Last time on Busou Shinki & Friends, >>10971143New reveals! BUSTER DOLL recolors! R1 is now 2! Wilber-Nine prototype! GIANT Gourai and Sophia! Zoid girls return! Rayfalx's torso?What do you think? Are you excited for anything shown off? Do you expect more this weekend?Why is the middle child of the imperial sisters such an edge lord? Is it Amaterasu's fault?Read the guide:>https://docs.google.com/document/d/17kIQkTbSQOIVahREFmycWhobDnftvuSPTOcz7aSMOnA/pubOfficial Skintone & Compatibility guides:>imgur.com/a/AQ4aRUpcoming Releases & Restocks:--->Megami device:• Nodoka Takahata [May]• BUSTER DOLL Tank [May]• BUSTER DOLL Gunner [May] (Reissue)• Megami Device SOL Strike Raptor (Reissue) [Jun]• Susanowo Regalia (reissue) [Jun]• Amaterasu Regalia (reissue) [Jun]• Launcher Hell Blaze (reissue) [Jun]• BUSTER DOLL Paladin [Jul]• Asra Ninja Kaname [Jul]• Asra Archer Kizuna [Aug]• Busou Shinki Type Angel Arnval Tranche 2 [Aug]• PUNIMOFU Mao [Sep]• Asra Ninja (Reissue)[Oct]• Asra Archer (Reissue)[Nov]• PUNIMOFU Tu [Nov]>Frame Arms Girl:• Griefen (reissue) [May]• Weapon Set Jinrai Ver. (Reissue)[May]• Letizia (Reissue)[May]• Gourai-Kai (Black) with FGM148 Type Anti-tank Missile [May]• Materia Normal Ver. (Reissue) [Jun]• Materia White Ver. (Reissue) [Jun]• Hresvelgr Cornix [Jun]• Durga I Save the Queen [Jun]• Architect Black ver. [Jun]>Cross Frame Girl• GOLDYMARG [Jun]• Star GaoGaiGar (with Goldymarg) [Jun]
Op Part 2----->30 Minutes Sister:• SIS-Dc88w Elliene Eri-Erika (Elegant Form) [Jun]• SIS-F00 Yuphia (Color A) [Jul]• Option Hair Style Parts Vol.10 All (4 Types) Assorted Set Box [Jul]• Option Parts Set 13 (Tactical Costume) [Color B][Jul]• Option Body Parts Type MD01 [Color A][Aug]• Option Body Parts Beyond the Blue Sky 1 (Color C)[Aug]• Optional Body Parts Arm Parts & Leg Parts [Brown][Sep]>Plamax:• Fairy Knight Princess Elfina [May]• Sophia F. Shirring [May]>Snail Shell:• EveD Series AMBRA-02 [May]>ACT MODE:• Expansion Kit: Mio (NAVY FIELD 152) [Jun]• Expansion Kit: Type15 Ver2 Lance Mode (NAVY FIELD 152) [Jun]• Tia & Type Penguin (NAVY FIELD)• Expansion Kit: Mio Ver2 Equipment (NAVY FIELD)[Oct]• Expansion Kit: Type15 Ver2 Longrange mode (NAVY FIELD)[Oct]• Expansion Kit: Type15 Ver2 Longrange railgun mode (NAVY FIELD)[Oct]>HYPER BODY• Charged Particle Cannon General-Purpose Fighter: Cuckoo [Nov]>V.F.G.• VF-31D Skuld SP (Reissue) [Jun]• VF-31J Siegfried Freya Wion [Aug]>Ms General:• TKB-02 Black Bicorn x Thunder General [Nov]• MG-10 Da Qiao & Xiao Qiao (Jun)>A.T.K. Girls• Armored Girl Werewolf Benandante Commander's Reinforced Armor ver. [Jun]>ANIMESTER x NUCLEAR GOLD RECONSTRUCTION• White Dragon Knight Galahad [Aug]>Big Firebird:• Full Time Himeka Kelly Jarnett [Jan]
Op part 3-----In development (now in development!)>30 Minutes SistersBUNBUN FighterBUNBUN ClericBUNBUN MagePeplero PropenTaisha idolmaster costume?>Megami DeviceEva Unit 1Ebikawa designed pairAmaterasuTsukuyomi RegaliaPUNIMOFU TuFace parts m.s.g. for Bullet Knights/SOLNine-Tails and Tamamo-no-Mae life recordMystery dark elf EdelweissSol Hornet × msg × trainsGarden SpikesBlock 2 Armor sets/new seriesNodaka Takahata (Shimon)R1 M TypeR1 L TypeBUSTER DOLL Gunner Midnight FangBUSTER DOLL Knight Darkness Claw>Cross Frame GirlGaoFighGar>Frame Arms GirlKatsuguchi, Wilber-Nine, Shingen, Rayfalx, Hresvelgr Cornix>Fumikane ART WORKS Artinia>30 Minutes SisterOptional Costume Sigma Sisters Paradox 1 (color A)Tsukioka KokaneTanaka Mami/Shirase Sakuya/Mimine Yuka/ Yutani Kiriko Parts set
Tsukuyomi (MAX EDGE) Regalia
>>10985443Wears a mask to hide the panic
>>10984612Seems like no one really uses abs cement.I tried more glue, but no luck. I can't really seperate it so not sure what to do?What do you reckon I should do to clean it up?
>>10985443>>10985447Not a fan of her clusterfuck armor but the actual girl is really cute.
>>10985640So fun fact: the Tamiya ABS cement is actually a trap. It bonds ABS, yes, but it doesn't function like regular cement. The Tamiya ABS doesn't really melt the plastic much like other cements do, so it's actually REALLY awful for seam line removal on our little ladies. For ABS parts you either take your (decent) chances with regular extra thin Tamiya cement, or you get some cement that specifically works on ABS like regular cement (plastruct bondene white cap is a popular choice). For fixing your particular issue you've only got two real answers- either make sprue goo out of the flesh colored runner and fill her blemish in that way, or cut the torso open along where the seam line would be (a sharp hobby knife will do this easily) and then redo it with something other than the Tamiya ABS cement.
Do Lancer and Launcher use the same face plates as the Chaos and Pretty girls?
>>10985434>right after I order knight they show a color palette I like her in betterClockwork. Though I don't care for the pseudo swimsuit concept... time to swap stuff and rehome what's left, I guess.
>>10985733>right after I order knight they show a color palette I like her in betterIt's the Koto way.
>>10985730No.
>>10985447>>10985658Same, I love girlfailures
>>10985777And Lancer only came with three faceplates. Balls. Wish I knew like two weeks ago so I could've gotten some with my recast order.
>>10985447What's the archetype called? Murakumo from Senran Kagura does the same thing and I think it's adorable.
Never ever
>>10985436>BUNBUN Fighter>BUNBUN Cleric>BUNBUN MageWhen did they say this? I don't remember this from the stream, you might be confusing it with plans for 30MF.
>>10985860Sad quadruple amputee makes me sad too...
Why is Konami such a shit company?Why won't they just let Koto make more shinkis, be unreleased designs or remakes of old ones?They're not doing anything with the IP, which is retarded because they could milk it dry.Make a mobileslop gacha game.Outsource kits to Koto to get extra cash.Make a pachislop game.Integrate the three vectors of the IP for shared interactivity to incentivize whaling.Why does this company hate money?
>>10985886its not just this, they've been mishandling and raping yugioh for years. the people in charge have no idea what theyre doing, even after their huge meeting
>>10985860Why would they show their WIP this early? Unless they're planning to release her after Wilber.
>>10985868Not said BUT hinted at. You don't design a bunch of silhouettes for nothing.
>>10985860Give it 5 years. Honestly they should think of retiring FA:G in its current state, too many things stuck in planning hell while more effort is put in FA:G-adjacent lines.
>>10985886It's Konami.'nuff said.Enjoy that it happened - make your own like the series wanted. I hate how Wilber-9 FAG looks. Too much musume and too little mecha. At least you can see some of the "standard" FAG Architect bits poke out like the thigh panels and shoulder armor.I don't enjoy Ray Falx's design either, but that's more with me just not really liking the mech itself. Revenant - now THAT'd make a good FAG
>>10985434I thought the other giant is Lumitea, not Sophia. Who do you mean Sophia?>>10984670Is this another canned Zoids Girl?
>>10986122>3D print your own.3d print my own yugioh cards? are u retarded
>>10985640>>10985723Again, this anon is correct. Two things:1. For sprue goo, you can get a small glass jar, and melt the runners in Tamiya Airbrush Cleaner (it's supposedly the same as Tamiya extra thin, but much cheaper and more economical for making sprue goo with). Apply it over the gap and try to press it into the gap as it start to set-up over a few minutes. It will look like a mess at first. Wait 24 hours before you sand it off. Try to sand it rather than use a knife for removal since I've had knives accidentally tear the plastic in the past.2. If you plan on cutting the part open (last ditch option), make sure you use a few strips of masking tape to make a guide for your blade.
>>10986092Koto might as well merge FAG with Megami Device.
>>10985886It's only partially Konami's fault, Kotobukiya also expected too much from a reboot thinking there were still Busou Shinki fans who haven't already jumped ship to their brands.
managed to finagle the support struts for the small units onto the front of the big one!
and one last pose; officially done with my first Megami Device.
>>10986120Yeah, got too many Sophia's out there, it's starting to blur into other things.And the zoid girl is just a custom Hresvelgr.
A bit unrelated, but do fresh-from-the-package god hands need to have their inner blade stop adjusted or is it pre-adjusted already?
>>10986107I think she does just about as well as the others have. I'm pretty sure she's not based on an earth fa so she lines up pretty well with how Hres, Durga, and Magatsuki ended up.
>>10986240>>10986244I love how that thing looks - really gives off some old Busou Shinki vibes, though that gear is clearly much larger than what any Shinki I remember owning ever having. On the one hand, I regret not ordering her myself, but on the other, I know I literally do not have the available space for something that massive right now. Maybe someday...
>>10986377Regardless of if we like her design or not, I wonder if the build will be upgraded. I feel like Koto has some catching up to do vs Bandai. Buster dolls were definitely a good step forward from the usual sandwiches.
>>10986356Not ever touched the stopper on mine, so I assume it's good to go.
>>10986419On the bright side, with all the units assembled, she and all her gear fits nicely into the much smaller Karwa Chauth box—meaning the Ganesha box wasn't necessary for storage.
>>10986377Wilber-nine is an earth FA, but she's the first one to be designed by Komatsu Eiji (Hres' designer). Sort of unrelated, but I'm really looking forward to picrel's FAG design (Wilber's predecessor) since I think they could go a bit crazy with it.
>>10986420Block 2 still has plenty of growing pains. The shoulder tolerances and lack of asthetic Block 1 compatability with chest plates was quite unfortunate.
>>10986595Fitting issues usually can be fixed with enough knowledge beforehand, bad engineering not so much. So I really hope that they'll improve the engineering just like the buster dolls did. Seamless parts and all.
>>10986604The BUSTER DOLL Ball sockets are too shallow for any meaningful tolerance adjustment. It's absolutely an engineering issue.
>>10986595B"r"ock2
>>10985886what do you mean, they're still doing stuff with shinkisjust that it's all locked to an arcade game you can never play...
>>10985886>Make a pachislop game.did you know there's actually a slots game?Just found it while dicking around looking at stuff about the arcade game
>>10986778No burry
>>10986901Funny enough, Koto also wasted no time getting a FAG pachislot machine made. Really tells you how old the fanbase is.
>>10986938this one
>>10986355Right, I saw the 4.1 thing, meaning it's just an April Fool's joke. They really just straight-up cancelled Zoids Girla after just one release.Also, Forme Arms, which teased Mk-II versions of Gourai and Stylet, has been revealed, with their first entry being an upgraded Rayfalx.https://twitter.com/faman_type001/status/1789084266795855967?t=HWCIy3LyGKRosu1SSkBkMQ&s=19https://youtu.be/n_mHG8kVY0I?si=rxV_y3moDRudA2su
>>10986956I don't see the point of making this a new brand.
Not-FAG Zoids 2025.https://twitter.com/zoids_official/status/1788010175875403880
>>10986956So does this mean Frame Arms is finally kill? They haven't been doing much with it and supporting to mecha lines sounds tough without adding the 'musume' part.
>>10986989Yes, although the FA moniker remains
>>10986092The team is supposedly small, they needed more 3d modellers.
>>10986956I take Forme Arms is a reboot for Frame Arms.
>>10986989Not necessarily. https://www.kotobukiya.co.jp/blog1/fa/article/detail/285/ says that Frame Arms will stay around, but that Forme Arms is essentially a lower-cost reboot of the line that removes the frames. It's a similar relationship to the Block 1.5L and Block 2.0M MDs, with the upcoming Frame Arms Gourai and Stylet II being 1.5L and these new VFA series Forme Arms kits being like the Buster Dolls. Though as >>10986991 said, it's still ultimately FA.
>>10986778Ikr. I was cringing the whole time reading that post.>>10986956Where do you see Rayfalx mentioned as the origin of Railverse.
>>10987011It's cheaper to start each mech design from scratch than reuse the body frame?
https://twitter.com/kotobukiya_p/status/1789083281075671270Huh?
>>10987173> Kotobukiya exclusive color of another maker's toyNot really something new.
>>10987173It's as the text says, koto limited edition recolor.Black one was better
No backview, though.
>>10987166More so that having to include the same base frame in everything was keeping people from being able to afford the kits.
>>10986988I'm glad canon heroine mecha musume are becoming more common for these things
I remember seeing a Koto tweet announcing a new plamo line based on idols but I can't find the tweet anymore. Guess they want a piece of the Imas pie
>>10987187So less plastics needed.
>>10987174They're STILL using the photoshopped picture for Archer?>>10987180Big maid.>>10987200Probably. For me at least the frame was actually a detriment when it was included. You had to disassemble the thing and fix someone else's fuckups before you could start building and you paid for the privilege. Not using the base frame should allow some more engineering flex as well.
>>10987176>>10987180the arms of four-eyes looks stupidly short
>>10987178FANGJOKERMAXIMUM DRIVE
>>10987197You mean the one koto announced first, way before bandai even came up with imas kits?
>>10987208We could get a multi-armed mech, imagine that as a Forme Arms girl!
>>10987209Her legs are longer.
>>10987246
>>10987176>t rex armsyikes, probably can't pose well because of her atrophied upper limbs
>>10987246>>10987247
Has anybody here seen or heard of a hobbyist designing and 3D printing their own girlpla? I really want to get into 3D printing, but I've never seen this niche being targeted. It's mostly warhammer/tabletop and some very rare gunpla.
>>10985860>never everAnon her concept art is like... under six months old. At least say it about kagutsuchi.
>>10987010Foryou arms is basically koto 30mm
>>10987380Kagutsuchi's next after Wilber Nine from what I heard in the last thread.
feet of the new 30ms body if neededhttps://twitter.com/niredodo/status/1789211924187775253
>>10987354Some people do this, yes. There's a couple of creators out there that've designed their own custom mecha musume with the rough design philosophy of the engineering you expect out of official kits behind them. No exact copies though. A couple of these people have released the files before. I think there's a couple on the typical STL sites, and then there's one Japanese garage kit guy that released them on his Twitter (don't remember the name though). Otherwise you have plenty of third party makers designing lots of accessories and body parts (sometimes entire bodies) and selling those on BOOTH and what not. The actual prints though, not the files. Generally the girlpla community don't release their files, so you're stuck buying horrifically overpriced parts from them instead.
>>10987197At least we are getting more Macross Delta kits.
>>10987354I 3D printed some Megami Device abs. That said designs for conversion bits are non existent. I'll learn Zbrush some day to make my own body parts and clothes.
>>10987215I didn't look at the dates o I'm not sure>Macross I'm going to throw up
>>10987535>>10987354https://www.thingiverse.com/tag:megami_deviceHere are some files relating to MD, some even has almost full bodies.
>>10987595Proof?
>>10987590Are the V.F.G. kits that bad? I pre-ordered Freya because she looks cute but I can still cancel.
>>10988995>that>badNo. They are good solid kits with good mold quality. The only problem with them is that they have very poor color separation, something fairly unavoidable when considering how intricate some of the macross color schemes are.
>>10988713Of the abs? I'm planning on using these and some other conversion bits on the big Sitara kit.
I think that applying gloss varnish over middle "pantyhose" section was mistake, it looks more like melted than glossy. Do you think it would be better to paint matte over it or just leave it like that?
>>10989082I'd tone it down to semi-gloss. That way it still has some shine while being different from the metal. Mr. Hobby has pearl clear coat too as part of their lascivus line that looks good while not being the same sheen as their other topcoats.
>>10989091Semi-shine as in satin? Because I only have Vallejo stuff, gloss, matte and satin, polyurethane, normal and "mecha" (behaves differently but I dont really know whats inside).
>>10989095Satin should be the equivalent. If you have Vallejo's metallic varnish you could use that on the metallic bits too to further differentiate them.
>>10986967it's a separate line because they're built differently than Frame Arms -- Frame Arms all have skeletal inner frames with armor then attacked outside (like Bandai MG models) while Forme arms are built like bandai hgs with no inner frame. presumably this will reduce part count and cost
>>10987354>Has anybody here seen or heard of a hobbyist designing and 3D printing their own girlpla?yes, there are hobbyists who do this.many of them also sell the modification parts / kits they've designed online via BOOTH or similar
custom builds are cool
>>10989824I'll have to learn how to use and buy BOOTH then.I want to start designing girlpla stuff.
>>10986988Hoping that we get a Kotona from Zoids Genesis in this series. She was my first waifu.
>>10989855Buying stuff off Booth is easy. You just use one of a bajillion proxy services (I use Dejapan personally, but that's just me). As for actually selling stuff on there I think for physical goods you have to actually be in Japan (fact check this please). >>10989013Where'd you get the files for the abs from? Or did you make them yourself. I'd kill for some actually useful body files (almost everything out there doesn't work with actual MD kits).
>>10986988"Other Takara IPs including Transformers"What are we expecting?
>>10987354what sort of printer would I get for this? Would a Mars 4 be too small?
One afternoon of work on Nuke Matrix's Yefuna. First time I've personally handled a kit with PVC hair; Very unique.
>>10989981I got it from Cults 3D. I'm in the same boat with wanting useful body pieces. Those abs and some hair are pretty much the only megami device conversion bits you can 3D print. 30ms STLs are even more nonexistent somehow. You can find lots of 1/12 props at least as lots of action figures use those scales.>>10990263Mars 4 is more for miniatures. Some plamo pieces like for custom gunpla or 1/12 furniture can get really big. I would get a Saturn at least, they are the same price as the Mars 4 at this point.
>>10990318PVC seems like an odd choice. Thy don't seem to be doing anything the usual suspects couldn't easily handle here
>>10990453I think they did it for the texture.
>>10990453Durability of the sharp edges.
>>10990351>I would get a Saturn at least, they are the same price as the Mars 4 at this point.no kidding, a new saturn 4 is basically 2 dollars more than the mars 4 ultra. I was probably going to just do some parts because I hear resin's too brittle for a full set, but maybe I should just go for the bigger one.
So this part broke in one of my Megami Device kits.I tried plastic cement, but it's incredibly loose so it's a temporary solution. Do you know where I can get a replacement?
>>10990673Resin is fine for plamo use. The Brittleness is really only an issue if you're going to make super tiny and thin parts like antennae and what not. Smaller pieces can shatter if you drop them, but that's no different than plamo plastic breaking when you do the same. Resin's real downfall is when you get into larger pieces- the stuff is really heavy.
>>10990956Edelweiss comes with a full spare torso joint in skintone.
>>10986988...............is that Fiona and Zeke? I usually avoid these kind of kits, but I might have to bite on that one. Especially if I can have them both as separate figures.
>>10986988I would have preferred loli Finne..
>>10991333Shit like this reminds me that all of the coolest builds need you to buy regular mechs to kitbash. Hopefully Form Arms are cheap enough to use just for that purpose.
>>10991372All of those attachments are option parts except pink Spinatia and Fal Farina
>>10991372>Form Arms are cheap enough to use just for that purposeThey're Frame Arms sized, so they might be pretty worthless for kitbashing with any girlpla line.
>>10990964Do you know if anyone sales a metal cast?I also have UV resin and oyumaru, as well as multiple unassembled MD kits. Do you think resin would be strong enough?
>>10991490try looking up the part number on ebay. i got metal replacement bits for two SEED gundams that way.
>>10990956You could make your own with some plaplate and a spare fag polycap.
>>10991490https://www.irosika.com/items/74484287These exist for metal parts and they work well, but for the price of this two pack you could grab a new kit.
>>10991757>price of this you can buy a whole new kit>$26Ive gotten some pretty good deals on kits, but I have yet to find one THAT cheapAlso you can get those same metal joints on ebay and ali for a little less if I remember right.
>>10991841https://www.suruga-ya.com/en/product/603141869 You can get those shipped for about $43 during one of Suru's NOW ONLY (read: at least once a month), FREE SHIPPING sales if you're in a country they offer that to. Factor in proxy fees and international shipping and you've probably still saved a few bucks. If the listings on Ebay or Ali are genuine then great, but SH Studio makes some knockoffs I know from experience aren't as good; I wouldn't be surprised to see some rebranded version of those floating around on the sites you listed.
>>10991876Every knock off sh studio thing ive bought (around 5 or 6 kits) was fine. Only had one kit that came missing a piece, and the guy shipped me an entire extra kit for free. All of the brass joint pieces ive gotten off of there were also fine (though I only did them with one figure). Only complaint was the waist joint was a little stiff to move, a dab of wd40 or such would probably fix it though, but I didnt feel like taking her apart again to test that.So many people are scared of knockoffs. This aint WH40K where miscasts and air bubbles are king.
>>10991952I said I knew from experience. Mine metal joints were floppy and I couldn't get them to an acceptable place with a heat gun or the usual varnish tricks. Their resin stuff is usually at least as good as you'd expect for the price and I wouldn't knock those, but I also wouldn't lock the joints I got inside of anything I was going to weld or paint.
>>10991757Oof, that's a big price.I'm gonna try to replicate the piece in resin and report back with results.Otherwise I'll have to either buy a new kit or get the metal part.
Another afternoon of endeavour. Yefuna seems a good size for a purportedly 1/12 figure.
>>10992202Make sure to use the womb tattoo decal.
>>10990673Adding to >>10990961you could use ABS-like resin which is more durable and mixing in Siraya tenacious resin into normal resin which keeps parts tough. One thing to keep in mind is that over curing your resin can make it brittle. After curing your pieces for a few minutes I'd hit them with surfacer so you can stop sunlight from baking them.
>>10992224Of course.
>>10988995Old ones, maybe, but they definitely have been improving. Every release after Ku Klux Klan is solid.
>>10992674Even she's pretty good, sticker-fest aside.
>>10992674Still waiting for Sheryl to pair with Ranka. I mean, there are some people who like an OT3 with Alto.
>>10991333>how am i supposed to walk with these mecha MC Hammer pants?
>>10992793Can't wait for this and 30MF kits. I'll finally have an army of robots to gangbang all of my girlpla bitches.
>>10993095>still no snek revealwhy must they make me suffer
You guys better bring this up in the surveys and buy Gourai. I want my 16 inch tall Perfect Grade horse.
>>10993318Gonna be honest here, this is one of the dumbest things Koto is doing given their limited production capacity. With the looming release of Kadopla and Plamatea, they better pray the market doesn't fall for licenseshit or else they're fucking cooked.
>GaoFighGar up for pre-order tomorrowNever thought I'd live to see the day.
>>10993318Damn, you mean a perfect grade Elena? That would be funny.
>>10993318I NEED A BIGGER ELENA!
>>10993610Here's that big horse model kit you asked for, son.
>Anon, I heard you like flexible girls~Also, is it just mine batch or her hands like to "poop out" when I try to move them?
>>10993389Couldn't agree more. How much development time is getting spent on this when there are other kits announced that haven't even have physical prototypes shown yet.
>>10993622But Daddy i want a Centaur
>>10993673You can use one of those Frame Arms you love so much!
>>10993624If they want to come out then you'll probably need to sand them a bit
>>10993679But Daddy i want a Centaur like in my japanese Anime and not a Mecha Robot
>>10993736They appears to have right diameter as they insert without any problems but it's like they are too short. Only did two Megami models before but they didn't experience similar problems.
>>10993792Who needs a brush when you can just pour the paint on?
>>10993792THIN YOUR PAINTS
>>10993652Assuming they are straight upscales and they don't try to increase the detail or make stronger joints the dev time is nonexistent. The real cost is making an entirely new set of molds that will be far larger and more numerous than the original kit. They really should do Megami Device, the base body could be reused far more than Gourai. Even Elena would be better because you could switch out the human half. On that note, why did Bandai stop Mega Size Gundam?
>>10993792WHERE DA HOOD WHERE DA HOOD WHERE DA HOOD AT HAVE DAT NIGGA IN THE CUT WHERE THE HOOD AT
>Slow boat some paint to myself>A week later it hasn't even left portOh god. I haven't bothered with surface shipping in forever, I've forgotten how to forget that I have something in the mail.
>>10993968Why did you even ship via literal ship?
>>10993792Is that a fucking macaroni wig
>>10994005Because paint and paint thinner. I might be able to get away with it, but sending that via air is a shipping no no.
>>10994021Unless you live in south sudan or Antarctica you can buy spirits at any art supply store and paint at hobby stores.
>>10994065My Gucci Asian paint and tools are more difficult to source, please understand.
>>10994068Which brand?
>>10994078Mr. Color and Gaia. I have a singular mom and pop shop on the other side of town that can get some of the Mr. Color line in, but no Gaia and I pay less for it this way.
>>10994094Next time try SAL, that way at least you're certain the container won't just fall into the ocean, look it up that shit happens.
>>10994130>Next time try SALLike I said, not technically allowed.
>>10994021I know how you feel. I tricked a Japanese seller into shipping me two bottles of Gaia Clear Surfacer that isn't sold anywhere in the US via Fedex. It's finally in the country.
>>10993792
https://www.kotobukiya.co.jp/en/product/detail/p4934054027019/Bonus parts is the final nail in the coffin. GaoFighGar really is Sakura Igawa!
>>10994144All of those actually fly on planes all the time, dont know why they stopped carrying paint cans because other types of compressed gas canisters are allowed.
>>10993946I'm betting it will be more cost effective than making various 2/1 figures.
>>10994641bruh fix her fucking arms first, it's so tiny I don't think she can reach her toes or wipe her ass
>>10993946>straight upscalesthis never happens because kits are designed for the tolerances of the target scale, a straight upscale would be riddled with sink marks and use too much plastic
>>10994641>GaoFighGar really is Sakura Igawa!What do you mean?
>>10994723mini girl robo doesn't need to reach her toes nor wipe her ass
>>10994767GaoFighGar is a taimanin THOT
>>10994641Releasing on December?Yippee-Ki-Yay, motherfucker!
>>10994641I hope she's got some cute expressions like her sister.
>>10994876Needs some extra shading for depth.
>>10994888It's cg, it will (probably) look better in person
I don't know if these stockings were meant to be a first run bonus or something, but they were in the box (along with some golden decals); figured I may as well.
>>10995096I noticed some sellers on AliExpress dropping these or similar fashion accessories to orders.
>>10995096>he used the decal[spoiler]nice[/spoiler]
>>10994779You are retarded
just realized after buying that the bunny and cat ears from the 30MM option parts 13 won't completely fit the head of a 30MS
>>10995378It's ok. The 30ms option headpieces don't fit either.
>>10993792We wuz animay gurlz n shiet.
This week went wild and while varnishing Jingwei after painting details (looks better in person, to be honest, I can't make camera catch surface properly), I also build Shadow version of Asra Archer (in before - when I got her, normal version was costing the same and be unavailable).I have a feeling that these "dark" colors looks a bit cheap. Do you think I should paint her whole, minus the skin and hair? I pulled off "dark blue-violet" shade before with Nuke Matrix Fox girl, I could do something similar again.By the way, using makeup sponge for paint application is fun and pretty useful technique. Try it sometimes!
>>10995513It's probably just the plastic sheen making the purple parts look cheap. Try to flat (or gloss) coat some of the leftover parts to see what effect it has first.
anyone know where I can find pic related? Love her color scheme...
>>10987271Toy store!
>>10995513I like your color scheme that you chose, perhaps thinning your paints and drying in a more approriately temperate area could help with the thickness and orange peel, respectively.
>>10995866Sol Hornet with paint, glad to help
>>10995962
This shit is surreal.Imagine the Ms General kits with proportions and joint structure like one of koto's kits while maintaining their release speed...
>>10995982Imagine they shares the same factory in the Mainland.
>>10995963wow, rude
>>10995982Basically admitting defeat to the Chinese, Koto just posted a massive loss (again) blaming the competition.
>>10996085>Koto just posted a massive loss (again)That's what releasing just recolors and expensive Susanoo variants does to you.
>>10996102Surprised they made some progress with developing their newer lines.
>>10996085And now MS General is licensed for Japanese distribution by Koto, just to support your word.
>>10995982Why the fuck all Chinese kit has such ugly faces?
>>10995958You are aware that this is original color scheme, right? I only used slightly different shade of red and gold, black parts were not painted at all, simply covered in gloss varnish. Surface effect you speak of is simply matter of how Army Painter dries, had same when I sprayed Fox (on pic, chest armor). Environmental factors have nothing to do here, as expected when spraying in sunny day, with around 20C outside, on third week without any sort of rain.Don't need to remaind me of thinning paints, I paint miniatures on regular basis so I already know about it. Or perhaps you mean the gold layer? This indeed was rather failed experiment with Vallejo "Liquid Gold". It simply separate too quickly and since it's alcohol based, it easily reactivate any layer beneath. I will need to find better solution for gold - their Metal Color line is excellent and easily best metallic colours I dealt with but only gold in this line is silverly instead, probably to match shades on real life avionics.
*Army Painter matte varnish. In spray can, not bottle. I don't like painting varnish by brush, when I have option for spray can use instead.
>>10996272>that orange peelinggit gud first before you run your mouth like that lmao
>>10996315You need to work on your shitposting skills.
>>10995866She's a Koto webstore exclusive based on the E235 Series Yamanote Line train, which she also comes with. You'll have to either get her on the japanese second hand market, or from a forwarding store that gets stuff from the Koto store as it's japan only.
>>10996464Isn't it like, parts wise, it's the same Hornet, just in different color?
>>10996474Technically, yes, Description says she's got the updated MSG top and bottoms too, plus a camera from one of the Sousai accessory sets.
>>10996464I noticed it said store exclusive. Shell show up on ebay soon enough. They always do.
>>10996272I'd use Mr. Hobby Super Metallic Gold 2 instead of alcohol based stuff. It's really shiny and way brighter than the bottle makes it seem.
>>10996587I will see if any local shops have it, thanks for the tip. So far I experimented a bit with adding actual pigments (Green Stuff World sells pretty good ones, according to various opinions I saw) to existing paints or mediums and it looks quite promising.
>>10993792You know... I used to jump on people for gloppy paint jobs, but I stopped. Kept bumping into people saying, "Well, my eyes don't work as good as they used to, but I'm happy with it".
>>10996604Hard parade to rain on, isn't it?
>>10996604If you never jump on them, then they never learn. In fact, dont even do it to necessarily jump on them, but to teach others who might see it to thin THEIR paints.
>>10996272>You are aware that this is original color scheme, right?I was just trying to be polite since I thought it might seem rude to point out its flaws without having something nice to say, as well.
>>10996272If Army Painter is giving you orange peeling, look at Gaianotes NAZCA surfacer. Super heavy mechanical surfacer is as smooth and durable as it gets when you use it with Mr. Hobby leveling thinner. It might be even better with the actual NAZCA thinner.
>>10996717That's very polite of you. I appreciate that.>>10996800Gaia and Mr Color stuff is hard to find where I live but I will note that down for future testing.
>>10996701Good point. Criticism, but for the "audience".Also, look at the good in that figure too... increased nose, given lips, complex hair... impressive on that alone.
>>10996701No one ever learns in this thread. Shit paint jobs are not the only shot that goes on in this thread. You got retards who can't snap shit together and blame the manufacturer. You also have people who think it's fun to use a R part in a L limb. And don't even get me started on the anons who post their snap builds and say I'm. In progress of acquiring a hobby knife or godhand while leaving their gates untouched.
>>10997055When was the last time that happened here? I see it more often in the gunpla threads but not really here
>>10989013Have you considered sharing the file?
Nabbed this girl off of USA Gundam Store yesterday with the 25% off promotion. What am I in for - I haven't built a Hresvelgr since the original one's first release years ago. Have there been any improvements/modifications to the design since then?
>>10997282Still the same basic kit, just in new colors with a few new hair pieces and different MSG runners in the box.
>>10986988>>10990051kiss players bros, we are so back
>>10997533Yes anon yes. I can totally see that happening when Project M(icroman) is happening.
>>10997110>cheaper kits (EG/HG)>wider appeal>socially acceptableSpecific hobby vs niche in a specific hobby. But that anon has it blown out of proportions, it a once in a while thing
>>10986988Who did this art, Nidy-2D-?
>>10997814That's absolutely Nidy.
>>10998199Kill yourself
>>10998199Please, oh man of enlightened taste, tell us the girlpla kits that don't sell on hecking chunky COOMer appeal.
>>10998211
>>10998361booty
>>10998362Nidy-2D- booty.
>>10997055The right and left thigh thing fucking baffled me. Like, mothrfucker, you get told constructively that you have the thighs swapped and then go off about how you think it looks better even though it's obviously wrong and looks like shit.
>>10998374holy mogging
>Haven't finished one project>Already thinking about the nextWhy am I like this?
>>10998598same brother same. reality can't keep up with our imagination. I have 4 different kitbash projects I keep bouncing between.And I have yet to actually build anything from my god damn backlog. what a mess this addiction has become.
>>10998598>own three forge world titans, 2 warhounds and a reaver, still unbuilt in their boxes in storage, also have three baneblade superheavy tanks on the other side of that room at my old destroyed house>stopped buying and building warhammer several years ago, like five or six price hikes agoI know your pain. Luckily building girly kits is a lot quicker, though I only recently got my backlog into a more manageable amount.
Any ideas what can I use to replace Neverlia's ugly lower arms? I want something that looks kinda like sci-fi power armor, and new Tukirna's armor looks kinda like this, but she's a short kind of model so I guess arms are going to be short too. I've looked for option sets and gundams, but most of them are too short, too bulky or too square-ish
>>10997282New hair, new weapons, slightly revised hips to let her cross her legs.
>>10998631>>stopped buying and building warhammer several years agohahaha and I thought I was bad. Most of my backlog is no older than 2019>2019 was five years agooh... haha....
>>10998635How about one of the Spinatia's? Or maybe Rishetta's arms? Against my better judgement I got Neverlia because she fits the most with Evil and Chaser's bodies, so I'll nerd to think about that too
>>10998635Get the upper limb pieces from the Mechanical Units option part set, they have c-joints that fit any 30MM arm and that forearm part of Tukirna's armor. Also, the forearm in question has an extension that makes it the same length as Rishetta's.
>>10998916What's the exact name? I don't recall this 30MS options unless it's a 30MM one
>>10999106The only set I know for sure has those is https://www.hlj.com/30ms-optional-parts-set-3-mechanical-unit-bans61996
>>10999113Not as good, but there's these. Left is an Acerby elbow of which the Acerby kits have 2 extras, and right is a connector of the Alto flight type with a part from the leg booster 30mm set
>>10999126Forgot pic
>>10998379Please someone post the right left thigh thing. I need to see how someone would think that was normal.
>>10997055>And don't even get me started on the anons who post their snap builds and say I'm. In progress of acquiring a hobby knife or godhand while leaving their gates untouched.those posters are kino.they have the purity of innocence instead of being jaded oldfags who mutter about orange peel in their sleep
>>10999247"This stuff could ORANGE PEEL" he thought, "I've never used this brand before. It could ORANGE PEEL at any time." The booth fan felt good against his gloved hands. "I HATE ORANGE PEEL" he thought. Tiny Tiny reverberated his entire paint setup, making it hum even as the imported paint thinner circulated through his resin-coated veins and washed away his (merited) fear of uneven paint surfaces. "With an airbrush, you can paint anything you want" he said to himself, out loud.
>>10997533If this actually happens, will we have vehicle armour based on the KP versions or the more traditional Geewun vehicle modes?
>>10997612Honestly I can kinda see them just slapping the 5 Microsisters from 2004's toyline into Metamolverse.
>>10999247Is a panel lined snapbuild with all the gates nicely removed still a snapbuild?
>>10999351Not going to happen since it is a collaboration between 2 companies. Chances of eusing the design and character is pretty much zero when the other company is already gone and Takara doesn't own the design.
>>10999699Wait, who was the other half?
>>10999772Quanto magazine of Neko Publishing, The publisher got absorbed by another publisher in 2021.Not even the designer could do anything about the designs after all these years.
>>10999780So, only Hanne is unusable among the five then?Not that that's OK or anything - Hanne is great.
>>10999386It's a snapbuild+>>10999247I think they're adorable until they turn annoying by not following through and picking up the hobby knife
>>10999185This is the post I'm thinking of, I don't know if there are othersI think this is also the same anon who used this kit as a test spoon
>>11000064here is a link to the post so you can really see just how fucked the poor model ishttps://archive.palanq.win/toy/thread/10870980/#q10878487
>>10999809You mean not-hanne which doesn't have the ring.I don't think it's an actual character so it's off the hook.
>>11000064>>11000090oh god he has to have severe cataracts or something
>>11000064The second pic is even worse with the waist being snapped. That dude could really use a file to get rid of the gates on his 'complete' build at least, anyone can do that. Pic related, similar energy.
>>11000064>>11000274Out of curiosity, what would you guys suggest to fix a break in the underwear portion like that? The piece looks so thin...
>>11000315Super glue. Tamiya putty. Some sanding. And then finally surfacer+paint.
>>11000315If it wasn't a bootleg I'd say just superglue the part back together and buff out the crack.
Always remember to T-pose and assert dominance—especially over yourself?
>>11000933>gundam markerEwww...Do yourself a favor, if you need to panel line a kit just get some black and grey acrylic paint. It will be cheaper and look better.
>>11000946I prefer the control that a .2mm pen offers.
>>11000957No him, but control? That coverage is really spotty, you aren't controlling as much as you think. For depressed parts like that it really is easier just to pour the paint in and clean up the overspill after. The pour type markers would work okay for that if used properly too, granted, but your money still goes farther with paint. Also, I think you should do the same to her chest plate as well, it looks under-detailed in comparison.Sure is neat that you get two whole bodies though.