Last time on Busou Shinki & Friends, >>11138070Izumo! Tamamo-no-Mae Utage! "New" Koto girls up for pre-order!Is Izumo Kongu upgraded? Is she her horizontally flipped twin sister? Do Amaterasu's face plates fit Tamamo? Which is your favorite of the two? Will you be using Tamamo's old asra Armor on her new body? How do you feel about Izumo having an abdominal joint?Read the guide:>https://docs.google.com/document/d/17kIQkTbSQOIVahREFmycWhobDnftvuSPTOcz7aSMOnA/pubOfficial Skintone & Compatibility guides:>imgur.com/a/AQ4aRUpcoming Releases & Restocks:--->Megami device:• PUNIMOFU Mao [Sep]• Asra Ninja (Reissue)[Oct]• Asra Archer (Reissue)[Nov]• PUNIMOFU Tu [Nov]• BUSTER DOLL Gunner Midnight Fang [Nov]• Edelweiss Jaeger Repainted Color [Sep] [Kotoshop exclusive]• BUSTER DOLL Knight Darkness Claw [Dec]• BUSTER DOLL Tank Midnight Fang [Jan]• Asra Nine-Tails Matsuri [Jan]• Asra Tamamo-no-Mae Utage [Feb]>Frame Arms Girl:• Hand Scale Prime Body (Reissue)[Dec]• Magatsuki (Cat Armor Ver.) [Jan]• Izumo [Feb]>Cross Frame Girl• Gaofighgar [Dec]>Fumikane ART WORKS• Artinia [Jan]
Op part 2----->30 Minutes Sister• Kogane Tsukioka [Oct]• Rishetta (Freesia Wear) [Nov]• Option Parts Set 14 (Spotter Costume) Color B [Nov]• Option Hair Style & Face Parts Set (Yuika Mitsumine / Kiriko Yukoku) [Nov]• Option Hair Style & Face Parts Set (Mamimi Tanaka / Sakuya Shirase) [Dec]• Option Parts Set 15 (Nightmare Costume) Color C [Dec]• SIS-N00 Sourei (Color B)[Feb]• 30MS Option Face Parts Expression Set 7 (Color A)[Mar]• 30MS Option Face Parts Expression Set 8 (Color B)[Mar]• 30MS Option Hair Style Parts Vol.11 (4 Types)[Mar]>Dark Advent• Rania Relax Ver. [Nov]>Guilty Princess:• GP-10 Dark Fairy Knight Grimlinde [Jan]>HYPER BODY• Charged Particle Cannon General-Purpose Fighter: Cuckoo [Nov]• Rikka Takarada (Grid Tector Ver.) [May]>Chitocerium• I-hydra [Feb]>V.F.G.• VF-31A Kairos Reina Prowler [Oct]>A.T.K. Girls• Armored Girl Werewolf Benandante Commander's Reinforced Armor ver. [Jun]>ANIMESTER x NUCLEAR GOLD RECONSTRUCTION• White Dragon Knight Galahad [Aug]
Op part 3-----In development (now in development!)>30 Minutes SistersBUNBUN FighterBUNBUN ClericBUNBUN Mage>Megami DeviceEva Unit 1Ebikawa designed pairAmaterasuTsukuyomi RegaliaFace parts m.s.g. for Bullet Knights/SOLGarden SpikesBlock 2 Armor sets/new seriesNodaka Takahata (Shimon)R1 M TypeR1 L Type>Frame Arms GirlKatsuguchi, Wilber-Nine, Shingen, Rayfalx, Gourai II
got all this for 251 USD. tell me I did you proud pop
>>11161004You made me sooo PROUD my Boy
>>11161004That seems like 10-15% off MSRP or something. Not bad, but doesn’t seem like a door-buster or anything. Still, most of those kits are very nice IMO, so I think you’ll have fun with them when you get around to them.
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Since I already have (in virtual warehouse but still) Sol Strike Raptor, would it make sense to buy Sol Hornet as well? I honestly feel like Strike Raptor is already pretty much "upgraded" Hornet.I could get Stylet Plus instead of Hornet for same price, hence the question.
>>11161184XF3 would probably be the better choice.
>>11161204Why? Isn't it like Plus contains all parts of XF3 minus "armor" head?
>>11161210XF3 plus contains the innocentia hair runner as a bonus. It's only a matter of that single runner between XF3 plus and regular afaik. t. has XF3 plus
good afternoon anons
>>11161695>a granny appearsHaven't seen a shinki in lot of time here
>>11161711I still prefer them to the modeling kits
>>11161756 #Some are still ok, but a megami device shinki is 100% superior
>>11161756I absolutely adore my Shinki and will never part with them, but compared to MD (or, hell, even older FAGs) they're kind of showing their age.
>>11161940I mean, come on...
>>11161004now can pull off some great kitbash idea
>>11162422Oh wow lol
How hard will it be to get soffiera and the puni mofu mao after they release? I'm kind of thinking about cancelling my preorders since I really don't need more kits right now but I still have that fomo.
>>11162472These days the kits are usually made in just enough numbers that you can always pick one up on the aftermarket for a bit after their release. You'll pay extra most of the time, but you can find them if you look. That said, these two are definitely selling out quick. Arca Nadea are all highly popular and traditionally get gobbled up swiftly, and people have been waiting for mass produced proper loli kits for literal years now (Puni Mofu in this case), so I don't expect those to last on the aftermarket long either.
I would be more enticed by mecha musume model kits if there was more big armor/rigs, but this seems to be a rarity. I suppose I'll mainly have to resort to heavy customizations combining a base girl with mecha lines like 30MM and Hexagear to get this desired style?
>>11162624Hexa Gear, M.S.G and Gigantic Arms sets are your best friends when it comes to big stuff.
>>11161756Me too. They are sturdier and have more character. But there is something cosy in building your toy yourself, so they are even?
To people having experience with Mandarake - when it makes more sense to use DHL rather than EMS, when shipping to Europe? From what I remember, former is charging based on size while latter on weight but I'm not sure if DHL is generally too pricey to be considered in first place.
>>11162816Haven't ordered anything in the last couple years but EMS is perfectly fine. DHL is a bit more costly but in no way faster.
>>11162032she got a little chubby....
>>11162624Yeah i hope we will get more figure like heavy mech suits like Sitara Kaneshiya in the Future
>>11162867She recovered from her eating disorder.
>>11161711I posted my Strarfs here a few months ago, when I finally got around to building my MD one (and I still have to do my Dark Arnval at some point, too).I still have my whole Shinki collection, including my rare ones (Sharatang with her light gimmick that still works, both Oorbellen Lunara and Zielbellen Amethyst, my Stradale sisters, etc), but they definitely show their age compared to the new model kit versions. I wish they'd redo all of them, but sadly I know it's never going to happen...
>>11163093Yeah I understand they're "dated" or whatever, I just still really prefer them. Not sure what it is, I just like the old ones better personally. I do think they did them justice with the MD kits though.
>>11160747Izumo's not an upgrade, but a repaired/rearmed Kongo.I thought Kongo was going to have her own Bikini equivalent.
>>11163114Look, she's cool and all but another Ichi variant?
>>11163431well i like this variant more than the one they did last year.hope they do roku. sure there's a figma but i'm a modeller not a toyfag and don't buy anything premade (yes i know this is /toy/ but i only come to the model threads here)
>>>11162716Despite being more of a model kit guy overall, I still love my classic Shinkis. The definitely have a different sort of feel and style compared to modern mecha musume designs, and I find it cuite charming. They're a bit more fun to actually handle compared to their model kit cousins, imo
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>>11163401She's horizontally flipped, it's probably twins.
These are my only two preorders. One releases in a week. The other? Uh... If I can't get my hands on this little plastic rifle by the time Soffiera comes out I'm going to have to cancel it because I'm not waiting for it and won't pay to ship it by itself. This potential loss is devastating.
Where is my Puni Mofu!!!! It's almost the end of September
>>11163114whats this one? really nice
>>11164357https://myfigurecollection.net/item/1942071
>>11164091anon just ship them together, you have 6 months to do it, but if this rifle dont come soon as you lose your mind for Soffiera then cancel it.Me? I have soffiera and puni mofu PO and waiting for Lustia in Oct to release too and ship them together. VAT gonna rape me yes, maybe fedex may think its too porn to send them to me and rape me with 90 dollarinos plus tip to send them back to japan yeah... maybe its a wake up call... SO CALM DOWN ANON, THINK! THINK!...
Yes, those were words...
>>11163991I guess, the box art show there's another Izumo behind the eponymous mech, so that's probably suppose to be the tiwn sister.https://www.reddit.com/r/FrameArms/comments/8wxvvo/frame_arms_story_and_timeline/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
>>11164372>if this rifle dont come soon as you lose your mind for Soffiera then cancel it.That's what I said I'd do. My brain is still semi-active but why the fuck is it taking them this long to reprint like three sprues of poorly color separated plastic?
>>11163093I also like the MD's if only because their hair isn't leaking plasticizer and needs cleaning every year at minimum. Agreed it would be so baller to get all the old Shinkis upgraded to Megamis, though. Hell, MD even is doing 'light armors' now for the Asra girls.
>>11164931>Agreed it would be so baller to get all the old Shinkis upgraded to Megamis, though.At this point I'd settle for just the recurring show Shinki if they didn't want to redo the whole line - the Valkyrie sisters, MKII Arnval and Strarf, Maochao and Howling, and Eukrante. Don't get me wrong - there's plenty of other Shinki I'd love to see modernized, but at least those ones have the logic of being the most recognizable (and thus a better shot at selling) since they're more prominent in the various existing Shinki materials and media.Also, I want Justice. Just sayin'.
>>11164985Aye. Getting the entire line redone is an absolute pipedream that'll never happen, but I could see them doing some of the more prominent and popular ones still.
>>11164332Same schedule as always.
>>11164985Hell, there are TWO canine/wolf themed girls out right now from Cyberforrest and ATK girl. A redesigned Howling with alt. face expressions and armor arms that aren't solid tubes would be amazing in this market.
The answer is to simply remake the shinkis yourselfin a hobby like this, we have the technology
Is Mandarake inflating shipping costs or they actually use different weight for calculations? Because when added total weight of models I wanted to buy and compared to their chart, it should end up with 9k yen instead of 13k it shows on checkup (I won't even comment DHL and their 24k yen price).Still cheaper than EU stores but I just wonder.
>>11166236Cardboard boxes weight a bunch too, you know.A big, sturdy box could easily weigh up to 4-5 kilograms. t. works cargo
>>11166249That explains it, thanks.
Looked upon the order since along with shipping price, whole value increased well past duty limit (150€) and after careful consideration, faced choice between Type Devil and XF Stylet Plus (3.5k and 3k yen, respectively). Someone will have to wait for next time.Sorry, Strarf.
Do you people paint these things? I haven't so far but I want to do a custom that'll need to be painted. What's the order of operations around getting rid of seams? I feel like cement and then paint when assembled would look the best in terms of paint finish but having the parts assembled means it's going to be difficult to not miss spots in the joints and such, or make the joints not want to move right. Paint and then cement together and then touch up could be easier but I feel like you would have a noticeable surface change in that case.
>>11166531Topcoat takes care of most surface blemishes from hand painting touchups. As for joints, depends on the structure. For structures like MD knees I like to spray the joint fully flexed, partially flexed and then straight to insure full coverage.
>>11166578That's good to know. If the joints work well enough when painted assembled, I guess I don't have to worry too much about touching up seams. Thanks!
Painting all these parts is gonna be a nightmare
>>11166785forgot picture
Galahad is smaller than I expected.>>11166786I didn't know the S body can be attached to the normal torsos
>>11166236Only if you buy from SAHRA they have wacky shipping prices compared to other stores because they use computer to calculate the shipping price as opposed to other stores where you have to wait for a staff to check the items availability and calculate the shipping price manually. But SAHRA is faster on shipping and there no risk of item being bought first because they doesn't have physical store that people can walk in.
>>11167016Oh, I was actually buying from Sahara to have all models and stuff from one store. Maybe next time I will try to use some else.
>>11167059They are good if you are making a single purchase since they request payment instantly and ship it in the same day because they use the shipping price that they've shown so they skipped the weight and box dimensions check, It get wacky when you mix items and have their program do a new calculation and it can just be whatever.
>>11167132It's been some time since I ordered something from Mandarake, I thought they now preview shipping prices for all orders on all stores, not just Sahra. I remember that at one point I had to email them to ask how much would it cost for shipping certain items but that was back in 2020 and from Nagoya if I recall correctly.
New nuke matrix girls
>>11167553looks like this bike's wheels will turn, unlike the one that comes with yuna.
Threw the new Archer body onto my Tamamonomae, the extra thickness feels nice but it makes her feel very long with the thigh and ankle extensions. Need to get it painted soon. Also sorta surprised they haven't teased doing the new Archer or Ninja in their summer colours yet, or doing the other skin tones as Koto store releases.
>>11167553>>11167554Correction, color prototype of Cyclone Hopper, and updated prototype on B.A.T.Both of these have had prototypes for a looooong ass time.Wat is at least new-ish is Super Lirly, for nuke matrix at least. Ms general has a couple updates, but nothing ground shaking.
>>11167638The designs already exist... as fucking statues.
>>11167645It's nice to know the Archer and Ninja statues were popular enough to get new stuff, but those look like they'd be extremely popular kits too.
>>11167649I'd definitely buy those. Maybe even two if they do a tan and light version.
I got nuke matrix's Vivienne hayha and didon't expect the breasts. was a nice surprise. any other lines with r18 parts?
>>11167894I think their Ruri has some. That is Dark Advent's whole mo though.
which one is the most value to get between this three?in terms of accessories, optional parts and stuffmaybe quality or something too?
>>11168026Amaterasu and Susanowo have the new body construction, Kyuubi has more parts.
>>11168026Nine-Tails is the biggest by far of the three. Amaterasu has great faces, but with the potential for a full AUV version I'd hold off. Susanowo on the other side is pretty much dlc for the main version. Ninetails has her own dlc upgrade kit coming out in a couple months, so that is certainly something to consider.
>>11167894>Vivienne HayhaWhich one - her normal form with the wolf armor or the beach version? Beach doesn't just have boobs and nipples - she's got a pussy (not very detailed, but there) as well.The second pair of tits (the big ones) and the pink bikini are so you can buy a second one and head-swap it with Liry Bell.
good evening anons
>>11168122Y'know, I never did get a Gabrine to go with my Renge. I always felt they could've pulled off the three-headed gimmick better, whereas Renge's nine tails gimmick was flawless and fun.
>>11168138I think they're quite cute together
>>11168067Beach version
>>11168141
>>11167553Does the bike have any gimmick like Yefuna's centaur form?
>>11167554More pics of the bat girl
I'm not into zombies, but that's some nice booba
Guys help i think i have a crush on Lavina https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0I9eknGDSIo
>>11168306There's more!
>>11168558God damnit snail shellshe's adorable, and perfect for spooks,but JESUS those tits are uncalled for.could a kept the size and done a horizontal binding maybe, tantalizing is fine but have SOME modesty!
Well if bandai is going to give me a skirt, I'm gonna use it correctly
>>11169693Sounds like a Coom
>>11169690No modesty, only titty monsters now.
>>11169726>modestyThere has never been any in this coomer lite thread
>>11169780>coomerThere's that disgusting faggot word you keep forcing, fuck off already shinki threads have been around here longer without your degenerate kind
The maid body really is just the girl gun lady kitWay to reuse old molds I suppose
>>11169804You're part of the issue as well. It's not like extra posts are an issue, these thread sometimes struggle to hit bump limit before auto sage. Just ignore and carry on. You could try reporting, but seeing how determined they are, best be to ignore those kinds of posts.I have an inkling that (You) are just replying to yourself for attention, but in the off chance, just leave him alone.
she looks like an insect
Soffiera and Puni on warehouse lestgooooooooooo
HLJ shipping discount when? (Hands shaking)
>>11169940good
>>11170085Might want to split those orders up a bit...
HLJ payment for my Puni Mofu Maos just went out, so all you other anons should be getting yours in soon if you haven't already.
>>11169399Gabrine.. I would really loved to get her, never found at affordable prices.
>got charged for soffiera just now from hljI thought it was coming out next month for some reason.
oh boy I hope dont have problems at fedex´s customs with that Puni mofu artwork... JEEYAZ
>>11170282Seems fine to me. What could they possibly object to?
>>11170289i don't understand what's going on with her boob handkerchief thing.It looks like it's a necklace with skin attached or someone just copied and pasted a loli cleavage and just randomly placed it on another lolithe legs and torso also don't fit together.It's like good AI from a year ago.
>>11170282What does FedEx have to do with it? They just do the brokerage and it's your countries customs that decides if you get in shit or not. Unless this is some gay corporate policy about not handling shipments containing porn? Which I don't think this is over the line in either case.
I didn't realise she came with stickers not decals
before I waste $120 on it, will the DX parts from darkadvent sophia dx work on sophia rx?
>>11170563"clumsiness is more important than compatibility"Thats either the dumbest of the cutest thing ive read all week.
>>11170576*orgod fucking damn it
>>11170563This might be annoying if I cared about compatibility, but I don't so it's based.
Ami Ami still hasn't gotten in stock for ATK Carmilla despite it being delayed a month. At least all the discounted shit in the same order is being held for that for combined shipping.
>>11170773kadokawa or bandai
>>11170300Her top is basically a bikini, but with some anatomy failure going on - the black part is the straps, and it's supposed to be curving around the side of her tits and going under them, with the pink cups coming up from the part that's under her bust. Unfortunately, her breasts are too small for that kind of bra to work on her, which makes it look weird - she shouldn't have enough sag to her breasts for them to be able to hang down over and conceal the lower part of the bra strap. It's bizarre, because BLADE has been drawing small breasts for decades - he should know how this works by now.
>>11170808I imagine that's a concession to hide how her chest piece attaches to the physical kit if they're doing the usual clip-on boobers setup.
>>11170796Kadokawahttps://x.com/KADOPLA/status/1838949075653468300
>>11170824I haven't seen anyone talk about the megumin kit, are kado heads swapable with SST or 30ms?
>>11170773>time for getter robo kitbashes
>>11168895man I wish there was a way to emulate this or something, last time I checked there was an emu that supports it but the files weren't public ye->look it up again right now>Someone dropped the files literally last SundayHOLY SHIT>but no one's figured out how to get a server running yetAAAAAA COME ON IT'S SO CLOSE NOW
>>11170638Same on HLJ. I have both her and Galahad preordred and still nothing on both, despite Galahad in particular popping up more and more in stores...
>>11171420also game's in Unity, which makes asset ripping supremely easy. Very interesting
>>11168895Funny thing - she (with the F.A.P., to boot) was my first Shinki, and is still one of my favorites. I was so disappointed that she didn't appear in that Moon Angel short despite that Tempesta having a Strarf MKII as her sister unit.It goes without saying, but I wish she - like many Shinki - would get a modern remake the way her MKI version did.
>>11170521I think so.
>>11169828Anon, not him, and I agree with you, but his general hasn't autosaged before bump limit but maybe once in three years. It isn't the polynian gen.
Aside from Mandarake, what other Japanese sites offer "second hand" models?
>>11171743AmiAmi have a pre-owned section, and there's Yahoo Japan Auctions, but you'll need a middleman for there.
>>11171745I remember how I once saw somebody posting here site with whole packs of several second hand Koto girls but can't find it. I'm pretty sure it was not AmiAmi or Mandarake, however.
>>11171745>>11171751YJA is awesome. I scored a box full of complete Shinkies for less than a hundred dollars last year.
Soffiera pre orders just got fulfilled on HLJ and it looks like they've got extra for sale
30MS decals because the file size is 4.04mbhttps://imgur.com/a/L4LKSen
>>11160747Got a question and i hope someone here can help me with it. Is there a Megami device Figure or something compatible to them with Drill hair preferred in blond? I NEED A OJOU SAMA
>>11172922Durga and Durga II have small drill-hair side bangs, and I'm pretty sure they canonically have an ojousama personality. Plus, they're blonde, so it checks all of your boxes.
>>11172951Thanks it's a step in the right direction and i will get them in the future but i'm looking more for something like this
>>11172951She emanate so much ojousama vibes that I can almost hear her doing that "dohohoho" laugh each time I take a look.
But I guess she don't like how much revealing her outfit is. Cute.
>>11172978It helps that she literally comes with a smug faceplate.
>>11173000really need to get around to building mine...but i need some good weather so that the injection gold bits can be coated with a better gold.
>>11173000pictures you can hear
>>11173000I really wish she had her hair with the darker armor. White kits from koto look so plain
>>11173023But there is a version with darker Armor
>>11173023What's stopping you from painting?
>>11173029>>11173000why is one called durga 1 and other durga 2its kinda strange
>>11173003>really need to get around to building mine...I have about a 10 month backlog at this point. She's up the kit after next. Finding time to build them is way more challenging than buying them. I've already built Durga I and she's so cute in base mode I could barely stand to put her armor on. Maybe I should dig out the parts and switch her back.
>>11173095>I have about a 10 month backlog at this pointI have models that sit in backlog for few years like Lumitea. One of the reasons is that I simply cannot forgive myself for "just" snapping kit together and at another hand - don't want to paint kit in very same colour as original, which I already often consider good combination and painting itself takes me few weeks at best.
>>11173074They are based on pre-existing mecha (model kits) and thus the funny naming
>>11173048The minimum 85% humidity in my area for most of the year.
>>11173186Similar to mine and I just paint with brush.
>>11173187The final topcoat is so easy to ruin at that humidity level, though. I have to set up a dehumidifier in the drying room and even then it’s not a guarantee. I mostly just wait until winter and do a load of them.
Is Buyee safe to use for buying plastic girls kits or should rather be avoided?
>>11170085you might want to follow >>11170133 advice, as contrary to common sense after a certain point adding more items to a fedEx package increases the overall cost of every item in it.For example, for me that sweet spot for maximun gains is 13k JPY, you add one other item after that price point (a bandai HG for example) and the price increases almost 2k.
>>11173029Doesn't only the white one have the ponytail?
>>11173074All Frame Arms Girls kits, including the original Gourai, are based off of preexisting robot kits of the same name from Koto's Frame Arms line. Pic related is the original Durga I kit that >>11173029 is intended to be. Durga II was the upgraded version, hence the name change.
>>11173277...and here's the upgrade, Durga II, who >>11173000 is supposed to be.
>>11172995Based butt-appreciating JKs.
>>11173279I have the Durga II and he is pretty crap, with weak joints and shit
>>11173339Couldn't you fix that with a new frame?
>>11173339The Frame Arms kits are armor slapped onto an Architect body frame, and they sell those Architects separately as well as bundled with full kits. If you're having issues with the joints, you just need to get a new Architect and slap your Durga parts onto it.
Package from Mandarake arrived week earlier, I was quite surprised. Even with tax and large cost of shipping, it's still half the price I would need to pay at EA shop. Crazy.I couldn't resist buying plushies too. Forgive me.
>>11173415Meanwhile, I used DHL and three days later HLJ still hasn't shipped my package.
>>11173421To be honest, I expected my EMS to spend at least week in line before getting loaded on plane, like last time. I wouldn't mind wait few weeks to be honest, shipping costs are so high and I guess it would only change for worse.
>>11171451>Check HLJ today>Galahad pushed back to October>Camilla pushed back to NOVEMBERARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME
It seems like Koto acquired the license for hololive characters for statues, i wonder if they will make megami device model kits aswel.
>>11173832well never get a galaxy huge Sana, so whats even the point.....
>>11173740bro even the americans have had Galahad for weeks now>>11173832I want a Kuro, I think she has the best outfit hands down
>>11173832Goodsmile is making Plamatea kits of the 3rd gen. So not likely for now.
>>11174019This is better because I don't want Holos with MD shoulders, Biboo is a guaranteed preorder for me. Speaking of which, I hope either the 30MP or Kadokawa girls expand further so we can have Madoka Plamo, the dream feels closer with all the new competing lines coming out lately.
>>11173746https://x.com/kozleon/status/1839865298494861563
More tacticool Nidy desktops in the future.
>>11167645
>>11174204
>>11171743suruga-ya does as well. they even have a global site that offers free shipping overseas. i got a MD Arnval there for like 30usd
>>11174221I want that hair
>>11174221ANON I NEED THE SOURCE FOR THAT DRILL HAIR!
>>11174204>>11174205>StatueRule 2
>>11174141I ordered those soft tits months ago specifically in preparation for this.
>>11174210Interesting, they seem to have this free shipping period right now. How often this happens? Obviously I won't make another order when Mandarake package arrived yesterday, I need to contain myself.
>>11174334sorry for asking but where can i get those soft tits
>>11174363https://yawaya.booth.pm/One of them is for the Block 2 stuff, the rest are for everyone else. He even has some soft silicone bodies that are pretty cool. If you get any of them keep in mind there might be some mold lines to clean up, and nipple /areola color you have to do yourself. Even having to do that though, they're pretty friggin great.
>>11174336>How often this happens?Shockingly frequent all things considered. Seems like it's at least once a month.
>>11174458Thanks
>>11174459Ah, cool, no pressure then.
>>11174459>at least once a month.More like "at least 4 days a week" at this point. When they first started doing it it was once every 2-3 weeks but they've increased the frequency of the "limited time event" to the point where it's basically permanent now.
>>11173202They're not going to give any extra padding once they get the package from the Japanese seller. So if the JP seller didn't put any padding, that's how they're shipping it to you. I once ordered a poster from Buyee years ago and it arrived to me totally demolished because the JP seller just put it in some newspaper and that's how Buyee sent it to me. So if you want to make sure things don't get to you damaged you'd have to buy extras
How often do you guys use waterslides beyond the ones that come in the box?
>>11170430Stickers are just free masking tape for the striped bits. But I am hoping that 4 and 5 have decal equivalents.
>>11175323All the bloody time. I've got a few sets of everything Amaii has ever ever, along with some R66. That covers all of my faceplate needs. Then I have a bunch of various sheets for everything else for stuff like mechanical markings and what not.
Snapped up a Arisa and Ayaka Ichijo to use as a body for Emma's other hairstyle. I'm glad I got Arisa super cheap in the HLJ sale, for 2700 yen or so she's really good, especially coming with a nice Little Armory kit too. That shade of green is a strange choice on her. Happy to see the FAG tech runs through her and Hresvelgr's legs fit perfectly on her thighs, her regular legs are a bit boring. Did find it odd she has a gasmask, but you can't actually have her wearing it.Ayaka is a fun build as well, she's pretty much bang on for Emma's height. Plenty of bits I've still got to build for her. Those shields of hers look like a ballache and a half to paint up.
>>11177361I have no qualms with them making these things as compatible as possible with 30MS, but I was initially confused as to why they even marketed them as 30MM. They use the c-clip system much more in-line with that line but they’re just so woefully out of scale in comparison with the rest of 30MM’s offerings and their faceplates are obviously designed to be swapped with 30MS. As long as they keep iterating on the body, though, I’m not complaining.
Seems like we're getting more than 1 hair option for Yakushiji Kuon. Fingers crossed.
>>11177361I get what your saying, but they are still actually mechas. Putting them in a mecha musume line would just needlessly blur the lines more than it needs to. As for the scale thing, just swap the heads and suddenly they aren't too far off from the spinatios, but with boobs.
>>11176371a perfect fit.
>>11177412they were 30MS before 30MS was a line. proto-30MS, if you will.
>>11177749what?first acerby came out in 2023first 30ms girl was 2021
>>11177752I think he's talking about Spinatia which the Acerby are based off
FUCK YOU I DONT WANT TO WAIT ANYMOREhttps://x.com/67Q4y/status/1840446107341729946
>>11178069I want the purple version too.
>HLJ finally shipped my Soffiera order like five days laterIt's time! Time for me to finish building the giant Sitara on my desk so I can get back to work.
>>11177886Er- Yeah! That's totally what I was saying!
>>11178069Mine should be on a plane soon...
>>11160747I've decided to check back here with questions after a long absence:30MS bodies are swappable with FAG/MD heads right? But only Tiasha and Lirinel have compatible skin tones for the non-pale non-tanned ones, right?
>>11178069Mine should be here tomorrow. First time I've bought several copies of a kit all at once. Wanted to stock up for those loli customs.
>>11178381MD kits would need an adapter, and even if fag heads work they are too large.
>>11178399I'm regretting not ordering two now, but I think where I ordered her from had limited her to 1 anyways.
>>11178410But has anyone tried any adapter workaround with the 30ms bodies?
>>11177425...are certain Sousai characters supposed to correspond to different Megalomaria characters? Who's Seeker's counterpart?
>>11179184No, just the black haired girl and Principal. At least to my knowledge.>>11179129I mean, I don't have a specific example of it in mind, but t isn't a particularly difficult joint to make.
Does anyone have experience using an actual compressor for airbrushing? I figure I can find an adapter for the quick connect, slap the regulator and water trap from my dying TC-20T on that and then be good to go on top of having a small compressor for other stuff. This is also cheaper than a dedicated hobby compressor with a tank. Am I missing something?
>>11179272Nothing particularly. Just pay attention to the gauge on the regular to make sure you are keeping consistent psi.
>>11174293it looks like it was sculpted from putty or epoxy
love me meidos
>>11178870I had two ordered and cancelled one. Now she's sold out everywhere and I'll have to wait for a re-issue to try out all the loli kitbashes I've been seeing. I am kicking myself now.
>>11179582I'm betting, like Gunner, they'll do a fairly quick reissue of Mao, while the one out next month will take ages to come back.
How do you guys motivate yourself to get the models done? When ever i look at them all my motivation goes out the window
>>11179831I think of all these moments when I looked upon freshly finished model, did proper photo session and felt short dose of happiness in otherwise hopeless life.
>>11179831I take the same approach some parents do when trying to get their kids to fold laundry: I put it somewhere inconvenient until I feel like finishing to get it out of the way. Beyond that I just accept that I build at a glacial pace and paint even more slowly. Backlog is goodlog.
>>11179831look around to see if there are any groups that hold competitions, especially if you have to pay to enter it gives you an incentive and if your good enough you might win and get prizes
>>11179449nice job anon. Mine's still in the box because I don't have space for her
Anybody get Yomi?I'm waiting for those sousai shojo body parts to come out, should be fun to mess with
>>11179831I always pose them around my dioramas doing dumb shit.
>>11179272>Am I missing something?As a tool grade air compressor it has a bigger and LOUDER motor to handle higher pressures.That one's amazon page says it's up to 116 PSI and has a volume of 70 decibels (about the same as a vacuum cleaner)Meanwhile this cheap airbrush compressor is only capable of about 58 psi but has a way lower volume of 47 decibels. It costs less too.https://www.amazon.com/Timbertech-Airbrush-Compressor-Professional-Automatic/dp/B07VT3RV47If you actually want to use any air-powered power tools in your garage then sure go for the louder tool compressor, otherwise it'll just be a less pleasant experience
Is this worth 8 bucks?
Mecha Break's making girlpla of their mechshttps://twitter.com/MechaBREAKJP/status/1841036733288473035
Well, this kit had absolutely no right to be as good as it is. She's practically on par with a Sousai and this is only their third kit to my knowledge. There are still some flaws like minor alignment issues and weak plastic that the first two had as well, but with care none of those issues are a big deal.
They need to work on the skin texture since it's still no different from the glossy clothes.
There's still some unevenness in the eye prints, but it's no were near as... lumpy as the last version of her. I hope this continues to be the case with this company since this is some great progress.
Might take her back apart and paint the gold, I really think it will make her pop.
>>11180776
>>11180743Nah. Don't bother with it.I have 4 of them and every time you pull a runner out, you gotta line up the runner into the groove.Not worth it.Just put your runners in a box and line them up in order.
>>11180776>>11180777>ayy lmao dress is nowhere to be foundLife is pain i hate-
>>11180673Yeah, I'm thinking about that. The higher pressure and larger tank should mean it doesn't run too often once up to pressure and a vacuum isn't THAT loud, but it is something to consider. I mostly just want something that can double as a decent blower and 60 or so PSI doesn't cut it. I guess I can just buy one to see and use Amazon's return policy if I don't like it.
>>11180776>>11180777>>11180799I want to believe
>>11180776>>11180777Cowgirldress? Not super interesting but it looks like they're way early in the design process.
>>11180755Cash money idea.
>>11180776>>11180777Could this be another outfit for Isis
>>11181140no the translated tweet says their designing a new character with a new body type
>>11180743If you want a top-notch runner holder just make one out of cardboard. The problem with premade holders is that the ribs are often too close (making it annoying to line your runners up in them quickly), or they don't have enough slots for larger kits. Get some cardboard, a box cutter, and some hot glue, then make yourself a perfect holder in 20 minutes properly suited to your spatial needs.
Okay, Koto, I have Kizuna for N hand now. I'm ready to be "surprised" with the blue colorway now.
>>11182032whats N hand
>>11182037The shape one's hand takes after a long day of snapbuilding.
>>11182037an afroamerican hand
>>11182049>sore hand>from Kizuna>Kizuna >a kit that is as basic as possible>sore handYour racist manlet hands aside anon I too want kits of Sui and Ai.
any ideas on how to efficiently get rid of the blue background digitally to print out new decal sheets? i might just an hero if I have to do it by hand again
The new Sousai hair looks nice
>>11182395go into any image editing software and select by colour for it, you might have to do minor cleanup but it is the most efficient way.
>>11181764What is this cardboard runner holder even look like?
it should be fine to wash the models with water right?ps or abs plastic?but its probably not a good idea to wash the prepainted faces or anything with decal or stickers right?and no i didnt cum on a model, i am just wondering if i'll be able to undo panel lining and stuff, like if i want to change the color or w/e
>>11182941I only did that with 30MS faces but they survived intact being casted with blue stuff, which required vaseline use to avoid sticking and of course, elevated temperature. But another question is - why you even want to wash plastic parts? Modern kits don't have residual release agent or anything.
>>11182642Now this is better than whatever bob cut they had before. Now if we could only get a pony tail...
>>11182951to undo my panel lining scribbles
>>11182920>posting images from yada yadaA DIY solution would look like thishttps://newtype.us/p/TM3S1SH63xSyjsmzGq93/h/multi-builders-runner-standThere's a plastic vertical tower runner solution that I've seen nips use, but as far as I can tell the product is discontinued. Not sure why no one else made a vertical runner yet but I think it's ingenious
This was a frustratingly bad kit, but I will say two things in its favour:Kari has a nice design, and you get two bodies.But building bad kits makes us appreciate the good ones more; right?
>>11183010use isopropyl alcohol and a cotton swab.
>>11183081How bad? I recently had to spend a lot of time on Square Enix Front Mission kit where I had to oversand (a lot) ball jpint to even get into socket and snapped parts would separate on their own unless corrected with knife/file, I doubt this one would be worse than that.>>11183010What exactly did you use to make these scribbles? Water with soap will remove graphite pencil and such but not enamel or acrylic paint. As >>11183104 says, isopropyl will (enamel might require stronger solution like enamel thinner or white spirit) but these might damage decals and pre-painted details so make sure you apply it with cotton and only where you want it to.
>>11183110i used Sakura Pigma Micron 005
>>11183110Really thick plastic and primitive articulation; plus a lot of weird choices.Her knees are made of polycap plastic, for instance. The casual outfit's ankles are among the worst I've ever seen, and the armoured-up form's ankles aren't much better.Both of her necks are complete shit, to put it bluntly, and she has no capacity to swing her shoulders—worse than even the oldest MDs.Engineering-wise, Kari is a lot worse than the MoMo I made earlier this year—and apparently I paid £40 for her.
>>11183110>>11183136Anyway; main point is: She wasn't fun to build in the slightest.
>>11183136>>11183143I'd say she is more slightly below average than bad. She has some mold issues and some early chinese kit weirdness, but as a kit I can't say that she is actually bad. Especially for a first atempt.attempt.Plastic quality is fine too, the white is a little soft, but that's pretty common.
>>11183266interesting to have another take.what then, in your opinion, is an actually bad kit?
i saw a lot of custom parts for megami device girlsstuff like huge tits or different clothes or pregnant belly, etcbut i never saw anything like that for 30ms girls, how come?
got all these for $150 USD plus $99 shipping
>>11183394sorry forgot pic
>>11183398fucking hell from where? I paid full retail for every item in this image :(
>>11183277I love Ball-chan. Ball-chan is absolutely atrocious. Cheap fragile poorly molded plastic, nonexistent tolerances, jank poorly thought out engineering... Great character design, great expressions, but a horrible building experience. The sprue attachment points are massive, circular and on edges of sharp parts. The snapfit pegs tightness is completely random, as are the lengths. Some pegs are so long they prevent some parts from even fully going together. The pollycap joints shred themselves in their sockets and split from assembly, even though the fit feels fine. The red plastic is insanely brittle and hard, it cracks from the slightest flexing and the entire foot assembly not only falls apart from a breath, has no practical ankle tilt and makes her borderline impossible to stand if her weak ass knees allow it in the first place. Horrible horrible model, but I don't regret getting her.For about ten bucks.
>>11183277I'd also like to say why I don't think Sazanamiis that bad... everything she does works fine, tolerances aren't flawless but they aren't bad. Her molding is imperfect, but not to the level of some of Volks's particularly bad stuff, and especially not as rough as some particularly cheap chineseium kits. Her engineering and articulation is all functional and on par with many of Ms General's kits, if her hips and waist were a bit better designed and less gappy I'd say the actual design was generally a success.The only actually really bad thing on her is her dogshit hands.
thoughts on the AGA kits that come with the game? been seeing it on ebay and I've got the slight urge to grab the bundle for some reason
>>11183871It's just recolors of the stock bodies that came with Sitara's Ganesha release and Kaede's original version in the colors of their alternate gear. If you have the recolors and want these go for it, if not just get the normal color versions.
>>11183871Don't buy it from ebay.Suruga-ya has it cheaper. (Includes free shipping)
>>11183913wait really? a quick search didn't find itdo they have a free shipping deal going on right now?
>>11183932PS4: https://www.suruga-ya.com/en/product/107005785Switch: https://www.suruga-ya.com/en/product/109002182Free shipping will happen in like 2 days.
>>11183990If you care to try the game the PS version is censored BTW
>>11183995Nta but that fkin sucks.Good thing I got NS version.
>>11184001I'm salty about the game because they announced the NA version like a month after I got the physical NS version. At least I can somewhat read JP
>>11183857>>11183081Don't understand why chink kit faces always look so bad to me
Next Arcandea lady
>>11183871Got both for about a hundo. Just buy the collectors edition of the game, its the cheapest way to get them. Now the special parts kits for them.....those are probably going to be a "never find" for me....300 dollars for parts to add a sweater? Fuck that noise.
>>11184195Is it a reveal or sale?Cos I’m still waiting on snek
>>11184241Bit of both, she was one of the ones who only had the shadow-y silhouette, goes on sale on the 16th.Hopefully we'll get the snake lady soon.
Yeah, I just finished Sofferiea this afternoon. Wanted a larger demon type to balance Elena.
>>11184195I saw the tail and thought Cerberus, but then the wings wouldn't work. Only one giant hand makes me wonder if she'll have a sister regardless.
>>11184447My money is that it is a Phoenix
>>11184478It's a solid guess, but I also think I see animal ears on her head unless those are bows. Could be some kind of chimera deal or something. I guess we won't have to wait long to find out.
>>11184195Phoenix is probably a good guess
>>11184239special parts kits?
>>11184838Yeah, theres one which is like an oversized sweater and another thats like a cheerleader outfit.
>>11184838>>11184902Heres onehttps://www.ebay.com/itm/156441161808?_skw=alice+gear+aegis+kotobukiya&itmmeta=01J9CKB6HP7BQTKYVMTJ20698E&hash=item246c9eb050:g:b8UAAOSwZpRm~3R2&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKkYWBVJ0PIWw8aKFY8FE8p9lfxMZbJat%2F3lL%2FGUi%2Fg0k%2BdvXLvVJCA0wmQIR41a%2BQzaFJLt%2F3jcJIs8ClJXiRc2bGZEBCJXuF3vCa208VeYWM6cnkHV33DMPxza3JhzTNuKeQpv6K2YqvHFLoMRqFVGjkGyi8dBsl80xyEagInANK6IF3Ti6Avuw7KoPjdEph%2FHmkmS57mkEj%2FDrplPWXXFtTfZZqiWI1QAp2OVXisV3%2FJezXJg6SCllqCYglVEjm359yrZG69IgYw%2B8GqaS3wb%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR_borJPLZA
>>11183848That's a nice find.
>>11184902Sitara's 3 star costume is one thing, but the cheerleader costume is kinda a waste of money imo.
>>11185004Yeah, I thought about getting one of her recolors while several were of similar price but... you only need one Ball-chan...
>>11185005>I've yet to find a recast of her sweater>I can't bring myself to pay official pricesDamn, I even have an extra Sitara now, too.
>>11180765Any chance you also got the Rikka model kit? I was wondering if it was any good.
>>11185158It's the same as the first Akane. A brick with light feeling plastic, strange hair, and gross lumpy eyes.Akane Prime here though is excellent. I can definitely recommend her.
>>11185158Her thighs are thick though, just not as thick as they could have been.
>>11183848It's nice to see that Volks stuff has massively improved since then, even if there's still the occasional issue.
>>11183848Iris is good. No quality issues, except be careful with the tiny pony-tail joints.
>Yet to finish my current kit>Already salivating over the thought of the mextBuild faster, damn me!
These robot girls look so fun and sexy. I want one so bad. She could be like a GF for my RX78
>>11185853Join the club.>Two kits on the go.>One I messed up a bit and need to go back and fix a few things.>10-month backlog.>Still eager for my box with Puni Mofu Mao to show up.Why am I like this?
>>11185336>>11185689Everything after Viola is quite good. They still have some mold line problems, but generally everything else works much better. Achillea did introduce the issue of the self cracking clear plastic though.
>>11186051I have both her and the space gal with their limited edition parts in my backlog. One of these days I'll get around to building them...
>dreamt I hamhanded a MD shoulder>wake up to realize I have actually hamhanded a MD shoulderWhat the hell
finally,the color C entry of SC 30MS series will shows uphttps://x.com/30msisters/status/1842869682992468087announced on shiny colors Chapter283 day2 live
Not really attached with a particular one but want to build one of the shinki MD bodies not sure which to get, Strarf or Arnval?
>>11186754I used too much glue seam welding an Arcanadea shoulder and locked it. I feel your pain.
i fucked up, can i use regular instant glue to reattach broken pieces?>inb4 just use hot glue
>>11187040What kind of broken piece are we talking?
>>11187063material is ABS, for the form see pic related, forms a ring. i deeply regret using topcoat before fully assembling it because i spent the last hour going over all the ball joints with sandpaper just so they would fit. next time i'll assemble it fully and then use topcoat, fuck this
>>11187076Your best bet is to try and pin it. Drill a teeny tiny hole on both ends of the breakage, get a small bit of wire, glue it in and that'll help support it in. Might be incredibly damn fiddly to do so though.
>>11187040>hot glueuse plastic cement or cyanoacrylate/CA glue/superglue
>>11187117i'm afraid it'll be too damn fiddly considering the size>>11187191does plastic cement work on ABS? i've got some here from revell that uses n butyl acetate
>>11187316>absoops, don't think socould always try it out with some bits of runner though
>>11187316Plastic cement CAN work on ABS. It depends on the brand. Mr. Cement SP, for example, is some of the best stuff for it. Works on ABS more smoothly than others do. Cheap and easy to get as well. Tamiya's stuff can also work, though how well seems to be on a bottle-by-bottle basis. Plastruct Bondene(white cap) also works well enough. Can't say I've ever used the Revell stuff though. So you'll have to experiment with that.
>>11187316Look for something that contains acetone or a chemically similar solvent for ABS. Nail polish remover works really well, funnily enough.
NWE MAO TRHEDA>>11188181>>11188181>>11188181
