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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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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:
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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!
>>23390789I didn't take another pic of the Psycho Mkii, but it's got arms now. They managed a double joint, so the flex is a huge improvement over the Mki. Four is still best girl though
>>23390787What a handsome and well done barbatos.
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wtf there is a tan gun-ez too.
>>23390785 (OP)broes i don't think i'm getting my gyan and lightcannon before the weekend
>>23390823He did this to me last week and convinced me it was my fault.
>>23390830This is true. I was never beaten. I fell down the stairs.
speaking of, as I was taking photos of my X divider and DX few threads ago, I also snapped a pic of my HG barbatos and some others. It's not really completed yet, and I still have a bit of painting to do. the mobile worker that comes with one of it's weapon packs is cute though
Is there a kit for the X bit Gundams? I can't even remember their name.
>>23390841GX-Bits, and not directly. Most of them is just the X Gundam, but you can get the heads from the HGBC Northern Pod.
>>23390860Ah neat, thanks!
>>23390767It's been an hour. . . You're alright, right anon?
What are best legs in gundam. Hi nu or turn a.
>>23390881The O. I will not elaborate.
Bandai you can put the Ex-S and Mk. V on US P-Bandai now.
>>23390823I only bought from usag one time (from canada) and fedex charged me $70 CAD on top of the $40 USD shipping for a $130 USD order. This was about 4 years ago and I didn't know about any local stores at the time. Still use their branded nippers that I got though
>>23390893Mom says it's my turn to use the drop ship
>>23390889LAST CHANCE PB.
>>23390789my first peebandai
im not putting the visor on until I hit it with some matte obvi
>>23390919dropped image
fuck my stupid chud life
are there any 1/100 hyaku shiki bootlegs (and with no coating)
>>23390936The old MG 1.0 with Ballute Pack isn't coated, but I'm pretty sure they don't print it anymore.
>>23390936Why would you not want the coating?
>>23390946so he doesnt have to strip it
>>23390950The coating looks better than paint so why would you strip it
>>23390841There isn't a kit. But as the other anon pointed out, the northern pod comes with a head greatly reminiscent of the bit mobile suits. Even though they share a lot with the gundam there's tons of little differences, most notably the torso, legs, ankles, forearms, shoulders, and skirts. I'm currently making one and the only parts left unmodified are the thighs, crotch, and the satellite cannon.
>>23390960Hey that's actually super neat anon, would love to see the progress on it.
>>23390960Here's how it's supposed to look. Picrel is a resin conversion I think.
>>23390942this shit is so fucking aids. i just want one to go with my zeta and mk2. PaintGod Erasure. snapshitters want us dead.
>>23390976Stealing is bad
https://x.com/Kzi_official/status/1945489629442138384
>>23390982>Buys babyboy toys with color separation>Complains why alot of said toys pander to the intended target audiencesDo yourself a favor and buy something else.
>>23390989I did. Until about a month ago, I hadn't painted a gunpla kit for about year. I'm in the mood for one because I'm mid-zeta rewatch
>>23390985But the guy didn't imply it's his work?
>>23390994It is the usual " i won't post xwitter link because Elon is le Nazi or some shit ". Fucking faggots.
>>23390997What the fuck are you babbling about, you schizo, it's just a pic of someone's build
https://cunnyx.com/haimian552171/status/1942610847857082619
>>23390992I only cherrypick gunpla that's most of normies bitch about due to "lack of color separation" and "hand grenade". They are most of the time ended up as fun builds once you have put some paint and some mods to them.
I only build kits of good ms
>>23391000nah man what the fuck is that link
>>23391009Yeah I don't really mind dealing with that stuff. I've done a lot of koto kits and some of those are around the level of the most "handgrenadey" gunpla. Right now I just want to skip stripping the hyaku shiki coating.
>>23390789Waiting for a new chisel to arrive. What better time to make a nice base?
>>23391014People give Koto too much shit when in reality, majority of modelkits are fragile. Bandai's models would have the same level fragility if they actually make something like this. They can't be bended or taking pressure.
>>23390789I'm trying to assemble the FM Gusion that came in the same box as the Full City Gusion with just one frame to share. I have a decent number of spare parts from various IBO FM kits but not enough to complete the kit. I found a torso that fits in the upper body perfectly and can connect to a spare lower IBO waist. The rest I'm just going to have to build. I really like this fat frog so it'll be nice not to just have it loose in a box.
>>23390976Boy this design does NOT look good with this color. It was already bad but this reddish brown looks like literal turds.
I can't believe we're literally never going to see a Master Grade G-Self. What the fuck man.
>>23391059Bandai hates Reconguista
>>23391059shit design
katoki wouldn't allow it
>>23391082Bandai listened to vocal retards and damaged themselves with MG Turn X.
time to pick next build:
MG Rick Dom
MG Mk II Titans colors
Fat Cat RX-78
>>23391106Do the mk.II and paint it into AEUG colors. This is the canon way to get a mk.ii that looks good.
>>23391109>>23391113yeah I'm leaning towards the rick dom too, will save for later the gandamus
>>23391116fuck you
Wasnโt there a Narrative B-Packs up on P-Bandai a few days ago before the restructuring? Now itโs not even there as a closed order
>>23391125I was also going to order one. It was in stock and ready to ship too.
Bandai did it, they cured me of my desire to buy their products.
All it took was making everything cost 40% more than it did 6 months ago, gouging me further by ensuring I have to pay more for shipping by virtue of not being able to consolidate my orders, and then making their site the slowest thing on the internet and ugly as sin.
>>23391132That's funny, I was about to comment on how ugly the new site design is.
>>23391135It's designed purely for mobile so the desktop version has everything smushed into the center with 50% of the page being unused white space, but the formatting is awful for mobile devices too for multiple reasons. Not the least of which is the large banner that pops up on the bottom of your screen prompting you to order while the original order button is in the middle of your screen.
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Hey, /gpg/! ZakuAurelius here for a brand new Ultimate Gunpla Modeler Tip! If you spray your license plate with matte topcoat, it won't reflect a camera flash! Happy building!
>>23391156Fool, you are supposed to use a gloss topcoat so it reflects all the flash and becomes unreadable. Rookie mistake.
>>23391156he's not receding, it's a mohawk
i might make it after all
don't extend
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i dont know if anyone else saw but it looks like they're moving to lottery system for pbandai stuff I fucken hate japan so much it's unreal
>>23391191lottery system is genuinely one of the worst things that the japanese are obsessed with.
Has the Dreissen been reprinted yet. I heard it was getting a reprint.
>>23391191On the bright side, this makes not buying PBandai shit even more justifiable.
>>23390789he's getting there.
>>23391191that's existed for years, a lot of the trading cards they sell operate on that. They hold drawings and winners get their orders shipped first
Just built my first perfect grade and god, they're fucking huge. It makes master grades look smaller than high grades
>>23391209>obsessed withIt's a pretty fair system of dealing with high demand or scalpers, the alternative is items selling out in 5 seconds
>>23391246>the alternative is items selling out in 5 secondsThat happens regardless though. And also they have lotteries for literally everything, I think even visiting the doctor.
>>23391246It does nothing against scalpers because they bot farm them these days, a scalper will still get more lottery rolls than a normal person will. If anything it makes it worse, because a normal person will get a single roll while scalpers will just bot as many as they need to stock up. There are only two ways that actually work vs scalping, the first is print so many that there is no value to scalping in the first place, the second is print to demand(which only alleviates it in the short term, but at least does more than nothing).
>>23391250I'm reminded of the old kancolle lottery if you wanted to play that years ago.
>Reben Wolf comes with trigger fingers for each hand, spread palms, closed fists, and sabre holders
>all accurately molded instead of square lego hand
No fucking excuse for every kit not having these Bandai. None.
>>23390785 (OP)Question, OP. Is that YOUR shelf and if so, how many kits do you own at this point? That room looks pretty awesome btw, but do you build mostly UC stuff?
Ok, i just bought Ammoknight and Bandai's Fatty. Which one should i build first?
>>23391322Im still so pissed I missed out on the reben wolf
>>23391390>not buying two the second the preorder went livefoolish fool
I had an idea for a custom but i wonder if theres a recent high mobility zake legs on HG
I wanted to see if i could put them on the police zaku legs and then put them on the zudah
>>23390789So far I am really liking Alex. I prepainted the blue parts because I already knew what I wanted to do with them but I am not sure about the rest. I may dull the whites a bit and gradient them away from the center of mass. Then do the entire frame in metallics and hand paint all the yellow parts to look a bit burnt up.
Also, anyone have tips on making stickers blend in? I really like some of the ones this kit came with.
>>23391392I was unemployed...
With all the third party RG modification parts, why don't any of third party company make modified part to swap RG 2.0 head with RG 1.0 head?
my gm sniper ground type is almost ready to shoot at fleeing wounded zeon soldiers but im out of top coat for the weapons so unfortunately I gotta leave it here for a few
>>23391418Wrist joints are super tight btw, either sand it slightly or put a bit of lube or w/e on it
Finished this a few weeks ago, solid build experience.
>>23391447Aggressively chinese looking
>>23391441My gut instinct told me to skip the arms and this vindicates my decision. That's weird since every other joint on this thing just feels perfect.
>>23391447that just sick btw SNAA model ?
>>23391462Yup the yr-04 Fire Lord. Here it is without all the effect parts
>>23391458A common thing people have complained about Alex 2.0 here and elsewhere is that they have had their wrist joint snap. I sanded it lightly and that's pretty much all you need to do.
>>23391452To be honest, I don't mind most original chinkshit designs. At the very least I like it more than seeing a smooth and clean design greebled the fuck up.
>>23391483Is it just the ball being too tight?
What do we think about the current direction of the 30 Minute Missions franchise.
Need recommendations for a spray booth using Mr Hobby paints. These paints are killing my braincells even with a mask on
>>23391505Yeah, the wrist ball joint here
>>23391512It's a good line.
>>23391520Just get a cardboard box, put a fan in a hole on it and point it into an HVAC filter.
>>23391520Your braincells aren't dying you are just becoming a newtype. It's part of the process.
>>23391512I just built the sengoku version of this today. It's fine.
>>23391520you're using a proper respirator right? not just any old mask? If it's properly sealed, you shouldn't smell a damn thing when it's over your face.
>>23391191>increase prices>people stop buying>create artificial rarity through lottery system>all of a sudden everyone wants itCanโt wait
>>23391540Im using gear indoors and the smell lingers
>>23391520this thread is the absolute last place you should ask this question
most of the people who will respond own no paints with VOCs.
half will overstate the dangers of paint
half will understate the dangers of pant
half will say dogshit solutions like a random fan (need to do a air changes/hour calc) is fine
half will say you need a cleanroom and spacesuit with compressed air
>>23391543Paint is literally harmless, it just makes you high for an hour or so. You could drink the stuff.
>>23391512What the fuck this would take me at least 2 hours to build.
>>23391512Built one of them once and it's not my cup of tea. The base designs are too plain, and I don't have a creative bone in my body to make custom ones.
>>23391383Ammoknight I dont think anyone has posted one in these threads before
>>23391603There was one anon posted his Ammoknight build several threads ago.
>>23391354I'm sitting around 250 finished 1/100 kits. About 2/3 are UC but I have most of the IBO, Wing, 00, X, Turn A and Seed releases There are a few holes in my collection though.
>>23391512I wish they'd visit the "early types" more, like Baskyrotto and Roundnova. I prefer the less-humanoid designs.
>>23391693What are your favorites (among the UC kits)? Any AoZ kits in the mix?
Anyone get the Moderoid combining Gunbuster and Getter-1? Finished the Gunbuster and it's pretty neat, tempted to pick up Getter as well.
>>23391191HAHAHAHA OH WOW. USbros getting cooked.
>>23391714Waiting warmly for ty-phon. Zeus negro is cooler looking.
>>23391728I think so too, but he'd be harder to make in model kit form. Personally hoping for more non- DM era slop kits. A lot of people say Detonator would be cool, but Star, Ext, and especially Duo Drive would be better. I think he looks so cool
>>23391747>more non- DM era slop kitsgod I want a Figure-rise Standard AMPLIFIED Cyber Dragon so fucking bad
Dark Necrofear kit so I could hotglue it
I regret starting on this Varguil project
Next one will be something real simple
Anyone got some simple kits to recommend? Something like a GM. But not a GM, I've already done one of those.
>>23390789Currentlt doing work on a GP03S. Work is messy, minimal battle damage, and it's all been painted. Was going for more of an F-14 Tomcat look here. Not sure how good my work is, but I try my best. Considering going over the UV resin lenses to diffuse them.
>>23391759didn't you buy a bootleg Turn-A? paint that one.
>>23391759Doesn't get much simpler than a Graze.
>>23391763any airbrush or mostly handpaint?
>>2339175930MM Full Armor Alto
>>23391512love it. 30mm, 30mf, and 30ms are all great lines. Just wish the heads were better.
>>23391767I do a mix of both. Rattlecan Mr. Color surfacer or Army Painter airbrush primer, two layers of acrylic after a base coat to better display the color I look for, satin/matte coat once again two coats, hand paint details, satin/gloss, decals. I'm midway through this one, still need to do hands/weapons. Going to get a display base for this.
Imagine if they just stop making AoZ a PB exclusive.
>>23391784I'm sure it'll happen any day now if you make just a few more posts about it
>>23391784Sorry, but non-PB AoZ was a thing only because they didn't invent PB at the time
https://x.com/RayStudio_01/status/1946142101642863085
>>23391512good gundam designs have been scraped for this shit
as a SNAPGAWDZ Im offended.
>>23390893IIRC you can switch the lower legs and forearms around OOB and it looks pretty cool
>>23391786Sorry Im saving my monkeypaw wish for something that /gpg/ wants.
>>23390789I've finished my Ball ver ka
I love how detailed the inner frame is, so I decided to display it with one panel taken off (for maintenance or something)
>>23391840The extremely bright lighting of my booth makes the dry brushing stand out way more than it normally does
>>23391841Detail painting these tiny dudes is the most stressful thing I've done in my gunpla "career"
>the HGUC has two of these
guess I'm buying either a long range fin funnel or the regular Nu for it's fin funnels
>>23391839>I decided to display it with one panel taken offLooks great, If ever manage to get the Alex for reasonable price I'm probably going to do the same thing with the Choban armor plates
>>23391844Thanks
>I'm probably going to do the same thing with the Choban armor platesThe MG 2.0 having a separate inner frame for the chobham armor is really cool, it's probably more detailed than the gundam's actual inner frame lol
Do we know which mg is going to be reprinted based on july 7th voting poll?
>>23391817>didn't remove the seam line
>go to assemble repainted amatsu mina claw
>realize a bit is missing
>search for manual for 10min
>the key component that holds it together and pegs it into the forearm is nowhere to be found
>search through all my shit for it
>this takes around 20 minutes of me opening boxes and silently tweaking
>genuinely consider buying an entire second amatsu mina hg just for this part
>look in my wip bits box again
>find it instantly with a glance
>>23391870the bad thing about it is that it makes the Alex too bulky just like the FAZZ ver Ka is too bulky compared to the old FAZZ
>>23391872https://bandai-hobby.net/site/mg_kessen2025/
It's still on-going until the end of the month. You get to vote each day. After that there's a run-off vote.
>>23391891>MG Perfect ZeongAre they going to reprint just a single one or do they plan to reissue a certain number?
>>23391883>called full armor>crotch, knees and feet are not armored
>>23391900they are collecting votes to know exactly how many kits to reprint each, so that everyone gets at least one of what they want.
>>23391883>the FAZZ ver Ka is too bulkyI dont see it. The ZZ is not a slim MS, so the FAZZ has to be relatively bulky.
>>23391891>Vote on what you want us to reprintSTOP DOING THIS GAY SHIT. Take pre orders that once they meet a threshold qualifies for reprint. Surely there are 100+ people out there in this world of 8 billion who want to buy half of these model kits.
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>The O is the list
LOL
>>23391910I love The O, but it feels hard to justify buying it
>>23391904The FAZZ has always worn its bulk extremely well. The Alex is way more bulky by comparison.
>>23391902That's not full armor, dummy
Also that's always how it works, armoring stuff like feet and upper legs would not only look dumb but also wouldn't fit with FA real life inspiration
my beautiful boy is finally coming together
my son... my son!
>>23391933he looks shocked
>>23391933fucking piece of shit camera i'm gonna go kill myself
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>>23391902Full armor alex is a completely different loadout despite the model number for the chobham having FA in it.
>>23391940back in my day we just called it the FSWS Alex and that was all we needed
>>23391946wtf is the point of a FA Alex when it already uses a crapton of addon armor in its default load out?
>>23391956Full armor also implies it's more heavily armed.
>>23391956More money for bandai lol
>>23391883Most of the reason it's fatter is because of the mechanism they added to allow it to have the wrist cannons out with the cobham still attached.
>>23391946>un-bullpups your FAMAS
>>23391956theoretically a FAAlex would be superior to a Chobhalex due to better integration of the armor, compensation for the weight for better mobility when armored, and more weapons
>>23391933going for a ground sazabi kind of look? mite b cool
>>23391964Nah. It's purely design. They could have the gatling pop up on the old design too if they wanted.
>>23391975I'm considering it, I have a camo pattern stencil as well as sponges, but I'm afraid of screwing it up with a bad camo job
The base paintjob is mostly olive green with a dark titans blue right arm
I'm also thinking of replacing the backpack with a ground gundam backpack
>>23391982it wouldn't have the clearances.
>>23391987Yeah it would anon... The entire thing is just lifting up one face of the polygon. As long as that face covers the forearm covers, it can be extended out by design. Both the old MG and the new one COULD do the exact same thing if they wanted.
These little shokugan that come in chocolate not-Kinder Eggs that Japan is currently crazy about look so much better than the tabletop minis.
>>23391992what the hell these are cool as hell i would buy these guys
>>23391987>>23391990You're both wrong.
The issue stems from the forearms being significantly larger (in particular the blue part, but the main white area as well) than the previous MG.
For psycho frame shit that has foil sticker that go on the backside of the colored clear plastic, is it better to paint silver on the inside or a metallic color on the outside?
>>23391992Not really, but they still look good enough
>>23391995How am I wrong? What? Everything I said is accurate.
The majority of the bulk doesn't come from the forearm covers being embiggened, it comes from making it a straight line from the gatling-cover section to the inner arm. The original MG differentiated this with purely a section for the chobham to narrow on covering that area. They could do the same with the MG and you could cut down the apparent bulk by quite a lot.
>>23391992The Assemble minis that came with the card game recently absolutely blow James workshit out of the water.
>>23392009Pic not related?
how do i get the acrylics the put inside the good paint markers but like
without the markers
how do i mix this stuff up?
i've tried however many times to handpaint acrylics with various brands and thinners and always got meh at best results, but these markers magically just work, give me the paints inside these
>>23391999depends on which one you're talking about.
the Nu Ver Ka and a few others use a plastic sticker with a near perfect chrome finish that will look as good as everything but the best chrome paints.
foil stickers really aren't used here as they are paper backed.
>>23392009mf has never seen a GW finecast
>>23392011those paints honestly blow chunks
too sensitive to other solvents
softer than the softest water based acrylics despite being alcohol based
>>23392011They're just oil based.
>>23392015no they aren't, retard.
alcohol instantly strips them which 100% means they aren't oil based.
>>23392014>mf has never seen a GW finecastand no one ever should, but their actual modern plastic minis are overall excellent sculpts taken for what they are. The Assemble minis are fine enough quality for the most part (that Zaku's left hand looks like shit) and probably compete well on price per unit since GW will literally never win that contest ever against anyone, but despite the cost GW sculpts are excellent.
>>23391992>>23392009This is the only mini line we need
>>23392014i've noticed that marker acrylics are pretty fragile but for detailing they're perfectly fine and the matte colors from the DSPIAE MKM markers are actually pretty sturdy (still fragile but you know, they hold up decently so you have some wiggle room before you coat them)
this is a matter of convenience for details that won't be subject to mechanical stress so the paint being fragile is fine
>>23392016Oils are alcohol soluble. It's why hand sanitizer dries out your hands.
>>23392016where did you even pull this from
>>23392017>but their actual modern plastic minis are overall excellent sculpts taken for what they areNah, overdetailed slop with terrible posing and no regard for whether details are actually reachable by a brush
Who on earth thought making two Mega Size kits for AGE was a good idea.
>>23392014>Nu Ver KaOne of the ones I had in mind, actually. I have a nice metallic green I've used for eyes on things like Zoids. It catches the light very well and looks to be the same color. If the metallic sticker is good, I might stick to it.
>>23392019I have the whole MKM + MK line cause it was pretty cheap. I rather like them, but they're acrylic not enamel.
>>23392024disagree except on posing, move towards monopose units as a whole is fairly shit, but the end sculpt quality is still gorgeous.
>>23392028Forgot pic for eye example.
>>23392027same ones who signed off on 1/60 scale MSV, F91, victory, and G kits
>>23392028i don't like the MK line with the hard nibs because mine are really bad but i'm told i got a lemon batch so what do i know
>>23392035overblown issue imo but also not a quality problem as much as it is a posing-of-sculpts problem, but if you wanna count it I won't stop you
>>23392037Can't speak for those unfortunately. I specifically wanted the soft tips, and I rather like them, especially for the price
>>23392036All those were old though, I would imagine such an insane decision would never happen again.
>>23392036>same ones who signed off on 1/60 scale MSV,MSV stuff sold really well though
Look at those beautiful hollow parts
>>23392046We saw that on release. Those lower "binder" things are so retarded I've been salivating to get mine and chop them up into a less fucking stupid shape.
>>23392046I'm pretty interested in this kit but I just can't justify the P-Bandai tax for a random ass HG.
>>23392046one of these days I'll have to go buy several tubes of epoxy putty
>>23392041so the MK line with the cylindrical bodies has soft tips? the hard tip ones i have are "super metallic"
>>23392042eh
imo AGE was really the first big stumble of gundam in recent years.
(again pure speculation as we'll never see sales data per IP)
targeting a younger audience with shittier (advanced grades, etc) models probably left them with piles of unsold crap. too many product lines cannibalizing sales from each other, and a massive arcade game tie-in seems like poor business sense. Particularly when the show did little to appeal to the older (25-50 year olds) demographic in japan that buys the most plamo.
>>23392058they went out on a limb and stepped in a sinkhole full of shit
so they reverted to pure distilled memberberries
>>23392058There's no speculation, AGE and G-Reco both just flat out underperformed. AGE by a lot. They really were expecting to revitalize Gundam with the child market with it and put a lot into it between the anime and game. We don't need sales data to know there's a reason the MG AGE-3 and FX got cancelled and the game ended up a strung out disappointment.
>>23392063>They really were expecting to revitalize Gundam with the child marketI've seen people throw a quote around, but is there any source for Bandai wanting "150 episodes of AGE"?
Honestly would love to see somebody do a super deep dive on AGE, from pre-production, to marketing, to building hype, and then everything that came after.
>>23392063g-reco was doomed due to being the first gundam series to air on a late primetime japanese timeslot.
too late for the traditional viewing audience.
>>23392063Also obviously, Build ended up mogging AGE at its goal of recapturing the child market. SEED and 00 appealed heavily to teens (and SEED's demo was aging out of it by then) but kids weren't watching anything Gundam.
>>23392066I don't know of any source for it. I don't think they would've ever intended that honestly. They did want to flesh out all the arcs a lot more in the companion game though.
>>23392061>so they reverted to pure distilled memberberriesYeah, IBO was really trying to appeal to nostalgia and nothing else.
>>23392069IBO wasn't the show that came after AGE. Build Fighters was.
>>23392072Build fighters is a gunpla television show, not a gundam television show. It's different.
>>23392030monopose is an inevitable result of more detailed and closer to truescale minis so I can accept that even if the aesthetics aren't to my preference, the sheer number of them doing balancing acts on random rocks and all the fliers held up by random objects not so much
>>23392073>main character is controlling a gundamIt's a gundam show
>>23392073Not to John Gundam, in charge of allocating money to animation projects to drive robot toy sales.
>>23392075Ready player one is a gundam film
>>23392073this has to be bait, surely nobody can be this retarded
>>23392074I get it, but honestly why is it so uninteresting? I mean how many people bitch about "models standing around?" Cus while it's not the only alternative it is mostly the alternative. It's not like you can't hack up the legs and repose it. Obviously that's a pain, but you do it to differentiate boring-standing-pose commanders/lieutenants/whatever anyways, or I do. I dunno it's just overblown to me. You can only do so much. Some of them work better than others I'll grant that. I think Shadowsun's leaping pose and fancy tactical rock is more interesting than other ones, but the best solution is shit like Celestine where they can just be supported by incidental lengths of plastic. But not every design in 40k can accommodate that either.
>>23392080I don't know, I didn't watch it
>>23392080Ready Player One is a Build Divers gaiden
>>23391461man why does this art capture the "soulless anime" feel better than the actual anime suits' box art
>>23392091The art is too clean. Soul comes from the human imperfections in the art.
>>23392091>"soulless anime feel"Elaborate
>>23392099He's referring to modern digital drawings I presume.
>>23392099it looks like it's straight up a capture from a media player, which is funny because it doesn't have an anime
meanwhile regular suits boxes look like actual artwork
>>23392085>uninterestingI'm not against action poses, I just think GW's posing looks mad goofy. Which wouldn't be as much of an issue if their newer minis weren't a lot harder to pose mod than the old multi pose stuff. With a mono pose mini the expected benefit for that tradeoff is that the mini looks better out of the box, like an actual piece of art and not just a simple modular game piece, but GW sculpts don't quite reach that level for me compared to what some other companies are doing.
>>23392085it's because action poses need to be exaggerated beyond realism to look good static.
GW doesn't quite get there for most of their fixed pose shit.
>>23392009at least from that picture I really do not agree. the hand looks awful, GW does spikes/points way better than the shoulder spikes and commander fin on that zaku and all the piping looks bad, especially the waist pipe where the detail doesn't even wrap all the way around.
We still have a few months to go and all, but I think I'm going to preemptively declare the Reben Wolf the winner of gunpla of the year. Damn this kit is excellent.
>>23392117it's just another HG, plus it has sculpting errors (fucked up head)
>>23392119excellent quality HG though and of a good design
head's fine, don't care about it
>>23391933I'm gonna say it. Varguil is cooler than Sazabi.
>>23392131daring but also the wrong opinion
>>23392057They have triangular black bodies
https://dspiaestore.com/products/dspiae-mk-eco-friendly-water-based-soft-head-markers-with-multi-colors
>>23392074Thus of auld
Thus now
>>23392134Oh, these. Yeah these are great. For some reason I thought there was an older line of soft-nib markers with a different shape.
>>23392117Bold to declare a woundwort expansion pack gunpla of the year
How come standing poses are so kino? Action poses just feel like reddit
>>23392156just goes to show that aozchads will always beat out auslop
I love him so much
still needs a fair bit of cleanup and detailing and i kinda botched the gatling attachment but what's done is done, i can make it work
>>23392131I donโt like how anorexic varguil looks compared to sazabi
>spilled extra thin cement on bed
It's over
>>23392216You're going to have some freaky dreams next time you use that bad
>>23392162Good poses are kino. Poses with no thought behind them or stock toy poses are reddit.
>>23392216lay down in it and you can become sleep
>>23392162I like trying out a few crazy poses when I first build a kit but once it's painted I leave them in a basic relaxed pose. shelves full of kits in action poses look messy
The litmus test for kit posing is SEED poses
>>23392156Most HGs are expanson packs for the Woundwort, that's literally its gimmick
>>23392217>>23392223>feel like pukingahhhahahahhhahahehhehehehehe
>>23392246This is why I use testors non-toxic cement.
>>23392250not so bad when mixed with pepsi and ice
https://schizophonic9.com/re9/hg_gundamzirius.html
>>23392278that thing is really ugly
>>23392278From the thumbnail I thought this was Hyazentlay II
>>23392218I kinda dig the bright neon/highlighter colors...
Are there any titans kits that were printed in purple instead of the standard dark blue? For some reason I thought I remembered there being some older mg kits that used the purple, but I might just be thinking of the p-Bandai purple gaplant [hrairoo]
>>23392309the difference between dark blue and dark purple for the hues of titans MS is virtually nonexistent
>>23392311I would, but the last time I did not everything on it was painted and that one guy spent another three days going berserk.
>>23392309the mg hazels are noticeably more purple than blue
>>23392311Just post yours and start samefagging if you want to shitpost so bad.
/k/ommando here, do you guys like cope cages?
>>23392333cute build but the Zaku doesn't have the reactor output to wield the ReGZ Custom's beam rifle
>>23392337zaku frame retrofitted with regz equipment
or a ballistic weapon using the shell of a regz beam rifle
why?
scavengers
it's really not hard to justify this stuff
>>23392333they can work but they usually look like shit
>>23392333You already asked I believe and with the exact same image
>>23392340>zaku frame retrofitted with regz equipment>or a ballistic weapon using the shell of a regz beam rifleboth of these ideas are so stupid lol
>>23390789painting white is a bitch, this is going to take forever lol
>>23391883>Bad thing about that is that it makes it bulkier>Just a thread ago there are posts that more bulk=goodMake up your god damn fucking mind, which is it? Bulk more good or Less bulk more good?
Oh you gotta be fucking kidding
>>23392311I'm perma rangeblocked from posting pictures on the entire site.
>>23392350The fuck did you expect anon
>>23392349/gpg/ is not two posters
>>23392352Ugh... ill get the masking tape....
>>23392356Good boy. And go buy a Pale Rider.
>>23392353It might as well be, with all of the schizos posting here.
>>23392311Top shelf is for the hguc kits. Bottom shelf is where my master grades hang out with ibo. Its not nearly as coordinated and the thunderbolt fag is sort of my shame kit cuz its like 3/4ths finished for a year at this point. I just gotta fill out my ibo collection with more tekkedan stuff cuz its basically all grazes.
>>23392311I just took a photo for a friend so I might as well post it here as well. Though you'll have to bear the really bad quality. Only the two X gundams, Victory and GL are painted. Rest is bare plastic, but I plan to paint everything eventually. GP01 is currently warming shelf space for an Airmaster when they finally reprint it next year.
>>23392361Leg shape of the Turn A looks so good in a running pose, never paid attention to it before
>>23392367Syd Mead put a lot of work into making it a dynamic machine, and that running pose is directly from some of his art.
I posit that the anons who complain about every modern suits being overdesigned are ironically the same jerking off about zeta suits
>>23392356Just use the stickers as precut masking tape, silly
>>23392358>>23392384im uncomfortable, also idk if that would work in this case considering the sticker layout
>>23392311My kits are snapshitted. No thank you
My late uc 1/100 is the same size as some of my early uc 1/144s
>>23392311Nah. It looks like a mess
He's assembled!
Not finished by far, but he's assembled.
Kinda bummed out about the fact I can't actually fit the ground gundam backpack on him. It's too tall, bumps into the rear skirt. Maybe a G-Line backpack? Since I did away with the funnel racks there's no point to keeping the anemic little original pack.
>>23392400Sick camo scheme
>>23392400i'm gonna kill myself, this time i'll really do it
picrel
It's crazy that I've never seen any other thread or gen where retards forget their pics
>>23392403the matte coat is doing herculean lifting here, i left brush marks all over his legs and torso fixing my shitty spraying
>>23392405look man the fumes are getting to me
Chinese MGSD Strike Rouge.
I'll probably get it just for the Ootori pack.
>>23390785 (OP)>cant even pose properlywhat a fucking disgrace fucking kill yourself you goddamn homo
>>23392414The Ootori pack is so fucking cool. Worth the remasters just for it.
>heard about these model robots for decades
>they don't sell this shit here in the middle of nowhere in middle Europe so don't really care
>sees some really cheap ones on AliExpress so buys one on a whim
>spends like one and a half days scraping with a knife and sanding parts to actually fit together because of janky casting
>it's finished
>looks into Gundam
>needs to basically One Piece marathon the entire franchise starting with the really old original...
>"I'm too old for marathoning 600+ episodes plus movies."
>lots of people just talking politics
>"I'm way too fucking old to not be sick of this shit."
>looks into Gunpla
>apparently this badboy is an offbrand copy of a pretty infamously jank figure line
>funnily enough both it's exact name and the title it's from is actually namedropped on the box LMAO
>well it was fun to try but a bit too much time lost to the void
>starts getting cravings for more of this shit
>it takes like two weeks for more to arrive
>"oh no it's getting worse... my fix.... I need my fix"
What did I get myself into!?
>>23392422Forgot to post pic.
>>23392422mechauniverse in spain has fairly reasonable prices
you can also get bootlegs off of aliexpress, if you want to just ask the resident changposter will give you the qrd on which "brands" are good
>>23392422You don't have to marathon anything, just watch some of the OVAs and if you like them go from there.
>>23392422The right play here is to look up cool moments of the suits you liked on youtube
>What did I get myself into!?Plastic crack.
>>23392422>>23392423Also the absolute guerilla shit I had to work with because the local hardware store doesn't have anything like those precise modeling tools.
Whatever remains from an old sharpening stone for "sanding" off things that need to be gone, that thing isn't that precise side cutter but a nail clipper, and a box cutter that constantly loses edge to even plastic this soft.
I'll try my luck in the nearby city for precision tools like that. I'm in the middle of bum fuck nowhere.
>>23392422Yes, the whole point is that these plastic robots are copyrighted intellectual property, and only one company (the one that owns the animation studio that makes the shows and movies) has the right to make toys for it (or sell licenses to other companies). The bootleg you bought off of Ali is a Chinese knockoff that's made of lower quality plastic and uses an inferior manufacturing method to cut costs, which is why they're usually so crappy (and also why they cost a fraction of the official product).
You don't have to be a fan of the shows to build the cool toy robots (blasphemy I know), but it does help. Also, the whole reason that they shifted to an "AU" format from 1994 onward was so that people could get into the franchise without having to watch a half-dozen 50-episode shows and movies from the 80's. The new shows always make references to the old ones, especially the very first one from 1979, but I would argue that it's not strictly necessary to enjoy them.
>>23392408no seriously it's such a curious phenomena
look at this guy
>>23392422, probably his first post here ever, fumes virgin and he also forgot his pic
>>23392437It's not the fumes; it's the microplastic replacing our brain cells.
>>23392434If you could order your gundumbs from Ali, you could've also ordered a few chink tools, ya know
>>23392434You can order cheap-ass hobby tools off of Ali as well. Hell, I would argue that you can make it work with just some fingernail clippers, a razor blade and some high grit sandpaper (gradually from around 800 to 2000). But yes, purpose-built tools like nippers, a hobby knife and a glass file will work. Don't even need brand name stuff, even the glass files that are designed for manicuring are fine (secret fact, a bunch of the stuff designed for makeup and fingernail care work great for hobbies).
sometimes I chew on the pollycap runners
Are there any bootleg action bases? I need like a whole box of em.
>>23392444Yes. Plenty on Ali, a few on Amazon (though the one I found needs to have the nub shaved down drastically because it's too big for the crotch peg on HG kits).
>>23392444Yeah, there are some good chang stands on amazon for cheap as dirt.
https://www.amazon.com/Migavan-Assembly-Display-Support-Compatible/dp/B07YWYTS72
Definitely recommend, they're perfect for HGs.
What is a good place to get the manuals from various kits? I got in my 3rd party LEDs for my PG Exia and it just said to follow the instructions from the version that comes with LEDs.
How green are Zaku IIs supposed to be?
>>23392452Oh duh they put them with the runner pictures right?
>>23392448Pic related, Leo gang holding strong despite an upside down connection for a couple months now IIRC
>>23392451Bandai technically has an official site, but you have to search in Japanese and it's a bit finnicky.
https://manual.bandai-hobby.net/
>>23392448Awesome, exactly what I was looking for.
>>23392464Just beware the connectors need a little sanding like
>>23392446 said. They're EXTREMELY tight otherwise and highly likely to snap to torque.
>>23392403what the fuck is wrong with your camera anon
>>23392472very old phone, camera is just worn down
yes i've cleaned it, i also removed the scratched up protective cover
it's just an old camera
i have to borrow a relative's phone to take the nice pictures, which i only do for finished things
i could get a new phone but i don't use it for anything other than phone functionality so i would rather spend the money on more plastic
>>23392478>i don't use it for anything other than phone functionalityi don't use my phone for phone functionality, it's a glorified camera. i upgrade every 4-5 years entirely to get a better camera
>bought the RG Akatsuki for around $70 on sale last month
>there's another sale now where it's $70 before 20% off
I'm unhappy, but frankly it's my own damn fault.
Why must it be like this?
>>23392492oh fuck
Are they reprinting every Jegan? My fucking wallet.
>>23392492fuck you gaijin that's why
no really, i fully believed a solid 60% of bandai's consumer-hostility stems from the fact the company is run by yakuza dinosaurs who hate gaijin
>>23392494>>23392497It's a Jegan waterslide decal giveaway
>>23392492>>23392503>Bandai waterslides for HG kitsYeah, no thank you.
wake me up when they actually start reprinting the jegans
>>23392510I wish they'd make a Jegan 2.0.
>>23392278How are they going to have skirt parts that huge and just leave them ugly and hollow?
>>23392510same
need all three stark jegans so I can actually assemble the proper CCA-MSV one, and the EWAC one because it's cool, and the Birnam one because F91 related things make my shotlancer extend
>>23392435Funnily enough it's barely different from the genuine stuff.
Even the plastic itself is pretty good and not that ultra rigid stuff that easily snaps and becomes the sharpest thing in the universe.
>>23392426>>23392430Now I'm both confused and aroused.
Are these knights of the round table guys any good? I'm kind of digging this newest one.
>>23392521They're great. None quite as good as Iron Sickie but close.
>>23392521Pretty much any chinkmodel is fine if you like the design. Fitment tends to be more Kotobukiya-at-their-worst quality rather than Bandai but it's not a real problem.
>>23392530SNAA's fitment is impeccable though
>>23392531YMMV, QC is mid
ehhhhhh I guesss I cant be too upset
>>23392556god just let a nuke hit the white house please just let grok go insane with the access codes I need this
>>23392556Who did you buy from? I have a pre order from koto official us store that I did before tariffs and Iโm expecting to have to bite the bullet on it eventually
>>23392488>bought the RG AkatsukiBut why
>>23392567Oh you could of just said you are Filipino
If Bandai doesn't eat my tariffs for something I already paid for I'm cancelling that shit.
>>23392568>could ofESL throw stone. House? Glass!
>>23392564There are aftermarket parts to fix the shitty hips, and frankly I fell head over heels for the Zeus Silhouette. I'm also contemplating ordering some custom waterslides for my kits and getting a Cagalli ORB emblem to put on its left shoulder.
>>23392422You absolutely do not need to watch every single thing Gundam-related that's been put out over the last 45+ years. Just start off with the original series (TV, not the movies) and once you're done with that just pick and choose what you want to watch from there. The only real constraint you'd want to keep to is watching Universal Century stuff in chronological order, but so long as you go 0079>Zeta>ZZ>CCA you shouldn't have any trouble bouncing to any other UC entry from there.
>>23392586CCA is a perfectly fine sequel to MSG if he doesn't want to watch 100 episodes of Z+ZZ or even 50 episodes of Z
or he can just fuckin watch anything it's not that complex if you get into one story you'll probably want to check out the others similar to it naturally
>>23392586For the original MSG you can absolutely watch the movies instead of TV. And you can skip ZZ and go straight to CCA if you want. But you canโt skip zeta like the other speedwatching retard insinuates.
>>23392587Zeta is literally the only good show in the entire franchise so skipping it is fucking retarded
>>23392589CCA was literally always a sequel to MSG. The very first draft of Zeta? Titled Char's Counterattack.
>oh no I will miss out on all the Char characterization that is thrown away for the movie for him to be a bad guy.It does nothing to set up CCA whatsoever, you can skip it all you want.
>>23392592Ummm no sweaty thatโs new mobile report gundam wing
>>23392556It's probably cheaper to tell them to give you a refund and then import it yourself.
Even if it wasn't, I'd do it out of spite. Fuck you, you accepted the risk of market changes when you sold a product you didn't have yet.
>>23392592Watching dogshit gundam anime? No thanks, i would rather buy stuff and paint.
>>23392593Chat is this real
>>23392595>>23392563its one of the koto limited only hexa gears coming out finally girl which I will replace the head with handscale durga
>>23392598You can go verify it if you look around, it's not hard.
>The project of a Gundam entry titled Charโs Counterattack dates back in Yoshiyuki Tominoโs mind, as it was included in the original proposal of Zeta Gundam, made in 1984. The title would pop up everywhere between 1984 and 1986, whether on TV series proposals or novelizations; in the end, it would be the conclusion to Char and Amuroโs storyline that would be named Charโs Counterattack โ its movie version, at least.
Do people who say Zeta does nothing for Char's characterization in CCA have fucking brain damage or is this just some retarded year long trolling meme?
>>23392599Zero bait. Pure fact. Z is a great show and I love ZZ. Both are completely skippable, and MSG > CCA won't leave you hurting for much context. Zeta ends with Char saying a whole bunch of shit that is 100% opposite his next on-screen actions, there's no getting around that. Zeta provides very little context to enjoy CCA, which is entirely a movie about Amuro and Char's rivalry, based entirely around Lalah, concluding. You don't see anyone from Zeta except Astonaige, you hear Titans and Haman namedropped, you don't know what really happened with that whole AEUG thing, it's all a sequel to Amuro vs Char.
>>23392607How come they put off the charโs counterattack for so long? First zeta was supposed to be it, then zz clearly the glemy neo Zeon civil war thing was supposed to be charโs counterattack. They literally just made 100 episodes of filler to sell toys before char had his counterattack.
>>23392610>year longPeople have been trolling with it for decades at this point.
>>23392610Because it fucking doesn't retard. It doesn't set up shit for CCA Char, he has no moment where he goes "actually, maybe this is all futile and it'd be easier to drop a rock. haha jk. unless...?" You have to just assume he got sick of all the shit and waiting for humanity to leave Earth (in 5 years) and is super fucking obsessed with Lalah despite Zeta really not playing her up 1/10th as hard as it is made out to be in CCA. It's important for Amuro and his fear of MS for a few episodes but I don't think they even bring her up. If they do it's for like one dialogue. Meanwhile, it's the crux of everything in CCA. It's the petty revenge against Amuro driving Char, to prove he's better and to get back at him for Lalah. EVERYTHING about their conflict in CCA is from their conflict in MSG.
>>23392618So it's a decade long shitpost? Some people have no lives.
>>23392620>It doesn't set up shit for CCA CharJust stopped reading here, done letting all the fags on this board in particular just waste my time maliciously.
>>23392612Can't speak for Zeta, but ZZ got the short end of the stick when they decided to go ahead with the actual movie. We know Char was likely to take the place of Glemy at the end, which might well have made it the series that ultimately became CCA - if it weren't for the fact CCA got greenlit when ZZ was in production.
>>23392621Tell me what Zeta sets up for CCA Char that MSG doesn't do better.
>>23392556>IS THAT A $1.84 INCREASE ON MY MODEL TOY?
>>23392620You have smoothbrains like this thats why the meme is still alive.
>>23392625Most people don't like have to pay money they wouldn't have had to pay in a not retarded world.
>>23392628do you also get mad when gas prices go up by 5 cents?
>>23392628Most people don't give a shit about a dollar and 84 cents even in a retarded world.
>>23392627hey super cool screenshot but let's see what char's last conversation in zeta gundam is all about shall we
>>23392629No because that's dictated by a bunch of complex nations, treaties, and policies I can't even pretend to understand.
It's not the result of somebody somewhere doing market manipulation that's going to be walked back on in a month, causing a colossal waste of everybody's time
>>23392634>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQMz7YHPIiIWhy don't you post the actual last monologue of Char?
>>23392634Huh, wonder if anything could have happened after this scene that could have upset Char.
>>23392629Do you not? It wasn't that long ago that gas was in the low dollar range(or sub dollar range if you are older). But 5 cents here and 5 cents there adds up, and of course price changes only go one direction.
>>23392641I don't know. It sure sounds like that would be headcanon we never have validated.
>>23392639>video gameBecause that's not the anime, now is it?
>>23392645>I'm shitposting, no you can't shitpost back!Whatever you say buddy.
>>23392650I'm not shitposting. Just because I'm saying things you don't like doesn't mean I am anything less than completely sincere.
>>23392643What the fuck is up with that manlet Xi Gundam? Isn't it supposed to be at least the height of the Penelope?
>>23392653Xi is an integrated, more-developed Penelope. It's always been smaller than Penelope.
>>23392651>STOP CALLING OUT THE SHITPOST.Here's your (you)
>>23392656You're a strange little person.
>>23392628Agreed, fuck bandai.
If you're gonna be shitposting at least shitpost about something on topic like the usual snap vs paint, acrylics vs laquer and gtm designs vs fss designs.
>>23392653Xi is sitting on a stand but it's barely off the ground and penelope is on the stand it came with. Don't really have anywhere else for them until I move but I'd like to eventually give them enough space to bring the zeta 2.0 base back out, get the missile effects for pene/xi and the bit/funnel stands for the RGs
>>23392641Definitely not anything to do with Kamille since Char wasn't around to see Kamille's fate. And yknow he doesn't have that fate in the movies so it definitely isn't his motivation there either. What else happened?
>>23392671>And yknow he doesn't have that fate in the moviesThere isn't a single person on the planet who cares about the Zeta movies.
>>23392678I was going to make a bait reply but yeah even I donโt care enough about the zeta movies to shitpost about them
I thought it was pretty clearly because of kamille. The last shot is the hyaku shiki cockpit for a reason, which is to put Char on your mind in conjunction with Kamille's fate. I do think one of the biggest issues with CCA is it sort of sweeping Z/ZZ under the rug. I recall reading that this was a result of them wanting to be more accomodating to people who only saw the 0079 movies. You could theoretically watch it and still get the Lala stuff without having seen Z but I think Char is far more fleshed out with it, especially with how much Z reiterates young newtypes being dragged into war and ruined by it.
>Char didn't see what happened
They're newtypes and were on the same battlefield. I don't think it would be out of the question for him to have felt all the pressure from Kamille and Scirocco's fight suddenly disappear.
I think shallow observations are one of the big reasons there was so much negative buzz around Gquuuuuux recently. Viewers aren't thinking about the characters as people and are unable to draw conclusions to their motivations and actions without it being directly spelled out.
>>23392685I wish you just put the gqx bait at the beginning so I didnโt have to read all that
>>23392685>The last shot is the hyaku shiki cockpit for a reasonTo tease Char still being alive, just like how the MSG movies inserted him for the same purpose - because Char was for basically the entirety of the original story the most compelling character for both Tomino to write and for fans.
If he could "feel" Kamille then he will feel Kamille isn't dead. He'll feel Kamille is stronger as a Newtype than ever in ZZ and makes a recovery. It's extremely forced to suggest it. Once again, Kamille's fine in the movies and they still lead to CCA.
>especially with how much Z reiterates young newtypes being dragged into war and ruined by it.You mean like he does to Gyunei and ESPECIALLY Quess? If it's his defining breaking point, it sure is a strange choice for him to commit the same dehumanization of Newtypes. A 13 year old girl he turned into a machine (his words) to utilize as a tool in his petty revengefight against AMURO? The man he's so utterly seething over he demands a "fair" fight with by leaking psycoframe data? Where does that follow from Z? I'm not saying Char in Z is bad. I'm not saying Z is bad. Z is great. It's a wonderful show worth watching multiple times with wonderfully written characters. But to get to Char in CCA from Z requires a piece of material we've never gotten and perhaps never will get without it seeming fucking stupid. Like seriously, Kamille's fate broke him? That's why he's spending the whole movie grappling with Amuro and Lalah? One boy not-even-dying made him say "yep, Earth will never change, billions must die." It doesn't follow.
What will be the next master grade they come out with
>>23392700Barbatos Lupus Rex
Bael
Kimaris Vidar
Mighty Strike Freedom
Aerial
Destiny Spec II (revive of the old 2007 MG, with P-Bandai exclusives in original colors or with glowing joints)
RX-78-2 4.0
RX-78 EX
I will trample over the MG and RG lines
>>23392730After rg rx-78-2 3.0
>>23392521iron sickie is kino
havent boughted the rest
some of the undergates are quite annoying to clean up though. shit like being placed on a curve between two pegs so you can't sand properly
>>23392698Japanese simply do not share the obsession with continuity that the west has
Just enjoy each entry by its own merits treating recurring characters like actors inhabiting similar, but not necessarily the same roles
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>>23392311recently moved out so I left a lot of snapped kits at my parents. Also havent fixed some of the poses since the move
Bottem left is going to be megalomaria/girlpla/figma zone
>>23392556I was under the impression that china was going to be the one paying for this
>>23392743Is that Seibah a kit? Actually would grab that myself if it is.
Also whats that big ass white (presumably) AoZ kit in the top left shelf?
>>23392690not an argument
>more clear color shit
>more Gross Injection(tm) shit
>the Tolro yet again
I am unimpressed.
Does this count as gunpla? Think I nailed the colors. Still some touch ups to do but ran out of time
>>23392755saber is a figma, so a doll not a model kit
the white kit is the hg gigantic arms
>>23392759You know what ive never seen /gpg/ post any built clear kits.
>>23392759Arent the clear parts more fragile?
>>23392768Clear is harder and more brittle but not really to an extent that it's fragile. Pain in the ass to clean up though.
>>23392760Thin your paints
>>23392759the clear ball is the only time I've somewhat wanted a clear kit. I'd paint most of it opaque but leaving a few panels clear to see the insides would be cool
>>23392759man clear vfin stab stoppers look extra disturbing
>>23392765i saw a guy posting his clear penelope
>>23392774shut the FUCK up
>>23392790Mad cause is true. You can frankly do better then this even with brush painting.
>>23392759The Draken-E is a very cool kit and I recommend it
>>23392759I'll be picking up the clear Devil Gundam, thank you very much
>>23392759Oh cool Tallgeese III!
>Special coatingNevermind.
>>23392765I got a clear Ball and clear Second V, but only from a Gundam Base tour. Would never pay the P-Bandai online tax for them, they're just a neat novelty.
>>23392774They're actually fairly thin. Too thin in some cases.
>>23392793That other dude isn't me. It's all brush. Even brush primed cause I did it at work. I don't pretend to be a good painter, though I did rush the end a bit.
>>23392659Anon you forgot about glue
>>23392760Load less paint on your brush. Also, are you using an acrylic wash? Enamel doesn't stain that much on a clear coat
>>23392823>They're actually fairly thin. Too thin in some cases.What brand do you use?
>>23392759You're forgetting the best parts: no order consolidation and massive markups, so enjoy spending $45 for a single Draken kit.
And why is their new site so SLOW? Everything takes a year and a day to load.
>>23392823Anon please pardon the Warhammerfag. They consider everything that isn't wash paint to be unthinned.
>>23392816The regular version was in the catalog late last year for around $50. I imagine that with tariffs and the price hike, you'll be looking at something like $60 or more the next time it shows up.
Is it true the Pale Rider kit is pretty bad
>>23392869Not if you paint it. But out of the box there are a fuck ton of stickers if you don't.
>friend enjoyed his few EGs, HGs, MGs, and seems to prefer MGs the most
>prefer RGs since they have more articulation and MGs seem to be relatively neglected from what I gathered here
>want to recommend at least one RG to let him know what it's like, even if he decides to go back to MGs
>Shining/God Gundam might be too expensive for him, Crossbone too frustratingly small, but pre-Unicorn ones might be bad
Are there any RGs that are both cheap and good at the same time?
I've never bought a Pale Rider because I have no fucking idea what they're from.
>>23392888Might be useful to know which designs he likes most
>>23392888RG Mk2 is the best old RG
Non-EW Wing RGs are great
>>23392892Missing Link is their origin, the remake of the PS2 games that was pretty shit
Does Mr Leveling Thinner work for their weathering color products, or do I have to get the weathering solvent specifically?
https://vxtwitter.com/CFasJpf4REJ37ba/status/1946271602464948714
>>23392948>gobplaThis is repulsive.
>>23392948Where is the girlpla for the gobbopla cave?
was at tekkocon today and I saw picrel. How is it as a build compared to the RG? That was one of my all time favourite builds and I was debating picking it up. I don't mind having dupes since it's one of my favourite MSes
https://x.com/zgmf78/status/1946410732393762889
>>23392966The master grade is just a better kit than the real grade. The parts all hold onto it better and it holds a pose better. The only drawback is that the gold parts are not color separated and the decals suck ass. The stickers for the gold are okay if you like stickers. It's not hard to paint though. If you do like to paint, it's a very fun kit to do so with. There's a lot of interesting surfaces to work with.
Here's proof I did all of this.
https://x.com/zgmf78/status/1946345391672414581
He bought the RG for Char's Zaku II and was infuriated with the tiny parts and beads, hitherto unfinished
>>23392908He likes G Gundam, IBO, Wing, and Char, but I don't know about the specific designs yet, I'll ask.
>>23392917I can maybe suggest the Mk II and see how that goes, thank you. I'd love to just suggest the Shining and God but he's really iffy about it, and he's rather pleased with the MG Shining Gundam
>>23392986The master grade may be a bit neglected right now but there's still hundreds of options for you to pick from
>>23392966The MG is a stellar kit, looks good, rock solid, no issue holding the out of box weapons even years later(maybe the zook? But that doesn't come in the standard kit). The trim is a pain to paint but you can do a reverse wash for decent results.
>>23392974Damn that actually looks fantastic anon.
>>23393008This thing took me like 3 days of nonstop work. Thank you.
Is the ZZ Ver Ka any good? Iโm seeing it on sale for 4000 yen.
Two weeks ago I built the HG Gunleon, it was quite a lot and had so many unnecessary stickers, but I enjoyed making it. No idea how I completely forgot to mention that in these threads until now lol.
>>23393025It is very good and 4000 isn't a bad price at all.
>>23392759>no piss-colored eg numy money is safe for now
>>23393025It's extremely good. Personally, I suggest keeping an eye out for a fair price on the EZZ expansion because it really does just emphasize all the cool parts of ZZ much more.
>>23392759The only cool thing I see is the MS hanger cages for MG kits, but scalpers will probably scoop those up the second they go live
>>23393087What kind of fucking faggot shit is it that MS Hangars are even P-Bandai. I want to buy a fuck ton of them at once for obvious reasons why is Bandai so terrible.
>>23393089Just go buy a bunch of the 30MM ones, they don't actually look much worse and you can pretty them up with a single sheet of styrene to look better.
>>23393092Hey woah I actually didn't know they had these. They don't look half bad either yeah.
>>23393094just keep in mind the default size is more for a highgrade
>>23392948A plastic goblin is still just a filthy, stinking goblin.
>>23392759>Has P-Bandai Website>Still Complains.
>>23393103Bandai's 1/20 Fatty is 5% done. The rest are mods and paint. This thing is pretty huge, too.
Also, one of my side project: Chicken Zaku and his handler.
>>23392435>the whole point is that these plastic robots are copyrighted intellectual propertyThe funny thing is that the description on the box namecalls both the exact name of this unit, characters involved and SEED. X,D
Both are either copyrighted or trademarked.
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GQX if it looked good and not like a discount eva
>CAPTCHA: TRUM8
>>23393160My brain enjoys this
It even looks like it's from the 0080s, appropriately
>>23393160>Spent all that time modeling>Couldn't be bothered enough to give it a proper fist/open hand
>>23393131Which is precisely why they're being bootlegged by the Chinese, who care absolutely nothing for copyright or trademark law.
>>23393195Walrus Suletta WIP
>>23393195Oops, sorry, didn't mean to reply you with that.
This needs a kit yesterday
>>23392933Levelling thinner works for all lacquer and alcohol acrylics, not even just the mr. hobby ones
>>23393215his nails are pretty
>>23393215>The feminine robot gave long penis>The more masculine ones doesn't What did they mean by this?
>>23393220That's the Titans Test Team's gimmick
I'm pretty sure all of their suits have pretty nails
>>23393215Now even the mobile suits are painting their nails.
>>23393221ooh hehe how did u know
>>23393225wtf im joining the titans rn fuck them newtypes
>>23393243Excellent, we here at the Titans need up and coming pilots like you... To partner up with Jerid! he never seems to bring his back from missions.
Redpill me on the AK Woundwort knock off please
Is it a straight remold of the bandai one or is it different? Why are there 4 and what are the differences?
>>23391512I like them a lot so far! Just started getting back into plamo and got a handful of these kits. I like the vehicles and option parts and am close to having enough built to start being creative. Working on a Spinatio Royal Knight right now, with a Wing pack and Horse kit completed and ready for him. Pic related, two 30MM kits I completed recently. My first time really trying with panel lining, a good learning experience for sure.
>>23391512I don't get it.
If they're not from an anime or video game how do you know which ones to buy and which accessories go with them?
>>23392974I'm gonna say that the rg mogs the mg in the looks department. If the rg wasn't such a piece fragile kit, it would be one of the best rg kits of all time.
>>23393286They're robot legos and you're supposed to come up with your own designs and stories
>>23393288>I'm gonna say that the rg mogs the mg in the looks departmentHow? They look the same but the RG has worse looking trim.
>>23393286Everything's compatible with everything so you can just make whatever you want. Thats the point.
>>23393292>>23393295Do they publish some kind of guide to let you know which designs are the canon ones?
>>23393297There is no canon
If you care about that then this is not the line for you
>>23393297Why the fuck should it matter which are the canon ones when the whole bit is making your own thing.
>>23393288I think the HGUC looks way better than the RG. RG Sinanju's trim is really shitty looking.
>>23393299There IS canon to some degree.
Is explained in their website, and also in every single manual for the machines if you care for fluff that much.
You could also take promo material as the "official" equipment for the machines.
But again what is the other guy's deal as if is one of those that cannot think for themselves. And need some sort of "canon" to go by.
>>23393302Really wish they did a short series of the 30MM with 30 minute episodes of these suits doing missions, could be in space/jungle/underwater/covert ops.
>>23393305I just want to know if the girlpla is FAG/busou size, ningen size, or giant robot girl size personally.
>>23393305They regularly do contests taking into account the number of submissions to each faction. Defeating "bosses" during the mission. And then depending of the results this affect the direction of the fluff with some factions gaining the upperhand to other factions and affecting the story.
Already did constests related to urban, underwater and space combat. All in their website.
>>23393312Brother use your own imagination jesus christ.
Of all the kits to bootleg, Zhang choose this...
what is the obsession with canon in this general? just buy the robots you think look cool jesus christ
>>23393302>>23393318Oh good, I might get into this line after all. Why should I come up with my own design when that's the manufacturer's job?
Cause you cannot fucking think for yourself
>>23393270It's basically a straight remold. The differences are color, v-fin, and one of them has two guns. That's it.
You stupid motherfuckers need to learn to identify bait at some fucking point in your adult lives
>>23393322they've consistently targeted limited kits and changs love zeonic MS, it makes sense
>>23393338Have you ever asked yourself if you're retarded or something?
I am no longer asking for the full armour Hyaku Shiki, I AM DEMANDING IT BANDAI.
>>23393389Didnโt chinks just give us one?
>>23393392NTA but I would far prefer a Bandai one
>>23393322Isn't it just a recolor of the zaku ii mold they already had? If they already have the molds, printing a limited edition of a kit is basically free money.
>>23393392You think I buy chinkshit?
>>23393389everyone says FA Shiki when
but no one says FA Mark III when
why did we even get TWO Mark III kits if they didn't want to make FA Mark III later?
>>23393389What kit is this?
>>23393423It's an action figure from Bandai
>>23393392The chink one looks terrible
>>23393316>>23393160Leg pipes seem kind of unnecessary since in the show they only really exist to make up for the designs lack of skirt armor (also seen on the Gyan) but overall, I like it.
>>23393434It is just a random kitbash with very little thoughts behind it. You can see the backpack is Z'Gok's arms lmao. These builds are fun concepts, but they seem to be abit low efforted so i wouldn't nitpick the logic behind them too much.
>>23393160The base kit is GP00, right?
self leveling didnt do the needful......
>>23393409MG MK-III when?
are missile pods just lazy arsonal attachments
>>23393332It's the difference between being gay and not being gay.
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>>23393392True, bandai's is going to be chinese as well if they do make one.
>>23393409Something looks off about this but I can't figure out what. The lineart looks a bit better but it's so small I'm having trouble making out better details so that's likely the reason for that.
Did you guys preordered the Chink Kshatriya 1/100? Its fucking sold out
>>23393470yes but they're cool
>>23393499I was just a bit confused because
the listing says it's a acrylic but can also be mixed with the other mr color lacquers. Is it really good enough to justify a whole separate thinner type just for that line specifically?
>>23390789>>23392347head.
really don't like that the unicorn mode visor is just empty space on the MG so I've glued a small strip of styrene in there that will get painted green
>>23393513it can be used with levelling thinner
>>23393513It uses a different binder and thinner formulation
It can be mixed with other lines but it will lose its unique properties the more you do so
>>23393526is "solvent-based acrylic resin" just what their lacquer paints already are then? anyways the little diagram they put out says their existing thinners will supposedly make the paint not as effective. i did also see a r*ddit post say it works fine with leveling. i guess it'd probably be best to treat it just as a gloss that comes in a 60ml jar and not worry about the new effects?
>>23393538mr color arent actually "true lacquers" because its base isn't nitrocellulose or cellulose acetate, which are thinned with toluene or acetone respectively. They're lacquer-like, but technically a solvent-based acrylic because its binder is an acrylic resin, not a cellulose derivative.
All GSI creos paints use acrylic resin as a base, only the solvent is different (water, alcohol, ketones, etc)
>>23388986Actually it doesn't use any weapon parts from the Geara Doga. Everything about the reben is 100% new
>>23393545you're telling me i've been an acrylicshitter this whole time?
>>23393549Huh I thought I remembered the beam sabre effect runner being from one but I guess not
Does the HG dijeh look any good with the mono eye removed and the gundam eye sockets filled and colored
I'm considering using a fatfuck 30mm thruster pack but I dunno
I'm fine if it doesn't fit perfectly but i still feel like I should get some second opinions
>>23393550every modern model paint is some manner of acrylic
enamels are oil based alkyd resin paints instead
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>>23393558it would look roughly like this. The gundam eyes are a bit smaller than the monoeye
>>23393589I want to get a mg wing gundam and am confused over if I should get mg wing gundam ver ka, mg wing gundam, or mg wing gundam: ew
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>>23393558Oops, I forgot to merge layers. it would look roughly like this. The gundam eyes are a bit smaller than the monoeye
>>23393589i think it looks pretty good. what kit is that thruster pack from?
I want to get a mg wing gundam and am confused over if I should get mg wing gundam ver ka, mg wing gundam, or mg wing gundam: ew
>>23393589I think it looks good. The only thing that I'd change personally would be to bulk up the middle thruster pack or something so that it's a little larger than the side ones. Just my preference.
>>23393589actually fits pretty nicely
>>23393545>All GSI creos paints use acrylic resin as a base, only the solvent is differentNot quite true, different paint lines, depending on the solvent meant to thin them, use different kinds of acrylic polymers for their binders. You can still mix them fine since solvent based acrylic film formation is not a chemical process and solely based on solvent evaporation so there's no issue of compatibility as long as the thinner you're using can dissolve the paint properly, but yeah.
>>23393597mostly 30MM - OPTION PARTS -W30- CUSTOMIZE WEAPONS (HEAVY WEAPON 2) and some bits from 30 Minutes Missions #W-28 Option Parts Set 15 (Multi Vernier/Multi-Joint) 1/144 Scale Accessory Set
>>23393603i'll take a shot at it
>>23393389https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QroIWYoNmZ8&t=215s
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>>23393614This thing still looks like ass
>>23393493>Its fucking sold outno, it is not, dozens of stores in aliexpress are offering it
>>23393615just like the lineart and the like the kit bandai will never make
it is your only option, take it or leave it
>>23393618It doesn't look like the lineart though. I'll leave it, in the trash preferably.
>>23393621>noooooooooooooooooooooo bandai is toptier manufacturer i swear reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelmao
>>23393623I cannot imagine a world where someone sees the full armor hyaku shiki and thinks that it needs more nonsensical greeble.
>>23393493whcih one? because there are like 3 different versions coming out soon
>>23393624Pretty solid. Has cockpit hatch, quite tall, has 2 guns. It makes me wonder what the fuck is Bandai doing with HG scopedogs because this kit feels alot more modern when it is supposed to be a 2008 kit.
>>23393632There's no saving that design.
>>23393632I know you love to larp as pro modellers but usually you're supposed to take a kit whose basic shape is already good and then improve the small details as you see fit, not take a wildly inaccurate one and then resculpt the entire thing by hand
>>23393639what's wrong with the basic shape? its the greeble thats the problem
>>23393642The problem isn't as simple as just some minor easily sanded-away surface detail, the entire geometry is fucked up.
>>23393644>LOOK IM AN EXPERT MECH DESIGNERfuck off
>>23393648Emaciated and jaundiced, chinese fingers typed this
>>23393648>LOOK IM AN EXPERT MECH DESIGNERThe irony when you're defending chinks bastardizing a professional designer's work
I don't get why some look at chinse kits as if they were an insult, where dou you think bandai produces its shit?
the fact they are starting to give out options for niche stuff we will never get from bandai like the kshatriya and the FA hyakushiki makes me happy
>>23393648It's funny you say that because I'm literally an aerospace engineer and I do in fact design parts for drones, planes, jets, helicopters, etc. Not gonna sit here and pretend to know jack shit about art though lol
>>23393160>Gqux if it looked goodThis looks fuckugly. What are you smoking? It looks like a lego figure for 6 year olds.
>>23393656>It looks like a lego figure for 6 year olds.that's 90% of gundam though
>>23393639I both agree with him and agree with you. Modelers should take challenges to learn and achieve something. But with that being said, it is much more annoying to remove bunch of greebles and surface details than to add them. And i can tell alot of these " you are a modeler, go fix them " is not an actual encouragement and more like a spiteful remark from our greeble enjoyers.
>>23393654>where dou you think bandai produces its shittheir factory in japan, except for sd kids and tampo printed face parts
>>23393160I paid this guy for a commission over a year ago and he hasn't even started yet.
>>23390789Finished building the alex. I do not think I am going to display it with the armor but I may display it with some of the armor frames. I might get another so that I can have one armored, and one unarmored. The shield is going to need a lot of work when I paint it.
>>23393654Bandai manufactures gunpla in japan.
>>23393610>>23393603"How do we deal with gravity?"
"Just give it nuclear rockets. Plug them into the psycommu. Mishaguji Front said they'd cover our costs as long as we deliver, so let's get our money's worth."
"A linear seat can only do so much, sir..."
"I'll just take blood thinners, it's fine. Don't worry about it. How about we give it a head crest? Paint it white, maybe?"
I prefer home grown original chinkino, designed with detail in mind over an existing design with a bunch of bullshit added on top
>>23393665forgot the pictures come out sideways for some reason
>>23393666Too much bullshit going on here, satan.
>>23393669Yeah, that's pretty cool, neat addition. It's a Zudah Saturn engine, the pilot's doomed.
>>23392759This is so much worse than drop 1
>>23392832Just donโt be a fickle fuck and buy everything you want in one order
>>23393589normally 30mm parts don't really look good attached to a high grade but in this case they match pretty well. the moon gundam kits have a similar enough level of detail that it doesn't look out of place
>>23393676When are you adding the putty?
>>23393677Already did. The primer simply hides it.
>>23393654The problem isn't Chinese manufacturing, it's Chinese design
>>23393666>home grown original chinkino>posts a Gundam clone
What if there was nuance for what constitutes good kits from manufacturers and countries.
>>23393666I wish chinks would tone down on the greeble and edges.
>>23393663I don't understand how modeling commission works. Like, you receive the model itself via import or he sends you a photo set of the model?
>>23393690There's good stuff manufactured in china. Kotobukiya makes their shit there. The problem is chinese knockoff design.
>>23393693Even Bandai themselves have alot of their action figures and statues made in China. That place is not a problem ( toy production-wise atleast ). However, Chinese OCs and redesigns are lame most of the time, they always shove in so many details to the point you can't even see the robot's face clearly anymore.
>>23393682>>23393693>robots MUST forever look like 500 yen toys, the medium must NEVER advance past the 80sYeah ok
>>23393701>Models must look like a pile of broken glass or the medium will never advance
>>23393701The 500 yen toys look better. Less is more.
y'know the heads-up for this kit looks way better in real life. For some reason it seemed off on the images on the box and stuff. I am pleased.
>>23393711The pile of broken glass looks more or less better.
>>23393717It looks like shit, chang.
>>23393701Lol no joke, "500 yen toys" is an appropriate description for Chinese OC models. They are cheaper compares to any other Japanese model brands and the design is always super childish, not in a silly charming way but more like those generic gundam redesigns made by SEA teenagers you usually see on twitter.
Just remembered the FAZZ is getting a reprint and felt a twinge of joy.
>>23393724I'm happy for you.
Bandai better have more than 2 kits of the Contrast Endless Waltz when orders open up
>>23393714Did you also screech when Gundams stopped looking like a stack of boxes moving around by animation magic?
Less is more after all
>>23393733>stopped looking like a stack of boxes moving aroundI'm not sure what you're referring to so you're going to have to try harder.
>>23393721Put him down, chud, they can die from too much stress
This is the ideal mecha design. What, are you afraid of some detail? Grow up.
dont think any kit gets mentioned more than shitass FAZZ here
I think mecha doesn't need to be constrained by the simple and cartoony designs of 70s and 80s animation but I also think chink designs look like shit because they have 0 artistic vision
>>23393743This is because you need a soul to create art and the chinese are not ensouled people.
>>23393691I don't hate it as much as everyone else here seems to. I think they have their place
>>23393739Where did you get the photo of my plastic shavings collection?
>>23393741MG Ex-S, MG Mk. V, MG The O, and MG Turn X.
>>23393739leave FSS out of this man, wtf
>>23393737>nooooo it's got too many shapes and edges my brain can't handle it! go baaaaaack
>>23393752You know what this needs? To be covered in broken glass and holes
>>23393750When are these getting reprints
>>23393752Is this how you're gonna convince people to like chink designs?
>>23393747They have their place as long as they're purposeful, but random lines and mechanical bits that only exists to fill space are just lazy
If you want to make a highly detailed and complex design at least spare some thought to what those details are actually supposed to mean and why they are there
>>23393754And random gold bits.
>>23393757but enough about maschinen krieger
>>23393755MG Ex-S is getting a reprint and new P-Bandai recolor, MG Mk.V went up on Japanese and SEA P-Bandai (alongside the Ex-S recolor) recently, MG The O is being reprinted right now, unless you're American in which case Bandai decided you don't actually need it.
MG Turn X can happen if we all come together and bot the MG reprint poll Bandai is running.
>>23393752The entire Zeta is somehow has less details than InEra Thunderbolt's head alone, which is rather insane to think about.
>>23393760I think turn X is inevitable at this point.
>>23393758glorious nippon would never
>>23393752??? What's the issue with the zeta?
>>23393765MGEX and PGU are aimed at chinese markets so they barely qualify as japanese designs
>>23393765Yeah this thing is bad, is this the start of bandai chinese-ifying their model kits?
>>23393765This isn't even that greebed thoughbeit.
>>23393596i think i'll get one and try to do something like that red bit like the one under the eyes on the rx-78-2
>>23393765>gundam seed designbarf.
>>23393767>greebled mess vs extra greebled messNot the best example
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>>23393773It could be worse you're right but look at the shoulder pauldrons and look at all the random holes and details they added in. Random holes cut out all over to show gold, random cut away in the middle for something.
>>23393779I fail to see the greebles you speak of on the one of the left. If you dislike spear tip style edges on the one of the left that's a different story altogether but that's not greeble.
>>23393759Not even close. Literally no one can win the Changs when it comes to random details on the surface because they always shove random clear parts, golden bits and so on.
>>23393765This is actually incredibly tame compared to the shit the chinese are making.
>>23393786The legs could be simplified quite significantly and the design would look overall better for it.
>>23393743>mecha doesn't need to be constrained by the simple and cartoony designs of 70s and 80s animationThis is just plainly incorrect.
Hey speaking of unnecessary greeble
Mech design is like classical music appreciation. You start with Bach and end with Bach, just like how you start with Okawara and end with Okawara.
>>23393797Nooooooo he made hecking evangelion leave him alone
>>23393797Yes anon, there are many reasons why I hate this thing and that's one of them. ALTHOUGH I'll give it credit, the shield and shins aren't covered in panel lines at least.
Frankly G-Reco mechs are the pinnacle of mechanical design and I can't see it ever becoming better than that without some major shakeups.
>>23393803bringing ippei gyoubu to prominence is tomino's greatest sin
Smh anons here keep trying to post mildly complex design, yet forgetting our boy Sky Defender.
>>23393797There's zero greeble in this. The word doesn't mean what you think it means.
>>23393805This is just a shitpost right? It's not real certainly.
>>23393797This has an unacceptable amount of smooth surface on it.
>>23393797detail =/= greeble
>>23393805This literally looks like that one 00+Raiser variant, I can't remember the name.
>>23393809They're both bad, a good design requires the least amount of detail possible
>>23393805if it were colored in a way that differentiated some of the parts from each other instead of the whole thing being a mess of blue and white, it wouldn't looks *as* bad
>>23393809There's a hard limit to detail, once you pass that threshold it becomes greeble.
Mecha design was perfected here and nobody has ever surpassed it since
The entire genre could have ended here and we would not be any worse off for it
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>>23393812That's your subjective opinion. I for one like the mechanicalness of yamashita's designs.
>>23393822Based. This was where real robots peaked
>>23393818That's still not what greeble is. It's the breaking up of a major surface into smaller ones.
>>23393823I honestly love some of the shit that goes on in the Eva Anima designs. I hope they get kits someday
>>23393822Then how come Nagano never came back to Gundam unleash his skeletal monstrosities when he went off the rails?
>>23393831Honestly it's kind of surprising how little they whore out all these random ass unseen Rebuild designs. I guess they just assumed (probably correctly) that most normies just want the main EVAs.
>>23393826Maybe you need to get your eyes checked because thatโs exactly what gcucks is
>>23393836All the surfaces on the gcucks are smooth.
>>23393833because he fucking hates bandai for keeping firing him for making designs that were hard to make into toys in the 80s
he only worked on brain powerd for them because his good friend tomino asked him to very nicely
>>23393797the RX-78-2 looks like a character. the gquuuuux looks like a machine. I think both have their place and both are cool
>>23393826Greeble is LITERALLY additional details that serve little to no function beyond making large surfaces feel less empty. See: star wars ships. When the amount of detailing you are adding is too much it's basically greeble at that point.
>>23393841>the RX-78-2 looks like a character.Yeah that's the point, mecha aren't supposed to look like actual machines
this place is always terrible on saturday
>>23393846it's honestly no worse than usual. we only get a good thread like once or twice a month
>>23393838all one thousand of them!
I keep putting off work on priming kit.
>>23393842You're contradicting yourself.All the large surfaces on the gqux are uninterrupted. The knees, the shield, the legs are smooth. The arms are just tapered rectangles.
>>23393855>You're contradicting yourselfWhat the fuck are you talking about? I stated that when detail passes a certain threshold it becomes greeble then you start going on about
>that's not what greeble is
>>23393818The word " greebles " came from Starwars's visual effect team when they were making miniatures for the film. They used alot of Tamiya kits to cover the model's surface with details. And keep in mind, Star Wars's greebles looked very grounded and painted in light grey to unify them with the surface.
People who complain about that made up word are poor gunpla builders
katoki decals are greeble
>>23393855The torso and head are greebled
part separation is greeble
>>23393862That's why I used an example of star wars greeble several posts down.
where's my fookin' GQuuuuuuuuuuuuuuX Endymion awakened mode???? Bandaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaai
Nub marks are greeble, which is why I leave them on all my kits
>>23393874Make sure you paint over them and then get mad at anyone who doesn't
>>23393842All of those studs are smooth surfaces, therefore this is not greeble
"Greeble" is one of those words that became a complete and utter disaster once midwits learned it existed.
Has anyone tried to use clingwrap for masking? I want to tape around the edges of the thing I'm masking, wrap the rest of it in clingwrap and then tape over the edge of the clingwrap again before spraying.
>>23393894should work fine. I've done similar on larger props
>>23393903Actually yeah thats a perfect comparison.
What I like = kino
What you like = slop
Simple as
I have a crush on ZakuAurelius
>>23393919that's why they call him crusher
or maybe it's not
>This is what /gpg/ considers perfection.
>>23393801>le heckin evangelionWhy must this archaic slop they couldn't be assed to actually finish properly until it blew up so much it overshadowed anything they could ever do, so they begrudgingly made a ludicrous extended universe for it trying to Game of Thrones the IP and failed, keep being the bane of my existence since two fucking decades either by pseudo intellectuals essaying about it or using it as a weapon for ragebait against modern IPs, or some fucking hack with shit aesthetics from it getting hired to "Evafy" something?
Why is this shitshow such a fucking indestructible roach?
Is it the same kind of extreme autists that keep screaming about everything being shit about anything that's new and isn't a dogshit CRPG like the Fallout tards?
>>23393938unironically yes. You are a modeller, are you not?
>>23393938I get it, you like Ching Chong trash with 10 billion colors and greebles on the surface. No need to necrobump the thread with unfunny posts.
>>23393953based blocks enjoyer
>>23393941most anime is so vapid that weebs lose their shit when they see a character study for the first time and think it's the greatest thing ever
>>23393955Is this the new meta for you faggots? Force a meme and laugh at it, hoping other retards will laugh along? We don't gush at random Chinese robots all day long, anon. Go shill your trash on Facebook or something, i'm sure you will find your audiences.
>>23393941most anime is so cryptic that weebs lose their shit when they see an entry level character study for the first time and think anime has never done character studies before
I used to think the Zeta transformation was dumb but after building the ver ka I started to appreciate it more and more, and now I want a second Zeta (probably the HG) to keep in MA mode
I think the lacquer fumes are getting to my head bros
Anyone want an extra Reben Wolf who didnโt get one? I bought two. By accident. Starting price is 1 lb gold.
>>23394063I'll trade you a barzam II
>>23394014nigger it's called waverider, and yeah i agree. I wanted a ver. ka for that because I painted my 2.0 and can no longer play with it like a toy or transform it
>>23394125Woah chill bro no need to drop the hard r like that
>>23394130fine, waveridah
The next HG is Gundam MK-V
>>23394134MG Doven Wolf, I can feel it
>>23393842Borg cube must be the greeble king of hell
>>23393680Ah I should have known from the slight textured areas. Looking good
Just want them to make some new gundams. This shit is getting boring.
>>23394259just get into other franchises. other companies are constantly making cool stuff, if you rely on bandai you're gonna get bored really fast
>>23394271but I don't like other franchises
other real robot series either don't strike the same balance between a serious war story and cartoony elements, treat the robots as too much of an afterthought, or don't have the same kind of variety in designs
>>23394285>treat the robots as too much of an afterthoughtSo, Gundam?
>>23394285panzer world galient? patlabor? l-gaim?
>>23394299Point taken about the first two, L-Gaim sucks even if I like the designs
>>23394048Damn bro you got the whole squad of 1 people laughing.
>>23393938It's ok, anon. There is nothing wrong with you being trans.
>>23394307You have some seriously bad fucking taste if you think L-Gaim is bad. It's more realistic than Gundam ever pretends to be. There's no magic or psychic bushit and they actually have to rely on tactics to win fights. If you dont like it that's fine but saying it's bad while liking gundam just makes you look retarded as fuck
>>23394367Nta itโs boring as hell and gundam usually isnโt
>>23394373Saying it's boring is much different than saying it's bad. I think I might be wasting my time telling you this, you're probably just a pleb who collects funko pops and shit
muv-luv is my favorite mecha
>>23394259The newest gundam show just ended. You already got new stuff released.
Or what, gonna complain anyway cause you're a classicfag or some shit and is not what you wanted. What even is that you want.
>>23394406Yeah Iโm gonna complain anyway because Iโm a classicfag and that wasnโt what I want. I want big toys from the old shows. Im gonna be disappointed if itโs anything coming after turn a.
I would like a gqux hg hambrabi
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