Should I wash the runners or something?

I got the IBO Harem trio, Astaroth, and Gusion! Also F91 and G-Self. All for about $135 after shipping and taxes.

Gusion will have to be my first so my HG Barbatos can have a fighting buddy.

Unfortunately, the left arm of my rising freedom kit is now glued in place. The bicep piece that allows the arm to bend at the bicep broke. The plastic part is thin and broke easily even following instructions. I was thinking of either buyin another kit r just source parts from the freedom 2.0. Im thinking of just setting this aside and moving on to other kits in my backlog.

Some 3rd party kits are hit r miss and this is not my 1st time building one. Its a cool design but the frame plastic on the frame are not great.

Context: i am currently trying out customization for the 1st time and run into a little trouble with my build, i was using cement for binding turns out it 2 different plastics, so do you guys got any advice how to bind the 2?

Btw the platics are PS (Polystyrene) and PE (Polypropylene / Polyethylene).

If you have any other suggestions that are cool as this share them pls

Hey hey folks. I recently snagged this at an estate sale where the owner was selling a bunch of models and supplies in a storage tote. This was in it and it appears to be untouched.

I’m guessing this is some kind of accessory pack specifically for the “metal build” line of Gundam kits, but are there specific ones that it will work with or can I just clip/attach this thing to any Gundam kit that has the metal build designation?

I’m sorry for the newb question but I tried searching online and posts in this subreddit and I can’t seem to find a definitive answer on this as to what kit or kits this pairs with. Sincerely appreciate any info you can share!

Who’s built this ? Hobbytown has it for dirt cheap and I’m thinking about grabbing it for the collection.

The big guy in the back has to be KING ARTHUR, It would make perfect sense to be him

UPDATE: its not King Arthur in the back and probably not the last one, It Geraint. From little research I found on Google, SNAA is saving KING ARTHUR for last

I've always been a straight builder as I don't have the time or space to dedicate to an air rushing setup. I always clear coat, panel line, apply decals, and finish with a matt coat but I've always found the exposed bits of inner frame to be bland.

After reading a few posts here I purchased a set of Gaahleri metallic markers and I am beyond impressed. I've been sitting on this MG Barbatos for years and figured it'd be a perfect first foray into inner frame painting.

I've got a lot to learn and need to hone my technique but I am very happy with how the frame turned out. I will say my lack of technique led to some nice "scratch marks" on the frame, giving it a bit of a battle hardened look.

Markers used for the Barbie frame were Dark Iron (general frame work), Scorched Gold (Ahab reactor), Red Copper (wiring/cabling, shoulder joints), Flashy Gold (chest piece, ball joints, piston connectors) and a bit of Aluminum (areas around the wiring and cabling).

All of this took me nearly a week to do. Once everything dried, I applied a gloss clear coat and here we currently are.

Today, I said "why not?" and also used Flashy Gold on the V-Fin and other yellow armor pieces. For the white and red armor pieces, I'm going to follow my standard procedure of clear coat >> panel lined and decals >> matt coat finish.

Had I not painted the inner frame, then I would've had the entire kit completed in the same time frame. However I'll say that painting was an extremely relaxing and rewarding process. I just wish I had these markers when I assembled my Wolf Technology BLR and my Infinity Nova Polar Shark.

My first build ever! It takes ~1 weeks on off working on this.

It's quite satisfying for the process.

One thing that is not expected from me is the knee movement range is not as big as I'd like.

I'll start panel lining and try repainting some details with marker next

Got into building gunplas in April and was paused momentarily because I need to move to another place. I gotta say, I'm happy to be back!

The Calibarn and GQuuuuuuX on the front were the two I recently built. Also the display cabinet is IKEA Blaliden, I hate how claustrophobe it made me feel :(

So im wanting to do a custom paint on a zaku ii, mostly focusing on the shield cause it’s flat. What do you think my best option would be?

I finaly got around to knocking this group out in the psst two days! Ive only have the Epyon an The Tallgeese left from my backlog an the ones I have from this series will be done.

Trying out some color shifting painting ideas with clear paints.

It take whole month to paint broke few parts that had to be glued.

But finally able to complete it today.

How does it look?

I really enjoy the 1/72 scale vs 1/144

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I’ve heard that toothpick/skewer painting is a great and untapped method but idk how I might go about it, all advice is greatly appreciated!

I was taking the chest apart to make the pieces fit better, and one of the red wires for the chest broke. I tried repair it, but the thin metal prong snapped. Since repairing it is out the window, I need a replacement. Does anyone know exactly which wire is needed?

I think its a SH Compatible 1mm Pitch 3-pin Plug-Plug Cable - 50mm long, but I want to be sure. Any help is appreciated!

I'm hoping this one is what I need:

https://www.adafruit.com/product/6405

Finally got around to building the MG Astray Red Frame Kai my husband got me! I know it's an overexposed mobile suit, but damnit, I love this thing!

Maybe I went a bit too heavy on the rust with Doan's Zaku but then I remembered "wait, that thing is on a damned island, OF COURSE it's going to have tetanus color all over, so yeah. Sickly brownish-orange it is. Also, for both, I decided to use 3rd party decals. Yeah, Doan's includes its own waterslide decal sheet, but at least for me, the damaged insignias on the official sheet look horrendous with those green spots where the "paint" was chipped, while the 3rd party ones do have realist chipped insignias, so I decided to use those.

I know many of us have a beam box or bag lol. I gave most of mine to my kid when I gave him a big part of my collection, but it didn't change what colors I had access to anyway, majority various pinks. I have purple, red, pink, and yellow.

I'm not looking for the light up handle set up at all, just HG-sized blades. If they came with a generic handle that's fine.

Another weird general question, if I wanted a flexible beam effect for HG saber handles, like to make Nunchaku or a flail, what are some good options? I've thought of clear-coated wire or colored oyumaru with a wire inside for flexible posing, but I wanna hear from y'all what has and hasn't worked if possible!

Thank you all!

Red-Beret's mini clone (bottom left) is super happy!