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-= BIOMECHA GROUPBUILD =-Build a mecha/cyborg with a visibly biological component integrated into the machine. This can include:>Mecha that naturally have some sort of organic component to them (Evangelions, Aura Battlers, etc)>Mecha that have organic elements attached/fused to them, willingly or otherwise >Cyborgs, androids, and human with mechanical attachments/enhancements (Robocop, Kamen Rider, mecha musume, etc)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 - 8/12/25END - 11/30/25
Show me what you're working on!
>>23472530>biomechahas anyone ever made an eye-ball?
>>23472530ayy, i made the wip anchor, that hasnt happened in a long time
Countdown to Wednesday Bandai Hobby stream?
>>23472572Can’t wait to finally get the fixed mg Mk ii
>>23472576in Titan colors btw
I’m gonna give figure rise tiffa huge anime tits and nobody can stop me
>>23472582It'd be easier to just take her head and put it onto one of those half naked 30MS with the big tits
>>23472576MG Mk II 2.5?
>>23472599That’s what I’m gonna do
>>23472601Ver Ka
>>23472601HGUC Mk II Re-Revive
>>23472605Based and goonpilled
>>23472572It would be unwise to expect anything but I'll throw a lil prediction:Some HG From Moon Gundam More unko soulR3 Billvine (final battle ver)
>>23472572at what japan time hour is it?
>>23472572It’s Wednesday now
>>23472635It’s 6:12am right now
>>23472572giant HG of gray RX-78-2 from the last episode of Gquuuuuux
>>23472637and the thing starts at?
>>23472628they're going to announce a rick dijeh only because I just started my kitbashed one
>>23472572They're going to announce a new zaku I since they know I just bought a resin conversion kit for one.
>>23472572PG Michaelis.
>>23472643Idk I think I remember from previous times it will be later in the evening tonite. Maybe 4-5 more hours
>>23472643>>23472651It’s usually around 10pm central burger time we start getting info
>>23472646Going to be a new Unicorn model that is based on the MGEX but without the LEDs since I bought a metal frame for their old one.
>>23472646I do think it's unusual that they suddenly decided to schedule a reprint of the Zaku II 1.0 for the end of the year, desu.
>>23472655>>23472651thanks
>>23472572Still willing to honor my wager that if we get anything new that isn't figure rise or other random non gunpla slop that I will light a kit on fire.
>>23472667Nothing ever happens
>>23472601MGEX MK IIwhat's the gimmick you might be asking?very simple, the gimmick is that it costs $250 dollars.
>>23472674The gimmick is the Flying Armor is a RC plane and can carry the Mk2. It will be 400 dollars.
Maybe we can finally get the mg doven woof along with the full armor zz
I bet the mg full armor zz is gonna confuse the heck out of normies who thought it was the same as the fazz. I mean even 4channers get mixed up on those.
>>23472701There's 0 chance they'll announce any MG
I was planning on never painting my models but I decided to buy some acrylic paint for my unpainted beam sabers as a pretty low stakes way to try it out.Can I get away with not using primer if I just use some sanding sponges on the surface of should I get some?
>>23472572Predictions>HG Kikeroga>1/144 Char's Zaku II (Revival Ver.)>HG GenRyuJin>HG of the new SRW OG ninja suit>Some new series for 30 Minute Selection
My friend in japan told me he overhead some Bandai people outside the HQ building talking about a RG Ex-S Gundam.
My friend in japan told me he overhead some Bandai people outside the HQ building talking about a RG zok
>>23472703>gonna confuse the heck out of normiesAll that shit is from the 80s, normies wont give a fuck. The only ppl who will care will be fat middle age Sentinel fans that will know the difference already between the Sentinel FAZZ and the ZZ FAZZ
>>23472705and less than 0 chance they’ll announce a new grunt MG, they made the F80 Grunraid so that resets the clock and means we’re going to have to wait a decade for a 50/50 chance at possibly seeing a new grunt unit get a MG kit
>>23472709Really? My uncle who operates a ramen stand outside Bandai HQ said that they haven't stopped talking about the RG Victory for the last two years. Apparently getting the transformation working took forever.
Mobile Weapons Platforms?
>>23472719I wanna take you behind that ramenshop anon
>>23472709Damn, you really get all the best scoops by working as a rentboy for Bandai execs
>>23472703Normies don't even know what Gundam is, anon.
Mega Mantis model when?
>>23472707>Char's Zaku IISorry, it's in Origin domain now>HG GenRyuJinNot before Volfogg>HG of the new SRW OG ninja suitIf it's gonna be OG it won't be a new one. My bet's Aussenseiter or Ryukooh
>>23472572MG Nu Gundam 2.0 that is faithful to the original 1988 lineart and none of that arbitrary panel line detail shit Katoki put on the Ver Ka kit
>>23472572It’s all dinosaurs
>>23472739You can just fill in the panel lines.
>>23472739they would neverbandai is basically chinese now, they love random retarded greeble and lines
>>23472760And they are better for it.
>>23472706Just buy a rattle can from Walmart if you are a burger, it works fine
>>23472765ok chang
07:30am in Japan. I'll be here to laugh when nothing new Gunpla related is announced at the expo.
>>23472483But the MG Dynames isn't a Dynames Repair III. There's a kit of it floating around but the design has been China'd so I don't want it. There is a conversion kit for the MG, but I can't find it in stock anywhere these days. So holding out for Daban to stop slurping SEAd with their 88xx line and make a Repair III.
anyone getting the BUCK?
the news drops in 3 hours right?
darn, the 30MM show is September 13, no igazu for me
>>23472657>since I bought a metal frame for their old one.kek me tooI'm hoping I can use that to make my old FAG Unicorn not be a limp dicked floppy mess
>>23472812I want a PCA kit
>>23472857That's my plan but I haven't bought the FA Unicorn kit yet. Worst comes to quest I buy a Banshee as I don't have one yet.
>>23472760explain zeta ver ka
>>23472886Katoki and some young 30 year old boomer both wanted to make a tv accurate Zeta kit as only the first Zeta kit made was close. It's explained in the manual
>>23472528Did this build use the Chinese mech from Kyoukai Senki as a base?
>>23472886>>23472902and he still couldn't help himself by adding silver bits that aren't there in the anime or even lineart
>>23472812I couldn't figure out why one robot was fucking another robot until I realized it was throwing the robot out.
>>23472902what did they have to do to get bandai to permit this...
>>23472886one of the few bandai kits i've bought in yearshopefully it's a sign they're turning a new leaf
>>23472886Perfection! Do I have to beat you up to accept it?!
What's the ratio of metallic acrylic to thinner? Whenever I try and paint with metallics in a 1:1 ratio, it comes out so watery.
>>23472936Then use less thinner
He posted. You know who.
>>23472943
Can I add Peanut Butter to my paint to act as a thickener?
>>23473008Only if it's crunchy.
>>23472806Is this like the HG hi-mock?
>>23472966I will never order from your store and I will hot glue all the girlpla and MaK kits! >>23473011Natural plate and putty chunk!
https://bandai-hobby.net/item/01_6885/
>>23473059I prefer these to the mgsd
Info on the Full Armor ZZ Ver Ka.Looks like it will be based on the the Enhanced ZZ kit
Here are your new announcementshttps://bandai-hobby.net/news/01_6902/https://bandai-hobby.net/news/01_6901/Told ya there wouldn't be any new Gunpla ones
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>>23472534I know they're marketed as human-sized warriors but as far as I'm concerned, they're giant mechs. They're HG-sized anyway.I'm also trying to figure out what to do with an extra accessory kit I bought by accident.
>>23473066The FAZZ is based on enhanced too
>>23473067>netflix going merry kit
>>23473067This looks fucking lit.
>>23473069No, they threw it into a dumpster and set the dumpster on fire and pushed it into the sea and will still charge you for it
Don't care.I will NEVER buy a gbitch kit.I will NEVER buy a gcucks kit.I WILL buy more Wing kits.I WILL buy more Seed kits.I WILL buy more IBO kits.I WILL buy X kits (when I'm in the mood for it).
That's it? Not even some news photos of the Slifer?
>>23473067nothing ever happens GODs, we just keep winning
>>23473067Pretty annoyed they blew their load on all the new Gundam stuff early though
>>23473066the release date is February, so not too long of a wait
>>23473067Those Macross kits are pretty sick looking though, ngl.
>>23473067You missed one.
BUT WHERE IS MY FUCKING RG X?!
>>23473098LMFAO GET REKT
>>23473096That looks like shit. Worse aesthetically than even the EG. Trash.
>>23472667I fucking told you guys, I FUCKING TOLD you dogs. Bandai always does this dumb shit where they make the actual announcements before the event.
>>23473103
>40% price hike on the MG HeavyarmsThis fucking company.
>>23473110well yeah, it comes with a fell for it again award now.
>>23473108Things happen, they just happen 3 days before they announced it would happen. And on the day of? THEN nothing happens.
I expected nothing and was still let downHope the 30ML stream next month will be better
>>23473096lol, they actually did it and released the RX-78 AGAIN. They'll probably even release a completely grey one now too >>23473103Yeah, I've been around long enough to know Bandai probably makes the most retarded and self-harming business decisions. Not even malicious shit like Sony, Nintendo, or something, just pants on head retarded.This is the company that managed to break Gundam into the U.S. market and then collapse the brand and Bandai America in 5 years
>>23473096Is there any difference to the regular HG?
>>23473119I still consider the announcements from the other day to be nothing burgers as well since for the rest of the year we are only getting sd slop, a few kits that are just recolors/minor parts variants of existing kits, and one seedslop hg. Only X fans came out winning from that.
>>23473096Is that literally just the revive?
>>23473132kek yeah its just the revive with a different name to bait cuckfags
Why does Bandai feel like such a small company these days? This gunpla schedule is utterly pathetic.
>>23473096>>23473127>>23473132>>23473136
How are those HG Dunbines on P-Bandai? I wanted the MG but I’m guessing that’s never being reprinted.
>>23473110What else is getting a price hike? Where is this said?
>>23473146they're pretty solid. i have the dunbine and virunvee and it has the quality you'd expect of new releases. good parts seperation and it's polycapless. pigment density on the plastic is good. the mg got reprinted on penis bandai a few months ago iirc
>>23473127it is the HG. that's not real. it's a shitpost.
>>23473110You only have yourself to blame for not buying it before.Boxfort chads we just keep on winning!
>>23473151most stuff on penis bandai you can see the price hikes over the last couple months by comparing the listings for pre orders. this is because it comes with a fell for it again award.i expect us retailers to raise prices too if they havent already
not only is the p-bandai website barely functional, the tards that run it can't even bother checking spellings for consistency
>>23473127I believe that image is fake
>>23473152>MG got reprinted a few months agoWell fuck, might wait out out then.
>>23473160Official materials have always spelled it wither mandala or mandor. It's a quirk of japanese. It's like how aile strike gundam has a dumb name because it's supposed to be airstrike and was translated wrong.
>>23473160Why does it come with 8 mini Mandalas?
>>23473166Funny because Aile means family in Turkish. Literally "Family Strike Gundam", sounds like shits a terrorist group would name after.
>>23473137Only thing I can think of is the company reorganization in 2018-2019 when they changed their logo to the blue label. That seems to be when a lot of their kits saw their last reprint and the amount of new kits announced outside of P-Bandai dropped off a cliff. I would blame the scamdemic but they should have recovered by now, especially considering during that time they built and opened a new factory even.
>>23473172>>23473166in french it means wing so it works
New chair
And to think, I just picked up a HGUC Qubeley in the wild last week. Sixteen dollars is so not worth it, on top of the November catalog being just abysmal dogshit.
>>23473185holy shit it comes with a cuck chair?
>>23473185UOOOHHHH ToT
The situation is retardedly simple to understand. Bandai makes more money off P-Bandai, ergo you put 90% of new kits on P-Bandai. Couple that with the fact that now you can upcharge Americans like fucking crazy and you’re making more money than ever before.
>>23473188It is supposed to be a pre order bonus for SHF Guel.
>>23473185>>23473190cute
Hit ‘em wit tuh Extendo
>>23473166>It's like how aile strike gundam has a dumb name because it's supposed to be airstrike and was translated wrong.Aile is literally French for "wing". They reused the Aile designation for the Aile Calamity.
>>23473187>108 dollsars for a 13cm tall kitAnd Bandaikeks complain about Koto price
>>23473166>Official materials have always spelled it wither mandala or mandor.One or the other is correct. Not both.
>>23473077holy shit it's Miku Macross!
>>23473161Shhh!
>>23473192And the worst part is that us Americans can' even give scalpers a few more bucks just to spite Bandai, because the de minimis exemption being removed means your $30 HG is now $100.It's either let Bandai fuck you in the ass or just never get new kits again.
That’s a nice NEW beam SHEILD
Alright Bandai, I'm not asking anymore. No more pokepla, figure rise, girlpla, 30mm, or any other stupid shit. You will make gunpla again. You will release 1 MG per month again. You will stop with the slop.
>>23473096>it doesn't have the yaoi human hands the gcuck RX-78 hasfake and gay!
>>23473187wait hol up 180 burgers for a mg penix chat is this real? wth...
>>23473204The only correct one is the original romanji.
>>23473199Bandai went above and beyond to engineer this shit, yet they still refuse to give the kit a full set of expressive hands.
>>23473185i suddenly want it now just for the chair!
>>23473213It was only $130 when I bought it a year and a half ago. Tariffs are being baked into the cost.
>>23473213Metallic plating is expensive
>>23473210it actually doesn't look bad when you pose it like that. strongly consider getting it when it comes out
>>23473219and that's where they get you to buy their option parts hands so they can nickel and dime you furtheror just 3d print better ones
>>2347321130mm > gunpla. What's the point? They won't make a Ga-Zowmn HG they'll just print more GCucks trash.
i'm happy that the fags who kept posting about how we will get the rest of the g cucks lineup and new ibo kits got btfo
>>23473231The problem is how the mold is getting more and more unique. Alot of kits i have collected are incompatible with DLC hands. Bandai never think about this at all, they just want you to accept that box hand shit.
>>23473238Bandai already announced several new IBO kits few months ago. We will get more.
>>23473238& Xchads got their chair
AN INNER FRAME?!!!??? HOW DISGUSTING!
>>23473253One day...one day X will have its time...
>>23473219Should have just made an MG of this and the Messer since they dont have much to release for the Hathaway 2x
>>23473160Ok, are we even gonna get the Bolt Gundam? we've had like 2 reprints of the other shuffle members but no release of the Bolt, then they make a kit for a gundam that only mattered for like two episodes???
>Xchads get the loli waifu kit>Seedchads just keep winning>UCchads get new Gustav KarlTurnAkeks get the shaft
>>23473263We'll get it when Putin ends his unjust aggression.
>>23473267>unjust aggressionfuck off retard
>>23473266Turn X reprint next year
>>23473219I'm happy they gave it a bazooka and not just the dinky little jegan rifle
>>23473266why do turn a fans have to suffer so much?>>23473269>all we get is a reprint of a kit that already existspain.
>>23473272Get a zaku and paint it bourjanon colors.
Who buys SDs and MGSDs? Genuinely asking. Whenever I see someone posting their gunpla, it's an HG or MG or RG.
>>23473271>Not even the big boy bazookaThis is whats off to me about the Gustav Karl, its a heavy unit but isnt packing any heavy weaponry.
>>23473276normalfaggots
>>23473276Theres like two fags here who buy it hereZ
>>23473277It is supposed to be an air combat unit
>>23473210>>23473258>>23473266feels good to be a seedDEITY
>>23473277It’s cause he’s just chillin. Gustav is National guard Jegan, that’s why he’s so fat
>>23473272Turn A almost had more HG, but the customs had such a pisspoor sale, Bandai decided to burry them deep underground.
>>23473238what is there to still release from GQuuuuuux other than the Big Zam? The only things I can think of (outside of the Char suits in the final episode) are the Z'Gok and the Gogg and what we could see of those looked so close to the mainline UC ones that there's no point in even bothering with them.
Looked like a evolution of the standhttps://x.com/HobbySite/status/1960518970735517747
>>23473300kikeroga
>>23473276I’d get them if the line up wasn’t trash
>>23473300Two more gramps kits minimum, then an HG, MG and RG of the grey gramps
>>23473300The people want MP Zaku and Hambrabi
Jiyan Altron and Ogre Jinx reissue trust the plan!
>>23473276I was thinking of getting the freedom.
>>23473300>Psycho MkII>Hambrabi>Jewroga>Guntank>Zudah>Sazabi>Gouf>RX-78 otherside
>>23473323Yamashita Sazabi only appeared in a powerpoint slideshow for a few seconds. I don't think Bandai is that desperate.
>>23473279So actual fans?
The first modern Turn A HG. And the last modern Turn A HG.
>>23473316I can see that happening. Divers kits sold well.
>>23473328i think bandai should stop making retarded shows like g cucks and instead just release powerpoint slideshows of their mobile suit designs and let the fans pick what they want.
>>23473213>>23473221>>23473231>>23473244The day a burger gets unlazy and stops whining and goes the chang route is the day we start actually getting good gunpla again and kits people actually want and not HG RX-78 re-release #12
I'm here to collect IBOyno MG Bael for youpresent me with your neck so that I may kneel on it
>>23473346HG RX-78 re-release #12 but $20 more expensive*
>>23473349Let me get the chair ..
>>23473282Why’s it so fucking fat then?
>>23473259X already had 3 HGs, 1 Pbandai HG and 2 MGs. All it needs left are Visargo and Ashtaron HGs.
>>23473349I was the one who kept posting about Bael and RG X. I kneel, master…
>>23473332there used to be modern Kapool runners that were included in Build Divers kits, but for some reason Bandai never made the vanilla kapool.
>>23473276I got the SDEX Deathscythe just because it was piss cheap and I didn't own any Deathscythes prior to that.
>>2347331600 Sky soon.
>>23473074The FAZZ actually cuts out some areas of transformation, like the forearms, so if taking the armour off reveals an EZZ capable of transforming it will actually have to be new from what the FAZZ does.
>>23473356Koto already sells chairs
>>23473349IBObros... we'll get him next time...
>>23473302Bandai's been in dire need of making proper risers for their various action bases for years so this is nice. I'd really, really like it if they'd do it for the early designs though.
>>23473365Some people said Build Divers Wodom has original Wodom runners, too.
>>23473365just get the momokapool and paint it, you aren't a snapshitter are you?
Is that really it for the announcements? No new HGUC or RG?
>>23473373Looks out of scale
>>23473384>Paint Momokapool into original KapoolGoodluck with that lmao
>>23473389they're probably saving gunpla for last since the only gunpla stuff they've shown so far was the preview stuff from the other day and they know that gunpla is the only reason people are watching
>>23473384Blind-Kun you should be the last person to be lecturing on paint
>>23473397lol you’re coping again. Nothing ever happens.
I almost wonder if there is some corruption going on or just extreme incompetence like they lost a lot of the people engineering model kits because this is pretty paltry for a billion dollar toy company’s releases for the rest of the year.
>>23473370ironically, the original FAZZ can transform, at least to some extent.
>>23473412Kino
>>23473410It’s cause they’re releasing 200 dinosaurs and 100 30M Fantasy
>>23473410>this is pretty paltry for a billion dollar toy company’s releases for the rest of the year.You are forgetting a bunch of previous kits that they haven't done yet.
>>23473316>not Astray No-NameFFS
>>23473397Saving the best for last
I love how derpy and blocky transforming gundam planes look. They try to get them to look like planes but they can’t stop looking like silly toys.
Here's your new Dinosaur fossil kit, bro.
>>23473423you can increment the item number in the url on the website it'll be pokemon for the next 5 or 6 and then some blank placeholder ones until you hit the recent pbandai stuff
>>23473412The original FAZZ very much is a remold. They didn't give a fuck about the arm movement or it looking super fat and being really heavy propotionally on the old MG. The new one they explicitly designed it to look better with the FA on, which for my money they succeeded in.Personally, I think the basic ZZ has always had far too fat of arms in all iterations and they should just downsize the internal thruster bell for a slimmer design a little closer to the EZZ lineart. It might be a bit too thin to perfectly emulate but they have some room to squeeze it down a bit. Maybe they've done that here, it'll be interesting to see. From the 3D render and the MG ZZs already released I'll be happy whatever they do. Gonna have to figure out what to do with its big gun though, I want my FA ZZ in anime loadout.
>>23473431>is a remoldreused mold I mean
>>23473429Wow dinosaurs AND pokemon !!
>>23473431Why does this lineart look so much more kino than the blocky proportions of the og zz?
>>23473436They are literally 2 different forms
I think I'm beginning to hate the entire ZZ line because of this.
>>23473442It’s funny that the enhanced zz ver ka looks literally the same as the regular zz. Like if you didn’t tell me which was which I wouldn’t be able to tell (ignore that one is missing panel lines and decals here).
>>23473436FA ZZ is actually Enhanced ZZ not regular ZZ
>>23473436EZZ was drawn by Mika Akitaka
>>23473447>they're the same picture.jpg
>>23473447Those are actually the same though, EZZ just is "longer" everywhere. Longer missiles, longer sabres, longer shoulder points, longer feet, longer shields.
>>23473419They also held a couple of contests to vote on future MG kits and then just never did anything with the results. Some of those polls going back to the early 2010's
>>23473458I’m Enhanced in a similar way actually
>>23473463I wonder how many molds Bandai just has sitting around that they've never used because higher ups said "axe it, it won't sell"
>>23473471Kek based
>>23473477Mold creation is expensive so I would presume that even bandai is not retarded enough to let it get to mold step and then cancel it.
>>23473447Shi my b that was the wrong picture actually. Those literally are the same kit for some reason (don’t know what hes even comparing them for). Here’s the actual regular vs enhanced
>>23473480They made the mg age-3 and fx and shelved them
>>23473447Not quite. There is a Pbandai upgrade set to convert regula ZZ into Enhanced ZZ. It has new Beam sabers, missile pods, armor parts, etc.
>>23473485He was trying to flex his shitty decal application skill. Also, Enhanced ZZ quite a few changes to the design. Its features seem to get exaggerated, everything is longer.
Why did bandai decide not to make a rg x?
>>23473499Real question is why no RG Master Gundam?
>>23473480They have the mold done before the die is made. But Bandai is such a big company I bet their R&D costs ballon more than it costs to make the die
>>23473504ELI5 what’s a die? Nta.
It should have been the Xi Ver Ka...
>>23473507The die is the tool used to mold the metal parts for action figures. That is why those metal parts are refered to as "Diecast".
>>23473447>>23473448>>23473485>tfw I just bought the MG ZZ>tfw they announced FA ZZ based on the Enhanced ZZI feel a little slapped by this
>>23473520oic thanks anon
>>23473507Molding is modeling but also a mold while a die is just a mold. Like the mold is the relief that is representative of the finished injected plastic. While the Die is specifically the metal that makes the prints. Even though you can call the whole assembly a mold as well
>>23473266Sybau ts pmo sm rn fr
>>23473528ah that makes more sense now thanks.
>>23473524I’ll probably get it just to get an Enhanced ZZ, I don’t have the regular Ver Ka cause I’ve always been holding out for the Enhanced but it’s always scalped and I don’t have a Pee Bandai store
Currently waiting for restocks while sitting on my backlog. Curious to know, anons, who's your go-to retailer for Gunpla/Plamo kits? For me, it's Newtype; not the widest selection, which kind of blows when I want something they don't have, but they've been reliable and I never worry about my order arriving.
>>23473067We got enough, but just more details Bandai didn't tell us back in Monday.>>23473316I wish older SDs from the early 2000's get reissued again. I want the Musha Retsuden stuff for making a complete set of the Seven Mushas with modern engineering.
>>23473536It was Suru before all this shit but now it'll probably be House of Hobbies and Newtype. I already buy most of my paint from House of Hobbies and they tend to have pretty competitive pricing on kits.
>>23473199no fucking way.. I was planning to to do myself on my Gustav Karl one day
>>23473536I just buy everything on Shopee. It is also easy to get 3rd party kits there.
>>23473477>>23473480Projects losing business support or failing is a regular occurrence in every industry. It wouldn’t surprise me if this happens more than we think. Mg age lineup is a good example.
just picked up picrel at my FLGS, adding to my pile of shame with>MG Sinanju>MG Hyaku-Shiki>Kamen Rider Agito>Thousand SunnyHow are these as builds? I almost had a MG Akatsuki Gundam until anons here warned what a bad build it was.
>>23473536Places I've ordered from that were ok:>Newtype>A to Z Hobbies (for paints)>USAGS (just don't pre-order from there)>Gunpla Style>G2B Gundam>Gundam Planet>Online Gundam StoreFor Chang Models:>Gundam Central Shop (Orders can be slow as fuck because they use the cheapest option to ship your order to keep prices low)>MOFIHO>GundamitScalper that sales P-Bandai, only use if you really need a hard to find P-Bandai kit that you really want.>TheHangerBay
>>23473561It’s a modern rg so build quality is the best bandai has to offer. Should be fun.
>>23473477>I wonder how many molds Bandai just has sitting around that they've never used because higher ups said "axe it, it won't sell"Wodom and Kapool had their own modern molds. Also, they scrapped MG Zaku Tank entirely.
The oldest gundam model kit I own was released in 2012 and it’s the nu ver ka. I do not have any intention of getting a model kit older than that. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
>>23473535I could do that as well, and keep the regular ZZ in transformed mode. Still, I will wait until there are pictures of the FA ZZ out to make a decision.
>>23473561RG Akatsuki's build experience is smooth, however, it is a pain to handle because the plating keep getting your fingerprint on it and the kit as whole feels weak and floppy. The frame requires painting and joing padding, but at the same time, you are not supposed to paint the armor parts. Abit disappointing, but not the worst thing ever.
>>23473579buy an ad
>>23473066>a retail kit now includes the entirety of what was originally a P-Bandai kitI know that it's silly to distinguish this shit, particularly since we've had shit like retail Lightlance Heaven pre-trail the runners that would eventually be used for P-Bandai Deathscythe Hell, but this still unreasonably irks me.On the bright side, "Shield x2" means that contrary to my previous concern, they will be including the arm shield runners with this kit, so we will be able to fully build a ZZ out of it.>>23473074>>23473370FYI, the MG FAZZ Ver. Ka does include like 99% of everything needed to make either the regular ZZ or Enhanced ZZ. And yeah, I know I'm literally posting this image in every single thread now, but there is nothing stopping you from building out the forearms of the original MG ZZ and just socket-replacing them any time you want to show off the base ZZ with arm shields, because the runners for the original MG ZZ's arms are part of the kit.>>23473485He was comparing the "Buy the Enhanced ZZ upgrade package because you already own a MG ZZ" kit with the "Buy the entire Enhanced ZZ from P-Bandai" kit because they're molded in slightly different colors. Look at the right-side ZZ from >>23473447 and you'll notice that the "white" is actually a slightly dull green-ish because it's trying to emulate the color from the line art as per >>23473436 and >>23473431
>>23473524Take heart, at least you didn't order an entire MG FAZZ for the express purpose of taking it apart and building the armor to put onto your MG ZZ for a "Full Armor ZZ at home." Like I did.
>>23473603Full armor zz is so confusing for this general lel. How many times have you had to lay it out for them?
>>23473447it's kind of incredible how consistently dalong is able to take pics of kits in the most unflattering light possible and make them look 10x worse than how they appear irl
>>23473607Holy shit just fucking ruthless. I almost went ahead and did this based on your guide, glad I waited. Good luck.
>>23473612Stark white background bad, actually, is all it really comes down to.
>>23473612I think it's a good idea, he's not there to try to make them look great and sell them to you. He builds them, adds some panel lining, and shows you what it looks like OoTB and reviews it.
Caught this fucker feeding on my leg. Thank god summer is almost over. I hate ticks so god damn much
>>23473621He doesn't have to panel line and paste decals on them. That's not the OOB looks. Reviews should let the assembled kit unaltered and the consumer will decide what to do with it. Dalong's "modeling work" makes me Not want to buy them.
The ZZ line of model kits is making me insane.
>>23473629I think it’s good to show what the decals are like and bring visibility to panel lines. They can be hard to see but he always uses thick black lines to show you.
>>23473633Except most of the time you can see the panel lines. They are not some sort of cryptid on the model's surface. Dalong's builds don't reflect what the kit actually looks like out of box, especially with Tamiya panel liner.
when are the new preorders going up.. it's wednesday afternoon in Japan right now
>That retarded mohawk>That weird spiky thrustersThe Changs should stop making these dumb knockoffs and should focus on OCs.
>>23473648Nah, their OCs generally end up being pretty dogshit, they just look like fantasy versions of Gundams with spikes, flames and dragons and word salad names like "Great Blue Emerald Defeater Of Demon Queen" or some shit. Miss me with that.
>>23473630Just wait until they release the MP Qubeley 12 pack.
>>23473640okay I'm like 1 minute late to the preorders, hopefully I'm not too late
>That one guy's arm and leg Gundamhttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/QI3UZ5H43AE
>>23473579gay as shit anon couldn't be me
>>23473185They should've given us this dress too
Macross F is my fave so this announcement got me pretty hyped
>>23473626If you're hungry, they're hungry :(
Was no one at all excited for a $10 Yamato, really
>>23473719Small kit, not sastifying to build and own. It is fine if human kits are small, but this is supposed to be a giant space ship.
>>23473720But then there's a $60 one as well, which has also remained hitherto undiscussed(I like the smaller one because I'm poor, I'll take the cannons not moving individually but if the turrets don't rotate at all I'll be pissed)
>>23473727No i own one of these. They are small.
>>23473730I don't know what that is... how small are they? Wait, but the expensive one is 1/1000, while the cheaper one's not specified. Even at that price they're tiny?Also are the Yamato (2199) kits good out of the box, or are they ones that are legitimately dog ass without painting? Was thinking of adding one of the planes to an order for fun, couldn't really find any clear or helpful reviews or photos though.
>>23473733They have impressive lenght, around 25cm or so, but they don't have that volume to feel "gigantic". This is mostly the design's fault. Bandai could have made it around 40cm and twice the volume.
>>23473490you can make a rapid prototype without making an actual expensive mold to use, you knowthe shame is that we almost got F90 decades ago, and non-PBandai at that too
>>234737331/1000 yamato kits are weird. Like, they are definitely long and probably taller than most MG kits. But 60 dollars for this skinny plastic dildo? I don't know.
>>23473648that's just a bootleg of a jap design though; not chinese.
>>23473748"Takumi studio" is Chinese.
>>23473748Wait, the plastic they used it polypropylene?
>>23473739>decades ago>meaning it'll have the same build quality as the MG Zeta 1.0You know, I will take that trade. MG kits that are more than 20 years old tend to be utter dogshit.
>>23473477 most likely, Bandai already has prototype to at least a cad render of every possible MS and mecha they have license with. its just the marketing guys that decide which MS to sell at which specific release schedulereminder that they already have a prototype of suppposedly PG RX-78-2 2.0 at least a decade ago which eventually became the PGU
Oh yeah I know it's late as fuck but for that anon who asked a few threads ago, yes the Reben Wolf can properly hold the Zudah rifle
>>23473770And it's fucking huge
>>23473767it was supposedly using a MG Crossbone/F91 frame. its a 2.0 frame, so its already good. and best of it all, it was supposed to be retail release back then
>>23473770It's joints are tight. I feel like HG stops having problems ever since Seed Freedom.
>>23473774HGs don't really have problems if you're at least as competent as a 12 year old Asian kid
>>23473776>HGs don't really have problemsThose HG IBO are trash and no amount of gaslighting can change my mind.
>Designed the robots with minimal armor parts>Literally every important joints use poorly made polycaps>The shoulder's balljoint can't go all the way inWhy was this turd allowed?
>>23473499next year during Gundam X's 30th anniversary.
>>23473499This year was G & Wing's 30th anniversary, next year is X. We will most likely get RG X or a new MG
>>23473561Akatsuki actually is a solid kit. its grave mistake was reusing Strike Gundam's pre-assembled joint parts which isn't designed to hold Akatsuki's weight. i haven't heard any complaints about Shining Gundam, but it should be pretty solid considering it's a modern RG kit.
>>23473648i wanna see a chang Providence kit based on the YJL resin or at least the Metal Build.
>>23473499RG Wing Zero TV was announced at February this year. Why would they announce a new RG now? (assuming they're even planning to make one in the first place)
>>23473816RG Akatsuki is not that heavy. The problem lies at Bandai's premade joints themselves, those things are super floppy and slippery.
Where are they, Koto? I need them!
>>23473648Every single one of changs creations is just a variant of the sinanju.
>>23473829I wish.Where's Chang's Sinanju Stein?
so there really wasn't any more gunpla news
>>23473831I'm so tired of winning all the time these days doomerbros
Huh, I thought the only change for the Destiny Spec II Final Battle ver was just the red joints, I didn't realize it also had a deeper shade of blue
>>23473185HAHAHAHAHAHAHA A FUCKING KEK CHAIR. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
>>23473719There's like 100 different Yamato kits already and they all look basically the same
>>23473839Without Zeus Silhouette, a standalone Destiny spec 2 is just a waste of resources.
>>23473831These are just retail releases. They announce a new P-Bandai kit(s) every month. Just wait a week or two and you'll get your Strike Freedom Recolor#008
12,540 yen MSRP. Ooohh boy, Burgers are about to get raped.
>>23473856Not me I already have a FAZZ and don't really care for another. I mean, recreating the scene where the MK-V takes out a whole squad would be cool but also stupidly expensive
>>23472207creativefield fiftyseven armored puppets
>>23473856local reseller opened preorders and it's 15 dollars more expensive than FAZZ. it can't be helped but it still stings on the wallet.
>>23473846somehow RG Force Impulse Spec II exists. though the reason why is so that the RX-78 2.0 becomes the 40th release of the line to also coincide with Gundam's 40th anniversary.
>>23473770thank you anon, exactly what i was hoping for
>>23473852will pbandai have mk 2 ver ka
>>23473856When is the release date again? Next year?
>>23473960february
>>23473814>or a new MGlol. lmao. X is not popular enough to get a mg in the current year + 1. Not even th good shows are getting one.
>>23473891Why didn’t those stupid idiots just make rg sword impulse retail or something? Are they stupid?
>>23473839It's funny, I've never had a problem with the Destiny colour scheme, but the Spec II colours feel like they fit the Destiny so much more, to the point that the original colours now look a little garish to me.
https://x.com/kokonokapla/status/1960638527370101011
>>23474006because fuck you buy it on p-bandai instead!
How dificult a Xi Gundam ver KA conversion from the HG kit would be?I thinking I could swap the face and hands with the HG Nu Gundam, and adapt/omit some features. I think the proportions would still be wrong for the Ver Ka, but would it be convincing?
Burgods are we gonna get raped by fa zz price?
>>23474025Check who designed Xi Gundam for the anime adaptation, then comeback here.
>>23474032It might get to 200 dollars mark
>>23473828>power armor with a hoodKino
>>23474049>>23474025My bad, I meant this version.
>>23473736Fuck. Wait, the tiny jets, or literally any of the actual ships? Guess I'll still get the Yamato so I have some representation of it..>>23473742>this is $60Man>>23473845Which one is the nicest and cheapest!!
>>23473767>more than 20 years oldNo, several of MGs from 2000 onwards are great. Even the Zaku 1 which released in 1999 (and needs an update) is still perfectly fine except for small issues.
>changed where the golds are>looks instantly better
>>23474083That's Katoki rendition for the novel version. And no, Nu should be the last thing to use for this build.
>>23474130What is the alternatives?The head seen to fit well enough.
>>23474138You can try using Odysseus/Penelope hands. But i wouldn't bet too much on it.
>>23474138if you can find the Xi gundoom, grab that one instead and fuse the two kits together
>>23474083>>23474130>KatokiWTF I prefer a Katoki design?
>>23474138Didn't the chinks just announce that they're producing the alternative Xi Gundam head or am I thinking of something else? it was like 2-3 threads ago.
>>23474088>Which one is the nicestThe old Image Model where the whole sculpt is deformed to look like it's been foreshortened
>>23474169Moriki's Xi went through Katokification for like 3 times already.
>>23473856I can afford it. Because I’m successful and have money. Unlike third world poors
>>234741963rd world will have cheaper price though
>>23474196i see a lot of complaining from the burgers because of the tariffs. does that mean USA is a third world country?
>>23474205It already is. By the time Burger gen alpha reached 30, they would be all homeless.
>>23474177>foreshortenedIs that uh, is that goodI've never seen this word before
>>23474130Well, found this in my feed.Curious timming or are they watching us?https://x.com/honjitsuyasumi/status/1960543608379224256?t=bjHaS9D7xjRx0t2QkJUXFA&s=19
>>23474225>Scratch built the entire vfin and the backside of its headYikes
Skin cancer so good, they made skin cancer 2.
>>23474256The white death
>>23474256ahso now that "le shitty quality build" and "le release agent ruins any paint" have been thoroughly disproven you've moved onto "le skin cancer"
>>23474270No need to be this upset, Chang, it's just a joke
>>23474032Both this and the PGU Nu, I'm going to attempt to purchase on my next vacation to Hong Kong. I may have to dedicate two entire suitcases to the effort, but I refuse to submit to the tariffs, even if I can technically afford them.>>23474270It will never beat the "it looks like utter shit" argument no matter what though.
>>23474222Like foreshortening, where something appears to become smaller as it gets further away from the viewer. So instead of following the normal, even proportions of a battleship like most kits, it's got a massive prow and a tiny stern to make it look more like the art
>>23474314Ohh, alright. So it's not an even cylinder/sane ship, I see it now. I genuinely don't know which style I'd prefer, but it'd definitely be more unique to have something that's foreshortened, and you said it's one of the cheapest!
>https://youtu.be/m4hyi9oKzY8?si=foMhpIvIMGB0A3Q_Why havent you visited Zak yet?
just got a zeta ver ka for free by telling amazon it was stolen. the support jeet just refunded it no questions asked lol
>>23474283Make sure you have Global Entry, normal customs might realize it is expensive enough to tarrif.>>23474384Amazon is pretty good about that, but do realize they check your refund patterns. If it's always similar things or frequent they will just ban you eventually.
>>23474372Imagine flying down to Florida just to visit USAGS.>open the door and the first thing you see is a trash psychopath
How was the news of the shipping holocaust
>>23474205most of the complaining are redditfagsIf they care so much they should learn CAD machining, buy a mold injection machine and start their own bootleg group like changs and everyone else in the history of bitching about a luxury good have done
>>23474408>everyone else in the history of bitching about a luxury good>Plastic toys>Luxury good
>>23474417Not him but do you actually believe that plastic model kits aren't luxury goods?
>>23474422theyre basic necessities
>>23473219What engineering did they do that wasn’t already done for the unicorn version?
>>23474205Yes they are lol
>>23474401im unaffected because im getting my kits for free from amazon now
>>23474399I hear Zak’s aim with boxes is impeccable, careful
>>23474432The mold is brand new
>>23474427Gotta keep the micro plastics quota up.>>23474205They are speed running the third world country script.
The Gustav Karl being an obese Hitlerite is too on the nose.
>>23474457Ah I thought that might have referred to something more specific, like better subarm shield articulation
>>23474372He visits me every time I place an order. Lately he's been using the threat of violence to make me smash my own boxes when they arrive.
Is it me or this looks kinda cool if you ignore the fact that it's seedslop?
>>23474507hard to ignore when it's textbook seedand i think the backpack is lame
>>23474507>if you ignore the fact that it's seedslopJesus christ, just like what you think it's cool. What's up with this constant need to have 4chan's approval?
>>23474457so it's like what happened in Strike Freedom where the Mighty has a different mould than the vanilla HGCE.
>>23474530Yeah both Mighty Strike Freedom and Infinite Justice 2 are brand new.
>>23474507SF, IJ, Legend and Destiny are the epitome of SEED's creative bankruptcy until SEED Freedom
>>23474507Everytime Sneed redoes the Providence it reminds me of how good the original design was and that they clearly regret giving it like 15 minutes of screen time.
>>23474457I was originally gonna turn the Gustav Karl into a really fat Blue Destiny 1 but the Hathaway's flash version looks way better for that, can't fucking wait bros, I'm gonna make something beautiful
Can someone please explain why nothing ever happens with bandai?
>>23474560>15 minutes of screen timeI mean, that's quite generous for Gundam's usual standard. This franchise usually disrupt the mecha battles with retarded human characters.
>>23474560>Everytime Sneed redoes the Providence...twice?
>>23474507Jobbest final boss in the whole franchise
>>23474507same but with freedom and sword impulse
>>23474507part of what helps is that it's more closely based on how Legend looked in the show rather than the standing lineart, where the backpack is much bigger and thus more prominent.
>>23474560If I had a nickel for every time sneed redid the providence, I’d have one nickel. But it’s weird that it happened.
>>23474615>>23474591I count the Destroy too, so you’d have TWO nickels.
>>23474522I can only like things that are 4chan approved. If 4chan doesn’t like it, I hate it.
>>23474612This is just a nuissance as a modelkit. It won't be able to stand still without an action base.
>>23474638Then get an action base
>>23474646Mmmmmmm… nyo.
>>23473210I’m not supposed to like seedslop but this kind of goes hard…
>>23474638>grew up with Transformers and other action figures that sometimes flopped to the floor without a stand>got into gunpla as a kid and they generally stood fine in my uncreative poses, and the SD Sinanju came with a free stand>a few action bases really add character and fun to the kits>Figure-Rise Lacus really really really cannot stand without a stand, so one's provided>some oldies like the Zeong come with a stand because it's sort of necessaryI am here>having to deal with kits that will generally fall over standless, even though I've gotten used to the idea of stands>it's going to be mandatory to acquire or designate a stand for certain kitsI'm going to chalk this up to things inherent in either the designs (e.g. Zeong, Mazinger Zero, this thing) or physics (e.g. Lacus) but I really don't know how I should feel about this when it comes up. I think they should include "free" stands even though it's added to the price... maybe just a cheap and functioning dinky one like the one from the SD Sinanju? It's literally just three piecesOr I guess we can start making stands out of our runners
>>23474646I would like to avoid relying on them. If it is a girlpla with sleek, feminine body shape then sure. But this is a fat gundam with giant feet.
>>23474665You could fill the feet and legs with ball bearings. I do it to seed kits and it usually works.
>>23472572What were the announcements?
What was it like being into this hobby during the time when something did happen, like that era where they were making a new mg every month, sometime multiple? They were even making shit like turn x and gruntfag shit which would seem impossible for them to release in the current year.
>>23474638I think every back-heavy or space/aerial spec mobile suit should come with AT LEAST one of those simple Y shaped stands
>>23474671Literally nothing. All the gunpla was announced during those announcements a couple days earlier.
>>23474667That depends if Bandai will padd the leg with structural frame or not, which they usually do that nowadays. Putty woould do in that case, since they get very heavy once dried.
labubu group build theme
>>23474675Y stand is for space combat poses since it levitates the kit p the air. The strong ABS stand you see there is must be bought and almost never get included in the box.
>>23474679i noticed this as i was working on my gb entrythat meaty fuck is HEFTY
>>23474685Dubai chocolate labubu matcha gundam
I understand we must pay more than the nips and get less stock, but is the 6+ months release delay really necessary?
>>23474709>>23474685
>>23474724Labubu is a plushie brand that has become a target of scalpers in recent months.
>>23474733Is Dubai chocolate where the oil sheikhs fly out instagram models to shit on their faces?
>>23474679You can fill that with ball bearings too.
>>23474457Type-13 has more SOVL, I fear
>>23474011yellow V fin is too iconic to ditch for me
>>23473856This is the kind of kit that really should be pbandai
>>23474824>The protagonist's final form should be Pbandai
>>23474826mg v2 assault buster ver ka was pb
>>23474828>Floptory V2Understandable
>>23474836What does Maplestory have to do with Gundam?
>>23474847they are both kino.
>>23474824Nah, kits like The O definitely should be though. That thing has no business being retail with how insultingly lazy it is
>>23474856>That thing has no business being retail with how insultingly lazy it isLol, when did being retail means the kits have to be high efforted? And how does MG The O "insultingly lazy"?
>>23474856I would have no issues with the O being pbandai. That thing should have been on a pre order system a decade ago.
>>23473790Take the chink metal frame pill. One of them replaces polycaps with POM parts. The usual metal primer/multiprimer seems to stick well to POM but I'm still unsure
>>23474895Elaborate
>>23474673If you were just a gundambaby it was okay I guess but if you were into literally any other franchise it fucking sucked. Your only choice for obscure designs like 80s OVA mecha were rare/scalped resin kits or shitty recasts. Girlpla barely existed and there were very few options. Kotobukiya had a monopoly on the market for years. The only good thing about it was being able to walk to the mall and buy an HG G-Savior for like $20 if I felt like it
>>23474826The FAZZ wasn't in ZZ. It was Sentinel which as a novel should be pbandai.
>>23474923based i agree. sentiniggers can get the rope
>>23474923That's the lineart for Full Armor ZZ Gundam ver Ka. This is the line art for FAZZ ver Ka.
>>23474901It's big, it's expensive. bandai yuppies are always explaining on behalf of bandai that the reason it hasn't been released is because of how big and expensive it is. Fine, if bandai is too afraid of losing money on them being a shelf warmer, utilize the system (pre orders) that guarantees the producer (bandai) will lose zero money. Keep it up for pre order until the threshold is met then produce it. There are enough people in this world buying gunpla that bandai should have zero issues with doing this.
i give all my robot toys stands because i like uniformity and it guarantees stability
>Auspost suspends postal services to North America.Well shit.
>>23474933Lol, if they actually ultilize that shit then Burgers like you will get the rope because Bandai would become a fully domestic company.
>>23474941lol why are all these fags embargoing North America?
>>23474638Just do this then.https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tAJxf65Dyew
>>23474923>>23474931That's Full Armor ZZ, retards.https://x.com/HobbySite/status/1960502579722641721
>>23474945Ummmm except they DID utilize that shit AND brought it over to America, you fucking stinky foreigner.
>>23474953mmmMMmmmmmmmmmmmmMMM
>>23474945Are you confused or something?
>>23474891I have zero MGs and zero The Os, is the HG sufficient, because I've seen people here frequently praise MG The O (and I think the MG Turn X and Hi-Nu Ver Ka)I think the HG version of the fatass didn't have a big range of motion, but chalked it up to the actual design, I don't know whether the MG can somehow miraculously do splits and 180s
>>23474959>everyone arguing over fazz vs enhanced zz vs full armor zz vs full armor enhanced zz, vs full armored enhanced fazzfuck bandai this should have not been the next ver ka.
>>23474932>>23474959wth who came up with this retarded name. FAZZ literally stands for full armor ZZ.
>MG The O being retail actually mindbroken some retardsYou learn something new every day.
>>23474933one day this general is gonna learn about the concept of "opportunity cost"
>>23474976You have not frequently seen people praise MG The O here. You have frequently seen people ask for it to be reprinted, but not praising the model. The model is lackluster.
>>23474933But you hate PBandai. Which is it PBandai or retail?
>>23474976>is the HG sufficientHonestly no. The HG is pretty subpar, it is floppy due the basic polycaps joints + paper thin clamshells that you cannot do anyting about it and it doesn't even have closed fist. The MG is a much better product.
>>23475003I love p-bandai actually
>>23474993If you think it is lackluster then MG is definitely not for you lmao. Most of the bitchings were about how it "looks like a giant HG" as if that isn't what MG usually look like.
>the swirliest micropube materializes on the surface the moment the varnish coat driesit keeps happening
>>23475016I kinda do too but I can see why hobby store owners don't. I wish they could order in bulk from P-Bandai so I could save the $10 shipping and they could also make a couple bucks profit
>>23475023What is that blue geara douga with the white pipes?
>>23475029>I wish one company could have a couple bucks profit rather than another companyWhy do you care, bootlicker?
>>23475023Kill yourself anyday you shitstirring ESL retard.
>>23475024time to learn how to wetsand then
>>23475023Dangerously based take. Lots of MGs literally look like giant HGs, to the point where I can’t tell which is which if the picture obscures the scale. This is mostly for older MGs thoughbeit.
>>23475003>But you hate PbandaiSource?
>>23475032Vincent Gleissner custom.
>>23475036i did i fucking didno matter what I do it keeps materializing
>>23475023>noooo it has to have like more greebles and stuffwhy don’t you just add them yourself?
>>23475042That applies to recent MGs too. They obviously has strong color separation and some minor changes to the design, but still pretty close to the HG.
>>23475033Are you retarded? I like having a physical storefront that I can walk in and pick stuff up at. Ordering everything online is dumb and youre stupid
>>23475096Maybe this is just a sign that modern high grades are just pretty good
>>23475096Left looks better
>>23475096Dang did not even realize that. Left holds up pretty good compared to a freaking mg ver ka
>>23475100I’m this kind of antiquated boomer shit is dying off
>>23475100Nobody likes you going into stores and slobbering over the boxes.
>>23475104I bet if HG Sinanju got made in 2019-2025, it would look like a downscaled Ver Ka, too. Bandai knew how to pump bunch of details in 1/144 scale without making them look like molten cheese ( Well arguably still is, but to a lesser degree ).
>>23475096the MG looks much sharper and more defined and I like it's proportions more but the HG is still pretty solid
>>23475096Why did they forget to put armor on the bicep and thigh?
At what point do you admit that you have a hoarding problem?
>>23475112Most of 2019 HGs hold up well, in appearance atleast.
>>23475158This woman feels like a ghost. The pic feels eerie.
>>23475131HG Sinanju is still one of the best molds of it.
>>23475158How do I get the girl to lock up in my closet with the box fort?
>>23475119>I dont like having a building with models in it that I can walk into>I want a building with models that I cant walk into and charges me extra and makes me wait longer for my shit Fucking retard kill yourself
>>23475135I'm sure bandai is capable of making things sharp at a small scale if they wanted but they insist on making HGs suitable for ages 8+ so everything looks like it's been sandblasted
>>23475158A long time ago I admitted this. I'm working on getting rid of pbandai boxes
>>23475135The bigger scale helps. The smaller the model is, the more compromised the details are. Also, the 8+ age rating holds it back.
>>23475173RG is their attempt at it but they details still look mushy. I guess this is as far as 1/144 scale can go.
>>23475167HG Sinanju is too hollow. But it is quite old at this point so it gets a pass. I wouldn't mind a revive for it.
>>23475168Simple you make her a part of your backlog.
>>23475211She has nice feet
>>23475211>tfw you have to fight Sadako everytime you go near the backlog
>>23475211These images are some of the weirdest ones I've seen lately.
>>23475211Wearing a facemask while barefoot is crazy
>>23472534I finished this Bawoo rework. Still waiting for decals for the MG Vidar I started over a month ago. I'm thinking they're not going to get here so I might just reorder them so I can call that kit finished.
>>23472534>>23475222
>>23475220What’s with Asians and face masks? The coof was a million years ago at this point.
>>23472534>>23475226
>>23475227It is a Japanese fetish. Women with facemask makes some perverts get erection for some reasons.
>Here is your Chinese Kampfer, bro
>>23475240Now wear the facemask slut.
>>23475222>>23475226>>23475231SEEEEEEEEEEX
>>23475222>>23475226>>23475231Peak!
>>23475250sinanjdomfer
>>23475250Why does it have Megatron’s face as its legs?
>>23475250The legs are genuinely horrendous. The rest though is decent.
>>23475250it's not really a kampfer but it's still sexy and i will probably buy one
>>23475250clearly more of a Dom
>>23475308Old Desides
>>23475250The holes are very Izubuchi-esque
Guys I have a question. How come the mk v is phallic bandai? Usually penile bandai boxes are gay and generic but mk v has a colorful normal box.
>>23475351Older full releases have full color boxes. the gundam F90 also has one.
>>23474921>Girlpla barely existedIt truly was a more enlightened time. . .
>>23475354MG MKV is not old though. It also depends if Naochika Morishita gets paid to draw one or not.
So turned out, Mika Akitaka is the designer of both FAZZ and Full Armor ZZhttps://x.com/mikaakitaka/status/1960743796192501976
>>23475370Makoto Kobayashi BTFO once again
>>23475370that's not really new knowledgeI literally said yesterday he was the EZZ designer and Mark's got a good article translated about ZZ's development
>>23475374He likes Katoki and Akitaka though, spoke highly of them.
Any reccies for a good light weight and low speed rotary tool?
>>23475405Just do it by hand like a male
Working on a MG gm 2.0 today. What colors should I do?
>>23475378Mark? Who?
>>23475370Big if true
>>23475427Ultimate mark. He has a huge website with production histories of uc gundam shows and translated official resources. His zz production history talks about the turbulent development of the zz gundam’s design, from nagano’s designs getting rejected and him leaving the project and the design competition afterwards. It’s why zz starts with like 10 episodes of goofing around in shangri la before the titular mobile suit shows up.https://www.gundamunofficial.com/production/gundamzz.html
>>23475427Mark Simmons.
>>23475450Yeah i'm not gonna shill some random tranny with a blogspot. But still, correct info nontheless. I wish we have more Mika Akitaka designs in modern times.
>>23475412Any reccies for a lightweight and low speed male?
>>23475405Hey bestie, I can recommend the zoomie zoom zoom 9000.
>here’s your zz gundam bro
>>23475474I always liked the transformed form.
>>23475474It's a little blocky but I kind of like it. You can actually distinctly see the original Gundam blocky design influences here of the 80s, that's neat.
>>23475481The head looks really basic and boring but the 4-barreled double vulcan pods is a radical idea.
>>234754864 barrels and double of the most useless weapon in all of gundam
>>23475468Any man born after 2005
>>23475474How did Nagano went from this fat boy to FSS femboys?
>>23475498He no longer had employment by bandai
>>23475423I did that build earlier this year, this is what mine ended up looking like. If you want to find water slide decals for it, you’re probably going to have to look for some generic ones. It’s a fun kit.
>>23475474No wonder Nagano lost lmao.
>>23475474Nagano is cool when he's not going off the goop retarded
>Imagine getting the kino version of ZZ Gundam.What could have been.
>>23474897jumpwind and hobbymio multiprimers work great on pom. not sure about mr hobby/tamiya metal primers, never used them>>23474952ameritards will complain about the extra fees they voted for and maybe not collect the shipment costing more money for the logistics company to return to sender>>23475035my favourite part about this esl is when he calls natives esl when he gets called out for being esl
>>23475519>Complain about American and its politics>Complain about ESLOuch! The edge!
>>23475486The simplicity of the head is nice. This doesn't look like a titular robot though. More of a supporting one.
When will you fuckers stop talking in English? This is a Japanese website ffs!
>>23475474Soulful.
>>23475502I have some generic numbers and badges coming tomorrow for it.I'm definitely changing the mint to a more neutral shade but maybe not that bright white. I'm painting the red to a more subdued shade right now and I think I'm gonna add some pinstriping.
>>234755334cuck's English expert will cry about ESL and then proceed to use neo pronouns and the most stroke inducing sentence known to man.
>>23475035>Lost an argument and threw a fit about MG The O>ESL ESL Kill yourselfKek
>>23475519Didn't know about the jumpwind one, I'll try that one. Half the price of gaia multiprimer too so that's nice. Couldn't find the hobby mio one on aliexpress. I used to see it sometimes but it seems to have vanished. I tried tamiya metal primer on POM last time, it seems to work but I didn't pose the kit a lot after that. One thing is sure, it's that mr primer 1000 doesn't stick to it and polycaps, but it sticks to metal somehow
>>23475145not a kill zone, not actually important to put armor there, and also its an actual prototype Gundam, instead of other "prototype" Gundams
>>23475548>lost an argumentgigaretard, there is no argument. The O was panned on release for being an oudated fucking model that was overly expensive on release and couldn't be bothered to even fully replicate the single gimmick the fucking thing has, four beam sabres, let alone having to use stickers on a kit of that size for such simplistic colour correction as the beam rifle. It was every definition of a disappointing release when it fucking came out which is why no one fucking bought it and the only reason it's become anything people talk about is that it's been so long enough of the people who just want a big The O despite its shortcomings exist as a market to print it again. It is still the best official model of The O by basically any metric but that isn't saying all that much when it only has one real competitor which is itself an old model.Kill yourself too, worthless shitposting retard.
>>23473410>they lost a lot of the people engineering model kitsbut they're always engineering new runners for the pbandai variants. they have plenty of manpower they're just prioritizing it differently.
>>23475565Gundam armor doesn’t even do anything because beams one shot everything so I don’t see why they’d remove armor from those areas specifically
>>23475567Not gonna read all that shit. Have a nice day.
>>23474032just fly to japan, hide it in your luggage and fly back. as long as you take the plastic runners out of the cardboard box the border tax golems will be too retarded to recognize its price and will totally believe you when you tell them it's 20bux total worth of plastic parts
>>23473742they are also way too greebly at that scale to look good without painting and at least a wash or two to highlight details
>>23475571I think the actual explanation is that Narrative was just too incompleted to support a full body armor set. They blew all the budget on Psychoframe and B Packs, which is arguably more important and less of a trouble to integrate.
>>23475576Wait. I can't just go to Japan buy like 30 kits and leave without declaring them?
>>23475579oic thanks. Didn’t watch the movie because I just like the toys.
>>23475538Please post it when you're working on it. I want some inspiration because I want to do another GM, it's a very fun kit to paint.
>>23475220it's to protect her identity retard. only the most deranged footcoomers can pick people out by their bare feet. japs have been wearing face masks for privacy long before the coof
>>23475564hobbymio's is called "hmt-10" instead of multiprimer
>>23475468visit the next panda hobby build day, should contain plenty of lightweight and easy to manhandle /gpg/ males
>>23473839>>23474507Gray with blue is a peak color scheme
>>23475580I thought you can take shit home in your luggage without paying the epstein tax
>>23475586Once I have anything done I'll post it. Right now I just have stuff primed.
>>23475474Looks so much better than the toyslop we got.
>>23475579>>23475584its basically a prototype of Nu Gundam and Unicorn Gundam, made around CCA timeNarrative (it was only called Narrative when it was pulled out of storage) Gundam basically was a nameless prototype MS that was basically a testbed of various technologies to see what works or not and can be put in the next generation of MS (CCA era)it was pulled out of storage because it was the only MS with the specs near enough to match Phenex
>>23475594Primary gray, secondary blue, white accents is absolutely my favourite scheme for most Gundams
>>23475590I looked for that name too but nothing came up (on aliexpress). Outside of that I can only find it on a burger shop or places that can't ship to me
>>23475584I believe the MS's armor plate is the most troublesome thing in their construction process. Kshatriya Repair managed to have a functional frame for the leg and arm, but couldn't have them armoured again like it used to.
>>23475600Its spec is actually quite subpar compares to the powerhouse that is Phenex, but it was the only Gundam that can support Psychoframe remains. Space magic will do the rest.
>>23475613>but it was the only Gundam that can support Psychoframe remains. Space magic will do the rest.kek gundam really do be like that tho
>>23475498Not all FSS are femboys. This one has a thicker waist than most Gundams.
>>23475629Is this the one from Berlin?
>>23475629miss this aeshtetic like you wouldn't believe
>>23475498Name any artist from the 80's that still draws thick chunky robots
>>23475474Leave it to Bandai to slopify such a masterpiece
>>23475642>Name any artist from the 80's that still draws thick chunkyftfy
>>23475647This is actually kino wtf
>>23475650What is this guy's problem? Why is he like this?
>>23475158one random click on ali and now my suggested items look like this photo.
>>23475629>torso is the upper quarter of its height>75% of body mass is in the ass and crotch
>>23475642Yeah, there is no...>He is still doing itI-I-I kneel!
chunky
>>23475682Why come he keeps making twinks with long legs when he’s still got this in him?
>>23475682>Ex-S80's>Hathaway designsNot Katoki and from the 90's>Kshatriya2007 was 20 years agoHere's your modern Katoki basedboy
>>23475698wrong image but the point still stands
>>23475698>Modern Katoki>2002
>>23475700>Here is modern Katoki>Posted a fatfuck
>>23475704>fatfuck lol
>>23475707Still fat.
So wait if that’s it for the rest of this years kits then what about the yearly ver ka? We didn’t get one next year and the full armor zz doesn’t come out until February (and hardly counts since it’s just gonna reuse everything from earlier ver ka)
>>23475723like you after liposuction
>>23475728>Got 1mm of fat burnt off>Guys guys! I'm skinny now!
>>23475730Home boy that’s gustav karl.
>>23475736Ok fine, wrong pic.
>>23475730>which also used a sketch from Katokicitation needed
>>23475744Thank you very interesting
>>23475727we only get 1 ver ka per 2 years now
>>23475730kit when
>>23475753Just brutal. Well I’m excited for the mg Mk ii ver ka next year
>>23475761Those almost look like Jesta legs
>>23475753There was two last year.
>>23475771The sinanju stein doesn’t count because it’s like 99% the same runners as the old one. This was what was new. The narrative also reuses shit.
>>23475762>mg Mk ii ver kaCome on.
>>23475745The real question you should as is: What wasn't designed by Katoki?
>>23475784Wait was the o katoki too?
>>23475786No dummy, he designs the kits.
>>23475797But it doesn’t have ver ka on it
>>23475786The HG kit that is. He also designed HG Hygogg, Zgok E, MG Zgok, MG Gogg and probably bunch of other kits that he kept his name obscured. You literally can't escape Katoki.
>>23475801Is that why some of the hg and mg look the exact same because they’re based on the same sketch?
>>23475800True.>>23475801He did MG Turn A too.
>>23475812Took you long enough to realize that.
>>23475800"Ver Ka" is just a marketing ploy to sell Mastergrade kits more effectively. Katoki does not work strictly to those projects and nothing more.
>>23475776The narrative reuses the parts from unicorn that the narrative actually shared with the unicorn. Why would they make new psychoframe parts when it's the same psychoframe? The thing is a precursor to it. It makes sense that they share some parts. I do not understand your autistic hyperfixation with every part of everything being a new design.
>>23475837I believe Narrative is half Unicorn ver Ka, half Nu ver Ka with a handful of original parts to achieve its appearance in the lineart. MG usually reuse older frames when it is something relates to another. I bet if Bandai decides to make a P-Bandai MG Doven Wolf one day, they are gonna undust that MKV frame and slap new shells onto it.
ver kwab
>>23475851The narrative gundam shares frame parts with the unicorn because the unicorns frame is derived from the narrative. It was a testbed suit used to design the unicorn. It makes sense that they share those parts. They're even equipped with identical psychoframes.
>>23475837I’m not saying it’s bad that it reused parts I’m just saying that when you say we got 2 ver kas last year it’s not as impressive when you consider that most of the runners aren’t new.
>>23475877NTA but Narrative deserves more credits since it has enough original parts to be considered new, especially if you count its P-Bandai B Packs. It is a product with budget, not something you can just slap entire Nu Ver Ka's armor on.
>>23475595That's what I've done for years. Though in a few cases I had to hand carry the damn gunplay. Never once got stopped because I'm pretty sure TSA don't give a damn so long as it's just a single personal purchase.
no kinos til i see you all reading mooks
>>23473499I'd expect multiple other things we still don't have before a RG X.>ZZ>Zeta 2.0>Char's Zaku II 2.0>multiple P-Bandai Zaku II 2.0s>DXthought I posted this last night, my bad
>>23475877It absolutely is a new kit and it shares the parts that the machines actually share.
>>23474986FAZZ is all one word and technically isn't a Gundam, while the Full Armor ZZ isn't all one word and is a Gundam, that's the difference.
New P-Bandai announcements when
>>23475173>I'm sure bandai is capable of making things sharp at a small scale if they wantedThey can, it's called RG.
>>23475896>>23475886I was mostly talking about the sinanju desu but yeah point taken about the narrative
When the fuck are the 30Minute shit announcements?
>>23475932Next month
Are 30MFs worthy of a regular HG price? Do they get floppy like the other 30mm?
>>23475936They're much bigger and seem more durable in general. I have the Liber Fighter which I display without the armour since I think it actually looks better that way.
>>23475936easily, they're pretty hefty
>>2347593630MF doesn't have polycaps. Full plastic.
>>23475917>They can, it's called RG.
>>23475953>>23475964>>23475966nice. I might get one then, not into fantasy but i want to fuck around and see what I can make
>>23475886can you tell how are the connectors in the rear of p-bandai narrative?
>>23475974>didn't properly push the pieces togetherlol
>>23475986I don't think you can. The face is cursed with that shit.
You're telling me I paid the Penis Bandai tax for this kit to have fucking polycaps?
Bought a chang HG Stargazer out of curiosity and just had my first disappointment with a bootleg. Gotta be more picky from now on.
>>23476005I have some 3d print files so you can replace them with hard parts if you'd like them.
>>23476000https://youtu.be/3U4KA8JkxP4?si=fQPuElG3jijwupIQ 6:16 this guy got it pretty tight down the middle, compared to the original image this ones a lot better
>>23473839so why not just paint it myself and get the best of both worlds?
>>23476005Just build it to see how tight or floppy it is. The end products matter, not the material.
uh quick question, this says it has premium decals.... is there any difference from the usual waterslides you get from the regular release?
>>23476043Premium decals just means waterslides instead of dry transfers or stickers.
>>23476047yeah, but the normal ZZ ver Ka release already has waterslides in it, so whats the premium decal for?
>buy scalped kit from ebay/Amazon>Bandai decides to reprint it a few weeks/months laterThis has happened to me so many times I'm starting to think they use sales data to determine the demand or something
>>23476054different decals and/or the decal sheet is made for $3.50 instead of $1.50
Are Wing suits just generally smaller than I thought? Last thing I built was a MG Vidar and it was a big boy but I just started the MG Tallgeese Fluegel and just the torso alone feels little in comparison.
>>23476083yes, Wing suits are canonically smaller than standard UC suits
>>23476093Damn, that has me interesting those RG Wing kits, curious to see how much they can do with smalls suits at that small of a scale.
>>23476097I have the RG Tallgeese, it's excellent. Recently built the HG Shenlong, pretty good too. But yeah, they're smol
>>23476083Everything wing is kinda small. Anything from the 90's is just gonna be small.
>>23476083G, Wing and X are all midgets. They're smaller than the RX-78-2, which was already one of the earliest UC suits in existence before MS size expanded out of control for the next twenty-ish years, and only barely larger than Late UC MS which are the smallest ones in existence.
>>23476114>G, Wing and XIs it just the X that's a midge? Built the MG Double X and it seemed like it had real heft to it for a 90's suit.
hobby shops should be forced to quiz buyers on extremely basic gundam questions before selling them kits
>>23476054>>23476043the premium decal version has this additional decal sheet that's not included with the regular release.
>>23476127also, it's an indicator that it's a "first edition" release, which fetches higher resale value than the inferior bubble logo print runs.
>>23475600>>23475607Suits like The O, and Palace Athene (and I guess Scirroco and people who worked under him and survived) started a trend in MS development where the MS tried to be the best at everything: Thick, heavy armor to tank ballistics and missiles, high mobility and maneuverability, a weapons suite, and a coat of anti-beam coating to take some beam hits (not the Hyaku Shiki stuff, but the stuff put on shields). It make MS increasingly larger and bulkier, and more expensive until the EFSF said enough and told SNRI to make a small MS and AE to piss off
>>23476123but what if the hobby shops dont know jack shit about Gundam at all?
>>23476181This is fake right? I don't want to believe we missed out on an ELS kit.
You guys ever get post-build blues?
>>23476208no because im already thinking about my next build and what im going to do on it
>>23476208not exactly post build blues, but kind of watching youtube reviews of plamo kits give me depression>was excited for R3 Billbine>angry at Pbandai sclapers grabbing up all the Billbine in stock>watch a R3 Billbine review to at least justify myself paying scalper prices for 1>no fucking innerframe at allbullet dodged I guess, but I am still disappointed that Bandai didnt put any effort at all, the R3 Billbine is just a big HG
>>23476000You absolutely can.
>>23476236Buf can you open it afterwards without breaking something
>>23476304
>>23476304I love zakus but hate women... I am conflicted.
>>23476304These bitches are mid af
>>23476309this is neat but i fucking hate the revive zaku
>>23476327Why? It’s new and new is good.
>>23476309This is what they deployed when zeon dropped a colony on a catholic school
I'll build the two HGs I've left and then be done with this hobby because I hate ordering shit online at ridiculous prices.
Bandai? My MG Tallgeese II for $60 please.
New thread>>23476365>>23476365>>23476365
>>23476309Slap some unthinned white paint on that and think of all the updoots you could farm on rebbit
>>23476236You can see that seam from space
