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Discord
https://discord.gg/W973BmwERB

The guide:
Part 1 (Quick Start)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSBDfE8Iz-a86DZJCR5MHRW6tjkQX-y4-ZpUc_vHjRfx_i2FB0zR1usdrgUJ4wNTs1iDFZmTQHF66X_/pub

Part 2 (Deeper Dive)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQJG2SZo1O1PjExPrdU_-GnkrYTGiGLCgBcKaL4peEWxOGB4CNbpGaJBV1oF61eNE1lEhbQHYEAXLrw/pub

And a handy guide to other types of plamo: http://www.mediafire.com/view/1vf1aw7v91pz5pa/Airfix%20Model%20World%20Specia%20(Scale%20Modelling%20Step-By-Step).pdf
http://www.scalemodelguide.com

Some line art:
https://imgur.com/user/Gundaml1neart/posts


Previous thread: >>11488067

somehow.. i am going to make this thing

This is pretty neat. Hopefully these metal frames aren't overkill.

>>11515482
A metal frame has never made sense to me, except maybe for super high end MG or PG kits. You're spending more money on an inner frame than on the entire original kit itself. If you need reinforcement parts like hips or shoulders, those come in plastic too.

>>11515495
This is Nu ver Ka, so I think it's worth it

>>11515378 (OP)
The groupbuild has concluded and voting is up, reposting it from the previous thread.

>>11514431

>>11515378 (OP)
what the fuck is this?

>>11515523
Link?

>>11515582
A piece of sanding stick, for some reason.

I'm about to start on RG Sazabi and I'm just wondering how annoying it is to disassemble. I don't want to paint the whole thing but I do want to paint the yellow bits gold and I'm just wondering if I should say fuck it and pre-paint them gold before assembly.

>>11515401
nani the fuck is this

Asked in last thread:
What is the recommendation when topcoating the more clear, softer plastic that is used for things like beam sabers, the Denial Gundam's "hair" or the wings from Shin Burning? Normally I'm gloss first, panel line/paint, matte. But matte seems like it would fuck with the look of these plastics?

>>11515673
for the transluscent pieces i like gloss only. make it even shinier and usually that fits well. matte will make it a bit milky. try it out on a runner

>>11515495
>'re spending more money on an inner frame than on the entire original kit itself
The third party chinese metal frames ive seen are like 20 bucks.

>>11515582
>>11515614
You may not like it, but that's what peak performance looks like.
>>11515664
Blitztank, a playable character from the 2007 fighting game Akatsuki Blitzkampf.

the original gandamu is slowly coming together

the engineering of the inner frame is very impressive

>>11515925

Thank you to the guy who posted the crossboard links to all the entries last thread, I admittedly forgot to post them there. Be sure to vote, it'll close on Tuesday! https://forms.gle/72Ea8K9icWSJQ4nD8

And as always feel free to suggest ideas for the next theme. Here's the ones we've got so far:
>Mahou Shoujou (Magical girl mechs)
>Squad (Vote on a paintscheme as a group and everyone uses that paint scheme for whatever they want)
>Giant Weapons (Hueg weapons)
>Loadout (Lots of weapons on a single mech)
>Zeon (Build anything Zeon/Neo-Zeon/etc)
>Tamiya (Build something using a Tamiya kit)
>Gundam Wing (Build something from Gundam Wing to celebrate it's 30th Anniversary
>Collab (Build a non-mech character out of mech parts)
>Support Vehicle (Build a mech and a vehicle that supports that mech)
>Starship (Build a spaceship
>Round (Build a round boi)
>Elemental (Choose an element and build a mech based off it)
>Duo (Build a pair of robots that compliment each other)
>Mythological (Build a mech themed after heroes, monsters, and gods from mythology)
>Scale Model (Build a mech kitbashed with a scale model kit like a tank or plane)
>Urban Warfare (Build something suited for combat in an urban environment
>Ma.K (Build something from the Maschinen Krieger series or something that matches the aesthetics of it)
>Armored Up (Build a fully armored mobile suit, or a power suit for a human)
>Junkyard (Build a mech built out of scrap parts
>Transformable (Build a mech that can transform between at least two modes
>Villain (Build a final boss-tier villain mech)

First ever gunpla RG Char's Zaku II, lost a tiny o-ring piece which sucks but other than that coming along ok. Shouldn't have done it on my cloth mat but oh well

I both love and hate this silly MS. Who the fuck decided the dickplate was the best spot for the base adapter? It's also the slot adapter so I had to grab an action base 2 and then I had to jury rig a spacer.

>>11516380
Is this bait?

>>11516751
I chose to not say anything just in case it isn't.

>>11516751
Why would it be bait?

>>11516872
ugly stress marked nubs everywhere

>>11516877
Not that uncommon for a first kit by someone.

>>11516881
You new here? These threads are dead and suck because everyone expects and reacts that every single person should be only creating perfect Bandai World Gunpla Tournament kits. Why do you think no one posts their actual kits here? Its all just a few grumpy ass people who instead of giving constructive criticism, would rather be assholes. When you ask them to post their kits, everything they post is easily reverse searchable.

>>11516893
>perfect Bandai World Gunpla Tournament kits
Most of those look boring as at times.

>>11516872
Cause its really ugly. It's not really your fault though. You're clearly just using the wrong tools. You need a single bladed nipper and some sanding stuff, ideally a glass file.
If you just sand the nubs down it'll probably look good.

>>11516893
I think you want /m/ for that kind of shit.

>>11517103
Is this bait?

>>11517112
/m/ is bait in and of itself. It has no other purpose.

>>11517136
It is incredibly hostile all the time for no reason.

>>11516893
I post my stuff here, and answer questions and give advice when asked. Its far less hostile here than the other place. There are 2 or 3 others that post here semi frequently as well. Do some people shit on everything? Yeah. Sure but thats anywhere. If its dead here its cause people have shit to do irl and slow down with building kits.

>>11517315
Is this bait?

>>11517326
no but this was
>>11515582
>>11515378 (OP)

>>11516877
Paint will fix that no biggie

>>11517315
I can see the vision, but the eyes look stupid and don't even fit the rst of the paint job.

>>11516002
I suggest Wide Builds. Like Quebeley, Byarlant, Walker Gallier, Orguss, most Mortarheadds, etc.

>>11516893
>These threads are dead and suck
What are you talking about? Last thread was full of newbie builds.

>>11517315
>le Reddit post

>>11515925
shoulda been a monocoque design.

Alright folks, we got a tie to break. Vote's open for the next 12 hours, so let's get voting!
https://forms.gle/9geoVowToJztKysZ9

Also, it's time to vote for your next theme. I'll keep this open until Friday. Remember, the top 5 themes move up to the final round of voting!
https://forms.gle/mVSBnjKk4mGkcHY3A

>>11518368
I'd be down between the junkyard and mythological themes

>>11518368
Biomech would be cool if it doesn't just end up being humans with mech suits.

And with that the groupbuild comes to a close. Your winner is the Earthshaker Hound!

Congrats to everyone who submitted an entry this time around, and be sure to vote for the next theme

getting a lot of micro scratches with my raser on surrounding plastic (flat surface). is this a skill issue?

>>11519257
Yes, try to put less pressure down when filing.

>G Fighter kits are only available in P-BANDAI, service unavailable in Europe
I HATE P-BANDAI I HATE P-BANDAI
Why make such cool original kits and put them behind a wall like that?!
Seriously, they put p-bandai in France (the only country in Europe, like if you were in Belgium, they wouldn't deliver because...?)
and they only made 5 kits available, in very few copies. It stood for 2 years and I only saw 8 different kits in total, not even a Gundam Rose. I had to import it when damn, it was supposed to be THE Gundam of France.

>>11519772
and not to mention the prices, who would pay 40 euros for a basic GM in HG? only the color and a small missile in addition for the shoulder change from a kit at 15 euros

>>11519772
>>11519774
because bandai is retarded

>>11519772
>G Fighter
The what? Isn't that just a regular retail kit?

>Gundam Rose
Oh, you meant G Gundam.

You know, I'm honestly kind of surprised that they haven't restocked the Nataku or Crossbone Full Cloth waterslides in all this time, those have to be up there for popularity, especially given Full Cloth's semi-recent reprint and it being Wing's 30th anniversary.

Kind of sucks having my waterslide purchases being held back because I'm waiting for enough shit to get reprinted that I can buy enough of it in bulk. But what the hey, not like I'm going to have the time to be building all this stuff any time soon.