Thread 23447151

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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/1mbk3ei

Prior thread: >>23442901

-= BIOMECHA GROUPBUILD =-

Build a mecha/cyborg with a visibly biological component integrated into the machine. This can include:
>Mecha that naturally have some sort of organic component to them (Evangelions, Aura Battlers, etc)
>Mecha that have organic elements attached/fused to them, willingly or otherwise
>Cyborgs, androids, and human with mechanical attachments/enhancements (Robocop, Kamen Rider, mecha musume, etc)

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 - 8/12/25
END - 11/30/25

Post your WIPs!

>>23447153
what kit is that?

Who fucking asked for this?

chink GOD kino alert
>Grudge work
>1/100 "nightmare" ( Devil gundam) Plastic injection model kit
>45 cm tall
>26 cm wide
>coming out in 2026

>

>>23447162
>NOOOO, CHINKS MUST ONLY DO THE DESIGNS I WANT!!

>>23447164
Chinks do what Bandont.

>>23447164
>>23447162
I asked

https://x.com/marumino555/status/1956298856460955980
I swear Im about to buy a buncha round novas JUST for the pouches

Thought on this chinkkino takes on GM?

>>23447170
Looks like a groupbuild entry

>>23447170
the big 3-wing propellers look goofy as hell there, they don't really match the style.
would probably need a more steampunk less industrial looking MS for them to fit. or maybe one of the rounded zeon aquatic ones, they would go well on a gogg

>>23447162
>>23447164
I challenge him to explain the function of each and every panel, vent, or embellishment on this.

>>23447170
>Holding an M4 Carbine.

Nah man I just can't take it seriously.

>>23447182
It's for breathing and expelling waste

>>23447164
>>23447162
i hate it

I just recalled, this is Biomecha isn't it?

>>23447206
if it poop and pee

>>23447206
It's more like its wearing a suit of armor.

>>23447164
>all that holes
that pic is just the inner frame right?
can't wait for the completed look

are you assembling your gunpla today?

>>23447222
Sometimes I wish I could neet for half a year so I can build my gunpla and do the things I need.

>>23447222
>gunpla
No I have ascended to kotopla
It sucks I want to go back

>>23447224
just become disabled
worked for me

>>23447224
>>23447229
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmltUzDjKgA

sanding time

>>23447164
> (something) work
>huge
this is the same guys that did Monument Repair Tallgeese and Lizard, aren't they

>>23447232
"miniature modeling"
>look inside
>90% sanding and waiting
"woodworking
>look inside
>90% sanding and waiting
"blacksmithing"
>look inside
>90% sanding and waiting

>>23447235
you might even say you don't like sand

>>23447222
I wish that was my zok

>>23447229
That doesn't sound fun.

>it's friday
LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOO

>>23447182
That's just the internal skeleton. Not to say that the rest of it won't be super greebled.

>>23447162
I've wanted a decent Devil Gundam plastic kit for a while, so me. I kind of wish it was like 1/144 size but I'll take it.

>>23447260
Nice Zaku

>>23447222
god i wish i was her

>>23447274
that is not a gundam you fuck

oh how I yearn 4 b00tleg of u

>>23447260
I like the weathering
How do people achieve color modulation like that?

>>23447160
Minimum Factory Mylene.

>>23447294
I've seen people use makeup sponges to achieve a similar effect.

>>23447294
Salt weathering

have you all seen the newest chinese Kshatriya and Hyaku Shiki (Golden Warrior)?
Chinese premium kits are mogging B*ndai so fucking hard.

>>23447298
I'm supposed to receive today the golden warrior but who knows

>>23447298
golden warrior is like 70% of the way there to being one of my favorite kits ever but falls flat and kills all of my interested
if it just had, like, half the detailing, no metal frame and no metal plating I would buy three but as it stands it's just a disappointment I don't wanna see anymore

>>23447308
poorfag cope

>>23447305
I'm too poor and low skilled for those kits.

>>23447310
what?

>>23447297
That's very cool technique, I will try to use it on some model.

>>23447162
>>23447164
Needs a heart shaped hole through the center

>>23447311
the kshatriya seems a bit complex due to the árts number but I don't see why it would be hard

it is pretty expensive that is true, but even the golden warrior and every other 3rd party has an acceptable price range between 50 to 70 bucks

the latter seems like a good deal considering it comes with the metal frame, leds and a ton of weapons

>>23447292
i thought this already had a bootleg from years ago
could have sworn i saw it on aliexpress in like 2020ish

>>23447308
>yes I want my bandai mustard gold piece of shit
end yourself

>>23447320
paint

>>23447317
Golden Warrior looks cool, but I just bought a Hyaku Shiki so...

Thinking of doing something with the side skirts. Since this unit won't be using the SMG, the ammo is pointless. Right skirt might be a power pack for the right arm cannon, but I'm thinking of turning the left skirt into a big putty armor piece that would better sit over the beefed up left thigh.

>>23447324
get it too, the FA hyaku is entirely different and the tons of weapons it comes with would give the vanilla hyaku something beyond the puny rifle

>>23447325
this is definitely going to beat my longsnapped dunbine

>>23447260
>>23447297
I'd heard of salt weathering being used for paint chipping effects but it never crossed my mind that it can be used with filters for subtle variation like that. it looks really good I need to try it sometime

>>23447325
are you planning on having any bone looking bits on it

>>23447335
I'm considering it yeah
at least a horn in place of the v fin

>>23447325
turn sideskirts into grotesque pus bubbles

>>23447325
wtf are you even trying to do? Resident Evil diorama?

>>23447340
A ground gundam that sat in a lagoon for a while and as a result an amorphous life form took up residence inside it, feeding on the fusion reactor
Half gundam half kaiju sort of

>>23447342
it also got fused with various gouf components, I'm gonna give it a gouf head on a tentacle, and the left arm is from a gouf

>>23447319
Are we talking about HG or RE 1/100 because there were a bootleg of RE 1/100 MK-III but I think it's out of print

>>23447297
First I'm learning of this. Looked into it and there's an excellent writeup of the technique on the britmodeller forums.

>>23447319
>years ago
I could have sworn someone posted about a new re/100 bootleg a month or two ago of the MK III.

I got The O reprint, very low price too, you all jelly?

>>23447378
Lol, looks like there's a second one even

I took apart cheap airbrush from "airbrush + mini-compressor" kit for first cleaning and I broke nozzle thread while trying to put it back on. I guess this is a sign to keep using normal brush instead.

>>23447398
that just happens with those dollar store chinkshit airbrushes
get a real one

>>23447400
I assume I would break it the same. And it was not "dollar store", kit as a whole cost equivalent of 45€, that airbrush model, when got alone, would cost 15€ instead.

>>23447398
>>23447400
Sounds like skill issue to me
I also got one of those cheap bundles, the compressor died on me like 3 kits in, but the airbrush is still kicking 3 years later

>>23447164
holy fucking kino, CHANGGODS I KNEEL

>>23447153
Still waiting on the decals to finish the MG Vidar I started over a month ago. In the meantime, this Chinese Messer kit has been interesting. Some things are very well thought out but other parts are questionable like the waist. While fitment is not as good as Bandai's kits, is much better than I expected. I'm making some alterations to the armor in an attempt to make it a bit closer to the Bandai version, but there are some things that are just too different.

>>23447164
Wish this was 1/144 to be in scale with rg shining and burning gundam

>>23447325
Biomech is the best theme in years

>>23447153
>>23447407

>>23447398
its time to switch to a wash-free airbrush

>>23447164
Alright Chang I admit, you have my attention with this one

>>23447162
I DID YOU FUCKING BITCH

>>23447401
>I assume I would break it the same
get an iwata eclipse or harder&steenbeck, they use threadless nozzles

>>23447402
Of course it's skill issue, it was my very first time taking it apart, damn it!

Need more MG

>>23447153
>>23447295
Planning to get Deedlit one, what do you use for skin tones?
>>23447378
>The o

>>23447413
Wtf are these things actually good?

>>23447424
I used 7:3 Gaia clear surfacerless pink and surfacerless orange airbrushed on top of white. I did some shading with Model Kasten C-12. The enamel version is nice as you can ink it into crevices.

>>23447425
No. They don't remotely have the accuracy or consistency to be worthwhile. This is just a smaller scale version of what they use to spray paint cars. Would probably be ok for base coating things.

Don't care.
I will NEVER buy a gbitch kit.
I will NEVER buy a gcucks kit.
I WILL buy more Wing kits.
I WILL buy more Seed kits.
I WILL buy more IBO kits.
I WILL buy X kits (when I'm in the mood for it).

>>23447310
Not that guy but I kinda like my ping pong ching chong kit. It was also the same price as that metal frame epyon action figure in the picture.

>>23447429
Apparently picture not related.

>>23447162
>>23447164
chinkDEITIES being gigabased as per uge

>>23447429
>>23447430
Crazy there's no Epyon model kit that looks that good. Stupid fucking redesigns.

Don't care
I will NEVER make an original post.
I will NEVER post my work.
I WILL shitpost about things I don't like.
I WILL argue about random shit.
I WILL repost shit from reddit.

>>23447429
>It was also the same price as that metal frame epyon action figure in the picture.

the prices of bandai's figures are insane

>>23447418
Too expensive for a tool that I would occasionally use to prime or apply varnish. I do not doubt their quality, just comparing to intended use.

>>23447430
nice poses

>>23447401
>it was not "dollar store"
>it was 15€
anon does it get old being such a silly billy all the time

>>23447438
I literally picked them up from laying over to take the picture. The top of your shitty dresser isn't a great display area.

>>23447222
Why are you posting a photo of my girl

>>23447153
Started throwing bits into and onto my V-Thor. Gonna start trying to sex it up, get some tubes and stuff for her bits and make some big mechanical boobs for the V-Thor.. Not 100% sold on the 4 arms yet.

>>23447437
it will last you a lifetime so if you're planning to stay in the hobby for a long time it's still a worthwhile investment even for that use case. a lot of mini painters have an airbrush just for priming and varnishing

>>23447425
dont listen to this faggot >>23447427

the wash free airbrush just switch the needle nozzle to the mixing bottle/premade paint bottle/acrylic markers instead of the airbrush itself, so if the needle breaks, you just simply replace the needle instead of repairing or replacing the whole airbrush itself

its good to paint and the only time you need accuracy is when you have to paint very small areas, which in that case, paint brush or markers will do the job

>>23447459
>if the needle breaks, you just simply replace the needle instead of repairing or replacing the whole airbrush itself
you know you can just buy a new needle for a normal airbrush, right?

>>23447463
shhh let retards be retarded

painting is a waste of time

>>23447469
well then it's a good thing that wasting time is my favorite hobby

>>23447469
Hobby is all about wasting time

>>23447463
>>23447459
>>23447450
>>23447437
Trigger bros where we @

>>23447466
replacing the needle for the airbrush is a tedious process and scary for a newbie compared the wash free airbrush and the advantage of not needing to worry of having the other parts be clogged with dried up paint because you have to wash it every single time

>>23447477
I have a trigger for priming, painting solid color coats, and varnish. I use a double action for small parts and details.

>>23447485
Isn't it like taking apart airbrush and cleaning needle/nozzle is the first thing that airbrush owners need to learn?

>>23447485
Just shut the fuck up and do something other than shitposting.

>>23447485
The fuck are you talking about? Do you not have hands? replacing the needle is fucking easy as shit. I would hope someone that can follow the directions to build a gunpla could follow some absolute basic instructions to replace a needle.

Now that I've calmed down, I think my mistake was how I inserted needle first and then nozzle and started to screw it, should screw nozzle and then insert needle. Still, didn't expect it to break so easily, I would expect nozzle to put resistance first.

>>23447494
It is a fucking 15€ airbrush, the problem is you bought a cheap piece of shit that is constructed like a cheap piece of shit.

>>23447495
A more expensive airbrush isn't going to have a magic needle, you actually have to be careful with all airbrush needles.
Also
>>23447490
>>23447489
>>23447492
I think were all getting taken.

>>23447496
you seem mad.

>>23447497
u wot m8?

>>23447496
>A more expensive airbrush isn't going to have a magic needle, you actually have to be careful with all airbrush needles.
I'm sorry anon, was it the threading on the needle cap that broke or you being a retard with the needle? Because actually a nicer airbrush will be made out of better quality components. That's actually the whole point, you know, not using the shittiest quality metal or manufacturing possible to drop the price as low as possible. This means you get nice features like threading that doesn't break from simple reassembly.

>>23447485
How the fuck is it scary? The needle has multiple guide points as it goes through the airbrush so it can't go in crooked. Every airbrush. Changing a needle and fluid nozzle out takes less than a minute and with many airbrushes requires no tools.

>>23447495
I've retard gorilla fingered the nozzle off of a160$ airbrush

>>23447503
I'm not that guy, I am
>>23447430
>>23447477
>>23447492
>>23447501

>>23447503
You replied to another anon. What broke off is that part with screw, it is stuck inside airbrush now. I'm not sure if I will be able to remove it somehow, if I would, then it would be "just" matter of getting another nozzle, if not, I will be down whole airbrush.

Pic show nozzle, screw part is inside thread section of airbrush.

>>23447509
Then why are you replying for someone else talking about shit that isn't relevant? God damn I wish this thread could go a single day without being full of retards

>>23447501
>>23447509
Gunpla for this feel?

>>23447511
NTA but I say it's the classic problem (and blessing at the same time) with everyone posting anonymous.

>>23447511
Because your claim that him buying a shit airbrush was the reason it broke rather than shit handling is retarded.

>>23447153
Snapbuilt the gunraid today. Good kit. A bit of paint, panel lining and decals are gonna make this thing look fantastic.

>>23447510
I've had this happen to me. I bought a set of spare parts for my elcheapo airbrush and it came with a tool for extracting broken nozzles. You can find one by looking up a nozzle thread extractor tool.

>>23447492
>>23447489
replacing and cleaning an airbrush should not be hard and tedious, its easy for a beginner to make mistake, and it is costly mistake specially if you buy like an iwata

the maintenance for a standard airbrush is insane tedious work just to keep it in working order

wash free airbrush just pushes the tediousness and the possibility of breaking the airbrush to just replacing the needle of the mixing bottle, which is just like pennies to replace.

you guys are just defensive because you all have a misplaced sense of idea that standard airbrush are better

>>23447517
Which has what to do with the NEEDLE, retard?
No, buying the cheapest airbrush possible is asking for shitty construction and shit like that happening. That's how it works, that's what something being that fucking cheap gets you.
>>23447510
This doesn't happen with a quality airbrush unless you're actually just a chimpanzee that someone stuck a keyboard in front of. Maybe some tiny percentage of manufacturing defects, but the entire production line process offloads lower quality parts to the cheaper airbrush lines in the first place.

>>23447513
Sure,
>Someone come rescue me from this shit hole.

>>23447528
we are in /gpg/ remember, a lot of people have hamhands

>>23447530
honestly sick pose though

>>23447528
It's actually really easy to break those tiny nozzles when you're wrenching them on. There's no way to make anything that small very tough. You probably don't paint very much if you haven't snapped a nozzle at some point.
It's such a common thing that there's specific tools made just to get the threaded part out after it happens. Even iwata makes one because they know that it happens.

>>23447528
Still, was it mistake from my side to put needle first (from the back) and then nozzle?

>>23447523
Is that a seamline in the face?

Ĺĺĺ

>>23447485
What? I literally started airbrushing this week and taking out the needle is second nature as you need to do it to clean it fully. I can't figure out how to backflush on my GSI Creos P289

>>23447528
Are you implying the needle didn't come with the airbrush? If he knew what he was doing it wouldn't have fucking broke, it being cheap doesn't just make it explode when you replace the needle.
The issue wasn't the quality of the airbrush it was the failure to properly reassemble it. Next you are going to tell me if a strip screws holes because I forced a screw in at 45º it's not me being retarded it just wasn't a well built product.

>>23447537
threadless nozzle design is retardproof. there's no reason for anyone to use threaded nozzles any more. get a brush with a threadless nozzle

>>23447537
I've bent the needle of my first airbrush (Paasche VSR90) but never snapped a nozzle or bent any needles since.
>There's no way to make anything that small very tough.
Are you actually implying there aren't different forms of needlecaps or that different grades of metal don't exist or what

>>23447545
holy giga retard you are the only one talking about needles because the actual anon's needleCAP is what broke and he didn't fuck up the needle jesus god damn christ you moron

So I haven't built gunpla since like 2017, and am looking to get back into the hobby. I have a bunch of MG kits in my backlog I wanna work on, but the main reason I stopped was because my eyes had some issues and I'm pretty visually impaired now. I have tools now though that should let me work on gunpla again though and I wanna get back into it so I grabbed myself the HG Wing Zero for $18 to get my feet wet again. I built mainly MGs back in the day. My question though is, do I need to buy new Gundam Markers or should the ones I already still be fine? They were stored safely with the cap on in a temperature controlled environment. I guess I could just rest them out but I'm waiting for the kit to come in before I dig out all my gear. Also, I've been using my nippers for random shit over the years, they're Tamiya, one of their nicer ones, and they still work well. Are God Hands still the go to nippers though if I do end up wanting to replace them?

>>23447539
It's an intentional choice of design. It does go together in two parts joined in the center, but it has a recess on one of them to create a panel line. There's actually pretty much no seams or mold lines on this thing. Nub marks are also very well hidden. I intentionally did not clean them super well to show that off.
I will go back to it and do that before I paint it and everything though.

>>23447545
The nozzles are made of a softer material than the airbrush specifically to prevent the nozzle from stripping the threads in the airbrush. It's basic engineering.

>>23447548
Freaking out at people is the wrong way to shill.

>>23447549
The nozzle needs to be softer than the airbrush. I don't care what metal it is, it being that small makes it not very tough. Tiny, hollow, things are delicate. It's kind of pointless to tell this guy he needs to but a new airbrush over this tiny incident instead of helping him fix the one he has that will work fine afterwards.

>>23447556
My Gundam Markers from college (2013) still work. The fine tip panel lining one actually works better than the new one I bought to compare to see if it still worked correctly.
Godhands are still the golden nippers, but there are some nearly as good ones for half the price now that have red handles. Blanking on the name.
Biggest new thing as glass files. Absolutely blows away sanding sponges on non curves and are cheap and durable.

>>23447553
Apparently I shouldn't start drinking in the morning and I'm retarded, I'll let myself out.

>>23447153
>>23442614
Sketch for Penetrator G is done!

>>23447561
>Freaking out at people is the wrong way to shill.
how was the tone of my message in any way freaking out

>>23447566
At least you admitted you made mistake. That's positive.

>>23447569
Doesn't deny shilling, just the freaking out part. A++ shill.

>>23447567
forgot to note:
I have decided to settle with the cow as the motif.

>>23447564
Oh really? I read something about glass files, if they're cheap, I may pop over to the old hobby shop today and see if they have any. Thanks for the tip bruh. I'm pretty excited to get back into it. I'm just a little nervous my shitty eyes will make it hard. But hey, that's why I'm starting on an $18 kit instead of one of my $45 MGs. I want to build my Wing Proto Zero but I don't want to fuck it up if I end up not being able to build it. I'd rather not fuck up a $55 kit, ya know. I've also been eyeing the Wing Zero EW ver Ka. It looks so good. But I'm gonna see how I can do on an easy peasy HG to see if I have too many troubles.

>>23447571
well yeah i've shilled threadless designs like h&s, but i haven't freaked out at anyone

>>23447567
Absolutely love her, great stuff.

>>23447398
How are you this bad anon? Been using this airbrush since 2018 and I've not changed a single thing here

>>23447222
I am assembling my girlpla. Third day with this kit already. I guess that's what RG would feel like.

i'm tight on money and can't get my hands on gloss varnish readily, but i need it for my groupbuild entry
think transparent nail polish could work?

>>23447601
Yeah it'll work fine as long as you dont try to apply it too thick or too fast

>>23447601
you can use pledge as a really cheap alternative

>>23447601
>can't get my hands on gloss varnish readily
what

MASSIVE tarifftip on this order from japan

>>23447425
You're just swapping out cleaning an airbrush for cleaning the paint jars and the needle. You're going to do slightly less work for a lesser product. These things aren't new, they're called siphon airbrushes and there's a reason why you don't see anyone using them or recommending them. If you had literally no other option it would get the job done.

>>23447606
did you ship a 10k usd private warehouse wtf

>>23447601
Don't do it mang, first you look up manicure supplies then you find out about nail art then you dress up like a girl and cut off your dick like every gunpla+manicure youtuber. happens every time.

>>23447605
i wish i was kidding, i can only get hobby supplies by order so ordering just a tiny bottle of varnish isn't worth the shipping fees

>>23447611
then prestock a few paints for the next project at the same time

>>23447606
Americans. Lmao.

>>23447606
Post what you ordered

>>23447604
Does Pledge stay on? Have I been clear coating all the wood furniture in my house?

>>23447606
good
get fucked

>>23447606
Now that's some real support for Israel

>>23447615
It does. Only downside to pledge is that it takes a while to dry but it should work if you just want a quick clear coat

>>23447615
That depends what pledge product you've been spraying

>>23447606
Based, you mutts deserved it

>>23447620
The classic lemon stuff

>>23447619
Huh, interesting. Does it hold up to Tamiya Panel Liner and whatever you use to clean that up? Currently only have a matte clear coat and the extra work for the lining is driving me crazy (the enamel likes hanging out in the rough matte coating when I'm trying to wipe it off).

when you build a part multiple times, do you make sure you get all the parts from the same tree or you don't really care?

>>23447627
I cut out everything for that part, clean them all, and then assemble.

>>23447627
I've started clearing each runner into a container, sanding and panel lining as I go. Duplicate runners go into the same container. Feels faster than rotating between tasks step by step.
Previously I did matching trees as I did like a half page of instructions per dupe and then going back for the dupe.

The panel lining did absolutely nothing for this.

>>23447639
You missed a lot of areas to line.

>>23447639
Holy shit it's wearing Saiyan Armour and I never realized it

>>23447640
I noticed the circles, but I'm not convinced the gray backpack piece is going to show. Unless you are implying I should panel line the teal to yellow/gold transitions.

I exclusively use the Grex Tritium and the Barbatos Rex swallowtail. I love trigger style air brushes!!

>>23447651
lines on the collar-to-chest transition area, just beneath the dark circles
circles on the hips
lines down the front of the shins
and some dark paint on the undersides of the shoulders and hips will help it look less toyish

>>23447639
>didnt paint, just topcoat and panel lines
Nice longsnap

>>23447655
I have the swallow tail SD, I swap between siphon and gravity feed.I also don't know when I would need a .7 needle.

>>23447663
I generally don't paint my P-Bandai models or RG, I paint my HG's and I'm going to paint an RG miku zaku knock off for my waifu.my wife not miku, I'm not a huge miku fan. I'm going to be painting a MG wing later this week since I need to buy pearlized red.
regarding the Miku I'm waiting for the release so I can get the color codes from the manual.

>>23447663
not what a longsnap is

>>23447665
>also don't know when I would need a .7 needle.
great for covering really large surface, like those 1/350 scale ships, or 1/32 aircraft

>>23447657
You think the lines on the shins should be painted? I thought they were more part lines.

>>23447674
>errm, you're using this retarded buzzword wrong actually

>>23447677
They're recessed lines. Very common. They should be lined.

>>23447676
I assumed the fan cap mine came with would be good enough for the extra coverage. Did you get the fan cap?

>>23447674
Yes it is

Snapshitted = built with no paint
Longsnapped = built with no paint (but muh topcoat panel lines)

The guy who came up with the term 'longsnap' got his feelings hurt after I called him a snapshitter, so he tried to get back at me by calling a simple recolor 'longsnap.' It didn't work, though. Only he calls it that and everyone else just sees it as a dumb forced meme.

>>23447663
why do you care so much? go paint your own models

we need to bring back the flat clown shitpost

>>23447684
I posted this >>23447045 in the last thread in case you thought I was upset, I wasn't trying to argue against it being a snap. That's some other rando.

>start building SNAA Tristan
>immediately fuck up by snipping the tabs off of one of the torso skeleton pieces because they looked like gates
hope they weren't structural

>>23447686
Jannies should actually do their fucking job and ban people for shitting up the thread instead of banning people trying to explain why prices are up in the US.

>>23447692
You forgot your icon, don't worry I posted it for you.

>>23447692
i'd rather read shitposts than amerisharts complaining about something they voted for that the rest of the world has had to deal with for decades

>>23447295
Can you get one of these without painting it or its required?

>>23447709
The plastic is pre-colored like most plamo but some details need to be painted in. That that kit you'd have to paint in the blue gems, the red straps on top of her jumpsuit, the buckles on her guitar strap, the black and pink bits on her guitar, her mouth, and the yellow/gold bits. There are decals for her and Guvava's eyes.

>>23447665
These are standard needle ones not those washless ones mentioned earlier right? It looks like a pretty good deal which seems odd for a collab product (the Barbatos Rex one was the one I was looking at)

just wash your fucking airbrush it's not hard or time consuming

>>23447717
I don't know what the fuck that guy was shilling, this is a bog standard airbrush.

>>23447720
Cool, I like that you can hold it more like a gun than a pen with the more standard styled ones as I'm more used to that. Might pick one up at some point to try it out.

applying washes to basecoated pieces!

>hardware store primer
>craft paint base coat

>>23447726
do you have any experience with a "dust wash"? I have a bottle of vallejo's "desert dust wash" and i want to use it but i fear it will ruin the piece

>>23447709
The non-mech Macross Max Factory kits look pretty rough out of the box.

>>23447676
I use it for blasting a single coat on my warhammer minis.

>>23447725
Also they requested I shill for them so I'm going to.
I have enjoyed my "Swallowtail SD Airbrush."
I did have one issue though, I dropped my airbrush from my painting area directly onto a concrete floor (garage) and it hit directly on the cup adapter elbow. that was enough to break the joint.
I contacted customer support and they sent me a new one out from china (air mailed) no charge and the only thing they asked for was to give them a good review. I don't expect a strike directly on the elbow joint from 3 feet onto concrete to survive, that would be one hell of a heavy airbrush if it could do that.

Bros...I ordered some Chang's 3d printed resin parts from aliExpress but theres no instructions...

>>23447757
Do you not enjoy puzzles?

I always noticed that the Master Grade Tallgeese is specifically marketed as "E.W Version". Is there any actual difference between the OG Tallgeese design in the TV and in EW?

>>23447757
>needing instructions
Fucking pleb

>>23447730
I haven't tried that one but it looks like a standard water based acrylic wash, just with a bright color instead of a dark color

>>23447763
Just the colors I think.

Just a Strike Freedom and Unicorn appreciation post. Nothing suspicious going on here.

>>23447787
Your next post will be the next MGEX. Use the power wisely.

Update for the anon who asked about it not long ago. I started working on it and star fall has awfully tight fits sometimes

>>23447789
My beloved…

For your top coat, do you either mask off/skip any clear plastic, or do you topcoat the clear stuff also? Think Exia's GN condensers or Aerial's permet stuff.

>>23447842
Mask off/skip.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

>>23447606
Might as well kill the UPS delivery guy while you're at it. That is just straight up murder. Holy jesus.How much was the package that it incurred over a grand?

>>23447398
on the bright side you're only out like 20bux to buy a whole new airbrush of the same (minimum) quality
or splurge 40 bux to get a gaahleri/neoeco which are cheap but actually have replacement parts available

I hate being a sentinel fag

>>23447485
>replacing the needle for the airbrush is a tedious process and scary for a newbie
wtf? i just need to unscrew two parts. you're supposed to take the needle out and wipe it down with cleaner after each session anyways

>>23447855
Why would you hate being a kinolover? Are you gay?

>>23447855
Man I really like the new gun the Ex-S comes with but I can't justify spending $200 on it especially since I already have the MG and the Deep Striker

>200 dollars for a fucking recolour
>paying 111 bucks for the MKV not including tax when you had two years to get it for less off surugaya
you deserve it sentinel nigger

>>23447543
>I can't figure out how to backflush on my GSI Creos P289
anon it's literally in the manual, don't tell me you can't read?
the procon brushes have a handy feature where loosening the nozzle cap a turn or so causes it to backflush without needing to manually block the airflow

>>23447858
the designs are kino, but I can't stand bandaijewco relegating sentinel designs to overpriced special releases
>1/100 nero neverever or pbandai
whatever I'll just cope and listen to
>https://youtu.be/wNXnY4r5PlI?list=RDwNXnY4r5PlI

>>23447864
Oh I think I was just loosening the needle protector thing and not that. I was confused as to why it wasn't backflushing and also why it would cause it to.
I think that might be a bit tight so might need to break out a wrench for the first time as I did try that piece also but it didn't move.

What makes biological mecha such a good theme bros

>>23447884
lots of possibility space for the sculptors/kitbashers to make cool customs while still being accessible to us low skill level shittiers (unlike nightmare)

using milliput for the first time to try to make the rick dijeh legs

>>23447884
I originally suggested it because it's a cool idea that encompasses lots of different things (mecha, cyborgs, girlpla, etc) and encourages creativity

>>23447889
Why don’t we simply choose more good themes like this instead of bad themes like nightmare? Are we retarded?

Duo is winning next

>>23447903
you mean Mahou Shoujo

finna submit a mahou shojo duo with giant weapons

Okay, I figured out how to put it together, I gotta wet sand resin right? there's a lot of clean up to do for those little 3d printed nubs all over some areas

>>23447916
>I gotta wet sand resin right?
yes. wet sanding is to reduce airborne resin particles which are really bad for you. also wear a mask

>>23447919
okay but I got lacquer resistance, resin particles aren't that bad right

>>23447919
What kind of mask do I need for resin? Like would a Covid mask work or the particulate respirator one I use for painting?

>>23447925
Lacquer fumes only damage your brain (not really important, plenty of retards enjoy gunpla). Resin dust will fuck up your lungs which is much worse.

>>23447907
Whatever you can think of for mahou shoujo should be able to fit the biomecha prompt

>>23447932
>the particulate respirator one I use for painting?
Yeah that. P100 rating. coof masks only block 95% of particles

>>23447942
>coof masks only block 95% of particles
Wonder why they made us wear them then

>>23447948
95% less chance of getting infected imperfect but a lot better than nothing, and they're cheap and make of paper which is important when you need a whole country's worth at once.
also when people dont even wanna put a paper mask over their noses there's zero chance they'll be convinced to wear fucking respirators in public

>>23447948
>>23447956
Also the virus clung to water vapor which is large enough to be caught by the mask.
Lacquer fumes and resin particles don't cling to such large (relatively) vapours and need a proper respirator that blocks more.

the kit for my group build is still sitting in Japan

>>23447965
Really hope it arrives before August 29

>>23447965
you WILL donate $80 to the epstein legal defense fund. thank you for your patriotism.

>>23447663
>panel line
>>23447639
>>23447640
>>23447657
Rooks pretty much the same to me.

I never intended to get into plamodels but kind of fell into it after accidentally buying some Gachapon figures that come with parts stuck in runners. I only have very basic tools but ended up buying an old HG of Dendrobium at a vintage shop which I've got to assemble now without ruining it too much, so I wanted to ask for pointers.

Is there some method to getting rid of nubs without leaving behind stressmarks that Im not aware of? I try cutting it away with the hobby knife and sanding it down with sanding sponges but it always leaves behind stressmarks. Is my knife not sharp enough and am I doing something wrong with the sanding?

Also, is there some trick to applying stickers? I put together this SD Gundam EX Standard kit of Nu-Gundam and it was hellish because I cant line them up properly.

>>23447842
Mask if motivated enough. Otherwise I'll clear coat parts separately

>>23447976
Looks pretty good to me but the interior of the gold hip part stands out as looking very wrong. Are those thrusters molded on the underside? That's the main part that jumps out to me as looking bad. The head horn's in need of trimming too I guess. The gold honestly is always gonna just look kinda crap though anyways, it really needs painting to cover the ugly injection colour I think.

Mmmmm I love inhaling putty dust.

>>23447967
we love japan he better give us a better agreement on the 29th. Lets stop supporting giving Israel welfare and just not tariff japan. I'm getting fucked either way, I bought a Fujitsu Quaderno a4 3rd gen and it's made in china. So I have to pay china tariffs on a Japanese designed item due to country of origin. I'm hoping it gets here before the 29th It will only cost me like $170 in tariffs rather than $200. Dat $80 flat fee though sounds rough for buying P-bandai.

>>23447985
I'm buying some gold pearlescent next week I may as well shoot this while I'm doing my other model.

>>23448008
just slapping some dark grey on the entire recessed area of that would help a lot/be what I'd do for a quick build

>>23447884
finally some motivation to longsnap my mg dunbine that's been in my backlog for 4 years

>>23448034
how many dunbines are there gonna be...

>>23448014
Getting rid of the extra part of the head did help. my phone died so i had to use an actual camera.

>>23447884
you can make a zaku, a gouf, even a gm

HELL YEAH I FINALLY SANDED MY PARTS, WASHED MY PARTS, WASHED MY PENIS, PROPPED UP MY PARTS, NOW I CAN FINALLY
>prime

>>23448047
0 because the other guy that was posting about doing so pulled out and i have terminal adhd and it will be a miracle if i actually finish the thing never mind by a deadline

>>23448069
you think daigo ever built a gunpla in his life?

>>23448069
How did washing your 8=D help? I'm assuming that's the correct amount of ='s for you

>>23447409
>Burning Gundam
You can use its real name, nigga. 90s Walmart isn't going to embargo you.

dad got me the full mechanics 1/100th calamity gundam for my birthday "because it looked cool"

>>23448069
I HAVE FINALLY TAKEN THE RUNNERS OUT OF THE BOX. I AM MAKING PROGRESS.

>>23448071
on one hand he's very autistic even for japanese standards and I think is in right age group, on the other hand i don't think he makes space for anything other than fighting games and alcohol in his life

>>23448069
just become a lacquerchud. priming not needed as long as you only longsnap and don't need to make parts of two different plastic colors the same paint color

>>23448077
I've forbidden my mom from buying me pla because there's 50% chance she goes to my city's scalper fuck and gets fleeced and also I don't trust anyone's taste in robots

>>23448083
How cute, your mom wants to buys you gundams. who's a good boy, you're a good boy.

>>23448071
who

sex with ZakuAurelius

feels good being euro, zak will never get me h

>>23447164
>>23447162
Where do I go to buy chink stuff?

>>23448150
taobao

>>23448082
Wait you can get away without priming with lacquers?

>>23448158
the idea is the lacquer paint is "hot" enough that it'll sorta melt into the surface and bond better. I personally prime regardless if you want better adhesion and to see possible imperfections you could fix up before painting your colors

Okay time to make a stupid decision that might curse this timeline...

>>23447271
Well, I'll be. Nobody has yet to display the two IM@S 20th anniversary kits with Imber because they're the ones closely attuned with it.

Speaking of IDOLM@STER, Shiny Colors will perform a song for Xabungle Side-R, and in two years time, we could potentially get Metal Armor Dragonar for its 40th anniversary as what could be the fourth Robot Laboratory selection (it's a yearly thing, but I have no idea what they'll do next year). You think they make Straylight perform a cover of Yume-iro Chaser? Even if it's just Fuyuko.

>>23448072
please stop posting this awful fucking pose
i don't understand how you thought that looked good enough to take a fancy picture of

>>23448164
Does the durability matter much if you are going to top coat it regardless? Or will it chip all the way to the plastic if it chips?

Kit when

>>23448198
hopefully never

>>23448083
>goes to the local scalper fuck
damn anon, gettin PlaTR'r cuz your mom wants to be part of your hobby

>>23447979
>Is there some method to getting rid of nubs without leaving behind stressmarks that Im not aware of? I try cutting it away with the hobby knife and sanding it down with sanding sponges but it always leaves behind stressmarks. Is my knife not sharp enough and am I doing something wrong with the sanding?
You're going to want to use a sharp set of single-blade nippers to try and alleviate the nub marks.

>Also, is there some trick to applying stickers? I put together this SD Gundam EX Standard kit of Nu-Gundam and it was hellish because I cant line them up properly.
Yes, actually! Don't.

>>23448182
There's a nip on Twitter who has

>>23448221
Using 30ms standard bodies as pilot suits is pretty smart

>>23448187
I'm not sure about that cause I'm super anal when it comes to moving my lacquer painted kits but I found lacquer from spray cans to chip easier despite being primed, maybe that was just me and I messed up somehow but lacquer is quite strong and not likely to scratch unless you messed up and haven't sanded down some areas to give the paint layers clearance, causing paint to likely get scratched/chipped cause shit's too thick.

>>23448198
I will always prefer an HGCE GuAIZ (especially as a drive for a P-Bandai Experimental Firearms Type) over these things.

>>23447153
I will use this group build to finally finish my Zaku Mesume.

>>23448207
>>23448198
Probably soon because they announced a new hg seed destiny line

>>23448246
Big ass feet

What would happen if bandai made a mg gp02 or mg stargazer or mg kshatriya or mg dark gundam after chinks already made them? Would bandai worry about getting mogged by chinks or would not care if their kits were mid compared to the chink ones?

PGU Space Colony

>>23448207
>>23448239
Booooo no fun

>>23447606
Thank you for your service.

>>23448296
SEED has the worst style of mobile suit designs of all the gundam shows, and that’s not even taking into account that they are half baked uc ripoffs. Random grunts from literally any other show would be better. Zeta, zz, victory, wing, 00 would all be good.

>>23448280
You know what they say about guys with big feet and big hands clowns

>>23447979
also it's important to differentiate between stress marks (whitish marks from stressing the plastic too much while removing a nub) vs injection marks (darker color than the plastic around them, underneath a nub). injection marks are just a natrual symptom of the plastic & pigment being more dense around the spot where it's injected into the mold and you can only remove them by painting

>sanding
>washing
>top coating
>panel lining
>painting
what a huge waste of time for marginal to no difference in result at all

>>23448198
I'm still waiting for Gaia, Abyss and Chaos to receive actual kits.

>>23448379
and Legend
and Destroy

>>23448377
bait used to be believable

>>23448383
>and Destroy
You do know that it got a HGCE kit like literally last year, right?

>>23448387
too small

>>23448383
>>23448379
Why, these are all ass. Just ripoffs of gundams from the first seed show which themselves are generic justagundams

>>23448399
yet still better looking than 90% of UC mechs.

>>23448405
lol bait or just retarded

>>23447757
Were there no sample images or instructions on the product page on ali?

>>23448405
>mechs
Physically cringed

>>23448125
He'd smash your box

>>23448428
And use cum as cement.

>>23448408
probably the sneed flip that makes daily redundant sneed threads in the catalog

>>23447979
>Also, is there some trick to applying stickers?
Use the back edge of a hobby knife or toothpicks to apply them. Tweezers could work too but stickers tend to stick to it or you risk crushing the part you clip if you're not careful.
For smaller stickers like eyes and camera, you can slide them a bit into position before it starts to stick.

New L-Gaim copyright infringing kinos just dropped

I just finished the 30mm Steel Haze and I love it but no matter at what angle I position the legs it always stands up crooked, any fix/help?

>>23448377
um sweetie you're supposed to do the panel line and pin wash AFTER the paint
no wonder you cant see a difference

my tools are gundam marker (black), $2 nipper, nail clipper and 2 small bowls

>>23448507
Plastic kinos or resin slop?

>>23448518
get a collapsible dish drying rack too.
great for holding runners

>>23448525
SAV is a resin line.
for plastic fssslop look at the IMS line

>>23448518
I use the $10 bandai nipper, a bootleg hobby knife for nub removal, a small bowl for the nubs, grey, brown and black markers for lining, and an eyelashes tweezer for stickers. And sometimes a part separator in case I screw up

>>23448530
I hate white gunpla so much
caliburn and bael are trash because of their all white

>>23448538
What about Unicorn?

>>23448540
the super modes are good because of the green/red light. FA is also good because it has grey/black armaments to give more color variation.

>>23448543
What about unicorn mode

>>23448507
>those feet

>>23448549
trash

>>23448549
kino.

>>23448530
The RG is a different take on the design so who gives a fuck? Complaining about this is autistic as fuck

>>23448559
A different take on the DESIGN. Not the height as specified in canon.

>>23448563
There is no anime featuring the RG Nu so it doesn't have a canon height. Find something valid to complain about.

>>23447898
Yes, we are retarded. See how many suggest themes, than how many more vote for a theme. Yet witness how many actually enter, to be voted on by, lets see.... 57 people.
Not to mention the shitposter filth confusing the entire process. It's completely retarded.

>>23448569
It’s still the nu thoughbeit

I hate RG so much.
Too much details for the size.
42 fucking RGs could've been MG instead.
what a fucking waste of time and resource.

>>23448577
I understand what you're saying and I even partially agree with you, but forcefully shrinking the new design jusy to fit the old "canon" doesn't feel right. It's a new design so let it have a new height. You can't expect every actor who plays Batman to be the exact same height, weight, size and get plastic surgery to look like the original comic

What's a good replacement for the silicone-like pipe bits on the dijeh? I can't imagine these can be painted

>>23448590
They can definitely be painted just use multiprimer

>>23448183
I was actually testing the lens, the amount of chromatic aberration is absolutely atrocious. But this being an image board I prefer to post something. Here's a picture of a bird for you.

>>23448580
I prefer RGs, same level of detail, cheaper, better articulation and I can fit more into a single shelf

>>23448580
seethe lmao
more realKINO coming soon

>>23448613
>>23448617
I prefer RG, though my older parents like to see my MG because they are fucking blind and a painted and stickered model looks pretty cool even if you don't know shit about it. I prefer to keep all my models at the same scale with the exception of a few "note worthy(to me)" MG

>>23448556
>>23448557
The duality of man

>>23448623
What MGs are those? I kind of regret getting some of my MG instead of their RG counterparts

>>23448655
I have a TG III, a wing ver ka, and a wing normal, and sand rock. The sandrock was a random impulse buy because it was cheap. I have lots of RG and HG of other series but I haven't bought any non wing MG's.

>>23448666
I actually didn't realize, I painted the ver ka wing to pearlescent white. I thought it came like that lol.

>>23448676
Is the wing ver ka the zero or normal

>>23448683
oh nm it was already painted, that makes more sense.
BANDAI MG 1/100 Wing Gundam Zero EW Ver.Ka Titanium Finish Limited Model Kit

>>23448595
will finishing surfacer not adhere to them?

>>23448580
My biggest issue with RG is my hands shake due to a baseline tremor, it makes it harder to build. It can be frustrating but I still prefer the scale.

>>23448690
Oh yeah that kit's RG is kinda bad I think because it's one of the early ones so it makes sense to get the MG instead.
I have the Nu ver ka and kind of regret not getting the RG instead, the ver ka is cool but it just takes up too much space and for a big kit it's still not as impressive as say a PG. I'd sell it to buy the RG but I broke some of the pieces during assembly so I don't think it's worth very much

Lmao what the fuck Japan

>>23448699
Nope it definitely won't

>>23448700
I have essential tremor as well and some of the RGs I've built were a challenge, especially the heads. At least I have small hands. Funny enough, the kit that gave me most trouble because of small parts was the PG Unicorn

HMM Gilvader when?

>>23448702
I was about to tell you it looks pretty cool before I noticed the girl in what I assume is a fuck machine

The 1/100 chink dark gundam isn’t by Solomon (guys who made mg gp02 and mg kshatriya) it’s by a different group of chinks. Some retard thought all asians look the same and spread this dumb meme just like with the rg nightengale that gives you aids. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

copper wire is an awful material and I hate it

>>23448701
I'm not going to lie I've been a terrible custodian of my models. I move basically every year and i did a terrible job of packing and damaged many of my kits. I'm rebuying the ones i care about but I just realized I missed the window on a RG TGIII

>>23448710
It's kinda wild, dexterity and baseline tremors are opposite. Essential i believe is just different wording.

>>23448710
So I'm going to give you some unsolicited pharmaceutical advice. I have found gavapenton an anti anxiety drug will calm my tremors and let me use my hands like a normal person. If it isn't something you have tried you might want to talk to your doctor if you can afford it (I know plenty of people don't have primary care) I also take it anytime anyone that isn't me is driving.
Also people are mad about these pictures, sorry.

>>23448813
Ok so me and my wife are fighting and I'm drunk so i think it's the best time for me to try to assemble my leo-n. Wish me luck

Everyone talks about girlpla figures, but are there any good boypla figures besides Polynyan?

>>23448851
If your figures are made out of plastic(or resin) no one cares if they can stick their cock in their assholes, post what you want to talk about.

>>23448851
polynian are figures not plastic models.
other than that there's licensed stuff like guts and goku and kamen rider.
the only ORIGINAL male plamo I know of is the titanomachia gale hound

>>23448761
I should buy that nightingale

Just put together my first gunpla and did a bit of research into panel lining... do I just stick with markers or should I get the Tamiya ink bottles? I do have one of those fountain pen things from a kit of tools I bought at least.

Is there a noticeable difference between Mr Weathering Color and Tamiya panel line accent aside from the applicator? Local store was out of panel liner so I grabbed the weathering color
>>23448851
If by "boypla" you mean stuff like the polynian boys, you can just make a bulge out of putty and attach it to any girlpla you want

>>23448882
So I'm going to probably fuck this up but here's how I'm currently doing it. I start with tamayo panel lining, if it doesn't stick the way i want it to work, I use enamel thinner to just get rid of it. Then i swap to the 250 gundam marker to just put the raw dark lines on the kit. you have about 10s to use a cue tip to remove the gundam marker, after that you need erasers or enamel thinner. But if there are areas that you think should be lined and the "panel liner" doesn't work the marker panel liner will force it.

I have never wanted a girlbot kit more

>>23448912
can't wait for the color codes for the new miku zaku, i've already got the real grade but I'm going to knock it off so hard it's going to be hard to distinguish.

>>23447153
Got this assembled tonight. Really enjoyed the build. The transformation is fantastic, especially for a HG.

>>23448918
And the donut.

does anyone know if the leo-n has some sort of tricks? I've been trying to do step one for like half an hour. It seems like the part just simply doesn't fit.

>>23448554
reddit colors

>be in SEA
>$550 monthly salary
>want to buy MG Providence
>$75
>HG Destroy
>$135
>any other shitty HG kits
>$35
*sigh* this hobby is getting more and more unaffordable...
Literally TWICE the Yen price.
I'll stick to youtube videos...

>>23448937
Engaging in a hobby where everything good is produced overseas while being a third worlder is a fucking pain
Things that are very affordable to the average american can be like 10% of your salary
Oh and can't forget the shipping

>>23448942
Gunpla used to be affordable before COVID fucked up the pricing.
only PG are untouched since they were always the luxury grade

>>23448559
Where the fuck do you think you are mister?

>>23448220
>>23448330
>>23448499
Thanks for the advice, much appreciated.

>>23448937
Time to trade feet pics for gunpla

>>23448937
You're in SEA
Out of all people outside china you have the easiest access to bootlegs and 3rd-party kits for a good price

>>23448960
Bootlegs are very affordable but the quality is often miss.
>3rd-party kits
They're premium priced for maniac builders, not casuals like me.

>>23448922
dalong doesn't have a review yet, show us the manual for the parts and what exactly isn't fitting
it has a lot of spare parts from the base Leo mould so make sure you're using the right ones

>>23448963
I said what I said based on my own experience as a european
If you want some guidance on which bootlegs are good, I would be willing to give it, and many 3rd-party kits are also affordable

For example the Special Forces Industry Sentimel is a 3rd-party MG but priced at normal RG prices
SNAA's kits of course are all affordable
etc

>Double X
>V2
>Sinanju Chrome Coating
>Wing EW
>The O
>Epyon
>Hi-v
>Astray Gold Frame Amatsu Hana
Take the Daban pill
Make friends with sand papers and glues

>an open cockpit parts for HG Xi Gundam kit
Absolute madlad

>>23448973
Are these all daban's 88xx "detail up" series?

>>23448990
>1/144 pilot figures
jesus christ
painting the 1/100 ones is difficult enough

>>23448996
it's kinda random a lot of 8800s are not a direct duplicate of an MG. Could be based on metal builds, originals like the jagd dogas, custom colors, whatever. 6600s are more direct copies of MGs.

>>23449007
the more recent 8830 and 8832 for example are based on Metal Build Strike.

>>23448901
modelers scribe the panel lines to improve the flow of panel liners by making it deep enough to promote capillary action.

>>23449007
88xx are based on Metal Build, GFFMC, or HiRM. it's the 66xx's that are the direct MG bootlegs.

>>23449014
8831 based on MB Justice
Why can't Bandai release stuff like this?

>>23449025
why sell it for 60 dollars when they can sell it to you for 200 dollars instead?

>>23449044
I wasn't talking about price, but being a model kit with runners that you actually have to build.

>>23448968
>If you want some guidance on which bootlegs are good, I would be willing to give it
Nta but hit me with the bootleg guide. Time to take the fight to Bandai.

>>23448973
I have a Daban Sinanju Stein on the 'log. Couldn't find a non Narrative version available at a reasonable price. Hesitant to start building it though cause haven't heard many good things about Daban MGs.

>>23449051
>haven't heard many good things about Daban MGs
You need to befriend sand papers and glues

>>23449050

COPYPASTE of previous version:

KK/kuku model - Ground Gundam and Ground GM. they fixed the waist issues on these kits. great quality, but balljoints need some sanding. ADDENDUM: They recently released a Ground Gundam with all the extra accessories

Baobao model - rx78f00 hmt, jesta, jesta cannon. fantastic quality, borderline official bandai tier. ADDENDUM: Released jesta cannon, shezarr, etc.

JMS - schwarzette, mkii gundam, g-line normal armor, gm spartan as i said, zeta gundam, hyaku shiki in both shiny and champagne gold, gto dom, transient gundam, sandrock, and acguy. quality is very good, their versions of these kits often add extra detail like panel lines on the mkii or a part separated crotch v on the g-line. they also did a SD nightingale but it's pretty bad. i think they did a FM Aerial that was pretty good. ADDENDUNM: Ded. WMH has the molds for their hyakushiki now.

XFS - honestly besides the GM Spartan they haven't done many things of note. Their Windam has issues but is ok.

weimei/warmodel - sucks. typical bootleg shit. bad fitment, flashing, etc. can be fixed with work but don't buy unless it's some kit you can't get otherwise.

AK model - only did GM Spartan. high quality, but pricier.

WMH/XYS - producers of the recent wave of bootleg Efreet kits. you might see claims these are JMS and XFS respectively but they're not. quality is pretty bad same as weimei.

kurofuneco - their only product is a 3rd party ez8 based on some modeler's 3d print files. i've heard good things, don't have mine yet.

changlong - only product is a bootleg RG 2.0 RX78, under the number 5501. heard very good things.

fat cat - 1/100 rg 2.0 rx78, god tier

others -
>Pale Rider bootleg series. good bootleg, but they are copying very meh kits to begin with.
>Recent wave of 00 bootlegs (Plutone, Astraea, etc) - I only have the Plutone, but it's good.
>Red Beret bootleg - Bootleg is okayish, base is fun

the twitter krw_krw_krw is good for news

>>23448973
Have they made a V2 Assault Buster?
Is there a list or guide to what daban specifically or bootleggers in general have made regarding gunpla?

fellow Hongli chads anyone?

>>23449056
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORXI82NvhH8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIbQEv8iSBw

V2 AB is 6655

>>23449055
>AK model - only did GM Spartan. high quality, but pricier
They made a Woundwort as well, mine went together perfectly but I don't have an original so I can't comment on the mould quality

have to redo the tail to make it fit this standing pose
also found a good "bone white/tan" paint mix
fleshy "horn root" details to-do
i mean lots to-do but yeah

>>23449051
Daban 6600's are direct copies of the bandai moulds, so it has a lot of issues. 8800's has better fit because they're reverse-engineered from dismantled Metal Build/GFFMC/HiRM action figures.

My god, what kind of gold paint is this? It looks so good.

>>23449068
it's called champagne gold i'm told

>>23449069
aight thanks senpai, time to get me a bottle or two of that thing

I'm waiting for MG The O reprint local price next year.
If it's crazy overpriced, I'll just get Daban.

>>23449060
from my experience of building the bandai V1 ver ka I don't have very high hopes for this
But it's either that or no V2AB considering the resellers want 90$+ for the original

>>23449075
I feel ya there. I love me some The O, but $150 is hard justify. I can get one of the big HMM Zoids for less. Hell, I could get this sweet new big bird for about that.

>>23449064
It just keeps getting worse
amazing

For top coats, should I remove clear parts? I fogged up the eye track on a zgok I was testing. Ok that note, is there a way to remove it from said clear part?

>greeble
as the dead sea scrolls foretold

>>23449090
that's fuckin cool

>>23449090
Hope they release and mail it before groupbuild ends

>>23449090
looking good desu

>>23449090
Gundam G, directed by Michael Bay

>>23449090
oh wait it's based on the planet-sized Devil Gundam. it even has Rain's naked body in front of the chest!

>>23448918
>>23448921
It's a shame that the proportions are so out of whack when you actually look how the Asshimar is supposed to be, mostly in the waist. Its still a good looking kit though, I need to build mine

>>23448702
>japan
>chinkshit runes

>>23449122
Same shit

>just saw this
no bleach will be enough to clean my eyes

>>23449125
Going for that 1980 kino energy

>>23449108
Yea. The actual donut should be a little bulkier I think, but all things considered, it's pretty amazing for a high grade. My biggest complaint are the ABS hands. They're not nearly as bad as the Methuss, but they're kinda shit.

>>23449055
>Baobao
>Jesta
HG or MG?

>>23448861
soon?

>>23449129
HG, most bootlegs are HGs
Plamo Loving Alien is working on a Jeda but I'm not aware of any Jesta MG bootlegs

>>23449125
genuinely how do you achieve this texture
i wasn't able to get it this bad even when i was literally slopping on unthinned paint with no priming to see how it would look if someone was doing it without making it bad on purpose

>>23449125
Was this nigga using nail polish?

>>23449090
Banda could never

Does a Master Grade REALLY need highly detailed, separate finger parts? cuz I felt like killing myself trying to attach them..

>>23447153
rick dijeh progress. Start the legs now but the rest will have to wait until some junk parts i ordered arrive in the mail. I think I'll put a little more putty along the top of the vernier. There's also a bit of open space on the under-side where I think I'll add in 2 more verniers on each side

>>23449086
>should I remove clear parts
Yes unless you want them to fog up
>is there a way to remove it from said clear part?
As always, the answer is alcohol

>Godhand
only suckers buy their overpriced nippers

I still use the cheap piece of shit xoron nippers

Well, I got some bits for the groupbuild. Lets see what I come up with....

i dont buy nippers

>>23449055
Changlong also did an MGEX Striker Freedom, which is claimed to be better than the Xunxin one quality-wise. actually it was their first model kit release before the RG 2.0

New rg zeta gundam review just dropped

hating rg zeta is a lame meme

>>23449194
this is true. the only way to enjoy RG Zeta is to transform it ONCE and let it stay like that forever.

>>23449194
I built one of these without breaking it when I was like 12. You're telling me I was more competent at 12 than 99% of /gpg/?

>>23449194
Wow, another reiteration of what we already heard. Amazing

>>23449209
yes. many such cases. people around here are retarded and have the worst american hamhands imaginable

even a hag could build rg zeta
if you're struggling, then it's a skill issue

>>23449213
I dont want to believe you, I really dont

>>23449214
I prefer Master Grades. I just like my Gundams to be big.

i hate rg zeta because i think zeta is too sleek to have that much greebled shit on it

Comparison shot of the different zeta gundam model kits

>2025
>still shitting on the RG Zeta
sounds like skill issue desu

Personally I just don't think the rg zeta looks appealing, much prefer any of the mgs or the pg.

When are we getting a 2.0 of the rg zeta gundam?

What's the most likely design to be the next PGU after the Nu?

>>23449228
it's the Alex's turn

I don't hate the RG Zeta because it's fragile, I hate it because it looks like shit and it's even more off-model than the average RG redesign

>>23449226
we need ZZ

Need help deciding on my next project bros
>rg wing gundam I got from hobby lobby
>mg turn a or turn x (just finished watching turn a)
>hg l-gaim
>hg mercurius and vayeate

>I'm as old as 1.0 MG Zeta
WTF...

>>23449232
stick them into random.org list ramdomiser and do the top one

>>23449232
good luck getting Turn X

>>23449228
Zeta

>>23449235
I have it

Mg 1.0 zeta PERFECTION

>>23449237
give it to me...

>>23449238
The octopus gundam

>>23449233
>I'm older than the master grade line
Guh. . .

>>23449230
>RG
>off model
Why do so many of you fail to understand what RG means?

>>23447523
Cool kit. On a tangentially related note, the Gunraid made me realize why I hate a lot of late-UC Gundams. They have too many soft curves. We need more chunkers like the F80

IS IT REALLY THAT BAD? NO.

This kit is the definition of overhated, its just a mid kit, bandai has created a super well engineering to the 1/144 scale gunpla model kit
This kit isnt perfect but the major downside of the kit such as the waist joint can be easily tighten using super glue, also the transformation. Its pretty hard at first but after a while you'll got used to it, for me this rg is better than rg aile atrike and build strike and is an underrated kit to be bought. But its still not beginner friendly tho, its not because of anything its just the parts are too small for beginners untrained hands. Overall this kit is a pretty solid kit and has an average amount of articulation and a lot of gimmick that ill rate it a 7.6/10

>>23449244
What does RG means?

>>23449241
That thing...

Bandai should make RG Zeta 1.5

>>23449241
I'd rather see it burned to ash before letting you get a hold of it.

>>23449235
It's being reprinted early next year

>>23449254
still over 6 monts

>>23449255
That's like a day in bandai time

in all honesty the unicorn gundam is a strong contender for best mecha design ever.

>>23449222
I think I prefer the 2.0 waverider to the Ver Ka
I like how WIDE it is

>>23449255
just build some stuff from your 80 kit boxfort in the mean time

>>23449264
2.0 Waverider > Ver. Ka Waverider
Ver. Ka MS Mode > 2.0 MS Mode

Also on the topic of the RG Zeta, I would love a 2.0, the thing is that the RG Zeta was cursed from the beginning, over engineering can also be a detriment. Doesn't mean I dislike the original RG. I bought it and I had a decent time with it

>>23449251
Put that flame down and nobody gets hurt!

>>23449251
Anon's about to apply some realistic weathering to his Turn X

>>23449285
So this is TRANS-AM...

>>23449064
Dude stop. Wtf your not even trying.

>>23449317
Correcting grammar=gay

>>23447153
geet real.
just decals and flat coat to do

>>23449321
*get
real typos too

>>23449317
first attempts look rough in other news water is wet
yes i intend to do more work on both the spikes and the arm gun, the putty cures real slow so i just made the simplest shapes that would hold
i'll probably sand and file them to shape

Why is the mg zeta 1.0 referred to as the octopus gundam?

>>23448925
n-no...

>>23449317
It's amazing that this is one coat of paint and required no steps to accomplish.

>>23449332
Get snarky all you want lady it will still end up looking like shit.

>>23449321
>ak paints
how are they to work with? especially by comparison to vallejo
also how is their durability

>>23449334
It's not my build. I am mocking you.

>>23449329
because it sucks

>>23449329
zeta 1.0 is really bad. 2.0 and ver.ka are both great though.

>>23449335
The one on the pics are lacquer. Really good but military focused so missing some vibrant colors.
If you want acrylic, then check the AK third gen range.

Hg gp01fb

>>23448925
Titans colors has and will always be a 4chud color scheme first and foremost

>>23449317
I have sandpaper, I have files, I have putty. How do I change the horn shape to make them better? I'm genuinely asking.

>>23449360
[citation needed]

>>23449317
seething jealous fag

>>23449387
>muh sex
Normalfag much?

>>23449387
enough times to get a divorce!
I got custody though

>>23449317
>>23449369
will either add some putty to sculpt creases back in or just file them in

>>23449068
Alclad II pale gold also might give you this finish

>>23449374
>searches for color scheme + r*ddit
>gets color scheme + r*ddit
Your point?

>>23449408
based on the search results, in the last year reddit has likely put out more "titans color" (titans don't even have a singular color scheme) paintjobs than 4chinz has since moot even made this board

>>23449413
Let's correct this next groupbuild.
Titans groupbuild
Build and/or customize a unit for the Titans.

>>23448813
I take propranolol, it helps a lot. I'm able to do written exams and drink from a glass with just one hand

>>23448942
I'm in South America and pay every kit 2x or 3x of what it costs in the U.S.

>>23449416
nah
"titans colors" is the ultimate midwit colorscheme
a unified titans colorscheme does not exist

>>23449422
Why does a unified titans color scheme not exist? Are they stupid?

>>23449160
Is this the Zaku 2.0? Assembling the hands was a pain

>>23449077
A genuine MG V2 Assault Buster costs in the neighborhood of $80 from P-Bandai, what the fuck do you expect.

>>23449425
does that look like a zaku arm?
clearly a rick dias

>>23449228
Sazabi, if Bandai cares about making money

>>23449228
Wing gundam EW version

>>23449430
Lmao why would they make pg of a fucking antagonist mobile suit are you stupid

>>23449090
What's the best place to cop chink kits? I need this thing.

>>23449422
Why did they bother repainting the mk ii into titans colors if titans colors ain't even real

>>23449437
Aliexpress

>>23449438
>repainting
titans colors were the original colors you troglodyte

>>23449438
Are they stupid?

>>23449090
I want a kit that's just the waist & upwards without the dumb looking legs
>>23449437
gundamit, mofiho, gundamcentralshop. aliexpress sometimes has good prices but often is more expensive for big box stuff like this

Working through my first build in like 7 years and it's going pretty well. I'm the guy who has eye problems and am pretty much legally blind, i Have magnifiers and what not to help but it's still not really where I'd like it to be. However, the build is going much better than I thought it would. I'm nearly done, finished the main unit and just have his wings and weapons to go. I had some trouble with some of the stickers and the panel lining I've done already is a little rough, but I chalk that up to it being 1/144, I usually built MGs so I'm more used to the 1/100 scale. I think I'll have less issues with an MG since the parts aren't quite as tiny as they are on HGs. What do you guys think of my progress so far? This is like 2 or so hours of work.

>>23449453
Dnr but should of waited for the rg

>>23449460
If you read my post, I only got the HG to get my feet wet again and to see if I could still do it with my shitty eyes. I usually do MGs, and already have the Wing Proto Zero in my backlog from years ago, I prefer the 1/100 scale to 1/144. Plus, the RG's parts would be too small for me to work with.

>>23449453
are you using any lamp of sorts to aid you? consider grabbing a glass file on your next build so you can clean up the nubs with ease, should be easy enough even with bad eyesight

>>23449468
>are you using any lamp of sorts to aid you?
I use a pair of head mounted magnifiers that have a light. Without the light, I wouldn't be able to do it at all.

>onsider grabbing a glass file on your next build so you can clean up the nubs with ease
Already did that yesterday at the recommendation of someone else here. It should be here Monday.

>>23449474
already love this
fuck you guys i'm dropping out

Anyone here tried painting the backside of the Unicorn's psycho frame chrome silver and then gloss coat it to make it pop a little better? On paper the idea sounds good but in practice I think because of all the sliding around the pieces do when you attach them and transform the kit the paint would scratch right off.

Also I'm thinking of trying out a third party metal inner frame for the MG but I don't like that the feet are made of metal. Anyone ever try painting a metal surface? Hitting it with primer and then lacquers should do just fine right

>>23449480
there will be obvious gaps that will be extremely visible since the pegs won't be reflecting light as well as the areas directly underneath the clear surface

>>23449432
You know pg Zaku exists right

>>23449497
That came out like 20 years ago. It was a different bandai back then.

>>23449374
/m/ has always been Titans Colors-sexual

>>23449502
no, a small amount of extremely vocal faggots give a shit about titans colors. the vast majority are wholly indifferent or don't even know what "titans colors" (does not exist) are in the first place.

>>23449474
>ZAMN!!!

>>23449504
Titans Colors just means Titans Blue and a generally dark color scheme
that's all it is

>>23449499
Regardless, Sazabi is one of the most popular suits and the most popular non-gundam kit ever. It's only a matter of time.

>>23449515
the vast majority of titans mobile suits were not titans blue.
hell, the Mk. II is canonically supposed to be black (episode one of zeta gundam is called 黒いガンダム/The Black Gundam).
The Mk II is animated as dark blue because black is a pain in the ass to animate, particularly against a space backdrop.
"titans colors" is an anachronistic forced meme.

>>23449441
Why did the AEUG bother painting it out of titans colors if titans colors ain't real?

>>23449524
>why would they paint a mobile suit a different color than the identical mobile suits they were currently fighting with it
did you skip the first episodes of zeta?
were you dropped as a child?

>>23449519
>The Mk II is animated as dark blue because black is a pain in the ass to animate
Which is why they left the chest black? If they were implying the dark blue parts were supposed to be black then why would they have actual Black on the torso?
>"titans colors" is an anachronistic forced meme.
It's the terminology Bandai uses for the black and blue color scheme that the Mk II started with and other MS with that same colorscheme (Official stuff like the GM Quel and what-if stuff like the Titans Zeta from Gundam vs Zeta Gundam)
>B-B-B-But what about these other Titans MS like the Marasai or Hizack
It's to sell toys in the 80s, simple as that. Little Nobuo might not remember the name of a mobile suit that shows up for like two episodes but if he goes "I want the green and orange one!" the guy at the store will know that he wants an Asshimar

>>23449543
>titans blue
>its black

>>23449544
>R:6
>G:1
>B: 23
Sorry pal, that's a blue alright.

>>23449545
i don't care about numbers, numbers are fake. it's clearly black if you look at it

>>23449542
because having a darker torso visually helps break up the design. if the whole MS was animated in black, the show would be borderline unwatchable