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-= ACE CUSTOM GROUPBUILD =-

Build, customize, and paint a grunt mobile suit up for use by an ace pilot.
>You are taking the role of the Ace Pilot here - You're making the design choices when it comes to loadout, paint scheme, and suit customizations.
>Think about what your Ace specializes in, is he all in on offensive power, speed and maneuverability, or bulk and defense?
>While your pilot is an ace, he's not so special that he's getting super secret prototypes like Gundams or Mobile Armors. Keep your grunt relatively grounded to whatever setting it's from.

Send your entries to gunplaplamo@gmail.com with at least 5 photos of your finished build along with any WIP photos and a description of your entry.
>START: 12/13/25
>END: 3/31/26

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Show me what you're working on!

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>>23760026

This is the first one I've built. I'm not super sure what you're trying to ask but OOB the things see to be molded in 2 or 3 colors roughly corresponding to the final color that the area's supposed to be (for example, inner frame sections of the Knight of Gold were molded in a reddish-brown while the armor came in a matte gold). If you're going for manga color scheme accuracy your idea sounds like it'd work well, I haven't gotten to its first appearance yet in the manga but from what I can tell it's supposed to be a deep glossy navy blue with a gray inner frame and yellow eyes and eye imagery around the body.

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>>23760088
After 9 days long... just need to panel line, decals, top coat and then posing
>inb4 the top coat fucks up the paint

i think i fucked up
does ABS parts need the tamiya abs cement to melt?
im only using the white cap (regular? tamiya cement) and it doesnt seem to melt fast

>>23760178
I don't understand your language

>just attach two caledvwitch on the Red Frame and change its color/head
>call it two different kits lol

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>>23760180
damn let me rewrite it then.
does ABS plastic require a different blend of tamiya cement for it to melt?
I only possess the regular one.

>>23760187
Why do you want to melt it?
If you want to melt ABS, as in completely destroy it, just use a lacquer thinner

>>23760190
i was trying to make spruce goo

>>23760185
If you're talking about the RG then it also added the Flight Unit that wasn't a thing in RG before.

>>23760202
no I'm talking about the MG. there's no RG Turn Red

>>23760203
The Turn Red has Tactical Arms, not Caletvwlchs.
I thought you were talking about the Red Dragon.

astrays are ugly as hell
I don't get the popularity

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>>23760178
Yeah

>>23760178
>>23760187
Apparently you only need acetone.
https://www.matterhackers.com/news/how-to-make-abs-juice-glue-and-slurry

>>23760232
>>23760235
thanks
ill pick up some acetone later, im really not in the mood to wait
i only get to 'pla on the weekends

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This thing's got a fat dumpy

>>23760190
NTA but you are retarded. No shit plastic cement melts plastic, do you pay attention to the hobby chemical you use?

>>23760187
The standard cement only works on PS, it can somewhat works as an adhesive glue, but doesn't provide a strong bond since it doesn't melt ABS that effectively. ABS cement is what you are looking for, but the cure time is very long.

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>randomly browsing hobby webstores in the dead of night
>happen upon a set of third party MG-sized Moonlight Butterfly wings that are designed to fit onto the Turn A or Turn X
>literally the only one left in stock
And there goes my lunch money. At least this guarantees that I'll have one for the Turn X when I finally manage to snag a reprint, since the official P-Bandai ones are designed to fit only the Turn A and I would have to do some workshopping to make it fit.

Has anyone built the chink rehaize yet

>>23760281
>>23760316
I am retarded and didn't scroll up. How's the build so far?

Are the HGUC GP01 and GP03 kits good, I'd want a GP02 at some point, but then it feels like you sort of have to have its friends

>>23760321
They really aren't but they're fixer-uppers, like the HG S

>>23760318
It's basically perfect. Wouldn't surprise me if Bandai copies it like they did with the Woundwort (IYKYK)

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oof

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unknown company
1/96 plastic model kit
RG Sazabi
more information will release later

1/144*1.5=1/96

>>23760374
>1/96
What the fuck is that scale. Why?

>>23760342
nobody likes Gquack

How do I safely transport a pg unicorn with lights installed? I wanna know for when I decide to move out of my mom's basement

I hate small pieces
I hate small pieces with undergates
I hate small pieces with questionable gates

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did you preorder BONEY BOYZ?

>>23760404
Lots and lots of bubble wrap/ tissue, wrap thoroughly. Fill the box with more wraps/ tissues/ newspaper to make sure there's no gaps/ parts won't move around. Move the box yourself instead of letting the others move it.

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>>23760088
I finished the MG The-O I wip posted a week or two ago. It was for a local hobby store's competition and I got 4th and the people's choice award where passersby would vote on their favorite. I've never spent so much time on a kit and its the biggest kit I worked on.
I did pink primer -> orange preshading -> almost-white yellow post shading for the body. Alclad gloss black -> Gaianotes Star Bright Iron for the armor. Alclad gloss black -> Gaianotes gold something -> Mr Color gx clear red for the red. Alclad gloss black -> Mr Color pearl crystalline something green for the green parts. I also have two coin batteries inside the ass that connect to the front skirts and monoeye, I'm proud of that cause the LEDs are entirely contained within the kit instead of having wires sticking out. I made a lot of mistakes that could've otherwise gotten me a higher score but this is my current opus in the hobby so I'm happy

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I dread having to mask off more complex shapes than this. Is there a trick here I'm missing or is this something I'm supposed to just git gud at with experience

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>>23760088
>>23760431
Here it is in more normal lighting with LEDs on. The mistakes I made are as follows: Preshading intensity is inconsistent in some parts (right vs left forearm), some parts arent fit as much as they can be (feet, backpack to body, the two body parts that you sandwich), some scribed lines arent as deep as they should be, making the panel liner clean up take away some of the paint when it shouldn't be doing that, and last is a personal flaw I noticed in hindsight and its that the thrusters actually need to be green inside for anime accuracy. I wanted to do some Plamo's Atelier level of weathering too but I ran out of time before submission. If I'm motivated enough in the following weeks I'll retouch on these mistakes and post the kit again. A year of thesis almost made me forget that I loved this hobby

>>23760437
Great build, gz om getting peoples choice! Don't retouch/rework the kit, leave it as be for the memory, it will never be perfect and you'll only run the chance of messing something up.

>>23760431
>>23759520

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>>23760437
Why didn't you color correct these parts?

>>23760446
It's dumb but I didn't refer to any anime screenshot for reference, so when painting it I didn't see anything wrong. I only saw those mistakes after submission, I'll retouch them eventually... probably
>>23760442
Thank you, maybe I'll retouch it if there's a future competition where I could enter it in. I did a Kampfer for the same local hobby store's competition two years ago, then re-entered it in a different competition where I won a HG Xi, still my favorite HG to this day cause of the memories.
>>23760443
Sorry for yapping but I did want to make the yellow as close to the anime as possible. I tried white primer, grey primer, and different mixes of yellow but I couldn't get it right. When I did pink primer it kind of forced the CAT yellow no matter what mixture of yellow I used so I just accepted it. I liked it, but it wasn't really anime accurate

>>23760432
Speaking of masking, what sort of tape do you all use? I tried regular masking tape and they don't seem to seal properly and bits of paint still gets underneath.

>>23760342
Its a fucking abomination thats why.

>>23760432
hand brush for detailing

>>23760430
Do I take it off the stand? Also do you think it would be safer in unicorn mode or destroy mode?

>>23760209
They're literally the only good thing that came from seed.

>>23760473
You should remove whatever you can remove. Limbs, head, etc. Whichever mode doesn't matter as long as the parts are packed individually and properly wrapped.

>>23760209
Base Astray and maybe Mars Jacket are good. Rest are abominations

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>>23760384
I reckon to fit with PGU Nu Gundam kit but I don't think it would be accurate scale

Does anyone have a triangular scraper for mold lines? I'm working on a AC kit and im sick of this mold line shit. I scrape it with a hobby knife and lightly sand but when primed the area has a gorge in it for some reason. Would a triangular scraper fix this?

>>23760510
What makes you think you won't gouge it with a scraper? What technique are you using with a knife?

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>>23760086
What went wrong, how did Chang catch up so quickly and overtook them in sales.

>>23760431
the shading is very tastefully done, turned out really well.

>>23760514
It helps that new Bandai releases have slowed to a crawl and most of the few new releases there are can only be bought on the PB storefront.

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>>23760511
I make an X with one line being the mold line and the other being the knife, then I scrape it until the line seems to be gone, then I sand it with 1000 grit. Its specifically a problem for small mold lines. Here's an example of the gouging. It happened on 2/4 of these parts. 30MM Melander's legs

>>23760511
Oh and to answer why I think it wont gouge with a scraper, maybe the tool is designed somehow to work better in removing mold lines? Cause I did some googling and warhammer's citadel has a tool for mold line removal too, so I wondered why dont those guys just use xacto knives? Im also not buying that citadel tool cause warhammer crap costs 4x the price of gunpla stuff. The Stedi tungsten triangular thing is what I'm eyeing instead

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re posting this, unrelated question, whats everyone's favorite paint thinner to use

>order sinanju stein ver ka
>get sinanju stein narrative version ver ka
god fucking damnit

>>23760512
I'm not sure what you mean since it's the V2. Do you mean easy to disassemble into the Top/Bottom rims or parts wise.
Yes for it's normal splitting (it's 4 clips holding it together). For parts, the armor seems come off reasonably. It's a bit tighter than I remember from the non-coated it as it's kinda painted. It has made all the joint/ABS parts have a nice tightness.

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>>23760510
I use this thing for mold lines all the time. The ceramic blade holds its edge far better than metal.

what's the dark souls of gunpla?

>>23760559
No, as in, disassemble the kit entirely. I plan on working on my own MG V2AB as soon as I finish this current painting project and I can't decide if I'll do a quick snap fit first or just remove every single part from the runner and then immediately do the prep work after.

>>23760573
Old Daban kits

>>23760573
pro gunpla
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1ugPS_Wb50

>>23760577
Oh that way... I think I'd rate it a 7/10 for disassembly? There are a few super tight pegs, but I did have to disassemble a leg after putting a part backwards and that went pretty easily.

>>23760541
For paint thinning of for huffing?

>>23760514
>pbandai bullshit saturated
>scalpsers everywhere
>new kit released every blue fucking moon

gee, it is like bandai's retarded decisions are not realted to their downfall mmm

>>23760610
Any difficulty with c-clips?

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>>23760510
>>23760536
Just got my Dspiae TS-01 today, triangular tungsten scraper, probably more or less the same as the one you're looking into.
Did a quick test on 30MM AC back weapon hinge.
Seems to be doing a pretty good job as long as you aren't being a caveman with it.

>>23760342
Yeah, that's to be expected from a show that mostly consisted of "Hey remember this guy that died in OYW? This is what they'd be doing this episode if they were alive! They're dead now! Next Episode!" and then ended with Magical Girl Char and Lalah fan fiction

>>23760631
Not really, they seem to be holding fine outside of that weird connection issue I mentioned last thread. Like I said though, it's essentially top coated already, so they are tighter than normal.
There is very little frame exposed outside of the hands, I would just not worry about disassembling that more than needed to remove the armor. Especially if you are a "Clear coat after assembly' person like I am even with painted kits.

>>23760342
>normal HG RX-78-2 is triple or double the price of the gcuck trash
lmao

>>23760342
I like the gquack designs a lot but they just don't look good as high grades. they need MGs or at least a full mechanics or something but bandai is deathly afraid of 1/100 lately

>>23760638
Would you mind trying to scrape the untouched mold lines with a hobby knife? Is there much difference? Thanks

The trick is holding the blade perpendicular to the surface

>>23760642
Why are you so negative all the time.

>>23760342
It's a good design, Japs have shit tastes as usual

>>23760342
The designs grew on me after watching them in animation as usual but the HGs need a good amount of work.

>chink Rehaize doesn't have bendable knees
oof

>>23760716
The design likely isn't supposed to do that to begin with.

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>>23760685
Here you go. Also went over previously scraped half with dull side of the hobby knife which is why it looks so busted.

>>23760716
i have never bended my knee myself

>>23760723
am this anon's handler, can confirm, I have to do it for him.

>>23760431
What did the other submissions look like if this only got 4th? The shading and scribing is pretty good

>>23760693
I watched Gquuux expecting them to do something interesting with 12 episodes.

>>23760342
Vanilla Gcucks doesn't sell because the Endymion version is the same kit but with extra goodies.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vRKLtHz_tjU
kino

>>23760756
>MGs were sacrificed for this

Gundampros thinks the Gun-Ez is being reprinted for November. Anyone have any ideas/seen bandai mention anything or is that just a forever pre-order they have going on?

>>23760770
No idea where they're getting the info from, I only see reprint lists going up to September right now

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>>23760716
It looks like you can make the knees bend if you're willing to sacrifice a HG Hyzenthlay and modify it a little but me personally I'm not willing to test that theory

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VBj_DDwW2c

>all the parts are included to make the Enhanced ZZ, meaning there's no reason to buy the P-Bandai package anymore except for the minty green color
>there are several runners molded exclusively for Full Armor ZZ
>one of those is a new wing shield part that lets you strip the armor and attach the wing shields on the same forearm
>but it's the non-transformable forearm, so you still can't do a perfect G-Fortress transformation without swapping it out

Overall, better than I expected, which was absolute bare bones minimum. I can forgive the lack of perfect transformation, since it should still include the original forearm if it continues to use the same runners from the previous kits.

>>23760791
I don't think you can
I mean just look at it adds too much crap for that Woundwort knee bend to even function
you'd need a weird whole other bend mechanism

>>23760133
Thanks. I was mostly concerned with the texture. I have never read five star stories but I was memed into buying it since people talk about how good these models are.

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>>23760794
I believe Rehaze can only hover around because its knees got locked by the extra armor.

>>23760800
Those legs are so fucking ugly dude.

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Talk about impossible legs, just look at Goblin. How does this guy even walk?

>>23760807
my nan looks like this, gotta help her on stairs but otherwise fine

>>23760804
you fucking pleb

injured my bussy, can we extend the group build deadline

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>>23760817
care to explain how you injured it

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im glad i pre ordered this one, the destiny has so much aura
taken from X

>even with the price markup chink Rehaze still goes for cheaper than the HZII HG on Ali
Bootleg doko?

Gundam Planet can barely keep Mr Color in stock anymore
Is there a better place for sourcing it in the US? I'm running low on a lot of shit

>>23760627
>>new kit released every blue fucking moon
I blame 30MM.

>>23760843
No, GSI has just slowed down stock. You can't even get nom-gray surfacer from them most of the time.

>>23760851
>GSI has just slowed down stock
WHY

>>23760854
It became really popular in the US really quickly and it's hard for them to keep stock here.

>>23760800
It's just a form shift. It has all the parts to close the leg up like Hyzenthlay and nothing preventing it.

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>>23760464
I use Tamiya 18mm masking tape. It's a little pricy but it cuts and seals significantly better than generic hardware store painter's tape

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>>23760342
I didn't care for the GQuuuuuuX much but got an HG on a whim.

Honestly the design looks cooler when you see it in person or painted well. It doesn't work for 2D animation though. A design that complex should've been animated with Macross VF style CG.

>>23760862
I'm gonna be real with you chief, none of the Gqux design feel memmorable for me. When the details are overwhelming, they become noises.

>>23760573
Motor Nuclear. You are guaranteed to bleed from cuts while building one of their kits... Except the grunts.

>>23760867
That's because you aren't chinkmaxxing.

an obese tranny has infiltrated my local hobby shops monthly build hang out day, I may not keep going, going forward

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Chinkmaxxing you say?

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this kit despite being a typical HG size, feels extra small, also I hate the design but I bought it cause I'm stupid

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>>23760793
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LeMEp5dqVI

So I was wrong, there is like one specific rear skirt underpiece that they didn't include in the retail kit, which is still P-Bandai exclusive. But the number of missing pieces needed to make a retail Enhanced ZZ went down from three to one, and the two added pieces (the Hyper Beam Saber undersheaths) are the important ones since you can just use the FAZZ rear skirt as a substitute.

Also, here are the new wing shield pieces that let you attach the wing shields to the FAZZ forearm.

>>23760877
Most of Gqux kits feel strangely small for some reason, even though the official stat says they are 18m tall on average.

>>23760874
what does he build

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>>23760881

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>>23760877
It is not that small, just average HG sized as usual. But the difference is that the design is very skinny and shriveled, there is no volume to it.

>>23760885
Damn, the resolution is too big for my computer to handle.

>>23760793
>>23760879
No one gives a shit bro.

>>23760874
It's not like you interacted with all builders there anyway, just ignore him

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>>23760879
Like, look at this shit. They literally went out of their way to not include it. It would have cost them nothing to leave it in, given how many fucking leftover parts this kit would have. But no, they were vindictive enough to exclude this specific part just so autists like me would complain about it. I wish I could aspire to this level of pettiness.

>>23760885
that's a good one

>>23760886
It's RX-78-2 sized, which by default makes it a midget. Compare it to something like a Gundam Mk-II or Nu, and you'll see just how small it actually is.

>>23760888
I care, so you can go blow smoke out your ass.

>>23760890
It takes Bandaitards like you this long to realize Bandai's pettiness.

>>23760892
18m is almost universal accross AUs. Using Zeta era MS to compare is not that fair because most of them were like 20m tall on average.

>>23760890
Literally doesn't matter since you can just use the new back skirt backing piece with slight modification if you really want. Or just line it plaplate. Who gives a fuck about missing a plain gray piece for skirt armour interior? Simplest shit in the world. You have spent so many posts being delusional and prattling on about the MG FA ZZ for so long. Just make the fucking robot.

>>23760891
why did you transition

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think il make a spec II just so that i can be fancy, think i should be able to print the rail gun, I do wish the MGSD kits had bigger lower legs like this

>>23760897
to test my abilities.

>have nothing to do today
>weather is perfect outside for painting
>just wanna lay in bed and goon all day
why am I like this

>>23760896
He is talking about how Bandai just gatekeep their precious P-Bandai release like some sort of untouchable holy grail.

>>23760890
I remember like months ago, i said FA ZZ won't have the Pbandai EZZ beneath the armor and everyone called me crazy.

>>23760885
This checks out because fat greasy neckbeards love girlpla.

>>23760902
I sincerely don't care about his whining or your ESL bandairager babble

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>>23760890
They did the same thing with the Hazenthley II Rah kit by excluding just this one piece from the runner so that you can't make the head with pointy chin.
Like, it's just a single piece. Why did they even bother excluding it.

>>23760905
Cry me a river

>>23760675
>>23760707
>>23760708
>>23760752
>>23760862
Some of this is obvious cope. They look like chewed bubblegum, pretty much repulsive. I struggle to find anything appealing about them. It's not like I don't like them because the show sucks because I have lots of kits from shoes that sucked or I never watched. Honestly, what do you find appealing about them?

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>>23760906
Also don't forget how they locked RG Sinanju's fists behind Pbandai as if the kit is a HG or someshit. And Scopedog's cockpit. And IBO's 2.0 frame. Gotta love Bandai.

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>Already shelf warming.

>>23760911
After I finish the vagina I think I'm gonna build my ZZ Ver ka with Enhanced DLC

>>23760911
>No discount coupon
>Shelfwarming
I can't take you retards seriously.

>>23760891
>that's a good one
I don't think he was joking.

>>23760912
Don't call yourself a trans if you don't build your MG Turn X, sister!

>>23760909
I like the torsos and I like the bat like features on the gfred's head

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>>23760916
don't you dare insult the Turn X.

>>23760903
You were (mostly) crazy, because it basically does have the whole thing except for a single piece. Hell, the FAZZ already had 90% of the Enhanced ZZ parts, it just excluded the beam saber undersheathes because the FAZZ has an entirely different backpack anyhow.

Despite all my complaining, you can still recreate 99.9% of an authentic Enhanced ZZ, it's literally just that back skirt piece which is barely even noticeable.

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Bros, check out this shelfwarmer!

>>23760920
Not him, I was reading through schizo's review and it looks like bandai omitted some of the ZZ Gundam's runners which prevents you from building the zz. Which is not related to the conversation you two are having I'll admit. Just something interesting I read.

>>23760921
OK, what is this store that you keep posting your shelf warming bait from?

>>23760920
I believe the lack of small parts can be much more frustrating than barely having a skeleton. They psychologically conditioning the customers into buying the Pbandai one because obviously the retail one is just " Full Armor ZZ", not 2 robots in 1 package.

>>23760927
You're attributing a lot of malice to them excluding a single piece

>>23760923
There would be no reason to include ZZ's backpack (and it hasn't been in any other release, among other small bits) so it was a foregone conclusion.

>>23760923
Comparing the runners from >>23760879 to Dalong, it looks like they just excluded the parts needed to build the un-Enhanced ZZ. Which is fair, I guess. If you want a regular ZZ, the retail kit already exists for that.

>>23760929
It is not malice, just capitalism. They need to have an excuse to reprint EZZ for maximum profit.

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>>23760851
>paint projects stalling due to slow pigment imports
It's like I'm actually in 16th century Italy, what a profound sensation

>>23760937
So they need an excuse to trick you into buying a cheaper kit instead of a second FA ZZ?

>>23760931
Full Armor ZZ already does include the main body for the original ZZ's backpack. It just doesn't include a chunk of the parts that were outright replaced by Enhanced ZZ parts (pointy red knee piece, missile parts, smaller wing shields, etc.).

>>23760939
FA ZZ lacks some small parts to fully recreate Pbandai EZZ as the thread stated above. You will buy both kits. And you will be happy.

>>23760941
What sinister motive do they have to encourage you to buy a second cheaper kit instead of another FA ZZ to have an enhanced ZZ around?

Yes my cattle. Buy more Pbandai exclusives.

>>23760944
Read the thread to understand why. I'm not gonna spoonfeed you further.

tfw I bought a FA ZZ and got a FA ZZ fuuuucckkkkk why would bandai do this to me

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>>23760946
you motherfucker.
stop making slops and garbages. now.

>>23760944
You can't create a complete EZZ from Full Armor ZZ, retard. Just around 97% of it.

>>23760950
delightfully devilish, selling you the robot advertised on the box

>only own 1 PBandai
>said kit is also the reason why I quit Gunpla altogether and jumped ship to other plamo

>>23760954
EZZ is the cheaper kit, double retard

>>23760935
>Which is fair, I guess. If you want a regular ZZ, the retail kit already exists for that.
I will start with saying that I'm likely never going to get this FA ZZ because I already have the ZZ plus DLC, and also the FAZZ. I am however using the opportunity to shit on bandai, especially when they do something as lazy as this and treat it like a "main release."

>>23760949
It's a single backskirt part dude

>>23760960
Not him, but there are guys who will absolutely buy all three because of that single backskirt. They're that far gone.

>>23760958
And you will buy both of that cheaper kit and FA ZZ to complete your ZZ collection like a good goy you are.

>>23760962
if I want FA ZZ and EZZ I will buy kits of each one to represent them both yeah that would be how buying and owning things works.
did you want to buy two FA ZZs instead? enhanced double retard.

>>23760961
You'd think they could just recast the part to get a spare

>>23760964
BRB, going to buy the P-Bandai Enhanced ZZ kit and then cast the backskirt piece to sell to autistic people for $5 apiece.

>>23760952
the zz situation is crazy

>>23760961
I mean to be fair, you are not gonna buy the giant clusterfuck just to extract an incomplete EZZ out of it when the Pbandai one comes in complete package. FA ZZ can stay as what it is.

>>23760966
Sorry, it's already in my possession so I'm going to beat you to the punch.
>>23760968
How many parts are missing from the new FA ZZ aside from this backskirt we're memeing about?

Benjamin Netanyahu himself removed the backskirt piece from every single FA ZZ box. it's true

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>>23760963
>if I want FA ZZ and EZZ I will buy kits of each one to represent them both yeah that would be how buying and owning things works.
You just claim you don't need to buy EZZ above and now you claim you do. It is that easy to lure Bandaitards into buying more, huh?

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>>23760969
It still even has the backskirt piece it just has a different one that accommodates the power cable. You can just snip this off and force it in the old one if you really wanted to not have this.

>>23760973
>I want two things but buying two things is too much

Metaverse and Gquack are the reasons Bandai fell off

>>23760973
>You just claim
feel free to point out where I did you full armor double retard

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>>23760970
Yep, unironically.

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>>23760969
You also miss out on the chest vortex generators

>>23760980
oy vey!

>>23760981
Gotta love Piss Bandai

Bandai already missed out on big bucks by not making kits of the old gen Armored Core games. They didn't even fully commit to SRW

>>23760985
at this point I unironically do since only the undesirables cry about it

>>23760963
>you have to buy a EZZ if you want an EZZ
are you out of your fucking mind? that makes no sense

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>>23760969
Here's the full runners list from the instruction manual. Now go to Dalong, pull up the instruction manuals for the ZZ, Enhanced ZZ and FAZZ, and run a comparison.

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>>23760088
Assault Equipment all done. Not sure if I hate the shoulders and their ridiculously tight attachment (basically has an ABS spring that you have to rotate the existing shoulder in and took 30 min ish), or the knees with their ridiculously loose attachment (you pull a part half off to slip them in between).
Looks pretty good though. I accidentally scratched one of the stickers on the shield's I field emitters so I'm going to need to take out those clear parts and paint them.
Also realized I'm going to have to get the really old Buster V2 HG I have out and back assembled to show a comparison.

>>23760987
That would require extra business with Kadokawa, which Bandai couldn't care less.

>>23760989
>only the undesirables cry about it
Said the retailfag

>Buys the FA ZZ but only wants the enhanced ZZ

Please tell me you're not that autistic.

>>23760911
If it's not at least 50% off it's not shelfwarming. 10-15% off is standard.

>>23761000
That looks pretty great. Personally I'm really confused why you bought an MG V2AB to display it as V2AB though. Didn't you want to just display it as V2?

>>23760963
>enhanced double retard
Audibly keked. I love you guys

>>23761012
Same. I samefag and laugh at my own jokes too.

>>23760963
>>23761012
>>23761015
All me btw

>>23760939
>So they need an excuse to trick you into buying a cheaper kit instead of a second FA ZZ?
You can't build a complete EZZ out of FA ZZ. Read the thread.

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>>23760995
All right, I went ahead and did all the work for you. Here's the total of the runners you don't get from each kit. Some might be duplicated on other runners, but I don't care to put in the work for those right now.

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>>23761023

What topcoat does not make clear parts fade at all?

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>>23761000
And done with the Buster equipment. I forgot that outside the overhang pack it's just a bunch of missle packs on the front/back skirt and the calves.


>>23761011
No, I bought a Titanium finish V2AB as the normal V2AB sold out too quick last drop. Also wanted to give a Ti kit a try.
I have a MG V2 standard already.

>>23761020
EZZ is a cheaper kit. You can buy it if you want the EZZ. You're retarded if you're buying a FA ZZ for the EZZ.

>>23760939
>>23760944
Do you have idea how profitable Pbandai is? Retail is pure speculation, they get shelf warmer humiliation when they made too much and things don't sell. However, Pbandai has specific metric due to the way it works, preventing Bandai from over producing. What if FA ZZ fans don't give a flying fuck about EZZ? >Jeez us EZZ enthusiasts wish there is a standalone and completed EZZ because there is no way we are gonna buy that expensive piece of shit

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>>23760963
>mfw I bought the ZZ, Enhanced ZZ, FAZZ and the FA ZZ just because I love the ZZ so much.

Am I an enhanced double retard?

>>23761027
If you can even afford EZZ during its post-release period at all. kek.

>>23761029
Nah. I'll end up with an EZZ, two FA ZZs and a FAZZ myself.

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>>23761027
>EZZ is a cheaper kit. You can buy it
Very loud for a Burgercuck

>>23761030
Tbh if you could get the EZZ directly from PB (except for the burgerbros) it's much more cheaper than the ZZ retail version.

Just make an RG ZZ already instead of Patlabor trash

>>23761026
Shiny.

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>>23761026
The Beam rifle came on a unique colored runner for the kit that I really like, might have to swap out the one my standard V2 has

>>23761032
The FA ZZ retails for 140 dollars. The EZZ is cheaper than buying another FA ZZ.

>>23761032
>15% more expensive by end of the year.

I have a feeling the US PBandai is gonna suspend its operations soon.

>>23761033
The extension set is probably cheap, but the whole packpage including ZZ itself is like over 100 bucks.

Any cheap fodder mobsters for 1/100 scale diorama?

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>>23761037
I've always been a light decals guy on the Victories, and I'm thinking of just skipping this guy since I can't seal them on anyway. Also I really should matte coat the normal V2, because it was built before I got my spray booth.
Time to go dig out the old 1/100 HG.

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>>23761046
Color seperation has improved a bit. Still a hand grenade as for some reason the skirts attach on pegs facing /down/ to the legs because Bandai forgot about gravity. It's also really hard to push up due to the fixed in place hip joints.

>>23761042
you're better off at 1/144 if you plan doing something like that. At 1/100, your only option is SH Monsterarts and they are not cheap.

>>23761046
>>23761049
I am so excited for the victory gundams other than the normal V2 to get reprinted.

>>23761056
Same, I'm the guy with plans for 2 (Hexa + Second Shrike). I think the Victory is my favorite main Gundam. V2 is neat, but the Victory being so disposable despite being good is something else.

>>23761034
If RG ZZ results RG The-O, i'm all for it.

>>23761062
those aren't related in any relevant way at all to hope for

>>23761034
>>23761062
The 1/100 ZZ is already such a clusterfuck that I wouldn't trust Bandai to get a 1/144 transformable right. Especially since the RG Zeta is such a hand grenade.

>>23761070
The MG ZZ is quite stable and very well built. It's probably the best transforming kit out there that has a real transformation.

Would be funny if Bandai releases Tryon 3 ver. Ka

>>23761063
Zeta and ZZ are like a one long series because you need to watch ZZ to know what happened to Haman and Kamile in the end. If Bandai finally make RG ZZ then they might go back and do something with Zeta.

>>23761075
Build kits in 1/100 just don't feel right.

>>23761070
Wing Zero and Epyon are rock solid kits, so i will trust them this time.

>>23761070
The ZZ ver.ka is a gunpla IQ test. If you have an IQ over 85 you understand it.

>>23761073
Nah, ZZ ver Ka is saggy due to its sockets being polycaps. I would like to see a 1/144 version with KPS joints.

>>23761084
So is my wiener but nobody has ever complained about it

HG Moon Moon

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>>23761070
RG Zeta is trash due to its terrible premade frame. Bandai can just make it the same way as Wing Zero TV and it will be a 10/10 kit.

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>want to make a diorama
>remember that I'm an artlet

>>23761096
Majority of modelers are bad at drawing

>>23760342
we still have a bunch of Endymion Units that still haven't sold out to this day. GfreD also took long enough to go out of stock here. there's something about Gquuuuuux that makes it unappealing.

>>23760384
a slightly larger MG that pretends to be a PG.

>>23761101
Because they are so butt-ugly.

>>23761103
Changs' scaling is such a meme. Most of their 1/144 kits like SNAA's Arthurian Knights are bigger than RG Sazabi.

>>23761096
For lots of it, you can just use premade trees/foliage made more model trains. For metal settings it's a bit harder, but you can just stake Plaplate after cutting a bunch of straight parts.

>>23761105
There's just no way Chang's OCs are conceptualized to be taller than the Sazabi. It's impossible.

>>23761110
>>23761105
Chang thinks bigger is better and doesn't understand what scales mean. They think those numbers are just a brand thing and since they made their knockoff bigger it's better.

>>23761101
>Ugly designs
>Shitty characters
>Plot started ok and then went downhill
There are many unappealing things about Gquacks

>>23761090
still the best you could hope to get for a 1/144 scale fully transformable suit.
you NEED the premade frame to have the transformation work at that scale

>>23761105
The Motor Nuclear Star Generals at least follow the manhua sizes since they are almost twice as large as the grunts (Cao Ren) and you have manlets (Ao Bing, Gan Jiang)

>>23761118
The premade parts don't actually transforms though, Zeta's original parts do. However, the advanced ms joints have terrible fitment since KPS parts just can't graft onto them at all. When you transform RG Zeta, the robot moves alot, causing the armor to fall off like autumn leaves.

>>23761125
oh, this ESL retard again.
the MS joints are vital to the transformation of the legs, torso and waist. they simply would not be as strong if assembled from individual pieces, as it is pushing the limit of what can be done at that scale.

>>23761130
>the MS joints are vital to the transformation of the legs, torso and waist. they simply would not be as strong if assembled from individual pieces, as it is pushing the limit of what can be done at that scale.
Lol. LMAO even.

>>23761134
not an argument.
a 1/144 scale zeta could not be done without machined metal parts or partsforming without utilizing advanced MS frame parts.

>>23761113
OC designs that are taller than the Sazabi? That's crazy dude.

>>23761145
I don't know why Sazabi is the standard for large suits when Thunderbolt Gundam dwarfs it

>>23761153
Thunderbolt Gundam is a Gundam with 4 shields. The Sazabi is just a hulk of a design.

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>>23761154
>4 shields
you're thinking of FAG. This is Thunderbolt Gundam

>>23761158
I look like this IRL

>>23761158
It also came out within the last 6 months, while the Sazabi has been a fat fuck for 30 years

>>23761161
nevermind no one actually gives that much of a fuck about thunderbolt

>>23761136
If you think Advanced MS Joint is strong and some sort of unicorn magic trick then you are a moron. Literally every RG from 2010 to 2017 were made with that trash because 1/144 innerframe seem like a difficult thing back then. RG Zeta doesn't need it if Bandai decide to make a 2.0 all of sudden.

>>23761158
Tall skelington.

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I have never seen any case where premade innerframe is necessary for transformation. Also, isn't Zeta a partsformer?

>>23761158
Yeah he was thinking of the decent looking one, not the retarded looking one with stick legs.

>>23761163
>If you think Advanced MS Joint is strong and some sort of unicorn magic trick
this is exactly what it is.
it allows joints to be smaller by not requiring them to be designed to be assembled, via clamshell enclosure, peg or c-clip.

>>23761158
no one thinks of this as a fatfuck because it doesn't exist in physical form or side by side in the manga to compare to the sazabi.
no kit = no one cares

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>>23761174
>it allows joints to be smaller by not requiring them to be designed to be assembled, via clamshell enclosure, peg or c-clip.
Brother in christ, you need big, thick joints in order to have strength. Most of old RG are pathetically weak because they have a literall stick figure inside and RG Zeta is notoriously the weakest one in the bunch.
>Muh 1/144 scale can't hanle it
Bandai never give that much fuck. They upscale stuff all the time.

>>23761165
>I have never seen any case where premade innerframe is necessary for transformation
It isn't, it's a liability,
>Also, isn't Zeta a partsformer?
Only the HGs are partsformer

They better upscale the RG Wing Zero EW for the future RG Wing Zero Snow White (Cloaked)

>>23761070
People used to say the same thing about Unicorn's transformation in 1/144, and they did it anyway.

>>23761191
>Brother in christ, you need big, thick joints in order to have strength
you read the first three words of what I post, then then your brain shorts out and you shit your pants.
the joints have to be as small as possible to make a fully transforming zeta work in 1/144. they can only be made that small and still function by being advanced MS joints. it is one of the most iconic designs in the franchise, and people would immediately notice if it was slightly too large.
>>23761165
it is 100% required to make the zeta work at 1/144 without partsforming.
>>23761070
the ZZ transformation is actually incredibly simple relative to zeta and would be fairly easy to pull off. no hinged hips and much less complex transformation in the torso.

Everything changed when the Build Metaverse attacked

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Ok, i took the hipster pill. Gonna buy Neo Geo next once these guys arrived.

Everything changed when Zaku Aurelius attacked my order

>Oops! All P-Bandai!

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>Are you ready for the PGU Nu Anniversary plated edition?

I just fucking want a retail Code Geass kit, Bandai. Why are all the protag kits P-BANDAI and SCALPED now!?

>>23761239
Because Code Geass is 20 years old and has no current ongoing projects?

>>23761240
And yet they made kits of old Digimon

>>23761240
>has no current ongoing projects
Was there not some rule 63 code geass that just aired or did I fever dream that?

>>23761240
Gundam X is 30 years old, no new projects whatsoever and they made retail Leopard.

>>23761243
yeah and guess what happened to the kit of the protagonist's KMF

>>23761239
Because most Code Gayass fans don't care whatsoever about the mecha part of the show.

>>23761241
I mean, there was a recent Digimon game that sold really well.
>>23761244
>Gundam X
Point take, but it's its 30th anniversary this year. Now, a 20 year anniversary might be a good reason to get something for CG, so it could still happen.

>you know remember they announced the CG revival movies 9 years ago

>>23761248
They are making a new anime. But i don't think the kits are gonna be retail.

>>23761239
Code geass focuses on the mecha a lot less than gundam does. They don't get much fanfare. I've never heard anyone say that the lancelot was their favorite part of the show.

>>23761252
Guren was the heart of the show and Kallen's tits

>>23761252
It was tied to Suzaku. The Guren is pretty cool and sure had its fans, it has a cancer hand

>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LeMEp5dqVI

The japs are saying its a ZZ 2.5 version.

>>23761239
I'm just glad that I managed to nab the Gawain back then.
Now make the fucking Gekkoei, Bandai.

>>23761259
I mean, yeah? It's basically just combining runners from the ZZ, Enhanced ZZ upgrade package, and FAZZ, and throwing in four new runners for color correction and being able to attach the armor and wing shields to the arms without having to replace the arms entirely. There are so many moving parts that just having everything molded in the right color is worth the new purchase, since painting a ZZ+FAZZ kitbash would result in a shitload of scratched surfaces.

And it's not like the MG ZZ or FAZZ are old kits either, both are each less than a decade old apiece. This is nothing like the MG Ex-S recycling 80% of old-ass 2002 and 2003 kits, or the 2022 MG Dom kits having massive commonality with the 1999 Dom kits.

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>>23760088
Finished the last of the Zowort Heavy basecoats and did some shading work on the pale gray parts
The hardest part of postshading is actually seeing what you're doing and I feel like this'll dry darker than I expect but looking forward to the result tomorrow either way

>>23761275
>This is nothing like the MG Ex-S recycling 80% of old-ass 2002 and 2003 kits
I'm still fucking malding about that shit.

>>23761202
Unicorn's transformation is mostly just hatch opening and the hips getting longer on a sliding mechanism. It's very different than a MA mode transformation

>>23761293
everyone in /gpg/ knows unicorn doesn't transform it opens its maintenance hatches

Not this shit again

>>23761295
Right I forgot. Only the RX-78 has the Psychoframe, which was developed by Tem Ray for his son after going into space and seeing the tears of time.

>>23761275
Unironically, 1.5 Ex S is one of those kit that i wouldn't recommend. The assembly process is just too tedious for me.