-=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 (May):old.reddit.com/r/gunpla/1srpyu8Prior thread: >>23831136
-=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!
getting married to my girlpla
>>23835604Bandai used to mog Bionicle and other action figures of lego, but how can they fall so soon and get mogged by Chink bootlegs? Bandai's sale fall so hardly by Chinese bootlegs. Lego never get greedy and they never do anti consumer practice. Lego has no P-bandai equivalents. Lego's QC is superior due to Western tech being superior. And lego never makes garbage toys like PGU Nu, Alyzeus, Unko, Kkanbu. That's why no Chinese bootleg kit can be better than actual lego aside from military kits. Lego doesn't make flawed kits like PGU Nu, RG akatsuki, Alyzeus.
>>23835604Brave Commander is extinct I can't find it anywhere
The new face on HG Ksi looks good wtf
Is it possible to even win on JDirect Auction? It feels like everyone has sniper bids.
Pretty sure pbandai Gustav Karl with commander right side V fin is coming.
left or right, call it
>>23835675Guy with ReZEL beam rifle is a commander, possibly former Londo Bell.
>>23835677sovlsovlless
>>23835677Right looks like something you'd see in some sort of edgy I'm-Trying-To-Be-Different AU show, or some kind of non-Gundam show like Dragonar or Code Geass. It's not what you would put on a true UC Gundam.
>>23835677Each movie must have a new form. I think price is dropping for all the new releases at the moment. Messer M01 is promising as it should match the build quality of Gustav Karl. Penelope and Messer from 2019 really sucks in terms of durability.Back in year 2000, Gustav Karl used to refer to the commander v fin version, and Dora Karl referred to the left antenna rod version. Now everything is called Gustav Karl, so probably they could use the Dora Karl name for the inevitable light armour variant.
>>23835677There will definitely be a blue white Xi Gundam in movie 3.
Opinion: What 1/100 line do you think will the GQuuuuuuX appear in five years minimum, Master Grade or Reborn One-Hundred? Remember, Reborn One-Hundred is a line for obscure or MG-ineligible UC suits, and Full Mechanics is the exact same line, but for Alternate Universes.
>>23835651>>23835677left
>>23835689Zeta family doesn't have face grills though
>>23835693Why do Koreans think this kit is piece of garbage and fucked up slop, while Japanese and Mechagaikotsu praise this kit as ultimate pinnacle of gunpla? No Japanese give a shit about PGU Nu's joint issue.
>>23835677I liked the bug face more
>>23835706It's not just about the face vents, the entire shape of the face looks weird and foreign and not Gundam-like at all. For instance, the eyes are entirely the wrong shape and take up way too much space, like it's trying to be Kenbu or some shit. Hell, the construction of the V-fins would normally disqualify it to begin with, to say nothing about the rest of the body, but at least in the case of the one on the left it does at least attempt to harken back to the classics, and the body shape is something I can semi-forgive given the entire purpose of the enlarged frame. But making the face look like that doesn't serve any real purpose except to try to look different.(I could have also just replied with "Exactly, thanks for proving my point :^)" but that would trigger literally everybody in the thread.)
>>23835560I don't know if this is true for all 30MS but the one I just built has mega doodoo elbow joints, single pegs hinging without anything to hold them in place.Other than that it seems fine, I compare it more to any 30MF kit than a Gundam HG, just like 30MF it's a significantly simpler build than any modern HG. The wrist joints are unlike anything in gunpla and take a second to get used to when posing. Legs and body are good but arms, head, and hair loves to pop off the joints from any amount of light handling.
>>23835609small update, I think she came out really well :) might do a bit more touching up. almost done with the suit and one of the cats :D plus I got almost everything base coated *also I'm trying something new. I noticed that pics on my phone scale bigger on PC so I took a screenshot of my photo to test if it fits better.
>>23835722ok I guess it didn't scale I'll just use normal photos and save myself an unnecessary step
>ultimate pinnacle of gunpla>it's just UC trashLOL
mfw I cant even order her because sold out
>>23835738Does mechagaikotsu have bad taste to give PGU Nu gundarium tier while Koreans think it Bronze tier or worse? Who have better taste on Gunpla, Koreans like gundamholic and dalong, or mechagaikotsu?
>>23835758anyone doesn't paint their nails but paints model kits has the better opinion
>>23835761So Koreans have better taste on gunpla for caring about everything on gunpla, and minor flaw and QC issues being unforgivable? Japanese think PGU Nu is ultimate and best kit while Koreans think this kit as garbage and fucked up like RG sinanju and Tristan.
You ARE armybuilding with a 140 burger kit, right anon?
>>23835797Koreans are vocal and unhappy with rifle being single color and having lots of hollow parts, and lacking color separations. Why do Koreans hate bandai gunpla but still buy them?
Kits with pinching finger emoji hands?
>Koreans are vocal>Japanese are vocal>Burgers are vocal>Euros are vocal>SEA are vocalWhere is this vocal that you speak of.
Why was it hollow? Is it because of the new colour or is it because they wanted to save money since its already a big kit with a lot of runners.
>>23835809Gundamholic. Korean gundam fan.
>>23835816and you're reposting him because why?
>>23835818Cuz he reviews with lots of detail unlike Jap reviewers who don't say about the flaw for the gunpla from bandai.
>>23835818Cuz Lego never goes greedy and has no pbandai equivalents, lego never fucks up QC, and lego never makes flawed kits like PGU Nu, Alyzeus, and slops no one want like Kkanbu and Poop plamodel(even woke corpo doesn't make this shit).Bandai used to mog Bionicle and other action figures of lego, but how can they fall so soon and get mogged by Chink bootlegs? Bandai's sale fall so hardly by Chinese bootlegs.Lego never get greedy and they never do anti consumer practice. Lego has no P-bandai equivalents. Lego's QC is superior due to Western tech being superior. And lego never makes garbage toys like PGU Nu, Alyzeus, Unko, Kkanbu. That's why no Chinese bootleg kit can be better than actual lego aside from military kits.Lego doesn't make flawed kits like PGU Nu, RG akatsuki, Alyzeus.
>>23835825Cannot understand how can gunpla last over 40 years spite fucking up QC, and every anti consumer practice, which lego won't do for West is superior, so Lego never fucks up QC, never go greedy, has no P bandai equivalent. Did bandai got cursed by mask of life after Mata nui's death?
>cuz>legoWell I’m not giving (you’s) i already know who you are.
>>2383582530MM mogs this gay shit.
>>23835722fuck u
>>23835837Was Bionicle a mediocre slop before 30mp existed?
>>23835722Mommy
>>23835810Definitely to save money to hit their target retail price.
HG Alyzeus main complaint: the waist to leg connectors are VERY THIN, considering the big and heavy chicken legs, prone to breaking when not treated carefully.
>>23835844it was a shit throwbots/slizers knock off with lame island jogger names
>>23835722any tips on painting female facial skin? did you just block in one color or is it layers?
>>23835810It takes fewer parts to make them hollow, so it saves space on the runner.
>>23835844Bionicle was always 95% mediocre, because Lego made all the main sets just variations of the same 30~ pieces to save money.
>>23835869Does Lego have QC issue or anti consumer habit, such as P-bandai?
>>23835840?>>23835906so I mix a custom tone of hul red, pink, sunny skin tone, base flesh, and blue. this gives me my dark tone then I do a zenithal highlight of light flesh. from there I switch to a brush and glaze on base flesh to blend the transition. I also glaze pink plus light skin tone on the cheeks and pure light skin on the nose and chin. after that I varnishing and do some oil blending to give the shadows and highlights more depth. the trick with female faces is to be very subtle, so the darker shadows will be much less contrasting to the bright highlights.
>>23835936Their QC is generally pretty top notch, but their sets are insanely expensive (especially for licenses). I've never had issues with Bandai's QC though, can someone talk on the subject?
The 1000 dollar flat Death Star cross section Lego kit.
>>23835936>>23835948 (me) Also Lego makes exclusive "gift with purchase" sets that you can only get if you've already spent 100s of dollars on their website at once.
Is Lego plamo?
>>23835651The bump on the head bothers me. Other than that yeah, looks good.
>>23835699The GQ didn't even rank in that recent popularity contest so I'm not sure if there's an appetite for a 1/100 now that the hype is over.Personally though I'd be happy with a FM, it's not like the thing actually has an internal frame and even the HG is pretty solid as-is.
>>23835955
>>23835961bandaibabs that are scared of glue see themselves as the purists?
>>23835961/ck/ theme for the next groupbuild!
>>23835964I'll sweep the competition with my 4 hour ragu alla bolognese.
I cant fucking decide which girlpla to get. They are all cute. This is a rabbithole that I’ve been avoiding.
>>23835677>Zeta has a unique face>ZZ gets a soulless generic face>Exia has a unique face>00 gets a soulless generic face>Xi has a unique face>lolno, here's a generic Gundam face lolWho do I blame for this?
>>23835971No one but yourself because you’re an autisticfag.
>>23835971Gunota are the cancer killing Gundam
Post nub collections, you're not a nublet right?
>>23835988Is there purpose for collecting the nubs?
>>23835991mix it with cement to create glue
>>23835992Just keep the runners then?
>>23835995can you fit the runners in a tub? that's how dumb you sound right now.
>>23835991No I just like them.
>>23835961>repairing a skull fracture is a model kitAre humans model kits this whole time?
>>23836000What?
do I print this or am I just desperate for a decent gundam statue
>>23836017why not just glue an mg in place?
>>23836022viable but this costs around $5 as opposed to $70 and it's fun to paint statues
>>23835949occasionally Istumble into the "lego community" from doom scrolling youtube shorts or whatever, and it always reminds me we have it so much better than those guys.
>>23835677The right one looks like 00 Sky's face.
>>23835825>Lego never goes greedylol>never fucks up QClmao even
>>23836046
>>23836047https://www.newelementary.com/2020/09/missing-faulty-lego-consumer-perceived-quality.html
>>23836047
>>23836048Whats wrong with the right pic?
>>23836037How so? Any notable examples? I only know about lego in the very casual 'played lego as kids' level. I'm aware there some super pricey limited editions stuff, but to me, that's sort of the norm when it comes targeted at adult nerd/geek hobby side of the spectrum.
>>23836051It looks like the instructions don't tell you to slot the rod into the correct hole.
>>23836058>It looks like the instructions don't tell you to slot the rod into the correct hole.Story of my life.
>>23836051Never mind, I read the link. It's because the instructions were unclear and people were consistently using the wrong red piece, leading to complaints that the kit was missing pieces.
Her poor legs.
>>23836094those boosters(?) look very phallic
>>23836061poor exia...
>>23836097Ex S's smart gun is mounted to an erected cock.
>>23836098nah thats burning gundam
>Seller cancelled the bidMOTHERFUCKING NIPNONG I WON THAT GRANDLINER FAIR AND SQUARE AIEEEEEEEEE
>>23836113Some sellers will cancel foreign bids out of spite, it's the most annoying shit.
>>23836113they probably smelled your chargeback from a mile away.
>>23836113GAIJIN BTFO
>>23836113GO HOME WHITUU PIGGUU
>>23836113GAIJIN PIG
>>23835651I hope that we can buy the new head seperately from the chinese. I vastly prefer it to whatever the other one is.
I'm kind of tempted by the new HG legend
>>23836052Limited edition releases used to be rare but it is now the new normal
>>23835949>1000 dollars for this bullshitLMFAO
>>23836205Do it faggot
>>23836224AND it's not even complete
better than PGU Nu
>>23836219P-Bandai.
>>23836205It's pretty good
This really is just ghetto AOZ.
>>23836268
>>23836120>out of spiteIt's because american customs destroy shit very often.
>>23836273is it that bad?
>>23836272fucking kino.
>>23835988>cutting the runners to inflate the volume
Just gonna be patient and wait for the inevitable P-bandai MP Nu without all this useless bullshit jacking up the price
>>23836272AOZcoded
>>23836284Sometimes its easier to cut at the runner instead, too me its just a giga nub.
>>23835971All of those are different.
>>23835677Left
Is there a list somewhere of all the kits that have left over parts you can use to make variations of the kit? Like using the leftovers from char's zaku to make a red non commander type zaku.
>>23836286the kinoleg is going to sell like gangbusters
>>23835707You worry too much what others think anon.
>>23836289To me you are a giga SCRUB.
>>23836331That's giga rude.
>>23836274
>>23836268It's beautiful. So much potential for painting.
>>23836335It's for his own good, who knows what those Japanese cartels must've sneaked in. That box can fit Takeshi and his 11 family members.
>>23836272
>>23836344What if it was Strong Zero? What then???
>>23836325wouldn't it be funny if the ChangGODs bootlegged the HG clusterfuck instead and sold the MP Nu separately before the official HG MP Nu even came into existence?
>>23835604I want to make my own tubes, what do you call these metal coil things if you want to look them up on amazon?
>>23836365Flexible tube extension spring, I think?
>>23836380The only hits I could get were really big ones designed for plumbing.
>>23836357It's possible, I mean they're already practically giving us a MG Zeong 2.0 It's a 1/87 upscale of the RG Zeong but still, might as well be 2.0
>>23836391Isn't that just wire looms? I don't know the smallest diameter, but you can maybe search in amazon.
>>23836357They should, considering they already made MP Nu incom backpack
>>23836272>>23836287I love giant arms so much
>>23836365Wave do some model sized ones.
>>23836272believe it or not? still too small to fire a beam magnum
>>23835609
>>23836365The old school method is guitar strings. It's how they made the hoses on miniatures back before it all defaulted to digitalsloppa. I imagine that's not very affordable these days but I don't know really. I've used the same piece somebody gave me for 20 years.
>>23836447I look like this IRL
>>23836459You can't keep skipping leg day, paisen.
>>23836447hangers on par with the old ass zeta
>>23836447giwiwh
Favorite cheaper HGs? Doesn't matter if older or newer, just your special precious ones. Like 20-30$ margin for example
>>23836471That's like, most HGs. A lot of room to pick in there. Offhand I'd say the HG Aerial and Lfrith, G-Quuuuuux, Gouf Custom, that white Feddy Zaku II, and the Origins Zakus. You can score most of these for less than $20 if you get lucky.
>>23836471HG GM Sniper II is my favorite HG under $20
>>23836481yeah well I got mentally tortured for two weeks for a science project but I got an equivalent of a 30$ coupon for a marketplace site so I'm getting a kit for that fuckery
>>23836486If you find them on sale you might even be able to get 2! If you are fresh off the boat and don't have any of them, I'd go for G-Witch HGs, they're really good kits and have a big variety in design since they used like 5 different designers, one for each House. Also they don't rely on stickers too much and have some cool gimmicks.
>>23836490What if you hate G-Witch and dropped it after two episodes like I did?
>>23835609No actual pic because nothing unique going on currently. Got back to sanding and puttying this guy. Will eventually paint him and jump into the Crossbone X1 afterwards.
>>23836490looking at it some more I think I was a bit too generous converting it to 30$ in gunpla terms, I basically have just enough to get a Calibarn or similarly priced kit and that's it lmao
>>23836495He asked about model kits not anime.>>23836497The Calibarn is kickass although I like the Schwarzette even more. Or the Chunky Munkeys.
>>23836501I cant imagine spending money on a model kit for an anime you couldn't stomach.
>>23836503Yes, you do come across as very closeminded.
>>23836504I just spend my hard earned money on things that deserve it.
>>23836503>watching cartoons at allReally?
If you like G-Witch more power to ya, but for me trying to watch that show was like trying to drink coffee from a K-Cup machine. Having any actual standards is alienating.
Aerial's open palms only come with that fuackss backpack kit right? They haven't included them in any other set?>>23836510who asked
>>23836511Nobody asked. This is a forum and you can just freely express yourself here. I WISH I liked shit anime and shit coffee more I would probably have friends.
>>23836507The G-Witch kits are objectively a pinnacle of Bandai's engineering and design and deserve it. You don't have a vote on what anime they make. >>23836508The majority of Gundam shows are mid and none of them ever stick the landing. But some are definitely worse than others. I dropped Sneed and Endless Waltz halfway through but I still like some of the kits because there is no connection at all between the two. Hathaway is a weird one for me because I fucking loathe all the mecha designs and will never buy the kits, but the movies so far have been great. Usually I like the models a lot more than the anime (which for 90% of Gundam is just an ad for the kits, a commercial made after the fact). >>23836511Yes, I have them and never use them. They're firmly in the "just get tossed in the closet" territory. Although I ended up much preferring the default Aerial backpack over the Mirasoul anyway so I'd call the whole thing an easy skip.
>>23836518This is incredibly sad to me because UC Gundam is maybe my favorite sci-fi franchise even above Star Trek and Zeta Gundam is my favorite anime ever made. Ever. I dont buy gunpla because I like model building, I buy and build gunpla because I like Char.
I see the thread is still as shit as it was a year ago
>>23836523BASEDDon't get me wrong, there is a ton of good Gundam anime out there but there is 0 connection between kit quality, mecha design, and the particular anime a MS has been featured in. It's turbo fucktarded to pretend otherwise. Post your Char collection and it better have at least a dozen salmon pink Mobile Suits. NOW. How did you like Char in GQ?
>>23836530I am actually in the middle of moving so all my shit is packed up and all I can find a picture of atm is this plate I own. I love/hated him in GQuX because the show became about him. Anno wanted to make the show about Char and his self insert Challia Bull so the MCs took a backseat, and the overall show suffered because of that. Like Machu and company weren't written well enough to share a stage with him, ya know?
>>23836538Anon Char was there for like 1.5 episodeshow come every GQ hater is clinically retarded?
>>23836541The entire plot revolves around Lalah creating a world where they can be together. He is the main part of the show. I don't hate GQuuuuuuX, but you can tell what Anno had his hands in.
>>23836471Gouf Custom
>>23836518>G-Witch kits are objectively a pinnacle of Bandai's engineering and design and deserve itdude c clips lmao
I didn't like the show mainly because it was a nostalgia bait, instead of going all in on a alternate timeline where zeon won. Instead you have the newtype bullshit magic, these literalwho's as the main character and in the end just like your typical modern gundam everything gets solved by a deus ex machina and everything is fine and dandy. The MC didn't even kill anyone. Probably the first ever gundam mc who didn't kill anyone.
>>238363961/87? Chinks use the wackiest scales. But it's bigger so fine.
GQuX was boring, but Witch was just stupid. The writing was unsubtle and it was like watching a Zack Snyder movie. I would rather be bored than rolling my eyes in the back of my head.The characters in GQuX were inoffensive whereas I actively hate Suletta.
>>23836567>I actively hate Suletta.How dare you
>>23836538Sugoi! Yeah so there was a pic a while back from a Bandai presentation and they straight-up said that Gundam anime from now on will be split between zoomer shit to try to rope in new customers and unc shit to appeal to the old men who just want UC. With GQ shown as the key example of the former and Hathaway as the example of the latter. My issue with GQ was that it tried to be both, in actuality. I would love a dedicated, full length series devoted to an alternate UC where the good guys won. You could even have the usual stupid teen characters every Gundam has, in the form of Machu and co. but GQ as we got it just had an identity crisis. The Char we got was there so zoomers who have not actually seen Gundam could go "look a memberberry!". If you know any irl zoomers, you will know what I mean. They love (or are told that they love) nostalgia for things they never experienced and Char in GQ was appealing to that more than to actual uncs, as it turned out. >>23836547Anno had a far smaller role than people think. But your overall point isn't wrong. >>23836554Which are great and just work. So much better than the mushy polycap hell we usually get. >>23836567They both had the same problem. A cool premise and visuals and no idea where to take the actual story. A setting and world are not a story and both shows set up all sorts of intriguing ideas and asked interesting questions, then did very little with them. Then ended with a bunch of asspulls. I also have decided that I hate Gundam when there is not an actual war to speak of and both of those anime suffered from multiple eps of "well we have to show the Gundam in fights but the story has no fights, so let's just have faux-fights to check that box off". Duels were especially bad because of the total lack of danger or stakes. At least people died in Clan Battles. >>23836568She is emblematic of her show.. had some endearing moments but they just didn't commit. Her character peaked halfway through.
>>23836568I only made it two episodes I don't know or care if she improves. She is lol so quirky tumblr girl incarnate. I fucking can't stand her at all. What an abysmal character. They tried to hard to make her likeable and she came off as insufferable.
>>23836574>I didn't like a flawed character after two episodes. She should have started as a perfect person
>>23836582I love flawed characters but when their flaws aren't superficial le heckin quirk chungus bullshit.
>>23836597You're really jousting at a windmill here.
Can't decide between variants A and B. Want to use minimal scratchbuilding this time. She will have some front hips thruster, right now wondering about how to mount it. Could you help?Thanks in advance.
>>23836602Thats fine. Don't Quixote is my favorite store in Japan and I would rather shop there than even try to watch another episode of G-Witch. I hated Code Geass too. I just hate Okouchi the dude can't write his way out of a paper bag.
Gentlemen, this is the gunpla thread.
>>23836611I prefer B. it evokes the image of a skirt and feels more deliberate than A
>>23836617>Don't QuixoteLol thanks autocorrect. I'm going to buy tenga eggs and wagashi in bulk now.
>>23836611Version A just looks incomplete.
>>23836622
>>23836627>>23836624Okay. B is more like a tail with side thrusters attached but I admit it appears more aligned with thrusters on her hips that way. And its closer to my initial idea in mind.Again, my limited time means I have to challenge myself in different way than usual - by overcoming my parts hoarding and actually use kitbashing as much as possible with scratchbuild kept to minimum. Every problem is a opportunity, or something like that,
>Make a styrene sheet piece>One part is slightly asymmetrical>Sand it down, now the other part is asymmetrical.I fucking scratch building so much, it triggers my ocd.
>>23835609Working on my hg zeta that I forgot about and stored in a box somewhere.
>>23836659Keep it in the box until 3rd Ace groupbuild
>>23836660Reeee but I would forget about it.
>>23836471HG Leo and Man Rodi are both pretty neat and on the cheaper side.Favourite would be the HG Geara Doga though.Fun build, and it was like the designer's love for the suit could be felt through its construction.
The fact that a kit released by Bandai in 2026 has no waist articulation at all is weird. It's the kinda thing that you only miss when it's gone.The double beam rifle that I gave this guy ended up looking more dinky than I thought it would've. I underestimated the pure chonk of the Federation's fattest.
What're your favorite bootlegs? I like them. I got a STAR Kämpfer a while ago and I have an XFS Woundwart on the way. Conceptually they're just cool to me and I can't explain why.
>>23836633would
>>23836673ReZEL beam rifle coming with the commander version soon.This practice of having a new iteration of the same character in each new film reminds me of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This is the first time it has been applied to Gundam and even Messer and Gustav Karl have many iterations.
Guys I just hate mobile suits wearing clothes. The Hathaway ones, when the Sinanju does it, any of those mobile suits inside another suit. They're something a 10 year old would dream up but not in a cool way like a 10 year old would make. >>23836673This fatass I can appreciate. It earns its bulk rather than putting on its dad's suit.
>got a cheap ass motorized turntable for shits and giggles>realizing i'd probably need actual lighting to make good use of itoh well at least this was cool for a few minutes
>>23836673i dig how the legs look when the panels are opened up, kind of reminds me of the r2 zakus.
>>23836735Damn, knew I should've checked if the video was positioned the right way. Sudoku it is, then.
>>23836673Is that with waterslides or the stickers?
>>23836727Commander version?
>>23836727>That thing on the leftTHAT truly is a Ex-S Gundam
>>23836733It was following the samurai motif. Samurai don't wear armour outside of battle.
>>23836772Note the different antenna.
>>23835677right by far
>>23836681I've only built a handful but the AK Hizack is probably my favorite. Just wish it came with more stuff
>>23836391i got a bunch of these in plamo scale sizes on aliexpress and ebay
>>23836771Some third party waterslides.
>>23836459PLEASE have a cock
>>23836681all of those bootleg The Origin Gundams. The Optimus Prime one with the solid color faceplate is especially cool, but I also like the standard "Rollout" colors.
>>23836733>Wears a Roman soldier skirt and pauldrons>Earns its bulk
The Katoki legs thingy needs to stop. This is not even the tasteful classy kind of legs anymore, this is borderline parody.
How would you best go about "tightening" a holding hand made out of PS (open grip but inflexible) that doesn't involve slathering the inside with glue? Can I heat this in water and squish it for some effect?
>>23837003Paint it with the standard gloss tamiya paint. But be careful, the friction is very high, you might break the parts.
>>23837003Some sort of varnish could work. Something like a water-based clear like Alclad Aquagloss, you can brush it straight out of the bottle.
>>23836660When's that? next decade?
We need MGSD Alyzeus Gundam kit
jeez did chink v thor ever get announced?
>>23836993i give it 20 years at most before Katoki goes Full Nagano
>>23837066In 20 years, Katoki is gonna design robots in the afterlife
>>23837057MGSD rips every other grade to shreds, consistently.Change my mind
>>23837088I can't disagree with objective facts
>>23837088I have never built a MGSD because they've only released bitchfaggot machines so far, Kshatriya will be my first so we'll see.
>>23837088well i just bought the aerial so we'll see how that goes
>>23837088I guess I'll find out later this year, because I also intend Kshatriya to be my first MGSD.
>>23837065It is an action figure. Don't bother.
>>23837231it really depends on its details, but I plan it to simply be a victims to my actual V-thor custom
>>23835822My brother, are you having a stroke? That grammar...
>>23835971>Unique face>Just some shitty Optimus Prime rip-offGet better taste.
>>23837239Bro, it's That Guy... surely you've been here long enough to know it's the resident weirdo who comes here just to wage some kind of anti-bandai/ anti japanese shitposting.
Where can I buy just the D runner of the chinese stargazer? The normal yellow version, not gold or gray
How the fuck are we in 2026 and only megagaykotsu knows how to use a video camera properly? did the other plamotubers min-max their stats?
Awww yeah what a warm weather to fucking pai->paint dries within a few seconds of leaving the nozzle>already out of my leveling thinner so I gotta just try and spray as close as possible to minimize the amount of rough paint finishOh and I guess I can just hide most of it with the final clear coat later on.
I'll forever be an OOB builder (no decals! just eye and sensor foils!) until I figure out how to paint or at the very least topcoat my gunpla.
>>23837302Just get some rattle cans. It's the most straightforward/ entry level.
>>23837307I have dust/ventillation/humidity problems
>>23837278>only megagaykotsu knows how to use a video camera properlyIt is a review video. Who gives a shit?
just use nail polish. and if you have left over nail polish you can do your nails too
>>23837312Don't forget to buy HRT while at it
>>23837309Do it outside then
This looks like an Astray.
>>23837319it looks very different from the original Griepe. the only MS from G Unit that looked like the originals was the Geminass.
>>23837322this looks ass desu.
Why don't the MG Freedom 2.0/Justice/Providence have movable knee armor? strike ver RM and friends had it. even the RG's have it
because they are closer to FM than MG
>>23837326It's anime accurate to not have it
>>23837329How many MG have you built?
look at this high grade bullshit
>>23837351Who are you replying?
I love how Gpg has successfully gaslit a bunch of retards into believing that MG's innerframe is super complex when in reality they are mostly half assed body-on frames.
who are you quoting????
>>23837351it's engineered in a way that the forearm can slide forward to give the elbow a wider movement range, but personally i dont like how flimsy it is. fortunately ZGMF guys dont have bulky arms and weaponry so it's not really an issue.
>>23837361near 2010 MG's aren't like this. MG started to have RG-like lazy frames around when Jegan was released.
>>23837361sometimes they get worse over time. I'm convinced they'll only do full mechanics for 1/100 seed kits they havent done yet
>>23837365>near 2010 MG's aren't like this. Most of classic MG kits don't have super complex innerframe. They looked even worse pre 2010.
>>23837366You can still get a non armored frame out of MG Jegan, however we all know how basic the assembly is. Most of the classic kits had that similar basicbitch structure, just 2 parts and a polycaps in the middle. Atleast modern MGs in general try to separate the frame into many parts. Providence and Freedom definitely feel like MG, they are time consuming enough.
>>23837329Have to agree with this after building MG Gouf 2.0, MG Zaku Gunner Warrior (known to be a glorified FM), MG Jesta, and MG Freedom 2.0
>>23837361imo it's not just about the innerframe or lack thereof but about the general feel of the kit
seedshit is lazy, who knew
here's your "zaku" bro
>>23837378i think the most unsatisfying MG i've ever built was the Justice 2.0. it's so simplistic compared to its other ZGMF bandmates
>>23837379FM Forbidden Gundam has long assembly time and good enough complexity. That does not mean you can call it MG just because it feels like one.
>>23837386but hey it's easy to make white/blue/black/green color variants as P-bandai! lets make sure the least popular variant is a regular release!
I hold up the Buster in my hands and it feels hefty and solid. I hold up the Providence in my hands and it feels bloated and hollow.
I'm afraid that if they do 2.0 MG's of Destiny and Infinite Justice they will be shitty
>>23837391Funny enough, Buster's "frame" is almost non existent.
>>23837395>>23837391it's the ABS frame
>>23837389Mobile Ginn is based on the Zaku Warrior frame (it hasnt seen a rerelease yet)
>>23837399He is talking about Zaku Phantom. I don't know about Seed's popularity so i can't tell if that thing is popular or not.
Meanwhile>Innerframe: not found
I genuinely do wonder how hard would it be to design a frame like this but for the Ex-S
Why do some people care about the level of detail on the inner frame? If you're going to cover it in armour pieces anyway, why does it matter? It's only there to give larger models structural stability.
>>23837407Considering how it has the same gimmick as ZZ, probably never ever.
>>23837408It is important when it comes to creative, busy designs. Even HG Doven Wolf has frame for the legs because it is just so top heavy.
>>23837408Not really the level of details, more like the amount of parts. It is like when you watch a really good 1 hour movie and wish it was 2 hours to experience more of it.
>>23837413Let me rephrase: Why do people care about how the frame looks? It's just there for structural stability, and you won't be able to see it anyways.
>>23837422Anons here are talking about the assembly time and complexity rather than how it looks. MG Jegan's frame looks decent, however it is something you can put together in 30 minutes. It is the lackluster complexity that causes complaints.
that is why the MG RX-78-2 2.0 is the gold standard for the innerframes. oh, the MG Zaku 2.0 too (and its variants)
>>23837314Waste of money, just huff the microplastics from the nubs and runners.
>>23837432The Gelgoog 2.0 also has a nice inner frame Which is a shame since its mass production, retail variant hardly ever sees the light of day.
>>23837432That era in general was a better time.
Everything went to shit when they moved away from polycaps
>>23837443I think most of modern times MG have decent complexity. It will take you several days just to put Narrative's frame together. Barbatos/Vidar frame look like a stick figure but they are nowhere near the level of speedrun like Zaku Warrior or Jegan.
>>23837446The latest MG has a bunch of polycaps in it.
>>23837426In the context of inner frame, complexity for complexity's sake is kinda silly though. Complexity that serves practical purposes (e.g better movement, accommodations for potential parts modifications etc), yeah, sure. But if the inner frame being simple works for its purposes, it shouldn't matter.
>>23837408>>23837422they're fun to paint and i can look at the photos i took of it whenever i want even if the actual physical model is covered with armour
>>23837456It is not about complexity for the sake of it. When you build a MG and the frame is completed, that means 80% of the work is done and it is disappointing when you can finish a large scaled kit in 1 hour.
>>23837456It is the same reason why some people look down on Maganac and Leo. Yeah they function, they are solid, but the assembly is just so quick, it feels lackluster.
>>23837319Same designer, BEE-CRAFT.
chinks already figured out how to make detailed AND functional inner frames. i think Bandai just wants to cut corners that's why recent MG frames look lazy and simplistic.
>chinksaaand no one gives a shit.
i do.
>>23837372He said near 2010, why are you posting a 2001 MG? Regardless, inner frames usually don't have much detail unless those parts can be visible in some mode or they want to add some weight so it can stand.
>chinkshit
>chinkGEM
>>23837489>Near 2010The frame of pre 2010 period usually look like that. It is not fair to compare these guys to literall legacy MS like Zaku and Gelgoog.
>>23837495This is the frame of moustache-gundam?
>>23837478If chinks love SEED so much why wont they make 1/100 Gaia/Abyss/Chaos/Savior/Legend????
>>23837497TurnX's frame looks so much better, it's unreal.
>>23837504crazy there was less than a decade of time difference between the release dates of these 2 kits
>>23837495
>>23837506But then again, the 2000s had absolutely bangers so Turn A's frame looks hillarious in retrospect.
>>23837510The global financial crisis happened in 2008-2010, so the peak inner frames designs of RX-78, MS-06 and MS-14 were remained a thing of the past due to cost cutting measures. ABS plastic was discontinued and KPS wasn't very good until around the 2016-2018 when RG Unicorn and MG Dynames were released.
>>23837510I think it's less "old vs new" and more "UC vs everything else"
Inner frame discussions are always hilarious to read in this thread.
>>23837517There is a UC bias for sure. Strange to see, considering how Bandai just ignore MS Igloo's existence and doesn't produce UC tv shows anymore.
I would kill for MG Zudah, Hildolfr and Zegok
>>23837527MG Zudah with spring loaded limbs and armor so you can press the thruster on the back and make it explode would be toy of the year
>inb4 chang already made itI dont give a fuck about some chang kit.
>>23837529Respect Zudah. It has alot of onscreen kills for such a shoddy robot.
>>23837534>shoddy robotHow dare you
>>23837542It's the Dra-C with legs.
How feasible is it for a 1/144 Zegok? Pretty sure the Changs have made stuff much bigger than this.
>>23837549Nobody would want to make this piece of shit
>>23837546Zudah killed 3 balls and several GMs. Dra C achieved nothing lol.
>>23837551>Best action scene in the series>Nobody wantDoubt
>>23837546It's Zaku I if it was good
>>23837554I think Zudah was ahead of its time. The perfected late UC MS follows the similar style, just gotta go fast.
>>23837551The dude who made the model in the pic is already somebody so your slander is null and void!
Won the bid again. Takeshi you motherfucker give me that Sentaipla NOW
>>23837260There's actually multiple people here like that
>>23837552Doesnt change the fact that its a Dra-C with legs.
>*We may cancel bids from users with significantly poor ratings or new users.AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
>>23837571No it is not lol. Dra C are Zaku II without legs.
>>23837561I hope Takeshi bans your ass.
>>23837534I respect the Zudah plenty, no matter what it will never be a phantom fighter in my eyes.
>>23837574The Zudah is a Dra-C. Made from hopes and dreams with the objective of going fast and exploding.
>>23837495SOULLooks like a robot right out of old Star Wars films.
>>23837582No they are not the same. Zudah explodes because there is no safety cap to how fast it can boost. Dra C doesn't explode from boosting because the base unit is Zaku II.
>>23837588Which is why the Dra-C is an improved Zudah, it removed its god awful legs and head.
>>23837593>Improved Zudah>No onscreen killsI keked.
