Thread 11515378

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The guide:
Part 1 (Quick Start)
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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

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.

>>11519833
yeah, the full name is Mobile Fighter G Gundam so I messed up the order

>>11520545
Most just call it G Gundam so stick with that.

>payday tomorrow for me
>day off too so I can work on Wing Ka
>gunpla UK has 15% code
>hi-Nu Ka in stock
Sometimes, everything is alright.

building a HG, never painted before. do i want to hand paint the eyes, or will i end up wanting to blow my brains out because 1/144 eyes are small as fuck?

>>11520785
the eye stickers typically included with HGs are nice and vivid, and another advantage with using them is that- if you change your mind and decide to paint- they can be removed easily.

>>11520785
Hand-painting the eyes isn't that hard. All it needs is some enamel paint, thin-tipped brush and a steady hand. Worst case, you can reverse wash it but it's so simple that you usually don't need to.

>>11520813
>He paint his kit
lmao, real men detach the pieces by hand, attach them and voila, finished kit, no panel line, no cleaning etc.

>>11520785
Use a 10/0 or 20/0 brush and you should be alright.

the Kshatriya arrived
the parts count is mind blowing

>>11516448
"Master Gundambator"

>sloep

Is that even a word?

>>11521200
Sloep is a type of flat bottom boat.

>>11520667
>usag item of the day is a kit I really want
>cant afford it
>get paid the day after
>no longer on sale

>>11513118
Why build a large plane when you can build two?

>>11521330
Since the mold is exactly the same, all the issues mentioned for Horten H.XVIIIA still apply. The decal situation is even worse though.

>>11521331
Basically the same plane, but with different colors and weapons loadout (Horten came with enough weapons to build another 2 or 3 planes).

As usual, also posted at https://www.tinami.com/creator/profile/65467

>>11520785
You could get away with painting the eyes with a marker, they aren't that small

>>11521330
Gorgeous. 10/10

You guys sure love voting for the same things. We got another tiebreaker. This one will go until Midnight EST tonight, after which we'll do the final round of voting between the top 5 themes.
https://forms.gle/w3aGi6W5arUU44sf6

Are the wings on the RG Shining Gundam's head supposed to be just barely touching with the v-fin like this? I guess it's not really restricting the range of moment but it just looks wrong to me on a visceral level.

Impressive inner frame

>>11521200
It’s clearly going for “sloop” not sloep. Who localized it as sloep?

Results are in folks. Top 5 themes are being voted on now, you've got until Monday to vote.

https://forms.gle/4fEF7rFFeZDypbeD7

>>11522537
I'll be honest, if Urban Warfare somehow won this and the final vote, I had half a mind to do a shitpost build and turn my spare parts HG Wing Zero TV into an UrbanMech.

Well, I had a bit too much to do for Wing Ka yesterday do I went with RG Unicorn. I'll probably do the waterslides later today.

>>11522501
2 seconds on goegle

This is my second HG Zeta. This one is the pbandai Grphios war color one. The colors are great, and I even did no stickers with my paint pens unlike last time.
However
This fucker is loose. I think it's the plastic. The neck is floppy, the wings like to pop off, the side skirts don't stay on the polycaps, and I'm convinced there's a magnet in the vfin that matches the head, though I had to glue the other one, too actually.
I also fucked up some scribing on the legs and need to clean it up. Fml

>>11523783
Get some joint stiffener.

>>11523827
>Get some joint stiffener.
Is that just varnish?

>>11523783
Get the MG it's way better and it isn't a parts former with exception to the accessories.

>>11523845
Its basically a kind of glue in a pen. Hardens into an even, grippy finish. A must-have in my opinion.
I've heard that you can also use superglue I think, but that seems less convenient.

>>11523845
>>11523894
It's the same water based acrylic or polyurethane packed in a marker. You can use your own clear coats if you already have them. I have a small bottle pre-thinned handy, applied using a cotton bud.

>>11523888
>checked
Local store had a ver ka when I was in there last. If there was a price tag on it, I might have bought it, but the lack of tag quelled the impulse. Probably for the better right now cause money is a little tight and I've got a decent backlog that already had a Nu ver ka sitting in it.

>>11523894
>>11523896
I'll have to look into it. I have a few kits that could use the help. Can it be used on RG skeletons? I'm assuming not

Got me some of that new GGX stuff.

Larger jars (60ml vs 18ml), fit perfectly into 130ml HQParts bottles when thinned.
Rapid thinner was recommended for flat, regular (leveling?) for gloss, and that's how I thinned them.
Test results tomorrow.

== 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

>>11525034
can one person do multiple entries?

>>11525072
One entry per person preferably.

On the one hand, I'm unhappy that I don't get to participate in this groupbuild because I have no feasible ideas for making a biomecha build. But on the other hand, I'm swamped with work for the next two months anyway so it wasn't likely that I'd be able to participate even if I had an idea for the theme.

>>11525034
My first thought on this one is being reminded of how much practice I got sculpting clay for warhammer chaos figurines, the mind has truly been racing. Never did any of the larger kits though so I have no idea how far my patience and skill scales up.
>>11525690
Unfortunately just like, and in contrast to, you I also will be away so I'll have approximately single digit hours at my workstation.

progress
I plan to display it doing the final shooting pose
once put together the whole torso looks super thicc

>>11525716
honestly no cons whatsoever, the body is rock solid, nothing is floppy
if anything I suggest anyone to sand down a bit the pegs that connect the legs to the waist and those of the torso for the shoulders, as everything is so tight to avoid possible accidents

>>11525717
the waterslides are also great, they slide from the sheet the moment they get wet instead of having to let them underwater like many of bandai's own shit

if anything, the main con I find is that the stickers for the yes are too small to properly cover the area, but the piece already comes molded in yellow so there is no problem for me

Is there a good place to get replacement polycaps? I had one of these split on me. I got a fix on it, but I'm not convinced of its longevity. Unfortunately, the part is pretty universally used in the leg>hip joint for HGs, so I don't have any spares.

>>11515925
>>11515928
so you snap shit plastic models and you think you're my equal?

>>11525929
Of course he's not your equal. He posted models. Post models if you want to talk shit

Was it a mistake to buy two of these? One of them I was going to use for my MG Strike to build the MG Perfect Strike, and the second was going to be used for a kitbash project. I was thinking of resin casting the parts to make duplicates for future projects as well. But I don't have all that much spare time these days for such big projects, and honestly buying only one for the MG Perfect Strike probably would have been good enough.

>>11525929
I think you want /m/ buddy.

Just out of curiosity, how's everyone's backlog looking if you have one?
Personally I have a
RG God Gundam
RG RX-73-2 0.1
Sol Road Runner
PG Banshee Norn
MG Hi-Nu ka
MG Wing Gundam
MGSD Wing Zero EW
RG Unit 06
Waiting to be done. I'll probably focus on Banshee since holy fuck does this box take up space.

>Go to Ollie's on a whim, see they have models.
>Grab a USS Reliant from Wrath of Kahn for 12 USD because I love the Miranda class(pic related)
>Not the best model but whatever it was 12 bucks
>Notive the decal sheet doesn't have aztec transfers, decide to buy a sheet
>Cheapest I can find is 54 USD

I don't need the aztec markings

>>11525724
Are those..... properly dissolved and applied decals..... on a gunpla? Am I in bizarro world?

Nice job man. But really, I'm so tired of seeing shitty decal application on so many otherwise gorgeous gunpla.

>>11526057
I mean.... is it really a mistake to buy two of something cool?

>>11525716
the chest proportions kinda make it look fat

>>11524788
And here's what it looks like.

As you can see the finish is smoother than regular UV Cut Flat (GX113) and it is very similar to Flat Smooth (GX114).
Which means it can be used for things like final coat on figures as a replacement for GX114 (which has been out of stock a lot lately), but it's not really a replacement for the regular flat coat.

>>11526304

HG Asshimar
RG Zeong
RG God Gundam
RG Zaku II
MG Char Zaku II
MG Master Gundam
MG Nu Ver Ka
HMM Liger Zero
HMM Reddra

It keeps growing. Paradoxically, I'm running out of shelf space for competed kits. Not sure what I'm gonna work on next.

>>11526644
God is a good one that doesn't take too long to do.

>>11526304
RG Char's Z'Gok
RG Char's Zaku II
HG Shin Burning Gundam
HG Gelgoog Menace
HG Cucuruz Doan's Zaku
HG High Mobility Zaku Surface Type (Egba) - bought this one before I knew about all the camo decals it has. In fact, it was the second kit I bought. I fear it now. Also holy shit, I didn't even realize I have this many kits laying around, I only started in April.

>>11526304
>how's everyone's backlog looking
I need to find the funds to finance an archeological expedition into my backlog. On the other hand, I can go and can discover an interesting kit I never knew I had.

>>11526900
>I only started in April.
April isn't that bad, I've been sitting on that 73-2 1.0 since December. Granted that's mostly because I bought the 2.0 in the time between.

amuro's first ride is ready

>>11521334
Very clean results as usual, what circle cutter are you using though?
>>11521331
And whats that metal thing that the turret MGs are resting on? (middle left image)

>>11527018
>what circle cutter are you using
https://www.hlj.com/hg-rotary-punch-wavht-235 but I'm sure you can find a similar rotary punch elsewhere.

>whats that metal thing
A pretty nice tool for drilling out barrels and such: https://www.hlj.com/center-driller-1pcs-reissue-hqpcend2050-2

>>11526304
Son, you have no goddamned idea. And this was taken a year ago, I have since added more kits to the backlog.

>>11527288
>RG Zeta

>>11527338
It's very hard to argue with the Hobby Lobby 40% off.

Talk me out of spending $70 for the MG Wing Zero EW ver Ka. I have the old MG Wing Gundam and the Proto Zero. Not really interested in the Wing ver Ka. But I really need a decent version of the Wing Zero Custom. Is it really worth the extra $30 compared to the old 2004 kit?

>>11527453
Stalk Hobby Lobby and wait for it to get in stock there, and buy it for $51 during a 40% off week. You might have to pay $55 instead due to inflation and tariffs, but it's certainly better than paying $70.

As for quality, it's head and shoulders better than the old MG Wing Zero Custom. Besides coming with a free Action Base 1, the engineering is significantly better, it comes with the shield for the transformation mode (which the original MG couldn't even do), and the Twin Buster Rifles can fold to store them in the wings. It's very feature rich and pretty damn awesome.

>>11527338
Nta but look, the RG zeta can transform.
It just never said anything about it being fun, easy or structurally sounds.

>>11527628
It can transform exactly once and looks good in both forms but don't try and play with it

Did some slides for Nu ka yesterday. I think I fucked up the shoulders but I'll fix it later today.

>>11525922
I think I've seen stores on aliexpress selling any replacement part by request. Not cheap though. At that point you could also just buy a chinese bootleg that contains that part and get a free chink model.

>>11526304
SD - BB senshi nu gundam
SD - BB senshi blue geara doga - might mod into a panzer doga
SD - BB senshi gyunei guss's jagd doga
SD - BB g arms command gundam, titans colors
SD - BB senshi g armor
SD - BB senshi perfect gundam (2x), one is becoming a full armor gundam, maybe comic bonbon colors
SD - vf-1j
- vf-1s
- vf-1a
- ve-1
SD - BB Senshi RGZ 91
—————————-
Parochenman - gamera (gamera is done by gyaos isn’t)
Parochenman - Godzilla vs king ghidora
————————
Bandai hobby spirits -
SD Combattler V
SD Mazinger Z
SD Raideen
—————
At least 10-20 sd gachapons from zeta gundam and layzner

>>11525922
>>11528052
I swear at one point someone went through the effort of checking a bunch on manuals and made a decent list of what kits had spare parts but I'm not finding it.

>>11528106
Oh I forgot I had the other 4pack of SD macross guys as well as a more than enough broken g generation guys i got in a lot that I want to fix and paint ntm scratch building a diorama out of polystyrene
>I have a problem

>>11527554
AMAIM Ghost is such a shitty kit. Awful articulation and posing, no accessories, almost no gimmicks to speak of, and it was pretty fucking expensive for what it actually offers. My first and last non-gundam bandai kit.

>>11528236
>My first and last non-gundam bandai kit.
Hey, some of the figure rises are alright.

incredible gate placement, bravo bandai

>>11528342
Whats the problem?

>>11528342
I'd be more pissed off with the parting line going zigzag across the part.

>>11528390
the two knobs on either side are so close it makes filing with a glass file impossible and event with folded paper it's ass. can't even use my hobby knife there
>>11528462
i've given up on that... i'm not going to hand paint the whole thing

>>11528479
I would have just sanded the whole side perfectly flat, then put metal details where the plastic ones used to be.

>>11526304
FA Berkflinger
MG Testament
AUV Susanoo
Asra Tamamamno
FAG Durga
FAG Magatsuki
FAG Magatsuki (pink)
MG MKIV
HMM Blade Liger
FAG Gourai 2.0
FAG Stylet 2.0
HGUC Rah
FAG Hresvelger
FAG Baselard Zefalkier
FAB Baselard Zefalkier other
MG Sword Impulse
MG Jesta
MG XN Raiser
RG WZC
RG Exia
FAG Baselard (second one, unbuilt)
SRW Raftclans
FA Ji-Dao EA
Nonscale F22
Nonscale EF2000 black
Nonscale SU37
MG Tallgeese
MG Strike RM
RG Hi-Nu
MG Ex-Impulse
Reverberation of Medta Jiulian
MS General Sloth
MG Tallgeese
1/144 Valvrave
HMM Koenig Wolf
FAG Kongo
MG Gelgoog 1.0
MD Alice
AN Soffiera
Spartan Warrior black
Spartan Warrior green

>>11528479
Speaking of I've been using the glass file I bought on recommendation here for a few weeks now. Naturally my first use was on a kit that had a similar problem with putting gates either between raised details or in cramped spots that are visible when assembled. I ended up just scraping at them with my knife perpendicular to the kit and hoping for the best.

As for the files themselves I really like them. I got the three pack of stedi files and as anon predicted the lowest grit has gotten barely any use. I regret not paying a little extra to buy three separately and get the file that tapers to a point instead of the lowest grit file.
Overall they've made sanding an entire kit so much faster and without as much effort to keep an area smooth and free of scratches. There was a small learning curve as unlike sanding sticks or sponges the sides aren't also a sanding surface and I left a few marks from pressing too hard or not completely flat.
Also I was a little worried about having unclog them constantly as I've seen people complain but I've just been giving them a quick clean with a stiff bristled nail brush and they get cleared out within a couple strokes.

>>11528620
i'm a snapshitter, please understan
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>>11528703
getting a glass file was probably the single best upgrade for me because i used to do 240, 400, 600, 800, 100, 1200, 1500 grit and it took for fucking ever

I impulse bought Unicorn Gundam 02 Banshee Norn Perfect Grade at a hobby shop cause I wanted to get into gundam. Probably should've went with an HG or MG set to start with, but its been pretty fun so far.

>>11526304
This minus the gogg but added the mg black tristars zaku 1 & 2

>>11528743
Yeah it really streamlined the entire sanding process.

>>11528743
>do 240, 400, 600, 800, 100, 1200, 1500
can be reduced to 400, 800, 1000 with the exact same result
also discover the amazing synergy between plastic modelling and nail arts

>>11528743
replacing those plastic details with metal ones is possibly the easiest thing to do and learn with at least
literally just drill out a little hole with a pin vise and stick the metal piece into the hole with a tiny dab of glue
you could even drill out the holes before sanding everything flat and drill through the plastic details using them to center your holes so you don't have to measure anything to have them all line up properly

>>11528342
Looks HG or ancient in general so what did you expect

>>11528906
I do 1000, 1200, 1500, 2000, 2500, 4000, 6000, 8000, 10000 and then the polish box for nails. It think I need to revise my approach since I've grown to hate sanding. I also have a DSPIAE glass file, but can't understand how to use it properly, usually I damage some area around the nub and have to do the entire fucking sanding process on the whole area. Maybe I'm too retarded for gunpla and should go back to my warhammerinos (just kidding, I hate GW and all their shit after assembling my first Bandai kit). Single bladed nippers were a blessing though, my best gunpla-related purchase ever. Thanks for reading my blog post.

>>11528856
Gee Bill! TWO master grade Z'Goks?

>>11529250
>so what did you expect
it's my first gunpla, so nothing. it's an HG from 2013

>>11528236
Eh, I got it for like $5.

>>11529337
the char ones are cheap and have a better innerframe to the other 2 kits and the unicorn one comes with plenty of other bits.

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

>>11528845
Time to spend all my off time from work building this

>>11530655
Are you in USA? >>11521582

>>11530889
Welcome to the club, brother

>>11530889
Clean your room anon jesus christ

>>11530979
I was going to say that outside of the runners and McDonald's bag it's not too bad but then I looked in the top left.

>>11515401
Look up the Revell 'Evil Iron' 1/8th scale motorcycle.

You're welcome.

I finished Lunamaria, she's pretty cool

This was a fun kit. I really like how it transforms, especially for a HG. Lighting is kinda ass where I'm at, though.

>>11531335
And the donut of course.

>>11530979
I'll get to it, it's just a couple small things desu

3rd ever kit, other two are sloppy but I kinda killed this shit ngl
I want to get some panel liner and those Gundam metallic marker for the red/blue/yellow bits (disassembling the head will be a bitch though?) and he could be kind of epic

>>11528845
PG are really no harder than an MG or even a newer HG, they just have way more parts

>>11531402
>they just have way more parts
Tell me about it, I feel like I've done a lot of work on my Norn but all I have is a torso, waist and feet

>>11531402
I spent 4 hours following the manual and havent even gotten the second page done thats in the image lmao

>>11531335
I don't remember, can you transform it by itself or is it like the recent macross hg, you have to remove and add pieces

>>11531399
A good habit to get into when building Gunpla is to snip the sides of the peg holes to reduce the friction between it and the peg you insert. That makes disassembly a lot easier, and it's standard practice for painters.

Progress report featuring RX-93, we have a head and legs.
Part of me wanted to buy some cheap LEDs to put in it but I think I'll just go with some blacklight spotlights and put them into the stand if I can find some.

>>11531671
There's zero parts swapping involved, which is awesome

>>11531814
damn, and he's still standing after a 2 transformation in a row? when was that, 10 years before RG Zeta? and it was better
I hope one day with transformable hg macross without having to remove and add parts, too annoying to have to find the drawer, find the bag, find the instructions to FINALLY transform it

>>11531812
One trick you could try is learning how to wire up wireless LEDs and sticking the magnets in the legs for uniform brightness (there should be plenty of void space where the official LED kit is supposed to go). That way you just need a magnetic loop inside the base and can light up the Banshee without having to attach it directly to the stand.

>>11531829
>wireless LEDs
>had to wire them up
even worse than the day I discovered my wireless mouse had wires inside

>>11531821
The only part that doesn't like to stay together is one of the chest plates, and I'm not sure why. Also while there aren't many extra parts (hand, stand adapter for gun, base slot panel), the custom stand does hold it all. It's not as cool as the Messala's stand, though cause that even holds the beam sabers as well as all the interchangeable and partsformation parts. More kits should come with cool stands.

What I've also just realized is that now all my HGs are finished. It's a strange feeling. Kinda want to go seeing my hobby shop has a Gaplant or Habrambi, but at the same time I have some other stuff in my backlog I should work on. A few RGs, a few MGs, a ver ka, and a couple HMM Zoids, which are basically MGs.

RGzeta memes aside, I will get one eventually even though I have 2 HGs already, and I plan on getting the ver ka one day.

>>11531829
I actually do have some of those magnet activated LEDs lying around somewhere. Depending on how many I have I could slap one in the head at the very least.

>>11531140
This makes me racist.

Arms make models way more expressive than anything else even if it's a single arm.

>>11532717
I'd probably be done if I didn't have to work today. and everything fits together like a glove, I love it.

>>11533608
Forgot my pic

>>11517315
Other than the eyes on the head I actually like it

Does the HG Dom tropen come with the assault rifle weapon? I cannot seem to find a clear answer

>>11533950
http://www.dalong.net/reviews/hg/h17/h17_p.htm
looks like no

thinking about burrying a gunpla in my garden for a year for weathering. maybe it'll even grow a little plamo tree...

>>11533950
Purple one has the bazooka. Tan one has the mmp80 machine gun and bazooka

>>11534071
>>11534562
of course i forgot to check the pbandai section
http://www.dalong.net/reviews/cg/cgh120/cgh120_p.htm
so the pbandai unicorn version does have it

>>11534625
oh also this one too lol
http://www.dalong.net/reviews/hg/h27/h27_p.htm

>>11533610
I wonder how that other anon building PG Banshee is doing.

time to start with the bootleg FA hyakushiki

>tfw I thought my gryphios hyakushiki came with with water slides for the shoulder kanji but it was actually just stickers that didn't look cut
I feel the fool. At least they look good I guess. The set did come with water slides though, which was a nice surprise.

>>11534960
You talking about that gundam base triple set or the older set?

>>11535105
The Triple Set, yea. That's the one.

The panel lines hurt my soul and I probably used too much topcoat but we all gotta start somewhere and he was only $17 so I think I'll be just fine setting this guy on the shelf and always being able to look back on him as the official start of my gunpla journey

>>11534960
Those are dry transfers

>>11535345
>what did he mean by this

The next G Gundam HG....is NOT the Bolt Gundam.

>>11535753
>Bolt Gundam.
never ever due to lol russian
BUT WHERE IS THE HG TEQUILA?

>>11535753
>>11535787

>>11535396
Oh HG, the MG Hyaku Shiki comes with dry transfers

US P-Bandai summer drop. It's just a rehash of previous catalog stuff, but goddamn the tariffs are already hitting hard.

>>11535753
>not the Tequila Gundam
Fuck outta here

>>11535875
>australia finally gets p-bandai
>still no gunpla

I'm gonna freak

I think Bamco's making the gating on the runners a bit too fine. I'm missing Enryu's head crest and it's nowhere to be found in my house.
I'll just have to settle for displaying Choryujin only.

>>11536184
That's why I immediately put that shit in a bag.
That said, I might buy a second anyway so I can display them separately.

I got some questions

I have some 144 scales migs and Gundam stuff

I'm going to try to paint them
But I really confused about the nozzles and vents

With gunpla they usually have the inside of nozzles and vents painted red with black for the center to emulate how jet engine besides the actual nozzle, the hole without any light is just a black hole

But if we actually shrink the real thing down to 144 scale, would the black part even be noticeable or it would be part of the red when you see it through human eyes?

So my question is do we even need to paint the black parts for vents and nozzles?

>>11536411
Should drill the jets center out. And gundam is stupid, for jets they use red covers, but gundam has always colored in the jets. If the jets were painted they would be burnt and blackened first time the jet engine is tested out.

>>11534833
inner frame
pretty simple but very sturdy thanks to the pom plastic and the diecast parts

>>11535753
This is absurd, it gives me hope for other ridiculous ones like tequila and nether but also why this before bolt?

>>11538435
that midget Zelensky would cry

>>11535787
>>11538435
>>11538440
Why would Bandai even care?

Okay, I'm going to take a plamo break now. I need to take a week to do a full on deep clean of my work space.
Have a Plaiobot Lazengann.

Can't wait for the Gurren Lagann rerelease.

>Japanese Gunpla Twitter complaining about how hard it is to get gunpla there
>complaining about how the EX-S was still up for preorder on PBUS

This feels wrong, like it should be the other way around.

>>11538939
The grass is always greener. Except for those of us that live in the rest of the world who get nothing.

>>11538939
Japan is also filled with scalpers but their local shops get way more stock of normal releases

New thread: >>11539374