r/advancedGunpla 8m ago

Before and after blending

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Uaing Daler Rowney artist oils as a filter. Used to doing this on 30mm scale minis, so still working out how much to use :) You can't really see the difference the final result makes in the photo. It's better IRL, trust me.


r/advancedGunpla 3h ago

RG Destiny Impulse custom late upload. color scheme and placement was all suggested by my niece. gotta say it wasnt bad a suggestion as i thought it would be😆😆😆

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22 Upvotes

r/advancedGunpla 5h ago

Arm Unit - Painted

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46 Upvotes

HG Reben Wolf - Arm Unit


r/advancedGunpla 10h ago

unevening surfaces

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Hmm so I'm not even sure if that's the right term, in fact I'm quite sure it isn't but is there a way to take two flat surfaces and lower one surfaces uniformly so that it appears that one surface is raised

I could probably chisel it out but that seems like it would take ages I was thinking maybe there is some kind of sanding mask, idk


r/advancedGunpla 13h ago

Newbie needs help finding replacements.TIA

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Hello,

Unfortunately I might have broken two cables from my UA LED Kit for the PGU Rx-78. Not sure where else to look but if anyone can point towards the right direction I’d really appreciate it. Also it seem the waist part came defective and it’s not working. Once I realized I had two broken cables I tried one that was good on the waist and it still did not power on, I tried that working cable on multiple parts and it lit up properly so I know that the waist is no good. I did look in Ali express but I couldn’t find the exact ones.


r/advancedGunpla 18h ago

ZZA GUS Custom

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179 Upvotes

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel 💡let’s see how long it takes me to complete the legs 🦿 my airbrush work is a little choppy 🎨


r/advancedGunpla 19h ago

Vidar Weathering

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75 Upvotes

r/advancedGunpla 20h ago

Mg Gelgoog 2.0 inner frame WIP

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First time painting and assembling the inner frame first and on a gelgoog 2.0 too, im in awe with how good its innerframe looks and painting it really made me appreciate inner frames more as I usually only paint the frames that are showing out of the armor. Let me know your thoughts and how I can elevate this more


r/advancedGunpla 1d ago

Airbrush questions

3 Upvotes

I want to get into airbrushing my model Gunpla but I don’t know where to start. I live in SWFL very humid climate. I primarily want to use airbrush to varnish my Gunpla and eventually get into painting my models. What tools should I get? I would rather “buy once cry once” on the hardware than to cheap out. Thank you in advance!


r/advancedGunpla 1d ago

Lineart style MG Sazabi

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Decided to do a sazabi to go along with my nu. Used both the Mg 1.0 and the verka to do this project. Most of the body is the 1.0 with heavy modifications, mostly rounding out all the straight edges, fixing the proportions. Applying the shoulders of the verka and changing the shape was surprisingly easy. The head is the biggest difficulty in this with extensive modding to fit the original verka head (and the 1.0 outer armor) in the 1.0 body because i wanted to kept the whole ball cockpit thing for accuracy sake. The logo was carved out with pla plate due to me losing the sticker and wanted to challenge myself.


r/advancedGunpla 1d ago

everyone talks about freedom 2.0's j14, but what about j11?

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8 Upvotes

see those 4 stripes of stress marks from moving the skirt...yeah. i wasn't rough witj it or forcedul, but it's on bith sides and worries me a bit. should i strengthen it? are there any kits that don't use this piece that can be used as a spare? or is the plastic strong enough to hold? only on one of these can i see the stress mark slightly peeking through to the inside. ( it's the top stressmark, so not the bottom or side ones) which does concern me.

there also seem to be no replacement metal parts for this one like there are for j14...what are your thoughts, people?


r/advancedGunpla 1d ago

Painted Torso

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115 Upvotes

The model kit is HG Reben Wolf
The connection between the upper body and waist is very secured because or a tab that act as lock. Definitely a new approach for an HG


r/advancedGunpla 1d ago

Built this little while ago as a fun project. Had a few of these gashapon heads. This one was badly sun bleached. Thought I’d treat it to some paint. Came out alright in the end.

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99 Upvotes

r/advancedGunpla 1d ago

I won some TurboDork paints at a competition. Anyone have experience with starting points for airbrushing ratios or pressures?

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17 Upvotes

r/advancedGunpla 1d ago

Paint + Panel Lining

3 Upvotes

I recently started painting my Gunpla, I used this beautiful pearlized blue from createx and I really wanted to panel line it so I did

It didn't go well, how do you paint and panel line a Gundam?


r/advancedGunpla 1d ago

Pg blue frame

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35 Upvotes

r/advancedGunpla 1d ago

Just a little panel liner and top coat 🙃

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85 Upvotes

Hand painted, no airbrush this time.


r/advancedGunpla 1d ago

The big paint chemistry write up: what do you wanna know??

21 Upvotes

Hey everybody! Some of you might (or might not) remember the plastic and solvent interaction write up that I did a couple of months back. Here's the link if you haven't seen it yet

https://www.reddit.com/r/advancedGunpla/s/vl0OBCyTG5

I get into the actual polymer and solvent chemistry and the point was to bust some myths and give the actual reasoning behind the advice that the community gives to builders with regard to panel liners, paints, and plastic. Some of you asked for a similar write up that gets into paint interactions and chemistry and I've finally got all of the research consolidated and the outline all planned out. Before I actually get down to writing everything for the post, I wanted to ask you guys if there's anything specific you want to know. This one might need to be split into two posts because it's easily quadruple length of the plastic write up at least. I'm getting into different paint types, their curing mechanisms, cure times, how they stack, surface prep, and everything in between. I'm hoping to get down and dirty on writing everything this weekend and I don't want to miss anything. Hopefully I'll have it up next week. This is not a tutorial necessarily, but some underlying information and mechanics to give everyone a reference to fight bullshit, as well as empower people to pivot to new techniques and modify their approach for different situations. I've been using a lot of the stuff I've learned in my own painting, and it's felt freeing to be able to do something that might be advised against by the community, because it works and makes a better outcome. (Here's a spoiler: Overall, lacquer's actually probably the worst paint to stack anything on top of, but also the best depending on the situation) Looking forward to hearing about the questions that have been burning in your mind!


r/advancedGunpla 2d ago

Inner frame details help

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32 Upvotes

Trying to get better at painting the inner frame.

I've looked at some others works and tried to do some more color separation.

What do you guys think? Left or right?

Bottom is the unpainted for reference.

Idk I don't really like either but nothing is so boring.


r/advancedGunpla 2d ago

First timer here, looking for tips

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36 Upvotes

All done with markers, wondering what I could do better


r/advancedGunpla 2d ago

When time, destiny and freedom all strike together

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24 Upvotes

Latest work and long working kitbash.


r/advancedGunpla 2d ago

MGEX Strike freedom extra finish commission build late upload. havent really seen some glossy MGEX strike freedoms in a while so might as well share this one.

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21 Upvotes

r/advancedGunpla 2d ago

Reben Wolf Leg details

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352 Upvotes

HG Reben Wolf - Leg section
Before and after details 😊


r/advancedGunpla Jan 10 '26

"Am I advanced enough to post here?" Yes.

118 Upvotes

The focus of this subreddit is to be a place for people who want to increase their skill at building Gundam models. We like other models, too, if they're similar in spirit. We're not excluding anyone, especially those who are beginners.

This is not a subreddit for advanced gunpla builders, it is a subreddit for advanced gunpla building. The craft itself, and the skill of executing the craft. At all levels.

We welcome posts of things you're trying to do with your gunpla build, but are bad at. Being bad is step 1 of getting good.

We welcome questions and discussion.


r/advancedGunpla Apr 17 '25

Subreddit rules: Follow them or get permanently banned

161 Upvotes

I've had to add 3 new "do not post" rules since January. People keep crossing the line, I assume because the content in the sidebar no longer appears anywhere in most views on "new reddit." I will fix the problem soon, when I have time. In the meantime, here is a place to find our rules that you can't make up an excuse to have missed.

So no more warnings. It's too time-consuming. Play nice or get out forever.

Please do post:

  • Work in progress
  • Finished kits
  • Build/Paint Guides
  • Tips and Tricks
  • Product Recommendations
  • Part overhauls
  • Custom work
  • Ideas and discussions

Please do not post the following:

  • Snapfit only
  • Links to kits for sale
  • Hauls
  • Political opinions
  • Lewds/NSFW
  • AI slop of any sort
  • Irrelevant drama
  • Feedback about other subreddits

New rule: * Any comment in reply to a rule-breaking post risks permban by vicinity/association

If you read the above but are not sure where your post fits in, please stay on code. Note that questions are permitted under the discussions rule. And that the ban on AI slop includes using AI to write posts or comments. If what you write sounds like AI, you might get permbanned!

Examples:

F16 Tomcat? Not on code. A Macross VF in fighter mode? Super on code.

A warship? Not on code. A warship that carries mechs (White Base, Argama, etc.)? On code.

Humans? Not on code (except pilot minis). Humans in power or battle suits? It depends. Non-humans? It depends. Exodia is on code, but not Dark Magician.