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Gunpla / Plamo General

***READ THE GUIDE***

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1Tr8UyF2Xg5Ojqw0sxcO7oIG7IIsJPes3lMO5pHZKu5o

***READ THE GUIDE***

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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#gunpla

Old Thread >>13859471
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>>13866100
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]
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Friendly reminder to ignore snapshit and all who reply to him or speak about him.
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>>13866132
This
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Snapfit is my wife.
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Reposting futaba Grimgerde thread.
Oh those silly Japs.
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>>13866151

http://nov.2chan.net/y/res/3480981.htm

And I forgot my link.
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Why does Mr color thinner have different numbers(250,110,400) and would it be better to use mr color leveling thinner for someone living in SE asia?
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Anyone know where i can get a MG sized Shotlance? i'm thinking of painting a X1 into a X2 since it would be cheaper then the P-bandai one
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>HGUC GM command (2003)
>Will keep in one piece even if it's hit by a nuke
>Only the saber handles on the back are a bit loose and will fall off if you touch them too much

>HGAC Wing (2013)
>Mouth plate snapped in half when I was cutting it off the runner
>Practically everything keeps coming off

? ? ?
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>>13866158
I forgot to mention that I would be thinning Mr. Surfacer, not paint.
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>>13866170

The HGAC Wing kit is great so I don't know what's up with yours. Maybe you just got an off one.
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Okay, now where's the thread for adults that don't build kiddieshit SDs?
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>>13865304
Fuck, new thread. I'm a bit of a gunpla noob, what makes it a nice kit?
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>>13866158
>>13866171
Volume
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>>13866178
I guess.
On the bright side, now it has a sick battle scar on the face until i fix that
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FLAT finally arrived!

The surface detail is great for a NG 1/144, and it is surprisingly amazing to pose because the construction is so different from typical suits. I'm gonna paint this guy when I finish some other kits so no stickers for now. Here are some of my favorite poses with the kit.
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>>13866195
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>>13866194

Or you could make it a custom with battle damage.
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>>13866199
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>>13866201

Never before seen pose, literally impossible except for the powerful FLAT
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>>13866206
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>>13866165
http://www.gk-hobby.com/index.php?id_product=15&controller=product
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>>13866191
As in how much thinner the bottle contains?
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>>13866216

no as in how loud it is per bottle
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>>13866157
Something that amuses me is how similar some of the comments are to our own.
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How many kits does one build before they fully master the art of removing nubs with a knife/sandpaper without leaving any shitty white marks?

Because I really hope I don't have to live with all these shitty fucking skirt pieces I ended up with on all future kits
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>>13866190
It's just good? There's nothing wrong with it and it looks nice, what kind of question is this
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>>13866315
What qualities make one say it's nice?

Is there a lot of detail for a SD?
Do the pieces fit together really well?
Good posability?
Good stability?
Does it come with extra equipment?
Are the stickers special in some way?
Is it just an easy build with interesting pieces, making it fun?

I'm interested in getting one and I would like details from someone who seems to know them.
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Fuck stickers
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>>13866380
Are you that much of a snapshit that you cant even put the stickers on?

Why dont you paint the sticker details yourself?
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>>13866212
>Galbaldy Beta conversion
>Needs MG Gyan
>MG Gyan is in stock

Is this a sign, /m/?
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>>13866402
Do it.
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>>13866393
Because I'm new.

Also, how do I nip the piece off the runner without it flying off like loony toons?
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>>13866415
Payday next week, car insurance payment today, so cant go ahead right now. Doesnt help that conversion rates are horrendous at the moment for AU$.

But will do, Anon, will do.
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>>13866212
thanks friend

>>13866402
thats odd why a Gyan? i thought about getting one, if just to have every Zeek ms
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>>13866425
Get better, sharper nippers. Sticky tape over the part. Surround yourself with a cardboard wall.
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>>13866425
Buy a half-decent nipper. Cheap ones like $10 wire strippers pinch the plastic instead so clipped nubs fly off into the abyss when you clip them. Good ones will instead cleanly cut the runners, which also reduces stress on the plastic on the parts.

Also read the guide.
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>>13866425
Hold the piece you're nipping out when you cut the last gate, instead of holding the runner itself
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need some advice for a custom color scheme for a barbatos project ill be working on soon. dont know what to make the light pink parts to, and dont know what i want to switch the dark blue to.
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>>13866100
Yo planning on a tri-tone color scheme for my Graze since it's kind of dull otherwise.

Truth be told I don't have and eye for color coordination so any feedback would be appreciated
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>>13866461
The blue looks horrible.
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what should I build next?

X wing
WZ honoo
Cathedral
Rg zeta
Imperial girl
Or shiranui sp3 no. 2?
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>>13866461
Someone here made something similar a while ago.
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>>13866461
Gonna agree with the other anon the blue is a little bright, perhaps muting a little more would be nice
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>>13866492
>>13866461

This is like Dark Flame Master level edge.
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>>13865996
>matsukaze
MAH NIGGA
>>13866492
thanks for the reference
>>13866486
yes i know that. please consider reading my post first.
>>13866495
aiming for a red samurai kind of vibe, esp with all the melee weapons in IBO.
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>>13866492
>Killing Turn A

you monster
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>>13866513
See! No one cares about the GMs.
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>>13866510
It looks really kind of flat with just red and black with a bit of yellow.

Try going with a light grey on those blue parts.
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>cocked up my first gunpla right arm ball joint
Fuck.
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where is that website with the gundam linearts? I wanted to color those to see what a good paint scheme would be for a Zeta HG I'm going to get.
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>>13866574
Read the OP.
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>>13866349

Yes, it's a BB Legend and they're all nicely detailed
Yes
Yes
Yes
Three forms
Not really but I guess the green ones are sparkly to match the sparkly clear green plastic
Yes

The only Legend BBs that aren't great are like Versal Knight because it has just too many stickers and Musha Victory because a third of the plastic you're paying for is in that gross gold and the basic kit without those parts is kinda boring
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>>13866579
can't believe i missed that...
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>>13866604
>Three forms
Well damn, I guess I know what I'm buying next.

Thanks.
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>>13866485
Ok tweaked the arms a couple more times
which do you think works best?

http://strawpoll.me/6793877
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>>13866830
All look pretty bad to me.
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>>13866380
Foil stickers on RGs are the worst, especially the eyes.
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>>13866157
This kit came out yesterday how the fuck do these moonmen paint their kits so fast
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>>13866919
They don't give a fuck about the vapors
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Not even gonna bother reading this thread senpai.

I have these sitting in my closet for the last year or so.

Someone take them off my hands.
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>>13866963
why do you have 5 destiny gundams
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>>13866967
Why don't you?
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>>13866968
because i'm not a faggot
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>>13866963
Gonna give em away for free?
I wont mind paying for shipping to Aus if the kit is free.
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>>13866986
aus bro here too
ill happily display a destiny on my shelf
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>>13866830
Too saturated
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>>13866301
Never gonna happen. There will always be marks.

And trying to get rid of them without painting / covering up will just make it worse.
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>>13866963
Freedomland needs one
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>>13866301
http://gundamph.com/2011/08/24/how-to-remove-nubmark-sprue-mark-tutorial-gundam-building-101/
Try following the sandpaper guide in this
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Does hlj ever update backorders? I've been backordered for nearly three months and they've yet to say that they can't obtain any of the kits.
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>>13867013
pleb as fuck
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>>13867060
do it knife only. lets see how well yours come up.
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>>13867085
>not using muh superior Nippon sand folded over 10000 times.
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>>13866510
looks like ninja slayer
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>>13867085
>do it knife only.
why would i do that? the person you originally replied to was asking about using a knife/sandpaper. With those 2 things you can completely get rid of nubs. You just have to have the different grit sandpaper, a fresh exacto blade, patience, and technique. Don't lay down your shortcomings like it applies to everyone that builds gunpla.
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>>13867040
its dependent on bandai's restocking schedule not HLJ fami

http://bandai-hobby.net/site/schedule_images/nouhin.pdf
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>>13866887
>>13867012
Any suggestions?
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>go to mall to play arcade games and buy gunpla
>get gunpla from this generic anime/pop culture store
>they have a wall of different grades and a PG Strike Freedom assembled in the window
>walk into store
>gunpla shelf is replaced by rows of those fucking funko pop figures
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>>13867257
Don't feel too bad son, chances are it'd be way too expensive anyway
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>>13867257
I fucking hate those stupid things, every damn store has a billion of them and I can't understand how much you'd have to hate yourself to want one.
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>>13866963
I'm from America, how much?
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>>13866963
>Gee Bill! How come your mom lets you have FIVE Destiny Gundam?
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>>13866963
If they're not all spoken for, I'll take one
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>>13866549
>>13867107
probably gonna spend a bit getting the recolor to align with something like this
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>>13866963
Yo, I wouldn't mind one if this ain't bait
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>>13867253
What are you looking for?
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>>13867438
>>13866510
If you're going for a red samurai look, you might want to take a look at Musha Gundam for comparison.
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>>13867557
wanna keep the overall green color scheme, but want to break up the the monotony
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>>13866963
Probably from when Barnes and Noble was clearancing them for 5 USD each
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What's the best version of poor old Barbs? I'm not a scalefag if that matters.
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>>13867599
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So I ordered this guy a couple of minuted ago and it costs some fucking 1610 yen. Anyone know where to buy gendums for a low price?
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>>13867659
Too dark IMO
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>>13867706
>1610 yen
>14.25 USD
But that's not a bad price?
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>>13866963
I wan waaaan.
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OMG
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>>13867749

It's not bad but it's higher than even MSRP.

>>13867706

amiami
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>>13867758

because they are sending it to you my friend
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>>13866963

I think you're gay and you should burn them all
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Guess what arrived!!
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>>13867706
aare you paying shipping on it? if not then thats not an awful price
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>>13867856

why do nips design tanks with tracks so long they can't rotate
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>>13867867
the matsukage has rotating tracks iirc. thats why it fucking costs 150 base
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>>13867876
I'm pretty sure he means that the tracks themselves are too long so the entire vehicle can't turn properly with tank controls.
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>>13867885

yeah that's what I mean; it looks cool but they would have to turn around in a big circle even if the 2 sets of tracks are bendable like train cars
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I need about tree fiddy
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>>13867733
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>>13867958
Shit looks like it's right out of Armored Core 1.
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Feddies leave!

Just kidding I love fed suits but they get seriously shafted by Bandai as far as variations go
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got the X for the Under the Moonlight paintjob already.

really weird when models are actually up for Amazon Prime. now i just need to determine spray paints and wait for warm weather.
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Everything but the bottom right corner are Rebake's apparently
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>>13868108
>that lower left corner

u ahvin a giggle m8?
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>>13867958

needlessly varied, it either needs to be even more subtle or just go with a more unified scheme

this looks like a salad
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>>13868055
You're telling me
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>>13867998
>No Doms or Gelgoogs

get taste
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>>13868108
BANDAI I TRUSTED YOU
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>>13868108
what is this from?
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>>13868108
>Nealy all black and dark grey

Should be fairly simple for those parts. Those are pike the two easiest to paint colors ever.
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>>13866963
ill take one
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>>13867706
I paid 12 something USD at my local hobby shop last month for one.
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>>13868193
From what he said I'd assume it's from the Gusion/Gusion Rebake 1/100 NG
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>>13868215
I fucking hate the name Rebaked, sounds like something a stoner would call it. Make me want to paint a pot leaf on the shield and go the the local pot store and buy four blunts so it can hold them in its hands.
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>>13868228
no
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>>13868181
Keep meaning to get a gelgoog J, that beam rifle and fuel tank combo is sick.
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>>13868223
Sounds like a half-baked idea.
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>>13868108
What did you expect from IBO?
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>>13866461
>>13866492
>>13866510
>>13867569
Kinda got a Testament vibe going too.
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Are the Origin Guntank torso and the Mobile Worker's legs compatible?
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>>13868300
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>>13868108
Not as bad as the 1/144, but damn it's still more than I would have liked.

The NG Kimaris, otoh, seems to have almost no stickers judging by the pre-release images. Should just be the eyes and maybe some unnecessary foil for the hip joints. Grimgerde also appears to be relatively sticker-less.
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>>13868309

not directly, they are both PC-5 sized connections but the legs and torso are both the "ball" side of the connection

USE DALONG
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>>13868343
no
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someone is mad lol goddamn
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This is why we can't have nice things.

Also, post where you keep your gunpla!
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>>13868478
Lol they everyone dies in The Hateful Eight
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>>13868488
>spoiling shit no one cares about
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>>13868487

>SG-1

>Comet channel

My fucking afro-descended relation
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>>13868488
what, that stupid Haruhi thing?
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>>13868562
>what, that stupid Haruhi thing?
Underrated.
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>>13868286
I like every iteration of the Graze except the pink one.
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I should have asked here or gone through a review before buying, but man do I regret getting the V2 Assault Buster. I love Victory which is why I got it, but this kit is just a pain. The hands are pretty shitty, no beam sabers, limited articulation, and the cannons on the back in the Buster or Assault Buster modes are pain in the ass to move - they're on a ball joint that pops out if you even try to move it adjust it. Terrible. I guess I'll keep it in a hybrid of the Buster and Assault modes since gunpla is freedom and all that, but for my second kit it really hasn't been pleasant.
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>>13866963
I've actually been entertaining buying both of these.

Got an ask price?

Not gonna beg like all these faggots.
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>>13868502
That and Star Wars are the only movies that anon has seen recently and nobody doesn't know who dies in The Force Awakens so it's all he has left in his life
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I wonder how the grimgerde would look without the silly ears.
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>>13868672
Okay, that's actually pretty neat.
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>>13868683
And so is this. Didn't expect that thread to answer my questions so quickly.
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>>13868683
Change a few more things so it doesn't look quite the same and that could be an MP Grimgerde.
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>>13868686

Hey it's Briareos.
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>>13868704
Add some modifications and you can make a pretty decent Metal Wolf.
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>>13868309
everything made of plastic is compatible
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>>13868332
PC-5! That's great news.
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>>13867706
Get your orders in soon, the yen to usd conversion is only going to get worse for US importers
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>>13868760
Is the Yen getting stronger or is the Dollar getting weaker?
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>>13868770
US stock market was dipping, but so was the Nip one

Yen is holding strong, something about foreign investors dumping their life savings into it because fears of a worldwide depression
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>>13868686
>>13868704
>Hey it's Briareos.

Obvious influence is obvious. Sorry excuse for a design.
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>>13868811
die
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>>13867998
Is that a candy gloss coat on your jahanam? Looks great.
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>>13868811
>Hey G-Self looks like a Gundam

Obvious influence is obvious. Sorry excuse for a design.
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>>13868760
bah, i need to atleast wait til next paycheck, i might just order 2 X1's since the paint i'll get for the Moonlight X is the same pattern as the Crossbone X2
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>>13868692
I know what you are saying, but that's basically the Graze.
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>>13868847
Proportions all over the place
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>>13868861
Yeah, yet another thing I realized too late.
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>>13868816
Thanks very much, it's actually just tamiya gloss clear but on saturated colors it really gives it that pop.
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Whats the best HG Zeta gundam?
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>>13869186

The HGUC Zeta Gundam.
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So if you live in the US it's Presidents day weekend. What are you working on this potentially three day weekend?

I just finidhed my GuP tank. Went really light on the weathering as in the series they are well maintained.
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>>13869186
The Zeta Plus is great, and if you like the look there's that Lightning Zeta from GBFT that NAOKI designed.
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1000 grit doesn't seem to do anything at all, do I need to go a little coarse like 400?

Do I need to sand internal frame parts on MGs and RGs?
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>>13869647
Yes these are two good suggestions. If you like the MS mode of the Zeta, want an updated cool design of it, and don't care if it doesn't have a waverider mode then definitely get the Lightning Zeta. If waverider mode is a must for you, then the Zeta Plus certainly gets the job done while looking pretty badass in the process. Also don't sleep on the Rezel. They are essentially Zeta Gundam variants that all have a waverider mode. The Rezel Type C is especially awesome, definitely one of my favorite kits that I own.
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How do I practice without dropping wads of cash on HGs that I'm not gonna be proud of?
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>>13869862
SDs are cheaper.
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5th gunpla. I'm still shit, but improving ever so slightly. I think I'm gonna pick up a MG ZZ tomorrow.
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>>13869892
Back view.
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>>13866963
Poorfag would Love one here. From WA.
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Got a bunch done today on this guy. Gutted the inside of the chest and sacrificed a GM to Plamor to give it some better shoulder articulation. I also split the front skirt and started on the seam welding. Next order of business is to add a ball joint to the waist and maybe ankle tilts to the feet.

Also could someone post a pic of the smallest hands that come with the Jigen Build Knuckles next to say the hands from a HGAW Wing or a Crossbone?
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Better shot of the new shoulders, lots of pla plate and greenstuff in there.
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>>13866963
I'd love one!
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>>13866963
>1/144
>SEED
Fucking no.
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>>13866963
if theres any left i am in need of a destiny or freedom in 1/144 scale
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>>13868672
>silly ears
Don't you diss dragoons, m8.
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>>13869757
800 > 1000 > 2000
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>>13870052
Here you go bud, currently working on a similar update to an old kit myself. Was suprised at just how tiny the wing hands are
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Contributing.
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>>13870825
You sicken me. At least make an interesting lighting, not just a fucking camera flash.
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>>13870831
I was watching the Dem debate. I thought it didn't look bad.
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>Panel washing with enamel thinner ended up badly.
>Climate in SEA makes lighter fluid dry up very fast and feels like I'm using a lot.
How are Tamiya washes? Do they use enamel thinner?
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It's grown on me.
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>>13870840
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>>13870840
Like a nasty fungi infestation, I bet.
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>>13870052
>>13870054
What exactly am I looking at here?
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I am still kinda new and wanted to start detailing kits better, I'm gonna start small and detail weapons first, is it good or at least acceptable to just use gundam markers or should I actually get some paints?
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>>13867706
>and it costs some fucking 1610 yen
Glad I live in Japan, it's only 900 yen on Japanese Amazon and you get free shipping.
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>>13870840
>>13870843
it looks better without the bunny ears

just admit it
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>>13870843

I was thinking of taking the Rebake's shield and the GN-X lance and really making the Grimgerde look like a viking maiden. Some different shoulders would help too.

Too bad that finding the GN-X for under 30 dollars is like searching for the bones of Jesus.

>>13870850

Gundam markers are pretty much only good for detail work, but the problem is they're imprecise so you need to squeeze the paint out and paint it onto the parts with a fine brush. You COULD dab the marker on as light as you can, then scrape away the excess with a toothpick, which I've done, but it's a pain and paint directly from a marker just goes on too fucking thick.

Smearing metallic marker for things like heat hawk/blade edges works.
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>>13870836
Anyone? Also what color should black and gray pieces be panel lined with?
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>>13868781
They introduced negative intrestrates recently to right? Which means bank account savings are discourged and that you should invest in bonds and the stock market for returns, but I thought this was a sign of weakness and that it would weaken the yen to help exports
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Got a Jegan A2 earlier this week in the mail, too cold to topcoat but here are some photos in natural light
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>>13870888
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>>13870881

Yes, negative rates have never helped, and Japanese due to their culture hold onto their money rather than investing. The current rate of exchange should hold even as US markets dip.

>having to learn international economics in order to keep up on your plastic robutt toy hobby
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>>13870889
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>>13870894
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>>13868223
Nothing better than sparking up before you build
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>>13870836
I've started to use these, fills in great, still runs with TS-80 unless you're really careful. Though I bought a gray and black in Japan that seemed to have been on the shelf for too long, the gray was mostly stale in the bottom so I'm going to buy some new ones locally.
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>>13870896
The area behind the shoulder thrusters looks like permanent marker try again.
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>>13870916
you have no room to critique me when you do nothing with your kits
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>>13868223
>Make me want to paint a pot leaf on the shield and go the the local pot store and buy four blunts so it can hold them in its hands.
I'll be blowback if someone actually does this
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>>13870924
It looks REALLY ugly bro! Just saying! LOL.
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>>13870937
dont ever reply to me again you autistic fuck
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>>13870855
are you fucking retarded?
There's a mobile suit with a lance in IBO you dumbass, why are you searching for some rare kit?
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>>13870945
U mad bro?
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>>13870945
That's an old picture. I only have my G-Reco kits up there now. I actually move my kits around quite often!
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>>13870952
FUCK YOU NIGGER
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>>13870888
Maybe it's just me, but I feel your panel lining is a bit heavy. Not Dalong heavy, but still heavy. It works for some areas like the shoulders and the bottom of the legs, but the chest and the upper thighs are too strong IMO.

As for the shoulder vents,those are the seals, right?
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>>13870952

Because it's a different lance and I want that one.
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>>13870960
shoulder vents were gundam marker applied with a small brush, the white needs a few more coats to be thicker desu

as for the panel lining it was my first time using the pour type panel lining so you're right it was applied too liberally
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When will the revive everyone dies in The Hateful Eight
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>>13870956
dude why isnt the rifle autistically pointed at the camera
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>>13870967
It was funner with han solo dies. I don't even know what the hateful 8 is.
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>tfw out of paint
>tfw you have to wait next month to finish your gunpla
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>>13870956
absolute trash
>no nub removal
>bad pose
>no panel lining
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This looks like a good thing to have. Can the stringy thing be replaced with a body scrub?
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>>13870924
Shitposter is just jealous of your hard work

You did a good job, post more pics
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>>13870846
An attempt to take the old 1/144 Heavy-Arms Custom from 1998 and give it decent articulation. It's my first time doing a kitbash that isn't just gluing parts from kit B onto kit A, so I figured I'd use a cheap EW kit since they were getting reissued last month.
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Anyone got a good website for GFF and Zeonography figure reviews? I want good pictures of them.
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>>13871077
Those aren't gunpla. Why are you talking about non-gunpla in the gunpla thread?
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>>13871092
You realize he gets paid to do those things right? Like 5 USD a word?
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>>13871092
because he's a faggot who is too hamhanded to paint/panel line/nub removal
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>>13871102
$5 well spent.
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>>13871112
It's five dollars each word you idiot.
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Does anyone here have the IBO character stands? How are they?
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So, I've been buying my gunpla from my local anime shop, but I feel like 25 bucks for a high grade is too much. Where is the best place to buy them?
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>>13871116
It's actually $5 per 10 words, but yeah. Tyrone's prices were better before he sold out. Rog was always better with $5 per 60 words.

>>13871127
If you're buying one at a time and want it within a week, Amazon's your best bet. If you're buying in bulk (Like 4-5 kits at a time) or are buying a single kit and don't care how long it takes to get to you, HLJ's for you.
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>>13871130
Did you paint that? It's cute!
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>>13871148
Got it off of some facebook group, might've been MAHQ.

Still better than anything you've done.
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>seam weld you guys said
Requesting op for awareness in next thread.
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>>13871214
As a general rule, whenever you work with mysterious chemicals always do it with a filtered mask on and in a well-ventilated area.
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>>13871214
/m/ is already filled with a bunch of cancerous birth defects who will never reproduce so no need to be careful
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>>13871214

Yeah you gave to be over 14
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>>13871214
Funny I was just about to ask what was everyone's choice/brand of cement and why.

I also happen to have with me a bottle of Limonene Mr Cement with me that smells orange-y and has no health warning label on, only the flammable one.
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>>13871265

Wtffffff did you died
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>>13871265
Isn't Tamiya and/or Mr. something the standard answer for everything here?
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>>13871214
Nearly everything causes cancer according to California. The danger with plastic cement fumes is that like lacquer fumes they kill brain cells. Just don't leave it sitting around with the cap off and open a window and you'll be fine if that's what you are worried about.
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>>13871276
ANT is in britbong. His stuff doesn't get California health warning labels unless for some reason it comes from a US distributor.

And yes, generally because those two tend to make reliable products.
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So, did you guys ever fix up your first gunpla you made? I leave them shitty to see how I've gotten better. Pic unrelated.
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>>13871322
Yes, just added some nubcleaning and water slides to my MG Freedom from 2004, but I'm going to top coat it come spring and call it done.
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>>13871299
>Nearly everything causes cancer according to California
this, even things like processed and red meat
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Holy shit. The torso is so fucking loose on the Gself
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>>13871322
I started a few months ago and I've improved alot. But looking at my flaws in my first ones makes me cringe. I'm going to get a new hobby knife and touch up.
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>>13871322
Not really.

Besides, since I only snapbuild, all my kits look the same when finished. So I wouldn't tell if I improved anyways.
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>>13871322

I leave them but I try to buy another of that same kit and do it justice. I use the old ones to experiment new techniques on. I once had this GM Type C that had holes drilled in it, seam welded legs and one arm, every body part a different color, shield covered in random waterslides, limbs replaced by other limbs. It was a monster. Then my mom threw it out.
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>>13871551
>not wanting to improve at your chosen hobby

What's it like not having ambitions
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>>13871578
Some people just want to have fun.
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>>13869597

that looks really nice, sorry it's plebtown here
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