-=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 (June):old.reddit.com/r/gunpla/1thrkm6Prior thread: >>23903543
-=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
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What the hell... My new "supposed to be an upgrade" compressor turned off by itself after 40 minutes of usage and it's EXTREMELY HOT with burnt smell. This is AS-186 clone tat everyone recommended. How the hell is it this bad? this issue NEVER happened with my cheap ass entry grade mini compressor even after 2 hours of continuous usage. am I doing this the wrong way? am I actually supposed to turn off the compressor after it accumulated enough air in the tank?I need something to help me cope with wasting money on what I think is a junk
>>23905999This is my entry level $20 POWERHOUSE that I currently use as a glorified airbrush holder. never turning off by itself even after long session. maybe I should by 5 of this instead...I also upgraded by airbrush from entry level to supposedly mid-tier "real" airbrush and don't feel significant difference..
>>23905999>>23906001/gpg/ bros I need your thoughts on this and compressor/airbrush gear in general. is this entire industry a huge scam? I feel like I just wasted $200, which is a lot for a poorfag like me :(
>>23906001Been around a while. This one is a repurposed aquarium air pump disguised as an entry air compressor to scam idiots. It doesn't shut off after an hour or whatever because it's designed to work under moderate load 24/7 for years...just badly.>>23905999Was it running, like compressing for the entire 40 minutes? With a tank that size as long as the pressure is set to something reasonable (sub 30PSI) it should finish filling the tank within a minute or so. If it was just pumping continuously like your older little one, that's fucking bad and probably why it has now fused itself together. Honestly China saved you from a house fire, so thank Chang for the extended warranty on life.That's the one I have now and I've used it for about 6 years. My old one was the same without the tank and it's been going strong for a decade.
>>23906013I'm new to this and here's what I do with the compressor1. tape the connector2. install the pressure meter and connect to airbrush3. turn on the compressor4. let it run for 1 minute until it reaches 30psi5. lock the working psi6. start spraying7. air pressure gets refilled constantly as I spray8. 40 minutes later, it turned off by itself and became extremely hot.I expected something like 2 hours spraying session with very little break (for switching paint and cleaning airbrush). is this an unreasonable demand? but I did that just fine with my entry mini compressor. I'm baffled that this real compressor can't even do that...
>>23906020Ok, but you say "lock the working PSI". Realistically you turn it on and turn it up or down to the PSI you want and the motor kicks OFF while the air tank is relatively close to that PSI until it drops beneath a threshold upon which it kicks back on to return to that threshold. Again, even if you're using it for fourty minutes it's likely on 20 min or less and at intervals. 30PSI is also a fucking LOT for paint. I paint synthetic acrylics, waterbased acrylics, enamel, and lacquer. All between 14-23PSI and the shit I spray at 23PSI is like...sludgy polyurethane weird paint I don't like.30 is getting close to leather and clothes dyes that have to penetrate in like a shotgun at point blank to stay in during washes. 30PSI is my vehicle tires lol. You likely need to be closer to 18, and in the future if it was on for more than a minute or so at a time, I'd check for air leaks. A drop of dish soap in a spray bottle with water, spray the joints and look for leaks.What you're describing at the end is a safety shutoff. Thank Chang, learn2airbrush friend (don't be a kid, learn a bit then try it so you don't ruin gear), live and learn.
>>23906042G-guys?
>>23906028I kinda know what I did wrong, which someone said it's step no.5. I'm supposed to let the compressor pressurized and stop, and then set the working psi. But I'm still not sure since it still got really hot after 30 minutes and it only takes like 1-2 minutes of spraying until the compressor turns on again to fill the air pressure. and then it gets full/turn off after 1-2 minutes of not doing anything. isn't this too short of a working/filling up interval? I also just noticed that my compressor's pipe is bent and it was like this since unboxing. what the hell.
>>23906054You turn it down all the way first as well. Kinda looks like you got a return. Either way this would have caused a new one to struggle if not damaged it permanently. Turn it down a lot then turn it on. Let it get to pressure then stop itself, then adjust pressure up where you want.Don't spray 30PSI unless you're spraying your own goo out of it bro. A 1L tank like that and 30PSI it's going to constantly be on. The pipe sucks but it won't be mission critical.
what's up with these compressors they don't just shut off when they reach a target pressure, you have to turn it off manually?
>>23906058Some don't have a target pressure because they're too cheap. To pressurize you need something to pressurize. But a lot of them are like pancake/diaphragm with no place to put the pressurized air but the tubing to your airbrush. They tend to come with single action airbrushes as a result that have no air control. It's full blast all the time and tends to be ~12PSI fluctuating. I janked together one ages upon ages ago when I realized the fish tank pumps I had around was just itching to become the worst airbrush compressor it could be. Their PSI has this weird surging to it because of the nature of the diaphragm pushing like a lung pumping. It's so fast and small it's hard to notice until you realize how shit your paintjobs are. My kid's first one was one of the rechargeable ones like this, now he's using my old tankless one like everyone has from harbor freight.
>>23906061NTA but I bought a chang compressor with my first airbrushand then I bought an air tank that's like thrice the compressor's value, i let it run for a while to fill the tank and then sprayfuny
>>23906057it's so fucking bent and worrying.. I'm definitely going to try returning this faulty compressor. Idk if I'd be able to since I live in a backwards country with rampant anti-consumer business practices. >You turn it down all the way first as wellwhat do you mean? turn the regulator all the way left until 0 psi? I just cleared the air by pulling off the plug at the bottom (HUGE BOOM AIR SOUND) and the regulator is at 0 right now. >Let it get to pressure then stop itselfDoes it matter if the regulator lock is locked/unlocked while pressurizing?>adjust pressure up where you want.I did this by spraying the airbrush, not by turning the regulator valve. that's incorrect huh?>Don't spray 30PSIHow much Psi is ideal for lacquer painting?
Carried three models to local scale models festival, luckily some don't stand out as much as I feared they would.
>>23906068I didn't know Poland had scale model festivals. I should have figured, I've been buying from mojehobby for a while.
>>23906068grandpa.....
>>23906070Everyone over 18 is category "senior". Let that sink in...
after a lot of reading, I came to a conclusion that the bigger the tank, the better the compressor. more spraying session, less overheating. but with noises.
>>23906080Senior is over 65.
>>2390608730 is the new grandpa.
>>23906083Have no regrets buying this absolute unit of an air compressor, as noisy as it sounds when pumping air.
A bootleg of Metal Build God Gundam kit
>>23906097
>>23906100It gives two heads, one Metal Build and other RG
>>23906097Will the Chinamen be cool and include stuff for the 2nd form?
>>23906092kafkaesque...
>>23906047You have a unicorn fetish.
>>23906101look at that fucking vfinwew
Jun Toy Craft is my GOAThttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMx2F171iwg
Huh, I have never seen these box arts before. Are these some sort of special editions?
>>23905969bandai xisters did we get too cocky?
>>23906105it includes a more chinkfied back fins if that's what you're talking about
>>23906165Feels phoenix gundam inspired.
Redpill me on chinkpla, are there any reputable makers?
>>23906171see the image 2 posts above you
Done with the Hazel Icarus. My yellow paint ran out in the middle of it so I tried to make up for it by adding thinner straight into the bottle. But that led to a whole other headache. Basically, never cheap out bros. Ain't worth it.
>>23906171The only good ones are the ones that remake p bandai sets at non ass raping prices like JMS. I also like their box art.
>>23906171SNAA and IN ERA are some big ones I thinkI taken a look at a couple called Hemoxian and Earnestcore Craft and I think their stuff looks goodnever bought anything thoughie
>>23906177it pisses me off they did the Half Cannon but never the actual Zaku Cannon
What do you guys use to add weight to a kit's legs?
>>23906177>at non ass raping pricesPbandai kits are priced the same as retail, why are you poor and brown?
>>23906186>why are you poor and brown?I'm not, I'm british. You get p bandai sets for £70 on ebay or you don't get them.
>>23906182Super glue some ball bearings inside of the feet.
>>23906188Im also british mate, why the fuck are you on ebay? You (and I) live in one of the few countries where the government won't demand you to pay extra tax to import. Stalk mandarake or Surugaya (during their free shipping sales ) or buyee instead of looking at nigger scalpers on ebay and chinesium goyslop off temu.
I'm American and I still don't know who this is.
>>23906200Gunpla????
>>23906201Maybe. Thats why I am asking the Brits. I dont know what a crumpet is either thats made up.
>>23906196>chinesium goyslopThe absolute irony of saying this while building plastic robot toys as a hobby
>>23906196>Stalk mandarake or SurugayaOr I could get a slightly worse kit 10x easier for £10, think I will just stick with aliexpress.
>>23906200That's a horse.
>>23906210Is this like an Umamusume thing?
>>23906188>british>not poor and brown?????
>>23906213Not brown, just poor.
>>23906208>waiting>hard>but praying the for the paki or nignog evri/yodel driver to not leave your package outside for some other brown to nick le easylmao>>23906207Cope and sneed. I will never touch bootleg shitters or those "third party" spikey chinkshit wannabe gundams.
>>23906217My evri driver is a 50 year old bald white dude, we normally have a chat when he drops my stuff off, sorry you live in a city infested with browns though anon you should move to the countryside.
American here. I'm glad we're all friends. :D
What would he pilot? I said the Messala.
My latest 3 snapshits are complete, I forgot if I posted them so I'm reposting them.
>>23906223Adzam.
Fuck off with off topic you stupid faggots.
>>23906229In the UK faggot is a food.
so what triggered this retard today?
>>23906223One of those chinese fake gundams
>>23906230Wtf, I thought all of bri'ish cuisine looked horrendous but this is class
>>23906224Is that dropzone commander terrain?
>>23906241it isn't mushy peas that's for sure
>>23906230A fag is also an cigarette in bong land.
>>23906230https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVHbWHGVYaU
>>23906242Yeah the buildings are from the dropzone commander cityscape but im slowly replacing them with random n gauge buildings as I find them.
>>23906245>can I bum a fagtee hee hee~
>>23906249jej
>>23906171A lot of their original girlpla are pretty good (Nuke Matrix, Eastern Model, Souling Toys, etc.). For Gunpla, there's a few that "just" commit IP infringement and make pretty good kits that don't exist in Bandai's ecosystem (e.g. Solomon/Axis Model Works which made the 1/100 modernized GP02 and 1/100 MGEX-quality Kshatriya), you'll have to do your research and ask around. The ones that copy existing Bandai kits (e.g. Daban) tend to be crappy but are tolerated because it's a way to get Bandai-like kits for half the price or so, and if your modeling skills are good (and you're lucky with the mold) you can fix the majority of mistakes to get something close to 85% as good as what Bandai would make.
>>23906253>1/100 modernized GP02 and 1/100 MGEX-quality KshatriyaThese are both hideous by the way
>>23906254You're mistaking them for Black Trojan Horse and Monument Rebuild.
>>23906256Those are even worse
>>23906254Cope.
>>23906254The bell pepper is pretty nice looking.
>>23906217Yeah I'm sure the average person can totally tell the difference between Sheik Mainland Cyber Gwelo Slayer and your Generic Gundam #364 lol you're such an unfuckable dork
Has anyone here ever build Blokees? I thought this was sorta like a Lego shit because of the name but it was a plamo. Is it decent?
>>23906284Never tried them but I heard good things.
>>23906284>>23906294Seeing people talk about Blokees is so surreal to me lmao I actually know the guy whose dad partially owns/operates that company. Went to school with his kid at USC. I am genuinely curious how they how permission to use so many IPs, they must have some lofty connections or deep pockets.
Is the MG Mk-V really THAT good to be a favorite of so many anons?
>>23906304I don't get how they have the rights for Kamen Rider doesn't Bandai own that?
>>23906304>i am genuinely curious how they how permission to use so many IPonly for china market i guess
>>23906305First you would have to determine how many have actually built it, and how many are just saying that it's good because of a YT video they watched.
>>23906305It's my favorite MG but not because the kit is amazing or special in any way, I just like the design more than anything else from Gundam.
I don't understand you people. What makes a model 'good' to you? How many JoJo poses it can do? If those unko poop kits could do your silly jojo poses would you rate them platinum tier? >OH NO I HAVE TO PAINT THIS TINY LITTLE VENT! BRONZE TIER! BRONZE TIER!!!
>>23906323Stability and hitting the sweet spot for detail where it's not too little for it's size and not too much. Also a good looking inner frame. Articulation is nice but most kits are good enough for me in that department. Also, actually being a complete kit and not one you have to buy plastic DLC to have the complete load out.
>>23906323what the fuck does "bronze tier" even mean
>>23906329it means it's better than "tin tier"
>>23906284If you're not an advanced modeler, Blokees far surpasses Bandai. They're less complex builds but look much better out of the box.I have the Eva 01 from Blokees and I got no complaints other than the very tight fits when snapping the articulation together.If you wanna customize them I'd recommend Bandai. Blokees' kits are more of an in-between of plamo and action figures, as a lot of details are painted on instead of color separated.
HERE IS YOU NEW CHINK FREEDOM, BRO!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evIXiIsX5Y4
Just getting back to scale models festival - while it was mainly about historical stuff, they still had some Gundams and the like and I say, very good stuff.
>>23906284I bought a Hatsune Miku from Blokees once not realizing it was just a doll with a couple swappable parts. Fucking listing called it a model kit but that's on me for not doing 5 more seconds of research.
>>23906248Looks cool for just cardboard. It's sad that most common (read, cheap) N scale stuff is way to old fashioned in style or just smoll townhouses and such. I have a few modern tomy buildings Wich I got for a nice deal and I like those ruined city blocks bit those are weirdly expensive, even directly from Chang.
>>23906306>>23906364It's a self assembly action figure more than a model kit, I guess that's a diverent product so Bandai can give out a sub license for those ip's.
>>23906367Yeah n gauge building prices are pretty aids, best luck I have had is getting stuff from local model train fairs but even then its as you say with 90% of it being more in style for a 1950's village then a war torn space age city.
>>23906356>China makes more UC kits than SEE-ACKKKKKKKK
Left or Right?
>>23906396Both
>>23906396sneed
>>23906068Warsaw one? I wanted to go this year, just couldn't finish two of my projects on time.
>>23906432Yup. I still don't understand why they apparently allow but don't really like Gundams. If you want to attract kids and teenagers to the hobby, you start with something relativiely easy and cool. And I personally saw few kids with their parents, who, when spotting some of those models (including mine) went with "look, dad, cool robot".
>>23905971I finished my luna gans :) I'm probably going to add a figure, I'll post pictures if I do.
What kit should I get, the mgex strike freedom or rx-78-2 unleashed?
>>23906470
>>23906472>mgex strike freedomyou buy this I will kill you btw
Some nice new kits at HL
>>23906498None of those except the GQ kits are really "new," I think. MG The Gundam and MG Zeta continue to shelfwarm, MG Freedom 2.0 has been slowly stockpiling shelfwarming spots for a few months, and RG Hi-Nu and RG Zeta are part of the "show up a few times a year and disappear quickly" group. HG Kampfer I haven't actually seen at my local one though.
>>23906501I meant "new" as new to the hobby lobby cycle. The sales happen frequently enough that it's often the same stock.
>>23906498I snagged my first Freedom kits ever recently with Rising and Strike Freedom, gotta love the prices
>tfw filled my room with atomized gray primer because i didnt realize my compressor was set at 60 psi
>>23906476wtf why
is mg rick dom any good?
Our favorite Bandai baby snapshitter is finally seeing the light
>>23905971
>>23906551> >>23906163
>>23906543The 2022 MG is a slightly improved version of the 1999 MG, and is basically the same kit as the 2022 MG Dom but with the space vernier parts and different weapon. For a grunt MS it's probably acceptable, though apparently you still have to do some sanding/filing/cutting on certain joints to reduce stiffness.
>>23905971Done with the girlpla half of my group build entry.
>>23906583
>>23906586
>>23906543The old kit honestly held up really well as long as you didn't go into expecting a full inner frame. The 1.5 didn't really need to do much. No real complaints, it looks good, comes with a bunch of shit, and can pose well.
>>23906551>>23906163but anon told me this chink stuff is inherently garbage???
>>23906626Chinese shit honestly runs the entire spectrum. Some is absolute dogshit trash and some is top of the industry and there really is no way to tell until it's in your hands. So do you feel lucky punk?
How long do I need to let my top coat dry?
>>23906658How short do I need my bottom coat wet?
>>2390666169 hours. Now answer my question
>tfw no wet bottomwhen will it be my turn to be happy
>>23906662Lacquer? Generally a few hours if you're impatient. Otherwise leave it alone for a day
>>23906540NTA, it is a shit Chinkified redesign and the gold plastic's quality is just bad.
>>23906665Gold plastic is basically always bad.
>>23906470good stuff but i feel like you could add some chipping here and there.
Hobby Lobby update:Even more Zoids and RG Hi-Nu in stock for $43
>>23906498>>23906694I'll be honest, I'm quite surprised that they don't stock HG The Gundam Revive, and only the EG, MG 3.0 and occasionally the RG 1.0. That seems like something that Bandai would reprint on a regular basis.
>>23906694Oh damn, an impulse? Gonna have to check mine.
>>23905971Just finished upgrading the EG Strike. Now I'm Snapping together the Master Grade Lunamaria Hawke Zaku.
>>23906699>just realized I assembled part of the upgrade kit upside down after doing the top coatEasy fix but I feel silly for not noticing until I posted the image
The mgsd wing zero can't fucking hold its weapons, I had to fucking glue them on. I would have expected a kit from fucking 2024 would be able to hold it's fucking accesories effectively
>>23906701Okay I found out there's a second attachment point in the wrist and it can hold them that way. But they still should have a more effective system for the hands
I'm such a stupid snapshitter
>>23906745based
>>23906745At the very least you should learn how go panel line and top coat your kits. It's not hard and makes it look good.
>>23906756Topcoating is difficult and can make the kit look worse if you fuck it up. I wouldn't advise it to snapshitters
>Motor Nuclear starts making 1/144 kits nowFinally the Chinks are opening their eyes on how superior 1/144 is compared to 1/100.
>>23906820if only they could open their eyes to make good designs
Anyone have experience with spraying lacquer color over an Aqueous bascoat?I've had no issues spraying lacquer topcoat over aqueous color paints before after letting it fully cure, is base coat fine too?
