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For those unfamiliar, "Plamo" is a shortened form of "plastic model." If it's made of plastic, someone can probably help you here.
>"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***
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The guide:
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1Tr8UyF2Xg5Ojqw0sxcO7oIG7IIsJPes3lMO5pHZKu5o
And a handy guide to other types of plamo:
http://www.mediafire.com/view/1vf1aw7v91pz5pa/Airfix%20Model%20World%20Specia%20(Scale%20Modelling%20Step-By-Step).pdf
http://www.scalemodelguide.com
Some lineart: http://seesaawiki.jp/nuriesozai/lite/d/MenuBar1
http://gundma.imgur.com/
Paint Matcher: http://scalemodeldb.com/paint
Old thread: >>5762355
***GM Group Build***
Rules:
Pick an HG GM, and paint and customize it. For it to count as a GM, it literally just has to have GM in the name of the MS on the box, otherwise, no, it doesn't count. As far as customizing it, I'm going to place a limit on that. The limit is 50% additions to the kit.
To define 50%, look at it like this, you could take a GM Custom and replace the arms (including shoulders), legs, and backpack and I'd call that 50%. I'm not counting handheld bits in that. If you're unsure of something please ask in IRC, the thread, or email.
Due Date: 8/12
Submissions go to [email protected]
Submission format
Please submit photos in jpg via a compressed file (zip, rar, or 7zip), please don't link images to imgur or photobucket or the like. Please also name yourself, even if it's a pseudonym. Also indicate your participation in the contest below.
***Contest***
Instead of doing just a generic group build this time, there's going to be a prize pack. The prize pack will contain a GM Sniper K9, a set of glass paint mixing jars, and a Tamashii stand (sized for HGs or RDs). Shipping is at my expense.
Rules for the contest:
If you wish to enter the contest I'm going to actually need some proof. Please send me pictures of your kit as a work in progress and a final product with a timestamp and your email address. I hate to put his burden on you guys but this is the internet and people suck.
Judging
Regardless of who wins the contest proper, all entries will be made available on a blog post on Saturday, August 13th. Actual judging will take place Saturday as well, with the winner announced that evening. The winner will be contacted via email and be given a two day grace period for responding. PLEASE USE AN ACTIVE EMAIL WHEN SUBMITTING!
Are new threads normally made this early?
So I've got these gatling guns I want to add to my GM for the submission, they're the ones from the twin loto kit, any suggestions?
>>5770616
I suggest putting them on
My GBWC 2016 entries. Super custom mobile suits AstHAROth and ZepHAROntes.
>>5770641
No color or, other customization? Just a Keychain on a robot?
>>5770641
Ugh, I audibly groaned when I read that.
Has anyone tried mixing this stuff,
https://www.amazon.com/Shimmer-Pearl-Mica-Powder-1oz/dp/B0040EVC9A/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1467560459&sr=8-3&keywords=Mica+powder
into their paints? I've seen people do it with fountain pen ink for writing ,but I'm unsure if this would work with gunpla. Anybody tried it?
So I want to start handpainting soon and the more I research on brushes and paint the more confused I get.
What brushes do I need, is there like a kit somewhere for cheap that covers the basics?
Should I use Mr. Hobby or try to convert to Tamiya because all the basic colors for Mr. Hobby seem to be out of stock all the time?
Can I topcoat metallic painted parts matte or should I go gloss?
Posting from /m/
Gundam Sentinel - TheBattle of 'Real Gundam'
part 1
http://exhentai.org/g/554936/b8cf7580bb/
part 2
http://exhentai.org/g/554949/d8dfac4f74/
part 3
http://exhentai.org/g/554969/7bb39ba7ce/
part 4
http://exhentai.org/g/554978/054548191c/
>>5771164
>>5771164
>sadpanda galleries on building gunpla
What a time to be alive.
>>5771157
Okay, so, just get yourself a simple set of detail brushes; nothing too complicated. I believe Tamiya sells a three bush set that should cover the basics.
Don't hand paint with Mr. color.
And always topcoat your metallics clear unless you want to more or less make them non-metallic anymore.
>>5771181
Non-H is truly a magical category.
>>5771157
I've been hand painting with Vallejo and it seems to come out pretty well most of the time. Just make sure if you use Vallejo to get their thinner, alcohol makes the paint stringy and water doesn't work very well.
I'm not a great painter so I may just be full of shit.
>>5771157
This is handbrushed. You want to get yourself soft brushes so the brushstrokes don't show up. I'd recommend sable brushes but it might be worth your time going to an art store and having a feel of them first to make sure you get the right thing.
I've not much experience with other paints but i tend to stick with vallejo model color, thinned 1:1.
I'd also gloss coat metallics but it's ultimately down to personal preference I guess.
>>5771164
>no torrents
REEEEEEE
Don't handbrush anything that uses lacquer thinner.
>>5771309
https://github.com/ccloli/E-Hentai-Downloader
>>5771231
How did you make those pistons in the feet? Do you have photos of the WiP?
Guys any more changes I can make?
>>5771373
The pistons are already molded on there. I just painted them silver and bronze.
Do thinners and paints have an expiration date? Have some old stuff sitting around and not sure if I should dump them and get some new supplies or not.
Just some progress in soviet Flak Track.
ICM BTR-152 + Hasegawa parts form Flak halftrack, gun from Zvezda's Flak88, 1/72.
And that's how it was looking without primer.
>>5771701
Neat. Is it supposed to be crew served somehow? Kinda looks like there should be some dudes manning the gun.
>>5771468
Do you have all the linearts?
>>5771734
There wasn't any crew aside flaktrack in game, so I think I'll made gun somehow automatised from inside. Maybe put some parts on gun turret, dunno.
>>5771672
Just measure out what you're doing and take your time with it.
I draw the lines on with a pencil and ruler then use some dymo tape to use as a guide. Score it with a hobby knife and then use the scribe. I use a set of chisels I got from samueldecal for scribing.
>Run out of paint for the limbs/head
>hobby shop is already closed
>Don't know if they're open on America day
How's everyone's Group Build projects going?
What brushes do you guys use for dry brushing?
>>5771755
dry brushes.
>>5771749
If your hobby shop is Hobbytown then they're open 10am-2pm
https://youtu.be/6hJ60JkPXsA
Anyone remember this commercial?
>>5771775
I love how ridiculously melodramatic this was.
>>5771755
Any one brush that's already ruined from age/I'm willing to ruin.
>>5771775
remember this one.
I begged my step mom to take me to toys r us that same day I saw it.
I've been building these for nearly twenty years now. At first it started as just trying to snap these together as fast as I could back when I was eight. I soon found the selection was rather lacking and pricey at my local Toys'R'Us. I moved on to hobby shops and getting better stuff.
I tried painting a couple gets but I had had brushes and had paint and knew NOTHING. Your posts have inspired me to step up my game so thank you. I'll be using the guide to do the best I can. I'm not getting any younger and I want to really wow people with these.
>>5771845
My next two projects. Doing the full armor first because it was a Value Village find for 7.99 USD. Some pieces are missing but I figure they are just from the cockpit shuttle. I'm looking for a manual pdf to match pieces but most spruces are still in plastic.
>>5771849
Keep in mind that the mg ZZ is an enormous brick and iirc has so other small issues. Banshee is like unicorn in that it has ankle issues as well.
Does anyone have a built or unbuilt 1/100 McGillis/Schwalbe Graze they want to part with? I finally got a kit with a defect and I can't finish it without a part for the shoulder.
If anyone can help, let me know!
PayPal ready and all that.
[email protected]
>>5771917
have you considered checking part dealers on ebay for it? or buying the sprue it came on from a seller?
Finally built this guy.
The other valveraves have built up a lot of dust in the meantime.
>>5771922
Ah, didn't see new thread. Well same deal, anyone recognize what parts these are specifically so I can get some replacements?
>>5771738
wait what "all the line art"
>>5772160
research Koto polycap sets
Are there any restock news for Kotobukiya's Z.O.E kits?
I want Jehuty so bad but it's sold out everywhere that is not from a overpricing scalper
>>5772160
Kotobukiya polycaps are shit. Afaik they use some sort of generic low quality polycap. I had some Armored Core kits whose hip polycaps tore just from standing. Dualface and some other one. They're shit quality and even if you replace them there's a good chance they'll tear again.
>>5771928
Can't seem to find that anywhere. Know any sellers I should look into?
Where do I go fro translated color guides if mech9 doesn't have it?
>>5772249
learn some katakana? it's like abc.
http://www.hobby-wave.com/LINE_UP/materials/data/t14_hc/index.html
What is this thing?
>>5772279
Handy Cleaner
So obviously I start with Savinga but what other sets do I need to make a Zoid bunny like this?
>>5772205
Anything better I could replace them with?
>>5772299
>zoid bunny
isnt that that thing from knd?
Progress on my RX-78-Z1 Zeon's Gundam
>>5772333
Yes, but that's exactly why I want to make a Zoid bunny.
>>5771917
Do like Barbatos and steal your armor pieces from your enemies
>>5772349
looks like you just slapped a Gelgoog shield on what I believe is a 3.0 and called it a day. Are you going to paint it more zeek colors?
>>5771849
>$9.99
fuck off pls
>>5771231
what kind of top coat is that? it looks perfect! is it hand painted as well or spray can?
p.s. great job overall looks amazing!
>tfw you gloss coat something and it takes 6 fucking months to dry properly so it's not slightly tacky to the touch
>>5772585
Thanks man. The primer and clear coats are spraypainted but the rest was handpainted. It was tamiya ts-80 I used as a topcoat.
>>5772164
Back in the Symphogear general someone had made up the lineart for all the gears except Shul Shagana. I figured you were using that for your build, and was asking for it to be reposted.
>>5772849
Nah, that was me. I'll post it here anyways
>>5772898
You're gling to have a hard time with the Bug.
>>5771775
Was that voice James Earl Jones?
>>5771775
Were levels even a thing with Gunpla or is that just an American thing?
>tfw you cast off 80% of your collection
it's nice having everything in an actual pose instead of static museum pose
>>5772898
The 00 Qan[T] looks nice. Wouldn't even know it's design was from some animu if nobody said so.
>>5773038
In the early releases with the English translated boxes they wanted to make it more like other US model lines with difficulty levels.
For most models this is a measure of how difficult it is to put together based on factors like gluing, painting, and small parts or photo-etch.
For gunpla it was based on the number of parts.
Just bought a gundam double X MG, sakura micron 005 and sprue cutters. This'll be my first build since I've been a kid, so quite a while. Any tips? Is one of those emery boards bad for sanding down nubs?
>>5773089
If you're in your 30s and used to build kits, the MGs now are retard-proof. Even the manuals take extra steps and assume you have no spatial orientation or knowledge of left vs. right.
MG double X is sexy.
Snapbuilt hyaku shiki, gonna do decals tomorrow. I was intending on covering up the nubs not undergated with gundam marker but it didn't work as intended.
Post gundams next to drinks
>>5773094
Mid 20's, did two when I was real young. Was confused back then that I had to build my own toy lol.
Seems fairly straight forward though, just needs time put in. I'm nervous about sanding though, never built an MG kit, had what I think were HG? Didn't know how visible the nubs would be if I didn't sand properly. I'm assuming they keep them fairly out of sight on the finished product?
>>5772898
[spoiler]It really need to get an update but I am somewhat insulted that my kitbash isnt there[/spoiler]
Hey does anyone know if the HGCE impulse is compatible with the old hg sword pack or the no grade blast backpack?
>>5773116
This is gunpla, you can make it compatible even if it isn't.
>>5773120
A simple yes or no would suffice.
>>5773126
Gunpla is freedom tho
>>5773111
Your kitbash isn't there because I didn't make your ktibash
>>5773132
oh i thought someone else compiled all the gearbashes so far!
sorry man
>>5773198
That's no gunperry dumb fuck
Almost done with this
>>5772296
What is supposed to do?
>>5773321
Clean.
>>5773322
Does it suck the dirt or is it just a fancy napkin?
>>5773324
Vibrate.
>>5773050
more shelves, not less gunpla!
>>5773351
I have plenty of shelves. I just didn't want one of those autistic walls of plastic the transformers fans get
>>5773341
It can stay where it is. I thought it was something more useful.
Thanks.
I tried tightening some joints on a GN-X and 1/100 Avalanche Exia using Future floor varnish but it didn't really work. The legs are too heavy and they sag. Any ideas how I can make the joints stiffer?
>>5771775
what does the level even mean?
>>5773050
>it's nice having everything in an actual pose instead of static museum pose
>any of those
>actual poses
>>5773363
start painting your kits and I guarantee you you'll die before you have nearly as many
>>5773436
thanks anon
>>5772461
That's what it is, just in green and grey.
Guys, are there any builders parts or anything of the sort that has a ZZ Gundam high-head cannon?
I'm looking for something that could fit on the MG zeta plus, I know the p-bandai exists with the extra parts but I have the regular release already unbuilt - I was looking at the SD zeta plus with all the parts for all variations including the HHC I'm just wondering if even that would work instead of attempting anything in styrene. I know it's a bit of a stretch with MG to SD head size but any opinions would be great.
>>5773515
Here's the two in comparison for extra ref.
>>5771626
They last a pretty long time if they were never opened.
>>5771468
Something to stand in for the hair?
I've just put my first kit together, an HG Kimaris I got from Barnes and Noble, and I have a couple questions. First, I kind of want an action base for the model but looking around I've seen a couple different types. Is there a way to know which one is the right one or will any of them work? Second, the weapon is very heavy and pulls the hand down which looks retarded. I wedged a piece of paper in the wrist so that it doesn't pull the hand down but I don't like how ghetto it looks. Do any of you guys have better solutions for an issue like this?
>>5773608
Action Base 2 or the GP Base will fit 1/144 pegs, but the GP Base needs a screw to tighten the joint since it's weak as shit.
>>5773608
If you put superglue on the hand ball joint and let it dry, then put it back in and then it should get tighter.
Anyone ever built the 1/144 Gadessa or Garazzo? I like the way the kits look, but was wondering how well they pose and stand.
How do you check right angles when you scratchbuild small stuff?
(Small stuff, but big enough to notice if the angles are wrong).
Finally decided to build a few of these.
Super easy to just snap fit together but some parts are really bad about popping off. May get some modeling glue or something to fix it.
Best way to keep them together?
>>5773629
>>5773637
Fit's pretty well and looks great.
>>5773637
Next the Shotguns.
>>5773637
I had some free time, didn't have paint, and didn't feel like snapbuilding, so I had some fun posing my gunpla.
>>5773637
I hope to get time to build more I have.
Gundam is not my kind of series, so I've not really touched any model kits before, but lately I've been getting into FSS and I'm starting to feel intense urges now that I know they don't have actual action figures.
But on the other hand, the designs from FSS all seem very intricate, so the kits look like they'd be very easy for an inexperienced builder and painter to fuck up. Is there anything I can start with, or should I buy something else to practice with?
>>5773698
>should I buy something else to practice with?
Yes, get SD Gundams.
Just so you know, most FSS kits are resin. The few plastic kits that exist (Volks IMS and Wave 1/144) are expensive and require a moderate amount of skill to assemble, painting isn't optional. Stay the fuck away from Wave's 1/100 kits.
>>5773640
Too big.
My first project involving lots of right angles is going to be a small box for my tools, like masking tape and so on, and I need something to check the angles of a thin box and separators inside it.
That kind of square is too big for the job.
Should I get the Kampfer Amazing?
The reason why I'm on the fence is because I have like 11 kits in backlog. The main thing I'm worried about is that when I do want him he'll be out of stock everywhere.
>>5773719
How much painting are we talking here? Gundam kits don't seem like they require much, so would I really be getting my money's worth if I bought those just to practice with?
>>5773748
The Wave KOG is molded entirely in one color, understandably. That's the only one I can comment on, though.
>>5773750
All that needs painting are the hands, waist, eyes/visor, speids, and some joints.
Gentlemen, how did we go from this...
>>5773761
...to this?
>>5773765
Spraycans
Main kit is a GM Type C with a Cardigan's torso/backpack, weapons are from the EZ-SR and Loto. I had a kitbashed Heat Sword that I was gonna use with this, but I'm saving it for another kitbash since I figured that's more of a Zeek weapon than a Feddie one.
>>5773770
>>5773774
Those are both quite true
Booty shot along with an awkward pose
Closeup of the underslung rifle. It's just the shoulder cannon and one of the arm guards from the EZSR kit plus a beam saber from an old HG Duel Gundam, but it works super well.
Gonna finish off with one last parting shot. Even though this was just a quick project for the groupbuild, it was quite the fun side project from my Geahdams.
>>5773720
>Too big
>masking tape
Bruh
>>5773788
Did you already send your info for this?
>>5773816
Not yet, but I'm gonna send an email out later tonight with a timestamped image included with the WIP images. I've been posting WIP images here a bit too much probably.
How many alligator clips is enough?
>>5773847
8lbs.
>>5773848
maybe if im building an sd
Sent out a .rar with the photos. Good luck to everyone else in the group build.
Now to figure out what to do with this sword.
>>5773856
My best guess is that a standard model use sized alligator clip weighs about as much as a paper clip (because my food scale does go that low I don't have a gunpowder scale). In one pound, we have roughly 906 (+/- maybe...10?). In eight pounds, that's somewhere around 7,248 alligator clips. Hmm I wonder if I can find them by the pound somewhere.
>>5773906
Got it.
>>5773732
Just buy it. You have 11 kits in the backlog already, what's another one added to it.
>>5773943
Just the final kit needs a timestamp right?
>>5774033
Yeah. If you're entering the contest I need WIP pictures though.
>>5773608
Do you know how to make HIPS or ABS slurry? It's a little dangerous since you'll be mixing scrap plastic with a solvent but it should create a plastic slurry/putty that will bond with the same kind of plastic.
HIPS + plastic cement = polystyrene slurry
ABS + acetone = ABS slurry
Keep in mind there's always a risk that your kit will get damaged
>tfw too much time on my hands
Review of
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Good-Quality-Durable-Wholesale-Price-Red-Diagonal-Beading-Cable-Wire-Side-Cutter-Cutting-Nippers-Pliers-Jewelry/32283804801.html
in one picture.
>>5774109
So how do the aliexpress ones compare to the Mineshima? Worth the additional cost?
Anyone notice some similar features to Celestial sphere suits on this?
>>5774135
because it's a fucking build fighters try suit made by nia
>>5771468
Great taste. Needs more blue and pink detail paint though.
>>5774126
Mineshima is a plastic nipper, Aliexpress is basically an electrician's side cutter.
On the other hand Aliexpress' blades are pretty thick so you can cut harder stuff like resin without worries. No precision cuts though.
some ideas for IBO mobile worker
>>5774135
My man, it's literally the Qan[T] with symmetric shoulders and new weapons
>>5774135
Is it called OO Nyan[T]
>>5774218
What scale is that?
Worked on a scratch gun this weekend, not for the Origin kit but just as an exercise basically. I learned a lot from my first attempt at a gun last year and I think this is something I could actually use with a future kit without it being out of place.
>>5774323
this was the rough construction of the gun but it changed a lot from there
>>5773598
not really sure cause the hair is isnt something I can just replace I mean would I be using denial gundam or nobel crazy mode?
>>5773618
They have nice articulation except the arms.
>>5774323
Damn. Nice work anon.
>>5774109
Wow, the aliexpress ones really sucks.
>>5774218
Are those Dougram kits? Did you make the details on the tires? Any tip on how to?
What colour should the black on the Valvraves be painted? I know not actually black, but rather a dark grey is usually used, but which one?
I have easy access to Vallejos, so any paint recommendations on that front?
You know playing a bit of overwatch I was wondering id anyone was planing to make a bastion custom from graze kai and Kimaris Trooper
>>5774447
It seems he added tiny bits of pla-plate to make a heavy duty tire pattern.
>>5774431
>Fellini
>Ever not being a Wingfag
>>5774841
Maybe he becomes an ibofag?
>>5774918
Please no.
Spats makes everything better
The man who invented spandex is a hero
>>5775024
>>5775028
Momiji themed
Anyway, lots of interesting new FAGs on twitter
Any tips for spraying future. It always seems to go on uneven and if I keep spraying it just forms droplets. Is that right?
>>5775192
Apply mist coats, it self levels but if you overspray and let it pool it'll look like shit.
>>5775024
>v-cut spats
What is this new level of lewdness. It's so slutty
>>5774323
What putty or epoxy is that?
Custom SWAT Hi Mock i'm working on. Wish i'll find a right sized gun, no way to actually use shotgun and the shield together.
>>5775196
Thanks. I was under the impression that it should be applied as a smooth wet coat. How many coats do you usually apply?
>>5775261
why not cut a gun setting place in the edge of the shield, to rest the shotgun when firing?
>>5775266
Yes i considered that too. But the shield cost pretty much and there's no really useful reload possibility anyway even with the hole. Maybe i'm just overthinking it.
So many degenerates in this thread
>>5771231
what do you thin vallejo with?
>>5771468
needs hair
>>5775342
Where do you think you are
>>5775342
you are in the wrong neighborhood son
>>5774218
Isn't that Char and Lalah's car from Texas colony included in Char's Gelgoog 2.0?
>>5775349
Vallejo's own thinner.
>>5775759
To add to that, a couple drops of Future do nicely in Vallejo.
>>5775499
That's a Native Dancer from Dougram. Max Factory released a two-pack of them two months ago as their latest Combat Armors Max kit.
>>5775468
every part of that looks like butt
what matte agent works with GX super clear?
hey, here is my Blaze zaku phantom custom, painted with brush
>>5776100
other
Does the Frame Arms Vulture Custom comes with the Architect frame or the old standard frame?
>>5776119
thanks!
>>5773637
Extra Thin Cement
>>5776100
>>5776104
It looks good except for the fact that I can't tell wtf is going on due to the excessive amounts of battle damage. Also, while the wiring in the leg looks cool, its pretty out of scale IMO. You probably wouldn't have wire that looked like or was coiled like that in a real 18m tall giant robot.
>>5776152
I-it's a t-th-thing, you know.
>>5776184
If you say so, but I'm 99.9% sure no one here uses it and just sticks to plastic cement and maybe cyanoacrylate glue.
>>5776113
>Does the Frame Arms Vulture Custom comes with the Architect frame or the old standard frame?
The standard frame IS the Architect frame.
>>5776196
Adhesion promoter is basically a solvent based primer with flex agent so it's somewhat flexible. It was mostly used for automotive stuff but it's become more general purpose. Cosplay/costume makers seem to use it sometimes too.
>>5776284
I think he means the "new" architect frame with extra articulation that Cutlass introduced.
I'm looking into some resin GKs that I really like the look of, but I have no experience with resin.
What should I buy to practice on?
>>5776738
A cheap resin kit
Speaking of battle damage, how would you do a hole that's larger than a soldering iron?
Rotary tool, then use the iron to soften the edges?
>>5776742
>how would you do a hole that's larger than a soldering iron
laser bazooka
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzUoe-9bKa0
>>5776866
Not big enough.
WE NEED MORE POWER.
>assembled Gundam Wing HGs when super young
>during teen years bought PG Strike Gundam
>ten years later urge strikes again
>has some customizing/painting experience
>sees all the cool MG shit that is out now
>Can't fucking decide which to go for first
>Can only splurge for one, maybe two for now
>yuropoor dutch fag so shopping options are limited as is
help /toy/ which do I go for
>>5776924
Stein
>>5775024
How did he upgrade the tits?
>>5776924
Jesta for tacticool
>>5774250
This. It's been a few months since Bandai tried to sell me something this offensively lazy.
>>5774250
>implying that's not 90% of the build fighters line
>>5777009
90% of the build fighters line is the Qan[T] with symmetric shoulders and new weapons?
>>5776942
Layered make your own putty most likely.
>>5777086
pretty sure the master was sculpted using epoxy putty which he then recast in resin
>>5777181
>I want a vid or a step by step that I can follow
It's called imagination, you should try it sometime
>>5777287
I am kinda limited with material so I want to get as close as possible with the first try you know reduce the trail and error
>>5777107
Are you blind?
>>5776924
Origin RX-78 if you want the most modern engineering possible, to see how far gunpla has come.
Sazabi for one of the most widely acclaimed MGs ever, huge and with a fuckton of detail and opening panels.
The rest are fine kits but I have no opinion on them. But out of the remainders I'd probably go Jesta for tacticool.
I have a very dark colored kit that I want to paint brightly. I have my bright colors, and I have Tamiya primer in grey. Will this work out? Or do I need white primer to avoid dulling my colors or something like that?
>>5776924
Strike RM is perfect for getting back into gunpla. It's simple and solid. It'll remind you of the PG strike.
>>5777328
This is the wrong hobby for you.
>>5777385
Fuck off. There's nothing wrong with wanting to do something right.
>>5777437
If spending money on materials is a problem, he's probably right
>>5777385
you meant lack of fund/material (due to the pound) or me not waiting to go through trail and error?
>>5777466
you can understand what I am trying to say right, wanting to following a guide to know the do and dont to avoid newbie mistakes
I say this after hours of poor scratchbuilding with epoxy putty get an exact shape and learn afterward that it is better using pla-plate as a framework beforehand to save hours of sanding
>>5775039
on which twitter
The more I get into Gundam, the more I realize that pretty much all my favorite designs came from Zeta. Why was Zeta so based?
>>5777437
>>5777443
>>5777483
>wanting to do something right
>not waiting to go through trail and error
>avoid newbie mistakes
I got some bad news for you: it doesn't work like that. None of the things humans do with their hands work like that.
Unless you are a literal robot, you can't just "load" a skill into yourself. You can have the most detailed step by step guide on earth and your first attempts will still look like shit.
Getting good at a manual skill like this takes practice which takes time AND money, more importantly you HAVE to enjoy the process of trying again and again in order to get better with each try. This is why folks here are saying it might not be a hobby for you.
One more point, if you are really into something, you want to know more about it and you find all sorts of information on it pretty quickly. Waiting passively on people to spoonfeed you means you are probably not that interested in that thing in the first place and you won't have the motivation to go through with it anyway.
Think about it.
Are there any good hobby lacquers readily available in the US?
Gaia notes is only available from taiwan apparently and it's expensive.
Mr Color is more available but I'm only finding mixed selections.
>>5777357
Grey should work fine. With white primer, colour often still bleeds through. If nothing else, you can do white primer on top of a coat of grey primer.
Also, test it out on a plastic spoon before hand so you get an idea of how it will turn out
>>5777086
I still don't understand the part about the glue and plastic bag.
Couldn't he just use the Tamiya Cement and put everything in one of those little paint jars/bottles from Tamiya acrylics? Why does he have to use a plastic bag? Isn't any PLASTIC cement going to melt it anyway?
Anyone here use Harder & Steenbeck airbrushes?
Would you recommend them? I've got an deal that if I buy the Infinity CR plus, I'll get it 30% cheaper.
>>5777578
I'm using the CR+ right now, it's really an excellent airbrush. Previously was using a Badger Renegade Krome RK-1, also an excellent airbrush, but the CR+ is better as I can put heavy duty lacquer thinner through it without it eating away at the chrome finish. It's also a lot easier to clean compared to me previous brush. Only paid $230 for it I believe.
What's a good basic kit for learning to paint.
Please don't say the Hi-Mock.
>>5777606
GM
Zaku II
RX-78-2
>>5777603
Let me also say that it also sprays a lot better than the RK-1, it's easier to adjust and the trigger is much more comfortable in long-term spray sessions.
It's just a very well engineered airbrush honestly, good price for what you get as well. There are much more expensive airbrushes like Custom Microns that really aren't even that much better than something like the CR+.
