=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: >>22686883
==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!
>>22692035>All of the actually good looking kits are rare and expensive collector's pieces from the 90sWhat do you mean? What's wrong with modern kits?
>>22691145I'd say MGEX Exia where its a 1/100 PG, or they somehow are able to make it turn red for Trans Am
What was your first MG? How did it go?
>>22692061They're all based on the ugly post-00s aesthetic and not the soulful classic designs from the 80s and 90s
>>22692075My first MG was the Barbatos. It was pretty nice, but one of the holding hands is lost to the void.
>>22692075hyaku shiki 2.0was fun
>>22692075MG Exia many years ago, it's just as fine as far as MG goes, still looking fine on my shelves, so I don't understand why some people had an Exia with a loose ankles, etc. But I also understand why some people want an Exia 2.0 (or 1.5) with an updated 00 inner frames similar to other 00 MGs
>>22692075F91 2.0Dropped the clear piece in the head(s) onto a fluffy carpet. 3 times, I believe. That one part took longer than any other segment. Fucked up the dry decals in stupid ways.Amazing kit, I still love it and will do it justice one day.
Why tf didn't anybody tell me that I'd end up spending more money on paint than on the kits
Love this bulky zigga. Why haven't they made MG yet?
>>22692094We're not yet in new ZZ era of gunpla
>>22692094>bulky niggaNot with that wasp waist
>>22692075Mine was Heavyarms. It was super fun and I still have it displayed, but I never did any panel lining or decals so I'll probably do that sometime soon on it
>>22692075it was going to be the shinanju, but i ordered it from hobby lobby not knowing they just send you whatever they fucking feel likei ended up getting a xi gundam which i returned at a store, but because i had bought it on sale i didn't get the full price refunded so i bought an MG char's zaku ii instead and that ended up being my first master gradeit went pretty well, all things considered
>>22692075mg aile strike rmwas the first kit I build in 12 years too. Went ok
>>22692075The Alex gundam, the very first MG released. I was a kid then and you just know how well that would go. Ended up breaking every armor piece.
I never bought anything from HLJ but does they notified the restock kits that you wishlist it?
https://schizophonic9.com/re8/hg_gundnode.html
>>22692149Yeah they do, they will email you about updates. I am still waiting on the Sinanju Narrative.
Which ones will you buy?
>>22692177I would like to see them try Jenny Wakeman from MLaaTR.
>>22692177absolutely:SargChamberBoard Bisar WyvernDanguard AMospeadamaybe:Gorg to replace that pathetic SMPXardion
>>22692177I wanna see what Volkein comes with
>>22692177I have no idea what any of these things even are
>>22692177Maybe Chamber, Kaiser Fire, Armor of God Z, and Xardion.
>>22692190You know what? I have a board. Perhaps you'd like to visit it.
sir we only care about real robot here
>>22692206real robot is cringe
>>22692177None of these because I dont really like chunky heroic proportions but the delphine they revealed looks pretty interesting
>>22692099>Thin waist means its not bulkyYou're that fuck that always posts this annoying shit in thicc threads.
>>22692207 How can it be cringe if its real???
HGUC Sazabi Mass production Ground Type when?
>>22692094They really did the zaku 2 -> marasai -> geara doga and missed the hi-zack, the zaku 3, and most criminally imo the geara zulu
>>22692177Definitelyboth Break Blade kitsBravern GruntSuperbiaMaybeChamberBlack OxGransazer
>>22692190I understand not knowing who Xardion is bit REALLY? How do you not know Astro Boy, Getter Robo, Gunbuster, Diebuster, or Gargantia?
>>22692075Zeta plus A1, I was like 13 so it was a mess but I loved it
>>22692177Most of these are a maybe but Delphine is an absolute yes
>>22692225Is this a full armor gundam situation where its one kit with armor you can take off or are they seperate kits?
>>22692227separate kits
>>22692227It's one kit but the armor isn't removable. You have to pick which one you display it as. Bandaibabies will knock a point off for that but normal people shouldn't care.
>>22692218At least wait for HGAD Gundam Exia first.
>>22692218Its not exactly a difficult modification
>>22692248I only do what the instruction manual tells me to do, I don't like using my brain.
>>22692075Delta Plus it was a mess
>>22692076Why don't they just make kits of old and new designs?
>>22692272So you have no choice but to start appreciating Nagano's modern stuff
>>22692272They actually just announced a new plastic kit of this
>>22692280I don't like it and I never will.>>22692281That's not the same design.
>>22692154What the fuckkk
>>22692075The F90. I love it. I'm a snapshitter though.
>>22692219>hi-zackanon...>geara zulugood
>>22692214he's right tho, make that waist twice as thick and then it's a good design
>Hobby lobby had a kit which I did not have>Discount doesn't apply to models this weekREEEEEE
anybody here got the daban hg doven wolf? I've seen it popping up recently and I'm kinda tempted because I love Doven but Bandai refuses to reprint the damn thing
>>22692351next week is two days away nonny don't despair
When are they gonna make the MGEX RX-78-2? RX-78-2 fans are going to get bored having only one release this year.
When I'm thinning mr surfacer 1500, should I use the regular mr color thinner or leveling thinner?
>>22692359There are 3 this year I think.
>>22692367leveling thinner. just toss your regular mr color thinner, you're never gonna need that shit since levelling is better in every way. the only time you don't use levelling is when you use metallic paints.
>>22692357I'm a wage slave. It's tough to get places during the week.
>>22692373>>22692367or wait don't toss the regular thinner, just use that stuff to clean your airbrush.
>>22692373>the only time you don't use levelling is when you use metallic paintswhy
>>22692377levelling thinner has retarder that slows the drying process. you don't want that because it gives time for the metallic flakes to settle which reduces the effect. you use rapid thinner with metallic paints so it dries quick with the flakes not moving.
>>22692380intresting thanks, i'll keep that in mind next time i do metallics since i've just been using leveling thinner unilaterally
>>22692075God Gundam. Turned out well, still love it. Need to get it unboxed and displayed with my SD/HG God Gundams though.
>>22692354It's old Daban, so I assume it's be pretty bad even by bootleg standard.
>decide to handpaint the eyes of the neptune>first time really doing anything like that>it's super tiny>put the piece in place to check how it looks>it's actually pretty sickso glad it turned out ok
>>226920752.0 Char zaku. I didn’t like it at first and stuck strictly with 1/144. Now I have a bunch of MG kits incoming.
I want to build a high grade Guntank but assembling the treads looks miserable.Has anyone done this, is it as bad as it seems?
>>22692411Now you're ready to paint artifacts and pilot figures. Go get em, champ
>>22692427it's fucking piss easy
>>22692075DOMIt went well, very simple kit.
>>22692429Just looked up a video of a build lmao, you're right.Maybe I was thinking of a MG or RG, I recall the treads being in like, 50 pieces.
>>22692436The master grade one looks like this
>>22692315>he's right thoNo, he/you is not.Ask any person "is this a bulky design ?" and then show them this picture >>22692094They are all going to say its bulky. A thin waist does not negate the other 90% of a design.
>>22692452no it is not, and yes it does
This is my favorite non bulky design.
>>22692457yeah it's not bulky
>>22692457MG Un-ironically when
>>22692454>Retard response because it's all you got.I win.
>>22692463???
>>22692457It doesn't count with mobile armors
>>22692428one step at a time, i still need to perfect seam closing
>Skinny waist This is NON bulky
>>22692469it's not that skinny here
zero bulk
>>22692451I would like an MG Gun Tank, an anon's build here really made me want one, but I got shivers thinking about putting that together.
>>22692469>>22692473y-you see this is actually totally bulky! Yeah really!!! get a fucking grip you bumbling fool of a man. "Thin waist" and "bulky design" are mutually exclusive, end of story. Just because there are bulky PARTS of the design doesn't mean a damn thing when the core of it is a wasp waist.
>>22692475just because there are think PARTS of the design doesn't mean a damn thing when the core of it is a bulky silhouette
>>22692475>Posts bulky mechwhat did he mean by this?
>>22692477thin parts* sorry typo
>>22692477>>22692478i give up, there's no sense trying to engage the trolls here even just for fun
>>22692035>All of the actually good looking kits are rare and expensive collector's pieces from the 90s, don't botherI'm not a copyrightcuck so I'm not worried about that.Who makes the best recasts?
>>22692315>waistThat's the fucking ABDOMINAL CAVITY you brain dead parrot. The WAIST is the spot directly connected and prefacing the HIPS. The WAIST is PERFECTLY BULKY, the ABDOMEN is what's stupidly tiny.Fucking hell, consider me baited and retarded for giving this the time of day, I'm sick to fucking death of retards mixing this shit up to bitch and whine about incessantly for a reason that genuinely is the exact fucking opposite of what they're crying about. Exia isn't a fucking "wasp waist". Zeta isn't a fucking "wasp waist". Wasp waist is thin abdomen and WIDE FUCKING WAIST AND HIPS. Pic related is also not a fucking "wasp waist" despite the four fucking years of sub-IQ tertiaries claiming otherwise.
>>22692491>doesn't know hips existholy FUCKING retard
>>22692491...anon, where do you think the waist line is?
>>22692486GK-M is the best but E2046 has recently stepped their game up
>>22692495i thought the gkers itt were buying from cn-only outfits like dreamcast on taobao
>>22692075>What was your first MG?Hi-nu ver.ka>How did it goit's still in the box............. im intimidatedgonna sponge paint some HGs first and then if that works out i'll try it on the nu
>>22692075you're cute :)
>>22692457>I am the fucking strong!
>>22692177for me it's ZarkKINOno i never watched the anime. yes i got this screenshot off google images
>>22692177Maybe this guy
>>22692508too skinny
>>22692177I am interested in notXi. I wonder what the scale is in comparison.
>>22692510moderoids are similar heights to MGsalthough re/100 would be a better comparison
>>22692511>re/100 would be a better comparisonBoth still being 1/100 which that answers my question. Thanks ! So that means Xardion should in theory be the size of Sazabi if it's about 25 meters in height in its universe. I know very little about it I'm being peak secondary.
>>22692511>moderoids are similar heights to MGsThey are whatever the designer wants.Some are 13cm, others 20+ and the Obsolete ones are like 8.5.
>>22692514that's incorrect, moderoids are NOT 1/100the plastic models are the same size as 1/100 gundams. but they don't have a consistent scale, they are for a variety of source materials with wildly different robot sizes for example Gunbuster (left edge, second from top) is 240m tall while Black Ox (bottom left corner) is 18m, but the plastic models will be the same height.
>>22692518>the plastic models will be the same height.nopeBlack Ox will be around 15.5cm like Tetsujin and Gunbuster 11.5 due to being in that new mini transformation spin-off line.
Skinny waist or thick waist?
>>22692527damn, that's really a 1/2000 scale model
>>22692496Dreamcast is for lazy people who are too scared to rescribe a panel line or two
>>22692177Either Bravern or Gunbuster for sure, dunno how to feel about Getter 1's design
>>22692577>Braverngay
>>22692177None sadly. I am super fucking hype for their black serena though. I wonder how itll compare to kotos.
>>22692503Fuckin' watch argentosoma dangit
Do you anons have any experience with mega house machine build? How good are the kits? I'm asking mainly because of this https://www.gundamkitscollection.com/2024/06/alpha-azieru-to-join-megahouse-machine.html#google_vignette
Gonna paint this thing up. Should I paint it matte mass production colors, candy orange, or just matte this orange?
>>22692606Glemy force grey or Psycho Bawoo pink
>>22692600is there a good manga? i dont watch that much 'nime
>>22692606Rezin Schnyder's unit from MSV-R
kits for this vibe? comically huge tarp, bandolier and all
>>22692630GM...
>>22692606god damn it been trying to find one and so far no luck.
>>22692634problem is GM kits look like, well GMs. Not like just some goofy dudes.
>>22692635Isn't that the rebawoo that was just up?
>>22692637I am a bit confused. Your image consists of 3 GMs colored green and what looks like a gun cannon colored green. That's basically what you need to do?
>>22692640if you ignore all the style and the vibe it conveys, sure
>>22692638Yeah it got slurped up by scalpers.
>>22692622Gotta remember this one for when I eventually start a proper bawoo collection
>>22692643wait no, it's still on preorder and it's different from the previous Bawoo.
>>22692646god I want itplease bandai start giving a shit about EU, you already opened the store just use it now
Do you sand your action bases
>>22692650Huh?
>>22692641I think you're making a bigger deal out of this than necessary. Buy 3 GMs and a guncannon. Paint them green. Figure out a tripod machine gun. ??? Profit.
>>22692653i think you are autistic
>>22692630You can just paint a GM like this
Kenbu came in today. Any suggestions on how I should paint it? I think the default colors I are boring so I’ve been considering painting it in UC faction\suit colors like the G3 Gundam, Titans, or Black Tri-Stars.
>>22692606>paint it up>sandwiched together>stickered up>posed upi hate these phrases so much
>>22692486Good luck finding recasts of those old ass kits
>>22692641You mean the model kits aren't cartoony enough? They're never going to look like in that picture, your only choice is going to be to make them from scratch
>>22692606matt candy red
>>22692651do you sand the nubs on action bases
>>22692689looks anodized
Would 1/100 scale infantry look too big next to a high grade?
>>22692702Well, yeah
>>22692703Well is it a big enough size difference to be noticeable/weird or does it look ok?
>>22692707probably would look weird
>>22692708When are you going to take that masking tape off?
>>22692047Weathered bootleg Woundwort turned out pretty nice actually.
Thoughts on too much details on kit like pic related? It reminds me of modern capeshit costume
>>22692177AM Driver, Nikki Vashtarl, and the JSDF Bravern mecha for sure. Maybe Xardion and the Mospeada suit. The AM Driver announcement made my year. I adore that design so much and never would've expected it to get anything in the modern day.
>>22692713when I apply the flat coat lol
>>22692721I think most kits are overdetailed out of the box and enjoy detail-down builds.
>>22692047
>>22692721it's really ugly and visually too messy>>22692739now this is art
What would be the best painting method to make the heat glow of Heat weapons like a heat hawk or sword? I'm gonna be relying on a black light to make them shine in photos and so far I'm thinking of just using fluorescent paint but using just fluorescent orange/red seems kind of lacking. I'm also thinking of maybe painting a bright orangey color that isn't fluorescent and then paint gaianotes fluorescent clear on top, I'm not sure if this is gonna turn out well and I can't play around with combinations yet cause I'm waiting for my paints to arrive.
>>22692689Looks expensive
>>22692648it's probably a disaster and they're trying to figure out what to do with it.
>>22692745>start p-bandai EU in a testing phase>only sell in 1 country>sell nothing but leftover garbage that you couldn't get rid of in other regions >it ends up not selling in EU either>clearly p-bandai EU failed and there is no market for it
>>22692496dreamcast and ghs don't do old kits. gk-m does a lot of them but for some of them e2046 is literally your only option
>>22692749They will try selling p. bandai on the new UK store some day... surely.
>>22692749bandai is the pic related of toys
>>22692750Depends on your definition of old, Dreamcast has a lot of WSC and Kaiyodo. GHS doesn't do many older kits though. For the really old shit, like pre-Ikushima-Volks split, yeah.
>>22692630just buy GMs and pain them green?
>>22692749Meanwhile Riseofgunpla continues to sell out pre-orders of p-bandai kits at 3x the original price
>>22692743an airbrush would probably be the best since you could do some shading pretty easily
>>22692630A star wars E-Web in 1:12 (black series) Scale might work for the tripod weapon.
Done with my fishing valkyrie and the cat girl pilot. I'll need to buy another stand as the harpoon gun/UAV launcher sags under the weight of the model. Next up it's a 1/100 Bandai VF-29 so I can see how in scale this Valkyrie is with it.
>>22692075Gouf 2.0I really like it and find it's a decent step up from real grades. I now have a rx78 2.0 and Zeta ver ka waiting to be built. But my backlog will have to wait for me to finish shadow of the erdtree
>>22692486>I'm not a copyrightcuck so I'm not worried about that.Being poor is nothing to brag about.
>>22692765>cat girl pilotholy cringe
>>22692768If Bandai puts their Destroid Monster back in stock I won't have to paint the catgirl version of that too. I'd actually prefer it without a saddle.
>>22692779why ruin cool robots with cringe coomer crap
>>22692779Post more coomer crap to make him cry
>>22692779Oh that's my Marauder back from when I used to play MWO.
>>22692719The more I look at Hazel kits, the more they become appealing to me which is a pain.
>>22692826You could always grab a bootleg lol
>>22692873Nah. Piracy is wrong.
>>22692915It's not piracy if I'm paying fot it
>>22692915>you're disrespecting a future US Army soldier
>>22692915When you steal there's one less, when you share there's one more.
>>22692980I'm using that the next time I steal someone's answers on a test and I get questioned by the teacher in my dreams
>>22692689>matte candyisn't this an oxymoron? how is a matte candycoat any different from a regular metallic coat?
>>22692721looks fun to make
>>22692721I've never liked panel lines and decal spam personally
>>22692721This makes Katoki look like a minimalist
>>22692665Do Johnny Ridden's colors.
This is kind of neat.
at some point do you ever just look at your gunpla and think man i'd rather be dead
>>22693131I look at my gunpla and think>man I need to build more
>>226930212:15 and on should be a good explanationhttps://youtu.be/YqmjKQ4voPQ?si=ht08K1ohzm1MT-Kt
>>22692075MG Ground Gundam, it was okay albeit pretty old, but when you compared it with many modern MG like Zeta ver.2 and Zaku ver.2 onward, it's very neat how the engineering inside these little toys has progressed.
>>22692689I plan on doing a similar paint job for my psycho zaku II, but this guy uses 2 different shades of red. did he achieve this by using 2 different clear reds? or is this a result of a different metallic paint being used?
>>22692721I like it. could use fewer panel lines but not much less.
One of the days I'll line up all my kits against a wall and post a box wall photo for /gpg/ to laugh at my massive fucking backlog of over 150 kits
>>22693189Retard
>>22693142he has a twitter, cant remember what he actually did, but you can get a similar effect by using a fine gunmetal or gold for your candy base for the even darker parts
>>22692719nice double cock
>>22693224What's with the cat?
>>22692177where the fuck is the vandread dita
>>22692689has anyone here ever done a paint job like this? id like to see it
>>22693224I like that cat paint
>>22693286No, there's like 3 painters here, I'm one of them, none of us are good.
Guys should I get the mgex strike freedom or the pgu rx-78-2. Can't afford both cause plus shipping they're expensive af
>>22693317>pgu rx-78-2
>>22693316BarzamAnon's Barzam was nicely painted though
>>22693321yeah but that was his life's work, hence his name
>>22693317I would say PGU rx78-2 is more fun build and poser overall. MGEX strike freedom is a better shelf piece tho.
>>22693320ok you convinced me, thanks
>>22692047Finished my HG Aerial after way too longMy second real experience doing shading work and I'm far happier with the way it turned out
>>22693325>better shelf pieceThan a 1/60? In what universe?
>>22693331I meant as in it catches eyes more. Lots of sparkles and SF is just a more eye catching design overallI just finished my yesterday so I might be biased
>>22693331Not him but maybe with the wings spread out and the stand you can make him pose better
>>22693327>>22693328>>22693329Pretty slick, anon.
I love /gpg/!!!I love /gpg/!!!I love /gpg/!!!I love /gpg/!!!I love /gpg/!!!
>>22693327>>22693328>>22693329clean build
Holy shit. This is the first time I've seen a custom paint job that makes a mobile suit look how I imagine they should. Those paint scrapes and the darkened areas near the thrusters. How the hell has he done this?! Painted over a base coat and scaped bits off? What am I missing here?
>>22693287>>22693250>Look up the paint brand>Only the red one has a cat on itkind of disappointed
>>22692075This little weenie and he's been a nightmare start to finish. The back part of his red waist armor came broken out of the box and actually was supposed to bear a lot of the weight of his big fat wings. While trying to fix that I brain farted and pulled his torso directly UP instead of twisting it off his hips and snapped a delicate torso bit in two. In the end I replaced the broken bits with metal parts, but now his metal legs are so heavy he can't strike any cool poses. Tell me straight /gpg/... is the MG line dead?
>>22693535The cat is only on the limited edition event-exclusive paints
>>22693541>is the MG line dead?They're gonna be dicking around with MG, RE/100 and FM for a while before they figure out what they really want for their main 1/100 line
>>22693557Is this cat from a different event?
>>22693541>is the MG line dead?Embrace the chinkshit
>>22693541Ver Ka kits are known to be temperamental sometimes but I never had any issues with my wing zero. We’re definitely past the peak of master grade but I think they’re still putting out solid kits if fewer of them
>>22693589The only ones that are even slightly bearable to look at are the direct bootlegs, any original design is always overdesigned in the worst way possible
>>22693562For some reason that one still has the cat, maybe because it was one of the earlier limited paints to be converted into a retail productMost of the cat paints are wonderfest exclusives
>>22693596>always overdesigned in the worst way possibleSo are most MGs, the last time we got good looking MGs was back in the 2000s
>>22693624
>>22693624>>22693630>event exclusive limited edition paintI fucking hate the japanese
>>22693629I disagree, while I can see that complaint being valid from ~2012-2018 with the nu and sazabi ver ka, the 3.0, and the freedom and justice, more recently we've been getting fewer design departures with the release of the jegan in 2018 being the exemplar of this with barely any detail beyond what was shown in the animation. even the recent ver ka kits of the narrative and zeta skew pretty close to the anime designs.
>>22693646>more recently we've been getting fewer design departuresJust in time for MGs to die huh?A few decent releases in a dying line doesn't redeem over a decade of straight shit
Favourite GM?
>>22693596>this>overdesigned
>>22693682Massively so.
>>22693624>>22693630Fuck I need these...
>>22693676>Classic looking>Three heads>Perfect for army building
>>22693645just learn to mix your paints like a real artist instead of relying on out-of-the-box colors and buying a new product whenever you need a slightly different shade
>>22693717Hobby paints aren't as pure as artist paints and usually don't mix nicely, plus the limited shit usually has higher quality pigments you can't replicate just by mixing
>>22693682kino levels are too high, i can't withstand it
>>22693682I like it. It kind of looks like a Virtue that hit the gym and got absolutely swole.
>>22692047What causes paint to cheap off easily? I've painted four or five kits already and never had much problem with paint chipping unless I dropped parts like an idiot, but this time the paint is chipping off from repositioning masking tape or even just looking at it funny. I left it alone for a day after painting too before I touched it. It's not just the paint coming off either but the primer also. Am I doing something wrong? I guess it's not too big of a deal since I can just touch up with a paint brush afterwards, but what the fuck man.At least my group build entry is nearly complete.
>>22693766darling you are gonna paint that white yellow yes?
>>22693766acrylic primer? you probably had sweatier hands than usual when you were handling the pieces that are chipping. hand grease can make acrylic primers not stick properly because they don't key into the plastic like a lacquer would. if you're using acrylic primer it's always a good idea to lightly sand the surface to give it more to grip onto and wash the pieces to get any grease off
>>22693772Hell yes, but now I'm questioning if I'm color blind because I could've sworn that was orange and not yellow..>>22693780Good to know, but I used lacquer Mr. Surfacer. Not sure if greasy hands would do something on that too, but I will admit that my hands have been sweatier than usual since the current heatwave's been slowly cooking me alive.I'm just praying there won't be much more chipping now that I only have one last set of masking to do.
>>22693783in that case i don't know, sorry, i've never had chipping issues with mr surfacer. i've primed models that i assembled with sweaty and greasy hands with lacquer mr surfacer and it's always been fine, where when i used to use acrylics it would have fucked up the adhesion
>>22693783>that was orange and not yellowkind of depends on art, either it's the older one with overall more blueish colors and bright yellow trim and highlights plus orange in place of red or the newer style that's overall darker, with orange in place of yellows and vibrant red
>>22693783What paint are you using? Looks like matte acrylic?
>>22693676the pban one because it takes the blocky design of the 70s/80s toy design and re-imagines it into a better looking robot.
>>22693676
>>22693676MG never
>>22693820>he doesn't like 70s/80s toyetic designFAGGOT
>>22693820>the pban onedo you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down?
You preordered right?
Finally got my AM Gunner. I got say that it looks great. The nubs are massive and some of the plastic is more brittle. Though it is a solid kit.
>>22693533Skill issue.
>>22693624How do I smuggle these onto a plane?
>>22693533>ESL>Summer touristFuck off retard
>>22693849>Cripple space wheelchairNo, no I did not
>>22693589I’ve been out of the loop for a while, besides Daban and dragon momoko(?) are there’s any others that make bootleg 1/100s?
>>22693899But enough about psycho zaku
>>22693899But it has legs included.
>>22693849What is this lad? Looks like something out of sentinel or solomon express
>>22693916I just reverse searched. It's metal RS. It's nothing.
>>22693945Yeah did the same and was coping that it was a HGUC that wasn't showing up for whatever reason
Any chink studios that make good looking full resin kits instead of just detail-up conversions?
>>22693832That's a Barzam
>>22694006sorry but it says RGM right there
>>22693676GM Sniper Custom. GM cannon takes second place
>>22694018Is there an explanation for why so many GM's are titled "Sniper" but are not snipers?
>>22694018So much better than the GM Sniper II.
>>22694031Not really
>>22694035Sorry about your poor taste.
>>22694040At least I have any taste unlike you
>>22694025Supposedly it's actually named after a position in a sport (american football I think?) that is more of an all-rounder, but I can't find any english confirmation of such a position existing so there's a non-zero chance it's based on a japanese misconception from the 80s.Anyway Sniper, Sniper Custom and Sniper II absolutely are snipers, it's just that the latter two are also general ace-use units that can get the most value out of these specs and mobility required for sniping in MS combat. As a side note, allegedly they're also both designed as improvements to the GM Sniper that really was just a basic bitch Ground GM with minimal modifications exactly because that didn't work all that great. The difference between Custom and II is what RGM-79 line they're based on, other than that they are largely unrelated and were actually deployed around the same time, if anything Sniper II might have appeared a little earlier.
>>22693676GM custom is cute and was my first hg but I really like the ReZEL, one day I will find this mg for a reasonable price
>>22694047still salty beyond reason that a) this is retail but never reprinted b) there is still no Defenser A-Unit in 1/144
How do I improve my weathering?
>>22694061You went a bit overboard here. Have a plan and keep it simple.
>>22694061Tone it down. Why the fuck the chest is full of sand?
>>22694061Do some chipping on the edges. Go over the dirt you already have with some enamel thinner to tone it down and streak it more.
>>22694061Think through what parts of the machine would interact with what environments or damage, and be sparing, you can always add more but its hard to remove
>>22694061RestraintTake frequent breaks, step back, view the pieces from different angles, picture the whole instead of the separate parts.What kind of story are you trying to tell? Severe grime and decay like that is appropriate for a unit that's been in the hands of a militia or guerilla group for many years of service, but not something maintained by any sort of professional.
Every once in a while a new kit introduces some new element to an existing design, like Alex 2.0's Chobham mask (it's actually in an SD first but same shit).But what old kits have features or equipment that new versions have not included? For an example, HG (not HGUC) Ground Gundam's vulcan pod.
>>22693853>The nubs are massive and some of the plastic is more brittleShould I fucking panic?Im going to be raped by shipping charges next month since this pkg is going to have the boxer+gunner+gaiwain.
MG Ground Gundam Ver.KA when?
>>22692177Finally a fucking gorg and chamber for non rape prices.
>>22694084Rafflesia stand from the original mg F91 comes to mind
>>22693766That radome is resin cast, right? Resin kits usually have "mold release" residue on the parts. Resin parts need to be cleaned well, because nothing will stick to that shit.
>>22694063>>22694067>>22694073>>22694076>>22694081Thanks for advice. I felt that the upper body was too clean, so I kept adding sand and went overboard.Will try to tone it down and do some chipping next time.
>>22694061Less is More. Think about the following before you start weathering>1) Where is the unit stationed/where is it seeing action the most?>2) What areas of the mech are going to get beat up the most, and how much of the mech is still intact?>3) What kind of elements/parts of the environment are going to be impacting the mech?>4) How big is the mech?But most important of all>5) What's the story behind the mech being weathered? You already put some thought into #2 by putting most of the weathering into the legs, but it's really just randomly smeared all over the place. Things like dirt are only really going to be caked up at spots where dirt is constantly going to be hitting the mech, so places like feet or maybe knee pads if it's kneeling down a lot (ie a Sniper). Take my Desert GM for example. Most of the dirt/sand is only at the edges of the feet while the brunt of the weathering comes from paint chipping on the edges done via sponging black/silver paint, primarily on places that are going to get a lot of contact.
>>22694061>>22694157On a more recent model I did more of the same, though I went more heavy with the weathering since the idea was that this tank had seen a ton of action to the point where the treads were caked up with mud. Some light airbrushing along raised areas to create the look of built up dirt and more paint chipping around various edges help create that same effect.
>>22693859>Skill issue.As in nobody on this board is skilled enough to explain the technique to me? Yeah. I guess that checks out.
>>22693788>>22693783>>22694145oh i assumed it was all plastic, if this is the case and that's resin and you didn't wash it then yeah that's definitely it. lacquer doesn't key into urethane the same as it does with styrenes so you have to prep the surface similarly as for acrylic primers on plastic: lightly sand the surface and wash off any grease, and like that other anon said 99% of the time resin comes with grease (mould release agent) out of the box. with resin you usually want to dump the whole kit into a tub of washing up liquid or degreaser overnight (or alternatively, in an ultrasonic cleaner for a bit) before you do anything with it and a lot of people also give it a second wash after doing whatever work on it before painting it
>>22694172Not enough weathering for Vraks.
>>22694176>reddit spacingGo back. It's literally just pre-shading and chipping you fucking smoothbrain.
>>22694061GO BIG OR GO HOME
>>22694179S'all I needed. Thanks mate!
>>22694178Like I said, I didn't wanna go too overboard on weathering.>>22694176Seems to be a pretty standard paint job with some subtle edge highlighting and a gloss coat on top. The only thing that really stands out is the LEDs in the head.
>>22694180did your dog chew that up
>>22694180gross>>22694061do less
>>22694180very nice battle damage from the ELS
>>22694180Museum piece that survived Axis Shock
Redpill me on this Diaz kit. Worth it?
>>22694293if you like how it looks, yes
>>22694293It's pretty cool, no full inner frame though
>>22694293you'll need to glue these pieces in place
>>22694293>tfw my favorite Rick Dias kit is unobtainium
>>22694296I really like chonky suits like this.
>>22694323HECKIN WHOLE REDDIT CHONKER
>>22694323then it's worth it
>>22694323It has a thin waist so its not chunky
How viable are brush on topcoats? I'm without a spray booth and outdoor humidity will be over 50% for many months. I've heard the vallejo varnish are meant to be airbrushed so not sure if I need to thin them (and if so, with what) to be brushed on.
>>22693333I'm still annoyed that Bandai still hasn't done any expansion stuff for the MGEX Strike Freedom, like there should have been effect parts for the Dragoons, or Wings of Light effect parts.
how many topcoat layers do you do and do you use the spray cans?
>>22694402noneno
>>22694311Which kit is that?
>>22694384the only people that buy bandai effect parts are japs that get their panties in a twist over any unlicensed parts, MGEX SF is aimed at SEAmonkies and chinks
Rewatching Turn A makes me think of all the never ever that appear on it
>>22694440Silicon Tribe Rick Dias
>>22694456also galbaldy beta
>>22694453This one is halfway there with the build variant
>>22694463kinda but the whole idea of Wodom Pod is that it's like half the size of actual Wodom so none of it is reusable unless you change scales a lot.
>>22694453I just want a FM (Re/100???) SUMO...
>>22694363>over 50%65% is the line, not 50%.
>>22694477Id be happy with modern hg renditions of all the syd mead designs, and a new kapool
>>22694483i'd be totally fine with HGs for the rest but Harry deserves a 1/100 kit
>>22694483>tfw Bandit didn't even get an old kit
>>22694467Besides the scale it's not quite the same design anywaysI like both, if they ever do another Build series I hope they keep giving weirdo units to some of the main cast
What kind of Gunpla/Plamo would Ghost from TCR build?
>>22694483I'd like that old ass HG Turn X just to fix it up and give it better joints and poseability, shit's actually like a hundred bucks on ebay and other sites, I think I rather spend a little more for the MG at this point
>>22694583Not like you're getting the MG for a reasonable price either unless they restock it somedayEven the probably a bootleg listings have it for $140+
>get a god handnow I know the power of the god hand.
>>22694656thats what Im talkin bout!
>>22694656Kek
>>22694656NIPA STOLE MY BIKE
>>22692075MG Wing Gundam Non Verka.It was my first gunpla as well, since it was a gift from a friend of mine.>How did it go?I broke one of his horns.
i must buy the knockoff hello kitty gundam
The trim was a special kind of hell and I ran into some issues right at the last steps but I'm finally almost there. Just decals left and I'll finally finish my first group build submission.>>22693788>>22693795I was using Mr Color lacquers. I think the problem was just that I didn't wash the resin parts enough like >>22694145 and >>22694177 said. I guess that's a lesson I learned the hard way. >>22693794Wish I saw that pic sooner, I went with the more bluish colors but did the orange trim. At least it still came out alright I think.
>>22694761that looks good nonny
>>22692047I finished Frame Arms Gourai today! I still don't know where that piece of Frame Arms Girl Gourai-Kai went, but hopefully it'll turn up soon so I can finish her then work on the exosuit so I can combine both Gourai's together. I'm still not satisfied with how I'm getting the pieces of the runner, but I just gotta keep telling myself its my first time working on plamo and I'll slowly get better..
>>22694784>I'm still not satisfied with how I'm getting the pieces of the runnerhow exactly are you doing it? just ripping them off or something? those are some brutal nub marks
>>22694784The hell did you even use, hedge clippers?
>>22694785>>22694790No I'm cutting slowly away from the main piece then after its off cutting the nubs like I see in all of the tutorials I've seen. I'm not sure whats causing those crazy marks, but I'm trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong. The only thing I can think of is that I'm using too much force on the second cut, but I don't know if that's actually the case or maybe I still have alot of plastic left on before i make the final cut against the piece itself.
>>22694670Will they collaborate again for their anniversary?
>>22694794are you using a hobby knife after to shave down the remaining nubs, or just leaving the hunks of plastic as is?
>>22694798I'm using my nippers to cut the nubs in half, then when they're rather short I go for the final cut. If there's a bit after that then I use my knife to shave them down.
>>22694801just keep practicing then i guess, you have to start somewhere. at least your work is cut out for you
>>22694801I'd say get some sanding sticks but it looks like you'll grind the entire kit down to a fine powder
>>22694801your nippers might just be too dull, the more they stress the plastic the more visible those stress marks will be
>>22694815How do you sharpen them?
>>22694817post nips
>>22694819
>>22694817You get a single bladed nipper instead of xurons that's capable of actually flushcutting in the first place. If you're leaving nubs like that, you need an entire other pass with a knife or some sanding implement to clean them up. Looks real bad.
>>22694817buy more expensive onesor just do the final cut farther away from the piece and do the last bit of cleanup with sanding or hobby knife
>>22694819I didn't ask about sharpening them, but I'll post mine anyway and you can all tell me its a skill issue. I'm 90% certain that's the problem anyway
Bruh why the fuck is there no water decals for this not even on any of the third party sites? And my printer can't print white either. Tf am I supposed to do? Get some custom made?
humidity finally got to an acceptable number for me to topcoat and assemble my HG Barbados. would not recommend this version. all the joints are super loose and come apart at just a touch of the hand, making him super hard to pose. did panel lining+hand brushed details instead of stickers+ a bit of paint chipping and weathering. not particularly sure if I'm disappointed in my efforts or disappointed in the quality of the set.
>>22694883backside
>>22694886setting up lighting is a struggle.
>prepainted part has knife gouge marks
>>22694881>And my printer can't print white eitheryou can probably go to a local print shop or fedex/kinkos and get them printed for a few dollars
>>22692047If you guys wanna use my pic, here is pretty much finished product. Just need to gloss two transparent "glass" elements and finish assembly of bottom legs. Will be done then.>>22692075Got myself MG MK-II and what happened was pretty sad. Left few pieces on my shelf and above it was another, shorter shelf. Once I left there my gaming controller and during some shuffling, I hit the controller, which fell on shelf below, one with gunpla parts and hit couple head parts, smashing them into multiple pieces. Pretty much lost whole head and piece of an arm. Only recently I have finally been able to get my hands on new parts and will be working on redoing the whole model. Got to finish bazooka and fins for my nu before that.
>>22694293its kinda great and not, its a 2004 kit, so huge effort required to make it good, but its still kinda shit. you have to do a lot to make it good.1.) dont expect the MG black Rick Dias to be reprinted, the Quatro Rick Dias has all the parts needed to build the ordinary Rick Dias, you just have to paint it2.) the nub placement is kinda good, there's not much noticable nub marks because the nubs are located in very edges of the plastic.3.)disappointing inner frame, its like building a RE 1/100 kit4.)while it can hold the bazooka, it cannot hold the beam pistols. the beam pistols have a huge latch that is used to connect it so it can hang on the back, because of this, the latch gets in the way of the arm, 5.)its one of the cheapest MGs and kinda still look good for its time
>>22694456>>22694460Dreamcast recasts these but you just missed the order window
>>22694836I used to have these double-bladed nippers. They’re fine for first cuts and doable on flush cuts. The white stress spots are fairly common due to the nature of double-bladed nippers crushing the nub instead of slicing like a single-bladed nipper. The stress spots seem a bit large though. Make sure to cut across the thinner part. That’s the only thing I can think of, since you’re already cutting far then bit by bit.
This is how you guys react whenever someone brings up the fact we basically only got 5 entirely new new retail mgs in the past 3 years whereas in the past it wasn’t uncommon to get 6 or 7 in a single year.
>>22695146schizo much?
>>22695146To be more accurate they should all be saying kino, based, schizo, and shitting themselves while throwing horribly edited pictures of wojaks all over the boat.
>>22695154This is the kind of stuff I come here for.
>>22695146
>>22695201To be a bit more accurate
>>22695201>>22695210kek
>>22694784Post clippers
>>22695224Nvm
>>22694784Get a raser its tard proof
>>22695255ACKSHUALLY, it's really easy to oversand with those, especially for a beginner. I started with one and ended up using sanding sponges most of the time
>>22695261Yeah I guess "tard proof" is not quite right but I will never go back to sanding with a stick or sponge now I have a glass file, I imagine its better for him to start off with one and learn how to use it then starting with a sanding stick and then getting a file and gouging his kit do death.
>>22695276gouges are sovlful
>>22693327Aerial is so damn beautiful
>>22695326how so
>>22695389Disingenuous faggot question. Stop being a nigger and trying to provoke a thread long argument about why someone thinks something looks nice. Or at least make it less obvious.
>>22695395calm down, i was just asking why they think the aerial looks beautiful and if they could articulate thati'm not saying he's wrong or right i just wanted to hear what he likes about it
>>22695276I use all of the above depending on where the nub isGlass file is nice to have on hand for sure
>>22695389He wants to fuck her thighs.
I was sad at first cause I kept missing deadlines for group builds but I think it was for the best cause I came up with some nice ideas to add more details that I probably couldn't have came up with under a limited amount of time. The only down side is that it's probably gonna take me an entire damn year per new build idea, tis the curse of a procrastinator
>>22692299Well I'm not butthurt about this being P-Bandai any more, that looks like trash
>>22695444her? it's a robot anon
p-people don't fuck their gunpla do they
>>22695510;3
>>22695510Can you really be called a modeler if you didn't install onahole in your megasize RX-78-2?
>>22695210>>22695201Amazing. Good work anon
Does anyone here have the bigger raser glass file (raser plus I think)? I have the smaller one and it works great but it’s uncomfortable to hold. I was wondering if the bigger one was more comfortable.
>>22695500>he hasn't seen wfm
>>22695522just put the file on your table and rub the pieces on it, rather than rubbing the file on the pieces
>>22695522The fat black one like >>22695255, I have one and its pretty comfortable to hold, but I'm looking at getting the thin one so I can get to the harder to reach nubs on some models.
>>22695510Get me a 1/10th scale Mobile Doll May then we'll talk
>>22695510woundwort looking VERY fuckable
>>22695510Nightingale... hnnggg so suckable
>>22695533>sex robots will result in IRL gundumbsHuh.
Anyone have an HG Neue? How is it?
I just finished this, what colour scheme should I got with.
>>22695550green, white, black and yellow
>>22695550Black Tri-star schemeAnd buy 2 more
>>22695550this or MP Qubeley
>>22695550
>>22695554eewww
>>22695554Oh shit, I like this one.
>>22695553I already ordered two more, one for detailed original look and this and the other will be for some other themes.
>older kits are fine bro, you just need to put some work into them!
>>22695605okay, I'll pretend you have more than 3 braincellsOld Victory kits are definitely flawed, but they have some very innovative designs for their time. Plus this comparison isn't ideal when they're straight up different suits and also different level of quality relative to their contemporaries.
>>22695605Those are not the same design, that's the Rig Shokew on the left.
Is there anyone else who actually prefers Reborn One Hundred and Full Mechanics to MGs? They look the exact same in terms of surface detail but they don't have the retarded inner frame that you're never gonna see and weird articulation and gimmicks that only matter if you play with them. The only thing that matters is how the model looks, like how early RGs are all good because they look good. I'm ok if the MG line dies off if 1/100 lives on in these two. But it's criminal that Re/100 is dead and FM releases have slowed to a crawl.
>>22695623fuck off troll
>>22695623inner frames are cool though, and the gimmicks look nice if you choose a specific pose that highlights it
>>22695623Every FM and most Re/100 should be MG.
>>22695623This is a shitpost but the recent FM kits are really good. Probably better than most MGs.
>>22692047haven't snapped the full body but I'm planning on putting these effect parts on the base. I'll probably put clay on the base and give it a ground texture too. I'm also not sure if I should light it up with LEDs or just paint it normally
>>22695623Unironically my biggest problem with FM is how the manual skimps out on mechanical details and background fluff. It's a general trend with all grades, but at least MGs tend to include some worldbuilding tidbits still.
>>22695639I think your Mk V has autism.
>>22692047I'm working on a custom stand for the Turn Red so that the giant goofy swords are more prominently placed, and it can be in a more dynamic pose. In the meantime, I was looking at my balls and decided they could use a once over, so I tore three of my balls apart and I'm in the process of reworking them. Feels good.
>>22695636Unironically why though?Like I get wanting nothing but the best out of Bandai, but the entire purpose of these lines is that cutting out the inner frame would lower the prices and increase sales, making more obscure designs more economical to make kits out of. And as far as features go, the inner frame is by far the least important to get removed because you can't even see it. The model still looks the same which is the entire purpose. And anyway, most of the MGs have basic bitch barebones inner frames that are a farcry from the old days of the MG Ball ver Ka or MG Acguy.
>>22695639GM Intercept looking torso.
>>22692075Zaku II around 25 years ago. I might as well have been chewing the parts off the runners. I only had side cutters from work and a OLFA box cutter for cleanup. I "painted" it with elementary school-tier acrylic paint. I refinished the kit a couple years ago.
>>22695533>Get me a 1/10th scale Mobile Doll May then we'll talkbro, the HG May is already 1/1 scale, and you want something smaller? You trying to shove the thing up your urethra or something?
>>22695648Because the prices aren't lower for us and I don't give a shit if it saves bandai a penny. >MG ball ver ka or MG AcguyYou're not arguing in good faith. Not every robot is a Ball or an Acguy. I use pic related as an example.
>>22695648>entire purpose of these lines is that cutting out the inner frame would lower the pricesproblem is that it doesn't really, there's very little price difference between FM Aerial and MG Barbatos for an example
Where's Pbandai Canada
>>22695656MG Barbatos was released in 2019 for 4500 JPY (28 dollars), which is the equivalent of 30 USD in 2023. FM Aerial was released in 2023 for 3800 yen which is 24 dollars usd. So basically 6 bucks cheaper. Hard to go lower than 24 bucks for a 1/100 too.
>>22695659So you agree they are not meaningfully cheaper.
>>22695660>20% off is not meaningful
>>22695657https://p-bandai.com/us/cont/importantnews_canada
>>22695661not really, it's still more or less the same price range. It's not a seriously cheaper alternative, so when MG Aerial comes out it is likely to target the same price point and by extension not be too much more intricate. And if that is the case why would people buy it when they already have the FM?The solution would be giving the MG more pizazz in some form, but that equals higher price point and depending on the situation and other releases an expensive MG might not be sufficiently profitable at a time where they'd like to release MG Aerial.
>>22695661>mg barbatos>55 dollars>fm aerial>49 dollars>essentially a 5 dollar difference>barely 10%>mg barbatos has a beautifully engineered inner frame with pistons and moving sections>fm aerial has no inner framehmmm
>>22695670in fairness Barbatos is a spectacularly ugly design so well engineered inner frame doesn't mean much
>stray, long nose hair>use my decal tweezers to yank it outKino alert
>>22695623Didn't you post this like 2 days ago? If the MG line dies, everyone would bitch about bringing it back.
>>22695673I wish I knew who started the design trends that led to abominations like Barbatos because I'd like to mail him a pipe bomb
>>22695678I blame Bee Craft
>>22695665>not really, it's still more or less the same price range. It's not a seriously cheaper alternative, so when MG Aerial comes out it is likely to target the same price point and by extension not be too much more intricate. And if that is the case why would people buy it when they already have the FM?>The solution would be giving the MG more pizazz in some form, but that equals higher price point and depending on the situation and other releases an expensive MG might not be sufficiently profitable at a time where they'd like to release MG Aerial.I think this is where they were trying to go with the MGEX line. Trying to transform MGs into something more expensive with a lot more detail.>>22695670That's burgermutt prices. You are not the target audience.Also worth noting that it's a margins thing. They probably have models and estimates that show the x number of sales they'd get at 30 bucks is less profitable than the y number of sales at 24 bucks.
>>22695675Pointy tweezers won't be helpful like that to you. Pointy tweezers will fall head first on your thigh and stab you. Do not trust pointy tweezers.
>>22695680Thing is that MGEX is limited to only the absolute cream of the crop so far and meant as a big event that only happens every few years, not a regular line like MG.
If you could choose 1 mecha designer and remove all of their work, and everything it influenced, from history, who would you pick?
>>22695685Well it’s not like we’re getting many normal MGs anyway. There’s only like a couple more MGs that have been released than MGEX since they started coming out.
>>22695690None. Even ones that I generally don't like (Washio and Akutsu) have made some good designs I like a lot at one point or another.
>>22695685I am led to believe that the MGEX line is only made when a suit has reached a sales quota so far it has only been the Unicorn and the Freedom.
>>22695695>sales quota is what means we'll get an MGEXSo that means we should be getting an RX-78-2 or Nu Gundam or something like that. I really hope that's not the case because that's the much shallow fucking reasoning I have ever heard.>We sold so many of this kit that we made it again, even more expensive, for you to pay us more money again!
>>22695699What else do you expect them to do? Invest tons of R&D and make an expensive version of a suit that won't sell?
>>22695695it's hard to figure out a pattern out of two releases but so far they've also had existing MGs that were somewhat aged but not completely antediluvian, hence a significantly higher-price kit for fans of it rather than 2.0/similar branding to replace the old one. By that logic Exia may be next but it's impossible to really predict Bandai.>>22695699RX-78-2 3.0 was virtually a MGEX and fulfills the same role. Nu is not impossible but it might step on Ver Ka's toes since that's already a comparatively high-end MG.
>>22695700Yes, yes I do. If they can spend tons of money making stupid shit like the F90 A-Z why the hell can't they make other cool robots?
>>22695713P-Bandai is the domain of stupid shit and MGEX requires incomparably more engineering than something like that, and it's retailFor all we know the MGEX line might be dead anyway since Unicorn and SF both flopped hard
>>22695715Pbandai has proven itself to be whatever bandai wants it to be. Such as releasing the Psycho Doga, and two (three?) robots from G Gundam on there. Regardless, I expect more from this small family business that only had 50 dollars in profits last year.
>>22695717>Such as releasing the Psycho Doga, and two (three?) robots from G Gundam on there.Yeah, stupid shit that makes no sense retail and that they can sell as made to order products. Literally what P-Bandai is meant for. So whatever obscure suit from a single page of a spinoff manga nobody has ever heard of you want to get a high end kit of will be going on there, and not in a retail line.
>>22695720christ you're retarded
>>22695720>makes no sense retailWhat does or doesn't make sense retail?
>>22695723Currently airing series/movie merchandise, main character/rival suits, basically the kind of shit a secondary or tourist would want to impulse buy walking into a store
Anyone here built sushikino?
>>22695733not with plastic, but with rice and shrimp yeah
>>22695713>Yes, yes I do.You should've gotten into the hobby about 20-30 years ago then during the peak of garage kits where niche designs could get incredibly high quality kits in expensive limited print runs. Now everything needs mass market appeal to be worth making.
This is how some of you act about the MG crisis fr
>>22695746fucking hell you're still here?
>>22695746this is a good thing
>>22695742A few years back before someone reproduced it I was scouring high and low to try to find the Geara Doga 'sniper' gun pack. Not quite the 20 years ago time range, granted.
>>22695742You mean the japan-only garage kits you wouldn't have been able to buy?
>>22695748Always have been. Except I've been on my Gundams painting arc and now I've become one of the most esteemed paintpilled buildmaxxers in this general with multiple of my works making it into the op image.
>130 billion yen in sales>No announcement of any MG mercury kits.Bandai please throw us a bone, an MG Calibarn is all I ask.
gluing small things sucks ;_;
>>22695754this is like finding out Hitler kicked babies for fun
>>22695756Which kit deserves a MG the most?
>>22695761Calibarn deserves a ver ka. It's like a unicorn that's actually good.
>>22695761Calibarn, or Schwarzette.
>>22695764One of the few good looking designs from that series so I can agree with that.
>>22695761pharact>>22695765schwarzette should be disqualified for not making sense linguisticallyshould be schwarzchen or noirette or something, don't mix languages like that reeeeeeeeeeeeeee
>>22695754I'm still better than you.
>>22695769no. You will like him linguistically, spiritually and aesthetically.
>>22695690nagano
>>22695782i like his skull and halo head but the name irks me so much im not autistic>>22695792modern nagano right
Whoever decided on how to put the little clear green piece on the HG GM Sniper II's visor can go lick infinite dicks
>>22695761Gp00 deserves MG, and Gp01/fb, Gp02, Gp03 need updates. Might as well toss in an MG Gerbera Tetra while they're at it, also Val Walo and Neue Ziel.
>>22695816>Gp02RETVRN to chink kino
>>22695817Why are gundamit pictures always so low quality ?
>>22695816>updatesNo!
>>22695201>I’m ordering 10 Hey that’s me!
>>22695676I mentioned in the last general that Bandai should consolidate 1/100 scale in to FM and ditch MG since the quality, surface detail, and complexity varies so greatly from kit to kit. But I’m not the same guy as this retard who doesn’t like inner frames. Inner frames and gimmicks are cool and are what make 1/100 scale worth it.
>>22695798>ALL of their work
>>22695834but some of his work is cool
>>22695838I don't even dislike his work, I dislike the trends he started
>>22695816Agreed, the MG GP01-03 series is old enough to post.
>>22695844ok i agree with that
>>22695816MG Ground Gundam also needs an update.
>hey I know you have like 4 projects and a massive backlog but what if you bought another new kit? Doesn't that one look cool?Why is my brain I like this?
>no blue gender model kits anywherewhat the FUCK
>>22695907Just paint it blue stupid.
>>22695910>no gender model kits anywhereproblem still unsolved
>>22695818It's SOVL
>>226956541/10th of in-"game" scale whateverHer IRL version doesn't have the robot face
>>22695898It would be weird if you didn't buy kits that you will not build for a year.
>>22695898Cause you'll kick yourself in the ass if it's out of stock later probably
Post your finished Calibarns, I need some inspiration with scribing.
Does a kit of the mad angler exist
HGGTO 1/144 MSD GM Night Seeker IIpremium bandai ofc
Whatever happened to those musume Zoids they revealed a while back?
>>22695623they're better if you will paint since they have fewer fiddly joints and inner parts to deal with while painting
>>22695980I hate bandai
The reputation of this kit as a hand grenade is grossly exaggerated. I quite enjoyed it, bravo Katoki.
>>22696041And the butt.
>>22695949It's not scribed or anything but here you go
>>22696041>>22696044You don't know how much I want this kit and I wish they would reprint it.
>>22696024It's Kotobukiya so don't expect them anytime soon. They take forever between announcements and release dates.
>>22696053Bandai booths usually have few at conventions
>>22696053I normally will stubbornly wait forever for P-Bandai or HLJ to bring something back but I bought this on Mandarake because I wanted to do it this year no matter what.
>>22695623Im torn on getting the RE/100 Rebawoo
>>22696051>no wondwort cock0/10
>>22696075:(:(:(:(:(:(
>>22696041The original victory was the hand grenade and the V2 had different engineering to fix it
>>22696029Wtfffff
>>22696080ez fix though
>>22696068I have the normal RE/100 Bawoo and it's pretty good. Looks sick with all the extra RE/100 panel lines, overall joint strength and stability is good despite it's size and the transformation gimmick.
>>22696111Hey Google where to buy large dildo pls
>>22695980Holy fucking yes, when is it coming out? Gets me hype for the inevitable GM Light Armor that has to come from this.
>>22696117i meant you could use a wondwort kit and take the piece from there for kitbashing somehowa large dildo would be far too big plus the silicone they're made from likely wouldn't take paint very well and they don't make them in dark blue, at least normally
>>22696129It comes dildo’d, you don’t need to buy anything
>>22696133is he frotting with a broomstick? isn't he worried about getting a splinter, or is that part of the appeal?
Anyone have experience with this, is it worth 110 aud (~73 usd)? Also is the inner frame completely unique or some version of the strike RM GAT frame?
>>22696129Now that you mention it, I should do that. I could just use one of the bootlegs. I wanted to re-paint the yellow vents on the weapon anyways so it'd be a good opportunity to do both things at once
Just did my first ever Gunpla, MG RX-93 Nu Gundam Ver. KaI know it was probably a bit dumb to start on a MG before I was familiar with how to do things, but I think it came out well enough.Just went through the guide, and that'll certainly help with a few of my problem spots (Didn't think to double-cut the Sprue for example).Only question I really have is how do you deal with the plastic nubs on the fingers specifically? I had to leave some on because they just kept on popping out of their sockets instead of staying in the hand when I tried.(Also I did get the weapons / fin funnels / stand complete but the pics I took were garbage)
>cheap shipping method got me flagged at customs for the first time since I started using it to avoid customs rape hundreds of other timesIt's so fucking over, fucking leaf government really wants to milk its citizens HARD
>>22695980when is the preorder going up? I can't find an exact date, I need to start camping at my proxy site to prepare
>>22696140Ask me in a week. My copy just got shipped.
>>22696160>they just kept on popping out of their sockets instead of staying in the hand when I tried.You trim the clean up the nubs before assembly not after
>>22696210I did it while the hand was the only piece I was working on.The hand "Skeleton" in the kit is one piece, with the palm and fingers all pre-attached. Granted, I did that piece late at night on my first day building so I probably just did it tired, but still, gave up on a few of the fingers after trouble.But yeah, even a bonehead like me wouldn't try to clean a piece up after attaching it to the build.
>>22696160Buy sanding sponge with different gradients, like 240/400/800/1000/2000/2400 and just rub those numbs anon. With 240/400 sand it slightly, don't use too much force and then sand surface after taking numbs off with higher grade to polish it more.
>>22695898everyone in this hobby has the consoomer brain to do thiseveryone has "backlogs" of kits they impulsively bought and will never buildeveryone but ME
>>22696274
Has anyone tried using magnets for the Schwarzette?Does it work well?
>>22696306doesn't seem like magnets would be very good for supporting the torque from shit trying to rotate.but plastic is light so maybe if you use strong enough ones the friction alone could do it
>>22696306i saw someone in the toy thread replace the joints on a crappy NG seed kit with magnets and it seemed to pose fine so i imagine it'd work
>>22696133nice butt
Why Bandai haven't make Figure Rise Standard of UC girls?
>>22696382UC isn't as horny as CE
>>22695510there's a reason why Figure Rise Fumina has a very limited release.
>>22696382Bro, your Puru 2?
>>22696382Roux is all I need.
UC Engage revealed a Hyper Mega Launcher weapon for Unicorn, expect (p-bandai) kits in approximately 3 seconds.
>>22696463>transformer>armcannonmegatron?
>>22696463I'm still salty that both Engages are P Bandai.
>>22696482i mean, Banshee had one already>>22696483It's just fucking stupid when Engage is also used as one of their main ways to introduce new things into UC right now. But at this point I accepted I'll just have to pay a pretty penny for the HG of my darling.
>>22696463Now we just need to find a way to slap it onto the Perfectibility Unicorn, preferably two of them.
>>22696503maybe on the back in the middle, between the Armed Armor DEs
>>22696503Calm down, Katoki.
MG Hyaku Shiki 2.0, RG Epyon, and RG Tallgeese spotted this week at Hobby Lobby.
Strange to think this MSV form of F91 will have animation.
>>22696522strange but cool
>>22696527>Victory has nothing new>F91 simply using a concept equipment in MSV>Unicorn has brand new weaponThe Unicorn bias is real.
>>22696529idk the unicorn weapon isnt exactly impressive
>>22696535I like it. Sleek and and clean.
thoughts on hg Powered GM and GM Type C? Any other suits that use these molds? I understand GM Custom only shares a little bit.
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>>22696463>hyper mega launcher>not even taller than the unicornnot big enough
>>22696134his pp becomes the broom.
>>22696384>UC isn't as horny as CEFans or characters? Because I have doubts when Tomino is writing.
>>22698633Seed leaned heavy into fan service (on both sides).
>>22698820>frogposteropinion invalidated
>>22698633fuck off you avatarfagging nigger
