Thread 11509846

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Wonderfestival! New kits, ner figures, and new lines!

New lines by Nidy 2D and Apsy from Nocturnas and Alphamax! A pair of heavily armed nuns with back problems!? A mentally deficient dragon loli!? What else could you ask for?!

Aliendress pre-orders soon? Maybe?

Raider pre-orders this week!

Lang is out!

Read the guide:
>https://docs.google.com/document/d/17kIQkTbSQOIVahREFmycWhobDnftvuSPTOcz7aSMOnA/pub

Official Skintone & Compatibility guides:
>https://imgur.com/a/busou-shinki-skintone-comparability-guides-AQ4aR

Upcoming Releases & Restocks:
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>Megami Device:
• PUNIMOFU Xaio [Aug]
• PUNIMOFU Kuromao [Sept]
• PUNIMOFU Yukitu [Oct]
• B1R-M Chassis Kit Skin Color A [Nov]
• B1R-M Chassis Kit Skin Color B [Nov]
• AUV Susanowo Souen (Reissue)[Jan]

>Frame Arms Girl:
• Hresvelgr=Ater Summer P3 [Jul]
• Zelfigar (Reissue) [Sep]
• Zero Genbu [Aug]
• Grande Scale Stylet [Aug]
• Jinrai (Lancer Ver.) [Sep]
• Hresvelgr Qipao Ver. [Oct]
• Grande Scale Architect [Oct]
• Magatsuki Kika (Reissue) [Nov]
• Grande Scale Magatsuki [Nov]
• Shingen [Dec]
• Wilber Nine Beryl Armor Custom [Jan]
• Shadow Tiger (Reissue) [Feb]
• Grande Scale Baselard [Dec]

>Metamor Verse
• MV-01 Ao Kiriyama & Blade Liger [Jan]

Op part 2-----

>30 Minutes Sister
• Nyalenti-Nyabolo (Presto Form) [Aug]
• Raidira (Color A) [Aug]
• Asahi Serizawa [Oct]
• Option Body Parts Alpha Sisters Phantasm 3 [Color B][Oct]
• Tiasha (Dahlia Wear) [Color B][Nov]
• Option Parts Set 21 (Sprint Costume) [Color B][Nov]
• SIS-K00 Mikoruru [Color B]
• Option Parts Set 22 (Turbo Costume Alpha) [Color B][Nov]

>Arcanadea:
• Velretta ReACT-P [Nov]
• Yukumo ReACT-C [Sep]
• XenoAlma: Tickle Dekapoda [Oct]
• XenoAlma: Hydro Zeeforce [Sep]
• Meltina [Oct]
• XenoAlma Flame Straile [Dec]
• XenoAlma Blaze Ophis [Dec]

>ValkyrieTune
• Lisa = Caster [Feb]
• Iris = Bruckner [Feb]

>GODZ ORDER
• GO-05 OVERLORD Gabriel: DX Plated Ver.[Jan]

>Xenosaga
• KOS-MOS Ver.4 (Extra Coating Edition) (Reissue) [Nov]

>HYPER BODY:
• Rikka Takarada (Grid Tector Ver.) [May]
• Cinderella [Jul]

> V.F.G.:
• VF-25S Super Messiah [Aug]
• VF-31A Kairos SP (Reissue) [Sep]
• VF-31D Skuld SP (Reissue) [Sep]

>MS General
• SIN-04 Envy [Jul]
• SIN-03 Sloth [Sep]

> Rosado Project:
• RS-01 Rasetsu Sekiko (Reissue) [Oct]

In development (now in development!)

>Megami Device
Eva Unit 1
Ebikawa designed pair
Amaterasu AUV
Face parts m.s.g. for Bullet Knights/SOL
Garden Spikes
Block 2 Armor sets/new series
B1R Chassis Kit L
Desire Maiden Raider & Medic
Garm: Ripper & two others

>Frame Arms Girl
Katsuguchi, Rayfalx, Gourai II, Katsuguchi-Otsu, Katsuguchi-Otsu Fencer, Kenshin

>Cross Frame Girl
Zenith

Panik

FINALLY

I shipped my Tsukuyomi DAY 1 of her release and she just now got here today...

My HLJ PW is almost $800 now.
Does anyone know if tariff is charged with shipping price included or is it separate?

>>11509921
>tarriff
In the us? I havent been charged shit from importing via ems or fedex. If you would be charged, it is item value.

>>11509921
Do not go above 800. Anything above and your opening yourself up to get assblasted.

>>11509987
Guess I'll ship it right away once the next shipping discount comes in then.

>>11510011
I know the limit is 800 but I was wondering if shipping price is included in that 800.
No way I'm paying government thugs extra money.

>>11510023
It isn't.

>>11509846 (OP)
I combined Luluce + Sestieh.
When are we going to get the new Luluce wear?

>amiami PO closed while it was in my cart
pain... time to camp I guess

>>11510175
You can preorder it on the kotobukiya us shop if you want. They’re not the fastest (they seem to ship at the end of the PO month), but they have everything available

>>11510175
What are these even for?

>>11510315
New SST girl

>>11510387
That explains why I don't recognize it.

>>11509892
Based Koi XL body enjoyer. I just got a Tenso shipment in with a couple of them. Missed out on the first batch due to them selling out almost instantly and regular proxies not being fast enough for that. Learned about Tenso and set it up so I can just do it myself. Enjoy your Tsuku-chan, she's a delight. Remember to bully her daily!

>>11510152
>>11510113
>I'm going to get popular now!

>>11510023
>>11510070
Meanwhile in Europe, tax and duty fee is calculated from combined item value and shipping, plus any additional service you paid for like extra insurance. Not cool.

>>11510604
>Meanwhile in Europe, tax
is used to import browns from India and Africa

>>11510604
I think the threshold to avoid getting taxed in my authoritarian shithole is £130.

>>11510626
Should be lower. Why are you still online shouldn't the government have turned off your internet?

>>11510175
SHE HAS BEEN ACQUIRED
>>11510204
ty but I'm an aussie, and didn't want to spend double just for extra hair pieces from koto jp

First time doing the melted sprue method, I hope I did it correctly...

This shot sold me on her.

luv me some megane

>>11510629
I have a permit.

>>11510608
That's applicable to every western nation.

>>11510663
Looks good. Give it a sand down when dry and report back

>>11510674
>big tits
>glasses
NEED. Gonne be an instant PO.

>>11510626
In EU, all packages are taxed now, local small shops complained too much that people preferred to order from AliExpress/Temu/etc very same stuff for 1/10 price. Duty fee is additional payment for packages worth more than around 120€.

>>11510566
I fucking missclicked when I did my order and missed out on the one for Tsukuyomi. He says he's going to do another run, but who the hell knows when. I wish he'd make a significant amount more stock for his bodies, I really want a couple koi-body v3s.

>>11510887
I'm tempted to put in the effort to get one of these, but then I'd either have to track down or make a skirt...

>>11510663
>>11510767
a mixed bag, unfortunately. it left slightly shinier plastic in some seams, but the worst is the paint leech onto her thigh and hip. I'll probably scrape those spots out and try again. her ribcage and upper leg came out nicely though, so I have some hope. considering she's my first build, I'm giving myself some slack.

>Dark Advent
>No longer the line with the biggest boobs
>No more futa
>no more monster girls
Grim

art for the up coming 30 MINUTES LABEL FES.2025
https://x.com/30msisters/status/1950753610729721893

>>11511614
There's Luluce's new design! She looks good.

>>11509846 (OP)
I am now interested in whatever toyline this girl is from.

>>11511624
I don't like her leg warmer things. Other than that she's nice.

>>11511557
You may not even need to bother really, gappy or sprue-y, there’s always something to draw the eye on close inspection. From any reasonable distance like through a display case, it all looks fine.

>>11511614
>giant out of place Acerby

>>11511646
Aren't acerbys the largest mechas in the 30 mm line (excluding fires of Rubicon)

>>11511630
That's fair, but I think it looks cute, which has always been her thing. Also I'm always a fan of unique parts.

>>11511597
I have both lanias but am probably just gonna sell them in preparation for the new nidy girls and galholic

>>11511630
Bandai wants us to use those for gyaru customs

The GALHolic lady is now up on HLJ if anyone is interested.

>>11510887
Koi's pretty good at getting new runs out fairly quickly when he thinks about doing them, so I wouldn't be surprised if there's another one at the end of August. He's doing a rerun of his 3.0 body on the 8th, so a few weeks later for another product run sounds about right. But yeah, some of these creators know everything they make will sell like hotcakes, so I don't know why they don't just make bigger batches. Muscuto just makes them to order for this very reason. Granted, Muscuto also has a gigachad home-factory setup, so that kind of production is out of range for most creators I suppose.

>>11511646
That drone thing is way out of scale too, they're about the same size as the head on a 30mm robot

>>11511614
I knew it was coming but I'm still disappointed seeing the flesh knees. If only the single jointed 30ms knees didn't universally suck.

>>11511646
they are supposed to be as big as gundams.

>>11511967
Cute braids, nice green eyes, good boobies, and cool color scheme with the green accents. Of course she’s an exclusive dammit.

>>11512005
Based off the girls heights next to the roy- roy they may be between small gundam and knightmare frame sized.

talk me out of buying the hemoxian blue zombie girl

>>11512111
Jiangshi meme is already dead. Stacked nuns are the new fad.

>>11512111
Buy it

>>11512111
I'm not.
Just warning you that the box is HUEG, so it might increase shipping price.
[spoiler]That's what got me out of it[/spoiler]

>>11512120
>>11512123
>>11512229
its just that i already have a huge backlog and i feel bad about hoarding
i can get her for 43 bucks shipping included, so its a pretty good price, but i still feel wrong

when i preorder a MD on HLJ, do i get the preorder bonus? it doesn't say anything on thr listing

>>11512621
No, but you can get all but Ame's on yahoo japan after release for less than 20 bucks fully shipped.

Ame is a weird case because her pre-order bonus was only available if you purchased her AND her ribbon msg, then you get her SSGSS hair. Kinda something I hope they never do again, but it makes sense because her hair parts alone contain the amount of plastic in a small high grade.

>>11512740
it's about the desire maiden raider in particular. buying on yjp afterwards kind of fucks me over with shipping because i already have some hlj orders for that time

>>11512621
preorder bonus is only from Koto's official shop

>>11512281
build your fucking kits nigga

>>11512813
I’m stockpiling to ride out the very long, very gay, very jewish, tariff winter. MIGA!

>>11512895
Not just tariffs. With the way things are going the west will make them illegal to """protect the children""" within a few months.

>>11510668
Same here, this is gonna be my first non-puni mofu MD.

>>11512918
Oh god i kind of tuned that out. Hopefully they don’t raid me for ordering too megami

I know my sewing is bad, but you don't have to laugh at me!..

>>11513182
she needs correction!

"Why do you get a giant box of chips, and I only get this tiny bag??"

bros, I'm besotted. where do I get more faces for her? can MD faceplates fit her? I need all her expressions

>>11513333
aaand I forgot my image

>>11513333
>can MD faceplates fit her
Faceplates from any other line require modification to work in one way or another. So you can do it if you REALLY want to, but you'll be making a small mini project out of it for yourself. You're probably better off just getting extra faceplates of hers off of YAJ if money isn't a problem.

>>11513333
Didn't she come with like 8 faces and decals?
I guess you can buy the full Dragondress kit for about 8k yen if you want more faces without outright modding others to fit her.

>>11513333
>>11513336
>Why do you get a giant box of chips
Tell her they are biscuits and watch her confusion grow.
Also good to see a fellow Bruce in this thread.

I wish the zoids girls kits looked like this.

Or this.

>>11512740
so its best to preorder the kit on hlj and buy the preorder bonus item on yahoo japan separately?

>>11513514
let me rephrase that.
i want the desire maiden raider. is it best to preorder it on HLJ to combine with an existing order for the end of the year i have and then buy the bonus part separately on yahoo, or is it better to get the whole kit with the bonus item as pre-owned on amiami?
i'm not sure how hard it is to find the full kits pre-owned on amiami or yahoo after the release, if anyone has insights.

>>11513514
Depends on your location. If you want the bonus off the rip order from kotobukiya directly. If you don't care about the bonus hlj would likely just be a better option.

If you later change your mind about wanting the bonus parts, but already have the kit, go for yahoo japan.

>>11513530
europe, so i can't order from their jp store directly. dunno if zenmarket works with kotobukiya.
i do want the bonus part. considering i'll have a hlj package during that time, it's probably cheapest and safest to order her on hlj and buy the bonus separately. the question on how liquid the pre-owned market will be after release remains, but i guess i can gauge it when xaio releases

Nutting on the busou skanky.

>>11514098
Im a fatefag so rip wallet.

>>11514098
yt link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNwSQ5Q87wU&pp=0gcJCccJAYcqIYzv

>>11514098
pls give me a hassan serenity or barghest bandai...

>>11514098
God I hope they will expand on this line instead of making one character and then dip like 30ms uma musume
Give me the armored saberfaces please bandai

>>11514098
I hope they do Lily, I'm a sucker for big armored dresses

>>11509370
You're most of the way there already, so why not go for a pinky red to do a sort of Dark T-AI homage?
I may be biased since I just want more Car Robots appreciation...

Plameta

>>11514098
Is this loli-size? 30MS desperately needs a loli-size body

>>11509846 (OP)
Got this kit and its basically a figure unless you count the base which needs to be assembled and comes on runners. The clear parts feel extremely fragile as does the overall figure. I need to build the base before I can play with the figure as it doesnt come with functional feet and looks like it needs to live on the stand.

Might work

>>11514141
If I remember it correctly Humikane did design a fate. Who knows. He also did an art of 30 ms Silence Suzuka although it's not as elaborated as Teio, More could be added.

>>11513492
really great custom. asymmetric thigh armor moe

>>11514335
>"full package" version of the new block2 ninja that comes with all(?) of the accessories you needed to combine multiple kits to get
i guess asra archer full package is coming soon

>>11509846 (OP)
God i wish real women looked like that

>>11514371
They're real. Only one in a million though.

>>11514375
Damn

>>11514141
Special Week and Silence Suzuka are essentially 30ms kits

>>11514375
Crazy how the guy "had to" break up with her cuz of his parents.
Poor guy.

>>11513430
5 "blank" faceplates (4 with mouths, one true blank face) and one prepainted... but 12 decals!! and they're all adorable!

>>11514366
I didn't know she wears string panties, that's hot

>>11514224
just get the bunnies

don't look at me like that, sophia! you'll thank me later!

>>11514447
chunky

>>11514496
rat

>paint kit
>paint scratches off if you even look at it funny
>accidentally get some paint on a nearby kit
>refuses to come off without a solvent

>>11514224
The only truly proper loli girlpla out there are Puni Mofu Mao + Tu (the newest Punis are slightly bigger for... some reason), and the two Chitocerium lolis. The rest either aren't quite right in terms of scale, or are just jankier kits in general. Tu and Mao were made in retardedly large batches due to being some of the most popular girlpla to date, so they're pretty easy to get. Just get some of those and customize them into whatever you want.
>>11514555
Are you not topcoating your shit with actual quality topcoats? You should be using either the Gaia's stuff, the Mr. Hobby Super Clears, or, preferably (if you've got the setup for it), 2K clears (essentially indestructible in common-use scenarios).

>>11514361
It was only Galatea, and she was so bland she flopped hard as shit.

I have no idea how the hell she was allowed to come out in the state she was in.

>>11514170
this makes me want to buy the reissue. pretty expensive though... anyone got her and can say something about the kit?

Some anons seem to find the buster dolls too bland, but I think they are super cute.

>>11514840
They're both cute and bland. I'm also not a fan of how the mounting holes are presented, but eventually something in the family is bound to catch my attention.

>>11514840
I can see Gunner being seen as bland, but he other 3 are certainly not.

>>11514840
i hate the skirt/panty cutouts at the belly

coming from mecha musume and opened my first HG gundam. surprised how little runners are in there, less than a 30ms lol
need to ponder if i want to do some painting with a brush or just not hate myself

>>11514098
If Bandai wants to make Fate kits, please give me Jannu and Mash. That's all I need, thank you.

>>11515019
same

>>11514591
>The only truly proper loli girlpla out there are Puni Mofu Mao + Tu
Mao is bigger than Aika

>>11514718
What the fuck is this shit..
>>11514591
For girlpla, do you guys prefer blasting top coat in one go, or do you take them apart and spray each limb?

>>11514482
I got the white bunny, but she isn't quite loli
>>11514591
I'm never getting any MD. I DESPISE how the shoulders look.

Now that's a cool boxart

>>11515252
>Aika
The Jin-ai actually looks decent as it covers most of what I hate from MD with the bodysuit so maybe I'll get one eventually. Thanks for bringing her up

>>11515252
Akia is from what manufacturer?

>>11515363
She looks like a smug toddler with the body of an adult

>>11514241
This figure for the price is an insane deal. Its not as fragile as I originally thought after playing with it. Alot of thought was put into the connections and joints. The stand is also very well done with a metal bar and its very stable abd can hold the figure with armor attached easily.

>>11515436
>>11515439
Oh. Yeah, those boots were not made for walking.

>>11515415
Aika is a MD, like all other Alice Gear girls

>>11515473
>Yeah, those boots were not made for walking.
NTA, but given the wings, I imagine she would spend most of her time flying or hovering rather than walking around; incidentally, that would free up her feet for kicking, and those boots look dangerously sharp...

>>11515301
>top coat in one go
NEVER topcoat (or paint for that matter) a fully assembled kit. The amount of problems you're giving yourself by doing so are innumerable. Always break a project down into sub assemblies, pop them on alligator clips, and spray them that way.
>>11515252
>Mao is bigger than Aika
She's barely any taller. Aika's also nowhere near as good of a base body as Mao or Tu.
>>11515359
>I'm never getting any MD. I DESPISE how the shoulders look.
I know everybody likes different things, but holy fucking shit anon...
>>11515371
>Jin-ai
The kit is decent, but it's got its own jank. Don't go into it expecting an MD.

my final five expressions (+1 plain smile expression) resting after a topcoat. I added some wash and leftover decal to the lingerie as well.
anyone here do hair shading with a brush+paint, or is powder my best bet? I was considering blushing her body, but I think she's gonna be played with (not like that!) to warrant it.

>>11515540
You can always too coat over powders as long as the airbrush doesn’t blow them away

>>11514098
>under the Sisters line when the Preference line literally made for collabs is right there
get your shit together Bandai

Looks like we've got a set of faceplates and slides for 30MS gals on Ali for a decent price. I've ordered one to see how they are and having extras to make more faces is always a positive. Hopefully we start getting more unofficial stuff like this.

>>11515506
>I know everybody likes different things, but holy fucking shit anon...
Look at those things anon. I know I'm in the minority, but how can anyone be ok with those flesh colored plates protruding from the back shoulders like that

>>11515753
the entire concept is that of a tiny robot doll stop with this gooner brained nit picking, buy a sex doll if you want a seamless body

>>11515754
No. Look, if you like the MD shoulders it's fine, whatever. I hate them because they look really weird to me and soured me on the whole MD line (and I haven't said anything about the necks). To each their own I guess.

>>11515757
fuck off back to coomer gen

>>11515753
They look like scapula if you squint and leave them in a neutral pose. The rest of the time they offer great flexibility so you accept them along with the rest of the joints. That they're on her back rather being in the front like shitty knees also helps.

>>11515747
aren't 30MP always pre-assembled figure + accessoires?

>>11515782
No, they're kits like the other 30 minute lines.

>>11515782
Doesn't look like preassembled to me.

>>11515753
It’d be weird if they were more humanlike. I think they should lean into robots much harder! At least you recognize you have a niche taste

>>11515753
>>11515757
They look like shoulder blades, bro. That being said, it's a fuckton better looking than the massive screw holes old Busou Shinki used to have - Apsy has improved the design significantly since then.

>>11515861
that's called scapula.

I'm going to honest with you guys, I have a scapula fetish. I want to lick the scapula channel that athletic women have.

>>11515799
Great, another runner of pleated skirts with the gates mostly on the outside. Cleaning nubs like that is such a pain. It took a long time just for the SST line to get skirts that are mostly undergated, I was so happy when they finally did that.

>>11515865
Thanks doc

>>11515865
I'm aware. I dumbed it down to layman's terms for the anon above, as he was clearly too blind to realize why they were sculpted in that specific shape.

>>11515540
>I was considering blushing her body, but I think she's gonna be played with (not like that!) to warrant it.
You just have to seal the blush in with a matte topcoat so it won't rub off.

>>11515871
It's also made out of soft plastic so have fun :)

What's the consens on the Amplified Black Luster Soldier

>>11515997
He looks great. Those armor pieces on his upper thighs hinder poseability quite a bit, but if you take those out he's functional. Because of him I've been debating if I need to bother with the BLS Revoltech figure. They do feel like they could represent different artworks, but at the same time they are still quite similar.

I really wish somebody could get the license that would actually go through and make all the girls in aga, even if they were simplified to remove color separation at the cost of articulation and gimics. Like, there is only so long before it hits eos and chances of characters like the twins and Neo getting anything physical go away forever...

>>11515760
Keep coomin faggot

>>11515751
What skin color is Bocchi? A or B? I might get a couple of sets before my country increases AE taxes

Little Armory practice targets I just put bullet holes in them and painted them.

>>11516271
I can see they are not very good shots!

>>11516271
Shit aim. It's probably because she's not wearing pants, tight pants make tight groupings.

Looks like hasegawa is coming out with a new line. They usually do a pretty good job with their engineering, i wonder what it will be like this time.
https://www.hasegawa-model.co.jp/asg_b/

>>11516375
Entirely inoffensive, entirely uninteresting. I feel like they're playing it too safe, but I'll at least watch to see the final product.

>>11516378
These seem especially plain amongst the gigatitty wars.

Shadow Ninja full package has an entirely new expression set, Shadow Archer full package confirmed.

>>11516382
The cg here is aaaaall fucked up. Look at all that clipping and misplaced parts...

>>11516382
I need to buy this and paint it red

>>11516381
The style itself is old, like they would've been really appealing 10-15 years ago, but now they just look bland regardless of chest size. I'm reminded of the original Asra girls, but with no individual flair and without Nidy's spark. I hope they have some niche like being crazy customizable or easy to clothe at least. Doubt they'll be undercutting anyone for price and poseability is largely a solved problem.

>>11516387
>True chaotic evil

>>11516378
>>11516389
It's an ok starting point, they can reveal the painted prototypes in future-
>Already up for preorders.
>4.3k yen
What? You're going at it just like that? No finished product? No pics of the accessories? You're gonna "trust me bro"-it? Bold strategy

>>11516382
No, more ASRA!

>>11516409
>Already up for preorders.
How very Chinese of them. They DID manage to make the price competitive with 30MS though. I'm sure not going to buy without a finished prototype but let's see what they cook.

>>11516416
More in line with MD prices though. B1R-M is two full bodies for 4300. Base Asra is 5200 with a set of larger armored limbs second head back and multiple weapons.

Elliene and Tukirna meanwhile are the two most expensive non licensed 30ms and are 3500, and come with tons of shit.

>>11516427
what do you mean by non licensed?

>>11516510
Nta. Probably talking about stuff that aren't associated with non-bandai or anime related stuff like idolmaster or bocchi kits.

>>11516512
Wait, made an error.
Basically stuff that bandai didn't make directly like collab kits tend to be more expensive because they have to pay the licensor company or author.

This annoys me. Literally just a re-hssh with not one single new part. It's not even strictly on-model. Seira's tits are noticeably bigger than Ritsuka's, but it seems even a few new chest parts were too much to ask.

>>11516536
Ain't that a kick in the head. A few new parts and maybe some leopard print-printing woulda been bang on for Seira.

>>11516382
oh no, my wallet!

>>11516381
I’m hoping they are flatter, or can be equipped with armor plating over that area instead. I much prefer modesty

>>11514375
>>11514410
Who is this? Aing Chu?

Managed to claw my way out of procrastination hell for a bit and finished this little lady.

>>11516390
Hey it comes with more plastic than the red version
what am i supposed to do here

https://x.com/earlya3d/status/1952327381504741669
Neat custom using one of those rubber thumb protectors as a leotard. User said paint doesn't stick, but you could probably use latex paint for it.

>>11516850
balloon will work too

I just bought my first 30 Minutes Sister model, haven't done modelling stuff in a very long time (used to do warhammer and model train stuff about 10 years ago). Any pitfalls with these I should keep in mind, compared to model trains etc?

>>11516878
Depends on the size, but any latex will work I'd guess. Those Balloon animal ones would probably work for like leggings, but I doubt a round party balloon would be good for much, too much loose space.

>>11517034
30 minute sisters is by far the most forgiving in terms of plastic. But the wrists are still a weak point, use a little bit of lubricant if you have some to prevent them breaking for being used. The shoulders sockets also cracked on my Tiasha, but I'm not sure if sanding a little will help or hurt.

>>11517038
What do I use for lubricant on these? Mineral oil?

>>11517034
You've already got the skills to neatly separate parts from runners, so have at it.

>>11517040
I'm not sure if Mineral Oil is safe for Gunpla, but I use this stuff for all my toys with stiff joints/nerf guns and haven't had issues. Really good for tight transformers.

>>11517040
Silicone oil like the stuff used for RC cars works well.

>>11517040
Don't use mineral oil, silicone-based stuff works a treat.

>>11517048
>>11517047
>>11517044
Thanks lads, I'll stop by a hobby shop next weekend and grab that, but put the rest together in the meantime.

I don't need to glue any of this stuff? The box says you don't need to but I don't know if that's an actual suggestion or just trying to sell the kit to kids parents.

>>11516850
Am I misremembering, or wasn't there something about this (or something like it) being bad for the kits long term?

>>11517050
Almost everything by Bandai really doesn't need glue. From my experience with 30MS you don't need it at all, unless you want to seal seams on the early kits.
The first 3 girls had two part thighs and shoulders that sandwiched together and left a slight gap. Later girls have a single molded piece with a big mold line down the middle that you have to sand down.

>>11517051
It's a common issues with most plastic toys, if you expose them to certain rubber the hard plastic can melt. Became more well known because the soft blast effect parts on transformers started melting the figures. But it's not like a 100% thing, I think it happens more in warm climates. Also Latex just degrades over time, so it might only last a few years.

>>11517050
Need and want are separate things. You'll often want to glue stuff on for stability even if the instructions don't tell you to. Unless you're flat broke I'd just buy a bottle of cement to have around just in case, as long as you seal it well it'll last.

>>11516375
>>11516378
Does Hasegawa do budget kits, only selling point I could think of. They have multiple necks so I assume they want this to be a generic buck for figures.

>>11517069
Having multiple necks at this point is pretty common, budget or not. Everyone does that because ball joints aren't licensed and it gives customers the option to swap their favored head onto the kit they still bought from you.

>>11516378
>already up for preorder looking like this
>expect to release by the end of the year
are they fucking insane?

>>11516584
The guy that broke up with her is illustrator WongPanda, aka Pandea work.
Pic is of his ex girlfriend.
He currently works at Girls frontline and he loves big tits.
He had to break up with her because of opposition from his parents.

>>11517164
imagine knowing gasha lore

>>11517184
No need to be jealous lol

>>11517161
This is pretty standard faire for many scale model companies, particularly if the kit is still in development

>silvering after I applied the top coat
how fucked am I? is there any saving these decals?

>>11517371
I dunno about saving, but did you use mark setter and softer for those? I've got some slides I'm sitting on and waiting to get that stuff before I use them, and stuff like your pic is why I'm wary of just using water for them. I've never done faces before and now *I'm* scared...

>>11517378
his problem is not related to setter softer
just using water is bad, sure, but his is a topcoat problem
if you just use a setter, its going to be fine, just more noticable if you dont topcoat
the usual stuff to do is:
clear coat -> decals with setter -> flat/matt coat
though try without using coats, you might be ok with how it looks, its all done to make it so you cant see that its a decal

>>11517378
I used Mr. Hobby decal adhesive/softener. I think I didn't get all the moisture out from underneath the decals, unfortunately... the topcoat is just highlighting the issue.

>Get a copy muscuto hair kit
>Didn't buy Asra heads so had to rig sonething with 30MS spares and putty
>Drilled to deep and had to use putty to close the hole
>Broke a part of the hair so had to use putty now and now I'll have to paint the whole thing
All in all, it's kinda fun even if I fucked up things a lot. Also, the front bangs don't actually stay connected so even if I had Asra heads I would still need to do something about it or resign to only use one head. Really sucks the faces are stickers, does original muscuto has waterslides?

>>11517378
That’s why i use microsol instead of softer. Mr adhesive is good, so keep using that. Microsol is powerful, and it will make them go on flat after some swelling (the wrinkles tend to go away as it dries, you can try it for yourself). It can handle wave and hasegawa decals on curved surfaces with a little prodding, so i assume it could handle a decal like that no problem if you DON’T TOUCH IT until dry.

But yeah, looks like those decals are done, you can’t save that except for sanding things off, repainting, and trying again.

>Buy Im@s
>Only build the head for swapping

she's here!

God damn that looks good, but the panties could have had a little extra skindentation

>>11517484
>'it's gonna take him years to get round to meeeeeee!'

>>11516702
I need to dig mine (and the Red Queen version) out of my backlog at some point, too - especially since I just got those "Cute Ribbon Set' Dress-up Parts in for her and Ame no Uzume (who also just showed up).

>>11517445
>tfw HLJ still "processing" my shipping request

>>11517643
Claim innocent!

>>11517164
>Opposition from his parents
What did they not want him to marry a big titty bitch?

ominous

>>11517671
huh I guess they are kinda budget, even though 3300 yen is still higher than Bandai's offerings.

>>11516533
hidoi desu. Means I can’t buy things that I want :(

>>11517671
>>11517682
If either of them had looked even slightly interesting, I'd have been tempted to take a gamble on one... but they're both just so meh.

>>11516575
for me also, promiscuity isn’t moe

>>11517694
30MS has not enough Flatties, too many cows.

>>11517745
You are right even the flattest Laranel and Lirinel have bump and cleavage. Need something like this. There boob window but it's just a plain field that can't even cast a shadow in there.

>>11517371
Spray some leveling thinner on them then another coat of topcoat.

>>11517376
DAYUM

which girlpla has the fattest ass/thickest thighs?

>>11517898
like a chunky little thing? for a hunky little boner you got there?

>>11517670
mutated genes

>>11517902
oh, it's you. still haven't killed yourself yet?

>>11517682
It's not just the figures.
http://www.hasegawa-model.co.jp/asg_b/

>>11517978
What's wrong with him? I think he's kind of funny

>>11517987
he was a nuisance for a long time on tfg

>>11517898
Probably Fiore's Iris. Katsuguchi will take the spot when she decides to come out in a year or four...

>>11518006
>Fiore's Iris
Damn that nidy face looks so bad
Or am I being too spoiled by koto?

>>11518038
Nah, Iris is kinda bad or at least the 1.0 was. Really sad, because she's still thr best Vlocker's design

>>11517978
His SEA vpn is working overtime

>>11518038
holy shit the old model looks fucked. For some reason tho, it made me think: I don’t own/ know of many modern build quality girlpla with the older animanga style of relatively massive eyes- like dominating the whole head
>picrel

>>11517689
Yep, she's mine. Yes, I paid over 10k jpy for her. Nice to see someone enjoyed my meme pose shit post enough to save the picture, though.

https://youtu.be/IUy9hEk65kk?si=SyvWjuSc3h7TMAQ4
https://youtu.be/k-SCajPnQRQ?si=InwBMQ_8H1SDwPXb
Why is it that Kotobukiya kept sharing the same Arcanadea trailers every four months? Is it to force people to remember this line?

>>11518469
>Is it to force people to remember this line?
Honestly...yeah, that's probably the reason. There's an anime coming out for it that Koto is banking on being a success, so they want to build hype and make sure the line stays fresh in people's minds.

>>11518130
Bad example, Blade's face style really hasn't changed since he did Partio, she just has a mild case of shinki artstyle jank like Xiphos. That's to say, the translation from Blades art and the Shinki teams application came out a little weird looking.

That said as well, Blade's body style has changed a whole lot, with characters having much squatter and thicker proportions. I'm glad he still draws his shinki's every now and then.

He also did an MD-ized version of Howling's weapons for Mao.

>>11517456
Oh, only the hair is exclusive, I assumed the whole colorway would be. I hope we get blue versions soon.

Sorry for the delay Yuon, your kit is harder than I thought. Your hair probably needs a repaint also...

>>11518130
Pommock and Partio were great, quite an improvement over Howling and Mao Chao.

>>11518662
Hm, gonna have to be extra careful with those arms once I get her. I recently built my first Shojo Teien kit and was surprised by how weak the articulation on Saeki was. It's still functional so I'm not too mad at it, but just in comparison to other kits I've built recently.

>>11518662
I saw those seams in the previews and figured it would be one of the longer builds in the range.

>>11518609
>Posted the 1st of April
heh...

>>11518696
she's actually got some good range, double elbows, movable shoulder and neckerchief parts, drop down leg joints
no idea how the other girls are, but I'm looking forward to posing her
>>11518712
definitely, 16 hair pieces and and 22 in the torso alone

>galholics are 1/10
I wish all girlpla manufacturers all silently agree on 1 scale only

>>11518814
They did and that's what they picked.

Gosh, Kuon, you're gonna need a lot of gap filling and paintwork... this is your punishment!

Honest question - is Emma worth 75€?

>>11518908
She's a great kit with lots of extras (literally a set of arms short of two complete bodies). AmiAmi has her for the equivalent of 40€, but that might or might be worth it depending on what shipping and VAT is like for you. Personally, I think everyone should have a cute, petite redhead for their collection. The dreaming style is a nice color combo, too, if you can get that and prefer blondes.

>>11518908
>>11518937
>euro cucks
shouldn't you have immigrants to house and feed? why is your money going to frivolous distractions?

>>11518941
/pol/, get back to your containment board.

>>11518825
nta but i thought 1/12 were the norm

>>11518952
>>11518814
>darsh gone heckin tootin why can't those gooks make a six inch 1/12 wholesome little kinoriono??

>>11518469
They're moving all the Arcanadea stuff to its own dedicated channel so they're reposting all of it

>>11518952
Link to whoever made this? Really nice custom. I've been planning on painting Yukumo with Tamamo's colors but I still haven't bothered to actually get proper airbrush equipment....

>>11518952
Sousai Shoujo Teien are explicitly 1/10. FAGs are technically 1/1 but are the same size as SST. Basically every other line like the Guilty Princess, ATK Girl etc. are that same size although are listed as non-scale. MDs are slightly shorter on average and are also technically 1/1. Hoihoi-san are also 1/1 if you're counting those although they have very different proportions.

People call figma 1/12 even though they're non-scale and not really consistent. Azone dolls like the Assault Lily stuff are 1/12. So you're probably thinking of more that sort of thing. Current girlpla definitely leans more towards 1/10 in general.

stop obsessing over scale variety is nice

>>11518961
https://x.com/FOX40773514/status/1953048655004340471

>>11518952
I mean...

>>11518941
no one asked for your opinion

>>11519009
Furthering what your saying, as MD has been adding body sizes we've ended up with MDs bigger than FAGs, making their scale even more nebulous.

I find the best way to handle scale is to just compare head size across kits. Guilty princess and Fiore for example look better with Megami Device kits for instance, while Ms generals girls look better with fags

>>11518937
Actually I have both of them available at certain EU store, for same price, little correction - she cost 77€ instead. Everything from that store gets into virtual warehouse and gets shipped for same price of 20€ once per year so VAT is already included and shipping cost stays the same. 40€ at Ami would translate into, I guess, around 80€ anyway (assuming shipping cost 25€ and adding my 23% VAT and assuming no other kits being shipped).

>>11518937
>>11517689
i love the style of them, but they somehow don't look well engineered...

>>11519264
Different goals. SST sacrifices articulation for sculpt. For megalomaria, they went hard the other way. FAG and MD are somewhere in between.

Finally, after endless HLJ warehouse delays followed by more delays due to post office tomfoolery, my Sun, Moon, and Horse tits have arrived. Plus a flat FAG.

>>11519274
>Plus a flat FAG.
Clean your spectacles, Innocentia has boobs. You can choose not to slap them however, i think they provide a piece to cover the hole too.

>>11519274
BIG GIRLS

>>11509846 (OP)
>mentally deficient dragon loli
Who?

>>11519274
snice. still thinking about getting the grande scale innocentia or a different girl to play dress up dolly

>>11519341
>>11509847

>>11519361
Dress up body [M] is also coming to the grande scale line. They teased one with an unarmored Gourai head, too.

conscious8th is mad
https://x.com/conscious8th/status/1953139201656144145

>>11519460
If he doesn't regularly restock I don't particularly care how mad he is.

>>11519460
Doesn't seem mad, it just looks like an informational post. Iamlinknotzelda though... he's big mad, and he doesn't even make anything.

Working on my tanlines 30MS girl, what the actual fuck happened to her wrist here??? It's all stressed and starting to crack from just putting a hand and joint in and moving them around. Is there any salvaging this at this point or am I screwed? What can I even do to prevent from the crack getting bigger? This wrist joint is starting to fall out too...

>>11519460
There’s no emotion here, it’s just a counterfeit warning. I got an asra uniform set on booth recently, and i do wonder how the knockoffs compare

>>11519733
Jeez that’s grim. These are all 30ms parts from the same set??

>>11519737
The tan parts are all from a limbs set I'm putting on a separate body with a hair I got separate too.

>>11519460
you sound like a drama queen

>>11519733
sand down the peg and make some sprue putty to fix the crack

Why are 30MS hair sets so expensive in comparison to option and body part sets?

>>11519733
Remove the peg, use a rounded toothpick to put reverse pressure on the stress mark. Hot water may help.

To prevent it from happening again, check the peg for mold flaws and make sure it's properly round. If you accidentally make the peg too thin you can apply a small amount of super glue or clear varnish to build it back up.

>>11519830
maybe because bodies are usually made from 2 or 3 unique molds, with most of their variations being the skin color, while hairs need more unique molds each not counting the color variants for each (like the same hair being in 4 different colors).
or it's just bandai being greedy fucks, that's the only thing that makes sense to me

sanding time
what's on your workbench atm

Luluce's eyebrows are cute, but her equipment look like unpainted prototype plamo.

>>11519274
*flat-assed FAG
Ftfy

noticed that some preorders on amiami are significantly cheaper than on hlj, whats up with that? is that normal?

>>11520091
AmiAmi doesn't add in the shipping price until checkout (unless it's a preorder, in which case they send you an invoice when the item physically arrives in their warehouse). The prices end up working out to roughly the same depending on what shipping method you choose, once all fees are totaled up.

>>11520112
wait, the price i see on HLJ includes shipping?

>>11520136
addendum: i'm talking about pre-orders here

>>11520136
>>11520154
ah, i figured it out. it was because i had HLJ not in yen, which adds a significant price increase.
when i pre-order something, it doesn't lock the currency. i decide on it once i pay my private warehouse, right?

ok, guess I don't want her anymore

>>11520172
Why? Honest question.

>>11520175
because I have this on my workbench right now
the ass quality is just night and day imo

>>11520185
ayatsuki asscrack is much deeper though

>>11520202
Different anon but I can only imagine how uncomfortable it must be to do all that ninja stuff with G-string.

>>11519733
I noticed the same thing on my kits and after a closer inspection I noticed that the wrist pegs on those bodies are from the original kits where they plugged into wider and sturdier forearms.
The peg that plugs into the forearm has an additional bump for added friction on it.
I suspect that extra bump is what causes this issue.
Just trim it out and it should be much better.

>>11518908
Yes, she is very cute and fun.

>>11520633
>SO HERE I AM
>DOING EVERYTHING I CAN

>>11519752
>>11519835
>>11520287
Thanks for the tips guys. I'll try to salvage this as best as I can.

>>11520612
They look so good together. The height dynamic is great

>>11520172
I also think the FAG butts in this style look weird

I like the 30MS maid but I would rather see them with heels instead of flat shoes.

Almost done, not a perfect work but it's fun. Need to clean some excess and finish the halo. I'll be finished by the time the Asra faces make it

could Beelzebub be made with 30MS parts?

>>11522443
You will probably need 30MF and MM parts

>>11522804
Nice. I hope the Block 2 bodies become available as a stand-alone kit soon, like the SST dress-up bodies. Finishing all of tan Tank's armor when all I really wanted was the swimsuit look was pretty tedious.

>>11522999
Checked
Tank’s armor is the best part of that kit!

>>11523010
Personally, I like the original color scheme better, at least for Tank. Night mode Gunner was a definite improvement, the initial scheme had too much white. The bright green actually turned out a lot closer to the painted promo than I expected. I thought the plastic would end up pea green but it's pretty neon.

Anyone know whose making metallic joints? They actually look pretty cool for a MechaMusume.

>>11523169
its probably just chrome paint
cool idea though, i'll steal it

>>11523060
>>11522999
Checked! I just got Tan Tank on Amazon. First time building with the newer base figure. Im looking forward to adding her to my ranks. Also why are Godhand sanding accessories so hard to find? I've found only a few in Amazon but I will need to check Japanese vendors next.
Lastly I still don't have an airbrush setup and my hands are still shaky so I won't attempt any painting until I move, which won't be for a while.

>>11523169
Wasn't this a trend of replacing the joints with ball bearings + magnets or something like that

>>11523367
If you are an amerimutt, you can find godhand sanding sponges on several websites at a reasonable price. Where have you been looking?

Incredible breast mogging, still brings up the point that there are too many boobed up Girlpla, give me more flatties.

>>11523569
We need more and even bigger tit monsters.

do i panel line her? feels like only the legs and arms would make sense because the rest isn't armored, but even then i'm not fully convinced. it'd be on the gold primarily i think

>>11523680
forgot the pic fugg :DDDD

>>11523704
well shes panel lined in your pic
gold parts and the hammer thing
you should always panel line anyways
don't need to panel line black really

>>11523709
now that you mention it, she is panel lined in that pic. what's the color on the mallet, looks kind of red-ish?

>>11523569
only if they're pear-shaped

>>11523869
No, i mean flat in all ways! We need some variety

>>11523737
brown ink of some sort.

>>11523569
That's it, I'm gonna take a Sourei and make her a trap. Wide hips be damned

hi all, i have some muscuto resin tits for the auv susanowo block 1.5Ls and was wondering if they would be compatible with this block2 MD or not? thanks.

>>11524310
I'm pretty sure it works so long as you use the old torso frame and shoulder blades.

Hi guys I was wondering how SH studio recasts of muscuto resins are? I am kind of scared to buy ones off booth because I am american and don't want to risk a $80 import fee.

NEW THREAD RAIDS WHAT

>>11524604
>>11524604
>>11524604

>>11524524
Then your risking an 80 dollar import fee from China instead, for an inferior product at that.

>>11524612
on aliexpress prices it says import charges included

>>11524524
Theyre fine. Ive bought several off ebay and a few off ali. I had a set of hair pieces that were pretty shitty, and had one SH set that was missing one piece but when I complained to the guy, he sent me a whole set for free and let me keep the other one.

>>11524665
awesome thanks dude