=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: >>22991601
==MELEE GROUPBUILD==Build/paint a robot with a loadout focused on melee combat! Anything from shields to swords to lances to axes to bare fists is fair game. There's no room for ranged weaponry here, however, so anything resembling a rifle, rocket launcher, cannon, pistol, or any other ranged weapon is a no-go (Small ranged weapons that are built into the kit itself like head vulcans are ok, however).More clarification here:>If the body part has a built-in ranged weapon (head/chest vulcans, claw beams, etc), then that's fine. If it's a separate part like the Alex's arm vulcans it's best to leave those off.>Melee weapons with in-universe ranged capabilities (Like the Kimaris's lance or the Gyan's shield) are fair game too. >Any scale, any brand, and any type of kit is fair game here. That means anything from Gundams to girlpla to miniatures are all free to use.Send your entries to gunplaplamo@gmail.com with at least 5 photos of your finished build along with any WIP photos and a description of your entry.START: 12/8/24END: 3/31/25
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Newfag here. How come everybody here always swoons over the anon who posts Nero pictures and talks about wanting Bandai to reprint rare kits?
>>22994783Repressed homolust
>>22994791Interesting. Thanks anon!
>>22994783You wouldn't get it.
I want to make my own custom Zowort Heavy but I don't like the legs that much. Any recomendations for the replacement?Pic kinda related.
>>22994797Why come?
>>22994802It's an altered mindset.
Now the dust has settled, what's the verdict?
>>22994808People are going to complain about the reused parts forever but it's fine.
>>22994808absolute trash. garbage seedslop design, looks like a gold blob because it's too reflective, ERGS because it resuses old as fuck inner frame parts. should of just made rg hyaku shiki.
>>22994808it's the kit that the kinds of people who will buy it deserve
>>22994799Maybe the Lfirth Ur legs can work if you want to follow the heavy route.
Why do these kind of look like something out of Armored Core?
>>22994813mechanical designer worked on both
>>22994815WTF really?Damn I kind of hope they keep having armored core guys do Gundams. I like the z axis armored core style in gundam form. Especially Pharact it's one of my favorite. Kind of reminds me of what the l-gaims are compared to fss.
>>22994818You don't need to hope. There were a handful of Armored Core designers worked on Gundam. Shoji Kawamori designed Physalis and Zephyranthes. Takayuki Yanase is also a Banrise VIP and you see his designs very often.
>>22994820>Shoji Kawamori designed Physalis and ZephyranthesWait this dude did Armored Core? I thought he did Macross and Escaflowne. >Takayuki Yanase Is this the guy who did the 00 stuff like Dynames? What other Gundam stuff has he done?
you do realise internet search engines exist, no?
>>22994825It's more fun to talk about it with my gpg bros
>>22994757I look like this IRL
>>22994799Steel haze
>>22994821Yeah, Kawamori designed White Glint, Walter and Ayre. >YanaseHe designed Gundam Tertium, Aegis Knight, Seltsam, Gundvolva, Lfrith Ur and Thorn. Outside of Gundam, he also designed Bladewolf in MGR.
Yanase is based and i hope he lives forever.
>>22994854this the guy who designed metal gear and zoe?
>>22994857Yep and some of the 00 gundams and buildslop.
Bandai's subperb stability and engineering are top notch.
>>22994890OHNONONO DONT LET THE ERGS SCHIZO (aka Zakuaurelius) SEE THIS
>>22994808good looking kit, but the MS joints really hurts it. needs some extensive modding if you wanna fix that horrible hip joint.
>>22994890wtf
>>22994905I would hardly call a little dab of clear acrylic "extensive"
>>22994905Kinda ironic when a kit designed to pander to snapshit is turning bunch of people into modelers.
>>22994914https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY8LA7crlMUa custom joint is a better fix for the issue since you can easily replace them.
>>22994925pledge will work just as well with less effort
>>22994914No, for HG it would do the trick. But this an RG is heavy inner frame. Many Japs are suggesting to replace the joints with an alternative one. https://x.com/noboru200335/status/1869023517821620698
>>22994925Yeah, i doubt acrylic can handle RG properly. These kits are so heavy, without proper engineering, they are as good as dead.
>>22994927it works on MGsit works on RGsit works on figma with solid core legs that weigh twice as much as any RG leg (doom slayer)
>>22994890I mean, clear coat and putty exist, use those to tighten up the tolerances.
>>22994925>>22994927>>22994930I can design and print a replacement joint if anyone wants to send me a kit
>>22994932>it works on figma with solid core legs that weigh twice as much as any RG leg (doom slayer)Action figures have much more even weight distribution compares to modelkit, they are just solid blobs that have been pre painted. Modelkit like RG have a much more troublesome problem of them being snapfit modelkits, they have hollow sections and uneven weight distribution.>it works on RGsThat's not always the case. If you watched one of Zakuaurelius's older video, he did't tell you to blass RG Sinanju with acrylic because it obvious doesn't work. There are engineering flaws that you can't just simply tighten the joint, you have to fix it by using putty, cut several stuff off and so on.
>>22994925Yeah. This dude tried to use Acrylic to fix the joints but it didn't work as planned so he is doing actual modeling on them now. This is such a PR disaster for Bandai. https://x.com/sioagisoluto/status/1869137694187815098
*facepalm*
>>22994984Soul
>>22994984perfection
>>22994854Why cant we get a kit of this instead of the shit Bandai released?
>>22994984should of got the regz 2.0 mg
>>22994991I'm pretty we will get that later on...as another 30MM AC slop.
>>22994984>Re-GZ Ver. Ka
>>22994984>Chickenpox
>>22994979>balljointsThere's your problem. Ball joints are fucking dogshit
>>22994799damn, I should have painted my Zowort Heavy's shoulder cannon like this, I never thought it could be some sort of heat sink
>>22994890Why did Bandai cheap out so much when designing this rg kit? they usually give sneed shit a lot of extra care
>>22994984Looks like he has a permet rash.
>>22995026Small family company. Please understand.
>>22995026Pretty sure the kit has alot of efforts put into it. But Bandai just doesn't care about their own technical flaws.
>>22994984pretty spot-on if only the decals were smaller.
>>22995026Because the kits itself is expensive with it gold plated and they probably doesn't want to sell it even more expensive
>>22994984Half the decals are upside down too lmao.
>>22994996They'll round every edge out and it'll look like something straight out of bitch from mercury.
>>22995085God I hope so. I loved that show.
>>22995080more like since Akatsuki is a Strike-based kit, bandai thought they could get away with giving it RG Strike's old frame and be done with it, not really considering the inherent problems within the pre-sazabi frames. they had a chance to make an original frame here and indirectly develop RG Strike 2.0, but bandai chose the other way.
>>22995091Everytime Bandai improved abit, they have to undo that one way or another.
>>22995091Imagine in a few years bandai makes a rg strike 2.0 anyway and this thing is still a piece of shit.
>>22995097They will put 1.0 pre made joints in 2.0 version. The only thing changed is the exterior. Kotobukiya tier pricing as well, around 8000 to 10000 yen, just because.
Imagine being forced to use your modeling skills when building a model
>>22995110You cant use your modeling skills to fix the joints. it's over dude. It's an engineering problem.
>>22995110Serious misconception on what modeling is, buddy.
>>22995117Maybe you can't, but I can since I'm a real modeler.>>22995119Says the man who can't stop a kit from being floppy.
>>22995110Just because you are a doctor and can fix your patient, does not mean you have no rights to call his health condition as absolutely garbage.
>>22995110I would say gunpla builders are like 70% snapshitters, they just snap their shit, and put it on their shelves to collect dust. They complain about stickers, buy recolors cause they don't wanna paint, etc.. and if there's something like loose joints OOB, of course they would complain.
>>22995120If you don't paint your kit then you are not a modeler, just a snapshitter with extra step, especially when you buy an electroplated kit.
>>22995123I would still consider putting a little pledge in a joint basic snapshitterya baby could do it
>>22995123Why do you paint? Because to you the OOB appearance looks like shit to you. However you are damned to say anything about engineering now, huh?
>>22995123Bro is complaining about snapshitters when talking about an electropated kit
>>22995129Look ESL-kun, I paint because I enjoy it and it is part of the fun of the hobby. Sometimes fixing problems with a kit is part of the hobby too, and since I am a real modeler I also find joy in that.
>>22995130Yeah unironically, retards who buy electroplated kit has an intention of not painting them, no matter how many times they brag about stripping it off on 4chan. Pasting glue on the joint is not modeling, that's just damage control.
>>22995130I'm not even buying it because it's seedshit, but it's crazy how many people in this hobby can't even fix something as simple as a loose joint.
*fixes the rg akatsuki joints for under $2*enjoy your gold seedslop bros
>>22995133>I paint because I enjoy it and it is part of the fun of the hobby.Then you have absolute no idea what painting meant for a model. The OOB appearance most of the time look terrible, the color and detail has no depth, there is no metallic gloss or texture. You don't paint because you "enjoy" it, you have to paint it, wether you like it or not.> Sometimes fixing problems with a kit is part of the hobby tooFixing implies it is trash. It has issues so now you have to fix it. What rule indicates me or anyone else to not talking about it?
>>22995144That pen is trash and it won't work. A Jap explains that the premade joint has a slippery surface, it needs something with rough texture.
>>22995149so what do you need to fix it?
>This pile of turd is so stinky bro>Fuck you! It is not stinky, just spray perfume on it.
>>22995152>so what do you need to fix it?Buying something else with no electroplate.
>>22995147No one is holding a gun to your head forcing you to build gunpla. If you don't like painting, modeling, or customizing kits then you're just a snapshitter and I see no point in engaging with you further.
>>22995163What does painting and customizinghave anything to do with floppy joints? You can be the best joint fixxer in the world, but that does not tie to your actual modeling skill. And everyone should callout engineering flaws and complain about it so actually modelers will be informed beforehand. That's criticism and it must exist, no matter how many buzzwords you try to throw at it.
>>22995159it's vacuum metal plated, not electroplated, retard
>>22995182>Fixing models isn't modeling ????
>Stay up all night applying decals>Maybe I blinked the wrong way, inhaled too much, or my hand spasmed, but for whatever reason, one of the microscopic shitheads suddenly coils around my toothpick>It wads itself into an even tighter ball as I try to untangle it>Thanks to that turn of fate I now have to wait 8 days (plus holiday shipping delays) before I can continueThis hobby is sooooo relaxing!!!
>>22995132where is it...
There's a RE/100 Dijeh stuck on the stock of a local online retailer for like a year now. All other kits have sold out multiple times over, but the Dijeh stays.
>>22995186It isn't. If you don't paint the thing then it is still not modeling.
>>22995198Whenever they post their pics on Shitter it means that preorders go up the next day and then you can wait 8-9 fucking months for it to actually come out.
>>22995183It is more likely electroplating rather than PVD because PVD gives a mild gloss, which RG Akatsuki's gloss definitely isn't.
>>22994783all the swoon responses are the same avatarfag anon samefagging via vpn
I don't paint my kits at all, just snap them then paste DSPIAE glue on their joints. I'm a true modeler, guys.
You've lost the plot seashitter.
>>22995110I don't have any modeling skills thoughhow should I imagine this?
>>22995223Buy Bandai's bad apples. Fix the bad products for the multi billion dollar company. Defend them to death on the internet. Repeat.
>>22995208it has a coat of gloss on topelectroplating would be 10x more expensive and 10x heavier, due to needing both copper and gold/chrome coats
>>22995207yayyy
>>22995149>needs something with rough textureso rough it up with low grit sandpaper after thickening
>>22995232hmmm gonna buy some chinkgod kinos instead
>>22995144What does that pen use?
>>22994799gundvolva legs are popular for good reason. They should still be pretty easy to get your hands on too.
>>22995260think just glue
>>22995260clear acrylicjust like future/pledge
Advanced MS joints are so gay. Modern KPS joints work so much better and can actually be worked on unlike the rubbery PP shit they use in advanced joints. They should move away from it any chance they have.
Question for the true hardcore gundams fans. Why did Gundams starting in the 90s start getting these crystal things in the middle of the chest? You see this in G, W, X, and then it returned in 00 and build. I think I remember in X it was connected to like the flash system or whatever and in 00 its the gn drive but for the other ones they are just kind of there.
>>22995246Howabout i buy something else.
>>22995235>electroplating would be 10x more expensive and 10x heavier, due to needing both copper and gold/chrome coatsRG Akatsuki actually has chrome coat. You have to strip it multiple times before seeing the piss yellow plastic under it.
>>22995290Because "central chest crystal/gem/jewel" was the in-thing in the early 90s.
>>22995300Why?
>>22995290gundambabbie...it wasn't just gundams
>>22995290Because it resembles canopy on jets and air fighters.
>>22995301
>>22995301the canon explanation for the center glass domes is that they're central cameras for the pilot
Eu hours are boring. I miss American hours. It’s a circus, just like their country.
>>22995299that's vac metalized. usually aluminum. you cannot electroplate plastic without using a conductive (typically copper) primer first, as a part needs to be conductive before it can be a cathode. the lack of this primer layer on bandai kits confirms they are not electroplated.
>>229952992/2 for reference most vac metal is a chrome finish, which bandai sprays transparent finish over to obtain the desired end colours.
>>22995364(aluminum chrome finish, not real chromium ofc as that is high toxicity)
Thoughts on the hg Zudah? Its restocked here and its not something I often.
>>22995368Get it.
>>22994808The gold is gaudy, would be top tier in another colour scheme.
>>22995373Alright ill get it, I do like its design and bigass rifle.
>>22995368it's completely serviceable if you like the zudah, get it
honestly, it's really pointless to decide if you like a kit based on engineering. if your favorite suit only has one kit, you'll have to deal with it regardless of its issues. if your suit has many iterations, there's really no better iteration because each one has its own unique feature that you might prefer, like wanting the MG RX-78 2.0 because it looks closer to the anime's style, or preferring the HG Wing Gundams from the 90's because SOVL.so yeah just buy the kits you like and deal with the issues after.
>>22995363>you cannot electroplate plastic without using a conductive (typically copper) primer firstThe metallic primer below electroplating is not always copper. Alternatively, the Japanese also use zinc, it has similar appearance to alluminum but useable for Electroplating.
>>22995394see none of this would be an issue if we still had c3/jafcon and b club for more choices
>>22995159i don't think the joints are plated
>>22994783she is very cute
>>22995290Callback to super robot designs of the era that pretty often had some kind of power gem or other crest, typically connected to its special attacks. G Gundam has these for basically the same purpose and in Wing they are sensors.
>>22994783Bunch of gayfags during gayhours.
>>22995436that sounds so stupidi hate super robot
>>22995436Wish there was more super robot gundam. I want some ridiculous over the top mech on mech battles.
>>22995388>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfOLjjrXnPkI miss the times when Zaku was unhinged and didn't hold back.
>>22995364They said on the blog that they used plating for the gold instead of just a finish. Take it with a grain of salt. If they used vacuum plating + gloss finish, they would make it obvious in the advertisement, like that new RG clear Sazabi kit. https://www.gundam-base.net/staffblog/64406.html
>>22995442Bravern was the latest of the Brave series, and everything that gets added on SRW counts as Super Robot, which means Voltes V Legacy is one.
>>22995444>Unhinged>Just a slow talking review with basic human decency
>>22995450>Misses the early parts of the review.
>>22995457Anon there is nothing unhinged about showing a disdain toward the mechanical design.
>>22995486Anon if you watch his recent reviews, he rarely does this anymore.
>>22995377Make it count before it blows up.
Post snapgod kinos
>>22995504What exactly is the point of colored resin?
>>22995507need to bait snapfriendos to make up for the lack of sales
>>22995510>charge 120k yen for a 1/100 model Volks charges 33k yen for>wow why did our release flop???
>>22995510Wow why did their release flop?
Figure Rise Standard when?
HGAG AGE-3 Gundam Normal fucking when
>We want more MGs and new kits>Meanwhile BandaiWhy are they like this????
>>22995545>Why are they like this????the complaints of whiny gaijin is irrevelant
>>22995545>shitty Showa Ultraman MOTW that nobody cares aboutjust why
>1/100 Akatsuki released for ¥6,500 in 2007>RG Akatsuki is ¥8,800 Not sure if I should be impressed by the price 17 years ago or appalled at the price of the RG now.
>>22995568to be fair, the 1/100 is hollow inside and the RG has more plastic stuffed in that small model, but yeah everything is inflated as fuck and it will never become better in the future once the price hikes take effect
>>22995568Toolings cost more to proudce than they did several years ago, theres at least 3500 yen worth of plastic inside so factor in plating + recent price hike announcement and the price kinda makes sense
>>22995582wait, are the new kits affected by this price hike? the new Seed stuff are already expensive as fuck for the amount of plastic they have (HG Calre and MG Blitz Gundam currently have the same price) . it would be robbery if they further raise it next year!
>>22995568Why would you be impressed? You should be impressed that there has only been a 2,000 yen difference after taking into account that production costs has only increased.
>>22994984Nice. But I would give it some shade around the edges.
Decided to ship my entire virtual warehouse content from Hobby Frontline, whole year haul. I think I really went too far this time. I hate myself.Hey anon, why don't you have a girlfriend? Oh wait, that's why.
>>22995609>no idolmaster yeah you got trash taste
>>22995612i think the lack of Puni Mofu Mao really did it.
>>22995615We aren't all pedophiles anon
>>22995612I only recognize original cast, not these hundreds of new ones. No point in paying extra for face I don't even know.
>>22995615Aside from >>22995616 she is instantly outsold everywhere in EU, not to mention the inflated cost. Nowadays, it makes no sense to buy Koto kits in any EU shop instead of shipping from Suruga-ya during their free shipping promo (not even Mandarake anymore due to absurd costs of EMS and Koto love for xbox huge boxes that won't fit in Small Packet).
>>22995609>00 Diver Arc>lacks what made the HG AGE-FX great
>>22994984Why do people find chick pox and leprosy attractive?
>>22994783for some reason there is a lot of literal faggots here>>22994821yes kawamori was the main armored core designer until gen 4. he still worked on it gen4+ but they got more designers in at that pointyou might be interested in his design works artbook https://e-hentai.org/g/280379/e15d272e84/
>>22995640I don't think there are. I think it's 1-3 people at most (well, that is a lot I'll give you that) trying to make themselves look like more.
>>22995609>I hate myselfanon I think you should put it all in a bonfire as repentance
>>22995616>calling booba girls "pedo"where have i heard of this?
>>22995568wait that slop is 8800 yen? bandai is competing with kotobukiya price points now lmfao. it's over for bandaibabies, they already complained at bandais ridiculously cheap prices how are they going to cope now?>>22995609based polski bro
>>22995646bandai already reached the point where they're more expansive than koto. Puni Mofu Mao is cheaper than FRS Suletta/Miorine and some Sisters like Tukirna in some stores.
>>22995623And what would that be?>>22995643Wasting fine kits is a sin, anon.>>22995646How did you knew?
>>22995648bits and stand
>>22995648i recognise the background and you're one of the only people i know with such a huge pile of girlpla and orders from hobby frontline
>>22995651I feel somewhat famous now.
>>22995532I would autistically jump up and down with joy. We've had enough Kamen Riders give us some goddamn metal heroes
>>22994808Amazing kit only hindered by one make-or-break, yet still fixable, flaw.Also, nobody gave it the Mighty Strike Freedom's katana yet? That sword was the initial melee weapon for the Akatsuki early in development, but was moved to a different project when it was restarted.
>>22995641I'm one of them, but there's definately more than that, unless all the other posts I see are written by 2 people (tbf that's not outside the realm of possibility.4chan attracts a lot of self hating faggots (again, myself included), gunpla is also popular for gay people for some reason. Only natural theres a lot of us here too.
>>22995447>BravernYou mean gayvern? Nobody in their mind watched this retarded bait and switch shit.
>>22995645Where's the booba?
new 'maria
>>22995513>>22995525They're actually barely making a profit on the kit, their insistence on part-separating the black backing parts from the clear armor meant they had to cast them in a special extra warp resistant resin, while the clear armor had to be made extremely thin, which made manufacturing costs shoot through the roof. Volks kits meanwhile are usually engineered in such a way to simplify part division and decrease costs.
>>22995679not to mention syujyu's exorbitant fees
>>22995609>hobby frontlinewtf, gotta see how much they gorge on shipment but there are some decentish prices for euro>>22995675i like the theme and the line but somehow this one doesn't do it for me
>>22995682Syujyu's not the problem here, OT's Syujyu kits cost less than half of what Wave charges for Kaiserin. This one's all on Wave.
>>22995686These newer releases are straying too far from thr original concept od hyper flexible clankbait.
>>22995686Outside Ireland they ship via DPD or DHL. Latter is fast but quite expensive, especially when weight and size goes up but former have very nice deal with shop - any size, up to 20kg, cost 21€ (used to be 20). This is why I was holding until now and shipped all at once. With so many kits, shipping price is split to meaningless.
>>22995504I was actually interested in this until I saw the price. Already got the Volks version too so I'm probably gonna pass
>>22995426the fact that he was able to strip just the gold layer proves it's not gold electroplated and just a colored clear. you'd need nitric acid to dissolve gold like that. it's vac metal.
>>22995732Lol wtf are you guys seriously arguing about whether or not the Akatsuki uses real gold? Are you retarded? Literally nobody said it was real gold you microwaved melon fucker
Wait you're telling me the rg Akatsuki is plastic? It's not real solid gold? I thought the weight of the metal is what was making the joints loose
>>22995545Not the same Bandai.
>>22995739No it's solid gold. The weak joints are to keep the plebs from buying it and getting the gold.
>>22995299Dispae T-04 plate stripper does it in one go. It even did it for the ass gold on my Takumi Studio Sinanju
>>22994984im a slut for decals but wtf is this
>>22994984this would work well if these weren't literally the same style everywhere. Some symbols and classic lines would break it up wonderfully. This is just amateurish
>>22995739>>22995732you can strip electroplating by dipping in mr. hobby thinner or degreaserthere is metal flake in it, as part of the electro plating process, which then has clear gold/clear yellow sprayed over it. As far as I'm concerned it's same core issue as the RG Sinanju using the Gundam MK II joints, which is that it's too heavy for the implementation. This is why people are have varying experience based on the counter posting of videos of it being absolutely fine or being absolutely terrible.
>>22995792bandai kits aren't electroplated, vac metal can be stripped with degreasers because it's atoms thick. stripping electroplating would damage the plastic before the metal.
>>22994757I have mostly painted the RG Epyon, including handpainting smaller details like the vents. I just need to gloss coat and panel line the thing before moving on to decals. Oh and the whip, fuck that thing. Prism Blue-Black is cool, mixing a bit of flat coat in makes it look classier. It separates easily though, I had to do a lot of stirring.
>>22995795oh you're right they just the word plating not electro plating, but it's definitely VAC they are describing.
>>22995814I wish I had a nice booth like that, those shitty chinkbooths with PC fans are like 1 step above no ventilation at all
Is there any other plamo product line similar to 30 Minutes Fantasy??I got an itch to scratch and getting ahold of any 30MF kits is basically impossible for me.
>>22995848gachapon quest but they're not exactly plamo.there are different volumes and you can mix and match different clothing and equipment.
>>22995836I know how you feel, I used to use one. You might be able to get a hueg inline fan and attach that to a booth or plastic box. Apparently some chink models you can import are better too.
>>22995856cute
>>22995836they're totally fine unless you're blasting at 30psi through a .06mm nozzle with the trigger all the way back
>>22995859I'm aware of the chink stuff but there aren't any surface shipping options from taobao to regions other than the US so there's no way to make the shipping costs even remotely bearable.
>>22995836I put a 5200rpm 200cfm server fan in mine, works a lot better
>>22995873My tinnitus is already bad enough, I don't need to make it worse
>>22995875earpro exists, but I get it if more ppe is an annoyance
>>22995875>>22995873you can try installing a hamster wheel fan on it. much more effective in removing fumes while being quiet
>>22995675robo birb sexo
>>22995881You mean a squirrel cage fan? I'm not sure where I'd buy something like that, at least no hardware store around here sells ventilation equipment.
>>22995889if you have a Home Depot near your place, they should be fairly easy to find
>>22995568>>22995578>>22995582>>22995591>>22995646Prices have actually been pretty constant throughout the past 20 years in Japan actually, compared to the us which has been having inflation. Also consider that productivity growth during this time should reduce inflation as well. Price hikes by Bandai are pretty Jewish considering all this. There isn’t really a need except to return value to shareholders.
>>22995902hasn't bandai been announcing record breaking profits every single year?>sorry, small quadrillion dollar toy company, we have to hike prices or we can't afford to have bread this year for Kurismasu
>>22995674It’s a resin kit
>>22995913g-guys its not a pedo kit! You just have to get this third party resin kit so it doesn't look like a child!
>>22995900bathroom fans don't get anywhere near the ideal CFM for spraying organic solvents. better than nothing though
>>22995928Bathroom fans… we lost…
>>22995902I always use Kotobukiya as a cap for how expensive injection retail kits shouldn't be. If Bandai one day reach that cap but keeps their dogshit sculpting...
>>22995932combined with a good organic solvent respirator it's more than enough, I just wouldn't recommend it to anyone who highly values their long term neurological health (a little sniff of the sweet lacquer fumes now and then is fine, it's just decades of them that you should be conscious of)
>>22995902That's only up to 2014.
>>22995935maybe you should buy bandai's premium products that actually use sharp molds like MG, RG and PGHG and 30MM are marketed to children while the others are meant for teens
>>22995925>le small tits are pedoFace the colony aussiecuck
>>22995908Bandai isn't 1 company, it's 30+ companies as Bandai Namco Holdings that cover each other to float their values at all times. Peaks are lower, lows are softer, and they can afford to make horrible choices for several years in a row until things course correct.
>>22995944Bandai mg is dead lmfao. Pg we get one like every 3 or 4 years. Rg we only get like 1 or 2 a year. Maybe Bandai should make more stuff for actual modellers and less stuff for children.
>>22995947the bandai shill is back at it again, defending the company reaping in profits.
>>22995948this is only a problem for snapbuilders. if you properly customize kits and put the effort into additional work like dioramas, you only need a new MG every 2-3 months. At that rate the current lineup of ~200 MG kits will last you ~17 years
>>22995951Brother I have already been in the hobby many years and that 200 figure includes things like recolors and parts variants with like 1 new runner. The actual number is like 100 something. And a lot of them I don’t even care about.
Anyone know what the blue flight type is based off? I'm pretty sure they were all a greyish green in 8th ms team. I'm pretty disappointed that this is the first colour available to the bootleg backpack version.
>>22995192Decal application is extremely relaxing anon. Must of been a important decal to have to order a new sheet
>>22995944>MG and RGNah, their sculpt is similar to HG. The only difference is that you don't have to cut off V fin safety flags. Those Chinese OG kits's molding definitely spoiled me abit.
>>22995957>their sculpt is similar to HGWoah woah woah, careful with those accusations.
>>22995955Its the panel on the right side of the chest> The robot will be forever asymmetrical if I don't get it.
>>22995957Wtf really? Not even mg and rg are safe? I guess the new shining is looking a little round.
>>22995951223 mainline MG releases+2 MGEX+9 Patlabor+1 Dunbinethe average person here will develop Alzheimer's before they build half of these kitsthat's not including the 174 p-bandai MGs (only counting kits that include a mobile suit, not expansion sets), the five expansion sets (full burst mode, ms hangar unicorn, etc)I'm not going to count any titanium finish or clear kits either.
>>22995900I don't live in the US, and most regions outside of the US don't commonly have full home air conditioning, so hardware stores don't bother selling ventilation equipment. There are wholesalers supplying the companies installing air conditioning in offices and hospitals and what not, but those don't sell to individuals.
>>22995951>this is only a problem for snapbuilders.You obviously don't know what you are talking about and don't even understand what that word means. HG and EG look like absolute garbage and were engineered to be played with by kids. Buying model is not the same as buying toys, you don't buy cheap transformers action figure then try to do modeling on it, you buy something like military or soldier kits, stuff that is meant for an older demographic. It doesn't have to be 100% color separated with pre painted exterior, all it needs is to look more professional than its childish counterpart.
>>22995964It makes me sad. Just when RGs were getting really good too.
>>22995962Fair enough. Where are you ordering the replacement from, and how much? Id love to stock up on some because paying 7-8 bucks on Ebay for what essentially is a temporary tattoo sheet hurts my inner jew a little
>>22995954just slapping regular Gouf colors on itif you squint you might convince yourself it's inspired by the EFF Flight Test Types but, like, blue and Gouf come together naturally even if it looks pretty strange here honestly
>>22995974Can you say this again, but in English this time?
>>22995981I will, when you stop being a faggot.
>>22995978Snow fire from aliexpress. Its $2 a pop but the waiting time is the most frustrating part.
>>22995977This crap will get more expensive in future reprints.
>>22995967Nigga what are you yapping about I already BTFOd you. But since you insist, I will bring the facts and logic.Most of those are recolors or minor parts variants that add 1 or 2 runners. It's not all new shit, Bandai reuses molds for kits all the time. Especially with the p-bandai, it's pretty much all just variants. There's only like 10 pb MGs that are new or heavily modified molding. In total, there's 160 MGs with new or heavily modified molding. And that doesn't count all the 2.0s and var kas and shit which are new molds of the same models. And nobody is even going to want to build even half of this shit. People like different stuff.
>>22995984Dang, thanks for the info anon. Time to stock up
>>22995987>it's pretty much all just variantslmaooooo no
What would it look like if it was a Bandai HG?
>>22995957Why is the rapier guard upside down
>>22995908Revenue is different from profits. They could declare a billion in sales but it doesn't factor in all of the net costs. If you take a look at their financials, you will know that they make little considering the size of their company. One fuck up and they are done. All of those profits they will have to reinvest back into the company again.
>>22995995safety flags
>>22995995bandai has standards and won't hire a washed up senile old fart to design their toys
>>22995997>One fuck up and they are doneOh shut the fuck up shill. Every other release by bandai seemingly is a fuckup.
>>22995995good
>>22995995Shut the fuck up, you tried on the previous thread and now you're trying again.
>>22996000>I have never worked in corporate so I have no clue what I'm saying.Fuck off retard.
>>22995995
>>22995979Could be aping the artifact version? Still a bit on the bright side though.
>>22995996toilet needed to be unclogged
>>22995994Go in and actually look at how much runners are changed in PB MGs. Like 90% of it is shit like this where they recolor and add a runner or two. Even some of the more "original" MGs like the Wing MGs are 90% the same as the retail Wing MGs and just add a few small runners.
>>22996005kek
>>22996006>the artifact version?But artifacts are colorless?
>>22996009>>22995994Here is the new runners added for the MG Tallgeese II for example. New MS, same mold, with a little bit of new parts for the head.
>>22996004>I have never worked in corporateI'm wage slaving right now ackshually. Work from home comes with its perks, like being paid to shit on retards like you.
>>22996013yeah no shit a glorified color variant will be almost the samenow go look at the entire brand new molds, the large expansion sets like HWS and the modernized versions gated behind p-b like Re-GZand you're just lucky this is about MGs only, there's entire lines of premium-only HGs
>>22995998
>>22996013TGII is just a recolor with a different head accessory. I actually bought the TGII just to put its head on the TGIII
>>22996014>Wendy's worker thinks he works in corporateLMAO wagie get back in the cagie.
>>22996017Though eventually I grew to be okay with it.
>>22996005>>22996016Unironically looks better.
>>22996016I fucking lol'd
>>22996018I didn't know that you can remotely flip burgers from home.
>>22996022Who cares about your larping ass, isn't it about time for your burger flipping shift to start?
i'm a GQuuuuuuX brat ;p
>>22996011Yeah... they could be aping some guy's take on it. IDK, I'm just as confused as you are. They already had the colors for the norris packard version and the grey flight type version so they were clearly going out of their way making that color first.
here's what kaiserin would look like if it got the same treatment as Steel haze
>>22996017>>22996015yeah no shit that's what almost all of p-b is, color variants>now go look at the entire brand new molds, the large expansion sets like HWS and the modernized versions gated behind p-b like Re-GZthere is literally only a handful of these LOL. they don't have 174 new MGs locked behind PB. I think for entirely new molds it is literally just MK-V and F90. There's a few more where it's mostly new molds but reuses some frame runners from other kits. AFAIK Re-GZ is the only modernized MG locked behind PB. >and you're just lucky this is about MGs only, there's entire lines of premium-only HGsthis was never about hgs dumbass. we started this off by shitting on them
>>22996031nobody fucking cares about your gothicslop, go away already
>>22996034yes we do
>>22996034I do
It's either sharp edges or pulling GW baddies, can't have both and i know my pick
We love gothic kino here
Can't wait to long snap my Kino Made in distributed by Volks™ Vallejo model colors
IT'S HERElaughing at how the random aliexpress seller packed this shit>wrap the sprues in a shitload of bubble wrap>put it in a garbage bag>stick a label and mail iti had to hack it open with a knife
>>22996044first time ordering from ali? half of my packages from there are done like this
>>22996044the kit's secret identity:it's the STAR gouf custom with thunderbolt flight pack. seems it comes with the normal gouf custom manual and the flight pack is in a separate bag with a separate instruction sheet
>>22996034say that to my face fucker not online see what happens
>>22996045Yup. I expected at least a cardboard shipping box, man. Runners are all intact though. If it looks stupid but it works I guess it's not stupid after all.
>>22996048>boxfortnow try actually building one
>>22996046Funny how they can print out a high quality instruction manual but cannot for the life of them put in a box.
>>22996048have you built any of them yet? you've been posting this stack for years
>>22996052Nah Star does make boxes for their bootlegs. The sellers on aliexpress are third parties though, and they take the runners out of the box so they can save a dollar or two on international shipping to burgerland by packing them into something smaller.
oh it came with waterslides too.looks like these got kinda fucked up in shipping though, i wonder if the creases will show
>>22996053No I don’t build I just collect boxes and sit on my pc and shitpost.
>>22996060Nah, I've bent my decal sheets worse. Water will straighten it out.
>>22996056Those crafty changs! Giving slop to Americans, this has to stop.
>>22996053Nah I haven't built or painted anything in a while
>>22996053Whats that white pristine looking box underneath?
>>22996068it's schrodinger's
>>22996068Volks 1/72 ZAP Check the price if you want a good laugh
Speaking of decals, do florescent decals appear normally without special UV lighting? This are the only decals for my gp02 and it says they're flouo.
>>22996072They're brighter than usual because of natural UV light in the sun but it won't be super noticeable unless you shine a blacklight on it
>>229960711200 buckaroos for that nice looking figure meanwhile sloppers here complain about a 2000 yen difference.
>>22996073Shucks, I'll take it. Maybe the matte coating will even it out.
>>22996075>>22996071Bruh why the f would anyone pay a thousand bucks for a freaking robot toy. I’d rather blow that on a drug fueled binge with hookers
>>22996079Maybe he's a dentist.
>>22996079>Bruh why the f would anyone pay a thousand bucks for a freaking robot toyIt's a pretty big statue and costs of materials and manufacturing for resin kits increased pretty significantly since the golden age of resin kits in the 80s and 90s
>>22996079I have no interest in drugs nor hookers
>>22996091Plastic cocaine is a better high.
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck me, not sure how I'm gonna replace this missing part, lol. Time to test my scratch building skills I guess.
>>22996079>for a freaking robot toythey wouldn'ta high spec model on the other hand...
>>22996079>>22996068>>22996053We have the same problem on /k/ where people will spend thousands of dollars on something they'll never use, and constantly post photos of. This dude is just that but not being mocked by everyone for it.
>>22996066those clear parts are going to yellow bro
>>22996099they're not exposed to uv light it's fine
>>22996100isn't resin yellowing due to oxidation not uv?
>>22996098Yeah why is this fag not being clowned on for spending thousands of dollars on a box he hasnt built?
>>22996103because everyone else in here has 100 kit boxforts too
What, there's stuff INSIDE the boxes?
>>22995949Did you read the part where I think they make terrible choices and drag their feet about it?
>>22996105Can someone explain to me the psychology behind box fort building? Why is it so prevalent in this hobby?
>>22996108fomo. when companies don't reprint kits for 10 years at a time (if ever) it feels better to buy it at msrp and stash it in a fort for 5 years than buy it scalped for 3x msrp when you do want it
>>22996105I don't and my collection is pretty big.
>>22996109even though you stash 3x more kits than you build so you end up wasting more money over all
>>22996098Eh I keep buying kits saying to myself that I will buy anyway in the future so why not now?
>>22996112Do you think you will buy anyway in the future? What happens if your tastes change and you stop liking it? Or you get out of the hobby?
>>22996108I consistently build kits from my backlog, I'm just consistently adding kits to it too.
>>22996111>>22996113if you decide you don't want it later you can scalp it for 3x msrp to some schmuck who missed outnone of this applies to bandai kits however so i'm not sure why people build forts of those
>>22996112what if they release an MG 2.0/3.0 version that mogs the one you have
>>22996109Sound logic in that scenario but people here boxfort sazabis, nus, and grunts like they don't get restocked every few months
>>22996115Scalping only works in japan and the US and yet europeans and seamonkies still build boxforts
>>22996118no it doesnt
todays haul what should i start with?
>>22996116You mean they will release an MG 2.0 Ex S Gundam and Turn X? I bet your ass I will.
>>22996113Pretty much what I have right is now is sellable maybe at scalper prices and I already know Im gonna be doing this until I die.
>>22996123they will release them in 2050 and you still won't have built your backlog
>>22996120Nobody buys robot toys outside those regions and nobody will buy your scalped kit if they also have to deal with international shipping
>>22996122Do the Eva
>>22996129they do though
>>22996123What does it matter when you're never gonna build a hypothetical new one either?
>>22996137At least I have it in my box fort. Its the adding to your backlog that counts not the building anon.
>>22996138adding to backlog only matters if you can show it off, your boxfort better be photogenic anon
>>22995995they already did
Do empty boxes count towards the fort. I haven't broken them down and seperated the spare parts yet so I've got a tower on my desk.
>>22996168No it has to be unbuilt
>>22996168not like the contents will ever be relevant to nobuild backlogfags anyway.it counts as long as you don't give away the secret that they're empty
I don't keep my boxes.
If I snap my kit but it’s in my painting backlog does that count as being in the box fort?
Best way to prop up painting clips?
Is it time to retire the goyler meme? Their sm2 line is low key better than gaia's metallics.
>>22996221You can use a foam block like the white foam that comes out of various packages. Or you can use corrugated cardboard cat scratchers.
>>22996222Meant to achieve completely different things and mr. color didn't have a bright high reflectivity gold and silver until very recently
>>22996222why would you buy either when alclad exists?
for me its jumpkino prime metal
>>22996247based. that shit is fire. i've used both gaia and mr color and it's better than both.
>>22996251yeah their extra metal isn't very good though. i've only tried one of them but it had pretty large metal flakes. prime metal is excellent
Friends, is it possible to purchase these hair parts alone? I have only found them as part of a larger resin parts set.
>>22996231I've been collecting various corrugated boxes from things I've had delivered. I'm going to make one of these from scratch. It's way cheaper than overpriced amazon cat cardboard.
>>22996258I doubt it, unless someone has a file for them online that you can print.It just wouldn't make sense to sell them seperately with how small they are.
>>22996247Do those jumpwind metallics go well through an airbrush? I've heard that you should generally avoid spraying oils.
>>22996276that's also an option. It's just easiest to visualize for people if I tell them that cat box thing.
>>22996287I thought they were lacquers. Yeah I've never had any problems airbrushing them.
>>22996276that's what i did for mine. i used epoxy resin gorilla glue and it's still going strong 3 years laterin retrospect it was probably better to just buy a 10 dollar cat scratcher but it felt more fun to build one>>22996287they're lacquers
>>22996284They have some hair parts sets but I don't see this one in any of them and I've checked like 5 times.
>>22996291>>22996292ali page says oil>https://www.aliexpress.com/i/1005005796593677.html
hlj benchods? my shipment?
>>22996298aliexpress is retarded. i thin it with lacquer thinner and its gucci
>>22996304sick, pics look good so ill order somebeen looking for good metallics
>>22996298aliexpress calls all lacquers oil for some reason. no idea why. mr color and gaia are always under stores "oil based" paints category
What's going to happen to chinkgod kinos when china is hit with 60% tariffs?
>>22996328America is going into a recession so they wont have the money to begin with.
I have no idea what this MS is. Some 3rd party model or something official that I'm just not recognizing?
Why do reddit gundams always look miles better than anything anyone posts here?
>>22996343Thats just your opinion. I like my models and don't care if others do it better at this point.
>>22996342you're just a secondary, it's ok
Overly humanoid groonts like zaku or jestas are for the tasteless massesGive me a dome head or a weird body like zowort
>I like my models and don't care if others do it better at this point.
>>22996343>>22996355These two are of equal quality
Remember when Bandai used to make 1/72 scale Gunpla?
Why does the nation of China love this nigga so much?
>>22996343It's because everything posted on instagram gets pushed onto reddit immediately afterwards. Also there's like 50 people total who post in this thread. Not a big sample size.
>>22996167>breathes heavily>sweats loudly>increases skin grease>lips drying and flaking>dandruff falling on shouldersW-Would you mind telling me where to get that AC model kit?
>>22996377I thought with all the 4chan elitism that people here would be like paint gods. But Reddit seems like they do better than we do.
>>22996374everyone loves it, it's a tacticool spartan GM, people eat that shit up. Chinese are just capitalizing on it in a smart way unlike bandai.
>>22996393i dont
>>22996393I don’t either
>>22996395>>22996399autism
>>22996399>>22996395nice samefag
>>22996393i don't like it it's just a dude in armor
>>22996400>>22996402samefag
>>22996402
>>22996388>>22996355Guys, its a hobby. A fucking hobby. This whole "MUST DO THE BEST AND ONLY BEST" approach almost killed any kind of fun I had with it. I regained it only by ignoring this general at all and rediscovering joy of painting models on my own and with some external help.If anything, this very behavior like >>22996343 would be the reason why less people bother to check this general or post their works.
>>22996374>>22996393Literally every gunpla builder I know IRL and most of the ones in my gunpla discord have one. It's just one of those designs that has mass appeal
>>22996406sucked in, see picrel>>22996388theres more people on reddit than 4chan, so there are more builds being posted over thereplus we know that there are more than a few people in this thread who also post their builds to reddit, just wait and see a small influx of melee builds on r/gunpla in a few months.
>>22996412Pov: you are from the Philippines
>>22996393it's kinda midtacticool is pointless on an 18 metar robutt
>>22996377There's definitely only a few dozen regulars here but there are way more than 50 people who know about this place. There's always more lurkers than posters in any given thread
>>22996393>ITT: what is figurative speech
>>22996424I consider anyone who doesn't post their work a lurker
>>22996424I did specify 50 postersprobably less than that, if you assume that everyone that posts also votes for the groupbuild theme
>>22996429and they must attach a picture of your work to every post or we will just say they never post their work regardless of how many times they do
>>22996433I'm a regular and I've never participated in the groupbuild not do I post my work but they're just snapshits anyway
>>22996441I want to see your snapkinos
>>22996441post your shit snapgod
>>22996444i dont
>>22996438We should just start having everyone use trips so we know who posts work and who doesn’t
>>22996385Oh, wait. I get it now. It's not an AC at all. Better call myself a retard, before someone else does.
>>22996446I think you should kill yourself
>>22996449would certainly be more interesting than your snapshitted gm spartan
>>22994353>but for me it's the missile pad GMThe official one or the bootleg?
>>22996453I'm not a snapshitter
>>22996457guilty until proven innocent
Guys target has seedslop now. God I fucking love the toys section there.
>>22996343I have more upvotes btw
>>22996393I don't know why people even bother when the Jesta exists. Just paint it green and you have a far superior one.
>>22996492GM Spartan is a more modern kit and has better articulation. And they don't even look the same.
i don't get tamotusdoes anyone get tamotus
>>22996499To me they look the same. All GMs look the same
>>22996509enter
>>22996509Spartan GM is literally box robot with greebles. Jesta meanwhile, has a more super robot-like proportion and they look closer to Jegan rather than GM.
>>22996511Now now that is no longer GM.
>>22995944>premium has sharp modelsdon't look at HGFC Dragon Gundam.
>>22996422>tacticool is pointless on an 18 metar robutt18 meter robots are pointless, half the weaponry they're equipped with is pointless, their flashy color schemes are pointless
Fuck this hobby I quit.
>>22996518Theseus' paradox.
>>22996476I have to admit, Rising Freedom and Immortal Justice are about the only two original designs from the movie that I don't utterly loathe. I already got my HG Deathscythe from Target awhile back, I might visit there occasionally whenever I get the chance, their Gunpla "section" tends to be visited very rarely by anybody anyways.
Where is the new AoZ kit? I need new AoZ kits!
>>22996526NOOOO NOT THE EMPTY BOXES.
>>22995954Where do you even buy chink knock offs? AliExpress? How can you tell which sellers are trustworthy? The knockoffs are becoming too kino to ignore, but I'm wary of cheap Chinese quality.
>>22996528>Theseus' paradox.But that's not a boat.
>>22996526You have to keep the empty boxes
member bolinoak samahn westernbros?
>>22996539Not with your bad attitude it's not!
>>22996532HG HiZack Custom releases soon but it's PBandai. The new mold is really nice from what I experienced (built the hobbyzack)expect more variants to come
So the chink GM Spartan kit is good? It's like 12 bucks on Aliexpress with free shipping.
>>22996577yeah it's pretty good, make sure you get the one with water slides, iirc the XFS ones all do but double check
>>22996574Tfw we will never get an MG of this.
Why doesn’t Walmart have gunpla? I remember reading in the 90s amerimutts were crying over the name of the deathscythe hell gundam and minimum wage Walmart workers were sending back kits of it. And what surprised me was that they used to have gunpla there in the 90s but don’t anymore.
>>22996592Call up their CEO and report back to us.
>>22996592What's crazy is that hobby lobby is willing to stock gunpla. I don't know about deathscythe hell but I saw a regular deathscythe there.
>>22996589We'll probably never get a reprint of the regular mg hizack.
>>22996603Good. Hizack is fucking ugly. It’s hard to make a zaku ugly but somehow they did.
>>22996598Hobby Lobby also stocks the Kshatriya which has a big 666 on the front of the box.Odd company.
>>22996607I'm not gonna complain. That 40% off sale they keep running has saved me so much money.>>22996604I like the hizack. I don't think I've ever seen a zaku I didn't like.
>>22996607>>22996598What’s even more crazy is that they donate millions to anti-LGBT organizations and yet stock Witch From Mercury Gundams, a show which depicts Gundam’s first openly lesbian couple.
>>22996611I legit had a dream last night about being married to Suletta. I'm a man but I'm pretty sure she's bisexual.
>>22996592Ya know they're just trying to avoid mall shooters all together.
>>22996604No it's not you gay boy.
>>22996623that's not a hizackthis is a hizack
>>22996627>You.>>22996623>vs the guy she tells you not to worry about.
>>22996532Now that the Hi-Zack got updated, maybe now we'll gt a TR-2 Bigwing.
>>22996632Wonder how big it will be. Tiny Bigwig was just not enough.
>>22996244i cant tell whether alclad is kino or a washed up used-to-be-the-king-but-now-outdated line, gpg keeps telling me conflicted info
>>22996643Yeah me neither. I need to know what to think about Alclad. But I guess no one here paints.
>>22996643alclad is outdated but none of the better alternatives are available outside japan
the chink Moon Gundam looks better than the Bandai Moon Gundam and I'm tired of pretending it doesn't. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oG42ximANE
>>22996647What are the better alternatives?
>>22994757This hand grenade is so gorgeous. I’ll add panel lines this weekend.
>>22996342g-line https://p-bandai.com/us/item/N2697226001002it's an MSV design that later appeared in vidya and manga but never any shows.
>>22996643Kinda hard to get Alclakino in my country. Theres like only one hobby shop autistic enough to import it and they dont restock too often.
>>22996388there are only 4 paintchuds left alive in the whole threadokay 5, there was that one guy who missed the groupbuild deadline
>>22996574>pbandaichang-sama tasukete
>>22996655I like painting, I just don't like kitbashing and scratchbuilding so I don't participate in groupbuilds
>>22996655I paint but I’ve been too depressed to do it for the last couple months. How do I get myself to do it so we can save /gpg/?
>>22996655Im working on finishing my setup up so I cant start painting until next year.
>>22996655theres more than that, the last groupbuild was just a hard topic so nobody actually entered it. Melee will have a bigger turnoout since you need to do minimal modelling.
>>22996537anon the aliexpress stores are just middlemen. the knockoff goufs all come from the same factory no matter which storefront you buy from>>22996648sorry but their redesign of the psycho shards is straight ass.
>>22996650>decaling before panel linesANON NOOOOTHE PANEL LINER WILL HIGHLIGHT THE RAISED EDGES OF THE DECALS ITS OVER
>>22996666BRUTAL
>>22996666>>22996650WASTED
>>22996666I will remove the decals if I have to. I snapshitted it and I can unsnap shit it.
>>22996672you won't be able to remove them without leaving residue or damaging the adhesive on the stickers
>>22996674Sacrifices must be made.
>>22996627>>22996623I like them both
>HG Vidar at Hobby Lobby today>for $18 without the 40% off, which is basically Leo priceAm I missing something here? Why so low priced? Not that I'm complaining, even though I've been made aware of the bad joints due to the mold being damaged from printing the Gundam Frame parts so many times that are shared between most of the HG IBO kits.>b-but, the MG is coming out soon, why not get that?Because there's only two MG IBO kits, and the Full Mechanics are virtually impossible to get ahold of nowadays. HG kits are easier to build ensemble displays for. And yes, shelf space.
>>22996687wait for the MG.
>>22996687IBO kits are just cheap there for some reason.
>>22996687Theres a surplus of HG IBO kits recently that arent selling. Really wish they just reprint the 1/100 when MG Vidar is released.
Do hlj orders usually take more than a day between payment and sending?
>>22996687MSRP on the Vidar is $15.Hobby Lobby's 40% off sale is in reality more of a 20% off sale.
Where can I get the new 1/144 Hurricane Gundam?
>>22996701It was fake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKAOzcQHMbwIT'S TIME!
>>22996707I feel like a matte finish on certain parts and some panel lining would go a long way on this thing
>>22996707It's hamhands mctrannyfaggot.
>>22996707dude I cant watch this fag with his painted nails
>>22996707
with the steady influx of newfags using tamiya accent or buying a whole airbrush setting for their first hg i wonder how many also painted their nails thinking it's just what "gunplayers" do
>>22996701taobao. you will need to navigate the website in chinese and use a forwarder / taobao agent to get your package out of china.
>>22996722Show your nails fag. We know you painted it.
>>22996722kek
>>22996722should i borrow my sister's polish? will i get better at snapkino & topcoating
>>22996732Yep also borrow her clothes and post a picture here after you've dressed up in them
>>22996735>wearing my sister's clothesgrossssssi buy my own crossdressing clothes on amazon
>>22996650Im about to start sinanju before uc, anything i should lookout for in this rg?
>>22996739is this bait
>>22996739It likes to shed parts.
>>22996343Unfair comparison, that redditor is Japanese.
>>22996735damn... my sisters are gen z and everything's a croptop or more revealing
>>22996732i actually saw some modelers use nail polish for painting model kits. they make very good paintjobs for model cars.
>>22996743Is it really that bad? This will technically be my second rg which is why i only know handgrenades meme and something something inner frames are a blight.
>>22996747Get in the clothes, anon. You're gonna have to put it on if you want to get better at this hobby. Remember, it's for the gunpla.
>>22996751The inner frame on mine feels solid but it likes to drop parts on the arms pretty bad. I am strongly considering taking a bottle of super glue to it. It also really benefits from a stand because it's so back heavy.
>>22996739You would to glue or tighten up alot of pieces. The knee caps fall off everytime you pose it, the shoulder attachment for the shield just doesnt work and wont hold, the inner frame sucks dick and you might break it if youre not careful. I think I tightened up the ball joint for the legs since it was somewhat loose.
Anyone ITT have experience scratchbuilding croptops out of pla plate? I dont have a sister.
>>22996751the early RG frames were designed to be standalone frames when they were first concieved. the Sinanju and Akatsuki were notorious for flopping because the early frames are not designed to carry the weight of fully built frames.
>>22996751honestly as long as you paint your nails it's not that bad
>>22996758Wow, goddamn. I really hope UC RG wont be a bomb outside of the arms.>>22996762>>22996756Fuck, thanks, this already sounds annoying.
>>22996768It is a really good looking kit though. It just requires some effort to get it there.
>>22996707>The instructions are inaccurate and missing stepsGrim
>>22996777Why is bandai so retarded with the instructions? I don't get it. They seem like the easiest part to make.
>https://hobby.volks.co.jp/brand/fss/products/gtm/hsgk_zarathura/schedule.htmlI wish PB held lotteries for purchasing items.
>>22996773Yeah it does look great. I always loved sinanju's design so i will try.
>>22996782Oh, and another perk is that it has color separated gold parts instead of the stickers the master grade has.
>>22996783just reverse wash
>>22996783That's a huge plus for me, back in college I had to fucking spend an annoying amount of time masking the goddamn parts.
>>22996784Snapfriends need real grades to do all the work for them because they don’t know how to make it look good otherwise
>>22996784aieee i dont wanna wait 6 weeks for enamel paints to fully cure like my boomer ancestors
>>22996794Get a dehydrator. Mine cures by the next morning at worst
>>22996797>dehydratorbut the whole point is it's a chemical process, not just evaporative. even when it's fully dry to the touch it's not completely cured
>>22996801nah the dehydrator cures it too.
>>22996794>>22996784another reverse wash technique you can try that totally avoids enamel is to>apply metallic gold as usual>top coat with 2k clear>spray Tamiya semi gloss black above it>immediately reverse wash with acrylic thinnerthe 2k is hard enough that the thinner will not penetrate through so the gold underneath won't be affected.
>>229968052k clear fumes give you gigacancer thoughand unlike lacquers/enamels the threshold at which it can poison you is lower than the threshold at which the human nose can smell it, so you won't even know.
>>22996801The dehydrator accelerates that process by keeping it warm and dry.
>>22996526Anon just added 200sqft of livable space
Neat, I won a Zaku keychain from the Metaverse contest.
>>22996850no flippin way
>>22996850omedetou
>>22996851>>22996852I expected nothing so it's a pleasant surprise.
>have to choose between spending my last bit of remaining money on prostitutes or girlplaLife has no genuine intrinsic meaning, but is put in motion merely by want and illusion.
Puni Mofu Migu
>>22996592Too many retards shopping at walmart, probably dont wanna deal with endless returns due to many assuming they were getting an assembled figure
How bad do you think the working conditions are at the daban factory? Do you think chinamen are like dropping dead from all the harmful chemicals they put in the air to give us our cheap gundams?
I've seen someone use ground up pastel to add effects to a model. At what part do I apply it, and will I need a different kind of coat to keep it from getting fucked up?
>>22996907a flat coat to give the pastels something to stick on, otherwise it's gonna side off
>>22996385>He fell for itlol what a fucking retard. It's the Zowort Heavy anon, it's cool
>>22996980
>>22996980Would look a lot better if the chest and arms didn't have toddler proportions.
Even Robot Spirits figure aren't safe
>>22997011this was a day 1 preorder for me. luv me fantasy mechs
>>22996986neat
>>22996643pic related was done with alclad copper and alclad matte top coat
why is the left handed version of stuff always more expensive? this is discrimination
>>22996995>Zaku has cracker grenadeTell me again why feds don't have hand thrown explosives like zeeks do?
>>22997030rarity compared to the right-handed stuff.
>>22997030making a minority pay extra is based.
I found it, I found generic grenades that fit hg hands. Its going to be so dumb but I don't care. I want my feds to have hand grenades.
If Bandai doesn't want to make 1/100s anymore, how come they don't give out Gundam licenses anymore to other manufacturers? Like they let Volks make this Shuffle Joker kit and it's sick. I want more stuff like this.
>bandai has an official amazon store>some kits are even decently pricednewtypebros...usagsbros...I don't feel so good...
>>22997079>usagsbrosFuck that fucking place they can go to hell
>>22997079>$28 for wfm HGs>$48 + $8 shipping for Cal-Re.Athis shit is like 50% more expensive and it's not even direct from bandai/amazon, it's still being sold by third parties (pic related)what kits are you finding for decent prices?
>>22997110Lascalemodel is a legit hobby store. It’s approved on Reddit.
>>22997113the point is it's not bandai selling on the storefrontit's just an organization page for all the bandai branded shit being sold by third partieswhich means shit is more expensive, since amazon AND a model store means you're adding at least 1 more middleman than normal and each of them wants a cut
I've waited so damn long for the damn Bolinoak Sammahn to get back in stock in time for the HLJ shipping discount and now today's the last fucking day. I was definitely one of the many who got a preorder in day 1 the moment HLJ put the page up, fuck bros, I swear to fucking god if I ship my private warehouse now, it's gonna get in stock tomorrow
>>22997123Kek I hope you don’t get it
>>22997063Bandai doesn't like it when other companies do better products than them.
>>22997133then they should hurry up and release xamel ver.ka to upstage the old kotobukiya kit
>>22997145No flippin way they actually made a kit of that? Fucking kek
where did the paintgods of /gpg/ go
>>22997199r/gunpla unironically has more painted kits in a day than gets posted here in a month. Can't expect much when 90% of this site is populated by autistic apes.
>>22997215Says the autistic ape.
>>22996980Just give me Soulgain, that's all I ask for
what's more soul between handbrush and airbrush
>>22997421fingerpainting is true soul
>>22997421Dipping your kit in grey primer and calling it a day.
>>22996623god the aozlop designer is such a hack, has he made anything that looks good? how do you fuck up a hizack so badly
>>22997435>god the aozlop designer is such a hack, has he made anything that looks good?Every single AoE design.
IM READY e
>>22996995goddamn chinks are gonna bootleg everything under the sun before they bootleg the GM Interceptor
>>22996653what country? mig distributes it in europe under the "mig a-stand" branding>>22996643it's excellent other than being prethinned. the chrome is overhyped and outdated but their others are all great>>22996759you're better off using clay or putty for clothing
If shit taste had another level of even shittier rancid taste >>22997440
>>22997456>Girlpla builders are more better modellers than gunpla builders.It's over, they won.
>>22997468Because girlpla builders actually spend time modeling instead of shitposting or obsessing over internet microcelebrities
>>22997456Any idea where I can find that book? I want to model clothes for my Laranel.
anyone else lick their sandpaper instead of keeping a glass of water on the workbench
>check my decal order status>its still in fucking chinaShip my $2 decal the fuck out NOW
>>22997568Friend, due to the recent high volume of packages at the post office, logistics updates are not timely. Can we be patient and wait a little longer?
>>22997572NO THE WORLD HAS TO BEND OVER FOR ME AND ME IN PARTICULAR, ALSO BANDAI SHOULD DO MORE KITS FROM THAT SERIES I WANT AND NOT DO THESE OTHER ONES THAT SELL WELL AND THAT I DON'T LIKE
>>22997572No! I cant move on to the next kit until the WIP is in the shelf!!! I want it now and not 8 (business) days (excluding delays) from now!!!
>>22997581Don't you have life? It is not like you stare at modelkits all day with no jobs ( unless you are a retired boomer ofcourse ).
>>22997585nta but i stare at modelkits all day with no job
>>22997586same, im autistic so the government pays me to not work
>>22997587i just quit my job cause i didnt feel like it desu
>>22997587Get out of here, Chris.
>>22997079>112 dollars for the Nu GundamThis is a decent price to you?
>>22997435It's amazing how you /v/irgins can type out an entire English sentence that says nothing.
>>22997604i don't go on /v/ i only come here and /x/
>>22997610>I don't go on /v/>___slop, hack, fuck upWell you fooled me. Not an ounce of actual critique or an attempt at a description of what you don't like. Just meaningless buzzwords spouted by an permanently disabled retard.
>>22997604He means AOZ designs look hideous. Is that too difficult to understand?
/gpg/ seems to be strangely upset in the past few days.
>>22997435Hrairoo is superior to regular Gaplant in every single way
>>22997619>Is that too difficult to understand?Well at least we're using first grade vocabulary now. I'll give you and him the credit where it's due.
>>22997630You are obviously mad, anon. Atleast try to confront him in a conversation instead of pulling another " durrhurr ESL" insult. It is not productive.
Gunpla modeler should move on to sport car models because the amount of decals they use is fucking ridiculous.https://x.com/q_p_y/status/1869720035025154095
>>22997639But it's realistic
>>22997635Doorrehhurer Dumbo ESSL
>>22997635>You are obviously madYeah, mad at a drooling mouth breather who can't articulate why something is ___slop. I stated that in my original post chastising him, try to keep up.
>>22997639that's still pretty tame and tasteful for gunpla standards
>>22997660
>>22997639I'm still trying to figure out what's the ultimate cause, is it the angle of the photo, is it the overabundance of detail stuffed into every corner. My eyes just cannot figure out where to focus on these overly detailed model kits and it turns into a figurative "blob".
>>22997662Man that looks so pleasing. It blended so well.
>>22997654Anon, "slop" is a youtube buzzword for low efforted content, good enough to consume as a temporary entertainment but not good enough to stay relevant after its prime. There is no explanation to " why is this thing slop ", when you think something is mediocre and it might as well be, you call it slop, simple as that.
>>22997667A humanoid form doesn't fit with having too many decals. When you have too many tatoos on your body, you will look like a freak.
>>22997680Stop trying to pretend that slop means anything. Slop is originally a food item (unidentifiable liquid based consumable that we fed to pigs) that retarded zoomers and psyopers co-opted. It is now completely meaningless. Even your retarded definition doesn't apply in this circumstance. > There is no explanationLmao. Also mediocre means average you fucking dunce.
>>22997698Anon, " slop " is just a shorten word for "sloppy", it is not about food. >Also mediocre means average you fucking dunce.And that exactly what the "slop" buzzword means. It is not terrible, it is not excellent, it is just something you can consume, doesn't get offended because of it but you don't love it either. Now, are you gonna move on from this? Or will you cry about this shit to me just because some guy thinks AOZ designs are forgettable fast food? Hell, i think Barzam 2 looks cool as fuck, i think AOZ Hizack looks like ungrade, but if someone doesn't like it, it is totally understandable because they have such a wacky artstyle.
>>22997705He's right about it coming from food, now get back to gunpla posting
>esl arguing about english word meaningsi don't need you to run defence for me fag
>>22997705>but if someone doesn't like itI'm asking that someone to say what they don't like about it instead of being a meaningless drone. How many fucking times do I have to repeat that?
>>22997654>>22997630You sound like the kind of guy who thinks he is smarter than everyone else because he found out how to use a thesaurus lol
>>22997740You sound like the cock you were sucking somehow ended up poking your grey matter.
>>22997710>He's right about it coming from foodNice samefagging. But sloppy has nothing to do with food slop. Do you know "faggot" is also a delicacy?
>>22997716Stop being a faggot.
Harken unto me, ye goodly folk of this general! 'Tis I, anon the autist, and I bring tidings most alarming. Verily, the youth of today, with their newfangled speech and evolved words, do confound the very essence of our tongue!Why, just yestermorn, I heard an anon say "kino" when he meant to praise such a grand design! And another anon declared something to be "slop" when he spoke of shoddy designs. What wretchedness is this? Wherefore do they forsake the good old words passed down from our forebears?By the saints, 'tis as if they seek to befuddle us on purpose! We must gather in this general and discourse on these vexing matters, ere our beloved language doth morph into some ungodly jumble. Beware, good folk, of these youths and their crafty ways of speech
>>22997720>I'm asking that someone to say what they don't like about it instead of being a meaningless drone.I think you are a subhuman mongoloid. Do you want further explanation or you can already tell what the insult means on a surface level?
>>22997763>Explain what you don't like about the model kit instead of saying slop>Fuck you mongoloidLmao, every time.
>>22997716>Calls someone else ESL>Defence Silence Brit
>>22997777Fag, there is no points explaining what you or anybody dislike. You say the dick is too big and objectively ugly, someone else is gonna say he likes the big dick and thinks it is gorgeous. Opinions are subjective, there is no point explaining them.
>>22997781This. British English is a joke and everybody around the world prefers superior American English.
>>22997784What a roundabout (and gay) way of saying you're a fucking idiot who can't articulate what you don't like so you spout off the latest idiocracy tier buzzword instead. I'm glad that we finally reached the conclusion of this shitposting arc, I was getting tired of this.
>>22997807Not him but I don't like how AoZ tries too hard to make old designs "cool" and losing their cartoony charm in the process.
i like the smell of abs when you cement it
>>22997809I disagree with your opinion but I wanted to thank you for actually stating and explaining it instead of going "DURR SLOP", I get the AoZ dislike better now
>>22997809MG Zaku III when?
It’s called advance of zeta because it advances zeta’s kino into slop.
>>22997818Gundam Advance of Zeta is an anagram of fecundated Amazon vag
>>22997826Ugh, such brevity, such articulation. I kneel.
>>22997680>"slop" is a youtube buzzword for low efforted content, good enough to consume as a temporary entertainment but not good enough to stay relevant after its prime.Well, this fits AoZ perfectly. It has no memorable designs besides Hazel (and only because it rehashes MKII) and Woundwort (and only because it's a futa gundam for gays), the rest are samey loking mess of random parts or uglier rehashes of old designs
>>22997838Nah the Hyzenthlay is better than both of those pedestrian tier designs
>>22997838Hey we like uncut gundam girldick in the gpg - gays plamo general
>>22997838Looks like someone found a bait topic with AoZ and how incredibly retardedly wrong he is with his shit tier opinion. Being contrarian is one thing, but being a retarded contrarian is another.
>>22997850Why don’t you articulate WHY he is wrong instead of just spouting off retarded buzzwords that have no meaning.
>>22997813>I get the AoZ dislike better nowNah, redesigns of older cartoony designs into something " cooler " is not something exclusive to AOZ. Thunderbolt does it, Katoki does it. Alot of people dislike AOZ is because alot of designs look fucking atrocious. You get a somewhat feminine Gundam, but with a gigantic pair of legs and crotch armor got extended into a very long penis.
>>22997860Why don't you articulate WHY he isn't wrong instead of just spouting off retarded buzzwords that have meaning.
i don't like it because it's bad
>>22997866Damn. You got me.
The more I lurk there, the more I feel like 80% of members are afraid of any MS that don't look like an RX-78 or a Zaku and despise it on principle
>>22997872Same. I feel like the guy who froths at the mouth with rage anytime he sees a GTM is the same guy hating on AOZ, Moderoids and non-Bandai kits in general
>>22997872Don't you get it? These autistic retards want a happy meal kids toy instead of mechas.
>>22997872Nah, AoZ is just that bad.
>>22997876I like all of these and think that most of AoZ designs are just awful
>>22997876Nah, AOZ hate was something ancient around this board, you can search the archive. People simply moved on and warmed up to it.
>>22997863Who the fuck sees Woundwort and associates it with a female instead of a highly agile weapons platform that can be retrofitted with more equipment to suit the situation/mission? Porn has melted your brain.
>>22997876i'm one of the guys that shits on aozlop (i even coined that term) and i'm literally building the vsms daccas right now and my last kit was the moderoid gran cher
>>22997878This is a huge sign of stunted development.
>>22997882The designer purposely designed it to look feminine. He is a mecha musume artist.
>>22997885>says someone who thinks that this >>22996532 is a good design
>>22997887Also futa porn artist too, I presume?
>>22997888I never said that you schizo retard
>Newtype claims all their RG kits are up to 25% off>Only the Sazabi is on sale>It's only 10% off
I wonder, all these people who think that AoZ have good mech designs, do they also like Seed? I have a feeling it's their most favourite thing besides AoZ itself
personally i don't try to make any schizo links between people not liking one thing also not liking a different unrelated thing
>>22997889He has futa fetish
>>22997888Show us what you call good design.
>>22997893I like AOZ more than the usual UC slop but I'd rank SEED at the bottom, below AGE
>>22997878I didn't say anything about AoZ. Just about seething when a MS doesn't look like le ebin kino gramps or zaku
>>22997893Love me AoZ'ate SeedSimple as
>>22997901Okay, for example:Jagd DogaF91Crossbone X-1
>>22997901God I love AoZ so much and how it filters people.
>>22997908I'll give you the point on the Jagd but>racecar gramps>pirate grampsnot beating the allegations
I'm convinced HG Lfrith Ur's PS had a production fuckupHad to walk on eggs to not make stress marks or even damage parts while snipping them, all parts seemed very mushy and the legs joint come off easily after assembly, heard similar reports so I don't think it's an isolated caseDoing the Pharact now and it feels like a completely different plastic, even the daintiest parts don't need much caution. I also did the Thorn before and had no proble ms with itIt's not downright awful or unworkable but that's an odd discontinuity
>>22997910Try scat fetish, it filters a lot of people too
Even if you don't like some of the AOZ designs, you have to respect the fact that AOZ is the perfect testbed for some off the wall shit that wouldn't ever be able to be made retail right off the bat. You can clearly see how designs like the woundwort have directly inspired other, mainstream suits in the years afterwards. The union flag and mack knife, for example.
>>22997913scat is based as long as there's no smearing
>>22997912Mine was fine, bought it a year and a half ago. Issue with a specific batch maybe?
>>22997914Personally the fact that it has no shame in going batshit with some designs is what makes me like it. The only thing I really dislike about most AoZ designs are the color schemes that I find either kind of bland or downright unpleasant, but that's easy enough to deal with.
Are these like 5 inches? They're supposed to be mecha right since they have scale.
>>22997913Anon stop trying to get people into your scat fetish.
>>22997916I think so yeah. Reports are contrasted
>>2299791830MM are around HG size
PACK MY STUFFSEND IT
i just want a HG Kapool/Capule man
>>22997928it would probably have to be packaged with something else, the carpool is VERY small
>>22997919Then stop posting pics of it
>>22997914It brought us some of the best mobile armours and transforming mobile suits in the series. I hope it goes even more off the wall crazy.
>>22997933gimme two then
>>22997937I can only agree
>>22997935is that 6 asshimar on the wings?
>>22997898just backordered 5 aoz kits
>>22997934Make me scat slopper.
>>22997891>it's reallmao
>>22997939No those are Kehaars, the next version of the Asshimar
what led to the RG akatsuki trainwreck
Where is the reprint Bandai? You keep on reprinting Hazel kits but somehow the Kehaar is always skipped. Why is that?
>>22997951
>>22997951bandai
>>22997950I thought it was the other way around
>>22997662This must of took forever, a regular MG decal application for me with 80% less decals takes 3-4 hours
>>22997951The classic Bandai pulling a "we would rather use the old tech than the tech that we already have developed" move. The only thing I could think of is that they don't remember that they created a better frame and just went with the old.
>>22997951They made it shitty on purpose, as a joke
>>22997957Understandable since the prototype Ashimar that it was developed from is also named Kehaar.
>>22997937I need to build mine, but I need to figure out the camo I want to do on them
hey guys, im interested in building a FSS kit despite knowing jackshit about them and found this kit.i dont care that much on not knowing anything about FSS, but articulation for me is important since i like to pose kits. this kit is old, so just a question to anyone who have built this, does this kit has articulation or just a static statue?I can fix it even if it has like Bandai's late 80s HG articulation, but if its a fixed pose kit, then its useless for me
>>22997951they weren't expecting snapshitters to pose their RG Akatsukis and thought everyone was gonna just display their kits in "neutral standing pose" on their clusterfuck shelves
>>22997969yes it has articulation but the joints are dogshit, you'll probably want to replace them. there is no joint at the neck and the torso can only rotate horizontally.also get your scribers out because there's seam lines directly through detail
>>22997969Nigger literally just buy the Volks IMS kits if you want FSS plastic non-resin kits with articulation (alternatively buy their movable resin kits if you want resin with articulation and can deal with it). It will save you so much time and effort if you just buy an IMS FSS.
>>22997976useless if he wants the 80s design
Did the hlj bolinoak anon ship his private warehouse?
>>22997976Forgot to add: https://volksusa.store/collections/ims if you don't have any locally and don't want to import. Just don't buy the Bang and you'll be fine if you have basic modelling skills.>>22997980He doesn't even know the difference yet so probably doesn't matter
>>22997981I shipped half of it
>>22997985What about the other half? Don’t they have 20% shipping sale?
>>22997976well for one, its from a local model kit store that i kinda frequent to, the owner died and the son isnt that interested in running the shop, so buying there is some sort of sentimental obligationsecond, it is Gundamland here, FSS kit is not popular here, so no one imports the new ones or sell them on retail and importing one is expensive
>>22997989Well if you're set on getting that specific kit then go ahead but there are far easier modern FSS kits to put together and you should know you're in for a lot of work, and I don't mean snapfit bandai technology, but literal modelling work putting shit together (with glue), modifying parts to make them work because tolerances are shot, joint swapping, rescribing a shitload of parts, etc. You're not making it easy for yourself, but it's still doable if you have the time and effort to invest.
>>22997992im ok with joint transplanting, afterall, thats what the daban are for
>>22997992>>22998002if you like actual modelling work it's a fun project
gquuuuuux in less than a monthbuilding up my smegma for machu's big debut
>>22997988my other half are all anime figgys and due to being a cheapo and my country being gay as fuck, especially after a postal strike, I'm trying to autistically strategize the right moment to ship those, or build up enough "fuck it" energy to just pay rape shipping, get hit by rape customs fees, just to get those anime figures to me ASAP without fuckery if I were to ship with the options that use Canada post despite it being vastly cheaper. The real downer is that large scale anime figures tend to have big ass boxes, and online stores tend to ship them in even bigger boxes full of padding just to make sure shit doesn't get destroyed in transit, this makes my anime girls a massive target for some faggot to target with taxes. I could have shipped them all together and it'll come in a box probably the size of me (5'11" fatass) and the tax would be insane.
>>22997989>The old bandai logo is literally a bandai babyOh my God, were the fsssisters right about us all along?
>>22998011I want to see your anime figgies leaf friend. Also what kits did you ship?
buying 1 item at a time from the same store on aliexpress so i can use all of my late delivery 1 dollar coupons. package those items individually chinky slaves huehuehue
Fuck Canada Post.
>>22998013shipping a bunch of hobby tools, some moderoids, gundam option sets, just nothing too special, Everything BUT the Bolinoak cause HLJ didn't receive any more stock. my anime girls aren't too special either, just the recent gachaslop, some 18+ shit on HLJ's catalog, etc..
>>22998023should have bought the antihero versions from e2046. what's the point in a figure you don't get to build and paint yourself?
>>22998021Blame the misfortune of your birth. You were so close to greatness.>Friday>December 13, 2024 11:30 PM (UTC +09:00)>Shipment has departed from a DHL facility NAGOYA CBD - JAPAN>Monday>December 16, 2024 10:55 AM (UTC -05:00)>Delivered
>>22998028It was either being a leaf or being a Californian before I was born.
>$8 for what appears to be a remolded Bloodhound>$15 for it to come with a draken E and a repair ladder thingieThis is coercion, but I am this close to biting.
>>22998021They have ruined Christmas. I hope they're happy.
>>22998031the cast of that hovertruck is dogshitfor all the people memeing on bandai soft molds that shit makes bandai kits look like razor blades
>>22998032Good because those brush pens suck dick.
>>22998023I like gachaslop anon. What did you get?
>>22998034Fuck me, the back probably doesn't even open up. Why is it such a pain in the ass to find the real deal?
>>22998032you're gonna paint your girlpla with markers???
>>22998056Yes. Problem?
>>22998046The back probably still opens up fine, the bootleg is just shown with one of the crew modules installed in the back (the OG comes with these too)
>>22998057Aren't girpla usually made from ABS?
>>22998057you better post the result, im very curious
>>22998059those are water based markers. no threat to ABS, but they will just rub off with any light handling if not sealed properly, and good brands of topcoat will make them bleed(he is boned for completely different reasons)
>>22998061nta, but i got those markers, they dont rub off THAT easily, they are fine
>>22997110The actual seller depends on if they have it in stock. This is for the RFV Zaku, and it's the same price as Newtype has it. I got the HG Ex-S for 31 burgers.
>>22998061>water basedWe call those shitcrylics.
>>22998064Isn’t it super old? I wouldn’t have wanted that
>>22998032well at least you get a 1 dollar coupon
Bros. I can't wait for the cunny groupbuild. I have a really good idea and I think I have a shot of winning.
>>22998071i have no creativity so i'm waiting for a groupbuild where i can just straight build and paint something i feel like building at the time
Odds I do MG Turn A Evens I do RG RX-78-2 2.0I don't have decals for the MG Turn A though and I will post WIP of whichever digits decide
turn a doesnt need any decals
>>22998077yes it does
I'm tempted to buy these Haze'n-thley II and the Rah for $200. Did they reprint these recently?
when will G-REWORK make kinocals for the mg and hg turn a?
>>22998080delpi has some
what decals would you even put on it
>end up on +18 hlj by accident>stumble upon a hell knight ingrid figure by accident>there is a dedicated clear part piece to show her urinatingloooool that's disgustingmy friend wants to know if there are any musume lines with similar option parts
>>22998083>by accidentUh huh.
>>22998083just make the option parts yourselfyou ARE a modeller, right?
caution signs
>>22998081delpi gets mogged by KINO-REWORK though. delpi is better than bandai at least>>22998082moon race shit and pic related
i actually put decals on my turn a once
>>22998077It needs a slick paint job.
>>22998085wouldn't handling clear sprues to shape them into a stream of urine turn them opaque?
>>22998061>top coat will make acrylic paint bleedWut?
>>22998097possibly but even if so you can just recast them in clear resin. it would probably be better to sculpt the piss out of putty then recast that than use clear runners desu.you should be able to polish clear runners back to clear even after extensive chopping and bending with some effort though, just make sure to use heat to bend it instead of stressing it
>>22998064I want that Ex-S.
>>22998092turn plus a1 gundam
>>22998072Can't you just snap any gundam kit, remove the rifle and call it your entry for this one?
>>22998112Yes groupbuild dude confirmed this but you have to paint it. You aren’t guaranteed to get any votes though. You need to do some kit bashing or parts modding to win.
>>22998112maybe i'll enter my vsms daccasmaybe not
Thoughts on the top 10 gundams of all time according to the japs (1.7m votes)?
>>22998099the specific flow improvers in those pens makes them prone to getting damaged by solvent based topcoats. even weaker adhesion than typical water based acrylic
>>22998126this isn't plamo related. make your own thread.
>>22998129you aren't plamo related
>>22998130my body is full of plamo microplasticstherefore I am plamo related, any my progeny's genetics will suffer for it
>>22997038they do, but it's not really an thing for fed gunpla, it's more of a game and autistic lore type of thing
>>22998112Didn't someone submitted with the runners still attached? I liked that entry. I can't find it anymore.
why come they have big versions of all these ibortions but not even 2 from witch from mercuries? like i was thinking it would be easy to at least do a fm aerial rebuild since they already have the fm aerial. or the calimbarn is so popular but they aren't having that either.
>>22998141bandai doesn't make kits any more
>>229981411/144's smaller size appeals more to women so they avoided 1/100 kits to help attract a more diverse consumer base.
>>22998141Speaking of, bandai hasn't reprinted the grazes since they were released.
>>22998126>Nu and Zeta at the top.Based japs boomers.
>>22998126>Strike Freedom even being on the listThat gaudy piece of shit only got there because of the fucking movie, it's a damned atrocity.That being said, I'm surprised that Zaku II, Aile Strike, Exia and Unicorn aren't on the list. I wasn't aware that so many people liked the Hyaku-Shiki either. Also kind of surprised that the Qubeley is there, it's a beautiful MS but not something I would have thought to be a contender.
>>22998126gpgtards will still say zeta ver ka flopped
Happy holidays /gpg/, next year will be the year they reprint the Turn X!
>>22998146why do these retards keep trying to pander to women. they are the niggers of gender. despite their efforts women still only make up like 25% of gundam consumers. like you'd think they'd stick to their base, the ones who are actually bringing in the money.
>>22998154Don't be stupid, bandai isn't smart enough to pander to anyone.
>>22998153no it won't, that's what they said 3 years ago and my hlj order is still open
>>22998141I blame Turn AGE
>>22998153I believe.
>>22998126>Qubeley more popular than Sazabi>Sazabi got a lot of new kits while the Qubeley's MG is datedIt ain't fair mothbros
>>22998153Here's to hoping Bandai actually does reprint kino. And that we get reprints that aren't Seed or UC Gundam variation number 34410, I'm sick of it and I want to see more wacky MS kits coming back.Bolinoak haters need no answer.
>>22998157You're right. Stats autist here. At first, my initial hypothesis was that the covid plannedemic was the cause of the dip in master grade releases. So i did a peicewise regression analysis with segmented relationships on the mg release data. The result was an estimated breaking point of around 2012 with a p value less than 0.01, which is very significant. So we reject the null and support the alternative hypothesis of 2012. About 45% of the variance in MG releases can be explained as a function of release date.
>>22998083The new PURE one right? I instantly preordered that when it came out. There are a bunch of aftermarket option parts for cum and urine for the megami device line, I've forgotten the booth stores but I see them advertised on twitter a lot.
>>22998141the ng 1/100 line sucked balls and everyone just boughts the hgs
>>22998165so it was CERN after all. fucking lhc bullshit fucked the entire timeline up
>>22998167the hgs sucked balls too
>>22998136Didn't a jegan throw a (Space) firebomb in unicorn?
>>22998167i got the vidar theres nothing wrong with it
>>22998153my uncle works at bandai and he said that not olny we can expect a MG turn X reprint in 2025, but a HG version as well. Kapool in both scales is coming early 2026 as a late gift to the turn A anniversary apparently
>>22998174What about an RG hygogg?
>>22998169yeah but they were cheaper so it was ok
>>22998164bolinoak doesn't even fall in the wacky or goofy category. it's just bad.
>>22998175a man can dream though
>>22998175I'll call him and ask him though. Expect an answer tommorow.
>>22998165>numbers and linesMORE. I DEMAND MORE.
>>22998097obviously you first shape the urine stream out of clay, use that as the master for a mold, and cast clear resinit's like you guys have never modeled piss before
>>22998153>next yearwrong. the print run will start on the 31st
>>22997983why are there so many different KOGs and LEDs?
>>22998165someone please tell me what exclusive releases are in reference to the graph on the right
>>22998195because the timeline of the series exists over multiple millennia (people are near immortal, fatimas are immortal, the MC is a demigod)
>>22998179Why are you obsessed with that reddit screenshot collage? Why do you think we care about reddit's opinion?
>>22998188right? i thought i was in a modelling thread
>>22998200why are you responding to bait so blatantly obvious (unless you're replying to your own post to create fake engagement)?
>>22998195because nagano's artstyle is constantly evolving
I want to circumcise my Woundwort. I'm going to make a cut on the grey plastic that's enveloping the yellow part. I'm trying to decide if I'm going to go high and tight or go a bit lower and remove the sensitive inner foreskin. What do you think?
>>22998204yeah now THIS is modelling
>>22998204I have marked the cock and where you should cut.
>>22998204lengthen it instead. make it into a hyper mega bazooka launcher complete with two sagging ammo pods
>>22998167Bullshit, they're pretty good
I was looking into some F91 mobile suits aside from the titular gundam and I only found old artboxes for their respective gunpla. I don't know much about the market, but there's no modern version of the Dahgi Iris or the crossbone vanguard MS?
>>22998246There’s like a re 100 vagina.
>>22998246you just reminded me i have the dahgi iris in my boxfortmight do that one next after my current build
>>22998248took me a while
https://x.com/emeth03/status/1869720789924332027
I live in a shithole backwater country. I found this for 40 bucks. Should I? I was reading it's pretty rare but I never know with gunpla was hard to get or not.
>>22998261that's great for 40 bucks at any rate
>>22998261If you want it
>>22998261Even if it wasn't the rare version it would be an amazing price
>>22998261Yeah just get it. Then get a fin funnel.
>>22998261Canada?
>>22998276No not that bad. America.
>>22998284Isn't Canada the 51st state?
>>22998286No, that's Atlantis
>>22998288Thats what ur mum said.
>>22998103Then get it
>>22997970>thought everyone was gonna just display their kits in "neutral standing pose" on their clusterfuck shelvesit can't even pull that off
https://x.com/MegalomariaInfo/status/1869738768217104641
>>22998352Mary principle. Fuck Penetrator, Seeker, Ruby Eye, Ghile Due and Novice. Kill Mephisto.
MG SAZABIS AND PG ASTRAYS SPOTTED AT HOBBY LOBBY. 40% OFF ALSO APPLIES.
snore, tell me when they have volks fss kits 40% off
>>22998364Oh shit. Where in the country are you at? I've never seen a PG anything at hobby lobby.
>>22998363ghilie dhu is a dhude...
>>22998364Nice, what state?
>>22998369It is not gay if the balls don't touch.
MG FAZZ AND TURN X SPOTTED AT HOBBY LOBBY 40% OFF APPLIES
>>22998371>>22998368CALI, HAYWARD, THE ONE IN THE MALL
>>22998261I also never understood rareness, some models you can find anywhere, some of them get restocked and others just had a single batch and died.I just wanna avoid that feeling of "I wanted this 2 months ago and now I will never find it again"
>>22998375Hopefully they'll show up here in ohio eventually.
>>22998378lol ohio
>>22998276Chile.
>>22998352Koto really struck gold with this line
>>22998379Ohio rules actually.
>>22998377It is a kit being sold exclusively in Side F stores. Most of copies you can find outside were scalped copies. There are some niche products with very little people care, companies that are aware of this usually print the niche ones in very limited stock. Majority of Side F and Gundambase stuff are just recolor garbages no one cares about with some exceptions.
>>22998384You take that back about the Nu
>>22998382This line is just an excuse for them to put their robotgirl porn fetish into plamo. And i fell for it.
>>22998384>It is a kit being sold exclusively in Side F stores.???? I like in a backwater country and this is like a regular stock that gets their stock normally, no way they bought this from a random scalper or are considered F store.
>>22998389>no way they bought this from a random scalperPlamo and scalper are like lovers, they always come together.
>>22998383Shut up Drew.
>>22998389That guy has no idea what he's talking about, especially if you found it in the US. It was available at the Gundam Base mobile tour in the US, but finding it for $40 USD is actually absurd because it went for more than that initially.
>>22998387i heard that the ceo is a mecha fag and doesnt understand the girlpla and dislikes it but has to keep pushing it because it sells like hotcakes
>>22998381Which store? I found one in Chilerobots at 50 bucks.
Panel lining is the best you can do effort benefit, no?
>>22998400https://www.jftoys.cl/rg-1144-rx-93ff-%CE%BD-gundamThere is only two left so you are only allowed to buy one, okay anon? I am trusting you
>>22998402Kys esl
>>22998405It's ok Anon, I don't like the FF Nu that much,
>>22998409Why
>>22998410I don't like the new Amuro emblem and those stripes at the skirt looks kinda random. Also already have the MG ver Ka, so I don't need another Nu in my collection.
I swear every two weeks, is the Nu shillers vs the anti Nu brigade.
>>22998412We're just making shit up now?
>>22998410Not anime accurate
>>22998415it's not supposed to be
>>22998396CEO don't really care about the nature of the product, they just care if the income is stable or not. Megalomaria, Hexa Gear and Shousai Shoujo were created by Naoyuki Kameyama, the chief of Kotobukiya's product planning, he is an executive and a very good one at that because all 3 lines found their audiences and is still on going.
>>22998422based coomer exec
>>22998421I know
>>22998421doesnt make it any less bad
>>22998424Good leader is important. Even if you have some of the greatest idea ever, if you are a nobody and a low tier employee, those ideas will go nowhere.
New thread when
>>22998458In a moment.
>>22998458Never. It's over.
>>22998477That’s brutal
>>22998482shut up nathan
New thread. Shaddap and get back on topic.>>22998480>>22998480>>22998480
>>22998126>seed and wing above sazabigay
>>22998422>Megalomaria, Hexa Gear and Shousai ShoujoThat explains the crossovers.
>>22998031I need to get a mini up down base repair car
>>22998352I don't get the appeal of Seeker. She has ribcages instead of boobs. Her weapons are also kinda lame.
>>22998375adding this to my gpg dox spreadsheet
>>22998402panel line and matte topcoat, both are bretty ez
