Thread 23574191

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>Why won't anyone answer my question?
Be more specific, and try to provide clear images if you can.

>Why are my pictures sideways?
4chan strips EXIF data when images are uploaded, including the orientation tag if it's from your phone. To fix it save out your images separately, or use an app that will rotate and save the images for you.
One easy to use app that works well on Android:
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-=THE GUIDES=-
>Gelgoog Guy's gunpla guide:
gunpla.buyfags.moe
>Funaka's gunpla guides:
Building Gunpla: files.catbox.moe/fj5azc.pdf
Scratchbuilding: files.catbox.moe/2d9ppa.pdf
>Falldog's gunpla guide:
otakurevolution.com/content/laymans-gunpla-guide
>A guide to other types of plamo:
mediafire.com/file/1vf1aw7v91pz5pa
>Saintism's gunpla photography guide:
saint-ism.com/category/gunpla/photography

-=OTHER RESOURCES=-
>Gundam lineart (There's a lot!):
pastebin.com/22jyPB6q
>Dalong's gunpla reviews and documentation:
dalong.net
>Schizophonic's gunpla/plamo reviews:
schizophonic9-2.com
>KenBill Blog's gunpla/plamo reviews:
blog.kenbill.com
>Past Groupbuilds:
flickr.com/photos/197891373@N06
>Monthly Restock List (October):
old.reddit.com/r/gunpla/1nokuv5

Prior thread: >>23570617

-= 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!

Noob here, is there a way to figure out how big of a ventilation fan I need? I assume the cheap paint booths you can find with PC fans arent enough to actually vent the fumes so I was thinking about getting something like this and hooking the booth up to that, but I have no idea what size id really need.

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).

>>23574197
There's nothing wrong with using pc fans but there's also nothing wrong with building one out of cardboard and a cheap box fan.

>>23574198
I didn't really care about gwitch when it was airing but the kits have been great and Ive bought 4 of them so far. HG, MGSD, full mechanics, and the Lfrith preproduction off pbandai. All top tier kits.

Hoping for a proper MG one day too, Aerial is easily my favorite main gundam design since.. hmm Turn A? F91? Its been awhile. I like it more than anything from Victory, X, Wing, SEED, 00, Greco, or IBO.

>>23574078
>they grew arrogant and anti-consumer
I'm not saying you are wrong, but western plamo's anti-consumer practices make Bandai seem like saints.

>GW suing digital sculptors, even those not infringing on GW's IP, under the claim that the models *could* be used as alternative play pieces for their shitty tabletop game, thereby damaging their sales
>meanwhile GW is selling actual 27 year old stock at 400% original price, with all the flash and mold lines to be expected from 90s era plamo
>and moving a lot of their production of newer kits to China while still selling at UK prices

>>23574163
>Do non hobby spray primer and coating have no issues with the kits?
Depends on the product. Some of them are really good, and they have come a long way. Some are shit. Test on some spoons first. The same company that manufactures Testors brand enamel paints also makes the Rustoleum brand of spray cans. I've had decent experience with Krylon as well.

>>23574247
>but western plamo's
No one gives a shit. Bandai sucks.

>>23574249
I just want good quality plamo with neato designs at reasonable prices I don't care where it's made

Bootleg when?

>>23574247
Wtf, who is games workshop suing?

>>23574253
several of the STL makers, including the guy who has a bunch of free alien looking terrain sculpts. I don't know the full list and don't keep up with it too closely, but GW has attempted stupid lawsuits of 3rd party bit makers before and lost horribly. It's why a decade ago they starting giving all their things fake latin names.

So I never bought the og rg nu (i dont have a single normal nu in general) is this worth the extra bucks for an altered design?

>>23574252
With the Chang FA Hyaku Shiki Kai, the Delta is the only one that's missing from my Delta line collection. A bootleg without the electroplating would be nice. Ain't paying MG prices for a HG.

Well the Delta and Delta Plus, but the latter looks like fucking shit.

The Zeta Plus looks great, the Delta looks great, but those two just don't mix.

>>23574262
So, the HG Delta Plus sucks? My local shop has one of those, and I was considering it, but maybe I'll grab the Anksha or the Stark Jegan they have instead.

any tips for parts that wont stay together? im working on an acerby type d and the torso piece refuses to stay together

>>23574276
I've built a few for someone else, it's probably not actually on correctly. Disassemble the chest and reassemble it , it's just two parts that clamshell over the core with shoulder sockets, and inspect the abdomen pieces to make sure that no part of it is preventing the ball joint from seating properly.

>>23574263
>So, the HG Delta Plus sucks?
Wouldn't know, don't own one. I can tell you I think the design sucks.

>>23574276
If it's loose you can apply a bit of paint between the parts.

>>23574276
plastic welding agent like butanone. avoid acetone it is too powerful

>>23574252
The silver looks really good. But man is it expensive

>"wow that's a really tacky eva reference"
>notice the different tones of greens
I changed my mind this thing is actually kind of cool

>>23574341
the orange offends my sensibilities so i'll have to find a way to tone it down when I get to mine

>>23574276
if it the parts don't need to move superglue them together
if they need to move apply a thin layer of superglue to one part, let it dry and see if it fixed it
if it's too tight sand it down, if it's not tight apply more glue

>>23574341
haha it looks like it's made of candy!

>>23574341
I fucking hate it's bicep-forearm elbow joint. It's just ugly and dumb. It reminds me of the HGUC Unicorn's and that shit made me so angry I eventually had to change how it attached.

At what point is a backlog too big and you should stop buying and build the ones you have? I have 5 kits on backlog right now, 1 of which I'm working on. Buuttttttttt I see some good deals.

>>23574380
>5 kits
>backlog
Epic bait.

>>23574380
Bitch I have 80 kits now and I have 6 more incoming. You think my backlog is big?

Sometimes I look at the 100+ snapshits on my shelves and feel disgusted with myself

>>23574384
>>23574388
I am Poor Grade okay? That's why I have to take advantage of deals.

>>23574197
Don't forget to wear full hazmat suit when spraying 1.24ml of hobby paint.

>>23574392
ganbare chris chan

If I spray outside I dont need ventilation right

>>23574436
generally not no. You might want a respirator if you are spending considerable time around sprays or spraying really weird shit

>>23574436
You should still wear a paint mask and put down some newspaper.

>saw people here constantly bitch about polycaps
>started building this general's darling, the MG Gundam Mk-V
>it uses polycaps

Which thinner am I supposed to use for mr color super smooth clear?

I'm gonna put a shotgun to my head and blow it Mr. Super Smooth off

>>23574436
No, but a respirator is still strongly recommended since the fumes can linger long enough for you to breathe them in. And you also need to cover and protect the pieces immediately after spraying to prevent dust from blowing onto them.

>>23574436
Depending on what you spray, P2/P3 mask at least is recommended, you don't want to breathe in atomized paint/primer/etc.

>>23574163
I've used Rust-oleom primer with zero issues before.

Whoever said the RG's wings were two small to transplant onto the MG is retarded. I am right (as always).
>>23574471
Polycaps aren't all bad. All the OYW 2.0 kits use them and those are rock solid years later. There's two kinds of polycap formulations used in MG, a harder, matte material (wears out quickly) and a glossy, more silicone rubber feeling material (lasts basically forever).

>>23574518
Still doesn't fit tho design-wise

>>23574261
i mean imo rg nu is fun to build and feels like a overall good kit, so i dont really see how more of it would be bad
if you feel like it, go for it anon :D

The more I research about airbrushing the more I feel like I'm gonna get emphysema in 2 years time.
Is a proper mask and one of those amazon spray booths truly enough or am I gonna make my living room into a biohazard zone every time I paint?

>>23574531
Just use cringe-based shitcrilis like vallejo

>>23574532
Even those are toxic, despite the labeling. You still need a mask and proper ventilation.

>>23574533
I don't smoke so it evens out, I'll be fine

>>23574531
You can test how good your set up is if you light an incense stick and see how well you can smell it as well as visibly see where the air goes.

Been over a year since. Has anyone modded an EX Model Skygrasper to fit the new Sword and Launcher Strikers, or even the other way around? Reason: I haven't seen anyone modding the heck out of the old 2002 Skygrasper since it once relied on the old 1/144 Non Grade, but times changed.

my backlog is nearing 200....

>>23574485
MLT like all lacquers

>>23574589
>like all lacquers
But that's wrong.

>>23574595
>MG line died for that crap

>>23574598
Good

Will he have an hg soon?

Is EG Wing the new best Wing Gundam kit?

>>23574611
With HG Mandala being real nothing is off the table

>>23574612
>slop kit made for poorfags
>best wing kit
lol

>>23574615
I'm starting to believe that bandai markets here. Either that or genuine brain dead retards inhabit /gpg/.

>>23574198
>I will NEVER buy a gcucks kit
Not even Dom?

>>23574615
It looks better than the HG and even the MG, why does it being cheap make it bad

>>23574621
>even more hollow parts
>gummy sculpt
>the eyes
>horrid fit on the head
>c clip trash and balljoints
MG and RG (which is also a slop kit by rg standards) are miles ahead. The only redeeming thing the EG has over the HG is that theres no shitty ejection pin marks on the back of the shield to clean up.

You will not make me buy anything else but Bandai.

>>23574621
nah, the MG Wing TV is the best Wing yet

the only down side is the circle on the shoulder has no proper color separation that the RG has. but as far as articulation, and proportions its the best, the other Wing kits have too big of wings, which doesn't follow the lineart

Okay smartass. What kits that would save my company after the flopped of my shitpla kits?

>>23574652
I've got a good feeling about pisspla

water decals are tough...

>>23574652
Switch business profile to providing masturbatory nurses to disabled and retarded

>>23574652
Unironically MG Calibarn or Bael.

>>23574652
Make an RX-78-2 with big, luscious plastic tits.

>>23574611
why am I seeing a significant uptick in Grand Gundam talk lately? I didn't even remember this thing existed until about a week ago

>>23574652
ok, hear me out.... ok.....

MG FGO Artoria Pendragon ver Ka.~!!!
just imagine how can we re-use the mold for Saberface.

MG Artoria Pendragon
MG Artoria Pendragon Alter
MG Artoria Pendragon Summer ver
MG Artoria Pendragon Alter Summer ver
MG Jeanne de Arc
MG Jeanne de Arc Alter
MG Jeanne de Arc Summer ver
MG Jeanne de Arc Alter Summer ver
MG Heroine X
MG Heroine XX
MG Heroine X Summer ver
MG Lakshmibai

>>23574655
No they're not, they're for kids

>>23574665
Don't forget Mash and every other female drawn by modern Takeuchi. We can even have Redman kit and reuse his face for billion Lancer and Gil variants

>>23574647
>the MG Wing TV is the best Wing yet
The proportions are absolutely atrocious. Especially the stretched out chest and legs.

>>23574652
Every OYW mech, but the base frame for every one is a middle aged guy in boxers and vest and the suit parts are modelled to resemble cardboard

>>23574471
Well i have good news for you, these MGs use polycaps too: ZZ Ver Ka, Wing Ver Ka, Tallgeese, Nu ver Ka, Ex S, Hi Nu Ver Ka. And alot more.

>>23574677
>Mashu kit
Won't buy it, unless they make Boggart kit

>>23574533
Fearmongering. P3 mask and cardboard is enough for water-based acrylics since they don't produce any kind of fumes and paint particles, even atomized, don't stay in air for longer than 10-15 minutes and you don't use some absurd pressures likes 3-4 bars, 1.5-2 instead so your cardboard will catch most of it, mask will stop the rest and even then there are people who don't wear masks anyway. I would agree on lacquers and such since they do require active ventilation but not with fucking water-based acrylics.

Inb4 somebody would bring AI summaries - this shit is trained on Reddit posts, go figure.

>>23574695
Yeah Reddit is extra autistic about ventilation for some reason. Like higher than OSHA levels of ventilation for using a little hobby grade lacquer paint and not the automotive grade/amount the spec is for.

/gpg/ is obsessed with no ventilation, no wonder the threads are full of braindead retards.

>>23574705
Vent enough to not smell the paint. Wear a mask anyway as they are cheap and last a long time with the amount of paint being used.

>>23574705
Alot of retards are just larping as painters. Ventilation is not for health concern, but because paint smells terrible.

>>23574705
It's funny that some guy made fun of reddit and you immediately lashed out.

>>23574705
>>23574706

>Symptoms occurring as a result of long-term paint huffing include:
>Mood swings, including irritability and depression

No wonder we're all depressed and paint our nails.

>>23574708
>paint smells terrible.
no it doesn't, it smells great

>>23574708
>paint smells terrible
You are my enemy

>>23574263
I have one, and it is pretty bad. Not only is it quite an old HG kit, but it isn't even molded in the right colors (it's novel purple instead of OVA blue). The arm articulation is also ass, I'm pretty sure it can only bend its elbow 90 degrees.

>>23574652
PGU Shitpla

>>23574276
just test diddled mine and the chest is rock solid, you sure it's pushed all the way in? only problem is the shitass waist polycap as always, glad they're finally moving away from these

>>23574288
come on who the fuck needs someone to assemble their 30mm kits for them

>>23574717
Are you a enjoyer of Topcoat's smell? I love that stuff. Mr Hobby Super clear is my drug of choice

>>23574727
Only ever used the blue cans when I was just getting into painting, I didn't know the difference between them, the premiums and the super clear ones. I liked the smell, too bad about them being shit

Neo India Gundam

>>23574652
Master grade zok

i'm adding zokfags to the list of lights i want to extinguish

>>23574711
me during the covid years

>>23574728
Ive tested tons of topcoats, and Mr Hobby super clear hands down gave me the best results. Plus it smells good. So PSA- if any anons are unsure what rattle can topcoat to use, Mr Hobby super clear is the way to go

>>23574521
It 100% does fit though, provided that you bother to actually paint to color correct.
If anything the proto zero wings fit less design wise than the RG ones do. Bunch of weird jagged edges that do not compliment the rest of the design at all.
>>23574695
>this shit is trained on Reddit posts, go figure.
Just like the average 4chan user post-2016!!!

>>23574743
The tamiya TS cans are also nice, I used them for my first fully painted build. I don't remember them smelling as good though. But ultimately, airbrush>cans. Rattle cans are good when you're starting out but they're a money sink

ah, it's time to paint.

>>23574748
Was getting hair on your paintjob a part of your plan?

>>23574748
this but with 2k paint

>>23574751
of course

>>23574755
Well, congratulations! You got pubes on your build! Now what's the next step in your master plan?

>>23574652
Soulspla under the 30MF line

>>23574652
Have you tried what made you money in the first place 20 years ago?

>>23574731
That's not a Guandam, retard.

>>23574652
Get Nintendo on the phone for Xenoblade kits.

>there's actually a whole channel dedicated to plamo retailer misery porn
https://www.youtube.com/@CanadianGundam/videos

>>23574767
What the fuck is Koto doing with Megalomaria?

>>23574773
being based

>>23574773
It's not the first female-oriented kit in the line.

>>23574585
>>23574773
>non scale governor (therefore useless)
>furry thing
I never asked for this

>>23574773
>robot that’s a anthropomorphic wolf
>white and pastel pinks and purple
lol I know exactly what audience this thing is for, and it’s not mecha fans

>>23574779
Mephisto was a mistake.

>>23574789
This is not even shitting the bed, it is having explosive diarrhea on bed. I was so glad that there is finally a robotgirl line that doesn't look like loli and now it is turning into another Megami Device with human shit. Can these hobby companies just stop trying these new ideas no one asked for?

>>23574808
I like this

>>23574808
She's just an easy re-use of existing Sousai compatible parts. Nothing stopping you from mixing in a bunch of Hexa Gear bits to make her more robotic.

Would a knee joint be able to withstand friction if I paint it with lacquer primer and then lacquer paint or emaille paint?
Is the AK Interactive primer suitable? It says it's a nitro-cellulose lacquer.

>>23574808
HOLY SEX

>>23574811
That's not what i'm saying. Valiant is gonna have both pre painted human faces and robot face in one box. If i want human, i will just buy either FAG or MD. Human shit just make these kits alot more expensive than they need to be.

>>23574817
I will buy this because I want to nail the human version and I wouldn't buy it without it.

>>23574817
Valiant is them showing off being able to do tampo'd face in a Japanese factory, plus it's an easy way to encourage mixing with the Sousai kits.

kit I wanted to buy went out of stock and now I dunno if I wanna get other things to satiate my consumerist urges
>>23574808
giwiwh

>>23574826
THIS COULD HAVE BEEN ME.

>>23574808
Kind of looks like Toki from BA

>>23574819
I will buy this because I want to crush the human version into pellets and I wouldn't buy it without it

>>23574808
why can't Bandai-sama make faces like that for their girlpla?

What happen to the Koto's supposed cheaper Mecha line

>>23574808
eh, the previous installments were dookie too.
there is only one good girlpla line, and that's chitocerium (and orca momo being the only good robot girlpla)

>>23574840
Made shits no one asked for and dead on arrival.

>>23574840
Their Forme Arms line? It had two releases exclusive to their web store and that's that for it.

>>23574814
Only one way to find out
Also sand a little the spots that rub together

>>23574708
>Ventilation is not for health concern
lmao.

Is so called "floating nozzle" in airbrush design purely marketing thing or it actually improve painting process in some way?

>>23574848
Koto actually intended to make 3 more and turn it into Frame Arms's successor, but they got canned.

>>23574856
It does because you don't need to unscrew it using tiny wrench with a non-negligible chance to damage the nozzle each time you want to clean aribrush.

>>23574853
>Mass microplastic exposure
>Concern about health
lmao.

>>23574834
there is a toki kit btw
more ba plamatea when

>>23574652
Retail aoz and HG Mk V (I can feel it)

Tristan looks cool

Are the sideskirts in the real grade sazabi supposed to be this loose? They fall off if I look at them wrong

>>23574894
pretty decent, this is strictly out of the box, with minor panel lining and only applying the decals it comes with

the only elaborate thing I did was putting holographic stickers to the eyes, as they are molded in clear green, but are so small and end up so far behind the huge vfin you can't even see them and they don't shine at all (the kit does not come with any foil stickers)

with this they look silver and change color depending of the angle

>>23574884
honestly not too keen on SNAA designs, they still have that stereotypical chinese look to them
at least shake mainland kits have a derivative-but-still-cool look like they're from some 00s visual novel or something

>>23574910
>they still have that stereotypical chinese look to them
Slant eyes and buck teeth?

I'm relatively new to the hobby, maybe 10 kits in, and I'm wondering how worthwhile it would be to get better tools, especially nippers.
Currently I'm using trash cheapo nippers and I cut the gates right where they go from fat to thin, then I use a hobby knife to slowly "shave" the nub down until it's flat with the part, I get no stress marks but there's a slight discoloration left, which I'm assuming is just something that is the way it is as a result of the manufacturing process.
Would things like Godhands or nano glass files do anything other than cut a bit of that "shaving" time?

>>23574911
lots of curvy sharp edges with excess greeble

>>23574910
the face of this thing is a rip off of the Exia, yes but I only see a western medieval knight motif in this kit

>>23574762
Thanks for the (you), redditor

>>23574910
>stereotypical chinese look to them
What defines that anyway. It's easy to look at a model and instantly know it's a chinese design, but besides them often being over-designed, I can't pinpoint why.
It's the same as how you can instantly tell old 3D games that were made by Sega at a glance.

>>23574913
There's no way to perfectly erase stress marks, except by painting. But a generic Chinesium glass file from Amazon can go a long way towards smoothing out the surfaces.

>>23574895
Yeah C clips don't age well, especially in 1/144 scale. Not to mention RG Sazabi's skirt is a premade frame and you do know it stinks.

>>23574913
You can either invest in sanding sticks/sponges or buy a raser. I have the raser kit and so far it works for me. I still use the hobby knife for delicate work. Also your fingernail can solve a lot of discoloration, just rub it hard against the mark.

how's the HG Galluss J? still waiting on my local shop to get it in

>>23574913
if you mean darker coloured discolouration, yes that's just where the pigment is denser from where the plastic is injected through the gates. you can only get rid of this via painting.
light er coloured discolouration is stress marks

>>23574923
>It's easy to look at a model and instantly know it's a chinese design, but besides them often being over-designed, I can't pinpoint why.
Generally just trying too hard to be cool, and an obsession with putting mythological (especially chinese) inspirations in their robots

Will (You) get it?

Why do ESLs love using the word "shits"? Never seen normal english-speaking people do that.

>>23574962
already preordered it

>>23574962
I want to, but I'm broke, and my backlog is large enough already.
Yes, that's a cope.

What's the difference between all the mr surfacer numbers. 500-1500.
Do I always want the highest?

>>23574967
Never seen anyone use the word "shits" ESL or not

>>23574967
Shut up Nguyen, you are not American and never will be.

>>23574979
It's like sandpaper where higher=smaller particles but isn't directly comparable.
If you have a rough surface you want to smooth/fill in tiny cracks, you go with a smaller number. The larger numbers are primarily just a color layer + something for more paint to bind to and will show through everything on the original plastic.
Bandai and most JP plamo just need like 1200+. Military models with molds from the 80s from like Revell want the lower numbers to hide issues in the plastic.

Didn’t they show off a HG of this guy?

>>23574857
This is gonna make Handanon have a hernia

>>23575001
No, only the rodi variant and whatever's the name of that new gundam frame

>>23575005
Monki rodi

>>23574193
uma
Enjoying this better than any I've ever built.

>>23575010
What Mobile Armour is he fighting now?

Are there any 3rd party kits for the Zudah-F?

>>23575001
I was wondering why does this guy looks like a kaijin from Kamen Rider until i remembered that the designer is Tamotsu Shinohara.

This thing being its own runner is whack

>>23575010
based horse enjoyer

>>23574923
Something about lack of empty space and always tried to be bombastic/special I guess
Like if you played chinese gacha game, you can always tell which one is important and not

>>23575045
>you can always tell which one is important and not
I mean, that's just gacha game designs in general. 5 stars characters always have a much more bombastic and gaudy illustration compare to the 1 star plebs.

>>23574962
Every single Gundam kit sells out, period. Many people want it, even if it's niche.

Does blue frame second revise come with the regular Astray shoulder parts?

>>23575122
Just look at the runner pics on Dalong.

>>23575122
Was Astray ground zero for the eventual Chinkfication of Gundam designs?

>>23575122
No

>>23575122
What're those feet.

>>23575141
Gundam feet parts [crocs type]

>>23575032
Fat Cat will upscale the RG Zeong, 100%.
Trust.

>>23575143
I can see batman. wtf

>>23575145
At the wrong scale, like their god gundam

>>23575032
The amount of scratch building youd need to do to make this look good next to a modern RX-78 MG is insane. 2.0 when?

>>23574913
at least grab a cheap pair of single blade nippers, i recently got some Ruitool ones for $20 cdn off temu that are so much better than the cheapo regular dual blade ones i got 15 years ago
you can get the same end result as godhands using cheap single blades + knife/file, the godhands just leave less work for you to do
also it's best to not cut the nubs off completely as you cut the pieces out, leave some of the nub on there and then cut the rest off when the piece i free from the runner and it leaves less stress marks
oh and finally if you do get godhands be careful with them, especially the SPN-120s they can be broken if you try to cut something too thick/stiff with the end of the blade

>>23575010
teioGODs have no limits

>>23575145
But I like the master grade

>FAT
>CAT

Is this some sort of humiliation ritual? Why would I own something with a name FAT CAT attached to it?

>>23575172
Garfield

>>23575172
>Bandai
>Ban
Why would you own something with the word BAN attatched to it?

are there bootlegs in the build universe?

>>23575154
why would you bother when the RX-78 peaked with the MG 2.0?

>>23575154
I like blocky old master grades a lot. I will report back once I am further into the build. I've barely started it.

>>23575180
they do have cheating stickers and decals, id imagine they would count as bootlegs

>>23575180
I think they have scratchbuilds

>>23575158
Which gyan is that

>>23574981
>>23574845
clearly blind

>>23575172
BanDONTdrones fear the Corpulent Feline.

>>23575145
I'd rather someone take the RG (after upscale) or MG model and edit it properly to add things like actual cockpit details

>>23575279
Lay off the tylenol

>>23575172
BIG
FAT
CAT
TATS

>>23575180
I'm pretty sure if someone dares try to use a third party kit for a Gunpla fight, it immediately gets detected as a non-bandai kit, and the user gets publicly executed.

>>23575301
based

>>23575010
Man they're never gonna get to my favorite horses.

>>23575258
Gquacks Gyan

>>23574967
We know you are Vietnamese. Stop larping.

>>23575290
realize where you are at

>>23575301
Gunpla Fight arenas in the Phillipines are grotesquely decorated with the corpses of retards who used Daban or some bootleg kit to serve as a warning to always buy Gunpla from Toys R Us or some overpriced Bandai retailer store.

>>23575032
looks Perfectly fine to me

>>23575158
This dude is a self admitted pedophile by the way.

>>23575358
based

>>23575351
It looks good it's just amusing that its a loose part with runner markings.

>>23575358
proof

>>23575307
If they make an Oguri, Super Creek, or Seeking the Pearl kit, it's an instabuy for me

>>23575399
I might be wrong. Maybe the age of consent in Canada is like 12 or something.

>>23575406
no you're right, i just wanted to know what made you think that

>>23575407
The age of consent in Canada is 12?

>>23575403
>Seeking the Pearl
I admire your optimism for even considering that a possibility, anon.

Instant preorder.

>>23575417
>Sneed Destiny

>>23575417
Bro just build the MG lmao.

>>23575421
that requires effort

>>23575417
>420 dollaritos
lmao

>>23575433
>Buy MG
>Pay tax + shipping
>Hours spent building it/scribing/decal
>Spend 200 dollars on spray booth
>200 on other equipment
>200 on paints
>3700 on DSLR to take photos of it
>Photoshop license to edit photos
>Post photos on /gpg/ and get told I longsnapped and my paint job has orange peel
Total price: 1 gorillion dollars

OR

>420 + P-Bandai tax + shipping
>Snap photo on phone
>Post on /gpg/
>Collect (You) calling me a faggot
Total price: 450, roughly

Which really took more time in the end?

>>23575439
I mean first, the second half of your list you have to do even if you buy the metal build. Second, the first half you should already have unless you're a snapshitter. Finally, if you want to build weeb legos go find a toy thread, this is the gunpla thread, metal build are closer to Gundam Universe or Tamashii Nations. Even snapshitters have more model building in their process.

>>23575417
>slop

>>23575442
>the second half of your list you have to do even if you buy the metal build
In the metal build universe, I bought a metal build and thus have no sense of taste or joy in my own work. I would never bother with anything other than taking a photo with my phone.
>Second, the first half you should already have unless you're a snapshitter
I'm buying a Seed Destiny kit, why would you assume other wise?
>Finally,
I didn't read this part, but I assume it's another easily dismantled argument.

>>23575447
>arguments so gay he's clearly a 4chins janny
My bad, continue being your degeneracy. Normally I don't address your kind but this one's on me, subhuman.

>>23575439
>>Post photos on /gpg/ and get told I longsnapped and my paint job has orange peel
The Metal Build has even more orange peel lmfao

>>23575141
MG astray is very not artist respecting

>>23575127
No, that would be the PG Strike

>>23575439
guaranteed you'll find some fuckups from the sweatshop worker changs who made the metal build figgy you bought.

>>23575465
actually MG Astray is very artist respecting.

the first MG Astray release is based on the Red Frame Kai, which has different leg structure, skinnier calves compared to the original Red Frame. all succeeding Astray frames uses this mold. its just that even with the PBandai Red Frame + Flight Unit uses this mold instead of making a mold that is based on the original Astray Frame

>>23575465
>>23575478
the PG Astray frame is the one closely following the original Red Frame lineart with its stumpy look but the thigh emor is still different

everything else follows the Red Frame Kai

>>23575180
There's a gunpla mafia, so there probably are some underground gambling dens with people using bootleg plamos. Maybe even heretics using non gundam plamo, like some gangster using a Mazinger.

>>23575180
Gunpla uses special plastic that reacts to Plavsky particles. Bootlegs presumably wouldn't have access to it, if our world's bootlegs are anything to go by.

>>23575505
Has to be, what with the furry military commander from that one piloting some random shits that's themed like Votoms.
>>23575514
The kits all contain the blood signature of one enslaved chinese orphan child that has no relatives so the gundam scanner (even for the MMO ones) can DNA test the kits for verification.

>>23575505
>gunpla mafia smuggling p-bandai kits to gaijin

Are these the only good looking Eva kits? All the others have retarded doll joints in the arms when they really shouldnt

>>23574857
>Koto actually intended to make 3 more and turn it into Frame Arms's successor, but they got canned.
Jesus fucking christ Koto, just stop doing mecha lines and go full Girlpla at this point. I've been hooked onto their kits ever since I found out about HMM and Frame Arms and then later on Hexa Gear. I'm one of the few who legitimately enjoys building kits from those lines and buy up the M.S.G option sets just to upgrade. But now HMM releases have slowed to a fucking crawl with barely any actual new kits, on par with Bandai's MG line and Frame Arms got killed by FAGs and Koto hasn't even bothered with the supposed 'successor' Forme Arms after just 1 or 2 releases. Hexa Gear is the only one still decently going by but I just want a normal traditional mecha model kit line. At least Bandai is still putting in support for 30MM and that's the best compliment I can give them.

>>23575439
I've got 0 sympathy for poorfags

>>23575527
>fantasy world where gunpla battle is a popular global sport
>p-bandai kits still hard to get outside of Japan
>gunpla mafia smuggling rare kits
I bet a lot of the mafia members are Canadian too huh

>>23575373
I was also pointing out that it is a perfect zeong too judging by the colour

>>23575478
Is the RG the Kai as well?

>>23575551
Mafia is ex bluefin guys

>>23575417
>420
BLAZE IT
but Jesus fucking Christ
what did you do Mr Trumpie

>>23575410
Wherever one is, one must also hope...

>>23575417
What are metal builds like? Are they like the pics implied? As in no need to panel line, add decals on your own etc?

>>23575531
>All the others have retarded doll joints in the arms when they really shouldnt
The LM-HGs already found a way around that like 25 years ago

>>23575531
What's wrong with the RG Eva kits?

>>23575701
The designs

Anyone know if the hangar bay's "in stock" products are actually in stock?

>>23575531
>All the others have retarded doll joints in the arms when they really shouldnt
How else do you expect them to have articulation-

>>23575713
Damn. Sucks to be you.

>>23575728
Not really, no.

>>23575555
It's not perfect zeong. I tried buying one like a year ago for a good price but the damned nips cancelled the order on me.

>>23575713
>tfw like Evangelion but want the show designs and not the movie

>>23575723
Articulation is bad. I dont want it, you shouldnt want it. These are models not toys

>>23575778
new form of autism just dropped

>>23575779
It isnt new at all people have been saying articulation ruins designs for decades now. This is why 99% of my collection is resin, plastic kits always add some dumb unnecessary shit

>>23575723
>How else do you expect them to have articulation
and yeah, they were garbage

>>23575780
good mechanical (toy) designers design with articulation in mind, this basically only applies to 70s/early 80s robots with no actual mechanics in their designs that just move by squashing and stretching

>>23575780
Then why the fuck are you in the plastic model kit thread? I swear 90% of these threads are:
>Hey I like [mech], what kits of it are good
>people list kits
>No those are actually all bad. I'm going to hang around for a few hours and complain about it.

>>23575786
Point me to the dedicated mecha garage kit thread then

reprint fucking when, Bandai?

>>23575788
You could make one

>>23575158
What's that on the right? A doujin?

>>23575598
Don Derringer. . .

>>23575796
I'm not going to

>>23575800
It's a lot easier just to cry about it here instead of try, huh?

>>23575802
cry some more fag

>>23575802
>dude just buy my shitty toys and like them bro why cant you just like the same things as me

>>23575782
eh, they were good for a few years, but if you stored them bent they'd eventually tear. honestly nowhere as bad as people meme them out to be. even the new old stock ones last as long as new ones out of box

>>23575786
resin figures are plastic models, by definition

>>23574652
Complete the full set of 0080 MGs
Hygogg
Z'gok-E
Guncannon MP
Zaku II Kai (none of the re/100 slop)
Get a Kampfer 2.0 in there for good measure

I can't stop water decaling

>started painting the Leo-S cape
>the parts are so huge I have to pull the airbrush trigger all the way back if I want to finish it within the year
>All that air and paint flow picked up the dust in room
>after I'm done topcoating the cape is covered in dust specks and weird small fibers
please god no... I don't want to go through this again, it took like a quarter of a bottle just to top coat all that shit...

>>23575798
artbook from this drawslave https://x.com/Saboten_Mushi

>want to start painting
>watch some good gunplatuber painting videos
>100 different paints and non-paint liquid (perishable goods that need to be replenish)
>100 different painting equipment
>over 100 hours of time spent for a single kit
>probably over $1,000 money spend
naaaaaaaaaah nevermind

>HLJ emails me to say FedEx is back
>Huh, neat, maybe I can finally ship my shit for closer to a reasonable price now
Nevermind

>>23575830
On Sale!

>>23575829
thats why you invest in simple tools

despite all the blustering of /gpg/ a wash free airbrush with portable compressor is all you need and its a fraction of the price of the expensive airbrushes like iwata and stuff. not only that, since it is portable, you can paint outside without the expensive paint booth setup, and buy ready to use model kit paints

>>23575829
Just buy basic colors that you can mix and some thinner
Then a bunch of alligator clips to hold the parts
Then either some basic airbrush or 2 regular brushes (one wide and flat and a some small one for tiny details)
And that's that

>>23575829
bit of an exaggeration

>>23575847
Give it back, no bullying

I buy a brand new spray booth every time I want to airbrush paint something, cause I'm rich.

>>23575830
How do you Americans deal with the tarrifs? Will you just stop buying?>>23575829
Try handbrushing

I probably won't complete the groupbuild because I got lazy and forgot about it untill now when I impulsively bought another kit.

I tried painting and it's not worth it, I enjoyed painting minis instead however.

>>23575859
you still got plenty of-
>checks the date
AAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEE GBD

>>23575863
We have 1.5 months still

>>23575858
I've stopped buying, pretty much. I've built up a healthy box fort over the past two years so I'm more or less good.

>>23575859
just make a rushed looking shitty build

>>23575859
These are technically biomecha >>23574595

>>23575830
I do not understand what compels people to use hlj

>>23575829
Just stick with one paint brand to start with and expand from there as you need specific colors your brand doesn't have.

>>23575888
Or be shocked when a fuckhuge box is expensive to ship.

>>23575888
Well, I'm not using them anymore.

>>23575896
>2 kits
>fuckhuge box

>>23575888
private warehouse lets me save a few kits to surface ship them all at once for cheap

>>23575899
Look up the dimensions of that liger kit. It doesn't fit into the standard smaller and medium sized shipping boxes so your being charged out the ass for the amount of space the large sized shipping box is going to take up.

Char's Rick Dijeh when?

>>23575904
15k yen isn't cheap

>>23575907
Which one?

CHINA PLEASE RELEASE IT ASAP I NEED IT

>>23575911
both.

Is inversion the kit to get over the regular red frame?

>>23575906
>>23575899
Additionally, 15150Y isn't the same as it was a few years ago. The yen is currently in the crapper even compared to USD and is only worth about 0.6 of a penny now, so the number looks more inflated than it actually is.

>>23575908
i can ship 3 decent sized boxes for about 5k with surface, more if it's hg sized boxes
fedex isn't surface

Is this a good tool to cut plaplate? I bought a cheap cutter from Amazon, but the blades aren't aligned and it's a pain in the ass to use, I need something actually good

>>23575829
You can do just fine with some cheap paintbrushes and acrylic paints. Watch Duncan Rhodes' tutorials on Youtube, although he's a mini painter, a lot of the basics still carry over to painting larger models.
What I would advise you to do more specifically for gunpla is to use flat brushes when painting the flat surfaces on your models.

>>23575906
Still not what I would call fuckhuge. I mean, I get why it's expensive now, but it still sucks. A few years ago I paid like half of that to ship a perfect grade. Shit, I remember like a decade ago spending about the same amount to ship an order from them that had over a dozen high grades in it.

>>23575829
it's more like 20-50 hours average, kit dependent, and the final assembly dopamine hit makes each one worth it

>>23575922
i got one of these last month. it's okay but it'll cut a curve into larger parts if you don't hold the piece down securely. smaller pieces turn out fine

Whats a good basic scribing tool set? I don't want to pick and guess at expensive individual ones and I'm getting close to just pulling the trigger on an expensive set of them.

Reprint fucking never.

>>23575949
Are the Geass kits even good, I heard the Lancelot and Guren were rather aged
>tfw just want the Gawain or Shinkiro

HG G-Saviour reprint soon, I can feel it, glad I never paid 70 fucking bucks for it a decade ago, fucking scalpers.

>>23575979
that's nice but how about my fucking AGE-1 Spallow MG

>>23575979
I am surprised the $$$ didn't make bandai re-think their hate boner from g-savior. It's basically Narrative + DLC tier.

>>23575888
hlj is milking the tariff drama and just shitting on everyone's head who still uses them because they know everyone will blame the U.S. and not them.

I don't use them for gunpla because the backorder system is one of the worst ideas considering how rarely Bandai reprints things which means the more popular kits will never be truly restocked since there are more people waiting for a specific kit than hlj will ever have in stock

>>23575996
Top to bottom, dealing hlj is a horrible experience as a customer in any capacity.

hlj is for big shipments of non-bandai stuff, once a year during the discount, and for non-americans

>>23575911
rhubarb and custard ass nigga

>>23575888
They used to be great for non-Bandai stuff. Between the new Kotobukiya online shop and Newtype, I have no reason to use them anymore.

I still use HlJ because it's still the same price including shipping for most things. Also I dont build gundamslop so I cant just go to my local store since thats all they carry

Do I buy the MG O or not, after seeing some japs build it. It really is just an upscaled hg although I can use it for a custom build.

>>23576015
It's pretty much a brick but the thing has great shelf presence. The bootleg is passable if you're justifiably concerned with money and are willing to put in the extra work.

>>23576018
oh the bootleg also really requires paint. The pigment density in the plastic is horrible on it.

>>23575888
they were the gold standard from the early 2000s to late 2010s.
given, that was long before domestic retailers had set up in any capacity.
they still were pretty good prior to covid, but COVID completely fucked small shipping out of Japan and depleted a lot of hobby stock. They never recovered from that, and with the more sporadic bandai reprints it seems like they never have stock, even for preorders.

>>23576015
>>23576018
The upside of the bootleg is that it comes with four beam saber effects, while the official one only has two for some reason

>>23576022
This isn't always true. My bootleg only came with two.

>HERE'S YOUR NEW MGEX UNICORN BRO!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obkvt6iUqRM

>>23576015
>It really is just an upscaled hg
this certainly is one of the takes of all time

>>23576026
Looks to be about as stable as all the other Unicorn kits

>>23576026
Looks decent. Wish the LEDs were brighter, but I haven't looked at the Bandai version for comparison so maybe that's normal.

>>23575888
Where else am I supposed to get my kits

They always get the cool shit. I hate this line so much.

>>23576030
Sure there's some differences between the mg and hg, but they are so minimal.

>>23576033
YOU DONT GET ANYTHING YOU DUMBFUCK

>>23575997
in what way? i get my kits, store them in a warehouse for a bit, then ship them all at once via surface cheaply all with no issues

>>23576015
> I can use it for a custom build.
Waste of good plastic.

>>23576026
Hopefully Zhang will release a version without LEDs and with a colored psychoframe.

Thoughts on the MG Strike Freedom Full Burst? There's some onsale at my local HL for around 60 bucks.

anyone here ever go to their local shop and want to buy a RC kit? I was at a shop last week and had the urge to buy one, i think il go pick up a tamiya buggy after doing some research

>>23576094
i don't have a local shop, except for a tiny 10x10 metre unit that only sells trains , a couple of ancient revell military planes and tanks, and revell/humbrol enamels run by an 80 year old train autist

>>23576093
Poor man's MGEX. It's just the old Strike Freedom with (incomplete) chrome gold plating and an extra display stand.

>>23576038
If they dont eventually give us a kit of this Iin my lifetime I will haunt every Bandai employee and their families in the afterlife

>>23576015
>MG The O is upscaled HG
Sure, HG The O has detailed inner structure, articulated thumbs and double elbow.

>>23575829
Stop looking at autistically advanced paint techniques nigga
Shading is a meme
Weathering is a bigger meme

>>23576125
lol

>>23576125
This.
Literally all you need is pic related.

>>23576131
Don't pay for hobby air, just use your lungs.

>>23576133
Why use your lungs when wind is free?

>>23575990
This is far from the first time they're reprinted it and it always sells pretty well when they do, but they wait like a decade between reprints specifically to generate demand for it because otherwise it wouldn't sell. Most people buy it more for the novelty of owning a weird rare kit rather than because they are a big fan of the design or its an exceptional kit.

>>23576140
According to anon, anything Gundam sells. So it's a little confusing regarding this one Sure, it's from a niche film from 1999 that didn't perform very well, but it's still a Gundam. Then there are all the prototypes. If I was a bandai exec I would be bringing this thing back, putting it up on Pbandai ala F90 style with all the DLCs, getting some dipshit to quickly write a new manga for it, etc.

>>23576125
>Shading and weathering
>Advanced

>>23576146
The Zaku may need to be re-designed though.

>>23576146
that's not a Gundam though, its a G-3 Saviour. no Gundam in its name

so...where are the new announcements

>>23576030
>>23576121
>pretending the MG The O wasn't a colossal failure at launch because of how shitty of a kit it was compared to its contemporaries
The damn thing is RE/100 tiers of crap, and I'm tired of everyone pretending that it isn't. The only reason people want it is for the status of owning a "rare" kit that had artificial scarcity enforced upon it due to how poorly it sold.

>>23576155
i bought it because it looks cool and is big

>>23576121
>detailed inner structure
You won't see 95% of it when you're done building. Who cares?
>articulated thumbs
You're only going to pose the hands one of three ways, holding a gun, in a fist, or open palm. There's no reason for articulation when the three standard hands every kit comes with will work.
>double elbow.
Extra range of motion for poses you'll never make, definitely worth it.

>>23576133
pfffffffrt and done, doesn't take much more for basecoats

The ESLs must be back already.

Went to my Hobby Lobby to check out the sale this week and I wish I'd taken a picture. The entire top shelf where they put the bigger boxed kits was nothing but HG Kshatriyas, a doze of them. Never seen HL get so much of one kit like that. Is it worth picking up?

>>23576155
i wouldnt say that, its on par with early 2.0s. the only problem is the price/parts ratio. the pieces are too big which causes the prices to go up.

Sazabi ver Ka can ask for a lower price of 9000 yen because it breaked up all the huge parts and make it to smaller pieces, that way, its easier to make and maintain the mold

the O is 12000 yen because of the larger parts which needs more precise moulding and causes the price to go up

>>23576146
mg ver ka g3 saviour WHEN

>>23576164
>Sazabi ver Ka can ask for a lower price of 9000 yen because it breaked up all the huge parts and make it to smaller pieces, that way, its easier to make and maintain the mold
>the O is 12000 yen because of the larger parts which needs more precise moulding and causes the price to go up
Is that why panel line vomit is a thing? Because it's cheaper than large solid pieces?

>>23576176
molding needs to be more precise and sturdy the bigger the parts gets specially with model kits

you have to account breakage, the plastic not filling complete and more.

>>23576155
Are you fucking retarded? RE100 is literally 2000 HG level with empty clamshells and polycap joints. Even the worst MG kits don't get to that level. I swear you faggots just throw around these comparison and insults without bothering to do some researches, assuming you even have money to do it.

>>23576159
What is this charming little DomGM

>>23576158
>pose the hands one of three ways, holding a gun, in a fist, or open palm.
Yeah goodluck doing that with the HG's non existent fist and open palm.

>>23576158
>You won't see 95% of it when you're done building. Who cares?
The structure integrity definitely cares. More bones, more strength.

>>23576158
You sound like a joyless fag, but I agree that articulated thumbs are just unnecessary and extremely ugly

>>23576158
if it doesnt have an internal frame, Bandai will be sloppy and give it shitty joints that cannot support the weight, just look at the shitty RE1/100 Jagd Doga, the small peg cannot support the feet at all making the whole shit unstable and cant properly stand up

>>23576207
Irrelevant, doesn't matter for true modeller.

tiers and researches

>>23576215
gundarium tier, it passes wobbling test

my gunpla store's owner only collects tamashi robot spirit figures, honestly I respect it more than collecting model kits just to snap them

>thin paint
>sprays watery, doesn't cover for shit, beads on surface
>guess I overthinned it, I'll add a few more drops of paint then
>airbrush immediately starts clogging
man how precise are these thinning ratios supposed to be

>>23576176
>because it breaked up
Holy fuck these threads have been insanely shit since you 3rd worlders came into them.

>>23576236
this means you're not using the right thinning agents, e.g. flow improver, retarder (as opposed to straight thinner or even just water)

>>23576215
You are Vietnamese, stop trying to larp.

>>23576207
Most of people in these threads never built RE100, let alone MG. They simply regurgitate what other retards claimed and think it is true.

>>23576241
lacquers don't need flow improver and retarder shouldn't affect paint atomization

>>23576224
I feel the same about longsnapping

>>23576162
A bunch of kits they've had on shelves before have suddenly been put back in rotation. I'm thinking they're trying to eliminate whatever kits they've got in their warehouses or maybe taking stock that didn't sell from other stores and trying their luck in another region?

>>23576253
well longsnapping is snapping

MG Banshee for $46 at HL this week. Pretty good pickup. Also surprisingly had the F91 2.0 for $40.

>>23576164
>>23576176
>Sazabi ver Ka can ask for a lower price of 9000 yen because it breaked up all the huge parts and make it to smaller pieces, that way, its easier to make and maintain the mold
>the O is 12000 yen because of the larger parts which needs more precise moulding and causes the price to go up
Its literally the opposite, Sazabi ver ka is the more expensive tooling while the O is the cheaper kit in that regard. Sazabi has more going on that demand far more attention to the precision and time to cut than the Os fat simplified strucutre.
The high MSRP for the O is because bandai doesn't expect it to sell like hot cakes, while the sazabi ver ka can be set at a lower MSRP while only being slightly more expensive than the original MG saz.
Economies of scale anyone?

>>23576263
As sazabi ver ka will actually sell/have high demand*
forgot to add

Im bad at this or the MG heavyarms shield is kind of a pain in the dick to panel line

>>23576261
>HG Baby Yeed
Aw shit nigga

How are the SEED MG?
Specially the ones like the Duel, Blitz, Buster and Aegis Gundam?
Is there anything annoying on their build or do they still hold up?

>>23576266
let me guess
fell for tamiya accent liner

>>23576263
You are replying to the same retard who usually complain about MG The O's simple appearance and blame the large parts for its price. He expects MG The O to look like some dogshit Ching Chang Chong fanfiction with billion of vents and cubes on the surface.

>>23576269
I have built 2 Seed MG so far, Zaku Warrior and Providence Gundam. Zaku Warrior is a great kit, strong, sturdy, the parts fit well. Providence Gundam however, feels abit dated. The shoulder feels abit floppy due to the lack of frame there, the rubber tubes are not good for painting and the waist feels like it can have some improvements.

Is the RG Zeta good or bad
Do I fix up my old ancient 1/144 kit at this point? It's a hand-me-down and a part of the shield's broken, but I think everything else is fine

>>23576270
whats wrong with it?

>>23576277
if people took 2 seconds to think instead of gargling youtube knowledge they'd realize a fine tip marker will always give you more control than a literal pot of pouring liquid (that may also break your plastic)
think 1 second more and you realize it's also cheaper and more widely available

>>23576284
proper enamel/oil washes will fill recessed detail much more cleanly than any shitty marker ever will and most importantly, can be cleaned up without affecting the underlying paintjob at all

More PBandai. More exclusives. What do you get for retail? Shitpla.

>>23576288
you panel line directly on a paintcoat?

>>23576289
>exclusive
i mean this one could have fooled me
but yeah the amount of peeb brand new molds was staggering this year, pretty sure it's bigger than the total amount of retail gquacks kits

>>23576291
Topcoat first to protect your work, then you do the wash.

>>23576296
why do you think you can't clean up marker with a gloss coat protecting the paint

>>23576289
ah fuck me....
I've been wanting this but didn't want the other one

>>23576290
>>23576289
swole gramps

>>23576276
It's fine as long as you don't transform it too much, as that wears the MS-frame parts which makes it go floppy unless you do joint tightening (which most Gunpla YouTubers are too incompetent to do).

>>23576284
if you've actually panel lined instead of just thinking about panel lining you'd know fluid can get into corners and tight areas better than the round tip of a fine liner can and you'd know a brush is not difficult to control unless you're completely ham-handed

>>23576207
>>23576247
Not him, but I've built the RE/100 Jagd Doga and have had it sitting at my gunpla station for a while now. I haven't run into any issues but it is definitely a cheaper feeling kit altogether. I have the MG Jagd Doga waiting to be built still, I should build that.

Bandai no longer cares about retail releases, and I hope Chang absolutely rapes them for it.

>>23576305
They don't care about anything but maximizing money and IP value. The current president has stated that almost word for word.

>>23576300
NTA but I guess I should decide for a mode and stick with it, right?

>>23576297
Because unless the marker cleans up with naphtha any solvent that removes the marker will also fuck up the paintjob
And unless you sprayed some 2k shit clearcoat doesn't protect paint from solvents

>>23576261
Mine never got the MG Virtue and I'm still pissed about it.

>>23576261
Their Kshatriya has jumped up a huge amount in price, I bought mine for $30 after discount about a year ago, but now I think it's like $72 before discount. The Aile Strike is also occasionally on sale, but $41 before discount.

I'm getting the feeling that HL is eventually going to stop being a place that people go to for cheap Gunpla, because they've been gradually price hiking for a decently long time and the tariffs may compel them to increase the prices even more.

It should have been retail...

>>23576327
I'm glad it's not

>>23576327
instead of the usual pb kit with additions, it has less than the retail
but I want it...

>>23576334
I'm glad you are a faggot

>>23576338
It makes canadians and other assorted third worlders less likely to buy it.

>>23576317
I wipe off micron pen panel lines with a dry qtip, if i let it dry too long just a touch of ipa and the gloss coat is fine if you're careful
but mostly I don't need to wipe off anything with a .2mm tip because it doesn't need a perfect ridge unlike accent liner
>>23576301
can't remember a single recess a .2mm tip couldn't get in
also a brush is irrelevant, it's the fluid consistency of the juice that lacks control for open/wide recesses

>>23576337
It essentially having more. FA has empty shells mostly. This one is modern and has some structure parts to keep itself rock solid. Same with Reben Wolf compares to Doven Wolf. Doven has more accessories but Reben is more solid.

>>23576341
>less likely to buy it.
Yeah, such as America.

>>23576290
Where’s the rest of it?

>>23576357
you have to buy it from the Premium of the Premium Bandai store, or the PP-Bandai

>>23576357
second factory tour exclusive

>>23576148
I like the design as is. It's got that roman centurion vibe. Just give it a big round shield and a spear. Or a long ass cannon/ sniper that resembles a spear.

>>23576327
>>23576290
>>23576289
>HG

snapping my re/100 dijeh

>>23576372
based. Tomorrow I am starting the bootleg shokew.

>>23576289
>>23576290
>>23576327
So the 7th Full Armor was a retail release but the base form is P-Bandai. What? Is this a new mold or something?

>>23576394
Comparing the old kit and this one, yes, it looks like it.

>>23576261
Isn't the MG Banshee notoriously bad?

>>23576394
New molds for existing designs seems to be a trend in Pbandai now. Like how the Reben Wolf uses the same beam rifle and saber-axes as the Dogas but it's all new parts.
I'm not complaining, though. They're much better than the old ones.

>>23576394
MG soon.

>>23576394
It's brand new. Full Armor Unit 7 will have a revive soon from the look of it.

>>23576407
>>23576404
What makes you think either of these?

>>23576399
It's fine.

>>23576410
What doesn't make you think of that? Sure MG seems abit of a stretch but Revive HG is totally possible.

>>23576399
It uses the exact same mold with Unicorn. If you can handle Unicorn then you can handle Banshee.

>>23576289
>>23576290
>parts I had to painstakingly mask off when building the FA-3 are now color separated
C'mon you pussies, announce the Full Armor 7th next. I'll build and paint it again

>2,200 yen
Isn't this too expensive for how little accessory it has?

I bought the Wing Zero EW Ver Ka Recirculation Version at the pop up and the moment I do, my Hobby Lobby suddenly has the regular version for half the price. Fuck.

>>23576441
That's like 15 dollars anon, c'mon.

>>23576445
I know but, 2 sabers, a rifle, and a shield. Is this P-B tax at work?

>>23576443
>Paid double for literall recycled plastic
You reap what you sow.

>>23576446
It has trigger finger and open hand. That's more generous compares to alot of HG nowadays.

>>23576447
First of all all modern kits are recycled. Second, it was the least egregious price hike there, I saw the RG Hi Nu for 3X the price because it has a "special coating" on it.

How do you deal with the kind of adhesive frosting that forms on and around water decals when you're using mark setter and softer?

>>23576452
Make sure the decals are completely dry. How long are you waiting between decalling and clearcoating?

>>23576445
$15 in Japan. US P Bandai will list it for $36.

>>23576464
This is before topcoating, during the application. I dab a bit of setter, transfer the decal onto the part, dry it out with a cotton swab, and then brush with a bit of softer. When everything is dried, there's sometimes a bit of what looks to be either adhesive residue or frosting on and around the decal.

Great tweet! They're doing homework and recording! Definitely haven't heard that before 100 times!

>>23576473
It's residue. Clean it up with a damp cotton swab. Rub it very lightly and it'll start to come off.

>>23575938
Mmm, might consider it then. It's cheaper than DSPIAE and the chopper

>>23576399
I mean I'm building my second MG Unicorn and it's going fine outside of the 3rd party metal parts. The Banshee is basically just a pallette swap and a new weapon. Especially since this is the OVA ver not the Ver Ka.
Also the weapon step is never ending on this kit. I think there are more runners for weapons than the body.

This may not be the best place to ask but what are good 2nd hand sites that aren't Mercari, Yahoo, manda for kits? I'm looking for an older Venus wars hound (with Hiro) 1/20.

>>23576515
Surugaya gets odd stuff sometimes.

>>23574626
but enough about the HG, what about the EG Wing??

>>23574652
unironically, EG Zaku ii. An average gunpla autist will want to army build cheap iconic zakus

>>23574193
Master grade zeong holds up pretty well actually. I will panel line and decal it at some point.
I like it. It radiates a malicious aura.

>>23575778
buy a resin kit then retard

>>23576537
He could remove articulation. It's much easier to make gunpla into a statue (of your own posing) than it is add articulation to a statue. Some people are very simple.

>>23576525
That's EG Wing, retard-kun. HG Wing doesn't have part separated eyes and uses polycap joints.

>>23576522
I thought suru wasnt recommended because they don't give detailed information or even pictures. I don't usually buy from them for that reason

>>23576564
They disclose if something has any sort of wear. Their "used" merch is almost always new in box.

>>23576566
Oh thanks maybe I'll give them a chance

>>23576564
Don't know about gunpla, but I've bought doujin from them, no issue.

>>23576595
I buy all my girlpla there. The prices on frame arms girls are unbeatable.

>>23576564
I've bought multiple kits and odds and ends from them and had no issues

>>23576115
there was a B-Club, you've lost your haunting privileges

Thanks everyone I usually avoided it compared to manda because they are at least post a picture of the item. Suru has a couple in stock so I'll get from them!

>>23576300
But the transformation gimmick... is it fine as long as I'm prepared to just periodically tighten the joints every now and then?

>>23574193
Started something new. Wanna guess what it is??

>>23576677
no, not really

>>23576677
Self respect?

>>23576677
Klingon disruptor rifle

>>23576677
the winner of the biomech group build?

>>23576689
Welp
>>23576689
Already have some of it
>>23576691
What?
>>23576690
>>23576699
Nope. A most likely failed attempt at this

>>23576690
Nope

>>23576404
1.5 of Unit 4 and 5 before they make a MG of the 7th.

Give me MGEX Calibarn.

>>23576713
MGEX Zock

it bothers me that the yellow collar doesn't have the same level of detail that the Full Armor version has

>>23576715
MGEX Polypodball

>>23576290
Yeah, I'll just wait for the FA revive if they ever make one. I ain't buying P-Bandai shit for some basic rifle+shield+beam sabers loadout.

>>23576713
>>23576715
>>23576735
Odds are higher that we'd get a MGEX RX-78-2 or Hi-Nu. Hell, maybe even Wing TV or God.

>>23576754
>MGEX God Gundam

>>23576754
MGEX SD Ex/S-Gundam Ver.Ka soon

PGU Gustav Karl

>>23576717
I don't care about fanfics.

if people took 2 seconds to think instead of gargling youtube knowledge they'd realize a fine tip marker will always give you more control than a literal pot of pouring liquid (that may also break your plastic)
think 1 second more and you realize it's also cheaper and more widely available

>not using crayons
they're easy to use, they last you a long time, and they're free (you can steal them from schools/libraries)

Excellent bait, gentlemen. Would you consider removing the plastic from a kit and daring to assemble one?

>>23576532
your first pic looked to gray thats why I thought it was the perfect.

But well done MG Zeong looks good regardless of having legs of not

Why do I keep buying kits even when I haven't built one in months? Why do I get all my kits to the "ready for painting" stage and then stop?

>>23576798
Hobbies are a great microcosm of your psychology. Do they have to be so serious? No, but can you get serious growth in all stages of life through your hobbies? Yes. Sometimes what we enjoy changes. Start there. You may find that the impulse to paint comes later, but the requirement to paint in some situations comes from outside of you, and it burns you out. Weirdly, you might be able to force yourself to paint something you care little about, but then it's time to paint something you care deeply about but the burnout from the last project stops you in your feet now. Give yourself permission to do the part that is fun to you. Challenge yourself in new ways.

Katoki is the original anti-greeble anon

>>23576798
I have the same problem but sometimes I randomly get a burst of energy and clean my entire house, paint a whole model and do everything I neglected to do the past month all in 1 day

>>23576798
Modeling can be demoralizing when you are aware that you are not making money with it. Same with how adults stop playing videogames unless they are streamers. That drive, that instinct to survive will hinder you from doing meaningless task and force you to focus on your survival. Buying kits can bring dopamine and excitement since you don't waste too much time for it. Building and painting them is a waste of time, no matter how you spin it in different way.

>>23576783
>Didn't even bother to cut safety flags off
Why are HGniggers like this?

>>23576784
>stealing food
Lower than low

>>23576818
There's a name for that, friend. It's a puddle you're standing in, not who you are. Eventually you can be the you that you want to be *everyday* not just sometimes.

>>23576818
Congratulations, you have CFS ( Chronic Fatique Syndrome ).

>>23576713
>extreme point is the LED showing all the different Permet scores and lighting animation with a use of a smart processor
>it only goes up to Permet Score 6
>p-bandai exclusive has a LED that can display ALL Permet scores

>>23576811
I hate Katoki so god damn much.

Bandai used to defeat lego 2 times and killed Bionicle and Hero factory, the competitors of gunpla decade ago, but why did Bandai and Lego's state got reversed? Bandai's sale fall due to Chinese bootlegs dominating Japanese plamodel market while lego never gets mogged by bootlegs.
When bandai mogged lego twice, but bandai's sale falls due to Chinese bootlegs being black ships, while lego's sale rise.
Lego never does anti consumer habits like shitty QC, controlling stock to cause stock crisis, making disastrous kit like shitpla for being Westerners being superior. Lego won't get mogged by Chinese bootlegs as no Chinese bootleg lego is superior than actual lego, for Lego has better technology, QC and never looks consumers down so they never gets mogged by Chinese bootlegs, like final warriors.
While Japanese plamodel market has been dominated by Chinese bootleg,
but lego won't suffer this fate. No way that Chinese bootlegs better than actual lego exists aside from military theme.

https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/bestsellers/hobby/2189366051

Do NOT reply

>>23576291
yeah, with lacquers you can

>>23576883
Shut up. Bandai's sale plummets due to their anti consumer habits like spamming garbages like Kkanbu and Unko, which no one wants, and P-bandai shits, suppressing stock, shitty QC like RG wing zero(tv ver) had, and in result, Japanese modellers want Chinese bootlegs over Bandai kits.
Chinese bootleg kits dominated Japanese plamodel market.

While Lego never does anti consumer habits like shitty QC, controlling stock to cause stock crisis, making disastrous kit like shitpla for being Westerners being superior. Lego won't get mogged by Chinese bootlegs, as West have superior tech and never gets greedy.
Even Japs want Chinese bootleg "gunplas" over Bandai gunpla.
Virgin bandai CHAD Lego.
Decade ago, bandai used to defeat lego 2 times by destroying Bionicle and Hero factory but how can they fall so soon and get mogged by Chinese bootlegs so easily?

https://youtube.com/shorts/qF4Va608V9E?si=mZd_4uG51_E5Qqvs

Reply, do NOT

I wasn't convinced at first, but this identical ramble to all the other incoherent rambles is starting to win me over

Another day another sperging about Bandai while glazing bootlegs. Is this an AI that goes to forums and just posting chatgpt essays just to generate traffic for the product?

Here's your Amuro custom Jeddah

>>23576918
And the "Design No One Asked A Kit For" award goes to...

>>23576918
Isn't it a bad idea to straight up use the original names? They should've called it something like Green Warrior Bingchilin just in case

>>23576818
>paint a whole model
>all in 1 day
Tha'ts not poss-
>he means extended longsnap
I see

>>23576811
it does make sense though, the left feet looks like something from UC120+, while the right is integrated into OYW and adjacent MS like the GM type C

Katoki cares a lot about UC continuity

>>23576290
instabuy for me

>>23576951
>Katoki cares a lot about UC continuity
It is good to know that you have mental retardation

>>23576942
You can paint mono-color HG models in single day just fine. My G-Bouncer was painted in two simply because I worked at evenings.

>>23576410
Eventually Katoki is gonna get there with a Ver Ka of this.

>>23576951
>Designs a UC.121 robot
>Puts it in UC79
Wtf, Katoki is a genius.

>>23576918
I'll take this Jeda instead.

>>23576980
That's literally a Jegan with cloth.

>>23576988
Exactly.

tamiya panel liner fans are more rabid than bandai loyalists

>>23576969
show us the seam lines on it

tamiya panel liner fans are more rabid than bandai loyalists

>>23577007
You saw them last thread. And nobody was talking about building, only mentioned painting. Seam welding lies in building category.

>>23577009
Looking good and smudgy bro

Only the arms and backpack left on the RG Sazabi. I like how it's coming along, but some sections of the build especially the waist and chest were surprisingly frustrating. Hi-Nu is still king

>>23576913
Genuinely started to visit this general less and less since the ESL 3rd worlders started gunking it up. Probably a good thing for me at this stage.

What is Titanomachia anyway?

>>23577047
For me it's the constant sperging about painting. Do painted kits look a lot better? Yes, but sometimes you just want to snap something or it's just a design that you care enough to buy, but not spend the extra 20 hours painting.

>>23577016
nice goalpost moving

>>23576918
good to see they haven’t fixed its legs yet

>>23577055
>sometimes you just want to snap something
then paint it later
>it's just a design that you care enough to buy, but not spend the extra 20 hours painting
not a thing

For me it's the constant sperging about painting. Do painted kits look a lot better? Yes, but sometimes you just want to snap something or it's just a design that you care enough to buy, but not spend the extra 20 hours painting.

>>23577069
Anon consistently and solely mentioned painting every time, sperg

I just finished water decaling... it's so hard, man...

>>23577080
>it's so hard, man...
any longer than 4 hours and you should call your doctor

Anyone else feels after building a kit of every grade like you've completed the hobby? Like there's nothing else to do that feels new. It's kind of depressing

>>23577100
Time for moderoids, frame arms, girlpla and chinkpla.

>>23577100
No, I don't feel like that at all. I think you should speak to a shrink.

>>23577100
build a volks kit

>>23577100
No? I still have to modify and paint all of them

>>23577103
moderoid sucks
FAG sucks
girlpla generally sucks, but MS Generals are really good
chinkpla is just overly crowded gunpla. there are some cool humanoid ones like Xiaoyaozi & Lone Shadow THOUGHbeit

>>23577114
>it sucks
Doesn't matter.

I got bored and decided to box my backlog, felt liberating putting dents on those fucking kit boxes

>>23577100
The actual build of bandai kits is pretty repetitive, sure but feeling like you've "completed the hobby" seems insane to me.
There's always new painting techniques to learn and try out, and different avenues of the hobby like dioramas, kit bashing and scratch building etc.
Plus there's always non-bandai kits if you just want to build something different

>>23577075
>20 hours
H-haha y-yeah

THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR SNAPSHITTING SO FAST. YOU GET BURNED OUT.

pbandai and base exclusive don't do much to me anymore, we need a line with stronger raw unobtainum

>>23577161
Event exclusive garage kits.

>>23576918
Why arent they using Amuro colors?

I'm really excited for this guy. This one and f91 cute ears will be my first builds

>>23576942
Longsnapping is when you only use topcoat and panel lines. I can paint an entire kit including shading and weathering in 1 day.

>>23577114
>moderoid sucks
No, you just suck at modeling. As a gunplababy you are only a babystep above snaptard. Unless you dont paint, then you are at the very rock bottom level.

>>23577178
Poorfags are the biggest blight infesting this hobby.
>Poorfags give shitty advice and promote subpar tools
>Mostly snapshitters (which is bad by itself)
>As soon as you try to have a conversation about some model kit, poorfags are going to make sure that whole internet knows they can't afford it - you are supposed to give attention to them and them only.
>Poorfags lock multiple kits in their private warehouses for years because they want to save $5 on shipping. Meanwhile people with actual money can't buy these kits.
Hope they get gassed.

>>23577183
Does it come with Draken E or the little tank?

>>23577203
>Hope they get gassed.
But that's another $10,000 worth of gas

MK V is in stock on gay bandai's store. USA.

>>23577190
Extended longsnapping is when you stop at blasting basecoats which results in glorified snapshit. If it wasn't for the gaudy fanfic color schemes, it wouldn't be distinguishable from one.

>>23577204
I don't think it comes with either. It's releasing next year in feb

>>23577215
False. A longsnap looks completely different from a painted kit, even if its the same color

>>23577215
Longsnapping is when you only use one set of firecrackers for whethering

A lot of Bronze-tier posts ITT.

>>23577100
Post your artifact

>>23576677
You've moved up to the large dialator?

>>23577216
Well that's lame