-=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 (October):old.reddit.com/r/gunpla/1nokuv5Prior thread: >>23560524
-= 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
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https://youtu.be/vU5qOX9v57U?si=64GTjL1jcaNYNoL5 its up
>>23564091>>HG>Bolt Gundam>Tequila Gundam>Nether Gundam>Mermaid Gundameveryone knows any G Gundam HG will be pbandai at this point. no butthurt past what already exists. >>RG>Deathscythe EW>Altron EW>Heavyarms EW>Sandrock EWI thought everyone here shat on EW?>>MG>G-Selfno one wants this except for a few windowlickers>Zeta Plus Ver KaZ plus is already ver ka. >Nerothis would make a few boomers mad>GM-III Nouvel~6 people here know what this is. >>>PG>Nu HWS>MP Nu>Nu Double Fin Funnel Type>Hi-NuNo one would mald over a 800+ pban kit. >Any of these being P-Bandai would cause mass butthurtnot really2/10, poorly thought out response
>>23564075I finished the Red Frame Kai. I was going to start on the Kshatriya but I need more supplies, so I'm reworking an old no-grade Chaos Gundam in the meantime.
>>23564151>solid color fingies>"finished"
>>23564075>>23564151
>>23564155Son of a bitch... Going to have to fix that.
>>23564075Guncannon leg inner frame done, shitty metallic paint aside I do like shading with the water color pencils. Image hopefully correctly rotated this time
>>23564187and it's not, Fuck.
>>23564145Wasn't talking about the retards here, it would cause butthurt amongst japanese people who actually matter. Not some fat white snapshitter from wisconsin or wherever you live
>>23563811>none of the new stuff are plamo relatedThere you have it.
Snabbed Eimi. I like her design but I'm going to try to mix and match hair and face bits before I paint her.
how do i ensure i never become a grown man posting pictures of plastic dolls playing dress up
>>23564206You could always kill yourself.
>>23564195>even Super Saiyan Goku is P-Bandai these daysKEKYPOOPY
>>23564195I think I'm gonna vomit
>>23564213>KEKYPOOPYThere's the juvenile insults being slung in every thread and there's this. What are you doing, are you literally a fucking child?
>>23564206do it while you're still young and learn to post pictures of plastic dolls playing dress up responsibly
>>23564195>Get FA ZZ Ver Ka. that's just kitbashed runners from three different kits, one a P-Bandai>That uses up the plamo slots allotted to you filthy pay pigs. Come back in 4 years and we might have something new on P-Bandai
>>23564275It's based actually. The FA ZZ is just a better FAZZ.
>>23564277I wish I didn't have to pay for the gun it doesn't use
>>23564195This will be the actual event for announcements anyway.
>>23564302That's probably it, Bandai always leaks the new stuff about a day before and then uses the event to show off the kit details
>>23564159Uuuuh anon where is your blue frame?
>>23564206Underage b&
>>23564208who made this
>>23564199Damn she's tall>>23564232>he doesn't knowKEKAROO
>>23564206yeah you should post webms of you covering them in your sticky load instead champ
PSMS champion's entry for GBWC
>>23564302Oh snap. Maybe more details of stuff with incomplete details, maybe more. Especially about Full Armor ZZ Ver.Ka, since inside the Full Armor is the Enhanced ZZ, and we did have extension parts to recreate that with the base ZZ Ver.Ka as a P-Bandai set.Full disclosure, the "maybe more" part might be Amplified MagnaGarurumon because of Susanoomon.
>was hesitating on getting the HGUC Zeta Gundam>the cheapest place now has it out of stockOh okay
>>23564501Damn, this dude is almost as good as me.
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).
>>23564155Fixed the hands on the Red Frame, you can remove me from the list now.>>23564317Which one, stabby Blue Frame with knives for ears or Slightly less stabby Blue Frame 2nd Revise with shoe knives?
>>23564501That looks like my winter beater's muffler.
>>23564501This is definitely a gwbc entry winner.
>>23564540Just get the HG bootleg.
>>23564592the JMS one? Is it any good? I was thinking about picking it up but the price on Ali never drops
>>23564151>>23564159cute snaps
>>23564425Would cum eat through varnish like acid?
>>23564605nothing wrong with snapgodding
>>23564592I normally don't complain about panel lines, but this one is too excessive.Also the longer horn just looks silly.
>>23564619it looks fine, it's just whoever build that protoype did a Dalong-style panelling for some reason.
>>23564619Damn, that v-fin does look way too long
Let me ask again, what golds should I use for Superior Kaiser? White gold, red gold, yellow gold, or all three just to test mask painting?
>>23564598I heard it's good but I don't get one because for some reason Zhang didn't bootleg the UC88 version.
>>23564525March Gunpla retail slot are still empty. I'm thinking HG Hathway or IBO
it's official, furrypla is a hit
>>23564501Curious to see if he'll bag this GBWC seeing how fucking good his diorama entry was in the last nationals
Whats a kit that almost has the relatively similar gun?
>>23564709Hi Nu hyper bazooka I guess
>>23564709FAZZ
>>23564719But it wont fit an hg gm.
God Gundam + Ryuki Survivor damn... I need it...
カニbarn
>>23564712I guess it could work with an mg.
>>23564725I wish I had that level of creativity
>>23564726Eh, it'll work with 1/144, you just gotta cut it in half, the gun in your pic's already pretty massive
>>23564729>biomecha
...maybe it's time for me to finally take the Chinkpill.
>>23564199Genuinely, how is it any different than any other model kit? This shit is all autismo central.
>>23564199Dear god isnt this just Barbie at this point? Swapping their hair, clothes and etc.
should i grab the legit bandai the O?
>>23564769you dont assemble and paint barbie
>>23564778I would just to resell it after a year or two.
>>23564769And?
>>23564778not worth it. just buy daban + glue
of course i posted this in the old thread like a moron>i finally got some new nippers to replace the crappy ones i got for $20 15 years ago>just a set of ruitool single blades that also cost $20 from china but man what a difference, cuts through plastic like butter>i don't have anything better to compare to so i can't say really how good they are but they're worth the $20 at least
>upcoming new chink barbatos with metal frameisnt the current year the 10th anniversary of the series? way to go
>>23564801most of the single blade nippers will be similar to what you gotonly the godhands are different enough to be worth it and even then not really
>>23564801Buying your first pair of single bladed nippers is like Piccolo throwing off his weighted training clothes
>>23564824As was when I got a glass file and stopped removing nubs with a hobby knife
>>23564830I still prefer to use a knife over a glass file so I don't feel this one.
>>23564830>$1.50 Manicure Nanofile>$15 Changhands>$5 pack of pot metal hobby razors>By your powers combined I am no-nubs-manseriously these specific tools were a gamechanger, i hate that the cheap trash blades are sharper than the "good" ones
>>23564199very cutei should get one of these
>>23564815I love IBO but never cared for barbatoslop
>>23564845>$5 pack of pot metal hobby razorsFor me it's a bulk box of non-sterile scalpel blades
Is there any resource out there that has STL files for Gunpla parts? I don't want to go out and buy another Freedom just to replace the hip joints.
When's the EG Wing coming out?
>>23564851I got a few of those. I'm getting the cheerleader one so she can sit on my desk at work and cheer me on.
>>23564871>STL files for Gunpla partsNo.>hip jointsBuy the metal ones?
What kits that you want Zhang to make that aren't bootleg?
>>23564880Vagan Gear
>>23564880>zhang>not bootleghuh? original chinese IP kits then? mecha break?
>>23564882He clearly means gundam kits that weren't already engineered by bandai
>>23564886fuck, sorry, I just woke up
>>235648801/100 Atlas Gundam and 1/100 Thunderbolt Acguy
>>235648801/60 The-O II
>>23564904That'd be a very Big O
>>23564880There's a high chance that Zhang would make MG Nero kit before Bandai do
>>23564902Heavy on the Atlas
>>23564880I don't want Zhang kits. No thanks.
>>23564872This Saturdayhttps://bandai-hobby.net/item/01_6753/
Are the gundam minis actually an opening towards westerners or are the filthy gaijin gonna get them 6 months late too?I don't think I've seen any jap plamo channel even talking about the ones that were sold with the tcg packs
Explain the point of this to me
>>23565005Fun custom work
>>23565010But why not just use an old bottle cap or something, he left 2% of the original model
>>23565017He just wanted to do it this way. Not everything needs some kind of "point"
>>23565005Have you tried asking him what the point was? Maybe he is just flexing his skills.
>>23565017yeah no I'm with you it's a bit dumb
>>23565017When you are converting a part like that, it really helps to have a reference for your minds eye. It's just easier to visualize while you are adding this or puttying that.If I was to try that conversion on a bottlecap, the proportions would be off, or the symmetry fucked, or a whole bunch of other things. Having the head at the start makes it so much easier.
>keep seeing people recommending lower psi for high gloss finish >spray ueno black @12psi >it comes out meh, reflections are blurry>BLAST it @20psi, same dilution, same airbrush, same technique>mirror-like finish???
>>23565048pressure doesn't matter that much if you are doing wet coats
>>23565005Are you seriously that stupid?
>>23565048Flood the part, let gravity do the work. Cut off the runs with a razor.
>>23565048if you're using low air pressure, you wanna make multiple thin coats to achieve a glossy finish, and by multiple I mean something like 5-10 layers. AutoCHADs always recommend doing this.
>>23565062nta but why does a sense of practicality always enrage you guys so much>>23565047at this point it's barely a conversion, and it still seems like a waste when you could take any piece of plastic roughly the same size as a base and keep the original as a side by side reference
>>23564571Nice. I gave my blue frame all the edge, except the stabby feet because I wasn't going to buy an entire kit just for that
So Daban has been teasing two new kits, apparently outside of the model number it's only known that it'll be a red and blue kit
>>23565114it's time
>>23565114red frame and blue frame?it is also weird they have yet to release the Aile Strike despite having copied every other backpack for the Strike gundam in the MB style besides that one which is the most iconic one
>>23564723For me, its the Build/00 fusion Gundams.
Hope you Americlaps are ready to pay even more for kits lmao.
>>23565182holy based?
>>23564592I didn't know there was a bootleg, the Zeta's a bit more on the expensive side for some reason, so it's good to have that option, thanks!
>>23565182I just had to pay $40 orangemantax on an $130 order. This hobby is fucked.
>>23565201lol owned
>>23565201I mean it's a very temporary grift, just gotta wait till orangemanfriends get to get their gimmes from the tariff refunds then we can get our various varieties of chinkshit at normalish prices.
>>23565201lmao, deserved.
>>23565017>he left 2% of the original modelAre you blind, man?
is there even a single plamo company that does manufacturing in the US? I know some tabletop miniatures are made in Texas, but nothing in the scale modeling space, and even a lot of paints and other supplies come from Europe, China, or Japan.>can't even 3d print because all those supplies come from china
>>23565212not him but like, i get why the guy started with that and grooved into what he did. but it is valid to say he left very little of the original head.
did they release the regular gcucks zaku yet?
>>23565216I'm sure Bandai's gearing up to open a factory here, trust the plan.
>>23565220Police Zaku came out a while ago. The "regular" Zaku isn't out until end of next month. Char's version is out the month after that.
>>23565221And then that factory will be used solely for girlpla, and some 3MMslop on the side.
>>23565182>>23565201>>23565203>>23565203>>23565211Quit samefagging
>>23565238but i love those things
>>23565216Revell is not US?
>>23565239
>>23565241Revell has been a German company for a long time now and I have no idea if they still have any manufacturing in the US. Some searching seems to suggest their products are manufactured in Poland and China.
>>23564709Serpent from Endless Waltz
>>23565068Thin as in a bit thicker than mist or wet coats but with thinner paint? Because it's hard for me to believe it'd be possible to achieve this mirror-like finish with dry, thin coats
>>23565182You know your god emperor is actually making kits cheaper right? Libtard
>americadon't care
>>23564199>>23564851what kit\line is that? 2nd pic is too blurry to make out the details on the box
>>23565283kotobukiya sousaishojoteien
>>23564075The thin sticker decals are such a pain.
>>23565285yeah no that looks like dogshitdon't use those
>>23565285Why the fuck would you even use those after all this work
decals are just as ugly as greeble
>>23565290Should I just pay the trillion doll hairs for the actual decals or paint them in with a heavy hand?>>23565300I can always remove them, it's not a big deal. But I just wanted to try them since it came with the kit.>>23565301If so, then why do so many pros use them? Aren't they praised as much as greebles? What's really so bad about them? What are the standards that one has to reach to be accepted into such a demanding community?
>>23565304true enlightenment is realising that the only acceptance one can truly obtain is one's own
>>23565304the sticker is the issue, not the decal. waterslides would look way better. I've attached one of my old projects in which I used them, so you can use your own judgment.as for the ugly as greeble thing, both over-decalling and over-greebling can make a project look too visually cluttered. consider some of the more obnoxious katoki kits that come with an a5 sheet of decals, it looks ridiculous
i wouldn't be against having to pay more on kits if it went to bandai instead of the orangeman
>>23565313I've seen stuff like this for example in many pro competitions and the like, and having either win or be in tops. I know it's based on ones opinion on it, but why is this always praised in the major spaces and communities, giving off the "you have to do this to be good" vibes?I'm still new to the whole hobby scene and getting all these mixed opinions on how to take it.I want to add decals and some greeble detailing but when is it enough and when is it too much?
>>23565304the problem with stickers is that they are stickerspay the $1.50 for a decal sheet
>>23565339>Shipping more than the productGuess I'll just suffer.
>>23565348try from aliexpress
>>23565321it takes experience to plan and apply decals without going overboard but also keeping up visual interest - that itself is a skill. scale needs to be taken into account, as well as existing panel lines - too much going on and things start to look cluttered. the picture you provided uses a good few decals but not enough that it looks like it crashed into a sticker factory. it's got relatively little surface details with lots of large flat surfaces, so there's space for the design to breathe.for my advice, as a general rule, there are two types of marking on a mecha: instructions for the maintenance crew, and identification markings. the former will be text near hatches, engines, vents and exhausts so a mechanic doesn't blow himself up. these are purely text or text with arrows, think "DO NOT STEP" or "WARNING: EXHAUST". however, marking every single panel or vent with a decal would look ridiculous, so you have to pick and choose.identification markings are much bigger and intended to be read from far away, so ideally you'd have only a couple on the front and back showing the faction and suit ID - that's it.example: in my opinion pic related looks bad. decal placement is a bit too dense and while it's thoughtful where they would go, it's just too much. the real killer is that the kit has a lot of surface detail already, I'd say too much, so doing anything different than what's supplied in the box makes it look fucked up. this is something to be thoughtful of when doing your decals.
>>23565348This is why you buy in bulk from Delpi. Not only are the individual waterslides cheaper than from other webstores, but you also don't pay tax or shipping (though who knows if/how that's changed from tariffs, my last order was back in July).
>>23565351>example: in my opinion pic related looks badI concur. This person doesn't understand less is more and thinks that every single armor piece needs to be dotted with chicken pox.
>>23565351>instructions for the maintenance crew, and identification markingsWouldn't those be extremely small since they are human scale? They wouldn't be visible at all.Personally, I feel like making the mech feel used is a lot better.>>23565321 this just looks like a sports car that hasn't seen a minute of driving in real conditions.
>>23565356Other shops never have what I want or it's always sold out
>>23565357>dotted with chicken poxprecisely, I think this is the best way to put it.>>23565360>I feel like making the mech feel used is a lot better.>hasn't seen a minute of driving in real conditionsnow that's a whole different kettle of fish that'll probably ignite this general into flames for the nine hundredth time
>Just found out about recirculation color kitsWhat the fuck is the point of these? The loss of detail and the lack of color separation just make it look awful.
>>23565360Some people like clean robots. Some people like weathering. Make what you like. >They wouldn't be visible at all.Yeah they would, particularly on 1/100, but even on 1/144 they still would.
>>23565351Thank you, you have been the biggest help in terms of explanation by far. All other advice and feedback has been nothing but things similar to earlier posts (ie. it looks like shit) and >"just do it by vibe"Even my own hobby shops, with the highly skilled people there, had never went into depth in explaining things. Other than that, it's just the guides here and elsewhere.And with your example image, it's all the advice I've ever been given to "make a kit look good and slap everything on that was given to you for the kit".>>23565356Got it. I heard they do sales once in a while, so should I wait for that?>>23565360I like the kits that has some story to it than the out of the factory look, which is extremely common everywhere. Don't get me wrong, I like the clean look and all but I'm starting to get fatigued by seeing them in every single place and them being at the top all the time.
>>23565367would have been dope if it was cheaperbut it's more expensive for your troubles
>>23565373Is it because they're made of ecopla? Is ecopla worse than normal plastic and can only be a few colors or something?
>>23565351The only way I could see that even almost being justified is if it was the prototype gundam, where they would do things like add markings all over the body for testing and identification when the machine is being recorded during testing
Anyone been to the Gundam Base popup store in New Jersery? Do they have the MG Heavyarms Custom there?
>>23565372The last sale they had was in July (20% off waterslides), which was when my last order was. Bought $133 or so worth of waterslides, knocked down to $100, then another $11 from rewards points from previous purchases, ended up spending $90.They might have a Christmas sale or somesuch, but I think the July sale was a Korea-specific holiday promotion. I just checked their website like once a week, and saw the announcement on their website for the promotion.
>>23565360>Decals are not shown in any mecha series.You don't see these giant ass robots decked out with warning signs in most of its armor pieces. The best that you could see is some engravings.
Weren't there supposed to be announcements today?
>>23565384I went there earlier today and bought a Haro kit. They have the PBandai HG Wing kits of the other Meteor Gundams. For PBandai stuff, there were some Ecopla MGs, clear kits, the Perfectability RG Unicorn, the Shanghai RG Freedom, the Lacus Concert ZAKU Warrior, and the Gundam Base recolor of the RG RX-78 2.0For regular retail, there's the RG Shining, the HG GQX Gundams, MGSD Aerial, MG Char's Zaku 2.0, and the MGEX Strike Freedom
>>23565414I saw in one guy's video that they had the MG Tallgeese III so I was hoping they had other PBandai like the MG Heavyarms Custom.
>>23565376Most modern Bandai kits use ecopla. If you've built something made in the last 10 years, you've built a kit with ecopla.
>>23565418>MG Tallgeese IIIDidn't see that, it was probably sold out in the weekend. But there was a display showing the MG Tallgeese III with the Flugel and some other PBandai kits, maybe that's where you saw it. There was an Ecopla MG Wing Zero, but it was also sold out as well.
>>23565425No I know the display, there were boxes of the Tallgeese III so it was on sale at some point.
>>23565367nothing really, supposedly, its the color of recycled plastic without treatment/colorizing it. its cool if you want dark colors other than that, its no big deal. even first print runs are now made with ecopla (recycled plastic) like the Zeta ver Ka
>>23565414man I went to the pop up in London (UK) and it was so disappointing, all the most boring retail kits that are widely available online, all the "exciting" GB exclusive kits were sold out with only Haros left and the displays were full of cool kits that weren't actually for sale.plus there was a weirdly large focus on the trading card game (which I didn't even know was a thing)
Are the Gundam wing P Bandai kits going to be permanently Retail or will they not restock after a few months?
>>23565433>there was a weirdly large focus on the trading card game (which I didn't even know was a thing)I did get that EX base card after buying that Haro kit. While waiting in line, one of the staff members went, "If you're here for the cards, we only sell them on Friday and the weekend" Guess they've got a really low stock of cards or were trying to get rid of scalpers. Some guy next to me in the line was looking at the pop up website and asked me which kit would be the most "valuable". I hope he wasn't a scalper considering he had two of his kids and his wife with him.
>>23565433Most of the UK gundam base stock was gone in the first few days and staff said it would take over a month for restocks to come in. Apparently someone spoke to the manager of the London Bandai store and they said they were extremely surprised at how popular gunpla was, which shows how insanely out of touch they are. The UK has like 6-7 gunpla focused online stores and a bunch of others that stock gunpla. If there's enough sales to keep all those stores afloat for all this time, then I have no idea why they thought there wouldn't be demand for exclusive gundam base kits.
>>23565360>Wouldn't those be extremely small Yes, but also you don't normally put instructions for maintenance crew on what amounts to a really big tank. I feel like it got popularized by the model its only.
>>23565394No it's another online shopping thing
I broke a part on a clear kit and now I don't feel like building at all...
>>23565277believe it, you canhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hygM_oxsfzUthis guy explains the process pretty well
>A month without a single kit getting put up on P BandaiDid Bandai abandon their US site because of bad sales after the price changes?
>>23565509Gaijin are not worthy of glorious piss bandai Nipponese plastic, folded 10,000 times.
>>23565452Bandai being out of touch is a constant or them, sadly. They’ve been that way for well over 20 years. Hell, even in the 80’s they were making fumbles here and there.
>>23565509I personally used to buy just about everything but the price hike and especially the removal of consolidation means I just don't give a fuck about the random shitters I would before. It's too bad a deal.
>>23565509they usually put new stuff up when the pre-order date expires for some other kits, which is on the 15th. Wait until then and if nothing by then you can be a little concerned.
>>23565350I've been trying to load the site but it seems I'm in an endless loop of never reaching the site.Already done the whole clear everything and restarting, but it's a whole nothing but a me problem and a bunch of skill issues.I will just bite the bullet and grab whatever decal for this is available.
What makes a snapshitter? I am quite new to gunpla. I assume it means someone who builds gunpla without proper cleaning, no pannel lining?
>>23565522They used to put new kits up every week or two and now their in stock stuff, which usually vanishes in a few days except for the unpopular stuff, is still at 90% stock after over a month. That includes new stuff like the Gunraid and also listings from prior to the website update in August.Nobody is buying this shit anymore and they've noticed.
>>23565529The paintshitters refer to it as anyone who doesn't paint their kits. You can perfectly clean up every nub, panel line, custom scribe, and top coat your build, and you'll still be called a snapshitter.
>>23565529Someone who doesnt paint their kits. If you panel line but you dont paint you're still a snapshitter until you learn how to paint.
I want to rescribe panel lines for 1/144 and 1/100 kits, what should I get?
>>235655430.15mms chiselSAB and BMC tend to be the most recommended
>V2 Assault Buster is actually 3 Gundam configurationsI feel a bit lied to, but hey extra plastic.
>>23565551If you remember the show, it should have been obvious.Also it really should have been Full Armor V2
>>23565530>is still at 90% stock after over a monthThis gives me more time to save up money to buy. So it's a win to me.
>>23565552I should rewatch Victory Gundam. I barely remember anything from the show.>Also it really should have been Full Armor V2RG or MG Ver. Ka maybe? I heard that the Ver. Ka is a hand grenade though
>>23565556All the MG Victory kits are hand grenades. They all try to do way too much for being the smallest MG kit. It's like taking the ZZ Ver. Ka. in completion and scaling it down to slightly smaller than 1/144 scale
>>23565556I just meant naming wise. It's more FA than FA Unicorn and on the level of FA ZZ.Also yeah all the MGs are hand grenades. I still want to buy a second V for a Hexa (and because my first is a decade old) and maybe an AB V2.
>>23565509If they did that why are they still updating the site with new shit besides Gunpla
>>23565568No clue, but other regions had the new G Unit and 30MS kits go up and get sold out weeks ago.
>>23565559>>23565563That sucks. I will stick the HG for now. Though, I would kill for an RG V2 AB using the same design intent as the RG Crossbone X1
>>23565552Assault Buster sounds better IMO, even though it really is a full armor set up, heck, you can even call it heavy weapon system seeing how big the guns are on that thing
>>23565529There's shitty builders and decent builders. Shitty builders say everyone who refuses to paint is a snapshitter. Decent builders tend to think that a snapshitter is a toxic person who is low on the skill totem pole. They are someone who is frustrated and angry at anyone putting more effort in. The true is, even the best painters will snap a kit from time to time just for fun. It's no crime to enjoy your kit however you want, but the elitists have NOTHING on how absolutely maxxxxed out on leveling up shitting up threads and whatnot a snapfit person does when they have a chip on their shoulder.
wow, is the supply for the knockoff MGEX unicorn nonexistent or something?none of the retailers that usually import or are willing to sell chang plastic direct have even bothered to put up a listing for it (preorder or not) outside of one that sold 13 units then ran oos
>>23565529
>>23565676Pinvice hand drill, brass rod, and plastic cement.
>>23565509Given that they're still regularly pumping out Digimon + DBZ + Kamen Rider + Ultraman stuff, I doubt that's the actual reason.
>>23565682Snapniggers dont know how to do that
>>23565699These kinds of things, range of motion minor mods, mending broken pegs/etc, reinforcing pieces, and eventually lengthening/shortening legs/arms/abs are the entry level modifications that lead to capability in custom work.
>>23565690this is like the gunpla equivalent of futanari shitting dick nipples
>>23565690nagano designed guncannon
>>23565682This wouldn't work, part's too small to drill into
>>23565754Agreed, I would chisel with a wide scriber to make a channel for the paperclip, and drill into the bottom because it'll hold a paperclip. Then superglue into the plastic and use superglue + baking soda trick to create new harder filler to hide and bury/give foundation to the paperclip.
>>23565506Thanks. I'll give it a try. Thank god for plastic spoons.
visited the pop up at american dream, didnt realize there was a bandai store there too, copped the>rg freedom gcp>rg shining>hg galus j>hg deathscythe hell
>don't care for a design (gquuuux)>watch show>really want the kit now, even though the high grade lacks the eye detail I really want How do I stop myself from getting influenced?
>>23565825Take ten deep breaths of lacquer thinner to cleanse your mind.
>>23565825Gcucks and Gfred for that matter look like a really fun and unique build but at the same time getting all the detail on them looks like a giant pain in the ass, especially the heads.I would wait for master grades but at the current pace that shit's like 8 years out.
>>23565379>>23565453those markings for pit crew exist on jets, which are a bit more mecha-aligned than tanks>>23565825>the high grade lacks the eye detail I really wantI'm gonna be honest man this is kind of fucked up on your behalf. the Gquuux is the epitome of overdesign when it comes to panels and greebles, especially with the heads. I have no idea why you'd want more.
>>23565825>eye detailbuy the HG G-Self 2.0+verKandambaseEvolution or MGSDs
>>23565859I don't think I've ever seen victory marks before on any mech. Feels so obvious in hindsight, gonna write that one down.
>>23565878Early MGs came with some kill marker decals
>>23565878I've done it a couple times, it looks cool
>>23565878the High Mobility Zaku decal sets have them, particularly Shin Matsunaga's
Will this be another DoA project like the Metaverse thing?https://x.com/GunplaScan/status/1974006508519371176
>>23565895bandai is notorious for dropping projects that dont please the investors, so yeah it is.
>>23564880δ Gundam 1/100
>>23564880RG Zeong upscaled to 1/100
>>23564880Non-resin conversion kit for this.
>>23565929honestly surprised that chang hasn't made a plastic add-on kit for this yet
>>235648801/100 Zudah
I fucking love cementing, its kinda sexy disgustingThat little blorp when you press it on *sniffs*
RG looks great in photograph, but in real life it's just way too tiny to appreciate.
>>23565968bangers allexcept heingra, simultaneously a justified pbandai and an unjustifiable purchase
>>23565690He needs to be circumcised
Fat Cat is upscaling RG God Gundam kit
How come my Gallus is here but my shining hasn’t been delivered yet. Did I get scammed again?
>>23566027rg don't clear the zak customs
>>23566024FUCK YES
>>23565509another odd thing is I bought some in stock kits in mid-september and they’re taking forever to ship, compared to the V2 Assault Buster and TR-1 I ordered in August when they all went up that only took about a week and a half to arrive.
>>23566024NOOOOOOOOOOOO AAAAAIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE BUY PBANDAI OVERPRICED TRASH INSTEAD PLEASEEEEEEEEEE ACCCCKKKKKKKK
>>23566024CoolI hope someone does a upscaled Fuunsaiki to go with it
>>23566024will they include the extra effect parts?
>FAT>CATLMAO. Who buys this shit.
>>23566047phillipineans
>>23566047Cope&seethe
>>23566024Aiiiiiie I should have waited
>>23566047embarrassment of ownership
Thoughts on GBWC PH?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F3iyrZTrJc
>>23566070wish she was as good at sound mastering as she is at gunpla
I'm still waiting for my local GBWC next ,month
>>23566070Oh cool she won, i really wish she got better with posing the builds. That PG build that she did was held back by that posing.
>>23566024Hey, I'm down with that. But if it's not them, who's going to be doing the upscaled Sazabi that was teased?
>>23566118What's the point when the MG Sazabi Ver.Ka is already so good?
MG G-Self please...MG Atlas please...
>>23565859Our heroes keeping us safe from evil witches
do i have to thin this for airbrushing?if so how much and what to use?
>>23566122I like some of the proportions on the RG Sazabi better.
>>23566024YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO MAKE HG KINOS CHEAPER AND MORE AVAILABLENOT PROLIFERATE RG AND 1/100 SNAPSLOP
>>23566142kys paintranny. snapGODS rule the hobby.
>>23566122RG just looks better than the MG, which makes sense its like 10 years newer and the MG is showing its age. Yeah, its one of the best MGs ever made for its time, and its still a popular kit, its just its been 10 years and Gunpla has evolved.
>>23566152Nah, torso on RG looks like shit
>>23566155This.shit just looks katokified
>>23566152RG head, backpack, shoulders on MG body/legs please.
>>23566142kill yourself retard
>>23566152it's like a funhouse mirror
>>23566152which one is which
>>23566128>do i have to thin this for airbrushing?Yes>if so how muchTry it around 1 clear:1 thinner, and if it's still a bit thick add a bit of extra thinner to get it to like a 2:3 ratio>and what to use?Gunze do a dedicated thinner for the aqueous line, or use Tamiya's X-20a as they're basically the same thing
>>23566147>>23566159NOGO PLAY LEGOS
>>23566024NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO STOOOOOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP! YOU'RE DISRESPECTING BANDAI'S IP!
>>23566152>RG just looks better than the MGYeah beside dogshit looks of the entire torso, front skirt and shield, yes it looks better.
>>23566152I don't like how slender the RG is
>>23566152>its like 10 years newer and the MG is showing its age.RG Sazabi is the one showing its age here. The floppy premade joints and amount of C clips it uses are terrible.
which side was the slops and garbages guycan"t remember if he argued against hgs or bootlegs
Got my first kit together over the last week and so. I definitely made some mistakes. One of the cuffs is fucked with paint. But I think I got the wrong markers because guides talked about the paint running down the panel lines and mine didn't do that at all. I even deepened some of them with the hobby knife and nothing, although I did make a nasty gash in the left knee doing it. Not a hobby for shaky hands. Also didn't use any of the stickers to save them for when it's painted properly. Hopefully I didn't fuck that by panel lining already.Bought some other kits to get my feet wet until I get an airbrush. I'm psyched to build the police Zaku but I'm saving it for last.How much of a mess do airbrushes make by the way? How likely am I to get spray paint on the walls and how cleanable is it? Do those pre built spray booths manage to catch everything?Most airbrushes also come with an open cup and I'm deathly afraid of dumping that over something by mistake.
>>23566189Bold of you to assume I don't change sides every time
>>23566189Are you sure you're not talking about yourself?
painting is too much of a hassle and also pricey
>>23565859>I have no idea why you'd want more.This scene is half of what sold me and getting white pupils and iris on a head as small as that looks miserable.
>>23566197A spraybooth should catch pretty much everything, just make sure you're changing the filter every now and then. You can also buy covers for the cup if you're super worried about milling the 3ml of paint you've got in there.
>>23566198>>23566207
>>23566214"We" have arrived
>>23566160Kek it is
>>23566213Good, that's put my mind at ease a bit. Not a lot of space in the apartment, and I don't want any of the furniture getting rainbowed.
Rick Zock 3D printhttps://x.com/hide31151107/status/1975566501265789380
>>23566220I kinda like how disgusting he is
>>23566229It looks like a poorly kitbashed custom. Zock's hands are now the legs, has 2 right hands and a Zaku 1 head for some reason.
>>23566162Check the cigarette box on the bottom left.
>>23566152Not gonna lie, this gif convinced me to get HG Sazabi instead of RG. Never realized how fucked it is
Where's the gaia primer restock?
I've been playing SRW Y and man the Novel D-Sserd is so fucking cool. Its like the cross between the Gaplant and the Hyaku Shiki that I never knew I wanted. Too bad the only kit of this thing is fucking ancient and terrible.
>>23566070>She fell for the random black edges memeBAKAMy gray and purple fanfic Gouf painted in only basecoats is so much better.
>>23566249Just glue some hyaku shiki and gaplant parts on a random l-gaim HG
>>23566249> is fucking ancient and terrible.What, are you afraid of having to do a bit of modelling?
>>23566188it only uses the premade joints on the skirts (I still think the verkatooki looks better thoughbeit)
>>23566277NTA, older kits mostly use polycaps for their joints and adapters. It is fine for stuff like tanks or Maschinen Krieger but when it comes to these humanoid robots, they really suffer because of it.
>>23566280polycaps age better than ABS on ABS joints though. Those are an abomination for the most part (esp. ball joints)
>>23566280Not like you were gonna get much posing from that design in the first place. Bandai has making random L-Gaim HGs lately so who knows, they might actually make a new improved version
>>23566278That skirt is very immportant because it is what connects the entire upper section of the robot to the pelvis. Mine is only a few months old and it is already wobbling around. Compares to the old HG, that kit is way more solid.
>>23566282>ABS on ABSNow that you mention it, MG Unicorn has some seriously messed up ABS frame. It has this nasty gloss finish that prevents the PS armor parts from grafting onto it and cement, paint, etc don't work. Also a tiny C Clip serves as the waist, which is such an unhinged design choice. Does Ver OVA fix this?
>>23566291I don't think the unicorn OVA version changes the frame material (it was a much earlier release)the sinanju ova version iirc is the only one that got a full PS frame replacement
>>23566282POM joints>polycaps>ABS joints>PS joints>C clips>ABS joints with spring pins
>>23564070What's the liklihood they do a new Gundam Xi for when Hathaway 2 comes out?
>>23566280there is nothing wrong with polycaps
>>23566317Depends on the grade. Maybe a HG, unlikely a EG or RG, 1% chance a MG and lol no for PG.Also it'll most likely be P-Bandai if it's made.
>>23566321They have a weight limit.
>>23566317>>23566323We are absolutely getting P-Bandai DLC of the missile pod, mark my words
>>23564729How many layers of dried cum is that??
>>23566332>XI Gundam full armor.Please.
>>23566332It will probably be available when the third movie comes out along with the Argos unit for the Odysseus.
>>23565321>and when is it too muchA good design should require 0 greeble
good greeble: five star storiesbad greeble: chinese
>>23566249>Too bad the only kit of this thing is fucking ancient and terrible.Did nobody recast pic related?
>>23566359FSS has pretty little greeble
>Cut small circular PC piece>Realize is asymmetrical >mfw>Check runner>Its actually asymmetrical
I'm actually fucking curious if these things are action figures or modelkits.
>>23566152does RG use the shitey MG hands?
>>23566364the dengeki hobby post called them "easy to assemble half-finished kits"
>>23565321why do you care so much about what the "professionals" are doing? develop your own tastes and interests instead of trying to find an objectively correct way to do something that you should be doing for fun
>>23566365It uses the same type of premade hands with Sinanju Stein. These hands are decent enough to hold medium weighted weapons
>>23564075Found a solution to the missing parts. Going to the lobby for a base later.
Friends, I have an air leak in my Iwata Eclipse. I've had a few sets of eyes take a look at the nozzle under a magnifying glass and it's not damaged.What else should I take look at? Probable causes? I also scrubbed the entire head system and it's leaking somewhere. I took a look at my hose and it's all rusted and shit on the inside of the connector piece. Could that be the cause?
>>23566365RG uses the "good" type of 1/144 hands, it has closed fist, trigger finger and saber grip.
>>23566392Put the whole thing underwater and you can just see where the bubbles are coming from
>>23566392>>23566396soap. time to get cleaninghope its not the engine
get to making jigaxe knockoffs instead of upscaled rg slops and mg garbages
>>23566392gasketsthreads
yay
>>23566396Tried the dunk test. Bubbles coming only from the very tip. I don't think the issue is with the head assembly. Did several thorough cleanings of the nozzle with hardware store lacquer thinner. I don't think the issue is dried up paint either.
>>23566438there's a chance you put in the needle with two much force once or twice and reamed out the nozzle past design tolerances.
>>23566438>Bubbles coming only from the very tipThen there's your leak.
>>23566441>>23566445Uh but isn't that by design? It's air flowing underwater the result is bubbles on the surface.Can't rule out the possibility of the needle being inserted with too much force though.
>>23566465It shouldnt be leaking air at all
>>23566468But I'm pressing down the trigger and turning the airflow. If don't press the trigger there are no bubbles.
>>23566473Sounds like the compressor is the problem then
>>23566476Maybe. I'm seeing some discoloration at the bottom of that cone area where the nozzle rests. Exactly where the needle passes through. Is this normal?
>>23566479If air isn't leaking there then it's not the problem
>>23566481Oh. Makes sense.
>>23566498last few hexa releases weren't my cup of tea but i'm so ready for archax
p-bandai hguc labubu?
>>23566364looks like fixed pose model kits
P-Bandai SMP Mazinger
>>23566360Thats so cool, what kit?
>PREMIUM BANDAI FESTIVAL>it's just free shipping for a bunch of shit nobody wants
>>23566621WAT THE FUCK DID YOU EXPECT?
>>23566622A free metal build and a blow job.
>>23566622Good preorders.
>>23566364My guess is they clip the pieces off the runners and partially assemble it for you but leave you to sand the nubs and paint it
>>23566332>>23566334>Xi full armor>no additional armor at all>just missiles hanging from its ass???
So mecha gaikotsu just declared wing zero the best rg of all time. What do we think of it?
>>23566672cant wait for fat cat to copy it and upscale it to 1/100
>eceleb posters still get guaranteed (You)s
>>23566668full armor almost always means extra weapons.
>>23566677>jealous because you can't get (you)s
>>23566678full armour almost always means extra armour
>>23566690>unicorn FA>just slaps a fuckton of weapons????
shitposting used to be an artwhat is passes as shitposting in this thread is a tragedy
>>23566691FAG Unicorn has 3 I-Fields. That's more armor than most FAGs.
>>23566694
>>23566678Full Armor always come with extra protection and very refined weapon system, not just a barebones option set. FA Unicorn has 3 shields, 6 gatlings and 2 bazookas. FA ZZ has protective armor, hyper mega cannon and additional missile launchers. A barebones Xi Gundam with a missile pod is not Full Armor on conceptual level, you don't call Zaku Cannon as Full Armor Zaku.
>>23566392sometimes the air leak happens on the screw threads on the nozzle. either you have to replace the o-ring, or seal the threads shut with vaseline or any thick grease
>>23566672Dude does that like every time a new kit comes out. Also, take a drink every time he says “phenomenal”
>>23566588>>23566590Dude it's fucking Mazinger Z, why is this P-bandai?Also how do I even pre-order P-bandai products in Europe? do I really have to suck it up and wait to pay double the base price from a scalper?
>>23566736Even the Japanese cultural icon like Kamen Rider ended up on Pbandai sometimes. Don't try to make sense out of it.
>>23566736p-bandai is just a direct to consumer storefront. Sometimes they'll offer exclusives.
>>23566380Is that Gundam artifact? If so that's an amazing paint job, how did you do it? It looks so good for something so small.
>>23566291the original intention of the C-clip on the waist is that so the torso can slide up and down to reveal the Psycho Frame by disengaging the clip from the bar. there's no consideration for the structure's integrity though that's why it came out flimsy.
>>23566920Really sad that the kit that fixes this is so overpriced.
>>23566935my easy hack to fix that issue is to install the C-clip in reverse. it will stay in Destroy Mode forever, but it's much stronger. also gives the torso a slightly better proportion.
>>23566736Kurama toys used to be a great place to get P-Bandai for cheap in Europe but he started doing this fucked up practice where he started asking for extra money for shipping on top of what he already charges
How would I go about painting a kit so that its armor looks semi-metallic like in this box art?
Mecha Gaikotsu reviews and confirms RG TV WZ is the best RG.Wingbros we won.
>>23567033Too bad it's 1/144 slop
Bit the bullet and bought the MG Mk-V.If they announce a HGUC of it next week I'm gonna be pissed.
i don't take the opinions of fags who call every new RG "the best of all time" seriously.
>>23567053present a counterargument to the claim then
Remember when e-celeb discussions get deleted on sight?
>>23567058No
>>23566736you don't have to wait, there's a few scalpers that let you preorder for double base price shortly after it goes up on japanese pbandai
>>23567058yeah but duel got that janny fired and this board, and especially this thread, has been worse than ever since
>>23566991I would try either metallic paint on gray primer or mix metallic paint with base color paint. Or NMM it if you can.
>>23566245I'm thinking this as well, but I think one gook review said that there's some part that's at risk of breakage. Generally western reviews tended to forget some things or be sloppy with showing the articulation, or was otherwise annoying so I don't really watch them (nor did I consult five reviews for the HGUC Sazabi), I'm just wondering if this is a common issue. Also realizing that the RG probably has a far wider range of articulation than the HG, I know some people don't care about articulation but now I don't know anymore
every gunpla reviewer who failed to point out that HG Michaelis's chest armor is a very fragile part should have their reviewing licenses revoked.
>>23567105 (Me)Wait, is it insane to get both the HG and RG? I like the fatass design of the HG but I recall the RG's articulation was very impressive. I could opt for the MG (I don't know what the MG is like aside from anon's gif) but then for my first MG he'll be very lonely, and I'd have to get the Nu next to match him.
>>23567138MG Ver Ka has a shifting armor gimmick that makes it look like it's transforming to Destroy Mode. it has been the main gimmick of the CCA Ver Ka suits
I always try to get all three versions if its available.
>>23567138It's not unheard of to get all versions of a suit you like. Get SD as well
>PO is openLET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
>>23567148>Destroy ModeFor the Sazabi??>the main gimmick of the CCA Ver Ka suitsWait is this like how the Nu Gundam has the green Unicorn psychoframe, I read about that but didn't know which grade it was>>23567150I only have HGs apart from a few SDs...>>23567159I was given HG parts for my EG Nu, so I bought the SD-EX Sazabi on a calculated whim, they're rather dogshit but he was still rather articulate if you just harmlessly threw away his backpack, so he's menacing Nu Gundam somewhere on my shelf.>stickers that you have to precisely fold, with 0 adhesiveOk well anons, which grade do I get first, at least? I've built the RG God Gundam and want the Crossbone, but that's it for my experience with anything more advanced than an HG. I just want a Sazabi I can swoosh and move around
>>23567218There's not a bad sazabi kit, aside from the really old master grade. It's not even that bad, it just needs a lot more love to look good than the others.Don't think of grades as difficulty. Think of them more as part counts.
>>23567218Be a real man and grab artifact vol 6
>>23567218nah, its not destroy mode, its like the open hatch mode that was present in the early MGs that was forgotten. MG Nu ver Ka has the "destroy" mode which was based on that Gundam Front movie + Gundam Evolve
>>23567221>aside from the really old master gradeSo for MGs I should generally go for Ver Kas unless I absolutely despise the design? I like the rotund design of the HG but also want the articulation of the RG because it would go with my EG Nu. But buying the HG for displaying and RG for posing feels a bit absurd and greedy.>>23567225What the fuck is that>>23567228If it's just opening hatches I guess that's cool... I think as a kid I would have pretended it was a destroy mode of some sort anyway
>>23567230>So for MGs I should generally go for Ver Kas unless I absolutely despise the design?Oh no. This is only really the case for sazabi.
>>23567230>what the fuck is thatIt's the kits from the new tabletop cardgame, they are around 6cm tall.
>>23567237No, those are a separate line.
>>23567179NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO AIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>23567238Wait the tabletop's official name is just "Gundam Card Game"? Bravo Bandai
>>23567225Hizack custom ..
>>23567236What>>23567237>>23567238Anon
>>23567243No, the TTG is called Gundam Assemble.
>>23567218As someone who owns the MG, if you want a kit you can play around with get the RG. The MG is the most impressive looking of them all because of it's size, but it's a real pain to pose, the range is kind of limited and accesories fall off all the time. I have the RG ordered so soon I'll be able to make a true comparison between the two
>>23567105HG Sazabi has really dense plastic, along with metallic injection for the joints so they will break if you are being really reckless. And that's an if, just don't abuse it. The kit feels solid, you can shake it like Gaykotsu and it stays at the same pose.
>>23567246ver.ka just means that a specific designer lead the project. A lot of them aren't the best version of a suit. Some of them are and some of them are the only one. Don't think about it too hard.
>>23566991Do a base layer of metallic and a thin layer of color over top.
>>23567253>A lot of them aren't the best version of a suit.Any examples? Especially if you stick specifically to 1/100 scale. I can't think of many Ver.Ka kits that have strictly better alternatives that aren't just reboxed rereleases
>>23567255So basically how it would be built IRL?
>>23567179>SEAnigKys
>>23567256Hi Nu ver Ka is the biggest example. Compares to the HG and RG version, it is just terrible.
>>23567258SEA hobby
>>23567256>>23567259RX-78-2 and Unicorn Ver Ka kinda suck too, I think
>>23567247So what's the relation between Card Game and Assemble? Are they different games? I've seen Assemble bundled with Card Game
I'm going to buy the MG Kshtriya>200 dollarsMaybe later.
>>23567262Unicorn ver Ka is the best iteration of Unicorn to date though
>>23567267You mean the MGEX?
>>23567259>>23567262>Hi-NuIf you personally don't like the design sure but that's not really a point against the kit>RX-78-2Same thing, it's the only (plastic) kit that exists of the Katoki RX-78-2 >Unicorn Ver.KaThe MGEX Ver.Ka is the best Unicorn kit by far but it is admittedly extremely overpriced
>>23567262Also both Victories are terrible, Crossbone is pretty bad and completely mogged by RG, Zeta is fugly, and Nu has gay retcon psychoframe
>>23567268MGEX ver Ka you mean?
>>23567271>both Victories are terribleName a better alternative>Crossbone is pretty bad and completely mogged by RGDifferent scale>Zeta is fuglyFaggot>Nu has gay retcon psychoframeJust don't show it, or paint it a different color
should I buy COLADA the shrimp mech?
>>23567273What about narrative ver.ka and wing ew ver ka?What's good about those kits?
>>23567262Unicorn Ver Ka feels too ambitious for its own good. Bandai made it capable of transformation almost seamlessly with 2007 technology, yet nectlected the QC. Some parts are too tight, some parts are too loose, the waist is a single C Clip, the articulated hands suck ass, the pelvis keeps falling off. I thought i was building some Chinese bootlegs for a momment until i saw the multi colored injection. Oh and btw, the 1.5 version is a LED faggotry and 10 times more expensive.
>>23567275Now ironic enough, Narrative ver Ka is one of the best MG i have ever built. It is so well made compares to the sloppy Unicorn.>Wing Ver KaSuper old, but aged well.
>>23567263From what I understand, the two games have nothing to do with each other and you can play the TCG without the miniatures. I've read that Bandai wanted to release both games in the same time frame but pushed Assemble's official launch to 2026, so the minis basically got an early release.
alot of the knockdown from ver Ka MGs not being the best version of the kit is just due to its age.of course the RG Crossbone is gonna be better than the MG, they're 13 years apart, the parts and color separation and the articulation will be better due to engineering advancementsits similar to the MG RX-78-2 ver Ka.
>>23567256rx-78 is a very obvious one but it has a ton of design differences which still make it worth owning. Sinanju ver.ka is worse than the other version. The ver.ka version of unicorn is worse than the regular boxed version.
>>23567284>Sinanju ver.ka is worse than the other version. The ver.ka version of unicorn is worse than the regular boxed version.Hence why I said "that aren't just reboxed rereleases"
>>23567278I'm asking the EW ver-ka anon, not the wing tv ver-ka
>>23567291Well Zero Custom was 2020, so i think it is good will modern technology and all. Even MG several years prior were good.
I'm really sad gaikotsu declared wing zero the best rg ever. Now it means I have to buy it even though I wasn't planning to
>>23567290OVA designs are superior compares to the novel. Banshee actually looks unique instead of just a barebones recolor.
>>23567297idgaf about designs the kit itself was horrible, trashy than even the PG
>>23567297Banshee is so much uglier than regurlar Unicorn holy shit.
>>23567298Why?
>>23567281>ver Ka MGs not being the best version of the kit is just due to its ageI think it is still a fair criticism because alot of older ver Ka are decent. It is not about part separation or articulation, but more about how solid the kit's structure is. Shoddy ver Ka like Hi Nu and Unicorn are indeed bad apples and shouldn't be free from criticism.
>>23567297I still don’t why a banshee and a lion are supposed to be the same thing
>>23567300It has everything wrong about MG Unicorn. Armor parts don't stay in place, fucking C clips for the hips and hands, the waist keeps falling off.
>>23567307That's disappointing to hear. I like that one but haven't built it yet.
>>23567304whats wrong with the Hi Nu ver Ka? its better than the Hi Nu Izubuchi versionits even actually better than the floppy Metal Build
>>23567281So back in the day katoki didn't knew that pegs should be long enough so parts won't fall of in a couple of moves when he was designing MG Victory?
>>23567309It’s not better than the original
>>23567309>whats wrong with the Hi Nu ver KaIt is too fat and heavy for the Polycaps to handle. The chest is hollow for LEB gimmick and as a result, both his head and packpack falls off due to the lack structural integrity. The hands suck.
>>23567305Banshee is simply an evil female spirit in folklore. It is not an animal motif.
The hands on the Sazabi Ver Ka fall off all the time
>>23567318What the heck are you doing? I literally got my Sazabi's hands to hold a metal addon sword from an astray I bought off ebay.
>>23567316I thought it was a car in GTA San Andreas
>>23567319I don't know maybe my version is faulty but I thought it was a common complaint
>>23567321People dislike the 3.0 hands or whatever they're called but I don't know if the sazabi actually has those. It and the Nu Gundam have some of the strongest hands that I've worked with with all my MGs.
>>23567312it can stand fine even without the transparent stand or the amuro stand, just dont buy bootlegs, the plastic is far too heavy with bootleg kits that the polycap cant handle weightor it is just simply skill issuethe only really bad thing is the hands but it is bandais decision to put shitty 3.0 hands that they are semi abandoning now
>>23567312The Victory doesn't have the volume for the longer pegs because of the size of the design and the transformation gimmicks. There is a reason the V2 is technically off scale and slightly larger which makes it more secure (but still flimsy).
>>23567314>It’s not better than the originaltru
>>23567333>There is a reason the V2 is technically off scale and slightly larger which makes it more secure (but still flimsy).Do you know that original V2 has shitty short pegs too that were fixed with pee-bandai assault buster?
>>23567328>it can stand fine even without the transparent stand or the amuro stand, just dont buy bootlegs, the plastic is far too heavy with bootleg kits that the polycap cant handle weight>Posts a picture from a Japanese websiteI can already tell you are larping. Hi Nu ver Ka has polycaps in its intermediate section between the shoulder and the torso. These PCs shit themselves very fast. Whether it can stand on the ground or not doesn't matter, the kit as whole is floppy and weak.
>>23567340I've only built the basic Ver Ka of it and it's less flimsy than my original run V-Dash (which I downgraded to just the Victory due to getting annoyed with the dash pack)
>>23567339I like this FSS Gundam.
>>23567309I can already tell what's going on here from my personal experience with this kit. Kek. Was Katoki on crack when he made this?
>>23567297Wtf is this obsession with a claw weapon?
>>23567346Man the victory gundam has some ugly ass legs. Its on the same level as the zudah
>>23567350Claw is cool
>>23567347The Hi-S Gundam ended up being the design foundation for early mortar headds so not too far off
>>23567316Then why did they call it the Banshee instead of the Lion
>>23567358Because it was supposed to be Marida’s.
>>23567358Its name is stually Rx0 Unicorn 2nd. Its motif is a Unicorn. The lion is only the secondary motif.
>>23567296>30 minutes long snapbuild video AND 30 minutes long reviewwhat the fuck does he even say
>>23567360I don’t remember it being ‘The lion and The Unicorn and Marida’
>>23567368The Banshee thingy is just a nickname because it looks like a demon.
>>23567365And what’s Banshee? The tertiary motif?
>>23567373A banshee isn’t a demon
>>23567377She is featured in alot of demonology researches. Her role in the folklore is malicious too.
>>23567368The fuck are you going on about? Theres multiple animals in that stupid tapestry. So the Dog is the Phenex then?
>>23567388NTA, Unicorn vs Lion is the main theme of the 2 Gundam's rivalry. The nursery rhyme puts heavy emphasis on senseless and meaningless conflict, which is what Unicorn's storyline mirrors.
>>23567398rhiddie deserved worse
>>23567398>RivalryMore like the Banshee being shoehorned into the storyline because they needed another Gundam. The only rival that the Unicorn had was the Sinanju, the Banshee was just there being annoying after Riddhe got into it.
>>23567388The phenex is the goat but could also be the monkey or the bird
>>23567421>Needed another Gundam*wanted to recolor the Unicorn and sell more of them with minimal effort.
>>23567366I don't know but I gotta say the guy is really skilled at stretching out his videos
>>23567421The Sinanju being the lion makes way more sense
Bro when the FUCK are we getting the Denan Gei it's been weeks
>>23567424>wanted to recolor the Unicorn and sell more of them with minimal effortUnicorn was a novel and Banshee was in it, too. It didn't start as something beyond paper books and the amount of Gundam it had didn't matter.
>>23567440It’ll be months > US P-Bandai store Never
>>23567426God the grey NT Sinanju Stein looks so ass compared to the white one
>>23567443The novel was commissioned to be turned into a script later on. Also Fukui is a hack
>>23567448Paint
>>23567459I can't paint an anime, anon.
Is MR Cement by MR Hobby good for glueing a broken piece? Also what is the difference between regular Mr Cement and MR Cement S(the blue one)?
>>23567451>The novel was commissioned to be turned into a script later on. Not true. Katoki mentioned in his artbook that Unicorn novel designs look generally complex because they were for static illustrations only and not meant for animation. The MGs were made before the anime production even started.
>>23567466You could back in the old days ..
>>23567448That's Eiji Komatsu's simplified design for the anime. Katoki's Narrative Stein looks exactly the same, minus the insignia, longer thruster tanks and different armaments.
>>23567451Banshee ver Ka is actually pretty late to the game. The kit released in 2018 while OVA version was 2012 by the time anime was still on going. It had nothing during its Novel exclusive era.
>>23567470It doesn’t matter when production started if they always intended to turn it into an anime. They told Fukui to make a sequel to CCA so they could bring back anime set in UC
>>23567476Source?
>>23567478https://s.animeanime.jp/article/2014/08/09/19766.html#google_vignette
>looks better than changslop
>>23567482>those toothpick upper armsoh no no no
>>23567482lmaono
>>23567482looks identical to changslop to me
>>23567481>The next opportunity came from a dialogue with Mr. Yasuhiko in Gundam Ace. I took a gag short story proposal to the editor-in-chief of Gundam Ace at the time. He told me, “I want you to do this properly.” I took that to mean it was something that could become a project—something that could be animated and lead to merchandise like plastic models. Anon, this means the editor told him that his proposed short story is trash and he should do it seriously. Whatever came later was the unexpected future.
>>23567440its a November release so be patient
>>23566919Airbrush and hand painted with Gaia and mrcolor. Had to use solvent type because I was using a water based liquid mask. Lots of back and forth. But the number one thing is scribing the factory lines and shapes to be crisp and capable of taking panel lining. Scribing was done with an exacto blade with the very tip broke off. I had nothing smaller
>>23567476>They told Fukui to make a sequel to CCA so they could bring back anime set in UCHello?
Hobby lobby has kino today
>>23567494>releases in NovemberWait, releases??
>>23567504Is it one of the 40% off weeks?
>>23567506Not right now. High grades don't really sell fast there though. You could still go and stash anything good behind the model engines that they all have that nobody buys.
anyone getting this thing? seems.... interesting
>>23567469bump
>>23567315Also poor range of motion on ankles, knees and hips due to the armor plates.RG IMO has better colors and no horrible funnel water transfer hell
>>23567530RG Hi Nu is one of the best kits of all time, of course it's gonna be better than the ver ka which is like 10 years older
MG Sazabi masterrace!
>>23567517yeah, i preordered itand my ourtreasure version just arrived earlier
>>23567530the premolded splinter camo always looked dookie to me, as with the wasp waist and oversized funnel hangers. neither is perfect, but prefer the smoother look of the ver. ka
>>23567548RG looks like it has cankles from that angle
>>23567548This looks like the difference between a scale model kit of what a real mobile suit would look like (right) vs. a toy (left). RG wins by far
>>23567551left looks more like a sleek scale model aircraft or tankright looks like a metal build figure made for chinamen
>>23567548This looks like the difference between a scale model kit of what a real mobile suit would look like (left) vs. a toy (right). MG wins by far
Right is for men, left is for kids. If you prefer left, you have a chidlren's mentality. (Not that there's anything wrong with that).
Left is for men who can at a minimum 1234pl8 liftRight is for dyels who can't do a single lift above their bodyweight
>>23567548The muscular superhero looks is closer to Yanase's redesign for the manga, which is what the RG partially based on. For the giant funnels, i can understand since the scale is 1/144, which is not very ideal.
>>23567548
Left is for fat people who can't handle small scale and need bigger parts for their fat fingers
If you could request an upscale of a 1/144 kit to 1/100 which would it be?
>>23567562Grandad 2.0
>>23567517Daccas was miserable so I'm passing on VSMS for the time being
Left is for people with fine motor skills that can manage to do decals with precision (or can paint) Right is for parkinson's suffering hamhands that need plastic to manage colour separation
>>23567561>He doesn't knowRG Hi Nu is actually easier to build. Hi Nu Ver Ka has a handful of tiny parts and requires you to fill the empty LED chest with something else to keep the kit stable. The MG is not recommended for newcommers because it is legitimately terrible.
>>23567562any of the p-ban g gundam HGs
DLC for ZZ ver Ka when?
>>23567562Xi or Nightingale
>>23567562RG crossbonewould make a good crossbone 2.0 because it isn't ruined by normal RG greebledygook
>>23567568>The "reinforcement" on the magazineLmao
>>23567569How tall would Xi be in cm?
>>23567568this will keep wenches at bay
Kits with giant ass guns look so silly. Especially if they need extra support
>>2356757426cmover a quarter of a metre
>>23567568This will protect my virginity
>>23567579Oh, I thought it'd be taller. Shorter than all perfect grades
>>23567582I mean the psycho gundam is shorter than PGs at 1/144th of 40m this is not unexpected
I ordered a chisel (scriber?) to rescribe panel lines for panel lining. I did some research and people said the best for HG and MG is .15, instead I was sent a .125 chisel. Is that good enough or should I send it back?
>>23567583Oh but I meant how tall the Xi would be in 1/100
The Hi-Nu wars rage on ..
>>23567584Potan Creates used one in either the Unicorn or PGU video which said it was the best. I think it was 125 but I'm not sure
>>2356758526m suit 100cm per meter*1/100=26cm
>>23567572>it isn't ruined by normal RG greebledygookYes it is, every crossbone kit is based on the ugly katoki art instead of pic related so there are no good crossbone kits
>>23567589The Xi is only 26m? Wasn't it as tall as the Penelope?
>>23567585Most of MGs are around 15 to 21cm tall. A 26cm tall kit is not to be underestimated for its respective scale.
>>23567592penelope is 26m to the head (odysseus) . xi is 26m to the head.
>>23567593It's big but I thought it was bigger, like Destroy Gundam tier. It's barely taller than Sazabi
>>23567592Penelope is technically shorter than Xi, since FF armor contributes to its height, making it 26cm tall. Gundam Odysseus, its core unit is shorter than Xi.
>>23567590as always, RD > Gunpla
>>23567594>>23567597I could've sworn both their HGs were like 25 cm tall. Guess I was wrong
>>23567596Destroy Gundam is what happens when you combine Psycho Gundam and Big Zam. It is ridiciulously big in-universe.
>>23567598I hate how toyish RDs look. How is the articulation?
>>23567599The HG kits are definitely 20-ish cm tall. They got inflated hard.
>>23567599it would be about this bigwhich is massive
>>23567603>MassiveSazabi sized. Not that big. BUT I WANT IT. Though I want the other version more. I have lost my previous appeal for the new dorito design.
>>23567562rg wing zero tvrg unicorn
>>23567603The scaling of Xi and Penelope HG is abit off. This is what HG Odysseus look beside MG MKV. And keep in mind, this is without the Penelope addons.
>>23567602>>23567603Oh so the scale of the HGs are all fucked up
>>23567604sazabi would be a few cm (~2.5) shorter than xi (to the head)
>>23567610Huh, so the HG IS Sazabi sized. How big would a MG be then?
