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=READ THE GUIDE=

THE GUIDE: http://gunpla.buyfags.moe/

=READ THE GUIDE=

For those new to gunpla/plamo or even just new to this thread; please read the guide. Please read it before asking questions, as there is a chance it has already been answered there.

For those unfamiliar, "plamo" is a shortened form of "plastic model". If it's made of plastic, someone can probably help you here!
If you're new, you're gonna fuck up. Don't worry! If you're experienced, don't make the new people worry!

And remember to report any shitposting and spam to keep the thread clean and civil.

>Why won't anyone answer my question?
Try being specific, especially about your materials and process. Post images whenever possible; even if the kit/part looks bad, you are more likely to get help posting images.

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>>22164244
Mr. Color GX and Super Metallic are fantastic basic colors, clears and metallics, but that also means having to mix all of your colors yourself when sometimes you just wanna grab a paint off the shelf and use it.
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>>22164249
But I know koreans that use it over the other brands cause patriotism
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>>22164251
>but that also means having to mix all of your colors yourself
There's nothing stopping you from using the billion colors they have in the basic line as a supplement. Even though they're not "as good" as their specialty lines, they're still very high-quality paints that you can comfortably thin 1:1.5-1:2 and still get good results.
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Do Pinoys make their own lacquer paints? Does lacquer even natively grow in their jungle?
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>>22164217
Gaia's high end premium colors mog the shit out of Mr. Color, their thinners are stronger, and they have much better fluorescent and pearlescent colors

https://www.gundam.info/news/gunpla/01_12675.html

Two ver Ka in a row.
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>>22157406
>no wfm kit
>wfm gets RE 100 kit
>only 2 MG kits a year at most since 2020
>before that it was at least 4 a year
>if it is a MG it's probably pbandai at this point
I don't know why they are shying away from MG in favor of hg and RE100 but it fucking sucks. Real grades are too much of a pain in the ass and HGs are just ok imo
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>>22163392
Sorry not RE100. Full mechanics (FM) 1/100
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>>22161886
>last couple years of rg have been a aprovment
I hope so. My first RG was exia and that sucked ass. I have a God gundam, you convinced be to build it next
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Narrative is one of the ugliest designs ever and Katoki should commit ritual suicide in shame for designing it.

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>>22163380
This is the most cringeworthy schizophrenic shit I've seen outside of /b/, which is exactly where these unfunny and retarded MS paint pictures deserve to go. Bringing up a bunch of companies and some random fuckwit while complaining about identity politics shit that Amerimutts created and force down everyone's throats in a thread about Gunpla is proof that Americans should be rounded up and shot. You live in the worst country on the planet precisely because all you whinging faggots care about is self-centred social bullshit instead of, I don't know, things that actually matter like slipping living standards. Maybe if you shut the fuck up and stop jerking off to tranny porn you'll stop spending your whole pathetic existence talking about a bunch of people who will kill themselves half the time anyway.
>Gunpla is important to me because it saved me from suicide
Maybe you should try again you fucking annoying failure, hope you succeed this time.
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>>22159194
>Unicorn Gundam
>Wing Gundam EW
>Sinanju
>Mobile Ball
>Banshee (actually a reverse case)
>Crossbone (one of the variants at least)
>Sinanju Stein (one of the variants)

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It's probably going to be a shitshow with the full western cast, but i'm curious.
When do you think it will release? since we already got a trailer. Yet it doesn't seem to be at Gundam Next Future.
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>>22164179
then I know you're weak to anal too.
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>>22164185
How does that mean it will be bad?
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>>22164176
Zoltan's mother
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>>22164193
The Zeon were Nazis
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>>22164258
And?

Also Unicorn already happened, it would be hard to top newtype bullshit being retconned into the Federation constitution.

Cosmic Fury is Out Edition
>Cosmic Fury
On Netflix now
https://www.netflix.com/title/81586549
or
https://mega nz/file/Yl8WSbhR#N4D8NDxsJzIQEaEwLoX_7ZQdZK8ZnNO7VUQwNQx4QO8

>Official YouTube Channels
https://www.youtube.com/c/PowerRangersOfficial/videos
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbIm2iqwql8bFqkO2bHv7Mw/videos

>Current comics being released/coming
MMPR
Ranger Academy


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>>22163982
On the bright side, that means I can just rewatch SPD and get a better finale from a chronological standpoint.
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>>22163890
>edgy teen drama no one asked for?
Yep, and it'll be your typical TV depression porn
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>>22157815
He played Void Queen in Dino Fury.
Just Cosmic Fury really.
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>>22162868
Are you sure? A shirtless, buff furry cyborg is turbo gay.
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>>22158622
Amphibia got it's third season tonally screwed over because after just about getting away with a kid getting impaled on screen, Disney heavily watered down any acknowledgement of what happened in the third season.

>Showing bodily trauma>talking about bodily trauma
In kids shows for some reason.

There's more than one account of shows or movies having to cut sad moments because execs didn't like the fact that the audience was experiencing any other emotion than excitement or humour. It's weird man.

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The most unrealistic thing about Try was they had a character who was a fan of Slegger Law.
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Sleggar was a 100x better character than fuck ass retard Amuro
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It would be more unrealistic if they had a fan of Hayato
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>>22163660
>shows up in the third act
>punches everyone
>cucks Bright
>refuses to elaborate
>dies

I don't understand, how could you not be a fan of Sleggar?
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I am and will always be a fan of gun battery operators who can actually hit their targets. Sleggar and Chan are some of my favorite characters for this reason.
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>>22164157
thx, forgot all about that bit in 0079 rewatching tonight

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King Ghidorah Edition:
Previous >> 22123137
Full advertisement with GMK Ghidorah, zombies and samurai:
https://twitter.com/KaijuNewsOutlet/status/1703521780604752105
Monarch:Legacy of Monsters teaser
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec27RCzb6qI
Upcoming: Godzilla Minus One (see trailer)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7DqccP1Q_4
Gamera: Rebirth out now on Netflix
https://www.netflix.com/title/81087387
Upcoming: Kaiju No. 8 (see second trailer)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3ljNZsBOxE
Upcoming: Hoshi35 (see trailer)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9f51_cgXxo
Upcoming: Bullbuster (see trailer)

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>>22161639
>>22161643
Are these AI cancer?
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>>22161327
>>22161639
>>22164230
would it make godzilla in hell the comic make less sense.
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>>22162995
Kadokawa approved it, how did you not know this?
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>>22164231
That comic was like artists' showcase that was very loose on the story. If it did Godzilla some impressive feat then so be it but I prefer the idea of Godzilla, as powerful as he is, having some higher authority over him being flesh and bone creature that will die one day. And wherever dead Godzillas go they don't come back.
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>>22164245
I think of each version of Godzilla was judged by some cosmic tribunal after death, their souls put on a scale and so on, then some of them, at worst, would have to spend some time atoning if not being redeemed straight away. I don't know if the exceptions would qualify because GMK is a collection of angry souls and Godzilla Earth... is this fucker even a living being?

New SEED FREEDOM characters revealed
https://www.gundam.info/news/video-music/01_12630.html
google translated names and their VA :
From left to right:
Liu Hsien-chiang: Kentaro
Tone Daniel Halper: Yoshiyuki
Matsuoka Griffin Alvarest: ???
Orphée Lam Thao : Hiroshi
Shimono Aura Maha Khyber : Yukari
Tamura Ingrid Torador: Sumire Uesaka
Riderado Torador : Misato Fukuen
Shula Serpentine : Yuichi Nakamura
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Freedom panel live-streaming on the 6th.

Incidentally, Flawless Victory aired eighteen years ago yesterday, and Destiny’s first episode aired nineteen years ago as of the 9th.
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>>22163973
Good times.
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>>22164026
I know its been said in the thread already but its crazy how early-mid 2000s these designs truly are
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AthrunxCagalli copium still going strong after 16 years

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EOS soon, 78 days to go.
Sept 21, 2022 - Nov 29, 2023.
Custom Lobbies (sometimes, probably, maybe) Saturday 7PM CST or something (12 sessions to go).

Previous thread:
>>22042773

Now you can earn 200 cap by clearing your dailies
>Aug 23 - S6 (Zeta + 2 maps)

>Sep 20 - Oct 4 - Login Bonus 2 (2k CAP)

>Sep 6 - 20 - Event Challenge 2 (2k CAP, 2 Tickets each)
>Sep 27 - Oct 11 - Event 3
>Oct 11 - 25 - Event 4

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>>22160409
I wonder if you can just unlock the entire inventory for everyone?
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>>22163920
Ive not published my real name or online account with this anywhere. Code is private still.
Also it's clean room reverse engineered. No game assets are used for the server to work.
There's no legal precedent as far as I can tell. To be cautious I'll likely give it a dumb generic name like GEVO (literally GEVO) and avoid any use of Bandai Namco or Gundam on release docs or however
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>>22163929
Yep. Already know that I can. And that's the goal. Give everyone everything. I'm mocking the loot boxes and other stuff out to stop the game from crashing from an unknown interaction, but that's it.

You still need the game to actually update when you equip though, so inventory management in that regard is still important.
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>>22163981
there's a guy on youtube called praydog that does unreal dev stuff, maybe hit him up for some questions
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>>22163981
>>22163983
Sounds great. I wonder, with the while sfx skins. Would you be able to make the weapon sfx the default sound for the Zaku II Ranged and the RX-78-2 weapons?

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Official Sites:
https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp
https://www.ultramanconnection.com
https://m-78.jp

>YouTube OFFICIAL Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/tsuburaya/

>Official Ultraman Connection Discord
https://discord.com/invite/my9CTFpYVV

>Ultra Pastebin:
https://pastebin.com/ah9W9vPu (embed)

>Ultraman Blazar currently airing

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>Koyanagi : Mr. Taguchi was able to participate in the script meeting with me as a series member, and I felt very at ease. I couldn’t do it alone. In the past, the series composition team would participate in the entire script meeting, but the main director could only participate in the script meeting that he directed. Mr. Taguchi may be a little dissatisfied with this? When I attended meetings, I would be intimidated by famous directors, and when asked something, I could only answer "Yeah~". Thanks to Taguchi-san, I was able to concentrate on the characters and the story.
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>[On the issue of Blazer’s left and right consciousness]

>——Speaking of which, Blazar is right-handed and Captain Gento is left-handed. Was this a setting that was added in from the beginning?

>Taguchi : No, it's only because Tomoya Warabino happens to be left-handed for that matter. However, I came up with the idea in the scripting stage of linking it to the image of Blazar's left-right asymmetry. Although there is no clear setting as to whose consciousness is on the right and whose consciousness is on the left, but when considering how to communicate with the completely non-speaking Ultraman, it was discovered that the left and right colors were so different, so that shape feature was utilized, and there was no other way to do it other than that.

>Koyanagi : The clues started to show up in episodes 9 and 10 written by Sumio Uetake.
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>[What to be expected in the second half: Please believe in Emi]

>——Within the scope of disclosure, what is the highlight of the second half?

>Taguchi: In short, this time "Blazar" is a Sci-fi TV series that basically ends in one episode. The vertical axis of the story will not be too complicated, and the storytelling is simple, but Blazar still can't speak in Earth language, and the enemy forces won't be carefully explained in words, so only hints are available. Although the plot is not complicated, it may not be easy to find these clues. Some hints are also scattered in many places in the first 12 episodes. Sometimes you will see something on the files and documents you accidentally noticed, right? The layouts prepared everywhere are gradually put together, and when you finally return to the game, you will have the feeling of "So this is the story."

>Koyanagi : That said, there's probably no need for viewers to do some weird speculation. In the 12 episodes so far, SKaRD doesn't lie, everyone is a partner and looks out for their partners. Emi, who collects all sorts of information, is also, and her actions are only for the sake of SKaRD through and through, which I think has been depicted well in the first 12 episodes, so she should be trustworthy. Because she is loved by everyone, if SKaRD falls into a serious situation in the future, I would like to ask you to protect it together.

>Taguchi : The trial of SKaRD has only begun now, please continue to support them!

TLDR: Both Taguchi and Koyanagi told people to believe in SKaRD
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>>22163976
>believe in SKaRD
Wilco!

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ALLMIND expects great things from you, Raven.

>New Player Guide
https://pastebin.com/5xEAybEC
>Artbooks, music and emulation resources
https://pastebin.com/jxij0dxe
>the link for the ACV xenia tutorial
https://pastes.io/s7kp1uu925
>ACVD-friendly xenia link
https://dropmefiles.com/PS3lr
>models for all the gen 1 parts
https://mega.nz/folder/ZzF2zTgC#9GA7XuSi3K3utTbp4hBlkA
>Website
https://www.armoredcore.net/
>Steam Page:

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>>22164198
You're an actual retard. The controller has a boost button on it you fucking idiot, being able to shut it off midair wouldn't impact controllers at all. (I use one.)
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>>22164146
They want you to keep moving at all times in this game, it's also the reason why you can still use a melee attack even if you have no EN, having autoboosting while moving in midair lets you cover ground faster.
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>>22164146
>Can't turn booster off mid air
Why do people keep saying this? Just let go of the stick and it turns off.
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>>22164198
ACVD/V was the first to do this, and it works better than in AC6, in which nothing happens until you land and stay still
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>>22164198
>actively track your boost state through gameplay chaos, visual clutter and distractions during combat.
AB and QB automatically activate boost state

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Instead of weekly CCA sucks threads, lets have a weekly Re-Zeon thread.

Post designs, lore, and frustration that there is still no way to read this in the west.

I'm tempted to fund some Japanese language uni student to translate whatever we can find in terms of Re-Zeon chapters because I'm sick of waiting to read about how an army of Ple clones engage in naval warfare on Mars using Titans test suits in service of the Ple queen.
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>>22159530
Well said. Sadly, that particular configuration doesn’t work with the official HG TR-6 option parts. I tried.
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love AoZ fanart
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same applies to TR-5's Fiver
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Rosette bump
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>>22162328
Funnily enough I built the HG TR-5 yesterday. Hate how some these older kits have problems holding their huge rifles (I'm looking at you, Xeku Eins) but the end result was stellar. Can't wait to get more AoZ stuff, I've got a Barzam and Hobby Hizack in the mail!
/end of blog

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>How to get into KR and where to start?
https://kamenriderguide.weebly.com

>List of subbed series
http://tokusubs.wikia.com/wiki/Tokusubs_Wiki

>Direct Download Links
https://pastebin.com/uynBpq35
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iAaxZsRy5ZBUExP_kg21PwFHzK9l8UljCkK2u6hNIfU
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19wl37LsDD4J_yqR7usLNkXA4hGAXngnlI3HgSgMN2Kk
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W3nlhtioorLWE8g5HJSKCAUoTGicFKeLh5d4JXZmAKs


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>>22163743
I have a feeling that since King Kyoryu Red is a different character there might be a chance for him to pop up later on.
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>>22164138
>>22164156
Report came from a theater attendant. Supposed chain received a list of films coming in the winter to select which to show for the season. One of them listed was Kamen Rider Reiwa Next Gen. Might be a tentative title
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>>22164152
kys saborrenigger
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Reiwa Generations doesn't seem that far fetched at all, just need to arrange time for Fumiya to film. Everyone else should be easy to get.
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>>22164156
>no one cared for the characters wearing old suits in Beyond Generations
idk Sakura wearing the Valkyrie suit was pretty hot


>Lilith remains the only living Mirari after the rest got Chernobyl'd
>Kyao implied to be suffering from his radiation exposure
>Gablae for the first time truly falls in love with a woman, only for her to be mentally incapable of romantically reciprocating
>Neither Amu or Lecee can live with Daba
>Daba will spend the rest of his days tending to Olibie's brain damage from being a Bio-Sensor, ultimately Poseidal's goal of destroying the Yaman people was achieved

Wtf you guys told me this was a happy show
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>>22161288
>Kyao implied to be suffering from his radiation exposure
I don't remember this one
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>>22163258
Me neither.
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So if anyone's bothering to go beyond the OP full of spoilers I'm going to assume they don't care about spoilers or have already seen it.
>>22163258
After Lillith and Kyao stop the reactor from going critical and Lillith goes all "borderline death" for a bit, they discuss (ep 47) that Lillith was affected how she was because she's smaller, which causes Kyao to wonder if he's okay. In ep 52, after they invade Sveto from underwater, Kyao collapses on the ground after getting out of the water. When Lechee helps him up she openly wonders if he has radiation sickness, but he brushes it off as just tripping. I want to say there was MAYBE another scene of him acting faint, but I can't recall, but either way it's never brought up again and in the epilogue he's fine, so it's open to interpretation.
>>22161288
>Neither Amu or Lecee can live with Daba
>Daba will spend the rest of his days tending to Olibie's brain damage from being a Bio-Sensor, ultimately Poseidal's goal of destroying the Yaman people was achieved
I still argue that this is entirely self-inflicted by the three people in question. Either of the girls (or hell, both - royalty's privilege after all) could've chosen to shack up with him, because Daba tending to Olibee wouldn't/shouldn't take up so much of his time that he's unable to have any functioning relationships outside of that. Whether he's choosing to be a sexless monk or the girls are just throwing in the towel because they realize the (sex) doll-like Olibee has them beat, it doesn't really convey it being depressing.

Personally, I just think the writing in the last third of the show feels somewhat erratic and rushed, and that may be a result of it too (though I have bigger issues with shit like Full Flat's death, and the entirety of that episode, among other things).
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>I have bigger issues with shit like Full Flat's death,

do you mean how she lived up to her name

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>effortlessly mogs all other UC gundams
lad katoki does it again
absolute kino
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>>22162185
Because 0083 is trash and none of it makes any sense. The Gundam Project shits all over the tech fluff.
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>>22162437
GP00, followed by 02 and then 03 closely behind it. After that is FB and then base 01. 04 is strictly inferior to it's refit and is thus at the bottom.
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>>22162437
00>01>04>02>03>01Fb
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>>22162437
GP00
GP04
GP02
GP01Fb
GP03
GP01
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>>22162185
Well, why modern air carriers aint floating fortresses?

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DD News:
Cherudim Gundam - TRANS-AM Onslaught
https://twitter.com/srw_dd_pr/status/1702248319182082337
Jushin Liger - Vega Lancer
https://twitter.com/srw_dd_pr/status/1702245814024987064


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>>22164205
Yes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-pFqGL2RkQ
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>>22164208
>when she gets wet at the idea of docking the his boxer with her gunner
Obari is a genius.
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>>22164208
bossy girls like to be treated roughly
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>>22164218
Adding a random novel was a mistake. Fuck 30.


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