Squizzle posted:

someone just make the thread

its a community project, not some posters lifes work

Neurolimal posted:

Cool, here's some useful links/collected info from when a succer asked for beginners guides in the gunpla thread, for whoever makes the op:

Mobile Succ Units
https://www.amazon.com/Bandai-Hobby-HGBF-Hi-Mock-Model/dp/B00P5R148U - Hi-Mock, easiest 'normal' HG build, currently 12bux

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00U7A8CVC - simplest and cheapest available kit that's still good. 6bux for a tiny posable bear.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B014SCWB0W/
- modern cheap kit, less paint-customizable than Mock, significantly more complicated, 11.75 bux

Shitpainting Boot Camp
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJV1h9xQ7Hx-SoCOivVEHNDOl16VWLB3A - super short and to-the-point vids for beginners, excluding airbrush vids it's 26 videos around roughly 25mins.

https://youtu.be/Ikk7ybBiP1I - official corny bandai vid on stuff you can do to make your kit look better after building it

https://www.gunpla101.com/category/tutorials/ - shitload of various tutorials, good resource if you need to figure out how to do Thing

https://www.reddit.com/r/Gunpla/wiki/index - Predditor wiki on gunpla, has a quick-start guide

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3678195&pagenumber=474&perpage=40#post475589914 gooner quick-start guide

http://otakurevolution.com/content/laymans-gunpla-guide-hand-painting-tutorial - hand-painting toot by one of the best gunpla model builders around, not as intimidating as it sounds

Godspeed commie nerds

Unkempt posted:

Ensign Expendable posted:

Base Emitter posted:

Darkman Fanpage posted:

if you dont got an acguy you aint a real gundam lover

punchymcpunch posted:

hooray i cant wait to add another nerd hobby to my quiver and clutter my place up with little plastic robots

mormonpartyboat posted:

im going to assemble it and then put it in the toilet and then poop

Squizzle posted:

i dont even know what hobby nippers are but i assume the dozens of cutting tools on and around my workbench will be able to do something good enough

Squizzle posted:

i dont even know what hobby nippers are but i assume the dozens of cutting tools on and around my workbench will be able to do something good enough

Squizzle posted:

i dont even know what hobby nippers are but i assume the dozens of cutting tools on and around my workbench will be able to do something good enough

Condiv posted:

i'm still p upset we're not doing hygoggs, they're soooo cool

oh well, maybe i'll buy a hygogg as well as a himock and post both

mrbradlymrmartin posted:

just lol if u aint doin this hyggh af

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TL;DR Guide:
Preparation
1. Buy an HG, that's High-Grade, it's the one a beginner wants to build. The HG Hi-Mock is a oft-recommended first kit and here's another one you might recognize, but any High-Grade you want to build will do. Just be aware that some of the older ones may not be in production any more, so could be more expensive.
2. Buy some nippers, an x-acto knife, and some sandpaper, some rough, some fine.
2b. Theoretically, you could get by with just using a pair of nail clippers and the little metal nail file on them, but it's probably gonna show. Bad clippers, in particular, are the #1 cause of stress marks, and can even result in breaking a piece off.
3. Buy a Gundam Marker, it's used for 'panel lining'. You don't really need to paint any these days unless you want to, but panel lining can make a world of difference.

Assembly
4. Try to only clip pieces as you need them, it's much easier than accidentally losing something because you cut it earlier. Make sure you're not cutting off some of the part itself. That can suck, and even ruin a kit if you gently caress up some really major pieces.
5. Clip a bit away from the part. Too close, and it's stress mark time. Then, cutting parallel to the plastic, shave the nub off with the x-acto knife, and sandpaper it with fine sandpaper until it's smooth. (Rough sandpaper is for when you're either not brave enough or it's too difficult to shave off the entire thing.
6. The instructions are usually pretty good, just follow them closely and make sure you don't mix up parts that are similar or mirrored.
7. Once you're finished, use your Gundam Marker to go through some of the recessed white plastic bits that would be metal panels on a 'real' Gundam. Take it slow, don't push too hard. Some people fill it out in every possible edge, give their gunpla a very hard-edge, well-defined look. Others go for only the more important parts, giving theirs a softer, slightly cartoonier look. Which you do is up to you.
7b. If you have colored Gundam markers, you can use them to cover up stress marks. Nice little trick for making your kits look a bit better.

Finished! Congratulations, you've made your first Gunpla and now have all the tools the next time you wanna drop $20 to kill a few hours.

Condiv posted:

i'm still p upset we're not doing hygoggs, they're soooo cool

oh well, maybe i'll buy a hygogg as well as a himock and post both

PMush Perfect posted:

C/Ping this from the other Gunpla thread.

Squizzle posted:

how swappable are parts on these

could you put the head from one of the bears on the hi mock

Squizzle posted:

i dont even know what hobby nippers are but i assume the dozens of cutting tools on and around my workbench will be able to do something good enough

Guy Goodbody posted:

In general, parts are very swappable. Unfortunately for that specific question, the Beargguy is based off an older kit, the Acguy, which had unusual joints. So that particular swap could be tricky.

They both use a ball and socket joint. I'm not sure if the sizes would be quite right. The Hi-Mock's gorget would probably get in the way

Neddy Seagoon posted:

Generally-speaking, Gundam parts are now on a standardized scale for their joints (and have been since Build Fighters started their line) so they're very compatible with other heads/limbs/etc. That said, the Beargguy head isn't going to plug in, as it's clearly using the general-sized ball socket instead of the normal head/neck one. There's no reason you can't glue it onto the collar or something though.


It should probably also be mentioned for the punters that there is an entire line of weapons and accessory parts to stick on your fancy new Hi-Mock. Look up High-Grade Build Custom (or "Gunpla HGBC") to find them on Amazon or elsewhere. There's even one specifically for the Hi-Mock called the "Mock Army Set", which includes a smooth grey hemisphere head if you want to do something fancy in regards to painting one that doesn't have a monoeye groove in the way.

Squizzle posted:

so you can use the bear head as a fist??????