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-=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!
Are we finally getting Prometheus?
>>23864849This cutie. I love Macross Plus and wanted to build the YF19 for a long time.First time panel lining everything (usually I only do some minor parts) on a kit so the panel lining ils kinda bad tho.Once finished I'll put it only in gerwalk eheh
>>23864891>it's realYikes
>>23864891was ist das? I don't recognise the suit
>>23864895new gundam from a upcoming series apparently
>>23864891Pretty clearly ai slop
>>23864917how can you tell? it doesn't look like ai to me, all the details seem consistent, and I don't see any artifacting that would give it away
>>23864925The leg details look way off, especially around the thighs. Left hand is really strange too. Lightning on the background and the wall in the corner next to the calendar(?) are giving me a bad vibe as well.I could be wrong but you'd think anyone that got to take a picture of it in an empty room would manage to get a better quality photo.
>>23864928the thighs are at different angles, they look consistent when you look closelythe bottom of the thigh matches, the shape of the front of the thigh matches, the sides of the thighs match.left hand is just at a weird angle, the thumb overlapping the thumb like that is an indication it's an actual photo, since ai won't deliberately put it at that angle
https://x.com/i/status/2055211632410960198>30MP Blue Archiveokay now we're talking!
>>23864943If it's gonna be Armed Aris, they got Bandai to make this because of the SEED jokes.
why are red zakus more popular than greens nowI thought greens were always the shit before, the whole point is to be mass-produced
>>23864951>why are red zakus more popular than greens noware you retarded? have you never seen 0079?
>>23864943>it's realholy fuck I hope the first one to get a kit will be Migger
>>23864967Where's the snek? Why does Rio's ugly robot get a fucking model?
>>23864967Daath toy! I always wanted one of these!
>>23864943Aru!
>>23864849thinner and primer have done wonders for me
More Super Sentai KINO is COMING... I can FEEL it.
we have gachaniggers in this thread...?
>>23864943It won't be any of the girls, it will be the raid bosses. Give me Ui though(zero chance).
>>23864993You're a little too late in noticing. Hell, just a few months ago, there were like 2 FGO characters added to 30MS.
>>23864993always did
>>23865016>It won't be any of the girls, it will be the raid bossesThen why would it be 30mp instead of 30mm?
>>23865016100% it's gonna be Mecha Alice since her banner is about to hit Global
>>23865021Goz.
where is 30MS Kei.... I will put her in the jar...
>>23864993We have the bikinischizo ranting about Legos and how much better they are than gunpla like every week or so.
>all the v-tubers except one choose Gundam that have RG kits Are they foreshadowing?
>>23865037Destiny's RG is so bad
>>23865029The robot form, right?
>>23865037>Watame gets to have a fucking MG while the rest of the girls are stuck with RG
>>23865037>Still no Zeong.Fucking Calli choosing Epyon instead of Deathscythe.
>>23865037That's the MG providence. Watamefags won.
>>23865041ngl I like all of the colour schemes except for maybe Subaru. The Unicorn and Providence is just really hits it for me.
>>23865037Where is my wife Shiori....
>>23865037Very Virtual-ON color schemes
>>23864943Toki + suit doko it's going to be Alice ain't it?
>>23865043Coco is dead, so you know.
>>23865043Realistically, she probably had a list of shit given that she was maybe allowed to pick if she was lucky. And I highly doubt deathscythe was on the list to begin with since the MG is fucking ancient and there is no RG.
>>23865043>Still no ZeongI guess we should expect a 3rd batch
>>23864989good stuff. the less snapshitters the better
>>23865062The page still says that there's more coming soon, so hopefully its in the 3rd batch. I wonder who will be on that line up. Biboo still doesn't have hers, so I assume she's gonna be in the 3rd batch.
>>23865037No Korone? I wonder what she would choose if given the option.
>>23865071Noel with Barbatos for sure.
>>23865072MG Acguy.
Are the chink OG brands actually have good plastic or people who build them don't care about Bandai's plastic quality so they don't know the difference?
>>23865085It depends on the brand. The better ones are comparable to kotobukiya or goodsmile but worse than bandai(in plastic and fit quality). Perfectly serviceable and not really too much of a pain to work with but not top of the industry either. Where chinkpla shines is innovation though. Greeblies aside, you'll never find as many gimmicks in other shit especially at the price points they hit.
>>23865078fucking perfect
Why are there no kits for the the dumb twins in Hololive
>>23865085I've only built hemoxian's girlpla. They tend to have tighter fit for some parts. Other than that, not all that different.
>>23865103You'll get he Blue archive twins kits
>>23865103Because the twin grabby hand MS from crossbone only have P bandai HG.
>>23865103fuwamoco?GM and Ball.
>>23865103If only a Gaz-L and Gaz-R kit existed for them
>>23864844>>23864758Cute hands
>>23864844not intended as an insult but man so many MaK power armors look like they're yearning for death
>>23864459it's not bad, but it's not good either.
>>23865161There is a lot of kits based on duos other than that
>>23865221there actually aren't that many duo machines in gundam, particularly duos that are equivalent and not main machine + support machine like Arios/GN Archereven less that have kitseven less that have modern retail kitsVayeate and Mercurius would be obvious, but PB. The most viable one I can think of is Lfrith Thorn and Ur. I guess they could do G-Quuux and G-Fred too, they're not really a duo but they also kinda functionally are.
>>23865103Fuwamoco gundam would be Seravee. Mococo would be Seraphim in this combination
>>23865037Not really feeling these designs like I was the first wave. The pink dick on the Epyon is too distracting, and the legs on the Astray are a mess. The rest are just plain boring.
>>23865043Did it say they got to pick their own gundams? She's a seedfag who's never seen Wing before.
>>23865260I don't really follow them anymore so I can't give you a real answer but usually shit like this is done with a selection of options to choose fromCalli probably picked the coolest one she saw, Epyon is certainly right up her alley
>>23864891Are we sure this isn't from the 00 movie? The full rquipment picture mentioned GN weapons.
>>23865264Looks like Linebarrel guy's design like the leak suggested, so I doubt it. And the full equipment pick is clearly AI slop
I'm really surprised Ina isn't in the second wave. She's one of the few EN girls that's seen more than a token amount of Gundam. Her colour scheme would look great on a lot of designs too.
>>23865267Well, teased Zeong got her colors
>>23865271Where's that? I don't remember it.
>>23865085For Motor Nuclear, it depends on the kit. Their first three kits has horrendously fragile pegs. Their latest kits put GDC and Kotobukiya to shame in quality and durability thanks to the metal frame.
>>23865275The first batch trailer
>>23865282Just rewatched it and didn't see a Zeong.
>>238652871:10
>>23865291Oh nice. Here's hoping. I kinda feel like something with wings would fit her better, like Hi Nu or Strike Freedom maybe, but I'd buy an Ina Zeong.
I know they get regular reprints but over here they are also usually gone again in a very short time so I got a Psycho Zaku for the backlog. I did not see one irl for quite a while now so I forgot how huge the box is.Anyone else got cool new stuff for the boxfort?
>>23865309V Dash.
>>23865309I dunno about cool but I picked up the activation form G-Quuuux recently when I saw it for cheap. Probably gonna build it later today. Not a huge fan of the design but I'm the sort of autist who feels compelled to have it as a lead Gundam.
>>23865309I just got my turn X last week.
>>23865309MGSD Aerial, I should start painting it this weekend.
Is the Unicorn just fundamentally cursed?>HG: no transformation gimmick, parts loose, >MG: kit quality strangely poor, stupidly heavy, falls apart, 11.5 heads tall for some reason (Katoki's leg fetish)>PG: a fucking brick for $340>RG: arms suicide on a whim>MGEX: $250 for a MG, at least it fixes most of the problems
>>23865348The MG is the correct height. Unicorn actually is that big.
Which you have more fatigue, Unicorn or Astray?
>>23865351>>23865348It's also a Katoki design from the start which means it is accurate by default.
>>23865357Gundamslop in general
>>23865351It's more that the proportions look retarded. The MGEX is the same height at 9 heads.
>>23865363Katoki designed it to begin with the the MG is correct.
>>23865348to be fair to the MG, it was a 2009 kit and it was bandai's very first attempt at an armor-shifting transformation gimmick, so credit where its due. if that was any other company, they'll just make the Unicorn entirely partsforming.
>>238653712007*
>>23865367He designed both of them and the MGEX came later so it takes precedence.
>>23865375Unicorn just is shaped like that. They had the make the MGEX bulkier to accommodate all the extra parts.
Bandai Hobby just can't pull off transformations unlike Bandai Candy
>>23865380i actually like the MGEX's proportions. the original Verka looks like a twink. too bad it's stuck under MGEX hell so we'll never get the base MGEX without all the gimmicks and accessories as a 2.0
>>23865384SMP shilling is not funny, find a better joke
Where's the Biboo Astray? They can't just make Hololive recolors without Biboo...
>>23865389What even is the difference between the MG and the Ver. Ka?
>>23865394
>>23865389That's just what the unicorn looks like. In person, it doesn't look "like a twink" because it's huge. You would know this if you'd ever seen it outside of a white background stock photo.
>>23865394MG has improved knee joints that bend more than 30 degrees, not much else.
>>23865400>no difference
>>23865401Unicorn doesn't have any bulk. It looks like a skinny guy in both forms.
>>23865309I've been waiting a full month for my Daytime Meteor to come in. It spent two weeks in some storage facility at some Chinese airport waiting to be shipped to LA, and now the local shipping company has been holding it hostage for two days.
>>23864993
>>23865317I got the regular qux for the novelty of the design, I think it's a cool kit And I got the police Zaku because I like Zaku's. I don't watch anime that much so I have no opinion on qux, I'm mostly a, that looks cool so I'll get that, builder.>>23865452Anon, you are a Scholar and a Gentleman of chink Girlpla! Kek, but for real, I still have to build mine but you'll like the overall presentation of the kit. I got mine from a local store who had it for the same price as direct from Chang so I got to skip the customs/vague oversees shipper roulette. Enjoy your kit when it arrives, my dude!
>>23865525do you have every main gundam?
NEW PB! d-dont look
>>23865533What even is it?
>>23865533This is actually kinda cool.
>>23865037Was there any actual confirmation that this is a gunpla collab? Are we really sure it isn’t figures or some acrylic standee type junk?
>>23865357noneactually im kinda excited for the new astray mg as it finally looks and pose like a samurai which the hg, the various mgs, the rg, even the pg couldnt pose like shitas for unicorn, thank god for bootleggers, the mgex bootleg is awesome but i still wish bandai could make the standalone mgex without the expensive leds
>>23865534Hot plate
>>23865534A portable grill.
>>23865539>>23865541Oh I see it now, the compartment that opens up for the butane/propane. That's so odd, wonder if it's in conjunction with Soto or something else.
>>23865526Anon, how dare you? I am way more basic, I have a lot of Zaku's.
>>23865533How long until we see an RX-78-2 burning on this thing?
>>23865561some mad lad is going to make a diorama of char cooking amuro on that while wearing a chef outfit.
God why is this trio so fucking cool?
>>23865533I can take this camping with me and pretend i'm a stranded Zeon soldier surviving while hiding in EFF territory, really cool.
>MORE SNEED COMING DAS RITE
>>23865603Carry it on your Zeon folding crate although it may be a bit late to go hunt down ome of those for a normal price.
>>23865609SneedGODS won.
>>23865603My brother does shit like that. He's got a huge sleeves decal on the gas tank of his motorcycle.
>>23865609>no new Destiny since it's a prequel>will probably just have something shittier than Rising Freedom and Immortal JusticeMeh, I don't care.
>>23865609the Seed Zero trailer has more views than the big 50 anniversary celebrationALWAYS remind anons that Seed is bigger than their shows
Unicorn statue will be dismantled soon
>>23865645That reminds me, I saw someone recently post pictures of the freedom's wing supports buckling under their weight These bigass things really aren't able to last I guess, it's still cool that they even existed at all
>>23865651Just like anything else, they need money to be maintained. Unicorn has so many malfunctions related to the head's transformation mechanic. It is just too expensive to fix this thing.
>GBC Exia Repair 4 got delayed shortly after Bandai announced theirsUh oh.
>>23865609>more money being into the NTR soap opera that is SNEED>more money being wasted that could be spent on a Crossbone anime, an anthology of anime adaptions of the PS2/Saturn/Dreamcast UC games, a Calamity War anime or even fucking Astray yaaaaaaaaaaaaay>>23865642>if not good, why it make money?Bayverse Transformers also made shitloads of money; your argument is invalid.
Till this day, i'm still doubting about Unicorn's popularity. There is no MG for Geara Zulu, most of the HG line has been forgotten, including the nepobaby Rezel and Delta Plus.
>>23865645>>23865651They're replacing it with Wing? Is the original RX-78-2 somewhere or did they just scrap it?
>>23865672The original RX78 got retooled into the glass feather gundam.
Can we just execute the current mg team and replace them with the team that’s working on the mgsd line?
>>23865645>newly added decal decorationsThey're going to Katoki the shit out of it.
>>23865700I hope they add a womb tattoo
most bold gundam painter:panel lining, maybe slight microchipping most subtle ma.k. modeler:heres why i dipped my model in hydrochloric acid
>>23865575My fuarking HEROES ...and Dijeh.
>>23865719>>23865726looks ai generated
>https://youtu.be/CwsPI36OV9M?si=L1Emoh1RdghdVPnMWell time to add another paint bottle to my collection.
If RGs are basically just smaller MGs, why don't they just downsize MGs into more RGs to sell?
>>23865715>heres why i dipped my model in hydrochloric acidSame
>>23865777I see no reason to get this when alclad chrome exists and doesn't require a proprietary primer
ALWAYS remind seedcucks that their favourite show is an NTR soap opera.
>>23865792wat is that Leo doing?
>>23865779Because MG kits are far easier to engineer and cram details into.
>>23865779Because all the connectors would be too small to work if you downscaled it.
>>23865792>shitty paintjob>seamlines untouchedHave to side with seedfags on this one
>>23864955I know it's char, but greens were cooler
>>23865792Why are you describing yourself seedfag?
I just want to build shit and never mess with decals/waterslidesAm I EG/HG forever
>>23865824Gunpla is freedom.
>>23865792>SEED model kit in the background
>>23865667If Crossbone didn't have enough confidence to get greenlit during the era of F91 and Victory it sure as fuck doesn't have it now
>>23865833Crossbone has more demand than Hathaway ever has
>>23865795fucking a Dagger in front of the SNEED Zaku
>>23865832I buy kits of designs I like and SEED's only decent suits tend to be grunts
>>23865537They've made prototypes during the Holofes7 and displayed it out. Most are RGs and MGs, with Metal Spirits and acrylics.
>>23865826will skipping decals/waterslides lead to ugly models
>>23865792it was always a comedy to me, the funniest part is when they used a super gamma weapon on a base and we saw bridge bunnies just pop
>>23865848So. doesn't that make you a seedfag? It's ok to admit it anon.
>Glue parts together yesterday>Check it today>Forgot to put the clear piece before glueing.I'm a fucking retard.
>>23864891My far-fetched pet theory is that someone used AI to create illustrations of their custom Gundam model kit, which they made by kit bashing Witch from Mercury kits.
>>23865792based
>>23865868I, like most people, enjoy Astray and Stargazer. The whole cosmic era is really in the same camp as Bayverse.>"The first entry is the only tolerable one and it just gets worse."
Bandai should make a special box set of an Akatsuki and 20 M1 Astrays.
>>23865861just learn it and it will be fun.get a bowl of warm water and put the decals in. slap tamiya decal adhesive onto the spot you want the decal on. then use a brush to move the decal into place. once its been sitting for a couple hours put another layer of adhesive over it to seal it secure.
>>23865957oh and cut out the decals single or two at a time, dont put the whole decal sheet in like an idiot.
How do you even make a titanium finish, anyway? I heard someone say it was a satin paint mixed with a clear ink sprayed over a chrome basecoat.
>>23865575left: zakuaureliusmiddle: mechagaikotsuright: joesgunplagarage
>>23865575ALL FEAR THE GREAT GOLD PISS MECH
>3 fucking years for a remaster of 0079I would be dead by then!
>>23866044anon we all will be dead by then
>>23865575this but trade the dijeh for super gundam
>>23866044So will we finally learn what bloop is?
>>23866048uh spoilers>>23866044derivative shit isn't enough anymore, time to straight up release the same shit again
>>23866044>For the 50th anniversary we are working on something for the 53rd anniversary!kek
>>2386606050th anni is 2029 anon...
How can one man be so based?
>>23865682Im so mad a didnt pre order this at the time
>>23866063>Gundam is 50 in 3 yearsgood joke anon
>>23866063Oh I am mistaken then.
>>23866065hes so handsome
>>23865348The MG really isn't that bad unless you are getting the FA version. At least it's arms don't fall off like the PG(I wish keyed joints were a thing back then, the kit really suffers for trying to integrate space for the LED unit's wires).
>>23866065Zak looking healthier and happier nowadays.
>>23866096Thank you!
>it really is Alicegonna PO this then
>>23866111BOOORING
>lost a piece half way through a buildI wanna die
>>23866111Source?
>>23866111anyone else think that's a sexy forearm?
>>23866111Kinda boring, but better than Shiroko or Yuuka
eyeballing the motor nuclear jihu but all the sellers that have it on ali are setting off alarm bells. very sad very sad
>>23865961Clear color over a silver with final clear coat being semi gloss or flat
>>23866133Wait until you see the whole design
>>23866141meh, I don't much care for the "bunch of generic sci-fi nonsense strapped to a girls lower back and limbs" genre of mecha musume
>>23866141She's going to the jar....
>>23866134Yuuka would be too heavy for a model.
>AliceKei is better anyway.
>>23866141
>>23866141I like the butt and thighs
>>23866127I have no idea where it went. Fugg :DDDD Any way to get a replacement part? Part A23, needed for the elbow joint on gquacks white gundam. I own a 3d printer if that's an option.
UOOHHHHHHHHHHHHH ALICE EROTIC
>>23866150>decagrammaton hands typed this post
Kei is just an Alice player 2 version anyway.
>>23865043>>23865260>>23865263She hasn't seen Wing and definitely would've chosen Deathscythe if it was an option, so it was likely Bamco's pick.
>>23866185Outside of Irys how many of them have even watched more than one show anyway?
>>23866141Give me armed Toki or give me des.
with new working hours it took me 3 weeks to paint the mg nu so I don't think I have it in me to do a more detailed customizing project for my local convention in july. I'm just going to fix up some minor mistakes on my re/100 dijeh from last year and make a base for it instead
Is there anywhere I can still preorder the VAKIT Geara Doga Commander Type?
Dont think anybody posted this yet. Entirely new line by a new company
>>23866234
>>23866237new chinkgodkinos?
Does anyone use Vallejo Liquid Mask? Do I gotta slop this stuff on or is a light layer enough?
>>23866237>vax-01
Monster Hunter plamo confirmed >>23866241Japanese company
>>23866252>Japanese companyJapan has fallen
>>23866252Apologies to articulated kaiju anon
>>23866252fuck ye->non-articulatedgod. DAMMIT.
>Forgot to preorder the glass feather unit when it became available>Out of stockDammit!
>another non-articulated monster kitit's over....
>>23866252>>23866258So its just a statue?
>>23866283The Epyon and Wing Zero EW were both botted and sold out before they were ever available to preorder.
>>23865674that was the yokohama gundam. last i heard the original Odaiba Gundam's head was exhibited for a while in some museum.
>>23866293Isn't Bandai supposed to have safeguards against this sort of thing? It's the one I was really looking forward to as well. Also, I thought P-Bandai was made to order. How can preorders sell out?
>>23866299they probably don't even care since they profit from it anyway.
>>23866299P Bandai hasn't been made to order in years.
>>23866288>>23866290Sorry kids it's not a toy
>>23866288Monster kits shouldnt have articulation. Doll joints make it look like a cheap toy.
>787 dollars for a White MGEX Strike FreedomWhat the fuck.
>>23866328buy changlong's
This thing can't cut worth shit.
>>23866356I use this exact knife and have no issues. Just replace the blade every now and then.
>>23866356Yeah x-acto sucks ass now. Get Olfa brand.
>>23866367The handle is great. I think he just thinks the blade never needs changed or something.
>>23866356>think it couldnt cut shit>apply a little force>it cuts through like butter and slices my fingerThis fucking little shit has done this to me five times already.
>>23866368NTA, but the blades even fresh aren't that good. They aren't unusable(like a lot of shitty nippers are), but they also don't cut nearly as well as other options.
>>23866368I literally just bought it. It can't even slice through the plastic it came in.
>>23866397xacto fucked up their blades years ago. they used to be good and if you have old ones lying around they might still be but new ones are super low quality cheapo dogshit.
>>23866401Damn, big RIP.This better?https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0013L27DS?smid=AZ825H3UM778W
>>23866402Yeah. That's a good brand.
>>23866402luv this knife, I use the round blade for everything
>>23866402Tamiya also uses the same OLFA blades if it's more accessible to you.
>>23866402Why are you buying a new knife? Just get new blades for the one you already have.
>>23866373good builds require blood offerings
>>23866424nta but my blood offerings aren't working, unless im storing them all up for 1 really good build.
https://x.com/sigra_mecha/status/2055458937185722641
>>23866438cute
https://x.com/tonHEXton/status/2055480935647465889
>>23866044Will this lead to multiple revive kits?
>>23866501obviously. the obligatory 50th anniversary RX-78 will happen. Zaku, Guntank and Guncannon will be p-bandai
>>23866501yes but no GM
Do the GSI Creos airbrushes have good needles? By that I mean not prone to warping. I don't want to buy expensive brushes ever again.
>>23866531What are you doing that makes your needles warp?
>>23866533How else am I supposed to sound my gunpla?
>>23866522And a GM, right?
>>23866522They won't even be HG, they will be bionicle grades.
>let's buy a few green zakus to form a squad with my red zaku to serve as gundam victims!>the only green zakus available are the fucking RGsI will buy bootlegs and I won't stop regardless of how much Japanese posters seethe about it.>buy red zakus and paint them green lmaoFucking die.
>>23866561>paintlet wants to buy even uglier plastic
>finished topcoating>tidy up my airbrush equipment>clean everything>back to my room>forgot 1 huge part*sigh*
Looking back at the instructions of the HG Xi, I am slowly noticing that the gated-off shield piece is actually not meant for the first two parts, but for the third part. The lone outstanding permanent change between the novel and movie trilogy versions that will stick forever is the chest, which is just the color. The highlights changing from red to yellow-orange is another standout, but is relatively minor, the vented face is hidden under a mask the whole time, and the shield getting damaged during the second movie is grounds to get a red cover in the final movie. Beyond that, the changes made in the second version will persist with the third, but with the damaged shield parts gated off.
Anyone have any experience painting with sponges, Is it better to dab the paint or brush it?I've seen people doing both.
Well that confirms it, that gunplatubers actually do wash the parts before painting. I honestly thought that they just brush it then it's good to go.
>>23866592oil from your finger + dust from sanding need to be washed. not washing just feels wrong.
>>23866592Besides dust and finger oils, some third-party shit doesn't properly clear the mold release from the manufacturing process, which can fuck up your paint job. A few minutes in a detergent bath is literally zero effort spent, so there's no reason not to do it.
>>23866590Better to just dab in my experience
>>23866592You mean you don't? I thought giving shit a good bath was common practice. Gotta get all the mold release and whatever else off.
>>23866611I do, I never skip out on washing my parts before painting. It's just that sometimes I see some vods where the parts don't look like they've been washed and just went straight to the paint booth after prep work.
>>23866616You don't need to wash anything made by bandai. They are incredibly consistent about clean plastic. I've never washed anything they made and never had an issue. Koto is also very good about it.Anything chinese is gonna need washed. It's why their stuff smells like that when you open the packages.
>>23866592You should always wash your parts due to reasons listed by >>23866597 and >>23866599It can only benefit you.
>>23866623>>23866597
>>23866616I assume most people just cut that out. I know that a lot of video fags have a hypersonic cleaner they throw shit into(I just put them in the bath tub with some dish soap myself).
>>23866650So far I've only seen Plaban and CRAFTA do that, then today JENIC, actually washing the parts manually.
>>23866232Big Bad Toy Store has them up for pre order.
>>23866638A brush will remove the dust and the oil from your fingers should not be enough to mess with paint unless you're especially nasty or italian.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF1680EojcYCHINA RG GELGOOGCHINA WON
>>23866678I know they can't just wholesale clone the original style, but this skews too heavily toward AoZ gelgoog III, I wanted a OYW gelgoog with modern engineering
Y'all wash the parts before painting?
>>23866690I lick then suck them dry does that count?
>>23866402It's a fine sized handle and comes with good blades. I just have a minor gripe with the rubber grip rubbing off on your fingers after some time. Not sure if I just got a really old one or what but just felt like mentioning it in case you might run into the same thing.
>>23866678looks like shit
Don't forget to also wash the paint.
What next, give the gunpla a full spa treatment? Take it to the onsen? Give it a pedicure?
Why I Season My Cutting Mat, Not My Gunpla
>>23865357Apparently from a google translation this Red Frame Liberty isn't actually Lowe's Red Frame but a new MS made to replace the civilian use Raysta MS. So it's basically a Mass Production suit.
>>23865682Bandai is trying their best to kill the 1/100 lines without pissing off someone, somewhere with pull I guess.
Two companies will producing HG Hazel bootleg
mg dynames sure is expensive
>>23866747AK Model has excellent quality so i will wait for them. The Hizack kit feels somehow better than the Bandai one.
>>23866685>but this skews too heavily toward AoZ gelgoog IIIBecause it is literally AOZ Gelgoog III
>>23866747>>23866786need me an OWSLA
>>238667604500 yen is pretty cheap as far as MGs go
>>23866747I'll wait for the angry AI voice bootleg youtuber's opinion
>>23866747Glad they're using the updated thighs
https://x.com/polaris_mv700/status/2055562802686050401
>>23866796everything online is more expensive
So, did that optional chink parts end up actually fixing RG Sinanju or not?
>>23866690I do, but there's no need to be thorough. I only disassemble the limbs and wash those, the water and soap will clean everything by itself.
Oh fug is this supposed to be the GTM version of Schpertor/Water Dragon?
I want to paint the first kit I've ever built, it's covered in nub marks and over-carved nubs from not knowing how to use a hobby knife. The nub marks are fine, I can just sand those off, but what about the holes I've made with the knife?What's the best way to fix those gunpla potholes?
>>23866855melt bits of plastic sprues in thin cement and use the goo as putty.
>>23866855milliput or tamiya putty
>>23866747those fucks at EW need to calm down, I can only have so many AoZ kits
Chinkslop 1/100 master gundamhttps://x.com/KRW_KRW_KRW/status/2055593017055322222
https://x.com/JPZnrCKwumcL4mL/status/2055576316335001762
>>23866690in my experience resin needs a 24 hour soak in water mixed with some detergent. else the paint may flake off. otherwise, no.
>>23864849Added chipping and a pin wash. Tomorrow will be enamel day.
>>23866706That's silly, you are supposed to drink the paint and process it internally like coffee beans before use.>>23866710Only the girlpla.
>>23866912How did you do the black stains ? They're nice
>>23866706People actually DO "wash" their paint by filtering larger particles and pigments out of it.
>>23866921Thank you! It's AK Interactive Lead Grey, applied by stippling it onto the armor with a beat up brush. You can also do it with a small piece of sponge instead.
We're slowly getting out of the trenches boys
>>23866902ANSWER ME, DOMOOOOOOON
Modeler event in Indonesia
>>23866902>overdesigned slop
>>23866965this actually cool
>>23866965radical>>23866952based digi chad
>>23866747>>23866786Another step towards reviving /aoz/
>>23866943Is it another multi toys hosted thing? They're >shit. Barely anything interesting, mainly them trying to sell off old stock.
>>23866985>>23866987I feel like I've seen these ones before
>>23866991These are professional display. not competitors.
So the upcoming Gelgoog III is basically 1/144 despite the manufacturer claiming it's 1/120.
>greebled MG Masteryikes
>>23866995It's easily a head too tall
Why do mecha model kits always fuck up the proportions compared to the original art?
>>23866678>Yiya ModelSeems to be an improvement over over their Qubeley modelgood on them>>23866747>ab crunch >new hips>it can fucking kneelmuh dick
Haha wow these Turn A fingers are making me want to kill myself!
>>23866995No it's actually way too big. The RG hi-nu is already really tall and it's taller than that.That also isn't a gelgoog iii. It's a chink regelgu which should still be a head shorter than that version of the hi nu.
The only good Turn A is Turn A Shin anyway
>>23867061
Best wishes from Poland.
Okay, so I remember someone managed to kitbash the Kotobukiya HMM Liger Zero with the original Z-Builders Fire Phoenix, ergo, Liger Zero Phoenix is possible without issue. But I still want new Blox-CAS in the HMM line!
>>23867088Oh, this is what I mean.https://youtube.com/shorts/ZnvywIudWkI?si=s1X3voccH8MbJAgoSomething off about this kitbash of a non-motorized Liger Zero and this Fire Phoenix Blox?
Help /m/earlier, I went to my local toy shop and they got the mg v-dash for only 60 USD. it was one of my holy grails. but I couldn't bring myself to buy it earlier. I still have shelf space, my backlogs is just the MG V2AB and the MG JeganI don't know what is happening to me, like I dont feel joy building gunpla anymore. did you guys felt that way too? what did you do to remedy it?
>>23867137it's called getting depressed or just rotating hobbies and interestsI go hard on building gunpla for a few months then change over to one of my other hobbies then eventually cycle back
does anyone have pic of MG Victory, V Dash, V2 and V2AB side by side?
>>23867144I could take a picture of my display but I'm lazy and you can probably just find it on schizophonic or dalong
>>23867146take the pic. now.
>>23866163Theres a seller on aliexpress that claims to have most parts. 3D printer is likely the easier option though
>>23867188Are there STLs out there? I don't have a scanner.
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>>2386720030 minute label stream in 10 days
>>23866163Using a flashlight close to the floor and looking for shadows is the best way to find it.
>>23866163>>23867221Flashlight works, but in my experience after seeing Adam Savage recommend it on youtube the best way to find something is to repeat the way it fell. Take a very similar piece and drop it the same way, watch where it falls. Works for me everytime.
>>23865085ZZA, Motor nuclear and Sunday hobby are all fine, no issues
I'm only interested in MGSD Kshatriya
>>23867144Best you are getting ignore the missing parts on the Victory's arm.
>>23867058>That also isn't a gelgoog iiiit literally is the Gelgoog IIIshoulder binders are an original gimmick for the deluxe version
>>23867305There's even a picture of a regelgu on there dude
>>23867017>why muh unrealistic robots are even more unrealistic toys
>>23867017Because usually the original art doesn't take into account how the thing is supposed to move
>>23867017The kit designers do it specifically to spite you
What do I slather on my Godhands to preserve them after use, mineral oil? Linseed oil?
Do you think pbandai would accept my left nut as payment?
Red Comet? More like Pink Comet.Char's colors suck.
>>23867421It's not worth that much so I doubt it.
>>23867424My nut or the MGEX?
>>23867421My man, just buy the bootleg at this point. Aliexpress has it at a tenth of the price from Changlong because China really likes the MGEX Strike Freedom (and SEED in general).
>>23867426Yes.
Why are the 30ms face sets so goddamn expensive? 15 bucks for just three? And you don't even get to choose eye tampos or anything?
>>23867473small indie company, prease undertand
>>23867473the "initial investment" is cheap so you are more willing to buy into the accessories.
>>23865575Why's the Mk-II so teal?>>23866053This nigga gets it
>>23867305the entire head shape is way off, especially the face and "chin" is just completely differentPlus the scale still looks off, scaling it off the assumption the shield is literally 1:1 exact same as Messer is weird because then the Nightingale/Sazabi gun is too big. Plus it's just kinda absurd to think this is meant to be over a head taller than Reben Wolf when there's no indication for it. Don't think there's a good shot of them both together in the manga but Gelgoog III is certainly not depicted as towering over everything else like that.
>>23867473It's time for recast fun!
>>23867511I heard in the lore it has some connections to the Sazabi so it's a big stretch for it to be around as tall
>>23867550Yes, it's explicitly linked to it and the gun is pretty self explanatory here. But that doesn't mean it should be the single tallest normal mobile suit around in UC 0091 and by quite a margin too
Easiest way of figuring out the bootleg Gelgoog III's size is by the backpack. It's supposed to be the same model as Regelgu's, albeit with larger missile launchers attached. If the backpack looks to be significantly bigger than the HG Regelgu's then the scale is definitely off and it really is some fuckass 1/120 or whatever and simply too big to be called 1/144.So uhanyone got ass shots of the kit?
>>23867568we have a picture of it but trying to triangulate the real size between this and comparison pics is gonna be pretty unreliable I fear
>>23866925Thanks, I want to do something similar for my next build
>>23866926I like your shading anon. Is this the V2?
The one time I'd really want bootleg makers to upscale a kit to 1/100... even if it might look weird next to the Ver Kas it's still a better chance than someone actually making a 3rd party Second V that doesn't look like poop
>>23866910>24 hour soakdude what? just scrub it in a bath of water and lestoil with a tooth brush, rinse, and dry. you don't need to wait a day, it's like those retards who say to wait a week for a topcoat to cure.
>>23867652They probably could just bootleg the VerKas then make some option parts for the Second V.
>prime >wait 72 hours>paint>wait 72 hours>topcoat>wait 72 hours
Odds its worth swinging by Hobby Lobby?
>>23867729I haven't seen anything interesting at mine like four months and I went today. Except the aerial's flight unit which was sold out online everywhere for some reason
Toronto anons...wanna meet up for gunpla and chill
>>23867729Speaking of my local Hobby Lobby, the selection is pretty limited.Only Testors enamels on the shelves or lacquer spray cans when it comes to paints.The selection of tools and supplies such as putties, cement, etc. also very limited.Overall very bare bones selection on that end.I think the only thing that really stood out was 40% off every model kit no exceptions, and they did carry a few MGs and RGs. The one kit I might go back for that caught my eye was a Geno Saurer Realize Model.
>>23867729I just got back from my local one.>MG zeta ver ka>MG F91>MG zaku 2.0>MG freedom ver ka>various zoids>a SRW kit>an AC kit>assorted seed HGs>a couple assorted RGsThey had a few empty spots on the shelves so your local one might have more, but that's the general roster right now.
I stepped foot into a Hobby Lobby for the first time and years and was surprised.
>>23867137i'd say just go buy it because apparently all the MG poll winners have very short print runs just so bandai can say "there we reprinted it, now shut the fuck up!" you won't see it again in a long time when it's gone!
>>23867764They have a pretty constantly changing lineup. It's worth checking often
>>23867781Dat redframe
>>23867781>80 bucks for astraywow
>>23867893its $48 with the discount
>>23867903That's a crazy good price
>>23867781Had to compress. The 4mb limit is starting to bite 4chan in the ass.
>>23867910belive it or not that is high compared to what they use to be. Back when hobby lobby only did a sale every other week the the sticker price was at regular msrp. So kits were 15% or so cheaper than they are now.
>>23867920I went into a hobby lobby the other day and completely forgot they sold gunpla and was surprised to see some. I have no idea why I thought this, i've been there in the past and they had a few boxes, I just assumed they stopped carrying any. Was nice to see though.
>>23867920Zeta went up 10% in the last couple months, obviously due to switching to the constant sale. Yall said I was crazy when I said they were going to raise prices after switching off the biweekly sale
>>23867961I think it's because HL is built on cheap overseas production and the shipping costs have gone up with fuel.
>>23867920>AC kitsshit man, gotta hit up the ol' lobby
>>23867920>>23867781kinda meh selection
Does anyone own one of these airbrushes? I heard they're good for the cost. I'm considering getting one as my first airbrush.
not sure whether i like the camo pattern i picked for my superpig. will see how it turns out looking when painted entirely>>23868018i wouldnt waste money on that. get a decent compressor and any 30 buck airbrush and youll be leagues above whatever this thing can provide
>>23868018I've been using the nasedal airbrush for years with a oilless tanked compressor
>got to Hobby Lobby at 810>closes at 8damn it
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>>23868037dangerous australian beast, drop a colony on it
>>23867642yeah, the V2AB kit to be exact. Still waiting for the gold parts to cure completely so it's still a long way off from completion
