-=READ THE GUIDES=-Welcome to the Gunpla/Plamo General!For those new, please read our guides. We have many resources available to help you in many different aspects of the hobby. They're here for you!For the unclear, "plamo" is short for "plastic model". "Gunpla" is thus short for "Gundam plastic model". Many different kinds of models are built here, ranging from mecha to planes, cars, musume, you name it! If you're new, you're gonna screw up. Don't worry! If you're seasoned, don't make the newbies worry!And don't forget to report shitposting and spam. The mods don't browse /m/ too often, so it's up to YOU to help keep our general clean and civil!>Why won't anyone answer my question?Be more specific, and try to provide clear images if you can.>Why are my pictures sideways?4chan strips EXIF data when images are uploaded, including the orientation tag if it's from your phone. To fix it save out your images separately, or use an app that will rotate and save the images for you.One easy to use app that works well on Android:play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplemobilephotoresizer-=THE GUIDES=->Gelgoog Guy's gunpla guide:gunpla.buyfags.moe>Funaka's gunpla guides:Building Gunpla: files.catbox.moe/fj5azc.pdfScratchbuilding: files.catbox.moe/2d9ppa.pdf>Falldog's gunpla guide:otakurevolution.com/content/laymans-gunpla-guide>A guide to other types of plamo:mediafire.com/file/1vf1aw7v91pz5pa>Saintism's gunpla photography guide:saint-ism.com/category/gunpla/photography-=OTHER RESOURCES=->Gundam lineart (There's a lot!):pastebin.com/4KBEnVaN>Dalong's gunpla reviews and documentation:dalong.net>Schizophonic's gunpla/plamo reviews:schizophonic9-2.com>KenBill Blog's gunpla/plamo reviews:blog.kenbill.com>Deals on gunpla/plamo:gunpla.deals>Past Groupbuilds:https://flickr.com/photos/197891373@N06>Monthly Restock List (October):old.reddit.com/r/gunpla/1wh3bnxPrior thread: >>24043451
== STOLEN GROUPBUILD ==Build a Mecha or vehicle built by one faction, but change its aesthetics and style to its rival faction! Examples include but are not limited to>Canon examples of mechs being stolen and used by another group (ie: Casval's Gundam, Feddie Zakus, Ashura Mazinger, etc)>Designs intended for one faction that were repurposed into a design for another faction (ie: Gerbera Tetra)>What-if scenarios (ie: A Titans color Zeta Gundam)>Stylistic interpretation (ie: What would a EFF version of the Z'gok look like?)When it comes to your build, really make it clear that your mecha is being used by the other side!START: 8/16/26END: 11/15/26
Post what you're working on!
I'm working on my body
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>>24046606Normally I would whine about the orange peel but I think it works here. It looks chitinous.
>>24046608I appreciate it but yea I rushed the top coat to protect the inks between layers. Forgot to reset the psi on my airbrush. But what the hell, I'm not trying to win a contest. I am happy with the shading though.
>>24046464I'm about an hour away from Gundam Base Chicago so I occasionally stop by there, and there's at least two other closer local stores I've been hitting up as well.
What is your deepest "Bandai should make this gunpla" desire, general release or P-Bandai? Hard mode: It has to be something you could reasonably expect Bandai to actually do since they do want to make money off of it.
>>24046627I want a 1/100 sumo that isn't ancient,
>>24046627>should make this gunpla desireI'm sure that many of the existing designs would sell no matter where they put them.
>>24046627MG Gerbera Tetra <- personal desire MG Geara Zulu <- infinite mold milkings on pbandai (big money)
>>24046627HGUC Batalla, but with simplified engineering like the HGAC Leo so they are dirt cheap and I can armybuild
>>24046627Personal unrealistic desire: MG Delta Gundam, based on the MG Delta Plus.Realistic desire: HG ZZ Gundam Revive, possibly Enhanced and Full Armor options and eventually HG FAZZ. Maybe RG, but not holding out hope there.Fully expect them to eventually do it anyways so I won't bother wishing: RG Gundam X, with P-Bandai X Divider; HGAC Aries, Taurus and Virgo.
>>24046627Full Armor Vanishing Gundam
>>24046627MG Leo.
>>24046627HG Amakusa
>>240466271/6 scale MS girl with MG quality limbs that can swap with 1/100 kits.
Could this work for MG Perfect Gundam kit?
>>24046627HGUC TR-3
>>24046627MGSD Nobel GundamIt would grab even more of that female audience plus it’s one of their hottest new lines
>>24046654Honestly RX78 Ver Ka works better. You are not gonna get a Gundam out of a Zaku shaped frame realistically.
>>24046676>Nobel Gundam>Female audienceYou are so innocent, anon.
>>24046676She better have big fat tits like Build fighters F91
>>24046627with the earlier Pbandai of GN Flag I would kill for a CB FlagAnd then if I could get moderoid or whoever to do Django from Burst Angel I could die a happy man
>>24046627>year of the horse>no fucking AussenseiterBandai truly are the kings of MISSED FUCKING OPPURTUNITES.
>>24046677the perfect gundam isn't traditionally gundam shaped thoughbeit. the second post in the thread is still far too twinked. >>24046654the main problem here are the ankles and feet. you'll have to cut down the calf armor significantly to get the final taper to match up. it's doable though.
>>24046752It has a total head swap and a standard blocky gundam outershell with chest vents. It is more like a Hizack in spirit rather than a Zaku.
>SEED NG returns from the deadReprint the whole Ex Model line you fucking faggots!
>>24046627
progress
>>24046627Pretty reasonable desire even if I've been waiting on it for nearly 3 decades: PG AlexWhy don't we have this already: MG GM IIIFeels like we might get this soon: Berga Dalas/Giros RE100sBeloved obscure weirdo that got one single cameo of dying that didn't garner enough attention and is now very unlikely but I would kill to get: HGUC Nemo IIIComplete leftfield oddball that might be possible but would turn heads like the Double Fake releases: HGUC GT-Four and Zaku Speed, MG Le Cygne
does it look better with or without the eye lens
>>24046654I don't think it's worth using a zaku as a base, the main parts of the MG zaku's frame that will be visible are the joints but the perfect gundam is based on the psycho zaku MkII so the joints look quite different to the MG zaku. may as well use a frame the gundam armor already fits on if the joints are going to be inaccurate and need modifying either way.
>>24046847I think he can use Hizack as the base and kitbash it with another RX78 MG. It is already a Gundam/GM hybrid design, which gives more leeway to Perfect Gundam looks.
>>24046627HG revive/RG Alex Gundam
>>24046876*Zaku/GM hybrid. Typo.
>>24046627HG WaDom that's actually in scale, the psycho Gundam got made so they're clearly capable of doing large HGs.Some of the cool looking Gundam x jobbers like Balient or Correl should really get kits but the anniversary has come and gone
>>24046627HG Nether Gundam
>>24046765Looks like complete arm swaps would be needed, heavily modified torso, leg swaps, skirt switch, and head replacement. Yea to get a mg of it you would need to buy and kit bash multiple master grades. Would be a cool result to see I think
>>24046837With , it looks like something is supposed to fit there without it. Like it’s some Resident Evil puzzle to solve.
>>24046918Proto union flag mobile suit
Kitbashed this together didn’t have the actual head adapter, plus these custom cat eyes kinda like Sephiroth
>>24046929The sunken eyes and lack of eyebrows are alarming
I like using AI sloppa for background
>>24046931That’s how a lot of movable eyes are for kit girlies, and Weird how I never noticed the eyebrows, they just gave off uncanny.
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>>24046627MG of literally any transforming Titans/Neo Zeon suit from the ZetasJust give me an Asshimar or something, fuck
Do people not buy MG like they do other grades or is there something very basic I'm missing? Regular MG aren't even awful in pricing and I'm not sure why Bandai is pumping the brakes so hard on them.
>>24046991HG engineering reached the point where you can easily achieve great level of details on them without having to got for 1/100 scale. Bigger kits are also little more problematic to paint and, well... bigger, which pose a problem with space. Price is also noticeably higher, usually 2-3 times than your average HG kit. Personally, I don't even consider those large kits anymore due to their size and how Im already at the verge of having no space left for new kits.
>>24046627I just want them to bring back the Legend BB line. An insane hope would be for a P-Bandai set of the Penalty Kick Oldies members.
>>24046991If nobody bought MG they wouldn't be making them. Simple as.
>>24046995i agree with all your points but 99% of the community would prefer to buy everything at 1/100 because it's le big, also they don't paintit's a mystery why they starve the line but well they're also starving the 1/144s so go figure
>>24046627bertigodont care what grade
>>24046991I dont like MGs because theyre too big and have too many parts. I begrudgingly build 1/100 FSS/GTMs because they dont make 1/144 kits
>>24047025There's a lot of 1/144 FSS stuff.
>>24047026Yeah if anything the 1/144 FSS stuff is more populated than 1/100. I believe I'm still waiting for a 1/100 version of ... something I don't remember any more.
>>24047026Most of them are very old or resin. Our Treasure started making more 1/144 plastic kits thankfully
Motor Nuclear Cao Ren will be discontinued.Probably because it looks too much like Ryuoumaru.
What should I buy with my HLJ store credit bros?
>>24047036Buy a big Hexa Gear kit
My local shop has the hemoxian baki and lone shadow on sale for 70 usd each. Which one should I pick?
>>24046589More work done on Slepnier today.
>>24047030It's not like mortarheadds are known for their great engineering. You'll have a better time just treating the things like statues and just ignoring the models age.
>>2404703650 Kyoukai Senki kits
>>24047035Doubt that's the case when there are far worst offenders out there when it comes to copyright. I recalled some anons in these threads mentioned that Chang molds are pretty shit and would degrade very quickly so when things went out of stock they barely get a reprint.
>>24047036how did you get credit? what did you do
>>24047061I probably shouldn't say exactly what I did because I know there are anons here who would abuse it but basically you need to have an actual valid complaint and to complain a LOT. One or two emails isn't gonna cut it.
Just ordered two more kits from PBandai after finishing my first one. Hopefully they don't suck.
>>24046589Currently building the hmm Dark Horn. Having fun so far
i very rarely buy kits from my local store. it's not like they don't have a good selection, they have the same stuff all the online shops have in stock, just a little more expensive. seems like bandais distribution is good enough now that you can find just about anything that's been recently restocked anywhere.i mostly go there for consumables like paint, glue, plaplate etc cos who wants to have to put a project on hold while you wait for shipping? they don't carry mr. color stuff but they've got most of the other major brands i use
>>24046627Proper HG Kapool/CapuleIt's fucking retarded how it appears in almost every game as a popular unit, and yet Bandai STILL won't make the thing, other than the gay build penguin
>>24047131There's still a decent-ish waiting list of Zeta and ZZ MS that still need kits, so I'm not surprised that the Capule hasn't gotten one yet. As for the Kapool, Bandai are allergic to Turn A in general, just an eternal hateboner for Tomino's magnum opus. Even G-Reco got an entire line plus movie versions for the G-Self. Besides, it's only really Americans that seem to like Turn A, the Elevens want more Seed slop.
progress on the hund
>>24047053You dont think its a little convenient that this is happening right after Wonderfest?
>>24047145Unless Motor Nuclear wants to suck Bandai cock for some reason like trying to get an official license collab from them, I don't see why would they give a shit about Bandai's "warning".
>>24046627I want a kit of the G-Warrior from FFXIV, but it's greebly enough that it'd need either an MG or at least an FM to work and I can't see them putting that much effort into something they don't have the rights to, even assuming SE wasn't retarded. It WOULD sell, though.
>>24047163Explain why MNP 01 is fine for some reason despite being older.
>>24047188this one would be better off as a Moderoid. but SE is retarded so...
>>24047067you the guy who changed his card on a preorder aren't you
I *think* this is a third party 1/100 Zabanya.
>>24046932Looks cool anon. I like edited backgrounds myself too.
>>24047202Saw the twitter post of it earlier, they said it's a placeholder sculpt and not indicative of their product, but yeah they're making 1/100 (or 1/99 as they said lmao) Zabanya.
>>24047202Looks good.
>>24047202Man. Lockon's MS just got progressively worse.>Exia > Quanta > 00>Dynames > Cherudim > Zabanya>Harute > Kyrios > Arios>Virtue > Seravee > Raphael
WHERE IS THE GOD DAMN PREORDER FOR THE DOVEN WOLF. BANDAI I'M ABOUT TO LOSE IT.
>>24047218not sure why you're foaming at the mouth for it but probably this weekwe should get some new instock stuff tonight or tomorrow from the leftovers that ship today, there should be some den'an zons in stock among other things since those didn't sell outmy den'ans will be here within a week I'm so fucking excited
>>24047221I don't want to miss out on a kit that I've wanted for so long so yes I am foaming, waiting, and I will jump on that preorder button the moment it goes live.
It's so fucked that the Reben Wolf got one preorder, and there hasn't been another preorder in over a year. I'm glad I bought one, but it's fucking nuts that they won't make more of them. It's a really solid kit too, I wish it were more readily available.
>>24047197>this one would be better off as a ModeroidWhy? I admit I'm kind of a bandaibabby
>>24047243the variant is getting a new release
>>24047252>There is a big chance that this will be in hg form soon.
>>24047260Maybe we even get the Fenris Wolf. Nah, it's way too big and would require way too much work for P-Bandai.
>>24047264that looks like ass. greebled to shit
>>24046627HGUC Gundam MK-V.
>>24047260I want it to happen just to see how they pull off the double gatling gun
finished
>>24047136>Bandai are allergic to Turn A in general, just an eternal hateboner for Tomino's magnum opusBecause the kind of people who call Turn A Tomino's magnum opus are the same kind of people who don't buy model kits and toys. When the Turn A Master Grade was released in 2007, entire piles of them ended up on sale at 70% off a few months later. Retailers had to bundle the Robot Spirits Turn A figure as a free gift for every purchase of a Metal Build Strike Freedom to get rid of them. The HGCC Turn A Gundam would never have been made if it wasn't part of the HG All Gundam Project for Build Fighters, and even then it was really only an excuse to remake it into the HGBF Turn A Gundam Shin.Apparently there are higher ups in Bandai who worship Tomino, which is why we even get third-rate jobbers like WaD as a P-Bandai Robot Damashii figure, but even they don't have a viable financial case for any general release Turn A Gundam merch because, again, it sold like shit, sells like shit and will always sell like shit.
>>24046920This may actually come out before Bolt.
>>24047297>>24047295ok these pics sucked here are better ones. end of spam
>>24047316This thing looks like it's seen hell. Very cool.
Been a few months since I've been able to dabble in paintingIs the Mr. Color supply still completely fucked in the US because of tariffs? Last I checked a lot of places were out of stock of most colors and even surfacer
>>24047316Looks like some fucked up autonomous patrol unit you'd run across in the bowels of a megastructure or derelict space station
bandai finally shipping the ZON
>>24047113Why did you put a CRT filter on your picture?
>>24047264Chang will make it but it will have extra bits.
why the fuck is there so much more doll posting than usual? You guys need a fucking life
>>24047372>he thinks he's in a place to judge other people for their hobbies
>>24047380giant robots are universally seen as cool, loli figures all frowned down upon
>MG Double X at Hobby Lobby with yellow $44 price tagI'll admit, I was tempted, but I'm not buying it until they confirm at least MG Leopard and Airmaster.
>>24046627Master grades in general. It's fun digging through Japanese comments in various places and seeing them lament the death of the line too. Well maybe not fun, but nice to see they share the same opinions.
>>24047372I noticed that you forgot to include the photo of your build>>24047394I'm working on one right now. It's a good kit. You should have gotten it.
>>24047372Because gunpla is fucking dead outside of reprinting older kits so people have branched out to other things. This isn't even a new thing.
>>24047398Yeah nobody was ever into mecha musume ever before
MG GM Dominance bootleg
>>24047395good. HG is the only important grade with actual variety in models. anything above is just greebling hell for boomers with rgb lighting shelves
>>24047414Really now? I don't see Bandai labelling or the MG logo anywhere in that image, and that Twitter account isn't the official Bandai Hobby one.
>>24047415Old men are the only ones with money, cater to us or we will move to those who do. Whippersnappers don't have and will never have disposable income.
>>24047251Goodsmile releases more obscure robots in all shapes and sizes so a Moderoid G-Warrior would fit right in.bandai barely touches regular gundam MG shit, so chances of seeing a Master grade G-Warrior are literally 0%. Still, I think Squeenix has its own model kit factory now? Could be wrong though, otherwise they outsource shit to Kotobukiya and Goodsmile.
Is the line of plastic beneath the nub here what the term "mold line" refers to?
>>24047428yes
>>24047352
>>24047316>>24047295Looks cool
>>24047428Indeedy. Runners are made by injecting molten plastic into two steel molds that are pressed together, then the molds come apart to release the runner. The mold line is where the two molds connect.
>>24047372
>>24047448thank you for that anon, now thats a quality post
>>24047429>>24047432>>24047433>>24047446Much appreciated, just wanted to be sure
>>24047035Funnily enough the initial design for Cao Ren was pretty much just the Ryuoumaru. Guess they didn't change it enough.
>>24047448/ourguy/
>>24044005Why did get no (You)s, I like it
>>24047372>A 4chan thread dedicated to painting plastic toys>You guys need a fucking life
>>24047264>it's way too big and would require way too much work for P-Bandai.Nah, AOZ HG has plenty of big boys. Not to mention they already made Reben Wold joints so they can reuse it.
>>24047372They are cool. PGU nu Gundam doesn't have boob articulation. FAGs have boob articulation
>>24046587Is it cheating if I use the ranger GM to make a zeon stolen one because he's already in a green palet?
>>24047604Model kits are a hobby. Toys are toys. Yeah you can lego them like a reddit snapshitter, but you can also make a full blown hobby and community out of it.
>>24047620Just add some spikes, pipes and something to make him less square and more round
>>24047604My kits aren't toys.
>>24047647I assure you that my local building group, which organise monthly group building open meetings don't give a flying shit about who paints or not. Or build what, at that matter, some bring Transformers, some glue Warhammer minis. This is what hobby is about - doing something pleasant in free time. Not being anal about it like some old boomers making 30 pages long autistic shitstorms about shade of paint used on some scale model, because at that month and year, that factory had shortage of this specific paint and had to use replacement (yes, it happened).>inb4 muh gatekeeping
>>24047677This sounds comfy. I wish I had friends...
So Ebikawa confirmed she's actually the S type body like bunnies.
>>24047697Theres different bodies?
finally a reprint!
>>24047712Funny how this guy blew Bulkarm out of water. This is the Hexagear mecha now.
>>24047620Replace the head with an AOZ monoeye
>>24047686Check if you don't have something similar in your area. I ran into these meetings by pure chance, got info at anime con.
>>24047711There's small, medium, which is 80% of the 30MS, and big.
>>24047718I actually like both vthor and bulk armsI do wish there was a bigger thicker boy to be on the same height as v-thor though
>>24047647Toy as a hobby is literally bigger lmao. Have you see Transformers fanbase?
>>24047746Veloce is kinda that. It is like a giant transformable bulkarm
>>24047754yeah but it kinda rubs me off the wrong way with too many mechanical gimmicks, and not armor simplicity between 2 forms
>>24047754>>24047761alright I was thinking about this thing and loudgale
>>24047764Loudgale is not very tall since it is still just a Bulkarm.
>>24046627I'd like another run of the EX Magella tank 2 pack. $150 for a box from someone on ebay is a real fist up the ass.
>>24047774Well that is not as bad as UC Hardgraph MBT. They charge like 500 dollars.
>>24047778The MBT was recently reprinted if I recall correctly. It should have been cheaper at the time.
Knight Masquer finished.
>>24047788
>>24047788I can kind of see the real life inspiration in this one.
>>24047788>>24047789Damn that's cool. Very nice.
>>24047478I did something similar years ago
>>24047784Changs are making a 2.0 version for it too. A good time to be a tank fan.
>>24047797this is cute>>24047789>>24047788The pose straddling the base looks great
adding attitude control thrusters to my spaceship
which /gpg/ builder are you?
>>24047818The guy on the left has a micropenis and regularly gets beaten up by teenagers by the way
>>24047818>G vise with stable baseWhy would you ever need a vise for model kit building?
>>24047826Ray, who's a GBWC champion shilled one, so it must be required!
>>24047818"Pro builder" smells like a faggot while the amateur guy looks like he fucks hot younger women.
>>24047827I bought myself a vise, for soldering, because you need three hands, one to hold the parts, one to hold the solder, one to hold the soldering iron. With model kit building, I can't think of anything you can hold with a vise that would be helpful. maybe if you're drilling so you don't accidentally pierce the part with the drill and then your hand? but at the same time, your vise would need to basically crunch the piece to apply enough pressure that you don't accidentally push it through the vise's jaws - I have had that happen a lot on my full sized vise for stuff.
>>24047832The only vise i use is a heavy duty vise when i need to open my paint bottle.
>>24047478I did something similar to that many years ago
>>24047818I'm Asian but i'm ashamed of my own kind's shit taste.
>>24047836I'm sorry about your loss.
>>24047832most of the vises that toolmakers like DSPIAE or HobbyMio makes are used to hold parts to make them easier to scribe or detail paint.
>>24047836tap the cap against a hard corner or the blunt edge of a knife a couple of times to shatter the dried paint in the threads so they're easier to twist open.
>>24047832a tiny little vice is pretty handy for scratch building stuff with styrene. can clamp a bunch of sheets together and file them all as one to keep them all the same and the one I have is square so I can use it to glue sheets at right angles easily. and the peg inserts are nice to hold awkwardly shaped parts tight for seam welding.
>>24047857Okay that sounds valid. I genuinely could not think of anything valuable a vise could offer for model kits but you've convinced me that it's worth a few things.
>>24047817full new thruster layout
>>24047832It's useful for scribing and decals.
>>24047873I don't do much scribing but decal application has always required me to rotate the piece at the same time as applying the decal so to me this seems like a bad use for it.
>>24047697Goddamit. Now I have to look out for her too. My backlog is never gonna end.
Torn on whether to panel line an RG Sazabi in brown or black. The brown is typically what I use on warm tones, but the black would lend it a more dramatic, sharp appearance.
I thought this was a figure but apparently it's a model kit
what the fuck is this shitfuck everyone who voted for this nonsensewhy do I have to pay extra for gunpla I already paid for
>>24048011What gunpla did you order?
>>24048011Same reason you need to pay money for the money you make, and then pay money to spend that money, and then pay more money on the property you purchase with the money you already paid for via a transaction you also paid for: Because your rulers said you have to, and you're not willing to do jack shit about it.
Finally painted my Matsukaze.
>>24048026Tank boys assembled
>>24048022
>>24048028Bandai's tank AC when?
>>24048031If it's any consolation, we're in the same boat, anon.
>>24048032I'd sacrifice an entire year's worth of new releases for a good new MG Zaku tank.
>>24048039Bandai made a mock up for display but ultimately canceled the thing. Even with RFV, they refused to make a HG for it.
>>24048011delicious.
>>24046589I finished the Gundam MK-II rework. I'm still deciding what to work on next. I have some backlog to get to and more old kits I want to rework. Short list for backlog kits is the F80 Gunraid or Perfect Gundam. Rework will either be the ν Gundam Ver.Ka or the Hawke's Zaku Gunner from SEED.
>>24048032I'm trying to look at the tank but ASS
>>24048032uh soon?
>>24046589>>24048048
>>24048050Too small. I want it big, long and girthy.
>>24046589>>24048051
>>24048032do you polish that ass.
>>24048026is this a small kit or is that a gigantic ass
Just recently I came up with the idea of introducing some (3-4) close friends to the gundam franchise/hobby, they're not hardcore weebs but they watch anime, I think the last mecha anime we all watched together was like code geass back in 2010, every now and then we meet to grill some meat and chat at my place, I was thinking of hijacking a meeting and gift em some HG kits we could finish in an afternoon, I was thinking on getting some kits from ibo or 00 to encourage em to watch the show afterwards, so I'd like your honest opinions and recommendations:is it a good idea?from which show should the kits be?should it be all same kits or different kits?pic unrelated, its the solomon gp02 I built a couple of weeks ago
>>24048055Gigantic ass. The kits are big.
your're entry?
>>24048011You're still coming out ahead buying your girlpla this way
>>24047448>anons shitposting about some innocent sperg lead to him getting actual fan artI hope he NEVER sees his popularity in this niche shithole.
>>24048074anon if that's you, just know that we love you.
>>24048074He's spiritually one of us
>>24047372Why are they all gooks?
>>24048085This is a predominantly asian hobby. You are in the extreme minority.
The double X is almost done. The satellite cannons are unpainted still but I wanted to stop working for the day so I quickly assembled them for a photo.
>>24048050I can't wait to pose him with some flame and smoke effects next to Locksmith. Dumb gay AI pos lol
>>24048089Don't Asian foids hate model kits even more than western ones?
>>24048099There are at least some women that build and paint plamo, at least enough of them that do it well enough to record themselves doing it and/or posting their builds
>>24047797>>24047837>tfw I never did anything similar years agoIt's over...
>>24047788Helmet got that zyzz
>>24048106Do it now and then repost it in a few years.
>>24048114You should start writing down these good ideas
>>24048119I do. I will post them in a few years.
>>24048057Go for EG's honestlyThere's solid choices of MC suits, the construction is streamlined for sitting down in one session, and the visual appearance is 90% the same as a quickly built HG
>>24048057>one or two of them might feel pressured into it because some others are enthusiasticFigure out on you're own how easygoing or disgruntled they would be about this, I haven't met them, thankfully you can usually still chat while building gunpla though, albeit you'd need more tools and also not have nub shards going onto where there might be any present or future food>from which showThe most entry-level ones for them if you think they'd like the shows, otherwise what you think they'd find the coolest>is it a good ideaIt sounds very fun>same kits or different kitsSame means everyone can follow along together, different means people could trade but also that some might get left out, having like 3 of each would be nice but then you've just bought extra kits for no reasonFor IBO kits I know people have found them loose, Barby was fine for me but a friend getting into gunpla hated it, haven't built 00 kits but I think it's slightly aged albeit cheap. You could buy some EG kits but the builds might be deceptively cheap compared to like, babby's first HG. Maybe briefly consider SDs as well, albeit SDEXes are hollow and need 50 stickers so not those onesI think the safest "no need to think" option is getting a bunch of RX-78 EGs but you know your friends better than I do>GP02I will never not put in effort for a fellow GP02chad
>>24048096Is that the humble HG, how is itI wanted to pick it up solely because it reminded me vaguely of the Mk-II (I think it's just the colours on the torso but I might just be insane) but I think the arm movement was somewhat hindered with all the other parts in the way
>>24048135That's the MGBoth the HG and MG are decent models, the Double X is a lovely design and they're good representations of it I'd personally recommend to anyone. The Master Grade really wants a stand though for its full potential.
>>24048135It's the master grade. I like it a lot. I think it's gonna get floppy though.
>>24048144The chest joint is working against the weight of the backpack in most poses so it's the only one you need to look out for. If you mount it to a stand by the backpack (there's a port there for it and the G-Falcon to plug into, rather than the waist one) it helps a lot with keeping it from sagging.
>>24048145The waist already feels less strong than I'd like with a few layers of paint on it. I can't imagine how flimsy it'd be if I snapuilt the thing.
>>24048147Mine's still holding alright since release so "no different" probably.
>>24048149It just feels like a weak joint. I think a ball joint for a waist is a bad choice when the model is so unbalanced.
>now that the Zaku painting contest deadline has passed and I'm finished decide to check other people's work Good LORD I am fucked.
>>24048152Yeah it isn't the best choice but it isn't gonna fall apart on you. The worst that happens is the chest tilts back over time if you leave the weight hanging forever.
>>24048155Definitely better paintjobs than yours but I think your display blows all those out.
>>24048156That's about what I expect to happen. Next time I go to a hobby shop I'm just gonna buy is a stand.
>>24048139>>24048144Oh, I'm so sad...I'm glad the HG holds up vaguely alright though, but for MGs I'm still patiently waiting for the Mk-II
>>24048164I strongly prefer the 1/100 scale. I just enjoy painting them more.
>>24047797>>24047478Fine, I'll post it again
>>24048180>encased a second RG Shining in metal just to make the photo more accurateWe will never forget its sacrifice
>Remake of the original show announcedAny chances we are gonna have HG Zakrello and Big Zam this time?
>>24048211Another fucking remake? Creatively bankrupt and dead doesn't begin to describe these lazy retards.
Is there a chemical/mechanical reason polycaps are so much more likely to have mold lines? Or is it just "there's no risk of seeing these so why try to engineer around them"?
>>24048226It's been almost 50 years. That is an appropriate amount of time to wait for a remake.
>>24048235They shouldn't remake anything at all.
>>24048238I agree but this is a less egregious one.
There's going to be an MG RX-78-2 4.0 now, isn't there? That'll be our only MG for the year the new show comes out.
>>24048227Well you dont see them, so why do you care?
>>24048211Why can't they come up with new ideas that aren't total dogshit? I don't care for worthless remakes.
>>24048011it's dhl. There's a price for quick delivery.
>>24048251You'll take your MGSD and RG 3.0 and like it. Real MG is dead.
Why did they even bother teasing this when everyone knows it's just going to be the Gundam lying face-down with the shield slapped on it like the Rising Freedom and Immortal Justice?
>>24048273
Y'all ready for Strike Freedom Revive Revive?
>>24048211They already announced this a year ago.
>>24046936Why are you already selling her? Just saw the mercari listing.
>Literally all MD kits have pretty hand drawn illustrations as their box covers>Except for the Buster Doll subseries where they literally just slap on a shitty poorly taken photo on the coverThis makes my autism more upset than it really should.
Just got this thing for my HWS ver Ka. Are there any troublesome bits here during assembly?
>>24048099Depends on what you look like. If you're fat and nerdy they will hate your model kits. If you're handsome and fit they will think it's a quirky and cool hobby.
>>24048251they painted themselves in a corner with the 3.0, it was incredibly expensive to make, and its frame and construction are shaky. It's why they branched off with MGEX which itself is not doing too great.It's better they just make 1.5 and 2.0's of their older models while releasing a few new models every so often like they have been doing.
>>24048390also they should make a 1.5 or 2.0 of the GP01. Such a cool design that was shafted hard from early MG jank and being split up into two separate kits.
>>24047753just buying toys isn't a hobby. I'm sorry even collecting isn't a hobby it's consumerism. There's nothing to it except buy next thing. Not to mention transformers has more predators than fucking minecraft and roblox.>>24047817Everytime I see this I hear the shitting sound effect from Ark Survival Evolved or whatever and I can't help but laugh. It's a fucking turd built by a turd with the skills of a turd. my sides>>24048155Your shit was great man, don't *compare* yourself to them. You're better than you were. Instead, separately look at them and look for ideas, techniques that you find interesting to improve with. I see lots of cool ideas, but that doesn't degrade your build in the least.
>>24048390the Strike Freedom sells good enough that it's in constant reprint since its release in 2022. it only looked like it's flopping because they for some reason refuse to constantly reprint the MGEX Unicorn. i believe that's where they actually got themselves into a corner because they made it unecessarily expensive with its LED gimmick. it would had been the base for the MG Unicorn 2.0 if it wasnt stuck in MGEX hell.
>>24046587>>24046589Alright fellas it may look rough but I am an inexperienced retard learning as I go. Had a lot of fun building the GM in the Gegangener colors but I still got to gloss and do the panel lining/decal work and then eventually the weathering. Will probably still look like shit but I am happy to contribute to a group build after only coming back into the hobby last year around this time. Looking forward to more group builds. Feel free to r8, h8, or appreci8.
>>24048449My reference for this guy.
>>24048449*Gefangener (I am burger not a kraut).
>>24048449This looks how it would have looked like had I done itI would have made the silver lighter but otherwise good jobt. snapgod
>>24048459Yeah, the dspaie markers looked lighter when ordering and I already primed the pieces so I just went with it. Will do more prep for next time.
>>24048461Yeah I thought it looked like how it would have had I simply started markering itMarkering is hard man...>streak streak streak streak streakJust look uniform, I beg... I'm even stroking in the same direction...
>>24048391GP02 needs it much more. GP01 isn't that bad for the time.
>>24048486The progressive coats are what fill it in. It will drain from the high spots and settle in the slow spots. Do coats one direction with very little overlap if possible, then after it completely dries do it another direction. If you're patient it'll look ok.
>>24048511Wowie you're so smart, I normally just do one coat and go about my merry day, then periodically reapply stuff when I think it looks off, I'll be sure to do that next time instead, thank you!
>>24048486pool in the marker paint on a palette and apply it with a melamine sponge/magic eraser
Hello anons, I´m very new to this so maybe this are retarded questions but bear with me.Should I apply the water decals before doing a coat, or should I do a coat / water decals / coat / panel line & weathering. Also, if I apply a coat over ABS plastic can I then use panel liner freely or am I fucked nonetheless. Lastly, how much do you guys pay for your girlpla, I found a couple MD kits relatively cheap <50$ , is it an acceptable price or are the kits generally overpriced to begin with and that price should be the only real option when getting them.
>>24048581There's ton of MD kits with varied prices so you have to check their original price and do some conversions yourself, if you aren't paying for something like x1.5 or x2 of the original price then maybe it's acceptable. There's also things with unpopular kits being cheaper while rarer kits get insane markup price.
Are the HG00 Exia/Exia Repairs and Dynames any good, I haven't had any 00 kits
>>24048610The 00 S1 kits are terrible because they came out right before Bandai made several major engineering improvements to the HG lines. The 00 S2 kits are acceptable.
>>24048617But but the season 1 designs look nicer
>>24048581>Should I apply the water decals before doing a coatGenerally speaking yes, but some people say that doing some light coating first to help the water solution stick better. Personally, if I really want the decals to stick, I just use some mark setter/softer. Other than that, standard plamo painting procedure order follows.>if I apply a coat over ABS plastic can I then use panel liner freelyCoating over ABS protects it yes. But be careful, sometimes coating is applied poorly/half-assedly so stuff can seep in and fuck up the plastic. Alternatively, just use water based stuff.>Lastly, how much do you guys pay for your girlplaCheck the original retail price at the official website of whatever kit you want. As much as possible, I try to find a deal that's close to retail price. You sometimes get lucky and find one at that price, but unless you live in Japan, then more likely than not, you're bound to pay a slight premium. I typically try to find deals that's just around 1.1 to 1.2x retail price. Worst I've ever paid for is 1.5x the retail price because I really wanted that kit and it's out of print.>found a couple MD kits relatively cheap <50$Yeah, that's pretty decent. Your average MD kit dances around the 6000-8000 yen price tag. If you're comfortable shelling out that level of money, then go for it.
>>24048626Then buy the MGs. Those were all made within the last seven years or so, and are quite excellent.
>old HGUC Gouf holds up well>the R35 Build Fighters Gouf is back in stock and looks alright>cheaper than the revive evenAre there major differences between the two in terms of engineering, like, is the R35 everything the revive can do but with more shit, or the revive uniquely have like, waist rotation or a bendable heat rod
>>24048652The Revive uses a big chunk of the R35, while removing some and adding other parts to the runners. I don't think they've done anything to its articulation, just removed the R35-exclusive parts like the extra shield while adding the chassis pieces that are actually part of the classic Gouf.
Are we preordering?
Posing Girlpla when you're not making them cute or sexy is kinda hard.I usually just end up giving them stock gundam poses when I try to make them look cool, but then I just feel like I'm playing with gunpla but with boob. Tried playing around with more "human" action poses, and somehow, I just ended up going literally upside down. Skoll over here is supposed to be doing an upside down trickshot with her rifle. I think it looks okay? At the very least, her being posed like this way upwards actually gives allowance for another kit to sit in front of her with no obstructions.
>>24048660Then is it just less accessories and leg thrustersBecause I think the old Gouf holds up rather well, for whatever reason I wasn't expecting the "superior Zaku" to have any waist articulation, nor was the heat rod my favourite as a kid (the plain sword is a bit eh though), then am I just in good hands to just go all-in and get the R35 as the giganigga Gouf that can do anything next to the regular Gouf that handles well
>>24048392>just buying toys isn't a hobby. I'm sorry even collecting isn't a hobby it's consumerism. Liking a franchise and collecting merchandises is a hobby. You know what's consumerism? Buy OC Donut Steel prepainted Chinese kits is consumerism, there is no existing media or modeling ecouragement to these things
>>24048669Only for snapshitters.
>>24048669>prepainted Chinese kitsimage unrelated?
>>24048669There is some fun in building them. Customizing them more so.
>>24048697That thing has metal frame and prepainted gold parts. The armor parts are undergated and have matte finish. It is literally just an action figure pretends to be a kit.
>>24048669>buying something because you recognize it from the anime meant to advertise itbased and hobbypilled, not a hint of consumerism in sight.>building a model kit because you like building model kitsew yucky get a hobby bro
>>24048390>MGEX is not doing too greatDo you have evidence for this? But who would have guessed that slamming as many gimmicks as possible into a toy and then charging 200 dollars for it, then re-releasing the same toy after 4 years with a color scheme swap wouldn't do well.
>>24047754Wish they reprint this, was holding out and waiting to see if they made any more variations of Veloce with different loadouts like how V-Thor got Thunderstruck and Gaifu Kaisei variants but all they did was a red and dark blue repaint with a new head and a couple of swords. Now I want to get the original Veloce but it is sold out.
>>24047764Holy fuck how have we still not gotten any updates on this guy? I just want to see if there will be an option to give it normal biped legs or at least a variant that has biped legs. Still would've picked it up regardless but man Koto is slow with Hexa Gear. I hope it's not a sign of the line slowly dying out like Frame Arms did.
>>24048724If they start making girlpla version of Hexa Gear then it's the time.
>>24048011I fucking hate taxI fucking hate prabowo
Slepnier finished.
>>24048792
>>24048793
>>24048792really nice shading
>>24048792Good stuff anon
>>24048792>>24048793>>24048794God damn I wish I was as good as the best painter in /gpg.
>>24048792>>24048793>>24048794Looks rad anon. Good work!
>>24048792>>24048793>>24048794HORSECOCK
>>24046589Painted the first weapon for my Model Bingo GN-X, i know anons here aren't fan of greebles but working with resin and masking is still a lot of work so i'm proud of it.
>>24048792Ballin'
>>24048856Looks good anon, i dig the green. Curious what it would look like if you painted the 4 slits towards the end of the rifle green also, or even the one running down the barrel
>>24048874Yeah i hesitated to go all fluorescent on every exhaust but decided against it, i was probably influenced by the stock photos for the completed kit.
>he is not hand crafting parts from plastic sheetsdo you even plamo, faggot?
>>24048912your neck looks mighty succulent and I wish to kneel on it
>>24048792Post that dragon bro. Did you paint it?
Does anyone even like the GM Dominance? It's one of those OC GMs that only exist because the author got anxious about adding yet another Gundam to the OYW.
>>24048918Yes I did.
>>24048918
>>24048923Man. Wish I could muster the same dedication. Is that a Tyrant Sword in the background?
>>24048922I like its variants but would prefer chang to make more bootleg grunts that I could armybuild instead
>>24048925Indeed
>>24048923>>24048924God damn thats beautiful.
>>24048922I like the aesthetic and thank you for reminding me that I have all of them in my backlog.
>>24048923Dark Souls? I know they're generic medieval European houses but they look 100% like the Dark Souls 1 houses.
>>24048935They're the Greendale European Village in 10mm scale from Allegheny mercantile on eBay.
>>24048937Is the dragon just a generic dragon?
>>24048946It's the legendary dragon from the Joan of Arc boardgame. I got one used off of noble knight but they usually go for 150$ nib. It's the largest dragon and the largest miniature I own with a wingspan of 2 freedom feet.
>>24048922>OC GMs that only exist because the author got anxious about adding yet another Gundam to the OYW.and yet is just as powerful as the gundams, if not more (as the GM sniper II is already on par with the RX-78-2 in performance). I'm so sick of super GMs from the OYW and "oh, here's another six gundams I added in this new sidestory"japs just lack the balls to actually write a good grunt story
>>24048972>I want mobile suit gundam without a gundam
>>24048975nah, I just want the OYW with 5-6 gundams and not 60+at this point in time there are more gundam variants from the OYW than there are GM variants. base GM won the war for the federation. not 600 secret gundams no one knew existed.
>>24048980>There should be special GMs and not special gundams in mobile suit gundamThe point of the GM was that it was cheap and mass produced. No shit they were all the same.
>>24048987>There should be special GMs and not special gundamswhere the fuck did I say this, you blithering retard?
>>24048989>I wanna see a bunch of stock GMs and not a gundam in mobile suit gundamMaybe you should just admit that you sound dumb
>>24048991>There should be special GMs and not special gundams>I wanna see a bunch of stock GMs and not a gundam in mobile suit gundamget your argument in orderyou are already are contradicting yourself
>>24048993I'm not contradicting myself. I was just optimistic that you wanted something that would at least be remotely interesting before you corrected me.
>>24048792this looks great. you the same anon who painted the Plamax Iron Giant? i really like your models.
>>24046589I hope the weather won't cuck me out of painting
>>24048998Yep. I appreciate it bro.
>>24048792Not to shit on OP's work but you people would cum from any miniature thread showing their work if you think this is good.
I got the HG Destiny Gundam because it's one of like 3 Seed suits I actually like, but now I have it and I am finding myself thinking Strike Freedom is not total dogshit actually/gpg/ should I kill myself before it's too late?
>>24049025Learn to separate the MS designs from the work they exist in. As I keep reiterating, it's not Okawara's fault that Fukuda couldn't direct himself out of a paper bag.
>>24049025A lot of the time I'll buy something I don't like the design of and the build endears me to it. Didn't like double X at all until I built one. I thought victory was just okay until I built it and now I adore the thing.
>>24049027>>24049036but my harem knows me as a seed hater, if I prove unsure of my beliefs the concubines will find me weak and scheme with the eunuchs to destroy my dynasty...
Star Wars clones are mass produced and come in hundreds of modified variants to suit different conditions, but jedi are so strong that they only wear one type of robe. Halo Spartan 3s are mass produced and come in hundreds of modified variants to suit different conditions, but Spartan 2s are so strong that they only wear simple armor in one color.
>>24049045ok
>>24049045are you sure you're supposed to post that here?
>>24049051>>24049054There should only be one OYW Gundam and thousands of GM variants.
>>24049062meds take them now.
>>24049062>Gundam should be like all this western shit that came out 20 years after it
>>24049067Its almost as if Gundam set the standard until Bandai needed to sell more models in the 90s.
>>24049080Maybe it's just a series about gundams and a gundam story without gundams would suck ass. Why not obsess over star wars or halo since they're clearly what you want. Do you scream and cry about every new thing you find that isn't exactly the same?
>bought alyzeus for 86€what a steal
>>24048975that's literally what the original blue destiny manga isgranted only because it didn't cover unit 2 and 3 but regardless, the original manga is using a bunch of existing shit. Even the Blue Destiny itself is largely a ground type with a fancy head. I kinda like the GM Dominance purely design wise but I think it's a pretty lame addition compared to just being in stock Jims.
>>24049004>There is an impostor among us
>>24049090You're a braver man than I, I just want the MP Nu and I'm willing to wait as long as I need for the individual release.
>>24049091Unfortunately dipshit believes that they shouldn't be customized GMs in a perfect gundam setting either.
>>24049086Its about THE Gundam. One.
>>24049090where you gonna put this beaut
>>24049100No, it's not. You are objectively incorrect.
>>24049103Its not called Mobile Suits Gundams
>>24049097I don't think he's really saying that but I won't speak for himhowever I agree with some of the thrust of what he's saying. Plenty of side stories don't even need a special boy unit. Rise From the Ashes didn't (the rhino's special I guess but not really). More side stories with its scope would be welcome for me.
>>24049101in my backlog pile of course
>>24049104The second entry into the series featured 4 gundams and multiple branches of failed gundam prototypes. His statement stopped being true in 1985 (before he was born and in a country he is not from)
>>24049116Its not called Zeta Gundams
>>24049117There was three gundam mk.ii's, the rick dias (originally the gamma gundam) and the hyaku shiki (based on the delta gundam). You have no argument. Why are you obsessed with a series that isn't what you want and hasn't been what you want for 40 years? Maybe find a new obsession since this one clearly isn't what you want.
>>24049119Its not called Mobile Suits MK2 Gundams
There haven't been any new OYW Gundams for a very very long time as things really go. Sidestories haven't added new Gundams to the OYW in decades. Only Thunderbolt and Origin did that with their own continuities, and even then they're really just expanded Ground Gundams. Considering both are so fully their own take on things it kinda precludes the others.Otherwise we're still at 78-1~7, the Ground Gundams + Blue Destiny 2/3, Pixy and Alex when you take into account compatible side story material. You can toss the Netflix Gundam on the pile if you want. Then there's the MSV upgrade plans a number of which were only design drawings in the OYW and not produced til after the war (if at all) like FA Gundam, Heavy Gundam, Gunner Gundam etc. The total number of RX-78-X frames has always been 8 since we got a number other than 1, and the things that fall outside this batch had its last addition (unless you count Netflix Gundam, by all means it only increases it by a single count so who cares) with 08th MS Team that did a lot of heavy retconning into its own continuity if you wanna be a diehard autist about old lore and GM rollout, but we're 30 years past that and no one cares anymore and most people buying crap grew up with it always existing for them.
>>24049122The riders are basically gundams for all intents and purposes other than the name.
>>24049121There is more than one gundam. You're obsessed with a series that at its core is not for you. It is about gundams, the people who pilot them and the conflicts they participate in. It is not some grunt suit fantasy where they made a gundam and it worked out great and then they never built another one ever again.Even arguing that the mk.ii isn't a gundam because the show isn't named after it is stupid. Most of the series is not named after the main gundam.Obsess over something else. This is not for you. You're just making yourself miserable.
>>24049124
>>24049124Indeed they are but the name is all they have and the Riders aren't in the OYW, they're just like the G-Line, post-OYW machines trying to incorporate all lessons learned from various production blocks/designs of the Feddies during the production of OV-- I mean during the course of the war.
>>24049127>the Riders aren't in the OYWThey are though. Aggressor(red rider), Missing Link(pale rider) and Code Fairy(white and black rider) are OYW side stories. Red rider was at Solomon and Jaburo(and probably A Baoa Qu when the manga gets to that time frame), pale was at Jaburo and A Baoa Qu, and white and black were hunting zeeks on earth as they started to withdraw to space after Jaburo.
>>24049133yeah and all those are contradicting things in the first place like their very model number and original lore so much like Katana you just ignore them, they're popcorn bullshit (and still not Gundams anyway) made by people who didn't give any fucks and intend them as disposable products to feature designs
I'm considering getting the AK Hazel since I enjoyed their Woundwort, but am not sure what color to get. I like the Titans colors, but am not sure how well it would blend with this black Woundwort if I decide to mix and match. Black Hazel looks alright, but it doesnt look like it comes with yellow alternative parts, just white.
>>24049140What about the gundam franchise do you actually like? Do you like anything about it?
>>24049142Damn iPhone. I forgot that this is a thing
>>24049045Jedi != Gundam.
>>24049151Yes
>>24049143I love tons bro. I'm being flippant about these because there are in fact just things like that. It would take me too many characters and be too much of spam to talk about all that I love of Gundam because it's a lot. I don't love the Pale Riders but I enjoy what they were trying to do with them, but the colour variants in other works are pretty much trash lore wise and some dumbass shit to just rehash known battles with a variety of things. Just clapbait frankly. Which can be enjoyable up til you wanna talk about MS development history or some autist shit. If you wanna use the new super-duper GMs because Sniper IIs somehow aren't cool enough for you make it a post war story, is all. Worked great for Gundam 0081 and Missing Link in the first place. Plenty of new stories make cool new designs in reasonable places. Out of more recent new OYW-ish-era Gundams I'm pretty fond of Engage and Engage Zero, they're nice designs doing a lot of their own thing. The variants are a bit hit and miss, and a lot of the non-Gundam designs in Engage are fun enough simple variants. Some stuff's kinda lame and the overall story is also clapbaity crap but I'm happy we got HGs of those two designs.
>>24049169Maybe you outta stick to that instead of complaining about things you don't like that happened before you were born. You'd be a lot happier that way.
>>24049178idk what I personally said to upset you so much but I assure you I was born before all these sidestories came out and you should be less offended people don't like thing you like or whatever
>>24049180If you're that old you should be mature enough to not bitch about how gundam isn't exactly like halo or star wars. This is a personal failing on your part.
>>24049184but I didn'tI didn't even start any of this in the first place so what are you going on about?
>>24049187see>>24049045You used this as an example of how everything should be and then doubled down about how everything actually does need to be like star wars and halo and how any deviation is bad.
>>24049189but I didn't my first post was >>24049091and then>>24049122multiple people visit this thread anon
>>24049192 (me)>multiple people visit this thread anonNow that's just nonsense. Everyone knows I'm every single post.
>>24049192I assumed you were the sperg. I apologize.
>>24049193Shut up, me.>>24049195Apology accepted, other me.Mudrock is the peak of OYW Feddie design btw and it's all downhill from there. Every story after the OYW should have everyone asking "Where's Mudrock?"
RG Star GaoGaiGar, February 27th.
>>24049202Don't care. Wake me up when they make RG Genesic
>>24049195>>24049201No suck each others dick you fags.
Color modulation is fun. Just dont zoom too close.
Bigger than I thought it'd be.
Real Robot Modelers exhibithttps://youtu.be/YmYgcWl9HS0?si=mifG271HGE84MCTG
>>24049226Can't wait to get one of those and give it some kinda bazooka
>>24049223On one hand, it's objectively a nice kit. On the other hand I have a moral duty to not buy mgsds. Guess I'll just give chang my money instead.
>>24049226This Dreisen is FAT
>>24049202>11000 yen>almost double the price of regular GGGChrist
I don't know how the fuck I was so careless but snipped my finger open with my nippers
>>24048993>>24048994You two should fuck and the winner gets to decide what gunpla you both build together
>>24049290We all make mistakes in the heat of passion. Now post the girlpla you were working on.
>>24049226Can someone explain the /\big foldable shields to me, the ones that showed up starting I think ZZ Gundam
>>24049295they really began with Marasaithey fold up for storage or double defenseZZ's function as wings
>>24049297Yes but they look so ineffectual>Marasai's beam sabers are stored behind one of them>and they can spin around as gunsIsn't it a bad idea to store important things on your "disposable thing I put between the enemy" part?>tfw overlooked the Marasai because of some odd seam lines and "older kits stinky">enjoying the living shit out of my dorky Hi-Zack even with its bad seam lines>no MarasaiI wouldn't say it's worth 25 Canadian but I should have just grabbed it instead of expecting it to drop to 20...
>HGUC 056 RX-121-1 Gundam TR-1 [Hazel Custom]I've never heard of this in my life, but I see one in stockIs this good, is this fun, is it safeWho is this friend, I need to know!
>>24049298The MG marasai isn't even that old anon.
>>24049304But anon I'm an HGchad
>>24049298how important are they really? Not very in the scheme of thingsyeah it's probably best to not but shields are often big and very suitable to house extra things in like weapons or thrusters, if you lose those you still have everything else the "base" MS has to offer and it's way better than it just exploding.
It seems like KRW stopped doing bootleg news and shifted fully to third party kits only. Anyone know a good twitter page for bootleg news? I need to find out if more AoZ stuff gets made.
>>24049310I don't know manI'm willing to forgive and overlook a lot of stuff ultimately, but the foldy shields continue to mystify meAs does like>Hi-Zack's known for a myriad of potential loadouts, only one beam type of weapon though please>HG kit comes with a trusty beamless Zaku machine gun>and a trusty shield>you know, to match the shield on its other shoulderI understand that there's an addon pack from 1801 and that I can give him some rando's beam saber, but this dopey extra shield continues to fascinate and mystify me. What am I supposed to do with it? I sure gave it to him and he's looking rather cheerful on my desk, but stillI love my Hi-Zack so much man...
>>24049314The Marasai's shield especially is quite practically minded as an evolution of the Zaku shoulder shield. Folding down for storage, able to rotate in the middle and both bits can move so you can arrange it in a lot of mechanically useful positions. Other ones tend to have storage in mind which does get fairly practical for mass transportation. There's no getting around ZZ being pretty toyetic but as shield designs they work pretty well and their ability to fold helps them position around anything the arms are doing and the complex geometry of the ZZ overall. If it loses them it's another oh well case, at least the MS didn't explode. It's not like they're real wings doing a lot of lift work to begin with, in its case I doubt it stops any element of it from working - just working as well. The real flipside is any kinda mechanism like this is prone to being another failure point with damage and the shield could just get stuck in some dumb position, but it's a giant robot to begin with so that's a given for everything it does.
>>24049330>>24049314oh and yeah HGUC Hizack's a bit sad on the extras. The MG comes with a bit more. We'll probably get an AoZ Hizack with some extras sometime. The missile pods are super cool and it's a shame they're lacking more than anything.
>>24049314>>24049330Wasn't part of the purpose of the folding shield to "surf" on while also being able to shoot missiles? or am I misremembering that.
Anyone here used Tamiya retarder for airbrushing? They suggest a 1:10 ratio for this but I can't really find much information about it. Was thinking to thin Mr Hobby Aqueous surfacer with the X20A and this
>>24049338the original gundam has a fun thing where they make a deal of giving the gundam and g-armour TWO shields to protect both sides of it when docked and then when it lands it doublestacks them both for twice the protectionI don't think anything else really revisited this much aside from the idea Mark II's foldy shield is stacking twice the defense or whatever when stored, but it stores mostly for storage as far as I recall.
>>24049330I like toys but the shields make me feel complicated>flipsideHahaAnd alright, if you say it's super versatile then it's super versatile, I can't wait for my Marasai to meet its Hi-Zack buddy! And maybe get them a Galbaldy too!>the Barzam looking menacing as fuck, and then all its silly-looking coworkers running around>>24049336But why the shield, someone warm me up to this dopey thing, and yeah the missile pods were rather unique and funWhuh
>>24049343I've never used it but mr.color retarder will work. So will vallejo if you thin it with anything water based. Just match your retarder to your thinner.
>>24049371just a design they toyed with for a small shield, not much else to it, they tried lotsa different things with the Hizack and friends.
>>24049375I like the Hizack and friends!Never felt a strong urge to get two copies of the same kit, but the AEUG version has been slightly tempting, seeing how they can get up to no good together>not quite the Zaku>but also a rather sparse and primitive kit>but still so friendI love my cheap rando C-lister purchases that end up being so endearing
>>24049378AEUG Hizack?There's Feddie and TitansI suggest the EWAC Zack, it's a great goofball.
>>24049378>AEUG versionThat was just a captured titans unit
>>24049226rivets like this make no sense on a gundam, they're the size of a human head
>>24049388>Gundam>Makes senseThis why /m/ is dying
They should call me Mr. Retard
>>24049311Even Speedballharo doesn't post bootleg news so it is probably just the Changs slowing down.
>>24049410you mongoloid. If someone is going to advertise a real robot aesthetic to their modeling, shouldn't they be trying to make the model look as realistic as possible? Rivets like that just make the machine look like it's 5 meters tall, max
Okay, chucklenuts, why is our next Option Parts Set this expensive?https://bandai-hobby.net/item/01_7431/If anyone's saying Zeus Silhouette, it will just devalue the Destiny Spec-II. Then again, the standalone P-Bandai release is already good because of the red joints. Is this so that any Gunpla can wield this freaking thing? I'm watching you, Bandai.
>>24049311>It seems like KRW stopped doing bootleg newsHe still does.
>>24049311I've find that this channel is better at keeping up with bootlegs than KRW is and he does news roundups every week so you don't have to check a Twitter page daily.https://www.youtube.com/@ModelExpress2025
>>24049418>you mongoloid. If someone is going to advertise a real robot aesthetic to their modeling, shouldn't they be trying to make the model look as realistic as possible?>Rivets like that just make the machine look like it's 5 meters tall, maxYeah because a 5 meters tall war machine is unrealistic but a 22 meters tall behemoth that is also meant to fight on the ground is totally in the realm of reality.
that's a lotta shtuff
>>24049440Didn't expect that shoulder cannon
>>24049440Also, new part for the anti ship rifle
>>24049382>>24049386Sorry I meant the blue Hizacks. My hatred for the Federation was overshadowed by my love of the Hi-Zack and I mistakenly associated its other version with the lovable (terrorist) groupStrangely enough I think the Titans are unlikable (t. haven't read AoZ yet) except I still think the Hi-Zack is great>EWACI'm still so baffled by that strange goofball. I definitely do love strange obscure D-lister retards, I'd have zero hesitation buying something like GM Transport Type, Cooking Corps Custom>wide weirdo dishDoes a spinning radar really fit inside thatEven so, who would I even buddy it up with, my Titans Hi-Zack would get lonely and I don't have a Feddy one yet. It would just be sitting somewhere all alone with zero protection, getting incoming data to give to nobody...
>>24049440What are these parts? I'm sure some of the AoZ threaders must be around. I thought they were the forearm pieces but it's wearing the forearm bits. Fuel tank holders? I don't know.
>>24049485Oh wait I figured it outThey're front skirt units to mount the Anti-Ship magazines too
>>24049489>>24049446That new part is also to hold the mag to the rifle
>>24049491Wait no it isn't the normal rifle does that I'm stupidWhat is it for? A folded barrel state? I don't see pictures showing anything like that.
>>24049301Wait, so it comes with an extra shield and it can become a booster, that actually sounds rather cool, does the rest of the kit hold up? Looks like it's fairly posable for an early kit!
>>24049497It's extremely good for the year it came out and overall holds up alright.
Head options
>>24049500I'm about to start reading AoZ in preparation to buy my buddy, but I might just grab it when I'm downtown this weekendIs it a buddy, is it something nice to have? I don't really have a Titans shelf and although I appreciate them narratively, it's a faction that's a bit difficult to like, albeit the mobile suits are sometimes cool as hell, but sometimes wacky and unique in design
>>24049513on its own? middling buddy levels. with an advanced hazel to compliment him however they have incredible buddy energy. Advanced Hazel is the cooler kit when we're talking about Hazels in general because it comes with an extra sprue of shit, but they look best together, they're the classic AoZ duo before all those damn Woundworts started running around
>>24049497No, Zudah's scope and magazines are different.
>>24049517Sorry, meant for >>24049495
>>24049517The magazines are different yeah but I don't see any differences with the scopeInspecting my own I did realize what that piece is though, it's just a different handle. The details of the rotating handle are different. You can see it here >>24049489, it's a new part for that rotating centerbit.Actually, on closer inspection, the entire rifle is new I think. The whole thing. The details don't match when you get autistic. For instance, here. None of this shit is like the Zudah mold. It's all new.
>New mold for Doven Wolf option head>New parts for an existing mold, even though it is not that necessary>Full set of expressive hands and several option parts for the backpackSomeone at Bandai must be jerking off to Reben Wolf because damn!
>>24049520it's actually blowing my mind they made an entirely new mold for what seems to be no reasonthe zudah rifle is on its own runnerI definitely kneel, Reben Wolf is the godking of high effort HGUC releases, it already was in its first run but this is icing on the cakeLike nothing else even uses this fucking rifle this is almost pointless
>>24049519Yeah that settles it. Space Wolf's rifle is new now that i take a closer look.
>>24049523it has a lot nicer checkering mold on the handle too. I can't find a nice big shot of the front half so it's hard to compare the barrels but the new one looks much nicer. Presumably it's properly designed for the hands, though it wasn't much of an issue to fit the Zudah one in the Reben's hands before anyway.They sold out instantly in Japan of course.
>>24049521>>24049525It would be funnier if the incom pack has KPS replacement too.
>>24049527I wouldn't be that surprised since otherwise it'll be a whole polycap runner just for the incom holders. It certainly looks like they're a solid piece in that all-parts display but it's tough to tell.
>>24049516Merely middling? My intro to AoZ kits was hearing you guys talk about aliexpress Woundworts, so I'm a bit lost as to what other buddies I might be able to find, but I'd definitely hope to nab an Advanced Hazel if I get this one! And oh, a review said I could give its apron to the regular Hazel, although I'm surprised it seems to have multiple shield boosters. I guess "add things to shields even though they might get hurt" worked out really well? I know the HWS Nu comes with some fuck-huge shield as well.Oh man I want a fun duo, I hope it's not too expensive or hard to find! I love me my rare obscure finds.>saw the S-Gundam in stock and looked into it>seemed a bit too old of a kit, albeit pretty big for its size>the hunt continues>>24049517Do careDidn't ask!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>24049521There are definitely some personal favourites at Bandai Hobby department. They also made AOZ Barzam to be the highest quality among the subpar releases in the line.
>>24049530One of AoZ's strongest appeals is that a huge chunk of the designs are things you can make out of existing model kits, playability increases with basically every AoZ kit you get because barring a couple they're all designed to work together or share parts in one form or another with something else and there's so much optional shit in the designs you can make your own variants.But completely alone the buddy potential is low, Hazel Custom wants a friend like Advanced Hazel or Titans Mark II to look cool next to, particularly the pairing of Hazel Custom's white scheme + a Titans scheme (in my opinion of course) looks amazing to bring out that early AoZ energy. And it becomes a great little dude when you get really into AoZ. Advanced Hazel is still the kit that everyone cares about though. As Bandai offerings go there are extremely few ways to get the special beam diffuse equipment shield booster it comes with. Only like 3 kits come with it and two are PB. It's one of the more sought after bits I think it's fair to say. Chink bootlegs alleviate spare parts issues overall thoughbeit so it's only a little special now.
>>24049529>otherwise it'll be a whole polycap runner just for the incom holders.It is not that surprising. Barzam II has polycaps just for Woundwort parts that leads to a hillarious outcome. Everything belongs to Barzam is rock solid while Woundwort sections are floppy messes.
>>24049540that's a pretty different case though because Woundwort uses a buncha polycaps and they did in fact just bundle together the existing mars woundwort, barzam, and a new runner for that kitin this case nothing else at all uses them, it's just two polycaps for those incom holders and actually nothing else at all, and those parts are on their own runner in the first place from the Silver Bullets which means you unironically have nothing else to build with them.It'd be kinda cool if they did include copies of the Doven Wolf PC sheet for them because that thing's a meaty polycap sheet I could put to use for some spare bits, but I'm betting it'll be replacement parts lumped in on the new mold for the backpack connectors etc.
>>24049541Income pack has 4 PCs, 2 for the incom holder and 2 for the boosters. It seems justifed enough to include the runner.
>>24049542Oh yeah you're right forgot about those lil guys in there, makes me feel a little more like it could go either wayI'm happy with either honestly those balljoint PCs have held up very well on my Doven Wolf, actually almost all the joints are still reasonably tight except the knee joints despite being an original Sleeves release and absolutely manhandled over the years
>>24049539That sounds so fun, but similar to 30MM both in terms of fun and a rabbit hole>rabbit logo>named after one of the miserable rabbits from Watership Down apparentlyHm>Titans Mark IIBut my fave is the AEUG ver and so it was hard to think about when to get a Titans one>tfw picked up a Super Gundam to give my modern Mk-II the backpack>only the larger hand from the old kit can hold the giga gun>better off just giving it to the older Mk-II the G-Defenser came withI'd assume most of the AoZ kits are from the same old era or the same new p-bandai era, such that each grouping is compatible with each other? >Advanced Hazel is still the kit that everyone cares about though.Hehe, this makes me warm up to the Hazel a bit more, since I have a soft spot for overlooked second-favourite/non-favourite guys!>p-bandaiMan... I can't wait for the chinks to get all up on that shit, I'm still waiting for the rest of the shuffle alliance. And hopefully the bootleg Woundwort is fun and good quality as well! People seem absolutely ecstatic about that, and really any AoZ content for some reason, I'm confused
>>24049420Has bootleg production slowed down? Usually we get like a couple a month. All he posted recently are third party kits.
>>24049555Almost everything is named after things from Watership Down (Hrududu is the rabbit term for engine noises, several are named after characters like Fiver, etc) unless they're not made by the Titans Test Team (it's their shtick).AoZ kits span all the eras, Hazel is the oldest. But it's held up pretty well. Woundwort is fairly dated at this point despite being a lot newer because it's stuck on really fiddly polycap construction for a very intricate design not all that long before Bandai basically stopped with heavy PC construction, while Hazel basically heralded a new era of design in HGUC kits. Some have had updates. Hell, Hazel has had some updated, but only in the Hazenthlay configurations that give them new hips. It's all a bit convoluted, which fits because so is AoZ. Almost all of it except the original run of kits back in the early 2000s are P-Bandai.AoZ is well loved because it's a long running property and it's extremely tech autistic, a huge amount of the AoZ content to consume are mechanical illustrations. Fujioka is very thoughtful about MS design lineages and AoZ is basically carrying some Sentinel heritage of approaching Mobile Suit designs from a more-practical standpoint. Lots of things are inspired by just looking at existing designs, breaking down how they work, and making something different with some element of them. At this point it has become a love letter to most UC designs while having now really cultivated his own iconic style. He's drawn so many variants of UC things now he's basically the second coming of Katoki with his design unification, sleek style and attention to detail.tl;dr people like what the cool crippled bunnygirl enthusiast draws a lot cus it's thoughtful and cool
>>24049575ran out of characters but I wanted to emphasize everything by underscoring volume 100 of AoZ rebootfor the 100th volume a lot of people were expecting the (heavily built up to and much anticipated) TR-S, I won't get into it make an AoZ thread if you want all this in more detail, but instead he showcased the Kelderek in fullThe Kelderek itself is basically just a franken gundam Hazel, the whole thing is testing existing equipment from across the Feddie arsenal and projects, pulling from basically everything that existed beforehand. This harkens all the way back to the Hazel itself, first really conceptualized as a bit of a mashup, but it's also a call to all the fans to "make their own Hazels." For the 100th volume Fujioka really just said "(you) are the Kelderek" and hoped to see people make their own fave little mashups of shit.It's just fucking neato man, and he's based.
>>24049549The only complain about Doven Wolf HG i have is the weak main leg joint at the pelvis. Surely Reben Wolf is meant to be the 1.5 version since the compatibility between the 2 kits is high but i doubt anybody would cannibalize their Reben for it.
>>24049575I vaguely remember Watership Down from as a kid, it felt like a particularly long show but I think I later looked it up and it was but a humble 39 episodes and one movie. I definitely remember Woundwort and Pipkin, don't remember Scarro and Bigdad's names, I'd assume Hazel was one of the friendly girl ones. I can't believe I have to watch/read Watership Down before AoZ...>Hazel's the oldest even though it looked alrightThings are looking up!Convoluted... do I need to know tech to appreciate it, or is it techy jumbo bullshit that makes you so glad that someone cared and gave you little details like>the pistons in the mobile suit also operate the build-in laundry machineand you're so sincerely amazed because troop hygiene was never addressed beforeAnd frick, I haven't read Sentinel yet either! But YEAH I looked at the Hazel's butt and it reminded me of the Alex, and the booster shield reminded me of the Nu's HWS as well, you mean stuff like that?>design unificationThat sounds lovely...>cool crippled bunnygirl enthusiastH-huh>KelderekI haven't heard of these, but I'll assuredly make an excited AoZ thread when I finish reading it (the manga's fine right?), just you wait! Sounds exciting if people were anticipating a big ol thing for volu- wait you mean chapter 100 right??>it's a mashupWait but they're the Titans operating at their peak, not as remnants right? It'd make sense if they were remnants... but I'll trust Fujioka.>"(you) are the Kelderek" and hoped to see people make their own fave little mashups of shit.Reminds me of the extended Bionicle lorebook where it included a lot of fan-sent creations and canonized them into real shit, that's so cute>>24049598Someone told me the head was flimsy or had things getting in the way, and something else I forgot... I think just flimsy and somewhat uncooperative, sorry to that anon..
>>24049202I really hope GaoFighGar won't be P-Bandai, especially at that price point.
>>24049606You are the one GaoFighGar fanEverI'm sorry to say that it in fact might be p-bandai
>>24049604Oh right, the head antennas, they get in the way for sure.
Space Wolf has sold out
>>24049715>shit we've already seen a million time solds outthat's why bandai always rehashes and recycles its stuffit's pbandai too right? no wonder they do 80% of releases there too
>>24047448Actually incredible.
>>24049440FUCK FUCK FUUUUUCK YOU AINT TAKING THIS FROM ME SCALPERS. I WILL SCALP 3.
Approaching image limit, new thread>>24049764>>24049764>>24049764
>>24048922I like it by association with the new Blue Destiny units... Which is all I actually want... But they stopped working on the comic just as we barely get to see what the new upgraded Unit 02 looks like... So while I'd like a fully equipped RX-80BD03 kit with the new RX-80BD02 with Zeon parts... I'd settle for just the base RX-80BD units.
