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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, dont 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-By-Step
Kawaguchi Gunpla tips:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJV1h9xQ7Hx-SoCOivVEHNDOl16VWLB3A
Gundam Lineart:
http://seesaawiki.jp/nuriesozai/lite/d/MenuBar1
Another gunpla guide:
http://funakatown.com/images/Building_Gunpla_Final.pdf
May Restock: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rcgfbO9LyjrnaLrxsK6gLVLfpA5_Q5RGs3bTRAuIte4/edit#gid=0
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Old Thread>>14234225
>>14242263
I don't know anon, I've cringed a lot in my life
The box is banged up badly, but it's the only one I can find at the store. At least the content inside is fine.
>>14242285
And I'm not expecting much from a SEED HG but this one looks hard to fix. Not with my current skill.
Looking forward to getting the Cripple Slayer's FAG on Friday to celebrate finishing my classes.
>>14242402
why not mg
>>14242405
I'm an HG loving scrub, and don't want to wait a couple months to get the MG FAG. I do plan on getting it down the line, but for now I'm fine with the HG since I want a couple Thunderbolt GMs too.
mg sazabi ver ka for $70 or PG red frame for $116?
>>14242463
do you like uc or do you want nippon damashii big sword
i'd go with the sazabi
>>14242470
how about rg sinaju vs mg sazabi
>>14242471
Well, the RG Sinanju isn't out for another three months anon, which design do you prefer? Are you going to paint and/or mod these kits? I'd still go with the Sazabi imo its one of the best (if not the best) MGs in the line
I'd recommend not getting kits just for the sake of it and just working hard on the kits/designs you do like. You'll spend less money and like what you get out of the hobby a whole lot more.
>>14242481
youre right thanks anon. honestly i like sinaju more. i was going to buy the hguc but rg blows that out ofthe water.
i was thinking of getting tamiya gunmetal spray can for joints, hands, and weapons.
then applying all decals to my models
Guess who~~~~~
>>14242285
Where the fuck, I've been looking for that kit for ages, could never find it in stock anywhere.
>>14242484
Be careful with that spray on the joints. You don't want to make them stiff and snap.
>>14242651
A double-dipping faggot?
Is there anywhere to buy spare parts? It looks like barring a few older sites, there doesn't seem to be an option for muricans
>>14242651
Mom's dildo.
>>14242653
Not in burgerland, sorry. Now I'm looking for my next grail, the Hyperion Gundam.
Shitpost o'clock I suppose
>>14242799
Is it a puppy?
>>14242800
I got a Hyperion from my local store a few years back.
The tables have turned.
>>14242651
Snapfit's upside down cutters?
>>14242291
What exactly am I looking at here? Is that a gouge, or just reflections from the plastic?
>>14242651
nails....
>>14242832
Ha, Nice one. I also want the Cgue DEEP Arms.
>>14242865
No, I mean that the front skirt is not the kind easily split without a mod.
>>14242865
I think he means splitting the front skirts, I don't see any damage to the kit. The gouge-looking thing is probably just a reflection of the plastic wrapping. But usually with newer HGs they're fairly simple and easy to split because of how they're built, with the two ball shapes keeping them fixed in place, like in pic related. With that seed kit it looks like if you cut it in half it'll just fall out from the sides, since there's nothing to keep it in place. There's a technique to split these older ones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgNpKT2BBnQ
but the guy said "Not with my current skill" so I don't think he's comfortable enough yet to try it
>>14242973
I think It's a better idea to display it on a shelf rather than the ceiling.
>>14242904
How well would that work though? Surely the skirts would be prone to falling off the brass rod if it weren't glued.
>>14242990
That anon must be from Australia.
What's the best sword to do Obari poses with?
In 1/144 scale?
In 1/100 scale?
>>14243078
I'm not entirely sure, as I don't really have any older kits to do that on, but I'd wager that friction is enough to keep it together unless you're pulling it from the sides.
>>14242285
I bought mine for pretty cheap, it's the same as the Slaughter Dagger and the Gunbarrel is cool to have on display by itself.
http://dqfg.blogspot.com/2015/08/how-to-use-hgbc-balden-arm-arms-to-add.html
>>14243109
1/100, they have more of a presence and can usually hold that pose better
Say, what's a good SEED MG to get someone as a gift? They like the ∞ Justice and Impulse, think the Strike Freedom is too busy, and feel indifferent towards the Saviourfucking how?
They prefer SEEDshit to 00shit if that gives you anything to work with.
>>14242089
>>14242095
Thanks fampiés. I may or may not get it down the line.
>>14243180
I personally collect SEED kits and the MG Impulse and Infinite Justice are both great kits, personally they are probably better than the MG Strike Freedom. All of the SEED 10 year anniversary MGs are some of the best out there, and if you just want a sturdy kit then the Buster is a great choice. If you want something to just represent the series then going for a Strike or Impulse is not bad. The old Strike is still the best of the old MGs but it'd probably be better to get the ver.RM.
>>14243196
They've got an Impulse already, same with ∞ Justice. Probably shoulda said. I think they went in for the Impulse over the Strike.
I'll browse the 10 years.
>>14243109
I'd go with the Destiny's Arondight.
It's finally here boys
>>14243548
Should have waited for I.M.S. or gotten the resin kit.
The Wave injection kits are crap.
>>14243554I'm sorry for being poor, anon
Metallic inner frames are fun
>>14243628
what do you do with all the flakes of paint that scrape off when you pose it?
>>14243676
Not him, but my hg barbatos didn't really have any paint scrape when I messed around posing it. They did a good job on the parts clearance and contact areas on it.
New shipment
Contributing.
>>14243789
Why don't you get yourself some superior 1/100s? HG a shit
>>14243729
>Siegfried
Mine Neger
>>14243806
desk space most likely.
i like 1/100 mgs
but will get the 1/144 RG if its good (sinaju,. justice,)
and 1/144 wing zero honoo hg
>>14243180
The DM Destiny based on the metal build is pretty nice if you don't mind third-party kits
>>14243825
Are you picking up the full kit next month? It's looking pretty nice
>>14243789
thats the least offensive thing you've ever posted.
>>14243866
yeah but then you're supporting the Destiny name
>>14243676
But I already topcoated the frame, so it's fine.
Did I fuck up by buying a EW-05 HG set as my first gunpla?
>>14243985
This thing was such a disappointment. Right back in the box with it. It should look great painted though so at least there's that.
>>14243943
It's just the angle, you probably don't want to see it up close.
>>14243915
Sadly not, I've spent soo much money on gunpla in the last few months that I've got to save up for other stuff first.
But I'll get it someday. I will
>>14243999
You'll appreciate modern HGs much more thanks to that.
>>14243985
topcoat doesn't prevent scratching
I love these koto weapon packs
>>14244189
where do you find those?
>>14244211
hobbysearch
Tried to make a snow forest camouflage. No one expects a tree to shoot at you, right? I originally though of trying a digital pattern but I think it would've been too much work to paint lots of small squares than just stab it with dry brush.
>>14244017
How did it disappoint you? Colour separation? They cheaped out on that front in a few obnoxious ways but articulation-wise it's pretty damn strong.
>>14243548
Fucking Nagano.
I know he designed both, but that is no excuse to get L-gaim and paste it in five-star stories and call it a day.
>>14244237
it seems he needs weathering and panel lining, other wise it looks just as if you wiped shit on it.
>>14244237
Anon... It looks like someone smeared green shit all over that poor gm
>>14244237
>No one expects a tree to shoot at you, right?
Maybe you fucking civvies don't but I saw hell in Southeast Asia and I'll never stop watching the trees. I still can't see an Acguy without going berserk.
>>14244367
Just get a Grizzly Gundam in there and make some Nether Gundams out of the result. Boom, problem solved.
How many of you folk have made a mobile armor kit? Would you recommend any of the top of your head?
This was a nice day's work. Still need to work on the rifle a bit but that should be easy.
>>14242904
Yeah, that's what I meant. I'm not afraid of ruining my kit, but not enough tools for now.
>>14243170
Thanks, that's really helpful. I'll see if I can find the materials and tools around.
>>14242463
where in the world did you find the sazabi for $70?
it has a hefty shipping fee ill bet
I am working on a custom, somebody has some model with a shoulder cannon? can you spare some pictures of the cannon only?
did anyone else order the mg thunderbolt gundam or just me
>>14244237
why... why did you smeared shit on that, this is maybe how you shoul had proceed
>>14244582
I don't remember how to take off the cannons, pulling it off doesn't seem to work and I don't want to break it so I hope this is good enough for whatever you want.
>>14244587
just you
>>14244587
I'm a dumb scrub and the only MG I ever plan on getting any time soon is the Guncannon since it's cheap and Kai's the best character from the original.
Does any of you guys use chink-brand tools (files, saw, pin vise etc)? Are they good enough compared to expensive Tamiya ones?
>>14244728
i have chink files and a pin vice (with chink drillbits too)
they work fine, have you heard the phrase about a good worker never blaming his toolsthe aus gbwc winner last year won using chink tools
How would one go about creating roller wheels like the green astray from the manga? I love that shit.
hey, does anyone have that chart where one side has a bunch of gundam weaponry and the other has real life weapons it looks like/based on?
>>14244767
Nah I'm sure they do their jobs fine. It's just the durability I'm wondering. I hope they don't break or rust easily.
>>14244318
But it's not a paste you massive retard. Tomino borrowed more from L-Gaim to make Zeta than Nagano did with FSS anyway.
>>14243554
Wave 1/100s are shit, 1/144s are pretty okay.
>>14244808
you could probably use the small lego wheels.
Post YFW you're not Snapshit.
>>14242272
Gundam Fighter Gerry Adams in Neo-Norn Ireland's Provo Gundam
Minion custom
>>14244625
a picture from behind and of the side will be good too, thanks
>>14244767
I use a 2$ nipper tool, cheap sand paper and a 1$ hobby knife
>>14244954
https://youtu.be/lf3jquXEFys
I want to give some articulation to the gatlings in the back of the R-Gyagya, any existing mods for that in the hobby magazines?
>>14244152
>Early HG. Basically anything released between 1990 and 2002. Mostly kits from Wing, Victory, and X. This “line” had both 1/144 and 1/100 releases. Avoid these unless you’re willing to put a lot of effort into painting and seam filling.
Really wishing I read this beforehand now.
Not really an /m/ related, but it's related to the same tools. I am making a knife and wanted to duracoat it desert tan. I got a Badger Model 150 airbrush. Think it'll fuck it up? I think it's cheaper for me to duracoat it myself than it is to send it in to someone
>>14243983
go fuck yourself
seed designs are fine
>>14243983
>third party kit
>supporting
>decade old series with a dead writer that's never getting continued
>supporting
>>14245295
Well it says it's designed to be airbrushed/sprayed. I assume it'll be fine on metal. Do you know what solvent/medium it uses?
What do you guys use for sanding? Files ?sand paper? Sponges? and what brands?
>>14245535
Whatever sandpaper I find at Canadian Tire in the right grit (usually 600 and 1000)
>>14243548
1/100 Volks plamo of this is inevitable.
>>14245535
I buy Revell brand filing sticks at a local RC car and motorsport hobby shop. They sell 300 and 1500 grit sticks. But they stock more of the 1500 than the 300 so I usually have to ask them to order 300s for me.
>>14244587
I will be.
>>14244238
I thought I was looking at the 1/100. It has flimsy legs and shit stability. I've heard the hg is sturdier.
>tiny fucking stickers that are nearly impossible to place correctly
>parts randomly falling off
>piss colored scythe
>wings so close to the body that they extremely limit arm movement for posing
>feels cheap as fuck all around
Someone please tell me the newer HG kits are better.
>>14245967
>buying a wing kit that isn't fenice
>>14245967
You tell me.
The old wing kits are well known for their fantastic shittiness.
>>14245983
I honestly had no fucking idea as this was the first kit I bought. Reviews on Amazon seemed decent enough, and I really like Deathscythe so I just bought it. Never making that mistake again.
>>14245967
>Someone please tell me the newer HG kits are better
Of course they do, why do you even bought older kits to begin with?
>>14245989
That's Amazon reviews. 90% of it is probably just Toonami wingbabies nostalgiajerking it. Take a look at Dalong.net for kits that interest you. It's in Korean, but the pictures are easy enough to get a feel for the kit with. Also, read the guide.
>>14245989
Go check dalong.net, you don't even need to understand Korean. Looking at the review and information pictures will be enough.
>>14245993
English motherfucker, do you speak it?
>>14245998
I did actually read the guide before buying, but I missed the part where it says "old HG kits are fucking garbage". Starting to wish I read it more carefully now.
>>14246008
Now buy the new wing HGAC.
You will thank me.
Is there a good blog to follow that posts news in English not only about gunpla, but also other Bandai, kotobukiya and etc models?
>>14246008
When in doubt, buy a GM. GMs have always been good and have only gotten better with age. Zeek shit need not apply.
>>14246044
gundamguy
>>14246041
>>14246008
> this seriously. the difference is night and day
>>14246041
>>14246067
>looks fairly true to the series even with little to no paint
>lots of flexibility
>transforms
>same fucking price as the Deathscythe I bought
I've made a horrible mistake.
>>14246077
This whole hobby is a learning experiance. If you're not learning from mistakes then you're snapshit-kun.
now you know.
You'll be impressed with how much the engineering has improved in those 20 years.
>>14246086
After having built tons of modern kits, even the 00 kits seem a bit dated in comparison.
>>14246005
I was writing my reply when you answered that anon question. It's not like I'm ignoring the post above mine.
Motherfucker.
Is Ein's Graze going to get a 1/100? It's a little bigger than normal MS size so I'm afraid they'd skip it.
>>14246059
I said "good" and things other than gunpla too. :)
Is there any difference between "titanium diamond file" with regular file?
I mean, if I just want to use it for plastic.
>>14246152
he used to do kamen rider and godzilla and stuff. Idk try one of the otaku sites like sankaku complex or kotaku
My paints were literally collecting dust. I haven't painted a model in over 4 years.
>>14246193
>sankaku complex or kotaku
That's two most-hated site on 4chan
This looks like a fun hobby. I just ordered this as my first kit yesterday. I can see already that I'm going to need to go back and buy some panel lining markers to go with it.
Is it generally acceptable to the community to get into this even if I've never watched Gundam? I mean, I like the idea of giant robots but I don't watch much anime.
>>14246152
Why do you even need them to be in English? They never offer any type of commentary anyway. Just use Taghobby like everyone else.
>>14246197
I usually find that they have more sentimental value when they are from a show I have watched, but I don't think it's mandatory. So don't expect to be chastised for that
>>14246194
Back in the box they go for another couple of months.
>>14246197
its not necessary but it'll make you appreciate the kit a little more I thinkand also make you want to buy every single model that appears on the screen
>>14246197
It's really not the same when you haven't seen these things in action. I strongly suggest watching Gundam, or at the very least watch some battles that your model kit was in.
For SEED it's not as big of a deal because the battles are pretty crappy but for most else you're going to want to look up a couple YouTube clips or something.
>>14246197
What board are you from?
>>14246197
If I were you I would've started with a modern HG kit instead. RG kits are a little harder to deal with for a beginner, and the Justice has serious weight issues with the backpack if its not on a stand. Good luck though!
>>14246217
>>14246223
>>14246224
I guess I'm maybe approaching it from the wrong angle. My vector into my purchasing decision was this. Looking around 4chan -> /m/ this thread (earlier iteration) -> the guide -> amazon -> and then I just chose Justice for the color scheme.
Now that I've bought it I see that Gundam Seed isn't a favorite timeline and I don't really want to devote the time to watching a lesser series. I might try to start uc this weekend.
>>14246241
/v/ /vr/ /jp/ Try not to judge me too harshly.
>>14246247
Yeah, I hope I didn't get in over my head.
>>14246252seed isn't all that bad. it was my gateway when I was a teenager. Thought it was p cool
Quick snapfit of the f91 hg, really impressed with it so far, but its pretty tny and I'm not a fan of the head, not sportscary enough I think.
>>14246252
It won;t be that bad, just be careful and take your time. C:
>>14246252
Don't let that dissuade you. In fact, watching SEED purely through YouTube clips might be the best way to enjoy it because you get all the battles of your MS design with none of the crap. On the other hand, the #1 rule of /m/ is to not listen to other people's opinions because they're usually wrong, so watch it and form your own opinion. However the other anon was right, RGs are a horrible choice if you're a total beginner because you're guaranteed to fuck up on your first regardless and RGs will give you plenty of opportunities to fuck up. If you wanna watch UC to get into gunpla then be warned, it's a pretty big investment of time. Gunpla is usually a supplement to the show so you can enjoy it after the screen turns off, not the other way around. I'd suggest going on along and finding what designs you like. If it's an AU, jump right in, otherwise get on the train for production order UC.
Speaking of, although it's 100% fine to watch SEED with no prior knowledge, it was initially intended as kind of a reboot to the original UC timeline so you'll make a lot more connections if you watch UC first.
>>14246256It seems I'll only get to Seed if I get really hooked. I hope I still like Justice after I watch it.
>>14246257
Definitely not going to rush it. As of now I have half of Saturday set aside to start it.
>>14246274
Pretty much committed to UC at this point. I'll probably just start with the newest series and decide if I want to stick to it from there.
Whatever the outcome I'll be sure to post the results.
>>14246309
desu anon how much i like a kit is based on design and not what it does in the show. sometimes i get kits from shows i havent watched cause they caught my interest
>>14245102
kys
>>14246309
>Start with the newest series
Of UC? No friend, for UC you go from the start with the original MSG. Either the show or movies. There are guide images on /m/, check the archives for any guide thread. The newest UC show would be Thunderbolt or Origin, both offering heavily altered looks at the same time period that the original MSG takes place in. It's best to either start at MSG or pick an AU you prefer and watch that. For the newest AU that would be Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans. The designs in it are neat and melee focused and the models are very cheap and well made, if that matters to you.
what are your current WIPs /m/ ?
>>14246252
>Now that I've bought it I see that Gundam Seed isn't a favorite timeline and I don't really want to devote the time to watching a lesser series. I might try to start uc this weekend.
Man, just watch it and form your own opinion. You might like it and it won't be a waste of time, whilst you might not like UC
>>14246309
>Pretty much committed to UC at this point.
Then start with the 0079 TV show.
Take your time with it, too. The characters grow on you much more than they do in the movies, and the longer experience is worth it. Feel free to check the movies out when you've finished the series, but they have nothing new except a few minutes in total of re-done animation.
>>14246488
working on an mg gp01fb which i should finish before my MG thunderbolt gundam comes then i'll work on that
>>14246488
This very disgusting creation.
>>14245203
>>14245967
You'll find that a lot of us made the same sorts of mistakes.
Nowadays I scrutinize models from older series thoroughly if I'm interested in a kit. Sometimes it's inconsequential (I still picked up an HG virtue, and it's a solid kit despite some of the shortcomings shared with older engineering) but at least I know what I'm getting into.
Usually I check for articulation, the type of joints used for the arms and legs (ball vs peg) and then color separation.
Nowadays I'm really not disappointed in the kits I'm buying, but you'll find that you need to really wrestle with your kit standards vs the designs you really like.
Sometimes, sacrifice is necessary. Live and learn, anon.
>>14246488
that looks pretty good anon
>>14246488
A Graze Kai.
>>14246488
Pretty much done and waiting to topcoat the rest of it. Would have been done sooner but I had to change the sword
>>14246628
I'm not going to say it's ugly...
But I'm not going to lie to you either.
So I'm going to do what my momma said when you have nothing nice to say.
>>14246635
Make a remark that gets the intent across while trying not to look bad instead of just being direct and up front about it?
>>14246635
Be passive aggressive and directly say to them that you think it's shit and then say "i'm not saying that it's shit, but it's shit"?
Your mother had some poor life lessons to give.
I have no idea if I like that thing or not, but at the very least the paintjob is really nice.
>>14246635
>>14246655
>>14246659
i havent built an mg in forever so i aint gonna say its the best desu
i know the colours look really 2Dish but its growing on me.
>>14246659
This, taste aside he does a paintjob better than anon's mother.
>>14246628
The paintjob looks really good. I like the blue/gold, but personally I would have gone with a lighter purple or pink. Good job anon.
>>14246671
i'll admit i've been getting better with an airbrush, but its mostly the work of a matt topcoatspraycan tho
>>14246682
i was going for indigo, wasnt sure if i got it correctwho am i kidding, i'm colorblind
>>14246698
>colourblind
That's why it looks like shit. I wish you could see it as everyone else sees it.
Just don't ever post a picture of it anywhere ever. And if someone is coming over to your house/room, hide it. Trust me on this. I'm saving you from embarrassment.
![[OZC]Gundam Build Fighters Blu-ray Box E25 'Promise' [1080p].mkv_snapshot_13.50_[2016.04.19_15.25.59].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/dbJkuVK.jpg "[OZC]Gundam Build Fighters Blu-ray Box E25 'Promise' [1080p].mkv snapshot 13.50 [2016.04.19 15.25.59]")
>>14246694
\/ape /\/ation
>>14246694
Are those french fries on the stove?
>coco dynobites
Monica!
>>14246712
its shit but its my shit so i am going to proudly display itfite me
>>14246753
I'm proud of you anon.
>>14246488
Snap building a Schwalbe Graze, just have the leg and back thursters left, might do it this evening.
I don't really like the design as much as I thought I did. I'm the Anon who snapped the horn a week or so back and fixed it with plastic cement. It doesn't look great, but good enough for a snapfitter like me.
There's still a few things that need cleaning up or redoing like the lining on the gun, and sanding some of the nub marks
>>14246488
Nothing at the moment. Considering starting on the frame arms girl stylet but I'm not sure if I want to give her a custom paintjob or not.
>>14246771
up to you, but i think you should paint it either way. i snap fitted one a few months ago and the color separation was pretty bad
>>14246784
Well I'd be handbrushing so I don't think I'd bother with more than one colour per piece desu. Though even then it should probably be possible to make it look better than the vanilla snapbuild.
I just feel like I don't have any great ideas for colour schemes.
>>14246766
Of Course it it looks bad, its a graze.
>>14246791
cant help you since i thought the OG one was pretty good so i didnt think of anything new.
good luck with that tho
>>14246795
The normal Graze designs are great though, I'm sorry if your jadedness prevents you from recognizing the fact that it's the best non-Early UC Grunt unit in over 20 years.
>>14246488
Currently working on a double X gundam. Didn't like the color of the black plastic, so i just went over it with some flat black spray. Or as ive started calling it "negro matt'e".
>>14246803
Graze is excellant, but the genoace is better imo.
Of course, kitbashing them together works really well.
Is there a shield that will fit on the arm of a Graze? Like either in the slot of the wrist armour or clipping onto the forearm? I want to make mine a sword and board Graze.
>>14246803
Any of the AGE grunts beat the Graze in design, but the Graze is still pretty good.
While we're on the subject, how many people would be interested in doing a Graze groupbuild? Maybe even aFabgrazegroupbuild if people were feeling adventurous.
>>14246839
Graze a shit
>>14246839
I wouldn't mind.
>>14246839
I just finished my Graze Kai. I still need to prime it, but sure.
Would you guys recommend the PG Zeta or Strike? Or would it be better to buy several MGs instead?
>>14246628
I really like your creativity. The paint job turned out really well too. You don't see a color scheme like this often, so keep up the creativeness!
I tell it to jump every day, but its to much of a bitch to do it.
>>14246893
If you've got guns, why don't you shoot it to see if you can get some nice damage-weathering on it
Is there a good MG Unicorn gundam kit?
>>14246994
the MG Unicorn Gundam is good
>>14246994
Only if you like brick kits
Double for the Full Armor
>>14246974
Not a bad idea, But I think a shot from muh nugget would just destroy the whole thing.........although that might not be so bad either.
>>14246628
I don't like the colors, but I'll be goddamned if that isn't a good looking kit. Godspeed you fucking contradiction.
>>14246628
I think I really like the colors even though some part of my brain is telling me I shouldn't.
I remember a few weeks back or so, someone was screaming at you that you'd never be able to kitbash those parts together and are a retard for trying. kek
>>14247069
Nugget food would probably rape it. The most I'd try on a kit and not expect it to blow into smithereens would be 9mm. I've been thinking of trying it along with metal BBs but I need to work up the courage to buy and build some grunts to kill.
Don't obliterate the Trannygeese, it's actually pretty hilarious to know that it's still around.
>>14246628
I want to know what it would have looked like sans blue.
>>14246628
I like it desu
>>14246878
>>14247146
>>14247160
>>14247320
>mfw this entire build
everything turned out fine in the end even though it has like 0 depth
>>14247182
replace it with your favourite color in your head
I like how this pic is trying as hard as possible to make it look like this kit has any poseability.
>>14246628
The Unicorn arms work a lot better than I thought they would
>>14247440
me too anon. i had to do a little modification to the joint and connectors so it would fit inner toward the body instead of awkwardly spaced far out.
>>14246488
Very nice!
>>14246488
getting money to buy a new kit
>>14246488
>thinking about getting into Gunpla
>see this
welp, there goes my confidence about getting good
nice dubs though.
>>14247564it doesn't happen over night.
>>14247595
nice dual tone
>>14247564
You're bound to mess up on your firstor up to your tenthtry, but you'll learn a little more each time and get better with each attempt until you reach that level.
I'd show you my very first attempt at painting, but I literally burned it in a fire because of how bad it was and how much I hated myself for it.I used spray cans in a basement with absolutely no ventilation, I didn't even prop it up with sticks or prime it or anything, I just set the parts down on the dirty ass floor and sprayed until it was covered in the thickest coat of shame I've ever seen.
>>14247357
That pose is doable.
>>14247697
I know it's doable, but it's the most "extreme" type of pose it can do. You can even see the feet coming well off the ground.
>>14247704
Well, it is a back heavy kit. Took a few tries to keep it from falling over.
>>14247704
Sometimes Bandai just totally drops the ball on ankle rotation range
>>14247617
So how's that arts major working out for ya? Did your friend like his new neon florescent Zeta Gundam with gold flecks?
>>14247617
>>14247589
I'm thinking of starting with just GMs and the like. Is spray painting necessary? I've got some old brushes from when I did a couple plane models when I was younger.
>>14247776
Even if you are handbrushing, you will want to use spray cans for priming.
>>14247729
I can understand Powered GM/GM Cardigan, but how does that happen with scrawny ankles like that?
>>14247835
the way the polycaps work with the rest of the leg. I believe there wasn't enough room for a bigger ball joint polycap where it would attach to the leg.with their standardized polycap and ball joints.
>>14246628
The blue doesnt really work
>OYW Char mobile suit
>it's blood red instead of pink or salmon
>>14247773
Hah, I wonder whatever happened to that guy.
>>14247776
Spray painting is just easier.
I heard hand painting is a lot more work, and harder to pull off looking good.
Can primer even be hand brushed?
>>14247069
Bury it in a Ukrainian field where nugget food grows. May it be big and stronk one day. Enough to beat girly wing to death with bare fists.
Is it viable to paint the inner frame of a real grade?
>>14247564
anon, i started from the buttom when you see my previous works they literally sucks un even coats uneven colors and alsa not thinning the bloody paints
>>14248178
Probably, but a lot of peices have a sort of tight fit already?
>>14248178
I wouldn't. You're not going to see any of it and you can fuck up "dampener" pieces.
>>14247883
you're talking about the origin right?
I hate it too.
>>14248194
You should see Yas's water color pages. It practically gloes a solid red and the black area around the monoeye is pink.
>>14246628
I would change the purple to a dark blue or some other darker color, but besides that it looks very nice u thinned the paints perfectly the coats look even the details you painted look very nice, 8/10 good job sir. this should be the OP pic next thread
>>14248182
Are you drunk or is English not your first language, I can't tell
The nub marks were painful, but from far away I like the gold.
>>14248191
what are dampener pieces?
What are some good SD Gundams?
I'm looking for a change from MGs and HG kits.
>>14248498
Then get a PG :^)
>>14248510
Do they make SD Gundams in PG size?
>>14248515
I wish, That would be fucking awesome
Would love to see a 1ft tall SD
RE/100 GP00 Blossom when?
There's already a B Club resin kit of it.
I think it would go along perfectly with the GP04
>>14248182
>>14247898
>>14247826
Right. Any suggestions on what GM models are the best? Is there a good GM III?
>>14248589
Powered GM
The GM from Thunderbolt
>>14248589
HGUC GM III is pretty damn good, in my opinion
So is the GM II
And the GM
Original Gm is older though, so it won't be as detailed or articulate or anything, but it's a nice, simple and easy kit to work with and since it's got such a simple design and colors, it'll be really easy to paint.
>>14246197
Enjoy ur plastic hand grenade
>>14246893
That would actually look nice if the legs were pink too
>>14248615REVIVE GM FUCKING WHEN??
>>14248633I fucking ask that every day. We have a hundred new versions of the zaku every year and like no GMs. It's not even that hard to make, just swap out a few pieces of the revive Gundam and boom, easy money. Fucking zeek scum loving Bandai.
>>14248589
GM Striker
>>14248615
The next time I feel like getting a big shipment I was thinking of getting a bunch of GMs. I've only got main UC & AU Gundams and one or two grunts, but no GMs yet. They all look really good too so it'd be nice to have like a whole squad of mismatching GMs to counterbalance the Gundamness of my collection. And maybe after that I'll get some Zeon mobile suits, and then more non-Main Gundam AU mobile suits.This really is plastic crack. I cannot stop thinking of stuff I'd like to get soon, despite my backlog growing
>>14248643
>Fucking zeek scum loving Bandaiseriously. it makes me so angry. Why is the powered gm MG an exclusive when we've got every goddamn zaku possible released so far, and most are just repaints. Why is bandai ashamed of Jim?
What's the trick to placing foil stickers in HG kits? It's the one thing I royally fucked up on with my first build. Mainly referring to ones like those awful eye stickers.
>>14248674
Because the powered GM will literally just be 1 runner different from the Type C and it only featured in two scenes in stardust memory, normies wouldn't buy it. Its not even like P-Bandai is hard to get stop whining you fucking babby
>>14248680
Drop them on the faceplate, don't press down, gentle move it with the tip of your knife or just something thin until it's aligned, then press down so it sticks. It doesn't work perfectly all the time, but in the 7 kits I have so far with eye stickers I haven't messed up really bad yet
Can someone please give me a fucking skinny on how to airbrush properly? I've been doing gunpla for a couple years now and have made some customs but haven't gotten around to using my airbrush yet because I'm afraid I'll fuck something up and turn this $250 machine into a brick. I'm sick of these useless 10 page tutorials on it that decide to cover everything else about gunpla while they're at it.
>>14248718
This^^^^
>>14248726
Contrary to what most think/believe and say on the net, airbrushes aren't that dainty, you need to be careful around the needle so as not to bend it but apart from that its pretty straightforward. This is a pretty good video series on them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txfCqcYTY8M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHxJ399qGw0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDmx6378B0s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Kd4-up_Y5Y
Besides that why are you so afraid? Is there anything in particular besides 'fucking something up'
Painted and built it Monday. Excuse the shitty quality. This was taken with my laptop camera.
>>14248749
Giving myself ass cancer by accidentally ingesting paint somehow. I have ventilation and a mask, I'm jus really, REALLY fucking stupid. We're talking Ricky from trailer park boys here.
>>14248656
GMs are the best and deserve more love. Buy every single one and cherish them forever.
The original GM is the best, and looks great when displayed together with the Gundam, in my opinion. GM Striker is also really good, like some anons said. The type C, Powered, and Sniper II are good ones as well. I really like the designs of the Command and Cold Climate ver, but the kits just.. aren't great.It really is crack. I recently just ordered a new shipment of kits. Two GM Strikers, a type C, and three original GMs. I already have multiples of each of those kits.
>>14248674I'm angry too, anon. We've got so many monoeyes, and barely any visor grunts. We get two visor grunts in the latest reveal, and it's just a visor gundam and a visor head. Just a head. What the fuck. They can make so much money off of GM variants because they're all based on the same GM designs, it wouldn't be hard or expensive to do at all. Fucking Bandai.
>>14248695
P Bandai isn't hard to get, but it's more expensive because the only way to get it is through a middleman who will charge extra.
>>14248726
Here are the basics, or at least what I remember:
>When starting the spray, spray away from the model and then spray over it. If you start the spray on the model, it could splatter paint which looks ugly.
>Don't spray too close
>Don't spray too far
>Buy a gas mask or you die.
>Be sure to clean the entire brush properly after you're done, or else the paint will dry and clog the brush or break it or something.
>Don't spray when it's windy or the wind might blow all the paint fumes into your eyes. I learned that one the hard way. Yes it was stupid. Yes I'm stupid.
That's all I can remember right now. It's not that hard or complicated anyway, the rest you'll learn as you go along.
>>14248695
zeon sympathizer detected.
How many more repaints do you need?
>>14248761
Well, I'm not sure how we can help with that. You could always have an extractor fan running or something.
>>14248776
Nippon-yasan was actually reasonably cheap
>>14248792
I ordered my Powered GM the hour it was available you fuck
>>14247883
>pink or salmon
you meant light red, right?
>>14248809
Can it be done outdoors?
>>14248840
of course it can
>>14248840
It CAN but it shouldn't
>>14248776
>Don't spray when it's windy or the wind might blow all the paint fumes into your eyes.
but at least you have a cool eyepatch now
>>14248839
No, Char. I mean pink. Your Zaku is pink.
>>14248842
Will this work for it?
>>14248862
If you're using acrylic paints you won't need one
But once you start fuckin with Enamels you are gonna need that thing
>>14248862
You won't die right away.
>>14248870
wrong.
Use a half mask and the 3m particulate filter. P100
Atomized paint of any kind is not good for your lungs.
>>14248874
what about eye protection senpai?
>>14248876
Some people won't agree but I think you should also wear goggles when painting with an airbrush.
>>14248877
Do you want to end up with an eyepatch like that one anon?
>>14248870
I just use a surgical mask while airbrushing with enamels
Am I already dead?
>>14248886
airborne paint particles are much smaller than bacteria which those kinds of masks are meant to filter. you might as well be sticking your nose straight into the paint jar.
Is it really worth it to drop $20-$30 for some "for gunpla" cutters vs some no name hobby shop cutters?
>>14248886
Anon, when you wake up dead, can I have all your kits?
How does paint kill you, anyway? Does it give you cancer or something? Does it poison you or something?
>>14248910
I can tell you from personal experience that Gundam planets $35 nippers shit on tamiyas $30 nippers. GPs are like affordable godhands.
>>14248877
that would be proper safety.
i just wear my glasses :^)
>>14248886
nigga u gon die.
>>14248862
is it graded against organic vapors for dust and mist
>>14248911
From what I remember, the fumes are carcinogenic so yeah.
also why are you guys spraying enamels and not lacquers?
I want to handpaint soon.
I read the guide but I couldn't find anything on recommended paint brushes or other materials.
What safety precautions need to be taken? Mask? Ventilation system?
Enamels are best for handpainting, correct?
>>14248926
I really like hand painting with vallejo or model masters, both are easy to get most places
>>14248920
Is.. is there much of a difference between enamels and lacquers?
>>14248589
GM Cannon II
>>14248918
which tamiya nippers are they better than? the sharp pointed side cutters?
>>14248918
Can some store brands do the same job?
They just seem like regular side cutters to me
>>14248926
i dont ware a mask when I hand paint then again I'm pretty shit tier painter
>>14248926
I really like mr acrysion paint. It color matches with the mr color lacquers I already use and it self levels so it hides your brush strokes and doesn't look like a thick mess when it dries.
>>14248776
They could easily do:
>P-Bandai Space/Command v2 based on the Sniper II
>Striker is used as a base for the Desert GM, changes are pretty minimal
>Desert GM is easily given an Armored GM variant
>Land Combat P-Bandai based on Desert GM
>GM Spartan based on the Sniper II
>GM Night Seeker because it's literally just a new head with a backpack that straps over shoulders
>GM Cannon is just a new torso and cannonpack
>you could probably squeeze a Sniper Custom out of the Sniper II
And that's not going into all of the forgotten variations that would require (gasp) an entirely new mold. For example, the GM Light Armor is a totally different shape than the vanilla GM but it could serve as a base for the GM Trainer, too.
RIP GM, Bandai doesn't love you like I do.
>>14248932
enamels cure and dry slow as shit, lacquers cure and dry quickly and are very stronk
>>14248935
yes the Tamiya Sharp Pointed Side Cutter sucks compared to GP and I regret buying them instead of a second pair of GP nips
>>14248937
noooooo they can not. I used a few of those at first and it made the gundam a fuck ton more work with sanding/filing nubs. GP nips are so clean I barely even have to sand/buff my parts and they look fresh as fuck.
>>14248946
GMs don't sell like Zakus because the world a shit.
>>14248886
You might be
>>14248874
So that's why I have a smoker's cough at 18 years old
Fucking kotobukiya needs to reprint these chain bases already
![mobile-suit-gundam-the-origin-3141049[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/m0C3PQX.jpg "mobile-suit-gundam-the-origin-3141049[1]")
I wish Bandai would hurry the fuck up and adapt the non-Char parts of The Origin already. The GM is extremely cool and competent in it. Sayla pilots one, Sleggar pilots one, even Amuro briefly pilots one. Granted, he fucks up because it's not as responsive as the Gundam and it's his first time, but still.
>>14248942
hand painting is different. airbrushing pushes microscopic paint particles into your lungs.
Unless you're hand painting with open containers of lacquer or enamel you're fine.
![mobile-suit-gundam-the-origin-3141051[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Cs1UDY9.jpg "mobile-suit-gundam-the-origin-3141051[1]")
>>14248967
But nope, one Origin episode and four Zakus every six or seven months.
Jaburo is a goddamn slaughterhouse, the GMs steamroll Zeon.
>>14248911
Kidney disease
Respiratory disease
Brain damage
It's stuff that racks up over a few decades, not something that kills immediately.
>>14248967
>implying the animated version of Origin GM won't have the same stupid oversized torso as the Gundam
Abandon hope.
>>14248967
>>14248975
are they even going to show the feddie side? I know the manga does but it seems like theyre only adapting the zeon/char wankery.
Its only 4 episodes right?
I wish it adapted the entire manga.. Fuck this gay earth.
>>14248977
Does the Local type Gundam have an oversized chest? Because the GM would get a HG, not an MG like the Origin MG.
>>14248934
>bought guncannon revive instead of Jimcannon II
>nothing but regret
>can't buy jimcannon because of shameand funds
>>14248977
>i'm retarded and seed was my first gundam
>>14248980
The OVA only covers Char's backstory. Guncannons SHOULD show up in episode 4, but they suck because pre-Gundam fed MS tech is terrible and will get their shit kicked in by Zaku 1s.
They MIGHT decide to adapt the rest... after another 25 weeks of IBO's second season.
Anyone know about these?
From what google translate has given me they supposedly come with water slides and...something else, I'll post the direct description from the gundam
『機動戦士ガンダム』MSVより、川口名人がプロデュースする、21世紀版アレンジのリアルタイプカラーVerをHGUCシリーズで商品化。シックな成形色カラーを採用し、リアルタイプシリーズの特徴的なマーキングを再現する水転写デカールが付属!
さらに、MSVテイストデザインのフルカラーパッケージ。
● シックな成形色カラーを採用。
原色が多く用いられているアニメ設定イメージの成形色を採用している通常製品版とは、印象が大幅に異なる仕上がり。
● リアルタイプシリーズの特徴的なマーキングを再現する水転写デカールが付属。
ラインマークや機体ナンバー、コーションマークなどを多用した、MSVキットならではの趣きを醸し出すマーキング類を収録。
● 素体キットは、よりフレキシブルな可動域をもつ、新生~REVIVE~HGUCを採用!
2015年発売の最新HGUCキットを使用。
● MSVテイストデザインのフルカラーパッケージ。
'80年代発売の1/100MSVキットパッケージをイメージしたデザインを、写真をベースにしたデジラマで再現。
Its that last point, what does the box front have art work from the old 1/100 msv kit or does it come with a picture that works with the action base 3?
I'm tempted to pull the trigger even though they're just recolors, and while I like all 3 I may only have the space for one, which could be the gouf
>>14248946
I know, anon. So many GM variations that would be so easy to do but they just.. don't.
The world truly is an unfair place.
At this point, I'm just trying to be patient and hope that one day, they just run out of any kind of Zaku to make because they've already made every single fucking kind. And at that point, they might say, "Shit, what now? Hey, didn't the GM exist? Let's try making those."
Fuck man, I love the fuck out of the GM, it deserves so much better than this.
>>14248967
I'm waiting for them to show the feddie stuff too and release some nice GMs, but it just seems to be 100% hardcore Zeon/Char wank because fuck this Earth.
Speaking of GMs, whatever happened to that one anon who was making an HG GM Cannon? I haven't heard from him in a while, I want to see if he succeeded.
>>14248989
that's fucking stupid. Its called GUNDAM the origin. Not Char's Zaku II the origin.
UGH
>>14248998
Is that a Titans RX-78? Also dat missile guncannon
>>14249014
Pretty sure that's just the "real type" ver
>>14249014
Real colours rx 78-2
>>14249001
>At this point, I'm just trying to be patient and hope that one day, they just run out of any kind of Zaku to make because they've already made every single fucking kind. And at that point, they might say, "Shit, what now? Hey, didn't the GM exist? Let's try making those."Been waiting a few years for that sempai
When the RG line started I said great maybe we'll get an RG GM!
When the re100 line started I said great maybe we'll get some weird gm variant
when build fighters aired I said maybe we'll get some modified gms
When the hguc revive was announced I said sweet there's no way they won't do a gm...right?
>>14248918
Seconding this, GP nippers are basically GodHand KO's that are 96% as good as the real memehands
>>14249026
>when build fighters aired I said maybe we'll get some modified gms
We did. K9 was fantastic.
Cardigan was cool and got shafted for the world's worst SD.
I paint in my garage, with no ventilation, away from me. I use mostly acrylic, but once in a blue moon, I use enamels. Am I fucked?
>>14248986
What in the LIVING FUCK are you on about?
I've been doing gunpla kits ever since keroro got me into it as a kid. But the only Gundam series I've actually seen was IBO.
>>14248948
>>14249031
what makes the cut better? are they sharper/shaped different or something?
>>14249042
We got K9 and Cardigan, and that was it.
And technically the Super Fumina is one too.
Well found away to change the shoulder mechanism a bit. Just took 3 unused Polycarp's.
>>14249042
I liked each and every suit Fumina piloted during the show. Original Powered GM was the best.
>>14249070
The first one must slides in no problem but because the peg is wider I had to drill the next two so they could connect. The first two are the same type, ones slightly trimmed for easier swing motion while the last one is the standard one in the shoulder.
>>14249090
I still wish they pulled a reversal, how the other two main suits got sd'd Id love to see her gm get sd'd then star winning or just winning normalfied without the extra big proportions from sd bits.
>>14248986
No, seriously faggot, what are you on about? I'm a Seedfag for wanting the Gundam they way Yasuhiko fucking DREW it in GUNDAN THE ORIGIN instead of like an obese Americlap? You think Yas's proportions are anything like Seed's? Are you that fucking dense?
How do you even manage that?
Actually kill yourself. Actually fucking make yourself dead.
>>14249026
All we can do is keep hoping..
Eventually they'll run out of lead suits and other garbage to release, and the glorious GM will finally have its moment. Hopefully...
>>14249105
wut
>>14248985
what, is the guncannon revive shit?
>>14249190
>>14248985
Guncannon revive is fantastic by itself, it's just not anime accurate. There is also Bandai Tamashi, more expansive and pre-built, but also anime accurate and has effect parts.
Actually, I love the current line of 0079 anime accurate suits being produced. It even comes with special speech, schene, and portrait bubbles to recreat many moments from the show.
>>14249198
what's inaccurate of the revive guncannon?
>Speaking of GMs, whatever happened to that one anon who was making an HG GM Cannon? I haven't heard from him in a while, I want to see if he succeeded.
I'm still here daddy, don't worry. I need to find a fitting for the airbrush I got and some thinner and cleaner, but it's mostly finished. I started my old HG Gouf and plan on painting it like a Roman soldier/gladiator, give it a Talgeese shield and the gladius from the koto sword set.
>>14249210
It's like a skinny, muscular body-builder shape instead of a good ol' fatty.
>>14249190
The proportions are wack but the engineering is good.
>>14249211
meant for
>>14249001
>>14249214
The proportion issues become very apparent when you try to pose it, particularly any sort of crouch.
>>14249241
This is not the bulky Guncannon I know and love.
>>14249244
>>14249241
old guncannon is shit and can't be posed for crap
>>14249211
Hey, good to see you're still around. You should post some pics of that GM sometime, this board needs more GMs.
Neat idea with the Gouf though. I'm honestly getting sick of monoeyes, but the Gouf has always been my favorite monoeye design.
You have any other projects you've already completed?
>>14249261
Yes, and? This was never an argument at all. Try actually reading.
>>14249306
I can ignore the proportions not being anime accurate because the overall model kit is much better.and the proportions are objectively an improvement over the bulk.
>>14249308
>no GM classic
Not even trying.
>>14249288
Don't have any other projects right now but I will be ordering another GM for the GM Sniper and I still have an old Gundam Rose that I need to build and detail paint, and since you asked, here's a picture of the parts all taken apart for painting.
>>14249312
>I can ignore the proportions not being anime accurate because the overall model kit is much better.
There is an even more superior Robot Damashii release that has anime accurate proportions. You're comparing a kit with brand new engineering with a very old kit.
>and the proportions are objectively an improvement over the bulk.
Origins fag get out.
>>14249308
What's the one with the 4 dot-eye things?
>>14246488
Not even close to done, but a WIP nonetheless
>>14249308
You're a great man, anon. A little weird that it doesn't include the original GM though. It's kinda like gathering everyone for a huge birthday party, but forgetting to invite the birthday boy.
>>14249318
Anon, you're a great guy and I love you, but you really gotta work on your picture taking skills. Your pictures look like you shake the camera while taking a picture, I have to squint and focus really hard for like a good few seconds before I can make out what I'm looking at.
Other than that though, I'm really looking forward to seeing your finished product.
>>14249323
ECOAS Jegan
>>14249343
Is he gonna be ok?
>>14249345
Ah. I thought it was some weird custom GM.
>>14246488
Been working on this diorama for my local hobby shop. It could use a bit more work but honestly I'm so done with it I just want to move on and work on my backlog
>>14249368
>>14246488
forgot pic
>>14249345
My camera issue is probably because I've just recently been taking really quick pictures+using my phone's slightly below average camera instead of open camera. Pic related is when I hold it fairly steady. I also thought it was funny that after I bought these from my localhot topicI got the order with the GM Cannon and Gouf the next day.
>>14249376
link?
>>14249374
Thin your paints
>>14249385
>when U forget ur image
:^(
>>14249391
I did.
I read the guide and did a 1:1 thinning ratio of Testors enamel and 91% alcohol.
I think my airbrush needle got bent already because sometimes the paint would kinda come out dry in clumps but I sanded it down a bit.
>>14249374
ho my fucking god
>>14249407
ho my fucking god
>>14249367
There is a customized GM Sniper that's sorta like that. Pic related, it's a really cool design. Blazing Shadows had some good GMs.
>>14249376
This reminds me of the very first time I tried to do battle damage on a kit.I stuck a poor, defenseless GM in a fire for "beam" burn marks. It still haunts me to this day.
>>14249385
>>14249395
Take better pictures so we can appreciate your things more, man.
Also... Hot Topic sells Gundam stuff now? Shiiiiiit. I gotta get me one of those cute ass chibi GMs.
This was my first custom paint job. Be gentle.
>>14249418
All I've seen was some assault kingdoms and those SD things, although a bunch of good accessories (beam spray gun, Dom sword, gouf sword) is in a separate pack.
>>14249419
Well.... it's not the WORST I've seen.
>>14249430
Seek help, anon.
>>14249430
This is making me want to violently destroy the Ortega Zaku that guy bought for me.
>>14249426
Weapons and accessories are separate? I don't know how I feel about that. Still, cool to see something Gundam related in American stores. I'm still hoping that Gundam will make enough of a return to warrant gunpla being sold in local toy stores again. I miss those days..
>>14249430
Anon, I'm sensing a lot of negativity here. Are you sad that GMs are so much better than Zakus?
>>14249436
>>14249430
>getting into poo fights
Silly hajib. Poo in the loo!
>>14249436
"Realistic battle damage".
>>14249438
worse part is that the poor GM only gets a handle.
>>14249445
>Dildo saber
Nice.
Strike Dagger > GM
GINN > Zaku
>>14249445
That's hilariously sad.
Why is GM treated so poorly
He deserves better than this
Come on guys, he's been bullied and neglected long enough
>>14249419
>those shark teeth
THIN YOUR PAINTS
>>14249450
>Strike Dagger > GM
Well, I can respect your opinion...
>GINN > Zaku
Leave /m/ and never return.
>>14249419
for the most part, pretty good. the spikes and the "teeth" on the chest needs a lot of work. ever thought of using masking tape? that might help a lot. get some tamiya panel accents or make your own to fill in some details on the weapons, cause as is, they look dull and unimpressive. other than that, i really dig the paint scheme, but he gives me more of a shark vibe than a "rabid dog", but that might be just me.
>>14249450
Here's your (you)
>>14249326
Full Armor Extreme?
I can dig it.
>>14249469
Maybe it's piloted by a Newtype rabid dog? I mean, they had Newtype dolphins so why not dogs too?
It's like a weapon of mass destruction they just release into civilian populations. Turn on the reactor, drop it into a busy colony's shopping district and watch the war crimes fly.
>>14249528
>Newtype dolphins
What? When the hell does that happen?
>>14249536
Think it was Victory or F91. But they have some Dolphins piloting these cute little petite mobile suits, and they're Newtypes.
>>14249551
I also make shit up
>>14249540
>Finger prints
>>14249536
Its from gundam x
>>14249551
It was Gundam X.
Also Gundam Crossbone had monkeys.
>>14249566
I really want to break into this guys house and knock his kit on the ground.
>>14249551
Fuckin' wut.
>>14249567
Fuckin'
>>14249573
Wut?
>>14249573
>>14249567
>>14249551
late uc is shit
>>14249577
Well looks like someone cleary didnt watch gundam x or read gundam crossbones
But seriously though you should
>>14249573
>>14249567
I was close.
So yeah. Newtype Dolphins mean that Newtype Dogs can totally be a thing. And since dogs can get rabies, a Newtype Dog with rabies is pretty much a guaranteed best seller due to the tragedy hook.
>>14249599
>gundam X
>late UC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpXMKTzCr9c
>>14249603
I'll take your word for it.
I'm currently going through Zeta right now, doing a chronological watching of UC.
So I'll get to the other series' later, but eventually I will get to them.
Still though. Fuckin' wut.
>>14249567
And it was dolphin brains in the MS, not full sized dolphins. The newtype dolwas the Pod Leader.
Dead thread.
I know everyone can't be finished with their backlogs already.
>>14249690
This is the only thing in mine. I peeked inside the box today when i got it.
SO
MANY
FUCKING
RUNNERS
>building rg strike freedom
>right shoulder turns 360 degrees
>left shoulder cant turn diddly shit
wtf is wrong with this thing?
did i just get fucking jipped? the shoulder literally cannot fucking turn.
>>14249567
Speaking of this, how come Gundam Airmaster got an HGAW kit, but not Gundam Leopard? Or Virsago or Ashtaron? OrBertigo:_:
>>14249792
sorry its the right shoulder that cant turn.
can somebody help me please? i cant find anything online.
>>14249839
You might have done something wrong
>>14249850
no the shoulder piece is comepletely missing a joint that the left arm has. i double checked the guide and i did everything right.
>>14249858
Just buy a new one
>>14249873
heres what it looks like.
>>14249873
how do i know i wont have the same issue? is it supposed to be like that? is it a popular issue?
>>14249907
what the fuck is this telling me?
>>14249922
Jam it in at an angle.
>>14249922
Pull it forward completely, then insert, then put it back in.
>>14249961
shit, i thought it was a warning saying the shoulder doesnt move.
Fucked up my wing head doing weathering/painting so put my destiny rg head on (since the rest of it is being used for another kit) is this retarded or cool
>>14249975
can someone with a rg strike freedom confirm if this is an issue with all of them or just mine?
>>14249066
Way sharper. They melt through the plastic while the tamiya one still squeezes due to lack of how sharp it is and leave stress. Not as much stress as cheaper nips but stress none the less
>>14249981
Interesting?
>>14249983
Mine has no issues
>>14249774
Full Burst anon
>>14249981
Idk why but I feel like it needs a cape
>>14249987
wow fucking sucks for me then. gotta waste another 30 dollars on stupidity.
>>14250002
or, you know, fix whatever's wrong?
>>14250012
how can i fix something like that?
>>14249999
Wings/cape would look intense
>>14250002
Can you take a pic n show us whats wrong specifically? Is the arm not fitting into the joint?
>>14250017
see
>>14249898
notice how the top shoulder has an extra point of articulation than the bottom one. i pulled it out just a little bit to help you see it.
>>14250016
>>14250030
Did you use the right polycap? I would take it apart and put it back together just to be sure
>>14249983
>>14249898
>>14250030
you're clearly doing something wrong. The kit looks normal just like mine.
>>14250048
the arms came pre built on the runner. i didnt assemble them.
>>14250053
funny
>>14250030
Oh didnt notice that before, id say follow >>14250048 .run through it again to double check and if it all checks out then thats -1 for articulation. Looks like itd still fit though
>>14250052
the arms came pre assembled on the runner i did not have to assmble the arm.
>>14250074
heres a picture that might help you understand.
>>14250074
From that angle it looks like the sizing matches, so if the extended one wasnt extended itd be the same size right? Maybe the other one is just stuck. Like it was molded along the exterior crevice, if its just the exterior its fixable.
>>14250097
should i slice into it all around with an xacto blade?
>>14250109
definitely, it does look a bit squished in there
>>14250109
Exactly, cut it like french bread. Gently but in a small sawing motion.
>>14250095
So it looks like there may be something wrong with your kit. The B9 and B13 pieces seen here: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10238883t2/60/2 don't have the gap that your picture shows.
>>14250109
Don't do this the piece is not supposed to have a gap like in >>14250074
>>14250112
don't give advice based on conjecture faggot
>>14250121
sorry, referencing this picture. As you can see there is not a gap
>>14250121
it's clearly a pistonlike part, and so it would make sense if it moved exactly like the other. I'm not holding that fucked piece in my hand, so the best i can do is conjecture
>>14250140
>I don't know what I'm talking about, but I'll get upset when someone calls me out on it
>>14250121
actually his advice worked. i literally just finished fixing it and it works perfectly. sweet mother of jesus glad thats over.
>>14250153
thanks guys you really saved my ass.
>>14250127
It makes sense that in that joint should only have one rotary articulation. But just because it doesnt display the gap on the runner doesnt mean it doesnt twist or turn
>>14250159
Fuck yeah!
New to the collection
>>14250164
Actually im almost 100% sure that joint shouldnt have more than one rotation, either on one end or the other. If that is the case then >>14250121 is completely right. But if it works then super posable arms
>>14250164
This. I thought my RG GP01Fb doesn't have side-to-side ankle motion because the balljoint looks really fused with its housing, no gap at all.
>>14250191
Did it come with the axe woosh or did you make that?
>>14250206
Whoops. That was meant for >>14250160
Speaking of RG, I hate how the stickers for the Fb is just giant sheet full of warning signs. With only two small EFSF logo. No AE logo as well.
Isn't unit identification more important? I have to use leftover stickers to put some big 'EFSF' into it.
r8
>>14250221
It comes with it but only in clear plastic but I just used clear red and clear orange paints on it to give it some colour
>>14250224
Same anon, but personally ive founda reocurring theme of rg kits having too many of one type of sticker, though zeta had a good balance.
>>14250232
Not a fan of the ZZ personally but this is a good edit. I Give it a 7.5/10
>>14250232
Probably the final draft right here. Dunno how much longer the thread will be up but in any case I'm thinking of trying it out. It's basically just Silver Bullet shoulders and no arm shields but it greatly simplifies the design for better or for worse. I can't think of a good substitute for the legs or backpack so I think those are fine as they are.
>>14250580
Arm-shields and shoulder-wings make the design, and are kinda important for its transformation. If you're getting rid of those things, you kinda don't need the backpack either. At this rate, you might as well just make a Tryon3.
>>14250612
I know, the point was to take away the parts that some people hate which is obviously going to mean its unique features. The transformation is also criticized as useless or gimmicky so although it wasn't my intention to change it, there's no loss if it's gone. Sure, it's a lot more generic, but I always like to see new designs based off of something familiar, especially when the aesthetics are changed.
Gunpla is freedom
>>14250694
Is that yours? How's the Gouf Flight Type?
>>14250694
I would love to do this.
>not building edgy gunpla
Bloodletter Nu Gundam
>>14250730
>>14250727
The Exia N3 Razor is a triplet-drive GN-powered machine. Much of its excess power is stored in flat condenser packs on its shoulder-mounted condenser/armor plates. Based on Gundam Exia and 00 Gundam, the Exia N3 is a 3rd stage in development to utilize and synchronize 3 GN drives. Initially developed to replace the 00 (but later dropped in favor of the less expensive Quan[t]) the frame of the N3 is built to accept a GN drive at its center, and the two GN drives of the 00 mounted outboard. The outboard GN drive mounting points are borrowed from the 00 since the design itself is quite robust and versatile (and is compatible with raiser condensers). Sadly, the tri-drive system was going to take 3 times longer to develop than another twin drive, hence the frame remaining empty of any GN drives and being relegated to the prototype archives of celestial being's facilities. However the prototype's design was taken for use in the development of the quan[t] where the center mounted + side offset drive system was carried over almost entirely.
Model lore:
The N3 is a highly flexible and adaptable machine, capable of filling both high mobility, heavy armor, short range, and long range combat roles on the fly. Despite significantly heavier equipment and a heavily reinforced interior armor under-structure, the mobile suit maintains a slim profile of nearly the same dimensions as the 00. As it takes much of its structure from the 00 model, while maintaining exia's sensors (exia torso). the model is quick and light, but can be outfitted with the Unique N3 Raiser condensers to raise its overall high speed/long range capabilities.
>>14250734
wtf is this fanfic bullshit i didn't realize i was on deviantart or fuckin r/cringe
Why is prime92 so prolific? "her" voice sounds like a terrible voice modulation.
>>14250766
>or /r/buildfightsystem
ftfy
some update of my current WIP
Haven't posted an update on my MG Leo in a while. It's starting to come together pretty well.
Used the last of my styrene sheets on those ass thruster pods. I ain't complaining, though. 6 years worth of material was a pretty good purchase, in my opinion.
Everything else is getting closer to the final shape I want them at. I'll be able to see where I'm going wrong on a lot of these surfaces once my can of leveling primer gets here.
I cut about half a centimeter out of the lower legs to get him down to grunt height. Wish I had another Tallgeese so I could compare it to the changes made here. That'll probably be my next gunpla purchase, since I've been wanting to do a clean kit build for a while now.
>>14250845
That's hot.
>>14250866
looking nice, never been a wing fan myself but i can certainly see the effort here with the putty and styrene. Those rear boosters are looking fucking mint bro.
Just got my first kit and I can't get started on it for three days. This anticipation is awful.
>>14250842
/r/cringefightsystem more like it
>>14250869
Thanks! They definitely need more refinement, and I don't like the way they're attached, but I am pretty proud of the overall work I've done on them. I need to source a couple additional crotch thrusters to go in them, though. Anyone know of any companies still offering part ordering?
>>14248962
Yeah, MSRP is around ¥1000, eBay and Amazon sellers have them for $75
>painted like 5 kits in my bedroom, without a mask, with window open and 3 fan on my backside blowing outwards.
I-i'm not getting cancer anytime soon right guys? All of it were acrylics, just bought some lacquers for my next projects.
>>14250968
maybe not, tamiya acrylics are known to have lacquer like properties. Wear a mask from now on for your health
>Be me, stupid 15 year old way back then
>Hear that people get high sniffing paint
>Recently bought mr hobby paints to try out painting my kits
>Get stupid idea
>I think we all know what the stupid idea was
>Did it for like 3 years
Am I fucked
Like, is it one of those things where I feel fine for like ten years then boom lung cancer surprise
>>14250845
Looks awesome
>>14250845
dem anon, i've been following this build since its inception on FB
>>14248998
Can anyone help translate?
such a blank canvas, not quite sure what to do with it, i was thinking cutting the leg pieces into three parts
>>14250734
I like to come up with back stories and lore for my customs too but that is just awful and half of it is contradicting itself.
>It wasn't made because it would have taken three times longer to develop and be much more expensive than the Quan[t].
>It's literally just the exia head and torso stuck on a 00 raiser.
Is anyone here going to be competing in the GBWC at Anime Central this weekend?
>>14251253
Why have these dog pictures been posted and deleted repeatedly in this thread?
>>14251269
Snapfag-kunt spams images when he's not busy "contributing" with his shitty builds. They get deleted by mods, but he probably ban evades like a motherfucker
>>14249190
It's not even that it's shit. It has superior posability without a doubt, but I got it because of that new engineering and I thought it might be just as good- really what I thought was love was only lust and the morning after I looked at her and I thought "Jesus christ, what a mistake."
Wherefore the JimCannonII (JimC2) has that awesome solid blocky look, the Guncannon is really rounded and not particularly imposing (as it should be considering it's a support unit, but that's not here or there), it also has nothing else going for it. I'm sure you saw in the pictures JimC2 has a shield, has a saber and looks GOOD while posing with them. I have figured out jack shit to pose Guncannon with rather than "I'm holding my two cannons and firing them!" or "I'm laying down and aiming my cannons!"
This wouldn't be an issue either if I had bit the bullet and bought the older MP Guncannon, which is sort of a solid blend of both- but I did not. I bought the shiny new toy because I thought I REALLY liked it. I only kind of like it, but getting another model that fills the same sort of niche so soon is wasteful, so I'm still trying to find ways to love Guncannon.
>>14251278
Damn, didnt mean to feed snapfit-kunt
So I find that silver and gold actually looks nice on this guy.
now, top coat suggestions? I don't wanna loose the shinyness of it, so what's the best top coat for this guy?
>>14251328
Gloss for shine, matte to kill, semi gloss to retain what you have
>>14251339
Semigloss then, what would be the best brand for that?
Anybody who has an Ex-S: How is the backpack? I'm thinking of taking half of it and sticking it to something else but I don't actually have the kit. Thanks.
>>14250838
it is a voice modulation. shes protecting her identity
>>14251018RIP
>>14250766
Why is making a story so cringe
desu ALL books are really cringe because they tell stories. Let us be grounded in reality please
>>14251900
its cringe because it's bad. Its pretty much a self insert marysue writeup for a mobile suit
>>14250224
I just don't even use them.
Relevant.
>Nippers broke after 3 years of use
What are some good nippers?
>>14248757
Slightly better quality pic. Now with orange parts inked in.
hello! first time posting here
Here's my wip of zaku lol
>>14252152
>Slightly better quality pic.
Jesus fuck anon
>>14252212
let my try again
>>14250845
So how do you hold it?
>>14252220
Whoops, better pic enchanced
Just bought the Gundam Revive, Guncannon Revive, a 3-pack of ultra-fine point Gundam Markers, 2 Action bases, and an SD Gundam Wing Zero EW. Any thoughts?
>>14252304
haha, now you gunpla too!
>>14252098
gundam planet are as close as you're gonna get to memehand without the inflated price.
>>14252152
Please take a high quality pic so I can add it to my folder of godawful painjobs. I'm really dying to get this one.
>>14252304thin your paints
>>14252308
But anon I've made gunpla before, namely an AG G-Exes Jackedge, an HG EW Heavyarms, and a HG GP01fb, just very poorly (i.e. snapshitting it, using black to panel line on white, not using glue, not painting, etc.)
mostly done with this guy, just need to wait for the gloss topcoat on the solar panels to dry. Not really a fan of how the body connects to the waist. It sits up on the extra white pice and seems just a tad off balance.
>>14252575
>>14252579
>>14252584
WTF happened to the grey on top of the gun?
>>14252590
I tried to hand paint it in cause I didnt like how the stickers looked. Im gonna take a qtip and lighter fluid to it to touch it up a bit. Make it less sloppy.
>>14252622
You could have just used some masking tape and saved yourself the trouble
>>14248962
How's the articulation on the HG Elmo?
Bandai needs to hurry up and make an HG FAZZ/FA ZZ already.
>>14252304
Do the Gundam and Guncannon kits come with Core Fighters?
>>14252387
>using black to panel line on white
Is this really a big sin? I like the lineart look of black panel line on white. I just tried to not making it too thick like dalong.
>>14252622
If the surrounding area is still bare plastic, scratch the excess with a toothpick. It won't leave any mark in the plastic.
>>14252800
>Is this really a big sin?
Not really, it's pretty much just a matter of preference
I just got my G3 Gundam a week ago and now I realize I'm missing a Beam saber :/
>>14252700
We need an MG ZZ 2.0 first
Just finished my first Gunpla, what should I go to next?
I'm thinking of picking up Hi-Mock
>>14253153
Show it to us so we can point out errors. It may seem harsh but accepting them will help you for your next one. Otherwise you become a moron in terms of building who becomes complacent and will never improve.
Mock is great by the way.
>>14253165
It'll take me a bit to get a photo, but I can tell you it doesn't look pretty.It looks garbage.
>>14253186
Take the criticism to heart, and burn it as fuel for your next project.
What do you guys do with your models when you finish with them? just toss them on a shelf? I enjoy building and painting, but I don;t have much space for storage.
>>14253266
Take them apart, and then put them in baggies, in storage.
Sometimes I rebuild them, sometimes I sell them.
>>14253278
Models on shelf, spare parts in storage.
>>14253291
This.
>>14252948
But I need more escorts for the 1/144 Deep Striker I'm eventually going to pick up! I'm also planning on making a Hummingbird.
>>14252694
it sucks! joints too loose. No polycaps just cotton stuffing. You have to paint the eyes.
>>14253516
What did you use to panel line it?
>>14252204
Looks like that monoeye could use some sprucin up
>>14253531
Blood. I thought red on red would give it a weathered look and be more realistic.
>gloss coat on a weathered kit
>pained expression and pose
>please don't touch the model.
Can this be the new OP?
>>14253532
How?
>>14253557
What's that purple thing behind it?
>>14253569
glad you asked
>>14253547
Ours truly is a cultural ghetto.
>>14253569
just get a little baggie of little sticky gems from any craft store, shave off the peg that normally holds the eye and then glue a pink one to the now flat surface. looks way better than the sticker
>>14253580
got any pics of this in action. sounds neat
How can you make RG stickers look good? Will trimming them and topcoat make them look ok or do most of you just but waterslides?
>>14253532
looks girly
>>14253607
better than just a sticker
Is RE100 Bawoo actually confirmed or is Gundamguy bullshitting again?
>>14253884
It doesnt even look like a bawoo
>>14253884
>>14253892
clickbait
>>14253884
>>14253892
if any news has the caveat of "you'll have to take my word for it", its probably not true.
but i would love a 1/100 bawoo so.
>>14253892
Derringer dropped some hints that it might be but it all depends on how you interpret it. On a post that said "there's no way it's a Bawoo's silhouette" he responded and said that the lighting was at fault. That's all we have so I wouldn't make any predictions yet.
>>14253916
The shoulders were just to big to be anything similar to a bawoo
No lighting can get that rounded and enlogated shape
>>14253930
Like I said.
Has anyone tried these DL model decals?
>>14248977
>I'm retarded and 00 was my first gundam!
>>14253985
00 was the best Gundam series though.
>>14253989i agree
>>14253570
> """""metallic""""" paints
>aka disco ball paints
>ever ever ever
Is your primer elegant enough?
>>14254019
You whittling your gunpla out of pinewood or something?
>>14254019
they were out of Mr. Rich Corinthian Leather btw
>>14254019
also at the hobby shop
they are super serious about cars there, I got a sets of volk TE37 and CE28N
this is about half the aftermarket wheels
>>14254050
also picked up a tri-star 1/35 Pz. IV Ausf. Dfor the anglerfish
I haven't built a 1/35 armor kit with this many parts ever. It has those individual link tracks that make the zaku II tubes look like the most fun thing in the world
>>14254072
480 links, so 960 cuts
>>14253916
If it is the Bawoo this will be the first RE/100 representation of a kit which already exists in the HGUC lineup.
RE/100 ALEX?
>>14254072
>>14254084
that's tank kits for you
>>14254121
nah nigga just make a 2.0 of the mg with the 2.0 or 3.0 gundam frame
>>14253916
>>14253930
>>14253936
It wasn't the lighting but the card stock/panel behind the figure that fell over. So instead of the light being filling the box as expected it caused it to cast its light/shadows differently giving the impression its upper body was way more elongated.
Shit guys in denial over something as simple as shining a flashlight to cast dramatic shafows for ghost stories. But he didn't confirm or deny anything. The most direct yet broad response he gave was about more hg thunderbolt kits in the works. Broad enough to imply yes they are kits not being shown to the public there but not direct enough to confirm those kits are thunderbolt. Has to be more careful after that indecent last time.
>>14254232
Also with re efreets pbandai unicorn version I bet they have a bawoo full frontal planned if it is. Forgive the shit screenshots didn't think to clear the notifications first
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