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Why does the paint from the dspiae gunmetal marker smell like its been up somebodies ass?
Getting really down to the wire on this guy. I should be panel lining and matte varnishing it in about 6 hours, spend an hour or 2 touching up details and then I'm done on time.
Mechasmile Impact soon.
>>23875513>First day of service in the Strahl Demokratische Republik
>>23875519Hoping for Great Mazinkaiser or Equus from Concrete Revolutio.Also still waiting for both Dancougas that they announced before.
>>23875519I will once again pray for M.D Geist.
>>23875503I took a break after the diorama. this kit is from 1997!!! it was pretty fun building and painting him.
>>23875542the face sculpt is pretty rough compared to modern brick works figures
>>23875527>Great MazinkaiserThe SMP is still up for PO last time I checked.
>>23875545Looks like scuffed red baron
https://x.com/30mmissions/status/2057748367879594333 tail
>>23875552lol he really does, honestly though for a 30 year old kit it wasn't too bad. but yeah the eyes are different sizes and the ears are super warped.
>>23875500I hate Gundam SEED, but I do like the Strike Dagger.
>>23875584AC6 or OG?
>>23875546There's no SMP Great Mazinkaiser. You're probably thinking of Great Mazinger.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=herBdis_HnE>they legit used cake box as upscale RG Sazabi kit packaginglol
>>23875591OG I would assume. They also posted this one on the 30MF account.https://x.com/30mfantasy/status/2057748368013889825
>>23875584Blue Archive?
>>23875595The Sazabi is a lie!
>>23875623unc...
>>23875498Post backlogs.
Will they at least announce new item like RG G-X or base Nu Gundam?
>>23875642New color variant of part separator incoming.
>>23875642>Bandai HobbyI sleep
>>23875498Anyone knows if they released more info on that Dolls nest Girlpla? Its the one thing i am looking fowards to this year. Fun game, sequel/dlc when nitroplus?
>>23875647haven't heard about it, what plamo brand is on it?game was fun but i was only able to finish the sand world, the other ones had seriously obnoxious bosses
>>23875654Went searching for the announcement, Plamatea from goodsmile apparently. Also go melee, big boy damage and zipping around while swinging a huge steamsword or slamming the potato god on some cute mecha musume never gets old
>>23875647It sold quite well enough to justify sequel but Nitro being Nitro, they are most likely to contemplate it for some time before giving up. They did added hard mode with one of later patches and they recognized quite nice numbers of copies sold, however.No new info on "nameless" Doll plamo beyond her "gray" prototype, sadly.
>>23875647The Mechasmile Impact stream is in a week and a half, it might pop up with more details there.>>23875642Holding out for a new SRWOG kit.
>>23875659Melee is overrated, even Sabi boosting around takes too much effort than what is it worth. Better focusing on SMGs and assault rifles, there is even a rifle that shoot grenades, there are also "boss killer" missiles (forgot the name) with huge damage, low speed but VERY good tracking that stays in air almost forever so target won't just run away easily.
>>23875663I'm hoping for HG Granzon but we all know what it would end up as if it ever gets a model kit.
This is why B*ndai is SOVLLESS
>>23875542my god, MaKs always look like absolute deathtraps for the operators.
>>23875642Nope. Just like last year, there will be no new Gunpla announcements if it's shortly after a Hobby Show.
>>23875665Brother, 10 swings of the steam sword or the pilebunker kill every single (non copter) boss even in hardmode, who cares about the Waga Yaiba.
>>23875668Eh not really. The powersuit designs were based on the JIM diving suit in real life.
>>23875666Kotobukiya did one awhile back, obviously it's a brick but I don't think there's much of a way around that no matter what.
>>23875689this will definitely not get an HG. It will be SMP, upscaled to 1/72, and sold for 20000 yen.
>>23875691Huge ass Granzon kit for 20k yen sounds good to be to be honest. Thinking about it I've still got the SMP Astranagant to build.
Waiting for HG Soulgain and I don't care if it's not going to be in scale with Alteisen
>>23875667it only gets more absurd as time goes on. i mean look at HGFC Mandala Gundam's vfin kek the vfin tips look like they have tumors!
>>23875696Are you going to freak out for another 10 hours?
Stupid question: if you just take some pink paint and then airbrush a light coat onto a piece, how does it differ from using actual pink primer?
>Bandai makes SRW OG kits, >make shitty unknown kits like Ashsaviour and GunLeon instead of the tried and true R series (the real mascot of SRW series)>make the more popular SRW mechs as SMP
>>23875635Bunch of expensive stuff I really need to work on.
>still no final prototype of SMP BalteusIf it's gonna be a statue unlike the gigantic SRW OG kits I'm gonna be fucking mad.
>>23875701Primers usually have some additive that makes them opaque so the plastic color underneath won't show
>>23875714Absolute kino pile
>>23875707Different departments want to do different stuff, and HG have done plenty of big names like Cybuster, Alteisen and the Huckies alongside the nicher stuff, it's a good balance. The way the SMP team functions allows them to do these bigger, limited runs for stuff that wouldn't be ideal at mass retail or be easily re-printed down the line too, so for more technical designs they make a more sense.
>>23875701Primer has better adhesion and following paint layers will stick to it better than they would to paint
>>23875635Just this for now. Still waiting for my POs. Lu Bu in particular is taking too long. I really should've bought it from a China-based seller instead of a local shop.
>>23875719This guy's get it. It also work both ways - primer also attach better to plastic surface. This is also why many people tend to use lacquer primers even if they paint with acrylics - lacquer will "dig into" plastic due to how aggressive it is, making it less likely to chip.
>>23875714abhorrent tastethis gets the chair
>>23875720What in China's name is that huge box from behind
>>23875668everyone gets a deathtrap :)
>>23875714exquisite taste, anon
>>23875667reminder if your plamo cant hurt you, its for children!
>>23875667It's actually for durability rather than safety. Still gay though.
>>23875667what's gayer is making blades thicker and round-edged
Imagine being too dumb to spend 30 seconds removing safety flags. Biggest non issue you people ever created.
what are the best MK2 kits? What are generally the best "basic" looking gundam kits?
>>23875739Bethesda, please go and stay go.
>>23875739It looks like shit even with them removed unless you reshape the entire v fin with scratch built parts.
>>23875503It's not as bad as everyone says. The biggest issue it has is the eye searing molded colors. The color correction stickers suck too but they aren't even needed if you're following the original art and it's really easy to paint in if you want the red.
>>23875750No it doesn't. It's just extra material. Use a file to make the new surface flush to the rest of the crest. You do not need to add material. You're a retard hacking stuff apart if you do.
>>23875724But ABS...
Ok, Marbet done, time to do Shakti
>>23875728Motor Nuclear Zhao Yun
>>23875752My camera absolutely fucked the colors on that picture. This one is fixed.
>>23875642Still baffled at how they didn't think this looked like some old 90s china knockoff logo.
I tried, don't have the necessary skills to paint her face on like the one shown in the color chart, nor do I have the proper brush for a clean paint job. >>23875773Nice hexa bro, love the paint job
2 years after painting this dudes head i finally painted his neck to match. next year I might do his skirt armour.
>>23875792On time and on schedule.
>>23875790At that scale, the best you can do is try to get some black wash into the crevices where the eyes and mouth are. That's the most anyone should be expected to try and do with these things.
>>23875790For fine details I usually use the tip of a knife or a sewing needle with some paint on it. For the red parts on the hexa, I used a fountain pen. I've just had so much better paint results once it occurred to me i can apply paint with whatever I want.
Alot of old MGs look weird as fuck. This one and God Gundam for example.
>>23875803MG god is fine.
>>23875798never really tried to experiment with different tools for putting down colors on really tiny sections, since I seldom do figures. At most I brute force tiny color separation with masks since I really have no confidence with brush painting.
>>23875803pre-2010 MG's are basically upscaled HG's with a skeleton.
>>23875805MG God Gundam looks like a whimp with the enlarged head and skinny legs. Funny enough, this kit was designed by BEECRAFT ( Seed Astray guy ).
>>23875803God is fine(the fighten MS frames were really good for the time). GP02 was a shit kit on release and it's shit now. It takes a ton of work to make it look good.
>>23875777>suck bandai's cock for years>they use the money to design a shitty logoI'm glad that I have yet to purchase a kit that slaps the shitty new logo on the box.
>>23875513You taking it to a event?
>>23875814dont worry the next wave of reissues will include that logo too. (someone pleass post that Netflix Gundam boxart again)
>>23875809That's actually just what it looks like. The legs are a bit skinnier but it's to make the thing able to hit the crazy action poses from the show.>>23875814Would you refuse to buy something because it has a tiny logo on the box? Are you buying model kits for the boxes? What is wrong with you?
>>23875808And that's still what MGs are for most of their releases. However, old MGs looked like what Transformers usually look like as toys, completely offmodel like how MG Epyon has a weird babyface.
red logo issues have better quality control and doesnt use that gay ecopla thingy.
>>23875809>BEECRAFTused to be known for the GK maker for kits that did not exist yet for hobby magazines before the seed era
Kinda surprised that they never make RG Thunderbolt FAG & Psycho Zaku kits. Can the old RG innerframe hold the giant backpacks?
>>23875825>ecoplais actually only usually used for the full black (ie display stands et al)
>>23875823>That's actually just what it looks like.You are blind. Not trying nitpick the "lineart accuracy", but MG God looks like giant 10 years old instead of a muscular samurai.
>>23875831WRONG. look at the side of recent bandai kits, you'll find the Ecopla logo somewhere, indicating its made from recycled plastic
>>23875829He goes by Junichi Akutsu these days, but the style is quite regconizable. His mechs always look like they were placed under a hydraulic press.
>>23875823>Would you refuse to buy something because it has a tiny logo on the box? Are you buying model kits for the boxes? What is wrong with you?wtf are you talking about? Where did I say that I refuse to buy anything that has the new logo? Go back to twitter nigga
>>23875833That head looks pretty big to me. Looks like the model also has longer arms. All of the 90's gundams have their proportions changed for model kits because otherwise they'd be bricks with no posability. You have crippling autism.
>>23875850Why are you whining about a tiny logo on a box you're just gonna throw away if you aren't, on some level, buying them for the box?
>>23875845>squished MSSo he’s the opposite extreme of Katoki’s stretched legs?
>>23875852
>>23875857Why do you feel the need to keep crying about the tiny logo on a disposable box? What do you get out of throwing the same fit every week over this tiny logo. You keep doing this,
>>23875851The MG's proportion looked shit for its era imo. Alot of 2001 MG looked better than this.
>>23875864Are you too stupid to understand camera angles too?
THIS is antikatoki
well that's disappointing
Are there household items that can act as thread sealing wax for my airbrush?
>>23875866It looks shit regardless of camera angle. The front skirt and pauldrons are not big ennough, fat enlarged head, skinny legs, skinny torso and long chimp arms.
>>23875885I use hoppes #9 gun oil
>FUCK THIS NEW KIT IT DOESN'T FOLLOW THIS LINEART>THIS OLD MASTER GRADE WITH DOGSHIT PROPORTIONS IS GOOD BECAUSE...IT'S OLD!!!
>>23875886Yes, that's so it can actually do the poses from the show. Every 90's gundam had this done to them for that reason. There's something incredibly wrong with you.
>>23875885chapstick
>>23875880
>>23875878The duality of Katoki
>>23875880who
Katoki has better range than most of people think. But unfortunately Bandai keep asking him to rehash the same thing over and over again.
>>23875900
>>23875907I can't even remember what the last ver ka was.
>>23875908They put floating geometry above Mahoro?
>>23875880Out of so many mature looking ones, Bandai picked the loli.
>>23875909Not counting the reused molds, the proper latest Ver Ka is Narrative C Packs.
>>23875815Assuming I finish it in the next 3 hours, hopefully.
>>23875915>reused moldsYou jogged my memory, it was the ZZ Enhanced repackaged into one kit and marked up by 100%. >it took katoki a year to work on this
>>23875912They know their market
>>23875924Full Armor ZZ is just FAZZ Ver Ka with a complete EZZ option set.
>>23875912BASED if it weren't gachashit
>>23875880>>23875880not even the robot, disappointing
>>23875642MG GP-01 2.0MG MK-II Ver KaRG Ex-S
>>23875964I don't want that nigger touching my beautiful baby boy
>>23875964MG GP01 2.0 would be amazing, so it’ll never happen
>>23875667>Bandai complies with safety standards>AYIIIEEEE WHY ARE MY TOYS DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN NOT SHARP ENOUGH TO STAB MY EYES OUT!?Chang can skip these regulations because they operate on a small scale. They can simply close their business and start a new one in case they get caught.
>>23875642MG Atlas ver Ka.MG Hyukebein ver KaMG RXF-91 PBandaiMG Neo Gundam PBandai
Next SNAA kit. Raging Warhammer Galahad.
>>23875985SNAA is leagues better than Bandai.Bandai bots will still seethe about them no matter what.Glory to China, may we all prosper once we move to this magnificent country.
>>23875996Post your work.
>>23875642RG Gelgoog
>>23875972It's always the same retarded complaints in this thread. Whiney snapshitters should just take the rope.
>>23875964>RG Ex-SThe most beautiful of hand grenades
Shit I'll just settle for an hg ex-s reprint that shit is ridiculously expensive
>>23875912Blue Archive has non-lolis?
>>23876005It was reprinted like a year agoI picked up two for parts fodder on sale
>>23875996Agreed SNAA is objectively better than Bandai, the Iron Sickle kit was just straight up better than included more than any Bandai kit I've bought in the last few years and cost less on top of it.That being said I'm getting really tired all of the Knights stuff, give us some straight mecha.
>painting a lot of white for the first timeAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
>>23876025What's so bad about it?
>>23876028I'm like 5 coats in and it still doesn't look quite right
>>23876030Did you basecoat with a Grey or black?
RG Getter Robo, you heard it here first.
>>23876035No, white surfacer and GGX White after that.
>>23876037There's your problem. Depending on what color plastic you start from you always want to lay down a base of Grey or black. You can still use a white surfacer last to ensure the brightest white possible. But you want Grey or black underneath it. Made the same mistake myself a few times. Live and learn, brother.
>>23876041I guess I'll try that out tomorrow, thanks.
>>23876041>the base coat should be gray or black so the top white would look "right"why would you do this?
>>23875635
>>23876058Same reason you want to paint gold over a black base. Or yellow over a pink one. The color of your base will impact the tone of the color you put on top. Black and Grey will neutralize the color of the plastic so your white finishing surfacer or paint will actually look white.
>>23875503sneed
>>23876058colors are weird like that
>>23875845Now he's been Katoki'd.
Had a lot of fun putting the backpack and fin funnels together.
>>23876118What's up with those shoulders
I want more entry grades
>>23876123It's undergoing psychoframe transformation
>>23876118I look like this IRL
Here is a Scizor model that I did a candy paint last week. Too bad I can't finish the job as I don't have any gloss top coat (which I can't find on either newtype or any place for that matter)
>>23875503I'm not fully convinced about the longevity of the glue strip thing that's used to attach the armor so I put magnets in all the parts that use them. If I get a 3.0 at some point I'll match the magnets in it and try to make the armor compatible with both.Probably gonna start painting it tomorrow but I'm still undecided on the color scheme. I'm currently considering the original green, thunderbolt blue or rx-78-2 tricolor but any other ideas would also be welcome.
>>23876152Base rx-78-1 colors
>>23875773Dig the Hexa. Hoping to finish mine over the weekend (one color and clear coats left!).
>>23876118Its the rg nu gundam ff, so they are 2 different parts, that's why they look like that (>>23876131 but this is more fun) >>23876140Same
>>23876152This reminds me that I want to try magnetizing some of the terrible holding hands some MGs have. I think the handle of the weapon is going to be the hardest part.
>>23876158I did initially think about it but pure black doesn't look good and I don't enjoy shading offblack too much either.>>23876165if the handle is wide enough I'd just drill a hole through it and put the magnet inside. Otherwise just get a thin rectangular one and glue it to the side of the handle. Palms usually have enough space to insert a magnet without much issue.
>>23876150Nice, love me some red
Amazon JP has the VAKIT Geara Dogas if any of you missed the preorder on HLJ/amiami/etc
>>23876150Awesome
>>23876183For that price? Lol, lmao even.. looking forward to the bootleg.
>>23876183USAGS still has it up and there's a sale right now
>>23876204You mean the same price that everyone else is charging?>>23876207>pre-ordering from USAGSLol.
>>23876209Zak is a fellow follower of Plamor, I'd support USAGS solely cause of that.
>>23876152FA-78-3 would be dopeG3 scheme it brother
>>23875503Using a gundam marker to paint the black parts. Testing my patience.
>>23876152What if it was a burger
>>23876211At one point it looked like Bandai had some idea to try to make all the OYW Gundams into MG kits, with there even being a B-Club Mudrock conversion kit. It got increasingly lazier and lazier until it got to the P-Bandai Heavy Gundam which didn't even have a modeled inner frame for its lower legs.
>>23876215he kinda suave with the shades on tho
>>23876064I willl now make an excel sheet for my backlog.
>>23876228I'm sitting on two original B-Club resins of the Mudrock conversion kit. Always made me sad they didn't do 7th.Still need to get Proto Gundam at some point to complete my 1 through 3 lineup. At least HG has 4-7 now (and they're all wonderful kits (Little mad Mudrock isn't full ZF form but whatever) but it's actually missing the Proto Gundam I believe, so it's annoyingly stupid how hard it is to get 1-7 as a lineup.
>>23876150I want to get into pokepla, but every time I check them out, I'll see that they're like below EG in terms of build/ design complexity but are charged at HG pricing so I end up just buying some HG gunpla. Do parents really buy their kids pokepla?
>>23875707>>23875718Fuck ALL OF YOU asking for ANYTHING but a GODDAMN Grungust.
>>23875503Finally finished this kit I bought last year. My first MGSD and I think I am going to like this line.
>>23875985Literally a Mecha Warrior from Daimos
>finished
>tfw not a single good astraea exists
>>23876298The 1/100 NG is good. And there are a few bootlegs that are good.
Has anyone else's Tamiya panel liner done this?
>>23876310Done what? had pigment settle at the bottom? That's what paint does. Just shake it.
>>23876175>pure black doesn't look goodDark gray or navy blue are a good substitute
>>23876204>Doesn't have a spare 50 dollars for his hobbyHow broke are you?
>>23876331There's a difference between being broke and cheap.
>>23876010Rio, Asuna, Kanna and many more. The bodyshapes are pretty diverse.
Fuck is there any way to get the Hyperion at a reasonable price?
>>23876254Yes. Because it is Pokemon. Also it is all in Bandai's master plan to get more kids to build plastic models so they may or maynot build more models in the future. Call it in investment if you will
>>23876247someone says this every time but no one ever does
Couple of render leaks for what SNAA is doing after Galahad have surfaced.
>>23876340Yeah if you have a Japanese/Taiwanese/Hong Kongese/Malaysian person order it directly from P-Bandai and then mail it to you as a gift to avoid tariffs/import fees but even then you're still paying about $190 minimum (assuming your asian friend is doing all this for free)
I sold like half of my backlog recently. It was time to accept that it was just too many kits.
>>23876466I'm pretty sure I've seen at least 3 people here post their excel. One guy is even detailed enough to include when he built what kit.
this kit is a fucking drama queen but the end is in sight thank God the plastic blue is dogshit and im masking and painting the blue on the shield anyways so I went ahead and painted the shoulders and torso too
>>23876492Too many kits to what? Finish before you die? You act like they were gonna spoil, man.
>>23876213Are you using a top coat too or just pure marker? It just looks better than i thought the markers would.
>>23876268I should try to get one of these. Problem is that only the Wing Zero and the Bell Pepper look appealing to me. I could try the MGSD Freedom, but I just finished the MG Freedom 2.0 so I have enough SEED for now.
Done after 1 month of building, painting, drying paint, cracking and snapping parts, waiting for cement delivery and gluing partsThis piece of DABAN DOGSHIT is the worst kit I've ever built. I bought this cheap junk as an excuse to test out Ash & Machine Paint and tbqh I don't regret it, it was fun fixing all the flaws, like how every single connection part is either too loose or too tight or how some of the white outer frames were literally stained with weird spots. must've been a printing error. I expected better since this is the new 2025 mold.
>>23876573I just settled with this one pose and be done with it since stuff just keep falling off when I try to move them. Can’t even hold the Shield and Rifle with its actual hands. Fortunately it can connect to the shoulders.
>>23876574
>>23876577black primer + orange ended up too dark and murky. should've used gray.
>>23876573That's sad. I was thinking of getting their tallgeese II since bandai refuses to reprint it.
>>23876580I need 1/100 Mercurius and Vayeate. I don't like other Wing mecha design.
>>23876584Decals: MG Tallgeese Flugel by Artisan Club. Very high quality with a lot of spare for most parts. It sucks that I broke one and that was the only part that doesn’t have spare lol.>>23876583Isn't it the exact same suit, but recolored by Treize? You could just buy Bandai Tallgeese and paint it Blue.
>>23876585Tools used + Ash & Machine Paint impression: - Gray Tone 04 (White): Very nice. Gloss & Smooth, feels good to touch, easy to panel line and slide waterslide decals. There seems to be a lot of White paint variation out there, so I don’t know how good this one is compared to others.- Gray Tone 03 (Gray): I’d rather just use Gray Surfacer- Gray Tone 05 (Carbon Gray): too similar to Engine Gray, not dark enough for weapons/inner frame.
>>23876152Fuckin love magnets in builds
>>23876266Which Digimon is this?
>>23876585The crest and thrusters are different.
>>23876586AI Sloppa is nice
>>23876593now I'm gonna snap this kit to take a break from painting
>>23876593Nah dude that's a bootleg you gotta slap the gundam wang logo on it
>>23876592>thrusters are differentHow so?
So why does Bandai let Chinks mog them at every turn?
>>23876624I just know they're different in the line art. Rounder on top.
>>23876586I feel stupid, but what is the name of that type of bottle? I've been using eye dropper ones but they are annoying to use the actual bulb of when doing a full airbrush cup.
Are there any revive kits that have gotten a complete stop on production or are they all still getting stocked, just at random times? Are some of them getting completely replaced by a alternate but 'new' model, i think there's 3 types of nu gundams but they're all getting made right?
>>23876635"spare bottle"
>>23876636It's pretty common for master grades. A lot of 1.0 versions do not get reprinted anymore.
do you?
>>23876573But, but, /gpg/ assured me that bootlegs were just as good as the genuine article, if not better! Was I lied to???
>>23876676No. I leave seam lines intact because I never know if a problem might arise internally and I have to disassemble the part to fix it. Cementing seam lines denies me the ability to do that.
>>23876679it's all good when fully painted.
Is the reason why Bandai charges a lot for SMP is because of the molds? If a product is unsuccessful, they just repurpose the molds and eliminate any chance of reprints?
>>23876679Nobody ever said that. Plenty of people have said that bootlegs need fixing, with some needing more fixing than others. That and you're expected to paint. When people say chink plamo are as good as nip plamo, they're talking about the OCs, notably their higher end ones. I've built both bootlegs and their OCs. The bootlegs are great for mucking around and painting practices. I didn't buy those early pre-88xx dabans since I've heard they're really bad, but the newer dabans and stuff like JMS/ Star, it's minor fixes like slight fitting issues needing cement to make the parts close without gaps or there being some swirls on the plastic, which again not an issue since I was gonna paint them anyway.As for their OCs, they are indeed good. I snapbuild them since they're already very detailed, properly part and color separated. The ones with gold parts also look good as they are so I don't need to paint them like I did with say, the gold parts on some RG bandai.Basically, if you're a snapfag, you should avoid bootlegs and stick to bandai. But if you're planning to delve somewhat deeper into the hobby, bootlegs are a good cheap way to gain experience.
>>23876691Oh but the one thing that does put bootlegs ahead of bandai is that water decal is included regardless of the kit. Doesn't matter if it's the bootleg of a retail HG/RG, they'll include stickers like the bandai version as well as water decal which bandai sells separately.
>>23876585Tallgeese 2 has a different head entirely, what are you on about?
>>23876695And even if you do buy bandai's waterslides they are some of the worse in the industry in terms of quality.
why do all the cool japanese youtubers use gaianotes?is mrhobby for gaijin and plebs?
>>238766671.0's that have 1.5's and up don't get printed, you mean. The Gelgoog Cannon 1.0 just got a reprint, the Super Gundam is getting reprinted, and GP01 still gets reprinted, despite being considered one of the worst Gunpla kits ever made.I really hope the Zaku 1 and its variants get reprints though, those are sorely needed.
>>23876728GSI Creos has a partnership with Bandai. Any time you watch a Gundam Build series, they use GSI Creos products.
>>23876732you didn't answer the gaianotes stuff
>>23876728import some yourself and see :)
>>23876728they're just that good
>>23876676I've never been able to remove seam lines without also oversanding and softening up the sculpt, no Idea how people do it so consistently
>>23876774Use superthin cement and surfacer.
>>23876676No, because I suck at masking so I paint part by part, then assemble.
>>23876266I want a proper classic Grungust more than anything, I'm still annoyed Koto never did one.
I just ordered Shining and God Gundam MGs. I'm so excited :3
The Japanese really like Sheik Mainland, huh?https://x.com/izumi_ten888/status/2057832703664517574
>>23876798literally the worst chinese brandjaps really do have shit taste>1/144 slop
I wonder if the bootleg MGEX Unicorn is better than Bandai's base MG at this point.People complained about pooling and flash in the bootleg but it's not as if the base model isn't like this either.
>>23876820>bootleg>better than Bandai
>>23876820Pure delusion
Here's your RG Barbatoshttps://youtube.com/shorts/LlpyrxsWGvM
>>23876825>>23876824This sounds absurd on its face, but the Bandai MG is already strangely bad with extreme amounts of flash and pooling (?), janky transformation, and heavy extremities on top of being generally fragile.The bootleg at least has the advantage of being a copy of the MGEX, which is effectively a version of the Unicorn with the fundamental design issues worked out.So both Unicorns have shit plastic, but one just has a better design at more or less the same pricepoint.
>>23876830Pure delusion again
>>23876832You don't even build models, scram.
>>23876830There's no reason for bootleg to be better than the original
>>23876836NTA, the only bootleg that feels better than the original is AOZ Hizack Custom by AK Model. They actually fixed the floppiness of the original Bandai kit, the polycaps they use is actually pretty good and i use them for the Bandai Hizack. The kit feels so much sturdier now.
Anyone else have a little terrain area to set up scenes and stuff? I have this low effort one using my left over wargaming terrain.
>>23876830I've built 4 MG unicorns overall and not once I've seen any pooling or flash
>>23876468>>23876470Man I wish they did more stuff like the Nether Emperor. I like their knight aesthetic but we're doing an overdose with all this stuff.
snapped a small part in a MG build (;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`)
>>23876805This. Japs are missing out on TRUE KINO
stickers are so ugly... waterslide should be included by default. fucking bandai.
>>23876848They don't even look like knights anymore, just the typical chinese wuxia artstyle now.
>>23876867Why the hell did you even put them on
>>23876470>>23876848Motor Nuclear is so KINO that SNAA decided to copy them. Mordred is literally just Yue Fei.
Just gonna mention this quick, anyone interested in the P-Bandai 30MM stuff? To make things quick, the Acerby Type-X is already out today, with only one video about it.
>>23876884I mean, 30mm factions and types have a basic starter unit. When you bought one Acerby, you bought them all. The Pbandai one is just the same thing but with different armor.
>>23875707what i dont get is why we have Gunleo but not Virgola Glory
https://youtu.be/C1y-VIUtWFA?si=3_vZAH7hSk0IC_4wBandai LOST
>>23876851desu I do want to build and paint at least one of those completely off the wall retarded maximalist chinese kits, just for the sake of it. I think it'd be a fun exercise
>>23876900>more blade spamMAKE IT STOP
why's the chinkfag having a melty all of a sudden?
>>23876887Since I didn't even get the original Acerbys, it is gonna be a fresh experience to start.
>>23876150looks amazing anon, im curious though how would you remove the dust before coating?
why does Bandai hate MG Gelgoog 2.0?they rather reprint the shitty ass Gelgoog Cannon/Ridden Custom than reprint the 2.0
Yeah, Dspiae's pre-mixed primer is unironically better than Kaleido.
Here's your licensed chinkplahttps://youtu.be/slNuNy5oD_Q
>>23876830I built a printed end of 2025 MG Unicorn and it had no flash or pooling issues. Stop being delusional.
>>23876833>The bootleg version of the same thing is actually better>You don't build modelsPlease post the real MGEX unicorn and the bootleg you built
>>23876931I have this anti-static Tamiya model cleaning brush which I use for dusting. I usually dust it prior to adding another coat. Works for the most part
>>23876961NTA I have a MG FA unicorn printed in mid 2025 that was 100% fine, but I had a copy of the MG OVA unicorn wind up with some minor flashing on the OVA specific head parts, nothing that was any way difficult to deal with, it was just notable to me since I had never seen any flashing on a bandai kit before. don't have the sprues to check when it was printed but I bought it early 2025.
>>23876590The joke is Ryuko/Koryu being a Digimon, dummy
>>23876942Really? How about their topcoat?
>>23877006haven't tested them yet since my kaleido topcoat is nowhere near half-used.
>>23876826Hope the chinks copy this frame and put it on pinduoduo for pennies so I can upgrade my old floppyshit HGIBOs.
>>23876940I agree the goog needs more love but Char's 2.0 gets reprinted fairly often. The same can't be said of the 1.0 and that comes with more display options (backpacks, arm parts, etc)Said parts are compatible with the 2.0 if you have both.
>>23877038Sucks it doesn't come with the Jager BMG. Gelgoog 1.0 MP should be reprinted more often just for it. Or they should make a fucking MG Jager already reee
>>23876940I like this thing. There must be a lot of me out there
>>23876953Neat. Very reserved design fo a chinaman kit
>>23876876The great sword one fits the knight aesthetic fairly well. I do recommend all the fags to build at least 1
>>23876980I had some minor flash on a MG Freedom, but I know people who bought it later didn't. I'm pretty sure they were just at the end of the mold life for a popular kit that then they made a new mold copy.
>>23876310Just shake the shit outta it. Hell you have a paint shaker right there.
>>23875985Does it have a release date yet?
so painting doesn't cover up nub marks?
>>23875916Well, how did the event go?
>>23877042>MG Gelgoog JI fucking wish
>>23876537I already have like 3 shelves full of kits, 2 of which are full of kits still waiting to be painted. At my rate of ~6-8 ish painted kits a year it would take me nearly 20 years to finish all of them, and I plan on dying in a freak piano falling off a skyscraper accident in my mid 40's. So yeah, too many to finish before I die.
Of course they made the one with fixed inner frame P-Bandai.Zhangs, do your magic.
>>23877042isn't the mp the 2.0 already?
>>23877090If you make sure the nub is fully flat it absolutely will.Having issues?
>>23877102Yes but they only printed it once
>>23877101I believe they made the reinforced frame some time ago.
>>23877102Yes but it doesn't have the Jager's BMG. Only the MG MP 1.0 had that
Went to open group building again today, it's really fun. You should try it yourself sometime.
>>23877164Is that some sort of junker guntank with mish-mashed parts? Looks really cool.>assembled but unpainted Warhammer model in the backlol
This color scheme actually fucks.
>>23877100I'm out of shelf space too; and I wouldn't be able to clear my backlog if I managed a kit per month for the next decade. But I'll be damned if I won't try. When my time comes, they'll find me face down in my spraybooth.
>>23877181Yeah, it was pretty cool indeed. Also, some people were building Warhammer minis too, overall it was fun for everyone and with lots of friendly discussions.
>>23876152Still undecided, leaning towards either TB or the type B>>23876211I've considered it but I'm not sure what color to go with for the outer fag armor. The G3 color scheme also changes with every rendition and the usual one (white with fairly saturated lavender) wouldn't be great for using the white decals the kit has.>>23876215Actually a pretty good idea though doing the orange markings on everything seems like a bit of a pain in the ass. I do have a pretty close match for the brown though so maybe worth considering too.
>>23877218Give some thought to making the armor on the regular tri-color RX-78 blue. Think forever gundam.
>>23875503I just finished Canon's Mark XIII. Did as much detailing as I could and it came out pretty well.I'm building the 1/1500 Nadesico next.
Rear
>>23877218Upon further consideration I have even more to consider and am less decided once again. The FSD option >>23876215 suggested actually looks really good. >>23877223It does look a bit more interesting with the blue. I copied Katoki's FAG 78-2 color scheme with the white but it's a bit plain on my lineart edit.
>>23877218I'm partial to the TB colors just because I painted my TB FAG in the regular FAG colors. but I'm also a fan of type B just because it's not a style I see very often
>>23875503Hmm somehow my clear coat melted this purple despite it drying for over a day. The other purple and black were fine. Guess I'm redoing these tomorrow after this layer dries...
>>23877218This is what I imagined as FA-G3
>>23877284Yeah I initially put the outer armor in the base offwhite as well but I figured at that point I might as well go ahead and do the type B since it already has a G3 on the inside and outer armor of the same color (before adding the blue)
The new scopedog is growing on me. I really like the chest a lot.
Fucking lost the clear crotch piece of the Calibarn. I'll never ever see it ever again.
>>23877307Time to use some clear UV resin
>>23877310I might try to build a replacement from cutting up the E5 piece
How do I get these pieces to stick on the HG Aerial? They keep popping off when I move the arms.
>>23877326Do you have the sides of the chest plugged in properly? These shouldn't be affected by the shoulder joint unless you're hamhanding the kit and pulling the chest apart.
>>23877337holy based
if laqer paiont bad for me why smellg ood
>>23877342I used to think lacquer fumes were bad for me, that they would hurt me, but I understand it now. lacquer fumes are my friend.. they just want me to feel good.
>>23877332I think so. Even moving the arm back a little bit will pop it out.
>>23877347You didn't push the blue parts in the chest in all the way
>>23877348Which blue parts?
>>23875635Finally got off my ass and made a spread sheet of the backlog. 174 HG, 35 RG, and 98 MG kits. I've gone beyond micro plastic lads, I'm on that macro plastic nutsack.
>airbrush nozzle noticeably wearing out>replacement from H&S is €22 + €15 shipping
Are GX113 and GX114 supposed to look the same just with the UC cutting? I'm seeing a bit of a difference while these parts are drying after I ran out of GX113.
>>23877349NTA, but it looks like this here isn't all the way in.
I may or may not have fallen down a rabbit hole here.Want to collect all of Chars suits + anything that is cool
I think I need to stop browsing this place. Every time I'm thinking of getting a new kit and worry that I might be buying too much stuff, I'll then think, 'nah, I've seen anons here with an entire cupboard/ closet lined with boxes, so I'm still in the clear'.
>>23877101>FixedUnfortunately it is another defective product.
If someone wanted to create a mass produced nu gundam incom unit from the gundam Alyzeus what would they need for the backpack? Or would it just be easier to use the base hg nu?
>>23877559Just superglue this to MP Nu's back.
>>23877546C clips are truly the worst trend bandai has ever adopted.
>>23877578It is fine when they use it for flaps and pistons, but when they use it for important joints then it is just disastrous.
>>23875503Long-time snapshitter finally taking the paintpill, and EG nu is my canvas (It's kinda nasty, but I'm trusting the process)If this goes well enough I might try jumping into the groupbuild
>>23877676ganbare anon
The box art is cool but the new logo looks so feminine and out of place compares to the rest lol.
>>23877676Good luck! Also if you are looking for easy stick holders, just buy cardboard cat scratchers. They basically are what you are building there, but are cheap because they are consumables.
