Last time on Busou Shinki & Friends, >>10985434Nodaka has arrived! Did you get yours? What do you think? How much blood is she going to get on your Yotsuyu?Why are her thighs so big in her art?Read the guide:>https://docs.google.com/document/d/17kIQkTbSQOIVahREFmycWhobDnftvuSPTOcz7aSMOnA/pubOfficial Skintone & Compatibility guides:>imgur.com/a/AQ4aRUpcoming Releases & Restocks:--->Megami device:• BUSTER DOLL Gunner [May] (Reissue)• Megami Device SOL Strike Raptor (Reissue) [Jun]• Susanowo Regalia (reissue) [Jun]• Amaterasu Regalia (reissue) [Jun]• Launcher Hell Blaze (reissue) [Jun]• BUSTER DOLL Paladin [Jul]• Asra Ninja Kaname [Jul]• Asra Archer Kizuna [Aug]• Busou Shinki Type Angel Arnval Tranche 2 [Aug]• PUNIMOFU Mao [Sep]• Asra Ninja (Reissue)[Oct]• Asra Archer (Reissue)[Nov]• PUNIMOFU Tu [Nov]>Frame Arms Girl:• Materia Normal Ver. (Reissue) [Jun]• Materia White Ver. (Reissue) [Jun]• Hresvelgr Cornix [Jun]• Durga I Save the Queen [Jun]• Architect Black ver. [Jun]>Cross Frame Girl• GOLDYMARG [Jun]• Star GaoGaiGar (with Goldymarg) [Jun]
Op Part 2----->30 Minutes Sister:• SIS-Dc88w Elliene Eri-Erika (Elegant Form) [Jun]• SIS-F00 Yuphia (Color A) [Jul]• Option Hair Style Parts Vol.10 All (4 Types) Assorted Set Box [Jul]• Option Parts Set 13 (Tactical Costume) [Color B][Jul]• Option Body Parts Type MD01 [Color A][Aug]• Option Body Parts Beyond the Blue Sky 1 (Color C)[Aug]• Optional Body Parts Arm Parts & Leg Parts [Brown][Sep]>Plamax:• Fairy Knight Princess Elfina [May]• Sophia F. Shirring [May]>Snail Shell:• EveD Series AMBRA-02 [May]>ACT MODE:• Expansion Kit: Mio (NAVY FIELD 152) [Jun]• Expansion Kit: Type15 Ver2 Lance Mode (NAVY FIELD 152) [Jun]• Tia & Type Penguin (NAVY FIELD)• Expansion Kit: Mio Ver2 Equipment (NAVY FIELD)[Oct]• Expansion Kit: Type15 Ver2 Longrange mode (NAVY FIELD)[Oct]• Expansion Kit: Type15 Ver2 Longrange railgun mode (NAVY FIELD)[Oct]>HYPER BODY• Charged Particle Cannon General-Purpose Fighter: Cuckoo [Nov]>V.F.G.• VF-31D Skuld SP (Reissue) [Jun]• VF-31J Siegfried Freya Wion [Aug]>Ms General:• TKB-02 Black Bicorn x Thunder General [Nov]• MG-10 Da Qiao & Xiao Qiao (Jun)>A.T.K. Girls• Armored Girl Werewolf Benandante Commander's Reinforced Armor ver. [Jun]>ANIMESTER x NUCLEAR GOLD RECONSTRUCTION• White Dragon Knight Galahad [Aug]>Big Firebird:• Full Time Himeka Kelly Jarnett [Jan]
Op part 3-----In development (now in development!)>30 Minutes SistersBUNBUN FighterBUNBUN ClericBUNBUN MagePeplero PropenTaisha idolmaster costume?>Megami DeviceEva Unit 1Ebikawa designed pairAmaterasuTsukuyomi RegaliaFace parts m.s.g. for Bullet Knights/SOLNine-Tails and Tamamo-no-Mae life recordMystery dark elf EdelweissGarden SpikesBlock 2 Armor sets/new seriesNodaka Takahata (Shimon)R1 M TypeR1 L TypeBUSTER DOLL Gunner Midnight FangBUSTER DOLL Knight Darkness Claw>Cross Frame GirlGaoFighGar>Frame Arms GirlKatsuguchi, Wilber-Nine, Shingen, Rayfalx, Hresvelgr Cornix>Fumikane ART WORKSArtinia>30 Minutes SisterOptional Costume Sigma Sisters Paradox 1 (color A)Tsukioka KokaneTanaka Mami/Shirase Sakuya/Mimine Yuka/ Yutani Kiriko Parts set
So glad Ms general is doing a 2.0 of Zhao Yun, the old one was impressively shit...
Why they stopped making horses?!
it's not fair!
>>11004056>>11004148>>11004178>>11004179>>11004310>>11004377>>11004359>>11004465I honestly didn't have that much of a set Idea, I just looked at the tail and thought "she would look cool as a dragon", but thanks a lot for the suggestions. Something organic might be cool, but options are limited and expensive, I guess my best option for now it's the 30MM Air fighter and kind of work my way form there. The SD dragons look nice but I feel something that moves would be better. Also, I just remembered I saw pic related once, but she's using the FRSA Blue Eyes wings and, like the Digimons, that's a huge investment just for a set of wings.
>https://www.hlj.com/plamatea-racing-miku-2023ver-hatsune-miku-gt-project-gsc19310Racing miku's up
>>11004972>>11004970Yakuza didn't like it.
>>11004970Elena only came out a few months back
EX Armor E (Dress) is very cute but Koto are very cheeky for only including it in Magical Base and the next Durga variant. It's much nicer than the skirt version and the thruster ribbon on the back is a nice addition.
>>11005540It was made for Darkness Queen Durga though.
>>11005814I did not know that existed, guess I'm blind.
>>11005817It's ok. I wouldn't expect everyone in the world to remember a random Amazon exclusive that only ever got one release.I've seen more people know her than Knightmaster Architect or Stylet Crimson wings.
>>11004970didn't the shiny colors 30ms needs to be finished firstthey also had a whole ton of new 30ms already
>>11004970because paying royalties to the JRA, horse owners, breeders, etc. can be a bitch
got my hands on a vivienne hayha, courtesy of mandarake. was cheaper than the one on suruga-ya, too.
>>11004970My horse wife Teio was done so I'm fineAlthough I would love to see a Phoenix outfit 30MS version.
Man, I learned a lot from building this kit. It’s the first 30MS kit and second kit overall that I’ve done, so I focused on trying to make fewer mistakes this time. I did fuck up one cut that required cement to fix, but the rest came out alright, I think. Going to try topcoating soon next.
>>11006974>Spe-chan>No matching Suzuka-sanOne job.
>>11006992Good job, anon. Continue improving and making more little ladies!
Fumina is color A right?
>>11006902You can buy those from ali for 36-38 bucks free shipping without their box. I got one as an extra just for her body and to see if they were legit. Listed all the extras that I already have from my first one on ebay.
>>11004972Tits too big
>>11006072I wonder if it originating from an Amazon exclusive is why it's never had a standalone release then?
>>11007101What is with boxes on Ali costing so much? I want to buy the Solomon Models Physalis (The Bandai MG is as old as I am) but getting the original box is $35+.
>>11007131>The joke I was about to make is already in the filenameBrother! That said, we should go even farther off model. BIGGER.
>>11007230Probably easier to hide the item and claim its just "random cheap toy A" for customs shit if it doesnt include the OG box.
>>11007101Well, no sense in crying over spilt cash.
anyone knows if there's any 30MS compatible option kit/option parts that could be used to make something that resemble animal tails? at the start I though on using some cheap bootleg zoids kits to canibalize into parts, but I felt it would be a waste of cash when certain bootlegs zoids are on the relatibely expensive side.
Hey quick question, I'm fairly new to modeling, is there any sort of paint I should be weary of when it comes to koto kits?
>>11007418Koto uses a few different plastic types, there's PS (like Bandai's, only harder), ABS (doesn't like enamel thinner), and POM (basically impossible to paint, but can be dyed).
>>11007426Is there any way of telling bbetween ABS and PS? POM is fairly easy because of texture but I'm not super sure on the others
>>11007429It says it on the runner, usually. And if it doesn't, it's marked in the manual.
Looking to get into Megami Device and was wondering if there are kits that are significantly easier to build or if I should just go for whichever girl I like most?
>>11007413Stealth Armor has a fox tail but really there are no specifics. There's tons of ways to make all sorts of animal tails with random parts. Also, Rishetta, Luluce, and Neverlia already come with tails so they have your work done for you.
>>11007492All the base bodies are essentially the same build, except for the AUV girls and Buster Dolls which use new architectures.The main difficulty is in how much equipment some of them have, I wouldn't recommend a massive kit like Susanowo to a beginner even though she's really good (unless you already have some gunpla experience or know you don't mind huge builds).
>>11007545>gunpla experiencelol girlpla and g*npla are fundamentally different, unlearn everything you knew from g*ndam faggot slop if you want to build girlpla or a real model kit.
>>11007566Girlpla is like half a step up from higher gunpla grades, it still involves all the same nub removal but adds occasionally cementing a few parts, a bit of joint/peg sanding here and there, and maybe a bit of detail painting.Meanwhile a "real model kit" tends to involve gluing everything, painting everything, and depending on the quality of the kit actually making the parts fit.
>>11007545I am coming from Warhammer, so I think I am ok on the basics, just worried about the joints/moving parts to be honest. Unsure how firm/loose those are out of the box with these models. Related question: Are parts easily interchangeable between kits? And do the different maker have roughtly the same scale?
>>11007574>gunpla gradesFaggot shit, they're all the same, that's like saying 1/48 planes is a step up from 1/72 while the reality is one is just more likely to give you vision problems later in life. Gunpla babies need level of complexity spelled out for them in bold letters like retarded skill level labels on burgerstani models.>depending on the quality of the kit actually making the parts fitThat's not an essential part of "real model kit" building as you call it. Too often people let manufacturers get away with shitty engineering because it's part of the "challenge" of building or some retarded bullshit. Then the same fucks will cream themselves over a "shake and bake" kit, meaning they did have standards, fucking wankers.
>>11007579Joint tolerances are pretty self explanatory, just test fit and if it feels scary tight, sand the peg/ball or expand the hole a little. Most tend to be on the tighter side out of the box, but it varies a little.Armor and equipment almost all uses 3mm pegs across a bunch of lines, even between multiple manufacturers. There's a few exceptions, I think Volks use 4mm pegs instead (but don't quote me on that). Limbs and armor is all pretty much freely swappable within any given line, not as much between different lines but there are ways people have gotten them to work.Scale is similar enough between most different lines, pic related.
>>11007592Cheers mate! I'll try to be careful when handling the joints then and test around with a bunch of it. I'll probably going for Road Runner for the first kit, she looks cool and doesn't have too many bits and pieces on her. Might also go for some accessorize backs since the mix and match of that stuff is what attracts me most to these kits.
>>11007608Roadrunner was my first MD too, she's fun. Be aware she's one of the earlier releases so you'll probably want to cement a few pieces like her shoulder blades, belt, and chest armor, otherwise those like to fall apart.And like all pre-Susanowo MDs, be careful with the very thin parts on the lower torso joint.
>>11007413You could theoretically use the hair pony/twin/pigtails as a tail since they're on a 3mm joint. I did that with my FAG Innocentia where I took one of the twin-tails and plugged it as a fluffy tail.
>>11008081>Don't wanna be American idiot...
>sand, putty, sand, prime, putty, sand, prime, sand, prime, paint? Nope, sand prime, paintUgh, where do I hire some peon to do the necessary but mind numbing work required to do the part I actually enjoy?
So, I recently came across the 30min sisters, anyone have a crash course?I want to know three primary things: 1. Where are the best sites to get the kits and parts?2. Can I build my own version by buying arms and legs kits, a body kit or two, and face/hair part kits? Or will I end up with excessive parts not in use this way?3. Is there a gallery or image list of each girl design, each extra kit design, etc? I'd like to know which full kits and which extra part kits would basically need me to pursue specific kits only for color matching parts, incompatibilities and similar.Bonus; Can any or all of the 30 Min sisters do the "hugging knees" pose? Or is that just a shinki only joint design? And lastly, I understand some of the 30 Min missions robot mech kits are compatible with the sisters, which ones? Or are any of that line compatible?I'd also appreciate knowing if there are other less pricey MMS/shinki style girl kits and figures, I just want one OR two, and I don't really appreciate the whole "floating wings/weapons" aesthetic (unless I can make a RWBY Penny.)
>>11008887>puttyjust use tamiya thin like a normal person, what the fuck kind of girlpla needs that much filler?
>>11008955Those are all AFTER the Tamiya thin. I went a little crazy on this one gluing down and sealing up everything that doesn't absolutely have to move like the thigh rings and there were some resin bits in there too, but I've never had good luck getting paint perfect welds with the usual drip and squeeze method. I think the thick stuff might have actually served me better here.
>>11008951>2. Can I build my own version by buying arms and legs kits, a body kit or two, and face/hair part kits? Or will I end up with excessive parts not in use this way?The line is literally made for this.>3. Is there a gallery or image list of each girl design, each extra kit design, etc? IOfficial website.>1. Where are the best sites to get the kits and parts?HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA you can only get a few base kits easily everything else is jacked up to 4-10 times retail by scalpers and bandai refuses to make more
Waiting for Emma.
>>11008951look in hobby link japan and use the catalogue as a reference for everything in the line. the whole line is made to be easily customizable. think of it as lego pieces and youre just buying the kits you like the most and can start interchanging pieces from the start
>>11009037>The line is literally made for this.No? If you do that, you're spending more than a full kit.
>>11009116>Doesn't know parts can be purchased separatelyAre you retarded?
>>11009116Separating you from your money is what the line is really made for.
>>11009116Only if you buy at scalper pricesGuess you're one of those retards who buys from scalpers
>GGG and susanoo guren is in warehouse>surely shipping cant beOh lord, i didnt expect this much. Im wondering if i should get amaterasu now to add to the pkg but i worry about how much worse shipping will be.
>>11009168Guren is big.
>>11009170Apparently GGG is HUEG too. No regrets getting guren since the blue one was the reason why i got into MD and back to model kit building last year.
>>11009176I sold Souen as soon as Guren was announced. She was so close to being a color scheme I really wanted, then Koto nailed it on the third try as usual.
>>11009179Oh yeah definitely, guren looks the sickest so i had to get her right away despite just finishing souen.
>>11009161>Only if you buy at scalper pricesNope, buying each part separately at MSRP already gets you over 3000 yen, and that's for products before the price increase.
>>11009168HLJ shipping discount when?
>>11009219What the fuck is in your package?
>>11009219I would just try and get out of it at that point. Unless you're getting like 10 kits you'd be better off just buying your items from a local hobby place that upcharges.
>>11009219Stop buying from HLJ, I know the guy who runs it is a fucking dickhead.
>>11009222>>11009227I do have a lot of stuff. lol>>11009228Eh, better than having amiami and 1999 overcharging with shipping and US stores scalping the shit out of you.
>>11009243Isn't that GOS bonus?I'm pretty sure you can't get it at other stores.I don't need it anyway since I'm gonna make the classroom diorama.Also, Plana nendo when?
>>11009235Been a while since I shipped from HLJ, but honestly I've never had any issues with the sea based shipping options through Amiami or my forwarding services, saves a lot of money too.
>>11009253Some of the smaller stores will offer shop exclusives, I know Nin-Nin Game does it for Kotobukiya stuff, though I'd just as soon look through yahoo auctions for them since the marked up prices and the shipping make it not realy worth it.
>>11009235>Two tanks>Heavy/Bulky package Checks out.
>>11007046>0I just checked on mine and it looks like A
>>11009228not that Anon but what do you mean hes a dickhead
>>11009359Like he isn’t a good guy
What do you guys use to store parts? I have a few 30ms kits now and I'm looking for an organizer bin that can fit hands/feet and even arms/legs and torsos individually.
Have you guys had any luck painting hands? Seems like any flex would make the paint just flake off.
>>11009536Look for hardware store organizers. There are a lot of different sizes and slot configurations. I personally have one where compartments are little boxes that can be moved on their own without having to bring up the whole case.
>>11009553POM is notoriously impossible to paint for that very reason. Sure you -can- paint it, but as you said it'll just flake off when flexed. There are some multi-primers (Gaia's, for example) that bite in a little deeper and make the paint slightly more durable, but it'll still flake off (and good multi-primer is damn near impossible to get outside of Japan or Malaysia for whatever fucking reason). Hands being annoying/impossible to paint is what got me into 3D designing and printing my own hands out of resin. Sure, it's resin so the hands don't flex meaning I have to change how I slot handles into the hands, but it's totally worth it since I can actually paint the shit and not worry about it flaking off the moment I so much as glance at it.
>>11009536I use these
>>11009553I use Tamiya spray cans on them with no issues.>>11009536I use some Tupperware style things or like the others said, small hardware store organisers for spare arms heads and boobs.
>>11009592>good multi-primer is damn near impossible to get outside of Japan or MalaysiaFinishers?
>>11009553>>11009592Mr. Metallic gx is the solution. It bonds to both the pom and pvc, just refrain from flexing the pvc enough to crack the paint.
>>11009235Yeah I aint got shit compared to you.
My buster doll Tank-Chan is coming home! And with a mini gun from the msg series to custom her cannons.
>>11009857Finishers is one of them, aye. They've got a great multi-primer. Though, I haven't personally seen it stocked outside of Japan/Malaysia, so that's not an option for most I'd imagine.
Soon you'll be able to make a TV set diorama for your skankies, don't touch that dial.
Nodoka's box must be pretty big judging by shipping for just her alone.
Oh yeah i like the nodosaurus.
>want pic related for my Luluce>no stock on local (and in country) stores>no stock on hobby search>eternal backorder on HLJ>lmao amiamiI don't like this, but I may have to resort to [spoiler]aliexpress[/spoiler]
>>11010674Just get it off Mandarake like a normal person, there are seven of them up for sale.
>>11010686I had honestly forgotten about mandarake; does it accept debit cards like HLJ?
>>11010674I’ve gotten some 30MS from aliexpress. It’s actually pretty good if you don’t care about the wait. Only thing is they don’t really use boxes, the stuff I’ve gotten from them was just in thick bubble wrap, so the full kit I ordered had a smashed up box. But if you’re just getting extra parts then it should be fine.
>>11010746You can use paypal too
>>11010674What country are you in?US store has it.
>>11010786>paypalsome time ago I got an assrape during conversion from local coin to USD due to some hidden tax fuckery (or something like that)>>11010855I'm on Chile, unfortunately
>>11010928You can set paypal to just charge you in yen, and then the bank will do it's usual thing. You might be able to use your debit card too.
>>11010928I got mine from Geekz at plaza oeste, they only list online the stock they have at their main store don't list what they have at the other stores. There's the possibility that they dont have them though because last time i went there they were boxing them to be sent to other location.
>>11008887>where do I hire some peonGo to home depot. get some undocumented migrant to sand your girlpla
How different are the planes on the Variable Fighter Girl kits? Are they the same plane over and over again sans the Konig Monster?
>>11011456A VF-25 Messiah with a Super Pack obviously isn't the same as a VF-31 Kairos.
If you want a maidroid go for Kuon. She is by far the most solid feeling of the mold uses, spare some slight jank with her sleeves not wanting to stay fully closed.
This is not very good. Face options are super limited, proportions are kinda wacky. The tail assembly is a hand grenade, and the right knee joint seems to have some flash in the joint since it gets locked up occasionally.Snail shell doesn't really have the most excellent qc but this one was more in line with one of their older figures than the more recent.
>>11011716I wanted to get one of those Maidroids or even Jelly/Ran, but then someone here made a post on how little color separation is going on and that turned me off. I like doing color correction, but not that much.
Is Tokai Teio a good option if I want a 30MS with a skirt? How well its flexible material take paint?
>>11011792There's always Lirinel if you want one with a non-flexible skirt (actually 2 separate skirt pieces depending on which pose you want) that will probably take paint better than the flexible one.
>>11011755It's true. The color separation on these kits is pretty bad. Several spots on the upper body even change what color is wrong between the front and back, making it necessary to just paint the whole upper torso to make it look consistent.That said, if you can ignore that and know how to use model cement you'll be fine.
>>11011792The material is basically plether with a vinal sheet covering it. It takes paint, but you need to use a paint that will both flex and adhere to the material.That said, her skirt is built into her lower body, so there aren't too many customization options with said skirt anyway.
>>11011947NTA, but I swear to god i'd just be easier and cheaper to make your own 1/12 scale skirt. How hard can it be? Surely, the worst part would be finding suitable material, rest seems like a cakewalk.
>>11011725Wasn't this a collab figure? When snail shell works with another company, the figure usually comes out subpar.
>>11011988>They eat your instant ramen nowI bitterly stomached FAGs buying shit with my card, but I am drawing the line here.
>>11012073The only other colab figure they have released has been Rosetta, and she was fine for how poorly the design translates to an articulated figure.
>>11012141Yeah, then idk why they dropped the ball with her. The only reason why I didn't buy her was her oversized proportions. For a short kittycat, she awfully large compare to other snailshell figures.
Sometimes i feel like everyone here is a bot.
>>11012073I don't think it is a collaboration with another company or anything.Fun thing is the sculptor and designer never reviews his own design on his own youtube channel.www.youtube.com/@user-to7sy4ui8b
>>11012122To be fair, the Arcanaeda characters (called 'DEARS') aren't little robot girls like FAGs and Busou Shinki were - they're video game characters that got reverse-isekai'd into our world because the company in charge of the MMO they're from decided to use a mysterious new energy source to power their servers and it went bonkers. The 'DEARS' (as well as the enemy monsters from the MMO) literally walked off of your TV screen/computer monitor and are the same size as they were on the screen, but have all of the abilities they had when they were being controlled by you in-game. The characters bind themselves to the people who played as them in the game (making you a 'DEAR Master'), and can't be seen by anyone who isn't a Dear Master themselves. People basically use their DEARs to hunt down the actually-violent monsters that escaped the game and are now wreaking havoc on the world (though still invisible to most people) while also hunting for bits of the energy source that made the game characters come to life in the first place for...reasons.Tldr; they aren't robots, they're video game characters that have been made flesh and blood, so eating your food isn't as weird.
>>11006784They could have made them original generic horses isntead of naming them after real ones and this wouldn't be a problem
>>11012235I'm pretty sure the whole point was to get people interested in the JRA to begin with, though.>Not enough people showing up to watch races to make the profit margins? Turn your horse into a generic anime moeblob and gaslight the otaku crowd into becoming loyal fans, and watch them start showing up in droves!
>>11012254Who said I was American? And what makes you think I'm wrong?
>>11012339Newfag plz stop
>>11012225What's with every model kit lore going all "they're 1:1s" anyways?
>>11012433Carrying on the Busou Shinki tradition, I guess.
>>11012225they're not videogame characters made flesh and blood. they're interdimensional aliens who got into "our" world when a business' efforts to farm their world for resources backfired and blew a hole between the two worlds.becoming a "dear master" has nothing to do with playing the faux VRMMO set up in their world. it comes down to being capable of seeing them and forming ye olde contract (engage) with them.nice job making up most of your post. why is it every time I see someone posting about arcanadea's backstory in here, they're making shit up. how many times has the story been actually translated and posted, that you still have to make shit up like a faggot?
>>11010928>I'm on Chile, unfortunatelyIt's either a Santiago store or you're fucked and get some friends to buy stuff from Japan.
>>11010928Paypal usually tells you how much it will charge you in your country's currency if you choose to use their exchange service, never had issues with hidden charges, nowadays I just pay directly in JPY 'cause my card has better exchange rates
>>11012433the 1:1 is so that we can't complain when gen 1 kits are shorter or something then gen 6 kits but the company claims they're all 1/10 or 1/12
>>11012225>>11012451fucking kek
I made an order on Mandarake, but the shipping ended up much higher than expected. How do I cancel orders with them?
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>>11007608Whelp, guess I have a new hobby now. Had a day off so I bought some things to start with. Legit surprised how cheap it all ended up being. I am used to financial abuse by Games Workshop for my plastic crack..
>>11012629>Legit surprised how cheap it all ended up beingOh, that's always how it starts. Then your backlog begins... But seriously, I hope you enjoy having at least a moderately inexpensive new hobby. Hope you have some finer sponges than I see there though.
>>11012633Cheers! Yeah I can see a backlog growing, but I am determined to finish these kits first. Should I have gone for the 600/800/1000 ones?
>>11012640The rough stuff is good for taking nubs down quickly, but for finishing passes you'll want to at least go up to 1000.
>>11012640600 is my workhorse and I pull out 1000 for light work and finer finishing (rare). You'll find a use for 400, but sand lightly. I use 360 if I really messed up or for seam welding.
>>11012642>>11012644Noted, I'll get it on my next trip, along with some glue, seems like the WISM Soldier sets actually requires some. So the MO would be to use the nipper to get the parts from the sprues, I use the exacto knife to get rid of mold lines and everything else is smoothed out with the sponge, right?
>>11011941Got a height comparison pic with 30ms, figma, FAG and MD?
>>11012660Yomi sexo.
>>11012676 Protip: you can get very good sanding sponges in most auto-shops or similar sections in online stores. 3M makes a lot of them for example. If the name-brand "for model kit" sanding supplies are too expensive, you can always check out polishing and buffing supplies in car stores.>So the MO would be to use the nipper to get the parts from the sprues, I use the exacto knife to get rid of mold lines and everything else (...)Depends what are you going for - if you are just gonna do panel lining and not really bother with cement you don't really need to sand stuff, just get good with the knife. If you will sand nubs down, I think I'd be better if you'd pass over the whole part/subassembly because otherwise it'll give it a different look in texture and "it'll be noticeable".I personally whip out the sanding sponge when I'm cementing stuff to even the surface out after doing a pass with a knife first. The process you described would be correct, yeah. If you will be cementing parts together (i.e. to sand the seam), then be sure to cut the pegs down at an angle. They will still provide guidance for the parts to align together, but won't jam and will definitely be easier to shift them slightly if the alignment isn't perfect (which may be the case with the WISM kit)It will also allow you for greater control over the gap between parts when applying cement.Before you cement anything, look at joints and try to position them in a way that makes them not touch the seam you are cementing (i.e. MD/FAG Knees)
they are remaking the first 30ms30MS Lisetta (Freezia Wear) [Color A]https://x.com/30msisters/status/1796153044318740697
>>11012831new Option Pats Set■30MS Option Parts Set 14 (Spottter Costume) [Color B]■30MS Option Parts Set 15 (Nightmare Costume) [Color C]
>>11012831What about the Sigma Sisters Paradox jackets? And it kept mentioning IM@S, has this jacket even appeared in the game? If not, then this is the perfect jacket for Lirinel and Laranel, but especially Laranel.
>>11012831It doesn't look as cool as the OG...
>>11012833i dont think the jacket had show up in game yet
>>11011988fuck this where's the Megami Device animeI want to see some poor animator suffer trying to draw Susanoo
>>11012831has it even been long enough to need a remake?
>>11012831note from Ebikawa:https://x.com/KANETAKE/status/1796158610260537454"I was honored to design Lisetta (Freezia Wear). During development, we called it Lisetta 2 or Lisetta Speed Type. The head design is based on the illustrations drawn by Shimada-sensei, who also supervised the project!"
30ms official 4koma starting this summer
>>11012225>The characters bind themselves to the people who played as them in the game (making you a 'DEAR Master'), and can't be seen by anyone who isn't a Dear MasterSounds like the good kind of schizophrenia.
>>11012831I like the new face/smaller eyes, I hope they make more in this style
>>11012831
Yefuna's decals have been a lot easier to use than any from Koto or Bandai that I've used; even considering that you have to apply these around some sharp corners.Also redid some grey detailing in black.
Acèl D
Can you tell that I broke the front right leg and had to glue it up?
>>11012831I just noticed her knees appear to work differently than other 30MS
>>11013049Seems like the standard single joint
>>11012832Good to see Bandai being less conservative with the bodies.
>>11012831>boobs bigger>butt bigger
>>11013015On the rg or the crossfire? I still haven't started my cross frame and some of the thin parts worry me.
>>11012831>>11012851>LisettaAnon, she has a properly translated name, what are you doing.
>>11012978Koto and bandai decals are super thin IMO and dont adhere well without a coat over them. I havent decaled my Yuna yet but I bet thats good to know they are better to work with than Kotos.
>>11011988Busou Shinki is dead, let it go
>>11011941Do you one better.
>>11013448>has an active arcade game that still gets "new" characters>gets occasional new models>has like six successor linesI don't understand anon.
>>11013466>the moment when the Fumina kit is the (arguably) best
>>11013471everything you quoted proves that it's a walking corpse, a zombie if you will>successor linesholy cope, it's a brand, not a genre
>>11013507chink bootleg quality right there
>>11013497>one retooled kit on the way>one recolor all but confirmed>another recolor teased >a second retool bound to be announced soon>second retool makes yet another repaint almost certainBoy that zombie got some fucking legs...
>>11013512It's a shit picture. Her plastic isn't that lumpy in person. I'll have pics early next week.
welp preordered my 30ms grail...doesn't feel great though since i didn't expect to drop $200+ on p-bandai today (ordered some other stuff including the new p-bandai girl)...ugh...
>>11012831i'm a little torn on this. i literally built the original one about a month ago and it was fun, but those first 30ms kits really are limited in articulation. i'll probably pick this one up too>>11012937it seems like with the new fumina they're going in that direction with 30ms
>>11011988this shit just screams otaku pandering and i love it
>>11009228where the hell else am i going to go that keeps my shit in a warehouse for over three months
>>11013532>welp preorderedDidnt this like end ages ago. I have 2 sitting unbuilt behind me. or a 3rd party preorder
>>11013546oops i meant purchasedshe randomly went in-stock on p-bandai last week it seems
>>11013527>retool>recolor>repaintlollmao even
>>11013471>gets occasional new modelsdoes it really count if they're not "true" busou shinki and just collab kits
>>11013535Rishetta is NOT limited. Is she as good as an MD? No. But she is still excellently poseable.
>>11013573MD came from development of Busou Shinki's mms body's. Megami Device is very literally just a continuation of Busou Shinki by another company under a different name. Same designers, same artists. Saying it isn't is just blind cope.
>>11013471>six successor linescool way to say dead and replaced
>>11009128>>Doesn't know parts can be purchased separatelymaybe if you live in japan and can visit one of the hobby stores that sell loose spare parts. if you're a foreigner and especially if you're ordering shit online that's not happening
>>11013610Theres several sellers on ebay who will sell you individual parts, though I think theyre marked up really high...
>>11013622>though I think theyre marked up really high...yeah nothing a-la-carte like that will be cheap when the individual items have to be packed and shipped around. the whole thing only really works with physical stores and physical stores only work if there's a big enough local audience
>>11013578Buster Dolls make me feel good.
>>11013629Eh, ive been considering buying a couple extra FAG/MD kits and parting them out for like 5 bucks a part. I bought an extra nuke matrix forests summer kit off ali for just the body, was only 36 funbux. Currently have all the extra accessories/decals and shit for sale for 10-15 bucks each on ebay. sell two part packs, make my money back.
>>11013466Thanks anon
>>11013592It's over, man. Let it go.Shinki-branded kits are selling less than other girlpla. It's chasing a declining market of aging otaku desperately clinging to the ghost of mid 2000's nerd culture.
> X couldn't handle Tank-chankek
>>11013645Anon speaks the truth. Megami Device is just Busou Shinki 2. Go back to the bionicle thread.
>>11013251Koto kits have some notoriously tight parts so he's probably talking about CFG Gao.
>>11013528It's the gap anon
So we've confirmed that FAGs and the like are 1:1?Cause my 1:1 cup noodles just came in and I'm thinking about getting a few more just to use for random photos with MDs or something
>>11012629Whelp doing with the first few bits. Takes longer than I thought to get things properly from the runners and sand it down. Also, while I love the accessory packs, I will definitely start painting those, the buster sword looks sad like that. Can you just prime the plastic and go at it with some colours like tabletop models? Also, when using a sponge I noticed that removing the contact points is goes pretty well on light plastics, but on darker ones the result is very mixed and its very visible where I sanded. Is there a reason for that? Oh and kinda miffed they didn't include enough parts to make two bodies in the Snipe&Grapple box. It literally is missing a few pieces and you'd be able to build both a armor and zero suit version at least... actually thinking about getting the box a second time for that, I like both girls.
>>11013746>Can you just prime the plastic and go at it with some colours like tabletop models?Absolutely, yeah. Or you can grab a can of gloss black spray paint and your choice of metallic colours and make it shine.
>>11013746>Can you just prime the plastic and go at it with some coloursYup. Sanding before priming can lead to a hardier paint job, but it's not necessary.>Is there a reason for that?Did you get finer sponges yet? If not, probably that. Sanding messes with the surface of the plastic which can effect how it reflects light and how it looks. Use your knife instead of sanding at all, sand more gently, or get higher grit pads.>kinda miffed they didn't include enough parts to make two bodiesWelcome to Koto. Despite them selling option parts for half the body, you still basically can't get certain bits without buying another full kit or going to the aftermarket. They also don't sell a cheap blank body because fuck you.>actually thinking about getting the box a second time for thatHook, Line, meet Sinker.
>>11013679quite the upgrade
Please, tell me more about the quality of MS General kits.
>>11013963Sin 01 Gluttony at least is very, very good. There are a few thoughtless gate placements on the gold-coated parts, and the structuring of her hair & head ornament makes swapping faces a hassle; but she's a fucking neat kit otherwise. The dogbot included with her is enormous.
>>11013251Yeah the Crossframe.The right drill gao leg's cockpit was too tight and when I tried to get it off to sand it down it snapped.
>>11013744>Cause my 1:1 cup noodles came inThis is the first time I've heard of someone buying that.
>>11014016With the memorial day sale most places had it was about the cost of a HG. So if bundle with some other junk then it's alright, but if you buy it as is without a sale, it's like 30$ + tax and S&H, so a bit pricey.Still I guess if you washed an old Styrofoam cup real good, you could achieve the same result. However they might be a rarity now since Nissan is changing to paper packaging.
>>11014103aren't the proper japanese ones plastic? can't remember
>>11014126The iconic cup noodles has always? been polystyrene. Maybe the initial cups were plastic in japan, but most people know remember them as polystyrene cups.The premium flavors from japan have a different material but I think it's still foam like.
>>11013690Is this the new Frieza Force blasters everyone's been talking about?
>>11014161Frieza Force Vibrator
>>11013963Ms general has maintained very high quality plastic across all their kits. The problem with them comes in from how many kits they have in production and how often they announce new ones. They often release recently announced kits far before older announcements, with how much the designs have improved you end up with shit like Yang Jian getting released after amazing kits like Zhuge Liang. The Raiders of Shadow kits are usually ok, the three kingdoms kits started off shit but have jems like Ma Chao and ZhugeLiang, and the sins have both been good
>>11014207Did goku fuck your mom or something?
anyone knows a japanese forwarder that lets me lie value declaration?
>>11014276hey, at least she may get a worthwhile child if that's the case.
>>11014538That's also true.
>>11013746>Also, when using a sponge I noticed that removing the contact points is goes pretty well on light plastics, but on darker ones the result is very mixed and its very visible where I sanded. Is there a reason for that?the problem is that it's not just a mark. the plastic itself is denser and darker colored around the nubs (the injection points) because of the physics of the injection molding process. so in some plastics there will just always be slightly darker spots where you removed a nub even if the surface is 100% perfectly smooth and clean. only way around that is paint.
For posing/diorama purposes, is there any line of kits that goes well as faceless hordes of enemies for the girls to fight? Think raptures of Nikke or the likes of those?
>>11014878Just release the dark madoka normally already.
>>11014848Maybe some of the tsumugibako gashapon, there's a set up for preorder on amiami right now, and if you look you can probably find some of the previous ones on yaj or somethinghttps://www.amiami.com/eng/detail/?gcode=GOODS-04479692
Bought Koyomi Takanashi (Ryobu High School Summer Clothes) for roughly the same price as Amazon has her. What should i expect? She's my first Sousai Shojo Teien. I have the Little Armory gloves as well, would Black or Tan work with that outfit?
>>11014939They're fun and fairly detailed kits, although you'll need to do some paint touch ups on her bag. I'd personally go with the tan gloves.
>>11014895Oh those would be perfect, I'll look into it! Thanks anon.
>>11014939For the most part yes, the joint will be slight different butt still fit, figma have made gloves for the Sousai series but it really it's just old gloves and new joints.
>>11014890This x1000, and more Puni Mofu.
>>11014935TuT
>>11014890This but with Ema.
https://hjweb.jp/article/189436/
>>11015319I'd really like to gey hands on that Naz a primer one day.
>>11015106Is there no better solution to the shoulder blades looking so bad
>>11015684Make your own.
>>11015684This >>11015685 Which is why there are lots of custom parts selling out there.Different people has different solution but at the end of the day it will go back to the cost-performance issue.
>>11011725I've been enjoying mine so far. I guess I was lucky since the knees on mine haven't locked up. They were really tight out of the box, but after some posing they've loosened up. The only issue I have is the elbows and wrists being too loose for the large weapons. They hold up well enough on their own, but placing the bigger weapons will weigh the elbows down and/or cause the wrist joints to pop out. Overall though I like this figure, though I guess that's because I like the design.Speaking of Snail Shell's QC, I'm currently waiting on my second replacement for Front Armor Victoria. The first one I got had a paint defect on the chest, and the replacement was missing one of the shoulder armor pieces. I hope this next one is solid, but I'm annoyed since I shouldn't need to go through so many in the first place.
>>11015684Not really. Hell, nature couldn't find a better solution, either, which is why your actual shoulder blades look similar to that - you just have the benefit of having muscle and skin over yours to hide them better.
>>11015684I like the shoulder pads on Chitocerium kits hiding them, and the way that the upper back can swivel out. But they limit articulation a lot so you have to take the pads off if you want anyone to raise their arms above their head.
>>11016458What an odd looking creature
>>11016515That's Chitocerium kits in a nutshell since they're designed by Huke. They're basically just his Black Rock Shooter girls but not quite as cool.
>>11016458That reminds me I still need to add a Platinum to my collection at some point.
>>11016650>in a nutshellIt's funny because they're designed to pack into their own bases.
Just got an order in for a Risheta with the Speed Armor and an ATK Vermillion Bird on sale. Very curious to see how the ATK builds out.
Noodles and Fumina done.The only redeeming factor of Fumina is the face, the body has Rishetta torso issues and she also has them on the crotch joint too.
>>11018114care to elaborate on the issues ? I'm only aware about the ankle fragility issue for Richetta.
>>11018138A 30MS body has 3 parts: the crotch, the body and the chest. Some builds combine the crotch and body.Anyways when you try to pose Rishetta's chest (for lack of a better word) with a crunch pose, her chest pops out and you can see a gap on her back.Fumina has this issue in both the chest and crotch. You can see the gap from the pic above, but it's for the crotch-body gap.
>>11018138The ankle tolerance problem with the joint runner was fixed around the time Luluce came out. Second prints of Rishetta with the neck divet are the fixed version.
Got my Nodoka in the post.
>>11019280
knockoff muscuto busts on gundamit for a pretty good pricehttps://www.gundamit.com/fengyu-model-1-12-chest-upgrade-kit-for-mache-girl-black-version_p4732.htmllooks like they really need painting thoughI'll need to get more MDs to fit all of these
>>11019492Could be the lighting of that image, the black looks washed out too. The next couple of images seem more peach
>>11019492>Estimated release date: Q1 2024Uh-huh. I hate how these guys handle pre-orders. I also hate that I still don't blank bodies for these, KOTO.
>>11019495makes sense, googling the name in chinese leads to pages with photos of actual MDs in equally washed out lightingyou never know for sure though, preview pics for a resin piece might be painted and preview pics for a recast might be of the original item before they recast it
>>11019509Mine already shipped out a few days ago.Should come in next week.
i am got unemployed and was forced to move back in with my parents for a few months. how do i tell my mom that this isnt a sex toy thing? she keeps calling them sex toys. i try to explain that i just think they look cool. its not even like i only buy fem figures. i have a ton of super hero stuff too
>>11019570They're not sex toys mooooom they're sexy toys
>>11019570The more you act embarrassed the more she'll think she's right. Just treat them like normal kits.
>>11019611kinda scared my entire family will just think im a pervert for the rest of my life, but my dad has heavy metal magazines, so he understands
>>11019570Tell her it's none of her fucking business - you're a grown man, you paid for this shit with your own money, she doesn't get a say in the matter. Hell, if you left an actual dildo or something lying around, she still wouldn't have the right to bitch about it so long as you kept your shit to your part of the house.
>>11019570she's just teasing you because she knows it embarrasses you
>>11004567What is the preorder bonus for Buster Doll Tank? Hair part?
Which kits have the best asses? Boobs are easy to do as they don't need to be articulated, but some models really struggle to have decent asses.
Reina's getting mogged
>>11020229dat thigh gap
>>11012629for anyone else who's built the wism girls how are they?, the only koto kit I've built is dark magician girl and their quite cheap compared to the other options I'm seeing on Amazon.
Are these original sculpts by a Chinese maker or are they recasts of a Muscuto piece? I looked on his Booth and didn't see these particular parts anywhere.
>>11020346Bootlegs from a Sculptor name Orion.https://x.com/orionchichi https://orionchichi.booth.pm/
>>11020366Thanks for the tip. Will have to order some of his stuff.
>>11020366Man, I miss when Orion only sold his stuff on Irosika. The moment they started doing BOOTH suddenly most of their items stopped getting sold and the few they still sell are rarely in stock. That seems to be the norm for whatever reason- a lot of these creators start on Irosika, everything is readily available, then they go to Booth and suddenly stuff either doesn't get made anymore or it's just never in stock. I loaded up on one of everything Orion made back on Irosika for the sake of infinite recasting so I'm kind of good in that regard, but it's annoying nonetheless.
Fedex just rape me 100 burger dollars to return some crap to japan, it was with my Tank-chan and i dont wanna get my HLJ accoun banned so I have to pay... I alredy cancel all my PO of this month... bros...
>>11020315You pay for what you get. No glue required. I don't know where someone got that idea.
>>11020625dumbass should have resold on ebay.
>>11020625I just got tank girl from saqramart for like 77 funbux, shipping included. Only took like a week to get her. Was skeptical about it, but was a good risk.
>>11020625Why did you return it?
>>11020625Does HLJ not cover return shipping for defects, or were you just sending back because you didn't want it? I returned a figure to Amiami to exchange for a new one because of a paint defect, and they reimbursed me for postage.
Is there anyone buying stuff on Taobao? How the quality and box condition?
It is not perfect and needs a lot of work sanding parts so that it is more flush. But like the Figma, she has nipple bumps
>>11015319Now I really wanna see someone do a custom MD of Tensei Slime Millim Nava. That's uncanny. Just that Milim is more of a flat is justice.
>>11020027GUYS??? pls help
>>11021048Nice. Also, I am kinda jealous of you guys that have time/a small enough backlog to build right away. My bunny is still in HLJ's warehouse, and I have about 8 months of backlog from loving mecha musume too fast.
>>11021117Anon. It takes 15 seconds to Google it to find out its Knights hair in Tanks color. Come on now.
Tank is built up. Decided to swap her thighs out to a spare set of Susanowo thighs to give her a little more height and thickness. Made me discover that the designers were full of shit when they said the Buster Doll thighs were the same diameter as the L types'. The L type thighs are about a millimeter bigger around at the base making them look fucked up with no modification. Fortunately that 1mm difference can be fixed pretty easy by just rounding the edges to make a skindentation, so no big deal.As far as Tank goes though, she's fine. I really like her design a whole lot, but those weird ass Buster Doll tolerances hit again. This time the pom socket into her upper body is super loose, if you flick your wrist right you can turn her into a helicopter. Her shoulders are super tight like Knights were, and like Knight, that means her shoulder butterfly pops out constantly too. The fuku's collar is also still prone to popping up in the back like Gunner, but that problem might be ignorable. I feel kinda bad adjusting pegs on her since all her weapon pegs have details on them...
>>11021117spoon feeding time
>>11021203Just in case...
This kit FUCKS.Though the bike's wheels can't roll, which makes it 'technically' worse then the one from Hunter's Poem Arya?The centaur mode should more than make up for it.
>>11021294Shame she can't kick her legs strait out in front of her.
>>11021203>>11021205Is that 3 face part? Is the preorder bonuses worth it?
How many spess themed girlpla are there?The only ones that I can think of are:>Ludens>Cosmos & Comet>That one P-Bandai Rishetta recolor
>>11021362>Is the preorder bonuses worth it?paypal me $20 USD and I'll spoonfeed you
>>11021413Aliendress but we haven't seen her in a while.
>>11020625Not to be a dick, but if you really can’t afford a surprise $100 bill, you should maybe be buying toys every OTHER month or something so this doesn’t happen again. I personally wouldn’t be buying any toys if that was the position I was in, let alone several per month.
PLEASE, anyone know where I can get a replacement ball joint? Its the plamax BP-01 Sophia ankle joint....
>>11021413>That one P-Bandai Rishetta recolorRishetta recolor + Space Portnova parts. I actually just built her two nights ago and she's pretty alright as long as you keep the helmet on (since with any of the stock hair, the pipes make it hard to turn the head). She's also a great source for 30 Minute Mission parts if you don't want to cannibalize a Space Portnova outright - my Alto Sniper definitely benefited from getting some new knee armor bits.
>>11021522the helmet is what makes space-rishetta... But even that cool helmet isn't worth dropping 8000 yen on her.
>>11021518NVM, found the hobby base joints, heres hoping theyll work....
>>11021518I had something similar happen to the ponytail joint on my Indigo Jinrai. I even bought a whole Jinrai to source the joint from after I somewhat fixed it, but I simply do not have the heart to ~just~ replace it.It's a bit messy, it's got a bit of a thumbtack poking out as the pin core, but she's mine and she's gonna stay as she is - fuck ups or not.
>>11021558I do the same. I drill out what’s left of the ball joint and put a small bit of wire like a pin in there and attach it to the other part. I fucked both wrists and the spare on my last plamax kit lol.I did try ordering a spare part off a susanowo I broke but the seller splitting the kit up had already sold the parts I needed so it must have been common.
>>11021465Sir this is 4chan, no one on this site has the mental capacity to budget, let alone build a kit correctly
>>11019623Her preorders are up, I hear. Her faces are funny, especially since you are basically buying a gym set. Does she trump the lazy girl that is Relax Sophia in various ways?
>>11022153Interesting timing for her to go up. I just had that other 1/12 weight set ship like a week ago.
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>still have to do most of Relax Rania's faces yourselfAh bugger, I'm shit at face decaling
>>11022153Her faces are pretty funny
>>11022228She's got them Hero Factory shoulders
>>11022241add to her original body for extra funsies.
>>11022165While there (probably) isn't a photo with all of the things in the set, the photos themselves show that the kit comes with nearly a whole 2nd body given you get 2 sets of legs, the whole jacket with arms, even two hat colors to pick from! Not to mention gym snacks and weights...
>>11022228Unrelated, but why does Koto love the FGM-128 Javelin so much?So you've got black Gourai and the Javelin set.If you've got Orange Arsia then you've already got one Javelin...And if you've got literally any Gourai Kai out of the countless recolors and editions you definitely won't be buying it for the Javelin alone.Like c'mon Koto, I know you share a bed with Tomytec - you could bring some variety. Give her a .50 Browning or some other fun tank-appropriate equipment.
>Re:BodytecIt's thr first kit they do apparently but I wanna get her anyway. She cute
>>11022228Are those working BB shoulder cannons or just an aesthetic choice?
>>11022522They're part of one of the new MarutToys blorbo robots Koto makes - so yeah, they're just for show.
>>11022520Interesting choice to start with, but more options never hurt. It'll be interesting if they ever try anything more mobile.
>>1102252030$ isn't bad for a schoolgirl body but I hope they do the standard Demon girls as plastic kits too. >Special gift: a single set of white hairstyle, red uniform skirt and red tie, with prototype designer's specially designed eye stickers, and a dedicated base.I really want to see the eye decals.
New Tank thread!>>11022939>>11022939>>11022939
>>11022520those delicious thick legs. I'm definitely kitbashing this with something else
>>11020915why buy taobao instead of aliexpress? seems like a lot of extra work
