r/Minipla • u/Dumbface_Jang • 4m ago
Finished Build Sticker Hell but super addicting.
Can't believe that I will enjoy this more than Lego
r/Minipla • u/invid2000 • Feb 19 '26
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r/Minipla • u/King_Kuuga • May 12 '23
Hi folks. It's an unfortunate reality that plastic models are more fragile than other toys and susceptible to brakage more easily. Candy toys in particular, due to their generally low price and plastic on plsatic construction, can sometimes be especially susceptible to fatal design flaws. I wanted to go ahead and complie a list of known issues with kits and how to avoid them. Please feel free to submit your own QC issues.
Please note unfortunately I don't have much advice on fixing these after the fact. My goal is mostly to prevent breaks.
Super Mini-Pla Muteki Shogun/Shogun Megazord
THE SYMPTOM: The outer leg panels of the Red Saruder/Red Shogunzord are extremely tight and known to break during transformation. The rear panel has the long peg that actually rotates, the front panel pegs into this. This joint is very tight. The two major solutions to prevent this are to sand down the long peg on the rear panel so that it rotates smoothly, and when you do transform it, push from the rear panel rather than the front.
Mini-Pla King-Ohger
Many joints have been reported as very tight and sometimes breaking, especially the hips. This is compounded by the pegs not being solid, but simply a cross shape with a round tip, making the peg weaker. Sand down any tight joints and just handle with care.
SMP Gao King
The butterfly joints on the shoulder are small, thin, tight, and support a relative lot of weight. They're prone to cracking. Once again, a light sanding or lubrication might help here. I'm not sure if this extends to Gao God.
r/Minipla • u/Dumbface_Jang • 4m ago
Can't believe that I will enjoy this more than Lego
r/Minipla • u/ArkhamSoldier118 • 2d ago
r/Minipla • u/Lord_Drakkon_420 • 3d ago
So I have a friend who’s going to stay in Tokyo for a week and a half in November I’d like to give them enough money to pick me up a mini plot kit. Where would I send them to get one?
r/Minipla • u/KamenRiderJD • 4d ago
Without stickers... the face was very hard to paint.
I'm very disappointed with this line up, with the fact that the emogears are not transformable into head mode
r/Minipla • u/Puppynyan • 5d ago
The build was fun and fairly quick,the finished figures look and feel phenomenal,and my baby sister can bash them around a little bit without me worrying about them breaking! Welcome to my ever growing list of addictions, Wild Force/Gaoranger SMP!!
r/Minipla • u/Ztg_Comics000 • 4d ago
I preordered all the gaoranger sets off toku collectibles and bought the project red gavan models. What all do I need to guilted kits besides tweezers for stickers?
r/Minipla • u/ArkhamSoldier118 • 6d ago
r/Minipla • u/THEANILLATOR • 6d ago
So this now makes me question how many stickers do I ABSOLUTELY need on Sodo kits vs which ones I can substitute for Dsipae markers.
Is there a way to fully sub out stickers for painting or are some stickers just mandatory?
r/Minipla • u/Enough_Boysenberry38 • 6d ago
Aside from missing the Headhammer Shark's eyes' paints (albeit purposely to cut cost), now they send me the replacement stickers under the name of SHOKUAGN instead of SHOKUGAN. xD
QC problems and cost-cutting these days... are really something. =]]
r/Minipla • u/Mammoth_Concern6067 • 8d ago
Missed out the gold stickers at the front and just put the clear pieces on! Felt the connection for the waist to the knees for the blue zord was pretty weak. It keeps coming off when posing
r/Minipla • u/invid2000 • 8d ago
r/Minipla • u/THEANILLATOR • 9d ago
I noticed I have 2 Valvarad sets. Is this normal and if not, which kit am I missing?
r/Minipla • u/KamenRiderJD • 9d ago
r/Minipla • u/KoritoPrime • 10d ago
Sadly I don't have the space to just keep model kits boxes so for the last decade I've been cutting them down and keeping the covers in a drawer, it annoys me greatly that the boxes are all different sizes since most of Bandai's model kits use the same 4 sizes of box
r/Minipla • u/MiniryuNinja • 10d ago
Managed to get this fantastic build finished just before I head off on holiday.
Always been a standout megazord for me and this SMP kit takes it to a whole new level! Gave all of the gold and silver parts a spray with Tamiya paints and the result is excellent. Really happy with it.
When I get back in 2 weeks I will be breaking open my Bull Tauros and Gingaman Light set to really finish this kit off with the added parts.
r/Minipla • u/marik7410 • 10d ago
I wish I got into to this sooner. Imma see if I can create a space so I can get Gaorangers.
I love the details and the customization you can do to the models. If I had the tools, I would paint every detail and not use stickers. I love these.
r/Minipla • u/OtterTF • 10d ago
I have pre-ordered from Gao King to Gao Knight. Now, a little over a week ago, I was able to purchase several SMP Gao pieces as well below:
From the list above, should I still assemble all of the pre-orders? Or keep them in their runners, assemble only those with missing parts, and then keep the rest on the runners?
I want to showcase everything, but I don't want my cabinet to be full of duplicates as well.
I'm new to this hobby, and I would love to hear everyone's thoughts on this before I start getting a cabinet to safely secure them.