-=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!

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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:
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
>Saintism's gunpla photography guide:
saint-ism.com/category/gunpla/photography

-=OTHER RESOURCES=-
>Gundam lineart (There's a lot!):
pastebin.com/22jyPB6q
>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/1lob2na

Prior thread: >>23355611

-=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!

https://x.com/T_kick1978/status/1936363293955994057

New thread, new shilling post:

Delpi is having a sitewide 30% off waterslides sale for the next four and a half days or so. It's a good opportunity to buy, especially if you have a large backlog of unbuilt kits that you want to look awesome.

What color do I use to panel line Eva 01

After much inner debate, I have come to the conclusion that Unicorn looks better in Unicorn Mode, and that is how I'm gonna leave my PG. Sorry not sorry

>>23361556
enjoy your white pg gm i guess

>>23361566
I do like Destroy Mode, but it basically turns it into another generic looking main Gundam and I already got tons of those. Unicorn mode looks way more unique with its all-whiteness, green visor instead of eyes and the badass horn

>>23361435 (OP)
It's the bolded stuff on the reprints list that's US reprints, right? Everything else is JP?

>>23361583
For me, it's Unicorn mode with LEDs turned on so that it actually looks like energy seeping out from the armour instead of a gaudy transformation. The MGEX Unicorn mode looks so fucking good.

>>23361615
Yeah I love this, it's like some inner power is inside trying to get out

>>23361615
IMO the perfect grade does this even better because it manages to light up just the visor in the head. There's a lot of bleeding in the mgex

>>23361583
>Unicorn mode looks way more unique with its all-whiteness, green visor instead of eyes
I agree with the concept, but to me the Unicorn is still ultimately just a very basic Gundam with a weird head.
The mostly white color scheme and face mask are cool but there are other designs that do more interesting things with that for me.

>>23361627
The PG doesn't have as even of lighting in the limbs from what I've seen. Personally I like the MGEX proportions a whole lot more than any other Unicorn too, so I'd always just get it and seal up the head and collar area a bit better, cus you're right there's a lot of bleed OOB.

>>23361628
there are also other designs in Gundam that do what NT-D mode does too, and designs before it, so what? They're different designs.

>>23361632
PG does light up limbs but you gotta use third party leds sadly because Bandai's are just not bright enough. At least they are cheaper and come with a cool controller, but unlike the mgex they don't change colors

>>23361628
This looks cool, what is that?

>>23361646
PG also tints the colour via the plastic molding, doesn't it, rather than being clear pieces? MGEX doesn't have blue anyways which is indisputably the best psycoframe colour for the Unicorns.

>>23361649
Last Junchoon from Five Star Stories.

>>23361650
Yes so I guess pg is better if you don't care about led. Although I hear the leds in the mgex are prone to break

>>23361652
Are there model kits about this?

>>23361660
Sure. Affordable model kits, not so much.

>>23361657
I'd still choose MGEX just for the proportions personally, but I don't have one because it's overpriced as fuck and I don't like the Unicorn nearly that much so whatever. But since the PG and MGEX are basically the same price, gun to my head I'd pick the MGEX everytime. Haven't heard much about LED fragility but I don't know many people who actually built the MGEX personally anyways.

>>23361660
Plenty of resins and a fixed pose plastic kit, I don't believe it's gotten anything else in plastic. FSS model kits have predominantly been garage kits for the majority of its history, and it's only been somewhat recently that we've gotten high quality plastic releases of shit from it.

What should I snap together while I wait for polyurethane to dry on my current paint job?

>>23361677
3rd party Fuunsaiki? can I see that one?

>>23361640
I honestly prefer the stargazer to the unicorn, but I also just don't like super blocky designs that much.

>>23361688
Yes king

>>23361546
do they have the first time limited decals that came with the musha mk-ii

>>23361677
>Koto Jehuty
Have fun panel lining with metallic blue marker

>>23361721
Please tell me you can actually pose the hind legs.

MG Rick Dias or RG Sazabi?

>>23361740
https://delpidecal.com/product/mg-musha-mk-ii-tokugawa-ieyasu-water-decal/1487/category/55/display/1/

This one seems similar, but it looks like it's deliberately not trying to be a 1:1 reproduction.

>>23361767
You can actually pose the hind legs

>>23361540
Man that's slick. I really like the idea of Hexa Gear with the characters being large enough to be customizable while still being small enough for there to be vehicles and usable cockpits on the mechs.

Does anyone here do Hexa Gear customs at all? A severe lack of creativity is probably my main limiting factor.

>>23361660
>>23361666
https://www.e2046.com/p/2540/&title=the-five-star-stories-last-junchoon

>>23361788
Im not very good, but some can really work when you start painting them properly

>>23361441
Finally starting to get somewhere with these pair. Gotta finish up the boobs, blade and hands for the lady, and start painting up her mate and their big gun next.

.

https://x.com/ymyenew/status/1930865765257015384/photo/1

>>23361880
memeing aside since this was probably 5 minutes after the store opened and it got restocked last night, im told Gquuux sales are actually somewhat poor, any idea why?

>>23361898
no guel

>check delpi for the sale
>sold out of the decals i want
Oh, you want me to shoot myself? In the mouth? Fuck my chud life

>>23361898
Well. most of good designs aren't even out yet.

>>23361898
In Malaysia all of gqx kits sold out everywhere except zaku

This isn't a politics thread, the question is how fucked am I going to get by tariffs on my p-bandai order? Also don't cancel my order you double niggers Also wtf I bought two of the leo-r? Also fucking whoops I didn't notice until I relooked at that order a few minutes ago. I wonder if its worth having an extra so i can sell it in 3 years for a huge mark up like an absolute asshole. And if it's not worth anything then I'll make tons of posts in gumpla groups saying I know what I got and wont sell it for anything less than $200.

>>23361982
Oh I didn't know we didn't have spoiler tags on this board.

>>23361985
What?

>>23361991
ohhhhh I copied the text from me misposting in this tread over here >>23361974
so it didn't bring the tag over

>>23361441
Just done a bit more before work
I WILL finish this one
I WILL enter it
Work and parent whining WILL NOT prevent me this time

https://x.com/BigBack2nd_hexa/status/1938581962454933694/photo/1

>>23361441
I still need to rub off some extra panel liner and add liner and stickers to the gun.

>>23361769
MG Rick dias

>>23361721
When you finish the snap, can you take pics of it with uc riders? I'm mostly interested in seeing how well the gyan and the gouf could ride it. But really any UC zeek suit would do.

>twice the size of the Psycho Gundam, so around Neo Zeong height
>orange things on its binders are Kehaar II's
Bear with me. Is a plamo of this thing achievable?

>>23362042
Theoretically yes but it would need several supports due to its construction. Bandai probably won't ever make one, but I'm pretty sure you either can or will be able to soon enough 3D print one. But prepare for it to be massive, of course. Someone's scratcbuilt one is around on twitter, don't have a link handy though.

I got tons of model kits from my trip to Japan but my hobby knife sucks ass. Any suggestions for one, to not destroy my good boys?

>>23362042
It's definitely possible but I doubt Bandai will ever make it. Someone did already scratchbuilt/3D printed one

>>23362068
Fiskars

Am I fucking up hard if I've painted a part, top coated it, built it, panel lined and put on water slides from there, then top coated again while built? Should I have panel lined when it was dissembled? Or not top coated while assembled?

>>23362068
Why did you buy that in Japan when Trumpeter is Chinese?

>>23361898
The mobile suit sucked, when it was first released there was the whole intrigue of what the mobile suit can do but it turns out, it didn't do shit and that Amuro was the one piloting it.

>>23362042
in 1/550 scale yes. Tbh for huge kits like this, I'm fine with them adjusting the scale just so that it can be made.

>>23362042
That's chinkgod's domain

>>23361788
I'm planning to paint my custom Bulkarm, but that is saved for later. Right now i'm working on Walrus Suletta and custom Sazabi.

>>23362076
It's only really an issue if you have some noticeable seamlines on the model. If you topcoated while the model was totally assembled, then you might have missed some spots. A partial assembly (like just doing the arms, legs, chest, etc.) is alright before topcoating.

>>23361898
give a source before we start making stuff up to explain it

>>23361546
Thanks for sharing anon, I've been wanting to get some decals for a few RG kits I picked up earlier.

>>23361898
>im told Gquuux sales are actually somewhat poor, any idea why?
last i checked a good number of them including gcucks it self are in the top 10 amazon sellers list

pbandai has the re/100 vagina robot up for pre order, looks to be delivering in a month.

>>23362077
Because it's way cheaper to buy them in Japan that importing them to Europe
>>23362074
Oh, nice, they are way less expensive than I thought they would be.

Do you guys have any news about the chinese Phantom Gundam and Ghost Gundam bootleg?

>>23361898
I don't think so, they seem to have consistently sold out very quickly, both in Japan and state-side.

>>23362361
You can grab a gcucks on amazon right now

>>23362068
One of the selling point is that you don't need any tool to build this

>>23362371
i mean the first few waves. the red gundam seems to have sold out within a day or two for stores that have gotten it here so far too. The GMgoog stuck around for a week or two from the store I got my red gundam at. It also seems like the amazon ones are sold directly by bandai (900+ sold in the last month) and they probably have the largest allocation of stock. I would need to see something like 1k yen for 3 michaelis kits in Japan again before believing that they're selling poorly.

I bought so many GQuuuuuX grunt kits and now I regret it because I actually hate how many small parts the Gelgoog has. I imagine the Light Guncannon will be the same.

What are the odds that this is going to get a standalone kit, even as P-Bandai? I already spent seventy bucks on a RG Akatsuki and have a HG Destiny, I don't want to buy another one.

>>23362391
The retail is already that standalone kit. Destiny spec 2 is just a straight recolor.

>>23362383
Small parts are fun though.

>>23362430
NTA, small parts can be extremely unfun when you are building something else that is not from Bandai. I remember the small bolts on AC Aaliyah's thighs.

>>23362434
I've never had an issue but my only non-bandai experience is kotobukiya and a bootlegs that didn't have anything small.

>>23362435
Modern Koto kits are easier to build. Older stuff are alot more challenging.

>>23362417
The HGCE kit is a combined Zeus Silhouette and Destiny Spec II, there's no way to get the Zeus Silhouette by itself without the Destiny.

>>23362463
I mean, you can just buy that and use Destiny II as a kitbash material. When you do modeling then everything looks useful. Someday you might need a bland 1/144 Gundam head and tada, you have one.

>have to paint this
give me strength /gpg/

>>23362460
I'm going to add that every koto kit I've built is frame arms girls.

>>23362476
It's actually pretty easy

>>23362480
>144 scale
she has gold trims on the shoulder

>>23362482
Dipping a sewing needle in paint is great for doing tiny details like that.

>>23362485
how fucking thin do I have to thin my paint for that?

>>23362482
I can never give a fuck about painting 1/144 human.

>>23362486
I dont thin it very much at all for this actually. Applying such a small amount of very thinned paint gives bad coverage and since it's such a tiny amount you don't need to worry too much about it looking globby. I just pick it up with the tip of the needle and apply it with very gentle taps.

>>23362496
guess I'll just have to try that out tomorrow

How many airbrushes do you guys have? Up to five right now.

>>23362501
I have one, a master airbrush G233, and I just clean it between colors. Thinking about buying a nicer one though.

>>23362501
I'm still using my cheap 0.3mm airbrush that I got over 7 years ago

>>23361798
p. cool ngl. I like the whole Metal Gear Rising esque aesthetic Hexa Gear models have. I guess it makes sense with Kotobukiya making kits for Kojimbo's new games.

>>23361898
they sell out immediately where I live

>>23362391
The chinks are making one. Dunno whether it's compatible with RG Akatsuki though.

HG Nobel gundam comes with two head parts. The second part fits nothing. wtf is this for?

>>23362517
Koto only make kits Kojima's mechs and all of them are strictly Shinkawa's design. The only exception was Ludens kit, which is human and genderbended. Hexagear has very little to do with Shinkawa and Kojima, somewhat inspired but that's about it.

>>23362533
for me, send it over

>>23362501
I don't paint my gunpla.

>>23362533
There are 2 Nobel kits, standard mode and berserk mode. The junk head is probably the leftover of either of them.

>>23361898
Hard to tell because they could be undersupplying to stores. The titular suit is probably fine though.

Kobayashi managed to transform Dragonar from Gundam-like to Maschinen Krieger. How does this have anything to do with Dragonar lol.

>>23362501
This seems excessive anon

>>23362549
Well, the head is somewhat still reminiscent of the original

>>23362501
You better have some excellent builds with that workshop.

How come when it comes to monoeyes, it's always pink with the occasional yellow and green? Why Bandai not use different colors? I don't think I've seen one that's blue.

>>23362539
You know, I'm kind of surprised no one's posted a build of the coomer KO nobel gundam yet. Figured some of you guys would be all over that.

>>23362501
What the fuck, you work in a studio with students? You do not need that many air brushes.

>>23362309
So what are the top 10? Lemme guess, it's still Aerial?

>>23362558
Blue is the good guy color, not an evil monoeye color

>>23362501
One for each color. That way you don't have to worry about cleaning them.

>>23362559
Well i would buy it and paint, but that's for another time because i'm working on something else right now.

>>23362549
I prefer this one

>>23361441
Still chipping away at the Nightingale. Paint is about 90% done, just a handful of frame parts left to clean up and then I can paint them.

Any chances Koto will make more DS2 kits? We already had the ship and ghost mech. All we need left is Red Samurai. The game is kinda like a pile of shitposting, but i'm willing to buy the toys solely for Shinkawa alone.

>>23361441
>>23362580
I have the sub arms mostly figured out. They now fold out at two points and twist 360 degrees at two points, so they have a full range of motion. All that's left is making a wrist joint and either getting the three-digit hands to work or making some new ones from scratch.

>>23361437
How many entries we have so far? I only remember that knee gun one and Shiki with two cannons.

>>23362559
>>23362576
I also go one to make a custom. Going to see if I can make a decent Kronii Gundam, but yeah its on my back burner as well. I dont think anyone is getting it just to be a snap chad and have tits on their shelf. At least no one is willing to admit to that.

>>23362592
Well i would paint it because berserker Nobel has a colorscheme that i'm just not a fan of.

>>23362524
I was going to ask about this one next, but I assume it's going to be compatible since there was a promo image a little while back of them attaching the leg booster to a Strike Freedom without having to remove the foot (which is supposed to be one of the major flaws of the Bandai kit). And judging by the promo image here, it looks like it was designed from the get-go to be an add-on to the 2019 HG Destiny, and is going to be compatible with the Delpi waterslides for the official product.

I heard it was going to be available starting in September, which sounds pretty good. Just hope that tariffs and shit don't assfuck the price too much.

>>23362592
I wish every vtumor fan a happy rope dangle day

>>23362651
Uhh...How do you know that's a vtuber?

Just got this in the mail, excited to start building it when I have some free time

>>23362662
>burning gundam

>>23362663
They have to play nice with the evangelical base.

>>23362660
if you follow enough japs on twitter, you learn

>>23362672
Why do you even dedicate your time into learning something you hate? Unless you are a fan but trying to look edgy.

>>23362682
>"who is this character artist I like keeps drawing?"
>"who is this my friend keeps retweeting art of?"
you're overthinking this for some kind of "gotcha" but vtumors are unfortunately near inescapable within certain domains

>>23362665
but the normal version says God Gundam on the box

>>23362592
lmao that looks sick

>>23361898
my best guess is that they made a metric fuckton of the gqux kits to support the show with the goal of overproducing rather than having too little and creating an opportunity for scalpers.

Gunpla is a weird hobby though. Hate turns into fascination and love real quick.

>>23362712
>but vtumors are unfortunately near inescapable within certain domains
The only thing inescapable here is your schizophrenia.

>>23362726
wow, what a clever and well thought out response!

Don't know if it's just the locations near me, but it kind of looks to me like Hobby Lobby is weaning off of selling MG kits. I don't ever recall a time when the MG RX-78-2 3.0 wasn't shelfwarming, and the MG kits on the bottom shelf are being replaced by Digimon, Mazinger and Kyokai Senki. Hell, they also seem to be running low on RGs as well, the only Gundam they're regularly stocking are HGs from Build Breaker, Wing, WfM and SEED/Destiny, and the perennially shelfwarming HG Barbatos.

>>23362728
get the tickbalang and leo + anything you personally like

>>23361441
Having some more work intenstive projects on the go so doing a quick build and paint for a break. Always loved Dygenguar so it's nice to have a good kit of it.

>>23362728
Kyokai Senki being shipped off to Hobby Lobby is funny. I wonder if those kits will sell any better there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBYv7g-Betk

>>23362744
You can never know. Alot of kits that were flops during their initial release will suddenly get a surge of interest in the near future.

I wonder what my hobby place did of the literal wall of tickbalangs that was there for months, or of all the unsold stuff for that matter
The kyoukai senkis are still there at full price

>>23362778
I actually went there one day and bought all of them and hung them on the ceiling of my room. they gave me a small discount for taking the bulk of them off their hands.

>>23362778
every few weeks/months they do a 40% off gunpla sale

>>23362728
I am 99% sure that the missing kits are because bandai hasn't reprinted them yet. One of them is the mg zaku II. I think the other spot for you is the MG AGE gundam normal.

>>23362782
nah that's the thing my store almost never does discounts
the wall of tickbalangs, mirasoul unit and demi expansions just vanished at some point without ever being discounted

>>23362784
check the weekly ads on their website. every store will honor it even if they don't list it.

>>23362501
1 harder & steenbeck evolution that i've had for about 5 years with 0.15, 0.2, 0.4, and 0.6 needle/nozzle parts sets
cleaning to change colours or swap needles takes like 30-60 seconds with lacquers so i don't consider it worthwhile to buy a second airbrush which i will still have to clean out at the end anyway

>>23362549
daily reminder kow yokoyama hates kobayashi and kondo for "plagiarising his style"

>>23362877
You got some names switched around. Kow Yokoyama and Makoto Kobayashi are friends. Kobayashi hates Kazuhisa Kondo for using "his" The O without permission in a manga. Kondo does not care what he thinks.

>>23362972
Kondo definitely has a harsh feeling, too. Apparently, the evidences were strong enough to get him losing contract with Kodansha.

>>23362877
Nah, Kobayashi and Kow are buddies. Kobayashi designed Nutrocker for SF3D's short film and built some models for Kow's Robot Battle V. Quite a strong bromance ngl.

>>23362356
Asking again.

>>23363003
Just check KRW twitter yourself, our usual reporter disappeared

>>23362592
Her Kroniis aren't big enough

>>23362987
That some macross I spy

>>23363005
thanks

>>23362220
Do you need that second topcoat? Or is doing so after panel lining/decalling not necessary?

i want to start painting the body for the 01 gundam but I want to wait until I've secured a lightcannon for the head

>>23362744
I guess it depends on the quality of the kits (having not built any of them, I wouldn't know). My guess is HL is banking on the lack of knowledge of the series to drive positive curiosity to purchase them. With shit like Digimon and Star Wars and Transformers, at least there's popular culture knowledge to drive purchases, but with Kyokai Senki they might be praying for a "I never heard of this show, but the kit looks cool, let's buy it" type effect.

I'm starved for plamo content so I gave pixellie a chance but it's impossible to make it through that play pretend voice

>>23363152
Just sub to Zakuaurelius. His upload is weekly.

>>23363157
zak cant satisfy me alone

https://x.com/shawns9_real/status/1939860657509437487/video/3
gov'na

Doing test for light cannon with ground type and 01 colors. Thoughts

>>23363159
yeah he just said he is goin back to korea on vacation for 2 weeks I think

>>23363162
Groud type Gelgoog

>>23363152
I came across this channel recently that I like a lot
https://youtu.be/OWXh3cVBTO8?si=xc0hILJ-r_15Z-yd

>>23363159
Cant you guys watch something without having to simp for the youtuber.

>>23363174
Steb I'm already subscribed to your channel stop promoting in this mongolian sub board.

do you guys sometimes feel that you put a model kit in the backlog for so long that it is now rare and feels like its a waste to build it now?

>>23363190
ye

>>23363190
I have a MG Turn X and EX-s but the latter is getting that pbandai reprint that was announced. Having a deep striker would be peak. Probably the only big MG I don't have.

>>23362020
Why?

>>23362534
Why the fuck can't they make a regular 1/12 scale Ludens

>>23363214
Male Ludens have a photo realistic eyes, which is not something Koto willing to pull for such niche products because let's be real, actual Kojimafags don't buy modelkits. It is much safer to just genderbend him into a waifu and print the anime eyes on the girl.

where's the mg ex-s

Alright anons, where can I learn to apply a completely smooth coat of paint? Preferably without having to use an airbrush. I've been watching videos for brush techniques and so far I've seen you should use a lot of water and alternate between a wide thick bristle wet brush for an application and a wide fine/soft bristle dry brush for smoothing.
Found a G-Self standard flight pack model, and I'm planning to paint the blue shield red, and detail it like it was detailed in the show.

>>23363232
use an airbrush

>>23363232
>use a lot of water
Why the fuck are you using acrylics, that's the one thing you shouldn't be using to paint Gunpla.

>>23363220
i went to a barbecue at zaku aurelius' house, he had a bunch of these
he made stacks and we tossed black short people he hired at them

What RGs do you think look better than their HG counterparts? Any where the RG still looks better than the updated HG that was released after the RG?

>>23363365
I would take HGs over any RGs any day ever.

>>23363162
>>23363166
Cough

>>23362728
Is it because of tariffs

>>23363368
Consider the RG Mk II Gundam

>>23361441
Bit of progress

>>23363414

>>23363232
makeup sponge technique

>decide to start painting groupbuild entry
>cheap chinknesium airbrush with attached compressor
>been a bit, has trouble spraying
>begin to take it apart to cle-
>connection to the compressor shears off

handpainting it is then

I finally got my first gelgoog! Picked the marine cuz its my fav

>>23363473
Looks snazzy

I'll probably cop the gelgoog jager next

>>23363479
They sell pretty cheap dspiae sanding strips on amazon. They'd be a great way to work off some of those nub marks. It'll also give you a bit more time to work on your kit. It makes it feel really special when you've spent a bit more time on it.

>>23363484
True that I got a little lazy with the arms near the end haha but I should cop some. I use a glass file mostly

>>23363490
I dislike the glass file for rounded surfaces. It's difficult to match the contours with it and the sheen rarely matches the plastic.

>>23363492
Oh yeah? Good to know. I have noticed my nubs are more difficult to deal with on the more curvy zeon suits I've been doing recently.

>>23363495
That's why I like the sanding strips. It's easy to use my fingers to match the curves on parts.
Just make sure not to use it on light colored plastics after you used a strip on something colored. It'll force darker plastic into the lighter one from the dust.

>>23363473
>>23363479
Gelgoog marine would've been my fav too as it comes with a spike shield and thats so rare. But cant bring myself to like it after finding out the shoulders are static; while the normal Gelgoog +cannon variant have shoulders that can swing foward and has better flexibility overall.

>>23363501
(I'm also in a BIg Mood to make a Gelgoog cannon right now, but I'm short on money already have other orders in the way for anything else. Need to scratch the chonker suit itch.)

>>23363501
I've been basically exclusively building old hgs for the last couple years so I just build so I can represent my fav suits from my fav anime not necessarily cuz the engineering is standout. I'd love 2.0s for shows like stardust memory or 0083 though that would be tight

>>23363408
Bandai started making MGs a P-Bandai only thing outside of Japan

>>23361441

snapped this together at work

working on the vayeate

too bad these kits are pbandai

>>23363506
Soul as fuck, brother, keep on.

So, given that pre-orders of the MG The O in the US apparently aren't being honored by Bandai, what are the odds that pre-orders for the MG Ex-S or MG FAZZ will?

>don't really like how the RG Nu HWS looks like
>try to find the HGUC instead
>either out of stock or scalped to hell

So I got this the other day. (pic off amazon because I didn't take a pic).

I think I am out of my depth maybe or maybe it's just neves.
I've done a few MG's before nothing fancy, just nipper and using the raser plus to sand down nubs and used the provided stickers.
However I kind of want to go all out with this and give it some actual love and make it very very good.
Beeing thinking of waterslides (Which I have ordered) and then doing a top coat.
What do you think if I Did the gold pieces as gloss topcoat, the inbetween armour pieces the like grey/black as semi gloss and then the blue as matte.
Do you think this would be a nice combination. Keeping the translucent orange plastics as untouched though.

First time touching topcoats though, will practice on some disposable plastic spoons first.

Im mostly just worried about fucking up the top coat, waterslides aren't much of an issue because even when you "set" them you can just make them wet again to move them about.

>>23363051
You should do another topcoat to protect your panel lining and decals.

>>23363592
You'll be fine. It may look daunting but it's just a straightforward build, provided you omit the LED system. The legs have the most parts and each leg section may take a while to build.

>>23363365
>What RGs do you think look better than their HG counterparts?
all of them

^false

>>23363365
I really like the Astrays, Zeta, and Wing gundams in their RG versions

>>23363609
more details = looks better
simple as

>>23363614
The most reddit thought process ever

>>23363616
>it's better if it's all undetalied and looks like a cheap toy with flat surfaces because... it just is okay??

Behold: the ultimate plamo.

>>23363617
Yes.

>>23363592
No one seems to talk about this.

But apply a thin layer of gloss to everything, THEN apply decals.
This will substantially reduce silvering (small tiny bubbles under the decal.)

THEN apply your topcoat of choice.
The finished look will look so much better.

>>23363614
except decals

lots of decals=bad

Are the Patlabor kits good?

>>23363633
That box art does psychic damage to me

>>23363633
The Moderoid kits are good apparently

Was there a regular non-Cutie version of Kisaragi Honey plamatea kit announced yet, I only see the Cutie Honey one even though the old preview photos included both kinds

how common are swappable hands in HG kits?
none of WFM kits have them?

What do we think of the PGU 1/60?

>>23363644
You first.

>>23363645
66,000 yen is a bit steep, for that price the parts better come without needing to do shit like top coat, painting, panel lines etc.

>>23363647
I don't like the stickers.

>>23363651
Yeah 66,000 yen tier model and still inclusing stickers is fucking retarded.
They should be waterslides at a minimum.

>>23363592
For a "realistic" feeling,
What I would go for is:
Gold and Orange see through plastic: Gloss topcoat.
Grey, black and the blue armours: Semi-Gloss.

>>23363617
Flat surfaces with good paintwork > greebling out the ass

>>23363644
it makes my pp the big PP that they gave it forearm rotation, first PG I'll pick up.

>>23363662
>forearm rotation
This is one of the coolest things going for it.

Just snagged the EX S-Attacker, looking forward to throwing away an HGUC S upper body to display it transformed. I wish the EX line continued.

>>23363665
Absolutely. I like the overall look too. A little overly broken up in areas but fixable and has a lot better paneling than the RG and MG Ver Ka.

>>23363662
It would be cool on a smaller kit, on something as large and heavy as a PG it's just begging for issues with the forearm falling off, splitting apart, or otherwise giving it one more point of failure when it tries to hold a pose. I really wish PGs had kept the direction the 00 PG went with the locking joints and refined them to be better designed.

>>23363669
I doubt it. It's not that unstable of a joint. A simple circle lock will keep it ever falling out and the Nu doesn't have that much weight on its arms. Frankly any design can incorporate locking ratchets into that style if they wanted, there's nothing so inherently weak about it. Almost every kit has a similar joint between the shoulder and elbow to begin with, the joint will pretty much always be subject to more weight.

>>23363644
moar greeble!
moar!
just add moar!!!!!
cant get enough of the fucking shits!
add moar!

>>23363673
It's really not that greebled though compared to some of the Chink slop kits out there in the same scale.

>>23363672
It's probably just a simple peg and it has to hold up the shield and weapons. I know the PG unicorn's arms had issues with slowly working their way out of the connection to the shoulder over time(if you weren't running the lighting unit at least) and that's likely about the same amount of weight. Since it rotates you can't really have much in the way of a key plug like the psycho mk2 had on many of it's pegs to dodge this very issue.

>>23363673
Whats wrong with detail if it's printed well?

>>23363676
The Psyco Mark II literally has a rotatable sub-elbow forearm joint, the armour geometry simply gets in the way from full rotation... I don't get what you mean. It's the same structural integrity; and Psyco Mark II has no problem holding a pose with its absurdly heavy shield.

>>23363675
>whataboutism

https://x.com/6f4z9ncrq4/status/1937739119909875957/photo/1

https://x.com/WalkerB22360210/status/1940027411997106249/photo/1

>>23363644
I would love to get it because the Nu is a cool suit. However, the price is just too much unfortunately, especially because all the sits in 'Murica have it listed at a $200 markup.

>>23363644
>$460
>Still shitty low quality wax stickers
They should kill themselves for not including waterslides at this price.

>>23363680
The PGU Nu's paneling makes sense. Do you just want it to look like the line art? That's not what the PGU line is about.

>>23363644
What the hell is their plan for the funnels

>>23363691
>The PGU Nu's paneling makes sense.
No it doesn't

>¥11520 for all 4 of these
There has to be a catch. What are they, like 2 inches tall or something?

>>23363633
The joints on the old MGs are severely limited by the rubber sleeves so you're better off sewing your own or something.
Also, I can't help but feel as if the guns are like half the size that they should be.
Especially the shotgun looks kinda wimpy.

>>23363691
>Do you just want it to look like the line art?
Yes. That's exactly what I want, maybe a bit of opening hatches at most. I'm so tired of every kit line having to have 5000 extra greebles added that aren't even functional detail.
>that's not what PGU is about
PGU is about upcharging for what would have simply been called a normal PG a decade ago. Practically speaking there is no real difference. It's the same line at a higher price point.

>>23362728
It's more or less the same at the three stores around me. Only MGs I see are the ver 3.0 Gundam and a single Zeta ver ka. The RGs consist of a few Hi Nu, Wing Gundams, Wing Zero EW, and a handful of Char Zaku. The HG kits are pretty much the same save for two stores having the Cucuruz Guncannon and the other having the Origin Gundam. I asked the customer service manager if he'd seen any announcements or emails mentioning anything about the store no longer carrying kits, but he hadn't heard anything. Me personally, I think they're slowly fading gundam kits out or maybe they're trying to get rid off all the stuff they have stocked up before putting out "new" kits on the shelf? Sounds like cope to me. Oh well, I'm just glad I got three $80 MG Sazabi Ver Ka kits from them when showed up on the shelves.

Weird question, but I've been thinking about getting into action base customization. Y'know, actually make the action base a place the cool robot man is standing on rather than just transparent tupperware plastic.
I might need to visit tg for this, but is there a way to make sand retain its sand-like look without actually being sticky? I would like it to be stood on but not permanently ruin the paint on the feet in case I want to move my robot man somewhere else. Or make it do a cool jump pose.

>>23363473
I got this guy because he was cheap and I was skeptical if the torso would look good. My only gripe is that it comes with a cheap one piece plastic sword instead of a naginata or at least a two piece.
Strange choice because iirc other stardust kits like the gm cannon 2 and the gm custom were incredibly detailed.

>>23363710
based

>>23363710
>that aren't even functional detail
That doesn't even really matter imo. It's a cartoon character, it doesn't need to be "functional". The detail is simply detrimental to the design.

>>23363743
I want my panels to look like they would be actual panels mostly, shit that opens or where armor plates overlap. Not just a bunch of gaps and lines that make no real sense. Something like the MG 2.0 line or older PGs was perfect.

>>23363565
Source for this?

>>23363748
Unfortunately old PGs had terrible proportions, especially the enormous heads

>>23363748
Why do the panels need to be there at all? It just breaks the design up unnecessarily.

why are single blade nippers so expensive, it's easier to make them, don't have to sharpen two blades

>>23363162
I'd say make the belly on ground cannon beige as well and add some of that lighter shade on legs, maybe on those protruding bits on the knees

>>23363617
Both bland and hyper detailed look like cheap toys if you don't paint your kit in a realistic paint job. The plastic shine won't lead you anywhere, no matter what kind of design it has.

>>23363758
Because they are actually sharp.
Double bladed nippers just crush things in a narrow vice.

>>23363720
Why would Hobby Lobby stop selling Gundam kits?

>>23363758
Double blade nippers don't really get sharpened much to begin with. And you get single blade ones for 30-40 bucks, they aren't that expensive.

>>23363767
A good paintjob just turns it from a cheap toy into an expensive toy
It will always look like a toy

>>23361435 (OP)
SLAT/cope cages look good on gunpla

>>23363778
I get it. You are making this argument to dismiss the modeling practice and encouraging people to become snapshitter instead.

>>23363706
Zaku just did a review on some of these and I have no idea where SE gets off charging so much; they are indeed only 2-3 inches tall, have zero color separation, a shitty 1-page black and white manual...Like, what are these prices??

Shame because I want Front Mission kits.

>>23363812
>charging so much
Are you retarded? ¥11520 is $80. That's only $20 each, cheaper than most HGs.

>zero color separation, a shitty 1-page black and white manual
This is completely irrelevant and not a valid criticism. If it was an action figure you'd have a point but this is a model kit and you're supposed to paint it. If you don't paint your opinion is worthless.

>>23363812
I get your complain about them being small, but color separation is the last thing you should complain in these threads.

>>23363812
So it's Artifact line for AC essentially?

>>23363774
Only reason I can think of would be stocking issues or maybe the tariffs? I doubt it's a stocking issue since the hobbytown I shop at just got a restock of gunpla kits. Truth be told, I've not bothered keeping up with the tariff nonsense so for all I know it's not affected gunpla prices that heavily. Only reasons that come to mind anyways.

Is there a difference between hardware store laquer thinner and tamiya?
I plan to paint with acrylic so I only need the stuff for diluting and cleaning tamiya putty.

>>23363844
Hardware store thinner is stronger and hotter so it might cause your paint to dry faster than you want. You can get around it by adding a drop of retarder, though. Most people here don't like having to adjust their ratio though so everyone's gonna tell you to use Le dedicated official heckerino r/gpg approved leveling thinner

>the PGU Nu's paneling makes sense
what a fucking normie faggot
bet you like unicown

>>23363850
Not for painting anon. Just for cleaning up and diluting putty.

>>23363858
Hardware store stuff is better at everything except at being expensive

>>23363644
I like it, it makes /gpg/ snapshitters mald.

>>23363863
Cool

>>23363840
If websites like USA Gundam and Gundam Planet still stock them why would the tariffs affect Hobby Lobby? They'd just charge more than what they are right now while still having thay bi-weekly sale on kits to sell them

>>23363869
But snapshidders are the ones who are mostly going to buy it. They outnumber painters by like 10 to 1

>>23363190
no, i bought a kit because i want to build it at some point and if i change my mind i just sell it on the second hand market. hoarding a kit because it's "rare" instead of because you want to build it is retarded

how do you tighten the joints for better posing without glueing them completely?

>>23363784
No, I'm in favor of modeling, just that doing so in pursuit of "realism" is retarded. A toy model of a toyetic robot design will never look "realistic".

>>23363892
Topcoat on the joints will make them tighter.

>>23363821
>something in the same price range as an HG but half the size and zero color separation is a reasonable price

Speaking of worthless opinions...

>>23363758
you can get perfectly serviceable single blade nippers for like 5-10 bux on aliexpress

>>23363821
Color separation still matters with model kits since less color separation = more masking

>>23363892
put glue on the joint itself without connecting, let it dry completely, this way you'll get a coat that will increase friction and make it tighter

Which 2.0 kits are inferior to their 1.0 counterparts?
Pic related

>>23363903
Expecting everything to be as cheap as your low quality bandaislop is retarded. Your opinion is actually LESS than worthless - there's not a single legitimate or valid point in your head.

>>23363910
>actually this 1 mile hike is better than this 10 mile hike brcause it's shorter
Lol

>>23363821
>this is a model kit and you're supposed to paint it
Uh, there is no "paint" in the word "model kit"

>>23363932
>actually worse model kits are better because you have to fix more things
Stupid logic

wow cool argument guys so interesting

>>23363921
I think Freedom is the only exception where the 1.0 is clearly better designwise than the 2.0. All the 1.0 kits in existence just fucking suck when compared to their 2.0 counterparts, which ain't a lot.

>>23363936
Having to take a few extra steps on a walk doesn't make it a worse walk, retard. Why dont you stick to your gundamslop for bandaibabies and keep your invalid opinions about real model kits to yourself

>>23363950
Not who you're replying to but your analogies are the worst things I've ever had the misfortune of reading.

>>23363910
sure it matters but it's a compromise that makes sense when the kit is so small and has sharper details than a HG

>>23363951
Sounds like you need to read something outside of your elementary school library

>>23363921
left looks way better

>>23363955
No, you low IQ troglodyte. At least be consistent in your dipshit analogies. You think a dog shit model kit that takes more work to fix is the equivalent of taking more steps to walk. It's more like the walk you are taking is filled with shards of glass, needles, and homeless retards (you) that need to be cleaned up.

>>23363950
It depends on what you want out of the hobby
For example not everyone enjoys custom sculpting so if a model kit has completely wrong proportions that's a significant negative to them
Meanwhile others may enjoy challenging assemblies but not find as much pleasure in painting to a high standard
I don't think anybody actually enjoys masking though

>>23363950
why do you do this every day, why do you not have anything better to do in your life than be a retard on a chinese automaton construction enthusiast forum

>>23363959
he thinks taking a walk is a difficult task because he never leaves the house, only cries about things he doesnt like in a thread about things he doesnt like

>>23363950
You can put the same amount of work into good and bad kits, the difference is that with good kits that work goes towards making them unique and exceptional while with bad kits it's just to make them at all presentable

>>23363894
>A toy model of a toyetic robot design will never look "realistic".
You can with modeling. Colorful? Paint them all in olive drab. Obvious toy joints? Remove and replace them with metal wires. Toyetic designs? Change them with putty and pla plates, cut off their arms and turn them into chicken walker. There is no limitation when it comes to modeling.

>>23363910
>more masking
You implying that modelers should paint their models in accurate details and not making up new shit.

>>23364008
I didn't like how cartoonish my zaku cannon looked so I scratch built some parts to make it more realistic. Pic related.

>>23364008
With enough work you can butcher your model so hard that it's no longer recognizable but why the fuck would you? If you're gonna go that far just forget the model kits and boot up blender/fusion 360/whatever

>>23364014
Unironically if you can do this, that would be a great showcase of your skill.

>>23363940
Flat was my favorite part of SEED. Something about the dynamic of callously using sex appeal to manipulate Kira into getting revenge for her but then genuinely falling in love with him worked really well. Shame she got written out of the show more or less by the halfway point. Extra shame when they fucking b8ed me the entire time with Kira thinking about her all the time and wanting to see her again

>>23364017
I mean, why wouldn't you?

>>23364018
I feel like it'd be a waste of a zaku cannon

>>23364023
She had a nice potential arc in being exposed to Coordinators and seeing the error of her ways but they sped through it just to kill her. Real shame. yzak x flay is how it shoulda been

>>23364025
>I'm going to buy a model kit of a thing I don't like and then change every single thing about it until it no longer looks anything like the original design
Seriously, what is the point?

>>23364031
The snapshit build already looked wrong and your color correcting paintjob made it look different in another way, but improved. There is no " original design " when it comes to plamo.

Why is everything still sold out?
I thought COVID was over?

>>23364043
What are you looking for?

>>23364042
>There is no " original design " when it comes to plamo.
You are genuinely fucking retarded, holy shit

>>23364045
Ah yes, the super accurate plamo known as HG Rozen Zulu with totally anime accurate color. You repaint this? Disrespectful to Bandai!

>>23364042
The original design is the design out of box. I hope this helped.

>>23364050
Rozen Zulu is purple, not brown like the molded color. I hope this helped.

i sometimes read that you can sand a part instead of topcoating for painting
which grit do i sand it with? 1k?

>>23364049
If there is no "original design" then what is the HG inaccurate to? Dipshit.
The original design is how it looks in the show. You can either pursue making the kit as accurate to that as possible, or just making it look however you prefer. But if you don't like the original design to begin with (ie you consider Gundam designs too toy-like) then you just shouldn't buy that model, because at that point you'd have to turn it into something completely different to make it appeal to you.

Turn A, Gundam Plutone, Narrative Gundam blue psycho frame and IBO Man Rodi bootleg soon. Also there's a rumor of GM Build Fighter bootleg in a work

Kept seeing these bootleg Nobel Gundams, can anyone just try fitting a Beargguy I backpack in place of the sailor uniform lapel on the back of even the original?

>>23364061
>sand instead of topcoat
what are you smoking

>>23364061
>>23364067
oh lmao my bad i meant priming of course

>>23364061
You mean priming? But yeah, 1k should be good enough especially if you give parts a good bath

>>23364057
The model kit is an original design. It's the design that the model has out of box

>>23364068
Kek
>I once read you can remove material to replicate adding material. is that true?

>>23364074
They look like this out of box. Why won't you just keep them like this and paint? I mean you can make an artsy build like that, but that would be against your talking point, isn't it.

>>23364075
no because the surface gets rougher, paint sticks better
thats how it works i think

>>23364081
Because the intention is to build it and paint it if you'd like. Glad I could help.

>>23364075
Do you not understand how primer works?

>>23364086
And you can build it whatever the fuck you want before painting. How many retards actually keep safety flags?

>>23363753
There was a post a few threads back about US shipments of MG The O just outright not arriving. I think USAGS originally had it arriving in Q2 2025, but it's been pushed to Q3. That was hearsay too, but being the paranoid little bitch that I am, I am concerned because like almost everyone else here I want an MG FAZZ.

>>23364083
>>23364090
No I'm laughing at anon's mistake regarding topcoating, not primer.

>>23364081
Because not every Mobile Suit has the same level of color placement as a design from over 40 years ago.

>>23364099
A lot, actually. Probably more than the amount of people who throw a fit over a kit not being a color they like out of the box like you do.

>>23363921
2.0 looks better, u should have went with the Hyaku shiki

>>23364115
>who throw a fit over a kit not being a color they like out of the box
That's the foundation of modeling, anon. You don't like the OOB looks, that's why you paint and add/remove details.

>people unironically like this

>>23364126
Where does going online and throwing a fit about the oob looks fit into this?

>>23364125
I don't like the 1.0 or the 2.0 that much there. Pic rel is probably my favorite Hyaku Shiki.

>>23364129
You were the one demand me to "respect the oob looks". I despise the oob looks and will always change it. Bandai's sculptor can suck my dick.

>>23364128
I’m liking it ironically, actually

>>23364125
Hyaku shiki 2.0 is actually significantly better

>>23364132
I didn't do that. I just popped in to imply you're a little bitch

>>23364135
No need to imply, i am a little bitch. I turn your precious zaku cannon into a chicken walker like a bitch, too.

>>23364136
I lied about having a zaku cannon. Please post your work.

>>23364136
chicken walkers are fucking retarded
>why yes I'm going to combine all of the worst traits of a mech and a tank into a slow, immobile, clunky, highly vulnerable piece of shit

>>23363212
Holy shit, the MG turn X is so expensive now????
Damn, I built that kit, I love that one, wish they would reprint it. The Turn A designs are all so good

>>23361435 (OP)
If you had to choose between two kits, would you get the MG 00+Raiser, or the MG ZZ ver.ka?

>>23364142
ZZ ver.ka without a question

>>23363921

I know it's suggested that you use lighter fluid to strip paint if you're doing a reverse wash or whatever, but what IS lighter fluid? Like chemical make up of it? Is it any lighter fluid that you can use or a specific one?

>>23364125
Truly spoken like someone who never actually built the Hyaku Shiki 1.0.

>>23364146
It's naptha. It's a petroleum distillate and the cheapest way to get it is in the form of zippo lighter fluid.

>>23364139
Ok, what about a horse walker?

>>23363779
>1/72 slats on a 1/144 robit
horrendous

>>23364139
I think Chicken walker Zaku is a neat idea and should be explored more.

>>23364147
Why does that matter? The 1.0 still looks better

>>23364144
tastelet detected
2.0 is peak jim

>>23364151
Shinkawa already did that for you

>>23364155
>2.0 is peak jim
Nah, it's decent but there are other GM kits that look better. 2.0 sits too much in an awkward middle ground of sleek and modern, and anime-like. I tend to prefer kits that commit more to one or the other.

>>23364157
Nice Zaku

>>23364154
And how would you know which one actually looks better if your only experience with the kit is by looking at pictures of it on the internet?

>>23364159
It is more like a Sazabi, story-wise.

>>23364144
Another case of the 2,0 looking way better

>>23364161
It’s got no tail tho

>>23364160
In what regard does the 1.0 somehow magically look worse IRL then

>>23364170
You haven't built either of them

>>23364152
It's only 1/144 if you include something for scale, which the original creator unfortunately did

>>23364173
Not answering my question

>>23364177
Your opinion is worthless because you have not built either.

>>23364178
since you've clearly built both of them surely you can elaborate why you consider the 2.0 to be superior

>>23364142
Probably the MG 00 raiser. ZZ verka doesnt interest me. So decide based on what interests (You)

>>23364180
I have built both. The 2.0 looks better and the satin plating and undergating is very nice. The articulation is better and the inner frame is much more sophisticated. The 2.0 is also just in general offers a much better experience building it. The few stock photos you are basing your whole opinion on do not give you what you reasonably need to form an opinion on this. I love old kits but the hyaku shiki 2.0 is the better of the two.

>>23364187
ZZ ver.ka is actually a very interesting build. It has a lot of weird engineering I've never seen anywhere else, especially in the knees, and I think that just made it an excellent build. ZZ as a show is unpopular but that model kit is really good.

>>23364189
>The 2.0 looks better
In what regard? The 1.0's styling and proportions are more accurate to the anime.
>plating/undergating
I was assuming you would be painting the kit regardless.
>articulation, build experience
I don't consider those relevant. I said the 1.0 LOOKED better, not that it was a better toy.

>>23364152
That gunstock is worse

>>23364131
>no panel line down the center of the thigh armor
What variant of the hyaku shiki is this?

>tfw my USAGS order is delayed again

>>23364193
Silicon Tribe with the MG head

>>23364170
The foot has literally zero articulation, you can't separate the heel at the arch so it's completely flat-footed
Terrible shoulder motion range
Dogshit old MG engineering in general gives less motion range in the joints
Seam lines all over the goddamned shop
The colors on the non-gold parts clash badly given the old toy-like aesthetic, the hoses in particular are horrible
The gold pieces fingerprint easily, so you have to handle them with gloves while assembling and/or posing
Not to mention that it has you put literal stickers on the chrome plated parts which stick out like a motherfucker (at least nowadays you have the option to buy waterslides for the 2.0 which blend in significantly better)

Now stop being a whiny little bitch and just admit that you don't know shit.

>>23364190
The 1.0 looks okay from exactly one angle and if you paint the entire thing, and looks bad from every other one and with anything less than an absolutely pristine paintjob that I know you are not capable of doing. You could see this if you'd actually built either kit. All the gold on the 2.0 does not need painted because it is undergated and plated with real metal which inherently looks like real metal since it is real metal instead of an imitation of it.

>>23364197
HGUC with paint looks better than either so this is a pointless discussion

>>23364138
Well i lied about zaku cannon too. But i have a GTO Char Zaku right here. I can turn it into a chicken walker, just for you.

>>23364197
>articulation
>engineering
see >>23364190

>>23364200
The plating on the hyaku shiki 2.0 looks neither like real gold, nor does it look anything like the anime

>>23364190
You don't know how the 1.0 actually "looks," because you've never actually held one in real life. Therefore your "opinion" is irrelevant.

>>23364204
Super high gloss gold doesn't look good in person on a small scale. The 1.0 also doesn't have that and I know you cannot perform that paintjob.
You do not know what either of these kits looks like because you have not built or painted either. Your opinion is worthless.

>>23364208
>Super high gloss gold doesn't look good in person on a small scale.
Cool. The Hyaku Shiki still isn't supposed to be pale gold. Honestly I'd even take the HGUC's injection gold over the 2.0.

>>23364209
Your opinion is worthless. You have built none of these.

>>23364211
Nobody in this thread builds anything

>>23364212
I've built both master grade hyaku shikis. The 1.0 is bad.

>>23364189
Yeah, I know it's really technically impressive. I just don't care for this interpretation of the ZZ. The FAZZ on the other hand I would get wihout a second doubt.

Theta Plus MG fucking when

>>23364212
I've started the legs of my new doga and then I'm gonna build the resin backpack and gun for him.

>>23364214
And all I'm saying is that if I were to buy a Hyaku Shiki and build it, I'd probably pick the 1.0 over the 2.0, because I personally find it more appealing, even if the build is more difficult. I simply do not think the 2.0 looks good and I'm not going to buy it just to confirm that.

>>23364222
The build is not more difficult. If anything, the 2.0 has some quirky design in the ankles which makes it a harder build. The 1.0 is strictly a worse kit and you won't build either because you don't build anything.

>>23364144
Is the left an ungreebled GTO GM?
I've been thinking about taking off the chin and feeling in a few greebs.

I miss being a snapshitter, this hobby has become significantly less fun since I started painting.

>>23364229
You can still snapbuild if you want. Nobody is forcing you to milhouse your kits.

>>23364230
unfortunately snapped kits don't look good to me anymore since I started painting but the cost of paint, having to deal with shipping paints, decals etc from another continent, the wait times, it's just draining me

>>23364229
I finally bought paint for my rifle not my model kits

>>23364234
You could experiment with topcoats. In my experience, a well cleaned part with some mr.super smooth is indistinguishable from a painted part. Some colors take to it better than others but it saves a lot of time of brighter colors. It's actually crazy how well a single layer of matte hides flow marks and levels out the color.

>>23364234
little known fact but you can snap kits as you like, then disassemble and paint them once you have the necessary components. I actually have a live "backlog" of about 10 snapd kits from which I just randomly pick and paint them whenever I feel like it.

>>23364229
>>23364234
>EU
If you like painting and enjoy the results but hate dealing with imports consider switching to miniature painting, it's going to be much better supported in your area.

>>23364249
The real power move is knowing that the same paints you use on minis can be used for gunpla.

>>23364229
I'm still putting together my painting kit, but I've resigned myself to not painting my favorite build till next year. I'm starting with the kits I like the least then the ones with simpler colors so I can level up as much as possible before I allow myself to paint the good stuff.

>>23364249
I'd consider it if I had a 3D printer but I don't

>>23364250
But /gpg/ anons keep telling me it’s impossible to get a good finish with shitcrylics

>>23364234
why would you order paint from another continent

>>23363885
Just speculation on my part as to why hobby lobby doesn't have what used to be the usual amount of gunpla kits on their shelves. On the other hand, it'd be odd if websites that sell gunpla and even have gundam in their title didn't have a steady stock of kits wouldn't you say?

>>23361898
>>23361880
in burgerland I have yet to see a single gquuuuuux kit in stock at any physical retailer, only online

>>23364267
europoors only get access to tamiya, mrhobby and ak in terms of paints. we also have weaker thinners because of eu chemical import regulations

>>23364266
The big problem acrylics have is that they can be hard to clean from your airbrush and are generally less durable. These things are mitigated by running cleaner through your airbrush between colors and by putting a durable clearcoat over the paint. Picking good acrylics also helps. In my experience, the toughest ones are vallejo mecha color and aqueous hobby color. Vallejo should be easy to get in Europe.
Another issue people have with acrylics is them drying on the tip of your airbrush but this is mitigated by adding retarder to your paints, which you should be using to get a level surface finish anyways, and by using a proper airbrush thinner instead of water. There's also a lot more variance in quality of acrylics between brands.
I will also throw in some unconventional knowledge I don't see anywhere. Vallejo retarder and airbrush thinner work for aqueous hobby color paints so you don't need to worry about finding the "proper" products for them.

>>23364272
Hobby town locations are getting them but they sell out really quickly.

>>23364274
>europoors only get access to tamiya, mrhobby and ak
lmao I would quit on the spot if I had to deal with that

>>23364278
this anon is right about sealants to help durability. Tabletop dorks have been using acrylics with various sealants for decades. Modern polyurethane sprays from hardware stores have a surprisingly good semigloss finishes, and a matte coat can be applied over them.

>>23364297
In my experience, a layer of gloss clearcoat as a sealant is best. Gloss seems to be the hardest finish.
I've never used polyurethane but I have a can of it for woodworking. I might experiment with loading it into an airbrush.

i kinda like the chonk and the gold plating of the Hyaku Shiki HD color version, but it has really bad seams and articulation, the 2.0 version is too skinny.

but you have to admit, the Hyaku Shiki 2.0 version is made to look good alongside with teh MG Gundam Mk II ver 2 and the Zeta ver Ka.

>>23364306
It’s a nagano design, it’s meant to be skinny

>>23364312
Nagano designs weren't skinny back then

>>23364313
Maybe not compared to gothicmades, but objectively and compared to other zeta suits, the hyaku shiki is pretty slim

>>23364299
Vallejo makes some polyurethane primers intended for airbrushes that are really nice but take a long time to cure. For sealants I use rattlecans... the regular cans of polyurethane are very thick and seems like a challenge to airbrush, but that stuff is very tough.

I wouldn't advocate this for gunpla, but a technique used on the fringes of tabletop painting for a long time is "dipping" involving cans of thinned and pigmented polyurethane varnish, which can be purchased as-is from the wood stain sections of hardware stores, available in a lot of colors too.

>>23363959
The only low IQ person here is the angry bandaibaby like you

>>23364349
The can of poly I own is water based so I am gonna see if traditional water based thinners will work on it and then test the durability if I can get it to spray. At some point. It won't be today.

>Butch Femme

https://x.com/T_kick1978/status/1940716872309366942

Just finished my third ever Gunpla and I gotta say I'm happy but also intimidated. The world of Gunpla is deeper than I could have imagined, all I've done so far are HGs. The first one I ever did was a Trans Am Kyrios and it looks terrible. The stickers are everywhere, I basically twisted off all the parts so there are nubs and stress marks and overall it just looks bad. My most recent one is a Seravee and on this one I used a leatherman to cut parts and remove nubs and sand down rough spots. It looks better but according to the guides I'd have better luck with getting some flush nippers and a hobby knife. When I first started building these, I thought I could just have everything in the box and ready to go, and while that's sort of true, I'm realizing now that if I want them to look nice, I'll have to get into panel lining, maybe even painting and that's just a deeper investment since I was originally attracted to HG kits because they seemed cheap.

I tried bros, 1/144 pilot figure is just too much for my dogshit eyesight. Would rather hit extremely small sections with concentrated shading coat than do another pilot figure

>>23364387
touch up the white bits that ended up on the cloak and hair then hit it with a gloss coat + panel liner/black weathering liquid and it'll look fine from anywhere more than half a foot away

Plamatea Fallout Power Armor

>>23364384
welcome and yeah, if you want straight builds that look pretty good out of the box you'll need at least two or three tools. some cutters, micro flush work fine. a hobby knife and some sandpaper or a glass file. For panel lining, I recommend starting with panel lining pens or markers. The pour type gundam marker is especially easy to apply and clean. If you're willing to go further, I recommend getting some model paints and use them to color in areas and color innacuracies instead of using stickers. To then seal it up, use a spray can varnish. Flat/Matte generally looks the best on gunpla.
Oh and remember to post your builds here.

>>23364406
pretty cool, but plamatea's price is not worth it

/m/ as an artist I am half considering pulling the trigger on a GQuacks and painting it with Shuji's kira kira graffiti
rough visualization
is this a cool idea? y/n

>>23364418
how are you gonna paint it?

>>23364418
n

>>23364422
>apply coat of primer with the parts on the runners (applied to the red/blue/yellow plastic pieces only)
>paint tiny circular colour splotches/dots to the parts on the runners with a brush (using picrel colour palette to retain the approximate colour profile of the default design)
>apply opalescent nail polish on the white and grey plastic
>assemble the kit
>do detail painting with a brush to turn the colour dots into the "A" shapes you see in Shuji's graffiti
>once this dries, paint the linework with a darker colour to maintain the line details
>shiny lacquer on top

>>23364418
Yeah

>>23364418
Sounds like a fun idea but I don't think it would be all that pleasant to look at.

>>23364459
hahaha yea that's my biggest concern is that I'll get halfway through it and realize it looks like clown vomit
on the other hand it's such a clean/crisp design I'm hoping it would compensate for the colour chaos?
still sitting on the fence, but I know it'd be fun to try to pull off

>>23364406
>lameass T-60
Wake me when it’s T-51

>>23364469
Well it's not like you can't strip it back down and repaint it in a way if you end up not liking it. I'd say go fo it.

>>23364224
No it is not

>>23364412
The fact that you can't afford this isn't just sad it's tragic. I don't even wanna make fun of you for it, I'd feel guilty.

>>23364488
its not that, plamatea is kinda ass so i'd rather buy koto instead

It can finally stand up

>>23364498

>>23363921
The F91 comes with a better base. the 2.0's stand's peg fits into it though, so you can have the best of both worlds if you get both.

Bought Exia as my first PG with the Kodmos LED kit since it seemed better than Bandai's.
Am I in for a fun time? Have done like 10 MGs although most of what I've done recently are RGs.

>>23364418
Try not drawing balls and cocks

>>23364469
Well if you go for a full display piece with a proper background and maybe even lighting like those fancy projector lights, this could make it work

>Most HG Gunpla kits are $20 to $30
>Whats that? You wanna buy an HG kit for a series NOT from Gundam?
>Doubles the price of it despite it being the same size as an HG Gundam
WHY THEY DO THIS SHIT?

>>23364515
Because everyone aside from bandai is a much smaller company so it's more expensive for them to produce.

>>23363683
What is this? A kitbash? I want one.

>>23364517
But SRW and Armored Core are owned by Bandai

>>23364521
not really, the preorders just came with two scooper arms the rest came with the box

>>23364515
Less popular IPs won't sell as well, so they gotta make sure the manufacturing costs are covered

>>23364521
It's Bulkarm Lux Ape, but the design only has one excavator arm. You have to buy 2 kits in order to make that kitbash above.

>>23364525
>>23364517
Yeah an injection mold costs the same if it is a Titular Suit, a grunt, or a non-Gundam mecha.

>>23361441
Calling it done on the Groupbuild. Here's where it was when I last posted it it

And here's it pretty much complete aside from a topcoat

Rear shot

>>23364530
>>23364532
HOT

Set up in firing mode. This whole build was inspired by the JO Hound's stand-by mode, which really spoke to me for the theme.

Admittedly I need to go back in and do some touch-ups on Kriegsman Karl over here.

>>23364512
Your supposed to include some genitals

Army on Parade.

>>23364532
The pistons came out pretty good

>>23364538
this would be really cool if it wasn't w*rh*mmer

>>23364469
One way to find out anon, bite the bullet

Honestly stumped trying to come up with a name for it though. Just slapping "Basilisk" or "Earthshaker" feels too basic, though Earthshaker Hound has a nice ring to it.

>>23364538
Good stuff anon, nice job on the weathering

>>23364545
Earthfucker.

>>23364545
>>23364530
Very cool mate, great job
the pistons ended up looking nnice

>>23364406
>fallout plamo
neat
>t-60
pass. call me back when they make a t-51 or x-01

>>23364511
Opinions on this? Realized I probably should have asked before buying, but I was buying with the gunpla equivalent of my dick.

you KNOW what fallout model they should make

>>23364560
Well you can create T51 if you are willing to do some excessive modeling. The canvas is there.

>>23364562
It's allegedly one of the best PGs.

>>23364565
Assaultron, so I can hot glue it

>>23364562
It's just a big MG
It's a fine kit but it's not especially impressive or "fun"

>>23364562
If you want validation, I think I've seen at least 2 lists with it as the best PG kit.

>>23364569
Well that's good at least.

>>23364572
And that answers the build difficulty. What's a more "fun" one to consider next time? Or should I instead finally buy an airbrush and stop just snapping, decaling, and panel lining and buy MGs.

>>23364574
Only a bit, it was mostly "Oh did I make a mistake" as I have vague memories from a decade ago about the PG Wing Custom being really annoying in some way.
I've only started building again in the last year after taking a decade off. Rewatching old series with my friend (who is seeing them for the first time) has made me itch for plastic.

>>23364575
Depends on your idea of fun
Older PGs (up until Strike roughly) are going to feel pretty unique compared to more modern kits but absolutely need paintjobs
Red Frame to Exia is basically the "big MG" era
The PGUs are hyperdetailed and super-densely built but ludicrously expensive

Now that I have your attention with this sexy picture, help me
>h&s evo 2024 delivered
>don't have compatible compressor wire
I was expecting that. Will any h&s wire work ? I saw I can also get a different part for the airbrush that would be compatible with my current wires, but I saw wires with a psi valve which would be useful since the airbrush doesn't have a valve like that

>>23364575
>What's a more "fun" one to consider next time?
It's all the same snapfit action everywhere so after a nice kit with no glaring issues the road can only go downhill.
You can try other lines like hard graph, ex-model or Artifact for something close to usual gunpla but with a decent enough deviation to spice up the building

>>23364241
What kind of paint do you need for a rifle ? I'd like to paint mine but not entirely. More like draw things on it with paint

>>23361982
I canceled all of my orders after seeing everything went up by like 20 bucks and just bought them from Amazon with free shipping. Hell I got epyon drum drang cheaper on ebay than p bandai

what's the second most detailed hg/rg zaku/gouf after type solari rfv?

>>23364622
If you want to count every humanoid monoeye then ver Ka Sazabi.

>>23364588
rifle painting is automotive rattlecan tier, but you can use lacquers or enamels through an airbrush if you want.

>>23364194
The longer I've used usags, the more I don't want to use them.

>>23364635
the boss there is a menace

nothing like waiting 6 months post release for your figure to arrive

>>23364631
So long as I can find a primer that adheres to it, it should be fine. I don't expect it to hold on forever if I ever try

>>23364639
I kinda hate the pose but cause she's not likely to get more figis, and if you're a big fan of the Alex and want the pilot figi next to it, I guess you got no choice, huh?

>>23364656
> if you're a big fan of the Alex and want the pilot figi next to it, I guess you got no choice, huh?
Yep. I like the pose myself, it's some of my fave artwork of her. Wouldn't mind a fully suited up version though. I'll any I can get, I just want to get it...

>>23364639
looks like she's peeing

>>23364684
I feel like it's a pretty simple bending over pose but whatever grills your burgers anon

dunno about this recolour chief

>>23364690
you must not hang out with drunk women much

>>23364695
I don't care much about recolors but the new gun justifies its existence, which is pretty cool. I wish it has a new shield, though.

>>23364361
It took you 4 hours to come up with that?

>>23364588
Rapco or alumahyde is what I'm using.

>>23364580
Pls respond

>>23364710
NTA but you should stop bitching about "bad modelkits". Just like playing videogames, hard mode and the above are for the feeling of achivement. Yeah the destination is the same, you finish the game, but it wouldn't feel as cool when you do it in Easy mode.

>>23364720
>video game analogy
Stick to food analogies kid, maybe you'll get it next time if you do.

>>23364695
I think I like the regular version more, but it's good that they have a few variants. Do any of you bother filling/covering the big hex holes in with anything?

I dont recall anything about Gundam Wing and EW suits why was there a blue heavy arms?? All I get is this one mg. Help

>>23361880
It's a shit design, the gelgoog will sell out instantly every reprint because it's actually good, so will the red gundam, but this piece of shit is still overstocked in my local hobbytown.
It looks like garbage. Fuck Gcucks.

>>23364709
isnt the gun a new msg? I prefer its og gun with mags

>>23364710
Not as long as it takes you to snapshit a bandaibaby gundumb toy and then put it on your shelf unfinished

https://x.com/SPiCa_nagatsuki/status/1940871684472689001

>>23364753
now this is TRVE modelling

>>23364752
Legendary insult from a 12 year old.

>>23364732
The blue one is the heavyarms custom. It's got a master grade kit but it's a p-bandai exclusive.

Is there any surprise in mg heavy arms custom I should know about?

>>23364720
it's more like spending 10,000 hours optimizing a bubsy 3d speedrun
sure it's an achievement but you're still fucking retarded for doing it

>>23364538
>>23364536
>>23364534
FOR THE EMPEROR!

very nice dude
I love the gun the pilot is holding, which by its size looks like a handcannon

>>23364741
It's an old MSG, but still new to the kitself rather than just the regular Jackal riffle again. Not bad for a recolor.

>>23364713
I'm a fucking retard, the quick connector part on the airbrush can just be removed. Though I'm still considering a wire with psi valve but know jack shit about numbers and measures. My compressor is a sparmax, not sure what model, most likely tc-610h plus

>>23364769
Still more impressive than playing Death Stranding on ultra easy mode and boast about it.

>>23364741
uh the original gun of the jackal is kinda puny honestly

>>23364776
A model kit can be difficult in other ways than just being low quality
You do know that, right?

>Want an MG 2.0 reprint
>Get a Robot Damashii instead

The monkeypaw is real.

>>23364777
yeah its what I like about it, it feels like a proper kenetic gun for the size and it has mags that can be stored in the shield

>>23364781
>monkey paw
RDs look better anyway

>>23364779
None of the Bandai or any other Japanese brands models even close to "low quality". You are being super retarded here, while calling people retards. And what is even your standard of " Low quality model" ?

>>23364787
>And what is even your standard of " Low quality model" ?
revell

>>23364768
It's just the regular heavyarms with some extra parts. The EW wing kits are all good.

>>23364788
It's amazing how they manage to continue to sell kits whose molds are 50 years old without going out of business.

>>23364788
Meme shit. Boiling tracks in hot water to soften them is not that ridiculous when you consider everything gunpla builders do.

>>23364781
It was reprinted last year. They're still popping up at hobby lobbies. I just got one there a few weeks ago.

>>23364794
I've seen revel kits withs mould slip so bad the missile's profile looks like the green tetris block

>>23364753
sovl

>>23364798
Doesn't sound like actual problem. I have seen worse. You should check out those vacuform model kits. There is no runners or anything, you have to cut off the parts from this plastic board, and then glue them together. Not to mention every messy leftovers you will have to clean up.

>>23364811
I actually want to buy one if any of the local store have them.

>>23364811
biggest poser I've ever seen in these threads

>>23364812

>>23364757
I think the guy arguing that a "good" kit takes less work is closer to 12 year old mentality

>>23364814
>Motivates him to look at things in a more positive way
>He calls me a poser
Whatever you want. Keep getting intimidated.

I like PUNK FUCK custom

>>23364812
That's not really meaningfully different from dealing with runners.

>>23364821
A good job isn't determined by the amount of work you put in.

>>23364828
Spoken like someone born after 1995

damn it the earlier megami devices really are just super flawed compared to the busterdolls and above

>>23361880
probably no one bought it because everyone is waiting for the final battle version of the Gcucks so that normal version is shelfwarming

bandai is so retarded, to announce the final battle version when just reissuing the normal version, of course the reissue will shelfwarm hard. are they consciously killing their retailers?

>>23364829
1990 actually. A good result is a good result whether you spent 500 hours or 5 minutes. You can spend a year folding dogshit iron into a sword, or make the same quality result more easily with higher quality material to begin with.

When, or if, you go to a surgeon do you hope he uses a dull knife to cut you open for the effort it'd take compared to a sharp scalpel?

>>23364836
I mean there are some reaaaaaaally dumb/drunk execs at bamco lately considering how hard they're just fumbling EVERYTHING AS OF LATE

Anyone here knows where I can buy bread clips in bulk like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BghzhEohQbA

>>23364826
Pffttt you can just rip the parts off the runners if you want to. Runner is much easier than cutting shits out of a stiff plastic board.

please redpill me on the fat cat 1/100 RG 2.0

>>23364840
you can do lots of things but no one's ripping parts off runners here, it's literally just cutting out a defined shape with lines to do it.

>>23364834
You should see the even earlier FAGs or the racaseals that preceded them. Even the early megami devices are advanced in comparison. It's actually been pretty neat watching the various lines evolve.

>>23364837
Blah blah blah you're just a bandaibaby go play with your gundamslop

>>23364847
You have to draw those lines yourself. Out of the box it's just a sheet of pressed plastic. And cutting out a shape from plastic is far more of a pain to do than simply nipping shit off a runner. There really aren't any great tools for it. Nippers suck ass for it, probably the least shit way is to use a knife and that still sucks.

>>23364852
>Cutting out a shape from plastic is far more of a pain to do than simply nipping shit off a runner.
It's a little more of a chore but it's not actually difficult to just trace a line with a knife against an edge, that's literally all it is. This isn't wow so hard who could ever do it. It is a chore, but it's not a chore requiring any masterful artistry except tracing a line man.

>>23364842
its ok,if you dont mind the greebles

>>23364847
Please anon, all of you can't even clean runner nubs properly, let alone 90% nubs, 10% parts like this shit. You are literally a repelling faggot, trying to claim models are "too hard" previously and now wiggling your way out like a worm.

>>23364860
>everyone is the same person
You are just the best little thread punching bag at this point.

>>23364842
better than the MG 3.0. fuck gorilla hands

>/gpg/ could literally never

>>23364838
I really liked the Gquacks design and how different it looked but the show was an insult
On the other hand the few who liked the show mostly didn't like the radical designs

>>23364857
No it is not a chore. "Chore" is the trivial repeating task you have to do in an extended period of time. Cutting poorly molded parts of a plastic board is not a "chore", it is a stressful task because you have to make damn sure you won't damage the details in the process. And vacuform is literally extinct because no one actually want to build these turds, not even the most hardcore, experienced boomers. If it is that "easy" as you claim, then every anons around here would have built several of them already.

>>23364860
I used to work in a shitty japanese company that had a plastic molding department and made a lot of jigs and tools to make gate cleanup easier for the poor wagie qt's.
I think for vacuform it would be easier to treat it like sheet metal and have cutting press machines do it.

>>23364871
>"Chore" is the trivial repeating task you have to do in an extended period of time.
yeah anon, that's what tracing styrene with a knife to cut it is. A chore. It isn't difficult, it is in fact just repeating a rote action many times, tracing a knife across a line. Worry about damaging the details? Are you a fucking hamhands? half these shapes are straight fucking lines with maybe one notch. You don't even have to cut them out perfectly, because you can just cut a simple geometric shape around them and clean up to the actual detail. None of this is fucking hard jesus, it's tracing with a knife and sanding. No one who put these together is some godly modeller. Schoolchildren fucking made them dude. It's just a CHORE added on.

>>23364811
>>23364812
>>23364816
>>23364860
>model kits manufactured with vacuum forming
holy based I didn't even know these existed

>>23364871
>And vacuform is literally extinct because no one actually want to build these turds, not even the most hardcore, experienced boomers.
So then why are you going to bat for it and making fun of us for not wanting to put up with garbage
Strange hill to die on if you ask me

>>23364878
bandai should really consider vacuform. undergating is overrated, full perimeter gating is where it's at

>>23364881
>mfw hyaku shiki 3.0 costs more than my car

>>23364880
>So then why are you going to bat for it and making fun of us
I'm making fun of you fags because you have been building objectively easy stuff, yet bitching as if they are some sort of unholy battles god sent to you.

show us your vacuform creations

post models where you painted inside the lines

>>23364884
vacuform is ideal for zeon kits and their curves

injection molding has runners. what would their vacuform equivalents be called? there's no molten plastic that need paths to "run" to cavities so they cant be called runners

>>23364891
platepla

>>23364888
I'm an exclusive oob builder. I dont even use stickers.

>>23364892
which on second thought we will of course shorten to plapla
got that gunplapla bro fr

Imagine if BB guns came in model kits instead of pre-assembled. literally GUNpla

>>23364896
GUNpla already exists and has for a long time

>>23364898
can cops shoot me if I brandish those in a traffic stop? because that's a core tenet of GUNpla

>>23364899
have you considered the merits of 3D printers?

it wouldn't be a real /gpg/ thread without a pointless retarded argument over nothing and bringing up one person from a hundred threads ago

>>23364877
>None of this is fucking hard jesus, it's tracing with a knife and sanding.
>School Children
Yeah school children that uses drill to make holes, that could very easily blind them forever. And knifes sharp enough to cut away plastic like butter. And after sanding, none of the details are even correct, which you will have to cover this abomination with bunch of putty to make it coherent. The act of cutting shit off another shit is not hard, it is how to turn this piece of shit into something that resembles a model.
School children can only build one thing, HG Gunpla. That's it.

>>23364902
no nipping+sanding = NOT plamo

>>23364906
>school children that uses drill to make holes
yes. and the knife part too yeah. we used to have these cool classes where you got to play with circular saws.

I'm so jealous of minimum wage aunties in bangladesh who get to nip these off the runners and assemble them

>>23364911
>we used to have these cool classes where you got to play with circular saws.
I love the smell of misinformation in the morning.

>>23364906
>The act of cutting shit off another shit is not hard
>Cutting poorly molded parts of a plastic board is not a "chore", it is a stressful task because you have to make damn sure you won't damage the details in the process.
>And cutting out a shape from plastic is far more of a pain to do than simply nipping shit off a runner. There really aren't any great tools for it. Nippers suck ass for it, probably the least shit way is to use a knife and that still sucks.
> Runner is much easier than cutting shits out of a stiff plastic board.
sorry sure sounded like you were whining really hard about it being difficult to cut out shapes from a plastic sheet

>>23364894
I'd shorten it to plap because it's funnier.

>>23364902
>>23364907
Were you saying

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ab3FRCVQnU

>>23364914
>misinformation
anon I literally had a shop class in middle school with table saws and circular saws

>>23364907
3d print stuff has both of those. You need to do a lot of work to pretty it up. And then there are sometimes fit issues on top of that depending on the quality of the printer.

>>23364888
>Paint inside the lines
What are you? A snapshitter?

>>23364881
I think you misunderstand. It's not based because it's "better" somehow, because it's not. Vacuforming is an extremely cheap and fast manufacturing process. Model kits aren't it's strengths, but I think it's very underutilized for dioramas and scenery. Garage kits too, although 3d printing is now at a point where even a high quality home printer is similar cost to a heated vacuforming table. Vacuforming is still widely used in packaging, inserts, and other applications. I know of only one company still manufacturing vacuformed diorama and wargames scenary, and they are based in the UK.

>>23364891
"sheets" I guess?

>>23364914
Do kids today not have shop? I had both wood and metal shop classes. Got play with all sorts of saws and welding equipment.

>>23364925
Post pics of that or shut up.

>>23364435
>on the runner

>>23364933
you want me to post pictures of my... shop class? from almost 30 years ago? like the classroom? what exactly?

>>23364931
Kids are not even allowed to see women tits. What makes you sperg this nonsense? Unless you mean "19 years old kids" then those are not kids.

>>23364930
>dioramas and scenery
Wouldn't it be way too weak and flimsy? It's just hollow styrene sheets

>>23364936
you should post some anime tits for us all to enjoy then

>>23364937
do you think the anon you're speaking to has ever built a diorama? learn to tell a bullshitter anon

I dunno about high schools nowadays but even in Superbad they had shop class https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCVGI2hd3xw

>>23364931
depends on the place, but where I grew up, if it ever existed, it hasn't for at least 50 years. The university had a machine shop but they were very strict about who had access for liability reasons.

>>23364941
fuck you I used to build tabletop terrain from cardboard and hot glue, plastic sheets are plenty strong enough

>>23364905
there's been an obvious common denominator lately

>>23364942
Those are definitely not kids lmao. More like teenagers, which are old enough to handle heavy duty tools. But no kids use circular saw to build their silly plane toys and no kids actually even want to build vacuform.

>>23364933
How? When I was in middle school phones didn't have cameras and only very few people even had cell phones

>>23361982
You should not expect fucked over by tariffs unexpectedly with them.

Premium bandai orders do not ship directly to you from Japan. They ship from Japan to a warehouse within the states and are charged any tariffs at the point when they enter the country in bulk.

You are not directly charged tariffs because the products are already in the US when they ship your order out to you.

If you are going to get fucked over by tariffs, it will be bandai adjusting future (now current) releases to account for the tariffs

See the
RG destiny impulse price increase from $45 to $61
HG G-Line standard armor going $32 to $39
HG Calvary Temple Hellmeene being $50 while the
HG L-Gaim MK II that looks significantly more complex is only $37
and more examples to come I am sure.

>>23364948
I notice this specific faggot who doesn't even know how to reply with number tagging. I originally expected him to be one of those spergs who refuse to give (you)s, but when i asked him, he said he is "from Vietnam and can't see the numbers", which is fucking bullshit.

>>23364943
Fucking bizarre. I grew up in Texas and back there they had them long past the point I graduated. There was a CNC class too.

>>23364956
>You should not expect fucked over by tariffs unexpectedly with them.

>>23364959
NTA, there is no scenario where school kids spent hours with circular saw and drill to build a vacuform model. Most of the vacuform builders are hyper autist with too much spare time.

>>23364962
Do you even know what a circular saw fucking is?
No fucking shit they didn't use them build a fucking plastic model what are you even talking about you god damn schizophrenic retard

>>23364937
it's not like it's the strongest thing ever but it does hold itself fairly rigid if there's compound curves and complex shapes in the form.
plus you can easily glue it to a more solid base or fill it with something to strengthen it

>>23364962
That I agree with. I don't think you'd use a circular saw on those tiny plastic plates regardless. Possibly a jig or band saw with a small blade but definitely not a circular one.

>>23364961
did you read the rest of the post or are you illiterate

>>23364963
What are You even talk about? There is a retard above claim vacuform can be built by children with circular saw. But then again, that faggot might be you so i'm just wasting my time here.

>>23364968
>retard above claim vacuform can be built by children with circular saw
most literate /gpg/ poster

plamo in the west is so dead
my hobby spot couldn't find any hires that are actually into mechas, gunpla and much less other licenses or even modelling
imagine being on the soul crushing wage grind in a place full of cool robots not appreciating it

>Average vacuform builder with doing their chore

>>23364914
redditspeak go back

>>23364978
Complain about redditspeak in this snapshitting reddit thread? Please anon, we have gone down the abyss at this point.

>>23364974
it's like selling cars while in the back of your mind you are wondering how long until they realize you still ride the bus to work because your shitter car was totaled five years ago

>>23364964
>>23364937
unsupported 1mm thick sheet bows slightly under the weight only of a single HG please ignore the 8 oz bottle of crackle medium that weighs many times more than the gunpla

>>23364937
Vacuform kits and diorama are generally thicker and stiff compares to the industrial soft type you usually see in food packages. Not to mention modelkits themselves are pretty light weighted.

>>23364986
I honestly cannot tell if this Heavyarms is a botched paintjob or a properly painted one but with unappealing weathering.

Got these 2 in today

>>23364983
No joke, one of the hobby store in my place is having a saleswoman. She doesn't give a shit about plamo or modeling hobby, everytime i visit the shop to buy some paint and kitbash fodders, i can see her getting confused everytime i ask about availibity of specific products. Luckily the more experienced senior employee usually tell her what to do. The purpose of hobby stores hiring non-fans is mostly to prevent stealing, because you know damn well the useless plastic robot might be very valuable to them. Another reason is that these desperate, poor people really need an average, relatively relaxing job.

Latest arrival

>>23365013
how can she stand the smell of the customers? especially during summer

I'm gonna buy a vacuform kit just to shut this retard up, because cutting a part out of plastic and cleaning up some flash is not as hard as this anon is making it out to be.

>>23365022
The place has no AC so she is smelly, too.

>>23365025
>Famous last words
Don't forget to paint it, anon.

>>23365025
I'll give you like twenty (you)s if you film yourself cutting out a piece with a circular saw

>>23365018
I will beat you up and take that.

>>23365034
>Tried to own some random anons on 4chan
>Lost several fingers
Can you imagine that?

>>23364996
it was absolutely botched

>first time painting anything in the scale of gunpla
>white paint used on the legs didn't flow right through the airbrush because it was cheap acrylic craft paint and really old besides
>15 year old bottle of dark green paint kept reactivating
>light green was way lighter than I expected
>brand "new" package of tamiya weathering pigments was dried out
but it's a two and a half decade old kit that went half-assembled for 15 years so it deserved to at least be completed. I'm not going to strip and repaint it. The craft paint was an experiment that yielded very mixed results. Most were unusable garbage, while others merely needed more coats for good coverage. I should have tested on spoons before painting an actual kit with them, but I am new to gunpla and was rushing things like a dummy.

>>23365040
pigments are meant to be dry, bro

>>23365025
It it doesn't look really good I'm gonna laugh at you.

>>23365045
it was pic related. Maybe it was the wrong product for the application, or maybe I used it wrong

>>23365040
I think the way you shade and weather is abit too overdone. Also, that racing green is too harsh, you should mix it with something to subdue it. Or just replace it with bright olive drab.

>>23365009
>>23365018
line em up

>>23365056
Zak did this to all my preorders and sent me a video of him doing it.

>>23365054
absolutely. it was a learning experience and many mistakes were made. Next up is a 30 MF kit and an HG Aerial and I am aiming to do better on those.

>>23364961
oops, I butchered that badly.

You should not expect to be charged extra for tariffs when they ship your order. Bandai already pays the import tariffs when they enter the country.

>>23361441
lightcannon order: secured
red gundam: ready for disassembly
my attempt at vaguely recreating the gquuuuuux bazooka... good enough
starting the 01 gundam (body only) tomorrow

>>23365034
I'm not the anon who said anything about circular saws, but that is a lot of (you)s. . . Will a table saw work?

>>23365086
circular or nothin, just rent one from homedepot.

>>23365086
Remember to have 10 fingers by the end of the customization and painting.

>>23365018
HAND IT OVER NOW

>>23365085
I thought the GQX Fed bazooka was mostly lifted from 0079 just like the shield, are there a lot of differences?

>>23364538
Fucking awesome.

>>23365085
>>23365128
None that I can see here

>>23364986
I always used to use those plastic sheets as plaster molds rather than try to use the flimsy plastic.

>>23364272
I got one at a Target last week - they had three of them

tested some more craft paints
>base coat: rustoleum satin deep purple

>Folk Art 437 Lipstick red
It's usable but takes a lot of coats for a strong color
>Apple Barrel 20588E Pumpkin Orange
It's shit. Horrible coverage and needed a 2:1 thinner to paint ratio with a lot of mixing to flow correctly. These paints were 3 for a dollar and I still feel like I overpaid for this level of quality.

Compared against
>VMC 70.957 Flat Red
>VMC 70.956 Clear Orange
Unsurprisingly these paints did great

For future tests I will use spoons instead of failed 3d prints, but I don't have any spoons currently.

>>23365086
do you think most anons here know the difference between a circular saw, table saw, and chop saw? they all have circular blades after all...

>>23365146
Surely he meant a cope saw, right? He didn't actually mean a full on power tool for cutting out parts, right?

>>23365151
there are no wrong tools in this hobby :)

>>23364937
Couldn't you just spray the underside with expanding foam like Great Stuff TM? Fill in the empty space below and then cut off the excess to be flush.

>>23365146
Were you trying to airbrush craft paints? That shit is for hand brushing at most.

>>23361441
>>23362583
Almost done the sub-arms. Everything is solid, they move around and the wrists swivel. I need a saw blade to finish the claws so that they have articulation, then I can finish painting everything and stat decals.

>>23365217
pretty cool, but plamatea's price is not worth it

wake me when it's T-51

>>23364836
I'm waiting for this too

>>23365213
Circular or table?

Figure-rise Standard Amplified Comoli Harcourt when?

>>23365128
>>23365130
there's not too many differences which is why I figured it would be manageable. I haven't done much custom work with pla-plate and I've only ever rescribed lines. it's far from a perfect recreation but I think it'll suffice since this will is a kitbash and no kits have the official one. I also had the bazooka on hand already from the hg rx-78-2.
here's everything I did:
>snipped handle to be a c-clip
>seam removed muzzle piece, sawed off further down the end and reattached instead of trying to scribe a circle
>scribed lines along side (had to redo one side a few times)
>sanded down the rounded bit that extends out, added the little detail there
>drilled hole in side of the rear part
>added protrusion along the bottom of the rear part
>some pla plate details along the top

Made my first RG kit, I'm gonna do the stickers tomorrow cause it's late, but I'm excited to try more RGs or even MGs once I get some spending money, I also preorded the Shining Gundam RG so I'll be doing that soon

>>23365352
Do experiment with posing, tons of possibilities with this kit

>>23365362
I wanted to, but I think I fucked the right arm somehow because it falls off from the slightest tap and is difficult to reattach, so I'm gonna leave it as s

>>23365368
You may have fucked up that very tiny spot on the shoulder/arm connection part, it can get flattened really easily

>>23365376
Wow, glad I payed 60 leaf bucks and fucked it up

>>23365379
You can always try to thicken the peg with some glue or acrylic varnish
>apply glue/varnish on peg
>let dry and cure
>test fit later
>if too thick sand a little
>if arm still falls after a sneeze apply more

>>23361441
Building the VFG Konig monster right now. This kit is better than I thought with the transformation gimmick and inner frame details. The other VFG kits are just partsformers without inner frames. Looking forward to painting it, which might take a while.

New thread

>>23365415
>>23365415
>>23365415

>>23365352
Anon... you know those are the rear skirts. You put the waist on backwards.

>>23364738
gelgoog looks like boring shit, gqux sells out in seconds everywhere lol

>>23362559
>>23362592
>I dont think anyone is getting it just to be a snap chad and have tits on their shelf. At least no one is willing to admit to that.
The bootleg for the regular and the boobleg with the custom HWS parts are on the way, I may post photos if that will have the second best builder in the thread cede his title to me

>>23364406
nice
hope they do t-51b and advanced power armour as well but i'll get this regardless