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-= ACE CUSTOM GROUPBUILD =-Build, customize, and paint a grunt mobile suit up for use by an ace pilot.>You are taking the role of the Ace Pilot here - You're making the design choices when it comes to loadout, paint scheme, and suit customizations.>Think about what your Ace specializes in, is he all in on offensive power, speed and maneuverability, or bulk and defense?>While your pilot is an ace, he's not so special that he's getting super secret prototypes like Gundams or Mobile Armors. Keep your grunt relatively grounded to whatever setting it's from.Send your entries to gunplaplamo@gmail.com with at least 5 photos of your finished build along with any WIP photos and a description of your entry.>START: 12/13/25>END: 3/31/26
Post your WIPs!
>glockFinally a weapon to surpass Zudah.
>>23749903Head ain't looking bad, colors are kind of pissing me off. Probably going to paint the top red colors white and give more grey-blue on the back and sides.
>>23749510>>23749521>>23749540Thank you, I was asking because I still have to build mine, I'll go in with low expectations and give her some love. Figure-Rise Lacus was pleasant but also not that great in terms of articulation, I assume this will just be a thing for Figure-Rises, unless Suletta somehow blows everyone else out of the water.
>hg xeku eins reprint in augustwe eating good this year
>>23749930Thank fuck. I'm gonna grab 3.
>>23749929FRS Suletta is effectively a statue due to how baggy her clothes is.
>>23749934Do ALL the Figure-Rises suck ass, I only have her coming because she's so cheap and cheery
>>23749935This just isn't true.
>>23749936>a question>a statement about something being shipped, to me>Figure-Rise Suletta is cheap, I got her for cheap>Figure-Rise Suletta is cheeryWould you consider the figure as something rather morose
>>23749936Their quality control is really mixed. Yugioh monsters look like something with proper budget, but most of girls and Digimon feels like cheap cashgrab. They didn't even bother to sculpt the toes.
What's the verdict on the chink Rehaze?
Did no one do a custom of Figurise Miorine into Furina kek
>>2374994370% of it are Woundwart.
>>23749902>Kampfer>GruntHmmm...
>>23749903I've been working on this Yokai Genealogy Series model, a reproduction of an older plamo kit. Just applied Mr. Weathering Color Filter over his yukata and he's nearly done. I need to get back to my groupbuild entry soon.
>>23749950I'd say it qualifies even though we only ever saw a single unit deployed. Mikhail's uniform I think marks him as a Lieutenant.
>>23749950special ops gruntshrimple
>>23749919That isn't a Glock, but it is a Zip22 and I'm going to need it.
>>23749959There are more than one unit made. Kampfer is definitely something cheap enough to produce in bulk, but not as multi purposed and low budgeted as an actual grunt like Zaku.
>>23749940I thought you said all the figure rise kits sucked. I apologize.>>23749942I don't know about that. I only own the girly ones, and SSJ trunks. They've all been pretty good.
>>23749977It's ok anon, we all make mistakes
>>23749984>That memeshit All i remember about You Are Under Arrest are that famous Yoriko Nikaido frame and the tranny cop.
>>23749988It's a good show
To the guy who has been looking for the zaku II + big gun set, gundamplacestore just got some in stock.
>>23749976Then why didn't they produce it in bulk instead of just one-offs for special pilots? Hmmmm it is as if its a prototype mobile suit.
>>23750008>Hmmmm it is as if its a prototype mobile suitit's simply notpic rel is a protype for kampfer
>>23750008Why would you mass produce something that was not designed to work as an army? >PrototypeThere is an actual Prototype Kampfer. 0080 Kampfer and HM Kampfer are not.>Special pilotsMore like a bunch of literall whos.
Yet another nineball joins the fray, maybe it'll actually be a good kit this time?
>>23750008>special pilotsoh i see you are a retardkampfer is a suicide coffin without any armorit was made for special operations, not special pilots
>>23750024>>23750022Then why aren't they used by any grunt soldiers? It is as if they are just test units assigned to special pilots hmmmm...
>>23750032>Special operations>Not special pilotsI see you're retarded as well.
>>23750033>Then why aren't they used by any grunt soldiersbecause they are designed for special operations my little child, they are not default zeon mobile suitesthey are designed to be easily disaamble for transport behind enemy lines, super rush b and die
>>23750029>still no 00-Aretha after all these years
>>23750035yeah im arguing with mouthbreather on 4chinzi have to have brain damage
I like this new era of weird non-gunpla gundam arguments
>>23750040soooo they are special mobile suits for special pilots who do covert special ops to strike highly valued targets.
No one really liked AC Verdict Day, huh? Only L Agni actually look descent. Everything else is too samey.
>>23750043Where do you think you are? Last 2 threads were you fags chimping out over the beam magnum.
>>23750029None of those are new.
Bros, help a color blind retard out. Which of these two greens seem most like the Nemo's green? Neither seem 100% Nemo to me, but I can't find any more fitting green.
>>23750035He is talking about the difference between jarheads and literall commanders like Char or Sirocco. A good foot soldier is still a foot soldier. I know you are trying to pull an extremely disingenious argument right now, but i will bite. Kampfer is not an ace unit, it is a half assed police tier robot designed for hit-and-run with 0 survivability. These kind of niche low tier mech is not that uncommon in Gundam, you got Cancer in Gundam Wing, Dennan Gei in F91, Guncannon in 1979 show and more.
>>23750051Looks like you'll have to mix other colors into the green
>>23750051Just add a few drops of blue
>>23750054>Kampfer is not an ace unit, it is a half assed police tier robot designed for hit-and-run with 0 survivability. Well, that is pretty misguided. It's an extremely high performance unit. Nothing about it is "cheap," it's very high spec. It's just meant to be easily disassembled and assembled. Its actual performance is very forward thinking, adopting a similar mentality to later MS design in minimizing armour for mobility. It's arguably the best MS Zeon made during the war, kneecapped only by being so high performance it can't keep up sustained engagements.
>>23750045Not that anon but you don't know the middle tier MS? It is not always the clear cut ace and grunt, sometimes they just make a limited run, low performanced robot like this guy.
I always thought the Kampfer was meant to be a guerrilla warfare type MS. In 0080 it was smuggled in parts to Side 6, apparently easy to assemble and lacked any real armor outside of maybe a coat of that anti-beam coating stuff they started slathering on shields at the end of the OYW
>>23750058>>23750060That's what I was afraid of, but I can't mix paints to save my fucking life. Each time I try, I end up with something completely different than what I wanted. Is there some kind of secret or rules to mixing paint that I'm just ignorant of?
>>23750065Try thishttps://www.mech9.com/2010/03/mg-msa-003-nemo-color-guide-and.html
>>23750063>R-44I hope we get a MG of that guy, given what they’ve done so far though it’ll be lucky if we get a RE/100
>>23750035yeah 'special' pilots that had to be blackmailed to pilot that beercan with thrusters and some explosives
>>23750029Fresh batch of reprints?>just bought overpriced quadFUGWell, I'm glad to see more Crest kino in stock regardless.Gotta be honest though I'm glad this goofy ass machinegun nipple isn't a thing anymore.
>>23750061that's like claiming the gelgoog shouldn't count as a grunt because it's a high performance machine when it was introducedlook at it another way, would you consider gouf to be mass production grunt when there weren't that many built before it was replaced in favor of the dom? gouf still reached a stage where it was given a production model number, same as the kampfer
>>23750064It is. It's a special operation machine. It minimized armour and maximized speed and mobility.The real thing comes down to what you consider a grunt, and what the groupbuild terminology is concerned with it. It's undoubtedly a high spec, rare machine. We don't have numbers but it's pretty likely they made single digits with how few of them ever show up in anything. But ultimately it was a machine with some production run, not a complete one-off like the Zeong. That said, we've seen more RX-78-x then we have MS-18s.
>>23750066Oh that's perfect. Thanks anon, love you.
>>23750061>it's very high spec.It is not. Kampfer was designed to runnaway because it can't survive mild damage.
>>23750072Judging from the anime, i feel like Kampfer is worse than a Grunt because Zaku could last longer infront of Alex Gundam while Kampfer got shredded into scrap by the gatling.
>>23750070It's not really like the Gelgoog at all honestly. Of other major Zeon MS it's closer to the Gyan. An MS they thought about producing lots of but didn't and made basically none of them.
>>23750063One of these have fucked up scaling. Wish I could say for sure it's the old 1/100 but given how they fucked up miniaturized MS scaling for Victory who knows.
>>23750072>ZeongApparently now in a lot of extended lore there was 2.5 Zeongs made by the end of the OYW>Zeong that Char piloted>Zeong that was packed away with the retreating Zeon which ended up at Axis and was completed into a Perfect Zeong where they realized its short comings and used data gathered to improve on MS psycommu miniaturization >the frame of a unfinished Zeong capured by the Federation who continued building it to operational status and studied it and the psycommu system
>>23750075Plenty of high performance MS are fragile.
>>23750082Wtf the Zeong is a grunt suit!?
>>23750068I sure as hell would love to be blackmailed into piloting the Kampfer.
>>23750081Loto is bigger than it supposed to be, given that it is the HG, it should be much smaller than that.
>>23750082Plenty of stories like to do whatever, it's a little dumb given how we see it in MSG but 40 years of stories does this
>>23750063What a cute and dopey thing
You guys wouldn't have this problem if you took the IBO pill.
>>23750075Yea it is. It has light armor, but basically all Zeon MS do because they're made of bog standard steel or titanium. A Gelgoog or Zeong would go down the same way to the Alex's 90mm autocannons. The GM Command and Customs also use 90mm rifles. 90mm is firmly in the realm of anti-MS weaponry.
>>23750094I would rather neck myself.
>>23750081Hard to tell unless there was a measuring tool next to them to measure them both. If the Loto was 1/100 it should be 2cm taller than the R-44
>>23750096Despite having inferior armour material a few Zeon designs are specifically pretty well armoured. Gelgoogs and Doms notably. We see them losing to the gatlings in the simulation anyways though so it's a moot point they definitely aren't protected enough to defend against them how it happened in the show no matter what.
>>23750065>Is there some kind of secret or rules to mixing paint that I'm just ignorant of?Red + blue + yellow = black. You should nudge your color in desired direction by adding a little bit of simple primary color at a time instead of mixing multiple complex tones at once which can easily result in mud.Be mindful of whether your primaries are warm or cool.
>>23750102Doms aren't heavily armored, they weigh the same as a zaku but are larger, that just means bigger internal space for reactor and fuel
>see a mention of the Kampfer>like it but wonder why it's so fragile>see the discussion>too afraid to ask anymore
>>23750096Hell, it punches right through the Zaku FZ's cockpit. Straight through.
>>23750094I'd rather chop my thumbs off than own a single IBO kit.
>>23750104The Dom is specifically called out as having heavy armour protection in basically every source and is referred to as a "heavy" mobile suit
>>23750111it's called heavy because it carries heavy weapons>having heavy armour protectionfucking laughable since it still dies to short machine gun bursts
>>23750105It's lightly armored to achieve high speed. The thing's just a ton of thrusters.
>>23750096>A Gelgoog or Zeong would go down the same way to the Alex's 90mm autocannons. The arm gatling is a high bar to pass but Kampfer as whole is just so fragile, beside pulling stealth kills, that thing can't last a close ranged battle. No shield, no armor, limited amount of firepower for a long operation. It is still one of my favourite Izubuchi design, but killing some GMs is not that impressive in my opinion.
>>23750106Having the armor that's on par with a Zaku is insulting.
>>23750094I don't even see Japs making cool customs of IBO grunts anymore
>>23750067It will definitely getting RE100 if Bandai wants to keep grinding the late UC.
>>23750113>short machine gun burstsNot him, but don't forget that those "machine guns" are like 120mm auto cannons. Pic related shooting 20 rounds at you in 3 seconds. Nobody really appreciates how ridiculous everything in Gundam kind of is. The vulcans on the Gundam for example fire 60mm, again, that's another tank round and Gundam shoots dual ones from its fuggin head.
So can I submit my gunmetal painted Kampfer as my Ace build or will it trigger some of your guys autism too much. Mines the one from a few threads back
>>23750115Oh, I see, thank you.I guess it was just fucked over because it wasn't doing space combat, huh
>>23750113It's a heavy mobile suit because it weighs at 80 tons (90 originally) and once again it's specifically called out for having heavier armour. Just because it's not impervious doesn't mean it doesn't have it, and having lower quality armour materials doesn't change they put more on it.
>>23750130It lost because Misha lost. Its capabilities don't really play much into its demise, it got surprise gunned down after having gotten cocky thinking he'd won.
>>23750129You already built it? I mean, ace custom is literally just take a robot and make it slightly unique for some dumbass who is an "ace" so technically yes.
>>23750133>it got surprise gunned down after having gotten cocky thinking he'd won.More like out of ammo with nothing left but a beam saber. Kampfer kinda sucks imo.
>>23750129not sure i remember which one this isdoes it have anything custom at all apart from the paint
>>23750129Autist here that pointed out the Kampfer's rare, I don't really think it helps anything to overthink the groupbuild. I'm not in charge of it but I think it's better to err on letting more in than less but I think F91 should be eligible too
>>23750133>Its capabilities don't really play much into its demise, it got surprise gunned down The lack of defensive qualities like armor and shield definitely took a play in its demise. Kampfer is just an early Dennan Gei, simple as that.
>>23750133What a rookie mistake, I'd never do that in MY Kampfer
>>23750140It seems like formula project gundams are a lot less special than their predecessors.
>>23750147F91 proper is incredibly special but the MP F91 cuts out a lot of the advanced technologies
>>23750137Yea im adding on different weapons on the back instead of the boozakas and a spiked knuckle duster on one hand Front Mission style. Probably more but im just brainstorming as I go. It was just me practicing hand painting metallics but it seems to fit the criteria of the Ace groupbuild
This discussion could've been avoided if we just picked Silly theme
Imagine thinking that the Kampfer is a grunt suit when its all been piloted by highly skilled pilots (aces). Or you mean to tell me that it doesnt count as an ace because it doesnt have any psycommu bullshit?
>>23750155then we would have discussions about if an idea was silly enough instead
big zams are technically grunts right?
>>23750159Ok fucker lets just leave it at that. Lets redirect this thread- what are you anons currently working on? Im building the 4 armed samurai style kit from Sunday Hobby that has a billion swords, good build so far
>>23750163big zam is mobile armor?
>>23750152Submit it and tell anyone who says otherwise to suck your cock>>23750166this isn't a gundam only group build let alone MS only
>>23750166Grunt mobile armors.
>>23750167The description explicitly says no gundams or mobile armors
>>23750169>super secret special prototypesThat's the key word of that sentence
Imagine thinking Cancer is not an ace suit when its all been piloted by highly skilled pilots (aces). Or you mean to tell me that it doesn't count as an ace because it doesn't have any psycommu bullshit?
>>23750155you mean Mahou Shoujo
>>23750165I lied and started playing nioh 3 before finishing my entry buildi made good progress though and should have it ready for paint before march
>>23750173There is no kit for this guy though.
>>23750176I'm smuggling in a magical girl
>>23750159Kampfer is the equavilent of a P-Bandai 30 Minutes Mission kit. Just because it is not a mass production, does not mean it is on par with a Master Grade.
Put me in a Kampfer and send me to the nearest /gpg/ fag that says I'm not a special mobile suit.
reminder that the secret group build is:-set on Mars around UC 100-piloted by asexual busty redheads-kampfers are allowed-winner of the war is determined by amount of entries per side
>>23750193My pilot has white hair though
>>23750195points deducted
>>23749903Okay, I think that scratchbuilding phase for my (ace) custom is over, I don't think I can significantly improve it now. Now it's about to decide on color selection and painting itself. 1.5 month of work, apparently I simply won't improve on speed department.
Side view.
And back. What's your opinion?
i might get into arcanadea
>>23750190That is like saying Dennan Gei is special because they have low quantity.
>>23750205Looks cool so far, any idea what color you want to paint it? Also, what does the build mainly consist of, 30MM or plaplate?
>>23750207Woah mamaI hope she's in the new anime
>>23750193My GMIII pilot is being sent on a pirate hunting mission to Mars in UC 105. The Admiral hates him as he fucked the Admiral's red haired daughter and ghosted her. Same reason why he is being gaslit that the GMIII outperforms the Jegan.Does that count?
>>23750213based
>>23750213that's like 10 deductions
>>23750201looks very good manI'd only suggest leaning a bit on the ace aspect when deciding how you're gonna paint it since its loadout doesn't give a super specialized vibeBut fantastic build
>>23750201>>23750204>>23750205Reminds me of the MuvLuv TSFs for some reason. Maybe the leg length and the back skirt mounts for weapons?
>>23750201The head seems pretty big
>>23750210Initially I gathered various 30MM optional parts and started to mix them up but turned out that a lot were not really compatible so I kept replacing them with polystyrene elements, started adding some on my own and in the end it's more scratchbuild than 30MM custom - basically what's 30MM proper are torso (still had to drill inside to fit the neck since Bandai leave lots of Spinatio-type spares but not the old ones), part of the head, jumpjets on the back, hips base structure and legs. Arm joints and hands comes from Builders era optional kit. I actually had to restrain myself from scratchbuilding entire head and sword.
>>23750211>animeholy based? can't wait to sperg about it in the plamo general and call out anons who custom them wrong
>>23750205These samurai shoulders beg for some ace emblem decals
>>23750225either will be off topic post, as these are flesh and blood characters, and not robots
>>23750230I've posted arca nadea stuff here before and nobody complained.
>>23750226I hope I will find some fitting one from my decals selection. Too bad most of the stuff from the hobby shops I checked are WWII orientated (and mostly German. Why it's always German?).>>23750222Previous attempts were even bigger. Spare heads Bandai provide in few optional 30MM kits have oddly placed connection points so I had to make it larger than planned and still start with wide structure made out of several polystyrene elements glued together and then cut since otherwise structure would break apart.>>23750219The initial idea was making him all about close combat, which sounds rather crazy, to be honest. But I will make sure to add some markings to stand out.>>23750220Could be from large jumpjets and head shape, even if head itself was inspired by Infinity tabletop game instead.
>>23750230you gonna stop me lil nigga?
>>23750236I'm 8'6" and 600 pounds jacked
>>23750239bet you can't shoot a beam magnum
>>23750239i apologize sir
>>23750239You mean fat and jacking off?
>>23750247that's me actually
>steel haze ortus modelyey
>>23749929All painted up it can be a cool model but you better stick to one, not to wild pose to display it. Using it for pics is more about angles and hoping the pose is stable enough to last till you have a good photo.
>>23750243I can shoot oneonce
>>23750265The one armed man...
>>23750264Blue board, anon! Blue board!
>>23750267as a man made of meat, pulling that trigger would remove my torso from my bodysecond arm will not do much for me after that
>>23750264When will they learn?
>>23750264Oh I'm definitely going to pose her around, believe me...Also this is as blue board!!
>>23750272>>23750279Oops, did'nt think about that. If I take more pics I will put them in the /toy coomer thread .
>>23750008Pretty much every single mobile suit aside from the Zaku II and GM is a prototype in the one year war.Kämpfer is a machine with a short operation time meant for a hit and run.
>>23750284I was referring to the manlets (vegeta) being unable to learn
>>23750264>deletedAnon we were just joking...
>>23750286Manlets gonna manlet. I only have an Acerby as another humanoid figure so Vegeta will pose for this of he likes it or not.>>23750294>>23750282I do not post that much on /m so I don't know the mod culture in here, I was wondering bc no real nudity but whatever.>Oh I'm definitely going to pose her around, believe me...I like taking pics and posing models but I don't nearly do it enough so I have to tank you for asking about the articulation.
>>23750257>Oops, all Rusty!
>was making every mistake in removing nubs according to the guide in the OPDamn I feel silly.
>>23750320Were you using your teeth or something??
>>23750323I was just grabbing them and twisting.
>>23750325AAAAAAAAAAAA
>>23750323I may as well been doing that, cutting close to the model, using a knife to cute the rest off, sanding too close to the model. >>23750325Hey you’re not me…
>>23750309>I like taking pics and posing models but I don't nearly do it enough so I have to tank you for asking about the articulation.Articulation is really important to me, even if I don't always use it or pose figures, and I wasn't supremely impressed with Lacus in that regard. (bicep swivel and a less weird torso would have been nice)
>>23750325Oh nyoo
I punch my pieces off the runners.
>>23750337Mashle, pls go.
should i buy the perfect goy unleashed nu? i see a listing for $780 CAD
>mg super gundam>mg perfect gundam>mg perfect zeong>mg not-char zaku>mg qubeley mk2>mg msv fag>mg turn x>mg g-fighter/g-armor real typefuuuck all these reprints are busting my balls
>>23750348>>mg not-char zakuwait, they reprinted the R2?
my retail niggas got the dragon knight MFi want it but i don't need it
>>23750349It's on the list of reprints this year.
>>23750357nice, will try to pick one upbeen waiting a few years for a reprint
>>23750348Why are we getting all of the kits we wanted reprinted.
How's the Moderoid new Granzort model?
>>23750121I don't think they've been restocked for a while tbf
any canadabuddies with recommendations of what to get for topcoating since the ban?
>>23750330>Articulation is really important to meNow at least you have a better idea of the lack off it. Overall I'm happy I got it, the face is way less cursed irl, I had some ideas for paint anyway so I can also work on the joints and it's an MG sized, sort off articulated Gyanko mommy dommy, what's not to like.
Are God Hand nippers not a thing anymore?I think my Xuron might be getting dull after a few years, so I'd upgrade to something pretty high quality, but they're nowhere on HLJ.What are the recommended nippers these days?Pic for visibility.
>>23750325I did that to a Yellow Liger Zoid I got for my birthday when I was like, 10.I asked my aunt for a Megazord.She only had daughters, so I can understand how she made the mistake, but still you cannot imagine my disappointment.
>>23750390>Are God Hand nippers not a thing anymore?They are, there's even a more GodHand GodHand, the LTN-120. Not sure why the usual export stores don't seem to be selling them though.
>>23750388Aside from the can versions, all but one of the Mr. Hobby topcoats aren't be on the ban list.
>>23750123I wish they would put in slightly more effort with late U.C. like they have with the F90 content.
>>23750390>>23750398Why do you need foreign nippers like some commie traitor? Aren't American nippers good enough for you? Aren't you a patrior?
>>23750411I can't think of any good domestic made nippers, and failing that, Japan is Honorary Aryan, so that's pretty good.Either way my Xuron is Chinese, so something needs to change.
>>23750410They announced they were, Hathaway was the first part of it, the 5 year delay of movie 2 likely delayed other stuff. Probably why we got the RE/100 Denan recently.
>>23750412>Honorary Aryannot a good thing
Post backlog
>>23750419smalltime.
>>23750400can you link which ones you're using? Just worried about using brush on topcoat and how that might look. I'm new to this so I'll take any recommendations you have.
>sunny weekdays>suddenly cloudy weekend with high chance of rainfuck you Earth LET ME PAINT
>>23750422The Kaleido stuff is acrylic (but sprays like lacquer) so it's probably importable. It is airbrush only though
And it rained. FUCK.
>>23750389Yeah, I wasn't expecting much, I actually backed out of getting her but then changed my mind because she was rather cheap.>sort off articulated Gyanko mommy dommy, what's not to like.Also because of this literal and exact reason, can't get enough of her.And wait, did you need to apply any face decals or are we all good with stickers/pre-printed, they were a nightmare for Lacus, and her pre-printed face's eyes were a bit too far apart, and I wanted the smiling face anyway
>>23750419as a lego addict i dont know how you guys just let it pile upgonna try painting this weekend. wish me luck
>>23750100I happen to have the Loto. Seems like it's slightly too tall. Don't have an R-44.
>>23749903I'm in the process of painting the Xenoblade X Formula Doll. Lots of masking and hand painting separate colors on this kit.
Are the HMM Zoid kits literally Koto's least hassle to paint kits?
>>23750419>piss band >sneed>rg>jewflix yuck
>>23750419Not too bad. Not pictured is a Tamiya Enterprise and an AMT Excelsior. Oh and a G-Self Perfect Pack Movie Ver.
>>23750419i started snapping them, doing seam removal (if applicable), and putting them back in the box until it's time for them to be painted. should I buy the pgu nu?
>>23750432>>23750432>i dont know how you guys just let it pile upEngineering is a much more time intensive job than I anticipated
>>23750453beast mode excel. I've always been afraid to pre snap because im to afraid of getting disorganized. I need to do an attempt on a couple Leos to find the best method
>>23750455I put everything in labeled bags so the only issue is finding where they got stashed away. I'm half considering taking some stuff off the list (mainly the non UC gundam stuff) and relegating them to be used solely for parts and customs. Bought a lot of them as I was watching the shows. I've realized that a lot of them are bad or mediocre and having something from a show I don't care for on my shelf feels wrong
I’m that anon that was asking about the MG Gyan last week.Wondering if I should get next time the HGUC Delta Plus (yes I have the Zeta Plus as well) and the HGUC Kshatriya since the store had those too.
How feasible is it to make a Haman out of 30MS parts?
>>23750419Cardboard box is bootleg Gouf Flight Type.
>>23750462https://myfigurecollection.net/item/2209530If you buy that hair part. Possibly.
>>23750461I've built the HGUC Delta Plus, it's kind of a piece of crap. It's molded entirely in purple because they based the kit on the novel version, and it has shit for limb motion. The rest of the kit is good to okay, and the amount of stickers you have to use is actually quite minimal. I just constantly get hung up on those two critiques, which are deal breakers for me.
>>23750466Then there is hope.
How the fuck do you guys organize the million different types of supplies you use in this hobby?>knife and blades>sanding sticks and sponges>multiple nippers>decal sheets and tools for applying them>mark setter and softer>scribing chisel and guides>calipers, rod stock, and pin vise with its bits>cement and clamps for seam welding>couple types of putty for repairs/modifications>brushes for detail handpainting>brushes for weathering, not interchangeable with the other brushes and will cause problems if they get mixed together>auxiliary paints for handpainting and weathering plus thinner and alcohol>weather powder sets and the sponge brushes for them>jars and disposable palettes for mixing or holding auxiliary paints>pipettes and cotton swabs of different sizes>masking tape and fluidI need to come up with some kind of schema for it before I go nuts but I can't figure out where to start and really want to see how others manage it. I need more drawers.
>>23750468Ah. What about the Kshatriya? I plat to paint the white squiggly parts the EX white pen.
>>23750471>clamps for seam weldingIf my personal cia agent would let me post images again, i'd post the limp-wristed redditor who 3d printed a tool for opening his onions bottle.
Finished snapfit MK III RE 1/100 bootleg. Pretty solid built but why Bandai doesn't produce more of this line? I know the recent Den'an Gei kit but why did they stop making this in retail?
>>23750471>knife and blades>sanding sticks and sponges>multiple nippers>scribing chisel and guides>masking tape and fluidall in a container on my desk, highest priority access, used throughout the whole painting process>calipers, rod stock, and pin vise with its bits>cement and clamps for seam welding>couple types of putty for repairs/modificationssecond drawer, mid-level priority>brushes for detail handpainting>brushes for weathering, not interchangeable with the other brushes and will cause problems if they get mixed together>weather powder sets and the sponge brushes for them>decal sheets and tools for applying them>mark setter and softer>pipettes and cotton swabs of different sizesthird drawer, lowest priority access, only come up when needed in the painting process>auxiliary paints for handpainting and weathering plus thinner and alcohol>jars and disposable palettes for mixing or holding auxiliary paintspaint drawer
>>23750471all goes in the box
>>23750493same here I can just dig what I want from the box theres no point in arranging them
>>23750471I simply live with the chaos
>>23750471Take the Pegboard pill
>>23750499>no point in arranging themyou aren't autistic enough for this thread
>>23750503>40yo adult>collects and assembles children toy>not autistic enough for this threadokay
>>23750471A bunch of boxes and organizers to keep it all neatly separated.
Shitty pban drop this week. Just two messer reprints
>thin line down the length of the piece's side>raised enough to be felt with a nail but doesn't look like a detailIs this a mold line?
>>23750463how are the AC sets?
>>23750527Looks like a mold line to me. What kit?
Nigga I hate weather forecasts they're 50/50 accurate almost every time just LET ME PAINT
>>23750530nta but i own some of the exact kits> kotothe older ones (Gen 3) are made of their fuckass swirl pastic. brittle and squeeky. beware tiny pieces7/10, it was all we had>bandaiFUCK YOU BANDAI plastic is 100 percent better (modern duh) then they decide to make some fuckass tiny parts (why the fuck is the camera a seperate piece) with some shit ass gate placements.decent kits8/10, old people with bad eyes and shaky fingers beware
>>23749903Working on ATK Girl Fenrir. The first girlpla I got my hands on.>tfw feeling kind of bashful when working with the flesh colored partsThis frame does weird things to my brain. I feel like I walked in on someone changing. By brain goes "Noice, skin I don't normally get to see" and "Oh, crap, sorry, I'll come back in a bit." at the same time. But over all I'm having fun so far and this kit had a million frames so it'll keep me busy for a while.
>>23750569>then they decide to make some fuckass tiny parts (why the fuck is the camera a seperate piece) with some shit ass gate placements.Yeah well, you autists are always like muh part separation. You got your wish.
Okay, while I am at first compelled to get the Legend BB Victory Daishogun, I won't pick it up because I'll commit to buying the Musha Shichinin-shu Set probably for the booklet. If anyone decides to pick up that Victory Daishogun, try combining it with the Kidou Musha Daihagane like it could with the older kit, see if anything changes.Also, if I had the chance to post a pic of the combo with the old kits, I would have done so already, but the whole "Connection error" bullshit won't let me. Instead, I'll share proof the combo exists.https://www.dalong.net/reviews/sd2.htm
>>23750471Get a huge ass desk with drawers.
Going to Mars to RAPE some hot zeek babes
https://x.com/suzu_md0064/status/2022257114547380384
>>23750615
>>23750376Because they want to make money
>>23750398How much better are these than the spn-120? Godhand has a US website you can get them on.
>bought gunpla and paint>build the gunpla>the color is already really good>don't want to paint anymoreuhh....
>>23750628Paint your nails instead
>>23750590fuck you, i didn't ask for shit.i was happy with my Silhouette formula reprints fuck the downsized, tiny assed kits from gquakx onward
>>23750569That just killed all my enthusiasm to build those Koto kits. Oh well back to Zhang 3rd party kits.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HSRnHb2cr0
>>23750632cute
Thoughts on Moderoid? How's the plastic quality? Are they also charging MG prices for RE/100 quality like Kotobukiya?
>>23750636noyeahno
>>23750636very expensiveway worse plastic quality than even chinese bootlegs
the GQuuuuuuX Gelgoog kit is pretty kino, the definitive Gelgoog for sure.
>>23750643*GM
>>23750644Can fire the beam magnum while going through a psychoframe transformation
>>23750636Plastic quality's good imo
>>237506281. Unless it's a MG, RG or PG, no it isn't. There will always be something to color correct if you look for it.2. The sheen and texture of the plastic will always look off compared to paint, once you've seen both side by side.
The gcquuuuuux gelgoog, by merit of being a GM, is able to fire the beam magnum free of consequence.
>>23750663no, in fact it cant.now the light cannon, that for sure can undergo beam magnum activation without issue
>>23750665Name a single source that says the gquuuuuuuuuux goog can't use a beam magnum and doesn't have a psychoframe.
>>23750643Its a fine kit but whoever designed those awful back thruster connectors should commit seppuku.
>>23750672My dad designed them
Is anything about the HGUC Zaku III really good, it looks rather aged both articulation-wise and seam-wise>inb4 it can fire a beam magnum
>>23750628Never buy Kotobukiya kits if you can't paint
Is the HG Doven Wolf that big a deal, it doesn't look that impressive
>>23750533Figured, just wanted to make sure before I cleaned it upKit is the HG Zowort Heavy
>>23750685it looks cool
damn
>>23750685It's a pretty awkward kit. Each version of it is (very slightly each time) better than the last in terms of one element or another. The Reben Wolf is way fucking better however.
>90% humidity today>68% humidity tomorrowI just want to top coat damn
>>23750690It looks okay...>>23750694It's on sale now and then but I'm not sure, I haven't seen it in the show yet>p-bandaiHiss
>>23750693Removing all the red was a bad choice I think
>>23750675There isn't anything good about it except it's a Zaku III mold honestly.
>>23750699It doesn't do a lot in the show, but it's a cool guy. It has a little bit of an awkward 3D problem in that there's just a lot of shit going on with the backpack and head, and it's awkward to move the head because there are fins snagging on missiles between fins and binders. The head sculpt is also not the coolest it could be at all. The one thing to say you aren't seeing from most pictures advertising it alone is that it is a big boy, it's the same head height as Nu, and with the stands for the arms it comes with cool accessories overall.
>>23750696Oh shit. I wanted to topcoat here in the next day or two but it's raining tonight. I didn't even think about checking humidity since it's usually super dry here. What's the range you wana shoot for for a good top coat? More dry more better?
>>23750693I swear, every time I dislike a main gundam design it ends up being because of that shitty tricolor bogging it down. I can actually stand to look at this thing when it doesn't look like it has big dumb fucking clown shoes.
>>23750704Yeah and it's been cold since february started. Now it's raining. Feels like I have to push things until March.
>>23750705You can make every gundam look cool if you make them grey instead of white, replace red with grey or blue depending on the area, and yellow with whiteworks on 99% of gundams to make them feel not silly
>>23750708okay I will try that
>>23750713you can also use green in place of blue if you're adventurous and a certified green enjoyer
>>23750708>>23750713>Here is your serious gundam, bros
>>23750714Green is not a creative color.
>>23750693oh shit it's zurg
>>23750693It looks like someone butchered the design to make it fit it into Gundam Thunderbolt. Just utter dogshit.
>>23750419Build that MG Provence anon, best master grade in the game
>>23750705>>23750708Get off my board.
>>23750715The problem isn't the saturation, it's the color layoutAlex for all intents and purposes has the typical tricolor but it's more heavy on the blue and white and thus looks better than 90% of generic gundam
>>23749903Tried to freehand a whole ass goddess of victory on my shield to a result.
Finished the original Macross recently and it was superb and now I have an itch for a kit or twoDo you guys know what the modern plamo situation looks like for this franchise, in terms of quality/availability? I'm not expecting Gundam level or anything but surely there have been decent kits in the past 15-20 years or so, right?
liangzikeji1/100 gradient color plastic model kitELS 00Q
>Stare at a model>Seam where two pieces come together right down the leg>Do like it how it is, but it is kind of a redundant part of the overall modelHm. Maybe I'll sacrifice it to the "well, I tried" gods. Someone want to let me borrow all their airbrush shit to see if I like painting? I'll figure out the putty and sanding part.
>>23750429The eyes end eye rows are seperate pieces you put in from behind, if you use the 'long' part G1 27 it becomes flush with the face en you put stickers on, o guess you can smoothie that out with putty to have a blank canvas were to put the eyes. It also comes with two clear lenses and a short eye part but I did not try those.
>>23750773Would be helpfull if I uploaded the pic.
>>23750636the good:>the most insane collection of mecha IPs out there that puts SRW to shame>sculpting in general is very well done and often involves the original designers (same with the boxart)>pre-painted parts>surprisingly durable water slidesthe bad:>prices are becoming beyond good and evil - over 7000 yen for one of those 13.5cm tall Buddy Complex figs?! For 5000 more you can get a 30cm tall Mazinkaiser from Tron Model with metal frame parts, LEDs and a fuckton of accessoires>quality, size and engineering is all over the place - on one hand you get absolute bangers like Galient, Gladion or Take no Yamikazuchi and on the other halfbaked stuff like Daioja, Escaflowne or Orguss>while the plastic quality isn't bad, the tolerances for the joints are almost universally ungodly and need to be sanded down a bit, otherwise you run into issues like hairline cracks developing over time due to internal stress or the joints being so stiff that you end up ripping off a peg or ball by accident
The more I look at reviews on this guy, the more I don't want to get it. The horse hides the fact that the main mech itself only has 2 FUCKING ACCESSORIES. Then you have the Motor Nuclear Nezha and Gan Jiang which have an ungodly amount of accessories for half the price. You literally just pay for the horse.
>>23749612>>23749635https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky_OM1TfJjo>79 points of articulation>movable eyes>"Maria Swing" hip line, with the separated ass cheeksI'm starting to come around to girlpla, but I have enough in my box fort as it is.
Do I actually need to wash my parts with soap for painting? can I use dishwasher soap? body soap?should I wash before or after sanding?
>>23750787You probably don't need to if it's a Bandai release but if it's from a small time Chinese studio, it might be a good idea.Soak the parts in soapy water and scrub them with a toothbrush.
>>23750789>>23750787And yes, use dishwashing soap.
>>23750787no and you dont need to wash your foreskin either
>>23750787The old conventional wisdom was to do a light detergent wash of the runners to get rid of any residual mold release, which can screw with paint and/or cause skin rashes (which happened with a Chinesium 1/144 "RG" Nightingale not that long ago). I don't think it's necessary to do it to get rid of leftover plastic dust from sanding.As the other anon said, not really necessary with Bandai or other big Japanese companies since they do their due diligence. It's mainly the Chinese you need to worry about.
>The can of top coat I grabbed specifically says not to use on a model with waterslides Well, glad I decided to check the price to see if I overpaid. Any recommendations for something that is water slide safe? Or is there a specific kind of top coat I want to look for? I really have no clue what I'm doing when it comes to sprays.
>>23750802I brush on Vallejo Mecha Color matte varnish. Never been an issue doing it over decals.
>>23750309>I do not post that much on /m so I don't know the mod culture in herei don't think this board has any mods who interact with it in any significant way
>>23750636I've only painted muramasa and I thought it was pretty good. Accurate to the vn model and came with a full sheet of waterslides too. Mine came with a mold error on the naginata sheathe but I was able to get a replacement from gsc very easily. There was also a number of seam lines but that surely shouldn't matter to anyone who is deep enough into the hobby to spend time here
>>23750813What about the Kiseki kits? I'm planning to get El-Prado should a kit ever come out. It's the only one I like.
>>23750785look at all those points! the hair takes up a lot!
>>23750581DEPORT ALL ILLEGAL BAILONS
Good lord almighty.I'm not sure what I was expecting but it certainly wasn't a box this size.
>>23750781>You literally just pay for the horse.That is the point, yes
What's the general consensus on the rg full armor unicorn? I have the banshee norn in my backlog and i want to get the unicorn as well
>>23750752Chinks do what Bandon't....
>>23750530ACV poster boy and Gen3 9balls are the two Koto kits I've assembled long ago and one issue I had with them is miserable posing, some joints are just a single peg or poorly gripped ball joint or a clam shell that's being pulled apart from the inside with a piece you're moving. ACV is particularly troublesome simply due to game's art style with bulky gribbly bits hanging on a simple hinge, shit really likes to fall off. I gotta give him a reassembly with proper glue in strategic spots.Haven't broken anything or had any issues assembling them even with my caveman handling back in the days but plastic do be squeaky. Decent portion of it is ABS.Also snapped 30MM Nightfall Raven, super sturdy and with tight joints other than retarded fron of pilebunker just sitting there. Agreed on shit ass gate placements, it's almost comical sometimes like they are fucking with you. Head camera is the only instance of truly retarded tiny parts though. Articulation is kinda meh.
>>23750874Whelp thanks for the feedback. Anything ACV is really fucking trash.
Hasta la vista, baby>>23749902>>23749903Kampfer done. What a sexy motherfucker
>>23750875B-but mech designs...Also Agni's assortment of guns is pretty good plus different configurations for little optional details like knee shield and shoulder missile pod.
>>23750621They let you do 3 cuts instead of 2 and you save an average of 0.75 seconds per nub
>>23750894>all that time saved when the weather would fuck you every time from painting anyway
Where do I find previews of Mr Color paint?I need paint for inner frame and weapon, but I don't know which shade of dark gray is most suitableI'm thinking C339 Engine GrayC101 Smoke GrayC32 Dark GrayC40 German Gray
>>23750914https://www.scalemates.com/colors/hobby-color--657
Eddas Technology do MGSD now?
>>23750914I like CA05 Carbon Grey.
>>23750922China is cooking hard with all the MGSD releases and bootleg variants (Prelude Wing, Color Contrast Freedom)Bandai is getting mogged already in their newest line lolCan't wait for Kshatriya!
>>23750950and yet Chang still hasn't mog them with a surprise Code Geass kit like Galahad
>>23750927>Ash & MachineI haven't heard about that before. is that a new Mr Color line? That looks nice with a really cool cover art, but I bought Engine Gray already. I'll keep it in mind for my next project.
>>23750955>Ash & MachineThe name is really cool too. I swear, part of the rabbit hole of painting gunpla includes collecting paint itself.
>>23750951CG bootlets also don't seem to be a thing. Would love for them to make the Guren Seiten.
>>23750965I want Shinkirou
>>23750701Damn>>23750702>it's awkward to move the headThe Mk-II and Zeta both have this problem for some reason, I sanded down the head and collar for the Mk-II but it looks like I'd have to sand a significant amount of the collar for the Zeta for him to turn his head without looking like he's curious about somethingI like almost all Neo Zeon designs but I'm still on the fence about the Doven Wolf, I definitely see the issues you mean with the fins but it's also assuring that it's a big friend for me
>>23750773>>23750776Ah but they're regular stickers? It seems more feasible if the eye parts are separate without me having to figure out the correct positioning
>>23750823no clue
When do you panel line?
I kinda want Moderoid Ordine and Vilkiss
>>23750981Depends on wash/liner you use. Sometimes, it's better to do it before assembly.
>>23750985I know nothing about this thing except that the pilot is gay
>>23750992Crow is bisexual haha...
>>23750985Moderoid is a DISASTER without repainting
>>23751000wtf
>>23751000and it looks very difficult to paint with so much line details
>>23751004Argreion is not as bad.... right?
>>23751004reverse wash
>>23751010They all seem very hard. Divine Knights have engraving and other details all over their body.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwe8Ake1iYc
>>23751000>>23751018>higher price than Koto's Gen 4 AC kits and way worse qualitylol
>>23751017How do you do it?1. Black Primer (lacquer)2. Silver (lacquer)3. Blue (Enamel)4. Thinner to reveal Silver details?
>>23751033Yep.
>>23751004If you think that is hard then miniatures will make you cry.
>>23751004
>>23751058https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCBNZ0wEsn0
>>23751046NTA but miniatures with tons of details indeed made me almost cry at some points. Especially Infinity ones.But damn, TAGs almost taken straight from Shirow manga are worth it.
What's a cheap and good kit that looks both heroic and like a war criminal
>>23750981weekends
>>23751070Gundam Calibarn
>>23750978Seperate stickers yes and they go on the insert part, you can put them on before and slide it in without damaging the stickers or put them on afterwards.
>>23750894This actually does sound appealing.
>>23751078Woohoo, I might just build her today then!!
>>23751070Kampfer
>>23751077Huh>>23751099Does it have a psychoframe
>>23751090Post Gyanko gooner pics when done! I got an MS-general hibernation pod in the mail today. First time I ordered something on Ali without original box, I was not sure what to expect but they just wrapped the runners in three layers of bunnelwrap and a plastic bag. It arrived all in good condition so no complaints, I just had not seen a model kit shipped like this before
>>23751065Minis, especially the resin ones can crank up as much as detail as they like while maintaining a really small size. Gunpla and Moderoid are not that delicate in comparison.
>>23751112>Post Gyanko gooner pics when done!I'm not good at coming up with poses>hibernation pod thing I've never heard of
Any info about the turn x reprint ?
>>23751134Japanese stores are selling out fast and then getting substantial restocks.
>>23751131
>>23751046>>23751065Minis are easier to paint though? The paint clings to them like static because of the details/textures.
>>23751138The opposite. Minis normally have glossy finish and resin minis have even worse adhesion than plastic.
>>23751142You know you're not supposed to paint directly onto the plastic or resin, right?
>>23751142You're still supposed to prime them...
>>23751128Ah, yes, resin minis. Since some companies started using Unicool, details are crispy and rich in numbers. Even Corvus Belli stopped using Siocast they experimented for a while and move towards Unicool as well. Pic related, Marut on the right might have excellent design but what is it good for when quality is low and cast even miss details on front chest that cannot be scribed because material behave like rubber?
>>23751144Drop the dumb sarcasm. First of all you can paint directly on both without primer using the airbrush or rattlecan. Second, i'm just stating fact that glossy surface and resin will always have bad adhesion, it is not a subjective topic to argue.
>>23751153>material behave like rubberThat's definitely soft resin ( also called ABS resin ) since the tradditional resin is too stiff to withstand bumpy shipping.
>>23751151Does that make my statement false?
>>23751156Yeah that's why you use primer.
>>23751159it's completely irrelevantlike saying you can paint without primer with an airbrush or rattlecanit's the paint type that's relevant
>>23751137That's actually pretty damn cool, I wonder who I could put in there for sleeping
>Minis normally have glossy finish and resin minis have even worse adhesion than plastic.>"use primer">no
>>23751166>like saying you can paint without primer with an airbrush or rattlecanYou absolutely can. It will need alot of coats to build itself up, but you can. Try it yourself.
>>23751173I think that's the point he was making.
Why the hell do model kits attract so much dust and how do I prevent it
>>23751175You can cut your dick off, that does not mean men don't have dick. "Resin has weak adhesion" is the same kind of fact.
>>23751168>This material has this characteristic you need to know>Durhurr primerReddit is over there.
>>23751185Is has weak adhesion with paints intended to be used on plastic.
>>23751153>details are crispy and rich in numbersThat's just another way to say soulless and overdesignedI miss hand sculpted minis
>>23751191Yeah, that characteristic is why you use a primer that's intended to be used on resin before you paint it. I don't think you've ever painted resin.
>>23751203Does anyone even make airbrush primer that works on resinEvery single one I've tried failed to adhere properly compared to spray can primers
>>23750985I want to work on Vilkiss but I've been trying to find out If theres like transparent to red color temperature reactive sticker material.Specifically, that stays transparent near zero but becomes visible/red in room temperature to recreate the "True Ability Unlock" stickers from the "final battle" version of the kit. I haven't had much luck finding anything definitive that isn't "Just subject it to 100 degree heat."https://youtu.be/oaDfD9dW1y8?t=245
>>23751206Are you cleaning the resin well first?
>>23751193Funny enough, it is the opposite. Hobby paint works well for resin while the heavy duty types are more difficult.
>>23751211In my experience primers intended for plastic and metal work best for resin.>use acrylic craft paintlmao
>>23751000I have a Valimar model kit and it's basically the same as this kit. It's really funny to me that one conceit of this line was parts being pre-painted to gurantee high accuracy to the source material and then the only pre-painted parts in the kit are the horn and tiny little green lights on larger parts that would have just been silver plastic and easier for the end consumer to fix or ignore.Meanwhile the trim detailing, a hard part for a new modeler to get a grasp on how to fix is just left completely unattended.A real missing the forest for the trees moment. Coloring the trim probably would have escalated the cost quite a bit more though.
>>23751197Whatever floats your boat but a lot of minis made in metal also are quite rich in details. Resin at least minimise amount of mold/casting errors - I prefer when details sinking is caused by applying too much paint rather than poor quality cast.
>>23751203>>23751206You don't really need primer to paint resin. Yeah yeah primer gives good result, however you can just blast the base coat with either acrylic paint or whatever you prefer if you want to save some money from those expensive rattlecans. Primer is not the be all end all of resin minis, you can just do whatever the fuck you want.
>>23751136Factory #2 is finally showing its worth
>>23751197It is the opposite for me imo. Resin minis are much more expressive and lively, while the plastic feels alot more "souless" due to the technology limitation. It is hard to make out the facial expression of plastic minis.
>>23751227>one conceit of this line was parts being pre-painted to gurantee high accuracy to the source materialThe line does whatever the fuck it wants.The Megaforce Tac-Com instructions flat out tell you to weld parts together with cement or cut holes into decals while also being one of the rare ones to actually have a color guide in it.
>>23751238beautiful hand
>>23751000Yeah so is every other model kit. Gundam model builders are the only ones delusional enough to think 'muh topcoate panel lines good enough'
>>23751255A handful of Gunpla look good as a snapshit, especially RG Wing line. It would make you feel lazy when the plastic's finish looks so good.
>>23751255Bitch I don't even topcoat.#Snapshitter4ever
>>23751255Weird that you say "delusional" when it's actually "Only Bandai and the chinks copying them care what their products look like out of the box"
>>23751262I decided to be a snapshitter and suddenly a bunch of RG kits appeared on my desk. Strange...
>>23751264Nah only RG and the little amount of Ver Ka in modern day look good out of box. Most of Bandai's HGs are still quite dogwater without paint.
>>23751167It's neat, it has leds in the top. The computer terminal was a pre order ad on for the official launch so if you buy from Chang make sure if it is included or not if you want it.
>>23751267Some of the wfm high grades look pretty good with just panel lining
I ordered a PGU RX-78-2 and I'm tempted to leave one half without armor. What do you guys think
>>23751271The one comes to mind is Zowort Heavy. Dilanza looks quite terrible when unpainted.
gonna spend Valentine's day working on my group build and then gooning myself into a coma
>>23751217Craft paint meant to be used on all kinds of surfaces does technically have better adhesion, it just has crappy pigmentationIt's why people use it to paint terrain
>>23751276I have Lfrith and Calibarn and they look good
>>23751289Lighter plastics generally look better on their own.
>>23751156>Second, i'm just stating fact that glossy surface and resin will always have bad adhesionNever experienced this even once. I've only had adhesion issue with larger resin GKs, but it was probably because it was still offgassing and it separated the paint from the surface.
I'm starting to watch the animated series from the beginning and I wanna get all the way to Unicorn, what series/movies do I have to watch?
>>23751296pharact looks very good oob too
>>23751318this is the plastic model thread, not the gundam discussion general
>>23751255I like my toys to be toysthis mean they must be unperfectedthis is I snapshit
>>23751269I'll keep an eye out for it, thanks!
>>23751318Blue - core Gundam storyline.Green - spinoffs, must watch, not very important to the main events but are the best Gundam has to offer. In case of 0083 only really for the visuals though.IGLOO - Zeon wunderwaffe wankery with zero plot and Playstation 3 graphics.The rest - compilation movies and utterly worthless 3 minute shorts. If you don't like the old TV series then just don't watch them, movies aren't a good alternative.Lase UC (past Unicorn) doesn't matter. The further anything is removed from One Year War the less relevant it is.There's also Thunderbolt and Origin of questionable canonicity but they are late releases with shitty nu-CGI anyway so don't bother until you're done watching/skipping the "essentials".>>23751365Then go ahead and build some non-gunpla.
>>237513180079 (TV show and compilation movies)Zeta (series, not movies)ZZCCASemi-Optional: 0083Completely Optional: 0080, 08th MS TeamIn that order. That's literally it.
so should I buy a Gundam themed toaster or not
>>23751374>Lase UC (past Unicorn) doesn't matter. The further anything is removed from One Year War the less relevant it isFunny you say that when unicorn is basically completely and utterly irrelevant to UC as a whole, it has zero development on the greater universe, every importan character dies and every important mobile suit in it had to be written out of the series in some (often stupid) way.Late UC at least has its own continuity where things actually happen and leave lasting consequences.
>>23751374>Then go ahead and build some non-gunpla.I am. Now go ahead and take your off-topic discussion somewhere else.
>>23751395what's your favorite mecha show? let's discuss that here :)
>>23751404This is the plastic model thread
>>23751131As for >I'm not good at coming up with posesI'm sure you have something in your special pictures folder to inspire you, anon.
Just finished snapshitting the Vandread Dita. Might paint it in metallic colors or even a candy coat, at least for the blue parts
>>23751374Thunderbolt's animation was excellent though
>>23751431It's great but the story sucked
>>23751427>upgraded Vandread chest pieces>base Pexis cannonsmake up your mind, anon
>>23751415>I'm sure you have something in your special pictures folder to inspire you, anon.O-oh geez
Is it dumb to get the RG Nu if I already got the Ver KaI'm a big fan of the Nu and my Ver Ka is kind of old and dusty and I don't have money for the PG
>>23751460I never considered myself a big fan of the Nu but I have the EG, HG, RG and MG Ver Ka. Haven't regretted it yet
>>23751460Getting a kit in different scales is perfectly fine. It's only a problem if you start getting multiples of a kit in the same scale that isn't a grunt.
>>23751436thunderbolt was epic for giving us off the goop retarded mobile suits that bandai will never make kits of because they are homos
>>23751431Mech fights were alright but nowhere near as good as old OVAs. Nu-workflow reliant on 3D shit just doesn't allow animators to close in or slow down when needed and they were also too eager to spam quick cuts and flashy effects.Also characters wildly fluctuated between good looking and absolutely atrocious.
>>23751442You can do it, anon!Last pic for now and last bonus tip, the D16/17 are the smooth or non puffy upper arm parts. They do not connect directly to the shoulder tho so gotta think something up to use them. Post when you have build yours.
Remember when chinks copied Kotobukiya? They completely mogged then at Zoids
>>23751471>Also characters wildly fluctuated between good looking and absolutely atrociousWell that's just accurate to the thunderbolt artstyle, everyone in that manga looked hideous and grease-smeared more often than not
>>23751431This is my standard when it comes to modern mech animation. Arguably Unicorn has the best 3d/2d animations. I cannot stand the 3d mech fights with Gquuuux and the Seed Freedom movie. Mainly because everything is moving so fast that it looks like an incoherent mess.
>>23751476Puffy vulva...Uhhhh I don't know what you mean but I'm sure I'll understand when I get there!
>>237514881488
>>23751491they should bootleg governors pls thxlove you koto but it's bs how expensive they are
Yawn.
>>23751476That Vegeta is not to scale at all.
Its over, Zak is happy with the PGU Nu.
>>23751525Fucking yes. I was thinking about when is Bandai going to reprint the commander variant.
>>23751534I don't think I've ever seen him admit that any model kit is bad. He just shills for everything bandai especially.
>>23751534>complete in-depth unboxing>in-depth unboxingalso what is he gonna do? say it's flawed? that a KIT is BAD?
>>23751542Ho boy you havent seen his old reviews. He would straight up say the kit is shit.
>>23751526In case you are not trolling, that's a figure rise standard new spec Vegeta, normal 1/12 or HG size. Gyanko is just so awesome and cool they made her kit MG sized.
>>23751545I'm trying to think back of how long I've been watching this videos. He was still in korea when I started watching.
>>23751543DIE, MGK scum
The only youtuber I watch is dankpla
What PG should I get, Exia or RX-78-2 Unleashed?
>>23751780Get Exia, Gundam PGU kind of sucks in hindsight.
PG Ful Armour ZZ Ver Ka box art. i like how anime-respecting it is.
>>23751891>PGbig if true
>>23751476I have no idea how the fuck these eye stickers work>long eye pieces, short eye pieces, you can put lenses on the short onesok>eye stickers, eyelash stickers, eye+eyelash stickersWhich looks better, what the fuck is going on
>>23751891>PG>Anime RespectingWhat?
MG 2.0 destiny, pretty neat
Bandai pls reprint the kehaar.
>>23751930>Pbandai. Wait for like, 5 more years. Or just buy the bootleg.
>>23751930Just buy the bootleg so more AoZ kits can be released from prison.
>>23751930Buy the Chang bootleg. They made the folding gun, too.
I hope Chang make aoz Fenris Wolf kit. And in 1/144 please.
>>23751913That's MG. But overall most of PG look pretty grounded. They only look greebled since PGU became a thing.
>>23751800>PGU sucksHow so?
I always knew I loathed p-bandai, but it wasn't until trying to order One piece cards that I learned the true depths of my contempt
>>23751930The bootleg is nice if you're ok with that
>>23751992NTA but it has no ankle articulation and the LED gimmick is super half baked
>>23751992It's Chang'd.
>>23752009>No ankle articulationWhere? Every review that I see, the ankle is very articulated.
>>23752042Maybe anon got the daban version
Chang's FAG
This is my first top coat in years (I just came back to the hobby). Pretty gud given it was all cloudy and rainy since February started. I still don't know what factors contribute to the "frosting effect", that people get. Maybe temperature? Because it's certainly not humidity.
>>23751913PG was a typo, but yeah when i said "anime-respecting" it's the fact that the massive shoulder cannon never appeared in the anime, which is correctly depicted in the boxart.
>>23752058looks more like an Hazel II, going with that backpack.
>>23752062I believe this appearance is the canon one. Himega cannon never appear in any official ZZ media as far as i can tell.
>>23752065It is meant to look like Thunderbolt version.
>>23752058Changs in the studio:>OK, now take that Bandai art>OK, now make it look like shit>OK, now release it
>>23752070To be fair, Thunderbolt FAG already look shit imo.
Got the decals in the mail. The one on the head adhered while it was still a little crooked. It's not too bad, luckily. I have no idea why the mark setter dried so fast on the head. I might strips the forehead and do it again. I do have one more of that decal.I'm thinking of getting the vigna-zirah and vigna-ghina II since I enjoyed this one so much.
>>23752070Time is changing. The new Rehaze looks pretty grounded and close to the lineart and Sheik Mainland has been releasing simple, clean smooth designs. It might take awhile but the Changs are having an enlightenment.
>>23752042Ankles are fine, especially with the foot articulation.
>>23752070Bandai is the shit studio now. No wonder they only release Piss Bandai these days.
>>23752076>Autistic Gunraid
>>23752077I wonder why are they so nitpicky about RG nowadays. There are so many protagonists and rivals left that can have RGs.
>>23752080Sorry, meant to take the picture over Char about to get sexually assaulted
>>23752083who?
>>23752081Ahead Sakigake doesn't even have an RG let along the rest of the 00 team. Bandai hate Graham.
>>23752086I saw that post
>>23752087>>23752089I mixed up this thing's name. It barely looks different than the stick samurai MS.
>>23752086>When Tallgeese 2 has RG but Altron stuck in HG I know they are just secondary rivalry, but still...
>>23752086>>23752090You can get this one instead if you like Graham
>>23752093Why is he such a weeboo?
>>23752082He's right where he wants to be
What is the best old PG?
>>23752062>>23752066>still seethingkek
>>23752104She's too old for him
>>23752110What do you define as the first new PG? They come out so rarely you could count the Unicorn as new.
>>23752072what a dandy fellow
>>23752113Keep jerking off to fanfiction, bro.
The cannon looks good on FAZZ but ZZ looks retarded with it.
>>23751509kill yourself
>everyone bitchfitting about the Hyper Mega Cannon on the Full Armor ZZ Gundam>not a single soul complaining that the Enhanced ZZ never existed in the show
>>23752042this is literally the max angle the foot can be
>>23752125Because "Enhanced ZZ" is just what ZZ looked like before donning the armor. You were looking at it entire time.
>>23752128Never animated
>>23752130They never animate Odysseus either. Guess it doesn't exist in anime, huh?
>>23752132it very well could end up notit certainly doesn't exist in the novel so until we see it who cares
Bitch from Mercury being a massive flop is why Bandai fell off
>>23752133>it is not superman if he wears glasses
>>23752136if clark kent was never animated I'd never say "I loved seeing clark kent animated"
>>23752137t. Lex Luthor.
>>23752127You don't need more than that? Check your own ankle.
>>23752145kek
>>23752119Isn't that the whole point of this hobby? I am not even against it but we have got two threads of Gyanko posting now.
>>23752145
Can a GMIII handle the Hyper Mega Cannon?
>>23752116Probably pre-Strike
>>23752160>Posts image of someone injuring their ankle my over stretching it. Also that's not even overly more than the PGU can do. The leg isn't very vertical as he is falling.
>>23751902I put stickers from pick on the long piece before putting it in. Mommy Gyanko is going to be a harsh mistress of that is already an obstacle... More serious, I did not try the short piece with the lenses yet but I think with eye stickers behind them it is going to look pretty cursed. Maybe if you can paint them to look more android like for more fembor look.
>>23752165get your eyes checked
>>23751902>>23752168thread almost over so have this to complete the set I guess. I cannot find it anymore because it was translated from japenase, but it basicly came down to 'it's a failed kit but people like it becasue it is obscene' That sums it up pretty wel.
Bootleg RE100 Shokewreally cheap and low qualityhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQadffv96zk
>>23751921I'm betting that Chinks will make the Spec II version and the Zeus Silhouette before Bandai does.
>>23752186Surely it'll look good once it's painted.Maybe in gold.
>>23752086>Ahead SakigakeThat thing is like the least popular Graham's suit ever. I'm pretty sure even the Exia Repair IV that didn't appear in the anime is more popular than that.Also if they're making a rival suit RG for 00 it's definitely going to be the Reborns.
>When a /gpg/fag says just buy bootleg.
Bandai fell off HARDNo one asked for a Patlabor RG when that show was horrendous.
>>23752168>Mommy Gyanko is going to be a harsh mistress of that is already an obstacle...I hope so!I managed to do it but with just the 10 stickers on the long piece, I sort of figured just the eyes were for the lenses and then they go with the eyelashes?>>23752183I finished building her and wow her skirt absolutely loves falling off. The backpack's good for my Gyan and I can swap backpacks if I want a megaGyan. Definitely have to get some superglue to tighten her skirt and hair, so the former only pops off when I want it toWait where are the balljoints for your Gyanko's waist, where the skirt pieces normally go?Anon...
>>23751780Exia, the only cool Gundam.
>>23752224Yet the RG is horrendous
>>23752225No bad kits, only limitless possibilities.
>>23752232>pre-built frames are d-d-definitely not bad, guys!
>>23752232Yes you can throw it in the trash and set it on fire.
>>237522251. We're talking about the PG kit, not the RG.2. There's an aftermarket kit that fixes the thigh motion range and gives it super extreme hip agility.
>>23752220Bonus pic because I did not post a clear standing full body pic yet.>Posting Shonen anime fembot plamo smut pics in the Malayan basketweaving forums on valentines day.What has my live become...
why is this retard doing this
>>23752240>no ball joints for the skirts somehow>even removed her shoesBuddy...
>>23752220>>23752240I left the plate for the skirt out, tbf I don't care much for the Gyan but I also have the Rick-Do version wich is the better looking and more defined looking Ms girl of the two I think. I need to come up with a color scheme still or just go black and purple, the idea is to make a Mecha Musume/Relax version set
>>23752245>>23752119
>>23752220>>23752251Were you two so busy gooning to notice the skirt plate was never there and missing shoes from the split pic on in the previous thread?
>>23752255>doesn't like the GyanAnon...>>23752274I was too busy focusing on the articulation. Back in the academy, they used to call me the Laser-Focused Lieutenant, because of my absolute focus on specific issues with a model kit
Fuck I thought all those Snaail Shell Nikke stuff were kits... They're figures damn it.
Did Mr Color just stop doing imports to the US or what
>>23752303The black, purple/yellow hornet girls are cute af but even from Ali they are expensive.
>>23752308tariff prease understand *ror*
I like JUN TOY CRAFThttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs7tcdVoP3k
Finished the RG Gaogaigar. Some sections of the build are tedious and the transformation is finicky, but the end product looks amazing. 7/10 would recommend if you don't mind some bumps on the road. Now to wait a month and a half for my next kit to arrive
Chang says the Lunavor Fenrir FUCKING SUCKS https://youtu.be/owzsgxbh59o
Whenever I see a GodHand on the internet, it's broken. why is it so fragile despite being a super mumbo jumbo premium brand?
>>23752369You're not meant to use them on harder plastics. On top of that, the single-bladed version is a finishing nipper. You're supposed to use a normal pair to snip the piece off the runner, then the single-blade to clip the remaining plastic from your piece. They're unnecessary if you plan to paint.
>>23752369Reddit posting is not allowed.
>>23752369Aren't they super thin because they're meant for cutting close to the part to really clean off the nubs? They're not meant to be a standard cutting thing so they're not meant for the usual thicker runner.I don't have a god hand, I just use a mr hobby single blade and was told that's how single blades are meant to be used.
>>23752374they actually build their gunpla
>>23752369Another win for my nail clipper.
God why is she so perfect and not me?!
>>23752388>and not meWhat did he mean by this?
>GL, Supa + 7 more bootleg of MGSD Aerialwhat the fuck
I've been waiting for this. Bandai's price is fucking insane in the marketplace. but I don't know the quality of Supa's bootleg.
>new studio>end of 2026 planned release>3D render model previewThis looks cool, but big chance it's as scam
>>23752390He wants to be a cute asian gril who like and good at gunpra. He 38 year old smelly fat bald man.Prease understando.
>>23752388name?
>>23752406The one true goddess of /m/ and /gpg/
>>23752408Haman Karn?
>>23752409Haman doesnt build.
>>23752408A man needs a name
These are PRE-BUILT??DID YALL KNOW THIS? Mannnnn I feel so robbed I have 2 of these with 1 of them being the Gundam variant and I'm so sad lol, I set up my camera to record building it and I open the box and see it all comes together and then open the Gundam one and it's also together. I'm robbed lol, I was so excited to build these. you see the diagram and it shows a "metal exoskeleton" so I'm like ok yea we build the other versions from Bandai. Anyway I now have to spend some cash to grab a different build lol
>>23752439>metal buildbro...
>>23752391>+ 7 more bootleg of MGSD AerialThis makes zero sense. Unless they're going to use the base of the aerial to make other Gundams. No way in hell there's demand for it.
>head judge for the next Tetsujinoh I fucking hope we see real craftsmanship from the entries
>>23752449I thought they were gunpla with like a metal frame.
>>23752452The aerial is new, so a bunch of manufacturers rush to make them, independently. It's not as though those 7 together decided they should do it. Each of them aren't aware or considering others doing it as well until they announced them.
>>23752459I was almost tricked by this but had the foresight to look up an unboxing beforehand.
>>23752452Aerial flies off the shelf, its a very popular design among both hardcore gunpla fans and casual noobies. Literally everything Aerial sells like hotcakes, the HG, the Full Mechanics, the SDMG, all of it.
Meanwhile Aerial Rebuild (the cooler Aerial) got nothing
>>23752058looks to be 90% shared parts with the asgard, the mew additions do look cool tho
>>23752393>Bandai's price is fucking insane in the marketplacesaying this while bandai's prices are among the more reasonable among plastic model kits is so funny
>>23752485I'm talking about RG Zeong in particular
>>23752471It got an HG.
>>23751891what's the difference between this and the FAZZ
>>23752513color.
>>23752517It can do the transform gimmick while the FAZZ cant
>>23752513basically colors and backpackthe FAZZ kit doesnt also have beam sabers
>>23752526technically yes and no. the MG ZZ Gundam FA will use the FAZZ arms so it can put in the full armor. however, those arms are not transformable, so you have to switch it out first
>>23752537100% old molds, huh? Embarassing.
>>23752542MG FAZZ is not lore accurate anyway. so, it is basically reusing ZZ moulds
>>23752545FAZZ is just a mildly redesigned FA ZZ with a big gun. The artstyle was never meant for the mainline UC version. They should have just make new armor parts for it instead of lazily slapping old parts together like this.
am i retarded? wasn't this white in the movie instead of green
>>23752547in lore, FAZZ is just a big MS that was sculpted to look like a ZZ with full armor, it lacks functionality like a core booster.the armor is actually bolted as the MS is built up, not removable like the model kit the FAZZ just re-use the ZZ moulds if we get autistic about it. just think of it as FAZZ is re-using ZZ Gundam FA moulds, but FAZZ managed to come out earlier so you wont get rabies autistically screeching about it.
>>23752458i thought Eday Ng was always the judge for Tetsujin? also, Tetsujin is already levels above GBWC when it comes to technical skill.
>>23752367dammi was looking foward to it
>>23752372if you're a modeler who has a tight schedule, GodHand nippers are a time saver.
>>23752542Were you expecting new molds for a robot that already exists spread across 3 kits?
>>23752596NTA, but basically if you want it to be able to transform or split the FA ZZ, you need the parts from an entirely separate ZZ or Enhanced ZZ?
>>23752590Even if you are not, single blade nippers of any kind are a blessing since they greatly reduce one of worst aspects of building aka nub removal. With normal nippers I had to leave a bit to avoid stressing material with cutting, sand the rest with file, use 2-3 grades of sandpaper/sponge to level it up. Now I simply cut with nippers, level with knife and run backblade, significantly faster.Only argue against GodHands is, aside from price, how their sharpness indeed make them quite fragile and easy to break, unlike much more reasonably priced options from Mr Hobby, DSPIAE or MENG, that are marginally worse at cutting.
>>23752615No idea, but this is bandai we're talking about is all I'm pointing out. The "next" (at the time) ver ka slot was taken up by something that already exists but recolored. FA ZZ should have been a>oh by the way we're also releasing thisannouncement alongside something else.
>30mm PCA kits never ever
>>23752596I mean, why not? Sinanju Stein MG has a 1.5 innerframe even though the lore never imply technical changes between Anaheim and Sleeves version.
>>23752632>Sinanju SteinFunny you bring that up because I was implicating that in my post as well.
>>23752645Stein has a bunch of improvements from original Sinanju kit. Meanwhile both FAZZ and ZZ are saggy polycap mess that can use some upgrades, yet they changed nothing.
>>23752615technically no. you just have to swap out the parts. the backpack runner for ZZ has the original parts for the ZZ arms. the reason why FAZZ arms is different is because the articulation for the arms and the indent to fit in the armor parts. the FAZZ arms have an elbow twist to accomodate articulation despite the armor bulk, in the expense of the transformation gimmick
Why are there metal screws in my PLASTIC model?
>>23752745Metal is stronger than plastic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsUK6CEuzSAThis dude goes over all the differences between the ZZ, Enhanced ZZ, FAZZ and Full Armor ZZ kits.Long story short, the Full Armor ZZ is about 95% as-advertised, the Enhanced ZZ kit with the FAZZ armor parts mounted on top. Except, there are pieces that need to be replaced on the chest, shoulder, crotch, side skirts and legs to accommodate the armor (mainly latch points, but also replacing pieces that would otherwise get in the way with smaller ones), and the forearms have to be completely swapped out as per >>23752685 . Using the ZZ and FAZZ kits, you already have 99.9% of what you need to build the Full Armor ZZ, with the only exceptions being the little extensions under the Hyper Beam Saber mounts on the backpack, and the back skirt on the Enhanced ZZ that has to be swapped out for a similar piece on the FAZZ anyway to mount the skirt armor and big gun.I'm hoping that in the spirit of issuing a new kit, Bandai are going to redesign the forearms so that you can detach the wing shields and mount the armor on top instead of outright replacing the entire forearm. But knowing Bandai, they're just going to have you swap out the forearms.
>>23752766You can mount the wings on the slimmed down forearms regardless.
>>23752745I wish that Bandai start to put metal screws and even metal parts back in some plastic model kit instead of being floppy pieces of shitit would fix a lot of problems like the Freedom 2.0 breaking
>>23752789Best I can do is make a floppy kit then sell you (maybe) DLC to fix it afterwards.
>>23752789>snapshidders pose their weak ecopla kits in various ballerina poses and splits>shit breaks>they buy a replacement kit>rinse and repeatit's business, baybeeee! Bandai-sama always wins.
>>23752787Yes, but it requires liberal use of a joint strengthening pen since the port is designed for the armor parts, plus the FAZZ forearm can't actually transform.
>>23752789chinks make a lot of 3d printed/metal replacement parts
>>23752061>I still don't know what factors contribute to the "frosting effect", that people get. Maybe temperature? Because it's certainly not humidity.the humidity doesn't help but the temperature is the the main thing, semigloss/matte/flat works by forming tiny bubbles on the surface that pop while it's drying, if it's too cold there isn't enough energy to pop the bubbles causing the frosting
>>23752820More often than not there's no proper screw to tighten to your liking on those
>>23752789metal parts are cool for maybe a week until you realize that they're absolutely dogshit for friction joints and become even floppier overtime than just slathering some glue
i'm not gonna watch zak open the pgu nu box while narrating which runner is which in a droning voice am i
>>23751000>complaining about painting in a thread about mecha scale modelsWhat the hell, just buy a metal build or something like that.
>>23752952wait for the MGK kino
>>23752186I built one of these. It's not that bad actually. The plastic is kinda hard and the upper arm fit on really tight but it looks good when you paint it. It's far from the worst quality plastic I've seen on a bootleg.
>>23752969That little bit of color separation? that you did is all this robot needed to look good. bandai should have done that out of the box. I know it wouldn't be anime/line art accurate but the kit itself already isn't anyway.
>>23752973I just preshaded it with red and welded a few parts. All the color separation is what it has out of the box.
>>23752975but I can clearly see you used darker shades all over.
>>23752976That's the red preshading. Every orange part was painted with the same orange mix applied the same way.
>>23752980Either way, that's what I'm referring to looking good. Instead of it being just the one ugly off yellow. The orange arms, etc.
>>23752984it's a fun kit. If you get one, post about it and I'll dig out the recipe for the orange I mixed for you. Just be prepared to do some serious welds on the feet and shoulders.
Hey. Just popped in to again say that I need a Shinonome gf and my life will be a failure as long as I don't have one.It's been a while since coming here. Hope you're all doing well.
>>23752986unironically there might actually be a big tiddy asian girl out there who would date you but youre too lazy to go travel and look for her
>>23753012Yeah, most likely.
>>23752766if there's some huge change in a "refresh" of a kit, bandai usually advertises it, like how they showed Sinanju Stein Narrative Ver Ka's trim design. nothing of that sort was advertised for Full Armor ZZ, so expect the arm to be non-transformable like the FAZZ
Can my GM use a super fancy beam rifle? Its destructive power is equivalent to a beam magnum
>>23753015If that's the case, we'll probably see a Chinese aftermarket kit that gives us a forearm that can do the G-Fortress transformation, has the extra elbow range built in, and can detach the wing shields to attach the armor.
Hey, I don't have a lot of experience with gunpla, any idea how i can salvage this? It doesn't look too bad so i could live with it but if i can make it better i'll take the advice.
What's the deal with panel lining bootlegs? Will it eat up the plastic?
>>23753024it will melt the plastic and create mustard gaspanel lining is for models made by Bandai only
>>23753023kino battle damage
>>23753024Make sure to seal the plastic off first. The stuff has a lot more stress in the plastic than the real kits do so it'll snap if you give it any reason to. Water based primers are really good for this.
>>23753023I'd try plastic cement, then sand, scribe to restore the face vents and paint, but it looks like you're snapbuilding so I don't know if that'll help you.
>>23753023if you can't do it yourself you better send for a replacement piece from bandai IF it's not a long time backlog kit because of the purchase/receipt time limit they have
>>23752621Fuck these cunts, give me BAWS Tetrapod.
>>23752513The FAZZ doesnt include an enhanced ZZ.
>building the mg gouf custom from 25 years ago>There's screws The first one got stuck and isn't flush, now the part won't fit in the joint, how do I get screws out safely
>>23753063>how do I get screws out safelyUse a screwdriver to remove it
>see JP modeler using a chisel to deepen his panel lines>think that looks cool and seems pretty quick and easy>try it>hand slips constantly and scrapes the shit out of the part surface>result is uneven and will probably look fucked up when panel linedMy bad for forgetting I'm terrible at everything
>>23753074It's stuck, doesn't move with the screw drive
>>23752459Try the Legend of Star General manhua kits. They all have metal frames.
>>23753091It's not stuck. You just need to back it off. Have you never put a screw in something before?
>>23752986Move to indonesia
>>23753023Paint it black, then pour some gold gundam marker at the cracks.
>>23753114Why are you posting a picture of my wife.
Do I use putty to make a counterweight cause this big ass weapon is very forward heavy? or is there some sort of metal filling I can buy? not sure what to look up
>>23753142You can use metal ball bearings for weight.
>just found out that the second core fighter of the MG V2 has Marbet as the pilot and not Oliver
>>23753142I haven't used it myself, but I've seen people recommend tungsten putty to add weight for particularly unstable kits. Maybe it could work
>>23753142The best weights for robots is tiny rare earth magnets in the feet, then put it on a metal base.
Finallyhttps://x.com/HobbySite/status/2023199437645111787https://bandai-hobby.net/item/01_7134/
>>23753193https://bandai-hobby.net/item/01_7109/RG Ingram from the upcoming new Patlabor animeLooks like Bandai ignored the proportions of the new anime and just gave it the classic Ingram proportions
>>23753193Where the hell is Jesmon GX
>>23753193>>23753197nicewe healing
>>23753197I look like this IRL
should I buy the osiris? it looks pretty great
>>23753208The moment you buy it you're an enemy of Japan.
>>23753193>>23753197Almost missed this too.https://x.com/HobbySite/status/2023198186505175155The rest of the announcements are all Star Wars stuff as far as I can tell.
>>23753209Japan fell off
>>23753197Looks like a re-skin of the live action version
>>23753197this is what the new Ingram is supposed to look like btw
>>23753197>>23753244Literally no one asked for an RG or a new show
>>23753247A lot of people asked for new patlabor.
>>23753253NTA but even Patlabor in its prime didn't take off to become something bigger. Sure it has a pretentious group of fans who hates super robot with a burning passion and finds the stinky turd that is Patlabor to be good, but they are such a vocal minority.
>>23753257strange choice to tell everyone you got bullied by patlabor fans and haven't gotten over it
>>23753247Unironically who even care about Patlabor? It is a zombie franchise with a live action adaptation no one watched, yet they think it is gonna work again with shittier cgi this time.
>>23752834None of this is true. Temp might have an effect, most likely not drying or adhering correctly, but not frosting. Semis mattes have resin/acrylic particles in them, the gloss coat just dries around the particles and the particles break up the sheen of the gloss coat. If that dude is mixing his own matte by using clear and a flat base and he's getting frosting it's because he's adding too much base. Or he's holding too long on one spot and building up too much.
>>23753262cool story now give us your lunch money faggot
>>23753262Patlabor is a classic that hasn't been milked to death. It's like when space battleship yamato came back.
>>23753259I wish. There is no "Patlabor fan". They spam about how hard they wank their meat to that ugly dyke protagonist and that's all they know about the show.
>>23753267You wish you got bullied by Patlabor fans?
>>23753268If they even exist that is
>>23753272weirdly pathetic
>>23753266>hasn't been milked to death.It has 3 forgettable trash movies, several OVA spin offs and a life action no one even remember it exists. That's more than your average Gundam show.
>>23753212>>23753193>GekkomonExtremely based. MagnaGarurumon looks really good too.
This is why gatekeeping is a great thing.
I was trying to watch Patlabor until the part where Kanuka left the show, replaced by a quirky chungus butch dyke and there was a pajeet kid who piloted Griffon. It just lost on me and i didn't have any willpower left to finish that slog.
>>23753262I care about it. Patlabor TV and OVAs are some of the greatest mecha ever.
>/gpg/ in a nutshell.
Your spam is pretty apparent you know
new thread when?
>>23753306just chillax bro, we're only on page 6
so, do you think RG Alphonse will bomb harder than RG Gaogaigar?
>Patlabor>1/48 RG>16 cmwhy not call it MG then?
Why is scratchbuilding so exhausting?
>>23753299SnapCHADs when the kit has a huge sticker sheet
>>23753277>3 forgettable trash moviesnice bait, here's your (you)
Remember when Berserk Fuhrer had entire eagle slapped on its back enough to call it a fusion? Also kit when?
We're close to image limit, so new thread. Stay on topic.>>23753369>>23753369>>23753369
>>23753208Bepper
how to use water slide decals? do I need gloss clear coat? do I need that mark setter and mark softer stuff?
