-=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: >>23639748
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Hello /gpg/ I am a late uc cuck and unfortunately for me most of my favorite MS don't have modern kits. I think it'll be a fun process to take an old 1/100 NG Neo Gundam or G-Cannon Magna and sort of "refurbish" it up to modern standards. Has anyone done something like this and/or would have any tips for this sort of thing?
>>23642749This is why Plamor gave us scribing tools
>>23642753>scribing toolsMost of the work is going to be in resculpting and replacing joints, you're more or less going to be 90% scratch building the kit to make it look serviceable
>Another mg Ex S reprint next February.Yes, I can get another one finally.
>>23642758>>23642749there's these cheap plamo action figures that you can buy at convenience stores that's all the rage recently. you can actually use these as cheap inner frames to give your old F90 kits an upgrade. here's a sample vid of someone doing it on a Devil Gundam kit https://youtu.be/anbIGeAEtQQ
>>23642733Finally done with this little dude, now just need to assemble.
>>23642765Technically was done like yesterday, but some bits of the paint got chipped when assembling so I had to do a bit of touch up. The Efreet Nacht comes with katana and kunai, but I’ve always thought it’s got more of a medieval knight vibe so I’m giving it a lance from the 30MM DLC.Anyway, here it is, my very first ever attempt at fully painting a gunpla. It’s definitely kinda rough, probably need to work on the paint thinning/ consistency and/or hand brushing control – will need to practice/ experiment further. Also, I probably should have used black for the chest (instead of just darker grey), so it provides better contrast against the light grey body. Will panel line plus slap some waterslides at some point but still not quite sure how ‘stable’ the paint job is, so I’ll leave it as is for the time being.
>>23642767imo darker gray looks just fineI get having issues with painting as a first timer, but how come you didn't clean up nubs and mold lines on head pipes?
How's an HG more expensive even though it comes with less stuff?
>>23642778Because Astray is more popular and is guaranteed to sell out completely
>>23642781if you're profitmaxxing, wouldn't it make more sense to price gouge the Astray since it will sell out regardless?
>>23642778The tomino tax of course.
>>23642778Astray uses the old mold with less parts, meanwhile that G Self is the more recent movie version. Not to mention the action base.
>>23642790RG Astray belongs to the premade frame era of the line. The original kit is cheap AF with a paperthin box. Red Dragon is just exactly this, but with a new backpack.
>>23642804those are the ones that get floppy after a while, right?
fuck international shipping im never doing this again
>>23642813I expect complaints to surface day one like with Akatsuki. And then this thread will clown on it for a month
Hm? Hmm....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_jpQWKOWqQChina's doing what Bandaisn't
>>23642829
>>23642831>Difficult to buildPerfect. Made for me.
how well do water based filler putty hold up compared to the lacquer based ones?
>>23642831>My hands hurt after building this.My sole complaint with Sheik Mainland kits basically
>>23642815Amatsu Mina holds well despite being top-heavy. the reason why Akatsuki was a (literal) flop is because it had an inner frame that made the kit too heavy for the joints to handle.
>>23642844Not really. Aile Strike's RG frame is just bad.
any good airbrush/compressor deals with all the black friday stuff going on? I need to move on from cans at some point
>>23642884a wash free airbrush + portable compressor is 80 bucks total. its leagues better than your usual airbrush and compressor and perfect for beginners
>>23642887Trash. No needle makes it worthless for artistic purposes.>>23642884You can get a master airbrush+compressor combo for like 100 bucks normally. They're cheap, decent and any mystery meat replacement parts from amazon work on them. Check USartsupply.
>>23642892there is a needle, numbnut retard. it is just isnt in the airbrush itself, so you dont waste time and money washing the airbrush every single time you use it
>>23642897Yeah, it's where it doesn't give you any flow control.
How can I intentionally get orange peel when airbrushing?
>>23642899shit that doesnt matter when you're painting gunpla if you want flow control on an airbrush you want the big sprayers anyway
I want to start getting into Kotobukiya’s Zoids kits. Is Godos a good one to start with? Also Guysack the Scorpion one.
>>23642903Flow control absolutely does matter. I don't think you actually paint. Every picture you've posted has been a screenshot of someone elses video. Do you even own one of these things?
>>23642813This conversation comes up every time a RG with the old MS-Joint is talked about. All of the RG kits with the pre-built MS-Joint will eventually start to loosen up. You can alleviate it to some degree by not manipulating the limbs much but if you do, or you leave it in a pose where the limbs are under constant tension, it will eventually loosen up. If/when this happens, you can resolve it by gluing those parts into a fixed pose, or thickening the specific joint in various ways.
>>23642909Check the country in his amazon screenshot. It's another 3rd worlder shitting the thread up. Do not engage with them.
>>23642934I don't think he even owns the thing he's shilling. He's shilling the idea of being too lazy to spend 20 seconds cleaning your airbrush.
>>23642901use the quickest drying thinner available, and work on a high-temperature room.
>>23642949Thanks :)
>>23642955Also spray as far as possible so the particles dry while theyre in the air and cake up when they land
>>23642960Should I blast it at a high psi too?
Where can I find a waifu that only loves UC kits?
>>23642979>just a bunch of boxesThere's no love here.
>>23642831AIEIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Happy thanksgiving gundams bros
>>23643062Eat a lot of turkey today anon :)
>>23643084I'm eating my bf's turkey out tonight
>>23643098I wish thighsanon would say this (to me)
>>23642903>philippinesWould it kill pagpags to not act like a massive stereotype for once
>>23642983We love our boxes here, shame on you!
>>23643102True modeler cut the box art out and preserve it in plastic cover.
>>23643084Thanks anon you too
Hi
>>23643120A q-tip with a bit of alcohol on it would help a lot
>>23643123Where
>>23643120>not a reddit repostWhat's going on here?
>>23643124On the panel lines
>>23643124The shins in particular, but all of the panel lining could use a cleaning
HG 1/144 G-Doors when?
>>23643139How’s it otherwise. It’s 100% painted
>>23643144I like the paint.
>>23643146Ty. It was all markers via airbrush
>>23643111I would rather have it in my closet, with the runners while its collecting dust.
>>23643120>topcoat and panel lines looks no different from a recolor lmfao
>>23643160None of those are the original colors. Out of the box shenlong is a lot lighter.
>>23642979Talk to 35+ year old Japanese women, ideally 40+
Not necessarily gunpla but I finally ordered one of these 1/60 Zaku R-2 figures. I like how close the mold is to the original Bandai designs and will look great with my Daban PGU G-3.
>>23643140I remember thinking we would get more Moon designs when the HG Moon Gundam came out
>>23643168I hate the heat pipes
Has anyone in the US ordered from Ali any time in the past few months? I haven't even touched the website ever since the tariffs hit, but I'm getting the itch to procure myself some bootlegs.
>>23643175Anything they sell as choice will have the import fees baked into the cost.
>>23643161Don’t excuse laziness
>>23643169We also got Varguil, but after it's release I haven't heard anything about any other releases from moon gundam line.
>>23643169We got the recoloured gundam base exclusive Varguil with the gundam head
>>23642731Can the Suletta Figure-Rise pose well enough to do kung-fu poses next to G Gundam kits? Asking for a friend (I am my friend)
>>23643175Yes. I didn’t even order choice and there was no tariff tips. Just check under the price and see if it says “import fees included”.
>>23643169We just got Jedda
>>23643216No flippin way really?
>>23643200She was designed with baggy clothes so no, the articulation is very limited.
>>23643224FUCK
>>23643219He is talking about the Chinese one. Looks pretty close to Gyobu's lineart except it got Katokified with super long legs. I'm expecting a Chinese Psycho Bawoo anytime soon, and hopefully, Aggjin.
https://www.e2046.com/p/59118/&title=parts-set-kampfer-gquuuuuux-conversion-kitfor those who missed the 1st and 2nd wave
Guys I don't think I can finish my 2nd group build entry in time...
What paint for non metallic inner frame? Europoor btw so no gaia.
>>23643263>no gaialiterally overbarred from the hobby
>>23643263Nazca mechanical surfacer…>Europoor btw so no gaia.Oh… I can’t help you
>>23643260you know there's a way to beg for a deadline extension
>>23643271Does it involve posting thighs?
>>23643271nah he just keeps asking for more pics then tells you you should have built faster
What gundams model kits have the best gimmicks? I like to play with them.
What's a good site to buy Gaia in the US?
POV: you're a 16 year old zeek pilot in a gelgoog at the battle of A Baoa Qu
>>23643299AztoyhobbyGalactictoys
>>23643289All titans suits with transformation
>>23643304Name 5.
/gpg/ have any photo tips? criticism?
>>23643308>>23643301He should be clean from the Factory that it rolled off 2 days before ABQ.
>>23643263Honestly, Tamiya acrylics.
>>23643314Shitcrylics are for poor people in Europe
>>23643305GaplantHrairooHrairoo (TITANS)Hrairoo Gigantic arms UnitGaplant trainer (not announced yet)
Why does bro kind of look like zeta gundam
>>23643319Tamiya acrylics are alcohol based solvent paints, not water based.But yeah, use them or GSI Aqueous stuff.
>>23643301bro did you hand paint this shit with acrylics?
>>23643308clean your lens for starters
>>23643319all hobby lacquers are acrylic thoughdon't tell me you're rarted and think you're spraying nitro from your brush (if you even own paint lmao)
>>23643337No. I use kinonotes.
>>23643301Weren't Gelgoog's mopping the floor with GMs or am I misremembering?
>>23643351That's also acrylic
>>23643352That’s how I remember it.
>>23643352No because Zeon was essentially drafting toddlers to pilot Gelgoogs by that point.
>>23643352nah, much like in WW2, the gelgoogs were on paper better performing (like the Me-262s) but were piloted by literal children and retards so they were not that great
>spraying enamels in my garage with the door closed because it's cold>keep wiping my glasses because I think they keep getting blurry>turns out theyre actually clean and the blurry spots are in my visionam I gonna die
>>23643370Can I have your backlog when you die?
>>23643289For MG kits:>Any of the transformable MS kits like the Zeta Ver. Ka., ZZ, and Deltas>The RX-78-2 2.0 with the G Armor>The whole F-90 series and the shit ton of mission packs it has>The Victory, despite being a hand grenade>honorable mention the Zaku II 2.0 and Gelgoog 2.0 have cool inner frame detail
>>23643370
>>23643379>Also forgot the TR-1 P-Bandai's due to all the addons and stuff they can combine with
>>23643354>>23643349Yes we all know. Everybody just calls them lacquers. Don’t be obtuse.
>>23643385no, only three braincell retards call them that (mostly the hobby community)fine art and industrial uses will call them their full name, especially in woodworking.
>>23643389k nerd
>>23643391>t. nerdvs>only knows about paint in relation to assembly of children's toys
if the G-self finishes in the final top 20 too, do you think they'll finally cave in and make the MG?
>>23643394it won't
>>23643394Not gonna happen. At best, it gets a Full Mechanics.
>>23643394G-self is more like g-shelf warm
>>23643370bro
>>23643398>>23643400>>23643404okay, I get it
>>23642764Stickfas vibes
I am very surprised that this doesn't have an mg yet.
>>23643370Hows that headache anon?
>$105 for a clear HG Nightingalewhat the goon
>>23643175Yea its still dirt cheap thankfully, been stocking up on SNAA/ Bootlegs for awhile now
>>23643420I literally don't understand the clear version for anything that doesn't have an inner frame. Like why would you want to see the polycaps?
>>23643394How about another SEED kit instead?
>>23643394In your dreams only.
>>23643253Hey thanks, nabbed a preorder.
>>23643414Please stop giving Mr. Bandai ideas. We need those factories for AoZ kits, please I'm begging you.
might get this. is it based?
>>23643500Iirc it's just slightly worse than the normal God hands, so go for it.
>>23643500I recently got purple ruitool and it's really nice
>>23643301>>23643308I don't like weathering but I think you did a good job making it look weathered
>>23643301the fed logo decal isn't even close to matching the fed logo sculpted detail and it bothers me
>>23643527Autism
>>23643500I have the purple one and for like ~20 bucks they're pretty good single blades
i think i hate doing decals
I didn't see anything regarding paint restock, but is there any worthwhile alternatives to gaianotes/mr. color lacquers? Having a hard time finding red/yellow/white paints as of late.
>>23643535No
>>23643531it's not autism it just looks bad
>>23643394at the very best a p-bandai but that would be like a 10% chance. Bandai is allergic to making any MG these days unless it's a recolor of an existing kit or they can use the inner frame and most of the parts from other kits to make it
>>23643543Pyw
>>23643546That won't fix the guy's decal
>>23643289All 3 MG zeon Aquatic suits are great
>>23643552I don’t even see what you’re talking about
>>23643531Where do you think we are?
Finishing up the final details of my groupbuild tonight, then I can start painting my next groupbuild entry .
>>23643601fuck you I tried to finish my 2nd one but thanksgiving ruined everything. fuck family values and traditions
>>23643570he means this and it triggers my autism too
>>23643625 shi my b didn’t c that. Yeah the cuh fucked up
>>23643617Oh no, it's my entry for the next groupbuild. I would never submit twice to the same groupbuild, that is against the rules.
When I see the manuals of Gunpla I check they got the painting colors which is cool but how do you measure up the %? I want to get into painting so I want to know how you guys measure up the % for the paint indeed.
>>23643643Check mech9
Why doesn't Daban make bootlegs of the RE/100 Base Jabber? Are they stupid?
>>23643643>I want to know how you guys measure up the % for the paint indeed.I do not. the correct ratio is the ratio in your heart
>>23643643Bruh don’t just paint exactly according to the color guide it will look like bare plastic top coated
>>23643665No it won't. Please stop saying retarded shit like this. There are thousands of examples where you can very clearly see the difference. I'm willing to bet money you're yet another 3rd worlder shitting up these threads.
>>23643670For example even this here>>23643120
>>23643671I couldn’t tell the difference until he said he painted it lol
>>23643671Yes if you do a dogshit job painting your model, it will look like shit. He used fucking markers to spray and very clearly didn't get even coats. I can still see the white plastic. You have absolutely zero idea what you're talking about if you think a painted kit in the default colours looks the same as plastic with a topcoat.
>>23643673Well the texture is noticeably not bare plastic. Though in this case, that is not a good thing because it looks rough. That said, a properly done smooth paint job will still look different from bare plastic.
>>23643676Everyone starts somewhere
>>23643328nips are creatively bankrupt
>>23643643use a dropper and apply a number of drops baaed on its percentage. for a example, if a color calls for 90% white and 10% red, put 9 drops of white, then 1 drop of red, if you need more, add 9 more red and 1 more white, and so on.
>>23643711if the color calls for a weird ratio like 25%, instead of doing 2.5 drops, do 5 drops, then double the drop amount at the rest.
The acguy having a passenger seat for commando operations is kind of a nice touch. I wish the Dozel MG kits had an enlarged cockpit to fit Dozel's fat ass like they're mentioned to have. That's asking for too much from Bandai though.
>>23642778>>23642800Need more G-Self packs kits
>>23643730I wish I had an Acguy.
>>23643730I feel like that would be a pretty easy thing to scratch build.
>HWS ver Ka doesn't have the massive rear skirts that gets slapped on while the HGUC and RG HWS has onekind of an odd design decision to exclude that
>>23643394Gself won the verka polls, and nothing happened to it!
>>23643745why does bandai hate the G-self
>>23642800I know it has two packs, but this being pricier than the Revive Perfect Pack is still really silly. >>23642778The only thing that bugs me about the RG Red Dragon's announcement is the fact that they reissued the HG Red Dragon late last month. So, I feel bad for people who ordered the HG but might like the RG more. I personally think the RG Astray is still the better of the 1/144 scale options. Even the redone version with the flight pack still leaves a lot to be desired
>>23643748It has big, beautiful eyes and they just can't do them justice.
>>23643748It's kind of goofy looking.
>>23643745There can’t be a verka of it because it’s not uc and not a katoki design. He only does it if it’s one of those two things.
>HGUC Balls went up in price but went back down slightly from a sale>bought them and they should be arriving>each one is slightly more than the price of a GMI think someone here said that they do come with a stand and both kinds of weapons, and that the GM is a substantially older kit, but still. I can't help but think about it "rationally" for the made-up cartoon universe, there's no situation where you'd sub in a Ball for a trusty GM
>>23643768Isn't the ball sold in pairs?
>>23643748Bandai is profit-driven like all companies.You can put 2+2 together.
>>23643772Careful, you might make some autists seethe by insinuating that g-reco wasn’t some massive commercial success
>>23643771Yeah, but it was like $22 after the sale, close to the initial $20 price. $20 for two Balls, but GMs go for about $10. I understand that the GM is an older kit, I understand that it's fair for the Ball to have articulation about as limited as the GM because there's realistically nothing else I can expect it to do without being the MG. But it still feels like the two-pack should have been $15.
>>23643779The ball is actually decently large. I think for 20 bucks I would look for the master grade one on sale though. I don't see the appeal of two, beyond the joke of it being a pair of balls.
>>23643782I did consider the MG for a bit, but I realized I could buy some nicer HG or add extra for an RG and it's just literally a Ball>I don't see the appeal of two, beyond the joke of it being a pair of balls.Well I would have liked them being sold individually, but they come in twos. And at least they each have two types of weapons (4 are given to you in total) so you can have one of each type hanging around.
>>23643641Got the work mostly done, just some sanding and filling and I am ready to start painting my entry for the MG Age 2 groupbuild.
>>23643777it wasnt a MASSIVE commercial success but it did well enough
>>23643790Woopsie
Redoing an old Chinese khsatriya
>>23643791No it didn’t. It help contributed to the mid 2010s Bandai collapse along with AGE.
>>23643813>Bandai collapse>look inside 2025>bandai still there
WIP yaoi hands (Jim-Jim for scale, not part of the build) gonna make something freaky
>>23643857we have hazel big arms at home
>>23643344Is there a problem with that?
Girlpla hot glue
>>23643813>mid 2010s Bandai collapseI think you mean mid-00's Bandai collapse. The slump with AGE was nothing compared to their first pullout of the U.S. market.All those endless Mandala Gundam action figures on store shelves.
>>23642733Working on an older Chinesium kit, RG GM Sniper Ver Ka. I set it aside years ago after a misstep and kept putting it off.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_9mm_f0wc-YHow does RayGODStudio do it? He's the best builder I've seen.
>>23643928a lot of pla-plates, tools, and time
>>23643928sponsored by chinese gunpla gangsters
>>23643813>Bandai collapsedIs this some new cope from bootleggers?
>>23643970you're right, nothing happened to bandai in 2010s, they canceled mg age-3 for teh lulz
IBO was ground zero for the death of MG.
>>23644014Do you have any more retarded takes? I'm curious.
>>23644003Where was it said that they cancelled it altogether? For all you know they could drop it tomorrow and no one would buy cause Age is shit.
>>23644038Retard
Does anyone know about clear acrylic topcoats i can brush on by hand without having them chew through my vajello acrylics? Tamiyas brush on clear coat almost washes my acrylic paint off and vallejo only offers that wood varnish which ill choke on because i have no respirator nor good ventilation in my apartment.>>23643370from what i read never paint let alone spray shit in anything other than a well ventilated area. i feel like those spraying booths or just doing it fucking outside are almost a requirement but i wouldnt know since i only paint by hand. Not even risking choking on those fumes.
>>23644067>Tamiyas brush on clear coat almost washes my acrylic paint offtried thinning it with water?
Anyone have experience with Gaahleri's mini compressor + airbrush? Want to move on from spray cans and wanted something smaller and it has PSI controls so it seems good, but literally every review on youtube comes from an influencer sponsored by them so I cant find something unbiased
>>23644073Oh damn I never even thought about that.
>>23644067I use Vallejo's gloss varnish and Mecha matte varnish, on a wet palette.
>Enhanced ZZ is the same prices as the retail mg.Wtf is this pricing.
>>23644124i mean, it's just the same suit, just with longer wings
Idk if this is a Gunpla question but I saw someone arguing and it got me wondering. Did ZZ ver Ka actually lose Vulcans in the redesign? I’ve never built it so I don’t know what the full head actually looks like but I only see cheek ones.
>>23644124Tariffs. Everything on P-Bandai is like 20-30% more expensive than it normally would be.
girlplabros, have they announced anything regarding Toki's mecha suit?
>>23644153cute
>>23644142No, they're just hidden behind the V-fin. Which, I have no idea how it would fire them outside of partially folding the V-fin down like during the transformation sequence.
>>23644159Can you show me them? Are they molded to be Vulcans at least?
>>23644162
>>23644164That doesn’t show me much. They’re only bumps there that could be vents. The box art and manual only say x2 guns too. Anyone have a shot of it like, head on, without the fin?
>>23644142left's ver ka
>>23644169And doesn’t anything say that’s not just a vent? Look man the manual only says x2. You can’t be gaslighting folks
>>23644171It's obviously a vulcan on the right. Katoki fucked up again, nothing new.
I think it looks better without the vulcans.
>>23644173Yeah so Katoki deleted them right? Ver Ka has less Vulcans?
>>23644176>>23644177But they’re there. Consider the one single game it’s playable in, GB4 has them up there https://youtu.be/1xa4zKahRb0?si=YnoGMYj6VAH8kAjV
>>23644177Yes. Even the core fighter lost the vulcans
>>23644177It wouldn't be too difficult to fix it with a pin vice. You could make the vulcan itself with the tips from a few cheap mechanical pencils after you add the holes.
>>23644180ZZ core fighter never had them
>>23644182They're even in the first episode it appears
>>23644014Real Grades are better anyways
"ver ka" is nothing but a marketing gimmickif your dick has a ver ka, it'd be just +1mm length and girth and nothing else
>>23644187Lying is going to make helping this person actively worse
>>23644194Pretending to be retarded is not a good look
So is it 2 or 4 head guns?
>>23644208Supposed to be 3, but ver ka has only 1
>>23643922>All those endless Mandala Gundam action figures on store shelves.Why are so many Japanese companies like this? Western countries start liking our content for what it is? Better attempt to cater to them with the exact opposite! WTF do you mean it isn't working?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAJ6ElZoDl8Now I'm thinking about those two half destroyed thunderbolt kits that they were selling. Those were full on model kits right? I'm surprised bandai hasn't started churning out battle damage DLC to appease the weatheringtards.
>>23644192Based and true.
>>23644228us weathering CHADS are immune to dlc because we actually customize things instead of buying a p-bandai recolors
>>23644230weatheringtards would gleefully slop up pre damage DLC. They are stupid enough to take their gunpla out into the yard and splash it with some mud and call it weathering, after all. Maybe it would actually be in scale and good too if bandai did it for them.
>>23644142the reverse is true with the Unicorn. the vulcans were added in the OVA, which the ver ka didn't have.
>>236442253???
>>236442412 vulcans and mega beam cannon in forehead
my groupbuild has been like 85% done for 6 weeks but now I have to cram that last 15% tomorrow
Changlong (lol) MGEX UnicornWill retail china price at roughly 43 bucks. For America you can likely add tariffs plus tip to that total.
>>23644289Also apparently this will be having Bluetooth leds
This guy is the type of retard that thinks anything wireless is bluetooth
No that’s just what the post on Reddit said
fuck testing and fuck measuringif something is off it'll just make my eyeball stronger for next time
>>23643534Opposite for me, love putting on the final touch before I finish with topcoat. Im always suprised how long it takes to fully decal a MG
>>23644123so they did have water based varnish? at my hobby shop i only saw the polyurethane ones i didnt want to mess with.
>>23644289>Painted v-finLol, lmao even.
>CHANG>LONGLmao.
>saves your hobby>"lmao"
>>23644374Hitting the three gorges dam would do more to save the hobby than the chinks bootlegging shit will.
We need another 9/11. There were SO many MG releases after the towers fell
>>23644395based. two towers weren't enough.
>>23643922>All those endless Mandala Gundam action figures on store shelves.Can't wait for it to happen again with the HGFC Mandala Gundam coming out before Bolt. If it flops Bandai won't make anymore HGFC kits.
>>23644406>Can't wait for it to happen again with the HGFC Mandala GundamHow? It's made to order. You make no sense.
>>23644406is bolt gundam in jail because it would upset the woke crowd with them in ukraine right now?
>>23644410People just dont care about Argo, im surprised the Rose Gundam got made at all
>>23644410We dont give a fuck about ukraine, only boomers who grew up during the cold war care about that shithole. The reason the Bolt Gundam hasnt been released yet is because the executives think it's not time yet. They always do the unpopular suits first so people are more likely to buy them AND the one they want after. It's basic business strategy.
>>23644415This is why they did the four most popular members of the shuffle alliance first.
>>23644411i don't care about the jeet gundam that sullied allenby. they should of just did bolt or if they liked the memes g gundam has a million other meme mobile fighters they could do.
>>23644420This is why they did HG Sandrock EW before the rest, yes.
anon says it's basic business strategy, i think he knows his stuff
>>23644423Sandrock is popular though
I hope one day Bandai gives me enough option parts to make my custom AC. It's not the best but it's what I beat the game with and I would love to have it on my desk. I'd even settle for some 3D printed parts.
>>23644427kek
>The average Japanese hobbyist only has a budget of 8,378円things are looking grim. gachapla is just around the corner
>>23644439
>>23644439gachapla would be based. imagine logging onto p-bandai to buy a gundam and you get a lottery ticket and most times you get like the 1 star which is like the shitpla or amaim kits but one in about every ten tries you can pull something like a rg wing zero and one in every hundred you get like a mg mk v
>>23644430The hell's that chest, did they add new parts at some point?
>>23644446It's the Lammergeier 40F. No armor around the cockpit to maximize speed. It's hilarious
I didn't start on my group build yet
DAMN YOU USAGUNDAMSTORE, SHIP MY SHIT ALREADY
>>23644406F91 flopped really bad but they still print the kits.
>>23644462OH WE WILL SHIP YOU SHIT ALRIGHT.
>>23644462It's on it's way!
>>23644462They take forever. I stopped using them because of it. Newtype all day baybee
>>23644457Are you entering a Petit Beargguy, or even less work a Cat ear Haro?
>>23644498Something too complicated to finish and paint in less than 2 days
absolute mad lad criticized usags live on /gpg/
>>23644501A frame arms girl
>>23644505frame arms boy
>>23644501Post it whenever you get it done anyway.I painted the first batch of main color parts yesterday, with my bright painting lights I always get a bit nervous because every tiny flaw shows but today in daylight it did not look half bad, still positive I het done in time.
>>23644504>>23644462
I want to hand paint because I can't use the air thingy at my place, Which brush is recommended?
>>23644523Tamiya have lots of nice ones
>>23644523Anything soft works well
>>23644524>>23644526Got it, gonna look into Tamiya brushes.
New chinkgod kinos from motor nuclear
>>23644546
>>23644546Hideous
>>23644547
>>23642765>>23642767nice work
>>23644550
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>>23644554
>>23644527Start with cheap 10-brushes-in-a-$10-pack ones until you learn how to maintain your brushes i.e. not overloading your brushes in paint and not letting paint dry within the ferrule (metal clasp)
>>23644555my personal favorite chinkino
>>23644546They’re saving the hobby
>>23644546absolutely vile
>>23644557That's a very good idea, thanks anon.
>>23644574btw if you fuck up those first few brushes and they fray, you can still keep them around for dry brushing.
out of money and storage, good thing black friday deals are trash this year
>>23644546a literal chinkgod, fucking kino
>>23644546>>23644547>>23644550>>23644553>>23644554>>23644555>>23644559I don't understand how anybody outside of China could like this "Gundam but Wuxia and spikey" aesthetic. It absolutely does not work.
>>23644606how about Chinese people born outside of China?
>>23644559That's just Lu Bu
>>23644616yes, yes, it is, it's literally mecha Lu Bu as the Chinese kanji says.
spiky melee gundams are cool and all, but I prefer my chinkpla nigga sobek and number 57 mechakemono kits (who scale nicely with hexa gear gov')
>>23644616>>23644617we need a lu bu labubu
>>23644626It has happened
be honest, how many of you actually clean up every seam line before painting?
>>23644634uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh always?
>>23644634mecement, then knife, then file, then paint, then varnish and despite all that sometimes a line still fucking shows for some reason
>>23644634I clean up the seam after painting
>>23644656kino technique for realistic battle damage and paint weathering
>>23644606I'm genuinely curious if the majority of chinese consumers actually like this design ethos or if it's just what the mechanical designers think chinese people like.
>>23644634I always snap build first so I can see what seams actually need attention and what I can leave alone
>>23644666What seams do you leave alone and why
>>23644668if it's hidden behind armor, disguised as a panel line or sometimes if I need to keep the parts separate for assembly and I can't modify the other parts to allow me to weld them
>>23644663don't know about chinese people but white guys in my hobby circles eat it upI think they see a big kit with a turbo amount of details and their wallets open, they don't even know anything about the folklore
>>23644676I feel personally called out here lol
alright i think the dijeh looks less bad with the final flat coat on. i'll take pictures later
>>23644684Take pictures now
>>23644685i have to set up the booth and i don't want to right now
>>23644695You vill set up ze booth, you vill take ze photos, you will post zem and you vill be happy
>>23644695okay post thighs instead
>China canceled all travel visas to japan and imposed a total travel ban just before PGU Nu Gundam's releasebros, the new PGU is going to flop hard...
>>23644713Why did they do what they did?
>>23644714gonna assume it's a continuation of the seethe they have towards Japan's new female prime minister disrespecting China
>>23644715what about chinese people who are in china? do they have to fly back or what
heeey what's up guys, for my next stunt we got anon's order here
hello and welcom to ze hydroleec press chaneel today we hev anon's usags order
Why does turn a gundams come with a cow? Don’t watch the commercials just play with the toys.
>>23644730because there is a cow.
>>23644716>what about chinese people who are in chinayou mean Japan?
>>23644730Because there is a cow indeed.
>>23644705the booth is really small so you're getting these without the bg edited
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>>23644747>>23644750>>23644752
>>23644546>>23644547>>23644550>>23644553>>23644554>>23644555>>23644559
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>>23644747>>23644750>>23644752>>23644754>>23644757bonus shelf pic
+pilots
>>23644754>>23644757Really dig the yellow on the bazooka.
>>23644763i pulled it from this animation error
>>23644759What in God's name... is that a clear Shiki?
>>23644767you guys said Zeta had good animation???
>>23644747Great execution but a bit too much grey on the head for my taste
>>23644767will you marry me
>>23644768yeah grabbed it for 6k yen because i had some stuff in the buyee warehouse at the time. it'll probably be a priority project after i take a break because having the clear up there annoys me more than a plain snapshit does
>>23644747jaysus this looks really goodgreat job
>>23644546>>23644547>>23644550>>23644553>>23644554>>23644555>>23644559>spikes and greebles are cool!chinese definition of cool is very childish holy shit. they didn't grow up past 9
>>23644771faggot>>23644770I agree but I felt like I didn't have too much of a choice. I use my secondary color to "frame" the primary and I wanted to keep the sort of sloped, core part of the head (red arrow) here in teal, with the light grey parts looking "added on" . The dark grey was an emergency fix because the two blue dotted sections are two different parts and I had accidentally made one teal and the other light grey>>23644774thanks
this kit would be so cool if it wasn't for the mandatory spikey extras
>>23644781the extras:
Is it really necessary to wash the parts before painting or is it optional?
>>23644790yes goy you have to buy that ultrasonic washer!
>>23642733Progress on getting the armor on. Tested a runner first, but looks like whatever plastic this is can hold up to Tamiya panel liner. Really satisfying with only needing a few runners per section, as it ends up building up really quick compared to the frame.
>>23644790Never been a issue with me at least 2 dozen times
>>23644795Back skirts gimmick is my favorite outside the LEDs with how it's geared to open. Haven't yet figured out why it seems to be identical to the Sazabi's lore wise. Are they extra generators or just some fuel tank storage?Big snow storm tomorrow which means a good excuse to keep going on this.
>>23644523Do you have access to a Hobby Lobby? They have some good ones that are usually 40% off
>>23644775>childishBro, gunpla isn't exactly a mature hobby...
>>23644802Nice, I will check them out.
>>23644799Looking cool! Mine was supposed to be delivered this Tuesday but they did not show and now the delivery date in the tracking shows as tbd. Should have asked Chang to use DHL instead of national postal service bit it is not that o have no backlog pr something so we just wait.
thoughts on my payday haul?
POV you're a kampfer pilot about to clutch a 1v5
>>23644812Durr... I smoked one so I am high af now so forgive the bad english. Wear your PPE while painting your toy robots children or the retard typing will be a permanent feature and the paint fumes give a bad headache when you come down.
>>23644811Id highly recommend getting a angular brush as opposed to a flat one when painting larger areas, Ive had much better results when i do. The one I use is the 1/4 Angular shader from Masters Touch. While your there grab some Vallejo Acrylics, they are the most beginner friendly. Let us know when you get everything ready, im sure a few of us brush chads would be happy to help out
>>23644820what did you smoke?
>>23644818>buying official Bandai Action BasesThose are the ones you could most easily get generic bases for.
>>23644818Pretty bitch basic anon. Whats in the brown box?
>>23644822For paints I'm getting AQUEOUS color because a friend is giving me a lot of them as a gift, are they nice?
>>23644747>>23644750>>23644752>>23644754>>23644757Peak.
>>23644832I have the chinese on and it's very loose for similar price. never again. it's only $5 a piece anyway.>>23644835pic
>>23644830Forbidden Fruit, some Indica crossbreed. It has been a while so it did hit me hard, look at how pretty pinkish purplish it is!
>>23644837they're good for airbrushing, handpainting not so much.
Bros, I think I can finish my groupbuild entry in time
>>23644837I like Vallejo, but somehow brands like that, Army Painter, Citadel, Mig and whatever hobby related paint makers are constantly fucking with their formulas so their is a good chance that when you finally finish a bottle of a color you do not use that much, the new one is completely different paint.
come on gbd... it's winter, i'm not gonna shave my legs...
Is this peg meant to come out of the wrist? It's still able to fit back in, but loosely (if the answer is 'yes you idiot' I know how to get it to grip better)
>>23644860Oh really? I see.>>23644864I didn't know that, damn that sucks.
>>23644790if you painting with lacquers, don't gotta worry. Also if you got the 'tism, it's fine to wash too. If your pieces are obviously dirty, like you got grease and cheeto dust prints all over them, then yeah, wash your parts.
>>23644894I do mostly mini painting so it does not bother me that much, for larger flat areas like gunpla I guess it sucks because it can flow diverent from how you are used to it.
next plamo announcements? i'm a neglected horny housewife for news
>>23644929Probably more unko and P-Bandai
>>23644929RG Hi-/v/ bootleg announced
>>23644939I want that 1/60 Z'GOK that keeps getting posted here
PGU Unko GIANT with realistic molded details and random chunks of food inside it
ever since I discovered jp gunplatubers, I can't watch english gunplatubers anymore since they're always so LATE.
>>23644885stick some super glue on it until it sets should give it more grip.
>>23644949You either get guys that speak in a pretty calm voice or girls that have their tits on the screen while they build indeed.
>>23644949>englishThe actual pros are the geezers painting military vehicles and trains. They'll teach you how to get good painting using basic bitch generic craft paints and hardware store supplies, none of them fancy hobby specific brands.
>>23644963>or girls that have their tits on the screen while they buildAny recommendations?
>>23644957Yep, that's what I remember from some non-model figures. Thank you.
>>23644790injection mold release or oil from handling can interfere with paint adhesion. "washing" can be as simple as spraying a bit of IPA through the airbrush just before priming, but also don't worry a lot about it unless the parts seem oily or you had greasy hands during building.
>email groupbuild dude for an extension.>he replies with an extreme closeup picture of my own asshole.Wtf dude, what does that even mean and where did you get that photo
>>23644714they also canceled a bunch of Japanese performances at China as a part of CCP's meltdown over the Prime Minister's comment about Taiwan. if they're banning chinks from entering Japan, there will be way fewer scalpers to take away the stock. might be good news for the japs since gunpla will be available for once, but bad for Bandai's business because it means fewer sales!
>>23644716the chinese staying at japan can still fly back, but they can't send in reinforcements anymore thanks to the ban.
>>23644983>but they can't send in reinforcements anymoreLmfao. Good.
>>23644980Wouldn't that be funny? Japs noticing the usual massive lineups for day 1 releases awfully shorter than normal
Guys I have a question. Why come it seems like the new gundam and sazabi are the most popular gundam model kits? Normies always are having a ver Ka or rg of these gundams.
>>23645058ESL
>>23645058English please
>Managed to find the PG unleashed rx-78 for $227.21, get free shipping, and found another coupon that basically eliminated the sales tax>used pay pal's "pay in 4" promo and got 20% back>essentially only paid $180 and not $300+I made off good today bros
>>23645090I was looking to do a similar thing with one I found on sale for 220. I didn't think about the pay in 4 promo though.
>>23645094was that the big bad toys one? I don't think they support pay in 4. that was the first one I was looking at but I ended up going with trainz. you can probably find better deals if you look though.
>>23645095Yeah that's the one I was looking at. What are the coupons you ended up using?
>>23645097I used JIMMYDIY for $10 off. I think most orders over $50 are enough for free shipping on trainz. and then if you pay in 4 thats another 20% off (although paid back in paypal reward points)
>>23645100This works fine for me actually. I keep all my disposable money in paypal anyways. Thanks.
cool
>>23645090You're still paying $180 for dogshit.should've bought MGEX SF instead
>>23645108I dislike the MGEX strike freedom. I really liked the normal master grade one.
>>23645108>MGEX SFtoo gay of a design. I already have the perfect strike which mogs it
>>23645110>>23645108>>23645111All are gay because it’s seedslop. Real straight red blooded males build uc and ac kits.
>>23645058CCA is a good movie and the Nu is THE single coolest protag suit in the entire franchise.
>>23642733also slowly working on a huck mkii
>>23645104Did you get an LED kit for it? I feel like it really helps 00 suits.
what suit do you think is getting a perfect grade next?
>>23645136some ugly sneed shit from a manga no one read except like 5 japs that shares half it's parts with the ashtray
>>23645136sazabi probably
>>23645136mighty strike freedom
Aaaaa where is the next rg
>>23645136Barbatos unironically makes the most sense.
>>23645136Most likely:FreedomMighty Strke Freedom00 Qan[T]DestinyWing TVPGU Wing Zero CustomPGU ZetaProbably decently high on the list:ZZF91Shining/GodForce ImpulseAkatsukiWing Zero TVCrossboneShitpost tier:AerialGQuuuuuuXBarbatos>>23645139Sorry, but PG is reserved for titular hero Gundams.
if they had a 1/60 full mechanics line that was like a cheaper PG without the high level of detail I'd probably like it.
>>23645146You want Mega Size for that, friend.
>>23645150somehow I didnt' know these existed because I'm kind of new kek. thanks anon. I might have to get one of the zaku
>>23645145But isn't there PG Zaku IIs? What's stopping them from making other non-Gundams?
>>23645175Zakus fall under the Signature First Series Rule, where they and the RX-78-2 are always first in line to get kits any time a new line opens up, as well as Revives. In this case, they're also the exception that prove the rule, because not a single non-Gundam has gotten a PG kit in the 25 years since.
>>23645136>>23645178Well, good to know it means that the next PGs will in fact, without a doubt, be:FreedomMighty Strike FreedomJusticeInfinite JusticeInfinite Justice Spec II (With Z'Gok expansion)Impulse (All load outs sold separately)DestinyDestiny Spec II (With Zeus Silhouette sold separately)PGUs will be:Strike (all loadouts sold separately)Freedom, Strike FreedomMighty Strike FreedomRed AstrayDestinyUnicornBansheePhenexPerfect Unicornand maybe Wing Zero Custom EW
Does anyone if there's somewhere I can buy longer blade parts for my TR-6 CBRs? Or am I stuck with the shorter bandai ones
>>23645136MORE ASTRAY RED FRAME LMAOOOOO
>MG>MGEX>PG>PGUBandai needs a new grade.
When is SNAA going to reveal their not-Astray color scheme?
>>23645136ever since GP01 got one I have been seething that Alex didn'tso my copium answer is always going to be Alex
I'm tempted to get this one.
>>23645189You're forgetting about Force Impulse Spec II and Sword/Blast variants all being P-Bandai.>>23645197Adept Grade, AG. 1/200 scale kits, same size as Speed Grade, with the limb range of RG kits and the color separation of HG kits. Limited amount of stickers, so the only way to really make them look good is by painting.
>>23645212>so the only way to really make them look good is by painting.That's just the painting model thing they release for gundam base exclusives.
>>23645212This might be the worst suggestion for a grade I've ever seen
>>23645136PGU Zeta Gundam.
>>23645136Turn A
>>23645197>Boomer Grade>Just a solid block of plastic so you can sculpt your own gunda.
>>23644975Post it!
>>23645191Just make your own like everyone else.
I bought a scriber tool but the tip is very wobbly. Am I misunderstanding how the tool is used or did I buy cheap shit?
>>23644634I don't bother with seam lines if they'd make me need to mask before painting or if they're something I stand a good chance of needing to take apart for any reason. Usually that means only doing a handful of welds on most kits and they don't really bother me in general, especially since they end up coming off as panel lines a lot of the time
>>23645263Post a pic
Post a thigh?
>>2364532130 minute brothers?
>>23645321Koto has rights for Metal Gear shit, couldn't they just make a proper Raiden kit instead of a knockoff?
>>23645323because konami hasnt asked
Can you make a neat super robot with 30 MM parts and have fun little attachment modules, or is the aesthetic fundamentally too different to allow that
>>23645331I think 30mm stuff doesn't have anything for a proper super robot face
>>23645323Metal Gear is not that big in Japan. MGR is even less popular there.
>>23645331>>23645339Just got parts from the sisters/ fantasy line.
when submitting groupbuild photos to the email what photo host is usually used because all those photos wouldn't fit in an email attachment
can someone give a tier list of chinese decal manufacturers from aliexrpess?there is likeflaming snow, evo, yan, toz + w/e else
why don't you fucking make it. Jesus christ fuck you.
>>23645368Is there a tierlist of how angry people get about an obscure request
>MG Shining, God, MasterI know they're all old, but which one of them is the best? I already have HGs for all of them but they sometimes go for pretty cheap, so it's tempting as a first MG
>>23645378Some people (autists) here get angry over just about any random thing, don't worry about it.
>>23645385These kits are all very flawed. The best among them is the god gundam.
>still mixed on the Red Gundam, but it's starting to go n sale in some places>the HG doesn't do a lot of color separation but that also means that there's less jarring purple or yellow bits>it actually looks like a pretty decent kit if you can just appreciate the design>AND you get bits and a Gundam HammerIs this a good kit??>>23645403They're that flawed, huh. I appreciate the RG but I'm also afraid to touch it too much, was hoping I could have fun with the MG a bit more loosely than with the tiny and intricate RG.
>>23645407They have a bunch of screws and the master gundam is missing any features related to the cloak. The things also need a pretty good amount of color correction. They're fine once they're built but getting there is a drag. They also have weird rubber hands and feet. The feet are nice since it helps them do action poses but the hands are a really weird choice. The things were really experimental and almost nothing they did ever got picked up for other kits. The transformations into super mode also kinda suck.There's also a master grade spiegel though, and it's the best version of the suit.
>>23645420>They have a bunch of screwsAnd? What's the problem with that?
>>23645433A lot of people really, really do not like screws.
>>23645435Why? They're great, you can make joints as tight as you want, if they got loose you can screw them a bit more. There are not flaws to them
>>23645437Screws are not bad, they are just annoying to work with. Majority of modelkits have moved on from that and resolve to either cement or fully snapfit.
>>23645420>There's also a master grade spiegel though, and it's the best version of the suit.NTA but gonna look into that, I think the Spiegel is cool as hell.
>>23645357I shrink mine down to make them fit, but I also only send about 5 or 6 photos. I guess you could use imgur.
>>23645459With Gmail you can send 25mb and if it don't fit it makes a Google pics folder with a link out of it
Man did they really put a blue tack there on the PGU Nu? LMFAOOOOO
>>23645506AAAAAIIIIIIIIIEEEEE WE ONLY HAVE TWO FACTORIES
>>23645506CLEARLY AI. REMOVE NOW.
Yet another kino from Chinkland.
>>23645506Grim >>23645560When will China stop with the spikes and start with the rounded and blocky robots?
>>23645560>chinked ibo framemake fucking vidar bootleg you useless bugs already
>>23645506Nice catch. Jank to the extreme
It's over I won't be able to get any plastic toys for Christmas.
>>23645565>ibo frameThat's an Astray. Specifically this one.
>>23645571i see
mecha warehouse is kil
CUT MY LIFE INTO PIECES
>>23645579WTF NOOOOOOOOOO
>>23645579kwab
>>23645569Lmao, deserved.
>>23645579Literally who?
>>23645579God dammit.Those fuckers were like the only people I ordered from since I could just drive to them to avoid any shipping costs. Hope they pop back up one day but damn.
>>23645579Shame, they had some good deals. Not too surprising after all the downsizing they've done lately though. Hopefully we see some new sellers pop up around the northeast to fill their gap.
>>23645506Bandai kino
>>23645579Why did they shut down, are they stupid? Blumpf says the economy is going great and that everybody is saying this.
>>23645579me when I make things up
>>23645615From the vid it looks like it was a combo of the tariffs and having no time to spend with his family.
>>23645616I wish it washttps://youtu.be/8uR2r0KiC-E
>>23645618Oh dang. I was hoping you were lying.
Bandai wins again
>>23645617They were already struggling before when the price of everything went up so I'm sure it's moreso the tariffs that finished them off. It's only going to get worse for small American businesses in the next few months. Pretty much every company/distributor are set to raise prices again from Jan-Mar. Hope you all enjoy further consolidation of pretty much everything.
>>23645629as someone with autism i love the consolidation of pretty much everything.
>>23645579huh, they didn't last that long. I think they opened in like 2018?
>>23645615>BlumpfOk boomer, go back to facebook
thighs
>>23645615He would apparently order kits that people said they wanted, then nobody bought when they came in.
>>23645686so he got trolled often? Don't stores basically make people pay first before placing orders?
>>23645691You typically only set up preorders once you actually know you're going to get inventory for it. He would ask for interest, get a decent amount of positive responses, order it and set up preorders/orders, and then nobody bought.
he crossed zak
>>23642733
>>23645711Pre-shading was harder on the tank and ends of the "wings" because I needed an actual tone to shade with.I've been cheating my shading on the metallic red by using the gloss black as the primer and shade.
>>23645698like how group build votes get like 100 votes on a theme and only get like 3 builds submitted in the end?
>>23645698So this is the so called gunpla community.
>>23645720It’s because the nobody has any money in the Trump economy
>Start taking photos of my groupbuild>stand gives out, falls over>two broken partsAAAAAAAAAARGH
guess I'm ordering from USAGS now
>>23645720Most things are like this. Customers are extremely fickle and will change opinions on a dime if they want something or not. They'll swear up and down that they want something but when it comes time to pay up, relatively few actually do. t. marketing degree.
>>23645723you built a worthy entryalas i need to win at any costi will not insult you by extending an apology
>>23645723That's how a brain I sculpted for my groupbuild ended up with a dent
>>23645739brain damage teehee
Overall I had fun doing my first groupbuild entry
>>23645745wanna have sex
>>23645746No, I'm alright
>>23645745you said that already we believe you
>>23645748I forgot I said that
I had a lot of fun with my first groupbuild entry
my first groupbuild entry was pretty fun.
Feeling kind of indifferent about my first groupbuild entry.
>>23645506
>>23645765HIGH QUALITY BANDAI KINO
>>23645765Me after a 10 hour shift
>>23645765God I hope they delay the release to fix this shit. Clearly they already know the issue.
>>23645563>start with the rounded and blocky robots?They make those all the time. You just need to keep up with their speed because they produce alot of kits in a short span of time.
>>23645778They won't. Unlike videogames and softwares that you can just fix the code, when a modelkit has problems, you will have to make a new mold for it, which is something Bandai won't do unless it is a revival kit of an older one or simple fix like RG 2.0's forehead. When the entire inner frame has issues, then yeah, it is perpetually fucked.
>>23645786Reddit was really coping hard with this one and everyone was defending Bandai saying trust the plan and that it’s only floppy because it’s a demo and that the production ones will be fixed
>>23645788I believe the prototype kit is this one and left unpainted. The promo kit is definitely the official one because it doesn't have that grainy texture.
>>23644799Progress continues. Also my body LEDs stopped working! I'm pretty sure it's something with the coin battery holder, as I had to occasionally push then before putting the armor on, but I'm not wanting to go look up how those work exactly to make sure it is shaped right.Wouldn't mind if someone else working on the kit could snap a picture from the rear of the torso with it in focus.
I hate that the redditors get to enjoy their shitty secret santa thing because if we tried that shit here half of us would get shitpla and the other half would get nothing
>>23645791The last possible cope is that the demonstration model has been articulated too much in testing, so the joints are loose. But I just don't believe it. It feels just as likely that John Bandai has grown arrogant to the extreme and didn't care enough about QA.
>>23645806/a/ has secret santa and it's mostly fine. You're underestimating power of festive spirit
>>23645807I don't expect a modelkit to stay tight forever, but man, if it can't do the bare minimum such as standing on the table with its two giant clown shoes then it is a fucking joke. Even the most dogshit RG can do that.
>>23645560>here's your chink white frame bro
Meanwhile, a random 1/60 Chang kit:
>>23645806>piece of shit who doesnt build his kits sends them to a cunt who won't build them eitherhet
>>23645807>It feels just as likely that John Bandai has grown arrogant to the extreme and didn't care enough about QA.Their QC department is a mixed bag. We got RG Akatsuki and HG Reben Wolf in the same time period. And let's not bring up the C Clip atrocity around 3 years ago when literally every kits they released have it.
Guys I have a question. How come only gundamslop gets perfect grades? Why come there’s no like perfect grade sazabi or hyaku shiki or something? I think the only non gundam one is zaku.
>>23645842Gundams are the face of the franchiseIf you want non-gundams, buy PG Eva or Millennium Falcon
>>23645842Bad guy MS are often much bigger than Gundams and much more complicated in design.
>>23645765So is it too top-heavy or something to not support its weight? My RG Nu can stand on its own without the funnels, can the MG do the same?
>>23645851literally no one can give you a real answer to your question because the model kit isn't in the public's hands to even gauge how the production kit actually is
>>23645847Why? There’s plenty of other good mobile suits besides gundamslop. In many shows they often surpass the main gundams actually.
>>23645842Because they're not going to spend resources designing, producing and shipping a kit that isn't going to sell. The fact that you have shit taste won't change matters.
>>23645858They still aren't going to make a high end $300-$500 kit of a suit that maybe a dozen people give a shit aboutThat's what garage kits were for and that ship sailed decades ago
>>23645863>>23645860B-but the chinks did that with the pg tallgeese and it worked
>>23645858BECAUSE THE NAME OF THE FRANCHISE IS GUNDAM YOU RETARD
>>23645864>making kits is easier when you don't have to give a shit about QC, workers rights, marketing, supply chain, distribution or retail spaceWow!
>>23645865It shouldn’t be. Tomino fought really hard to move away from the gundam name but Bandai retards pushed back. Eventually he almost got his way with Reconguista in G.
>>23645868why are you even here
>>23645864Bandai's gunpla is a victim of itself. Chinese studios are small sized indie, their system are not bloated with useless people and don't have to care if a modelkit can sell billions to keep their system alive. The whole " corporation execs are tonedeaf" comes into play as well.
>>23645869nta but this is a plamo thread, not exclusively gunpla
>>23645866>you don't have to give a shit about QC, workers rights, marketing, supply chain, distribution or retail spaceBandai is qualified for all of these. Have you heard of their mental torture room to force their employees quit?
>>23645870They also blatantly ignore IP rights. That saves a shitload of money in marketing.
>>23645872While that's true, if someone somehow hates every single Gundam, I really question what they're even doing on this board and what they actually like
>>23645870Those kinds of studios also exist in Japan, they just charge ridiculous money for terrible quality
>>23645877Because they don't actually hate Gundam, they're just ragebaiting for replies. Don't take their bad faith "arguments" at face value.
>>23645877I don’t hate every single gundam lol. I just don’t think that every single perfect grade needs to be one. It gives me gundam fatigue. I like the doven wolfs and hamma hammas to keep things fresh.
I despise every bootleg snapshitter on this sub board.I hope that one day Chang sends you a biological hazard.
>>23645876>They also blatantly ignore IP rights.A large chunk of Chinkpla are OCs and they sell well. They advertise their kits through Weibo and pay for Hongkong influencer to post the promo on Twitter, Facebook and other sites. Hemoxian and OrangeCat even got picked up by Kotobukiya and Wave to publish their stuff, from OC to liscenced designs. Bandai actually got it easier in some way because they have a strong brand identity and Gundam has become their inhouse IP since the 90s.
>>23645900>Bandai actually got it easier in some way because they have a strong brand identity and Gundam has become their inhouse IP since the 90s.Bandai didn't 100% own Gundam until 2010
>>23645900>>23645901Meant to type 2020 actuallyUntil then the merchandising rights were held by Sotsu, not Bandai
>>23645901>>23645908k nerd
Gaia paint jars are entirely too small for how fucking hard they are to get.
>>23645901Bandai bought Sunrise in the 1994 and this is why Tomino threw a fit lol. They own Gundam since that year.
>>23645914Justified crash out desu. Fuck bandai
>>23645909It's an important distinction to make because until 2020 anyone could make Gundam kitsYou had licensed Gundam kits by companies like Wave, Volks and Koto, and tons of indie studios as wellBandai shut that shit down for good in 2020>>23645914Bandai bought Sunrise but not the production company that held the merchandising and licensing rights (Sotsu) Bandai didn't actually have full control over every aspect of the franchise until 2020
>>23645924What are some good non Bandai gundams? I like the volks shuffle joker.
>>23645615They got swept up during the supply-constrained COVID gunpla boom-period from 2020-2022 and started taking on a ton of inventory and warehouse space to store that inventory.If you weren't around then P-Bandai drops were selling out in 5 minutes no matter what the kit and the only thing you could easily find on shelves was shit like gundam breaker battlogue kits. Even paint releases were selling out within minutes. During those days Newtype said their company policy was no sales, ever.Anyways once supply chains started normalizing and people weren't buying shit regardless of what it was (remember the Zeta ver ka shelfwarming despite releasing right after a year where the only MGs to release were 2.0 doms?), those mom and pop shops were left holding the bag, left with massive inventories they could move, having to pay rent to store those inventories, and continuing to get large quantities of backlogged orders they made during the pandemic from Bandai.Tariffs were just the finishing blow
>>23645420>all of that>BUT the MG is the best version of the Spiegel, because there's only two kitsThis is grim>had a screw for even just a literal stand>finally get it to the right amount of tightness>have to adjust it a few months later
>>23645924Doesn't change the fact that Bandai have alot more advantages compares to those random Chang studios. Their post 2020 gunpla are more expensive inspite of their freedom from liscencing hell lol.
>>23645880Now that you mention this, the pricing really is up to either the Jap or the Changs. I was wondering why Estailev kits are so cheap compares to other Wave releases, until i realized that the studio made the kit is Chinese.
>>23645899Don't you have an office job to spend 12 hours at Takeshi?
>Chang>Takeshi>Pajeet>TyroneThis shit is like infinity stones lol. I want to see them all.
>>23645932You typed all this bullshit when you could have watched the video where he says why they're closing. Tariffs have lowered profits to the point where it's not worth the stress of running the business and missing out on spending time with his wife and kids.
>>23645954Isn't the last one John Bandai?
>>23645899Every bootleg posted in this general was painted, so the hate is unwarranted
>>23645955>spending time with his wife and kids.How can something that is essentially straight to sound so gay?
>bandai hasnt put out their firesthats it imma moving to girlpla
>>23645961This is illegal in the state of Texas.
>>23645961I like this kit but she’s flat chested. Can I put resin boobs on her meant for the auv susanowo kits?
>>23645961Here's your Bandai girpla bro.
>>23645963Wait why? I live in Texas and have a couple puni mofu kits.
>>23645960Unsurprising that you don't understand when all you do is spend time with the words on your monitor.
>>23645842How does shit like this get full retail HG's, no premium release, over actual canonical UC suitsAnswer: It is a fucking mystery how the retards at Bandai work
>>23645966Holy shit dude why would you admit that, you're gonna get fucking got.
>>23645964Im not too sure, but she does a nurse sister who has a larger chest
>>23645960You right. It’s weak and effeminate. A man shouldn’t let himself get tied down by other people
>>23645970>why does Bandai produce kits for new shows while they are airing instead of 30 year old shows exclusively???
>>23645975Right? The new shows are such dogshit and the old ones are good.
>>23645806Maybe there's a lesson to be learn here.
>>23645965what were they fucking thinking with this onecould've sold so many kits of that evil girl with the gatling gun gundam, but no, let's add this literal nothing character
>>23645979>my toy ad is better than your toy ad
>>23645842>Why comeWhy do you keep doing this?
>>23645982They’re woke anon
>>23645963Ironic, given that the age of consent there is under 18.
>>23645990>>23645963Ironic, given that their supreme leader fucked kids on epstein’s island
>>23645980Not to trust anyone who builds bootlegs.
>>23645979>Newest shows mc is just using Amuro’s spirit to pilot and save her. Only MC to date that has no kills.
>>23645969Family is only valuable when you don't bother them 24/7. People have to do their jobs and need some privacy.
>>23645982They could have made literally anything else for that FRS slot lmao. It was like 2 years after the show ended as well, so she had no recency bias on top of that.
>>23646011We could of had a gundam baddie from an actually good show like Haman or katejina or allenby or dianna-kihel or sochie
>>23645955Go watch their video from last year when they downsized and cancelled their bandai accounts instead of blinding eating up the "muh wife n kids" slop cope you absolute fucking retard.This has been a process that's been going on for a long time
>>23646014A Haman model kit could have sold so well.
>>23646014Gundam baddie eh
>>23646021They are pushing for older Gundam girls now, Tiffa, Lunamaria and Ple Two are all recent FRS.
>>23646017It happened abruptly because Americans voted for a retard.
>>23646025Americans voted for a retard? They do that every 4 years!
>>23645985This is how I learned to say it.
>>23646021I would insert a Haman model kit directly into my urethra. Fully assembled.
>>23645924>Bandai didn't actually have full control over every aspect of the franchise until 2020Crazy how that's exactly when the the hobby went to shit. Every single Bandai exec should really be drawn and quartered.
>>23646093crazy how that's when the hobby got so GOOD. every single bandai exec should get a promotion and a free visit to the soapland.
>>23646107Fuck me
>>23646132I will imagine this post is thighsanon and directed towards me
>>23646093P-Bandai has been a thing for over 10 years. Sotsu's acquisition doesn't mean shit when things were already bad before.
>>23646164It was already bad by 2018 but it went full throttle since 2020.
>>23646180I really don't think that's true. t. someone who paid over 100 dollars each for MG Altron and Heavyarms
>>23646235I spent two fucking years missing the MG Altron because of their bullshit stock.
>>23646250Sounds like you didn't care enough.
>>23646235Nah.
Zagan box art. I heard that they updated the skeleton, too.
>>23646282don't feel that kit or design too muchthe pincers look very 30mm
>>23646302Ebikawa's design, so yeah, spiritually a 30MM.
>>23646313oh. yeah, the plates also look like option armorI like a lot of his designs but pass on this one
>>23645842could you imagine how fucking fat and unwieldy a PG sazabi would be? The NU we're getting already can't even stand, just imagine
>>23646313tips for looking like this IRL?
>>23645806Doesn't /toy/ do a secret santa thing? Seems to go well from what I've seen. Though I totally wouldn't put it past some anons to send shitpla.
>>23646347I'd throw in a shitpla in addition to an actual gift as a gag.
to secret santa or pay for my private warehouse of 30+ items...
>>23646325>how fucking fat and unwieldy a PG sazabi would be?Pffttt Nu has dogshit engineering. Just don't make PG Sazabi a sloppy trash and it would be fine.
>>23646325i bet chinks could make a pg sazabi and it'd be fine. random ahh chink pg goose has no issues
>>23646390>chink pg sazabiIt would be buried in greeble and spikes. There would be no mobile suit left.
>>23646393I price i'm willing to pay.
>>23646420Why would you want something huge and ugly?
>>23646390They are making a 1/60 Zgok and it seems to be quite stable. And keep in mind, this is a big fat MS with noodle limbs.
>>23646446I just hate the head bump. It's got the seed zgok head.
It looks like they hyper focused on PGU Nu gimmicks and detailing and forgot to actually design the kit to actually be stable.
>>23646455that and had to rush out anything because of daban.
>>23646452Always have been
>>23646467The one on the model is taller.
>>23646469The bump is fine. Seed version looks abit prominent due to its horn.
>>23646455I'm going to buy third party bases and accessories to aerial pose it and the funnels. What the fuck do I care if its legs actually work.
>>23646483It's fine. I'm just very particular about this detail.
>>23646446He cute
>>23646487>Aerial poses>What the fuck do I care if its legs actually work.
>>23646487This man engineered the Zeong.
How long till groupbuild submissions close?
>>23646507First lot color is so much nicer
>>23646487Yeah the legs don't need to be stable when it is literally doing yoda poses on air.
>>23646487Are you new? That was the issue with the rg akatsuki
>>23646521Is this the guy who drew the other dragonar that was in that once scene in the op and just got a model kit? That’s so cool. How come he doesn’t get more model kits, all his shi looks like cooler than what we actually got
>>23646537He is assuming the leg issues when it is standing on the ground is due to the weight on top. But the reality is that Nu has some big fat shoes and they would rape the inner frame even harder on an action base.
>>23646562This is like Chinese level of detail.
>>23646086Try going to a real school.
>>23646567But not Chinese level of price unfortunately.
>>23646460How much does chinkpla actually get in their heads? I saw that one of bandais biggest goals was protecting against IP theft and it made me proud to buy bootlegs and chink OCs of gundam designs. If they aren’t gonna make em, I’m going third party.
>>23642732I would have asked for a few days extension but I'm shipping out for three weeks in less than 18hrs, got to do some socializing while I have the chance. I hope to get it done before the end of the year and when I post it you guys can make fun of me for being slow.
>>23646610Where r u going
>>23646590Quite a bit, as bandai has historically sent in assassins to take care of some chinkpla producers. Dragon momoko was raided for example. As you pointed out the ceo recently put out that statement about maximizing IP value (oh and also putting out quality products but that's an afterthought) while mentioning that their products get bootlegged fast lately.
As a reminder, if you want an extension for the groupbuild you need to email Groupbuild Dude to request it, and include WIP images of your submission so he knows you're sincere. Otherwise we're proceeding as planned.
>>23646624Im not gonna request an extension since itd be for a secret second entry which is against the rules but if someone else were to ask for an extension...
>>23646615The 3 weeks is work, normally then 1 week but for Christmas and New Year we get two so I can make some time to do up my build. Socializing is taking the wive and kids to the zoo and probably pannenkoekenhuis afterwards.
>>23646615infiltrating bandai to commit some light terrorism
>>23646660Bandai ninjas will take you out before you can do shit
how do i bag a ruthless bandai kunoichi who buys me pbandai
>>23646660Nothing that lofty anon.>>23646694I'm a 6ft, long haired, bearded and tattoo'd gaijin, aren't they supposed to be afraid of those? Also, looking through my pics, this build was last year's Christmas holiday quick project. I did build a few other things this year but I want to see it done so I decided to try for the group build. it got a lot more refined from the initial quick snap because the simple projects are never simple, but it's painted now and ready to assemble.
>>23645261I should probably make the railgun of Metal Gear Rex to be avle to slide and have an undeployed/deployed mode.
>>23646694superior american firearms will beat those pesky ninjas and their shitty folded blades
>>23644634I clean them. Use cement, clean up, then add putty, clean up. And finally scribe them again as panel line. Yes, I'm very ill and bad.
>>2364651330 minutes
>>23644634I try to but damn do those seam lines that run through grooved bits and hard to reach parts kill me
>>23646808time for a 30 minutes mission?
>>23646282The skeleton is still the same, AFAIK they included an extra joint part connecting to the shoulders of the torso frame for the new bigger arms. So not much of an updated compared to the frame that came with the first original Barbatos kit vs the 6th form Barbatos kit.
>>23646313Oh, this thing looks pretty cool.
>>23646025ok, ok please calm down and go back to your cozy reddit sub please.
I've made my interest in gunpla known and recently received some markers to ""paint"" and detail. I'm still looking around and i won't pretend to be an expert but this seems strange. Are these markers actually capable of doing anything on plastic? I don't want to open them yet to test and spoil any return policies. I see that the gundam markers are enamel based(?) so that's one thing i'm worried about here.
>>23646553Real time obaripilling
>>23646941what is their medium? as long as it's something better than children's water based markers it should adhere to plastics
>>23646949their medium? uh, it is water based, but it might be better than a children's marker? i'm worried about it bleeding over time or just, not adhering
>>23646953>water basedmight still be OK with the right primer. apply some top coat if you are worried
>>23646956Ah yes primer and topcoat, yes good ideas, ty
Here's your bootleg P Bandai Astray kit
>>23645331Its possible to make a Brave themed at least
>>23645786>you will have to make a new mold for it, which is something Bandai won't do unless it is a revival kit.I have to disagree with thisBandai literally fixed the easy to break neck joint of three first batch of 30MS.Which quickly fixed on the next reissue a month later, while also include the new improved head+neck part on already scheduled option parts
>>23645806Anon will receive an HG Gogg and like it
>>23647005I still wonder why Outframe of all things got a MG kit while the Amatsu Mina doesn't
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