-=READ THE GUIDES=-Welcome to the Gunpla/Plamo General!For those new, please read our guides. We have many resources available to help you in many different aspects of the hobby. They're here for you!For the unclear, "plamo" is short for "plastic model". "Gunpla" is thus short for "Gundam plastic model". Many different kinds of models are built here, ranging from mecha to planes, cars, musume, you name it! If you're new, you're gonna screw up. Don't worry! If you're seasoned, don't make the newbies worry!And don't forget to report shitposting and spam. The mods don't browse /m/ too often, so it's up to YOU to help keep our general clean and civil!>Why won't anyone answer my question?Be more specific, and try to provide clear images if you can.>Why are my pictures sideways?4chan strips EXIF data when images are uploaded, including the orientation tag if it's from your phone. To fix it save out your images separately, or use an app that will rotate and save the images for you.One easy to use app that works well on Android:play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplemobilephotoresizer-=THE GUIDES=->Gelgoog Guy's gunpla guide:gunpla.buyfags.moe>Funaka's gunpla guides:Building Gunpla: files.catbox.moe/fj5azc.pdfScratchbuilding: files.catbox.moe/2d9ppa.pdf>Falldog's gunpla guide:otakurevolution.com/content/laymans-gunpla-guide>A guide to other types of plamo:mediafire.com/file/1vf1aw7v91pz5pa>Master Kawaguchi's gunpla tips:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJV1h9xQ7Hx-SoCOivVEHNDOl16VWLB3A>Saintism's gunpla photography guide:saint-ism.com/category/gunpla/photography-=OTHER RESOURCES=->Gundam lineart (There's a lot!):pastebin.com/KgGJFkHa>Dalong's gunpla reviews and documentation:dalong.net>Schizophonic's gunpla/plamo reviews:schizophonic9-2.com>KenBill Blog's gunpla/plamo reviews:blog.kenbill.com>Past Groupbuilds:flickr.com/photos/197891373@N06>Monthly Restock List:old.reddit.com/r/gunpla/comments/1hqip3gPrior thread: >>23064452
-=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
Let's see what you're working on!
Haven't had much time to paint lately due to the weather and being sick last week, but I found the time to put together these knights. Still undecided how I want to paint them up but I'm kinda leaning towards a purple with gold trim look to em.
>>23069211Water slide decals on my Daban PGU G-3.It's starting to look like construction equipment with all of this yellow.
>>23069243groupbulge dude, you doing anything for the group build?
>>23069255Honestly not sure, might just try to rework that Demon Prince Lazengann I had planed for Nightmare into a Melee build since was planning on giving it some kind of sword/axe anyways.
>>23069265I thought we weren't allowed to use old builds. This changes things
>>23069211Hey that's mine! I also finished it.
>>23069210So.. do you panel line the belly button?How does this work.
>>23069274I mean if you never finished the entry for the previous build there's nothing stopping you from using it in the current one. Obviously you can't say "Hey my build counts for the next 3 themes because it happens to be on theme for all three"
>>23069211Decided on a zaku as my first project. I wanted to get it all built before cleaning the nubs. Is there any special method to getting them to look nice and flat and smooth after sanding? And how do I tighten up joints? The wrist pieces and shield shoulder feel pretty loose
>>23069211Got a little more done on this jim, my first painted kit. I need to finish up the head and the accent panel on the shield, and I was thinking of brushing some gray bracing on the back of the shield too, and then I can clear/panel line it. I'm not sure if I feel like buying decals for this specifically so it might just get some extras for something else down the road. It's not perfect, but I think I learned a lot.
Extremely dumb questions but I live in a small apartment and I want to paint. I have some ideas for a small booth setup by a window but priming seems like it'd be easier/better just coming out of a rattle can. Will a cheap booth be able to deal with lacquer primer? Could I get away with spraying the primer in my bathroom with fans and a box setup? Would lacquer fumes be an issue for the central exhaust fan in the bathroom i.e. going into other apartments and getting me evicted?
>>23069424I did all my spraying in the balcony. It was only with cans though. I still made a box so wind didn't fuck up everything.
>>23069427No balcony unfortunately, and I'm in a pretty metro area so going outside to prime isn't really in the cards.
What's a good chisel size for HGs?
>>23069381>Is there any special method to getting them to look nice and flat and smooth after sanding?Melamine sponge or fingernail buffer>And how do I tighten up joints?Topcoat or glue. Something to give the joints more thickness.
>>23069431Spraying seems to be out of the question for your case because of fumes. You could do painting with a brush/sponge. I've only ever painted small surfaces with a brush not full panels.I have access to an industrial paint booth at work, but that's not really an option for most people.
>there's a Chinese third party options parts package to turn RG 00 Qan[T] into Full Saber>the combined cost is more expensive than just buying the thing from P-Bandai
>>23069211Muzzle went flying during my snapshid... Well good thing I need to scribe, pla plate ,and prime it. Gives me time to find it or order a replacement part.
>>23069424Shouldn't your bathroom's exhaust fans blow the air outside where it won't circulate back into a different apartment? Pretty sure those vents should be one-way, otherwise taking a shit would somehow stink up your neighbors.If space is an issue, you can try to make your setup portable. So long as you have a window that you can crack open and stick a hose outside, you should be fine. Airbrushing doesn't take up a lot of space except for spreading out the parts while drying and keeping dust from settling on them as they dry. You just need a chair, and a table that can hold your spray booth, compressor and cleaning pot. If a window isn't available, there are bucket setups you can use (do your research on that). You don't want to cheap out on the spray booth though, extricating the fumes out of the place that you live, play, eat and sleep in is very very important.For priming, it is cheaper in the long run to airbrush it. For instance, Mr. Finishing Surfacer 1500 can be mixed with Leveling Thinner in the exact same way as paints.
Are they ever going to make an RG GM?
>>23069531Io was the good guy, Daryl turned out to be a mindless mary sue bitch.
>>23069531No, lolIf bandai-sama hasn't done so in the past decade+ what makes you think they would now
>>23069531why the hell would they?
>>23069531Doubtful cause RG Zaku was there to pair with RG Gundam but then again Bandai released RG Z'Gok when barely anybody likes it.
>group build unintentionally has the letter H on the chest in a somewhat subtle waywhat a coincidence, the name I'm giving it starts with the letter H sort of
First 30MM kit, without accessories the articulation is crazy
How are AGE kits?
>>23069348Anon, this is out of box body, no panel lining yet. If you want to add shadows to skin parts, it is recommended to either use acrylic flesh-colored washes (same as miniature painters use, like GW's "fleshsade"), dilluted brown panel liner or straight up colored pencil, gently wiped with cotton tip (reccomended applying matte layer first like varnish).
>>23069348Hope this helps anonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahpSaH1SYWM&list=WL&index=12
I've been scribbling new panel lines lately, but a flu or something is trying to smash me to my bed for past few days, so taking a break. Been thinking about buying Psycho Gundam. Would you recommend it to me anons?
>>23069348you don't want hard panel lines, you highlight recesses with blush tones (dollar store makeup)
>>23069537>>23069552rg rx 2.0 means they can literally make an rg gm super easy
>>23069424why the FUCK would you spray into your shitty bathroom fan if/when you already have a sprayboothjust use the fucking booth?????? wear a respirator as well if you're worried about fumes while spraying
>>23069446.15 or .2mm
>>23069584But that's what the issue is, it's so close to the RX-78 that they'd probably just make more money printing more Grandpa 2.0 RGs.
>>23069581The Psycho Gundam MKII is coming out in April this year, maybe you should wait for some reviews to see if its any better than the 1st one
>>23069620There isn't really anyway it could possibly be worse given how old the mk1 is. Not that the old suit is bad, but it's definitely lacking refinements made in the time since it's original release.
>>23069574AGEd pretty well. Surprisingly good quality.
>>23069574Aside from the MGs having kind of janky shoulders to account for the parts swapping gimmick, the HGs and MGs are both pretty solid lines.
>>23069620how am I supposed to paint the legs they're bigger than a whole Zeta
>>23069584Bandai will still have to waste resources to print them, which i doubt they would nowadays.
just snapped together an HG GQuuuuuux, where should I fit it in around my goonstation?
>>23069653a small gust of wind could prove disastrous
>>23069653It looks like you wanted to sort them by color but gave up halfway
>>23069653Next to the Lacus shelf.
>>23069653>Lacus's head on Lunamaria's bodyI know what you are up to.
>>23069653wrap it around your dick
https://www.kotobukiya.co.jp/en/product/detail/p4934054057993/it's up
>>23069675Strange to know that this is the published version of an older garage kit.https://x.com/serashikikoubou/status/1685986984588955648
>>23069675I'm more interested in the red one. Luckily they are compatible with Koto's DLC hands, but i guess Hexagear hands works, too.
>>23069624safety flags of majesty
>>23069675I'm sad to know that Frame Arms is gone now, forever replaced by FAG and now Forme Arms. I really liked the shared frame that is used either similarly or in different ways depending on the FA. Plus they had great designs too.
>>23069717Do you think Kotobukiya is already planning Forme Arms Girls?
>>23069717Not yet. They announced new FA in development last year, designed by Kawamori as well.
>>23069751Oh look, it's Macross!
from testing it seems that using GX100 clear coat on handpainted acrylics should be fine if i let it dry sufficiently
I cant get my hands on tamiya ts-80. What alternatives can I get for a matte finish?
>>23069779>What alternatives can I get for a matte finish?sandpaper
>>23069779High gloss is superior anyway.
>>23069620I know, just wanted to buy both of them and make some kind of cool fighting arena.
>>23069779mr color gx114
>>23069779>he still uses tamiyaOofu. Just use Mr Hobby, much better ones. GX line for clear stuff.
>>23069211casting a custom face part with UV resin.
>>23069799What's wrong with Tamiya?
This laddie (KMR Cloud Ghost Hi Nu) appeared on aliexpress but I'm seeing it go for like three times the price it was supposed to be (148 CNY). Obviously I didn't expect it to cost just that but with other bootlegs it seems to only be like 40% increase at most, typically more like 20% I think.What gives? Is it just the first sellers going for scalping or should I throw in the towel and buy from taobao or something? I saw it there and it was much closer to the original price. Even with shipping and whatever else agents ask for, it's gonna be cheaper than that.
I used to be addicted to box forting, but now I can't stop buying hobby tools.
>>23069825Definitely scalping
>>23069834i am thinking of buying the dspiae 30$ nippers, while i already have two good ones (ruitools and hobby mio)there is no reason to get the dspiae but i still kinda want to try them
>>23069799What's the mr hobby equivalent? Super clear matte?
>>23069835that's reassuring, I found it on mofiho too and it's much more reasonably priced there. Gonna wait a while till more sellers pop up and see how it is then.
>>23069838Here are some fun facts:The ST-A3.0 and ST-X are identical, the later one is literally the same nipper but rebranded to sell to gweilos.If you stumble across this MJL M1712 nipper, it is also literally the same nipper, made from the same factory but with the brand of another company (this one is actually cheaper).
>>23069779XF 86 is a pretty good alternate.
>>23069858Uhhh is there one that comes in a spray can?
>>23068835 #they're currently the "pinnacle" of Bandai's engineering, but they have issues, like C-clips on knees that wears out fast, limited articulation on Aerial's legs (ankles cant rotate longitudinally for some reason) and Grassley suits's pathetic elbow joints.
>>23069620they really waited for the price hike before releasing it eh?
>>23069865For some reason, Bandai uses really soft PS for the joints. C Clip or not, they wear out really fast. Gwitch HGs are slightly better than IBO era, but they end up as the same level of dogshitness after a month.
>>23069865>>23069875really? I only heard good things about them, never heard anything about them becoming super loose with time
third paty ESL Qan[T] kit incoming
finally received one of my old orders from before i figured out which bootleg manufacturers are good or notWarModels Half-cannon ZakuHope I got lucky on the QC roulette, at least want the cool little guns to be good.
>>23069917but there's already MG ESL Qant years ago
>>23069917your post was like a nostalgia flashbang, that slightly janky silhouette screams "late-2000s high effort flash game"
>>23069925la creaturael abominacionil rostro de la muertela luz extinguidad
>>23069917>chineseof course it's going to be ESL kek
>>23069875PS wearing out super fast is just how it is. It's not nearly as durable as the older ABS bandai used to use. C clips will always be a retarded choice for major joints no matter though.
>>23069898Because most of those "reviewers" judge a kit when they are OOB and the degradation has kicked in yet. Arguably, it happens to every plamo, but Gwitch and IBO kits have a really short lifespan. An actual good kit can last for 1 or 2 years until finally shitting the bed, Gwitch kits last about 1 month.
>>23069935wait does this mean abs chinkshit kits will suffer from joint wear less than the official kits
I've had my RG Astray Red for 7 fucking years and it still holds a wide-legged standing pose w/knees bent like a champ
>>23069938Not necessarily. Even within the same type of plastic there is gonna be some that are better and some that are worse.
USAGS... my orders... please...
>>23069938It depends on what properties they mix in as well. Chinese kits use really soft ABS and they degrade much worse than Bandai kits.
>>23069945sorry CHUD we need to sell on ebay first
>>23069925La criatura engendro ciclópeo nadie
>>23069935Gwitch is just exceptionally terrible on that part. Bandai's bigger HG kits seem to be better most of the time. My Dygenguar kit is still very solid and it's been several months since the assembly. Their usage of PS is the explanation to their affordable price, because PS is generally cheaper than ABS and considered to be terrible on engineering aspect.
>>23069403Which kind of gm is that?
>>23069957Command
Which Guncannon should I get, revise or Cucuruz Doan's Island?
>>23069995The master grade one.
>>23069995CDI
>>23069995The MP
Finally finished up the first kit I've done beyond snapping together. Overall, it was a very fun experience. Looking at the picture, I'm already seeing what I can improve on. The next one I do I plan on scribing the lines and gluing together the seams. Painting it was a very fun experience all on it's own.
>>23070008Nice tasteful weathering, but it looks like somebody dunked it in oil. Did you gloss coat it or something?
>>23070010Yeah, I just bought Mr. Super Clear without knowing that top coat came in matte and gloss coats, but I've corrected that and bought some matte for the next one I work on.
>bought $50 Godhands >still leaves the tiniest nub that I still have to sand/knife awayBros?
>>23070017It's your cut technique that's the problem.
How feasible it is to simply sharpen the blade on cheaper nippers to the level near godhands?
>>23070017genuinely a skill issue
>>23070024it's not impossible to sharpen blades by hand, people have been doing that for centuries. The difficult part and why expensive nippers are expensive is aligning the two cutting edges so they line up perfectly, it's done using grinders that are precise up to +/- 5 microns.Maybe it's feasible on single-sided nippers.
>>23070017What did you expect? Did you also want them to paint your kit and upload the pics to reddit?
>>23070040she's literally me
imagine if instead of wasting millions on the AI meme Chang just made a search engine worth a fuckI HATE ALIEXPRESS AND I HATE YOU CHANG
>>23070024tl;dr you probably can, depending on the carbon content of the steel, but it's not worth it and they won't perform well for long.I'm a steel and knife autist. You can get them to some level of sharp but god hands are made of a harder, more unyielding higher carbon steel so the edge does not bend and they hold and edge very well. To that end. That's why when they fail they tend to shatter or break instead of bend. It's also why they need a pin in them to keep you from closing them too hard. Most nippers are made of much softer, easier to shape steel and that's why they dull. When you create a very fine edge with steel like that it tends to bend and roll. You'd need to near constantly maintain them to keep that hypothetical edge. Generally, softer steel is a lot more forgiving to imperfect usage too.I also do personally sharpen a set of double cuts for my first cuts so I have a lot of experience with this. They need touched up every few kits and it takes about 15 minutes to do. They can't get as sharp as my god hands either but they still get pretty sharp.>>23070035It's also requires more specialized tooling and it's a lot more time consuming to machine harder steel without ruining the heat treatment.
>>23070019>>23070033>>23070017>tfw my chinko knockoff godhands came with diagram showing how they actually work and I'd been using my other knockoffs wrong for a whole year Actual game changer
>>23070035>>23070051That was educational. Thanks.
>>23070054ok now I'm curious post the diagram
>>23070024These thin nipper blades are done by machine if I recall correctly. Sharpening them yourself is not an easy task.
>>23070064It would be a lot easier if it wasn't impossible to take them apart.
>>23070060I'm not home, but I'm pretty sure this bus a copy of it
>>23069945I got an email from them this morning apologizing for the delay. I think their MLK day sale did better than they expected. Plus their X account got hacked and was reposting (some very mid) ethot's content.
>>23070072you don't need a guide to figure out that shit dude what the fuck were you doing?
>>23070073It doesn't help that shipping in the southern US is all fucked up right now from the freak snow storm.
>>23070076More this part, actually, which I've just realized was absent. I didn't realize you were meant to keep the tick end under the cut, which why there were little nubs still
>>23070072fellow ruitools chad
>>23068109it's literally just a rebranded calligraphy dip pen that they've marked up (as hobby brands often do). you can get the same thing for a dollar.it won't scratch paint, you just tap it in the recess and let capillary action do its thing. same as you would with your brush.i tried one years ago, you still get overspill that needs to be wiped off (though less of it) and sometimes all the fluid would spill out at once (that one might be a personal skill issue, but it would be disastrous on bare plastic)>>23068392barbatos rex is that you>>23068430i'm doing my daccas in sms hyperspace and you can't stop me. i impulse bought it 2 years ago and if i don't use it now i probably never will. i haven't tested it yet but the flakes only look marginally larger than alclad and nowhere near as big as say tamiya or turbodork.>rough finishare you used to levelling thinner? sms doesn't have any retarder in it, it dries even faster than the primer i thinned with hardware store thinner. you have to drop the psi to like 12 (the instructions on the bottle say 12-15) and get in closer to the model to compensate for the drying speed or you end up with that rough finish. i usually just squirt a bit of mr levelling thinner into their normal colours to make it easier to work with but i'm not sure if that would negatively affect the finish of pearls/metallics or not
>>23070008it's not too late matte coat the dog
>>23069653Why do you have so many Lunamaria
>>23069424chinky booths only have ~180cfm fans, nowhere near enough for rattlecans. they're fine for airbrushing at <20psi with a 0.4/0.3 nozzle but they can't cope with high psi or large nozzles (rattlecans have both).just get a fold-away booth and table if you have nowhere you can leave one permanently, a folded up booth is about toolbox-sized and a table folds up flat so you could stash it in the gap between some furniture and a wall or something.if you want to use rattlecans go outside.>>23069779i've been liking sunin7 ex04 matte. 60ml bottle and thins out even more than mr gx clears (i eyeball my thinner but the bottle says 1:3-1:4, i think i do closer to 1:4). sunin's colours and ex03 gloss clear tend to pool in my experience (possibly just a skill issue but i've never had pooling issues with other lacquers) so i don't recommend them in general but their surfacers and the ex04 matte clear go on great.i used the sunin ex04 on the beige parts of pic related.purple and red bits have a different finish, for those i used the last of my sms matte clear which kinda sucks and needs a few coats to not look satin.
>>23070078That too. A lotta factors. I'm not complaining. I basically got a kit for free with that sale they had.
>>23070117oh i missed this >>23069859. never mind, i've never used a rattlecan varnish
>>23070088I mixed in some leveling thinner (premixed sms thinner with 10% mr retarder), tried low psi (12-15), and high psi (~20, then to 25), and I still got the same result. I also forgot to mention it would clog as well. your milage may vary, I would just try it out anyway.
>>23069598>>23069651It would be a drop in the bucket for them, they would gain more than they lose.
>>23070173Small quadrillion dollar one man shop run out of his mother's basement. Please understand, only 5000 gunpla printing machines running 24/7, they cannot keep up with the demand of more than 1 robot a month.
>>23069835phew
>>23069945I'm still waiting on my two orders I made in April and June of last year, the Q4 kits they were supposed to get were somehow delayed, so I'm waiting for them to get in stock so that at least one of them can finally ship.
>>23069922IIRC some gun barrels need to be drilled. I actually want one of these but I'm hoping they can come in classic zaku green sometime in the future.
>>23070173You overrestimate the GM hype. It doesn't have the same popularity Zaku has, which turned it from an animation exclusive enemy into actual toys and kits. Classic GM totally got overshadowed by Zaku, which is why RG Zaku exists but RG GM isn't.
>>23070078>It doesn't help that shipping in the southern US is all fucked up right now from the freak snow storm.they're located in Orlando FL kek
>>23070222Florida got snowed on last week and it's causing a ton of problems with logistics through the entire state. Even the parts that didn't get snowed on are fucked up because of it.
>>23070225If they're smart they'll relocate before the hurricanes really start fucking that place up in a few years.
>>23069779mr color topcoat, testors dullcote, army painter matte spray varnish>>23069834...same. at least my backlog isn't growing
i believe in my retail dipshits finally getting bolinoak this week
>>23070259they'll be bought out instantly by fat ugly nerds
spoonbros, will this be enough practice material to get my metallics right? or should i get 2 or 3 boxes
>>23070262i'm unemployed and unfat, i'll get there faster
>>23070269>unemployed and unfatwanna move into my basement?
>>23070268get 4 to be on the safe side
i think i will get my girlpla/megami device this or next weekany tips? or do i just build em like gunplas
>>23070268it's a start
>>23070282source/technique on that upper left chrome spoon? looks kino
>>23070285not my picture sorry
>>23070285high gloss black -> whatever metallic you want
>>23070283"just build them like gunplas" doesn't tell us anything anon. that could mean anything from lazily snapshitting to scribing and modifications and all that stuff.most girpla have a lot of seams that need welding, are mostly abs so you have to be more careful painting, and koto tolerances can be really tight in places so you'll want to lightly test fit joint and peg parts before snapping them all the way. a lot of the joints in girlplas are thinner than the ones in gunpla and are more prone to breaking so you'll want to sand any that are too tight, and if you intend on disassembling it to paint you'll want to make sure the snapfit connections aren't so tight that you can't get them apart (snipping the wall of the female connection point is usually enough, or you could do the 45 degree peg cut, or just sand)
Anyone here paint the MG Narrative Gundam Ver.Ka? I haven't seen anyone panel line the psychoframe and I was wondering if anyone here has.
>>23070295>apologies.also no, i don't plan to paint now. sorry if i'm an insert buzzword herethanks for the heads up, i'll make sure to be extra careful(yes stupid spacing) but i do have another questionI see most koto ones have 2 holes on the rear torsoi assume i have to custom make my own to seal it?
>>23070308if you don't paint you might want to look into making sprue goo for welding the seams, there's big seams down most of the limbs. i never had much luck with sprue goo personally and always still ended up with visible discoloration just the same as when i weld normally, but some of the people over at >>>/toy/busou manage to make the seams almost invisible on unpainted kits with it
>>23070215>He doesn't know paint is a thingBased snapper fish>>23070220Even today, Zakus are some of the most popular kits with Japs. Same with Chang, bootleg Zakus have been some of the best selling recently. The GM may be a really cool design but it simply isn't as iconic.>>23070283Yeah, just snap that shit together and leave the nubs on. Don't forget to post a blurry picture on Reddit for extra updoots.
>>23070301>panel lining clear plasticsounds hard to get it looking right.maybe try thinning down something like a clear red?
>>23070286do spoonbros gotta buy like 2x~3x the amount of paint for each color they need cause they'll be using a lot of it painting spoons?
gunpla is freedom, spoon painters are modellers too
>>23070301There's this technique in that old weekend modelers guidebook that could work. I've never used it, but it might work nicely for (you).
>>23070331Yea
>>23070344holy fucking kino
First paint job. How did I do?
>>23070350Can you f uck off.
>>23070350nice anti beam coating bro
>>23070344ok now THIS is sparta
>>23070359how the hell are you over 30 and still posting like when you were 15? do you have a developmental disability?
>>23070355No>>23070356Thanks. I was trying to do a quattro version zaku.
>>23070361sorry kiddo, maybe this is more your style:ok now THIS is skibidi rizzler fr
>>23070361yes, i have autism and adhd (neurodevelopmental disorders)
>>23070350Kore wa beito
>>23070390no it's not
>>23070361You're literally posting on a thread about gook robot toys for manbabies. Go get your prostate checked or whatever else serious 30 year old miserable wankstains like you do
>>23070396your mother checks my prostate with her tongue every night
actually they're for 8 year olds
getting this for my next build
>>23070398And I hear she's very good at it, shame that even her best efforts are unable to give your sad, sorry existence even the tiniest speck of joy.I'd wish you a good day, but I know you simply won't.
Just found out I could have saved money by buying a bootleg rx-78-2 in char colors instead of buying a real one and a bunch of paints.
>>23070405why are the shoes censored?
>>23070455too sexy
>>23070455shoes not included.
>stressed out>decide to finish building my bootleg gouf (torso and head) while listening to an ultima 5 documentary>finish the arms and the 3-barrel gun>don't feel like continuing>put it away>still stressed outyet another day in my retard autist life
>>23070417>we could have had this >instead we have QUUUUUUAK
>>23070511I wouldn't have it any other way.
>>23070511gquack's red gundam has the exact same color scheme as this, it's just the char's gundam colors applied to the gquack gundam design
>>23070513Yeah that's the problem.
>>23070513man I wonder why
>>23070509go for a walk, you probably haven't been outside in weeks
Hi all, question for anyone with an RG Epyon.I recently decided to get one. For some reason, I think a Gundam looks incomplete without a firearm in hand, so I figured I'd give it one of my spares.Does its hand scale about the same as an HG or is it larger?Could it hold a standard, triggerless HG rifle or would a Kotobukiya rifle fit better?I'm not opposed to some potential modding, but just curious for now.Anyone who knows, thanks in advance
>>23070517The epyon was explicitly designed for chivalrous melee combat.
>>23070517>stares judgementally
>>23070517it was 17.4m tall and the model's hands don't look particularly chunky so it stands to reason it should be able to wield most standard HG-size weapons
>>23070521>>23070520I knew I was forgetting something when I didn't write "inb4 Epyon can't into guns" or something.
>>23070517get him a crossbow
>>23070517Yeah, I think the hands should be quite similiar, but you may need to pad the handle with some plaplate possibly as the hand is not perfectly square
>>23070511Casval's Gundam is just a regular RX-78 painted red. The GQuuuuuuX and the White/Red Gundam are new designs entirely.
>>23070525I was actually seriously considering giving it a spare Fedayeen rifle I had but couldn't find it after moving.>>23070523That's a fair ascertainment.
>>23070524To be even more specific, there's one scene that shows it firing vulcans. These were added by Zechs and weren't part of the original mobile suit as designed by Treize.
>>23070526Good catch.I might try several spares and pick one that's the closest fit and then go from there. Or just pick the one that suits the look of Epyon the best and put in whatever work is needed. I keep coming back to the Kotobukiya Twin Link Magnum for the general look.>>23070532Yeah, gonna have to side with Zechs on this one.
What are some Pro Gunplayer Rules that you follow blindly like a retarded drone?I have drawers full of sprue bags I keep religiously without knowing what the fuck I'm gonna do with itI do it because the pros told me to do it
>>23069209anyone have lineart for the darilbalde? can't seem to find it anywhere
>>23070549just torrent the last gundam breakers
>>23070535Wtf?
>>23070550I'd rather just get an image if I can
>>23070549check the links in the OP, I can usually find what I'm looking for there. Otherwise, unironically, try google. I think a reddit thread usually comes up that has even more links in case the OP ones fail
>>23070557sometimes people from /mu/ fuck up their posts and post here by accident
>>23070549just visualise it in your mind's eye
>>23070583In this case the guy was spamming it in at least two unrelated boards.
>>23070592I've seen that youtube link as a reply on other boards as well
>>23070583It's a bot.
I have a feeling melee is gonna get like 5 entries like nightmare did
>>23070517Does anyone have pics of one beside the Geese iii? I wanna know if they pair well together
>>23070525Get him a lil buddy
>>23070517I know what you're saying, but Treize is crying.
>Zowort Heavy for 25 bucksShould I get it?
>>23070682sure why not. you might get two while you're at it to make it quadruperal later
>>23070682that's just the regular price mate, get it if you want
https://x.com/fotaru2shiki/status/1883999388248477731
>>23070683Can't you use a normal Zowort instead?
>>23070685is this from synduality?
>>23070372everyone in this thread has autism
>>23070685cool af
bootlegouf main body assembly done (manufacturer is STAR, sold as "White Tiger")the only real issues so far:>head is loose (joint tighten later)>right forearm outer armor is loose, had to glue it in place>right wrist is loose (joint tighten later)>the pipe clamps were very fucking tight and required some sanding to fit>the shoulder armor spikes wouldn't seat completely so i shortened the pegs a bit and glued them in place>polycaps have some flashing here and there>front shins pop off kinda easily but I think this might be an issue with the real kit itselfit comes with sheets of waterslides for detailing and two runners of a "flight pack" in grey and black that you're supposed to mix for color separation
>>23070714Mine flight gouf from them had some flawed molding on a few parts (jagged edges on the round part of the forearm armor, stuff like that), but on the other hand no pegs needed sanding and everything stays together pretty great. Honestly the only real problem with bootlegs at this point is lack of quality control.
>>23070728some of them (warmodels) still have pretty shitty detail recasting (g-line)
>>23070730true, I was mostly talking about the "better quality" ones (xfs, jms, star). Others seem to be worse, but not as bad as gaogao.Then there's EW/AK that might as well be a bandai kit from my experience.
>>23070733speaking of jms, i just got their mkII gundam delivered, so i'm looking forward to that. not sure if I should do one of my several GM Spartans or do that mkii first after this gouf (I don't plan to paint the gouf)
>>23070730when is the JMS, bros...
>>23070768one seller said he expects to have it early march
>>23070780that means g-line groupbuild after the melee groupbuild ends right
>>23070785maybe a general "attached armor" groupbuild so it's not just the G-Line
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CLRAJ94yGioHow does he do it?
>>23070829is it possible to have a thin layer of painted plastic over top the magnets on something like this and still have them be strong enough to attach the parts?
>>23069531The one i saw Looked so beautiful too.
>>23070839yes if they are neodymium magnets
>>23070829We can't match him.
>>23070839Easily. If the magnet is half decent to begin with a little bit of plastic won't be enough to be a problem. Usually still better to drill out a hole and set it inside though. It's easier and won't be visible anyway.
>>23070852>drill out a hole and set it insideI'm talking about doing that but then covering up the hole so you can't see it when the part isn't attachedthinking about mounting some thigh missile pods on the seed gelgoog
>>23070767i don't know if i'm just a shitter and this is typical of bootlegs, but my jms mkii (the pb color variant) is an absolute piece of shitjust about every joint is loose and a significant amount of parts didn't fit properly without sandingone of the beam saber hilts refused to fit into the backpack no matter what i did
is the sazabi ver ka worth the $106 plus shipping price tag? ive had my eye on it but im unsure if i want to shell out ~120 for iton that note are there any sales expected soon on any website? i missed the mlk sale on USAGS, is expecting a valentines day sale unrealistic?
>>23070877They've been popping up at hobby lobbies for the last few months. You could grab on there during the 40% off sale, possibly. They also pop up on ebay auctions pretty often so you might get a cheaper one that way.
>>23070863how old is it (when did you buy the kit)
>>23070877It's a good kit but I don't think I'd pay 120 bucks for it. Also the beam effect parts are ass. Slapping together second hand parts from the sinanju is a poor substitute for a proper beam sword. Should have recycled the older MG's effect part if they couldn't be assed to make a new one.
>>23070886>>23070863i ask this because i've heard similar complaints about their GM Spartan and even their Schwarzette, but I've noticed that tthose complaints were always when the bootleg is newso I think it might be something to do with JMS figuring out how to get it right as the printing run starts up
>>23070829Mmmmm?
>>23070894Hmmm!OOOH SORA YOOOOYUURAMEKI KODOWOOOSUTAAAH CHILUDOREEENSKYY HIIIGH
>>23070829He probably plans it all out in some sort of cad software first.
>>23070922I'm sure I saw a video where he was using Blender, but it could be Autocad too.
>>23070927I can see blender working out pretty well.
>>23070922>>23070927yeah he does shorts where he takes a frame where the animation looks really scuffed and then makes a model out of that, he shows that he just outright 3D models those from scratch
>>23070886ordered it off ali around the end of september
>>23070883i'll keep an eye out at hobby lobby, but i was just at my local one a few days ago and their selection was abysmalthe only mg they had was the 3.0, and for high grades all they had were the recent wing kits, penelope, and kshatriyaand a converge zaku tank
I bought a master grade rick dias (red) on impulse. I can't find many reviews on this thing that isn't from someone too annoying to subject myself to. Anyone know anything about it? It seems like it's incredibly unpopular.Dalong says it's really good though.
>>23070939hmmthen you could have plausibly received an early printbut i won't take guesses, i'll see how it turns out when i build mineif it's too loose no big loss i can always tighten the joints and glue shit in place
>Gouf's minigun shield w/ concealed 3-barrel autogun>Alex's shield that opens to reveal a 3-barrel minigunany more gunshield kino like this?
>>23070971Heavyarms, although that's more of a minigun that has a small shield than a shield with a gun.
>>23070974hmi like it but it's too full armor-y (since it basically is the strike's full armor form)still i could just not put all the shit on it i guess
>>23069576another way is to apply lighter skin tone first, then the darker one, then carefully "sand" away the darker tone with a fine sandng sponge until it reveals the lighter skin underneath. sort of similar principle to Sinanju's reverse washing of gold trims.
>>23070971>>23070978didn't mean to delete, am fucking retardstrike IWSP was my suggestion
>>23070978It's not really fully armor-y at all. It's just the Strike/Strike E with a different backpack and a gatling shield. Doesn't even have shoulder attachments.
>>23070994cute
>>23070971ReZEL and Delta Plus have beam guns in their shields. the original Delta Gundam technically does too but it's actually just a beam saber handle holder that for unspecified reasons can be used as a beam gun in transformed mode
I'm considering getting metal frames for my IBO kits. It also includes POM parts to replace some of the polycaps and other moving parts. Isn't POM shittier if you pose your kit a lot ?
which version of char's zaku should I get for my first gunpla build
>>23071060They're all really good, aside from the old MG 1.0
>>23071060for your first gunpla? definitely the hguc revive, can't go wrong with it
>>23071060The chink Zaku I for 10 bucks on Aliexpress.
How often do Moderoid kits get reprinted? I missed out on my chance of getting their Rahxephon from last year. Cant find it in stock anywhere.
>>23071084In stock on goodsmile's amazon storefront still for 50 burgers.
>>23070829>Has a link to every tool he uses but that weird stapler scissor thing to get straight cuts on the plaplateFuck, that's the only thing I want.
>>23071060hguc revive not even a contest
>>23071092Ah, sweet. Thanks.
am i allowed to buy bootlegs if i'm white? i'm kind of curious to see how daban kits are and if the quality difference is actually significant or if it's more along the lines of bandaibabies having the same reaction as they do to kotobukiya and others.
>>23071159OId daban is real shit, new daban is alright. You're better off buying new bootlegs like the XFS Spartan because they have their shit together
>>23071162How does the o hold up?
>>23071159I don't consider bootleg gunpla to be gunpla. If it doesn't have the official red or blue Bandai logo, then it's not gunpla and thinking otherwise is just cope from poorniggers. They are also the same cancer killing this hobby and are probably brown.
>>23071111That sword is so cool
>>23070855You cover it up with CA glue then sand it down
People buying bootlegs are the reason why we get 0-1 MGs a year.
>>23070714I'm gonna fucking kill myselfI'm missing the muzzle piece for the minigunFUCK
>>23071159Daban has some neat stuff like the metal build kits if you don't want to buy the metal build figures. Heard a lot of complaining about the fittings being shit, never built a single daban kit myself. As for other bootlegs, even if they've been getting better they're still not bandai tier quality. If you can get an official bandai kit why get a bootleg ? If you can't then try a bootleg out
>>23071173no bandai is the reason for that.
>>23071176how did you lose it, it's on the same runner as the rest of the minigun
>>23071173You got a proof on that? By that logic, Bandai would reduce HG kits release because there's a bunch HG bootlegs
>gave myself a concussion>off work for two weeks>apparently building gunpla doesn't strain my brain, giving me colossal headacheswelp, I guess this is a way to clear my backlog. Just finished my hambrabi.gotta decide if I want to work on an HG nobell, an HG gouf custom, or an RG Sinanju next.
>>23071176>>23070714fucking whatever either i find it eventually or I'll just keep it with only the 3-barrel gun
>>23071173We started getting 0-1 MGs well before bootlegs really took off. They don't do MGs much because they are less profitable than 1/144 scale. It's that simple.
>>23071225Build the GoufSend me your C24 by mail
>>23071225>gave myself a concussionNow why would you do that?
>>23071235average seed fan
>>23071235so I could understand the UC taste of the average /m/ poster.
>>23071236I'm going to be straight building a hyaku shiki soon.
>>23071225Pose your kits better or submerge them in thinner for 10 mins
>>23071245the HG freedom is barely poseable due to how top heavy it is, and it's the only one I think is posed REALLY badly. My MG freedom just looks awkward from the angle I took the pic at...but I'd love input on the hambrabi.
>>23071225Hope you didn't use the hook end.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv43UsG6fhY
I hooked up with a guy on grindr claiming to have insider Bandai knowledge and he says the next HG kit is the HG Devil Gundam
>>23071291They just reprinted it a few months ago
>>23071293HGFC, smart-ass
>>23071298They might, after bolt and spiegel.
>>23071291did he have cute thighs or are you the one with cute thighs?
>>23070517Gundam wing is for faggots
QUALITY
ive been playing too many games lately, i feel bad when my steam hits 40 hours / 2 weeks, im going to stop playing as much and finally LOCK IN into my backlog, going to do my efreet nacht and if i dont end up making my actual groupbuild project il just submit that
Has anyone tried a reverse wash before? How did it turn out? Any tips?
>>23071460These swords were done with reverse wash because I fucked up the masking the first time and had to strip them down. A gloss coat prior to laying down the enamel coat can help, but if you rub too hard you can accidentally strip the top coat as well (the silver lining being that it's better to accidentally strip the top coat than to damage the paint underneath it). Just make damn sure that you did the top coat right because any dark paint can seep into small imperfections and really stand out if the base coat is a light color.
>>23071472there is zero practical reason to do a reverse wash for those blades.
>>23071472Is it supposed to look like its been painted with the same material that they use on pencils?
>>23070817in that case i'd like to wait for bootleg FA Gundam
>>23071415>Yari masuga?>Toota>GADUMwhat does this even say?
What's the best kit ever made
>>23071525>shall we fuck?>(in a homo voice slurring it's words) yeah
>>23071535
>>23071535sesame ball
>>23070994Huh, I never would have thought that the Gcucks had twin bazookas as part of its loadout>>23071535picrel is better than any goonpla desuonly for serious modelers though
>>23071589get out of here jay
>>23071609i remember getting jelly towards a friend because he owns one. now i got the HMM, but i haven't even began on it
Planning a trip in Tokyo in marchAny recomended stores where to buy gunpla?Cheapest shop?Shop with larger variety and stock?Shop with rarer harder to find kits like pbandai?
>>23071646You could try this, apparently it has rare kits and even resin oneshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiD6MqfZOYo
>>23071653is that female ben shapiro
>>23071535plastic spoon MG
>>23071564>cum tissue modelWhy though?
as much as I like the kit, I do not like guillie du's cross weapon
>>23071777That's pretty gay
Yellow Gold 300 Gundam Marker EX is hot garbage. The paint doesn't mix properly and leads to blotchy gold of two tones when you apply it.Sad that I still can't afford an airbrush.
>>23071106Reminds me of the godhand amazing cutter or WAVE plate cutters. Obviously not the same brand he uses but it’s for the same purpose of cutting plaplate
>>23070301Not specifically the narrative but on the green FA unicorn I’ve done silver backings on the clear parts while doing a regular black panel line. Makes the piece not blend in with the frame and the silver backing helps brighten the psychoframe color like other anon’s picChrome works too if you want extra reflective backing
>>23069581The Mki is a fun kit because of how silly big it is. I really enjoyed building it.
>>23069211I'm not posting the exia till it's done so here's a fly I snapped up yesterday instead.
>>23071535mg mk v
>>23071689>>23071535Was also gonna post this. Seconding the master grade spoon.
>>23071993Still waiting for that 2.0
>>23071661pretty sure its a troon with how nasally their voice is
>>23072042I'm sure you can always tell, anon.
>>23070863that's normal for bootlegs. stop listening to chink shill propaganda
>>23071535all Seed kits
>>23070863never happened to me with their stuff but bootlegs seem to have universally crap QA so some shit will slip by
>>23071817chinky battery powered airbrushes might be complete trash but they're still better than no airbrush
How does /gpg/ paint kits involving polycaps? Is it okay to prime/paint over them or will it cause issues?I haven't cemented the part yet because I'm relearning how to build and paint after like 5 years of not building, kit is the HG G-Self.
>>23072079Paint doesnt stick to polycaps for shit because of how flexible they are. I'd mask it off
>>23072079generally they're not visible on the assembled kit so I don't bother. Sometimes if a bit sticks out a little platitutionous plasticitus to cover it up
>>23072080>>23072082I've got some tape coming in soon and I'm not gonna paint ASAP anyway; gonna finish building what I can before priming. I'll just mask what I can.
>>23072079You can use metal primer like Gaianote's Multi Primer to paint them. I like painting them metallic.
>>23072105nta but what exactly is Gaia multi primer? How/why is it different/better than something like Mr Surfacer?
>>23071661>femalelol
>>23072114Multi primer is made to stick to materials like rubber and metal. It works great on polycaps and things like RG frames. It will crack styrene so don't use it on that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbzGzn7nAZcRay studio can brushpaint, why can't you?
>>23072126But I can.
>>23072126I drink too much coffee.
>>23072126Brush painting is based. Nothing is worse than seeing thick layers of sprayed on paint over more thick layers of sprayed on paint.>>23072131I average 3-4 energy drinks a day and I can.
>>23072126I brush paint on smaller details I don't feel like masking, but it's a lot easier for me to keep things smooth if I air brush with self leveling thinner.
>>23072132>3-4 energy drinks a dayAnon, you need to wake up. You've been in a coma for 3 years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTpcHVtocUkWhat happened to SDARK? Where's Part 2?
https://x.com/404NotFound_hex/status/1884218835429138479
>>23071535Sinanju ver ka
>>23072159The narrative version of stein is better.
Has anyone tried the Kaizo Clear Florescent Paint? Apparently the color only shows under UV light, the product image looks really cool but I cant find any reviews for it
>>23072165Sounds like you've gotta buy it and do the review
>>23072158looks a bit like one of those overdesigned bionicle mocs, in all honesty
>>23072161Why
*buys another MG despite having no space to display them*
we are all modellers.snapbuilders?painters?people who customize by panel scratching new panel lines,plaplate and customs?just topcoat on bare plastic?you could be the ray studio of /gpg/ and i will call you a modeller. you could also be a snapgod who builds snapgod kinos and i will also call you a modeller.we are all modellers
>>23072170Detailed and color separated cuffs and chest. Even if you paint all of them the narrative will still look better because the chest and cuffs have real depth and seperation.>>23072179Hell yeah.
>>23072182>Detailed and color separated cuffs and chest.Is it really that big of a deal. The one rg I built with color separated sleeves looks meh. I almost prefer the hguc with stickers.The wings looks like a blob mashed together.
>>23072179
>>23072179Gunpla isn't real scale modeling especially snapbuilding
>>23072173Building shelving is also a fun thing to do.>>23072189I own that one too. I think it looks better than a sticker in every way. The narrative stein does what it does but better,
>>23072179this shitty image is like 10 years old now huh
>>23072194>I own that one too. I think it looks better than a sticker in every way. The narrative stein does what it does but better,Can you post pics. I'm just not liking the rg approach maybe the mg one is better.
>>23072179I proudly stand by this, as it purposely excludes stock colors repainters
>>23072199... that falls under painters.
>>23072198Sure. Just don't judge them too hard. I did the RG sinanju when I was still very much a novice and the stein is also not as completed as I'd like it.1/3
>>23072191thats because gundams aren't real machines
>>23072209The color separation on the RG has some fitment issues and it likes to drop the part. The MG doesn't have that issue. The build is extremely solid. This photo is to compare the cuffs, which I think is the biggest improvement in design. the chests are built more or less the same but the contrasting matte colors on the stein make it more apparent.2/3
>>23072213And here's a side by side. The stein holds onto its weapon and shield so much better than the RG does. The two are night and day as far as build quality. The MG didn't give me any trouble and the RG may have been the least pleasant build I've ever done. That may be because I was so novice at the time though.3/3
>>23072213looks like the stein is about to trainmolest the red
>>23072216>>23072213>>23072209>>23072198I can also take more photos if you'd like.>>23072218It's actually reverse train molestation I fear. I was trying to pose them in such a way that perspective made them seem the same size.
>>23072211Unless it's Rg RX-78
if I made a diorama of my melee entry fighting something with a cannon would I get expelled from the groupbuild?
>>23072247Stick a spear head on it.
>>23072247everything is a melee weapon if you swing it hard enough
>>23072247Turn it into a pile driver. Pile drivers fucking rock.
>>23072253>>23072254perhaps I'll just have to dismember that part and leave some glowing red heat sword cutmarks behindnot that I've ever painted before so I guess I'll figure it out as I go
>>23072179dont forget spoontards
>>23072258I suggest getting some fluorescent paint if you wanna make it look cut like that. They can make it look really hot
>>23072126my hands are shaky due to autism side effects
>>23072209>>23072213>>23072216Thanks looks nice, but not much changed aside from sleeves for me to get a third sinanju mg. Might just go sazabi or nu for the next ver ka in collection.
>>23072268Oh yeah it doesn't do so much new that it's worth getting it if you have the others. It's just the best one of the bunch. The big changes are the sleeves, chest and the colors. The narrative version also just comes with all the old parts too in the new colors should you wanna use them. I don't have a nu gundam or sazabi so I can't say how it compares.
>>23072179Nobuildz are on suicide watch now lmao. They are just a couple of sour grapes losers that would post builds on Reddit if they could.
>>23072272I just need them to be able to do the ver ka standing pose. Hi nu looks cool too, but I think I need an airbrush for that binder effect.
>>23072273>Nobuildz are on suicide watch now lmaothey already were, that's why they collect boxforts but lack the energy to do anything with them
>>23072278>>23072272>binderMeant fin funnel
is this cool shoulder cannon specific to the GM Moroccan Front type or is it the same as the one on the GM Cannon?
>>23072284It's from the HGGTO GM [Shoulder Cannon / Missile Pod Equipped]
>>23072284The rx-78-02 gundam origin has it as well
>>23072166I didnt know Clear Fluorescent Paint existed, apparently it has been around for a while too with Gaia Notes. Unfortunately I've already snapshitted this PokePla Zekrom and to test the Hobby Mio Fluorescent Blue marker on it
>>23072264It looks like the only fluorescent paint in my local hobby shop is testor's enamel. Anyone itt have experience with those? If I have to order it online then I'll have to deal with paying for shipping
Also if you're planning to mess with fluorescent paints make sure you get a proper 365nm blacklight, they don't turn everything pruple
>>23072350goddamn it, I bought one that makes everything purple ages ago and thought I would have to do some lighting tricks or photoshop to fix that shit, guess I'll go spend another HG kit's worth for another black light
By the way, using green stuff copies for safely testing out ideas is quite nice. Only problem I see is how I had to use CA glue (I HATE CA glue). In retrospection, I should get even thinner PS sheet for this - thinnest I have is 0.25mm but even at this point it experienced problems with bending. Don't have heatgun so can't play with bending.
>>23072369Get CA glue with a brush on the cap. That brush is an MVP honestly, it's way better than a toothpick or a disposable nozzle
>>23072279actually im not depressed i just have severe executive dysfunction due to comorbid adhd and autism
>>23072369you can get a heat gun for like 15 bux on ali
>>23072374fuck you. take the runners out of the box and put them on the desk right now (firs step). then you can go back to gooning
>>23072377but i already have a wip on my desk, i jsut need to postprocess the seam welded parts and then procrastinate painting for a week or two
>>23072376I'm not living in US, AliExpress takes months to ship, good heatgun (with proper temperature control) cost equivalent of 25€ and is easily available but I don't see a reason to buy it just for one experiment.>>23072373Good idea, thank you.
>>23072386doesn't /gpg/ own hairdryers alongside all their nail painting supplies?
>>23072379>>23072379It's ok anon, I've got three WIPs on my bench all of which are a little too ambitious for my skill level(And multiple more half-finished kits in boxes)
>>23072386>I'm not living in US, AliExpress takes months to shipwhere DO you live? Easter islands?
What are some good HGs that have full spare parts? I got a Blue Destiny Unit 1 and found it had a full on spare head. It got me wondering.
>>23072393honestly you just gotta take a trawl through dalong for that one. "Good HG" is a pretty vague and subjective term, for starters.I'd suggest looking through Build kits first though, many of them have a lot of spare parts. P-bandai kits often get a lot too but these can be difficult to acquire.
>>23072393kits with a lot of unused parts on the runners are mostly gonna be pbandai variants or Build kitsin particular the HGBF Ez-SR comes with 3 different heads and sets of accessories to build one of 3 'variants'
>>23072397>>23072393forgot pic
>>23072393AoZ HGs.
>>23072393Unicorn mode Banshee comes with the bazooka and shield even though these are technically junk parts
>>23072408I built them and gave the shield to blitz gundam.
I ended up on the unicorn gundam's wikipage and I keep reading NT-D as TND
>>23072413that's pretty basedJesta Cannon comes with a bunch of leftover Jesta parts too. Not enough to recreate it, but there's stuff like the rifle and shield.
>>23072393Kshatriya Repaired has some, including inner parts of the two missing binders.
>>23072400Oh shit that is good.
>>23072393XFS GM Spartan DIY+the only reason you can't make a full second unit is the lack of polycaps
>>23072418I get whiplash when i see funnyjunk outside of funnyjunk, you are breaking the sacred rule of posting FJ somewhere else
>>23072424the blue/white one? it's deadass two entire spartans? even the joint parts sans polycaps?damn it at this rate I'll have like 10 of them and I don't even like the design THAT much
*buys a kit from i series i never watched*
>>23072392it's polandanon. i guess they don't have aliexpress choice there yet, we get 7 day or 14 day shipping to the uk now via ali choice
>>23072425nobody would've known if you hadn't mentioned it retard
>>23072433that's wackyi live literally next door (slovakia) and get 7-14 day ali shipping>>23072429I'm fairly sure yeah, the pricing is in the realm of two single gm spartan xfs kitshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC-NpFVIW6gyou might be able to work out a deal with the seller for a second polycap runner
>>23072430just watch Build, you will transiently get the permission to buy kits from every other series since every other gundam series canonically exists as a tv anime in its universe
>>23072433poland gets 7-30 days shipping from ali depending on how niche the thing you're buying is
>>23072433i'm a polandanon too and shipping takes like 2 weeks tops, yes we have choice
>>23072445>>23072446he's just chatting shit then
>>23072429I have it and not really. Aside from polycaps, you're missing parts for elbows, knees, thighs, waist, ankles, back, and inner part of backpack. Outside of that, yeah. It's just almost two full spartans.
https://x.com/makorin3506/status/1884203500676210866
>>23072453gunplaers will do anything to avoid just crimping some aligator clips onto wooden skewers
Stark Jegan is giving me an existential crisis with these seam lines.
>>23072424Interesting. I just bought a blue and white one from Ali, but it's probably not the one with all those extras
>>23072447Nah, maybe Ali changed recently, I don't trust them anyway. I would rather order at Lidl and have it next day.
>>23072453>x.comFuck off
>>23072484I hear reddit banned x links. Maybe you outta check it out.
>>23072484https://twitter.com/makorin3506/status/1884203500676210866sorry
>>23072490totally fair, but not using twitter really isn't gonna do anything hereit's a nice symbolic gesture but it's a pain in the ass when we're dealing with a primarily japanese hobby as they still use the site just fine in their own separate ecosystem
>>23072490One day they will make a cure and then you can finally be normal and functional.
this is worse than the shitposts
Gettin a lot of fascist dog whistles from this Ghiren guy…
>>23072498Elon musk is like jamitov. Yeah his organization is just puppets to anaheim Jews but they’re still radical earth supremacists setting up a militant fascists rule over outer space
>>23072498the ADL walked back that claim once elon started making a bunch of nazi jokes after his salute.
>>23072489thank you, now i can click
>>23072495I’m not.
>>23072397>>23072400How's the Ez-SR?
>>23072499hold on let me grab some reddit screenshots to liven up the thread
>>23072511It sucks, don’t buy it. If you see it please send it to me.
>>23072511Ez-8 is awesome so it's probably awesome too
>>23072490>I just don’t support S*uth AfricansBased
>>23072517DFW?
>>23072530London
>>23072393You can convert Grimoire Red Beret into the original Grimoire.
>>23072542other than the rifle, yes
>>23072393Depends on what you consider spare parts, but obviously any partsforming kits and kits you can build in multiple configurations, e.g. gelgoog cannon
>>23072361i got a 2 pack off amazon for 20 bucks
>>23072546The backpack also looks slightly different, but it is still better than nothing. Nowadays, Bandai decrease the amount of spare parts, which is kinda sucks.
>>23072473>don't trust themwhat
>>23072433>Easter islands?As a chilean I can confirm you get shit from Aliexpress in a few weeks.
>4 kits I want on p-bandai right now>one ships in March>one ships in April>one ships in May>one ships in Junewhy do they do this to me
>>23072572Be a good goy and spend your money monthly.
>>23072555there are some on ali for 3-4 bucks, I dunno if they're actually 365 though
>>23072572if you can risk them coming into stock you can combine the orders
>>23072530When are we having our dfw Gpg meet up?
>>23072581Sorry I dont actually live in dfw I just use it for shitposting material
Building this thing might cost me a finger, but it is a risk i'm willing to take.
Bandai plamo is getting so boring. When are they gonna make some new gundams?
>>23072598Soon.
>>23072598HG Gcucks just came out. Enjoy your slop.
>>23072602mmmm yummy ;3
>>23072602Yeah that was a hard pass for me bro. I want kino not slop.
>>23072604MG is the only line where you can expect kino. But it is dead and so is gunpla.
Okay how many dfw anons are in /gpg/? Have I ever met you at the build nights?
never change chinkmanni, next time put on even more sword hands for active use
>>23072615Isn't that The O's sub arms? V-Thor Gaifu Kaisei has similar thing, too.
>>23072625The O(and most other UC suits that have subarms) put them in the skirt armor rather than the knees.
>>23072629Woundwort stores it in its penis ( i'm not joking ).
How do I tell transparent stickers apart from waterslides?
>>23072638Waterslides look like they're kinda popping off of the sheet a bit. They also aren't a sticker so they don't really have a cut border on them and you can't just pull them off.
>>23072637Isn't the dick arm more for the transformation?
>>23072625the gaifu kaisei's belt thing are sub arms? never seen it used as such
>MG Sinanju Stein Narrative Ver. Ka at Hobby Lobby>it's a hundred fucking dollars for some reason, before the discountIs this kit really worth the sixty dollars? They've made this thing at least three times already (original 2008 Sinanju Ver. Ka, 2013 Sinanju Stein Ver. Ka and 2019 Sinanju Stein Narrative Ver.), plus Narrative wasn't the most popular even at the time (moreso given how much everyone hated Zoltan). I guess it comes with a bunch of weapons and goodies, but for a kit that doesn't include any transformation or flashy body details, that price seems a bit high.
>>23072614cant believe you'd forget all about me after we did THAT together
>>23072648It's the best version of sinanju and it's worth 60 bucks, but in your exact scenario I would not get it. It's incredibly similar to the older narrative version. The minor differences are that the verniers are gray on the new one, the backpack has the colors mixed up. It also has new hands and the weapons are changed to accomodate the new hands. The big difference is that the chest, sleeves and shield have color separated ornamentation on them instead of stickers.tl;dr It's better than the older steins, get it if you're a huge sinanju nerd who doesn't care about money. Don't get it if you aren't.
>>23072643If you flip the balljoints inside, these things will go out. They are gripping hands, you equip them with other Hexagear melee weapons, as long as the scale fits them.
>cement on some thin layers of styrene cut into rectangular shapes>suddenly my kit got new panel lines now without scribingit's that easy
Darilbeetle anon (second best builder in /gpg/(me)) is in dfw btw.
>>23072639ah, i seejust applied one of the decals on my bootlegoufsomehow simultaneously nerve-wracking and much easier than expected, you really can just adjust it as much as you want as long as it's wetstill, not exactly looking forward to the ones that you have to wrap around curved surfaces for the legs and arms
Hexagear Tank tread is out.
>>23072670
>>23072654The only Sinanju I have is the red 2013 OVA one. I never really considered getting the Stein, but since I do have Narrative-C and Phenex Narrative, it could be nice to add to the collection. And after looking at Dalong, it seems to come with a shitload of extra parts from the previous versions (again, they've remade this thing at least three times by now, so that's hardly surprising), which could become interesting kitbash fodder.I guess I'll add it to the "nice to have if the opportunity comes up" list. The box castle hungers, but I really do need to learn to resist the call occasionally.
>>23072669Ah yes, Gout Custom.
>>23072677haha yeahat least it has some ones that say GOUF properly and doesn't for some bizarre reason typo "CAUTION" (like the aerial bootleg typos DANGER, i think that was what it did)
>>23072683The funny decal is from FM Aerial bootleg from JMS. Luckily i never bother with decals.
>>23072686is the JMS FM Aerial even out yet or is it just the KL one for now
>>23072696It's out for a month now.
>>23069470Killing myself is postponed, the rg muzzle fits perfect.
>>23072737
>>23072669The fat end of an extra mg beam saber’s helped me with positioning waterslides more than tweezers, no worry of scratching the plastic with metal. Mark softener’s good for adhering curved decals too, since it melts the decal unlike setter’s glueing
>>23072738>Sacrificing an RG kit for a HGThis disturbs me.
>>23072746The HG is superior to the RG. I get what he is doing.
>>23072755With all of that money wasted, he could have just buy a second HG Destiny.
>>23072648>>it's a hundred fucking dollars for some reasonbecause the constant"40% off" sales were always a spook
>>23072668wanna move into my basement?
>>23072767Still cheaper than anywhere else while they are up, although it's not by as much as a lot of other kits.
>>23072766He would have saved 10$
>>23072648That sounds like an intentional price gouging. Bandai sells it for 8,800 ( 52 dollars ). Even after shipping and taxes, there is no way it is 100 dollars. I fucking hate it when local retailers just inflate the price due to the public perception of a release rather than its objective value. Fucking selling the product based on emotion.
I love how the witch from mercury has been forgotten about now that the next flavor of the month gundam slop is rolling out
>>23072778i'm already forgetting about quuuuuuxmaybe they should have allowed me to watch it
>>23072780the tv show isnt even out yetmovie doesnt count it's just early access to 2.5 episodes
>>23072778But I just bought a Calibarn
>>23072780yeah me too honestly. i can watch it in like a month but the hype has already died down and i've moved on.
>>23072778Oh trust me, it is still the bootleg holygrail you are not allowed to trash on. The sign of Bandai doubling down on The Message was the end of IBO where Kudelia decided to wear a strap on and fucks Atra. If you meet a poor anon who is still trying to defend this dogshit franchise, don't give him a hard time because he has final stage faggotry and deserve some pity.
>>23072776This shit gets marked up in the US all the time because it's a foreign market. The webstores sell it for $80+, so $60 is a steal by comparison.
>>23072788>The sign of Bandai doubling down on The Message was the end of IBO where Kudelia decided to wear a strap on and fucks AtraI don't know how anyone takes two, what are essentially widows, raising their love interest's kid as yuribaiting. Like what do you think they would have to do not be gay? Dumpster the kid?
>>23072795The head writer said it is a yuri ending so you better suck it up and accept it as the truth.
>>23072776It's a hobby lobby thing. They just price things on pure instinct and it varies by location/
>>23072796Prove it.
is the mg crossbone full cloth worth it at $40? how much work am i going to need to do to keep it from becoming a grenade?
Just the same shit all over again.
>>23072803Hey, nice Desultor
>>23072803>narrative gundam B packs reprintI guess I really have to get narrative gundam.
>>23072812If you buy the full kit from P-Bandai it comes with a clear Psychoframe runner that you can paint in whatever combination you want. Only an option if you don't already have a Narrative-C though.
>>23072802Mostly just gluing or pinning the full cloth itself. Aside from that it's just the standard 2.0 style hand issues with large weapons.
>>23072798It is a well known fact from the Japanese side of IBO faggotry. Due to the lack of the kid's last name, the writer during an IBO event said it is " Augus Mixtra Berstein ", labeling Kudelia as the father and it is a yuri ending because apparently, fag marriage is legal in IBO.
>>23072813That's pretty cool. I might just preorder it and wait. A narrative with a green psycho frame would be awesome.
>>23072815>random ass comments are proof of anything>the kid having his mother's hair means he has no relation to his fatherWow, you sure showed me.
>>23072803>24 bucks weapon set>30 bucks normal sized HGs>these aren't even scalped prices
>>23072817I'm not saying Kudelia somehow grew a dick and impregnated Atra. It is Mika's son. It is just the ending intentionally made them get married just for the sake of fag shit. And it is not something inordinary to be honest, Gundam has always been faggy as fuck.
>>23072820The RG weapon set is also 1/144 scaled as well. Charging 24 bucks for it seems unreasonable.
>>23072820>this is worth 24 bucksI haven't looked at the kit because RGs are not my thing, but have we really reached the point where they aren't even including the bazooka in the base kit anymore or is this just a second one?
>>23072828It's a second one. There's a scene in 0079 where the gundam is deployed with two bazookas so they added one to replicate that scene.
>>23072820The chain on the Gundam Hammer is poseable, and comes with its own display base.>>23072828It's a second bazooka, so you can replicate that one scene in the show where it equips two bazookas.
>>23072832>It's a second bazooka, so you can replicate that one scene in the show where it equips two bazookas.why not just cast your own using the first one?
>>23072832>>23072831That's good I guess. But it says a lot about how little faith I have in bandai these days that I had to even ask.
>>23072828No the kit has it. That's the second one. But, 24 for these things seem overpriced. The action base looks cheap and most of them don't have that much color separation and engineering.
>>23072838The cost is probably mostly for the new hammer. The new one is crazy good.
>>23072836Why not just scratchbuild everything instead of buying a kit?
>>23072846Posable wire has been a thing for a long time now. It doesn't justify its status as Pbandai, they could have just included these things in the box because the kit is so fucking small already.
>>23072803I do love the Desultor though, I wanna give it every weapon I have
>>23072126But I can (kind of)
Bandai should stop trying to make plamo DLC a thing and just increase the price of their shit. Most of plamo collectors are adults, they will manage.
>>23072850It's molded plastic where each chain link is molded into the next in such a way that they hold a shape. There's no wire.
>>23072868It is a premade articulated part, not that much different from the copper wire in term of function since they were made to be stiff and posable. If you look closer, the chain doesn't really look like a chain, but rather a bunch of plastic pieces pressed together.
Are you going to buy the new Gcucks pilot hat?
>>23072803I'm glad Altron is back, but hey Bandai, where the fuck is the Dragon reprint
>>23072883>where the fuck is the Dragon reprintNever
>>23072882Damn, maybe. It looks comfy. Don't like pompoms though.
Koto, please reprint more Frame Arms.
I've been looking at images of the hg NT gundam but I can't figure out, how do the arms work? Are the elbows double jointed or do you have to point the arms a weird way if you want to show it with the wrist guns out?
>>23072882I already did. Should be nice.
>>23072899The entire right arm is a gatling. When it is ready to fire, the hand part will be slided down.
>>23072899Funnily enough, you can't do the box art pose with the HGUC release. The right arm can't bend that way (with the blue part sideways like it should be) because the joint doesn't work like that.Revive Alex WHEN?
>>23072882Naw, I already have a knit cap that my sister made for me.
>>23072920The deployment is not accurate to the anime and the HG doesn't have 2 open hands.
>>23072911That's not how it works at all. The arm doesn't slide down, the top hatch opens up. That's a cut away view to show the inner mechanics(with a human for scale), not showing how it opens.
>>23072934>The arm doesn't slide down, the top hatch opens upNo, even in the animation, the arm got slide down. Majority of Alex kits dismissed this because it looks so weird.
>>23072940Gif for further explanation.
>>23072920Yeah that's what I was trying to get at because I noticed a lot of the images of it had the blue parts on the bottom of the arms instead of the sides
I'm honestly kind of surprised that we got a P-Bandai RG Blast Impulse Spec II, and yet there's no RG of the original Blast Impulse. If you already made the molds for it, then isn't it just a question of injecting it with different colored plastic?
>>23072788This didn’t happen.
>>23072963You can just paint it in original colors.
concussion anon here.Goddamn, the gouf custom was a FUN build. Everything fit super snugly, something I've had an issue with in previous builds(HG FREEDOM, MG gouf, HG red zaku....)I can't IMAGINE I'll have the same ease with the RG Sinanju, but what about the Nobell Gundam?Also, have any of you built any of the One Piece ship models? How are they? Do they need glue to assemble?
>>23073000What is this a Gouf for ants?
Gouf Troop Customhttps://youtu.be/8XlLrGfTTS8
>>23073007better?
>>23072963>isn't it just a question of injecting it with different colored plastic?Isn't just a question of you fucking painting it, retard?
>>23073009https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKqs1JLDbp4
>>23072882Is it a sheishty?
>>23073012ever notice how bandai loves to print kits in different colours, retard?
>>23073035Enjoy waiting for your P-Bandai recolor, retard.
why do people who do gunpla all have the most beat to shit ugly shelves possible
>>23073043Gunsams are the easiest, cheapest models in the hobby world so naturally it attracts the poorest, laziest people
How come on other websites like on HLJ or USAGS where you can pre-order this it has a watermark explaining it's a CGI render but on P-Bandai they don't tell you that?
>>23073043Even for pretty looking shelves, gunpla generally don't look that good aside from some exceptions. The mass collecting nature of the hobby is also a part of the problem, they buy every new releases, from monoeye slop to flavour of the month ms to the point it is impossible to make a good looking diorama, just shoving all of the kits to the shelf in their neutral static pose because there are so goddamn many of them.
>>23072605ChinkGAWDS will save us
>>23072769Do you promise that it's not a sex dungeon torture basement?
>>23073053Pbandai pics don't have explanations on them. I think they are just placeholders because most of Pbandai uses real kit as the promo. The new SRW kit uses CGI for promo as well, probably because the sample kit hasn't done yet.
>the Chinese are doing it AGAINdo we even NEED Bandai at this point?!
>>23073079
>>23071993>He didn't get the Pbandai yellow white variant.
>>23072286Morrocan front also gets the cannon but comes with less shit.
>>23073079>Resin garage kitWill this thing cost 1000 dollars?
>>23073058...you answer first.
>>23073079seems this conversion kit is from novemberhttps://twitter.com/BloveFx/status/1846384687591424004https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WJCOv8AZhcbut 3d print only, not mass produced and the files aren't released
>>23072591Replace the claws with painted and sharpened metal parts
https://youtu.be/ARMtM8da94kKino?
>>23073079Tbh, Bandai gives them most of the ideas because chinese people are kind of bad in making stuff their own.
>>23072433>months on aliexpress to polandfagsAll of my stuff from AX got to me around 1-2 weeks time. I don't buy a lot, but once every 2 months, like chink kit or tools. >>23073023>polands>being richlmao, good joke.
>>23072899>>23072911>>23072941I hope when they make RG Alex, they do similar mechanics like RG Hi Nu
>>23073080>>23073079What g-reco is this?
>>23072941the arm obviously doesn't slide down? You can see the blue part getting raised to reveal the gatling, it's just that the elbow joint has an awkward looking angle.
>>23073195it's an ibo from a novel
>>23073198Mmm yeah the arms and the waist should have been enough of s clue
>>23073200you should have been able to tell from the fingers alone
>>23073079>>23073080it screams pic related
>>23073205yeah because it's good
gyoubuchad kinos
>>23073217Why was this suit cucked so bad
>>23073219i never watched the show i only bought the plastic
New thread>>23073218>>23073218>>23073218
>>23073023anon, you were being baitedyou were going to have your organs removed
