Thread 23503718

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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/1n0pstz

Prior thread: >>23498917

-= 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

Show me what you're working on!

is there any difference between the normal sazabi and the one from that single artwork equipped with the long-range beam rifle? bandai can make an easy variant of that just like the double fin-funnel type rx93 nu gundam.

>>23503743
The rifle is exlusive to Sazabi ver Ka

still can't believe they made gundnode pbandai
and that i bought it
and that chang 'legged it afterwards

>>23503785
That's what you fucking deserve for being a Gwitch faggot.

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).

>>23503806
A lot of the designs are very good

>>23503806
you can't talk to me like that

Chink nigga is complete

>>23503810
RG GX or Double X when??

>>23503846
that cannon is awesome, but can he hold it?

>>23503846
The build experience wasn't very fun compared to star eternal which was mostly smooth

>>23503846
This is literally just the Exia with the Avalanche unit skirt

>>23503856
Yes but it's quite a pain in the ass to pose. It comes with a little stand to help hold it

>>23503868
That line is basically just chinkified 00 gundams

>>23503856
Another one with the CHING CHONG DESTRUCTIVE CANNON
>adds spikes to ur gunpla

>>23503927
Love the elongated alien like head
The LED is extremely bright and mostly makes the forehead camera shine, it barely provides light for the eyes

>>23503897
>>23503916
>>23503927
This looks more like naruto than a hyaku shiki

>>23503890
Bonus

>>23503897
>>23503916
>>23503927
>>23503946
Man, this guy is looking so good. Is the metal inner frame as tight as underage pussy?

>>23503946
Pretty good so far

Bought these on a whim, they dry into a dull metallic look so they're good for detailing internal mechanics.

>>23503981
>Ultra Fine Tip
>0.7mm
LOL
LMAO, even.

>>23503956
it is not a full metal inner frame, only certain section are made of diecast to help provide stability and even so, the legs do like the split open a bit already
bet it will be worse in the FA configuration

>>23503987
That's ultra fine by fat US normie standards

>>23503890
>>23503846
What kit is this?

>>23504056
Iron toys star fall

Is there a spray booth that doesn't need to connect to a window or anything like that? My current setup is decent in terms of ventilation and I have a respirator and normal fan so fumes aren't really a problem, but I'd like to have a clean and well-lit area to paint in, especially something like a lightbox.
Thought about getting some magnifiers with a light like the dude from Toy Story but I figure having an area at least partially isolated from dust would be helpful too. Any recommendations?

*fixing Bandai's mistake on your path*

>>23503764
Ummm ackshually the P-Bandai Moon Gundam comes with a 1/144 version

there a good repository for gunpla STL/3D printer files or am i gonna have to go digging through cults?

>>23504147
Depends what you need. I have a lot of files if you're looking for anything in particular.

This is really good except the overdesigned top right

If I want to prime my gunpla, it doesn't HAVE to be specific brands made for model kits, right? The typical every day primer you can find a typical hardware shop should work just fine as long as they say the same thing like say acrylic and they specific plastic being a material they can use on?

>>23504165
I'll also remove the weird ball thing at the back. But yeah, overall, solid design fundamentally. God damn, I initially got into gunpla purely because I want to get a kit of mecha I like from the shows, but now I'm really tempted to buy kits just because they look good.

>>23504138
>1/144
discarded

>>23503726
Finishing chipping on the xn-unit after gym

>>23503897
>>23503916
>>23503927
Is the gold surface right out of the box? You didnt spray any top coat on it? It's a pretty nice gold for right out of box, not too glossy. Do you plan to spray a topcoat on it after you put on decals, because it looks like it would look good enough with decals put on and no topcoat.

>>23503946
>>23503927
>>23503916
>>23503897
please feed your gunpla properly he looks too anemic

how do i make myself stop adding to my backlog?

>>23504187
>the weird ball thing
That's the cockpit. Code Geass style

>>23504162
you wouldn't happen to have anything for the Wing Zero EW Ver.Ka, would you? mainly just wanna be able to fix broken or fucked-up parts without having to go shopping

>>23504206
I do not, unfortunately. Most of my files are odds and ends like replacement polycaps and such.

>>23504214
all good, thanks for checking

>>23504202
For every kit that you buy, give one that you already have to Goodwill.

>>23504218
I second this. It's how I got this schuzrum-gallus for 17 dollars.

>>23500947
Kondo af, I love it.

>>23504107
if you can do it on outside
if you cant work with a exaustor to lead the air to a window i think you would need a lot of reflow and filters, i have never heard of such thing

>>23504177
Yes but test it first to see if it's too thick

>>23504235
Noted, thanks.

>>23504165
>top right
wat the fuck I am looking at

Why's there no FM of these kits yet?
The body is STICK, no inner frame required, so it's a perfect candidate

>>23504248
>we want the bayformers crowd
The Chinese LOVE Bayformers. They love it so much they got PacRim 2 to go Bayformers style.

>>23504251
They seem more like mobile armor/ suits for frame arms girls.

>>23504258
Their idea of "cool" is very childish. they can't appreciate simplicity and absent of things.

>>23504227
I'm purely asking for purposes of getting a clean working area with convenient lighting, because right now the overhead ceiling lighting isn't enough and I don't want to prop up a flashlight or some shit when something less ghetto is an option. A fan would be nice to help with drying/dust but as far as safety goes I'm all set.

>>23504261
also lines up with strike freedom easily being the chink favorite. and the SEA favorite. I think the tasteless use of gold just activates something in their bug brains.

>>23503846
Chinkstrea with the body of Exia.

Bandai give me an MG of this and my life is yours!

>>23504199
I'm not painting anything in this kit, just panel lining the deep groves mostly in the gold parts

those indeed look nice, but the gold is too reddish, almost orange so it is quite different form the actual Hyakushiki

there is also the fact that the plastic they used is odd, as even spray paint does not want to stick to it so I won't even bother

I may apply a few decals (it comes with a large sheet of water slide decals too) but they are the usual ver ka autistic smallpox style of warning signs and they are mostly red, so I don't know if they will actually even be visible with the kind of gold color they used. In that case I will just use a bit of decal softener, no topcoat at all

>>23504315
>the plastic they used is odd
What kind is it ? If it's neither ABS or PS you need multiprimer

>>23504318
It's made of asbestos and fiberglass.

I wondering how different color panel lining would look on other kits. Like a florescent green on Sazabi. I saw a pink/red panel line on a Vidar that looked neat.

>>23504304
I think you mean RG.

>>23504222
Chang singlehandedly resurrecting kondo skirts

>>23504315
can you post the water slide sheet? can't find pics of it online

>>23504258
So the Changs really love their eyes being assaulted by endless greeble, spikes, and gaudy colors. Noted.

>>23504432
>no Delta Kai symbol
oh Zhang
always so close yet always so far

>>23504284
I used a head mounted light that I use when walking the dog tonight and it went pretty well, but would be terrible in heat from all the stuff on my head.

>>23503810
>I WILL buy X kits (when I'm in the mood for it).
I started watching X last week and i came across a good "never ever" in just the prologue. Really wish the show wasn't a failure in Bandai's eyes because it's been enjoyable so far and some of the mecha designs are funky but in a good way.

Anon who has been out of the hobby for 20 years here, the stuff Ive been splurging on has started showing up. Wanted to thank you guys again for your recommendations.

Zeta Ver.Ka was out of stock but they had this instead, its basically the same thing yeah? Going to start on that one to see if I even remember how to build these things. I'll post again when its completed.

Customs is so nice, they even went to the trouble of snipping all these parts off the the runners for me :)

>>23503953
>>23503559
Just hit up your local department store's cosmetic section. Or some daiso type of rando dollar goods store.

>>23504704
did they seriously open up the package and took the parts off the runner?

>>23504704
This is the inciting incident of a modern day Unabomber.

>>23504751
Customs people love plamo but can't afford them, so they mess with other people's purchases instead. Very sad.

What's the best way of painting small parts like these? I'm thinking maybe some blue tack on a popsicle stick?

>>23504821
i was able to get most of them on alligator clips, with blue tack on the ones that felt like they could easily fly off. I ran the bottom end of the alligator clip through those parts that are the sort of hinge part on the ankle and then held in place with a small amount of tack

>>23504821
I use a combination of bluetack+toothpick or masking tape and a skewer, though sometimes I just find a small enough hole and stick a toothpick through that

>>23504751
they must have opened it up at least, because none of these parts were on the runners, or even in the bags their runners were in. They were in a smaller separate sandwich baggy.

>>23504821
>What's the best way of painting small parts like these?
very carefully attach it with CA glue to some kind of handle, wire, bamboo skewer so it can be held while painting

>>23504859
My clips are too big for the small nub ones to where they would cover up parts that need to be painted.

>>23504867
I really should have some toothpicks around as that does sound a bit easier.

Going through the manual right now to make sure I'm not coving up a visible spot. Will end up trying this tomorrow.

>>23504901
even a small amount of bluetack should be enough, just gotta press the part down enough so it doesn't flop around

>>23504911
I'm planning on trimming that a bit (was feeling lazy but wanted to finish prepping before bed), but also staying fully secure is important to me since I paint in a garage that will be hard to find dropped things in.

>>23504248
>wat the fuck I am looking at
You're lookin' at a WARRIOR OF GAWD!!!

W40Kbros is this it? A dead hobby?

I don't care, fuck off.

>>23505000
this hobby already had enough loony troons running about before warhammerfags got interested

>>23505000
No as he picked an early 2000s HG to judge Gunpla on.

>>23505000
They call gunpla a hobby aimed at lego fans who don't want to have to paint their models.

>>23505032
they're right.
fuck painting.
faggot ass activity.

>>23503726
I mixed some paint for the HIV Gundam. I sprayed a metallic blue base then a clear purple mix on top. In normal or low light, it's a deep purple and with a flash or in bright light it turns a deep blue. The funnel decals won't match anymore so I'm deciding whether I want to try masking and airbrushing the gradient on. I've never attempted anything like this with two coats and chances are it won't turn out great. The main white parts are going to be a pearl white.

>>23505056
People who dont paint are gayer than people who do. Youre autistic AND have less skill than a woman or child

>>23505082
what's the color of your nails, faggot?

wondering about all the different Gunpla we could've had by now if 30MM had never existed

When will we get a kit of the Chang Deathscythe?

>>23505113
I dont paint my nails, snaptard. How many bare plastic toys do you have on your Chris Chan shelf?

>>23505145
overdesigned

wondering about all the different MG we could've had by now if RG had never existed

>>23505000
I saw that video and was very disappointed. They picked an old kit to compare warhammer against, and got all high and mighty about the "judgemental" gunpla community when
>Gunpla is freedom
I wonder if they were worried that glazing bandai too much would turn away deeply enfranchised warhammer super fans.

>>23505187
To be fair, you should never, under any circumstance, glaze Bandai. They could be the sole provider of fresh water on the planet and it'd still be morally right to gun down their employees.

>>23505187
fags paid $80 for a 24yo HG
I WANT to believe they did this on purpose to make gunpla look bad, they CAN'T be this retarded

>>23505195
as a company? I don't really know that much about them. But I think they have good products, and the prices are much more reasonable that the absolutely batshit prices that games workshop charges.

>>23505205
it's in line with warhammer prices so they probably were that retarded
>92 USD for a reprint of a 1999 kit

>>23504821
put skewers on the female pegs . you can also put them on mounting tape with a popsicle stick at the back to paint the smaller parts. make sure you stick it on unexposed areas.

>>23505195
Bandai is nowhere NEAR as evil as the average western hobby corp
Besides GW's obscene price gouging, I play magic and the shit WotC pulls on a regular basis would have Bandai getting kyoani'd

>>23505000
These guys are better than 99.9% of gunpla builders

>>23504734
I'll ask them about that as I politely request for a free handful of sponges, specifying that they're for building robots.

>>23505254
single color paint
nail art stamps
a few white edge highlights
and a lazy glow effect blast on the eye

>>23505232
MTG is quite popular in Japan, so whatever jewish practice WotC is pulling, they're probably used to it. Japs don't mind p-bandai shit because it's catered to them specifically and most of these actually end up on hobby shops anyway.

>>23505254
I still prefer armor model style over minature style painting

Turns out I didn't actually hate Quess at all. Are there any decent kits for the stuff she piloted? Or is her Jagd Doga literally my only viable option? Has it held up well?
>her version is cheaper than Gyunei's
>her red version would just look like a Char variant, especially when standing next to all of Char's mobile suits or even just the Sazabi
What the fuck
Am I better off just getting a Miku figure or something

>>23505319
The HG Hobby Hi-Zack is cute.

>>23505319
Daban turned the RE/100 Jagd Doga into a proper MG with their 88xx line. Heard it was good.

>>23505073
What do you call those cardboard boxes you put your skewers with alligator clips into for painting? I want to buy one but have no idea how they're called.

>>23505393
cardboard boxes

>>23505395
Thanks bro

>>23505319
Quess' English VA made me hate her more than I should of. That's par for the course when it comes to English dubbing VAs.

>>23505393
GJJC20B 1 Piece Model Painting Clips Set Cardboard Base 25pcs Alligator Clips Bamboo Sticks Set

>>23505393
You can get ones from hobby supply manufactures and they'll be called paint bases, or you can probably go into a pet supply store and see if they've got cat scratching cardboard if you needed a big one.

>>23505410
I wish I had stores for this kind of stuff in my area. Closest "hobby shop" is a 3 hour drive and from the pics online they have a wall of funkopops, a wall of pokemon cards, and then just a bunch of marvel slop merch filling out the rest of the store.

>>23505428
what is e-commerce?

>>23505372
Oh, so that's what Gyunei was piloting. Was Quess in one during training? I can't remember.
>Gundam Base exclusive
Ah
>>23505386
I didn't know there was a RE/100 or a bootleg, nice!
>>23505404
You know what, I think I watched it dubbed as a kid as well (from knowing the vague plot of 0079 and Zeta). That might have been fucking why! Was literally surprised how transparent she was, probably a bit annoying irl but she was just a kid and a newtype, nothing was really surprising about her other than the fact that she still cared.

>>23505436
Fairly certain Quess pilots it briefly too. He's a little pricy for what you're getting, but it's a niche kit so that's to be expected.

>>23505443
3500... might be better off waiting for years to see if I or anyone in Japan comes across it
>it was 3080 yen upon release
Holy shit, 3300-3500 really isn't that much of an upcharge, it's just an expensive custom Hi-Zack but aside from shipping costs I'm actually not getting destroyed.
>actually has mediocre but existent 2023 level articulation despite its bulk
Holy shit
>N0HTY
Yeah, naughty that this wasn't a mainline release, even though no one would buy it

>>23505319
didn't she only piloted the Aizeru and the Jagd Doga? you don't have much of a choice anyway.

>>23505410
you'll never catch me use household items for gunpla. i rather buy Gunprimer Raser than use a manicure stick, for example.

>>23505434
Annoying, looking up cardboard painting base just resulted in a lot of "how to paint cardboard" results. It'd be nice to just have a local shop with all the supplies l'd need. So I dont have to wait 1~2 weeks for my thing to then arrive.

>>23505489
I love using hardware store primer and craft paints on gunpla

>>23505476
The Hizack Custom uses the same general molding. It's a very good kit. Highly recommend sometime getting either of them.

>>23505516
Seeing a pretty obvious nub on that MG's bazooka.

>>23505254
Looks like more effort went into the base.

>>23505531
So? There are people who don't care about those (or decals, panel lining, etc.).

Also, I doubt that is an MG.

>>23505531
Are you blind? That is definitely not an MG, if you are referring to the bigger one.

>>23505542
Just saying, sometimes we're too close to something and miss stuff like that. If it doesn't bother you that's fine too.

Looks like the smaller one is the RG 2.0, figured the bigger one was an MG, maybe 3.0, but there are so many RX-78-2s I could be mistaken on one or both.

>>23505549
I think the bigger one is the PGU. The smaller one looks like the RG 2.0 in 1/100.

>>23505497
brah, just use a regular box, poke small holes to stick the sticks into them. It ain't rocket science. Or you know, just get a styrofoam box from whatever packaging you have.

>>23505564
I got a pack of 5 18"x10"x1" "cat scratch boards" for $8. It wasn't too hard to find once I knew what they were called.

god fucking dammit, I bought the base kit of this in 2022 when it came out, bought a bunch of resin upgrade parts to turn it into the track version only for THIS to come out, I havent even touched my kit yet, i wasted so much money

>>23505563
That is PGU? I thought it doesn't come with a bazooka.

>>23505577
its third party

>>23505578
Where are those shoulder guns from?

>>23505575
always expect Tamiya to launch a variant of a kit whenever they release a new mould kit at least they don't lock this behind a p-bandai equivalent

>>23505509
I didn't know that existed either, the regular Hizack looked a bit aged and dinky.
>P-Bandai
FUCK.

>>23505579
limited run resin kit, I think you can still buy the STLs

>>23505584
Almost everything cool of the past 10 years is P-Bandai, just get used to it.

>>23504107
you could ventilate the spray booth directly into a bucket. Barbatos Rex has a few videos on this topic, they might be useful for your situation

>>23505558
awooga

>>23505618
I just want one because they make a better painting area than a table with a canvas dropcloth over it, and either come with lighting or can easily have some set up. The ventilation is a bonus.
Basically just looking for something like a lightbox except designed as a space for painting.

Anyone work with Alclad II before?

Anons were talking about pearlescent paint for Dunbine's carapace texture got me thinking about trying out a pearlescent paint on my MG Turn-X's armor sections. Alclad II has a Holomatic Spectral-Chrome, anyone ever used it before or know a good pearlescent paint to try?

>>23505000
>2002 HG
>"It's ok, I don't see all the fuse, is flimsy, has lots of moldlines and some pieces pop when you play with it"
Motherfrickers

>>23505145
we already have a rousette deathscythe

Anyone tried lacquers on PVC? Would it eat through it or be fine?

>>23505674
The torso and shoulders look like a gremlin's head

>>23505727
kinography...

>>23503726
Thicc boy was a nice build. Now I'm going to pull him apart and cut him up for spare parts.

>>23504621
X is full of excellent designs that would all have gotten kits already if it aired in the US.

Virsago and Bertigo alone are better than 99% of all other designs.

>>23505741
Yeah, if they immediately followed up airing Wing with X it'd probably have tons of kits by now.

>>23505642
like what the anon said on the previous thread, Spectral Chrome is very grainy, so avoid it if you want a smoother look. like any other Alclad high-finish, it requires a glossy black basecoat. other alternatives are Maziora color shifting paints, or if you're budget-conscious, Armored Komodo chromaflairs.
http://www.showup.jp/mazioraE.html

>>23505741
>Bertigo
I really dig that one. It looks like the lovechild of the Qubeley and Sazabi in the best possible way.

>>23505762
Yeah I'd definitely want the least grainy one, so I'll give Maziora or Armored Komodo a try the one in your pic looks really smooth. Any idea how it plays with other high finishes?

I was thinking about maybe spraying it over a chrome or gold. So like gloss black primer/alclad chrome/ then holo on top of that for the rainbow effect.

>>23505781
watch this on how to use the armored komodo one. it's kind of a complicated process. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHOI69B66NE Maziora is straightforward, just pour into the airbrush and spray it! they even offer spraycans if you don't have an airbrush.

>>23505781
also, the resulting color depends greatly depending on the base coat color used. the parts on >>23505762 are painted with the same pigment, but with different base coats (top one has white basecoat, while bottom one uses black basecoat). i haven't tried using it on top of chrome or gold. it may work, but the resulting color might be different from the one intended.

>>23505803
I have an airbrush and a compressor, just lack a booth right now, but I'll be trying to fix that next month or so.
I see what you mean, having to apply the pigments themselves but the results are incredible, at least in that video.

what mech is this?

>>23505885
Woundwort

>>23505618
I'm pretty sure the bucket method doesn't work for lacquers without adding a carbon filter and changing it semi often. VOCs don't dissolve in water even if the smells added to detect them do.

>>23505000
GW fagass mouthbreathers really like non stop assrape

BANDAI WHEN ARE YOU REPRINTING THE MG QUBELEY MK II. I AM TIRED OF THESE HGs.

>finally get all the Grosser Hund's cables in place (the thin ones on his arms)
>turns out the peg his upper body rests on is utterly useless and can't support its weight
>he collapses and I'm going to have to do the cable management all over again
My fault for not gluing that the way I've had to glue everything else on this guy. Maybe the Artpla version won't make me want to kill myself.

>>23505476
>20 bucks
>HOLY SHIT EXPENSIVE.

>>23505933
btw did anyone got that HG chang Qubeley that's super cheap on Ali rn? I'm tempted to get it but if it's gaogao tier I'm dropping the idea

Any of you guys use a magnifier like this? Feel like it might make detailing small parts easier on the eye.

>>23505944
1/120?

>>23505946
I think it's standard 1/144, I know it's HG

>>23505948
just buy the 1/120 dude