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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.
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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: >>5287574
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.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iduhozmHMzffAXj9FHLGXiOgY6cDLxjiC8yaZuV66-s/viewform?c=0&w=1
Reposting question because no response:
Three kits to topcoat, a frame arms, a FAG, and an MG. How many cans of TS80 to order? Two? Three?
>>5292280
how do you plan on coating? Part by part? After the whole thing is built? While on the runner?
How competent are you at spraying from a can? What kits? How OCD are you?
>less than 5 hours after build completion
>already broke a part fucking with posing
God damnit. C-style clips just plain suck for shoulder armor.
I'm not sure what to think about this.
>>5292329
Is that even real or just a custom someone did?
The boobs look way off considering they tried to replicate the look of fabric and failed.
Also, should've just been shield tits there anyways.
>>5292329
That's a custom, I first saw it weeks ago
>>5292341
>That's a custom
god dammit. Gyanko would've been so much better than fumina as an official release. Face looks derpy as hell on that though.
>>5292280
3. they dont last long. Pity they dont do 400ml cans like they do with their primer.
>>5292372
Fumina was actually more popular than Gyanko in the primary market (Japan).
>>5292273
>not holding the burger
one job
What basic colors would I mix to get a good mars soil color? I tried a red and brown mix but it really doesn't look right.
>>5292273
Thanks for using my kit as the general image, Gelgoog Guy. Feels good.
>>5292222
its a 1/144 Mave kit from Yukikaze.
1/100 Gusion
Bueno.
>>5292462
Yukikaze was a really cool book, I recommend reading it even if you're not a planes guy. Still need to watch the OVA sometime.
>>5292466
brb cancelling 1/144
>>5292466
>That glorious hammer in 1/100 scale
Fuck, I might need to buy one now.
>>5292466
these IBO releases are confusing me. Bandai usually waits until at least when the MS is shown in the series to build some hype before releasing a kit, now we already have multiple versions of MS that we havnt even seen in action or care about yet.
do they expect them all to be received well or know something we dont? there were enough problems in later Unicorn episodes of kits not matching MS capabilities, seems like they are taking a bit of a chance with some of these announcements.
>>5292479
I for one expect them to use that common frame for maximum kitbashability.
>>5292479
Bandai's MO for releases the past several series is at least in the beginning of the series to time releases to coincide within a couple days of the in show appearance. What's strange is the huge amount of 1/100s so quickly after the hg release versions. Its been quite a while since bandai did this and on top of that we seem to be getting a new one like every month.
>>5292479
>or care about yet
Nigga Guison 2015 best suit come at me
I'm waiting for someone to make a dwarf custom with a badass beard and a viking helmet of the fucking thing
>>5292485
>dwarf custom
>not pepe custom
>>5292485
>Not painting it in bullfrog camo
>>5292479
Yeah man I'm with ya. Hopefully it's not that they know the show itself will under perform, so they're pushing out these kits before we see them animated to save the sales.
>>5292487
This works far better than it has any right to.
Repost from /m/
So here's an internal frame view of that Hi Res Barbatos
It's 1/100 and basic jist of the caption is that internal frame uses metal parts which wasn't too hard to guess from the pictures
Not the greatest picture but Im just pulling this from twitter
>>5292511
Inner frame looks cool enough. Too bad the armor looks all kinds of fucked up.
>>5292511
>metal parts
This thing is going to be absurdly expensive.
>>5292511
>metal parts
Let's just skip the best step in making gunpla, and instead of using superior plastics, shitty diecast, so our kits will never be able to stay tight again.
Good job bandai, you fucked up.
>>5292479
its a result of what they started doing with gundam age to have kits released right around the time it shows up in the episode. On that note, that image that keeps getting thrown for gundam age isnt referring to sales, its referring to the release velocity. They were trying to pump out more kits in a shorter time frame.
Reason being is for both gundam seed destiny and gundam 00 there were several instances of kits being released long after they had any significance to the show. Destiny was the worst with s freedom hg and detiny hg not being available until 1 month before and after the show ended respectively
>>5292540
Calm down. We don't even know how much of the frame uses metal parts yet.
>>5291288
If you're still out there, Anon. Yes I did use a top coat, specifically Testors Dullcote #1260.
>>5292540
>Let's just skip the best step in making gunpla
It ain't a model kit in the first place
>and instead of using superior plastics, shitty diecast
I thought the shole selling point of a metal frame is to make it sturdy but whatever BANDAI IS ALWAYS DUMB AMRITE
>>5292540
lets just assume something, without knowing shit in reality.
>>5292540
i'll just completely ignore the fact the metal build figures are the highest quality they make.
>>5292654
Lol, i like the desing, but the finish in general is horrible.
Next group build when?
>>5292730
If we do, don't make it a single suit.
Maybe something from a certain show or a simple theme, so it's fairly open to all. Keep in mind I say this because last time we got one(?) entry I think with the Mock anon.
>>5292739
Yeah, with December coming up hopefully I'll have more time to build stuff.
>implying I'm still not busy as fuck
Finished up Barbatos. Here's a quick pic until I can use my actual camera.
>>5292739
I was working on something but got a bad reaction with paints and thinner that made me have to strip and start over which just killed my motivation to finish the kit and started working on something else instead. Its still sitting around half painted.
>>5292654
No they're not, I've owned 5 MBs, every single one has come with a set of loose diecast joints in at least one area, and every single one has joints that gradually loosen very quickly. Diecast isn't good for joints, it never has been and won't be until companies start using higher grade diecast. Cheap metals expand to adapt to friction a great deal, and that's exactly what happens on MBs.
So, no, it isn't their highest quality line, and it's far from it. Even the metal composite GFFs use better diecast than the MBs. Think about that before you spew shit next time.
>I thought the shole selling point of a metal frame is to make it sturdy but whatever BANDAI IS ALWAYS DUMB AMRITE
if that's the case, they'll stay away from diecast. Diecast is good for morons who don't care about posing their toys and just think diecast means premium, not people who actually give a shit about the products they purchase.
>>5292654
The metals they use warp easily and unlike plastic the metal doesn't care to retain its original shape. Plastic is better
>>5292273
What kind of career do you guys have to be able to buy gunpla?
>>5293055
Gunpla is cheap
Not him/them but I just like the idea of a mech model/figure using metal. It's a gimmick, but one I like for robot stuff.
>>5293058
I'd much rather my joints last long than people be satisfied that their toys are diecast.
Have you ever actually felt how brittle diecast is? It holds up better than plastic but it becomes just as strong as plastic when you realize just how much more heavy it is, so it essentially solves a problem then creates another, then ON TOP of that, it expands and warps, because it's a weak metal. It also comes out less clean and is harder to paint. It's a nightmare material that shouldn't ever be used on toys.
>>5293055
Wage slave for the state making about 45K a year (It's my first "real" job).
That said unless you live someplace with crazy import laws like south america then gunpla is cheap. Most hg are $10-$20 and most mg are under $50-$60.
Hi-res Barbatos has runners, I'm pretty sure its just coated
>>5292745
Did you dullcoat it?
its glossy in the show
>>5292275
Hey gelgoog guy is there a way I can update my entry or check out what I had listed? I just got some new stuff and forgot what I had listed
>>5293070
every gundam is glossy in the show lol
looks better this way
>>5293142
I tried the email on the form and got it sent back
>>5293154
Hop on IRC later tonight then, that's the right email address (try around 7:00pm EST).
>>5293070
MS are glossy in almost every gundam series, especially modern ones. Besides military vehicles being painted in flat colors, modelers often use flat coats on smaller scale models due to the effect of colors appearance flattening over a distance. It helps give a sense of scale compared to leaving it glossy.
Of course, painting it domething like this would be the most accurate to its in show appearance, but I have no idea how to go about positioning the highlights.
>>5293219
Whoa that paint job is amazing.
>come home from work
>check email
>Payment Request from AmiAmi
>think "WTF, I didn't buy anything from AmiAmi"
>it's pic related
Legitimately forgot I put in an order for this thing. Anyone else getting one?
>>5293289
>2940 yen for a Genoace
i can probobly walk into a Hobbytown USA and get one for 30% less.
>>5293302
>$19 for a Genoace
Jesus. I'm sorry for both of you.
>>5292559
Testors Dullcote is enamel-based right? How harsh is the naptha of it compared to other things like Krylons or Rustoleum clear sprays?
>>5293066
>electroplated runners
Nub marks, here we come. How do I minimize nub marks on these coated runners? Is this a job for Godhand?
>>5293304
>Go to local hobbytown every week to buy supplies and gunpla
>Buy a MG unicorn, see a few AGE kits and grab a genoace custom
>Know the guys working there pretty well and he just bags the genoace without scanning
>tfw bro tier hobbytown
>Seams down the middle of the wrist
This annoys me so bad. I was thinking of seam welding it there, but sawing it apart at the very edge and making some sort of discrete attachment point.
>>5292752
What if I drop in a bit of Future or clear nail polish to add joint friction?
I'm gonna have to go back to the drawing board with this one. Gold paint is really runny in this weather and I forgot how wide sinanjus sholders are
>>5293321
I just started building a month ago and I've only used this one spray. It says lacquer on the can so I'm going to go with it's (synthetic from what i've read somewhere) lacquer based. The fume is kill if that's what you're wondering.
>>5293349
We garo now?
Besides the kinda shitty paint application, the idea is kind of neat. What did you use for parts? I see Legilis and sinanju
>>5293289
Yeah I completely forgot I backordered one of these
>>5293321
well gee I wonder.
If only there was something on the label that said what it was.
I imagine, if such a thing did exist, it'd be front and center of the can, right below the Testor's brand image. Maybe written in both English and Spanish, the only languages in the world that matter.
Yeah, too bad that's just not a thing. What a shame, cause retarded faggot ass licking questions like that wouldn't pop up.
>>5293353
I was going for making pic related but the wide sholders make him look like garo. Used legillis legs for this guy with sinanju parts. Had to make some small mods to make the legs fit since they use a smaller polycap than sinanjus regular legs. I already made artorias and gough but the sinanju design has been tricky to make slimmer.
>>5293380
>I already made artorias and gough
Post pics anon
>>5293377
On the can label it does say lacquer but on product information sheets from their website say enamel.
>>5293380
The face is a little too flat imo, though I'm not sure how you could fix that now. Otherwise you might have to use different arms/shoulders all together since the Sinanju is a beefy mother fucker.
Better have that Smough custom when the gusion comes out
What's a good way to visualize paint schemes? Did bandai ever release a flash/java program for this?
>>5293408
line art
>>5293408
I'm surprised how often people over think this
There's lineart available online, Paint's bucket fill tool is all you need to plan out color schemes
>>5293408
Just painting blank line arts usually does the trick.
There's some guy that frequents the lineart generals that does fancy shading, though I'm not sure if he does it manually or something else.
>>5293408
>>5293417
Where does it mention paint schemes?
>>5293349
Did you use a gloss black underlayer?
To strip the paint, soak it in 99% IPA. It even stripped Tamiya primer for me.
>>5293386
Incoming photo dump
>>5293391
I'm definitely gonna swap the arms out for some slimmer ones, might take some of the shoulder plates from the sinanju ones and add them to some spare exia arms i have.
>>5293407
Good call, brass will definitely look less flashy and more metallic
>>5293430
Holy shit, that Artorias looks pretty good. What parts did you use?
>>5293426
No gloss, would that have helped the paint spread out more evenly?
>>5293434
Its mainly a brave with old ng wing parts for pauldrons and faulds. Sword is the clear piece that comes with figma band of the hawk guts and shield is tbe koto mega slash edge in silver.
>>5293426
>wasting IPA like that.
Dood. No.
>>5293430
>dat dog at back
Sif?
stil, that Artorias looks super cool!
>>5293444
Its my sister's pup, i was taking care of her animals while shes out.
This bow/arrow is a pain in the ass to set up and getting it to look like an old tree was tricky
Back shot, artorias took months to not look like a brave but the gough was done in a week. It wasbetween a diejh and a pg zaku but in the end making 1/60 greatbow would have been too much of a hassle.
>>5292466
Fucking when?
>>5293461
March 2016
>>5293462
Beautiful
>>5293462
It might as well be Year of Our Lord 346325473862372434. I wanted it now.
>>5293377
Please inhale a can or two
It's a bit too silly for but the aesthetics are too good to not want one of my own.
>>5293492
http://gundam-bf.net/hhib/pdf/hhib04.pdf
1/12 darth finished, gonna make him face of with the 3.0 gundam later
>>5293529
>1/12 Darth Vader complete, did the all the buttons with gundam markers except the green ones (didn't have green marker), cut those ones out so that only the green part remained
Would Testor's Dullcote or Tamiya's Flat Matte coat have any negative effects on Real Touch Markers?
>>5293371
When did you place your backorder? I made mine on the 14th and I haven't gotten an invoice, so I'm wondering if they just ran out before they could fulfill mine.
Starting to get colder out and I'm afraid I'm not going to be able to finish my Grape Sinanju. I've got one leg left and I'm afraid of ruining it. Has anyone had any good experiences spraying outdoors while its particularly cold out? I can assume that indoors wouldn't be much of a problem?
>>5293424
In the OP, near the bottom.
Working on my barbatos's Mars base. Once the glue+dirt mix around his feet is dry I'll start painting, drybrushing, and adding pigment podwers to it.
First WIP pics of the clear resin PG unicorn psychoframe
>>5293574
11/03, just about when I heard about the restock. It took them about a day before they got the order through after it was to have been officially resupplied so maybe there might still be one waiting for you.
>>5293585
Parts fit has been really nice on the clear resin parts so far.
>>5293590
cant wait to get a full RGB psychoframe wired into this
>>5293590
Nice. I was wondering what you were working on.
>>5293589
Ah, thanks. Yeah, HLJ often takes a bit to get their orders through, but if it's that they ran out I'll just put the money towards a Mandarake order instead.
>>5293598
thisll keep me busy for a while
This is 8 of the RGB leds I'll be using at 100% brightness, facing away onto a sheet of paper.
I have 60 of these I plan to pepper the frame with.
Shits gonna be bright.
>>5293289
Getting two from 1999 (muh points).
Took two days and an email for them to send confirmation email. I thought I totes missed out, but they've sent the confirmation and said I actually got in early enough.
Now have to wait three weeks for it to come in if Auspost doesn't take early holidays.
OOB MG Turn X, will probably start details and lining this weekend or next.
While I'm waiting for the mud mix to dry with barbatos, I thought I'd start working on fixing super fumina's face.
The first mod is to bring the eyes forward and is ridiculously easy. If you can remove nubs, you can do this. Just remove the eyebrow and clear lense pieces and open up the head. On the inside of the face is a tab with a smaller tab on it around the mouth area. Simply clip or shave down the smaller tab and you can now push the eyes forward to be more level with the face.
The only issue is that you can't push the eyebrow piece back in or it will keep the eyes recessed again. I have an idea on how to fix this though and if it doesn't work I'll just fill the holes in and handpaint them.
>>5293329
Undergated probably, you can even tell from the picture, at least it looks like it is
>>5293567
I have heard Testors doesn't play nice but I have no actual firsthand experience with the combination
I am so mature.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfIUPe_B2n4&feature=youtu.be
>>5293823
>>5293823
>>5293823
Well
That's neat
I tend to have a thing for accuracy but I can't say the idea of a rainbow Unicorn doesn't raise my eyebrow
>>5293853
the final version wont be constantly changing like that, that was just the test pattern in the arduino.
Plan to have patterns and fades pulsing from the torso outwards.
>>5293853
He was joking about newtype glowing cocks.
>>5293585
What seller sells the clear psychoframe?
Heard there was a chinese seller but they stopped the idea due to the pieces running the equivalent of $90 USD or so.
Already have an LED setup using the kit's wiring layout for the official stuff, was messing around with ways to recast the psychoframe into a clear color. LED & Gundam's way of casting it piece by piece using Ojumaro is fucking insane.
While I'm waiting for the mud mix to dry with barbatos, I thought I'd start working on fixing super fumina's face.
The first mod is to bring the eyes forward and is ridiculously easy. If you can remove nubs, you can do this. Just remove the eyebrow and clear lense pieces and open up the head. On the inside of the face is a tab with a smaller tab on it around the mouth area. Simply clip or shave down the smaller tab and you can now push the eyes forward to be more level with the face.
The only issue is that you can't push the eyebrow piece back in or it will keep the eyes recessed again. I have an idea on how to fix this though and if it doesn't work I'll just fill the holes in and handpaint them.
Sup /toy/ it's RG-exia-as-first-kit-guy again. I fixed the shoulder.... sort of, and learned a lesson: fire and Gunpla don't mix.
I had this genius idea to melt the c clip pieces back together. You can guess how well that went. Found some dry shoe goo and some wet goo as well to attach the shoulder armor directly to the shoulder.
Works ok.
>>5293988
noice. could do with some bluish grey drybrushing
>>5293990
Come here for advice when you fuck up next time, holy shit.
>>5293999
I mean fire worked in other stuff i used to be into, I thought it was worth a try.
>>5294000
>Charged for AGE-FX on HLJ
>Just got billed for Zaku F2000
Hope you keks got your orders in for Zaku F2000
>>5294015
Just buy some plastic cement holy shit wow
>>5293988
where do you get your plaques?
First time trying any sort of chipping technique (using enamels). Anything I can do better?
>>5294017
Got 2 headed my way from amiami.
>>5294041
Hairspray technique makes it more convincing.
But otherwise your chip marks are so big compared to the proper scale of the model. They should be half to one third the thickness/width of what you're doing.
In-context? PSA only gets damaged with beam weapons. For that you probably should be looking into simulating accumulated dust in the dips and corners of the model rather than the peaks or high points. (Refer to "ambient occlusion" for 3d modelling).
>>5294000
How is it shitposting? I'm posting WIPs.
>>5294034
They're just pre-cut pinewood bases from arts and craft stores. They cost like a dollar at most for one that size. Pick up a wood stain color of your choice while you're at it.
Sand it, stain it, varnish it, and its ready for your stuff on top.
>>5294054
You posted the exact same post twice.
>>5294059
So?
So I fucked up and some how ripped my Lightning Z Gundam's eye sticker. How should I go about doing the eyes now? trying to get in there with the black gundam marker is suffering.
>>5294071
Show us a picture so we can figure something out.
>>5294052
Hairspray technique makes too big of chips on something like a HG.
>>5294071
Tiny brush.
>>5294052
>hairspray technique
I never knew about that. I'll try that on proper armor kits though.
As for the size of the marks, when I tried to make them smaller they just looked like weird freckles (like on the lower legs). Might just be the color though, I'm using a metallic gunmetal. I like how it turned out on the colored parts but not so much on the white. Maybe I should get a finer brush?
Not sure how I would go about simulating dust on this particular kit either.
>>5294072
Hard to get a clear pic, but it's just the standard eye area. I trashed the sticker. After it ripped it wouldn't adhere to the surface anymore. I tried to start by coloring in the black area with a gundam marker but it just makes a mess.
>>5294096
Yes, use a smaller brush. For the marks, use it on the outer angles (high points).
Dust? Use pastels and cram minute amounts into the inner angles.
>>5294100
Extract the paint and use a small brush to hand brush it in.
>>5294100
Mask off the faceplate, and primer in the eye area, so you can fill in the blacks and then the lenses with greens.
For the eyes, use an initial layer of white, and then put green on top.
>>5294102
Okay, I'll try and find a finer brush. Thanks anon.
>>5294114
This more or less shows you the basic idea of how to handle a fine brush and loading up just barely enough paint on the tip to get the details done finely.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-k96oajpwo
in how much PSI usually anon airbrushing gunpla?
is compressor with 3~4 bar wil be okay? isn't that too much?
>>5294123
I just use 15-20 psi for everything. Probably should do more testing but it works for general.
>>5294123
Depends on the paint I'm using. For tamiya paints I use around 10-15 PSI. For airbrushing topcoats I bump that up by about 5 and use that level for mr.color paints as well.
Good enough. I'll topcoat it tomorrow then take it to the hobbyshop since this is going in the display.
And thanks to the anon who suggested lightly drybrushing the blue-grey. It really made all the little rocks pop a lot more and added some nice depth.
>>5294185
I had a paint that asked for 30 psi. I didn't know my airbrush can spray at such a wide angle, and such over spray too.
30 is too much for normal use. But if you can get an air regulator to drop the pressure the compressor should work.
>>5294200
about to get this, how about it anon?
>>5294218
As long as it has a regulator and water trap
>>5294224
i think it has a regulator and water trap, hasn't it?
Sent you a Secret Santa email gelgoog guy. My email from gmail kept getting rejected or something though so I sent it through yahoo.
>>5294236
Nevermind, that just got rejected too. It keeps telling me the address box is unavailable.
>>5294231
yup
THRUSTERS ARE THE BANE OF MY EXISTENCE
FUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCKK
.
Not even building a thunderbolt kit, just a regular hi-mo zaku
How does Mr. Super Clear Flat compare to Testors Dullcote? I can't seem to find many comparisons of those two.
>>5294297
Super Clear Flat is 1000x better than Dullcote
This is Super Clear Flat UV, as well as giving a better coat the texture is much finer
Honestly Super Clear Flat is probably the best top coat imo
>>5294302
Where could I get some for not $35?
>>5294317
what country
>>5294322
ebay, there's a dude out of cali that sells them last i checked for a decent price. cant remember their name though.
>>5294119
>Watch the previous two videos
>Buys Testors brushes (They're typically overpriced for what they are)
>Paints straight from the pot with no thinning
Finally watched Gundam Origin 2, fell in love with Ramba Ral's Worker Suit, where can I order one?
>>5294342
Genteikit, Samuel decal, Stalk mandarake.
Finished snapping together Barbatos and wow, the amount of touch-up paint needed is a bit on the ludicrous side. So many places that need to be gray...
>around the same as retail PG unicorn + FA parts
>doesn't come with any stands for the funnel to be displayed in flight
For all that money you're paying, how fucking hard is it to give the PG unicorn a Nu ver ka style stand attachment?
>>5294440
It also doesn't come with the FA attachment parts, either. does it? so if you wanted a FA Green unicorn, you'd have to pay out more for the FA kit and have leftover red shields from the FA kit?
>1/400 white base on mandarake
http://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1034101834&ref=list
Neat.
>>5294440
Just need the shield to float so an AB1 with some parts to attach the shield should be easy.
>>5294414
>ludicrous
Fucking snap faggots
>>5294556
For real
Thanks otakushill anon.
Probably a drop in the water compared to the credit you've accrued.
>>5294581
Damn that anon sure has picked a right time to shill.
Opinion on the site? Free shipping for over $100 is nice.
And is their description a lot more detailed than other sites? (might be just me)
>>5294581
Enjoy them richigo.
Really though I just want to reach the $1k cap asap so I can stop shilling. I die a little I side every time I post this shit
Pastebin.com/eKhDuGgD
>>5294588
They're really only good if you abuse promotions, especially if you're getting something heavy as fuck that would cost a ton to ship from normal sites.
Otherwise it's overpriced trash for gunpla.
>>5294589
Die in a fire.
>>5294592
Pretty rude anon. Why don't you go buy a game or kit for $15 off to calm yourself down?
>>5294588
site works well, originally bought that ZOE dolores for $15 shipped to the UK.
Dont think I have full access to all their stock, since there is VERY little gunpla and no games in the games section.
Was aiming for $150 to preorder the metal gear sally rex, but settled for all this instead.
>>5294597
Just signed up by myself for the heck of it.
There's a few games for me so it's region specific I guess.
>>5294581
>AC kit for only $19.99
What the fuck.
Building the RG strike freedom the face is growing on me.
>>5294623
is that a nub on the upper chin or just a tab piece?
>>5294414
Tell me about it. Don't forget the side skirts, heels, toes, and hands.
Also, the base is done. Taking it to the shop now.
>>5294637
Where's the martian dust weathering?
>>5294647
Not showing up well on camera. I only did it lightly since I didn't want to fuck up scale too much.
>>5294655
Some dust around his vents would have been a nice touch
How do you usually build your gunpla?
Me now cut off all parts of runner, separate it, clean those nubmarks, then assembly it.
>inb4 working on RG zgok
I just cut them out and build it step by step for the first time on an arm or leg, then next time just cut all the pieces out and do it from mostly memory
Meant for >>5294678
>>5294678
i look ahead in the manual and snip out all the pieces i currently feel like denubbing and then denub them all and assemble before doing it again. on an HG that's usually about a whole appendage at a time, or on an RG about 1/3 to 1/2 an appendage
>>5292475
I guess it was just to give the finger to Tomino.
And into the hobbyshop display case he goes. They were really happy to have it in the case. Apparently over the past two weeks they've sold close to a dozen of just the barbatos.
Thanks to anyone who gave me advice or feedback the past week or two.
I wonder how much they will milk this releasing all the other frame gundams
Well since we're shilling for cheap deals. If you use the promo code: DAVE6282N when you make your first purchase on the Amazon App you'll get $5 off.
So in practice you might nab an older UC kit like the HG Char for $3 if it's still going for $8.16 + FS. Or possibly a Graze for $6 if it's still going for $10.99 with Prime.
How do you guys deal with burn out? I only have a few kits in my backlog and only one WIP but I don't get as excited to start one anymore
>>5295137
To be honest I never get tired of building kits, I do however have a huge commitment issue where I basically spend a month going through paint schemes and kitbash ideas before I decide on anything, and at that point I just want to move onto the next kit.
>>5295137
I'd say just find something else to do. I've got a pretty big backlog and have only built like 2 in 4 months because I've been busy doing other things like video games and pretty hyped at starting a couple new kits soon.
>>5293334
>What if I drop in a bit of Future or clear nail polish to add joint friction?
It'll keep expanding, that's how metals, especially cheaper not so rigid ones, work. That's why metals need to be continuously tightened for certain applications, and when we simply don't have the option to do that effectively on diecast products, they shouldn't be made using diecast.
It's heavy, the mould quality is worse, it takes paint worse, and it doesn't work for joints. It serves no benefit to the toy industry other than making the weird diecast fans happy that they have their heavy toys.
Finished another kit. I was kinda shocked how simple it was, though from what I remember the Grimoire was similarly simple.
>>5293590
Hey Richigo, May I ask how do you do these coloring changing LED? looks sick man!
>>5295220
These tiny RGB leds called neopixels, Just wire them to a microcontroller (an arduino pro mini in my case) and run some code though them.
After consideration, I dont think I'm going to keep this thing transformable, too little space with all those gimmicky bits.
I'll keep it in destroy mode.
Arms and shoulders test fitted
>>5295229
>>5295235
>>5295237
Where'd you get the clear psychoframe? Only 3rd party I saw quit their plans to make it as it would've run $90 a set
>>5295408
got it off taobao, $80 a set....
Hey Gelgoog, did you get an email from an rwberg? I tried sending it from my desktop a few times but kept getting it rejected, but the one sent from my phone doesn't seem to have been so I'm just checking.
>>5295425
Didn't get anything.
>>5295451
To keep this uncomplicated, it was a message with stuff from my backlog I'd be willing to part with for secret santa. A rg zaku II, rg freedom, and FAG gourai, all at msrp. This was for rwberger whenever you get to the lists in a couple weeks.
>>5295510
I'll note it on your entry.
>>5295536
what are you even talking about?
>>5295536
You mean
>>5294431?
They seem to be doing quite well :^)
>>5295536
>gunpla vs. military model autism
Just fuck off.
>>5294947
Awesome anon. My Hobbytown also has some gunpla in their case, I'll have to share here some time.
I assume the "What would you like to receiver" part was a typo for "What would you like to receive"? Would've emailed you but it got rejected
He's actually the grinch and it was all a ruse.
>>5295639
>GelgoogGrinch
Pls no.
>>5295627
Also, this is most likely my high functioning autism acting up again, but why is there bprice range?
>>5295518
Thanks.
>>5295633
Apparently GMX is hardcore.
Also I'm just a dumbass and the address is actually .us..
>>5295667
>>5295627
His ability in forgetting to correct spelling mistakes from thread to thread is legendary.
>>5295639
>>5295661
You're a mean one, Mr. Gelgoog
You really, are, a Zeek,
You're as cuddly as an Efreet, you're as charming as Vegan Gear, Mr. Grinch,
You're a frosty flat coat on a part that's clear!
Someone else take over, that's the limit of my creativity for the night.
note to self: apply RG stickers as you go along
i can't find the motivation to apply all these fuckers and the longer i wait the dustier the model gets
>>5292372
gyanko a shit actually
>>5295744
>tfw havn't finished all of the decals for any of my RGs
shipment just came in
do i start MG tallgeese or MG buster?
>>5295919
Tallbuster kitbash
>>5292290
>>5295963
Blowout soon, fellow stalker.
Stalker themed gunpla when?
>>5295973
Okay what mobile suit would each STALKER faction have?
>Duty
Zaku II
>Bandit
Crossbone
>Freedom
Jegen
>Monolith
???
>Clear Sky
???
Alot of the Mobile suits dont really give the STALKER feel.
