TO KEEP THE THREAD CLEAN AND CIVIL, PLEASE REPORT AND DO NOT REPLY TO SHITPOSTERS AND SPAMMERS THAT ARE TRYING TO DERAIL IT***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!>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.>Why are my pictures sideways?4chan strips EXIF data from images when they're uploaded to the website from your phone, including the orientation display tag. To solve this, save your images out separately, or use an app that will rotate and save the image itself for you.One commonly used app that works well on Android:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplemobilephotoresizerLinks:>A guide to other types of plamo:http://www.mediafire.com/view/1vf1aw7v91pz5pa/Airfix%20Model%20World%20Specia%20-By-Step>Kawaguchi gunpla tips:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJV1h9xQ7Hx-SoCOivVEHNDOl16VWLB3A>Gundam lineart:https://imgur.com/user/gundaml1neart>Funaka's gunpla guides:http://funakatown.com/images/Building_Gunpla_Final.pdfhttp://funakatown.com/images/Funakas_Scratchbuilding.pdf>Falldog's gunpla guide:http://otakurevolution.com/content/laymans-gunpla-guideMonthly restock:https://bandai-hobby.net/site/schedule_images/2021_mar.pdfPast Groupbuilds:https://imgur.com/user/mechagroupbuild/postsIRC:>Server/ChannelRizon/#gunplaPrevious thread: >>19391398
--MECHA MUSUME GROUPBUILD--Build and customize a mecha musume/female mecha kit to your stylings. Examples of mecha musume kits/lines include:>Build Fighters Super Fuminas/Mobile Dolls/Figure-rise Standards/etc>Frame Arms Girls>Megami Devices>A.T.K.Girls>Aoshima's V.F.G.Examples of female mechas include:>Feminine mobile suits (Nobel Gundam, GN Archer, Farsia, Woundwort, etc)>Female SDs (IE: Diao-chan Qubeley)>Feminine LBXs (IE: Kunoichi, Pandora)>Fei Yen>Valsione>StreliziaYou're free to do whatever else with your entry so long as you use any of those kits (or something similar) as a basis. If you're feeling ballsy, you can try kitbashing a MS with a female figure out of your own parts as well.Send a description along with both WIP and Finished images of your build to gunplaplamo@gmail.comSTART: 3/01/21END: 6/14/21
Show me some WIPs and finished projects!
Anybody who has built the Alex 2.0 tell me what I did wrong? The wrists just twisted off after a simple turn or two. I know I assembled the part correct. Circled is the assembly step in question. I've glued them because it's all i can do for now but is there a way to repair them without out using a proxy to order new parts from bandai because I looked and it's kinda expensive to do so.
>>19394098>https://bandai-hobby.net/site/schedule_images/2021_mar.pdf>Still no RG Sazabi restockGod damn it
>>19394128Balljoints for the hands are fucking tight on the 2.0. Best advice? Pop them out, pin them with a brass rod and superglue back on the hand, sand the balljoint so it's less tight, and put it back in.
>>19394128The joins on the 2.0 is fucking tight. I got scared putting them in on mine because i thought I built it wrong. Plus the 2.0 uses a much thinner plasticBest thing I can say is follow >>19394141
I need some help /gpg/, which of these do I do for the group build?>Gyanko Full Knight ver+Have a Gyanko kit already, never done a musume kit before so if I screw up it wont be the worst/-Making the old kits look good is hard, it will require a lot of scratch building>FAG based Strike Witch/Kankolle/Azure Lane OC+will look good, can use a lot of standard parts/-Will cost a fair bit, may screw up>Handscale Commando+Small and cute, cheap/-Small, may not be fully /m/>Alice Gear OC+Will look cool/-Will be expensive, a lot can go wrong>Mechagirl+Could look good/-Will need to buy several kits>Any other suggestions welcome
>>19394151I've said this before, but Handscale Commando + Support Vehicle.Alternatively, budget Macross Mechagirl using something like the GN Archer as a base.
she's here bros, time to put my skills to the test, wish me luck.
>>19394151bote
>>19394128Yeah, i've had one of the ball joints pop off as well. It's a great kit but christ I do not know what they were thinking with those joints. After popping out and re-attaching the hand to the ball, I used a model file to sand the inside of the connection.Re-attach the ball joing like >>19394141suggested.
>>19394102>A quick example>But since that faggot shows up as the first result, you used thatcorrect, that is what a quick example is.:^)
I missed the deadline for the group build but oh well. I still have plenty of panel lining and other work to do on it,More parts showed up today so i completely revised the design of my cielnova.
>>19394291From the back
>>19394299And from the side
>>19394291>>19394299>>19394306I love it, you have an amazing design. But why the stickers?>>19394160>>19394169Thanks guys. Im almost regretting voting for musume as I have too many ideas to choose from.
>>19394291Damn, despite all the great works this last groupbuild could really use more clusterfucks like this. Nice.
>>19394291>>19394299>>19394306Looks awesome! The bulk in the chest and waist really make it feel like a unit that was built to carry as much firepower as possible. Also what parts pack is that head from? I really like the look.
>>19394319thanks anon! The head is from the cielnova high mobility parts pack.>>19394317Thanks!!my metallic paint gundam markers are in storage rn and so are my paints, so im working with limited resources and plus my skill level is still pretty shit overall. and worst of all... I actually like using stickers
>>19394100>If you're feeling ballsy, you can try kitbashing a MS with a female figure out of your own parts as well.So, can I use a figma or revoltech as the base?
Here's your contest winner, anon.
>>19394318thanks! clusterfucky looking mechs are criminally underrated with a few exceptions. It is a fuckin crime that most of the AoZ kits are P-bandai only
>>19394344Sometimes I think AoZ goes too far. But or a line that everyone bragged about being cheap and with so many possibilities of customization, the results of the group build were kinda underwhelming, definitely expected more builds like yours.
>>19394337By "female figure" I was referring to the proportional type of figure, not the toy type of figure. As in you make the female figure using plamo parts you have lying around, not just slapping plamo parts onto a Barbie.
>>19394350I think a lot of the issue is how many parts packs you need to get cause each is so small, and the limited stock many places only had of them. plus i think most of the entries in there look like they put the main emphasis on quality of the build as opposed to "how many fucking parts can I stick together onto one mech without it getting to heavy and falling apart" which is what I have been doing
>mecha musume groupbuild oy vey look at the time
https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/1192220/Unlike Black WarGreymon, not a regular release...
BBTS or USAgundamstore? I want to order a kit that only these two sites have but I never used eiter. I live in NY so i think theyre both close by.
>>19394407BBTS has 4$ shipping which is probably better if you're only buying one thing.
>>19394415Does the shipping normally have tracking?
>>19394407Ive had a few issues with USA, and ive read so have others. BBTS is gonna be where i go for my next kit... Or anyone that gets the MG Sazabi in stock finally
>>19394451Not sure, I don't use BBTS, I've only used USAGS which has FedEx tracking.
well, after studying the figure a lil, ive conclude that this will be hard as fuck to pull off and I will really be pushing my skills while almost the rest of you will just do a custom, paint job
>>19394471Could always sub in some 1/100 pieces.
>>19394471Challenging is what gets the credit.
>>19394471that's right, you're gonna put in so much work and be better than those plebians that only do a different paint job
>>19394471You won't be alone. I'm intending on bashing this and a unicorn together but the proportions are going to be sketchy. So I'm probably going to mix in SD parts to accomodate the chest/headgear. But the challenge will be worth it. I think everyone who participates will probably learn a lot if they dont do the bare minimum.
>>19394505My biggest issue is that I want to make an MS have more feminine proportions, but I don't have a lot of parts on me.
>>19394508I see, well depending on where you want your proportions I would follow the old ms girls as a guide. In this case rounding out the flouros legs and using the seperation as stockings, the chest piece can be cut into halves that can be positioned above and under the bust. There are ways you can emphasize parts you already have, but its def something I would suggest sketching out if you have the time or will to do so.
Why didn't you recreate this for the last group build anons?
>>19394540Not the Flauros anon, thought I'd just pitch in on my two cents. I'm planning on using a GN-X as a base.
>>19394544No one is that creative
>>19394544nobody wants to do the "bionicle" look
>>19394556stop using bionicle as an insult, faggot
rough wip, that will be enough work for tonight
>>19394610h-hayai
I want it but damn little pricey for dragon wings
>>19394547Ah ok, that is a tough one then. I looked at it on dalong and got a couple ideas of where to start. I would probably shorten the knee covers by half or maybe take it completely off and leave the rest of the thigh piece, and then smooth out the edges on the whole leg for a little more roundness. You got a good midsection on the kit, and the skirt/binders can be cut/sanded to make it more visible. It also looks like the parts in pic related can be removed which will help slim the figure here too, and the chest binders can be widened to maybe cover some space if too much is exposed. These are just what I would do though.
>>19394598suck my chapati, bitch boy
>>19394617Sounds like a good start. I've also got spare parts from my Gernsback that might be applicable here, appreciate the lookout.
>>19394616is this p-bandai?
>>19394616I'm in the same boat. I want this but 25 bucks for an expansion? Jesus that's I think only 5 less than what I paid for the kit. I think that MG expansion is pretty good looking but I don't have a Nataku. I was thinking of getting it and trying to put it on the Supernova
>>19394620Yup>>19394628Currently building altron mg so I’m more inclined to get the wings cause they look fucking great but I don’t have a death scythe or TG2 mg. So I’m so spending $40+ on one set
What's a good paint stripper for citadel acrylics? I hand-painted these a while ago and really want to re-do them. The right isn't going to be my submission but the theme reminded me I abandoned her a couple years back when I moved.
>>19394668iso alcohol works just fine.
>>19394671Awesome, I assume 90% is good?
>>19394690aye, be sure to let the parts bathe in the alcohol for a while and hit them with a toothbrush. also wear gloves so you don't poison yourself.
>>19394694Isopropanol is only toxic if ingested.
>>19394668Try soaking overnight in iso alcohol or windex. If all else fails purple power strips any paint without hurting plastic but you gotta wear gloves when scrubbing it off the parts.
Would painting zero/Mega man x kits count as mecha musume?
>>19394798If it's one of the girls yea
>>19394798It's gotta be a girl or a girly robotNo guys
>>19394809What about Zero
Redpill me on the 1/144 scale.
>>19394809>>19394803>>19394859Well zero from X would pass in my opinion as he looks gayZero from gba games wouldn’t count tho I’d really want a model or action figure based off him
>>19394867cheap and easy to build/paintmost kits in the last 6 years are color accurate enough to look decent OOBkitbash partscompact for smaller storage/army buildsbandai is a fuck and won't give me the mg woundwort
>>19394872Now redpill me on 1/100 scale.
>>19394874cost-efficient and easy to clean up and hide seam linesmost kits in the last 30 years are color accurate enough to look decent OOBlarger for show builds/flashy dioramasbandai is a fuck and won't give me the hg gm sniper
>>19394867>redpillNever done this before but I guess I can give it a try.1/144 IS BASED, 1/100 IS INFERIOR FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON AND NO I WONT PRESENT ANY LOGICAL OR REASONABLE ARGUMENTS AS TO WHY. ANYONE WHO DISAGREES WITH ME IS A BOOGEYMAN WHO LIVES RENT FREE IN MY HEAD
>>19394875>bandai is a fuck and won't give me the hg gm sniperthis one?https://www.gundamplanet.com/hguc-rgm-79g-gm-sniper.html
>>19394879*non-pb gm sniper
>>19394868???
>>19394882>2020+1 You Can (Not) Still Be Bitching About P-BandaiGrow the fuck up already
>>19394891>this mad about a single three word post
>>19394896I'm willing to bet my left nut this isn't the first time you've bitched about it
>>19394901then your left nut is mine, i've literally only posted about p-b kits that i own/pre-ordered
>>19394868Stop trying to be witty and thinking you can get away with calling a guy robot girly as if no one will notice. Mecha musume literally means "mecha girls". Zero is a guy, he does not count, plain and simple. Iris, Ciel, Aile, they count. That's all there is to it.
>>19394291>stealth is optional for this mission
>>19394868>>19394859I don't think zero counts, mecha musume is literally robot girls
>>19394868kotobukiya and e model made kits for himtheres even a movable gk floating around somewhere
>>19394353Good. I have some ideas about using 00 suits since they already have tiny waists and somewhat feminie figures compared to UC stuff.
>>19394875>>19394872>most kits in the last 6 years are color accurate enough to look decent OOB>most kits in the last 30 years are color accurate enough to look decent OOBso...if you paint, 1/144. If you don't, 1/100?
>>19395137No if you paint you can buy any grade but if you're a snapfitter only PGs look presentable. Snapped MGs look like shit.
>>19394471Take her head and just slap it on any MS.Then post on a pso2 thread.
What are your thoughts on jabman ? He's one of the few good reviewers and actually has experience compare to megagayketsu
>>19395234He's alright but his production holds him back
Well, today was fun in sorting out bullshit I shouldn't have to.So back in December, I pre-ordered the GM Sniper Custom with the missile pods, I found it for around 60-70 AUD including shipping and like... yeah sure I think that's fine. Little did I fucking know the shit I'd be dealing with.Turns out the Seller listed a shipping method that isn't available due to the Coof, and didn't bother to update their pricing structure to reflect that, or bring it up when I first purchased it. So I get a message telling me I need to pay extra for shipping, after I paid already. 15 USD or around $18 or $35 UD for FedEx, which is no. So I go to Ebay, ensure I don't have to pay anything, and tell this guy no.Now starts a quest, where I ask if they can do Air Small Packet, because Amiami does it, HLJ does it, but they're convinced they can't do it through Japanpost, which says "Yeah you can."This goes on for a couple hours, until I just fucking start looking for a place I can get it cheap, found TheHangerBay Found it for cheap, decided to throw in some other kits I wanted to get some decent value from this, told the fucker to give me my money back.So don't buy from KuramaToys on Ebay, they are shit. Don't know about their actual store. Actually checking their actual store the 'great price' I got, was $10 more than what it was on their store. Which is still offering shipping they can't fulfill.So yeah, fuck these guys.
>>19395365Yeah fuck ebay in general. I don't want to deal with people. Beep boop free shipping, thanks.
>>19395351Yes, but at least his reviews are honest and down to earth compare to any other gunpla reviewers
>>19394648WTF now I want an Altron MG. Dammit.
>>19394883Zero has a pretty good Rule 63 he could do.
>>19395486X Zero is a man with boobs. Zero Zero is a lady.
>>19395234>What are your thoughts on jabman ? He's one of the few good reviewers and actually has experience compare to megagayketsuThere's nothing wrong with mechagaikotsu. You fags need to grow up.
>>19395572I rate this comment bronze tier
>>19395572I rate this comment nigger tier.
>>19395582>>19395595Please explain this tier meme, I don't follow drama.
Would it count if I mostly scratchbuildm Aphrodite A?
>>19395599Every gundam kit falls in one of 5 tiers. Bronze, Silver, Gold, newly introduced platinum, and Gundarium tier. Gundarium tier being the highest achievement a kit can get.
>>19394100Does it have to be female musume?
>>19395665>does a girl have to be femaleYes.
>>19395582>>19395595>>19395629Fuck off you gayketsu fans
>>19395599mechagaikotsu"s tier system. Bronze is the lowest. It's a bad system and he frequently rates good kits as bad because they break when he throws and hamfists them, or require minimal effort work like painting.
>>19395665I want you to go and look up what "musume" means in japanese.
>>19395665Learn to nihongo>>19395679I'm not
What am I in for?
>>19395708A cute and very nice pal for life
>>19395673>>19395686>>19395687Ok I'm retarded but what i meant was like I wouldn't be allowed to pick up a dragonball kit and do some shitpost like this?
>>19395760No m it has to be feminine
>>19395765Lame
>>19395708What kit is this? 3rd party resin kit?
>>19395760By all means do it, it will be funny
>>19395766The rules were already adjusted to allow feminine robots instead of just mecha musume, which is about as loose as they can get for this contest.
>>19395760>>19395778Just put a girl head on it and you're set
>>19395768https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV38PHNhmOs
I need a model kit with BIG wheelsWas thinking about getting one of these but the proportions are weird. I need the wheel to be big in comparison to the girl so it looks like she can actually ride the mecha with the wheel feetAre the hand scale models still compatible with regular 3mm pegs/holes or are they too small?
>>19395799If you want bigger wheels Gigantic Arms Rapid Raider or the Frame Arms Second Jive/Wilbur Nine. And Hand scales use 2mm joints.
>>19395683Oh, so I guess he wouldn't like, for example, Marchosias or Gusion Rebake because they require lots of detail painting to shine?Honestly, I don't understand how any kit would get high "tier" in such case - they are all plastic models, of course they require delicate handling. And nearly all kits benefits from detailing or panel lining, except maybe selected MG or PG.
Well got a confirmation from Mandarake on a Jinrai this morning, so I'll be building a FAG for the first time for this groupbuild. Got a bit ass-fucked with DHL costing like $10 more than the kit itself, but I think it sorta evens out since I managed to snag the version that comes with the flesh append limbs, and that's going for like $90-100 on ebay right now. Plus I managed to snag some Magic cards for roughly $6 that would've cost me like $25-30 to get english copies of them, so I suppose that evens out the price enough for my tastes. Also anyone know a good place to get blank FAG faces?
>>19395760The world needs more muscle girls
>>19395820>Also anyone know a good place to get blank FAG faces?FAGs come with a set of blank faces.
>>19395820aliexpress seems to have good aftermarket for these from hands, faces, eye decals, and squishy boobs
>>19395827Are you sure? I took a quick glance at Dalong and the only ones that seemed to come with blank faces was the Laettia and the red Hresvelgr.
>>19395820unironically chink bootleg or recast
>>19395852Yea unless you paid for bonus with first release, they don’t usually come with blank faces.
>>19395852Turns out you're right. A couple like the first Baselard come with a single blank face though.
>>19395819He also rates some bad mgs as bronze tier too like the master gundam and the re/100 vigna ghina II
>>19395760Its not up to me but I say go for it.
may have a solution to the proportion problem
my gn archer arrived, now to snap it and putty it together
How are you guys deciding what to do, I cant ;_;
>>19396207I've never joined a groupbuild before and it seems like I'll probably not join this one as well. But if I were to do so, I'd probably just get a figure rise bust (available here for 7usd) and do something with one just for kicks.
>>19396207Check dalong or other sits with gunpla reviews. Look for cool design. check review to see if it's shit or not. acquire design you like. Did a big complex overengineered nightmare last time? Grab a more simple grunt suit to have a relaxed build. Hell if you're gonna work on some skills you've never used before? Snag a SD/CS kit cheap and do your experimenting on that. Maybe you'll make something neat to put on the thread
>>19394100So if I have a mobile doll already built (not for a groupbuild) how much of that can I reuse? It would be the torso only, with new parts for the limbs and head, with armor added around the chest, shoulders, and hips. I'd say about 2/3 to 3/4 of the finished product would be "new".I could always repaint the torso, but I got it so nice the first time it'd be annoying to just re-paint and re-shade it the same colors.
>>19396207I'm looking up images of what other people have done with their FAGs, MDs, figurise, etc in order to get inspiration and steal ideas. Preferably things I can do with the kits and parts I have on hand.
this is gonna be hard, painting different eyes on a frame arms girls
>>19396258Why not just use the waterslides they come with? There are a bunch of cheap aftermarket ones as well.
>>19396267I don't got any red eyes decals and I do not want to order something from Japan as it will take a long ass time to reach here, nothing else I want to get currently, so ordering a single sheet of eye decals with the cheapest shipping will probably take 3 months to get here. It's going to be very challenging but learning to hand paint eyes like this is good practice
how the fuck im supposed to turn a mobile suit chest into pair of honkers
>>19396288Good question
>>19396287I wish you the best of luck then. My only advice would be to invest in a tiny brush and look up tutorials on how to paint them as there are a surprising amount out there.
>>19396288Use a MS with naturally outward jutting upper torso. The unified boob is valid. Worked for Dot Matrix, can work for your gunpla.
>>19396207I always liked the Jinrai the most out of all the FAGs released so far, so that was an easy choice as to what to do. The idea I'm currently running with is to paint it greyscale similar to the Frame Arms Jinrai so I can use some Digi-Camo waterslides I bought a while back on it, then build a custom rifle and maybe a scarf. >>19396253You can use any kit that you've got already so long as it hasn't been part of a prior groupbuild.
>>19396253I mean as long as it fits the theme you should be good to go
Thinking about picking up this duo here just for the Hand Scale Gourai but idk if the packaged set comes with the parts to convert the 2mm holes into 3mm holes like on the hand scale innocentiaAlso then I'm left with the c h o n k y boy that I don't really have any use forhmmm
>>19396342Use big chungus right there as a prop for her in the photo. Maybe her standing upon it downed or something.
>>19396325Cool beans, saves me money and quite a bit of time.
>>19396288Early Lara Croft chest.
>>19395820Ebay has tons of 3rd party FAG faces, hair and chest pieces
>>19396288I've seen some Japanese builders do some weird shit with large round shoulder parts. But really, what >>19396315 says
>>19395820Jinrai is a great starter FAG, comes with a lot of accessories and is a solid build.
>>19396443shoulder parts for titties is pretty common in bionicle MOCs as well.
>>19396440Ebay has a shit ton of great 3rd party/add ons, etc. For models, I highly suggest everyone interested in anything beyond a snap-build should check it out. A lot of it is from china though so keep that in mind if its a issue
>>19396443just gotta get creative dude
>>19396474Ebay has a mecha girl model with the rg astray red dragon backpack based on the mg version, i cant remember the name though
>>19394098oh shit is that v1
So much you can do with just Gusion parts
>>19396511This group build is gonna be good.
Where should I look to find more customs like this?
>>19396492Ya you can get some cool stuff for cheap. I got 2 L.E.Ds for my MG Hi-Nu for around 9 bucks, same with Wing effect parts fot the RG Strike Freedom. They have all kinds of effect parts on the cheap
>>19394098So where can I find line art? The big site went down I'm looking for the XXXG-00W0 Wing Gundam Zero EW.
>>19396524I have a feeling I know what LEDs you got and they're pretty garbage. Better to DIY your own.
>>19396499it is v0 prototypei wanted to make V1 but i took too much time working on project that didnt ultimately end up working out also turned out that i lack in skills department to make V1 so i created something inspired by iti wanted pantheon to win so i could build Gabriel, but i think i'll just do it and then give it to my local hobby shop displayAND EVENTUALLY i'll make v1 if they'll create 1/100 30mm or on frame arms architect
>>19396527Have you possibly considered reading the post you're responding to?
>>19394103Zaku I Flight Type, Black Tri Stars. Built from the old HGUC Zaku I kit and two Academy Minicraft airplane kits (1/144 MiG-23 and MiG-21).Also funny to see an old picture of mine used in the thread.
Are figurerise standard kits the cheapest we'll get when it comes to female torsos?
>>19396568
>>19396578>>19396568
>>19396577seems to be that way, even chinese bootleg FAG kits are more expensive than figure rise it seems
>>19396577bootleg barbie dolls from the dollar store
>>19396577Seems so unless you buy something a toy from the dollar store. Not a bad price though on most of them. The may and ayame figures were well done. The new fumina though...I can't get over that giant gap between her waist and upper torso.
>>19396793they all more or less use the same engineering and design
Asuna or Stylet as my base kit?
>>19396813Asuna is more easily customizable because she has more hardpoints and also has a better face sculpt
>>19396568>>19396578>>19396582looks a lil dusty amigo
>>19396830wallpaper is the worst part
>have some ideas for group build>not posting because people will steal them
>>19396852Who gives a shit, just post if you're being honest
>>19396535Yea funny enough i hardly use it since you gotta take off his entire back to get to the on switch. Your right though, they arnt the best but if you give em a lil tap you can find the sweet spot so they dont flicker, kinda like other older electronics
time to steal someone's idea from polish gundam groups
>>19396838hey man Grandma can be into Gunpla too
time to steal someone's idea from reddit
>>19396793The May model looks really nice, but I'm hesitant on using it as a kitbash because of how much I like the design.
>>19396811The gap just looks really obvious compared to something like ayame where the waist aligns really nicely to the torso. They made fumina's waist too skinny in comparison to the rest of her body and it gives it a weird uncanny valley effect on top of that.
>>19396852it all comes down to execution in the end
I finally got Shining and Burning gundam. What are the other G Gundam kits out there? It’s one of the only gundam shows I watched, everything else is super depressing
>>19396971Why does every snapfitter have a cutting mat? I don't get it
>>19396852If you're not gonna use them...>>19396971Nobel/Berserker Nobel, Death Army, and Fuunsaiki/Master have modern kits. Besides that, there's the old HG line that has all of the main Gundams and the Devil Gundam.
>>19396852Somebody use this idea i found online
>>19396980I just saw other people using it. I think it looks neat. Recently got the Kämpfer too
for the more advanced modellers - do you draw/ do technical casts/ use other palnning/architecture/modelling software to prepare your model or do a lineart yourself or simply have everything in mind/notes and do it as intended
>>19397007>advanced modellers>in here
>>19397007When I made this I sketched out some ideas then followed up with a true scale template to cut the styrene.
Testing the Gaianotes premium Chrome over surfacer evo with an aqua gloss coat. Not a true mirror finish but it does look nice. For a true mirror finish you're still going to need a high gloss black undercoat.
>>19397025Don't be so hard on yourself
>>19397042Any idea how well Alclad gloss black base works? Want to paint my KOG but I'd rather not have to go purchase more gloss black paint.
>>19396991>thatsapenis.gif
>>19396992>those horrendous nub marksthis has to be bait
>>19396992Clean your nubs, mate.
>>19396985Based anon. Appreciate the help! Think I’ll get MG Master Gundam and a couple stands for them. I’m still super new to modeling
>>19397090MG G Gundam kits fuck. Make sure to have a screwdriver with you though, and be careful with building the inner frame of the wrist.
>>19397028That's marvelous
>>19397063If you're trying to get a mirror chrome finish you're gonna need a high gloss black (glossy enough to see detailed reflections) not sure if the gloss black base meets this requirement. I'm going to use Mr color uneo black as recommended by several grognard scale modelers.
>>19397102Thank you. This was the template
>>19397025I love how the post immediately below yours instantly BTFO's your post
>>19397007This one I made without a plan, just some references to Union class dropships on sarna and a box of bits.
>>19397028>>19397138>>19397163yo thats what i was asking about awesome job man
>>19397160its the true power of miniature modelers autism, im convinced traditional games hobbyist are slightly more autistic than gunpla modelers
ARE ALL HGS from 00 THIS BAD?Christ I think i'll try to adapt joints from 30mm to get this archer working
>>19397138>arrow iv batteries>triple erppc turrets>a.c. 20 as pd weaponsThat's scary.>>19397163Holy shit this is amazing. And it's just cardboard boxes?! I need to up my game
>>19396971MG gundam speigel is nice, there is also MG master gundam. the HG line has shining, burning, master & fuunsaiki(the horse), nobell, nobell berserker mode, and death army. there is also a p-bandai death beast, the four legged variant of the death army. this kit is just a variant of the eldora brute, and i would just recommend getting that and a death army and kit bashing them. would be cheaper and more fun than the p-bandai kit. there are also a bunch of older 1/144 NGs, like the shuffle alliance all get kits and there's even a devil gundam kit (but it looks like a shitty mcdonalds toy after assembly without any work)>>19396980i mostly snapshit, but i have one because i do more than just build gundams? cutting out stencils and printscreen shit amongst other craft shit i like to do.
>>19397186HG00 kits are generally really good. The Archer's fine, what's the issue?
>>19397188its a hamster ball, doors from a space marine drop pod, some legs i 3d printed and various gunpla spare parts.
>>19397197might be that im used to different sets of joints and ranges of movement, but only other example i had were harute and exia and those were flimsy and funky. I'll wrap up with the archer and then hopefully i'll be able to fix the issues thats whats true builders do right
>>19397138>Cannons on one side, missiles on the otherSo anyone with anti-missile defenses can approach from the port side and fuck a hole into the thing
>>19397226turrets can spin?
>>19397226Easier said than done
>>19395708Your dog doesn't even look real
>>19397226all the turrets are magnetized and can be placed anywhere anon. also, the Arrow IV has a range measured in MAPS not hexes.
>>19396207Literally look online and buy something in your price range. I can't find something that costs less than $30 so I'm just out.
>>19397025>He's not an advanced modeler who can scratchbuild, weather, shade/highlight, work with resin, and wire LEDs.
>>19394392Only in Japan. West seems to be getting a normal release of it.
>>19397268Could always do a mecha-type like the LBX line or the Archer.
>>19397163Where'd you buy the mechs? I've done warhammer and gunpla now. I wanna get some battletech.
>>19395812Don't the hand scale kits have parts to expand the 2mm holes into 3mm holes? Or do I need to introduce one to a hand drill?
>>19397275but those all look like ass anon
>>19397294Ass looks good tho.
>>19397028>just noticed the little dudes runnin aroundFuck thats cool
>browse HLJ for M.S.G parts to replace the bows on Asra Ninja's legs (pic related) with something more mechanical looking for the groupbuild>rapid raider is also in stockWell then, I've been wanting to build it together with my Asra Ninja since it was announced. Guess It's happening. I know it's hardly the most original idea but fuck it, I like it.
>>19397197The early 00 HGs were dogshit m8look up the HG Exia for a laugh
>>19397285Some are from the new battletech starter, most I 3D printed, a few are from stratos minis and at least one of my collection is from iron wind minis.
>>19397336Yeah sorry, I was thinking about the 2nd season onwards. That's my mistake.
>>19397294Regardless of what your opinion is (on a WIP of all things lol) his pic displays advanced skills, disproving your initial claim that there are no advanced modelers here. Anyway it must suck living with such low self esteem that you have to take it out on strangers so I do feel sorry enough for you to refrain from name-calling or cyberbullying you into suicide.
A quick before and after. The hand has a coat of Gaia clear yellow over chrome while the calf has a coat of super metallic super gold with clear yellow.
>>19397349That is very super metallic super gold.
>>19397349I'm going to wait for the high gloss black after this experiment. Any opinions on the super metallic super gold/ clear yellow?
>>19397336>>19397342It aint getting better boys i have bad gunpla flashbacksThe lengths I’m willing to take to make shit in this groupbuild better be worth it
GROUPBUILD dude are we allowed to use 3dprinted weapons
>>1939738900/raiser/7S is pretty good anon.
>>19397088Any advice on cleaning the buns? Try to file them down?
>>19397415Hobby knife and sandpaper of successively higher grits. Also keep in mind the magic wizard trick of rubbing a nub mark with your fingernails.
>>19397294It was a WIP, here was the completed result. Its also from like 6 years ago, I've learned a lot more and got even more experience since then.
>>19397402I hope so, half my build is going to be 3d printed.
>>19397428Looks great, anon. You should post some of your current work. Don't bother replying to that guy, though. He's insecure about his skills and is just gonna call everything shit because he's a sad little man.
>>19397453>>19397402It's the same as scratch building and unlike the 30MM or Build Divers group you're not limited to which types of kits you use so go for it. It doesn't hurt to think for a second btw.
>>19397463I'm the guy working on the buff zaku. A much less ambitious project but still a lot of fun.
>>19397467You'd be surprised what people would get mad at. I work with a bunch of model train boomers and a bunch of them will flip their shit over suggesting printing is the same as scratch building. The rest of them I sell 3d printed parts to.
>>19397433Are you painting with nail polish?
>>19397365that clear yellow looks like piss bruhlooks like a slight duller version of the one on the hands
>>19397467A lot of modeling competitions are kind of iffy when it comes to the 3D printing kits, including the gunpla builders world cup. I know that kawaguchi over at Bandai doesn't like it and iirc the gbwc had some rule banning totally 3D printed kits wuth no official kit underneath anywhere.
>>19397349That chrome flake isn't fine enough imo. With the amount of effort you're going to be putting into this I say it's worth going for the alclad.
>>19394098Meanwhile at /gpg/
>>19397486>>19397496I think I agree. I wanted a warmer gold. I debated mixing in some clear orange but alclad makes a bright brass that is much closer to what I have in my head.
>>19397276To add on, you can preorder it at the usual stores or even Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Bandai-Hobby-Metalgarurumon-Figure-Rise-Amplified/dp/B08W8Y9YC5It's only a Premium Bandai exclusive in Japan.
>>19396577Wave movable body
>>19397511Alclad brass is great, but as a warning its very delicate and rubs off very easily until you give it a coat of gloss.
>>19397520this guy knows what he's doing.
>>19397477>>19397491If you do a good enough job nobody will be able to tell the difference between 3D printed resin/plastic over sculpted/scratchbuilt. Especially if you use your own designs.
>>19397520>>19397526i do appreciate the advice though.
This is OK for the group build right?
>>19397544Yes.
>>19397544personally, id say no, but it seems groupbuild dude is being pretty lenient
>>19394164Where did you find one of these? I kind of want one but they're out of stock everywhere
>>19397028Can I get pictures and names of the mechs? Been in a mood for some battletech again since I've been listening to tex recently and playing brigador.
I wonder how many people are going to use GN ArchersCould be an entirely separate category desu
>>19397600I'm using a Nobel Gundam, along with some Base Gundam bits as my base.
>>19397600personally using the LBX pandora and seeing if i can't use those parts to make a more traditional MS look like a girl.
>>19397544It's a girl and it's a robot. If they say no, confirmed for rigged.
>>19397609>>19397611I'd really want to see a Farsia, but good luck trying to find one
>>19397402>>19397453Yeah, 3D Printed parts are fine. Just don't make the entire thing 3D printed I suppose. >>19397544I don't se a reason why it wouldn't be OK
>>19397585It's a long list anon.
Ordered my bits. Gods, that hurt the wallet, £48 with shipping
>>19397669One could say you took a good pounding
>>19397585Here's a few of my favorites.
>>19397682Forgot pic
hmm
time to steal someone's idea from /toy/
>>19397686Thought you were doing a joke where you have no favorites and posted nothing on purpose
Can I turn clear red parts into purple by painting over it with tamiya clear blue? I've barely used clear paint.
>>19397695No. It won't work anon I've tried. You're gonna need a clear part and paint that purple
>>19397691>time to steal someone's idea from r/gunpla
>>19397689Left one : it is too much thinMiddle one : This is the color for Char's Zaku for me.Right one : This is the proportion of Zaku.If I build Char's Zaku, I want to built right one and paint in middle one.
>>19397507Looks like they're having fun.
>>19397007I make it up as I go along. I usually find solutions to problems that I hadn't anticipated in the first place.
What are some of the best techniques to scratchbuild round/rounder parts?Say hollow tubes or round-smooth pieces of armor.
>>19397755putty/sanding over normal armor or buying plastic tubes from your local hobby store?
>>19397663Show the Armored Core you have on the right
>>19397744I'd reconguista her Gs if you catch my drift
>>19397686>dem guts to get the galaxy paintjobsNoice
>>19397786There's not much to show right now, it was an eBay rescue I got a year ago that I'm still repairing.
>>19397797Renegade HPG remastered the series on youtube. It's actually better then I remembered. Not exosquad good but fun in it's own right.
>>19397733The origin's (right one) legs look too bulky for me
>Bought a FAG for the groupbuildWell, no turning back now.
>>19397645>Farsiagoddamn i've wanted one for a while. theme/colour coding plamo shelves, and there is a pink shelf, which is a surprisingly fun shelf to build. would love a farsia to go on it. also a concert zaku, but i doubt that will EVER see a rerelease. maybe, MAYBE it could see a new version but be p-bandai or something. but i could see farsia reissues, especially with it being the AGE 10th anniversary.
>>19397686Thank you. We have similar taste. I can't stand the spindly looking fuckers, they look like shit. What's the name of the one in the middle that's white and red, behind the tanks? The green and yellow one with the eagle shield on the right? And then the bottom center one? I think I actually have and painted the green one with the hazard paint too but can't place the name, same with the big missle pod fella.
>>19397844You know you wanted to. This just gave me the excuse I needed.
>>19397894No not really, I like the robots more than the girls. But I have an idea and I want to capitalize on that before the inspiration fades.
>>19397850The big guy behind the tanks is a word of blake Omega, the green one is an executioner, and the bottom center is a warhammer IIC from Solaris 7 with AC10s in place of the standard PPC's.
>>19397935Can you get the parts for that separately (the different weapons) or do you need to just buy extra of a different mini to get those?
these hips suck so i made them better.
>>19398030nice
>>19397680Fuck you, I laughed too hard
>>19398030I'm having second thoughts about this theme. As a born again coomer, it might be pretty good to watch.
>>19397686Anything with cat or dog in its name is so sexy in battletech
>>19397663Is that sum ENGERLUND?
>>19398086Not to be an ego maniac, but lets be real, there will probably be 1 other anon here who will make something impressive or scratch built heavy while everyone else has a custom paint scheme gn archer
>>19398099i'm personally fine with seeing kitbashes, just as long as it's spicier than "gn archer but trans flag"
>>19398099As long as it gets me over the edge, I'm fine
Oh man I just discovered some ork wet slides I haven't used. Lobbying junkyard as the next theme. I guess I could buy a FAG and paint it green. Give it some tusks.
Yo, has anyone ever brought from this website? https://www.kaupthings.top/gundam-c-1495_2076_2136_2137.htm?page=1I'm seeing some pretty good prices, but I have no idea if the place is legit.
>>19398123shit looks sus as fuck my man
>>19398099Well just by going off of this thread we've got>That one guy with the Fumina/Flauros kitbash>Whatever the frick >>19394151 decides on doing>This guy doing a Megami Device and bashing it with a Unicorn >>19394505>Whatever >>19395799 is thinking up>Groupbuild Dude doing a Jinrai >>19395820>This guy >>19396253 with a mobile doll>This guy >>19396342 thinking of using a hand scale gourai>Whatever >19396813 decides on>This guy working on a MD >>19397326>This guy bringin in an ancient Macross 7 kit >>19397544>This guy bringing in an LBX kit >>19397611>Another anon who bought a FAG >>19397844Even if only half of these finish by the time the groupbuild ends there's still gonna be more variety in this one in terms of kits used since nearly every groupbuild barring the 30MM one has been 95% HGs
>>19398131Yeah, fuckin' mad at myself. Not that I brought it but that I registered, which means my email and phone are definitely with these fuckers now, I changed all the info and got off, and, thankfully, didn't make a purchase, but still.
>>19397428Looks real nice. How'd you get that green to look like that? I love leos
Armored Komodo amaranth and chrome+ pigments over Vallejo black primer. Anyone have any experience using these kinds of pigments? Any advice to improve the finish, make it smoother? I don’t have their gloss black primer, and I didn’t get good pigment coverage when I used Vallejo’s gloss black model color or gloss varnish. Anyway, I rubbed the pigments in using my finger (black nitrile glove) about 10 minutes after priming and buffed with a 100% cotton cloth.
>>19398172the thing is, if you want chrome look you have to make sure the base is smooth as fuck.
>>19398257I fear that might be my biggest problem right now. I'm new to airbrushing and still trying to find ideal thinning ratios, PSI, etc. I probably layered the primer too thick.
these are good for hand painting really tiny details, right?
>>19398304theres nothing multiple layers of clear coat cant fix
Would you guys be interested in two of these for $4 branded with a gpg general logo? I'll take ideas for the logo. Was thinking some variants of gpg memese.g>>snapshitter>>NO FAGS ALLOWEDetc etc etc
>>19398394>>>NO FAGS ALLOWED>Pretty much the entire thread has been talking about FAGs/Megami Devices/Fuminas/etc and where to procure them, the Groupbuild and what's ok for it, and people brewing ideas for the groupbuildI think you missed your boat on making that claim. That idea doesn't sound very good either way by the way
>>19398394Yes I'll have one. Please engrave:>I'm a no fun niggerThanks.
>>19398368looking good
>>19398394https://www.gunprimer.com/blank-1/%EB%B3%B5%EC%A0%9C-gate-remover-setinteresting.. I think I'll buy this nub removal set
>>19398030>>19398368Saved for future reference.
>>19398406>>19398409My god now these are Turbo-Autists. It's a fucking joke.....Now what would u find funny?Putting nigger is kind of too obvious. >>19398413Have fun paying 15$ markup.Anyways I have 50 of these things don't know what to do with them. I use the non-abrasive side as platforms for sticking sandpaper onto since the glass is perfectly flat.
Does anyone have any recommendations on where to buy P-Bandai other than the US P-Bandai site? I missed the RG EVA-01 on the US P-Bandai site that sold out a few days ago and I don't know if it'll be restocked.
>>19398406Jesus you FAG lovers are foaming at the mouth now aren't you sheesh
>>19398440whatevers on herehttps://galactictoys.com/collections/p-bandai
>>19398030So is the new hip joint just floating in there?
>>19398438I don't mind if I have to pay a little more, just less money on junk food for my fat bastard ass
>>19398440I imagine not. Anything left is probably floating around on Ebay for scalper prices.You could probably bum around sites like suruga-ya if you want to import, but I wouldn't hold my breath.
>>19398445its a rough wip, gonna make a socket for it
Does anyone have any recommendations on where to buy P-Bandai other than the US P-Bandai site? I missed the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Boxers on the US P-Bandai site that sold out a few days ago and I don't know if it'll be restocked.
today a tiny piece for chest of an RG zaku went flying into oblivion and i walked away from stress. came back hours later, did a search with a flashlight, found it just about to be crushed by my bike tire. bless
>>19398438>Now what would u find funny?>I'm Ridin' With Biden. Sniff Sniff.>>19398441One post is nothing compared to the turbo spaghetti flinging of anti-FAGs. The next many months are gonna be great.
>>19398454I wouldn't blame you, I was honestly surprised that it got out of stock last friday. I was planning to get it after work along with MG Altron but they sold out as I was getting out of my shift. If all else fails, I'll probably just wait for a restock of the regular EVA-01 and try to bum around random sites for MG Altron since I need Altron to finish my wing collection.
>>19398452God save a man who buys anything from a website that plays its' own music.
>>19398030i don't get itdid the unmoded hips not let the legs sit flush to it?
>>19398465If you can wait a month+, Bluefin will send you a replacement.https://www.bluefinbrands.com/returns-replacementshttps://www.reddit.com/r/Gunpla/comments/1dvzz9/free_replacement_part_service_through_bandai_us/
titties or DFC?
>>19398487Just follow your heart and dick.
>>19398479it was designed to look good from the front, not the rear
>>19397733>>19397689Right one is shit; mega katoki legs, retard head, dumb panel lines, stupid dyel arms, ugly shoulders. Middle is perfect on every way (except for the shitty wrists) Left looks ok, draws well from MG 2.0 proportions but is overy busy and looks like shit when the sliding armor gimmick is visible
>>19397402I would say no more than 30% of the build can be 3d printed. Those are the rules for OMC.
>>19397844You on the titty skittles?
>>19398512BUSSY GANG
>>19398487Personal Preference but if its a tall model? dfc all the way, but the closer you get to the ground, the closer you get to shortstacks. A nice medium is always good too though. And what >>19398491 said.I think my struggle this groupbuild will be choosing between full mecha legs or cash in on the absolute territory my megami device comes with.
>>19398512>>19398519what
https://twitter.com/tmark365/status/1364339416559325186?s=19
>>19398537The timing of this announcement is incredibleWhat the fuck
>>19398537Man, is bandai finally making a mecha musume line? Tune in in like 6 months
>>19398537Some weeb translate this shit please
>>19398543no kidding. depending on how soon they roll kits we might even get more entries. Especially if theyre priced as cheaply as 30mm usually is.
>>19398543its just a trademark registry, it could be in production next week, it could be in production 5 years from now, companies trademark names well in advance, plus a 30 minute mecha musume kit would have to be incredibly basic for it to be built in 30 minutes
>>19398550They wouldn't announce it on Twitter if it wasn't gonna be soon
>>19398547Says amusement park facilities
>>19398554Oh wait it includes video games and models
>>19398553It's literally an automated trademark announcement account. You're a retard.
>>19398394You shouldn't buy Japanese products.
>>19397326>rapid raider oh fuk where, hobbylink japan?
>>19398563Suck my dick
>>19398600fine
>>19398482thank god i found the part then, i'm a leaf
>>19398600no thanks, not trying to catch retard aids
>>19398615So you just want regular aids?
>>19398582Yes, buy now ASAP if youre gonna use it for the group build
>>19398113>Orkgirl FAGy-yes
>>19398113better see you chisel some abs boy
>>19398113Can you please just make an Ork girl
>>19398771>>19398848You're better off petitioning someone else. I am babby at hobbies. No skill or experience.
>>19398854understandable my friend, good luck with the build
>>19398701>>19398582>>19397326how good is the rapid raider for a koto kit? Im afraid it's fragile since it's a transforming kit but it's a really cool bike for using with other shit
I'm looking through just the regular frame arms stuff. These are some nice mechs. None in stock anywhere though.
>>19398905Like look at this thing. That looks fucking sick.
>>19398905Man living in Poland is absolutely horrendous in topic of frame arms- you have to reach out directly to retailers just to see what they can bring you and they’re overpriced as hell
>>19399030why do you people keep bitching about this so much? just order onlineits not like Poland is the uniquely depraved of koto kits or something but its the only place that is mentioned thread after thread after thread just shut the fuck up alreadyim polish
>>19399060Maybe because everything outside Europe has to be taxed, shipping takes a long time due to package inspections, conversion rates are fucking us over and will to support local hobby shops
>>19399030I think that might be everywhere that's not the US or Japan. Or maybe SEA.
Oh shit, I found something affordable and in stock. Will this work? Can I just slap junk onto it and make it look cool?
>>19399097Fumina is literally ok'd in the description of the group build theme
>>19399106Yeah I know it's ok'd, but will it be easy to customise? I've never made a girl before.
>>19399111Yup most build fighters stuff is super easy to slap stuff onto. If you have any leftover parts from the 30MM build they're all compatible with her
>>19399097at least get the figure rise fumina
>>19399111the feet and the backpack and of course, the weapons are probably easyeverything else is a toss up, they're larger than HGs and smaller than MGs so parts like arms and legs is harder to just swap with something else
>>19399115Too late. Purchased.>>19399114>>19399117Beautiful. I was going to buy a couple of 30mm kits and see what I can make work. For anything else, I have super glue. What could possibly go wrong. She might not be able to move in the end, but I'll just glue her to a base or something.
合体だ
>>19399155I think your plastic abominatio is bleeding
>>19399085>everything outside Europe has to be taxedHonestly this is what dumb protectionist policies keep missing. They assume that everything's good for local "producers" but never take into account that in this increasingly complicated world, a single region will never produce *everything* that is necessary/good to have in life.
>>19397686Fuck, the old Awesome design just looks so bad.
There's nothing more satisfying then a job well done.>>19399176Compared to the new one I'd agree but it has a charm on it's own.
>>19399208It's just so poo. It's like a handful of brick chimneys pretending to be a mech.
>>19399097>>19399115he would have to be pretty good at scratch building to use the figure rise
>>19399308forgot pic
>>19399309>>19399308well then I hope hes a well trained face sculptor
>>19399309>>19399325The longer I look at the left, the more my fight or flight instincts start to kick in
>>19399325>>19399330Well I was the ork poster, so I'll paint it green for starters. I dunno, maybe I can just stick ork bits on it to cover it.
Booba
>>19399404M-mommy.....
I regret buying this kit for the groupbuild
>>19399448Because you want to keep it as is? Because you want to hot glue it? Or because it's shit?
I want to sculpt some custom jets and beams effect not necessarily have to be with transparent material just something preferably light and easy to paint. any advice on where should I start? No hot glues please
>>19399457Because it is bad oob- it will take way more work than I expected to make it good and versatile. However it will be a wild ride/skill check
>>19399473Yeah dude, I can tell my entry is going to be an abomination of glued parts in the end that probably can't articulate any more.
>>19399404What be this?
>>19399060>>19399085To be honest, not every package gets taxed. It's both random and related to size and type (plastic models are not prime material for customs as opposed to electronics).However, Polish government plans to tax EVERY PACKAGE since June, so God knows what will happen. In worst case scenario, it will completely paralyze shipping (since everything will require being opened and checked and calculated) or require using "middle men" importing to Germany or Czech Rep and shipping from here.
>>19399485Gene from pso2
>>19399485No idea, was just going through Dalong looking at pictures.
Now I understand why a lot of you hate Advanced MS Joint. Now how do you paint this without making them brittle? Most of this is ABS by the way.
>>19399470Evergreen makes clear plastic styrene sheets in a number of colors and thickness. That's the easiest route. You could also make some molds and use UV clear resin to make small clear parts.
>>19399522>he doesnt clean up the invisible nubsdisgusting
>>19399557Lol it's just the early snapfit test to see which ones would be exposed etcI do cleanup later with proper surface prep before painting, don't worry anon. Now how do you paint all of that?
>>19399503>>19399512Danke lads
>>19399522If I remember correctly not all of them are abs right? Only paint the parts that would be exposed later on, if you're still scared, just coat it properly with primer, let it fully cure, and spray lightly
>>19399495>Polish government plans to tax EVERY PACKAGEWelcome to Sweden 2 years ago. Post system got overrun by cheap shit from wish etc and now everything gets taxed no matter how small it is.
>>19399476Don’t glue parts, use 3mm connections if possible
>>19399155Is this a computer generated model of a stroke?
>>19399617>>19399495Welcome to the UK
>>19399617This is a good thing. Chinkshit only winds up lowering the quality of purchased goods for everyone. If people would stop buying chinese garbage this would never have been an issue.
>>19399617>>19399755I can live up with tax, I don't want to wait few months for package while duty office work 24/7 to check every single package because somebody want to scam every single penny from citizens.
It keeps growing.
Time to decide on colors
>>19394103may have gone overboard on lining the GM but it feels nice and fun. i really have to prime that head (slacking because gonna have to mask the visor).
>>19399946You should have probably used a shade of brown or grey instead of black.
Rg sinanju Stein when
>>19399965I was thinking had to go really dark to make the lines stand out because they're just lines on a flat surface. might semi shade them when I clean them up/thin them. So I'll probably cut them with white/grey to fake highlighted edges.
>>19399995Existing HG Stein is already pretty detailed, it's almost like mini RG. No need to make specific RG especially since now they don't have inner frame anyway. Or they actually do, can't recall, latest RG I did was Tallgeese.
>>19399831Damn anon, thats a lot of spoons. I can see the darker blue on the left looking good though, ive noticed I usually go for darker shades if im doing a custom paint job. Working on a shiny ass gun metal HG Jesta right now however. Keep us updated, il post mine soon
>>19399999>>19400000
>>19394100Fuck it, let GO!Had an idea for a mecha musume custom in the back of my head for years, now is finally the time boys. Finally have the excuse to pick up that asra archers after all this time!
Anyone have any advice or tips on cutting stickers down I'm building the rx-78-01 north american type and all the the white stickers on the back of the head in particular look like ass but they're all so fucking tiny I have no idea about how to go about trimming them down without fucking them up.Thankfully the orange ones arent that bad which is mostly what I'm concerned about but still would like to use some of the smaller detail stickers.
>>19400143unironically buy aftermarket decals for it, those stickers on origin kits look like ass
>>19400150Yeah i had a feeling that would be the solution.Most of them are just so fucking tiny there is no way for my chimp hands to even begin and get some of the excess off.
I have really stooped lo in life, spent hours working on this ass>>19400177oh, you are just struggling with small stickers? I skimmed your post. dont tell us you are using you fingers anon, get fine tip tweezers
>>19400181
>>19400181I have been using tweezers. I'll have to find my finner tip ones. That said I may just pick up aftermarket decals anyways.
>>19400086reddit
So I have a neo trn2. When I brush with it am I supposed to have the lid on the paint container or am I supposed to leave it off when spraying? I've been leaving it on and had pretty poor consistency with the brush. Total noob.
>>19400197reddit
>>19400201the lid is optional, you only really have to use it if you fill up the entire cup
>>19400201The lid shouldn't affect your consistency, you're probably not thinning your paint enough, not using the right thinner, or need to adjust your psi. without knowing what your blowing i cant make a clear call.
>>19400209ok as long as the lid should not be a factor I will play with the other stuff. Thanks.
>>19400212lacquers spray nicely at 15-20 psi and milky thin.acrylics depends on the brand. vallejo cant be sprayed in a brush that has had lacquer thinner in it without a thorough wash with water as it reacts poorly and will clog your brush. Tamyia acrylics on the other hand thins nicely with mr color lacquer thinner.
>>19400186goddamn anon going hard
>>19400251just wait til you see what I have planned ;)
>>19400181There is no shame in showing devotion to the booty.
>>19400291Based
>>19398394Maybe>NO FRAME ARM GIRLSI'm a fag myself so it wouldn't do for me to be seen owning that w/o context lol
>>19400291How many times you plan to post this one?
>>19400314>I'm a fag myselfNice man. Do you have a tight poop cutter?
>>19400069Whenever I prime I just add a few spoons into the mix. And I've been on a real light, saturated colors kick, but will need to mix things up soon.
>>19400314actually probably one of the few people who could own it without raising too many eyebrows. "it's ironic, haha!"
okay, i just built the RG johnny ridden zaku II. I like it, but it is a little too bulky for my liking. i see the RG char's zaku II on hobbylink for like 30 bucks. do i take the plunge and do another RG zaku so close together?
>>19399831post spoons
>>19400181>>19400186Now this is dedication
>>19400186What's the black putty you're using? Is that Milliput?
Please make new thread, New Thread Guy!
>>19400482Maybe it's CA glue?
>>19400492>>19400482its madworks CA black, it has a rubber based filler additive so it fills in things better. I noticed alot of those trendy highly skilled jap youtubers use cyananon which is CA with filler so I thought id start using it too in conjunction with ca accelerator, its great for scratch building, why wait hours to let putty or regular cement dry when you can do it in seconds afterall
>>19400500That's what I figured - what CA accelerator do you use?
>>19400503the BSI stuff, its common where I am but to my understanding all CA accelerator is more or less the same, I know tamiya sells it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4J6cSnHZ54
>>19400491New thread guy died of corona, who wants to take the mantle of responsibility?
>>19400491Just a moment.
>>19400524LET ME IN!!!!
New thread>>19400530>>19400530>>19400530>>19400532You may enter.