Thread 23335695

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>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:
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-=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: >>23331138

-=ARTILLERY GROUPBUILD=-

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

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

Post what you're working on!

>>23335691
>>23335694

>>23335699
panel lining a 30MM kit and putting together my first girlpla
Need to get a grey marker for her I think

>>23335706
I always wonder why does Cielnova look so dogshit at every angles, until i realized it was designed by the same guy who did that Brawbro skeleton thingy in Gcucks.

Do you anons play music while building Plamo? I’m curious about the tastes and listening habits of /gpg/

>>23335706
can't ever find one of these 30mm big claw option armor for a reasonable price anywhere

>>23335721
They are not even rare. Bandai restock them all the time.

>>23335720
i usually watch /x/ related videos but sometimes i listen to melodic black metal, melodic death metal, idm, or drum and bass while building too if there's nothing i want to watch

" I have to paint this kit, therefore it is a bad kit " - Gaykotsu

https://x.com/marumaru_paint/status/1936238816614125681

>>23335711
nah ciel's weird profile is what got me to pick him up, I like it
>>23335720
a lot of generic rock/metal stuff, sometimes some blues, jazz or acid jazz or funk

>>23335725
IDM and DNB are good background for sure, Warp records has been good to me in that regard. I really never cared enough for metal to dig deep but I will put on Filosofem from time to time because I love the atmosphere.

>>23335720
I don't listen to music while building plamo, just random youtubers. I usually listen to Critikal ( Penguinz0 ) and Ssethtzeentach. The human voices as ambient sounds is relaxing for such a hobby as this, it is like oldschool radio.

>>23335732

Its definitely a kit that *needs* to be panel lined, theres a ton of detail that you just can't see through the bright red plastic.
The colour is still pretty close to the paintjob Char gives it in the show, but I would've liked it to be a bit more classic red.

>The only way to give it a proper fist is to sculpt it from putty
Ptfff c'mon Bandai, stop making Tamiya richer.

https://x.com/TAD_exe_VRC/status/1936348119656194533

Is there any difference when painting via spray can & airbrush?

>>23335765
yes

>>23335765
Rattlecans are pre thinned and only limited to what the manufacture put inside. Airbrush is more customized, you put whatever you want inside the cup and spray, but it requires you to thin your paint first and clean the cup between each color swap.

Does this need to be thinned

>>23335720
I fell really deep into the Grateful Dead rabbit hole a few years ago, I’ll put on one off the live dates and have a good 3 or so hours where I don’t have to worry about picking something different or changing the song.

>>23335732
I don’t like painting micrometre wide details tho

>>23335765
Besides cost and ability to mix colors, airbrush lets you spray at a PSI of your choosing, so you have much greater control of how much paint you put on.

>>23335782
Get a micrometre handbrush and your problem will be gone.

>>23335742
check out analogical force records

>>23335782
Just use enamel for details, if your base is glossy you can just be lazy and wipe off any paint that went outside the lines with lighter fluid.

>>23335771
no

>>23335720
For painting, either podcasts on gene wolfe books, music, or Japanese immersion content. For building, Star Trek TNG (or broadly, any goyslop that people want me to watch) or music.
If I feel really bored I'll put on video essay slop from channels I've seen my irls mention because keeping up with those keeps me aware of when they are just regurgitating opinions from them.

>>23335782
>I don’t like painting micrometre wide details tho
Yeah they should've color separated those details and made them ridiculously chunky and out of scale

How do I do brush care for enamel paints, I can really only find info for Acrylics

>>23335720
I just put on the Gundam Wing remaster while working on some stuff last night. While I remembered that Leos were made of explodium, I had forgotten how much the Gundam Pilots would try to blow themselves up.

>>23335797
Just clean it with leveling thinner. Works for both.

Do you need to use decal setting solution and decal softener? I usually just to clean paint jobs so dont use decals but im thinking for my next kit i want to use them. Are these needed to get rid of the decal outline? or is that just solved by using a matte spray? what order do you do it in?

Gloss coat>decal>gloss coat> matte?
decal onto paint>gloss>matte?
decal onto paint>matte?

What are some cheap options for taking nice pictures?
Do I empty out my freezer?

>the Tekkaman Blade Moderoid apparently has toes
lolwut

>>23335832
You don't NEED most of that shit.
I put decals on top of lacquer paints (which are already glossy by themselves), dab some Tamiya mark fit (strong) and cover with a matte coat afterwards. Comes out fine.
The outline is also dependent on how thick the paper itself is. Bandai's official decals can be pretty thick.

>>23335834
an aliexpress light box for 10 bux

>>23335832
I usually do:
gloss coat (omit if base coat is gloss) -> panel line/cleanup -> decal w/ setter/softer -> gloss over decals to soft the edges even more
I admittedly haven't done a kit that is fully decaled up for some time and have only done kits with just unit badges since adopting this method

>>23335764
Kotobukiya msg line has a variety of hand types you can use.

>>23335835
Tekkaman are deformed humans.

>>23335832
>Are these needed to get rid of the decal outline?
no but they help the decals conform to weird shapes and helps lock them into place. to get rid of the film you can use matte medium but it's not necessary, usually the film goes away with a varnish.

>>23335842
I have some these, they are too big for Bandai's AC kits.

>>23335764
The empty holding hands are lore accurate though

As someone who wanted to start painting, should I get all three primers or I just need one?

>>23335851
The gray will work for 90% of applications. Get some black to prime for black and metallics if you want them to though. White is good for very light colors if you plan on doing those.

>>23335786
Don’t do this. These brushes suck. Use the tip of a needle instead. Acrylics usually won’t dry while you move it to the model. Always go thick for these details else it will flow and ruin everything.
>>23335797
Just wash them with solvents. Don’t bother with nice brushes, keep those for the acrylics. Buy 100 shit brushes from china and use them as long as you feel like, by they will get ruined pretty quickly.

>>23335851
what are you painting?

>>23335851
Tbh you can just get the grey one since its the most versatile.

>>23335851
It really depends on what you are going to paint, if you're painting something very bright/white then White primer is your go-to, but if you want something to be darker then go with the Black. Gray will work in the majority of scenarios though.

>>23335851
don't forget your pink for warm colours

>>23335851
Black is for pre-shading and white is if you are using paints with poor coverage. If you plan to use lacquers, grey is good, as the others pointed out. I just recommend not picking white because there’s a good chance you will prime white in white and that is a terrible experience.
Also, these cans don’t last for long at all.

>>23335854
I'm trying something basic for starter like painting G3 color scheme

Where to get premium top coat? This shit is unobtanium.

>>23335850
Fromsoft is a bunch of lazy faggots. Kuon didn't have animation for the lips despite the characters were obviously talking. ACs have full range articulation for their hands, too, there is no specific lore bits said they aren't.

>>23335851
Also nobody has warned you yet, but these are not good to be used as paint. They're not durable at all until they're painted over.

>>23335836
im looking for some Zeon unit decals can you suggest any that wont have overly thick paper? i found some on ebay that im 99 percent sure were bandai brand. i think it was decal sheet 29. i like the number font on that one.

>>23335841
im only probably going to have something like 3 number decals and an insignia or 2. so i just want them to look clean since there wont be many of them. any brand of setter/softener you would suggest? i never use decals really so dont know what brand is good. ideally something i can get on ebay or amazon would be great.

What's an HG kit that hasn't been reprinted in years that if it starts getting reprints, the kit is gonna be sold out almost immediately?

>>23335732
How'd he gets the lines to appear on the right for the eyes? Does the eyes have little lines that you take a tooth pick and try to squish the sticker into?

>>23335835
huh, never noticed that they were in the lineart

>>23335882
NTA but i had this and regret tossing it out. how often do kits usually get a reprint? i only want to have 2 or 3.

>>23335834
A sheet of paper. Perfect diffusion and uniformity.

>>23335882
The HG is fine but the 1/100 looks amazing and I'm sad Bandai forgot about them

>>23335834
You can get a big piece of posterboard and put it behind the subject if you already have good lighting.

>>23335878
The shokew

>>23335890
You can somewhat recreate the NG kit, but it requires alot of efforts ( and love ) to it. Luckily there are a handful of 1/144 bazooka out there. HG is the only thing this robot got it going nowadays.

>>23335896
do you guys have any tips for making supplemental armor like this model has? im trying to find some stuff online. not sure at this point if im going to have to scratch build which im starting to think is going to be easier than sifting through endless pages of fucking unrelated shit.

Another Chinkino is coming.

>>23335887
The last big print was last year i believe. There are some left, but due to high demand, their price got gouged into unreasonable level. I saw some were sold with 60 dollars price tag on Shopee.
What i love about this kit is that it was molded in 2 colors. It doesn't reward you for being a snapfriend and looks basic enough for some customization to be added. I didn't understand the cult following of Tieren before, but i do now.

>>23335878
The Hard Graph kits and I so wish Bandai expanded on that line. They could capture the old boomer market if they just continued the line.

>>23335902
There are a handful of resin greebles on 3rd party market, but they are rather hard to find. You can either sculpt them from putty or make them out of pla plates.

>>23335905
i think it just look cool and ironically i think its because it DOESNT look like the average gundam design. it looks too utilitarian. If memory serves me right i customized mine by digging some holes into the knee armor way back years ago. I like it because it scratches the same itch you get from something like a zaku but does it in a different way.

>>23335912
i think i saw some resin 3d printed ones on etsy but didnt want to deal with having to sand resin and deal with containing the dust. i also prefer plastic on plastic for a strong bond. Im not sure how im going to do the rivets if i scratch build it. but if i just do something lazy like use a hand drill to drill the holes in where the "screws" are it might still look okay.

never used plaplate is it the same as just a sheet of styrene? or better?

>>23335904
Look how they massacred my boy

>>23335902
It's really sad that the only gundam that came with doodads and bits you could glue on was the MG gundam 1.0. It came with a bunch of tiny handles and vents you could add as you pleased. Then they never did it again.

>>23335906
Lemme see

bought a hand drill with 11 bits for less than 4 bucks including shipping off ali
hopefully it makes hole as well as a 30 bucks dspiae drill

>>23335917
If you are willing to sacrifice a Tamiya military kit, those things have flenty of rivets and trinkets to use.

>>23335732
>meanwhile MJ2005 paint

Is there a repository somewhere with all the English translated gunpla magazines?

Like "easy finishes for the weekend.." (beyond vol.1), Nomoken, rider Joe's, whimsical gunpla..., etc

>>23335933
nta but ive been thinking about it at this point. i wanted to add some armor plating like battlefield repair/ or quick and dirty up armor on some simple kits like zaku/gm but i have no clue what kits would have enough parts to be worth using.

>>23335902
In "whimsical gunpla production notes" the Author teaches how to cut and shave parts of the runners to make extra details. He also uses mechanical pencil leads, I think, to add more details on top of the usual carving the plastic itself

Reposting because dead thread
Can backflushing damage inner parts of the airbrush ?
t. >>23334567

>>23335952
is that from some hobby japan/ dengeki hobby book? ive been thinking of machine translating some stuff to get a rough gist of some of their tricks.

>>23335936
Still looks like trash. Sad.

>>23335954
It can damage the o-rings. Which, in retrospect, might have something to do with the issues you'ree having. They cost nothing so it's worth a try.
As for the other parts, nah, not really.

>>23335960
The hp-ch has no o-rings save for the one on the back of the body, but I'm thinking it screws up the ptfe seal on the screw. I backflush with mr tool cleaner every time I swap colors, it's pretty strong and I had cases of accidentally spilling some on o-rings rendering them useless

>>23335957
There's a low quality raw if this magazine on e-hentai, but Gundam info says there's a translated versión available (that apparently no one has ripped yet)

>>23335959
a polished turd is still a turd

ground gundam parachute pack comes with a lot of accessories

too bad its P-bandai

>>23335977
I wish they made this for the master grade.

Thought on Shin Turn A?

>>23335980
I like it

are the numbers on a zeon mobile suit its individual ID or the squad that it belongs to? Can the number on 1 zaku be used on another zaku? would it just be in a different platoon? Idk what numbers to use on my zakus.

>>23335972
>I backflush with mr tool cleaner every time I swap colors
Embrace the multiple airbrush heaven. Buy chinkoid airbrushes for backup.

>>23335983
I am strongly considering that. I'm still going to buy a H&S because smaller nozzle size sounds appealing, I have a hard time doing details with 0.3/35. I'll be getting replacement screws for my hp-cs and hp-ch and use one of them for priming only

>>23335993
Yeah, get a nice airbrush for fine detail and cheap chink shit for .4 and above. Do note that you need a nice compressor for smaller nozzles.

>>23335994
>>23335993
i use blow pens when i paint my model kits

>>23335997
>I blow my penis when I paint with my airbrush
what

>>23335732
lmao he rated the Red Gundam as a bad kit. what a faggot (literally)

>>23336003
I mean it is a bad kit

>the black parts have a slightly bigger ass
Lol did they do this on purpose?

>>23335997
Amateur, I thin the paints in my mouth and spit at my models

>>23336004
Gaikotsu would be right if he complained about the literall bubblegum sculpt, safety flag shit and lego hands. But nooo he complained about the lack of "color separation". What a snapshitter behavior.

bundam mk-iii hg bootleg blease

>>23336010
Definitely leftover parts from another kit

>>23336010
giwiwh

What kits fit this image?

>>23336028
anything from IBO and Seed Freedom

>>23336028
Wait a minute...that Gelgoog-J is a robot spirits figure!

>>23335732
Reminder that Mechagoikatsu quit building some Ver. Ka kit because it was "too hard".

>>23335980
Simply awful

>>23336035
his dick got too hard?

>>23335980
Change the head and shoulders back

>>23336035
I don't want to gossip too much about this guy, but with that being said, he is a bad influence on plamo hobby. People need to paint more and talk less.

>>23335939
>Can backflushing damage inner parts of the airbrush ?
not normally. in fact my airbrush's manual (creos procon ps-269) specifically recommends backflushing as part of standard cleaning. however if your needle packing seal is already loose/busted (which it sounds like it is from your earlier posts) then it might contribute to spraying paint back into the parts of the brush it's not supposed to go.

maybe it could cause problems on those $20 fengda brushes because who knows what kind of mysteries they're haunted by

>>23336035
lol

>>23336028
I genuinely have no idea what this is supposed to mean, and I think I'm better off for it

>>23335876
I use mr hobby mark setter and mark softer. I think tamiya also has equivalents to them. Whichever one you pick shouldn't make a substantial difference.

>>23335870
ortus is so sex

>>23335980
great way to turn it's uniqueness into a boring generic design

>>23335980
it's cool

>>23335695 (OP)
wow it actually was completed, truly a perfect build to remember kyoukai senki with.

Upon testing it feels like mr cement S glues ABS to PS just fine, I'll proceed to buy cheap abs sheets instead of getting fleeced by tamiya

>>23336123
do normal styrene sheets not bond with gunpla plastic? doesnt plastic glue melt them together?

t. guy who is thinking of scratcbuilding some shit to glue to my kit for the first time

I just got myself a Zaku Half cannon. Any lore nerds itt know if the 06CK's pilot compartment is on the left hand side? I'm not sure if its like thunderbolt and the pilot has to enter a hallway before popping onto his seat on the right hand side same as the regular zaku.

>>23336135
Kinda, the cockpit is on the right hand side, but the pilot seat slides to the left where the hatch opens.

>>23336135
Pretty sure Zaku II has the hatch on the left too. Or at least it is so on my RG

What's the most popular GM kit? Spartan? Sniper?

>>23336132
I'm in the same boat but from what I gather "normal" styrene sheets are mostly abs
Gunpla is mostly PS which melts faster, of course it's not gonna blend as well as 2 pieces of the same plastic but to me it looks like it works just fine, just lather both pieces at the point of contact before pressing together

>>23336141
That makes sense
>>23336146
Is that a retcon? I thought the zaku ii's regular cockpit opened the entire chest cavity to let the pilot in.

>>23336148
That one's using the 06S torso.

>>23336135
>>23336151
There are different types of torso over the years. It's accepted that several cockpit types existed.

>>23336151
Not really, no

>>23336165
That's neat

>>23336123
abs-ps cement bonds aren't very strong, it works fine for static details but if it's anything that's going to be subjected to any forces it likely won't hold up

>>23336149
i've never had issue finding generic ps sheets/rods/etc

speaking of zaku cockpits is there any areas you can add armor to a zaku 1 or zaku 2 modelkit cockpit without making it so the hatch cant open up? i was going to mount it on the sides going across the chest but realized thats retarded

>>23336151
>Is that a retcon?
Nah, the hatch on the left with the chair on rails is actually clarified in the original settei

>>23336165
Adding onto this, the square in the lower left that has three simplified cockpit diagrams indicated that the top two have no airlock and could have a large chest hatch or a smaller cockpit door. The bottom example with the red shaded part would physically resemble the upper left but include an airlock mechanism in the red shaded part. Zaku Half Cannon resembles the cockpit design with the smaller door.

oob faggots are no better than funko pop collectors

>>23336197
What about ‘never out the box’ collectors?

>>23336149
>from what I gather "normal" styrene sheets are mostly abs
what? where are you even finding ABS sheets? I've never seen a single package of styrene that wasn't PS.

>>23336201
Only the purest of plamo enthusiasts do this.

>>23336190
Depends on the model. Like some pointed out, there is the 0079 version that just has a small sliding door like in >>23336167 and >>23336192 so you could put armor in front and it wouldn't be a big deal. Later designs like 08th MS Team and Origin introduced hinged doors that swing open so you can't have anything permanently in front unless it also moves out of the way.

is there a less wasteful way of acquiring bread clips? I find that I'm either eating too much bread or throwing it away

I hope they release Master Grade Ver. Ku, a line of 1/100 kits that make mobile suits look exactly like Kunio Okawara's lineart

>>23336212
what do you need bread clips for
just buy them in bulk

>MGSD Nu
>by Changs
What the fuck?

>>23336222
I dont think you can buy these

>>23336224
>psychoframe
>short face
Fucking Zhang, you almost had me for a moment

>>23335878
This just did get a reprint though

>>23336227
then how do you think people get them anon

>>23336214
Those are just 80s retro kits and 00s MSIA toys

>>23336212
>>23336227
Just use leftover runner labels or, you know, proper plaplate sheets

>>23336233
from buying bread

>>23336237
no

bread clips already have cool shapes

>>23335366
How is he gonna buy the Re/100 when it hasn't been reprinted?

>>23336228
>short face
Why is this complaint so common? Nu never had an especially long face outside of like that one movie poster

Katoki's fault

>>23336214
Im hoping for a line of Kondo kits myself.

>>23336206
"styrene sheet" on ali gives me all abs

>>23335702
I could do without some of the chicken pox but the rest of this is 10/10.

>>23336234
I want the CE kits too look exactly like their lineart

>>23336260
Sounds like a you problem

>>23336260
CE lineart is just not good. The changes made when they were animated are universally good and are reflected in the lineart of later additions.

>>23336214
>a line of 1/100 kits that make mobile suits look exactly like Kunio Okawara's lineart
Embrace the garage kit

>>23336214
>

>>23336253
>Why is this complaint so common?
Because RG, the main source of complaints, face is too fucking tiny. Compare your picture to it

>>23336268
These should be statues and not posable.

>>23336260
So MSIA?

>>23336274
You're never going to get total fidelity to the lineart + decent articulation together. Hell, even those have had to compromise some of the asymmetry and odd perspective just to make the thing work in 3D at all

There is a white Gun Ez.
>Pre order closed 6 years ago
Lmao

>>23336260
Why are it's arms so short?

>>23335922
Just look it up. Hope it gets reprinted soon.

>>23336238
where do you think breadmakers get them bro
just search amazon god damn

>>23336227
https://www.amazon.com/MT-Products-inches-Disposable-Plastic/dp/B07XDN9BVC?th=1
Here you go anon

>>23335732
It's painted painted or just panel line and some markers for eyes?

>>23336273
>RG, main source of complaints
>post was about an MGSD

>>23336294
The whole kit is painted, it's just focused on the head.

>>23336298
Ok, I was going insane thinking that was only markers and panel line

>>23336297
Post was about COMMON complaint

>>23336224
Somehow uglier than regular MGSD kits. I don't get it, because some of their original designs are pretty good, but when they redesign gundams it's almost always bad.

>>23336289
Is that where the Wappa is from?

>>23336227
Just go to walmart and take the bread clips. They're tiny and no one will notice you have dozens of bread clips in your pockets.

>>23336257
i keep telling you to use ebay

>>23335720
Usually podcasts. recently it has been Behind the Bastards. I liked the ones about Versailles and the Zizians.
sometimes I listen to weeb music like Mili, Nanahira & 2hu covers. but not usually while gunplaing

>>23336257
Well maybe search literally anywhere else I guess, Evergreen and Plastruct aren't rare brands.

>>23336322
Don’t ever tell anyone what podcasts you’re listening to.

>>23336327
forgive me. i will armybuild 5 geloogqux as penance

>>23336327
For me its discoworld, I just go through all the audiobooks from first to last (Tiffany books excluded)

>>23336327
They did HUWHAT with the HUWCAMPS?

Audiobooks + painting is the ultimate combo. Been listening to Stormlight Archives lately.

>>23335904
Adding this to my "buy when backlog is smaller" spreadsheet alongside the axebro

>>23336147
Spartan is pbandai, there's no way it's the most popular.
>>23336339
>>23336351
>two audiobook anons
dang maybe i should start listening to the litrpg slop i've been reading lately

>>23336147
>What's the most popular GM kit
The ever reliable HGUC.

>>23336370
hggto bros...we lost...

>>23336371
Mogged by Okawara's original vision.

>>23336402
>no diaper
>giant gaps between everything
>extra details
>ugly exposed joints
>lower legs to feet aren't a continuous line
Okawara's vision my ass.

>>23336371
I don't like the rounded shoulders, makes them look too small.

>>23336371
The face is the most offensive part

>>23336424
I like the head a lot except for the chin. The chin sucks.

>>23336370
>HGUC GM
LMAO i hope there's a revive i don't know about because last i checked that kit has the worst color replication of any gunpla ever created, and that's in addition to general "Early HG" articulation suckage.

Finally finished up my hguc kampfer and hit it with some mr. gloss for that freshly waxed drunken street racer feel
love this design

>>23336064
I was able to decipher it pretty easily. The person who made this image thinks old Zeon MS are bad designs that people only like because they did something cool, which is really ironic considering some of these only exist to blow the fuck up

>>23336454
aw wtf 4chan why u rotate my shit again

>>23336402
>>23336413
80s Transformers tier toy but it has a quaint older charm to it that I think is better than the Gundam.

Finally had time to catch up on gquuuuuux so I’ve been avoiding discussion on /m/ about it until now. What’s the general consensus on it? Can’t find the general thread on it.

>>23336490
guess you should try looking for more than 0 seconds

>>23336494
[farts in ur face]

>>23336498
(_)o(_) PRT!!!

good brand of decals i can use for 1/144 zakus?

>>23336257
>>23336321
Can you get clear/coloured transparent plastic sheets?

>>23336573
yes

>>23336573
yeah I've seen some but guessing it's harder to handle than regular plastic without gates and precuts

what model kits are we thinking are the most based?

>>23336618
Full Armor Gundam Ver. Ka

I fuckong hate this retarded-ass heads-up why is this shit so ROUND
basketball head motherfucker it ruins this kit

>>23336003
its a bad kit because its from Gsux and is ugly.

>>23336618
all the jobbers

>>23336627
you should be able to sand the sides down. the shape will still be weird but you can make it more stylized. wouldnt have happened if yu bought a zaku.

>>23335699
I have no idea how I’m going to make the weapons. Anyone have ideas? I’ll probably use the SD parts but I don’t want to just cement it onto the arms. I want the proportions to match a bit better

>>23336647
the fuck would I buy this kit I can see it before I buy
I do need more zakus tho ur not wrong

>>23336627
true

>>23336627
machu ass dome

>>23336652
if you like the kit just kitbash it with a different gundam head its always an option. im thinking of doing that with some of the zaku kits. i like the origin zaku 1 but i dont like the torso with the weird ab armor plates.

>>23335699
snapped an acerby type D
feels a lot sturdier than early 30mm but still very floppy
nothing unworkable of course but these things stopped being that cheap

>>23335699
After a few months, I've finally put my first painted kit together. Still needs weapons, panel lining, and decals though. Learned that you should never paint any pieces that twist or turn in any manner. Ended up breaking the right leg's peg that connects to the torso because of that. Luckily sanding down the rest of the similar pieces with I think 180 grit fixed that issue. Also make sure you keep track of the smaller pieces. Ended up losing the two little pink chest panels somewhere along the line. Also tried my hand at scribing, ended up buying some scribing tape because I obviously can't do straight lines to save my own ass. Definitely going to have to screw around with mixing paints whenever/if gaianotes or mr color ever gets back in stock. The lack of paint to mix is why the coloring is fucking goofy, but its endearing. It's a goofy little fuck, but it's my goofy little fuck.

>>23336688
based zaku enthusiast not bad for your first painted kit

>>23336711
And last one. I've no photoshop knowledge or I'd have just combined them all into one picture.

>>23335695 (OP)
Rick Dom got on ozempic

>>23336762
get this dom a sandwich

>>23336762
Sometimes japs are not alright

>>23336782
>Gcucks
>Seed
>netflix
>gyouboo
A bit more than sometimes.

>>23336762
Cursed

just bought the MG Mk II Titans 2.0, heard it is a pretty decent kit despite being an oldy

>>23336792
fucking terrible head seamline that justifies any desire for a ver Ka or 3.0 alone

>>23336794
You should feel ashamed of yourself.

>>23336797
No. I have other issues with it too, but that head mold is so fucking awful it's incredible. At least it's better at holding its weapons than the Zeta 2.0 was.

>>23336799
>Zeta 2.0
Wait I haven't built that yet. What's the issue?

>>23336801
big weapons
weak shoulders
articulated hands

>>23336318
Yeah, it has some stuff too like the ground war set.

>>23336801
Just bad hands. They refused to do fixed pose hands for most MGs for a very, very long time, and the alternatives were largely not very good with a few exceptions. There's not too much else that's worth calling out as bad about the Z 2.0.

>>23336627
I saw 2.0 as a DLC body for the 1.0, just replace the head

>>23336688
>you should never paint any pieces that twist or turn in any manner
You can if you sand them before painting. But if they're the kind of parts that aren't going to be visible at all why paint them, better to put masking tape. I was lazy and broke the shoulder/arm pegs on the mgex strike freedom because I didn't sand or use masking tape

>>23337178
>upper body looks like a HG
>legs are greeble city
revolting

>>23336776
Why don't you like rick goog?

>>23337178
blank-looking shoulder armor. and it looks like they're reusing the floppy advanced ms joint arms from the God gundam

>>23337252
Emaciated, no skirt, not enough leg verniers and no mono-eye. (These are just my personal issues with the design btw, but the model itself looks great)

>>23337252
Honestly looks like a 30 minutes missions kit

>>23337319
It isn't?

>>23337319
Oh really?

>>23337354
Silly anon thats a dom.

Mobile suits need more gimbals

>>23337388
No that's obviously a Gelgoog. Get your facts right ptfff.

>>23337394
Zaku clone with a gimbal for a head when

>>23337398
That's clearly The O painted purple.

>>23337319
do the 30 minute mission kits work for swapping out stuff on gunpla bodies? thinking of getting one or two for a zeon/OZ kitbash at some point if i can find anything that looks like it would work. Thinking of keeping 75 percent or 50% of the zaku or leo or whatver but just making it a variant unit.

>>23337409
I know a Kshatriya when I see one.

Why is there no gquuuuuux general

>>23337434
There's a shit ton of gkeks threads here but /a/ only gets one, after the finale things will cool down or at least until the next gundam or fotm ani/m/e aires

>>23336842
>parts that aren't going to be visible at all why paint them
This is why I debated whether or not to paint the inner frame. It's not really visible aside from around the knees and elbows.
>broke the shoulder/arm pegs on the mgex strike freedom because I didn't sand or use masking tape
I was lucky that I had another RG Zaku II kit that my brother gave me on my birthday so having lost those two small pink panels and breaking the leg's peg didn't screw me over too bad. If it ever happens again for whatever reason, I plan on watching a few of those videos showing how to repair broken pegs using metal rods.
>>23336716
Going to try an HG kit after finishing the rest of the Zaku, maybe something blue or purple or green seeing as I didn't touch those colors with the RG. Maybe the HG Dijeh or HG Lfrith UR since I like the minigun.

>>23337403
Does the Mock series count?

>>23337461
>blue
gouf :^)

>>23337461
you want something blue with a minigun?
i think you know what that means

>>23337463
Nta but I wanna see how Ikuto Yamashita or Takayuki Yanase would design one, I don't like how phallic the head is when it should look ike the one on an Apache

>>23337493
Not really robot but Prowler armor from Ma.K might scratch that itch.

>>23336147
MG
>Sniper II
HG
>cheap base HGUC kit or Spartan if bootlegs included

>>23337475
>>23337492
Funny thing is I've already snapped together an HG Gouf Custom long before ever deciding to start painting kits. I could get another for cheap from Hobby Lobby, order some water decals. At least this time the pipes won't be a fucking nightmare trying to get them painted since it's just one long piece rather than separate pieces. If I remember correctly, you don't paint clear plastic like the RG Zaku II's visor piece, but what about that clear yellow chest piece on the Custom Gouf? Treat it the same way, mask off and paint away?

>>23337519
Eh I like titanfall's mecha more, too bad the ip has been pozzed to hell and back

>>23337550
when i painted a gouf custom i just painted that chest piece in a light orange mix and then did a small highlight in the middle of each panel to make it look like it was glowing. it's separate part so it's easy to paint anyways, i think it looks kind of cheap if it's left clear but that's just me.

>>23336627
I’ve been saying this shit for years and you all called me crazy

Finally done building the rg hi nu and I gotta say, great kit obviously but I liked the epyon more to be honest. The backpack of the hi nu just has too much shit going on and makes it a pain to pose.
I also gotta say, I hate building funnels, building repetitive stuff, and panel lining. Thanks for reading

what is this fat cat rx-78-2 kit? apparently it is a upscaled 1/100 version of the 2.0 RG?

>>23336627
If only there weren't a shit ton of other rx-78-2's available.

>>23336148
shouldn't there be a reactor in that empty space? I thought the Zaku 1 and 2 had their primary reactor just kind of hugging the cockpit

>>23336840
Deadass I'll probably do this
I don't even like RG aesthetic I like more show accurate less greebly stuff but the build looks rlly fun so I wanted to give it a shot.
Anywhere I could get just the 1.0 head parts? Or do I just do some tequila shots and buy two RGs
Also the 2.0 chest vents piss me off too
Maybe im retarded and should just get a hi-nu instead
Also pic is my MG Alex

>>23337586
AHHHHH GIMME AN ALEX 2.0 reprint already.

>>23337586
Nice F90 Gundam.

>>23337560
>a small highlight in the middle of each panel to make it look like it was glowing
I'll have to look into how to do that, sounds neat.

>>23337589
did they not just reprint them, i bought one from an hl pretty recently

>>23337600
just mix the base color with some white (and maybe some yellow), then thin it more than you would for a normal base coat, and shoot it at a lower psi (10-15)

>>23337589
Nabbed this shit like last year and only recently got around to it
Top tier shit and I don't even do that many MGs

>>23336148
I wish I had the skill to paint my pilot figures.

good evening gentlemen, how are my fellow zakkas' doing?

>>23337622
Great, my Char's Zaku should arrive next week. I love that apparently it comes with a little lift you can place the standing pilot on

Also Holy shit this hg fucking sucks cock
stardust memory kits desperately need a refresh this is depressing me

>>23337451
Kit when

>>23337611
Practice makes perfect.

>>23337636
Looks decent. It's a high grade, what do you expect

>>23337642
Id cum all over my cutting mat if we got a full aoz mars zeon independence army range in 144

>>23337635
which one did you order?

>>23337647
Nah man its problem is age. This kit is old enough to drink and it feels like it. There's hgs that are awesome in build, look, and feel. This thing is bad in all respects and it sucks cuz its my only option for gp03 in this scale

>>23337649
I'd spill gallons if we got MG Mars Zeon F90 kits

>>23337605
Bear with me as I'm pretty new to the airbrushing and all that, but by base color, do you mean the primer? If that's the case then I can grab a handful of clear spoons to see how it plays out before spraying it onto the kit's piece.

>>23337655
Mars zeon is so fucking based man...

>>23337601
MG Alex was last printed in 2022

>>23337651
Master Grade 2.0

>>23337644
Chat is this real??

>>23337636
>>23337653
NTA but, have you considered reshaping some of the parts using sandpaper to get some sharper angles? also this would never have happened if you bought the simple hg zaku 1 kit for less than 20.00

im a zaku fan btw not sure if that matters.

>>23337682
interesting. not familiar with it. the last MG i bought was the old zaku 2 MG that was around in the late 2000s. is the char one based on that? or is the 2.0 a totally new zaku MG?

>>23337611
Just do it anon, worst case scenario you hide the half bald Wufei in the cockpit and never open it again.

>>23337687
How about we compromise and I build a gelgoog marine

>>23337698
beyond based. thats one of my favorite designs.

>>23337693
Yeah it's probably the same one, there hasn't been a new zaku since the 2000s, the 1.0 is from around the 90s, it's old af
>>23337696
Sadly I will never do it because i have the worst case of essential tremor ever

>>23337709
hell yeah

>>23337725
from what i remember the zaku 2 MG was pretty well made so even if it hasnt been updated in almost 20 years i dont think it needs it any time soon. the only issue i remember having trouble with was the cockpit for some reason. but i was pretty young when i put it together.

>>23337660
Base color as in your main color that goes over your primer
https://www.saint-ism.com/2009/09/gunpla-modelling-preshading/
ignore the stuff about the "MAX technique", it'll give you an idea of the highlighting technique that i'm referring to. yeah just test on spoons to get a feel for it, you'll probably find that it's a lot easier than you might expect it to be at least i did when i gave it a try for the first time.

>>23337767
It does have great reviews to this day. Most criticism I've seen were directed towards the pipes (hard to take off the runners) and that it can look a bit plain on the surface, but I guess that's just part of the Zaku design

What are some good 30 Minute Fantasy kits, I have Priest and want to get another one to be his pal

>>23337696
>Men 1 month after pushing 30

>>23337810
I'm not native english, when does "pushing 30" start? 27?

>>23337812
no problem at all allow me to explain. what this expression means is when you are going downhill on a skateboard or a scooter and you hit the 30MPH zone-- your body tenses up as you hit fight or flight mode trying to retain control of what you're riding. sometimes when this happens people shit their pants. which is what he meant because this minifigure looks like his pooping.

>>23337817
Oh I thought it had something to do with looking old at a relatively young age, thanks. I'm 28 but have never shat my pants, did pee on myself once though

>>23337819
understandable it happens to the best of us.

>>23337819
No, this is more like a white people's genetic. White men typically have male pattern baldness. They will get hairloss around late 20s ( around 27 to 29 i believe ). 30 to 40 is when alot of guys starting to have a bald head. This genetic problem is less common among Asian men, but it still happens sometimes.
This retard >>23337817 is a shitposting faggot.

>>23337824
>No, this is more like a white people's genetic. White men typically have male pattern baldness.

i was looking at old gundam model kit magazines and i dont remember if it was dengeki hobby or if it was hobby japan but i noticed half of those guys were bald and some of them were like 25 or something. kind of a weird thing to bring up of course but we are in a thread about Japanese model kits. seemed like it was worth pointing out.

>>23337806
Da archer.

>>23337828
Well, there are alot of retards here are trying to promote their snapshitter behavior and deflect the normal human urge to paint their modelkits, so these threads have been very off topic for a while now.

The FAG Ver. Ka has so many little pieces to sand nub marks off.

>>23337838
With kits like that, i just stop caring about sanding and just cut them off. Paint will do the rest.

>>23337834
its just a question of workflow. once someone gets a good setup going painting is easy. most people just dont have enough patience to find what works for them. What i do is set up a paper plate on my kitchen counter and after i have the set assembled i use blow pens to paint it. i have full control over the air PSI since im using my own body. i easily rotate the paper plate for full coverage. many people think they require an airbrush but it isnt the case. this also has the advantage of being silent. so you wont bother people in your house or neighbors if you are in an apartment complex. are you familiar with blow pens?

im in this photo but no one will ever know who I am here

>>23337849
This Indian jigga really brought a 30MM kit to the group build, cringe...

I checked 3 different local gunpla retailers looking for kits
>RG zetas everywhere
>some IBO and unicorn kits
>old kits from the 2000s
>30MS kits
>lots of character figures
>not a single 30MM, 30MF, gwitch, or gqx kit to be found
why is gunpla like this

>>23337847
I simply work with whatever the resources i have. Sure the result is not the most idea as those rich modelers with an entire workshop, but the important thing is the pride i get from painting something. I airbrush the entire kit in its main color, and then handpaint the minor details. Basically the trick i learn from Warhammerfags.

>>23337853
Hobby Lobby has lots of GWitch kits.

>>23337852
Haha crin...
>He also brought paint and handbrushes
B-B-Based?!!

>>23337859
>>He also brought paint and handbrushes
Tryharding at the group build, just cringe all around.

>>23337852
>This Indian jigga really brought a 30MM kit to the group build
based

>>23337849
>The greasy pajeet stinking up the place
Almost perfect

>>23337862
When the collective is retarded then the collective is the problem.

>>23337858
I've never seen a hobby lobby with any gunpla kits, or even historical models, only car modeling

What would your reactions be if Gunpla became the next big scalper paradise like Pokémon TCG became for the past 5 years?

>>23337872
It was you, you're the Indian aren't you?

>>23337852
I refuse to believe 30 MM kits take 30 minutes total when you have to sand, panel line, etc.

>>23337878
>Gunpla became the next big scalper paradise
It already is. Pokemon is having a foreplay.

>>23337885
>World most rare 1/144 model kit

>>23337883
You can even speed build it in 15 minutes.

>>23335699
Got all the armor parts for the Nightingale primed and ready for the first shade of red. Burned through an entire jar of surfacer on this thing.

>>23337878
>>23337885
"collectibles" and "investing" are the death of any hobby. These things are not securities. It's consumerism and greed sucking the fun out of life itself.

>>23337878
wont happen, gunpla is for building and these will be reprinted until the sun dies out, the rare ones worth having get bootlegged in a month now

>>23337878
>If
it already is, at least with the online stores available to me. Licensed stores that sell at msrp are always out of stock and every single kit is like 2-3x ticket price.
Just brought a Guntank oldtype for $30 and considered it a bargain and now I'm kicking myself because another scalper is selling it for $20. Like, I'm thinking about buying that too because its """"only""" being sold at 200% scalperdiscount.

>>23337900
Famous last words

>>23337905
this will get re printed eventually, A lot of trading cards have a singular run

>>23337902
>Just brought a Guntank oldtype for $30
Early type? They're reprinting it.

>>23337910
The reprint is regulated to Gundambase now and with very low quantity. This is actually a bad news because Bandai found a way to profit from it without having to do an official retail reprint. It is essentially over for that kit.

>>23337910
>Release: 2014
Yeah, keep dreaming.

>>23337914
kits worth having get a mass scale re print, only like 10 people watched gundam turn A

>>23337919
>kits worth having get a mass scale re print
They're literally re-printing these things.

>>23337878
Its only like that in the west tho.

>>23337911
I dont know but I've always wanted one and 300% scalperdiscount is my maximum so I brought it.

>>23337905
You mean the kit that got reprinted less than three years ago, and which is high on the list of requested reprints?

>>23337891
Refreshingly clean expert work. Well done.

>>23337945
People request alot of things to be reprinted. That does mean Bandai is gonna obey. They print what is profitable and generate real numbers.
>Got reprinted 3 years ago
In Japan. Try to get there and buy one.

>>23337849
I can’t wait show up with a box cutter only and launch plastic nubs at everyone

>>23337636
Thought that was the mg lol

>>23337885
That kind of stuff really matters to people. They aren't just buying it because it's rare, they are buying a connection to their childhood.

I used to work in a comic book store and I saw guys all the time dropping hundreds, thousands of dollars for a book that was special to them as a kid or one their mothers never let them buy at the time.

And it's just dope to display rare shit.

what is the best looking/modern zaku kit?

I kind of want to get an MG monoeye but I'm not sure what out there/looks the best.

My alternative is picking up a dynames. That seems to be a pretty well loved kit.

>this is what the second factory is used for
https://x.com/HobbySite/status/1934551964270129477

>>23337849
Somewhat unrelated, but I was surprised to see most of the guys in my area who were into gunpla were actually pretty old. Like way older than me, and I'm almost 30

>>23337891
How do people always remember which part is which when doing this

>>23337975
RG is the best looking one but it's a floppy mess with pieces falling off everywhere, it's one of those kits you build and never touch again. MG is the best one all around, great inner frame and decent articulation. Or maybe PG if you got the money and aren't scared of screws

>>23337975
MG Dom 1.5 is a really nice monoeye kit. If you want more Zaku styled though, the MG Geara Doga is nice. All the 2.0 kits are fine. The Gunner ZAKU and GINN are very good, being the most modern MG monoeyes.

MG Marasai is a sleeper too, it got some recent-ish reprints but it might've gotten hard to find again by now.

How many definite RX-78-2 variants until we land on THE deinite RX-78-2?

>>23338014
The MG GQuuuuuux version will be the definitive one.

>>23337975
Most monoeye MGs that came out this side of the millennium are great, you really can't go wrong. The only one I wouldn't recommend is Gouf Custom (why the fuck is there still no 2.0, Gouf 2.0 came out in like 2008 what the fuck is wrong with bandai)

I will now buy a Huckebein.

>>23338014
Until they make a RG Perfect Gundam.

>>23337995
That's actually pretty common demographic for mecha kits. The youngest military kit modeler is like, 60.

>>23337878
It wouldn't happen if Gundam became really popular with the mainstream westerners and actually give a damn about gunpla.

>>23337997
by looking at them and referring to the manual if it's not obvious at first glance, but it usually is especially on not very complex builds like hgs and re100s

>>23337975
>what is the best looking/modern zaku kit?
HG Origin or Revive for 1/144 scale, MG 2.0 for 1/100.
Depends on your preferences.

>I kind of want to get an MG monoeye but I'm not sure what out there/looks the best.
The aforementioned MG Zaku 2.0 is a good starting point, but as other anons have said most post-2002 monoeye MGs are great. Gelgoog 2.0 is my all-time favorite, especially any of the P-bandai variants if you can find them.

>>23338331
I wish this Gelgoog wasn't so expensive where I live. $160 is the cheapest I've seen in in our Monopoly money. It sucks being a poor.

>>23337919
Anon, the Turn A itself was reprinted multiple times recently. I understand that the Turn X doesn't show up until the very end but it's still the primary antagonist suit to the Turn A itself. Also a very unique and interesting design.

Do aqua GMs exist in the HG line market? It feels unfair that Zeeks simultaneously have specialized toadline aquaboys while also hogging the frogman aesthetic.

>>23338376
iirc feds only have Marine Gundam in HG form. Your best bet for aqua gm is a resin conversion kit. There was one anon here who has it

hlj keeps sending me "popular with women" product recommendations
do they think i'm a tranny because i bought a few girlplas

>>23338399
>Popular with women
Gunpla. It's gunpla.

>>23337991
It was never about making gunpla easier to obtain for baka gaijin

>>23337849
WHERE'S /ourguy/

>>23337849
looks like a good time, still too many wh*tes
>>23338409
rightmost

>>23337849
>pajeet and white Guy

Japan has fallen
Is it japan at least ?

>>23338425
That's one of the chinese colonies in leafland.

Can you anons tell me if there are any 1/144 weapons (mainly beam rifles), that would fit a mg kit? Are there any mg weapon option sets out there?

>>23338483
Weapons from big HGs like Penelope and Xi could probably fit a lot of MGs

>>23337451
>>23337649
I kind of expect them to make a ReZeon-flavored HiZack first, but after the HG Reben Wolf was announced all bets are off.

>>23337849
Can someone explain the appeal of doing this?

>>23338554
it's fun to build gunpla with friends but I'm not sure how effective that is with strangers

>>23338554
Social gathering like these are the only opportunity for nerds to find friends past their student days

>>23338554
>come without a kit
>sit crossing my arm
>people ask what i'm building
>reply i'm not a fuckin snapshitter
>respect

>>23338554
sometimes its fun to do stuff in a group. You sit around and talk and meet new people.

>>23338591
No, not true.

>>23337849
do any of these people paint

show up the group meet and set up a spray booth and compressor and gas everyone in the room with lacquer fumes

>>23338014
rx-78 is more of like a "state of the hobby" kind of kit. You will see a new one every now and then built to the latest standards.

>>23338380
I saw a guy on youtube say he was about to release semen GMs conversion kits but then it was the last video in his channel.

>>23338014
We have it already, but Bandai is full of cowards.

The real definitive RX-78-2 kit is the Dubai/JAL mold

My favorite design of the rx-78 is the ver. ka :D

>>23338554
free snacks

>>23338554
Don't you have any friends?

>>23338643
My favorite RX-78-2 design but you're better off getting any of the resin kits, the MG sucks

Tomino says to stop fidgeting with models and think about war and destruction.

https://automaton-media.com/en/news/gundam-series-original-creator-teases-new-work-with-unexpected-twist-because-people-dont-think-anymore/

>>23338655
He said while cashing his latest royalties check

>>23338655
kino inbound, the normies are gonna get filtered so hard

>>23338651
which resin kits are there? I have heard the mg shows its age so it would be pretty shweet to have a more modern version

>>23338660
If your problem with the MG is outdated engineering then fixed pose resin kits aren't going to be an improvement, I just think they look much better

>>23338655
Sure, I definitely will spends my free time thinking about war when I'm not seeing war shit on the news every day and consequences of it when I go outside.

>>23338663
ah I see lol. I honestly have no problems with how the MG looks im a very simple man

>>23338643
The RG 2.0 should have been a 1/144 version of this with better engineering.

>>23338686
100% agree instead we get greebletown and spherical head but its hyper-poseable so the redditors onions out over it

>>23338685
The MG looks *okay* but it's really no competition.

Oh wow the MG Vidar actually looks really good with all the waterslides on. I didn't really think it was that much more impressive than the FM but this changes things. I might actually buy it now and try to hand paint the extra details like in Gyobu's concept art

>>23338655
Tomino is always so pretentious and think about larger than life topics that he never actually experienced.

>>23338699
Hatches are a neat gimmick but I could take them or leave them. I just do minimal painting, a couple decals, lining then coat it and pose it. Im not huge on like a billion small details or lights or like a whole book of text covering the thing y'know.

>>23338711
To be honest, the modern gunpla aesthetic has caused a negative effect on me. I'm just so sick of that sterile looks full of decals and having an uninteresting corpo design.

>>23338725
Thats why I like older designs or stuff thats closer to screen accuracy as opposed to hyperdetail which seems to be where the hobby is rn

>>23338725
You're never going to capture the essence of hand drawn 2D animation in a CAD-designed cheap plastic toy
Unfortunately nobody hand sculpts prototypes anymore nowadays

>>23338643
I really do like the Gundam Ver Ka. I'm not big on a lot of Katoki redesigns but his Gundam (and corresponding Jims) are pretty good. Absolutely fucking hate his foot design though. The "toe" section having a big cut out so it doesn't all touch the ground looks fucking awful, and in general his feet designs do not lend themselves to good articulation at all.

>>23338792
even the legend akira tani switched to cad... thought he claimed the reason is because his eyesight is bad now

>>23338703
Why not just get the FM and third party water slides if you think the only reason the MG looks better is with the waterslides?

>>23338799
The katoki foot design is the best rx-78-2 foot design and the only time modernizing the federation suits from MSG 0079 has worked

>>23338823
>The katoki foot design is the best rx-78-2 foot design
can't imagine having this awful of taste but to each their own I guess

For me, it's the MG 2.0.

>>23338823
Because the MG is marginally better than the FM

>>23338837
opinions only ppl with a smaller left testicle have

>>23338823
>and third party water slides
And pray tell, what waterslides exist for the FM Vidar? Or are you stupidly suggesting that they purchase the waterslides for the MG and attempt to apply them to the FM?

>>23338850
>Or are you stupidly suggesting that they purchase the waterslides for the MG and attempt to apply them to the FM?
yeah what a stupid suggestion, everyone knows that creates G3 gas.

Looking to build my first Eva kit. Which line would you recommend?

They should have made a MG bael because i like the gundam bael more than the vidar

>>23338853
artpla

>>23338853
We have no idea without knowing what you value most in a kit, your preferred size and price range, and whether you want OG or Rebuild designs

>>23338853
RG or HG

>Ohohohoho you want to get us?
>TOO BAD.

Is there any of these that's retail?

>>23338908
Just buy paint nigga

>>23338908
PAINT, NIGGA
I think Johnny Ridden and Black Tristar are retail actually

>>23338909
My nigga, I would if I could buy a retail MG high mobility zaku.

>>23337997
You fuck around with them from sanding to final paint and it becomes muscle memory. To alleviate some confusion do it in chunks or off of color

You will buy another Destiny recolor

>>23338911
>Both that are very hard to find it might as well be a PB exclusive.

I hate my options.

>>23337997
object permanence helps

>>23338915
>liking gundam sneed designs
japanese penis

>>23338918
Is MG shin matsunaga hard to find or something

>>23338926
I have never seen that kit in years.

>>23338947
I've got the 1.0 in my boxfort.

>>23338947
Major shopping skill issue my dude

>>23338950
Is there a big difference between 1.0 and the 2.0? I could just ask my friend in Japan to find me one if there isn't

>>23338966
Do you live in like venezuela or someplace where nobody ships to or something

Building my first girpla and it's definitely activating something in me. I see the appeal now.

>>23339009
You should try some frame arms girls too. You can get them for great prices on surugaya. Not to say the sisters arent fun but it's a whole new side of the hobby to explore.

>>23338972
Yes. My options are limited.

>>23338853
RG or koto TV vers

>>23338850
Explain to me why you can't use the MG vidar waterslides on another vidar kit that's the same scale and looks only marginally worse using empirical evidence

>>23339050
He said he didn't like it before seeing the MG Vidar with the decals so that should've already answered your question hours ago.

>>23339009
>>23339018
30ms engineering is excellent especially with stuff like the slide moulded thighs and asses, but koto's sculpts are better in every way. you just have to put actual modelling work into them because their engineering is way behind bandai's (well i'd argue that they innovate more in terms of joints and stuff, but their moulding tech means you have to seam weld everything whereas bandai slide moulds a lot more)

>>23339072
Kotos plastic is also worse quality. Bandai does a fantastic job of making the skin look soft and lively.

>>23339075
i disagree, bandai uses this weird rubbery kps formulation that feels gross. koto mostly uses abs for their girlpla which has its own issues but i constantly see "snapshitters" (in koto terms, i mean people who use sprue goo and topcoat the skin instead of painting it) praising the finish on koto's skin plastic

What can I do if what I want is one of these but double the size?

>>23339081
I don't paint the skin on either and I just prefer bandais. Not to say kotos is bad though. It still looks very good.

Is there a good wat to get your hands on shark mouth decals for a ball these days or would I be better off trying to freehand it?

anyone bought the re 100 GP04 bootleg? how shit is it?

>>23339317
Surely there are some plane decal sets with shark teeth

>>23339317
are there no aftermarket ball decals with the shark face?

>>23338705
He experienced both atomic bombs

>>23338908
>>23338918
Premium Zaku II kits are on rotation. Also for whatever stupid reason Bandai hasn't reprinted the Zaku IIF 2.0, nor the J, or R1 and R2 types in years.

The Zaku II 1.0 is getting reprinted at the end of the year though, oddly enough.

>>23339317
free hand it and do it like this

>>23339556
>The Zaku II 1.0 is getting reprinted at the end of the year though, oddly enough.
It's been years, it took them long enough. Though a 2.0 is desperately warranted.

>>23339317
You can get third party ones on AliExpress

>>23339556
All I really want is the RE100 Zaku FZ to get a reprint...

>>23339584
what is wrong with you?

>>23339600
Izubuchi makes my pp the big PP

>mogged entire Gquux kits
How did he do it?

>>23335699
>>23337891
Added movement to the shoulder pauldrons. It seems like they were originally intended to have movement but then they put a notch on the bar locking them in place.

>>23339645
I just wish they'd make an anime accurate kit that doesn't look like shit. Why is that so much to ask?

Made the Nobell Gundam and the Red Zaku, had to wait a long fucking while for the Nobell to get here, but the Red Zaku had been sitting on the shelf at one of my local places for months, I recently started the OG series so I thought I'd pick up a Zaku, I thought they looked kinda weird at first, but after building it, they are actually pretty cool, unfortunately I massed up the nubs and it's pretty noticeable on the shield as well as some other areas, but I'm pretty satisfied, I gotta invest in some of those sandpaper bricks to get them smoother and not leave white marks
>>23339700
>RX-78-2
>Anime accurate
>Doesn't look like shit
pick one

Do any of the armored core kits come with that pile bunker spike gun whatever it's called weapon? I'm looking for something like that in HG scale for a build I'm planning out

>>23338399
>popular with women
It's probably resin kits or something else that requires painting by hand.

>>23338837
Shouldn't it be missing its head and an arm in that image?

>>23339723
You'll want either the 30MM Orbiter Nightfall, or the 30MM ACVI Weapon Set 02.

Nagano Sakura wars. Think about it.

>>23339081
>painting skin
Never bought a girl kit or resin kit because of this. Any tips for painting skin by hand?

>>23339700
They did

>>23339700
>anime accurate

Brother, the image you quoted for the revival kit is about as anime accurate as it can get

Just a heads up, Delpi are having a 30% off sale in a week or so. Normally if you buy $80 of stuff in one purchase they waive the shipping fee to the US, so it's a chance to save a decent amount of money if you have the hankering to decal up a bunch of kits.

>>23339009
What kit?

>>23335765
airbrush can easily mix colors and has very precise control over the flow of paint and pressure of the spray. With a rattle can, distance is the only control, and rattle cans tend to be more temperamental over temperature, humidity, whatever, and somehow they almost always come out grainy for me.

>>23339793
I don't think I could ever have the courage to build a girlpla at a group build.

i'm almost out of gloss and not a single store anywhere in leafland has any

>>23339804
It's a mishmash of a bunch of extra option parts someone gave me. Still need to find a head.

>>23339809
That's why he's our guy

>>23339879
Floor wax.

>>23339885
>It's a mishmash of a bunch of extra option parts someone gave me. Still need to find a head.
30MS or Kotobukiya kits?

>>23339895
30MS option body + option arms/legs

>>23339759
>not the rg 2.0
trash.

>>23339809
I entered girlpla this time.

>>23339584
I want a MG Zaku FZ. The fact it's basically the next most iconic MS in 0080 next to the Alex and never got a MG release is insane

>>23339932
He means at an in person event like the people in the photo.

>>23339939
I think I would. I'm pretty open with my interests though.

Does anyone know from experience if you can put MG The O waterslides on the Daban knockoff? The bootleg comes with regular stickers, and I want to buy Delpi waterslides to put on it instead.

>>23339934
This but for the Dijeh. How did one of Amuro’s suits, and a popular suit in a lot of different Gundam media end up as an RE/100

Desperate plea:

I need someone to either have a picture of both the RG Evangelion Unit 01 and the 1996 HG Unit 01. Or autistic enough to have them both and snap a photo of them side by side.

I've heard they're different scale and have bought the RG waterslides for my 96 HG. How fucked am I?

Which one looks better? The model kit on the right or the 1/6 seamless figure of the left?

>>23340202
Personally I like the right’s aesthetic more.

>>23340202
Both look bad
Right looks like a cheap toy
Left's clothing materials look massively out of scale making everything look uncannily fake

>>23340233
>Cheap toy
Only if you don't paint

>>23339324
anyone?

>>23339556
>The Zaku II 1.0 is getting reprinted at the end of the year though, oddly enough.
It's their birthday

>>23340271
Idiot

>>23340288
you replied to the wrong person I guess?

>>23340010
No, unfortunately, decals can detect if Bandai profited from your kit and will actively refuse to adhere to surfaces that aren't made by Bandai.
Try sticking them to plastic spoons and watch how they jump off like bouncing betties.

on the subject of decals, has anyone tried buying blank decal sheets and home printing decals? Does normal printer ink work or does it need special ink? Seems like it could be a fun way to get custom or different designs

>>23340282
Those box artworks reminds me of the CG Zaku's from the Battle for Earth game.

>>23340325
1. You need the right kind of decal paper, and the right kind of printer that's compatible with it.

2. The decal paper can't be too thick or it would look like a sticker and you probably couldn't properly stick it to the kit.

3. Printers don't print white ink.

>>23340155
>Vintage kit
Is that supposed to be a bad thing?

>>23337394
White Gundam/Red Gundam has one on its chin.

New thread

>>23340449
>>23340449
>>23340449

>>23339754
>by hand
nope, i suck ass at and don't like brush painting and do as little of it as i can

>>23340271
Genius

>>23337849
what happens if you bring an aliexpress bootleg to the panda build day? is it possible to make it back out alive?

>>23337768
Thanks anon, I'll give it a read later and see what's what.