-=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: >>23968669
Thanks to everyone who submitted entries for the groupbuild! Please wait for Groupbuild Dude for the showcase.
And show me your WIPs!
>>23975333Good luck, everyone. This was a tough one for me. I prefer bulky, armored stuff so painting a human face, particularly that of a woman, is a whole 'nother game. I'm gonna go snapbuild a robot.
Model kits to buy for my birthday?
>>23975333I tried to submit my entry but my emails kept failing to send so I give up
>>23975338Frame Arms Girl Kagutsuchi-Kou.
>>23975338HG Lfrith Anavata
I JUST WANNA BUILD GUNPLA SO BADLY, IN THE WORST WAY
>>23975338PGU NU :)
>>23975338Whichever looks cool and/or makes your pp hard
>>23975360This
I wanted to (lacquer) topcoat my chinkpla, then realized a lot of parts are gold-plated. tried to spray on plated runner and the gold fucking melted. disassembling chinkpla is pure hell, so I'm going to masking hell route instead. damn it.I hate that water based cans are so expensive and wasteful. I refuse to buy it!
>>23975333Even with the extension I ended up a bit late to submit, not sure how lenient groupbuild dude is but here's hoping
>>23975372Thats a bargain, I might go to japan this month or something.
New backlog.I was shocked by the sheer size, weight and thickness of the moonlight butterfly. I'd probably end up selling it because I have no space to display it. HG Hyaku Shiki to replace my MG Hyaku Shiki. I'm downscaling my collection.
>>23975372The price looks reasonable for a PG. too bad it's Nu. boring and ugly.
>>23975395TRUTH NUKE
Wtf is Turn A nano skin thing in PbandaiDo I get both Turn A and Turn X in the same box with special coating?
>>23975338Orange Cat Laevatein
>>23975372Gcucks was a flopGbitch was a gigaflopPGU nu floppedGundam Shart Zero will flopGundam movie will gigaflopBandai EOS soon
>>23975427Xing Dong....
>>23975338Moderoid Bismark
>>23975427Making up scenarios in your head is the signature 4chan moveThe PGU was shit though I'll give you that
GBD went to get milk and still hasn't come back, I'm scared bros
>>23975427only one of those isn't true anons
>>23975338mechanicore firehawk
>>23975338This >>23975362Aka the Jihu from Motor Nuclear
Why don't they make plamo of FSS kits?there's no point in making it resin super exclusive only
fuck i didn't scroll down to see new thread>>23975283 (Cross-thread)Thanks for the tip! i live in the middle of nowhere in EU though so no Hobby Lobby, would something like the Vallejo Blender B05002 be good?
>mfw mastershits are a deadline now1/144 won
is it even possible to remove oil paint/ mr weathering from matte coated surface without removing the matte coat? i grabbed a clean brush dipped with mr weathering solvent but it wont go away
>>23975494no. a strong enough solvent to dissolve top coat would solve everything under it as well.
>>23975485There's plamos from both Volks and Ourtreasure,
>>23975499I want Phantom
I was hoping the Solomon/Axis Works people would appear again this year and maybe drop a Kshatriya Repaired add-on or some other kit.
>>23975508SURELY the Aerial Dominator came out this year and time is not flying past me.
>>23975508They're printing 3rd batch for Osiris right now. inflated price due to high demand and limited stocks.
>>23975491I would try to get something much wider, its easier to avoid brush stroke lines/ overall easier since you cover more area at once. I use a 3/8 inch angular brush made by Masters Touch, so convert that to Euro measurments and look around. Id post a pic but some faggot in my area is range banned temporarily and I cant send pics on this device. Feel free to ask any other questions or tips dude.
>>23975504That's fair, I can see Volks releasing it as they can sell the recolors as exclusives. Personally I'd love Machine Messiah Auge but that's a never-ever.
>>23975411Yes and with nanomachine decals, I don't know if they're waterslides or stickers though.
Groupbuild is coming along, just getting all the images together. Guys you really don't have to wait until the literal last minute to submit your builds you know.>>23975335August 7th was the last day for me to accept things. I posted the "Three days left" thing on Wednesday (Wed/Thur/Fri).
based GundamPros having a 18% sale this weekend with code
I feel like I'm doing this wrong all the time. How much water do I put into spray out pots? Full? Up to the divider thing? Just a bit on the bottom?
>almost three hours to put parts on clips>only frame partsAaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Back from vacation. My next project is gonna be painting this bitch red.
>>23975541How many joggers laughed at you?
>>23975544I don't know why anyone would laugh about me buying the worst version of the original gundam. If anything they would pity me and assume I just don't know.
>>23975533Sorry man. If it helps, I was recovering from surgery prior and didn't have chance before then.
>>23975547>the worst version of the original gundamBut enough about The Origin
Is Citadel Chaos Black the best spray primer to get for hand painting?
>>23975553The origin MG is actually very nice to build. The lack of core block makes it pose great too.
>>23975533c'mon I want to do silly build soon
>>23975556Any rattlecan you use for airbrush priming (heh) is also good for brush paint. Citadel is overpriced, all hobby brand matt black primer cans are good. Even testors or other (cheap) hardware store primer will do bit test those first on some spoons.
>>23975556No, Citadel stuff is overpriced. Army Painter, at the other hand, is shitty. For spray cans: either Vallejo or AK, if you want it to be acrylic, Tamiya if you don't mind lacquer since you would spray it outside anyway. For airbrush use, Vallejo Mecha Color if you want to stay within waterbased acrylics territory or Mr Hobby if you have spray booth and mask and don't have to worry about fumes.
>>23975556Fuck no, Citadel primers blow chunks. Their Wraithbone is easily the worst spray primer I've ever used. I strongly recommend the Colour Forge line if you can find it in your area, they have good color variety matched to Citadel paints and spray well after 1-2 coats. The bone white here is their Wightbone for example.
>>23975556Citidel sucks ass, The best brush paint primer is vallejo mecha black with a lot of retarder added.
>>23975556Go for vallejo
>>23975565I don't have an airbrush >>23975560>>23975563>>23975564Thanks, looks like I can get the AK & Colour Forge options so will probably get one of those! Usually pretty restricted in options since I'd need to get it shipped and shipping aerosols have a bunch of restrictions >>23975571Can't find that they do a spray primer, or at least one that's available to me, and i've heard brush painting primer is a pain/waste of time?
I might pepper around the shades of pink and red some more since the 3.0 has a ton of parts separation but I think this is more or less what I am going to do.>>23975573The mecha primer just needs retarder added to make it work good on a brush. I've used a ton of the stuff. You just put it on wet and let it take its time drying and it'll come out perfect. The vallejo premium color retarder is what I always used. Always around a 15% retarder and 35% thinner and 50% primer. It's supposed to dry slowly.
>2011+15>"people" are still getting filtered by the RX-78-2 ver 3.0
>>23975579I've built one before when I was a new builder and I remember hating it. It clearly didn't filter me if I'm building another years later you doofus.
>>23975576Oh interesting, will definitely look into that! Weather here can be pretty ass so brush painting it sounds a bit handier but just from what I'd heard it's very annoying to do. Thinner for that would just be water as with Vallejo paints right?
>>23975556get Mr Hobby Aqueous cans
>>23975582Their airbrush thinner is a lot nicer to use than water. Water makes it want to bead up. The airbrush thinner has some kind of surfactant added to it to help it stay flat. You can get a pretty big bottle of the thinner on amazon for a good price.There's very little difference between airbrush and brush products. Brush thinners just make paint dry slower so that it has time to level out the brush strokes. It's why adding retarder is so important. It's like a cheat code to get a good flat finish.
Waiting for HG Leopard Destroy announcement any day now...
>>23975564>eldar fagBut yee, citadel stuff is universally overpriced, along with most of gw's stuff. I've had good experiences with Army Painter though.
>>23975573Gogg was painted with Vallejo cans, they are good. For non hobby brand, the paint will stick it's a matte tof how thick the rattle paint is and how much pressure the can has. I have an fdm 3d printer and between print lines and pla sucking in some paint, I just use the most basic €3,50/can matt black or jay2cent grey primer.
Do you think Leopard Destroy will be a retail kit? No or no?
>>23975647It is absolutely going to be P-Bandai
They got me
>>23975650i dunno, after they switched gears on the Wing upgrades I can't trust anythingalso when they made G Gundam kits p-bandai but suddenly the X kits aren't wtf lmao
>>23975647>Heavyarms but the gatling takes the entire armSuch a stupid design. I'm glad X flopped.
>>23975654What? Leopard has a full manipulator that can discard the gatling at will, Heavyarms is stuck with just the gun arm
>>23975654>Heavyarms but the gatling takes the entire armretard alert
>>23975654it literally has a hand, Heavyarms is the stupid one
>>23975651It's simply economical.
>>23975652G is the black sheep of GWX, while Wing is the king. It's that simple.
>>23975664what is this fanfic
Alright folks, it's Groupbuild time. Lets take a look at what you degenerates made this time around (You know who you are)
A Gyanko mixed together with a Woundwort brings us this Woundwort Girl! It has an additional manipulator to help wield its railgun!
Tired of Evil-Lyn fucking up for the millionth time, Skeletor drinks a magic potion to show her how the Evil Sorceress thing is done!
>>23975670Nice cock
To her close Sisters, Ingrid have soft and somewhat gentle side. But outside, the rest see mainly her "war" face - serious, emotionless and focused on the goal. Her combat equipment is adjusted for brutal, close combat engagement, allowing her to rapidly close the distance and deliver the killing blow. Multiple thrusters - massive main ones on the back, supported by additional on side and front of her legs - coupled with precise thrust control gives her unparalleled flight and movement capabilities. While her frame include massive ion canons mounted on her back and side, close range plasma shotgun, she often ditch those, leaving only dangling connection cable. Instead, she prefer melee weapons, including her signature, massive halberd. Like frightening crimson lighting, Ingrid is ready to strike whoever might threaten her friends, hard and true.
>>23975670i'm sorry but it's genuinely less feminine than normal Woundwort
Agnes was once a beggar living in the dystopian city until one day she fell into a hole on the back alley, when she opened her eyes, she saw the armor floats above her and forcefully attached onto her. Now she have to defend the city that she hates, from the attack of the machine devil.
Shown in her powered up form, Strelizia shows a striking scarlett red paint job!
Lich Corpsnel Greer didn't have much luck with 87 so she's upgraded herself this time. She finds that organic matter conducts ether much better than metal, even blood iron. Most Corpsnels use organs intact, but Greer likes to also use the broken bits others leave behind. By integrating them into her limbs and weapons, she can multicast curses with her helping hands. Murder mechs are useful too as their cobalt cores make nice antibacterial plates that help preserve the organic bits. She's meticulous about her ether storage as they were hard to find and will be harder to replace. Their distracting size has helped in end many situations in her favor. Her hexed shotgun handles the rest of them.
>>23975673I'm voting for this. Don't even need to see the rest.
>>23975670looks like a maid Woundwort but tranny
"You want someone dead? For cheap? And don't mind some senseless property damage? Then we're your girls! I'm Bitsy and the big girl is Pferd, we're the Spare Pair, the cheapest merc duo this side of Neo Wrexham!"Two machines, designed to infiltrate, take care of their target, and self-detonate to cover their tracks, were quickly rushed out without their internal bombs. After levelling the St. Fairbourne Hospital for Disabled Orphans to the ground, the two machines awaited their end, and after days of waiting for their demise, realized they were free. Now, years later, the two now make a killing, killing. Enough money to cover their ammo, repairs, new parts, television adverts, and whatever the two women desire. "Our 3 for 2 Thursday offer is back on for the Summer Holidays, and we now offer the new Slow and Painful package, in addition to Instantaneous Smithereens! So, call now and get that ****** dead!"
>>23975685This is fucking rad.
A gift from Yuna Roma Seiran to the princess of ORB, the Stryko Rouge is a reimagining of the princess's mobile suit from the conflict two years prior.
>>23975682oh wow that's gross
A Nymph of the Alquand Church, Helvetia uses a flight type frame with a special lightened direct energy sniper cannon - VARS 3Q94, and a quad tubed missile system - MORAD 082, mounted on her frames backpack mounts. These weapons are perfect for hunting heretical nymphs whom have shown disloyalty to the Prime Church and Saint Eden, and for hunting Gardina special forces nymphs, or any whom might prove a threat to the Prime Church.As a primary arm Helvetia favours her M24 'Klukai' assault rifle with a backup underbarrel launcher, its flexibility blending well with her rapid hit and run tactics.01001000 01100001 01110100 01110100 01101001 00100000 01101101 01110101 01110011 01110100 00100000 01100100 01101001 01100101
>>23975688This is simple but I really like the result. Coulda used more detailing but regardless it came together great.
After miserable attempts to further map the lower levels of the 'structure'. The SanJu Heavy Industry commissions a new exploration unit. Using the RYDIRA sister series, known for it's respectable adventuring prowess as the base. The new unit named RYD-068, is built with enhanced scouting, endurance, and offensive abilities.After studying the data from the previous failed expedition. SanJu has come to the conclusion that a support unit is needed to aid the new exploration model. The CBM-948 a collapsible bike mech unit featuring a completely new transforming frame. Capable of switching in three modes, bike, mech, and exoframe to support it's sister unit. It was later given the green light to house an advanced AI to further improve it's support capabilities. Though the engineers really just added it in to give the RYD-068 a proper companion, a sort of brother unit to help her in here lonely and perilous journey.
Developed in secret within Anaheim Electronics using captured Axis AMX-103 Hamma-Hammas and data from the prototype YAMS-132 Rozen Zulu, the Wicked Witch was designed to be a dedicated Newtype Defense for normal Earth Federation MS Forces. The enlarged head unit contained a powerful Psycho-Jammer using emitter vanes within the standardized thrusters on the hips and shoulder of the suit. The Psycho-Jammer blocked Psychommu waves of enemy Newtype suits in a sphere around the Wicked Witch. It's only offensive weapon was a large single barreled beam cannon in the palm of a cabled Incom unit forming its left arm as the suits generator couldn't power much more once the Psycho Jammer was in use. The optional "broom" was an additional Psycho Jammer with its own generator giving extra range but a narrower field of effect, useful for enemy newtypes at a distance.The addition of the Wicked Witch to a Federation MS squad dramatically improved the odds of surviving enemy Newtype Super-weapons.
Once a decorated and renowned soldier of an experimental force, gone AWOL after a disaster invoving her arm malfunctioning. Kaplayt is a rogue, roaming the wastes alone.At least... that's what she tells everyone. Kaplayt's true origin is known only to her, and it's debatable if she even knows. Rumor has it she suffers from grand delusions, or some form of degenerative psychosis. Some attribute it to her crude biotech arm; that it drains so much blood from her brain that she can't think straight. Others think Kaplayt always had a screw loose, and her obtaining such a weapon only added another chapter to her bizzare mentality. Whatever the case, it's rare you'll ever see Kaplayt actually utilize her monstrous mechanical limb. She's usually timid and standoffish, always speaking of hiding or being hunted. If you're unlucky, she'll accuse you of seeking her out, and go on the defensive. It's... unclear how her mechanized appendage actually works. How she's able to lug it around with such ease or produce such explosive force to attack with. It even displays a limited ability to transform for more specialized use, though Kaplayt herself doesn't seem fond of this mechanic...
A wandering soldier from a different dimension who has fought and earned glory alongside countless proud souls. Her unique mastery of dimensional travel and its applications in combat have earned her a longstanding reputation as a great heroine. What began as a quest to return home turned into a legacy: even now, the many lives she has touched reminisce fondly of their battles alongside her. No matter how powerful the foe, none can survive her mighty blade. No matter how great the distance, she will return.
>>23975693damn that's a lot of cherudimsvery cool though, love it anon
Minori is a mechanic who specializes in performing repairs for the Armored Fighting Suits of mercenaries who fight against the occupation of Earth by the Strahl Democratic Republic. She wears an SDR mechanic's leather jacket, which she takes great pride in having stolen it herself.
>>23975690Based Dolls Nest enjoyer.
>>23975694That's a cool arm
>>23975693This is cool, but is it girlpla?
>>23975700finally something good
>>23975693thanks doc
>>23975692Really wish this had more colors to break up all that blue.
>>23975647>here, look at my son!
currently building the HGUC Gp01. Gp01Fb was my first ever kit, so it'll be nice to see how my skills have changed over the past few months
>>23975692Paint could really use work. But i like how busou shinki this is.
>>23975511September will be a year since it's been released.
>>23975692Some weathering could've really elevated this to one of the top entries
And that's all of our entries. Thank you for participating in the 30th Groupbuild! Place your votes here!https://forms.gle/pZiADc661Mp5KNU99Next month marks the 10 year anniversary of the first-ever Groupbuild that I hosted here on /m/. In place of the usual security question, I've instead added a form where people can share their thoughts on the Groupbuilds, be it good or bad. I've been hosting these for 10 years now, but I'm always open to critiques and suggestions on how to run these things. Cheers to everyone who's submitted something over the last 10 years, and hopefully we get to another 10 down the road!
>>23975741Old group buildto commemorate the 10th anniversary, make a "old" build, like a older kit, a kit made to look old, a rework on a older kit you have or a kit made to look like a old person.
Now for the next theme. We're back to the old way of suggesting themes, the ones that didn't pass the final round of voting are back again for a second chance at it. >Armored Up Groupbuild (Build either an armored up mech (ie: Full Armor Gundam) or a suit of Power Armor (Kamen Rider, Space Marine, etc)>Criminal Groupbuild (Build a mech designed to be used by a criminal or an evil organization)>Giant Weapons Groupbuild (Build a robot that uses oversized weaponry (buster sword, hyper mega bazooka, enormous drill, tower shield, etc)>Silly Groupbuild (Build a goofy ahh mech that doesn't take things too seriously)>Stolen (Build a mecha made by one faction, but change its aesthetics and style to its rival faction [ex. Zeon-themed Guntank, Federation-themed Gelgoog, Titans-themed Zeta])Any other previous themes can be suggested as well, be it old ideas that have floated around for years (Lookin at you Elemental) or something brand new! I'll take theme suggestions for the next 3 days (Today, Sunday, and Monday), so get to suggesting things!
>>23975749Mahou Shoujo doko...
>>23975749It's the perfect timing for G/W/X with basically all the X kits coming out within the timeframe
>not a single lewd, oversexed bimbo of a girlpla that the modeler was making with a half mast at minimum and is definitely getting hotglued immediately after taking the pics if not beforewhat's the dang point, I didn't vote for this man
>>23975741I honestly think that option to select multiple kits in categories other than main one was good idea. Vote for winner could also make use of it.
>>23975760be the change you want to see, buildlet
>>23975760>he cant ryusei to any of thisGet out of my board.
>>23975682I'm having a hard time understanding what I'm looking at here. Are those big saggers?
>>23975760Where's your lewd, oversexed bimbo model kit?
>>23975749Mythological themeAnimal/Insect themeAquatic theme
>>23975680that's crazy I had no idea the Pochincoff robot was real
>>23975749>>23975777I'd be down for insects/bugs
>>23975749Sub Flight System groupbuild: Build a robot that rides on an aerial vehicle to reach battle faster, to maintain flight within atmosphere, or which mounts additional weapons for improved combat effectiveness. Primarily thinking of stuff like the Base Jabber, Dodai-Kai, Guuru, Fatum-00, Fry-Schop, F-Rug, Tickbalang and Kessaria, but also the booster shield on the I-Type Mission Packs for the F90 and F90II.
>>23975749suggesting /tv/ theme again
>>23975797Gonna make Unicorn (Walter White custom) with meth crystals
>>23975797MG The O painted like Homer Simpson; The simsOn
>>23975749Stolen and criminal sounds fun
>>23975749Starship: build a spaceship of some form, from single seat fighters to star destroyers, whateverNo transformers but grappler ships and stuff are cool
>>23975749Its silly time
>>23975690Whats wrong with your fAce?
>>23975749AoZ groupbuild>make your own donut steel that would fit AoZ lore, by using an AoZ kit as kitbash fodder
nice updoot bamco
>>23975703"Additionally, any "Feminine" mechs like the Nobel Gundam or Valsione are fair game as well."
>>23975807I like this.
>>23975807Sounds too restricting
>>23975818honestly you can use pretty much any kit of a mobile suit from anything up to unicorn or so just fine
>>23975817I should clarify, when I say this I'm referring to the robot.
>>23975807>p-bandai build Fuck you
>>23975800>The O painted like Homer SimpsonSo, his canon colorscheme.
>>23975823Actually >Fake P-Bandai Group Build>Make a variant of an existing kit that it Bandai made it out would be a P-Bandai release.
>>23975823Not really. You can take a basic retail GM or OYW Zeon MS and paint it in Titans or ReZeon colors. There's also several cheap retail Titans MS that you could use.
>>23975807too niche, and that's coming from someone who's a bigger AoZ fan than youor rather maybe not strictly too niche, but the understanding of how to not make it restrictive itself requires some advance knowledge of the topic and doesn't work well for a theme here
>>23975685What kit is that gun from ? The head one
>>23975832it's not as complicated as you imagine
>>23975818A lot of times having restrictions is what makes people the most creative. Though sometimes not of course.>girlpla
>>23975837given you can't read, I don't think you have any grounds to argue about this
>>23975841nah my gundam knowledge dick is bigger than yours I don't give a fuck broit's not complicated
>>23975741Not even a huge girpla guy but I'm happy to see this theme wasn't just brushed off, lots of fun entrants
>>23975838restrictions are good, i'd just rather something that fits the vibe but is brand agnostic. something like "experimental" or "prototype" groupbuilds are already like 90% bandai/gundam it seems unnecessary to disallow that 10%
psycho mk ii bootleg fukken WHEN
>>23975847on the flipside it's completely fine to just not participatethat's what plenty of people do every groupbuild
>>23975741Silly bros? Did we get too cocky?
>>23975676chode lyoko looking 6head
>>23975810the base kit is not a feminine looking mech. this does not follow the rules as laid out, as they did not state feminizing another mech as kosher. I specifically said this was a retarded restriction and that GBD was huffing paint as usual while diddling his asshole.
Why is the LED unit so expensive? Should I just go with the Kosmos instead? or this there another 3rd party led thats worth it?
finally this shit theme is over
>>23975749Again asking for:>Urban>Round>Combine a gunpla with a scale model>Maschinen Krieger>non combat>Idol/Mahojou Shojou
>>23975859Never buy bandai LED kits
>>23975801it has been years since it was suggested and it NEVER came close to winning
>>239758592% off?!sheeeeeeeit time to buy
>>23975857The end result is still relatively feminine>High heels>Thin-ass waist>Round Skirt>The witch motif in generalLose the claw hand and maybe add some kind of hair behind the head and that'd 100% be feminine.
>>23975801I don't know what anyone ever sees in criminal which is probably why it's never wonstolen is potentially fun but I feel like there's just better themes every time, it's kinda whatever
>>23975871For me personally, I'd probably do a police zaku or patlabor ingram but covered in grafitti.
>>23975741>14 entries for girlpla but 3 for nightmareI hate it here
>>23975823most AOZ has been bootlegged by now I think
>>23975749I would also be down for insect so I can add to my putty monstrosity collection. but unfortunately, it is SILLY'S turn
>>23975849Just buy the official one you retarded chinkslurper
>>23975871they both just seem difficult to depict in the build itself and not rely on additional context.
>>23975749vidya part 2animalaquaticdamages/repairedalien
>>23975879Tbf nightmare is kinda hard for mecha. Now racing theme i expected atleast 10+ not a measly 3 entries.
I hope the next theme is gonna be general enough so I can submit something from 3~4 themes ago that I never finished
>>23975879Biomecha was basically Nightmare DLC and it did fine. Surely a 3rd halloween theme would have 20 entries
>>23975741>wait, where's my entry? I swear I submitted it earlier this week>check email>it's been sitting in my outbox for three dayshahahaha
>>23975741>Skeletor>not Skeletits
>>23975869Again, the rules explicitly stated that the starting point had to be a feminine mech. Not the end result, which is why I took issue with the finalized rules. Groupbuild dude is a legitimate close-minded retard.
>>23975924>close-minded>anyway here's why this kit SHOULDN'T be allowed in this build because of MY feelingsokay
>>23975879Doing this for 10 years, there's two main takeaways as to what makes a theme "successful">1) How broad the theme isThis is straightforward - the more open-ended a theme is the more people submit stuff. The most successful themes in terms of entrants (Build Divers 1 with 24, Melee 2 and EXTRATHICC with 18, and Melee 1, Ranged, Mecha Musume, and Artillery with 16) are all themes that are either super-open ended (Build Divers just being "What MS would use in GBN with the only criteria being 1/144 scale Gundam models, which pretty much everyone in this general owns at least one of), or require not a lot of extra work to an existing model (Many of the entrants for the first Melee groupbuild used kits that were already melee focused like Shining, Denial, 00, or Barbatos as the base).>2) How easy it is to do with commercial kitsCompared to the previously mentioned themes, themes like IGBX or Nightmare (Which had 4 entries mind you) required a more out-of-the-box approach. These themes required way more kitbashing than others, and the low numbers come from a variety of other factors (People not finishing their builds in time, people being unable to paint during builds held during winter, and so on). Over at /tg/'s 40k general they have a monthly collage where they do and it seems like a lot of the same virtues apply there too (More open-ended themes like "Character" or "Spooky" getting ~30+ entries, while something more involved than painting a single mini like "Terrain" only getting 9 entries (I turned in the Artillery team in the bottom right)). Basically the more work something is, the less entrants the theme gets. tl;dr, themes that are more easy and available for the average modeler to do tend to get more entries than themes that have more restrictions and barriers of entry.
>>23975924Rozen Zulu is feminine, that's good enough for me.
Why did my Penelope come with 2 instruction books? Is this normal or a mistake from the factory?
>>23975964Just a mistake, enjoy your extra booklet
>>23975698>BRAAAAAAAAP
>>23975749Prototype unit to mass production. Build a mass production mobile suits that based of Gundam or any mobile suits that doesn't have mass production
>>23975797>>23975749I honestly really like this idea: Make a mech that's themed around a different board. Like a baneposting /tv/ gundam or something
If I'm only gonna get one primer would Gray be the best bet?
>>23975690>barely painted tits and tummywas this intentional? and I kinda prefer the original face more.>>23975692The build itself is really sick but let down by the paintwork. Also too much blue.
>>23976013Yes
I wish that the rg Sazabi had the ver. ka's proportions. The mg is too big but the rg's torso sucks ass. I'll probably bit the bullet and buy it at some point. Does it look better irl?
>>23976064RG is nicer
>>23975556I handbrush badger's stynylrez primer straight from the bottle.
>>23976064try the HG
>>23976016>was this intentional?Yee. I was trying to give the impression of skin showing through a latex suit. It would have been a lot easier with an airbrush but events this year have conspired to prevent me building a spray booth.>>23975805First attempt, please be gentle senpai >>23975741Congrats to everyone whom entered, this has been a good turnout. I'm pleasantly surprised by the breadth of entries and effort that's gone into them.
>>23976064Buy the HG
>>23975938Hey bud, just wanted to say thanks for running it. I've only tried to enter once, but seeing the competition, seeing the ideas always gets me motivated, helps the hobby stay fresh, gives me goals. Thanks.
should i armor and decal it all up before starting the binders?
>>23976064>Does it look better irl?Baby torso. It is what it is.
>>23975964So many anons working on a Penelope lately.
>>23976064It's honestly not really noticeable in practice. Fantastic kit all around though I personally don't like the engineering in the leg armour sliding.
Do i have to use a gloss primer for metalics paint?
>>23976110It is noticeable if you had contact with either Ver Ka or the HG at some point. Arguably the worst aspect of this kit>engineering in the leg armour slidingIt is just a barely noticeable piston, the thighs don't slide like many other Gundam RGs.
>>23976120Again, no it's not. If you feel otherwise it's really not my business.And I'm talking about armour sliding because I'm referring to the parts that do move (mainly the front bell bottom and the knee) and not the one specific section that does not move.Think about what you're readiWAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP MAN
>>23976121The shins stay in place if you don't touch it. The knees have pistons inside get exposed when you bend them but that's about it. The worst thing about it's legs is the C clip foot lmao.
>>23975673Not blue enough>>23975692Too fucking blue
How to remove stickers or price tags from box without damaging or discoloring the box? i have some boxes with huge discount taped on it
anyone with both novalv and verdenova could show me how verdenova looks with novalv's chest piece instead of its own?
>>23976121>It's not noticeable because... IT'S JUST NOT, OKAY?????
>>23976098whoever designed the RG needs to be lobotomized for that hideous proportion
>>23976097Do the binders first so you can see the complete inner frame.
>>23976238RG Sazabi reminds me of Byarlant. Everything else is big except the torso.
>>23976098damn i didnt think the RG was this glossy, guess i've only ever seen it with a topcoat
I've made a horrible mistake, but...I love the V2. From what I've heard, this thing is going to need glue so it doesn't randomly explode.
>>23976266RG Sazabi has the plastic shine. Also i painted some armor parts in the pic above so it might looks glossier than usual.
how do you even go about measuring out and mixing paints? found mech9 that's pretty cool but it'll be like 60% this colour, 30% another 10% another, is it just a ballpark or like?
>>23976286You get a good feeling for it after a point. Mech9 paint guides are pretty solid.
is Blokees stuff good? Considering adding some of their Transformers stuff to my backlog
>>23976286Granulated pipettes or a scale
>>23976302>Granulated pipettes
>>23976268No it only explodes if you transform it a bunch. My titanium finish version actually had some pieces too tight. Just don't expect dynamic poses out of it.
What is the best lacquer primers/base cost brands for white?
>>23975533Sorry about that, lad. My next one will be at least a day early, promise.
>>23976333Mr.base white works very well if you can find it
>>23976268Not really, but if you have no plans of doing the transformation you may as well glue down the sections and a couple of moving parts.
>>23976342It seems like a common problem among the transforming combiner MG. Ex S was a janky mess, too. Luckily ZZ was rock solid.
>>23976353ZZ had the leeway of having bigger, stronger connections due to it's size while the V2 just barely managed to keep a sturdy locking mechanism.
>>23975749/int/ theme. Make countries stereotypes build ala G Gundam
>>23976389This but only for countries that didn't make it in G.
>>23976357ZZ needs it because the whole thing is just a heavy clusterfuck. The real factor is how ambitious V2 Ver Ka is. It has a good looking innerframe while capable of transformation and this probably affects the stability. Meanwhile ZZ barely has one.
>>23976389>Canada Gundam and India Gundam look exactly the same
>>23976394Pretty sure both of them have canon gundam designs. Neo India actually looks pretty badass.
>>23976403Good job missing the joke
>>23976405I don't care about your joke. Make something like " Neo France and Neo Africa Gundam look the same " then it might make me chuckle abit.
>>23976418I don't care about your joke.
>>23976430Found the Kang anon
>>23976389Australia Gundam has overt Chinese theme to it, almost like it is China Gundam. It just has Australia flag on the arm.
>>23976389>ukraine is just a funnel spammer
>>23976389We literally did this a few themes ago
>>23976067it's not, and has worse articulation
>>23976462Pretty sure RG Sazabi has much better articulation than a 2009 brick like the HG. However most of those articulated details are very trivial. Sure you can bend its toes and do the leg spread, but no one wants Sazabi to look stupid.
>>23976273so many unfortunate design elements on the RG
>>23976472The appearance is subjective but RG Sazabi's engineering aged poorly. The waist peg is too loose and the c clip feet are trash. Did Bandai ever fix this thing with some sort of Pbandai variant?
>>23976480the curve on the back of the legs and the positioning of the front skirts are objectively bad. the stealth sawteeth make no sense on an ~26m robot with tons of bad radar reflecting surfaces in a universe where radar is no longer functional when minovsky particles are spread. the fins in front of the mega particle gun are just going to get blasted away when it fires if the torso is even slightly angled.
What's the most advanced/detailed third party "Mechanicore" styled kit currently available? It can be any brand.
>>23976487A gigantic red robot that supposed to be a war machine makes no sense so you don't need to think too hard about it. Realistically, an exposed, long assed thruster tank is a recipe for disaster.
>>23976495InEra Thunderbolt manta ray. It looks almost AI generated.
Mechanicore actually made a 1/100 Penelope in the past. It looked surprisingly restrained.
Since Byarlant has been reprinted, i bought one. The joints are tight and the kit feels rock solid, but the seam lines on the arms look pretty bad so i will paint this guy soon. Another complaint is that the head doesn't have monoeye sculpt while Unicorn version has one which is ironic.
>>23976522Also, the scale is so fucked.
A ton of great entries, great work everyone!>>23975686Thanks!>>23975835Comes with the Hexa Gear V-Thor.
>>23976418>same joke but worseAre you an actual jeet? I didn't know you people liked these kind of hobbies.
>>23976548>How dare you joke about niggers?!
I am unironically debating on getting this
>>23975749Universal Fine Thread group build: make a model that uses cloth or cloth-mimicing parts as a significant design element. Capes, shrouds, flags, tassels, for god's sakes skirts if you have to.
https://schizophonic9.com/re10/wave_laevatein.htmlhttps://schizophonic9.com/re10/wave_laevatein2.html
>>23975749Criminal and mythological would be nice.
>>23976565>70 bucks for a giant hollow HGSkip
If the next theme is kino I'll join with my current WIP
>>23976565>RE100Just get a MG
>>23975741Great stuff, everybody!
pretty good paint job saw on my feed
>>23975771>>23975682Yes they are. I don't have any other sfw photos.
>>23976633It doesn’t have a MG retard
>>23976741What?
>>23976741I am saying just get any MG over it, most RE/100 arent that good for what it priced at much less a Pbandai one
>>23975741really good turnout this round. great work to everyone who participated
>>23976756I loved your biomecha entry it was the one I voted for in every category
>>23976301Friendly owner of models shop have very good opinion about them. Slightly lower quality than typical HG but still very good and cheaper.
Chang really went all out on this shit. My daydream is a 1/100 S Gundam or Zeta Plus with as much effort put into them as this or that Kshatrya.
>>23976828My daydream is having Bandai reprint FMP kits since I really want to paint and customise a Gernsback.
>>23976752RE/100's are just an excuse for Bandai not to make a MG of a particular kit these days while hoping the RE/100 shuts up people demanding it
>>23976833>RE/100's are just an excuse for Bandai not to make a MG of a particular kitI wouldn't care about a kit not having an MG if RE100 was actually decent. the seed and WFM Full Mechanics are essentially that
>>23976832the author hates Bandai, so we wont probably getting any reprints for 20 or so years until the authors dead
>>23976848>hates Bandai,Many are saying this.
>>23976832By sheer luck I found Gernsback while visiting random Mandarake to hunt for Arbalest.I already have this new Arbalest on preorder, but sadly it's a different scale.
>>23976848Huh? Never heard of that, why?
Not too bad for a first paint job I think?
>>23976870trying to dunk on kids by reposting their stuff from twitter isn't funny dude
>>23976869something something about mishandling the FMP licenseif i have to take a guess, a promise of getting the final arc animated broken by bandai
>>23976873Ok, so it was a bad paint job, even for a first timer.
>>23976870I've seen worse. Try thinner coats, especially that yellow. Also correct all that spilling.
>>23976876oh..........uh well never try to handpaint big pieces in red or yellow it never goes well
>>23976693Post em anyways you mad man
>>23976887Not true. If you just paint yellow and red over your grey or a dark primer you'll never get good coverage. Use a dull pink basecoat for reds and a flesh tone for yellows. I use vallejo sun yellow over vallejo sunny skin and it looks great.
I like doing this before assembly
shame I can't make the big sword and 2 glaives float as well
Onwards to the next build: 2 HGs in 1 overpriced PBandai box. gonna paint them simultaneously.
>>23976895post your work then coward or be silent for eternity
>>23976887Shield was a mass. Initially it was solid red plastic. I applied white primer, then white paint, and then red on the inner part using airbrush, and finally handpainted yellow. I was also quite generous with the paint.
>>23976896For me? It's blasting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX_FYq3GoRQ during final assembly.
>>23975749Shoulder cannon variant build
>>23975682>>23976693>>23976889I'm realizing one of the photos is already nsfw...
>>23976914How about just shoulder cannons? Make them work in a custom
>>23976693I have no clue what I'm looking at.
>>23976930The winner of girlpla theme.
Any tips for removing moldlines from rubber tubing for zeon suits? I tried sanding it and it got tattered. Its not plastic so plastic cement can't melt it back. Is it fucked for life?
>>23976596>>23976828>>23976832FMP has been getting a lot of love in terms of kits recently. Kadokawa is doing some and so will Moderoid. I wonder if this means there are plans to do a 5th season of the show.
>>23976973FMP is for faggots
>>23976968>rubberDon't bother.
>>23976976It's actually one of the straightest anime ever.
>>23976978But just about every zeon suit has rubber cables
>>23976976FMP is based
>>23976988Get some metal aftermarket links.
>>23976968Just trim it with your knife
>>23976828>changYou mean Tanaka? Wave is a Japanese Company
>>23975654anon........
>>23976999But it will look like shit!!!>>23976995Zeon fans are unjustly prosecuted, I wish I was a GM fan instead
riddle me this motherfuckers: why are bootlegs of HG Penelope always at least 30% more expensive than Xi when the legit kits are nearly the same price? What's the logic here??
>>23977009where do the bullets even come from?
>>23977014that's the question for another episode!
>>23977014anon it's a beam gatling
>>23977018correct!gundam x wins
>>23977020Why would you need a rotary mechanism for a rapid fire laser gun? Just make the beam shoot in a stream!!!
>>23977024overheating?
>>23977024...do you know why gatling guns rotate?
>>23977024>just make it lameFuck outta here
>>23977031Its gundam X, its already lame.
>>23977028To prevent jamming, reduce melting from heat, and to allow an extremely fast rate of fire.
>>23977035no that'll be g witch
>>23977037That would still happen to the emitter, just not the barrels.
>>23977037and guess what, beam weapons are also quite warm!you're also ignoring the most important reason, looking cool
>>23977044TIL lasers jam.
>>23977012There are too many anons already working on a Penelope ITT. We're overcapacity, sorry bro.
>>23977003Orange Cat Industry is Chinese. Wave didn't make the kit.
>>23977003Wave is just the publisher of the kit in Japanit's made by some Chinese company
>>23977047are you fucking illiterate?
>>23977039No that one was gay
>>23977054No I'm gay
>>23977061based Wingbro
>>23977054>1 post before he couldn't address the argument any moreLmao. Real gatlings are cool, they are function meets form; their sound is iconic and intimidating, and they kill whatever is in their sights. Beam gatling is gay and lazy "slap multiple barrels on it, I aint gotta splain shit, who cares how it functions" nonsense.
>>23977052Is Orange Cat still alive? There's a lot of unreleased shit that I want from them.
>>23976914>>23976923wasn't this basically the 'artillery' theme?
Partially related to Gunpla>got message from my mother>"are you buying stuff for THAT price?!">screenshots with PVC figures with prices like 500€ and up>Miku figure for 2500€>meanwhile most expensive Gundam I saw, PG Nu, was going for around 500€I don't get some people. Why spending several times as much on figures you don't even assemble and paint?
>>23977153you buy to flip it in 2/3 years before it's starts doing michael jackson
>>23977153>Why spending several times as muchSo you can stare at them in the box, I guess.
>>23977093it might be why they have been partnering with external companies like Wave. they have the skill to create but not the logistics power.Speaking of which, the overseas website and their non CN social media sites haven't had updates for a while. Does anyone have their Douyin or weibo site link?
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I wanna vote on the new theme already
Decided to buy a pack of the Gundam cards and pulled this. Surely this is a sign that the MG will be getting a reprint soon, right?. . .
>>23977183is this the game with the minis or is that a separate game
>>23977182Me too Sillybro, me too. . .
>>23977186Separate I believe.
>>23977154>before it's starts doing michael jackson???
>>23977182sorry buddy, this process will take at least 2 weeks due to several rounds of voting
>>23977193sooner or later they will start to lean
>>23977205None of my figures do that and some of them are over 20 years old
>>23977207ok
>>23977205Not an issue if you don't live somewhere that is humid as fuck near daily, and have air conditioning in doors. I was once fearful of all this figure fearmongering but I realized everyone that had such issues were mostly from Asia, like SEA, and they live in hot humid shitholes so it's no wonder they gotta deal with plasticizer issues or figures LEANING after several years
>>23977186separate but they did release sets for IBO and GQ that come with the mini's and some special cards https://www.gundam-gcg.com/en/products/pc01a.htmlhttps://www.gundam-gcg.com/en/products/pc02a.html
>>23977176Shitpla is love. Shitpla is life.
>>23977093They have been making OCs like Estailev. Published by Wave, too.
>>23977176>900 yen MSRP>Bandai forces hobby stores to stock them>Stores forced to massive sale them at 55 yen each because they lose money on floor space let alone being forced to buy the kits or they get blacklistedIs bandai trying to speedrun the deaths of hobby stores to force people to buy from p-bandai or gundam bases only?
>>23977234that would be ideal, to have P-Bandai be the only way to obtain Bandai kits, so Bandai gets all the profits
Since Byarlant has been reprinted recently, they must do with Custom and the Pbandai variants next, right?
>>23977234What's funnier is that Bandai just reprinted Shitpla after their Gundambase exclusive Akatsuki with fixed joints announcement. They are not even trying to be subtle anymore.
>>23977205WOOOO
>>23977281based Bandai dabbing on the gentiles
>>23977258The golden age of bootlegkinos.
But seriously why are they makingshitpla? They're already making bank of their gachapon shit, and those gachas are almost always empty
>>23977317Normally I say do not misconstrue malice for retardation, but I'm pretty sure bandai is just fully retarded.
>>23977051yeah well I wouldn't post pics here ANYWAY!!but um just by chance is anyone working on making the Odysseus closer to the GFF version...?
>>23977317You were buck broken by the doodoo feces. Doodoofecespla has psychologically dominated you
>>23977326this but that one guy crying about bootlegs
>>23977324Not really but I'm using my GFF as a secondary reference since it's unable to go back to normal Penny. I'm more interested in bringing back in some novel elements but also just doing what I want with it too.
how rare of an occurrence is HG gunleon being available
>>23977317Some markets see model kits as scale art pieces that old people paint and others see it as budget toys for babies that skip the assembly to lower the price. A lot of these cheap kits are dogshit paint experiences but make decent toys, those Pokémon kits especially come to mind.
>>23977324If you mean in the sense if a third party third is doing it then no.
>>23977333damn he's looking yellow how old is it?
>>23977351I dunno, whenever it came out, 20+ years ago. They misprinted the face so it's always been slightly fucked and made me mad, I haven't displayed it for a decade or more.Also the stand said "Penerope" which is more funny but also slightly disappointing for teenage me who wanted my cool robot to have a perfect cool display base.
>>23977361what the shitI heard the GFF and Composite (non metal) lines weren't great but damn
>>23977363All the GFFs I bought were back then so I have no modern experience with pretty much any of the action figure lines except RD Ghost Gundam (which is great and I had no problems with), but Penny's head was the only one truly fucked. I got Mudrock, Penelope/Xi, Harrison F91/F90II and X-2, all of them were fine except Penelope's headHere are a couple others for reference, keep in mind they've been in a loose bag for over a decade so it's caused some bending and stuff but overall there wasn't really anything wrong with any other detail element
>>23977317>force retail stores to accept their massive shits (LOL) or get blacklisted>numbers look "GREAT" cause there's such HIGH DEMAND For them, shitpla already paid for and shipped to stores all over Japan>Boomer execs who don't care for the plebians, see the GREAT NUMBERS and assume there's HIGH DEMAND>Print MORE and force retail stores to buy or DIEBandai-sama, undefeated
My personality is also getting mad at corporations for making the wrong sort of children's toys
>sit all day long in front of computer>nothing>sit all afternoon long painting>hemorroids pop outBros...>>23976538Thanks>mfw got this kit in backlog
>>23977389Get a standing desk. Paint standing up.
>>23977389Buy a chair with a toilet hole.
>>23977382Surely this can't be how it works. I imagine retailers give Bandai feedback on what sells and how fast so they can do their own research.
>>23977424He's just making shit up because he will do anything to have an excuse to keep freaking out about bandai. He doesn't even build models. He's a pest.
>>23977417the fortnite battle bucket
>>23977427I was fishing for some corrections instead of more whining but for the other side but alright.
>>23977438That just makes him freak out.
>>23977427this, Bandai is innocent
So I'm looking to paint gold over a gloss black. The problem is that the only gloss black I have is acrylic while the gold is lacquer. Would the lacquer coat fuck up the acrylic underneath somehow?
>>23977505Word.
>>23977505what the FUCK are you on about now bitch
>>23977508have you tried testing it on a spoon or runner?it is possible to spray lacquers over acrylic, but you need to build up mist coats slowly to prevent it turning the lower acrylic into a wrinkle paint finish
>>23977508Let the acrylic cure fully, and the lacquer might take fine if you spray in light coats over time. Test on a spoon or runner or something first honestly.You might have better success if you spray something like Mr Super Clear over the acrylic before the gold
>>23977505go back to /lcg/ faggot
>>23977512>>23977513I have midnight blue but it's also in lacquer. Anyone have any ideas on how gold would look over it? Is there even any resources online for things like this? I would test it myself but it has been raining all week and will rain all throughout next week.
>>23977524dudejust fucking whip up some test spoonswe don't know your specific brands of paints or how you are thinning themif you learn to test things yourself you will be doing yourself a service
>>23977508Varnish that shit and then let it cure for several days, at minimum 3.
>>23977524Oh, if you're using spray cans, the layering of colors will hardly matter. Those come out real thick and heavy.
>>23975741>girlpla>not a single noble submittionOn the flipside i like most of the entries here compared mecha musume.
>>23977621enter your own fucking noble then nigga
got second in my local convention contest
>>23977628without the nu parts
>>23977234Does bandai really forces retailers to buy every single shit kek[/spoiiler] they launch or get blacklisted? That's some mafia ass shit, how's this even legal in the first place? I know that corpos reign supreme in japan but this is ridiculous.
>>23977644Its how retail in general has been for decades all over the world outside of giants like Walmart
>>23977621what exactly do you consider 'notable'
>>23977644iirc generally they have a catalogue they give retailers with some "must buy" items, then they can select from what is being offered. You don't get blacklisted immediately if you reject the must buy items, you just drop in tier and the next time they have stock you get offered a smaller catalogue to choose from and eventually they stop offering you restock.
>>23977628I love it great work
>>23977650I think anon means nobel gundam
>>23977628too dark and detailed I get that it's a scene from the movie but it looks like the Nu is being grabbed by a greeble demon
>>23977628>>23977630Congrats, Anon!
Time to vote Mahou Shoujo, more girlpla related themes the better
>>23977674admittedly i was trying to greeblemaxx for a win
>>23975334Not exactly a WIP. I I think I'm going to call this done. Doesn't even need a cool pose just floats there on menacingly.
>>23977748needs more TLC, way too many nubs I see
>>23975334Working on this guy. Man the torso is so comically small.>>23977205ANNIE ARE YOU OK?
>>23977712There aren't any good Mahou Shoujo kits beyond PVC recasts though.
>was gonna spend all day working on stuff>power outage cucks mefinally restored so I can get a little work done but I'm madI've been puzzling over what to do with these nuclear missiles from the proto stark jegan, just had them sitting around in search of a home. Not sure Penelope is their home, but maybe. Honestly not many good places for them to attach to, but I can imagine them clipping on the little shoulder units that I haven't finished working back in yet, that's the best I've got really. Probably gonna end up on something else though.
>>23977822You come up with your own out of styrene and putty
>>23976495if you're chinese this must blow your mind
>took their sweet time releasing this even though the RG R3 was released way back in 2019 and most of the parts are still reused anyway>ended up getting mogged by Chinks
>>23977836I'm asking because I don't think its detailed enough. I like Michael Bay Transformers, I have a Chinese soul.
>>23977424>>23977427>>23977484>I imagine retailers give Bandai feedback on what sells and how fast so they can do their own research.Not that anon but no. I talked a gunpla retailer before and he said retailers can only sell what Bandai want them to sell. He tried to restock 10 copies of Zowort Heavy cause it was a best seller but Bandai only gave him 4. If the retail can just restock whatever they want and refuse the flops then Bandai would just sell Sazabi and nothing else. There must be an obligation to sell literall shit in order to be affiliate.
>>23977886Bandai continues to waste development on new poopla, and people ITT wonder why a lot of us cheer when Chang gives them a black eye and steals their lunch money.
>>23977886Japanese retailer or elsewhere?
>>23977902Asia. But it works the same way in Japan, which is why you can see that " 1 box per person " rule there because Bandai literally don't allow the retail to restock that many.
>>23977897Which is really frustrating because after the tariffs and middlemen tax, shitpla's price is beyond the financial capability of the toddlers they are catering.
>>23977886Okay poopschizo
>>23977914>poopschizoJeez anon, you don't have to insult Bandai like that.
>>23977623I'm one of the entries. I just didnt expect no one would use a noble in the submittions.
>>23977914>poopschizois that what we're gonna call Bandai's CEO? kek
they really just made ONE (1) kit of Engage Zero and Engage Gundam each and decided nah fuck it we're not doing anything else with the mold
>>23977996There are so many UC Engage designs have no kits even though the mold for the base kit exists.
Has anyone here had any success copying parts or even whole kits on their own?
>>23978030I hear there's some fellas in the land of Zhonguo who have managed it.
>>23978030Yes, oyumaru for the mold with milliput, green stuff, resin (UV or otherwise), and even like off the shelf epoxy intended for repairing things.It takes a little practice to get good at knowing how to set up the mold, which times you want a two part vs one part, what detail you can ignore and scratch build to save you work copying invisible insides of parts but it was certainly faster than how long it took me to reliably handpaint without brush strokes.
>>23977822Based Raitachad
I've never bought any of these gsc kits but I might bite for this one. What's the general opinion on moderoid?
>>23975749Stolen/Deserter sounds cool.
>>23978030Yeah, face parts, feet, forearms, some leg parts for my plastic girls, using "blue stuff" for molds and any kind of two part epoxy as material.
>>23978054worse than kotobukiya. You really have to treat them like a model kit learn how to paint. Because Pic rel is Blue as fuck. As in nothing but fucking blue.
Does the MG Perfectibility have the same issues that the OVA/Ver Ka Unicorns have?
>>23978054I hope you know how to paint
>>23978074Those are the ones from Max Factory and not GSC.>>23978054It varies by kit. Some are fine, others need more work.
>>23977897>Chang gives them a black eye and steals their lunch moneyLOLChang is nothing but a bug under the mighty foot of Bandai. The few spike monstrosities and shitty bootlegs with flash and fitment problems Chang sells to fat Americans and brown islanders are nothing compared to how much Bandai sells.
Why doesn't the Hyaku Shiki have a shield?
>>23978084why would it need one
>>23978084Sometimes it borrows a Hi-Zack's shield.
>>23978054>What's the general opinion on moderoid?There's no standard when it comes to them.One kit might be fucking awesome like Galient or Bismark, the next one will make you think "what the hell is this early 2000 HG shit?!" like the Buddy Complex and Gunparade March ones.Some are actual model kits while a bunch of them (especially combiners/transformers) feel more like DIY toys made almost entirely of ABS and POM instead of PS.
>>23978073It has the issue that it looks like an overdesigned piece of sparkly crap. I'm sure the SEED fans will love it.
>>23978092>especially combiners/transformers) feel more like DIY toys made almost entirely of ABS and POM instead of PS.Even Bandai's KPS shit itself if you try to transform the kit.
>>23978081>Chang is nothing but a bug under the mighty foot of Bandai.If the mighty foot keep making 30mm trash and shitpla then i would rather follow the bug.
>>23977628Effect parts look a bit silly especially the gatling one, but otherwise amazing work
>>23978115>30mm trashOne of the hottest selling lines in Bandai catalogue, what are you smoking?>b-b-but I don't like the designs so it's shit! Give me more Sazabi variants!
>>23978122Just wait, he’s going to post that same picture of the stack of option part kits
I bought Guuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuux Zaku with intention of customizing him to look more like modern military machine but I found design to only look cool on paper. Literally cannot move around legs in other way than just bending his knee and arms are constantly forced into awkward position due to how wide the hips are. And those perfectly exposed fuel tanks.
>>23978123To be honest, it's nearly always same or similar sets. I guess that people simply don't want more than few variations of same torso sections for 30MS, meanwhile limbs (especially those new "dash" and the like) and maid body sells like hot cakes.
Oh and let me remind you that Sestieh, Shuremi and Sourei 30MS kits were out of stock everywhere in Japan for the recent months, reaching 6-8k yen prices for second hands. So much for "no sales lmao".
>>23978124>exposedjust because they're round doesn't mean they aren't armouredtons of MS have thrusters (and fuel) in their skirts and across all their bodies but you aren't questioning them, just because the idea of armour thickness is just too much to imagine when something appears like a propane tankI don't even really like the G-Quuux Zaku that much but I'm tired of dumb criticisms just like its pants or don't but stop bein silly about it like they're paper mache containers of instant death juice and not armoured components of a giant war robot
>>23975334Started assembling a Desultor. I don't know anything about G-Witch, but this guy was P-Bandai despite feeling like a standard grunt suit. I do like the blades that slide out of his forearms.
>>23978138>this guy was P-Bandai despite feeling like a standard grunt suitDoesn't it have like a billion accessories?
>>23975334Felt like I got possessed by Bask Om
>>23978145Yeah, that must be it. He's got a rifle, a bazooka, his knives, a shield, and some kind of carrying case I haven't assembled yet. Oh, and missiles. That actually is a good amount now that I've written it out.
>>23978073Pretty much. It's just the OVA Unicorn with everything slapped on it.
My latest paint job. Since RGM79(G)'s are $50+ i decided to just paint a much less expensive GM Striker in the desert GM paint scheme.
>>23978163Damn, im retarted. That's the Zaku 1 sniper I did last week.
>>23978163Pretty odd looking GM you got there anon
>>23978163Nice GM Camouf
>>23978073It uses the OVA Unicorn as its base body, so it has the improved torso twist and sculpted head vulcans. On top of which it stacks all the weapons from the other versions. So, yeah, it's basically the best possible version of the MG Unicorn without being the MGEX.
>>23978133My main point of criticism is, in case you didn't notice, that model itself, partially because of those fuel tanks, have very limited movement range for legs, too limited for machine that's supposed to be able to operate both in space and on the ground. Should had bought one of original Zakus.
>>23978163>Since RGM79(G)'s are $50+USAGS has them right now for msrp
>>23977996maybe they're waiting for a bootleg to light a fire in their ass like the Exia R4
>>23975749Statue diorama build
>>23978234Would love to see a diorama groupbuild but that would have the saddest turnout in a while
>>23978234>diorama groupbuild>whole threads full of endless shitstorms about weathering of mecha modelsGrim.
>>23978247You can make a diorama without doodoo feces.
Are girlplas good for jacking off to? Or am I better off just buying a lewd statue?
>>23978266Sir, this is a wendys.
>>23978271Take my heckin updoot my good sir!
>>23978266>Cheap>Can be posed for more variety>Overall younger characters>Less detail though
>>23978266Erotic etchings are the only things that work. Sorry.
>>23978280>Cheap
>>23978277Did you kiss your mother with that cocksucking mouth?
>>23978266They feel less erotic when you build them yourself. They're like precious daughters to me. I love them in a way that could never be sexual.
>>23978266Being customizable is a huge plus
>>23978285I kissed your mother with my motherkissing mouth.
>>23978286That's why I traded the built models with another girlpla builder.
>>23978296Vile behavior.
>>23978287Why is this piece of plastic staring at me like that...
>>23978241it would be a fun theme, I'd definitely try to make something for it, but yeah the turnout would be pretty bleak
>>23978299It's just like arranging your daughter a good marriage so she is happy.
MGEX Gquuuux soon. I can feel it.
>>23978287Show us the rest of us
>>23978329China is making it. all white. forgot the name.
>>23978287le NTR face
>>23978329That series was such a nothingburger holy shit. What a waste of episodes.
>>23978360I wish Nyaan and Machu would spit on me
>>23978367Nyaan and Maachu were so delicious but it doesnt change the fact that the story went nowhere.
>>23975334
>>23978406This is kind of interesting, what is this?
Is the Qubeley embellir just the damned with standard colors?
>>23978412Yes.
>>23978420Thanks anon
>>23978423you single btw?
>>23978424No, I’m in a committed relationship with your mother
>>23978266Dark Advent kits are pretty erotic
>>23978353Kinda. They're just producing it. They actually paid Yanase to design it.
>>23977524>>23976180>>23976016>>23975707>>23976016what do you have against blue /m/?
Probably dumb question, but clear lacquer paint and top coat the same thing, or is there a significant difference?
>>23978530It's the same thing
>>23978502Must've been why it looks like shit.
>>23978530Top coat is just the name Mr Hobby puts on their clear coat cans.
>>23978410In Era Thunderbolt, but with changed colors.
>>23978426Dad?
>>23978506They're spiritual women, afraid of a MAN'S color.
>>23978538I disagree, unlike gqux designs it actually looks good
>>23975334One more.
>>23975334Still need to paint the binders, shoulders, legs and thrusters. Hopefully I can find where the missing ass panel went.
Anybody here tried pic related ? Can't find any review
>>23978660not too bad on the rocks or mixed with a pepsi
>>23978660Smells better than it tastes
Bought Chang Gouf flight type out of curiousity. The fitment is alright, the polycaps are quite loose though.
>>23975334Finished painting the Alex, just decals left to do though I might put some more panel liner in the head vents since they're not pitch black yet. Super happy with the blue, I came up with the recipe while painting my gpo4 recently but it didn't fit my vision there so I didn't end up using it. The violet grey frame is also the exact shade I was aiming for, clearly purplish but not distracting.
>>23978668>blasting black blotches on edges for preshade>dalong tier THICK panel liningblue looks good to me though
>>23978672>>blasting black blotches on edges for preshadeThe only black paint I used was for the crotch jewel and panel lining, blind-kun.
Is there any kit that looks like Gaia gear? Something i could possibly modify.
>>23978676>doesn't get the meme>blind-kunreally hit a nerve huh
>>23978690That new chink kit is vaguely Gaia Gear esqueKotobukiya's "Garuda Gear" always seemed like it could serve as a decent base for a facsimile too
>>23978690I have the Gaia Gear Alpha resin kit. You can buy it from me on eBay for $1000
>>23978708nta but while I've considered buying those resin kits over the years especially back when their prices weren't stupid, they don't really look that great. Well detailed and everything but they're still just awkward sculpts overall which is a shame for what I think are some of the most beautiful cartoon giant robot designs to ever come out of japan
>>23978353what does it look like
>>23978668Cool mashup, but I feel like the shoulders look extremely barrenThere's a bit of detailing mismatch between them and the rest of the suit I feel like. They could really use some little holes or lines or something. Decals would help, just anything up there.The black crotch gem really sucks my eye to it too, that shit's black as fuck. Wesley Snipes ass crotch. Not really hating on it but is that vanta black or something? shit looks like a void apart from one teeny tiny big of light reflection from an edge. It's cool but also kinda distracting, really draws my eye to it.
>>23978707>That new chink kit is vaguely Gaia Gear esqueyou mean this?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj0qkx03RMI
>>23978804yepdefinitely isn't trying to be gaia gear but it's close enough especially with a small bit of work if you're happy for close enoughI've seen a few kitbashes of various MS from Jap builders over the years that make decent Gaia Gears too but I don't have any saved to link
>>23975334Psycho Gundam is now done, was a pretty involved build for an HG. Posed with a Victory as I don't have a 1/144 scale Zeta or ZZ. Besides it gives the Psycho Gundam the chance to be the David here.
>>23978834Also finished my first Jeagan. No idea why these G-Rework decals are UV reactive though...
>>23978834>I am sure to win because my speed is superior
>>23978852And he's right
>>23978852No, it's actually because Shakti ran off, got kidnapped, and was forced to pilot a Psycho Gundam someone dug up. Also the Victory having a Minvosky Flight system and not a Minovsky craft is a significant advantage. Also like 80 years of beam tech improvements.
>>23978855probably notvictory is dope and all but unless the pilot of the psyco II is his girlfriend it's a pretty bad matchup for almost anything to fight the psyco II 1v1
Tickbalang anon, I managed to pick one up at an alright price (as well as an MLRS GP02), I'm looking forward to swooshing around my new flying buddy!
Do G-frames count as plamo or /toy/?
>>23978502what is the kit
>>23978838cute kitchen does your mom make your coffee for you?
>>23978296arabic behavior
>>23978897they're technically models but IMO they lean closer to being toys due to the pre-painted parts
Has anyone here built the HG Reben Wolf? The orange polyurethane parts, how are you supposed to paint these? No idea how to paint soft rubbery parts like this
>>23978917get some jumpwind multiprimer, it's a gift from the chinese gods
>>23978926>jumpwind multiprimergive me the QRD on it
>>23978909Uhh no, my mom hasn't been over to my house for like a year at this point. Also my body has stopped tolerating coffee and I miss it every morning.
>>23978928it's one of the stickiest primers ever, it's almost as good as gaianotes multiprimer. you can use it on soft plastics and rubber and it wont flake off. try your best not to get it on your skin your obvious reasons
>>23978930I'll look into it ever used their metal colors?
>>23978944their metal colors are great except the chrome, it's just not mirror reflective like Alclad
>>23975334Need to adjust the positioning a little but I think I like this, closing in on the final framework for the chest
>>23978668That blue is poppin', mah boi.
>>23978917I saw plenty of japs painted it. The tubes are stiff and immobile, unlike the rubber tubes from MG Geara Doga.
>>23978913RG Akatsuki is plated and it is still a kit, same with girlpla's tampo printed faces. The thing that makes G Frame a toyline is the lack of sprues. Everything are processed out of box, you don't have to build anything.
>>23978929pre-ground? if so then you probably have a cockroach allergy
>>23978929The other guy isn't fucking around. Try buying whole beans.
>>23978998>>23978999Not even him but is this some bullshit about there being fragments of bugs in it because they fall in?
>>23979004It's an actual thing. There's legally an acceptable amount of insect material in ground coffee and it's enough to trigger allergic reactions in people who are sensitive to it. There's no way to keep insects out of the beans in industrial grinding operations without the use of heavy pesticides and people don't like those anymore
>>23975334Started work on the casvals gundam 3.0. I am probably gonna fill in the part on the crotch to remove the federation marking there. I might do it with the shield too.
Just a quick reminder to place your votes for the Groupbuild, so far we only have 29 votes which is rather low after 2 and a half days. >>23975741Also last call to suggest themes, if you want them in the voting suggest them now . >>23975749
>>23979004>>23979014this is true for most foodstuffs. don't look up "permissible defect levels" for your favorite foods. for example peanut butter is allowed by the USDA to contain an average of one or more rodent hairs and up to 30 insect fragments per 100g.
>>23978998>>23978999No, it's from whole beans also. I have other gut issues like with not being able to do much onions either.
>>23979017For the shield, you should do the Zeon stamp over it like the GQux one maybe? Might be hard to find a water slide of the right size though and would need a lot of softer.
>>23979050>>23979017Bandai sells an emblem set that has a Zeon emblem around about the right size to replace the Feddie cross withThat'd be really cool
>>23979031What kind of Tiger is that?
>>23975749Once again I humbly suggest Elemental.
>>23978889Aight! Have fun with it! I also spotted pic related at some stores, I might pick one up because I like transports and wierd ad on stuff for my mobile suits.
>>23978781>shoulders look extremely barrenI like them being plain plus they're gonna have prominent decals on them so it's better to have space.>The black crotch gem really sucks my eye to it tooYep, it's pure black on purpose since the original Alex also has a pure black crotch. I considered doing shading or painting it off black but I decided this would be more on appropriate.
>>23979080I saw that but passed on it after seeing the size, price, and the fact that it looked like it was really meant just for one specific mobile suit. BUT I really do like flight unit buddies. I would have jumped on the EG Strike addons if they could do stuff on their own, rather than just being accessory packs.>waiting for the Super Gundam, found out that a Mk-II + Flying Armor set exists
>>23979113Just buy the bootleg
>>23979137For the Z'Gok or the big dopey
>>23979141Pretty sure they have both a standalone and one that comes with the zgok.
>>23979113It comes with multiple backpack adapters and there's also official pics of an RX78-2 hanging from it. Idc about lore and official but it shows it fits all kind of suits.
cool blurry image friend
>>23979209i look like this
New thread. Groupbuild Dude didn't specify the vote duration, but I'll take a logical guess that it's the same length as the initial theme suggestions, so we're done with voting? I think?>>23979245>>23979245>>23979245
>>23978944nta but mr hobby metal primer also works. I only used jw prime metal paints and they're very nice, pop nicely over gloss black
>>23979064Vk20.08 iirc, one of the early Porsche king tiger mockups designed to use an electric drive. The other put the turret at the front. Neither saw production
