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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
https://gundma.imgur.com/
Another gunpla guide:
http://funakatown.com/images/Building_Gunpla_Final.pdf
July Restock: http://bandai-hobby.net/site/schedule_images/nouhin.pdf (untranslated)
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Old Thread: >>14450565
WHY
>>14460176
At least it's a customized suit from a previous series, and not a scratchbuilt piece of shit like Celestial Sphere had before.
(Bumping post, but hasn't been answered yet)
Still bugging me on what the fin camera is. Is that a scratch build groove or is that a pre-existing one?
I know the v-fin's a Strike Freedom, but the head camera groove I don't know what it is.
>>14460176
Wishing for a Calico Custom to erase that shit scheme
>>14460176
Because.
>>14460176
Honestly, only the color scheme is bad but I guess they're stuck up with Shia's color scheme being green even though Shia herself wears mostly blue.
>>14460176
I just now noticed it has Transient spears as shields. I would say maybe a different color scheme would save it but it still has that fucking ugly sword.
>>14460176
Eh. Everyone is mad at it and I'm just like "YO I wanna go full Symmetrical, get two of them and make a cloak out of the bits/shields. Maybe even toss in an original Qan[T] shield in the center."
The color scheme looks fine IMO, dunno why everyone is so mad about it.
>>14460204
I'm fully waiting to see a "Black Cat" custom or similar. Would an MG version basically be a Maine Coon?
>>14460176
They used all their good taste designing this beauty.
Do want.
>>14460273
And a god damn fine beauty it is. I wanna give it a nice silver paint job with minor blue hues to the central sections. Repaint the "beam" parts to look like actual feather and cloth.
>>14460203
Nobody got a clue or anything?
Seriously though, I don't like these threads not using a build from the previous thread. It's probably one of the shitposters trying to destroy our ways as usual.
>>14460203
Maybe it's from the Blue Destiny 3.
>>14460356
Not possible. There's no MGs of the Blue Destiny 3.
>>14460152
yea my basic kitbash made it to OP
someone pls translate text in the red box
>>14460382
Does the text actually matter? We know what all of those things are. A fairly standard jousting shield that appears loosely based on a kite shield, a pretty odd saber for close quarters combat, the destroyer lance that has a pair of verniers to control its direction as well as two gun openings, a hover unit in the tail, and the multi-leg vernier setup to hover at high speeds.
It's only the chest piece that we're currently unsure of. I'd say it has to be another set of verniers to help the suit back up, but I've been wrong before with these suits.
>>14460382
>>14460405
Er, shit, in the red box. Totally read that as "back of the box". Yeah, nevermind, that is worth finding out.
>Hobby of building models turns into hobby of collecting boxes.
>>14460405
They look like stereo speakers.
Gotta boom boom base the enemy. lol
>>14460176
Personally, I love it.
>>14460176
I like the cat ears but the sword is a little weird. This green is nicer than that of the portant, though I would probably change it to blue too
>>14460382
Some sort of cooling mechanism for the ahab reactor
>>14460612
thanks
so it acts like daimos' "freezer storm" then?
>>14460557
That green is total shit and clashes hideously with the rest of the design. It's far too dark, almost military.
What they should have done, which would have been the OBVIOUS choice and absolutey printed money, would be to give Shia a GN Archer-based custom.
Does the Triple Dom set's rocket effect part work with other bazookas, or does it only fit the bazooka in the set?
Masking will be the end of me.
How do people get it so perfect?
Also posting this in /m/. September's looking to be a good time for plastic crack, if HS is correct.
>>14460883
That looks pretty good to me b.
>>14460883
Shouldn't you have done the black part first?
>>14460883
by taking a picture from afar/ angle
>>14460895
wait isnt light -> dark colour
>>14460889
>Usa-chan Robo
Holy shit it's adorable. I'm ordering 3.
>>14460889
>GM 2.0
>Shining
>Master
>Nobel
That's some good shit right there
>>14460895
I don't know what I should have done first, only bit of masking I'd done before was simple.
>>14460883
Looks good, just do a little touchup now. If you haven't tried scoring edges, it really helps with handpanting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9ZIE26KhOQ
>>14460889
>gm 2.0
i have the fucking thunderbolt and the p-bandai powered gm coming
i don't need any more fucking kitsi have waited for a gm 2.0 for like a whole fucking year jesus christ i want it
>>14460883
>>14460895
For the future, you could have primed the center part, painted it, glossed it, masked it, then sanded any overspray (don't tear the tape obviously), primed the outside and painted that red, then removed the tape. It's complicated but it's how you can get those edges to stay red. Don't paint red over black though as mentioned.
>>14460883
>>14461055
The other way to do it is paint the whole thing red then gloss it, then mask and paint the part black like you did, then use a q-tip with a diluted thinner to clean the black off the edges. This solution depends heavily on what types of paints you had access to though.
>>14461055
>>14461062
Yeah these make sense. Will do next time, cheers.
Are the shoulder things that you slide into the arm before connecting it to the body supposed to rattle around on the RG Astray or did I just fuck up the construction somehow?
>>14461176
They're just held there by the surrounding pieces, yeah. Not fixed in place or anything.
>>14461183
Oh, good. The rattling really bothers me but I guess there's no way in hell that's flying off anywhere.
Finally working on my Gourai that I've had backlogged since it came out.
Holy fuck this neck joint scares the shit out of me.
>>14460889
Legilis when?
>>14461312
pin it then
Got a detolf so this guy can get off my messy desk + give him a better pose
Early but pretty comprehensive review of the HG 1/144 Local Type Armholes.
http://blog.kenbill.com/?eid=916
Looks pretty nice.
http://blog.kenbill.com/?eid=913
Runners/stickers here.
>>14461552
Better wait for the MG.Watch it be P-Bandai.
>>14461501
Nice anon. Grabbing a detolf myself to do the same. Am hoping the 1/100th graze Kai goes down in price so I can redo my first ever gunpla build (the 1/144th version) with my improved skills and display them side by side.
>>14461054
Don't you have some kangaroos to fuck feddie scum?
>>14461704
>goes down in price
It's like 20 dollars, what the fuck. It is more likely that the kit will sell out and you'll have to pay more for it. Just buy the kit, Rosenblatt.
>>14460889
Place your bets on what the unknown HGBF is
>>14461738
Bandai kits are in continuous production. Paying people who jack up prices is never justified.
On the other hand when stores overstock shit they think will be popular but isn't and it goes on sale is an extremely regular occurrence.
The guy knows what's up.
>>14461795
The kit already costs less than some HGs. What is he holding out for? 3 dollars in savings?
>p-bandai
I bought this. Has anyone got a finished one?
>>14461869
Isn't that just the 6th form painted?
>>14461795
Sometimes the kit becomes hard to find, so you have no choice but to pay a reasonable extra amount. Do you even economics?
>>14461712
Fuck off, zeek, we don't want you here.
>>14461788
Exia Variant #999
>>14461877
Here you go senpai, straight from the spoon to your mouth.
http://dalong.net/review/hg/h100/h100_p.htm
>>14461552
Where does this thing fit in the UC continuity? Is it some sort of missing link between the Ground-type gundam and GM?
How can I do panel lines easier? I have shaky hands so it's a bit hard for me.
>>14462018
I think it's supposed to be some experimental thing and the data for it is used for the Ground Gundam or the GM or regular Gundam. Not exactly sure.
It looks cool though.
>>14461738
>20 dollars for the 1/100th
Cheapest I've seen it is for 45 anon.
>>14462022
Panel washing or use a bleed type marker and wipe.
>>14462022
Do them anyway, and use rubbing alcohol to clean it up.
>>14462029
>45 dollars
Where the fuck are you looking?
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=TOY-GDM-2981&page=top%2Fsearch%2Flist%3Fs_keywords%3Dgraze+kai%24pagemax%3D40%24getcnt%3D0%24pagecnt%3D1
>>14462018
Apparently it's an MS that was never created, due to the fact it was going to use the RX-78-1 as the base. So it only existed as a blueprint.
I forget what it's purpose was.
>>14462046
That's 24 dollars plus shipping anon. Meaning it very well could reach 45 dollars if he lives anywhere but Nippon.
>>14462062
Bulk buy?
>>14462074
Maybe he only wants the Kai, for some people bulk buying isn't an option, you know?
>>14462013
thank you kind anon
>>14462232
Pretty much what you said. I have a plastic budget since I have to pay for other fun things like house payments, furniture, etc... Since I'm just getting moved in. I'd very much like to bulk buy every graze imaginable but it's not an option until at least half a year from now.
>>14461902
>so you have no choice but to pay a reasonable extra amount.
or you can just wait and not perpetuate the scalper culture.
there's literally never a time when YOU MUST HAVE THIS KIT NOW OR YOU'LL DIE SO YOU MUST PAY THE UNJUSTIFIABLE MARK-UP
>>14462269
Sometimes I buy kits directly from Amazon, where the markup is somewhere between 3-7 dollars, because yeah, I want it now. But whatever floats your boat.
>>14462018
Design intended to be based on data from the rx-78-1 and fill the data gathering role of the ground gm. But the rx-78-1 got destroyed at side 7 and it was canned before making it past the design stage.
>>14462277
Shipping from Japan isn't too bad if you do buy in multiples and don't care too much at when something arrives. ~$15 for shipping a 1/100 and a 1/144 isn't too bad, and if you bump it up to two 1/144s it only goes up by like $2-3 bucks
>>14462738
Also sometimes shipping will be fuckey where EMS is cheaper than SAL/Fed-Ex in some cases. The Fed-Ex option was at least a good $5-10 more than EMS for this order
>https://hlj.com/product/bann07588/Gun
>https://hlj.com/product/BANN06317/Gun
should i?
reposting from /toy/
Fumina's gunpla for the OVA is am HG GM whicj can transform into an SD GM
>>14462790
Revive Gyan, definitely. Everyone should experience Revive Gyan.
Psycho Zaku, only if you have the paint, time, and dedication to do it justice.
>>14462790
It's probably a nice kit, but I'd personally wait on the new MG that'll come out in a few months.
>>14462790
>revive gyan
Absolutely.
Simple but amazing kit.
>>14462804
>paint
Does it have a lot of color accuracy issues or what?
>>14462804
Alternatively, anon should consider the Gyancelot over the Gyan. While the standard Gyan is a nice enough kit, it is somewhat bland.
https://hlj.com/product/BANN10524/Gun
>>14462821
That's like saying you should skip buying rx-78-2 in favor of someting more flashy
Both are classics and should be experienced in it's base form.
>>14462821
The thing i love the most in the Gyan is his helmet
>>14462817
To get it animation accurate I think you have to detail paint some shit and also probably spray the verniers real gold.
>>14462817
Quite a few stickers mainly orange ones.
How good is the HG Nu Gundam?
>>14462864
It's pretty damned good, it's solid as a rock, the weapons are molded in two colors, and while it has more than a dozen stickers to apply that's because there are two on each separately molded and fully articulated fin funnel. The only things that newer kits have on it is additional color separation in the face (the whole face shield is white including the eyes - this is kind of common for its era though.) The kit also comes with an adapter for mounting fin funnels on both sides, in place of the big beam saber.
The HGUC Hi-Nu on the other hand doesn't have as many stickers, but it is an inferior kit in every other way - the waist became floppy almost immediately, the weapons - which are the same designs as the Nu-Gundam's - are molded in bronze metallic and need painting to look like on the box; and the fin funnels are molded as two separate functional ones plus two sets of two that are in a V-shape, and can't be deployed. (so you need three complete kits to make one full set of working fin funnels).
How is the MG Gouf ver. 2.0?
>>14460742
>>14463013
Very flexible like the Zaku II 2.0
Well worth the price.
Anon from the previous thread looking into his first MG RX 78-2. Decided I'm going with the Origin version (Found one for sale on ebay for under $40), but now I have a different question: Is the weapons and effects kit for the 3.0 compatible with the Origin?
>>14460742Yes.
>>14463140
Origins version comes with effects. but the 3.0 kit should be compatible
How's the HG Dom?
>>14463261
I meant specifically the LED and weapons add-on kit. I know it has the vulcan and missile effects, but I haven't seen any images with the javelin, hammer, or LED.
https://secure.hlj.com/product/bann07605
What's in the mystery box /m/?
>tfw about to drop 100 in paint and paint supplies
>>14463311
Led is definitely compatible, and it looks like the hands are the same one the 3.0 uses. You can check dalong.net for stuff like this
>>14463399Do eeeeet.
>>14463393
Probably another lazy custom based on a 00 MS.
>>14463417
ECKSHIA ISH DA COOLSHT U GUYS
>>14460741
I like the Quanta Kai but this idea is based, anon.
>>14463393
It's just going to straight up be an Exia Revive model kit
>>14463393
They already blew their 00 load with the Nyanta, so it's going to be some totally new thing, for Sekai, because if it was for Fumina it would be announced that it's an SD.
I am expecting Kamiki Burning with TWO swords and more glowy parts or something equally disappointing.
Also Shia should have gotten like a nurse-themed GN Archer custom with some Haro repairbots thrown in, because Bandai has the mold for those from one of the 00 MGs or 1/100s IIRC. Holy shit it'd sell like pies in the sky.
>>14463515
>They already blew their 00 load with the Nyanta
When did that stop them from shoving more 00 suits down our throats before?
>>14463527
Even they've got to have limits, right?
>>14463499
>Exia Revive
HG R2 already exists, and Amazing even uses some of those same parts.
>The horrifying realization that you preordered so much that amiami basically owns you for the rest of 2016
I need to rethink my life.
>>14463717
Same shit..
And my car died yesterday.
Looks like I will eat pasta until 2017.
>>14463717
>>14463731
>Self control in the toilet
You guys will get through this and be better for it.
I'm certain you like all the things you've preordered, but you need to consider the ramifications of your actions. "Do I really need this IMMEDIATELY or will I live for going without for a month or so?"
If this is right then hope I'm also right about waterproof gundam being made off local gundam
>>14463834
As a P-Bandai exclusive. :')
>>14463911
Fucking finally.
>>14463393
>tfw I know it's not a custom Gelgoog but I want it to be a custom Gelgoog.
I just wish Bandai didn't hate the Gelgoog so much.
>>14463702
I think the poster meant an Exia Revive as in the HGUC "Revive" kits - a completely new version of the basic Exia because the old one has peg shoulders rather than ball jointed ones.
I don't personally see the necessity of such a thing - I have a bunch of things on my shelf I'd like a Revive kit of before the Exia - but Bandai doesn't listen to *me*.
(HGUC S Gundam Revive when?)
>>14463989
S gundam was a mistake
>Steps on >>14463994
>>14463989
Right but the peg shoulder was the least problematic part of the Exia, the ball joint being the worst.
This was resolved with new engineering for the R2 giving it a swivel for the legs. Exia isn't due for a Revive for a good long time because both the Amazing and the Dark Matter prove that the R2 mechanics are enough for people until they need an income booster for the next Exia variant.Even then their inner star of David might take over and enlighten them to the fact that there's nothing wrong with the mold and the goy will still pay.
I agree that there are plenty of suits that need revives first, and I think the fact that they've gone with Gyan and the Shiki so far is a good indicator. Especially since they followed up the Gyan with the Gyancelot.
>getting friends and coworkers into gunpla
>they're sceptical at first, but end up loving it after first ever group build
this is it boys, I'm doing lord Plamor's work
what have y'all been working on? I built this little guy for the group build.
>>14464081
I just hope that they actually insert some new kits between the Revive releases at some point, because we still have material that hasn't been covered in the HGUC lineup (where's my Full Armor ZZ? The Dijeh? And I could do with a HGUC Nightingale and MkIII too, since RE/100 is too big for my shelves) and it's been literally more than a year and a half since the last all new non-revive release. (Crossbone X1 from November 2014. Next one after that was V2 Assault Buster which falls in the "old kit with extra parts" category.)
>>14464229
>group build
wuh?
![1000105544_2[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/6yU8Ym5.jpg "1000105544_2[1].jpg")
Are these things using the old 1990 molds? Cause to get 3 of them for $12 that seems ridiculous if they were using the modern HG mold.
http://gundamguy.blogspot.com/2016/07/p-bandai-exclusive-mobile-suit-gundam.html
>>14464665
Nevermind, just bandai trolling us with candy toys.
Do you guys give your customs unique names?
>>14464929
Obviously. I even rename my recolors and if they're an ace custom I make up a short back story about the pilot.
who excited for Farsia and G-Bouncer restock heremore interesting than Nyan[t]a, Bird Weapon System, Another Beargguy (tm) and meme a la petit, and for some reason a Fumina character stand
GODDAMN the way the shield connects to the pivoting arm on the RG Qan[T] is fucking trash. I'm tempted to ghetto mod the whole thing just to lock it in place instead of falling off every damn time.
>>14461877
Yeah, I like it, relatively big for an HG too, almost the size of the MG Wing EW. Only complaint is I'm not a big fan of the gun it comes with, the full armor's bazooka is cooler
Guys when im cutting down nubs with a X-acto, should I cut so theres still a bit protruding then sand it down?
Been cutting some deeps cuts by accident, thankfully on non visible pieces
>>14465479
I usually cut it down until there's only a little hump where the nub used to be, and then sand it flush
>>14465479
Generally yeah. It also just gives finer control to minimize the discoloration/blend over it.
>>14461883
Looks like the HiRes frame.
>>14465507
It is the Hi-Res version. Not unexpected since the last one was form 4-ish. Shame the HR version's design modifications never made it into the actual show; it's a far more compelling design than the stock barbatos. The new color apps and details are all pretty great.
>>14465488
>>14465494
Right guess I'll try and be more careful to do that when cutting, still a bit new but im doing a PG kit right now, just trying to not ruin it before I really get on with it
>>14465479
It depends on the plastic. Soft plastic like beam effect parts, ABS frame parts and the psycoframe on the Unicorn kits doesn't sand well at all, and you're basically stuck cutting the nubs with a knife.
Yellow and white styrene you can use whatever method you like, as they don't discolor noticeably.
For the really hard and brittle parts, you'll want to sand rather than cut too close though. There is a special hell for whoever decided on Medium Blue being one of the main colors for Gundams, because that color styrene is really brittle and often doesn't mix evenly, so you get weird swirls in the plastic on top of looking like crap where it's been cut.
>>14463399
I can never drop more than about 50 at a time on spray cans, feels bad spending so much on consumables that go away so fast. But ob the other hand I'm building my spoon library so I don't yet know what colors I really need, hopefully I won't have to rebuy all of them. But the worst part is that of all you have is a few colors then all your kits will be the same color and that would look terrible.
Since I'm new to painting I'm also trying out masking on a big kit so I'm using a lot more paint for the layers them one would usually do.
Post abominationsthat you made
>>14465616
>>14465616
What in the actual fuck is wrong with that leg?! Looks like it was mauled by something.
>>14465597
So far it's mainly the dark greyish parts of the kit, like the skeleton, cutting the nubs has been leaving small white stress marks for me, sanding when it's flush hasn't done much but in my efforts to remove them I've ended up cutting small chunks out of some parts
Thankfully most of the bits im talking about are now hidden, but just hoping I don't end up doing it on the outer parts
>>14465616
>>14465616
That kit seems quite troubled
What should I build?
>>14465719
GP-02 MG
>>14465719
You really limit a lot of options with the color coding.
I'd go with the MG Turn A or the Double Bro Raiser.
>>14465682
but why tho
>>14465732
>>14465733
GP-02 then MG Turn A it is.
>>14465682
>Freedom hip cannons
>Crystal Heavy Arms arm
>Epyon legs, but not the feet
>Goatee missing
>V-fin is cockeyed and uncolored
>The colors. Dear God, the colors.
I can almost hear it's pained gasps of 'kill me'
just finished my mg red frame astray and holy fucking shit do i love this thing.
the amount of fun i can have is phenomenal.
anybody have any fun poses i should do?
>>14465791
Holy fucking shit I just finished my MG Force Impulse and I fucking hated every second of building this shit
I just ignored the stickers and decals and even the fucking panel lines by the time i got to the backpack
I put it next to my RE MK3 and MK3 just looks better in every way, why is seed MS so fucking feminine
>>14465797
Built Sword Impulse and thought it was great, only bad thing was how the core splendor restricted abdomen agility.
>>14465909
its the same thing besides backpack and color right?
I fucking hated this kit, all the hinges are either really fucking loose or really really stiff
>>14465914
>>14465797
Destroy it on camera.
>>14465719
some shelves?
>>14465719
>WoW poster
>Neptunia dakimura
>>14466048
The Nep is the better thing out of those two.
>>14465797
Try building the G Self perfect pack. Wanted to die at least 3 times. Worst fucking kit. Only time I'll say "Just buy the damashii"
>>14466158
How bad is it?
>>14466187
>MSlets
Is the Kotobukiya Demonbane any good?
>>14466187
Iron Blooded Manlets
>>14466043
I certainly need some soon. But I have plenty of room if I managed it better and built the collections of suits to dedicate an area to.
>>14466048
WoW poster is down, and I love my waifu.
>>14465616
These are my painted abominations
>>14466185
More stickers than you know what to do with (7 or so on the head alone), terrible joints, pieces barely snap together, shoulders are a mess, poor color separation without said stickers or paint, only redeeming part of the kit is the perfect pack only because of the nice use of clear parts (spoiler alert the joints on the cannon are attrotious too)
>>14466187
Does having a cutting matt help with cleaning up? I work on the dinner table when its not in use and I'm pretty paranoid about plastic dust where I eat
>>14466317
First off, don't work on the dining table.
Second, wet sand.
Third, yes, you just bend the mat a bit and slide everything off into the trash.
>>14466323
>First off, don't work on the dining table.
Don't have a lot of space for options though. I just make sure to clean it after using.
>>14465719
Tallgeese, Turn A, Duel Assault Shroud
Does Crashman even build anything? I see him post all the time but I can't remember him ever actually posting his own work.
Does anyone have the G Lucifer? How is it?
>>14466618
Yes, but I'm mainly a snap fag who only paints on occasion. Don't have the proper time/place/money for an airbrush currently so I just build, snap, line, and decal usually. Got something around 50 built kits total.
>>14461869
Must have sold like shit.
>>14466312
You're a modeler and its a model you should be able to fix those things.
>>14466732
The Hi res was a kit of a gundam that already had two previous really nice releases the were cheaper (One of which even being in the same scale), it was fairly heavily redesigned and not accurate to the in show appearance as a result, didn't come with the gundam's signature weapon, was fairly expensive for a kit of its size due to a couple of factors meant to draw interest in it, and its main draw was just that it was diecast.
Really they should have just made it 1/60 and pitched it as a PG or PG-like line to avoid having to compete against the 1/100 NG.
>>14466851
>fairly heavily redesigned and not accurate to the in show appearance as a result
I don't think that matters, that never stopped edgy metal builds from selling though.
>>14460176
Someone should fire the Try designer
>>14466907
Which one? There's like 5 mechanical designers working on the show.
>>14466907
R-Gyagya, Tryon 3 and GM cardigan were amazing, don't fire the ones that designed those.
>>14460176
>>14466907
But why?
>>14467144
>>14467144
Kill it with fire.
>>14467144
I'm surprised she doesn't go full catgirl with burning nyaa-kle catgirl mitts and laser spitting funn-nyaa-ls.
Is there an actual reason as to why the Sinanju has a skull inside his head, or was it just supposed to be damage from the rocket that damaged it in this pattern?
>>14467285
Hmm. Needs a pair of Vibration Nails.
>>14465719
Gundam X
>>14467144
Is this going to be a GN particle cloak as a nod to Fellini? Because a cloak and arming sword setup could be a cool way to be Exia without being Exia.
>>14467300
It's mostly damage, although I could imagine that some of the Zeonic elements might be grafted on to the old Stein head. I mean, we can clearly the see one of the old eyes in addition to the center-mounted mono-eye. The Stein was a gray/white suit, after-all.
>>14467315
>18,000 yen RD figure
why
>>14467323
This was cute at first but they just had to run it to the ground.
>tfw want to get into gunpla again
>tfw want to start off with a bang
>want to try getting Dragon Momoko Strike Noir as first new kit
>tfw don't know the prices of it.
I would get the Akatsuki instead but I'm really afraid of the gold plastic being more fragile than the normal black and grey plastic
>>14467331
Agreed. I'm fine with them shitting out more colors for the petit guys, but the cutesy variants are getting absurd. Although, if it has a role in the OVA, then I guess it'll be justified.
![WP_20160708_17_07_34_Pro[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/0PlE9d2.jpg "WP_20160708_17_07_34_Pro[1].jpg")
I just finished this Barbatos , i´m not sure wether to topcoat it or not, i kinda like the finish that the spraypaint coat gave to the plastic , but i´m scared that it may catch dirt .
any suggestions?
>>14465719
build a full loving relationship with the body pillow
>>14467185
That's not what a gunperry looks like
>>14467144
Just make official kits of the Nyaia line from GBFA already. Qanta with cat ears is just lazy.
has the shitposter left?
>>14467349
>Bumpy and uneven looking paint surface
>Visible mold lines on shoulders
>Messy looking panel lines
You're right, a topcoat won't improve it.
>>14467396
Nope
>>14467409
I want this thing to have my babies.
Oh man its been too long since the image spammer did his thingwelcome back
>>14467451
hes been shitting up the threads on /toy/ the past few weeks
Glued the binders on with Mr hobby cement. Had a minor blemish from putting a little too much. Won't happen again. It ate the plastic like groceries.
>>14467542
how come you always show up the same time the image spammer does Hmm?
Is this kit worth a build? https://www.amazon.co.uk/RX-121-1-Gundam-Hazel-Custom-GUNPLA/dp/B000ARCKK6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1468004809&sr=8-2&keywords=gunpla
Looking to build something but im on a pretty tight budget right now and want something small
>>14467755
Yeah Shitain it's a solid kit, some detail painting needed on the fingertips.
>>14467300
>>14467322
Yeah, Sinanju Stein had two green eyes so it's probably just vestigial under the monoeye.
Doesn't explain the spoopy teeth, but maybe that's where the chin beard was.
>>14467817
Spoopy Teeth and nose appear to be just damage from the rocket for extra bad guy spoops.
>>14467834
Well yeah, it's where the faceplate got blown off. But the teeth look to be part of the underlying head armature, not just cracks. The pattern's too symmetrical and regular to just be slag and it follows the overall contours.
>>14467817
why do gundams even have beards in the first place?
>>14467863
rule of cool
>>14467861
I'd almost want to say that the teeth are an animation mistake. Based on the close shot, there's a gap between the neck-piece and the face-plate. On the wrecked shot, from the front and from the profile, we see that the teeth appear to be integrated into the chin-guard of the neck-piece.
If it were only visible on the frontal shots, I'd write it away as us looking a a distorted image of the suit's neck, but the profile shot doesn't allow for that.
>>14467863
Because their faceplates are based on the masks used with Samurai armor.
>>14467863
I always figured it was part of the 'scary samurai mask' motif. Though Barbatos' chinpiece actually makes it look like it's got a full beard.
>>14467870
It's clearly not an animation mistake given the images >>14467817
>>14467861
I think it's supposed to be damage but it ends up looking more like a original piece of the unit.
>>14467886
>Though Barbatos' chinpiece actually makes it look like it's got a full beard.
Given the association of goats with demons, I've assumed that was 100% intentional. Also, the name comes from Latin barbatus, meaning bearded. So, yeah, definitely intentional.
>>14467892
>almost want to say
Yeah, I know.
>RE/100 Efreet comes with a little Blue Destiny comic
That's neat.
Can real touch markers be used for panel lining? I'll be needing one for Anubis and it's a shame that Kotobukiya didn't pre-painted the parts considering its price...
>>14467886
I heard that too, but I've yet to see any such masks. Most all of them are sculpted like an actual face or some horrible monster face. Or just like, chin guards.
>>14467953
>$450 USD on Amazon
No, just no.
As for panel lining, I guess you could maybe extract the ink and try to treat it like a panel wash. Something like applying it with a q-tip and then using another q-tip with rubbing alcohol to remove the excess.
>>14467964
The overall head and the v-fin I get, but... unless that's beard is supposed to be a knot, I've yet to see a bearded mask.
>>14467953
Real touch markers are designed for panel lining actually, but they're kind of thick for some panel lines so what you do is after you're done marking the pane lines you wipe them with a Q-tip soaked in a tiny bit of alcohol to get rid of the excess. Do this only on either bare plastic paint that has been clear-coated over though, because alcohol will attack certain paints.
I just completed my G Lucifer!
It's a freakin awesome kit.
This is hard...1/100 Kimaris Trooper, 1/20 MechaTroWeGo or the 1/72 VF-31
>>14468141
Or...should I settle for a frame arms girl? My private warehouse must be shipped by Sunday so I must know!
>>14468141
I got the Kimaris Trooper. It's somewhere over the Pacific right now. There's already a review on it here:
http://schizophonic9.com/re4/100_trooper.html
Looks really nice. Runners here:
http://blog.kenbill.com/?eid=914
Since it's <2500 yen I would really just throw it in to your order no matter what, but it looks like you can't go wrong.
Otherwise the VF-31J is a great kit, if you're not scared of decals.
>>14468156
I think everyone should try a FAG, although they are a Koto kit so be prepared to detail paint and deal with some hard plastic.
>>14468166
Is the Jinrai any good? I'm leaning towards the Jinrai since my hobby shop rarely carries Koto kits.
>>14468141
>>14468156
Kimaris Trooper all the way. Show Bandai that Gali-Gali support. IBO cannot lose it's one true hero.
>>14468194
I dunno. I think the Jinrai is just the Gourai head, with a ponytail, on the Materia/Architect frame which is a lot more refined than the original Gourai frame but has an ass that looks pretty flat and terrible from the back.
If you're interested you might as well go for it. I know someone on /m/ has built a Jinrai. Said it was pretty nice IIRC.
>>14468219
Well, it's the only frame available and I have to have this shipped by the 10th. Who knows when the Architect comes out. I'm gonna just wait on the Trooper. My hobby store will probs sell it for 25$ without shipping costs.
I know Macross kits rarely get reprinted but Frame Arm Girls fly off the shelves like hotcakes.
Very tough choices.
>>14468141
I'd have to go with Kimaris, but I'm biased because that good time Kouou feel.
>>14468235
If I were you I'd just say fuck it and get the Kimaris and the FAG.
But if you can only get one, get the FAG. Eventually you'll be able to get the Kimaris for 25-30 dollars even off Amazon or at your local hobby store, and the VF-31J just had a super pack variation announced, so anyone who does not own one now, will probably just buy that one, ensuring that the kit is unlikely to sell out completely. And if it does, you can get the Arad version or the inevitable Messer/Mirage versions they will shit out somewhere along the line.
But once the Jinrai sells out that'll probably be it for like half a year.
>>14468247
Then I saw the Indigo version...shit.
If only the Architect would've came out by now things would be fine. Fuck it I'm just gonna get this https://hlj.com/product/SEG50276/Fig and get the Indigo version.
>>14468202
Please, just let him die. He's going to be S2's Ein if he does return.
GN Archer arrived today...
What do they mean by this picture?
I just received passion and guts. Time to add the hard work.
>>14468282
You've made a wise choice.
>>14468312
Working on PG RX-0, i have the LED kit and i have got to this step on the head, which is suggesting options for stickers on the head pieces, noteably the eyes and the mouth area.
I cant read japanese, and google translate is useless so im not sure which stuckers should be used, if any.
Any smart advice would be appreciated!
>>14468347
I don't know if you need eye stickers if you have the LED kit. Otherwise just use the stickers corresponding to the numbers on the sheet.
>>14468380
Yeah the head LEDs are looking infinitely easier to test than the rest of the kit, so ill do a sticker free assembly and see how it looks
>>14468347
>>14468380
Unless the stickers are transparent, I'd hazard a guess that you're supposed to omit them if you're using the LED kit. I mean, notice the inclusion of LED into the moonrunes. Surely that has to mean something?
>>14467330
>size
>Metal content
>Paint
>>14468346
>>14468320
TRYON 3!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzUz8-wsDNQ
