-=READ THE GUIDES=-Welcome to the Gunpla/Plamo General!For those new, please read our guides. We have many resources available to help you in many different aspects of the hobby. They're here for you!For the unclear, "plamo" is short for "plastic model". "Gunpla" is thus short for "Gundam plastic model". Many different kinds of models are built here, ranging from mecha to planes, cars, musume, you name it! If you're new, you're gonna screw up. Don't worry! If you're seasoned, don't make the newbies worry!And don't forget to report shitposting and spam. The mods don't browse /m/ too often, so it's up to YOU to help keep our general clean and civil!>Why won't anyone answer my question?Be more specific, and try to provide clear images if you can.>Why are my pictures sideways?4chan strips EXIF data when images are uploaded, including the orientation tag if it's from your phone. To fix it save out your images separately, or use an app that will rotate and save the images for you.One easy to use app that works well on Android:play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplemobilephotoresizer-=THE GUIDES=->Gelgoog Guy's gunpla guide:gunpla.buyfags.moe>Funaka's gunpla guides:Building Gunpla: files.catbox.moe/fj5azc.pdfScratchbuilding: files.catbox.moe/2d9ppa.pdf>Falldog's gunpla guide:otakurevolution.com/content/laymans-gunpla-guide>A guide to other types of plamo:mediafire.com/file/1vf1aw7v91pz5pa>Saintism's gunpla photography guide:saint-ism.com/category/gunpla/photography-=OTHER RESOURCES=->Gundam lineart (There's a lot!):pastebin.com/4KBEnVaN>Dalong's gunpla reviews and documentation:dalong.net>Schizophonic's gunpla/plamo reviews:schizophonic9-2.com>KenBill Blog's gunpla/plamo reviews:blog.kenbill.com>Past Groupbuilds:https://flickr.com/photos/197891373@N06>Monthly Restock List (April):old.reddit.com/r/gunpla/1s1jcfyPrior thread: >>23819099
-=GIRLPLA GROUPBUILD=-Build a kit featuring any brand of Girlpla, including but not limited to:>Frame Arms Girl>Megami Device>30 Minute Sisters/Missions/Etc.>Figure-Rise Standard>MegalomariaAdditionally, any "Feminine" mechs like the Nobel Gundam or Valsione are fair game as well. What you do with your build in terms of theming is up to you so long as your base is "Feminine".Send a description along with both WIP and Finished images of your build to gunplaplamo@gmail.comSTART: 4/15/26END: 7/31/26
Show me what you're working on!
>planning out my groupbuild, which involves scratchbuilding a full skirt out of pla plate>want to make it a folding skirt that can expand, so a shitload of hinge mechanisms are going to be necessary>the smallest hinges I can find on Amazon are 7mm width per wing and 25mm height, necessitating either a pretty damn big-ass skirt or profligate use of a Dremel to cut down the hingesI'm pretty damn glad I started the planning stage this early.
>kassy is doing snapshit speedbuild
>>23823792I promise to vote for you, that sounds based as fuck
>>23823780Dynames finished. I'm very happy with the decals, especially on the shoulders and the side of the head. I didn't have a Dynames-specific sheet and half of the Avalanche Exia ones are blue so I used a combination of the Avalanche, spares from chink decals for Seravee and Cherudim and a few from the generic 00 sheet.
>>23823840Photographing it was kinda annoying and it makes me want to get a photo booth and some lights so I can take actual good photos independent of the weather for once but eh
Lately I've been into 30 mf waiting for the skeletons.Meanwhile I want to make a custom 30 minute sister, but I don't any sister, which girl has the shortest more small body?
>>23823840what non-dynames parts did you use?
>>23823780My current work in progress. I plan to lengthen the torso and add a huge backpack
>>23823877COCKAwhat's the planned paint scheme?
>>23823851Shoulder armor, legs from the thigh down are from avalanche exia, rifle is from gnx
>>23823877That's a big penis.
>>23823899
>>23823904Wow somebody actually recognized what I was making.>>23823878Blue so far. I'll think about it more when i have it primed grey.
>>23823779>>23823780Mascot Anon here, Final call!The slot for request are still openParticipant may request one of the either:A. a mascot with suggested theme, usually a creaturesorB. Bust portrait of their Ace Custom's pilot(Reference appreciated)Currently expecting to be able to provide:One slots full color final product remain(no background, one slot preserved for Burst Hail, will be given to next in line if request isn't made)The remaining two slot will be given a sketch of their requestPlease post picture of entries not used by groupbuild dude(WIP and older photo is okay) to verify your participation.This post will be repost until the slot are either full, or one more thread after the final theme is confirmed.Request are valid as long as this post can still be replied to.>>23820161Sorry for the delay!This is the current concept of Akatsuki's mascot design, please tell me which one do you like best, I will be using it as a base for the final product. Also, while I have some color decided in mind, please feel free to tell me if there are any palette you would like to have>>23820227I am glad to hear it! Please look forward to finished product soon!
>>23823792You are gonna be so angry when something wins that took a tenth of the effort
>>23823956uhm, just paint that silver parts ok?
The P-Bandai surprise bundle L was a bunch of repeats of some of the others. Now I have 3 Altrons and Black Plutones. But it did have a nice surprise, the MG Mk-V. Not sure why they won't just lower the price instead of putting it in clearance lootboxes
>>23823956>overexposed product photo taken under $50,000 worth of lights blasting the subject with 5000 lumens of 99+ CRI lighting, arranged perfectly in a $10,000 photoboothvs>some retard's dim, dark, damp gooning dungeon
>>23823840>>23823843Awesome.
>>23823963what gold did he use? It kinda looks like it's some sort of copper gold.
gunpla builders are so dishonest. they always include passive inactivity like waiting the paint dry to the total working hours
>>23823968FSS Laminate Gold
wow is that a heckin ugly paint job from some ecelebs youtube videoamazing
better than gaykotsu and zack
reply to the post you fucking pussy.
>>23823972This but unironically. it looks great
>>23823933I think option C is best. Thank you again for your work. As for palette, I was aiming back then to stay close to traditional Hojo clan colors, which are deep blue/indigo for clothes and burn red for armor, with white elements like ropes representing purity - but if you already have idea, its totally okay. Im happy each time somebody do art for me.
>>23823963The color is a little garish, but it has a lot of presence.
>>23823971>5 bucksthats a decent price. I'll order some.
>>23823978JP onry, sorry
sanding time
>>23823982
>>23823981aaayiiiiiieeeee.
>>23823779can you extend the group build? my kit wont get here until june.
Is it normal for putty dust to hit me in the nerves
>>23823985Glass files my beloved. Kills nub marks and keeps the plastic nice and neat, and so easy to clean. Fucking love glass files
>>23823985>>23823993i was talking prep for paint, not finishing factory work for bandai lmao
Is this true!?
>>23824002ask their Gosaurer kits or that Nobunaga The Fool one
I am the second builder in /gpg/
>>23824002I'm willing to buy it, honestly.>RX-78-02 2.0 (August 2024)>legendary RG that's basically akin to a miniature MG or PG, hailed as the best RG of today, every youtuber glazes it as a must-have>RG Akatsuki (December 2024)>infamous for using the advanced MS joints from 12 years ago that made the first RG RX-78-02 a laughingstock, almost universally considered to be dogshit and overpriced, its sole redeeming factor is that it's better than the HG (lol lmao)
>>23824009I'm the third strongest mole
>>23824009i am /gpg/'s espada tercera and 6th biggest antisemite
>jp madlad is using the pgu nu to make a pgu hi-nuI hope he succeeds just like that guy who made a 1/100 dendrobium.
>>23823993thought theybwere a meme then i got thatbdapiae set that came with one and tried it and yeah, it's pretty fucking based
Found this 1/12 scale Jaguar XJ220 at the thrift store today. I had some plans already but maybe I'll repaint this and do a matching girlpla in racist outfit.
>>23824035You should get the gunprimer knockoffs by Stedi, they're way better than the single-direction files
>>23824036>racist outfitLike a Klan robe?
>>23824039Stedi glass files are coarser than Raser, only up to 800 grit. I wouldn't call that a dealbreaker, but you need to be careful when using the knockoffs because those have sharp edges that can gouge your kits.
>>23824043Anon...I like the Ple Two body better but Lunamaria comes with a catlike shaped helmet wich would fit the Jag. Doing a quick search for the waterslides I would use is mildly positive, we'll see.
>>23824067Anon, it's "racy", not "racist".Honestly, dress your girlpla in an SS uniform and it'll do numbers here.
>>23824079>Anon, it's "racy", not "racist".That is the joke, my dude. Racing outfit would be the correct grammar.I'm not doing an Nazipla, I'm sure I could build some qt blonde Mistress Fraulein but that is not my fetish and this is not DeviantArt.
https://youtu.be/mxw8xg1lpp4Confederate girlpla. Conceptualize it
>>23823780Finally was able to matte coat some kits I've had done for a few weeks. First up is the Star Abyss/ 1/87 Chink Harute. I ended up skipping the decals on it and I'm pretty happy with how it ended up without them. Finally put it MA mode which is where it is going to say.
>>23824101Ended up using an entire can for Mr Hobby topcoat on it since my garage was too humid for most of the day and just didn't outside. Had to cleanup a bunch of the clear parts with Iso so that they were shiny again. Since they are very glossy it wasn't too bad and I think I saved time off of masking everything.
>>23824103The F90IIIY was a fun kit. Outside the foot not bending at all, it is a good MG. The underslung beam bazookas was a fun idea, but the mounts to hold them really could use one more point of articulation as it's really hard to have them "back" and not down in the deployed position. Didn't really like how that looked, so I just put one on the back holder instead for it's shelf pose. Can't wait for my X-type expansion to arrive. Also I think I want an original F90 now or at least an F90 N-type.
New sheik mainland kit was announced."Franz Alpha"There was also mention of some kind of change to how the parts are laid out on the runners to reduce the amount of nubs (which is saying something because previous Sheik kits already did all sorts of runner positioning and parts overlapping tricks to hide nubs)
>>23824010The main complaint for the Akatsuki was just that the hip joints were too weak to support the weight of its large backpack. For which an aftermarket third-party parts pack exists (also another one for the shoulders, since the joint pack is compatible with the RG Strike as well). And for anyone who's willing to blow $70 on a gold-chrome kit, an extra $4-8 to fix those joints is a no-brainer decision.
>>23824113the image is tagged AI because it's an AI recolor of the real prototype
Building ninja girl, hoping for group build inspiration to come.
Fug, forgot image. Also, her smug aura mocks me.
>>23823877I hope you can see the vision that I have here.
>>23824165Cont.
>>23823848Laranel is the most petite.
>>23824176Where's the penis joke?
>peel sticker decal off sheet with a toothpick>it teleports out of boundsI get why people buy the waterslide decal sheets now.
What's a good tank compressor for a newbie airbrusher? I see people saying it's even more important than a good airbrush, but I don't know what I should actually be looking for
>>23824187Why do you need a tank?
>>23824188Tank is important since it ensures uninterrupted air flow - without it, compressor must work constantly while you press for air and need that moment for kickstart each time you press the trigger. As it works, it can overheat and shut down or otherwise cause problems. Tank ensure that you won't encounter these problems and steady airflow/pressure is very important for good quality job.>>23824187I would say, check whatever is being sold at hobby stores and pick some. Chances are that most will be rebranded same Chinese model but it hardly matters.
>>23823970Seems like either way people think you're lying. It does puff up the ego slightly to pad some hours on it at least.
>>23824190I've been using a tankless compressor for years and have never had an issue.
>>23824192And some people use cheapest Chinese airbrushes without issue as well. Point is that tank makes up for whatever compressor is lacking, some very good quality ones might makeup for that, personally I would never go for one without tank and subject myself to loud, constant work and potentially having some uneven pressure after hour or two. Also, you can buy cheap one with tank that will perform quite good while cheap tankless one will be literal garbage. There is a reason why everyone and I fucking mean everyone with experience always recommends compressor with a tank to new users. And I definitely don't want that anon to waste money by buying some crap that will jeopardize his learning process.
>>23824190none of the military boomers I know use a tank and their work is 100x better than yours
>>23824203My master airbrush c16 has been nothing but pleasant over the years and it was pretty cheap. I can't recommend the thing enough.
Never built a RG Astray before. Is it worth it?
>>23824218all rg astrays are garbage
>>23824187Pretty much anything with a tank. You can get one of the Master compressors that have a tank.
>>23824218Why do you have to buy the P-Bandai version to start with? Just find a regular one instead, plus you won't have to wait three months to get it.
>>23824204You don't know my work and every single actual boomer painter with tons of tanks and planes painted recommend getting compressor with a tank. What now?
>>23824235>What now?we make out
>>23824237N-not in front of whole general, baka!
>>23824218RG Astray is pretty good, the only flaw is that the face looks weird. Since it's using MS joint for the frame I would imagine the huge backpack on the red dragon would overload the joints pretty quickly though. Just go for the standard version or blue frame
>>23824166>girl body red appendagesCan they fight?
>>23824243Stop showing off this abomination
>>23824241Don't mind us, we like to watch.>>23824243This reminds of Sakura from Danganronpa.
>>23824245Fuck you I like taking pictures and posing models
>>23824248Don't worry anon, I like your ugly clear Nadleeh
>>23823780put together a new display cabinet
and the old cabinet
>>23824252Where'd you get this? It's nice.
>>23824255On amazon"Glass Display Cabinet with RGB Lights - 5-Tiers Curio Cabinet Display Case with Lock, Frameless Tall Showcase Display Shelf for Collectibles & Legos, Living Room Bookcase Storage Cabinet (Black)"
just placed the order for my potential group build entry. though i probably would just procrastinate and not join anyway. oh well.
just completed my entry, please rate
>>23824270I wish fumina would make this face at me
>>23824218It is what you would expect from an early RG with premade frame. Terrible quality.
>>23824039>>23824055is this good bros?
>>23824300It's basically a raser without the branding, yeah
>235 USD for SMP Hyperion>it's the PO price on PBandaiYou gotta be fucking kidding me
who's nuts I gotta suck for new FranXX plamo?
>>23824415where are you seeing it?
>>23824431They should make that queen Franxx from the manga
>>23824446Hong Kong P-Bandai
>>23824252>>23824253Boring poses.
>>23824243I can't help but think he's having a muten roshi nosebleed moment every time I see this nigga
>>23823780Trying doing multiple highlight layers on this guy. I ended up making the initial highlight a bit bright on what was supposed to be a dark blue but I'm just gonna run with it. I'll probably hit the whole thing with a wash to try and tone it down a little.
>>23824506you can just blend it in with a fine mist of your base coat
>>23823792...Yup. Looks like the skirt is going to have to be at twice as long, and is going to wind up being closer akin to a full length dress, even if I use a big-ass file to shave down the hinges. Thankfully, I also have 0.25mm thick pla plate I can use instead of 1mm, to reduce the weight down to tolerable levels, but I'm also going to have to scratchbuild some new pieces to utilize the side skirt mounting points.
>>23824517I've done that before but I wasn't too happy with the results. These particular paints don't really mist that smoothly, it tends to be a bit speckly and it doesn't really act like a filter. I'll play around with it and try it on a spoon just to see if I can make it work.
>>23824525tried mixing it with your clear coat? It should help out a bit. Could also maybe use more thinner to make the paint atomize better.
>>23824055>Stedi glass files are coarser than Raser, only up to 800 grit.?
>>23824521idk how much weight it could tolerate but I'd be inclined to use something like the wrist joints from a 30MF kit as the hinges
>>23824521You couldn't find tiny brass jewelry hinges? I'm seeing them everywhere
>>23824547...Fuck. That's what I get for spending one hour on Amazon instead of four, I didn't even get those types of hinges in my search results. These definitely look a lot closer to what I'd need, but I'll still have to increase the size of the skirt pieces.
>>23824529I meant this one >>23824300, what you shown are knockoffs of Dspiae Siren files which are single-direction files.
>>23824528I didn't think to mix in a clear coat for that kind of thing before. It seemed to work better than just thinning out the base color more. I had to go back and touch up some of the highlights but I think it's in a better spot now. That's what I get for just winging the highlight mix instead of testing it out first, I can generally get away with it but not this time.
>>23824431Moderoid is probably your only chance
>>23824689Sometimes you just gotta learn things the hard way.
I normally use polyurethane based primer paint, and well, most of my paint, but since I'm running low on that stuff and planning on using it for the ABS frames, I switched to my surfacer 1200 which I kept in reserve. How long do I generally want this thing to cure before I hit it with stronger stuff?
>glass filesEw jesus christ.
>>23824950>he doesn't know
>>23824950>he lacks critical informaation
>>23824113looks Kampfer-ish, though i swear i saw a mecha where this is based from before.
>>23824955>>23824959>they lack the critical skill to use a hobby knife.
>>23824113i hope it's not undergates galore. Nether Emperor was a nightmare to clean up because everything is undergated, they even put the nubs on the seams of sandwich assemblies!
>>23824962A knife isn't going to get you perfect transparent parts.
>>23824962You know what's even better than just using a knife, 5head? A hobby knife+glass file.
>>23824974Who buys transparent shit? You could cleanly shave a transparent nub with no issues with a sharp hobby knife.>>23824983>he doesnt know how to use a hobby knife.
>>23824989You're retarded
>>23825025Sorry to hear that you fear the hobby knife superiority.
>>23824989there's this thing called the "Pale Rider Phenomenon" where people buy the limited kits because it's more common than the regular one. Pale Rider was a very notorious example of this. another one was the Varguil and MG Mk V.
why didn't bandai ever release a hummingbird kit
>>23825059no, but you can kitbash the EX-S booster unit and Zeta Plus C1 to build the Hummingbird.
>>23825063you'd still have to scratchbuild the shoulder connections
>>23825063Let me just find an ex s booster then!
>>23825074that's only a "good" option in MGif you want it in HG you can just buy a couple Ex-Ss and a Zeta Plus of any kind and either buy some other kit randomly for the big boosters, scratch them yourself, or take them from something you maybe already own, personally I have a good few unused fuel tanks since I like to leave them off some designs like any other accessory
>do the whites of the V2AB>took around roughly 3 hours from base colors all the way to the main>the joints on my index and middle finger have begun aching 2 hours in time to switch to the gun type AB then
>>23825092You can technically "make" Xeku Zwei with 2 The O, a Xeku Eins, 2 Full Armor Unicorn and several Geara Doga for the panzerfaust too if you are that downbad for a Sentinel design. But that doesn't seem like a good advice, isn't it?
>>23825200When the fuck is Bandai going to make HGUC Revive for the Xeku Eins and Ex-S? As much as I want to do this shit, having to deal with the fixed shoulder pegs ain't fun.
somehow good news>The supply system on the part of manufacturers is also undergoing fundamental changes. Bandai Spirits is the official online store Premium Bandai " boldly switched from the traditional lottery system to a "made-to-order" system for reselling popular products. Although it takes about three months to a year to reach the market, there is no production cap and the company has created an environment where "anyone who wishes to can get it at full price." It has obliterated the very motivation for the formation of premium prices on the resale markethttps://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/f626ee19afb4903304efb3ada908e4cb17730da1p-bandai being made to order will drastically reduce FOMO since you won't need to fight with scalper bots for preorder slots anymore.
>>23825203holy shit that's fucking big, and 3 months is nothingburger if you have a pile of backlog to go through anyways.
>>23825204it's more of a question now if all the overseas pbandai branches will follow this model too. this is going to be a big help to the flip customers since they don't need to fight against bots anymore just to secure a copy. just order anytime from the preorder period and your gunpla will certainly come.
>>23825202Atleast Xeku Eins is salvagable. HG Ex S is already bad from body proportion alone.
>>23825202bandai is very reluctant at doing anything with Sentinel at all because of its status as not having full rights over it, kinda like AoZ.
>>23825210>source my ass.The latest news about Sentinel and is that Bandai and (Model Graphix?) already made amends so they want to make more kits soon but who knows what they have lined up since Bandai has a shitton of things its working on and considering how atrociously slow Japan companies work, it might take decades before you see another new sentinel kit.
>>23825211Let me guess, you read that asspull "translation" from Zeonic scan? Bandai couldn't even use Ryou for Ex S's pilot in videogames, let that sink in. These big companies are not best friends and liscensing means alot of money.
>>23824218It's fine. The backpack touches the ground so it can actually stand on its own. The biggest issue is that the arms can't support the huge weapons on its own which is why they provided support bases for the arms in the first place.The biggest upgrade though, is the new head. The regular one has a really ugly faceplate.
>>23825211>Bandai and (Model Graphix?) already made amends Pffttt hahahaha
>>23825216Okay then post your source backing your claim. I would rather trust the guy who actually translate and go through a shitton of source before I trust you.
>>23825200that is exceptionally more work than what I saidEx-S is also fairly cheap and was as of not long ago fairly plentiful, though you are left with two pretty much backpackless Ex-Ss so I'm not saying there's no waste. But the scratchbuilding is minimal, it's just connections to the thighs and shoulders. Very simple build and you can probably put it all together for 70 bucks.
>>23825220Considering they just released a recolour of the Ex S. Also add to that the reprint of the MK V, hg ex s, and s gundam all within the same year. Yes I do think they are on good terms already.
>>23825223Anon, liscensing is a thing. Bandai pumps money into Ex S and probably Xeku Eins to maintain the rights to the retail gunpla. The other Pbandai kits are probably temporary liscensing and Bandai only renew them every 3 years or so.
>>23825220>Ex-S and Elle
>>23825221Wake me up when Bandai can finally use Ryou Roots >>23825220
>>23825225At least it's not Mao.
>>23825224Anon, the whole point is that there is bad blood between Takahashi personally and Bandai as a corporation, and what neither side will really publicly say is that Takahashi is (of course) asking for generally high fees as punishment and they've really decided the characters are not marketable enough to matter and he can just keep them unless he wants to let them be marketed for their value (practically nothing in the scheme of things let's be honest, no one gives an actual fuck about the Sentinel characters except that Brave Cod shattered his teeth and the general story beats are cool).
>>23825225It is always so funny when Bandai have to use literally any characters but Ex S's actual pilot. Copyright is a bitch.
>>23825227>>23825229I really fucking hate this licensing bullshit. Can't Bandai just brute force it with money or something?
>>23825224Anon, Bandai owns the Sentinel mecha designs. They could just completely cut off ties with MG and produce Sentinel kits but out of respect to them, they still want to honour whatever agreement that they had and keep having them on the negotiating table. But of course, the story and characters are a whole different matter since the author clearly doesn't want Bandai to ever feature or adapt it into anything worthwhile so it's stuck in limbo and will probably be that way until the end of time.
>>23825228>the whole point is that there is bad blood between Takahashi personally and Bandai as a corporation, and what neither side will really publicly say is that Takahashi is (of course) asking for generally high fees as punishmentThat's not how companies work lmao. The real story is that, Bandai and Sunrise didn't create Sentinel. Unless Bandai can acquire Model Graphix itself, Sentinel will have to stay in liscensing hell. >Characters are not marketableThey absolutely are, you can see how troublesome it is for Bandai to use Sentinel mechs in videogames >>23825227
>>23825237>They could just completely cut off ties with MG and produce Sentinel kits but out of respect to them>Bandai>Respect anybodyLol. Lmao even.
>>23825226Still waiting on that source. Being featured in UC Engage is already a good thing and actually shows there's progress with the relationship between the two companies.
>>23825241Yes yes we know, Bandai disrespected you after they didn't include a waterslide decal.
>>23825237>Bandai owns the Sentinel mecha designsNo they don't. Bandai have buy liscence to use them. Stuff like Xeku Eins, Zeta Plus, Ex S are allowed to appear in games, manga and anime because they have retail gunpla. You don't see Nero or Nouvel GM pop up as cameos, not until Bandai decided to make kits for them.
>>23825241I mean, if Bandai really wanted to run over the author, they could just give completely original backstories to the Sentinel desing, but they keep their existing story in profiles and such even if they don't bother actually getting the license to depict that story.
>>23825244You do know that Bandai outlaws every 3rd party Gunpla, right? If Model Graphix doesn't hold Sentinel hostage, Bandai would have taken them down first.
>>23825242They literally had to use the placeholder characters for Sentinel mechs. If this is not a big enough source for you then you are a faggot.
>UCshitWho the hell cares?
>>23825254Post your source before you say this and not based on your headcanon.
>>23825257Still waiting on the source, again being featured in UC Engage is enough proof that the relationship between the two companies is doing good.
>>23825254There's Nero in the form of SD toys and Robot spirits though, why must it be kits exclusively?
>>23825256There's a difference between a licensed official partner and a 3rd party bootlegger. from what I can gather, mg is an official partner of bandai/sotsu so why would they take them down when they feature and advertise their products positively?
>>23825240that is precisely how companies work and specifically how Takahashi is working with it>how troublesome it isReally? Troublesome? They did it just fine. No one actually cares. See: your own reference link.
Putting kits up for bid should be illegal. Why do Japs love pulling this shit?
>>23825300>They did it just fine. No one actually cares. Lol literally every Japs i saw on Twitter point it out, it looks even weirder when Ryou actually appeared several times in early the 2000s. Modern Bandai just don't want to pay anymore. Model Graphix effectively owning Sentinel because all of Bandai execs during the 80s who involved with Sentinel nolonger work in the company and there was no official paper contract made. The copyright issue exists, no matter how hard Zeonic and "debunker" scream.
>>23825305Zeonic literally acknowledges the copyright holder issue exists, I'm not saying it doesn't nor is anyone else that knows anything about it. So why are you responding as if I'm saying they don't?The whole point is exactly as I said. It comes down to, at this point, the fact that to merchandise or market beyond the mobile suits is complex because they do have to actually negotiate a fee with a person who pretty much hates the company after being burned in a series of situations (and was retarded enough to not get agreements in fucking writing for any of this anyway) revolving them and the general bloated corporate lack of communication. You see a lot of people on twitter saying "oh, so they're still at this point with Sentinel, huh?" No one really gives a single fuck or is actually outraged or confused, it's just an acceptance that it is how it is. And the unstated part is that Takahashi is pretty certainly asking for more than it's worth to do anything with this shit, so we don't get it, and no one cares because no one misses the paper thin characters of Sentinel and if you want to read the story you can just go right ahead.
>>23825305Back up whatever shitpost youre doing right now with actual sources instead of hearsay.
>>23824521>>23824570you can scratchbuild hinges of any size with stock styrene tubes, rods, and sheets
>>23824103I thought the plastic already had matt finish.Star Destroyer looks pretty flat even without topcoat
>>23824191>build for 3 hours>paint for 6 hours>5 days of waiting paint ] dry>5*24 hours = 120 + 9 = 129 hoursI SPENT 129 HOURS WORKING ON THIS PROJECT!
>>23825327much easier to use photoetch parts from railroad or military scale modelershttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgd2DRDP9Uw
>>23825329It looked closer to satin than matte without it. It looks noticable flatter at least IRL.
girlpla for this?
Maschinenkrieger Daidalos. Content with the way it turned out so far, especially seeing how the kit is currently out of sale again.
>>23825435Lovely stuff, what did you do to achieve the chipping?
>>23825436thanks a lot. ive been using the chipping method from this video for a while: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oPY3iXYteD8&pp=ygUVbWs0NCBhbW1va25pZ2h0IGJ1aWxk (uses vallejo chipping medium as the center piece)
>>23825435Should've chipped the decals a bit
How good's limonene cement?
>>23825446just get a litre of methyl ethyl ketone (butanone)
>>23825446Doesn't taste like lemon, do not drink.
>>23825446it's weaker, and takes longer to cureonly buy if you can't handle the fumes of the normal stuff
>>23825449Get an empty 10L carton, then a 5L carton of acetone, and a 5L carton of butyl acetate. Mix it together and you have the exact same thing as Tamiya extra thin for LIFE.
>>23825452>can't handle the fumesIf fumes are a concern for someone they should be using a respirator and working outside and or working in something that can exhaust the fumes.
>>23825458desu if someone has serious asthma, they should probably just pick a different hobby.
>>23825451Well that fucking sucks
>>23825455mek is better, it works better than acetone+butyl acetate on both ps and abs
>>23825462Can people with asthma not use respirators and exhaust hoods?
how can bandai make cheap girlpla while koto, volks and aoshima charge a dick and balls for theirs?
>try to find info about an obscure gashapon kit>Zach made a review about itAlright then
>>23825525Bandai stuff is very simple and modular
What if I covered a girlpla in putty and turned it into an insect, huh? What then?
>>23825525economy of scale, owning their own factory, and barebones kits with like a quarter of the parts as those other companies
>>23825525surprisingly bandai is the least gaijin averse plamo manufacturer
>>23825525Kotobukiya kits in Japan are not that expensive, especially when you compare how much plastic is being out inside each kit. It gets even more bizarre on "second hand" market, where you can see 30MS kits reaching 4-6k yen prices while for example FA Girl Ayatsuki costing 3k with box twice the size and filled completely with runners. It's just that Kotobukiya hates foreigners even more than Bandai.
>>23825525Koto girlpla is only expensive outside of japan. Check surugaya prices.
>>23825492they have to take the respirator off, eventually
>>23825577assuming the bid price doesn't spiral out of control
>>23825203Let me see if I understand this. They're going to stop doing the typical preorder window thing in favor of having everything always available to buy in a made to order state? Trade off would be longer delivery time?
>>23825606I am extremely worried by the number of ""used"" frame arm girls models I see on buyee. I'm that worried if I buy one it's going to turn out to be a former jar-sitter.
>>23825533Then you've either made a 1/1 scale of a fairy or a custom Aura Battler.
>>23825619Don't worry, you can't even tell after you take it out and wash it with a bit of soap.
>>23825619If you order them from surugaya "used" kits are always new in box. Anything already built has photos of it. I don't even think they accept anything prebuilt that isn't really well done.
>>23825629surugaya seems to have a much smaller selection though
>>23825646Their girlpla selection is pretty good but they don't always have everything. The actual stuff you'll get is in perfect shape and they ship it for free if you don't order on weekends. They also often do coupons for model kits. It's a good site.
>>23825606>bidThen don't buy at auctions, you have Mandarake or Suruga-ya or other services. Fuck bids and auctions.
>>23824184Make the switch, you will be glad you did
>buying your girls second hand
>>23825674Zak ship my order you dork
>>23825684...anyways guys see you next time
>>23823779is there a way to make a girlpla kit that's just a half-naked GM with tits? any muscular female kits that would work?
>>23825327While that is true, by my current projections I'm going to need upwards of 18 hinges, and I'm sure as hell not going to build that many by hand. Besides which, I'm nowhere near confident enough in my own precision capabilities to even entertain the thought that I'll be able to get even half of them to spec, and having metal hinges is going to be a lot more reliable than plastic. All for $5 on Amazon.
It's been 10 days and chinks are yet to ship my stuff and now the listing is twice the price from when I placed the order. I feel like they'll cancel it any day now.
>>23825594If they took off the mask would they die?>>23825585>me, getting ready to fly to a non-Japanese country in Southeast Asia for vacation, with plans to buy some Megalomaria shit, reading thisHaha, I'm fucked.
>>23825709It's very easy to kitbash girlpla and high grades. I think a GM-chan would be kinda plain looking. She blends into a crowd and wears some kind of uniform. Very unassuming. GM dominance-chan would be like the sukebon version with muscles and a bat. I think the most important part about making a girly version of a mobile suit is taking the suits purpose and translating it into personality.
>>23825435I should get at least one ma.k kit. I saw them lined up in a normie model shop when i was like 8 and i was hypnotized back then.
Got a G-Quuuuuux Gundam kit from Walmart yesterday, looking forward to building it when I'm off work.
>>23825921Cool hope you enjoy anon!
>>23825921They're good to straight build. The way they're designed makes painting somewhat of a pain because you have to sand a bunch of shit so it doesn't scrape the paint off.
>>23825577>>238255853000 for kit + 150000 for shipping + 94575600 for tariffsso what's the point of it being dirt cheap "in japan" 99% of the world isnt japan. that's some retarded logic.
>>23825394
GIVE IT TO ME NOW FUCKI NEED TO PAINT
>>2382602630mf has really been coming into its own recently. It feels kind of like it has some of a similar spirit to Bionicle.
the sahelanthropus looks kinda feminine, right?
>>23826005It is always like that with stuff that comes from far away. Murricans pay top money for clapped out JDM tunercars and rickety 60's/70's British sportscars, Meanwhile we Euros pay three or four times the money you guys need to spend for a G Body El Camino. So yeah, toys from the other side of the world are more expensive.
>>23826034gee I sure wish there was a free flash adventure game about 30mf where we explore as some random pleb, probably some isekai'd salaryman, that comes to learn all the lore bits and the world
>>23826005The import fees are 15 bucks to DHL for "brokerage" +10% so the constant sales they run pay for it. Surugaya also ships for free. It's like you can't read or something.
>>23826056There is, but you know how Bandai works. It's totally obscure, Japan physical location download and signup only, trough a lottery system Wich you cannot access remotely but have to enter in at another physical location.Don't het you hopes up tho, they will soon shut it down because it is not popular enough and wonder 'till the end of days whybit failed.
>>23826064Holy 420 phone posting. But I stand by my story, you probably need some specific hardware that has not been produced for some years now also.
>>238260056700 for shipping in EMS to Europe, this is also why you buy 2-3 kits at once to even that out. And Suruga-ya have free shipping campaigns.>tariffsNot their problem.
>>23824166Billbine?
>>23826034The one thing I look forward to the most on the next 30m stream is the new cool 30MF PV
>>23826075the wut
>>23826100Ya know, these thingshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PJ97koqvcI
>>23824521>>23824570So my new hinges are arriving later today (thank the gods for Amazon Prime), but since the measurements were given in the product description, I was able to do some paper mockups in preparation. It looks like a skirt length of 4cm will work, and I also decided to change to fold structure slightly to make the curvature a bit smoother. In the midst of my planning I also realized that I could overlap the hinges a bit by building the skirt pieces out of multiple thin layers of pla plate, since each adjacent piece folds in the opposite direction. I'm not sure where skirt thickness is going to end up though, probably around 3-4mm since I'm going to be using a combination of 0.25mm and 0.5mm thick plating.My original plan was to link up all of the skirt pieces into one complete skirt, but I realized pretty fast that that would restrict flexibility and increase the chances that moving one part of the skirt would overstress and possibly break a different part, so instead I'm going to do five pieces mounted to the original skirt mounting points (2 front, 2 side, 1 back) and just let them overlap slightly. Hopefully they won't be so heavy as to compromise the overall structure.
>>23826034I bought a couple of 30MF kits recently but after it was all put together it really felt like I was playing with dolls, more so than the usual bandai fare
>>2382607530MF just doesn't do it for me. too half assed at either being mech or fantasy. modular medieval knights with semi-realistic armor would have been much more intriguing.
>>23826275>30MF just doesn't do it for meENTER
>>23826299>"I would like modular realistic armor">What about this chinese plastic waste instead?
>>23826305How dare you
>spiky changslop
>>23826337That's actually realistic armor. Chinese people just walked around like that
that guy leaves the v fin safety flag on
Chinese people don't exist.
>>23826299>>23826275I generally don't like Motor Nuclear's designs, but I like this guy. comes with a sword, round shield, and a crossbow. It's still noticeably chinese but restrained enough that it's fine.
>>23826358
>>23826358>>23826360>he likes gruntsFit for peasants like you
>>23826367Protagonist suits are also good. But I'm not a fan of super spiky mmo premium skin type designs.
Why does no one rate the current release SMP kits in terms of quality? How am I supposed to know which one is a must buy and which ones are nostalgia trap?
i still don't know what a SMP kit is
>>23826358>>23826360This looks like someone tried to AI generate a 30mm kit
>>23826420Shokugan Modeling Projectshit like Voltes V, Grendizer, SRW, etc.
It is weird to look back on how hard Bandai tried to shill Rezel. Does anyone even like this boring piece of shit?
>>23826408the ones you like the look of are the good ones. the ones you don't like are the nostalgia trap slop ones
>spray topcoat on model>it reactivates the gundam marker paint, which proceeds to pool again and fucks itself even furtherThat's it, I'm never using these damn markers again.
>>23826420Super Sentai model kits that are fully transformable and puts MG Zeta ver. Ka to shame and priced higher than said MG just because
Zak, pleasejust ship out my grouobuild shit
>>23826468Sorry he's busy
>>23826481>my girpla will come pre manhandledi dunno how to feel about this
What constitutes a feminine mech? Is Aerial a feminine mech even though its design inspiration was a bodybuilder? Is it feminine because it's possessed by a girl? Is Phenex feminine? Is anything piloted by a woman considered feminine? Is the Tieren Taozi feminine? Is G-Arcane feminine?
>>23826443>Jim with a big backpackYeah I dig it.
>>23826501>inspiration was a bodybuilder?
>>23826443I'm more of a Zeta Plus guy myself
I'm getting high and building girpla
I'm staying sober and building girpla
I was thinking of painting my Brady Hound, but I think I'll rather build my Ground GM first and use it to test some of the techniques I intend to use on the Brady Hound
>>23826481legit looks like he's looking at his bride in the aisle
>>23826465"Put to shame" is a little bit much for a line of kits that rarely sees a 90° elbow bend
Is there still time for a HGUC ZZ kit to be revealed this year or did Hathaway take up all the slots? Haven’t been keeping up with the news
>>23826602>did Hathaway take up all the slots?All one of them?
>>23826608yeah that's standardBandai's real focus is on shitting out Metal Builds for overworked salarymen with no free time to buy
>>23826589I feel the same way about my girlpla. This is why I shop at USAGS. Zak understands.
>>23826539>>23826550I'm straight, happy and building ma.k
>>23826608Yes
>kit is much cheaper in Japan>proxy service fees and international shipping makes it the same/more expensive than buying it somewhere Every goddamn time.
>>23826660Time to get your passport and travel to Japan.
>>23826647>straight>happy >building ma.kYou can only pick two.
>>23826443I'd like it if it didn't have the weird penis
>>23826689>What if Methus but with a GM headI'm glad this trash flopped and forgotten
i'm shitposting on 4chan instead of building girlpla (or MaK)
fuck my nigger life my chinesium step scriber thing broke right when i figured out how to best use it
>>23827064fuck I can barely paint I'm not touching scribing for a while
Thanks for personally shipping my order, Zack. Make sure I win something from the giveaway.
>>23826662How do I maximize and fit as many kits in my suitcase?Clip out all the pieces and put them in Tupperware?
I redid my first model I built a Evangelion Unit 01. Sanded all the nubs down and even air brushed a nice metallic purple/green on all the parts ended up giving it a nice Matt clear coat
>>23824183>doesn't know about korean mr krabs
>>23826593Releases after Magiking now can
>>23827284and RV Robo for some reason is the most articulate combiner model kit ever. don't know why Bandai put so much effort to an entry that is not even popular among nips.
>only option for spraying water based is KaleidoThis is why I spray lacquer even on ABS
Found a video of the RG Zeong upscale. This thing is fucking massive. https://x.com/KRW_KRW_KRW/status/2046421519501602820
We know what Alyzeus and Xi are going to be like or worth it at all? I have them on order incase they are unobtanium one day.
I hope the Solomon/Axis Works guys are still around. Whenever they release a kit it's instant kino.
>>23827401>I have them on order incase they are unobtanium one day.are they even p-bandai?
>>23827466no but you never know.
>>23826358I prefer this version
>>23827466There's possibility that Nu Gundam MP variant going to be P-Bandai
>>23827242Looking good
Better build your backlog now because normies and a whole new wave of scalpers are about to fuck with the market because of the shitflix movie
>>23827401They are going to be like the psycho mk II. Bandai is going print a large batch then you're going to see it alot in retail, once it's gone you won't probably see it reprinted again for years.
>>23827635This shit ain't coming any time soon
>>23827635As far as i can tell, RFV kits are flops
I am already tired of waiting, how many more days before its out?!
I aint feeling it
>>23823780I'm currently thinking of something I want to build but I have no idea how I'm gonna do it. I don't wanna buy like 8 over-priced G-Self kits off ebay just for the horns.
>>23824248Should I buy the V2 Ver Ka MG? I've been thinking about it for a long time, but I still haven't seen Victory. There's just a certain something to its torso and I don't know if I'll end up disappointed.
first girlpla showed up and they are tiny holy fuck
>greeble = goodWhy are uncs like this????
>kit have lots of leftover parts>missing just a few key, small components to make you build fully functional torso or limbsEvery single time. I hate it so much.
>>23827242Good job, that has to feel pretty good. Which kit is that?
>>23827242>Painting Evangelion plamo while listening to AsmongoldThis is so depressing
>>23827855is this a joke? uncs like the smooth lines of old stuff. greeble is purely a reddit/zoomer thing.
>>23823780Bought this kit solely for the rifle for my Reben Wolf, but ended up enjoying it way more than i thought.
>>23827791well see it shelfwarming on Japanese stores 4 days from now.
>>23827894Based Zudah enjoyer! I still need to build mine.
>MG Hazel Owsla bootlegwell, better late than never.
>>23827894Not my favorite head option. Looks like a bald dude
>>23827921He looks bald either way
Why is Kaleido so devoid of Green variants? fuck.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUUggHo82YoBandai LOST
>>23827965Nope.
>ai voiceoveryiiiiikes.
>>23827965Step 1: create a great design
>>23827971Step 2: rape it
Why does this design exist?
>>23827968this is Bandai's best mold for that entire line, honestly.
>>23827973Step 3: rape it more
It's cool that they're writing lore about the mech now with a decent 3D AI animation.
>>23827974Because you touch yourself at night.
>>23827982Seriously though, it's just F91 but worse
>>23827979The last few minutes of this trailer makes no sense whatsoever lol.
>chynaslop>good
>>23827985I prefer the custom build in the magazine.
>he doubts the MANDATE OF HEAVEN
>>23827971>>23827973>>23827977To be fair, that first design is still in there, and you can still display it that way.
>>23827993First time I've seen a mech with a bar-mace/iron whip, I think.
>>23827141I think that's counterproductive, just keep them in the bags and throw the boxes away.
>>23828000I still have to pay for the full armor parts
>>23828001Barbatos bros...Epyon bros...
>>23827989Top right looks pretty good.
>>23823778These are the worst third party kits on the market according to netizens in china. Does /gpg/ agree?
>>23828007yea
>>23828007>middle is such a clusterfuck you barely see the shopped face
>>23828007Why is Nemesis not here
there is only one (1) motor nuclear kit that I will ever get
>>23828007I thought people loved the not-sniper-GM
In retrospect, it wasn't zhangs that invented the bayformers scrap metal aesthetic
>>23828015it's like one of those fat fuck enemy suits from SRW OG
>>23828021Gee I wonder who could possibly be responsible for bayformers aeathetic, it's not like it's in the name or anything
>>23828012Because the " photoshopped face " is a smaller jpeg of itself. This kit actually comprehensible but unfortunately the engineering is quite trash.
>>23828021No shit they didn't invent it but they're running with it like their life depends on it and that's a problem.
>>23828014because it's actually very sturdy despite the clusterfuck
>>23828035The ground zero of Michael Bay's TF was Syd Mead's Number 5 from Short Circuit. You can see the influence.
>>23828041Chang loves maximalist designs.That's all it is. There's no complex explanation needed. They just love maximalism.
the worse chinkshit IMO are the ones based from wuxia, or the ones that look more like power suits than an actual robot.
>>23828055so all of them?
>>23828055>the ones that look more like power suits than an actual robot.Oh wow, that is like, 80% of mecha.
You are a frog in the well.
>i want my mecha to be realistic like in real life>meanwhile irl.
>>23828066White people and Chinese people cant design a cool robot even if their lives fucking depended on it
>>23828078Honestly that applies to every artist nowadays. I saw some Pinoy, Malaysian, Vietnamese mecha designs, all meh.
>>23828060This one... Hm. I don't hate this one. I understand where all the ornamentation comes from with the feathers and stuff.
I cant decide if I should get a girlpla for my groupbuild or get the v dash.
>>23828125Well the V Dash doesnt count towards the group build so get the girlpla
>>23828125The V dash isn't in stock so that should help your decision.
>>23827985>>23827974the meta reason: its to increase the playability of gunpla.this was the starting of the gunpla slump during the early 90s. sales are down, so Bandai introduced the compatibility of all the Formula Gundam series, where the parts can be swapped around with each other, under the guise of "hard point system" you can swap arms, chests, legs, head for all of the hg f90 series (including the silhoutte formula), f91, and even the 1/100 victory gundam hg but yeah, it didnt really work out in the end.
>>23828175It's always very funny when people get mad about the part of gunpla that's intended to be toys for small children.
>>23828197Some gunpla builders need to accept that the foundation of the hobby is just jazzing up kids toys. Acceptance is the road to happiness.
