Last time on Busou Shinki & Friends, >>11594854Tan bird mom? Bird aunty? The final PUNI MOFU recolor, Kin Xaio has been announced! Is she mom or her sister? Will there be more PUNI MOFU? An L type? More weapons and armor? Combine weapons? What do you want to see!Official Skintone & Compatibility guides:>https://imgur.com/a/busou-shinki-skintone-comparability-guides-AQ4aRUpcoming Releases & Restocks:--->Megami Device:• B1R-M Chassis Kit Skin Color A [Nov]• B1R-M Chassis Kit Skin Color B [Nov]• Desire Maiden Raider [Dec]• AUV Susanowo Souen (Reissue)[Jan]• Asra Ninja Kaname Shadow Edition Full Package [Jan]• Desire Maiden Medic [Jan]• B1R-M Chassis Kit Skin Color C [Feb]• B1R-M Chassis Kit Skin Color D [Feb]• PUNIMOFU Gin Lang [Mar]• Asra Archer Kizuna Shadow Edition Full Package [Feb]• Bullet Knights Executioner Hell Blaze [Mar]>Frame Arms Girl:• Magatsuki Kika (Reissue) [Nov]• Grande Scale Magatsuki [Nov]• Stylet Swimsuit Blue Impulse Color Ver. [Nov]• Shingen [Dec]• Durga Gold Ritter [Dec]• Hresvelgr=Rufus (Agito) (Reissue) [Dec]• Grande Scale Baselard [Dec]• Kagutsuchi-Kou [Jan]• Wilber Nine Beryl Armor Custom [Jan]• Shadow Tiger (Reissue) [Feb]• Laetitia Azurite Ver. [Feb]• Baselard with Exosuit Baselard [Mar]• Greifen Baracuda [Mar]• Durga II Noire [Apr]• Kagutsuchi-Otsu Fencer [Apr]>Metamor Verse• MV-01 Ao Kiriyama & Blade Liger [Jan]
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The new thread captcha is the devil.
Plamatea Noel is up for POhttps://www.hlj.com/plamatea-shirogane-noel-hololive-production-max01511
>>11608467I dont know anything about her but I'm tempted to get her as a horse rider for Elena.
>>11608475As a guy that's bought most of Goodsmile's kits that have a figma version available, I'd recommend getting a figma instead.
>>11608467I can't believe we're getting plamo holos.
>>11608480>Plamo Megucas>Plamo HolosOne good thing of this shitty timeline. It will take them decades to get to Biboo, but I'll be here waiting.
repostan Q from last thread>emulator pre-order sold out on the koto storedo they ever "restock" pre-orders? i want the alternate faceplate. or will i have to hunt on yahoo auctions?also do they specify the exact release day closer to it, e.g. when they start selling it in their physical stores?
>>11608439I think the Puni Mofu line is done unfortunately. There were also 4 Buster Dolls plus re-colors (two of which are STILL in my backlog). Mostly I'm hoping there is something with a block 2 S body in color E so making that tan Egyptian themed Mao from the last couple of threads faster and simpler paint wise. Maybe there will be one somewhere in the desire maiden line.
>>11608569kotobukiya store bonus items are for all orders from the koto online shop, including in-stock items and reprints. not just preordersfor example this in-stock jinrai has one https://kotobukiya-us.com/collections/limited-bonus/products/190526069459and this reprint of soffiera has the bonus hair parts listed https://kotobukiya-us.com/collections/limited-bonus/products/190526042544
>>11608573>I think the Puni Mofu line is done unfortunatelyLol, no. Thank goodness. Puni Mofu, specifically Mao and Tu, are the most popular girlpla of any line or brand to date. Loli sells like some sort of unholy-infused hotcakes when there's some effort put into it. Koto will milk the 2S body for years to come. They just got their expected color variants. There'll be proper variants with some different parts most likely within the next year as is the pattern for everything they do. They're not just going to do Puni back-to-back-to-back-to-back. They've got a lot of other shit in the pipeline after all. Even minor variants take a shit ton of development time.
>>11608600Mao is exceptionally popular, Tu didn't sell out on restock anywhere for a good minute. Mao also tends to hold her price better than other kits. Really only Susanowo, who is very popular, her variants, and Tsukiyomi, who hasn't gotten a re-release yet regularly maintain prices over Mao. That aren't exclusives anyway...Kinda sad Hao didn't sell better, she's really good.
>>11608467Rrat prototype announced.
If only Bandai could make MS girls like this instead of the crap they've released.
Snek. Also lots of relax time Sophia for some reason.
>>11608882Maybe he really wanted to support them and that's why he bought so much of Relax Sophia.
>>11608579i meant the jp store but that seems to apply there too. thought it was limited to pre-orders. i assume the bonus items really are online only, and not available at the physical koto stores?also>americans get to buy bonus itemsgoddamit
>>11608882the shipping and tax/customs was way more than the figure itself for me, so i'm cancelling. lesson learned to take a break from kits while importing to the US is so fucked.
>>11608475Vtuber or no, it's a darn solid design.>>11608882>for some reason.She's cute. CUTE!
>>11608882Is that her standard length or is that using two kits?
Picked up some cool stuff from my short trip.
Does anyone here got the Blokees Saint Seiya blind box kits? Are they the same size as their normal kits or smaller? Also if I buy a full box am I guaranteed to get the full set or do Blokees ship random at traders?
>>11608870yawn...
>>11609174No idea man, this is the shinki thread. There has to be a bloke thtead in the catalog.
>>11609302>>11582432
>>11608882superior taste
There's a store nearby that sells Frame Arm Girls. I was bewildered when I saw them in person for the first time.
>>11609302>>11609337well well well, thank you very much
I'll confess that I only painted the 'wings' for the photoshoot, I never plan on displaying her with them. Her underwear is cute enough as it is.
I have ordered a 2nd Meltina to make her extra long.
>>11609964Oooh that's delightful
Meltinas are cracking. Looks to be a situation where the detent warps the hard abs plastic. Charmed has a similar problem with her tail and wing joints.
>>11610686I ordered three even though that royally buttfucked me on shipping. I wanted a REALLY long snek until I figured it'd be better to just have three different custom sneks.
>>11610699>Meltinas are cracking.I was hoping this is young people speech for "they're great".Well, glad I only ordered one.
>>11610699Nothing a bit of pre-emptive sanding can't prevent.
>>11610699Welcome back, HGUC Z'gok.
Anyone got in-hand shots of Yu Bo Wen Chuang's Faiz girl? Gundamit put mine on a boat instead of honoring their circa December '24 economy air shipping so I'm not gonna get to build her till New Year's.
>>11611194
Maybe I should splurge more on accessories from now on. 3 years been building the girls straight without any modification.
I hate using Gundamit's broken-arse site but they might be my only hope of getting Meltina.
How interchangable are Arsia joints with FAG joints? I've got Orange Arsia's and Artyna's bonus parts and that's like 2/3rds of a girl, but I'm still missing a few key parts. I could get either of the full Arsias and just make a Pink/White Arsia or try to get fancy/cheap with something like Materia White or Summer Hres for a kit-bash, maybe even I could use some leftover parts instead of sacrificing a whole new kit for it.
>>11611434The real fun starts when you have so many kits you can swap in weapons without buying anything extra.
>puni mofu xiao>build instructions split into two parts>build it wrong and then take it apart to build it right the second timeWhat's the fucking point. Why can't they just have the proper instructions and that's it
How cursed is giving Nono a plugsuit? Remember, Nono, Buster Machine No. 7, is already a robot whose body already looks like a plugsuit, and she's obviously released under the MODEROID line because of her full robot nature. And somehow, she can headswap with a freaking 30 Minutes Sisters kit.
>>11612285>What's the fucking point. Why can't they just have the proper instructions and that's itThey did some REALLY weird shit with Block 2 which kind of mars how absolutely superior the actual kit engineering is to the previous bodies. The weird ass side-loading boxes, no face decals, no proper hand sets, the weird instructions... just really questionable decisions.
>>11612325The block 2 is basically a doll body that is always the same construction, probably saves on printing costs to have the instructions for it separate. The buster dolls were the same, so I can probably build the base bodies without reference to the instructions at this point. They had 4 modes rather than two so you had to parts-swap through them one at a time but at least you got a good look at each mode and then you could decide how you'd like to have the kit on your shelf. I'm more annoyed that the eye decals are sold separately even though they include 3 blank faceplates. You'll need the same sheet for marking decals if, like me, you're not a fan of the Bandai style stickers. Much like making the extra hair styles for the SST kits its own add-on kit, it like they're fiddling with what is and isn't included probably for cost reasons but I miss just having the extra heads for customs and to use with the doll bodies.
>>11612386Forgot to mention that almost all the recent Koto kits, block 2 or not, seem to have those side-loading boxes which I find really hard to open. Grand Scale FAGs seem to be an exception. I can only assume they are slightly cheaper to make than the old boxes but damn some kits are over 10k now cutting corners like that is so annoying. Either that or they thought having art on the back of the box was an upgrade.
>>11612388There's no way these type of boxes are cheaper. More printed surface per unit + more "mechanically" complex. They would absolutely cost more.
>>11612325I do like the colored page having full box art on it. In Xiao's case it was even spread across both pages.
>>11612325Not having to do any seam welds on the legs is pretty impressive and nice.
>>11612388There hasn't been a frame arms girl yet with the "new" box style, it has only been on megami device so far.
>>11612388>slightly cheaper to makeAbsolutely not when there's more cardboard (side-opening sleeve and inner tray) and printing compared to the lid and tray boxes.I can only assume they're doing it to enhance the "premium" feel of the product, which is important when you're marketing to the Chinese and probably makes the higher cost seem 'worth it'.
>https://bandai-hobby.net/site/30minutes_sisters/special/fate-grand-order/They made a special page for the FGO collab, and it looks like we'll be getting more.
>>11612874Give me armored Barghest
>>11612395100% One of the few things I always hated about girlpla was removing the seems on the backside of the thighs. That huge indentation they were in made them a fuckin' nightmare to get rid of. I'm so glad we don't have to worry about that anymore. >>11612927Impressive snek-charming skills.
>>11612874>po figma>po thisI will buy any LB6 shit they make.
>>11612874>and it looks like we'll be getting more.Hope they make Abigail, Jack, Nursery Rhyme, King Hassan and loads and loads of Elizabeth
Does anyone here own the original colored version of this gal, and if so, how is she? I've been contemplating getting her for ages - she's basically a modernized Ianeira with less comical proportions - and I really like this new color scheme for her. Is she worth picking up?
>>11613090nice but very spiky, only real issue is the stand included is a bit finicky and fragile while posing her also a bit smaller than expected.
wont this 30ms rishetta count as rare verhttps://x.com/KanataGP/status/1984460206001316171
>>11613204only when they stop distributing it, which won't be anytime soon
>>11613204The one from 2023 is 20k yen on Amiami.
Ohohohoho!!
>>11610699>>11610703Good to know>>11612927I PO'd 2 of these and the payment just went through a week or so ago. I had forgotten I'd even did that, lol. I plan to use them as bases for Monmusu Miia and her Mother.
>>11613287I ordered a few of the horse to customize into Cerea eventually but haven't gotten around to it.I hope they make a big ass minotaur girl next.
>>11613273where's the torso from? the outfit, specifically
>>11613090I like mine. If I have any complaints, they're just about her accessories. Her legs are a bland afterthought and I'm not a fan of the speakers and stuff she comes with, but then I can just not use those. Her whale also needs her mermaid tail, but since I'll never giver her legs the whale will never have a tail. I'd rather trade the speaker bits for a tail for her whale so I can display it swimming along with her.
>>11613341Sousai’s seira, it’s just a headswap with her vanilla body.
>>11612874I'd love a Tamamo plamo but the chances of that are a joke since typemoon hates her so muchNero is guaranteed however
>>11613382
>>11613363>Nero is guaranteed howeverNero and every other Saber clone, for sure.>>11613382>>11613383Shape-wise, this looks cool, but...what the hell were they thinking with the colors? Is this supposed to be a specific character or something?
>>11612874Third ascension summer Melusine, Barghest, Okita Alter and NeroBut really we'll get Galatea.
>>11612874I feel the next will most likely be Morgan, since as >>11613452 said, saber faces sell morepersonally I want either 2nd ascension saber Barghest, 2nd asc summer Melusine, or, a never ever, any Tamamo version
>>11612874In two weeks, apparently. I just want a transforming Black Barrel.
>>11613363>Nero is guaranteed howeverI hate how true this is. im so tired of saber clones
>>11613618Not even just saberfaces sell more, now that they've got Castoria there's the molds ready for every other fucking Saberface and you know Bandai loves to reuse a mold for all its worth
>>11613811>reuse a mold for all its worththat's Kotobukiya
>>11613852>Looks at all the idolmasters, zakus, RXs, unicorns, rg seed kits, ashtrays, age, ibo, etc kits that bandai has been re-using for yearsKek
>>11613852That's everyone that can manage to do it. It just makes sense.
Decided to buy a few kits I'd been waiting on because of US tariffs. With 25% off and free shipping, I'm hoping that whatever tariff I get from shipping with DHL will simply balance it out a bit had I preordered from amiami rather than cost me a whole lot extra.
>>11613893What pisses me off is that the tariff isn't even what costs most on fees.It's the processing fee that the shipping company charges to print you a receipt from the government.
>>11613865don't bring your faggot gundam shit to a girlpla discussion
>>11613893Oh yeah, I keep forgetting they exist.
>>11613893How's Surugaya's used section? Is it similar to how amiami does it, or could it have randomly opened bags or somesuch?
>>11614265It's very much a mixed bag, sometimes they're practically unopened; other times they're broken items. I usually try to avoid it with Surugaya because I've heard some negative reviews with used items there and they're not very clear about the conditions of items. But I'm trying my luck here with Xiao to save a little money, and considering it's a newer kit it could just be an opened box or something. Will report back on how it turns out.
>>11614330Thanks for the heads up. I guess I'll pay a bit more to get my own snek in "new" then, especially now that people are cracking the joints open.
>>11614336I'd also pay attention to how much of a discount it is, if it's a large discount that might be an indicator of something wrong with the item vs. the new version's price on their site.
>>11614339The two things besides meltina I've gotten to get the discount is Tsukuyomi and an old hoihoi-san dress up kit - both of which price is comparable to what I've seen on Amiami and Mandarake respectively.
>>11613811>the saberface that looks the least like the others
>>11613777Mash's shield doesn't actually fully transform into black barrel, it assumes a general shape and then morphs the rest of the way. I hate it. Habatrot's does transform though.
>>11613852Where is Rapier, Cutlass, Werewolf Spectre, Baselard bombardment, Zenrai type 32, and Zelfikar full package?
>>11612874you will get nothing but Astolfo and Mecha Liz, and like it.
>>11614887that's a win win for me so of course I will like it
>>11613852s-shut up!
*SMACK*
>>11614947Stylet abuse is getting out of hand.
>>11614887mecha liz would be actually nice though
>>11614947I don't think Stylet's chestplate is supposed to deform like that..
>>11615100she hit the perspex VERY hard.
>>11614265for plamo, "used" is still only preowned but new in box. for figures/etc it may be a different question
>>11614887I'd rather have that than anything saber. Astolfo is popular so it might happen
>>11615645I still patiently wait for our beloved Jannu.
>>11614947Sticko is stucko
>>11615100the chestplate's on the ground
>Snek found in its natural habitatShe was a ton of fun. Shipping and duties on two of her was fucking retarded, but fun nonetheless. I do look forward to the inevitable MGQ/Monster Girl Encyclopedia/etc customs.
>>11616192Is she good enough as one kit or does she need 2X to be a decent length? Still waiting on one.
What skin tone is this in megami device?
>>11616445>She's a chink kitare you high?
>>11616425It's an in-between of d and e.
>>11616529Damn, I was hoping she'd be one or the other. Guess my option really is just painting parts, then. Thanks, anon.
Rabbutt
>>11616450I wonder if he mentally confused her with Gluttony?
Who's your favorite 30ms bunny?
>>11616653It's shit that both color swap are PBandai but I bought the Replero and Nyalenti. I like those.
>>11616227Oh, she's 100% fine just as-is. I bought three of them (mostly for customs), and tried out combining the tails. It's really cool in that "super long constrictor" kind of way, but it's definitely not necessary. So you're good whether you get one or multiples.
I swear I wasn't trying to speed build but Exorcist just flew together under my hands.
>Missed out on Sestieh >Missed out on the nightmare costume>find a shop that sells both>each is 2-3 bucks more expansive than my usual shops.>it's nothing that should stop me but for some reason this feels like a deal breaker>once they are sold out there too I will hate myself.and it's not like I would spend that money on anything useful I will just burn it on cards, so I should buy the sisters right guys?
>>11617094You know what you must do.
>>11617094Get the girls, have some fun.
Does anyone know how the Roast Chicken Wings sixwing kit compares to the Fengyu Model version? I had the later in clear and all the joints crumbled in a week.
>>11617277>Fengyu ModelRCW set is perfectly fine. Zero particularly notable issues. The Fengyu ones suck because both color versions of it use low-quality, easily fractured plastic.
>>11617098Sadly I don't, what does "ABB" stand for?
>>11617293"Always Be Buying", i.e. yes, you should buy those sisters.
Who is this mysterious megami? Why is she so fucking faaast?
>>11617380She came here to laugh at you.
>>11617399Seems more retarded than smug...
>>11617380She's red, that makes her 3x faster.
>>11617436Does painting her purple turn her invisible?
>>11617442no that's navy blue. Like ninjas
>>11616653moonmoon all the way
why are we dead?
Im new to model kits in general, how much should I sand down my joints? Does cracking happen to faces with posable eyes as well?
>>11618383because we're mortal beings
>>11618383I’m chipping away at my Lang, will post down the road.
So what are our thoughts on model kits of actual robot girls? Are there even any outside of Metabots and pic related coming eventually?
>>11613893got a 40 USD tariff/fee on this package
>>11618648you only gonna ended trigger some retards, just post them and shutup!
>>11618611Got my Lang today; might start on her tomorrow. I've got such a massive backlog to work through, but since the Puni Mofus are quick builds that require minimal to no real painting, I may skip ahead for her.
>>11618648>Mechachecked>musumeI guess?
>new Tiasha drops on the 15thI really hope HLJ doesn't Backorder me this time
>>11618473I always do a little bit at first, test to see how it fits, and stop when it moves smoothly enough. But not too much (i.e. failing to stay in place under the influence of gravity)>>11618849They made changes to the backorder system which should be in place that would prevent this - unless that only applies to orders placed after a certain date.
>>11618473You do it in, unfortunately, in tedious reps. Take your peg/ball in question, lightly sand it, plug it in, test tightness, and repeat as necessary. As a general rule of thumb a joint should be tight enough to be able to hold itself and its associated accessories up against gravity, but not tight enough to resist the force of your hand to any meaningful degree. If you have to apply noticeable force to a joint it's probably too tight. There's some minor exceptions, but you'll pick up on the particulars as you build more kits and live by the general guideline above.
>>11618648This is neat, what is it?
>>11618898>They made changes to the backorder system which should be in place that would prevent this - unless that only applies to orders placed after a certain date.maybe, I did order the GQ Zaku when they got put on PO and it just came out and I got nada, granted that was with an order with the Char and white gundam which come out later but that really shouldn't do anything, so a bit worried about Tiasha, but not too worried, its more just not wanting to wait to get it
>>11618952Buster Maiden by kuruton486. He draws a lot of robot and mecha girls like this, and won a design contest to have his entry made into a kit.>>11618898>>11618900Not the previous poster, but I also read on these threads you can coat the socket (or maybe it was the ball/peg) with glue if it's too loose. Is it supposed to be a thick coat, or just a light brush around it?
>>11619089>I also read on these threads you can coat the socket (or maybe it was the ball/peg) with glue if it's too loose. Is it supposed to be a thick coat, or just a light brush around it?Just a thin coat on the peg (not the socket) - the idea is that you're making the peg slightly thicker by adding a layer of glue to it, and if you make it too thick, you can sand it back down.Oh, and it goes without saying that you need to wait until the glue is completely dry before plugging it back into the socket, or all you'll accomplish is rendering the joint unusable.
>>11619089There's a sort of pen for curing over-sanded joints. No experience with that myself, but I imagine you don't want to put on too much.
>>11618898It hasn't done anything to the backorder issues, random kits still don't make it to the private warehouse. The biggest difference is how hard they made it to cancel pre-orders that roll into backorders when you get them from another shop instead.
>>11616733Only Replero was p-bandai, Turkina was mass release.
Garm pre-orders this week
Tsukuyomi ga shindaaa!!!
Also giga birb mom tits
>>11619571Koto, pls, my wallet.
>>11619578Should have giant areola peaking out
>>11619578Where do I buy that?
>>11619617Muscuto's Booth page in a couple days.
>>11619641Best girl, best ass.
Post more Sestieh
>>11619611There actually kind of is in terms of sculpted detail. You have to paint it though.>>11619089>Not the previous poster, butPutting glue or other such thin materials on joints can be used to thicken them up in the case of them being ever so minutely too loose, yeah. What material you add to a joint to thicken it up depends on how loose it is. >>11619379The pen is more so for tightening up loose non-sanded joints (like, say, the crummy polycap joints on HG Gunpla that loosen over time). You could use it for oversanding, but it'd only be useful if you oversanded by like "5%". The pens do indeed work, but they're only for the most basic of loose joint cases.
Currently building Meltina and despite some thorough sanding of her ball joints some of the sockets have developed some cracks unfortunately. Doesn't help that the joints there are all slightly transparent and admittedly very nice looking ABS. If she ever gets a recolour it'd be nice if they gave you some POM versions of those runners to have some sturdier joints.
So what kits can I buy to give my sisters claws like warhammer 40k or even just vega from street fighter?
>>11619726Ship her first, Bandai. I still wait for second wave appearing in Europe a d I'm starting to get impatient. Given her popularity on Twitter, I would assume that Bandai reduced number of items to be sent overseas, intending to secure local market first. So I assume that her boxes are piling up in shops here.
>>11619571This whole line's looking really nice. I hope they show off the third girl soon. I want to see all 3 before grabbing one
>>11619856no abs no want
>>11619808Probably some chink kits
>>11619571Pretty neat. It kinda sucks that the marking decals are a dlc again, and that she's another M body. Maybe a future entry in this line will give us more S body loli goodness?
I just hamhanded bird woman's panties front piece, fortunately it broke at a sculpt line so i reinforced the inside with white runners shavings and extra thin glue. If that fails at least there's still extra panties i can use.
Finally, FINALLY finished my Lumitea ReACT, who's been sitting on my table half-built for about two years now. She's a cutie - I never bought the original colored version of her, so maybe I'll track that down at some point, too. Still have Charmed, Eremeda, and Pink Velretta to build, but I'll get to them eventually.
>>11619970Also started on Lang last night, but I only had enough time to build her head; since I won't have another opportunity to work on any kits until the end of next week, I've just slapped her finished head on one of my unused SST Dress-Up bodies for the time being. If she's like Mao and Tu, she should be a simple build that'll only take a day or two to do.
>>11619808
Ok, I now ordered Sestieh, but didn't buy the Nightmare costume. Oh well what can you do.
>>11619979
>>11619808Alka Carti comes with claws that could look like powerclaws
>>11619571when does it release? any koto bonus?
>>11619970>Finally, FINALLY finished my Lumitea ReACT, who's been sitting on my table half-built for about two years nowAt least you finished her before the re-release is out.Still debating on whether I should get it, since I have the original color version. But at least it's affordable now, and not some 80+ dollars like I saw her go for before the re-release announcement.
>>11620013We'll know in a couple of days when she goes up for pre-order. The release month and price are always the last reveals, annoyingly. Koto shop bonuses are a pain to get here so they can keep it, usually just a different color hair runner anyway.
so how does her butt look without the diaper? She got butt tech, right?
>working on Hresvelgr=Ater>joint's tiny peg missing out of the runnerThere's no fixing this, is there?
>>11620066Check if it doesn't have duplicate already or one of your previous kits have them. These kind of parts usually have spares.In worst case scenario you might pin polystyrene rod (drilling 0.8-1.0mm hole in both, insert metal wire inside, apply glue and connect).
>>11620107Unfortunately there's only two copies of the part, one for each leg. I'll see if I can find something that I can drill and fit into it.
>>11620148Make sure you are gluing it in exactly same place or it either won't move or strain will break it again. Good luck.
>>11620040>The release month and price are always the last reveals, annoyinglyyeah... i might be in japan soon so there's a chance i could get the PO bonus but i need to act fast, i already got fucked sith emulator because she sold out so fast. but acting fast is hard when i need to figure out logistics
>>11620042What camera/phone did you use? I like how it looks
>>11620169I took that image from google to ask my question here because no one took a picture of her backside.
>>11619974>If she's like Mao and TuShe is. Other than her head and weapon, she's basically the same thing.
>>11620159I was able to get it all together with a cut piece of a paper clip and a drill pen. Not as stiff as the first copy, but it holds itself well enough.
I'm liking this.
>>11620042why does her "suit" looks like it's made out of wool or something?
we are so close to roman legionary sisters
>>11620578Why would you throw her away anon?
>>11620599Centurii-chan approves.>>11620570I like how they finally started to make hair parts with twintails options. I missed these in old releases, now I won't have to rely on my poor sculpting skills.
>>11620570Reminds me of kill la kill
>>11620627Going to add some green to make it not Balzac.
Harikitte Ikou!!
>>11618648I want Blazermate so bad.
>see local shop has listings of the new 30MS and MF coming out this week in Japan>ask them whats that all is about>they're saying they got prelim plans of getting them in Januaryhuh. neat.
I'm thinking of trying Arcanadea. Does Velretta still hold up today? She's relatively cheap. Or should I go for the questionable recolour?
>>11621000It's a good line. The only bad thing about the whole line is the design of the knees they went with.Check dalong.net for how she looks to plan out color corrections or just to check out the accessories.
Anybody got any experience with MS General kits?
>>11621002gosh she is cute, is she paint or a straight build?
>>11621083>He missed the big sales
>>11621095Rakuten.ca has 30% cashback today from Aliexpress so I can get Yukumo or Velretta for about $50 usd shipped. I haven't bought because my backlog is up to the ceiling...
>>11621000Velretta is super cute, just be careful with her weapon, it's sharp.
>>11621064ive built their monkey boypla and have the full sloth set in my backlog. the boypla was pretty good. no fitting issues or tightness whatsoever. just really bad color separation for his little monkey pals
>>11621219Does she come with greaves for both legs or just one? The asymmetry there is bugging the shit out of me enough to keep me away
>>11621263Just one.Yukumo also only has thigh-highs for one leg. >>11621002They're both cuties. Yukumo's cute dress and fluffy tail is starting to win me over though.
Can Kotobukiya release another horse, this time without torpedo tits?
>>11621064Really good kits especially for the price. Lots of parts separation (beware of tiny parts), under-gated, metallic paints, pre-printed parts. They are a larger scale, closer to a 1/10 than a typical 1/12, and more "mature" looking. MS General, and also Eastern Model, do drastic improvements in engineering with their new kits. I would not recommend these kits for first timer but if you can handle F.A.G. or Megami Device then you should be just fine.
>>11621263Asymmetry seems to be a recurring theme for the whole line so far. It's a deliberate stylistic choice, so every kit you make is going to only have one greave, or one gauntlet, etc.
>>11621290I want even bigger torpedoes. It should be like Megami Device where each release eclipses the last.
>>11621095>Have just done some preorder cancellations fuuuck this is a great deal but it would look so bad fuuuck
>>11621083I've only really did color correction, seam welding and applied the sleeve decals (fucked one or two up), also matted out the surfaces with a sanding sponge (since she's mostly dressed in cloth)
Well, >>11574071 didn't work out. Damn these 30% cashback promotions.I remember Renny was $16 or something when she came out. Mars got so much more expensive.
>>11621352I bought both Zhuge liang because im a benevolent person and yes MG gen is alright. like >>11621352 said, you can handle it if you built shit before.
>>11621965>>11621064My bad was supposed to quote you first.
These 4coma / shorts are not very funny.https://youtube.com/shorts/owmx0uKqJEohttps://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?page=1&tags=jako_%28jakoo21%29+arcanadea
Garm and decals secured.
>>11622023it was over the moment they turned it into a busou shinki knockoff
>>11622077Ditto. Although why must they imitate Bandai and make the decals a DLC?
>>11622119because the average builder is a snapshitter who doesn't use decals
>>11622077I can't PO until I get home in a couple hours. If this is one of the kits that goes back to selling out I'm gonna be pissed.
>>11622023Few 4komas ever are.
Girplasisters. I need your help.The most convenient way to get the Kagutsuchi Kou in my country is though resellers.The cheapest price is equivalent to 90 usd.Is it worth getting the bonus parts for $10 more?
>>11622181>Is it worth getting the bonus parts for $10 more?My gut reaction is "in for a penny, in for a pound," especially since if you don't already have paint, $10 isn't so far off from the cost of a rattle can of quality pink paint anyway. The question is, do you actually want it? If you don't, the value doesn't matter and any price is too much.
>>11622187Are the hair pieces swappable among frame arms girls? This would be my first kit from the line and I'm planning on getting more.
https://x.com/KanataGP/status/1988486687329026431planned to be 20/12 thought it might be fake
>>11622197Usually no, same family (Innocentia line, Stylet line, etc) might be but usually they are not interchangeable.
>>11622387it says "expected" release date, nothing official, it's pretty careless on the store's part to predict this however
>>11622080It was quite obvious from the get go that Arcanadea was retread #347 of Busou Shinki, the first two girls are even an angel and devil.
5 sneks
>>11622409SAD!I guess I'm going to get the bonus parts then.
Wow. This thread hit autosage before the bump limit.Is the hobby dying?
>>11623082IDK about others but I've stopped buying for now because of /pol/tarded issues.I have to pay $700 for each shipment because of tariffs right now.
>>11623082Local store doing buy 2 from any 30 label series and the third one(cheapest) will be counted as free but I just don't know what to buy really since Levinix is out of stock.
>>11623082Tariffs are making things too pricey, and we're now in Christmas shopping season; my money needs to go towards other things.
>>11623239Oy vey, you can’t post that off topic content here!
>>11623391Finally yellow Bocchi!
>>11623082Slow month for news.
My pink mermaid just shipped from USAGS. Otherwise, nothing really new to report.
>>11623828I wish Nuke Matrix kits would appear once again at European shops, I admit that Fox girl had rather low quality control but I still liked her design.
>>11613893got these kits in and the used one was quite literally unopened. when i first opened the package, i thought Meltina was the one i'd bought used because the box for it was kind of squished, but i think that was just something that happened in shipping. also did not realize the puni mofu kits leave the covers for the manuals unstapled so you can use them as posters, dug out my Mao and it's the same thing! Neat. I snapped together Meltina and she's fantastic, I love her so much. From the promo pictures I was never really quite sure how I felt about the snake tail's construction because of how lumpy it looked, but it's fun and easy to pose which I think makes it better for me.
>>11624078>one was quite literally unopenedAs a rule of thumb, when the Japanese refer to something as used, they simply mean "somebody else sold it to us instead of us getting it from the product's actual supplier". Used Japanese goods, especially in terms of otaku-centric ones, are almost always in perfect condition unless otherwise noted on the product page. "Used" products from Japanese stores are basically always a safe purchase.
>>11624112I've definitely gotten a couple used items from surugaya that were opened and a little beaten up. But I guess that's more of an outlying case rather than the norm, because I've seen that most of their used listings will have a disclaimer of what's wrong with it if it is actually in worse condition than new. I know amiami used section is basically always pristine as long as it's B+.
Anyone here built this?
>>11624641She's in hlj shipping hell 2. Going on three weeks monday.
>>11623862Just buy them from aliexpress
>>11624641I am excited for that one. I love the robotic parts. Definitely the best of the series by far.
>>11624202Yeah. Every once in a while you'll still get something that's got some form of jank to it, but those are outliers. Typically if there's any actual meaningful damage a page will list it. I would say Suruga-ya's probably the most lax in this regard though.
>>11623391>>11623423yellow Bocchi, best Bocchi
How is Tsukuyomi? Why is she so expensive compare to other regalia anyway?
>>11625032>Why is she so expensive compare to other regalia anyway?Probably because she's the latest, also has a big weapon. Her price on Ami as pre-owned has been going down steadily.
>>11625032'Regalia' are basically 'Light Armor' versions of other characters, featuring fewer parts and making them a bit cheaper than their full armored counterparts. Tsukuyomi, while labelled a Regalia, is actually a full-armor unit with a ton of parts, so she costs as much as a full kit.
https://schizophonic9.com/re9/30ms_dahlia.htmlDahlia Tiasha can cast off her top, but the results arent as clean as with Sourei
>>11625068
>>11625068Cool upgrade, but I still think the OG 30MS' looked nice... OG Tiasha's legs had very interesting texture.
>>11625087I like the OG more tol. The articulation didn't really improve that much and I'm not a fan of the increased exposed skin, so I dunno what the point is of the revives. I still got her because I like Tiasha
>>11625100The biggest points are to>make the bodies less generic>update their faceplates and hair to the current standard
Who?
>>11625609It has to be a new sister
just wanted to share my kuro mao might arrive tomorrowim really excited and i can order yuki tu this 18th!
>>11625699I just wish hlj would ship my fucking order. It's been over two weeks.
>>11625068she looks good, I'm just waiting to see if HLJ will actually sell me the figure or just backlog it
>>11625609MYSTERY SISTA
What's everyone working on this weekend? I'm building Magical Baselard and enjoying the extra skin tone parts from duplicated runners immensely.
Do you guys cement/glue your girls together when finishing them? Coming back to my 30MS girls I left unfinished for a few months, I put them all together and sanded all the nubs away, but I never decided if I was gonna cement their parts together before topcoating them. Should I do that when I get back to building?>>11625609Right when we thought we were free, evil makes her return...
>>11625918Working on a few scratchbuild projects, magnets are a game changer
>>11626004A kit isn't done unless everything that should be is locked into place. The only time I don't glue is when I lie to myself about painting color separated parts in the future.
>>11625918Something looks a bit off about that neck assembly - it shouldn't be that tall.
>>11625918I'm in the process of preparing all the parts I need for a Shuten Douji custom. I promised here and in other communities like, 2 years ago that I'd make her when we get an actual proper diminutive body base kit (Mao/Tu), and when my 3D design skills are up to snuff to make mostly perfect recreations of Shuten's various bits and bobs. I'm roughly at that point now and started printing them out. Got almost everything other than her decorative bows and "clothing" done and ready to be used for when the time comes.>>11626004I mostly only use cement during initial construction for seamline removal so I can get all that out of the way immediately. That way if I end up deciding to not do anything with a girl afterwards I've got a perfectly presentable little lady from the get-go.>>11626008Dang anon, you actually did really good so far. The smaller gun looks really clean already. Good scratchbuilding chops ya got there.
>>11626202Sorry anon, but I can't take credit for the smaller gun. That actually came from a bootleg Hi-Nu Influx, though I might try to make my own MP90 someday
Well anon?
Tiasha warning this piece is a bit fragile when getting it off the sprue https://x.com/tima_pon/status/1989609995126632779
>>11626249I'm waiting for HLJ to fulfill my preorder>>11626252Nothing a bit of cement can't fix
Tsundere incoming.
>>11626471I might PO her
>>11626484Don't pee on your toys
The 30MF lizard is out
>>11626511Bundled with the class upgrades. Depending on what you want you will always one step closer into building a lizards army or getting more armour parts
>>11626629Looks like it has an Eva mouth.
box got damaged but she's here
>>11626722Hope you have fun with the build! If you plan to remove seams, the paws are hell to do so on. Especially since the two halves sandwiching the pawpads don't come together flush. On most poses with the paws it won't be visible anyway....
>>11626724i currently cant afford to seam weld/spruce goo but i do plan to revisit all of my kits (even gunpla) ones in the future along with applying a semi matte / satin(?) coatsadly my original Tu is glued but i think i can just pour water? it's the school clear elmer's glue, any tips are welcome
>>11626726>it's the school clear elmer's glue,please show us a photo I'm curious
>>11626732damn i didnt check her in monthsits pretty bad. fuck my lifeyeah the decals are ruined tooplease feel free to laugh
>>11626471so kotobukiya has online bonus parts. bandai doesn't do that, right?does anyone have insight in how fast 30ms/30mp kits sell out in japan?
>>11626899>so kotobukiya has online bonus parts. bandai doesn't do that, right?No, but they have P-Bandai, which is the same but they usually sell you the whole kit with a few new bells and whistles or recolors. >does anyone have insight in how fast 30ms/30mp kits sell out in japan?You should be fine if you live in Japan, there are many stores. Stores that sell to foreigners will run out in the first 10 minutes
>>11626726>i currently cant afford to seam weld/spruce gooWhat? A bottle of Tamiya is like $10 bucks and lasts forever. I'm pretty sure there are hardware store replacements you can snag if your location makes getting the weeb branded stuff a hassle.
>>11626940How much of a third worlder do you have to be to not have access to tamiya extra thin? Yet still have internet access, that is. Uncontacted tribes in the Amazon probably aren't building girlpla.
>>11626945Tarrifs and import laws screw up everything. If the guy is from Argentina or something, all bets are off even if he has the internet and an engineered roof over his head.
First thing I've build this year. I like the seargent. I used left over Luluce arms, legs and face to finish her. Sadly her upper to lower torso connection is a bit loose and it feels "hollow", my other sisters feel more "condensed".
>>11626995In fact it's so loose that her ponytails are heavy enough to pull her upper torso backwards.
>>11626986I suppose. Tamiya spray lacquers were recently banned here in leafland, which is basically turning into Argentina lite. Levels of some chemical or other too high for daddy government to let me have, even though it's already fucking spray lacquer and if course you're taking precautions.
first time doing a model kit, lost a piece while doing, i have no clue how much sandpaper the plastic to remove the white cuts
>>11626912got it. i'll see when we have tbe release date.
>>11627058Censor that image, anon.
>>11626629There's another upgrade for it in a month
>>11627058post pussy
>>11627248hot!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=513rI2O6LOU
Cute.
>there are actual non-robotic lizardmen compared to the "human" factions who are all robotsDEEPEST 30MF LORE
>>11627455
>>11627470if they now make monsters I guess I have to go all in 30mf.
>>11627470I need the halberd guy
Did they say when all this goes up for pre-order? I always seem to miss that part.
>>11627485>pre-orderpeople like you make me sick
>>11627477Damn she is going to get a thicker box huh
>>11627475
>>11626724I wish I didn't attempt it. I wasn't able to perserve the curves and I couldn't get some putty out from between the fingers.
No fluffy tail for me. ;_;
Never watch this unit, but that moe fang is enough.
>>11627476They are also making small tanks
Cute!!!!
>>11627488I thought we were getting life-size cardboard Asuka colors for a second.
Dammit, I can no longer post pictures anymore.
>>11627470>Can give Ilshana a skeleton horde>Can give Ilshana skeleton limbsDamn, this line keeps winning.
>>11627535Should be able to put 30MF armour on the skellies too
>>11627455>>11627468I'm definitely getting this one.
>>11627493They're from Houkago Climax Girls, who performed a unique song for Xabungle Side-R, which is the experimental video for Xabungle as part of Sunrise Robot Laboratory. This group from 286 Pro in Idolmaster Shiny Colors are the first IM@S group to perform for a Robot Lab experimental video, and expect others to perform in the future. To think you can assemble all five in the span of half a year, which is comparable to how Straylight is entirely single releases.
>>11627501This girl is quite a big step up from past 30MS releases design wise
>>11627475oh shit, she actually releases when i'm in japan
>>11627486Hello tourist.
>>11627643As someone who was there when the Rei kit released, good luck to you friend. There weren't any of them available to be just pick up and pay. Even when we left a week after, not one shop I visited since then had them out. Most likely you'll have to Pre-Order for it.
>>11627470>spider>spooky skelly>dragon (actually a wyvern)we need orcs next
>>11627662yeah i'm looking to pre-order it online. pbandai looks like a massive turd of a website. need to make a bamco id and then a pbandai account just to place an order. and they dont even have ANY 30ms in stock? what the hellanyway do we know when the PO for asuka goes up?
>>11627470I need that fucking wyvern.
>>11627475Is this Shikinami or Soryu?
>new Sister announced>still no Sestieh restock in EuropeOwari da...
>>11627721Shikinami, Soryu uses different kanji
My Surugaya order came in. The few model kits that were marked as "used" are all new and unpacked, Tsukuyomi even has sticker seals on the box. At the same time, they weren't on an "unusually low price" as someone mentioned that duds they sell can be. Even got this sweet gourai keychain
>>11627733Into the trash it goes
>>11627683Dunno, we should get a heads up a few days before
>>11627738I mean, it looks exactly the same, what's the problem? Paint the hair Soryu colors and done
>HLJ actually fulfilled my Tiasha and Dragon dude preordersDamn, totally unexpected. Maybe I should ship them now
>>11627493I have im@s fatigue
>>11627753At least it's just like 1 body and 6 heads....>Koto makes their own not!im@s Idol plamooh no no no, not like this
>>11627740I hate Shikinami as a character and refuse to fund more Rebuildslop
Buzz buzz!
Gao!!
>>11627753They just need to make a U149 line, and then I'll care.
>>11627770I need the two traps, they're the only Imas shit I would get
>>11627762'kay. But anon, they will never make anything of the OG ever. It's all about Rebuilds now. Now, I dislike the Rebuilds as much as anyone else, but Asuka is Asuka
>>11627766can't you build that right now with a sister and the d, e or f (not sure which was the yellow one) acerby?
>>11627769Impeccable taste! Dreaming seira best seira.
Which Emma would you suggest me to get? Thanks in advance
>>11627901at those prices? none
>>11627501Cute!>eyepatch sticker...
>>11627810No. All new molds.
>>11627901HLJ has right for the equivalent of 38 euro. Unless shipping and VAT is really crazy where you live it's always better to order from a JP site.
>>11627498Is this like an armored scout company or an armored regiment staff? Never got the organization of tank formations.
>>11627501>wow, 30MS is actually catching up to premium Koto->sticker eyepatch
>>11627746They've changed what they do for Bandai now and don't just take infinite preorders
>>11628054And they'll do it again with Asuka.
>>11627501So it isn't an extra part but a sticker? Damn that kinda sucks.
>>11627673>(actually a wyvern)the moonrunes do say wyvern so they got it right
>>11628055They've put a couple of Bandai things on order stop a couple of days after pre-orders going live I've noticed. I still wouldn't trust it, the only times I've gotten shit from them from the 30xx line is when I've pre-ordered in the first 15 minutes.
>>11628064Good, because Asuka with patch is shit
>>11627921>>11627939>38€>plus 37€ for shipping (6700 yen), around>plus 23% VAT on sum of both>around 92€ final priceThese are actually lower than what I would pay if buying at HLJ.
>>11628190Asuka with her eyepatch, hat, and jacket is her best form by far. Holy bologna, anon.
>>11628254>shipping with DHLrly? air small packet is 1/3 the price
>>11628308No, EMS. DHL is so expensive I don't even consider it. Small packet, at least in my case, is not much more expensive and lately take 1 month or something. And shipping just one kit makes little sense.I simply approach time where I ship contents of my virtual warehouse from HobbyFrontline and wanted to include some Kotobukiya plastic girl. I was considering Emma for quite some time. I also considered one of Act Mode kits (Rumi have same 80€ price) but I was disappointed to learn she is pre-build action figure, not model kit, despite being listed under "plastic kits" instead of "action figures" category. Unless I messed something up.
>>11627901Left-most Emma comes with the most bits, specifically a new lifted skirt piece that lets her ride bikes or hexa gear animals. Blond emma is cute too.
>>11628404nta, but is that specific to that color variant, or is it just a winter uniform thing (since the other two are both summer uniform)?
>>11628441It's a winter uniform thing.
>>11627501I'm not crazy about those diaper looking bottoms, it's not like scalpers gonna let me get her anyway.
>>11628442Nice. I have the regular version in my private warehouse. Really need to ship it.Also, is the skirt compatible with the summer uniform?
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