-=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: >>23584452
-= 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!!!
Would you buy a Labubu Gundam?
I am sure some clown here WILL implement labubu colors.
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).
Is the HG Cybaster any good? Im not sure should I buy Cybaster or Mazinger Zero.
funny as it may sounds, Labubu x Gundam will never happen.
>>23586600i liked it
I want to try to build some kind of power armor thing/armored limbs/etc for a 30MS I have laying around using spare parts or old kits I don't like. Do you guys have anything I could use as inspiration or guidance?
>>23586621https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU9Ck0x6E9s
It's been years since this was announced and there's still no word on whether it's being produced.The one time I actually like a chink kit tooFuck my gay spike-hating life
>>23586660I've been waiting on this one too, feels like its never going to come out.There are plenty of non-spikey chink kits though anon, just depends on what you're looking for.
>>23586592Would it count as biomecha?
>>23586660finally a... third? third motor nuclear kit that isn't spikey mmo-lategame bullshit
>>23586817does it poopoopeepee?
>>23586588Think i'll be done with my entry before november but today i have no drive to do anything
Some people already got their GM Sloep, so the Dragonar-2 is just close by. Maybe in a week.
They did another pb run for the gunraid right? I dont really wanna kneel and buy from a scalper.
>>23586883
>>23586886>$63.00Yikes.
>>23586889It's worth it. Very high quality kit.
Bros, help me decide whether I should do the standard FA Alex color scheme or Katana version for my next build.
>>23586889Tariffs will do that.
>>23586586What if mobile suits had integral ghille suits with greenhouse systems feeding the plantlife on it which could provide camouflage for recon, spotters, snipers or artillery?
>>23586918>Did you just see that massive fucking tree running through the forest?
>>23586918>Thermal invalidates the purpose of ghillie'd mobile suits.
>>23586918Pretty dope actually. Was considering making one for the Dynames pictured in the group build post
>>23586918>>23586933I was planning on wrapping the zaku I'm woking on in netting to that effect too.
>>23586929Do you not understand how thermal vision works.
>>23586918Pretty much alot of Kondo's designs. They have camo paint and zimmerit to blend in the environment.
>>23586961Not him but I'm a little confused about the point you are trying to make.
>>23586935 #>>23586933 #It could use genetically modified moss or some quick deploy system, make it like oragami and fold out since gundam is a Japanese IP>>23586929 #Yeah no shit I watched enough ukraine videos to realize that I want a thermal clip on for my ARIf it’s on low power mode it wouldn’t generate enough heat to make an outline and camouflaged artillery could be kept away from the frontline, also it could have minovsky or some kind of cold gas pods that help hide from thermals coming from vents, chatgpt went into detail about a ms ghillie>>23586925https://youtu.be/g1eswGrkMU8?si=7NkPy72bEqJvADbJ
>>23586969He means an active machine has a very hot innerframe, down to its CPU and engine. Thermal sensor can detect it alot easier than, say, a 37 celcius human body covered in mud.
>>23586977That's what the first poster said. The second poster then replied>Do you know how thermal works
>>23586974To be fair, Gundam is bullshit scifi, i wouldn't be surprised if the inner frame is as cold as ice.
Minovsky particles counter thermal optics actually. They counter anything that's lame and would make mobile suit fights less cool.
plamo for this feel
>>23586991
>>23586991Anything puni mofu
>I just need to make my mobile suit cold, that'll hard counter thermal vision!Again, not how it works. A cold object in the daytime would still stand out like a sore thumb.
>>23586991Same build
>>23586991Gusion
>>23586996Except it is not necessary arctic cold. There is a handful of desert type MS with built in AC.
I am going to paint my giant 18m robot in camo colors because it looks cool and that is the only justification needed.
How would you do camouflage in space where there wouldn't much cover to disguise you?
>forgot to loosen up part C7 before assembling this section>can't take it apart nowguess it's masking again
>>23586929Who cares? It's scifi. Thermal optic evasion is a thing in real life, camo is for regular camera and human sight.
>>23587008Paint the robot in black
Giant robot in camo is cool.
>>23586996Thermal optics aren’t shown often in even though I'll assume they are on every MSAnalog NV like my PVS14 would be easy make countermeasures with that would blem up the intensifier
Any kit with legs like AC reverse joints ?
>>23586979I’m a /k/ fag so maybe it’s just personal preference liking camo/adaptive colors over bright ones
>>23587013>is a thing in real lifeNot really.
>>23587024Why did you post a picture of a bush ?
>>23586588>>23586974I am very happy with how the netting looks. It's all coming together.. I just need to get a giant axe or a sword now. Maybe a hammer.
>>23587029What material are you using?
>>23587029lookin cool
>>23587036It's just some cheap 1/35 scale netting sheet I got on amazon.>>23587038Thank you.
>>23587021how is this /m/ related?
>>23587029Looks a bit silly, you should rough up the netting more especially at the edges
>>23587029Maybe you can find 1/100 scale leaves to glue on?
>>23586994>must be all the JACKIN OFF I do!
>>23587047I may scavenge for some actual small leaves. It's a good time of year for it,>>23587046It's intentional. I want it to look like it was cut to show off the decals. Patriotism will not allow the flag to be covered.
>>23587052pic
LIZ SEEGS
>>23587044it's plamo related
>>23587052>actual small leavesI don't think you'll find anything that will be in scale. I feel like they would be really small. Pic related is claimed to be 1/72 sized and they're confetti sized.
>>23587053Its the scaling that fucks it up anon. It looks like a zaku with a gigantic piece of fabric on top of it rather than a gigantic robot with human sized fabric fashioned around it.Try using gauze bandages painted green, it will look more "real" and adhere better to the contours of the robot.
>>23587055/alter/, you should leave NOW
>>23587053nice poncho.
>>23587061>It looks like a zaku with a gigantic piece of fabric on top of itThat's because that's what it is. It's there to look messy and obscure the shape.>>23587065That's kinda the vibe I was going for. Thank you.
>>23587055I don't get it. She has a model kit or what?
>>23587027>Not really.The military has bunch of expensive cloak to counter thermal optics. It is a must in modern warfare.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lElJxo5lWxw
>>23587074>expensive cloak to counter thermal opticsAn umbrella counters thermal optics. But then there's an umbrella in the middle of the battlefield.
>>23587071no but they should make onebandai has the license
>>23587075Its the government, its expensive no matter what it is.
>>23587100Expensive? Who cares about expense, I'm pointing out that no matter what you use you are going to have a giant "stick out like a sore thumb" thing in the middle of nowhere. It would probably be even worse if it's a robot. Thermal's only counter is getting enough layers between you and the thermal. Giant robots probably hand wave thermal away with some half hearted explanation but IRL they would be giant walking heat signatures no matter what.
>>23587075The answer is to litter the battlefield with a bunch of decoy umbrellas.
>>23587104War has changed...
>>23587102Minovsky particles explain this.
Hope you got two cus you aint seeing this reprinted for years.
>>23587126They almost always do a second run of new releases after 6 months.
>>23587126>kit that sells gangbusters won't get reprinted in years because it's not poopYeah, that's so totally bandai.
>>23587126i got 1 because i don't want to build 2
>>23587126nah, i dont like the gay, will be waiting for Denan Zon
>>23586917It's not much worse than the original price, which was $57, given the trend P-Bandai was probably going to raise it to that amount anyway and the tariff shit just took the heat off of them when they did it
>>23587126I didn't get any because morally I think I need to work on my backlog before I buy any more kits.
>>23587143My backlog is probably bigger than yours and I bought one anyway
>>23587121This, the minovsky particle will fuck up all sensor functions and that's after you shield the electronics with a massive brick of redundancies and shielding. Without that the electronics just get fried.
>>23587144I'm around ~60 in box and probably a little over 100 if you count snapped kits sitting in my snapped kits waiting to be painted drawer of shame.
>>23587149Yep I definitely have more than you both snapshits waiting to be painted and in the boxfort closet
>>23587126I'm waiting for Chang to make a superior bootleg with a inner frame and waterslide decals
Im afraid of dying before getting through my backlog
>>23587167Then you need to be building and painting every day
how do you guys even find this many kits to put in a fort when you always come up with 50 dumb reasons to hate every design
>>23587182Bandai used to release A LOT of robots back in the day.
>>23586594B B B BASED!
>>23586974Look for the 30 foot tall bush with a mech outline.
>>23587182buying multiples of a kit
>>23587029>Netting gets inhaled by flight packThink about it. Stealth attack with a giant axe? Are you 15?
>>23587053It's invisible now
>>23587182Before 2018-2019 Bandai used to release upwards of 7 retail kits a year, not including P-Bandai. That number has dwindled to around 2, or maybe 3 on a good year.
>>23587182I keep 10 copies of rare designs I particularly like
>>23587191Nothing about a giant robot is realistic to begin with so why would I care abou that. The giant axe is a specific weapon certain high mobility zakus were outfitted with.
>>23587191sounds pretty cool to mei'm 36
>>23587191>Stealth attack with a giant axe?Yeah, that's pretty cool.
>>23587154Damn, what's yours looking like number wise?
>>23587104Okay, but is there a reason this wouldn't work?>>23587182I like designs :)
>>23587240I don't like to think about it but I know I have a couple hundred painted kits + snapshits waiting to be painted and dozens of boxed kits
>>23587058not /m/
>painted wrong side of partIt's over
>>23587262This is why I paint the whole part
>in 8ms team Shiro gets DRENCHED in Gundam's cockpit>noooo dude MSes are as cold as iceyeah, thanks for your input secondaries, time to glaze over some next pbandai fanfic recolor
>>23587029good, cover up that clown
>>23587275That's because it is a ground type. Space use suits need strong cooling/radiation or else the heat from the reactor will literally cook the pilot.
>>23587182Because the people endlessly whining in here don't buy kits or can't afford them.
>>23587275>MSes>SecondariesWhat a retarded dork.
>>23587290shhh, secondary, back to fanfics and wiki with you
>>23587276It got a pretty serious trim actually.
>>23587293What a retarded dork. Lmao.
>>23587296naaah, you
>>23587297k. dork.
>>23587298still secondary
https://youtu.be/KTJ0zQ0ZRToZockchads wwa?
>>23587302holy shit I didn't think it'd be so big
>>23587302I did a zock a few weeks ago.
>>23587308>dopy fatass>symmetrical>movable monoeyes>nice bulk>does exactly what it's supposed to do>you're not upcharged by the price in any shape or form>but it's still slightly expensiveSell me more on the Zock, anon
>>23587309It's more expensive than a normal high grade because it's really big.The build is also really fast and easy. It took me a few hours to get it painted and put together. It's great for learning to cement parts since it's mostly clamshells. There's no difficult seams to work on but there's plenty of easy ones.Pic related, next to a normal sized master grade. I wish there was a master grade zock.
>>23587315What the fuck do you mean that's next to an MG, ok that's a crucial detail that no one ever told me about. Alright, that really is a strong sell
>>23587302Zak please why do you do this?
>>23587182buy buying non-bandai kitsand no i don't mean chinkshit
>>23587326He's saying gunpla is for children. Men buy girlpla.
>>23587222>>23587234>>23587238These are opinions. I was referring to the illogical application of attempted camouflage. Gaudy spikes and giant axes defeat the purpose. All I got in response was "it's checking cool!" "Robots are not real". Very nice I regret interacting with you completely.
>>23587358goodnext time we'll gangrape you too
>>23587358Space magic, talking to ghosts and magic particles are one thing but eccentric mecha pilots are where I draw the line.
Does the MG Nemo get reprinted often? I already bought the mg gm command colony type and saw that the nemo is in stock.
>>23587359Would be more pleasant than looking at your work certainly.
>>23587369Please post yours that's so much better
The machine spirit agreed with me when I asked it to justify using camo> “Camouflage is pointless — everyone knows where the battle is happening anyway.”Even when both sides know the general battlefield, concealment provides *tactical ambiguity* — the enemy may not know *where* or *when* a mobile suit will strike. In real-world warfare, stealth and camouflage are used precisely for this reason: to delay detection, gain the first strike advantage, and survive longer. Knowing the battle zone doesn’t make visual concealment irrelevant.> “It’s too much work to paint them or add camouflage systems.”The cost of camouflage is negligible compared to the benefit of reduced detection and improved survivability. Even simple adaptive coatings or environmental patterns can drastically decrease visual and sensor visibility, buying precious seconds that can mean mission success or failure. Modern militaries already employ adaptive camouflage; scaling it up for mobile suits is a rational evolution.> “Camouflage won’t help because mobile suits are huge — you can’t hide something that big.”While total invisibility isn’t feasible, *disruption* of visual and sensor signatures is. Camouflage doesn’t make a unit disappear; it breaks recognition patterns and delays targeting. Advanced cloaking technologies, sensor jamming, or optical refraction fields could blend large silhouettes into complex terrains or electronic noise, making detection difficult until it’s too late.> “Camouflage won’t matter because radar and sensors will pick them up anyway.”Camouflage extends beyond visual disguise. Stealth-oriented mobile suits can incorporate radar-absorbent materials, heat-dissipating armor, or ECM (Electronic Countermeasures) systems to reduce infrared and radar signatures. The same logic behind stealth aircraft (like the F-35 or B-2 Spirit) applies — not total invisibility, but *detection delay*, which is tactically invaluable.
>>23587371Lmao. I will. And im going to buttfuck the group build with it. Including you if you even enter.
>>23587377Come on, post it. You say it's really good and will stop everyone from making fun of you.
>>23587377can't wait for the biomech that makes complete logical sense
>>23587307Yeah it's a big MS, nearly 24m when most MS during the OYW was only around 18m
it would be cool if they did a kit of the Journey to Jaburo Zock, always thought it was a somewhat simple but much cooler redesignThunderbolt Zock is pretty cool too but it's an entirely different thing
>>23587407first time i see this and yeah it's coolerstill not sure what the quacks one really looks like
>>23587407There's a resin kit of this on e2046
>>23587407I remember spending weeks trying to beat this guy as a kid
>>23587415I remember being totally fucking floored when I actually got to play it.Unlocking the Alex sucked.
>>2358727508th ms team is the least realistic gundam series, I wouldn't look to it for anything but dumb fun.
I bought my first Gunpla 3 hours agoIt's the Aerial because Witch from Mercury was the first Gundam I watched and I watched WfM because the Aerial looked cool in the trailer, it's a high grade and I watched a review before buying and it looks like a Bionicle and that tingled my autismAnyway the store had no nippers so I'm using manicure ones, wish me luck!
>>23587424Good luck. It's a good kit.
>>23587424>manicureget a nail polisher as well as something to smooth out the sanding of the nubsdo not cut them flush
>>23586621https://30ms-tsukuro.com/Try digging around here.
>>23587387Logical for the group build? Yes. It will in fact be biomecha that is logical in its setting. Glad you're excited to see it.
>>23587381Is this the 36 yo with the crusty rainbow keyboard with the greasy touchpad?
Why does the MG Full Cloth crossbone have a lower quality skull than standard crossbone?
>>23587456it respects the artist.
>>23587456The regular one is the better kit anyway.
>>23587475Why do you say that?
The stickers are fucking me upIt's cool that it has green and red options
>>23587461>Katoki instantly disrespects Hasegawa
>>23587479>Turns it into a respectable artwork.
>>23587461>>23587479imagine being too autistic to enjoy both
>>23587454I'm not 36. That was someone else. Don't drag me into your autistic slapfight.
>>23586991The best Igor mobile suit.The Zssa.
>>23587029>>23587053Aren't you worried the intake fans will inhale the netting and crash the suit in flight?
>>23587501every time i've seen netting camo used on MS in gundam shows they discard it before fighting
>>23587479Hasegawa has some good designs, but sometimes they need some tweaking to work, other times they should be outright ignored.
>>23587501No, because it's not real.>>23587511This is cool
>>23587511Shouldn't perfection need not any tweaking at all?
trvth nvke
>>23587520only thing i don't like about original chinkshit is that most of their designs lack any cohesion and have that "fanfic" look at them. though they're kinda improving on that with their grunt-esque releases as of late.
>>23587520Don't forget that they have also horrendously bullshit names that looks like they just ran a phrase back and forth through Google Translate and then replaced each word with the coolest looking one in a thesaurus. Like, what the fuck kind of name is "Osiris Dominator" supposed to be?
>>23587520Most original Chinese mecha kits look like they belong in some mecha-themed wuxia film or something. Spikes everywhere, fire effects, sometimes they even have hair.The Bailu Air Combat Custom is the only one I've seen that I'd ever consider getting.
>>23587537Sheik Mainland makes good stuff
>>23587529"Aerial Dominator" = Air Superiority, as in Air Superiority Fighter
>AGEslop is le good kys bootlickers
These fuckers better show up on the US P-Bandai store now that they're bring reprinted
>>23587555AGE has many issues but the MS designs are not one of them
>>23587555The Age designs are kino, fuck you. Age 2 Double Bullet is fucking awesome.
>>23587557Speaking of P-Bandai, does anyone honestly wish their Robot Laboratory entries get Option Parts Sets? The Option Parts Set labels we got are only for Gunpla and technically 30 Minutes Label, so surely they will make Robot Laboratory Option Parts Sets to compensate. The first, and easiest to make, should be Dragonar-1's Cavalier-0, which should also come with weapons missing from the loadouts of the other High Grade Dragonars (D-2 is missing the double-barrel gatling gun and leg missile launchers and there's no way some insane people will take off said missile launchers off their assembled old kit D-2's legs since they're glued in place, and D-3 is only missing the 3-muzzle hand rail cannon).
>>23587520Changpla will never be mainstream just because they dont really appeal to the soul. Every changpla is just soulless slop.
>>23587573That's because at no point is an ensouled human involved with making it.
*mogs you're chinkpla*
>>23587580Thanks, I hate it.
>>23587580how the fuck do they keep the wrist joint intact with these kind of builds?
Oh cool it's that one design but with more stuff
>>23587308Damn he's looking sharp.>>23587424>>23587478Best of luck, but also excellent taste with Amy Hennig!>>23587588Wow I have to have that, what is it called?
>>23587590Artillery Type Zarov
>>23587548Their stuff is cool, but at risk of shifting the goalposts, I think the majority of praise/complaints towards original Chinese kits is directed at the "MG" stuff like the Sky Defender and the Star Glory.
>>23587599So, the majority of snapfit builders aren't snapshitters. But I think the other bit of changpla seethers are snapshitters who struggle to build the shifty recasts, because it requires 0.0001% more effort or ability than a bandaislop HG. I have a friend who's a snapshitter (love'em like a brother but he can't build and seethes at those who can), and he built one HG Changpla RX-78 and fucking threw it away before finishing because the forearm didn't fit well. A very simple correction, ended up throwing the whole kit away.
Did the U.S. get any MG Gundam Ground Types? Supposedly was reprinted a few months ago in Japan but there's nothing appearing in U.S. stores despite other kits that were printed in the same month starting to show up
>>23587580if that fell off a shelf onto someone it would probably give them multiple cuts
What are these Blokees stuff I keep seeing recently? Are they any good?
>>23587623If that fell off of a shelf above me at someone's house, I'd have Final Destination flashbacks.
>>23587520It's part of why the Solomon GP02 and Not-Kshatriya are liked, because they're some of the only Chang-made kits to try to get things somewhat accurate and not butcher or over stylize the design into a barely recognizable mess of spikes, wavy spikes, and greeble.I was going to make a point about the Golden Warrior being a typical Chang design but the FA Hyaku Shiki Kai is just ass ugly
>>23587580Boring. Design her to be based on Susanoomon, with blue legs and right forearm with lots and lots of gold.
What are some of the most efficient kits to get in Japan, in terms of it being way cheaper there than here?
>>23587723Gundam Base exclusive kits
>>23587723The bigger the pricetag the more you'll save with Japanese MSRP overall
>>23587723MG The OMG Deep StrikerMG Perfect ZeongHG DendrobiumThe bigger the kit the bigger the savings
two of my surface packages hit shore last week but the stupid post goyslaves are still having their gay strike
>>23587741Oh, I haven't looked into those at all>cheapest thing other than weapons seems to be Petitgguy on masamuneAre there better places to check more accurate prices? Might just ask for something cool yet small and dinky>>23587765>>23587781That makes sense, but if it's someone else who's going to Japan, I don't know if I could ask them to front the price of an MG and stuff the whole thing in their suitcase>>23587785If it's Canada, aren't we dealing with a rotating strike now, where they're just half as efficient? (what is two times zero)
That was fun
>>23587799>I don't know if I could ask them to front the price of an MG and stuff the whole thing in their suitcaseThen whats the fucking point? Just order it online
>>23587815Nice one! What colors did you pick for the not-psychoframe?
>>23587817But what if there's something that's cheaper than doing that etc etc aka my initial question
>>23587826I don't get it. If you cant ask someone to put it in their luggage for you then how are they gonna bring it? Nothing youre saying makes any sense
>>23587823Everything on and the green eyes.I like the red highlights.
>>23587461>>23587479Why does the Katoki version look like Chinkpla compared to the OG? Is it all the added spikiness?
>>23587827I can ask for something reasonably-sized for them to slip in, but I can't just expect them to make space for an entire MG just for me, and there might be other people asking for little knick-knacks as well
>>23587840So do you want us to pick something for you or what? Literally everything is cheaper in Japan than the US right now
>>23587844I'm in Canada but uhhhperhaps
>>23586588Back to working on the armored core kit since the waterslides are waiting for the other person. Still trying to decide on the armor colors.
>>23586588I've removed all the parts for the Kshatriya from the runners, cleaned up all the nubs and sorted the runners into bags. I've started hand-painting details like conduit and mechanical details on the pre-painted frame runners which gives me more time to decide on colors for all unpainted parts.
I buy bootleg Hygoog>but it already is-Shut the fuck up nigger maggot.
>>23587932I'm sure that sounded more coherent in your head
do bootlegfags really?
wake me up when the zhangs cook up a 1/100 hygogg
>>23587537I have this. Usual issues with chinese metal inner frames where it ends up getting a bit loose, to the point where they included a little bottle of some sort of epoxy glue. Other than that the design is nice. >>23587840So you're only going to be able to get HGs or RGs. I said this to someone in another thread but the prices of gunpla, outside of the latest reprints/new retail releases, is crazy and might not actually be much cheaper. In some cases it'll be more expensive. CAD>JPY doesn't actually seem that great but CAD is weak in general so I have no idea if the current rate is good in your opinion.
Finally got my tools and paints. Do I apply gloss coat before assembly or after? It feels like the paint would get damaged when I snap the parts together before, but they might get too tight if I apply the clearcoat before the final assembly.
>>23587932If it comes with decals, I'd gladly buy it. My bandai hygog has been in the naked shelf for months because I want good decals for it.
>>23587943Mask the pegs if you're worried.
>>23587520Anyone have that screenshot of some chink roasting chink design sensibilities?
Japanese people will post the most amazing model you've ever seen on twitter and you translate their post and it says>hello everyone!>it's finally the warm days of summer>it's the time for obachukezene, right?>my bowels exploded and I have spent the last year in the hospital>ahh, it's a pain~
>>23587945Not sure what is up with the number stickers.
>>23587966Japanese people are animals. Chinese people post their customs alongside cursing Bandai for making them jump through hoops to even buy the fucking thing.
>>23587966I prefer this over posting some OC fanfic
I am officially groontmaxxing.
>>23587966i don't see the problem
New Chinese Astray incoming. ETA is June 2026. You rike?
Looks like a restock of the MK II is in bound.
>>23588012I do, I do rike
>>23588012these are one of the least offensive cross contrast designs so yes, I do like them
>>23588032Cross Contrast limiteds actually look badass when custom-painted!
>>23588035>get rid of the piss clear yellow color>becomes good instantly
>>23588035What's the point of cross contrast kits? Make the design looks homosexual ?
>>23588035this is... painted...??
>>23587985>Grunt maxxing>Doesn't buy Maschinen KriegerWe can go higher.
>>23588045It's CC Justice
>>23587834>Is it all the added spikiness?Where? It looks blockier and that's it.
>>23588046Based.
>>23588054I unironically believe Yokoyama made Nutcracker using a computer mouse. I built Falke a few months ago and the engine is a literal yakult bottle.
>>23588044The point is that they are made exclusively for the Chinese market, since they are popular there.
I'm kinda tempted to join
>>23587967>no dotted line decals for the backpacksad
oh, the PGU Nu kinda looks ok without the ridiculous decals and metallic stickers, now if they could do something about all those greeble, it would be perfect
>>23588077I think it is always the excessive vents and holes on the surface being the actual problem, not the greebles.
>>23588092I think youre just brain damaged thats the problem.
>>23588100I think you are just a faggot. That's the problem.
>Rerere greeblesShut the fuck up. Go buy shitpla if you hate greebles.
>>23588077Go and ask Bandai to make a Mega Size then, fucko.
I have a couple of mrcolor lacquer paints stored in a cardboard box. They've been sitting there for more than a 1 year. I live in a pretty humid country. Is there a high chance they're all fucked?
>>23588103You just can't post anything without mentioning shitpla, can you?
>>23588104Most of retards in this place just want to complain about greebles. They lost their shit when MG The O and Re100 Shokew look exactly like their bland animation lineart.
>>23588108The RE/100 Shokew looks nothing like the anime, retard
>>23588111Which frame from the anime are you talking about.
>>23588115None of them
Today I tried edge highlighting some pieces but I fucked it up, so I'm just gonna say mini painting techniques aren't compatible with gunpla instead of "I suck"
>>23588108the shokew's proportions are fucked,
>>23588115Show us the frame of animation that looks exactly like the re100. Protip: you cant and you wont
>>23588115NTA, beside having different body proportion than the anime design, it is exactly what cocksuckers here piss and shit their pants to ask for. No new added details or greebles, just the same basicbitch smooth surface. But suddenly they hate it now because it looks too bland.
>>23588127no we dislike it because the proportions are fucked
>>23588127You're retarded. I'm the only guy who ever complains about this thing and it's NOT the lack of details it's the fact that they made it tall and skinny when it's supposed to be short and stout. You're stupid, stop speaking for us when you're too dumb to even know what we're saying.
>>23588105Anyone? Im scared to open them
>>23588128>the proportions are fuckedNo it wasn't. Shokew has small head and slim proportion in animation. Even Ishigaki himself drew it skinnier in later illustrations.
>>23588130Ok
>>23588126You can't even show the exact frame that you want the kit to look like.
>>23588131You still havent posted a single frame that looks like the RE/100. You can't and you won't.
>>23588133That doesn't make any sense. You're the one making a bullshit claim that you are unable and unwilling to back up with any proof.
why does everyone come here when they wanna fight
>>23588134>I want it to be anime accurate>Which frame from the anime are you talking about?>NO YOU HAVEN'T POSTED A SINGLE FRAME FROM THE ANIME THAT LOOKS LIKE THE RE/100This is the retard trying to argue that it's not anime accurate.
>>23588129>they made it tall and skinny when it's supposed to be short and stoutNo it is not. Ishigaki wanted it to be skinny.
>>23588135No you don't make any fucking sense, you want the kit to look like anime accurate but you can't even show one single frame that the kit should reference itself to.
>>23588139I don't want to be rude but you must be fucking retarded to believe Shokew is supposed to be fat and stubby based on that single lineart. It looks skinny in almost everything else, even in the designer's artwork. Also, retards like you always bitch about greebles but when a kit caters to what you want, you suddenly don't like it and find another excuses. Eat shit and die.
>>23588129You can cry about that to Shokew's designer himself. Let's see how well does that go for you.https://x.com/gakky1967/status/1978414649662943253
>>23588127was the static lineart on the right by Okawara? I recall Victory MSV that had that intricate painting style Okawara does sometimes
>>23587008>>23587360Space ‘camo’ is about reducing thermal signature and light reflectivity Not the same as a ghillie when it comes to being unnoticed but its to fuck with radars
>>23588144It is a lineart traced from Ishigaki's concept art by the animation director. Okawara colored it for the MSV. The cel shaded lineart you usually see is different from the actual concept art made by the designer himself. For recent example, Quxx mecha's anime lineart was done by Sejoon Kim.
>>23588105Just put some lacquer thinner or (better) Mr. Replenisher into them. Lacquers don't go back they just need to get rehydrated.
HGs should be flat and anime accurate.MGs should be the design prettied up with some minor detail addedRGs should be the robot as it would actually be built. With lots of decals.PGs should have tons of surface detail that wouldn't be noticeable at smaller scales. It should also be gaudy with decals and reflective metal parts and LEDs.
>>23588127Just imagine how hard it could've flopped if it had Bolinoak Sahmann proportions. And speaking of, how many Bolinoaks have you bought? Since it has peak anime proportions, not to mention it's a kino hidden gem of a design, not known by the pleb.
>>23588159Apparently it sold enough, unlike most of shit from G Witch.
>>23588160>unlike most of shit from G Witch.Good. Bandai should get how shitty are c-clips.
>>23587008I don't know about deep space, but I think space camo would work if it was for operating on the moon/asteroids, close to the exterior of colonies or in debris fields etc. mostly shades of gray but with spots of deep black to obscure the harsh shadows that occur in space.
>>23588159I thought nobody would buy it so I took my time getting my ass to the retailer but then it was sold out
I need a Bandai kit of the Galbaldy Nagano version so bad. So much better than the Zeta version.
>>23588182Probably never gonna happen but you can always get a recast of the resin kit
>>23588140Who the fuck are you arguing to? I'm just asking the other retard a simple question of which frame from the anime he wants the kit to look like, because I have no clue what he's referring to when saying "anime accurate"
>>23588137>>23588139>retard still hasnt shown a single frame that shows it skinny in the animationI accept your concession
I genuinely wonder why the "WAAAAA IT DOESN'T MATCH THAT ONE SPECIFIC LINEART/ANIME FRAME I LIKE EXACTLY" crowd doesn't try to modify existing kits to make it precisely what they want.Isn't changing proportions, lengthening and shortening limbs, etc, basic modeling skills?
>>23588182Anon, that's just a shitty fanfiction. This is the actual Gabaldy ver Nagano
>>23588189>basic modeling skillsNo? What the fuck do you call advanced modeling skills if that's basic?
>>23588191>advanced modeling skillsScratch build entire robot from plastic. That's advanced tier.
>>23588189Because they don't have skills and snapshitters. Modifying a kit to what they like is an alien concept to them.
>>23588187Shokew is skinny, anon. Let it go.
>>23588187And I accept that you're a retard.
>>23588192That's no different than changing proportions.
>>23588192>>23588189PYW
>This is what I'm talking about when I want it anime accurate.
>>23588189>says how changing proportion is a basic skill>never did anything beyond snapshittinglmao
>>23588199Scratch build means you make your model from scratch. You don't buy a kit to work with, you pick up trash, glue them together and then paint.https://x.com/KISHI_OMORI/status/1939237280566386722
>>23588121It's ok. As a gunpla builder and painter you are not expect to posses fine motor skills beyond pressing a button on spraycan or pulling the airbrush trigger all the way back. If you touch a brush for hand painting details you're already in the realms of the gods on this side of the hobby.
>>23588207>You don't buy a kit to work with, you buy things that make up a kit, glue them together and then paint
>>23588211You don't even need to buy things that make up a kit. Yakult bottle, lighter, analbeads, anything that adheres to paint would do.
another episode of people who don't build arguing with people who don't build
>>23588207the build you linked contain a lot of kit parts, you're talking out your ass
Prime92 is our queen
>>23588219>Nooo it has this engine part from this obscure Tamiya kit i don't know!Yeah this is totally the same as padding putty to a gundam kit to make it looks slightly taller.
>>23588226>queen
>>23588219Then mimic what Kishi Omori does, make a basic body out of pla plate and steel wire, and then find the exact component to form the design. If it doesn't look the same then i'm gonna laugh at you.
>>23588242but gpg told me kit bashing is bad because it's fanfiction greebleslop that disrespects the artist's wishes
>>23588230I'm gonna be honest, I didn't read the full chain and didn't understand the point you were making. my bad
>>23588258Modeling and greebleslop are 2 sides of the same coin. There is no such thing as "building a car model from raw plastic", they always use existing parts to speed up the workflow and then lie. Even big budget Hollywood production like Starwars used bunch of Tamiya kits to detail up the model they made from scratch. And keep in mind, Starwars was what ignited the love for modeling in Japan and indirectly gave up to Gunpla.
Anyone try out the Mr Hobby GGX paints? I'm looking at restocking my supply of White and Clear coats, and I like that it comes in the larger bottles for convenience.I heard it takes a week to fully cure, but that won't bother me too much.
Why do you look down on people who don't paint their kits?
>>23588284I have to look down on somebody to make myself feel better.
>>23586588trimmed back the re/100 dijeh skirt
>>23588289
>>23588289leg skirt*
Is the RG sinanju undergated? Planning to get the special coating version
>>23588294It's not.
>>23588284why wouldnt you
>>23588294>>23588296I'm always amazed that after Bandai decided to constantly make special coating versions, that they didn't move to 100% under gating the armor sprues for RGs.
What's the point in matte painting a kit when I could achieve the same effect with a can of clear coat?
Sometimes I wish Bandai would just go back to using normal seam lines instead of those grooves or channels that eliminates welding, because in the end some of us will still fucking weld them shut.
Going to Bangkok next year. Bar the Gundam base in Siam, are there any recommended spots for gunpla?
>>23588306can't you just use putty?
>>23588308I used CA glue because my tube of putty has hardened a bit, and it made me kinda regret my decision since the CA glue has failed to completely seal away the channel in some areas
>>23588306>I wish Bandai would make it more obvious to see the seam lines, so my autism at filling in the hidden ones is more justified.If you are bitching that the grooves even exist, you are even more autistic.
Premium Bandai Jamaica
>>23588314It takes autism to build and paint certain models
>>23588077the random, giant pieces of greeble on the funnels are still so fucking ugly
>>23588306im fine with them. it gives me the choice to leave it as is when it's on a part that would be annoying to paint if filled
>>23588318i wouldn't mind them if they were recessed but they're just slapped on top
I cant believe that the Nu ver Ka has more reserved greebling than the PGU
>>23588343I can.
Bros I think I found the girlpla kit for me.
>>23588350cloaks make everything cooler
>finally started building my first ever rg>read horror stories about bicep and shoulder>prep for them>The side leg vent fucking SNAPS while i was doing a first cut around the gatesFIRST FUCKING TIME A GODDAMN KIT SNAPPED FOR ME OUT THE GATE IN MY 25 YEARS OF BUILDING SHIT.Also this makes me question if im doing shit wrong, for the first cut, how far do you do it from the piece?
>>23588369I have started cutting at the thick part of the gate with super shitty nippers, but I also look at the piece first and brace it with my hand if I think it looks flimsy.
Well ain't this a neat kitbash idea
>>23588375It's a ... Jegan?
>>23588375Why won't the MK-II be put to rest already? who keeps bringing it back? I thought the Banana custom with the big enhanced arm to fire the beam magnum was silly enough.
>>23588386The MK II is the best rendition of the Gundam. Look at what you posted, they tried to ruin it with chicken pox all over and despite that it still over comes that with having nice large areas of reasonably detailed appropriate armor that isn't covered in lines, dots, and shit. Proportions invoke feelings of a strong robot without being comical. It looks like a proper war machine, a natural evolution of the Gundam, not a lanklet or chinese mess.
>>23588386The real performance of Mobile Suits in UC plateau-ed hard in the 0090s, that's why the various suits that are just MK2 but updated keep being made and used, up til the Jamesgun
gonna make my own custom MK-II for the next group build
>>23588399Greeble the shit out of it
>>23588400hell yeah
>>23588392The MK II wasnt mass produced wtf are you smoking? Theres only three in existence, and the other two was used as spare parts for Banagher’s custom.
>>23588404It was. It's called based Barzam
>>23588403The SSD as the shield gives really Macross vibes.Are there any kits of the SDF-1?
>>23588375Sadly it won't work well. The Jegan limbs are oddly long looking compared to either the original or revive MK-II. It won't look nearly as clean as it does in that image.
>>23588404The Jegan was directly derived from the MK2 and has equivalent performance. There's also the Barzam.
>>23588404>and the other twoParts of them maybe. All 3 were effectively destroyed. One was heavily damaged while escaping the titans in the first part of zeta and was broken down to be used for spare parts for the second. The Second was used by the AEUG and was destroyed in the battle of gryps. And the third was sent to AE to be reverse engineered and then was returned to the AEUG early in ZZ where it was then heavily damaged in the battle at Axis.
>>23588407>>23588416Again the MK II wasnt mass produced wtf are you two smoking?
>>23588417Crazy how in the early episodes of Zeta, the MK II was alluding to having something really special but turns it doesnt have anything special.
>>23588415The master grades are very similar. The jegan limbs are only slightly longer.
>>23588419I'm sorry you have poor reading comprehension.
>>23588423Again the MK II wasnt mass produced, how hard is it to understand?
>>23588428Why are you getting so heated, bro, just relax a bit
>>23588422why is that v-fin hairy
>>23588434It's just a funny quirk of the portrait mode on my phone camera making it interact oddly with the lines behind it.
my dad was a MK-II, and I'm his biological son
>>23588438Shut up Barzam, your dad was at least 6 different mobile suits.
a MK-II just flew over my house!
Guys turn on the TV. Any channel. They hit the fucking MK.II
bandai is responsible for the state of this gen
>>23588445wtf where can I get one?
>>23588431Suddenly you feel threatened after realising you're the one who has a poor reading comprehension.
>>23588438>>23588440>>23588445>>23588446All me btw.
mk 2 ver ka when
>>23588450Whatever you say, schizo
>>235884522053
What do you even want to see from a MK II ver ka? a skinnier model with greebles?
F91 Twin VSBR and F80 just arrived bros, my late UC collection is getting huge
>>23588462>F80based
>>23588459Motion range of the RX-78-2 ver. 3.0LED slotWaterslides out the assG-Defenser P-Bandai expansionThe entire thing is molded in dull gray so you have to paintit in either Titans or AEUG colors yourself
>>23588471I'm very excited for it, gonna play with putting so many packs on it. I just need to buy like three more though.
>>23588459Something that matches the Zeta Ver.Ka style
>>23588303That's called longsnapping
>>23588373Good idea, I'll brace it next time since the shit snapped when I was cutting at the thicker end of the gate.
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MlkdEX43GoOur paintstacy has posted. Sanding resin kits with no mask, damn.
>>23588558>Our paintstacyBut that's not Prime92
>>23588570Prime92 is a snapshitter you know it, I know it and everyone in /gpg/ knows it.
>>23588575but xer did that candy coat Sinanju with a paintbrush that one time
so why does lacquer paint hurt my brain
>>23588582That's the weak part, you're getting stronger every time you huff it.
>>23588582Ask yourself, are the headaches not going away?
buying a kit with greeblies is cringeadding greeblies to a kit yourself is basedthe difference between the two is called modeling
>>23588589my only wish is to be based in the eyes of /gpg/
Someone should 3D print a human-size gunplaFor scientific reasons
>>23588597>human-size gunpla1/12 rx-78-2 is already a thing
>>23588601I want a 1/12 GN Archer with a hard point in the crotch area
>>23588589>greeblies
>>23588621yes, that's what they called them before zoomers learned the word
>You will never be a cute disabled goth girl building gunpla.Why even bother?
>>23588634To marry the cute disabled goth girl that buys gunpla.
>>23588640What if I disabled myself?
>>23588632zoomers arent into models grandpa
Are there any good sites/shops to find some out-of-stock models?
>>23588650Check surugaya.
>>23588652Thanks, I'll try it out
>>23588642That's more things you'd have in common, dumbass.
>>23588649and yet you are here
i choose to be upset when they release wing, unicorn, SEAd, and ibo kits and happy when they release UC kits
