-=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: >>23957793
-=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: 8/07/26
Show me your WIPs!
Finally!Tohsaka Rinpla!Extend the deadline and I'll make this kit for the groupbuild
Finished with the 1/100 Agg. Some imperfections but whatever. I did what I could with a 45 year old kit.
Demonstrating the full range of motion...
>>23962150Looks like a chocolate with fat bloom on it.
>>23962167Made for hotgluing.
>>23962175Defenseless anus
>>23962175only model with a 30+ age rating to enjoy it
Gonna go support China's military.
>>23962170This guy looks like a 40% incompleted Zgok that was forced to rollout.
>>23962178>Chinese Genoace
remember to take it easy!
>>23962180thanks for reminding me all AGE designs look like ass
>>23962167Why do they keep picking the worst girls. Oh my god fuck you bandai!
>>23962200>worst girlsPic related too, I suppose.
>>239621671/12 scale anus doko?
>>23962207>>23962176my first project with my first rinpla is going to be full armour rinno one will be able to beat her when she's fully defended
i think fate sucks
>>23962210fate pwns you
>>23962196nah, the grunt designs are great
>>23962223I don't play kusoge shit. Especially kusogacha
>>23962167There was a plamatea Mashu announced too. Looks like the armor makes hiding the joints easy, which is nice
what Exia kit is closest to these proportions? The head especially. I'm thinking metal build/GBC bootleg is the best option but it's still kinda off
This chinkga really shipped a model kit overseas without any protection, just a cardboard box without any bubble wraps, the fucking clear plastic parts got cracked. Im about to have a melty with their customer support
>Mg alex 2.0 restock>went ordered one>realise I want another one to display with the chobham armour.>realise if I get another one, I will have an extra set of chobham armour which I will never use probably.AYRRRRGHHHHH okay what other kits could fit with the chobham armour?
>>23962240Perfect Grade Exia
>This action cannot be completed at this time.and>Page not found.Bandai do you or do you not want my money for fuck's sake
>>23962255the red outline under the eyes is like half the size it should be
>>23962262None of them have a face quite like the one in your pic.
>>23962265well I'll just go fuck myself and also set myself on fire in front of bandai's office I guess
anyone know when the new mak jerry will finally be available for preorder?
>>23962266Ask for some more MGs while you're out there.
>>23962240>what Exia kit is closest to this animation fuckup? The head especially.Probably the SD
>>23962266bro just sand a little of the white face mask down to reveal more of the underlying red.
>>23962252customize one to be an amuro variant
>>23962200I won't lie, I would love our queen Jannu in 30MS form.No idea about pic related, maybe it's custom.>>23962204Don't you dare talk shit about best girl in Fate.
>>23962291Rin is the best thing to come out of all of Fate, it is known
>>23962200Why does she have the mcdonalds logo on her forehead?
>>23962301It's divinely protected against mental corruption
>>23962294>>23962235>>23962200>>23962167wake me up when they make best Fate girl
>>23962306here's your wakeup: she's a summer servant this year
>>23962309until Shuten and Raicow escape garage kit hell, i will never wake up
>>23962318don't they have scale figures? I find it hard to believe they don't by now
thoughts on unicorns?
>>23962325(me)picrel didnt upload for some goddamned reason
>>23962325MGEX is currently the best kit. the proportions are fixed so it doesnt look derpy in Destroy mode because of small head and lanky body.the LEDs are a bitch to install though
>>23962262Just trim the faceplate so it shows more red
>>23962325I like the Knight Unicorn.
>>23962267Decemberhttps://x.com/wave_corp/status/2055197361744560382
>>23962358Damn this nigga fuxxx.
>>23962156Finally finished my Powered GM Striker. Ol' Painless is waitin'...
Girlpla is the final groupbuildIt will be extended forever
>>23962417Did you handpaint this guy?
>>23962417>finishedbrother those vulcans are bare whitesmash some lining on this fucker nothing has any depth
>>23962422how many extensions did it get so far?iirc this is the second grilpla group build, there was one a few years ago
>>23962322The figures are very expensive, just what you have to spend to own them in game lol.
>>23962429Yup! Airbrushes are stupidly expensive.
>>23962434Well yeah but they're also high quality tooWorth it for your faves as long as you like the sculpt and it's from one of the good manufacturers
>>23962306Why does shuten douji have so many goods while Ibuki has almost nothing?
>>23962439It's cheaper in the long run.
>>23962422just start your own group build, with blackjack and hookers
>look up girlpla>it's more expensive than gunplawtf
>>23962451Alot less popular.
>>23962471Booty tax.
>>23962471Koto tax
>>23962472goddamn flatkings oppressing us huge boob peasants
>>23962484Shuten's design is more iconic than Ibuki. That's just the truth.
>>23962451Meta reasons.
>>23962471The girlpla tax must be paid.
MGSD Kshatriya when?
>>23962605Once I've cleared out my backlog this year, I'mma go all in on megami kits.
>when the girlpla just hits right.
>>23962439That's not true at all. You can get an entire kit with the compressor for like $125 on Amazon and it will work. If you consider you buy one can of spray paint for like 8? It really saves you a ton of money. The major downside I think with airbrushing is learning how not to get color bleed or beading.
GUS but actually looks goodhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY0Fek55diE
This was significantly easier to build than the Yunque.
>>23962957Yunque is not that hard, just bad fitment.
>>23962476Even the Bandai ones are more expensive than gunpla. Welcome to the jungle.
for money that i paid for 30mm bocchi, i could get mg zz ver kainsane
>>23962325mgex>=rg>mg>hg>>23962358Excellent taste
>>23963118you got fleeced nigga
>>23963118you got fucking jewed man
>>23962325I can't justify buying the MGEX as much as I love the RGs. Maybe when I stop being a rentoid I'll do one of those human sized builds
>new crafta video>it's another gachashit
>>23963131>>23963148there was no other way sadly
Why don't Bandai just release custom joints retail?
>>23963251Yeah Bandai is so cringe about this. Kaiyodo sells joints, as does King Arts of all people.
>>23963241You deserved it
>on the fence for the various base jabbers because I could just buy an actual HG kit for that price>the 30MM carrier vehicle looks cool as fuck, even though it's much cooler to fly than to rollAm I retarded?
>>23963368Just replace the wheels with thrusters or wings and you'll get the best of both worlds
yes
>>23963368all the jegan chads will laugh at you for not having a jabber for your jobber
>>23963368The 30mm Carrier vehicle is cool but it is 30mm, so a lot of holes an modularity. A regular base jabber looks more like it could be a real vehicle.
>>23963388Oh shit>>23963391Fuck>>23963395But I also lack Jegans>>23963403That's also true, the holes I'm not going to use are a bit annoyingBut at the same time the base jobber is just a lil board, one you'd have to have stand for. It's a stand for a stand
>>23962167>boring ass regular clothesCould've been Ishtar at least. Gimme more armored fates.
Is the 30MS Tokai Teio good, I KNOW for a fact that at least one of you have it
>>23962358Fuck, I miss rrobbert184 lads...
>>23963663i dont have her, but i heard that the 30ms version mogs the figure rise one
>>23963663Is good, but expect a few stickers here and there
>>23963666Zack and Gaykotsu stole all of his glory
>>23962169Looks good anon, well done
>>23962169Now buy 2 more and turn one into missile version and the other into Azock
>>23962169this is obviosuly a unit intended for mining operationsdon't tell me they actually deployed it for combat
>>23963762iirc it was supposed to dig tunnels under Jaburo for Juaggu and other goofy fucks
>>23962325I prefer the Banshee ver Ka with some gold waterslides, looks fantastic
>>23963690Yeah, figure-rise was slightly disappointing. Not sure if it would mog the figuarts though>>23963695Like 3-5 or outright figure-rise toku tier of 50 million
>>23962439What brand / type of paint?
>>239637925 or so for smaller details like trims on the sleeves
>>23962819More of my money going to chinaman it seems
>>23962358I wish there's a kit for Knight Banshee too.I miss the BB Legend line, man.
>>23963762the best part about Agg is that it (and Agguguy) were horrendously OP in GBO2They might still be, I think they ate some nerfs but were still strong, no clue where they are now but they were actual fucking terrors that defined the metagame for a substantial amount of time in their cost brackets
>Always see pile of 30MS idolmaster kits gathering dust in a corner whenever I visit some random hobby stores.Kinda scary how unpopular these kits are, yet Bandai still pushes for new release every month.
>>23963893They're probably pretty popular on the home field, it's idolmaster after all
>>23962156Time to get Zoriny
>>23963893Bandai is overall weird in its approach towards non-Japanese markets. Apparently they tend to ignore shops requests and add to each shipment whatever THEY think it should sell.Idolmaster is big thing in Japan but to typical western guy, these are the same kits all over, just with different faces and haircut and with extra price tag slapped. No wonder they are not popular. How much versions of essentially same kit you can buy? Or assemble?
>>23963893I think it's mainly them finishing what they started with the Shiny Colors branch, and the rest being kits released for the 20th Anniversary of the franchise. The stock is probably due to the last two years being for said anniversary. I feel like they'll be done or slow down a lot once the SC girls are done. They aren't even doing the SideM guy to complete the All Branches kits.I still hope for a Hibiki one day.
>>23963916>>23963893I'm just waiting for them to make makoto. Funny how juri got released first.
MG Age-1 normal is a banger of a kit, a bit of cleaning up and decals and we're good. Looking forward to trying the expansion kit.MG Crossbone X-1 full cloth comes by monday.thanks for reading my blogpost
>>23963902A few popular idols sold pretty well, but majority of them become shelf warmer with frequent discounts. It really boils down to the same reason anon said, people got bored of assemble the same kit over and over, only a few hardcore fans would want to collect all of them.
>>23963954enjoy it while you can cus MG X-1 is not a banger of a kit at all
>>23963954pro tip: try looking into third party hands for the full cloth
>>23963483I have the Zeon Samson trailer in my backlog but that was... expensive. I would like the Gundam transporter also but that is to boring a model to spend that much money, so I can live with the 30mm one. Get a base jobber when there is a sale or not even kidding, safe a Tikbalang from shelf rotting. They are neat little kits, I got one for €10,- at last year's black Friday.
>>23964055Different anon, but are there even any that would fit it? It's a Late UC kit, but the research I've done indicates that third-party 1/144 hands are still smaller than Late UC hands.
>>23962331the chinks bootlegged the MGEX didn't they?
>>23962248This is why you buy from a reseller that gets their merch shipped in bulk. Buying straight from china means the manufacturer will just send the package in a black bag and hope for the best.
>>23964089there a variety of sizes, usually 1/100 and 1/144 hands come with two or three different sizes of hand for small/medium/large designsnta and I haven't placed the hands on mine but it is a good recommendation. the normal hands suck donkey dicks.
>>23963816Oh well that ain't too bad>>23963893They're either out of stock or shelfwarm over here, I couldn't really tell you what the fuck's going on here in the west, apart from the fact that girlpla routinely goes on sale in Japan whereas the western price bloated by shipping+profit+etc usually just stays as-is
>>23964133chinks will bootleg (You) soon too
>>23964088>add-on kit>from 2006I didn't even know this existed>base jobber>both regular plus type 89>wanted cheerier Zeta/etc colours because things are sad as-is but it's only depressing Unicorn colorsDecisions>TikbalangOh, I think you or suggested this from last time. It does look the most like an actual vehicle, and does seem to have the most moving parts, including thrusters and actual landing gears. It's just that I've never actually seen it with the Zowort>price was the same as the basic base jabber but went upAre they clogging up the shelves that badly? You almost won me over with the notion of saving them from misery, but I'm not a fan of the recent price increases. But I'll tell you what, I'll get one the next time I see it for $15 CAD irl or when I'm making an order, fun little plane
>>23963762Agg is a big boy and can do combat just like his siblings. Be nice.
>>23964186needs a raped GM in the floor there
>>23964186everyone laughs til kondo gets ahold of itnice shelf though anon
>>23964183I would be very impressed if they could bootleg me.
>>23964186Look at the based shelf are these MGs? I didn't think the gouf custom had an HG and I didn't think the Agg had any model kit.
>>23963849>BB Legend lineRIP. We hardly knew ye. I'd pay Bandai's most insane rape prices for a Legend BB set of the Penalty Kick Oldies lineup.
>>23964186Damn, Anon. That's a nice shelf. You do good work.
>>23964186Very nice painting. Have you done any with custom colors?
why does bandai keep setting up gundam bases in shithole states. holy fuck i don't want to be shot/scammed just for buying gunpla
>>23964252What would you want to get at a gundam base that you can't get anywhere else? Aside from the DLC to fix that shitty RG
>>23964242Thanks, friend. My dream is to have a series of shelves, one for each era of Zeon and fed suits, peppered with other mecha and unique little oddities like Agg, all tied together with the mono-eye motif.>>23964201https://www.dalong.net/reviews/old/old_cata_e.htmIf you wanna build an Agg or Agguguy, you gotta go back to the early 80s.>>23964248I changed the Gunperry's colors to more closely resemble the GM, Ball, and other Federation mecha. The green and yellow just didn't feel right to me.Although I quickly learned just how much visual identity you can lose when you've got a shelf full of kits with the exact same colors. So I try to keep my other Feddy kits closer to the original colors.
>>23962275heyfuck you>>23962278>>23962335ehhhh I guess that's the best option in the end, but it still doesn't really give it that 0079 vibe
>>23964274>early 80sWow you put in a lot of work on that.
>>23964201>I didn't think the gouf custom had an HGAnon… it came out 16 years ago
>>23964279You think I remember 16 years ago?
>>23964277What I did is nothing compared to what some other builders have been able to do with those hunks of junk. They're basically blank canvases for builders to showcase their true skill.That handpainted look on those goofy-ass 80s designs is just beautiful IMO. And knowing that it came from those Burger King toy lookin-ass kits just makes it even more interesting.
>>23964277>>23964281This Agguguy in particular is one of the coolest builds I've probably ever seen.
>>23963893I see then half off on amazon all the time. Unfortunately half off still isn't a bargain because these things are stupidly expensive to start with for what they are.
>>23964255I rather they stop wasting resources setting up their shitty stores and focus and pumping out kits. Or making a new fucking factory.
>>23964274Very, very very cool.
>>23963762Pezun was cooking up monstrosities solely for the purpose of attacking Jaburo
>>23963762Zeon watched TTGL, clearly you haven't.
>>23964274>looked at the thumbnail and assumed someone was talking about fun transports, probably posting some in-game CGI model of a kit-never-ever Gunperry>check reply chain to figure out what's going on>anon has CGI renders of Dopps and a Magella on his shelfHoly shit what the fuck?Paintfag elitism can be fucking obnoxious here but you're one of the people that are allowed to be like that. But I know you're a nice anon who's not one of them though, because you actually posted your work
>>23964341>some guy posts his models>"wow I should take this opportunity to whine about my lack of skill"
>>23964348Tbf I praised the absolute shit out of it though, and rightly so, it literally looks like he's posting 2D artwork, I mean just look at it
>>23964341Those are ex models of the gunperry, magella, and dopp. Not to demean his awesome skills but bandai used to actually give effort. Also worlds cannot describe how awesome ms igloo 2 was with those cgi renders
>>23964186but why doesn't the magella have tracks
>>23964393I slept on vehicles but I actually really want some now, and mobile armors as well, what a shame...>IglooYEAH that's what I must have been thinking of. Oh man, an outright Igloo diorama would be swell to see
my local stores are only now getting the Gustav Karl 00 that came out in february. All these reprints from the past few months that I want are only gonna be here around christmas.If at all.Fuck my stupid ass gay chungus life man
>>23964498It's a great kit btwStill haven't gotten my hands on Gawman Messer however
can you PLEASE buy pg nu?
>>23964133yes40 bucks
>>23964557Why is there a stack of unsold PGU NU Gundams in the pink girl's section?
Haven't put together a kit in over a decade. Last time I was using nail clippers or just pulling the parts off, tried to be more considerate this time and sand away all the nubs. I do wanna at least panel line and top coat it, but I have some questions. I've read that panel lining on bare plastic after assembly can lead to problems, so should I do two coats, with panel lining in between them? Is it recommended to panel line the sections where the parts meet, like the calves and forearm plates? Will the top coat cover the mold line in the blue of the torso? And is it worth investing in a more expensive set of nippers if I'm sanding nubs flush anyway?
>>23964565My bet is either employees or a manager placed an order for them, and are banking on them never selling so they have an excuse to take it one day on deep deep sale.
>>23964603Why are they advertising a sale on it then? Suggested MSRP (according to a search) is 66,000 yen. That's already 100 dollars off.
>>23964557I would actually consider buying it for that price converted to USD. Not a penny more.
>>23964557Ill give You 1 dollarito for it
>>23964557Takeshi doesn't have money for this, nip salaries are terrible and the yen is in the gutter
>>23964415I was gambling that no one would notice
Gonna make a girlpla that resembles the lady I love IRL........
>>23964879damn I'm getting second hand ick
>>23964418Accept UC vehicles into your life, anon.Use this spreadsheet to get started.
>>23964924oopsie I posted only half
>>23964883She'll never be mine IRL, so I'll have a doll of her on my desk forever
>>23965071still ick
I tried out a 30mm and it's taking me more than half an hour to finish. How fucked am I?
>>23965118Throw it away and start over with a new kit
>>23962210I also think fate sucks
>>23964557The PGU line was a mistake, just like the unkopla. all it did was add unnecessary greebles, make the Nu Gundam can't support the funnels on its own and needed support because the new unneeded details added to the funnels made it too heavy.if Bandai makes a PGU Wing Zero EW, Bandai will make so that Wing Zero can't support the feathered wingsBandai acheived PG perfection with Exia and they should have gone in that direction instead of PGU
>>23965322It's not that the PGU line is a mistake. The RX-78-2 is a perfectly reasonable kit if you don't mind the design. It's also not priced unreasonably. It's just that the Nu is an overpriced hunk of questionable garbage.
>>23965322God I want them to make the PGU Sazabi and price it at 100k yen.
>>23964557I already did. And judging by how often Delpi's waterslides kept selling out, a lot of other people did too.>>23965322>the Nu Gundam can't support the funnels on its ownYou can blame Tomino and Izubuchi for that. It's unreasonable to expect an IRL toy to support the Fin Funnel arrangement in the lineart, because it's fucking stupid and impractical to stack them up like that. Why the fuck do you think they had to design the Nu-FF and use that for the life-size statue instead of the classic Nu?
The PGU line shouldn't have gone past the RX78. Yeah, it looked a bit messy but it didn't really matter because there already was a more standard looking PG RX78. It's a line that should've been reserved for PG 2.0s or something, not something brand new like the PG Nu.
>RX78ew I will never understand the obsession for this dogshit design.
PG should focus on internal mechanical structure instead of greebles (external & internal).PG Zeta is the best in that respect.PGU Nu's inner frame is so bloated with SHINY COSMETICS AND GIMMICKS instead of working mechanical stuff.
PGU for SEED only
>>23965355the old 1/100 kit, the MG Nu, and MG Nu ver Ka can do it just fine ( Nu ver Ka's problem is the shitty connectors to connect each funnel)the PGU Nu's funnels weigh 450grams, half of the Nu Gundam which is around 980 grams. the weight alone makes it hard for the Nu to support it.
>>23965373Unironically likely to get a SEED PGU. That AU carried this franchise financially for like a decade plus, and Bandai knows it.
>>23965376Why do they even weigh so much?
>>23965376>can do it just fine.>posts a pic of it already slanting forward.Kek.
I just don't get Bandai decision. They making less MG kits because it's too big for small Japanese home space and cost too much because of the many runners but it's okay for them to made a much bigger kit than most MG kits with more runners. Plus PG Nu is slight bigger than PG Unicorn Gundam
>>23965379>>23965373PGU Strike Freedom/Mighty Strike FreedomI can't believe how much Strike Freedom looks like shit under Katoki, the MG was so much better (not the MGEX)
>>23965390the strike freedom looks like shit regardless of the design.
>>23965379>for like a decade plusThere was only a three year gap between Destiny and 00, anon. And Unicorn three years after that.
>>23965393China never really let go of SEED. To this day, it's unreasonably popular and why the AU is still relevant and getting new stuff. I stand by my statement.
>>23965381multi-layered frame made it too dense and weigh a lot. but on the other hand, it has the best fin funnel connection out of any Nu Gundam kit.
>>23965400Classic case of>Your engineers were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should
>>23965397China buys bootlegs, not the genuine products. So the popularity of the franchise in China ultimately does not line Bandai's pockets as much as you would like to believe.
>>23965389the whole "costs too much" excuse is bs since Bamco is a lot larger of a company than they were back when they were pumping out the MG kits. Then you have all of the bizarre ideas they've tried like the Shitpla, the $800 PGU Nu, P-Bandai only drip feed, and the bionicle gunpla stuff.They could do MG kits, and it would probably make them some money, but it won't make them as much money as they will with HG, RG, and P-Bandai price gouging. So they're going with those over MG because number must go up and increasingly so each year.
>>23965406China buys whatever China makes because of changpride.
>>23965406Even with the bootleg China still has a larger share than North America. But not by much like 1 or 2%.
>>23965406so they Chang'd up the MB line and the PGU Nu for nothing? Bandai must be fucking desperate
>>23962156I'm modifying the FAZZ into the Full Armor Gundam ZZ and will be using the color scheme from the Newtype 100% Collection Artwork. I have a ZZ Gundam head left over from the FAZZ Ver. Ka and the arm mounted wings as well as several other parts from other kits that will help with making changes.
>>23965497but why.....whats the point?
>>23964282I wish they'd do MGs of every goofy Zeon suit ever devised.
>>23962235I hate how much Ortenaus Mashu sucks gameplaywise in spite of having one of her coolest designs.
>>23965515Still waiting on the zakrello kai.
>>23965511What's the point of doing anything? Might as well just do nothing.
>>23965564I look like this
BANDAI COULD NEVERhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jR1R26y3B8
I get that you want to shill bootlegs but do you really really really have to ragebait to do it?
>>23965604BANDAI BOOTLICKER DETECTEDLOOK AT HIM AND LAUGH
>>23965606Bootleg shills really are animals.
>>23965604
>>23965600why this can include leds while the new meteor metal build shit they just showed off (for 800 bucks lmao) doesnt?
>>23965612small shitty companyplz understand
bought a cheap hguc gm command to learn weathering, seam removal and whatever else it might throw at me i'm not sure if i'm gonna paint it as i wouldnt have a way to other than sponge painting but the nub marks on the chest piece are insane, how do i even go about fixing that if not painting since sanding would leave the finish all fucked?
>actually like the Aerial Rebuild>it's like a hornet to Aerial's bumblebee>apparently Rebuild is one of the least popular suits in the series so it'll probably never get more than it's HG that has weird shortstack proportions:(
>>23965653By virtue of being a main character Gundam, it's virtually guaranteed at least a MG, though probably after Aerial.
>>23965623Sanding is the unavoidable answer. Working up in grits will help bring back a smooth finish.I've had mild successes in dotting a small amount of tamiya extra thin on some nub marks, but I don't think that'd help your mess.
>>23965663>g-self intensifies
>>23965671The number of mainline entry Gundams that have not gotten a MG kit (within a reasonable timeframe of their show) can quite literally be counted on one hand.
>>23965677It's still more than 1.
>>23965580I am doing nothing while watching paint dry.
>>23965695>watching paint dryWhy? It'll do it on its own. It doesn't need supervision.
>>23965564Zion Forces
>>23964281I accidentally bought the ancient GM Sniper Custom kit and it's been sitting in my pile of shame for years at this point. I really wanna do something cool with it but I fucked up a long time ago and accidentally glued one of the shoulder pads on wrong. Maybe I could kitbash something onto it to cover up the mistake.
>>23965444>thinks china has larger shareCanada+U.S.+whatever rando poor countries that make up South America was already higher than China + all of SEA in 2023. That % gap is even higher now.
>>23965389they're not making MGs for 2 reasons:1) Running out of characters that will sell without the FOMO P-Bandai hype (so has to be main character Gundam or new version of existing one)2) HG/RG occupy less time on the machines to print and are easier to design multiple new releases to flip inventory quickly for stores
>>23962266Demand a 1/100 Calibarn for me while you're there anyway
Are Frame Arm Girls difficult compared to Gunpla?
>>23965803no
what does your gunpla collection/shelf look like, /gpg/?
>>23965787how the fuck does that chart even work? japan sells 7 times as much merchandise as all of north and south america but makes 11 billion less yen? what the fuck are they doing, selling the same shit overseas at a much lower volume but price it 7 times as expensive as it costs to buy in japan?
>>23965812The Asia bar chart excludes Japan, correlating to the Asia, excluding Japan, part of the pie chart. In 99% of cases, Japanese companies do not include the domestic market in their Asia sales figures. This is because Japan is a white country
>>23965322>>23965376it's because gundam plastic feet are light as fuck, they need to add some metal filling inside so it stands firmly even with a big load on the back
Quick snap in-between painting project. extra stuff like WSD later. My 3rd chinese kino and my first SNAA, one of the most prestigious CN plamo brands. never got one before since I disliked its core design theme, except for this Percival. This should be the "1/144 RG" line, but it's as big as MG Wing series. (17 cm w/o stand).(+) Inner Frame mechanical design, more detailed than even Bandai's modern MG. going back to Adv MS Joint (one of my future project) after having experienced this would suck!(+) color/parts separation (+) Very tight snapfit. there's no chance for parts to fall off when articulating(+) WSD + action base included. typical chinese bonuses(-) runner gates are huge and just as thick as actual parts. I had to triple snip everything since it's mostly undergated. It's very annoying to clean and I had to do it since tiny leftover nub would mess with the snapfit of this already very tight kit.(-) very tight snapfit means very difficult to disassemble, if you're into painting. but chinese kits are typically designed to look great OOB, so this isn't really a problem.(-) a bunch of extremely pointy edges. I understand japanese safety regulation now.(-) equipping weapon is annoying, you can't just slide the sword handle in(-) the twin glaives can't be equipped on the action base ring. the 3D rendered box art lied.It's far from perfect, but I'm quite satisfied with the overall build. I was interested in YR-series Nether Emperor too, but lost interest as soon as I found out it's 23cm tall. TOO BIG!/blog
>>23965803Not really, they only have slightly more parts than your typical HG and increase in parts mostly apply to more and more additional accessories, weapons and armor.What do makes Koto kits in particular more problematic is how tight their plastic is. This problem was largely mitigated by newer molds and most modern and new models have good fit out of box with only minimal corrections required but older ones were infamous for joints breaking. It was not uncommon to have people report joints break solely from test fitting. So if you happen to try to build some early Gourai, Stylet, Hres or Innocentia, you do need to test fit every joint and be prepared to sand them gently if they put noticeable resistance to movement. If it's one of latest models, they are usually fine as they are. But 30MS suffered from same problem (first generation of Sisters had stiff and breaking neck problems and my Rishetta cannot rotate her torso without risking breaking it).
>>23965810Two glass cabinets (or rather normal cabinets but with glass on front). Unfortunately started to run out of space again and don't really know what to do with that problem.
>>23965376The real problem is that Bandai is incompetent and too lazy to implement ratcheting joint systems. Hasblow for all their faults actually knows this. They've had general retail figgers that are bigger, heavier, with backpacks that are about as big as PGU Nu's upper body, that can still comfortably hold poses because they had enough braincells to know that big hefty ratchets are the way to go when you get any larger than a foot. Fuck, they've even used POM before in previous PGs. There was just no attempt here to make Nu actually rigid because they knew they could slap a stand on it and watch everyone jerk off to le surface detail.
>you overpaid for bocchi!$!i think you people don't realize how expensive these 30mm kits are
>>23965861What point are you trying to make?
>>23965861license tax.
>>23965870Femoid tax
>>23965882>3800>0 accessorieshmm i wonder why noone buys them
>>23965884>0 accessoriesFalse
>>23965884No they actually have alot of accessories. 2 alternative outfits, removable backpack and robot companions.
>>23965792#1 is bullshit since part of the reason the bootleg market is booming right now is because their making kits fans have wanted for years, but Bandai just dgaf, like the Daban MG Jagd Dogas, Solomon GP02, Kyshatria, the Thunderbolt Acguy, and there’s probably more. The creator of Thunderbolt was even confused and embarrassed that China made the Acguy before Bandai did and wondered wtf Bandai was doing. You’re right on #2 though.Also as others pointed out, despite all of Bandai’s innovations, they’re really stupid when it comes to larger kit structural integrity. They absolutely avoid ratchet notch joints when it should absolutely have been used.
>>23965888I'm still wondering why Bandai cling so hard to KPS when POK is a thing.
Another round of "Bandai bad" "China Good!"
>>23965904Unironically
>>23965919fucking sexual.
>>23965928Crunch! I like that one! Where you at, anon?
I'm starting to think that Chinks like the Barbatos more than the Freedom and the Nu combined at this point.
>>23962156I think I'm done with the kitbashing, might just add in a clear part into the famas rail for more of a 00 feel but probably gonna start painting it soon.
Is there any way to get the smell of smoke out of a kit? I just opened a kit i bought secondhand and everything smells like cigarette smoke including the runners somehow
>>23966057Burn it.
Zikron reminds me of Kerberos Panzercop
>>23966075it reminds me of an obscure robot called zaku, pretty deep cut
D'awwww, how cute.
Well, couldn't bring home any award in this year's nationals.
>>23966100too many boys, get me chuchu and shaddiq's harem
Finished a Messer. The mix that I eyeballed for the rifle did not come out quite right but whatever. I should really look into an yellow Citadel paint or something but I am tired of finagling the yellows that I have to work well with a brush.
>>23966075>>23966099Police Zaku reminded me of that.
Roundnova's just a budget Scopedog.
>>23966117it's more intricate desu
Finished A for effort/general design B- for overall engineering and casting/moldingit says 120 but the "canon" places III as bridge between regelgu- Sazabi, I say the kit being the size of 144 Sazabi is ok. Nothing seriously wrong but the're a lot of minor issues. If people want to know what they are to avoid them do let me know. The biggest issue is that I don't know getting the full package is worth it. I'm not talking about money here as the regular and the full version are not that different in prices. But the display stand is just too big and pointless too. You cannot even place the feet within the inner circle properly. And I really don't know who have to space to have the arms extended. As for regulegu shoulder, they are fine as extra but one of the maintenance door don't actually close properly. It's like a few micrometers off on the side and got pushed out from the socket. Some double-sided tapes can lock it down but this should not happen in the first place considering every other doors are good.Having all the pieces in one picture does make me feel that maybe they should have just version- keep the extra shoulder and dump the displace stand. Also all the circular knob parts are molded in the same direction so the knobs on the elbows and the backpack are actual opposite in where they are pointing at once assembled. Seeing some of the Chinese early copy reviews, I'm pretty sure stuff like this were expressed to the manufacturer. they did not make any changes- probably due to time and cast being made already. Which is also strange considering during computer drafting you would think errors like this would be picked up rather early considering the efforts on everything else. Overall I would recommended it if you like the look and don't know mind some fiddling during build. I would say if they did not go with the pseudo RG look and went for a more streamlined HG style, the ending product should be better than what we got.
>>23966099Good to know you have an unfortunate obscure disability called blindness. Pretty deep cut.
>>23966115Police Zaku needs a red goggle and stahlhelm. But modern Bandai don't have the balls.
>>23965677There are more than 5 mainline entry gundams that don't have an MG yet. And they probably never will.
>>23966123Jesus that thing looks horrendous
>>23966099Yeah i love Zaku's dual eyes. Most iconic feature :))
>>23965787But then why does the PGU Nu look like it was made for Zhang?
>>23966130not counting the movies there's like only 6 left that don't have an mg.
>>23966124>>23966132you want fight bastar
>>23966134Nu has been subjected to greeb shit eversince MG Ver Ka
>>23964281The sculpting/mold of that gouf is legitimately timeless. It looks really good
>>23965787kek so Americans really are to blame for trannies making their way in with WFM
mg age-1 normal is done, first my first mg in 10ish years. i have the full glansa expansion and will do that at a later gate.nice build overall no complaints really, 0083 SD set next i guess.thanks for reading my blogpost
>>23966167How do you figure anon?
Just a quick lil snap of the Hobby Hizack, wish we'd get more Hizacks on this frame. It's nice. Might paint this up in combat colours and give it a loadout of some sort then pair it with the Custom but that's a project for another day.
what are some kits with waists compatible with the Strike Noir Gundam's pistol side-skirts but also the 2014 Revive Strike Gundam's leg joints?
>>23966253look at the graph
Decided to get these to use with airbrush since they are far far cheaper compared to can, How do you want to thin the coat? 1:1, 1:1,5 , 1:2 or maybe 1:3?
Anyone know of some connector pieces like pic related circled in red? Just standard L shape connectors with a hole and a plug. I think Bandai used to make some back when they gave a crap about the consumer.This is from the Minelayer Messer. I don't get why they didn't include those pieces in the F-01 Type since it's the range of motion the Messer's back skirt had in the first movie. Like, why?
>>23966315I use Tamiya but both are acrylic. I do 1:1, sometimes a little more thinner if I want the topcoat bottle to last a little longer. Use around 12psi and do two passes. Works on my machine.
>>23966306learn to customize. There's no need to seek out a compatible part from a specific kit. It's not even hard.
>>23966315Mr Color>1:1.5KINOnotes>1:3
>>23966315where'd you buy those jars of topcoat, or are you not american
>>23966333what would you recommend? Cuz I want my kit to have those pistols and the holster skirts.I'm working with>HGCE Strike Gundam (Revive)>HG Strike Noir Gundam 2006
>>23966349skirts plug into polycaps most of the timejust change the peg or change the polycap
>>23966351well, which polycaps would snap onto the Aile Strike's waist and allow the Strike Noir's pistol skirts to plug into them?
>>23966306If the side skirts use a 3mm peg, I would grab one of Bandai or Koto's joint sets and drill some holes.
>>23966355so those use the little clip things and end with a pegjust take that part and drill a hole in the skirt to match the clip's pegif there's not enough thickness in the side skirt then cut the peg down a bit and just glue it directly onwith cement and a hobby knife you can make this happen it just takes thinking about the parts you have
>>23966315>>23966348NTA but I'm pretty sure it has been reformulated for Leafs
What are ROSAN? I was searching Liber Knights and they keep showing up
>>23962156These GQX kits are actually pretty neat
>>23966394post snapgod kinos
Alright, figured something out. This looks way cooler.
>>23966392the cooler 30mf faction (except archer)
>>23965861>$28 is expensiveeither you haven't been paying attention to inflation or you're just poor as shit (possibly both)
>>23966152that's the HGTO gouf
>>23966405it's pricey for some basic bitchyou can get a solid MG at that price
>AK Hazel with full set of addons is 120 eurobucksare you shiddings me?
>>23966405It's 54 dollars in Burgerland. Unless you live in Japan, you are not gonna buy it in MSRP.
>>23966405it's expensive compared to gunpla you mouthbreathing retard
>>23966409>>23966412>>23966413now compare it to any similar koto foid kit in price. these bandai foid kits are >30% cheaper.
>>23966415and about 50% worse
>>23966416bandai kits don't require sanding to prevent joints from breaking.
>>23966417works on my machine
>>23966420sanding?yeah, most of us own sandpaper
>>23966423nooope
>>23966425it's very cheap, you can buy it
>>23966427nah brah my koto kits don't need it
>>23966416The megalomaria kits have some of the worst gating I've ever seen on girlpla.The size of the nubs they end up with on large armor/skirting is absurd
>>23966401Post models!
>>23966415>But whataboutismFor what Bandai offer, their girlpla should be 1000 yen cheaper.
>>23966436not even the same segment. compare FAGs to 30MS. bandai foid fig kits are still 30% cheaper than comparable koto kits (sousaishojoteien) while generally having more accessories.
>>23966432>The megalomaria kits have some of the worst gating I've ever seen on girlplaIf Megalomaria intimidates you then Bandai girpla is even more inaccessible lmao. Also, Megalomaria stopped being girpla long ago.
>>23966443what is this out of focus picture supposed to be showing besides your disgusting fingernails?you're supposed to focus the image on the kit, not your filth claws.
>>23966441>compare FAGs to 30MSThat would be an even more unequal comparison since Koto made a fat bitch with articulated tits. Bandai's girpla kits are always minimalistic or else they are gonna rival the price of a plated MG.
>>23966359>>23966362worst case scenario, what kit should I get for its waist? I'm at the level of paint thinner, primer and topcoat but not cement or drilling. I did sorta anal train the armholes of a Gelgoog Jager to fit em on my HGUC Gelgoog one time, but that's basically it
>>23966446what's the point you're making here?that kit is still 2x the price of the most expensive 30MS kit that isn't from licensed IP
>>23966447If you can paint you can glue and drill, it's easy.
>>23966447You can do it anon. It's easy. There's no question about backups because you can absolutely do this.
>>23966441Brother FAG's accessories are stacked compares to 30MS. They tend to have alternate thighs, collar and bulky mechanical parts. I built Kojima FAG and she has 2 sets of different limbs, 3 tampo printed faces, alternate backpack and 2 types of tits.
>>23966462and that's why the base 30MS kits cost a third of the price of the average FAG, no?
do 30ms even have waterslide decals
>>23966450>that kit is still 2x the price of the most expensive 30MS7000 yen with different arms and legs, actual bulky mechanical parts and several tampo printed faces vs 5000 yen of a skinny bitch in baggy clothes, a set of low quality eye decals and super basic assembly? Yeah you are not making Bandai any favor, mate.
>>23966469I think the Armored Core VI ones come with optional ones.
>>23966470I don't think you understand how licensing fees work. $28 is incredibly cheap for a kit of a licensed character. That's what figma prices were 20 years ago.
>>23966450The most expensive 30MS is an Idolmaster kit. Guess who owns Idol Master? Lol.
>>23966469Sold separately but they do. Eyes, mostly.
>>23966477I don't think you understand how different business units function within the same conglomerate. Bandai Namco Software and the IM@S team skim a percentage of the proceeds from the plamo/merchandising arm just like any other licensor would.
Bandai's pricing is just whatever they feel like it. Alot of 30MM have the same price as gunpla even though they have as much plastic as Entry Grade.
>>23966404I mean what are they supposed to be? Rivals of the Liber Knights or something like that?
>>23966487https://global.bandai-hobby.net/en-others/site/30minutes_fantasy/about.html
>>23966483>and the IM@S team skim a percentage of the proceeds from the plamo/merchandising arm just like any other licensor would.No lmao. You don't have to ask for permission to make kits out of something you created.
>>23966492actually yeah you do that is precisely how intracorp politics works with these megacompanies that are just ramshackle conglomerations of several companies all with their own interests
Bumpy Trot gunpla never...
>>23966491ThanksFirst off: this is cool as fuckSecond though: that's it? They made this setting but there is nothing else like comic books to expand?
>>23966487There are 2 major cities in 30MF, Liber and Rozan.
>>23966498Yeah I was reading the link. I was worried at first it was some knockoff so I'm glad it's in-universe
>>23966494Uma Musume kit is liscenced and it is cheaper than the idolmaster ones. Bandai just price whatever they feel like it and that has been the case for years.
>>23966497They make occasional PVs with vague storylines and update reading section from time to time but no big stories around yet. Build your own adventure or somethinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PJ97koqvcIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBSVtLcRQjE
>>23966497There are some short PVs on 30m's official YouTube channel.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NTPiqK6TV4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utcTfbHVMjghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBSVtLcRQjEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PJ97koqvcI
>>23966500Mornarchy bad, Democracy good is such an old tired trope honestly. It is even less subtle this time with Rosan gollem having literall skull for the face lmao.
>the autismo discussion we had the other day about the minor differences between MG Zakus is making me seriously consider holding on for the one that hasn't been reissued since 2019Fuck. His alternate bazooka looks so much cooler than the regular one.
>>23966510MP Zaku II is getting reprinted right now basically
>>23966503>>23966504Thanks very much
>>23966515No problem. We'll be waiting for your liber knight diorama in the near future
>>23966510You can get giant bazooka from MG Dom. Spending 50 dollars just for it just for this gun is abit unwise, but again, it is objectively better than spending it on fucking Bocchi.
>>23966510the F is cooler than the J due to the leg and foot verniers. it also has a cooler backpack.
>>23962156I'm considering a return.
>>23966540AIIIEEEEE IT'S THE NURGLE GOUF
>>23966540>The perpetual wipMany such cases
>>23966519The S has ever cooler leg thrusters and backpack though, and normal colours Commander Types are fucking basedHowever the leg missile pods are the coolest extra equipment a Zaku gets
I regret to inform you that if you can get over the proportions, MGSD is actually a really fun build with tons of neat detail stuffed into a small package.
>>23964599For pencils, you can put it bare and use an eraser to tidy up the lines. If you’re using tamiya panel liner which has enamel thinner inside, any pooling or unevaporated liner risks cracking the plastic, so it’s recommended to line before assembly (bare is fine, careful on small parts). However, if after assembly, gloss topcoat to protect, panel line, and then you can topcoat with gloss, semi-gloss, or matte of your choice. For the areas like calves, there’s no crevices for the ink to fill so you have to scribe, unless you use a pencil instead.A more expensive nipper can make the cut cleaner and reduce the sanding work. If it’s a shitty nipper that crushes plastic, cutting too close can stress the inside plastic and cause unremovable white marks that normal sanding can’t remove since it’s too deep (needs painting or cement to cover up). More pricy nippers tend to be single-bladed which cut the piece rather than double-bladed pushing together, and you can cut flush with minimal residue and part stressing
>>23966623My only issue with MGSD is that they're yet to make a suit I actually care about
>>23966623i'm really excited for the Kshatriya, the SD proportions on it don't look TOO crazy off
how are single blade nippers more expensive when it's cheaper to make because you have to sharpen only one blade
they're significantly more sharp on that one blade than normal nippers are on both
>>23966513The J type is being reprinted. The F type, which comes with the alternate bazooka, is not being reprinted right now
>>23966645Het a Psycho Zaku, it has All the bazookas.
>>23966650There's also a bootleg of it out which should be a cheap source for plenty of 1/100 Zeon guns.
>>23966628Same. Personally, what I want from the MGSD line is SD gundam designs given the premium treatment. The MG musha gundam for example has an inner frame; just take that and return it to SD proportions and I'd be all over it. Give me a Command Gundam, or a Captain Gundam, or an elaborate King Gundam II. I guess, for me, the appeal of SD was never in seeing regular suits in SD proportions. I like the SD line's original designs.
>>23966546I've been keeping an eye on y'all even though. I miss it.
>>23966623I could also just get a normal MG that doesn't look retarded
>>23966623>if you can get over the proportionsI cannot. Don't care how good the kits are, they will always be just worse MGs AND worse SDs to me.
>>23966699>big 26>normal MG
>>23966728One of the reason why i think SRW is dumb. The chibi shit should regulated to toddler media.
>>23966771Strange to think monoeye grunt MG is just a distant memory now.
>>2396644630MS designs are also sanitized nowadays. they give the newest girls spats/shorts instead of being almost naked like they used to be.
>>23966816The next 30MS is showing more skin than the rest of the damn line so basically you're retarded
>>23966816>>23966822So these are like augmented cyborg girls right
>>23966826They're whatever you want them to be, man. There's not really an established canon to any of the 30 minute labels.
>>23966816>>23966822Let's be real, 30MS will never be as lewed as FAG and MD. Wake me up when 30MS has fat bitches.
Who the hell would want figures of half naked little girls in their home?
>>23966834>Who the hell would want plastic robot toys in their home?
>>23966834The majority of the most rich and powerful people on the planet.
>>23966822>Baggy pants>Has a retarded jacket and ass skirtYou are proving his point
>>23966838Clinically retarded anon trying to NTA himself
Bandai introduced their discount Frame Arms line back in like 2020 then introduced their discount FAGs later. And they kept going for some reason. How can we tell them to stop?
>>23966846>4chan is one person
>>23966851> How can we tell them to stop?No brakes on the rape train.
>>23966855They are raping the retailer with shit no one buys like 30 minutes kits. But then again that is probably the intention cause Bandai hates retail.
>>23966854Well I'd prefer to believe I'm sharing this thread with only one mongoloid lacking pattern recognition and an iota of critical thinking skills rather than two.
Where is the best place to get parts to replace all the pipes on a zaku? The stock ones don't look very good.
>>23966875Just look up "zaku replacement pipes" and you'll get a bunch of metal or resin optionsAlternatively you can just drop by your local hobby store and grab some large beads/parachute cord/plastic tubing/whatever and make your own
>>23966540why not... finish that build in the background first
>>23966627Thanks for the info. Gave the pencil a go, not bad but has a nasty sheen if the light hits it.>cause unremovable white marks that normal sanding can’t removeThis definitely happened a few times, was very frustrating.
>>23966777which is incredibly weird since Zakus are as iconic as the Gundam. I guess all the custom Zakus they flooded onto P-Bandai diluted the market and destroyed the grunt demand.
>finally being reprintedFucking finally. Even GSC is doing this P-Bandai Online Exclusivity bullshit.
>>23966586the S drifts too far out of "cool grunt" and into tryhard territory
>>23966497Also some official lore materials:https://global.bandai-hobby.net/en-others/site/30minutes_fantasy/gallery.html
>>23967030god japs suck donkey ass at writing fantasy settings
>>23967033I mean it's better than most isekai slop. But that is a pretty low bar.
>>23962150Maybe you guys think this is lame, but I'm happy with how this is going so far. Graduating from snapshitter by making an RF Dom. Wanted to submit it for the last groupbuild but life got in the way. Almost done with prepaint, just gotta file the shoulders into a better shape
>>23967082Bro why'd he skip arm day?
>>23966950ty
>>23967092Do you think I should try making beefier arms? I think it'll be difficult but maybe technically possible. I struggled with trying to find a solution for days before moving on
>>23967082what last groupbuild?
>>23967095Ace Custom
>>23967082Skinny dom.
>>23966833>>23966446I want to apply glue to these kits
>>23967098>Skinny Dom & Fat Sub
>>23967010Another factor that can't be ignored is how Bandai is obssessed with "getting new Gundam fans". They prioritize what they think is trendy and at the front of people's attention. This mindset resulted the neglience of monoeye and grunt in general.
>>23966860Someone is mad...
Orangecat's Laevatine kit, 26cm tall with very detailed innerframe. Changs win again.
>>23966860Anon, you are desctibing at least half of the people that post in this thread
>>23967169Unlike the rest of you troglodytes, I have a 115 IQ.
>>23967082>>23967094Yeah I think so. They're really skinny looking and not very Dom-esque at all. The shoulders fit pretty well though.
>>23967173Are you in the Navyseals and have 300 confirmed kills, too?
>>23967163It's a collab with WAVE though.
>>23967163What is a Laevatine?
>>23967198Wave is just the publisher. Orangecat made the kit.
>>23967163I always get mad as fuck when a design I don't care for gets a excellent kit btw so yeah this and the MGEX Kshatrya has me seething
>>23967006First - one those white stress marks you both sand them and scratch them with your fingernail to remove. Second - Top coat will even out the sheen
This part stands out. Feels they intended this to be a game. Which I would love to play
>>23967248wrong board buddy.
>>23967250It's from the Liber Knights site...
>>2396724830 Minutes Monster Hunter when?
>>23967163Wow, this thing's cool.
Which 30MF has the biggest pauldrons for WoW themed armor?
>>23967252I'm enjoying the setting for what it is. Really wish there was some more content to explore from what I'm reading.Other anons said it's generic but lately it feels it's this kind of thing the world needs with all the subversions and slops lately. Classics are classics because they have been loved through the test of time.
>>23967251I thought it was MH
>>23967254This guy I guess.
>>23967257Classics are classics because they do things really wellI don't have anything against the 30MM lore and stuff saying that but it's not a classic in the making, it's just really basic stuff to be a framework for creativity much like the models themselves. I think it works fine, I don't really want intricate lore for it personally. I think it's nice that it's just much more about what (you) come up with so the less the better.
>>23967263I've already bought a few of them for dioramas; but I have no intention of following the established lore at all. I just like fantasy knight mecha.
Quickly assembled Ninja so Archer won't feel lonely.
>>23962150Is 3D printing frowned upon here?
>>23967319Resin printing is fine.
>>23967319Last groupbuild winner had 3D printed custom parts if I recall correctly.
>my own clone
>>23967329>>23967322Tariffs and shit got me worried that itll make it hard to get into gunpla plus the things I want don’t got models yet
>>23967340Are you in the US?
How do you water decal on RG Akatsuki?It's gold plated, so mark setter or top coat would ruin the plating. just water isn't enough to make decals stick for long
>>23967361Vinegar mixed into the water.
>>23967343Yeah and I am not a fan of orange man
>>23967372Isn't that basically what mark softer already is?
Do people save money using HLJ shipping to the US or is it just paying a premium for earlier releases
>>23967389i can't speak for US as im EU but i use it if i know i'm going to get multiple things shipped altogether. if you're buying one kit sure you might get it cheaper but the shipping will make it probably cost the same, if not more, then if you bought it on ebay or whatever i have the GQ Hambrabi coming which i got for 2,600 JPY ($16.50) but then shipping was 6,040 JPY ($38.50) and by the looks of it i could've got it for $50 or so basically the same but in that i have some other stuff im interested in so i've saved on shipping overall but also, HLJ is notoriously shit for preorders, i still have the MG Barbatos Lupus on open order since Aug last year which will likely never get filled, i've already bought the kit elsewhere and built it
>>23967400did you cancel order from hlj?if not, fucking do it
>>23967404you cant i dont have my payment linked though so if they try charge me for it it wont go through
>>23967405>i dont have my payment linked thoughgood, but they will ban youthis ' you can't cancel preorder' is absurd and should be illegal,
>>23967379What does that have to do with it? We talk box hands and psycho frame transformations in here.I hope for that remark your printer will fail to level properly from now.
>>23967387Yup. Look man the best solution for your conundrum is to not waste money on the RG Akatsuki at all.
>>23967417I have real american patriots on their way to this anon's location to puncture his FEP while he sleeps
>>23967431You monster.
>>23967417I don’t got a 3D printer I am pondering buying a used one for gunpla and gun stuff before the socialist government bans it
>>23967319You'll get made fun of if you post some shit with visible layer lines
>>23967340>>23967319tarriffs don't affect gunpla. new us import customs do, if you're a pedophile. You're not a pedophile right, 3d print anon?
Not mine, just shamelessly stolen from xitter.
>>23967257>>23967252>>23967248just a reminder, most of japanese fantasy writing is centered around old wizardry series 30mf feels like most of the population got turned into strange organic robots or something considering the rotting robot head in one of the scenary pieces
>>23967333>That gap.T-thanks anon.
>>23962156Dunno if I'm going to get my groupbuild finished. Going in for surgery on Wednesday so I've basically got tonight to finish it for tomorrow's photoshoot.Should have had time but cunt boss kept dragging me into work all last week despite me being on medical leave.Dragged me in today on the pretense of one short job and I ended up not getting in till gone 6. Paints decided to shade me. Lights fading. I dunno if I can finish her, I might just toss the kit at this rate.Sorry for blog posting, had to vent.
>>23967511Anabelle 2.0 in the making. Don't forget to summon a demon.
>>23962151Continuing with the second Ammo Knight.
>>23967470You mean between the thighs? New bodies for Asra Archer and Ninja surely improved in this area.
Just picked up this glorious beast for my birthday, noticed the product is labeled “The Tallest Goose” I chuckled.
This is my first perfect grade, am I come prepared? I’m expecting I can get this done in one 24 hour grind with enough beer.
first time trying seam removal turned out ok i think, but i majorly fucked up scribing and it looks like shit, this is the better of the twois that even salvageable in any way or do i just deal with it
What scale is the new RG Ingram?
>>239676281/48patlabors are only like 8m tall
>>23967628It's funny seeing RGfags seethe about this size. They cant handle their shit line actually getting a good release for once
>>23967637Never forget how the RG line butchered the scale of the Hi-Nu and RGfags cheered for it.
>>23967545Kek, thanks anon, you cheered me up
Is there an in-joke in this community less funny than MG Cow?
>>23967751you, anon
>>23967751yeah the SEED has good designs joke
>>23967751ya, /gpg/ talks shit about mechagaikotsu painting his nails but not his snapgods
>>23967082>>23967175Does this look better?
>>23967760Shit annoys the shit out of me. He should at least panel line them like dalong so that you can see where the detail is. It's not like Bandai is dropping a new kit each week. He has time.
>>23967760>>23967766https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKOFhjT1G7Uwhy are there so many gunpla youtubers trooning out and painting their nails? they never paint their kits either
>>23967751The sea dudes who make the same joke video 1000 times about bringing their gf with them to buy gunpla
>>23967776>"why are there so many autistics being sucked into a cult that preys on autistics"
>>23967776not to defend mechagaykotsu but he's just a faggy goth and not actually gay/troon (probably)
>>23967803He has a wife
>>23967763Significantly better
>>23967754be nice
>>23967805let me guess, she's asexual and they're essentially roommates
>>23967827I don't know
>>23967845Why not?
>>23967776>>23967803>>23967805>>23967827citrus has a wife too but in that video he has a trans bracelet on his left wrist
what's gpg
>>23967912a miserable little pile of secrets
>>23967763I think you should glue some extra stuff to the arms to increase the bulk. A basic kitbash can only go so far, you need to think out of the box sometimes.
>>23967860pretty sure she left him which sent him down a spiral
>>23967760>/gpg/ talks shit about mechagaikotsu painting his nails but not his snapgodsMost people here are annoyed by his bad influence on the hobby because he gives people the wrong idea of what scale modeling is. His painted nail is just an allusion to the main problem. Gaikotsu is IGN of plamo, alot of professional editing and presentation but the reviewer's performance is just too sloppy to be taken seriously.
>>23968243>gives people the wrong idea of what scale modeling isWhat is that wrong idea, and what is it supposed to be?
>>23968276In his reviews, the best kit is whatever is most like an action figure. Articulation and durability are weighed too heavily in comparison to aesthetics
Next Hobby Next Phase when?Surely they'll finally announce the RG X there.
>>23968292I think these are valid things to critique and you're in denial if you act like gunpla is not trying to achieve these things.It is not super high detail, billion part, hand-drilling, cement-requiring display piece modeling like military and motor/aviation stuff. These are extremely easy to build kits that become articulated figures, oftentimes with better ranges than a lot of actual action figure lines of their time of release. Yeah, you can use modeling skills to make a shit kit better, but it's still a shit kit at a baseline.
>>23965888bro the majority of the bootlegs out there are still just different versions of the same suits bandai is making Nu/Hi Nu/Exia/Astray/strike freedom etc. There's 3 different Chinese 1/100 Hi Nu's coming out in the next few months for god's sake.
>>23968492Don't forget about their biggest daring, the Barbatos.
>>23968243>IGN of Gunpla Snap with confidence!
>>23967443>Worrying about tariffs, wanting to buy a second hand printer.So you are just poor? There are Gunpla kits out there for €25,- and less. Printing is not free you know and what you safe in money you'll more than make up in hassle and frustration. If you do resin (Wich you want for Gunpla) you don't Really need a wash and cure machine bit you do need IPA alcohol each time and some setup with some uv lights to cure.
MG Neo Gundam when
why do snapshitters paint their nails but not their kits? curious.
it's the same reason behind the "gunpla collectors wear tattered underwear" stereotype; it's all about priorities.
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>>23967647>butcheredFinally corrected, you mean.
>>23967319>>23967322I tried that but the stuff was rock solid and the joints wouldn’t enter the sockets. Any tips?
Why is this guy spamming k pop shit at the end of threads?
Toei crack the code, crouching henshin pose wouldn't be possible if the belt is on waist.
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