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For those unfamiliar, "Plamo" is a shortened form of "plastic model." If it's made of plastic, someone can probably help you here.
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The guide:
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1Tr8UyF2Xg5Ojqw0sxcO7oIG7IIsJPes3lMO5pHZKu5o
And a handy guide to other types of plamo:
http://www.mediafire.com/view/1vf1aw7v91pz5pa/Airfix%20Model%20World%20Specia%20(Scale%20Modelling%20Step-By-Step).pdf
http://www.scalemodelguide.com
Some lineart: http://seesaawiki.jp/nuriesozai/lite/d/MenuBar1
http://gundma.imgur.com/
Paint Matcher: http://scalemodeldb.com/paint
Old thread: >>5404218
Group Build
So, to reiterate, for this group build
Primary: white
Secondary: purple or pink (or both, fuck it)
Trim: gold
Due date: February 1st.
Email: [email protected]
Don't forget about the lineart in the OP.
First time painter here and I'm trying to decide on a matte finish spray to go with. I know you guys tend to recommend Tamiya for everything, but I've found the Testor's version of the same thing for half the price and a week shipping time as opposed to 3 months. Would it work or should I go with a higher end option?
>>5413491
It'll work but won't be as good quality. imo mr super clear is the best top coat but that's just me
>>5413498
I can second Mr Super Clear being good, though I haven't tried any other topcoat since its yet to fail me
First time building a kit.
What sandpaper gauges you use to sand? The only thing I'm struggling with is how shit the cuts are looking.
>>5413538
you dont use one grit u dummy
you go low>medium>high
it gets rid of the scratches from the other layers
>>5413548
I'm doing that, but I'm not really sure if how thin I need to go.
>>5413557
>Guide recommends 400 to 1000
I use 1000 and 2000 from walmart's auto section, if the part needs extra work after shaving it with the hobby knife
>recovering from a wisdom tooth extraction
at least I have my gunpla to pass the time while I recover...
WIP of my first MG, an Exia I got for Christmas as a surprise gift.
>>5413646
It's a beautifully proportioned kit, but mind the ankles (which are pretty weak as far as MGs go) when using on-ground poses.
So i'm thinking of doing some kind of paint job for my MG Gelgoog, dunno if i'll do a existing Ace or a OC, Any good color patterns would look good for one?
Does anyone know of any alternative sources for gundam waterslides?
I'm trying to find decals for a 1/100 gale strike or even just librarians faction decals. I cant find anything on samueldecal.
new WIP
it's weird, the RX78-2 has never really appealed to me but I fucking love the G-3
Anybody here named Jake or Richard?
>>5413683
Gato Gelgoog, or go fantasy and Ramba Ral Gelgoog
>>5413819
I would do Gato, but i'm already planning to use that theme for my MG Rick-Dom, since that was the suit he used to earn his "Nightmare of Solomon" title.
Ral might be cool, though i might do Erik Blanke
I'm the anon from >>5412857, here's the WIP Zaku II until the new hands I ordered come in.
I still need to put on all the dry transfers and stickers and do some more panel lining, but I really love this kit.
>>5413858
I recommend it so often because it's so good, it's a good, simple, and sturdy kit that has a lot of variants, rather important for such an iconic suit.
Cheap too.
>>5413905
I think you might have me confused with another anon, I had trouble deciding whether or not to get the Type F or Type J.
Regardless, this kit is so much better than the original Zaku II I made almost 20 years ago it's fantastic.
All the /m/ gunpla threads are a fucking mess right now, so I guess I'll ask here and hope for greener Zakus:
So I got a real grade Zaku II over the holidays, and sat down to try and build it. Holy shit is this thing a pain in the ass. The leg hoses are fucking annoying as shit, especially their pegs. Pulling them out of the bag they had stress lines already and broke the second any pressure was applied. Thankfully superglue keeps them in place.
But how the fuck are you supposed to get them in to their slots? I got one in, but I felt like I was applying enough pressure to create a fucking diamond, and my thumbs are worn raw. Does anyone have any tips for getting them flush in their holes?
>>5413934
You followed the instructions, right? Right?
>>5413917
It was a general statement spun off from what you said.
>>5413964
Yes, the issue isn't getting them in, it's that towards the base there's just an unreal amount of resistance.
>>5413969
You're absolutely right, especially the cheap part. Hard to believe the difference in price point to the RG is only a few bucks
>>5413471
posting some old work to motivate me to finish some kits.
I finally did it. I went through and tossed out all my old Gunpla boxes. I should have taken pictures, but it was about 50 boxes or so. All I have are the unfinished kits (8 HGs, 1 RG) and the box of my PG WZC.
Also wound up taking a good look at my older kits and god damn are they ugly compared to what I can do now. Just, fuck. I don't know if I should just get rid of them or go back and rework on them, but that's some 50 HGs to go through. Pic semi-related, one of my more recent ones that I still need to do touch up paint work on.
What do you guys do with your old kits that aren't pretty enough anymore?
>>5414093
>What do you guys do with your old kits that aren't pretty enough anymore?
Put them back in their box.
>>5414093
I have an old trophy case that's deep as hell. They go in the back.
>>5414093
I only started putting gunpla together again after ten or so years, so all the kits I have right now (2 MGs, 5 RGs, and 10 HGUCs) I don't feel are too bad.
All the kits I made between '96 and '05 are in the garbage after my parents converted my old bedroom into a home office.
posting progress on my zaku II scopedog custom. the /m/ threads are hurting bad.
and I finished the kitbashing on my pilebunker. Do any of you guys keep a pile of bits/spare parts and are you willing to trade/sell?
>>5414140
man that's cool as heck.
was the scopedog goggle piece custom built or taken from a kit?
>>5414144
got the scopedog goggles from what i presumed was a 1/144 scale toy i got for 5 ameribucks at nycc 2 years ago. it was collecting dust on my shelf since it was missing pieces until i got this zaku. reposting the closeup.
>>5414140
Something that occurred to me with the pile bunker is to make the rod out of steel wire or rods and make multiple for the various positions and variants andhave a small strong magnet in the cannon base so you can swap em out.
On top of that maybe spare rods on the other shield would look cool in a rack, maybe with some sort of attachment holes or something. Probably just holes at every 90 degrees.
>>5414155
the rod came from spare sprue tree and i have plenty left over to make more so guess im gonna do just that bro.
>>5414153
Scopedogs are tiny as fuck, you probably got an Actic Gear one and even then those are only 1/72. Pic related is one next to a RD RX-78, which is pretty darn close to 1/144
>>5413683
I'd personally either do Anavel Gato's or Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog
>>5414078
my MG 3.0 just fell off the shelf and exploded into a million pieces, who the fuck thought this design was ok
>>5414214
Yeah I lost a part on this RG's shoulder. Really disappointing.
>>5414006
The GM III's head looks kind of like a skull. Gnarly.
This is going to be my next build, never built any previous seed kits nor am I a fan of seed truly but there's something about the design of the aile strike that i love
>>5414205
Ridden's might be cool but i'd have to order decals for it or everyone would just assume its char's or a edgy Red/black OC
>>5414393
It would also be missing the custom himo backpack.
>Check the Jegan tag on Modelers-G
>Suddenly Kond-inspired Jegan
A lot of things look good with Kondo proportions (I love his Marasai personally) but this one just doesn't sit right with me. The chest area looks so wrong in terms of general attractiveness.
>>5413683
Black Tri Stars. You simply can't go wrong with their colors.
>>5414409
that's one busty jegan
>>5414438
At least it has large skirts to cover its panties.
>>5414093
First I use them for practice then I give them away to nephews or my friends children
>>5414407
yeah maybe i'll just do Gato Gelgoog and leave the Rick-Dom normal so he can be Black-TriStars with my other Doms
>>5414414
I love there Zaku colors, but the Tri-Stars will always be Dom pilots to me
>>5414292
It's a really good kit
What are some good brushes for hand painting?
Looking to do small to medium details.
just ordered like $200 worth of airbrushing paint and equipment.
I'm in too deep.
>>5414567
take the time to read up thoroughly on using the equipment right, and understand that you will make mistakes.
Also, consider investing in an ultrasonic cleaner.
And lubricant for the airbrush.
>>5414555
I use the tamiya 3 brush set which I got off amazon for like $7. Good overall, but if you want to do super, tiny 1mm detailing then you'll want to get a separate ultra fine brush because the thin brush won't cut it
>>5414571
Thanks for the tips. I've been reading up on proper use and cleaning or quite a while now.
Ultrasonic cleaner, good idea.
>>5414576
Thanks!
I'm looking at Amazon, and those brushes ship from Japan, so the delivery time is like a couple weeks.
I was looking around for similar types and I came across this one
http://www.michaels.com/testors-precision-paintbrushes/10293271.html
Think they're pretty decent?
>>5414582
Should be fine
Any decent retailers/websites to pick up a moderately priced airbrush, aus here and or materials
>>5414093
Well I threw away 3 old MGs the other day, so that
>tfw should have gotten into 1/144 instead so I'd have more space to display this shit
>>5414619
what MGs
>>5414409
The putty hasn't been worked over properly on the chest and on the skirt. The kit'd look better if they'd fix that.
>>5414635
Ground Gundam, Dom and Alex
all pretty old and badly engineered as opposed to more modern kits so why keep them around even in a box if I'll never use them again?
I built Led Wayline's Zaku, I primed that bit on the antenna only to find my dark gray missing so I'm waiting on that
>>5414686
>Led Wayline
Given that he's practically a different character with that name, it's not really his Zaku.
It's like saying you built Quattro's Zaku. Given that "Quattro" didn't have a Zaku, you didn't. You built Char Aznable's Zaku as that's the persona he was using.
Given that Johnny Ridden is his actual name, any units he uses later would still be Johnny Ridden's XXX.
Same goes for Char. You could say you built "Casval Rem Deikun's Hyaku Shiki" and you wouldn't be wrong because that's his actual name.
>>5414679
>Dom
fug u mate i'd love a 2.0 but it isnt a bad kit by any means. most of the limits of the kit is just the issues with the design of his fat feet
>>5414691
Mistakes like that are a diamond dozen.
>>5414691
I was just making an MSV-R themed joke man whoa
I started the revive qubeley last night, I've got the head, torso, midsection and both legs built cleaned and lined.
It's a great kit, really fun build so far. These revive kits are phenomenal.
I might finish the build tomorrow and disassemble it for top coating.
>>5414743
Nobody cares. Qubeley a shit
>>5414743
Sounds good, man. I love Quebley's design, been meaning to grab one of my own. Share some progress pics to liven this place up a bit.
>>5414686
best MSV character or best MSV character?
>>5414214
the people who make models, not toys, thought it was okay
that one's on you
So I finished building the Sniper Custom
Should I bother to paint the thing with spray can and all at all?
It seems to be such a hassle with these classic kits. Might as well spend the time and money getting the GM sniper 2.
>>5414876
you should learn how to paint.
>>5414582
>testors-precision-paintbrushes
Lolno
For fine detail you need to buy actual artist 20/0 or so brushes, or you can get Tamiya super ultra fine: http://www.hlj.com/product/TAM87172/Sup
>>5414897
>you should learn how to paint.
I do know how to paint, but I really too lazy for it in these days.
I wish I was back in college again with all the free time to waste on my hand.
>>5414944
>college
>free time
Isn't it university? How do you have free time?
>>5414947
americans say college
>>5414947
also, unless you take a double major you're gonna have free time. they can only cram so much school in a week
posting zoids to make this post somewhat toy related.
>>5414947
You've never been to an American college. They're degree factories, 90% of the people there from the teachers to the students are just killing time.
>>5414976
>time management issues
you've answered your own question
but to get a little deeper, i'm not saying i did great or even good in school, but after a year or two you figure out a system to get the most learning done in the least amount of time. even if you're not great at time management, you're not going to be studying all day every day, there are a few hours here and there to put toward a hobby.
>>5414679
This is funny because I boxed my MG Ez-8 and Alex the other day to clear up some shelf space. They are old, bad kits.
But I'll NEVER box my Rick Dom boy wtf is wrong with you
>>5414702
Mah black tristar
>>5414963
i don't know what shitty community college you went to but saying 90% are degree factories is an outright lie. Maybe during your first year when you only have to take your basic studies courses which are easy as shit but as the years go on the amount of work grows pretty heavily (at least that was my experience). There were long periods of time where I didn't have time for gunpla at all. Now that I've graduated though I just work during the week and build on the weekend.
>>5415060
MY experience is the ONLY ONE that COUNTS and NO ONE has DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES EVER. If you had a DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE you DID IT WRONG.
^ that's you
Koto's HMM Zoids Season 1 lasted from 2006-2013, and Season 2 has just kicked off with the Death Stinger. If you're into Zoids, post your wishlist and cross your fingers for kits!
>Want
Raynos
Elephander
Non-Scale Snail Hover Cargo
>Mite be cool
Warshark (lol Wardick)
Spinosapper
Non-Scale or fuck it, 1/72 Ultrasaurus
Non-Scale Whale King
Gordos
Redler
Rev Raptor
Zabat
>>5415085
Konig Wolf is all I really really want. A Hammerhead would be cool too.
>>5415085
IN SCALE Gustav.
Demantis
Raynos
Cruncher
>>5415139
Also: Killerdome would be metal as fuck.
>>5415144
>Killerdome
I'd never heard of that one until now but now I want the crabbot too.
Got this kit for about $3.50 so I used it to fuck around with some weathering & damage. I quite like how the exposed wiring came out. Was tempted to put a crack in the visor but I was afraid it'd break.
I'd like to see a Dark Spiner.
And some CAS for Berserk Fuhrer and Dark Spiner, including the ones in the concept art that were never produced.
>>5415144
>>5415166
this thing is awesome. CRAB BATTLE
>>5414093
>old kits, what do
since i've just recently began to use spray cans, i use my old kits to practice painting. or, you know, other modelling techniques. you should never throw them away, you might always eventually find use for them.
also pic related just came in the mail, what should i expect? any ideas where the included decals might look good on the kit? because the manual doesn't say shit.
>>5415302
Why use spraycans? As the cost adds up an airbrush is significantly more viable and even gives you more techniques. If you have a place to spray with cans certainly you can use an airbrush interchangeably.
Thanks Amazonbro, thought they would cancel it since the order was sitting around for a couple of days
The generic glass cleaner with ammonia can't clean acrylic paint and I can only find Windex without ammonia. What are some strong alternatives (not rubbing alcohol)?
>>5415332
...91% rubbing alcohol. Why are you against using it? I mean, you can use simple green if you need to completely strip a coat, but that requires a pretty good amount and some time.
>>5415346
It's nowhere near as effective as Windex (with ammonia) in my experience.
>>5415306
it's "crimson lightning" son.
I remember buying this Green and Blue months ago to use for my Gato Custom Rick-Dom, but think i'll do his Gelgoog instead. anything else i should have gotten before i start? from pictures i've seen i could probly just use the default color for the torso but it would look odd against all that painted blue.
the rest in the pic are just leftovers from older projects. but i do like to paint the inside of jets gold
>>5414820
Here's what I've got so far. If I have time after work today I'll finish the arms and funnel unit.
I love all the curves and overall color distribution on this suit.
I'm going to make some effects for it so I can have some of the funnels deploying like on the box art.
>>5414947
>>5414962
>>5414963
>>5414976
>>5414984
>>5415060
it really depends on the college and the majors as well. My personal experience from Art school is the vast majority of the majors had fairly high 'potential' for tons of free time during the week due to a lot of work being done in the classes themselves due to the fact you can't just expect students to study for some huge written test on how to paint or animate. Excluding the gen-eds the classes were all project based, and many times end up overlapping to some degree so you could make one project and tweak it a bit to suit multiple classes. Exception to this was during mid terms and especially the finals, there is never free time during finals.
I figured the entire school was like this, well I was wrong. Culinary had pretty much ZERO at home/dorm workload that was not given by a Gen Ed. Those guys always partied every day of the week when they weren't working part time.
So TLDR, dont judge tons of college experiences on your personal experience. There are way too many types of colleges and majors out there. Sometimes they really are degree factories with tons of free time, but free time does not always mean it is a degree factory
>>5415207
>And some CAS for Berserk Fuhrer and Dark Spiner, including the ones in the concept art that were never produced.
Dark spinner? I would like to see where it was mentioned they planned on that getting CAS. To my knowledge, the only zoid other then Liger Zero and Berserk Fuhrer that had CAS planned for was the Konig Wolf. Quite a shame the CAS line never really took off except for on the Liger.
>>5415085
>Non-Scale or fuck it, 1/72 Ultrasaurus
1/75 scale ultrasaurus is not that big of a deal, it would be roughly the same size as the one already made by Tomy, same as the Gojulos they made. The Anime had way way different size scales going on for a lot of the big zoids.
putting together the inner frame made me realize just how fuckhuge the mg nu ver ka will be once complete
>>5415067
Guess you missed the "(at least that was my experience)" part of my post. Maybe you should try going to college so you can learn to read better. Also I was replying to the person that was saying that 90% of American colleges are degree factories. Your autistic caps lock response could be directed at that message just as much as my post, unless your the OP of it and are assblasted. Between the college I went to and the colleges that my friends I made in high school went to, the general consensus was that during the latter years of college things got busier. Also I don't recall saying my college experience is how every college in America is, I simply was refuting the statement that 90% of them are degree factories is not true at all.
>>5415672
How is this shit gunpla related? Go to /m/s gunpla thread for stuff like that
is the assault backpack p-bandai?
>>5415693
For the G-Self? No.
>>5415697
MG V2
>>5415693
For g-self? No its a basic kit. Only pbamdai greco is the mp use suits and reflector
>>5415693
For the G-Self? Yes.
>>5415698
Isnt it a add-on for it? I wanna say no
I did some science today
Do not mix alclad matte clear with Mr. Color as a means of just getting a flat paint
I just needed to touch up some black I had previously flat coated, so I did this to test it
They mix like oil and water, I had to add some leveling thinner and then it worked-ish but the cleanup was a huge pain and I had to clean my AB nozzle out from the gunking the two did together. I mixed them in the side of the cup, so it wasn't a jam from just adding heavy paint, it was a chemical reaction.
This is how we learn, but just don't mix Alclad matte clear and mr. color paint.
>>5415728
geez, thanks for the heads up and the sacrifice to all mighty plamor
What would you guys say is the laziest use of stickers as a work-around for color accuracy in Gunpla history? The funniest one I've experienced so far are the stickers you're supposed to use on Sengoku Astray's swords.
>>5415312
since i currently only use clear flat and clear gloss paints for topcoat purposes, and i only buy 1 MG every 1 month or so to use them on, i think spray cans will suffice. i'll get an airbrush when i graduate out of university and get a job, or when i actually want to really paint stuff, but for the moment these little magic cans do fine.
>>5415736
I'm having memories of V-fins needing stickers. I would go with those.
>>5415736
G-Reco kits, your example, and some BF like The End
>>5415728
No you had the point and missed. Iirc oil doesn't really mix well with water and a bunch of other stuff. To mix it right you gotta mix it kinda fast, but not too fast or shit will "break"
>>5415736
Stuff like a black bar for the gm cockpit, vfin or thrusters, and shield stuff
>>5415693
>>5415698
>>5415702
>>5415702
>tfw bandai pulls a V-Dash and releases an MG V2 assault buster, only this time without the assault-buster single release so you gotta end up with 2 V2s.
>>5415752
thats why ill just be happy with my HG V2s until the MG V2AB comes out.
>>5415746
I just meant it as an example that they didn't mix well on their own, which is desirable when painting of course
>>5415728
>mixes lacquer and enamel
>is surprised at the results
>>5415768
Oh, well still oil is hard as shit to mix. If youre bored and wanna do more science, try mixing oil and vinegar
Hey, what Tamiya sprays would best represent the Char Custom colors and the Strike Rouge?
>>5415782
also
>alcohol and water
>cum and gasoline
>mustard and ketchup
so many fascinating combinations to try
>>5415774
there was basically no information on what the clear was, it smells different than their other enamels so I wasn't sure what base it was
this is basically why I tried it out on something unimportant
>>5415785
a coat of flat flesh (TS-77) and then clear red (TS-74)? but don't trust me man. haven't tried it myself.
>>5415810
>I think those dont mix at all
yeah I know that, my point was that there was nothing on the bottle or even the website that said the alclad clear is an enamel, while their colored clears and base black all clearly say enamel
that's the only reason I tried mixing it in the first place
>>5415818
Not to sound like a dick, but next time if youre unsure you can ask here before ruining/wasting stuff
>>5415085
Koto divided their Zoids into seasons? Source?
Anyway, I just want a Shadow Fox reprint mostly
>>5415728
Why didn't you just use Mr. Color's matte clear?
>>5415860
I didn't have any, I can get the alclad clear locally, it's premixed but not too expensive, and I like the results
I was in the middle of topcoating with it on a single part
>>5415866
I haven't tried the flat alclad klear yet but the gloss wasn't the best, it's way more dull than future and [nospoilerson/toy/]doesn't smell as good[/nospoilerson/toy/].
>>5415785
>>5415635
that's a pretty sight anon. does the hip ball come in that silver color or did you paint?
Reposting from /m/. Question about lineart friends. When wanting to use white for parts, is it optimal to just not color in that part of the lineart, or is it better to show white with a slight tint of black/grey?
>>5415909
i just leave it white
>>5415635
no they come in gray too
for this one, I used silver and gold in the shoulder and hip balls, as well as the ankles
next step is doing the panel lines in the individual armor pieces and applying all those fucking decals....
>>5415902
sorry, meant to quote you
also, I tested the LED and the head look glorious with it once turned on
>>5415601
English major (The business and technical writing kind, not the creative writing kind) here. The first couple of semesters you tend to have a lot of free time as long as you didn't completely overload your schedule. As semesters go on and you start taking higher level courses, you end up with more and more work and studying to do. In my final two semesters I basically had a couple of 5 page minimum papers due every day for different classes, a mandatory internship, and French courses on top as my school required four semesters of foreign language to complete an English major.
It really does depend on your major.
>>5415631
It wasn't "planned" as it probably never went further than the concept art but around the time of the whole Eisen Dragoon / Liger Zero / Koenig Wolf / Shadow Fox bit of the Battle Story where the motorized kits were basically frames with armor they were being designed with the potential for CAS in mind and smaller kits (like Killer Dome) that could double as weaponry.
It all got dropped in favor of the Blox line, which attempted to fill the same roles.
>>5415959
>>5415962
thanks
it is a shame because all of that detail will get covered by the armor
still, its nice to see an actual inner frame after how simple the one of the X was
>>5415941
I think only the hands are ABS plastic, as they even feel different and harder compared to the rest of the inner frame, which seems to me like any other usual runner
>>5415962
seems bandai are going backwards and getting lazy with inner frames.
>>5415917
How did you paint the pipes on the back of the legs? Masking it off is usually kind of difficult
>>5416064
exactly my thoughts, so I decided to just use a gold gundam marker
the result was a bit uneven due to the tip of the marker smudging a little but I'm happy with the result
best part is that when you put the knee joint into motion, those pipes move inside a space just for them, so the paint will not scrape off
>>5416091
Speaking of Gundam Markers, how thinned is the paint in the pen?
>>5416116
for normal colors it is very thin, to the point that you would need several layers to cover a surface
metallic colors are another story. In my experience, at least when using the gold color, you are better off using first a cap
press the tip of the marker in the cap to allow a small puddle of paint to form there, then immediately use the tip of the marker to go over the surface you want to paint
do no not exercise any pressure on the tip when painting, otherwise, you will make a royal mess pretty hard to clean
I do the above because if you try to paint straight from the tip, you will end up with several parts looking too thick
>>5415736
black strips on, eg, the God Gundam's pauldrons and feet armor things.
Also, guess what just came in! (no box photo edition)
So what does everyone's room look like here.
I'm trying to organize my Gunpla nicely and I'd like to see what looks good.
>>5416135
The cap of the pen?
>>5415736
V fin on the Build mk II also I remember the G-Self having a lot of stickers.
>>5416174
no, I meant a bottle cap or some other surface in which you can let the paint form a small puddle and don't have to worry about having to clean afterwards
Do you need to thin mr surfacer before putting it through an airbrush? If so, does regular mr color thinner work?
>>5415504
Did you do a lot of touch ups or are there really so few notable seam lines on that kit? Looking good.
>>5416210
No seam welding. Just trimmed, sanded, lined and snapped together. The seam lines are really well hidden on the limbs at points where there should be panel separation of lines. The torso and heels are the most notable seams.
>>5416168
a model kit?
>>5416235
A delivery Lore.
>>5416203
yes and yes
>>5416242
Thank you
Here's a kit I've been building, the old MS-06Z psycommu zaku. This is pretty much a straight build except for the head where I lowered the visor opening and added a monoeye. I think in the future I want to focus my building on more neat old kits like this, and doing more to change and enhance them. They take a lot of work but there's something about the strange proportions and seeing the old kit engineering I like. In the future i will probably just build my own joints out of polycaps etc, but I wanted to see what it was like to do this with the original connections. Turns out those were shit.
>>5416285
Very nice work.
>>5415849
I personally dont know any official source per say, I have seen it referred to as 'chapter one' and 'series one' as well. Apparantly koto liked to hint and tease that they did have plans for a continuation of the line and that it wasnt dead, just the end of the series/season/chapter.
Shadow Fox will get one if it hasn't already.
Man, the guide needs an update. Tried handpainting gesso because of the wind today and it's dogshit. It's terrible advice and you'd be better off going over the plastic with a high-grit sandpaper or just use a medium acrylic. The gesso has zero bite on plastic and it will slop off worse than any hobby acrylic, and ironically the parts with more durable paint are the ones without any sort of priming.
Now I have to strip this inconsistent shit off and hope the wind tomorrow isn't strong enough to blow back all the exhaust paint back into my house.
>>5416004
The jesta was pretty nice. (Or maybe I covered it all up and can't remember)
As long as it works I suppose.
>>5416363
You didnt mix/thin it right. I use gesso to prime and if i add too much water i get what youre experiencing
>>5416390
why do you use gesso rather than something else?
>>5416394
Easy to work with, doesnt frost like using spraycans, dries quick and cheap too
>>5416416
Do you have a pic of a surface primed with it?
I'm just curious why you'd choose to save money on something that so dramatically impacts the overall look of the paint and therefore the kit
>>5416423
Dont have a pic, but from my experience, gesso primed stuff came out better than when i used to use krylon acrylics. Im just curious to why youre triggered about someone using something different
Fuck, I lost the main part for the RG Destiny's head. I'm gonna try to look for it but what else could I do? Also, what do you guys use to strip paint?
>>5416423
>Do you have a pic of a surface primed with it
BTW, white glue mixed with craft acrylic works about as well. Except for the whole vinyl thing.
>>5416533
I use those surface cleaning wipes or hot water+ simple green
>>5416532
>using krylon
>using acrylic
>>5416553
Look pal, youre obviously triggered. Yea i made a typo, but my point is i hate krylon spraycans for priming and would rather have perfectly smooth gesso go over my shit.
Stay triggered friend :^)
What're you working on right now, /toy/?
I think I'm finally starting to get the hang of thinning ratios and hand-painting properly. If only I had gotten it down before doing the main body.
>>5416581
>how to tell if someone is wasting his time trying to get good at modelling
>1.cardboard hacked into pieces and tied together with a random tape
>2. cardboard is carefully cut into pieces of equal size and neatly placed inside a frame
>>5416589
Come off it, man. Their stick holder works. High horse bullshit hasn't done any good in these threads, ever.
>>5416581
That's a Graze. Also working on mine.
>>5416589
>wasting time on something that literally doesn't matter even slightly
>>5416589
Yeah, but, see, his have parts on them. You remember parts right? That's the stuff that makes the kit around which the hobby is supposed to focus. You might've forgotten while you were making that really swell cardboard stick holder.
>>5416589
The total sum of my efforts to improve at this hobby can be accurately gauged in advance by how professionally my base is put together?
Well, I'd better just throw away my paints and models, clearly I"m wasting my time.
Really? Are you serious?
>>5416596
What colour/theming are you working on for it? Group build colours?
>>5416593
>High horse bullshit
Nothing of the sort, merely pointing the obvious.
You know how people are given aptitude tests for all kinds of occupations? Well, this was it and he failed it. Modelling is an incredibly boring and tedious hobby at the "good" level unless you find tedious and careful work enjoyable.
>>5416600
Fun fact: you could make a neat paint base in about the same amount of time if neat is what you like. And liking "neat" matters a great deal in modelling.
>>5416581
Hmm this is an interesting solution if you don't have foam chunks to use, I'll have to keep this in mind as an alternative to recommend.
>>5416610
You are ragging about someone's make shit clip holder that is completely functional because they didn't do it the way you want. This is not a reasoned and adult reaponse.
>>5416610
I'm sure you'll be willing to show us all the masterpieces you have produced using your perfectly measured and aligned cardboard stick holder then and demonstrate how they could not have been accomplished with his.
>>5416581
My work area is a fucking wreck so I'll probably have to clean it before going further, but I am working on detailing up a 1/100 Nix providence for a local contest. It was one of the first kits I built and it is a mess of gouge marks. Besides those, I pretty much rebuilt the shoulder pegs to have more detail, scribed some panels, covered some gaps, covered the hardpoints on the wrists with what I am making into little cameras, added more detail to the back so it's not just a hole the backpack plugs into, and some other little things I'm taking from an official bandai guide on how to MG up a providence.
No pics because I am embarrassed by how disgusting my work space is at the moment.
>>5416610
Kill yourself.
I've got a quick question, maybe a dumb one but I'd rather be safe than sorry. How long should I wait for a part to dry before putting masking tape over it?
Do I wait the regular 3-4 hours as if I was doing another layer, or should I wait a day or more? I don't want to scratch the paint at all.
>>5416626
Depends on the type of paint. I usually wait at least, bare minimum, half a day for lacquers, a day or more for acrylic.
>>5416632
Ok, thanks. Acrylic is what I'm working with, so a day it is.
Mechs are cool and all, but is there anything except the Maschinine Krieger stuff for walking tanks? Don't see this stuff very often here. How is it? The fact that it's an odd 1/20 scale is keeping me away still. How do they look next to 1/18 scale stuff?
>>5416634
do yourself a favor, spray a section of scrap runner and test the masking tape on that ahead of time. you can gauge it that way.
>>5416589
this is like an intentional ironic parody of /toy/ elitism right
I'm curious, what action figure scale weapons works best with MGs?
>>5416638
If you're fine with resin I believe MiG sells some of Fichtenfoo's 1/35 spider tanks as kits.
>>5416623
>>5416630
>>5416625
Wow, that must have struck a nerve. Why though (if you don't believe it to be true)?
I only said what I said because aptitude tests is what I do at my job and you can rest assured that they save companies literally millions on bad hires.
But they also save time and frustration to applicants who are not a good fit for a position.
Take it however you want, I said my piece.
>>5416657
Yea and you passed the "im an asshole" test with flying colors
The award commitee will be there in five to give you your reward.
We here at /toy/ are truly blessed to have someone as modest as you
>>5416657
Ok, this is too over the top, I can't believe he's being serious anymore.
Just ignore him.
>>5416638
You could just try to kitbash one using a scale tank and maybe an AT-ST; alternatively the GitS logicoma/tachicomas could work too.
>>5416589
Fuck you leatherman.
Ok guys, I need to build up a proper paint library of something else than my rather crappy local paint. My local store has an assortment of Gunze Sangyo and Tamiya stuff, what should I go with? Tamiya bottles are negligibly cheaper, also what's Aqueous Hobby Color and is there any substantial difference from Mr. Color? Unless Mr. Color's an enamel and not an acrylic as I'm thinking of it right now.
>>5416725
If you want to stick to acrylic Tamiya is fine. But if You've got an airbrush, go for lacquers like Mr Color or Gaia.
>>5416730
So Mr. Color's a lacquer, got it.
I'll go for Tamiya then, airbrush is still in the "eventually" category.
>>5416726
WEAR A RESPIRATOR WHEN WORKING WITH RESIN.
>>5416734
I'd still skip Tamiya then, its' really not great for handbrushing. Citadel, P3, Reaper, and Vallejo are much better choices.
>>5416725
GUNZE
Tamiya: Excellent to airbrush, shit to brush
Gunze: :Excellent for both
>>5416657
Work smarter not harder
-Bill Gates
>>5416741
Handbrushing with lacquer? Wouldn't lacquer thinner damage the brushes? I was under the assumption shit's aggressive.
>>5416749
They make a water based acrylic, Gunze Aqueous, that's what I was referring to.
>>5416726
Read up on resin kits and safety precautions. Resin dust is toxic and will kill you without a proper respirator and gloves when sanding it (even when wet sanding).
Will you guys stop bickering and
guess what just came in guys!
>>5416744
>anything by Microsoft
You didn't think that example through.
>>5415886
Nice, I checked the manual on dalong but it seemed to only have the color guide for the char figure. But since I'm going to be using spray cans instead of an airbrush I'm not sure the guide will help, especially without a monitor for correct colors. I know you can layer even spray cans but achieving a mix sounds tough, that's why I was curious if anyone knew the closest cans of the top of their head. But thats what spoons are for?
>>5416821
Oh wow, it's a fucking box. How exciting...
>>5416825
>seed shit
I'm off to work. tfw no wing effects parts
>Bandai
Intredasting
>>5416834
Should be in the candy toy thread. ... If there isn't one there should be one. Bandai, I feel, is stepping up their candy toy game quite a bit.
>>5416589
Jokes on you I don't even use that bullshit.
>>5416834
>Xabungle anything
Say what? Plastic kit?
>>5416829
Oh shit, there were effects parts :D Thought they were for first batch.
>>5416883
Spamfit pls go
>optimal weather for top coating never
ughh
Has anything further been announced about the re/100 Efreet?
The only thing I've seen was from the one expo with I'm assuming an April release date.
Banshee Norn or Banshee Destroy HGUC?
Which is the better kit, which would you rather?
>>5416927
Unless you care for that weird buster hand, I think the destroy is better since it has more kibble.
>>5416896
This worries me, if there is indeed a lack of interest they can end up scrapping it.
Look at the mg age-3 and age-fx, we had prototypes on display, and we got fuck all ever since.
The efreet, while colored, is still a prototype, I hope they continue with it, I plan to buy 4 to repaint into each of the basic model variations.
>>5416927
Norn has the clear frame while past one doesn't and comes with a shitty claw hand which was corrected as an addon for the banshee norn unicorn mode.
>>5416942
I'm rather hyped for it myself, but we aren't the ones Bandai will listen to, but I have no idea what the Japanese response is.
Ok so i tried making the energy rings for God Gundam, definitely retrying this when its not 4am and when i get proper blutac instead of lazily taped it since it wasn't perfect anyway
>>5416629
Are you the guy who asked for librarian waterslides?
>>5416982
Hey that's pretty neat.
How'd you do that?
>>5417003
cheap colored folder dividers, cut with a rotarey circle cutter. one red and one yellow mixes in the middle for the orange
>>5417003
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mo0hSLHtTU
>>5416929
Mr tool cleaner. But others recommend hardware store lacquer thinner due to the low price.
Using cotton swabs to clean the airbrush cup so I almost never touch it directly.
do i work on the graze or one of my mechatros
Zako Tsu
>>5417060
Mechatros!
So this is a stupid question, I know I'm supposed to replace the filter on a respirator if it's been used for a month, but am I supposed to replace the cartridge as well?
>>5416766
styrofoam does suck, but I love the ability to put sticks at an angle if I need to, especially on pieces with large surfaces or strange shapes that might need to hang a specific way
It's just kind of a tradeoff, styrofoam overused can make dust too which is obviously horrible
