Thread 23382076

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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:
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-=THE GUIDES=-
>Gelgoog Guy's gunpla guide:
gunpla.buyfags.moe
>Funaka's gunpla guides:
Building Gunpla: files.catbox.moe/fj5azc.pdf
Scratchbuilding: files.catbox.moe/2d9ppa.pdf
>Falldog's gunpla guide:
otakurevolution.com/content/laymans-gunpla-guide
>A guide to other types of plamo:
mediafire.com/file/1vf1aw7v91pz5pa
>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: >>23378227

-=ARTILLERY GROUPBUILD=-

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

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

Post what you're working on!

>>23382081

>>23382053
here is the body and the head of the Infinity.

>>23382100
I want to get a justice and can’t decide if I should get this or the regular justice or one of the seed freedom ones

Yep it's Reben Wolf time

>>23382106
So far it has been smooth sailing. Hands and legs also have just 2 rows of images so i am expecting an easy time building it. A blessing after the nightmare that was the ZZ Gundam. I still don't get how those legs work to be honest.

>>23382081

After a bit of a hiatus from gunpla, I've decided to make some progress on my project after getting inspired by putty anons work

All right, I'm putting my wallet in your hands, /gpg/:

There's a USAGS sale coming on the 19th, and I need to spend another $22-23 to get enough for the bonus items. So far I'm going to buy:

MG FAZZ
MG Gundam Mk-II AEUG
Bootleg Zeus Silhouette

So what should I buy to get over the threshold?

1. RG Aile Strike and paint it in Strike Rouge colors (I already have the HG, which I'll probably convert to kitbash fodder if I do this)
2. RG Destiny and paint it in Spec II colors (same as above)
3. Some other RG kit like Wing EW
4. Some combination of HG kits
5. Third party accessories for my existing kits

Give me options here.

>>23382130
hg kits

>>23382130
one large hg kit will probably get you over the threshold

>>23382130
HG Zock.

fapped to the HG Bolinoak Sammahn

>>23382130
RG Aile Strike and also see if they have the 3rd party shoulder joint replacement.

what is this weekend project bros? what are you snapgodding today?

>>23382204
Not really snapgod, but i'm building my Hideo Kojima ( female ). I will pair her with Megalomaria's Night Superior bike.

massa tell me what kits i buy

>>23382245
Buy the kits for real men.

Is usa gundam store doing targeted advertising here? Noticing a lot more shilling lately

Tamiya 35s, Xuron 410 or something else? Inb4 godhand.

>>23382255
Changhand

First

>>23382248
it's a popular online retailer

>>23382276
That popularity is forced on here. There’s other popular online retailers that don’t have shilling campaigns on here and you can tell the difference

Zak leaves your boxes uncrushed if you shill usags.

most shills are displeased costumers who complained, got "customer service" in the backroom and changed their tune

>>23382290
Actual shills are all either bots or 3rd world discordfags that do it on the cheap. The idea that you could get disgruntled customers to do it for you is silly. I know that if I had a bad experience with a seller and they tried to bribe me I'd take the bribe and then shit talk the hell out of them anyway.

is there any version of the hyaku shiki 2.0 that doesn't require me to remove all the snapslop off of it

>>23382279
>There’s other popular online retailers
Name some.

>>23382312
We all hate USAGS here. Everyone has had negative experiences dealing with them and their slow ass shipping, damaged and outright forgotten packages. I'd rather use Newtype, Gundam Planet, Hobbyholics or Galactic Toys.

usags has always treated me well and i recommend buying from them

>>23382310
pbandai mechanical clear version

>>23382307
i don't think you're getting what kind of "bribe" we're talking about here...

>>23382310
Mg Mass Production Hyaku-Shiki Kai has all parts of regular hyaku shiki in uncoated form. It’s currently on pb now. But unfortunately it doesn’t look like it’s any cheaper than the coated retail version

>>23382373
Unless they are offering a full brothel of purus no deal.

Guys I still am kind of confused about why people will get mad if you don’t paint but also get mad if you paint it the same color as the plastic. If you just like the color it is, is it ok to just top coat

>>23382432
The rule for every board on 4chan is that you're supposed to hate the subject matter. /v/ hates video games, /a/ hates anime, /m/ hates mecha.

>>23382444
Ok yeah that makes a lot of sense. Most of the time I like to do candy coat and pearlescent paint but for when I just like the colors like how it is in the anime and want it matte and there’s not really any seams or color correction to do I kind of just want to top coat it

>>23382432
It mainly depends on what kind of finish you want. Top coat on bare plastic gets rid of the toylike plastic look, but it still looks painfully obvious that you didn't paint it. Consistency also matters, if you only paint the parts that are molded in the wrong color but leave other parts as just bare plastic, it's going to clash and the kit is going to look terrible.

Ultimately you bought the toy with your own money so nobody has any right to tell you what to do with it, but you're still encouraged to try to improve on the basic kit and make it look better than "out of box."

>>23382466
>Top coat on bare plastic gets rid of the toylike plastic look, but it still looks painfully obvious that you didn't paint it.
Painting it the same color looks the same as bare plastic top coated.

>>23382492
No it doesn't.

>>23382492
You won't be able to get rid of nubs and whatever imperfections the kit had during the assembly. Lore accurate while tasteless, can help covering up the dogshit of the snapshit build. Atleast the nubs are not white anymore.

Reminder that your Gunpla STILL does not have enough missile pods.

Anyone here got the HG Gaogao Destiny? Is it decent or nah? I don't trust youtube reviewers because most of the guys that review chang kits just praise it endlessly because they're cheap.

>>23382508
>Lore accurate while tasteless
This is also false, because the kits are rarely ever molded in the exactly correct shade of color that is used in the animation. It's very close, but you still need paint to get the true anime-accurate colors.

Short god

>>23382587
Accurate to anime or not is subjective. Your paint mixture is not gonna be 1:1 to the anime's color grading. What i meant by tasteless is that it is not interesting to look at, very basic.

>>23382593
God is supposed to be bigger than Shining. Why isn't Bandai taking this seriously?

not sure if this is the best board for this question but does anyone know if there's a way to make packages from suruga-ya not require a signature?

>>23382593
The shining looks fucking weird in RG with how they slimmed it up. It works for the God but not for shining.

mgk lined shining better than joesgunplagarage......

>>23382696
>Top 10 most useless skill ever existed

>>23382702
you'll get him next time joe

>>23382696
Watched joes vid, I think if it had slightly thinner black lines it would look great, but it's just too much black and it's a little distracting

>>23382110
Are you planning on painting the yellow tubing? I don’t know what material it is, but I heard it’s softer and more flexible than ps

>bandai action base peg broke
>gonna have to disassemble everything to replace it
are there options for more solid 1/144 stands that can also pivot and are also clear? this shit started getting lame in 2 days

>>23382733
Try to paint, anon. We are not glazing Gaykotsu for his panel lining on bare plastic. That is like admiring a guy who can beat meat and nut in 10 seconds, it is a useless skill.

>>23382741
It is the same material as Zaku's tubes. You can paint them.

prepare to die

>>23382756
>When you dad is Kobayashi and you got Kobayashi'd again.

>>23382746
it's not impressive or good, it just looks better than what you did, joe....

>>23382756
Did you glue spongebob to the back?

>>23382760
Yeah i'm joe.

Joe mama.

>>23382751
Would it be a good idea to leave them unpainted so they look like a different material than the rest of the suit? Or would it not give the desired effect at the 1/144 scale?

>>23382771
You can depict materials in many ways, such as giving paint chipping effects and rust for the "metal parts", while painting the tubes smoothly with no rust whatsoever.

>leaving the plastic unpainted except for imperfections/nub marks/seam lines
>doing detail work on top of it
Why is this ok to do?

>>23382793
because it's a hobby so who fucking cares

>>23382602
>>23382508
Why is lore accurate colors tasteless? Painting your gundam tranny colors does not make you an interesting person

What are some good bandai model kits for when you are getting tired of gundams

So, when are the Seed Destiny revives they announced they would do, gonna get released exactly?

I'm forced to keep my perfect grade unicorn in unicorn mode because the 3rd party leds I got are way too fucking bright, they hurt my eyes

>>23382821
The 30mm AC kits are really good

>>23382822
My uncle works at bandai. He said it’d be 5 more minutes.

>>23382822
God willing never.

>>23382826
Why don't you try dimming the leds with some markers or paint?

>>23382834
Way too complicated, I'm just a snapshitter. This was my first pg and probably the last

>>23382832
>>23382822
Whose fucking bright idea was it to make a whole new line of model kits for the most dogshit ass gundam show whose mobile suits are all cheap ripoffs of uc stuff? Fuck they could of given us a hg victory line or turn a but we get this fucking shit.

I tried a girlpla and the build was disappointing. I think the size just leaves a lot to be desired.

>>23382841
>markers are too complicated

>>23382845
>Whose fucking bright idea was it
bandai?

>>23382849
He’s just a simple snapshitter please understand

>>23382806
Pftt you don't have to paint your kit in cyan/pink colorscheme to spread propaganda. The color spectrum is infinite.

>>23382857
So am I but even I still do some real basic stuff like that.

>>23382849
Even with a marker it would be a pain in the ass, the paint drops everywhere and I'm not gonna disassemble the kit all over again

>>23382846
Maybe anime girl figurine is more of your taste. Girlpla are generally small.

>>23382846
Build this one

>>23382870
I always think the girlplas like this are stupid. Who cares about all that fucking shit, I just want the hot anime girl with disproportionately huge tits

>>23382741
It's a little softer than usual but not by much. It still makes a solid click sound when you tap your nails on it so paint will have no issue sticking to it.

I'm finally making plamo again! Thanks for the advice given over the past few threads.

Still easing into the shallow end of the pool - only one kit panel lined and assembled but I have a handful of other 30MM kits that I'm going to work on as well over the weekend. Even found an Umamusume Figurise that my gf wanted that we'll work on together so quite pleased with that.

Got an Espossito Gamma, Spinatio Royal Knight, and Luber Holy Knight along with some wings and the white horse to build next.

Anybody got some cool 30MM stuff to post? I know it's not Gundam but there's some cool mechs in this line and the customization focus appeals to me so I think I'm gonna stick with this line at least for a bit to get my sea legs before I tackle an MG.

I've been waiting to see if this one gets restocked at any point, hoping it will come to a store in my country so I don't get ass blasted with shipping and handling since the kit is already 100$

>>23382889
Plus tariffs

>>23382696
it's crazy to me that he has a full airbrish paint setup and doesn't even fully paint his kits

>>23382870
Nah, it's as >>23382872 said, I just want the big anime tits. It'd be great if I could find an MG sized girlpla. HG sized is just small and there's not a lot of weight to it.

>>23382918
Rent free. He said nothing about being a burger.

>>23382832
>>23382845
Kill yourself.

>>23382845
Me, I asked, because I want a remake of the Zaku Gunner with modern articulation, separation and less seamlines. Also want them to remake the Dom and Gai Gundam too for the same reasons.

>>23382822
The Destiny stuff will likely only get any form of priority if it showed up in the movie. For instance, I'm betting that's the sole reason that the Destroy got a kit at all. Which is kind of a shame, because the Druggies from both SEED and Destiny could use HGCE kits, same with Saviour and various grunt suits.

>>23382982
Calamity is also on my wishlist if not of the top for being my fav. Like sure I could get it now and glue the seams shut with glue, whatever; it would be just better to give it a revive at this point.
But because mentioned it was for Destiny I'm not holding hope to that. So thats why I'm betting on Zaku Warriors and Gaia Gundam revives to get made.

My local area has a good few shops, but in all three places I look, it's atleast 80% seed or seed destiny kits, the only other series I see are with the real grades, and even half of those are seed gundams, I really wish they'd stock some OG gundam material or atleast something other than seed, also a lot of gundam build fighters, one place has a crap ton of the blazing gundam high grades cause I guess no one wants them

>>23382932
Koto have started doing their Grande Scale line, 1/6th instead of 1/12th. Maybe they're up your alley?

It should be safe to panel line the RG RX 78-2 2.0 with Gundam fine tip markers on bare plastic due to all the runners being PS, right?

>>23382136
>>23382139
>>23382144
I realized earlier today that I have a Type 89 Base Jabber and could add another MS to the bottom of it, but unfortunately they're sold out on Jegans and the Jesta is just barely shy of the price point. I could try for a Jesta Cannon, but honestly I've never been a huge fan of it.

>>23382191
Delpi sells it on the third-party companies section of their website, but does the Aile Strike even need it? I'm already going to get one for the RG Perfect Strike conversion kit I already have, plus the hip joints replacements that I got for my RG Akatsuki came with two so I can replace the hip joints on my RG Perfect Strike too. But since the Aile Strike (or repainted Strike Rouge) isn't carrying a shitload of heavy gear in its arms, I wouldn't think it would need reinforced shoulders or hips.

Ultimately I think I'm leaning towards the RG Destiny, even if it is arguably worse than the HGCE Destiny. I have a set of the RG Destiny wings of light for my RG Destiny Impulse, which I could make a resin cast of, and the RG Destiny would probably look sexier with the Zeus Silhouette. I already have a HGAC Wing Zero that I'm turning into kitbash fodder because I bought it before the RG Wing Zero TV was announced, so turning the HGCE Destiny into additional kitbash fodder could be neat.

>>23383025
Sex.

Also the lockable joints is a great feature for this kit, I wish Bandai put that kind of thought into their stuff

>>23383117
the HGUC Kshatriya literally has lockable joints

>>23382982
I just want an orange Gouf Ignited, man.

>>23382741
nta but I'm working on the AoZ Hi-Zack Custom right now, which has similar tubes. I was able to prime and paint the orange tubes with no issues. They're still flexible and it doesn't look like the paint will crack anytime soon.

>>23383072
Is it just resized 1/12 kits or is there more to it? Basically, is it more like Full Mechanics kits are to HG where they're basically the same, just bigger, instead of MGs where there's more to it than HGs?

>>23383154
They're mostly the same engineering with some nicer colour separation.

https://x.com/TK555otake/status/1944051387802747377
gundam assembly, with WH paints!

Anyone here owns the 30mm nightfall can tell me what this part is?

>>23383183
It’s the second step for the head, think it’s for the black parts. I didn’t put it in either

Anyone ever built a Southern Cross kit? Picked one up recently for cheap

>>23383214
Yeah, this one ages ago.
The diecast feet and the springs as tubes for the mask were pretty cool gimmicks but the rubber parts started to rot away over time and I have no idea if I built something wrong or if the elbow joints really ARE supposed to only bend inwards towards the body.

Expecting a pretty big USA-PB update in the next few days or so. Any burgers have any hopes. For me, it's my white whale

>>23383237
Kehaar II would be nice to get a reprint of, and the Hrairoo Deployment Colours or whatever, the updated Gaplant. Wouldn't mind all the Wing HGs either, wasn't there something about the upgraded forms coming to domestic US retailers?

>>23383237
For the love of god if they are gonna do another AoZ reprint please reprint the Kehaar.

>>23383253
Embrace Chinkshit, they're finally making one or made one I think

I can see why Bandai doesn't want to do 1/100 Kshatriya

>>23383343
What bandai kit has the most amount of runners?

>>23383364
Probably Neo Zeong, Denrobium or PG Nu

>>23383364
SMP Banpreios had almost 80

>>23383343
>I can see why Bandai doesn't want to do 1/100 Kshatriya
They wouldn't need to overcomplicate it by this much you know

>>23383364
It's gonna be PG Nu. Before that it was probably PGU Gundam.

With Zagan soon to be released, why doesn't bandai reprint more of IBO gundams?

>>23383364
at the MG side it's either FAZZ or Full Armor Unicorn.

>>23383419
There's no need

30MM Iglight boxart

>>23383443
Not gonna lie, I fucking love they've remained pretty committed to the "support drone" gimmick parts with them. I love that shit. They're so cute.

>>23383443
Full Armor Unit.
Possibly teasing an Alto (Blue) reprint soon?

>>23383253
>>23383256
Same company as the GM Spartan and recent Woundie bootlegs. Should be out sometime around next month

>>23383449
Wish they included the RADOME parts but I suppose it'll need to be whoever made the folding rifle

>>23383452
>I suppose it'll need to be whoever made the folding rifle
It's the same company. No info about RADOME parts though

>>23382821
why does it have to be bandai?
there's the l-gaim, dunbine, and srw kits but you're better off looking at other companies if you want variety

>>23382976
I can't, not until my war against seed is over.

>>23383025
any store already has preorders for this thing? gundamit has but it states SEA SHIPPING so fuck that

>>23382821
RGs like gaogaigar and evangelion

>>23382378
Ple 2 is so erotic, unlike ple 1. I just love her evil self.

>>23383441
Yes there is.

Destroy mode is overrated. Unicorn mode is the good looking unicorn but Reddit loves destroy mode because “woah it lights up”. It’s the gundams version of the gay rgb pc cases and keyboards

This is the plastic model thread and not the gundam general

This is the gundams general and not the plastic model thread

>>23382080
>>23382081
My X-0 is now ready for disassemble and paint.
Posing it is kind of a pain.

>>23383552
>Destroy mode is overrated
You literally can't go a day without someone in this thread going "destroy mode bad, white GM good", how the fuck is that overrated

>>23383552
First day on /m/, kid?

>>23383025
Damn son, she's thick!

I like this shade of blue
Also starting to think if I paint my kits piecemeal instead of all at once I would get more done

Got an MG Exia brain rot, i won't deny the ankles suck, but so far they are enjoyable builds.

>>23383660
you can always get one of the changtech metal frame reinforcement kits

>>23383613
Yep, I'm having a lot of fun so far

>>23383443
i prefer the evil iglight
curious how clean the snap runners will actually be

priming done

I need a MG NOW

>>23383443
>still using that piece of shit stomach connection part that doesn't hold up to a stiff breeze

>>23383665
I'll definitely look into it, kinda want to build something different before going back to the Exia stuff.

>>23381378
>>23381385
>>23381414
>>23381439
>>23381457
I think modern mechanical designers can't see the forest for the trees. Animation and plastic models allow for more detail than ever, which leads to complex and visually appealing designs that fails to capture that same charm that the older stuff did. It's a shift in focus from form to line that becomes apparent when you look at the old classics like the first gundam, zaku, scopedog, or leo. All of these have iconic appearances despite being relatively simple. But if you were to simplify the gqux or gundam ex it would be unrecognizable.

>>23383711
It's using all new joints apparently. No polycaps this time, it's basically an entry grade.

>>23383746
oh that's cool
the old polycaps felt pretty jarring in the newer models that were solid everywhere but there

>>23383746
>waist is one piece with two big ball joints
well at least it will hold together I guess

>>23383237
I desperately need them to reprint any of the HG TR-1 kits

how do you guys feel about all those chinese 3rd party gunpla? the upscaled RG RX-78 2.0, that new FA Hyakushiki, various Kshatriyas and I saw yesterday someone else made a MG Sinanju with all the sleeves plated in metallic gold

>>23383773
The solomon stuff looks like it's fun to snap together, but I don't care for the designs

>>23383773
As long as they don't take absurd stupid liberties and desecrate the design, I'm okay with it. I might not buy it, but I also won't shit talk it like I regularly do that Nilsen piece of gutter trash.

Where the fuck do I even buy a Xamel kit? Gundamaker looks like some sketchy chink operation larping as American (pic related) Aliexpress charges $40 shipping for a fucking August delivery. Never used Aliexpress in my life anyways cause the name sounds like sand people. Fuck Bandai for making a $300 RD action figure and no HG.

>>23383812
Haha yep that’s the tariffs for you

>>23383773
it is always welcome when someone else besides the official big company fill the holes among the customers desires

>>23383785
>As long as they don't take absurd stupid liberties and desecrate the design
But Bandai already does this all the time

What kind of wash do I use over water based acrylics without damaging them?

>>23383812
Anon, it's a shady chink kit, you can only buy it from shady chinks

>>23383773
The only one I care about is the Kshatriya since it was made by the Solomon GP02 designers, so I generally don't have to worry about getting China'd on the product

>>23383817
>tariffs
The chinese were shipping chink kits like this long before tariffs. My MG 1/100 Jagd Doga came in a baby food box.

>>23383836
speaking of the Solomon G902, I just learnt they also went and made the MLRS equipment

>>23383848
Why do the shady chinks always censor the face or give it a fake stupid looking one?

>>23383773
Some are good, some are bad, overall it depends on your own experience. I got some, plastic, resin and alloy, overall I have no issues with em. Good alernatives in case Bandai doesn't want/care for x-model.

>>23383849
Because the face is hardly changed compared to bandai design so they'd be risking triggering bandai assassins. The rest of the suit got just enough new greebles for them to convincingly pretend it's an original product

Hg gundam aerial

>>23383856
It is very obvious that it is a modified kit of the old MG. The head proportion is almost 1:1

>>23383735
simplification is an important part of branding for sure. People remember the stuff they can draw by memory.

Gundam keeps throwing shit at the wall and missing, but as long as people keep buying up the latest waifu kit- nothing is going to change. It's much easier and cheaper to design and animate iconic waifus than it is to animate mobile suits anyways.

Zakus are the stormtroopers of japan, its iconic.

>>23383915
Looks good and looks hard. Say what you will about the show but aerial is one of the best gundams imo

>>23383849
To avoid copyright. Sometimes they will even package the kits with a non-gundam face plate that the preview images will use and include the appropriate face plate on a runner in the kit. There's a Daban Master Grade Jagd Doga that does that with the face plate and shield.

There's been cases of Bandai sending people to raid the shops of bootlegs and taking their master molds and inventory

>>23383915
clean

>>23383915
I wanna touch you

>>23383929
Wtf how are bandai assassins able to do that? I thought china don’t give a fuck about intellectual property theft

>>23383936
bandai has its own cia-esque network of intelligence agents if you post a bootleg on twitter bandai agents will raid your house and take all of your bootlegs too

>>23383850
Wait, chang made a hygogg kit?
Fuck I need it

>>23383926
Once again, the key to an iconic design is to ask yourself if a child could draw it from memory.

can a child draw an led mirage from memory? knight of gold? white glint?

>>23383974
All 3 of those are not as iconic as you think.

>>23383974
I think KoG's design is strong enough and its silhouette distinct enough that, if children were exposed to it en masse, they could definitely draw it from memory. Yeah it has some complex elements but it also has an overall fairly super robot-y design.

>>23383915
I like the off-white

>>23383979
Most of mecha designers are just "armchair designers" who got lucky enough to get hired. More than one instances, companies hired drawfags on twitter. It is not as deep as you think.

>>23383991
nah son don't come here jerking your own bean thinking you're deep with a quote that's literally used for pasta /v/ super mario threads
you didnt design as single thing unlike twitter drawfags and no most mecha designers arent lucky /gpg/ posters

>>23383165
Thin them, please.

>>23383991
>armchair designers
>who design things

>>23383448
Isnt this just the same as with Full Armor Alto?

I will never buy a Chinese kit, unless it's original Chinese designs that I find interesting.

>>23383997
>no most mecha designers arent lucky /gpg/ posters
Anon, what makes you think your precious "mecha designers" know what's best when there is an obvious conflict in design languages between them? You ask 10 professional designers and will get 10 different answers and advices.

>>23384008
Pretty much, just in different colors and minus the Alto.

>>23384026
uhh yeah, precisely
no one knows best because design is inherently creative, there's no recipe
so i don't want to see anonymous from gpg give me his top 5 "keys to an iconic design"

I don't want to cement aaliyah's leg armor parts reeeeeeeeee

>>23384045
why not

>>23384042
Creativity is just whatever, you do you. But them being iconic or not however, have a specific set of rules. You don't show me shits like "Sky Defender" and then claim it looks iconic.

>>23384046
Because apparently gluing your modelkit is a "meme" and you shouldn't do it according to some retards here.

>>23384046
Because I hate sanding and I'd most likely have to paint the parts that get between it first, then mask them and paint the cemented armor part. I don't like doing that, I prefer doing all the painting in one time. I'll check tomorrow if there's another way without having to assemble, mask and paint. I have another aaliyah I had planned for next year but now that I know all the cementing it takes, I might sell it

>>23384053
if painting in stages triggers you that much you can always just modify the joint

>>23384017
I've bought a total of three bootlegs, because one of them isn't worth the asking price, one of them is never available on US P-Bandai, and one is going to be used for kitbash fodder.

>>23384061
I might be able to do something similar to what I did with the shoulder armor parts and the part that goes between them. Cut one peg entirely and slide the part in, though there's more parts that go between the two leg armor parts. If not I'll keep reeeeeing but I'll do what needs to be done anyway

>>23384065
Kitbash fodder is understandable.

Looking forward to the upcoming VSMS Jet Ritter?

>>23384152
Is this like the ims but for gtms

>>23384152
>3036
I don't think I can wait that long

>>23384163
not quite, generally more advanced than IMS, uses ABS frame parts and clear PS armor parts

>>23384152
yeah
not looking forward to the translucent plastic though, the clear plastic on the daccas was awful and the armour translucency shouldn't be apparent at this scale anyway so they should have just used better opaque plastic

>>23383165
Where can you buy these minis?

this is going to be the best thing i ever made

>>23384527
Yer ugleh

too much cement fumes...

>>23384533
No such thing. If you can't see time you need to huff more cement and paint.

>>23384527
I hope you're gonna give it gun arms and just make the only arms it actually has the little subarms on the skirt

I like how this general pretty much just forgot gcucks exists. One of the most forgettable gundams in a while. There’s more witch stuff getting posted still than cucks.

>>23384550
Most of the kits have not come out yet.

>>23384550
Anon, there's a gqux wip in one of OP's posts

>>23384553
What else is left besides recolors? Just the dom and the Eva which is 90% recolor of gcucks. Don’t think this is holding anyone back from discussing.

>>23384550
I like some designs but I truly feel like the show's director didn't respect the viewer's time
It's a special kind of dislike that makes me just want to forget about it instead of shitting on it

>>23384542
i like the idea but ive already painted his arms and am scratch building the shoulders

>>23384569
damn
thought you were cool

>>23384567
I can understand where you’re coming from

>notice a spot on my ez8's shield where the topcoat didn't cure to a good finish
>go give it a quick blast to fix it
>the topcoat flash-cures instantly and forms a layer of acrylic snow on the part

>>23384550
As a reminder this is the sole gunpla thread on the board, there's plenty of other threads on /m/ for actual Gundam discussion. Go there if you want to discuss the show.

>>23384585
in case you're wondering there's nothing wrong with the spray nozzle, i checked, it sprayed fine when i blasted another part
it was genuinely just an absurd confluence of bad luck

>>23383984
You're right, they're probably more iconic than I think. They're bigger than 99% of Gundam, barring the RX-78 and Zaku II.

>>23384017
It's the opposite for me I don't give a fuck about their original designs but I will buy bootlegs and recasts and even fake trading cards that I take to competitive tournaments with zero shame or guilt

>>23384602
You didn't even mention the most popular gundam.

>>23384611
Nobody can even agree on what that is. Old asian people will say the RX-78 IS the most popular Gundam, young asians will say Seedshit, western people will say Wing or Unicorn

>>23384621
the nu regularly tops opinion polls

>>23384621
every single one of those answers is more popular than FSS + AC combined thoughbeit

>>23384621
It's nu gundam.

>>23384629
I think anti-FSS retards are the loudest and most annoying people on this board

>>23384635
I think there's maybe all of one or two people who are "anti-FSS" here.

>>23384638
Yeah and they're both really annoying

i think there are one or two FSS fans

>>23384646
Okay.

>>23384653
there's at least 3 of us

>>23384638
Well count me in too so that makes three

>>23384673
no we're the only 2

>>23384683
I'm an anti fan, so subtract 1 from the running total.

>>23384592
Humidity. Never topcoat above 50% humidity and ideally wait for sub 40%. The lower and warmer the better.

almost done with MG geara doga, just gotta paint the weapons. first time fully painting the exterior of a model kit, definitely not perfect. probably could've masked the shield better.

>>23384702
picture is somehow sideways when the last few times i posted it was fine. lets try this again

>>23384689
i've never had trouble airbrushing lacquer clear coats in even 70% humidity back before i had an ac unit

>>23384707
He was using acrylic.

>>23384706
protip: when you take the picture, crop it by a single pixel of height or width or whatevs. That edit will save the exif data and you won't ever fuck it up.

>>23384702
it's fine, looks nice

>>23384718
Fucking kek

>>23384689
shit, it was because i was spraying right after i took a bath

>>23384629
Isn't FSS still one of the best performing manga in Japan?

>>23384870
That's a vague and difficult question to answer, with a quick search I found that the re-releases ranked "top 30" for sales in their release weeks which really doesn't say much at all. Do you have better sales data? Personally I'm willing to bet that non-domestic sales of SEED, Wing and Unicorn merch each beat domestic FSS franchise sales as a whole.

>>23384602
That's a massive stretch, they're 100% iconic and influenced design trends within the genre for decades. But Gundam is a worldwide multimedia empire while FSS is a monthly manga published in a Japanese-only magazine. It's not even close.

>>23384886
It seems to do pretty well whenever new volumes/artbooks release.

>>23384887
post 10 robots directly inspired by LED Mirage, KoG and White Glint

>>23384893
Uhhhh l-gaim, blood temple. Help me out guys.

>>23384915
no time limit bro I'll wait
love those designs btw not hating just legitimately what the fuck did white glint especially ever fucking inspire

>>23383025
Is this the Steel Legend SL model? I dont know shit about china kits. But I will love a gigantic Kshatriya in my room

>>23384918
>what the fuck did white glint especially ever fucking inspire
White Glint, obviously.

>>23384918
Ya I was just joshing. Those 2 don’t even count because they came before fss and were naganos own designs he refined. I can’t think of any for your list honestly

>>23384923
hehe

>>23384935
Saved

>>23384927
Yeah I sat and thought for a while before posting it so I didn't look like a jackass. FSS mostly feeds into itself. L-Gaim inspired plenty but FSS itself? Maybe Star Driver?

All right, someone walk me through buying shit on Mandarake or Surugaya. Pretty much every retail kit I could ever want I already have, so it's basically down to buying and/or waiting for P-Bandai shit. Is it actually cheaper or same-price to buy that shit from Japan and have it shipped compared to buying from the US website? And what about the free shipping shit I keep hearing about? I can't imagine that they could make any amount of profit this way.

>>23384968
Surugaya has the free shipping mostly every week and also 20% off hobby stuff occasionally. The first time they did it we absolutely raped them and they’ve since learned and jacked prices up so it’s comparable to what you’d get here in the states. You’d have to look on a case by case basis but occasionally you can get some good deals. Mostly the value is just in convenience of getting competitively priced pb shit immediately. Don’t know how tariffs have effected this since you’re amerimutt

what colors go with olive green? i painted the shield on a ground gundam olive green without thinking and i don't feel like stripping it

>>23384990
Gray and yellow.

>>23384994
I hate painting yellow
I'm gonna use tan

>>23384990
brown and reddish

Hot take: painting yellow gold when the rest of the armor is not metallic does not look good. It’s not the fucking frame where it makes sense to be metallic, it’s the same as the fucking white and blue and red on the rest of the gundam. It does not make sense to just pick one random color and give it a different finish than the rest.

Does the RG Sazabi FF have all the parts to make the bits of the original with all of the unused parts?

So, some threads ago, an anon asked about Vengeance's Grind Blade on Puni Moffu kitbashing and their scaling. Well, here Grindblade on Megami Device. Still pretty big but it doesn't seem to have over the top effect like on Agni/Vengeance itself. Also, it doesn't have cross compatibility like most of modern Koto kits, so some technical modeling will be needed.

>>23384990
I know what I need to do but I don't know if I have the strength to do it (I found a good green but it's Vallejo Model Color grey-green "Bronze Green" and I really don't want to thin that shit for airbrush)

>>23382080
>END: 7/31/25
i forgot to do anything besides idea guying, i should start

Are these China model kits good? That Axis Model Osiris Aerial Dominator (Kshatriya 1/100) looks good and cheap. Will something odd happen?

>>23382248
a particular youtuber has a deal to shill it in every video and several anons in this thread are eceleb brained and obsessed with him

>>23385044
http://www.dalong.net/reviews/rg/rg29/rg29_i.htm
http://www.dalong.net/reviews/etc/ffrgsz/ffrgsz_i.htm
Check it yourself.

>>23384526
You can't. They sold some sets of minis bundled with gundam card game decks, but they aren't generally available until some time next year when the gunhammer tabletop game officially releases.

>>23383936
>I thought china don’t give a fuck about intellectual property theft
anons are already forgetting about that time xfs & jms got fucking murdered by police raids after their gm spartan kinos got too popular

>>23383812
>Aliexpress charges $40 shipping for a fucking August delivery
what fucking country are you in. first 3 results for me had free shipping. and there's a search filter for it too

>>23385126
jms is fine though, they decided to go legit as an original 3rd party model manufacturer
it was xfs that got raided and it was more to do with not bribing the right people than the copyright

>>23384017
I will buy original chinese designs I find interesting AND bootlegs of pbandai AND occasionally bootlegs of retail kits that add something cool like the star gouf's flight pack

>>23385114
Thanks!

Oh hey, Gene and Eric's mechs go up for preorder tomorrow.

>>23385109
Depends on the kit. If it's an unknown maker you are best waiting until other people get the plastic in hand to report on quality.Some can be very good (and easily beat bandai in value for money) while others can be full of design mistakes

ive never seen Greco but i love ippie's work and became very endeared to picrel. thought i could snag it cheap cuz it just looks like some grunt and its like 90 fucking dollars? who the hell is the guy? and can i get him for a not insane price?

>>23385192
Just wait for a reprint. Greco isn't particularly popular, though; so get ready for a long wait.

>>23385192
It's out of print, hence the high price. You'll want to wait for a reprint if you want it at a more reasonable price.

Also, that model kit is cursed, but you may not ask me why.

What should I paint in Titans colors?

>>23385220
GQuuuuuux

>>23385220
Fazz

>>23385220
Z'gok

>>23385220
fingernails

>>23385351
Goddamn that's sexy.

>>23385351
I've waited so long for a good kit of it, fucking finally

>Spend all day getting up my ass and finally sand off the SDCS I been setting on to paint for years as my first custom.
All those little parts and crevices I couldnt reach but the surface is good enough I guess.
Personally it doesnt bother me, but now I understand why some people would find sanding annoying.
Plus experimenting on filling gaps with hardware store epoxy. Hopefully all works out.

>>23385371
The HGAC is fine.

>>23385386
Can't stand the external hinges on the wings myself so nah

>>23385351
This was messing with my mind until I realized there was another figure behind it.

>>23385199
nta
Are you talking about the cock rockets?

>>23385406
Looks like the RG Wing TV.

>>23385415
No. If you don't know it's better that way, leave the curse to those few who know it.

>>23385421
lol alright

>>23385371
What’s wrong with the mg? I know it’s le proto zero but same thing

>>23385426
you answered your question, it's proto zero and I don't like the changes they did to the design.

>>23385427
I see. Different strokes for different folks. Honestly I like it better because it looks less like the generic okawara slop that half the gundams in the 90s were.

>>23385430
the way WZ TV's wings fold up with the spacing for the vent thruster is just cool
and the proto zero's shield is extraordinarily ugly
my biggest two gripes with it honestly

>>23385433
actually I lied I am really sick of gundams with extremely long guns and the TBR being shorter is a huge plus

>>23385440
what's this "30 minutes" stuff?
It looks cool

>>23385430
>the generic okawara slop
I want the real Okawara slop, not the midwit redesigns of his slop.

Is Mr. Hobby waterbased topcoat good enough?

>>23385465
>tfw you get the real Okawara stuff

sharpening hg edges might just be a step too far for me in tediousness but I'll see how this turns out painted before deciding if I'll continue doing it

>>23385549
You mean picrel. right?
It's bad, especially the gloss. You have to flood the part to make it actually glossy, same goes for the Matt one.
Also, each can is very small and holds a pitiful amount of clear in it. You'd probably need four cans to finish a MG with these.

How much worse is Testors enamel compared to Tamiya? I'm bummed that Tamiya gold leaf enamel isn't an actual gold and I'm trying to find an alternative.

>>23385665
Theres no bad paint, just bad painters. It’s serviceable.

>>23385665
Try Titanium Gold, it's my preferred gold when painting engravings

>>23383584
Should I make it a flat coat over metallic or should I try making a mirror finish?

>>23385696
Flat metallic is underrated

>>23385459
30 minutes fantasy line from bandai
medieval fantasy golems with various jobs/classes
knights, warriors, paladins, rogues, archers, priests, wizards, etc
they are very solid builds with great articulation

How would this paint fare on a kits?

>>23385663
Is there a good alternative for flat/matt top coating?
Because (aside from the reasons you listed) this shit is literally sold out everywhere in Canada.
I know we are a fake commie hellscape country but you just can't find it in stock anywhere here, need an alternative.

>>23385771
the premium green mr hobby topcoat is good

>>23385771
Get an airbrush and stop wasting your money on these gay cans

>>23385195
>>23385199
Hasn't been reprinted since 2017

>>23385797
Why come

Figure-Rise MagnaGarurumon confirmed.

>>23385910
i thought it was already announced at some point, probably the latest digimon live, but couldn't find it again
neat

>>23385771
Just don't use cans: I handbrush vallejo mecha varnish on my kits and it looks great.
It's also extremely cheap compared to cans, a single 200 ml bottle will last you a lifetime
>>23385757
Acrysion is great and is excellent for hand painting, I'd also recommend you use the appropriate thinner for them.
Acrysion metallics are also very good, probably the best acrylics ones out there.

>>23385886
It wasn't popular. That's really all.

>>23385950
are reprints just random kits or do they usually go through a series

>>23385954
75% of the time there is no rhyme or reason.

>>23385946
How do the acrysion metallics compare to Vallejo’s metal color line?

>>23385954
Just like everything in production, there's a schedule. Who knows what kits are up for reprints because right now they are reprinting a bunch of old and new UC kits.

>>23385957
Qualitywise Acrysion metallics are equal to if not better than Vallejo's, they also way less expensive

>>23385946
>vallejo mecha varnish
This might be my solution. Do you mix it with anything like a thinner or water? Or just paint it on straight-up

In 5 years how do you think gquuuuux will be remembered compared to other protagonist gundams? Will it be forgotten about like g-shelf warm which never got mg?

>>23385976
probably has as many chances as the rfv gundam

>>23385976
i think there will probably always be some negative sentiment towards it and the show but it'll die off with time. the nips are far more positive over both so i see an MG being pretty likely. GFreD will probably get one as well since it's just a headswap

>>23385220
ball ver.ka

>>23382081
Finished snapping my first ver ka (he cute) and now I think I have an idea on how to paint him
I wanna paint the main inner frame and the struts on top of it in 2 separate colors but I can't decide whether the inner part should be in darker metallic and the outer part in silver or vice versa (this is the first time I'm bothering to paint the inner frame more than just blasting gray all over it)
Thoughts?

Removing liquid mask is so satisfying.

>>23386002
Given that the inner part has a lot more mechanical details I think it'd be better to do that in a ligher color with the structural frame around it darker. especially if you use a dark wash to highlight the details

>>23385968
Straght-up with no thinning using a large brush, don't worry too much about it pooling, it will self level as long you don't flood the piece with it.

I can also confirm that mecha varnish is not affected by tamiya enamels and thinners.

>>23386002
I personally used silver for outer shell and steel for base color of the inner stuff

for painting mg hyaku shiki 2.0 is it ok to paint over the gold armor parts or do i have to strip ithe gold off?

>>23386001
NTA but I did it a while ago.

>>23386019
God that's hot

>>23386021
Ty Anon, I posted it a bit over a year ago here.

>Minis with articulation.

40kbros not like this.

>>23385696
So glat metallic, got it.
Now, the red parts, should I make them gloss red or make it metallic red?
For reference, I used gloss red on the Phantom.

>>23386033
They don’t actually have articulation do they? I saw a video showing off swappable loadouts

>>23386019
>heatstained gun barrel
damn, i like it
>>23386038
yeah they are fixed pose unless you wanna start hacking off joints with a saw and regluing them. that rx78 has the gun arm, torso, and one leg all as a single piece.

>>23386033
Funny enough, some older warhammer vehicles actually did have some articulation, but in practice it was better to glue the legs, turrets, sponsons, wheels, etc into a fixed pose.

If I want a white primer, should I get Mr. finishing surfacer white or Mr. base white?
I don't get what the practical difference is

>>23386072
White base is pretty thick, it's good if you need to fill tiny cracks and sinks. Finishing surfacer goes on smooth and so any imperfections in the plastic will show through the final coat of paint.

Which KOG do you prefer?

>>23386041
I look forward to seeing these do their rounds among 40kshitters and have the usual "wow this is great and not absurdly overpriced anyway next video we're building a $200 imperial knight"

>>23386081
MortarHeadd and it's so not closer it's not even funny
every single GTM looks the fucking same, it's the epitome of artstyle self-flanderization

>>23386081
Right

>>23386051
A lot of them still do. All the knights have easy articulation if you magnetize things or tighten the joints up a bit. Not on the legs, but the gun gimbals, the arms, the head and the torso. I think most vehicles still have movable turrets when applicable too, and they've gotten nice enough they're quite sturdy without any tightening or magnets or anything.

Also it was and still is important to be able to move them when you play by firing arcs and facings which are the only fun vehicle rules

>>23386075
>White base is pretty thick

>>23386085
>looks the fucking same, it's the epitome of artstyle self-flanderization
You're about 20 years too late there, MHs all looked the same long before GTMs happened
FSS basically only had good designs in the 90s

I'm curious, what's so special about the MG Sinanju for it to be $185? Seems kinda like a stretch for a 2013 release.

>>23386089
Remember the 2000s era defiler kit? the articulation on that kit was an absolute disaster and it had no base either. I had a hard time keeping up with the frequent rules rewrites after the shitshow that was 8th edition and when the pricing on the kits started increasing disproportionately compared to inflation I stopped buying warhammer entirely. I still like some of their new designs but not enough to spend 50 dollars on a single sprue/runner blister pack character model.

>>23386081
this one

>>23386109
There've definitely been some absolute dogshit sculpts for sure. Honestly more or less same. I followed it for years before I played it, got into things with 7th, then 8th pretty much gutted everything to the point of disinterest and it's only really gotten worse. 30k is cool and has great old style rules but lacking all the xenos and other stuff from 40k is a drag.

>>23384886
>Personally I'm willing to bet that non-domestic sales of SEED, Wing and Unicorn merch each beat domestic FSS franchise sales as a whole.
Different mediums. The last FSS volume was the fifth best-selling monthly manga in all of Japan. Gundam has toys and anime but its manga were never big sellers.

>>23386081
gtm by far
one of the few cases i actually like the gtm more than the mh, despite liking gtms

>>23386115
This would be perfect if it weren't for the comically puny Buster Launcher.

>>23386136
The majority of Gundam manga is enjoyed purely in monthly releases rather than volumes yeah

>>23386081
How come OT didn't update their MGP sculpt to correctly reflect the manga before producing their plastic kit?

my first MG. gotta say I'm impressed and I don't know why I feared building something bigger than 1/144

>>23386136
>Gundam has toys and anime but its manga were never big sellers.
Armored Core shits all over Gundam video game sales in every way too

>>23386152
Thats a good cow

>>23386154
So you're saying a video game series sold more games than an anime did? Stop the presses.

>>23386170
I'm saying it's retarded to compare success of a video game franchise to a toy/anime franchise

>>23386154
>>23386177
Bandai certainly tried though with whatever the fuck this was.

>>23382081
>Finished painting and touchups
>Only had to assemble, top coat and apply decals
>Drop the rifle and it somehow causes the trigger to disintegrate
>Insert the backpack missile and the connector also disintegrates

I was so fucking close bros.... Can any kind and wise anons offer any advice on how to fix this?

The rifle I can maybe just ignore since it's such a tiny piece missing anyway, but the backpack missile connection piece is totally fucked. I have some of the broken pieces, but the rest of the connector peg is still stuck inside the hole, and pushing it out is just making it crumble more. Can I still salvage this? Or do I need to make a new connector peg? And If so, how?

>>23386108
You're getting fucked at that prices holy shit. Also it's one of the best MG's readily available with a peak mecha design but at that price? No way.

>>23386108
This is a great kit but you are being robbed.

>>23386108
These prices are fucking atrocious, does suruguya not ship to you or something???

in a moment of weakness I added another kit to my backlog
please forgive me /gpg/

>>23386108
Jesus shit, that's easily four times what it should cost. Find a better vendor.

And there isn't particularly anything special about Sinanju OVA, it's just an updated version of the Ver. Ka which was made of weak-ass plastic that caused the hips to constantly snap. The OVA version has stronger frame material and includes the bazooka that they used to sell separately for extra money.

>>23386209
You are me, therefore I do not forgive you

>>23386183
Imagine how many new kits we could of got instead of this fucking shit

>>23386190
Never mind bros.. I realized after I stopped freaking out that the backpack isn't that hard to fix.

I love and hate this hobby.

>>23386221
0 because that is not in any way how it works

>>23386230
Doubt it

>>23386196
>>23386203
>>23386204
>>23386212
Am I overpaying? I thought this site has pretty reasonable prices compared to all other "local" vendors. That 60€ black knight HG in the top left is easily 80€ elsewhere.
I've tried ordering from suruguya but the shipping + customs duty tax was equal to the total price of the package which put it at a similar price point I'd get here, which made me think this is just how much gunpla should cost.

>>23386238
>That 60€ black knight HG in the top left is easily 80€ elsewhere.
what the fuck

>>23386238
this one right? how much is it supposed to cost?

>>23386238
you shouldn't be paying any shipping from surugaya. they do free shipping campaigns probably every week or two, to the point where there is zero reason to pay for shipping

>>23386183
130million
so basically a factory? in japan?

>>23386238
I'm assuming that you don't actually live in the EU, because those prices are still fucking murder. Those kinds of prices are what I would expect if you live in South America or Africa or some shit.

>>23386249
it's £23 in my country

>>23386252
Europe but not EU, That site just happens to be the closest/cheapest to ship here, while also having a wide selection of kits at a, not so great price apparently. Though the single new HG and large MGs in my first picture kinda skew the prices, regular HGs are much cheaper.
>>23386250
I see thanks. Looks like there's one right now. Maybe I'll try getting something.

>>23386152
very nice

>>23385421
Teach us about it please. I'm very curious

>>23385995
I don't know that it will get an MG if only because bandai seems dead set on killing off the line but otherwise I agree.

>>23386303
I don’t even think it will get a fm. Oh well at least the hg is almost rg level

>>23386108
>>23386280
Are you from norway? Yeah shits really fucking bad here, just import from japan and deal with the taxes over paying that scalper nigger.

>>23386280
These prices look slightly more reasonable, but still higher than what they charge even in the US. I guess if you don't have very many options, this might be the best you can do. Though frankly you might be better served just traveling to a EU country and physically buying off of shelves there.

>>23386306
Yeah, if it was ten years ago I would have said an MG was a sure thing. But we live in much worse times. Best it or any other series can probably hope for these days is an RG at some point. And I do think that one day it will probably get one, although it will probably be a while since bandai still has a bunch of suits that are probably higher priority first.

>>23385976
The GQ has a ton of articulation and a lot of interesting features you're not going to see elsewhere like it's beam sabers, core fighter design, a closed and open head, etc.
It's great for posing, customizing, and I'd even think it'd make a great toy for younger builders instead of being just a display piece.

The G-Self by comparison did not get enough love from the engineers. Very stiff, elbows can only bend 90 degrees without modification, there are in fact tons of obvious small modifications you can make to increase the articulation of the kit while barely effecting its visual appeal, which begs the question why the engineers didn't design the kit that way in the first place.
The optional parts for the G-Self are split across multiple different kits.
To me one of the most iconic things about its look from the show is its red shield with the yellow cross, and that's trapped in an optional Space Pack kit that's becoming increasingly rare. You have the G-Self With Perfect Pack as like an ultimate version of the G-Self, but it's not a great option if you want to build a G-Self that looks like what's on every poster and piece of cover art.
The base kit has this baffling thing with its own shield where it's this more simple shield design the G-Self has for only a handful of episodes, but the plastic is blue: this design is shown during the credits at the end of every episode with a *red* shield, and I'm not sure this more simple shield design was ever blue in the show at all.

For these reasons I would guess the GQ kit would be more popular.
I do hope the G-Self gets some more love in the future with a redesign.

>>23386105
I know but GTMs are the epitome of that process coming to its zenith

>>23386333
Maybe, but I'm not sure why you'd care when the designs stopped being good long before that. It's just going from one bad design to another.

Which gunpla/plamo would look good painted in a 'manga' style like this?

Which gunpla/plamo would look good painted in green

>>23386341
any gunpla or automotive/historical kit with a mix of flat surfaces and fine details and doesn't cost too much

>>23386344
green is not a creative colour

>>23386344
zaku

>>23386280
What about MechaUniverse? Great prices and they ship all of Europe, i only pay 6 euros flat shipping, but that's a exception not the norm.

>Can't consolidate two August delivery orders because one has free shipping and the other doesn't
Are you serious?

>>23386385
Cancel both orders and then make a fresh order containing all the stuff. Unless the items are already out of stock and you can't order them again.

Not like you have to worry about it in future orders, since they're taking away the entire consolidation feature.

>>23386390
>Unless the items are already out of stock and you can't order them again.
Yeah, unfortunately one of the items is out of stock by now. Whatever, I was almost going to push for free shipping on this new order but decided I really didn't need two of the kits (Woundwort and Zirius)
>since they're taking away the entire consolidation feature.
What's their fucking problem? Shipping things too hard for the giant global company? I mean what the fuck?

I can already tell Zak got bored of gunpla and now diving deep into Maschinen Krieger and eventually military models.

>30MM Horsebot came in today
No; it is now horse-mecha musume with emergency backup legs!

>>23386404
>military models
based
>maschinen krieger
cringe

>>23386404
I feel like there are better Tiger models out.

>>23386404
Does he have the king tiger heavy rape type?

>>23386411
Yeah Ma.K are cri...
>It has cool airfighters
B-B-Based

>>23386415
>Keeps the parts as snapshit
>Painted the missiles
What kind of abomination is this?

>>23386416
maschinen krieger just looks like random lumps of putty painted in military liveries

>>23386416
The Lunadiver Stingray is easily the coolest thing of the whole setting, good taste bro

>>23386422
>maschinen krieger just looks like random lumps of putty painted in military liveries
Agree.
I need more of them.

>>23386404
he's been into machinen krieger and girlpla forever, he only shills gundam shit for the normies to promote usags

as people that don't like how much zak is shilled here you sure do like to talk about him a lot

>>23386435
No, he is generally liked here due to the fact that he is just a standard model reviewer without trying to make it a clownshow like Gaikotsu.

Speaking of E-Celebs, what do you guys think about the dude from Gundam Store Dk.

>>23386433
Kinda reflect the harsh reality of content creation. You cover something that is actually interesting and not faggy, you get less money than the faggy fastfood content that makes you die inside everytime you make them.

>>23386442
I wouldn't call Zak ecleb. He is pretty niche.

>>23386404
>I can already tell Zak got bored of gunpla
That's why he orders like 100 models for himself personally and makes custom builds.

>>23386093
Speaking of which, I wonder if they will ever make a white base kit, I know there was one waaaaay back in the day, but nothing since then

>>23386448
The reason this image doesn't work is because nine times out of ten on modern 4chan both green people are the same person samefagging.

>>23386422
That describes the m4 Sherman.

>>23386450
Most of those are for internet contents for views. His actual passion project is...charming to say the least.
He has been keeping this custom build as pinned post for 5 years.

>>23386458
Don't let that anon know the existence of Zimmerit lol. Literally putty for tanks.

>>23386463
>antimagnetic mine coating
>used by the only country to field magnetic mines
>would crack and fall off in winter
>added a hundred kilos in useless weight
>would catch on fire when hit
>applied to shitty tanks that would catch fire if you threw a smoke grenade on their engine deck (implying the transmission final drives hadn't exploded in transit to battle)
yeah
putty for tanks...

>>23386473
The "easily on fire" part was a proven to be false information. The putty can catch fire when it was still wet but that is just the regular process of making it dry and harden, typicall by using a blowtorch. The dried putty does not ignite.

>>23386473
>>applied to shitty tanks that would catch fire if you threw a smoke grenade
Very cool, Steve Rogers.

>>23382081
painting some seed slop

Just got this in

>>23386509
nah, the french 503e tank regiment trialed the panthers postwar to see if the design was worthy for adoption/further development and found this out. one of the laundry list items of why the tank was so shit

The guy who reviews gundam models for a living obviously does not like gundam models.

>>23386516
That's the context of technology alone, anon. You are not some sort of badass super soldier, you are probably some fat slob who have never fought a war in your life and will 100% die upon the encounter with this " shitty tank". Return to reality, please.

>>23386521
To be honest if I had to turn a hobby into a job I'd probably slowly start to dislike it.

>>23386521
Unironically yes. Alot of models that he straight up hates but still have to assemble them for youtube reviews.

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

>>23386525
>get killed in an encounter with a tank that couldn't drive to the battlefield under its own power without exploding the straight cut gears in its already overstressed powertrain
lmao
naziboos out in full force

>>23386532
Disliking a model is not the same as disliking Gunpla.

>>23386521
That's understandable.

>>23386521
maybe he doesnt hate them, but his face doesnt light up like when he reviews a girlpla

>>23386528
Unironically, people only think of modelkit reviewers as someone who has access to bunch of models without thinking that they will have to encounter absolute dogshit and undesirables. It is fun as a hobby, but the momment it becomes a "must do or you die" kind of task, it stops being fun and more like a super tedious chore.

>>23386521
tbf bandai kits can be very repetitive. it makes sense to want to do other kits for personal projects

Have the white and blue gun-ez ever been on us pbandai's store?

>>23386538
Not disliking, but burnt out. It is not fun when you nolonger engage with modelkit as a hobby and more like a job. I can tell Zak doesn't get excited for Gunpla as much as his usual passionate schtick ( Maschinen Krieger, niche models and girlpla ).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQnKWETvBa4

>>23386435
He said he would beat me less and do less damage to the boxes if I shilled him. He never promised it would stop, just be lessened.

>>23386556
Compares to his tone when doing gunpla reviews

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj4kBSQQSms

>A bunch of weapons grade autists with axes to grind who couldn't interact with another human to save their life try to psychoanalyze some guy
My favorite rerun.

>>23386565
You are psycho analyzing us, anon.

>>23386553
Such a beautiful kit

>>23386553
I miss this era of katoki

>>23386580
Okawara designed Gun Ez.

Hey bro, here's your gundam music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L5VLTA9GCs

>>23386588
I changed my mind, it's shit.

Both spoons were sanded with 120 grit (WAY too rough...) and given dark purple primer

>Folk Art 2956CA Violet Pansy
One side of the spoon has some orange over it. Pretty rich purple, darker than I expected. Amazingly not bad.

>Folk Art 2964CA Sterling Silver
Metallic flake sizes similar to Citadel paints. I hope this brushes on as nicely as it airbrushes.

Why I am on this insane quest to make craft paints work for models I have no idea...

GROUPBUILD DEADLINE EXTENSION

>>23386422
Nah that's only the bad guys. The good guys look pretty normal comparatively.

>rayGODstudio is MIA (hasn't made a new vid in forever)
>copycats now
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8yWSn6nvrf8

>>23386656
>Good guys
Not in my plamo canon.

>>23386588
Nta but had to look it up because I didn’t believe you. That’s crazy tho

Talk about Putty aesthetic, i wish i can get my hands on Acid Bufferzone artbook to make some builds based on the artworks.

https://x.com/AcidBufferzone/status/749902525294227456

Logging off 4chan for the night bros. Happy snapping

>>23386699
If you think that's crazy, wait until you find out who designed Gaogaigar.

>>23386699
Okawara also designed Zolo and the related variants. Ishigaki designed Shokew, Jamesgun and several other ships. Katoki was in charge of Victory Gundam and that's pretty much it.

Did I just dream that some chink bootlegged a better RG frame for the Zaku II? Could they be working on a better frame for the RG Sinanju?!

>>23386743
nothing wrong with either of those frames as long as you treat them like model kits and not toys

>>23386234
they have their cnc machines working 24/7 on making molds for new pbandai, no space in the schedule to make more MGs

>>23386415
i love this

>>23386647
source? proofs?

>>23386404
He doesn’t even color correct or paint/sticker for his reviews, I can’t imagine him working outside of gunpla where he can’t get away with that without it looking terrible

>>23386751
Now, this makes me want to get my hand on RG Sazabi to see how much of the myth is true. Gunplabros are just not very liable reviewers in my opinion.

>>23386781
Anon, he is one of the rare gunpla reviewer that actually paint.

>>23382081
I may do the yellow parts in gold. They look like gold on the box art. I ended up doing the frame in a dark brass tone. I am very happy with the shades of red and blue I went with. I like them being a bit more subdued. Still not sure how I feel about the barbatos itself.

>>23386751
There is a lot wrong with the sinanju's frame. Trying to force the mk2 frame into working for a kit that it was never designed for and frankly makes no sense to be used in was fucking retarded. It is fixable of course, but it requires a fair bit of modification that will likely reduce articulation.

>>23386781
Why would you when the whole point of a review is to see what it looks like out of box? A painted and modified kit tells a buyer nothing. It's a review, not a showcase.

>>23386800
>will likely reduce articulation.
So it can become better, then?

>>23386806
So it can stop trying to rip itself apart from weight that the shoddily retrofitted frame can't support just standing there, so in a sense, sure.

>>23386412
>$500 kit
>no welding on the turret or hull
even that cheapass hobbyboss 1/16 kit got them (and still fits well), looks like max factory just reused the existing figma tiger and resold it disassembled

I finished these two. And by that I mean I finally got to take photos of them.

>>23386951
My old black background got crumpled in the storage so I got a new one which is made from cloth. Too bad it's too thin and too much light shines through it.

>>23386781
>https://youtu.be/J6s4OeBKBEg?si=n4csgACmtgXks-3A

Anon he has a separate videos for custom paintjobs that he does.

>bought a single Woundwort bootleg because haha cool sexy bunny bot
>now eyeing Gaplant Hrairoo, Kehaar II, Reben Wolf and Hazenthley II
help

>>23386964
welcome to hell
Hazel Hrair art soon bro trust and definitely a ReHaze anyday

>bought three MG Jestas a long while ago to make a Londo Bell Tri-Stars team, intending to buy RE/100 Base Jabbers for them later
>only learned today that the pre-CCA Base Jabbers they use in two of the OVA episodes doesn't actually have a kit
>and the one time that they do use the Type 89 Base Jabbers, it was in the single scene where they chase after the decoy Garencieres and it blows up, and one of them was piloting a Jesta Cannon

I really should have done this at HG scale instead... Technically I could, but then I'd have to find something to do with these three MG Jestas.

Do you guys switch up your thinner ratio or pressure when preshading? I don't have a swappable nozzle on the airbrush.

>https://youtube.com/shorts/cWuHnl-e8VM?si=rqj-3diOHsPqPCsb

ReyStudio is a charfag.

New thread

>>23387108
>>23387108
>>23387108

>>23386951
>x divider
FUCK why did you remind me how much I wanted to buy one of these

>>23386743
there are a lot of RG alloy frames but no Zaku I guess
there ARE third party metal parts for the RG Zaku but they're like spikes and thruster bells

>>23386787
The Messer is a real beauty.