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Show me what you're working on!
for a 7500 yen kit, this is just sad.all the colorization are done through decals instead of different parts.
>>23774959
>>23774959Chamber's patterns are way too complex for color separation, especially at that scale, and a lot of them aren't separated by seamlines but go across a single part so doing individual colored pieces wouldn't look accurate.I actually built that one and the waterslides that came with it were surprisingly sturdy, thick and retard-proof compared to the ones I usually use. Only problem were the ones that went around hard edges that put up a bit of a fight unless you absolutely drenched them in softener.Hell, if it wasn't for the price I'd even call it a really good water decal practice kit.
>>23774959Moderoid is just ass. Look at what they did to the Divine Knights.
>>23774967lol
I can't wait for MGSD Kshatriya by SUPA Model
>>23774967>Moderoid is just assThe Plamax one is even worse.
>>23774959My only issue is that unlike >>23774978, there aren't any clear borders for the white parts, so it's really hard to handpaint the white in.
>MG Hizack costs more than the V Gundam Ver Ka.Fuck it im gonna get both.
Bandai could never
>>23774984Who even buys this? Looks like some kiddie meal toy.
>>23774996>Looks like some kiddie meal toy.you mean like HG?
>bandairager post[-]
>>23774984Looks better
thoughts on Haro?
>>23774998Any hg mogs this btw.
>>23774956finished the changpla SFI Sentinel
>>23775002>no haroloaderThat'll be a downvote from me
>MJ2005GUNDAM got hackedwell, there goes one of my fav plamo reviewers
Question, are fake model kits reproductions an actual thing? And if so how good/bad are they compared to the real thing? Asking cause Im curious about thoses I always see on aliexpress
>>23775056YesDepends on the company. They die and resuurect constantly so it's kinda a dice roll. Ranges from shit quality copy of Bandai's runners, to acceptable knockoff, to "it's a model kit version of a Metal Build" to "Bandai could never" If you want one of the latter, check out the Osiris Dominator (MGEX Kshatriya) or Star Abyss (MGEX Harute).
>>23775056Shit like JMS is on Bandai level, everything else is a mixed bag
Is it true most of you don't watch the shows and just buy the kits? I don't care how good a kit is, or how the mecha looks, but I will buy almost any kit if it is an MS that Char piloted. Am I the weirdo here?
>>23775065>JMS is on Bandai level, Lmao you're serious?
>>23775077I had their G-line bootleg and it's pretty much flawless
The HG L Gaim is such a bizarre build. It has like half of an inner frame and everything fits together so strangely. Haven't enjoyed the actual build process of a kit this much since my first PG.
>>23775066I started off like that but as I watch more stuff I end up wanting the kits from series I like, and I want to check out the series that kits I enjoy are from. This sadly ended up with me becoming a huge SEEDfag but it is what it is
>>23775066I've watched every show multiple times.
>>23775104I've never watched SEED. Isn't it just a retelling of 0079?
>>23775111you wish.
>>23775116I don't. It possibly being a retelling of 0079 is mostly why I have avoided the show. For whatever reason I've dropped most of the AUs I've tried to watch except for G.
>>23775086It's flawless when you ignore its flaws. I've built 3 jms bootleg kits and they're all the same with the plastic quality, and fitting issues.
>>23775111It lifts heavily from it for a while in the structure of events, basically until the halfway point it's following the same events White Base does roughly, but it's also pretty distinct because it ends up focusing on fairly different character drama overall than the original does throughout all that and the second half is pretty much entirely different.
>>23775111First half of the original is, but then it becomes 0079 if both the feds and Zeon were comically racist and wanted to entirely wipe out the other side and if the White Base joined up with Char to kill off the Zabis and all of the Federation leadership. Destiny is about a cabal of arms merchant that control Earth's government from the shadows in order to profit off of endless war and the mad lad from space who wants to overthrow them to openly control the world's governments. Freedom is basically just about petty relationship drama.
>>23775123>>23775124You know what? I'm just going to stick with Tominoshit and watch Dunbine again.
>>23775127I think there's a lot of the original SEED worth seeing but you do you
>>23775129I'm sure there is, but it just doesn't sound like a show that's for me.
>>23775131Your loss
>>23775127>watch Dunbine againWhy would you torture yourself like that
>>23775056I built a HG Kampfer and it was perfectly fine, dirt cheap too so just pick up a few to see for yourself
>>23775137Because I like fantasy?
There's no way in hell Bandai would ever make an MG XI Gundam Ver.KA, that would be ridiculous.
>>23775056Check if the chinesium kit has an actual review before you buy it.
How much of a handgrenade would pic related be in kit form?
>>23775219How is it any different from regular woundwort?
>>23775219The existing HG is 90% that and it's pretty stable
>he doesn't magnet coat his kits
>>23775066every other gundam show is a flop, alot of people buy the kits becuase they look cool
>>23775232What planet do you live on?
>>23775233That's probably floppy as shit
>>23775236I got something floppy for you right here, fruitcup.
>>23775144It would be the size of a PG and cost like one to. And I don't think modern Bandai has it in them these days to do it.
>>23775246How can you say that after they just made the PG Nu? It's a $700 kit. MG Xi would be 150-200 at the most.
>>23775260The last regular PG release was 5 years ago, man. And you said it yourself, the PGU Nu is 700 fucking dollars. They're not willing to make kits that size for a reasonable price anymore. They'd rather upcharge for a more complicated build than make regular kits at the size of 1/60. It feels like the regular PG line is pretty dead, and an MG Xi would be similar to a PG.
>>23775262Wait, no. It was SIX years ago now, in 2020.
Bless USAGundam for shipping a pre-order on time for once.
>>23775262They just made the Psyco Mark II, which is the size of PGs, for a very reasonable price thoughbeit.
>He doesn't turn golf tees into missiles or lance tips
>>23775329Because styrene tubes and pla-plate cost a mere fraction of those
>>23775046
Wait what the fuckdid Dalong just change its webdesign? What the fuck is this?
>>23775066your unrelenting faggotry is what's killing the franchise, but that's the reason you're here, to make it lame and gay
>>23775386
>>23775046watch MGK the superior reviewer
>>23775391the ex tier rating system is too complex for me
>>23775066I would buy anything if it was Chars custom version.
>>23775420get on it
>>23775066Gundam fans have this weird purity testing about how Gunpla fans who don't watch the show aren't real Gundam fans, but they ignore the fact that Gunpla are the easiest model kits to build on the planet and come in a variety of shapes and colors and grades, meaning there's something for anyone. This shit is sold in convenience stores between the onigiri and the disposable umbrellas. You can have a bookcase full of models and go your entire life without knowing or caring what the fuck an Amuro is. There's a reason they have multiple life-sized Gundam statues but not a single one of the actual pilots.And the people who buy Gunpla do more for Gundam than UC-purists who spend all their time online sucking Tomino's cock and getting mad at SEEDfags.The holy grail for Bandai is if they could sell kits without having to rely on making an expensive anime to advertise it. Cough cough Crossbone.
>>23775424>You can have a bookcase full of models and go your entire life without knowing or caring what the fuck an Amuro isyou could, and maybe one person out there does, but most people know something about it. It's a major cultural force in Japan. There's an entire world of difference between having watched MSG and not knowing who Amuro or Char is while you own a Gundam kit. Very few people are in that latter camp. They didn't get to this level of model kit construction and dominance by just making plastic models. They got their because the entire brand pushes the sales."Model kit building" as a hobby entirely unto itself is not really as much of a thing people get into explicitly as it used to be. The hobby of dedicated model kit building is a shadow compared to Gunpla or other avenues involving it, like Tabletop wargames where the point is just as much to have something to do with the models as it is to build them.
These things would be excellent candidates for Full Mechanics kits, if not outright Master Grades. They all have the same basic frame, with just variations in equipment, stylistic appearance, and color, which should make them relatively easy to design and print. Plus, with the 00 S1 Celestial Being Gundams having been finished just a few years ago, they would be great for continuing the trend, maybe even for the 20th anniversary.
>>23775433I've been hoping they'll get FM100s since they did the Druggies. They really are perfect for the line.
>>23775386Friendship with dalong ended.Schizophonic9's 2005 era blog site is my new best review buddy.
>>23775433hopefully neverthese are some of the most dogshit designs in the whole franchisethey don't deserve new kits (just like how g-self should never get a MG)
>>23775334>He doesn't know how to procure items for free.
>>23775460midge
>>23775467G-Self was a fun build even if sticker heavy. A MG would solve that issue.
>>23775487wouldn't solve the fact it looks like shit thoughbeit
Where is Exia ver. Ka
>>23775494You are ignoring it doesn't look like shit
do you have macross plamos?
>>23775568I got the Bandai HGs for the Plus machines, that's it though.
>>23775568Just this one. Probably going to get Alto's VF-25 also as I prefer that VF from Frontier.
>>23775568I have the Hasegawa armored Valkyrie but I fucked parts of it up by using shitty hardware store clear coat, so it sits shamefully in it's box, half finished. I'll try strip it and start over one of these days to give it the paintjob it deserves
is the wolf remains barbatos 1/60 any good? it seems pretty cool but I'm always cautious with chinese stuff
>>23775603Just get Motor Nuclear's original IP kits since they're the best Chinese plamo company. Even their grunts are good but I don't like them since the grunt kits are only from the protag faction.
>>23775611nta, but I prefer SNAA and Infinite Dimension over Motor Nuclear. MN's original designs are too Chinese in a bad way.
>>23775611>Motor Nuclear'slooks like over designed slop
>>23775649>too Chinesethat's because they're all based on Chinese myths and historical figures>>23775655you mean KINO
>>23775659Oh god you're Chinese.
>>23775471>he is black
>>23775663Nah. I just like their designs.
>>23775391>MGKwhy would I watch someone who can paint their nails but not their kits?
>>23775694You said that in the last thread. We get it.
>>23775424Anyone that enjoys seed deserves ridicule.
>>23775700People like what they like. I am just surprised by how popular it is and how it is talked more about on /m/ than actual UC is half the time.
>OMG STRIKE FREEDOM IS SO COOL>*asks them if they watched the show*>....every time
>>23775695Not him but I don't know you watch that creepy shit. His disgusting man nails are so distracting I can't even focus on what he's reviewing. But then again I'm not pretty of the target audience (of trooned out redditfag rainbow haro enjoyers).
hey guys I'm a lonely faggot desperate for attention so please pay attention to me and my tired bait
>>23775708I don't watch it, and I just noticed you saying the exact same shit word for word in multiple threads. You've made your point already we heard you loud and clear the first time.
>>23775704/m is full of uncultured millennial and zoomer shitheads that were raised on that feminine trash. It was probably the first gundam they were exposed to. It's not surprising they're so passionate about it. Half of them probably got their first boner from lacus.
Stop talking about e-celebs. They aren't gunpla.
>>23775541but it do
>>23775715Dude, why are you so angry? This is a thread about model kits.
>>23775713Dude, I'm not the same guy. This is the only thread I post in. Are you really shocked people find out repulsive?
>>23775721So you are just repeating what somebody else said yesterday verbatim? That is somehow even more depressing.
>>23775724I guess? Sorry we don't like your girlfriend.
>>23775716
I hate ritualpostersthe true sign of general stagnation
>>23775776It's ruining every board
at least that retard who daily posted his "I won't buy x kit" in every single thread is gone.
>>23775782there's a few boards that are safebut manly because they are so dead/diy/ for example (won't list the others to help keep them safe)
>>23774956I fucking hate Gundam SEED so much so this is a hate project.
>>23775123>"fairly different character drama"that's a funny way of saying cuckoldry
>>23775816that's not different from the original series.
>>23775818the original series was not a gay soap opera like SEED
>>23775834yeah it was.
>>23775676Chinese names are so funny. This guy sounds like someone's fat balding uncle who runs a noodle shop in hong kong.
>>23775846It's literally the red guy from Black Myth Wukong
The more I look at it, the more it hurts my eyes. Why do people love this thing again?
>>23775944Just change the red highlights to gray and it will become an acclaimed design like the new Alyzee thing or whatever.
>the new gunpla boxes will also include the Bandai Hobby logojesus it keeps getting uglier each day!
>>23775956The box art i like tho.
>>23775944you can honestly blame GBWC for this failed abortion of an aesthetic since this is what the winners always look like
>>23775981None of the gwbc winners look like this.
Heres your new pbandai bro,
>>23775984they all do dont lie to yourself
>>23775985this isnt new or a model kit. this was shown off over a year ago
>>23775985I'd hot glue her if she was wearing platform heels.
>>23775611From what I read and watched, Nezha is their most problematic kit because it has shit hands. Cao Ren is decent but has near zero accessories. Bai Qi has backpack funnel problems, but otherwise decent. Ao Bing is praised by many mostly because of the dragon (planning to get one in the future). Gan Jiang sits on my backlog for now but seems to be overall excellent if not for the weight of the backpack (backpack has more metal than the mech proper). I have Zhao Yun upcoming and everyone says it's as solid as a statue. Lu Bu seems to be their best one yet and it just released and mine is still stuck at PO hell. Honestly, I wouldn't get anything pre-Zhao Yun from them given how good their unreleased lineup is.
Im building a robot but im missing some partscan you help anon?
>>23775990They actually dont, like what the fuck are you on about? Gwbc winners are mild compared to chang’s originaldonutsteel.
>Cao ren>Ba ji>Zhao>Yun>LuThis is why I wont ever get any changpla, the names. Theres just something icky about it that makes me cringe.
>>23776021>he doesn't like the sound of Cao Ni Ma, Ji Ba Mao, Qian Lie Xie or Yin Dao Yan
>>23776021>he doesn't like the pure KINOGRAPHY of the unreleased Jiang Yu
>>23776047those horse spikes can kill, Jesus Christ.
>>23775985Uhoh, you pissed off the trannyHope you learn your lesson, only questionably aged sexualized childlike girlpla is allowedKeep your legal heterosexual inklings and preferences out of this upstanding community
Speaking of /gpg/-approved girlpla
Can the general be remade to exclude the chink slop and pedo shit or is that against the selectively enforced rules
Accept the reality that Bandai fell off
>>23776078You can just go to /toy/ gunpla thread or gunpla reddit
Anyone know what are these little mech? I want some.
>>23776096Sheik Mainland little martin, comes in 2packs, green and sand colorwaysIf you see some Chinese plamo that isn't obnoxiously gaudy and spikey, it's probably Sheik Mainland
>>23776081>avoid pedo shit>go to gunpla redditThat's a nope from me dawg
>>23776099Thanks chief. Found some (sand variant) on amiami
What's the point of buying Chinese bootlegs? Is it like if you want a rare kit but cant afford it or its out of stock?
>>23776125I'M POOR
>>23776070cute
>>23776125In case of HG Hi-Nu Influx, both the bootleg and original kit are trash. But at least it doesn't cost $60+ upwards scalped price.
>>23776069But it's not girlpla, it's a prepainted rubber figure
>>23776150What makes a kit trash or not? Does it matter if a kit is trash if it is of a MS I like? I didn't think the Qubeley kit was very good, but I still bought it because I am /m/'s #1 Hamanfaggot. I hear some Hyaku Shiki kits are trash because depending on the coating they are unforgiving if you scratch them wile getting nubs off, in which case that seems like a pretty objective reason to call it trash.The Woundwort kit was a hand grenade, and I didn't like it for those reasons, but it is still a beautiful kit.Like what makes a kit good or not? It just seems really arbitrary to me.Sorry for being a Gunpla newfag.
>>23776158The hyaku shiki 2.0 is great and the gating is designed to minimize any chance of damaging the plating. If you went gorilla mode on it that's not a problem with the kit it's a problem with you. The 1.0 is good for its time but is obsolete. The rest aren't plated at all.
>>23776158I forgot the h in while. Goddamn do I hate typos.
done with my entry builddon't extend
The deadline should be shortened
>>23776125Why not? I use them for handpainting practice. I dont see the issue
The group buiild.I forgot about it, I played Requiem too much
>>23776232I don't know why people buy them so I am asking. I thought it was like buying a bootleg handbag or something, like you want the product but can't afford it, that's why I am asking.I'm kind of new to this hobby and almost 40, and back in my day bootlegs always had a negative connotation of being a lesser quality product, so I am genuinely asking in good faith.Wanting to practice on something that doesn't cost as much makes sense.
>Shows up>Immediately jobsMass-Nu bros not like this.
>>23776258movie available somewhere yet?
>>23776236They are a lesser quality product. Some people just don't care about that.
>>23776018Damn that's a lot of neck articulation.
>>23776236bandai bootlegs are cheaper than msrp, often on par with the original and often come with waterslide decals instead of stickersthey also are more available which is a big thing because bandai kits are notoriously scarce in production and distribution, especially pbandaithe crappy bootlegs can be fixed easily with basic skills
>>23776262yea at the theaters lol
>>23776236Grab a few from aliexpress just to see whats what
>>23776279I would rather support the official product if I can to be quite honest.
>>23776267>>23776018Lengthen the waist
>>23776236grandpa stop asking retarded questions and go back to your coffin
>>23776267
>>23776281To each their own. Why exactly?
>>23776291this
>>23776236Sometimes you want to "stick it" to bandai as well for their fuckery.
>>23776297Because it's my money and I want to spend it by reinvesting in the company who provides me with an IP that I enjoy.
>>23776296
>>23776291>>23776298No wonder why /m/ is so slow and this website is dying.
>>23776303Now it just looks like M'Quve's vase. I wanna ding it.
>>23776302Cant say this without sounding like a asshole, but you do you bootlicker
>>23776308Can't say this without sounding like an asshole, but you're retarded
>>23776236Because building model is fun, snapping shitting, painting, and they just give you a cheaper alternative, but unlike in the past the quality gap isn't there, a lot of the chinkpla bootlegs are just as good as Bandai's kits.
>>23775956>>23775957>New Gunpla box art now has to make room for the new ugly Bandai Namco logo, the recommended age, AND the new ugly Bandai Hobby logoI remember someone made this image as a joke, but in a few years it might actually become reality
i don't know why are you even feeding that trollit's always like this>why are you buying bootlegs, are you poor or something?>hurr durr i will support billion dollar 1000x folded plastic companyman.
>>23776309Im not the one that feels compelled to put a drop in the bucket of a Billion dollar company.
>>23776291What does Gramps have to do with this
>>23776316because you're a dumb retarded child that thinks things magically come to exist
>>23776314I cannot stress enough that I am not a troll, and I am sorry that you think I am. Like I said I am kind of new to this hobby and was trying to have a good faith conversation with people about the differences in bootleg and official kits.Thank you to everyone who gave me honest answers. I really do appreciate it and I learned something.
>>23776318What? How does that apply to this conversation? Just keep paying papa Bandai. Funny enough I have pleanty of Bandai kits, i also have 3 party original's, and bootleg's. Regardless, you do you
>>23776312>nooo they're makin the heckin boxes ugly!!!
>>23776320It comes down to what you're in the hobby forIf it's to be creative you'll get whateverIf it's to collect of course 3rd party stuff won't give you the pride of ownership rush
>>23776322If you thought things out you'd understand, but as I said, you're a retarded child.
>>23776325Just answer the question or drop it anon. Honestly Ive made my points so feel free to get in the last word
I just built my first MG (pic related) and the whole building experience kinda blew me away honestly, it was so satisfying to apply the psycho frame and then covering it up knowing that at the end of the process you'll get to see the psycho frame revealed again. Maybe all MGs are like this but the engineering was just so damn cool to see unfold. When you finish the kit it's the armored unicorn mode and watching it all split apart in ways you didn't even expect the parts to move even though you built the damn thing, watching the limbs and torso extend and the whole silhouette becoming more menacing and "final boss" looking..fuck yea man. Really made me appreciate the Unicorns design. I still think most of the variations are way less cool though, I don't know if I'd get another.
>>23776328I already answered it. You're too stupid to understand it, actually, which is why you think giving money to chang is better than a billion dollar corporation making the designs you want to buy in the first place.
when is the FA ZZ going to be available. I am tired of watching the jp bros building and painting it.
Honest question do these people buying bootleg really think they are in some sort of resistance group or something? I don't get how they are always seething and mention Bandai out of nowhere.
>>23776324I'm the person in the last thread who was recently diagnosed with epilepsy and got back into this hobby as a means of rehab to help improve my dexterity. I was asking about bootlegs to see if the kits were sturdy enough. I brought up money and supporting Bandai because I need to think about medical bills on top of other expenses. I am American and medical shit isn't cheap here, and I genuinely love UC Gundam and I want to show my support for the franchise any way I can.I wasn't expected to be called a bootlicker. My bad. End of blogpost.
>>23776329That's more just a Unicorn experience than MG's in general. They can vary wildly in terms of engineering and gimmicks.
>>23776333Plenty of people buy bootlegs without jerking themselves off about it because PB bootlegs can be much easier to get compared to the real deal especially in markets without a PB store, but it takes a special breed of delusional retardism to think it's some morally superior option.
>>23776335fuck you want me to do with that post nigga
>>23776344You? Nothing, because your IQ is below 70. I just felt the need to defend myself after reaching out to people in good faith and in return getting called a troll and a bootlicker.
>>23776125>What's the point of buying Chinese bootlegs?Any number of reasons but for me it's when a product is either too hard to find (i.e. Pbandai, out of circulation) or lacks an official model kit. It helps that mold injection tech is a lot more available now than 20 years ago so the quality is often better as well>>23776302To be fair, you wouldn't be supporting the manufacturer if you bought from a reseller. At that point you might as well go bootleg and buy the official later if you really care about that sort of thing
What ls the easiest way to topcoat waterslide decals?
>>23776329If you wanna be even more mind blown get the RG or PG
>>23776359Huh? Just hit the kit with some topcoat of your choice
>>23776362How many sprays? How far from the kit do I spray? Do I have to cover clear parts? Can I do it inside my apartment?
>>23776335>I want to show my support for the franchise any way I can>I was asking about bootlegs to see if the kits were sturdy enoughlying ass hoe
>>23775956>>23775957>three separate bandai logos
>>23776365Since it sounds like its your first time- get some good topcoat, i like Mr Super clear Matte. Part it out, so legs, arms, waist, etc. Get some sticks with alligator clips and clip the parts on then so you can rotate the part for full coverage. Hold the can eh, roughly 9 inches away and start spraying, you want it to look wet but not dripping. 1 coat is usually enough. Stick the clipped parts into some stirofoam to dry. Dont do it inside
>>23776372Also, yea cover up clear parts. Also also, humidity can effect it, whats the temperature where you live?
>>23776373imo just remove clear parts altogether if possible. just reattach them after topcoat.
>>23776372>don't do it insideYeah I'm skipping it. I hope setter is enough to keep the decals on
>>23776373It's really hot outside atm but like I said I live in an apartment I'm not gonna start doing it in the street like an autist
>>23776376It looks far, far better when you topcoat a kit, the entire kit. It takes away the plastic toy look. And dude, why dont you want to do it outside? It takes less then 5 minutes. Topcoat should be mandatory IMO, the kit looks so much better after. If you dont want to touch grass, you could do it in your bathroom or something
>>23776378You are way too concerned with what others think of you, no one will even know what your doing.
>>23776381Bro, best case scenario people film me and upload to twitter, worst case I get robbed
>>23776380Can it be a very ventilated area, like the place where I hang my clothes to dry? Even if there's a roof?
>>23776387Yes, you just need airflow as it lets off organic vapors that will give you cancer and get you high as it dries along with the paint that doesn't make it onto the model. For that same reason make sure you are spraying away from things you don't want to paint.
>>237749561/144 Gyan Cannon almost done, when the FUCK are they going to release the other Gyan variants? Am I really going to have to make them all myself? They got my hopes up with the Gyan Krieger but it's been nothing but disappointment since then.
>>23776125>>23776236To legitimately answer your question:1. The original product is out of stock and/or scarce. Bandai does a terrible job of keeping popular kits in print (though with how fuckhueg their catalog is that's kind of understandable), so sometimes bootlegs are the only way to get a kit without waiting 2-5 years. This is especially true of P-Bandai or Gundam Base exclusives that haven't been sold on the US P-Bandai webstore in years or ever, such as MG Turn A Moonlight Butterfly wings (the only one available right now includes the entire kit and is price-hiked to hell due to tariffs, so if you already bought/have a MG Turn A you're shit out of luck) and HG GM Spartan.2. It's simply cheaper. Besides tariffs being a factor, it's an easy way to save money if people just want the kit. Sometimes the official kit isn't worth the money, like the MG The-O which is a 2010 kit built with 2004 engineering and priced like a luxury good due to the raw amount of plastic (and doesn't even have the decency to include extra beam sabers for the sub-arms).3. Bandai never made a product that the bootleggers are selling. For instance, Axis Model Works (formerly Solomon) has a MG quality GP02 which is legitimately better than the official MG GP02, a 1998 kit; and they also made a MGEX quality Kshatriya, whereas an official Kshatriya only exists in HG scale.4. For practice. The vast majority of bootleg kits (e.g. Daban) have all sorts of flaws that make them terrible to build, ignore anyone who says that they're just as good as Bandai. But if you get good at modeling, you can fix these flaws yourself and turn an 85% kit into something closer to 98%, all while paying 40% of the cost. Also, maybe people just want kitbash fodder or custom projects, and getting ahold of a bootleg for that is a lot easier.There are probably more reasons, but those are the major ones.
>>23776393is this the e2046 recast? I have it in my backlog, how was it?
>>23776393they just made the gyan dogknot
>>23776395I just want to thank you for being an adult and giving a sincere and adult answer. What you did is so hard to come by on this website or anywhere anymore, and I really do appreciate it. If there were more people like you in this hobby then I think more people would be more willing to engage with it.
>>23776399Sorry man, that'd require moderation dealing with blatant shitposters.
>>23776393At least the Gyan got a revive. It's been 20 years since we got a new 1/144 Gelgoog and I will never not be mad about it
>>23774956I got the FM Forbidden Gundam finished. I've been putting this thing off for a couple years so it's nice to finally have it on a shelf with the other 2nd gen units.
>>23774956>>23776408
>>23776408>>23776410Nice. I managed to get ahold of Forbidden and Raider earlier this year, but no Calamity yet.
>>23776407the current HGUC is 100% fine
If I just want to get rid of the plasticky look of a bare model, is there a point to priming and repainting it in the original color or is a topcoat enough?
>>23776416good flat topcoat (provided you do even wet coats) is generally enough. you can see spots here where I lacked good coverage or the topcoat has been scraped off (top rounded corner of shield, shoulder spikes, right forearm).
>>23776416If thats all your looking for topcoat will be enough
>>23776416Bare topcoat has a different texture from paint, and it looks very obvious even if you just want to get rid of the plastic look. Painting also allows you to color correct parts that are molded in the wrong color, and trying to paint only those parts but leaving the rest unpainted also looks very obviously different even if you topcoat afterward.
>>23776416Clean nubs, panel line, decals and stickers applied, matte top coat round 1 , charcoal pencil along the edges of parts as necessary, little acrylic metal paint dried out on a paint brush with the tips cut nice and short, do a little dry brushing as necessary, matte top coat round 2 Badabing badaboom Your gunpla now looks good as fuck, you engaged in the hobby a little deeper and weren't a snapfagI also like to paint my V fins
>>23776422weathering bare plastic always looks shittopcoat on bare plastic can be fine, but combining the two always looks bad
>>23776407
>>23776413I don't disagree but it could be better. My dream would be a RG Gelgoog with the same level of engineering and detail as the RX-78 2.0
>>23776427yuck, the RG 2.0 sculpt is horrid
>>23776427>I want a good design to be ruined with random nonsensical holes all over the kitGood god, what a fag
>>23776436>>23776444That's just my preference and you're welcome to disagree.HG or RG, doesn't matter. Just give me a Gelgoog with double jointed elbows and a better head sculpt in 1/144 scale and we're golden>>23776426Don't reply to me or my 'goog ever again.
for me it's the Gelgoog variantsMarine and Jager would sure love more modern kits, even just being on the quality of the HG Gelgoog would be wonderful
>>23775810Do you hate paint thinners too?
>>23776005I can vouch for the Ao Bing, very cool kit with a massive footprint. Slightly unrelated but the SNAA Martial Emperor is also a very cool chinaman kit which is also absolutely huge . Also why not- the Zero Gravity Judge looks cool but legit has the worst holding hands ever and is a total bitch to pose. But yea looks cool
What's HLJ shipping to the US like these days? I'm not throwing it on a boat because I'm only getting looking at a couple things, the Plaiobot Gurren Lagann and Lazengann.
>>23776361>RG UnicornI fucking HATED that thing. I'm not even one of the people who snapped the arm joints, and I thought it was a pain in the ass from start to finish. It's so fragile and sheds parts so easily, and parts of the transformation are just such shit.
Somehow, Plannosaurus returned...
>>23776493Now with mammals!
>>23776494Cool it with the anti-Semitism, Bandai
>>23774954snapgod kino alert
>>23776493where are the feathers?
>>23776493Because you can make badass robo-skeletons with the bones.
>>23776510These kits have those as alternate parts.
>>23776396It's not the e2046 recast, I got 3d printed parts from a Gyan Cannon STL file on cults3d to put on the Gyan revive.I did see the recast on e2046 too, and I think it wouldn't be too hard to use those parts on the Gyan Revive too, if that's what you're aiming for.I've been waiting for the Gyan High Mobility type to finally be in stock in e2046 for what feels like my whole life.>>23776397The what?>>23776407Fair, I've been waiting for a revive or RG goog for a damn long time now. I've seen chinese 3d printed Gelgoog conversion kits that use the GTO Zaku frame as a base (pic related) that I've been thinking of picking up since the GTO kits have great articulation and details.
>>23776494Wait a second, that's not an ancient specimen! That's a regular manatee!
>>23776502why is it that whenever these get posted some butthurt retard starts crying about them? they look cool
>>23776514It's a Steller's Sea Cow, so I guess they're just expanding the concept to include extinct animals in general.
>>23775611is there a MG or PG equivalent of barbatos lupus rex?
>>23776493>>23776494and they're making an anime for themhttps://www.bandaispirits.co.jp/press/2026/260306.php
You vill like ze dinozaur.
anyone here built the moderoid zark from argento soma?
>>23776532not yet but I have it. I should build it today
The closer it gets to the release of the Full Armor ZZ, the more I realize I don't really like it as much as the regular ZZ. If I was going to have all those extra pieces, I'd prefer them on the FAZZ. THAT looks better with the big ass gun in those colors. I'm just going to get a regular ZZ instead. Not even an Enhanced ZZ.
Just finished snapshidding my first ever gunpla and honestly it's kind of shit, the wings won't stay on the back at all, the hands fall off if you move them a little bit, the wing shield is too small and doesn't look at all like a cool cape. The feet and the hips aren't as articulate as I'd like but it's easy to pose around and make it stand on its own so it's not too bad I guess.
>Osiris Aerial Dominator 30% off at USAGS today>that equates to a $154 purchaseShit is almost as cheap as buying on AliExpress, anyone who's been on the fence because of the price, now's a good time.
>>23776546Eh...how long is this thing likely to be in print? I'm mildly interested, but I've spent too much recently. But I'd still pick it up if it was in danger of disappearing forever and the price exploding from rarity.
>>23776540peep me kosted
>>23776548It's being made by a Chinese bootlegging company, they aren't hogtied in the same way that Bandai is. They'll keep making it as long as they're in existence and don't get C&Ded or disband/go bankrupt.And I'll be honest, if you go on AliExpress instead, you could probably find one for around $140-150, wait for Ali to do their coupon shit that they do every few weeks and skim around $15 off the top, and get free shipping, spending a total of like $140 plus a minor amount of tax for it. So overall, still cheaper than USAGS without having to wait nearly as long for a deal. It's just that not everyone trusts Ali, which is fully up to you.
>>23776556I've bought more than a few kits from Ali, so I'm not scared of them. I'll probably wait on that one for a few months until a good spot opens up in my box shelves and I can get a decent deal. It's just not a very high priority, as nice as I've heard it is.
>>23775433>>23775435I've always wanted a Throne Zwei in something other than HG 1/144.
>>23776543You picked a very old kit to start with.
>>23774956Finished the blitz gundam. The original plan was to chrome and tint everything but I hated how it looked.
>>23776543Terrible kit to start with anon, its like night and day compared to newer kits
>>23776565>>23776579>oldI realize that now, but I like Master Gundam. I understand why it was so cheap.
Any tips to clean this up? I used Gundam marker paint(with a thin brush). Also for future reference, is there an easier way mask stuff for small stuff like this? I feel like tape was the wrong choice (I used the small Tamiya masking tapes)
>>23776585The high grade master gundam is very good. Check the date on the bottom left of the front of the box to see the kits year. Old doesn't mean bad but sometimes old kits are quirky.
>>23776587Nail brushes?
Whats the best place to buy built kits for kitbashing? Mercari? Suru? I really wanna do it in bulk.
>>23776593I see tons of already built kits on the online store of Goodwill all the time. Scrolling through it, there's a ton even now for cheap.
>>23776590I'm not trying to trigger the guy about trans people and nails again. They are pretty cheap to buy and have a flat edge which makes them good for erasing and cleaning up mistakes.
>>23776585If you're a fan of G Gundam in general, the RG's of Shining and God are really good. You can even get a quality upscaled bootleg of the God at 1/00 scale from a company called 'Fat Cat'.
Can't Bandai just reuse the God Gundam RG frame for Build Burning
>>23776603Probably can, but why would they
>>23776590>>23776598unfortuantely the paint is dry, but noted for future. i thought i could clean it up with 99% iso, but it wont budge
>>23776604It will sell like hotcakes
What to do if all the kits you want are TBA
>>23776640paint
Kotobukiya is taking too long to release that VIOS Orbiter before Trump ends everything
>>23776645Eat it? Huff it?
>>23776700>the world ends just as gunpla is starting to get good I knew it would be some gay shit like this
>>23776606Pretty sure gundam markers are lacquer paint. You'd probably do better with Mr Color Thinner or similar.
>>23776727Then how come sniffing them doesnt give me the same high as regular lacquer paint that comes in the little jars
>>23776395>For instance, Axis Model Works (formerly Solomon) has a MG quality GP02 which is legitimately better than the official MG GP02, a 1998 kit; and they also made a MGEX quality Kshatriya, whereas an official Kshatriya only exists in HG scale.How do kits like that even happen?Is it really just that easy to design one? Is it disgruntled Bandai engineers?I've seen one that was like an MG Jagd Doga and it looked like it was designed by kitbashing a RE/100 Jagd Doga with the MG Geara Doga and then just making copies of all the parts they used, but that Kshatriya model is insane and must be almost if not entirely bespoke parts.
>>23776738At this point designing a kit like that isn't that hard. Having the funding to produce a mold for it and access to injection plastic machines is very, very expensive and limiting though. There are a lot of 3D print makers with as elaborate of designs.
Reminder that nothing ever actually happens
>>23776738My guess is they hired people who actually knew what they were doing. There are actual Chinese modeling companies with decent know-how like 107 Models (they make the reinforced joint/inner frame packages for RG kits), Dalin Model (variations of the Emotion Manipulators and add-ons for all sorts of kits), Effects Wings (backpack expansions), and so on. Not all of them are Daban-tier where they just 3D-scan the Bandai kits and use their substandard equipment to make copies.Then you also have 3D printed parts companies, where the only barrier is having a decently high-resolution resin printer that's properly calibrated. You just need to 3D model the parts you want and print them with supports, but it's basically an entirely different beast from plastic mold injection.
>>23776727They are alcohol based. They are meant to be used by kids who can't be trusted not getting high
>>23776776For some reason the excess won't come off with 99% iso, or is it just still just really hard to do so?
>>23776777once it's cured it's pretty hard to dissolve, yeah
>>23776777Leave it in there overnight and hit it with a brush.
>>23776777Non-lacquer paints usually actually cure and become harder and stronger as they do so. Lacquers are weird in that they don't cure, only dry.
>>23776738>How do kits like that even happen?With Solomon/Axis it's probably some freelance modelers that have experience and some money coming together and seeing that there's an untapped market for bootleg gunpla that mimics Bandai's MGEX style but isn't just really bad copies of already existing kits or spiked and overly greebled abominations
>>23776789It is an overgreebled abomination thoughbeiton the lower end for chinkpla but absolutely still is
>>23776781zamn, would something like the mister thinner work when its cured?>>23776782well im just tryna clean up the mess, not necessarily remove the paint>>23776787so not even something like mr thinner wont work huh? rip bozo me ig, next time i wont wait for it to dry then
>>23776795cleaning up doesn't work well. if you fucked up painting you should strip the paint and just redo it.
>>23776795Iso will do it, it just has to soak a bunch. You aren't reactivating the paint like you do with lacquers, you are instead using the iso as a solvent which takes more time. You can't really do detail work with that, but you can do a full stripping.
>>23776796>>23776797Oh ok so really only way is to redo everything? Sux ig.. uhh if that's the case, is it even possible to mask this? Or use flat brush like what was suggested?
>>23776800It's the best way. You can technically mask pretty much anything, it's just a matter of effort. For a simple gundam shield's yellow bit yeah, you can do it no problem.
>>23776800Tape is the way to go. Just let the paint cure before removing it. Also since you need to let it cure anyway, you likely can get away with just painting the whole thing one color, then let it cure, then mask, then put in the other color.
>>23776800I guess you could make gelled isopropyl and just let it sit on the parts you wanna clean but I have no idea how to gel isopropyl
>>23776803>>23776804The problem with tape I initially had was it just wouldn't stick to the shield and kept moving a lot, maybe because I cut them too small? I can't get the tape to be flush to the side of the star for crisp lines pmuch. Also I'm only really painting the star not the whole shield.
>>23776808What type of tape are you using?
>>23776811I got the Tamiya masking tape the 6mm ones, should I use regular masking tape?
>>23776814Nope Tamiya tape is fine. It should have no problem sticking. In fact, most people stick it to a surface first to pull some of the glue off so it has a little LESS sticking power, because it can rip up paint you put it over. Not an issue for you though.In your case you might find it easy to simply layer the tape over it and use a fresh hobby knife blade to trim out what shouldn't be covered, then run along the edges with a toothpick. I also suggest spraying a coat of clear first. That'll seep into any cracks and crevices or imperfect fits and help seal them up before you spray on the actual coating.
huh
>>23776820cute
>an unpainted, 1/144 scale Super Sentai robo kit is the same price as a large scalped P-Bandai MG like Astray Red DragonWhat
>>23776833Yeah it's almost like Bandai has to share some of the profit with Sentai or something
>>23776303
I'm gonna be moving soon and my current setup is in a vacant room where I don't have to worry about residue or spills or things like that, but in my new apartment I'll definitely have to have it in a room in my living space, and I have a cat. What's the best way to handle the setup? Dunno if I'll be able to give it its own room.Assuming I'm gonna have to buy a fan booth, right?
>>23776848Or make your own booth, though you'll probably still have to buy the fan
what's the appeal of clear plastic kits
>>23776855I buy them if theyre cheaper or easier to find cuz im just gonna paint it anyway
>>23776848Even with a spray booth, you still don't want your cat in the same room since the fumes take time to get sucked out. So maybe consider putting your setup in a room that you can lock your cat out of.
>>23776857>painting clear plasticRIP
>>23776876Been doing it for like 15 years, havent had a problem yet
>Big-ass box>Most of the space is for the legs
>>23776820Cunny has more parts than Lamia
>>23774956Preparing last stuff from chink gundam. Should paint some during weekend.
Jesus Christ, Koto...
Just snapshidded muh Structure Arts Anfang. Feels more solid than their Front Mission kits.
>3 million views.it's over.
>>23776981Those are decent numbers
>bunch of good reprints announced today>includes Tristain
>>23776818I found my shitty masking job, I guess I just need to get better at cutting? Also unfortunately I am hand painting the star.
>>23776987Where were they announced? Hobby dengeki?
>>23776987>not a single Guren Seiten reprintIT'S OVER
I want to buy MG Tallgeese to test out MrColor's Ash and Machine paint, butBandai: no waterslide decalsDaban: waterslide decals, 1/3 the Bandai price, but it's really low quality according to every reviewerman... I hate that Bandai is so stingy with the waterslide decals. always DLC.
>>23776998The bottom most piece and the inner most left one are too small imo and might be part of your issue. Cut pieces to like push in and go farther out where it doesn't matter as much with the rest just squarw
BANDAI WHERE IS MY FIGURISE SUMMER VER. MIORINE
>>23777018Buy Delpi waterslides.
>>23776513>chinese 3d printed Gelgoog conversion kits that use the GTO Zaku frame as a baseWhere would one find these?
>>23776981>Pekora will have the Zeong.There's absolutely no way that Zeong wont have a kit/figure when it's being teased like this.
>>23777046They're not going to involve any more characters But you'll probably get some RG Zeong recolor to go with RG 2.0
>>23777049I'm coping but hey maybe they'll reveal her as the villain since they are planning some sort of storyline with it.
I never painted my plamo before and want to get into it. Should I invest into a air brush or is a traditional brush enough for gunpla?
>>23777056Airbrush for large surface and handbrush for small details.
>>23777056Brush painting is fine for gunpla.
>>23777056This guy was painted with just a brush. If you're interested in giving it a go, you might find these helpful:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28DbD9JwQCI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja9Caso7BGw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXuoktEB4Ds
>>23777057>>23777059>>23777061Thanks guys. I'll check out those videos.
Actually worth the money. I cant believe that I had to painstakingly use a hobby knife when this exists.
The new Srungle is awesome.
>>23777064what's this tool called even? Been meaning to get one but I keep forgetting the name.
>>23777066>still in transitfuck you HLJ and your week long delay
>>23777071That's the pla plate cutter innit?
>>23776740Il see you on /x/ in 2 weeks
>>23776740You say that like there isn't girlpla with separate articulated ass cheeks coming soon
>>23777071Amazing Cutter. I’ll buy the blue shorter one next. Really hand and beats the wave mitre cutter that I have.
>>23777049>>23777055Says right on the character page that more are coming soon.
>>23777090No you won't
>>23777110Its honestly weird that Pekora isnt there when shes one of the bigger gundamfags in hololive.
MY ENTRY DONE HOW BOUT YOURS
>>23777130I'm starting today, I still got time
>>23777130I was thinking about starting it today.
>>23777130I finalized all details in my mind so now I can start.
>>23777130>Tfw I was the first anon to suggest ace group build>Still haven't started my group build entry
>>23777150Me and you brother, we're locking in this weekend. I'm gonna get significant work done over the weekend, I won't sleep, I'll be hopped up on 1000 mg of caffeine, I'll have a shock collar on that'll turn on when my eyes close for longer than a few seconds, Chasity cage on too so I don't fall into fapping temptations.
>>23777130Mine is in a state where I can enter it but I have done no scratch building or any real customization beyond painting it.
>>23777114I'm sure they saved some people back to head line the second wave.
>>23777155if the color are custom it's gucci
good. advance the deadline
>>23777165>He finished? Extend it
>>23777159I just feel like I could do more with it so I'm putting off photographing it and everything
>>23777165>>23777166every time people meme about wanting an extension I never see anyone actually sending pics to groupbulgedude to beg for it.
Was there ever a gm camouf kit?
>>23777191not a plastic one
>kinda wanna buy 30MM Open Faith but don't know anything about Armored Core>play ACVI>now I actively hate the design because of the pilot >dont wanna buy it anymoreHas this ever happened to you before?
>>23777217gquxthe suit but kinda the whole line too
>>23777217>because of the pilot>the faceless avatar who is just (you)???????
>>23777217Just buy Nightfall, it's literally just the default AC with a pilebunker
Anons, I wanted to start using liquid panel liner and got some Tamiya accent color. I did my reading and thought I had everything together: I got a gloss of the normal top coat I use, and some mineral spirits to clean up the liner. But NOW I’m hearing that what I was going to use, Mr. Super Clear Gloss, won’t react well with the liner? Please take pity on me and spoonfeed this retard, what specific gloss coat should I use if I’m going to put Tamiya accent color and then Mr Super Clear Matte over top of it?
>>23777235Where the fuck did you hear that?
>>23777230You don't play as V. II Snail
>>23777040I get most of my chinese 3d printed conversion kits on a site called goofish. You can't order from them directly without a chinese phone number or something, so you'll have to use a middleman site to order through like sugargoo. You'll also have to search the names in Chinese but that's easy enough to google. They've got a lot of good kits there, once you get used to navigating the sites.
>>23777244I don’t know, anon, I can’t make heads or tails of this fucking paint stuff. I’m safe to put whatever tamiya liner is between what I’ve been told is lacquer based top coat?
>>23777255try itworst case scenario you make mustard gas
>>23777235It will be fine. Tamiya panel liner is enamel paint which has completely different chemistry than both water/alcohol acrylics and lacquers. The reason why is because the thinners you use for it won't effect those paints and vice versa. Also if you aren't actually painting the kit and it's PS, just panel line it on the runners and skip with the bottom top coat. You only need 2 coats if you painted, or the part is ABS or some other plastic that doesn't like enamel thinner.
>>23777153You got it bro, knowing you'll be out there building and painting will give me the motivation I need to finally get started.What's your idea for your entry? My problem is that I have multiple ideas and I can't decide which to go with.
Holy shit the Victory Gundam is actually being restocked. Argama is showing it but I'm not a leaf so it's not worth it, going to hope USA or maybe someone else state side gets the Vdash
>>23777266I got my 2 Victory's from Newtype already, but I wasn't wanting the dash parts again.
>>23777259>>23777257Thank you anons, my indecision on this has been a months long delay on my building. I’ll give it a shot.
>>23777272Just don't let it pool (big puddles of it) and try to avoid where nubs were if you precut it. Both won't guarantee that a part is effected if you do it, but it's easy to avoid. That said I've broken more parts due to lacquer based clear coats at the end of a build than due to panel liner.
>kind of want the MG Ex-S because it's such a beautiful goddamn clusterfuck>but it's a retool of old 2002-era kits and most certainly not worth the asking price>the only bootleg that exists is Daban's knockoff of the 2003 kit, not even the goddamned decency to copy the 2019 kitYou know, I would think that making desirable bootlegs of the Ex-S would be a huge money-maker, so why don't more Chinese bootlegging companies try for it? Certainly it can't be beyond their capabilities, even the 2019 kit is barely an improvement over the originals.
>>23777285It's a lot of plastic and expensive so probably not worth it.
>>23777285If MGSD sells well, chinks will make a new MG just for you
My understanding for 8th MS kits is that the HG's are pretty good, while the older MG's are total dog-ass, right?
>>23777217Turn AI bought the MG and Syd Mead book and believed the hype, but I actually watched the show when it was free on Youtube and it was boring as shit.And then I started to realize how goofy the actual suit is. The weird uterus (Tomino's own words) cockpit. The Salvador Dali mustache. How it was never designed around Moonlight Butterfly because the particles clearly appear out the suit's back without any visible emitters. Even Tomino outright said it was a mistake asking Syd Mead to design the thing. Now I can't stand this ugly suit, wished I never spent money on it and am no longer surprised why Turn A was a disaster financially.
>>23777296The MGs are fine, particularly the Gundams. They have really bad hands and seamline problems but that's it. They're well made kits otherwise. The Gouf Custom isn't particularly bad either overall but definitely not as nice as the Ground Gundams.
>>23777297astoundingly dogshit taste
>>23777296The HGs are more recent, so the engineering is pretty good, while new MGs haven't actually been made for a couple decades at this point. That being said, the MGs have a huge amount of extra accessories, and them being old kits means they tend to end up on the cheaper end of the spectrum.
>>23777285What do you really want that the current kit doesn't do
>>23777297It's crazy how you can be so confidently wrong
>>23777114as per the marketing tendencies, she will show up when your wallet is dried of its fundings
>>23777306Is it too much to ask for a fully complete transformation system that doesn't require disassembling the thing? From my understanding they didn't want to rebuild the transformation system from the ground up, which is why they used the 2002 and 2003 kits as the base for the 2019 kit. I dunno, maybe in another 5-8 years they'll attempt to build a Ver. Ka from the ground up, or some Chinese company will take a stab at it.
>>23777316It's definitely a lot to ask for because the Ex-S's torso transforming two different ways is a complete fucking nightmare especially with the weight of the boosters. The Ex-S transformation already has to lift the torso off the corefighter to begin with, it's only very barely "whole" during the process with just the I-Field chest cover remaining as an attachment point. You'd be asking for an insanely fiddly model for very little reason to just have a single step changed in the transformation.
>>23777316>attempt to build a Ver. Ka>When this version is already designed by Katoki.
>>23777334Make it the first ver Okawara MG
Is there such a thing as Symphogear plamo?
>>23777334
>>23777343I think PLAMAX announced some last year but no release date yet
>>23777346does that look like a ver ka to you??
>>23777349Are you missing the context here, or are you just a different anon who's randomly joining the conversation out of nowhere?
>>23777352So how many times does Katoki have to redesign and update a kit before it becomes a Ver Ka? Do you need a fancy box too?
>>23776468I hate how carcinogenic they are, but I do have paint thinner lying around.
>>23777334>he thinks ver ka is just design by katokioh no
>>23777360Yes chang redesigned it. Katoki is just stealing from the chinese.
>>23777357What? You do realize that the same chemicals that are in the appropriate thinner for your type of paint are in the paint already right?
>>23777357don't huff or drink the paint thinner then lil bro
Why would anyone get into this hobby and obsess over the kits' values? This is just subhuman behavior.
>>23777372Because the value of a kit is an expression of the value of you yourself as a person.
>>23777375So for a faggot who hoards a P-Bandai kit and refuses to build it, their self amounts to $100?
>>23777372genuinely who are you talking about
>>23776540you ended up not doing JACK SHIT did you
>>23777367i think it's too late for him
>>23776523Wolf Remains 1/60 Lorgar (Barbatos Lupus Rex)
>>23777372Because some of us actually care about our financial future. You'll never escape the matrix.
>>23777357well that's one way to totally fuck a model up
>>23777407wym?
>>23777360Are you suggesting he doesn't have direct involvement in the designs if the ver Ka kits?
>>23777447he's suggesting that a design being originally made by katoki isn't what "Ver Ka" kits are about, they're about him overseeing the entire design of the kit personally, hence why we've got non-Ver Ka Wing Zero and Ver Ka Wing Zero.
>>23777447>>23777449Ah ok. I was confused. Thanks
Exia Ver Ka when
>>23777472It'll be announced right after you make a big expensive gunpla purchase
So you’re telling me if it doesnt have a Ver. Ka marking it doesnt count even if Katoki himself designed/redesigned the kit? Make it make sense.
>>23777264A grunt that is often overlooked, cause everyone is either GMs (and Jegans) or Zeek shit, I'm thinking I'm gonna be the only one.
>>23777477it doesn't count as a master grade ver. ka kit unless it's a master grade ver. ka kit, yes.
>>23777475but Bandai refuses to appeal to 00 fans
>>23777488I must have imagined that GN Flag that just came out I guess
>>23776943That's honestly fucking disgusting, and if I had the money and space I would've ordered the deluxe version
>>23777493>p-bandai hgjust kitbash an exia and a flag at that point
>>23777507>waaaah waaah waaaahokay
>>23777130>built>mild kitbashed>mild weapons>gotta paint>GOTTA PAINTFUCK, I DONT WANT TO FUCK THIS BASTARD UP
>>23777493>HGWhere's my MGEX 00 Raiser?Where's my Exia Ver. Ka?Where's my PGU 00 QanT?
>>23777615Virtue was released in 2021 after the last of the S1 Gundams and is the seventh most recent MG.Cry fucking more that you aren't getting sucked off every single year with dozens of kits.
>having a bad day>remember shitpla exists>chuckle and feel a little better
>>23777616>1 HG after 5 years of nothingYou are not very good at making your point.
>>23777616>Cry fucking more that you aren't getting sucked off every single year with dozens of kits.yeah bitch that's the privilege of SEED chads only
>>23777639how long since the last kit from:VTurn AAGEG-Recoyou want to whine cus your cock isn't sucked enough? oh no, merely getting kits as recent as last year! boo fucking hoo, guess you'll have to kill yourself if you don't have a brand new toy to buy this year of the third most represented universe in model kit form.
>>23777641Do you...want more kits from those series? I mean, I understand Turn A to a degree. Even Victory. But fucking Age and G-Reco? Who the fuck wants more kits from THOSE series?
>>23777643I can list something from every single series that exists that I want a kit of easily.
>>23777641Fucking hook me up to the chinkpla machine if they're gonna make AGE kits.
>>23777646Ok and I want kits of 00.
>>23777648Cool, you have more than most series fans do. Try not to cry about going a year between releases when there are 20 series to support designs of. It's that easy.
>>23777647>>23777651Dude AGE is not 'most series'. Nobody gives a shit about AGE but you apparently.00 is probably one of the worst off series in ratio of fans to kits for anything other than exia and the 00 itself.
>>23777652Sorry I forgot that 00 not only got a good HG line while it was airing but also a good 1/100th line and then got all of its first season Gundams as MGs, 3 of which are very recent, while still getting new HGs as recent as months ago.Tiniest fucking fiddle anon. The tiniest. 00 is one of the best off series any way you slice it. Sorry you don't get an MG every year when all of 2 MGs might come out in a year. Maybe you'll just have to realize the show's almost two decades old now and there's not much going on with it so you should actually just be fucking happy anything recent has come out at all instead of being saved for its 20th anniversary.
>>23777654>bro be happy with those garbage S1 HGs and scaled up S2 HGs lol
Fun little kit. He's just so TINY, smaller even than my HG Leo. The G Rework slides were the good choice, I feel. Better looking than most other sheets I found. Gonna top coat him matte when the rain fucks off. Also, had a fun little idea to maybe spray paint the cloak gloss black, and then coat it with Tamiya Pearl coat. The idea is that the cloak is supposed to be a cloaking device, right? With that combo, maybe it would look like space reflecting stars.
>>23777657Yeah. If your taste wasn't as basic bitch as possible you'd be really thankful a ton of grunts got decent quality kits to begin with. Many people would kill for Wing's lesser grunts to get an HG. Woe is you, unable to buy another variant of the Exia from the dozen available.
>>23777658It's not really a cloaking device, but it does hide some of the heat signature and is, well, a cloak. It's beam resistant, that's the primary point of it, ablative defense.
>>23777659>decent quality
>>23777661Correct. Far better than you're going to get of a Taurus.
Finally got Turn A done. Was kind of a messy build, since the one I did before didn't have any articulation, so adding that into the mix complicated things. Really want to start working on Engage SR3 by wave, but might do Nobel Gundam before that just to get a bit more practice in.
>>23777662I will simply ignore your demands that I stop desiring something just because something else has it worse.
>>23777671You bastard, think of all the HIV positive starving african children living in warzones, crying out for G-Reco master grades
>>23777641>AGE>G-RecoI mean, not to spoil your point, but we did get kits of Obright's Genoace and Movie G-Self quite recently.
>>23775810>>23777357post paintgod kinos
>apply topcoat>no discernable difference I get that the main purpose is to provide a protective layer, but I've seen too many people say top coat improves the overall look and I just don't see it.
Not trying to shill anything here, but this random video of a guy unboxing his P-Bandai gacha box came up on my feed, and I thought it would be interesting for people who are curious about its contents:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzGDioQ-PW0TL:DR the guy bought the 8-item gacha box (which I think was around $150) and got:HG Altron ($27-29 USD)HG Turn A Moonlight Butterfly wings ($22 USD)RE/100 Vigna-Zirah ($50-58 USD)RG Avalanche Exia' ($66 USD)RG Novel Hi-Nu Hyper Mega Bazooka Launcher + Funnel Effects ($37 USD)HG Gundam Plutone Black ($32 USD)HG Heingra ($22 USD)MG Gundam Evolve Gray Zeta ($72-91 USD)So, it seems to mostly corroborate all other accounts that the gacha boxes do give you more value for your purchase, and isn't just filled with leftover slop. It also seems to mostly match stuff that is currently available in the store and/or recently printed, and isn't Gundam Base clear color or special coating kits.
>>23777739You're mainly hearing from people who spray dull/matt coat straight onto bare plastic to get rid of the plastic sheen look. It's definitely an improvement, but still pales in comparison to an actual paint job. Which, yes, the top coat is there to protect the paint and decals from being as easily damaged, though obviously there is a limit to what a paper-thin coat of clear paint can protect against.
>>23777472Hopefully never
>>23777647Dragon Momoko used to make AGE kits in the past. Their AGE-1 Razor was even better than Bandai's since the green parts were actual clear parts instead of stickers.
>>23777740>MG Gundam Evolve Gray Zeta ($72-91 USD)That kit is worth more than the other slop that he received.
>>23777472Aren't chinks making Exia based on metal build designed by katoki?
anyone tried the dspiae AT-FX01/02 files?
>>23777804It's fine, but it's too big for my needs.
>>23777788The Exia Metal Builds are based on Ebikawa's design.
Surprised that Bandai haven't make Nu Gundam Fukuoka MG kit. Are they really hate MG that much?
what are the recommended sizes for a gap scraper? just stumbled into an ali superdeal for all of them
>>23777741>spray dull/matt coat straight onto bare plastic to get rid of the plastic sheen look.Oh, I see.
>>23777813If they did, they would have to base it off of the Ver. Ka, which is an abomination. So, no, I'm glad they didn't.
>>23777815I think these are the correct ones, I'm pulling the trigger
I already have and like my HGUC Mk-II, I just want to hear someone else praise it
>>23777813>they really hate MG that much?They made an RG for it, RG are the new MG. The better question is, when are they going to make more non-gundam RG? Because damn it's tiring seeing nothing but white suits in that line.
>>23777813Maybe they're waiting for a chance to make a 2.0 of the Nu Gundam first which somehow involves the Nu Gundam MP Type.
lol imagine buying full armor ZZ just for these extra parts.
>>23777855I already bought it, sorry that it offends you.
>>23777304>>23777310Turn A is boring dogshit, the design is ugly and is the reason Gundam almost died before SEED had to save the franchise's sorry ass. Of all the things Tomino wished he could go back in time to fix, it's the Turn A's design. It's just that shitty. Sorry you had to find out this way. You can post about cows or washing machines or how Loran is best girl on reddit for updoots if it makes you feel better.
>>23777845They intended to make RG Gouf and RG GM but ultimately those plans got canned. Beside Zaku and Zgok, Bandai stopped caring about RG for non-Gundam MS altogether.
>>23777858It's crazy how you can be so confidently wrong and double down on it
TurnAkeks are in eternal suffering. They will cope with those early 2000s kits until the end of time.
>>23777870Blud out here beefin with ghosts lmao :skull:
>>23777871>BludI thought Big Brother forbids you fags from accessing 4chan?
>g self lucifer getting a reprint.Finally for fucks sake.
>>23777868I'm not him, but were you actually into gundam when Turn-A was airing? I was, and people literally thought it was the end, the reception was terrible.
>>23774956An old school Zgok, how's my weathering looking?
>>23777908Orange bits look odd, other than that seems alright
>>23777914It's supposed to be rust corrosion.
>>23777908Looking good! I really like the way the upper part looks like the paint has worn away. I think it could use a bit more streaking like what you see here >>23777917
>>23777902The picture you posted says that the people who were into gundam at the time loved it. It just wasn't popular with secondaries and little kids.
>>23777921That's what I want to do now, I'll do the paint weathering first, and then the grime and streaking. Do you have any good tutorial on how to it?
>>23777924Ironic, since gunpla secondaries created the current landscape. Without them, no TurnA kits.
>>23777925https://www.migjimenez.com/img/cms/PDF/SBS_Hexa-Gear-Weathering-Guide_ENG.pdfhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQMc9zFipNYThe short version is, you can thin down some of your rust color and apply streaks of it with a brush. Depending on how thinned down your paint is, you can come back in when it's dry and apply more of it for a more intense effect if you want.
>>23777908Not bad, id cover some of the black up with a bit more orange
>>23777924>Gundam fans loved it>However, low rating and unpopularWhat did he mean by this?
>>23777951That gundam fans aren't the majority
>>23777951The age old paradox of trying to appeal to and sell plastic models to people who weren't going to buy them in the first place.
>>23777951Anime was more popular than ever by that point and gundam wasn't gaining any new fans. It was popular with the people who already liked gundam but not anyone who wasn't already a fan. Please learn to read.
>>23777959Oh yeah gundam fans liked it, except the models didn't sell and most of those fans that they have gathered since 1979 didn't watch. No wonder this shit doesn't have new kits kek.
>>23777967Gunpla fans and gundam fans are distinct groups. All the shit you were saying is stuff you just made up and your screenshot didn't prove anything other than the fact that tomino was depressed over gunpla fans and kids not enjoying his work anymore.
I seem to be a gunpla and gundam fans. I feel so distinct and unique.
>>23777969>tomino was depressed over gunpla fans and kids not enjoying his work anymore.Yeah because people have started to develop taste and stopped watching trash.
>>23777972>Stopped watching trash but still watched IBO, SEED, WFM and Wing.
She is a murderer
>>23777975She is cute
>>23777924Gee, maybe because the Turn A itself is ugly as sin?
>>23777977If you're a retard that is.
>>23777977To be fair, alot of designs in the franchise are straight up grotesque yet have enough eyeballs around them to guarantee sales.
>>23777977I think it's cool and that you are ugly as sin
>>23777976She looks like someone who enjoys hardcore sex with bald old men.
>>23777987It seems my attraction to her is mutual then
Turn A has the shortest model kit line in the entire series, I don't know if they ever counted on the show being a commercial success. Always seemed like more of a passion project.
>>23777994It didn't do much to be an advertisement for toys unfortunately
>>23778010probably why it is one of the better gundam series
>>23778012Probably why TurnA is somewhat offtopic here because it is not gunpla
>>23777652I'm saying if bandai is making age kits I'll just buy chinkpla
>>23778015my condolences
>>23778019>2007Depressing
Should I buy a MG The O?I'm a little on the fence about it
>>23778024do you want a fat shit kit to be a display centerpiece? imo kits like that work best if you have no more than 4-5 kits on display, all of similar scale.
>>23778029Agreed. I got it up with HG Dendrobium, RE/100 Nightingale, and PG zaku
>>23778029I honestly want to display it alongside some other Titans mobile suits. I recently ordered a palace athene for example.
>>23777975>NOOOOO THINK OF THE CIVILIAN CONTRACTORS ON THE GIANT WAR STATIONThe only good zeek is a dead one, she did nothing wrong and was stopped before she was about to do actual wrong.
>>23778019what does the 2007 special edition come with again?
>>23778040a dvd and a few promo pamphlets
>>23778042I don't remember a DVD with mine...
>>23777671I didn't tell you to stop desiring something.I told you to stop crying and saying "Bandai refuses to appeal to 00 fans." Because that's wrong and you're a whiny little bitch.
>>23778043https://www.dalong.net/reviews/mg/mg100/p/mg100_runner2.jpgDalong doesn't showcase one either, so it's possible not every 2007 version came with it.
>MG FA ZZ shippedWe're eating so good next week
>>23778024No, don't reward Bandai for their artificial scarcity bullshit. Buy a Daban instead, at least it comes with enough extra beam sabers for the sub-arms (though honestly I don't know if Bandai actually addressed this with the recent reprint, if they haven't it's hilarious).
>>23778051They don't all come with the extra sabers. Mine didn't.Also, how are you in the position to buy the-o but you don't have a ton of extra sabers around?
>>23777855With how many moving parts there are on the thing that could scratch a paint job, getting it all molded in the right color is the most important part. Also, it includes two extra parts on the Enhanced ZZ J runner that weren't on the FAZZ, and the forearm connector parts are fucking huge.>>23777975All war is murder, anon.>>23778057Do you have extra sabers all in the same color and length, though? Because that would be important to me if I were doing an all-four-sabers pose.
>>23778062Most MG kits use a standardized beam sabre size yeah. They're yellow so it's not the most common colour but also not that rare either.
>>23778062Yeah. The hyaku shiki uses the same ones. I will also point out that my bootleg the-o did not come with those extra sabers you mention every time it comes up.
>>23778051It doesnt come with enough beam sabers? wtf i thought it did.
>>23778079Nope. Personally that kept me from buying one back when it first came out. Then I regretted that when they never reprinted it and eventually scooped one up for 150 bucks about 5 years ago.Honestly one of the more bullshit things Bandai pulled with an MG but like the other anon said, chances are you have the extras for it anyway so oh well.
>>23778081Ive never gotten a MG kit before so im unsure wether regular beam sabers would be too small for him to wield. Otherwise i should have some spares lying around.
>>23778046I will check the box after work. It has the golden MG on it and I thought that was the limited edition. Can't remember the red banner or not.
>>23778084that's the same as the one dalong has, but he makes no reference to the DVD in his review
>>23778082SB-1 is the specific runner. It's used in almost every MG and a few HGs, but usually only HGs with larger sabres (ZZ, Psyco). Very common. There's only a couple sabre molds 99% of kits use.
>>23778091a good example of a kit with the yellow MG sabers is HGUC nightingale I have spares from that
>>23778094>>23778091The MG hyaku shiki has the same sabers as the-o. I can't imagine someone would want the-o but not a hyaku shiki.
New Changpla. It is a Hi Nu...Errhh Providence...Strike Gundam...I give up.
>>23778091>PsycoWhoops, actually it comes with SB-13s and unique ones. I thought it had SB-1s. Maybe Destroy does I didn't get it.>>23778094>>23778096I took mine from Hyaku Shiki yeah. Fortunately you probably only want one extra too, unless you don't want it with the rifle at all. But everyone knows this pose is the coolest and what you wanna do with it.
>>23778081even the hg comes with 4 wtf were they thinking?
I'm okay with spending 150 dollars on a model kit but having to go through my huge box of sabers is where I draw the line
>>23778101they were thinking "we don't even really want to release this but everyone's asking about that prototype so here it is fuck you, oh wow look at that no one bought it just as we expected fuck you all enjoy your 2 beam sabres and an out of date mold you bitches enjoy not getting a reprint for 20 years"
>>23778104The mold is fine
>>23778105It's okay. It's noticeably lazy in many areas even at the time, like not having every (large) vernier part separated at all. It isn't the end of the world or anything but there is a good reason it was considering disappointing. They phoned it in. It's still a good sculpt overall but it's lacking for one of the most expensive MG kits.
>>23778112They just charge by volume of plastic. It's a lot of plastic.
>>23778114It certainly is but again, people would've been happier if it was even 5k yen more expensive and detailed to the degree the MG line was. Reminder that it came out at the same time as the MG V Dash and ReZEL. It's got several areas that are done more lazily than the original MG Sazabi or even the Ex-S 1.0.
>>23778115>5k500 to 1k got compressed in my brain oopsy. No one woulda been happy with a 17k yen The O in 2010.
>>23776943>flies you further away from womankind than you've ever been
>>23778098its a gundam seed destinynot a destiny gundam, it's the gundam seed destiny ""aesthetic"" as a wholeit's distilled SEA
>>23778098Head looks like a mix of Exia and Wing
>>23778114Plastic doesn't cost them shit. They do factor it into the cost, but it's way less than you think. It's way more about the mold price in general and return on investment per printing compared to other products. The cost of the raw plastic compared to something like an HG is less than 10 bucks. But that HG will be bought many more times, can be printed faster due to the amount of runners, and will ultimately make them way more money than anytime they take up a production slot with an MG The O.
>>23778134Mold is not as expensive as you think. Even the Changs can produce their own mold and sell you 3 times cheaper. But as an exchange, they use literall gutter plastic to cut the cost. The mold is a long term investment. Even Bandai themselves would rather sell you trash than to buy good plastic for the production.
>>23778134it's way way way less than 10 bucksraw abs plastic stock sold in bulk on the consumer market is about $2 a kilogram, I'm sure Bandai gets it even cheaper than that. A high grade is about 100-300g of plastic, even if you're generous and add another 200g of just runner material you're still looking at less than a dollar worth of plastic.
>>23778136The mold is a long term investment yes, and then they have opportunity costs on reprinting it because they're juggling tons of products. The plastic cost is only important relative to what they can produce otherwise with the same amount. It's all just expected returns based on simple production factors and market demand.>>23778137Yeah I wasn't confident enough and didn't want to bother looking up the exact costs to say $1 so I just covered my ass with what I knew was well above it.
>>23778141The plastic as a business expensive is damaging when the product flopped. You only need to make one set of mold for one kit, but you need enough plastic to print about 1 million copies for country wide distribution. And even when something flopped, it is not the end for Bandai. They have alot of best seller to carry the poorly sold ones. The-O MG however, is the victim of artificial scarcity, they refuse to reprint it in large quantity so collectors and hardcore fans will buy it when the reprint finally comes no matter the pricetag.
>>23778147you act like it's some utterly malicious thing but it's just the reality of business. It released, it did poorly, the expected return of reprinting is low compared to producing other things instead. It's just what you're going to deal with if what (you) want is the product they released that did shitty. That'll be true across everything everywhere, especially when it's a company with thousands of directly competing products, nevermind hundreds of thousands of other products.
>>23778147They didn't reprint it because the initial release bombed and they're not gonna keep making something nobody wanted. They started making it again once there was demand. Are you retarded?
They had these in stock for quite a while now so either the reprint was big enough or the hype not real. I considered getting one but I already have the HG so I got an Chang Kshatriya instead, that was €125,- including shipping
>>23778155It's generally now a bad time for expensive toy purchases for a lot of people who might have wanted one over the past few years across a lot of the world
>>23778155They've been doing massive reprints for the last year or so to prevent scalping
>>23778154>and they're not gonna keep making something nobody wanted.I'm gonna be real with you, 80% of Bandai models are full of shit nobody wanted and they keep being reprinted anyway. The evidence of MG The O being an artificial scarcity is that MG reprint poll Bandai held around last year. You can call MG The O as "shit nobody wanted", but c'mon, 2 Ver Ka kits in this list. You are a fucking brain damaged retard if you are unable to see through this.
>>23778155there was hype?it's a big dumb brick kit of a big dumb brick mobile suit piloted by an asshole who's not even the most entertaining rapist in his showit's a kit for hipster contrarians who want a kit that's BIG but the sazabi ver ka is too mainstream
>>23778162Look at the picture you posted you retard. It got reprinted because of that poll. The original release bombed so it didn't get a reprint until consumers gave them a clear signal they wanted it. Not everything is some malicious conspiracy to deny you your toys.
>>23778157>>23778160I also have seen them for less, starting from €145,- Gunpla prices can vary wildly from store to store overhere. Some cheaper stores also still have stock, I just like GH, usually they have average prices compared to others so maybe they thought to make some extra money on a rare kit, idk.
>>23778162When's Turn X coming out anyway?
>>23778172The north american distributor says april
>>23778164>It got reprinted because of that poll.And why did they make that poll? For shit and giggles? Fucking faggot retard.
>>23778164Agree. Nobody cares about The O or FAZZ, that shit is gay. This is the modelkit for real /m/en.
>>23778175Because people wanted it. This is how they communicated actual consumer demand to the company and the company responded to it.Not everything is a conspiracy centered around making you unable to buy the toys you want. You are not important.
>>23778175Why are you so angry about toys?
>>23778175Specifically to let the "hardcore fans" get a voice in what they wanted to see being reprinted that hadn't in a while despite their popularity? The right thing? Like, what?
>>23778176uhoh, psycoframe activation incoming
>>23778179Apparently it's a bad thing if bandai asks customers what they want and then makes those products to sell them. They should have just asked this random third worlder with autism first and saved everyone their time.
>>23778164My memory's fuzzy, but I'm pretty sure the FAZZ and The-O got announced reprints before the poll (which also had Perfect Zeong as a winner). Those kits were already hitting retail outlets in the middle of last year, just not in the numbers people were expecting and with US shipments getting delayed because they decided to prioritize shipping to their Asian markets first.
>>23778184It's definitely why we're getting the turn X, v-dash and double X.
>I AM SO ANGRY AND MAD THAT BANDAI ISN'T REPRINTING THE KITS THAT I WANT>Bandai reprints the kit>STUPID FUCKING BANDAI RETARD AND THEIR ARTIFICIAL SCARCITY AYIIIIIIIEEEEEEI don't believe this is a real person.
>>23778177Bandai don't ask you to vote when they reprint dogshit like Guntank and random 30MM kits no one buys. It is a multi billion dollar corporation, the execs probably rape kids behind closed doors. They absolutely having malice and worse.
>>23778183You don't understand he saw a children's toy on the shelves today and it triggered him.
>>23778188Not everything is about you. Buy a guntank and have some fun with it.
>>23778189>>23778183I will fuck you in the ass first, and then you can vote if i'm gonna thurst harder or stop. I care about you, you see.
>>23778196You posted a photo of a new years sale of a very popular model kit and now you're threatening to rape people because they told you not everything is a conspiracy to hurt you. Settle down.
>>23778099How do I find more Detolfs?
>>23778192Shut the fuck up. You faggots were crying a bitch when Bandai made a bunch of new SEED kits.
>>23778196>the anon is undergoing.... an autism melty!!!
>>23778196Seek professional help, you're clearly unwell
>>23778200I like seed kits. Just finished one the other day. You cry every day about everything. You're crying now.
Are you that autistic retard who keeps making threads in /a/ about how unrealistic mecha is and have been schizo replying to himself in the thread? I think you are just because your autistic ramblings are very similar.
>>23778199a time machine to 10 years ago when they were cheap AF
>>23778197>very popular model kit Literally nobody asks for a revive HG for Guntank. It looks stupid as fuck.
>>23778207Yeah because the original is perfect as it is. No need to fuck with perfection.
>>23778207I'm gonna build my MG Guntank cus of this post.
the revive line has been over for a long time
>>23778209Enjoy assembling those threads.
>>23778209Based. It's a good kit.
>>23778211I got one assembled and put it all back in the boxI can do it this time.
I forgot to mention it is of course an OFFICIAL BANDAI™ Master Grade™ Guntank™ made only by the finest artisan plastic folders in Japan™ paid in full at retail price at my local hobby shop™
>>23778096already did
>>23778216meant for >>23778172
>>23778216With that shipping cost you are not even saving money getting it from Japan.
>>23778220He is getting it a good bit earlier though.
>>23778220not losing money thoughbeit I do not have local plamo shops in my country within 250km
>>23778215Not going to Holy Nippon to make the offering of your Neetbucks to Johny Bandai in person. You don't deserve that Guntank.
Ask to ship without the box to save a few dollars.They send it with the box anyways. Cool, I guess it would've been cheaper to do so instead of wrapping it in tons of bubble wrap just to put it in a box in the end.
>>23778216Whats the point with that shipping cost? You might as well buy it from a scalper.
>>23778239you underestimate how weak the yen is atmthat's only 220EUR before VAT
you know what, the chinkchads should make the nxedge style figures into model kids.
>>23778241(40k yen = ~220 eur for shipping AND the two kits)
>>23778242The only thing holding the Chinks back is their atrocious redesigns. Not saying Bandai isn't guilty of that, but Changs are just tasteless.
>>23778216Are you in the USA? How is internal shipping over there? In Euroland from a store that order would ad up to about what you pay and most stores do free shipping from €150,- if below that I pay about €7,- to €12,- in country and €10,- to €20,- from anywhere in Europe and I never had an upcharge for the package being to big.
>>23778246you will be paying minimum €150EUR just for the O in EUwith turn x you will probably be adding another €60-70, so the price is basically the same
>>23778250That's what I said, but if anon is in the USA, buys it there and has to ship it it may be more expensive. Overhere it is a flat rate, the price difference just depends on wich shipper you use but I sometimes hear USA people talking about calculating shippingcosts, I'm just curious. Europe and Dutchland in perticular is small and dense so shipping is easy and cheap.
I'm tired of Gundam boss
>>23778262time for nuke matrix
>>23778267Mine just arrived earlier today. First girlpla.
>>23778154>they're not gonna keep making something nobody wanted. Press X to doubt
Gundam Base Pop-Up in Metrotown, Burnaby, British Columbia. I am very pleased I got to visit.Don't mind the leftover Chinese New Year decorations.
>>23778262i want so much some spesships modelsbut they are all niche or lego
>>23778274canada seems to have a strong concentration of female women into gunpla
>>23778162Hurry up perfect Gundam I want more 1/20 pilots
>>23778276nah we just have had laws preventing parents from stopping their kids from trooning out for about a decade, that's all.
Are those mystery bundles on P-bandai ever worth it or are they just trying to unload junk onto me?
>>23778331Ctrl-f gacha for an earlier post
>>23778331I got a MK-V from one but also some bullshit Build Divers thing and a pair of socks so whatever
>>23778331I wanted parts to mess with and ended up very pleased with the overstock I just received from their latest surprise bundle.Maybe I just wanted the Avalanche Exia who knows...
>>23778353Wasn't Altron given a retail release?
>>23778359Says year and a half ago. Probably A LOT of overstock.You have to remember the Japanese HATE chinks and everything they stand for
>>23774956Working on the terror mirage. Got this far into it for today. I feel like I've been really productive lately.>>23778275There's a lot of space battleship yamato stuff out there.
>>23778331See >>23777740>>23778353Your haul looks suspiciously equal to that guy's haul too. Makes me wonder if the contents aren't fully randomized.
>>23778377>wonder if the contents aren't fully randomizedI can see bandai being so cheap they would do this just to save on shipping.
>>23778386They're so cheap that they gave him 350 dollars of stuff for 150. How devilish of them.
>>23778377If it's the exact same isn't it overstock then?
>>23778386I actually kind of want a Gray Zeta, so I don't know if I'd take that plunge? A Daban knockoff exists, but who knows if their runners would include the extra junk pieces that the official kit would. Especially the Hyper Mega Launcher, which I might like for my MG Zeta Ver. Ka.>>23778393Each of those kits probably costs Bandai a maximum of $1-3 to produce, and not having to cut in the retailers for shelf space due to P-Bandai being its own webfront store, they would probably still make a pretty penny on the gacha boxes. This on top of likely having a business arrangement with FedEx for bulk shipping.I remember an anon who works at a modeling goods store saying that they get charged like $7 USD per HGUC The-O wholesale, so certainly this shit is still profitable even after all that. Bandai spends perhaps $10 on plastic, stickers, paper and cardboard to manufacture those nine kits, pays probably $5 to ship the whole box to your doorstep, and they get around $130-160 from you after taxes, tariffs and customs.
>>23778403Im >>23778353 and this was specifically 'SURPRISE GUNPLA BUNDLE J - 8 items' pretty sure the specific ones do matter
>>23778406Oh, so you ordered the exact same bundle that guy did, and got the exact same items. I thought you ordered the 9-item K bundle because of the RG Banshee add-on kit in your picture.
Oh Jesus shit, I just decided to check, and the example bundle image does explicitly show three of the kits you get in it. Despite the information explicitly saying that the example image is not a guarantee.
>>23778403You are delusional
>>23778410I got some other stuff and cropped put that box.Im sorry for misleading you anon. Cao Cao Wing will now execute Banshee for my honor is stained such
>>23778377The bundles are known to be equal for every customer
>>23776546I just saw one on Aliexpress for $115 with free shipping. I personally think the kit is ugly as fuck, so i didn't buy it.
when's the best time to slap on weathering? before my matte clear coat or after?
>>23778478Depends on how confident you are. Weathering is generally easier to clean off a glossy surface but it sticks much better to a matte one. Before if youre prone to mistakes and want to correct them easier, after if you know exactly what youre doing and wanna get it done quickly
>>23778486Aight, I'll do it on glossy surface for now then
>>23778488coward
>bought the MG Zeta Ver. Ka a decent time ago>it doesn't come with the Hyper Mega Launcher like the Zeta 2.0>there's an Effects Wings kit that contains a blue and a gray one>but the cheapest I can find it for is $27 USDIt almost doesn't seem fair.
Working on the Sarg tonight
WHERE'S THE FUCKING MG EXIA DARK MATTER REPRINT BANDAI?
>>23778420NTA but to be fair, 5 dollars is how cheap a SNAA's original is so the theory of Bandai losing 5 dollars per copy is not that far off. Stuff we pay for is mostly for the brand value.
>>23778520why do you even want shadow the exiahog
>>23778520Just buy the chinkified Exia Dark Matter
>>23778403>a maximum of $1-3 to produceDo you cunts really believe this delusional take? Electricity and labour alone doesn't cover that.
>>23778566chatgpt probably told him bandai only spends $1-$3 per kit
>>23776943Diablo 3 looking ass crossbow
>>23778575Correction chang only spends that amount because of slave labour and stolen electricity.
>>23778421Is that horse good for HGs at all
>>23776943What am I looking at
New thread>>23778664>>23778664>>23778664
>>23778604>backflip spazzing through the air"VENGEANCE!!"
>>23776125Spite. The local official supplier hoards stuff like crazy and cracks down on any sellers that dare to import things themselves. I can tolerate the price gouging, but they only release new Gunpla stocks at big events or in such small increments that they're basically nonexistent. Heck, they hoard stuff for so long that bootlegs of Aerial were on sale before they even released their stock
