-=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 (August):old.reddit.com/r/gunpla/1v1p8nbPrior thread: >>23954134
-=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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>supposed 18.2m vs 18mwhat the fuck was the fucking point of fucking making it even, FUCK
>>23957806FUCK
>>23957796Just finished the HG Turn A. I'm either gonna do the HG RX-78GP01Fb or the RG Zeta next
>>23957796Eyy yo. Is that some Xenogears?Inb4 xenoshitter ruins the thread again
>>23957796Recently finished a SD Sazabi Ground type, painting camo was kinda fun!
>>23957796I heard you like girls with big _arms
>>23957793Ah yes "the beetle"
>>23957814she jack off with that thang?
>>23957796ol' painless is waitin'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5W_sOyvSZU>bootleg MG Turn A>half the price of Bandai's>fixed all the looseness and gap between parts during posing problems>include waterslide decals>include moonlight butterfly>cowwhat the hell
You can't buy me, Hot Dog Man.
Give me your photos that have base jabbers instantly, I still don't know whether I want these
>changshill going all out since it's almost payday
>>23957912>Has moonlight butterfly includedEh i will give it to the Changs this time
Here's the upcoming Bandai August releases
>>23957922>yoroi shin den>5k yenno one's gonna buy that shit bro
>>23957922>Five 30 minutes shit and 1 gunplaGrim. Depressing even.
Is it just me or does the waterslides on this not stick at all? I know you need to topcoat it for it be fixed properly but compared to the waterslides I used before this just seems a bit too loose.
>>23957928Some decals are abit too thin, especially the ones that come along with the kit.
>>23957930what can you suggest as a solution? I can't even get the shoulder ones to stay in place and I usually finish placing them all before topcoating
>>23957924Ikemen shit with no facemask is gotta be the lamest design i have ever seen. I don't get what Sunrise see in them, they rebooted this trash twice already.
>>23957934Just be careful is what i can say. Soak them in water long enough until it is completely removed off the sheet.
>>23957934Are you using Decal Set and Softener?
>>23957927What's wrong with 30m?
>>23957945Honest opinion: They look boring and have too much resources when Bandai could have made something else.
So that upcoming bootleg Hazel kit really is based on the MRD which makes in noticeably taller than 1/144.
>>23957922back in my day every single slot would've been gunpla
>>23957952Seems like an unofficial revive for the HG. The skirt is not hollow.
Fomosisters... Our retort???
>>23957961Already bought this fresh reprint.
>>23957961of course I need three xeku eins there are three types leave me alone
>>23957952>Zhang making kits based of MRD figureZhang, please...
>>23957961You're going to ignore this rabblerouser and buy multiple Quels, right Anon?
>>23957945It doesnt appeal to your average snapshitter.
>>23957945Most of them are like worse bionicles.
>>23957972The HGUC Quel is an ugly mold and I shant be buying it until we get a Quel revive
>>23957961How else am I going to do a Tri-Stars diorama if I don't have three Base Jabbers and three Jestas?
>>23957975>It doesnt appeal to your average snapshitter>Has a bunch hard points and recolors so you don't have to paint and glue. Lol. Lmao even.
>mg alex is finally restocked.
>>23957961>Our retortShow me your tits.
>>23957945As much as i love the core 30mm line you gotta admit good looking ones are scarce
>>23957969Type 1 looks retarded. You only need type 2 and 3.
>>23957961I had to buy 2 Zudahs so my Reben Wolf could have a rifle
>>23957983>thinks that those two points are what snapshitters want.Just check the other two replies to your post.
>>23957989Type 1 is badass and you don't appreciate orbital drop equipment
>>23957987you can't say this when xenovalt just came out and is an incredibly erotic design
>>23957990Anon, your trusty beam magnum?
>>23957998Filthy feddie weapon, this is an Anti-Ship Rifle household.
>>23957999As in it's a household that's anti "ship rifle", or a household that's for "anti-ship rifles"?
>>23957971why can't Sentinel get any love from chinks bros
>>23957997yeah that one looks good, but between this release and the roundnova it was all duds
>>23957992>>thinks that those two points are what snapshitters want.Unironically. It is a line for snapshitters who want to roleplay as modelers.
>>23958003We're a household for Anti-Ship Rifles. Like the Anti-Earth Union Group
>>23957971>tfw not even a shitty hg nerofuck this gay earth
>>23958020hg aoko sex
>>23958020Your best bet is a possible RE100 Nero.
>>23958020NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO YOU CAN'T ASK ANYTHIHG OWNED BY MODEL GRAPHIX ¿, BANDAI WILL GO BANRUPT OTHERWISE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEE
QRD me on AOZ, I only watch anime so I dont know much. Don't titans and Zeon remnants join forces somehow? Who are they fighting to make all those experimental suits?
>>23958031it's the beginning of Mars Zeon in F91 and goes into detail on all the tech advancements between shows
>>23958031>Who are they fighting to make all those experimental suits?themselves
>>23958031AoZ has a few entries most of which is just covering dev projects for the TitansAoZ Reboot covers where things go for some Titans Remnants who go out to Mars which is where several waves of Zeon remnants have gone and there's a whole war out there between groups, a bunch of Titans also in general join Neo Zeon post-defeat regardlessMost of the designs however weren't made for fighting on Mars (some were, mostly the new Zeon designs) but instead are just development projects that were running priorIf you want to know more start an AoZ thread and ask to be spoonfed cus there's too much to say here if you wanna keep asking questions about it
>>23958036Why would zeon and titan remnants join forces?
>>23958016Both of you guys need to get better names, this shit's confusing as fuckAlso why the fuck are you shooting down ships with mobile suits, then there's no point in having fun new ships anymore
>>23958047They both hate the EF and are bitter losers.
I like Anti ship rifles. Zooks are great for blowing up big chunks but rifle projectiles fragment and as a result, glancing hits have a greater casualty per shot.
>>23958092>anti ship riflesAll weapons carried by giant robots are anti ship weapons.
Do you guys paint all of your kits?How much extra effort do you put into each kit and how does that change based on the grade you are building?I'm new to the hobby and find myself stressing over painting HGs properly when I think I'd enjoy myself more if I let go of the perfectionism
>>23958104>Do you guys paint all of your kits?Yes but not necessarily immediately>How much extra effort do you put into each kit Depends on the kit>find myself stressing over painting HGs properlyStart with just repainting something modern that doesn't need much masking or precise detailing, then you can add more effort and practice new skills on subsequent kits (weathering, shading, changing proportions, adding your own details, etc)
>>23958103Ships fight in formation so even if they're outdated, the sheer volume of point defense weapons would still kill mobile suits if they lingered. Shit like machineguns are good for taking out fighters but you probably want a rifle to decisively cripple a vessel.
>>23958047bunch of shittersfunny thing, the feddies don't give a fuck about mars and those retards end up killing themselves
>>23958035Red lobster my beloved
>>23958111These are actually exactly my answers too. I started with small color swapping certain parts, gotta start somewhere>>23958104. Buy a few chinaman kits on the cheap to practice on
I just started my first SNAA (Percival) and I HATE IT,parts, including gates are thick yet fragile at the same time and the gate to part separation isn't very clear since they very similar thickness. I can't really feel with my nipper whether the runner I'm about to cut is a gate or actual part, so I had to pay extra attention.snapfit isn't good either. parts fit just ok, but rarely *click*. putting parts together feels very unsatisfying.
>>23958148If you bought any chink kit, 90% of time you have to be ready to sand down the joints.That just how they were made.Chink kits looks fine finished, but the builds are more often than not are fucking miserable to say the least.
>>23958104I don't paint all of them, quite often I'm satisfied with the build and having a new robot toy to fly about my room, but painting is it's own fun too, it's nice to have something all your own. I'm painting up a 30MM FA Portanova I've had standing on my desk for a bit now as a cool down from finishing my groupbuild I still need to give her a name before I can submit it, so it's gonna be "lower effort" but it's nice to stay busy.
>>23958104definitely not, I only fully paint things I want to make a project out of it or if I want a different scheme or if it's a kit that just needs painting OOB to appear correctlotsa HGs I'll just do detail painting and call itjust do what you enjoy
>>23957807hazel is a big guy ok?
>>23958104Yeah, I paint all of them. It's why I'm so slow to finish my backlog. I do my best on every kit, regardless of grade or series, even ones that aren't super important to me. I like painting, and I want to feel like I've put in my best effort when I look back on them. That said, there's something to be said for just letting go and having fun, anon. If painting the kit isn't the fulfilling part for you, don't worry about it. You're in this for you.
>>23957807>MUH SCALEFUCK OFF
>>23958218I wish we had Gaia Notes in the UK, I bet they smell great
I can't wait to see Anny's new 3d model!!!I'm sure she'll show us the goods more often because she'll be desperate for validation!!!
>>23958031AoZ is Top Gear with some Neo Zeon remnants doing Neo Zeon civil war things once the Titans disband
>>23958224Wrong thread, ligger.
>>23958222Can't you buy them from aliexpress ? I do from the other side of the pond, they list them as oil paints. But they're disgustingly expensive. I make my mom smell them when I open them
>>23958241Never thought about grabbing them from aliexpress, might be worth a nose for a few of the prettier colours. My mum fuckin' loves the smell of paints and thinners from when she used to do miniatures, she's stood outside by my booth extraction huffing the stuff before
>>23957922Really looking forward to Leopard though
>>23958241>>23958243prolonged exposure literally melts your brain btwit's time to move out Jimmies
>>23958241I've thought about getting them from ali but they are retarded expensive as you said, but I'm also dubious as to how well they'd survive the journey. I don't really want to feal with a smelly box of broken glass
>>23958243Try out the clear ones too, they're a lot more durable than mr color and come in 50mL bottles. They last a long while because of 1:3 thinning>spoilerBased mom>>23958251I never had broken bottles, they're always well packaged. There's just that chink sweatshop smell when opening the packages. The one issue I had recently was with a gaia enamel paint bottle, it must've been in storage for so long it became goo. I managed to get some use out of it by thinning and stirring the shit out of it. Never had that happen with lacquer paints. Not a problem exclusive to aliexpress to be desu, I had similar problems with locally bought enamel paints
>>23958047hot babes
>>23958255Do they have a UV-Cut clear? Those ones from Mr. Hobby are my preferred topcoat right now.
>>23958270I don't think they do, never seen one
>>23958275Shame. Gundams tend to have a lot of white. I like to keep that from yellowing as long as possible.
>still no exia dark matter mg reprintDid the mold break what the fuck?
>>23958047Kinda this >>23958088 but also because the Federation were shitters who would sooner cut the Titans loose than take responsibility for anything. So you had rank and file like Eliard Hunter (the protagonist of AOZ Flag of Titans) being unfairly prosecuted to bury all evidence that the bureaucrats were at fault for giving the Titans so much power in the first place.
Why are Build Fighters designs only ever HG?
>>23958104Never fully paint a kit before. The only painting I do is for color correction.
>>23958324While Gunpla overall are just toys, the build series is explicitly marketed at children and adolescents, and HGs are more aimed at that age group.
>>23958324MG build kits shelfwarmed bigly so they pulled the plug on them.
75% donethe sanded hip joints are finally tested. They hold on well enough. They only fell when you toss the figure hard enough that the weight of the leg will force them to drop incrementally.I am still not sure what would happen if you don't sand the hip pegs. As mentioned before, someone on yt had his hip peg piece cracked from insertion Well, building non polycap and 3d printed kits there is always a wondering of road not taken element there when you have to take a detour from the instruction (unless you get a second one of course) Few issues. I don't know design. I think this one is originally a 3d kit that YY turned into injection mold. The parts on the legs are clearly those that "worked in the 3D program" but in actuality things get in each other's ways. The sliding center armor collides with the tip of the inner leg armor cover. The thigh (the 2 sides and the back) would hit the side knee armors. Nothing major, but it should have been avoided in the initial design. I guess the production was too far along to make any micro adjustments. I would recommend smooth out those contact points using either back of a blade or sand paper so pieces can be "transit" in rather hard edge surfaces hard bumping into each other.
>>239579617 years for a reprint, more copies of a product is the retort itself bro, damn near a decade of waiting
>>23957984forgot I had a few preorders on various sites and wound up with three of these coming my way
>>23958324They are kitbashes in-universe. Ebikawa said Amazing Zgok has MG Zgok hands for example.
>Space Marine with Turn A mustache
>>23958324There are 5 build fighters master grade kits
>>23958324>Why are the kits from the series where 99% of people build in 1/144 scale only ever HGs?Gee I wonder
>>23958324you may not like it but 1/144 1/12-1/10 scale IS the universal scale. Anything more than that and it's moving statue tier
>>23958373nta, but this is the only one I've thought about getting.
>open jp twitter>gunpla guro all over
>>23958394>open girlpla twitter>ecchi girlpla stop motion
>>23958394>Gunpla guroYeshttps://x.com/0Zcat/status/2081671680309788763/photo/1
>>23958404is this chaos corruption
>>23958406If Chaos creates their own Men of Iron
>>23958404this looks cool af
>>23958382Amazing Red Warrior is cool
The Daban 8000 series are all generally solid copies of the metal builds, right? Thinking of grabbing 8828, their Destiny.
>>23958425Never built one myself but that's what I heard. Usual chink kit fitment issues. There's even third party metal frames for these kits if you're into that
>>23958404This looks like it's been through hell. That is a compliment btw.
>>23958404Warhammer: Zeonic Front.
>>23958425i'm snapping hi nu and while the model looks fantastic, the build process is pain, there is too many parts, everything is made from abs, i'm done with gundam, only funnels are lefts
how many extensions are we getting lads?
>>23957961Loved it when I didn't get a big gun zaku and had to wait 8 years for it to get reprinted. Real cool bandai.Speaking of reprints, I thought they were gonna reprint the unicorn zssa but I've yet to see any.
>>23958476I just need a week didn't expect sudden downpour after a week of over 32 degree weather
>>23958425Not long ago I built their Strike but I did get the diecast inner frame because the plastic one of the kit is not able to stand up when you attach the backpackI suspect something similar will happen with the destiny so you may need the action base
>>23958480That's exactly when I would expect rain
Anyone have the changlong strike freedom twilight? How much did you get it for? Looks like it's going for 90-100 bucks right now which seems really high for a bootleg.
I want more 1/100...
>>23957796This fat fucking chud looks pretty good with a shotgun. Would be cool if I could find a bigger one, he makes it look more like a pistol.
There I go, low-balling people on Mercari again. I wonder if I'll get a pissed off message again? lol
>>23958590How low are you talking? Like insultingly low? Offering $20 for a kit someone paid $50 for would understandably result in an angry response, just saying. Unless they're already built or missing parts.
>>23958592Oh, I offered $26 for a kit listed at $35, which was already below the $50 MSRP.
HERE IS YOUR NEW MG FREEDOM BRO!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3JTSHfo-vQ
>test fit>break part when disassemblingHam hands bros...
>>23958683Always gotta peep the manual and think out the process bro, otherwise you’re stuck in a decision, 3rd party kits taught me that
>>23958685It's bandai so the fits aren't even rough. I took the same parts apart from the other side of the backpack earlier and it came off fine. Weathering will hide the fact that it was ever broken, surely
SMP is the only line where the recolor is cheaper than the fucking reprint. I'll just paint Gaoking Negro
Who gets the same gunpla in every available grade?
>>23958694I try to get at least 2 or 3 of the same kits in any scale if I really like the design.
>>23958480extend for 2 weeks pls, I'm too busy with work that I can't paint
Hobby Lobby Update:Even more Zoids and RG Shinning. Very impressed with the selection the past two monthd
>>23958699Seriously the Realize Model line up is impressive
>>23958699>RMZ giga BASED. No more HMM trash.
>N Maker is cooking something with the ver OYWfinally, some good fucking food
>>23958699Better quality
>>23958706California?
>>23958709Gulf Coast
>>23958699Looks identical to the selection at both locations near me.Where the fuck is that Mk II some lucky niggers found
>>23958694I have a growing Maxter collection. I have the HGFC, the 1/100, and the SD Musha Maxter. that SHOULD be enough, but I still feel a compulsion to get the G-Generation Maxter, and the old 1/144 to paint in the jungle combat colors.
>new University is called RG>no Real Grades announced What are we doing here?
>>23958738when they said RG Project I thought it meant the protagonist MS were already getting Real Grades
>>23958699My hobby lobby doesn't have shit and it pisses me off.
>>23958745maybe the manager doesn't worship Israel as standard company policy
how bad is the HG Zeta Plus C1?
>>23958476>>23958480Grace period of a week would be nice. my girlpla is too black for my liking and the replacement parts are comkng smack dab on friday
>>23958754bad enough that it doesn't transform correctly
>>23958738The annoying thing is that they never explained what the RG stand for. At least UC Project can stand for Unicorn
>>23958807RoGue
>>23958709>>23958710They do a good job of keeping their aisles the same across all stores. Looks exactly like mine in Texas.
How is the Solomon? I've been wanting to get the MG GP02 for old times' sake, but heard the Chinese bootleg was better?
>>23958798I just want the big gun
>>23958694I've got the RX-78-2 EG, HG, SD and Mega. Probably gonna buy the RG and get some line pens later today.
>>23958694Don't care about grade, care about scale. In which case, the only ones that I have in all three scales are Unicorn, 00 Raiser and Nu. Numerous others I have in both 1/144 and 1/100.
got around to finishing this after it sitting on the shelf for 1.5 months. Its honestly tiring being a perfectionist and making each nub perfect.Ive decided im going to sin on my next snap build and only do the two snip method and thats it, its a kit i got as a gift anyway and dont care too much about anyway
>>23958912Are you neglecting PG, or SD?
I'm genuinely impressed by the sharpness of a newish pair of Godhands. Not because of the actual nipping, but because when I wasn't paying enough attention and accidentally cut my finger, it did it so cleanly that I didn't even feel the cut. It still doesn't even hurt. Now THAT's impressive.
Patiently waiting for silly groupbuild.
>>23958738>Star Build Strike has an RG system in it>didn't get an RG
>>23959027>Perfect Gundam>still not represented in Perfect Gradeit just doesn't make any sense
Anyone tried buying from mercari before?Just saw RG Crossbone for cheap and I am tired of Bandai witholding this thing for like 3 years at this point
>>23959056It's the same thing as ebay
Anyone know where I can get ahold of the vintage 1/100 Neo Gundam?
https://x.com/shaomushi/status/2082332820538880316>chinkgods made a revive of the hazel before bandai did
>>23958092This is a very endearing drawing, thank youI like anti-ship rifles too now
>>23959062That Hazel "revive" kit is using Metal Robot Damashii design >>23957952 and it out of scale
bamcosisters......
>>23959058In my backlog
>>23959078HG Hazel is as light as a piece of paper so this is not a flex.
>>23957952Do we even have an actual height for the Hazel? I thought AoZ was kinda vague with that stuff
>>23959090AoZ is vague on a lot of shit but Hazel is 99% a GM Quel so it's easy to know its height
>>23959062>Gundam fans are excited for the millionth kit that looks the exact same as all the other GundamsReally sad hobby
>>23959092Hazel's main draw is how you can change its form thanks to in-universe option parts. The thing itself is not that special design-wise.
>>2395909018m tall. It is a shortstack.
With all that effort, why can't Chang just make RG Hazel using MK-II innerframe?
>>23959101The RG frame is mediocre as fuck, why would you want more of it?
>>23959098the main draw is the legs
>>23959115Advanced Marasai has better legs. I wish there is a kit for that.
>>23958943>its a kit i got as a gift anyway and dont care too much about anywayI agree with everything else and not wanting to stress out, but that last bit sounds so sad... what even is it
>>23959120those are just a worse remix
>>23959120This is just a xeku
Pipigirl any good?
hmmmmm I think today I will start my groupbuild entry
Man, I just want Hasegawa to make a fully transformable Valkyrie, especially the YF-19.
>>23959160Aoshima are doing a transforming VF-11
>>23959148Looks like my room.
>>23959148At least there isn't food or waste related items strewn about. I got to hand it to you there.
>>23959174>or waste related itemsI see plenty
I saw this product on twitter, how does it work?Is it possible to replicate it just painting, like a candy white with a heavy clear gloss layer before the clear white?https://x.com/i/status/2075742218716106996
First time building Zarov. Very nice.
>>23959078I already saw too many Hazels in my lifetime. For AoZ I'm looking forward for these instead.
>>23959200Can't you just do the same with 2k clear? Looks kinda iffy with a brush/sponge applicator.
REPRINT THE ONE-SEATER YOU FUCKS
>>23959240>buying Revell model kitsI would say Revell in general, but their enamel paints are at least pretty decent.
>>23959246Their 1/48 SR-71 was actually really fucking good. Really makes me regret not getting the kit when it came out.
cool cannon for your shikihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUr_jgd_4zA
>>23959240>Buying Revell>EverIshgydiggitidoo
