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Hi from the Gunpla thread  . If you're looking for somewhere to get Hi-Mocks or Gunpla in-general from, HLJ.com ships worldwide from Japan and the prices are generally very good.The Hi-Mock itself is a frankly amazing kit for it's price point. It has polycaps (the little rubber socket/inner-joint pieces) in every single joint, which is something even the more expensive big-name releases don't have at 2x-3x times the price. It's also stuffed with accessory sockets for all kinds of things (it's why it has simple covers for those tabs on the shoulders, calves and hips). Speaking of, If you want to decorate your Hi-Mocks with extra things, there's also an entire line of gunpla accessory packs with extra weapons and decorative kibble called the High-Grade Build Custom line (just search for "HGBC" on HLJ or Amazon, anything with that before the name is in the line) that go for about the same price as a Hi-Mock itself. I personally recommend the Giant Gatling  .Ka0 posted:Sick weathering. Also I'm glad we're doing the Hi-Mock for the next crapbuild (though the kit is absolutely rock solid, for serious guys) You shouldn't leave your Hi-Mock exposed to the elements like that. See, now it's all rusty  .
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Ensign Expendable posted:Is there a way to get it to show how much shipping will be before payment? Should list it in the shopping cart.
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Sep 24, 2015 05:47
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Lemon Curdistan posted:Man, you guys are in for a shock if you're expecting modern Gunpla kits to be craptank-like. Good luck, scale modelling thread! Oh, something to add seeing as you lot will be painting and customizing them; the HGBC Mock Army Set is a pack with four weapons for the Hi-Mock and has a completely-smooth blank grey replacement head. 
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Sep 24, 2015 09:12
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Ensign Expendable posted:I have some patently absurd modifications planned, if only I can get my hands on one at a reasonable price. That shouldn't be all that hard, regardless of wherever you might be. The Hi-Mock's one of the, if not the, cheapest HG kits there is. Hell I think a couple of the HG Build Custom packs are more expensive than it.
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Sep 27, 2015 09:20
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Van Dis posted:Long shot, but has anyone heard any news about Bandai's new Star Wars models since they were announced last year? The character models have the same degree of polycap joints and engineering as most HG kits, so they're fantastic. I'm quite fond of my R2-D2/R5-D4 two-pack and C-3PO. Swagger Dagger posted:We've talked about them a bit in the Gundam thread, they're really good. Problem is, all of the import sites that were selling them got the smackdown from Disney so they might be harder to find outside of Japan now. To clarify on this; Revell pitched a fit at Disney because Bandai's Star Wars models were selling and theirs weren't  .
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Oct 7, 2015 02:51
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Crotch Fruit posted:Are the banned Bandai models just characters or ships too? I am not interested in characters, but I would love to do an X-Wing. In fact, I think my very first model was an X-Wing purchased at the gift shop from the Star Wars ride at Disneyland in the early 90s. I know I was far too young to ever complete the model, and I think it required glue so it was far too advanced for my first model. Is this enough information to tell me what brand my first model was? Bandai's line does ships, vehicles, and characters (there's even an AT-ST out, and Slave One coming). The ships are pretty sticker-heavy, but they also come with water-transfers as well as regular stickers if those are your thing. The real prize of the line's probably gonna be the obscenely large 1/1700 Imperial Star Destroyer they showed off at a model show. 
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Oct 7, 2015 03:16
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Van Dis posted:Thanks, y'all. Does that mean that Bandai doesn't sell these kits in the U.S.? I was hoping for a B-Wing, but it doesn't look like they make one. Give'em time, and you'll probably get one. This is the page on the Bandai website (in Japanese) with all the upcoming Star Wars releases. Most of the upcoming stuff at the moment is from the new movie though.
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Oct 7, 2015 03:57
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Nostalgia4Ass posted:I thought we weren't starting until November either. I need to go out and buy paint and some tools since I couldn't bring any of my stuff to Japan with me. Welcome to the addiction that is Gunpla.
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Oct 9, 2015 08:44
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Ka0 posted:It is for November, the reason I'm doing it now is there's a crapton of work coming up mid-October and I just know I won't have the time between the Pz.Kpfw IV, the Su-27 and the contest. Also my "custom" is just basically mashing two kits into one, so I'll have to scratch-fit some joints and that takes me longer than just painting. Get the HGBC Gunpla Battle Arm Arms set. More elbow-joints than you'll ever need.
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Oct 9, 2015 17:19
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Colonial Air Force posted:There sure are a lot of little parts in this Hi-Mock kit. Actually the Hi-Mock's parts are pretty big in-general compared to some. Especially the Real Grade kits, which are basically the 1/100-scale Master Grade kits scaled down to 1/144 scale (High-Grade and Real-Grade size) and stuffed with tiny detail pieces that can, and will, ping off into the ether if given the chance.
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Nov 5, 2015 14:07
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Colonial Air Force posted:Sure, but then there's all those weapons and accessories.... Bandai knew drat-well what they were doing when they made the Build Fighters series and kit line  . Every single kit is filled with modular sockets, and there's an entire line of backpacks (Boosters), accessories and guns to go along with them (HGBC, or High-Grade Build Custom). They also started the All-Gundam Project in tandem, which released standardized modern releases of popular Gundams that could also be customized with the same accessories. If you want to spend a little extra, there's also the System Weapon sets. They're RG-quality weapon packs that have a few weapons made up of customizable parts, down to multiple rifle barrels or sword blades depending on the set.Incidentally, don't watch Gundam: Build Fighters unless you're prepared to burn money on kits and an HGBC Booster or two. edit: Just to show you what hells this hobby will bring;   This is a HG Kampfer Amazing, with two System Weapon 005's (the Gatling Guns) an Amazing Booster (the thigh rockets), and an Amazing Weapon Binder (the second set of shoulder cannons). Neddy Seagoon fucked around with this message at 13:26 on Nov 8, 2015 |
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The Locator posted:Thanks everyone. It was a very long day, left the house before 5am, and got home about 9pm pretty exhausted. I was one of the club photographers for the event so I've got a lot of photo editing to do today. I will eventually get the pictures up in a gallery somewhere and post a link. I shot the ships and all the diorama's. I also took some other random photo's, but not 'officially', including a pretty full set of all the figures, but I didn't really shoot hardly any aircraft or armor this time. Was there all day and yet somehow the time just disappeared. That must've been an insanely impressive Nashorn to top that gorgeous ship of yours  .
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Nov 8, 2015 16:09
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vkeios posted:Also far as I know, that Zaku+tank set is the only way to get them in 1/144. Though they (and a lot of the misc support vehicles) come in 1/35 scale too. The Loto is a great little kit, and so small you actually get a pair of them.  It is extremely tiny, however. That's an HG kit beside one for scale. (It's a Jesta Cannon, for the curious.) The balance on it isn't great, but it does actually transform from tank to robot as well as any Transformer. Also, if you want an actual walking tank from a Gundam series, I recommend the Tieren.  It is literally a Russian walking tank.  It's kinda lacking a proper tanky cannon though, so I gave mine a bazooka  .
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Nov 11, 2015 03:31
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Blue Footed Booby posted:Let's not put the cart-tank before the robot horse.  I thought you were doing Hi-Mocks, not Fuunsaiki? Ensign Expendable posted:Finished building the hi-mock. Man, for a $15 kit, these things have a ton of parts and are very high quality. Plus they're fun to pose! You forgot nuclear-noogie the Nazi!
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Nov 17, 2015 09:00
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jadebullet posted:Ugh, I think I need to get one of these stupid little knockoff Gundam things. They're official Gundam kits, the Hi-Mock was just a cheap knockoff in the series its from. They're also very cheap and insanely well-built for their price because Bandai know you will drop another $30-$50+ on more kits and/or accessories.
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Nov 21, 2015 07:24
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jadebullet posted:So my Hi-Mock arrived, and it went together really nicely. Now I am currently modifying it. What have you goons gotten me into? Wait til you discover the HGBC line. Then all hope is lost for your wallet .
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Nov 27, 2015 10:11
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Cartoon posted:Scale modelling is more an affliction than a hobby. It's amazing watching the Gundam threads where Build Fighters is concerned. Stage One; "Oh hey, Build Fighters is good? I'll check it out" Stage Two; "So where can I get just a kit of this design? "Stage Three; "Why and how do I now own a dozen different Gundam kits?"
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Dec 12, 2015 08:04
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Baronjutter posted:Didn't someone post a model of a Y-Wing with all it's cowling or what ever on? Like the Y-wings we see in the movies are basically stripped off all their body panels but hey were supposed to be all sleek like a streamlined steam engine? Yeah, the Y-Wings are all flying cowling-off because they're ancient flying shitboxes in constant need of fixing.
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Dec 26, 2015 06:05
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Sanguine posted:Hey there thread, long time no see. "Ahh-CHOoo!" Sorry, It's all I could think of from reading that. It looks really nice.
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Dec 28, 2015 13:57
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Jonny Nox posted:So I built my Hi-Mock last night and my son just saw it. If your kid doesn't mind subtitles, the anime it's from is pretty fun and has some of the best robot fights out of the whole Gundam franchise. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9H1u1zFVNc It's all up legally on Bandai's Gundam youtube channel and it'll start putting big holes in your wallet as you see gundam designs you want a kit of. Sorry.
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Dec 30, 2015 02:52
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Jonny Nox posted:Well, he's just a little too young to read the subtitles fast enough (he's also still weak at reading for his age) But it turns out that doesn't matter; Gundams fighting are Gundams fighting. So his next model is going to be a Gyan. Then he went and built decidedly non-star wars ships with his Lego, so I've at least taken the edge off a little bit. You're best off waiting for the upcoming REVIVE version than the original HG Gyan. It's one of the oldest kits in the line from around 2000-ish.
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Wasn't Bandai promising an AT-AT kit as part of their line at some point? I know they certainly showed off an oversized Star Destroyer that still hasn't surfaced again.
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Jan 4, 2016 05:30
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No Pun Intended posted:Guess I am selling the children back to the mines. Look at this idiot who doesn't lease his offspring to the factories so they get a constant stream of income  .
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Jan 4, 2016 11:52
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Kibner posted:In case some of you haven't seen the show: And if you haven't seen the show, go watch Megas XLR. 
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Jan 12, 2016 06:27
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Baronjutter posted:Why does that robot have a huge robo penis dragging on the ground? To protect its robo balls, duh .
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Jan 13, 2016 03:06
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lilljonas posted:Pass through the hobby shop to pick up glue after an emergency visit to the dentist. Please dont use hobby glue to fix your teeth .
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Jan 15, 2016 12:20
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makka-setan posted:I actually got the TIE and the X-wing because they were supposed to be the same scale and would look good next to each other. If you want that, get the respective 1/72 Bandai kits. The ones Revell ran to
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Jan 17, 2016 13:00
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Biffmotron posted:Well, a few months back I decided to get into scale modelling. So I bought a kid and some junk  Look, you gotta do the kit yourself. Its not a hobby if you're just gonna lock some kidnapped child in the basement and make them assemble it for you.
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Jan 28, 2016 09:53
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Probably a fire hazard, considering there's 20+ of them.
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Jan 30, 2016 17:29
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Jonny Nox posted:Oh come on man, it's like ABC. That's bad! And you know it!
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Feb 28, 2016 03:24
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That Viper is frakking gorgeous .
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Mar 2, 2016 16:27
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Blue Footed Booby posted:Shipping from Japan is a bizarre crapshoot. Sometimes it's there in a week, sometimes you hear nothing for a month then it shows up. One time three weeks passed, I got a "item has shipped" notice, then it arrived two days later. Only when going to America, though. Down in Australia I consistently get stuff like Gunpla in a pretty consistent timeframe of a week or so.
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Mar 12, 2016 00:51
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NTRabbit posted:"Ok so we're here, and Germany is over here. How long is that going to take us?" "LEFT turn, Steve. I said a LEFT turn when we went through Albaqurque!"
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Mar 15, 2016 07:31
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Arquinsiel posted:I love how it has absolutely massive wheels but the ground clearance is still terrible It clears the ground of anything standing on it pretty drat well though.
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Mar 23, 2016 22:32
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Unkempt posted:
What could possibly have beaten a Hi-Mock punishing a toilet?
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Apr 4, 2016 00:20
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Nebakenezzer posted:Is this like somebody's private scrapyard? I dig how the photographers show up in several small helicopters? I assume they just used quadcopters to get those aerial shots. edit:  Uh... is that a missile?!  .
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RillAkBea posted:If there's any thread on this forums where robot dinosaurs aren't welcome, I don't wanna be a part of it! ...until E/N gets a robot dinosaur survivor support thread at least. Kotobukiya's Snap-Fits are just like Bandai's, polycaps and all, though they do tend to be more expensive than Bandai kits. Speaking of, if we're cross-posting Zoid kits I recently made one too.  This is the Liger Zero. Or at least, the basic frame sans its default armor. It uses interchangeable armor/weapon sets, of which I bought the Panzer version. You can get them as a standalone kit with the basic unarmored Liger Zero body(which I did) or you can get the three CAS Armor sets individually to swap onto a Liger Zero kit. For scale compared to an HG 1/44 Gundam kit;  Giddiyup! And once the Panzer CAS armor's actually mounted, it looks like this;  MORE DAKKA!  The Liger Zero's are some of the more expensive HMM 1/72 Zoid Kits, and the difference shows. The lower-price ones are similar to HG-quality Gundam kits (basic colour separation, polycaps mixed with plastic friction joints), but the upper-tier ones like the Liger Zero and Gojulas get their money's worth out of their higher price point with polycaps in every joint and an amazing degree of detail. This thing had runners going all the way up to Z and insane amounts of part separation. Just as an example; each leg is made up of about 20-30 individual pieces, and that's before mounting the Panzer Armor bits.
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Ensign Expendable posted:Finished painting a few dudes for my Karl Gerat. For some reason, the one on the left is vastly less detailed than the rest of them, even though IIRC they all came from the same kit. Zee Nazi Ministry of Zilly Valks.
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Darth Brooks posted:I love the expression on his face. That is the expression of a man fighting his way through guns and glory to find the nearest working toilet.
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RillAkBea posted:Holy crap, that's actually sad. What do you even do at that point? Go on a remote-controlled 1/48-scale tank rampage with live ammo to show just how realistic it really is?
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