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Gunpla / Plamo General
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For those new to gunpla/plamo or even just new to this thread; please read the guide. Please read it before asking questions as there is a chance it has already been answered there.
For those unfamiliar, "plamo" is a shortened form of "plastic model". If it's made of plastic, someone can probably help you here.
If you're new, you're gonna fuck up. Don't worry! If you're experienced, don't make the new people worry!
>Why won't anyone answer my question?
Try being specific, especially about your materials and process. Post pictures whenever possible; even if the kit/part looks bad, you are more likely to get help posting pictures.
>Links
A guide to other types of plamo:
http://www.mediafire.com/view/1vf1aw7v91pz5pa/Airfix%20Model%20World%20Specia%20(Scale%20Modelling%20Step-By-Step).pdf
Kawaguchi Gunpla tips:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJV1h9xQ7Hx-SoCOivVEHNDOl16VWLB3A
Gundam Lineart:
http://seesaawiki.jp/nuriesozai/lite/d/MenuBar1 AND http://gundma.imgur.com/
Another gunpla guide:
http://funakatown.com/images/Building_Gunpla_Final.pdf
February Restock: http://pastebin.com/JN75W8vU
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Old Thread >>13852669
Our next Group Build!
Field Repair
Basically what this means is that rather than the mobile suit being fresh out of a factory, it's quite the opposite. Whether it's trudging through dense jungles or dodging debris in asteroid belts, your mobile suit has seen some better days.
You've been out in the field for quite a long time now, nearly half a year of active duty in the front lines and your personal mobile suit's pretty banged up. What's worse is the fact that there isn't a maintenance bay within several thousand kilometers of your local area that's capable of making any major repairs. Your unit's engineering crew has resorted to patch work and jury-rigging to keep your machine operational. Stray fire might have crippled its legs and arms or otherwise dealt considerable damage to a mobile suit's systems meanwhile some units have simply lost bits of armor and panels to the elements and have been forced to patch weld metal sheets over the exposed inner workings.
In any case it's beaten to hell but somehow you and your team have somehow kept it chugging along and now command's ordered all units operating in your theatre to fall back to form a defensive line against the enemy offensive.
Deadline: March 7
Send submissions to: [email protected]
Should I just get a loan from the bank now. So I'm ready if the neograde Gouf Custom ever becomes available. Because my body is ready.
converting mg 2.0 to zaku I
Next primer
>>13859494
I bought the only one I could find like a week ago, good luck anon
>>13859543
That's some cool shit, man. Do you have more WIP pics? I'm really into the process of this kind of thing since I want to get into it myself.
What are you using for filling/sculpting?
>>13859494
Holy shit that is one stunning suit.
>>13859494
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/252269434443?ul_noapp=true&chn=ps&lpid=82
there is one for like 90 bucks on ebay rn
>>13859552
Tamiya epoxy putty and pla plate
>>13859547
What did you shell out for it if you don't mind my asking?
>>13859572
Is anybody still making the conversion kits or are they all just eBay resellers?
>>13859590
~$80 before shipping
>>13859494
I want one so fucking bad to paint Lance Garfield style. No way I could ever freehand that rose though.
>>13859612
Good deal. You know how you are going to paint it yet?
>>13859624
No idea yet, it probably won't get worked on until spring break but it'll either be winterized orzaku colors
Finished my first gunpla! I love grunt units so the Graze was a perfect choice.
>>13859717
You should make a Jegan next.
Jegans are life.
Jegans are love.
>>13859717
>Assembled my first gunpla!
FTFY
>>13859743
Not the guy you're replying to, but I prefer the Stark Jegan to the vanilla Jegan. It's the addition of the front skirt that really makes it for me, since the vanilla Jegan just seems so empty in the middle section.
>>13859743
>>13859772
Jeganbros, mind telling me if this equipment set on the Jegan seems ok? I will be taking off the nubs on the missiles, just didn't have time yet. Also on the colors. Nobody responded when I posted previously and I'd like a second opinion please.
>>13859813
Seems awfully top-heavy. Try attaching the missiles to the lower legs.
>>13859836
The legs are really round though, wouldn't it stick out too much placing a square on it?
>>13859813
I like it, though that might be because I always had a thing for gatling shields. Maybe try to find a bigger shield though? And personally, I'd ditch the cannons on the left arm or swap 'em for the Gouf Custom's triple barrel cannon. That's just my thoughts though.
The shoulder missile pods are a nice touch. Can never have too many missiles.
Colour scheme looks good. Will you top coat it with flatcote or glosscote?
>>13859846
File down a flat spot for the missile pods to attach? Or use different pods that aren't as large? Personally I think it's fine. Just say the pods are self discarding. They fire off their load and then detach, lightning the load overall.
>>13859717
Welcome to the Gunpla Club! Now you can shitpost with the rest of us.
>>13859846
I don't think so. As for colors, the green looks good. What if you changed the yellow thrusters and missiles to red?
>>13859852
Right now he's using blue-tack to stick the missile pods on. If he does that, he'll have to drill some holes in the legs and make some pegs for the missiles to slide in. He'll have to split the legs open and reinforce the holes so they'll be more sturdy with a polycap secured inside with epoxy putty.
>>13859852
>>13859864
This is Jegan anon. Basically I'll try and see what weapons I can swap the little shooter with, maybe melee. I like the gatling shield, and don't frankly have too many other shields to give it. The only other option would be the Jegan's own shield or Genoace 2 shield.
As for missile pods, I'm hesitant to totally alter the legs to make them fit. Not skilled at sculpting whatsoever, I can handle a pin vise well but I'm just now learning to seam weld and paint, much less reform things. Scary to destroy the whole leg, you get me? Lots of detail that's erased. So I'll check into that first by just mounting them on the legs how they are currently, and decide from there what to do.
>>13859917
Jegan anon trying the red color instead of yellow. And perhaps the missiles can be side skirts? They're square and blocky like that general part of the Jegan. I'd just drill some pegs into their "under" portion and slot that in.
>>13859674
Gouf Custom is so damn sexy it really won't matter what you do with it.
Wish I had a spring break free to work on some backlog, but I'm working as a field camp TA....gotta get some fucking money to buy my own Gouf kit.
>>13859917
Like I said, I think it's fine as is, the only thing that really bothers me is that the double barrel cannon just feels too underwhelming. I feel the triple barrel would fit better, being that it's an actual weapon with a mag housing and everything. Like what you got currently just looks like two barrels super glued to the forearm.
>>13859993
I'm fine with changing that piece up, but I don't have a triple barrel since I don't own the Gouf Custom. Thoughts on this >>13859963?
>>13860007
Judging by the size of the missile pods, I'd say they stand out too much attached to the side skirts like that. It would limit where you could put the arms, first. Like you couldn't do a standing at attention pose, or "waiting to be sortied" pose, as the hands wouldn't be able to rest at the side, they'd have to either be raised slightly forward or off to the side pods. They fit well on the shoulders. They don't interfere with posability there.
Again, these are just my thoughts on the subject. Individual results may vary.
>>13860022
I see, just wanted to throw out the idea as skirts. Ok, so I'll see what I can do whenever I have time and update. Do you agree on the red color, should I go to orange or yellow again? Flat coating for the record.
>>13859813
may i ask where you got that gatling shield from?
>>13860035
Simple modding stuff. Shield is from from Summer campaign, gatling as a separate gun barrel to Heavyarms' gun. I'm glad it apparently looks convincing.
More Gundam X gunpla when?
>>13860033
Maybe try a mixture of both. Red missiles and thrusters, and yellow crotch "V" marking?
>>13859543
>>13859552
Related
Sniper conversion
>>13860056
>>13860046
That Gundam X pose is amazing. Also great job on painting those tiny figures. Seems like a hellish task. Any tips?
>>13860046
What's with DX's weird dainty stance?
>>13860046
RE/100 Jenice or Bertigo never. ;_;
>>13860046
Do you have a pic of the X using it's satellite cannon? are the foil stickers good on it?
>>13860056
>>13860059
Zaku 1 Sniper easily in my top 5 UC suits.
Spare barrels, knee support, giant backpack with big ass cable running to the gun. Doesn't get any better.
>>13860070
I'm not him, but I've got an X. The foil is actually thick paper. You put it into the white parts of the cannon then you put some clear plastic over it and it looks really good. One down side though is the white part you put the foil inside of has a honey comb design in it, so when you sandwich the foil in there it can bend or distort. If I could go back I'd putty the inside up until it was a flat surface, then put the foil on.
>>13860124
Could you also carefully cut the foil to fit inside the honeycomb panels?
>>13860161
>>13860161
But you will not have a solid reflective looking surface
>>13860124
wow that's actually pretty interesting, thanks for the info, ill keep that in mind when i end up buying it. hopefully soon
>>13860124
ok i just ordered a X to do the Under the Moonlight vers
was worried painting those black would fuck with that but seems safe as long as i paint first
>>13860266
Yea, you'll have no issues. Also try painting the inside of the clear parts on the main body. They're kind of dim, so a bright metallic silver on the inside really helps them pop. Good luck.
I'm starting to panel line my RG and i think i'm starting to get the hand of it
>>13860312
hi dalong
>>13860312
The sword looks nice, but the scabbard looks a little shoddy
>>13860312
Bruh. Take some thinner to those lines and clean em up.
>>13860310
the purple parts right? i was scared painting them would ruin the clearness, but i was told to do the same for the clear chest, to paint the inside part atleast chrome/silver
>>13860312
looks like total ass
>>13860333
I think he means the green chest part, not sure how well that would work for the purple.
Contributing.
>>13860046
It looks great regardless thanks to the pattern molded in the clear pieces.
>>13860469
Paint the grey piece underneath instead of the back of the clear green piece.
Some of the clear purple like the shoulders doesn't have any inner surface to paint with chrome.
>>13860046
>saw people posting the MGs in the previous thread
>sudden urge to buy them but still have backlog and already made a large purchase this month
>>13859494
>those random panel lines on the shoulders
what the fuck would there be panels in there for
>>13860747
to replace a specific section of damaged shoulder instead of having to replace the entire shoulder
>>13860753
terrible idea
>>13860747
I feel that way with most RGs, honestly. Sometimes they feel like they're put there just for the sake of meeting a "panel line quota" of sorts.
>>13859610
http://world.taobao.com/item/525026032373.htm?fromSite=main
Got mine for $60 during one of dream casts sales
does anyone know where you can buy/find the weapon kit in the top left?
anyone have that picture of a guy sanding/painting without a filtered mask that led to him coughing up blood and dying?
Grimgerde looks fucking great. Minimal stickers only for head and grey on the shields, swords arent just molded in one part, exposed frame like the Barbatos, and that red just looks amazing.
Fuck, I need it. Anyone else gonna pick it up?
>>13861088
nah it's look like graze
>>13861094
> This is no Graze, boy, no Graze!
>>13860060
Take your time, have patience and go for overall look rather than detail
>>13860901
I have better, here's Model Graphix professional modeller Toukaimura Genpachi's website and the page detailing his fight against cancer
http://modelkingdom.net/jj_canser22.htm
Maybe he should have used a mask
>>13861088
>Masurao's Mars cousin.
>Working on RG Zaku II I got as a gift from a friend
>Holy hell this thing is wonderfully detailed
>Get to the leg tubes, each rung is a separate piece strung together by an underneath tube
>The end caps for this under-tube are already tiny but one of their pegs is long and near microscopically thin
>Snap the second one I touch off at the base, making it non-functional
>Well shit that sucks, I guess I have to go buy model glue and hope that it'll work on something so tiny
>Decide to continue for now anyway and go to cut of the matching piece for the other leg
>Extra extra careful because I know its fragile
>Snaps anyway, I swear it snapped just from me holding the sprue
Fuck. It's not like I have giant fat hotdog fingers either.
>>13861146
Everyone has ham hands sometimes, as long as you learn and don't assume RGs are impossible to put together then it's all good
>>13861146
It happens. One time I forgot how the assembly for a shoulder on some kit or another was put together and ripped the plastic apart.
>>13860061
The backpack on the double x is too heavy for the model to support leading to some mediocre poses without a stand
>>13860825
That metal barreled Gatling looks so good. What was shipping like for you?
>>13861107
Underrated post
>>13861287
thats part of what sold me on this one.
Unfortunately I'm, still waiting on mine to arrive at the middleman thanks to chinese new year.
>>13861298
Can't wait to see what you make of it. Wish it wasn't such a pain in the ass to order one in murica. EBay sellers jack the price up, and international sellers it's a language barrier currency conversion shipping cluster fuck.
They don't show the metal barrel in the full part spread. Do they package is separately?
>>13859494
Looks like the Dreamcast metal parts but that extra sight cable might be custom.
>>13860747
Same reason the Gouf has shoulder spikes that make a Zaku II's look like limp micro penises. Looks cool as fuck.
>>13861304
I'll post the middleman pics once they're up to show the full content.
wait, why IS there a sight on a spinning gatling barrel?
What should my next kit be given my current collection? Im officially hooked on gunpla after finishig the kampfer
>>13860757
no you're just a shitposting retard, go do something worthwhile
>>13861088
I'm really into it too, looks way better than the newest barbatos form..especcially if i can figure out a way to mod the head
>>13861094
it looks nothing like a graze
>>13861304
>EBay sellers jack the price up
Except the one listed on ebay will be much cheaper than ordering it off taobao with a middleman since you're paying for domestic shipment, internation shipment and a middleman fee.
>>13861146
I fucked up my first RG. RGs are more fragile than a HG. It is the transition that gets most beginners.
>>13861327
Tools and paint.
Touch up those kits
>>13860856
from the look of it, it's made from multiple MSG part from various set.
>>13861354
Not him, but I wouldn't say painting is a requirement. Not everyone can afford all the tools required to paint, and not everyone has the same circumstances that would allow them to paint. Some people are fine with just cutting the parts out, working on the nubs, maybe panel lining and then assembling.
Am I going to deny that painting, even just a simple topcoat, can make a model look infinitely better? No, I won't, because it can.
It's the people like Snapfag-kun who don't even put the work in to work on nubs or lining make us other casual builders look bad. So if the person you replied to is content with his kits and just wants to build more, let him. Don't go all autist and say "Nuh uh do this or you're not doing it right!". And now I'm not the biggest proponent of the whole "gunpla is freedom" meme, but in the end this is a hobby where, outside of following the build manual (and even then you don't necessarily always have to) there is absolute freedom in what you can do with your kits. So, again, if he's fine with how his things look, even if it's not up to your standards, and he didn't ask about paint, why not actually reply to his question instead of replying like an autist with only a set amount of responses?
>>13860312
You ought to use gray on white. Black usually looks bad on it.
Hey, I just finished an MG Victory Gundam, and I'm having the hardest time with the leg to hip connection. I can't believe how poor it is for an MG. There's no click or anything. Like the whole leg will fall off if I so much as pick the kit up much less pose it. I tightened it a little with some cement but I'm still having tons of issues with it. Is there an actual fix for this outside of just "glue it into the position you want then never touch it"?
>>13861315
I assume the builder is thinking that brace there is somehow stabilized and doesn't spin.
>>13861344
Fair point.
Can anyone tell me what sd model this is? Whenever I search it, google gives me a different model. Is this a mod or something?
>>13861475
>>13861475
It's a custom.
>>13861479
shit man it looks dope, I wanted it
Does anyone have the hg messala, and more specifically a picture of it next to the Mk II or something? I want to get a better idea of it's size than all these shitty google images are showing me.
>>13861483
Dalong.net. It's not the Mark II, but this should give you an idea.
>>13860901
Is it really that dangerous? I do dry sanding on all my kits with a high grit for nub removal without a mask
>>13861489
Huh, I looked up the messala on dalong and I swear I didn't see that picture. Thanks either way though!
>>13861495
If it helps, Gundam Mk. II is 18.5 meters tall and the Messala is 30.3 meters tall. So if you can get something with those kinds of dimensions and compare them you should have an answer.
>>13861384
But my point is that you get more spending wise on buying tools to make your current kits look better. I am not forcing a casual builder to get an air brush. At most, I ask casual builders to get a set of paint markers, a fine brush, and a bottle of rubbing alcohol.
>>13861433
Super glue the peg and let it dry to make the peg thicker. You can do the same method with clear acrylic and putty
>>13861129
>the next day of the surgery, but I get by far finally, nurses are the other half surprise to Eija! I unplug Innovation, but severe pain here. Most of the cry in this series of disease. "Finally properly go the toilet! When the rush and "so far of urine unintentionally, severe pain along with the" Pusupusu ~ "and urethra air bubbles that had accumulated in the leaves settlement ....
>>13860747
Reactive armor.
>>13861088
I'll probably pick up two of the 1/100s, one for display and the other for a custom I have an idea for.
>>13861088
i don't care how lame this makes me sound but as soon as i saw red and dual wielding swords i was sold on this guy
So far I've only built Gundams. What's a good MG to get out of that?
My next purchase will be MG DX + 1 other MG.
Can anyone recommend a good SD kit? Im thinking the hi nu would be fun to build
>>13861794
No anon.
YOU'RE ugly.
>>13861796
A MG Zaku 2.0. Everybody needs a Zaku.
>>13861811
Then I'd rather just get the RG.
I find the RGs to be the definitive version of the respective MSs (barring the perfect grade, of course).
>>13861327
>dat cowardly GM trying to shoot the brave and upstanding Kampfer in the back.
Never trust a Fed.
>Barbatos
>full inner frame
>multiple kits that use the inner frame
>Graze
>full inner frame
>multiple kits that use the inner frame
>Grimgerde
>full inner frame
Guess we're getting more Grimgerdes?
>>13861842
>Guess we're getting more Grimgerdes
More like a Rebake in the long shot that it somehow is has gundam frame
>>13861796
Get a sazabi
>>13861842
Is the Grimgerde's inner frame unique? Since the lore has it as the Graze's predecessor, I'm expecting the kit to share the frame, or use a slightly-retooled version.
>>13861820
As someone who owns both the MG 2.0 and the RG Char's Zaku II, I'd say the MG 2.0 is better.
The RG has more surface detail, but posing the RG hands is a pain, while the MG 2.0 has my favourite hands to pose with out of any kit I've seen so far. Plus the RG has it's shoulders further from the torso creating a noticeable gap that's a bit off-putting.
The RG also has problems with skirt armour flying off when trying to pose that the MG doesn't seem to come across at all.
Most of the time I would agree that the RG's are the best variants, but not so much with the Zaku II as that's one of the first RG's before they really started to nail the line.
>>13861827
Better dead than fed my zigga
>>13861855
I think you are right, it look like is a modified Graze frame, but not 100% sure
>>13861807
Any Legend BB kit, they're fantastic
>>13861855
>>13861869
Entirely new frame by the looks of it. Developed from doesn't necessarily mean made directly from after all.
>>13861869
Oh, neat. Didn't know that there were pictures of the inner frame already before I made my post. Been excited for the thing since news of it first cropped up, so I'm glad Bandai didn't go the cheap way out.
How would you paint the gold trim on an hg sinanju without doing a reverse wash or similar technique?
>>13861889
There are some reused Graze frame pieces, like the entire shoulder assembly.
>>13861903
If you look its not the same. The grimgerde doesn't have any shoulder detail while the graze does. Its just a very similar shape.
>Drop one of the ear pieces for 1/144 HeavyArms Custom while disassembling it for seamwelding
>Have a blue wall-to-wall carpet
Well fuck this is gonna take a while
>>13861912
1.Get vacuum cleaner
2.Get sock
3.Put sock on the end of the vacuum's mouth
4.Tape it or hold it with an elastic or something so it doesn't get sucked in
5.Vacuum the carpet
>>13861908
They are similar, but in the end it looks like is a unique frame
>>13861925
Well those are some Tallgeese as fuck looking shoulders.
Man, I really want this Grim-edge kit.It just screams "MAKE IT INTO KNIGHTMARE!"
>>13862027
Too bad we don't have a decent HG Tallgeese to make that into a Grimgeese.
Though I guess you could make a 1/100 scale Grimgeese.
Say hello. Don't be shy.
>>13862032
Upgrade the existing 1/144 Tallgeese into something worth mixing.
>>13861807
the Nu, Hi Nu, and Sazabi are all really well done imo. Pretty much all of the ones Unicorn are well done. My personal favorites that I have are Xi, Command, and Zero. Here's a pic of my Command, I plan to touch it up with some paint one of these days but I've been busy with other kits for a while now.
Any recommendations for 0.2mm airbrushes for shading as well as 0.5mm airbrushes for priming/top coating. I know a few companies such as badger have interchangeable needle sizes in a kit etc, but would like to see what ppl would recommend.
Is the MG tallgeese the best tallgeese? It's Kai so I'll have to covert it, but anyways.
>>13862116
MG Tallgeese is best Tallgeese, however it's not Kai. It's EW.
Kai = Custom
EW = Endless Waltz design
How's the 8th ms team Gundam vs Zaku kit?
That rx-79 looks like a fucking brickthe zaku looks really nice tho
>>13862062
That's great! What kit is that?
Fuck the guy who though having stickers for hand detail is a good idea.
>>13862161
My mistake. I thought the EW redesigns counted as Kai units.
RE/100 of this.
PLEASE
>>13862074
Or I could just make a 1/100 scale Grimgeese.
>>13862255
YES
>>13862310
MAYBE
>>13861478
>>13861475
>>13861479
pretty sure its base kit is the NXEDGE series or something along those lines
>>13862371
Thanks doc
>>13861811
This. If Zeon isn't your thing, then GM 2.0
Anyone want to swap stories of builds gone horribly wrong?
A manga version GM Thunderbolt had less than-stellar plastic quality on the brown faux-rubber parts and had the armor pegs come off during cutting from the parts trees.
My nippers and hobby knife both broke apart during assembly of the 1/144 NG Turn X, which has left me with 8 other HG kits un-assembled (not counting seven HGBF option parts).
Doesn't matter if its Hyaku Shiki HG remaster or RG Hyaku Shiki. Just hurry up and give us something shiny and glossy.Hows MG 2.0?
>>13861475
>those crooked wrist decals
Wow it's like I made that or something.
>>13862599
It's shitMG Delta Gundam when
>>13862225
it's the HGUC Zaku FZ. The only downside is the mono-eye cant move.
It comes with 2 heads and cansit.
JESUS I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE
PANEL LINES
PAINT
NUB REMOVAL
AT LEAST DO THIS
>>13862317
>>13861475
It's a mash up of the HG and the SD
http://asp2.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-518.html
>>13862694
Fucking stop replying to him you retard
>>13862694
he'll never do it, he's some autist who lives at home
if he can't take the effort to make a life for himself, why would he make any effort in assembling gunpla?
>>13862738
I wish I had a room that nice at home.
Does anybody know if I'd be able to put all the Armed Armor parts on the Banshee Norn at once? Also, is it possible to recolor clear parts using a metallic gundam marker or sharpie?
I was planning on getting the regular banshee and Norn in destroy mode and putting them all on the norn, using something to color all the psychoframe parts green. For the normal banshee I'd keep it pretty much like the regular unicorn's layout and recolor the psychoframe red.
>>13862759
yes you can. im working on a an armed armor Unicorn plan B right now, and i am basically finding out where i can buy shit before i delve balls deep in kitbash hell
>>13862738
Why does he post here when he's underaged?
>>13862738
I'm literally speechless. How can these be displayed with pride? How much fucking money am I looking at?
Shit, I'm even worse at building gunpla, but at least I make an attempt to panel line them (even if the end result resembles dalong). I wouldn't even try displaying these unless I touched them up somehow.
>>13862790
if you have trouble panel lining, try buying the pour style gunpla markers (GM301, GM302 and GM303 iirc), then using a qtip with a drop or two of isopropyl alcohol to clean off the excess after a minute
>>13861088
I'm waiting for the 1/100 on this one. Might get it along with the Barb in that scale.
I wonder if there's a 1/100 Lance i can get though (besides stealing the one on Kimaris).
>>13861483
>>13862839
>qtip
>tfw so used to channer culture that I read that as "qt ip" at first and was wondering what that meant
>>13862881
That's a huge bitch.wav
>>13862781
After looking into it myself you''d need:
>Banshee (~$40)
>Banshee Norn (~$90)
>FA Unicorn (~$80)
>Phenex (~$120)
You can get a resin conversion phenex kit off taobao to shave off a good portion of the price but you'd be losing out on the blue psychoframe. It's a real bullshit build unless you can settle for 1/144.
>tfw no dom revive(the old one still can do things)
>tfw no zeta or hyaku-shiki revive
>tfw no others kits than ibo
i don't care too much about the IBO kits but bandai keeps launching new ones and ignore everything they have, wasted potential why its so painful
>>13861858
Thanks, m8.
I'll get an RX78 3.0 and a Zaku 2.0 then and a couple of action bases then.
>>13862889
i mean im deciding if i want to have a go at it in 1/100 or 1/144
if 1/144 idf have to make molds for the clear parts or paint it
>>13862890
>tfw you want another kit of shit that's been remade countless times as it is
You're lame, man. IBO's got some great kits. At least ask for some shit that doesn't exist, like a leo or a xamel.
I just fucking want 1/100 00 kits
God damn.
>>13862917
or barzam
>>13862922
But they have those?
>>13862922
i wondered about those, they have some but only Exia and its upgrades got proper MGs? i really wanted a Reborns
>>13862881
Oh hey, thanks.
>>13862929
The NGs are not available anywhere unless you want to pay 4 times the base price on ebay.
>>13862898
You'd have to get the phenex anyway so you'd have the majority of the frame in blue, and the only things you'd have to worry about are the norn's mane and claws.
Here's some links to conversion parts for the 1/100 so you don't have to spend boat loads on P-bandai's or the phenex
Blue Psychoframe
http://world.taobao.com/item/524405021708.htm?spm=a312a.7700714.0.0.ueLeVy
Norn Conversion parts
http://world.taobao.com/item/39936992501.htm?fromSite=main&spm=a312a.7700824.w4004-601662136.10.O4UtZG
Armed armor DE
http://world.taobao.com/item/39041177458.htm?spm=a312a.7700714.0.0.RpMuNf#detail
Phenex Conversion
http://world.taobao.com/item/39016863214.htm?spm=a312a.7700714.0.0.RpMuNf#detail
>>13862949
thanks! i hope to start working on this when classes die down
>>13862960
I was planning on doing one too but gave up since I already have too many kits in the backlog. I'll settle for living vicariously through you.
So, do the SD EX Standard kits have ANY worthwhile qualities, or are they just complete, irredeemable shit.
>>13862960
That guy had a really bad hunch.
>>13863010
Aren't they just the same as the other modern SD kits?
>>13862231
What else did you expect for tiny details like those? Bandai doesn't do prepainted parts like Koto, so you're stuck with either using stickers or painting it.
>>13863010
If you put the work into them like any other SD kit ever, they've got a better sculpt than the previous SD BB Senshis.
Quit your bitching and learn to fill in holes.
>>13862896
Get the 78 2.0, Origin, or OYW. they are much better.
>>13862584
During a long build I reached the gloss stage and wanted to test out some new products. Not realizing that Alclad topcoats are enamels and not lacquers like their paints, I coated them in it. When I went to give them an oil wash later the enamel ate right through it and made every part a sticky mess and I had to strip everything and start over.
The end.
>>13863010
Pretty shit. Some have improved articulation though and they are fairly cheap.
>>13863020
It's not just the gaps, they lack gimmicks their BB releases had (Standard gimmicks inherint to the ms itself like WZC's buster rifle being able to seperate or Unicorn being able to swap modes). They also lack clear parts on ones like exia and the weapons especially are terrible. Like, 80's 1/144 NG thing solid flat piece terrible.
>>13861827
>sshhh, only dreams now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFwc6Zprrrw
Not gonna lie, kinda wanna pick up an MG Kampfer after watching this.
>>13863055
>Jesta off to the side, just watching as Granpappy GM gets brutally murdered
>>13863067
Londo Bell knows this is wasteland justice. And you don't interfere with wasteland justice.
>>13863017
God no, they have way worse color separation than most modern SDs
>>13863024
i'll second this, i love the look of the 3.0 but it may aswell be a statue to me, as reposing it makes it fall apart. i ordered Origin as i heard its as great as a 2.0
>>13863010
Kitbash goods.
SDEX wings is compatible with most of the HGs. Freedom has its railguns, etc etc
SD Big Zam when?
>>13863045
And in exchange for losing the gimmicks, they have much sharper molds. SDs are almost completely incapable of doing any real poses anyways unless you kitbash some HG parts on, so all a decent SD kit really needs is to look alright.
And they do.
>>13863135
>MG Origin ver RX78
>dat pop-up chest gatling
Bretty gud.
>>13862759
You can probably recolor it with metallic paint then coat it with gloss or semi-gloss top coat. You might as well buy some Tamiya or Mr. Color spray paint for that.
Oh look at the old SD BB WZC, it can separate its guns. Too bad they look like complete shit.
Meanwhile if you are above the baseline competence of just snapping pieces together (which is absolutely expected for serious SD builders, because that shit is supposed to take work) it's trivially easy to separate out the new EX Standard WZC's buster rifle.
Also complaining about the new SD Exia in comparison to the original is so lacking in perspective it's hilarious.
Especially if we're talking weapons.
>purple graze
>the version i wanted
>p-bandai
damn it.to lazy to paint...
Thinking of doing a repaint on a Dom, but the only ace i remember using one was Gato but i already did his Gelgoog any other good ace/themes for one?
>>13861925
I believe the idea is that the Graze is supposed to be descended from the Grimgerde's Valkyria-type Frame. The Schawlbe Graze itself is a variant of the yet-unseen Prototype Graze rather than an off-shot of the Standard-Issue Graze. The show has established that technology has remained relatively stable throughout the 300 years following the end of the Calamity War. It seems like Gjallarhorn having a monopoly on Ahab Reactor and mobile suit production has caused technological innovation to stagnate by a lot. Hyakuri and Hyakuren are themselves just Calamity War-era designs retooled by Teiwaz and given 300-year old refurbished Ahab Reactors. lol
>>13863179
There needs to be more purple gundams. If he ever gets restocked, I want to try this color scheme.
>>13863183
Literally hurts the eyes
Try using colors that aren't completely saturated
>>13863179
I really wish they would release a 1/100 MS option pack to fill the gap of various missing weapons, particularly Barbatos's mace and Garma's lance.
>>13863180
Char's Rick Dom from the novels.
Ramba Ral has a what-if Dom from Gihren's greed.
Dozle has a spikey one with some gold triming.
>>13861858
Well, I suppose that's a drawback of trying to cram a bunch of MG and PG style details, parts separation and gimmicks in a 1/144 scale kit; you end up with a lot of tiny ass parts that can easily fall off. The regular HG kits don't have this type of problem since you don't have as much parts, but at the cost of having not as much detail. It's inevitable, given the really small scale they have to work with.
>>13863179
seems simple enough just two tone purples? reminds me alot of the X2.
>>13863208
Maybe Chars, Ral is great but i already have a Gouf for him, and Dozle is the best but i dont think i could do that trimming.
shame Swaggard from Zeonic Front didnt have a scheme and the Tri-Stars didnt really customize theirs.
>>13863287
It also wouldnt be too hard to transpose other Ace's color schemes to make a Dom variant.
I could see let's say Cima going through upgrades to eventually arrive at the Gelgoog Marine Commander.
Could just make one up as well.
So apparently this was slated for a Summer 2007 release. I've never seen anyone talk about this on here before nor have I ever seen any other photos of this thing. It looks official though. I dunno man, I love the Barzam but holding onto the hope that they'd eventually make one was somehow better than the idea that they made one and then withheld it indefinitely.
Is base stand mandatory? Kinda of a newfag. Just received my RG kit yesterday and after assembling it, I found out it is struggling to stand on its own.
was looking up designs and found this, was always sad that Try teased the Dom and in the end we got a shittier god gundam
>>13863403
Action bases let you do dynamic poses without worrying about balance. They're not strictly necessary, but helpful to have.
>>13863151
why are you shilling these pieces of shit so much?
>>13863151
They don't lose just the gimmicks. They lose part separation (Which makes them far more of a pain in the ass to paint due to all the masking) and non-toothpick weapons (Seriously, just look at the rifles in your pick and compare them).
>>13863439
What do you expect from kits marketed to casuals? Not to SD builders but to the US audience that the line is solely sold in, your average American buyers don't really give a shit about painting so Bandai probably thinks they can skimp out since there's most likely nothing to compare it to in brick and mortar shops.
>>13863164
>it's trivially easy to separate out the new EX Standard WZC's buster rifle.
The same applies to them as the gaps on the ex standards, just fill in with putty. They even made the gaps in a way that if you fill them you get the correct detail.
Meanwhile look at the enormous gap on the ex-standard. It's also no just a simple cut to separate them and they are not intended to be separated and have supports you will instead need to saw through. The gap also completely erases any detail and you will have to add it back in yourself even after puttying it.
And because of the stupid "Combine everything and put this crappy weapon on your HG!" gimmick that ex-standard are pushing it has big ugly pegs sticking out of it.
>>13863175
The old one has a shorter blade, but the gun and handle aren't super thin and the shield on the original doesn't stick out hilariously far.
Seriously, the line is a disappointment in everything but proportions and in some articulation. It happens, just move on.
>>13863452
>but to the US audience that the line is solely sold in
They're sold in Asia as well. They just aren't sold in Japan as they are intended for foreign release.
>>13863458
>big ugly pegs sticking out of it.
Reminds me of the 2014 summer HG customize campaign weps all having this dumb holes so you could link them together to make a really dumb looking mega weapon that one one in their right mind would realistically ever build or use.
>>13862881
Jesus christ, i forgot how much of a monster the messala is
>>13863151
That's actually not true, you can get pretty decent poses out of pretty much the entire BB Legend line as well as some recent regular BB Senshis
I don't get why you love SD Ex-Standards so much man, they're just an all-around step back
>>13859305
Fuck, I noticed that it was at ~1/116 about a week ago and was hoping to ship out my stuff when the yen got weaker, but I guess I'll be waiting a while longer.
I don't think I've ever seen anyone fuck up a Qubeley as badly as these guys have.
>>13863788
what kinda mobiru sutsu u want haman-sama?
>just fuck my shit up
say no more
>>13863211
Well, that was the major drawback at first, yeah, but recent RGs are pretty solid, have the inner frame detail, the surface detal, good colour separation, and nice proportions.
I have the PG Wing Zero and I would have much preferred to have gotten the RG. I think the biggest problems with the RGs is the 3 and 1 finger hands that aren't great for posing and also not great for holding weapons outside of sometimes beam sabers. Even then, though, they still usually come with additional hands to hold specific weapons.
It's just that the early RG formula wasn't quite perfected yet, maybe still not quite, but they've certainly gotten a lot better.
>>13863059
>Can never achieve that nice gloss black
Just let me cry in peace.
>>13863788
Jesus Christ.
>>13862738
To be fair, everyone lives "at home"
>>13863870
lmao. Best post.
>>13862231
We could had a Origami Cyclone figure.
But the face(not the mask/helmet) feels extremely creepy. Maybe that's why it flop.
>>13863179
Purple graze all in my brain
Lately all these kits seem the same
Lookin' funny but I don't know why
'scuse me while I kiss the sky
What's a good master grade to build? I did a mg zaku and was thinking about doing heavyarms EW
I don't know why dudes post images from reviews, and then not link the actual review.
http://blog.livedoor.jp/hacchaka/archives/51971930.html
>>13864013
a master like you can handle almost any kit I bet
>>13864013
Heavyarms is a pretty great kit, but make sure to get some silver or red paint, because all the missiles comes in an ugly grey.
>>13862738
Hi! I only have my G-Reco kits up there atm.
>>13864249
>You must be 18 or older to browse this site
>>13864235
oh okay, I got some paints already so I'm good
>>13861332
Yea nah fucking stupid. Replace the whole shoulder pauldron, not some bonked panel that a new one probably wouldn't fit back in the corresponding cavity if it were warped and damaged, where it'd end up getting replaced altogether, proving my point. It's just random lines for more srsnotquiterealismic panels. And overall styling is overdone and faggy anyways.
>>13864291
This. It looks like some grim 90s comic book version of the Couf Custom. Gouf Custom is great because it manages to look intimidating enough without ten million panel lines and that fucking angry eyebrow monoeye.
>>13863788
Jesus, how the hell did they nail the Kshatriya so well but shit all over its grandma?
>>13864391
any image on that kshatriya?
Help me out, anons
Which should I start? MG Double X or HG Gundam MKII Revive?
>>13864465
Double X
>>13864465
DX
double the price, double the size
>>13864465
A MG should never be a starting point, go with the MK-II.
>>13864470
>>13864469
whoa, I'm scared
>>13864469
>>13864470
Ok, thanks
>>13864471
I'm starting the DX as in starting the build, not starting my first build
>>13864471
he didn't say it was his starting point, just which one he should start. I think that's what he was saying
>>13864478
Then make it clearer then, idiot.
I honestly don't know what to think of the Grimgerde. On one hand I like the head design and the monoeye, but what the fuck is up with that blue mouth camera? And those huge fucking shoulders and bulging cock plate? The arm shields with swords are cool, but the orange blades look tacky as fuck even though I'll paint them anyway.
Half this kit makes my dick hard but then I see something else that ruins it.
