=READ THE GUIDE=THE GUIDE: http://gunpla.buyfags.moe/=READ THE GUIDE=For those new to gunpla/plamo or even just new to this thread; please read the guide. Please read it before asking questions, as there is a chance it has already been answered there.For the unclear, "plamo" is a shortened form of "plastic model". If it's made of plastic, someone can probably help you here!If you're new, you're gonna fuck up. Don't worry! If you're experienced, don't make the new people worry!And don't forget to report shitposting and spam.>Why won't anyone answer my question?Try being specific, especially about your materials and process. Post images whenever possible; even if the kit/part looks bad, you are more likely to get help posting images.>Why are my pictures sideways?4chan strips EXIF data from images when they're uploaded to the site from your phone, including the orientation display tag. To fix this, save your images separately, or use an app that will rotate and save the images for you.One commonly used app that works well on Android:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplemobilephotoresizerLinks:>A guide to other types of plamo:http://www.mediafire.com/view/1vf1aw7v91pz5pa/Airfix%20Model%20World%20Specia%20-By-Step>Kawaguchi gunpla tips:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJV1h9xQ7Hx-SoCOivVEHNDOl16VWLB3A>Gundam lineart:Explore our extensive lineart links collection:https://pastebin.com/KgGJFkHa>Funaka's gunpla guides:Building Gunpla: https://files.catbox.moe/fj5azc.pdfScratchbuilding: https://files.catbox.moe/2d9ppa.pdf>Falldog's gunpla guide:http://otakurevolution.com/content/laymans-gunpla-guide>Saintism's gunpla photography guide:https://www.saint-ism.com/category/gunpla/photography/>Dalong's gunpla reviews and kit documentationdalong.net>Schizophonic's gunpla and plamo reviewshttps://schizophonic9-2.comPast Groupbuilds:https://www.flickr.com/photos/197891373@N06Previous thread: >>22596949
==INDIRECT COMBAT ROLES GROUPBUILD==Build a mecha or vehicle that is meant for an indirect role in combat. This can concepts such as:>Electronic Warfare And Communications & Airborne Early Warning And Control>Minelayers and long-range weaponry spotters>Scouting and Surveillance>Commanding roles>Sub-flight units to aid MS (Base Jabbers)>Field Repairs & SupplyBasically any kind of combat role that isn't just "Robot made to shoot/punch another robot"Submit your entries to gunplaplamo@gmail.com , include at least 5 finished pics and any WIP pics you took while working on your entry, as well as a brief description of your build.START: 4/24/24END: 7/31/24
Show me your WIPs!
just got back from the hobby store, they didn't break the street date for MG Narrative (April 27) but at least I scored an early release of MG Infinite Justice Gundam Spec II
>>22600457finished painting the aug, it looks so much better without the molded gold color
Why did the mg narrative flop?
>>22600487shit suit
>>22600487you realize this pic doesn't prove a single thing, right?
>>22600480I love you.
>>22600492He's shitposting ironically. Which as Mootykins has told us many times before, is still shitposting.
how do you deal with the feeling that you are doing a shit job on a kit that you are probably not going to get another copy of because it's out of print or it goes for an outrageous sum on second hand markets
>>22600492giant cope
>>22600503putty and paint stripper
>>22600487because it's ugly
>>22600503Just leave it as a milestone in your progress as a modeler.
>>22600455Question for you group build anon, one of the concepts I am thinking of doing an infiltration/sabotage unit. Probably a gruntmech (either GM, Zaku II or Zowort) with low visibility/radar absorbent paint scheme, equipment focused on asymmetric activities like sabotage and reconnaissance, maybe modifications for evasion rather than combat. Would this meet the theme in your eyes?I have backup plans if you feel it is still too close to a standard mech (CASEVAC, Command and Recon being the three I'm most interested in pursuing) but if this ticks the boxes then it is probably first priority.
I want to get a light to stick under this guy when I finish him, any recommendations?
>>22600539I am retarded and forgot the image.
>>22600503You just say ‘one day I’ll do another Gogg and it will be even better than this Gogg’
>>22600487Cause Katoki is a hack
>>22600503Dip it in paint remover and start over. If you glued every plastic parts together already then, sucks to be you i guess.
It’s time. The order is placed, scalpers be damned.
>>22600574With outdated cgi they managed to create a passable Gundam design, but somehow with modern cgi, they created this abomination.
>>22600574basedI see it here and there sometimes but for upper MG tier prices. I like it and I want it but not THAT much.
>>22600577 >Okawara and leafs vs. Yamane and frogs The team were stacked
>>22600583The foreign obsession on 8th MS team and Yamane really shows. They should have hired Okawara for that Requiem movie, even if it is just a shitty OYW slop.
>>22600574I dug mine out last year, it's really a bad kit so you'll have to put a lot of work into it to make it even barely reasonably good.
>>22600455Just because I'm curious and didn't get answer last thread:1) Can it be about both combat and scouting roles?2) Are mecha girls like 30MS/Kotobukiya allowed?
Die fuckerive only made 4 kits now but i struggled w the plastic on this kit. Seemed very brittle and already had stress marks around the nubs even when I was super careful with my hobby knifeHow do you get around that, just sand the shit out of it and paint every time?
>>22600603always try to whittle it down when you're using a knife.if you feel like the plastic is hard to slice and brittle, use a file or sandpaper instead.
>>22600603Also this kit was the worse case of “stickers over rounded parts” I’ve had to deal with yet. I know, waterslides, but they weren’t available for this kit when I bought it. What’s the best way to do that, cut the stickers before placing them?
>>22600604Yeah I was doing that, it’s like the gate itself created the white stress area surrounding the nub before even cutting. Filed many of the nubs down too and same thing. The plastic was a lot more brittle than other kits I’ve done so maybe just cheap?
>>22600603what kit?
How to deal with triangular gates? The ones that are V shaped rather than rectangular? Seems like Bandai is trying to make our lives easier and reduce the nub area, but cutting them and trying to file them just kind of wobbles the nub and stresses the contact point on the part. Maybe I’m just retarded
>>22600609Beargguy Ohana Aloharo set. They are so cute but not the most fun to build. Lots of polycaps and plastic feels cheap like I said
>>22600607If you're sure that you were as gentle as you can be when shaving/filing down the nubs, then those stress marks were likely created when handling or cutting the parts out from the runner. All you need is a slight twist of the parts for those stress marks that occur on the outline of the gate, esp on more brittle plastics.That's why you do the double-cut thing, it reduces the chance of nippers accidentally twisting the parts against the runner, but it's not a foolproof technique either. It's not necessarily caused by you either, could be accidental bumps in the factory, while shipping etc. It can't be helped.
>>22600627Yeah especially on the hard shitty plastic some of these kits use theres a high chance it comes out of the box already pre stressed
Looking for some advice, is there any way to modify this HG Goog so that I can take out or insert the elbow and knee joints? I want to cement the big ugly seams on this guy but the joints just seem designed in a way that makes it impossible to mod the joints. But if I cement the seams with the joints still in the limbs, it's going to make painting the joint/arm parts sandwiched together an absolute shit of a time. What can I do here? Just accept my fate? Regret my love for Googs? Curse the nip who designed this kit?
>>22600633paint the joints, assemble, close the seams, then mask the joints and paint the armor
>>22600592okawara has been a superslop designer since 2001, unfortunately
>>22600627>>22600631Good tips thanks bros. The big plastic pieces are just heavy I guess too, I’ll keep that in mindWIP now is chuchu’s Demi, been enjoying this one
>mg turn a preorder out of stock on usagFUCK now i’ll never get an mg turn a
>>22600633I think the best option is to cut out the part that connects to the knee joint and later glue it to the main leg
>>22600633It's not a huge deal to mask off the joint while working on it. Everyone seems super afraid of this but you could do a ton of work to avoid that, or just keep it masked while working on the leg.
>>22600653masking is the "ton of work" option, modifying the joint is much simpler
>>22600654not in this case
>>22600646Cute demitray, I was sorting my boxes and models out and realised that I have purchased 8 demitray boxes across all variants>Demi Trainer>Chuchu's Demi Trainer>Demi BardingThese were snapGOD kits I picked up because I liked the design and wanted to have some fun over a couple of weekends. I will take them apart and paint them properly when I finish some of my other projects and am back to just working once uni semester ends (time is a premium right now)>Demi GarrisonFucking hated paying the scalper's toll on this but I'm in Aus, what the fuck could I do? Going to build this one lovingly as a full project in its own right.>Demi Trainer x 3>Demi Barding>Expansion Parts Set x3These are for a squad build of three custom variants, I might pick up a second Demi Garrison as well depending on what I end up using on its loadout (one will be long range like a guncannon, one will be a standard engagement range, and one will be a melee focused demi).>t. anon who didn't even really enjoy g-witch
>>22600648That garbage is in stock just about everywhere
>>22600654Not in this case, and it feels like about half the time people ask this. There are extremely simple setups and then there's shit like this. It's not THAT much of a pain in the ass to do.
>>22600668nah this is much easier
https://schizophonic9.com/re8/hgce_gyanstrom.html
>>22600682fuck they're all so uglyusually seed has at least some decent ideas going on that just need a bit of work, but freedom designs are universally awful like no other entry in the franchise
>>22600595That's the fun part of this hobby, especially with so many good HG kits you could use as a skeleton and fit the G-Saviour parts onto
Talking about bad engineering...I love the design of this kit but holy fuck the legs and arms are like 3 layers deep of polycaps connecting to polycaps WHILE hidden inside of the garbage bags. This thing is a true floppy messStill really like it though
>>22600640I disagree. His Shin Burning and SRW Scopedog are great.
okinowara
>>22600683>but freedom designs are universally awful like no other entry in the franchiseWait until you see everything in G-Reco
>>22600698such a good show but visually ruined by sloppy gyoubu's trash designs. i will never forgive tomino for bringing him to prominence
>>22600686I'm sorry anon but there are no bad kits, only bad builders.
>>22600698i will fucking obliterate your twink ass and NOT in a fun way
>>22600683I only like the head of the freedom, everything else looks garbage
>>22600708it's just strike freedom's with blue eyes, grey chin and no ventsnow granted, the grey chin is a pretty novel idea but it's not much
>>22600705The claws really nail the chinese look.
>>22600705God I want a reprint of this so fucking badly
>>22600705ew
>>22600700bringing Gyuobu in is the single best thing Tomino did in the last thirty years, he singlehandedly saved the franchise
>>22600705post chinkgod kinos
can we just range ban half the people here? indiscriminately. Odds are it'll mostly hit shitposters and the rest will be acceptable losses.
Favorite kits?
>>22600686Whatever the case may be at least they used fabric for the joints and not the ugly molded plastic they usually do. I want a Patlabor kit so bad but the 'plastic-fabric' ALWAYS looks awful, even 'pro' builds can't make it look good.
>>22600734As far as recent ones go, this guy.
>>22600705Greco was truly peakkino
>>22600705Fucking ew. Atleast post something that's actual feasible from him.
>>22600745That’s unfeasible
>>22600537That sounds fine, something kinda like the GM Light Armor mixed with a Recon Zaku might be neat>>226005981) Preferably just scouting. Of course it could have a small firearm like a pistol or knife for self defense.2) Don't see why not, so long as it fits the theme. It already allows mechs/vehicles.
>>22600740What fabric? Its the same ugly plastic garbage bags as the thunderbolt kits
>>22600637>>22600653That was going to be my plan C, I was just hoping there would be an easier method first. And also because whenever I do this method, things tend to fuck up like the masking tape ripping off when I try to move the joint to paint the sections that the joints were covering, or some other bullshit. At least it's an option. >>22600673You're a goddamn hero anon, thanks for this. Were you able to figure out a way to mod the elbow joints as well? The elbow joints just feel impossible to do something like this to with how it's designed.
>>22600758http://tanoyanmokei.web.fc2.com/seisaku/ggg/ggg2.htm
>>22600689I don't like shin burning and that scopedog is literally just shit tacked onto a pre-senility design
>>22600761>just build your own fucking joint lmaoGanbare anon
>>22600745Sorry, I don't have any Aggjin pics on me
>>22600761Well that's one way to do it. I have no idea what joint parts he used there though. I have some ballden arms joints somewhere I think, maybe I'll give that a shot if nothing else works. Thanks for sharing.
>>22600705>>22600743The bad animation and HG kits made these designs look better because it reduced a lot of frivolous panel lines.
>>22600773>bad animation>g-recothere's trolling and shitposting and then there's just being incoherent. Are you having a stroke, anon?
>>22600773>G-Reco>bad animationcrazy what people will say honestly
>>22600769Here ya go
>>22600734I kinda like how ridiculous the Xi looks. The Penelope and it's chicken head is still a bit much for me though.
>>22600698why do you flips always deflect to g-reco
>>22600734MG GM II Unicorn Ver. He's just neat
>>22600457In the process of scratch building a custom optic for my next Scopedog. Might try to give it some custom armor/weaponry and I'm gonna go for a desert camo paint scheme.
>>22600852This is a Unicorn robot? Looks very 80s blocky.
>>22600852MG GM II is so fucking good. And yet so incomplete without a III to pal around with.
>>22600859Unicorn was a sneaky way of re-selling old molds as new designs.
>>22600859Nah it's from Zeta. The Unicorn Ver. is just a slight redesign by Hajime Katoki, and the model kit reflects those design changes. It's super minor but I like it and like everything on the 2.0 inner frame it's a lot of fun to pose.(Zeta ver. left, Unicorn Ver. right)
>>22600734
>>22600868>>22600867I ask just because I associate "later" UC GMs with a more streamlined sports car like design if that makes sense. Pic related, much sleeker but ironically this is only 1 year after the 1 year war.
>>22600877wat
>>22600881
>>22600886yeah that's pretty blocky and it's many years latermeanwhile GM Command is from the one year war not, year after
>>22600877The GM command was made in like November or December of the OYW. You see them fighting in the colony in the first episode of 0080 and you see space types when Bernie and his team are infiltrating the colony. 0080 takes place in December of 0079
>>22600886>a contemporary of the ZZ>still no MG after almost 40 years>not even a 1/100 scale kitIt's not fucking fair, bros.
>>22600891More toy like than war robot like is what I am trying to describe it as.
>>22600904Just slap a GM head on MkII
>>22600891>>22600886canonically some of these are OG GMs from the OYW, as the GM II was an upgrade package for the GM, and the GM III was an upgrade package for GM IIs. Most GM IIIs were entirely new production, but some were still upgraded from first generation models.
>>22600907Still wild that was the only base model GM kit on the market until the HG came out.
>>22600904>>22600886I actually want a 1/100 Gundam Sentinel version of the GM III
Functionally, what's the difference between Gaianotes Clear Surfacer and Gaianotes Multi Primer? I see that both are transparent and I'm looking for something that will help paint stick to the clear plastic bits on Volks FSS kits.
>>22600764You don't like Shin Burning? Sucks to be you, i guess.
>>22600915Quad chest vents is the coolest look.
>>22600750>He doesn't want to have sex with G-Arcane
>>22600919Multi primers is for metals and rubbers and stuff like that. Clear surfscer for plastic.
why the hell does the random ass fucking dubai ambassador event Gundam hg get completely unique and never reused hand molds???
>>22600539Just go on Ebay and search for small lights, model display lights, etc. They have tons of crap. I found a LED coaster at a dollar store that works well, just gotta shop around
>>22600951I see, thanks anon. Maybe I can get away with using clear surfacer and over plastic and shading on top of it rather than fully painting everything.
>>22600948I prefer the old beefy Arcane
>>22600956
>>22600915
>>22600965It is not even beefy. just giant hands and feet while having skinny body, which is retarded.
>>22600821I'm Gyobu fan but his Greco designs look so fucking hideous.
>>22600984>as a black man
>>22600717Just buy one of mine on eBay
>>22600990shit yourself
>>22600990I will
>>22600868Genuine question, what differences are there? Maybe I'm just blind but it's like I'm looking at the same exact GMs. One on the right has a bigger beam saber handle maybe?
>>22601013different feet, skirt armor, beam saber and colors
>>22601013>what differences are thereSkirts, calves and feet but they're very minor.
>>22601017>>22601021You guys both missed the knees, the whole lower leg is a different mold
https://twitter.com/gsc_mechasmile/status/1783798176085840168
>>22600990How about you get the G-Self to sell too if you're such a fucking bigshot faggot about it.
>>22601017>>22601021I see now. Damn, guess I'm blind.
>>22600982It’s very cute. And that makes it cool!
>p.bandai went back up last night and the huckebein boxer already sold outfuckthey'll do another run of it surely?
>>22601075They always do a 2nd run of anything that sells out instantly. It's basically free money for them.
>Fu-fu-fu... Still playing with plastic toys? Well, I guess SOMEONE has to.
In case anyone would wonder - yes, she looks like designed by and for certain audience. Legs are unnaturally long.
>>22601099it's me, I am the certain audience
>>22601096>>22601099What is this from?
>>22601075I ended up importing it because im not going to bother competing with people for it.
>>22601032I look like this IRL
>>22601112ATK Girl series, JW-021 "Jinwei" (I guess that's how you pronounce it). Like other models from this series, you build two girls at once - armoured and unarmoured, with lots of spare parts because Chinese answer to having to use two parts is just to print two runners instead of trying to squeeze extra into new mould.Also, in Chinese tradition, most of joints have to be fixed first as they either are too stiff or don't snap into each other at all. You could say you literally need to widen every hole but that sentence would be too lewd.
>>22601099what audience? that's just a regular looking girl you weirdo
>>22601138How does it compare to something like a Megami Device, if you've built one of those?
>>22601139Except legs being absurdly long, even for anime standards.
>>22601144Yes, I did. Quality control is worse (more frequent mould lines, parts not always fitting each other, much tighter joints and connections sometimes need to be widen) but thats nothing modeller can't deal with. Most of parts are undergated, which means that you are less likely to leave damage on visible sides but need to clean them better to make proper fit. Design is similar but with more Chinese touch you could see from their Gundam models - more fancy details, more sharp edges, more of everything. Hilariously enough, most engineer solutions are straight copied from Megami Device (probably coming from same factory).On the plus side, Chinese are very generous on runners so you build both girls instead of one (so its actually two kits in one) and have lots of spare parts for future projects (including blank copy of every faceplate, which is a blessing if you want to paint everything, skin included), plus each next project from this series and Eastern Models in general is better than previous - early ATK Girls are reported to be quite odd and janky while I also have Quinlong from this series and was honestly impressed by her quality - and this one have it better as well, requiring far less adjustments and fixing. Price is also lower, at least in Europe (40-50 EUR compared to 70-100 for Koto models, on Mandarake they have similar or even higher prices). Overall, I would recommend both her and her sister model.
>>22601163Thanks, after looking around their website I think I'll try to order one of their newer models, the Camilla vampire one. Just need to find a retailer in Canada or willing to ship to Canada.
>>22600857Within Cells Interlinked.
>>22600640Is there still no kit of this?
>>22601193meant for>>22600689
>>22601196>>22601193Majority of SRW kits are for the original cast. Videogame exclusive forms for classic mecha usually don't have the same treatment.
>>22600457The nail hardener joint fix worked, but it just means I have to tighten every joint which I will now do. I'm also trying to figure out how I'd want to weather it for my first time around with that stuff.
>>22601210I remember Emperor G got a chogokin. Also SRW recently has more cross promotion with merch like L-Gaim returning when the old L-Gaim HGs were updated.
>>22601193probably more likely to get a hi-metal r than a kit honestly, though I think the moment may have passed unless that design shows up again in another game
Why did they stop using polycaps in HG? Or in other words, why did they use polycaps for so long if it was inferior to just plastic?
>>22601231KPS and PS got better
>>22601139People with an adult women fetish
>>22601231>Why did they stop using polycaps in HG?huh?
>>22601257wait what the fuck? huh? fuck???
>>22601257Those are just for show
>>22601257Thats for the SEED action gimmick of flicking them towards your kit and then you try to hit them with the beam blade
eu frends, has anyone seen a MG Gundam X reprint in the last few years? I hear about reprints every once in a while but it feels like they never reach my neck of the woods, wondering if that's a EU thing in general.
was finally able to get some Guntanks after looking for agesturns out one guy has been buying all stock once they come inbut this time I was faster
>>22600457
>>22601334wow, so the White Ogre Zaku II MG are still being reprinted?
>>22601315>turns out one guy has been buying all stock once they come inWhatWhy
>>22601341guy at the model shop told me the guy is making a whole big diorama and he needs a lot of guntanks for it
>>22601336Nah some old timer croaked and his son sold his entire backlog to my hobbytown. I picked up a 1/35 core fighter, g3 2.0, and gm sniper custom out of the collection as well
>>22601345What sort of diorama and did you challenge him to a duel for his insatiable greed?
>>22601353didn't get much detail beyond that the guy is making a battle but I will challenge him when I find him
>>22601360You can display his body on the Guntanks, best of luck
>>22601257One of the few kits to actually use polycaps. Polycap quality tends to deteriorate, and these things only use one or two of them, so to sidestep on the polycap issue, they switch to fine build techniques that prioritizes a combination of mobility and construction at the same time. The Gelgoog and Gyan only use these polycaps in the torso, I think.
>>22601126You got big shoulder pads?
>>22601431everything marked with p has polycaps
>>22601079I want to believe. I want the boxer in my life.>inb4 ExExbein P-Bandai
>>22601438The Leo is the start of it all, but they still like to use polycaps on kits that would reuse parts (Death Army uses Eldora Brute parts, the other Wing series Gundams use the Sandrock's frame, Dagger L uses Build Strike parts, etc., but some large kits like the Baund Doc have to use the heavy duty type polycaps for structural integrity, a trick somehow reused with the Figure-rise Amplified Exodia). The entire G-Witch line didn't rely on polycaps, but that's a different story entirely. But I recall there are solid plastic equivalents of the same polycaps to strengthen the kit's stability more than their original joints, and they were first used on the P-Bandai AGE-1 Razor and AGE-2 Artimes Set, not sure where else they are used in non-P-Bandai kits.
So I realized after searching that yeah, the green one from the Black K***ht Squad is the one that's regular retail, and P-Bandai lets you get the rest without having to buy and paint several of the green one. And it does make sense to make at least one of them retail instead of making the entire squad P-Bandai. Still kind of stupid though.
>>22601457>Why did they stop using polycaps in HG?>One of the few kits to actually use polycaps.>they still like to use polycaps on kits that would reuse partsif backwards geared bikes were used in the olympics, you'd be at least a silver medalist.
>>22601486>>censoring "nig"What in the Jiminy Cricket nigger hell is going on here?
>>22601512What’s wrong with Niigs?
Anyone have links to the PDF's of those Gunpla mooks that have been translated like 'Finishes for the Weekend Modeler' and so on?
>>22601521shitty physical location
>>22600683gelgoog menace is fine
>>22600762coomkino
What's actually the difference between bandai waterslides and some of the better third party ones like simp or delpi?
>>22601535there's a bunch of mooks available as eng-translated ebooks on amazon too but I haven't seen any downloads for them
>check the BanprEoTH SMP>$400 + shipping + taxUgh....
>decal fell off>disappeared into carpetleave the spot empty for artistic asymmetry or add battle damage to where it would have gone?
>>22601570You do have an extra decal, right?
>>22601570Free hand it.
>>22601570If there's no white in the decal, buy some decal paper and print yourself a replacement.
>do a large pre-order on USAGS to save on shipping>"Here, have a 10% off coupon that's only good for two weeks that defeats the whole point of you doing one big order!"I don't suppose the site has some safeguard that prevents these codes being shared with other people? Maybe someone here could benefit from it because I sure as hell can't.
>>22601598How much do you have to get to save on shipping? The ten dollar bit pisses me off because it turns shit up every fucking time I want a few things.
>>22600726>post chinkgod kinosjust arrived in the mail from china, finna snapgogg unrelated
>>22601605No fucking clue, all I know is that I ordered over $100 worth of HG kits on my wishlist (with only one at a comparatively unreasonable price) and I got a coupon code afterward. Only the second purchase I've made from the site.I assume that the codes can't be shared though, otherwise people would be doing it all the time.
>>22601605>How much do you have to get to save on shippingeven 2 items are cheaper to ship together than order separately, since you'd be paying $10 each
>>22601606NICE Gogg!
What RGs should I, like, totally avoid?
>>22601644the ones you dislike the appearance of
>>22601606Cute gogg
>>22601644Just buy glue
>>22601651Can I just get a RG Zaku?>>22601667I want an articulated figure, not a Banpresto
>>22601667Is this the RG?
>>22601673sure
>>22601673Didn’t know gluing was a skill issue now
>>22600492you see, a picture of a toy shelf before opening day can also be interpreted as the toy there flopping because no one's buying it, and that's okay. your feelings are valid.
>>22601678Yeshttps://www.saint-ism.com/2020/12/rg-rx-78-gp01-fb-build-retrospective/
Care for anyone to saw off the face of the DOM Trooper and attach the more complex monoeye piece of the GYAN Strom instead? A ball jointed monoeye piece is such a revolutionary gimmick for a 1/144 scale kit.
Is this a kit or toy?
>>22601036Okay queer now what?
>>22601735Oh wait >revoltechNvm I’m blind
>>22601737I don't see it listed, big boy. And even then I know you'll rape me with the price because that is the trick of all merchants even without the PERFECT PACK. Still I'll probably buy that Sleggar GM in the future, that's not a bad deal.
>>22601735The one you enjoy.
>>22601566>spent 60 on huckbein >50 on gunnar>85 on the fucking boxer that comes with another being>all before shippingYou should also know Banresto's box is FUCKHUEG so shipping will get even worse.
>>22601688listen you fucking bigot, some people don't have the means to access expensive hobby tools
>>22601780That pic is pretty cute
Who the hell do you think you are!? You’re any kind of plamo builder!? Anybody know who you are!? Maybe evrybody else wants to enjoy the peace and quiet. This is one of the most important franchise in all of anime and who are you? Who are you!?! You miserable presumptuous no talent.You’re no artist. An artist respects the silence, it serves as the foundation of creativity. You obviously don’t have the talent. You don’t have enough respect for yourself or other people, or know what it means to respect yourself! In gunpla or any form of hobby!And I've building kits for over 10 years. Sucker!You suck!You’re a no talent!If you really have talent, go paint your kits. And shut the fuck up, instead of ruining the end of the day for everybody in this board! You're a disgrace! You are everything that’s gone wrong in this hobby!You’re a self consumed, no-talent, mediocre piece of shit! And I’ve earned my right to say it! Okay?I had the first real grade RX78-2 boxart signed by Tomino-san himself, in 2010.I 44th enthusiast to walk up on Gundam Side-F. Who the fuck are you!?I was the 93th enthusiast to bought an item on Gundam Side-F from 2022. Who the fuck are you!?You’re nothing! You're nothing! You are nothing! And you will never be anything! Never! How dare you! How dare you.You miserable, seed watching, mediocre nothing! Shame on you!You crack a stupid little smile, you little pimp!Go learn to paint. Go learn to top coat.You’re a snapshitter!You can’t even panel line your fucking kits! I don’t care about your little glass file, it doesn’t mean you know how to build!You’re a snapshitter!I’m trained in building plamo, I'm trained in buiding resin kits, I’m trained in model ship building, and you suck!
>>22601894you're a bug, dude
>Emu bob entire floor>Sock vacuum entire floor>Remove spare bed from room and emu bob/vacuum where bed was>Acguy arm piece still nowhere to be foundYeah nah carpet monster is real.
What's a reasonable price for the MG F91 2.0? A store has it for $39US.
will you buy the chinese clear color woundwort
>>22601912$40 USD sounds about right for an MG, you'll have trouble getting it much cheaper than that without literally traveling to SEA.
>>22600457committing to really hammering away at one of 3 custom projects that I've had on the back burner for a while. Lots of putty, scribing, sanding, and repeating everything ad nauseam but I'm enjoying myself.
Is there anything I can do about a water decal that fell off?
>>22601932Put it back on and clear coat the part
>>22601939I tried putting it back on but it would not stick, will the top coat fix that?
>>22601932Do you have decal setter? Roll a drop on the underside of the decal and then q-tip it onto the piece. A proper top coat should seal it into position afterward.
Too bad it's not plastic.
>>22601978Yeah I like this a lot but not enough to pay $1000 or whatever ridiculous price they're asking.
>just wanted to build OYW and Zeta MG's and be done with this hobby>build GM 2.0, peaks my interest with GM's>MG Jesta peaks my interest>now want to go full blown MG GM phase>have Jesta Cannon, Jesta Shezarr, White Dingo Sniper II, and Jeagan coming in the mail as I type thisgod fucking dammit
>>22601913chinkgod kino
>>22602005>$1000More like $400 but cost isn't the concern, I just DGAF about huffing resin
>>22601978>>22602005What kit is that and why is it so expensive?
>>22601946Well it would need to stick a minimum before sealing it in, if it isn't then just spraying even at low psi will make the decal fall again. Try using some mark setter
>>22602038It's a fuckhuge garage kit from Volkshttps://hobby.volks.co.jp/products/fss-sav-0027.html
https://twitter.com/hobbynotoriko2/status/1784067554090336596?t=vw7cfwMuS8JKb7UoG_bcSA&s=19Two kits and a dream.
>>22602048Honestly I wish I could go to some event and see these things in person like the nips can because people always say that pictures don't do the kits justice
>>22601231No they are still present. It is just the kits nowadays have better engineering so you don't get extreme drawbacks from those polycaps.
>new Macross model kit from Hasegawa>but it says it doesn't require paint or cement>but the product page says [Mold Color]: Clear, gray>but the description says "it's molded in six colors and decals are included too, so you can get a fantastic result just by assembling it and applying the decals!"I'm confused, does this mean it comes in gray color and you have to put the decals on it to actually make it look like pic related or does it actually come with pic related as the base colors and the decals are just extra stuff, like Bandai kits?
>>22602076The kit is molded in 3 solid and 3 clear colors
it's uphttps://gundamsblog.net/
>>22602095>>22601667How do I get my photographs this clean?
>>22602095god its so fucking ugly, (you) should be rangebanned for posting this
>>22602102yeah yeah you're generic we get it
>>22602096Shave your pubes the day before
>>22602107yes, my taste ARE superior, I get that a lot
Do you guys build SD? What are something do you like and doesn't like about them?
>>22602112SDs are niche enough imo, just pick what you think is cool
>>22602096For one, have a decent phone camera and second have a photo box, I think they're like $40-60.
>>22602096Just prepare a background with nothing behind the kit.
>>22602102Katoki should be rangebanned from Banrise. He was good in the 90s. But nowadays this old fart is absolutely creativebankrupted.
>>22602124dipshit the whole point of these is replicating the old designs, they're not supposed to be new stuff
>>22602112I dislike the amount of masking needed, because I HATE MASKING
>>22602124the kind of people who drool over Katoki's designs are what I call "the hump of the bell curve" - safe, conformist, non offensive, the image of smooth spongebob comes to mind
>>22602138Post your brave, non-conformist tastes then, o enlightened one
>>22602138you sound insufferable
>>22602142Katoki's true brave, non-conformist, enlightened design. The rest of his are slops.
>>22600686The greebled up live-action Ingram will never look right to me, even if there's nothing wrong with it as such.
>>22600877In-universe the GM II was designed to be an upgrade package for the original GM. It can be either manufactured new or retrofitted onto OYW surplus.Correspondingly, it performed pretty disappointingly compared to actual new MS designs. That's why you see AEUG using the Nemo and Titans the Hizack as their basic frontline grunt where possible, and the GM III enters the scene so quickly.
>>22602161in fairness, GM II is several years old at this point and was never meant for high performance. Compare to Hizack, which although from basically the same time period is a better machine yet is still undeniably falling behind at that point
>>22602164Yeah, it's not a terrible suit as such, it's just what you'd expect from a post-war modernisation and standardisation project. The name 'GM II' is frankly, overselling it. The GM III, aside from being very closely based on the Gundam MKII, is more of a proper successor suit. In aircraft terms it's a block upgrade versus a new plane based on the old one. No amount of upgrades is going to make a Hornet perform like a Super Hornet.
>>22602160Mostly because of the face, which is the strongest part of Ingram's design. That kit absolutely butchered it.
>>22601667finally someone says it
>>22602166Yeah, I think you're right. They fucked up the 'mask' look under the visor by turning it into multiple discrete panels.
Narrative works well with the Fin Funnels like speculated months before
>recycled doodoo feceslamo
>>22602178Not with psychoframe shit on
>>22602178Because Narrative is literally a spare Nu according to the lore. It was used as psychoframe test mobile suit then became trash after the completion of the actual Nu.
>>22602203it's a testbed for psychoframe, not "spare nu"think methuss and zeta
>>22602203>>22602207I thought the Sazabi was the first MS with an incorporated Psychoframe - Why isn’t there a test unit that looks like it?
>>22602208Because Char knows his shit.
>>22602208the other anons aren't quite right, it's unclear (deliberately?) whether Narrative was equipped with psychoframe beforehand. What we know is that it was a test bed for Nu Gundam in the same generation as Mu and that "Narrative" is not its original name, if it had one before at all rather than being a nameless lab test unit.
>>22602207No, Narrative was meant to be a correct replica to Nu because its main purpose was to demonstrate psychoframe related performance. Unlike Methuss, Hyaku Shiki, etc were actual predecessor in the development roadmap.
>>22602208Isn't that what Varguil was?
>>22602212source?
>>22602210Why is it even called "narrative", that's a dumbass name for a gundam
>>22602215something that defines, corrals and captures Newtypes
>>22602210No, the movie site stated that it was a psychoframe test mobile suit and only has vulcan as weapon. As you said, it was just a nameless trash Anaheim made during the development of Nu.
>>22602208>>22602208Narrative is not a spare Nu. Narrative and Mu Gundam were prototypes for the next generation MS, since Zeta and ZZ are dead-end lines.Narrative was basically a hodge-podge of different systems they want to try out, that's why the core fighter, and yet looks like Nu and Unicorn. but, Narrative can easily equip different weapon and armor systems to "try it out", Narrative is basically F90 mission packs before F90Mu Gundam eventually turned to Nu Gundam. Narrative is basically stored in the warehouse since it is useless and basically Nu Gundam and Unicorn is just simply better than it. but Luio paid Anaheim for it since it is the only Gundam that has the specs that almost around Phenex's level.
>>22602218Gundam Ace from July 2019 had staff interviews about it, it's unclear if it had psychoframe before
>>22602219>Narrative is basically F90 mission packs before F90that's going a bit far, it's nowhere near as modular. but the core concept is similar yes.>Mu Gundam eventually turned to Nu Gundam.kind of. > since it is the only Gundam that has the specs that almost around Phenex's level.not even. It's the only vaguely high performance unit they could get that was suited for psycho equipment too. I mean, what else could they even get?
Now that I think about it, has Katoki every designed a regular Zaku?
>>22602224F2
>>22602226Oh. I stand as corrected. I shouldn't post after waking up.
>>22602226probably the best Zaku II rendition, yes I said it, it kicks the fucking ass out of the F/Z.I also love how Katoki made the machinegun look a little more tacticool with the stock
is it even possible to completely sand off the nubs on beam sabers till there's absolutely 0 sign of them?
How much detailing is too much?
>>22602247The only thing you can do is to use a good nipper/knife and hope the cut will look clean. Sanding the clear parts like beam saber will only make the injury look worse.
>>22602268I honestly got sick of these kind of customs. Why couldn't they make everything streamlined together? Why must torture the kit with bunch of decals and greebles?
>>22602268>How much detailing is too much?Any more than it had in the anime.
>>22602268this is the perfect amount
I love the Hazel Owsla, but man, is it really worth spending 16k yen on it? That's what I can usually find on Mandarake, when it's in stock, and on other auction sites.
>>22602268This would've been great with half as much decals. Especially on shoulders
>>22602268>How much detailingDetailing is for so.y. A true proper man apply weathering to his kit.
>>22602270>Why couldn't they make everything streamlined together?Example?
>>22602276weathering is detailing you nob
>>22602274Is there no way to just cook it up from bunch of other AoZ kits?
>>22602268Interesting shapes and curves > boxes covered in random lines and warning labels
>>22602280HG? Yes, I think I saw someone bring up how what details you need and so on. No idea about MG.
>>22602282you can do it with the mg if you have the advanced hazel, hazel II, primrose and either regular hazel custom or white paintI honestly don't know if that's any cheaper
>>22602279I see none in that example.
>>22602284How do you feel about this weathering?
>>22602287Too chunky
>>22602290Here you go, anon.
Why does final shot make me horny as hell?
>>22602291>Zeeks could be hiding anywhere>even in the sewers
>>22602293How do you panel line like this?
>>22602287Overdone. Ebikawa's style of weathering looks better.
>>22602299>he doesn't use cat piss for weathering
Talk about weathering, which weathering tool kit has the best quality? I'm intending to weather my Rabiot kit then flat topcoat.
>>22602302Him and Dalong Unicorn should kiss.
>>22602305It's called "brown paint"
>>22602305Have you tried the Tamiya weathering kits?
>>22602307LMAO what is this?
>Build a mecha or vehicle>or vehicle>Commanding roleswould the arcadia count or does it have to be from gundam
>>22602291I kinda like those cigarette burns but there are too many of them
>>22602308Cool tip. Now you make snow weathering with brown paint.
You kids like dioramas?
>>22602312Dalong usually review kits without basic modeling skill. If you want to discredit them, just post Dalong Unicorn.
You kids like Yoshiyuki Tomino?
>>22602312retards not comprehending the point of purposefully overhighlighted panel lines
>>22602320I think Diorama completely ruins the purpose of articulated modelkit. It works better for those statue type modelkit with 0 joints.
>>22602325>Panzer World GalientI wish I actually knew how to paint, so I could get that kit and do it justice.
>>22602326Just buy it and practice your painting skill on something else until you are confident enough.
>>22602326I hope the stores in my place will import this kit. I love these kind of artistic kits.
>>22602323god they're so cute together
>>22602330Where are you from, anon?>>22602327I don't know what kind of equipment I would need to start painting to begin with.
>>22602332Just a couple of Spray Cans and Alligator Clips.
>>22602332Tamiya paint + generic brush set you can buy for 2 dollars. The tool is not important, it is all depends on your skill.
>>22602333I don't think spray and masking are gonna handle this literall sculpture.
>>22602334Oh you were talking about actually handpainting it. Okay, that's more feasible then. I thought that >>22602325 was airbrushed.
do you need to use primer when airbrushing or can you skip that if your pieces are just an unpainted semitranslucent white like in picrel
>>22602330just import it yourself
>>22602340if you're using lacquers you can get away with skipping primer because lacquer thinner keys into the plastic. acrylics you absolutely need primer because normal acrylic paint doesn't have very good adhesion. you might be able to get away with it even with acrylics if you sand the fuck out of the surface first to give the paint something to grip onto, but i'd recommend priming.if you want to keep the semi translucent look and use clear paints but you're using acrylics, you can use a multiprimer (finishers, gaia, hobbymio). clear lacquer surfacer also exists
>>22602343interesting, ty. I'm going to be using an acryllic white, and the rest of the paints are going to be lacquers. may as well do priming then, since there's a lot more white than anything else. Is there a huge difference between mr surfacer 1200 and 1500? my local hobby place only has the former and idk if it's what i should be using
>>22602343Should you sand down the surface before priming, and if so, with what grit?
>>22602330Just go to Japan like I did you poor piece of shit.
>>22602350Sanded surface gives more adhesion to the paint. But this is not a must.
>>226023491200 is fine. 1500 is smoother but it's not a huge difference. if you're going for a super high gloss finish you just might need an extra coat of gloss clear at the end>>22602350no need with lacquer primer. some acrylic primers benefit from it but even most acrylic primers are fine without because they're formulated for better adhesion than regular paint
how do you tighten c clips?
>>22602374Paint some transparent acrylic on it.
You guys don't actually buy the clear meme kit, right?
>>22601894When you were snapshitting, I studied the airbrush. When you were having premarital group builds, I mastered the seam welding. While you wasted your days on /gpg/ in pursuit of (you)'s, I cultivated snapgod kinos. And now that the world is on fire and the snapshitters are at the gate you have the audacity to come to me for panel liner?
>>22602343You want to use a primer even with lacquers because it will fill in small imperfections. Black gloss over top primer vs no primer is actually a huge difference. It also scratches off easier without it.
>>22602268never understood the love for this shitkatoki has ruined a generation
>>22602389Hate. Let me tell you how much I've come to hate you snapshitters since I began to modeling. There are 387.44 million miles of microplastic in wafer thin layers that fill my complex. If the word 'hate' was engraved on each runners of those hundreds of millions of boxes it would not equal one one-billionth of the hate I feel for snapshitter at this micro-instant. For you snapshitter. Hate. Hate.
>>22602394Okawara's 0079 lineart is the only good look Gundam has ever hadEverything afterwards has been soulless
>>22602408Katoki was not that bad in traditional era. However ever since he switched to digital, his stuff have been extremely generic and mediocre.
>>22602410Katoki has NEVER been goodStop hiring "mechanical designers", mecha are cartoon characters, not real machines, hire character and toy designers
>>22602268Shit likes makes me want to build a tank model kit and spam it with decals to show how ridiculous it is putting them everywhere.
>>22602411>Toy designersWell, Ebikawa is here to save the day.
>>22602412I think this one is the worst example of overabundance of decals.
>>22602411No he has several good stuff like all other designers. However, the jarring aspect of his design is how uncreative they can be and this is sadly the norm for him. I still think Nobel was his greatest contribution to the franchise.
>>22602412If you care about realism then you should be blasting your kits one solid color, but that's fucking boring
>>22602414Minimal decal is sexy. Decal spamming is sexual harassment.
>>22602416Having decal is more realistic. However, alot of gunpla modeler have been spamming them all over the kit to the point you cannot see what the fuck is the design supposed to be anymore.
>>22602416>building Gunpla on top of ship model photo etch parts just to show how much of a real modeler he is and how beneath him this isPretentious faggot
>>22602416
>Kotobukiya reprinting Lahire-StasisI'm so glad I didn't buy those overpriced kits from the Japanese auction sites. I hope to God they fucking rot, those scalping faggots.
When weathering your kits, do you apply chipping to frame and joints as well? I have a feeling that I should keep it only to armor parts, and weather frame only with pigments and streaking grime, but don't know why
>>22602178>works wellMaybe if you mean compatibility but that does not compliment the design whatsoever.
>>22602268I can still see what the robot is so that's good but it's still too fucking much. What is wrong with people? Why do they find chicken pox attractive?
>>22602427Weathering basically giving your kit wartorn looks. A makeover. You need to apply weathering to every exposed parts of the kit.
Chingchong 00 kit
>>22602427Unless you have a "story" for your robot don't bother. Weathering is the result of use and events. Robot works in the desert with sand storms? Sand blasted. Robot is under water? Maybe some rust. Robot was at Jaburo? Maybe a hole in the shield from a Gouf shooting it.
>>22602443>>22602444Why are the chinese obsessed with spiky brutalism? Literally everything is 2edgy4u spikes or star death star greeble on two story robots.
>>22602222An MP Nu.
Changing up a HG GM to have double jointed elbows, which of the following is better?>Open up the inside sleeve of the forearm so that the lower joint can pivot inside there when needed, which will make the bolt on the forearm stick out when fully bent>Put the lower joint level with the forearm bolt, meaning that it will stay in line with the joint but the upper arm is lengthened/the bolt no longer holds flush with the upper arm groove when pivoting only the upper jointI presume that the second one is probably the best bet, but build up the upper arm with some styrene sheet?
>>22602283Or you can just buy the Hazel Owsla MG.
>>22602447That's what happen when you try to design a modelkit with gunpla modeler mentality. Absolute clusterfuck with nothing streamlined into each other.
>>22602452which by the time of uc 0097 Anaheim was pretending never existed beyond at most paper plans since they're psychoframe-based suits.
>>22602411>Designed the best versions of both the Zaku II and GMWrong
>>22602464They chose to write it how they did, they made up the Narrative, they could have just used an MP Nu. Nothing contradictory here. They could have made a hopped up Jegan or ReGZ with it. They could do whatever they want, they wrote the details.
>>22602414The worst decal jobs are the ones that put decals from different series or generally unfitting decals so you'd have a random UC suit with celestial being logo on one shoulder, VMsAWrs on the other, few zeek symbols here and there and some seed logo on the weapon
>>22602473These are atrocities and desecrations of perfect classic designs
>>22602473You posted the wrong best Zaku
>>22602414eh it's not that bad. kinda cool actually. the fuel tanks are a fucking atrocity tho
>>22602480Get this monkey legged abomination away from me.
>>22602477Modelkits have no story behind them. You can slap Michaelis head on Rabiot torso, paint the kitbash in metallic gold then use Jeturk decal or some shit. It doesn't matter.
>>22602478I'll give you the F2 since I'm honestly kinda mixed on it, but the Type C is by far the sexiest looking take on "Standard GM". And that's without getting into its variants like the Powered GM, GM Sniper 3, and so on. Honorable mention to the GM Custom too since it's a bit farther up on the development tree but still related to it design wise.
Most "detailed" builds just end up looking like thisProve me wrong
>>22602493Uh...Wrong photo?
>>22602493What the fuck does this even mean?
>>22602478>classic designDesigned only that way because of the ease of producing toys. They were a far cry from perfect.
>>22602495>>22602497Unfitting detail incongruent with the overall design and aesthetic, that looks like it's trying too hard to be "cool".
>>22602495>>22602497His post is of (I think) Mario from the third Smash Bros game, of which the design is criticized for merely putting in hyper detailed overalls for no reason "just because".
shinanju is the spikiest a mobile suit should get
>>22602500Zaku were not meant to be toys and kits originally. Sunrise made them reality because the fan surveys always have demands for Zeon merchandises back then.
>>22602510I swear HG Sinanju was so fucking frustrating to pose due to its spiky shoulder armor. Fucking hell, Katoki.
>>22602513it has the same problem as the f91 where it makes it hard to use the shield because of how spiky it is
>>22602492Katoki's Jims are pretty cool, but I'll personally always be an Izubuchi man. But I've got enough love for all of them.
>>22602514Yanase handled that problwm by giving the shield a dome shape instead of flat. One of the most well designed shield so far. I'm glad Typhoeus's spiky shoulders didn't get in the way.
I wish HGs had the same aesthetic as RD Ver ANIME, those look literally perfect
>>22602536agreed completely, robot spirts makes me seethe every single time. the proportions look so nice
>>22602536Just go buy them then, plastic modelling is not supposed to be bound by anime accuracy.
>>22602543>scale models are not supposed to be bound by accuracyDo you understand how retarded you sound right now?I'd actually be fine with a static, fixed pose model with maximum accuracy.
>>22602543shhh, people here throw tantrums and fling shit when you tell the truth
>>22602545These aren't real pieces of military hardware, they are fictional designs which can have various different interpretations. There is nothing wrong with a kit being stylized differently when they often times don't even have a particularly consistent aesthetic in official media.
>>22602545anon this has been the approach for gunpla for 35 goddamn years
>>22602545>>22602552You retards do know that majority of modelkits follow the designer's lineart instead of random keyframes in anime, right?
>>22602268this probably wouldn't look nearly as bad if not for the color scheme
>>22602578Lineart accurate kits is what I'd ideally want, but we aren't getting those.
>>22602557>they are fictional designs which can have various different interpretations.Then why are you bitching about the HG's intepretation, then?
>>22602584Majority of kits are closer to lineart than anything else. If you expect them to have the exact same 2D looks, then forget it.
>>22602578that's just plain not true
>>22602590That's not even remotely close.
One day I will wake up as gunpla.
Why is the Titans color scheme so fucking good?
>>22602385i've been tempted (though never actually went and bought) by clear RGs and MGs, but never HGs.
>>22602596I agree, combination of brown and dark green is quite unique.
>>22602585I'm not the one bitching about anime accuracy
>>22602385I don't think I ever saw a clear kit that I ever wanted.
>go to local hobby place>get some spray primer>checkout guy gives judgmental look>”you don’t have primer at home?”no dude that’s why i’m here buying somewhy be judgmental about someone needing primer, has he never ran out of supplies before? jfc
>>22602624You should bash his head in, anon.
>Just make the kits accurate to the anime, bro
>>22602627typical scrote response, im just going to cry like a normal person
>>22602624>"Yeah, that's why I'm here buying some, because I've got plenty at home. There's a naturally occurring spring of it in my basement." No wonder brick and mortar stores are dying; they deserve it.
>>22602634>not using violence to deal with problems and annoyancesHow can you even call yourself a man?
I want to buy this kit and give it a custom paint job but it has red polycaps. Also it’s being resold at like 3 times the price of a normal HG.
>>22602637Yes because Bandai refuses to reprint anything from G Reco other than G Self. The custom version of Grimoire in Build was reprinted recently, but the OG Grimoire was not.
>>22602641just paint it
>>22602644No, i love the Red Shoulder homage. But i do want to own original Grimoire.
>>22602637Good news is, there's nothing here that doesn't come on a bunch of different normal PC sprues... You DO save all your extra polycaps right, anon?
>>22602637just paint the polycaps. use a multiprimer
>>22602411Katoki is actually a great toy designer, despite you hating Katoki.all of his designs are very much taking in consideration of how it will be made as a toy.
>>22602663You say that like it's easy to come by.
>>22602623Sinanju is the only one that doesn't look like a McDonald's toy
>>22602096it's all about the lighting setuplearn 3-point lighting
>>22602320Yea dude, who doesn't
>>22602668you can get gaia, jumpwind, or hobbymio's multiprimers on aliexpress
Thoughts on this design?
>>22602681>heelsMobile suit, more like mobile slut.
>>22602681soft angles feel weird in "UC"
>>22602215>Why is it even called "narrative",because that's the name of the movie it's from
>>22602681Made for my cock
>>22602681Front skirt too short.
>>22602617
>>22601906Its gonna show up in your shoe in roughly 2 weeks
>>22602636Unironically based, I shot a deli worker in the face in Philadelphia because he scoffed when I asked for extra sauce.
>>22602412give it model-car-autist ultra shiny candycoat too
>>22602697Good on you, anon. I hope you went and dropped a comet on his house as well.
>>22602681I like it but I'm not allowed to have it cause Bandai hates me and my country
>>22602325>I think Diorama completely ruins the purpose of articulated modelkitthat's the opposite of true thougharticulated model kits are far better for dioarmas than statues since you can actually pose them to create any kind of dynamic mid-action scene you like
>>22602578>follow the designer's lineartI WISH. Do you even comprehend how fantastic some of the lineart is and then the actual model kit is an abomination? I'll forever seethe about Jagd Doga.
>>22600457>>22600857Making a backpack/flamethrower thingy.
>>22602697They have internet in philly jail?
new snapchad kino just dropped.glory to the CCP.
>>22602630>ugly design looks like shit in anime>ugly design looks like shit in kit formwhat's the issue?
>>22602713Legs remind me of IBO gundams
>>22602681chest vents look like speakers
>>22602724All you can see in that image is legs. The rest is a fucking blob.
AURA BATTERERDUN BAI INEAURA SHOOTODUN BAI INEATTACK ATTACK ATTACK
>>22602745I've got an HG Sirbine. But I really want that Metal Dragon Sirbine so bad.
>>22602745I'm not going to complain about more Dunbine kits but Virunvee is kind of random isn't it? You'd think they would do Billbine or maybe the Vierres first.
>>22602746I want to get a Sirbine model, how's the Plamax one?
>>22602750No idea, never got that one.
>>22602749Honestly, I don't care for Billbine. It felt like a downgrade from Dunbine. But pretty much all the other designs from the show were top tier. I hope they make a lot more.
>lots of retailer didn't bother to order MG Narrative ver Ka because of how badly they were burned by shelfwarming Zeta ver Ka, where they haven't sold through their initial stock of it yetoh nonononono Zeta bros.... not like this...
>>22602772I like how you think this is anything other than bandai being retarded cunts.
>>22602681Love
Why are they not having any water decals for this?
>online store had 0 matte so i got gloss topcoattime to make all my snapped robots shiny
>>22602794Semi gloss is where it’s at
>>22602793bandai and everyone else forgot that they released this.
>>22602796the ultimate technique, to make snapped topcoated plastic look exactly like snapped NON-topcoated plastic
>>22602798What am I supposed to do? Cope with stickers, or just don't use any decals?Also wth I thought all p-bandai kits were having water decals.
>>22602800>all p-bandai kits having water decalsI don't think so, but you're under the false impression that the "premium" in premium bandai stands for anything other than the price tag = premium.
>>22602800Just print your own decals?
>>22602821how?
>>22602822Decal paper and a printer.You can also always just handpaint the decals
>>22602746God those feet are so sexy.
>>22602800Paint it.
>>22602799>snapped topcoated plasticor "snoatstic" for short>snapped NON-topcoated plasticor "snonstic" for short
>>22602913shut up lmao
the sn in snapshitter is short for sneed
>>22602536i ordered this because it has really cool effect parts, i hope it'll look cool next to my other Zeta HGs.
what are some really underrated kits in terms of engineering or aesthetics or just general underappreciation?
>>22602955Baund Doc in all of these
>>22600454I built RX78-2 mg ver 3.0 but I dont know how to hook the shield on. Am I missing something?
>>22602694What?
>>22602981The shield connection sucks. You have to wrap the fingers around the handle and then never touch it again or it falls off
>>22602986Thanks
We were so close. Anyone mentioning build fighters is coping with their lack of imagination btw.
>>22602955Zeta transforming suits like Asshimair
>>22603001what?
Redpill me on Gunpla Meli
>>22603019on wha?
>>22603019Sir this is a thread about plastic robots. >>>/trash/ is that way.
This is G-Witch’s best design. It looks like a long lost G-Reco suit.
>>22603029the head design is really cool, the weapon is kind of neat, but it just feels like its missing something>>22602971baund doc was really underwhelming when i put it together, even tho it's neat and interesting i felt like if i had paid the full sixty bucks for it i would've been a little upset>>22603003some of them can be really cool, even as someone who doesn't like transforming kits generally.
>>22602955I really like Zudah with it's extendo arm gimmick, movable monoeye and big articulated thruster bell, but it's not exactly underrated I guess
>>22602955wave engage sr3wave gets a bad rap because their early kits are legitimately kinda terrible, but i'm building this one from about 2010 now and it's actually a great kit. it's not snapfit or anything but it's night and day compared to their 90s shit, there was clearly a lot of thought put into the engineering and how the parts are separated, almost nothing is just a lazy 2 halves clamshell job and i've had bandai kits with more flash/mouldlines/sinkage than this kit has. the sculpt is great too, i think syujyu did it
>>22603023Youtuber
>>22603047I hate the abdomen on that kit, it's too long and too straightI'd prefer if it looked like pic related
>>22600457Painted the leg parts and ammo pods for the Zeta Gundam. I've also completely taken apart the 2.0 Zeta and am reworking/restyling the Hyper Mega Launcher I got with the Red Zeta to better fit with the Ver. Ka.
>>22603061is that wsc? yea i do really like the width of wsc sculpts but i think the wave kit is actually more accurate to the lineart... at least, looking at the sr1 lineart. i don't think there's ever been an official lineart of the sr3 from an angle where you can really see.i also don't really like working with resin. just not as fun imo
>>22603061The Wave kit is actually more accurate. Syujyu's Engage sculpts tend to be top notch across the board.
>>22602710I don't think that's even illegal in philly
>>22603101Philadelphia is very anti gun. So anon would have to be shitposting about plastic robots from prison if he actually did what he claims.
>>22603108You're assuming I got caught lmao. I'm from Dallas and was just there for business. It's been 6 years.
Hush, my darling. Soon. Just a bit longer. Very soon. You'll get a RE/100. I promise you. Soon. Sit tight my beloved.
>>22603143I don't get how anons can post dumb shit like this meanwhile my entire neighborhood gets rangebanned just because I posted a picture of myself peeing on a church to /pol/
>>22603147re100s always fuck up the proportions, the ng will be better than whatever slop modern bandai shits out. just buy the ng
>>22603147You had your turn, it's Ebirhu-s time now
>>22603147I don't care for this, but I hope for your sake you get a kit, specifically an MG because fuck re/100.
>>22603150Don't worry friend, I have plenty of them. But I want more. And I don't mind Vigna's proportions. They are satisfactory.>>22603151Of course, her little brothers will come right afterwards, be assured of that.>>22603152Regrettably blood sacrifices to get MGs are significantly harder to organize than RE/100.
>>22603147I just want a Vigna Ghina II reprint
>>22601978Now this is a MUCH more reasonable cost. Anyone have experience with E2046? Are their recasts as bad as everyone says?
>>22603176I can’t believe this whole thing is made out of cheese
>>22603176Don't you have some pagpag to scavenge?
>>22603158Needs more dust
>>22603158>significantly harder to organize than RE/100I think we have gotten more MGs than Re/100s in the least few years.
>>22603176just wait for the ghs/dc listing, if you're already gonna be a thief then at least have some self respect
>>22603175understandable>>22603181I lick them clean every day <3 <3 <3>>22603182sounds like you're not making enough sacrifices
>>22603029never watched gwitch but I love that it can go one-winged angel with the sword bits
Are there any taobao agents that will ship paint and other flammable goods?
>>22603202don't smoke taobacco anon it's bad 4 u
>>22603176yes i have experience with them. yes their recasts can be shitty. i've seen people post "perfect casts" from them before but that is not representative of my experience with them at all, i have never been sent anything better than middling quality, and a lot of them have been complete trash. i refuse to buy from them again at this point unless i can't get that kit from elsewhere, they've sent me enough trash that i'd rather spend the extra 20-50 bux to get something i know isn't going to be complete trash
>>22603184It doesn’t count as shelf warming if you lick them
>>22603221but I'm keeping them plenty warm too, don't worry~
>>22602385If anything, I would buy one if it was a kit that I wanted but the regular was out of stock, and then I'd just paint it.
>>22602623Fuck you Re100 Dijeh!
>>22603242im hoping someone can replicate the rick dijeh head off the robot spirits ka and sell it online because $145 for a hyper mega launcher off a zeta gundam, a new head, and hyaku shiki binders on the back seems like an absolute fucking scam.
>>22603244Ya it was really lazy. No new shoulder, wrong Dias binders, old legs and all the promotional pics had the wrong head
>>22603247Also not to be confused with "Amuro's Dijeh" which is a fucking enigma on at least 4 levels
>>22603253>>22603247>>22603253There was only one promo with the Rick Dijeh head, but like the official setting for this Amuro Dijeh is that it's a "customized Dijeh" taking place in 87 with his Zeta Unit 3
>>22603253>Also not to be confused with "Amuro's Dijeh" which is a fucking enigma on at least 4 levelsit's funny that it has fairy wings
We're up against the image limit again, so new thread.>>22603282>>22603282>>22603282
>>22603176>Are their recasts as bad as everyone says?there was an anon a few threads ago who got the recast Apterbringer and the original to compare them and he said it was pretty goodapparently they can be inconsistent though and some recasts are better than others
>>22603205>tobaccodon't worry, i get my fix by huffing enamel fumes. of course gaia enamels only, I'm too kino to let any other brand of neurotoxin into my airways
>>22603486i must be unlucky because i have never got a cast i would consider good from them but i see people regularly say they've had almost perfect castsit's literally a diceroll
>>22603491I've found shop2000 GK-M to be better in general. A lot of E2406's recasts are just recasts of GK-M's recasts. That said I'm not sure if they do FSS stuff or not, but the Megami Device bits I've gotten have been good.
