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Show me what you're working on!
>>23760026This is the first one I've built. I'm not super sure what you're trying to ask but OOB the things see to be molded in 2 or 3 colors roughly corresponding to the final color that the area's supposed to be (for example, inner frame sections of the Knight of Gold were molded in a reddish-brown while the armor came in a matte gold). If you're going for manga color scheme accuracy your idea sounds like it'd work well, I haven't gotten to its first appearance yet in the manga but from what I can tell it's supposed to be a deep glossy navy blue with a gray inner frame and yellow eyes and eye imagery around the body.
>>23760088After 9 days long... just need to panel line, decals, top coat and then posing>inb4 the top coat fucks up the paint
i think i fucked updoes ABS parts need the tamiya abs cement to melt?im only using the white cap (regular? tamiya cement) and it doesnt seem to melt fast
>>23760178I don't understand your language
>just attach two caledvwitch on the Red Frame and change its color/head>call it two different kits lol
>>23760180damn let me rewrite it then.does ABS plastic require a different blend of tamiya cement for it to melt?I only possess the regular one.
>>23760187Why do you want to melt it?If you want to melt ABS, as in completely destroy it, just use a lacquer thinner
>>23760190i was trying to make spruce goo
>>23760185If you're talking about the RG then it also added the Flight Unit that wasn't a thing in RG before.
>>23760202no I'm talking about the MG. there's no RG Turn Red
>>23760203The Turn Red has Tactical Arms, not Caletvwlchs.I thought you were talking about the Red Dragon.
astrays are ugly as hellI don't get the popularity
>>23760178Yeah
>>23760178>>23760187Apparently you only need acetone.https://www.matterhackers.com/news/how-to-make-abs-juice-glue-and-slurry
>>23760232>>23760235thanksill pick up some acetone later, im really not in the mood to waiti only get to 'pla on the weekends
This thing's got a fat dumpy
>>23760190NTA but you are retarded. No shit plastic cement melts plastic, do you pay attention to the hobby chemical you use?
>>23760187The standard cement only works on PS, it can somewhat works as an adhesive glue, but doesn't provide a strong bond since it doesn't melt ABS that effectively. ABS cement is what you are looking for, but the cure time is very long.
>randomly browsing hobby webstores in the dead of night>happen upon a set of third party MG-sized Moonlight Butterfly wings that are designed to fit onto the Turn A or Turn X>literally the only one left in stockAnd there goes my lunch money. At least this guarantees that I'll have one for the Turn X when I finally manage to snag a reprint, since the official P-Bandai ones are designed to fit only the Turn A and I would have to do some workshopping to make it fit.
Has anyone built the chink rehaize yet
>>23760281>>23760316I am retarded and didn't scroll up. How's the build so far?
Are the HGUC GP01 and GP03 kits good, I'd want a GP02 at some point, but then it feels like you sort of have to have its friends
>>23760321They really aren't but they're fixer-uppers, like the HG S
>>23760318It's basically perfect. Wouldn't surprise me if Bandai copies it like they did with the Woundwort (IYKYK)
oof
unknown company1/96 plastic model kitRG Sazabimore information will release later1/144*1.5=1/96
>>23760374>1/96What the fuck is that scale. Why?
>>23760342nobody likes Gquack
How do I safely transport a pg unicorn with lights installed? I wanna know for when I decide to move out of my mom's basement
I hate small pieces I hate small pieces with undergatesI hate small pieces with questionable gates
did you preorder BONEY BOYZ?
>>23760404Lots and lots of bubble wrap/ tissue, wrap thoroughly. Fill the box with more wraps/ tissues/ newspaper to make sure there's no gaps/ parts won't move around. Move the box yourself instead of letting the others move it.
>>23760088I finished the MG The-O I wip posted a week or two ago. It was for a local hobby store's competition and I got 4th and the people's choice award where passersby would vote on their favorite. I've never spent so much time on a kit and its the biggest kit I worked on. I did pink primer -> orange preshading -> almost-white yellow post shading for the body. Alclad gloss black -> Gaianotes Star Bright Iron for the armor. Alclad gloss black -> Gaianotes gold something -> Mr Color gx clear red for the red. Alclad gloss black -> Mr Color pearl crystalline something green for the green parts. I also have two coin batteries inside the ass that connect to the front skirts and monoeye, I'm proud of that cause the LEDs are entirely contained within the kit instead of having wires sticking out. I made a lot of mistakes that could've otherwise gotten me a higher score but this is my current opus in the hobby so I'm happy
I dread having to mask off more complex shapes than this. Is there a trick here I'm missing or is this something I'm supposed to just git gud at with experience
>>23760088>>23760431Here it is in more normal lighting with LEDs on. The mistakes I made are as follows: Preshading intensity is inconsistent in some parts (right vs left forearm), some parts arent fit as much as they can be (feet, backpack to body, the two body parts that you sandwich), some scribed lines arent as deep as they should be, making the panel liner clean up take away some of the paint when it shouldn't be doing that, and last is a personal flaw I noticed in hindsight and its that the thrusters actually need to be green inside for anime accuracy. I wanted to do some Plamo's Atelier level of weathering too but I ran out of time before submission. If I'm motivated enough in the following weeks I'll retouch on these mistakes and post the kit again. A year of thesis almost made me forget that I loved this hobby
>>23760437Great build, gz om getting peoples choice! Don't retouch/rework the kit, leave it as be for the memory, it will never be perfect and you'll only run the chance of messing something up.
>>23760431>>23759520
>>23760437Why didn't you color correct these parts?
>>23760446It's dumb but I didn't refer to any anime screenshot for reference, so when painting it I didn't see anything wrong. I only saw those mistakes after submission, I'll retouch them eventually... probably>>23760442Thank you, maybe I'll retouch it if there's a future competition where I could enter it in. I did a Kampfer for the same local hobby store's competition two years ago, then re-entered it in a different competition where I won a HG Xi, still my favorite HG to this day cause of the memories.>>23760443Sorry for yapping but I did want to make the yellow as close to the anime as possible. I tried white primer, grey primer, and different mixes of yellow but I couldn't get it right. When I did pink primer it kind of forced the CAT yellow no matter what mixture of yellow I used so I just accepted it. I liked it, but it wasn't really anime accurate
>>23760432Speaking of masking, what sort of tape do you all use? I tried regular masking tape and they don't seem to seal properly and bits of paint still gets underneath.
>>23760342Its a fucking abomination thats why.
>>23760432hand brush for detailing
>>23760430Do I take it off the stand? Also do you think it would be safer in unicorn mode or destroy mode?
>>23760209They're literally the only good thing that came from seed.
>>23760473You should remove whatever you can remove. Limbs, head, etc. Whichever mode doesn't matter as long as the parts are packed individually and properly wrapped.
>>23760209Base Astray and maybe Mars Jacket are good. Rest are abominations
>>23760384I reckon to fit with PGU Nu Gundam kit but I don't think it would be accurate scale
Does anyone have a triangular scraper for mold lines? I'm working on a AC kit and im sick of this mold line shit. I scrape it with a hobby knife and lightly sand but when primed the area has a gorge in it for some reason. Would a triangular scraper fix this?
>>23760510What makes you think you won't gouge it with a scraper? What technique are you using with a knife?
>>23760086What went wrong, how did Chang catch up so quickly and overtook them in sales.
>>23760431the shading is very tastefully done, turned out really well.
>>23760514It helps that new Bandai releases have slowed to a crawl and most of the few new releases there are can only be bought on the PB storefront.
>>23760511I make an X with one line being the mold line and the other being the knife, then I scrape it until the line seems to be gone, then I sand it with 1000 grit. Its specifically a problem for small mold lines. Here's an example of the gouging. It happened on 2/4 of these parts. 30MM Melander's legs
>>23760511Oh and to answer why I think it wont gouge with a scraper, maybe the tool is designed somehow to work better in removing mold lines? Cause I did some googling and warhammer's citadel has a tool for mold line removal too, so I wondered why dont those guys just use xacto knives? Im also not buying that citadel tool cause warhammer crap costs 4x the price of gunpla stuff. The Stedi tungsten triangular thing is what I'm eyeing instead
re posting this, unrelated question, whats everyone's favorite paint thinner to use
>order sinanju stein ver ka>get sinanju stein narrative version ver kagod fucking damnit
>>23760512I'm not sure what you mean since it's the V2. Do you mean easy to disassemble into the Top/Bottom rims or parts wise. Yes for it's normal splitting (it's 4 clips holding it together). For parts, the armor seems come off reasonably. It's a bit tighter than I remember from the non-coated it as it's kinda painted. It has made all the joint/ABS parts have a nice tightness.
>>23760510I use this thing for mold lines all the time. The ceramic blade holds its edge far better than metal.
what's the dark souls of gunpla?
>>23760559No, as in, disassemble the kit entirely. I plan on working on my own MG V2AB as soon as I finish this current painting project and I can't decide if I'll do a quick snap fit first or just remove every single part from the runner and then immediately do the prep work after.
>>23760573Old Daban kits
>>23760573pro gunpla https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1ugPS_Wb50
>>23760577Oh that way... I think I'd rate it a 7/10 for disassembly? There are a few super tight pegs, but I did have to disassemble a leg after putting a part backwards and that went pretty easily.
>>23760541For paint thinning of for huffing?
>>23760514>pbandai bullshit saturated>scalpsers everywhere>new kit released every blue fucking moongee, it is like bandai's retarded decisions are not realted to their downfall mmm
>>23760610Any difficulty with c-clips?
>>23760510>>23760536Just got my Dspiae TS-01 today, triangular tungsten scraper, probably more or less the same as the one you're looking into.Did a quick test on 30MM AC back weapon hinge.Seems to be doing a pretty good job as long as you aren't being a caveman with it.
>>23760342Yeah, that's to be expected from a show that mostly consisted of "Hey remember this guy that died in OYW? This is what they'd be doing this episode if they were alive! They're dead now! Next Episode!" and then ended with Magical Girl Char and Lalah fan fiction
>>23760631Not really, they seem to be holding fine outside of that weird connection issue I mentioned last thread. Like I said though, it's essentially top coated already, so they are tighter than normal. There is very little frame exposed outside of the hands, I would just not worry about disassembling that more than needed to remove the armor. Especially if you are a "Clear coat after assembly' person like I am even with painted kits.
>>23760342>normal HG RX-78-2 is triple or double the price of the gcuck trashlmao
>>23760342I like the gquack designs a lot but they just don't look good as high grades. they need MGs or at least a full mechanics or something but bandai is deathly afraid of 1/100 lately
>>23760638Would you mind trying to scrape the untouched mold lines with a hobby knife? Is there much difference? Thanks
The trick is holding the blade perpendicular to the surface
>>23760642Why are you so negative all the time.
>>23760342It's a good design, Japs have shit tastes as usual
>>23760342The designs grew on me after watching them in animation as usual but the HGs need a good amount of work.
>chink Rehaize doesn't have bendable kneesoof
>>23760716The design likely isn't supposed to do that to begin with.
>>23760685Here you go. Also went over previously scraped half with dull side of the hobby knife which is why it looks so busted.
>>23760716i have never bended my knee myself
>>23760723am this anon's handler, can confirm, I have to do it for him.
>>23760431What did the other submissions look like if this only got 4th? The shading and scribing is pretty good
>>23760693I watched Gquuux expecting them to do something interesting with 12 episodes.
>>23760342Vanilla Gcucks doesn't sell because the Endymion version is the same kit but with extra goodies.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vRKLtHz_tjUkino
>>23760756>MGs were sacrificed for this
Gundampros thinks the Gun-Ez is being reprinted for November. Anyone have any ideas/seen bandai mention anything or is that just a forever pre-order they have going on?
>>23760770No idea where they're getting the info from, I only see reprint lists going up to September right now
>>23760716It looks like you can make the knees bend if you're willing to sacrifice a HG Hyzenthlay and modify it a little but me personally I'm not willing to test that theory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VBj_DDwW2c>all the parts are included to make the Enhanced ZZ, meaning there's no reason to buy the P-Bandai package anymore except for the minty green color>there are several runners molded exclusively for Full Armor ZZ>one of those is a new wing shield part that lets you strip the armor and attach the wing shields on the same forearm>but it's the non-transformable forearm, so you still can't do a perfect G-Fortress transformation without swapping it outOverall, better than I expected, which was absolute bare bones minimum. I can forgive the lack of perfect transformation, since it should still include the original forearm if it continues to use the same runners from the previous kits.
>>23760791I don't think you canI mean just look at it adds too much crap for that Woundwort knee bend to even functionyou'd need a weird whole other bend mechanism
>>23760133Thanks. I was mostly concerned with the texture. I have never read five star stories but I was memed into buying it since people talk about how good these models are.
>>23760794I believe Rehaze can only hover around because its knees got locked by the extra armor.
>>23760800Those legs are so fucking ugly dude.
Talk about impossible legs, just look at Goblin. How does this guy even walk?
>>23760807my nan looks like this, gotta help her on stairs but otherwise fine
>>23760804you fucking pleb
injured my bussy, can we extend the group build deadline
>>23760817 care to explain how you injured it
im glad i pre ordered this one, the destiny has so much aura taken from X
>even with the price markup chink Rehaze still goes for cheaper than the HZII HG on AliBootleg doko?
Gundam Planet can barely keep Mr Color in stock anymoreIs there a better place for sourcing it in the US? I'm running low on a lot of shit
>>23760627>>new kit released every blue fucking moonI blame 30MM.
>>23760843No, GSI has just slowed down stock. You can't even get nom-gray surfacer from them most of the time.
>>23760851>GSI has just slowed down stockWHY
>>23760854It became really popular in the US really quickly and it's hard for them to keep stock here.
>>23760800It's just a form shift. It has all the parts to close the leg up like Hyzenthlay and nothing preventing it.
>>23760464I use Tamiya 18mm masking tape. It's a little pricy but it cuts and seals significantly better than generic hardware store painter's tape
>>23760342I didn't care for the GQuuuuuuX much but got an HG on a whim.Honestly the design looks cooler when you see it in person or painted well. It doesn't work for 2D animation though. A design that complex should've been animated with Macross VF style CG.
>>23760862I'm gonna be real with you chief, none of the Gqux design feel memmorable for me. When the details are overwhelming, they become noises.
>>23760573Motor Nuclear. You are guaranteed to bleed from cuts while building one of their kits... Except the grunts.
>>23760867That's because you aren't chinkmaxxing.
an obese tranny has infiltrated my local hobby shops monthly build hang out day, I may not keep going, going forward
Chinkmaxxing you say?
this kit despite being a typical HG size, feels extra small, also I hate the design but I bought it cause I'm stupid
>>23760793https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LeMEp5dqVISo I was wrong, there is like one specific rear skirt underpiece that they didn't include in the retail kit, which is still P-Bandai exclusive. But the number of missing pieces needed to make a retail Enhanced ZZ went down from three to one, and the two added pieces (the Hyper Beam Saber undersheaths) are the important ones since you can just use the FAZZ rear skirt as a substitute.Also, here are the new wing shield pieces that let you attach the wing shields to the FAZZ forearm.
>>23760877Most of Gqux kits feel strangely small for some reason, even though the official stat says they are 18m tall on average.
>>23760874what does he build
>>23760881
>>23760877It is not that small, just average HG sized as usual. But the difference is that the design is very skinny and shriveled, there is no volume to it.
>>23760885Damn, the resolution is too big for my computer to handle.
>>23760793>>23760879No one gives a shit bro.
>>23760874It's not like you interacted with all builders there anyway, just ignore him
>>23760879Like, look at this shit. They literally went out of their way to not include it. It would have cost them nothing to leave it in, given how many fucking leftover parts this kit would have. But no, they were vindictive enough to exclude this specific part just so autists like me would complain about it. I wish I could aspire to this level of pettiness.
>>23760885that's a good one
>>23760886It's RX-78-2 sized, which by default makes it a midget. Compare it to something like a Gundam Mk-II or Nu, and you'll see just how small it actually is.>>23760888I care, so you can go blow smoke out your ass.
>>23760890It takes Bandaitards like you this long to realize Bandai's pettiness.
>>2376089218m is almost universal accross AUs. Using Zeta era MS to compare is not that fair because most of them were like 20m tall on average.
>>23760890Literally doesn't matter since you can just use the new back skirt backing piece with slight modification if you really want. Or just line it plaplate. Who gives a fuck about missing a plain gray piece for skirt armour interior? Simplest shit in the world. You have spent so many posts being delusional and prattling on about the MG FA ZZ for so long. Just make the fucking robot.
>>23760891why did you transition
think il make a spec II just so that i can be fancy, think i should be able to print the rail gun, I do wish the MGSD kits had bigger lower legs like this
>>23760897to test my abilities.
>have nothing to do today>weather is perfect outside for painting>just wanna lay in bed and goon all daywhy am I like this
>>23760896He is talking about how Bandai just gatekeep their precious P-Bandai release like some sort of untouchable holy grail.
>>23760890I remember like months ago, i said FA ZZ won't have the Pbandai EZZ beneath the armor and everyone called me crazy.
>>23760885This checks out because fat greasy neckbeards love girlpla.
>>23760902I sincerely don't care about his whining or your ESL bandairager babble
>>23760890They did the same thing with the Hazenthley II Rah kit by excluding just this one piece from the runner so that you can't make the head with pointy chin. Like, it's just a single piece. Why did they even bother excluding it.
>>23760905Cry me a river
>>23760675>>23760707>>23760708>>23760752>>23760862Some of this is obvious cope. They look like chewed bubblegum, pretty much repulsive. I struggle to find anything appealing about them. It's not like I don't like them because the show sucks because I have lots of kits from shoes that sucked or I never watched. Honestly, what do you find appealing about them?
>>23760906Also don't forget how they locked RG Sinanju's fists behind Pbandai as if the kit is a HG or someshit. And Scopedog's cockpit. And IBO's 2.0 frame. Gotta love Bandai.
>Already shelf warming.
>>23760911After I finish the vagina I think I'm gonna build my ZZ Ver ka with Enhanced DLC
>>23760911>No discount coupon>ShelfwarmingI can't take you retards seriously.
>>23760891>that's a good oneI don't think he was joking.
>>23760912Don't call yourself a trans if you don't build your MG Turn X, sister!
>>23760909I like the torsos and I like the bat like features on the gfred's head
>>23760916don't you dare insult the Turn X.
>>23760903You were (mostly) crazy, because it basically does have the whole thing except for a single piece. Hell, the FAZZ already had 90% of the Enhanced ZZ parts, it just excluded the beam saber undersheathes because the FAZZ has an entirely different backpack anyhow.Despite all my complaining, you can still recreate 99.9% of an authentic Enhanced ZZ, it's literally just that back skirt piece which is barely even noticeable.
Bros, check out this shelfwarmer!
>>23760920Not him, I was reading through schizo's review and it looks like bandai omitted some of the ZZ Gundam's runners which prevents you from building the zz. Which is not related to the conversation you two are having I'll admit. Just something interesting I read.
>>23760921OK, what is this store that you keep posting your shelf warming bait from?
>>23760920I believe the lack of small parts can be much more frustrating than barely having a skeleton. They psychologically conditioning the customers into buying the Pbandai one because obviously the retail one is just " Full Armor ZZ", not 2 robots in 1 package.
>>23760927You're attributing a lot of malice to them excluding a single piece
>>23760923There would be no reason to include ZZ's backpack (and it hasn't been in any other release, among other small bits) so it was a foregone conclusion.
>>23760923Comparing the runners from >>23760879 to Dalong, it looks like they just excluded the parts needed to build the un-Enhanced ZZ. Which is fair, I guess. If you want a regular ZZ, the retail kit already exists for that.
>>23760929It is not malice, just capitalism. They need to have an excuse to reprint EZZ for maximum profit.
>>23760851>paint projects stalling due to slow pigment importsIt's like I'm actually in 16th century Italy, what a profound sensation
>>23760937So they need an excuse to trick you into buying a cheaper kit instead of a second FA ZZ?
>>23760931Full Armor ZZ already does include the main body for the original ZZ's backpack. It just doesn't include a chunk of the parts that were outright replaced by Enhanced ZZ parts (pointy red knee piece, missile parts, smaller wing shields, etc.).
>>23760939FA ZZ lacks some small parts to fully recreate Pbandai EZZ as the thread stated above. You will buy both kits. And you will be happy.
>>23760941What sinister motive do they have to encourage you to buy a second cheaper kit instead of another FA ZZ to have an enhanced ZZ around?
Yes my cattle. Buy more Pbandai exclusives.
>>23760944Read the thread to understand why. I'm not gonna spoonfeed you further.
tfw I bought a FA ZZ and got a FA ZZ fuuuucckkkkk why would bandai do this to me
this is crazy
>>23760946you motherfucker. stop making slops and garbages. now.
>>23760944You can't create a complete EZZ from Full Armor ZZ, retard. Just around 97% of it.
>>23760950delightfully devilish, selling you the robot advertised on the box
>only own 1 PBandai>said kit is also the reason why I quit Gunpla altogether and jumped ship to other plamo
>>23760954EZZ is the cheaper kit, double retard
>>23760935>Which is fair, I guess. If you want a regular ZZ, the retail kit already exists for that.I will start with saying that I'm likely never going to get this FA ZZ because I already have the ZZ plus DLC, and also the FAZZ. I am however using the opportunity to shit on bandai, especially when they do something as lazy as this and treat it like a "main release."
>>23760949It's a single backskirt part dude
>>23760960Not him, but there are guys who will absolutely buy all three because of that single backskirt. They're that far gone.
>>23760958And you will buy both of that cheaper kit and FA ZZ to complete your ZZ collection like a good goy you are.
>>23760962if I want FA ZZ and EZZ I will buy kits of each one to represent them both yeah that would be how buying and owning things works.did you want to buy two FA ZZs instead? enhanced double retard.
>>23760961You'd think they could just recast the part to get a spare
>>23760964BRB, going to buy the P-Bandai Enhanced ZZ kit and then cast the backskirt piece to sell to autistic people for $5 apiece.
>>23760952the zz situation is crazy
>>23760961I mean to be fair, you are not gonna buy the giant clusterfuck just to extract an incomplete EZZ out of it when the Pbandai one comes in complete package. FA ZZ can stay as what it is.
>>23760966Sorry, it's already in my possession so I'm going to beat you to the punch.>>23760968How many parts are missing from the new FA ZZ aside from this backskirt we're memeing about?
Benjamin Netanyahu himself removed the backskirt piece from every single FA ZZ box. it's true
>>23760970
>>23760963>if I want FA ZZ and EZZ I will buy kits of each one to represent them both yeah that would be how buying and owning things works.You just claim you don't need to buy EZZ above and now you claim you do. It is that easy to lure Bandaitards into buying more, huh?
>>23760969It still even has the backskirt piece it just has a different one that accommodates the power cable. You can just snip this off and force it in the old one if you really wanted to not have this.
>>23760973>I want two things but buying two things is too much
Metaverse and Gquack are the reasons Bandai fell off
>>23760973>You just claimfeel free to point out where I did you full armor double retard
>>23760970Yep, unironically.
>>23760969You also miss out on the chest vortex generators
>>23760980oy vey!
>>23760981Gotta love Piss Bandai
Bandai already missed out on big bucks by not making kits of the old gen Armored Core games. They didn't even fully commit to SRW
>>23760985at this point I unironically do since only the undesirables cry about it
>>23760963>you have to buy a EZZ if you want an EZZ are you out of your fucking mind? that makes no sense
>>23760969Here's the full runners list from the instruction manual. Now go to Dalong, pull up the instruction manuals for the ZZ, Enhanced ZZ and FAZZ, and run a comparison.
>>23760088Assault Equipment all done. Not sure if I hate the shoulders and their ridiculously tight attachment (basically has an ABS spring that you have to rotate the existing shoulder in and took 30 min ish), or the knees with their ridiculously loose attachment (you pull a part half off to slip them in between).Looks pretty good though. I accidentally scratched one of the stickers on the shield's I field emitters so I'm going to need to take out those clear parts and paint them. Also realized I'm going to have to get the really old Buster V2 HG I have out and back assembled to show a comparison.
>>23760987That would require extra business with Kadokawa, which Bandai couldn't care less.
>>23760989>only the undesirables cry about itSaid the retailfag
>Buys the FA ZZ but only wants the enhanced ZZPlease tell me you're not that autistic.
>>23760911If it's not at least 50% off it's not shelfwarming. 10-15% off is standard.
>>23761000That looks pretty great. Personally I'm really confused why you bought an MG V2AB to display it as V2AB though. Didn't you want to just display it as V2?
>>23760963>enhanced double retardAudibly keked. I love you guys
>>23761012Same. I samefag and laugh at my own jokes too.
>>23760963>>23761012>>23761015All me btw
>>23760939>So they need an excuse to trick you into buying a cheaper kit instead of a second FA ZZ?You can't build a complete EZZ out of FA ZZ. Read the thread.
>>23760995All right, I went ahead and did all the work for you. Here's the total of the runners you don't get from each kit. Some might be duplicated on other runners, but I don't care to put in the work for those right now.
>>23761022
>>23761023
What topcoat does not make clear parts fade at all?
>>23761000And done with the Buster equipment. I forgot that outside the overhang pack it's just a bunch of missle packs on the front/back skirt and the calves.>>23761011No, I bought a Titanium finish V2AB as the normal V2AB sold out too quick last drop. Also wanted to give a Ti kit a try. I have a MG V2 standard already.
>>23761020EZZ is a cheaper kit. You can buy it if you want the EZZ. You're retarded if you're buying a FA ZZ for the EZZ.
>>23760939>>23760944Do you have idea how profitable Pbandai is? Retail is pure speculation, they get shelf warmer humiliation when they made too much and things don't sell. However, Pbandai has specific metric due to the way it works, preventing Bandai from over producing. What if FA ZZ fans don't give a flying fuck about EZZ? >Jeez us EZZ enthusiasts wish there is a standalone and completed EZZ because there is no way we are gonna buy that expensive piece of shit
>>23760963>mfw I bought the ZZ, Enhanced ZZ, FAZZ and the FA ZZ just because I love the ZZ so much.Am I an enhanced double retard?
>>23761027If you can even afford EZZ during its post-release period at all. kek.
>>23761029Nah. I'll end up with an EZZ, two FA ZZs and a FAZZ myself.
>>23761027>EZZ is a cheaper kit. You can buy it Very loud for a Burgercuck
>>23761030Tbh if you could get the EZZ directly from PB (except for the burgerbros) it's much more cheaper than the ZZ retail version.
Just make an RG ZZ already instead of Patlabor trash
>>23761026Shiny.
>>23761026The Beam rifle came on a unique colored runner for the kit that I really like, might have to swap out the one my standard V2 has
>>23761032The FA ZZ retails for 140 dollars. The EZZ is cheaper than buying another FA ZZ.
>>23761032>15% more expensive by end of the year.I have a feeling the US PBandai is gonna suspend its operations soon.
>>23761033The extension set is probably cheap, but the whole packpage including ZZ itself is like over 100 bucks.
Any cheap fodder mobsters for 1/100 scale diorama?
>>23761037I've always been a light decals guy on the Victories, and I'm thinking of just skipping this guy since I can't seal them on anyway. Also I really should matte coat the normal V2, because it was built before I got my spray booth. Time to go dig out the old 1/100 HG.
>>23761046Color seperation has improved a bit. Still a hand grenade as for some reason the skirts attach on pegs facing /down/ to the legs because Bandai forgot about gravity. It's also really hard to push up due to the fixed in place hip joints.
>>23761042you're better off at 1/144 if you plan doing something like that. At 1/100, your only option is SH Monsterarts and they are not cheap.
>>23761046>>23761049I am so excited for the victory gundams other than the normal V2 to get reprinted.
>>23761056Same, I'm the guy with plans for 2 (Hexa + Second Shrike). I think the Victory is my favorite main Gundam. V2 is neat, but the Victory being so disposable despite being good is something else.
>>23761034If RG ZZ results RG The-O, i'm all for it.
>>23761062those aren't related in any relevant way at all to hope for
>>23761034>>23761062The 1/100 ZZ is already such a clusterfuck that I wouldn't trust Bandai to get a 1/144 transformable right. Especially since the RG Zeta is such a hand grenade.
>>23761070The MG ZZ is quite stable and very well built. It's probably the best transforming kit out there that has a real transformation.
Would be funny if Bandai releases Tryon 3 ver. Ka
>>23761063Zeta and ZZ are like a one long series because you need to watch ZZ to know what happened to Haman and Kamile in the end. If Bandai finally make RG ZZ then they might go back and do something with Zeta.
>>23761075Build kits in 1/100 just don't feel right.
>>23761070Wing Zero and Epyon are rock solid kits, so i will trust them this time.
>>23761070The ZZ ver.ka is a gunpla IQ test. If you have an IQ over 85 you understand it.
>>23761073Nah, ZZ ver Ka is saggy due to its sockets being polycaps. I would like to see a 1/144 version with KPS joints.
>>23761084So is my wiener but nobody has ever complained about it
HG Moon Moon
>>23761070RG Zeta is trash due to its terrible premade frame. Bandai can just make it the same way as Wing Zero TV and it will be a 10/10 kit.
>want to make a diorama>remember that I'm an artlet
>>23761096Majority of modelers are bad at drawing
>>23760342we still have a bunch of Endymion Units that still haven't sold out to this day. GfreD also took long enough to go out of stock here. there's something about Gquuuuuux that makes it unappealing.
>>23760384a slightly larger MG that pretends to be a PG.
>>23761101Because they are so butt-ugly.
>>23761103Changs' scaling is such a meme. Most of their 1/144 kits like SNAA's Arthurian Knights are bigger than RG Sazabi.
>>23761096For lots of it, you can just use premade trees/foliage made more model trains. For metal settings it's a bit harder, but you can just stake Plaplate after cutting a bunch of straight parts.
>>23761105There's just no way Chang's OCs are conceptualized to be taller than the Sazabi. It's impossible.
>>23761110>>23761105Chang thinks bigger is better and doesn't understand what scales mean. They think those numbers are just a brand thing and since they made their knockoff bigger it's better.
>>23761101>Ugly designs>Shitty characters>Plot started ok and then went downhillThere are many unappealing things about Gquacks
>>23761090still the best you could hope to get for a 1/144 scale fully transformable suit. you NEED the premade frame to have the transformation work at that scale
>>23761105The Motor Nuclear Star Generals at least follow the manhua sizes since they are almost twice as large as the grunts (Cao Ren) and you have manlets (Ao Bing, Gan Jiang)
>>23761118The premade parts don't actually transforms though, Zeta's original parts do. However, the advanced ms joints have terrible fitment since KPS parts just can't graft onto them at all. When you transform RG Zeta, the robot moves alot, causing the armor to fall off like autumn leaves.
>>23761125oh, this ESL retard again. the MS joints are vital to the transformation of the legs, torso and waist. they simply would not be as strong if assembled from individual pieces, as it is pushing the limit of what can be done at that scale.
>>23761130>the MS joints are vital to the transformation of the legs, torso and waist. they simply would not be as strong if assembled from individual pieces, as it is pushing the limit of what can be done at that scale.Lol. LMAO even.
>>23761134not an argument.a 1/144 scale zeta could not be done without machined metal parts or partsforming without utilizing advanced MS frame parts.
>>23761113OC designs that are taller than the Sazabi? That's crazy dude.
>>23761145I don't know why Sazabi is the standard for large suits when Thunderbolt Gundam dwarfs it
>>23761153Thunderbolt Gundam is a Gundam with 4 shields. The Sazabi is just a hulk of a design.
>>23761154>4 shieldsyou're thinking of FAG. This is Thunderbolt Gundam
>>23761158I look like this IRL
>>23761158It also came out within the last 6 months, while the Sazabi has been a fat fuck for 30 years
>>23761161nevermind no one actually gives that much of a fuck about thunderbolt
>>23761136If you think Advanced MS Joint is strong and some sort of unicorn magic trick then you are a moron. Literally every RG from 2010 to 2017 were made with that trash because 1/144 innerframe seem like a difficult thing back then. RG Zeta doesn't need it if Bandai decide to make a 2.0 all of sudden.
>>23761158Tall skelington.
I have never seen any case where premade innerframe is necessary for transformation. Also, isn't Zeta a partsformer?
>>23761158Yeah he was thinking of the decent looking one, not the retarded looking one with stick legs.
>>23761163>If you think Advanced MS Joint is strong and some sort of unicorn magic trickthis is exactly what it is. it allows joints to be smaller by not requiring them to be designed to be assembled, via clamshell enclosure, peg or c-clip.
>>23761158no one thinks of this as a fatfuck because it doesn't exist in physical form or side by side in the manga to compare to the sazabi.no kit = no one cares
>>23761174>it allows joints to be smaller by not requiring them to be designed to be assembled, via clamshell enclosure, peg or c-clip.Brother in christ, you need big, thick joints in order to have strength. Most of old RG are pathetically weak because they have a literall stick figure inside and RG Zeta is notoriously the weakest one in the bunch. >Muh 1/144 scale can't hanle itBandai never give that much fuck. They upscale stuff all the time.
>>23761165>I have never seen any case where premade innerframe is necessary for transformationIt isn't, it's a liability,>Also, isn't Zeta a partsformer?Only the HGs are partsformer
They better upscale the RG Wing Zero EW for the future RG Wing Zero Snow White (Cloaked)
>>23761070People used to say the same thing about Unicorn's transformation in 1/144, and they did it anyway.
>>23761191>Brother in christ, you need big, thick joints in order to have strengthyou read the first three words of what I post, then then your brain shorts out and you shit your pants. the joints have to be as small as possible to make a fully transforming zeta work in 1/144. they can only be made that small and still function by being advanced MS joints. it is one of the most iconic designs in the franchise, and people would immediately notice if it was slightly too large. >>23761165it is 100% required to make the zeta work at 1/144 without partsforming.>>23761070the ZZ transformation is actually incredibly simple relative to zeta and would be fairly easy to pull off. no hinged hips and much less complex transformation in the torso.
Everything changed when the Build Metaverse attacked
Ok, i took the hipster pill. Gonna buy Neo Geo next once these guys arrived.
Everything changed when Zaku Aurelius attacked my order
>Oops! All P-Bandai!
>Are you ready for the PGU Nu Anniversary plated edition?
I just fucking want a retail Code Geass kit, Bandai. Why are all the protag kits P-BANDAI and SCALPED now!?
>>23761239Because Code Geass is 20 years old and has no current ongoing projects?
>>23761240And yet they made kits of old Digimon
>>23761240>has no current ongoing projectsWas there not some rule 63 code geass that just aired or did I fever dream that?
>>23761240Gundam X is 30 years old, no new projects whatsoever and they made retail Leopard.
>>23761243yeah and guess what happened to the kit of the protagonist's KMF
>>23761239Because most Code Gayass fans don't care whatsoever about the mecha part of the show.
>>23761241I mean, there was a recent Digimon game that sold really well.>>23761244>Gundam XPoint take, but it's its 30th anniversary this year. Now, a 20 year anniversary might be a good reason to get something for CG, so it could still happen.
>you know remember they announced the CG revival movies 9 years ago
>>23761248They are making a new anime. But i don't think the kits are gonna be retail.
>>23761239Code geass focuses on the mecha a lot less than gundam does. They don't get much fanfare. I've never heard anyone say that the lancelot was their favorite part of the show.
>>23761252Guren was the heart of the show and Kallen's tits
>>23761252It was tied to Suzaku. The Guren is pretty cool and sure had its fans, it has a cancer hand
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LeMEp5dqVIThe japs are saying its a ZZ 2.5 version.
>>23761239I'm just glad that I managed to nab the Gawain back then.Now make the fucking Gekkoei, Bandai.
>>23761259I mean, yeah? It's basically just combining runners from the ZZ, Enhanced ZZ upgrade package, and FAZZ, and throwing in four new runners for color correction and being able to attach the armor and wing shields to the arms without having to replace the arms entirely. There are so many moving parts that just having everything molded in the right color is worth the new purchase, since painting a ZZ+FAZZ kitbash would result in a shitload of scratched surfaces.And it's not like the MG ZZ or FAZZ are old kits either, both are each less than a decade old apiece. This is nothing like the MG Ex-S recycling 80% of old-ass 2002 and 2003 kits, or the 2022 MG Dom kits having massive commonality with the 1999 Dom kits.
>>23760088Finished the last of the Zowort Heavy basecoats and did some shading work on the pale gray partsThe hardest part of postshading is actually seeing what you're doing and I feel like this'll dry darker than I expect but looking forward to the result tomorrow either way
>>23761275>This is nothing like the MG Ex-S recycling 80% of old-ass 2002 and 2003 kitsI'm still fucking malding about that shit.
>>23761202Unicorn's transformation is mostly just hatch opening and the hips getting longer on a sliding mechanism. It's very different than a MA mode transformation
>>23761293everyone in /gpg/ knows unicorn doesn't transform it opens its maintenance hatches
Not this shit again
>>23761295Right I forgot. Only the RX-78 has the Psychoframe, which was developed by Tem Ray for his son after going into space and seeing the tears of time.
>>23761275Unironically, 1.5 Ex S is one of those kit that i wouldn't recommend. The assembly process is just too tedious for me.
>>23761297The GM III also has one. No primary source said it didn't have one.
>bought cheap chinese brand masking tape a couple of months ago after running out of tamiya>what_could_go_wrong.jpeg>it's thicker, doesn't stick as well, and much harder to cutI'm going back to tamiya tape, fucking chink brands I swear.
>>23761291It is messed up when the protagonist has some old and busted kit with screws while the pathetic jobber such as FAZZ has a fucking Ver Ka witha much more passable engineering and smooth build experience. What angers me the most is how it Ex S 1.5 struggles to recreate this pose.
>>23761298Yeah, I'm glad I did the research on that a couple years back. Spared me from the desire of buying one when the reprint was issued last year.>>23761300Is that what allows it to use the Beam Magnum?>>23761302The general rule of thumb when buying Chinesium products is, always be prepared to accept a complete loss of the money spent on the purchase. While there are originals and hardware that can be genuinely good, it's the exception rather than the norm.
Chang makes kits with metal frames, but if Bandai does it they would charge you thrice the price.
>>23761303>What angers me the most is how it Ex S 1.5 struggles to recreate this pose.Because of the angle of the shoulders?
>>2376131450 social credit score has been deposited
>>23761303the MG EX-s is a good kit thoughMG 1.5 is a great kit
>>23761316This is the best it can do. The crotch subarm doesn't support the gun to be in that position and the flaps/propellant tanks are unable to be in that position. If Bandai actually gave a shit, none of these would be a problem.
>>23761329You're complaining about a model kit that's older than you are
Full Armor S-Gundam when?
>>23761337to be fair to that anon a lot of model kits are older than 13
>>23761337You are defending a kit that's as old as you.
>>23761337If only Bandai had updated the kit.
>>23761346The tragic is that they did in a half assed way. In 2019, you would expect it to be atleast on par with a 2010 MG.
>>23761347>>23761346They did update a few parts. They just didn't make a completely new kit like you're demanding.
>>23761349You are throwing a fit over the most run of the mill review and discussion. Do you sleep with it or something?
>>23761329Can it shoot a beam magnum though
>>23761355You're throwing a fit because you don't like the shoulders on a 20 year old model.
>>23761358>He is slamming the table nowPfftt ok anon. Go back to hotgluing your MG Ex S and let the adults talk.
Beam Magnum is a meme. Hardly a buster rifle.
>>23761359Crying online won't make the shoulders move a little more for you
>>23761361Cranky today, aren't we?
>>23761349>a few partsAnd for that asking price they could've done a lot more.
>>23761371They just charge by the volume of plastic.
>>23761307No the GMIII's moral character lets it. Same with the Nu, Gera Doga and Jegan.
>>23761346Releasing a 1.5 version of an old kit and has the balls to charge you 100 bucks for it is Bandai's shenanigans at its finest.
>>23761375I feel like the kit would've ended up cheaper if they scraped the old parts in favor of entirely new ones + the Deep Striker parts. Less wasted plastic, one would think.
Whose gonna be the squad captains of the two sides in the group build
>we used to laugh at HGWFM Mikes for being an ugly kit>suddenly it'd one of the rarest WFM kits recently.reminder as a gunpla investorfag, always hoard the least popular kit because it's more likely to become rare once stock runs out.
>>23761384How would adding more parts use less plastic?
>>23761386post 1/144 Mike
>>23761387Can't you read what he said?
>>23761388
>>23761387the old parts gets produced out of thin air magically, while new new parts needs to be produced in the factory.
>>23761393ugly hand
>>23761387He literally said "scrap the old parts". Read faggot read.
>>23761384>>23761387Different anon, but remember that the real cost of Gunpla is in the molds, not the plastic (even the "high quality" shit that Bandai uses). They're fine with putting more plastic in a kit if it means they don't have to make new molds, that's why a monstrosity like the MG Sinanju Stein Narrative Ver. Ka contains so many leftover parts from the previous three iterations of the MG Sinanju (Red Sinanju Ver. Ka and OVA, White Sinanju, and Zoltan's White Sinanju).
>>23761393no that's a Michaelispost 1/144 Mike
>>23761410Same with some of the utterly asinine recolours in PB variantscertain kits give you nearly 3 whole runners of armour variation molds
>hesitated to get FAZZ because i wanted the ZZ bacpack>hesitating to buy ZZ FA because the FAZZ head has grown on me and i want it
Whatever happened to putty anon? I miss him. . .
>>23761420Just buy yourself a Daban FAZZ and use it as kitbash fodder. Their AA3302 comes in both FAZZ and Full Armor ZZ colors.
>>23761426You guys keep mentioning daban FAZZ but it's been out of stock for a long fucking time now, it's not cheap to find anymore
>>23761420Look at it this way. Remember that it took Bandai 5 years to fucking reprint the FAZZ. Imagine how long you will have to wait when you miss out on getting it on this release.
>>23761424He learned the limit of how much putty the human body can ingest.
>>23760981pretty sure it comes with those parts if you wish to install them but then you can't attach the full armor
>Japs already posting about the FA ZZ>Meanwhile the rest of us will have to wait until March.The fomo in me is growing stronger everyday.
>>23761410>but remember that the real cost of Gunpla is in the molds, not the plasticYou are almost right, however it is not that easy. Every new parts need new mold, either by modifying the existing 3D model or making standalone ones for them. It has never been a problem for a billion dollar corpo like Bandai because ultimately, it is us the consummers to pay the price for these recycling.
>>23761303only soft faggots are scared of a screwdriver
>tfw already done with Gundam and don't care about what Bandai makes anymoreKotobukiya and the Chinese are carrying the hobby on their shoulders now
>>23761437>it is us the consummers to pay the price for these recycling.holy ESLreading this felt like what I imagine having a stroke is like
>>23761428https://mofiho.com/products/aa-3302-fazz-verka-1-100-mg-fa-010-a-gundam-dabanhttps://mofiho.com/products/aa-3302b-fa-010s-verka-1-100-mg-full-armor-enhanced-zz-gundam-dabanAdmittedly I've never bought from Mofiho, but there are anons here that swear by it.
>>23761438Only soft faggots use screw driver for shit like plastic toys.
>>23761440Cool story Nongpoy
>>23761424He is making the next magnum opus: Darilbeetle spec 2 ( full armor )
>>23761456this makes no sense
>>23761482It is the equavilent of using those "masculine shampoo for men" like an insecure faggot. Sometimes you don't need to try that hard.
>>23761490so do you just twist them in by hand or what lol
>>23761386Considering how hard they were getting shilled I'm still miffed both it and the Beguirs ended up being completely irrelevant in the series
Bitch from Mercury is a massive flop anyway so nothing of value was lost
>>23761492I refused to build that shit and threw it in the trash.
>>23761497Beguir Pente took down a gundam so it atleast did something. Michaelis jobbed to Darilbalde and that's it.
>>23761499Everyone forgot about its existence the momment Seed Freedom came out.
>>23761501thats very feminine
>>23761518gunpla is an inherently feminine hobby
>>23761520This. Girlpla is the masculine branch.
>>23761518Using screw driver on toys is very feminine though, kinda like how girls adjust their barbie dolls.
>>23761533you sound like a snapshitter
>>23761533You sound very insecure. Did your dad call you a faggot as a kid or something?
>>23761536I don't care. Building kits using screws looks faggy.
>>23761538Your attitude is very faggy. You're a faggot. FAGGOT.
This could have been anything else, but Bandai decided to make toddler garbage instead.
>>23761546this could had been the Destiny 2.0 and we would had been seeing 2.0s of Infinite Justice and Legend, but yeah. bandai will do anything to make everything but a new MG
This is why third parties are better these days
Can't even get Gaianotes or Mr Color grey surfacer in Leafland and it is out of stock everywhere. What a shithole
>>23761553Sometimes i wonder what if they are spreading themselves too thin, Bandai as whole is big but their Hobby department is not the center of the budget.
>>23761546>nooo Bandai should cater only to meee
>>23761546This is probably the first MGSD I'll ever get.Finally I'll get to see myself what's the deal with this line.
>>23761575Agree. Bandai should make what they are truly passionate about.
>>23761575unironically this. bandai has became shit because they're diversifying too much. for every shitpla made is a potential MG getting canceled.
Bandai hasn't made RG Providence yet
>MGSDFunko pop with five hundred pieces is still a funko pop.
>>23760088This took longer than expected now time to do the other.
Bandai fell off hard
i'll be getting the ZZ Gundam FA ver Ka just because it is my main in Gundam Battle Master
>>23761546>This could have been anything else, but Bandai decided to make toddler garbage instead.Yeah why do they keep pumping out Seed garbage.
I'd buy a MGSD FA ZZ.
not gonna lie, these 30mm kits look decent enough, and they come with their respective spears too
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgrZFdJNbRAIt's over our god mechGODkotsu has deemed the PGU Nu to be the ultimate model kit.
he calls every kit the best. it doesn't feel special anymore.
you just want to be called special.
>>23761605>I'd buy a MGSD FA ZZ.I would 1000% buy at least one. If it transformed I would probably buy 2. I'd like to see anything from oyw/z/zz in there. The test market with these AU kits should be over by now.
I'm bored. New announcements when
>>23761628here's your new announcement bro. i wasn't aware SDEX barbatos doesn't exist yet until now.
>Mecha GaikotsuThis guy is just straight up worse than ZakuAurelius and soulless
https://schizophonic9.com/re9/rg_reddragon.html
>>23761645>pre-built frameewwwwwww
>the faggot's review of the PGU Nu is 1:30 hours longwhy the fuck do you need an hour and a half to glaze the kit?
>>23761645>the backpack touches the floorAt least it shouldn't have any issues with standing poses.Why isn't the sword plated this time though?
>>23761649>reviewHaven't watched this one, but his videos mostly aren't reviews - they're build journals, outside of a tiny portion at the end. He's got more in common with video essayists who just recap the subject instead of saying anything of substance and he doesn't do enough modelling to have anything interesting to say about a build.
>watching retards who can't paintI hope you don't do this
>watching a fucking troonthere is no hope for youyou WILL burn in hell
>>23761564That is due to them banning it chemically.
>>23761649why are his trooned out hands so off-putting? Do whatever you want dude but if you're ""reviewing"" things where your hands are close up all the time take off your disgusting emo Maybelline.
>>23761645I really hate the old face plate. Thank fucking god they decided to change it for the gold frame and the red dragon
*grabs your wrist*i don't care about the FAZZ*grabs your neck*i don't care about gundams*starts spinning*i don't care about MG*launches you to bounce back from the ropes*i don't care about ver ka*clothesline your throat*i don't care about transforming kits*hypes up the crowd*i don't care about slight variations of existing shit*elbow drops your trachea*i really don't care about uc
>>23761663Gaianotes hasn't been banned and only the Mr. 1500s are banned.
>>23761671I'll give you Gaia, but for GSI their 1500 and other surfaces as the same chemically. The government might be retarded enough to just tell them they can't import 1500, but they would stop the others themselves as they don't want to get wrist smacked for it. It would be like if they went and made a 1495 Surfacer to get around it.
>>23761669and then you woke up in a woman's body and the fantasy is now complete.
>>23761673the fucks is this pose lmao
>>23761685Stupid sexy jobber.
>>23761673>floppy leg narrative peddlers blown the fuck out.
>>23761687consider the source
>>23761649>jump at the end of the 90 minutes>plot twist
>>23761687ever took a shit with your rifle but then you notice rats scurrying around your feet
>>23761695Oh hey, that's the most hyped HG!
>>23761669The least powerful 30MM enjoyer.
>>23761685Is it me, or are the full armor pieces more gloss finish than the usual satin? It's a weird choice if so.
>>23761649That guy just speedruns building a kit and then criticizes that his snapshitted kit isn't the same quality as a 1000$ figurine. I don't think he has ever put effort into building a kit so a pgu takes him 1:30 hours to glaze simply because it forced him to slow down from the sheer amount of snapping runners.
I will be going to Japan in a few weeks and will be going to the Akihabara and the Ikebukuro area. Any recommendations for which store in those areas that offer the most complete and the latest release kits?
>>23761752Just skip all that and go to the yaoi dungeon
>>23761591Because the MG is already in the best scale for the best kit
>>23761752Don't bother. Anywhere you could go has already been strip mined.
What ever happened to that anon that was building this bootleg? Did he die or something?
The seam lines on bare abdomen is so bad, so I swapped the parts out. But if you weld it, you won't be able to change parts at will, so I guess you just deal with it.
>>23761774He's fine.
>>23761792He shouldnt be.
>>23760738Thanks, in person it's easier to see flaws. Besides the shortcomings I mentioned, I also didn't really get high in the customization criteria, which is fair cause my work is pretty much OOB besides the scribed lines and a few pla plate details. Without trying to doxx myself or other contestants, here are the top 3. 1st, AOZ 2nd, Leotank 3rd. The Exia was excellently scribed, masked, etc. The AOZ was amazing all around and man I love AOZ kits, it was also one of the few with weathering. The Leotank has fucking RC truck components on it, it's a fully working RC and it's got magnetic hotswappable components, for example the guns are connected with magnets and can be swapped with the cannons etc. Iirc the 3 criterias are basics (nub marks, molds, seam lines, etc), creativity, and customization. So even if you have an amazing idea, you gotta execute it well, and even if you got those two down, if the idea and execution doesn't have much custom parts or kitbashed pieces, it'll get a lower score in customization, etc.
we must not extend
>>23761855this guy would sodomize the nu in a fight
>>23761859well yeah, you cannot defeat wuxia on a giant mecha scale
>>23761855>instant visual onslaught of evenly distributed greeble>wait a few second for brain to filter out the noise>it's just a dude with boring dude proportions and zero interesting detailsClassic changslop.
>>23761855Hideous
>>23761881>>23761883>it's okay when japanese toku does it
>>23761892it always bugs me why a lot kits HAVE to be mecha and not also power armor, but then again, those whiney warhammers will go willy with their power levels all over here.
>>23761892Every single one of these shows more restraint than the chinkshit does by virtue of not being covered in pockmarks and mechanical herpes.
>>23761802Very nice stuff, thanks for showingCan see how they'd be tough competition, I'm jealous of that scribing work
i'm the sexually neglected venus body housewife neighbor of plamo news
Can your favorite kit survive the shake test?
>>23761962no idea; I cut all the pegs and sand joints before assembly so they are loose as hell before paint
>>23761774>>23760281>>23760335
>>23761991Bandaibros...
Planning out a color scheme for the gundam mk-iii. I decided to base it on the anaheim test unit colors but took some creative liberties to make a hypothetical AEUG version that wasn't gonna be given to Quattro. I can justify it since most of them were never shown.
>>23762042That's just Marchosias or whatever's the name of that one IBO gundam
>>23762047I dropped IBO very quickly but after looking it up I don't see the colors being the same.
>>23761859>the
>>23762048>I dropped IBO very quicklySame, I actually went back to try to watch it again just yesterday, got through about 2.5 episodes and dropped that trash. I swear Bandai just needs to design mechs for kits with no anime.. just design works books and produce kits from that. Their animes have been rubbish for 15 years straight.
Did you get the expansion set because it's big?
>>23762131I will never understand the appeal of those retard huge melee weapons that you need a separate stand that ruins the look of the kit to even pose with
>>23761774I'm building it but very slowly because I suddenly got a lot of IRL work and also there's too many goddamn runners/pieces. Id rather just mask all the little parts than have everything be color separated but that's just me
>>23762141Where did you order it from? Mine still hasn't even shipped yet
>>23762136>I will never understand the appeal of those retard huge melee weaponsbecause you are gay
>>23762148I jerked off to thighsAnon, barely gay.
>he doesn't decal his nails
>>23762168do feddies really?
>>23762180Anaheim propaganda
>>23762154What's gay about that?
>>23762146aliexpress. I just looked for any shop that had it marked as 'in stock' and they shipped it like the next day
Daughtress reprint
>>23762196I like after war but never gonna pretend its dogwater designs are hype
>>23762213That's just a GM with a funny head.
so give me some advice herei got some metallic paint, its really thin. i need to like give it 3 or 5 coats to do good with it, and it always botches in particular areas. this in particular was with brushes, and im gonna try airbush nextis it possible my priming was bad? i did a black primer with a airbrush but it felt like there was different tones in places. i noticed later on the primer was thick in a few places but thin in others
I can't take Gaikotsu's reviews seriously anymore, he ovehypes every new kit and doesn't mention or downplays its issues. His latest video is just 90 min of pure shilling of the Nu
>>23762226it's not a review, you're gonna have to give him more views for that>>23761695
>>23762233I don't think I can watch another video of his. I'll wait for Zak or jabman's review
>>23762226His latest video is just him building it. It's not a review.
Who even watches a "review" of a snapfitter
>>23762256>Yep paint sticks to the plastic alrightWhat would painting add to the review?
>everyone in this general shit-talks the PGU Nu>yet Delpi is literally already sold out on both types of waterslides barely weeks after release>my local brick and mortar managed to get three in, and they sold out within 24 hoursShows what the "builders" here know.
>>23762259Wait until you find out how much money MCU has made.
>>23762196Hell yeah, time to pick up more.
>>23762226It took you 90 minutes of listening to that troon rattle on to figure out you couldn't take him seriously?
>>23762257Paints his nails like a little fairy, models left only snapped. You will see the tears of time.
>>23762283Yeah he's a faggot but I don't see why painting is an important part of a review
>>23762285It is fine to quickly review a kit without painting, but don't treat it as some sort of professional critism or some shit like Gayfagsu does. When you review a car in professional manner, people expect you to know how to ride a car.
>>23762285Painting is a major part of the hobby and a learned skill that takes effort and time to perfect. If you aren't at least trying to paint it's just collecting. I don't really care what a toy collector has to say about a kit. The engineering in gunpla is interesting but, barring something catastrophic with a kits construction what is there to talk about? There is no individuality, no nuance, no skill involved since the kits are pretty much Legos at this point.
>>23762299i think the review is mostly to talk about the engineering and how it goes together. Paint doesn't change that very much.
>>23762285i particularly enjoy the idea of custom paint jobs and im recently trying to get in it.>>23762297>>23762299>>23762305mostly the build quality is really importanti think we still get complains of mg freedoms breaking because of how bad it wasand now the new nu might sag because of the funelsit might sound like a joke but i consider the play features to be the most important part of the review.i fixed a shitty bootleg, was fun. i fixed a broken destiny, was also fun. cant touch phenex without it falling apart, was not fun.
really thinking about mixing a 30mm set for a submarine commando>>23762221btw i didnt posted pictures bc i got massive texture.
Do you ask to ship with the box for extra or do you just pray the bubble wrap survives the trip?
>>23762328I've been 3 for 3 on the ball of bubble wrap making it from China unscathed so I feel no need to pay extra for a box I don't care about
>>23762285paint in and of itself doesn't improve a review but the perspective of someone who paints is more valuable to me since they can point out areas that need special attention or modification that someone who only snap builds wouldn't notice
>>23760087never built a gunpla before but im gonna do the group build
>>23762338This is what I was trying to say. Thank you.
>>23762338this
RG Amatsu Mina 50% off at my Barnes and Nobles. Is it even worth 20 bucks?
>>23762362Good shit bro. Do you already have an idea of what you want to build?
>>23762374Yeah
>>23762362Probably gonna better than mine
>>23762374>prebuilt framefucking LOL
>>23762375MG Strike Freedom
>>23762374For only $20? Absolutely. You could even resell it on ebay for a profit if you dont want it
>>23762416yikes
>>23762374Any RG is easily worth $20. Even the old ones.
little birdy told me GSI Creos is pulling out of the US market for good. apparently had enough between government english label and sds demands and the tariffs.the snapshitters have won bros.
>>23762435that would really suck but also I can just order from aliexpress so whatever
>>23762435Shid, guess I should stock up on their primer.
>>23762435Source: My uncle works at Nintendo.
>>23762445Already sold out everywhere, sorry.
>>23761693Anon, the legs are on stands. . .
>>23762435>the snapshittersI'll use automotive/ DIY home decor primers! I'll use valejo and citadel. You can't stop me!
>>23762435yup, another win for tamiyachads
>>23762457Tamiyacucks aren't winning until tamiya makes black primer
>>23761219Who sells these?
>>23762468E2046
>people who photograph themselves holding a model in the air instead of using a standvomitrocious
Qrd on airbrush priming? I've done one kit, and used a Tamiya spray can on it, but it seemed too wasteful and expensive.
>>23762477An airbrush allows you to control the air pressure behind the spray, so unlike a spray can you can dial it down and waste significantly less product on overspray.
>>23762476I should start doing this. I have a neckbeard, thick glasses and a very hateable face. It will be hilarious
>need compressor>need thinner>need mixer>need cleaner>need lubricant>need paint>paintvs>buy can >paint
Why would I buy paints when I could've just bought more kits instead?
Not painting kits is a sign of a performative unc
Painting a kit RUINS its resell value.Good luck getting any of the serious Facebook/Telegram groups to give you the time of day lol
>>23762435KINOOOOOOO
>>23762481>AirbrushCHADs can paint whenever and wherever >rattle can babbies whine and cry about the weather cucking them for most of the year
But why?
My local store still has a MG Char’s Zaku II 2.0. Should I get it?
>>23762479How much worse are the Vallejo primers compared to Tamiya/Mr. Surfacer? It seems a lot cheaper.
>>23762493They still had the CAD data from the one that came with the Walker Gallia SoC.
Nvm I found a cheap compressor lolI'm switching teams now
>>23762496I really, really don't like polyurethane primersunless they are two part epoxy poly (not something people use in the hobby space) they are gummy and suckI am fine with vallejo acrylics, just not their primers
>>23762481congrats you've learned that spray cans are less of an initial investmentif you wanna paint a bunch of stuff in the future an airbrush setup is cheaper in the long run and gives you a lot more options
>>23762488I mean to be fair, you are gonna have a hard time stripping the existing paint if you want to do something else with it.
>>23762328>Do you askChang just ships as he pleases.I think in most cases when I received a damaged box it has already been damaged prior to shipping. One exception being item sent with zero extra packaging whatsoever.
>>23762481post your build that was painted with cans.
>>23762488The moment you tear the plastic packaging of a kit, the resale value has already plummeted by 50%.
>buy rare kit>never builds kit because of bullshit reasons>sell kit for twice the priceWhy the fuck are you in the hobby then? What kind of subhuman behavior is this?
>>23762549Congrats, you just found out what a scalper is
Has MGK ever done a video of a Chinese kit? This is why I don't like that channel.
>>23762559Nevermind, he does it now.
>>23762559I hate how "MGK" can be understood as " Mecha Garage Kit ".
>>23762559Everyone builds Chang kits now because Bandai fell off HARD
>>23762565is everyone in the room with us right now chang
I'm unironically stressed about the paint situationI'm running low on ones I frequently use and not being able to comfortably have access to important supplies is unpleasantI know I could start buying Gaia but it's not like Gaia doesn't also have availability problems and I'd probably want to get their own thinner for it and their selection is smaller than Mr. Color and it's just a ton of uncertainty thrown into the equation that I don't like
>>23762566I've built several of chang's girlplas. They're very cute.
>>23762196>gm that did nothing but job>the zaku clone with fallout customsYes I know they only did jenice because of tht buildshit. But damn is bandai fucky wucky about who gets a kit or notalso how many are you in california, or california like areas?
How did bandai do those two color molds for the rg eva?
>>23762582I believe it involved pumping two different colors of plastic into the mold from opposite directions so they could fill in around each other I'm not 100%;sure either and don't know of any other kit that has it Bandai or otherwise
>>23762460Tamiya just announced black primer for mirror chrome during the last toy exhibit in Germany.
>More like Full Armor Flop!ZZbros if only they did a quin mantha already.
>>23762617at least it won't be hard to get unlike the FAZZ
Who else full armoring their enhanced double retard?
>>23762618Why are you using article for a name?
>>23762617I know you are trolling but can you post something more interesting than these restocks?
>>23762481Vs>Buy brush>Buy vallejo paint and retarder>paintFrom what I have seen on yt brush painting looks pretty decent, but obviously it's considered sacrilege amongst airbrushers.
>>23762617did you manage to get both of yours so you can make EZZ too??
>>23762624I painted most of my Bandai/Kotobukiya models with brush but I completely understand why some people would like to use airbrush instead - it's mostly matter of scale, bigger models are simply more convenient to paint with airbrush and large flat areas are simply easier to highlight that way. Even without airbrush I was using sponge to highlight certain areas since doing so with brush is more time consuming and much harder to achieve smooth transitions. Most successful painters uses both normal brushes and airbrushes complementary.
I fucking regret not painting the yellow stripe first, because my tape won't sit flush to the edge
>>23762647BANDAI JUST FUCKING RELEASE KITS OF YOUR OWN IP I NEED LUXON NEXT FINAL BATTLE VER.
>>23762649no>releases RX78-2 number 69357 - Clear Version
>>23762328bulletproof bubble wrap is good enough
>>23762328They always ship it wrapped, the with or without box option means it's either with the original product box or in just the basic box as far as I can tell
>>23762651...and Japanese will rejoice since they love Papa Gundam so much and would rather stick in their past for eternity than move forward.
LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
>>23762663The Box is really big.
>>23762664Partially colored manual book.It looks really good, but I'm gonna build Xiaoyaozi first next month.
>>23762666>colored manual bookbamcosisters....
>>23762666Bandai utterly MOGGED. While they were busy making overpriced Super Sentai kits, Chang was practicing the Art of GUNDAM.
>>23762666oh and by the way I got this for almost exactly 10,000 Yen. price to value ratio is insane.
Third party:>very detailed>very spiky to the point that it can stab you>great price relative to valueBandai>horrible, overpriced combiner SMP kits with horrendous stickers despite the price (you still have to paint it)>oi, gaijin-kun. Pay up the P-Bandai tax harr harr
>>23762677It's not like they hide any good designs in SMP line anyway, aside from maybe Balteus
>>23762679ACshit are fucking hideous
>>23762680*Gen 6 AC
Over 9000 hours in paint.
>>23762680I'm sorry you only like robots that look like stack of boxes in clown colors
>>23760088>Mr. Scott, begin pinning procedure.>But Captain! The Reginlaze, she was never meant to hold GQuuuuuux parts!>That's an order, Scotty!
>>23762689>>23760088I'm not messing with his feet until tomorrow once everything's dry.
>>23762488Who the fuck paints kits to sell them? Are you retarded?
How good are the 30mm armored core kits? tempted to get the nightfall but i remember so many people here cried because it is 30mm and not kotobukiya
>>23762710Those are the people here who don't build and have autistic corporate vendettas they've dedicated their life to.
>panel lining>erasing the mess with thinner>it erases the paint as wellAAAAAIIIIIEEEEEEEWhat's the weakest kind of thinner to erase Stedi's water-based panel liner without erasing lacquer paint surface?>just use waterIt can't erase well enough.
>>23762720Do a gloss top coat first and then panel line.
>>23762722how many layer?
>>237627241 is fine.
>>23760542Kek, I ordered the hg Stein version and got the red one instead, Sinanju hard to diverentiate I guess.
wow, bandairager going all out tonight
How do I scribe curved lines consistency? Do these guys just use a template to trace from?
>>23762752They use the Tamiya curved masking tape. Even Ray Studio uses it.
>>23762752Use a compass
scrolling through xitter and the opinion of jp people that built the chink Rehaize is that it's gud
>>23762752take your pick between using a curved tape, or an equidistant scriber
>>23762761But /gpg/ told me all japs are bandai cocksuckers and boycott everything chinese!
>>23762764there's still people like that but they're like 20%
Bandai is retarded that's why Chong has to pick up the torch
Holy shit another X kit!!!
>>23762778
>>23762778Gimme a new Jenice kit already...
>>23762779Did Bandai remember the X series or something?
>>23762778>>23762779I was absolutely certain this would never get a kit. I thought for sure they had forgotten about it or didn't care.
>Airmaster Burst instead of a new MGFucking why
>>23762781Prelude to the X RG.
>>23762789They better do and release an RG Gundam X Maoh later I don't care if it's P-Bandai
I slept with John Bandai for this
How hard is it to airbrush shadows on an hg? Will I really have to do it manually?
>>23762779>>23762781>>23762783>>23762785Airmaster Burst was already made ages ago. What are you people talking about?
>>23762801Yeah, I thought I was hallucinating, it already got a P-Bandai kit in 2020.
>>23762801>>23762806What are you going on about?
>>23762808Anon...
HOLY FUCK GUYS, THEY JUST ANNOUNCED HG TRISTAN
>>23762572>American when his nearest Walmart isn't fully stocked with niche hobby supplies of his choice
>>23762823How come every alex descendant is so much uglier than it
>>23762799Takes a little time to catch it but it's not that hard once you get it, later is matter of practice. Generally you paint with darker shade first as a base, then gradually go up whole spraying from direction of light. Finally it's good idea to load even darker shade or mix and spray from the bottom, of course thinned down.Of course, Gunpla and similar models of their size benefits less from this than, say, miniatures (you can easily find people arguing that they don't need it at all) but you can find this being demonstrated on various miniature painting videos where authors use both brush and paintbrush. Angel Giraldez or Jose Davinci are good examples from YT, H&S have few good videos demonstrating painting with airbrush including shadows.
>>23762833But with regular sized high grades specifically, are the parts too small to do this with an airbrush? I've done shadows on a hg the O, but he's big and has plenty of wide armor panels which made it easy.
>>23762823wow about time, it took like what? 10+ years?
>>23762845That's why I said practice matters - how much paint you release at once, how close you spray and so on. Doing pinpoint smooth shadows is very doable but you need to practice first. Nothing stops you from combining it with oil washes, too.
>>23762829just the state of modern mecha designer's "preferences"gotta be twinked like seed
Bought another five star stories kit. Found some guy selling the LED mirage for pretty cheap because zak got a hold of the box. You fuckers got me.
>>23762823I wonder if we'll get a MG of it eventually 100% likely P-Bandai since it's mostly just a kitbash of the Nu, Gundam Mk. 2, and Alex. It could use the Alex 2.0 frame with a new armor molding and weapon parts from the Nu and a Mk. II
I have MG Gogg, MG Qubely and EG Wing Gundam, wich should I build
>>23762888The gogg is fun.
>>23762686>robots that look like stack of boxes in clown colorsKino
>>23762744>bandai>ragerCry me a river
>>23762710They feel like toys, very durable and looks like absolute trash. If you want a good representation of the game's 3d models, you are gonna be disappointed.
>>23761619I'll wait for KinoAurelius' review thank you very much.
>>23762720>>23762724Just use Tamiya Accent and wipe with lighter fluid.
Get them while they are hot! This is in general a good store in Dutchland/Euroland with restocks and such
>>23762936Pic helps.
>>23762375Someone who isn't me answered. It's actually a RG skygrasper.
>>23762375Someone who isn't me answered. It's actually a HGUC zock
What are the alternatives to Gaianotes Surfacer and Mr Surfacer 1200/1500 in Canada because this country is a shithole that doesn't restock Gaianotes despite the burgers having it in their retailers and the government banned Mr Color products?
>>23762946Just blast it with some random primer from a can. You Gundam people are such paint snobs.
>standards are...le bad
>>23762954>le >le fuck back off to plebbit.If you watch professional model and prop makers, they use all brands and types of paint. But /gpg needs special formulated paint from holy Nippon, extracted from the tears their fav waifu, cried when her flower got taken, or they cannot color on their toy robots.
>International ePacket LightAnyone tried?
>>23762969That terminates to your local Not DHL/Fedex/UPS/National postal service. Overhere it is usually GLS or DPD, these days they are just as good as the big ones
>>23762946I pretty much only use ak primerµfiller now. Dunno if you can find it in canada tho.
>>23762972So just regular SAL? Why changing the name lol.
>>23762977Who knows, the vagueries of international shipping are like witchcraft. I get packages from all over and I like to see how they travel, I get linked to tracking sites from shipping companies I never heard of in places I did not know existed.
>>23762968Why yes of course, I do use KINONOTES on my girlpla. Does that make you mad?
>>23762976>I pretty much only use ak primerµfiller now. Dunno if you can find it in canada tho.It can be but it's sold out - but it's more likely to be restocked. Do you know if it's acrylic or lacquer based?
>want to paint but can only paint outside>my apartment is next to the entrance to the complex so literally EVERYBODY walks by where I paintI cant do this
>>23763003Can't make a spray booth?
>>23763007>>23763003i also live in a tiny apartment and i made my own paint boothi still have no real place to paint. using the balcony for now, and boy do i feel dumb
>>23763003Just get some cardboard box and go to an empty lot to spray.
>>23762968Professional modelers won't use random rattlecan shit off the shelf, they'll use primers actually made for plamo and miniatures... like tamiya and mr. surfacer. And most likely airbrushed instead of from a can. This is because they're objectively better and more retard-proof primers for smaller things like model kits that go on lighter and easily capture more detail, instead of having to jump through 2 billion hoops to make shitty outdoor brand rattlecans work.
the moment you decided to go for an airbrush instead of the humble hand brush you locked yourself in a spiral of endless excuses to not paint right awayyou will never break away
>>23763016>retard-proofmaking the ink for airbrush was easier that for brush. results was also better. i might just invest in a lot of maskig material and tools to compensate. all im worried with is i cant really airbrush details
>>23763023Use a handbrush for the detail, using one technique does not exclude others from also being used.
>>23762824Americans are not used to having to scrounge and forage for supplies. The reason the tariff shit causes such seethe is because it interferes with the average American's ability to have anything on the planet delivered to his doorstep in two weeks or less.
>>23762892The Gogg it shall be then.
>>23762968Retard>>23763023>i cant really airbrush detailsYou can mask most things if you need to, but it's also totally possible to handpaint details. Stock up on some extra gloss coat and lay one down after you're finished with your main airbrushing paintjob and you shouldn't have any issues using normal enamel/acrylic paint atop it.
>>23763016Pro modellers use whatever they find convenient, not just what "meta" dictate, unless they are paid specifically to advertise certain products.
>>23763030Ah, excuse to post my today work - blue sections were airbrushed, red and white-grey brush painted, everything received slight drybrush run in the end.
>>23763042That looks cool, anon! The teeth are better in red. I shall have a nap now because I am sour and antagonistic atm, the thread does not need more of that.
Absolutely brutal frame mogging by Nu Gundam.
>>23763042Last wip looked rough but a nice paintjob really made everything click. Looking forward to the full thing
>>23762042How would it look with Hyaku Shiki like color scheme? I feel like its a bastard child of the MK-II and the Shiki.
>>23763045>>23763043Nice to hear. Now it's time to apply some markings/decals before moving towards subtle weathering and finally varnish.I cannot decide on what to use, however. Have a lots of decals from Wh40k so maybe Salamanders symbol on one shoulder and Hojo Clan Mon on another since he uses their Clan colors. But no idea about the rest, like on shield. Have some Tau ones too but no idea what they mean. Something needs to go on the shield since it's quite empty.
>>23763051Put some skulls.
>>23763049>How would it look with Hyaku Shiki like color scheme?Took me a few minutes. Here you go.
>>23763072That looks really cool, love it.
>>23763049I considered it since the unit 8 has a beam resistant coating. Unfortunately that one is red.
>>23763172>>23763078>>23763072Oh but that being said I still might do it once I find a real one to build.
>>23762042>>23763072Who do I blame for the removal of the MK III's second set of eyes?
https://p-bandai.com/us/item/F2794156001EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EXTRA SWIRLY PLASTICWHAT THE FUCK
>>23763186PAY UP YOU DUMB FUCKING GAIJIN
>>23763185Some random drawfag named Kyoshi Takigawa. He doesn't seem to be the hottest shit but unfortunately Bandai used his MK3 redesign for every kit.
>>23763198this isn't a gundam mk-iii
>>23763200Same artist
>>23763185The same faggot who designed RG Sazabi
>>23763072that's pretty tight
>>23763186That color scheme actually looks pretty good. I might consider getting the normal version and paint it white. Chrome for the shiny silver bits at the vents?
>Check P Bandai >Oooh HG Second V>Notice clear colorWho wants this garbage
>>23763186>chang sells it for 100 buckslmao
>>23763210>>23763206>>23763198I like these.
>Wake up chuddie, it's All Clear Colors Season again!
>>23763242>againbut it was just that season last month
is gkgundamkit a good place to order from? I wanted the HG 1/144 Gundam TR-1 [Hazel Custom] with Flying Unit “ICARUS"(Advance Of Z The Flag Of Titans) and p-bandai stopped orders WAY WAY too early
>>23763242I am tempted by the mystery box. It's listed as 8 kits.
>>23763250Does that include meme treatments?
>>23763242Do they just have a surplus of clear plastic pellets sitting around?
>>23763250From what other box openings have shown, it isn't the absolute worst shit that Bandai could have done. They do actually package a bunch of individual and independent P-Bandai kits, it's not something stupid like a bunch of upgrade packages without the original kits, but it's also not the most optimal thing like including original kits plus the upgrade packages.>>23763256I think they just take their stock of unsold Gundam Base exclusive kits and put them on the website to sell overseas. And yeah, some people do like this Clear Color or Special Coating or Mechanical Core Plating or Cross Contrast Colors stuff. There are also people that explicitly buy the Clear Color kits and just paint over them, because it's still faster and easier than waiting for a reprint of the regular kit (e.g. a RG 00 Qan[T] Full Saber, which I don't think I've ever seen on the US P-Bandai store).
>$15 CAD mystery box of damaged goods (contents are fine), minimum $25 CAD in value ($28.25 after taxes)>after tax and shipping it's $26>I'm saving at least $2.20Do you guys think this'll be worth, someone got a Psycho Gundam Mk-II from a $100 mystery box
link the mystery box, I'm not seeing it
>>23763249Sounds like a risky place to order from
>>23763263guess I'll wait for a re-release or pay double on ebay...
>>23763261The last mystery box I did was 15 bucks and I got an SD nu gundam in it. You'll probably get something worth less than the box but it'll probably be something cool you wouldn't buy otherwise.
>>23763186is it swirly?I thought it was just pearl coat on the armor and regular white frame?
>>23763186it'll go for double on ebay
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>>23763268>something worth less than the boxBut but they promised a minimum value
>>23763322You could buy a PGU Nu Gundam for that price!
>>23763322What even is "twilight coating"?
>>23763361Sparkles in sunlight.
>>23763361Pearl white from the looks of it.
will they ever reprint the MK-V? did I just miss it
>>23763368You can buy it from P-Bandai right this very moment.
>>23763368It's in stock
Does that anti-UV coat only comes in gloss? Fuck.
>>23762710I have Nightfall, it's pretty great. Impressive level of details for its size (about the same hight as Gen V Koto).
>>23763371>>23763372o fuk
>>23763372>>23763371sadly, I am a leaf. I'll ask a local shop if they can order it, but I'm shit outta luck
>>23763410Would be real easy to get an american to buy it and it mail it to you but its probably cheaper to buy it from suruga-ya or ebay
>>23763410If you're really desperate you can also get other shipping companies to ship it to you. I used ShipByMail to get a tea set to my house by rerouting it from Buyee when Buyee wouldn't ship it to me directly.It'd probably jack up the cost though, but the option's there.
I hope the new Eva will come with some new model kits. Probably Moderoids.
>China and Thailand already has their MG FA ZZ stocksI hate it, the fomo in me is growing stronger and I don't want to deal with customs.
>>23763382you can add another top coat of your choosing afterwards overtop of the UV stuff
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>>23760088 Started building gunpla for the first time in January, I've only done HGs so far (Unicorn NT-D, Nu, V2AB, Zeta revival and base V2) and it's been really fun, I'll try out hand painting with acrylics soon using some cheaper kits eventually
