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**READ THE GUIDE***
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1Tr8UyF2Xg5Ojqw0sxcO7oIG7IIsJPes3lMO5pHZKu5o
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For those of you just joining us, please read this guide. Please read it before asking questions as there is a chance it has already been answered there.
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!"
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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
Some lineart: http://seesaawiki.jp/nuriesozai/lite/d/MenuBar1
Paint Matcher: http://scalemodeldb.com/paint
Old thread: >>5297704
Gunpla/Plamo Secret Santa!
Sign ups run until December 4th. I'll try to have everyone paired up by December 6th.
Like last year, I'm going to have everyone fill out a Google form so I can collect the information easily.
Also, if you have some kits in your backlog that you are willing to part with feel free to email me a list and estimated values.
***Disclaimer***
If you want to enter with stuff in your backlog, that's fine, but please be aware I may not be able to pair you with someone who wants something you have to give away. If you cannot afford to purchase a new kit in case of that, please just hold off this year.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iduhozmHMzffAXj9FHLGXiOgY6cDLxjiC8yaZuV66-s/viewform?c=0&w=1
shittttt, i kinda want her now
damn FAGs
>>5303303
hair is kinda weird though
>>5303308
Something twintail something justice.
So, what're you guys working on right now?
Right now I'm regretting not buying more alligator clips.
>>5303303
starting to like these Koto kits and how versatile they are.
>>5303303
Preordered
>>5303303
>>5303308
also pretty hyped for blue oni
>>5303318
I used wadded up masking tape for when I ran out of clips.
FUCKING YES, I LOVE YOU /toy/ MODS!
>>5303318
Ghost posessed grimoire. Only done the butchering on the torso section pending the actual modification. I'm going to be running a line of LEDs through the kit to put behind some effects I'm making for it that'll have ghost stuff essentially coming out of the damage.
Should be neat.
Enjoy some gunpla gore.
>>5303327
i think i'd rather have that than any of the fag's so far.
>>5303352
this. just post a you know what pic out of its containment board and they show up pretty fast.
so what's your favorite gunpla blogs, /toy/?
also what's the general consensus on gundamguy & gunjap etc..?
>>5303303
What even is going on here? Which weapons does she come with? It better not be the hands because those are just Koto MSGs, but the buster canon and purple shields just don't go well with the girl at all.
>>5303318
What kit is that? What are ya planning for it?
>>5303366
Gundamguy is straight informative, but I don't follow it so much as go there when I need to see pictures of recent news.
I don't know really anywhere else to go for info, as I get all the technique tutorials I could want on youtube.
A lot of other gunpla blogs I've seen are generally run by dicks.
>>5303372
Graze. I had a more grey colour scheme planned for it, but after my extremely drab last build I decided I wanted something more colourful at the last moment.
>>5303370
>someone posted my pic from /m/
uguu desu
>>5303380
Too bad it's shitposter-kun
Didn't someone paint these into Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp? Swear I saw a pic like that. Or was it on a different kit? Didn't want really like her at first but now that I envisioned painting them into Starscream etc. I want her now but her price seemed to gone back to retail or sold out.
>>5303366
gundamguy is o.k for news, the guy who runs gunjap is an asshole. The one i check a lot is gundam family which posts a lot of customs that dont show up on the other blogs. I'm not too sure about the others, theres probably other good ones.
>>5303381
i still feel wanted even if it's for a bad reason
>>5303355
there's also red
but i prefer blue for her MChammer pants
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/review?scode=TOY-RBT-3981&page=rt_02
>>5303386
who is it who runs gunjap?
It seems like every time I look in to who runs the most diehard sort of anything for gunpla they all turn out to be colossal assholes.
>>5303388
yeah i'll get one sometime soon since i have all the other koto PSO girls.
>>5303392
not too sure of his nationality. He used to have his face up on the site posing in sunglasses. The thing is he's allways making bitchy posts (in very broken english) accusing other sites of stealing his content when he steals a great deal of it himself.
>>5303392
gunjap almost literally copy and pastes from gundamguy
Any gunpla deals for BF/CM?
>>5303368
Knowing Koto and previous FAGs she probably doesn't come with anything except some basic weapons and the rest is seperate weapon packs. Heck, its based on the Architect Frame so it gives them more excuse to make it barebones
Still gonna sell a shitton
This is a long shot, but anyone have a Geara Zulu Angelo Sauper Custom and could sell me with its gun? Hell I'll buy a whole built kit for some more cash.
>>5303406
gundamplanet has some deals up now, and a 10% off your entire order coupon. More deals coming.
Modelgrade should be doing one, not sure of anyone else atm.
>>5303368
>>5303409
Actually nevermind, amiami to the rescue
Included parts:
>3 types of pre-painted expression parts (front looking face, illustration based right looking face, shy left looking face)
>New mold color made impact knuckles (can be exchanged to Impact Edge)
>Elbow joint parts for attaching Frame Arms "Architect" front arm
>3mm joint parts included for front arm part. Also, knee features 3mm diameter big peg attachable attachments on both sides.
>5 types of PVC made hand parts. Hand part can be exchanged with previously released Frame Arms Girls series hand parts.
>Left arm and right leg part to recreate image illustration (knee and elbow joints not articulated)
>Eye decals
Lots of reuse but a heavier focus on costumization
I need to fix a broken peg on my HG . Should I get the fine or the normal Tamiya drill bit set?
Which one does most of you have?
>>5303366
Modelers-g is a great Japanese gallery with people posting their works. There's tags, you can check builder pages, and there's even a few anons there too.
>>5303388
love it!
hopefully she won't be too hard to build
>>5303433
2spooky.
>>5303433
>Hard to build
What? Seriously?
>>5303444
i have no experience with koto kits so i have no idea man
Alright /toy/ I come to you with a question.
What do I do with a NG1/100 Seraphim Gundam that's missing its hands and head that I got from my brother as a hand-me-down?
god dammit i got warned for posting a M_L_P image to alert the mods to the shitposter at the start of this thread. we need an alternative way to get their attention next time. any ideas?
>>5303477
Just report as many posts as possible and then wait.
>>5303477
And they don't ban him?
>>5303469
buy an hy2m head set and some 1/100 builders parts hands?
I recently got a kit from Mandy and it completely reeked of basement. This is common for goods from that site, at least in my experience, but usually the smell wears off once I get the items into open air. This one, however, I guess its stink wasn't just the packing materials it came in. Even after being built & left in the garage a few days, there's an awful scent. Anything I can do about it?
>>5303479
I've gotten temp banned for doing that before so do it at your own risk
I'm looking to make some grunt suits.
Clanche or adele?
>>5303491
Is there any way of explaining to the mods about the situation on the affected boards?
>>5303485
ive bought stuff from mandy regularly for 4 years or so, never had that problem ever. The worst thats happened to me was they sent me the wrong order so i got a huge stack of hentai instead of kits. After contacting them, they let me keep the hentai and re sent the kits once stock came in. cant complain. if you'd left it packaged theres maybe something you could have done but too late now youve opened & built it.
>>5303485
Dip it in febreeze?
Well, check sprues with it first. You never know what kind of shit is in air fresheners.
Anyone want to buy?
>>5303496
Either, all AGE feddie grunts are amazing.
>>5303308
Are her arm joints ever going to be able to support the weight of those fists in action poses without flopping?
>>5303507
how much for tallgeese?
Do you paint parts then remove seams or paint after seams are removed? I imagine removing seams after would require you to repaint the seam area anyway.
>>5303496
>grunt suits
AGE grunts are 10x better with the razor or artimes conversion kit. go for adele, it fits both. clanche doesnt.
>>5303517
remove seams, paint parts, assemble parts, resand & retouch the seams. pain in the ass i know but less masking that way.
Thinking about buying MG 1/100 RX-78-2 Ver 3.0
Anything I should know?
>>5303496
Personally I'd go with the Adele because I like my all-rounders, but both are top-tier.
>>5303527
its the best rx-78 for engineering & articulation so if you like the look of it go for it. Animufags like the 2.0 for looking like the original series (no detail basically and the worst articulation of the MG's behind the 1.0), the OYW version has dated articulation but great panel lining & details while keeping the proportions of the original series ...and theres the new origin version which i dont own so cant comment on. It looks nice i guess but after buying 4 rx78's fuck who cares anymore. someone else will have it to talk about.
>>5303558
yeah i really like the look of it, i wanted to buy a sinanju stein but its a little expensive and ive heard some bad things about it, particularly the accessories
>>5303303
I'm not sold on her bangs, looks kinda weird.
>tfw missed stylet
>>5303558
>2.0
>bad articulation
I...i thought It was great.
>>5303558
>(no detail basically and the worst articulation of the MG's behind the 1.0)
Are you retarded? The 1.5 elbow joints only allow for a measly 90 degree bend and the ver. Ka's leg joints have poor bend (slightly more than 90) and no ab/oblique articulation.
>>5303482
>buy an hy2m head
man those things have been out of production for nearly a decade.
>>5303578
theyre in stock at hlj and have been for a long time. bandai started reissuing them a couple of years back.
>>5303576
i didnt even mention the 1.5 or the ver ka. i was mentioning the good ones.
>>5303485
Baking soda?
>>5303500
I've gotten 2 kits from them before, the contents of their boxes smelled similarly, but it passed, so I assumed it came from the bubblewrap or something. This shit was unreal. For about $3 I gues I can't complain, but still. As far as leaving it packaged was concerned, DHL literally destroyed the box during a random inspection, so I might have been screwed on that front to begin with. The built kit doesn't fill the room with odor as the sprues/box/manual did (had to throw them all out), but a deep sniff up close will not go unpunished.
>>5303506
I kinda get the impression it'd then just smell like a febreezed basement. My allergies are sensitive to the stuff anyway, unfortunately.
>>5303598
That's a thought, hmm.
>>5303558
>2.0
>worst articulation
Look guys, a moron.
>>5303671
I havn't got any of the other RX MGs to compare, but the articulation on 2.0 is fine. Unless the other kits can rotate the torso 360 degrees, which I doubt due to the core fighter function being essential.
>>5303671
>>5303702
Hell, the kit was designed and marketed with doing poses from the anime in mind. many of which were more organic and human-like than previous RX-78s were capable of.
Is HLJ having a Black Friday Sale this year?
>>5303711
probably, they did last year. 5 hours or so.
>>5303705
no kidding, then the 30th anniversary happened, then the 35th, you dont think they improved the engineering since then?
>>5303671
3.0 and origin MG are you fucking stupid?
Mandarake also likes to kill trees.
Considering how little it gets new production runs and its current rarity, would $25-$30 be an okay price for 1/144 hydra gundam?
is GM sniper k9 a good kit?
Does anyone have the reprinting schedule for Bandai? Has the 1/72 VF 25 kits gotten any new production runs as of later years? Though I assume they're gearing up for delta now.
>>5303756
The only drawbacks are the pistol holders kinda suck and the 90 degree bends on the arms other than that it's great
>>5303801
alright thanks mate
Has anyone made their Revive RX-78 front skirt independent of each other by cutting the middle? Or would that require heavy modding?
>>5303830
just cut the middle, it'll work
>>5303830
Yeah any skirt that has the 2 ball shapes to locate it can be cut apart
>>5303835
Oh and also don't smooth the plastic after you cut it, the rough surfaces will make it so they're not all floppy
>>5303262
saw this at a local shop for 30 bucks, should i go for it?
>>5303751
it never gets a second production run. thats decent for a bandai version. keep in mind china has started doing the g-unit kits but only a revised geminass with multiple backpacks so far.
>>5303836
A quick coat of clear nail polish will take care of that floppiness.
>>5303838
For $30? Fuck no.
Shit is $11 on Amazon right now.
You SHOULD get a Musha Gundam though. Any form'll do. SD, MG, HG 1/144 B-Club Conversion Kit, etc.
>>5303841
shit, thats a fuckin good deal, sucks i'm not american
>>5303831
>>5303835
>>5303836
Alright, had to make sure, since my Exia Repair II front skirts middle broke by accident. Thereby making them independent, but also a bit floppy too.
Looks neato now though.
>>5303843
Bongland?
Going to make my special snowflake gendum i made in gundam breaker and I need a shot lance, is there any way to get one besides scratch build?
>>5303847
Nope nothing sorry
>>5303839
Whats happening is that a local comic shop is having a black friday sale. There stuff is normally marked up even compared to other local places with gunpla, and they have a couple of old kits that are really marked up (hydra was $40). But at midnight they are having a 40% off sale for all figures and models. Just found out that my favorite hobbyshop is doing a 20% off all models deal too which is unexpected since they never have a black friday sale.
>>5303847
The only non-p bandai kits with shot lancers are a couple of old 1/100 F91 kits that are hard to find now.
>>5303847
Dark Hound from Age has a shot lance-like item, also try the option set #1 from IBO, it has a lance gun thing.
>>5303856
I can't seem to find it on dalong, is it an HG?
>>5303863
option set lance:
http://dalong.net/review/hg/iba01/p/iba01_06.jpg
dark hound:
http://dalong.net/review/age/agh24/agh24_p.htm
Seriously, enough spoonfeeding for you.
>>5303867
After looking at these I think I'll just go sub my original plan of a GM Sniper 2 rifle and Gerbera Straight.
Finished my 1/100 Kshatriya earlier this week.
http://otakurevolution.com/content/elyn-hobby-1100-kshatriya-complete
The supports are temporary until I can put together a more permanent solution.
>>5303881
Thanks!
>>5303875
Fucking awesome. Have they/are they going tk do any other mobile suits?
>>5303913
I think they're all but gone. There's a gun set they released a while back but I haven't seen or heard any news from them in ages.
There are a bunch of other folks doing bootleg stuff out of China now though. I'm guessing folks from Elyn have jumped over.
Any thoughts on preference between the Wing Zero Honoo and the Amazing Red Warrior?
>tfw want the original hg GM but not sure if the 200th revive will be a GM with great articulation.
Decisions decisions
>>5303927
In the past thread there was talk that it was a Zgok
>>5303930
Z'gok is perfect as it is though, the shape presented in that picture doesn't really take the shape of one either.
RG Z'Gok. Buy it, build it, and love it. There is no need for another.
>>5303936
On a scale of fiddly to falls apart with a gentle blink, how solid is the RG Z'gok?
Just asking because two of my RGs are fiddly as hell while Exia and Wing Gundam are fine.
>>5303936
Just like the RG MkII but we're getting a Revive of it
>>5303507
How much for the FA Unicorn kit?
>>5303941
The shoulder to binder arms support the weight just fine, at the detriment of actually fitting together fine.
It's the shoulder to torso connector that stinks. Mounting heavy equipment to shoulders is always a no-no.
>>5303558
>its the best rx-78 for engineering & articulation
It's also a flimsy piece of shit
So what kits desperately need a revive among the older kits? Lets hear those hot opinions.
>>5304014
Zeta, Zephyranthes, maybe the Alex, wouldn't hurt for the Exia to get one to colour-correct those clear parts and redo the shoulder and hips,and the G-Saviour Space Type for the topkeks.
>>5304014
GM
M
THE ONLY ONE THAT MATTERS
I'm not the biggest fan of FSS designs because how skinny most of them are, but this looks damn cool and surprisingly chunky. Like an even more regal R-Gyagya. The mace looks better than Barbatos's too.
>>5304020
A hyaku shiki might be good too.
Basically a scaled down MG 2.0 with articulation fixed, as I heard the one with the mega particle cannon had articulation issues.
>>5304021
A GM with RX-78-2 articulation would fuck me up so great
>>5304028
Yeah, I wouldn't mind a Revive Shiki. I think the area of gold kits is over though, it would probably be cast in that faux-gold mustard colour. Not that I'm complaining, just a comment.
Thinking about the Alex, I don't know how much could be done as far as improvements beyond basic articulation bumps could go. All of those verniers are very small and dual coloured, doesn't seem like there's an efficient way to colour-correct them outside of painting.
So HLJ is having a december restock on the Jetstream Attack Doms, so tempted to get it for THREEDOMS.
>>5304014
The old msv line, 0080 - 83 kits could use some, zeta and some wing stuff like deathscyth and heavy arms. No need to flood it with more wing gundams
>>5304051
Why don't they just make P-Bandais of every wing suit? There's no reason not to
>>5304025
Unpainted for reference. Looks like we'll need to paint in the yellow. I'm not even sure I want to because the yellow is too garish, so I might just leave it as-is.
>>5304056
>1/144
What's even the point? MH are perfect for 1/100.
>>5304061
If it were 1/100 it would be the size of a PG and cost even more. Even as a 1/144 it's already the size of your standard 18-meter MG.
I'm a poorfag so I don't mind,
>>5304014
Alex, Nu, G-Saviour
>>5304057
It's 2015, if you mind paying a small markup for a kit then you probably didn't want it that bad to begin with
I was perfectly content paying what I did to get HG G-Self Reflector and MG GM Cannon
>>5304075
I'd get it, I just wouldn't be happy about paying extra for a middleman when a regular release was a possibility.
>>5304077
>when a regular release was a possibility.
If it was made a P-Bandai then it clearly wasn't a possibility
>>5304078
What's that? You want more wing?
>Hgac wzc
>Hgac wing ew
>Hgac proto-zero
>Rg wing
>Rg wing zero
>Rg proto-zero
And don't forget the build fighter variants.
>>5304014
Gelgoog.
>>5304070
>G-saviour
I wonder if it the nips have a good enough sense of humor for that.
You know who needs modern kits? The Shuffle Alliance
You know who will never get a kit at all? Not even an re100 or p bandai?
Bertigo.
>>5304094
Next year, screencap this
>>5303527
MG RX-78 3.0 is my first MG RX and I love it. I am still working on the weapons then put some of the decals/markings on it. Only downside to the 3.0 is that is didnt come with any waterslides or dry transfer options. May look into picking up some from SamuelDecal.
>>5304092
You aren't wrong, but I want a new Alex on my favorite series shelf bad.
>>5304082
Only good wing is the finiche renecasta
Built the cannon, and while it's nice I really should paint it at some point.
it's thanksgiving post all your gunpla
>>5304094
never say never, we are finally getting an efreet afterall
>>5304136
This is just my zeek stuff. Dont have a full photo of my shelf
>>5304094
i really want a re1/100 of A.T.M.O.S
but i dont think that would happen anytime soon.
>>5304094
there you go
>>5304136
>Zeta
>God
>Destiny
>00
> military general dead
>snapla general alive
>>5304199
Nice bait.
Isnt almost time for you to go to the cafe for dinner gramps?
>>5304216
>calls it bait
>still replies
>>5304199
>>5303418
I literally just bought one to make a Geara Doga Heavy Weapons type. The pegs for the backpack are a little small so it may require a little bit of work to keep firmly attached.
>>5304248
>autism fortress
>You will immediately cease and not continue to access the site if you are under the age of 18.
>>5304057
We're not getting the wing suits otherwise. They're completely unpopular.
>>5304251
Nice, that's sort of my plan too.
>>5304259
Mg heavyarms is apparently selling well at barnes&noble to the point bluefin was having trouble keeping up with demand.
>>5304259
We're mostly talking hg. A couple of the wing mg getting made p bandai is different. Due to higher price and production costs, mg are riskier investments than hg are, which is why bandai will throw out stuff like the zII as an hg, but it will never see any mg release.
An hg of the other AC gundams is entirely possible. RG is a different story, although bandai did show that they were interested in it with that one poster image.
>>5304286
>Bandai
>Carrying about their foreign demographic
Just because us burgerfags liked Wing so much, doesn't mean the Bandai overlords give two shits about it.
What are some non-hobby specific brand topcoats you recommend?
>>5304304
Burgerland is pretty much the reason why bandai still makes dbz figures and keeps old wing kits in near continous production instead of like once a year like other older series.
>>5304300
No, the reason why we got a ZII is because a recolored version was one of the lead suits in the game with the Pale Rider. We aren't getting any new Wing media from Banrise like we are with UC. Without something to promote it even HGs aren't going to happen, Bandai has proven that by skipping suits like the Guncannon Detector and Gustav despite their cameos in Unicorn.
The reality is that non-lead Wing suits aren't going to get shit from the mass distribution gunpla lines.
the more people beg for something, the less Bandai will cater to it, especially if the gaijins are the one begging.
the altron was pretty much a 'fuck you' to all gaijins,
ive noticed the elevens have stopped completely pandering to westerners lately, not just with gunpla but with video games, cars, action figures, etc.
>>5304352
> stopped completely pandering to westerners lately
their sole demographic was the Japanese people you pleb, not the weebs of the west
>>5304361
do you even know what pandering is.
>>5304369
pan·der
ˈpandər/
verb
gerund or present participle:pandering
gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire, need, or habit or a person with such a desire, etc.).
Still dont see your "pandering to westerners"
>>5304375
>american
>having reading comprehension
i should've known. i feel as dumb as an american right now.
>>5304386
Where's the evidence that they are? Other asian nations have P-Bandai shops even if they stock late, Bandai only acknowledges the US because Bluefin is trying their damnedest to bring it over. Ex. Gundam info campaigns are arranged by bluefin and only available through bluefin partners.
>>5304390
Well thats because of demand and whatnot. So it makes sense that there isnt a pbandai shop in the states. With my experience in retail, people dont buy foreign stuff cuz "the instructions arent in English". Also depends where, so i can kinda see a bandai shop in la, new york and prolly oahu since thered be some interest. I mean yea its shitty but atleast theres still websites and sellers that stock up on em, so us westernbros aren't completely forgot about
Like over where i live, the hobbyshop owner personally goes over to japan/Thailand and stocks up on em. He doesnt get p-bandai but he gets dm or mc kits aswell. Shat myself when i saw that he had the gp04 and astray head bust aswell as the xi and dm tallgeese
Pretty sure most Americans here can tell that Bandai doesn't exactly hate or not care about the Western market in general. Look at IBO, they're pushing that shit hard over here. But at the same time, they're not investing in having any Expos or official shops here. It's not that complicated.
Stop taking the bait, nerds
>>5304014
The Hazel
>>5304014
gaplant hrairoo
>>5304502
Is the hg bad? I have it sitting in my backlog.
>>5304513
Old engineering. Okay-ish for it's time.
>>5304513
Not sure how the joints are but on the Hazels I found the arm joints got loose pretty quickly.
General question
Is Tamiya Gloss really this hard to handbrush? Anyone handbrushed Tamiya color gloss paint have tips on how to get a more even coat?
>>5304573
thin it
>>5304573
Tamiya acrylics are not meant for handbrushing.
How would the acrylic paints you can get at Walmart work for just minor detail on stuff?
>>5304592
Real bad.
>>5304576
That is the problem. I do thin it but then I get low pigment in each stroke and more of the clear gloss.
So when I start to get a solid color, the coat is thick.
>>5304595
that's too thin then.
>>5304573
They aren't made for handbrushing.
>>5304580
It's not like you can't handbrush tamiya, though.
so, no black friday sale from HLJ this year? unless theyre waiting until its friday in burgerland.
>>5304620
>>>/m/13554749
but >>>/m/13554791 happens
>>5304620
The whole page is down hace to wsit till later tonight por tomorrow i guess
>>5304638
Well gloss, yeah, and silver/gold are impossible to handbrush, but other flat paints still work fine like what I have in the picture.
>>5304594
Looks like I have to stop being lazy and just drive to the nearest hobby store
>>5304641
It was metallic for me. But yours looks a lil rough here and there. I mean its a great job but it looks rough and grainy, espiecially around the eye. And yes i know youre the terra-cotta mock dude. I like your stuff but grainy
>>5304647
yeah, I know it's not perfect. I had to redo his head multiple times so the way it looks now is actually sorta worse then what it is there. Currently working on something else that's sort of more traditional, but with spraycans this time.
>Gundamguy advertising that one of their gginfinite customer won a newyear campaign prize.
>What they actually won from it is one of the most common and easiest to win prizes in the whole thing.
>>5304014
Ex-S obviously
just think for a moment how glorious it would be with the current molding standards
if anyone was interested
>>5304730
wow
its fucking nothing
AGAIN
fuck these guys, they used to be cool and had real good sales back a few years ago
>>5304733
Yea as a poorfag I was disappointed too. I know some of you guys are big spenders though so I'm sure that this would be nice for them
>>5304730
>>5304733
>See sale
>Its fucking nothing
>Look through there stuff anyways
>Some old 80s MSV kits are back in stock, including J-riddens gelgoog and 1/60 FA gundam
Dammit, you got me again HLJ. And before anyone says it, I know the quality sucks, and the gelgoog is so I can steal the bazooka an backpack for my HGUC gelgoog and repaint it.
yay I saved 94 yen from a 1820 yen order!
>>5304750
HLJ usually has a more attractive spring sale
>>5304759
By the way, how is the Fenice? Wanted to get it cause the whole fencing MS thing seemed cool.
>>5304772
absolutely fucking worth it
really nice and simple, it only requires a bit of black paint for detailing but that's it
>>5304785
so almost no paint required?
>>5304786
correct, as I said, just some black for the multiple vents over the body, and maybe silver for the thrusters at the back, but that's it
>>5304729
I would much rather have an updated MG that brought it up to the level of all the conversion kits. It cost me more than the kit itself buying all the addon sets to make it decent. Even an RG version would be better choice than a revive HG.
so my 5% discount didn't kick in for the HLJ Black Friday Sale. I'm so mad at HLJ right now
>>5304795
nvm I can't read fine print
Hobbywave is giving a flat 15% off everything (on your first 10 items) with the coupon BLACKFRIDAY. With normal prices + shipping Hobbywave's prices are often similar to HLJ's prices and they have faster shipping. If you guys are interested try taking a look there.
>>5304809
>Hobbywave
I hate their website layout, can't filter out the out of stock kits. It's a decent discount to suffer through that though
>>5304811
Yea they're stuck in the early 2000s, but their flat-rate shipping is nice and with this discount they have some good prices.
>>5304793
>RG Ex-s
The most fragile gunpla ever made.
Are there any sites that are confirmed for participating in the New Years event?
>>5304136
Bottom row, second from the left, seems a light blue, who dat?
>>5304843
Between the Airmaster and Thunderbolt Zaku?
Looks like a GM custom
>>5304845
>GM custom
Neat, might have to grab that some time. Thanks.
You guys think Cybermonday will bring about some worthwhile sales for us?
>>5304845
guy who posted that pic here, can confirm GM custom
>>5304875
Nope.
Not Gunpla, but LuckyModel has been having great sales all month and Sprue Brothers is offering 20% off kits.
>Comic shop advertising 40% off everything except certain listed items
>Go to buy hydra gundam
>"Yeah sorry anon, we forgot to put it on the excluded list but those aren't on sale".
The fuck. They never sell and shelfwarm hard because they're all marked up higher than every other place around here and on the biggest sale day of the year they exclude them? Fuck collectors corner.
>>5304920
>supporting comic shops
Scum of the earth you. Fate corrected you this time.
>>5304920
damn that sucks. Best bet is to wait for dragon momoko to do a revised kit. Their geminass is a big improvement on the original bandai g unit kit and comes with a lot of extra optional parts. Hopefully they'll do the same thing for the hydra. (i have the hydra and although its a great design its definitely quite dated engineering wise)
>>5304920
>new geek shop opens next to the regular anime shop that has gunpla at fair prices
>everything in the geek shop is horribly overpriced
>Kotobukiya Evangelion 3.0 Eva Unit 13 White mode is $198 AUD
>mfw ordering online would save you more than half that price
the fug
>get made redundant from my job of 10 years with no notice or severance pay
>a week later get stung with a $200 preorder bill from hobby search for a product i preordered a year ago thats 7 months past its release date
>send 3 emails explaining my financial situation & requesting a cancellation of the preorder
>after getting absolutely no reply at all from them, get an overdue payment request email.
Fuck. They're going to ban me right?
>>5304971
>They're going to ban me right?
Possibly, however it sounds like you are in no position to be spendy, and desu senpai HS is the most expensive of the big 3. Cut your losses.
>>5304994
>desu senpai HS is the most expensive of the big 3
on the other hand they often have shit long sold out on the other 2
>>5304136
ok
tfw brother got me this as an early b-day present
Man LBX are simple but really refreshing to work on, also mfw good balance for having zoe legs.
>Potential discount on HLJ
The fuck does that even mean? I'm not buying 100 anime points worth of stuff just to get 5% off, if that's what they're getting at.
>>5304136
lol k
>>5305050
i'm still bitter i was too late for this one
Anyone know if there's a decent enough replacement for the fabric tubing in the RG RX 178? Like what would I be looking for exactly?
Got the kit second hand from someone who quit when they fucked up the tubing, so it's a bit low. It's my first RG as well
>>5305050
LBX kits are great fun, I finally got around to building my Ezeldee and even without stickers or paint it looks great.
But it made me sad to think how they were a non gundam line on SD budget, if only a bit higher, with care put into it while SD Ex standards got shafted with no budget and even more stickers and gaps. If they had been LBX style gundams with similar engineering and price points I'd be all over that.
>>5305050
sweet. I have that one but havent built it yet (im going to paint which looks like a shitload of masking on that one). nice to see it can actually stand on its own.
>>5305081
Have you bought any Legend BB kits
>>5305098
Only one but I've been meaning to get more, i know they're great but its still limited to the shorter/chunkier SD proportions and articulation, i like that LBX kits still have elbows and knees and SDEX kits give the impression that they tried to get there (at least in articulation) but gave up halfway since they stuck to regular SD proportions
>>5305115
i wish they would release a knight gundam kit with normal proportions. I cant into SD's either. I love LBX though.
>>5305081
theyre great kits but a lot of work if you want to paint them. Usually a lot more masking than an HG kit. Visible polycaps everywhere too (especially on d-ezeldee) which restricts your colour choices. I bought a few of the LBX modelling books from mandy if anyone cares enough to see how the japs paint them.
Would Krylon or Bosny be a better alternative to Temiya primer?
>>5305122
>normal proportions
Wouldn't that be what it looked like in the series it's from
Because m8
>>5304994
that may be true but they are the best for hobby tools & supplies. Its going to be a massive pain in the ass if i cant order from them anymore. I just sent another email using google translate in japanese, i hope they can understand what i'm saying.
>>5305139
yes. for better results you can change the spray cap with a tamiya one so that it mists more finely
