Last time on Busou Shinki & Friends, >>11814973Slow news week? Slow news month!Blank bodies left and L-Type! A new Yggdrasis member! Milf Tsukuyomi! A diaper!What is the release in the coming weeks you are the most excited for? What is your favorite recent pickup? What's something you missed? When will the Gourai II prototype be shown? When will we see B1R-S? Is Alice Gear Megami Device dead? Where is Rin?Upcoming Releases & Restocks:--->Megami Device:• Yggdrasis Skoll Sharpshooter [Jun]• B1R-M Chassis Kit Skin Color E [Jun]• B1R-L Chassis Kit Skin Color B [Jun]• B1R-L Chassis Kit Skin Color A [Jun]• Tsukuyomi Fabulous [Jul]• B1R-L Chassis Kit Skin Color D [Aug]• B1R-L Chassis Kit Skin Color C [Aug]• Bullet Knights Exorcist Hell Blaze [Sept]• Puni Mofu Long [Sept]• B1R-L Chassis Kit Skin Color E [Oct]>Frame Arms Girl:• Stylet Swimsuit Low Visibility Ver. [Jun]• Grande Scale Durga I [Jun]• Grande Scale Magatsuki (Kikka) [Aug]• Shingen Kai [Sept]>Cross Frame Girl• Zenith [Jul]
Op part 2----->30 Minutes Sister• Uzuki Shimamura [Aug]• Water Decals Multiuse 3 [Aug]• Option Parts Set 29 (Action Wear beta) [Color B] [Aug]• Option Body Parts Type SU01 [Color A] [Aug]• Option Body Parts Sigma Sisters Paradox 2 [Color C] [Aug]• Mash Kyrielight [Paladin] [Aug]• Option Body Parts Arm Parts & Leg Parts S [Color C] [Sept]• Option Body Parts Type MG01 [Color C] [Sept]• SIS-E00 Myasti [Color C] [Sept]• Option Body Parts Type MG02 [COLOR A] [Nov]• Option Body Parts Arm Parts & Leg Parts S [Color A] [Nov]• Saki Hanami (20th Anniv. YOU AND i !)[Nov]• Option Body Parts Atelier Base Body 01 [Color A] [Dec]>Arcanadea:• XenoAlma Legiant [Jun]• Grande Scale Lumitea [Jun]• Ermeda (Reissue)[Jun]• Ornela [Dec]>ValkyrieTune• Erika [Sept]>Metamor Verse• Ao Kiriyama & Blade Liger Dress Code #SCARLET [Sept]>Cutie Honey Nova• Honey Kisaragi [Nov]• Black Honey [Dec]
In development (now in development!)>30 Minutes SisterIDOLMASTER After-School Climax GirlsBUNBUN FighterBUNBUN ClericSIS-F01 Dilmia (Color b)>Megami DeviceEva Unit 1Ebikawa designed pairAmaterasu AUVFace parts m.s.g. for Bullet Knights/SOLGarden SpikesBlock 2 Armor sets/new seriesB1R-M/DechikaYggdrasis Hate DetonatorBullet Knights A & BBullet Knights C & DPUNIMOFU LinMao & Tu × HondaYggdrasis Garm Ripper Winter Camo Ver.>Frame Arms GirlRayfalx, Gourai II, Kagutsuchi-Otsu Sniper, Kenshin, Wilbur-Nine Second Jive, Muscuto Bunny Body, Muscuto Swimsuit Body>Cross Frame GirlZenith (gray ver.)
Do you remember when 30MS were both cheap and easy to find?Good times.
>>11829014>>11829018their faces look super generic, also those balls are distractive
>>11829837>Gourai II prototypeProbably stuck in development hell while they try to incorporate the newer hip/ass tech into her. Given what a chonker the mech is, making a Gourai even slightly thiccer than the OG version is probably proving a head scratcher.
>>11829903WhatNoThey've always been a pain in the ass since the get go. Many people never saw base Rishetta until the revised version with the retooled neck and thighs. I'm pretty sure Tiasha and Luluce were both disasters too thanks to wuflu and the mess that was Luluce's face plate colors.I'm fairly sure Ilshana and the twins still have poor distribution. Sestia is still a joke to acquire. Yufia is often astronomically priced. Micolulu is readily available, but way overpriced.Fal is still cheap though. I do see Turkina's price jumping soon if she doesn't see a reprint soon.
>all this talk about the Dark Moon kit in the previous thread got me to search Ali again to see if any new vendors were doing pre-orders>find this insteadAll right, gotta admit, this instantly brings the girl up from a generic 6 or 7 to an easy 9.
>>11829841The lack of Gundam and Armored Core girpla kits is insane. Free money.
>>11830017Gundam has MS girl, Bandai did try before with their A.G.P line, last update was 2018.
>>11829996Definitely helps. Though, to be fair, if you just mod her to fit some Kotobukiya faceplates she's instantly fantastic since her only really downside is her faceplates just don't stand out at all. Rest of her is pretty nice.
>>11830017Which is hilarious when you think about it since mecha musume mobile suit designs have existed since shortly after the original show began. Other than some of the AGP figures from ages ago, and some of their REALLY bad Build Fighter girl kits, Bandai shockingly never really tried to do anything with the concept. They'll probably do some in the near future now that they've figured out how to do the whole girlpla thing.
>>11829914The FA Gourai 2 comes out today, so hopefully it's full steam ahead on the FAG now.
Painted up the sword from her prop pack- just a simple mask and spray job.
box is surprisingly big for how small this thing is
>>11830204Arcandea boxes are obnoxiously huge, really a lot of boxes are way bigger than they have to which makes shipping a bitch
>>11830204I'm glad my proxy gives me the option of just sending me the runners because holy shit.
>>11830204it's just one of those things? if so then, what a ripoff for such a large box
>>11830137>Already on nip twitter I envy the Japanese sometimes.Also;CHONKYHONKYCan't wait to see the girl version of this absolute unit.
>>11830204>meanwhile jewdai crams two skellys in one boxthat thing doesn't even look detailed enough to warrant a huge sprue spread.
>>11830204the fuck? is there just one bigass runner in that box?
>>11830204If it's like any of their small Hexa Gear beast kits, then it's probably like, 4-6 mini runners. The width and length of the box could make sense IF it's around the thickness of an inch and a half or so, but anything bigger than that is going to be shit tons of wasted space.
>>11830204This further cements my conspiratorial idea that Kotobukiya makes these big-ass boxes on purpose so filthy gajin will get fucked on international shipping costs
Anybody got experience with Plafia?The product page/store listings mention this might need glue, is that true?
So got my first MD yesterday from find my old shinkis in storage recently and yeah, it's pretty nice once I got it all built up and sanded but good lord there's a lot of excess parts left over. Kind of use to it with gunpla but not to this degree. Went with pretty chaos and Alice
>almost end of june and still no Kagutsuchi reissueThey're going to stretch this shit like Soleil Moon Frye's training bra.
>>11831233You'll get that a lot, especially with kits that are from the same sub-line - it's not uncommon for entire runners from previous kits to get recycled only for the instructions to demand only a handful of parts from them. It's just cheaper for them to use what they already have instead of making entirely new molds for parts that are going to be engineered exactly the same anyway.
>>11831152Shipping is determined mostly by weight though, not bulk. Unless the runners are extra thick, the larger box would accomplish nothing.>>11831233As the other anon pointed out, re-using existing molds is cheaper than designing new molds with that same part. Those molds cost probably tens of thousands of dollars to make, whereas the plastic that comes out of them are worth pennies. Look at Zoltan's Sinanju Ver. Ka for example, it's the fourth iteration of the same kit (Full Frontal's Sinanju -> White Sinanju -> Zoltan's Sinanju -> Zoltan's Sinanju Ver. Ka), there's so much shit left over from previous versions. The FAZZ is even worse, since it reprints the same runners from MG ZZ but in different colors.
>>11831312>Shipping is determined mostly by weight though, not bulk.Depends on the shipment method/carrier chosen, I guess. The price does balloon once a certain size threshold is passed.
>>11831312>>11831280FAZZ has been on my radar for awhile now since taking a break from gunpla, any who looks like the extra parts are mostly the chaos and pretty witch, might go for that one next. Also kind of noticed the front paws for the rabbit are the wrong color after finishing up Alice here and comparing it to the pictures
>>11830204That entire box is for one (1) of those models? What a ripoff. I wouldn't complain if it was a decent size, but that thing is puny.
>try to see hlj shipping stuff since i ordered some 30ms>ecms was available yesterday>gone nowWhat the fuck? is this just my end? USA of course.
>>11830204There's no fucking way that's all there is. That little thing is only two, maybe three runners' worth of plastic, tops. What else was in that box that warranted needing that much space?
>>11831461pretty much, just bite the bullet for this and then pray and hope your local hobbyshops get stuff, sorry man, I can say shipping to EU ain't much better, its ass all around
>>11830204>box shows a basically a zerg army>the box is gigantic>only 1 critterthis feels like actual robbery, a box that size should give you at least 2, really 3 of them>>11830861like this yeah, which is crazy to say
>>11831187oh shit is the suwahime kit new? i spent too much money on her merch already, need to get the plamo too. i'm also looking forward to their chino, the prototype looked promising
When using water slides for things like faces, is applying a topcoat afterwards generally seen as the way to go? I soaked mine up in water, put Mark Fit Strong on the faceplates, applied the decals, and q-tipped them dry, and after a bit reapplied more Mark Fit and let them dry again. So, should I still topcoat them just to be on the safe side?
>>11831016It's just like the past XenoAlma, the box is barely an inch deep.
Woah, woah, woah! When the hell was this announced!? I had no idea Pinkle was getting a swimsuit version!
>>11829241>>11829242>>11829243So what are the odds of them making an Emma version at some point?
>>11832016Given how short she is and thus none of the other girls sharing her body type, I would not count on it happening due to there being less compatibility and thus less incentive for anyone to buy a dress-up body of her size to swap heads with. A 1/12 third-party body might work if you can find one with the right proportions (flat-chested with the same end result height would probably be good enough), but that doesn't solve the issue of the clothes.
>>11832033They already made a dress-up body just for her, so 95% of the work is already done for them at this point. It would be a simple matter of giving it a nude crotch piece so she can wear panties like they did with Madoka's new body, then packing in her head, a few alternate hairstyles, and the doll clothes.
>>11831461ECMS is down as a service for a lot of places in Japan for shipping to the US until they're sure they've got all their systems up to snuff for the new customs compliance. It'll be back. >>11831689>the way to goIt's ALWAYS the way to go for any decal, yes. Especially incredibly thin and delicate ones like Koto's. It's pretty easy to scratch or rub most hobby-grade waterslide decals off down the line without even trying. Heck, it's a good idea to gloss coat BEFORE putting the decals on because they adhere better to that than raw plastic most of the time.
>>11832048>ECMS is down as a service for a lot of places in Japan for shipping to the US until they're sure they've got all their systems up to snuff for the new customs compliance. It'll be back. Thank goodness i figured as much, i dotn feel like paying a shitton for shipping this larger order.
>>11832041Yeah, I guess I should have realized that since the Medium dress-up body seems to be designed to fit everyone one grade higher than her. My guess though, is they'll probably prioritize Large first since that fits a bigger proportion of the girls (Kuon, Seira, etc.). I can definitely see them eventually redoing these dress-up bodies for each of the types that already exist, it's just a question of which girls and clothes they're going to include.I do kind of wonder how they're doing the underwear though. Every underwear type I can find for 1/12 scale or thereabouts on Ali has a consistency closer to diapers, they're too dense and wide to actually fit underneath a skirt. I guess if Koto are designing both the body and the underwear in-house, it's going to effectively be a custom fit whereas third-party shit has to worry about differently-sized bodies and such.
>>11829841I thought the Kagutsuchi Sniper custom is the expanded version of Kou. That's why I chose not to buy the regular version since the Sniper equipment is designed for the Kou while the Otsu is designed with the Fencer equipment.Anyway, between each Rebuild Asuka and Rei, which brand has the better kit between 30MP, Blokees, or PLAMATEA?
>>11832016They teased her back in the initial announcement.
>>11831653Yeah. Saw this up for PO, doesn't seem to be a re-release.>i spent too much money on her merch alreadySuch a cute design, didn't even know she existed until recently.Have you bought any of her merch in Suwa city?
>>11831703Ah, okay, so I was right. That's not too crazy then. People are just assuming it's way the fuck deeper than it is.
>>11832109>Have you bought any of her merch in Suwa city?yeah, all of it i bought at their store there. suwa is a really nice place in general, highly recommendedunfortunately chino is order stopped on HLJ and sold out at my local store. i guess i have to bite the bullet and PO on amiami, i'm not confident on the second hand market with plafia. i'm going to PO suwahime thoughfun fact: there's a station near suwa called chino and that's the closest station to their hq/store
>>11832192she's also well integrated into tourist stuff. there's an exploration app for the 4 suwa shrines where they explain the different buildings and she's all over that app
>>11832041Can I just say I love the box art for the whole SST series? Especially the swimsuit ones but the teasing smile here does things to me.>You're staring so intensely, senpai...
>>11832198I mean, it certainly helps that Emma is the best girl - she looks great no matter what she's doing.
>>11832207Best girl, best gremlin.
>>11832072From what I understand of Kagutsuchi's development in gundam terms Kou is basically a gm quell to gourai's gm. The Otsu's Fencer and Sniper are alternative custom units.As for the fag version, they are all separate distinct characters.
>>11832072The 30mp to me looks the bestThe plamatea will be the easiest to getAnd the blokees will be the best for handling and poses.
>>11832876Kagu isn't a modified gourai, the analogy falls flat. The gm quel would be like...zenrai, or assault zenrai. And then ryurai kai world be the gm cannon.>>11832072Sniper and fencer are both otsu(2). Kou(1) is the basic machine - the first attempt to make it not job against hresvelgr was the otsu(2) sniper version, doubling down on kagu being heavily armored and being able to carry Big Guns by giving it more armor and a bigger gun to try popping birds at a safe distance, and tank any shots that got through - the fencer was a custom model tweaked for CQC through pilot feedback. And then there's the kagu hei(3) which instead tries to not job to hres by flying at mach fuck by replacing the lower body with a booster that's basically an entire second mech dedicated to thrust. For a girl maybe they'd give her an airbike or something.
>>11832965I'm under the impression that gm quels are produced by the titians with a whole different production line totally removed from anything the federation or anaheim were doing. The gm quel may externally look like a gm custom, but internally it is totally different, and the looks are purely superficial.The analogy was more to say that Gourai is a basic unit like a gm and Kagutsuchi is a new(er) generation unit based off gourai data built by a different contractor.
My manager can't be this cute!
>>11833522Suddenly, all the boys seemed very motivated.
>>11833522>>11833524I'm tempted to get her - she's cute, comes with a ton of stuff, and apparently isn't a "premade" character, meaning she's a blank slate for personality and backstory.... Someone talk me out of it. I really don't have the space for her...
>>1183207230MP is overall the best, looks the best and scales better with most other stuff, only issue might be getting them, but theres second hand and I have no doubt Bandai will reissue them, plus 30MS compatiblityPLAMATEA's faces are too round and off model, but like others said, easy to getBlokees look fine but they're really big, really more 1/10ish scale, but you can get a cockpit set with Marie which is a bonus so if you want all 3 or just that and isn't planning to display them with other figures they can work fine.Posted pic to illustrate just how big the Blokees is, the smallest is the SHF with 30MP in the middle
>>11833544>... Someone talk me out of it. I really don't have the space for her...She is just P3 Madoka... or maybe P4? At any rate, she is just Madoka with some accessories.
>>11833619Thing is, I don't actually own any version of Madoka, so...that actually makes her MORE tempting to get, given she has all those goodies with her as well...
>>11833562Blokees tummy looks too good.
Loli Xiao kit when?
>>11833544>and apparently isn't a "premade" character, meaning she's a blank slate for personality and backstoryThere's already a couple that don't have any story, right? Namely Wolf and Little Devil Twin Tails.
>>11833741True, though Wolf at the very least seems to be getting tied to Megalomaria for some reason - her dress-up body has her underwear colored specifically to match Penetrator (who she's been paired with since her initial release) and literally comes with an assault rifle, which is...very much not something an average Highshcooler would be carrying. She may not have an explicit backstory, but it's pretty clear there's more to her than "Girl in charge of managing afterschool club activities" or "bratty Mesugaki in need of correction".
Also, new Koto Shop exclusive Emulator (Riding Package) just dropped. She comes with a motorcycle and a pair of pistols.
>bought $40 worth of doll clothes on Ali a couple weeks ago>they arrived before the ~$100 order I made at the beginning of the month, which are either stuck at customs or only just recently arrived stateside>one of the clothing sets was advertised as 1/12 scale but is labelled as 1/8 scale on the package, guess I'll find out if I got screwed over or not>the set of knee-length boots was actually in 1/6 scale and thus completely worthless unless I get into the Grande Scale ecosystem, but they cost $2 so no big loss>the rest are pretty much as advertised, overall a pretty good purchase since there were a total of 10 clothing pieces/setsI'm still kind of irked that there are no good low-cost underwear options for 1/12 scale that aren't just sticking waterslides onto the naked body. Like, you would think that with all the skirts and dresses that are being made, someone would have come up with a solution that doesn't look like sports bloomers made out of felt.
>>11833786I don't think she's a koto shop exclusive, she just has shop exclusive bonus parts. She's up on hlj.
>>11833827Aren't those just the hat and hair from Eimi?
>>11833834It's all just recolors at the end of the day. The bike is just a recolor of the Rui one coming out in September.
>>11833786I'd better not. Got too many bikes in the fort already.
>>11833728Never, because Koto hates us. Same reason why we've, for some reason, yet to get a Puni S color C, D, or E girl.
now, do i get ruis bike or the emulator one? i kind of dont dig the pink hair, how compatible is emulator with ssj/md/fag hair? also, aren't megalomaria and ssj different scales? how can they both use the same bike?
>>11833728Is that official art? Did the artist just draw her as a kid for shits and giggles, or is this actually a teaser for an upcoming kit?
>>11833989>i kind of dont dig the pink hair, how compatible is emulator with ssj/md/fag hair?The Emulators are completely compatible with SST hair - all of them are already using different colored versions of preexisting SST hairs.>also, aren't megalomaria and ssj different scales?They're roughly the same size, and their heads are swappable by design - you have plenty of pics of SST characters' heads and bits attached to Megalomaria characters, and vice versa.
>>11833990Blade just likes to draw variations on the Puni Mofu designs, since he did the artwork for them initially. So not all of them are necessarily getting produced, he just liked to draw lolis. And bid tiddies. And loli versions of big tiddy girls. Etc., etc. In short, he's very based.
Based?https://x.com/tyoudekaB/media
>check kagutsuchi reissue on HLJ>discontinuedWelp, the universe doesn't want me to have her.
>been interested in the Greed kit for a while since it's naval-themed and the girl is pretty nice-looking>it turns out that the shark, manta and whale can combine into a single big thingAll right, definitely going onto the wishlist. My only disappointment is that there's no hatless option.
>>11834256Yahoo Japan and mercari are your friend.
Today, at build-a-brat workshop, it Kagutsuchi-Otsu!
The Cyclone Hopper clothes are starting to hit doll clothes stores on Ali as standalone purchases. I guess the makers that they contracted to make those clothes had a bunch of surplus and are are selling them off?
>>11834307As long as they ship with DHL or FedEx, don't want my shit stolen or stuck in customs for 5 months.
>>11834492Grats on your new brat. She's absolutely delightful. May she continue to be a mesugaki at your side for many years to come.
>>11829837>PicMustn't.. buy another.. kit. backlog! But those thighs, and chubby tummy aaaaaahhhhh.
>>11834515seggs
>>11834780She's cute and a great build. I can't wait for the Sniper version to come out too.
>>11834845She is but my backlog man, the backlog.But then she might be gone later. Oh no.
>>11834875If you can hold out, trim the backlog down and wait, there's the big boobed sniper in the future.
>>11834897Good heavensI'm also mostly joking, I am seriously considering grabbing her though, they all look good
It's not a figi, but my growing (and very late) obsession with shinki in particular made me decide it'd be fun grab this while I was playing the game
>>11834938I've only skimmed it but it looks like a surprisingly cool guide actually. I thought it'd be mostly lists of gear and stuff (which there is, and is marked in a separate color of paper so you can flip to it quickly) but there's also a lot of actual info and strategy in it.I really like the Rail Action section in particular. Rather than just list all the actions it's got mappings of what the routes too which is cool.
Koto knew what they were doing when they included a chain with Valiant's kit.
>「捕まえたぞ、メフィスト!」>「しまった! 捕まってしまったか!」
>>11834938>>11834950I loved this game, and played it to death until my PSP finally kicked the bucket; even hacked most of the DLC into the game (I think the file I had was only missing the last two waves of stuff). It was great actually being able to "play" with most of the Shinki I owned IRL (except for the recolors, though some of their weapons made it into the game).And I still want an official Justice, even if they made her into a kit.
emulator sure has a big box for not that many runners
>>11835168What are you saying, it's smaller than a 30ms box
>>11835227it's thicker and longer than the two 30mp boxes i've got here. and the other MD kits are packed way more tightlyi'm not complaining
>>11832041>>11832207>>11832209These reminded me that I hadn't built my own Emma yet, so I finally dug her out of my backlog pile.Didn't realize that the skin tone on this version of her is paler than her normal one; won't be using the dress-up body to stick her in some actual clothes, at any rate.
>>11835541
>>11835542>>11835541So smol.
>>11835541>won't be using the dress-up bodyShe's color C, and there is a dress-up body [S] in color C already that came out earlier this year. Pick one up and you're all set. There's even a smaller chest part to keep Emma's proportions, instead of the slightly bustier dress-up body design.
>Canada day sale>cheaper than MSRPFuuuuck. My backlog is way too fucking big.
>>11835624thats fucking hot, I dont blame you. M O R E
>>11835573>there is a dress-up body [S] in color C already that came out earlier this year.Didn't realize they made another [S] body already - I only knew about the initial one. Guess I'll have to snag one when I have the free cash.Also, Emma looks good as a blonde. Maybe I should track down that version of her, too...though I still don't own either of her default versions yet. Still got a bunch of other Sousai (and Megalomaria) gals to build before I go adding to the pile, though.
>>11835553Not much really
>>11835833I already have too many boxed cuties in the basement! It doesn't make sense to hoard more plastic!
Is there any info about this upcoming kit? I can only find two places on Ali selling pre-orders. A dragon armor motif looks pretty sick.
>Item Size/Weight: 43 x 31 x 20.5 cm / 2203g>Shipping more than the cost of the kit itself Remind me to stop buying chink kits. This 'one more runner will fix it' approach is bad for my wallet. I really didn't expect this bitch to be over two kilos.
>>11836315>chenlongis that a R63 Jackie Chan? wtf
>>11836337Where are you buying it from that shipping is so expensive? Just get it from Ali where the kit is often dirt cheap, and shipping borderline nonexistent.
I'm disappointed that the local store brought chinkies with weird names that nobody buys and the only skanky they brought after a long time was a grande scale inocentia, which nobody wants either.
>>11836337Yeah, you really shouldn't be buying Chinese kits on Japanese sites and Chinese shipping is usually peanuts, with effort to avoid any extra fees included as a matter of course.
>>11836352>white hair>smoke pipe>scroll and a dao>Jackie Chan???????
>>11836832Jackie chans chinese stage name is chenlong or pronounced tsing long if youre cantonese.
>>11836813tfw got daytime meteor PO'd on HLJ i'm cooked
>>11836890You know whats fucking funny? I msged them about it nearly a week ago. Im gonna cancel it if it doesnt fucking come out by this month since it keeps getting delayed in jp.
>>11836902i might do the same desu. my backlog is long enough and i really fear the shipping costs. i really want the kit but i'm sure there will be a reprint, r-right?
>>11836908It already is getting a teprint so yes. Not my irl name btw since i made this account like fucking 20 years ago
>>11836890This was my experience buying it off of Ali. I got free shipping and a decent discount using their monthly "sales" coupons, the only problem was the product taking over a month to arrive (you may have seen my bitching and whining about it in past threads), and the package itself being semi-damaged due to the cheap shipping (which I don't really care all that much about since the contents were perfectly protected).If you're not paying about this amount for it, including shipping and taxes, you're probably getting ripped off. The only problems are that Ali shipment for large packages takes forever, and the package will likely get dinged up a bit during shipment.
>>11836902It was in stock at amiami akihabara store when I went to japan last feb and yet, it's still getting delayed.I was able to get mine cancelled so go ahead.You're gonna get fucked with shipping if you don't.
Don't mind if i do.
>>11836960>I was able to get mine cancelled so go ahead.They basically told me hey buddy jsut this fucking once we will cancel this shit even though there is no release date.
>>11837106That's a good bargain
>>11834287Definitely the best one of the line
>>11837106I briefly contemplated snagging her while I was in Hong Kong, but not enough luggage space. Just as well, I have Dress-Up Body Large C coming in September-ish that I could just attach a 1/12 bikini to.
>>11836952hmm it's 8k yen on HLJ. if i were to ship it via surface (which lately i do anyway since all new kits go on the backlog) and with taxes, it'd come out to around 80€. so not too different in price. on aliexpress they're all around 130€ currently. if gundamit still had it in stock i'd order there for a similar price, just to not having to bother with the customs office (gay retards)>>11837106holy shit they reduced her even more. i bought her for 33€ a few months ago. still eyeing a bunch of other kits, hoping they put them on sale. bought quite a few for japanese msrp there last year>>11837108quite the answer considering the delay is 9 months and counting
>>11837183I wonder how different pricing and shipping are for Europe, because I found two for $85 USD with free shipping. Maybe try using the "similar items" lookup and see what you find, because listings don't always all show up reliably, probably due to varying degrees of Google Translate usage by the vendors and website itself.
>>11835245If the 30mp you're comparing it to is Rei then know that Emulator is significantly more bulky than Rei. Rei is so slim and dainty she's practically weightless.
Anyone have a sozai-san body and do head swaps on it? Since it's not a ball joint I'm wondering what goes well with it or if modifying a head/neck is unavoidable.
is it fine to ask some mecha musume media rec here ? feel free to trash me if that's the wrong place but my heart recently corrupted my dick and i feel the urge to really stuff myself of that recently and im starting to fall in love with this archetype, since i wasnt that much of a specific fan before any rec is welcome
>>11837183>quite the answer considering the delay is 9 months and countingHLJ cs is good to me most of the time but the cancellation policy is nonsense.
How is this one? I prefer Megami Device bodies, because others lack in hip movement, but I really like the theme of this one and I can pair a bunch of Little Armory guns and military accessories with her.
>>11837208ryo and asuka. her box is smaller than the other MDs i have though. at the same time MD boxes are packed to the brim>>11837412she released a few days ago, i doubt anyone got her already. i can let you know in 3-5 years when i'm through my backlog
>>11837207Shipping is fucked for Europa. As an example lets take Grand scale Stylet, on that site it "only" costs me a little bit less then 90 Euro. But if i buy it from japan and imported myself its around 40-50 Euro for the Figure around 20 Euro for import tax and fucking 60 Euro for shipping alone which brings it to 125+ in the end. Its that worse since the Iran shit.
>>11837412jptuber I watched said her neck falls apart quite easily
>>11837380Starward (or "Wings of Stars", under the proper translation) is pretty fun. It's a free-to-play Gundam Extreme Versus clone, but with cute mechamusumes instead of giant robots. There are no "pay to win" characters - the game is surprisingly well balanced so that even common characters can beat the rare ones from the gacha with minimal effort; you can spend money on cosmetics or for tickets for the event gachas, but the game is very generous with its free currency, so you don't really need to drop a penny on it if you don't want to.To tie this back to /toy/, there have actually been some crossovers that are relevant here - Animeister's Galahad and upcoming Nether Dragon Shadow Blade Galahad are both in the game right now as a collab event, and Animester is making the character Sky Saber into a model kit for their end of the collaboration (which is nice, but I hope they do my wife Rhine as well, pic related). You just missed the Black Rock Shooter collab, which had both her and Dead Master, and I joined too late for the Frame Arms Girls collab that had Gourai Kai, Stylet, and Baselard.
>>11837456Sky Saber, for reference. There's some unpainted pics of her model kit prototype floating around.
>>11837392idk why they're kvetching so hard about cancellations. the cancellation deadline on the majority of items being the day it pops up on their store made me not order something multiple times by now. and a 9 month delay is really not acceptable>>11837427thats really steep. i shipped an MD and the death stranding 2 mech coffin kit the other day, the latter is the size of an MG box iirc. or at least significantly bigter than an MD. EMS would've been 7k, surface 5k
>>11837427>Shipping is fucked for Europa.I can imagine. That's a helluva lot of fuel needed to get a rocket that far, plus the trip takes about 6 years to get there, making it a 12-year round-trip. Really must be a nightmare to get anything to you Jovians; you have my sympathies.
>>11837412probably the best looking mecha musume kit I've seen in a while but I can just never justify paying $100+ for a single model kit at my skill level
>>11837456thanks a lot for the suggestions, i had that one downloaded but i had to be done with AC6 completely at first, and the week end gives me plenty of time to enjoy starward i find it surprising to see games collaborating with studios which is amazing (usually i see IP and IP)the previous picrel was a mechabreak collab also with MSGeneral and i didnt knew at that time such a feats were possible, the figures really do look amazing and it makes me want to see more, there's 100% chance i'll find something that makes me salivate if i lookyour Rhine is really the type of what im looking for she looks amazing
>>11837427>60 shippinguse boat
>decide to build one of the chitocerium kits from my backlog>notice I already built her twin sister in the box, pick her up and move her slightly>she falls apart violently oh right thats why I stopped buying these
>>11837530but i dont want to wait 2-3 extra month for my model kits
>>11837530>recommending a boat>after seeing what happened to boats that tried to go through the Suez in 2021
>>11837530sorry i>>11837533 was wrong its not 2-3 months its 3-7 extra month with ship
>>11837419I'll say this, part of what makes some of these koto boxes so massive is the 3d molding of the parts. Megalomaria and sousai both receive bigger than normal boxes very often because the hair runners need three to four times the space of comparably sized kits. Emulator isn't a large kit, but she has significantly more pieces than either of those kits, even with said pieces being smaller that leads to more runner space and a bigger box. Plus she comes with an older msg weapon, and those runners are designed to be bag packed and are often way more robust than necessary for comparably sized boxed kits.No where near as egregious as winter Ritsuka. Her box is 80% air.
At first I read that as 80% hair, and looking at the runner layout, I was tempted to agree.
>$105 with 15% off for 4th of July means $89 before shipping and taxes>could blow $25 worth of loyalty points to bring it down to around $65>shipping and taxes will bring the final cost to around $80, which is pretty good I guessI still feel kind of bad doing an online order for a single kit, which is the worst way to get fucked in the ass by shipping charges. Problem is though, I've already chewed through around 95% of my lifetime wishlist, and anything else I might want is either already sold out or something I could buy locally for cheaper.
>>11837608If you want another 5% off, there's another sale starting the 18th, it' 20% off sitewide. Have you Preordered from them before?I Preordered that Garm Ripper one and they still haven't sent it despite Newtype getting it months ago.
>>11837480No clue i had to ask twoce to cancel the fucking order. Either way im only ordering bandai kits from them from now on, its really tiring dealing with their new policies.
Been ages since I've done any actual work on girlpla (blame my ADHD and having only recently gotten my hobby cave properly set up again), but I finally got around to topcoating the right leg for Mao here. The matte coat 100% improved the look of the thing and made the hand-applied touchups to the stripes invisible against the airbrushed paint, which is nice! Of course, my masking skills are still atrocious and you can kinda tell, and like a retard I used the POM ankle joints, but I can't face potentially messing the whole thing up trying to fix it further now, and the ankles are barely noticeable anyway so whatever.That said I gotta decide what colour to do the other stocking. I am NOT doing that masking job again, and I wanted an asymmetrical look anyway. I'm torn between painting it red (and repainting any other pink on the kit with red) or just shading + topcoating the pink and adding some minor details with decals or brushwork to make it more interesting to look at.FWIW this will have a few minor kitbashed elements, notably the skirt and a few other bits from a tragically borked Chaos and Pretty Magical Girl, and spare spikes from Krakendress Rania.
>>11837643Yeah, I currently have two outstanding pre-orders, one of them 1 year and going since the MG Gundam Mk-II AEUG got delayed for like six months straight (and sadly not the first time I've had a pre-order delayed for that long). I just didn't know when they would have their next 20% off sale, which was what I was waiting on.
>>11837608>POing on USAGSGood luck.They'll run out of stock and make you wait 2 years until you decide to cancel it and charge you fees.
>>11837767I mean, all the places I've found on Ali that are taking pre-orders are charging $150 easy and don't start delivering until December-ish.
>>11837527>your Rhine is really the type of what im looking for she looks amazingShe really is great, especially when you see her all armored up - gameplay-wise, she's a ranged fighter, so she uses her fast maneuverability to play keep-away while hitting enemies with bullets, lasers, and walls of missiles; her gimmick is that her weapons "evolve" as she uses them, getting stronger, firing more projectiles, and creating big AOE splash damage as time goes on. Appearance-wise, she's basically a grown-up version of Arcanadea's Gii, but with mecha armor on her (the tail and horns are real, though - you can see her de-armored in the menus and home screen). She's a strong fighter if used right, and personality-wise is one of the more popular characters with the fans (they even gave her a wedding dress as an outfit in-game, and features in some merch), so there's that.Anyway, I think she'd make a good Girlpla kit, too, and since the game featured two characters from Animester, it would be nice if Animester did her as a second character for their collab, once they finish Sky Saber.
>>11837791Yeah, I'd buy a kit of that, backlog be damned. Hopefully they'd work in some ab crunch somehow though.
>>11837828>Hopefully they'd work in some ab crunch somehow though.Well, Sky Saber looks like she's got the same hip connection as their Galahad, which in turn uses the same hip style as most Megami Devices (i.e. the "panties" method), so if they did Rhine as well, she'd likely end up with the same thing.
>>11837691The stripes look pretty alright, I don't think there's an easy way to ever do them.
>>11838025Thanks man, I appreciate that; was my first attempt doing something that tricky. I'm bad at masking at the best of times, but this was a nightmare. I did tidy back up with AK acrylic markers, which blended in perfectly with the surrounding paint under the mattecoat so could be worse.
>>11837691Looks fine for a first attempt, anon. Though, poor Mao looks confused as all get-out.>>11838033What steps did you do for masking anyways? Did you do it the easy way? Aka just painting the entire part in one half of the pattern's colors, giving it a quick light and thin gloss coat for protection, masking it off, doing the other half of the color, and then your final topcoat?
>>11834492And here she is with all her gear on. Had a bit of a misadventure painting her weapon, but oh well. The smug makes the days of assembly worth it.
>>11838170>Did you do it the easy way?Yeah, that's exactly what I did, though I don't recall if I used the intermediary clear coat. The problem I had was mostly very slight paint bleed under the masking tape where I thought I'd got it applied firmly enough, but...obviously I had not. I was using proper Tamiya as well. Maybe the paint was a bit too thin, maybe I hadn't properly pressed the tape down, who knows.I will say at the very least the pain was entirely self-inflicted from me wanting to do something different, as the base kit is very well colour-separated.
>>11838205we're reaching levels of smug that shouldn't be possible with this release
>>11838205Not sure I'd call her flat, but she's definitely fat (and that's a good thing) and 100% a brat. God I need to build my Kagutsuchi-Kou. I love fat bitches so fucking much.
>>11837691faggot
>>11838261Not that flat in the grand scheme of things, but compared to the original Kagutsuchi they took away her boobs to pack in more smug.
>>11838275Oh yeah 100%. She has good reason to be smug, look at that tummy!(The belly is the most erotic part of a woman's body and I will not hear otherwise.)
>>11838261shes not fat, she is still pretty fit all things considered>but chubbyplease look at real women she just has bigger thighs and isn't a stick
>>11838281I mean I'm not complaining either way. I have a sickness for thiccness whether it's muscular thighs or a nice soft tummy.
Building my first block 2 (Tu) and the runner count is insane. 1 white, 1 clear, 2 green, 3 purple, 4 clear yellow, 4 yellow, 12 skintone and SEVENTEEN brown runners. They're smaller than block 1 kits, but the quantity is still crazy.
>>11838281>please look at real womennot a good thing
>>11838373The good news is most of those runners are eight parts or less and so you get rid of them quickly.
DAUGHTER DAUGHTER DAUGHTERLOVE LOVE LOVE
>>11838281>please look at real womenModern women are all obese, bro, or overweight at the very least. They've gotten incredibly good at mooching off of simps over the past few decades, so now they're all fat and lazy. There once was a time when slim and sporty was the ideal look, but nowadays chicks have realized they don't need to put in the effort to make themselves look good to attract a sugardaddy who'll cater to their every need for the rest of their lives.And back on topic to Kagutsuchi - she's fat, as are her two sisters. It's part of why she looks so awkward, since a girl that bloated shouldn't have such small tits - it's not how female fat distribution works, and it makes it look like someone smashed together the top and bottom of two unrelated kits to make her.
>>11838452Is someone making an Aemeath kit?
>>11837544fair dinkum mate. i just started the legs and it's a really fun kit. i wasn't sure if i should get rui's bike or the new one with emulator but i think i want another emulator. will swap out her hair though, i think the short sousai shoujo teien hair they sold separately would be a good fit>>11837531the loli twins? i have them in my backlog. but graphites was pretty solid, on par with any other koto or bandai kit
Finally got a Siesteh.Damn, you guys weren't lying about the ankle being a bit bad. Possibly could be solved by sanding the foot peg so the connection is a bit looser, but I'd rather have deal with the annoyance of it popping off occasionally during posing and have her stand securely.I'm hating the rubbery face-plates, it's so hard to sand or scratch imperfections like flash.Otherwise, I'm really liking her - the design is sexy-cool, and the weapons are neat. I like that you can move the slide back on the gun.
>>11838740The ankle falls apart because the connection between the leg and foot is tighter than the joint itself.You can fix the ankle falling apart by making the 3mm pegs a little looser, and applying a tiny lip of super glue around the far outside edge of the peg that makes up the joint itself.What do you mean the faceplates are rubbery? They are the same kps as the rest of her?
>>11838753>What do you mean the faceplates are rubbery?Compared to the rest of the plastic in the kit, the face plates feel sort of rubbery - more flexible and not as rigid. Bandai seems to love experimenting with their materials.
Jeez, how big is the box for the Front Mission girl? I just got the invoice and the shipping just for her and SST tomboy is huge.
>>11838768About 32cm by 20cm, so pretty average for Koto's kits.
>>11834256Nevermind, few minutes ago i got billed for kagutsuchi, how? I don't know she was literally discontinued. This time I'm using fucking dhl, ain't no one is stealing her from me again.
>>11839101happened to me before, HLJ just takes some time to actually work through the orders so for a bit it will look discontinued then you'll eventually get it.
>>11839103Makes sense.
>>11839101She's listed as "Discontinued" on the site, meaning people can't order any more of her - that doesn't mean they actually ran out, just that all of their inventory has already been allotted. If you got billed for her, that means your order is one of the ones they specifically set aside stock for, so you're guaranteed to get her.
Up for pre-order on Thursday
HLJ cancelled my... shipment?!
New Tiny Closet bits too
These are super cute
>>11839488>>11839489I still have no fucking clue where to buy these.
>>11839492They are very annoyingly exclusive to Koto's online store, so you've either got to try and get them through a middleman or 2nd hand via Mandarake or Suruga-ya. I really wish they would just open their Online store to international orders, especially for stuff with small runs like the Tiny Closet clothing.
>>11839494Not even on their US store? I swear I've searched there a few times and found nothing.I guess it's just back to searching for 1/10 and 1/12 scale shit on Ali then.
>>11839489jesus fuck it's CUTE
>>11839467Why?
Can anyone id the producer of these?
>>11839794Google lens says "manufactured by laodian ship factory", no idea wether that's accurate or not.
>>11839826I found it, from nogiguchi23/のぎ造船 on tw*tter, they have a booth but what I posted is only at their irl store
>>11839794>make a honse packgenius
>>11837380Dolls Nest
How do you store hands and feets and such? Currently I have everything in the boxes the kits came in but that limits my interest in ever doing fun things because I have to play Jenga just to get a hand.
>>11840257It put all kit leftovers in ziplock bags.
>>11840257Ziplock bags and tackle boxes
>>11840257Yeah, little bags that you can allocate and stow in a drawer or whatever.
>>11840257plastic boxes for screws, plus points if they are transparent so you can add labels inside
>>11839957>tw*tterWhat's with the voldemort shit? I thought we were at least grown up enough to be above that.
>>11840534>I thought we were at least grown up enough to be above that.Point at him and laugh!
>>11840538Just because we play with dolls doesn't mean we have to act like highschool girl cliques that make those they don't like unnameable..
>>11840547You're posting on 4chan, it's nothing but high school girl cliques with disposable income. At least the c*nsorship thing is usually tongue in cheek
>>11840362do you put all left hands of the same color into the same compartment or do you have them per toy?
Still find it funny as hell that Sitara got two full Megami Device kits, two full desktop army kits, multiple recolors of both of those, two official conversion kits for her megami device kits and a half dozen statues, yet Kaede couldn't have her full team in one scale, let alone her sister.Where is Rin?
>>11837489
>>11839488I'm 100% getting the black cat one.>>11839494JP Koto store, I dunno how people that don't have a contact in Japan do it to buy them but thankfully I got one so I can get their P.O bonuses, though sometimes is cheaper to get them from Amazon JP.
>>11839774they didn't say at first. got a follow up, apparently something i had in my private warehouse was in fact not in stock. this would be reason to get angry but it was just a little armory gun so whatever. got a 10% coupon for my next order (valid for 1 month lol).
rate the adventuring party
>>11841256>Archer, Mage, Berserker>All squishy, no tankThis is where I (Human Male, Fighter) come in
>>11840705Per toy, these boxes are 1'50€ each
>>11841272>he gave the fighter a bow
>>11841278Gotta use the OP xenoalma gear even if it causes a class change
>>11841272where's the healer? that formation is asking for a party wipe
>>11841272>"human"(male)I can see right through you, clanker
>>11841486Surely Yukumo knows some healing magic, it'll be fine
Good lord they got Eden caked up in this advert...
Does anyone have the image of the face plate water slide placement guide?
>>11841644>>11841650>>11841654Crossposting
>>11841811Kick ass, didn't know about this figure, thanks. Really great design.
>>11837456>I joined too late for the Frame Arms Girls collab that had Gourai Kai, Stylet, and Baselard.Looks like you're in luck - the Frame Arms Girls characters just showed up in the rerun gacha. I suggest grabbing Baselard - she's a beast.
Bunny Durga
>>11841975i don't live in amerikwa>it's outright strangethey're just retarded at keeping their inventory sorted. that's why people complain that shipping takes forever
Fucking finally, also how is this fat kunts box smaller than Izumo's? It's barely bigger than Zero Tortoise, gotta build them this weekend to figure out this mystery.
>>11842166izumo sex
Neato. If you needed your Rayfalx to look even more like "Baselard, but adult", her preorder hair uses Baselard's animation hair color.
>>11842166Kagutsuchi fat. Come with nothing.Izumo slim. Come with lots of stuff.
I will put Materia White's head on Rayfalx and there's nothing anyone can do to stop me.
>>11842244Easy there johncel
>>11842253I take offence to that. I'm just the weirdo who wants a new Materia mold.
>>11841845You're welcome. We have prototype photos in the other thread now. >>11842342
>>11842361Cool. I'm on the verge of tracking one down to buy, really love it.
>>11842361He's remaking the Beetle Girl? Nice - I own both versions of her, though the red one sadly suffered from some QC issues and kinda...crumbled. The normal brown colored one is still in perfect condition, though.
>>11842451If he is indeed making a new version of her, I'm hoping the transformation is a bit less finnicky and holds together better than this - and that you won't need to partsform the hands and shoulder pads. Still, I love her, so it'll be nice to see what he comes up with for a 2.0.Also, lion girl never.
>>11829837How can i build a Mecha Green custom figure?
>>11842451Yeah its a kind of a remake, but its complicated. When Iceberg designed the first beetle girl (top images in >>11842361 ) he was working for Bigfirebird. They ended up getting rid of him halfway through, hiring someone at Goodsmile company and changing the design to (bottom left). Most notably removing the anime eyes and covering up the crotch. Now he's collaborating with Quankai Studios where the newest version will be a 3-in-1 model kit based off their Gene Cross body. While it isn't a restoration of the original design, this will be the first version that has his 100% involvement. He did their Mantis girl kit as well.
forgot I had this jacket, it's kind of too big for Mao but it has a cute oversized look to it
how do you do, fellow rabbit
Makina-chan cute! Since she's displayed next to Puni Mofu she's gonna be Plamatea or something.
one last bit of image spam because I just discovered my extra Sugarcups PJ set fits her perfectly
Dumb Kouhai 30MS
>>11842767That's a McFarlane, dork
>>11842767need her so badly
>>11842767I watched this and thought it was ok, the movie feels kinf of "american"/westernized and I'm not a fan, but the character design of this girl specifically is unique
I'm planning to kitbash my Belveria which 30MS color type is closest to her skin tone? Color A or B?
>>11843182it's A.Sourei and Shuremi are B
>>11842790>dumb kouhairude, the eggplant is for tender loving, not bullying
>>11843187Thanks!
Do you think they'll keep making more im@s 30MS after the anniversary? I'd love to get more 765 girls, or Gakuen faves.Also anybody built them? How do they feel?
>>11842767I hope she's not a model kit, otherwise her torso is just gonna be a purple lump that looks nothing like a letterman jacket unless you can perfectly paint 4 tiny, immaculate parallel lines
>>11843370If bandai isn't stupid they will make 30ms GK girlsI built one, it's the same as other 30ms/mp, nothing to write home about
>>11841635Well you really can't choose anyone else for magic, they've all melee weapons. I actually thought Meltina had a staff but she uses a whip.Unless (you) play the healslut in the party?
>>11841974I hope we will get Grande Scale Durga II soon
>my Osiris Aerial Dominator and Daytime Meteor each spent like 2-3 weeks each on the tarmac, after like a week of back and forth with the warehouse transfers and customs declarations, before arriving stateside>this Seven Deadly Sins Greed is apparently already on the plane a week after the vendor shipped itIs... this normal? I don't know if "International flight has departed" is any different from "Package leaving origin country/region," but since this vendor baked about $35 of the item cost into the shipping, does this mean that they actually paid for more than bottom-of-the-barrel shipping for this thing? Purportedly it's the size of a PG kit box, which would definitely make it a "oversize goods" as far as Ali is concerned.
>>11841974I really hope there's more to her than just this - for one, I didn't even recognize her as Durga without her armor. I suppose if they sell her for around the same price as the SST Dress-up bodies, she can work as a "blank", but even those come with two bodies to make up for the lack of accessories.We're also getting Bikini Baselard (who actually DOES come with some armor, as well as a neat trident).
>>11843856
Also, the original illustration this is based on.
>>11843856>>11843857>>11843861She's so cute
>>11843856>>11843857>>11843861>>11843898Awwww yissss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5ikrs1fB40
>>11844075nice i just found her today and was thinking of getting her
>>11844075It looks really nice, but I never played the game and unfortunately the bare ass look isn't for me. That stand is really nice though, pegs for attaching everything and the small drawer for the hands.
Anyone got a full list of which Snailshells are "G.N. Project"?And OG wolf re-make when?
>>11843898Nice. That bottom is pretty daring, I hope she doesn't get nerfed. Swimsuit Gourai next, onegai?
>>11844352>Swimsuit Gourai next, onegai?Kinda weird that she's the only one who doesn't have one yet, given she's more or less the face of Frame Arms Girls - hell, even Hamburger beat her to the punch on that.
>>11844443Hresvelgr was arguably the first swimsuit FAG in her base form.
>>11844445True - she already had a one-piece swimsuit as her default "bodysuit". I was more referring to her official bikini armor, which I think she also got before anyone else.
>>11843816Yup. Apparently Ali are capable of sending you these big box kits without leaving them sitting somewhere for a couple weeks. Based on past experience I had accepted that I probably wouldn't see this kit until August, so unless it gets trapped in customs (apparently shipping toys into the US is a perilous endeavor these days), I might end up getting it within the next week or two.
tanned sharpshooter
So this turned out to be pretty damn nifty. Not only was the package actually designed like a gift box, but a bunch of the labelling and such were in-theme with the lore, even including stuff like the tamper stickers. Which makes me kind of sad that the box got damaged during shipping, because it looks so damn nice.
>>11844558I should get this for Dawn. From AE, right? Search for 'Sheen Parade'?
>>11844567That'll get you it, yeah, but from what I can tell there's only three vendors selling it, and the cheapest you'll probably find is in the $25 USD range (split between item cost and shipping). Which is pretty up there for what amounts to a cape and two acrylic stands, and a bit hard to swallow given that the kit it's for is in the $90 range and includes the huge-ass dragon.
>>11844558Why doesn't Meteor get a cape? Isn't she allowed to feel pretty, too?
>>11844550>Tan sideboobSOLD!! Not nearly enough color E girls.
>>11842166This was a fun build, the tribulations i went through to finally get her were worth it. Best part is I don't have to fight with these kits to make the pieces fit anymore, there was just one peg i had to shave off but that was it.
>>11844550I'm weak to brown but strong against orange, this was only tempting for a moment. I wish Koto would standardize on Sitara's tone for their tan or brown girls.
>>11844813I'm not into fatties but she is so cute, can't wait to build mine
And now, time for my favorite (repeated) part of every build: cleaning my freaking desk so I can get back to work.
>>11844845You're going to love her.
I'm gonna build a KOS-MOSjust as soon as I get some champagne gold paint for touch ups.
>>11845376Whenever i see her I'm reminded of MoS-Kos.
>>11845376I wish they simply made an updated build for her, because most of her parts explode on touch
>>11842361Headless Horse woman going up for pre-order soon. Comes in standard and "vibrant" color versions (aurora clear plastic)
Do ya'll have any recommendations for making sets? I wanna make like a 1/12 apartment or like a dorm for my Megami Device girls. Most of what I find floating around doesn't quite match a modern aesthetic though.
>>11845686I've seen loads of this type of shit on Ali, if you do some digging there you'll probably find what you're looking for, just make sure to use the "similar items" feature to find the cheapest vendor.
>>11845646not big on her but that aurora plastic looks nice
>>11845686little armory has some stuff that might work. i can't speak for the quality yet, maybe in a few months
Trans color ....
>>11846109how many days till someone uses her for a fuwamoco custom?
>When PO opened HLJ's page said you can only order one of these per person>Made 3 different orders for 1 each>It stays like that for a couple of months, thought I gamed the system>Check my open orders, they cancelled 2 and only left me with oneWow wow wow, ok, at least an email would've been nice
>>11846286Be happy they didn't cancel all three and then ban your address for trying to pull that shit, bro.
Finally got my hands on Sourei and Shuremi.They're definitely a peak of Bandai's 30MS designs so far.My only gripe is with Sourei - the Oni mask/armor hinders her arm movements greatly when it's on her, and the katana is kinda loose in her grip. The oni mask has a tab to insert it into a 30MS head core in stead of bangs.If I were nitpicking, then Shuremi's hair is a bit clunky - the whole bottom half below the scalp is a single piece (as standard for bandai and long hair.) There's also like two seams on the torso, but they're not obvious.I still recommend both - they introduce a lot of cool pieces for kitbashing like horned hair, a big arm bands, thigh straps, unique shoes and those awesome kimono sleeves.
For those of you who like your femboys, Kemopla's Omaneko has some product shots. Sadly, it looks like he's just using the default female lower torso (no bulge like Polynian's Shamrock), but he does come with a unique upper chest plate.Seems there's going to be two versions, a general release one and a version exclusive to their website.
>>11846408All the stuff that comes with his general release version.
>>11846409The stuff that's with his website exclusive version.
>>11846408>no bulgeNo point then
>>11846411Incidentally, this guy isn't a random OC - he's actually the official mascot of the JSDF'S Omaezaki Submarine Missile Base. No, seriously.
>>11846414I mean, it should be pretty easy to make a vague, indistinct bulge out of blu-tack or whatnot. Even easier to make him a female, though - his chest plate should be compatible with all the previous Kemopla releases, so you can slap one of the Khao Manee's boob plates on instead of his custom chestpiece and call it a day, no modifications required.
>>11846286Why be nice to a retard that can't read?They should have just cancelled all 3 orders.
>>11846441>can't read?Oh, he can read alright. Dude was trying to get extras to scalp - they really should've just blacklisted him entirely.
>>11846109It's time to take pastel colors back from those wackos, the first step is to acknowledge japanese model kits manufacturers do not subscribe to that ideology and this is a design choice.
>>11846457Scalping is cancer, I just like school uniforms
>>11846109no this is candy colours, I'm tired of those psychos
>>11846523Too bad, you're getting the thigh high socks and you're gonna like it
>>11846415This is why I love Japan. I still remember Kirino/Oreimo being at the forefront of some sort of Government advertisement/initiative/whatever it was.
>>11841974So how many Durgas are we up to now?
Let's try that again,Ice Eisen up for pre-order tomorrow
Grande Elmeda up for pre-order on the 21st.
Kuon Cheerleader costume up for pre-order tomorrow as well
>>11846935Comes with some new runners for making a shorter body
>>11846935>>11846938
>>11846937
>>11846936I'm still super on the fence about getting into the 1/10 ecosystem since every other girlpla I've bought is 1/12, but Ermeda would probably be my second or third choice for one after Kuon/Maria.>>11846937Is that hair the separately-sold hime style? Seems like a weird one to put on a cheerleader.
>>11846942Yeah, it's the separately sold hair piece. Probably works out better to re-release it alongside the cheerleader outfit than on it's own.
>>11846945Apparently it's a different shade of black from the separately sold one. For some reason.It matches the color of the one on the right, from the [Maria Kagaribi Damage Ver.]
>>11846952Is it? From what I can tell both Kuon school uniforms have slightly purple hair, while Maria Dress Code's is a bit on the purple side. Damaged Kuon and the new Cheerleader Kuon both look like they're closer to pure black, which the original hime is kind of close to. It's hard to tell if the different shading is due to lighting though, because otherwise it looks like the only other major difference is the color of the bow.
>>11846958*Maria Dress Code is closer to blue than purple. That's what I get for posting in the dead of night.
>>11846959>>11846958Their own words
>>11846958I admit, I'm just going by google translate, but that's what the blog says
>>11846962fucking hell, the color on the right should probably look better in persontho i like both
>>11846109femboy 30MS/MD when?>>11846938>>11846939that's hot
>>11846937I'm getting this one for sure, I love Kuon!
>>11846939I'm imagining this is the end result of Emma bugging Kuon to get her a role on the Megalomaria TV show, only for the outfit the director gave her to be a bit more risque than she was bargaining for.
>>11846952>>11846961>>11846962As thumbnails, I legit thought those were Godzilla figures before opening them and realizing its hair
>>11847286Kek, same!
Why the fuck is Ayatsuki so disproportionately expensive in Europe still
>bought a bunch of 1:12 clothes from a vendor on Ali to avoid taking it up the ass from "shipping" charges>recommendation feed pops up with some 1:12 heels from that same vendor that somehow weren't there before>turns out they were miscategorized in the 1:6 scale clothing section of the vendor pageI mean, now that I know, I guess I can bookmark this vendor for future purchases, because for some goddamn reason 1:12 shoes cost like ten bucks a pair, and getting them for $4 would save me a decent amount.
>>11847709drop a link anon
>>11847793https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804330439513.htmlThey don't have Choice shipping, but I managed to buy 18-21 pieces of clothing on about $13 of shipping.Excluding a few clothing pieces that are being held hostage by customs (about half of which I've successfully gotten refunds for), I've managed to procure a pretty decent wardrobe for my girls. Like, yeah, the total cost of all this clothing probably almost equals that of the kits, but the interchangeability gives them really good long-term value.
Finally, got my missing girls, shipment in my local, European shop arrived.
