=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: >>23021707
==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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Anyone have the lineart for the RX-78-2 Origin? I want to plan out a color scheme for the MG but I'm not finding it in the usual places and I just want to see how it would look under certain color schemes. Trying to find any real world examples through various social media sites both global and JPN are an exercise in extreme frustration. Maybe people just don't like to try different schemes beyond Perfect, Heavy, and Casval's?Seriously, where the fuck is the cleaned lineart?
>>23025185Did you check the op
There is beauty in simplicity.
>>23025188Yes, and most of the links are defunct because despite everything saying the links are constantly updated, they sure as shit aren't. The fucking guide itself is pretty out of date too, in fact.
>>23025185Why do you need super clean lineart if all you're doing is mocking up color schemes?
>>23025197Because using a shitty ass photo filter looks god fucking awful.
Soon.
>>23025200But you can still see how the colors look next to each other, right?
>>23025202I'm so drained after spending so much his holiday, I might just cancel my preorder for this, thanks for reminding me
>>23025202fuck man just after i ordered a MG Gunner Zaku Warrior
>>23025202I wonder if Rabiot can use the chest piece, considering that it can use all of Alto's option chest.
>>23025202Ngl, FA Alto looks like a fun kit to build. 30MM kits starting to look more complex and it is a good direction.
>>23025196Bullshit the links are defunct, I just checked them all and every one works. The lineart you're looking for is in the Mecha Lineart Wiki, which is the first link in the lineart pastebin. Come on, anon.
>>23025222Give him a break he's at the beach and his internet is slow
added thrusters and a stronger guard to my kukri. Fuck it, it's a super special kukri or something, it has psychoframe and flies around, and returns to the owner like a boomerang lol
>don't have to reverse wash the eyes for the rg rx 2.0Kino.
how do I cut off a tiny sliver of runner?I want it for my HG Zaku's eye to replace the shit sticker
>>23025204i can't rotate an apple in my head.
>>23025222The only "lineart" of the RX-78-2 The Origin that is in that entire god damned pastebin is in a shittily formated fandom wiki which uses a modified Okawara lineart of the actual fucking 0079 RX-78-2 that lacks every single fucking detail of the Origin version.The closest thing I can find is a Fix Figuration art that, once again, omits various details about the kit and suit itself. This is the only fucking mobile suit to have this issue, somehow. Even the god damned G40 has better available and complete lineart compared to The Origin. What the actual fuck.As for the links, I should have been more specific about what links are defunct and that they were specifically about the guide, but I was wrong on that part so I'll shut up about that.
>>23025247You're doing a really good job of showing that you have shit for brains and you're doing a better job of making nobody wants to help you.
>>23025247Then there's a possibility that simply nobody made one yet. The pastebin in the OP is nearly the same one that's been floating around in lineart threads on /m/ for years, sans the addition of the wiki link. I've searched through those threads back to like 2017 and found nothing yet in terms of that specific one.Here's a tutorial on making your own lineart if nothing comes up: https://imgur.com/a/line-art-conversion-tutorial-3L3LB
>gundam lineart wikiok this is kinotime to plan out color schemes for my MGs and then learn to paint
>>23025247So that is the guide every Pinoys desperately telling people to use. Ptffff hahahahaha
>>23025267>waaah mommy spoonfeed meSeethe newfaggot. We’ve been telling people to read the guide for longer than you’ve been here.
>>23025259I forgot that I know how to do this in photoshop and gimp. Thanks for reminding me anon.
>>23025185Who the fuck need a clean lineart to see how the design looks under certaint color? You have eyes, you see what the paint's color is, it is what it is.Btw, here is the anime version's clean lineart. It was showcased in a comic con
>>23025279Ok yeah fair point. The guide is dogshit. I just wanted to be an asshole.
I have never peeked at the guide or any of the links
>>23025276Hope it goes well, anon. We should probably revive the lineart threads at some point too.
post pagpaggod kinos
>>23025228there's a bunch of melee weapons, bladed and blunt, that use thrusters like that to hit harder in IBOit's fine
Why is nobody talking about this? I'm so excited. I love the chonk of the old five star stories.
>five star storiesi think you mean five star kinos
4 sets at launch collabing with the Gundam TCG announced earlier, $35 MSRP each with 3 minis and a deck of cards.
>>23025337damn who cares about this slop. trading card games are peak consoom and there are already 1/144s and 1/100s of all these.
Some other suits revealed >Regular Zaku II>Zaku I>GM (two poses)>Deathscythe Hell (TV version)>Rising Freedom (Transformed mode)
>>23025339i care, hopefully the minis will be more accessible than artifact
>>2302533735usd msrp? that's like 5500 yenmore than I expected for 3 minis considering an hg aerial is sub 2000
>>23025319But do they fly around with fucking psychic mind magic mumbo jumbo?
>>23025337No thanks, I would rather buy another zaku.
>>23025337I've never really been into tabletop games but I'll give this one a serious look.
>Gundam (Beam saber pose)>Balls>GM >Zudah>Petite MS (Unicorn)>Mighty Strike Freedom>>230253453300 Yen in Japan. Small company can't handle imports properly please understand. It also comes with a TCG deck so it's probably $15 for the minis and another $15 for the cards with an extra $5 for Bandai Profit.
Actually scratch that, the decks on their own are only $12 USD/1320 yen, so the minis are probably gonna be something like $20/2000 yen.
>>23025358that's not bad thenI guess we'll have to wait and see what the non-starter-set pricing is for minis since I'm sure plenty of gunpla autists just wanna paint them and not play the game
>>23025342Why in the world would you want to field a zaku 1 when the gundam wing can do that retarded spinning shooting thing that wipes out hundreds of grunts in one go? They really should have kept it to UC suits.
>>23025365because it's just a retarded game that's supposed to sell products. they don't care about that shit, people want to consoom and they are gonna make money off it.
>>23025365>Giving a shit about power levels in secondary mediaI bet you're the type of person who'd complain that Chirico can get out of his Burglary Dog and shoot the Anti-Spiral with a pistol
>>23025333Probably cuz it's not even out yet. I'll post my box when it arrives at the Volks store. It's only a 9hr walk
What primer do you guys typically use?
>>23025453I use Mr goyler 1500 for metallic paint because it’s smoother and Gaia evo surfacer for blasting base coats on at 15 psi
>>23025365that can only wipe out wing grunts. the power of UC is too strong for it
>>23025456How come I see lots of people here use surfacer as their standard primer?
>>23025506Idk dude. This stuff just works. Everyone uses this shit.
Premium Bandai is truly so fucking Jewish, fucking hell.
>>23025066What the hell even is this anyway? Tobia got the Full Cloth and Seabook was long retired before this point. Googling says it was from Crossbone, but I've read Crossbone and this thing is most definitely not in it.
>>23025236a modelling saw or perhaps a single bladed nipper is probabaly your best bet. But I think that a 3mm runner is probably too big for a zaku eye
>>23025350well it doesn't have to be magic, gundam seed has beam boomerangs that can fly around and come back, they're even usually equipped on melee oriented stuff too
>>23025662Pretty sure its from the 30th anniversary illustration.
Are there any kind of Gaia Gear kits? I imagine some resin garage kits exist somewhere out there. Not really planning to buy them, just want to look at them and marvel at the details. Google's become so shit nowadays that looking up "gaia gear" just gives me random unrelated results. >>23025699>>23025662It's from a one-shot showing how Kinkaid recruited Zabine to the Crossbone Vanguard. Apparently the Full Cloth equipment was always planned for the Crossbones, even before Tobia joined the org.
>>23025699So just for the anniversary, huh? Did Zabine get something in return or is this just giving Seabook a stronger suit to beat him to death with?
>>23025703Oh that sounds interesting. In classic Crossbone format I don't expect it to be translated though. At least not this decade.
>>23025704>>23025706It's up on Mangadex, it's called "First Cross"
>>23025708Oh shit, Christmas came late then. Thanks, anon.
>>23025350Varguil and Moon Gundam have psychoframe boomerang/ninja star thingies
>>23025708Bandai Spirits casually shitting out a special release of a variant only shown in a oneshot.
>>23025723my guy it's the main suit of the manga
>>23025365I don't think you understand how point cost tabletop games work. Units at most have 1-2 attacks per turn. If wing was as powerful as you are anticipating in this game, you'd be able to field 6 or more zakus for the cost of one wing. That's minimum six chances to roll a wound on the wing even if the damage is low.
What's the GM II of Gunpla
>>23025726Of a oneshot manga, that may or may not be serialised at all.
>>23025743one shot that's part of a 30 year old wildly popular story
>>23025745. Im just saying that Bandai Spirits just casually decided to do a metal robot out of a one chapter suit. I dont even know why youre arguing.
Has anyone ever tried using this?
>>23025770Yes, it's tasty.
>>23025723I mean they already have the molds. I think only the sword is new
>>23025773Did it cure your mental illness?
>>23025776SEED Freedom is the best Gundam animated work
>>23025779Sounds like you need to sneed some more.
>>23025167Sad these ain't visible that much, but it's fine. Red today with a bit of white a bit later.
Do you power stance when you pose or try to go for something dynamic?
>>23025789Hmm, I recognize that cockpit.
>>23025793>I recognize that bulge
>>23025358I like that I've seen balls and at least three variations of GMs so far, leaves me cautiously optimistic that I can fulfill my gruntfag dreams and just field a ton of GMs and balls to inevitably get blown up by OP Gundam units anyway.
>>23025734The sample tables are fucking tiny, I doubt you can field enough zakus to keep up with the wing. Even if they did some crazy warhammer point cost shenanigans where 1 protag suit is worth 30 grunts.
>>23025836yeah. if I can get three mini GMs and mini zakus for less than a hg then I'll probably even learn speedpainting just to armybuild
>>23025840i like how people are acting like they're already intimately familiar with the game balance
its so cold outside i dont wanna tilt the window to vent. maybe i should build one of those bucket vents....
>>23025851if god didn't want you to huff acrylic paint he wouldn't have made it smell so good
>>23025847ikr, that other guy had the audacity to assume that zakus could somehow compete with the fucking wing gundam because in warhammer they just could!
>>23025333Does Designs 3 really count as old?
these are double sided right?
Does anyone ever display their kits with dual pistols when given the option? Shit feels underwhelming when used by a giant robot. Cherudim is an inherently less cool design than the Dynames, but I think part of it is because it was more about the dinky GN pistols than the sniper rifle.Also, this guy is really making me wish some third party company did MGs based on other 00 MB designs like the Dynames Repair III or Dynames Saga.
>>23025903rifles are also underwhelming (a grey plastic blob with no detail), I don't bother building them
>>23025453I just use matte mr. super clear for acrylics.
>>23025236Lil saw, then carefully sand it thin enough to your desired chonk. If you look around, you can find gem/ Rhinestones for dirt cheap that work well for mono-eyes
>>23025236Paint would be a much better solution.
>>23025901Yes
>>23025236alternatively, consider the ms sight lens. you can color them in any way you want, come in different sizes, and don't look horrendous like rhinestones do
>>23025961No
>>23025969Metallic gundam marker is great for monoeyes though.
Besides the JMS G-Line (when it's out) and the GM Spartan, which are the good chink kits to buy? I want to start painting my kits.
PGU Z Gustav when?
>>23025968I've got some paints and DSPIAE markers coming in so I'll try painting it
>>23025976Never ever.
>>23025969Find a different hobby
>>23025974STAR-HGUC Gouf Custom is pretty goodhttps://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008180330833.html
>>23025983Maybe you should pick painting instead of modeling, Picasso
>>23025992This guy really thought he said something lmao
>>23025995No need to be this upset.
>>23025997I'm not the who got offended at the idea of painting lol
>thought Surugaya cancelled my order>even got my money back>now Surugaya sent me a mail saying my order is ready to ship>mfwHoly shit, free Gunpla!
>>23026004this but it was styrene sheet i ordered from temu
>>23025992It would take about 5 seconds and produce a much better result than gluing a slice of a runner to the eye. You don't even need to prime it for a gundam marker.
For clear plastic eyes would painting the back of the plastic with silver chrome marker look better than unpainted or putting stickers on top?
>>23026072it would make them slightly shinier but if it would be better depends on your opinion after you see it
Solomon is gonna make a GP02 MLRS
>>23026100I honestly feel like I'm the only person that doesn't like the solomon gp02 and prefers the MG
I had an "oh god oh fuck" moment when i applied my matt varnish because it looked all bluish and pooly and shit no matter how thinly i tried to apply it but now that it's dry it looks fine
>>23026072You could cut out some of the runner and paint the back of it to see if you like the effect.
>>23026107you're not that special
>>23026072Depends...does it have an opening on the back of the head for light to enter and make the eyes "glow", I would probably leave it like that.Does it not? then chrome might be a good idea to make the light reflect back.
>>23025167>prime 70 white parts purple just to paint them white againThis always makes me feel like im doing something retarded
>>23026131I honestly don't bother painting parts that are already in the correct color unless I'm trying to match them to other parts that need painting. Under topcoat, they're undistinguishable as unpainted anyway>captcha: AN0N
>>23026131I really don't see a point in painting white parts.
Did I put E7 on wrong here?
>>23026169Mordred?
>>23026168Looks proper. What's the issue? Also try taking a proper picture with normal lighting, retard
>>23026147>Under topcoat, they're undistinguishable as unpainted anywayNo.
>>23026186prove it
>>23026147It's very important to cover up the stress marks on the white plastic.
>>23026186You couldn't tell when that anon posted his collage of topcoated kits four days ago
TY MODEL STORE WHEN IS THE CLEAR GAIA FLUO COMING BACK IN STOCK
https://x.com/y_yasigani/status/1875371682258678088
>>23026197That was me. I haven't been involved in this discussion but a most of those did have some paint on them for any color corrections and the eyes. I just don't see the point of painting something back to the same color it already was.
>nearly 10 fucking bucks per miniBandai following in the gamesjewshop ways it seems
>>23026214Forgot the say, this is an example even though it's not done yet. It just needed some correction on the grenades and to spice up the gun.
>>23026194Paint has higher pigmentation density resulting in deeper and more vibrant colors while plastic is translucent with pigments suspended in the plastic which result in cheap shitty looking colors. Top coat just removes the reflective plastic sheen.
>>23026216the starter sets aren't just minis
>>23026214What the fuck the red mars f90 is this thick? I always thought it was some lanky ass suit.
>>23026221Who cares about cardslop. That shit is peak consoom.
>>23026221True, the starter packs are often way cheaper than buying the minis apartLike buying the starter pack of x-wing game was $80 for 3 ships and rules but if you bought them separatedly were like $35 each. So these minis will probably be more than just $10 each.
>>23026223It's really small so the proportions seem weird.
>>23026226not very smart, huh
>>23026219>blah blah blahPost a side by side comparison as proof
>>23026231No, I’m not.
There.He's DONE. Painted, varnished, DONE.I'm not touching him again. My fingers hurt from putting him back together and I had to do touchups because I didn't foresee that putting them arms in and even moving them would cause scratches on a very visible spot.
>>23026234What is this fucking shit dude
>>23026234ughflippedhe's going on the shelf and not coming off
>>23026236It's lazengann
>>23026236wanted to see if the paints i bought 7 years ago still work and practice the very basics before even touching any of my actual gunpla so I decided to paint my old ass Revoltech Enki>>23026239it's Enki
>>23026241The colors threw me off. Did you thin your paint at all?
>>23026227I honestly taught that it was much more taller than this.
>>23026243no. just getting back into painting i don’t want to get into anything to advanced
>>23026245Thinning your paint is a very basic requirement for painting and one of the very first things you learn, otherwise your results will turn out very poor
>>23025735GM II
>>23026245Next time, thin it until it's about the consistency of milk. It'll make it look a lot better even if you have to do a second application.>>23026244All the late UC gundams are tiny. f91, f90 and its variants, victory and crossbone are very small.
>>2302625514m tall chads rise up!!
>>23026243I thinned the German Grey (calves, feet, head, torso, arms)I didn't feel the need to thin the Pure Black because it's airbrush paint so it was already pretty thin (used on the crotchplate, thighs, over-eyes plate on the chest, and knee-protectors, the knee-protectors have some lumpy bits because i fucked it up) the blue and yellow on the head was gundam markerthe blue market paint had turned all gritty so it was a pain in the assthe yellow pooled a bunchwon't use gundam markers again in the future, i hate the chisel tipsoverall the Pure Black looks good in-person, basically any nasty looking part with it is all my fault as i was figuring things out>>23026245why are you pretending to be me anonwhat you said is true but why a literal random>>23026255that guy isn't me but thanks for the tip, i know about paint thinning, most of the fuckups on this paintjob are for other reasonsthe paint i used on the thighs/crotchplate/eyeplate was already the consistency of milk out of the bottle since it's airbrush paint
>>23025903>Shit feels underwhelmingyou need an action pose to make dual pistols worth anything, don't just do the boring standing up and pointing them straight ahead thing. make it do a max payne dive or some other cool gun kata shit
>>23026262The paint on the shoulders just looks a bit thick.>>23026258I really love the small mobile suits. Right now I'm looking for good prices on the rest of the f90 variants and crossbone variants.
>>23026262Sorry anon, I didn’t look at the picture so I didn’t know you actually didn’t thin and I just wanted to try to make you seem retarded.
>>23026273I got me a phantom the other day for €30, little bit expensive but it's ok
>>23026237>>23026262can you take a better picture i cant see shit in this lighting
>>23026278How it was? I head the crossbone hgs are crap.
>>23026292nta but they're perfectly alright and phantom is pretty great for a HG
>>23025735The 1.5 Re-Gz
>>23026292They’re crap
>>23026216>10 bucks per miniSounds like I'll just buy the starter pack for the rule kit then play the game with HG kits
>>23026131damn that modulation looks sick
>>23026319Play with HGs would be a lot cooler
>>23026337You don’t need a game to play with your high grades. They’re already children’s toys.
>bought RG Tallgeese II on impulse just so I could complete my 1/144 Wing collection>it's the only thing from the April catalog I actually want since I'm going to paint my RG Tallgeese in TV colorsConvince me not to buy this thing, chat. The only 1/144 00 S1 kit I have is the RG Exia so it would fit, but I'm not sure I have the shelf space for it.
>>23026364wait for the much cooler Dynames GN Arms to get a reprint instead
>>23026364They're doing preorders a real grade tallgeese in TV colors right now, along with the II and III
>>23026364>Convince me not to buy this thingGot you, broPic related as exhibit 1
>>23025167I might touch up a couple spots, but I'm content with how it looks for now
>>23026366I don't have a HG Dynames, and have no plans to buy one. I'm mainly just looking for a way to not feel bad for paying ten bucks shipping for a single kit. Like, maybe the Shin Matsunaga Gelgoog or Parachute Ground Gundam, but I don't give a shit about MSV and I don't like 08th MS Team that much.>>23026373That thing is regular retail (which I'm pretty sure I could get for cheaper), and I already have an MG Exia so it would be doubling down.
>>23026376It comes with the HG Dynames for the record, same how this one comes with HG Exia. But that's fair, with that selection I'd say this is the best pick anyway.
>>23026375Here it is with more natural lighting
>>23025698Allegedly, the boomerang technology in SEED was the basis for the Dragoons.
>>23026400this reminded me of the amatsu minawhich reminded me of the fact it has those spikes on wires in the wings that are supposedly not even guidable after being fired but absolutely behave like they're guided and the pilot supposedly is just that good
is regular superglue okay for gluing parts to remove seam lines or do i need dedicated cement like tamiya thin
>>23026418superglue doesn't fill. it just glues. you either need cement or putty to fill in seam lines
>>23026418I would use plastic cement, but if you are srly that constrained by budget or there isn't any in your area you could "use" superglue if you're going to sand and paint after. Might not end pretty though
>>23026423I thought somebody here said ca glue fills.
>>23026384I think you should have stuck to clears or added drybrushing or some such for the ridges. It just looks like a tattered cape instead of energy wings.
>>23026426it has substance, but because ca glue hardens from the moisture in air, you're never going to get it solid all the way through if you try to fill with it. even if you sand what gets pushed out, you'll run into uncured glue underneath
>>23026423ok cooli can't get cement rn but i have some tamiya two part putty coming in
I hope that Mr. Color Velvet can show up in the states soon. I'm not sure what I'd use it for but it looks cool.
>>23026455Id use it on girlpla
>>23026455I'd use it on my nails
>>23026471hi gaikotsu
https://www.usagundamstore.com/products/gundam-builders-parts-hd-non-scale-ms-detail-01How exactly do these get installed? Aren't a kit's thrusters basically designed specifically for their own backpacks?
>>23026476Hi
mfw waiting paint to dry
>>23026479review more 30mm
>>23026478You fill the area with pla plate or miliput, sand away anything you don't want, the glue them on.
>>23026485I use that time to go work out and read :) makes time fly when you're having fun!
>>23026494yeah but I have to get in the robot
>>23026432So if I cemented a part together and it’s one part now but there’s still a line what do I put in the line to make it go away?
>>23026504putty. tamiya or milliput or green stuff or sprue goo
>there's a blue version of the VerdenovaThis is dumb as fuck, the Verdenova always should be green.
>>23026507i wanted to make sprue goo but when i asked for acetone the faggot in the shop gave me toluenei went back to like 3 other stores and they all only carry toluenei even looked at nail polish remover and they only carry acetone-free npr
it's almost time chuds
>>23026514Left: GundamRight: WTF
>>23026509>verde>it's actually bluethe fuck is this?
>>23026514overman king gundaimer
Are there any spots on the dom what would be suitable for additional boosters/verniers?I was thinking about putting some missile pods on the outer sides of the legs like what the JINN has in SEED
>>23026507I put this crap on it like 3 times and sanded it and the line is still there. I also tried sprue glue and the line is still there.
>>23026519Heresy.
>>23026513thats strange. acetone is much widely available than toluene, at least in the eu. try completely generic hobby stores like OBI or something like that
>>23026514>so in this universe the first change is that Char stole the RX78 and not Amuro, right?>Yes>so why the RX78 is completely different if up to that point was the same?>Look over there!! is that a Zaku?!!
>>23026521backpack?
>>23026527because he thought the original design was gay so he had them change it
>>23026507>greenstufffuck no, that shit is awful if you're doing sharp edges and stuff. Also it sands rubbery and it can expand with time, like I have a few minis conversion and after 1-2 years I can see through the paintjob the parts that were added with greenstuff because they expanded a little bit
>>23026529The backpack looks kinda small, that was my initial thought as wellI did have the thought to drill a hole and install a gelgoog cannon type part on the back though
>>23026527I think there's already a Char Gundam concept art with Elmeth's funnels slapped around.
>>23026531and make it even gayer?
>>23026527>if up to that point was the same?>source: your ass
>>23026523Help
>>23026545show picture
>>23026547I don’t want to expose myself for when I post my completed build
>>23026527Between the fag trying to claim that "realism" is the reason why netflix gundam is ugly as a turd and now this thing's origin story it is really coming across as these guys have not only no idea what they're doing but next to no talent for writing either.
>>23026551zoom way in and/or crop the image so we can't tell what the part is
>>23026552you gon watch every single episode on release then bitch about it in detail here
>>23026563NTAbutyou know it baby
What new releases are you guys most excited about this year? For me, it's D Gundam, Psyco Mk II and Puru
>>23026569that gundam is sex
>>23026572doesn't respect the artist's vision
>>23026569GQuX and Psycho Mk-II
>>23026574the artist can take it up with how this plastic robot makes my dick feel
>>23026569I just want MG Vidar to come out so that we finally get word on the next MG for this year.
>>23026583It’s gonna be mg boring seedslop
>>23026569>it's D Gundam, Psyco Mk IISame with me, but add the HG Hi-Zack too.
would a MG aerial be very different from the full mechanics? I'm not very familiar with FMs
>>23026600it'd have an opening cockpit gimmick, some more details and maybe sliding panels, maybe some mechanical info in the manual and that's probably it
>>23026600It will have an inner frame
>>23026603maybe even dead fetuses bits
>>23026563No, I'm not going to watch any of it. Just like I didn't watch any of gwitch.
>>23026569HG kapool and turn X
>>23026617No I want hg capule
>>23026600Inner frameOpen-able panelsMore greeble, maybe sharper detailsInterior space for LEDs
>>23026553Ok fine here. Put putty on this and then sanded it like 3 or 4 times and then did sprue goo once or twice and eventually just gave up and painted over it.
>>23026569MG Destiny Spec 2 (It came to me in a dream)
>>23026423Bullshit.I use Superglue to gap to fill all the time. It cures to a plastic that can be sanded. Sometimes it takes a few passes if the gap is huge, but its my main method for filling seams or filling pits.Here: see what real modeler's think about using CA glue to seam fill, the pros and the cons, and ignore the bad advice from the shitposters.https://cs.finescale.com/fsm/tools_techniques_and_reference_materials/f/13/t/162846.aspx
Just got the real grade gundam 2.0.
>>23026723one wedgie comin upit's quuuuuuxtime
>>23026455I'm seeing some rust and corrosion that can be made with this. Nurgle stuff as well.
Looking for an alternate melee weapon for a 1/144 Dom TropenAny ideas?
>>23025862warhammer isn't the only dice based tabletop game. the fact you assumed that is what I was referencing when I didn't even mention it speaks volumes.
>>23026292Haven't assembled it yetIt comes with lots of extras but no beam propeller for the WWI biplane transformation or beam shields
>>23026552the netflix gundams were ugly to appeal to western audiencesg-quacks is cool because it's weird
>>23026764Heat hawk or gouf heat saber. Perhaps another heat weapon like Efreet Jaeger's heat kukri, though probably bigger than that.If you wanna try something else the novel version Rick Doms had beam sabers, though they're described as less focused and thus broader and less sharp than the Gundam's. (There are no Gelgoogs in the novel so that's the only comparison). Plus, Dom Tropen in particular had access to a prototype beam rifle in Zeonic Front (pic related) so there's at least some obscure basis for giving it a beam saber.
>>23026741I have it on preorder too. This is so I can pose Gquuuuuux giving it a swirlie.
>These will not be getting kits.
>>23026785And that's a good thing.
>>23026784based, based
>>23026785i don't see shadow gundam on there. does that mean it will get a new hg?
>>23026785the horse has a kit though
>>23026792Obviously yeah. If we're being realistic it will be announced this year. They're probably skipping the Russian one because of Pootin.
>>23026785I honestly truthfully genuinely hope with all my heart and soul that they never make a Mermaid Gundam
>>23026785The only loss is no kit for Neros Gundam or the John Bull
>>23026785The Tequila deserves a kit, at least the Daniel Custom.
>>23026521Small black panels on the knees
>>23026846Won't the angle of the knee mean the boosters will be firing straight into the armor plate on the leg?
>>23026855anon they're childrens toys. they dont need to have logic behind the design choices.
>>23026533A cannon or maybe more fuel tanks could work pretty well. Different backpack but something like this could give it a nice silhouette imo.
>>23026864>siek zeon
>>23026869please understand this is early 2000s japan
wow thats convenient tiny joints gate system, do megalomaria kits have these usually?
>>23026785CanadaBros... we will never get our Neo Canada representative..
>>23026893you're gonna be our 51st state so you can be represented by gundam maxter
>>23026785GUNDAM MAGNAT MENTIONED RAAAAH
>>23026775>ugly to appeal to western audiencesSounds like bullshit. Gundam sells in the west because it's Gundam, not because it's other nonsense. gcucks is a mess and that doesn't make it cool.
>>230267642 Zaku II High Mobility Ground Type sword, the Gyan Krieger's lance, a huge ass piece of concrete and rebar scavenged from rubble.
>>23025974The Black Stars Zaku II with that huge heat hawk, the Char Zaku I or any of the Southern Cross Zaku IIs.
>>23025974XFS Woundwort
>>23025337>>23025361Why is the MSRP at 34.99 and 11.99 for the other? It's 34.99 for the TCG cards and a starter with 3 minis in it?And the 11.99 is a starter too? With 2 minis?
>>23026931this guy?https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007797846450.html
>>23026954Yeah, that one.
>>23026957are the monoeyes molded separately or are those glossy stickersit's not a dealbreaker if not but it would be a plus
Why do acrylics get so much hate?
>>23026967this looks like shit. it would look so much better with gaianotes
>>23026967they don't
>>23026967because they don't get /gpg/ high while using them like lacquers do.
https://x.com/kakaritho_dairi/status/1875549729301655566
>>23026950No, it's $35 for the TCG starter deck with 3 minis included, then $12 for just the TCG Starter deck.
https://x.com/pin_vise/status/1875879241449173145
>>23026988Ok, so I suppose a start set should be around $25~30 then
>>23026427I think I'm going to do a lighter pink to drybrush the ridges, but it's a first for me so no biggie
>>23026999I'd like a musume line that looked like aigis, human head but body is clearly clangor any musume that didn't look straight out of mobage gacha and more hard sci fi
>>23027007sssssooooooooooo megalomaria?
>>23027007You can pretty much do that with the 30minutesisters, just paint their flesh bits on their body into whatever the armor color is.
>>2302700730minutemissions acerby with any 30minutesisters faceplateor any 30minutesisters kit and paint the skin bits metallic or whatever
>>23027013yeah megalomaria is sick but it's an outlier, i want more>>23027018>>23027021honestly both 30ms and the non megalomaria kotos don't look mechanical enough to be just painted over while also disappointing as organic partsthen again sure you could always kitbash actually model etc to get anything you want but that's true with everything
>>23027026ok so just get an acerby and add some other 30mm bits to it to make it more mechy
>>23026969if it's good enough for a gbwc winner it's good enough for you
>>23027030>>23027026you might also like Spinatia as a base (spinatiA, not spinatiO)
>>23027031this is the hardest shit i've ever seen
>>23027040>putting the Long Range Fin Funnel on as-is without painting it
>>23027040Why is Nu such perfection? Why do I feel the urge to get 4 of it.
>>23027068Because the Nu is not for show.
>>23026197that anon convinced me to invest in topkinomy snapgodpla will reach new heights
>>23026361>You don’t need a game to play with your high grades. They’re already children’s toys.>Implying I don't already play with my kits, waving them around while making pshew pshew noisesFor me, the point would be the fun of simulated battles, like a D&D game except with giant robots, subpar roleplay optional
what if i just posted my topcoated snapshart, confidently said it's all gaianotes and included a snide remark to acrylic paints for good measure?
>>23026523>I put this crap on it like 3 times and sanded it and the line is still thereclearly you didn't use enough puttyyou're meant put enough that it completely covers the line and even sticks out from the part, then sand it back down to level
>>23027087The Mecha Hack, Mekton Zetam, or even Lancer RPG with some finagling
>>23027091That’s what I did
>>23026521just scrachbuild the gnomides trailer, simple.
>>23027090You’d get a million updoots
>>23027102I wish I had the patience to do scratchbuilds.
>>23026967they have high skill floor and /gpg/ sprayshitters aren't skilled enough to get good results
>>23027092Never heard of Mecha Hack, but I have heard of the latter two. I've honestly always wanted to play either one, and almost got to play Mekton before the group imploded a day before session 1. Roping random peopleto play with that aren't either isn't too cringy, edgy, gay or flaky is really fucking hard, at least in my experience. One thing I'm hoping for with the Gundam tabletop game is that it makes tabletop games more mainstream, so that I can get a nice group of normal people to potentially play with. All I ever find when trying to find/form groups are insufferable turbo autists, maybe because the regular bearable people are already in closed groups.
>>23027090gorillion (You)s blindly praising your paintingand at least 6 posts telling to thin your paints
>>23026523>>23027091Man I always have this fucking problem. Like anon said, you have to use in excess, and have more putty than the level of plastic so that you can sand to smooth. My problem is I'd always either not sand enough and there's still a noticeable bump, or I'd sand too much and I'm back to having the indented line. It's always either one of the other. I think you just have to practice at sanding *just* the right amount after puttying up your piece. Luckily for me, I have my qt gunpla gf who's better at kits than me to help me get my sanding right, but it is frustrating never being able to do it right and always needing help.
some day i will learn to 3d model and print my own gnomides
Someday I will meet a gunplatuber and kidnap him.
Give me a cutie goth mommy now.
i will now buy your manlet gunpla
The average adult spends $255 a year on their hobbies. Are you above or below this average?
>>23027068Now Bandai need to make is Mass Production variant
>>23027182Well it's 5 days into the year and I've spend $40.With some simple applied retard math I can claim i'm a $2900/year gunpla whale
>>23027116you need to file down that bump. sanding it won't do enough
>>23027116Invest in some single edged nippers and some files. They'll take the nub down way better.
How come Zaku doesn't get Side F variant like Sazabi?
Are you ready?
>>23027205No
>>23027185You are the only one who wants this shit
>>23027205Looks like a Bayformer.>>23027231I want it too.
>>23027193Let me go call them up and ask them
>>23027231Youre the only one who doesnt want that shit.
There's any cheap kit that comes with a pilebunker?
>>23027182For just gunpla? Below
>>23027252Is it bad if I spent a couple thousand?
>>23027240The 30mm Option Part set 19 comes with a pile bunker, but you have to wait until may.>>23027182>255 bucks a yearNope, I spend between 100/200 bucks each month.
>>23027266idk what your income is nigga
>>23027266that's like 2 gtmsit's fine as long as you actually built and painted them before new years
>>23027268Are there any of these 30mm option sets that aren't suitable for 1/144 HGs? I'm mainly worried about getting something that's way too big
>>23027275I made like $1700 last year
>>23027279all of them are for 1/144 size HGs and use either 3mm pegs or C-clips, mostly 3mm pegs
Hands up, bitch.
>>23027268can't wait to take a file and knife to this thing to really gnarl up that spike
>>23027291Another design I would like an MG of. Shame.
Nightmare fuel.
>>23027316This shit is unacceptable
>>23027316I love Bandai
>>23027182>255$ a year Netflix and Hulu are not hobbies.
>>23027328yeah most adults don't really have hobbies to speak of so these studies count goyslop consumption
>>23027332To be fair Bandai plamo is goyslop
>>23027336No it’s not.
>>23027336plamo goyslop are little model planes and tanks
>>23027240the kyoukai senki weapon packs have two versions of pilebunkers
>>23027392Weapon Set 6which other
>>23026314Is this the same thing that's up for sale on PBandai?
>>23027427I don’t know
Is this even considered Gunpla? Has anyone built one? How hard is it for a novice?
>>23027464It's plamo, it counts.
>>23027464Why does it have to look so sexy? Isn’t Transformers for kids?
>>23027469Because the artist is a literal hentai artist.https://x.com/bansanv3
>>23026514YWNBAG
>>23027471IIRC Hasbro owns the license I don’t think they’d appreciate people making hentai figures of their intellectual property.
>>23027479Yet here we are. Arcee, Windblade both have sexy plamo.
>>23027471Kino
>>23027471I only know of this artist cause of his futa art
Still working on building the RG rx-78 2 2.0 and I am afraid to say it's peak
>>23027291I have this burning urge to kitbash this with a silver bullet.
>>23026967Not as durable, clog airbrushes easier, weaker than other paints so it's more of a pain to do shit like enamel pin washes. Generally just harder to use than lacquers and don't provide results that are any better. The only real upside I can think of is that they're non toxic.
>>23027464https://www.elglobo.com.mx/cdn/shop/products/rosca-tradicional-1_6K-2048X1621-A_600x.jpg?v=1640715057It's very similar to Windblade, so not that hard but expensive and with minimal accessories
If I don't have topcoat, should I bother with decals?
>>23026967This year I will try and get a fss kit. What would be a good start?
What's the best way to remove the mold lines on pieces like this?On the left I folded sponges over and went horizontally groove by groove, which still flattened the details.
>>23027546I drag the edge of a blade against it. It leaves an ugly finish so you'll still need the polishing pad though.
>>23027549Thanks, I'll give that a try. Maybe scraping will decrease the amount of sanding required.
>>23027553She's adorable. What kit is this?
>>23027555PUNI MOFU Mao.
>>23027555Enjoy your diabetus.
When is Megami Tsukiyomi going to be available for ordering?
>>23027588In 5 minutes
>>23027584Built for locking in a dungeon and savagely beating her every hour.
>>23027328average ameriburger spent $42/mo on streaman in 2024, which is over $500/yearin 2023 it was $660
>>23027464>transformerok now show me her gerwalk mode
>>23027182Im way over that now.
>>23027546that zigzag is a seam line (line between two parts), not a mold line / parting line (line along the middle of one part where the two halves of the injection mold meet)
>>23027205I'll be ready when they release the tian qiang body and I can finally make my AC
>>23027621If you look at the head on the right, you'll see two vertical lines connecting the nub marks sandwiching the seam line.I'm just going to leave that seam line alone. It looks good.
>>23027588Japan exclusive grocery store raffle
>>23027629oh oopssomehow i thought that line was the scuff mark from where you had sponge sanded it. apparently I can't tell left from right
I got grey, black and dark gray, which color of panel line should I use for a white gunpla?
>>23027539Use setter to glue em and softer to melt them...you are referring to waterslides ya?
>>23027657>you are referring to waterslides ya?Yup, gonna try it.
>>23027656Grey
>>23025252>>23025259>>23025268>>23025278I want to apologize for my behavior last night, I was extremely drunk and frustrated. Not at all in a totally coherent frame of mind. These threads deal with enough shit as is, and I didn't help matters in the slightest. I'll go back to just lurking and not posting for the foreseeable future.I was a total faggot. I'm sorry anons.
>>23027683It's all good dude, no worries.Could tell you were frustrated.
>>23027588preorders open Jan 15th
>>23027693Where can I pre order it? I’m not Japanese
>>23027697presumably hlj. surugaya does some megami device preorders now too, they do free shipping to burgerland so probably cheaper
I’m not mad just disappointed
>>23027702Does the RG Zaku hold up?
>>23027702what am I supposed to be mad about
>>23027704No it’s trash. There’s at least 2 HGs that are better
>>23027702I see no problem with people posting their work on other sites for exposure. You make something cool you want to show it off. Post it on Facebook, Reddit, wherever. Doesn't matter.I only have issue with people dragging work they didn't make here to be used as bait. Fuck off with that.
>>23027705every paintchad on /gpg/ is also a redditorall the true 4cels are nopaints
>>23027702A redditor won the US portion of GBWC btw.
>>23027705>>23027709>>23027710>>23027720Reddit defense force is out in full today I see. If you like it so much why don’t you go back there?
>>23027720gpgbros...
>>23027710I always paint and I never post on Reddit.
>>23027806Dangerously based. Take my 4chan updoot friend
A toofpick changes everythang
>>23027710There used to be an anon here who would often repost pics from reddit yet claimed he would never browse there. So I made an account (something like trolled or trolling but spelled backwards), posted a pink, light blue and white deathscythe on there and he reposted here it almost immediately, like within SECONDS. Now everyone knows he's constantly browsing reddit.
>>23027820You’ve posted this before
>>23027656Black if you like contrast, the lighter gray if you prefer subtlety.
I need to build a paint booth. It's too cold to paint outside.
>>23027820based
How can I make this shinier?
>>23027831Looks like it’s time for her to get a breast reduction
>>23027831giwtwm (having a paint booth)
>>23027806Yeah well I always paint and I DO post to reddit
Is there a guide to replacing joints? I want to upgrade a kit I have to the modern era. It has the old style for the arms, the little sticks coming out of the chest piece. No mobility.
>>23027852get ballden arm arms. cut off the pegs on the chest, drill a hole in them. Stick one of the ball joints from the set in there and you're done
>>23027852=READ THE GUIDE=THE GUIDE: http://gunpla.buyfags.moe/=READ THE GUIDE=
>>23027854I haven't been here in years and the last time, the guide wasn't updated. Doesn't look like it has anything more from the last time, either. >>23027853This is more what I was looking for, thanks. I wasn't sure if there'd be something I'm missing outside a certain product or being recommended a certain product with updated joints.
>>23027836Clear fluorescent paint. It glows slightly more than regular gloss paint due to residual UV radiation from sunlight (unless you're a literal actual basement dweller). No you don't need to shine a black light on it to make it glow, unlike that one anon who hates fluorescent paint will insist.
>>23027702i am also disappointed that you went to reddit then told us for some reason
>>23027865Going to Reddit is ok now according to /gpg/
>>23027865he didn't just "go". he's a fucking phoneposter but HAS THE REDDIT APP INSTALLED on his phone. he's even logged in! he browses there all the time.
>>23026199Scratch that, WHEN IS THE GAIA EX CLEAR GLOSS COMING BACK IN STOCK ON REASONABLE ALIEXPRESS SHOPSI'm not paying 30 euros for a single bottle ffs
>>23027865There are "people" here who intentionally go places to make themselves mad
>>23027868It’s ok according to these guys>>23027705>>23027709>>23027710>>23027720
>>23027871those guys are fags
>>23027871browsing other forms of social media is fine just don't tell us, no one cares lol
>>23025901Tamiya doesn't make single-bladed nippers
>>23027839What are you, gay?
Which airbrush is the eclipse killer? Or is it still the reigning championI've gotta choose one as part of my xmas giftalso does it come in titans colors
>>23027889HP-CH. Or one of harder & steenbeck
>>23027702don't go to filipino public gunpla facebook groups
>>23027889GSI Creos PS-289
>>23027889other airbrushes might as well not exist
https://x.com/Katori62/status/1875874783751258377
if you can't paint with a 20USD chink airbrush, might as well quit the hobby. something something blaming the tools.
shitcrylics
I already asked over in the buy thread on /toy/ but if anybody is selling one or multiple of the HG 1/144 Build Custom GP Base I'll buy, it can be built already or whatever, I just want the display stand and don't want to pay $60 for an unopened one on eBay/Amazon
>>23027102how do you even go about scratchbuilding something so large?
When's the last time the MG ReZEL or Type-C got reprinted? Worst part about this hobby is seeing something you want to buy and having to either pay 2-3 times the retail price or wait years for it to show up again.
>>23025167>>23025789Update, but will add small lacquer layer with candy red later.
>>23027970i pipette shitcrylics down my urethra so that when i cum it comes out multicolored
>>23027869me i just use GX 100 and GX 114
>>23026199>>23027869ali is dead for semi affordable paint imports, prices got absurd, you're just stuck with what you can get locally now
>>23026100
>>23028028>Worst part about this hobby is seeing something you want to buy and having to either pay 2-3 times the retail price or wait years for it to show up again.Just a few years ago the best part of this hobby was being able to buy kits that were over a decade old for the exact price it was originally released at.Reminder to murder all Bandainiggers.
Can anyone recommend the RG Tallgeese?
>>23028079i havent built mine yet but since youre asking nicely i will recommend it
>>23027710I post on reddit because people whale on the r/gunpla secret santa and you have to post to enter.
>>23028079buy it and tell us if you recommend it
>>23027702I just like sharing my stuff :) It's not that deep dude
>>23027710I was, in the past, but no longer. Fuck that place and their mentally handicapped people.
>>23028118might do this next year
>>23025163>Try sanding a kit for the first time>Sand the piece with fine sandpaper until it feels smooth and looks flat from the side>White circle is still visibleIs painting the only solution?
>>23028079I just finished building mine yesterday actually and I love it.I'm not a gunpla expert or anything (only just got back into the hobby after a couple years break) so take my opinion with a grain of salt. I really want to buy more rgs now.
Anyone ever tried one of these? It's a scriber/panel lining pen combo. The idea sounds fine on paper but in practice who knows?Anyone?
People who paint their kits > regular people > niggers > women > handicapped people > animals > people who don't paint their kits
>>23028079Is good. But posing it without action base is a bit tricky
Can someone be kind enough to provide some examples of painted inner frame of MG Ball
>>23028168Glass file and a drop of water. If you sand you just have to paint from my experiences.
>>23028181It's literally just a fountain pen nib. You're not using it to scribe, it's so you can press the tip into the panel lines. Doesn't work any better or worse than using a fine paint brush but it can be handy for getting into small or tight spots.
>>23028194I just panel line and clear coat without sanding. Am I cool?
>>23028168you could buy a pair of single bladed nippers, they dont leave stress marks like this once sanded
>>23028205just write what you want in the google search engine
>>23028194Colour separation is one of the things I admire about gunpla. Plus I like handling my kits. I usually have a kit on my desk posed to reflect my mood.>>23028232Thanks. Will do.>>23028216That's a thing? I'll look it up.
>>23028237I want engagement with people because I'm a lonely loser.
>>23028243Mood kindred.
>>23028243asking for most spoonfied garbage won't make you cool
>>23027720>check the gbwc entries.>See a bootleg entry.Oh wow. How shameless.
>>23028255Can't believe John Bandai even allowed it onto the showroom floor.
>4000 upvotesI kneel to the YouTuber, now I am the mogged one.
>>23028268Oh no, I forgot the image and now my shitpost makes me look retarded. (Only now though, if I didn't forget the image then this shitpost would have made me seem very smart.)
>>23028268it's curious how only non-redditeurs care about upvotes
>>23028268>4k updootsis that a lot or too few?
>>23028276top 5 of the month
JMS bootleg sandrock kai coming soon
>>23028273queengonna hang out at the store looking for GW baddies who need a gentle introduction to plamo
>>23028268>>23028273Is that a woman without a wee wee?
>>23028294>Woman>Without a wee weeThat's called a disappointment
>>23027464Im tempted to buy the new black one
>>23028228Like, you don't sand your nubs? If you knife them real good, it's fine?
>>23028305>>23027464I know there's two different companies doing a KO of the original color version. Do we know which one is the better one yet?
>>23028281Bootleg girlpla when?
>>23028281Is the bootleg Hazel Custom up for sale anywhere yet? I haven't been able to find it online.
>>23028273>https://youtu.be/81HP0cxcx6I?si=UZ9W6mEldIozRqiK>Autistically handpaints the Mr Hobby label details.I daresay she could replace Ume if she keeps on doing gunpla.
>>23027702Based, time to stalk crossposters and ERP with them in their private messages
>>23028326I am 100% certain I have done it with some people here.
What would you want out of a hypothetical new Ex-S Gundam kit?
>>23028330a girlfriend to procreate with
>>23028330That but more guns and add some missiles.
>>230283301/144 scale
>>23028330I don't see them making another one so soon after the 2019 MG. But if they do, they damn well better do an entirely new mold for it instead of cobbling a kit together from parts from the old 2002-2003 MG and the MG Deep Striker (which itself was also a cobbling together of the old MG).
I'm looking for a hangar kit to get started on soon, any reccommendations for a cheap-ish one I can build and play around with?
>>23027889Eclipse is a shit airbrush
>>23028330They already have technology and molds, why is the hummingbird still not made?
>>23028299Please kill yourself.
>>23028366Because it's literally just a fucking Zeta Plus with Ex-S boosters just make it yourself. The rifle is the only part you'd have to scratch build or buy a resin kit for
>>23028374But then I would fucking waste a Zeta plus and my beloved Ex-S gundam.
>>23028262Should have been automatically booted out, but I guess they were lenient and allowed it to be displayed?
>>23028216i've used 2030 grit glass files and found that they leave the plastic all scuffed to shit requiring further polishing, the secret was a drop of water?
>>23028351chinese one from aliexpress
>>23028330I want every kit to come with an autographed photo of Katoki
Why is there no HG Gabaldy Alpha
>>23028402because God hates usworse yet, if we ever get a kit it will probably be ori*in MSD
>>23028387Never bought anything on Aliexpress before is there anything to watch out for like?
>>23026569>D Gundam>P-BandaiGuess I'll wait for the XFS bootleg
>>23026569IMS Siren F and 1/144 KOGKoto Steel Haze
>>23028407Ask /csg/ on /g/. Main thing is to pay in USD. There are also lots of listing for the same item. The phone app lets you reverse image search and find all the ads. Choice shipping = fast free shipping. Video record your package opening.There's a winter sale that's ending in 2 days.
>>23028407Shop being older than one year, positive score/comments around 98% or above.
>>23028319>Bandai called me and asked me if I want to participate in "influencers" cup.This feels like a really dumb thing.
>>23028422Fuck that pisses me off and I have no idea why. Guess I've got brain problems
>>23028424yeah
>>23028405I hate these zaku adjacent suits and the people who like themi might be god then
>>23028424it's because she's a newfag with no history in gunpla being treated as royalty while dedicated gunpla creators get snubbed
>>23028431uh oh someone's coping
>>23028432but am I wrong?
>>23028014it's mostly solid so I guess you could start with a big block of wood or foam and glue styrene veneers to it
>>23028433Yeah, you are.
>>23028118the gunpla secret santa schizo anon... i remember you posting about it way too many times
Boutta paint my first resin kit. Nazca surfacer is the way to go for primer, yeah? But first I gotta wash the parts in soapy water or something?
>>23028205here's one from r*dd*t
>>23028281>Gundam wing shitI just saw a guncannon bootleg up for preorder. I know they're still doing origin kits, why cant they focus until we can get earlytype guntanks before they go with AU slop? Where's my zaku 1? Wheres my thunderbolt kits? They literally just did the atlas so why aren't they making the big gun?
>>23028441>primeralready doing it wrong
>>23028441H-how do you display this without anyone ever calling the cops on you.
>>23028355should i buy a gaahleri and $120 of paints instead
>>23028445How
>>23028441i think some people wash in IPA (or maybe that's just 3d printer fags?)but yes, GKs come coated in mold-release agent from the molding process and if you paint without cleaning it off your hard work will all flake off>>23028446very japanesely
>>23028281I love the box art on these bootlegs.
>>23028449use clear flesh tones over multiprimer
>>23025167My ball-in-oak salmon came in today. Gonna start working on that thicc boy
What are the typical drill head sizes needed for installing Builders Parts peg pieces on 1/144s that don't natively support them?
>>23028330nothing, the 1.5 is fine
>>23028281So does this mean they'll also make bootlegs of the Maganac corps? Because I would be totally down for a reasonably priced set of 36 maganacs.
I already liked the Space Portanovabut these alt colors make me rock hard
>>23028444not even the chinks care enough about UCslop anymore
>>23028468You say that, but they literally can't stop bootlegging UC kits.
UCslop is the fucking keystone of the industry. If you don't like the newest HG Grandpa in clear plastic with a slightly different tint than this other one, you can just get out you. Irony aside, I will take almost any new or remastered UC kit over any sneed kit.
>>23028495what's wrong with SEED kits? I understand not liking the anime itself, but its suit designs have always been good.
when's desultor again
>>23028500i don't like the suit design
>>23028495but I like my Gunner Warrior...
>>23028369Tell me, how does it feel to be a homo?
>>23028500>its suit designs have always been good>Zaku but ugly>Dom but ugly>Gelgoog but ugly>Chang's Special gundams with all manner of bits and bobsSOME designs are good, but not all
>>23028510you get the GINN's good name out of your whore mouth
>>23028512anon...
>>23028500>but its suit designs have always been goodI think UC designs are more varied and interesting, plus there are some old kits that deserve to get remade because the mobile suit is unique and they're currently bricks.Compare that to how almost every Seed kit has the same silhouette to the point that the newer kits use parts from nearly a decade ago. Even the interesting mobile suits from Seed like the BuCUE don't get kits, it's always Gundams.I'd rather have a new The-O or Zoloat because they have unique features and kits that just currently suck.
>>23028525this is a fair pointthere's no need to shit on the suit designs just because they're overrepresented and get samey
>>23028506I can show you. Toronto?
>>23028568No, I'm in the other north american /gpg/ hotspot, sorry.
>>23028570the only hotspots I know of are panda hobby and reddit
>>23028607>2 people>hotspotlol
>>23028495I never liked the base RX 78 and I will die on that hill.
>>23028447Get a gsi ps-289. Best value in airbrushing. Comes off the same assembly line as iwata, almost all the same features but half the price and none of the problems eclipses have
>>23028495Hello pleddit!
Is there a bootleg of the P-Bandai Origin HG Full Armor Gundam? I really like this thing and I wouldn't mind getting it off of P-Bandai if they actually reprinted it but I don't wanna pay the massive fucking scalper prices especially because I want three of it, one in the original colors, one in the blue/orange colors and one in standard RX-78-2 colors.
I found the 1/60 third-party PG Tallgeese ("Nilson Works Monument Repair Type") for a hundred bucksi'm gonnaI'm gonna do it
>>23028761Not yet and no info if there will be. Wait and hope.
>>23028766image
>>23028772I don't see a Tallgeese in that image.
>>23028455>multiprimerThat's outdated knowledge, you don't need multiprimer for every resin kit anymore. Surfacer technology caught up.
>>23028784Nta. I have gaia evo surfacer, Mr surfacer, and nazca surfacer. Are one of these fine for resins?
>>23028781NTAit's changified but i think it looks goodcaptcha: 4ASS
>>23028793Yes, literally all 3 will work fine for resin. Just make sure the resin surface is properly cleaned and doesn't have any mold release or grime on it.
>>23028798>Just make sure the resin surface is properly cleaned and doesn't have any mold release or grime on it.How do I clean it and get mold release or grime off it? This is my first resin kit so I’m still trying to figure out what to do differently from plastic models .
the shipping costs from hlj are really painful it's cheaper than buying from a western retailerbut seeing how much of the cost is shipping makes it more painful
>>23028819my thoughts exactly but the worst pain is VAT + customsthe only way to cope with plamo pain is browsing a warhammer catalog before checkout
>>23028813Soak all your resin pieces in a water + dish soap solution/purple power/IPA/whatever other degreaser you have for a few hours or leave overnight. Give it a little scrub with a toothbrush if you want. Rinse pieces with water and let dry. Then you wet sand your resin and clean it up unless you don't care about resin dust.
>>23028827VAT is one thing but I've never had problems with customs which is i guess one of the good parts of living in an irrelevant tiny country
>>23028830lucky you, shit just casually doubles up my VAT for the privilege of having my shit checked
>>23028829Ok thanks. What is the purpose of wet sanding the resin after cleaning it?
i should probably dip my glass files in water before sanding plastic with them yeah?
>>23028770Thanks. Guess I'm waiting for a restock then. Kind of insane to me that there's never been another 1/144 scale Full Armor Gundam (at least with this design, the other "Full Armor RX-78" are all completely different) aside from this and the ancient 80s version.
>>23028784You want multiprimer for coomer kits so you can use the white resin as a base color, using regular primer & opaque paints makes skin look flat and plastic-like
>>23028850yeah that's the idea. Wet file will make the plastic dust stick to it instead of making a cloud for you to breathe in.>>23028854That's bandai for ya, they're baboons.
>>23028857i was moreso concerned for the smoothness of the plastic but that too
>>23028855So you just spray multiprimer over the bare resin and then top coat it and that’s all you need to do for the skin?
>>23028798In my experience they don't stick that well to resin unless you sand the fuck out of it first since they're just filler material and lacquer thinner and lacquer thinner does jack shit to resin, proper primers with some adhesion promoting additive like Tamiya are much more durable
>>23028281>we will never get bootleg G-Reco, AGE, or Build Fighter kits>never get bootleg G-Saviour or other rarer kits>just shit like thisAt least we're getting grunt suits, I guess.
>>23028819The shipping menace strikes again, how do we combat this menace from gatekeeping us from our gunpla?
This thing is so well designed aside from the vulcans. In the next few days I'm gonna be coming back to it with the paints to add all the metal tones because the stickers suck. I'm excited for anything else real grade 2.0 after this.>>23027831God damn.
>>23027831I refuse to believe that Ume is single and haven't been featured in a jav film.
>>23028848Just to sand off any mold lines, nubs, imperfections, I'm just saying if you're going to sand it's better to wet sand.
>>23028848You sand to get rid of surface imperfectionsYou wet sand so you don't fucking die
>>23028281why do chang's bootlegs get kino box art like this but we only get lame renders>>23028928i can't help but find it funny how abrupt the jump is from "hehe clip the plastic out of the runner maybe sand it down a bit" to "build a fume hood and wear a respirator so you don't fucking die from paint fumes/resin dust"
>>23028607Dfw chads run /gpg/
>>23028972Can we have a dfw gpg meetup?
>>23028870>then top coat itno, he's saying to build up the kin color with multiple thin coats of clear paints over a white base. (which could be base resin or a white primer)the mr. color lascivus line is made just for that.https://buyfags.moe/YunYunFan_Garage_Kit_Guide#Painting_Skin
>>23028839We handled some papers for you. That'll be double the VAT plus tip plus taxes upon taxes.
>>23028850resin dust is toxic, polystyrene/abs dust is just typical microplastics which won't be especially harmful.
>>23028991
I'm getting there
>>23028972do any dfw hobby stores have snapchad build-together sessions
bros, should i get chu or miorine with suletta? i mean, miorine makes more sense but bancho squat chu is based
>>23029001Hobbytown in Lewisville every Sunday at 5 or 6 pm. And also I think Madness Comics in Plano on Thursdays(?)
>>23028984In my basement of course.
>>23028990Ok thanks for the explanation and link. I see now. So you use the multiprimer as a base and then layer the clear color on for the skin color. Now I have a question about this part:>Now that your model looks like a pale vampire, it's time to add the highlights. start with spraying the crevices and work your way out.What does it mean by the crevices? How am I supposed to apply this right?
>>23029015get chuchu and her demi trainermiorine doesnt have a matching gundam so she is worthless
>>23029033>miorine doesnt have a matching gundamYour Aerial?
>>23029024>crevicesareas like cleavage, the folds of elbows/knees, etc the highlight color will normally be a red / blush you might wanna look up some japanese gk painting videos, sukima sangyo is a big channel
>>23029040isnt she the aerial driver's gf? idk i didnt watch the show
>>23029040>The series would have been far far superior if Miorine was the main MC and she discovers that Aeriel is sentient.What a really missed opportunity that they had to shoehorn Sulette into it.
>>23029050Gundam Sentinel?
>>23029050Guel would have been a better protagonist. His character arc was the most compelling part of the show. They could even keep the cute lesbians and still have him accepting that his engagement to miorine was fake and his feeling for suletta being unreciprocated as plot points.
Did anyone paint the vulcans of the RG RX 2.0 yellow or gold? Was wondering if I should do that.
>>23029056you'd unironically prefer a literal ntr plot?
>>23029098Yes
>>23028855>>23028455This guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mwg7iChwxs uses primer and I trust him over you.
>>23029098Him accepting that he's not entitled to the affection of women was a major character development.
>>23029115Nope, the bigger character development for him was seeing past the pussy and claiming his destiny.
>>23029123His destiny was to watch a kid die and get sidelined?
>>23029055Somewhat close but no since Aeriel is literally infused by the soul of multiple kids. It would have been a really neat exploration to the whole data storm thing.
>>23029125Did you even see the show? What the fuck.
>>23029128Did you? Nothing good happened to guel.
>>23029110Does this guy not do highlights? I can’t find the part where he does them.
>>23029015miorine is hot but she's such a cunt i barely wanted to rape her for most of the showchuchu is based, get her
>>23029131Except become the ceo of his family’s megacorp and become a main driving force for peace?
>>23029139you don't understandle men, le bad
>>23029110>uses the airbrush backflow to mix the paint.Well I picked up something new.
Wait, did you crazy motherfuckers make /gpg/ boring on purpose so that I get on tackling my backlog? Damn, thanks
>>23028972Panda Hobby chads win cause we have an iconic girlpla builder
>>23029144No need to thank me. Now post your gunpla.
>>23028911This thing is so cringe
mansplaining gunpla to louise
>>23029151It's really well designed aside from the vulcans being wrong. They fixed that for the next print though.
>>23028319Never
>>23028911This thing is so kino
>>23029156I will beat her. Bikini livestreaming while building kits.
>>23028911rg zeta 2.0 next because 40 year anniversary of zeta trust the plan
>>23029162>trust the planBelieve in a sign of zeta
>>23028500The entire design philosophy is just "lets get a lanklet gundam and give it a backpack 3x the size". Just too much bullshit, and the Freedom is the worst of the bunch. A literal child would come up with Strike Freedom's design
where have all the paintgods of /gpg/ gone
>>23029171Reddit
>>23029174and the /toy/ thread
>>23029175/toy/ is snapgod central thougheverbeit
>>23028994Oh shit. Is Ross gonna get mostly peaceful?!
Roguehobbies, I know you're here, and I challenge you to a paintchad off.
Shut the fuck up. New thread.>>23029199>>23029199>>23029199
>>23029135he does with a red clear. you can read about the paints he uses (from a patreon post) here https://kemono.su/patreon/user/25474163/post/73845556
>>23029205Ok thanks. So I can just do the highlighting with the same overcoat that I was already gonna use? Like after doing the 50:50 color, first highlight with the clear overcoat and then apply the same overcoat uniformly to the part so that more is applied to the highlighted parts?
>>23029222yeah, "realistic" highlights and shading are about gradients rather than hard edges. you get texture on the piece by having that clear coat go on thinner in some places and thicker in others
>>23029242Got it thanks for the help. I think I have an understanding of the process now.
>>23025202So is there anyone making 3d printed pieces for 30MM? Would think using the kits as frameworks and layering on pegged resin pieces for detail would be a good idea.
