-=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/4KBEnVaN>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 (December):old.reddit.com/r/gunpla/1p0fo4dPrior thread: >>23630704
-= 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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>>23634393Pic
do you like Haro?
Goddamn I love buying in bulk. But fuck that bitch who bought that last RG Strike shoulder joints replacement immediately as the sale started, now I have to wait not only for it to get back in stock but also the other waterslides I want. But not like I can buy them until the PGU Nu and MG Full Armor ZZ waterslides get released, anyway.
>Day 1 DLCWhat's next? Live Service Gunpla?
>>23634419>thinking this is the first time they've done this
>>23634419>day 1 DLC>mostly reused runners with a lot of unused parts>stickers onlythat'd be 10k yen, sir.
>>23634422The future is grim.
>>23634422c'mon buddy, you really got to do this again and so soon?
>>23634419Simply don't care about iboshit, that easy.
>>23634419Gunpla circa 20XXYou just buy the inner frame, that's it. The exterior are sold separately. Hands sold separately, guns and beam sabers sole separately
>>23634405
>>23634446And by the spirit of live service, every part you bought is defective. You will have to wait for the hotfix and monthly updates.
>>23634460In the future, all the runners come in exactly 1 color, everyone is expected to paint different colors themselves. /gpg/'s utopia
>>23634446I think that's unironically what they tried to pull with IBO but it didn't meet the success they thought it would
>>23634419I wouldn't have minded if the MG FA ZZ had the shoulder gun as DLC so I didn't have to pay for it
>>23634403Reposting this: Delpi is in the middle of their Black Friday sale, if you buy $80 worth of stuff in a single purchase they waive the shipping fee. Perfect opportunity to get waterslides for your backlog.
>>23634471People buy 80 bucks worth of decals? How many gunpla do some of you even have.
>>23634463Ehhh the oldschool approach can be fun.
>>23634482It can, yeah, but it's gonna filter like, most of the gunpla buyers.
>>23634405taking a break from gunpla (and waiting for new groupbuilds to start up), started working on this v-1 while also painting up an at-st for a family member.
>>23634419Back in my days all of those would be included inside the main box....
I don't know if I should buy another mg ex s or get the mg the o.
>>23634498I fucking love the infini sanding sponge like you wouldn't believe.
>>23634417i like haro
>Mogs you.What is /gpg/s opinion about Naoki?
>>23634507I liked him better before I knew what he looked like.
>>23634507His designs are too blocky for my tastes. He's certainly no Ebikawa.
>>23634510kek
>>23634477The key to avoid getting raped up the ass from shipping charges is always to buy in bulk. Buy your Gunpla in bulk, buy your paints and painting supplies in bulk, and so on.
>>23634507stormbringer is neat, i also like some of the titanomachia designs like the panhead and vogelg
>>23634507He's a hack
>>23634507He's a genius
>>23634507I'm going to throw his models in the trash
>>23634507He's third best builder in /gpg/ tier.
>>23634405Finished painting the last of the frame parts for the Kshatriya. I'll start putting it together over the weekend.
Is this the definitive Unicorn Gundam kit?
>>23634535Unikorn
>>23634507I'm not much of a fan overall.
>>23634419>>23634419damn at this point Im just gonna jerk off to my 3 V thor varients
>>23634507So that's why japs call him Skrillex
>>23634422We love unko here
>>23634405Just an oil wash to do then I can glue him down.
>>23634559Ooh, that's some nice looking paintjob.
>>23634446Let me buy RG or MG frames for grunt suits at a discount due to not having armour parts, and I will start going full autism on customs with pla plate.
>>23634559nice bird buddy
You vill buy it and you vill be happy.
>>23634575I'll wait for GaoGao version
>>23634575Ehh i will pass. Vidar was abit disappointing to me and this guy looks like a downgrade compares to that.
>>23634575I vill. I have it pre ordered on a spaghetti webshop. Shame about the hands because I hate masking. May get the inevitable chink dlc in the future
>>23634559Yo buddy, still alive?
/gpg/ 5 years ago>wow cool plastic robot :)/gpg/ now>what the fuck is that a seamline on the knee? fucking bandai engineering lmao wait what do you mean the flaming eye effect is a dlc???? fucking banjews I hate them so much chink bootleg made from gutter plastic when????What went wrong?
>>23634585Color separation on plastic rather than single color runners. Snapshitter YTers being more influential than modeling techniques.
>>23634585>/gpg/ 5 years ago>wow cool plastic robotDo you think we are Bandai's intern or something?
>>23634585/gpg/ 5 years ago>Master shits killed Gunpla>NOOOOOO STOP POSTING MUSUME KITS THATS COOM BRAINER SHIT>You're not a true builder if you don't do X
>>23634591Also deepest lore. The grade rager who worships HG was the first anon to utter the word "snapshitter". /m/ might change but /gpg/ never change.
>>23634585i remember the days of the snapfit fag
>>23634585Bootleg motherfuckers.
I miss when we didn't have a gunpla general and new announcements would take up an entire thread, sometimes we'd even have TWO threads of the same gunpla announcement getting 300+ replies each. What a great and fun time that was.
Mandala
>>23634607I think the last time it happened was the HG Bound Doc announcement. Like 6 or 7 years ago.
Please do not brag about being able to buy MG Lupus. You're hurting other people's feelings
>>23634611what has science done
>Pocket sized robotgirl kit>Has innerframeThe Changs were on to something, huh?
>>23634504yeah they're great, im still on my original set since they hold up so well. also got the german thing put together now and rescribed, still gotta putty the roots of the control surfaces.
>>23634620You should stay on twitter. No one wants you here
all the new pbandais are out
>>23634590>For some reason Bandai hate mooks>There will never be a HGAC LeoThe image kinda funny now, that the success of HGAC Leo resulted in Bandai making their own IP based on Mooks unit that also resulted on Bandai improving their Mecha girl
>>23634654The problem is that we still have no Recten. But with how Bandai hates G-Reco with a passion, we will never get a Recten. The Daughtress exist, and it's freaking P-Bandai, but it's still a mook out of drawing-only jail. Now people would beg for stuff like a GX-Bit. I'd want a GuAIZ, but only for the P-Bandai Experimental Firearms Type.
>be snapshitting MG hyaku shiki>try to be extra careful with the gold parts>basically perfectly cut them all out... except for one part that I somehow accidentally cut a mark in with my nippers>not some background part either, it's right in fucking frontfuck man it's such a good kit too, now I just want to shelve it until I have the money to strip and repaint the whole thing, fucking dammit
>>23634638That's 1/100, not MG. You're not tricking me again!
>>23634665Just cover it with a decal. Besdes it has a bunch of noticeable nubmarks on front-facing gold parts anyway
>>23634679It's actually a topcoated HG
>>23634682Wrong, chest pistons gave it away
Gunpla is dying in Japan thanks to bootlegs and resellers.
>>23634686Good
>>23634405Gonna work on him again tomorrow, and hopefully finish out the base kit, so I can start the expansion kit fresh.
>>23634698>File nameWe don't welcome bloggers here
FRESH NEWSSNAA 1/100 YR-05 冥皇 NETHER EMPERORMMMMMM
She is making me feel weird...Also, very fun Chang kit. Recommended.
>>23634706>another spikey seed inspired not gundamWow so original china
>>23634706Which round table knight is this supposed to be?
>>23634712Round table is 1/144 seriesThis is Emperor series like Fire Lord and Martial Emperor
>>23634712The Round Table kits are 1/144, so it's not part of that line.
>>23634706Nice Astray brah
>>23634711>spikey seed inspired not gundamBasically the cross ange mecha. Maybe the chinese just really like cross ange all along.
>>23634706looks super cool, but need to wait for color scheme
>>23634716Memes and jokes aside, i think the ground zero of Chang's not-Gundam is Hi-Nu and Wing.
Is there a reason of why Bandai doesn't just make revive kits each year?
>>23634721They technically do.
>>23634381>>23634393>>23634409Tyty for the warning on the Jegan. I'll keep that in mind if I do end up picking them up. Maybe I'll use the Jegan as a "commander" type with a squad of 3x Spartans and 3x Desultors?>>23634390Tyty for the comparison. Reminds me when I checked to see how tall my HG Burning Gundam was compared to my FA Gourai and FA Girls Gourai-Kai and they were HUGE compared to the Burning Gundam
Gemini's Nano Banana Pro looks kinda cool to play around with different color schemesFor this one I just said: "this is a Megami Device Bullet Knights Exorcist Model Kit, it features a mecha-nun with blue armor, I want to experiment with different colors"Not sure how well it works with gunpla, will experiment later
not!Gyan looking pretty damn sexy.
>>23634717Why? Youre supposed to paint it. The color scheme of the plastic doesn't matter. You make no sense.
This is why I buy pb, for the soulful box.
>>23634797>Graphic design is my passion
>>23634800>I make 100k per year.
>>23634726Pretty much most of the mgs are revives of the old 1/100.
>>23634403my build made the op :D
>>23634802Thats actually considered low income here
>>23634802Brother, these new PB releases are like 50 dollar at worst. Atleast flex something that's actually expensive like P-Bandai SMP because this is pathetic.
>>23634805>For a graphics designer with no experience.
>>23634806I aint flexin anything, Im just saying I like the monochrome pbandai box art.
>Soulful box>It is a shitty photoshoot, put through 2 photoshop filters and slaps some letters on it. Bandai slurpers should increase their standard.
>>23634812>Meanwhile chang sends you either a trash bag or a crumpled dusty cardboard that smells like a dead rat.
>>23634811>Im just saying I like the monochrome pbandai box art.This is the equavilent of liking anal sex as a man.
>>23634816>b-but what about chang!Rent free.
>>23634816>a crumpled dusty cardboard that smells like a dead rat.SOVL
>>23634656>The Daughtress exist, and it's freaking P-Bandai, but it's still a mook out of drawing-only jail.Still no Jenice though, which I figured was the more obvious X mook to release given it's the not!Zaku
>>23634817>Anal>SexNo one, absolutely no one is talking about sex and then you just had to gay it up.
>>23634819DVBAN
What are some good RG kits? I'm looking to move up from HGs
>>23634834Watch some reviews, retard
>>23634834There are plenty of good RGs. God, Wing Zero TV, Shining, Epyon. You should try RG Zgok too, it is objectively the best ZGok kit to date.
>>23634839>Epyondoes that have any issues being a transforming model?
>>23634834Gaogaigar
>>23634834Just get the Hi-Nu.
>>23634706chink red frame?
>>23634706>>23634717aiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeee
>>23634706i hope it releases in that colour. it actually looks badass that way! not jayz2cents btw.
>>23634797>the blur actually hides the ugly vfin flagbravo bandai!
My ningen the new bandai digimon mini models are almost 100 bucks a GACHA box of 8Explain to me how this is sane
>>23634834The Zaku's are cool, I have been pretty rough with mine and it's still good. The horrible cables people like to bitch about are just an skill/adhd check.
>>23634834Here's my personal list. Each tier isn't ordered. The kits in C & D have core issues that need to be fixed. The rule of thumb is basically, everything from RG 25 onwards (Unicorn) is either pretty solid, to one of the best 1/144 scale kits Bandai have ever made. There's some exceptions like Akatsuki. Early RG kits have a pre-built skeleton (MS Joint) that is prone to weakening over time. It can be fixed with a bit of work but it depends on if you actually want to do that work or not. Check out some reviews on youtube ahead of buying anything but be weary of mechagaikotsu's reviews of early RG kits. He manhandles them for some reason which makes the MS Joint issues even worse.>>23634864No, it's fantastic.
anyone here bought this thing?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4mRnQx1xxI
>>23634913How come God and Shining in different tiers, aren't they basically the same build?
>>23634913How many of those did you build yourself anon?
How much do you think it’ll cost?
>>23634917>aren't they basically the same build?As far as I'm aware, they only share runners B & C. Other than that, it's a completely new kit.>How come God and Shining in different tiersJust preference on looks. If anything, the shining is actually a more solid build since the RG God uses MS-Frame parts for extra flexibility on the arms but there's something about the highly detailed legs and the plain torso & shoulders of the shining that makes it look weird to me.
>>2363492225000 Yen at least
>>23634913i just noticed Wing Gundam has the most number of iterations in the RG line with 4! then followed by Zaku and Unicorn with 3.
>>23634913Why tier a list like this instead of just separating it into like ABC? Like a rough break down of: >A - Good kit, no/light engineering issues, best sculpt>B - Requires minimal fixes by modeller, minor sculpt issues>C - Kit with real issues, requires major work by modeller, bad sculpt in generalWhat is the distinction between S or S+? Just asinine.
>>23634919Almost all of them. The only kits I didn't build myself were things like Char's Zaku, since I built the standard, and I only built the Justice & Build strike out of the SEED kits but I know people who own the others and they basically all have the same issues. RG is easily my favourite line. Some of the kits like the RG Zakus, Zeta & Sinanju I love the look of but they have too many core issues to resolve that I can't put them higher. I resorted to gluing those kits which resolves the issue but the average person isn't going to want to do that when the whole point of gunpla is having something that's "complete" out of the box.
>>23634929Zaku got 4 actually, there's also minelayer.
>>23634929I wanted to keep it to the core releases. There's a lot more variants that I didn't list like the various Exia's but they're fundamentally the same kits. I actually have the RG Avalanche Exia on the way even though I know the Exia has frame issues and some of the avalanche parts can shed easily.
>>23634922>SMPIt's going to be at least a couple hundred dollars
>>23634933Aight, fair enough. I always get a bit eh... when people go, core issues and early ms stuff, but it seems you know what you are talking about.I do watch some reviews but mostly to see how a kit looks and when I get it I just fix what is wrong because that is part of the hobby. I can see what you are saying from tho, from the perspective of a less autistic person RG's can be intimidating af, hell, I work in plastic moulding so I got my foreman a EG RX-78 (in box to build it himself)to show what real tolerances are and he was already awed by that. A lot of people say a lot of things about RG so your tier list is good for newbros I guess!
>>23634938>>23634944yeah i'm talking about the retail releases. if we're counting the p-bandai and exclusive stuff, Zaku wins by a fuckton.
>>23634913The Strike is probably still my favorite, just for nostalgia reasons. Blew my wee mind building it as a teenager when it first came out.
>>23634864Wing Zero TV can transform too and it has no issues.
>>23634917It has a handful of complaints about the design looking basic instead of having additional panels and vents like RG God.
>>23634417im jelly of that haro ball
>>23634965>I just fix what is wrong because that is part of the hobby.Yeah exactly. Absolutely none of these kits are so bad that they're not worth buying but some of them will need more work than others and the vast majority of gunpla buyers want something that works out of the box. The RG Zaku still looks fantastic to this day but much like the RX-78 1.0, it sheds parts easily. Obviously that takes like 2 minutes to resolve with some glue/cement but the standard for gunpla is so extremely high that it's a big issue for a lot of people.
>>23634984RG zaku also feels really weird to articulate and gets kinda floppy. It's perfectly fine despite that but it's quirky.
>>23634989It gets floppy because of the MS-Frame, which is also true for every other kit that has a MS-Frame skeleton. Some more than others, like the Sinanju, because the skeleton was never build to hold that much weight. For me, it's not an issue because I'm not articulating the limbs much, I put them in one or two poses and then they stay in a single pose, but when they did get loose I glued them into a pose. Even though I don't have a problem with it, it's still a major failure of those kits when a massive selling point of gunpla is a model kit with articulation.
>>23634996RG Sinanju is not that heavy. It was a material issue because the frame is made of PP and ABS, it even has this strange choice of gloss finish too resulting the parts to have zero friction. The material is not that good to paint or using cement, making it one of the worst RG for some people due to its chance of unfuck being low.
>>23634996It also just has a weird feeling of detent when you're trying to move it from the most extended position. It doesn't like to hold in very slightly bent poses. It's quirky.I do like the real grade zaku though. I think the quirks are part of the fun. I've never had it shed parts but mine is also completely painted so that may make them fit a bit tighter.>>23635003It also loves to shed its armor. It looks great it just sucks at moving or staying together.
>>23634923Shining uses the same MS Frame parts for the arms.
Well I gave up using clippers and just did it the basic way but he's finished. Took me around 3.5h hours to do but I think my next one would take half that. Glad this cute guy was the first one I made.
>>23635006The accesories of RG Sinanju is lacking compares to its HG and MG counterpart, too. Bandai had the balls to lock the bazooka and close fists behind PBandai, and making the retail kit with a questionable quality at the same time.
>>23635003It's less that the Sinaju is heavy and more that the frame was only really built for the MK-II so it immediately sags out of the box.>>23635019I know it used runner B but I could have sworn the RG God used more MS-Frame joins for the arms but you're correct, it's the exact same parts.
Angry about my groupbuild. It's my first build in years that I'm just not happy with how it's coming out.
>>23635031Most of those old RG frames have the same issue. They can move well and are durable, but they can't stay in position. The only one that can get away with it is Zgok, because it doesn't do much compares to Gundam or humanoid MS.
>>23635042It's fine in god and shining gundam. They don't hold onto anything or have much weight on it.
>>23635029Anon, this is not the 00's WHAT IS YOUR SKILL LEVEL speed building era anymore, take your time, enjoy the build and make your robot toy look pretty instead of rushed and nubbed.Also, cute!
>>23635043God and Shining have like 90% of them being KPS. The usage of premade frame is minimal enough.
>>23635042>Most of those old RG frames have the same issue.They do but I'm saying that in the kits where Bandai reused MS-frames from other kits, it's even worse. Sinanju is one of the worst examples.>>23635043Bandai eventually figured that the MS-frame was better suited to small points of articulation rather than making up the entire skeleton. When it's used like this, its benefits shine through.
How do I cope with lack of access to Gaianotes? I want nice vibrant colors, Mr Color all looks very muted and dull
>>23635065Try white primer.
>>23635065Get ready to start mixing paint buddy.
>>23635049Oh I definitely had fun but I just did it the basic way. I found a better way near the end to do the runners while following the instructions. I felt that it was taking a bit longer than it should've. It was coming from a place of learning, eureka moment or so.I didn't really do anything of that so I didn't use the stickers yet. I want to file the parts later and make it a bit nicer before I do. I do really like that you can choose your own difficulty so to speak rather than gks.
>>23635073Mix from what, if I have no good paint to use to begin with
>>23635075>Mr Hobby & Tamiya paints aren't good.Damn looks like it's over for you.
>>23635084They're good for military models, they aren't great for anime models meant to be painted in bright, vibrant colors
>>23635096You should let all the people using Mr Hobby & Tamiya paints on gunpla kits know. You'll be saving them from ruining their kits.
>>23635107I dunno about western ones but most japanese builders don't use mr hobby or tamiya
>>23635126Lmao. Ok. Various GBWC finalists and winners have used purely Tamiya & Mr. Color for their builds but whatever anon. They're shit.
>>23635065Check out Ryan Lau's builds. He seems to mainly use Mr Hobby and all of his customs have vibrant colour schemes. Just prime with yellow/white/pink, or mix in warm paints, and I'm sure you'll be able to get a result you'll be more than happy with.
>watch a modeling video>specific paint he used is sold out everywhereFUCK
>>23635134>Check out Ryan Lau's builds. He seems to mainly use Mr HobbyDoes he post the paints he uses anywhere?
>>23635126>I dunno about western ones but most japanese builders don't use mr hobby or tamiyaLol. LMAO even.
>>23635147He's kinda right, most of the fancy big boys moved to gaia.
>>23635144I'm sure he has them listed in the comments of his posts somewhere. I specifically remember for his GBWC entry, that got 2nd place, he used Mr.Color for everything other than metallics which he used Alclad for. He also used Mr.Color GX 114 as his topcoat for that build since I asked him which he used myself. JL Gunpla UK uses various paint brands but seems to mainly use Mr.Color since importing paints to Europe/UK is a pain in the ass. He lists the paints used in the description of his youtube videos.
>>23635149>He's kinda rightLol. LMAO even.
>>23635149There's no doubt that gaia paints are amazing and they have specific colours & lines which no one else is doing, their surfacer seems to be the best out there, but the idea that Japanese builders mostly don't use mr hobby or tamiya or have moved on completely is really fucking stupid. Even if we pretended that was true, look at how many builds out there used mr hobby or tamiya without any issues. The guy is having a skill issue and buying gaia isn't going to fix that.
Made some progress on the Osiris. Didn't realize how close the Kshatriya's back skirt was tonthe Sazabi 's. What is supposed to be going on back there besides some fuel tanks? And why are they there when the Sazabi has those external ones?
>>23635161Said backskirt
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).
>>23635154I'm starting to think gpg has warped some anon's perception and made them think GSI Creos and Tamiya are these small niche companies when in reality they are some of the most powerful hobby company in Japan. If the Japs don't use their paint en mass then no one else does.
after almost two dozen 30mm kits i can confidently say they fucking suckhalf of them that aren't the alto are molded in such a way that the majority of option sets aren't compatible with them (revernova, rabiot)and the more modern ones like the iglight feel incredibly cheap on top of just being fucking ugly
>>23635173The issue is that GSI Creos is putting most of their effort into their aqueous line these days and the only new lacquer releases from them anymore are specialty paints and metallics, they're focused on trying to find lacquer alternatives and making less toxic paints in general, they are not catering to the same market as Gaia
>>23635182>they're focused on trying to find lacquer alternatives and making less toxic paints in generalBecause that's where the worlds market is trending towards due to regulations. >they are not catering to the same market as GaiaBut they are. Just because they've been more recently focusing on a new line doesn't mean they're not still releasing new lacquers. There's also only so much they can do in providing new lacquer paints when they have a whole lineup of them they've been making for decades.
>>23635074>I do really like that you can choose your own difficulty so to speak rather than gks.That is a thing I like about gunpla to, if you get an EG you can try gunpla without needing anything else and build a cool robot but with some work even an EG can look quite nice. I still recommend using a cutter and cleaning the nubs with a knife/file/sanding stick while building it because it is more easy that way.
>>23635187>Because that's where the worlds market is trending towards due to regulations.Considering all of their efforts so far have been mediocre, I'd say those regulations are just going to kill the hobby if anything. There simply is no real alternative to lacquer paints.
>2025>get one master grade a year>mostly reused parts from 2019>they phone in the rest with a bunch of seam lines and non-color separated hands
>>23635193>I'd say those regulations are just going to kill the hobby if anythingI guess it's dead then. Paint is famous for having never improved after regulations forced companies to remove toxic ingredients. God I miss lead so much.
>>23635182You are being to fixated on these things without thinking about a sentimental aspect as such as brand loyalty and experience related to specific brand. Modelers have safezone and specific brands they know best. Would you ditch Mr Hobby topcoat and go for some random heavyduty varnish coat? Ofcourse not. That is why stuff like Tamiya acrylics, Mr Color GX, etc gets restocked consistently.
Speaking of paints, is getting gaia restocks from domestic sites basically off the table until a certain economic policy goes away? And last I checked (years ago), importing lacquer paints is dodgy because of regulations about flammable materials, even though sealmodel actually doesn't look dead anymore.
>>23635164>>23635161Why is everyone posing this kit on one leg all of a sudden.
>>23635200I mean, you just aren't going to be able to make paints with a strong and durable paint film and dense pigmentation without the use of strong solvents. It's just not chemically feasible.
>>23635200Pfftt, you are acting like people are gonna stop painting their houses now just because of regulation. It is a fundamental practice of the modern world, regulation can only go so far.
>>23635201I bought a quart of automotive clear coat because Barbatos Rex told me to.
Has anyone ordered from e2046 recently? I know their recast quality is much better now but the last time I ordered from them the instructions were illegible dogshit that they printed off a old 90s fax machine
>>23635065where do you live?
>>23635193Acrylic chads keep winning.
>>23635205Probably because PGU NU in Bandai 's promo vid could not support it's own weight and stand on it's own even without the vinfunnels attached
>>23635216Matte paints are just a pain in the ass for gunpla
>>23635205I did that as a waist with legs is basic to look at. and I'm still triggered about being told I autism posed 3 weeks ago here
>>23635218>Bandai slurpers will pay 1000 dollar for this
When did you realise that MG>RG?
>>23635231HG > both
I accidentally turned my groupbuild into a Kamen Rider
>>23635218I suddenly remember how Bandai staff had to let it kneel in an older exhibition because it literally couldn't stand up without the action base. The sign was there all along.
>>23634611
>>23635243pog
>>23635225beautiful hand
>>23635238i think its because of the feet too, they made it too small. if you compare it to the Nu ver Ka, the ver Ka feet are bigger, making it more planted to the ground, and also it looks the torso/upper half of the body is super top heavy and dense compared to the feet, making it unblanced and having difficulty to stand up.
>>23635231No line is better than the other except when responding to a shitposter. I just prefer 1/100 MG for the size.
>>23635275I can't believe they screwed up the balance, it's the most important thing. This kit gon be a flop
>>23635282Well my spoiler dropped for some reason. Oh well.
>>23635275I think bandai was forced to rush this to market because chang put out their Metal PG Nu Gundam. I'm starting to realize that bandai's engineers are getting younger and worse, so they cut corners and QC left and right to try to maintain hype. I'm basing that on how long it takes them to put out some robots for certain shows. How many years after IBO did it take them to put out an MG Barbatos? Then how many years after for the Vidar? There are likely other factors as well but that is the main one.
>>23635265Thanks, it took a lot of scribing to get the greebling just right
i literally saw some NU PG accessory kit for like 800 bucks wtf its getting to the point where its cheaper to just start a whole 3d printing set up
>>23635230>>23635238I do not care who supplies my plastic if it is a cool kit so I got the Changtriya. For €120,- shipped that's worth a try to see what China can cook up and I got SNAA knight figures for my nephew who is not a modeller at all and he enjoys them.I was not going to get it anyway but if the NU in that vid was not a pre production and that is how it is going to ship then it is a big fail for Bandai, they are supposed to be the best and PGU is supposed to be the best.It's Bandai's UCS Death Star, (to) expensive, flawed, everybody complains and it will sell out Day 1. And Bandai ofcourse will learn nothing.
>>23635275>if you compare it to the Nu ver Ka, the ver Ka feet are bigger, making it more planted to the groundI think it has hinges in the soles and they serve as hidden high heels to give the kit balance.
Why are we going backwards?
>>23635348pic related.
>>23635348Line must go up, even if we need to import infinity Indians to do so.
>>23635291If Silicon Valley is any indication, Bandai fired all their plastic engineers in favor of a cheaper pajeet workforce. While their disenfranchised ex-employees all start working for some Chinese company offering better rates.
>>23635382>I don't know why>but let me tell you about what's happening in America it's probably close enough
PGU RX-78-2 was the last gasp of the older engineers, wasn't it? It had problems, but it's an overall stable kit with a fun build. But that might have been around the time that all of the good engineers were being phased out to cut costs, even though they had decades of lessons learned about plastic engineering. I wonder if they even had time to train up replacements before they were shoved out the door?Now we have this shit >>23635230 to look forward to.
>>23635384It turns out, global trends are global.
>>23635396Yeah dude I'm sure all those japanese engineers decided to learn mandarin and uproot their families to move to china, something famously easy for them to do.
>>23635230>obvious waist and hips issues>$1000 plus tax and tip pleas-fuck offthis is the exact reason why chinkpla is made and more and more people demand it
Is it confirmed that engineers left Bandai or are y'all just guessing?
>>23635406I kinda feel bad for my local stores trying to sell their preorder slots, some stores are already doing discounts too, but then again, these same stores regularly somehow sell HG P-bandai kits for +$99 CAD so maybe they'll manage to move units.
>>23635398They certainly aren't working for LEGO or Takara Tomy.
KOTOBUKIYA STEEL HAZE SOON
>>23635382What the fuck are you talking about you schizo. Some of you are so insanely dumb.
>>23635408Yeah anon, a random shitposer on 4chan who doesn't live in Japan & doesn't work for Bandai knows specific details about Bandai Spirits workforce.
i will NOT pay ONE THOUSAND (1000) dollaridoos for a statue that:>is plastic>have to build>uses stickers>cant even stand on its own>has shitty ass dim leds>is another fucking nu gundam a metal build is literally cheaper
>>23635423GOT YOU COVERED BRO!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KlhoKqZR6c
Hey guys. I am out of the loop. What happened to the Bandai engineers? Are people just saying this because the pgu nu is ass?
>>23635408Of course we're speculating. All we can go upon is the information provided to us and that's how shitty everything is becoming such as their new flagship release being awful.
You retards know the PGU Nu isn't $1k right? It's $650-700 depending on where you order it, which is still grossly overpriced, but it's not 1k.
>>23635428it gets to about 1k when you factor in tax + tip + tariffs + sneed + fuck you
>>23635425thank you china and chinese engineers
>>23635430>>23635430and the fucking extra LEDs lmao
>>23635416I'm looking forward to it
>>23635431*Japanese and ex-Bandai engineers
>>23635428Looks like it's 735.71 if you order from pbandai directly. Free shipping and free golden base lmao
>>236354281k includes tarifftip for our burger frens
>>23635435
>>23635439still not even 75% of 1k
>>23635441wonder how many of the ACs from VI they will make, they got at least 2 more planned for now
leafbros...we gotta bend over....no lube....
>>23635442I'm glad you already stated it's grossly overpriced otherwise I would be forced to call you a faggot.
>>23635443
>>23635444>OPTION FUCKING PARTS>800
>>23635443no way the arm will be able to even lift the damn pilebunker at that scale
>>23635444Wait what is this?
>>23635423Don't forget the leds are sold separately lmao
>>23635446not the same person
PGUbros the stand is even the same as the 78-2
>>23635435>>23635441Looks good but why would I want it when I already got the 30mm one
>>23635468because I prefer large scale stuff
>>23635472What size is Kotobukiya
>>23635482bigmaybe not PG size but close, they have a video where they showcased it like 2 months ago with their previous AC models
>>23635444>Nu Gundam NOT includedthis is so fucking funny to me
whats the western name of the sd artifacts?
>>23635492I might get this. Is it as easy to assemble as Bandai kits?
I can't believe Bandai straight up executed their designers on national television.
>>23635453basically MP Nu Gundam's backpack being haphazardly attached additional to Nu to provide additional firepower (beam cannons, incoms) its a separate option parts from the Fin Funnels (another 800 canadian rubles)
>>23635536Their worst offense was sparing Katoki.
>>23635557Is this official bandai or third party?
>>23635161And done with the chest. Going to leave it here for tonight.I hate dealing with wiring, why does every company make their wires far too long and make me have to bend the extra in? The style of packing shown in the manual didn't work, but I found an alternative. Also I really wish they would include a ruler printed in the book on "leave this much out". They did say 15mm, but it's like "from where" and also needing to check constantly as you pack the wires.
>>23635514Koto's AC kits are kinda old and notorious for having a gorillion parts compared to a bandai kit and end up with relatively flimsy joints, but this was mostly common in the super thin designshopefully they will improve with this brand new line, as it has been AGES, like 10 years or so since they made a whole new AC kit
I think I have burn out, I know if I start my next kit I'll have zero heart to do my best. think I'll take a break and play some video games until then.
>>23635589Chadnese third party hopefully paving the way for a proper RG MP Nu
Fuck pgu gundamslop. Where is my heavy metal GROON?
>>23635557$800 maplebucks for a backpack? Does it come with anything else like a stand or affect parts?
PGU Zock
>>23635492god it makes me so mad this thing isn't in line with the old kitsfucking cocksuckers
>>23635459The PGU RX-78 didn't come with a stand.The PGU Nu comes with the PG Unicorns for some reason
>>23635659fucking retard
>>23635674cry about it faglord
>>23635674>wanting something out of scale with the rest of every AC kit they've ever madehyper mega retard launcher
>>23631830What the fuck happened to the Zssa listing?
>>23635701Sold out.
You need to queue at 2-4 AM to get these damn cool box art
>>23635706The sold out listing isn't even available on the website though
>>23635707These lost their magic when I learned to paint.
no one here knows how to paintno one ever shows off their awesome painted gunpla here
https://x.com/HobbySite/status/1992397761837416537?s=20literally what the fuck are they thinking
>>23635723i post a painted build every week or so
>>23635729
>>23635729>all the Japs dunking on Bandai in the repliesYet that single cocksuck anon will throw a bitchfit at /gpg/ complaining about Shitpla.
>>23635738What do you have against shitpla?
>>23635739THE WORLD CRIES OUT FOR THE DEATH OF SHITPLA
>>23635729>>23635738The doodoo fecespla has mentally dominated you. You exist at the behest of the feces. When the doodoo disappears you will have nothing left.
>>23635743Cocksucker.
>>23635746You answer to the doodoo. The doodoo answers to nobody.
>>23634915
SIMPbros what happened to Super Indoors Men Pro decals? I’ve been looking to cop those RG Tallgeese decals but they’ve been out of stock for months. Did tariff tips kill them?
>>23635738>singleright here reminding you to shut the fuck up about the peepee poopoo toys you loathsome whiny bitch
Bros, what do you think of building gunpla while pooping
>>23635757Stop derailing the thread retard.
>>23635747You replied to the wrong guy, sucker anon >>23635757
>>23635760I think about the MG zock we still haven't gotten. I think about it a lot of other times too. It's precious to me. It's pure.
>>23635621Here you go
>>23635766I wish to live in the timeline where Katoki never took Nagano's job
>>23635767okay but in that timeline you're gay and a power bottom.
>>23635767I want to live in the timeline where Nagano didn’t become gay and ruin perfectly good mortar headds with coat rack looking mfers
>>23635729POOP KINO
>>23635729wait.. I just noticed the box cover has English text too that isn't just the name of the item, Bandai really assumed this would also catch on internationally, huh? surprisingly I don't see any shitpla at any of my local stores.
>>23635781Exactly the kind of shit you'd expect from Bandai
>>23635428>>23635439You haven't put the LED unit into the package. This thing is 150 clams minus tax, minus tariffs, minus possible shipping fee.
>>23635770He already ruined his mortar headds in the 90s
>>23635766>>23635770Heavy Metals were the only good-looking things Nagano has ever designed. His Gundam designs were fucking awful and mostly salvaged by other artists.
KINO
>>23635808Hyaku Shiki is literally the best design in the franchise.
>>23635815Full Armor is better. The default one is too bland.
>>23635811how come a single anon hasn't posted their unko here?
>>23635815Yeah and that's mostly thanks to Fujita, not Nagano.
>>23635818The various Kai forms add spice. But the base itself is simply perfection.
>>23635815>>23635822Genuinely, thank whatever higher power there may be in this world that none of Nagano's output ever made it into Gundam unfiltered because look at this shit.
>>23635826looks kino and soulful
>>23635826Unironically, Fujita's head design saved it. The original Nagano sketch looks like a giant baby.
>>23635826I like this. Maybe the head can be slightly less uhh tall.
>>23635826>>23635836Looks better than any new design introduced into the franchise since Turn A.
>>23635822Hyaku Shiki's design in the nutshell>You got Okawara'd>You got Fujita'd>You got Katoki'd
>>23635841The fact that nobody has produced a single good mecha design since the turn of the millennium doesn't suddenly make this good.
>>23635844FA Kai is Okawara?
>>23635801The Nu isn't like the Unicorn or the Exia, are they charging extra for leds just for the eyes?
>>23635826feels like the big head belongs on an enemy grunt suit type
>>23635847Sort of. He designed FA Kai, but the original Kai was designed by Fujita.
>>23635826I dunno I like the head. That face is proportionally correct the rest is just stylistic. Real shame Bandai never released these prototype designs as Gunpla.
>>23635855So when Okawara tackles a design made by someone else, he just makes them look really busy like the FA Kai or MP Nu.
3rd party hands for the Schwarzette are surprisingly crisp
>>23635858I will never accept Gundam adjacent MS to have that goofy big head, unless it is meant to look feminine. G Self already looked dogshit enough.
>>23635858>Real shame Bandai never released these prototype designs as Gunpla.There are resin kits but they're ridiculously rare and $1000+ at auction
>>23635819I dont wanna pay full price for one and only Japan retail stores are selling them for 100 yen or less
>>23635859It is for illustration only so there was nothing holding him back. His rendition of Psycho Gundam is interesting to say the least.
Gyoubu mogs them all
The Gyoubu gay is here.
>>23635896The best design from G-Reco wasn't even his.
>>23635900Which one?
>>23635902The G-Self, duh.
>GAYobu
>>23635850Apparently, PGU aims for light inside the cockpit and the beam saber must glow, too.
>>23635908Ha, Gaayyyyyy!
>>23634405>>23634533Got the lower legs on the Kshatriya put together. Lots of frame detail in this thing and all the moving parts are stiff, but not to the point I think it's going to break.
>pros The chinks might be based enough to make 00 S2/AWOT suits>consThey might have shitty ass spikes added to them that ruin the designs.
>>23635916maaaaaaaan what I wouldn't give for a 1/100 EXS with this level of detail
>>23635723I should really paint some of mine, I've just been panel lining so farI paint a bunch of 40k stuff, I assume the skills are transferable
>>23635920>The chinks might be based enough to make 00 S2/AWOT suitsthey already did
>>23635913I'm 99% sure the beam saber doesn't glow, they would've showcased it already otherwise
>>23635928
>>23635931>>23635928Curious, but what about the Reborns or Gadessa
>>23635920I don't think even Chinks would like to do anything for this pants-on-head retarded Gundam.
>>23635928If they make 1/100 GN Archer with optional big boobs part, i will stop hating the Changs.
>>23635932not popular enough probablythey've only made multiple variations of Exia before this
>changs get their asses in gear>most of the time they're just gonna churn out dozens of seedslop clones instead of doing actual cool stuff
>>23635862More worth it than the PGU nu desu.
>>23635951To be fair, they made kit for Hyaku Shiki FA, so all sins are forgiven.
>>23635951Bandai's fault for making SEAd in the first place desu
>>23635951More like 900th Nu Gundam kit
>>23635982Seriously did Chang only discovered the Nu? They released a dozen of them this year alone.
>>23635984Nu is like the definite blueprint of modern Gundam design. Ofcourse the Changs love it.
>>23635951this is cool
>lines up perfectly
>>23635999We got MG Amazing Barbatos before GTA6
anons i think i overdetailed my dijeh
>broke the arm on my exiafuck it I am going to build a heavyarms instead
>>23635736I don't think the model division likes money very much.
>>23636003Should have taken the Zeong pill like I suggested
>>23635824>WY be like what if we make robot xenomorphs
me after snapshidding another bandai kino
how do i paint the brain
>>23636044very carefullywashes and highlights with a brush
>>23635994Hate the stupid knees on this and the chink EZ8
>>23636044fill in the grooves to make it happier
>>23636093>woah hey guys, welcome to EB games
Have you clipped your nails /gp/? Or are you the filthy type of builder?
How clean does an airbrush have to be when you switch from one liquid to the other? Lets say I want to add a little extra primer to one little piece at the start of a session, then switch to laquers to paint other things. Do I have to go through tearing the thing apart and cleaning it before I can switch?
>>23634405going to panel line this guy later
>>23636149If your airbrush is decent quality, you shouldn't have to tear it apart more than once a day, and even then that's kind of a stretch. Just empty and clean the cup, then spray through with hardware store lacquer thinner until it runs clear. When it's clear, you can put in the next thing you want to spray.
>>23636149Spray color 1Wipe down cup and spray thinner until it's spraying clearSpray color 2
>thin paint>put in airbrush>clogs>add slightly more thinner>still clogs>add a little more>splatters everywherebruh
>>23636163shoulda bought the expensive iwata instead of cheapass chinkmio
>>23636187It's a harder&steenbeck
>>23636188Check if your airbrush nozzle is clean.
post snapgod kinos
>>23636220>>23636156I love the mold, honestly. I need another, this one is almost a decade ago.
https://x.com/vashow_34ro/status/1992453420654227468?t=BWc6ua5uoxtl8aRs3EiBuQ&s=19You think this is accurate or that this kit didn't have a lot of demand?
>>23636234Musha MKII or F91 2.0? Bro that's all cap, there's hardly any major demand. Dude's all bluster, I still buy my shit from a reseller.
>>23636223man I love that style of suit. Its a nice contrast to the various MC gundams
>>23636234This is more telling about Gundambase's existence being unecessary. Don't force people visit your dogshit store and release the kits to retail stores.
>>23636275Gundambase would make more sense if it carries some Pbandai exclusive but then you will have another scalping problem popping up.
>>23636278The scarcity creates that problem. And i have no idea why Bandai of all company have this problem.
>>23636279I feel like this is an anime/otaku fanbase problem. Japanese otaku are too used to these sort of exclusivity shit and readily buy into them, so the companies decide to double down on that shit.
>>23636279Bandai has way too many types of plamo. they can't restock everything every time
>>23636279>Scarcity when Bandai casually sells at least a million gunpla in a year.I don't know what scarcity are you talking about.
>>23636289
>>23636299>Getting reprinted and not even pbandai exclusiveAgain I don't know what scarcity you're talking about.
have you built the gay gundam?
>>23636157>>23636158Ok, that sounds reasonable, I've been taking it a part and cleaning the needle every time I switch colors and I was starting to look for excuses to stop painting for the day so I only needed to disassemble-clean-reassemble once.
>>23636304Genuinely what the actual fuck did he mean by this title? I know Bravern bats for the other team, but what does this have to do with gundam?
>>23636309analytics. his fanbase calls anything a gundam or a transformer. you know how it is
>>23636163should've checked your nozzle if it's clogged or notor your paint expired
>>23636301FAZZ was printed in a short run and it was fucking hard to find at the secondary market for 5 years.
>>23636313Is it Bandai's fault that you can't get the kit that you want? Sounds like a skill issue.
>>23636301Reprinted, more like scalping restock because it is another low quantity run. Goodluck getting raped by scalper for the next 10 years.
>>23636323yes. just print more kits. it isn't hard!
prease undastando bandai small indie family owned company
>>23636311What ship is that on the background?
I used to have grievances against Bandai but I realized I was at fault for being poor, uncreative and ungrateful of ownership
If you're a true plamo builder, you shouldn't even need bandai, just get some pla plates and craft out whatever you want.
>>23636366I'm a builder, not a creator
>>23636366I do not wish to scratch build a shitbox for my unko.
>>23636301>reprintedFinally after 5 years? This isn't scarcity to you? When was this thing last reprinted?
>uuuuhhhh?? huwat? bandai scarcity??>what could you possibly mean? please explain?? huhhh?>i dont understand this absolutely alien concept, whaaaat??
Why don't you start your own plamo company?
>Doesn't buy it while it was still available.>Cries out in pain when it is sold out and blame Bandai for not printing it.BUUUT FORCED SCARCITY! BANDAI IS TO BLAME FOR THIS!
>>23636402Yeah they should just not reprint kits ever, if you weren't around for the first print you can get fucked
>>23636403I don't think that should be the case, but as someone who is big into vacform/short run kits (I had to fall in love with WW1 aviation like a retard so I deserve this suffering) it is pretty normal to have to deal with eating shit because you weren't born yet when a certain kit was produced. Garage kit fans have the same issue, sorry you weren't at the Osaka Regional Convention Market in 2007 that gk is going to remain your unicorn forever. People into Bandai/Koto stuff don't know how good they've got it.
>>23636381I've been waiting so long for this as I want to build a second one...
>>23636234There isnt a huge demand for those two kits, from my own autistic monitoring of certain kits from local sellers, the MG F91 especially has been sitting around for months, even with minor discounts it hasnt moved
>>23636405Of course it's natural that some one off someone made in their basement is going to be near impossible to find. bandai is a multi billion dollar company, with multiple factories that reports record breaking profits every year. This shouldn't be an issue.
>>23636111I have bad brain and bite my nails to little nubbins.
>>23636234Late UC is not popular also, in some ways, F91 v2 is a downgrade from 1.0
>>23636423Older kits are better than newer ones a lot of the time so that's not surprising.
>>23636405>People into Bandai/Koto stuff don't know how good they've got it.Got it? When? Can you show it to me? Oh that's right, it is out of stock.
>>23636405You are comparing a literall defunct format such as vaccuform and resin kits made by a handful Japanese otaku in their rooms to a mainstream, multi billion dollar company. This is like saying it is fine for AAA games to be super dogshit because those random asset flip shovelware trash have the similar quality.
Why does Bandai neglect gunpla so much between a lack of new releases and letting kits go out of print and making godawful shi like the pgu nu?
>>23636451>Someone or a company gets successful off of something and then ignores it for reasonsTale as old as time. Why? Who the hell knows.
The PGU Nu isn't looking hot with the recent stream, but I would wait for some actual reviews first. There might be some fixes for the release version, and also the model they are showing is likely the same one that has been being shown off since they got the first color one. It's probably been on tons of trucks/planes and had a shit ton of vibrations in addition to wear from moving things.
>>23636451Because gunpla stuff is merely a fraction of the company and they make big bucks elsewhere
>>23636456>There might be some fixes for the release versionYou think they're going to re-work the tooling a month (Idk when it ships) before shipment?>and had a shit ton of vibrations in addition to wear from moving things.bandai's models are getting so bad that manipulating them (note, not playing, that's for gays) ruins them within just a month?
>>23636459I thought that in their earnings reports gundams are their biggest brand
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>>23636461Dunno, I just make up random claims with no source
>>23636468safe goofy
>>23636470Eat unko
https://x.com/C6UoYqRYwMUMQHw/status/1992445017835893102
>>23636476This collection gets posted here every month
>>23636472What is an example of not safe goofy?
>>23636481Azock
>>23636481bolinoak lfrith thorn
Does anybody else like the new hgs of the l gaims and dunbines? I hope we get more from the sunrise 80s mecha shows.
>>23636468finally a weapon to surpass metal gear
>>23636451>letting kits go out of printDo you understand how many individual kits Bandai has produced? How do you expect them to keep everything printed on a constant basis. Some shit also sells way better than others, which is why they reprint some kits more often than others.
>>23636498When was the last Dunbine HG even?
>>23636498L-Gaim and Dunbine designs don't convert very well into toys imo
>>23636512Virunvee but it’s been almost 2 years>>23636513Why not?
>>23636517Not sure honestly, they're just designs that only work in 2D for me but I feel that way about a lot of mecha
>>23636381It's scheduled for a reprint Q1 2026.
>>23636513Dunno about heavy metals but I get you on aura battlers.
>>23636527Ah I see. I can respect that.
>>23636529Forgive me for not trusting a bandai poll.
>>23636538What the fuck are you talking about? It's literally on the reprint schedule that has been handed to vendors. O has already been reprinted in July, Fazz Ver.Ka is getting two blocks of reprints, one next month and the other in March 2026. All of the other MG ReZEL kits have been reprinted, C Type is next. Some of you will do anything, including ignoring reality, to continue being whining miserable fucks.
>>23636549First time on 4chan?
Not sure I like the hemoxian koto linkupIn practice it takes chinese produced chinese branded kits and distributes them from japan so i get to pay the gaijin tax on it or get it a huge markup on ali compared to other chinese kits
>Bandai: Hey guys, here's what we're reprinting next year based on the polls>/gpg/: I don't trust this Bandai announcement at all.
>>23636562There was a time when they said we’d get mg age 3 and fx and we didnt
>>23636565Did they give a specific release year for it?
Any other brands that make their own version of this? Mr Color only has cyan/magenta/yellow and a color recipe is asking for this specifically
>>23636568No
>>23636562Where's P-BANDAI CANADA
>>23636571then stfu
>>23636549Thing sells out, thing gets hyped/scalped, thing finally gets reprinted and sells out fast because of hype, repeat.Some lots are more prone to this so will be harder to get, a local kinda sleepy game store who also has some gunpla had 5 HG the O somehow and they were gone within a week and another store had 2 Zaku big gun kits from Thunderbolt, they sold the same day. Few things are real unobtainiam rare but getting some kits for a not scalped price can be hard
>>23636576No
>>23636549>O has already been reprintedOh you mean MG The O which they cancelled half the orders for stores in the US for?
I simply do not get it. Why would Bandai spend all the money required to engineer a model kit, only to not make said model kits to sell? Do they not wish to make money off their investment?
>>23636579I'm sure you have a rock solid source for this claim. It's also getting another reprint next year. Here's a post, in September from someone who has direct contact with US retailers. Stock also arrived in with US retailers in October. You are yet another whining retard.
>>23636549>O has already been reprinted in JulyBoth The O and FAZZ reprints have been nothingburger because Bandai printed so little of them, they hardly got out of Japan. And keep in mind, this is the result of a poll, the voice of people. Bandai had to make that shit instead of just reprinting the old kits. The only miserable faggot here is you because you just can't stop slurping that corporate cock.
My, low chance it will ever happen, reprint wish is unironicly th GP action base from Build universe. Those things are rare and expensive AF. We all shit on Build but we also secretly wish we could fight with our toy robots so it would be cool to have a few of those bases to display my builds on
>>23636594>RedditDamn you sure beat us with this bro.
>>23636596Gyanko Dom reprint never ever...
>>23636468>you vs. the guy she told you not to worry about
People forget, or don't know because they're tourists, that the MG O was pretty easy to get pre-covid. It wasn't until stock sold out that suddenly everyone magically wanted it, even though you could easily get the Daban version of it which is slightly less shitty than the Bandai version.
>>23636610Why don’t people just get the daban version? Are they stupid?
>>23636509>Do you understand how many individual kits Bandai has produced? Oh yeah, they produced some real valuable stuff.
>>23636610>get the Daban version Lol. LMAO even.
>>23636611>Bootlegs are so readily available that no one wants to buy it.
>>23636594>don't believe your lying eyesWhat the fuck is with the gas lighting in this thread now? Is this actually a bandai employee? Shitposters were having a field day when stores were announcing that their orders of MG The O weren't being fulfilled.
>>23636611I have no idea. It's legitimately better than the Bandai version too. I don't think the people crying about this stuff actually want these kits. They just want something to complain about and reaffirm their idea that Bandai is actually the worst company in the world. There's plenty of criticism you can throw at Bandai but not regularly reprinting a kit that has historically sold poorly isn't one of them.
>>23636617The daban mg the o was actually out of print for a while also
>>23636618>Is this actually a bandai employee?No, they just have regular contacts within the american plamo market. He gets access to the Japanese & American reprint order sheets and shares them every month. Bandai used to make all of the reprint info & schedule public but scalpers would use that info to buy out kits that aren't reprinted regularly. So Bandai switched to only giving the info to vendors. The info they give out isn't always complete either. Sometimes they update it with new items, or they remove items that don't get enough orders.
>>23636624>Plebdit>Being trustworthyKek. What's next? Are you gonna flex your karma points?
>>23636614Japan needs to send all their unko kinos overseas, Bandai needs to force local shops to take them or else they'll revoke their distribution licenses
>>23636460The model that they are showing is likely from one of their validation batches. They may have made adjustments since then (even the rate at which they inject can effect how a part comes out, let alone mold changes).And the later was more on the vibrations. My kits that have gone through multiple moves are looser than ones that haven't, and I don't play/pose them very much.
>>23636569Have you looked at the conversion table on Mech9? It should show you similar shades across brands.
>>23636619>The kit has a bootleg so it is not Bandai's responsibility to maintain the stockYeah Bandai should kill their Hobby division and let the Changs taking care of FRS and Gunpla.
>>23636604I did not even know that was a thing, the face is not even that cursed so I may get one, it is cheaper and more available than that stupid action base lol. That is also a thing tho, people joint this hobby at various times and/or don't keep up with the release train so only later discover some obscure kit that has not been printed in years. If I have that I just sigh and go look if it is for sale somewhere for a price I think it is worth and some things are thus out of reach, can't have it all.
>>23636633In a scenario where the bootleg is better and cheaper than the original, why would anyone waste their time squealing like a child over not being able to get it?
>>23636633Do you actually own any of the chang models?
>>23636638I have the mg gp02 2.0
>>23636625I forgot that the literal reprint schedule that comes from Bandai and is confirmed by multiple vendors, and has been proven correct since they started posting, it isn't real because it's posted on a different website. 4chan.org is a much more reputable website for factual information.
>>23636637>why would anyone waste their time squealing like a child over not being able to get itWhy would you keep your meaty legs when the artificial one is objectively better, faster and stronger? What stops you from cutting them off?
>>23636643you posted a literal Reddit screenshot lmfao gtfo lil bro
>>23636652>objectively betterYou clearly have 0 idea what you're talking about
anyone know is there are 3rd printed thunderbolt/accessories? i am considering taking up the life long endeavear of converting as many rx 78-2s into thunderbolt FA
>>23636652Ppl cut half their kids dicks off in America all the time
>>23636638I have the Chinese retool of MG Sinanju, FA Hyaku Shiki Kai, Jeddah and a few Armored Puppets. I'm also waiting for Her.
>>23636658>You clearly have 0 idea what you're talking aboutEver try running with a dude with 2 of those? Yeah goodluck winning him.
Wow this KIKEroga looks cool
The retractable tether cannons on this KIKEroga are neat
2026 release for the KIKEroga
>>23636681>>23636680>>23636679looks like fucking shityour taste is garbage lmao
>>23636677Not everyone's a fucking athlete who only uses legs to run on a flat track, you sub 90 IQ retard
>>23636681>>23636680>>23636679>30k yenyeha fuck you
>>23636660fallout hobbies have STLs of the TB zaku packpack+subarms. don't know of anywhere with the TB FA gundam parts tho
>>23636677>goodluck winning himThese threads have been fucking ruined by you 3rd world bugs.
>>23636695>Failed to defend his beloved corporation>Resolved to emotion-based insultsI accept your concession
>>23636476What's the difference between this and unko pops? Lack of boxes?
>>23636685ANTISEMITE
>>23636679WACKY WAVING INFLATABLE ARM FLAILING TUBEMENWACKY WAVING INFLATABLE ARM FLAILING TUBEMENWACKY WAVING INFLATABLE ARM FLAILING TUBEMEN
Holyshit, PGU Nu promo kit is shitting itself in real time. It can't even do the neutral stance anymore and it' arms have given up.
>>23636714its soul is weighed down by gravity
let's get it over with gqx already
>>23636718MG GQuuuuuux?
>>23636632>Have you looked at the conversion table on Mech9?Doesn't have Gaia and hasn't been updated since 2016
>>23636717U in PGU stands for Unko.
>>23636722Mr. TAKESHI GET DOWN
>>23636718FRS Deux Murasame is all I ask forthen they could bury it forever
>>23636718Not until I get Hambradi
i am forfeiting the groupbuild. i procrastinated painting too long and now i'm too busy grinding sailing on osrs do finish in time
>>23636619poorfag cope
>>23636736What was your build going to be?
Why do you even care about Bandai stuff if you're only building bootlegs?
>>23636736
>>23636744Talking to the walls again.
>>23636751My meds give them to me.
>>23636736you could extend the deadline if you send groupbulgedude pics of your thighs
I dont even know why the box is larger.
>>23636791Tons of leftover parts
>>23636721Ah, they have Gaia in the list of filter options, but you are right in that it has like 2 colors that match on the kit I checked.
>>23636744i dohowever bandai does not
>>23636624>No, they just have regular contactsm8 why are you talking about yourself in the third person and pretending like you're not a shitposter?
>>23636736I am forfeiting the group build. I think I did really good on a diorama but then I couldn't get the supplies I needed to really finish it and my idea kind of sucked in the first place and now there is no time left to finish it. I don't know what to do with the half finished diorama now.
>>23636423Everything wrong with the 2.0 F91 points to Bandai fucking around with the design so they could shove an LED into it. Some kits like the F91 are way too small for those things and suffered because of it.
>>23636797There's a bunch of gaia colours you're not going to be able to match. You could try clear purple, Mr Hobby GX-107, over a silver base. >>23636814Genuinely, what the fuck are you talking about. He replied to me asking if the guy in the screenshot is a Bandai employee and I explained who he was.
another day /gpg/ has failed the don't be retarded challenge
>>23636851>You could try clear purple, Mr Hobby GX-107, over a silver baseMr Hobby GX107 is pigment based, the color mix specifically requires a combination of dye based cyan and violet to tint pearl silver.
>>23636856Thread always goes to shit during SEA hours.
>>23636867The doodoo has broken their minds
>>23636868POOP! POOP! POOOOOOOOOP! THANK YOU BANDAI FOR POOP MODEL KITS!! AHAHAHAHAHAH POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooop
>>23636851>if the guy in the screenshot is a Bandai employeeI was calling (You) a bandai employee, retard. You're the one gaslighting us.
>>23636731just buy the figure, cut off the head and stick it on a 30MS kit. done
Why did Bandai fumble the pgu nu so bad? It’s supposed to be “perfect” like wtf were they thinking???
>>23636941PG Unicorn also can't stand on its own or even lift its arms, nothing new
>>23636941>release the model with glaring flaws>all the extra shit like the LEDs faggots will still need>lmao morons will still slurp this garbage, let's charge them another 100 bucks just because we cangee I wonder why
>>23636886>gaslightingYou don't even know what this word means. US vendors THEMSELVES confirmed they were getting new shipments of the MG O in stock a month after the first initial small batch came in. You're insanely fucking retarded.
>>23635151>JL Gunpla UK uses various paint brands but seems to mainly use Mr.Color since importing paints to Europe/UK is a pain in the ass.He uses a lot of imported paint these days. Local options are just too limited, there's no real way around it.
>search for recently reprinted model kit>in stock says google>check site>preorderI'm trying to do christmas shopping fucking get it in stock already.
>>23636951>continues to gaslight>don't believe your lying eyes bro, the vendors confirmed it! trust the plan, pre order now!!
>>23636950I’m not gonna get it because of the price. If it was the same price as pgu gramps I could convince myself. Maybe 250 or 300. But 700 plus tariff plus tip plus led and expansion parts when it can’t even stand and when it has over 500 stickers? Lmfao get the fuck out of here
>>23636948A lot of the PG kits can't hold themselves up due to the weight. Most of them can't do anything other than a standing pose/kneeling pose and need a display base. None of that excuses the price of the PG Nu but it's to be expected that PG kits will fall over the second you distribute the weight unevenly. You'd need to own a PG kit to know any of this and the majority of people in these threads don't own the kits they endlessly complain about.
Feels good not giving a shit about PGs but at the same time I wonder how much of a resource drain this fucker has been. The only one I kind of care about is the Exia.
>>23636967PG strike is old as fuck, I have it and does not have that kind of issue, even with the aile strike backpack
>>23636953There's 13 colours there and for 10 of them he's using Mr Hobby. Only 2 of them are Gaianotes and 1 is Fortune Meow. How is 3 out of 13 paints used a lot?
>>23636958I'm not him. The store I got mine from got them twice
Will gaianotes supply ever get better if tariffs are removed or is it just gonna be like this forever?
>>23636976Can you post a picture of the pose it's currently in? I had the PG Strike Rouge and I liked it but other than a standing pose and a kneeling pose, it didn't do much else without a base. Only reason I sold it was because I didn't have the room for it any more after moving.
>>23636982no, dont you remember what happened with the corona shit? >sorry we have to raise prices due to supply chain issue>oh the supply chain issue is over? sorry we're gonna keep prices up lol
>>23636982Gaia has supply issues even within Japan. They only do small batch runs.
>>23636927was planning on doing that anywaystill, its the only thing I wanted from GQX besides the psycogundam and hambrabi
>>23636986Well they should expand the production then.
>>23637003I seriously doubt they'll make a kit of the GQuuuux Psycho Gundam but maybe they'll make a shitty prepainted figure like a metal build or whatever
>>23637003>>23636731cute
>>23637009they definitely will make a hg kit sooner or latereven the kikeroga is coming
>>23637031>even the kikeroga is comingSource?
>>23637031nope the kikeroga is getting a shitty prepainted figure, not a model kit
>>23637008Smarr famry company prease understandu
>>23637037>>23637038i don't care for it but it's huge and simplistic, and popular, and they're milking gqux as much as they cani agree though that it's got less of a chance than the psycho, definitely gonna be the huge kit of the year of some year
>>23637037It was revealed to me in a dream
I have a question guys. Why does it seem like they are only coming out with a few gunpla kits a year now? We used to get a lot of hguc and mg each year but now we get a couple. It sucks because I’m a fan of the older shows and there’s lots of mobile suits I’d like to get model kits of but they don’t exist.
>>23636948I call your bullshit, as shitty the PG Unicorn was (overdesigned Destroy Unchained mode), the PG Unicorn has no trouble standing up and lifting its arms
>>23637064>I’m a fan of the older shows and there’s lots of mobile suits I’d like to get model kits of but they don’t exist.Like what?
>>23637076Turn A and Victory. Also I want them to make a mg doven wolf with parts from the mk v.
>>23637075The problem comes when you try to have it hold any of its weapons, but aftermarket shoulder joints can fix that problem.
>>23637064They make dinosaurs, figure rise, unko, pokepla, 30mm and other junk instead
>>23637088are you done doubling down on your bullshit?
>>23637095Yes
>>23637095I'm a different anon, I'm just pointing out problems that reviewers have said about the shoulder strength of the kit.
>>23637080>Turn AThere's a HG and MG version. They recently did two batches of reprints for the MG which you missed out on. Try again in 3-4 years.>VictoryThere's HG kits for the Victory, V2, V-Dash & V2 Assault-Buster. There's a MG for the Victory, getting reprinted next year, V2 and the V2 Assault-Buster. There's also a RE100 Gun-EZ.
>>23637098you trust gay and trannie reviewers?
>>23637108No.
>>23637098Have you built this kit?
>>23637105I would buy all 4 gun-ezs if they reprinted them tomorrow they just refuse.
>>23637110Me trying to get it up after the 5th fap of the day
>>23637105I have the mg turn a and turn x and old 1/100 SUMO. I also have re100 shokew and mg v2ab. I want more of the zanscare mobile suits and a 1/100 FLAT and bandit to go with my other Turn A 1/100s.
>>23637105He obviously means the non MC suits from those series.
>>23637110I guess we need to start calling them imperfect grade and imperfect grade unko.
If any of you lazy fucks ask for an extension I am gonna freak.
>>23637105You forgot the MG v-dash
>>23637128V-Dash is just the Victory with the Dash option pack in box.
>>23637131Still a master grade v-dash
>>23637110you're watching the typical retarded snapshitter reviewing model kits. if you look closely, the arms are too far apart from the chest, meaning the snapshitter didnt push the arm far enough to the peg to"snap" so it can support the weight fully, probably because he's scared to destroy the led wiringmost of the problems of bandai model kits and specially from youtube reviewers are human error or doesnt read the manual
>>23637110A little shading would go a long way on this thing
>>23637139No.
>>23636890One man raged against the dying of the light.
my entire personality is defending Bandai on /gpg/
my entire personality is endlessly crying like a bitch on /gpg/
>>23637158mine is 99% gunpla and 1% trolling right wingers on twitter/instagram/truth social
>>23637064We just got HGUC Gallus-J and Psyco Mark II this year.
>>23637162>>23637161>>23637158Based
I don't have personality, I don't need it
>>23637141All model kits look better with shading, no exceptions
I snapped my personality together
So is there any actual reason why gothicmades have zigzag arms?
>>23637180the inner working of Nagano's mind are an enigma
'ate Bandai'ate Katoki'luv Tomino'luv Nagano'luv third partiesThat simple.
>>23637204Well they don't love you!Heh
>>23637180I think Nagano said it has something to do with square cube law but I could be wrong. It just looks cool, I'm glad somebody is brave enough to make something that doesn't look like a gundam or a zaku (and frankly GTMs look better than anything from gundam)
>>23637180put your arm around a bitch but still keep her at arms lengththat's commentary
zakuaurelius owes me one vid a day
>>23637240Every time someone says his name he kicks someones preorder.
>>23637127Sorry but I need it
today I want to build plamo! I am going to build plamo!
>>23637250What kit. You will be judged.
>>23637256Unkosul days Salaryman
>>23637256RG akatsuki gundam
>>23637256Nta but hg l-gaim mk.ii. Roast me.
>>23637256HG Moon Moon
>>23637264lil bro couldn't afford the RRR L-Gaim MK II
>>23637180It's to extend their range of motion. The ljoints use linear sliding mechanisms rather than rotation, so in order to get the full range of the rail for the elbow joint's movement, the upper and lower arms are offset so that the arm is "straight" when the joints are at their outermost position. Hence the characteristic Z shape of the arms and legs.
>>23637266RRR the indian movie?
>>23637269I know Bandai makes shit, but bringing up indians is a bit too much
>>23637256North Star Military Figures Frostgrave Soldiers I & II, and/or an HG IBO kit from my backlog! I should be painting instead but the last thing I painted had some unfortunate things happen and now I need to strip the paint...
>Leave PGU Nu Gundam to me>*upscale RG Nu Gundam kit to 1/60*
I know bandai is diversifying so they're not ride or die on just gundam, but why can't they diversify into GOOD things?
>>23637263Cool, shame about the reuse of the RG strike frame. If I ever see it on a decent discount I'll probably pick it up.>>23637264Looks alright, I always prefered the look of the L Gaim. Are you going to paint/remove all the seamlines?>>23637265Moon gundam? I keep going back and forth on if I like the look of it. Feels like a design that would heavily benefit from a RG or MG version. I'll probably try to pick up a varguil when I'm in Japan.>>23637310Which IBO kits are in the backlog? I'm actually building the HG Graze standard next.
>>23637336>upscale RG NuYUCK
>>23637110Can't you just tighten the joints?
>>23637357No.
>>23637368Why not
>>23637374It’s a fucking perfect grade, you shouldn’t have to fix anything because it shouldn’t have any problems because it’s “perfect”.
>>23637339HG vidar and HG kimarisI haven't seen IBO so I don't know the significance of those designs, but they look cool and maybe fun to paint. I really like the look of the astaroth as well, but I don't have that kit.
pgus can be floppy cause they're "unleashed"
>>23636680>>23636679>legally distinct not-Gothicmade
>>23637393LMFAOOOOOOOO
>>23637379PG shouldn't even be gunpla, it should be like the tamashii line, it's pre-built so it is indeed perfect out of the box.
>>23637391I've never seen IBO either, I just like a lot of the designs. It's still insane how wrong they got the colour for the Kimaris Vidar.
Unpopular opinion: kneeling poses are the best.
We're approaching image limit, so new thread>>23637445>>23637445>>23637445
>>23637444Based
>>23636610covid was the 9/11 of hobbyists. it made many people realize that there's money to be earned with reselling hobby products which in turn made rampant scalping a common occurence. and we never recovered from that until now. back then online shops priced their gunpla very competitively, but after covid struck you'll be lucky to see them sell gunpla cheaper than mall price because "rare kit", "rent and electricity costs" etc.
>>23636476>Army build>Don't do anything with them>Just put them in a shelf in a generic postWhy even bother?
>>23634913>crossbone not S+shit list
>>23636608>>you vs. the guy she told you not to worry aboutcanon, kyral winds up with allenby
28th All-Japan OraZaku Championship grand prize revealis this the end for scribetards and chinkcels???
>>23639342before and after of the winning model
>>23639361>>23639342Genuinely a beautiful and clean build.
