-=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: >>23325110

-=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

Show me your WIPs!

>>23331141
Reposting because dead thread.
Anyway I cant decided what to build next. MG Zeta ver ka, MG Barbatos or the RG Tallgeese. Sugestions?

>>23331148
Not bad for a beginner. Once you learn how to apply enough putty then your builds will start to look more professional.

>>23331149
Looks like mods did delete some shitposty stuff from earlier in that thread so we are finally lucky to have someone looking out for us occasionally.

okay i will buy an EX-S now!

when you clip your parts of the sprue, what grit sand paper do you need to hide the stress mark?

>>23331160
you need paint. you can't sand stress marks away

>>23331160

>>23331160
The grit is called paint.

>>23331161
>>23331163
i usually just paint my kits. im in the middle of a move right now, and i expect that to be temporary so i might move twice this year. i dont know when i will have a area where i can paint set up- so i was looking for a way to assemble some kits and have them look decent in the meantime. i was under the impression that by using high grit sandpaper/ those weird polishing erasers that you could make a lot of sprue cuts look nearly invisible?

What are my options for painting if I don't have space for a spray booth?

>>23331182
You can make the surface perfectly smooth but there will always be some discoloration.

>>23331182
Take a piece of sprue and bend it. The plastic integrity will be compromised from the inside and will express itself in discoloration. You'll notice that the damage goes deeper than the breakpoint in the bend. That's a stressmark. Sanding will smooth it out but you'll otherwise have to dig very deep to find normal colored plastic.
The stress mark repairs you see on youtube are as baloney as the ones that paint bare plastic with markers. The plastic has been crushed from within and you can't just buff it out. Sanding will only smooth out the surface.
So yeah, if its fucked then the best you can do without painting is to cover it up with a waterslide decal, or pose it in an angle where its not visible.
Really though, if its going to sit in a sheld behind glass, nobody will probably notice.
You'd know though. You'd know and hyperfixate on your plastic shame from across the room.

>>23331191
Replace some of your furniture with folding ones so you can make room.
That or paint in the shitter and dangle your hose out the window.

>>23331191
steal you wife's nail polish

>>23331148
Zeta ver.ka is a very fun build.

>>23331160
Push down on it with your fingernail and rub. You should also be cutting twice and using single edged nippers to create as little stress as possible.

>>23331199
My issue isn't really furniture so much as not having any convenient windows I can put a spray booth close to and route a duct through unless I open the window all the way and then seal off the opening which seems like a massive hassle to do every time I wanna paint

>>23331205
If you spray with acrylics you can just use a cardboard box as a backstop. Your room will get dusty a bit quicker but it works.

>>23331205
If your hand can fit through an opening then so will your exhaust hose.
Ig you can just crack your cuckpartment door open and stick your exhaust out and let it spray out the hallway

>>23331194
can i polish within like 20% of the normal plastic color?

>>23331196
If I clip it properly and try to cut the rest off with a sharp blade it should minimize how deep the stress mark is in the plastic, right? what is the highest grit i would be needing? i might just test it with a kit i already have just dont know what grit to buy.

>>23331191
Try looking up some Jap painting or building videos and take notes of how they cram everything into the spaces they have. Given how small their apartments are, they're pros at making use of what limited space they have.
There's also these 5 gallon bucket filters you can make, but I can't really attest to how well they do or don't work. I just know they exist.

>>23331160

Firstly, learn to cut your nubs properly. It will be in 2 cuts, first use your work-horse nippers to cut the part off of the runner. Make this first cut about 1 cm away from the gate where the runner plastic meets the actual part.

Then, using a nice pair of nippers that cut well. Make a second cut closer to the part leaving maybe about 1mm of gate plastic. (If you have god hands or any single bladed nipper you can go flush to the part at this point)

Then take a fresh hobby knife blade and lightly run it over the gate plastic, with a fresh blade you'll feel it bite in the moment you get to the gate plastic and you can feel it cut in. Be careful here not to gouge out any plastic as it's a LOT harder to add back rather than take away, but can be done if you want a perfect finish without painting.

Once you've gotten the part close to done, you may be left with a little mark around where the gate meets the plastic. This is where sanding comes into play. If it's a flat part, use a flat sanding stick, if it's a curved part use a sanding sponge (Both of these setups will be like $10ish at your local hobby shop for nice stuff that will last you a while). Wet sand on your sponges to make them last longer.

Then go through your grits, 400-2000. I recent got the god hand sponges and they actually come with 120grit to 10,000 grit so I definitely keep using up until 10,000 to get a perfect finish, but may not use the lower grits if just a bit of cleanup is needed.

Glass files are also reccomended as even compared to the 10,000 grit they still provide a closer finish to matching the plastic. There you have it, with these 4-5 steps you can remove all your nub marks perfectly.

All of these steps will be required for more troublesome nubs. But you may find on really easy nubs you get a good cut on that it just needs a quick polich.

>>23331209
>If your hand can fit through an opening then so will your exhaust hose.
Yeah I can't fit my hand through, thick ass triple glazed windows with massive frames, recessed into the wall. You are not fitting a duct through there without fully opening the window (in which case there's nothing to hold the hose in place or to prevent fumes from just being blown back inside the room).
>>23331215
That wouldn't really help, Japanese windows are much more convenient for spray booth exhausts. I'd have to find examples of European painters' setups if anything and most of those seem to paint in their garage, or they just don't bother with ventilation at all.

Anyone know how to preshade with a camouflage pattern? Specifically a splinter camo on an MG

>>23331211
Yes, clip far to free it off the runner, use single edge nippers to make the cut clean, then clip closer and leave a tiny bit then cut the last paper thin bit of nub with a hobby knife like you're peeling a grape.
Glass file from nail supply store would be better than sandpaper at filing down a nub. Ideally the file should not make too much contact with the part. I'd avoid sanding if you're snap building that also dulls the surface and make it look off color. Sanding is generally a way to remove the chemical coating and smooth out your surfaces before you prime rather than a step to close out a snapbuild.
For snaps you want to focus on your knifework.

>>23331224
If you're painting camo, there will be too many layers of paint trying to get the different colours of the pattern for your preshade to show imo. I'd settle for just weathering after.

>>23331224
Paint your highlights/shadows first and then just layer the camouflage on top with very thin layers as to not fully obscure the layer underneath, I guess.

>>23331154
I dont regularly lurk here anymore, am I missing some gpg meme?

>>23331227
again just to clarify i have built and painted a lot of kits but if i have no area to paint and can only build the kit its an area of modeling im unfamiliar with. if i got one of the high grit sand papers isnt it functionally idential to something like a glass file? or no? i have never used a glass file or super high grit sandpaper because as i said i usually just paint the kit. As long as the color is a close enough match i may be able to get away hitting the whole thing with a matte spray to even it out in theory. but then if i paint it later maybe the paint wont adhere to the matte finish so im unsure.

>>23331228
Yeah that's what I thought, I'm just watching preshading tutorials and was thinking if it was possible.

>>23331222
my uk windows open outwards like a door and i just wedge the tip of the hose in the bottom of the window. i had to tighten the window screws (there's a screw each hinge at the top and bottom that lets you do this on uk windows) so it would stay in place but it works fine

>>23331232
It may not look it, but this is actually peak performance.

Marvel at the ideal summer body.

>>23331160
See >>23331221
Also I made pic related nearly 10 years ago for a short visual aid.

Personally I cut the part from the runner with a normal nipper, then use a pair of godhands (or another single blade nipper) to cut the remaining nub off untill it's nearly flush. I then sand the remaining part with a glass file (I'm using the gunprimer ones since last year) and then use a sanding stick (also the gunprimer ones) to make the surface smooth as fuck.

>>23331246
Sweet jesus

>>23331237
Glass files are rigid and the rough bits juts out and scrapes away protrusions. Sand paper is flatter and will need more contact with the surface. Specially for the last bits. Meanwhile you can hold your glass file in between your index finger and thumb and just gently move it back and forth with no pressure and you'll know you're done when you're no longer feeling any give.

>>23331246
Spooky...

who is his audience if not these people

What Gundam movie has the most kits?

>Want the Doven Wolf
>Get told it hasn't been printed in years apparently
>Getting reprinted as well
How do I check when a kit was last printed and when kits are getting reprinted?

>>23331276
CCA if you count every old version and every recolor

>>23331221
is there any advantage to using the sponge on a round area versus just holding a high grit sand paper in my hands and letting my finger conform it to the area im sanding? or it the sponge just superior for some reason? going from cut sprue to finishing/polishing sponge/ stick/ sandpaper how many grits would i need? 3? 5? 10? im not sure what im gettng into here. id be interested in
A. a finishing grit that makes it perfectly match the plastic
B. a finshing grit that gets it close enough, that with a top coat of matte or gloss>matte the finish is hidden like a decal.

truthfully if i can get the base plastic to look like 10-20% close to the normal plastic i would see it as a victory but if i could get it exact or within 5% id like to try if nothing else for the learning experience until i have a place to paint model kits again

i typically make things that are simple like UC grunt suits so i wouldnt be sanding something geometrically complex.

Is the MG Ex S Recolour going to be a PB one?

>>23331306
That's what it says.

>>23331280
And all the Hi-Streamer/Beltorchika's Children kits.

>>23331293
Finger on paper sanding against a surface will deform it. Sponge is better for the wraparound.

>>23331266
He says in his review that it's the color separation that's super disappointing and I'm like just paint it my guy

>>23331314
Real color separation just inherently looks better. Even if you paint it looks better.

>>23331317
>Real color separation just inherently looks better.
Not really. You're usually left with big gaps in between the separated parts, or they have to be made chunkier and out of scale for the sake of stability.

>>23331307
Thanks I saw it being listed already, gonna preorder it.

>>23331321
This just isn't true and you know it isn't true.

>>23331314
There was no way they could have color separated the red gundam's eyes. Its too detailed.

>>23331321
You know you can just push the parts together right? This isn't like artpla

>>23331311
k ill buy some sponges, can you tell me what grits to get? not sure how many sanding stages to use for this. thanks for the help btw.

I wish snapfriends stop outing themselves.

>>23331251
any suggestion on a glass file? i rarely hear people talk about them. would i only need one to use at the end? what grit?

>>23331334
Personally I do not care if people snap their kits. I do think its annoying when they say a kit is bad just because it requires bare minimum effort.

>>23331248
you go from glass file> sanding stick? what grade sanding sticks/sanding paper would i use for this? obviously this is a different approach than normal sanding to paint over so im not sure what grits i need.

>>23331314
The color correction on the red gundam isnt that bad outside of the elmeth bit

>>23331334
if youre talking about me because im asking for tips to sand a snapbuilt kit, i already explained i have to move- all of my paints are gone for the next month, and until i get a painting area set up at my new place, i want to still build stuff.

I sold painted models on ebay during covid. but the sanding approach for a model you paint is obviously totally different than trying to sand the plastic so the sprue mark is invisible

>>23331138 (OP)
smooth matte finish > all other finishes

>>23331333
400 600 800 1000
Anything past that is autism

>>23331344
>It's not that bad outside of the parts that are bad

>>23331344
The kit is only good when it has 0 color separation. 1/144 Gundam Artifact, give me that shit.

>>23331352
Are you some kind of retarded faggot? That's a completely reasonable thing to say.

>>23331352
>The model is bad when i have to do modeling

>>23331278
>How do I check when a kit was last printed
That's the neat part: you don't
>when kits are getting reprinted?
Mostly astrology and selling your firstborn's soul for esoteric eldritch knowledge

>>23331278
https://gunpla-beginning.com

>>23331350
alright thanks dude. i always have made due with cheap sanding paper from the store and cheap sanding sticks because i was painting over it. for a high grit finish is there a particular brand i should try to find? or would you say it doesnt matter? im probably over thinking it but im just excited to see if this works. i think with a gloss>matte coat and some decals i can probably get something looking pretty good depending on the kit. I might try with a gelgoog or something. those kits are usually pretty simple.

>>23331293
>is there any advantage to using the sponge on a round area versus just holding a high grit sand paper in my hands and letting my finger conform it to the area im sanding? or it the sponge just superior for some reason?

I'd say it's not required, nothing is. These are just tools that help provide a cleaner finish. Sponges hold water for wet-sanding way better. Wet-sanding provides a cleaner finish, however there is also the added benefit of -some- rigidity from the thickness of the sponge which I find makes the sanding job easier. I don't disagree with >>23331293, but you can get a good finish with just sandpaper and a finger you just need to be careful.


>going from cut sprue to finishing/polishing sponge/ stick/ sandpaper how many grits would i need? 3? 5? 10? im not sure what im gettng into here. id be interested in
>A. a finishing grit that makes it perfectly match the plastic
>B. a finshing grit that gets it close enough, that with a top coat of matte or gloss>matte the finish is hidden like a decal.

Lets address both A. & B. If you're going for a finish like you describe in A. you'll already have the tools you need for B. When trying to get a near perfect finish (especially when planning on a gloss goat which magnifies errors), you'll want pretty much every grit. Sanding in steps as you go up the grit-scale helps you get a more polished end result. If you're interested in sponges, google "GodHand Kamiyasu Special Assortment Set GH-KS-SP". This is a great starter kit with all the grits and differnet sizes you'll need (or try to find something like it if you dont want to pay godhand premium). 120 grit to 10,000 grit in 2mm, 3mm and 5mm thickness. The different thickness depends on how round the part is as that affects how much bend the sponge has around the part. Most adhesive sand paper sets for sanding sticks are usually around 400-2000.

1/2

>>23331346
>selling kits during the pandemic
>not getting on funemployment like everyone else
Ive never even had a job before and they somehow approved my unemployment application. Got over $600 a week during the entirety of 2020-2022. Literally bought all the kits I ever wanted, an airbrush, spray booth, etc.

All the right wingers/conservatives that I know got so fucking mad at me for it lmao

>>23331278
gunpla-beginning.com has a list of every kit and its most recent reprint dates, and it seems to stay pretty up to date on upcoming reprints

>>23331365

A. Lower grits depends on how much cutting you need, if the part is already in decent shape, you can start at a higher grit like 400 and work your way up : 600-800-1000-1200-1500-2000-4000-6000-8000-10000 and finish polish with a glass file if its a flat part. If curved, a good polish on 10,000 should do.

B.If you know you're just gonna matte coat it. 400 all the way through 2000 (the more common grits) should get you a good finish.


>truthfully if i can get the base plastic to look like 10-20% close to the normal plastic i would see it as a victory but if i could get it exact or within 5% id like to try if nothing else for the learning experience until i have a place to paint model kits again.
>i typically make things that are simple like UC grunt suits so i wouldnt be sanding something geometrically complex.

10%-20% will be those B. steps. 400-2000. 5% will be probably what you'll get close too with 400-10,000 with pracitce and patience. Enjoy your gunpla anon and have fun. Gunpla wa jiyū da

2/2

>>23331352
I singled out the bit because it have a lot of tiny spot to paint on the level of the F91
Almost everything else could be done with a marker let alone a brush

>>23331337
Go online and look up glass file on your favorite ecommerce website. Get the one sold by nail supply stores, its the exact same thing that hobby stores sell but just mark up.
There are no grit classes and they also wear out. The gentler you are the longer they last but you will generally go through 1-3 files per high grade kit. Slow and gentle will make it last longer but will also eat into your build time. One big disadvantage is that the most convenient parts wear out first (corners and tips) because you will use them more, so depending on your patience you could want to discard a file when 40% of it is still usable.
These things should only cost 50 cents tops but you should get a big bag after finding a seller you like because you will wear one out quickly if you get agitated.
Really the inevitability for snappers is good knifework. Fuck that tine wasting rub rub rub.

>>23331278
Usually I just have it revealed to me in a dream. I'm about to go to bed, so I'll see what I can find out for you.

How does one make a Gundam made entirely out of metal and turn it into a piece of jewelry?

>>23331360
>>23331358
>It's not bad it's just these parts are bad

>>23331364
The difference between hardware store and hobby store sandpaper is that the hardware store sometimes adds a yellowish discoloration (maybe because of the cheaper material.) Try getting no brand sanding sponges. They are only slightly more expesive ($10 for an A4 sizef piece) and can be cut up and even washed and reused a couple of times.

>>23331380
Think a faberge egg but in Gundam form.

>>23331325
>This just isn't true and you know it isn't true.
Main reason I didn't buy the MG Dynames is how badly they butchered the head in order to facilitate parts separation.

>>23331388
Afraid you'll need to do a little bit of modeling?

>>23331365
im familiar with wet sanding- i think its the only way to sand since it helps keep plastic shit out of the air. does seem to be a better finish. maybe the plastic water goop makes the sand paper less abrasive that its normal rating. i have always used my fingers and modeling sticks but these sponges sound interesting and less taxing on the hand.

>>23331365
>GodHand Kamiyasu Special Assortment Set GH-KS-SP
looks like this is super cheap only 15.00? is this all i would need? how many kits do you think i can get out of this? like 5 or 10HG? This is cool and i can get this for someone else who likes the idea of model kits but has 0 painting ability, had to show them the spoon test the other week. lll be using these until i can paint again but i suspect my friend will be using these until they are ready to paint.
>>23331367
well thats my fault for not applying i guess. i was out of work at the start of the pandemic from health issues so i didnt think i would qualify. i did get a lotbetter at model kit work during the pandemic but already had a modeling background from covid. glad it worked out for you.

>>23331401
already had a modeling background before covid from warhammer miniature painting for a decade*

>>23331391
What's the point in separating those parts to begin with if you're just going to tell me to un-separate them

>>23331388
If you coat it in thick surface primer, the gaps will somewhat padded. It is not really a "fucked up" btw, that's the modern trend of mecha designs, every details must have panels and gaps.
Ilustration from Yanase.

>>23331401
>im familiar with wet sanding- i think its the only way to sand since it helps keep plastic shit out of the air. does seem to be a better finish. maybe the plastic water goop makes the sand paper less abrasive that its normal rating. i have always used my fingers and modeling sticks but these sponges sound interesting and less taxing on the hand.

Yes, pretty much this. Its just a tool to make your life easier.

>looks like this is super cheap only 15.00? is this all i would need? how many kits do you think i can get out of this? like 5 or 10HG? This is cool and i can get this for someone else who likes the idea of model kits but has 0 painting ability, had to show them the spoon test the other week. lll be using these until i can paint again but i suspect my friend will be using these until they are ready to paint.

Yeah absolutely. 5-10 HG might be pushing it. But I'd reckon with other sanding tools, good cutting, etc you'll be able to push it closer to that 10 kit mark before the sandpaper starts getting too gunked up to use.

>>23331408
Is your entire idea of modeling gluing shit together?

>>23331410
Notice how the illustration from Yanase doesn't have fake vents leading nowhere with enough of a gap from the rest of the face for someone to stick their arm in at that scale.
No such issue on the Metal Build meanwhile.

I used to be really into gunpla but there was too much parts separation. Lately I've been very into masking and painting fisher price toys. They're one solid piece which is ideal if you ask me.

>>23331416
>model kits are SUPPOSED to be bad bro, you're supposed to resculpt the whole thing yourself!
not even boomer modelers think this

>>23331372
that is a lot of stages. do you think i would be able to skip any of those or no? for sake of experimentation i will do it your way to see whats physically possible. if it works i cant complain. just curious if all of those steps are needed. if you are moving through so many grades would you just say you are using each grit grade for like 10 seconds per piece roughly?

>>23331372
>If you know you're just gonna matte coat it.
the matte coat is a hypothetical idea. gundam used to sell a line called gundam fix figuration which looked pretty slick and were a precursor to robot spirits/ robot damashii and they had a matte finish with decals and looked pretty crisp/professional. so i figured if i cant match the sheen of the base plastic that is a potential strategy/compromise to try out. nice to have options.

thanks for all of the advice.

>>23331430
If you don't like the way parts fit together you can change them. I'm not sure you have the tools but everyone else does.

>>23331416
If you don't glue the parts then what the fuck are you even doing with your life? Whatever the tight snapfit engineering is not gonna last forever.

>>23331444
I often do, amongst other things. Please post your work that it exclusively glued, masked and painted.

New chinkgod kino from solomon

>>23331462

>>23331462
are they trying to jump on the pumpkin pie warrior wave?

>>23331465
looks like shit

>>23331465
It's interesting that they'd choose gremory. What scale is this?

>>23331462
>>23331465
>fucked with the entire design for no good reason
I heard good things about their GP02, but this one is a disappointment.

Will 70% isopropyl alcohol work to remove shitcrylic primer with a little more effort, or is it 99% or bust?

>>23331465
Interesting, but why the hell the massive high heels?

>>23331483
70% should work. It just doesn't remove as much paint as 99% would.

Kits when Bandai? Don't disappoint me.

>>23331448
>I often do, amongst other things.
You don't "often" glue your models. You must glue your models. It is mandatory.

>>23331491
who says so?

>>23331491
It's not if you're not manhandling them like a toddler.

>>23331488
Star wars wants their IG-88 back. Or actually that kind of looks like a skinny version of the robots from Laputa when they're flying around?

>>23331488
I'd be a little disappointed if these got kits before other designs who deserve it much more like the Nero or Hummingbird

I don't think i want any gquacks kit enough to buy retail
i'll maybe grab some bootlegs down the line

>>23331483
I tried this when I was new. Anything less than 99% will range from taking an eternity to doing nothing outside of making your kit smell like alcohol.

>>23331444
what do you guys use to glue your kits? just normal plastic glue that melts the parts together? I figure super glue would have the same problem.

>>23331508
Cant wait for changs super sized 1/60 kikeroga so I can pretend its a braw brow.

>>23331507
Get ready to be disappointed then. bandai has been training to keep the flavor of the month crowd/catch.

>>23331512
He doesn't. He was asked to post his work since he's so adamant about what is mandatory for others to do and he refused.

>>23331499
>It's not if you're not manhandling them like a toddler.
For a group of people who usually criticize Gaikotsu, most of you goobers are seem to be on the same low as him.

Do we really have to timeloop this retarded bait show every single thread?

>>23331522
It's crazy that you come to the mecha board to cry about people who do mecha models. Post your work.

>>23331518
I will have to unbox my backlog just to entertain you trollers, so i won't entertain you. Instead, i will steal a photo and post here. No long pegs, no snapfit, you have to glue them together. Simple as that.
>>23331512
It is common to use plastic cement, it actually melts the plastic for the parts to bond strongly together. Industrial glue can be used too, but the problem is that, it doesn't create a bond between melted parts, just the glue crystalized to hold the parts together.

Did Gundam AGE almost kill Gunpla or was it AMAIM that did? I know both were tremendous failures but I wanna know which one was worse in terms of failure.

I think clear paint looks better over white than chrome.

>>23331530
post a single thing you've made.

>>23331372
heres an example of what one of those old figures looked like. back in the day (early 2000s) these were pretty impressive as a complete figure. Just good decal placement and a matte finish with a bit of panel lining.

if i used all your tips on the sanding sponges i think for sake of trying something different i could get a finish or look like this if i need to "bail out" and go for a matte finish over trying to match the bare plastic.


since i always painted my kits and have never done this sanding stuff before it reminds me of something i never understood. why do they make those limited edition kits in metallic finishes? i never understood why someone would buy them because you will never be able to buff out the sprue marks and you will have to paint over the vac-metal coating. why do those exist?

>>23331535
can't, still waiting for glue to dry

>>23331530
>I will have to unbox my backlog just to entertain you trollers
How do you not wake up every day just hating yourself knowing you're going to spend your entire day baiting on the internet?

>>23331537
>good decal placement
Why the fuck does the same warning need to be placed an inch apart from each other? This is not good decal placement.

>>23331540
I do not believe you have ever done a model.

>>23331540
kek

>>23331542
youre reading too into it. also that was a super fast reply lmao. i meant good decal placement as in, they tried to make the figures look "finished". they could have toned it down but its a style and loos good on a shelf. i think this entire line was based off katokis drawings. there are other decals i can use they dont have to all be redundant warning decals.

>>23331228
>>23331224
do the reverse and spray a very faint white at the middle of every panel. it creates the same effect, sometimes it's even more realistic than the usual preshade because of the "scale effect" (the smaller the scale, the lighter/muted the colours become)

>>23331547
>that was a super fast reply
I only read the first two sentences. I'm not who you're replying to. I don't even know what you're talking about. I just hate that decal placement, it's not good.

>>23331542
this one will probably be more to your liking. i owned this one- came with parts to turn it into a zaku 2 but i preferred the zaku 1.

>>23331276
Seed Freedom.

>>23331553
show me a model that has decals on it in a way you think is a good model kit. yeah i know you arent the same dude. no worries. katoki has always been criticized with using too many decals sort of like that final fantasy character designer who put chains and buckles everywhere. i would not go that heavy but i like the number decals with a zeon logo or two. pretty standard.

>>23331481
to be fair they didn't spam greebles on the chink asshimar this time, so it's a welcome change.

>>23331535

>>23331562
No, I said post something you made. Not a photo of a parts runner you got off google.

>Complain about the lack of color separation
>Complain that he has to glue the parts
What's next? Complain that you will have to snapshit your kit?

>>23331565
dude, he made that runner. Carved it out of a solid block of plastic I heard

>>23331542
These models are to scale, what if the distance between a warning was eight miles in real life, then you'd be quite sorry in my opinion

>>23331565
You are arguing againts my talking point that glue is mandatory. I show you proofs of my point. Have you ever build anything else beside gundam and random Wave/Koto mecha kits?

>>23331577
Post a single thing you have made. One single piece of proof you have ever made anything.

>>23331577
why would people on the mecha board in the gunpla thread build anything but mecha model kits?

>>23331581
Please troll anon, i know your script. You are gonna provoke me into posting my build, you will laugh at it and scream " hahaha, this fraud has such a big mouth for such a dogshit skill ". Don't tell me you are throwing a fit just because i don't follow your dumb master plan. Cope and seethe, retard.

>>23331581
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TWhe-aF_3U&t=4s

>>23331555
A lot better, though I'm still not a huge fan. It doesn't match the Zaku style whatsoever. Imagine a medieval suit of armor being covered in supreme logos and other warning stickers. Actually, to clarify I like the placement of the unit number, the R shield, Zeon symbol, I don't like the warning paragraphs.

>>23331562
>>23331530
>>23331522
>>23331577
post your actual work or a kit non gunpla kit that you actually own nigger

>Post your build

The single most deadly question that you can ask a /gpg/ shitposter.

>>23331591
I look like this IRL

>>23331589
So you've never done a model and you came to the mecha board to throw a fit about the people who have but arent just gluing together army men. Got it.

>>23331594
You won't get the entertainment you are trying to get, anon. Keep crying while i glue my stuff over here.

>>23331595
>deadly
If only. Shitposters will just continue deflecting for hours

>>23331597
And why are you trying to know what i built, anon? Are you gonna sniff the JPEG to detect the smell of plastic cement? Know you what, post your glued build first, with proofs that you actually glued. Then i will post mine. Deal?

>>23331597
Hello? Post your glued build first, i will post mine later. Are you there?

>>23331603
I didn't start throwing a fit telling everyone what is mandatory. Post your work.

>>23331605
You have never built a model in your life.

Stop replying to shitposters, you braindead niggers

>>23331606
Well post yours first, i don't know if you are a troller or just a cranky old faggot.

Never change /gpg/, never change.

>>23331592
heres a 4:00 video in rotation in zaku 1 and zaku 2 mode.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBRczh7W48k

I think it looks cool but i still agree with your observation. i think enough decals to look like a military machine looks cool (unit # with a personal crest (maybe) + a faction symbol or 2) but not so much that it distracts from things. its hard to find the right balance. this set was a beast to own growing up and blew my mind since before then i just had gundam MSIA shit. this was a hard brittle plastic. set was probably like 40.00 bucks in the import store i got it from.

I think the zaku 1 especially benefits from less decals since it does have that regal knightly look to it.

>>23331600
>Keep crying while i glue my stuff over here.
Treat yourself to a few cheeky sniffs of cement while you're at it, you've earned it

next time I post a store visit report you will reply "Thank you for being here, thank you for elevating this general" instead of the usual snide shit

>>23331606
Post your work first, i will post mine.

>>23331141
Toying around with this. I've wanted to do something like it for a while. Will have to figure out something for the hair and reshape the body though. My next project will probably be gquuuuuux though since I only really have enough gloss left for an HG

>>23331592
it looks like some of those are actually varied labels with intention behind them-- no idea if this is "canon" or not but i have never seen these not be tiny illegible scribbles before. found this in some ace pilot log book trying to find what zaku unit numbers have established characters or free to use for my models

>>23331634
As long as it isnt some retarded basic ass bitch store like hobby lobby

>>23331650
Someone's mad about missing fat discounts

Since the anon >>23331606
didn't post his work first before mine, i cannot trust him. So i will just make my build as a standalone.
Here he is, my shoddy Sahelanthropus. All glued, painted but haven't finish it details coloring yet because i'm lazy. Also a quick review.

>>23331659
Hobby lobby will never have anything that I don't already have

>>23331660
The model has push fit in some places but the engineering is not very reliable, so just glue everything, minus the nano fiber sword which the mech wields. It has very strong color separation, too, so, snapfriends rejoice.
You will definitely have to glue the fingers and the grenades since these details don't have any reinforcements to hold themselves in position. The details are fantastic.

>>23331639
casualties

>>23331670
Is he okay?

>>23331314
he literally split up the review so he could paint it then separate it. saying a modern product doesn't meet modern standards is a completely reasonable remark

>>23331668
I painted it based on Shinkawa's artwork. The effort is rather low, but i personally happy with it. Also, the flamethrower penis lol.

>>23331677
Also, i handpainted the skull pattern. The decal sheet is still here. I originally intended to use the decals since it is more correct, but changed my mind because i wanted to challenge myself abit.

>>23331680
It can transform into Metal Gear Rex, but requires parts swapping. Good articulation. And that's it for the quick review. Great model.

>>23331690
lil bro can't even paint inside the lines but is ready to tell everyone glue is mandatory

>>23331691
post your work

>>23331692
your work

>>23331680
nice free hand!

>>23331691
lil bro can't even post his work before mine after all of his boasting and provoking. Keep crying, bud.

>>23331699
that was my first post in the thread actually
but really you talk a lot for someone who can't keep paint inside a circle

>>23331691
Post your work

>>23331702
your work

>>23331700
Stop yapping. Post your work.

>>23331705
Sahelanthropus above. Now post yours. Or are you gonna keep screaming at the wall?

>>23331691
Post your build.

>>23331707
your work
>>23331711
yours

not sure what you're getting out of this, but hey, to each their own.

>>23331714
your build

now post you painting inside the lines

>>23331717
I won't panel lining. Now post your work.

>>23331719
>I won't panel lining.
I also won't panel lining yeah bud.

>>23331720
Yeah yeah, post your work. Pretty, beautiful, whatever it is, be proud of your own shit. Except snapshit with matte topcoat. Don't flex that crap here.

>>23331726
>Don't flex that crap here.
you mean like flexing your modelling skill knowledge only to post a model where you couldn't paint inside the lines? How bout you address what I'm saying?

>>23331726
>Don't flex that crap here
literally the OP

>>23331731
Stop talking and post your work.

>>23331419
The gap looks accurate to the lineart though. With that angle of lighting that shadow is being cast under the vent. Also, the metal build made the forehead camera a shield in front of the sniper lens instead of being behind it.

>>23331462
>>23331465
is this 1/144 or 1/100?

>>23331739
so no, just gonna keep running your mouth and talking out your ass, got it.

>>23331732
Is it? I don't see any visible nubmarks. Unless you handled those perfectly, which is a priority at the wrong place.

>>23331742
I accept your concession.

>>23331749
hope you learn how to colour in the lines soon bud.

>>23331742
Post your work.

>>23331753
Refute my point.

>>23331752
Whatever. Post your work.

>>23331755
You can keep spamming it, but my work is irrelevant, so no.

>>23331754
I have 2 happiness in life. Making money and see you post your work. And i haven't see the latter.

>>23331761
Yeah whatever you want to say about my build. Now post your work.

seemed like we were overdue for a typical /gpg/ spat of two retards arguing over nothing. hope you two got it out your systems for a while

>>23331762
Okay bro, that's cool. But my happiness comes from making fun of people that act like hot shit then embarrass themselves by posting something so thoroughly unimpressive it makes them look like a fool, and I'm happy as a clam right now.

>>23331773
Yap yap yap, post your work. Where is it?

>>23331777
It's not relevant to what I'm saying bro. You'll understand one day.

The thing you wish this discussion was about was me saying I'm infinitely better than you, but it's not what I'm saying. I'm not bragging about shit my friend. I'm telling you to shut the fuck up with advice if you can't paint in a circle.

Should I ruin a mega size RX-78 to do something like this

>>23331780
sure

>>23331778
That's alot of yapping from someone who hasn't post his work.

>>23331780
If you're capable yes. Otherwise get ready to waste $100.00

>>23331139
>>23331141
Making small progress with the segmented Full Cloth. I now added the articulation, but gluing things is kinda stressing.

>>23331784
it's so funny you can only make circular conversation but can't fill them in

>>23331786
I love gluing things.

>>23331786
Use thin type cement if you feel the strong type is too risky. It only leave a thin layer of texture and will disappear once you painted.

This one guy is a giant faggot for baiting in /gpg/ all fucking day every day but this other guy is a massive fucktard for responding to bait for like an hour straight. The second someone doesn't post their work and keeps replying why the fuck would (You) keep engaging with their retardation.

>>23331793
Sure it is, snapshitter.

>>23331797
tell me 1 reason my work is relevant to post anon
1 reason

>>23331799
Put up or shut up

>>23331798
All you can do is seethe and scream PYW instead of just admitting maybe you aren't king hot shit of hot shit mountain

>>23331796
The thing I fear the most is actually not joining the pieces together enough so it separate again when moving. But it look secure enough for now, so I will try stress test later.

>>23331802
compelling argument. meanwhile, I make my argument with words. An argument that doesn't rely on my work or anyone else's, because the words themselves are valid.

>>23331799
Because you are so againts the idea of gluing being fundamental task in modeling and being vocal about your point for an hour or two at this point. If you think it is unnecessary, why the fuck would plastic cement even exist in the first place? You are also refusing to post your work, which makes your claim and ideas about modeling become even muddier. Instead of just admitting you are a troller, you keep acting so serious about it. Have your modeling go anywhere else beside snapping some gunpla and then topcoat + panel line them? I'm asking serious question here.

built so far:
>lancelot (geass) hg
>guren (geass) hg
>gundam calibarn Hg
>next to do: sazabi RG (in mail currently)

any recommendations for what I should do after sazabi? I've seen people say the hi-nu RG is really good

>>23331141
This kit has been a bit tough, given its from 1996. I did also fuck up the arm pauldrons on the EVA. I've already seam-welded them on and they are almost mirrors, but the vents belong on the outside of the arm rather than inside.

With the way the kit is built they're impossible to take off now without re-doing all my seam welding so they stay that way oh well, it's a really minimal detail.

I just have some more seam clean-up to do. Then its on to cleaning, airbrushing/detail work, top-coating, panel-lining and I ordered the RG waterslides for some extra details and finally finishing it off with some matte top-coat. Super excited to be almost done. This kit was originally just going to be a snap fit with some clean up and it's gone entirely off the rails.

>>23331807
Most of thin cement are strong enough to stand againts that once cured. Bandai kits in general have much more solid pushfit engineering compares to Kotobukiya. They don't explode that easily, not with cement.

>>23331814
gluing is not a mandatory or fundamental task in modelling. many models benefit from it. many models, especially models built here, considering it's predominantly about gunpla, don't need it. simple as lil bro.

>why would plastic cement even exist in the first place?
This is such a retarded question I don't know where to start. I don't know retard, maybe because there are things to be cemented together. That doesn't mean it is mandatory. Jesus fucking christ.

> You are also refusing to post your work, which makes your claim and ideas about modeling become even muddier.
What claims? I'm not the one spitting out claims. That's you, the anon saying gluing is mandatory.

> Instead of just admitting you are a trolle
Because I'm not. I'm here engaging sincerely, unironically, telling you that you're not half the hotshot you're playing yourself up to be.

> Have your modeling go anywhere else beside snapping some gunpla and then topcoat + panel line them? I'm asking serious question here.
Yes. Like I've said, not really relevant what I do, is it? I'm critiquing your opinions, and your modelling as a result of them, based on how obnoxious you were in talking down about it.

Glue isn't mandatory for all models. Painting in circles isn't hard. That's it. Now post "PYW" again bro.

>>23331822
I hate that rubber hand with a burning passion.

>>23331822
these are girl fingers
hi!

>>23331826
>don't need it. simple as lil bro.
Jesus christ, you are even more retarded than i thought. Plastic's tightness doesn't last forever, almost everyone here know that, except you. Glue/cement is needed for longetivity. The engineering is also not flawless, there are alot of gunpla with really weak snapfit engineering. What are you gonna do about it? Glue the parts and call it a day? Or cry like a bitch?

>>23331829
I've got 20 year old models who articulate fine still. How old is your oldest model?

>>23331809
The words mean nothing if you can't show results.

>>23331833
He doesn't have any.

>>23331838
What results am I bragging about to show anon?

>>23331827

>I hate that rubber hand with a burning passion.
When I first got the kit, my immediate reaction was "Oh cool, this is actually a neat feature, I wonder why they don't do this anymore." But now after building it. Jesus. It's for a reason.

>>23331828
sorry to dissapoint anon. I am 100% testosterone. Though if you are wondering, my delicate lady fingers do make gunpla assembly more easy. Its a buff desu.

i ask my model kits if they want me to glue them together, but they so no because it would be gross and they only want paint

>>23331839
I suppose he'd literally never know how long it lasts if he just glues everything anyways.

>>23331833
>Articulation
Jesus christ this retard. Do you ever, like, remove the seam lines?

>>23331817
definetly wait at least after building sazabi before even considering nu/hi nu

>>23331845
Yes, anon. Are you worried about your seams getting loose? Worried bout your armour falling off the frame after 10 years? You know exactly what "tightness" you're talking about.

>>23331847
And how do you remove your seam lines?

>>23331850
Do you think all models have seam lines to remove?

>>23331851
20 years old models definitely have alot of them. You are trying to troll so hard, i can't even take you seriously anymore. And hopefully you are a troller, because this is sad.

>>23331855
Yeah, good thing 20 years have passed and models are built better. Right?

>>23331597
>I look like this IRL
Show even just one police state you govern

>>23331141
Finished with the actual impulse gundam part of the sword impulse. I will never forgive the ebay seller trying to fuck me over on my lunamaria hawke figure-rise.

>>23331833
My oldest model is the first edition of HG Graze, which is 10 years old. I bought it from a secondhand retailer. And boy, just 10 years and this thing feels like a noodle. Almost nothing fit together anymore, the articulation is relatively fine surprisingly. The pushfit, not so much. It is different from buying a super old but intact modelkit with runners made from several decades ago.

>>23331857
Jeez man, you are getting alot sadder at each new posts.

>>23331865
Honestly wild. All my early 2000s kits are fine. An ancient snapshit G-Saviour is still hanging around somewhere in a box and was fine last I messed with it. My MG S Gundam 1.0 is still just fine too.

>>23331634
I genuinely enjoy them anon, there's a certain ominous threat of violence to it while it details a unique experience that not everyone would necessarily encounter (my hobby stores aren't that crowded)

>troller
He's either ESL or not from here, which really didn't need to be said twice, stop replying to him

>>23331868
Anon? Are you alright? You keep thinking I'm trolling and you say really stupid shit like you think you got me in a gotcha, but actually, you're just saying stupid shit. I just built the Psyco Mark II not too long ago, see, and I was thinking about just how few seamlines there are on it.

You know, as opposed to 20 years ago, when there were certainly quite a few more. So, you know, things you might have had to do 20 years ago for your common model? You don't have to do so much anymore. That's progression, bro. Those 20 year old models I have? Some have seamfilling and work. Some are parts fodder old snapbuilds that exist as just half-kits at this point from aping shit. Not a one of them is falling apart, can't hold itself together, or has loose joints. So, what's your fucking point?

>>23331807
you could always pin it with metal rod and super glue if you need the extra stability and strength, but it's probably fine with just cement

>>23331871
I see this same kind of reply everytime someone brought up degradation of modelkits. And i just don't buy it. There are tips and advices all over the hobby on how to deal with degradations.

Your opinion on if a kit requiring glue or not either for assembly or patching seams does not matter if you haven't built and painted a Five star stories kit be it resin or under IMS/VSMS

>>23331887
Well, get back to me when you've had a model for 20+ years I guess.

five star kinos are snapgod kinos doebiet whatever

do you retards ever stop being retarded

>>23331892
someone's wrong on the internet and I won't rest until he cries for mercy

>>23331890
20+ year in term of production pipeline or interm of first assembled? None of my 10 years old OOB kits even remotely functional. They are not gonna be magically gaining tightness for the next 10 years.

>>23331898
Assembled. It's not 20 years old if it got made yesterday in a reprint anon.

>>23331878
Whatever you say buddy, post your work.

>>23331898
People who have had models for a long time usually complain about them getting too stiff over time as the plastics conform to each other.

is it okay if i just glue my model kit together by melting the plastic with a lighter and fusing the parts together? this should be the same as model kit glue righ

>>23331898
>None of my 10 years old OOB kits even remotely functional.
Stop playing with them so much?

>>23331904
I don't play with any of the kits i own. Playing with these robot toys is just not interesting to do.

>>23331907
well you're doing something wrong.

>>23331903
yeah it's functionally the same thing. both are mandatory but you can choose which one to use.

>>23331902
Oh not really. I have a handful of kits with that thing, the seem tight at first, but the momment i clean them up, they become a floppy mess. ABS joints can get shrinkage after some times, but this type of plastic is not that common in modelkits anymore.

it's been like 6 months and my Akatsuki's leg hasn't drooped at all
most overblown issue of all time

>>23331920
Apply Zeus Silhouette and see what happens.

>>23331922
why would I do that, it looks like shit

>>23331878
Post your work. You yap too much and haven't contribute to the modeling scene.

>>23331141
It's done.

>>23331895
This but unironically

>>23331931

>>23331930
>I can't argue against anything so all I can hope is you post a picture of a model that looks bad
Get your shit together retard.

>>23331937

>>23331943

>>23331937
oh fuk i remember you
that took a while huh

>>23331949

>>23331952
is that a Kyoukai Sentipede

>>23331952
The kyoukai senkipede is finally finished

>>23331952
Ah yes, Kenbupede. Sulettusk, when?

>>23331956
why's he missing an ass cover
also I hope you glued him it'd suck for him to fall apart in 2 years

>>23331956
impressive

>>23331956
https://youtu.be/y2weNM4JtME

>>23331961
Puppies ate it

>>23331965
damn puppies
looks great anon. Your weathering is top notch.

>>23331937
arent those pellets literal shit

oh damn I just realized this was the kit with the "actually good cast iron is smooth" schizo from a few months back, kek

love the look you settled on

>>23331961
Anon, he literally glued 3 Kenbu kits together. Probably using copper wire + putty but still a method of glue.

>>23331888
what if I don't like how FSS kits look

>>23331983
>if I glue one part of a kit it's gluing all the parts of a kit
would hate it if a foot fell off

>>23331985
Settle for Maschinen Kino

>>23331964
Picrel
>>23331973
God, I hope so.
>>23331977
While you were snapping your kits I studied the pan.

>>23331986
You are literally grasping at straws at this point, anon. Where is your work?

>>23331993
>grasping at straws
actually that was called a joke

>>23331994
Post your work

>>23331995
tags: mindbreak

>>23331990
MaK kits displease my autism because they look so clunky and shitty and useless that I can't imagine any possible reason for them to even exist in that universe

>>23331997
In the MaK universe power is derived from clunk.

>>23331996
tags: Haven't post his work

>>23332001
say the line again bart!

chink kino incoming

post your work or nobody will even believe you participate in this hobby

>>23331931
>>23331937
>>23331943
>>23331949
>>23331952
>>23331956
Fuck yeah Kenbupede. I'm so happy to see that you finished it.

>>23332014
Wait what the fuck? Chinks are finally making something based?

>>23332014
Pumpkin Warrior ( Master Grade )

>>23332019
>>23332014

>>23332022
Damn, it's not even overgreebled or anything. Is this the fabled chinkino?

>>23332025
it is overgreebled, oversharpened and the proportions are all fucked up

>USAGS is having a 20% off Juneteenth sale
>RG GP01 is also 30% off

There are various kits where I am quite tempted...

>>23331907
well you clearly fucked up somewhere because my nearly decade-old SEED kits were fine when I dug them out of their boxes and I hadn't treated them well at all

>>23332025
They're trying to katoki it by giving it those high heels what the fuck.

>>23331997
I like their clunkiness a lot since to me, it makes them more believable in a way. since there's no way they'd build something that stupid looking if it wasn't for a reason. reminds me of how, iirc tanks are only called tanks because the first prototypes looked like septic tanks on wheels.

>>23332039
katoki doesn't actually do high heels THAT much. Way more of a Nagano element if you want to tie it to any one designer.

>>23332043
Yeah you're right. Him and his cryptid tree monsters.

>>23332039
looks more like they really exaggerated the macross likeness to me

early UC still has the best designs in the franchise (yeah thats right i said it)

>>23332041
>I like their clunkiness a lot since to me, it makes them more believable in a way
They look too clunky to offer any kind of real mobility, and usually don't seem to be very heavily armed either. I genuinely think something like FSS's mecha are more "believable" than your average MaK design because at least those are justified in their existence. Going too far in making mecha suck in order to keep them "grounded" just makes them no longer have any purpose.

>>23332061
>They look too clunky to offer any kind of real mobility, and usually don't seem to be very heavily armed either.
kinda like WW2 tanks viewed through a modern lense, which is a fairly heavy influence and kinda the point. I don't know how FSS mecha are believable or justified when the setting just has planetbusting mechs either honestly, you'll end up at the same question in every setting: why mechs over (x)? there's not ever gonna be a good answer to that. For FSS alone you can also just say "why are they all wearing high heels, that's retarded" but it's just a cool aesthetic so who fucking cares.

a design that doesn't have the courage to be weird, can never truly be cool

https://youtu.be/e4dZpeCFk5k

>>23332061
It is still scifi, you don't have to make sense out of the design, no matter how grounded they look. Ma.K power armor can sprint faster than laser beams.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AY36gQoR7A

>>23331690
Tempted to paint mine black like it is in that hard mode mission in the game. What paint did you use for the skull ?

>>23331956
Impressive. Very nice

I finally caved in and ordered the chang Nobell. FUCK.

>>23332092
Who where

>>23332080
I used Tamiya acrylic white with a small drop of wooden deck tan to make it less bright white and more subdued. Koto made that black Sahelanthropus into a recolor kit, too. You can use their painted sample as a reference, just in case the game's model look too low quality to make out the details.

>>23331246
i know this is probably an elaborate shitpost/ragebait, but I actually kinda like it. Reminds me of the God Warriors from Naussica when they are melting.

>>23332102
Who would put all that time and effort into a build just for a shitpost anon?

>>23331639
It'll need some work. I think i'll open up that chest part for the interior. I've never does that much scratch building before but I think it's worth trying
i think i'll try to do something like modifying it so the cockpit block can be removed

>>23332113
forgot image

is there anyway to clean this airbrush booth? I tried acetone but I'm retarded and forgot its gonna melt the plastic

>>23332100
I won't be working on it for a year, maybe two. Surely by then I'll have thought of what color scheme to use. I'll probably go with black, but handbrushing white might be a little more bothersome on black. Also I appreciate the small review, koto kits aren't as straight forward as bandai kits

>>23332117
99% IPA will eat pretty much all paint.

>>23332110
I built that in like, 5 hours lmao. Sure there were several modifications later but each of them were not something i took seriously nor expected to be praised. I needed a punching bag to practice and learn new skills, just in case i need to apply them later for a more favourited kit of mine. It is not a serious build, but with serious learning attempt.

>>23332120

will it not destroy the plastic underneath?

>>23332129
No.

>>23332118
I knew Koto meant business when i saw that part separated fingers. Definitely feels like their old Armored Core kit, very fragile with alot of fine details. The white parts are ABS, too, so becareful with the non-acrylic paint. If you ever have an attempt to transform it into Rex, my honestly advice is don't. Buy Metal Gear Rex instead, or build it as Rex and let it stays in that form.

>>23332098
The gaogao HG Nobell Gundam kit. It's a chinese bootleg. Been wanting to get a Nobell kit for a while now and I couldn't get a legit Bandai one. I don't usually buy bootlegs but ehhhhh I really like the Nobell.

>>23332136
the one with huge tits option?

>>23332133
>transforming a koto kit
I would never try

>>23332117
lacquer thinner

>>23332069
>kinda like WW2 tanks viewed through a modern lense, which is a fairly heavy influence and kinda the point
I'm not really viewing it through a modern lens. MaK wears its inspiration on its sleeves, but being unfamiliar with the setting, I just find myself wondering what exactly the intended purpose of these armored fighting suits is supposed to be compared to any traditional fighting vehicle, and how effective they're meant to be. I'm vaguely aware it's a post-apocalyptic setting, so are they more so meant for personal protection in hazardous environments rather than pure combat efficacy?
>I don't know how FSS mecha are believable or justified
They run on an unbelievable amount of bullshit tech, but the story justifies the existence of the MHs/GTMs both by politics (traditional weaponry had become so destructive that wars didn't leave any land left to conquer and the image of the mecha is both meant to display the strength of nations and project an image of knightly chivalry) and by the existence of super-powered knights using the robots as an extension of their own bodies, so they are designed to replicate the pilot's own melee combat skills as closely as possible. Even the high-heels have some justification, with the heel part mostly being meant to support the robot while at rest - they move with bursts of extreme speed, so they're basically constantly coiled up like sprinters, and the digitigrade feet are meant to provide superior acceleration. It's bullshit, but it's a reason.
>>23332079
See, if they're actually effective in combat despite looking clunky, then that's another story. There's nothing wrong with power armor if it actually works, the MaK suits just looked like big, barely mobile targets based on their designs.

>>23332153
> It's bullshit, but it's a reason.
If you will accept actual nonsense as a reason, what's the point of it being a reason? It's literally bullshit.

>>23332117
why do you need to clean your airbrush booth? it's made to catch stray paint particles and spills. The only thing you gotta clean is the filter.

>>23332161
the same reason you should clean your toilet, it looks nicer.

>>23332163
i dont do that i just replace the entire unit each week.

>>23332163
there's a significant difference between shit and paint, although some anons here seem to use both on their kits.

>>23332139
No, just the regular one. I'm a degenerate but not THAT degenerate.

>>23332166
You will shit paint if you sip your paints. This is what I do instead of testing colors on spoons

>>23332166
you worried about your toilet streaks being bad for you? it's not like you have to clean them or you'll die. you clean them so women aren't disgusted bro.

>>23332166
thin your shits

>>23332170
It's a pretty common practice to do a quick cleanse of your brush with your mouth in mini painting with acrylic paints. I think blue tastes the best.

>>23332158
Minovsky particles are nonsense but they're still an okay excuse to have giant robots fighting in visual ranges. It doesn't have to be rooted in reality, I just enjoy it if the creator puts a little thought into why their mecha exist within their setting.

No Tauburn model kit makes me upsetti spaghetti.

Is the Robot Damashi worth it? Like any issues, I guess it is my only option if I want one.

>>23332117
I have one of those chink booths and I cleaned it with hardware store lacquer thinner, the plastic didn't just instantly dissolve when exposed to solvents or anything.

>>23332173
what brand of indian food works best for this

>>23332117
Brother you need to take a high grit belt sander to that shit. Or go ham with some drywall sponges, whatever floats your boat. Or power-wash it on high-psi to strip the paint.

Chemical solutions are probably a bad call on the plastic. Just sand it down. It wont be perfect but itll look a lot better.

>>23332180
>No Tauburn model kit makes me upsetti spaghetti
You at least get a figure. Being a Mazinkaiser SKL Wingle fan is suffering

>>23332117
maybe you can just cut your losses and put a piece of wood there to paint on top of

>>23332191
>Mazinkaiser SKL Wingle
Damn thats crazy. Its got tits and is a mecha classic, you'd think there'd be at least 10.

>>23332200
Nah, beside being a homage to Devilman Lady, it is just an extremely unappealing design.

>>23332200
I don't know about "classic" but yeah, I really enjoy the design with all the dark tones, pointy bits, titty spikes and head wings. Very edgy but also very cool.

>>23332219
It is a homage design to many Go Nagai's old characters: Devilman Lady, Cutie Honey, Venus A. However, the spike nipples is just repulsive.

>>23332225
says you, faglord

>>23332228
Devilman Lady ended with Asuka and Jun merged to become a tranny, so that insult is not as effective as you think.

>>23331141
I posted in the ma.k thread a few days ago
>>23317872
>>23325282
just need to chip and weather on top of the decals plus varnish again and I'm done

>>23332247
Feels weird seeing Ma.K to have color separated paintjob. Yokoyama usually paint them to look like camo instead.

>>23332254
not always, you can do camo or non camo

Okay so is the semen slurping second factory up and running now?

>>23332296
Yes.

>>23332129
it might eventually but you'd have to soak it for a long time.

enamels and some sprays might not come off with isopropyl. you might need super clean for that (engine degreaser) but be careful with that stuff because it will cause chemical burns if it touches your skin. The lipids in your skin will get turned to soap which is as horrifying as it sounds so wear gloves.

>>23332296
They will still print what is popular and recent. Don't expect the 2nd factory to print shits like Sazabi 1.0 or RE100 Shokew.

>>23332302
No I'm not dumb so I didn't expect anything like that, was just curious.

>>23332304
Alot of anons here hope Bandai's negligence of reprint was due to the lack of infrastructure and human resources, when the reality is much less optimistic.

>>23332296
It’s down again, MG the O reprint blew it up

the second factory exists only to make MGs actually so now we're in the MG renaissance
trust me bandai is my uncle

>>23332022
Is it stolen?

>>23332335
Or maybe just a fake Solomon release

>>23332335

hope some chink company decides to make a chinkified gquuuuuux kit

>>23332414
And nothing will change because it is already so fucking greebled.

>>23332416
detail =/= greeble

>>23332335
>Chink release
>is it stolen?
of fucking course it is. Every single one is a stolen design from some Jap 3D modeller.

>>23332414
A chinkified Gfred would be nice

>>23332432
Was their GP02 stolen?

>>23332456
Yes.

>>23332247
Looks really nice anon, love the weathering.

Remember during covid when scalpers were so abundant that P-Bandai pre-orders would go out of stock within 15 minutes?
Man, that shit sucked.

>>23332414
Every design is improved by being beefier.

>>23332465
It took me forever to actually get my Altron MG thanks to that shit. Never again, please.

Should I bother with an MG Zaku I ?

>>23332475
Old kits are fun. If you find one for sale let me know. Zaku I is on my list.

Im saying cuz they arent cheap and there is no char ms-05b zaku I

>>23332458
>>23332456
This is so meta. They should make MG Gebera Tetra next.

>>23331138 (OP)
Hello frens, building the rx78 Netflix, was kinda disappointed that's there's virtually no color separation.... Anyway I'm gonna hand paint the feddie star with yellow, do I need to lay down white paint over it first or can I just do straight yellow?

>>23332512
I would prime it pink, and then yellow. Yellow looks really sickly without a warm base color.

>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QO5pAGAArY

Our queen has posted. Time for spoons.

>>23332517
I see, thanks for the input, I'm guessing it would be a bit too "bright" if it's just straight white?

>>23332523
>choose vibrant gunpla colors
>finishers, nazca, nazca, gaianotes ex anniversary
cool what if I can only get drab washed out mr color and tamiya crap

When will it be the time for the Jaguu to shine? It has like 20 secs of recording

>>23332524
It just comes out really pale. Yellow paints have notoriously bad coverage so they need a bit more help to look good than others. I prefer the warm tones of pink under it. It can look kinda snotty if you use something cool.

>>23332416
it's not really greebled. the design is fairly clean but the geometric design, especially on the torso area, incorporates a lot more faces and faces than what a gundam would typically have. The shadows cast by those extra edges make it look a lot busier than it really is.
>>23332467
I think the lank is the biggest detractor from the gqx designs That gqx fan-take would probably at least breach my top 10 honestly. Picrel is imo still pretty bad for a rx-78 reimagining (too sports car-like) but the slight extra bulk makes it come across much more solid and imposing than the official one.

>>23332550
*faces and edges

>>23332536
Awesome thanks for the info I'll try it out

>>23331639
At first I thought the pilot was on a segway.

>>23332536
Wait! Do I still need to put down a base whote or just go straight pink?

>>23332575
If you don't have pink primer you'll need to prime it before painting it pink.

>>23332584
ahh no, im using those gundam pent paints, and was just gonna mix red and white

>>23332550
I honestly dislike most all of old gundam designs, with their strange proportions, oversized shoulders, bell-bottom legs, and overall ugly appearance. I only really got into gunpla and then gundam after seeing the newer less terrible designs. The old gundams looked like kid's toys, because they are. The new ones are too, I suppose...

>>23332606
You better not talk shit about my crab boy z'gok

>>23332606
I think you might have the worst taste ever expressed in /gpg/ and that is very impressive

>>23332606
you wont get any of that bullshit on something as gritty as this gm

>>23332606
I was like you too, until I realised that they will never ever make those designs ever again. Everything nowadays is some sleek garbled up mobile suits that hardly shows any love for the mecha. This is very prevalent in the anime shows too, every mecha fights are just some super powered zoom zoom "hayaiiii" fights with no thoughts to the fight choreography and how the mecha would move.

>>23332606
should check out rx 78 beyond global then, it's a slick proportions

>>23332660
>This is very prevalent in the anime shows too, every mecha fights are just some super powered zoom zoom "hayaiiii" fights with no thoughts to the fight choreography and how the mecha would move.
oh good it's another 08th ms team fag

>>23332665
>oh good it's another 08th ms team fag

Oh good its another fag not having any counterpoints. I haven't watched 08th MS Team

>>23332671
>how the mecha would move
mecha limited by "realistic" physics is almost always fucking lame and gay
there's my counterpoint

>>23332660
Realismfags like you should go build a tank and fuck off from my hobby. You're such fucking whiners is the worst part about it

>>23332675
Thanks for proving that you're beyond retardation.

>>23332680
Fuck you fag, I wasn't even arguing about realism, I'm talking about this stupidly sped up CGI.

>>23332692
You still have no clue what you're talking about so you're still a fag

>>23332698
Thanks fag for being a hyper fag.

>>23332603
Oh I have no idea how to use those.

Are the Ex-S and Mk-V Going up tonight?

>>23332606
>ugly
I have never seen uglier designs than khara's nu eva faggotry.

>>23332710
next week

>>23332692
>I'm not arguing about realism, I just want mecha to be slow and clunky and weighty

I don't use glue on my models because paint tastes better.

>>23332730
>I just want mecha to be slow and clunky and weighty

Says who?

>>23332730
>Weighty
On earth? Absolutely.

>>23332572
lol. i think removing the base will do away with that effect but i'll figure out how i'll do all of this some other time

>>23331533
Someone answer me?

>>23332856
Neither of them risked killing an insanely popular and profitable hobby

So I heard there was going to be a bootleg of this thing, is there a timeline on when? I bought the HG Destiny awhile back with the intent to paint it in Spec II colors, and got the RG Akatsuki slightly discounted today.

>>23332861
release in September for chink market, so 1 or 2 months after for the rest.

Found some old kits that are super dusty at my pops place. Would throwing them in a basin with soapy water and brushing do the trick?

>>23332981
built kits? or unbuilt? soap and water won't hurt the plastic but it might pool inside a built kit and dunking painted models is asking for trouble

soap shouldn't be needed unless there were oils in the dust

When do you think we’ll get MGQuuuuuux?

>>23332995
Built. Rather shoddily too so I'm probably gonna take it apart.

>>23333001
You'll get a Full Mechanics and you'll like it.

>>23333005
I'm not sure they'd be meaningfully different since the gcucks has most of its frame visible.

>>23333004
if it's unpainted and you take it apart first it should be ok

Finally got around to priming my groupbuild entry, though I only got about 2/3rds of the way through before my can of primer ran out so the legs will have to wait until I get another can. How's everyone's builds progressing?

>>23333039
I'm taking a break from mine to work on something else but that should be done soon and then I can shift back into gear.

>>23332465
it still goes out of stock in just a split second on our p-bandai store.

He will be announced soon.

Is the S Gundam kit being released in P-Bandai soon the 1.5 or the 2.0?

>>23333144
It's a recolor of the 1.5

>>23333005
The latest FM kits (druggie gundams and Aerial) are basically MGs without extra gimmicks like opening cockpits anyway

>>23333144
1.5 recolour.

>>23333144
There is no 2.0

>>23333158
I screwed up and thought the Ex-S 1.0 was a 1.5 and the newest version that came out was a 2.0 kit.

>next year
>X's 30th anniversary
>F91's 35th anniversary
Which one will get an RG?

>>23333158
Katoki is cooking his magnum opus with the Ex S Ver Ka.

>>23333177
GP02 Physalis
No, I'm not letting go of the hopium

>>23333189
>Physalis
Nyot happening.

>>23333191
Not listening LALALALA

Did Moderoid Xardion come out yet?

>>23333193
You will enjoy your Full Burnern 2.0 and you will be happy.

>>23333177
>Zeta Anniversary
>Get Nothing

Theres no use expecting anything from anniversaries.

>>23333177
>X getting anything

>>23333130
ok that looks amazing

>>23332606
define "old gundams" because there're bazillion styles. You mean early UC? you mean G? you mean Wing? you mean Seed?

>>23333155
Not even close lmao. FM are much more barebones and lazy compares to MG. FM Calamity doesn't have proper fists for example.

>>23333264
AIEEE DO NOT CRITICIZE THE BANDAI HANDS!

>>23333257
Not him but G, Wing and X is my least favorite era of gundam designs ever

GODtoki bros...

>>23333369
no wonder why modern MG designs are greebled as fuck. bandai themselves don't respect the artist's wishes anymore...

>>23333369
"Artist's wishes" is all meme and mockeries until your favourite designer got cucked by Bandai.

>>23333403
We've had artists' wishes butchered by Bandai/Sunrise/etc since the original series

>doesn't need to remove the foot unlike the Bandai version
Now I regret getting the Bandai one.

>>23333410
Friendly reminder that your favourite UC monoeye slops had their iconic looks was because Clover didn't have toy plannings for them. Okawara was able to design whatever the fuck he wanted and Tomino slipped in his sketches, asked Okawara to detail them up. So seeing you faggots mocking artistic expression is abit funny and ironic.

>>23333425
Don't care

>>23333432
Don't suck cocks

>Why yes I respect the artist’s wishes.

>Why yes i don't respect the artist's wishes

>>23333443
funny about this kit is that lorewise, Minato never asked Fumina's consent when he built this girlpla, so in a way, Fumina got disrespected by this very creation. Fumina got gunpla designraped

>>23333497
Ironic how she eventually whored out and allowed her likeness to be used as the show host in the future ( Metaverse ).

>>23333264
They look basically the same though, which was my point. If I didn't already know this was FM and you told me it's an MG I'd believe you

Of course I respect the artist's wishes, I am the artist.

>>23333511
Most of MG resemble their HG counterpart, except MG are more elaborated on the "model" aspect, having full set of expressive hands and machinery gimmicks. FM and Re100 are 2 worthless existence because you can just buy the HG, cheaper and look about as half assed.

>>23333439
these are the best hands bandai has ever made

>>23333532
the FM's of the Seed bad guy trio don't look oversimplified for me. if anything they look like MG's minus the inner frame.

>>23333569

>>23333189
Be happy with the mg 2.0 you got

>the cumulative number of global shipments of our own IP beautiful girl plastic models has exceeded 8.4 million
Coom bros we out here
https://company.kotobukiya.co.jp/news/news-11651/

>>23333574
That HG looks objectively better than FM. There is a sense of personality to it. And no, most of MG don't look super complex.

>>23333574
These are both good representations of calamity gundam. What would you realistically change?

>>23333532
>look about as half assed.
Imagine being this delusional
>>23333574
Nice job proving yourself wrong I guess?

>>23333631
The one on the right looks closer to the anime than the left, just with a little bit of extra detail. SEED Gundams are mostly slender in the show with an emphasis on agility and dramatic poses.
>but muh dumpy okawara lineart
Don't care

>>23333659
FM Calamity is literally fanfiction lmao. The HG based on the animation and lineart.

>>23333667
>The HG based on the animation
>stubby legs
>giant head
>short waist
Neither of them is a perfect representation (for as much value as a perfect representation of dogshit early digital animation would be to anyone) but the HG's proportions ruin it way more than the stylizations on the FM do

>>23333667
This is a lot less chunky than the HG.

>>23333671
Nigga are you blind? FM feet look fucking gigantic.

>>23333671
Ok that's it, i'm not gonna entertain you anymore. The intention is obviously there.
>But but muh Bandai brand royalty
Don't care

>>23333682
They're both wrong and proportionally the same as each other. The actual lineart has feet which are less tall. Seed suits like their pointy feet.

>>23333667
>FM Calamity is literally fanfiction lmao
And that's a good thing, SNEED's art style is beyond ugly

I spent 100 hours in photoshop doing this.
Overall it looks like the HG is more accurate but neither of them are as chunky as the original lineart. Oddly enough, the feet the one dude pointed out are proportionally larger on the HG than the lineart or the FM.
My personal opinion is that the FM looks like it was made a bit lankier to be more expressive in plastic model form. Long limbs help with dramatic poses in 3 dimensions. I also think the extra greeble and hard edges were probably added to break up the now larger flat surfaces.
I will also put forward that seed fans care a lot less about strict adherence to the lineart since the show doesn't either.

>>23333733
You should've spent 1 minute reading the thread instead
HG is more accurate to the Okawara lineart but the Okawara lineart doesn't look anything like the actual anime

It's a horrible design of a gundam anyway so I don't understand all the arguments over it. One of the reasons especially why I think seed is garbage - it is of that group of generic gundam figurative "slop".

>>23333738
Yes and I compared it to the lineart. The anime is wildly inconsistent and I acknowledged that.
Mind you, I like both and I like seed. I think it's pretty cool that both versions are accurate to some frames in the anime.

>>23333741
I like it. It's probably my least favorite of the junkies but it's still cool. I love how over the top seed designs can get.

>Okawara design with backpack and tons of gimmicks, CE
slop
>Okawara design with backpack and tons of gimmicks, late UC
vgh Bandai, take my money

>>23333693
Why are the Sazabi Ver. Ka and GQuX there?

>>23333741
It's one of the best seed gundams visually, what are you talking about?

>>23333744
>Yes and I compared it to the lineart. The anime is wildly inconsistent and I acknowledged that.
I wouldn't say inconsistent. SEED suits are fairly consistently thinner and lankier in the show than they are in Okawara's lineart. They just altered the designs to suit their needs for the kind of show they wanted to make.

>>23333755
He doesn't like them and is pretending that we don't like them, either. He wants us to be on his side and agree with him even though he's wrongtarded

>>23333756
Please wipe the shit from your glasses so you can actually see the gundam.

>>23333758
I think it's like I said before. Longer limbs are more expressive in a 3d space. I think it's nice that there's different kits to appeal to peoples different tastes. One's chunky and the other is a bit lankier. I prefer the FM, personally but I'm a 1/100 nerd.

>>23333763
shit taste nigga

>>23333425
I hate monoeye slops. Glory to Clover’s Gundam design.

FM Forbidden without the backpack made me see the light. It's not accurate to the anime model in the slightest but it's gorgeous in its own right.

>>23333776
Same. I wish there was a variant with a more conventional setup instead of that ugly-ass backpack

>>23333776
I think it would do a lot for it if the backpack was darker. It would help the suit silhouette against it instead of the gray parts getting lost in it.

>>23333130
Oh fuck it’s Jet Alone

>>23331372
It’s easier to just paint the kit than going through with 15 different file grits.

>>23333790
snapGODs will go through all sorts of trials just to not paint, painting is for queers.

>>23333790
You still need to sand before you paint if you want a good surface finish.

>>23333790
this is why snapGODs are more modelers than the painters themselves because painters are lazy as fuck. we snapGODs care about the intergrity of the plastic surface that's why we treat it with 15 different kinds of grit of sandpaper.

>>23333798
This. Tbh. Senpai.

>>23332606
What bothers me about some 0079 designs is that many of them look like people wearing costumes. Zaku 2, Rx78, Gyan, etc. They all look like dudes wearing skirts. The RX-78 never really improved in my opinion, but the zaku 2 eventually improved as it got hizacked in the redesigns.

These dang Japanese and their tendency to buy 5 of the same model kit. Foreigners want kits as well damn it.

>>23333790
I wonder why are we being so soft toward these snap retards. Ironic shitposting is fine, however it stops being funny when they start thinking people should take them seriously.

>>23333825
Post your work

Where did Iron Works redesign came from?

>>23333825
99% of the people in this general are snapshitters. Only like 3 people here paint. It's no use trying to reason with them, it's like trying to get a fat gamer to go to the gym

>>23333798
Yeah but you use 3 sanding sticks instead of 20 + sandpaper. And you don’t even need to worry about smoothing out the texture by carefully expanding the file area as you go up the grit.
I can’t imagine spending 5+ minutes sanding every single visible nub. It’s like cock and ball torture.

>>23333805
>What bothers me about some 0079 designs is that many of them look like people wearing costumes.
That's why they're great.

>>23333834
You still have to sand every surface before painting to flatten them and sharpen all of Bandai's child friendly rounded edges

>>23333805
If anything, Zaku II lineage turned into more of a "dude in a suit" with Geara Zulu

>>23333841
You can do all of that with a single 600-grit sanding stick.

>>23333842
Geara Zulu is a Zaku 1 with a German WW1 helmet for a head and a WW1 gas mask.

>>23333834
I don't think you'd ever worked on a nub. If you use decent nippers and don't cut like shit you have to do like 3 grits. For the large majority, 600, 800 and 1000 is all you need. It's a lot less time than it takes to prime and paint and about the same amount of sanding. A lot of the time a single pass from a file is all you need for nubs on edges.
This is ignoring that topcoat largely mitigates the need to perfectly match the original plastic sheen.

>>23333841
Sanding also helps with good primer adhesion.

>>23333844
Please surface your parts to 1000 grit before painting.

>>23333842
But that’s fine because the geara zulu is cool as shit.

>>23333846
You don't need to go past 240 grit if you cover your kit in putty.

>>23333852

>>23333846
> If you use decent nippers and don't cut like shit you have to do like 3 grits. For the large majority, 600, 800 and 1000 is all you need
Did you intend to reply to the other dude? That’s literally what I do. 600/800/1200 and sometimes 1600/glass file. A lot less work than going all the way to 12000 grit. Also, it doesn’t require nearly as much technique.
>Please surface your parts to 1000 grit before painting.
It’s definitely better but you don’t really need to do this. Especially if you use mr surface primer 500 (I use 1500, so not as viable).

>>23333859
If you feel like being a lazy bones you can hit it with surfacer 500, then a layer of surfacer 1500.
I was referring to using those three grits for cleaning up plastic for a clean snap build. Most plastic is around a 1000 grit level of shine so it's a good stopping point.

>>23333865
I’ve never had any luck in making snap look good with 1000 or even 1600 grit. It always looks cloudy. I think the guide that anon made is the way to go, I just don’t think it’s worth it.
For instance, look at the arms of this zgok. It just doesn’t look right (ignore the nub mark, I assembled this like a long ass time ago and will eventually fix it up before painting)

>>23333880
you need to use a glass file to make everything shiny. if it's a round surface you have to be more patient since glass don't bend to follow the shape of the surface

I feel like nobody bought the the murasame kai or even talked about it

>>23333880
How hard are you sanding? You should be sanding lightly and with a little bit of water on the paper for a nice finish at the last grit.
You can also use topcoat for uniformity in texture since it'll cover up any flaws in your technique. It also locks in decals once they've dried.
Often times cloudiness also means you didn't fully work through one of the previous grits. This is why you sand in alternative directions. Once the scratch marks are all going in a different direction than the previous layer, you're ready to move up again. Sanding pads are also really good for grits over 3000.

>>23333888
I saw a guy do a kitbash with Bawoo recently

>>23333888
i did but i like to gatekeep the kit from this thread so i didnt talk about it

>>23333846
i just go p600->p1000. not sure what those are in american grit standard, i think 800 and 1200? or it might be 400 and 800, i forget

>>23333892
I respect that

>>23331246
Ok, final update on Messer Abomination. Ot gonna touch it again after this lmao.

>>23333894
Oh that's why it's cloudy. Looking it up, I would guess you'd need to take it up to 2400. p2400 appears to be the same as 1000 grit here in the US.

>>23333900

>>23333904

>>23332606
same and especially when it comes to HG, they are so undetailed that they look like cheap chink shit so I started looking at RG and wanted to buy RG nu or red astral but by accident I saw lfrith which looked way more detailed than the rest of flat hg models and I bought it today
like picrel looks like some cheap chink toy for kids from 80s, if you still buy it it's like having a batman figurine in 1966 style, it just looks lame as fuck, there's nobody who thinks it looks cool other than old good new bad contrarians

gqux look quite cool so far, might buy something

>>23333901
i'm a different anon, i paint all my kits so the discoloration doesn't matter

What should the next IMS release be?

>>23333912
Fair. I mostly paint mine, personally. Some colors of plastic just look good unpainted. Rare is the day I need to paint white or yellow. Those colors also don't really discolor much though.

>>23333918
machine messiah auge

>>23333911
Holy shit, it’s the GQ Other Side Gundam…

>>23333929
thye built the second factory exclusively to produce this nigga

>>23333900
>>23333904
>>23333909
horrifying :D

I finished him

>>23333942
He's beautiful

why does my shop refuse to discount the kyoukai senkis
these boxes have been here for decades

>>23333955
Why not ask them?

>>23333957
they all say they're not in charge of discounts

>>23333942
The power armor Maschinen Krieger stuff reminds me of the book version of Mobile Infantry.

>>23333911
The Ifrit is a good model. Hope you enjoy it.

>>23333958
>Can I talk to someone who is in charge of discounts?

>>23333950
thank you :) I think I'll build the fireball space type next, I wanna do something in space white
>>23333960
iirc kow actually designed the suits for the ova

When painting inner frames on MG and RG kits, do you airbrush each piece individually, or do you airbrush by assemblies?

>>23333900
That's pretty cool actually
if you ever get the chance, could you share your entire creative process how you go about making such a... unique artpiece?

>>23333967
>lead you to the backroom
>zakuaurelius is here smoking cigars
>oh this guy wants discounts? *chuckles*
>you get beaten to an inch of your life + wallet stolen

>>23333974
I airbrush them individually. When I’m painting shit I already set up all the logistics to separate parts and there’s usually some color separation in the fully assembled frame.

>>23333974
I paint any parts that will move individually and any parts that don't assembled.

>>23333979
This happened to me when I went to the physical USA Gundam Store. After that, they loaded up my car with Apex kits and refused to take them back.

>>23333969
In the book, the power armor is described to resemble a gorilla and the mobile infantry have the nickname "apes". Yokoyama is definitely a fan of the book and designed it as close to the source material as he could.

not only mgk divides his content in two but you gotta wait days for the actual review to drop

>>23333975
I disrespect the artist's wishes.

>>23334025
You disrespect life's wishes.

>>23333974
usually i do it seperately so the paint also tightens the joints.

>>23334034
>Life
Life...Life... I know what kit the next putty build should use, thank you.

>>23334065
wait wait elaborate

>>23331956
Good shit anon, i chatted with you a bit in regards to the weathering, didnt know it was for this abomination. Really like the weathering, take it to the next level and make a diorama for it

Has anyone here built this thing yet? Picking it up tomorrow. Im imagining like a 20-30 minute snap build?

>>23334105
how'd you get it it's only a few days since last episode

>>23334109
Like Gcucks is fucking with the timeline, Im gonna fuck with yours when I say this. This kit actually came out like 6-8 months ago

>>23334118
how did they know the gundam was going to show up? you can't explain that.

>>23334105
u build it, it's been sitting primed on sticks for months because i'm too adhd to finish anything recently. it's a really quick build, i've never built an eg but i'd imagine it's a similar speed to an eg. i built it in a couple of hours including fixing a couple of seams

>>23334105
i built it, it's been sitting primed on sticks for months because i'm too adhd to finish anything recently. it's a really quick build, i've never built an eg but i'd imagine it's a similar speed to an eg. i built it in a couple of hours including fixing a couple of seams

>>23333194
A-anyone?

>>23334130
Answer unclear; ask again later

https://x.com/taikututodasei/status/1936070501337833897

>>23333194
It's NEVER coming out. AFAIK they've showed off the prototype a few months ago

>>23331956
Looks pathetic. This supposed to win fights? It looks like it can't move. You spent so much time thinking about if you could make this when you should have considered if you should.

>>23333942
Excellent. We need more MaK in this general.

>>23333918
I want the Yen Xing

>>23332606
>favorite design gets effortlessly mogged by zaku 1

>>23334237
It's 3 mobile suits soldered ass too mouth anon. Of course it's gonna win fights.

>>23334250
Volks couldn't even make this in resin, much less in plastic.

>>23334277
they can, they just dont want to

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NHLcN6t3S8

>>23333194
>>23334203
gsc sometimes take a year or more to get something from prototype to release
the max factory plamax king gainer took 4 or 5 years to get from prototype to preorder, and they showed off a 3d cad model of the nelly brain like 2 years before it came out

>>23334250
i'd take this or the mm auge

>>23334308
They don't have a single sculptor capable of it and the parts would end up way too thin and fragile for their standards
Just suck it up and get tani's

>>23334347
then it would just have to be a 1/48 and worth 75000 dollars

>>23332136
No but I mean where is it, I might go for it too because the Nobel's still not getting stocked

thread been fast lately
also worse quality

Why won’t Bandai make a 1/144 rx-78-2 ver. Ka?

>>23334388
might as well, been a while since we had a new rx kit

>>23334388
Same reason they dont make a 144 scale Ver Ka line.

Tamiya masking tape is literally the gods work. Idk how tf they do it but it's perfect.

>>23334367
It's all thighs anon's fault.

Shill me an airbrush that isn't iwata. I'm going to buy another one and want to know if the problem is iwata or me

>>23331141
>it's an airbrush stops working properly halfway through the paint session episode
My old iwata eclipse saved me, despite having the same issues my hp-ch is having but less pronounced. Eight hours of painting and troubleshooting. Sometimes this hobby gives me a death wish. At least it didn't spit on the parts this time

>>23334567
>pic
god fucking damn it

Are the water decals provided in the MG Ver. Ka kits good or should I order some from Delpi?

Snapped together my Dark Magician Girl. I’ve got the colors I want to paint her coming in the mail, so for now it’s on to fixing some seams.

>>23334567
Harder and Steenbeck, GSI Creos, that one brand Barbatos Rex shills.
But what is the issue? Save for rubber decay and technique, flow issues usually aren’t the fault of the airbrush, but rather the compressor.

>>23334567
>iwata
you fell for the meme, should have got a h&s
>>23334569
i have this problem with images sometimes too, it's one of the user settings i have in my hardened despywared firefox profile (because my stock profile works fine) but i'm not sure which one. it's never happened on 4chan but it happens commonly on other sites. it only started happening in the last 6 months or so, my despywared profile didn't have this issue for like 6 years until recently

SnapGODS, ww@?

>>23334619
Paint goes behind the cup in the body and messes things up. I tried tightening the screw that's supposed to prevent that but it still happens, so I'm guessing that's the culprit. Full cleaning and lube make it somewhat go back to normal but it doesn't take long for it to get fucked up again. When I don't paint for long it usually isn't an issue (still need to full clean afterwards) but the longer the painting session, the heavier the problem becomes

>>23334626
H&S is what I'm leaning towards, I almost bought an infinity instead of the hp-ch last year. Maybe I should have
The image problem for me occurs when 4chanxt tries to modify a 2mb+ picture to make its size below the limit. I switched browser to librewolf recently, I'm guessing the canvas permissions are causing the problem. Posting pics normally works, at least here. I don't upload pics anywhere else

>>23334627
Looks kinda girly

>>23334558
This, he made me gay.

You guys ever got obsessed with a gunpla you broke a leg or had missing parts. I broke a leg of the Sinanju ver ka and its driven me crazy I want to replace it with every other Sinanju that exist even the robot spirits one.

>>23334641
i recommended a h&s to my friend who was having issues with his eclipse (to be fair his eclipse was 9 years old at that point) and he got an evolution and said he likes it more than he ever liked his eclipse. he just uses his eclipse for priming now. i've never personally used an iwata but i've had 0 issues with my h&s evolution in the 4 years i've had it and don't see myself ever upgrading or changing. i particularly like that they do a full set of nozzle and needle sizes for all their models, i have their entire range from 0.15-0.6mm

>>23334567
Grex Tritium. The Barbatos Rex one is fine, but I still prefer my Grex.

>>23334627
Is that this >>23331465 one?

>>23334673
I broke an arm once and just fixed it
pretty cool how extra thin cement holds even around articulations

>>23334677
I see replacement parts are also easily available in europe. Which one would you recommend ?

>>23334680
Aren't they mostly available in US only ?

>>23334693
yeah they're made in germany so parts are readily available in europe. i've only used the evolution, and that's what my friend got too, but i've heard equally as good things about the infinity (angel giraldez, a famous spanish warhammer painter, uses one). barbatos rex with his fat ass american boomer troll fingers said he had trouble with the infinity because of how close the trigger was to the cup or something and had to send it back but he got an evolution and loved it, ive seen him pull it out randomly in a few videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q-m6hr2UUU

>>23334703
Thanks. Hopefully my current ones can last until next month or the end of this project. I bought a fuckton of paints again that I won't be using any time soon, would've been better off keeping that money for the inevitable airbrush emergency

>>23334673
I lost the head piece of a GTO Zaku 2 and it makes me very angry. It’s a great kit otherwise. I could 3d print the part but then I would need to paint it and but I think it looks very good with it’s white plastic.

>>23334682
No, it’s the old bandai HG from 2005. The chink kit is SMASHED AND SLAMMED in comparison.

>>23334729
>Bandai hg
That explains why it looks good
I was being hype thinking your pic was the bootleg

>>23334388
there was a 1/144 chinkpla of it, JS mdl or something. can probably still be found in the back alleys of malaysia or something

>>23333918
Boowray, resin 1/100 goes for $500-700

>>23334776
I guess it would make sense when boowrays are just sirens with a body kit but if they reused siren parts the resulting kit would NOT look like that at all
I'd say boowray would be more likely for their 1/144 old kit revival lineup

>>23333918
I want an affordable Flamberge Temple kit.

>>23334786
Damn not even e2046 has it

Guys do you think we can get hg gquuuuuux psycho gundam

>>23334388
1/100 is just better

>>23334891
rx first

>>23334913
Ok now what about a hg gquuuuuux hambrabi

>>23334930
Pban at most
which is really sad, because it was my favorite gqx design

PGU Psycho Gundam

is there any difference in liquid masks or will this pretty well work the same as masking sol. ran out and a local store has pic

Any recommendation on colorscheme for Black Wargreymon? I built this when i was still pro-snapshit, but now i want it to be painted.

>>23335021
YAAAAAS SLAY QUEEN

>>23335024
Pfffttt i don't wear gloves so the red enamel paint stuck on my nails after modeling.

Anyone use SMS paints? What do you guys think of them?

anyways

my first gundam :)

>>23335034
pre thinned paint is always a scam
never buy western "airbrush ready" paints

>>23335048
proud of u anon

>>23335032
Kek. I got myself black and gold nails today. My mom said haha u paint ur nails

>>23335032
yeah haha it's so funny when you accidentally paint your fingernails haha. happens to me all the time, almost as bad as when my nub removal stockings slide down.

>>23335078
Still a better mockery than " haha you are still playing with toys ".

https://x.com/ii_ryoacca/status/1936008608380338659

Btw, update on 30MM Putty.

>>23335032
Of course the putty pansy is a tranny

>>23335111
Yeah i'm trans. Transhuman.

Im gay

>>23334567
>Shill me an airbrush that isn't iwata.
procon boy
made in the iwata factory with iwata compatible parts albeit

>>23334567
I like my master airbrush G233 a lot. Here's a project I did with it.

>>23334250

A proper 1/100 scale Gun-EZ and a foot job would fix me.

>>23335048
Did you not try to cut the nubs and sand them? Honest question, not trying to throw shade. It's fine for your first.

>>23335254
the nubs were cut but i just didnt sand them so its a bit scuffed in some places

>>23335248
What's wrong with the RE100?
>feetfag
By Allah I hope you never get your wish

>>23331141
Finished building and painting the sword impulse. I kept the back the normal shade of red but I darkened the shield and bodies reds. There's a lot of tiny imperfections but I think the matte topcoat will make them invisible. If it doesn't though, I won't mind. I'll call it weathering.
Overall, very weird and unsatisfying build. A lot of the time it felt like I was building stuff without any visual progress. It handles the gimmick better than the victory did though.

>>23335323
What's wrong is I'm not paying scalpers 100 dollars for a kit that feels like an up scaled HG. Plus, with the way Bandai has been making very stripped inner frames, I don't see why they can't do it.

>>23335328
>It handles the gimmick better than the victory did though
That's because there's virtually no actual transforming involved with the Impulse. The MG Victory is an utter mess because they tried to make it faithful to the TV show and its structural integrity suffered greatly for it.

>>23335248
Just buy the RE/100 and scribe more details yourself. It's a good base kit. Also I had the 2nd thing for the first time recently and it didn't feel as good as I expected. Maybe it was her lack of enthusiasm or something idk I just felt embarrassed and stupid.

>>23331141
Started on the articulation for the Nightingale's wings. Still working out the sub-arms and I'm trying to rework the legs for better articulation.

https://x.com/DonyToy/status/1936304362802102735

>>23335468
Left gives off those General Grievous vibes.

I have a theory. Isn't possible to create Boowray from Sazabi kit + putty?

>>23335468
Nachtreiher legs have always bothered me. Why do they have that piston under the knee if they're not chicken legs and don't have a joint in the back where it looks like there should be one? The two parts joined by the piston should always stay in the same alignment .

https://x.com/tohirokonno/status/1936234401077379298

>>23335526
You are more correct than you realize. Nagano was originally the one hired to do the mechanical designs for CCA and the Boowray basically IS his rejected Sazabi design. It is simply too elegant for the masses.

>>23335558
I am just a civil engineer so take my opinion with a grain of salt but those look more like shock absorbers than pistons

>>23335574
i have no idea what's happening in this picture. It's just a jumbled mess of shapes and greeble

>>23335614
Such a shame Gundam never manage to have that aesthetic.

>>23335623
disingenuous

Snapfriends are not gonna like this

https://x.com/fujimu5015/status/1936325161638412515

>>23335001
they have different consistencies but they're essentially the same
>>23335034
i've used their colour shift metallic paints and liked them a lot. their matt clear coat is garbage. the regular colours are fine but they're prethinned and really awful value for money and they're the only lacquers i've ever had tip dry with (their colour shift metalics didn't have this problem), i'd recommend putting a squirt of mr levelling thinner in your cup with them if you use them but overall i don't recommend them at all

>>23335526
>>23335614

>>23335661
doesn't fit gundam at all but this looks cool as shit

What would be the most versatile pla plate thickness for working on HG?
I figure it's not worth it going too thick since you can just stack but too thin might be inconvenient as well?

>>23335672

>>23335468
>>23335655
happy meal bros we won

>>23335677
alright this is sick, I wanna check out his other works now

>>23335686
you're probably already familiar with a few of his designs like the qubeley, galbady beta, rick dias, and hyakushiki (though the final hyakushiki was changed quite a lit from nagano's draft by fujita)
most of his stuff got rejected by bandai

>>23335691
It's unfortunate that the kits of his original designs for Zeta are so ridiculously rare and go for $1000+

New thread

>>23335695
>>23335695
>>23335695

>>23335691
All of Nagano and Kobayashi's designs were altered and changed by Kazumi Fujita.

Can backflushing damage inner parts of the airbrush ?
t. >>23334567

>>23335659
>i've used their colour shift metallic paints and liked them a lot. their matt clear coat is garbage. the regular colours are fine but they're prethinned and really awful value for money and they're the only lacquers i've ever had tip dry with (their colour shift metalics didn't have this problem), i'd recommend putting a squirt of mr levelling thinner in your cup with them if you use them but overall i don't recommend them at all
Fuck, so stick to other brands?