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 (embed)
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Old Thread >>13882025
took a break from my zaku and hyper delta projects and started on a mod i've wanted to do since i got this kit over a year ago.
>>13890222
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]
>>13890559
does my clean build count
There is nothing wrong with straight builds that are pained up with an airbrush/rattle cah
>>13890853
There is nothing wrong with sloppy snapbuilds either, you elitist shitlord.
Did the anon who has the HGUC X2 Kai ever scan the manual?
ITT: Your favorite from a line
HGUC: FA Unicorn Gundam Destroy mode
HG00: Reborns Gundam and GN-Archer
HGReco: Gaeon
HG IBO: Gusion (might change when I finish I get the Rebake though)
HG Age: Farsia
MG: RX-78 Origins.
HG Seed: I guess Stargazer since that's the only one that felt pretty good
>>13890925
What on earth is that thing? I know it's the Palace Athene but it looks horrible.
>>13891154
It looks like the old kit.I'm still waiting for my Alex.
>>13891154
it is indeed the Palace Athene
>>13891230
>>13891149
HGUC: Sinanju.
HGIBO: Barbatos.
HGRECO: Havent build anything from it.
HGBF: Wing Fenice Rinascita.
HG00: Reborns Gundam.
HGAGE: Age 2 Double Bullet, even if the effect parts could be better.
HGSEED: Blue Frame Second L
RG: Gundam Mk-II
MG: Turn A
>>13891149
Why does every general on every board end up with tons of tripfags? Why is it so hard to be anonymous? It's not even a matter of putting it on to post content related to your trip, you keep it on all the time. That goes for everyone, even less cancerous trips like ANT.
>>13891230
>>13890925
Don't be an enabler for people like Snapshit who refuse to improve. Anything worth doing is worth doing well, and telling people it's fine to be shit helps nobody.
>>13890222
Nice set.
Anybody knows a good place to learn eletronic for gunpla (specially LEDs)?
>>13891252
>>13891149
Wow, I actually forgot
HGBF: Wing Gundam Honoo
Third Party Kit: Xi Gundoom
>>13891230
>>13891252
Come to think about it, the age2db didnt have effect parts, i just used two spare beam sabers.
>>13891154
>he doesn't know about palace-a-meme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv3ItNFvgzI
>>13891260
>Don't be an enabler
>implying you need to be enabled to be shit
These newfags don't know aboutDr. Soda
Anyone endeavoring to paint the face on this bot is in for a fucking nightmare.
>>13891360
or Fried-kun with cute crabs-gifting ordeal.
That sounds a bit more misleading than it should.
>>13891373
ohhh my god I can TASTE your cuticles why didn't you just leave it on the desk where it would have been easier to autofocus AND avoided this feeling
AND you didn't resize I mean jesus christ anon jesus christ
>>13891377
what kits you been workin on
>>13891377
The only thing I remember about him washis hot glue photos
>>13891399
Same Nu head and R3. Only got days off today and tomorrow so I'll be getting the cement and panel wash paint tomorrow.
Can you believe until this last week I've been almost plastic-crack free for 6 months? True story. blog shitslowly getting back into it even with my very limited space and money and new location/life/job.Once these two are done I'm doing the resin GP00 conversion, which I'm FINALLY ordering next week.
Alright, lads. Post, in this order:
>your backlogs
>your current project
>what kit should be built next
I'll start. Backlog is pic, working on HGUC Zeek Mk. Ithat has been barely half-finished for months now Jesus Motherfucking Willy H. Tap-dancing Christ.
What's my next kit?
>>13891422
>that handwriting
>that mess
>living in total darkness
>that spoiler
Alright how hard to build is the 1/144 seravee gundam for a total beginner? As in, first time.
>>13891440
How hard is it to READ THE GUIDE as per the first things in the OP?
>>13891412
I've also been planning on getting a resin kit for the Blossom, which do you recommend?
>>13891412
>no 1/100 GP00
>but no 1/144 GP04
>OCD won't let me have the GP series in different grades
>>13891446
The ModelLegend one? The guy is the one who took the designs and references of it from materials like the Master Archive and made it in to RG conversion form. There's some love in that shit. He has entries on his blog for all of his conversion kits. Make sure to buy from his own taobao link instead of recasters. inb4 its profit from rip off anyway so why does it matter
>tfw still hoping he makes a Stamen one
>>13891461
Well unless you absolutely need articulation, there are nice GKs of the GP04 that you can find, I believe.
>>13891461
you'll just snapshit them anyway though, also put your trip back on please
>>13891461
>OCD when you mean autism
you're autistic
>>13891422
SD Neo Zeong and RG Strike Freedom
Currently building HG Extreme Gundam
The SD is next, waiting for a new knife to come in the mail before starting the RG.
>>13891272
>Destiny
>blue butterfly wings
>>13891327
>>fedora tipper tried to build gendoom
>he twists the parts off the runners
As expected of hipsters
>>13891445
I did
They reccomend some starter kits but i'm not sure where the one falls on
Probably on suffering tier
>>13891496
Nah I you want to start, buy a kotobukiya model kit.
Perfect for beginner.
![TB2X2kYjFXXXXbgXpXXXXXXXXXX_!!47346732[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/gPLbVHE.jpg "TB2X2kYjFXXXXbgXpXXXXXXXXXX_!!47346732[1].jpg")
>>13891463
>there are nice GKs of the GP04 that you can find, I believe
So there is. I may buy one and an RG GP01 next month and see if I can mod it.
>>13891496
Just buy whatever HG you fancy
They're all made so that even a kid can build them
>>13891496
>>13891543
This. These are plastic kits made so 10 year olds can build them. There's virtually no increase in difficulty through kits and grades unless you have giant ham hands (with the exception of a few outlying cases). More complex kits just take more time.
>>13891519
>>13891543
>>13891549
Oh, really?
Thats good to hear i guess! I'm just afraid of messing up.
Maybe MG is too much for me though?
>>13891556
I started with an MG, shit's fine. If you're petrified of messing up start with an HG just so you don't convince yourself you're doing something wrong and muck it up. Get the right tools, heed advice, you'll be golden.
>>13891556
I'd start with some HG's to familiarize yourself with proper building and cleanup techniques. An MG is fine to start with, but you'll be kicking yourself if you mess up on something you could have prevented by having a bit more experience.
>>13890853
the leopard looks like a great base for a modernized heavyarms derringer arms.
>>13891272
Basically, everything's got electrons, and the stuff on the negative side of the battery has way more electrons than the positive side, so when you connect both the electrons start flowing from the negative side to the positive side, and you form a circuit
When you put an LED in the circuit (with the pins going to the proper polarity, as in, the shorter one going to the negative end of the battery) the current flows through it and activates the magic in the LED which allows it to shine brightly
However, for the safety of your precious LEDs, it's recommended to put in a small resistor (~220 Ohm for a 5V battery) somewhere in the circuit (Resistors have no polarities so you can connect them however you want and are basically like a wire, except as their name indicates they offer resistance to the flow of electrons) so that they don't end up burning from an excess of current
The last thing is adding a little push/slide switch to turn the circuit on/off, this can go anywhere since the only thing it does is connect and disconnect a section of the circuit through the mechanism inside
Note that all of these components go in series, as in, connected like a string, not in parallel. Unless you wish to do a more complex project with various switches and/or other components in which case you're on your own
>Zeta 2.0 and Acguy MGs suddly dropped $7 on amazon
shame i cant bring myself to get either.
>>13891422
>your backlogs
HGBF Hi-Mock
HGUC Dra-C
>in the mail
HGUC Gouf Custom
HGUC Zaku II F-2 EFSF
>your current project
RG GP01, still need to sticker it and panel line.
>what kit should be built next
Out of mine? Most likely Dra-C. Yours? Zaku III
>>13891422
even for HG your in to deep.
>Backlog
MG Dom
MG Gouf 2.0
MG RX-78-02 The Origin
I have a Extreme Blast mode Destiny on the way but i will probly sell it to my friend who offered the same i payed for it
Still working on Deathsycthe and X
>>13890986
I'm not that anon who said he was going to do it but what is it you want to see from it? I could probably take a clear picture of whatever you're looking for since I don't have a scanner unfortunately.
>>13891664
>shame i cant bring myself to get either.
But it can do the sitting pose?!
>>13891736
i'll admit i forgot that and its cute as hell but i really need to cut back on this hobby. so my last MG for a bit might be a Crossbone X1 i'll convert into a X2
>>13891747
>really need to cut back
>>13891412
>plastic-crack free for 6 months
What the fuck are happening to you faggots?!
>hear good things about the Zaku I Sniper Type
>check it up on dalong
>eye is yellow see-through plastic
>order kit
>eye is yellow see-through plastic on box and in the manual
>start build
>eye is clear see-through plastic
>the only yellow is a sticker
What the fuck.
"Check dalong" my ass, it's bullshit
Hey guys I modded my Epyon into the Epyon Gundam Duel Weild Custom, what do you think?
>>13891772
sorry for bad photoes I only have a camera phone
>>13891770
You can clearly see the eye piece is clear plastic here. You can also see the sticker sheet in the middle.
>>13891789
>implying I'm going to look at the parts and not how the thing looks finished
>>13891770
>not having the most basic color markers
try a sharpie?
>>13891770
>paint the inside of the eye socket silver
>paint the lens part clear yellow
Easy to fix up, and pretty cheap too. It'd look really cool.
>>13891792
You can even see in that picture that it's a reflective yellow sticker there and not a piece of clear plastic. "Check Dalong" doesn't just refer to the finished product, pal.
>>13891755
My other plasic hobby is my Stormtrooper armor, which really needs some upgrades. and thats quite a bit more expensive then gunplaplus i'm running out of shelf space again please help
>>13891422
Back log is getting pretty bad. HGUC Bawoo, Miss Sazabi, the 3 Blue Destiny Units, and a gouf custom that is for a specific project. MG Full Frontal Geara Doga, Tallgeese 2, Deathscythe EW, the Hyaku Shiki 2.0 and a Ver KA Sazabi.
Can't wait to be able to paint when it gets warmer.
I just finished an HGUC Hyaku Shiki today, so what should I build next from the log?
>>13891841
Search your heart, you know this to be true.
>>13891755
newfag detected
>>13891861
How so? ANT being half-year plastic crack free is shocking enough
>>13891841
>Tallgeese 2
>Frontals Geara Doga
how
>>13891889
You can get a Tallgeese II on Amazon, if you're willing to drop 80 bucks for it.
>>13891422
Backlog:
Hyaku Shiki
Zeta Gundam
Sazabi
Hime's Brain Powerd
In progress:
Messala (Just need to attach main thrusters and stickers)
Next up: Zeta
>>13891889
Full Frontal's Doga a friend surprised me with. The Tallgeese 2 I managed to snag on ebay for a reasonable price.
Trying to bite the bullet on the Tallgeese 3. Someday...
Xenoblade X inspired custom build. I've been working on this for a week or so now. What could I do better?
Still have to figure out the transformation, finish filling gaps, scribe panel lines, and paint.
My friend is a dumb shit
>Buy Revive AEUG MK II.
>Decides he doesn't like the colors
>Paints it Titans colors.
>>13891664
Goddamn it anon why'd you have to tell me this, I do love both suits
I need to not buy it, told myself the MG Unicorn I bought last month would be my last kit because I dont want to be flooded with kits like some of the people here are
>>13891422
>Backlog
Mega Size Zaku 2 CHAR
MG Gundam DX
HG Super Gundam
HG Mk2 Titans old and revive
HG Jesta
HG Jegan ECOAS
HG Full Armour Gundam 7TH
HG Hazel II
HG Advanced Hazel
HG BD3
HG Gabthley
HG Gaplant
HG Xekueins
HG Rick Dom 2
HG Metthus
HG Gundam X Divider
HG Denial Gundam
HG Zaku 2 Shin Matsunaga/Black Tri-Star
HG Kamiki Burning
HG Lighting Zeta
HG Döven Wolf Unicorn Ver
HG Marasai Unicorn Ver
>Project
Terrible handpainting with a GM, and a primed 1/144 Javelin who will most likely share the same fate
Build that Jegan
can those flame effects on the Build Burning's back fit on Barbatos?
>>13891980
Why does it matter?
>>13892091
DALONG.NET
Yes they can, the fire effects are hooked onto the back with basic pegs. Learn to do research.
Will we ever get HG crossbone vanguard suits?
>>13892167
Once it gets an Anime
>>13892167
As soon as we get F91 suits
>>13891770
Hey, dumbass! If you had any brains you would have also looked at the instructions which clearly show a sticker going behind there and he also uploads pictures of the runners under the information tab for every kit.
>>13892175
Don't be a meanie.
>Acguy went back up to $40
well atleast i wont get tempted anymore
>>13892175
He even uploaded this.
>>13891755
no ballsack no ubboat
>>13891445
It was my first. Very easy build, would recommend for a first kit
>>13891892
Fuck me. Bought all my 1/100 Wing suits at Toy's R Us in the late 90's probably 25$ each. Sure wish my parents hadn't thrown those out.
>tfw no qt gunplabf
>>13892215
Different kits man. I still have the 1/100 hg tallgeese 3. Nothing compared to the MG.
give me ideas for a mobile armor using the nightingale.
I want to use a dragon motif
>>13892230
I don't know, but you should throw an Assault Pack on the back of it because who doesn't like shoulder cannons?
>>13892217
like anyone is surprised
>>13892230
It looks like a dragon.
It's made from Nightingale kit.
Expertly modified with bitz from other, assorted kits.
To look like a dragon.
>>13892174
We already did, they even come with waterslides
Here again,
I don't think dioramas would be a great place to start even if it's just a simple base. Personally the thing I enjoy most out of gunpla is the fact that they're very dynamic especially in terms of posing, fixing something in place even with a beautiful backdrop doesn't particularly appeal to me and I'm certain this is true for at least some other people.
We might be able to use an idea similar toreddit'sbuilds where they take a common/cheap kit and customize it; maybe a GM variant or a zaku.
As for the prize, I was thinking of just buying a kit or kits that would add up to ~$20 USD with like a $10 shipping limit or something from a site of the winner's choice (It has to be in stock)
now you faggots give me some input
>>13892258
If we do it likeledditwe should not be as restrictive. Either a specific colour scheme, or a specific kit. Not both. And the colour scheme shouldn't be as fugly as what they wanted.
Does this look too silly?
>>13892283
I didn't say use both, just the kit
>>13892285
If you give some context or the inspiration, this might explain it a bit, but either way this looks kind of terrible. Why would you even paint something like that ?
>>13892297
This guy, from Megaman Zero
>>13892309
It could work if you give it a cape just like Craft and keep it on, never to let anyone see the color scheme under it.
Either that or take less saturated colors. Take a paler green and dark blue, so the colors don't overload the eye. On your lineart, everything pops out, whereas on the concept art, the pink and yellow are more clearly the accent colors.
>>13892221
Ahhh shit. Good point. Well now I don't feel so bad about them sitting in a landfill somewhere.
>gundamguy making of himself again
>>13892341
>is awesome to finally to get a RG gunpla from the Gundam UC series.
Is this guy retarded?
>>13892353
he is a man on the internet that reports on any and all 'news' about plastic figures of fictional robots from a series far east asian cartoonswhat the fuck do you think
Are the Dragon Momoko kits good? Or do people around here hate them solely on not being banzai?
>>13892341
>>13892353
>>13892378
y-you guys realize that he is saying Gundam UC as in UniCorn, not Universal Century, r-right?
There is no RG of any Unicorn suit. Am I looking into this too hard cause I would feel like that is obvious in this context
>>13892327
Is this better? I slightly desaturated the pink too
I don't think I'll be giving him a cape though since I'd like to give him his in-combat appearance, holding the GN Launcher and stuff
>>13892409
yes we're aware
>>13892285
>>13892433
Isn't this guy long sold out?
>>13892285
>>13892433
Get rid of the red on the chest fins, change the top of the head to be black. Make a part of the foot white. Make a custom piece to go on the toe to be painted green.
That should give it a better sense of balance. Also I'd remove the white on the front skirts. Maybe just remove the front skirts outright honestly.
>>13891926
bump
has nobody here played the game or something
>>13892512
I didn't want to buy a WiiU literally for one game
>>13892512
I'm waiting for it to drop in price
>>13892488
I got the HG Astraea (Not the Type-F) from hlj around maybe two weeks ago?
Both the Type-F and the white one were in stock back then, don't know about the 1/100s though
>>13891926
I'm going to just buy the Kotobukiya kit
>>13891711
Pls build RX-78 origin
Does anyone know a good way to completey strip off tamiya paint from the underlying plastic? I was thinking of gradually adding acetone to rubbing alcohol until it becomes strong enough to dissolve the paint and not the plastic
>>13891664
Thank god the price went back up when I checked.
>>13892591
pot or spray?
>>13892597
A little of both, hope it doesn't matter too much
>>13892386
They look good to me, and it's not like the price is dropping on the Bandai MG kits.
>>13892607
pots just need rubbing alcohol
sprays need lacquer thinner
>>13892610
pretty sure the DM Tallgeese are shit
>>13892630
Plastic-On-Plastic joints aside, they're not bad kits from what I've read. The TG1 ain't worth it but the TG2 and 3 are apparently.
>>13892526
>>13892537
your loss, I guess
>>13892562
I'm doing that too, but who knows when that will actually be out anyway
>>13892230
So you want a shamblo?
Welcome to the Black Gundam club, how Edgy are Ya?
finished up X's torso and arms, the cheap silver spray turned out well enough
>>13892630
TG1 is absolutely not worth it, the real one is super cheap as is. All DM has going for it are the extra weapons.
TG2 is in a gray zone since while it's objectively worse than the Bandai version articulation-wise, it's still a fairly close copy and the official one is way too pricey anyways.
DM's TG3 is absolute shit compared to the Bandai one, and it's still funny trying to see people defending what is literally the 1/100 TG3 stapled onto the MG TG frame.
Speaking of Dragon Momoko, has noone bought and assembled the Destiny?
>>13892763
those look great, although I think the deatscythe's head should also be black
meanwhile, there was a flu outbreak in the office so they basically asked us to not go there until monday, meaning I got some time today to finish the backpack of the Nu
Do you guys throw away your runners? I keep mine in the kit's box along with all the accessories and it's a huge mess whenever I want to take out something
Should I just throw them out or do they have any use?
>>13892386
the DM Strike is great
save for the hands which are extremely fragile
>>13892386
They've gotten a lot better over time. Freedom and the Tallgeese 1-3 were sort of meh, but their Strike was impressive. Their Akatsuki was sort of mediocre, since it was really just the 1/100 Akatsuki's backpack stapled onto their MG Strike vRM, but competent enough. Their Destiny isn't quite the level of the Metal Build, but it's close enough and still miles better looking than the MG. Who knows with their Unicorn, but at this point they've gotten good enough I'm willing to bet it'll be fine.
Two warnings though:
1. As much as people praise their plastic quality, it's still not Bandai level. Fitting's super tight too. If you intend to paint the things, don't assemble it before hand.
2. They really, really, REALLY fucking love tron line. If you're a fan of that then you'll love their decal set-ups, but if you're not then god damn it looks silly.
>>13892763
What color are you gonna panel line the black parts?
>>13892763
the black really should've been german grey or something similar
>>13892806
Oh and on a couple of their kits they tried to throw in their copies of the Emotion Manipulators. All-Can-Be-A-Finger or something.
It fucking sucks, don't bother. Just use the edited 1/100 Builders Parts hands instead.
>>13892787
i orginally was just doing the same scheme with Death as he came with but i forgot his head was black in the show, i'll build there waists and see what else needs some black since they changed alot in this EW
>>13892809
possibly but i think it will look better once i flat coat it
>>13892800
What are the chances they start making MG Impulse?
>>13892832
who the fuck knows
I still think they will milk the frame of the mg Strike with Noir and IWSP variant
>>13892832
There's a Blast Impulse resin kit so it's certainly possible.
>>13892807
grey i guess?
![1496185_1005738172823926_4679109645044301113_o[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Je6SWaL.jpg "1496185_1005738172823926_4679109645044301113_o[1].jpg")
>>13892849
Who knows, right now they're working on the PG Unicorn, which looks to be original on their part as far as detailing. It doesn't look like its based on a resin kit.
>>13892876
woops, meant to reply to >>13892832
But the Blast Impulse resin kit is just the backpack and not a full conversion kit.
>>13892876
that one will be a damn nice display piece
I'm still pondering if I should get it or not....
>>13892876
Looks to be based of this:
http://www.hkml.net/Discuz/viewthread.php?tid=168886&extra=&originator=yes
>>13892880
You say that like that stopped them from using the PG Sword and Launcher resin kits.
>>13892892
Doesnt look anything like it
![1412210_1005738022823941_6353722356366588678_o[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/9dbmfES.jpg "1412210_1005738022823941_6353722356366588678_o[1].jpg")
>>13892892
It's not, there are details that are present on the resin kit that aren't on the DM kit and vice-versa.
Plus on the DM kit, the chest is more prominent and doesn't droop like it should in the resin kit.
DM's been doing well enough that I wouldn't be surprised if they managed to hire their own modelers so they don't have to straight up copy old resin kits anymore.
They're totally still going to recycle Bandai runners whenever they can though.
>>13892920
I'm glad 3rd parties in general are stepping up. We're getting kits Bandai likely would never touch.
I'm so happy I'll get an MG Woundwort this year. ;__;
i want to build qt waff
>>13892948
Any more news on that? I haven't hear anything since it was announced.
>>13892999
nothing yet. Since its being done by Magic Toys who made the MG Hazel, we probably won't hear about it for a bit.
>>13892996
What a qt
>>13892996
great looking mobile suit desu
>>13892787
damn that looks good, i've been putting off getting that kit for a while since my backlog is kinda big at the moment but seeing your progress pics really make we want to buy it asap.
Brand new to gunpla, this is my second kit actually. I know I need to panel line and work on my assembling skills but how is the pose for my Zeta?yes I broke the tip of the rifle
>>13893089
Is this bait?
>>13891230
Looking at zis paint jahb is like looking into the abyss below our culture
Do you guys cut out every part and then sand then build or do you cut and sand each piece as you build it.
>>13893089
get an action base / tamashii stage / wire coat hanger
read the guide
get better lighting
point the feet outwards, >< kawaii feet positions doesnt really look good with a lot of robot models.
go stand up and pull the pose you want your gunpla to do, now take note of the way you look and apply it to your poses for a more natural feel / look
and probably last but not least, dont get discouraged by the fuckers in these threads. nobody is an expert the first time they do something. everything takes practice, patience and perseverance to be good at.
>>13893089
everything about it is shit
>>13893153
The latter.
>>13893089
I suggest using a good pair of sprue cutters, you can search for 'diagonal cutters.' How did you break the rifle?
>>13893474
Like you know shit about building gunpla.
>>13893153
I cut out pieces of a section, then I sand and build.
Like I'll cut out all the pieces for the right leg, left leg, or both, sand them then build them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBFZvdudOKw
Have anyone here tried for Gunpla open course?
finished the main body of Kai's X
Few fuck ups and isnt as neat as i'd like but it still fun, have to wait til tomorrow to do the backpack since i'm trying to do a white stripe on the panels. guess i could start decaling
![gn_011_gundam_harute_ori_v_[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/kJuIRwr.jpg "gn_011_gundam_harute_ori_v_[1].jpg")
How does this make you feel?
![gn_011_gundam_harute_ori_v___fighter_mode[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/92q00KM.jpg "gn_011_gundam_harute_ori_v___fighter_mode[1].jpg")
Thoughts?
>>13893562
>>13893567
The length of the barrels are absolutely ridiculous, but everything else is pretty sweet lookin IMO.
I don't care much for RD's, but just seeing the gorgeous new RD RX-78-2 just further reminds me of how badly Bandai botched the Revive version.
>>13893567
>>13893562
What is this? It looks like the kind of thing you'd see in a QUALITY screenshot
>>13893498
I've built 33 kits and haven't broken a singe part.
>>13893585
Not even the HG has this awful seam line
>>13893585
The RX-78-2 Revive is pretty much just an entirely new interpretation of the RX-78-2's design. It's not trying to be anime accurate.
>>13891926
Very nice. Any base inspiration? (Legs look like Formula and arms from the Urban)
>>13893588
I'd much rather have an ugly seamline than ugly proportions.
>>13893585
That shield looks like ass
>>13891422
Backlog :
MG Sword Impulse
MG char's Gelgoog
MG double x
Metal gear Rex
Metal gear ray
Sahelanthropus
MG freedom
DM Sword strike
DM launcher strike
1/72 X-wing
1/72 VF 25 Armored Messiah
MG FA unicorn
PG Unicorn + led
All 4 petite guys
Working on:
Haw 206 prototype
1/60 helldiver
MG char's Z'gok
Next kit :
Sword Impulse or Gelgoog probably
>>13890222
Going to paint for the first time soon. I can't afford an airbrush though, so I'll be using acryllic paints with a normal brush.
Anything I should know that's not in the guide?
Also, does anyone like to pretend their gunpla comes to life when they're not watching, like in toy story? What do you think they talk about?
>>13893676
Make sure you press your brush against the side of the dish or whatever you're keeping your paint in several times to keep excess paint off of the brush, you don't want large buildups of paint in drops because too much was on the brush when you touched the part.
Keep in mind that paint is still going to follow gravity, if you see a paint drop moving around on the part be sure to try to move the part around to disperse it evenly on the surface.
>>13893676
Use spray can then
Brush painting looks like shit
>>13893587
not breaking a part doesn't mean anything. all your builds still look like shit.
>>13893676
Use the side of your brush to help disperse your layers evenly.
>>13893726
There is literally nothing you can do with an airbrush that you can't do with a brush.
There is a pretty good reason people have been using paintbrushes for the centuries: they work great.
>>13893601
I very generally took inspiration for things by popping in game and looking at my Versus (that's where the weapons came from). The Versus is very round though, so the arms and legs do look much more Formula/Urban-esque.
I knew that at my level, I couldn't fully recreate one of the mechs specifically, so instead I decided to try to capture the general spirit of them, aesthetically.
>>13891422
>backlog
MG Gundam 2.0
MG GM 2.0
MG Ball Shark Mouth ver
MG Unicorn Gundam ver OVA
MG Zeta Gundam 2.0
MG Gundam THE ORIGIN
Fujimi Impreza WRX STi
VF-25S variable Supermessiah
VF-1S variable Valkyrie
VF-1 weapon set
VF-17 Battroid
VF-17 Fighter
RE/100 Nightingale
Nightingale effect parts set
Amazing Exia Amazing custom
HG Kampfer
HG Jegan type A F91 ver
HG Jegan tybe B F91 ver
HG GM Sniper II White Dingo ver
HG GM III
HG GM Type C
HG Tryon 3
HG Chars Zaku THE ORIGIN
HG Guntank Early Type
2 Kotobukiya Laevatiens
SD Arbalest
RG Zeta gundam
PG Strike Rouge+Skygrasper
HG Jegan custom
HG GM Sniper II custom
Aurora British SE-5 Scout
1/48 G Self head base
HG Revive Quebeley
Kotobukiya Tsugumori Kaini
RG Barzam conversion set
MG ALEX Chobham armor
I think that's probably all of it? not sure desu
>current project
Xenoblade X custom, Aoshima Toyota 86
>what kit should be next
Probably either my Fujimi Impreza or Tsugumori Kaini.
>>13893793
oh shit, forgot my Hasegawa 1/72 Cobra twin set camp kisarazu special edition ver
>>13893779
Fuck off retard
>>13893799
oh, and I also have that cute little pink bearguy in my backlog
>>13893801
>>13891422
>Backlog
I wish I had a proper one, at least there'd be something to do.
>current & next project
Just finished Hinowa (VVV) yesterday, gonna start Hikaminari tomorrow
I have 1/100 Grimgerde and MG 1/100 Freedom Gundam ver. 2 preordered, but those are here in April or May
Gonna buy MG 1/8 Bunny (T&B), rest of VVV models and some babby's first RG at some point in spring.
Wisdom tooth removal. Should I try to build a model kit while on three kinds of different drugs tampering my brain chemistry reactions and body??
I'm damn bored and it hurts like hell. I need to put my mind on something and stop thinking about the holes in my gums.
>>13893857
Idk, I built a couple kits back when I had a concussion. Was better than doing nothing, I guess.
>>13893857
>wisdom tooth removal.
>muh brain chemistry
Just take some tylenol and do whatever you big pussy.
>>13892806
>tron line
I chuckled. Is this what you guys call the white stripes decal markings now?
>>13893585
All can be forgiven except that head and waist of the Revive.
>>13893863
it's almost like they've never seen the stripes that the JSDF puts all over their aircraft
>>13893857
>having a tiny enough mouth that required them to come out
>>13893863
Ever seen the airplane that inspired the aesthetic of every single ver ka. kit?
>>13893900
Of course he would have. Think he was referring to it being called tron lines
mechanical detail 2: electric boogaloo
Are Vallejo washes any good?
whats a good way to wash down or clean off spray paints? a experiment went to hell and leaked all over the part
>>13893562
>>13893567
Shit looks nasty as fuck
>>13893978
yup, using it on pilot figures
>>13893915
getting better anon
>>13893915
I would imagine that anon that was talking shit feels pretty stupid about now. Maybe he should look up what WIP stands for before opening his faggot mouth again.
Woo, my Try Building arrived.
I know what I'll be doing today.
>>13894184
You're going to try building it, I presume?
>>13894184
*Burning
>>13894190
Y-Yes...
>>13893567
>>13893562
its unique ill give you that. fuck it man its growing on me.
>>13893567
That fighter mode looks really good. I'm a sucker for inverted wings and ridiculously long barrels.
>decide I like the Garazzo and its ilk from 00 season 2
>realise I decided to like something that'll take a million years to be reprinted and is sold out everywhere
This was a bad idea.
>>13893779
This is totally wrong
>>13894184
give me the flame effect parts :^)
>>13893786
Or because most paintings are far larger, and you can are a paintbrush out of a squirrel and a sfick
>>13892285
It's like a tropical cocktail exia
>>13893567
>>13893562
This looks like what would happen if they tried to make Exia in Turn A times.I like it
>>13893525
Yes.
>>13891731
the 2 pages with mech info like story and armaments description
>>13891373
Size 10/0 brushes are your friend.
>>13891230
fuck
>People taking the dr soda thing seriously
It was done as a joke.
>>13894603
>>13893915
Looks goods!
>>13893857
I watched old terribly dubbed kung fu movies and ate apple sauce all day. Then this girl from my PE class came over to fool around, but as soon as my heart rate got up the open wounds in my gums started to bleed choking me on this thick partially coagulated blood load. I coughed and blooded flew out.
It was not a good time. Well the first two bits were okay.
>>13893915
Looking good. Glad I defended this WIP and wasn't one of the shit post faggots.
What do you think of my HG Zaku?(Please be gentle, this is my first model ever)
>>13892787I've heard there's been a lot of cases ofinfluenzain MX and other cities nearby, take care, m8.
That Nu is looking really good, too.
>>13894606
noice shinkie m8
>>13894606
Too flat for me.
Man, I'm on a roll tonight.
>>13894812
Thin your paint a bit more, and use more colors than one shade of green. Other than that, it looks really nice. Put it in a good pose.
![fap-now-kiss-l[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/FbWJ9Zs.png "fap-now-kiss-l[1].png")
>>13894993
>>13894993
And that's three.
>>13894993
How come the blue haired one has white arms/legs?
>>13894913
what is this supposed to be?
>>13895059
because he mixed and matched with the other pink haired fag
![12744054_10154613286532576_4982787439481285583_n[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/gwClG8h.jpg "12744054_10154613286532576_4982787439481285583_n[1].jpg")
Ready for your chainsaw god?
>>13895071
This kit looks so bad. And even the box art looks bad.
>>13895069
Gave the two blue haired ones in here Stiletto faces too.
>>13894993
>>13894606
>>13894603
>>13895057
Swear to God we get closer to being a hot glue general every week. Like I didn't look like enough of a nerd building now these are a staple of the hobby.
>>13895071
I wonder which would be the lesser of two evil: that or pic related FA Unicorn style clusterfuck.
>>13895071
Old mace > Wrench Mace
>>13895076
now make them hold your dick
Is there a kit you regret getting? Something you thought looked great but then you got it and the engineering was shit, or you simply couldn't get into it, and now it's in your backlog and you're pretty sure it'll be there forever unless you can scrap it for parts?
My pick.
>>13895077
There are at least three new mecha girl lines coming soon so get used to it.
>>13895079I'd buy a kit of that.
