r/Gunpla

I’ve only built a couple HG’s so far, so I’m definitely still a beginner. Here are some impressions:

The jump to the RG is insane, opening the box and seeing so many runners and such a thick instructions manual can definitely be a bit overwhelming, so I tried to keep my cool and take it piece by piece.

It’s definitely a LOT. I can’t imagine what a PG or an MG is like. The instructions were thankfully very helpful and I noticed in both days I reached a sort of flow state when building.

I absolutely love this design and the amount of details and weapons it has.

Now I’m trying to get into painting. I’m not thinking of starting with this one, but rather with a HG or something. Do you guys have any tips? I’ve already got some panel lining paint, thinner, primer and matte/glossy spray.

This one can't really get out of my mind, the Ms and Gundam from WFM really looks like it's the son of the msn-04 and rx93😭😭😭 (pls tell me I'm not alone on this one)

Painted the joints, pistons, and pipes to look similar to the Metal Robot Damashii iteration of the Lupus. Gotta say though, the Lupus is my favorite one out of the Barbatos design lineage.

Really funny kit for me

Painted with Flanker blue camouflage

Now that I’m posting it all, I’ve been busy building these past few weeks. This one is my favorite so far though. Very partial to 00 Gundam designs.

Man, this an incredible kit. I

Finished the diorama for the second Gundam, MG Delta Plus. Posted it a few weeks ago and just finally finished the whole piece. Was the first time I’ve build a nature diorama. Was really challenging but a ton of fun!

Just wanted to share my 2 favorite kits. They’re old but I still love them!

Axis Model Works - Osiris Aerial Dominator

Custom Paint work

As much as I hated covering up the beautiful inner frame, I still love the final product and this is definitely my top 3 builds of all time. Would have been number 1 but some frustrations with certain pieces not having the best guidance on direction of attachment caused issues when I was trying to finalize assembly. Build experience, 3rd only to the PGU RX 78-2 and PGU RX 93 Nu Gundam.

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I used the EG Wing Zero so it was low stakes. I’m pretty pleased but I’m open to input and constructive criticism.

Hey everyone - first post here and I'm pretty newbie with Gundam models so hoping for some input here, specifically about the antenna parts. Is there a good place I can find one on its own like the one pictured? I'm not sure where the best place is to go about finding one of these, let alone the correct size.

For context, I'm a big fan of the design for Iron Man in the upcoming Marvel Tokon fighting game, and with no official figure (yet) I was thinking the Tech On figure from SH Figuarts would be a nice stand-in for now, so I'm looking for the proper antenna to attach to the helmet. I'm thinking the classic RX-78 antenna would work the best??

Awfully specific and a minor change I know, but ultimately just wondering if there's a good place to get something like this - otherwise, may hunt down an RX-78 kit.

My god this thing is so awesome. Building the inner frame, adding the armor, the posability.

Putting it next to the HG Revive version is day and night.

But i really need to work on my panel lining, maybe i should switch to the flow variants.

Almost forgot how big 1/100 scales are compared to my usual 1/144 scales. It's been i guess around 15 years since i last built an MG? Also i figured I'd try building it with the frame first and then the armor. The piston movements are so satisfying.