6515682

I know this feel
rougher sandpaper would greatly expedite the process but i keep over sanding

>>6514226
Well there's always the Hi-Resolution model as an alternative to that

>>6515530
Its contemporary. They were just announced this week if im correct

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>>6515571
mmm not MG decal actualy, but is a 1/100 gundam 00 raiser decal. It say N°63

>>6515718

Japan has pretty bad taste in clothing. I like it.

>>6515530
Interesting. They look exactly of the time. Nothing about them really screams 90s maybe besides the high waisted trousers but that's just a thing there.

>>6514562
>Not doing that yourself

>>6514612
There was the dude who submitted this for the Gundam Global Challenge. - http://gundam-challenge.com/en/primaryresult/pdf/GGCidea_eng_okada.pdf

Walking PG kits soon.

>>6515802
Tokyo is one of the fashion capitals of the world, man.

>>6515811

Fashion, with a capital 'F' is almost universally shit that looks ridiculous just for the sake of looking stupid.

>>6515660
>installing some blacklights in my detolf
You will want to turn them on _very_ rarely, While illuminating fluorescent plastic it can make the rest of your plastic yellow and destroy paint.

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>>6515095
>>6515369

The torso resembles Gundam the End's. And yeah my bad, it's Gundam the End, not Dead End Gundam.

>Bandai Visual acquired Girls und Panzer and has plans to expand the franchise.

New lines of figures and model kits soon?

>>6515850
I just want sometimes acquire the rights to Sora no Woto so I finally get my goddamn spider tank.

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>>6515850
>Bandai
>military plamo
mite b gud

>>6515902
You know, a few years ago I might have said bandai would never do them. But after the star wars line I think its becoming more obvious that bandai is going after the more traditional plamo markets and GuP kits could be the gateway drug for military plamo.

>>6515793
Oh wow, didn't even know that it existed, used to Google around for something like that two years ago but could only find the PG decals

Did anyone buy HGBF 1/144 Hyper Gyanko?
and if so, does the head fit on a figma?

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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

>>6515936
how long did it take to cut the stencils though

>>6516010
A couple of minutes to design and then under 30 seconds to cut.

>>6515811
No wears Fashion though.

>>6515850
At the moment they've released some "PetiteRise" kits, which are basically chibi plamo of their characters http://bandai-hobby.net/brand/peti/. I'm really interested in seeing what else they do with them, if anything.

>>6515495
Yeah, the Grimgerde was basically perfect, but the rebake is "Loosey-goosey" for some reason. I'm also going to need to glue some things together, like the front and back plate of the head. His face keeps wanting to fall off!

>>6515653
well I appreciate it but my payment is due before then
I'll probably get both at any rate, not that expensive

>>6515682
>>6515683
>>6515685
>>6515690
>>6515695
>>6515696
Ayyyyyy slow builders unite! I've been working on my MG GM Sniper II for a few days now and only have the head and internal frame completed. It blows my mind when people tell me they can like, bang out an MG in a single day and stuff like that.

I'm also not a full paintjob kinda person, but I do paint selective details, and I mostly work on my kits at night. So I find I frequently run into things like "gotta spray this one part before I assemble all this other crap around it, so I guess I gotta wait until tomorrow."

>>6515936
Giraffe stylet?

>>6515609
China turned out alright; Gyanko wasn't great but still better than that trainwreck. The Figurerise busts have all been pretty solid, although the Love Live ones have a lot of detail that needs to be painted.

>>6516151
>>6515850
It'd be nice if they did some plamo versions of those tanks made to scale with the Nendoroids/Petit Nendoroids. I definitely feel like they'll do more justice to the Panzer part than the Girls part.

Anyone have pictures of that 1/100 shamblo someone scratch built? Cant seem to find it in the old threads.

>>6516351

This one?

https://twitter.com/tajahiro_com/status/901839464925769732

This is a bit of a weird request, but does anyone have the HG Jesta Cannon and the HG Barbatos Lupus and could take a picture of them side by side for size comparison purposes?

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>>6516477
Hows this?

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I'm conflicted on these modified legs. One part is I feel guilty modifying someone else's design, one part I'm never happy with what I do

>>6516500
That's why they're called "customs", cause they're customized off a base design. It's your robot, go wild.

>>6516507
Eh I'm more into fixes design choices I don't like, but I still feel guilty. I also don't think that whatever I do will be as good as the original designer.

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Man, I really hope I didn't get way over my head for this. Started off my group build with the foundation for a pretty big haircut. I'm glad for the extended deadline because I didn't realize how much waiting I'll need to do for curing/drying.

Am I the only one who buys gunpla without ever watching the series? I buy them based on looks and because they're fun. The most I've seen of gundam was like the first three episodes of build fighters.

>>6516526
I'm sure you're in the vast minority but there's nothing wrong with it. Watching the show gives you more of an investment in the models but they still look sweet otherwise.

>>6516526
I've seen most of the various Gundam series, but I've still bought kits from the ones I haven't. If a kit looks cool, has cool gimmicks, I go for it regardless of what it's from.

>>6516526
I dont bother watching gundam either

>>6516526
I've seen 00 and Build Fighters.

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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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>>6516590

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>>6516592
Chest was hand sculpted too.
Not the best, but first time doing anything like that.

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>>6516600

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>>6516600

>>6516613
Gee richigo, winning two group builds?

>>6516668
>winning
i thought this kind of behavior was discouraged, cause if it's a contest then why bother trying to meet the deadline for a groupbuild at all if richigo takes it every time?

>>6516685
I'm just making a joke, mostly because I haven't seen other entrants. Also, a group build isn't something you're meant to win, but to participate in to improve your skills. At least that's how I see it.
You also might not be familiar with "Gee paul, your mom lets you have two wieners?"
Or however that went.

>>6516691
I got the reference anon.

This isnt for the build off though, I'd already started her MONTHS ago so she wasnt eligible

>>6516521
Is it just me, or did you like, shorten the hairpiece?

The head + hair now looks a little wider and squareish rather than elongated and egglike.

>>6516691
maybe i'm just too used to watching the crazy /m/ ones where they are competitive contests with breakdowns of the statistics instead of casual groupbuilds, but the addition of a prize and gelgoog guy judging entries always made it seem like one to me.

>>6516710
as absurd as this sounds, this is an incredibly motivating statement to me, and i mean that with no offense whatsoever

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Second gunpla I've ever built. Tried to go for not using any stickers, but I ended up using the eyes bc i didnt have any bright greens, and didnt wanna deal with them.

>>6516710
Oh, did you now? That'd make more sense then having two large projects for both group builds.

>>6516738
GN-X girl was made for this contest though

My Iwata HP CS came in today and I'm ready to start painting tomorrow assuming I have all the airbrush and compressor and all that ready to go. Any advice?

>>6516755
Don't let paint dry inside it, it's a bitch to clean out

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>>6515902
>1/35 tanks with gunpla levels of quality, low prices, and that don't require glue for almost everything

I want this to happen so much, if they manufacture them like gunpla they'll have the quality of $50+ tank kits for half the price, and Garupan is super popular so they might have success with that.
UC hard graph was too niche to manufacture and market like normal gunpla and they were kinda deliberately making them shit to pander to the scale modelling crowd who like the challenge.


[spoiler]inb4 they're in a terrible scale like 1/48[/spoiler]

>>6516734
Yeah he posted the start of that one like...last year now I think.

>>6516771
If it pans out I really hope Bandai ventures out into aircraft. I mean, shit, they already have some practice with that thanks to the Valks.

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>>6516782
Master grade aircraft with removable outer panels when?

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>>6516521
Last for tonight's modifications. Hoping to finish the rest of the modifications in the next day or two, and then get to puttying and scratch building by the end of the week. The next modifications should be pretty heavy since I'll be middling the legs drastically which I have never done before.

>>6516590
Damn, looking clean even if you say it is rushed. I remember when you were still showing off the wings and early butt stinger, and it's cool to see it (nearly) complete.

>>6516717
Yup, I removed the hollow area between the faceplate and bang connection because I thought it made her egg too big. I'll be lengthening her hair as well so it'll look less squareish and more natural, hopefully.

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Started my first MG.
It's a pretty eye opening experience seeing the color separation and clear parts that aren't foil stickers.

My only complaint is that some of the connection pegs feel really lose. Mainly the feet. Whenever I pick this thing up it would leave a foot behind.

Planning a custom build, gonna use an HGIBO gundam frame as the base, and it's supposed to be Andras. Im thinking that I'll use the Bael wings, but im not sure what to do about the head, I want it to be owl-like, so im thinking big eyes mainly. Ive never done a custom before, which is why im starting with something on the ibo gundam frame. Im thinking of using Flauros and Astaroth pieces.

>>6515592
I've always wondered what the Deculture versions look like transformed.

>>6515694
Technically model kits but we in the Gunpla General and they in the PlaMo General are welcome residents of /toy/

>>6515936
Only just now?

>>6516834
Really? That's odd. And that thing just came out very recently, it should be perfectly fine.

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>>6516771
>>6516782
>>6516809
>wishful thinking
We all know Bandai will just make a deal with CyberHobby or Dragon or whoever to sell their kits under GuP label like it's always been done. No one, not even Bandai is crazy enough to invest into designing brand new molds for potentially dozens of tanks that have been already done by companies with vastly more experience in the field AND for the market of basically filthy casuals.

They might do some busts and maybe some figure kits, and they'll grab some easy cash for the next couple of years while the series is still remembered.

>>6516868
They should do a Panzer IV kit to test if people will buy it then continue the line if it sells well.

Even the scale modeling fags might buy them if they've got decent detail at a low price.

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>>6516834
That might actually be my favourite kit.

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>Unicorn arrived today

>>6516500
its killing me that i cant figure out what those feet covers are from

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>>6513029
>when you have every MSG weapon but none of them quite fit the image in your head so you build a new one (mostly) from scratch
Brought to you in part by GG and his deadline extension.

Now instead of finishing up my entry in a hurry I got 2 extra months to dick around with plaplate and such and dick around I will.

>>6516590
Very nice. I really wish this was your entry.

>>6516834
Did you forget to put in a polycap?

Step 7 <1>

>>6516940
Kinda looks like the sinanju leg piece combined with another part.

>>6516943
That's amazing. Especially the grill.

>>6516943
God damn, pretty much every thing I see you do is ridiculous. also I had to disqualify it since it was already a WIP at the start time, which wouldn't be fair to everyone else.

>>6516940
>>6516952
The feet covers are from an SD Sinanju, tho I might be taking them off lol

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>>6516952
I got the polycap for that.

I guess I mean to say from the leg to the ankle. It's the square peg in red here.

>>6516910
That looks great. Not sure if I want to paint mine yet since I'm fine with these colors.

>>6516943
Holy shit, those panels.

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I didn't fully understand what I was seeing at when I saw the clear version but this things looks weird.

>>6517010
I just don't see how it's going to support the weight of kits

>>6517010
i probably missed it, but whats with all those smaller holes

>>6517018
Yeah, that ladder thing in the middle doesn't give me loads of confidence. I suppose it'd be nice for smaller kits but I'm fine with existing ABs for those.

>>6514847
>Zock
Big boy
>Z'gok
Spikey boy
>Agg
Kinda got me here. Tank boy?
>Gogg
Claw boy
>Acgguy
Cute boy
>Agguguy
Tentacle boy?
>Hygogg
Arms boy
>Z'gok E
Experimental spikey boy
>Juggau
Elephant boy

And you forgot Sword boy.

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Okay, so I have a question about snipping parts off the runners
I got myself some nippers like the guide says, and recently I also got myself an xacto knife set from a resale shop for pretty cheap
My question is multifold so I'll split it up

1. Where are you actually supposed to cut the sprue when you're removing the part? I've always cut as close as possible and then used sandpaper to get any excess, but this leaves little marks, like dents, in the plastic that I can't remove
2. I tried cutting further away and using a knife for the excess, but i just end up needing to sand anyway and it doesn't look much better than using just the nippers. Is this normal? Do I just lack experience?
3. I know that it's impossible to completely cover up nubs/stress marks unless you paint your kit, but how visible should they actually be when you're not painting? I always feel like mine are a lot more noticeable than they should be?

Pic of what my current build looks like to show you what I mean. Sorry for the retarded questions, I'm still pretty new at this

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>>6517010
>>6517022
Looks like the same exact base used for Figurise Aura Effect stands.

>>6517083
Now that I can see being nifty. I wonder if this means we'll be seeing more effects parts soon?

>>6516943
On step 4, what did you do for the corners that they're sand coloured?

>>6517081
scratch the marks with your thumbnail a bit after cutting them off. about 75% of the time it'll make the mark hell of a lot less noticeable. You could also color match a gundam marker to the plastic color and just lightly dab the spot a bit.

I myself use my xacto to cut as close to the part as possible with a gentle sawing motion for thicker parts, and cutting length wise along the sprue for smaller parts.

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>>6517081
Shit I just noticed how blurry that photo is, here's a better one

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>>6517090
>what did you do
Used my all-time favorite putty.

>>6517112
owo what's this?
I've never seen this putty before

Ah, aight. I have some White Tamiya R.

>>6517097

If your nub marks are lighter than the base color, it means the plastic is stretched, and you can fix it by slightly compressing the area (that's the idea with rubbing your fingernail on it).

Dark colors are tough, since the plastic goes white when it stretches, regardless of the color that's in it.

This is why you want to cut a little bit away from the part, so that any squeezing your nippers do to the plastic will not propagate into the part itself. Then you sand away the rest of the nub. Sanding doesn't particularly stress the plastic.

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>>6517112
It's a putty that cures when exposed to light, like the package says. I think it's several minutes under full sun or something.

I use a UV spotlight I put together so it cures in 10-15 sec and then I can sand it.

You can also use one of those nail curing lights, 30-60 sec is enough to cure it.

The only drawback is that it needs to be applied in low light so it doesn't start to cure too early.

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>Thinking about doing a kit bashing
>Adding HGUC revive Gundam to a old 1/144 GM Sniper Custom.

Should I give it a try with just a razor and nipper or should should I got a small saw like pic?

>>6517138
meant for >>6517116

>>6516963
I had the same problem, you have to connect the ankle before you attach the armor, because the armor pieces fit in a way that locks it all together. Carefully take the calf and shin off (D1 11 and 12), connect the inner frame together completely, and then reassemble. It should fit right if it hasn't been stressed too much.

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>>6516809
>Master grade aircraft with removable outer panels when?

Thats already a thing anon.

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>>6516526
i've never seen a kainar cartoon

>>6516318
thanks, are there any examples of an unpainted one? all the pictures online are of completed models
well at any rate only missing thing I noticed on miku was her nails

>>6516963
Ah my bad. That's the first thing that came to mind.

>>6516526
I'm autistic and feel the need to see the show/game before getting merchandise, made an exception for hi-mock though since it was such a great way to practice

>>6514836
I'd prefer a hg agg or agguy but i guess this is cool.

>>6516526
I met a dude who never watched kamen rider but collects almost all of their S.I.C figures.

So its okey if you havent watched any.
Maybe give it a try, who knows maybe youll like it [spoiler]or hate it more[/spoiler].

>>6516526
REEEEEE FUCKING SECONDARY GET OFF MY BOARD
no but really that's mostly a /jp/ or /a/ schtick, I doubt many here get too caught up over it as long as the robots and/or cute girls look cool

>>6516943
thats some phenomenal work right there

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>>6516526
I've only ever watched Wing. Only kit I bought from that was MG Tallgeese.

I basically buy whatever looks fun. I bought Nobell simply based on the fact it looked like Sailor Moon and Beargguy because its cute. The stranger the kit, the more I want it. Lost my shit when I found that cat ear one at my local shop.

Fuck the anime. I got better shit to watch.

>>6517139
Get a photoetch razor saw. It'll save you a ton of trouble

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>>6517553
nobel and its pilot are both 10/10, you should feel proud of your taste

>>6514464
Source on Bandai using lasers-cutting to make the face vent holes? I thought Bandai only used laser cutters to make the molds for very small detailed pieces.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHbeasVraf4&t=2m50s
Skip to 2:50.

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Does anyone in here know of gunpla retailers with a decent selection in the state of Maryland?
My local hobby shop's shelf is pretty pitiful and the comic shop here sucks.

>>6517698
amiami and HS, I never bother with brick and mortar for actual kits, just supplies

Is gundam versus going to be a good/fun game? I've never got a gundam game.

Also why is the tristan HG so fucking shit?

>>6517771
>Also why is the tristan HG so fucking shit
Because they had to reuse the joints from the 2004(?) Alex HG.

>>6517771
>Also why is the tristan HG so fucking shit?
Bought one of these unaware of how bad it was. Not only is it shit posability wise but parts kept breaking off of it.

>>6517829
I had two parts break during my build (one was my fault) and the fucking leg pegs don't even line up for the foot joint. So the soft plastic piece just goes into one insert.

So fucking shitty, which is a shame since it looks awesome.

Is the MG alex equally shit?

>>6517832
For me it was the back of the lower leg where the extra part attaches and the two holes inside it where the bottom knee joint connects. Not one, both of them.

Is NG 1/60 Exia bad? Should I just get the MG?

>>6516526
All I've seen of Gundam is a few episodes of War In The Pocket and IBO
Not a big fan of mech shows honestly, I just like putting things together

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Came in today.

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>>6517698
Hobbyworks. Especially the laurel and belair shops. There's also a hobbytown usa that tends to be a mixed bag off of 695. If you live in eastern maryland you're fucked though.

>>6516526
When I was a kid, I watched bits and pieces of whatever series were on Toonami. I also played a couple PS2 games. Most of my interest in Gundam is in all the other mechs in the show, anyway.

In my mind, I have a completely different setting for my mechs. Me and one of my buddies kind of flesh that world out by talking about it and playing a tabletop wargame called Heavy Gear Blitz

Our setting is more like Armored Core + Firefly + Mass Effect than Gundam. The Mechs are also a lot smaller, too.

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>>6517698
>>6517927
Just moved out of baltimore a few months ago. the belair hobby works is fucking great. there is a big ass aisle of gunpla to enjoy. I prefer that over the laurel one, avoid the comic store in bel air as it has rape prices.

sheetz for life, fuck royal farms chicken, crab dip is life

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Redpill me on the Hobby Base mechanical hands.
Are they quality? Anyone have their measures?

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I just got this kit in the mail. It's supposedly the American release of the HGUC Char's Zaku II, but the kit inside is actually a recolored version of the HG Zaku II from the 08th MS Team line. Even the boxart and photos reflect this difference. Does anybody know anything about this kit? Was there ever even a release of this mold in Char's colors in Japan? The instructions have Japanese text, but I can't find any evidence of a Japanese release on Google.

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>>6518020
Runners and manual. Theis kit comes with all the same parts as the 08th MS Zaku, including the pieces to convert the kit into the MS-06J. The catalog it comes with gives info about a campaign that ran from April to September of 2001, which means that this kit pre-dates the Japanese HGUC Zaku by about a year.

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>>6517964
All true. Also, the belair hobbyworks just got in gundaminfo campaign cards. And god damn their gunpla section has taken off. I remember several years ago I was like one of five guys who actually went there regularly for gunpla and it was all on this one tiny shelving unit towards the backand it was mostly just my stuff in the display. Now it has a whole row and an increasing display case presence.

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>>6518032
Inside the manual. The Japanese text in the manual makes me think this kit was released in Japan at one point, but unfortunately I can't find any info about a Char-colored version of the 08th MS Zaku mold that came out there. Part of me also thinks this was a western exclusive that was commisioned by Bandai America, but then why wouldn't the text be in English? I find it hard to believe that Bandai Japan would go to the trouble making a new illustration, taking photos, and writing new flavor text just for a kit that would't even be released domestically. They even went to the trouble of making a new paint mixing chart with references to Gundam Color paints. Anybody else have any info on this kit?

>>6518052
Apparently it was an exclusive at JAF-CON 1996 http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/High_Grade_Mobile_Suit_Gundam:_The_08th_MS_Team (listed under "Exclusives"
http://allthatgundam.web.fc2.com/gunpla/08l.htm

What's interesting to note is that the bottom right part of your image was used as-is in the HGUC Zaku manual. Not sure what to make of that.

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It's official.

Fuck these stickers.

>>6513032
Hey, do I need to get someone else something as well?

Has anyone encountered a problem mixing different paint brands together?
I want to mix vallejo and model master to get a different color
Both are acrylic
I will be hand painting if that makes a difference

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>>6518086
Interesting, thanks for the info.
http://puramotor.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-54.html
Seems like this release isn't exactly the same since the Gundam and Zaku set excludes the F/S parts and comes with grey pipes. Doesn't explain where the boxart and manual text came from though.

>What's interesting to note is that the bottom right part of your image was used as-is in the HGUC Zaku manual.
Which part? The line-art in the US version is taken from the Ver. 1.0 MG, and according to Dalong the text underneath it different.

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>>6516755
I fucked up and forgot the airhose.
Why is it such a bitch to find information on this thing? I don't want to buy the 25 dollar brand certified one if I can find just a standard airhose for like 3 times less than that.

>>6518155
Sorry, I didn't give things that careful of a look and got confused by the lineart. My only guesses to the parts and boxart/manual is that Bandai changed the plastic colors between releases, and that the boxart/manual were early versions that were eventually changed for the official HGUC release in Japan. The paint color formulas might've been pulled from another Zaku II release, and if my guess about this being an "early version" is right then it might match up with the formulas for the HGUC Zaku II.

Thanks for posting all of this. Oddities like these are really neat to look into.

>>6518128
Yes...

I guess I should probably include an explanation. I thought secret santas were more common than this.

>>6513032
Aww yeah, best time of the year is here.

I have what might be a dumb question. I'm trying to handpaint, and I'm not sure what order the steps are in. The guide says:

Sand-> Prime -> Lacquer -> Gloss Coat -> Enamel or acrylic -> Details* -> Top coat
I'm using acrylic paint, so I can skip the lacquer, right? Does that mean I put a gloss coat on the primer and then paint the gloss coat? What's the point of that?

I forgot to check the guide while I was painting, so I went
Prime -> Acrylic -> Gloss floor cleaner -> Matte spray

It looks okay, but I'm not sure if the problems are because I did the wrong order or if it's because it's my first time painting.

>>6518020
>>6518032
>>6518052
Confirmed for also being American Shenanigans.
Last(?) thread someone realized and pointed out the USHGUC RX-78-2 didn't come with the pieces for the Core Fighter.

>>6513032
retarded question, but in that doc, what does the price range option mean, the price of the kit i will buy and give out?

>>6518264
Yes.

>>6518266
thanks for answering

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>>6518246
Here's the back of the manual. Turns out the paint ratios for this kit are completely different from the normal HGUC. The closest match to it that I could find was the First Grade. The colors used and their proportions are different between the FG and the American Zaku, but the cited Gundam Color paint names are the same.

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>>6518262
I'm actually the same guy. I've just been collecting a lot of US Gunpla releases recently. It's pretty fun to discover which kits actually came out in the US, especially weird stuff like the Zaku. It seems like the US actually got a whole bunch of exclusive Gundam stuff, especially MSiA releases. The early 2000s was definitely a good time to be an American Gundam fan.

>>6518105
What happened?
At first i thought those were the rub on ones, but hg's dont usually have those.

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>>6517927
>>6517964
Oh wicked, I used to live in bel air. Wasn't into gunpla then. Thanks, anons.

>>6518146
>Both are acrylic

not all acrylics are the same at all. Tamiya acrylic for instance is actually an acrylic hybrid with a lot more solvent content than other brands. Look up the MSDS online for the paint to get the specs on the ingredients.

That being said, model master & vallejo should mix o.k both being a lot closer to regular acrylics than tamiya or mr hobby. Try it out on some test pieces to be sure before using on a kit.

>>6518289
So, first thing that happened was the FIRST eye sticker latched onto my table after it fell off my finger, so it chipped. The second eye I placed to the left of the eyepiece, so now he's perpetually looking to the side. And finally the stickers I placed on the table stuck to my elbow...

I never thought I'd say this, but I rather those were the cheapo stickers.

Been out of the gunpla game for a while (last kit was Tiernen Ground Type), is there any real difference between the RG Unicorn and RG Unicorn Premium? Also why is RG Unicorn showing as a preorder on Amazon and in stock on other sites? Sorry for the idiocy

>>6518357
The only difference between the two is the art on the box

>>6518357
>Also why is RG Unicorn showing as a preorder on Amazon and in stock on other sites?
Amazon gets their stock from Bluefin, which gets in new releases about a month or two after they come out in Japan. If you're impatient, there are third-party sellers on Amazon from Japan that already have it in stock, but at that point you could just get the kit from another site if it's cheaper.

>>6518364
>>6518371
Thanks Anons. I just drunkenly placed an order on AmiAmi (even though they didn't have shipping prices up, I may end up cancelling this). Next up is Gundam MKII, my one true Gundamfu

>>6518242
yeah dude its just a hose
just google airbrush hose and pick any one

>>6518257
what you did is correct

>>6518410
Do you happen to know what size? Because I can't seem to find dick on what's needed for it.

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>>6518409
>Cancelling order
>On Amiami
You know not what you say.

>>6518440
H-haha that's a great joke anon (I'm actually worried because it said I'd be billed when shipping costs are decided)

>>6518445
I wasn't joking. Amiami is one of the worst shops to cancel with. If you're not a repeat customer they've been known to black ball you after your second cancelation; tread lightly.

>>6518348
>using your bare fingers to apply stickers
You have no idea what you're doing, huh?

>>6518285
Yeesh, that NT-1 and GP03 look horribly cheap with that giant yellow GUNDAM stripe on the top.

>>6518456
There are accounts of repeat customers and first time cancelers being blacklisted as well. To be safe, never cancel from Amiami. I highly suggest you switch to HLJ for your drunken shopping, their prices are not much different than Amiami anymore and they offer cancellation at any time with no threats or looming danger.

>>6518465
just a retard check on myself, you use the angled tweezers right?

>>6518489
i like to pull up a corner and stick that to the tip of my knife

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>>6518476
But anon, how else are you going to know if it's an official Gundam™ Action Figure Model Kit™?

>>6518489
Tweezers or >>6518495 are the not-retarded way to do stickers.

>already a week into September
>release-restock hasn't updated from August's
What the fuck Bandai.

>>6515318
They run these coupons constantly, I was considering doing it but I found one from Amazon.com that was reasonable to ship to Canada.
Holy fuck thought it took them an entire week to even process my order, never again.

>>6515255
I remember the local mikhail's had a kind of shit selection of compressors/airbrushes so I gave up on it, did they get better?

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Out of these 3 which one should I pick up?

>>6518608
BARZAM BOYS

>>6518479
I've switched to HLJ for all of my shopping (when available) period. It feels great not being held hostage for something they'd still have months to move if I change my mind and the private warehouse is great stuff. I just wish they had more inventory.

>>6518701
>I've switched to HLJ for all of my shopping
that's dumb, there is a lot of stuff AmiAmi sells significantly cheaper than HLJ

>but muh cancellations
stop being a child, know what you need and what you can afford

>>6518608
Never seen the XN raiser before. Is it a remodled GN raiser with new swords? Cuz I always wanted to mix a seven swords 00 with a raiser.

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>>6518744
>Is it a remolded GN raiser with new swords?
More or less. It can also dock with the other Gundams.

>>6518744
i thinks that is overkill, but yea is just the MG 00 raiser + new weapons

>>6518753
this is the HG, he is talking about the new MG

>>6518767
Yes, I have eyes too. He said >XN raiser before so I posted a picture. Obviously the MG XN won't have this crazy docking gimmick since the other 3 Gundams only have old HG 1/100s.

>>6518774
then why did you say i can dock with the other gundams that dont exist, plus a imagen of HG XN raiser

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>>6518777
>then why did you say i can dock with the other gundams that dont exist
Just showing what the XN Raiser is, since "Never seen the XN raiser before"

>plus a imagen of HG XN raiser
Because I wanted to show this cool thing that it could do. Didn't think people would be this confused by this.

>>6516930
>Unicorn "arrived" yesterday but they made no attempt to deliver it and instead simply carded it as quickly and quietly as possible so I wouldn't answer the door
>I have to pay customs on it too

>>6518608

7 BARZAMS, YOU IDIOT

>>6518791
I've had this happen before, and I watched the fucker from my window do it. I also had FedEx always deliver my packages to my neighbors house

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>http://くらくらプラモ.com/%E4%BD%9C%E6%88%90%E3%83%97%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A2%E7%B4%B9%E4%BB%8B/%E3%83%98%E3%82%AD%E3%82%B5%E3%82%AE%E3%82%A2-%E3%82%AC%E3%83%90%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC-%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%97%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3a1-%E3%80%80%E3%82%B5/
Governor runner review.

Half the armor is vinyl. Fuck painting that shit.

>>6518864
aren't these also tiny af?

>>6518864
Meh, I was only interested in Rosa anyways.

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>>6518873
>1/24
About half the size of a MD.

>>6518882
This is the reason I bought both. Governor for running powerarmors and such, and para pawn for MD headswap.

>>6518285
Ah okay.
I always lamented the peghook boxes they gave the G and SD kits.
Also you have FullArmor Captain and I'm jealous.

>>6518430
You got a Standard ruler? You got the brand name of the airbrush?
Measure the circumference at the threads of the outlet on the compressor, and look for that connector-nut-sized air hose from that airbrush company.

>>6518608
Either of the two on the right, they're actual model kits.
>>6518744
'cuz it's new, and blueballed only in Japan (retail release everywhere BUT Japan)

>>6518882
huh, parapawn looks pretty cool, I ordered one on a whim since it was cheap and I could use a non-gundam/cute girl model kit once in a while

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Now that Bandai has the new Ver. ka Gundam ZZ, do you think they'd ever use it to make a MG Tryon 3? Or would that be too fun?

>>6518964

too many new runners for a poor sale option.

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All done. First MG wasn't as bad as I thought. Was expecting more tiny parts and whatnot but from what I've been told this is one of the more simpler kits.

>>6517175
Looks like that did the job. Thanks!

>>6518882
What are these? Armor kinda reminds me of the manga adaptation of 'all you need it kill

>>6519060
HexaGear Governors with Megami Devices' heads.

What's the best 3rd Party Decal maker? Seem to be so many chinese ones. Remember buying some Freedom decals from Samueldecal and they weren't precut and had lots of spelling errors, wanna have waterslides for the MG FA Unicorn but didn't want to buy the premium decal version since I already had one in the backlog, have the OVA decals so I really only need it for the FA parts, but I'm also curious about it since I'd like some for the Banshee without converting it to the Norn

>>6518739
There's some stuff Amiami sells cheaper than HLJ. Most of it is about the same and shipping differences often mitigate that difference. The private warehouse can often make HLJ cheaper if you combine orders across months and also makes HLJ better for backordered items.

>Know what you need
I don't need any of the stuff Amiami sells. This generally isn't an issue for plamo, but for other things you can get more information that makes products less worthwhile. Changing one's mind from time to time is hardly childish either.

>Know your budget
Also not an issue, but if something does arise its nice to do I can dimonsome plastic crack to free up funds without going into my stash.