-=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>Saintism's gunpla photography guide:saint-ism.com/category/gunpla/photography-=OTHER RESOURCES=->Gundam lineart (There's a lot!):pastebin.com/22jyPB6q>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/1n0pstzPrior thread: >>23516276
-= 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
>>23518932heres the image I wanted to post,surely THIS will sell alot of toys..........
Post your WIPs!!!!
reminder to thin your paints
>>23519412Is that supposed to be good or bad?
No matter how much you thin your paints, nothing beats good sense of aesthetics. Some people just don't have that little "something".
>>23519416form your own opinion
Those poor japanese fools are nothing in comparison to real creative modellers.
Reminder to stop thinning your paint
Chat, is this thinned? Form my opinion.
>>23519423I like it.
A good looking build need a good sense of aesthetic, not many people have that and it's ok.
The Filipino mind simply cannot handle hearing basic modeling advice without sperging out.
Can someone post that one clown-colored Nemo?
Is this retard really thinking thinning your paint magically make you good at painting?
>>23519412What the fuck is that """""shading"""""? When did we went from "spray black on top of white on random edges" to "spray black on top of white randomly"?
>>23519423Kino, unironically.
>>23519436he self admittedly has doesn't have any work to post so I think he's just wigging out over the fact no one took his incoherent sperging seriously
>>23519436No thinning, only strong sense of aesthetic.
I finished snapping together the Calibarn today!Surprisingly simple build, going to save the broom gun for the next metaphorical rainy day
>>23519444Anon, that's thinned paint...
>>23519436Thinning your paints is like 75% of the work to getting a good paint job. Hard to fuck up paint after that is done. If you don't thin them it's far easier to fuck up, if not guaranteed.
I like my paints just as I like my women - thick, with visible texture and soft enough so you can leave a dent with your fingernail
Japs don't know shit about painting, time to show them who's the boss here.
>>23519434The one with foggy visor that was posted here?
>>23519449
>>23519451looks like u took a shit and wiped with your hands and didnt wash em before picking it upI fuck with the vision though thats actually kinda cool
>>23519446love the pubes and unsanded nubs, good job, have some reddit gold good sir
>>23519451Strange, it's from Wing, but obviously it was involved in Operation BRITISH
>>23519451The Sewage Gundam is ready for battle?
>>23519452It had big robot dollhouse as the background
>>23519426its pretty fucking epic my man
>>23519443He is one of these "memer" that just repeat that thin your paint joke without actually understand the real problem of a paintjob. And i will argue that every single of the image he is spamming were painted with thinned paint, that kind of messy spreading texture can only come from liquidified paint.
>>23519451Neo India's Gundam looks like this?
Thinning is useless. CREATIVITY is where it's at.
>>23519472Lackluster execution aside, this is actually a great idea
go spam seed threads in the catalog again, don't spam your meltdown here, please.
>>23519472>thinning is uselessWell if he thinned the paint he wouldn't have orange peel.
>>23519448>Thinning your paints is like 75% of the work to getting a good paint jobLol, what a fucking retard. Most of funny bad paintjob have thinned paint. It looks bad when you don't bother to keep the details crisp and clean.
>>23519472looks to me like he overthinned and sprayed really heavy coat to try compensate. you can see the color of the bare plastic showing on the edges from the paint pooling in the center of each surface
>>23519477Orange peel? Where? Also that looks ver thinned.
>>23519448Counterpoint: thinning paint isnt hard or very much work
>>23519485>WhereCome on guy.
>ESL schizo arguing with himself hours.
>>23519484You can see the nubs on the biceps too lol.
>>23519488Is this what you faggots make a fuzz about? Better than bare plastic.
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).
>>23519494??? Orange peel is literally a failure when painting. You want to avoid orange peel. It looks worse than bare plastic.
>>23519497> It looks worse than bare plastic.It looks better than bare plastic
>>23519451I thought this guy was from China, not India
>>23519500I mean, if you like the texture of oranges and think that looks better than a smooth surface then that's your personal preference. We wouldn't have come up with a name for it if it was a good thing. I don't even think that real military vehicles have orange peel.
>>23519502It is still a texture. I will take the worst looking orange peel over fucking bare plastic.
>>23519509>It is still a textureDamn son, hell of a shitpost. Proper paint jobs don't have texture either.
>>23519509>>23519500>>23519494paint autist is acting up again
>>23519409Aggressively sexy back. I've come to realize that jet turbines + wings is one of my mecha fetishes.
>>23519518For me it's the tubes
>>23519514>Proper paint jobs don't have texture either.If they don't then what's the point of painting, then?
Finished this up fully last night. Fun kit, ankle guards are a bit fiddly though.
>>23519523This kit's polycaps pisses the fuck out of me.
>>23519514finishes are texturesmatte, satin and gloss are texture
>>23519409>>23519374>says he needs to finish something for once>immediately opens another kitneed to get back on that adhd medication asap
>>23519543>just drill 1mm holes here
>>23519544Yeah alot of scale models are like that. If you are unlucky, you might encounter warped parts and requires you to boil them in warm water.
>>23519544The F-22 kit I'm working on has detailed missiles then has you glue the door bays shut.
>>23519449I like my paints just as I like my women - I don't use paints
>>23519556I like my paint just as i like my women: Trans-parent topcoat
>>23519502this is advanced autism
>>23519552which company? i have academy's (wolfpack rebox with photoetch parts) in the boxfort
I like my women like I like my paints - Stinky, thick, and kept in a locked cabinet.
>>23519562Trumpeter or something I think? I dug it out of a box of college stuff and I think I picked it as it was 1/144 scale.
>>23519525Yeah, the ones for the hands and shoulders are a bit loose. They're holding but I dunno how long that'll be the case. Ankle and knee ones are 10/10 though, I got some crazy poses without a stand going on and even stupidly put every single effect part on at once. Not gonna keep it displayed like that because it wobbled whenever I moved near it.
>>23519603This is one of those kits that i wish there is a 3rd party replacement for those pc joints. The shoulder to torso connection is very alarming.
>>23519623Could do with some sort of upgrade kit for that + the hand PCs. And maybe something for it to actually hold, it comes with hands to hold things and the kit doesn't have anything for it to hold.
>>23519641Shin Burning has a sword, so you can use that or any other melee weapons you have.
>>23519661I looked that kit up, might have to get it next since the design looks cool.
some more images from twitter
i wish i was this big
n..no, MAD STOMP
>>23519695I love blue robots :)
>>23519695>>23519698this looks exactly like the ones released so far
Solid trend of people being retards in these threads and having constant spelling, punctuation and grammar mistakes. This whole site really is swarming with 3rd worlders.
>>23519715Yeah. Too many Americans.
>>23519715yeah, but then name one 1st world country
>>23519726the country of Glorious Evropa
>>23519726People's Republic of China
>>23519715>This whole site really is swarming with 3rd worlders.Woah there buddy, what an amazing revelation! What is this, 2014?
>>23519736>no paint>no kits>not even bootlegsglorious how exactly?
Funny how these guys keep complaining about 3rd worlders and where they came from as if "1st world country" is even matter anymore.
>>23519765Holy shit you completely gave up on that one. Not even trying to hide it
>>23519765>is even matter anymoreSo which 3rd world country are you from?
>>23519426how do you even get a paint texture this bad
>>23519765
>>23519767>So which 3rd world country are you from?Antartica https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9Doo9ajCyQ
Countries are neither gunpla nor plamo
>>23519715the funniest one is the esl who constantly calls out other people for being esl because they don't use capitals when every one of his posts is riddled with utterly retarded basic grammar errors
>>23519784UNLESS we're talking about G Gundam
If you have neo pronouns in your social media bio then you are worse than actual ESL.
>>23519786>utterly retarded basic grammar errorsI had a stroke from reading this.
>>23519412Shut the fuck up !!
>>23519788I go by xhe/zhim.
>>23519715I'm american but I don't punctuate, spellcheck or otherwise respect the english language because out of white guilt
>>23519796are you the one they call ChinkGOD?
>>23519715>This whole site really is swarming with 3rd worlders.Thank god. Atleast there is some common sense left, i was afraid that this site was full of Ameritards.
>>23519801kek, I wasn't even thinking about that in my shitpost but good one lol
>>23519800The funny part is, native speakers give less of a shit than most esl on grammar and punctuation because we know what the posters are talking about intuitively
>>23519817Well it’s because we’re all the same person
>>23519817>native speakers give less of a shit than most esl on grammar and punctuation because we know what the posters are talking about intuitivelyBecause your people are speaking a perverted form of English. Ancient English is different, British English is different. There is such thing as "based" or " kino" with their slang-y meaning in the English dictionary either.
>>23519820Shit I didn't take my meds again?!
>American sees an orange peel on a model>proceeds to pull up his glock and unload full clipThank god this general is safe, because people here accept snapshits as finished projects. Viva la low standards
>>23519822language is defined by how natives use the language, not by what is written in a dictionary. dictionaries and other linguistic descriptions of a language are always playing catch up with how natives are using the language and are not the ultimate authority. based and kino are words now, deal with it thirdy
>>23519823>>23519820>>23519817thats itim scheduling a divorce councilor for us
>>23519833This is AI generated, right?
>>23519837
>>23519820Well said, "me"
Casual builder here. I've built a ton of HGs, and some RGs. I'm thinking about getting my first MG, kinda interested in the Destiny Extreme Blast Mode. Any suggestions?
>>23519833Snapped kits were always allowed here.
>>23519844First MG should be a suit you like a bunch. If you can't decide, ask with a shortlist. Even old MGs are good, but you might need to put in a bit of extra work to get up to modern expectations. But since you are new, you won't mind as much.Just avoid a ver Ka if you can help it unless you want to learn to love water slides right away.
I don't thin my paints, its an artistic choice. I don't think any ya'll will understand.
>>23519850Me neither, I think thinning makes paints taste worse.
I identify as non thinnary painter
unthinned pillowshading my longsnap rn
Imagine being all of pic related and on top of that not knowing the #1 aesthetic and creative choice of gray and purple palette. Tsk tsk tsk
>Making grammar and spelling mistakes in a post about grammar and spelling mistakes.
>>23519849yeah I'm kinda torn between the Gouf Custom and the Destiny. But I already own the HGs so it kinda feels like a waste to get the same suit twice (I don't have much spare money for the hobby). If there's a good MG of a less common suit from Zeta, I'm getting that, probably.
I would take sperg anon's meltdown more seriously if he didn't admit that he is just a snapshitter and never paint a single kit in his life.
>>23519844What >>23519849 said. Back in the day my first MG was the Zaku 1 because it was relatively simple, cheap, and I liked it because it was the first combat ready MS. Sadly that kit has been out of print for a while so it's like 300% more expensive than what it was when I bought it
>>23519866I'm pretty sure the Gouf has a bit of an issue holding up it's shield/gun. Not sure if some joint tightening (paint/tape on the joint) fixes that as I don't have the kit.I believe the Destiny is a good kit. We also haven't gotten any indications that they are going to be doing MG versions of the Seed Freedom versions of the main suits.
>>23519866You should aim for modern MG with improved hands. Vidar is a good starter kit for people who are new to MGs. Alot of panel lines, easy to snap together, fully color separated. I would recommend Narrative and Sinanju Stein Narrative ver Ka, too.
>>23519844>>23519866The Gouf Custom shows it's age. I wouldn't really recommend it as your first MG. It's not that it's hard but it can barely hold up the shield and generally speaking, the tech has moved on a lot since it came out in 2001. If you don't have much money to spend then I would highly suggest getting a more modern kit.>If there's a good MG of a less common suit from Zeta, I'm getting that, probably.You're sorta out of luck there.
>>23519877Yeah I checked on Dalong.Gouf Custom got an 87 and it was mentioned that even new the gattling arm was drooping.Destiny got a 99 and looked like what I expected.
>>23519863imagine posting on 4chan about some stupid youtube person, just embarrassing
>>23519886The retard is having a mental breakdown. Just ignore him.
>>235198860 (zero) reading comprehension
>>23519866Honestly, get MG Narrative. It is the most modern MG so far and the stock is plenty.
>>23519897He is solely shitting on you for posting youtuber here, anon. It doesn't matter what kind of intelligent babble you are speaking.
mommy forgot to bring treats so i threw white glint at her
>>23519904Honestly, not that bad for an old Koto kit. Atleast it has its head, torso and all limbs attatched.
>>23519898mmmm snapperino nuberino
>>23519912You people are deranged. It's a model kit.
what do i do with transparent parts that id like to change colors?paiting on top seems like a huge mistake. is my only hope recasting?
>>23519914plssand the nubs
Does dxm titanic scion have big arms / guantlets like pic rel
>>23519916>Sand the nubsThinking like a true snapshitter. You don't care about the white blotches, just cut the rest of the sprue leftovers and then paint. Or don't do anything at all.
>>23519915Clear color works if you're not radically changing like yellow to orange, other than that, yeah, it's up to recast
septemberbandai finally sent the gquacks kits to my countryi feel nothing
This doesn't feel like a kit from 2025, this feels like a kit from 2011 that they sat on for 14 years before finally releasing
Sanding nubs and welding seams is a jewish propaganda, just paint over them, no one will notice.
>>23519904failed mechagaikotsu's patented throw it at mommy test
>>23519944actually tragic seeing a nice smooth layer of paint over such massive seam lines
>>23519941That's what it is.
>>23519950nice and clean basecoats uma delicia
>>23519944>seam lines>random mixture of matte & metallic paints>half the kit is out of focus>autism pose/gpg/ kino
>>23519950I mean to be fair, real machines have seam lines.
>>23519941I wonder why........
>>23519941That passes as PBandai?Oof.
>>23519916It's not the worst we've seen in these threads but they do stand out. Sand and/or cut those nubs off people!
>>23519960that's true but it takes some work to make it actually read as separate armor panels and not just look like the two bits of plastic that don't quite fit perfectly together
>>23519974>Sand and/or cut those nubs off people!NOOOO aiyeeeeeee y-y-y-y-ou snapshitter!!! POST YOUR WORK. It can't be happening.... he probably doesn't paint... yeah
>>23519552I think it's mostly for diorama type stuff, like if you want to model it actively firing one you can figure out a way to attach the doors open
https://www.youtube.com/live/SfmV4aTFhzs a special stage for 30min
>>23519420This gundam has leprosy
>>23520018wati don't get these corporate shenanigans what is this mere hours of a 30mm stream
>>23519941It looks decent
>>23519833Plees make a Haro lemon pig
how do i apply as consultant for the bandai department that fucks with the gaijin fanbase
>>23520080Make kits anons say they want, then make them p-bandai exclusive so they cant afford them.
>>23519996I don't fault people for snapshitting, not everyone has room for a painting set up. Should probably panel line though, it's what like ten bucks for a panel liner?
>>23520080Make kits anons say they want, then make them metal build exclusive so they cant afford them.
>>23520093Metal Build PGU Sazabi [P-Bandai exclusive]
>>23520080Just wait 40 years for the nip demographic collapse
>>23520080Make kits anons say they want, but only manufacture them in limited numbers and never do a reprint ever.
I think this is like the third time I've seen them trying to sell this thing in the last year or so. And hey, given that the base version costs like $250, one could make the argument that this is one of the few P-Bandai kits that doesn't shaft you out the ass to cover the tariff costs.
>>23520153>Maybe they'll put up the Gun EZ and the Den'An Gei for pre order>put up a 400 dollar PG Unicorn-__-
>>23520018>Another HarukaWell I guess they'll do the rest of OGm@ster eventually.
SOME FUCKIN ROCKS N SHIET
>>23520286call me second factory cause my butthole molds these everyday
>>23520286Sweet, just the size of my anus.
>>23520214that's Mirai Kasuga, the main girl from Theater Days. can't blame you though because i got confused at first too https://project-imas.wiki/Mirai_Kasuga
>23519420>23519423>23519424>23519426>23519429You will never be a real modeler. You have no paint, you have no milliput, you have no nippers. You are a homosexual man twisted by reddit and discord into a crude mockery of modelers everywhere. All the "validation" you get is imagined and false. Behind your back people mock you. Your parents are disgusted and ashamed of you, "snapshitters" laugh at your inability to defend your claims behind closed doors. Modelers are utterly repulsed by you. Thousands of years of evolution have allowed modelers of all types to sniff out frauds with incredible efficiency. Even faggots whose posts "pass" look uncanny and unnatural to a modeler. Your unfamilarity with common mechanics is a dead giveaway. And even if you manage to get a "you" from a drunk /gpg/ poster, he'll turn tail and bolt the second he gets a whiff of your diseased, infected crab mentality. You will never be happy. You wrench out a fake smile every single morning and tell yourself it's going to be okay, but deep inside you feel the depression creeping up like a weed, ready to crush you under the unbearable weight. Eventually it'll be too much to bear - you'll buy a belt, loop it around your neck, and plunge into the cold abyss. Your parents will find you, heartbroken but relieved that they no longer have to live with the unbearble shame and disappointment. They'll bury you with a headstone marked with your favorite past time "fun police", and every passerby for the rest of eternity will know an autistic retard is buried there. Your body will decay and go back to the dust, and nothing will remain of your legacy because you never posted your work. This is your fate. This is what you chose.
>>23520337>he paintsok
Chinks.... won....
>>23520359Wow this fag fully transitioned huh. The troon face reveal is inevitable at this point.
>>23519941Pban of those canceled MGs when.
>>23520286In case buying epoxy is against your moral fiber.
>>23520378Honestly, I'd post the pics that debunk the claim that he's trans, but I actually hate his content so I'll just let the slander continue.
>>23520378He's been painting his nails for like a decade. Take a day off from obsessing over trans people.
>>23520417It's not just the paint.
>>23520419He has a wife and kids and gets fat paychecks from showing off his unpainted snapshits. You obliterate your lungs with lacquer fumes for the approval of like 10 people in this thread max. You are inferior to him.
>>23520423I wear a mask so my lungs are fine. Also I have like 10k followers on Instagram
>>23520451Proofs?
What do you guys do with your failed/unfixable kits? I live in Freedomland, so I give them proper sendoffs with M20s or greater.
>>23520467donate them to charity. i glue the parts that can come off first though, like the fins and some armour panel stuff....i donated my MG Mk V last year when the dog chewed off the beam saber. I plan to donate my MG Cluster Gundam this Christmas because I fucked up and some parts are missing (mainly the yellow parts for the beam bazooka and the lens for the rifle sights
>>23520467>>23520509fyi, i directly donate them to orphanages, not through those charitable organizations where they just launder those things and be sold in thrift shops
>>23519518Is that the tyrant sword knockoff?
>>23519518>>23520520I hate how they could've easily made a regular looking one but chose to do this nonsense instead
>>23520467I don't fail
>>23520467If physically broken, glue it into a fixed position that I like.
>>23520521it's so Bandai can eventually make the "accurate to line art" official kit
>>23520374what's this? Metal build vs MG?
>>23520467Turn it into kitbashing fodder.
>>23520567I already have the base girl, what is this? Extra parts or does it come with the girl again?
>>23519439looks to me it's supposed to look like dirt instead of shading
>>23520374>One tiny hand and one really big hand
>>23520374The one on the left looks like absolute dogshit. The different size hands are hilarious.
>>23520569probably preem bandai form
https://x.com/30mlabel_en/status/1966441879664517530
>>23520608
>>23520611
https://x.com/30mlabel_en/status/1966442005808263557
>>23520615
>>23520616
>>23519407I think we should shorten the groupbuild!
MG ji o has a big ass
>>23520467scrap for parts I guess. not that i break kits
>>23519849>water slidesonce you use them you can't go back, it's a lot of work but it looks the bestI have to buy them from ali for every rg/mg I get now
>>23520378goths and some metalheads painted their nails before you were even born
I've been watching some ready videos on Gundam painting. Whether you like him or not I'd like to do something to the kit I bought (Den'an Gei) I'm wondering what might be good to pick up? Do I need a decon? I like the look of regular gundams looking like actual machinery put together or cel type shading.I'm just curious what type of stuff would I get to make it look cooler even if I didn't have a vision in mind? I bought sandpaper for it. I'm curious what size of deacon would be good for a general purpose one before I know specific sizing.
i can't think, what should i build?
>>23520679heads: zakutails: that sakura wars thing
>>23519755>People's Republic of China>PeopleCommies aren't people.>>23520679Get more scopedogs and make the rest of the Berkoff Squad.
>>23520679Garma's Dopp
>>23520715The creator of Votoms is a member of the Japanese communist party lol
>>23520679MG Zaku, make him Slavic themed with a tracksuit, cigarette, and vodka bottle (all to scale)Pose him in a squat.
>>23520611>>23520616whoa, it even comes with a grenade launcher, neat
>>2352067990% of all that is slop holy shit
>>23520767gunpla is slop
>>23520774some of it is, but not all of it
>>23520467No kit is unfixable to a master builder.
>>23520467I always wanted to buy a Wing kit and blow it up with fireworks. I've had this idea ever since I was a kid.
>>23519409Assembled the frame for the HIV. The hip joints are a bit loose so I'll remedy that. I'll also take his head apart and make the silver side panels darker.
>>23520790My Gundam 2.0 MG G-3 color's v fin leapt off the runner directly into the void and went missing for over a decade now. Unfinished it still sits in its box of shame, waiting for the day I locate its lost v-fin.How do you fix a piece that disappeared?
>changs reverse-engineer Exia Metal Build, then shrink the resulting kit to 1/144sasuga chang-san
built a Strike Negro while waiting for my chinkpla
>>23520844and as soon as I finished, my chinkpla arrived! Hakumen/Yoshimitsu ahh vibe
>>23519089The shoulders are a bit floppy and the beam saber is fully yellow, the waist can't rotate due to the transformation, and the skirt sticker might be hard to get on. But if you love the design it has quite a regal presence and you will be graced by its good company.
>>23520846and MG Dom from another seller arrived. what a coincidence. now I have 7 MG backlog...
>>23520374Just buy RG
>>23520822If only they could do that to the ExS or Zeta Plus.
>>23520853Changxia already seems to better than the RG because it has better articulation
>>23520374China is great.even their Amazing Exia Dark Matter is far better than Bandai's joke of a Master Grade.
>>23520866Bandai's Dark Matter is quite photogenic, but in real life, the color is so fucking bad.
>>23520866>Amazing Exia Dark Matteryeah chang cooked with that one
>>23520868just hit it with a semi gloss coat
The old Doven Wolf HG looks really swell. Screw paying p-bandai tax on the reprint though.
>>23520878Should I pick a singular one up, I think some stores still have them
>>23520884If you can find it for non-extraordinary prices then ynot
>>23520887Is 25 USD extraordinary or unextraordinary
How are the Bandai Hobby Lancelot and Guren kits? Ideally they'd just release Gawain for retail, but still.
>>23520892I prefer Shinkiro
>>23520891Seems oke
When the fuck is 2026?I need that MG Turn X reprint FAST
>>23520092>not everyone has room for a painting set upyou can get paint booths and tables that fold up. the japs manage it in their 10x10 metre apartments and we have multiple people here that manage it while living in a single room at their parents' house. if you "don't have room" it's because you don't actually want to paint>>23520817scratchbuild one out of styrene sheet. vfins are simple shapes
thoughts on chang's 1/100 Stargazer?
>>23520932Black one looks better
>>23520853I don't know what it is about them, but the RG 00 kits look soft? It's like the plastic isn't as good and all the detail becomes fuzzy. None of the 00 MGs have that look to me and I usually prefer 1/144
I'd die of shame if I were to donate unpainted, broken snapshit to charity.
Is there a reason I shouldn't just use Tamiya putty as a filler for all my seamlines and blemishes?
>>23520932
>>23520932this better have some leds for this amount of horrible transparent parts
>>23520945>seamlinesounds like a terrible idea, it might pop open>blemishesthis is not a bad idea, but i do think its a expensive one. use cement and sprue part like everyone else
>>23520932I don't like it>>23520945You still need to weld or glue parts together. You can use putty in combination with sanding to make the parts flush though. A jar of surfacer might be better for small blemishes than putty. Putty is great for when you fuck up a cut and gouge something though.
>>23520945It's crap. That's an excellent reason. Might as well use liquid paper.Use Apoxie Sculpt or even superglue in a pinch.
Is there a new version of the hi-nu gundam or its just a reprint?
>>23520977legend gundam?providence gundam?is this a brand new chink?leng shin gundam?
>>23520892I looked them up last year when I ordered gawain and was told that albion and seiten are solid
>>23520975> it might pop openI've never had this happen, the snapfit is stronger than the putty, especially if you're only working a little bit into the seam of a already joined part.>expensive oneI've got 1 tube for $5 that I've been using for years, I take my hobby knife, scrape a little from the rim onto the blade, then I just use the blade to work that into the blemish/seamline. Less than 1% of the tube per seam/bleamish this tube has lasted me years.>use cement and sprueThat's what I find expensive, cement comes in a tiny bottle and costs as much as or even more than an entire tube of putty.>You still need to weld or glue parts together.Maybe if we're building something that's not snapfit I guess cement/glue has a role, but most gunpla is snapfit so I don't see the point for 95% of kits if all we're doing is filling seamlines or the occasional blemish/gouge.I was just wondering why everyone recommends the cement/sprue method, seems far more expensive and far more of a pain in the ass. I guess if you're not painting melting sprue parts of the same color in cement and using that will make it look cleaner, but if you are painting I don't see why I shouldn't just keep using putty for everything. I guess it just comes down to using what you're comfortable with, in the end the results are basically the same.
>>23520932It's fine without those god awful clear effect parts. Those things are still in the runners in my copy.
>>23521001>>use cement and sprue>That's what I find expensive, cement comes in a tiny bottle and costs as much as or even more than an entire tube of putty.you can get a litre of mek or acetone for like 10 bux
>>23521023Ahh, guess that's a fair point, I always seem everyone recommending Tamiya cement, this shit.
>>23521023>>23521024that said there's still no reason to ever make sprue goo imo. welding seams can be done just by cementing and pushing the parts together. sometimes you might need to finish with a bit of surfacer or putty if you do it badly
>>23521024Those still last for tons of kits and custom work.
>>23521024You could also use the regular mr.cement.
>>23521024i'll let you in a nice hack: buy Tamiya Airbrush Cleaner instead. it's the same chemical, but much cheaper because it comes in huge containers for just twice the price.
>>23520915>if you "don't have room" it's because you don't actually want to paintTRVKE>vfins are simple shapesIt's not always so cut and dry.
>>23521041just buy a litre of mek
>>23521043>$745 for a 55 gallon drumCheap, considering you'll never use that much if you live to be 100 years old.
>>23520945cement+squeeze takes less effort it if works for the whole seam but i use gorilla glue for any other spots because it dries fastest
>>23520945I use Mr surfacer 500. Takes forever to dry, but that fits with my very lazy, 2-kits-per-year lifestyle.
>>23521053same, that's my go to for sink marks or the odd seam that didn't quite fully close up just from cement+push. i don't bother waiting for it to fully dry though, i find it's usually sandable after an hour or two (depending on ambient humidity and temperature) unless you absolutely slop it on in big globs
>>23521054>>23521053I assume you just don't thin it, stick in a toothpick, and apply?
>>23521068https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bbbx0RV2Ec&t=49s
>>23521054Really? Maybe I've just got an old jar. If I try to sand after 2 hours, it clumps and acts like uncured Tamiya putty.
>>23521075might need a day for full curing
>>23521078Yeah, that's my go-to. 24hr. Like I said, it fits my very lazy lifestyle.
>>23521080damm. i dont think those expire, so the only thing that could be happening is you are not stirring hard enough
>>23521081That's entirely possible But any solvent has a shelf-life, right? I haven't bought a new jar of 500 in maybe 8 years. I live in a temperate continental climate, I can't imagine ambient temp/humidity has had that much of an effect.
>>23521068yes>>23521075it's still "soft" after 2 hours but it sands just fine for me. i do keep my room dry though and usually have at least a fan on, higher ambient humidity and low air flow will make it dry slower. thick globs definitely need a lot longer but i usually don't usually need to use that much
>>23521081>>23521083the solvent will evaporate off if you keep opening the jar or leave the lid off, i squirt a bit of hardware store lacquer thinner into mine when it starts to get thick to replenish it
>>23521075You don't have to sand it most of the time, just give it like 20 minutes to set then come back in with a cotton swab with 90% alcohol to wipe away the overspill.
>>23521086And that works for you? I have a bottle of Mr. Hobby replenishing agent for my jars of paint that sit for ages. I put a pipette of that in my 500 once in a while and I feel like it keeps it in generally good condition.
>>23521089works great for me, yeah. i've never bothered trying the branded replenisher stuff so i can't say if it's better or worse
>>23521095If you're already a made-man in the Mr Hobby mafia like me, there's nothing better than the replenishing agent. It has helped me keep this shit viable for a decade now.
>>23521098All the Mr. Hobby stuff just seems to work and isn't that expensive. I am tempted to give Gaianotes a try though.
CHINA IS KING
My kits still have visible nub marks (not stress marks) despite using godhands and a gunprimer raser. Is this a skill issue or are there tips I'm missing?
>>23521195if you mean dark spots, those are just where the pigment is denser from the melted plastic being injected through the gates in the moulding process. you cannot get rid of those without paint
>>23521195Some plastics are just a lot more prone to marking.
>he bought overpriced DOG hand nipperlmao
I hope we get Jamesgun next
>>23521288I get that this is just how these guys look but that shade of grey plastic automatically flips the "this NEEDS paint" switch in my head
>>23521297They look alot more green in anime
>>23521297For me it’s green that’s gotta go
Ihara's unused designs for Cielnova.
>>23521302>>23521305Just realizing I’m not aloud to buy paint anymore cause I’m a leaf
>>23521288We will almost for sure get a Den A Zon kit, its the design everyone thinks of whn you say "Crossbone Vanguard"
>>23521308i think "who"
>>23521309It’s me
Current meat gundam statusCleaned up the paint some moreAdded vein and backpackConsidering what to do with the backpack since there are beam saber holders but this guy is NOT gonna be using beam sabersEither gonna tumor up the backpack a lot and just cover them up or use them as bases for tentacles somehow, maybe a tentacle holding a beam saber?also considering doing something that would give the impression the organism is trying to make itself look less horrifying to humans, like a bone halo behind the head or something>>23521302yeah see this looks good, the grey just looks like the generic "paint it yourself" grey they use for the 30mm option parts and the like
>>23521320from rear
>>23521320boner gun
>>23521326maybe i should give it a second, smaller one on the shoulder...
>DHL is back on hlj>Price to ship $50 worth of kits is $110Hahahahaha
>>23521333You should have ordered from USAGS
>>23521337Sorry Zak, my heart belongs to new type.
>>23521324nice
>>23519409Decided to do the ramba ral colors but without the second shoulder pad. Still gonna modify the chest though. I'll just say it's an intermediate version before it had the shoulder changed. I just really like the shoulder without the pauldron.I also painted the eye green because I like green.
Had a dream ZakuAurelius was under my sheets
>>23521412Please fuck off.
>>23521418That's what I told him and then he decided to kick the shit out of my backlog.
>>23521431Fuck off.
>>23521438Oh do calm down.
>>23521446Fuck on.
In 2017 or 18 while visiting the Philippines I happened across a gundam convention at mall of asia. It was incredible, with a lifesize mobile suit in the center. The best part was a model building contest where they made their suits from scratch using scrap metal and whatever else they had. I couldn't believe the creativity. I'm watching the original series now and it reminded me of that so I came here. Seems like a really cool hobby
that was the /gpg/ meetup
What's up with zoomers' infatuation with speaking like niggers?
>>23521499Unc, you're like 15 years late with that on god fr
I need to finish something so I can be part of the end of 2025 collage...
Is there a cheap and readily available HG that has good articulation that can be used as a basis to kitbash and improve older kits? I'm thinking something like a GM thats not very bulky and could be modified to be just about anything by just grafting on the armor of another MS. Something with double jointed knees and elbows that can get a near 180 degrees.Maybe I should just get a bunch of Gundam MKII RGs for this purpose and reuse the frame from that.
Is my best bet if I want to do snap-fit vehicle kits just the Yamato stuff? I had a surprisingly good time building my RG Skygrasper and am looking for things that might be similar.
Got the Taurus blokees plamoPretty good
>>23520983Legendary Providence Legend Gundam
>>23521537If you're looking for more snapfit Gundam vehicles you could get some UC Hardgraph or EX Model stuff but they still kinda need painting.
do i need to get softener for water slide decals? or am i just good to put them on the piece and it'll seal in with the final top coatmy thought process is this:snap all major parts, Gloss coat parts, Panel Line parts, clean any excess panel liner with lighter fluid/q-tips, apply dry decals/stickers, softener for water decals (if needed) then apply water slide decals, final varnish (matte)
>>23521551I knew of the EX Model kits but thought they needed glue like military models do. I might check one out at some point.
>>23521545Softerner is not obligatory but will save your sanity on curved area.
>>23521555okay thanks, i just dont want to screw up my kits when i finally start putting them together. not going to bother painting them, just the panel line and decals/stickers
>>23521557> dont want to screw up my kits >not going to bother painting them??????????????????
>>23521561ive never put one together with panel lining and coating IM NERVOUS
>>23521527Get a bunch of gpg-approved bootlegs like GM Spartan and G-line
>>23521381>>23519409Finished the axe and painted on the emblem to the shoulder. The emblem is not great but it looks good enough for me to be satisfied with it. Up close it does not look good at all.
>>23521545>Taurus plamoNever ever...
>>23521611FUCKKKKK
>>23520894Retail onegai>>23520998Might try to get my paws on them myself then
How do you feel when you see this?
>>23521682the position i assume when facing gyoubu kinos
>>23521682From the previous picture posted here I assumed it will turn into a cool beetle. This is lame
>>23521499You sound like one
>>23521682
>>23521682is humour an emotion? hilarity? ridicule?
>>23520878This looks like gundam bukkake.
>>23520467The only one I screw up was the Sinanju ver ka leg I just replaced with the ova mg kit
>>23521611http://www.dalong.net/reviews/old/lm21/lm21.htm
>>23521754KINOOOOOOOOOOO
>>23521754this is huge for us OZ bros.
Now this is peak performance.
Does anyone have any guide for building this? This link has images but doesn't seem to say much. Arch Throne Drei is by far my favorite.https://gundamguy.blogspot.com/2011/12/1144-gnw-20003-arche-gundam-drei.html
>>23521598is the shield pauldron undersized on this resin kit?
>>23521754Is this obtanium or un-obtanium?
I impulse bought some HGs again while shopping for other shit.
HGs are so expensive nowadays that impulse buying is no longer possible. SDs are the new crack.
Thighhighs or try to make it a garterbelt?
I impulse procrastinated on my groupbuild entry
>>23521906For me, I havent started and will probably procrastinate and drop out again
>>23521821It keeps happening.
>>23521887thigh highs.
>>23521950This is just the α Azieru.
>>23521950Amputee Gundam
I hate MG hands so much
>>23521821Nix is peak
>>23521867>SD selection is littered with SDEX>cross silhouettes are hard to find>a bunch of ancient kits for some reasonWhich do you like, anon? The last SDs I picked up aside from the Musha/Knight/Command trio was Yukimura and the SD EX Sazabi. I wouldn't exactly get a bunch of EXes but Yukimura goes well with the three unifiers, the Sengoku kits were decently fun.
>>23522080SD EX are low effort slop that still look good from the front, so I like them
>>23522110I didn't expect it to be such cheap sticker hell, but I just wanted a cheap Sazabi next to the EG Nu and the good SD wasn't availableI genuinely want SDs to have a semi-decent amount of articulation
>>23521867>HGs are so expensiveGet a job or stop living in a 3rd world country.
>>23522142I don't appreciate 120% price inflation
>>23522177Don't vote for a retard next time or stop living in a 3rd world country.
>>23521885What do you think will happen first? China releases a RG Zeta upgrade part or Bandai does a RG Zeta 2.0?
>>23521083Lacquer paint doesn't cure, so if the thinner evaporates you can just pour in some more to reactivate it
>>23522191Technically there is no thinner in a new paint jar. It's a different solvent that Mr. Hobby sells as replenisher. It mostly works the same though.
>>23522190I would assume the next RG2.0 will be a Zaku then probably Freedom or Destiny. RG Zeta 2.0 is probably a long way off.
>>23519405Hey, is fat-cat good like the RG bandai?Wanna ask about star eternal too, does it have fitment issues or not?Thank you
>>23521825Yeah. It's a lot smaller than the zaku II shoulder. The GTO zaku 1 just had smaller shoulders.
>>23522212I was wondering what looked off.
>>23522220You wouldn't notice if I didn't point this out too. The original was a lot closer to the body and I modified the part to sit a bit further off.It also works out because I wanted the C clip to be plastic since I did not trust the resin one to last.
>>23521984A valid choice, let's see how it feels once everything comes together
Shokew bootleg soon
>>23522267First bootleg I will buy
>>23522267Pic related, chinaman's face when he has to make this thing with next to no extra greeble and panel lines and bullshit detail.
>>23522267ChinkGODS, I kneel...
>>23522280>>23522323This is what happen when you don't reprint a kit for almost 6 years, Bandai.
This is what happens Bandai. This is what happens when you fuck a stranger in the ass, Bandai.
>>23522458>6 yearsSURELY it hasn't been 6 years already.
>>23522462It was 2020. And Bandai doesn't seem to be reprinting it anytime soon. Imagine for some reason the Changs make even more recolor variants for Shokew and go as far as making their own Rig Shokew. Pfffttt just like GM Spartan, the original kit literally has no value anymore.
>>23521885These faggots are so overdramatic about these kits.
>>23521885The "people" that run that site watch MGK don't they?
I think I'm mentally broken, I don't feel like snapping my kits or working on anything.
>>23522489send it to me
>>23522489You are not mentally broken. You are growing up finally.
Anyone built those Shin Musha kits? How is it? Is it just the MK II 2.0 with a different armor?
>>23521041what is the chemical exactly?
>>23522458This is what happens when you shove every new kit into your shitty FOMO online store so most people are forced to either pay the scalper tax+tip or get a bootleg. And I'd take a decent bootleg over paying scalper scumbags any day of the week
>>23522565I don't even care if Shokew is just a giant HG, if Bandai doesn't reprint it now, i will settle for the bootleg.
Real Gundam fans support official Bandai model kits.
>>23522583I have no issues being called a fake fan.
>>23522525Tamiya Safety Data Sheets are very easily found online
>>23522583Anyone who understands the franchise's themes buys bootlegs.
Imagine being a leftist commie
https://x.com/ToMoS_Qkit/status/1967012577118196113
>>23522658random black edges LOL
I miss Vegeta8259 every day bros.
>>23522074Man I hope Bandai actually gets around to making a MG kit of it. Make it Striker Pack compatible just so I can slap an IWSP on it.
>>23522701Dont feel insecure just because you can't do it
I'm considering my very first gunpla. My lgs has a mega size zaku that I would really like but I don't think it comes with that badass rifle with the drum mag, plus when I buy a guy for him to fight it would also have to be mega size
>>23521824are you retarded? the link literally has it unpainted.
>>23522727Reading comprehesion
>>23521824Beside scratchbuild and putty, there is no other way.
>>23522724Buy a cheap HG to practice with first. It's also one of the most popular scales for this kind of thing so you'll have lots of options for guys for him to fight.
Gundam look the best when they are plain.
FATAG
>>23522766Damn, this fag is hot
finally done with the whole Stargazer set
>>23522786not bad for $20
>>23519407Found this real bio mecha in the wild
beam saber tentacle or trypophobia meat missile rack?
>>23522755I think Hi-Nu looks better without the backpack/funnels. He looks too busy with them.
>>23522755>>23522854I don't get the appeal of Hi-/v/the color is uglythe backpack is uglythe original /v/ has better aesthetic
>bootleg Huckebein Mk-IIGod, I hope they'll make one for the AM Gunner and the Boxer
Chinks do what Bandon't.
>>23522650I don't have to imagine
DOM GOES ZOOOOOOOOM
>>23522462>>23522458>>235224623 years. mine was printed in august 2022
>>23522881Looking at this just makes me wish all the more they'd make a bootleg Doven Wolf.
>>23522918Didn't bandai just reprint it?
I think gunpla honestly looks better if you paint it like a miniature
>>23522934I think it would be a bit too awkward for 1/100, but on 144 sure
>>23522880I agree completely, Nu just looks better than Hi-Nu, same goes, doubly so, for Sazabi and Nightingale.People like them because they're a "Super" version of the other one. Its that thing you like but more better and strongerer. Thats my understanding at least.
I don't think like you do.
>>23522949yeaI also think Freedom > Rising Freedom > Strike Freedom > Mighty Strike Freedom
>>23522954Freedom only looks good in Okawara's lineart unfortunately
>>23522949>Nu just looks better than Hi-NuAm I the only one who dislikes both of them?
>>23522967Yes
>>23522921As a p-bandai yeah
>>23522880>I don't get the appeal of Hi-/v/It's main body is buffier and the eagle-like backpack is nifty.
>>23522972I just dislike how boxy both of them look, and yes I'm aware that this is probably sacrilege in a gunpla general but I just don't care for it
>>23521824I like your taste retard-kun
>>23522988feels kinda weird to say when they're one of the less boxy gundams out there
>>23522992Nu is bevel maxed
Indonesian Gundam$250
>>23522992The original lineart is fairly sleek looking but none of the kits look like that, they all give the design tons of hard edges and right angles which is not to my taste
>>23522934This actually takes time, effort and skill. You can't simply blast gray and purple and be done. I don't like it.
>>23523029a full time (+ extra) corporate slave with many hobbies like me can't afford to paint.
>>23522727It has no instructions though. It doesn't seem like I can find anything like that for it anywhere.>>23522750Well I get that. But I want to know how to do that for it specifically.>>23522990It's just so good. 00v has some really cool mobile suits.
>>23523067It's a custom model bro. It's not going to have instructions past showing what modifications he did to it. If you can't follow that you're not gonna be able to make it anyways, you're biting off more than you can chew if none of this makes sense to you.
>>23523032you are the target audience for Metal Builds
>>23523074I don't see it really explaining how or what is custom and what isn't. It looks to me like someone took parts of the Drei kit and an Arche Gundam and then mixed them and then made custom parts. I have never done anything like that so I want to know how such a thing is done that's all.
>>23522921>>23522983Some definitely hit shelves. A local hobby shop where I am got a few.
>>23523080styrene2 part epoxy putty
>>23522934It's more like a 90s style ?
>>23523085But how does one go about shaping that stuff and making the custom parts? I would very much like to build one. I just want to learn how to do it bro. I also would like to make my own custom stuff for other ideas I have someday too. I just have no idea how you go from basic bought gunplas to this kind of stuff. It seems like a jump. I would really like the Arche Drei specifically. I suppose in theory I could just find and pay someone to build it for me but that seems shitty. It'd be more rewarding to do it myself amd learn. Maybe practice on other things before attempting it though.
Wow japanese fans are vocal about the new solomon/axis model kit, and they're not happy!
>>23523097japs are extreme corpo bootlickers>RUURU WA RUURU DESU. PIRACY IS RUURU IHAN DESU! WARUI DESU!they lack empathy
>>23523097>200 buyers in a month in japanLooks like the Japanese are actually happy and that Hiroyuki dude is a seething faggot..
>>23523074>>23523067You could just get Arche and Drei’s back pack and just paint them green. The only thing that really needs modification is the back of the arms
>>23523097>People want this product from us?>no, it is they who are wrong desu
>>23523109Well that and the weapons. I would like it to be as accurate to actual Arche Drei as possible. I am willing to go all the way with it. I don't know maybe I should check some other sites. Find a forum or something. I've only done a few gunpla before though.
>>23523104i mean for gunpla specifically they have timely releases, super cheap prices, abundant availability and thus the ability to laugh at the rest of the worldit's like being a tall blond blue eyed guy under hitler's regime
>>23523115yeah they are sore winners who can't/don't want to understand the feelings of gunpla fans without stocks abundance. the feelings of those who seek alternatives
>>23522967Probably.
>>23523106>that Hiroyuki dude is a seething faggotHe's a professional toy designer/kit sculptor and ran Studio Reckless, so if anything he's probably seething about Bandai not letting him make Gunpla kits anymore while chinks are flipping the bird to copyright and making bank
So why are p bandai selections different by region? I want the AoZ hi-zack and denan get, but perhaps bandai USA doesnt have them, what are the chances they'll be avaliable at a later date?
>>23523097>deletes tweet after two or three people clown on himlmao
>>23523116they are weighed down by earths gravity and don't understand the plight of us spacenoids (gaijin) living in colonies neglected by the federation (bandai)
>>23523129>two or three people clown on himPost the replies please
>>23523129>>two or three people clown on himThey painted him in titans' colors?
>>23523097So what's preventing Bandai from doing a pban MG Kshatriya instead of prefecture exclusive Unicorn recolors and literal poop kits?
>>23523154Fear of taking risks, greed, being ran by out of touch suits.
>>23523129I’ve seen the bottom too
>>23523154if you couldn't tell by the lack of MG releases and constant HG slop, bandai is too cheap to make 1/100s at the same scale as before. Ontop of the general fear of another MG turn x or O flop disaster.Even if bandai did make one, i doubt they would put in the same level of engineering as solomon.
>>23523154They just want to make dinosaurs ok??
>>23523165>MG turn x>disaster???
>>23523166Dinosaurs are cool but the unko shit is ridiculous
>>23523169The kit bombed so bad the kit was going for about HG (sub 2k yen).
>>23523171their dinosaurs look like bubblegum
>>23523154Bandai is retarded. they're too used to toy monopoly.now they have chinkpla (bootleg & originals) and blokees taking away their market share with their more unique designs, sometimes higher quality and more consumer-friendly pricing..remember Bandai's pathetic attempt to combat blokees with gundam blockcross? utter failure.even gundam designers occasionally work for non-bandai company nowadays
>>23523173I don't believe you
>>23523176Okawara?
10 years of fags...
>>23523188that's a lot of fags
>>23523188New fags are cute
bandai burned themselves with build metaverse so now they're keeping it hush hush
>>23523121the gei is up on the bandai tmall for order (where i got it from) but other good shops have the aoz. bandai us just sucks in general
>>23523183Yes, some Chang game hired him to design this >>23523176. And yes, this have a kit
Reusing the spare psychoplate armature from the bootleg varguil, I'll either put a missile pod or cannon on the end. Reason is I think having a vein spiraling up it to the flesh-overgrown weapon will look cool.Also decided to just replace the side skirts with meat.
>>23523163>>23523176>>23523197As big as Bandai is, I'm fairly sure that even they can't keep up the demand for engineering new designs for new models with how high their current standards are. I feel like people don't realize how massive the engineering improvements that's occurred within gunpla in the recent years and how much time and effort it takes to be as consistent. If it was older Bandai, they could probably shit out newer MG designs quicker but with a way tinier market than it is now.Besides, current chink and bootleg kits would've stayed shit and wouldn't be as based as today if Bandai didn't set the current standards for snap shit model kits.
>>23523095Look into fabrication, soldering and stuff like that.
>>23523276They killed 1:100 model kits to focus on Metal Builds.
>>23523104Even the Japanese gunpla crowd are starting to get tired of fighting for reprints and having to deal with scalpers. The 2nd hand market in Japan is completely fucked due to the weak yen, some of the prices are outrageous. I've seen more and more Japanese accounts start to try Chinese kits and say that they're going to buy more since Bandai is failing to meet demand.
>>23523280i'll usually look for secondhand stuff if I have a buyee order open and I can get it for cheap enough that it's still some kind of discount after shipping. now kits go for more secondhand than if i were to go to a local hobby shop and buy it there.
>>23523279Well designed snapshit friendly model kits are more difficult to design than figures. Obviously, Metal Builds are easier to shit out.
>>23523115Not really a good comparison considering they lost and became a muslim country 50 years later lol
>>23523291And yet changs are actively reverse-engineering MBs into kits as we speak.
>>23523305Yeah no-shit. Who knew copying someone's homework and changing things around is easier than doing everything from scratch.
>>23523314You're not getting through to the retards in this thread. Last time I pointed out the same things you did, people started posting tank models and saying that Bandai have barely improved model kit tech.
i'm completely free of fomocustomizing everything and being poor help
>>23523121Despite being one of the richest companies in the world, bandai is incredibly inept + greedy. The former prevents them from capitalizing properly on the latter. Occasionally they'll do something ridiculous like replica sneakers to make up for both qualities, or poop.
>>23523395>one of the richest companies in the worldI don't think you understand what that actually means anon...
>>23523395>one of the richest companies in the worldlol
>>23522983why do so many of you retards just make shit up like this? it wasn't exclusive to p-bandai
>>23523405>>23523407Sorry, I forgot a word>One of the richest toy companies in the world
>>23523423Yeah and them being so inept is how they got there
>>23523426they only got so big by relaying on the strength of their IPsIPs that they tried and still try their damndest to ruinhad that weak KEK Tomino fought them harder back in the 70s and 80s we wouldn't be here today
>>23523431They're successful because they know what they are doing and you do not, as evidenced by you not owning such a large company.
>>23523426bro they own the distribution rights to dbz, naruto and one piece. that alone guarantees profit for them. they could be disney-tier retarded and still coast by just from having that alone.
>>23523433cope
>>23523433I'm actually the true heir to Bandai, but I went into hiding after my father, Mr. Bandai, was assassinated and his killers took over everything
>>23523438And how did they get the money to secure those right?>>23523440You're the one having a tantrum online about how you could totally run the company better because they wont make exactly what you want
>>23523446>And how did they get the money to secure those right?>>23523431
>>23523448Where's your massive company since you obviously are so much more qualified to run one?
>>23521885I mean the RG Zeta's pretty decent if you don't try to transform it multiple times right?
>>23523438Yeah anon, I wish bandai is disney-tier retarded. Surely nothing would go wrong and their products would surely get better.
>>23523463acquire some self respectBandai doesn't even deposit P-Bandai yen on your account if you shill for them these days
>>23523426>have a literal pre order system that can protect you from losing money on toy robots>Don't use it properlybandai are highly inept.
>>23523482You people cry about that too
>>23523314My point is that clearly, if chinks can turn them into model kits, so could bandai. They just don't want to because the profit margin in MBs is higher than MGs while the development cost is similar.
>>23523497Nice strawman faggot. p bandai is not going away, the least bandai can do is make use of it for us.
>>23523473I didn't say I want them to be like disney. I said they COULD be like that and still make money just because they own these massive beloved IPs. God you people need to learn how to interpret text.
Bootleg Sword done. It's a really weird build. Parts sandwich together with a number of tiny pegs that are like 1mm wide. Everything snaps together well enough, no fitting issues, but you're not disassembling this without breaking a number of those pegs. Putting this together you get the sense that you're putting together a figure rather than a model, if that makes any sense.But yeah, if you want a 1/100 Tyrant Sword, this is the best we'll ever get. Bandai will likely make a P-Bandai HG some time, but that's all it will be. A High Grade.
>>23523508Are the joints super tight?
>>23523498>development cost is similarDo you have tangible data that supports your claim anon? I suggest that you use your brain instead of being in a hurry to win an argument.
realistically how far can one of those cheap airbrush + compressor sets get you before you should invest in a more expensive one? are they worth picking up for learning how to use one?
>>23523539It'll last you pretty much forever if you take care of it. Just replace the gaskets like once a year and keep it clean.
>>23523197probably the strangest decision yet on Bandai's part, truly an "out of touch boomer suits" idea, it's probably why there hasn't been a new "build fighters" show in ages, cause the metaverse flopped tremendously and ate a lot of money. I kinda miss seeing what older kits they retool with new parts for some OC's custom build, if they made more stuff like the HG EZ-SR, that would be great.
>>23523539I bought one of those cheap airbrush + compressor bundles on Amazon, it worked fine however I found myself unable to properly spray clear coats for some odd reason, even when I thinned it a lot, cleaned the brush multiple times, etc.. and it's only when I used my meme expensive airbrush I bought but didn't want to use yet until I "mastered" the cheap one, is when I noticed that the cheap airbrush was the issue as my $150 brush was spraying clear coats just fine. Maybe you might run into issues, but there's some airbrushes that are like 50~70 bucks? that should work just as good as the pricier ones and shouldn't have dumb issues like my cheap brush had.
>>23523539Just get a $100 tanked compressor with a water trap from the start. You will happily use it until it dies in like 5 years. Cheap airbrushes are the things that will annoy you and/or not work right.
what's with this lanklet that came with my rick dias
>>23523571
>>23523576Franklin...
>>23523576me holding two corn dogs
>>23523508Do you think it looks like tyrant sword ?
Base body complete
>>23523597Give us the fucking 3D files HJWeb
>>23523600Beautiful
>>23523604Not as beautiful as you.
>>23523600
>>23523613
I was missing a lot of threads since last group build - how is that anon who drew mascots? Is his work finished for last GP?
>>23523615I liked this shot together with the 2.0 Hyakushiki, you can see how different the gold color is as well as the shape, despite being similar
>>23523615>blue beam Bro?
>>23523619yellow on gold is boring
>>23523622but it's to go with Hyakushiki's Gooooooooooold theme...
>>23523539the compressors are fine (assuming you mean a proper one and not one of those hand held battery things) but the airbrushes are complete trash and a waste of money. just buy a compressor and an airbrush from a respected brand
>>23523615It's insane how much better the real one looks
>>23523597It's basically Tyrant Sword with Beecraft sensibilities
>BooooOOOooooTLeeeeGsssThen you retards still want a Bandai official kit.
>>23523645if there's anyone I want to give my money to less than Bandai it's the chinese
>>23523647Then do it and fuck off with the stupid "why won't Bandai do X kit, how come chang does?"
>>23523650Hmmm... NO
>>23523655mental illness
>>23523650what if you fucked off from making shitposts
>>23523615maybe with the full armor chang will finally mog
>>23523615Yikes, can't even hold a candle to the real one.
>>23523657What if you stopped sucking cock?
>>23523615I only take offense with the skirt and waist on the left tbf
Finished the RG Hi-Nu. It was a fun kit to build, I see why everyone gave it high praise. The AB5 can barley hold it from the bulk though.Just got a lightbox that I'm trying out and it's being nice for having consistent lighting for photos. Not much more to say about it than that.
/gpg/'s strongest modeler
I have no idea what I'm doing, I was trying to figure out how to apply the strange waterslide decals that came with the RG RX-78-2 2.0 I built, however, it appears these are actually stickers.The correct thing to do is to buy waterslide decals right? The stickers look really really bad, theres a noticeable off-colored area around where you apply them, and some of them are pretty big. I can just buy one of the decal sets from e.g. G-Rework right? Is it worth getting a special softening / curing agent like mark softer / mark setter?
>>23523696Yeah, RG 'decals' are lame and gay stickers. You can get third party waterslides from wherever. I like mr mark setter and softener. Softener helps a lot on curved surfaces, but I don't think it's 100% mandatory if you are just applying decals to flat parts.
>>23523696>>23523703I find setter is also only required if it's going to be a long time before you top coat the kit. Decals usually have enough glue on them from the sheet to stay in place for long enough to seal them in.Softener is also useful if a decal spans 2 parts or a panel line. I think all RX-78 ones are on 1 flat piece each so it likely isn't needed.That said, a bottle of each is like $12 total and will last 50 kits so why not get them.
>>23523696cute
>try out serious airbrush painting for the first time>priming it first>it's a white piece and the primer is a very light shade of gray>can barely tell if the piece has been primed or notAwesome. Thank you, fuck you.
>>23523724Angle it against a light so you can see the wet primer shine as you work.
>>23523703>>23523710Alright, that's what I'll do then, it's kind of unfortunate it doesn't just come with decals.
>>23523696Waterslides aren't as hard as you think unless you are putting them on very curved or ridged surfaces, and that's where the softening agent helps, but for flat panels you shouldn't need it. Just be sure to use distilled water or water with low amounts of minerals so you aren't leaving mineral rings on your model (you already know if this is a problem with your tap water or not).
>>23523724Just remember where you spayed
>>23519409finished the paint on the zaku I. I might not even add any decals. I like it as it is.
more veins for the meat mech...i've been rolling wormsfor an hour
>>23523871when i got the meat musket i be shooting straight megaparticles
>>23523839what's with the random black smudges on the legs
>>23523894Those are spots where super glue seeped out from a joint. It looked kinda like a rough weld when it dried so I just painted over it in black to make it look like a hastily done repair. there's also a similar spot on the face and upper thigh where I fucked up the paint and did the same thing. I think it gives it the feel of a well used war machine.I wouldn't do this on most mobile suits but a zaku is made of steel so a weld or bad scrape would need painted over with something, even if they didn't have a matching paint for their ace pilots and their special color schemes. Up close I do think it looks like a hastily done weld and some of the paint bubbling up from it.tl;dr passing off fuckups as intentional design.
>>23523097as a HG kshatriya owner i kinda relatewish they had a RG one
>>23523907you should wheather it some more then
>>23523920I was thinking about it. I don't want it to look dirty though. I think it's nice to have a few hasty repairs but I think most would be done correctly on an ace unit.
Has anyone tried these from Changexpress before? They're cheap as shit, and supposed to be generally better than action bases for 1/144.
>>23524008
>>23523508How's the kit itself called?
>>23524008Finally, Machine Robo plamo
>>23524003Action Changs are generally pretty good. No reason to buy Bandai's anymore.I use these ones and they never let me or the kit down.
>>23524008>>23524015Pictures of spider man ..
>>23524047i won't even go to the gundam base when i go to japan but i'm raiding this place
>>23524095*pepsi man
How can we get the changs hooked on Gundam X, so we can finally get all the kits Bandai refuses to make?I need my Virsago and Bertigo + Daughtress Neo
>>23524142flood the aliexpress searchbars (the general one and each specialized stores')
>>23523097Mine just arrived, I'm still debating whether I should just paint the metallics and weather it or paint all the green plating also. I gravely underestimated how much plastic it was going to be. Overall for my first China kit, I'm genuinely impressed with the quality of the plastic
>>23524142Unironically tweet at them, they actually kinda listen
someone tell them to make msa-120
>>23523615Love them, well done anon.
>>23524215Damn, i wonder if there's even any chance some chang would pick up on the daughtress atleast, should be cheap as shit to produce and sell since it's P bandai like other grunts they copied.
>>23524240They will if they think people are interested. It's times like this you need to put yourself out there and ask for what you want. I think white girls call it 'manifestation.'
How come in the UC timeline MS got smaller in F91/V and then became gigantic again by Hathaway's Flash?
>>23524003>>23524033agreed, I wasn't sure on the cheapo chang base but its pretty solid for 1/144although the ones with a bendable wire is less limiting on poses>>23519409finished the bootleg :D-I also wanted to ask if its absolutely necessary to do top coat after I add decals to it. I was planning on learning waterslide decals with the bootleg before finally putting the decals on my 5 year old 2012 mg gat-x207 (my first-ever gunpla)
PGUEX Space Colony Ver. Ka
>>23524281fucking forgot the pic
anyone here has bought the Daban model kits? I'm interested in the Strike that comes with the Gunbarrel Striker
>>23524281It's needed if you are going to pose it or play with it. I find they fall off easier than stickers. Also top coating makes them basically look painted on.
>>23524306They're not good. I bought the-o and the f90. The-o was rough and the f90 was just unworkable.
>>23524312any top coat brand that people recommend?might as well preserve them as much as possible
>>23524330I like mr.super clear, personally.
>>23524306I bought the one with the lightning pack, it is decent, good plastic quality but some details of the metal build it is based on are missing or colors are incorrectThe backpack is also quite heavy so the model needs to use the supports it comes with to stand up, an issue that can be solved if you also get the metal frameInterestingly, the backpacks of daban all can be attached to the original MB Strike>>23524320Daban Made those too?
>>23524340Yeah and neither of them are very good.
>>23523615Inspired me to start in on my Delta Gundam HG.
>>23524306>>23524320The Daban The-O is workable. At least they give you the correct number of sabe beams for it. I agree about the Daban F90 copies though.
>>23524215Aren't they all on the Chinese social media app though? I've never seen any bootleg group accounts outside of there
>>23524269hathaway's flash is before f91/v
>>23524360Yeah, the-o is finishable and the only really offensive part fitment on mine was in the backpack. I also made the mistake of making it my first kit I did with an airbrush. I should have used something smaller to learn, honestly. I was thinking of taking it apart and repainting it.Disagree about the sabers though. Mine only came with two.
>>23524350>Delta Gundam HGbootleg when
>>23524332how much of the can is needed for a 1/144 and 1/100?and are there more economic options or is it not worth the risk of damaging the plastic?>>23524312what if I only change poses once a year? thats what I've been doing with my x207
>>23524396I've never used hardware store stuff before. A can of mr.super clear can last for quite a few kits if you don't spray too hard. I think I've got 5 or 6 1/100 kits done with my current can and it feels about half full still.
>>23524008>>23524015WHO SAID THAT
>>23524269Hathaway is UC 0105, F91 is UC0123
>>23524220Maybe we'll get one once they're done making every F90 variant in existence
>>23524370>>23524416ok, yeah, i can accept that answer
>>23524428F90 actually kicks ass
>>23524402oh so its only 1-2 thin coats?retards on reddit were claiming you need like half a can between thin coats and wet heavy coats for one modelnvm ill get a Mr super clear, I like the look of the semi gloss so ill go with that one
>>23524330testor's model masters is my favorite matte varnish but those tiny cans are really expensivehardware store polyurethanes can be really good but make sure to check what's in them firstproducts intended for hobbies, gaming, or modelling are a safer bet, but you will pay a premium
>>23524220If they made a Penis Bandai MG Draig that would possibly open the door for a Heavygun or G Custom since they were both based around the Draig and could get away with using the same inner frames
>>23524435I usually use matte and it doesn't take much. You need those fat wet coats for the gloss to come out perfect. Matte and semigloss don't need it.
>>23524448thanks anon, ill keep it in mind
Any word on the bootleg Devil Gundam?
>>23524479I'm working on it.
>>23524483I'll fucking get you KYOJIIIIIII!!!
>>23519407People are still working on this, right? It's not gonna be another 4 entry groupbuild is it?
>>23524489I shitposted a bunch about it but I'm not actually entering.
>>23524491You are not my nigga.
>>23524491good, your meme shit would take away votes from deserving submissions
>>23524491So a month in and the only actual wips we've seen then are the meatbot and the dunbine? Grim.
>>23524493I'm gonna enter it now
>>23524495who tf starts an entry more than 2 months before deadline
Hmmm. Should I get the MG Strike Gundam + Ootori or the red Zaku 2 2.0?
>>23524510People who finish their entries.
I'm a retard and need advice on how to get the most out of this shit. Tried to panel line and topcoat for the first time on an EG RX78 but the latter just caused the former to go runny again and come off/go all over the place. I was probably way too heavy with the spray but the panel liner felt like it was easy getting into some places like the head and sucked on the arms/legs.I'm guessing for next time I need to scribe detail lines so the paint can get in and stick deeper, then gloss coat, then panel line, then do very thin layers of topcoat to seal it all in and stop everything from running? Using pic related btw. Is Tamiya's enamel stuff much better vs the risk of plastic cracking?
>>23524513
Bought this and I'm scared I'm going to mess it up ;_:
>>23524495I just bought the base kit for my build this weekend. I'm gonna put it together this week and start test fitting stuff to it and see what works.
>>23524491I look like this
>>23524526How long did you wait for the panel liner to dry? I don’t quite know its composition, but if it’s acrylic, you might need to wait a day for it to fully cure and not reactivate. Which doesn’t exclude the possibility of it clumping up once you add solvents on top, but such is the nature of acrylics.With Tamiya, it won’t reactivate with the solvents used in PU matte varnishes, so it’s more stable. It also never cures, only dries, and it is dissolved by multiple different solvents, which means that it is easy to just clean it away if you fuck up without damaging a lacquer paint or gloss coat underneath.
>>23524526What top coat did you use? If it was water based, that's why the Stedi panel-liner ran. Stedi panel-liner is water based too. You don't want to be using the same base liquid for both coating and lining. One of the reasons people use Tamiya accent is because it's enamel based, and doesn't react with the typical water or laquer based top coats.Also, you don't NEED to gloss coat before using Tamiya if you don't need to, as long as you're not painting. Just line the parts while they're in the runner. Tamiya only cracks parts because the thinner is more likely to pool on an already assembled kit, and the thinner will pool and/or seep into micro-fractures the plastic from snipping.
>>23524548I think you would be hard pressed to find a solvent that doesn’t dissolve water-based products. Good old thinner sure as hell destroys or dissolves any acrylic I’ve ever gotten my hands on, and so will IPA, but maybe that product is something more esoteric that I’m unaware of.
>>23524548>>23524547I used AK Ultra Interactive Matt Varnish, airbrushed it. Think it was about an hour or so I left the panel liner to dry as I had to set up airbrush / booth after finishing that up. I guess I need to curb the habit of thinking I can start and finish something in less than a day huh.Are there any topcoats that would play nice with stedi stuff? I saw that they also do fluorescent liners that I'd really like to make use of in the future but wouldn't want to bungle their effect at the eleventh hour.
>>23522766Why do they have a penis on their forehead
>>23524573gonna be two once I get mine
>>23524587where do I buy that robot
>>23524592Preorder it on USAGS
>>23524594Ok sorry I'm new to this
>>23524597>I'm new to thisThen in that case, don't pre-order it off USAGS and use the official Kotobukiya USA store because they offer multiple first time order coupons. You'll get free shipping and like 10% off your first purchase. After that, don't use them because of tariff surcharges.
>>23524562That top coat is water-soluble, so there you go. Water liner on water coat will run.
>>23524604
>>23524606Once water based paints cure they are no longer water soluble.
>>23524607I'm saving people from crushed boxes Zack.
>>23524612You know he would never damage the girlpla boxes.
>>23524613Tell that to my Crossframe Girl Gaofighgar.
>>23524618You must have done something to upset him.
What the hell was in that N2 mine ?
>>23524376As soon as you ask them for it, and see if you can get them to improve the elbow and knee articulation while they're at. The kit uses single rather than double joints.
best chinesium kits?
>>23524768that's the only good one
>>23524033these are pretty flimsy. I wouldn't trust them with a kit that's on the bigger side like RG Sazabi>>23524557>you would be hard pressed to find a solvent that doesn’t dissolve water-based productsmineral spirits
>>23524613Oh he smashes girlpla boxes alright, if you catch my drift.
I'm gay
>>23524768I know this has PG-tier detailing but god damn is it expensive for an MG-sized chink kit
>>23524962Ordering girlpla from USAGs to obtain zak's semen and babytrap him
>>23524987the price in hong kong/china is less than half of what it costs to import, its insane
>>23524968https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdbs3lKEeBE
I never noticed it before watching Endless Waltz but the RG Tallgeese III might be the best looking 1/144 kit
I never used bi component putty before. I'm not going to sculpt anything, just going to fill some big holes. Is there anything I need to know beforehand ? I saw an anon say you should wet your hand when manipulating it because it's very sticky
>>23525023Yeah it's really annoying if you don't do something to keep it from sticking. Otherwise it's easy to use. Keep kneading it until it's all one color and then you're good to go.
>>23525025dip your fingers in water. all it takes. if you end up mixing a tiny bit of water into the putty as well it will become much less sticky, to where it can be a problem because the putty doesn't stick enough
>>23525023Depends on the specific putty. I do t bother with mine, personally. Play around with it and reach your conclusions
New thread>>23525068>>23525068>>23525068
>>23524768the only original chinkshit that got my attention was Ruling and Glory. everything else are greebled fucks
