-=READ THE GUIDES=-

Welcome to the Gunpla/Plamo General!

For those new, please read our guides. We have many resources available to help you in many different aspects of the hobby. They're here for you!

For the unclear, "plamo" is short for "plastic model". "Gunpla" is thus short for "Gundam plastic model". Many different kinds of models are built here, ranging from mecha to planes, cars, musume, you name it! If you're new, you're gonna screw up. Don't worry! If you're seasoned, don't make the newbies worry!

And don't forget to report shitposting and spam. The mods don't browse /m/ too often, so it's up to YOU to help keep our general clean and civil!

>Why won't anyone answer my question?
Be more specific, and try to provide clear images if you can.

>Why are my pictures sideways?
4chan strips EXIF data when images are uploaded, including the orientation tag if it's from your phone. To fix it save out your images separately, or use an app that will rotate and save the images for you.
One easy to use app that works well on Android:
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplemobilephotoresizer

-=THE GUIDES=-
>Gelgoog Guy's gunpla guide:
gunpla.buyfags.moe
>Funaka's gunpla guides:
Building Gunpla: files.catbox.moe/fj5azc.pdf
Scratchbuilding: files.catbox.moe/2d9ppa.pdf
>Falldog's gunpla guide:
otakurevolution.com/content/laymans-gunpla-guide
>A guide to other types of plamo:
mediafire.com/file/1vf1aw7v91pz5pa
>Master Kawaguchi's gunpla tips:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJV1h9xQ7Hx-SoCOivVEHNDOl16VWLB3A
>Saintism's gunpla photography guide:
saint-ism.com/category/gunpla/photography

-=OTHER RESOURCES=-
>Gundam lineart (There's a lot!):
pastebin.com/KgGJFkHa
>Dalong's gunpla reviews and documentation:
dalong.net
>Schizophonic's gunpla/plamo reviews:
schizophonic9-2.com
>KenBill Blog's gunpla/plamo reviews:
blog.kenbill.com
>Past Groupbuilds:
flickr.com/photos/197891373@N06
>Monthly Restock List:
old.reddit.com/r/gunpla/1kto9r1

Prior thread: >>23319749

-=ARTILLERY GROUPBUILD=-

Build a mecha or vehicle that uses long-range heavy-weapons such as Cannons, Missiles/Rockets, Railguns, or any other type of siege weaponry. Some clarifying rules
>The weapon can either be placed anywhere on the build (Shoulder-mounted, under-slung, etc), or in a separate side-build (Such as an artillery system utilized by a larger mech).
>Side-builds can include things like howitzers, self-propelled artillery, missile platforms, and the like.
>Alternatively, the mech can act as a spotter, loader, or some other role to support Artillery fire.
>Despite technically being a long-range weapon, Sniper Rifles are a no-go.

Send your entries to gunplaplamo@gmail.com with at least 5 photos of your finished build along with any WIP photos and a description of your entry.
START: 4/13/25
END: 7/31/25

Post what you're working on!

>>23325110 (OP)
How many niggas did he have to kill to get that much blood on him?

>>23325037
Not until they release Not-Alteisen.

>>23325115
no niggas, just your mum

>>23325110 (OP)
this is neat but also looks kind of like you picked your nose, started bleeding and sneezed on your model

>>23325115
Not enough

I would kill for a refined Zorin Soul.

>>23325141
Nice Sazabi.

>>23325115
a couple of these
>>23325130
close, thinned enamel blown off of a stirring spoon using my airbrush

>>23325113
Working on making the knees reversible so that I can switch between standard Gundam stances and gerwalk.

>>23325141
If Zhang can made obscure shit like Sword Tyrant, why don't they make Gaia Gear?

Any tips on building the Crossframe GaoGaiGar girl from Kotobukiya? I've only built one figure-rise before and had to apply water decals, no idea what experience I'm in for this time.

>>23325178
appending to this:
I did give some thought to the blood distribution. Minor blood splatter across the front side just from normal laserjagd operations. Additionally, this is also Anett's (Schwarzes-06) and she's the only Schwarzesmarken who uses a combat blade, so the overall amount of blood would go a step further. For obvious reasons, the sword arm and the sword itself are by far the parts with the heaviest amount of blood and the other arm is relatively spared from heavy spray by the shield. There's a very light amount on the back side as well since the guns can be fired towards the rear when on the mount pylons but I didn't take any pictures from that side. Of course, this is all just what I was aiming for and since I can only control the volume and direction, the splatters are otherwise more or less random

holy KINO

>>23325293
five star kinos

>>23325293
What, is the baki guy doing this one too?

>>23325293
>Joins AKD
>Starts rambling on about forums and machine translations
Whats her problem?

>>23325305
the retarded flip that doesn't even know japanese and rewrites things badly?

>>23325305
Yes hes decided to move onto FSS after his horrid baki translations got exposed to the broading public by an eceleb.

Redpill me on painting. How much assembly does or doesn't need to be done?

>>23325327
It depends on the design and how much masking you're willing to perform

>>23325113
30MM Putty Abomination

>>23325349
Forgot pic

>>23325141
Is this just an uglier sinanju stein?

>>23325354
In what fucking way this looks anything like stein?

>paint package still didn't move since 13th
>still can't paint

As much as I think kojima is a huge faggot who sniffs his own farts I like this thing and mecha that aren't just traditional humanoid bipedals

Why does it even bother with a plate carrier?

>>23325375
>Kojima
Retard

>>23325375
Let me guess - youre a right leaning retard who identifies with Senator Armstrong even though youre a gay, fat, weak virgin

>>23325392
Armstrong is literally the gayest character in game. He called Raiden a his kindred soulmate.

>>23325375
Shinkawa getting a steady paycheck is always nice. I really can't say I'm interested in DS2, but happy Shinkawa's aesthetic is just oozing from the games.

Abhorrent visit at the plamo store
There was a cohort of literal high schoolers doing an internship as staff
One of them was stocking shelves with a regular staff guy I saw several times, overheard that they both barely know anything about gundams or mechas in general, the zoomer was like "FUCK NO" when asked if he wanted to work as a plastic model seller, said he wanted an internship in finance but couldn't find one. Barely helped with boxes, was standing in the way and asked if he could go buy a drink even before starting. When i think about it the other guy always had to check the database when i asked him anything.
Two zoomettes were on lunch break in the staff room that doesn't have a door, so you could browse big plastic robots to the sound of vapid ass conversation
One zoomette was just hanging around the guy who manned the register, they were doing shitty quips loud af
AC was fried or probably no one figured out how to turn it on so it was literally hellish
Stock was shit too, idk felt like every wall was stacked rg akatsuki boxes

>>23325409
DS2 having several modelkits is also due to Shinkawa's connection to Kotobukiya. His role cannot be underrestimated.

>>23325414
you should've killed everyone in there and then yourself anon, it's the only logical course of action
>inb4 "how do I unsubscribe from this blog?"

>>23325414
subscribed

>>23325414
>>23325425
no world is this not the same burger-kun samefagging again

Don't tell me they're going to make yet ANOTHER Rx-78-2 kit.

>>23325435
I am fucking malding over this stupid shit that I will watch CCA to wash it all away. Oh btw I'm building a Gelgoog, the blue one.

>>23325392
You're brown and only right about me being conservative

>>23325409
Same here. Him putting vtumor faggot shit in ds2 gave me the same gag reflex you'd get when seeing a dead animal up close. Absolutely disgusting.

>>23325441
Not surprised a conservatard has shit taste in mecha and got butthurt by Kojima's political opinions. I hope you enjoy watching your race get cucked out of everything.

>>23325441
Also I am 100% sure thay you are fat, gay and weak on top of being conservatarded.

>>23325435
literally what people want
zakus too

>>23325448
>>23325447
You're as mad as you are brown, vtranny simp

>>23325375
you could just say you like the design. virtue signalling about your stunning and brave opinions just makes you look like a retard

safely assuming it's the anon with the vtuber plushie getting upset

>>23325453
LOL you're the one who keeps crying about Kojima. You've posted this exact same complaint in every thread since it was announced. 'Waaah I like this shitty Star Wars Droid looking robot but it associated with Kojima so me no likey waaaah'

Also I don't care about vtubers and have never watched them. You on the other hand are obsessed with them and let them live in your empty head rent free.

>>23325414
youre trying too hard
check up on reddit if theyre open

>>23325454
>you could just say you like the design
fr for the last 10 threads there are posts about this kit with a full disclaimer about how it doesn't make them a kojima fag

>>23325356
fags a zoomer
forgive xim

>>23325453
This is the problem with americans now, always inserting their opinions about the world into even completely apolitical discussions.

Non-American/Rightoid:
>Aw man, the Zeta has a beautiful blue for it's suit.

American/Rightoid:
>Aw man, the zeta has a beautiful blue for it's suit. Its such a shame that the color blue triggers my dogmatic political brain and reminds me of those "OTHER" people that exist in the world. Excuse me while I write I hate niggers and drink a monster in my lifted truck telling minorities to kill themselves and to leave the country they were born in.

They're plastic models and fake robots. Its not that serious. Fuck off back to /pol/ you loser. No one here gives a fuck. Pic-rel is about what your opinion is worth.

>>23325414
yeah sometimes hobby shops are weird. I went in there the other day and it was a little cramped. I was reading the wall of boxes while this dude was sitting there going off about some marvel bullshit with everyone else (maybe 5 people building gunpla at the tables?)

Was really uncomfortable because this dude was in the aisle rather than scooting his chair into the work tables, so its like every time i passed him my ass was inches away from his face. I could tell we were both uncomfortable cause all the RG kits were right there beside him but I guess he has a thing for man ass in his face.

>the artist-respecting RX-78 appeared in gcucks
i wonder if we'll get a kit of that.

>>23325480
No more.
No more Rx-78 please.

>>23325463
>shitty Star Wars Droid looking robot
Holy newfag

>>23325480
>>23325435
for once i'm glad I get animoo spoiled in the plamo general, would have just punched through my screen if this took me by surprise

>>23325491
I've been here since before /m/ even existed you fucking retard. I was here when /f/ was still a thing. Kill yourself

>>23325496
>I've been here since before /m/ even existed you fucking retard.
You were born in 2005, then? Good to know.

>>23325453
Burger opinions are permanently discarded. You and your people are mutts who should be put down for your mixed genes.

>>23325476

What is it with euros making their entire personality about american hate? just build gundams and find a new bit.

>>23325497
You're literally retarded, like actually mentally handicapped.

>>23325512
Hey, you are not autistic enough to know who design that coffin mecha and instantly assume it has everything to do with Kojima. I fucking doubt you are a 4cuck oldfag, more like a redditor migrated to 4cuck.

>>23325522
I am not the guy you are replying to but I have been here since 2005-6. I was there when people were going crazy over OP Chanology and when pools were getting closed due to aids.

I'm old and I don't fucking care what kojima does or who designed what robot.

If it looks cool and makes a great kit, I like it.

If it looks lame then who cares, maybe you will like it instead.

GQX is one of the better gundam series btw

>>23325506
He's just projecting. He's doing the EXACT thing he's ranting like a child about.

any way to get PS pla plate equivalent for cheap

>>23325553
generic stock styrene sheets on ebay
or if you're american pretty much every hobby shop should sell evergreen

>>23325540
Most of shit you listed are literal copypasta on reddit. Old 4cuck were alot more lawless, as bunch of trolls planned medium scaled harrassment. But in spite of that, they behave the same way as any forum users, throwing slurs every seconds and say super honest thoughts. Relatively harmless. It was not some sort of legendary anti hero retards believing it to be.

>>23325557
thanks. looking on ali i can only find ABS sheets, i think it still works well with mr cement s

>>23325586
There was also a lot more infighting back then than people realize. Even before Snacks was stripped of his power there was a divide amongst the swarm of /b/tards who wanted to maliciously invade and hack every website and the people who just wanted to make memes and troll people

Gunpla? Plamo?

>>23325586
It's really hard to explain what 4chan used to be unless you were there.4chan was sort of a scene unto itself, Us Millenials were young and there wasn't really a lot of social media out there yet. 4chan was like twitter or any other forum at the time but you were totally anonymous. You could say whatever you wanted- you didn't have to worry about credibility or image. you just said what you wanted to say.

It wasn't just online harassment, it was everything. it was posting demotivators or trap threads- it was a really cool and special place. honestly, it still is. But there wasn't anything like it back in those days.

A lot of young guys learning how to use their voices back then. no shills or corporate interests. it was really cool. I hope someone writes a book on it some day.

>>23325595
try ebay, i'm from the uk but there's a ton of ebay sellers selling ps sheets. there's also evergreen but that comes from america so it's kind of expensive here, it's cheap in america though i think

>>23325414
>normalfag zoomers don't know anything about mecha
HOLY SHIT REALLY???

>>23325352
Update on 30MM putty abomination. She has been painted.

>>23325141
I’d kill for anything Gaia Gear

>>23325989
Also a new update for Messer Abomination.

>>23326005
Shield

>>23325989
Also, leftover parts

I forgot to mention this but back on Friday night I put together the Moderoid kit for Liber Legis. It was satisfying but damn

>Sticker guide was a joke
>Hand ball points are difficult to move in and out of the wrists
>Instructions implied you needed those tiny stubs on the torso wing fins and you don't (so much sliding out)
>Hip wings kept falling out with how back heavy they were
>Head pieces were obnoxiously small

Here is to Combat Caliber from Ford ack getting a kit!

>>23326044
>Dorvack
Fuck you, autocorrect!

>>23326048
>ack
What did he mean by this?

There is no Taurus kit yet right?

>>23326062
Announced on the next hobby show

>>23326068
Nice now I look like a shill lol

>>23326008
Where are the nipples ?

*hits pipe* there's nothing more cucked than applying decals according to instructions

>>23326062
Technically there is, but its really old, really rare, and really awful. There's a reason Bandai doesn't reprint the LM kits.

Someone in the last thread said the HG Origin Early Guntank is being reprinted. Anyone know where it's available?

>>23325305
He saw an opportunity for a grift after finding out about the prices that volumes of the english manga go for

>>23326145
>reading instructions at all
ISHYGDDT

>>23325989
>>23326005

>>23326005
>>23325989
Whats the story behind these? Alien parasytes latching on to things and controlling them? Those two images are pretty interesting, i'd like to see you do more and give a story on what these are.

>>23325414
>>23325478
i've never had a bad (gunpla) hobby shop experience because it's a singular chinese guy who never says anything to me besides what is necessary to process the transaction. i have however been in a couple mini-oriented ones and those are always manned by the most obnoxious people possible

Is the RG Sinanju really that bad? I’m wanting a kit of it and I don’t really wanna get the HG since the stickers seem like a pain to put on and I don’t really have the skills to paint it, and I don’t really want the MG either since I’d rather have it at 1/144 scale but I’ve only ever heard bad things about the RG

Rate the sexbot's taste.

>>23326289
Ouf

>>23326291
Based.

snapped this together over a couple days

plan to paint it red and white like quess's jagd doga

>>23325113

first wfm kit I made and its excellent

any other witch from mercury kits does /gpg/ recommend?

>>23326297
lfrith thorn
though desultor being prenium i'm pretty sure he dwarves the rest in terms of loadout

>gotta scrape like a motherfucker to remove paint from my palette's bare plastic
>paint on my primed + topcoated kit ceases to exist if I look at it funny

>>23325989
>>23325352
reminds me of how warframes look like

>>23326293
Damn.

>>23326008
bobbies

>>23326358
What program is that?

I actually liked seeing the original 0079 gundam faithfully depicted in modern animation and I hope it gets a kit that keeps all the classic elements like the single piece diaper skirt armor

>>23326448
what's the kit on the right?

>>23326467

Has anyone repainted the FreD kit? I'm REALLY not feeling the Eva clown color scheme, but maybe the overall mechanics of the suit look good in a more traditional/subdued color scheme?
I still can't get over how ugly the face is on the Red Gundam

>>23326502
i don't think fred's out yet? and it's exactly the same body as jigaxe

>>23326502
just look for Gqux repaints. It's literally almost the same kit.

did they announce of that suit at the end of the newest gquuuuuux episode getting a kit yet?

minor spelling error... i'll go bait somewhere else

>>23325113
Tried to customize a bootleg f90 and was too frustrated to continue. I took a few days off before starting something new. Today I started sword impulse gundam.

P-Bandai soon

>>23326587
But they already released the old-styled, barely articulated rx78

is this for real? i mean, 5 fucking bucks.

>>23326596
Does a bootleg of that kit exist? If not, may as well take advantage of it.

>>23326594
But this have kira-kira paintjob

>>23326532
>no gay picture in background
Huh?

>>23326614
He's healing...
Inb4 it's futa

>>23326604
yeah, just added it to the cart. need to get my new batch of spare supplies anyway, so might as well. aliexpress has always been good to me when i get scammed on there, lol

>>23326614
Next time, for you.

>>23326618
No I was just protecting her dignity.

the nips call it おっちゃん but i don't think that makes it ok for EOP to use their parody terms for it

>>23325308
being in a Wild Fang Ichido Reichan Animeclassicsubber Grouwl dumpster fire

>>23326663
>Next time, for you.
Stop, I'm going to blush. Put some background Kycilia instead but just as gay

>>23326596
it is by far the worst bootleg i have ever purchased. mine had flash on almost every part and the tolerances were so terrible that the entire chest would not hold together. some parts way too loose and some way too large to fit

>>23326347
use a ceramic palette

What's the average lifespan of tamiya putty in a tube after its opened?

>>23326757
Had one opened for almost a year now, can still use it

>>23326757
Had one opened for 5 minutes, now completely unusable.

>>23326757
Just opened one, and it's completely unusable.

Tamiya putty killed my dog

>>23326776
Tamiya putty raped my sister

>>23325435
yes, I need my MG 4.5 version

>>23326776
>>23326801
this but USAGS CEO zacharias aurelius

>>23326836
dont forget the mg ver 4.5 ver kaxver newfag super yaoi edition

>>23326868
>we had to make another MG of the RX-78-2 Gundam, that's why we cancelled all the MG The O orders we got
Wtf is their fuggin problem?

>>23326836
The complete lack of any greebling really stands out after this series.

>>23326836
might genuinely be the best that the suit has ever looked

>>23326882
Is exactly as plain as ever nothing new here

I'm not going to lie I sorta don't like the child-bearing hips on the GQX Zakus

>>23326970
How is Zakku formed
How suit get pragnet?

>>23326984
When Mommy Zaku and Daddy Zaku hate each other very much...

Mechagodkotsu has spoken, the Red Gundam is disappointing.

>>23326587
They stealth dropped it a while ago

>>23326984
They grow in jars

>>23327196
do NOT do this it creates JO crystals

>>23325113
Just finished my first EG and first model since college. Pretty shitty, but still fun. I really like the bronze chrome pen I picked up and used on this thing. The gold one, not so much.

>>23327143
Not a lot of value lost, GQuuuuuX is honestly not particularly inspiring on the design front
I don't see myself buying many kits, I'm more excited for Urðr Hunt or Gekko content

>>23327143
I remember Gaikotsu hired a warhammerfag to paint a gundam kit for him to pretend he is not a snapshitter, but that guy didn't know shit about HG so he painted the fins without removing the flags.

>>23327324
Is that the fag with the painted nails and mentions he has a girlfriend in every vid?

>>23327324
>that guy didn't know shit about HG so he painted the fins without removing the flags.
That's Gaykotsu's fault. He is the snaphitter, after all

>>23327324
Fake news to make /ourguy/ look bad

why the fuck do you have nothing better to do than talk about a shitty youtuber none of you even like

>SD
>clear + glitter injection
>lottery sale
It's like all of /gpg/'s favorite things rolled into one!

>>23327382
I like him actually. I think he presents everything in a very interesting way. I find myself watching reviews of things I don't care about sometimes because of it.

>>23327182
The revival plus the bundam replacement head might just be the ultimate get.

I'm torn between wanting to pick this up with the Bundam head or just going apeshit crazy on this basic kit and trying to detail and 'fix' it as much as possible.

Got my not-tyrant-sword. But it will have to wait until I am done snapshitting my zeta verKa.

>>23327382
Even if I find his voice and way to show things annoying. My only gripe would be if fucking stopped painting his nails. Still hate how is spammed here.

When did he start that shit and why?

I am going to undetail the rg 2.0 until it's anime accurate.

>>23327295
I think that some aspects of the designs are pretty great. Gquuuuux's feet are awesome and I like that folding arm joint (even if it would realistically be basically not functional). The exposed canisters on it and the notGM are cool too. The roll bar-type things as reinforcements(notGM booster, rx-78 chest cage and arms). Tripod dom with the retractable leg is pretty novel, lance gyan feels like a reasonable evolution of the original. What I don't like is how some of them are a little overly lanky, the rx-78 was hit the hardest, where it sort of just has the body type of someone who is like 6'5 and 120lbs. The rx-78 and gqx heads are really bad. Gfred's colors are kind of obnoxious, although I understand that the absurd color scheme is following the precedent set by the original gundam's r/b/y scheme as a "prototype". The zaku balls are kind of bad and make the design really busy in the lower-mid region, it only really balances out on the variant with the large booster. There's a lot more going on in gquuuuuux than most of the AUs honestly.

A bit pricey for something you could make with a few bottles of paint and an airbrush.

>>23327511
I think you should be eaten by wild dogs

>>23327539
>painting
I hail snapshit nigga.

>>23327558
not an argument but i didn't expect much from an ibonigger

Anyone put together the tallgeese flugel? Kinda want to give it a shot but I dont know much about that model and its variants.

>>23326185
Preorder it on your preferred website
>>23327143
Title is for clicks. Tldr it needs more orange.

lol gottem

The gundam fan effect: anything released before you became a fan is good, anything afterwards is bad.

>>23327143
did he really have to make this review a 2 parter? i was actually really looking forward to his review on the red gundam

>>23327612
Why? Are you gay?

Figure Rise Standard when

>>23327632
It's insane that it hasn't happened already.

>>23327632
generic-ass shojo manga love interest-looking motherfucker

>>23327612
The big titty girls are more interesting than this faggot.

>>23327725
even though that guy is a complete faggot, his production quality and enthusiasm makes him very good at reviews
I think you should get out more if you think a squealing jap with a pig face and fat tits entertains you

>>23327736
Cultured people enjoy both

>>23327736
Watching Mechagoikatsu bending HG elbows and going "yeah, it can dab" is among the worst gunpla content in Youtube.

New Gquuuuux item reveals

>>23327736
So you're giving me a choice between watching a gay faggot and a slam pig with big tits........

For me it's Prime92.

>>23327558
>only the box ass ugly fisher price designs are valid

>>23327788
Prime92 is the queen of /gpg/

How long do I have to wait for PB to reprint Haze'nthley II Rah? My local store has the shitty clear version and I'm tempted to just go for that

>>23327736
we hate him because he coined a term to the inherent flaw of RG inner frames, which doesn't exist btw despite the overwhelming evidence otherwise.... and i'm not Zakuaurelius!

>>23327583
if you had built the OG MG tallgeese, it's pretty much the same thing, except the added Wing Zero Ver Ka wings.

>>23327539
it's specially made to jew snapshitters out of their money.

>>23327925
I think his reviews serve a purpose (Publishes reviews typically very early with high production value and lets you see a kit up close to make a choice for yourself) but I'll never forgive him for this plus his annoying voice

>>23327925
>despite the overwhelming evidence otherwise
Only when are a subhuman retard who have never built a traditional modelkit in your life that is. Gaikotsu is the type of that faggot who can only play games on easy mode and then write an essay about how normal and hard difficulties is a design flaw.

We love Mechagaikotsu and his gunpla reviews here

>>23327745
>>23327925
>>23327957
uncs malding about mgk because hes got aura

>>23327940
Do you know the stereotype consists of kids who claim their depression is greater than any other adults, despite not having to survive on their own just yet? Gaikotsu gives off that exact vibe. He hasn't tap into the vast landscape of modeling hobby, yet has the balls to give "expert guide" and reviews based on his micro knowledge. This is why is he has many haters, because he is too ignorant.

eceleb plastic model kit discussion

I don't see what's wrong with liking ZakuAurelius or being a snapper

>non-canon paintjobs

watching people post about some youtuber is among the worst content in /m/gunpla

>>23328040
As opposed to?
It's not like anyone here builds kits.

If many gunpla enjoyers are snappers wouldn't it make perfect sense for video people to make a youtube catering to snappers? pic related is what I think of when I read about "snapping" a gunpla

>>23328036
I thought gunpla was freedom...

>>23328036
Way better then any official material.

>>23328042
i actually recently got a HG perfect strike freedom and i'm in the middle of making it actually perfect by giving in the knives, beam sabers, beam rifle, beam boomerang, plasma cannons and belly cannon that it's missing from the strike, freedom and strike freedom loadouts
luckily it came with the parts needed to mount the railguns and beam sabers on the side skirts like in the normal strike freedom so i won't have to do much modifications

>>23325113
just did the final clear coat on this desultor
probably going to do the mg vidar next to continue the ippei gyoubu arc

Thought on Joe's Gunpla Garage?

>>23328052
I've had a MG kit sitting in the box for like 6 or 7 years now
It was the last thing I ever got from my old man and I don't want to put it together until I feel like I can do it justice

I've been working to try and clean up the 1995 HG Epyon I posted last thread and fabricate replacement pieces for what's missing, and damn this kit really sucks...

If you watch gunpla reviews as opposed to just checking dalong or schizophonic9 I just assume you were molested or something.

>>23328122
what's wrong with watching Crafta or any jap gunpla modelers?

>>23325476
you just inserted your own opinions about the world into a comment complaining about people who insert their opinions about the world into every comment. we get it, you want open borders and hate white people even though you are one, fuck off back to bluesky

>>23325182
underrated

>>23328120
>1995
Yeah, no shit, what did you expect?

>>23328146
>what did you expect?
that's it'd have been similar in terms of quality to the 1998 HG Heavy Arms I recently painted. It is not.

>>23327632
Oh no, they killed his gains

>>23328136
fuck off retard

they fucking did it! the madman!

>>23328053
What do you guys do with all the spoons when you're done?

>>23328335
good result: keep as reference
bad result: discard

>>23328296
No way!

>>23328296
>>23328339
heh, now thats a quality shitpost

>>23328216
Missed out on 6 years of lifting on Axis

>>23328138
Gerwalk is love

>>23328383
This guy would really benefit from a more alien head like the Kai one

Nagano says to paint your models however you like

Why does RD get all the cool stuff

>>23328391
Would

>>23328403
That's literally the same as HG

>>23328391
What does he say about SNAP SHITTERS

>>23328390
Great idea. I might try and find something a little more alien.

>>23328413
The HG is great for its age but the RD clearly looks much better

>>23328427
>for its age
It's great even by modern standards. Just give it a nice coat of paint and panel lining and it will look just as good as RD

>>23328437
It's not really about paint, the RD just has a little better proportions all around.

>>23328403
Have the HG, might wanna get this.

>>23328391
>tldr
>admires clay modellers and tank builders
>thinks the recent trend of blasting firecrackers on your gunpla kits is fun
>>>23328417
>says gunpla is a good entry point to the broader hobby as whole and loves seeing gunpla builders transistion to resin
>hates rivet counters and fags who are super autistic about people paint GTM/mechs in non canon colours or schemes.
five star stories is freedom like my gunplas bros.

>>23328391
>>23328468
also said
>gothic mades in lore can be any colour they want, and be solid flat matte to super glossy transparent

I haven't built a hexagear yet an i don't get the hexa system and why it's so le modular
It's just hexagonal pegs in which you shove normal pegs? just seems like a needless step

>>23328468
>fags who are super autistic about people paint GTM/mechs in non canon colours or schemes
Coincidentally this is just a few months after Volks started some controversy for rejecting models from their exhibition event if they deviated too much from canon colors, for "harming the character's image".

>>23328468
>five star stories is freedom like my gunplas bros.
Didn't he strip Kaiyodo of their merchandising rights for FSS for releasing alt colors of his designs without consulting him?

Chink Harute

>>23328045
>makes his own snaps
Snapgod I kneel ..

ok we might not all be modelers, but we're all friends at least

>>23328045
Snap is shorten for snapfit. It is a term for models engineered to be assembling toys without the use of plastic cement or glue. However, since gunpla themselves are snapfit models, "snap" is now a slang refer to OOB build without a total repaint.

>>23325182
was that kit cast in metallic gold? when you snap the parts of the sprue can you sand it to look like the rest of the kit?

>>23325110 (OP)
whats the mech in OP??

>>23326005
this is pretty cool. i think if you upped the detail by like 5% it might look a little more interesting without losing the overall aesthetic. wouldnt look as good if you added 25% more detail. just finishing touches here and there in some areas.

>>23328564
I'm only friends with Red Barzam guy, Dessert Zaku guy and the 00 suits guy

>>23326068
do you have proof of this? i was going to throw away some of my old model kit stuff but if i can get some taurus models i might keep some of what i have that i can display it with.

>downsizing my collection in a move

>>23328598
It was revealed to me in a dream. The prototype looked kinda like this. Virgo was there too, but I woke up before I could get a good look

>>23328593
Well i'm out of red paint so putty Messer will have to wait until i buy some more paint and resources. Smoothing out the tumors, more shadings, some more sculpts for the subarms ( believe it or not, they are 30MM Alto's arms ).

>>23328583
This is the older Hyaku Shiki. It's more of a weird yellow colour. Not metallic at all. So it's very friendly for sanding.

>>23328564
Well this is awkward......

>>23328564
I ain't your friend, pal.

>>23328622
kind of looks like a boss from r-type or something.

>>23326005
Are any of your putty abominations posable? Like the horse one didnt look posable at all

>>23328564
Based on /gpg/, I would be their boyfriend at least.

building my first MG bros.

Went with the rx-78 3.0. That core fighter is pretty janky.

>>23328764
The whole thing is pretty janky. I'd have went with the origin or the 2.0

When are we getting an MG netflix Gundam.

>>23328774
>Proto gcucks
Hopefully never.

>>23328390
I think you were right. I'm digging the look of this stripped down Ghirarga head.

>>23328774
2034 to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of requiem for vengeance

>>23328726
Messer can pose abit. However, the centaur woman is just a statue now. I made the base kitbash from 30MM horse, Spinatio and FA Alto. It just looked so "toy-like", i don't want any of these to remains, unlike HG Messer which has a much stronger design and aesthetic.

>>23328403
RD Zeta Gundam Ver. A.N.I.M.E. when?

Going to Japan soon, and relatively new to the hobby. Is there anything I need to keep my eye out for? I don't think there's any model in particular I want, but as I said I'm still new to this.
I guess so far I enjoy building the newer kits (WfM HG kits and recent RGs), and I got the opportunity to make some older master grades which were OK but not as enjoyable.
Could I find recent kits that are only in Japan (Bandai premium maybe? Are they better in any way, or just artificially rare?)
Are there maybe tools that would be useful or just much cheaper perhaps?

>>23328831
Try to aford Maschinen Krieger and Artpla kits there.

>>23328831
If you're going to Japan focus on trying to enjoy yourself there instead of trying to buy plastic robots you can scalp to the rest of us for 20 bucks profit.

greeblers in shambles
https://x.com/kamminchu/status/1935123154491556044

>>23328866
how will katoki recover from this?

>>23328831
If you're new to the hobby, don't think too much about P-Bandai yet. It's quasi-exclusive, but the US has a P-Bandai store so it's not like any of that shit is permanently out of your reach, it's just a matter of patience and waiting for what you want to show up (and buying multiple kits per month to spread out the shipping charges).

The kit availability in Japan is significantly better and cheaper than in the US, but at the end of the day there isn't really much you can buy in Japan that you can't buy in the US, just pricier. It's the sort of thing you do your research on beforehand and know ahead of time what you want to purchase, which is really hard for someone new to the hobby. As the other anon said, focus on enjoying yourself first and buying the plastic robots second. If you're going to Tokyo, stop by the Gundam Base. If you're going to Fukuoka, stop by Side-F. Shizuoka likely has the best selection if you know how to find the stores.

To reduce the chances of regret, stop by your local Hobby Lobby before you go, to get an idea of what kinds of kits are super plentiful in the US so that you don't end up buying something super common.

>>23328877
Funny enough, his Hi Nu ver Ka looks much more simple compares to his usual aesthetic.

>>23328483
i'm very tempted on getting this.

>>23328916
I feel like he knew he went overboard with the Nu and Sazabi, and since then he has simplified things, the Hi-Nu, ZZ and Zeta Ver Ka have a nice balance of original lineart and small detailing for an updated look.

What do you expect out of the next MG Ver.Ka?

>>23328960
sterile box art, soulless proportions, not a single buyer painting or posing it

>>23328964
I mean, atleast ver Ka boxart has an instagram filter. RG boxart is the true incarnation of soulessness, just the barebones 3D model, no weathering, no illustration, no spectacle.

>>23328974
This is the most honest way to market it

>>23328960
Next ver. Ka is a son to continue the Katoki legacy.

>>23328960
I've seen a lot of gundam mk.ii speculation. I'm hoping it's some AU suit like the calibarn or something.

>>23328964
Sterile and soulless describes every gunpla release after 2000

>>23328974
yeah
this gundam looks like he commutes and pays bills

>>23328792
So why exactly dont you go for a more thought out, organic build like the movie Virus? Could be sweet, mixing metal with flesh

>>23328960
GP03.

so why are there different colors of primer?
from what i understood, black primer makes metallics look better?
what do gray and white primers help with?

>>23328764
How did you like the build?

>>23329024
The color of your primer will ultimately tone the paint above it. Test it out on some spoons and see for yourself.

>>23329024
there's more than 3, don't forget your pink for warm colours

>>23328989
blood temple ver ka

>>23329015
Not interested in that kind of gross gore aesthetic.

>>23328482
He seems to me mellowing out with age.

>>23328960
I expect nothing.

>>23328931
Be ready for eventual fitting issues with the metal parts if you get it. Nothing that can't be fixed but it's very frustrating

>>23325112
So, how is you guys progress on the group build project?

>>23329074
I submitted mine a week or so ago.

>>23329025
still building it so I am not quite sure. I work on it while my GF builds her Kshatriya so we only do it a few hours a night.

I like that its based on the shizuoka statue. A lot of the nubs are tucked away. sanding and buffing them out have been relaxing.

I went ahead and picked up the water decal sheet, I really want to go all out and make it something special to center my collection around. I have only build the solari zaku before this one and that kit was amazing, Totally frosted it with top coat though like a newb. Enamel wash hides the frosting well though but now the stickers are visible again. Not really sure what to do besides buy another solari zaku.

>>23329039
Then what the fuck kind of look are you going for, because it looks pretty gross as is anon

>>23329101
Good stuff. I know your new, but from here on out- always use waterslides. They look so much better then stickers

>>23329129
Yeah I do a lot of 40k so I had that impression.

For what its worth though, the stickers in the newer kits feel like they are made on a different material. it's like they had some stretch to them. They really do disappear when you top coat.

>>23328974
Why does everyone jerk this off as the best RG?
>pointless greeble spurs at the ankle
>inferior color scheme of the redesign
>bulbous tumorous fin funnel racks
>out of scale

>>23329159
>inferior color scheme of the redesign
the blue color scheme originates from b-club kits from the 90s ackshully

>>23329184
the thing in question

>The best Hi Nu is stuck being a gummy toy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO8VIL3xiVU
kinda ugly

>>23329193
Those legs are wacky.

>>23329193
What am I looking at? Are those 2 separate products or some guy did extreme modification to artifact one?

>>23329194
PB SHIP MINE ALREADY PLEASE.

>>23329159
>dogshit proportions
its only saving grace is the insane engineering

>>23329193
Hopefully a chink will upscale it like they did with the nightingale

>>23329208
It's a custom made one by some guy.

>>23329194
I can accept box art being dull monochrome but why the fuck all PB releases get shitty colorless manuals

>>23329159
because not everyone has dogshit taste like you

>>23329184
>>23329190
Oh my problem with the redesign color scheme is MUCH more autistic than preferring purple to the blue
>white heel
>metallic detailing on the torso, knees, and skirt armor
>bottom section of leg vents white instead of blue/purple

>>23329227
so fucking paint it retard

happy enough with this but curious to see what outside eyes think, dumping 5

>>23329234

>>23329238

>>23329240

There's no way that Bandai, at this point, won't give us a hg kit of kikeroga. Challia is too big of a character to neglect him like that. And let's not forget the psycho gundam, who also should get a kit.

>>23329242

Thin your paints

>>23329159
The only good Hi-Nu kit is the Volks one

>>23329194
She's beautiful

>>23329193
Finally, an exemple of nazca cobalt violet. Was going to use it for rg god but I think I'll settle on million blue with a few drops of cobatl violet instead

>>23329230
I’d paint it regardless if they used the superior color scheme or not

>>23328853
Meh, While I recognize the unique and interesting aesthetics of Maschinen Krieger, I don't like the aesthetics of Maschinen Krieger. but thank you :)

>>23328857
Obviously I'm going to enjoy the rest of the trip, but it would be stupid to ignore the homeland of my new hobby.

>>23328908
Thanks for the detailed response, I appreciate. Yeah, I will enjoy the rest of the trip for sure but might as well check out the birthplace of my new hobby. I'll check out the gundam base in Tokyo 100%. I think I'll check the PGs; since they are the most expensive, they are the ones where I'll save the most money.

>>23329246
I like the color scheme and the heat effect you did, but yeah, >>23329248 the paint's a bit thick.

>>23329234
Good concept but execution is super sloppy. Feels like most of the effort went into the weapon.
Next time at least clean up your surrounding area before painting so we don't see those lumps of dirt and hair on the kit.

>>23329263
> but it would be stupid to ignore the homeland of my new hobby.
That's what I mean, it's your NEW hobby. You don't know anything but you're already flying overseas and asking about what to buy. Get a few souvenirs at best.

>>23329245
Challia Bull? Didn't he appear for like two episodes total in the anime?

>>23328057
Hes cool, I like the chill content. Wish he would dust his kits, very unslightly.

>>23329303
nice rock, patrick

Moderoid is accepting suggestions for their next plamo

https://www.mechasmile.com/moderoidsurvey2025/

>>23329393
it's Xardion's time

>>23329410
They already announced it

>>23328482
No they just transferred their license to Toyspress who still sells their kits.
https://toyspress.thebase.in/

>>23329393
I am once again going to put Gaia Gear and DRAIG

>>23329487
>asking for gundam properties from goodsmile
Brother, you okay there?

>>23329496
/gpg/ told me that goodsmile will do it so I will keep submitting.

>>23329267
>>23329274
thanks
yeah i'm still babystepping paint, i think it's thinned alright since i don't get brushstreaks and pooling anymore but i pinpointed the primer as being super lumpy and grainy, which really hurts the finish
gonna give the primer coat a good sanding next time, also deep clean my desk because yeah dust was driving me crazy on this project

>>23329496
Pretty sure Gaia Gear isn't Bandai's property since Tomino made sure that there's no mention of Gundam in it.

>>23329487
msa-120
literally anything from gaia gear
lanstar of wind
metal wolf

New kit motherfucker

>>23329562
Pumpkin pie warrior, my beloved.

>>23329234
>>23329238
>>23329240
>>23329242
>>23329246
your gunpla in the fridge is cool

>>23327612
Yeah I could endure his obnoxiousness before but making every review two videos is just greedy padding

>>23328053
and assembled

every day we go without the commander type reben wolf being announced is pain

#rapeMechagaikotsu

>>23329575
read this as pumpkin ple and now I want to see a Plesshimar

>>23329666
I dig it, Mr. Satan.

>>23329124
I model according to my own agenda, not for a specific collective. I might make a walrus out of FRS Suletta, just for my own amusement.

>>23329666
did you scribe any of those lines or does it just come like that

>>23329666
Sexy

>>23329666
gyobu-sensei's work looks so good even with minimal effort added

>>23329673
i rescribed all of the panel lines

>>23329672
>I might make a walrus out of FRS Suletta, just for my own amusement.
Someone rape this guy.

>>23329672
When parents tell their kiids to watch out for weirdo's, they mean you anon

>>23329666
Absolutely sex

>>23329666
Captain King is so cool

>>23329769
I can't unsee it anymore.

I don't like having competition for second best builder, please stop being good at painting your kits.

>>23329791
Give examples for both

>>23329672
Wetta suletta

>>23329767
Mating press or cowgirl?

A guy approaches.

what double special attack did they just launch at your USAGS package?

>>23329821
What's the difference

>>23329824
It's probably got the red cockpit hatch etc, the scheme of the original MG.

>>23329821
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. I didn't expect this at all.

>>23329827
So it's the 1.5 with a slightly different color scheme?

>>23329823
>*package delayed for 8 months*

>>23329835
Yep.

>Get an MG EX-S, its a recolour.

This is some true monkeypaw.

>>23329821
where the fuck was this even posted

>>23329842
>>23329837
>>23329835
I don't know if the original came with the alternative smartgun design, but this one does at least.

Predict the remold.

>>23329857
Gundam face version with the alternative beam rifle.
You'll never get an MG Doven or SB and I'll never get my Mark IV.

>>23329846
Found it: https://www.gundamkitscollection.com/2025/06/p-bandai-mg-ex-s-gundams-gundam-task.html

>>23329855
Should I order two. God damn it. I thought the 1.5 was going to be reprinted.

>>23329879
huh
Could the original 1.5 do this? I only have the 1.0 and I don't believe it could.

>>23329887
You had to choose between the S Gundam and EX S so I think it does.

>>23329890
Not what I meant. I meant the back cannons being able to lift and pose like that.

>>23329879
I'm so confused. I guess I might actually pick up the MG Mk V now though.

>>23329897
I don't know man, I'm a MG EX-S-let so I don't have it. Why don't you try it.

>>23329897
After looking for a second no, it's not new, the old one can do it and it's just a feature of the transformation

Just never see S posed that way

>>23329910
He’s playing ZZ

>>23329911
anaheim said I could be a guncannon too

>>23329666
gyoubu designs range from boring to offensive and i don't think anything can make them appealing

>>23329918
who asked

>>23329920
i asked myself

>>23329918
You have awful taste and should keep your shitty, wrong opinions to yourself

>two hours and a half to put parts on clips
>don't even have enough clips for entire kit
>will have to do second batch for backpack and weapons
Wish I could paint all year long so I could lose that mentality of having to do everything in one go even if it means melting outside in the cuckshed as it's 40c

>>23329946
mg? i usually paint and assemble the frame first then do the armour as a second stage
if it's a hg i don't know how it took you 2.5 hours to put it on clips

>airbrushing for first time
>experiment with mixing colors
>realize will need to restock colors because shit at color ratio
>most lacquer paints I need are out of stock
So color me stupid, but do the various stateside businesses all reorder at the same time or is this something to do with the whole tariff shit show that everyone seems to be sold out of paint?

>>23329949
RG. I ended up having to swap some parts from clip to q tip or toothpick so I could use a clip for a part that can't be held by either q tip or toothpick. First time painting an arr gee so I didn't know exactly what to except for clips and number of batches. For MGs I usually do head, torso, waist and arms together, then the rest once the formers are done

>>23329953
Different shops may have the same supplier(s) so if the suppliers don't have stock, shops won't have stock either.

>>23328877
well, Gundam ver Ka is actually based on his lineart of GM type C

he designed Gundam ver Ka as to have a design lineage that are inherited by GMs as shown in Gundam 0083

>>23328960
i expect R3 Hyukebein ver Ka

anything else will be a disappointment

>>23329958
Is this something that normally happens? If so then I may just blow a chunk of change whenever anything gets restocked. It kind of sucks to finally get into airbrushing and having the weather for it but not able to do fuck all about it because the lack of paints.

>>23329991
Yeah. When I got into painting I wanted the mr crystal color paints, they turned out to be unavailable in all of europe for several years. But good news, you can order from aliexpress. For mr color stuff the price will usually be the same as it would be locally. You can also get gaia paints, but they're a lot more expensive

>>23329821
>right after i finished the HG and preordered the mg 1.5 reprint
god damnit bandai i hate you

>>23329805
Think of your second favorite build ever made by a /gpg/ poster. That was me.

Best modeler here? Bitch, howabout worst modeler here? I'm the king of this throne.

>>23329821
Another guy

>>23330050
definitely the most attention hungry which is impressive given the thigh slut

>>23330075
Those are the same guys, he’s just going through a breakup and now he’s all ‘chuddy’ and edgy

>>23330077
self loathing femboys, many such cases

>>23330084
What one week of not shaving your legs does to a mf

>>23330075
No no no, i don't want attention. I want to destroy Bandai's products such as Gunpla. It gives me pleasure and reason to live.

>I don't want attention
>he said, begging for attention

>>23330111
Attention or not, is up to you to give me or not. I will still go for it, regardless of the amount of (you).

>he said, still begging for attention.

>>23330120
You don't need to reply to me indirectly like that, anon. We are still in the same thread.

>>23330105
Go back to your failed gunbuster threads faggot.

Ok, my upcomming build once i'm done with Messer and 30MM kitbash thingy. I hope FRS Suletta has blank face with decals. Her clothes seem bulky so i will have to remove the limbs and keep head + torso.

>>23330145
This is just the putty messer shitpost again

>>23330151
Yeah, and it is fun messing around with my models. That's what the hobby is all about. I'm talking this sincerely so don't take it as some sort of trolling.

>>23330145
GET NEW MATERIAL LOSER.

>>23330156
I will. Instead of Tamiya putty, it will be cheap industrial poly putty.

>Want Gespenst Mk-Ⅱ
>Don't want to pay 60 dollars for a HG
I HATE P BANDAI I HATE P BANDAI I HATE P BANDAI I HATE P BANDAI

>>23330164
your Turn X reprint is gonna be Peebs too, my emperor

>>23330164
Try to find retail Gespent if there are any left.

>>23330153
why use an expensive bandai kit as a base? an armature from copper wire would cost less

>>23330145

>>23330164
>60 bucks
>It's real.

Holy fuck burgerbros you're getting fleeced. It's like 20 buckaroos over here.

>>23330174
Well the thing about putty modeling is that, when you use metal wires, these things themselves are cheap but they don't provide any masses. It will result in either more wires or more putty, completely negating the purpose of budgeting management. It is better to buy some shitty Bandai models and use them as the base body for the putty sculpt.

>>23330174
Realistically speaking, all he has to do is buy a set of a 30MS face and the waterslide decals off Ali-Express.

>>23330180
Retail or the MK-II

>>23330182
Nah, i want the exact Suletta face sculpt for the Tusk build. I have plenty of spare girlpla heads in storage, i just don't want to use them.

>>23330184
The green one is listed at 20 right now.

>Standing here, i realize

>>23330181
Wires come in many different gauges. You just need a bigger gauge. It is never cheaper or "better" to buy a base kit for this.

>>23330195
Malepla?

>>23330194
the base price of the Gespenst is 4000 yen so you're getting a deal, not a fair price.

>>23330196
Except i don't want my custom to weight a ton by the time of completion. Wire is useful for certain details, but using them as skeleton is just troublesome when i can just buy some Bandai crap for 30 dollars.

>>23330194
What country?

>>23330201
>using them as skeleton is just troublesome
skill issue.

Dana Oshee drawn by Hirotoshi Sano. This can be an interesting idea for a build.

https://x.com/ihORno0uhBmO179/status/1935379745711296969

>>23330195
>>23330199
yeah, he is a workshop away from turning into raiden

>>23330181
when handsculpting models, sculptures would use a mix of putties - a thick, bulky, and cheap putty or sometimes air-hardening clay to get the general shape and structure, and a finer putty like green/blue epoxy for the details

since we're seeing a bunch of Sentinel releases in the future, pretty certain this will be included on the reprint list too.

>>23330228
They are mostly the same, you can even sculpt from that industrial yellow putty, too. Details being fine or not is up to your hand.

>>23330237
The Ver. Ka is.

>>23330237
Never ever, they will reprint Fazz ver Ka if that's on the schedule.

>>23330242
naturally you are a trustwothy expert on this, having mastered the craft of lazily covering models with half-assed balls of putty

Does anyone have their versions of the Hi-Nu in Nu colours, I've seen someone's posted once and that was the only time that the Hi-Nu looked good to me, for whatever reason

>>23330242
I was never great at sculpting and just know what I've been told by people who did it professionally in the past, before computer aided sculpts and CNC milling was the norm. I would suppose the chemical engineering that has gone into putties since then has also improved.

>>23330258
>lazily covering models with half-assed balls of putty
That's right. Isn't it beautiful?

My local mom and pop had a non-Ver. Ka Nu. Is it worth the buy?

Is the HG cloth version INTENSELY better than the RG Crossbone somehow, I cannot stand waiting for the RG

>>23330270
RG crossbone is actually really good

>>23330270
The HG Crossbones kinda suck, while the RGs are great. Still better than the MGs though.

>>23330290
The master grade is fine aside from the flimsy elbow

>>23330291
The MG Crossbones are not fine in the slightest. I've built nearly a dozen at this point. It's a bad kit in most ways it's possible to be a bad kit without being total dogshit. The elbows are actually the best part of the whole frame, they might be weak but they allow forearm rotation beneath the elbow which is dramatically better than 90% of even MGs, but the whole frame is generally loose and easily worn down, the part separation and colour correction needed is a bad joke by modern standards, the weapons can barely be held by the hands which aren't even the true old style MG hands so doubly embarrassing, and their cloaks both look awful and are a bigger pain in the ass to attach and pose with than they ever should be.

>>23330262
Most of professionals do it with cheap poly putty since they are sold in large quantity, mostly in kilograms. Yes, hobby putty are softer and easier to sculpt, but can be very expensive if you do an ambitious project.

>>23330309
Why would you build a dozen of a bad kit?

>>23330284
>>23330290
FUCK!!!
It chooses to continue being out of stock

>>23330316
Because I love the Crossbones.

>>23330242
I am for once grateful for namefagging since it lets everyone know not to take your advice

>>23330319
Yeah. The only good advice is to snap your kit and then panel line + topcoat...Oh wait, this is still me larping as someone else.

>>23330309
i've built two and I have no issues with them.

>>23330336
I dunno what to tell you, it just isn't very good. I didn't say it's going to give you cancer and steal your SSN, but even at the time it released not having unique parts for the shoulder vernier, for instance, was a joke. 15 years on and that sort of construction is only more dated. I listed most of the issues of it so I dunno what else to say.

>>23330318
still though
why build more than one
there are hundreds of other gundams you could build but for some reason you keep building the same one over and over. is your gundam shelf just a dozen crossbones? wtf are you doing?

>>23330355
It might not be as bad as you think. It does have 4 variants to work with.

>>23330355
X-1
X-1K
X-1SH
X-1FC
X-2
X-2K
X-3
Patchwork
X-0

Anon, I have hundreds of kits. They're on a shelf right now with all the other Formula Project MGs. Well, most of them, anyways.

>>23330010
But I made both my favorite and second favorite builds so

>>23330248
>>23330247
i used to think it was the case, but they reprinted MG Sinanju Stein Narrative OVA not long ago despite the Ver Ka being a direct upgrade of it.

>>23325113
Not a lot of progress today. Power was out so I couldn't do a lot of painting.
I also could not find any quality yuri of Kycillia to put in the background for that one guy. It's all with Nyaan and I don't like that.

>>23330362
just pick the best one and sell the rest and build some of those other kits and sell any duplicates or variations STOP ENJOYING GUNPLA IN WAYS THAT I WOULDNT PERSONALLY ENJOY

>>23330382
they're all the best one. I've built most of my other kits. Sorry anon. 20+ years in the hobby is a long time to accrue models, and I've done a good job at that.

>>23330395
What I'm doing with my crossbones is just buying the x1 three times and customizing two of them into the x2 and x3

>>23330399
whatever makes you happy. I'm de-katokifying all of mine slowly.

>>23330401
What does this entail? All I have to do is paint mine and slightly modify the fins.

>>23330364
Are you me?

>>23330402
>What does this entail?
a lot. Rounding the thighs and legs, remodelling the scissor anchors, enlarging the chest and shoulders, extending the flares on the pylons, redesigning the zanber's hilt, and using the redesigned head crest exclusive to the Skull Heart which is closer to the Hasegawa design.
>slightly modify the fins
the X-2 and X-3 have face changes btw.

You better not show up in /gpg/ tomorrow chud. I've been covering kits in putty since before it was cool, and tomorrow my latest shitpost build will be completed and it will get 10 gorillion upvotes.

Are the guuuuuuuux kits any good?

>>23330409
Stop samefagging

>>23330424
No that's not me. I have my own posting pattern.

>>23330414
Depends on who you ask. They have great detail, articulation and a smooth build experience. They look "bad out of the box" though so snapshitters hate them since they require paint or stickers

>>23330414
gquuuuuux is pretty good. really good articulation but needs some color correction for painting. the lower leg also has this triple layer seam line that seems like it will be kind of annoying to deal with. the GMgoog also seems equally as good articulationwise.

>>23330405
All the art I've seen has the same face.

>>23330414
I havent had the chance to put any together yet but bandai HGs generally keep getting better and better.

>>23330443
Gotta look harder then. The X-1 and X-2 have different cheek vents/vulcan assemblies and the X-2 has no lines on its faceplate. The X-3 has a double band of red "scars" on its cheeks and shares the X-1's vulcan setup.

>>23330414
their forearm design means they're all bad unfortunately

Hot take: the Megazone 23 bike is cooler than the Akira bike

>>23330476
I wonder if we'll get a RGB kit for the swords

>>23330424
How dare you?

Honestly I prefer the all blue Ex-S, but I might say fuck it and grab this P-Bandai version just so I know I'll actually get the fucking kit instead of dealing with USAGS pre-order garbage.

Can anyone provide me with an example of how flat topcoat would look on metallic paint?

https://x.com/p_bandai/status/1935552261545132087

Looks like Ex-S broke the P-Bandai JP website

How does /gpg/ store their tools? Are you organized, or are you an animal?

>>23330539
i just bite the parts off the runner

>>23330539
I'm beginning to realize the toolbox I bought was too small. It fits all the basics (knife, files, nippers, tweezers, glue, and some chisels) but I'm gonna need to rearrange or something because I gotta keep stuff like scribing tape or my other chisels elsewhere.

So they really did cancel the MG The O orders in the west to print more MG Ex-S? lmfao

Is the US getting the MK-V reprint?

MG Ex-S sold out in seconds in Japan. It's over.

>>23330558
Any idea when they're coming up on US P-Bandai? Wondering if I should stay up or just go to bed.

>>23330559
US PB drops are always at 9PM Eastern time I'm pretty sure. They used to be on Thursdays but I think they just drop whenever now.

>>23330561
Nice. Hopefully every scalper/botter dies mysteriously between now and then.

>>23330562
It's been a long time since a kit sold out that quickly on the US store. I think the first run of Dragon was the last new kit to sell out so quickly. Still, wouldn't be surprised. If you really want one definitely get in when it opens.

>>23330562
Scalpers moved on from P-Bandai years ago, dude. You guys keep acting like it's still 2023 lmao we're all on Labubu and sneakers now

My fucking wallet...Ex-S, The O, FAZZ, Mk. V...please Bandai keep the Deep Striker in the closet...

>>23330539
I'm a subhuman with a chaotic work area filled with half projects and tools everywhere
but hey my paintbrushes are all in a cup now

>>23330573
Imagine if they did a Perfect Zeong 1.5 or 2.0

>>23330582
Why is he carrying an actual sword?

>>23330582
I wouldn’t be surprised if we see a new MG Zeong sooner than later. (P-Bandai Perfect Zeong Expansion Pack)
The current MG is old and begging to be greebled.

>>23330585
because it's from gunpla builders before gunpla builders existed.

>>23330585
Apparently it started as something in the "Plamo Kyoshiro" manga the 80's precursor to gundam build fighters and also where the Perfect Gundam comes from and ended up in the actual MG Perfect Zeong kit as a accessory

>>23330582
>>23330594
I don't like the PZ legs. It actually looks uncanny with them then without.

>>23330535
silver becomes aluminum. gold becomes turd-colored

>>23330632
stop eating so much gold retard

It's a shame such a cool design is wasted on woke Kojimashit

go ahead and cry about it more then

>guys I'm not a kojimafag I swear
>posts kojima designs in EVERY thread
is there a word for this

>>23330535
note that even with examples you can only tell if your particular metallic paint will react well to flat topcoat is by testing it out
i've got a can of pale gold paint that looks fine with flat coat and a can of regular gold that turns into shit color with flat coat

>>23330640
Dunno but I've remembered that I need to get off my ass and build my Kojimacycle.

>>23330573
they will reprint the Deep Dark Striker. trust the plan!

>>23330569
pfft. flip p-bandai still sells out in seconds to this day. especially since this run has a Mk V

>>23330670
This isn't a Filipino forum. Unless you specify where you are from, you are assumed to be American by default.

>>23330651
Godspeed

>>23330539

>>23330237
ver ka is already on the list for october. multiple sites have it up for preorder

>>23330496
Of course it is, it turns into a robot

>>23330632
Do darker metallics look good with flat coats in general? I want to paint innerframe in gunmetal but I think it might stand out too much if I just leave it glossy

>>23330834
Tamiya's Dark Iron achieves the same effect. actually gunmetal looks good in satin gloss. it very much looks like the metal you see on actual guns when you apply semi-gloss on top of it. top coats have a huge effect on silver and gold because lacquers tarnish the chrome paint's metallic shine.

>>23330640
>>23330651
Jesus christ, atleast credit the actual designer.

>>23330672
Lol shut up cheeseburger. America isn't the default. Go sit back in your cuck chair and let us talk about our hobbies without your input.

>>23330930
it's not your hobby though

>>23331005
You're right. Technically it's my job.

As a scalper, i can confirm Burgers and Niggers aren't worth my time.

>>23330930
Who says the rest of us want to talk with you? I'd rather to listen to burgers than you.

>>23325113
Finally finished the RG Hi Nu. Holy shit this kit is amazing.

>>23331122
Needs more paint and putty

>>23331115
Hush, edge lord. Post your build or go back.

>>23331122
I like it, but I just feel like it would look better covered in an ungodly amount of putty and clay, then photographed with absolutely dog shit lighting.

New thread. Report the shitposters, people! E-celeb gossip is NOT on-topic either.

>>23331138
>>23331138
>>23331138

>>23330582
I would rather have the Perfect Zeong Thunderbolt ver.

>>23329666
Nice pre-shading on the grey. Bet it pops in person.

>>23330395
Someone must stop you, this crossbone army must be contained

>>23329821
MG S/EX-S Gundam Ver.2.0 when?

>>23330573
>The O
Who’s gonna tell him

>>23331801
Maybe he means the SD

>priming parts took 4 hours in 36c death heat
>many colors to be done tomorrow
>same temperature if not more
I'm going to die

>>23330380
I appreciate the effort

>>23330539
I used to be subhuman and have everything in a drawer. Now I have box. But it's not big enough, I might have to buy another. Thankfully they stack, even different models

>>23330539
I got one of these, works pretty well, but >>23330784 looks like it would be pretty useful too.