-=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: >>23860115
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Bandaischizo won btw
>>23861919yooooooooooooooooo
Shitpla won
>>23861919
>>23861934...the losing competition to Synduality.
>>23861913>Gcucks flo-ACK
the bionicle gunpla actually puzzles me more than unkosulwhat will they think of next?
>>23861951that 100 billion jump is entirely because of TCG and gacha doebiet whatever
>>23861951That's the IP's total income, not Gqux alone lol. Learn abit about these financial reports.
imagine gunpla kits had a monthly sales ranking like gacha games or manga
>>23861955I don't think the TCG is that successful, let alone $100 billion successful. I don't even think MtG pulls in that much.
>>23861961The report is the culmination of everything, from Gunpla sales, anime's performance to every other Gundam related gigs such as toys and mechandises.
>Sentinel kits got reprinted>Profits suddenly spiked upCoincidence? I think not!
>>23861951Suh-weet! Can't wait to see the deluge of MGs Bandai is going to make with all that money now.
>>23861951I don't get how Dragon Ball makes so much money for Bandai. They don't even have full rights to it, they share profits with Shueisha and Bird Studio. So this is only a fraction.What do DBfags even spend all that money on? Surely there's only so many Goku figures a fan needs.
>>23861970>Can't wait to see the deluge of MGs Bandai is going to make with all that money now.Oh my sweet child
>>23861972Well, Dragonball nowadays has some new...gimmicks
>>23861972If you ever visit /buyfag/ you may occasionally catch a glimpse of the absolute horror that dbfags will purchase and put on display.
>>23861984Honestly, i can understand the obssession. I mean, look at her.
The MG Unicorn really is a special-grade cursed object. Do you suppose I can get the knees to stay in destroy mode if I liquitape the joint together?
>>23861986Beside the floppy waist, it is one of the best Unicorn mold next to the MG EX
200 billion yen well spent on this masterpiece
>>23861991If they're cheap enough they could be kitbash fodder... maybe...
>>23861991You're looking at something more like megablocks than gunpla. It's a toy for small children.>>23861986The ones I did have the transforming parts glued in place.
>>23861994Over 2000 yen each
>>23861991It's quite cleverly engineered, but it still manages to look like a knockoff. Astonishing.
>>23861995And Bandai is gonna spend more money on that over MGs. The game was rigged from the start and we cannot do anything to stop it.
>>23862000Not everything is for you
>>23862002And what's for you then? I hope Bandai will stop making those, too. It would be so fucking funny.
>>23862003Gunpla is for me and they make plenty of stuff for me.
I kinda want to make a Sonichu medallion from putty and some junk, then paint it. Is it safe to do so? I have all the materials and tools.
>>23862006Ok, you are doomed lol.
I was going to post my Turn X but this thread is already so shit.
>>23861995are there any small children that are into gundam? especially uc shit that's been around for half a century? idk it seems like they're mistargeting that's why i think unko made more sense as a product if jap kids are really into caca
>>23862007>Is it safe to do?Extremely unsafe, do not.
>>23862011I'm doomed because I'm okay with a toy company making toys for people other than me?>>23862014That's why they keep trying to get kids into gundam with stuff like this.
>>23862018>There is no way Bandai is gonna make an OC mecha model line with no intention of shutting it downFamous last words before the era of 30 Minutes Mission
>>23862020When did I say that?
>>23862016I mean Geno Samuel is fine, so far. As long as you don't wear it.
>>23861991Didn't they already have a gundam toy line like that?
>gundam spiegel is p-bandaii haven't bought a kit in YEARS. i really wanted a new spiegel kit and another finger on the monkey paw furled. FUCK THIS GAY EARTH. i'm gonna do my best to find a way to get it in leafland but i don't have high hopes. i really hope they make an RG of it in the future with the tech from the god and shining RGs.
>>23861989The RGs exist. You would have a case if they didn't.>>23862007>hmm, today I will make a grade A cognitohazardous object out of putty and scrap Yes, this is totally safe and has no potential adverse consequences.
>>23862025Of course it's PB. All new G HGs are, why would they make an exception for Spiegel
>>23861970They're making so much money BECAUSE they don't do MGs.
>>23862025Anon, literally all of the HG G Gundam kits past Nobell Berserker are P-Bandai. No monkey paw was involved at all, you just lack critical information.
>>23862030>RGNo, RG Unicorn is somehow worse than the MG. It is very unstable.
>>23862000Anon this is made by the toy division. The funds they get would not have been spent by the gunpla dep anyway
waifu aerith kit someday
>>23862044It's also made in a different factory by different people.
>>23862040>>23862037realistically, the monkey paw furled when G gundam started getting more kits as P-bandai. i just wish spiegel got more love, such an amazing suit. like, i was disappointed when rose was released, but seeing spiegel (even if i knew this was its fate) hurts me.
>>23861994even if they were free, the amount of effort + putty/pla plate it would take to get it decent looking wouldn't be worth it
>>23862058Simply accept that this is better than nothing. At least the kits are stupidly feature-loaded to make them worth the price (well, before tariffs they were).
>>23862041I've only heard the opposite, that the MGs are shit kits but the RGs managed to fix the problems that they had.
>>23862070The RG has issues with exploding biceps. The MGEX is the one that fixed all the issues.
>>23862072I need to get the MGEX
>>23862070Nah. The skirt tend to fall off, the tiny waist peg is unstable, the armor parts don't graft very well to the frame just like the MG. The hands are better but that's it.
>>23861951Gquacks was fun and I'm tired of pretending that it wasn't. Char piloting the rx-78-2 is a all time legendary moment. Had the most out there mecha designs in Gundam since forever, the kits are first in ages to feel entirely unique and not just copy/pasting entire runners.
>>23862083Good to see another gcucks truther.
>>23862083>the kits are first in ages to feel entirely unique and not just copy/pasting entire runners.Lol, it has a recolor for Dom, Red Gundam, GMgoog and G Fred is 90% Gqux with some new parts. It is the most recycled HG line so far.
>>23862083I like when Yamashita goes off the goop retarded with his designs so the GQX designs really scratch that itch for me, plus it's the closest we're going to get to evangelion ANIMA kits. I just wish they were in a bigger scale, ideally MG but I'll take a Full Mechanics. the HGs are so dainty
>>23862024They did but this is made with less effort while charging more.
I always forget, do they reveal everything on the first day?
>>23862100Anima actually looks cool. Gqux is such a mixed bag.
>>23862083>Char piloting the rx-78-2 is a all time legendary moment.Why? It's just selfreferentialism for ojisans>Had the most out there mecha designs in GundamThe previous series, WfM also had unique design languages between its different factions. Also being the most out there doesnt make them good, >the kits are first in ages to feel entirely unique and not just copy/pasting entire runnersGenuinely what are you referring to here? Half of the gqux line is recolors of existing kits.Bad show with bad designs
The REAL KINO is coming.... I can feel it.
>>23862114What previous kit is the gq white gundam copying anon
>>23862114Midwittery: the post
>>23862126The red gundam, from which it differs negligibly. The same mold is also copied a third time for the pbandai 01.
>>23862138I mean yeah of course similar kits are similar. Like complaining that Chars Zaku is the same as the grunt Zaku. Im talking about cross line copying
I enjoy assembling scaled plastic model kits of my favorite mecha
>>23862147The fuck are you on about?
Boo, the X-type beam shields are the old type of clear pink, not the new clear pink they started using recently that is flourencent like the clear green
>>23862155we hate plamo here, sir
>>23862160Fluorescence is overrated, in optimal circumstances you never see it. You are optimal, are you not?
Bandai Candy WONBandai Hobby LOST
we're getting more announcements right?
>>23862173PG Tallgeese with a Pbandai PG variant
>we want the Lego manchild audience pls just let this go down as another failed attemp. This catching on in the west and becoming some kind of viral trend would be a disaster
>>23862173That's it. This is just the right amount of new announcement Bandai usually do. HG for Longdog, FM Graze Ein, P-Bandai Spielgel. HG Ashtaron + Visargo, MP Vertex Force
>>23862174pbandai Leo* variant
>>23862163My kits both see sunlight and I use UV lights for pictures. It's hard to fix with paint while keeping it clear.
>>23862180>This catching on in the west and becoming some kind of viral trend would be a disasterPlease please happen for real. It would be so fucking funny.
I just realized that Die Graue Hexe means " The Grey Hag ".
>non-prethinned paints
>prethinned paints
my dream- a line of in-scale robots of different franchises. i feel like there would be a beautiful calmness in my heart looking at a collection where there's a getter 1 as big as a PG and a scopedog as big as a grain of rice standing alongside gundams. also gunbuster would be like 8 feet tall and that would be funny
>paints
Any anons here have any of the Mazinger kits? Are any of them even good? (Do they even bother to reprint them?)
>>23862231When in doubt just get the SMP
>>23862231i had the shin mazinger HG kit for a long time, i really liked it. can't stand the infinitism and moderoid designs though
>>23862083>Char piloting the rx-78-2 is a all time legendary moment.Never saw that, all I saw was him piloting a discount eva.
>>23862240I don't think Moderoid even has any regular Mazinger kits. Only a bunch of Mazinkaisers or some variants like Mazinger Zest or Zero.
>>23862249you're right, i was thinking of all the mazinkaiser variants, which i also dislike.
>>23862246White gundam looks nothing like an eva. I don't think you know what an eva looks like.
The Bandai Hobby division is just retarded and you know it
I’m so hyped shadow gundam finally got a new hg
>>23862276you WILL buy the bonkle-pla chud
Why are people getting Bionicle out of the line? It's clearly just the actual toy version of 30MM's customization line goal, just directly Gundam this time.
>>23862287the joints I guess
>>23862291They are just ball joints though?
>>23862271>White gundam looks nothing like an evaLook who designed the mechs in Gqux, then come back here.
>>23862066>better than nothing>even though it's basically the same as "nothing" for people without p-bandai>but then burgers (and like the two anons actually living in Japan) paying premium prices per p-bandai kit will say that only they matter>and bootleggers haven't touched the Shuffle Alliance yet for some reasonIt's all so tiresome
>>23862271Eva head, ribs and shoes. I don't think you watched eva or gquuuux did you?
>>23862309None of those parts look like an eva.
Does anyone else have the same autistic shit I got where I hate displaying kits with aspects that never show up in any anime or side material (beyond MSV stuff where it just tells you it can do it)Like the weird Katar/shield things every 00 comes with. I'm just like "it never uses these why would I give them to it on my shelf"I hate that im like this
>>23862231I have the Infinitism kits for Z, Great, Grendizer, Jeeg, and ZeroThey're okay, I think they're either reprinted or just discounted on sale a lot
>>23862095>>23862098Is the Gqux Hamburabi going to have fucking movable monoeyes, I'm gonna cum
Discount will continue until morale improves
How do you paint Zeong?Somehow the color already looks right and I feel like painting it would probably make it worse.also I already have 3 shades of grey paint already and I don't want to buy more.
Are those overdesigned chink models with gigantic backpacks just meant to be statues? Seems like it.
>>23862328It does use them, it just ditches them when it becomes Raiser (so most of its screentime)Personally 00 with the shields on the shoulders and the dual blade rifles is the best iteration of 00. Raiser looks pretty dumb.To directly answer your question though no, I don't have that autism. I outfit everything with the equipment it looks cool with.
>>23862363If you are fine with the colours as they are why would you paint it?
>>23862363I saw a psycommu zaku paint job in a Model Graphix magazine for this one that looked nice
>>23862363I just do not care for the RG zeong being gray. I really like the purple the other ones are.
>>23862399paint surface always looks better
>>23862404Why?
>>23862406You don't see how? it's because that's why.
Learn to paint nigga
Right, there's a Gundam Conference tomorrow, so if a new show gets announced that means new kits too.
>>23862404>paint surfaceBut you're going to top coat it right?
>>23862363>I already have 3 shades of grey paint alreadyalright DrDre2dollars
>>23862408Topcoat already does that if you just want a single flat color. We've been over this. You people can't tell the difference between a topcoated piece of plastic and opaque paint that's the same color.
>>23862363Make it red, duh
>>23862420I can, thougheverbeit.
>>23862426No you can't. It's the paint fumes getting to you.
>>23862460
>>23862462
the angriest AI review voice I've heardhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0ABfw5fkOs
>>23862481lmao
>>23862481>>23862494>b-but bootlegs are just as good as the genuine product!
>>23862481>>23862494KWAB
decal time
>>23862494when chinks insult your mother, you know it's serious business!
Caught myself mentally wishing for new FM kits since the MG situation is so dire...
>>23861919Did a quick snap + top coat tonight if the X-Type Mission pack. Skipped on the decals since my F90IIIY is also relatively bare. When re-putting it into standalone mode I noticed some crevasses are still damp, so going to wait for actually combining it till tomorrow
I kinda wish japs would actually sell the STLs to their 3d print stuff some times, but it really seems they prefer just selling it physically on booth
>>23862628Have you tried messaging them? Speaking understandable Japanese is relatively easy nowadays with ChatGPT or the like. Just send them 「海外配送は高価なので、印刷物ではなく STL ファイルを購入したいです。印刷物は自分で販売しません。」
>>23862481>>23862494Kek, i want more bootleg reviews like these
>>23862628>>23862635Don't do this, this creates mustard gas
>>23862287Because it's literally bionicle but gundam, right down to the super-gloss plastic.
>making progress on the MG Freedom 2.0>get to the legs and hip joint>the hip peg sticks out from the leg joint quite a bit No wonder the thing breaks. You have nice lever arm to break it of, what the fuck?
Is Mr. Surfacer safe for ABS?
>>23862728no
Someone pointed out that the RG Exia R4 has a 3mm hole for stand base unlike the vanilla RG, so maybe there are some new parts after all?
>>23862752Hot take but if you bought 1 Exia you bought them all
>>23862755Not hot, just illogical and wrong
>>23862755Well, yeah. Same goes for building Freedoms, Zakus, etc.
>>23862669lacks the faux nig nog names which is a staple of bonkle
>they no longer use plated plastics for RG weaponsDoes it actually look better this way, or did they just cheap out?
>>23862777Chrome plating only really works for something where the entire thing is supposed to be shiny like the Gerbera Straight. On swords where only part of the blade is exposed like Exia's GN Swords, it looks tacky.
GSC really gonna make anything but the OG Mazinger for Moderoid, aren't they?
>>23862800There are dozens of models of the OG mazinger already, some of which are 100% animation accurate
>>23861951>>23862083Don't really care for the gquuux but I'm not gonna deny I love the aesthetics they chose for the designs. It's been a while since gundam mechs looked like actual machines
Find a flaw.
>>23862812Ok, now narrow it down to "not overpriced" or "still gets reprinted"And Infinitism doesn't count, they're uglyt. I own them
>>23862823That horrendous fleshy monstrosity occupying the entire right side of the image.
>>23862823That this isn't my view in the mirror...
>>23862800Still waiting for them to make Great Mazinkaiser.
>>23862839You guys think anything that costs more than $10 is 'overpriced.' There's one guy here who calls $20 Square Enix steucture arts 'overpriced' EVERY SINGLE TIME they're brought up.
>be ex-snapbuilder who only topcoats>see a nice kit>Want to buy it and think of how good the build will be>dopamine drops and instantly feel the pressure to paint it cause I'll get laughed online for being a snapshitter>Don't buy kitYou lot bullied me out of the hobby. I wanted to build an airbrushing setup, but I don’t really have the time, space, or even the freedom to do a project like that living in an apartment complex. Fuck you for ruining everything I care about
>>23862863Buy an SMP kit and pick up the brush
okay dumbass
Just use markers nigga
>pc basically explodes the day after so much cook shit was announced The universe is a meanie
>>23862800>yes.jpg
How is the MG Barbatos Lupus? Is it on par with the Gundam Vidar and is it a huge upgrade from the 2019 Barbatos, addressing its durability issues?
>>23862852He's not wrong. At first $95 for a set of four 1/144 kits sounded reasonable, then they jacked up the price and now a set of three 1/144 kits will cost you $180.
my first MG kit, he's a pretty cool guyA couple of the bits like the foot guards are a bit loose, but nothing that impacts the posingI dont think I'll paint him but I will have to panel line him at least
Bandai please just please make HG Luxon Next and Bradyon Next
>>23862877what version of mazinger is that? mazinger wing zero EW?
>>23862898Zenesis
>>23862755>if you bought 1 Gundam you bought them allftfy
This is why I build SMP
Sure just fucking surely you will make an MGEX Mighty Strike Freedom right? fuck it we're getting more seedslop
MUH BAELmg next i guess
How enjoyable is the Xi Gundam's build really? asking because mechagaikotsu gave it his gundarium tier stamp
>>23862919that's how you know the experience will be SHIT
>>23862917Isn't that just a reissue?
>>23862863the japs basically live in shoeboxes and figure out a way to paint, if you really wanted to I'm sure you could figure something out. but if you don't really want to and only thought of painting to appease strangers online instead of your own enjoyment you are basically a cuckold and should just do what you want instead
>>23862919It's an HG, you build one - you've built em all
>start doing decals>look at clock>3 hours gonewhat the fuck
>>23862917>metal buildyea wait for Daban 88xx series for thatBandai hates MG
>>23862927>the Katoki time dilation gnomes got him
memes aside, why do you hate Mechagaikotsu? Im new here...
faggy black nails
>>23862936He speaks like one of those algorithm-powered faggy influencers. Also the nails are offputting and not because they're painted but because the paint is all chipped like he's a druggie whore
just accept that your hobby is the gateway to dudes painting nails then going gay it can't be helped shouganai
only americans do it
>>23862940Why not judge him based on his ability to do out of the box gunpla reviews instead?
>>23862737You fucking drowned those pieces anon. Look at how thick it is, you can barely see the detail and it's pooling . No shit it cracked.
>>23862777It's easier to paint since you don't have to strip it first, but it's 100% because they cheaped out.
we like Prime92 here
>>23862950Why bother judging him on something that's identical to hundreds of other reviewers out there
>watch plaban>46.000 yen metal build>OOOOH SUGEEEE THIS IS WORTH THE PRICE!!why do jap gunplatubers suck bandai cock so much?
>>23862936A better question should be is there anything that this general doesn't hate?
Is the gundam conference tomorrow just anime related or is there normally some gunpla news as well?
>>23862963That one gunpla hag that shows her tits in every video
>>23862965Umi isn't a hag, you swine.
>>23862963Kyo's model channel
>>23862936His actual reviews aren't very useful and many of them just have outright incorrect information.
>>23862967I mean the american one
>>23862968Bless that guy. He convinced me to buy old Zeta, Dunbine and random Aoshima Buff Clan kits on the cheap for painting practices.
why would you watch someone who paint his nails but not his models?
>Moderoid Scopedog is going to be 1/12>1/12 Scopedog rifle next to the HG and MG-esque Bandai kitsfuck, this thing is going to be hueg
>>23862969People in my fb gunpla group make all their purchasing decisions based on gaikotsu's reviews.
>>23862995Why does the one on the right look so fucking dirty? Weathering is supposed to be subtle
>>23863001because they're all snapshitters who can't paint
>>23863001honestly I assumed most of his viewers are children who don't have their own money and live vicariously through his reviews since he has such a high video output. I don't know who else could tolerate his obnoxious cadence. plus he doesn't really say anything that can't be gleamed from the product page or intuited from experience
Why has nobody thought of buying used robot damashiis and painting them? Since they're figures you're meant to play with, their joints are way stronger and will survive the test of time. Am I a genius or are people just dumb npcs?
>>23863001People who are still using fb in 2026 are not known for their intelligence.
>>23863012>their joints are way stronger and will survive the test of timelolLMAO
>>23863012Everyone who has discovered that secret has had german ninjas sent to their house to silence them.
>>23863012Because they're expensive as fuck? And also, contrary to popular belief, shitty zinc diecast joints are not good for longevity.
>>23862863Make a bucket filter to exhaust your airbrush and wear a mask, no excuses!
>>23863020>reading comprehension devil strikes again That's specifically I mentioned "used robot damashiis". They are a lot of sub 2000 yen ones on Mandarake, genius. I truly am smarter than most it seems..
>>23863004>Weathering is supposed to be subtleWeathering and any other form of painting is purely subjective.
>>23863022>Buying someones sloppy secondsrobo-cuck
>>23862936My only issue is that he's kinda retarded. The fact that he 'revised' his review based on some arbitrary scoring system doesn't really sit well with me and he's not knowledgeable with the more technical stuff. Too normie. He's great if you want a retard-proof kit though.
Show me your upcoming Gundam Conference face/pose.
>>23862777I prefer this since stripping the chrome plating takes time
is the new Ultrasaurus kit motorized or just a model
>>23863043
Top coating snap fitted kits counts as painting cause topcoat literally is paint. Just so ya know
Which hairstyle suits her more?
code geass is dogshit
>>23863051bald
>>23863051Right.
>>23862964If they'll announce a new anime they'll probably announce an HG for the titular gundam but that's about the only gunpla thing you should expect. Well, that and maybe some new random collab recolors
I should work on my groupbuild but I am going to start on some other bullshit instead
>>23862973Meli did an OnlyFans vid, boring uninspired dildoing with a death look I her eyes, a waste of bandwidth really ofcourse I fapped and cummed to it vigorously
>>23863051I thought this paki got banned like 2 years ago how is he still at this, mods pls rangeban continental Asia
>>23863043Crossbone anime soon. I can feel it ib my bones.
>>23863012>Painting a prepainted action figureYou are a retard
GQuacks Season 2
>>23863012Building is half the fun
>>23863077regular RDs are NOT painted, idiot bitch faggot
>>23863082They are. Not fully painted but still color corrected from head to toe. And these things are branded as action figures, not plamo.
>>23863073it's probably that new series about Gundam vs. Aliens that was rumored a few months ago
>>23863088if you so much as put a drop of paint on something advertised as a action figure and not a model kit it creates nerve gas, it's true
>>23863091What are you even trying to say
>Unthinned gunmetal paint>Orange peel on the shoulder>Metal Build btwKek. Bandai charges you 300 dollars for this.
Is there a market for secondhand kits painted with unthinned metallics? Sounds like a nice business venture
>>23863014I have yet to have a roll pin come out of a firear- wait a second this is /gpg/.
>>23863088>They are. Not fully painted but still color corrected from head to toe.Then you're being disingenuous faggot. I have tons of non-metal build and non-metal Robo RDs in my collection. For the VAST MAJORITY (Keyword in caps because you are retarded) of them, only small details like the eyes and head cameras are painted, the rest of the body is bare plastic. It's not brittle ABS like typical model kits, but it's still unpainted plastic which can easily be painted on. That's the fucking point I was making. The painted bits can easily be masked btw. >And these things are branded as action figures, not plamo.Yeah and you also can't customize your car because it's branded as a "vehicle" not a model kit, right?Kill yourself.
>>23863097I mean, secondhand market is a wild west. You will never know what horror story you might stumble upon.
>>23863099Uh-oh melty alert
>>23863099>Yeah and you also can't customize your car because it's branded as a "vehicle" not a model kit, right?Sad, I was just going to turn my Fiero I to some lamborrari.
>>23863092that it being an action figure and not plamo is fucking irrelevant to anything and just a stupid thing to saynta I just know how to read his mind
>>23863108>that it being an action figure and not plamo is fucking irrelevantYou can paint anything, that does not mean it is acceptable to push toy posting in a plamo thread.
>>23863115good old wannabe jannie
>>23863117>irrelevant shitposting is good actually
>>23863118like you're doing right now?
>>23863082Believe this anon. I was hospitalized many times from top coating my revoltechs and takara toys.
>>23863119>n-no you!Okay buddy
>>23861919Got started on my second attempt at handpainting with Gaia Notes. It's coming along a lot better now that I'm using this thinner + retarder combo I bought, where before I was just using straight up thinner. I really like this palette and I'm already looking forward to using it again (probably with Million Blue or Cobalt Violet as the main color instead)>Cobalt Violet>Million Blue>Joint Gray>Blue Fog WhiteIt's spring but I wanted to use a cooler scheme.
>>23863124At least use masking tape next time
>>23863124This is the thinner btw. It's made by Gunprimer. At a 2:1 ratio of thinner to paint you still get really good coverage, and you're good to go in 2 or 3 coats.>>23863127Don't worry I already cleaned up the overspill and filled in the areas that I missed.
>>23863122good talk champ, think about what you post next time
>>23863129But if you used masking tape you wouldn't have to clean up. Ffs
>>23863130But enough about yourself
>>23863022Just go buy some chink bootlegs or bandai entry grades. They're even cheaper.>but you need to build them!Plamo general, buddy. Assembling it is part of the hobby.
No point getting into airbrushing if you actually want to live long enough to see your grandkids grow up. Breathing microplastics from clipping parts off runners is already bad enough, and now you want to speedrun lung cancer on top of it.
>>23863146*clipping parts + sanding I should have said
Is it better or worst than the gold plated
Why do the ugly aura phantasm designs get so much more love than the superior TV ones these days?
>>23863153>superior TV onesOdd bait. That being said, there are already HGs for all your beloved TV designs and bandai made R3 Billvine last year
>>23863152It's the same thing, you have to strip it to paint it either way. All coatings are the same.
>>23862863If your motivation was the build, why does the part where you post it online hold so much value for you? Just do what you want and don't post it online. Then you win twice. You get to enjoy models how you like AND you won't post on 4chan.
>>23863146>>23863148>Snapshitter made up copeWhat is a respirator?
>>23863157Behind every "great" mecha designer is a tard wrangler turning their bullshit into something actually marketable and viable for animation and toys. As soon as they go independent they pump out nothing but pretentious overdesigned tripe.
>>23863146Nobody in this thread is going to reproduce lmao
>>23863137Masking that takes more time than running a qtip or wooden toothpick round the edges of the painted areas to clean up the overspill.
>>23863146>oh no, if only there was a way to filter harmful fumes out of air or use paints that do not produce said fines or protect yourself from airborne paint particles...Keep finding excuses.
>>23863161>He trusts his respirator LOL
>>23863020They're not diecast. They're plastic with spring pin joints. Spring pins are coiled steel
>>23863170>shitcrylics
>>23863153Cause bugs is cool
>>23863175>skill issue
>>23863146>>23863148It's always slop posters that are saying the most retarded shit
>>23863178No amount of skill is going to make paints designed to dry matte suddenly develop a hard glossy finish and become able to withstand polishing
>>23860833can they just make some proper mh kits already? like the action figures bandai makes? i don't want zoids
>>23863162The TV designs and everything else were done by completely different designers, dipshit.
>>23863185So you call paint type "shit" simply because it have different properties than you want? Wow. Now try and tell painters that oil paints are shit because you cannot polish them. Or watercolor because they barely cover. Or better yet, Golden Demon winners that their models are shit, because obviously only MUH LACQUER is the way to go.
>>23863204Their properties happen to make them a poor fit for painting mecha models specifically, yes.High end artist oil paints are amazing but you wouldn't paint a house with them.If all you have access to is acrylics and oils then you should paint miniatures.
>>23863218What a load of bullshit.
Another Reborns chinkinoGlad it's 1/144 this time.
>>23863220I accept your concession
>>23863218You should paint what you want to paint.
I will continue to paint gunpla with acrylics and you can't stop me
>>23863225NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
>>23863225AIEEEEEEEEEEEE STOP IT
the worst thing about doing full build (paint + decal) is that you can't be rough with the kit anymore. just moving, disassembling and reattaching things are really scary.
>>23863218Except I paint Gunpla with acrylic paints just fine instead of whining. If I can do it, everyone can. You just cope.
>>23863221>green eyes
>>23863229What if someone just doesn't want their mobile suit to look like a wargaming miniature
>>23863233Don't wargaming miniatures look like they do because of scale only? If you scaled them up they would probably look far better.
>>23863236I never really got the "scale" argument, most wargames use much larger scales than 1/144 or 1/100
>>23863233I accept your concession that you're shit at painting
>>23863240I'm just saying I've never seen Gunpla painted with acrylics that I personally liked the look of.
>>23863239It's more difficult to paint clean details on a smaller thing.
>>23863152Holy shit that looks better than the standard gold. The amount of gold was tacky and made the whole kit blend together. Still don't like it, but hate it much less.
>>23863233Then don't paint them like wargaming miniature? Holy shit, can you even do something on your own or you can only copy someone else process step by step?
>>23863241>I personally don't like the look of these models>therefore paints they use are shitPeak egocentrism.
>life saving medicine vs pc saving parts vs bootleg HGUC 1/145 RX-105 Xi GundamDiscuss, class.
>>23863269We all gotta die sometime.
>>23863236I paint warhammer. I don't use lacquer on minis because lacquer paint destroy your brushes. They also reactivate if you paint over.The only time I would use lacquer over acrylic is if I want to build an white scar army coz acrylic white is ass.
>>23863269/gpg/ won't be around forever so it's time for you to start making decisions on your own.
>>23863221>some random company nobody's heard ofThis truly inspires confidence. I'm sure it'll be at least as good as that "RG" Wing Zero bootleg.
>>23863259Painting any other way with acrylics looks like ass because that's the style of painting that the paints are made for
>>23863276>>23863284I don't want my pet shitposters retards to grow old
I tried preshading my gunpla with acrylics and my model combusted
>>23863294>I tried preshading my gunplaThat was your first mistake
>I share this thread with people who can't shade
>>23863287Dunno, bought 1/144 bootlegs from GBC and Kurofune and they turned out fine
>>23863221Looking at it, the joints and construction seems to be identical to the actual HG, but they just added more surface details to the outer armor and better looking GN Drives. Kinda like that JMS HG Zeta.
>>23863300Preshading not only looks bad most of the time but most people don't even blend the shadows, midtones and highlights afterwards so it's way too aggressivePlus there is no way to do it without making your model look dirty so preshading without weathering is comicalIf you want to do good looking, painted artificial lighting on a model then you will have to learn about proper volumetric lighting
you think they actually like gunpla? or just do it for the views? I know a lot of vtubers have been doing these for many years, but thought i'd never see women with nails like this building gunpla
>>23863306Are those her boobs or knees?
>>23863306I doubt that shit pulls a lot of views
>you need weathering to make shaded painting look goodhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NTIyyX7_Cg
>>23863317Thanks for the perfect example Random spot highlights on every single panel on an otherwise clean robot look fucking ridiculous and just make a design that's already an eyesore even more visually busyUtterly atrocious look and I will never understand how this has become the "standard" way to paint Gunpla in the west
>>23863304preshading does have a very "magazine-like" or box-art quality to it that I think has a charm but i generally prefer post shading.no matter what preshading is going to desaturate the colors and make everything look dull plus there's not really any room to go back and forth so it's very unforgiving if you mess up
>>23863318post work
>>23863306Unless they have proof that they have more than just a surface interest spurred by the Hololive Collab, I assume that they're just riding the trend and will drop it as soon as the next trend pops up. No skin off my back, they can like what they like.
post snapgod kinos
post shadegods
Crazy how many opinions on paint these threads have compared to how few painters seem to frequent them.
>>23863332We used to have it good when we had old namefags in these threads posting their work frequently, until snapshit-kun drove them away
>>23863314knees, she put them up
my pics didn't get (You)s so I stopped posting them
>>23863343this, spend weeks on a build and get ignored, or come up with a lazy shitpost and bank on replies
>>23863343i still post my work even if it doesnt get any replies, i dont care if it does or not
>>23863350Same. It is nice when I get feedback at least, and I don't lose anything by posting.
So Advanced MS Joints are dead, then.RG Akatsuki 2.0 2035 :3
