Let's do a Gundam/Robot Group Build!

Post by **CraigPetterson** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 9:57 am

So received my gundam from Japan Cool in Leeds. Here's my progress so far

Nice Box art

Looking inside the box beautifully moulded parts ( no flash at all).

All colour coded and instructions in Japanese only but easy enough to follow.

It was too tempting not to start so I did. Only equipment used pair of snips and a couple of sanders.

I was amazed at how easily the parts fitted together

So far an easy and enjoyable experience well recommended.

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 11:07 am

Well i have just ordered a Gouf custom and a Aile strike ver.RM master grade kits
Now i don't know anything about the subject but i have seen a bunch of examples so i thought lets give it a try
Too bad the Sazabi i wanted was too expensive and out of stock
But i am in

Post by **Lysus** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 4:25 pm

CraigPetterson wrote:So received my gundam from Japan Cool in Leeds. Here's my progress so far

Hehe, love the enthusiasm, but we start December 21

. We're just gathering up here to get a head count and then based on the number we can get a sub-forum of our own. Just three weeks to go

MarkVerploeg wrote:Well i have just ordered a Gouf custom and a Aile strike ver.RM master grade kits
Now i don't know anything about the subject but i have seen a bunch of examples so i thought lets give it a try
Too bad the Sazabi i wanted was too expensive and out of stock
But i am in

Awesome! Always a pleasure, Mark. Yeah, Sazabis can be pricey...I have a powerful need for one. Gouf Custom is an awesome kit from everything I've seen.

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 5:43 pm

I just looked at the Gouf box art
So i can't tell how nice it is or isn's but it has a huge gun so that is good
But i wanted to try building a couple after seeing so really nicely painted and weathered builds
From what i have seen they look a bit toy like straight from the box but that offers a nice challenge to make them look a bit realistic (if possible)

Post by **Lysus** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 6:12 pm

Ya, they're based on animation, so a "straight" build yields a kind of toy-like look. Part of the fun is adding weathering and whatnot to make them appear real, or going the other way and making them even more outlandish.

Outside of googling up images, you can check out Modelers G (builders post their work): http://www.modelers-g.jp/modules/myalbu ... m=36&pos=0

Or the GBWC page (Gunpla Builders World Cup): http://bandai-hobby.net/GBWC/

Or any number of places. A couple of my recent favorites:

http://www.gundamkitscollection.com/201 ... ku-ii.html

http://www.gundamcentury.com/2015/12/op ... orama.html

http://gunplausa.tumblr.com/post/125785 ... terview-13

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 7:41 pm

Those are some cool examples
I saw one a while back that was converted to a samurai style figure wich looked pretty nice and even some with african tribe style war paints
But i think i will keep it a bit more basic

Post by **Lysus** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 7:45 pm

Ya, I'm nowhere near competent enough to attempt one of those, but the detailing on the mobile suits is great. Was the tribal one this guy: http://joesgunpla.blogspot.com/2010_10_01_archive.html

Post by **Lysus** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 7:47 pm

Oh and one more example of throwing a mobile suit into history, so to speak:

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 9:15 pm

It wasn't the one you linked
The one i saw was a bit more refined in terms of painting
The line work was really fine and i couldn't tell if it was brush painted or masked and sprayed

Post by **CraigPetterson** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 11:08 pm

Oooops! Sorry I was so caught up in it, I never thought about a start date. Powering down the Zaku II FS now. Awaiting further orders at this time.

Post by **Lysus** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 12:05 am

CraigPetterson wrote: Oooops! Sorry I was so caught up in it, I never thought about a start date. Powering down the Zaku II FS now. Awaiting further orders at this time.

No worries man! Been thinking about proposing this for weeks, yet I started one a week ago anyway

This won't be a super serious GB with judging and all that, just a door prize for a build thread + reveal thread with a finished kit. If you can, hang on until the 21st to continue and set up your build thread, otherwise you can always grab a second one and continue with this one

https://www.youtube.com/user/dfinni · Post by **Dfinni** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 4:15 pm

So are we ok to set up a build thread and show what we will be building and any ideas we may possibly be doing with the kit?

Post by **Lysus** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 4:49 pm

If you want to post pics of the kit you're going to do and share your plan here then go for it! But wait on the build thread for now, the purpose of this thread is to get a head count for interest so I can ask Paul and Lee for a sub-forum.

If we have enough people then we can get our own like the Summer Sci-fi SiG and you can open a build thread there

Right now we're on track to earn a spot, and I'll make the official request of them once the poll ends (December 14) OR we hit say 35 at any point before then. If it works like last time then they'll open the sub-forum on the day (21st).

Post by **Tomcat64** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 5:37 pm

Wow this one has really snowballed since the last time I stopped by

I like the idea of opening it up to all kinds of mechs and other robots - might have to look at an AT-ST as well as the robots... I don't need more stash, I don't need more stash, I don't need more stash... I already bought an extra robot... arrrghhh!

I also like the idea of running until April mainly because I'm unlikely to be able to get anything started until the other side of the New Year if I'm honest.

Post by **privatepete** » Sat Dec 03, 2016 9:47 am

Hi Jason if I come out of retirement and buy a kit may I enter with my hairy sticks and my paint by numbers chart approach.
Pete

Post by **privatepete** » Sat Dec 03, 2016 11:51 am

i couldn't wait and just perchance this little chap, what the hell I have never built anything Sci-Fi in my life so I suppose it's about time then .

Pete

Post by **batcode** » Sat Dec 03, 2016 11:55 am

ive built that same kit myself does look nice once done , and its great as its one of the newer kits so has the inner frame work...

Post by **privatepete** » Sat Dec 03, 2016 12:11 pm

batcode wrote:ive built that same kit myself does look nice once done , and its great as its one of the newer kits so has the inner frame work...

Good to know, see if I can do it justice.
Pete

Post by **Astaroth** » Sat Dec 03, 2016 1:06 pm

privatepete wrote:
batcode wrote:ive built that same kit myself does look nice once done , and its great as its one of the newer kits so has the inner frame work...
Good to know, see if I can do it justice.
Pete

You won't know until you try.

Post by **Lysus** » Sat Dec 03, 2016 4:18 pm

privatepete wrote:i couldn't wait and just perchance this little chap, what the hell I have never built anything Sci-Fi in my life so I suppose it's about time then .

Pete

Fantastic! Welcome, Pete. I think you'll have some fun and hairy sticks is how I got started. Think of it as building a tank, just with legs

Are you thinking of doing it as the art shows or your own custom scheme?

Post by **privatepete** » Sat Dec 03, 2016 5:21 pm

Fantastic! Welcome, Pete. I think you'll have some fun and hairy sticks is how I got started. Think of it as building a tank, just with legs Are you thinking of doing it as the art shows or your own custom scheme?

Hi Jason I might go WW2 German super weapon or something like the one in the picture below by adding very small rivets rust etc, try and make him one of the first generation Iron-Blooded Orhans

Pete

Post by **Lysus** » Sat Dec 03, 2016 6:04 pm

That's the spirit, Pete! I enjoy your work so I'm eager to see how you do this one. Come on and get here, 21st!

Post by **rcfanuk** » Sun Dec 04, 2016 4:57 pm

This sounds cool, not that I know anything about Gundum but love Citadel figures

Steve

YouTube · Post by **NorthernModeller** » Sun Dec 04, 2016 5:07 pm

this time I will buy a more better quality gundam and actually finish him the way I wanted, I really wanted to do a german solder but now I am going to make a German ww1 sturmtropper

I PROMISE

Post by **batcode** » Sun Dec 04, 2016 5:24 pm

did an order from banzai hobby last week so hoping that will be here next few weeks:( as got plans to build one of them for this and hopefully something else as well

Post by **Lysus** » Sun Dec 04, 2016 5:42 pm

rcfanuk wrote:This sounds cool, not that I know anything about Gundum but love Citadel figures

Steve

So long as it's a plastic kit (see wookiee's giant knight thingy) it's fair game! Any Mech will do.

NorthernModeller wrote:this time I will buy a more better quality gundam and actually finish him the way I wanted, I really wanted to do a german solder but now I am going to make a German ww1 sturmtropper I PROMISE

Ha! No need to promise, we do what we can do. I don't think there's a MG version of the Zulu, but there's a Geara Doga: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10228004. Of course there's a few Zaku II's: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/search?typ1_c ... le=1%2f100. Any of those should fit the bill.

batcode wrote:did an order from banzai hobby last week so hoping that will be here next few weeks:( as got plans to build one of them for this and hopefully something else as well

Excellent! We don't start until the 21st so you won't be missing much time, and likely we'll go until the end of April.

Post by **hkopper** » Mon Dec 05, 2016 8:15 pm

Yes ....got my kit ready on stand by:

Post by **Lysus** » Mon Dec 05, 2016 8:22 pm

Oooh, the Stein! 16 more days!

YouTube · Post by **Skullfish** » Mon Dec 05, 2016 9:47 pm

righty oh, im up for this one as i intimated on FB. But, i aint got no gundams and am completely lost in this field...up the wazooo without the appropriate means of propulsion so to speak.
Ive got the revell 1:6 Cylon Raider kit if that would be eligible but i dont think its quite the same thing really.

so that being said ive looked around a bit and think something along the freedom/unicorn gundam side of things looks pretty awesome, tho the Stein up above looks badass too. Kit complexity would have to be Master grade type level just cause of parts count. I like the build just as much as i enjoy the painting.
heres where i ask for your help, fire me over some suggestions and links either here or on FB and ill take a look. Price can be anywhere near the £50 mark but thats flexible. I look forward to seeing what you come up with, im open to building pretty much anything.

Jasr

Post by **privatepete** » Mon Dec 05, 2016 11:22 pm

Has anyone used this set before and if so what did you think of them?

Pete

Post by **Lysus** » Mon Dec 05, 2016 11:37 pm

Skullfish wrote:righty oh, im up for this one as i intimated on FB. But, i aint got no gundams and am completely lost in this field...up the wazooo without the appropriate means of propulsion so to speak.
Ive got the revell 1:6 Cylon Raider kit if that would be eligible but i dont think its quite the same thing really.

so that being said ive looked around a bit and think something along the freedom/unicorn gundam side of things looks pretty awesome, tho the Stein up above looks badass too. Kit complexity would have to be Master grade type level just cause of parts count. I like the build just as much as i enjoy the painting.
heres where i ask for your help, fire me over some suggestions and links either here or on FB and ill take a look. Price can be anywhere near the £50 mark but thats flexible. I look forward to seeing what you come up with, im open to building pretty much anything.

Jasr

Sweet, £50 ($65-ish USD) gets you most MG kits. Before I drop some recommendations have a look at dalong.net if you want to see them snapped up and what's in the box. It's in Korean, but you can click the tags at the top of the menus to switch it to English. Left side is what's in the box, the right side is assembled kits.

If you're into SEED/Unicorn, then try these:

Freedom 2.0 This one is less than 6 months old and a fabulous update for details and articulation. (Have this one myself)

Jesta If you're into the grunt/special forces thing. There's a "Jesta Cannon" version as well with armor etc.

Geara Doga I push this one a lot, but it's a fantastic design for the baddies with a WWII feel.

RX-0 Unicorn There's a ton of versions for this one, Destroy Mode, red frame, green frame, the Banshee, Banshee Norn, etc. They're all different in some way.

I could fill the site with recommendations, honestly. Do you prefer grunts (the cannon fodder/storm trooper), the hero (Gundam itself), the baddies, the weirdos?

Weirdos like a Ball Ver.ka?

What's your style preference, I'll dial it in

Post by **Lysus** » Mon Dec 05, 2016 11:42 pm

privatepete wrote:Has anyone used this set before and if so what did you think of them?

Pete

I've not, but I imagine he's mixed up some colors to be ready to go out the bottle for some of the kits (like what you'd find in a MIG Panzer colors kit or something). Otherwise if you want "accurate" colors from the call out you'll be doing a bunch of mixing. Bandai lists Mr Hobby colors only, so matching can get tricky.

If you're going to go the custom route and paint it up as something else, just whatever you feel comfortable with works.

Post by **LM951** » Tue Dec 06, 2016 12:29 am

Here are the two that I have. Think I'll try to do the EVA-01 for this GB!

Post by **Lysus** » Tue Dec 06, 2016 12:35 am

Oooh, I've yet to see an EVA on ISM, let alone a PG version. Looking forward to that!

Post by **LM951** » Tue Dec 06, 2016 12:48 am

I've had the kit for probably...15 years? Been looking for a reason to build it! It's untouched except for I did open the bags...is that ok?

Post by **Lysus** » Tue Dec 06, 2016 12:49 am

LM951 wrote:I've had the kit for probably...15 years? Been looking for a reason to build it! It's untouched except for I did open the bags...is that ok?

As long as the bits are still on the runners you're good to go!

Post by **LM951** » Tue Dec 06, 2016 12:55 am

100%! I'll start up a thread showing all the sprues when we get our own sub forum. Can't wait!

Post by **batcode** » Tue Dec 06, 2016 12:56 am

Lysus wrote:
Skullfish wrote:righty oh, im up for this one as i intimated on FB. But, i aint got no gundams and am completely lost in this field...up the wazooo without the appropriate means of propulsion so to speak.
Ive got the revell 1:6 Cylon Raider kit if that would be eligible but i dont think its quite the same thing really.

so that being said ive looked around a bit and think something along the freedom/unicorn gundam side of things looks pretty awesome, tho the Stein up above looks badass too. Kit complexity would have to be Master grade type level just cause of parts count. I like the build just as much as i enjoy the painting.
heres where i ask for your help, fire me over some suggestions and links either here or on FB and ill take a look. Price can be anywhere near the £50 mark but thats flexible. I look forward to seeing what you come up with, im open to building pretty much anything.

Jasr
Sweet, £50 ($65-ish USD) gets you most MG kits. Before I drop some recommendations have a look at dalong.net if you want to see them snapped up and what's in the box. It's in Korean, but you can click the tags at the top of the menus to switch it to English. Left side is what's in the box, the right side is assembled kits.

If you're into SEED/Unicorn, then try these:

Freedom 2.0 This one is less than 6 months old and a fabulous update for details and articulation. (Have this one myself)

Jesta If you're into the grunt/special forces thing. There's a "Jesta Cannon" version as well with armor etc.

Geara Doga I push this one a lot, but it's a fantastic design for the baddies with a WWII feel.

RX-0 Unicorn There's a ton of versions for this one, Destroy Mode, red frame, green frame, the Banshee, Banshee Norn, etc. They're all different in some way.

I could fill the site with recommendations, honestly. Do you prefer grunts (the cannon fodder/storm trooper), the hero (Gundam itself), the baddies, the weirdos?

Weirdos like a Ball Ver.ka?

What's your style preference, I'll dial it in

damn id love a couple of them but never have the budget

Post by **LM951** » Tue Dec 06, 2016 4:01 am

My instructions have no English...gonna have to get creative for colors!

Post by **privatepete** » Tue Dec 06, 2016 6:32 am

Lysus wrote:
privatepete wrote:Has anyone used this set before and if so what did you think of them?

Pete
I've not, but I imagine he's mixed up some colors to be ready to go out the bottle for some of the kits (like what you'd find in a MIG Panzer colors kit or something). Otherwise if you want "accurate" colors from the call out you'll be doing a bunch of mixing. Bandai lists Mr Hobby colors only, so matching can get tricky.

If you're going to go the custom route and paint it up as something else, just whatever you feel comfortable with works.

Thanks for the reply kind sir. (SiFi/Jedi Apprentice

)
Pete

Post by **LM951** » Tue Dec 06, 2016 3:29 pm

Oo.....I may change my entry...I just found a 1/48 Patlabor kit on amazon...

Post by **Lysus** » Tue Dec 06, 2016 6:29 pm

LM951 wrote:My instructions have no English...gonna have to get creative for colors!

Some help with Bandai translations: color guide, symbols guide.

If you want, feel free to post a close up of the color call out and I'll help you with it.

batcode wrote:
Lysus wrote:
Skullfish wrote:righty oh, im up for this one as i intimated on FB. But, i aint got no gundams and am completely lost in this field...up the wazooo without the appropriate means of propulsion so to speak.
Ive got the revell 1:6 Cylon Raider kit if that would be eligible but i dont think its quite the same thing really.

so that being said ive looked around a bit and think something along the freedom/unicorn gundam side of things looks pretty awesome, tho the Stein up above looks badass too. Kit complexity would have to be Master grade type level just cause of parts count. I like the build just as much as i enjoy the painting.
heres where i ask for your help, fire me over some suggestions and links either here or on FB and ill take a look. Price can be anywhere near the £50 mark but thats flexible. I look forward to seeing what you come up with, im open to building pretty much anything.

Jasr
Sweet, £50 ($65-ish USD) gets you most MG kits. Before I drop some recommendations have a look at dalong.net if you want to see them snapped up and what's in the box. It's in Korean, but you can click the tags at the top of the menus to switch it to English. Left side is what's in the box, the right side is assembled kits.

If you're into SEED/Unicorn, then try these:

What's your style preference, I'll dial it in
damn id love a couple of them but never have the budget

There's plenty of cheaper options. High Grade (HG) and non-grade Iron Blooded Orphans (IBO) kits are in the $10-$40 range with most $10-$25. There's even some Real Grades (RG) around the $20-$25 mark and those are like 1/144 versions of Master Grades. Have a look at some, there's so, so many.

LM951 wrote:Oo.....I may change my entry...I just found a 1/48 Patlabor kit on amazon...

Or that

Got a couple 1/35 Patlabors, but that 1/48 looks pretty slick, too.

Post by **LM951** » Tue Dec 06, 2016 7:24 pm

I'll take a close up and post it here. I have a translation app on my phone but it doesn't work all the time...made for some good laughs tho!

Post by **LM951** » Wed Dec 07, 2016 12:30 am

YouTube · Post by **Kingdan** » Wed Dec 07, 2016 6:15 pm

Will have a look around and see what takes my fancy by the way Jason would the terminator t2 kit be eligible

Dan

Post by **Lee** » Wed Dec 07, 2016 6:50 pm

Gonna be tough for me as I'm moving house in January, but will definitely do this....

[youtube]ilAiwPn0YuU[/youtube]

Just depends if I do a straight from box build or repaint and weather

Post by **Lysus** » Wed Dec 07, 2016 6:56 pm

Ha! Just rewatched the Shiny Things reveal and saw that on your desk. Was about to bug you about it

Hope you can slide it in, I'd love to see it done. I'd vote repaint and weather were it mine.

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Wed Dec 07, 2016 7:53 pm

Lysus wrote:Ha! Just rewatched the Shiny Things reveal and saw that on your desk. Was about to bug you about it

Hope you can slide it in, I'd love to see it done. I'd vote repaint and weather were it mine.

Probably the best option.
I'm still amazed how toy like these things look when you build them

Post by **EvilCarrot** » Mon Dec 12, 2016 5:46 pm

Question: I have a lot of Gundam kits already assembled with the intent to paint them later. Would they qualify as an entry or does it have to be a completely unstarted kit? I don't mind either of the two but the first option gives me more...errr...options. :p

Post by **Lysus** » Mon Dec 12, 2016 8:13 pm

EvilCarrot wrote:Question: I have a lot of Gundam kits already assembled with the intent to paint them later. Would they qualify as an entry or does it have to be a completely unstarted kit? I don't mind either of the two but the first option gives me more...errr...options. :p

Good question

Just catching up on four or five days of ISM forum updates including this SiG, so I promise I'll get to it today. And that goes for that translation I've worked on for the EVA as well...and some other questions asked along the way!

Just been busy-busy beyond words since Thursday

Do you want to do a Gundam/Robot Group Build?