For those unfamiliar, "Plamo" is a shortened form of "plastic model." If it's made of plastic, someone can probably help you here.
>"If you're new, you're gonna fuck up. Don't worry! If you're experienced, don't make the new people worry!"
***READ THE GUIDE***
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The guide:
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1Tr8UyF2Xg5Ojqw0sxcO7oIG7IIsJPes3lMO5pHZKu5o
And a handy guide to other types of plamo:
http://www.mediafire.com/view/1vf1aw7v91pz5pa/Airfix%20Model%20World%20Specia%20(Scale%20Modelling%20Step-By-Step).pdf
http://www.scalemodelguide.com
Some lineart: http://seesaawiki.jp/nuriesozai/lite/d/MenuBar1
http://gundma.imgur.com/
Paint Matcher: http://scalemodeldb.com/paint
Old thread: >>5747946
***GM Group Build***
Rules:
Pick an HG GM, and paint and customize it. For it to count as a GM, it literally just has to have GM in the name of the MS on the box, otherwise, no, it doesn't count. As far as customizing it, I'm going to place a limit on that. The limit is 50% additions to the kit.
To define 50%, look at it like this, you could take a GM Custom and replace the arms (including shoulders), legs, and backpack and I'd call that 50%. I'm not counting handheld bits in that. If you're unsure of something please ask in IRC, the thread, or email.
Due Date: 8/12
Submissions go to [email protected]
Submission format
Please submit photos in jpg via a compressed file (zip, rar, or 7zip), please don't link images to imgur or photobucket or the like. Please also name yourself, even if it's a pseudonym. Also indicate your participation in the contest below.
***Contest***
Instead of doing just a generic group build this time, there's going to be a prize pack. The prize pack will contain a GM Sniper K9, a set of glass paint mixing jars, and a Tamashii stand (sized for HGs or RDs). Shipping is at my expense.
Rules for the contest:
If you wish to enter the contest I'm going to actually need some proof. Please send me pictures of your kit as a work in progress and a final product with a timestamp and your email address. I hate to put his burden on you guys but this is the internet and people suck.
Judging
Regardless of who wins the contest proper, all entries will be made available on a blog post on Saturday, August 13th. Actual judging will take place Saturday as well, with the winner announced that evening. The winner will be contacted via email and be given a two day grace period for responding. PLEASE USE AN ACTIVE EMAIL WHEN SUBMITTING!
Go Turbines!
I've assembled a few hgs now and want to move on. What's a good MG for a babby
>>5762471
Anything from the last fourish years.
>>5762471
Ex-S
>>5762471
FAG
>>5762575
>FAG
>for a babby
I got 3 words for you:
broken twisted joints
>>5762584
He's talking about Full Armor Gundam.
>>5762471
Zaku 2.0 with Char's, F, and J tending to be cheap.
>>5762471
The new Strike looks really good and is very straightforward. This is OOB because it's humid as shit out so no way am I topcoating yet.
>>5760822
aand done. Time to prime.
>tfw all this because Koto couldn't get the proportions right the first time
>>5762814
Is this from a resin kit or did you make them yourself?
>>5762830
I recast them from Takemi 1.5.
>>5762814
>muv-luv shit
disgusting
>>5762814
Is this from a resin kit or did you make them yourself?
>>5762585
I wish this kit wasn't so expensive. I've been sitting on it for a while unable to justify the cost. I also wish the armor wasn't literally held on with squares of double stick tape...it's shit engineering on Bandai's part and I am unhappy with it.
Okay, so I have a clear part, and I want silver in back of it so it'll pop out. I have painted silver directly onto the back of clear pieces before, but it never shines quite as well as say, a metallic sticker. Is there such thing as a sticker where the sticky side is metallic too? Or like, some kind of super-shiny metallic or holographic foil that would adhere to the back of the piece?
>>5762926
>I have painted silver directly onto the back of clear pieces before
When you say "silver," are you aware that there are highly reflective paints (that tend to be labeled as such)? If you really want a shine, silver is the wrong paint to use.
>>5762917
I wonder how they can implement it without resorting to peg holes or grooves on the main body to hold on.
Which brings to mind how the thunderbolt FAG will fare. They can't possibly use the tape again right?
Literally impossible
So i have 3 titanium finish kits, the bb sazabi, the hg & mg sinanju. Is anyone interested to see someone try clean up the nubmarks with airbrush chrome to see if its possible? or strip the finish completely & start over? the bb & hg are kinda expendable to me, i just want the mg to come out good so i'll test on the smaller kits. And before anyone tells me how retarded titanium finish kits are to someone who paints, my gf got me the titanium MG sinanju, so i feel obligated to make it good.
>>5762394
Should have given the pink one the two guns that are the same.
>>5763004
You mean figuratively.
>>5763020
They actually changed the dictionary definition of "literally" because so many people were using it like that, sooo...he's technically correct now.
>lit·er·al·ly
>adverb
>"used for emphasis or to express strong feeling while not being literally true."
>>5763020
The faggots won. The informal definition now means the opposite of the formal definition. So literally now means not literally.
>>5763057
That's why this particular definition is marked as "informal usage" in the dictionary, so nobody gets confused. Language evolves, get with the times gramps, etc. etc.
>>5762471
MG Gundam THE ORIGIN.
nuff said.
>>5763068
I'm an English major. I am well aware that most language change occurs through people butchering it through laziness and ignorance.
BIG QUESTION
I HOPE THE ANON THAT ENTERS THE BLUEFIN GUNPLA CONTEST AT NYCC IS HERE
The guidelines say that entries need to be on the first day of the convention and picked up on the last day.
However, Thursday is the first day and nothing good ever happens on this day. I usually get a 3 day pass, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Does this mean I need to have someone else enter my entry on Thursday? I can't enter it on Friday?
How does this work? Friday or Thursday? I need to know asap.
small question
how do I gitgud at putty
>>5763077
Just send bluefin an email. They're usually pretty good at responding and you should get an answer within a day.
The Edgelord Barbatos is done.
>>5763247
You should give it the koto beast sword or skull massacre for maximum edge.
how are the group builds coming?
finally getting close to actually putting this thing together.
>>5763307
Not going to be getting around to starting mine until sometime in July. Gbwc comes first.
Good thing my idea is relatively simple.
>>5762356
I'll have to buy a GM then!
>>5763253
Too much edge will break my heart anon
>>5763307
maybe i should give up on the whole welding thing on this kit
Anyone here have experience with the MG GN-X?
It looks cool but I hear it has bad joints and limited articulation.
>>5762394
IBO has some really great looking suits
>>5763004
is that an eva kit?
>>5763389
Yup, the PG.
>>5763416
is it any good?
Is EX-Standard Barbatos the same as the Barbatos DX with 4th Form load out?
>>5763438
Dunno, I don't own it.
>looking into display cases
>think it'd be a good idea to just get glass doors for my billy book cases
>turns out they changed the design and the doors won't fit
>decide maybe I should just get a new billy book case
>height required: 205cm
>room height: 200cm
>decide fuck it I'll go with 2 detolfs instead
>can't find any suitable stands for just 2 detolfs
>detolfs don't come in oak anymore
Why is life suffering /toy/? Thank fuck I do my research before buying.
>>5763442
Looks like the bb senshi barbatos uses the ex standard mold with some new runners tossed in, yeah.
Its really a shame.
>>5763463
Damn. I guess I'm gonna wait for the BB Senshi release instead of getting the other one.
>>5763438
It looks damn good when finished but is a nightmare to build and pose.
>>5763018
It's the ones they come with. Pink one comes with an extra gun.
Someone in the last thread asked me to post this when I finished it. Here you go anon.
My first garage kit be gentle.
Finally fixed up my Kimaris Trooper. This is my 2nd model kit... Is it the way I'm built it or is it normal for model kits to just pop off at the joints? The range of articulation is great, yet it does surprise me at how easily the arms pop off all the time, wondering if there's a quick fix to make the shoulder joint sockets slightly tighter/sturdier?
I'm a SIC and revoltech guy, bought the Kimaris Trooper because I just love the design. Reminds me a lot of Dunbine and this SD Gundam Knight that I used to have who could turn into a centaur. I practiced on a Hyakuren before building this. Maybe I'm just not used to model kits yet.
>>5763644
Looks pretty good, but I think without some wips/different angles people are not going to believe this is yours.
>>5763677
That's how the IBo kits are. If you top coat it it might tighten the joints.
>>5763451
I'm sure you can get old Billy doors and shelves used without much trouble. If people still get their cars from 1940 to run I'm sure you can solve your book shelf problem with Grey market parts.
>>5763693
Thanks, I'll try that. What do you suggest I use to top coat it? I've also just picked up the HG Gastima from G-Reco series, HG Galuss and Geara Zulu Guard type. Any opinions of those, what I should watch out for when building? I haven't watched any of these new shows, really literally just picking up kits of designs I really like.
>>5763716
I don't know about the kits but you can try YouTube on some reviews. For top coating use some Tamiya top coat or any from the Mr. Hobby series and use aligator clips to hold individual pieces. Don't take my word for granted though, cause I'm new. Do some research by yourshelf on plamo modelling. Google is your /m/ate.
>>5763307
nobody told me Cardigan was such a midget...
>>5763685
>>5763736
>not using post number
>22.34 gmt
Hello, traveler from the future.
>>5763768
It's 23:00 in the UK right now, time stamp is correct.
>>5763736
that's some nice handwriting.
>>5763708
The new billy is nearly a foot taller than the old one. Getting glass panel doors for the old one just can't be done (not cheaply anyway). I'm currently thinking about designing a display case with clear acrylic panels.
Hi. did somebody already order or having a muscuto kit here ?
>>5763644
Hair looks kinda funny. Not sure why. Maybe the shading?
Good work otherwise
>>5762917
gotta hold out for reprint senpai
>>5762940
Got any recommendations?
>>5763954
I had good results with Spaz Stix Ultimate Mirror Chrome. Bear in mind that that was the first and only one I tried, so I have no idea how others compare.
>>5763954
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium_foil
>>5762917
That kit has been shelfwarming at my local hobby store for years. They're driven the price down to 25AUD last time I was there, but never bothered getting because:
a) cbf'd fixing nubs on dark plastic
b) double-sided tape bs, and
c) Gundam 2.0 a shit
![IMG_7081[2].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/uDhktNs.jpg "IMG_7081[2].jpg")
>>5763830
I ordered myself a few.
Started on one tonight in fact.
Cast quality is easily some of the best I've ever seen. details are sharp, everything fits PERFECTLY.
Nude parts are a included too, but not something I'll be fitting on mine.
If theres interest here I'll post pics tomorrow. 4am here atm.
>>5763954
>>5763962
Looking at that it, the Spazz Stix seems to do a nice job (I wish their Holographic did as well but oh man the pigment bits are spread too far and thin and it's a Flat finish)
I've also had great results with the old standby of Alclad's lacquer chrome.
If lacquer's too strong for you tough, they also now have an enamel bright silver candy base that could work. There's also AK Interactive's Xtreme Metal chrome, it's okay.
>>5764153
Sure, go ahead.
>>5763735
Nice Wagtail! Is it worth hunting down the conversion kit?
>>5763644
Weird shade of green and the lips are a little weird, but pretty good.
Finished painting the graze lance from the options set. Handbrushing a shitload of coats of white over gray plastic was kind of a pain.
Anybody ever try using those Mica pigments in their paint in an effort to make a metallic finish?
Or would it clog the airbrush?
>>5764261
God, I had a hell of a time trying to extend the tip of the lance
>>5762356
oh by the way GG, is it cool contest-wise if I scrape the dust off an old project?
>>5764282
Yeah old projects are welcome just make sure you send in the WIP pictures.
>>5764299
Not him, but do you want the WIP pics to be submitted at the same time as the finished one, or earlier, during the WIP?
>>5764310
Probably should've specified that in the post, but during would be preferable.
>>5764261
It looks nice and clean at least, so it looks like your work paid off. Seems like it would have been a lot easier to mask it off and spray white primer then a finishing coat of white, but that's just me. Handbrushing is way too tedious and easy to fuck up IMO, unless it's only for very small areas.
>>5764227
only if you have a fetish for masking tape sadomasochism.
>>5762843
Are those legos?
>>5764153
cool. how much it cost and how did you get them ?
Do you buy any model magazines? If so which ones?
>>5763247
>dusty/10
>>5764573
Doesn't look like it, but Lego enclosures are pretty common for at-home recasting.
>>5764610
>Doesn't look like it
Yeah, it doesn't look like Lego to me too, but I wanted to be sure.
What are those anyway? Given that old Lego are too damn expensive and hard to get those might be a really good alternative.
>>5764581
$50 each for the grey ones, and $80 for the sand sakura one, plus postage and customs fes
>>5764613
>Given that old Lego are too damn expensive and hard to get
What kinds of bricks are you looking for? The standard 1x and 2x variety should be pretty easy to get for cheap, especially on Bricklink.
>>5764637
>The standard 1x and 2x
From 2x to the around 10x all single or double row + a green base.
>Bricklink
Bit of a pain to browse there. Also I don't think I have ever seen one of those old big boxes with tons of parts sold there (better have some more in case I need to make a big mold).
>>5764628
wow pretty cheap for the quality (i think) dis you have a link or something for order ?
So, I tried that soak decal in water thing and it actually is super effective.
I just dont know if i want to put up with that when doing RG's
>>5764734
>decal
>RG
What? Are you saying that water works on the stickers?
>>5764652
he posted a link on his twitter about a month ago with the details-
https://twitter.com/muscuto
>>5763051
>Using a word in it's own definition
Fucking hacks.
Nice trick.
>>5764757
>>5764760
>>5764761
>>5764743
Yes. It doesnt get affected by static so doesnt get magnetised and you can adjust it while still wet. Works just like waterslides.
>>5764764
Can you still use microsol and microset on them or do they still use adhesive to stick?
>>5764794
Still a sticker, so adhesive. It just makes it much easier to apply
>>5764839
>>5764764
Okay, different guy here...sorry to be annoying, but I need to confirm 100%, one last time: you put a sticker, like a normal sticky-backed one, into water, and this somehow helped adhesion? And it still sticks on like a normal sticker, with no additional glues or sealants or anything?
I just need to make absolutely sure before I ruin my sticker sheet, y'know?
Just test it out on a spare sticker first.
>>5764794
No, those are still for water decals.
Squeeze out the water underneath, the adhesive will still work.
>>5764855
The water makes the sticker slide around on the plastic instead of just sticking there, making positioning much easier. Just squeeze out the water underneath after you are done.
Rather than just sticking it on wrongly, pulling it back up and trying again, and by the time you are actually done it's already lost the adhesiveness or downright torn.
>>5764746
thanks a lot
>>5764573
It's called Mr.Casting Block, same idea as lego but the sizes of blocks make it easy to calculate volume (so you know how much silicone to mix).
>>5764746
I just scanned through his twitter up until march and didn't find anything about any ordering format. Do I just email him?
>>5764907
Thanks a lot. I see that they are also cheap on HLJ
How many do you suggest buying for a beginner with resin?
Also do they work with all brands of silicone or should I avoid to some brands (maybe the silicone sticks to the blocks, or something like that)?
>>5763004
Heat up the rubber to soften it up? Might tare it though.
>>5763004
>dat green sticker
>>5764921
yes has i see its how he work.
So I wanted to try my hand at kitbashing and picked Liu Li from School Shock as my first subject. Also because I have a buttload of yellow paint paint and bees.
Now, FA:G Materia would be a good base but I'm searching far and wide for a bee-themed mech or something with appropriate parts, do you guys know of any??
>>5764926
It depends on the size of your casts.
You should buy at least 1 pack of each of the 3 types (base, short and long blocks) and then you'll see if you need more.
Silicone doesn't bond to plastic, but it does seep in between blocks. If you don't want to spend time cleaning your molds afterwards, consider putting plastic wrap inside the block barrier.
>>5764921
drop him an email asking if he is still taking orders-
[email protected]
>>5765034
They're not really bee-like, but the gusion rebake and kimaris trooper both have fat butts that look like insect abdomens to me.
>>5765069
what in english??
![IMG_7009[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/mGBltJ0.jpg "IMG_7009[1].jpg")
>>5765034
working on a bee themed Stylet myself.
parts from ballden arms set and kotobukiya spiral crusher.
>>5765074
yup.
>>5765067
>It depends on the size of your casts.
Well, my first cast would be the swords from Koto's no-scale TSF. Just like what you did here >>5764573
How many did you use for that?
>Silicone doesn't bond to plastic, but it does seep in between blocks. If you don't want to spend time cleaning your molds afterwards, consider putting plastic wrap inside the block barrier.
Thanks.
>>5765100
>swords from Koto's no-scale TSF
I would really REALLY start with something simpler if I were you. Because of the shape of that sword, you are going to waste a lot of silicone on your first couple of failed attempts (speaking from personal experience here) and silicone ain't cheap.
Also, mold making is Serious Business (TM), it is not a matter of simply pushing master into clay. I spent like 2 hours sculpting the parting line in my last mold >>5762843.
>>5765139
>I would really REALLY start with something simpler if I were you.
What would you suggest starting with? Just smaller parts?
>>5765139
I've never recasted anything before, but maybe you should have flipped the sword vertically so the resin starts filling from the blade up, and added another entry channel at the red arrow
my 2 cents
>>5765155
>>5765157
I don't get it, what's so funny in posting this?
>>5765200
Its the spammer. Just report and ignore and the janitors will handle it.
>>5765104
Fuck me that's a hell of a kit. Looks heavy and complicated as fuck.
>>5763247
8/8 m8 u did gr8
Bigass option set Barbatos gun is all done and painted.
The little back doodads that are supposed to connect to the gun really don't hold very well.
>>5765239
>Paint the gun
>Still use white sticker for the barrel
Why?
>>5765248
That's not a sticker, its just me not being good at painting and handbrushing everything.
>>5765151
Yes, something small with simple geometry so that you can get a sense of how resin flows and where air gets trapped and how much work you are creating for yourself by not thinking ahead about where your channels will be and your parting line etc etc.
>>5765198
The problem with your suggestion is that there will be too many channels (you will also need to add at least 4 or 5 for the air to escape) and every channel is a nub and that gets multiplied by the number of copies you want to recast.
>>5762843 has only 4 nubs, 3 of them are on flat surfaces where they are really easy to clean and only 1 is on the blade.
>>5765271
How would you go about filling this mold with resin when you have both parts? Would you inject it?
>>5764589
It's standing outside in the summer with the air full of polen and other shit for photo purposes, believe me there is going to be some dust no matter what you do!
>>5765273
>Would you inject it?
What are you talking about? Black is the pour channel, gravity does the injecting.
>>5765278
Gravity pour alone can often be inefficient at getting a complete fill without air pockets. That's why I'm asking.
>>5765303
Yes, you could help it fill in faster by squirting your resin out of a syringe or something, but if you have places in your mold where air has nowhere to go, no amount of injection is going to help (unless you are injecting in a vacuum which is a whole different ballgame).
That said, from my experience if the mold is designed correctly low viscosity resin works just fine with gravity alone.
Working on my Swordfish II.
Sealing seam lines and such.
Never done a model with as much release agent as this one. Going to have to wash it before I paint it. I guess the old non-Gundam models Bandai put out just weren't up to par, plus a lot of the parts really don't fit really well. The finish is generally poor but I'll get it all fixed.
>>5765380
How could you tell it had so much release agent?
>>5765380
Decide now if you want to display it with the wings folded or not. The little hinge is fragile as fuck.
let's say I don't want to paint or topcoat, is it possible to buff gunpla plastic to a high shine just with a cotton cloth? or maybe a very fine grit nail buffer or something?
>>5765436
I don't polystyrene takes buffing too well. Top coating is a must
>>5765401
Fingerprints all over it even after washing my hands. It was smearing all over the plastic. Over the years it dries out and all that is left is like a thin sheet of oil. Soapy water removes it without agitation, I've had some Kotobukiya kits come with enough to fry french fries in but Bandai usually not so much. If you ever get a kit where you can smear a fingerprint across it with clean, dry hands, it's the release agent.
>>5765454
Interesting, thanks for sharing.
>>5764583
Anyone?
>>5765426
I really like yours anon. You did a great job on that. I'll post mine when it's got more progress.
>>5765460
I don't know if this counts but I get MicroMark magazines 4 times a years. You can sign up.
It's a magazine for modelling plamos and other hobbies like scale wood modelling. Good toilet material, prices aren't too bad either. They usually have blowout sales on boats, tanks, and RC kits but there's never any Bandai stuff.
http://www.micromark.com/
>>5765239
MASKING TAPE
>>5765482
Uhm, that looks more like a catalogue than a magazine, right?
>>5765492
100% a catalogue. But it is about modeling. I guarantee you though that you will find tools in it you didn't know existed that will make your plamos easier.
>>5765082
It's funny, because I think the Gusion Rebake's shoulder parts would work better as a bee's abdomen, shame there's an arm stored in there! I get your pla-plate idea, quick question though: I got a small vacuum former but would that also work with pla-plates?? If it does I could just form a round abdomen right?
>>5765081
This seems spot on the right track!! Where'd you get those insect wings from?
![IMG_6917[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/qp4FG6I.jpg "IMG_6917[1].jpg")
>>5765573
laser cut and engraved 3mm acrylic.
I'm planning on ordering some 1mm clear cast acrylic to make them thinner in future.
The plan was originally to have them light up, but having to use a ball joint instead of the swivel I'd prototyped put a kibosh on that.
>>5765512
>I guarantee you though that you will find tools in it you didn't know existed that will make your plamos easier.
Spending money on tools or spending money on plamos? that is the question.
If I were to take something like a Dynames or Exia and paint all the colors a metallic, what would I do for the white on the body? Paint it white? And what do I topcoat metallic colors? Gloss?
>>5766099
White candy coat
>>5765624
Dont skimp out on tools.
And now I'm just wondering if I can use muh ass fuckin' lube on my tools...
Have a bottle whose due date was December last year.
I need some help with panel scribing if anyone here knows.
>Have Tamiya Scriber 2
>Have Carbide Scriber
>Have Dymo tape
How do you do complex scribing with some turns/angles?
I can't do much past a straight line easily, here's a picture of an attempt.
>>5766388
draw it in pencil, have steady hands. dont really need dymo tape to guide, it just gets in the way most of the time.
also, patience. lots and lots of patience.
Anyone know what size screw the Qan[T]'s GN Drive LED takes? I seem to have lost it while moving. Also, why is thing so bad? Its backpack keeps falling off because its shield is so damn heavy and its waist joint can't hold straight anymore.
>>5766388
>How do you do complex scribing with some turns/angles?
templates, rulers
also >>5766393 is full of shit.
no matter how "steady" your hands are plastic is a shit material with uneven density, a scriber dragged across it will go wavy because it will meet uneven resistance
>>5766434
>plastic is a shit material
You take that back you ungrateful bitch.
>>5766434
Well, I know there are the Hasegawa Trytool sets as templates. Is that picture yours, which templates are those?
>>5766455
not my picture, there is a ton of different templates for all kinds of shapes, just pick what you need
>>5766434
>2016
>giving advice
>cant even freehand scribing
Git gud, you fucking pleb
>>5766496
>2016
>still giving advice
FTFY
Are all of the 00 MGs floppy shit? My Qan[T] is floppy as shit, my GN-X literally falls apart just trying to get it to stand. Meanwhile my ancient Re-GZ is pretty solid, not quite a rock but damn solid.
I could have sworn some one was asking for this a few months ago.
>>5766608
That's a robot damashii, not a model kit
>>5766600
I've build all of the 00 MGs barring GN-X. The 00 MGs are floppy because of all the joints they have. They go super loose overtime, unless you paint and don't pose them too often. Qan[t]'s waist and exia's ankles are the worst things I've ever encountered in my gunpla life.
>>5766615
I think they aren't very well designed desu senpai. A lot of these joints are just plastic on plastic and the GN-X's wing binders are these tiny balls that peg into bare plastic holes, not even cup shaped really. And the legs will eventually fall out of the hips just by letting it stand with its legs apart a little.
>>5766627
They're designed well enough, they're just not well engineered in the tolerance department.
>>5766388
Do you have any sewing needles at home? If so you can punch (a little) the point where the line turns, so you will have a firm stop once the scriber reaches that point.
Be sure to start with light pressure, don't rush it.
So what's the easiest way to prime pieces? Like, is it better to prime each part individually or prime some parts individually and some parts put together (like a forearm or shoulder)?
>>5766658
prime every part 92 times.
>>5762355
I Put this in the wrong general like a smart motherfucker
Hey guys, new to /toy/ here, I'm interested in modeling, and I wanted to start actually doing it, I'm specifically interested in doing kitbash with angular mecha models like jesta's and tank parts and greebles. My question is, what's is a good starter model so I can work myself into what I want to do, and if anyone has any recommendations for starter airbrushes as I'd like to paint them like field camo'd tanks. Sorry if this is like covered Ina sticky or something
>>5766792
>Sorry if this is like covered Ina sticky or something
It mostly is, the ones who help themselves are the ones who receive the most help here. Welcome and feel free to ask about anything you don't understand in the guide or outside the guide.
I read through the guide sticky and see that G-Reco kits are not recommended.
I really like some of those designs, like the Gastima, Space Jahannam and Dahack, what should I be wary of if I were to attempt building them? Why are they regarded as bad/poorer quality?
Newbie here, I'm not planning to kitbash, I just want nice toys of these nice designs.
>>5766828
Pretty crappy articulation, lots of paint apps if you want anime accuracy, shit designs
>>5766792
Pick up a couple of IBO 1/144 kits and just start building them. Then pick your favourite bunch of tanks and start building them.
Familiarise yourself with your tools and putty/styrene sheets because you're going to use it a whole lot.
Watch some Paul budzik videos
>>5766835
>shit designs
Fuck off
Building this guy is kinda tiring...
I'll probs take a good long break after finishing this.
Need to clear out space and clear out some backlog by September before the Neo Zeong comes in.
>>5766843
Why should I? I'm not the one with terrible taste who'll start shitting up these threads with their shitty looking crappy gunpla from a dumbfuck floptastic shitty series with uninspired, shitty designs no one likes other than idiots with glaucoma.
>>5766828
>Gastima
>Dahack
These are fine, have lots of clear parts and very nice gimmicks. Also few stickers.
>Space Jahannam
Limited articulation and a few stickers for details, but very easy and fast build.
>>5766835
anon who asked here... wow ok... I didn't realize just asking about it would bring up so much hate. Point taken on "pretty crappy articulation" though.
>>5766854
thanks anon! I'll stick to Gastima and Dahack for now then. I was thinking of picking up the Gusion too after this, but seems like so far, people do like the IBO's build quality other than the shoulders that like to pop off, right?
>>5766856
Never built the Gusion, can't help with that. Sorry.
>>5766856
The Gusion is wonderful. Surprisingly flexible for such a chubby suit. I've never had the shoulders pop off on mine, either. Not sure what that's about, but I'd pick it up over the gastima and dahack.
>>5766861
Yeah. IBO doesn't have any sort of beam fuckery so it's a lot more gritty. If the story was told a bit better and if biscuit's death wasn't so obvious it'd be pretty high tier.
Although I can't understand the people who praise turn A and then turn around and criticize IBO for not having that many fights, especially with all the nonsensical stuff that happens in Turn A.
>>5766856
You know what's magical about IBO's kits?
The price.
Even HGUCs on clearance cost more than IBO stuff
>>5766813
>>5766839
Thanks for the help, found a lot of good info in the guide, one last question, anyone familiar with a goodplace to get tank greebles for models? Things like RPG armor, towing padeyes, that sort of thing? Maybe accessories for modern styled soldier action figures too? I know this may be outside of the scope of this thread
>>5766851
You're the obvious buttdevastated faggot here with your unfounded projection. What's the matter? All that fat is covering your eyes you cant even read that you spout bullshit 'muh company' autism bullshit when im not even mentioning other companies and just stating the fact that greco designs are complete and utter fucking garbage that belongs in a pile of shit shat by shit shat by even more shit.
Why dont you just fucking shut the fuck up with your bullshit and kill yourself, you fat loser weeaboo piece of useless, limp dicked waste of space.
This thing is the gold standard of resin kits as far as I'm concerned.
ZERO flashing or bubbles on the resin, all surfaces smooth as butter and everything fits together perfectly.
Oh and injected plastic joints and stand included too.
She also comes with nude chest and crotch pieces too, because reasons.
All I've done on this is trim the pour tabs and glue bits together.
I hope e2046 never get their hands on this, because they will fucking butcher it.
All I'm doing with this one is cleaning the nubs a little more and grey panel wash,
>>5766897
Guys, are there any documented problems with the RG Z'Gok? Mine seems to be having an issue. The knee bends just fine, but upon trying to straighten it, you can feel it kind of get stuck and then it tries to wrench the two halves of the calf armor apart. I've looked at it from all angles and can't figure out what's going on, has anyone else had this issue?
>>5766897
>>5766902
I'd buy that for a dollar
>>5766865
Word. I am stunned at how cheap they are and how good they are. In fact, the timing couldn't have been more perfect. I had a friend who was curious about getting into gunpla, so I was able to ease them in with some relatively cheap IBO kits.
How IS Bandai able to sell these for so cheap, anyway? I'd love to see this trend continue.
Fb or no?
>>5766934
Personally prefer vanilla over FB.
>>5766649
That seems very useful, I'll give it a shot if I can find some. I read that the needle can be used as a scribing tool also with a pin vice. Is that worth bothering with?
>>5767060
>with a pin vice
You can also use the handle you usually use for blades, unless it is the hollow type.
>>5766897
i think im gonna paint mine. love the blue/scheme too.
>>5767105
They'd look good painted like BGC hardsuits.
>>5767068
Well I have both and the pin vice seems easier than popping out my blade every time I want to do the technique.
>>5766876
Oftentimes the people using zimmerit have to sculpt it out of putty I think since normally it doesn't come in the right size for mecha.
Can anybody tell me that those are called?
Is the PG Mk.II worthwhile these days seeing as it's so dated? It's my favorite suit, but it's a lot of cash so I wanted to ask about it first. I kind want a huge Mk.II for my shelf, but if it sucks by modern standards I'll go with the MG 2.0 instead.
>>5767170
These are the new capsule toys thing that's fucking amazing.
>>5767105
Original base was kinda dull, made a new one.
>>5767177
PG MK2 is great. If you love the suit get it.
>>5766934
Why not both?
>>5767491
I am jealous of your laser and ability to craft acrylic designs as you please.
>>5766884
you poor thing. why are you so mad? someone out there likes greco designs and there is nothing you can do to change that yet you are so mad about it. you poor, poor thing.
>>5766099
>>5766109
You can also (carefully) hit it with Alclad's Black Chrome, use it over any non-black color and you end up with something very similar to that metallic or Special Finish coating that Bandai did a few times.
Or White Pearl, that might look nice.
>>5766897
>>5766902
*want intensifies*
>>5767491
Start selling lasercut things to people.
Nothing (too) custom, go limited mass production.
does any here knows where I cind buy the pieces for Kotobukiya's Grappler-class figure? I don't want to buy the kits containing it since the one that has the front half of the torso is sold out everywhere
So except from the FAGs are there any other mecha girl plamo kits out there???
Anon who wants to learn first time scratchbuilding, trying to work out an HG scale sword as a test. My styrene sheets just arrived along with Aves Epoxy Sculpt. The sheets are .020, .030, .040 and .060.
Does this diagram I badly drew look like a good way to do this? Which would be best to use?
>>5767155
Damn that sucks, thanks for the help.
Pic related is a really shitty picture of the kinda thing that I'm interested in
>>5767868
>plaplate
>prapratu
Its called a styrene sheet
>>5767914
I said in the post "my styrene sheets just arrived". Plaplate is a shorthand that's used around here also, they're interchangable.
>>5766884
>calls someone a buttdevastated faggot
>proceeds to type out a paragraph about how they're mad and you're not
also
>calling someone a weaboo
>on an indian looney tunes chatroom
>tfw get email saying estimated release for preordered MG Powered GM is the 26th
>release for thunderbolt gundam which is also preordered is the 23rd
rip my wallet
>>5766884
Damn chill the fuck out, you're raging harder than Clement eng when he doesn't win his own little competitions
>>5766912
I recall hearing that they are cheaper because a lot of the same runners are reused for other units
>>5765252
The white on the trim near the handle does look nice anon, how did you get the white to come out so smooth using handbrushing?
Is Future the best way to tighten up joints? I'm trying to tighten a bunch of the connections on the MG Qan[T], like the fangs or bits or w/e connecting to the shield and the backpack.
Got my Jinrai in yesterday. While I work on the limbs I borrowed some parts from architect and regular frame arms Zenrai assault unit because a limbless robot girl was kind of creepy.
>>5768056
Lots of thin coats. Though Vallejo White is so thin out of the bottle I didn't thin it very much.
The white on the barrel probably looks like shit because I didn't mask it well enough and then a bit chipped off while I was trying to clean off the stuff that leaked onto the black part of the barrel. Because I was a dumbass and painted the black parts before the white parts.
I mean, its a HG, so it isn't as easy to notice when you're not looking at it from a camera lens 2 inches away, Should probably touch it up a bit somehow.
still working on this nerd
>>5768113
Let me just tell you now. If you can paint half as well as you can mod then we're currently looking at one of the top 3 winners in the us gbwc contest right now.
I regret telling you to do the online entry now damn you.
What's the better lacquer? Gaia notes or Mr Color? Gundamplanet has mr colors but the selection perpetually has some primary colors out of stock and gaia notes I can only find on ebay shipped from Taiwan. Is it even legal to get a large pack of lacquer paints shipped overseas to the US?
>>5768157
Licensed business can legally ship materials like that, regular individuals cannot.
>>5768162
I mean is it illegal for me to order it? Will my stuff be confiscated by US customs when they check it?
>>5768164
Yes you can order it. Its only illegal to ship it out yourself. FFS you can order big bottles of stuff like hydrochloric acid, bleach, and ammonia over Amazon. You think Customs is going to care you ordered some hobby paint? At worst they maybe open the box and check it before sending it off to you, and thats only a maybe.
>>5768174
>You think Customs is going to care you ordered some hobby paint?
Yes, and they'll show up at my house to rape my ass with their nightsticks
Translated Nouhin, only did gundam stuff because bandai prints too much shit and I can't be fucked translating One Piss kits
http://pastebin.com/eKMRamhB
Is there any way to get free replacement parts
>>5768223
Take your airbrush and paint a pentagram on the floor with red lacquer paint. Place the runner with the part you need replaced in the center, and place one $10 bill on each point. Light them on fire, spray lacquer thinner, the stronger the better, at 45 PSI at the runner, and speak aloud the incantation "Ego sum piger bum" ten times. The part will then reappear on the runner.
>sand the back of my gm's legs so much trying to remove the seams after filling them that I break the legs and a big hole opens up in the back of them
>try to patch it up and decide to prime the kit anyways to see how it looks
>other places where seams were apparent are invisible after priming them after I welded the seams
Uh
Okay, learned something new.
>>5768031
I know the feeling. Not pictured here, Jinrai.
>>5768162
>Licensed business can legally ship materials like that, regular individuals cannot.
I pity you then.
>>5767868
I cut out the sword pieces and am waiting overnight for the cement to finish curing. It seems ok for a first attempt. This was before I cut the second half out.
What do you guys use for wet sanding? These popsicle sticks are getting warped
>>5768305
I personally dip the sandpaper straight into the water, just cut a bit off the sheet. Lasts way longer than a popsicle stick, and for harder pressure you can fold it over itself. Sanding files works alright too, but obviously cut away much faster.
