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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.
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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: >>5587885
>>5593414
First for getting funky on the flight deck.
>>5593513
What kits or add-ons come with pre-pose pointing fingers?
>>5593517
That is a damn good question.
I'm not sure.
Off the top of my head I think the HG Nobel comes with two peace sign hands that you could mod into a pointing finger.
The only other options I can think of would be any MG with separate fingers or any PG.
>>5593576
There are the Hobby Base Premium Parts Collection Mechanical Hands which come in 1/144, and are fully pose-able, but I haven't built mine yet, because the fingers are so fucking tiny I don't trust my current nippers to not fuck it up.
>>5593588
It can pose but is quite fragile due to the way the finger to hand connection works.
Don't know why I got a pair for anyway, I don't do much posing of the fingers.
>>5593588
I know that feel.
>>5593598
Good to know.
Anyways I scanned the instructions I have if anyone's curious about the things.
>>5593614
>buy a bunch of these
>put it in set poses for each pair
>glue the joints in place
>possibly make resin copies for other kits
Would be the biggest waste of cash initially, but I think I have a good idea going.
>>5593622
>possibly make resin copies for other kits
somehow I doubt you've made a recast in your life, son
>>5593634
My only experience in recasting was using one of those putty erasers as a mold and doing the super glue/baking soda trick to remake a V-fin.
>>5593634
>make a multi-jointed piece into a single piece and make resin copies
Doesn't sound hard, son
Are HGUC Nu & Hi-Nu any good? Planning picking either one. No, I don't have money for the MG.
>>5593576
http://dalong.net/review/bf/bc12/bc12_i.htm
This cheap little GBF addon set also has two peace hand things too, you'd just have make some hand cover parts for them
>5 seconds into building Montero
>can't find third piece to head
>look for hours
>nothing
>move vent cover, hear something fall
>put hand in
>nothing
whelp I'm fucked.
time to sacrifice it for a kitbash I guess.
>>5593720
That sucks brah. At least it wasn't an expensive kit to replace. Imagine if you'd lost a significant head piece for a MG or PG.
>>5593720
Looks like a combine elite helmet
What are the best nippers available? I want something to avoid using a hobby knife as much as possible.
>>5593808
100mW laser
>>5593808
try being good at things it's fun
>>5593947
I have tendonitis and weak hands.
I don't want to give up yet another hobby. I had to give up videogames and I'm trying to give up using the entire internet.
>>5593808
godhand nippers
>>5593816
ABS and PLA both retract instead of vaporising under a laser, so no.
>>5593808
>I want something to avoid using a hobby knife as much as possible.
Use files and sanding sticks then.
Sorry, reposting to fix the rotated picture.
Finished this guy earlier, very fun and simple build that only took a few hours to complete. I'll be going back for panel lining later and then I think I'll just add some top coat to take off the shine as the colour seperation is adequate for such a simply coloured mech. My first IBO kit and I'm really impressed, I'll probably pre-order the Grimgerde from these impressions.
>>5593808
So I'm thinking of doing something medieval fantasy with a kit. Something like a stone guardian or a knight walking up some stone steps I could make out of styrofoam and paint up gray.
Now I have to think of a kit that looks best. I also can't decide if I want to go the knight route with rust and iron, or go stone guardian with muted colors like gray and green.
I guess the best place is to start with kits. Suggestions?
>>5594089
This, I'm fairly new to Plamo and just this last week got some sanding sticks and they are a godsend, you can't even tell you cut it off a sprue once you're done using them.
I'm not super satisfied with the exact ones I bought though due to them wearing out absurdly fast. Anyone have any recommendations?
>>5594153
Double-sided tape and sanding paper. Cut strips and glue them onto a metal file.
>>5594162
>Glue them onto a metal file
>ruining a perfectly good file
Just use a popsicle stick.
Do any of you guys make your own waterslide decals? I'm refurbishing a bunch of my old kits and don't feel like dropping 40 bucks for official decal sheets. Is there a good place online to order inkjet paper? My nearest hobby store in an hour drive away and they tend to not stock shit I need, so I'd much rather just have what I need delivered.
Also, some people are telling me I need to buy a special coating spray but others are saying I can just use regular glosscoat.
>>5594188
From what I've heard, you may need a special printer to print those. Alternatively, while I don't have any personal experience, but I've heard good things about samueldecal for custom printed decals and such.
>>5594203
Is there any 3rd party decals that is as sharp as Bandai's in terms of quality?
Samuel decal was a bit lacking for me.
>>5594203
You don't need a special printer, just special paper. You've got to hit it with some kind of coating after you print, though and I'm getting conflicting reports on that point.
>>5594214
I've found that a couple of coats pf spray varnish are fine. It's purely to seal the ink in and stop it from running.
I got my paper from eBay but I've never used it for 'proper' models. I bought it to add random interest bits to free-flight and radio controlled aircraft. Seemed pretty thick though. Looked like even to Microset/sol it might not settle.
>>5594214
You need a special printer for white decals, and really any light color decals. Light ink actually comes out translucent
>>5594235
Yes, I know. That's why they make white decal paper.
Anyone gonna pick up the "new" unicorn?
Next question RG or HG Gm. Which will arrive first?
>>5594301
Meant to say Revive HG. But it's been years since they announced the GM was part of planning and really shouldn't take that long for a kit that's already got a pre-existing mold for 70% of its body.
>>5594151
You could take a look at a Tallgeese kit. Might be a bit too legionnaire for what you are going for though
>>5594304
I guess a revive would be OK, but I love the simplicity of the current kit
I think an RG makes more sense because of how much of the RX kit they can use for it, and many people want a more complex GM
>>5594301
>>5594304
I don't think GM needs a revive kit, I believe its one of the most perfect kits that withstood the trails of time, would I welcome it? yea but I don't think it needs a revive.
>>5594298
>Full Armor Unicorn (Destroy Mode) comes out
>bought 2 of those to turn one into red psycoframe Full Armor
>bought 2 regular Unicorn Destroy modes for the shields (total of 3 now), turn one into a green Unicorn
>get Hyper Beam Javelin, never use it though
>this gets announced
>mfw
At least it has the Hyper Beam Javelin included for those who missed out. I ended up wasting some cash, but at least I have a standalone green Unicorn for Banshee Norn to hug and threaten to cuck Banagher with.
>>5594365
I agree; the original HGUC GM is really good, especially for its age. My only gripe would be how gummy the detail is on the open hand, but that comes with its age and I never use the damn thing anyways.
If Bandai does make the GM for HG Revive, will they stick with the single piece for the front skirts or go with the separated pieces (middle connector and skirts) like with every other GM, or include both like with the MG 2.0?
>>5593689
no problem man, it's definitely a fun kitty even though I have done little with it due to trying to get time to finish detailing it up. Its got some weird engineering choices for the shoulder and hip joints, not bad mind you, just weird. Of the three hmms I got, seems like they always do something very different for those particular joints.
I do have one kinda big complaint and a more minor quirk that irks me slightly. The complaint is the vertical movement of the head and neck, the head itself can look down easily, but can't look up at all due to a ridge extending over the joint. Sadly this is something I am very hesitant to take a knife to and fix due to how much of the head will be cut. The neck joint however really can't move up or down much at all, I managed to add a couple more degrees of Upward movement, not nearly enough to be happy with. It's not that huge of a deal really as it gets plenty of horizontal movement and it's meant to be such a high speed sleek machine that it really doesn't look that great in poses that don't accentuate how this streamlined this thing is. The tiny minor quirk that really is mostly just my autism is the missile launchers hidden on its back. The missiles look to be smaller then a pilots head and probably very stumpy looking, like discs almost from how thin the launcher panel is.
I do plan on nabbing the Leena special soon myself, love gun snipers one of my favorite units.
On the command wolf, I suggest paying close attention assembling the head and jaws as to how everything presses together and what impedes movements. You will likely be quite dissatisfied with how little opening movement the jaws got by default, unless this was fixed in the repackage which I doubt. In my images that is actually a lot more open then they are allowed from the kit. So some snipping and slicing will be needed in the jaws for that. There is a guide somewhere out there that can help with that which I discovered after doing the fix myself.
>>5594151
Overall I think the gyagya has the most knightly features going on. Another anon mentioned tall geese as well which has some more of a legionaire type of look, but it may be what you like.
A lot of the ibo suits got some aspects that lend themselves to a knightish look. I also thought the barbatos had a slight bit of knightly look, especially in the pauldrons. The grimgerde's head reminds me slightly of some fantasy game helmets like dark souls artorias I think comes to mind. Then there is the kimaris it has a lot more knightly look going on then the other suits in the show.
But really I don't think you will go wrong with gyagya as a base.
I know you guys are typically all about gundam, but wanted to share. Just did megaman, he was my first kit ever. Love him a lot.
>>5594530
Non-gundam kits are perfectly fine and on topic
Work on your nubs/stress marks, might wanna consider getting some sandpapers of varying grits
Read the guide, welcome to the hobby, etc.
I have some pretty mixed feelings about this.
>>5594395
the beautiful thing about unicorn is the line arts are easy to recolor, or you could buy a banshee, give it green frame, give a unicorn gold frame or make a full armor banshee etc.
If not built you can gift one as a present, if built gift or use for painting and experimenting. change its horn to something else that when it opens up makes it still seem mythical or noble. Lion, phoenix, unicorn, dragon, bull, snake etc.
>The bees, not the bees!
>>5594564
Just made this one two days ago
>>5594620
Did you purchase the entire Criterion Casual Collection (Game and Movie Bundle!)
>>5594620
From the thumbnail I thought it was the Agumon from Savers.
>>5594620
>using an Action Base 1 for any 1/144 that isn't the Kshatriya
>using an Action Base backwards
>putting a kit on an action base when the legs are in a standing pose
>top parts of the bow are upside down
>shoulders aren't pushed in all the way
>nubs
>sideays pic
Get out of here, EquatorAnon.
>>5594620
Gay
>>5594537
This. Going to build my Protoman eventually.
>Ordered some sand paper
>It arrives wrapped in plastic
>They sent me the case instead of just one pack of it
kek, got 5 for the price of 1, won't have to buy any for a while now.
That's a big Graze.
>>5594864
Graze Ein is a Graze in the same way that Zaku III is a Zaku II. Both part of the same MS development family but it has a different model number and frame compared to the standard Graze.
>>5594693
Byarlant Custom needs an Action Base 1 too.
>>5594864
Graze Ein 1/100 when?
>>5594923
Megasize 1/48 Graze Ein when?
>>5594864
Maybe... the other graze is just a little graze, a grazelet
![[CUMMING INTENSIFIES].gif](https://i.imgur.com/yuLTfJX.gif "[CUMMING INTENSIFIES].gif")
>>5594864
At least 75% sex.
I feel the urge to mod a Graze rifle so it can fit onto the wrist ball socket like one of the Pirate MS from AGE.
>>5594983
Make it the 1/100 and it's perfect.
>>5595006
I was waiting for someone to say that.
It was bound to happen.
>>5594923
Not soon enough.
They need to go through with Graze Ritter and Kimaris trooper first after the Grimgerde.
>>5595076
It's been done before and it'll happen again, because all you sword fags are the same
>>5595148
Don't forget the Ryusei-Go and Barbatos + Kutan as well.
>>5595164
So image I pluck off a google "silly gunpla" search makes me a sword fag now?
>>5595076
MOAR
SWORD
>>5594743
Obligatory post of my proto. Maybe it will give you some inspiration?
>>5595241
Yeah, I just have a huge backlog right now, and it's not the highest priority. Looks nice though.
>>5594395
The HG GM does have the seam on the arms and legs, 90° articulation and actually that's my only gripes with it.
If they do make one it could be like the 2.0 with the option to choose from the 2 part or single piece front skirt.
Then it's p-bandai cannon, real type color, all those side stories colors etc.
>>5594864
Where does all that extra height comes from? The lower legs? Or is it just longer legs.
>>5595317
>Where does all that extra height comes from? The lower legs? Or is it just longer legs.
Longer and thicker limbs in general. The chest, waist, and crotch sizes look to be about the same size as the Graze.
>>5595317
>Where does all that extra height comes from?
The legs now have bigger knee joints and are lengthened in the thighs and calves. The feet look to be a similar height to the original high heels. There's also changes to the torso. It's especially apparent when you see how much more of the abdomen is exposed next to the regular Graze.
>>5595330
>There's also changes to the torso. It's especially apparent when you see how much more of the abdomen is exposed next to the regular Graze.
Actually, scratch this. I just realized the Graze Ein is simply missing the little green piece above the crotch.
>>5595330
>It's especially apparent when you see how much more of the abdomen is exposed next to the regular Graze.
That could at least partially be because it doesn't have that extra bit of armor obscuring the waist at the top of the crotch piece.
>>5595241
I'm the guy who just started. I would love to paint mine and get rid of those stress marks, but I Ike him so much I'm afraid of fucking him up
Which action base 1 connector will work with MG Zeta Gundam 2.0?
>>5594365
wait why this random pic of 67th and fort anon?
Anyone have any experience with this kit?
Does it take a lot of work it make it look good?
Barbie 4th form done. Gonna buy the 6th form just for the shoulder pads and the dinosaw
![IMG_6793[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/aT96Gfv.jpg "IMG_6793[1].jpg")
More sacrifices for the backlog gods.
I'm working on the origin MG, do I need to prime the ABS parts with something other than Mr. Surfacer or will they be ok? What about the alclad black enamel base? I can try them just curious if anyone knows off the top, thanks
>>5595770
Don't even fucking remind me.
>>5595884
But he just did, anon.
Is the only iteration of the original Tallgeese a MG? And is it not usually in stock anywhere? I was browsing several sites and it was out of stock. Is it out of print or something? It's not that old.
And is there a HG version? I'd rather build a 1/444, not seeing it though.
>>5595914
My first kit was a 1/144 Tallgeese years ago so there should be some kicking about, if I remember correctly though the entire thing is white with zero colour detail.
>>5595910
I don't want to be reminded, go away.
>>5595914
There is an old sd, 1/144 ng, and 1/100 hg from the 90s.
The only modern kit is the mg and it is based on the GotL manga version of the design.
>>5595918
>the entire thing is white with zero color detail
Jesus christ how old is it?
That would be fine since I'm gonna be repainting pretty much all of it.
This is the kit I'm speaking of, btw. Not seeing a HG version.
>>5595924
This one, but I'm pretty certain it contains parts to build all the Tallgeese variants. The coloured parts here are all stickers.
>>5595934
Although thinking about it, it might just have been the head parts that it included from the other variants.
>>5595914
MG Tallgeese is fairly popular so Bandai will probably do another production run soon enough.
If you can't find it on any regular online stores, consider eBay. Just be sure you're not accidentally buying the Dragon Momoko bootleg.
>>5595939
Tallgeese EW is mostly just a recolor of the original Tallgeese. If you're fine with shit articulation, get the the old NG 1/144 Tallgeese and go nuts.
>>5595884
remind you of what?
Look what else turned up, nippon yassan are pretty good.
>>5595971
My fellow reseller.
Though I am using TOM due to all the points I have with them and the free shipping.
>>5595971
Jesus Christ anon. For resale or mad customs?
>>5595839
There is only one runner using ABS and it's the 2.0 arm parts that is being reused. (Something about not being able to change the material originally used or something)
Enamel wise it's the same warning of not getting it between parts which will crack due to the thinner.
Just paint it normally and of course test it on the runner just in case.
>>5595924
>looked up the tallgeese MG and it's not actually that large compared to other 1/100s
>look into price
42.61 USD with free shipping from the US
or
31.26 USD imported from Japan with most likely $10+ shipping
Those are my options, it just seems like 42 bucks is high, maybe I should wait for more restocks? Hmm.
>>5596057
Banzai has it for 26 dollars + like 8 dollars SAL. But SAL is SAL. 42.61 in the US is pretty good. Shipping probably won't take longer than 5 days.
>>5596057
The yen msrp is 3800 yen. So those $40 prices are about right because the yen has been strenghthening lately
>>5596129
>yen strengthening
Shit, I never took advantage of the weak yen at all.
At least USD dropped quite a bit.
>>5596137
Stores that want to maintain foreign sales will probably apply some discounts
>>5594890
This is how much different Graze Ein is from a standard Graze
>>5596348
It's pretty different. The entire upper torso has completely different mass.
>>5596348
>delicious claw feet
>ruined by those ugly ass arms
For what purpose
>>5596359
The entire upper torso is still a Graze torso. Both arms and shins down are different. Look at the skeleton.
>>5596360
Yeah those arms are the reason I can't stand the design, they're fucking eyesores. If it was supposed to be some damaged version maybe I'd let it slide but they seriously just look unfinished.
>>5595674
It definitely shows its age. There's a lot less black on that kit than one would think and it does look better with the details colored in
>>5596348
>onesie graze
mmm
>>5595674
the Ex-S desperately needs a revive update HG kit
>>5596384
I looks more like a red latex bodysuit with black latex thigh highs and gloves to me.
>>5596348
I like the idea behind the Graze Ein but I just don't like the execution. I wish there were some sort of UC based alternative that was an over the top take on a normal design, and powered by someone who has greater control by giving up some of their humanity in a way.
Oh hey wait a minute
>see kotobukiya announces may reissues
>buster tortoise.
Aaaaawwwww yes turtle time.
>notice they then announce a little later this bad boy
... Why hate my wallet koto? It dindu noffin wrong.
>>5596398
>heat hawk matches beam sabre
It just doesnt make sense. Sure it's cool and the only logical way for them to be matched, but the zaku should lose in every situation.
>>5596372
>but they seriously just look unfinished
Well, it is a high performance prototype with a human torso wired up inside of it.
>>5596372
That's because it is an unfinished prototype that was recently activated.
>>5596617
Still looks like shit.
If any Yuropoors here have bought MGs from Mandarake, how bad were the shipping costs? I've been eyeing this for a while but the inability to use SAL is making me leery.
![20160408_164118[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Aws40Ac.jpg "20160408_164118[1].jpg")
Just got my box of new kits. I made a model I bought locally and loved it so I ordered a bunch online.
How'd I do?
>>5596777
Do yourself a massive favor and read the guide on nub removal and then buy either one of these or some high grit sand paper.
>>5595914
Unless you're reaaaaly into pinching pennies, 1I would just buy it on Amazon, dude. It's $42 shipped, not too bad at all. I bought mine from there recently.
>>5596436
Ugh man, I]'ve been wanting an Iron Kong for so long but this red and the weapons array aren't really doing it for me. What's the deal with the black one in the lower left corner?
Buster reissue is cool and all but I'm waiting for a Cannon Tortoise reissue.
>>5596784
Will do. thanks!
>>5596784
Preferably both.
>>5596637
please tell me you got the ayy lmao hyaku shiki
i want one so bad but i dont wanna get reamed by shipping
>>5596829
Uh, no, I was asking the same thing as you. I think.
>>5596801
If only there was some way to make a model kit exactly the colour you want.
>>5596846
I'm not all that experienced yet, and don't have the skills or the balls to pull off a full-body paintjob on a kit as big, complex, and pricey as an Iron Kong. Right now I'm more of like...a minor paint touch ups kinda guy.
>>5596801
>>5596897
Well the image in the corner? Take a close look at it and next to it are alt color bits, they used an uncool red prototype to show off what all those alternate bits are and what they attach to.
You can actually see on the two images of the red Kong that the heads have different color bits the big image has red bits on the head for some reason while the smaller image has everything green. I assume those bits might be preorder bonus? Or perhaps a new cp.
On the point about painting it. I think Kong actually won't be that big an issue to paint. You don't like the red right? All you would want to do is have just the red replaced at the least right? Well you in luck man, from what I can tell of the packaging and images of the other Kong kits, the pieces that would need coloring are both few in number and rather large pieces. You just need to hit those pieces with a can of spray paint, no need for any skill or anything with them. And if you want extra levels of painting the bare minimum of model, you can give it a Schwartz color scheme and leave some areas red anyway.
Then you hit everything with some flat topcoat and presto, now the entire kit looks like it was painted and not just a few areas. I have done that with my kampfer, only painted the blue armor bits since the plastic was not even remotely blue and you can't tell what got paint and what didn't now.
Honestly the only reason I see not to get this kit in your case, is if money is a concern, cause let's face it, that is pricey.
Does anyone make 1/144 cars? I can find military stuff easily, but not regular cilvian options.
>>5596436
Shield Liger reissue fucking when
>still no Epyon HGAC
>still no Zeta Revive
>>5597035
go check out >>5576910
they would know more on that stuff
>>5597059
>All Gundam Project
>Not all Gundams ever shown were made
>>5597113
I actually do find it weird there wasn't a Gundam from AoZ during the AGP.
>>5597133
When they said all gundam project i think they mean all profitable gundam project. Want the woundwort? Too bad here have the Gundam Revive 2.0 one year war origins amuro use.
>>5597035
>1/144 cars
do you have any idea how tiny that would be? you can barely get tanks in 1/144, the smallest scale is usually 1/100.
>>5596436
>Pre-order Shadow Fox reissue
>HLJ doesn't fill my order
Thanks
Hey guys, Has anyone had any experience/ dealings with Maschinen Krieger kits? I kind of dig the designs but I can't find any info anywhere if and how much articulation these puppies have.
Finished snapping this guy for some before shots. still learning the photo stuff but it's kinda fun.
>>5597154
>>5597158
>>5597149
>Maschinen Krieger kits
Every time I scroll past one when window shopping on various sites I salivate.
Those designs can't be found anywhere else, and the price tag reflects it. Fuck, why do they have to be so damn expensive.
>>5595924
Yeah I know what you mean, man. I too have decided to paint it. All that stupid yellow, navy blue and light gray. It's going to be my first one so I'm not looking to do anything too fancy. Basically just get it close to the TV version. So black, black and more black. Maybe some metallic gray. Still having fun thinking about it.
Pretty sure that's why people rarely build it.
Its just so expensive.
>>5597140
Yes.
There is a French company that makes them, but they don't seem to ship to the states.
>>5597149
Are there any similar type of kits like these without the price of it? All I build is gunpla and military stuff, I'd like some more like this
>>5597256
They have a few kits up for preorder on amiami ranging from 1000 to 3000 yen. Only thing holding me back is how little I know about them. As much as I like the look it would be a deal breaker if they had no articulation or if the plastic quality were terrible.
If you could have a kit of any mech in the world, what would you choose? Or even a series.
I'd want a set of the three mechs from phantom crash. It's my favorite game. Someone did an incredibly good scratchbuild of the "holy" unit, pic related. I wish it was mine.
>>5597311
Realistically: HMM Gojulas looks like a beast of a kit considering how small and long it took my to build the Genobreaker which is dwarfed in size.
Out of the realms of Probability: Some sort of re-release or even a MG attempt of Devil gundam would be fun
>>5597334
Oh, you're also a fan of the devil gundam? I should take a picture of my shrine sometime, it's my absolute favorite gundam. My favorite suit is the Xamel, though.
I still need to fix up my HG and my SD but I've been working on another project, or at least attempting to and failing horribly.
I need to get .5 and 1.0 plaplate.
>>5597311
The atmospheric VS suit from lost planet or a 1/12 augmented reflex suit from vanquish
>>5597140
You can find ~1/160 or 1/150 cars in model railroading N-Scale pretty easily. N-Scale is fucking weird.
>>5597140
you goob of course they do, 1/144 is a great scale because it's so close to N-scale as >>5597432
mentioned and also it is 1/12 of 1/12 so there are lots of "Doll's dollhouse" items in that scale for even more detail.
>>5597466
train scales are weird because they try to proportionately match different rail gauges at the same scale or some shit, so everything is weird numbers and varying sizes. im sure they make cars at smaller scales, but the detail loss and limited selection isnt worth the trouble.
if you want to deal with extremely small shit, come take a swing at 1/700 ships.
>>5597492
>if you want to deal with extremely small shit, come take a swing at 1/700 ships
this has nothing to do with the scale discussion and you spam this helicopter pic way too much
>>5597499
>you spam this helicopter pic way too much
because some people underestimate how tiny some military models get compared to gunpla.
heres some OC, just put some decals on my 1/700 Oscar II and Harushio subs.
>>5597499
>implying he doesnt spam pics at the wrong time
>>5597149
I have the Snake Eyes but haven't built it yet. Looking over the runners I can already tell it is going to require glue and isn't going to be super articulated compared to gundam kits, and didn't expect it too.
>>5597035
How are you with resin? Most of the 1/144 stuff outside of planes and robuts is resin. Shittily cast resin.
Case in point http://www.hlj.com/product/FIRM014/Aut
>>5597512
Dust your shit ffs.
>>5597594
But thats what makes him op is the dust
>>5597059
Wait, is that Kamille that is also on the back?
Question: Is there a need to re-thin decanted paint? I know it must be thinned already inside the can, but I'm curious if there'll be some loss of said thinner during the process of letting the propellant leave the paint.
>>5595357
Practise on the sprue trees you cut everything out of, plastic spoons or cheaper kits.
Is panel lining really needed? been building for 2 years already but I never used a gundam marker. My hands are so shaky that I don't think I can even make a fine line
>>5597985
Needed? no, but it sure as hell makes the model look better. You could probably use a sumi-ire pen to get around your Parkinsons
>>5597985
Then use a ink wash technique, you don't need precision for ink washing. There are also pour type gundam markers that do pretty much the same thing as a ink wash, you just press the tip to the line and then the paint will flow throughout a good chunk of the panel line on its own. That crap is called capillary action and its friggin amazing. If you are looking for those markers then look for the numbers gm 30X, for example gm301 is black iirc.
>>5594530
You picked a really nice starter kit anon, like make sure you read the guide and get some sandpaper for those nubs.
>>5598192
>starter kit
No kidding, the megaman kits are simple and fun and a great place to start. My proto is what got me into looking into gunpla in the first place.
>>5597985
Get some of these: http://www.gundamplanet.com/gundam-marker-pour-type-for-panel-lines.html
You can "erase" them with q-tips and lighter fluid. Let them dry for like a minute or so though.
>>5598192
>>5598340
>tfw my starter kits were SD Unicorn and LBX Dot Phasor
>didn't get tools until I got the Koto Megaman kits, which led to other plamo
Time passes by so quickly.
>>5599174
Doesn't Isopropyl alcohol work as well?
>>5599649
Never bothered trying honestly.
>>5598192
How do you go about painting? I read the guide, but I'm so new at it and inept at crafts, that Im sure I'll fuck it up, like I feel like just getting the right color paint would be beyond me. I would love to make him look better though
>>5599838
More explanations in the guide, but suffice to say, if you plan to stay in the hobby skipping some kits and getting an airbrush and compressor is recommended.
You know, no one thought of this but what if the HGUC 200 turns out to be the unit from Ring of Gundam short animation?
>>5599852
IIRC the display at Gunpla Expo said it was a Revive.
>>5599863
Oh yeah you're right it was a revive tease
But one can always hope for Ring of Gundam units being properly introduced.
>>5599863
Revive Alex?
>>5599990
then they could make an FZ zaku! it's perfect! you get your lead Gundam money, AND your zaku money!
Finished these things just in time for a !local get-together late-celebrating Gundam Day
> obligatory unflattering phone pic
>>5600021
The only unflattering thing here is your posing, christ
>>5599852
It's going to be a random original design by Katoki called Gundam 200 that nobody asked for.
> obligatory unflattering outdoors phone pic
>>5600029
Yeah, going for an Obari pose, which is best viewed from literally every other angle.
>>5600035
Ehh, still not feeling it, and good poses should look good from any angle. For one you're doing what seems to be a standing pose while having your kit on the air on a base, so he just looks like he's awkwardly floating instead of standing strong or mid-flight. The pose also looks very stiff and boring, you should probably use that waist more (luckily barbatos has good waist mobility), bend the knees and just make it overall more dynamic. Obari is great because he can make a robot standing totally still look dynamic as fuck, but drawings let you do far more than moving joint son a model kit will.
>>5600067
You misunderstand. Barbatos is holding himself up solely by clenching his ass around the peg. His limbs are just stiff and feet and hands posed like that from the strain of maintaining it.
>>5600074
I guess that's what happens if you play with your mace every night.
>>5600077
Thank you, I was worried we had forgotten we're still on 4chan :)
>>5600081
(You)
Welp, /m/ thread is being shitposted again so I figured I'd post this WIP here. When are you meant to do seamwelding? I feel like it should be done the first time you put the pieces together, but then wouldn't that make it harder to go back and paint later in certain circumstances?
>>5600135
From what I've seen and adopted, seam-weilding works after you've snap-built the kit to see what you'll be painting and the like. With seam-weilding coming in afterwards after you're sure of what you wanna keep together instead of apart for painting.
>>5600135
Check out this guide, it covers seam welding: http://funakatown.com/images/Building_Gunpla_Final.pdf
>>5600135
if you are serious it's almost always better to build the whole kit normally first, otherwise you can't see how it works as well. You then decide what to seamweld and when.
>>5600145
Welding.
>>5596436
I immediately ordered the Molgas, Buster Cannon and the Godos upon seeing the reissue. HMM is love.
>>5596436
why do Kotoukiya restocks the shitty ones instead of the cats
>>5596637
SAHRA store has shipping estimates on the product page now.
Actual store seems to cost more though by a few hundred yen.
>>5600160
Not the anon you replied to but thanks for posting this! I was in the same boat with seam removal
Opinions on the color scheme, please?
Plan on recoloring MG 00 Quanta.
The frame I will probably leave unpainted. I want to maintain dark gray and green.
I wanted to avoid red, but no other color seemed to work for the chin and below the eyes, so I added red to the chest fin to go along with it.
The light gray (of the armor, not the joints) I plan on going flat silver.
Thoughts?
>>5600688
Inspection or designers colors.
>>5600688
Improvement, with help from /m/.
Any other ideas/criticism are welcome.
Starting work on the Origin MG, started the top and bottom of the shield so far, and the first part of the lines for the center. I'm gonna be on this kit for quite some time.
My first gundam! Was a really fun build while having a movie on. I made a mistake and glued his hip joints in place which really takes away from the poses I can put him in. How'd I do? Any cool poses for him?
>>5601257
why did you glue the hip joints?
>>5601257
Welcome to the hobby, remember to trim those safety nubs on the double V fin on the head. There is a section on posing in the guide in the OP, take a look.
>>5601284
you don't need to glue anything on that kit
>>5601284
Why did you glue anything?
>old gunpla kits came with more symbols to tell you what you should do and bold them in the parts list if you need to follow them
Bet some of you are wishing we still had this so stupid shit like this doesn't happen.
>>5601641
if you need that shit you're fucked already
So is the HG MSD line a reboot/successor of MSV kits? If so which msv do you think should get a remake or redesign for it?
>>5601706
I would love new kits, but the fact that the old kits don't have modern versions makes it more "worth it" to try and do a lot of work to them and make them more modern. If there were going to be new ones I would love to see the Zaku Flipper and Zaku Recon as well as the Z'gok with the shields
>>5601706
GM Cannon.
Please.
If the 200th hg is revive GM I would pay a shiny metallic currency piece for a GM Cannon, even though it'd probably be p Baha'i
>>5601722
If I knew someone who could do a decent job and trusted I have two gm cannon conversion kits for gm 2 mold.
If I have white primer, do I really need white paint to go on top of the white primer?
>>5601706
RX-78-1, Desert Zaku, and Zaku Cannon come to mind. The Psychommu Test Zaku would also be interesting.
Also this>>5601722
>>5601741
All those too. I have some of the old msv zakus and theyre great, but a modern version would be godly
Is there any additional info on the RG 00 Qan[T]? like if it come with beam effect parts, stand for the sword bits, and the GN Sword IV
>>5601768
Knowing Bandai those will be P-bandai.
Not really. Not if the parts are white to begin with.
Otherwise, the answer is always yes. In fact, when turning colored parts white, it's best to begin with a grey and follow up with white primer before putting on your final white paint mix.
Is there more complex snapkits than bandai? I just want something that takes a bunch of time.
>>5601735
/nospoilersontoy/how much could I buy one for/nospoilersontoy/
>>5601810
Grey primer first then white primer then white paint
>>5601903
Correct.
>>5601890
Some of the larger HMM Zoids have a fuckload of parts. I dunno if they're above PGs and such though.
>>5601890
Have you tried an RG or PG yet?
>>5601894
>Implying I dont have plans for both
Sorry as I said Id lend one to a trustworthy skilled recaster if I could but as is Im gonna do a standard one and white dingos. It would take some work too as its not the best cast, they were from the Chinese magazine awhile back. Besides its not the full on sexy original design which if they ever make im getting as well... dont judge me and my gm cannon fetish.
Having fun trying some new stuff with this kit, I changed up the hatch today. Rest is still a mess because of the surfacing on the chest.
>>5601890
get an AC kit or the HMM Death Stinger
>>5601945
I've done the Gundam MKII RG, but I don't really have the space for PG.
Just finished this fabulous bitch. Honestly the first time on a kit that I've built that I've seen big stickers turn out okay looking.
When I end up getting paint supplies eventually, I'll have to detail this one. She deserves better than a black sword.
Well, she also deserved better than living for like 3 episodes but that's something else entirely.
>>5602111
second season or pbandai hurry up ground type now damn it.
>>5602111
Now that's her fault for doing the thing and than expect them to be civil about it.
>>5601738
Yes.
>>5601741
Yeah, Im really hoping we get a MSD or something of that silly thing. I like it. Plus it sort of existed in GBFT as well, but we never got a kit of the Kraken.
>>5602111
>stickers already peeling
i fucking hate this, any tips on how to prevent this?
>>5602152
All I can really recommend is to be extremely careful when placing and don't ever touch them after doing so. The adhesive is just enough that they stay in place but allow a little position fine tuning, and they restick (mostly) if you want to peel it off and reapply. Maybe they make some sort of extra adhesive you could add, I don't know.
>>5602129
She was too kind and pure for this world.
Oh, also I didn't build my Graze with them but the Graze Ritter comes with all of the space type thrusters, armor and weapons along with the regular non-commander head and shoulders.
>>5602152
>stickers already peeling
>any tips on how to prevent this?
Use paint instead of stickers :^)
Joking aside, an Elmer's glue stick comes in handy in the off chance I'm straight-building a kit and using the stickers. I just apply it to the edges before firmly pressing on all the surfaces. Works marvelously on peeling stickers, too.
>>5602124
>release in june
AAAAAAaaaaaa
