-=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: >>23538570
-= 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!
>>23542693Omegamon x antibody, I'm going to do my first candy paint job, how long do I need to wait between spraying the different color layers?
my damn kit still hasn't arrived, this might be the first time I'm gonna miss a group build not cause of procrastination but cause I literally got no time
I slapped on this cool piece and made the RX-78 rifle look more SUPER
>>23542848based super napalm enjoyer
If I try and lay down water decals with setter and softer on a surface painted with water based acrylics, it's going to reactivate the paint, right? Even if I give it a few days to cure.
I am in love with my Mk. V. I just keep staring at it. So happy I decided to buy one right before pre-orders closed.
>>23543239I like it so much I bought 2 of them
Fresh off the runners.
What's the quality of Kotobukiya kits like? are they MG or HG tier
>>23542693Got this Blue Destiny kit that's metallic gloss injection I stumbled across. Honestly the plastic is dogshit. It's extremely hard and brittle like it's entirely made of clear old plastic. I'd probably prefer the plain old one and just hit it with some gloss and clear red swirled to give the effect. Thinking about drilling out the ports on the abs to turn into giant headlights because that sounds cool. Fill with clear resin and put LEDs behind it.
>>23543265Sometimes they're better than either one, sometimes they are terrible. Just like Bandai. Some kits are good, some are dogshit garbageAt the end of the day it depends on your skill mostly
Leaf here. This is my last bottle. What now?
>>23543324>mr hobby banned in CanadaWhy would they even do that?
>>23543342"Mr" is not gender neutral enough.
>>23543342Because my government hates me. It enjoys using my stolen tax money to import a million jeets every year (and take away my gunpla paints)
>>23543265Koto mech kits are generally around 15 to 20cm tall and has alot of plastic inside, so i would say they lean to MG more, but has no innerframe since most of their kits are liscenced mechs with no canon innerframe to speak of. Frame Arms have innerframe, but they are a thing of the past at this point. They are defininitely more generous when it comes to expressive hands and trigger finger compare to Bandai. For the price tag, not so much.
>>23543345time to switch to waterbased acrylics then, you should be GRATEFUL for all the children that been saved from laquer fumes
Every day we get closer and closer to a Chiikawa × Gundam collab
>>23543355
>>23543324use whatever the hardware store still sells. it takes a bit of getting used to when you're used to levelling thinner because it dries much faster but you can still easily get a gloss finish with hardware store or automotive lacquer thinners with the right technique. i'd find it hard to believe that all lacquer thinners will be banned even if the hobby stuff is
>>23543324The leveling version isn't banned, but good luck finding it. Or try the other hobby brands.
>bootleg MGEX Unicorn Is the other anon who bought the metal frame for the MG Unicorn around? Fuck you, you were right.
>>23543359I suppose the silver lining is that I'll have an excuse to try different stuff. That bottle in my pic was $16.Home Depot sells this stuff for like $15/L, but I've heard the automotive stuff is really hot. Can I make them leveling with some retarder?>>23543360Yeah but I use Creos surfacer and topcoat too, and I HATE change.
>>23543324Thats what you get for calling it “Mr.” Instead of XHER!
What the fuck is this price?
>>23543211Always worth trying things on a plastic spoon or runner. You can try to minimize the amount of setter by having the setter brush cap set out, picking up the decal and swiping it directly onto the brush. This method is good for having a quick dry time since there’s hardly any excess setter underneath, but adjusting is difficult once laid flatAs for the softener and having to brush it on top, good luck
>>23543324Drink it in public as a form of protest
>>23543324pour it over your head and set yourself on fire as a form of protest
>>23543397>>23543400>"What happened to anon on that day was tragic. We as a country need to do better. Lacquer paint needs to be stopped. We will be banning the importing of and recalling all lacquer paint in Canada immediately."
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).
>>23543363Took them a while. Hopefully they will release one without LED because I don't give a shit about it.
>>23543405idk man i still kinda want a Calibarn in some form, a mahoshoujo gundam riding a broomstick is a pretty cute concept.
>>23543412More like Mahou Tranny with that body proportion. Look at those gains.
>>23543414Yeah that's pretty cute, which kit would you recommend?
>>23543434>which kit would you recommend?Maschinen Krieger 1/20 Gucker
>>23543364that thing will literally melt your model. i only use that to clean dirty airbrushes
>>23543447no it won't. i often use automotive lacquer thinner for priming or just when i'm out of hobby grade lacquer thinner. no models have ever been melted, nor abs cracked
>>23543411one good thing about bootleggers is that they will include everything while still staying cheap as if they're throwing us freebies for buying their shit. it will come with (even improved) LED, but the price would still stay cheap.
>>23543324trinity hobby has a fuck ton if you want to stock up. i'm putting in an order later today>>23543345you need to accept that it's over and plan your move out of the country. by the time it becomes bad enough to be the primary concern of voters of the next election, either the damage will be irreversible.>>23543350koto kits feel closer to big HG to me. at least the muv-luv ones do. metal gear ray as well. rex was a little more complex though>>23543364i only use this for cleaning between color swaps
>>23543363Yep I saw that. Luckily it's not a MGEX FA in my case. Still might get it if it's decent and has the final battle style. Why do I like the suit design so much.
>>23543457Nah, HG in general are full of emty clamshells with either a polycap or small kps joint between them. Koto on the otherhand pads alot things inside, their kits feel heavy.
>>23543453What is the chance they are making FA and Perfectibility as well?
Anons can you help me identify which Ingram kit this is? HLJ made a banner but didn't link it.
>>23543541Moderoid Peacemaker.
>>23543556Thank you anon, appreciate you!
The solid orange on the GN Flag's face looks so ugly, shouldn't it be clear parts like the regular Flag's?
So Huckenbein bootleg are out
>>23543600>okay let's bootleg a srw robot for a change, there are too many gundam bootlegs already>*bootlegs the one that just looks like a gundam*what's the point
>>23543605Because Gundam looks a like sell
I hope DABAN gets back into trying to make original kits again. I know their early originals like the FA Gundam Mk 2 and attempt to modernize the Super Gundam blew it, but the MG Jagd Doga that cane later on is actually alright
>>23543538if the company doesn't go belly up, highly likely.
>>23543599The Flags have solid facemask with 2 translucent eyes. The part is meant to look metallic, not clear.
>>23543600Meh, tell me when those Chinks make a bootleg for the Boxer.
The Changs are chasing after the tacticool grunts now.
Just ordered more resin shit on ebay. I think I'm hooked. Pic related to upgrade my gouf.Anyone have any recommendations for fun, but not too pricy, resin kits?
>>23543412That kit already exists bro. Rosado Project RS-03.
>>23543679>tacticool gruntsehh don't care for this design in particular but I like the idea
>>23543679Based. Chinese kits have really accelarated in quality the past few years. Even bootlegs in the anime figure world have gotten substantally better.
>>23543388Welcome to the licensing tax. There's always an upcharge on kits of properties that Bandai/sunrise don't outright own.
>>23543739I assume it's like the YF-29. In that case it's a good sized kit and there is ~1/3rd extra plastic of the kit for mode-specific parts. Also Bandai probably charges extra because they had to print a ton of stickers (that they won't also put on the sold separately water slides).
Has anyone built a 1/550 Dendrobium? Im just a snapbuilder but this is the first HG I bought so I had no idea you had to paint it to get decent color accuracy.My only option is acrylic paint because I have no space to use spray paints. Is grey primer or white primer better for this? Id rather only buy one bottle.
>>23543697>>23543412They are making a Calibarn knockoff. The design seems to be based on Shigeta's artstyle.
>>23543769HG Macross are just slightly bigger than your average AU gunpla. Their price also comes from the way their partsforming works, the amount of plastic is way too excessive.
>>23543769That too. The recent HG macross kits have had a huge amount of runners.
>>23543324Road trip down south to burgerland to resupply
>>23543405I still dont understand this copy pasta
>>23543663they already did, but its the Kotobukiya Huckebein Boxer
>>23543679Changs love two types of mechs, overdesigned mmo stuff and tacticool stuff, this is known.
>>23543778>>23543779The YF-29 is a ~17cm tall kit which is taller than say the RG Hi-Nu which is ~15cm. The wings are also pretty wide, but the limbs are pretty thin (but have to have extra parts for transforming.Also it had 10 runners iirc, although 2 were pretty tiny.
I don't like RGs
>>23543931based
>>23543931How many have you built?
>>23543946None
>>23543947cringe. say less.
>>23543947based. say more.
>>23543931Me too. They insist upon themselves.
Would be real cool if they turned this into a plastic kit
>>23544016This but Assault Guntank and GQX Guntank
>>23544016This is one of those MS that I'm shocked has never gotten a kit, along with the Full Armor Gundam not getting anything in 1/144 scale but B-club resin kits after 1983 until 2023, and THAT was a P-Bandai version of the GTO version. The fact that there wasn't a RG Full Armor Gundam is mind blowing.
When was the last time the MG Mk II was reprinted?
>>23544088Like 8 years ago, they're probably gonna turn it into the next Ver Ka
>>23544098Fucking kill me. I don't even think there are any good bootlegs.
>>23544098What a cursed fucking timeline we're on. bandai is basically video games at this point. Remake, remaster, and refresh, and the new stuff is mediocre or awful.
Barbatos is doing another video on airbrush booth venting. I wish someone actually did scientific measuring tests on these methods. Lots of places are filled with safety Karen's, but then Barbatos only talks about smell. You can filter the smells without filtering the VOCs so it also doesn't work...
Kwab
>>23544129Ashtaron love
>>23544129this guy has whatever the opposite of yaoi hands is
>>23544167brb, going to do some primary research to determine if yuri artists draw characters with tiny hands
>>23544167>>23544168Yuri feet for hands
>>23544088I'm pretty sure it was on the reprint list recently, since it's available for pre-order on USAGS.
how do you even begin to plan out something like these?
>>23544185don't wait months in between snapshitting and painting it and you can remember where each part goes when you pick it up to paint just from memory and visualising the kit in your mind's eye.
>>23544185One section at a time
*does nothing*
>>23544185I can't, I just kneel.
>>23544074The B-club resin era was a weird time. So many cool and unique kits that will never probably never be seen again since Bandai and really any major Japanese industry no longer has any desire to take risks due to the Japanese economy being exponentially worse than it was in the 90's and early 2000's
>>23544128Activated carbon does absorb VOCs, but you need a lot if you're going to do a lot of painting. Like those 5-10lb drum filters, or even more. It's used in industrial settings to filter VOCs but they're also using industrial-mass filters. They're literally worth their weight (and surface area).
>>23544200Shoulda bought them at the timeI like to open the boxes of mine from time to time and smell the resin
>>23544185You could check his twitter https://x.com/Charsi115
>>23544196>>23544198
45 years of gumpla
First hobby im not older
>>23544196Stop spamming this fucking image every thread
started to apply the decals as I finish assembling the FA configas expected, red decals over gold are barely noticeablealso, I just gave them a dose of tamiya mark fit since I don't plan to topcoat this thing, so I guess that with time the decals may fall off
>>23544240those things in the legs remind me of the TSFs of muv luv...
>>23544242How's the build experience? Mine is on the backlog but looking at the manual the construction is simpler than I expected.
>>23544274It is very easy to assemble. The only thing you should be careful is when removing the nubs of the gold parts.Most of them are undergated, but if you are not careful you may end up with large scratches over the visible surfaces.
>>23543324buy dspiae or jumpwind thinners from our friends in china. customs will be too stupid to throw them out even though they contain the same banned substances.
>>23544185They remind me of textbook covers.
anyone here plan to buy this guy or am i gonna have to be the one to review it?
>>23542693decals>>23544209that's where i saved it from and it seems to be piece-by-piece like that other anon said>>23544240>>23544242the red decals would probably be more visible after a flat coat. i'm considering trying scribing work on a muv-luv kit after the mk 2 but it'd probably be on one of the designs with more blocky shoulders
Worth the risk buying kits off Ali that say 'without a box'? How does that work, does it just mean without the original box, and shoved into a generic one?
>>23544371Yes, without the original box. It can come in a random box like baby formula instead.
>>23544371my guess is that it's damaged stock, boxes could have gotten crushed, wet, etc so it's not really fit for normal retail sale in a storeas long as the runners aren't damaged, usually they're in plastic bags anyway
>>23544371They usually wrap it up in a shitton of bubble wrap. I haven't had anything get damaged yet.
>>23544371I bought some once and they just came in a bunch of bubble wrap, didn't come with any of the decals either.
>>23544371in my experience it comes packaged in one of these instead and sometimes even more regular bubble wrap on top. you get just the runners/waterslides and the manual. it's surprisingly well packaged, the manual is a bit bent but the runners are always in good shape.
>>23544371yes it means they will take it out of the original box and either mail in a cardboard shipping box or in just plastic bags + bubble wrap. they do this cus it decreases shipping costs. most stores have an option to pay 2-5 dollars extra to ship with the box
>>23544333I've got it pre-ordered but the release date has been pushed back like 5 gorillion times.
>>23544333Imagine Kiryu color custom
>>23544088Earlier this year.
>>23544434they'll probably do it if it sells well
>>23543772Just use Grey Primer. Remember that handbrushing requires practice to look even remotely good.I usually prime by hand and use AK primers with AK Acrylic Thinner.>I had no idea you had to paint it to get decent color accuracy.Most HGs and every non Bandai kits are like this
>>23544333Funny how the guy who created the design complained that the chinks used his design without permissioin.
>>23544511That do be how it is in Changland.
>>23544511Based china
this is going to be so peak
>>23544550How did you get yours so fucking late
>Koto's Metabee is being reprintedFinally
>>23544570What's that thing on the left?
>>23544511>ree they stole my model and made it into something profitable!Maybe he should have done it before them, or not uploaded the full file online
>>23544566canada
>>23544511JP twitter mob will pile up on them if they don't put out such a disclaimer, happened with Kuramochi Kyoryu and unlicensed Transformers.
I got so much stuff I want to buy...
>>23544576Gun-Nose
>>23544584Nobody gives a shit. Much less chang.
>>23544098>>23544088it had a bubble logo reprint since 2023
>>23544681>Damaged his own hand to draw these dogshit looking robots
>>23544681I like some elements but that chest looks retarded
>>23544681The Atlas being all spheres was ok for a one of a kind MS, ZZ doesn't look good with balls
>>23544511Not really about permission, but when you created something, you would be pissed if some random nigga make billions from it while you get the shaft.
>>23544681I'm a usually contrarian in terms of finding a lot of designs cool even if they're greebled up chinkgod abominations to 99% and this is probably the rare design I actually find damn ugly. If this thing was like 300 meters tall and was a combiner robot from a super robot show, I probably wouldn't hate it too much but this thing is probably 20 meters tall and looks like some guy's mediocre kitbash with a lot of elements that clash.
>>23544706I've seen it described as not having Gundam design language, so much as Transformers design language. All of the balls are very Transformers.
hol up this guy looks kinda sick
>>23543694Looking sick, I'm interested too now.>>23544570So where do you see these reprint schedules? I want to track shit like that so I don't get shafted on ordering it. Lost out on a Koto Zero ages ago and I'm still salty all because work was busy for a few days.
>>23544706Thunderbolt designs are disgustingly ugly like that. I don't know what gives these designers the impression that the inner mechanicals must be exposed while the reality said otherwise.
>>23544681Wtf why?! ZZ’s appeal was that it has a thick design and it gets thicker with the full armour.
>>23544681Well shit it really is the ZZ.
>>23544681Why are you posting this in the plastic model thread?
>>23544765Stfu bitch!
>>23544764Now Im interested on how the MG kit would transform.
>>23544681>>23544764>>23544770I haven't read Thunderbolt in a while, but isn't it supposed to take place just after the OYW? How do they have the ZZ already?
>>23544773Thunderbolt is its own UC spinoff timeline by now.
>>23544570>already have a Metabee>but also want to show there is demand for more Medarot kitsdarnmaybe I'll buy a second one to customize
>>23544790I've got to get two myself, people I've promised to build one for long ago.
>>23544338That 2.0 was such an amazing kit for its time but its starting to show its age now (its been 20 years). It could use a 3.0 or Ver.ka and could use some heavy modifications to look good beside hyaku 2.0 and Zeta Ver.ka
>>23544570I wish the 1/144 DyGenGuar gets reprinted some day.>>23543453You're right. Its preorder price from my go-to online store is only $48.
No more Advanced MS Joint.
>>23544767Fuck off retard. If it doesnt have a model it doesnt belong here. This isnt your gundam discussion general
>>23544851Stfu bitch!
>>23544847it's like the 2.0 Gundam: no MS joint, but it's actually on the DLC as the chain for the hammer. Wing Zero DLC will have it
>>23544857Fuck off retard
>>23544807I think my only real complaints come from the old MG hands, something that's already been solved, and the head, backpack, and inner-frame seams. I also had to tighten some joints as I snapped it around 2 years ago. It's all stuff that's fixable so I don't think it's a big deal but a ver. ka that is more in line with the anime/lineart's chunky proportions would be an instant buy. One of my long term project goals is to get good at custom building/detailing to eventually make the old MG rick dias look good next to this, the zeta ver. ka, and the shiki 2.0.
Plodding along, still considering putting LEDs in the chest and head. Any opinions on the game vs manga heads?
>>23544511I would kill to have chinks steal my designs for bootleg gunpla
The absolute state of Bandai
>>23544930>Bandaibabs literally eating shit lel
>>23544946>BandaibabsPeople don't actually stick to just 1 manufacturer, right?
>>23544961The reality is less idealistic than that.
>>23544734Don't know about schedules, but I just followed Koto's account on twitter for their reprint news.
>>23544961there's definitely a demographic of people that believe poseability and color separation are synonymous with quality and are deathly afraid of anything that isn't bandai as a result
>>23544961there are many people in this thread who do just that
>>23544930this is the Bandai equivalent of Lego sneaking in scat references in their sets.
>>23544961there are millions of people who have only ever bought a model kit from bandaiif that thought somehow never crossed your mind you might be retarded and incredibly disconnected from reality
>>23544991
when you wanna do Zenithal shading, but you can't decide on a light source.
>>23545005reminds me of looking at minis done in nmm from angles it didn't take into consideration.
>>23545005genital shading?
>>23545005It looks fun but that attempt at eye glow really brings the whole thing down. Looks like it was smacked in the face by the gundam.
>>23545005Cracked glass robot
Weekend projectThoughts?
>>23545037whatever
>>23544817What's the kits name/what store?
>>23544930>>23544996What the hell is their problem?
>>23545037Crazy to think Build Fighters is a thing of the past now. It used to be the new mainstream gundam anime.
>>23545074Try and Divers being garbage killed it.Re:Rise was okay, but half of the releases being Core Gundam variants and the practice of needing to buy several different option sets for a complete kit probably didn'tn do the line any favor.
>>23545082The Metaverse blunder killed Builds. Bandai has this asian corporate mentality of treating flops as cursed projects that need to be buried ten feet under rather than accepted as results of mismanagement.
>>23544993'Millions' is kind of retarded. Its not that high
>>23545104The earth population is 8 billion
>>23545107Yeah and more than half of those people arent allowed to build gunpla for religious reasons
Chang's Kyrios
>>23545122Still estimately 3 billion left.
>>23545131Most people dont give a fuck about mecha, especially gundam. You severely overestimate how many people are into this shit
>>23545131now drop a 1/1 space colony on Australia, how many does that leave?
>>23544961There are people in this very thread afraid to even touch a Bandai kit from before the year 2000, much less venture into other manufacturers or types of model.
>>23545148there are people that won't even touch pre-2010 kits and call them vintage
>>23545148>There are people in this very thread afraid to even touch a Bandai kit from before the year 2000And they would be correct in doing so.
>>23544240>>23544242Is the decal border noticeable IRL? I feel that waterslides look like shit on metallics when I try using them
>>23545005Considering that people voting MG Perfect Zeong to get reprint, will Bandai make RG Perfect Zeong along side RG Perfect Gundam?
>>23545148I mean the only pre-2000 kit I’d touch is the MG Zaku 1 because of its simplicity. It wasn’t until around 2000 that Bandai started getting its shit together with gunpla.
>>23545213>RGI’d prefer they make a MG Zeong 2.0 first before they go all in with the RG PZ and PG
>>23545217MG zeong is fine as it is
kid: gunpla buyersball: their votesdude: me, a bandai exec
>>23544476Thanks anon. Im planning to practice on some other cheap models I already finished before doing the GP03.
>>23545213>RG Perfect ZeonJust strap MG Dom legs on base RG
>>23545219it only has half of a inner frame and lacks a head cockpit. The RG Zeong puts it to shame.
>>23545242It really doesn't need to weigh even more. It's already huge, heavy and needs to be put on a stand.
>>23545265>and needs to be put on a standbecause it's the zeong and doesn't have legs or feet?
>>23545273It makes the weight of the thing a very real issue.
>>23545279Doesn't the RG Zeong also need a stand because it's the zeong?
>>23544865what dlc is there even to give wing zeroit doesn't have an upgraded form beyond WZCunless they do proto zero for some reason (downgrade)
It's almost october and my city still hasn't announced GBWC event schedule yet...
>>23545222Sorry anon, but we desperately need to make a new version of the Rx-78-2. Its been a whole year since the last one. -Some Bandai Exec
>>23545284Yeah but the smaller scale means it weighs less so it's less of an issue.
>>23545171>Doesn't know the fun of detailing and customizing old kits.Between both bandai and third party you have all the part sets, upgrades, and donor parts you could ever need to make something fun. And they are great fodder for learning and practicing new techniques with due to how cheap most of them are.
>>23545155>2010 was 38 years ago
>>23545299Isn't GBWC online only now?
>>23545301>P-Bandai exclusive PG ecopla platinum plated RX-78-2
>>23545324Ecopla is a meaningless buzzword anyway.
>>23545312Why would I do this with kits from 2000 over doing it with a modern kit?
>>23545327Same goes for most everything with the word "eco" in it, unfortunately
>>23545331Because there is no modern equivelant of a lot of older kits and working on old kits is fun. The fun of modeling is the process, not just the end result.
>>23545341>The fun of modeling is the process, not just the end result.And I can do, and currently do, that with modern kits. 99% of people aren't customizing kits, so I don't understand why anyone would be surprised that the average person doesn't want to build kits that are over 25 years old.
>>23545356Yeah anon, I too don't understand why guys into cars will buy and fix up old cars instead of just buying and tinkering with a newer one. My point is that they are fun to work on and you're missing out if you just disregard them for being old.
>>23545341>The fun of modeling is the process,that's why I only buy DABAN
"having fun" with the process is masturbationdelivering a good result is having sex
>>23545409But good result is not overrated shit for normalfags
>>23545341This is why all my builds start as a 45 pound block of aircraft grade aluminum.
>>23545417Actual richfag has entered the thread.
Do you guys not have fun building models?
>>23545423Sometimes the model isn't fun to build.
>>23545409good results require foreplay
>>23544875Fuck you bitch!
>>23545423I want to make cool things, I'll take the shortest easiest path to do itI mess with parts aimlessly sometimes but it's a limbo state before going for a conceptThis is completely separate from the base argument btw, I think old kits are fine
>>23545409If anything its the other way around as better results are delivered with good foreplay. If the end result is all that matters to you then you end up either a 1 pump chump or just doing it yourself.
>>23545423It's a type-B fun for me. The actual process of building and modifying a kit isn't that fun for me, even if I appreciate the mechanics, but the result is what it enjoy the most. So why not buy a figure then? Well, something about having built it myself makes me enjoy the end product more. Also model kits are far more available and substantially cheaper than figures.
>>23545439This is not gunpla.
>>23545442for me it's the opposite: after i'm done with a kit and it's on the shelf i rarely look at it, which is why i don't understand the appeal of a figure. for me the entire point of a model is building and painting it, when that's done i don't care about it any more
>>23545148I am, but bandai kits are less than half of my completed painted stuff. I've considered buying kits older than 2000 before but they never really have proportions that suit my tastes. After painting one of those old star trek kits, with the mold coming from the 60s or 70s, I really cannot call a single nip mecha kit "bad". Also most mecha kits released after 2000, of really any manufacturer, will probably be pretty good. If you actually put effort into the hobby, kit quality only really matters to a certain extent. Maybe new experimental tech stuff, like those RG frames, could be justifiable for calling one bad but I've never built one so I never looked into whether the joint strength problems are actually fixable or not.
>>23545442Same, the process is something I enjoy only when it's done, I look at the kit and think i did this and that
metal build is basically premature ejaculation
>>23545409>deliveringTo whom?
>>23545455delivering broken results is having forced sex
>>23545409go buy a metal build like a good goy then
>>23545462can you fuck off with the avatarfaggotry.
Just fuck off already. This aint your safespace fag.
>>23545464>metal build>good>any snapbuild>goodyou're shitpost literacy?
>>23545471Say his name
just spent 10 minutes looking for a part it turns out I didn't actually drop and it was on my desk
>>23545423I have more fun collecting boxes.
>>23545446Same. Its something cool to look at but I don't really fiddle or mess with finished kits much. I generally keep it on the shelf for like a year then put it into storage to swap it out with something new I finished.
ZakuAurelius.ZakuAurelius.ZakuAureliu-
You idiots, you're supposed to just buy kits and then never build them. Then sit back and enjoy your backlog box wall/tower display.
>>23545530
>>23545530There's one kit that has been in my backlog for almost three years and I feel bad about it. I was supposed to paint it this year but I did other kits instead
>>23545535I'm part of an IPMS club. You underestimate how common it is with the older members. They have garage/basement walls lined with an ever growing number of kits while they built like 1 a year, and even then they mostly just actually build the same couple things while the rest of their backlog rots.
>>23545535It seems tame at first until i realized there are bunch of others behind. Can't blame him though, putting these kits together takes alot of time comming from my personal experience.
>>23545544and there's nothing wrong with that
>>23545487柘会う冷リア図
>>23545554The problem occurs when they die and then the club has to help the family find a way to get rid of like 300-500 random kits (most of them cheap stuff like old reville and monogram that nobody really wants).
>>23545544>while they built like 1 a yearThe way old people build their kits is very monumental. They fight againts their own declining health condition and also having to deal with some of the worst injection molding.
I wish to be entomed in a plastic sarcophagus. Melt my backlog when I die.
>>23545569If you already had a family member died then you will know a deceased person leave alot of physical products behind. Some silly plastic toy is just the tip of the iceberg.
>>23545572You don't have to tell me. One of the best builders our club had was a guy with Parkinsons. He built all kinds of nice looking stuff. Pic related was one of the last things he made before passing.
>>23545572They all grew up learning how to use circular saws though so it's really easy for them.
HG G-Saviour reprint when
>>23545589a senior built this? damn that's coolI should look for a club though I doubt there are any
>>23545597Forget which 1/100 kyshatriya he said it was, but he put a ton of work and different third party upgrade parts into it and I think he said he basically spent over $1k building it.
Please Bandai I beg you let me buy a Den'an, I'd do unspeakable thing for the den'an
>>23545607i already preordered it from my scalper weeks ago
>>23545189not really, if anything, the waterslide decals this kit comes are very good, they slide off almost immediately after dripping them into water and the borders are not noticeableanyway, here is it with the chest and head changes
>>23545617the chest has significant changes compared to the normal version, mostly due to how bulky it is now and the mega particle cannon slapped thereyou get option parts to show the cannon closed, but that requires you to switch entire golden parts that are a very tight fit so I gugest you make your choice wisely
>>23545622side pic to show how much extra volume the chest packs forward
>>23545608I need all scalpers to breath in a bucket full of asbestos
>>23545607This is fucking bullshit.
>>23545624the only add on for the head is putting a clear dark blue visor over the eyesthe result is that it severely dims the shine of the actual eyes when you activate the LED, making it look like it actually is using sunglasses lol
>>23545630pretty sure that's not the right kanji for the FA Hyaku Shiki Kai
>>23545714it is not, I know, but it is the only one that the sheet comes with
>>23545716well shiet guess I better a get a 3rd party Kai decal shit then
>>23545720>decal shit
>>23545607Sorry, we have to do a week long maintenance on our website because internet tubes folded 10,000 times.
>>23545530This is the worst backlog I've ever seen. A monument to the most basic, pedestrian tier taste imaginable. Nothing but low level bandai shit for manchildren. Not a single good kit, just garbage stacked on garbage.
>>23545741I got it off google by searching "backlog model kits" where apparently it was originally posted on reddit.
>>23545741my such cases. i'm always perplexed when i see massive backlogs almost entirely made up of readily available bandai slop
>>23545760many*
>>23545740I live in euroland there hasn't been a p-bandai website for 5 months and it will probably stay that way for many more months
getting colderreminder that every modeler worth their salt have thigh high socks
>>23545768We aren't programmers. Modelers just have an old pair of comfy pants.
>>23545767Wait really? They literally set up pbandai france for you guys and then just said fuck it? How truly incompetent is bandai that they literally have global shipping services setup through fedex to manage it all for them and they can't properly ship to you guys?
>>23545773Russian CHADs made sure that investing in Europe right now just isn't a good idea.
>>23545773>BandaiNamco in charge of international expansion.
>>23545772uh oh we have a newbie here
>>23545773>They literally set up pbandai france for you guysIt only shipped to France.
>>23544732these are the same guys who designed the napoleon kit. they seem to have swapped partners though?
>>23545301P-Bandai RG RX-78-3 2.0 for the snapshitters isn't even out until November.
>>23545005god i wish that were me
>>23545327>meaningless buzzworddoesn't it literally just mean "these kits are made from recycled plastic"that's also why all the ecopla recolors have black based color schemes. because all the different colors of plastic get melted together and create a dark brown goo so they can only dye it darker from there and not lighter
>>23545802apparently all kits are now made of this
>>23545768I have a few pairs at the bottom of a drawer and I'm a crap modeler thoughever
>>23545808Yes, they showed off their new plastic recycling tech that can remove the dyes at the 2025 hobby expo. The limited availability glass feather kit there was made from white recycled plastic.
>>23545810your modesty honors you sister
>>23545815>save money with recycled plastic>start charging more
>start hand paintingoh shit oh fuck AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SHIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTT FUUUUUUUUUCCCCCKKKKKKK OH MY GOOOOODDDD
>>23545824is that a good or a bad sound
>>23545823If I remember correctly using recycled plastics is more expensive than just using virgin plastic. If you live in some european country you'll constantly find plastic bottles only advertising themselves as being made of 20%, 50%, 70% recycled plastic or whatever because going all the way is apparently too expensive.
>>23545824I handpainted 6 kits and know exactly how to do it well but still can't do it well
>>23545832>going all the way is apparently too expensiveIt's because there is no such thing as infinite recyclability with plastic. Maybe with glass.
Building the RG WZC because someone said it's bad a thread or two ago and I wanted to prove them wrong
bros my kit finally arrived! time to start on the group build!
>>23545796I know people like to shit on bandai's gummy sculpts but jesus christ this looks like a low-end chink bootleg
>>23545848HOW DARE YOU, Bandai makes the best quality of model kits.
>>23545848>man these anons must chill on the hyperboles>open image>this fucking head
>>23545837Crazy how newer RGs make this look like a HG.
>>23545837its bad because it looks bad
>>23545858it is the WZC
>>23545823Sounds just like GW's finecast. The whole time they were boasting about it being cheaper than metal while they charged even more for it.
As someone just getting into painting, what do you do for your color schemes? Does following the color guide and painting in the missing color separation do enough to make it look substantially better than unpainted or is the point to change the color scheme to something else entirely?
>>23545886Paint can look better but it's not substantially better than clearcoat unless you have bad stress marks. The real advantage of painting is that you can preshade and contour. If you're just blasting it with identical flat colors then you arent accomplishing much.
>>23545839what's your plan bro
>>23545888>Paint can look better but it's not substantially better than clearcoat unless you have bad stress marks.This is so unbelieveably wrong. A well painted kit, even in the same colours as the plastic, will look substantally better than a kit with a topcoat over the plastic. The difference is night and day. The only people saying what you're saying are people who haven't actually done it themselves.
>>23545888You're wrong, a simple basic recolor is drastically different snd looks much better than a longsnap (topcoat and panel lines)
>>23545893>>23545892Read the rest of the post
>>23545886Honestly i just use my minds eye as Im building it to see how it will come together as a finished build. Never once used the color guide which is sacrilegious to some anons here. You should start with some basic color swaps to get the hang of it
>>23545886shadeeven just 90s style pillow shading looks better than flat colours and it's a good starting point to learn about complementary shade colours and get the hang of techniques
>>23545886>As someone just getting into painting, what do you do for your color schemes? Does following the color guide and painting in the missing color separation do enough to make it look substantially better than unpainted or is the point to change the color scheme to something else entirely?Do whatever you think looks cool.Sometimes that'll be stock colors, sometimes something else.
>>23545895If you're painting a kit in the same flat colours, it will still look miles better than a kit out of the box. Only way it wouldn't is if you fuck it up. There's literally thousands of videos out there of people painting kits in the same colours to prove how much better it looks.>If you're just blasting it with identical flat colors then you arent accomplishing much.Retarded.
>>23545907Just clearcoat it if you're not going to bother doing anything more than blasting it with a big fat coat of the color it already is. It's not hard to spritz some black primer on the low points to make the paint look good.
>>23545888I'm a lazy piece of shit that doesn't paint often and no yeah top coated paint looks different from top coated plasticTop coated plastic CAN look really good, especially if the plastic texture is nice to begin with (the gcuck kits) but it's not the same as paint.
>>23545912The paint won't be so much better that it's worth bothering if you're not going to put in some effort. There's no reason to just paint it the same color it already was if you aren't going to shade or contour anything.
>>23545589>Making something that nice with fucking Parkinson's What a fucking lad. RIP.
shine a little light on the longsnappers and they get so uppity
>>23545908yeah no shit a "big fat coat of the color is already is" will look like shit. while I do agree that if you're going to bother painting you may as well do something more than basic flat coats, a basic flat coat the same color will still look better than bare plastic. especially darker colors on large parts that are prone to have uneven pigment or thin light colored parts that can look translucent
>>23545920dude not ok. the l word is a slur
Me? I'm a mediumsnapper. I only do a little color correction
ur mum is a schlongsnapper
>>23545921That's why I addressed stress marks in the original post and I never said it doesn't look better than bare plastic.
>>23545886just pick some colors and visualize it. try different stuff and see what you like. you can do whatever you want but my personal preference is to keep it as the thing from the anime/movie/visual novel/etc. while also allowing some leeway for color variation, line scribing, and custom details.
>>23545940too late he felt his aphantasia exposeddon't expect good faith you kicked the hornet's nest
I'm a puttyslapper, I slap putty on all my kits.
>>23545913>>23545921Damn at this rate Im only gonna paint a EG Gundam into a G-3 Gundam and just snap the rest of my HGs together because I dont wanna ruin them. I dont I have a huge backlog to practice on and dont care to ruin my only models of the MS I like.
>>23545945Hey, I'm aphantasiac and I'm the second best builder in /gpg/. Don't discriminate against the appleless.
>>23545948If you start with acrylics you can clean it off with rubbing alcohol if you really fuck it up. Don't worry too much.
>>23545940You said a painted kit in the same colours doesn't look substantially better than clearcoat when it absolutely looks substantially better.>>23545948Please do not listen to the retards in this thread. If you like the original colours, and you do it right, a painted kit will look way better than an out of the box build. Just go and look at videos on youtube, photos on twitter or instagram to see for yourself. The majority of people in these threads can't afford anything other than bootlegs of HGs. They don't know shit about painting a kit.
stop falling for the same bait every thread
>>23545953Yes, that is correct. If all you're going to do is a flat coat of the same color it already is then it's not worth the extra work over just clearcoating the plastic.
>>23545948>I dont wanna ruin themthis implies you bought with the intent of displaying them as isdon't need to paint for the sake of painting
>>23545951yeah second bast builder but also second worst painter
>>23545974No,that's me
>>23545976nice biomecha bro
>>23545957
Snagged a Fat Cat for under $50. Guess I'll see what all the hype is about in a week or so.
Is there any of the mg reprints out yet? For Christ sake wtf happened?
>>23545979
>>23545976Is this for the group build?
>>23546000It's literally just a 1/100 RG 2.0.
>>23546010There's multiple MGs reprinted every month. Which are you talking about?
>>23546035Good. The RG is a better design than the MG's.
>>23546049it's the best 1/100 reproduction of the rx78 imo
>>23546000Where'd you find that price?
>>23546040The hy gogg, the gogg, the ReZel and the ex-s gundam
>>23546058Aliexpress. It's sometimes listed under the name 'Fat Tiger' instead, as that's a more literal translation of the characters for Fat Cat, and those listings are cheaper I found. I also chose a listing that doesn't have the box, so cheaper in general. Then, always check the store page for coupons to collect that apply automatically. It won't be much, like a dollar or even under, but it's something. Finally, always check the following google doc for valid Aliexpress coupons. Some autistic redditor maintains it, and it's pretty extensive. You can get a shitton taken off with the right coupon. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x_PmVHiQNHyw5t05peEDG1DcCKDCvH_UPd3p7yCw4xg/edit?gid=0#gid=0
Wasn't someone just asking about this last thread?
Strong contender for worst Gundam transformation of all time
great more sneed
>>23546087Not even close.Looks alright, but Hydra's what I'd really like to see.
>>23546051>that head>those random holes all overNo
>>23546087It's like they saw Robotech's Gerwalk mode and thought 'but what if Gundam' and fucked it up.
>>23546081let me guessP
>>23546093It's Wing but yeah close enough
>>23546103black background = PBeverything G Unit is also PB
>>23546103>new mold>been wanted by fans for a long timeOf course it is
Check out what I got in the mail bros
>>23546040Hygogg is hguc I forgot
>>23546110>>23546111I vowed to never give peeb money againMy allegiance is pledged
>>23546114that's a lot of ASS
>>23546114Do you like swords
>>23545446You guys don't hit this pose looking at your shelf of finished kits for a few minutes every now and then?
>>23545974Tell that to my reddit upvotes pal.
with the arms installedthey look a bit lanky but the gigantic shoulder armors will cover that detail
>>23546138you get 2 options herefirst one is just adding extra armor plates to the back of the armsthe other is this option that reminds me a lot of the brand marker of the crossbone gundams
>>23546143you can opt for installing a rotating mechanism that moves forward to cover the fists and... punch the enemy? are those missiles/warheads?I got to question how effective is to punch an enemy with explosives at point blank range but whatever, it is another feature you getalso, forgot to mention, the massive legs contain small missile bays you can open to reveal the explosives, but it is kinda of a pain to do so as some small parts like to fall off very easily in that section
>>23546081>it comes with the shitty Action Basedammit bandaiat least it has some good hands as options
>>23546149whoops forgot image
How's MG Delta Plus?
>>23546100i thought it looked fine at first but the scaled up one has made me dislike it more every time i see it
>>23546149what do you mean "the" shitty action basedid they make a good one?
>>23546165The hex bases are just fine
my kind of zeon slop
>>23546180Can't wait to pay $4 for a single roll at my local Bandai pop up event!!!
>>23546188based
>>23546081Finally, now only Hydra is left.Also, it doesn't seem like a retool of the HG Geminass like the rest of G-Unit Gundams.
>>23546196Griepe was an all-new suit in canon. the only Geminass retools there are Aesculapius and LO Booster, which were evolutions of the two Geminass units.
>>23546081I was. also Denan Gei and then Griepe ? I think my monkeys paw is busted bros
>>23546151Is he artist respecting?
>>23546211Most G-Unit suits got redesigned for the new manga, so there's no point in comparing it to the old ineart.
>>23546211he looks more gwitched and less katokiI'm down with that
>>23546217But i LIKE the old lineart
>>23546220buy the old kits then
>>23546208Quick, use it again for some more obscure 90s designs
>>23546223Ok
>>23546232That beam effect part looks better than new one
>>23546196There's still this one. Also, Gundam Caster and Pollux.
>>23546249Holy fuck my 8 year old self would've gotten his first boner for this
Got the holes drilled for the headlights. Time to wire the LEDs. I guess I should build the head now so I can wire all three at once.>>23546069Thank you. I appreciate the help.
Opinions on MG Shining Gundam? My local hobby shop restocked on Gunpla that arent SEED shit and I might consider buying oneIts strangely cheaper than other MGs like Gouf, is there a reason?
>>23546260Goufs is bigger, some goufs is newer
>>23546260It's one of the old MGs that use screws in the joints. It's also smaller because it's a 90s gundam. It's a good kit though, worth the price.
>>23546087But the whole point of the transformation is to make it look like the Big Zam, which it achieves relatively well.
RG Gundam WIng Zero
>>23546260I'm a fan, it's a great era MG, solid heavy build, good opportunity for detail, pretty good proportions. Very satisfying.
>>23546081>Zirius>Naion>GN Flag>now thisAll of the kits I've bought and will buy recently have all been P-Bandai.
>>23546260Good kit. It has some offensive mould lines on it and needs some color correction though. It also really benefits from paint in a way most gunpla don't. The shining gundam super mode has a lot of gold on it that's either yellow or gray in the kit.
>>23546359Wow.
>>23545802>that's also why all the ecopla recolors have black based color schemes. because all the different colors of plastic get melted together and create a dark brown goo so they can only dye it darker from there and not lighterNo, they had to bleach the original colors and restore them into pellets again. The pigments Bandai use for their models are varied from kit to kit, not to mention metallic injection and plating, they had to bleach all of those away.
>>23546391>No, they had to bleach the original colors and restore them into pellets againYeah this is the brand new system they announced with the F00 kit. I'm talking about all the "recirculation color" kits from before then
>>23546391Going to all this trouble to make the most polished turd possible.
>>23546219>he looks more gwitched and less katokiLooks more Ebikawa, then? That's tragic.
>ecopla>made from recycled leftover garbage>more expensive than normalpla?
>>23546211>>23546217>>23546220If I'm reading the liner notes on BEE-CRAFT artbook correctly, the redesigned G-Units suits are meant to fall closer in line with the Katoki EW Gundam designs, compared to the older lineart which fell closer towards Okawara Wing suits. It is still funny to compare them.
>>23546442Perfectly in line with recycling, renewable energy, and the rest of the climate change related economy. None of it is a cheaper alternative.
>>23546408>brand new system they announced with the F00 kitIt is not brand new, they have been doing it for years. The difference between ecopla and chemical recycle plastic is that ecopla goes through biodegradation and have shorter lifespan due to the lack of chemical recycling. They still had to bleach the pellets, which have dark grey color. This can cause difficulties to give the kit bright colors and clear parts, but it is not entirely impossible to do so.
Chang's bootlegs are a better proof of plastic recycling than any of bandai's token bullshit efforts.Entire lines of kits are made with reused ABS regrind pellets.
>>23546485This is a skill unique to Chinese people
>>23545823Its actually cheaper to make/use new plastic than to recycle old plastic into a usable state of decent enough quality. Especially when you factor in economy of scale of producing both of them.
>>23546485Yeah chinese knockoffs are known for their high quality plastic
>>23546087Nah, that's still the Phantom/Ghost which is literally the flying crotch gundam.
>>23546536What the fuck do you guys even want out of transformations? Both of these are actually interesting. Compare this shit to Wing Gundam's "whoa I laid down and my legs spun around and I put a shield on my head!" Hambrabi is over there literally just putting its legs baheind its back too. What do you want? Everything to look like a basic bitch space plane?
>>23546533it's their moulds and QC are bad.
>>23546541To not look ugly would be a good start. The phantom was clearly not originally intended to transform at the start of the series and Hasegawa thought it up later. it just doesn't look right with its crotch at the front and blatant legs as wings.
>>23546541something like RG Zeta, but perfected
for me, it's the RX-78 transforming into a bird.
>>23546559>something like RG Zeta, but perfected
>>23546569do Zeta Ver Ka, but in 1/144 scale
>>23546553not had a problem with them but I've only bought well regarded ones and not random no name shit from ebay scalpers
>>23546553It varies wildly from bootlegger to bootlegger but in the last year or so they've rapidly improved to the point of the more reputable brands consistently matching Bandai quality
>>23546541>What the fuck do you guys even want out of transformations? Gundam that turn into Big ZAMN
>>23546035>>23546049>>23546051They should have modified the copied model some before making the mold to give it things like a proper cockpit and get rid of those weird holes on the armor
>found someone selling HG Huckebein Boxer>same price as PG ExiaShould I?
>>23546597>PG price for MG sized kitUh, your choice i guess.
>>23546592They gave Nobel bigger breasts. At this point, the Changs have surpassed Bandai.
>>23546604tits too big
>>23546604My favorite part of the chinkshit is that it's often off-color and as a result snapshitters are classed out unless they're mature enough to realize they can come back, and keep learning with the kits.
>>23546249I'm just now noticing that the new design and proportion changes to the Griepe are meant to push its resemblance to the Novi, so we're going probably going to get that later on
>>23546614Aesculapius is better
how good you think the koto upcoming Steel Haze will be?
>>23546611I don't think I've encountered an off-color bootleg outside of the really trashy ones like WMunless you're mistaking intentional recolors for being off-colorinb4 "muh snapshitter" (no, I'm the Lost Lagoon Gundam anon, my point is just that bootlegs are generally not off color"
>>23546611It depends honestly. Alot of Chinese bootlegs and knockoffs have better color separation than Bandai, which is one of the main argument snapshitters use to trash on literally any other Japanese brands.
>>23546617Their recent Hexagear kits are ok, so i won't doubt them that much.
>>23546617The "gold" will either be shit brown or mustard yellow and the build experience will be nearly identical to the old AC4 kits. That's kotobukiya baybee
>>23546622>The "gold" will either be shit brown or mustard yellowPaint it.
>>23546618So I'm not going to claim to be any kind of expert, but I do spend a great deal of time shopping for chinesium to keep the hobby cheap as I'm buying for multiple people. There's a great deal on like Temu and other places that you can't find on Aliexpress, that are mostly off-color. I did find a Vrabe in the special all red color scheme, although iirc it didn't have all the goodies he's supposed to come with.>>23546619Yeah I snagged a Char's RX like this before where it had a couple new part separations, and it was quite the shock. I figured they just made a cheap mold of the runners, but to make new parts? That's awesome.>>23546624Not him but>spend the past ten years looking for the perfect set of golds for an MG God Hyper Mode buildIt's more difficult to find good metallics than I previously believed.
>>23546626You should paint the gold the same way you paint candy color. Metallic shading below first.
>>23546626JMS G Line has color separated v on the crotch, too.
>>23546617it is a big mofo according tot his videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Par6CcIWOno&t=4645sthey also annonuced the second release will be steel haze ortus too
Just about got the LEDs in the torso of the Blue Destiny, I'll post an update pic in a minute.>>23546629Yeah that probably would have been a lot simpler but at the time I was having very inconsistent results with the clear colors I was using, so finding golds and comparing them was simpler, then after some time that was just...how I thought of it. Never came back to the mental workbench to reassess.>>23546632I almost bought that, how'd you like it?
>>23546626>temuwell there's your problem, why are you buying bottom of the barrel trash off of temu
>>23546635I found a group for temu coupon codes and trading whatnot, and it allowed me to buy a lot cheaply. It's complex but suffice to say I started a gunpla group of sorts and I'm purchasing them all. Dollar to kit ratio is very high up. It also meant no one could afford to stay shit, because of how much work cheap kits need.
>>23546617it'll be pretty good. their metal gear kits are great and the muv-luv ones have tons of loadout options, as well as gimmicks that are only ever mentioned off-hand in the VNs. I like koto kits and they have lot of detail with the tradeoff being that they require a little more work than a gundam to get looking good.>>23546622shit brown would unironically be more accurate
>>23546634It really depends on how you want God Hypermode to look like. If you just want to blast the paint on white primer then it would look very matte because that's what gold paint end up without pre shading. There is no accurate gold shade of this thing anyway so just make what ever you like best.
>>23546359Impressive
>>23546633ZOMG RUSTY
LEDs are in. I picked some really bright white ones. I'll probably put some black super glue on the back inside to limit light leak and make sure the wires are secured. Head is next up.
>>23546658And here's lit. It occurs to me that there's a lot of detail on this guy and I know next to nothing about blue destiny. Any suggestions for detail colors? I know the triangles are red, right?
>>23546094I hope they fix the Hydra's dumb head. I know it's supposed to look like multiple heads combined but I would prefer if they just forget about that and make the helmet look more conventional
>>23546653Any tips for preshading under metallics? I know they go over gloss black but that is the limit of it.
I JUST STARTED AND ALRAEDY GOT STUCK FOR 30 MINUTES HEREIT JUST CANT FUCKING FIT
>>23546668Just use gloss gray for the base then use gloss black on the parts you wanna shade. If the effect is too subtle you can spray a little clear gray or even black on top for post shading
>>23546611I mean even if it was painted it would look dog ass. >random round objects on anotherwise angular robit>random flesh section in the middle0/10 would not fist robussy
>>23542686>>23542693Remember this guy I got from the "picky bin" (free with purchase bin) at my local hobby store? Well, I chopped his head and hand off to be the "pilot" of my entry.
>>23546672>PolycapsI don't blame you
>>23546672AND I BROKE THE STICKERI HATE STICKERS SO MUCH IT'S UNREAL
>>23546672>>23546695>Age GarboYou deserve it
>>23546691I painted up the head for inspiration (i'll matte coat later) and sculpted some guts and pulmonary shit for the "biological component" of the build. More to cram in there, but there is enough now to make sense of what is going on.It's like a ship in the bottle!
>>23546698put some decals on the organs for that nice synth organic vibe
>>23546698That's very creative and cool, absolute kino man. Keep that shit up, it's inspiring.>>23546699Decals on the organs gives me a metal gear grey fox/cyborg raiden vibe.
>>23546162Kind of difficult if you are new at this. It needs a base stand because the shield is too heavy.
>>23546699>>23546700Thank you. Decals do sound cool, but I'm going for a lower tech style. The guts are mutated/enhanced, but belong to the head. Older science with basic understanding, but no tissue rejection. Think of a it as a gothic variation on Frankenstein's monster, except it's all one dude.Here it is without all the clear plastic.
Painted the face, it had a sticker but the red eyes are flat, and the black is glossy. I think I prefer the eyes be silver but reflect the red light that lights up the visor. Still not entirely sure how I'll attach it but I'm test fitting now. Maybe I'll put it above like the visor is display case. I want the eyes to light up but not be mega bright like the chest lights.
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>>23546672over an hour just for the body.The parts that made up the body and the way they're assembled are very unique and interesting, but joint parts are soooo tight I can FEEL that they'd snap easily, so I sanded them extra hard to thin them out. Also, these plastic get awful stress marks really easily.
>>23545886>be really into TCGs>own more cards than any sane person ought to>occasionally go through them to look at the art>see something I like>adapt it to my tastes>wallah
>>23546760Voilà
>>23546765gesundheit
>>23546665why did you turn the BD-1's chest missiles into lights
This thing is not nearly as bad as everyone says
>>23546775Gonna be real with you. I don't really have any solid reason. I was looking at them and because I didn't know anything about BD other than haunted gundam, my brain was straining on what to do with it without sacrificing the weirdness of the kit's plastic (Gundam Base Exclusive with dogshit hard brittle plastic since it has a slightly red tinted over the blue). So I decided to just LED it and paint details, weather it. When I was looking for details to pick out I also referenced the wiki which said it was wire guided missiles. Tbh that just doesn't feel inspired to me, and reminds me of how many weapons like head vulcans are jobber weapons they use before they die. So I was like, what if they were like giant ass fog lights. The idea of doing that kind of drew me into it a bit, which I embraced since I've had a hard time making myself build/be inspired recently.
Now to paint the inside of the head black to stop the light leak, and drill a hole down into the chest to feed the wires down.
>>23546778I never said it was bad.
Who else is gonna buy these and try to flip them to the furry community?
>>23546812They're also making an extremely simple base human body perfect for making custom girpla
>>23546812I am interested, I like unorthodox plamo kits, and these seem to open a lot of doors for making custom builds, I hope they make more. Here's the website if anyone wants to check 'em.https://kemopla.com
>>23546778can you post your thighs again? i miss them
>>23546812>>23546841making peoples fursonas and selling it to them honestly might be a good idea, they are known to spend their money stupidly on commissions and suits
>>23546855>>23546812Fuck you guys this is my grift. Don't steal my grift.
>>23546850Sorry to disappoint you but I'm not thighs anon
>>23542693I started the MG Red Frame Kai. Shine red always looks so nice.
>>23546858im going to charge furries $500 if they want me to slap putty and make a bulge on their figures
>>23546861eww a girl, I only like men(feminine)
>>23546868faggot. you'll eventually believe in your own lie and end up trooning out. words are prayers.
Well, the hard part is over. One of the wires got pinched inside and I had to open it and resolder it inside of his chest which was nerve wracking but it's good now. Feedback or ideas?
>>23546861Oh shit, it's a reddit mod.
>>23546886Where did you find this picture of me and my sisters
>MG Theo finally came at out local store>it's 144 USDi feel it's like a rip-off for its size considering modern kits like Virtue and Sazabi have the same amount of plastic for 3/4 of the price!
>>23546928Then dont buy it
>>23546930too bad i just did. i was waiting for it for a long time now!
>>23546752STUCK AGAIN ARGHGHGHGH THEY JUST WON'T FUCKING FIT. IT FEELS LIKE I'M BUILDING A CHEAP ASS DABAN KIT.
Where can I get the Osiris Aerial Dominator that ships the boxes well. For fuck sake Im scarred of the stories here with that Osiris.
>>23546941Are you sure thats pc4 part?
>>23546945F25 can't slot into E6-B6-F27 part
>>2354694115 minutes later. finally. damn the snap fit is so bad.
WHY DO I EVEN BREATHE THE SAME AIR AS PEOPLE WHO STRUGGLE BUILDING SOMETHING WITH A MANUAL?
>>23546959I don't know but it explains a lot about the world. I was laughing too hard at their mental handicap and accidentally connected my LEDs straight to 5v instead of the resistor and lead I had made, and now I've ruined my shit. Well, see you guys later when I sleep this rage off. Shit's fucked.
>he (allegedly) doesn't use a manualgo back to facebook
>>23546960Picture of the fuck up. I'm trying to keep my shit together but there's no fixing this. Guess I'll finish the kit up quickly and try again on a different kit. I'm so disappointed and frustrated. I was making a night light for my Gundam fan kiddo that would connect via Wled on esp32 to my network and automatically turn on at night. The plan was first the red eye turns on slowly, then a few minutes later the chest lights come on. She would have been psyched. Fuck.
>>23546127NTAs but I'm bad at coming up with poses, or worry I'll mess up handling a fragile figure, and they'll end up gathering dust, but I often give this little happy and proud look at my robo pals, they help me keep going
>>23546698>>23546715Is he at least doing okay? It's a bit unnerving to look at him (which I guess is the point), I just want to make sure he's doing alright
>>23546698Nice Calisto build!
>>23546778It's alright. My problem is that he looks so tiny when standing next to my middle-aged UC kits, particularly Geara Doga and Reben Wolf.
>>23546960>>23546966Pride is a sin for a reason and it leads to ruin. You should've stayed humble.
>>23547030GIMME MORE POINTY EDGES
>>23547001Being retarded is a sin too punishable by death.
>over 4,000 Yen for a HGwtf is wrong with modern gunpla pricing?
>>23546127yeah i guess i do every couple of months actually. this exact pose too, except i'm not an anime girl
>>23547045It's loaded with spare parts
that gradient work!
>>23547045>>23547051The amount of leftover parts on pban kits is ridiculous. I didn't realize it until I built some AoZ kits and bootleg Efreets
>>23547045supply and FOMO, its a P-Bandai so supply is low, and uses your FOMO to price it highplastic is just a very small factor in pricing. plastics are very cheap
>>23547069Pbandai kits are very cheap, wtf is anyone arguing about?
>>23547069they're actually cheap. it only gets inflated because of scalping
>testing vajello surface primer + acryllic on spare parts (by hand)>chips off so easily, I can remove all layers just by scratching at the color a littleDo I apply more paint coats, sand the surface before applying primer or do I have to apply a topcoat?I didnt wait 12 hours for the primer to cure like on the bottle because that referred to masking the primed surface, but is that actually the problem here?
>>23546861BOOTS on the BED. DISGUSTING.
>>23546615Rude.
>>23547102>vallejoIt is quite fragileMore coats won't fix it, sanding before primer helps a bit but topcoat and waiting for it to cure will seal it bestAgain it will still be a bit fragile but should weather accidents, but not deliberate scratching
>>23547030I have an exception for this design because they actually designed it around the pointiness.
>>23547102damn I just realized I keep misspelling vallejoThanks anon
>>23547126>>23547110
>>23547102if you have to use acrylic primer, use vallejo mecha or badger stynylrez (in europe it's called mig one shot). i'd highly recommend using lacquer primers instead though
>>23546942You dont get support here just because is a chinese plamo?
Working on some mission packs
>>23547147Jesus Christ how horrifying.
>>23547147why?
>>23547147certified kino
>>23546081Chang please make a bootleg of this thing
>>23547147Dear god.
We're coming up to the image limit, so new thread.>>23547165>>23547165>>23547165
>>23546541>What the fuck do you guys even want out of transformations?I don't want transformations. They're a stupid gimmick that undermines the concept of giant robots fighting because they raise the question "if the actual best tactic is to just use a giant robot that turns into a plane then why aren't you just making giant planes?"
>>23546618>I don't think I've encountered an off-color bootleg outside of the really trashy ones like WMWhen they're off they're usually very close but not 100% accurate. Like, barely half a shade off. The bootleg GTO GM is a good example, the tealish blue of the bootleg is barely too dark, to the point where you can't even tell in pictures, but I had 6 of the bootleg and 2 of the official ones and I could easily pick out the 2 official ones at a single glance.But if you're going to be that autistic about color accuracy then you should be painting them the right colors anyway.
>>23545155Bandai's engineering standards have improved so much since 2010, let alone 2000, that its hard to find fault in this. If I were just getting into Gunpla I wouldn't start with any kit before 2010, hell I'd put the cut off around 2013. That was around the time Bandai really started getting their shit together. I dont see it as a badge of honor that my first kit (Ez-8) was from 2000, I love when Bandai goes back to update older kits with new versions that improve the engineering and build experience.
