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Gunpla / Plamo General
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For those new to gunpla/plamo or even just new to this thread; please read the guide. Please read it before asking questions as there is a chance it has already been answered there.
For those unfamiliar, "plamo" is a shortened form of "plastic model". If it's made of plastic, someone can probably help you here.
If you're new, you're gonna fuck up. Don't worry! If you're experienced, don't make the new people worry!
>Why won't anyone answer my question?
Try being specific, especially about your materials and process. Post pictures whenever possible; even if the kit/part looks bad, you are more likely to get help posting pictures.
>Links
A guide to other types of plamo:
http://www.mediafire.com/view/1vf1aw7v91pz5pa/Airfix%20Model%20World%20Specia%20(Scale%20Modelling%20Step-By-Step).pdf
Kawaguchi Gunpla tips:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJV1h9xQ7Hx-SoCOivVEHNDOl16VWLB3A
Gundam Lineart:
http://seesaawiki.jp/nuriesozai/lite/d/MenuBar1 AND http://gundma.imgur.com/
Another gunpla guide:
http://funakatown.com/images/Building_Gunpla_Final.pdf
February Restock: http://pastebin.com/JN75W8vU
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>>13912570
Our next Group Build!
Field Repair
Basically what this means is that rather than the mobile suit being fresh out of a factory, it's quite the opposite. Whether it's trudging through dense jungles or dodging debris in asteroid belts, your mobile suit has seen some better days.
You've been out in the field for quite a long time now, nearly half a year of active duty in the front lines and your personal mobile suit's pretty banged up. What's worse is the fact that there isn't a maintenance bay within several thousand kilometers of your local area that's capable of making any major repairs. Your unit's engineering crew has resorted to patch work and jury-rigging to keep your machine operational. Stray fire might have crippled its legs and arms or otherwise dealt considerable damage to a mobile suit's systems meanwhile some units have simply lost bits of armor and panels to the elements and have been forced to patch weld metal sheets over the exposed inner workings.
In any case it's beaten to hell but somehow you and your team have somehow kept it chugging along and now command's ordered all units operating in your theatre to fall back to form a defensive line against the enemy offensive.
Deadline: March 7
Send submissions to: [email protected]
>>13912570
>that big fucking brick
Wew
>>13912570
Why is The O so good?
NotHaman's custom Graze has Barbatos new shoulders.
Rip
>>13912633
More like why is MG The O so expensive, which still is if you can find it these days.
>>13912745
You're slowpoking pretty hard on that.
>>13912769
Because it's tall and bulky which uses a lot of plastic. It makes the average mg look small.
>>13912786
1/100 Kimaris will include Trooper armor type
Gatling guns are so ugly and overused.
>>13912839
Shut your mouth.
Let me see that weathered Gusion, anon.
Also what color do you panel line the fat little frog with? Black?
A gyan I can finally get behind
>>13912904
Aren't the helmet slits a little too slim?
>Still no official Xi
>>13912766
Looks like the same mechanical designer so there's nothing concerning about it
>>13912908
It's a revive kit so expect some liberties to be taken with the proportions.
You can also probably just pop the gyangyagyan head or original hguc heaf onto it as well if its all that bugs you. The kits for them are only like $6 or so.
>>13912921
>Still no official Woundwart
Reminder, do not reply to Snapshit, do not reply to Airbrushfag. Report Snapshit everytime he uses those retarded reaction images.
![[HorribleSubs] Advance of Zeta ONA - 02 [720p].mkv_snapshot_16.38_[2015.05.11_20.40.11].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/wMr97eI.jpg "[HorribleSubs] Advance of Zeta ONA - 02 [720p].mkv_snapshot_16.38_[2015.05.11_20.40.11].jpg")
>>13912927
Soon, my brother.
>>13912945
>filename
I chuckled but sobbed at the same time.
>>13912835
no the 1/100 kimaris comes with the booster
>>13912954
There's this supposedly on the way from the same people who made that 1/100 Hazel.
I don't get it. It looks exactly like the MG but with shitty hands
UUUUNICOOOOORN
>>13913125
This is almost as bad as that Eva 02 cat mode from 3.0. Are the designers just scraping the bottom of the barrel at this point?Almost.
>>13913125
Damn, I love centaurs in pretty much everything but this went too far in some places.
Just got done with the decals on this magnificent beast.
>>13913140
Seem to recall some guy wanted to see the Knight Unicorn I'm working on.
Here it is alongside my other Legend BBs.
>>13913142
>>13913138
Well, you can't remove any one part... Because they all sort of lead from one to the next. You know, it's like poetry, they sort of rhyme, each one with the next.
>>13913151
It's so dense. Every single runner has a lot going in it.
>>13913150
That's about it. Pretty much done with the Legend BB line for now.
Shits pretty fun.
Gonna resume working on my Knight Quanta next.
>>13913125
I can see this being fine if it's a stationary mode like a Scopedog's collapsed sitting mode, but if that thing's supposed to roll around like that then that's just stupid
Is there a website that if I put in something like the hex code for a color it'll tell me some colors to mix to make it? I know there's a color matching site but I need precision.
Also is there a way to easily bend plastic to get it to fit right? My friend bought some Gradius 2 Vic Viper & this thing is SHIT. The top & bottom halves of the body are too flat & you can't get them to stay together.
>P-Bandai effect parts for Freedom 2.0
Like I didn't see THAT coming.
Out of grey paint. How bad would it look to use black instead of grey for all of the joints and guns and such?
I know it's a crime against humanity to leave any bit of your kit with unpainted plastic. But I'm just tempted to not paint the grey bits since I don't have the paint for it and it already is the color I want it.
>>13913282
You know, if you have white you can do this insane thing called mixing paints.
>>13913119
Is that really a 3rd Rg 00/Exia suit? Damn, so many cool lead MS's to choose from and we're getting another. Do they really sell that well?
>>13912904
>GYAN 1/144
>it can actually be posed in a reasonable manner
I knew there would be a Revive, but really, after all these years, it's like some sort of evil black magic witchery to actually see it.
>>13913323
RG 00 was great, though. So if this keeps up the same quality, no problems with me.
>>13913323
00 was the Gundam that rode enough of a popularity wave to keep Gundam-side sales of kits going strong after SEED was over.
>>13913323
>Do they really sell that well?
Compared to everything else, they sell "enough." SEED is essentially dead, the Astrays are overwrought and ugly, Wing is older than fuck. 00 is all that's left other than more Zakus.
You think this is going to be cyborg Ein's Psycho Graze?
This one's ASW-G-29 Gundam Astaroth, which is apparently for a Gundam Ace/HJ Gaiden story.
>>13913328
>>13913332
>>13913344
Makes sense.
Still, I'd kill to get an Alex or Ground Gundam. I'd love to see some late UC stuff too, but something tells me they'd be too small for RG's and would just explode if you tried to pose them.
>>13913405
Kinda boring and generic, but I'm sure /m/ is gonna throw a fit screaming that this should have been the main gundam instead of Barbatos.
>>13913413
Alex would be extremely great for a Revive. The Zaku Kai as well, possibly as a matched special set.
I built a 1/144 Alex and Rick Dom II recently, and was just amazed at how much better the Dom is compared to the Alex. Both have very good design ideas, but the Alex kit is unpolished compared to the more forgiving Rick Dom II's design.
>>13913418
>this should have been the main gundam instead of Barbatos.
I would second that in a heartbeat. The Barbatos looks silly compared to something that actually looks both cool and reasonably practical.
>>13913432
fucking faggot
>>13913405
Its waist gives me gsaviour vibes, digging that.
>>13913440
I'd rather have a dick in my butt than love scat as you do. It's honestly better.
>>13913432
>reasonable and practical
>giant robot
wut
>>13913405
Looks like it was mashed together from g-reco leftrovers.
>>13913405
I need better pics of its shield-thing. If it has an oversized slapping hand on it, I'll love it to death.
>>13913405
>generally looks like an Astray
>G Lucifer skirts
yeah, pretty lazy, but I like that it is supposed to be a BASEBALL GUNDAM
wait
>catcher's mit
>giant baseball bat
Why isn't this is some G Gundam sequel or Build Fighters? Why is there a BASEBALL GUNDAM in IBO?
Granted, it's so fucking silly I might actually buy it.
>>13913453
We're comparing oranges to oranges here. They're both giant robots, but one makes (enough) more sense than the other, particularly as the lead robot.
>>13913432
How is a baseball playing robot reasonable and practical? This is IBO, not G Gundam.
>>13913485
>le baseball meme
Loving every laugh, m8!
But seriously, the design looks like a better attempt at the "salvage opponents parts" theme than Barbatos, if only for the non-symmetrical limbs.
>>13913261
these look terrible
>>13913480
>They're both giant robots, but one makes (enough) more sense than the other,
But that's wrong.
>>13913125
looks like absolute shit
>>13913550
they seem to have fixed the crooked v fin
>>13913584
also, Kotobukiya is making LED beam sabers this July in red, green and blue colors, they seem neat
>>13913125
I'm gonna lose my shit if that thing start clopping around.
>>13913575
How is that any different from any Gundam?
>>13913261
I still have no idea what MG Freedom 2.0's goal is with its look/design.
>>13913591
Wait so it's not on purpose, i'm kinda disappointed now. How the hell do you fuck up both side of the V-Fin anyway?
>>13913596
Kotobukiya- saviour of gunpla
>>13913596
Will these fit any gunpla hands or are they for koto kits only?
>>13913622
I don't know, most of kotobukiya's weapons are either a little too big for the 1/144 gunplas and too small for the 1/100 models
I'm gonna give it a try and buy one of each color
>>13913596
This looks more lightsaber than beamsaber, the beam doesn't get smaller at the end.
>>13913125
Literally Twilight Sparkle in Gunpla form. Someone tell /mlp/
>>13913632
they will include slightly different molds (main difference is the tip), as well as completely clear effect parts so you can paint them in the color you like
>>13913591
>those shitty knee armor
Dropped
>>13913628
I'll most likely get two or three as well, hopefully it will fit in the gandams otherwise I'll just used them with the stylet I have yet to build
>>13913645
then add a backpack upgrade so it gets wings
>>13913323
I'm still waiting for RG Gelgoog.
>>13913125
Love centaur suits as terrestrial artillery platform type things, but if this fucking mess is for use in outer space I'll kill a man. Why four legs in space why any fucking legs.
>>13913125
I'M RIGHT HERE, FUUNSAIKI
>>13913759because they on earth now
>>13913125
Think of it less like a centaur/quadruped and more of a transformable booster mode with the legs folding into dedicated thrusters. The front appendages don't even look like legs, they look more like verniers for braking or intakes to me.
Am I the only one who's really frustrated by the Grimgerde's loose as fuck toros? I mean, it's a model kit so of course you're going to pose it and leave it for long periods of time and the Grimgerde can hold a pose as well as any kit I've seen. However, having it split into two parts every time I try and adjust the torso is really frustrating and not an issue I'd expect from a modern hg. It's easier to pose the model as one piece instead of posing the legs and upper body separately and then forcing them together. I like durability dammit.
>>13913798
Does is slide around like a Scopedog or does it trot like a horse?
>>13913807
That could actually be pretty cool. Now they just need to not paint it lilac.
>>13913810
Case in point: this pose was a fucking nightmare to achieve. It always ruined my stance and any abdominal adjustments i made when it inevitably split in two and had to be forced together.
>>13913880
>>13913810
Glue?
>>13913810
>having it split into two parts every time I try and adjust the torso is really frustrating
My HG TurnA is like this, and I'm fairly certain I've got the ball joint firmly locked in place
Can someone explain to me what this hobby is all about exactly
At first I thought it was just painting them.
But after taking an actual look at some I realized they have just been "posed" for a photoshoot with out of the box colour.
I assume that you aren't putting them away/displaying them in these action poses so my question is..
>Is the photoshoot the whole point to most people ?
Or is that just a "complete package" used to share pictures
>>13914028
Are you seriously asking why people pose their Gundam models instead of having them stand like limp shouldered and pidgeon toed?
I wonder if slapping the upper body of the Dom Test Prototype onto an HG Gouf could yield a decent conversion into pic related. After all it seems like the Dom Test Prototype has more in common with the Gouf Test Prototype than it does with the Prototype Dom. I doubt I could easily do the remaining few modifications myself but it's an idea I guess.
>>13913405
pls give 1/100
>>13914039
Here's a really good one that someone with actual skill made.
>>13914028
>I assume that you aren't putting them away/displaying them in these action poses
Why would you assume that? What do you expect, that they are displayed standing straight with their arms at their sides? Who wants to display something in a dull way like that?
>>13914057
So you have a bunch of gundams propped up on sticks then?
>>13914036
Yes, I'm unironically asking if everyone does this.
Most people don't have model cars propped up in action poses
>>13913609
to make everyone in japan buy another freedom
>>13914081
do cars carry fucking guns and fly around in space and shit?
>>13914093
No no.. I get that now .
But I hope you can kinda get why someone who painted model cars and Mageknights wouldn't think of propping up figurines to pose them
>>13914081
You just need to make sure the pose is stable or use an action base.
>>13914081
I put my cars in Obari ass poses all the time. Not model kits, my actual cars. One of the headlights magically glows red in the pitch black shadows and everything.
>>13914118
Aren't mage knights miniatures? Not posing a gunpla kit would be basically the same same as your miniatures all standing in t-poses or some other really bland configuration.
>Still no Revive Impulse information
Please, you're killing me Bandai
>>13914081
>>13914145
But yeah, sometimes it's just for silly pictures.
>not drilling holes in your tanks to prop them up on action bases for attacks from above
>>13914081
son, are you retarded?
coolest looking gouf yet
>>13912570
Good taste in the OP picture.
Wish it was packed with four beam saber blade effect parts, instead of just two.
>>13912927
nobody cares, AOZ is trash.
>>13914213
>That's like, your opinion man!
>>13913077
still no news about this one? I need that woundwort
>>13914154
They were kind of like war hammer but on a fixed dial base.
Game pieces so in themselves more entertaining then a model car in every way
>>13914183
Just ignorant.
But a little less so now
>>13914241
A Katoki style standby pose looks great, too. you don't have to do some CUH-RAY-ZAY action pose if you don't want to.
Just tried panel lining for the first time. How'd I do?
>>13914213
Woundwort is pretty popular here fuckstick. Plenty care.
>>13914297
Also excuse the nubs, I'm still working on this part
>>13914297
Better picture
>>13914213
Everybody cares except people with shit taste, namely you.
>>13914175
10/10 now i am going to do the same with my flames of war tanks, kursk dioramas will never be the same as before.
>>13914326
alright Micheal J fox make the lines a bit smoother and not as smudged, use masking to this effect or git gud at markers
>>13914039
probably p bandai origin in the future
>>13914352
How can I make them less smudged? I run down the panels 1-2 times and then rub them with a q-tip. Any suggestions on how to improve?
>>13914360
its the rubbing with the q tip thats smudging them. if you dont want to mask just get better and better. practice makes perfect. it basically comes down to how shaky your hands are. try to make clean 1 stroke lines
>>13914360
Take a box cutter, run it along the corners of wherever you want to panel line, apply liner, and then rub off the excess with impunity.
>>13914326
>>13914297
I don't want to make you throw out your kit but you may want to skip gundam markers and go for panel washing.
All you need are enamel paint, lighter fluid, a paint brush and q tips
>>13914379
What should I rub off the excess with, or is a q tip fine.
>>13914394
Soft eraser works fine.
>>13912908
totally agree, looks like someone took a pair of pliers and tried to shut the face
>>13914213
Nice meme
>>13914200
I'm actually building that right now, and I agree, I like the styling and colors of it a whole lot. I've been really taking my time with it and building it slow and steady so it hopefully comes out nicely.
>>13914206
That's really strange, the pic in the OP is my picture and it's the HG and it came with all 4 beam sabers. It's weird that they would only give you two with the MG of it. Yours looks really awesome btw.
Has there ever been a gundam with a dogs head?
>>13914637
theres the TMF/A-802 BuCUE from astray afaik
>>13914622
Thanks for that.
It's one of those things that makes me surprised there's no larger aftermarket for gutted gunpla kits and runners (only found 1 or 2 places in HK that does that while there are a million places that sell LEGO parts).
I bought this baby earlier this month. I think this'll be the first kit I actually paint up. Anyone know which shade of red best matches the Sinanju? I'm hoping to use Formula P3 or the Reaper airbrush stuff.
>is normally a minis painter.
Are kits on ebay reliable?
If a deal is too good to be true is it probably a shit knock off?
>>13912835
any proof on this? would be great. havent eve heard that there'll be 1/100 kimaris or grimgerde or rebake etc. Can anyone confirm?
>>13914781
Funny thing is that the ver. Ka Sinanju kit comes with a small jar of red paint.
Dunno if this one does.
>>13914877
>you're a cunt
>wanting G SHIT MGs
no you are
fuck you and fuck your shit taste
>>13914884
wow, look at this guy who hates fun
>>13914877
>>13914884
Both of you need to leave.
>>13914838
Nope. It does not.
>>13914838
>the ver. Ka Sinanju kit comes with a small jar of red paint.
wut
>>13914781
paint it pink!
>>13914884
fuck outta here with that garbage taste, go buy another zaku kid. greco had great mobile suit designs, anyone with a little of appreciation for artistry in anime can see this. people should not let snapshit affect their viewpoints
>>13912925
>>$6 or so
>>Meanwhile in Canadistan...
>>$35 fucking dollarydoos
Just fuck my shit up
>>13914935
your mother should've left that cumpile alone 14 years ago.. now the whole internet is subjected to your pointless murmurings, all over a bad decision made by a poor desperate female at a rest stop gloryhole
>>13914791
Bump
>>13914791
>If a deal is too good to be true is it probably a shit knock off?
What do you think?
>>13915003
Well..
>>13914964
This post makes me wonder if prices on. Amazon are bs.
>>13914999
It's ebay friend. Check the sellers info to see if they're reliable, and just hope you don't get fucked. If it's really as good of a deal as you think, and it's fake, at least you didn't pay premium for it
Is RG Astray Red Frame worth it or I should get Mk.II instead?
>>13915039
Both are good, so it really depends on what you prefer. I'd say Astray
>>13915039
Get the Mk.II
The astray is a bit boring on the build
>>13915039
Just be prepared for the shitposter to come in and scream "ASHTRAY IS UGLY!"
>>13915039
get strike
>>13913883
>Glue
>On a joint
>>13915113
Fucking hell dude that pose is hilarious
Might as well had him frolicking through a sea of flowers
>>13915146
uh oh I think you've let slip that you are dumb
>>13915146
You let the glue dry before putting the joint back together.
>inb4 he can't figure out the reason you would do this
>>13915146
>someone didn't read the guide
>tfw you have your own gunpla shop and can basically get payed to snapfit
>>13914206
>>13912570
>>13912791
I never realized how kick-ass that beam rifle looks. I want one just so I can pair it with other models.
https://youtu.be/rVlhMGQgDkY
>>13915163
is that you fried?
>>13915163
You hiring bro?
>>13915153
Well to be fair. It looks better at an angle
Dom Test Type early review. Very detailed.
http://xn--y8ja7ob40bgc4b.com/%E4%BD%9C%E6%88%90%E3%83%97%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A2%E7%B4%B9%E4%BB%8B/%E7%B4%A0%E7%B5%84%E3%80%80%EF%BD%88%EF%BD%87%E3%80%80%EF%BD%8D%EF%BD%93%EF%BD%84%E3%80%80%E3%83%89%E3%83%A0%E8%A9%A6%E4%BD%9C%E5%AE%9F%E9%A8%93%E6%A9%9F%E3%80%80%E6%9C%89%E5%84%9F%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3/
>>13915163
When snap-fitting for customers, how far do you go? Do you seam weld or just denub?
>>13915274
Just denubbing.
>>13915274
why would he seam weld for customers? he would just have to do full painting
There, proper picture of my HG Graze Custom, idk why I like the kit so much.
>>13915247
Man, prototype Dom is ugly as fuck.
>>13915479
I bet you own seed kits you tasteless shitter
I'm very tempted to mill some gunpla parts from plastic sheet, but it will probably end up like those 3d models made from metallic sheets or something but worse.
https://www.hlj.com/product/TEN21983/Fun
>>13915479
No, I just think normal Dom looks vastly superior.
the Nu fever continues
also, talk about fast, I ordered these last friday from mandarake and they arrived this afternoon
>>13915485
What's wrong with SEED kits?
>>13915623
>More funnels
>>13915479
looks boss to me
>>13915641
Speaking of which, what's the difference between funnels, bits, and fangs? Just the names?
>>13915641
the normal Nu expansion I got it only due to the effect parts, I don't plan to build the extra 6 funnels anytime soon
as for the HWS, I want my Hi Nu to be a fatso
still...
>those fucking massive polka dot waterslides
who the fuck thought this was a good idea?
>>13915652
The fin funnels are actually bits. Bits have their own power sources hence why the Nu's are like that. Funnels are kinda battery powered and were meant to be left in space after use. Fangs are a different timeline tech but I imagine are like bits but GN powered.
>>13915657
Yeah, that shield texture looks pretty atrocious.
But damn, can the Hi-Nu base even support the suit once you have all the armor strapped on?
Can you even pose the shield arm if its wielding that rocket backpack/shield?
>>13915687
That makes sense. Thanks.
>>13915696
the few reviews I've seen mention the base can just barely hold all the weight
posing is pretty much out of question, at least regarding the mega shield thing
but I love how ridiculous it look, will probably just leave it in a standard stand up pose
>>13915646
I like everything but the Zaku mouth.
Then again, that'd just be a regular dom so whatever.
does anyone actually have the MG Gyan, it doesnt seem bad and isnt really too old. or atleast compared to the oldest i've bought which is the Doms
>>13915751
Because the Gyan is made with the 2.0 frame
should be the same engineering at the zaku and gouf
>>13915751
It's pretty good, about the only real issue is that I needed a shim for the beam saber battery.
Why do we keep on getting these? I mean they should have made an RG of Blue Frame Second L or Nu instead of this
>>13916153
You're not the center of the universe faggot
Did Snapshit get banned? I don't see his posts anymore.
>>13916153
Because all of Gundam's Gundams have to be Gundamed in every grade.
>>13916174
Don't. When you post his name three times he appears.
>>13913653
>He like shitty sliding knees
faggot
mega size is best size
>>13915657
>>those fucking massive polka dot waterslides
>who the fuck thought this was a good idea?
People that actually have taste you plebeian
Anyone ordered from Samuel Decals before? i'm interested in some of his decals but i've heard he murders you in shipping and since he ships from Hong Kong or something that it takes ages.
>go on HLJ
>every single thing on the site is backordered
>>13916215
I'm curious if anyone has tried just buying decal paper and printing their own sheets at kinkos. Does that work out? I got lots of crazy decals I want to make.
>>13916153
Because the 00 Suits are fantastic. It's sad that we only get Setsuna suits though.
>>13916205
The cow spot pattern isn't for me. I like the zigzag stripe look more.
>>13916282
>00 Suits are fantastic
This.
Just wish GN Archer-chan would get restocked more often.
>>13916190
kek yeah why should the knee armor protect the knee, am I right?
Dragon Momoko 1/60 perfect grade Unicorn
Who is going to risk it?
>>13915657
>>those fucking massive polka dot waterslides
who the fuck thought this was a good idea?
Izubuchi. You know, the guy who originally made the Hi Nu.
Katoki threw those in there so you could recreate the Hi Nu's original design.
>>13916309
I want the 1/100 NGs to be restocked. I've almost given up hope.
>>13916328
And it's ugly.
>>13916310
>Muh realism
Retard faggot
>>13916312
with chinks you lose
2015-2016 is the year of milking the baddie grunt suits
>ZAKU
>GRAZE
>>13916357
Nobody said anything about realism you fucking waste of space. I just want my knee armor in the way the FUCKING OBJECTIVELY LOOKS BETTER.
>>13916328
Wait, are you sure that's not supposed to be battle damage?
>>13916359
I think I might risk one of the Tallgeese. Not the TgI since the real MG is easy to get, but maybe TgII since those are more rare. Probably not a great set, but at ~30$ I might risk it.
>>13916389
Zaku I Best ms
It started everything
Developed for industrial use building space colonies and then appropriated by zeon military for war
>>13916459
It was always built for war, industrial usage was the cover story.
>>13916459
zaku I is a combat model developed in the UC0070s, colony construction was done with worker pods and construction machines with arms
>>13913584
>>13913591
Spiky. And is that a wrist joint I see there?
>>13916419
Looks like the official patterns. For what reason we do not know.
>>13916312
Well at least it's not just a straight bootleg now.
>So much more detailed than bandai's
>Bandai's suppose to look like the lineart. That's the fucking point.
>>13913596
What kind of battery does this thing use?
>>13913651
Wait, is the handle a battery?
should I use a hobby knife on placing decals or Should I save up for a cheap tweezers?
>>13916808
Depends on the size of the decal. I've used tweezers for larger decals and knives for placing small bits like scope lens and eye stickers.
>>13916712
>>13916794
I'm assuming it has a long slim battery inside the handle like the PG light up weapons.
Probably one that you can only get from Kotobukiya.
>>13916865
Sound kind of insane since the lightsaber is already tiny and slim to begin with
>>13915652
Funnels have a battery and have to fly back into the mobile suit to recharge after a short time in battle
Bits have their own reactor (fin funnels are secretly bits)
Fangs are like funnels but they also stab people
best place to buy top coat and extra thin cement that ships internationally?
SO MUCHNEW
>>13917065
Here. I think the Qubeley is so fucking retarded looking I dont even care to take a picture of ituntil I get the p-bandai effect parts :^).
So I've made a tiny bit of progress, after one of the wires broke near the knee. I can at least close up the shin for now.
Also thought I'd share one of the shots I did with my Unicorn kit. Stock colors with panel lining and dull coat.
Any good guide or how to to start working with LED on gunpla?
>ex-standard
why is this line such monumental bullshit?
So I pulled out my first gunpla ever again and used the kit I got the other week to replace the missing and too damaged to use parts. This way I have a fresh base to work from. Pulled my RD and MSIA while I was at it.
First thing to do with it is definitely going to be to lengthen the waist.
>>13914616
Are the markings clear stickers?
>>13917230
i didn't know they made three different heavyarms.
having trouble placing the scale, are they all 1/144?
>>5511194
Instead of the usual "more dakka" route, I'm thinking of adding some sort of flight pack instead.
I'm trying to use as mand of the original parts as possible so it's going to limit exactly what I can do with it (Otherwise I would use a donor kit for parts but then I would end up with a "grandfather's axe" scenario).
>>13917235
Only the one on the far left is a model kit (the old 1/144 NG and the only non-SD kit of the tv version). The middle is an old "mobile suit in action" figure from back in the days of wing on toonami (there is actually a nicer looking improved version of this figure they made later in the same line iirc). And the right is the much more recent Robot Damashii figure and is a very nice figure all around.
The two action figures are non-scale.
>>13917244
All that was left of my original kit after more than 15 years.
>>13917203
It's a line intended for international distribution and not local distribution. No idea why they went so cheap on it.
Are there any cheaper alternative for action bases?
>>13917307
those that come from bootleg kits (ex: Blue Duel)
Deciding if I want to paint my graze kai full VERNIER an off color or not
>Bandai releases a teaser image that they will soon be announceing a RG to be released in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (july-september).
>Gundamguy sticks it to his shitty "the next rg is a unicorn design" page like it's proof.
>>13915657
how in god's name are you supposed to apply those fuck huge decals without ripping them apart?
>>13913596
>>13913651
these Koto LED sabers are already up for preorder
>>13917230
Cool to see another guy in this thread working on an old Heavy Arms. You'll probably do a better job than I will though
>>13916808
Get some cheap fine-tip tweezers, it'll will make your life much easier when it comes to applying stickers/dry transfers.
Just finished my first gunpla recently, there are a few nasty nub scars on the rear and I chiped his head slightly above his eye with my dyslexic fuck hands.
Need to get his decals softed and add a topcoat.
What do you think for my first attempt?
>>13917491
No idea why that picture is upside down
>>13917494
Because you are from China.
>>13917491
Not too bad. Are those stickers that it came with? Because softer doesnt do shit for stickers.
You should also either drill the headvulcans or color the barrel black or something, stands out
>>13917501
I think you mean Australia.
>>13917557
ahhh i didnt know that, i guess its ready for top coating then.
i didnt even notice that i hadn't filled in the Vulcans, thanks for the tip
>>13917564
this
Are the small symbols and things all stickers?
Or painted on at the factory?
>>13917577
Are you asking about >>13917491?
Because it's stickers, they don't paint on anything. The plastic is colored, all the details are added by the person. Do you even know what a model kit is
>>13913119
>>13916153
Looks good, but I was hoping Bandai would give us 2-tone blue plastic again... Anyway, new inner frame or Exia's?
