>"If you're new, you're gonna fuck up. Don't worry! If you're experienced, don't make the new people worry!"***READ THE GUIDE***Discordhttps://discord.gg/W973BmwERBThe guide:Part 1 (Quick Start)https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSBDfE8Iz-a86DZJCR5MHRW6tjkQX-y4-ZpUc_vHjRfx_i2FB0zR1usdrgUJ4wNTs1iDFZmTQHF66X_/pubPart 2 (Deeper Dive)https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQJG2SZo1O1PjExPrdU_-GnkrYTGiGLCgBcKaL4peEWxOGB4CNbpGaJBV1oF61eNE1lEhbQHYEAXLrw/pubAnd a handy guide to other types of plamo: http://www.mediafire.com/view/1vf1aw7v91pz5pa/Airfix%20Model%20World%20Specia%20(Scale%20Modelling%20Step-By-Step).pdfhttp://www.scalemodelguide.comSome line art:https://imgur.com/user/Gundaml1neart/postsPrevious thread: >>11787047
==GIRLPLA GROUPBUILD==Build a kit featuring any brand of Girlpla, including but not limited to:>Frame Arms Girl>Megami Device>30 Minute Sisters/Missions/Etc.>Figure-Rise Standard>MegalomariaAdditionally, any "Feminine" mechs like the Nobel Gundam or Valsione are fair game as well. What you do with your build in terms of theming is up to you so long as your base is "Feminine".Send a description along with both WIP and Finished images of your build to gunplaplamo@gmail.comSTART: 4/15/26END: 7/31/26
>>11816347Is the "ACKS No.MP-01 Patlabor 1/43 AV-98 Ingram Type 1 + Type 98 Special Command Vehicle Set Plastic Model" a good purchase / pre-order? I've always wanted an AV-98 but could never make up my mind about which one since there are so many of them by now. Is there one that is more accurate to the actual design?I've been too cautious in the past and end missing up on pre-orders, but I also don't like dealing with buyers' remorse, nor like having more than one item per character / mecha. Basically I'm looking for an excuse to not jump the gun and pre-order it, specially since I've cancelled one too many orders lately and might be getting close to an unfavourable standing at AmiAmi (and it's hard to cancel at HobbySearch).
>>11816384Forgot the pic.
>>11816320I hope so, I want to buy another and repaint it into a virus Metal.
>>118166895$ says they do a virus ver but its p bandai
>>11816796Please don't jinx it.
The japanese are still seething at this something fierce >>11804986
>>11818377>Oh no no no how can the Chinese robs me of waiting for another decade if not decades for my design coming into 3d form?
>>11818432I like that their argument is "the author doesn't get royalties" as if bandai not releasing them gets him any royalties. Tree falling in the forest.
not really a gunpla person but this caught my interest. Are there any other vehicles or sets like it? also if I put a zaku on it will the gundam police get me?
>>11818723There's a couple for Kyokai Senki, a ground carrier and a VTOL.
>>11818723There's also a carrier truck from another non-gundam showhttps://bandai-hobby.net/item/01_3691/>also if I put a zaku on it will the gundam police get me?No worries as long as you don't put their competitor's toys on it...
>>11818743>>11818745Neat, I love utilitarian, chunky functional vehicles. I also just found out there was a whole line for little simple kits (30 minute missions apparently) so I might get the truck and a mech/vehicle to go with it (rather than just slap whatever transformer I have on it that fits)Thanks anons
Are there any good sites, outside of cgtrader and cults3d, that has or sells conversion kits, detail parts, etc for 3d printing?
>>11818432Didn't the actual artist get kind of annoyed too?
>>11818812Aliexpress
>>11818869eh?
>>11818867Not gonna lie, i would be annoyed too if i was the artist, but also i would be even more annoyed at bandai for releasing a fuckload of bearguys and not give my acguy a shot.
progress with the MG F91
>>11818723>>11818781Pic related just came out today in Japan, should be out in the west in a month or 2.
>>11818945You can find a lot of things like that on Aliexpress because most of them are from China anyway. That's also where I buy third party kits because they sell them for pretty much nothing too. I'd use a burner email though, the spam is the worst.
>>11819126Wait I missed the 3d printing part. In that case I don't know, maybe you can find that there too.
The 30mm Steel Haze kit still pretty fragile?
Is RG Zaku II as much of a pain in the ass to build? I don't even care about gundam but i just kinda want a zaku.
>>11819305I know the pipe segments suck, there's a few bits that like to pop off, and if you pose it a lot the joints will get floppy because it's an early RG with a full pre-molded frame.
>>11819412Not gonna bother then. I have enough bad luck getting joints to stay still as it is.
>>11819419I'd just get an HG kit
>>11819022>should be out in the west in a month or 2.more like in a year or two.
>PG Tier Laevatein kit from FMPhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jhavHtewL8holy shit
>>11818977If I was the artist I would be making my own conversion kits.3D Printers are cheap nowadays.
>>11819952Isn't he busy drawing manga for a living? I've heard that industry is pretty brutal and a considerable number of mangakas work themselves into an early grave.
>>11819545>https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0G2Q5B7BX/pretty sure DHL can reach "The West" in a day or two lol
Not sure if this or the star wars thread is the right one, but i'm still new to kits. About this gap here, is this when i should disassemble it and sand down the pegs? Or maybe glue is the solution?
Let's say a part from your kit is gone and it's never coming back.You take this opportunity to make the part more accurate to the subject, right?
>>11820696Needs seam filler. Do you plan to panel line it later? That gap probably won't stand out if you panel line
>>11819022Oh that's awesome, I'll have to keep an eye out for that. Thanks anon
How complicated would this set be? I was looking around for a simple zaku to build up, saw the thunderbolt version and really dug it, but seems it's only part of a fancy/deluxe set.I know I should start small (built warhammer and other models for years but that was also years ago) but I'm a sucker for jetpacks, backpacks and high mobility mechs and such
>>11820952HG kits aren't complicated and you can look up the manual in Dalong.net to familiarize yourself with the kit.
>>11820747I thought about it, but I'm kinda attracted to the idea of a "clean" ship, like it just got built right? But seam filler eh, that is indeed a seam, I'll see what I can scrounge up thanks
>>11820952I thought you already decided on buying this, like a month ago
>>11820952HGs aren't complicated at all, if you have some experience you could build the whole thing in like an hour
>>11820963>>11821057I'll take it under consideration anons, thank you.>>11821006Not me then just a popular set maybe? Im actually the truck anon from above, I did a little sight seeing on what stores here had for something to go on the truck, and then I saw the thunderbolt.(Im gonna put the 30mm tank on it I think)
>>11814972Was hoping you'd get an answer I have the same problem fairly often and I don't understand why. I didn't have it with double blade nippers so clearly I'm doing something wrong.
>>11821166Ah, a fellow fuel tank connoisseur.
>order a HG Gquuuux Char's Zaku>they accidentally send a HG Char's Z'Gok>they send out a Zaku but don't want the Z'Gok backI mean, I got a free kit but I kind of feel bad about it.
>>11821431They value retaining a customer over short-term profits, because you getting pissed and spreading word of mouth would mean they get fewer customers in the future, whereas you telling others about the good customer service of this as-yet-unnamed vendor means they might get additional future customers (and thus increased profits).And truth be told, eating the cost of the kit is probably better than eating the shipping cost of having you send the kit back.
>>11821442I mean, that good customer service is why I feel kind of bad. If it were amazon or something I wouldn't give two shits.
>>11821002https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq7960nrg4cTry this.
Quick question, could the Hyaku Shiki work as an RG kit?
>>11821697Why shouldn't it work?
>>11821697The problem with that is that it's almost certainly going to be chrome coated, which will drive up its price like the Akatsuki. And unlike the Akatsuki, it doesn't have a huge amount of cool and flashy gimmicks to justify the price, just the Mega Bazooka Launcher which will probably be separately sold as P-Bandai.Bandai has proven that they're willing to make RG kits for nostalgia's sake (as they recently released the RG Shining to minimal fanfare), and Zeta ranks pretty high when it comes to UC love (though still below CCA and Unicorn). So I'd say the chances of a RG Hyaku-Shiki are pretty high, though it'll probably cost a pretty penny. Bandai already tried to cut costs on the Akatsuki by issuing it with the Strike frame, and it still costs a metric fuckton. The Hyaku-Shiki would have to be built from the ground-up unless they pull the same bullshit they did with the Sinanju and re-use an existing RG frame.
>>11821846Also, the chrome plating adds weight, which led to disastrous results in the RG Akatsuki's MS Joints reused from the nearly old enough to post RG Strike Gundam. When Bandai uses chrome plating on the RG Shiki, they better give it a sturdier than average inner frame to handle the added weight of said plating.
>>11821887>chrome plating adds weightThat sounds utterly nonsensical given that painting with metallic colors doesn't add any appreciable weight to the model and the micron-thin metallic plating should add even less material.
>>11821896I think the old rg frames are just a disaster in general, the only one that seems to hold up okay is the mk-2.
>>11821900Z'Gok is pretty okay too in my experience.
Anyone have tips for special coating or clear version kits?I'm going to be in Japan for two weeks and want to pick up the limited RG Epyon and Wing Zero EW kits from Gundam Base, but I'm a bit new and unsure if there's anything I should know about them first.
>>11821431>>11821492If it's any consolation, the Z'Goks aren't something absurdly expensive although they're nice kits, I don't think the store suffered a huge loss because of it
>>11822172With clear kits, you'll want a nano glass file (like a Raser or Siren) for cleaning up the nubs. I'm told the Siren is closer to a traditional steel file in how you're supposed to use it, but I've been using mine 'generally' to good effect on all my kits since getting it.
>>11822172Clear plastic is significantly more brittle than regular plastic, so you have to be quite careful cutting the pieces. The stress marks are also super obvious unless you clear the nubs with a glass file, and even then you have to give enough distance. As the super modeling anon recommended some time ago, an agate knife is super handy for removing nub stress marks.And yeah, you'll probably have to live with not being able to color correct with paint, unless the pieces are white/true clear and you have a good collection of clear paints.
>>11822211>>11822210Thanks for the tips! I'll likely grab the HG Clear Wing instead of the RG EW one so I won't feel as bad if I mess up on it then.
>>11818990next step is putting some decals but it is rainy and humid as fuck so I'll wait a few days because I don't want to take that much to topcoat this thing
>>11816347Anyone familiar with this kit and its quality?
>>11822172i built the rg wing zero ew clear an it wasnt great. quite flimsy and i managed to break shit.
Hi. Some gunpla kits have decals and some Bandai plastic kits have stickers.Is there a particular tweezer best for removing and applying stickers? Same with applying decals to harder to reach spots?I know finger oils can ruin the adhesive of a sticker so if I encounter them I’d like a good tweezer for the job.I remember trying with Lego stickers and never seemed to get it right so that’s why I am asking here.So any specific tweezers for the job or aspects of a tweezer to look out for when shopping on Amazon?I read the OP guides and know not to build while sick or naked or both.
>>11825321https://www.amazon.com/ZHIYE-Anti-Static-Electronics-Jewelry-making-Laboratory/dp/B07RZ4MJ62I bought these a while back and they're working pretty well for me.I'd also use waterslide decals over what comes in the box, they look way better.
>>11825346Thanks!I was concerned the metal tips would scratch.I’ll give them a try when they arrive.
>>11825321I just used the tip of my hobby knife to slide underneath the sticker and lift it off the sheet, it's thin and sharp enough to work in the vast majority of cases.
>>11825282I feel like the frame for that kit is quite fragile. Old MS Frame and whatnot.
Does this thread hate knockoff kits?
>>11825575This isn't facebook/reddit/Japan, son.You can post whatever bootleg chinkshit from the depths of temu you want. I will not judge you for buying it.I will however judge you for not fixing its chink tendencies.
>>11825575yes bro, posting any chink bootleg will result in a boogeyman coming straight for you and punching you in the face
Finally started my RGZ-91.I've been sitting on this for over half a year now.
>>11825321There is a particular type of tweezers (or rather tweezer tips) that doesn't stick to adhesives and is really handy for working with stickers: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B07NVWN1Q1https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B07NVTJTT8Can confirm that it is quite nice.
>>11819829>No bazooka for SagaraTrash.
Here's a over weathered Messer I finished awhile back. Can I get some constructive criticism on the weathering please? Anything and everything helps
>>11827480what happened to it that got so much of the paint scratched off all at once? because if the paint got scratched off over long time some of that exposed metal should be rusting? unless it's some magic metal that doesn't oxidize? or the thing is floating in a vacuum of space? but then the scratched off paint bits should mostly be orbiting it so it should look fuzzy/furry
>>11822412almost completeI only need to do some touch ups to the VSBRs and this handsome fella will be complete
>>11827480a tip valuable advice I got from someone herewhen doing weathering, less is moreI think you went too far with this attempt, not that it is bad, but when doing that look, it is better to be more precise and apply the wornout look in surfaces and areas that are more prone to end up like that, like edges of armor or only specific faces of certain armor plates, instead of just weathering everything, as it simply looks dirty
>>11821846>and Zeta ranks pretty high when it comes to UC loveI fucking wish that were true. Anything that isn't the main trio (mk.ii, zeta, shiki) has been kicked to the curb again and again, even dijeh can't get a real MG. Titans especially haven't gotten shit. It took them 13 years after the initial HGs to give us a proper byarlant, they have *one* MG and it was a pity release with engineering from 3 years before.
>>11827577and here is it, one of the Steel 7
>>11827648
>>11827652imo, looks better and more interesting that the vanilla white F91
>>11827503>>11827580Oh I most definitely went to hard with it, the idea was it is just a old beat to shit suit they are getting the most use out of it that they can because it's the only one they have. But yea, definitely went too hard on the weathering, it looks more dirty then anything like anon said
Does anyone have any advice for kitbashing or modifying the joints on older kits?Specifically like pic related or the Gundam Alex, getting more shoulder articulation and what not.
>>11828426Yeah, you'll probably want to get a pre-made frame and then use knifework to cut the armor and frame down so that they can be mated together. Unless you're a god-tier scratchbuilder, you probably won't be able to accomplish it on your own, so it's better to have a good portion of the work done for you.https://www.youtube.com/shorts/o0T3AGXcijU
Are there any good resources to buy just the weapons that go to some kits?I'm after the Raketen Bazooka and the MMP-80 from the Dom Tropen, and a Gouf Shield. I've tried googling around but haven't found much.Doesn't seem like people have a ton of spares.
What are some good high grit glass files for stress mark removal back to the glossy plastic result?I’m iffy on the makeup and beauty glass files for nail filing.But at the same time I’m unsure about hobby premium ones.How long do these glass files last anyways?
>>11830003I bought a generic pack of three off of Amazon about three years ago, and I'm still using the first one. It's definitely scratched all to hell and back, but it still works.As for stress marks, removing those is just a matter of using a hobby knife instead of nipper to cut away remaining nub, and then filing the remainder down. If you're filing down from a nipper cut, you either want to leave at least 2mm of nub to file down from, or push down hard on the stress mark with an agate knife.
>>11830003I've used:Dspiae siren (and the big one)Stedi raser knock offGunprimer raser and originThey all can scratch your model if you don't use them right. They all work well enough for models, but Gunprimer is by far the best and comfiest. However, they all have a learning curve.For dspiae and standard monodirectional files: never go back and forth, only shave in one direction.For stedi and gunprimer: You can go back and forth, but make sure to ONLY shave off nubs and stop when you get to the piece because it's super easy to scratch parts.Also you don't need to apply force. The file itself will do all the work, in fact applying too much force (which is a very easy mistake to make) can damage your file. Not a big deal for the dspiae or stedi ones, but the raser is expensive (and worth it) enough to be protected.
Anyone else getting one of these?
>>11816347Are there any model kits like the one in top pic? Not really a fan of how gundam looks and the closest I can find are the silly ducks in the bottom pic. Not pictured is the Rihio line but they are too small. I wqs hoping for maybe 6 inches. I know JoyToy exist but they feel over designed and I hear their figures are flimsy.
>>11830155Yea, its gaudy as hell and over the top but i appreciate a good clusterfuck every now and again. Ordered mine from aliexpress, probably getting here mid-late july
>>11830155I can't tell what it is but fuck it next pay day I'm down.
>>11830047Thanks!Did the pack have flat files and cylinder ones?If so I’d like a link please.I’ve heard of glass cuticle files and nano glass nail files but I would only get bohemian or Czech crystal glass so those didn’t seem right for gunpla sanding to a gloss polish.>>11830103>never go back and forthI’ll remember that. Thank you.
>>11830844I think it was this one, or something close to it.https://www.amazon.com/ANSAI-Grinding-Polishing-Gundam-Military/dp/B09WN34KV7In my case, I only really care that I can file the nub down to flush, since I'm going to paint over it anyway.
>>11830475Look up Zack's video about it, thing is a glorious blob
Now building the Mk II 2.0
>>11832831
Haven’t painted in years. I was homeless for a minute. I am rusty as fuck.
What version of the HGUC Zeta is this? It's a JMS KO from Aliexpress but I'm trying to find the basis for the KO. The head/joint articulation sucks by design so I'm trying to find out if there are mods to improve it since it doesn't have good range of motion due to the neck collar/head design. It doesn't look like the HGUC Revive on Dalong's site.
>>11816347After 2 months I finally finished my second kit. I feel like an engineer when I made his head glow up lol. I understand the appeal of this hobby now.
I hope someday he becomes a real action figure. He feels brittle and light. I feel like he could kick higher if he was heavier.
>>11834182If you can find the space, try adding weights inside the legs (ball bearings and fishing weights are often used for that). It'll make it much more stable in standing poses. But it won't help with a kicking pose like your pic bc the weights of both legs would cancel each other.The tradeoff is that it's more risky to put it on an action base if it gets too heavy, but most action bases aren't that fragile so it's usually fine unless the base kit is already heavy.
>>11834255>The tradeoff is that it's more risky to put it on an action base if it gets too heavy, but most action bases aren't that fragile so it's usually fine unless the base kit is already heavy.You could always weigh down the base and reinforce the stand too.
>>11834255>>11834321>It'll make it much more stable in standing poses.He can do standing and boxing poses just fine. I only suggested he became an action figure because it would evenly distribute the weight. The only reason the pose is hard to do is because all the weight is in the hair and no matter how much I move and bend the hair to the center. In the kicking pic I have to move the ankle rocker of the standing leg at an angle just to balance the center of gravity. The only questionable design I notice was the toe hinge. As you can see in the pic that is the max range the toe can go upward. But it can go downward alot for some reason. Really weird choice for a boxer character. I honestly dont know what kind of poses a downward toe can do.Anyway, he's a boxer my mistake for expecting he can kick. But it would have been a lot cooler if he can. Overall I'm satsified but I am still hoping some chinese company would make a (bootleg) actual action figure out of him like Kotobukiya's Lumitea or even an official one.
