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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
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progress on the figure
huhthis guy actually looks pretty cool
>>23954245Cool fingerprints
>>23954247>3 MIN PROJECTwhy is china like this
>>23954248silence snapshitter
>>23954245That face |: o
Yayyy!!! Good morning everyone!!! Today must be the day we're getting the GM Quels!!!YAYYY!!!!
>>23954249It is just a namesake. The assembly is around 30 minutes since they have more parts than they seem to be.
>>23954298it's a namesake intentionally riffing on 30MM because creativity gets you murdered in china or something I don't know
>>23954309>Bandai invented time
>>23954249>>23954298>>23954309I suppose that technically you could cram all that into a 3-minute timelapsed montage.
>>23954312>why yes it's mere coincidence this is 3MINPROJECT and not 30MINMISSIONwhy are you being so very silly
>>23954281I sold a HG GM Quel not long ago at a up charge, so lucky me
>>23954315Anon, it is a callback to those old "quick assembly" scale models. Each box has two. The concept is nothing new.
This time I brought plastic girl to group building meeting. Not the only one, there is also one guy building casual Lumitea.This face is absolutely priceless.
>>23954322anon are you toucheddo you even get what's being said?it's not just a generic term it's an entire branding lifted wholesale off an existing line very intentionally and pointedly, it's not a little coincidence or a generic term
>>23954317I'm going to buy out the shop, wait a few years and sell them at 5x msrp!!!!
Will you buy or skip these Gundams?
>>23954328I like Zero, I'm not as big on Helix but the blue and white version is okay. I think it could be modified into something really cool starting with giving it a neck. I'll grab em.
How often are these summerfest drops?New to the hobby and keeping my eye out for my first Master Grade
>>23954324>it's not just a generic term it's an entire branding Holy shit [x] amount of time plan, project, pipeline is a common term.
>>23954328I tend to avoid classic gundam colors, and think zero is pretty generic so i may get helix. its WAY too greebly but i like the shapes and all the weapons.
>>23954247>>23954322I like chinkshit and even I can admit that it's clearly supposed to invoke the 30MM brand
>>23954336do you actually get paid for these posts or do you actually run defense for chink companies for freeyou gotta be the dumbest person on the planet to not realize why it's branded that and where they got it fromthey aren't hiding it, not even trying, why are you even trying to make an argument it's not riding off 30MM as a brandare you well
>>23954328I like both designs but a lot will depend on how the kits are handled. If they are decal-fests that only come with box-hands then skip.
>>23954328The final boss of panel lining
>>23954328I'll buy the 7 dollar bootleg just to see how much the chinktech has improved by then.
>>23954339>why are you even trying to make an argument it's not riding off 30MM as a brandYou will get more profit for chasing shitpla instead. 30MM is always the last thing to stay on the shelf.
>>23954347everything comes back to the poop toys, it's honestly such an absurdist bit of /gpg/ lore how badly some children's toys torment you
>>23954339Yeah the changs want to ride the coatail of a literall shelf warmer
>>23954355well, demonstrably yes
>>23954358Strange because they are like Kobukiya's governor. Even at the same size, too.
Say, wasn't there supposed to be a third party nu gundam backpack since last year? The one with the incom funnels and shit?Whatever happened to that?
>>23954359>Presenting the 3 Minute Project new unit: the Mayor
>>23954358Demonstraly 3 minutes project are made of high quality small modelkits while 30MM is a Hexagear knockoff with worse engineering.
>>23954339you're right that he's being disingenuous but you're dicksucking bandai the same way you're calling him out for dicksucking china. who cares if they stole the marketing? 3min project is literally better than 30 minute mission. better articulation, better looks, better value. that's a good thing, the more hype up-and-comers get the more bandai has to actually give a shit about its own product.
>>23954362>Bandai drone doesn't know what it isFigured
>>23954365>dicksucking bandai>for saying how pathetic it is to copy brandingyou're dicksucking bandaihate, you're lost in the sauce of this being some culture warabsolutely brainless
>>23954365Hell i will suck Bandai off too if their 30MM is nearly as good. The poor polycaps and C clip usage is pure cancer.
>>23954365>yeah they stole it, here's why that's a good thing!idk just make a product that stands on its own you don't have to twist yourself into a pretzel because I insulted a lack of originality on some random chang kit maker
>>23954367>copy brandingThis is such a low hanging fruit because literally anyone can use "Minutes project". The word is just so common.
>>23954371It doesn't need to be bad or good, it's just the reality of the Chinese market Nobody should be surprised or outraged for that matter
>>23954371>make a product that stands on its ownTheir kits are actually good, unlike 30MM
>>23954367>you're lost in the sauce of this being some culture war>after posting exclusively about chink shilling instead of just discussing the quality of the kitsfor me but not for thee >>23954371i didn't say its a good thing, i said its irrelevant. stated itt once but 30mm is already aping hexa gear. that's how marketing works.
>>23954374yeah man it's just sooo common to have some kinda 3-based digit of time coincidentally also referring to the 3mm holes of it with Minutes directly after it i can't go to the store without tripping over brands named this it's just crazy how many there are it's a total coincidence haha
>>23954378I commented on it being pathetic they stole the brandingOther people have ballooned it into a pathetic argument either refusing to admit that's what they did (lol) or you now saying UHH YOU JUST LOVE BANDAI WHO CARES!well I care, it gives me second hand embarrassment to see what could be a good product doing this bullshit, it's just an actual fucking jokeliterally temu 30mmI just wish they had some kind of standards or maybe even pride
>>23954325Shit if it works, Bandai at fault for printing unicorn,rx78,astray,wing, and seed 90% of the time, those peasent kits wait years for reprints
>>23954382they do, it goes into the kits and that's the part that i care about. seems silly that (you) don't.
>>23954378Literally no one was asking for a mecha modelkit with gorillion amount of hardpoints until Kotobukiya introduced that shit. And then suddenly Bandai made a knockoft brand 2 years later. Even if the Chinks made some shit like 29 Minutes Mission, i won't feel bad for them.
>>23954328I’d buy the John orbit gray version, classic colors look like it’s sun bleached and ay lmao Gundam is meh
>>23954384>they do, they just then ran out of their creativity juices and stole branding because the product stands so well on its own it needs to be confusable for the existing more popular line from a competitorit's just a joke bro, it's literally the biggest chink meme imaginableif bandai made a line called Hexa-Gun aping every presentation of Hexagear tomorrow I'd say the same fucking thing about them
>>23954388if it was better and cheaper than hexa gear is like 3m project is better and cheaper than 30mm i'd buy it regardless, and again think it's silly that the marketing is what you're concerned with.
I just don't get the 30MM line man they all look like assYeah the chinkshit is a ripoff but at least they have decency to ripoff shit that looks good like Dougram
>>23954391marketing is something someone somewhere in the company had to dothis brand presentation came from nothing and got okay'd to be thisthere are infinite possibilities and they settled on itthe way a company operates speaks to the company itself, if they have to do this I already have doubt about the quality because a good brand would actually distinguish itself rather than opt for the "I hope they confuse me for my competitor" approach of Great Thievery of Auto 5 (for grandmothers looking for games for their grandsons edition)
>>23954393You’re inventing scenarios to be upset about. It’s a sneaky marketing trick but the toys are good. If they become shit later because this trick belies some natural poison in their identity, I’ll simply stop purchasing. But they’re good now.
>>23954392The 30 minute fantasy line is good tho, more unique than generic robots that is 30 minute mission
>>23954402I didn't invent a single scenario anywhere in there, that's literally what they did with the branding. Like actually, if you wanna try to dispute that you're a fundamentally unserious person. Buy whatever model you want, I don't give a shit about (you). I'm making fun of a chink company for stealing branding and lacking originality. I couldn't give less of a fuck what you personally do, buy all the chink knockoffs you want man, your money and models and time. Maybe don't play defense for a company so hard though idk, that's weird to me.
>>23954406The scenario you invented is that their marketing scheme to draw the attention of the model kit demographic belies a poison in their chinky souls, and compromises the quality of their product. This is, as of now, untrue.
>Kancho!
>>23954415Hasuki soft goods pants on Lang, I started upgrading my model girls with soft goods too recently
And that concludes today meeting. Another successful group build!
>>23954412Damn, i had to destroy my clock because Bandai trademarked time.
>>23954421Man, Sturm Gallus gets uglier everytime i see it.
>>23954412I don't think you're really good at this whole english thing since I didn't invent that scenario and I explicitly said "I have doubt about the quality" which isn't something I invented or an indisputable fact, just a statement of myself. What is the scenario is that they aped the branding, and they aped the branding to sew confusion and get sales from people who may think it a 30MM product, and that's just exactly what it is. I haven't built shit from them but I consider quality to be more than just if the pieces fit together in the first place, but I also don't exactly expect them to fall apart or anything. I've bought bootlegs and other chinkshit I'm sure it's "fine". Also not to get too moralfaggy about it but I mean we are here in all this to begin with, but I'm as interested in who my money goes to as much as I am what I'm getting with it and that's even moreso what's suspect with these practices. I don't need to buy little plastic robots from anyone no matter how cool they look so if there's really any halfway decent reason for me to not want to I can just not, it's all luxury and hobby not an unironic addiction despite my ruinous financials due to plastic acquisition over my life. If they're doing something I think is scummy it's just that easy to not. If the design is cool I'll just make it myself.
>>23954429lmao okay anon
is bro ok
>>23954429>and they aped the branding to sew confusion and get sales from people who may think it a 30MM productIf people may think it is a 30mm product then they are not gonna buy that shit.
>>23954438which of course is why they're leeching the branding
>>23954421I should get a Dreissen. Why don't I own one? Life's full of mysteries bros
Imagine writing that much about some nonsense.
>>23954442I have never seen anybody mistaken 30mm to 3 mins project. People can read.
>>23954448I too also break down in fear at a paragraph
How come Zhang never try to copy shitpla kits?
>>23954458Why are you so obsessed with shitpla?
>>23954461NTA but who doesn't? Everything surrounding it feels like a meme.
>>23954328>The zero gauntlets remind me of shining so I might get one to kitbash together with.>Might also get a second one to swap on some 00 parts because I think it would pretty good>Probably a third to repaint without modificationNot really that interested in the helix but might get it if the color separation is decent, looks like a pain to detail otherwise
3 Minutes project has alot of shared characteristics with Koto's Governor and Number 57. Tiny fucking kits
>>23954466>who doesn't?literally everyone else in the general seems to be able to not think about it until you bring it up quite honestly
>>23954477I said NTA ( Not that anon ). Shitpla is just funny.
>>23954480yeah I know you said it I just don't believe you
>>23954429>y aped the branding to sew confusionIt's called dabbing on Bandai and Bandai purists.
>>23954448The back and forth is a bit much huh
that guy must be Poopla's strongest soldier
>>23954328Helix was always cool. But I really want the blue version, might get it if the game IS good
>>23954474no fucking way it's that tiny. Size comparison with any generic 1/144?
>>23954461Anon stop falling for bait and don't reply to the resident schizo
>>23954505HG Aqua Barzam
>>23954328Just like all Gundam shows I'll wait until the mid-season upgrade before I buy anything. Especially after Gquuuuuux where the "upgrade" is just the initial kit but with more stuff.
>>23954474I've only built the girl 3 Minutes Project, but I was surprised how big her parts were.
>>23954424>Sleeves detail on chest isn't extruded>Empty ass side shields>Halfassed mouth cableMine is still in box after I got a reprint, and I'm holding out hope that we can get a resin detail kit.
>>23954505D First
>>23954512yeah. its already a foregone conclusion that there'll be a version with the anime claw. easy choice considering i find the current form pretty generic.
>>23954505Why are you upset about it? There's two in one box and they're cheap.
>>23954517One of the kit that i wish it followed Katoki's design properly. It supposed to have much longer thighs and taller cranium.
>>23954535The unicorn Zssa is also pretty disappointing. Doesnt come with a shotgun, doesnt come with a mount that lets you attach the missile pods without the jet. But at least it came with decent sleeves.
>>23954511>>23954518oof too short for my liking. Thanks for the size comparison>>23954529I got enough mechlets from 30 mm, and those guys are atleast a head taller than that
>>23954547It is supposed to be a Hexagear Governor-like product, tiny articulated models with more accessories than an average 30mm.
>>23954546Unicorn Zssa HG is the novel version. The one in the anime is a custom unit.
>>23954557and it's too big to scale with hexagear stuff either. That design would work best atleast 1/12 scale
>>23954565I looked it up in the time I bitched about it. Looks like the attachment port is just a little backpack extension that slots into the same hole as the booster pod. God I can't wait to get a 3d printer so I can make my own.
>>23954328>1/144Skip. >1/100The protag maybe, the others look awful.
>>23954567It depends on how you look at it. It is tall but the body volume is practical enough to work alongside humans. I can see them being some sort of urban security force.
>>23954565Did the novel version also do cool shit with the sturm gallus, or was it just another guy who showed up for a few seconds?
>>23954583Zssa's action sequence was different in the novel. There were 2 Zssa units arrived to attack Unicorn. One of them dodged the missiles and had a close ranged battle with Unicorn Gundam. Obviously it was losing but still pretty cool that Zssa of all things got this close to the protagonist MS.
The 3 Min Project kits are so fun and well designed I don't even care that the name is aping Bandai's 30MM
>>23954607This is just mini Megalomaria
>>23954571Or you can choose the easy way out and glue the missile launcher to the body and find a suitable open palm for the shotgun stance.
>look for a MG Zeta Plus C1>200 dollaritos everywherefuck you
>>23954607Pile driver isn't a yari? Same with scythe thing?
>>23954136Just snapping an HG Jegan. Did some minor detail painting and I'm slowly getting better at hand brushing. Still bad though. Might give the yellow one more pass later now that the parts are together. Putting a dab of Gaia florescent blue on the inside of the visor was a good idea, just wish I could have seen those tiny gaps when doing so. Still, both look acceptable from a distance. Really weird build order on the kit. Chest / head / gun / Shield / Arms / legs / waist / shield attachment
now that we're moving to another series, how many gqx kits did you get ?I only got the dom
>>23954652None, but I wanna grab the Police Zaku and regular Zaku at some point.
>>23954652None, I'm doing my best to swear off new kits until I can significantly reduce my backlog. At my rate of completion I can safely say I won't be buying a new kit for the next decade or so.
>>23954652I grabbed Gquuuux, G-fred, and Red Gundam because I have an idea for related custom paint jobs for them I haven't got around to yet. Only other thing I want is the Hambrabi.
>>23954652Zero. Most of these new robots are designed by people who either can't design something good any longer and/or were never good in the first place.
>>23954652nonethey all look like shit
>>23954660>>23954665holy nostalgiafag cope, gquxes look the best
>>23954652Not a single one and I don't plan to, shit series with shit designs. WfM by comparison was a shit series with good designs and I have around half the line and am open to getting more of them.
>>23954652I only got this thing. And of course the only design I like was P-Bandai.
>>23954652NoneI might get the dom at some point
>>23954653Disappointed at the lack of construction Zaku.
>>23954652Only got the Police Zaku and I regret it a little.
>>23954678The kit is that bad?
>>23954645Leg thrusters came out pretty well. Could not get the paint to stick to the crotch V for the life of me so I just stripped it for now. May just wait and mase and airbrush it when I do my next paint job. Have a second one of these and I'm thinking I might do it painted in a blue color scheme, but like the GK not Titans.
>>23954683It has some nice attention to detail
>>23954683I wouldn't say it's terrible, but the proportions feel weird (especially those fucking thighs) and make it feel like a fat midget.It also had absurdly stiff joints, but that might just be due to me not sanding enough.All in all, it just felt a bit disappointing for the slightly higher than average price.
>>23954136Haven't been to this thread in years... trying to get back into Gunpla. Here are some sloppy Xenogears kits I just finished this past month. These things are trash, I don't recommend buying unless you're a die-hard fan.
>>23954670This nigga fucks so hard.
>>23954678I want to buy it at some point but the stickers look like shit
>>23954693
>>23954696Just the really thin wraparound strip ones.
>>23954667Dog, you're praising Temu evangelions.
>>23954698Still trying to figure out how to get a good photo of Xenogears itself. This thing was a fucking nightmare to work on.
>>23954652GQuX itself and Red but I'd like to also get at least the GFreD and Gyan, ideally the Zeon colors Gelgoog and Hambrabi too. Maybe some more.
>>23954667>nostalgiafagI think they are zoomers, how could zoomers have nostalgia?
Never made a gunpla but there's a Turn A that's been calling my name how hard are these to put together?
>>23954712Well, gunpla is targeted at children so.
>>23954667Holy fucking retarded zoomer kill yourself
Can your favorite gunpla survive a shake test?
>>23954712Not hard at all.
>>23954688I agree but also I think individually these parts look great for kitbashing, the upper abdomen especially
>>23954652zero, the designs were trash.
>>23954742You carry yours to the urinal with you?
>>23954773You don't?
>>23954652Hambrabi
>>23954245From the thumbnail I thought it was a furry suit.
>>23954339Theres an unhinged chang defender here who posts 24/7 and will shit on you for praising anything bandai or posting anything about bandai.
>>23954652Two. Gquux and a zaku police. I might get more of the zakus and hambrabi.
>>23954652gcucks, red gundam, green zaku, fred, gcucks With New Mouth, shiiko's gelgoog, sayla's lightcannon, challia's dom, xavier's gyan, and now hambrabiI would buy the Psycho Gundam if they make that into a kit too
>>23954693>>23954698Cool designs though. Dont short sell yourself they look nice
>>23954693How I wish square would just let an actually competent company do their merch instead of continuing their shitty "arts" lines. Still, good stuff anon. I especially like the cape on renmazuo.
>>23954136used the krylon matte top coat on my jesta and gm
>>23954817
link me the chinafriends that are making aoz and sentinel kits
>>23954818unfortunately I applied the top coat too thick and it caused some orange peeling.
>>23954136I painted a regular GTO GM into morocco front colorsthe orange came out kinda pale. maybe I should have used pink primer instead of grey
>>23954823orange peeling is not as bad as the jesta
>>23954819A couple of companies are making Hazels. One is essentially a 1.5 of the HG and the other is a kit based on the Metal Robot Damashii. None are touching Sentinel right now unfortunately.
>>23954652Got the GQ, White Gundam and MP Zaku. Honestly I tapped out of Gunpla when Gundam designs for the past few decades, outside of outliers like Barbatos, have been the same generic Katoki derivative designs that blend together when you line them up on a shelf, but GQ brought me back.
>>23954825Wat scale is this one?
>>2395465201 Gundam, GMgoog, and Zaku for a customcurrently waiting on my Hambrabi to ship
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIvt_WrrxW0&list=RDEIvt_WrrxW0&start_radio=1I need some playlist, what do you play while building?
>>23954828If it really is based on the MRD then it's non scale but close to 1/144.
>>23954814The care and attention Squeenix has shown their model kits reflects the care and attention they've shown Xenogears as an IP.Honestly, I'm shocked these kits even exist to begin with. I guess I should be thankful, but painting Xenogears itself was one of the worst model building experiences I've ever had. I just can't bring myself to get the third set of kits they put out.
>ver ka nu 50% 0ff at my local michaelsthe legends were true, glory to michaels
>>23954707>How could 29 years old have nostalgia?
>>23954875literally nothing of value was created during the childhood of zoomers when they were old enough to have a shred of sapience. all zoomer nostalgia is collectively hallucinated memories of media from prior generations. (fact bomb)
>>23954830earth 2 special low frequency version
>>23954875Nostalgia over shit they watched last year??
>>23954863>michaels
>>23954645>>23954685Use a brighter base for your yellows or else they'll end up too dark>Could not get the paint to stick to the crotch V Use primer
>>23954884big box hobbyslop store
>>23954886Since when has michaels started carrying model kits that aren't the most basic bitch >I'm going to get this for little johnnytier?
>>23954879Alpha-kun, in the early 2000s when zoomers started to develop awareness of the world around them, there was this special thing called cable TV. You could watch cartoon and tokusatsu via that old and busted box, Disney channel sitcoms for some. Do you seriously believe zoomers slept inside the Matrix pod for 23 years and emerged in 2020?
>>23954883>Human sleep in pods for 28 years
>>23954891>Alpha-kunI was in high school when 9/11 happened.
>>23954888Last year I think. They used to let you stack coupons on gunpla and get some really sweet deals (still a small selection though) if you bought online but they caught on at some point and now the best you can do is hope for an in-store clearance deal.
>>23954893Yeah high school in the afterlife, any souls graduated will become human again in the 2015
>dude zoomers were watching gundam in their infancy!!!!!
>>23954892>Human sleep in pods for 28 yearsgen z might as well, they have none of the third spaces that the boomers were busy finishing dismantling when millennials were growing up, and now almost entirely live encapsulated, asocial lives enslaved to the 'tok and 'gram.>>23954898they were the only people disabled enough to enjoy AGE
Good thing Im a gen alpha. Imagine getting branded as a zoomer kek. What a bunch of faggots.
Which is the new chink Kino?
>>23954900Zoomers didn't watch age lmao.
I honestly don't think Gundam fans under 30 exist. Most people in their early 20s cringe at 90s anime, let alone 70s anime
AGE was better than Wing
>>23954900>they have none of the third spaces that the boomers were busy finishing dismantling when millennials were growing up, and now almost entirely live encapsulated, asocial lives enslaved to the 'tok and 'gram.The fuck are you on about lmao? Millennials were addicted to instagram and facebook when those site were in their prime while zoomers were watching random tv cartoons in the pre 2010 period. Fastforward to the mid 2010s era, zoomers started to consume and write creepypasta while millennials were writing fanfictions and smut on Archive of Our Own and Tumblr. It is insane how 4cuck retards nowadays just like to scrub all of that shit and pretend like Millennials were the healthy badass generation when in reality they were making these pieces of shit.
>>23954919>hey look people made bad fanfictionyeah every generation
>>23954911My diarrhea is better than wing.
>>23954315chang buyers are actually retarded
>rg sazabi with some optional funnel thingies is just as expensive as the mg verkawhy is pbandai like this
>>23954911Wing was cringe desu.
>>23954652I got Sayla's Light Cannon and the G-Quuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuux Endymion Activation modeMight grab a G-Fred if I see it for cheap, still interested in a Hambrabi and Dom too but other priorities have kept me from em so farProto and Red Gundam are okay and I wouldn't mind grabbing them eventually but no rush whatsoever, Sayla's Light Cannon was the only thing that was a must grab for me. Cool design and all the better for being Sayla's.
>>23954652just a gelgoog and police zaku
Wing is kino and Relena is my autistic queen.
>>23954652Gquacks to try the line out, red gundam that i overpaid for and two "googs" to return to RGM glory with some kitbashingMight get one of the zakus and a light cannon at some point. The fed stuff is far more interesting than the zeeks
>>23954911gpg is not ready for this conversation
>>23954919>Fastforward to the mid 2010s era, zoomers started to consume and write creepypastano good creepypasta was written post 2008
>its another "zoomers larp as late millenials episode
>one of the only good things to come out of Age>no model kit
>>23955001looks like shitonly retards like this(if you reply to this post you are a retard)
>>23955016Everything else from Age looks bad, this is legitimately the one good thing.
>>23955001Dark Hound fucks
>>23955025Looks like a chinaman's ripoff of Crossbone. Could be worse though.
>>23955024AGE-FX is actually an awesome design whose cool details get lost under all the glowy sword bits and kio being dislikedshoutout to the beam bazooka it gets for like half a fight in the anime, it looks badass. One of the few Gundams whose main weapon is an over-the-shoulder beam cannon, I dig that.
>>23954136Universal Century superior. Cosmic Era inferior.
been working on a vintage GM Space Command kit and its my first true vintage kit, and god damn some of the seams are fucking me up.
>>23955041I won't say this looks good but with a little more effort you could get places
>>23955041Topcoat evened everything out pretty nice from the look of things. I've seen a whole hell of a lot worse, Anon. Not bad.
Shokugan Combattler V.Redesigned by Junichi Akutsu, the Astray guy.
Dragon Kaiser
VRV Robo
>>23954987>no good creepypasta was written post 2008>Creepypasta>GoodLol. Lmao even.
>>23955219Matte coat actually fixes orange peel. You can't see it anymore when there is no shine.
>>23955001AGE-3 was excellent, it and its alternate wears were done dirty by Hino.>tfw MG AGE-3 Orbital never
Was I day dreaming or did bandai show a 30mm prototype of makoto and fuchikoma some weeks aggo
>Testarossa isn't out yetAAAARGHHH JUST HURRY UP AND GET TO ISHMELGA!!!
>>23955001I hate that stupid forearm design so much
>>23955313Oh fuck yeah, the best form finally
>>23955001I wish AGE was more successful. I still want a kit of this.
>>23955265>>23955268>>23955270I have never seen anyone post an smp kit in /gpg/. Maybe I missed some but are people really buying this?
>>23955001idk anon we already got the best looking grunt out of it
>>23955338It's pretty much one of the few options for gattai stuff other than Moderoid, so yes.
>>23955034China fucking wishes they could design something that good.
>>23955034>chinaI don't think that word means anything anymore in this general.
It's so fucking cool.
>cracked left side of the mouthapparently enamel paint liner is stronger than 4 layers of paint
>>23955346for chinese kids maybe
>>23955347it probably managed to find it's way to a spot behind that area that had no paint layer. This is why I always do my panel lining before any form of assembly just to prevent any form of damage.
>>23955344I'm too lazy to shop a skull onto the hat.
>>23955349I can already see the girlpla potential.
>>23955341Never been into anything gattai besides ttgl so I would never know how popular the genre is.
Who's design this Nu Gundam? Zhang is making 1/100 Nu using this design with RG innerframe. Why can't they just make Nu MP instead?
https://schizophonic9.com/re10/30mm_xenovalt.htmlHere's your discount aaliyah
>>23955372>psycoframe panelsYup, it's trash.
Oh nice, they include option parts for the SF3 version too.
I usually don't complain about hands, but they could've at least made it not comically oversized.
>>23955372>another ugly Nu gundam design
>>23955385it's his fap hand
>>23955347Those mould lines on the cables, might as well not put the effort in painting if you just leave those.
>>23955404not everyone is perfectionist OCD
shiny
Finally done.I hate that painting my toy into a fragile delicate piece of (subjective) art that there's a risk of ruining it even during simple assembly. cracked and scratched some areas and now I don't even wanna try equipping the mini launchers on the shield again.
Before vs AfterIt sucks that the decal doesn't give me the red mono eye and beam scopes so I had to badly mask the parts.
with the red shoulder pad that I don't plan on ever using it again.
Bazooka. I don't really fancy big weapons.
can't think up a good pose and I don't want to use an action base, I'm good with standing up with full equip.
back view
with my previous build.
with all my other GREEN BOYSgonna snapbuild some chink kino next.
>>23955383>Eyes are not waterslide decalsSad, I'm horrible at painting eyes.
Does anyone have advice on closing seam lines if I need to separate the parts for painting? Do I just have to mask? >>23955431i like it anon
>>23954328I'll probably get the Nero version of the anime guy. Not sure about the greebleman yet.
>>23954328I'm waiting for the full armor version of both.
>>23955434My fucking god at least push parts together properly
>>23955409Spend enough time in /wiptg and you get like that. Scraping of some mouldlines is not a lot of work but it looks so much better.>>23955434I do like the metallic green you choose though, green like that is pretty.
>>23955489if you're talking about wrist-arm armors then it can't.
>>239546520. I unironically hate every design in the series.
>>23955001age's problem wasn't ms design it was bad characters and story.
>>23955404post your work
>>23955265probably to pair with Voltes V Legacy
Why are mobile suits always depicted with a metallic shine in artwork (including boxarts) when they're supposed to be matte?
>>23954652I have never purchased a model kit of any design made after 1990
Is it that time again?
>>23955551yep, the undesirables awake
>>23955548It is just how lighting works.
>>23955548Anon, airplanes are metallically shiny too. They just don't look like it in the pictures.
>>23955548>when they're supposed to be matteThey are supposed to be whatever they want to be
>>23955300>IshmelgaNot happenning before they make Zektor and El Prado.These look kinda cool but I'm not getting any Divine Knight that comes after Cold Steel II
>>23955548I think they would all start glossy and inevitably end up matte. A gravity front mobile suit would probably end up matte just from all the dust and grime. Can you imagine an OYW suit in active service? I doubt they have the manpower do deal with powerwashing something so huge. Even amphibious suits would need to deal with sediment and whatever nasty shit's in the water. Oceans and rivers aren't exactly chlorinated swimming pools. Suits fighting in space would start out glossy, but would get eroded quickly once things start blowing up around them, just imagine a high speed mobile suit flying around with all the micro debris eroding its surface that shit would get fucked up something awful in no time. Even worse in a place like A Baoa Qu, just imagine a Gelgoog patrolling before the fight starts at combat speeds. Its fancy paintjob would probably get sandblasted by tiny space rocks in no time. Would the armor be in any danger? I doubt it, but the paint probably won't be pristine for long.
>>23955582It pedends on the artistic intepretation. Almost everything in MS Igloo has matte texture.
>>23955584I don't think the igloo crew ever got their hands on anything factory fresh. Their suits were already busted rejects, the oggos were never fabricated with quality in mind, and their gelgoog probably saw a lot of service before it joined them. The big rang had some fairly glossy bits and pieces though, but that thing was probably fresh off the production line.You could also consider that 3d technology at that era wasn't there yet so it could be a tech issue.
>>23955588Pretty sure most of their Gelgoog were fresh from the factory, including several Zudah units that were never on battlefield before. It is safe to assume that how the MS and the related look like is up to the artists.
>>23955594They only built a limited number of Zudahs those probably saw a few test runs before the igloo crew got them. I'm pretty sure Kuspen's igloo got to fly around in space a few times.
>>23955595The test Zudah had grey paint, probably a coat of primer so i'm pretty sure EMS's paint was new. Also, you don't sand glossy paint into matte, upon friction they would be straight up chipped.
>>23955265Tasteful gribble unlike any Infinitism design>>23955338SMP, Shokugan and Mini Pla tend to be pretty niche series' mostly for actual oldheads. They are also quite hard to get and basically never get reprinted.IMO they're also not worth it unless it's the only kit that exists
>>23955598I accept your concession
Has anyone worked with titanium wire? I'm trying to make my own zaku pipes but 1mm is the thinnest aluminum wire that I could get and that's way too much for HG size. I just need something strong enough to hold the 1mm tension spring before the 2.6mm plastic tube goes around them.
>>23955602Concession revoked.
>>23955588Big Rang has matte paint, minus the unpainted arms.
>>23955600>Tasteful gribbleNo such thing
>>23955611What did Dale ever do to you?
>>23955612I think we already know...
>>23955611Counterpoint
>>23955643I'm tired of pretending AC has good designs after 3
>>23955645it's just V and VD that have the bad designs
>>23955646incorrect
>>23955646The most dogwater one is actually AC 6 imo. 5 has Matsukaze mdl and they are pure sex.
>>23955645gen 2 and 3 designs are honestly pure sex and I'm so fucking annoyed none of the Gen 2 designs got model kits under variable infinityI just want muh AC2AA cover AC
>>23954136Painted up a SDEX sazabi to test out how well a ground type conversion might turn out for the hg.
>>23955647the best design in V and VD is from 4A
>>239556556's designs just harken back to gen 1-4alsothe best picture you can get is something in a low resolution and obscured by dust?
>>23955680>the best picture you can get is something in a low resolution and obscured by dustDon't forget the sunset
>>23955680>6's designs just harken back to gen 1-4Like Gqux and UC. Absolutely horrendous.
>>23955313More details on this? Who's making it? This can't be Sentinel Plaiobot because they already did Super Galaxy GL, right?
So wait, Bandai have made essentially revive Rick Dias in both Quattro and base kits but it's P-Bandai. What?
>>23955693I wouldn't call it Revive, more like ver 1.5.
>>23955356Gay
>Zhang's TB Acguys>one is scale accurate and comes in a set with 2>but has few accessories >one is packed full with everything they used in TB>but it's off scale>one is scale accurate and comes with all the accessories >but the proportions look like shit Why can't life be perfect man
>>23954012In-Era Thunderbolt. Sorry for long reply, been busy.
>>23955715Have you seen how they've been playing the Upscaled RG game? One kit with all dlc, one kit with LED, one kit with final shooting a few months down the line, one kit with perfect zeong legs a few few months down the line.If you're smart, you'll control yourself and wait for the second run. Yes, there's an absolute risk that there wont be a second run and you'll never see it again on ali express, but there probably be a second run, and it'll have weapons. Or you can be like me and buy a double pack and wait for the reprint and cope that the second set is so you can have a squad of 4.
>>239552196.5/10, right? At least it ain't Red Cliff.
Has anyone tried this set for aftermarket zaku pipe replacements? I really hate the rubber ones that come with bandai kits, and I'm not a fan of the metal aftermarket pipes either.
>>23955763They are made of regular PS so feel free to use them as long you are not being reckless with the plastic.
>>23955772Anything feels better than bandai tubes. I can't express how much I hate polycap material for my zaku pipes.
>>23954888They have a decent little starter diorama box too that's worth checking out if you dont /cant get the one from Hobby Lobby
>>23954830Gundam AGE
I got the upscaled RX-78 that comes with an LED. Its just a tiny thing that you slot in the head operated with a magnet and powered by what seems to be the kind of battery that you put in watches. I don't know how much juice a LED needs,but that probably means that permanently sealing the head is off the list. Is there like a super long lasting aftermarket watch battery that I could get? I doubt a chinese freebie would be of any decent quality.
>>23955761For these threads? 5/10 is probably fair. No color bleed. Everything looks more or less level thanks to the topcoat. The color scheme reads as what it is trying to be. In the grand scheme of all Gunpla out there? It's probably more of a 3-3.5. It shows a lot of promise, and understanding of technique, but there's obvious room for improvement. Even red cliff is at worst a 2 esp. because it was most likely made by a kid.
>>23955802you bought from chang now you must suffer
>>23955809Learn to read retard
I'm starting to get influenced into wanting these shoulder dust shields. Its a really nice way to hide the joint.
Ah my hands hurt making this I don't know why when the large model comps are moving away abs or using softer abs, the Chinese companies are still sticking hard to old abs. It is not the old hard abs is inherently bad, but damn it does hurt hands when most of the thicker pegs seem to be just slightly thicker than the peg holes. Had the same problem with 144 python though not as bad. I had to do some sanding for the hip connections because they just won't go into the holes and one of the video unboxing, the crotch connection is already cracked from the pressure
>>23955855Shiek Mainland actually use POM and POK for their kits. Hope this will become a trend>But but PSUnreliable for articulated modelkits unless you bring back polycaps or steal Bandai's KPS patent.
>>23955372Kino
>>23955802What? There's an upscale of the HG Origins version? Why? The MG is perfectly fine. I thought most of these upscales were of the RG.
Chinese plamo uniting the world.
>>23955897Pic was just an example, I'm talking about the RG upscale.
>>23955934I'll kill you
>>23955935I'll shoot you dead
>>23955937I can fire a beam magnum with no issue
>>23955900That is Some nice agitprop, not preaching my cup of thea perse Kill the Reds but I give it 8/10 and will now go on AliExpress to buy some cancer plastic.
I need help scratch building a boxy, rectangular missile launcher. How do you cement your panels in place in perfect right angles, and how do you measure and cut your plastic sheets in the right shape every time?
>>23955946L shaped ruler or triangle ruleruse the plaplate with the gridsGo to facebook marketplace and find a guy in your area with a 3d printer and ask him to make a thing for you
>>23955950last time I met up with someone on facebook marketplace, I ended up having sex
>>23954136im going to sneed
>>23955946123 blocks are always your friend for straight angles. The fancy super calibrated ones are expensive AF but you can het cheap ones for a few Euro/Dollar from Chang, those are good enough for scale modeling and probably the same as the Amazon ones anyway.
>>23955955>probably the same as the Amazon ones anyway.lmao no they absolutely are not but they'll work fine for gunpla.
I summon that dude who always seems to know when a kit is getting reprinted. When is MG Dynames coming back?
>>23955989It is not currently scheduled for a print.
>>23955900ngl that cover goes hard
>>23955986The Amazon ones are also cheap in the greater scheme of 123 blocks, I'd imagine they just buy the cheap Chang ones and mark them up but both work for Gunpla. Mine are somewhere in between the Amazon and the expensive ones, I bought a set from the tool truck years ago and they hold up nicely.
I wish the Desperado got a gunpla.
Is there an MG Zaku 1 conversion kit for the 2.0 that *isn't* ugly greebleshit like the Side3 one?
>>23956070No. Just fill the greeble in with putty.
>>23955995RIP. It'll probably be a year or more for another run, then. Maybe I'll get a Daban or that original Chinese one I saw a few weeks ago.
>completely forgot I bought a REA-03 Lynx on Temu for cheap and it finally arrived almost 2 months laterAnyone have this kit? Things to watch out for?
>>23956092watch out for the REA-03 Lynx
>nick my finger while removing some nubs>"No worries, it's just a scratch">start sanding>after a couple minutes, notice that the buffer I'm using is covered in bloodPraise Plamor. No more gunpla for the next couple days tho. I need my finger healed for silversmithing
>>23956106Eventually you stop bleeding when that happens. That's when you become more plastic than man.
I will be submitting a semi-finished entry to the group build and there's nothing you can do about it
>>23954245Is that a recast love love garden fig? nice job btw
found an old para pawn LAT in the used and built section on city store missing like hands gear, and head, might as well use my spare parts from her sister recolour
speaking of hexa geear, how do you guys get your governors to hold weapons properly? the hands on all of mine suck ass and can't hold weapons properly nor stay in their sockets
>>23956216I've only had success with a bit of Blue Tack.
I finally watched SEED, and didn't hate it despite how much you guys shit on it. I will now proceed to buy many SEED kits.
>>23956294I thought it was SEED Destiny that was disliked.
Going to my local hobby shop soon, thankfully they have an online catalog of shit. Already have my sights set on the high grade zeta they have, but im also eying the (double zeta?) zaku mariner. Is that kit any good? I know it's old. They've also got the new(I believe?) entry grade rx-78/f00, which I'm also debating picking up.
>>23956303It is. SEED was well received even at the time.
>>23956306Zaku Mariner is cute, pretty color innacurate but it wouldn't be a huge pain to detail paint. You'll still have the big arm/leg/backpack seams typical of older HG kits to deal with though.
>>23954135Hey, long time no post but here’s my group build entry. I was hoping to be able to paint her hair in time for the group build. But I think leaving it white is fine too, and in fact looks quite good. I’ll try and send that email later today.>>23954323That’s really cute anon. It’s nice to see the girls get a little more attention.
what moderoid kits were confirmed but are not up for preorder yet?>>23956294I guess mobile suits lacking chest vents really got on UC only nerves? *shrugs* Either that or Kunio Okawara recycled a lot from older works, which is a fair point sine a lot of SEED Destiny suits might as well have been from a Dragonar sequel.
>>23956323Still waiting for Moderoid Xardion. Been edging my butthole ever since they announced it like 2 years ago. I'm getting blue balls from this shit
What's a good acrylic dark grey for weapons and inner frame?
>>23956356I like Eshin Grey from GW. It's extremely smooth with just a little bit of thinning.
>>23956356Aqueous hobby color phantom gray
will bandai ever make a high grade Rx-77-4 Guncannon ii?
>>23956368Yes. I can say with absolute confidence that they will one day. It might not be anytime soon, though. As in not even in the next decade soon.
>>23956110>more plastic than manWe are
Stolen from reddit. This is what was in the surprise bundle O.
>>23956425>MG B-Packs AND the expansionAbsolutely egregious, arguably worse than the clear armor for the PGU
>>23956425>narrative B pack and also the expansion pack>tallgeese 3 and g-line light armor>plutone blackedgood haul
>>23956294you should be making a thread in the catalog for this instead like you usually do.
>>23956425I love how the Pbandai DLC is essentially useless here.
>>23956425They have to be taking the piss with the double B-packs
>>23956462I bet eBay is going to be fucking flooded with them in the next few days. rorurumao
>>23956425This is like the fourth time I've seen one of these packages with the Plutone or RG The Gundam 2.0 weapon pack. I guess they printed way too many of them.
Anyone own an HG Rebawoo?I'm curious if the plastic actually has sleeves insignia molded into it.
>>23956359>GWI personally don't use these due to the absolutely atrocious pots. Is there a Vallejo or AK that's similiar?>>23956361Should've said "water-based" acrylics
>>23956560German grey from vallejo
I wish I could make time for painting instead of just being a snapshitter. But setting everything up takes forever and I hate airbrush maintenance and the ventilation so the house doesn't smell putrid for hours.I'm gonna throw out all my lacquer paints and replace them with water or alcohol based ones, I swear to God.
>>23956532its stickers
>>23956560>I personally don't use these due to the absolutely atrocious pots.Entirely fair, I would drop GW in a heartbeat if I didn't already own so many of their paints.
>>23956588Dang, I was hoping it'd be stickers for the shitters, but engravings for the painters.
metal build meteor
new actio fig line
>>23956617
>>23956532I checked dalong, and it would seem the insignias on the arms are molded, but nothing else is
>>23956617>88,000 yenchinks finally have a template to make a 1/100 Meteor kit
>go carried away with my Groupbuild and now she barely fits on her motorbike thanks to her weaponsAh well
HelloI am completely new to this stuff of mecha and gunpla. Lately I was searching around for stuff related to knights in aliexpress and found these Liber Knights.And my God, they so awesome. I don’t know, they have this design that really nails the medieval knight while also being mecha. It’s something I haven’t felt since BIONICLE I think. As if it can go either way and both ways work.But aside that I know absolutely nothing of it. Not even where they are from, the lore etc.Does anyone have opinions and reviews on Liber Knights? I’m gladly listening to everything not just lore but also structure durability design etc.
>>23956617CAN'T WAIT FOR DABAN'S PLAMO VERSION FOR 8,800 YEN!
If I buy this kit, do I get free cat?
>>23956661this particular one has a bootleg yulong fang brand version, if you find it very cheap on ali it's probably that, and apparently it's a hit or miss bootleg so i'd stick with the original bandai one that's probably somewhere up to 20 bucksLiber Knight is the first model of the 30 minute fantasy line iirc, so probably doesn't have many bells and whistles but I hear the whole line is solid, they're also pretty large for the scaleNever built one but I did see them all and they look good without any additional work
>>23956661They're pretty solid and got a decent articulation, no glaring issues as far as I know. As for the lore there's a whole 30MF section on bandai hobby website with that stuff
Just had the most horrible time trying to build the HG Zeta Gundam. Multiple connector pegs broke off, the waist connector to the chest is too loose, it can't even hold the big gun without falling over.I tried changing it to flight mode after I was done and even more parts broke, I ended up throwing the whole kit in the bin.
>>23956617CHANG WILL DELIVER
>>23956710Jesus Christ, anon, even kids can build that shit with no problem, why are you like this. It's not even the notorious RG
>>23956710Man I could build the hg zeta in probably an hour with no issues. How fat are your hands that you managed to fuck it up?
>>23956715>>23956716I swear I was going nice and slow after the first peg broke and shit was still falling apart, I think my box was cursed.>It's not even the notorious RGPlease explain
>>23956617>>23956712oh I fucking hope
>>23956738>800 dollarsHoly cow!
>>23956661they great and cheap definitely pick them up>>23956699don't listen to this retard anyone who unironically shills you chang knockoffs is not out for your best interest
>>23956710>break children’s toy>throw it away instead of trying to fix itFucking manchild
>>23956699>probably doesn't have many bells and whistles None of the base 30MF kits have any bells and whistles except maybe the archers, you need to shell out for option parts if you want anything interesting
Ah yes, my favorite Gundam character, Graham Mker.
>MGSD MarchosiasWeird choice. Should've just turned the MB into a kit instead.
>>23956764Why do chinks love iboslop so much. They don’t even touch the one good design.
>>23956764And Vidar too
>>23956768>>23956778I stand corrected
>>23956768Maybe it reminds them of seed.
>adorable looking Gundam but no SD kit
>>23956764GIVE ME BB SENSHI MURMUR
>>23956768they made the mg vidar bootleg pretty fast
>>23956768Chinks are bunch of chuuni so demons are peak to them
Anyone else have the issue where your backlog is more like a stack rather than a queue? I keep looking at some of these HGs I bought forever ago and then grab one of my more recent purchases to build instead
>>23956895i'm moving out and leaving 95% of my backlog at my mom'ssee ya suckers
Is flat/matte top coat the biggest cheat code in this hobby? it easily hide any sandpaper mark, brush strokes and other small imperfections
>>23956895>stackTalk to me when you ascend to closet tier.
>>23956911>Doesn't have a great wall of china protecting him while he worksRookie numbers pal.
>>23956911I was meaning the computer science term meaning first in/ last out. I have an entire cabinet full already.
HG Exia vanilla or repair, which one's more fun?
>>23956913Fuck! You're right. My backlog isn't even in the triple digits yet!
>>23956895Same. I haven't build my Sturm Vogel and just working on AC Matsukaze instead.
>>23955946Dollar store imitation Lego blocks. If they are really cheap, they are Styrene already, otherwise, use Superglue. The sets are already tiny 90 degree corners.
>>23956742>apparently it's a hit or miss bootleg so i'd stick with the original bandai oneruthless chang shilling on my part
>>23956909More or less. It should be mandatory, well some form of topcoat
4 hours and the assembly is barely halfway through. Jeez
>>23954581What's that tiny generic soldierman, looks like it might be nice to have one or two of, especially if they come in different colours
>>23956994Hexa Gear Early Governor Vol 1. Great line imo, but do NOT pay full asking price.
>>23956911I surpassed closet tier and moved to attic tier a long time ago
>>23956996can't be that bad, it's not like GW prices right
>>23956661I own one, I got it because I like knights and I'm not disappointed. There's add-ons for 30 Minute stuff (the Liber Knight is 30 Minute Fantasy) such as a treasure chest and I think a campfire and stuff like that, as well as different adventurer pals as well as monsters coming up, it's still a relatively new line. The 30 Minute Missions Spinatio Knight (which I don't have yet) and the HGUC Gyan (which I love) are stuff you might like as well, at least with the knight motif.The instruction manual will probably give you an extremely basic lore but I only know that they're from different kingdoms/etc and have different elements. One neat thing for 30 Minute kits is that they have all sorts of kits and ports (holes) for you to add different stuff or replace parts with. Also, if you want him looking like that with all those lines filled in, you might want to get some sort of marker or panel liner, and someone hopefully will give you the details on that (because I need to sleep) also get some sort of cutters as well). Personally I thought he looked fine out of the box and I wanted him as a knight rather than a robot. Only small gripe is that his pauldrons swing from the backpack, so you can't raise his arm up in a natural manner, although if you're taking photography you can probably play around with the angle. Welcome to the hobby and hope you have fun!
>>23956994They have 3 colors, green, desert and black. You have to buy them as standalone though. About 20 dollars each in my place but the price can get quite nasty in Burgerland.
>>23957011The price is affordable for the generic soldier. It is just that not many people willing to pay 25 - 30 bucks for a 1/24 human kit.
>>23957011Depends on what your metric for GW pricing actually is. Most governors are $25 ish, and I’ve seen the more complicated/accessorized ones pushing $40. They do generally beat GW by being as posable as a typical HG kit and coming with a similar amount of accessories.
>>23957013There is a 3-pack for the Night Stalkers variant, but they come without weapons and the accompanying weapon set is sold separately
>>23957017Governor has a full set of expressive hands and numerous other items to customize. They are actually pretty great.
>>23956996I see it for around 30 USD among others. Wait, especially next to the Fenrir, is this going to be a microscopic kit that looks horrible unpaintedI have a Number 57 Yui maid which is pleasant enough but absolutely tiny, I'm terrified of switching her hands because I have no room to grab anything except the soft-plastic fingers>>23957013I wanted just a green one as a generic but battle-hardened soldier, then maybe a stealth one that just straight up kills people if I fucked with the kit enough (why am I so indifferent to desert camo?) 30 CAD doesn't sound miserable, but it looks like it usually goes for something closer to 30-35 USD>tfw Canadaand I don't know if it's worth the price compared to the sheer size or parts count>>23957019>no weaponsI mean, I guess having three spec-ops rely on CQC wouldn't even be the worst thingI JUST want ONE green soldier
Salutations /m/! We've got 5 days remaining in the Girlpla Groupbuild, how is everyone doing with their builds in the final stretch?
>>23957029it's been sitting around done for a while I just haven't properly photographed and sent it yet.
>>23957029I got this far before losing my motivation
>>23956661If you like a mix of mechs and knights, definitely go check out SNAA. Picrel is the Tristan, the most "typical knight" kit they've made. They have an entire line of knight-based mechs (Percival looks especially cool).Also they tend to be very cheap compared to Bandai while being extremely close in quality.You might need to search a bit through Aliexpress to find a decently cheap listing as they haven't reprinted any popular kits afaik, so it's only batch 1 stocks.
>>23957032WE NEED MECHA GOBLINS AND ORCS FOR YOU KNOW WHAT!
>>23957028Governor kits are fully ABS so make sure to prime them properly before painting.
>>23957036For killing?
>>23957036I don't want to spend 20 bucks for targets that's stupid.
>>23956699>>23956701>>23956742>>23957012Thanks for all the replies bros. I am loving the resigns I’m seeing and their price is good too. I am definitely buying>>23957034This is one awesome. While I’m more on the more fantasy-like design of the Liber Knights, this SNAA is definitely the kind that my brother is more into and I’m checking and their prices are good too. I’ll probably gift one for my brother later.
Apparently, MG Mk II 2.0's are starting to hit stateside shelves, Hobby Lobby in particular. I went and checked mine and they didn't have it yet. RIP
>>23957050The one I pre-ordered from USAGS last year still hasn't been fulfilled.
>>23957055And you’ll wait another year!
>>23957034I second this, they are great kits, but yea definitely need to shop around
I need a sanity check. Is it a good idea to apply a glossy topcoat to the parts while they're still on the runners and then a matte top coat after it's all assembled and panel lined and stickered up?I'm not looking to paint the model, just have it look a little better. Also does a matte coat really hide sanding marks?
>>23957080>parts while they're still on the runnersNo, you'll have nubs that are unpainted.
>>23957080I will probably get shit for this, but I dont think a gloss coat is necessary for waterslides/ panel lining. Yes, i paint. If your only doing the basics, just have your final step in the build process be hitting it with topcoat
>>23957050titans or aeug colors?
>>23957088Their incoming stock seems to be AEUG.
>>23957090trash then
>>23957080I usually just panel line on runner then flat matte topcoat after assemble to seal in decal.
>>23957029I was motivated week 1 but decided to fuck it
>>23957086I don't apply gloss before panel lining either. I mainly use gloss paints to avoid having to gloss coat a billion times
>>23957034>recommending chinese
I caved in and bought the basic white Liber Knight.I thought a lot including the archer and the holy one but decided on the basic one for now to test waters and cause there is no going wrong here.
>>23957029extend to end of october
>>23957029I got caught up with bad weather and I can't prime my build yet. Atleast a week extension
my only RGs are Sazabi and Gundam Mk-II and both were built like 3 years agorecommend me a RG, /gpg/
>>23957123Shining
>>23957123Wing TV and Wing Zero TV are rock solid. Hi Nu if you like openable hatches.
mfw getting excited about ideas for for what I want to do with my next build even though I have 3 projects sitting at various stages of completion already
anyone here does sponge painting nowadays? what paints do you recommend?
>>23957123upscaled rg god gundam
>>23957136You use same paints, sponge is simply different distribution method. But I would recommend water-based acrylics simply because solvents might react with sponges themselves.
>>23957029Finally sent you mine, I hope it landed successfully.
>>23957100What exactly are you glossing it up for? I hear people do it to make the waterslides/ panel lining easier. I have used it once or twice to protect a piece from me finger fucking a painted part that il be handling still because im masking it up for other colors
>>23957143Makes panel liner flow better, easier to clean up excess too. I personally don't like surfaces too glossy for water decals, makes it harder to set it in the perfect position because it moves so easily. But too flat and then you get silvering
>>23957119Gotta seduce GBD with thigh pics
>>23957084It's just a clear coat, I'll be sanding off most of it anyway, i heard panel lining can make the plastic brittle if you don't top coat the model first.
>>23957160You should cut from runner, sand, gloss coat, panel line, then you can gloss again for the panel lines, then finish with matte if that's what you're going for.
>>23957119>>23957122If you guys want extensions, send pics of your WIP with a timestamp to the submission email. Honestly I could probably use an Extension too, I've got the priming and some basecoats done, but nowhere close to done with the other basecoats and decals
I wanna neck myself for being a paintlet. Why is it so hard to paint skin.
>>23957029already finished Skele-Chan a whole ago
>>23957174people would build faster if you didn't constantly hold their nutsacks for them with extensions
>>23954136working on a Powered GM Striker with a minigun. Dunno if I should call it the Powered GM (Blain Cooper Custom) or the Heavy Weapons GM.
>>23957080If you are just doing it for panel lining, just do the majority of the panel lining while the parts are on the runners. It accomplishes the same anti-cracking that the gloss coat does as all of the parts aren't under stress. I've even panel lined some ABS parts on runners with Tamiya liner.
>>23957174sent>>23957181were all too employed too have free time
>>23957029Been spending the last week or so kitbashing up some bullshit, my mat is covered in scraps of pla plate and random parts. Hopefully I'll be able to start painting after today
>>23957123Anything past the 2018 mark are solid, except for Akatsuki I guess
Has the MG ReZel Commander Type been reprinted recently?
>>23957267Widely available at the moment
>>23954136Progress with the red comet and the diecast inner frame
Is the RG EVA-01 a good kit?
>>23957311Yes, except for the biceps
Pretty nice and simple Quel leg mod I just saw on twitter
>>23957537think it helps balance out how fat the calves are personally, good proportion change
Gonna name my son GM Quel
Completed SDEX Sazabi ground type, probably should have done some work on some seam lines and fixed the overspraying but its just for testing the overall look of a camoed up Sazabi so I'm not sweating on it too much.
>>23957547The captcha of this site gets worse and worse every year I swear.
anyone here has the bootleg Re Haze kit? heard it kinda shitty on the joints but I love the look of that red lobster thing
How many kits would say you would have to complete before you could consider yourself more than a novice or is it purely based on which grade you're most comfortable with?
>>23957573quantity is irrelevant, you are more than a novice if you at the very least can decal, panel line and top coat. There are so many complete shitters out there who build hundreds of kits that look like they were made by someone with a learning disability
>>23957577Whose the ninjaslut?
>>23957579FRS Ayame
>>23956901Don't do that or I will be buying that boxfort on Facebook Marketplace in about a year because that is how such things go. maybe I will pick it up in person an bang your mom as a bonus
>>23957577Awful posing
>>23957037>fully ABSGrim>>23957049Good luck anon!
>>23957602A prime example of why sometimes just either Katoki posing or rest posing a collection is the better option.
>>23957621doesn't help some dudes wanna drop hundreds of dollars on HGs but not stands for themwhen you get to a certain size you should probably have a stand for almost everything if you want it to look good
>>23957577How hard it is to do a standing pose, my god
>>23957621I display all of my stuff in S-pose since I don't have any more spaces.
>>23957577you need stands. A lot of them.
>stop paying attention to news drops >MG still dead>still only FM Aerial as the only 1/100 WfM kit and no pharact or lfrith or jeturkI'M MAD
>>23956913>Wall...A pile is were it is, I'm pretty sure mine will go critical and will be able to sustain itself in a short while.
>Advertise a product>People criticize it>Actually revise the product based on criticismBandai would neverNever ever ever
>>23957050Canada soon? I can't wait, I love the AEUG Mk-II, this will be my first MG and I'm going to have a grand time! I'm just in for Mk-II goodness right, nothing to watch out for? Anything in particular to be excited for?>>23957109It's a good kit anon
>>23957760Holy shit they actually did it
Is using metallic markers and line markers instead of the stickers that come in the box a good idea?
>they'll put this garbage up for preorder but no BalteusWtf
>>23957563I have it, bought it as a huge aoz fan. Never thought it'd get a kit so I jumped at the chance. I can't recommend it enough, a little glue is needed for it (the hip split will make you want to kill yourself) and some parts needed filing to fit properly. I overdid the joint thinkening for the leg connection so if I touch it I'll fall apart. But I love it, I truly adore it and I recommend it
>>23957703>and no pharact or lfrith or jeturkAnd it will stay that way for at least 5 years and then they will release FM Calibarn
the new bread must be baked. We're nearing our limit.
>>23957760Japan is westoid at this point. 'Fuck what the customer wants- wdym the chinese are stealing our customers?'
>>23957786I agree. New thread. Groupbuild Dude hasn't announced an extension (yet), so we're continuing on as-is unless that happens.>>23957793>>23957793>>23957793
>>23957769Generally, yes.
>>23953455>>23953457holy shit finally
