-=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>Deals on gunpla/plamo:gunpla.deals>Past Groupbuilds:https://flickr.com/photos/197891373@N06>Monthly Restock List (October):old.reddit.com/r/gunpla/1wh3bnxPrior thread: >>24033013
== STOLEN GROUPBUILD ==Build a Mecha or vehicle built by one faction, but change its aesthetics and style to its rival faction! Examples include but are not limited to>Canon examples of mechs being stolen and used by another group (ie: Casval's Gundam, Feddie Zakus, Ashura Mazinger, etc)>Designs intended for one faction that were repurposed into a design for another faction (ie: Gerbera Tetra)>What-if scenarios (ie: A Titans color Zeta Gundam)>Stylistic interpretation (ie: What would a EFF version of the Z'gok look like?)When it comes to your build, really make it clear that your mecha is being used by the other side!START: 8/16/26END: 11/15/26
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>>24036284dont fully know what this is but asymmetry is based and custom high performance grunts are based
Are there any expansion sets from 30mm or koto etc that have the punchy things like the S-Gallus?
>>24036296Graze Custom III.
Pbandai X-Divider. probably expansion parts and/or whole kit
>>24036278I'm detail painting my God Gravion.
>>24036276this kit looks so fucking cool, I love it even though I've never played Trails of coldsteel.
>>24036357It'll be both.You can buy it as an expansion or as a whole kit.
>>24036357It said "Gundam X Divider" so it is the whole robot.
>>24036362Remember to sand the inside of the rings that attach the shoulder armor to the torso - those things are prone to snap.
>>24036374>>24036377I think that V-Thor is an action figure instead of a kit.
>>24036386huh really?
>>24036388Koto are the Kings! At humanpla, I tried a Bandai human once and was disgusted, disgusted! Looks like megalomaria kit anyhow though it could be an MD, lot of overlap these times
>>24036388Yeah, it's a collab with a chinese action figure manufacturer. I don't think there's any "new" Hexa Gear kits on the horizon for the time being unfortunately, outside of Sana and the Megalomaria-engineered big Governor.
>>24036405wasnt there this and the colab with some concept engineer to make a real mecha whole koto makes the model kit?
>>24036402>bandai buys a "new" machine from toshiba that supports a couple 2 more colours >slaps a new label calling it new tech>Bandai shills on reddit and twitter unironically think bandai is some sort of innovator in molding tech (lmao)
>>24036408They haven't been seen for a long while, no news at all outside of those pictured prototypes. I think the line is taking some time off, it's not dead dead but just quiet.
By the way the GX-Bit is a general release, not PB exclusive. Everything else shown apparently is but not the HG GX Bit. Kinda makes MG GX Divider being PB weirder now.
>>24036411probably, it did take them a while to develop FAT FAGs after all
>>24036414Yeah, between them and the Rayfalx FAG they sure love a bit of development hell. I know the former Hexa Gear producer is the dude behind Megalomaria, hence Sana, the Governor and them using Megalomaria to do Hexa Gear re-prints. I wouldn't be surprised if they're looking to try and really push Hexa Gear into an expanded accessory line for all their girls, they should do a Bulk Arm girl at some point.
>>24036418Oh boy, that means Hexa Gear is going to have a slow death just as Frame Arms did as Frame Arms Girls has pretty much taken its place.
>>24036357fuark, I have been waiting for this for years.
>>24036420Probably. I wish they'd do a reissue of the Frame Arms frames, they're getting pretty expensive and rare for the newer, sturdier ones.
>>24036429I wish the same, but at this point Kotobukiya might as well just abandon mechs and go full on Girlpla only which is a shame because I really love the designs and ideas they had with Frame Arms and Hexa Gear. How they're both modular and customizable in many ways before 30MM existed.
>>24036433If nothing else, Frame Arms and Hexa Gear both had good runs, and at least unlike Hexa Gear there's no need to try and hunt down nice frames for them. You'd really think they would do a re-issue of the FA when they do a FAG for it too, that seems like a easy release.
Should I get the HGUC Doven Wolf or DijehAnd don't say which one I like more, they're about the same to me
>>24036442Get a Reben Wolf.
>>24036433Hexagear's sale is too strong for them to give up. Frame Arm's death was inevitable since no one bought them in the first place.
>>24036442Doven Wolf is cooler
>>24036443I have never seen that in my life, and besides it's the Doven Wolf that's usually on sale, Dijeh should be around the same price when it restocks or if I can find itProbably>>24036448Explain this immediately
>>24036442I don't own the HGUC Dijeh but I can say the Doven Wolf is cool but fiddly when you load it up with everything, those head fins absolutely hate the large missile pods that attach above the incoms. Anyway it's pretty cool.
>>24036455How fiddly, a few extra minutes and then happiness, or is shit constantly moving or falling offHe had a big ol mega cannon which looked neat, the Dijeh seemed like it could do anything you'd need a guy to, whereas the Doven Wolf felt more like a fuck-off machine that has a wider range of people to kill and eat
>>24036458"Hold the head in the designated looking forward pose OR ELSE" is how I would rate it. Again it mostly only applies if you put on the missiles that clip behind the head. Those plus the long swept back fins cause problems. Certain poses will also just be annoying like rotating the shoulder cannons down because the fins are just long and in the way, but it's not a huge deal. Nothing's particularly loose on mine, everything holds well enough even years on, but you just will be constrained in head movement by simple facts of geometry is all. I leave the missiles off personally because it still looks very imposing without them.
>>24036440I only am aware of FA via FAG, but after getting the girlpa I kind of want the originals to display them side by side
>>24036464But the missiles are meant to be deployed... man...And the head sounds vaguely similar to what I remember hearing about the Zaku III, is it just an issue with some big Neo Zeon suits? But you GOTTA have the missiles for maximum scare value, it's almost Halloween evenAlso does anyone know what that red cone on the head's supposed to do, feels like it'd just get in the way of visuals
>>24036475Some Gundams have the same problems with their V-fins and extra equipment, it's just an issue with some designs. You can find poses with it, you just can't freely move the head around with the missiles up.>red coneit's supposed to look cool, but I think the HGUC doesn't capture it very well. The entire HGUC's head sculpt is a little lacking. To be fair the head is, as drawn, fucking bizarre. Just how the design is.
>>24036478>Some Gundams have the same problems with their V-fins and extra equipmenttfw had to sand the HGUC Mk-II's collar for head movement, but the Zeta's is still too obtrusive and too big to sandI just want my friends to look good and move well
>>24036412>Kinda makes MG GX Divider being PB weirder nowEh not really, Divider most likely will reuse the old X MG and have few new runners which is just the standard p-bandai practice
>>24036412I heard it's worse: Gundam Base.
Thoughts on suit with spine?
>>24036487Shit forgot my image
>>24036488I kind of dig it. At least it's something different
>>24036412Why? I'm not complaining but why the fuck.
we didn't eat good
So what's the lore of the Ikemenpla on the Megalomaria line? Are they the chads that fuck the actresses or something?
>>24036488It looks like it was designed by committee.
id nut but its 1/72 so that sucks
>>24036509fucking 1/72 too, what were they thinking?
Oh shit, now the table have turned! Bandai will make a bootleg of chink kits
>>24036512I think they just want to sue.
Will GX-Bit kit getting scalped? I know X isn't too popular but people might buy multiple to army build
>XChads winning so hardIt was as if a couple of months ago we were laughing at the X anniversary.
So are these two different kits or one kit with extra parts included?
>>24036488honestly the backview is really cool, don't care for the suit otherwise but now it's growing on me
>>24036488>That backpack slot.>Soon
>>24036537>We need to get the seed audience, brainstorm ideas>how about a backpack loaded with spikey bullshit?>Brilliant!
>>24036494because the card has an error, it's gundam base exclusive
>>24036543so everything announced is either p bandai or gundam base exclusivekino
>>24036550Xbros....
>>24036543>because the card has an errorsource?
>>24036527>army buildNobody does this
Gogg.
>>24036530My guess is just one and the left is showing the colours match doven wolf so you can swap parts.
>Gundam Xbros are gonna continue winning.THEY CAN'T! TURN Abros!?
>>24036564>I have to scrap two perfectly fine kits.Sigh, I guess extra parts for me.
>>24036567anon these draft drawings have been known for decades now
>Googbros.When I say I wanted a new gelgoog, I didn't mean this.
>>24036570>Implying they aren't hinting at the next kits.There's no reason for them to show that on top of the recently released hg kits.
>>24036573She's a pretty princess!
>>24036527the japanese army builder from twitter doesn't collect non-SEED kits, also this doesnt look like something that will get scalped, so no.
>>24036512>INERA Fenrir front and center>The massive Barbatos JPEG open on the boomer tablet The amount of seething is palpable.
apparently, the new GM Spartan is a general release. did Bandai finally hear our prayers?
>>24036587It's P-Bandai too.
>>24036412So happy about this man, some minor justice for what happened to the Daughtress
not only my jewish government put a new tax on ali but the price of bootleg decals have doubledeverything is terrible
>>24036625Good good, suffer some more.
>>24036632i was wrong, the decal prices on the store i bookmarked are the samestill leaves the jewish issue
>>24036389Bandai girlpla is a lot better these days. Their early girlpla was really bad.Still not as good as koto girlpla though
>>24036575people here really are just fucking stupid huh
>>24036636Koto would be out of business if Bandai girlpla is on the same level while only cost 1/4 to 1/3 of their girlpla.
>>24036645This is true but I will also say that bandais girpla isn't 1/4 or 1/3 of kotos quality. It's still very good.My biggest gripe is that bandai girlpla has a lot of parts that rub together when they move so it's a bit more difficult to paint sisters than any of kotos stuff.
>>24036625europoor too? Yeah it's fucking shit. I need a re/100 gp04 decal but damn the shipping and tax are fucking brutal
Building the new Puni Mofu feels like you're building one of those horny GK modifications when you finally get to her torso. What the fuck was Blade thinking when he made this.
>>24036661Speaking of garage stuff, thicc and big booba custom parts are dime a dozen, but now this guy discovered the niche market of sticc and anorexic girls.
>>24036487>>24036488Reminds me of Dead Space.
>>24036567I am very curious about you now, I've seen your weird obsession with this whole "X versus turn A" thing that you occasionally make threads on, or just shitpost for what feels like years in almost every related thread, what's the reason? did someone cuck you and his favorite show was Turn A?
>>24036680he thinks I'm the same guy when I'm just shitposting and using the meme
>>24036564It is the same kit. Doven Wolf's head is a new mold.
>>24036680Xchads vs TurnAkek anon here, It was a common sentiment to hate Gundam X because it was the only Gundam show in history that got axed. It was hard to not put Turn A into the discussion back then because Turn A actually had a completed run and it aired after Gundam X. So seeing X getting more gunpla, including FRS Tiffa and Turn A got nothing after Turn X MG is really funny. Some speculated that the show will get a huge wave of new kits in the next 20th anniversary but i doubt it.
man these two new hg kind of look like chink ones
>>24036509>>24036510Not happy about the scale. They really couldnt keep it at 1/35 or 1/20? Gonna throw my MaK collection outta whack
>>24036705All of this is complete schizo shit that exists only in (you)r head.
>>24036564It includes the stuff on the left one. It gets a nice price hike of a couple thousand yen for it too.
SIX colors
>>24036700Oh wow so it comes with extra parts. I guess Im buying two.
>>24036723WOWEE! NOW I'M DEFINITELY GONNA BUY THIS UGLY KIT THAT I HAD NO INTEREST IN BEFORE!
>>24036710Do you think Bandai actually made a decent molded silver for the left, or this is just painted?
>>24036729The gquuuuuux line had pretty good injection molded silver so it might not be painted.It probably is painted but there's a chance it isnt.
>>24036562I put my hand to the screen to high five him backNice Gogg bro though you've got some decal highlighting going on and I feel like the monoeye could be smootherOtherwise Gogglove
>>24036723I look like this IRL
>>24036731Which kits had it? I only bought the GQux and the Geloog (the GM colored one).
>>24036744The rick dom has a small silver runner for the heat saber handles.
>>24036661I mean, what were thinking when you bought it, knowing full well how it was going to end up?
Anyone got tips on renovating clear plastic? I'm redoing a very old master grade and the glass visor doesn't look great because it's old and my shoddy work back then. I was thinking of sanding it fine enough that gloss clearcoat would make it glassy again.
>>24036754Sanding is going to have the opposite effect. Dunk it in some degreaser overnight, possibly 2 nights
>>24036757It's scuffed to shit and has nub marks on it. It's gonna need resurfaced unfortunately. There's no paint on it.it's the old MG gouf custom. The glass isn't undergated so it's got a fat nub mark in the middle.
>>24036754https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nyqsntTFy4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw3UuiBV1Nw
>>24036758This doesn't really help you but you can just not use it. Personally the clear cover parts for the various Zeon monoeyes MGs use never look good to me. The absolute best result under good lighting is that you barely see it's there; the more common result is any lighting will reflect off it and ruin the appearance of the monoeye behind it by drawing attention to it just actually having a visor.But yeah you can finesand/polish it back, I've seen some modellers doing it but have no experience myself. It just takes a lot of grit progression and getting extremely fine I think.
>>24036760I'll give these a watch. Thank you.
uhm refreshed ibo hg soon?
>>24036764Maybe a select few kits but I'd sooner expect them to release the new Adept frame standalone than re-release any substantial number of kits with it included.
>>24036761If I couldn't get it to look good I was just gonna leave it off. It's not a big deal if I don't have it since it's not visible in the show anyways. I'd like to restore it either way though. This is mostly just me correcting my old shoddy work from when I first got into the hobby. It also saves me money since I can work on more stuff without buying anything.
>>24036767I don't get it, why are there two
>>24036773old vs new frame
>>24036767such a hideous design
>>24036717I assumed these kits would look good in renders but bad in person like the RfV kits, but that actually looks pretty damn nice. all the details are properly sharp and not blobby
>>24036779Just needs some panel lines filled and it'll be a top tier design.
>>24036774the fuck? so what is this? HG 2.0?
cobbling together cursed balls from current WIP leftovers
>>24036793more of a 1.5 as only the frame is being updated, and not all of the frame
>>24036804That's a lotta gun for lil ball
>>24036278Putting Icarus spare parts to use (and adding a lot of weight to the hip unit for stability).
>>24036705>It was a common sentiment to hate Gundam X because it was the only Gundam show in history that got axed.The '79 series was axed. X had a cut episode count but that was because of schedule conflicts caused by it moving to a new time slot or channel.
>>24036804More.
>>24036729Must be molded, you can see a bit of swirling
Any tips for recasting parts? I lost a few pieces but I have a whole other kit I can recast the lost parts from
what's wrong with the original ibo frame again? i only picked grunts in the series
>>24036826Brother, X got canceled because the viewership was abyssmal. The 79 show had more episodes and became successful upon the reruns. Gundam X's current spike in popularity is mostly due to revaluation of the modern audiences but back then no one liked it.
>>24036839c-clips that don't hold up to hamhands playing with it like an action figure
>>24036839The polycaps and KPS were not tight enough. The kits are fine if you leave it bare and standing in basic pose, but if you let them hold the weapons then they fall apart, especially Astaroth.
>>24036833You can try digging through archives, some anon here posted his guide a couple of times before
>>24036842The fuck are you on about? IBO Gundam barely had C-clips. Also, C clip is trash.
>>24036844i mean that sounds pretty easily fixable, way more than c clips issues
>>24036852Tightening polycaps based joints might be a huge mistake since they were designed with low tolerance. I tried to tighten my AOZ Hizack and it broke.
>>24036833just go ahead and do a proper silicone mold with resin and don't try and maku oyumaru + epoxy work for itit will just save you frustration
>>24036754Agate knife to remove stress marks2000+ grit sandpaper or glass fileEyeglass repair liquid might work in theory but I've never tried itGloss coat
>>24036754AK Interactive makes a product called Gauzy Agent that might help.
>>24036754https://davidsscalemodels.com/tips-and-tricks/how-to-repair-clean-and-polish-clear-parts/This fella seems to get good results with a product called Meguire’s PlastX Cleaner and Polish.
>>24036700As soon as I posted I took a closer look at the head and thought it looked a bit different, thanks for the comparison to confirm. Guess I gotta get this kit to put next to the other two.
>>24036904That is a car detailing product btw. Basically cheap AF for the amount you are going to use. The brand also usually cranks out consistent products.
>>24036764hajiroboshi 2 should have been a retail kit since it's rival is a main release.
Plamax Gitor goes up for preorder soon 9,800 yen
Progress on the ak model hi zack
>>24036980Pretty decent for a bootleg, only minor fit issues in a couple of parts
>>24036960interesting. I have the old robot damashii Guitorre, it's awesome. this one has a slightly different shield, probably closer to the original design.I wish Plamax released a Sirbest.
>>24036804Give it a bayonet.
Does anyone know if the no-name MGSD Aerial phot etch kit covers parts that aren't in the SH Studio version? Or is it just worse upgrades to the same pieces?
Ah, fuck. MG Re-GZ Custom is back up on Peeb, and I told myself I'd get it once it came back.
>>24037004I believe they will make the rest of Aura Fhantasm. Would love to have a Brownie.
>>24037048They will probably release a HG of it in a few years and it might have new parts. Could be worth waiting for.
>>24037048I'm tempted to pick up the Green Z'Gok just because I want another Z'gok.
Finished a HG Mk2 Amuro Custom. Unfortunately, it came out like the big doodoo.White came out uneven as hell. I guess I really should invest in a decent spray booth because, so far, I have been doing my painting out in my garden. And even under direct sunlight I had a hell of time gaging how the white over the pink primer was looking like. It led to some parts being too thick while others too thin and still having a pinkish hue. The whole thing came out uneven as hell. Maybe the lighting of the spray booth will help me out with this, maybe I have some undiagnosed degree of color blindness.The blue came out way too dark too. I should've added some white. The masking on the red/blue chest came out uneven too, there's some pink spots tucked in there. No excuses here, just a skill issue with the tape. Should've fixed the seam on the gun too, looks awful.And I can't be assed to fix any of it. I really need a break from the hobby, I had to drag myself to finish this thing. It took me months. Gunpla just ain't much fun at moment.
These are the exact same except for a palette swap, right?
>>24036960never bought plamax, their shit any good? I also saw this thing and was considering to buy it
>>24037091>does he know?
>>24037104
>>24037090>tfw don't paint but it looks nice to meGimme>I had to drag myself to finish this thing. It took me months. Gunpla just ain't much fun at moment.That sucks... I hope it can be fun for you soon>tfw wanna ask for a G-Armor coloured G-Defenser but feel bad
>>24037097They release plastic versions of old resin kits that are otherwise impossible to find. The details are great, although they're kinda small (15 cm give or take). Sadly they still come with ugly seamlines that are a pain to fix or mask, Iron Giant comes to mind. The shoulder parts are 2 separate pieces but since they have a weird texture it's hard to fix.
The Guitorre may be a really good kit to get, it's a really uncommon model, I couldn't even find a recast.
>>24037079I'll take your word for it, random /gpg/ man. I'm easily influenced away from spending like $90.
>>24036069the Wares franchise has some pretty cool designs in it, glad to see there's more kits coming out
>>24036667Man, do people really like spoopy skellingtons like this.
So those Gundam XMX teased are just another SD line
>>24037166sigh
>>24037166Where's that anon that expected disappointment, he got exactly what he expected!
>>24037166I wouldn't mind 50 different lines if they'd just give us some different mobile suits for once. Might as well just create a line called RX782pla.
>>24037166This genuinely appeals to nobody. Incredible.
>>24037173>>24037174It appeals to Chinese apparently
>>24037166>>24037173How many times they're gonna make a line about cheap SD kits? Fuck off with this shit already.
Those chinks really love SD aren't they
>>24037174MGSD's proven pretty popularwhy does it break people's brains so much to imagine there are other people you don't interact with also giving this money company for the products you aren't interested in
And of course they start with Seedshit
>>24037176>It appeals to ChineseIts meant to, but does it? It's not elaborate enough to tickle their usual love of greeble slop; and the proportions stray too far from what is expected of SD. As a giant SDfag I can say for certain this doesn't work for me. They didn't even start with sangokuden designs.
>>24037166Ah fuck. I'm an MGSD apologist, and I really don't want this.
>>24037180MGSD makes sense. It's more or less the expected proportions for an SD kit, but bigger. This has fucking weird middle-ground proportions that land it somewhere between SD and normal.
>>24037190okay but you aren't everyone, you're just a dumb autist on 4chan waiting to be upset by toy robot news
>>24037192You sound like the guy who always gets weirdly defensive when someone makes fun of poopla.
>>24037195are you going to have a melty over the heckin pooplaerino again? at this hour?
>>24037192>Sees any negative opinion as a sign of being upset>Calls OTHER people autisticInability to correctly discern emotional states and social cues is a pretty well documented symptom, anon.
So instead of making more SDCS, they make a completely new line
Shitpla's only soldier...
>>24037199actually no I think it's a sign of just being an overly dramatic little faggot, sorry for intruding on your little cry session safespace I guess
>>24037202you pay Bandai bro not the other way around
>>24037202You realize you just called yourself an overly dramatic little faggot, right?
>>24037206I bet that went hard as fuck in your head but you lack the English comprehension for it to hold up outside it
>>24037207You're a funny guy, anon. Stupid as fuck, but funny.
>>24037207What the fuck is your problem nigger?
>>24037198You ARE the dude always defending poopla! Damn, dude. You know you don't have to mindlessly defend every waste of plastic your favorite mega corp puts out, you know? You're allowed to criticize them when they put out terrible looking products.
>>24037209let me spell it out for you lil retard, take notes cus class is in session for you>Sees any negative opinion as a sign of being upset>>actually no I think it's a sign of just being an overly dramatic little faggotI know it's hard to comprehend because there's all that about the autism symptoms at the end but you'd clue in on "sign" being the same between both of them as the noun as the continuity, or so an educated English speaker would.>>24037211retards acting like faggots, I just said it.
what not having a father does to a person
>>24037212you could just be less of a performative little silly boy and I'd stop calling you a faggot
>>24037213I get what you intended, but it came across like you were grasping for a zinger and accidentally called yourself a faggot, anon. You're not as good at communication as you think.
>>24037173>>24037176>>24037179>>24037181>>24037185JUST GIVE US A SANDAIME DAISHOGUN ALREADY! THIS IS ENOUGH FOR A RETURN OF LEGEND BB, RIGHT!?!?!?
>>24037218If you really try you can interpret anything as whatever you want, schizos do it all the time bro. You're just stupid.
>>24037220Says the guy who called himself a faggot.
>>24037219No. I'm afraid SD will be nothing but various iterations of RX-78, Strike, Freedom, and Wing Zero from now until the end of time.
>>24037173So... XmX is just bigger cross silhouette kits? Damn this is lame as fuck.
>>24037173fuc kyou
>mgsd>hgsdDudeReally?
>>24037231The next line will be SDSD. Do you rike?
>>24037173So gay. I wish it was fake and gay
I'm more surprised it's not Barbatos since chinks really love that motherfucker
>>24037234>Do not be afraid, do not be afraid, do not be afraid
So is this what XMX is. RGSD.
>>24037236They already did and they would if they could, but since bandai doesn't know anything outside rx, strike and wingthey're mandatory if it's officially licensed
>>24037234Would that be like that old SD line of suits that had even smaller SDs that would go inside of them? Because, yes, I would like that very much. Give me that.
So we can expect a PGSD soon, right?
>>24037240>rx, strike and wingi remember when exia/00 and unicorn were mandatory tooi wonder why they stopped and always just used these 3
>bought chinese decals for my MG Z'GOKanyone use TWPUZZ decals before? i got it just because i wanted the shark
>>24037244It will exist eventually. We already had SDCS, XMX and MGSD.
>>24037234We already have that. It's called Chibi Senshi.
do sds really sell that well compared to regular designs these days?
>>24037254>>24037244The only question is whether it will be Freedom or Wing Zero EW as the first (only) entry in the series.
>>24037200Well CS is HG. XMX leans toward RG style: More greebles and panel lines, more parts separation.
>>24037260PGSD should have Nu and RX78-2, too. It is mandatory.
>>24037258Sadly yes. SD Gundam has a big following in Japan.
Do I have that much options for friendly horses for my HG kits, or is it just 30MM, Master Gundam, and that's it
>>24037262I want to agree, but they don't even have MGSDs of those yet.
>>2403726430MF has a friendly fun sized Wyvern if you are into it.
>>24037270That's a bit scary, I don't know who'd be a bad enough dude to ride oneBut maybe they're friendly as you say and are fren in their own right!
>>24037276They are pets and side with good guys
>>24037278She is 3 times bigger than Bane now. How can he survive?
>>24037261apparently XMX is Bandai's answer to those bootleg MGSD of kits that doesn't exist yet
thise dspiae brush markers should be fine for the smaller details on AoZ kits like the yellow thruster vents and fingertips, right?
>>24037254>>24037260Can't wait to see the Re/100 SD.
Another P-Bandai crop of "orders that didn't complete for some reason or other so now they're sitting in a warehouse in the US waiting for someone who wants them" kits. I remember when Assault Buster V2 was $75.
>>24037166I hate Bandai so much it's unreal
>>24037299I should pick up a Dom Tropen if it's still there next time I order.
If you are like the SD kits then I think that you're, FUCK you.
>>24037166>Biggest problem with SD is the overly cheap and simplistic builds require extensive work and advanced techniques to look good>MDSD becomes popular by being the first SD kits in 30 years that aren't complete shit>XMX goes back to being cheap shit>Lengthens the proportions to the point it isnt SD anymore If anything we just needed old proportion kits with MGSD engineering or MGSD Three Kingdoms
>>24037312>require extensive work and advanced techniques to look good>Biggest problemThat's why I like old SD kits...
>>24037166Fuck bandai. I'll only forgive them if they revive the old legend BB designs in this line.
>>24036651>My biggest gripe is that bandai girlpla has a lot of parts that rub together when they move so it's a bit more difficult to paint sisters than any of kotos stuff.This gave me so much headache, even a simple topcoat requires you to be extra careful when posing or else the parts would shred the coat ,especially around the thighs and torso.
The SD G Eternal is very successful so I get why they push more SD kits stuff but I wish they more make original mobile suits kits from SD games like MK-IV, Great Zeong etc
>>24037290Main use is small details parts so yea
SD Gundams haven't been good since they killed off SD BB and BB Legend. SDW in paticular was really crappy despite lasting for so long. Also, each of the new SD lines always make them less chibified than the last, which defeats the purpose of SDs.Honestly, the nu-Wataru kits were the best SD stuff Bandai made recently.
>>24037313>Just strip off the electroplating bro>Just rescribe all the panel lining bro>Just scratch build new joints bro>Just epoxy putty longer legs bro>Just airbrush the mustard plastic bro>Just hand paint the sticker patterns bro>Just sharpen the 24 Vfins broThere's a reason SDshit has been dead for years.
>>24037166>>24037173>>24037176>>24037179>>24037181>>24037185>we want the Blokees audience
>>24036276>>24036278Further progress of a Federation Zogok...
I wonder whether Blokees will ever touch Digimon someday. I certainly hope so.
>>24037343Yeah, dude. Do all of that stuff. It's fun to learn new skills and apply them to a task that results in a cool looking finished product that you can be proud of. Isn't that the point of building models?
>>24037351Or instead of spending 30 hours fixing an ugly bootleg toy you can get a modern kit and spend all that time painting and doing fun modeling tasks.
>>24037317EXTENSION NOW NOW NOW NOW NOOOOW
>>24037349At a glance at the thumbnail, the masking tape and colors had me seeing this
>>24037354Whatever floats your boat, man. I like all the modification and surface prep as well as painting; and a lot of the designs I like don't have modern kits.
>>24037320>The SD G Eternal is very successfulGuess that means no more new console G Gen games in our lifetime, then.
Just got started on an HG Aile Strike and a 1/144 EG Launcher/Sword kit. Bought a Mr. Hobby kit, some 409, and a baking sheet to contain my work in, and overall I'm feeling nice about getting back into the hobby after years of inactivity.Knifework is a bitch though, I keep cutting into the actual plastic more than I intend.
>>24037264We got 6 horses announced so far at WF and they're all 1/100 (chink 1/72).
>>24037264>>24037369They also announced two girpla centaurs in 1/12 that would likely size with 1/144 but you'd have to be OK with scrapping half the kit.
>>24036840>became successful upon the rerunsJust gonna correct you here, the 79 show started to become successful *during* its original run, after the decision to cut the episodes had already been made, which was why it was rerun so quickly in the first place. It also had a rabid fanbase who wrote letters to sponsors, bought Gundam merch and spread the word about how special this robot anime was. In comparison Gundam X was just another 90s mecha anime among a sea of mecha anime and died a quiet death. Like yeah both shows had their episodes reduced but that's where the similarities to the 79 show end.
>>24037349At lastZoblock
>>24037090It looks good. Maybe try building something other than gundam shit. Maybe some Moderoid of a series you enjoy.
>>24037374Isnt this just nuke matrix reusing the old centaur girlpla
>>24037380Yes, but I dont think the original had parts to make it a solo horse, it transformed into a bike.
>>24037362The original point is that 99% of Gundam shitters dont want to do pseudo GK shit on any build, much less a beginner marketed line like SD. Which is why MGSD has exploded in popularity and prompted the KOs and third party suits.
>>24037166>>24037173These look cursed.
>another sd lineDo people really love SD stuff that much?
>>24036512>>24036274So it turns out that apparently those were bandai lawyers with chinese translators. They're supposedly looking for ways to sue inEra for copyright infringment and have them taken down from WF.
>>24037409based bandai cleaning up the garbage
>>24037409Third party shills we got too cocky
>>24036512>Can't compete >SueThat will show them!
>>24037409>INERA >Yes we know every part on Fenrir is different, b-but he has pistons in his waist too!Surely this won't hold up in Chinese court at all right?>>24037413And this just means its not displayed for WF but they'll just sell it later?
>>24037354>fun modeling tasksYou mean like rescribing, masking, painting, reshaping? The shit you're complaining about with the SD? Bro is outing himself. If you can't understand why someone would find that fun but you love modern color replicated kits you're just saying you're a snapshitter, which is fine but shitting on effort at the same time is just 'tarded.
Always feel weird to see rifles being held with the left hand unless the pilot himself is left handed like Graham.
>>24037361Ah, I see, a native of Epstein's Island. I wish they cut off internet to you guys.
>>24037406Chang, or more accurately, HK, has been carrying GGen eternal revenue so Bandai probably thinks they are big SD fans.
>>24037413Eddas also getting removed
>>24037426Theres a difference between working to add more detail to make a decent kit look great and working to add more detail to make a unacceptable kit look presentable. Its just wasted effort. By your standards the dogshit vintage models from the 60s are good, even boomers have abandoned them for Tamiya, Meng, Hasegawa etc. Again nobody wanted to do extensive reworks for SD slop which is why MGSD took off. This shouldn't be a bold opinion in the Bandai shill thread of all places.
>>24037409I can't wait for China to invade these sissy bitches. Japanese culture is a giant open-air bootlicking cult.
>>24037449Are those his pubes
>>24037450Are those his pussy lips
>>24037439I didn't say anything about any kit being good. You've just made that up. I just think shitters deserve to stay shitters. I got good by working on those SDs and older kits, repairing kits, modifying kits. It is through difficulty that you grow. I can still enjoy modern kits just fine, but unlike you I can raise them above their level further.
>>24037455Sunk cost fallacy
>>24037409i hope the chink government tells them to fuck off. this is how japs fight when they're threatened by competition, sometimes so desperate that even japanese patent offices are becoming tired of their shit (see Pokemon vs Palworld)
>>24037450any pics of the rifle? And sentinel when?
>>24037456Sunk cost is you bought a dogshit kit and have to figure out what to do with it, rationalizing it's better to do the kit up than waste it. I understand why opting to do so as an insecure snapshitter would be a foreign concept to you. You can do it, I believe in your potential.
>>24037450what scale is this
>>24037458They have a lot in common.
>>24037458Don't worry, it's only in Shanghai. 3P transformer toy makers know this and only participate in conventions outside Shanghai. Gundam lookalikes just need to do the same.
>>24037460So you admit they're dogshit kits then.
>>24037464Weak bait.
>>24037465I accept your concession.
Myasti fully colored with equipment after all this time.Bandai must be edging people to buy more 30MM for customization since the recent 30MS have zero mecha element.
>>24037461Guessing from the base I would say 1/12
>>24037466Being so incapable of modeling in the hobby that you have to invent wet tissue paper cope was itself a concession before I entered the discussion. I just drive-by pissed on your burnt corpse, and noted your suicidal father.
>>24037459nvm found it
>>24037470Zero builds posted
>>24037473
>>24037476>who are you?>I'm you but worth the price tag.
>>24037476lil guvna fella
>>24037409Of course this was going to happen. Doubt changs are going to change anything though, chinkanese govt isn't going to stop them. I remember when worst korea's courts decided Taekwon V isn't a rip-off of Mazinger Z, doubt china will be different
>chink make new brand xmx>its blindbox trashSo it literally just blokees
>>24037470you're wasting you time man, he's either trolling and not worth responding to or legitimately retarded and therefore still not worth responding to.
>>24037430Man, this design is kind of a downgrade.
Guess what 00 kit will be?
>>24037507Reborns to accompany the MGSD 00 Raiser. Yeah, as if, it will be the Exia.
>>24037498XMX is blind box?>>24037173How big are they anyway? There is a big Gundam Ensemble (gashapon) fanbase in China and I don't see them switching over.>>24037200I think the main problem is that the SDCS molds are in Japan, made for their Nipponese molding machines.
>>24037523https://x.com/shaba63/status/2106317075010683278
>>2403752559.9RMB each? That's 2x Blokees 10cm blind box.
>>24037361Heh, I'm a rattlecan fag, so the paint goes on thick. I've learned through experience to mask off connecting pins. Clear pieces will go where the "bows" are, and I don't want them cracking.>>24037378I like that.Thank you.
>>24035912was there any more macross? i want a vf-17 or vf-171
>>24036278Only legs and backpack left, it's hanging on with masking tapes, blue tack, hopes and prayers.
>>24037498>blindboxoofhad a lot of goodwill but yeah no thanks
>>24037166at least 6 MGs were killed in the making of this line btwthe line will also die in a few years
>>24037567Isnt this just chink exclusive gashapon?
Hemoxian is doing a Tekkaman Blade kit.
>>24037567i think we're at the production point where MGs no longer get killed, they just weren't even contemplated to begin withIt's the retail HG releases that are getting their slots taken
>>24037409Legally speaking one has to wonder what makes a design a Gundam ripoff. Colors and V-fin?
>>24037580gundam face, V fin, and the typical body shape you usually see from your average gundam designs. I hardly see any gundam ripoff using the traditional tricolor.
>>24037585>the typical body shape you usually see from your average gundam designshow well would this hold up in court though? they just look humanoid
>>24037281Oh, I thought dragons were nefarious but they seem friend!>>24037369Man...>>24037374Wait no I want a centaur wife so this might be great
>>24037594If you want one that's actually good and not chink greebleshit that's vaguely shaped like a horse there's an arcanadea centaur girl. Her name is Elena. All the arcanadea kits are very good.
>>24037592That's the thing, most of the time Chang would pick some popular gundam designs then twist and mix them around so some parts would look quite similar but not 1:1 ripoff. Bandai can't really do shit about these cases.
>>24037603I've never heard of arcanadea, that sounds fun->10k yenMan...
>>24037606She's one of the best Kotobukiya kits ever made. I dont think I'll ever buy a normal Koto girlpla ever again.
>>24037572Pics?
>>24037606Kotobukiya girlpla can be a but pricey but they are the undisputed kings of the industry. She's also pretty big.We all have to make great sacrifices for our waifus.
Anyone tried to login into volks store lately? I can't fucking log back into my account and they don't recognize my email when i try to find my ID. Haven't received any mail about my password or email getting changed either.
Can they hurry up with Mechabreak kits already?
>>24037610>>24037620Koto's expensive but it was always pretty whenever I saw it. I don't know if I'd be able to collect it but I'd love to have at least one or two
>>24037625If you're american you can get cheap girlpla on mercari pretty easily. I get a lot of frame arm girls there.Surugaya also has fantastic prices for everything koto makes. I haven't ordered from them since the tariff stuff started because I just don't want to deal with it but the prices were good back then.
>>24037623And I can't fucking register a new account with my old email that they claim is registered but isn't when i try to reset my password.
>>24037473absolutely despise the whatchacallit cuffs on the leg armorreminds me of those awkward jeans that are too long so you fold them to make it look right but then it's super noticeable and you're not sure if it's worse
>>24037634I am not that, I live in the above cold placeHaven't checked surugaya in a while for gunpla, last I saw anons talk about it, they marked up gunpla to make up for the free shipping
>>24037623>>24037637https://dollfie.ec.volks.co.jp/topics_detail.html?info_id=4059
>>24037639The difference in price with girlpla is so drastic that even with a bit of shipping markup it's still way cheaper. A lot of their stock is also second hand new in box. If it says used it's still new in box.
>>24037634Any Americans ordered from Surugaya EN since the CPSC changes in July? They use DHL for the free shipping campaigns and I've heard DHL is the worst about seizing and inspecting "toys."
>two more Barbatos clones
>>24037503Pretty sure it's the same poop-pla defender anon from earlier in the thread that called himself a faggot. He's probably younger and still thinks being an asshole all the time is a good enough substitute for having a personality. Just laugh and ignore.
>>24037668>ai generated line art>ai generated logo>ai generated design>ai generated text99% chance this is a scam
>>24037625I got a Megami device kit for sell, it’s the AUV fabulous all you need is to a head. I buy koto kits often to gut them, then sell the rest
First girlpla, what am I in for?
I need a cure for procrastination otherwise Im never gonna complete my group build
>>24037707The gold isn't nearly as bad as Bandai's, but I'm still going to need to paint these pieces...
>>24037709amphetamines
>>24037671I mean Sheik Mainland has been very opened about their designs being AI generated and their kits are not scams.
>>24037709skip this one, we'll see enough blue zakus
>>24037612Looks good. I think another manufacturer already made a kit of him but I missed it.
Word of the day: ostentatious.
>Lineart is a tracing of AI slop>AI box artThere is no way Changs have gone this low
>>24037668I like the look of this one.
>>24037707>what am I in for?Unholy hell if you're interested in garage parts. Buster Doll uses the MD 2.0 Body, and that architecture in particular probably has the biggest garage market for those that like customizing their girlpla. It doesn't even have to be horny stuff (though you won't find any shortage of those kind of stuff too). You'll also find plenty of game/anime character specific modifications that will allow you to convert your Buster Doll into that character. Or maybe you like being a full blown little girl and play dressup with your dolls? Then there's also a big market for all sorts of clothes for them.And even in the realm of official stuff, the Koto MSG sets are compatible with the MD line, so you can equip any auxiliary equipment to create the specific kind of mecha musume look you want.
>>24037707sand joints
>>24037726Only the balljoints since they tend to stuck overtime.
>>24037718It will forever sadden me that there is no Twin Blood Tekkaman kits.
>>24037623I had this problem for the longest time. I think it has something to do with your browser.
>>24037707Pay close attention when you're building the knees. You can accidentally build a knee backwards, and separating the parts there is a massive pain in the ass if you fucked up. Don't make the same mistake I did.
>>24037668>>24037671>>24037713Ah so that's why I dislike their designs. Being AI generated makes sense. No wonder they look like shit.
>>24037732I was wondering why Sheik Mainland are such a contrarian and made simple looking kits. Turned out it was the AI overlord decided for them.
>>24036278I finished the hangar/stand for the MK II rework and got all the parts cleaned up and ready for paint. I'd panel lined this kit with fine point markers and burned through a lot of q-tips cleaning it all off.
It feels so lewd despite the underwear being built in.>>24037724Good to know, maybe I'll go looking for my 2nd+ ones if I end up liking it. Doing a mostly just snap built (besides that gold), as I'm not sure yet. Does Koto plastic stand up decently to lacquer clear coats, or should I hit this girl with an acrylic?>>24037726Already noticed this, just hitting them a bit.>>24037730Great timing as I'm just getting to the legs.
I don't want it, but I appreciate that it exists to piss off Bandai dicksuckers.
>>24037738Koto plastic generally plays just fine with lacquer stuff long as it isn't an ABS part. But I'm sure you already know about keeping caution for those kinds.
>>24037744It's far too chinkified. Then again, modern bandai is going down that route too.
>>24037745Yeah, I think there is a bit too much ABS in this body though to risk it... Especially don't want to risk the belly.
Gonna paint a blue Zaku
>>24037751If the Japs can do it, you can too
>>24037744AI generated Kshatriya
>>24037751i and many others paint abs with lacquers all the time and have never had any issues. just don't do webm related on it
>>24037773i often do this
>>24037773Me when IWhen IMe when she uhhhhWhen she me beJerk MY beefMe when I beef
>>24037773wew lad
>>24037720It certainly is with all the gold, but at least it’s tasteful, too many spam full gold coverage
>>24037738Are these normal parts to be left over after finishing a 2.0 body? Or are they maybe reused by the kit specific manual? They aren't X'd off like Bandai does.
>>24037784They're generic runners. It's pretty normal to have a bunch of extras.
>>24037785Just checking as they are generic runners, with a generic manual so you'd like they would all be covered.
>>24037733I don’t mind too crazy then cuz there are 2! TWO! kits they made I deeply enjoyed kinda want a US soldier one complete that trifecta.
>>24037787How big is the helghast gundam? Is it the same size as like a 1/144 Zaku/
>>24037784Felt so lewd I need to take a break. I can only imagine how it would feel if the shirt/panties were not built in.
>>24037819This is what all girlpla builders sound like to me.
>>24037823because that's what we're all like
>>24037826Do you have a neck btw?
>>24037826Not me desu
>>24037784Those alternate arms have slots to put sleeve parts on.
>>24036823>>24036278Putty work continues though most of it isn't really visible, mostly on the underside of the chest unit and for a hip unit. The structural framework for the skirt unit locks into place around a joint block now. Just a mid-build proportion test again. Might slide the crotch unit in a little more, fine tuning the position of it is proving tricky. Really happy with the three-prong silhouette they make though.
>>24037913The shoulders have some spacing issues with the ass unit but nothing too bad, but that's why I left them off. I'll probably lose a little height from my initial torso extensions to pull it back in line, and lower the ass unit a little to make some room, it's all hinged so just a matter of cutting a groove for it to sit a little lower.
Hot damn Honby Lobby really upgradedShining Gundam on double sale!
>>24037929What's the yellow tag price on White Gundam?
>>24037929>>24037983wait, arent those they yellow tags that dont get the discount?
>>24038126Yeah. Yellow tags don't get an additional discount.
>>24037819Now start getting her one of those garage custom decals/faceplates.
>>24037720qt garo-ko
>>24037913You gonna go for a custom paint job? At this point i think you owe it to your amalgamation
>>24036278Couple more mg wing stuff to go.>>24037929MG freedom 2.0 looks phenomenal. Anyone here built it and how do you like it?
1/60 Helldiver ( EZY ver )
>>24038207I haven't settled on it exactly but yeah, it's going to be a bit different from Penelope. I've been liking the grey of Alyzeus and think I might go with a primarily grey structure. Bromb Texter and Gaia Gear Raiden have been knocking around as inspo for colouration of areas. Grey primary, blue secondary, white accent mostly for the overall palette anyway is where my mind's at, Sentinel-esque though specific hues and allocation undecided until the final form is achieved to really start isolating sections. I know one feature I wanna keep in some form or another is the stripe novel Penelope has on the shoulder, it's good character. Might replicate it as some trim elsewhere to tie it together more but can't get too far imagining it til the details are done. Another thing on my mind is having the hexagons a different colour or shade to make them stand out, but I don't want to overload the complexity too much with the paint scheme. It's already intricate enough as it is by design so I want to take a soft hand on scheme complexity. Mostly just idle thoughts right now though, always subject to change with inspiration.
Eva Unit-01 from Orange Cat, the guys who did the Laevatein.
>>24038253You know at some point, companies should move on and make kits for Yamashita's other designs like Iconic Field and Anima. TV/Rebuild Eva don't need more kits.
>>24038276Eve still make shit loads of money. The other stuff you mentioned may not make money and certainly won't be making as much as Eva. Just the sad facts of life.
Hope they don't fuck this one up. Not sure who's making it.
>>24038295Same brand as this
>>24037744tick tock chink slop eaters
>>24038298based nips. chinese need their own native mecha mecha designs by chinese artists instead of not!gundamslop
>>24038301Unironically this. Instead of trying to ape Bandai, they need to start making their own original shit that can stand on its own. Chinese girlpla has already achieved this with MS General, Hemoxian, Soulingtoys and Nuke Matrix, their mecha makers need to step the fuck up.
>>24038301>native mecha mecha designsWhen they do this its always ended up ugly wuxia slop.And nobody really want wuxiaslop.
>>24038333They surely are capable of not doing that. There is a huge area of possibility outside of "Take a Gundam design and slightly modify the proportions while adding greeble" and "Take the general shape of a Gundam and fill it in with spikes, flames and dragons" that's ripe for creativity.
>>24038333I like ye old chink costume designs/ armor aesthetics, would be goat if they just tone down the greebles. They got it right with their girlpla. If they just keep to the fundamentals, that's be great.
Ya'll I'm embarrassed to say this but I've been painting with a certain brand of paint for like...6-8 years. I just picked up some new lacquer brand and I want to spray it on this chinese kit but I'm worried it might be ABS. I know I can do light coats yadda yadda, but is there any way to test if the kit is abs or not?
>>24038357Use mr surfarcer or gaia multi primer.
>>24038357The runners/ manual should tell you.
>>24038301>Bandai invented robots with four wings
Build origin zaku 2 for the first time and it is actually beneath my expectations. It has wonkier proportion and smallest spiked pauldron compared to older mono eye kits like efreet, gouf custom and zaku 2 f2
>>24038375this is vere orginral 4 ringed robot and totally rot edgy OC diet kyshatria
>>24038365You clearly haven't built any Chinese kits have you?
>>24038382boiled that chinkpag
>>24038382None of the parts are the same
>>24038382chinese niggas really love the barbatos crotch, huh
Chang doing not a FSS design. I like it.
Like this thing too. Looks like a cross between a E7 and Virtual On.
>>24038298Bandai ain't wrong to protect their IP but I think people would be more lenient on them if they weren't going after third parties who still make 1/100 kits while Bandai themselves don't touch that shit with a 10 foot pole these days. I mean another SD line? Who the hell asked for this shit.
How good are the kaleido paint and topcoat are they really good and scratch-resistant like advertised or it is just your usual paid shill?
>>24038485Only used their clear, it seems about as strong as the average acrylic clear. Their sprays like lacquer advertising is just about drying speed.
>>24038492>average acrylic clearI am just curious with how the reviews praise their paint as the next generation acrylic.So far i only have experience with aqueous thinned with their own thinner and DSPIAE pre-thinned; so far they are fine but DSPIAE seems better with less frosting problems and i dont need to thin them.
>>24038499I get them for kits with ABS/mixed paint just because acrylic. They also come pre-thinned for airbrushing and like I said dry a bit quicker which makes it convenient for just snapped/decals/clear coat builds that I don't plan on posing much.I don't really like the look of their matte compared to Mr color's. I'd say the next gen is just the combo of them spraying consistently well with not needing constant tweaking of retarder/flow improver and the dry speed.
>>24038385I have. Hemoxian's do. Even the bootleg ones like jms/ star will mention, typically abs.
>>24038509HMX's Jiu Lian. Using this as example as it's the nearest one in my collection / without needing to dig through my closet.
Oh, this bootleg gq guncannon by lebao is actually PS. I guess the abs I was thinking of was the efreet nach bootleg or something.
>>24038460>I mean another SD line? Who the hell asked for this shit.Well, changs apparentlyThey are the one having hard-on for blindbox.
>>24038382It looks like a sinanju and not a kshtriya.
>>24038512You also can pretty much tell by feel also. ABS is nearly always smoother and slightly heavier. It also cute different than PS. POM is way heavier and likes to "snap" when you cut it.
Testers enamel thinner sucks ass. It makes it own paint break up into chunks instead of actually thinning it. What do I use instead?
>>24037983It was like $18
>>24038530Just use lacquer thinner. It works and makes the drying step of enamel go faster (cure time is only mildly sped up, but at least you can't smudge it)
>>24038530lighter fluid or lacquer thinner.
>>24036278Astraea done. Basically achieved everything I was aiming for so super happy with her. The only thing I would do different in hindsight is adding shading to the inner frame.
>>24038170I’ve built more girlpla than the regular Mecha stuff at this point I crave more, it’s too peak
>>24038536I played around with exposure compensation and other camera settings and managed to get the red a bit closer to reality but it's still a little bit off in the photos
>>24038538I took a photo for every weapon so I'll post a few
>>24038539>say I'll post a few photos>misclick and don't add file to the post saying thisbaka life
>>24038541The clavicle fins are awesome but it's impossible to turn the head more than 5 degrees to the side because the ears keep bumping into them
>>24038542Yellow barrel as reference to the virtue line barrels
>>24038543other bazooka
>>24038544lastly, the swordI think I want to paint an AC6 kit next but the stock in my usual stores is currently pretty bad so I don't know what to get.
>>24038563There is a robot somewhere in there.
>>24038536>>24038538>>24038541>>24038542>>24038543>>24038544>>24038549Good shit, Precarious Balcony Anon.
>>24038568Thanks>Precarious BalconyIt's actually my back porch, I used to take photos from the balcony above it but the railing here gives a better angle for light and the background is nicer
>>24038574Yeah, the background and lighting works nicely. Your photos and builds have a general look to 'em so I clocked it was you. Keep up the good work, man.
>it's over
Did Bandai themself forget that Gundam stole Starwars's lightsaber and Starship Trooper's power armor for their Guncannon design?
>>24038593I don't think there exists anyone at bandai that knows or cares any longer. Especially not the lawyers.
>>24038298I was naively hoping the stuff coming from china would light a fire under bandai's ass by showing them there's a market for big, 1/100 kits that they've been neglecting but I guess not
>>24038612That's just not how Asians work, even when they're competing with other Asians. They don't see someone innovating and want to outcompete them by innovating harder. Instead, they want to either steal the innovation or stop the innovator in their tracks. Japan was always going to choose lawfare as their answer to China seriously entering the plamo market.
>>24038593it's ok, japan is 51th state
Anybody got good examples of simple weathering? And tips?Only time I've done weathering I went overboard.
chinks got too cocky
>>24038625>Japan was always going to choose lawfare as their answer to China seriously entering the plamo market.ofc, you cannot beat chinks in 'fair' game
Ok this is just petty AF
>>24038649nigga I cant read cyrillic
>>24038640>tipsLess is more.
>>24038625>innovatingChinks aren't innovating shit, they're just pumping out at best the same crap but mostly worse crap with lower overhead because it's fucking china
>>24038657what about if Bandai just made more 1/100 kits? like they used to? crazy idea I know
>>24038660dunno but my den'an zons are almost here so I'm not bothered
>>24036274Crap. Does Citadel Plastic Glue work on gunpla plastic? It has done nothing in every other type of plastic I've tried it on.>inb4 stickersIt is temporary. Bear with me.
>>24038672It does yes. It's plastic cement. It works on pretty much all PS.
>>24038646>However, the Bandai team did not even have images of their own model kitsThat's genuinely hilarious.
>>24038649>Translate it>Still don't understand
>>24038685Translation:"waah the IP holder is enforcing copyright and telling people they can't make Chang Freedoms wtf our sacred wonderfest ground how dare they"
>put out terrible looking knock offs wannabe gundams for 4 years straight>completely ruin discussion around mecha kits with retarded shills who doesn't understand the industry>bandai enforces their copyright>NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO YOU CAN'T HECKIN DO THIS YOU NEED TO LET US KEEP STEALING AND MAKING SONIC OCS OUT OF YOUR DESIGNS
>>24038726>completely ruin discussion around mecha kits with retarded shills who doesn't understand the industryWe're actually targeting you specifically.
>>24038685Bandai guys usually go around WF before opening to look at kits because they are kit guys/evaluating competition but this time they were more serious and brought lawyers and translators so they could take down booths.
>>24038726>Bandai invented robots with samurai crests
+50 cents added to account wumao
imagine the niche qualification of being an actual field lawyer and also having enough autism to recognize barbatos design elements in a bunch of zhang triangles
>>24038726Bandai doesn't own the concept of a v-fin, Takeshi. Their precious copyright doesn't extend to original designs that are only loosely inspired by other mecha. And if they try and seriously pursue that, they're opening themselves up to lawsuits from older mecha than Gundam which THEY took inspiration from.
>>24038745I'm pretty sure the lawyer, the translator and the Bandai fag are all three separate individuals. So you have the nerd trying to explain the intricacies of Goondam design principles to a jap lawyer who then has to speak to a chink who then needs to translate the jap's nuanced legal threats to a bunch of other chinks using an iPad to play spot the difference with panel lines.
>>24038754love how this schizo always gets fixated on a single focal point he makes up as the argument (in this case now v-fins) and just keeps trying to pretend designs aren't being directly lifted all over the place
>>24038766Show us what they lifted anon. Everyone fixated on four wings and waist pistons because every other element of the kit is original.
>>24038770not talking about the new chink quad wing, schizo, this is why you're such a joke, you're assuming an argument
>>24038771>Show us what they lifted anon
>>24038776>kshatriya>gp02>stargazerschizo
Another waifu joins the group.
>Gundam created a business of taking one design, copying 99%, changing one element then selling it as a brand new model product >Massively popular >Chang created a business of taking one design (Spikelord) and selling it as a brand new model product >Nobody cares for years>Chang created a business of taking one design (Spikelord), copying 99% adding one Gundam element then selling it as a brand new model product. >Does gangbustersNone of those superheavy gatling Zeon kits they make even look like Sazabi. Burning Owl, Lizard and Greifer are just incestuous copies of each other.
>>24038777>Still no examples If having four wings is enough to be plagiarizing Khastriya or a VFin for GP02 then every robot model kit ever made is infringing on Bandai. The only example ive seen that has had a case is INERA Fenrir had Barbatos triangle calf boosters.
In a week he's going to be calling them better versions of the actual mobile suits again instead of just lying about the plagiarism.
>>24038786sorry you missed out on very popular model kit releases you should pay more attention to things
>>24038788Pokémon lost the lawsuit
>>24038789I don't even know what this means, are you alright schizo
>>24038770>4 wings>just ignore the funnels that are shaped the same bro>just ignore how theres 6 funnels for each wing just like the kyshatria bro>just ingore the sub arm that shaped exactly the same broArrrrr rery orignral rou see
>>24038790He's referring to the Pokemon v. Palword lawsuit, which doesn't have a ruling yet.
>>24038797that sounds like a bunch of shit I couldn't possibly imagine caring about
I hate to break it to you guys but Gundam art design doesnt matter in the slightest. Bandai took off in the 2000s because they had the cheapest and best engineered snapfit models and helped reduce the stigma of being a boomer hobby in tbe eyes of normies. Mr. Chinky was able to take over because he made even more complex and dense models for cheaper prices and essentially killed off resin GKs at the same time. The number of people who are hardcore Gundam loyalists that will buy worse models for more are progressively thinning out, which is why Bandai is becoming more aggressive towards original models instead of the usual suspects like Daban.
>>24036446Im half sure that the real reason why new hexagears are taking too long is they're being dragged around for other projects, and the ones they're actually working on, like the semi realistic bulk arm and dino with too many chainsaws is a challenge
>>24038802>Mr. Chinky was able to take overthat hasn't happened in the slightest, chink shit combined isn't selling or printing remotely close to bandai lmao
>>24038797>outcome will be max 30K payout or nothing >When they wanted millions and for Palworld to be shutdown AND to discourage other Pokémon competitors>Several years spent in court and potentially millions spent in legal fees>New Pokémon competitor released last month unopposed Even in the best case scenario they still lose
>>24038807In Chinktopia he has. Why import when the locals make better product? That's why Shanghai WF makes Bandai seethe in particular.
>>24038808>believing headlines from a paid activistThis is why I hate legal discussions from online lawyers. Full Dunning-Kruger in effect.
>>24038810Who?
>>24038809why would I care what is popular in chinklandthe best case scenario entirely for me is that bandai abandons making or marketing their products for china entirely
>>24038815It's the first domino to fall and a sign of weakness for Bandai. Palworld is also proportionally small compared to Pokémon but it revealed how Nintendo's grip was slipping. Also these boards have been slowing down.
>>24038819bros I'm feeling so demoralized rn the west has fallen
>>24038822The west is benefiting the most from cheap model toys.
>>24038823not really because these don't actually end up very cheap anymore when you get international shippingmost of these chinkkits are not actually cheap and even the shitty chink hg bootlegs are barely any cheaper at this point to buy domestically, all they have is comparatively ready availability to PB releases
>>24038794This thing is uniquely chinese. Are you the same guy crying that the PG (not) Tallgeese looks nothing like the tallgeese but now you're crying that these chinese model kits are definitely the real deal? Your posts are similarly schizo enough to be the same guy.
>>24038826This motor nuclear guy is $90 shipped and is PG sized and has a metal frame. Isn't that still a big difference? Does Aerial Dominator and Sky Defender offer more than what a $150 Bandai kit could?
>>24038831>The duality of man.jpg
>>24038831I think you're comparing an expensive model to a too expensive model. I also know the only reason they can keep their costs low is the same reason they have to steal designs to make things that sell.
>>24038831A 150 dollar bandai kit isn't ugly as sin. Maybe they outta try making something that doesn't look like ai generated rainbow vomit.
>>24038828Not him but multiple people here have said that thing doesn't count as a real tallgeese and I stand with them.
>>24038766'Directly lifted'. I cannot fathom this level of sheer retardation. Just admit you don't want Bandai to have any competition at all, like a good little blindly devoted slave. I'd respect that argument more than trying to argue that something like the Fenrir is a direct copy of Barbatos.
>>24038841>Stolen Designs >Literally the most unique design in yearsIf you think they didn't change enough from Pic related, then there is literally no model you can call original.>>24038843I would say Aerial Dominator looks better than what an actual MGEX Kshatriya would turn out to be.
>>24038851I'm saying no one is buying that slop because it doesn't have an anime.
>>24038851>It's ugly sure but this thing that doesn't exist would be uglierWhy does chinkshit always need to stand next to a metaphorical fat girl for people to peddle it as good?
>>24038854Anime fags and true model fags are two distinct groups. Some just want to build and paint and don't give a fuck about weebshit. Even then there's a manga for the models and the original Chinese books span hundreds of years.
>>24038850yes osiris dominator is a heckin kshatriya you are a silly fool if you want to say it isn't etc etcplenty of ones that aren't original are still heavily leaning on existing designs whether a court rules them legally distinct or notit's not hard to just make your own robots there are so many robot designs that exist that aren't gundam in japan alone let alone other countries and gundam doesn't have even close to a monopoly on anythingthey literally just want to make not-gundams because they can't imagine anything else
>>24038856Chinks are just maximalism-pilled, which is probably why they like customizing models so much. Japanese liking simplicity to the point of making "Anime accurate" versions of Mecha with removed detail and reviving vintage shitty models is an interesting contrast.
>>24038857sure people that haven't seen any gundam anime exist but they're a very small amount of people buying gunpla and toy robot modelslikewise most people don't watch every gundam nor does watching a bunch of gundam really mean you watch much anime either though you probably do at that pointsuffice to say you're an outlier if you haven't watched any of these cartoon robots blow each other up at any point/have some attachment to the properties the robots are from
Gunpla is freedom...?
>>24038867You are free to purchase Bandai products only
>>24038862Yeah, the broken glass aesthetic is very tailored to customization. Why are you just making shit up? Chinkshit is the least customization oriented type of model there is. If anything it's american models that are aimed at people making original stuff out of them.
>>24038871You can fuck offI PRAISE Chang as they made the 1/100 kshatriya I always wanted
>>24038859What the fuck are you even babbling about, you gigantic retard? Are you schizophrenic? Did you forget to take your meds today? That has literally nothing to do with IN ERA+. Literally everyone recognizes the Aerial Dominator as a 1/100 Kshatriya, which happened because Bandai have grown arrogant and taken their customer base for granted, leaving the door open for Chang to fill the gap in the market. People are calling Bandai hypocrites because they're trying to go after companies like IN ERA+ which produces original designs that are AT THE ABSOLUTE WORST inspired by elements of some Gundams, but with no 'directly lifted' designs. This is something Bandai THEMSELVES have done for decades, and is simply a matter of course in mecha design. MECHA ISN'T REAL. There ARE NO real-world mecha to be inspired by. It's an inherently incestuous design paradigm. Take Bandai's cock out of your mouth, you fucking moron.
>>24038866Gundam has always been a toy first brand, with the anime serving as advertisement. Chinese if anything have the advantage because Journey to the West/Investiture of the Gods/Three Kingdoms are built into their culture so the toy brands can just make their own versions of those characters and everyone already likes them and knows who they are.
>>24038872Literally all the chinks making kits now used to GK scribe-maxers.
>>24037819This feels way better to work on now that there is clothes. Going to paint the gold parts over the week, and if I do that I think I'm going to paint the blue armor parts a metallic blue at the same time. Also wish I had some skin paint colors on hand, not sure why forcing spats when the panties are a seperate part.
Will Bandai do us a solid and take down this changshit too?
>>24038875>what are you talking aboutbandai was going around the entire convention retardlook at you making a specific company the focal point because you're a retard schizo>there are no real world mecha to be inspired byyeah there are dipshit holy fuck you don't know what mecha even meansfurthermore that doesn't mean fuck all because you can just haha imagine things haha, not copy people's homework, literally just make your own shit to make money with and make something DIFFERENT not riding on coattails of what someone else is doing>b-b-but what if th-they did it t-tooI don't care, faggot. Go ahead and post all the Bandai design ripoffs to continue your melty now, let me see all those examples of gunpla copying competitors.
>>24038845No shit it's not a "real" Tallgeese as they've clearly taken creative liberties. Thanks for the unwarranted opinion though.
>>24038878Just making chink fanfiction now huh
>>24038881Their only fault is not making an RG or MG first. They keep forcing overly complex designs into HG where it looks like shit, such as Gcucks and Vengeance. Chang will probably make their own before Bandai gets to it in 6 years.
>>24038885Mechanicore and Einta and G-System all started out with resin kits anon. This shit is well known.
>>24038886>let's take the micheline man and cover him in doodles and call it a robotThere is no scale that will make that thing look good or not chinese.
>>24038879Oh, my bad at posting this. Did not read down and realize it's "melty over Chinese kits being taken down for copyright infringement" time even though it happens like quarterly.
>NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, YOU CAN ONLY BUY BANDAI PLAMO AIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
the ver.ka sazabi psycho frame wig out was more productive than this current argument
>>24038893There's a good chance it's the same sperg>>24038879cute
>>24038873Real Gundam fans will wait several decades for official kits of beloved designs :)
>>24038884>unwarranted opinionthis is a forum, you fucking retard
Can someone explain how logistically a small chink studio working in a hut like Motor Nuclear can announce and release sixteen plus MGEX monster kits in a year while Bandai struggles to release one every several years?
>>24038883I have abso-fucking-lutely giving them. Zeta and ZZ were BOTH series that ripped off mecha elements that were popular at the time. Before Zeta, there were only a few different transforming suits in all of Gundam. Then, suddenly, in Zeta there were fucking DOZENS of them, and it's because of Macross which happened a few years earlier. Fucking ZZ had A COMBINING element to it, of all things. Something super popular in mecha, but which sticks out like a sore thumb in the entire rest of the franchise. Gundam and Bandai have been trend-chasing mecha design elements for literally decades, you disingenuous faggot. These are only a few examples out of tons. Now that Chang is doing it to THEM, you're going to cry about it and throw a tantrum?
>>24038900because despite their actual size as a company bandai is a diversified company that does a shitload more than just model kit making and in terms of sheer manufacturing capability they're actually pretty hamstrung in volume. bandai's catalogue is several hundred times most of their competitors. They are juggling tens to hundreds of thousands of plastic molds at this point across all their products all of which came from a single factory for quite a while. Every year increases the amount of kits some people will expect to be reprinted in the future and whine like a child that they aren't while also being expected to make new things. Meanwhile there's very few places in the world cheaper for starting up a manufacturing plant for damn near anything than China (for a lot of reasons).
if anything bandai looks fucking pathetic being this worried about a small chink company lmao
I still haven't started my groupbuild
>>24038909I wanna start priming but it's hot as fuck outside
>>24038904and yet they didn't copy any valkyries did they? can you point to any design ripoffs? even real elements? you can find some between other properties from the same designers make the same designs like kondo and kobayashi of course for their other properties but they didn't go make a transforming machine anyone could mistake for a variable fighter. They are in fact their own thing. They did chase a trend, but in fact, Gundam had transforming machines in the original anyway. The corefighter might not transform into a robot, but it transforms into the core of the robot which combines... which is right back where ZZ pulled its combining from anyways, along with the G-Armour as a whole. Of course combining and transforming were done before these anyways, but the vague idea of "transforming robot" is a league of difference from taking direct design elements and it's hard to even take you at all seriously if that's your big gotcha of "theft."This isn't trend chasing, this is making Huckebeins.
>>24038593The Starship Trooper’s power armor was designed by Studio Nue who were also literally working on Gundam as scriptwriters and advisers. That’s a little different from Chang who copies homework but changes it a bit.
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>>24038912The point was always that mecha design is inherently incestuous, which includes the plamo that they become. You're getting all bent out of shape that Chinese designers are creating designs, exluding something like the Aerial Dominator which everyone and their dog knows is just a Kshatriya, which are inspired by other mecha like various Gundams, when Bandai has literally done the exact same thing stretching back decades. Bandai never NEEDED to direclty copy the Valkyrie, they just needed to be inspired by them, which led to 3/4ths of every design in Zeta being a transforming suit. They were inspired by it, and with Zeta, ZZ, and more, they were chasing design trends. They have a long, LONG history of hiring designers on to do Gundam designs once their other mecha shows become popular, BECAUSE THEY WERE TRENDY AND THEY WERE CHASING THOSE TRENDS. Macross, L-Gaim, Patlabor, Star Wars, etc. They've done it up and down the entire genre. People are calling Bandai hypocrites for trying to shut down Chinese plamo designers for the same behavior they have no problem doing shamelessly. They have no moral leg to stand on for getting pissy that there are successful products that are only inspired by, WITHOUT being direct copies of, various Gundams. And their legal standing on trying to get it shut down is laughable at best.
>>24038886Man now I want a RG/MG of the police and construction Zaku
>>24038927they didn't design a not-VF1 thoughunlike say "not-Tallgeese" and "not-Wing Zero" chinkshit clearly aping those designs in all presentation just changing up the details so the teacher doesn't notice and you can argue they're distinct enough because actually all the elements are different it just is intentionally designed to overall resemble this popular robot form coincidentallyyou want to equate the idea of "transforming" to actual drawn designs. Using an idea is cool, no problems with basically anyone except (you) apparently who can't distinguish between "design trends" and "copying a design someone else made." It's not a design trend to have four shoulder mounted binders with funnels and subarms, anyone with any knowledge knows where they got that, is it outrageous theft? Draw your own lines, but it's still excessively clear they are snagging this from one very specific design that exists and is popular. For my money most of it's just a bit of an uninspired OC donut steel that changes enough to overall be distinct, and its greatest crime is being lame, but I think less favourably of not-tallgeese and some others I don't know the name of nevermind the outright exact-replicas like prior Kshatriya and GP02.Just make your own robots. Just make cool new things. You can do it. Battletech ultimately morphed the Glaug into the Mad Cat and it became an incredibly popular robot design without it actually being mistakable for the original.
>>24038946there's a big difference between the ariel dominator and this thing >>24037744 the ariel dominator is obviously just an unlicensed model kit of the Kshatria, while the other new one takes very heavy influence from the Kshatria and Sinanju but it overall distinct and very much it's own thing. I'm not a lawyer so I'm talking out my ass here but I reckon bandai would have a pretty clear cut case against the ariel dominator but I don't think they do with the other one.
>>24038975I'm awareI'm mostly talking about that thinglike I said it's greatest crime is mostly being lame and I think it's legally distinct enough to get by, I think others are too, but I think there's a big difference between people intentionally trying to make something just distinct enough to be their own version vs actually just being inspired by the thingthe problem is the majority of chinkshit really is the former, if the original designs didn't exist their not-tallgeese and this not-kshatriya wouldn't either because they worked backwards from the design and altered it rather than it just incidentally being similar and that's the sort of thing only hackfrauds do
>>24038977yeah that's fair.there is a handful of chinese companies that I think are starting to that trend a bit and I hope it continues. china has the bones to be some serious competition to the japanese plamo market but as long as they only make not-gundams they're not going to be taken seriously
>>24038983*that I think are starting to buck that trend a bit
>>24036278Painted Hi Nu's blue parts into purple. I'm waiting for my HWS bootleg set to arrive.
>>24036735Thanks, Anon. You've got a good pair of eyes. The water slide glare kept hitting under certain lighting. I sponged/dry brushed some weathering around them to cut it down. The monoeye however, is just gonna be fucked forever. It was a second hand kit that came with the eye sticker already peeling. I tried saving it with a dab of super glue behind it; but i might just cover it with a coat of black pen and freehand it.
