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Gunpla/Plamo General #5: Happy New Year! did anyone actually participate in the group build edition
What're you guys working on currently? I'm using my Dendrobium as a table, and working on SDs.
What kits are you guys looking forward to? Gonna grab a 1/100 Graze tomorrow.
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1Tr8UyF2Xg5Ojqw0sxcO7oIG7IIsJPes3lMO5pHZKu5o
READ THE GUIDE
For those of you just joining us, please read this 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!"
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The guide:
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1Tr8UyF2Xg5Ojqw0sxcO7oIG7IIsJPes3lMO5pHZKu5o
And a handy guide to other types of plamo:
http://www.mediafire.com/view/1vf1aw7v91pz5pa/Airfix%20Model%20World%20Specia%20(Scale%20Modelling%20Step-By-Step).pdf
Watch Kawaguchi explain simple and useful Gunpla tips to you! : Fun to build GUNPLA - Basic Tools
Gundam Lineart: http://seesaawiki.jp/nuriesozai/lite/d/MenuBar1
And remember to read the guide!
Also did anyone besides Orange Knight take place in the group build? Cockmail was taken down by German cops, so I can't see any entries; although the days leading up to the deadline didn't get anything. I gotta start working on my organization skills.
also what you faggot GMs think of the new general pic? Should I start making them gifs?
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No.14526
>>14512
Oh yeah, I know. I have that quanta sword thing but it's actually pretty flimsy and falls apart because of strange tolerances/friction.
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No.14528
>>14521
Yeah, after looking at the two, I was thinking about grabbing both Stone Cold and Dwayne to go with my SHF rasslin' ring bases.
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No.14536
So I'm going to have to skip gbwc again so I might as well post the ball here in color.
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No.14571
I've been building for almost 2 years and I still haven't painted or top coated a kit. I just snap, line, and put on a shelf.
My question is. Am I more or less cancerous than "gunpla is freedumbs"?
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No.14572
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No.14573
>>14572
Yeah, that too. I have been getting all the tools I need bit by bit to start removing seams and painting. But money has been tight and all that shit adds up quick. I hope to try my hand at panel washing soon.
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No.14578
>>14536
Nicely done, I want to build one but in Thunderbolt colors
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No.14579
So I made a thing again :) 4th kit after HG DM Exia
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No.14580
>>14579
I'll stop spamming now. Happy Building guys.
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No.14583
>>14579
>>14580
GP02! My favorite Gundam! Great builds mate, out of the 3 builds your Val Varo is the best one IMO, you aced it, just flawless!
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No.14592
>>14580
>>14579
Those are actual LED? Curious to see how you managed to fit it inside the tiny gundams.
>>14571
gunpla is freedumb people basically make shit customs and can't take criticism/use "freedumb" as a rallying cry for no negative comments allowed.
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No.14593
>>14583
Thanks, as with this hobby I need to improve. Maybe my future builds will be a mix of metallic and shading.
>>14592
Nahh, I just used fluorescent paints then have them light up in blacklight. Just like the Dark Matter I built previously
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No.14594
>>14580
The paint looks a bit messy, especially the black lines.
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No.14595
>>14594
It's a wash, I have the mistake of assembling them with glue before making a wash. So areas with deep recesses between the limbs cant be reached by the q-tip
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No.14596
>>14595
Try using a needle with some tissue attached to the end.
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No.14598
So I'm leaving my gunpla job soon. You niggers want anything?
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No.14599
>>14596
Never thought of that. I'll try it next time since I still have 2 HGM kits here
>>14598
If only you are just near SEA
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No.14602
So to compensate for my shitty posing, I used my master craftsmanship to make a stand-thing for my thunderbolt zaku, I really liked the way it turned out.
In other news, I got the 6th form Barbatos from the HLJ sale, and man, is that club thing satisfying. I also finished my Shiki a while back, and holy shit that gold finish looks fucking excellent.
Pictures and video do not do it justice.
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No.14603
>>14602
All of them are great builds mate, amazing collection you got there. This zaku and that one first person scene were the only good things to come out of thunderbolt.
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No.14604
>>14602
hanging stuff from the ceiling is cool
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No.14605
>>14604
>hanging stuff from the ceiling is cool
At first I thought you meant you lynched your Gunpla. Like, you hung them by the neck from the ceiling.
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No.14607
>>14602
> shitty posing
If you're worried about it, do the pose yourself, and make the model copy your human movements. It keeps it from being awkward looking if you replicate life.
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No.14609
>>14604
Agree, looks good
>>14605
> Like, you hung them by the neck from the ceiling
LMAO
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No.14612
>>14605
>lynched your Gunpla
there's probably an interesting diorama idea in there somewhere
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No.14613
>>14612
dorkly pls don't actually lynch your innocent gunpla
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No.14620
Hey /m/, check out what just arrived!
I've only done one gunpla before (HG Zaku II) so I'm gonna hold off before doing Dolores.
Any thoughts on how long I should hone my skills for before starting on her?
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No.14622
>>14620
Aren't the ZoE kits rather low quality?
Like, they use cheap plastic which makes them look ugly.
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No.14623
>>14622
I dunno, like I said, I'm not that experienced, but Dolores is my Mecha waifu, so I really wanted to do that kit.
I hadn't looked into it beforehand.
Here's a some pics of the sprues, what do you think?
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No.14624
>>14623
>Here's a some pics of the sprues, what do you think?
It looks kinda, you know, off. Each piece is a solid colour, while Dolores's actual design has lines all over it. The molding itself is fine, it's just lacking all the colour detail.
I know you don't have to paint it because it's coloured plastic, I'm sure it would a lot better if you painted and detailed it yourself. There are some reference pictures you can work from.
But doing that stuff correctly takes some practice, so I'd say to do that RX-78-2 kit first (and maybe a few other kits after that, try doing the Dolores kit when you've got the hang of painting and detailing).
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No.14626
>>14624
Well the James Links mini figures came unpainted, so I'd assume so.
But it looks like the way it fits together it forms layers that make the colours work.
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No.14627
>>14626
Did that guy paint his?
From what I've seen: they usually look like this.
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No.14628
>>14627
Fucking hell, that's awful.
I just grabbed that pic off google.
Yeah, I'm definitely gonna learn how to paint for this kit
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No.14630
>>14627
Oh geez, that looks so fugly unpainted.
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No.14631
>>14628
Yeah, the kit you posted clearly had a decent painter work on it. Seeing an unpainted kit after that makes it looks terrible in comparison. Just be glad you decided to ask here about it before you tried to assemble it, you would have gotten a rather nasty surprise otherwise.
>>14630
In fairness, a lot of kits do. I think this one looks especially bad just because it's semi-coloured, so it looks like it's finished kit that's lacking tons of detail. It reminds me of a McDonald's toy, actually.
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No.14634
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No.14635
>>14631
So this must be the guide for painting them.
Too bad I can't read moonrunes and can't figure out what paints to buy!
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No.14636
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No.14637
>>14635
Start learning katakana. Most of those are effectively written in transcribed English and up at the top corner is a note telling you that the number codes correspond to the Mr Color brand.
http://www.mr-hobby.com/en/itemDetail.php?iId=87
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No.14642
After playing with my HG and RG zakus, I'm retroactively liking the gyan less since it's poseability is so much less than theirs.
Also I'm starting to feel like 1/144 has a pretty limited selection.
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No.14643
Anyone on a slump here? 1 month and i still haven't finished the arms yet.
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No.14673
>>14643
I never get anything done in summer man, I've got 3 kits sitting around half finished and I can't even motivate myself to paint miniatures.
That ac is looking pretty good. hanged man right?
Still have noblesse and Alicia backlogged.
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No.14674
>>14673
If you need motivation to finish your kits, then you probably need a new hobby.
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No.14681
Time for a new thread. It's no longer bumping.
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No.14683
>Mr. Topcoat can't be shipped to me due to international aviation laws
Can anyone recommend a substitiute?
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No.14684
>>14681
Wait until it gets to like page 3 at least.
It's fine until then.
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No.14687
>>14673
>Hanged Man
I wish, its Magnolia R.I.P.3.M kit. That said AC5 kits are pretty small compared to previous AC kits.Its a head shorter than Alicia.
>Noblesse and Alicia
Very nice kits.
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No.14736
>>14642
I'm further confounded and excited.
Today my thunderbolt psycho Zaku II arrived and it looks fantastic. I've opened the box up and I'm astounded by all the sprues this thing comes with. If Gyan was the lower end of the HG spectrum this is definitely the high end of high grade.
The guide talked about there being a lot of variations of HG but it's caused me to be really blown away by this kit.
Also I got slammed by customs today, 3 more kits arrived for me but I gotta go pick them up and pay arbitrary extra, what a pisser.
Looking forward to putting it all today and taking photos. On the topic of photos do any of you use higher quality cameras and lights for your pictures? I've been having quality issues since I can only take photos during daylight due to shitty point and shoot with weak ass bulbs.
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No.19640
Not related to gunpla but, would repainting this metal piece with clear coat red retain the metallic feel? I got an airbrush so figured why not but I don't know wether spraying some Tamiya Clear Red would get rid of it's metallic feel.
Also, what paint is good for spraying metal parts in general like aftermarket parts for plamo? I know Hotwheel hobbyist use a different type of paint to retain their metallic feel but what is it actually? It's not acryllic right since it would create a more plastic-y feel?
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No.19641
>>19640
Anon, you bumped the wrong thread.
This gunpla thread is two years old, we have a much more active one.
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No.19642
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