-=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: >>23655639
Vote for your favorite themes in round 1 of voting for the next groupbuild! Vote for as many as you like, and the top 5 will move on to round 2 for the final theme selection.https://forms.gle/Ncmoqn46xRXLW5cN8Round 1 lasts to the end of this Monday.
Now post your WIPs!
I really did kind of screw myself getting overly enthusiastic and revealing the Lagoon Gundam too early on.On the other hand, the build I feared the most, the Nurgle Gouf, doesn't seem to have been entered.
>>23658740>Nurgle GoufI was wondering where that Anon went. Really was looking forward to the rest of the model, I only saw the shield.
went to the local anime con today and there's someone selling a MG Victory Gundam, its a bit in the reasonable scalper price, just 15 usd above the original MSRP. hesitated to buy it because its the base Victory and not the V-Dash. I dunno if I should wait for a reprint of V-Dash or just buy the kit
>>23658742In true horror sci-fi fashion, turns out he turned himself into the nurgle plamo. RIP.
>>23658746Wasn't V-Dash on the reprint vote for next year?I'd be grabbing that Guncannon Detector personally
>>23658740That'll be a lesson for everyone here not to worship any god but Plamor
The squad theme seemed interesting, but a predetermined color scheme doesn't sound all that fun. It'd only mean that the final entrants would all look the same.
>>23658746200% msrp is my limit when it comes to scalped kits. 300% if I really really want it, but anything past that is too insulting even if it technically only costs a small amount of grown up money.I think even if I became a billionaire, I would still limit myself to those price ranges.
>>23658761you need to have a little more imagination anon. the rx-78-2 and the ex-s have pretty much the same color scheme but look nothing alike.
>Used to think kotobukiya was the gold standard for model kits>Look up a kit I'm considering buying>The lines aren't even straight>The plastic is puffy>The material looks like its made out of candle waxWas it ahead of its time? It feels like I'm gaslighting myself. I could have sworn these things looked premium as can be when I was a little retard kit.
>>23658777They were pretty good for anyone who isn't bandai at the time. Took a while for other companies to catch up with things like part separation. They were always pretty flawed though, and I still hate the light grey colors they always used.
>>23657027Beyond Global would have been the best 1/144 variation of the grandpa if not for its munchkin legs.
>>23658777Dalong can't even handle an old Bandai kit, let alone a Koto one.
>>23658733Finally resuming a project that I have had to shelve for the best part of a year. All engineering and initial filling/sanding is done, now to enter surfacer/sandback hell.
Melander C3/Iguazu would have sold more
>>23658781To be fair, even Bandai in 2007 was kinda mediocre. Beside Ver Ka MGs, most of their standard releases had bad sculpt.
>>23658806Don't act like they won't make it eventually
More Geass kits
>>23658777The fit of the grey piece on his head is better than the RG 2.0s head LMAOBut nothing can defend kotobukiyas awful plastic they used for their AC kits. Looks fucking terrible if you're not painting, way too light bleed, does a diservice to the sculpting work koto did.
>>23658800I'll be honest anon, that doesn't look that much better. You would probably need to do a ton of chisel work to create the illusion of part separation in a lot of places.
>>23658819>Looks fucking terrible if you're not paintingAC kits are meant to be painted. Otherwise, you won't replicate the looks in the trailer or in game. I believe Foxeye is supposed to look weathered.
>>23658740>I really did kind of screw myself getting overly enthusiastic and revealing the Lagoon Gundam too early on.the colors fuck me up but aren't you silver medal? i'd say garnering a following works as well here as on any other social platform
>>23658820Some random guy on facebook built it and it looks better than whatever the fuck Dalong was doing. You don't even need to scribe it.
>>23658822did I miss the winner announcements? I haven't been active here for a few weeks so I just scrolled through the past few threads and I saw the voting, but not any announcements of rankings. I'll go check again.
Dalong's capability to make everything looks 10 times worse is amusing to say the least.
>>23658833unicorn also just looks like shit by default
And you know what? I take it back, he did a great job with Foxeye.
>>23658832>>23658822oh shid u rite i somehow missed it>>23656990
>>23658834We love the white GM here.
>>23658821>AC kits are meant to be paintedAbsolutely, their Gen 5 kits don't even have any part separation. It actually resembles scale models more than children's toys.I guess its a blessing that we don't actually need to boil any of the parts to get them to fit.
>>23658841Even with part separation, you won't be able to get that dirty rusty artstyle anyway. Gen 5 part separation is ok, but not as many as their Gen 3 kits. I guess there were alot of complains about the difficult assembly, especially the Aaliyah.
>>23658845I'm actually more worried about the plastic. The sheen looks like weimei tier and I fear that it might not even react well to plastic cement.I wonder if you need to go all in and use epoxy putty with these things.
>>23658848No you don't have to go that far. The only thing that are objectively bad about these kits are the dogshit polycaps.
I know you guys hate beginners but kinda struggling to up my kit game. I've been just creating plastic kits straight (sometimes even skipping stickers) but I want to start getting into painting/marking/whatever to make my kits look way nicer. (I also need better sanding technique. I can't seem to get the real stubborn nubs out of the way). Anyone got any guides or places to start? A place where I get my gunpla stuff is having a sale so I want to pick up some actual "detailing" stuff but not sure what to get.
>>23658746MG Dash is due for a reprint next year
>>23658890Glass files are a good way to get rid of nubs with minimal effort and risk. If you want to get into painting, that's a whole other can of worms since the entry cost to that is a full airbrushing setup and a shitload of paint, as well as top coating.
>>23658900What path would you try next after just kit building? Markers? I really want to try upping my game but I have no idea where to start.
>>23658890Hobby knife and a glass file should be enough to deal with all nubs. With painting it's a matter of how much you're willing to commit. You can grab a bunch of markers with primary colors and few metallic ones and it would be enough as a beginner for color correction on minor details. Try grabbing few decal sheets and some topcoat, that would also improve the looks without much effort
>>23658904Try rescribing panel lines and using panel liner. You can try out waterslide decals along with this as well. Tamiya panel liner is what most people use but be aware that it is an enamel wash and enamel can very quickly eat through plastic and make it brittle to the point where it will crumble or snap. It should be applied to kits before assembly or after a gloss coat. You can use a water based panel liner instead which is completely safe for plastic. For colour correction on small details, you can hand brush enamel/acrylic paints. You could use gundam markers but I never found them to be great.This is an older set of videos but the ideas still apply: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4QfY11-9-EOcxKrs8C-5b01BAihiZoN6
>>23658705Wait, this is actually in scale?
>>23658904Clean nub removal, panel lining, waterslide application and top coating are all part of the basics.For nub removal, it mainly comes down to how good you are with a hobby knife and sandpaper (multiple grits may be needed). Good nub removal starts with how you remove it from the runner, a good set of nippers helps but there's no need to invest in the $100 stuff. Again, a glass file helps with that a lot.Panel lining with markers is super easy, you can literally clean up the overflow with your own spit (though obviously an actual cleaning agent like a q-tip dipped in alcohol works far better and is a lot more sanitary). Panel wash is a lot easier and involves about as much cleanup but should never be done on bare plastic since it can pool and crack it, that's something you should wait until after doing proper paint jobs to learn.Waterslides should become second nature if you really want to make your kits look good. If you have experience doing it on plane/ship model kits then it's basically the same stuff, but you'll also have to learn how to use decal setter and decal softener. Overall it's not that difficult, especially if you use good third-party waterslides that don't tear with the slightest amount of force, but it's still something you want to get practice at.Top coats are the finishing touch, usually done on top of the paint and waterslide job to lock it all in and protect the paint. Some people put gloss coat on before waterslides since that makes them easier to work with. It's also sometimes necessary to put down a coat before panel washes, depending on the types of paint you're using.
>>23658890Godhand nipper, chinese potmetal hobby knives, sanding boards and sanding sponges.Ideally, you get as much done with your knife as possible.From there you use cement to weld plastic pieces together and putty to fix mistakes during the cutting phase.Light spray of primer to see mistakes. Superglue to fill in sinkhole in the plastic, then sand it back to level with a sanding board if its a flat piece, or a sanding sponge if its a curved piece. Prime again, see if there are more imperfections. Then repeat until the kit is as good (or bad) as you can manage.Only when that is done can you even think about using paint.
>>23658928not the anon you replied to but your post had me fucked up thinking when did I make this post because it's so much like my own adviceposts
>>23658816Retail or P-Bandai exclusive again?
>>23658959100% P-Bandai. No way I'm seeing anything Rozé of the Recapture as retail because of a combination of fan reception and limited availability.
>>23658953I think plamogen inevitably comes to the same conclusion when it comes to products to use and workflow. We are pretty much constantly teaching and critiquing each other after all.
>>23658961>No way I'm seeing anything Rozé of the Recapture as retail because of a combination of fan reception and limited availability.Modern OG Geass kits were peeb too
Which one is the most lineart accurate?
>>23658972Row 2 column 4?
>>23658972Use your eyes
Finished my Delta line collection. This is as good as it gets until someone makes a Land Combat Hyaku Shiki Kai. Hopefully one day.
>>23658978Head is too fucked up in every possible way.
>>23658982I kind of think it’s wave
>>23658984Bro, your french VR Delta?
>>23658989>not gold Doesn't count.
>>23658993Just blast it with clear yellow
>>23658984Where's Delta plus?
>>23658996He likes the delta line so he doesn’t have to paint
>>23658997Might get one if I find it on the cheap. Otherwise, not a fan either.
I think it’s kind of funny how on normie gunpla spaces hajime katoki is seen as the guy who makes awesome high quality kits in his own model kit line, but on here he’s despised for ruining the proportions of mobile suits and giving them absurdly long legs.
I'm voting Mahou Shoujo, and so should you.
>>23659013Nah, I'm waiting for 30MP Madoka first
>>23659009Katoki actually responsible for alot of models outside of his ver Ka brand and no doubt he is still in charge today. Gpg just wants to attack the easy target and ignore Bandai's terrible practices without knowing that Katoki supervised alot of their favourite kits, meanwhile their beloved Bandai just wants to fuck their asses time after time.
>>23659026
>>23659026very true. i was surprised to read that a lot of early kits without the "ver ka" line were actually done by him too, like the old mg sazabi or the turn a.
>>23659009This general complains about anything that's not MGs of obscure UC MSV with the smoothest of surfaces, not just ver ka kits.
>>23658986Then put on a different head. That is the closest to the lineart.
Shitpost groupbuild? But that's every groupbuild!
>>23659040>>23658978does anyone know what kit that even is?
>>23659040>That is the closest to the lineart.that would be the wave, actually.
>>23659044Look at the wave. Look at the vents.
>>23658810Yeah but they should have made it a while ago especially since the C3 would have only needed a few modifications to the base modelMelander is the coolest set in the game desu
>>23659031>Turn AYep
>>23659065One of the best looking heads in the game
>>23658777honestly i have more fun with koto kits than gunpla. they take a bit more to get looking good but the final result feels more satisfying. I also prefer 1/100 scale and some MGs, while the engineering is really cool, feel like they border on being excessive when it comes to part count sometimes >>23658733
>>23659031Ultimately the Turn A is Syd Mead's design. The man put his autism to good.
>>23659065boatbros we rise
>>23659065I just noticed that I see some Halo in this. the Pelican or whatever it's called. I guess it's a generic enough design that I can see it in a lot of series.
>>23659065tips on looking like this IRL?
>>23659072…is something the hammerhead isn’t because its ugly and looks like a bug
>>23659081visit Radical Larry's containment chamber.
>>23659082Your father looks like a bug
>>23659044I don't think there is a real "line art accurate" kit for Sazabi. It looks much more detailed than what most people think and the models are either greeb it up or simplify it too hard. Izubuchi also drew it with a pencil so it is inconsistent just like anything hand drawn.
>>23658972I think we should execute everyone who says the word 'lineart'.
New Zarov kit.
handpainting white is hell
>>23659031So what's the actual difference between a Ver Ka kit and a regular kit designed by Katoki?
>>23659103>regular kit designed by Katokiblack girl>Ver Ka kit BLACKED girl
>>23659103Ver Ka kits are kits he directed their entire production and it is a brand exclusively MG. For things like MG Zgok, HG The O, HG Zaku 1.0, etc are things he worked on as the main designer and gave some input into the engineering, but not the one who decides everything.
>>23659099Genuinely just do a light shade of tan. It basically looks the same but is much easier to paint.
>>23659103Branding mostly, but also >>23659106
>>23658928>>23658917>>23658906>>23658907thanks all! :D happy for the advice. last time I asked it didn't go so well and I went on a break so i don't exactly remember but this is a lot more helpful
>>23658984What have you got attached to your Woundwort?
>>23659125Looks like hrududu set
>>23659125Benis
>>23659125Hazel shield and two hrududu II
>>236591254 Hrududu II units, 2 Long Blade Rifles and a Hazel beam rifle + shield.The Hrududus are bootlegs and the rest came from other AoZs I have lying around.
Is this sazabi artist respecting?
>>23659181The decal on the skirt is wrong
>>23659181Head too big
>>23659181>3d when the original is 2dNot artist respecting.
>>23659189Why did they do it like that? Are they stupid?
>>23658810The line has been flopping a bit. I already got the Liger Tail and Milk Tooth that I wanted, so now I only really want IBIS and SOL 644, but to be honest I'd rather have Koto kits of those.
Anyone else started working on their silly groupbuild entry yet?
>>23659200you mean mahou shoujo?
>>23659200I've started my magical girl build.
>>23659200the only time /gpg/ is not hilarious is when it's attempting humor
When was the last time bandai reprinted the Darilbalde options parts set?
>>23659209About 5 minutes ago
>>23659209i got so angry at this being pbandai i learned to scratchbuildbased bandai
>>23659212I am currently learning to scratchbuild so that I can make a 1/100 version of Banaghers custom gundam mk.ii
When was the last time the re 100 bawoo or hamma hamma got reprinted?
>>23659208Wtf, not true, I am very funny, I always laugh at my posts. I am laughing right now. Haha.
HG G-Saviour reprint any day now
>>23659181Can we get a 1/100 MG of this?
Imagine creating something awesome like this, you could too if you vote Mahou Shoujo
i'm not in the mood for scribing. should i snap fazz or ex-s next?
>>23659234no thanks, im doing a nanoha build
If none of you make a symphogear one I'll be upset>make one yourselfNo it's cold and I can't paint until early summer.
>>23659234Very cool>>23659241I am planning a zaku with a magical girl transformation.
>>23659234Umm, that seems more silly to me desu.
>>23658777Bandai is the king of injection moulding snapfit kits, even if people in here are always bitching. They get lazy and make mistakes sometimes but just for ease of building and cool looks with minimal work for the prices they ask they have no equal.
>>23659241i wanted to do an xv amalgam build with the gigantic arms but i never actually bought one. i'm getting raped with restocks and preorders lining up this month so I don't intend on buying it for this groupbuild either.
you could technically make two mahou shoujo's is Duos winvote for that
When you think about it, magical girls are aces, so vote ace
>>23659258I swear to god we already did an ace groupbuild and it was boring as shit.
If you think about it you could force these guys to make a magical girl if you vote for magical girl.
RF: Design/customize a kit as if it were used by Oldsmobile
>>23659268Genuinely awful idea.
>>23659274Oh ok
>>23659274The post actually says it's a cool idea in the name field. Can't you read?
Is there a trick to making the plastic film on waterslides less visibleEven when topcoated I can still see it close up
>>23659287gloss coat and then sand to even out
>>23659250>but just for ease of building and cool looks with minimal work for the prices they ask they have no equal.Lol. LMAO even.
>>23658728
>>23659297True
>>23659297Katokibros...
>>23659297
>>23659250>Bandai>cool looks with minimal work
>>23659080Were you high when posting this
>>23659313
>>23659307Realistically, how do you fix this? Chisel and rescribe out the details?
>>23659315>how do you fix this?Throw it into the trash.
>>23659296>>23659307Not everybody is an bitter /gpg dweller my dude. For the average modeller or non authist it is way more easy and cheap to pick up a Bandai kit, put on some panel lines and topcoat and have a cool robot than it is to do the same with a Volks or GSC kit, all kits ofcourse look better the more effort you put in. If you don't like Bandai designs that is a matter of taste and I respect that.
>>23659315Just use a scribe to sharpen the important details and let paint do the hard work.
>>23659322TruthBandai kits may not always be visually stunning but in terms of general quality and ease of assembly you're not getting better, especially not at the $20-30 price point of the average HG. You won't be dealing with horrible mold issues or mandatory screws/glue or anything like that and for modern kits the manuals are usually even bilingualYou can tell because most of the bitching about Bandai kits is about either aesthetic choices (proportions/lineart issues) or availability, not assembly
plamo.... news... *thud*
I hope silly picks up traction, this is probably the first time GBD allowed a shitpost groupbuild theme.Also, looking at this image i really miss when mcdonalds gave out crushed nuts.
>>23659335Mahou Shoujo will win
>>23659335you can be silly in any theme with greater effect though
>>23659334>>23658816
>>23659287Use decal softener like microsol to eliminate silveringRead the guides for more info
>>23659331>It doesn't have to look good>It doesn't have to be retail>It doesn't have to feel like a modelkitThe slippery slope...
Mahou Shoujo is gonna replace nightmare as the "potential groupbuild"
Mahou Shoujo sisters, we've been cucked out of the last two groupbuilds, but now is our time
>>23659331>Bandai kits may not always be visually stunning but in terms of general quality and ease of assembly you're not getting better, especially not at the $20-30 price point of the average HGWith 20 to 30 bucks, you can go for the Changs and get a both cheap and visually stunning kit with the increasingly improved assembly experience in the recent years. But obviously, you are gonna insult this shit because your argument was never about the quality.
>>23659350You are being disingenuous now anon.>It doesn't have to look goodBeauty is in the eyes of the Beholder>It doesn't have to be retailAvailability is an issue in general is the point made. Even some retail restocks are gone in a blink.>It doesn't have to feel like a modelkitSomething that is not a struggle to put together is not a real model kit now?
>>23659360nightmare is ugly and gross, people rather make cute girls
>>23659382nobody in the West wants designs like this
>>23659208Agreed. Autistic self-stimulating repetition is never funny.
>>23659392Westoids more like wasteoids am I right? don't want mecha, they want tanks
>>23659402Unfortunately the opinions of Filipinos have never mattered to anyone
>>23659392Zack basedfaces at every SNAA review albeit thoughever.
>>23659382Heh, you may make a good point. I am >>23659322 and >>23659385 and I never build one of those but I did order a SNAA Tristan to check out how it is after looking at some vids. I only have experience with Warhammer stuff from China and even from the same seller the quality may vary wildly so I am always a bit hesitant to recommend Chang. Also I am the authist I mentioned in above post Gunpla is just part of the modelling hobby for me and I payed a lot of money for some horrible kits, ps, resin and vinyl and pvc, real and bootlegs, and not all of them turned out nice but that is part of it. I will report back how I like my spikey knight when it arrives
>>23659406Rent free
>>23659412SNAA kits have a common flaw, which is the overly tight joints. If you don't sand those shits, disaster is bound to happen. Miserable to build? Yes. But it feels rewarding somewhat.
>>23659408Sir Aurelius is an honorary Asian boy
>>23659315>how do you fix thiscut it off and replace with a real gundam head
>>23659408SNAA kits are refreshing. Their older ones were meh but the recent knights look great.
>>23659436Superior Bandai product. This is what i live for.
>obsessed with poop
>>23659465Unironically
>>23659415Aye, thank you for the heads up! I am not some Bandai only fanboy, I always joke Bandai makes money despite and not because of itself, but I know what else is out there so I still say that for the General public they are the best. Even og design Changpla prolly has a big fight against the stigma of being cheap crap and a lot of people still don't trust AliExpress. But some local online retailers are starting to stock some og sculpts, reactions for the Axis Kshatriya were mostly positive and the upcoming 1/60 king crab z'gok look impressive af so they seem to be working hard to get more recognized and serious about it. A bit of competition for those dinosaurus over at Bandai hq is a good thing.
>>23658733I still have to assemble and paint the torso plus add some more weathering effects, but I think my little scopedog is coming out pretty good.
>>23659344other... news...
>>23659521Chang's Lupus Rex comming soon.
>>23659521Mahou Shoujo winning the next theme vote
>>23659292Would that not risk sanding away the decal itself?
>>23659524https://voca.ro/1itg4ytgIsr4
>>23659533You sand around the decals edges to blend it in
>>23659387I don't want to make cute girls, I want to make cool monsters, I'm not a fag.
>>23659541Cool girl riding a cute monster is the obvious answer always! And you are still a dag.
>>23659541why not bothmonstergirls are a thing
>>23659541You don’t like cute girls? You sound like a fag.
>>23659065>Boat is in>Wheelchair is still nowhere to be seen.
>>23659541monster mahou shoujo, the theme is very versatile
VTHOR
>>23659554Fuck no, I don't play with Barbie dolls, real men play with sweaty topless G.I. Joe action figures.
is there any gundam base or side f exclusives that are actually worth it? will be going there but it seems like every time i see one it's like clear slop or special finish slop or something like that.
>>23659615Everyone should get a Draken E. It's a cutie.
if mahou shoujo doesn't win I'm gonna cry
>>23659268This is pretty cool but you can just do it in Zeon.
>>23659615https://gundam.fandom.com/wiki/Gundam_Side-FAt Side-F you can get the RG Nu-FF, MG Re-GZ 1.5, and the 1/144 balloons for CCA and 0080. Don't think I've ever seen the balloons sold at P-Bandai, and buying the kits in person is significantly cheaper than buying online. My mom bought me the RG Nu-FF for the equivalent of $31 USD when she went to Fukuoka on vacation last year, if you bought that on US P-Bandai you'd pay probably triple that.https://gundam.fandom.com/wiki/The_Gundam_Base_TokyoGundam Base Tokyo has a lot more selection, but unfortunately it's mostly clear color and special coating kits. Their specialty looks to be the Unicorn Perfectibility, which again you can probably get for a fraction of what they charge outside of Japan.
>>23658733Progress on the Crossbone. Pretty decent build at the moment, but these gates are 95% the way to undergates, but aren't. They are right exactly flush with the bottom of the part but are flat to the edge instead of the little bit below. Really disappointing given I built the Osiris as my previous kit.
>>23659647wow awesome thanks anon. i will look out for that shi
>>23659650>panel lining the face scars blackohnonononononono anon...
>>23659650So short.>>23659652I did it on purpose, I think it looks better than the red DESU.
>>23659660Also getting height mogged by a 1/144 kit
>>23659661You don't realize how big Penelope is.
I don't think the RG Sazabi is out of scale.
>Muh scale>When you don't even have the shelf space for it.
>>23658806Yes, but, making that one first instead of Iguazu means that making open faith is more profitable because the costs were already subsidized in this one like several of the weapon sets
>>23659713I live in a warehouse
>>23659707No I do which is why I put the midget on the 1/144 shelf next to the Zaku and Quebley.
extend voting deadline
>>23659661Finish the core fighter as the last part for tonight. Lots of little color correction to do. The X articulation is a bit disappointing. Top and bottom have to move together and you can't do any twisting which I swear they do in the manga.
>>23659768Post the core fighter I wanna see it
>>23659780Ended up using 1 set of stickers as my detail paint wasn't coming out like I wanted and it was flat anyway.
>>23659785Also you can see the limited articulation here. Makes them move really oddly. I think even a ball joint would have been better than this C-like one (it's closer to a bar through a tube in makeup).
>>23659785Woah that’s a cool core fighter. So that’s why the gundam has the crossbone. And are those beam sabers on the side?
>>23659791I think so? Not actually sure how you grab it out when mounted, as I think they work like beam Vulcans also. They are also like it's 3rd melee weapon anyway after the Beam Zweihander, Beam Scimitar, but right before the knives. Might be forgetting one other one...
>>23659768They actually emulate everything the binders do in the original manga just fine.
>>23659795Damn I never realized how much game the crossbone gundam has. Look it’s even undergoing a psychoframe transformation
>>23659795I post that, then immediately remember the boxing gloves ( the skulls), and the beam effects you can put on the I-Field generators (which I think are supposed to be reflected beam energy).
>>23659807the beam effects are for the brand markers, the big ones are for beam shields and the smaller cross shaped beams are for punching with when they flip over the handsthe I-Fields are the shoulder skulls that can become boxing gloves
>>23659802Really? I swore they could go wider left/right, but I might be remembering wrong. Would have been cool to have anyway to help with balancing. Might need to make this guy's feet heavier somehow as he is barely standing without the Full Cloth or his large weapons.>>23659806Should post the face opening as that is the true Psychoframe activation.Also the Crossbone really makes the V and V2 look under armed, even if both would smoke it with maneuverability and their VSBRs being smaller/faster shooting. I'm actually surprised those didn't have I-Fields given the X-3 had 2.
>>23659813The only things they really do are be the X-shape, come together, and come together and point down parallel to the body so the cloak mounts over them
>>23659813V2A has I-Fields. They lack as much built in armament, but in exchange they separate and transform into multiple components and utilize hardpoints again for equipment expansion.
>>23658972Sazabi 2.0 MG coming in 2026I was walking by Bandai HQ last week and there was 2 guys outside eating sushi on their lunchbreak, and I heard them mention Sazabi 2.0
>>23659821Oh my science. This is gonna be the best thing since puffed weed
Which zeta gundam head sculpt has the most game? Ver. Ka (left) or 2.0 (right)?
>>23659856>Horse face vs decent looking headGee, I don't know
Is this painted, or topcoated plastic?
>>23659866more like chad vs subhuman
Speaking of Sazabi, holy shit the chinese are making a Mortarheadd Sazabi. Looks pretty damn good too.
>>23659877Imagine how that old fart would feel knowing he got mogged at his own design language
>>23659877>>23659878>greeble and hard edges everywhereNot much of a mortar headd
https://shop-tonerico.com/items/69363b8e80278e6fd1a5f1beI absolutely hate the rekek movies but hot damn, this model kit of the Wunder looks really fucking good, and the price is on the reasonable side.
>>23659883anon pls
>>23659891If you think that's even remotely similar in design language you are blind, plain and simple
>>23659891wtf is this monstrosity lmfao
>>23659877This in all honesty looks so much better than that abomination of a Nightingale that they released previously, but this still looks stupid.
>>23659897Still not spiky enough for you?
>>23659898
>>23659744Zaku ship my order already.
>>23659901>hurr spikyWhat characterizes mortar headds is organic armor shapes over detailed frames, that Sazabi with all its random jagged edges and panel lines steals some MH design elements (the shoulders from Bang Doll, the pincer shield from LED Mirage, the leg hatches from Engage SR1...) but totally misses what makes those designs look good
>>23659869Are you blind?
>>23659909Yeah cuz it's not an MHH, it's at at the end of the day a Mobile Suit, but done to resemble MHH. Some of you guys really need to get checked for autism because you're too literal minded and get tripped out on things that aren't properly and specifically defined with zero margins.
>>23659891SOVL>>23659877SOVLLESS
>>23659869Topcoat
>>23659913I get that but the execution would have worked better if they'd kept more of the original Sazabi's smooth and rounded armor design instead of chinkifying the fuck out of it
The best version of gramps
>>23659382>visually stunning>posts spikey garbageat least post sheik mainland kits YOU FUCKING SHILL
>>23659869partial paint. most of the orange especially the arm is paint. the rest just looks topcoated
>>23659382i like some of the snaa designs but that's revolting
>>23659109or even just do tan and another layer of white, it still is much easier
>>23659714Open Faith/Snail is cool even though he’s a assholeI hope that mean’s Arquebus Balteus gets a model soon, fucking love that mission
>>23659978Just get the resin recast
>>23659984Ion wanna
>>23659961>muh sheik mainlandWhy do we need a 2nd company to make low budget HGs and 30MM but worse, the point of chink shit is to give us things Bandai won't
>>23659987the only bootleg companies I can think of that gave us new shit that isn't total ass was Daban, Solomon/Axis Works, and Mechanicore (sadly over greebled though)
>>23659994What about dragon momoko. Was it total ass?
>>23659999No idea, I never got a kit made by them
>>23659994I like hemoxian
>>23659994>isn't total ass>DabanTheir shit sucks though, just not so much that it isn't worth the money.
>>23660023The shokew was okay
>>23659099I do a layer of grey, then white mixed with gray, then a couple layers of white.
>>23660023The Jagd Dogas they made were fine, they're hit and miss though
these are my 3 favorites
>>23659987>doesnt want tasteful designs>wants spikey chink garbage>wants lame gundamshit
>>23660060>tasteful designs
>>23658733Finished the Axis Kshatriya's stand, now I can mount the frame to it before I start on the armor parts.
>>23660086Is that painted or that's how it is out of the box?
>>23660086Nicely done. Not a fan on making bases stand out, but that works really well.>>23660091Comes molded in pure black
>>23660069thanks for providing proof
>>23660069Beautiful work of art>>23659382Another Exia but with spikes combined with another shitty attempt by Asia to understand the appeal of medieval knights.
Did not notice the new thread, reposting in case you don't lurk the old threads:>>23657930Yeah, it's a weird enough suit, but I thought the whole point was that Amuro's good with any dinky suit you give him, rather than that anything he pilots has to be a Gundam. Does the Re-Gz count as a Gundam? I hope not, just let it be its own thing.>>23657931I mean, testbeds are fine, the Hyakushiki was a testbed for transformation but we don't count that as a Gundam, right? (Right??)>it's always permanentWhat am I thinking of then? I know it wears off/melts off after a few hits, but I swear I read that some versions wear off after a few minutes.>it was a Red Baron thing (I will announce my presence with bright colours so the enemies fear me>custom-coloured for the guy who got all of the Rick Diases painted red>but now in goldRidiculous.>and allies cheer when seeing me).I will STILL do this for the Hyakushiki though, this is a very cute way of putting it.>It's a little silly now because there's a ton of machines all in the era using Anti Beam Coating which have no gold tintMaybe it was an experimental kind of beam coating!>the vernier and wings are for agility, not speed.I thought about it over dinner, I actually don't know how verniers work. A bunch of the tiny holes I see are probably verniers, micro-thrusters that are good for turning and repositioning, but also thrusters are a thing and so are auto-balancers? I don't know how center of mass works but I assume you need a few verniers going pffpffpftt for you to do a 180 in place. I've also rarely noticed them for 0079 kits apart from the Ball, Rick Dom or anything with outright 400 thrusters like the Zeong, and certainly not the Gundam, although the Alex seemed to have quite a few verniers.
>>236587462850 pesos seems reasonable for a Red Logo kit considering V2 goes for around 2200 these days. but that means you're missing out on the Core Fighter and Victory has less plastic than Victory Two due to being smaller.
>>23660108MG xbone X1 is 1750 pesos for reference.
>>23659315buy a different model
This is genuinely one of the ugliest designs I have seen. Literally everything about it is just so bad.
>>23660176Post a good one.
>>23660176I only don't like the balls on the legs, the rest are fine. GQ seems to really like adding balls. The gyan also had weird balls that ruins an otherwise decent design.
>>23660183lucky for you the balls are removable and you can mod it however you like
>he doesn't castrate his gunpla
>who you callin a pinhead?
>>23660226God, i fuckng hate pinks. Red Comet my ass.
I really dig the blue destiny and I'd like to copy the visible camera behind the visor effect.How would I achieve this without LEDs? Just bright white paint for the camera? Maybe yellow to contrast with the red visor?
>>23660228Johnny Ridden (pronounced as "RAI-DEN") is the true Red Comet.
>>23660228Pink is just light red anon
>>23660226GQ looks like it shocks its dog
>>23660236GQ looks like a pitbull
>>23660230>spray red clear under the visor>spray a dot of white for the eyes undee the visor using airbrush. do it at the distance and with a fine tip so there's blurring around the edges>finally paint the whole inside of the visor with black.
>>23660226GTO Mogs
>>23660239I see, so we completely bypass the inner mechanics under the visor and just paint the visor itself?
>>23660241that's how car modelers usually paint the rear lights to achieve that effect
>>23658733>>23659513two heads are better than one
>>23660226Old High Grade > New High Grade > GTO > Ball Thighs > RG. Honestly the RG is just a worse version of the burnt one, while at least dick thruster offers something different to the others. I do like both HGUCs significantly better than the other offerings though, if I'm honest.
>>23660256I'll give it a go.
>>23659933where dis from?
>>23660280
>>23660183>muh gquuuuuux balls
>>23660291>>23660183
>>23660176Why does it have a penis lolThis is a design you’d expect would be made by someone in middle school
>>23660297a lot of Gundam designs have those phallic-shaped groin areas. Nightingale, Immortal Justice, Woundwort, to name a few.
>>23660183It’s like they put giant targets on them that say “shoot me here”. Just utterly stupid.
I used to be one of those plebs that was satisfied to snap>marker>decal>panel line>rattlecan matte varnish. I've now reformed to properly painting them like God intended. What's the best way for me to remove the matte varnish off my previous shame so I can actually redeem them with a proper paintjob?
>>23660331You know you can google or ask chatgpt
>>23660331a quick dip in mr airbrush cleaner or mr leveling thinner should do the trick, or 90% IPA if you're cheap.
>>23660339Thanks Anon. I have some waste airbrush cleaner I've been meaning to dispose of. Its like 80% good with sediment at the bottom so I can probably use that.
>>23660341make sure to really let it soak into it overnight
>>23660341yeah just use a filter paper or something to filter that out, you're cleaning up the part afterward anyways so any leftover color on your thinner is just moot
>>23660339>>23660342Isn't that going to melt the model
>>23660349One Anon said a quick dip, another said do it overnight. Its pretty clear one is trying to ruin someone's pla and its very easy to test.
>>23660349You're obviously not gonna leave it sitting inside for more than 5 minutes man
>>23660412How long was that soaked in airbrush cleaner?
Is there a lineart respecting nu gundam kit?
>>23660412dildo ahh gunpla
Iberian Anon here.WHERE THE FUCK IS MY AIRMASTER REPRINTEVERY OTHER KIT SLATED FOR NOVEMBER ON ALL 4 OF THE STORES I FOLLOW REACHED IN NOVEMBERBESIDES THE AIRMASTER LMAOAny news on Airmaster reprints in general or is Gundam X just cursed in particular
>>23660428Yeah the news is they’re not making that discount zeta gundam anymore sorry
>>23660430But they just made Murasame kai, zeta knockoffs are all the hotness
>>23660428The reprint from August/September is out in Asia, don't know about Europe's distribution
>>23660300Don't forget big dick methuss!
>>23660412Lmao look at that hover chassis. They substituted panel lining for part separation and as expected, it loks like a cheap chinese toy.
>Gloss coating my latest zaku>Feel like the flow is getting weaker and weaker>Take it apart and clean it >Air comes out but not fluid>Take it apart can clean it again>Still no fluid>Do a bit of trial and error>Fluid comes out only when the needle is removed and the nozzle is directly pressed against a surface>Break out the strong hardware thinner>Still nothingWhelp, I'm fucked. 2 weeks before christmas, I don't think I can get a new airbrush in time to do some holiday paintings.
>>23660443The methus.... is undergoing a psycframe transformation!!!!
>>23660443SIX beam sabers?!
>>23660443I want to have sex with Fa Yuiry so bad bros. Kamille is super lucky to have her. I bet she let him do anal on short notice and didn't hesitate when he wanted ass to mouth.
No new announcement?
>>23660476"New" Astray was announced like a week ago
>>23660476RG Gundam quuuxThe gimmick is that the face still looks like its from a happy meal toy.
>>23660443And also his son rezel
>>23660480I come from a universe where that isn't there.
>>23660476RG Gelgoogtrust the plan
>>23660468lmfao this is my new favorite gpg meme
>>23660480Don't forget my nigga Anksha
>new MG is Astray>the 2nd new MG is Astray>the new RG is AstrayFUCK OFF
is it a waste of time to sand between each coat of paint? should i just sand the final coat?
>>23660491Has the (nu) new Astray been properly revealed yet besides the jayz2cents version?
>>23660492I didn't even know you're supposed to sand after painting...What's the purpose of doing that?
>>23660331https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKYh_fV5lhcPurple Power from the automotive section of Walmart. I've left parts sitting in that shit overnight, and it cleans everything off while leaving the plastic untouched.Other options include Simple Green and cleaning alcohol as the other anon mentioned.
>>23660502You can sand after painting using a very high grit to get the next layer to adhere better and to clean up any possible defects during the painting process.
>>23660506I see, I'll try that next time.
>>23660506You can get the same effect with a paper towel or a cotton bud AND it wont risk damaging the paint
>>23660510That's why I stipulated high grit. 1000 +, though I didn't specify the number. >paper towel or a cotton budFrom experience, I don't recommend. They leave strands and shit behind. If you're gonna use a paper towel use one of those ones that aren't made of cotton. No dust or strands left behind. Maybe some sort of spray degreaser too.
Does anyone know where to get a wave sazabi? It’s the most lineart accurate sazabi.
you can just not paint
>>23660512>cottonSorry had a retard moment, don't use paper towels made of paper. Cotton is also probably not a good idea as cotton strands can be left behind iirc.
>>23660513Uuh, scour mandarake/ 2nd hand JP retailers and JP auction sites I guess?
Also what are some artist respecting lineart accurate nu gundams kits?
>>23660515Theres no point in building model kits if youre not gonna paint. Id just collect metal builds and funko pops if I didnt wanna paint
>>23660497I feel like I've missed something, but where did this j2c meme start? I used to watch him for water-cooling years ago, but I don't remember him being obsessed with certain colors...
>>23660531Gunpla is freedom
>>23660531Snapping kits together feels good
>>23660515Correct>>23660531Incorrect
>a japanese youtuber reviewed 1/120 Qubeley plagiarismdamn he's bravehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8argcpLTmzY
>>23660541>1/120What the fuck were they thinking
>>23660541>spent the entire video whining about the extremely terrible snapfitI'm glad I didn't buy it. it looks like pure nightmare.
>>23660535>>23660536>>23660537Youre allowed to be wrong, I wont try to correct your opinions
>>23660547Shut up, no-builds
>>23660533He likes to build models occasionally and he did a video about building a gundam once and how superior of a modeler he was or something like that. He then proceeded to paint the entire thing in primer grey and call it finished.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sbg5tG1wdXkCustom PG Epyondamn
>>23660528the MSIA DX Nu Gundam
>>23660558>just kitbashed some random-ass Chinesium kit that happens to look kind of similar>it also doesn't transformYawn.
>>23660563Head proportions remind me of the nft monkey.
im feeling snappy
>>23660558Wow it looks worse than dogshit
>>23660554This is missing some details. He blasted the finish kit with primer, lost the V fin and called it done.
>>23660558It doesn't look like epyon
That bait will sadly work.
When will tarifftips cause gunpla prices to rise? I’ve been waiting to sell off some kits in my backlog for when the massive price increases come.
>>23660584It already happened
>>23660585Nah I think another price hike is coming because apparently a lot of the tarifftips didn’t start until August. And then when us retailers order from bandai it takes a couple months to get here. Also they have been selling pre-tariff inventory. Apparently retailers say there’s expected to be more price increases as soon as January.
Mahou Shoujo won btw
>>23660554>>23660575Lmao, going to have to find this tonight
>>23660564world first discovery of a human being that likes Epyon's transformation
>>23660094>Not a fan on making bases stand outI'm not either, most of my stands are solid black but this stand has a lot of details, it's almost more of a hangar diorama.
>>23660607the epyon.. it’s undergoing a psychoframe transformation!!!
>>23660607>perfect grade>can't do a basic transformationNot so perfect is it?
>>23660606
>>23660491this is SEX what kit is it
>>23660491>The new rg doesnt update the frameImmediately cancelled my preorder.
>>23660621Kek based
>>23660513The box art is oozing with so much soul.
>>23660533https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRBnhurqArE
>>23660632>Listen to 2 first seconds to get into watch history for laterI can already tell this is going to be cringe kino
>he is a boat modeleroh no
>>23660617>>23660533The man who mind broke snapshitters, we need more boomers calling out bandais kits for what they are/happy meal slop for children
>>23660632unironically better than 99% of the warhammer fag tries gunpla videos
>>23660683Those are so annoying. Yes of course the moulding and assembly mogs GW stuff by miles (go build a screaming bell if you don't believe me) but they are totally diverent hobbies despite both being plastic model kits.
>>23660564>>it also doesn't transformGood
>>23660685That's all I would expect when watching those videos? The Warhammer people are mostly trying to show that GW could be doing much better, but stay with GW as they like the game and/or mini painting.I think the only one who actually likes Gunpla was Rogue Hobbies as she liked how differently you could paint Gunpla and did a few sequel videos and build like 3 kits off screen.
Chang's Tallgeese 3 - Flugel.
>>23660693AAAAAIIIIIIEEEEE HES BACK
>>23660693This one is unapologetically a Tallgeese.
>>23660685There is absolutely no excuse for GW being allowed to charge as much as they do for their tiny plastic board pieces. Doesn't matter how "well detailed" they are, there is no situation where a commercial piece of plastic should cost more than its weight in gold. Small wonder that so many people have turned to 3D printing their armies instead (which GW will literally issue lifetime bans from their stores for), not to mention how they're actively searching out and trying to shut down "piracy" sites and Telegram channels.
>>23660100>the appeal of medieval knights.Doesn't actually exist. Medieval knights are lame. Their fantasy idea is so much cooler.
>>23660679>we need more boomers calling out bandais kits for what they areif they can put their money where their mouth is, sure. but Jay is a shit painter and a shit modeler who can't even build a so called happy meal toy without breaking it (and being unable to fix it) so it's funny when he tries to be elitist
>>23660693Proving yet again that these Chinese bootlegging companies have absolutely zero good taste.
>>23660697>There is absolutely no excuse for GW being allowed to charge as much as they do for their tiny plastic board pieces.Other companies charge a fortune for cardboard. The value comes from them being a game piece, not the model.
>>23660703Hey, don't be mad just because your wholesome chungus Gelgoog and Re GZ don't get any 3rd party kits.
>>23660697I think that part of it is the UK's terrible economy. Even Japan's contracting economy hasn't led to terrible utility prices that make manufacturing unviable. I can't excuse how shit their kit quality is though. One Imperial Knight is 3-4 times the price of an MG with zero color separation and close to non-existent articulation. Shit westoid design too as they can't get good artists. It's amazing how bad the manufacturing from a country that started the industrial revolution is these days.
>>23660708>Shit westoid design too as they can't get good artists.Nothing is stopping you from sanding off all the detail and painting it red yellow and blue
>>23660697People pay so that is their excuse. James has always been a shitty and litigious company, I always have a good giggle when people reminisce when they were not woke/expensive/endlessly rehashing stuff in general. Luckily there like 10 editions of both warhammers and enough second hand plastic for the whole world so we don't really need GW anymore.
>>23660716>I always have a good giggle when people reminisce when they were not wokeGW has always been woke
>>23660718Nah, they were chuds once. They created Slaanesh just to dunk on the trannies. Obviously they have retcon that shit to just "the god of excess", but everyone know what that actually means.
>>23660721>Nah, they were chuds once.40k is literally a pisstake of contemporary british politics and was full of anti authoritarianism and anti establishment sentiment
>>23660716I wonder how much of people being willing to get fleeced so badly has to do with the belief that the expensive prices would gatekeep people out of their hobby.
>>23660721authoritarianism and establishment can go both ways
>>23660725Yet the authoritarian government in-universe is the goodguy. Warhammer is just a typical edgy shock value sludge from UK, just like Judge Dredd or everything Alan Moore wrote.
>>23660721Sorry, SEAbro, not everything is about trannies to most people
>>23660732>authoritarian government in-universe is the goodguy
>>23660733Yeah the hermaphrodite chaos god with the power to give men breasts and vice versa, with his entire gimmick being the pleasure from bodily modifications, sexual freedom and fetish has nothing to with the transgenderism movement. So unrelated that GW had to retcon this god billions of times to make him seem less offensive in modern times.
>>23660708Considering airfix's 1/24 spitfire is made in the UK (not even a factory owned by airfix mind you), costs £90-100, and comes with significantly more plastic than what you get from buying GW kits for an equivalent price.I don't think economy has anything to do with this. Its just GW being niggers and this >>23660716 retards keep paying it, thats why bandai minis are horribly overpriced *outside of japan) as well.
>>23660734Show me one instance where Imperium of Man was the actual bad guy and not every other faction?
>>23660739badab war
>>23660701I hate you.
>>23660740And ultimately Imperium is still in the right.
I'm just getting into plastic crack and ordered some kits, while I wait for them to arrive I was looking to buy a basic tool kit, but I'm a bit lost on the options. Just starting out, so I'm still seeing if I'll get into the hobby, so I wasn't looking for anything fancy. Does this el cheapo kit look ok for starters?
>>23660708>>23660737They are and always have been just greedy.I still buy some of their technical paints, they are expensive but not bad and last year I bought a Blood Bowl box set to replace the 2000's blue box I had in a moment of weakness, bb is The best game they ever made, but other than that GW did not get any of my money since 2008 orso.
>>23660764This toolkit is dogshit. Buy them separately from ali and you will get better quality for cheaper.Instead of regular files, buy manicure glass nanofiles (NOT THE FROSTED GLASS ONES) for nub removal. Buy a regular nail buffing multi-surface block from any drug store for surface balancing (the glass file will leave a very shiny spot, you use the block to buff it to match the rest of the surface).Those nippers are dogshit, buy Ruitool 1.0 purple handles.Buy any cheap chinese potmetal hobby knife, the one with long blades is extremely sharp. Same for any random cutting mat and tweezers. You will overpay if you buy a kit. Just order it all through aliexpress, at worst you will get the same stuff for a better price.
>>23660764i bought the same thing but with less stuff in iteverything is fine enough but the separator is crap, but as anon said it's worth the hassle to look for essentials and buy them separately, bundles are a scam
>>23660632>Constantly talks down the kit>Compares it to a kit that costs 5x as much>Says kit costs 4x as much as it does>Glues articulation in place as he is a model boomer who thinks articulation means parts will fall off>Primes it in gray and preweathers like our recent slop kino painter in this thread>Unlike him doesn't bother to put the color coat on top of the preweathering>Thinks photo etched parts are good in general instead of tackyI feel bad for both his friend who gave him the kit as a gift, and for the Yamato he said he was working on.Cringe Kino was accurate.
I can recommend pic related if you want a cheapish generic nipper, they cost from about €11,- and last you forever
>>23660788>generic double bladed nippersyou could get the exact same at any hardware store for less money
>>23660788I bought these exact ones without the brand name at lidl for 5 to hold me over until I could get real single blades
>>23660795I tried cutting some guitar string for an antenna so I actually ruined my first pair a while back. Bit I had those for ten years orso already so I just got a new one from my usual modelling store.
>>23660764Everything in there is fine but the nippers. They're awful. I suggest any single cut nipper.
>>2366078811 quids for that?!
>>23660764>ruler>box cutter>screwdrivers >some automatic toolWhat a scam of a set
>>23660764Just get a dispaea set. Like jesus christ why are you buying a shitty set when you could buy something better that is cheap and worth it.
>>23660777>>23660782>>23660803>>23660806>>23660808Forgot to mention I'm from a 3rd world shithole, so my options are limited to what I can find on amazon, and even that as you all said, ain't the best. But thanks, I'll keep digging for something better.
>>23660815Where? Aliexpress probably ships to you.
>>23660815>I'm from a 3rd world shitholeLMFAO
I replied with what they told me to do like 3 days ago and so far they haven't even tried to contact me back. What do?
>>23660831>DO NOT REPLY>i replied???
>>23660833I didn't reply to the email, I did as they instructed which is go into my order history and clicked on the dropdown for FEDEX. So far they haven't responded.
>>23660836Bro stop tweaking it’s only been 3 days probably including the weekend.
>>23660839>tells you to stop tweaking>don't worry about it>sorry we gave it to someone else>just buy another>btw sold out world wideI hate Japan so much why is shipping so convoluted in that country? What is this tariff bullshit anyways I ordered shit from Aliexpress before and I never have to worry about tariff.
>>23660843Trump broke shipping globally, now everyone and their mother are doing tariffs.
>>23660843Tariffs has been in place for like forever, you just didn't know of it before because none of your orders had a value that reached the threshold. Now there's no threshold.
>>23660843The import tax is baked into the price on aliexpress. You still paid it.
>>23660788dspiae 3.0 nippers are probably the best value to performance you can get. You can constantly find them cheap on aliexpress.
>>23660708>I think that part of it is the UK's terrible economy.Lmao, what the fuck are you talking about. Warhammer minis used to be made out of diecast metal, then they switched to plastic as a cost saving measure. After they switched, the prices started going up year on year. Warhammer costs as much as it does because the fanbase are cucked and will continue to pay. My friends stopped playing warhammer 10 years ago and switched to infinity out of principal due to the constant cost increases and GW have continued to do even more price increases. The only economical point that might apply here is that more and more of the consumer market is being made up by the top 30% of earners. So for every 10 people that drop off due to cost increases, a single person will out spend them and then some. Companies are making more money than ever from an increasingly smaller amount of consumers.
>>23660880>25 bucks at the lowestyeah no how are they better than the chang single blades
>>23660880What about changhands?
How many Pbandai molds have they announced this year alone? Jesus...
>>23660899Is there any new ones from the obscure non gundam sunrise 80s mecha shows? I’m not really a fan of newer shows.
What even are changhands? Like what brand is it referring to?
>>23660905One of the most popular nipper brand in Japan is Godhand. The Chinese made the bootleg Godhand nippers and have been selling them for a very cheap price.
>>23660913Fascinating, thanks. I didn’t realize they made bootlegs of tools too lol. How can I get one? Just search godhands on AliExpress?
>>23660815Here's a general list of stuff you actually do need:>mandatoryCutting matHobby knifeGlass fileGeneric nippers (doesn't have to be super fancy)>very recommended but ultimately optionalSandpaper, multiple gritsSet of guitar picks, thinnest option availableCircular/round fileTweezersSanding sticks/spongesPin viseGenerally, I wouldn't recommend buying a starter kit since it'll probably contain loads of duplicate shit that you already have or stuff you don't actually need, and ultimately not save you that much money. It's smarter to curate what you actually need and shop for the best options.
does lineart of the gm turbulence/gundam stormbringer exist? im trying to plan a custom and i can't find it anywhere
>>23660905
>>23660176I like the military police version
>>23660893Ruitool 1.0 purple handles are hands down the best changhands I've tried, and I have tried half a dozen different pairs. Ruitool 3.0 orange handles are just bad, for the price.
>>23660915Look for prices that seem too good to be true. There, your bootleg nipper.
>>23660919Idk why ppl hate on him he’s so goofy and silly. I love it.
>>23660919This better not be your photo, anon
>>23660923It's my very first kit, pls no bullly
Zak reviews another Changpla. That's it, he is an honorary Chinese. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpxfxWuXnYY
why is bro built like that?
>>23660930This guy looks like what happen when you are on steroids but only do the legs and skip the upper body.
>>23660933Lmfao fr
>>23660928>dat thumbnailhe looks like the dwarf in furiosa
Bros why are GQuuuuuux designs so good?
>>23660976I only like the Hambrabi
>>23660183the leg balls did eventually grow on me and now I actually kinda like them. the thing that bothers me more is that is looks like a completely new and original design, just with a zaku's head and shoulders pasted on to make it recognizable as one. the square shoulders and shoulder pad/shield especially look out of place IMO
>>23660979Wait they are still making code gayass stuff? Why? Who even gives a shit about anything except the original show? Besides that one jeet who spams this board about that pretty white lady from it.
>>23660976they are phenomenal designs but deserve to be made by someone other than bandai and/or in a scale bigger than 1/144. the HGs do not do them justice
>>23661017i kind of like the bandai toy aesthetic.
>>23660925whats going on around the thighs? did you use glue?
>>23660976derivative eva wannabes
>>23661029perhaps he tried gluing the decals on? Or it's just a strange application of brush on topcoat or something?
hey speaking of g cucks when are we going to get 1/100s of the show? as a matter of fact, we don't even have 1/100s from sneed freedom and still only one from the woke from mercury. do you guys remember when a show used to come out and we would get a full lineup of 1/100s? the last one like that was ibo. but for the mg side of things they are still working on trickling them out.
>>23661042I weep
>>23661042rorurumaoYou'll take your 12th variant of the MGEX Strike Freedom and you WILL thank John Bandai for it.
>>23661042we'll have to suffer through three more astrays and ugly barbatos variants before you're legally allowed to think about WfM MG's.
Stop asking for more gcucks.
start asking for more g-reco
>>23661042modern bandaibabies only want elaborate kits with gimmicks so bandai doesn't bother with functional kits for true modelers anymore
start asking for more astrays and ugly barbatos variants
I feel like I shouldn't struggle as much with seam welding as I doThe parts will weld together properly but the seam is still visible half the time, I almost never get the "squelch" of material that's the ideal, even if I sand or cut down the interior connections to let them fit more snugly. I've tried Mr Cement, Tamiya, and Tamiya Extra-Thin and the issue persists with all of them on every kit and I hate not being able to get a smooth surfaceHow do I remove seams in pieces that have already been welded together?
>>23661098You could build up a bit of material with super glue and then file it flush
Comming soon
>>23661098are you sure you're not trying to weld ABS? because ABS needs its own special cement, regular cement still works but not fully.
>>23661095If you are a "true modeler" then Bandai should be the last brand you should go for.
>>23661103What should be the first brand?
>>23661098Use paste putty for that. Cement can only go so far.
>>23661100I can literally see one of his nuts hanging
>>23661106Airfix, vacuform and Revell. Or any of the shady military model brand you have never heard of.
>>23661100>it's not even in the "right" colorsMy disdain for this particular bootlegging company continues to increase.
>>23661113Pfftt, it is Tallgeese 3 with Fluegel wings and your problem is the colorscheme?
>>23661098milliput, just mix up the two parts, roll it into a snake, and fill the parts. DO NOT use green stuff as it is gummy and will not sand down. or like >>23661099 said you can get some thin styrene sheets and cut them to length, glue them on the parting line, and sand it flush. also if you use extra thick tamiya to glue the two halves together and clamp them in place for a few hours, the plastic will melt into a solid part and it can be sanded down.
>>23661100>hideous fake tallgeese but with wings
>>23661116My problem is with everything in that picture.It's not a Tallgeese.It's not a Perfect Grade.The wings are stupid.It's not in the right colors.
>>23660900There were the Dragonars, all reissued back since September and sold in droves last month (to be shipped a few weeks later this month for overseas customers). You know me and my love for these guys that I wish they do lots more per year, like 2 per year just to bring out the Giganos stuff.>>23660979>>23661007Because combining real robots are awesome. Especially for established series like Code Geass. I heard that Zi-Ortygia is the second combining Knightmare Frame, but I forgot the first.
>>23661113>>23661120paint my ninja
>>23659307Gundam has lived a hard life and now he can't find his dentures :<
>>23658733The legs are taking forever.
>>23661102Yes I'm sure>>23661099>>23661107>>23661118Thanks for the tips, I'll try that. I think I have some putty around here. The ones in particular annoying me this time are on a rounded surface so I'll have to be really careful to make it blend in but it's better than this weird faint seam that I'm not sure paint will fix.
>>23661127you should have painted it birdshit like that one anon
>>23661129I was kicking myself for not restocking my Mr.Color - Birdshit lacquers when I saw that build. Very cool texture work on it too.
>>23661131lots of people are saying this. i think anon may have started a new trend.
>>23661127The legs are just for show anyway.
>>23661129>>23661131poast an example pls
Reminder to vote for silly groupbuild
Moderoid Dynazenon Relive
>>23661172I don’t really like it. How come moderoid and gsc always get the ugly robots? Like 99% of their catalog is just slop. I think the only thing I’ve liked is the obari dragonar
HG Mk-IV and HG Mk-V surprise P-Bandai announcement soon
>>23661151A practical use group build would be fun too.
>>23661184you wanna start some shit?
>>23661204Who tf is asking for hg mk iv lmao that’s ugly as shit
>>23661204What about hg turn x? I don’t understand why we don’t have the main turn a antagonist mobile suit in 1/144.
>>23661218I look like MK-IV IRL
>>23661229I look like woundwort irl
>>23661230I look like the gusion irl
>>23661204I would NEVER talk badly about Bandai again and I would buy some clearslop or overpriced shirts if they announced either of these
Does bandai have any kits that aren’t slop? Or is all they make just slop?
>>23661296The zock is good
>>23661296PGs and most modern MGs are pretty good
Schwarzette finally primed, now to do the annoying part of checking for issues and gaps that survived the initial weld.
>>23661106TRVE MODELERS CHISELS FROM BLOCKS OF MARBLES
>>23661296They didn't make your brain and it's complete slop.
>>23661298>toy-like aesthetics of HGs get shit on>rgs and newer mgs get shit on for being snapshitter slop since they do all the details for youWhy is /gpg/ so inconsistent? Does this general even like gunpla?
The fine craftsmen at Zoukei-Mura crafted my brain
>>23661317>Does this general even like gunpla?not really. I strongly prefer FSS and MaK kits
>>23661317Such is the curse of hobby specific communities, they get jaded.
>>23661323I hope you just like the mortar headds and not the gtms because I’m one of the people waging the holy war against the redesigns
>>23661042three to four years minimum for your first MG of the newest series is usually how it goes. HG usually comes first since it's the easiest to make, then RG, then MG and PG
>>23661333>then RGExactly how many RGs are there from new shows?
>>23661333we used to get 1/100s along with the hg line they would release with the show. not mg just good old fashioned 1/100 model kits.
Vote Mahou Shoujo please
>>23661329I actually prefer GTMs over mortar heads but I like them both
Holy shit bros. What if they did make a rg barbatos and then they can clog up all the future rg release slots with ugly barbatos variants
>>23661329Based, I support your crusade.
>>23661329>I’m one of the people waging the holy war against the redesignsOnly posers hate GTMs specifically Real FSS fags recognize the designs went to shit long before that
>>23661375GTM was exacerbated by the fact that it was tied to the weirdass overhaul over the entire work, so it's a very clear cut 'break'
>>23661388>GTM was exacerbated by the fact that it was tied to the weirdass overhaul over the entire workMajestic Stand was a retconHell, the dragons were a retconThat part was really nothing new
>>23661375The designs very much went downhill long before the transition but GTMs are the epitome of it, it's something easy and obvious to point at
>>23661103define true modeler
>>23661375>>23661397What was the actual point where the designs got worse then?
>>23661399Me.
>>23661404based
>>23661399see >>23661303
Round 1 is Complete. You guys have the next three days to decide what the next theme shall be.https://forms.gle/KioofwPpCLQaR6he9
>>23661444Also I feel like a dumbass for thinking of trying something new and spending 20 minutes making an image for each theme moving onto the last round only to remember I need to post the results anyways instead, so fuck it have this anyways.
>>23661444>Villain finally deposedI forget, was it Stolen and/or Criminal that someone said they were trying to game into being the winner for several build votes in a row?
>>23661029Yes it's glue. I've seen too many kits missing pieces (pic related) so I used superglue everywhere that wasn't an articulation
>>23661444Zeon Groupbuild (Longsnap a Sazabi).
Is OG zaku I the only way to get the sideways machinegun? I really like the GTO version, but it comes with the modern zaku II machinegun.
>>23661489Wow the old gundams were really shiny
>>23661489Just get the lunamaria zaku's gun and move the round bit to to the side. It's meant to be able to slide to the side to keep at the back.
>>23661469GQ kits are very solid so theres no need to glue them
>>23661469This zaku looks like ass, but I'm super disappointed that we didn't get any doujinshi of Iria getting captured and raped by the feddies. I was hoping it could have been like that IBO doujin where Mika and the gang ran a train on Carta.
>>23661444Shitpost anon. . . You've finally made it.
>>23661444I skimmed over aces when I read through the first list, I think it actually sounds like a good GB idea.
>>23661507No. We're doing squad.
>>23661508squad is never going to get pickedmahou shoujou is going to sweep
>>23661510Squad will get picked after "silly" (shitpost)
>>23661184And the award for the biggest retard post goes to
>>23661444>Sport the best theme got the lowest votesi'm voting silly groupbuild to spite this general.
>>23661489I think Hildolfr comes with it too
>>23661444MAHOU SHOUJO WON
>>23661544At losing
Built and painted up my first Gunpla. Fun process and a good testbed to try out some techniques new to me, like foam carving for the terrain, although it's pretty obvious that I was too lazy to do any masking.
>>23661531sports sucksworst themeI'd rather everyone submit unkopla for the silly theme than accept sportsI didn't pick up gunpla just to have to deal with sports shit again
>>23661551Cool base, but that pose looks pretty awkward
>>23661551Cool gradients, man.>>23661552lol limpwristed bitch
>>23661461It was Stolen. Some poster had a real hardon for Stolen and bragged about rigging the vote. Stolen was removed from the listing for a short while.I'm the Anon that first suggested Criminal since I believe it would be a fun build with many unusual scales to choose from (not just Gundam/Zaku 1/144) and dramatic colour schemes to try out. Groupbuild Dude decided to change Criminal to Villian, but alas, it did not make the top five this time.
>>23661562Thought those were big, yellow tits in the thumbnail.
>>23661553Yes, it's definitely an area to improve; this level of posability is new to me.
>>23661531Everyone would just submit that basketball acguy bootleg
>>23661551You rock
>>23661556lol sports will never be chosen
Does anyone recognize this head? I finally caved and brought the expensive GM Raid conversion kit. But I have no idea what this part is from.
>>23658733>>23660086Finished assembling the Kshatriya's frame. Something is off with the shoulders, there's a sliding part that is supposed to slide down into the shoulder pin that locks these massive binders upright, but I can't seem to get them to lock. Unless they're decently balanced, they tend to flip forward which would make the kit do a flip off my shelves that would look cool but would probably break a lot of parts. This is easily the heaviest kit I've built including PGs and the Perfect Zeong so a trip to the floor isn't ideal. I'll take the shoulders back apart and try to sort it out. Everything has to come apart anyways to attach the armor.
>>23660979>5500 yen>Gawain was 5000How is this more expensive when Gawain was bigger? I thought this one is Lancelot sized?
>>23658733>>23661628
>>23661631now panel line him >:)
>>23661631Holy greeble...
Honestly the only one I don't really want is mahou shoujo
>>23661651Yeah, the faggots spamming about it really made it unappealing
>>23661444>Mythological jobbed in the first round even though it had a decent showing last time
>>23661656that's a one-and-done kind of theme in my eyes, there's only far you can go with it
Thought on Double Fin Nu?
>>23661674Love the shoulders, rest's whatever
>>23661674Looks stupid. It turns an iconic asymmetrical design into something that would come out of a slop series like Gundam wing.
>>23661674I don't even like single fins.
>>23661674I like it but I only High Grade like it, not Real Grade like it.
Is it morally wrong to use my old unfinished project for the upcoming groupbuild?
You guys sure use up the image limit fast, and I can't stay up any longer. New thread.Also the covers are going to be in a couple of weeks when I have more time to finish them properly.>>23661742>>23661742>>23661742
>>23661600Looks like a chink OC donutsteel that combines the Silver Haze GM Custom's horns with that one Jegan design with the tard helmet.
>>23661628I had the same issue. First, make sure the silver rings are on the right direction (they can be partially on when flipped upside down) and pushed in the whole direction. They should be flush against the next piece in with no gap. If that is true, check if the lock goes into the notch on the peg. If it does, it might just be sliding off as the arms hold in the shoulders depth.
>>23661674I like it. imo the new shoulders, chest and skirt armor parts give the design some much-needed bulk without subtracting from the engineering that made it such a beautiful kit to begin with. Also,it comes with everything you need to make the stock Nu so you're free the mix and match the design how you see fit
