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https://youtube.com/watch?v=7lu2RmCmaF4
>>23634665Wait, if it's on the head you can at least pretend it's like Char's scar on his forehead (I'm a few threads behind)
>>23639753CLEAR FUCKING SHIT.
Okay, ideas, ideas. For the next Dragonar kit, if it won't be a Dragonar, what do you think will Bandai release as a High Grade? The easiest answer should be the Falguen for obvious reasons (Meio's machine to rival the Dragonars and all that), but what if they make the uncanny choice to release a grunt machine... but as the Stark variation? Realistically, there could be three of those releases in the Stark Deins, Stark Gewei, and Stark Dauzehn, and they should all come with parts to convert them into their base versions. Overall, besides the Falguen, which Giganos MA should be made as priority?
>>23639776Meio's three stooges. Gilgazamune would've also been a good choice if not for the size
>>23639751Just finished prep work, gonna leave it overnight in soapy water then hit it with a primer once dry. Need to see how much fixing I'll need to do after doing some basic scribe work, also to check for any gaps that didn't seal properly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNUlnAkJzVk>heres your new bandai gunpla tool bro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPmgjtZixwkstop using AI its LE BAD
>>23639790Gelf, huh? That's one unique choice. Though it needs to have the 3 item limit to sell, because you need a set of three with unique designs, all of which can be built in one set, but you have to choose.
>>23639849Oh yeah, they did something similar with a couple of build fighters kits
>>23639845>has a currencyNot even gonna watch any further. Bandai sure loves making some of the most retarded shit.
>>23639723>metal buildDon't care about that, but this Hi Nu with the funnels like that is interesting. Is that the only major difference?
as amateur as it looks, I do like how my groupbuild is turning out and am happy for this to be my first entrynot much left to do on it
>>23639872As long as you're having fun.
It seems that just like the HGFC, the RG Formerly Known as God Gundam will now be labeled as Burning Gundam for future reprints.
here's your Katoki-disrespecting gunpla, bro.
>>23639893the God Gundam box runs are going to become expensive now!
>>23639893While they're at it, they should rename Dragon Gundam into Chinatown Gundam, Bolt into Commie Gundam and Maxter into Ultimate Gundam to further please American audience
>30mm AltoWhat are some other kits with arms and legs compatible with the HGAC Leo.
>>23639905every WFM HG
GQuuuuuuX Sazabi
>>23639910Fucking sexual ngl.
>>23639910Actually pretty cool.But why's it holding casino chips?
>>23639910This is old, long before gcuckolds.
>>23639907which ones meld nicely with the Leo's design?
>>23639895
>>23639914Demi barding/ trainer.
>>23639915Lmfao
>>23639915Should've painted the round part of the torso as a basketball
>>23639915Banrise’s next new woke gundam show: the nigga from neptune
>>23639838>schwarzette Love this kit. I bought a bootleg but I highly consider getting the real one for a proper pant job. The only thing that puts me off from that is because I think it looks pretty good as it is.
>>23639931Why tf would u get a bootleg of a hg nigga they’re like 15 burgers
>>23639933The bootleg HG is like 8 burgers.
>>23639895everytime someone shits on Katoki's long legs on this thread, i'll just show them this.
>>23639933They were 21 burgers at the time and I wanted to try out bootlegs. And I was not disappointed in it, the bootleg is very good.
>>23639937You probably like Katoki’s long legs don’t you
Only retards hate on GODtoki.
Who is that Katoki of /gpg/?
>>23639893are they doing this so that Hobby Lobby can stock them?
>>23639999quads confirms it
>>23639893i thought the HGFC is just called G Gundam. Burning Gundam is already reserved for the Build Fighters one
>>23640005hobby lobby already had the god gundam and the deathscythe hell. this isnt the 90s anymore, christianity is thankfully dying off
are robots supposed to be painted shiny? it feels like matte isn't very accurate or realistic even though it's the most popular finish.
>>23639751I like this little guy a lot. I did not like having to spend a bunch of time masking and painting the gold parts. Still a lot of work to do on the red parts.
>>236400291. Fighter jets are also shiny, you just don't often see it in the photographs.2. They're colorful fictional robots, you can color them how you want. Though the general rule I go for is, if it's a hero MS in parade colors then shiny is better, and if it's a grunt MS and/or camo then matte/flat is better.
>>23639751Working on a GM Command, GM Command Cannon and GM Command Light Armor using HGTO kits as a base. I love the GM Command design man. Thanks to the anons who offered tips for chiseling/scribing in the last thread. It’s still coming out looking like absolute dogshit when trying to carve out little details but at least it started looking a little less dogshit now.
>>23640029Parts that are painted on vehicles are usually matte, as you have to redo the paint often enough that you don't get a smooth finish anyway. Also it making it more visible.Joints and such could be painted metallic with some shinyness from wear.
>>23640025
>>23640029yes in anime but irl military machines and vehicles are flat and weathering would be completely invisible in 1/144 scale while we're at it
>>23639999>>23639893its part of their DEI initiative to remove as much as offending material that they can.in games they start to censor shit, like the death in Berseria and removing smoke pipes in Xillia, its no surprise that gunpla will also be affected
>>23640039>middlePut on some clothes you degenerate!
>>23640057Imagine not having a belief that gives you comfort about death in 2025 lmao.Also not /m/.
>>23639999I feel like part of it is simply to have localization-friendly names on the product boxes. For example, Dukemon/Gallantmon for the Digimon kit.There are whole populations that only know a thing by its localized name, because they aren't weaboos that do more research than necessary.
>>23640038>>23640040>>23640046I ask because I notice a lot of times in the animes whenever they put more effort into the art for a scene they always make the robot shiny
X-pack announced
>>23640070Fuck thats rad as shit.
>>23640070Finally, a cool looking pack.
>>23640070Isn't straight up writing "GOY" on it a little too bold?
>>23639893changes literally nothing about the model kit. who cares?
>>23640070Please don't tell me the kit is going to include another entire F90 like the N Type and Cluster Gundam.
>>23640064Imagine needing to be comforted like a little baby. Grow up and embrace the fear. Dance the dance of life
>>23640070Beam shields clipping into wings is tad bit too silly
>>23640091Embracing death is also an idea the gives you comfort about death
>>23640091This is an 18+ website, boy
>>23639872Im happy your happy anon. No homo
>>23640070so does it come with the Cluster Gundam or it is just a pack?
>>23640100I've unironically BEEN here for over 18 years
>>23640070Holy kino
>>23640100Then gtfo because if you need to believe in fairy tales because growing up and dying is scary for you then you are clearly underage
>>23640070Suck it!
>>23640087>3850 YenI doubt they'd include a whole F90 at that price. Still kinda expensive for a single pack though
>>23640134They've released a couple of standalone packs like Hover and Warbird when they have a lot of parts.
Time to pay the piper
>>23640137just fucking buy it already jesus christ why do you need to spam this shit in every thread
>>23640144What is this shi? I have not seen it before.
>>23640070This is making me wanna buy the I type.
>>23640126It's actually the opposite as you start to grow older and loved ones start dying themselves. A belief helps you accept and/or cope with losing them in this life/forever. I don't actually fear death itself; I fear the separation that it causes. That may be because I do have comfort in my belief in Jesus.>>23640070>>23640134>>23640108First F90 that really speaks to me, what base kit do I need if this is mission pack only? That F90III Cluster Y on P Bandai right now work?
>>23640147It's from Armored Core 6, one of the harder bosses. He spams this and the Ekdromoi pretty often.
Sex with Nagano
>>23640156they would definitely include attachments to make it work with the base F90, as Cluster Gundam has bunch of additional parts to swap with to work with the F90 packs and the X type seems to work initially with the Cluster since the core fighter of the Cluster is attached to the X FFortress
>>23640137Get back to me when they make an arms fort kit.
>>23640144It was a one time thing… for a Japanese gunpla auction… in Japan>>23640147PCA heavy cavalry, the PCA are like the Titans>>23640157>harderLolLmao
>>23640189I had a harder time with them than I did against Allmind/Iguazu
>>23640182they did
what's your favorite non-bandai model?
>>23640226Don’t have one. I’m Bandai only fight me.
what's your favorite bandai model?
>>23640176So I need to find a F90 Cluster (No III?) or would the III still work? Haven't yet caught up on the F90 mangas so I really don't know the difference between them.
>>23640233Mg turn x. Not only is the design cool but it’s good polycapless engineering, lots of cool gimmicks like the shining fingers and all range attack, and tons of accessories. You get a beam rifle, beam handgun, bazooka, and missile launcher.
>>23640233MG Mk V
>>23640226I like the Moderoid ExoFrame line. That episode where the Cartel smugglers sneak through the border and kill a group of right wing militia was extremely based.
>>23640226Moderoid Big O, Dangaioh, Hagane and Take no YamikazuchiBellfine GoshogunPlum 1/35 Power Loader
>>23640237The F90Y III kit is the Cluster Gundam. That's the only one that includes the Core Fighter, which is what you see attached to the X Fortress.
>>23640226I love Hexa Gear
>>23640226not gunpla>>23640233all of em
>>23640226Hasegawas 1/48 VF-1, easily the best kit of the VF1 in its fighter form. Decent fitment, hybrid construction (both glue and snapshit), nice details, low price. Done two of them, and will be doing Roys whenever that reprints. The standard S not the one equipped with super packs.
Finished my EX (grandpa) GundamHow do.you guys take photos? I've seen instructions on making black boxes with a diffused light atop, but I still use my phone
>>23640271Kino. Looks like you already know how to take photos.
>>23640196Cool kit, wrong AF
Did we ever decide who is better between Nagano or Izubuchi?
>>23640271My phone is fucked so I can't post photos of my setupDon't use flash outside of light bouncing for starters.Buy a roll of paper to use as a backdrop.Get two or 3 lamps. slap paper infront to diffuse the light. Or just use ring lights to skip that step.Place said lights in pic rel arrangement and wallah. You can now take better photos than most of reddit or this thread.
>>23640271
>>23640278Nagano literally invented the template for modern real robots
>>23640257Ok, so it should work then? Sorry for all the questions, but I trust gpg more than wikis for this sort of thing.
>>23640278I like Nagano more but Izubuchi also makes some of my favorites. His Rune Masquer stuff is top tier
Uwaaaaah
>>23640271Good lord, the classic scheme just doesn't work on this abomination. Should've gone with FAG colors
>>23640292That's the Gatling ammo drum, you made me doubt myself and check the show again to see if it has equipped both the Gatling and the beam sabers
>>23640295I like Thunderbolt too, but the FAG colours are too muted for my liking
>>23640284His current work may be divisive and his manga is shit but this is basically the common ancestor of a pretty significant portion of the genreI like Izubuchi but in terms of innovation and industry impact they aren't even close
>>23640303I really like the paint job dude, I actually think it looks really cool on the Netflix gundam. You did a good job. What paint did you use for the gunmetal and frame?
>>23640306>>23640284Can you elaborate on this? I have heard people say this before but don’t have context.
post izubuchi's work
>>23640307The shine you see on the frame is just glossy black combined with the camera flash. I REALLY need to build that black box
>>23640308Nagano was one of the first designers to think of them as actual machinery with an internal frame because apparently everyone in Japan drawing cartoon robots was a gigantic retard until the 80s.
>>23640311>everyone in Japan drawing cartoon robots was a gigantic retard until the 80slmfao why? how could they all be so dumb?
>>23640194Because they pit you against them with mid/early game weapons>>23640276I saw a motherwill model from the ekdromoi guy convention Lemme see if I can find it
>>23640314It's a mystery, but that's why movable frames were jerked off in Zeta.
>>23640317>motherwill modelTell me it's fan-made, my wallet would not survive
Is it nagano dicksucking hours already?
>>23640322Of course it's fan made.
>>23640322Most more out there armored core models are garage kits sold at wf for one day in double digit production runs
>>23640324I don't get how simply liking Nagano is considered 'dicksucking' to your retarded ass. Mad that we're talking about something other than Gundam? Fuck off
>>23640304 (samefag)>>23640295Maybe I sould have tried the Atlas colour scheme
>>23640320so... like how did they even think gundams would work before movable frames? it's just big solid blocks of gundarium that move with magic?
>>23640333That and some pistons
>>23639751https://youtu.be/w72CdkXYOXs
>>23640306>ZZ Gundam if Nagano had full creative control.
>>236403330079 designs don't even have functional joints, they're metal boxes filled with random machinery that move through magic
>>23640333Giant lamps and cogs
>>23640333They assumed them to be monocoque designs where the external armour is also the frame, thus, what you see is what you get and the legs and arms are otherwise filled with candy for when the pilot gets hungry.
>>23640338>ZZ Gundam if Nagano had full creative controlThat came much later, this is more like proto Zeta
>>23640342Nagano's ZZ concept was pretty similar to the L-Gaim MK II.
>>23640322>>23640327>>23640325Tons of cool non AC mecha deserve a model kit
>>23640355Yeah kind of glad Nagano got fired for this. We already have l-gaim we didn’t need this.
>>23640358Some aspects are really cool but I love the ZZ we got. Well, actually, I mostly love Akitaka's EZZ.
>>23640362I couldn’t tell a difference between og zz and enhanced until I looked it up and then put the two side by side to compare.
When was the exact point Nagano fell off?Gothicmade? Or before that?
>>23640364The lineart is completely different proportionally, but not so much for any models.
Enough Nagano talk. Moriki time!
>>23640331Oh it isnt? Its already been a few threads already with this Nagano shilling.
>>23640333Dougram was the first notable use of inner frames in mecha, but that was partially because it was a gimmick of the toys. There still wasn't any real consideration for how some of the trickier areas moved so you still had stuff like stretchy pants around the crotch. https://youtu.be/UKk1dJjW9vU
>>23640369I like his Xi Gundam, I wish Bandai used his lineart for the HG instead of the Katoki version
How we feeling about og turn a gundam which was later developed into the sumo
>>23640369SOON (hopefully...)
>>23640380This guy just doesn't have main character energy
>>23640385Imagine stepping on this guy in the middle of the night when you're getting your second midnight snack.
>>23640387LMFAO
>>23640386what gives a guy main character energy?
>>23640393mature hairline
>>23640378The HG Xi specifically blends in lots of novel details, and proportionally neither it nor Penelope are all that close to the Katoki versions instead of Moriki's own redesigns.
>>23640380paint it red, slap a mustache on it and you got a Sonic final boss
>>23640393Turn A's final version
>>23640393A mustache
>>23640393V fin
>>23640314Because they didn't see giant robots as robots but people dressed up in tube costumes, since that's how Tokusatsu depicted mecha. The internals were then based on tin robots which were just a bunch of random gears and springs.
>>23640070I know the idea is to blatantly copy the Crossbone claim it's a predecessor, but X shaped boosters are way too bulky to look good.
>>23640393Two rhombus eyes.
this year's final groupbuildthe award ceremonyplamor will weep
>>23640097Beam shields are made of multiple emitters which can turn off portions at will to avoid contacting the mobile suitWe don't see it often in animation but it happens once in F91 I believe, and makes perfect sense here
>>23640409>The internals were then based on tin robots which were just a bunch of random gears and springs.forgot pic, you can't make this shit up
>>23640419jokes aside, this actually makes more sense with the 44 ton listed weight of the RX-78 than more modern bulky inner frames
Gwitch's uniform outfit is like maggots. Everyone feels disgust when looking at it.
>>23640419how the fuck does this even move, wouldn't it just be stuck like this?
>>23640369Fucker needs to stop tweeting about his Elden Ring playthrough and drop some new lineart scans instead.
>>23640426I think Nika is just unpopular
>>23640433i mean no wonder, the show has ugly woke designs instead of hot anime girls that people like.
>>23640436lemme guess - you think it's woke because they wear short
>>23640428Moriki was chink spike before chink spike even existed.
>>23640427it would work, but it'd spin the shafts in place
>>23640427
>>23640433To think she of all Gundam girls has kit.
>>23640436I think they just don't like her for calling the cops on her friends.
>>23640436>woke You keep using that word and somehow that invalidates Secelia being a WFM character.
>>23640443I just want one of Allenby or Sochie.
>>23640449>SochieI foresee a long wait in your future for that one
>>23640439Truly his impact on the industry cannot be overstated
>>23640449>AllenbyShe's a Neo-Nepalese baby factory now
>mom i posted a photo of restocked shelves to prove that x kit is flopping again!
coping tranny above>>23640426no surprise, who the fuck would pay MG prices for a literal basic bitch from a show that no one watched
>>23640458I might just to upset you
>>23640426>>23640436Could you go be brazilian on /v/ or something
why does /gpg/ hate chink spikes except when Moriki or Nagano do it?
>>23640426shouldve made prospera instead
>>23640091Edgy raging internet atheism was a thing 15 years ago anon, these days boxhands and Play-Doh sculpts posting are all the rage, maybe do some complaining about Unko for effect.
>>23640465Nagano's designs aren't that spiky other than the one that's literally chinese
>>23640470What about depressed resigned atheism?
>>23640465They as japs are a part of big variety of designs, but with chinks it's all the same shit. In a way, it's like a balanced diet vs eating the same shit every day.
>>23640475Only depressed resin autism allowed in this house
>>23640465People around here don't hate chink spike that much.
>>23640484Wait why
>>2364046599% of chink designs are not-Gundam stuff and "Wukong, but mech" - fuck, their most original designs might be from Zentrix.
>>23640427S-STOP ASKING QUESTIONSYOU DISRESPECT THE ARTIST
>>23640465I hate them all, what makes you think I like Nagano and Moriki?
>>23640032You forgot to fill in his lil mouth :<<
>>23640485There should be balance in aesthetic genres. Having a spiky design after 100 blocky, champfered robots is refreshing.
>>23640487underage
>>23640465Certain elements of design ("greebles", "high fashion" concepts, etc.) are harmful to mecha as a genre. What we see now is a bloat spiral that has long since passed the point of out of control.
>>23640492I haven't done any detail painting yet.
>>23640465I don't hate greebling or excessive details or spikes but chinks keep puking out the exact same shit but in either SEED, 00, or Hi Nu flavours every fucking time Nagano stuff at least looks distinct
>>23640502Oh...
>>23640490holy shit your taste is fucking awful. I bet you like warhammer and tanks and gay shit like that
>>23640507Soon
>>23640465>MorikiMost of the time people bring up the Xi or Penelope in these threads anons clown on them albeit.
>>23640529yeah anons with shit taste
>>23640523No! That is still not enough!
>>23640529It's hard to pick a favourite cartoon robot but Penelope is really high up there for me.
>>23640226luv me megalomarias
>>23640380Looks like a psycho warrior
>Got some kits on sale for great prices >Look up a bit more on thr HG Scopedog TC LRS>Turns out this version has several improvements over the Burglarydog kit, and that kit had improvements over the regular Scopedog release.Huh, has this ever happened with another kit in such a brief period? The Turbo Custom essentially makes the other kits obsolete, and if you wanted a better version of the Burglarydog, you'd have to take parts from a TC.
>>23640596mostly corrections not improvementsbetter polish shit up because a votoms kit without a cockpit is a hard sell
I hate RGs but this is kinda tempting to get
>another chink barbie
>>23640626It says right there his name is Fenrir.
Final predictions on how many entries the groupbuild will get? Closest guess gets to pick 1 kit from my backlog.
How would you rate Zac’s build?
>>23640626impressive, they've somehow managed to make the lupus rex look even worse
>>2364063169
>>23640626hey wait, this is a new one? there is another one with a metal frame right?
>>236406316 probably.
>>236406317
>>23640633I would place him comfortably at around 5th best builder in /gpg/ tier.
>>23640637yeah that one isn't even out yet
>>23640633shitasstypical gbwc "stack some stiff mgs together", disappointed in him
>>23640633recycled from another diorama but didnt clean it up/10
>>23640633>non metallic framesalso he still paints so fucking thick it's like I could carve it with a knife
I want to crack open my HG Earthree but I’m afraid of solid color kits like that because of how easy they stress mark and nub make. I have red blue and white sanding sticks. Tips?
>>23640633will zac discover shading? find out next time
>>23640662The shading comes with kits being 3D objects
>>23640624lmao isn't this the 4th Astray they've announced this year? 2 china exclusive recolours, the new SEED version & now this.
Any chance of black Friday deals on a compressor or air brush
>>23640689check spraygunner on black friday, they should have deals
God fucking damn my compressor and spray booth are so loud.
>>23640689>>23640699just take the portable airbrush pill
>>23639751Finally finished my Barzam. It's easy to see the little flaws and mistakes looking at it now (also my camera skills are shit) but it's nice to finally have something to show after months and months of procrastination since my last kit. Also my first attempt at weathering and it could probably be a lot better but I didn't want to overdo it. Was angling for mild space-use wear, like something that hadn't seen a ton of actual combat but picked up some scrapes from debris fields and the like.
>>23640710That is a really nice looking Barzam!
>>23640710
>>23640633it looks bad because that scrap piece below everything looks very detailed and realistic but the rest of the kits look like top coated plastic
>>23640713Thank you!
>>23640710Thank you for your service
>>23640710>>23640714>>23640726Looking good. I like the scratches on his feet and skirt.
Its not fair! It looks so cool!
>>23640738Good news then! You can buy a Cluster Gundam on P-Bandai RIGHT NOW because it's in stock!
>>23640741I already preordered the N type, so I might wait on that first.
You always hear about the second best builder, but who's the first best builder in /gpg/?
>>23640738The manga made the ZZ influence very blatant
>>23640778how so? what's the reference?
>>23640779
>>23640785i'm not seeing it.
>>23640785i love stock footage
>>23640786Crazy how blind you are
>>23640788maybe you're just seeing things where they aren't
>>23640789maybe you're just stupid
>>23640789>>23640786>>23640779look at the pose he is doing and compare it to the zz stock footage pose. hint: it's the same pose.
>>23640791looks like daitarn
>>23640795i'm not seeing it.
>>23640801you cheeky bastard...
>>23640653metallic frames are cringe, and make your kit look like a toy
>>23640807Source?
>>23640809real machines
Metallic frames are cool.
>>23640810Real machines don't have arms and legs
>>23639751Had some fun making a few fern leaves for the diorama. Not sure I'll end up using them cause they don't look the best, but it was a very fun, zen process.
>$250 for sold separately leds>$250 for sold separately leds>$250 for sold separately ledsLMAOMAO
>>23640624Might get this, would look cool next to my PG Astray
>RG Astray Red DragonNice, they fixed the ugly RG Astray face
>>23640810… have metallic frames
>>23640813some do
>>23640821that are coated with paint
>>23640823Metallic paint.
"real robot" nonsense should never be applied to anything gundam.
>>23640826good, so we will accept that they are the flat paint colours as animatedgot it
>>23640826another retard that doesn't know what real robot means
>>23640828Does real robot imply magical frames which allow you to control time and space?>>23640827perchance
>>23640829it certainly doesn't imply you can't have that, because the term isn't about what the robots do but how the robots exist within the setting.
>>23640830My favorite real robot is tengen toppa gurren lagann because it is realistic in the setting.
>>23640835okay
>>23640778Combined with either the P-Type or W-Type Packs, and it could become a transforming G-Fighter. Cluster Gundam X-Type is just chaos incarnate, and I like it. On to the Z-Type.
I wish giant robots are real, bro
>>23640845It literally is a transforming G-Fighter.
>>23640850I don't see it.
>>23640851The X-Fortress mode contains the Cluster entirely in this image>>23640070Pic related makes it even clearer.
>>23640726The colours look fun and the small bits of weathering are tastefult. someone with a regular Barzam, unpainted and unaltered
>>23640830>this schizo nonsense again
>>23640857brainlet
>>23640070Is this compatible with the Gunraid
>>23640865the leg units might have trouble but everything else should attach just fine
>>23640858It's not about whether I'm right or wrong but whether I've posted within the setting of an imageboard
>>23640874That’s deep
>>23640874and what's the deal with roleplaying games? don't you play a role in every game??
>>23640226A.R.K Cloud Breaker 01 from PLUM.
I usually buy a kit if it comes with a lil' core fighter.
>>23640900I'm still pissed that the MG Narrative doesn't include with a second core fighter like the V2.
>>23640904WTF WHY? Fucking banjews
>>23640878
>>23639853Literally with the walking Dragonar reference in the Ez-SR, the Ez-8 that can be built based on one of the three Dragonars (D-1 Intruder, D-2 Eliminator, and D-3 Shadow Phantom).
>>23640441>all three cogs touchIsn't that jammed as fuck?
>>23640917Pretty much an allegory for American education
>>23640426only Ni_a shelfwarms. others sold decently well. i have no idea whay they madd her in the first place. should had been cecilia instead.
>>23640820ohh so it's real and not a typo?
Why does it seem like gunpla has gotten kind of boring lately? There is nothing to get excited for. Like mg recolor ver ka? Hg seedslop? More astrays?
>>23640937Maybe you've outgrown the hobby.
>>23640937Maybe you haven't grown enough.
>>23640820Should've been the Kai instead.Also I'm surprised the Blue Frame upgrades still don't have any kits in RG.
>>23640940none of the actually cool blue frame variants are ever allowed to get kits
>>23640943Why?
>>23640946because faggots like giant swords more than bazookas and missile launchers I guess
>>23640948Giant swords are cool
Did gundams take beam sabers from onions wars?
>>23640950Yes. The original gundam was very inspired by star wars. Char wears a helmet and mask because of darth vader.
>>23640952I thought that was a nod to Johnny Destiny: Space Ninja.
Well, I painted for the first time. There was some sputering during the blue color but overall it was a fun and gratifying experience.Watch out /gpg/, today are spoons, tomorrow the world!But really, didn't expect it to be so fun, just have to buy common thinner to properly clean after myself afterwards.
>>23640956Nice mg spoons
Are lacquer fumes actually bad for you or are only pussies scared of them?
>>23640989it's not going to kill you but it does kill some brain cells.
>>23640995It’s over for braincels
>>23640956Rattle cans or airbrush?
>>23640989No, in fact it's good for you. The fumes actually stimulate your brain and lungs to go into overdrive like some kind of doping. Lance Armstrong actually had a concoction of lacquer and plamo dust he huffs to make himself more alert and his muscle to temporarily push themselves beyond limit. You basically get New Type flashes when huffing paint.
>>23640226the new round table snaa knights have been pretty nice with the undergating and gold plastic that actually looks good
>>23640816Keep the plants or nah?
waste yute
>>23640956Assuming you're airbrushing, buy nitrile gloves and a canvas drop cloth, you're gonna spill something eventuallyPainting is fun as fuck, welcome to the club>>23640989The fearmongering is excessive imo but it's still good to wear a respirator. Also if you don't have a booth paint somewhere out of the way, not just because of the fumes but because paint dust will collect in the corners and generally be a pain in the ass to keep clean.
>>23641025They look too out of place, should have way denser foliage to look natural
>>23641030Yeah, that was kind of my feeling, but I don't have the time to buy pre-made foliage or make a ton of self made ones. I guess I can always add them after the groupbuild.
>>23639751Finished the Plugin In Multi-Purpose Clamp Compartment frame done tonight. Doing it 4x was a bit monotonous, ended up breaking a switch on one of them due to getting sloppy. Just can't turn on the flashing lights mode on it, can still light it up in breathing mode with a magnet.Just the Mechanical Moving Arms left and then it's onto the armor. Not sure if I'm wanting to put the decals on after looking at a few reviews, I think it would add too much greebling. Will figure it out when I get there though.
>>23641037What the fuck is that
>>23641013Airbrush, an Eclipse
>>23641039What you don't know about the Kshatriya's plug in multipurpose clamp compartment frames? They make up like 50% of the suits volume!
>>23641047What the hell kinda Kshtariya are you building
>>23641051The chink one. Like 5th night building at this point. The inner frame is dense as fuck, it's all plastic but weight wise reminds me of my metal framed MG Unicorn.This picture is before I finished the arms/head.
>>23640820...the Red Dragon can do this?
>>23641053What kind of dog do you have, I see the dog crate in the back anon, show me your dog.
>>23641053Goddamn that's a lot of greeble but I guess it makes sense if it's the inner frameI had a feeling those were Kshatriya wings from the shape, can't wait to see it when it's done
>>23641062You're going to be disappointed
>>23641060Here you go. She has actually put stubborned me and only goes in that crate when I don't plan on locking her in.>>23641062I think we have 3-4 in progress in this thread. Not sure who is going to finish first as I think the guy who started first is painting.
>>23641053Do those metallic bits look like that out of the runners or did you paint them?
What grit is best when sanding smooth surfaces for paint?
>>23641067Off the runners and they shiny metallic ones are actually really good and nearly fully undergated, only not when the nub isn't going to show. That is actually true for almost the entirety of the kit, I started just one clipping a lot of parts.There is a glossy silver, glossy copper, glossy gold, dark metallic purple, and a matte silver runner. The purple is really cool in person, but doesn't show up great on camera (just looks gloss black).
fuck yeah just got a fatcat rx-78-2 for like 20usd,And Blue destiny resin kit and another zakutank showed up
>>23641074Nihao!
>>23640820I will ask the elephant in the room here.They will reinforce the inner frame to handle all that weight, right?
>>23641073Damn, that actually looks really good wtf
>>23641080好好
>>23641066I love her, please tell her I love her.
>>23639751finally doneFirst MG I painted and first time I tried weatheringphoto dump incoming
the matte top coat made some of the weathering effects disappear but oh wellAK ultra matte varnish works pretty well
>>23640989Well it does shrink your brain but if you don't have any, you really shouldn't worry.
>>23641087Remember RG Akatsuki?
>>23641128I dont buy seedshit.
>>23641087i have a bad news for you.
>>23641130This is handpainted, right?
>>23641087Amatsu Mina is ok, so i guess Red Dragon won't cause much trouble.
>>23641113Nice fag, broThe grey parts feel a little under done, but other wise the weathering looks quite nice. I especially like the scorch marks around the boosters and beam rifle.Did you paint all the rocket pods and shit too?
Is it fine to cut the gunpla parts with scissors? I got a bunch of industrial tailor ones with good sharpness.
>>23641209you can get a great pair of nippers for like $20 man
>>23641215i used to do that when i was building my first gunpla as a kid
>>236410711000-1500 for prep, 800 works too
Would midterm polls result influence Bandai to produce certain kits?
>>23641123>>23641124Good shit bro
>>23641209It is even fine to just use your fingers to snap 'em out. That's why it's called snapbuild.
true /gpg/chads twist undergated parts from runners to remove them.
>>23641253>red gundam that highjaps really do have shit taste
>>23641281recency bias
>>23641281Char boost
>>23641253Why is Freedom on there 3 times?
>>23641295Piloted by the all time hall of fame winner of New type polls
god hand (lowercased) fags are so obnoxious. they just have to mention that their nipper is god hand>uhh bluh bluh MY GODHAND is... >yeah then I cut it with MY GODHANDsame level of insufferableness as tesla and iphonefags
>>23641315lol pipe down poorfag
>MG Astray Red (New (not really, arr rook same)) >MG Astray Mirage>RG Astray Red DragonI have ashtray fatigue
>>23641322Don't worry, there's gonna be more Strike Freedoms and Nus later.
More history lessons with Dragonar model kits: The Dragonar-2 and Dragonar-3 HGs are basically 1/1 remakes of the original boxarts done by a different artist (Ryosuke Tsuji did the HG versions, Ryuko Masshou did the boxarts for the older kits), but for the Dragonar-1, Tsuji went with the SEED pose, possibly because of the connection to Mitsuo Fukuda, who made Gundam SEED, rather than the other poses with the different old kits (base release with no Lifter, the expanded version with the Lifter, and the System Injection version).
>>23641322still waiting for a MG Amatsu Mina announcement
>>23641324Good. Gundamslop is acceptable.
>>23639895the hg mogs the fuck out of this piece of shit
I didn't know where this would go but this hound from wave is really fiddly. I think I'm going to have to buy a second one to really lean how to paint and sand.The plastic is harder than bandai and it's hard to clip out. Plus the parts connected to the runners turn white when stressed
>>23641253What kits, HGs? They all have them and they all are good WZC is in the works, supposedly. MGs? Forget about it. RGs? lol
>>23641358probably just a popularity poll of lead gundams that doesn't affect any gunpla release decisions in any way.
>>23641349>Venus WarsKINODidn't realize they have kits of those and are still available today. Good luck anon, would love to see it finished.
>>23641253Hopefully, I really want more Calibarn and Turn A kitsNo 00 though, im sad
>>23641386Me too, bro.
>>23641386MG Calibarn.... MG Sumo Gold... MG Turn X reissue...
>>23641401>MG CalibarnI wouldn't mind FM.Just to parallel Aerial.
>>23641392We still have a month to go tho... maybe if I vote for the qan[t] every day...
>>23641386>Turn A kitsWish granted. MG bourjanon coming Q2 2026.
>>23641376The hound itself is really easy to get but if you want the one with the resin hiro you're probably going to pay significantly more but they're not hard to find. The only one that is kind of hard to find is the old black and white ones whereas the newer kits have colored plastic.Like I said I'm going to buy another hound kit because I'm about halfway through this one and I'm not really liking how it's turning out I think I should have been more careful cutting out some of the pieces (I lost one of the tiny screws because it was half a mm in size) and I definitely recommend you to sand and paint this kit (which I will do with the next one). As long as you get one with hiro all of them will be compatible with him so if you just get one for hiro himself, then the next one you get if you mess up on this kit you don't have to worry about it because the bike parts are going to be the same in each kit
>>23641295Because Mighty Strike Freedom is technically a new MS.I'm more surprised that Aerial and Calibarn rate so highly.
>>23641443I would unironically buy multiple HG Borjanons to army build. Gives me an excuse to finally get around to building my Borjanon Gavanne Gooney Custom.
>>23641443>MG not zakuThey would make it Re/100 if anything.
>>23641452>>23641453I would unironically love a bourjanon even if it's visually just a green zaku
>>23641443I'd buy it just to have a bourjarnon box>>23641447>I'm more surprised that Aerial and Calibarn rate so highlyThey're very pretty robots, I like the big broom
>>23641460you know, I'm very surprised bandai hasn't just reprinted the MG Zaku 2.0, slightly altered it, and then called it a bourjanon. Maybe bandai is too stupid to do that.
>>23641464That would require them to reprint the normal MG zaku II
>>23641466Right, I forgot bandai absolutely despises that kit for some reason.
>>23640816If you want foliage for that or future builds Aliexpress has tons for dirt cheap. Ive been sitting on some myself for a diorama ive been planning, they look good
>houndMy only recommendation is to just glue b9+b11 with b13+14 because there's no way they're going to stay naturally like in the instructions. The decals are water decals so I need to go figure how to use them. I wasn't prepared for the level of delicate pieces so I ended up breaking a few. It's a cute kit though. Definitely glad I bought it even though I don't have much experience in kits. I would think this is smaller than 1/20 though. It's the size of my hand.This is was it looks like with nothing other than just using some nippers
>>23641253Unicorn is pretty low. I assume the Japanese just got fatigued by how many kits and variants it had?
>>23641505Maybe they're just happy with the unicorn selection. There's not much that hasn't been done with it.
>>23639751Reben Wolf I finished. Decently satisfied with it. First time using these rivet things I got, and I like the way they look (though they kept falling off until I finally used a stronger cement). Only thing I hate is the tubing on the waist and head. Bandai uses this orange plastic for the tubing that seems to actively reject primer, paint, and topcoat, it would literally be so brittle that touching it after a 24 hour topcoat would still lead to peeling and the entire paint breaking apart. In the end I just brushed silver on using a citadel paint, which isn't the best.
>>23641522Side shot. I really like the Reben Wolf's legs. They're very sexy.
>>23641522>>23641530I think your color selection does the reben wolf some justice as it looks a lot better than stock colors.
WAKE THE FUCK UP GROUPBUILD IS CLOSING
>>23640738>>23640745Yassss more cheap slop! >bandai cared so little about it they've photosopeed the other gun-shield thing inlmao>>23640738>>23640741>>23640745If you think this looks good then you have no right to critique seedshit or chinkshit because you not just have shit taste, you don't have taste at all
>>23641562dumb ESL
>>23641565Look closer at the gun's barrel, pig, bandai didn't care about your favourite slop
I got a big bonus this year for the holidays and I also saw that paypal is doing some retarded 20% cash back thing if you pay in 4 payments over time instead of all at once. I'm fighting the urge to not just buy the perfect grade unleashed rx-78 and the pg blue astray
is there any more info out yet on this third party 1/60 z-gok? it looks awesome
>>23641571keep on yapping lil monkey
>>23641577Blind retard
>>23641583it's mighty impressive how retarded people are unable to tell what it is that makes them retarded
>>23641585You don't say, pajeet
>>23641575The head bump just keeps getting bigger
>>23641562Are you really bitching and whining about promotional images for a kit that hasn't even entered production yet?
>>23641562>Abloobloooblooo pls sar notice my seedshit and changsloppp.Whiny little bitch.
>>23641625>bitching and whining I understand that you're used to feel such emotions but where did you see them in my post?
>>23641562well done, you got the fluoride gunbabs in a seething rage
>>23641641probably in the entire thing
>>23641633>oink-oinkHuh?
>>23641648>probablyWrong
>>23641655your entire existence has become so whiny you can't even see yourself
>>23641658No need to project your feelings onto me
>>23641652What do you call this level of retard?
>>23641574>financing your robot toyslmfao. even if they give you a deal i wouldn't do this just based on principle.
>>23641447>I'm more surprised that Aerial and Calibarn rate so highly.Why? The show did well and in general most of the designs are pretty good. HG Aerial & Calibarn were constantly sold out for months. The units I'm surprised about are the G-Self, even if I'm a fan of the design, and the Gqux red gundam. That one I don't understand but it's probably just recency bias and the Char buff.
>>23641763>Why? The show did well and in general most of the designs are pretty goodthis board got mindbroken by that show because they think it's woke. burgers are obsessed with politics and will deny reality because the show HAS to fail even when the numbers say it did great and the kits were popular and enjoyed by normies.
>>23641769Suletta is so cute
>>23641466>>23641486They had the MG Zaku II J 2.0 on their price change list thing a week back so they'll probably be reprinting it in 2026
wfm is decent but coming after ibo and before gqx elevates it to a masterpiece by comparison
>>23641790IBO designs are generally pretty good, other than Barbatos which looks like a 5 year olds OC.
>>23641790I liked gquuuuuux more
>>23641790giga based
>>23641795>which looks like a 5 year olds OC.LMFAO WTF that's too real. why is bro built like that? why didn't they just go with a different design?
>>23641769The show was legitimately bad though. Regardless of the LGBTQ implications, the second half was an utter clusterfuck, and the ending was as nonsensical and as big a letdown as AGE.
>>23641790wfm's kits are actually the worst of the three
>>23641805The problem is that nothing happened in the first half then they rushed a story in the second half
>>23641811why did they make it like that? and why did they then follow it up by doing the same thing with g cucks? are they stupid?
>>23641805it's not that bad compared to ibo s2 and the entirety of whatever gqx was
>>23641816If anything they tried to do way too much with too little time in gquuuuuux
>>23641795I think barby would be more tolerable if it weren't in fucking clown colorsLegitimately even flauros hot pink would be better
>>23641837why do all gundams have to be in clown colors?
>>23641837These colors don't work on 90% of the gundams
>>23641840Because they decided all the main protag units should have the same colours as the RX-78. It's one of the worst things about gundam.
>>23641864>he doesn't edit the video to recolor the gundams in his own custom scheme
>>23641864They do what is necessary to sell toys, and the parade colors work. You go ahead and try to make a Gundam in RX-78-1 colors, and see how many people complain about your shitty use of colors.
>>23641866I edit the files to recolor in the same colors
>>23641840>He doesn't know.
>>23641795There isn't a single good design in IBO
>>23641876What's wrong any of these? Graze (and variants), Hyakuren, Gusion, Grimgerde, Oltlinde. There's plenty of others I think are fine but those are the stand outs to me.
>>23641881Vidar
>>23641885Oh yeah I completely forgot about the Vidar. That too.
>>23641881>Graze (and variants),Ugly feet, too leggyJust a Leo but gay>HyakurenThat's a hexa gear governor>GusionHecking chungus meme design>GrimgerdeAlmost good>OltlindeGood idea spoiled by Bandai's cheap toy budget requirements, would go hard in any franchise other than Gundam
>>23641891To me, you know when a design is kino when you can paint it in pretty much any color and it still looks cool. The Sazabi is like that.
is it even possible to get a Kotobukiya TV Version Eva-00? they're not even on ebay by the looks of it
I think the calamity would make a really good Perfect grade. shame it's nowhere near popular enough to become one though.
>>23641897I don't think I like vidar in white
What are they even doing with that second factory.
>>23641904Reprints
>>23641897Yeah I've seen the MG Vidar in a bunch of different colour schemes and it looks good in all of them. It's just a great kit in general. I don't think the Sazabi is as flexible.
>>23641897this is making me want to get a Vidar and look into painting kitsmy issue is i'd have no where other than my bedroom to paint and i'd assume it would be a bad idea to paint in my room...?
>>23641904It seemed like it was mainly being used for their other plamo lines but recently I've seen a lot of Japanese people say the stock of gunpla reprints is way higher than before, to the point where it's much easier to get kits now. Still doesn't seem perfect but I don't think that's going to stop until the yen recovers. For example, I recently priced up a bunch of stuff and it's 54% cheaper for me to buy everything from Japan than buying it locally.
>>23641908you can paint outside but it depends on temperature and humidity. i wouldn't paint in my room because you don't shit where you eat.
>>23641912Just run an air purifier. Anything with a HEPA filter in it will work.
>>23641909>until the yen recoversthey deliberately are devaluing their currency. america is doing it too because they are retarded right now. weak dollar = more exports.
>>23641899you can still PO it on several shops, april 2026 release
If you take a gunpla kit and then modify it to the point nothing of the original kit remains, can the result still be said to be a gunpla model?
>>23641921that's for a reprint, which i guess is an option but thats months away, it's an old kit and im just surprised there's not a single one for sale anywhere already
>>23641908>i'd assume it would be a bad idea to paint in my roomIt depends. Lacquers have an extremely strong smell. Even if you're venting the fumes while airbrushing, drying the parts in your room will have the place reeking of lacquer. If you have pets that regularly go into your room, I'd say they're a no-go.Water-based acrylics have a lot of issues being airbrushed still but they're much better than before. I haven't used it myself but the Mr Hobby Acrysion line generally has good things said about it and seem to airbrush better than something like vallejo air. Please do yourself a favour and research this stuff yourself rather than relying on information here. Last thing I'll say is the standardization around paint terminology is dogshit. For example, the vast majority of paints will be refered to as acrylic lacquers or sometimes just acrylic but depending on the brand they're completely different. Vallejo is a water-based acrylic, Tamiya/Mr.Hobby Aqueous are an alcohol-based acrylic, Mr Color/Gaianotes are a lacquer-based acrylic. All of them have acrylic binders but are thinned and mixed differently.
>>23641923It's been five years since its last reprint. You can probably find an aftermarket one for a retarded price but why would you buy that when the reissue is mere months away
>>23641924thanks for the info! yeah it'd definitely be something i need to look into considering i never have whatsoever but i know a portable booth thing and an airbrush would be a couple hundred at least and i wouldnt just do that on a whim!
>>23641925>find an aftermarket one for a retarded pricei cant find a single one even thats the issue, i wanted to get one like now but maybe the reprints my only option
>>23641922They used unko for this btw
>>23641924>Vallejo is a water-based acrylic, Tamiya/Mr.Hobby Aqueous are an alcohol-based acrylic, Mr Color/Gaianotes are a lacquer-based acrylic. All of them have acrylic binders but are thinned and mixed differently.The most correct method to separate them would be by their solvents and method of solidifying. "Water based acrylics" are acrylic polymer emulsion paints that form a solid paint layer through coalescence following the evaporation of the water.Oil-based paints (oils and enamels) perform an oxidative chemical curing reaction.Alcohol/"water based" and acrylic lacquers are dissolved in organic solvents and do not perform any chemical reactions to create a paint film, the dissolved polymers simply reconstitute into a hard coating as the solvent evaporates.
>>23641928Those portable painting booths on amazon are fine but they don't really provide enough pressure to properly ventilate lacquers. If you've no better option, then it'll do, but it's not ideal for lacquers. Frostedsnow did a video about this a few days ago which you should check out.
>>23641937I wish there were decent prebuilt options outside of the US and asia but you're pretty much forced to go the DIY route
>>23641937gotcha, i'll definitely check that out and look into it more over the weekend, thanks!
>>23641939The only thing I've seen is those waterfall booths but I hear mixed things about them. Particularly when it comes to cleaning them out. Seems like a lot more maintenance and parts wise it seems like a pain in the ass to replace parts in it. They seem so much quieter though.
>>23641944>The only thing I've seen is those waterfall booths but I hear mixed things about themThose aren't available outside of the US and China either other than 1 model made by the same factory as all the shitty amazon booths
>>23641939diy isn't really that hard. I just got an old plastic storage bin and some ducting out the window and connected it to a big ahh fan. put some leds inside to light that shi up.
>>23641939I just bought a Chinese booth on Amazon and added an inline blower fan meant for a grow tent. It sucks plenty now.
>>23641946>diy isn't really that hardIt's pretty hard to even get the components if you live somewhere where home air conditioning isn't commonDepending on the style of your windows you will also have to drill a hole in your wall to even be able to vent outside
>>23641948Get a box fan and a hepa filter. Tape them together.
>>23641897>The Sazabi is like that.For me, Sazabi only looks good in red.
>>23641952I wonder who could be behind this post
>>23641897it would probably look beast in like a burgundy dark red with the black parts contrasting with it.
>>23641950Box fans don't really exist in countries without sliding windows since that's defeating the purpose and the disposable cardboard(?) filters everyone uses don't seem to really exist here either, instead we mostly have glass fiber filters you'd have to build a frame to hold first
>>23641958Maybe you have bigger problems in life than painting if your country is too backwards to have access to a fan.
>>23641961Just a matter of market differences making it hard to find ventilation equipment outside of big b2b wholesalers selling to businesses doing AC for office buildings and what notThere's just no demand for it
>>23641902It's already got like a half dozen P-Bandai variants thanks to the SEED MSV designs.
>>23641973I still really want the aile version but it's hard to find without paying out the ass for now. I hope they do another batch of them
>>23639751Nearly time to do the metallic colors.It's my first time using them for something more prominent than a frame, pretty excited.
>>23641876Only thing I liked was these little shit tanks they had for the ground troops
Bought my first resin kit, this conversion kit for the Zaku GQ to become a Kampfer GQ. Hope it goes well!
>>23641987that's pretty cool, didn't know they were a thinglooks like it could be something that needs a lot of work though
>>23641987that's rad, but also looks like it uses very little of the original kit. Why wouldn't the entire thing be resin at that point?
>>23641876I like the Asmoday
>>23641992based
>>23641991That's how some resin kits work. They use the original as a base mainly for connecting the parts.
>>23641991I've heard it's due to joints mostly. Resin joints stink, if you can get plastic ones, it makes the build much easier, and it won't be a statue.
I miss having a working resin printer but not badly enough to try and fix my printer and then risk poisoning myself again
>>23641980Did you sculpt that?
>>23642009>again
>>23642047printing indoors was a really bad choice
>>23641987I wanted to get this one but it sold out the day before I got paid :(
>>23642052Yeah all I've heard is bad shit about that aspect of it, any long term issues?
>>23641327Or Amaterasu. Regardless, we still need a retail MG Gold Frame one way or another. Amatsu Mina is a good start, but honestly, they should come with option parts to recreate the original Amatsu without going over the whole song and dance with P-Bandai again. HG has certain cuts in plastic that only forces you to lock in to one option over the other, and the RG limits your options for the feet because of the Advanced MS Joints. None of that in the MG, I pray.
>>23642009>againhave you considered installing a really strong exhaust?
>>23641806wfm as a model kit line is objectively the best of the three. GQ needs a ton of color correction, and the ibo inner frame are floppy. I don't think there's a single bad wfm kit (Darilbalde is the best though)
>>23641817incredibly low bar but sure
This is so stupid it's actually kind of cool
>>23642061I developed really bad allergies ever since. I don't know how much of it was really due to resin and isopropyl exposure, but it for sure wasn't helping. I got a cat since then and while poisoning myself is bad enough, I would never put my cat in harms way for some models.>>23642064Printing outside and using better PPE should be safer in theory, but printing outside is also a horrible pain in the ass, don't have the right facilities for it, etc.
>>23642092People have been hyping up FDM printers, which don't use resin, but aren't as detailed for 32mm models. Considering gunpla doesn't need to be as detailed as 32mm minis, I've been eying them.
>>23642114FDM is really not meant for that kind of stuff.
>>23641987Why does gqx like those balls so much
>>23642121The same reason you do
>>23642114>>23642120I've seen that modern high end FDM with fine nozzles and careful tuning can produce really good results, but my FDM printer is a cheap piece of shit that has suffered a lot of wear and tear from being stored and run outside.It's true they don't use resin, but all filaments produce some kind of gasses when melted. PLA isn't super bad, but a lot of the dyes and additives used aren't so great, and ABS is really bad.
>>23642125I have a bambu xc1. I have a .2mm nozzle/head, though I don't use it as the primary. Does it make nice prints? Yes absolutely. Not for gunpla though. Unfortunately.
>>23642053You can pre-order one still on Museigen Hobby, I think it's wave two, and you missed the initial wave.
>>23640292"safety flags"
>>23642123why does anon like them so much?
>>23641113Great job, Anon
>>23642121eva-brained
>>23642127I don't know what kind of FDM printers are supposedly good enough for models. Mine is an anycubic kobra neo that is two years old and was 100 dollars new. One of the belts is splitting. I don't think the Y axis is supposed to wobble. There is mud caked onto the build plate that won't come off somehow because it started raining while a print was running overnight. Does it make nice prints? No lol.
>>23640820So now the Red Dragon has an MG, HG, AND RG.PG when?
>>23642123But I don't like those balls, or I wouldn't be asking. What a dumb post.
>>23641204yeah I painted the missiles but I didn't paint the plain armor that's hidden by the full armor parts>>23641259>>23642137thank you anons
>>23642144he is insinuating that you are a homosexual
>>23642148homosexuals would probably like Gqux kits
>>23642061A guy on reddit damaged his cornea by doing shit with his resin printer, touching his face/eyes, then went to sleep. He essentially gave himself a chemical burn on his eyes.
>>23642144Are you picky about what balls you like?
can tamiya panel line accent be used the same way as mr weathering color? basically just brushing it over a topcoated surface (gloss or matte?) and wiping it off to make it look weathered
>>23642177Get some vallejo dark grey wash for that
isn't the full armor gundum ver ka like super janky? It looks super cool so I've been tempted to get it but half the time I hear people complaining about what a pain in the ass it is.
>>23641253>>23641281>>23641505It's not in any particular order.
>>23642177I did use black tamiya panel liner to do this. It came out ok>>23642184I just finishing this (see the weathered one above) it isn't too bad but the shoulder peg is finicky and easily destroyed and the articulation of the kit isn't great but I like it overall
>>23642146you fucking FAGlooks great bro, how did you do the weathering on the white armor parts?
paint gods i have a question. i'm going to animeland and want to bring back some kinonotes. some of them are like exclusive and they aren't selling them at the us retailers. am i able to bring it back in my suit case?
Bat-Shu?Vatshu?Nah, it's basketball shoes.
Got the the wing arms done so the frame is all done now. To whoever said this could stand on its own unlike the PGU Nu, no it can't unless you are super specific about the wing locations. I doubt the armor is going to make a difference.
>>23642177It can but you're probably better using a water based acrylic wash. It's going to be way more forgiving.
>>23642231>nagano will never be ballin-
>>23642238It is so annoying the best version of the Kshatriya, and in fact what's probably the near cutting edge of kit gimmicks, isn't Bandai. Mr. Bandai needs to get his shit together.
>>23642257I just wish the wings didn't look so bad
>>23642263good thing you're a modeler and you can change them.
>>23642216real touch markers and using a q tip to smear it and then using a sponge loaded with gunmetal acrylic paint and dabbing it onI'm not a huge fan of the real touch markers to be honest
>>23642268You'd need to scratch build essentially every part of the wings to fix it.
>>23642275better get to it then.
>>23642288That's a lot of work to save chinkshit
what are your favorite bandai non gundam model kits?
>>23642342The EX Falken
>>23642342zaku
Went to buy a few things while the yen was at a new low. Decided to count my backlog first. 58 kits. Time to hold off on new orders for a bit.
>>23642352It's not a problem til you hit triple digits.
>>2364234230 minute sisters.
>>23642342HG Nyuren
>>23642342probably this dude
I heard you guys like chink plas
>>23642396Kino. Please keep us updated with progress pics
>>23642342Kobu Kai
now we gamin'
>>23639748>>23639751figured i would do these while finishing up the dijeh. the amuro is from the nu ver. ka. I'll gloss them when I do a gloss coat over the dijeh decals and then hit them with a wash.
>>23639751The final stretch.
I think my dad got me the HG psycho gundam mk2 for christmas. he let it slip that it was something big and purple.kind of tempted to buy him a kit alongside his normal christmas gift just to test if he'd enjoy the hobby.
>>23642539how old are you? my parents look down on me for building chinese robots
oooh finally, I know what I am fighting for!
>>23642547cute
>>23642539>the gift
>>23642547Does this look like the face of mercy to you?
>>23642539I hope you enjoy bad dragon, anon
>>23642238I've got no problem with getting it to stand on its own, personally.
>>23642586Such superior balance, so this is the power of chinese kungfu as applied to gunpla technology!
>>23642546nearly 30 but I have a good job and I'm a sperg so they don't really judge me for it kek
>>23642547How does she get a kit before Vile or Sigma
So long, my tiny, brittle, discolored CM's gokin...
>>23642611cuz she cuter
>>23642030Oh no, my skills aren't nearly good enough to make something like that yet. The Figure-rise Amplified Metal Greymon kit comes with two different cyborg arms you can equip onto him. In this case I'm using the Alterous cannon.
Are there any good guides out there on how to do custom paint for kits if I wanted to change the color scheme of a kit? (sorry I'm a noob)
>>23642643I copy color schemes from video game characters and tokusatsu heroes. These are also interesting to look athttps://gundam.fandom.com/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Variation
>>23642643Hmm? Try using the line arts in the OP resources, open up paint and do a mock up of the color combo you like.
>>23642643there are loads of guides all over youtube for different painting methods. brush painting is cheap but takes a lot of practice to do well at. airbrush is easier but needs more equipment.
>>23642617I just hope the human faces are printed... If we are even getting the option to swap out heads from the helmet to the anime head...
>>23642656if you wanna handpaint like a pro, watch Ray Studio's shorts.
>>23642677Those guys are too high level for me.
They re-added a bunch of stuff, or something, I dunno.
>>23642703I thought that said GM slop and had a giggle.
>>23642703I want that guncannon. The zssa is pretty cool too.
how do I buy snaa and other chinese kits without getting scammed?>buy through an importer and pay 100% markup>gamble on ali express listings that all spell the product name wrong and have different prices and list the product as "kitchen supplies" to avoid tariffs
>>23642703>$100 for an RGwtf
>>23642703Zssa my beloved
>>23642708Tariffs. The 10% price hike from earlier this year only goes so far.
>>23642708It's multiple plated runners so Bandai gives it another giant price bump. The PG Phenex costs as much as the Nu.
>>23642703>GM slopheh
>>23642257It is not the only case. The best Jagd Doga kit is from China. So are Physalis, Akatsuki and Barbatos Lupus Rex.
>>23642721>best Jagd Doga kit is from ChinaWhich one is that? The Daban MG 8823 Quess one?
>>23642703Same Bandai-shit, different day>LBXThat's still a thing?
>>23642725They made Gyunei version, too.
New thread>>23642731>>23642731>>23642731
Dang, just saw this and checked and it was sold out. I hope there's a third run or something.
>>23642738Meant for >>23642129
