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Sora gets four Exelica out of five.

The good: – awesome ABS hair, nicely detailled – looks exactly like the proto – i love the little cushion

The bad: Kotobukiya’s usual paint, kinda blank – no shading or at least nothing spectacular

No surprises there, it’s the usual Kotobukiya work at 1/6 scale, it’s nice and everything, but after the stunning Tamaki from Max Factory, it’s hard to be impressed by something from Koto. Still a nice buy for Sora fans, i should know, i am one.

Aka’s review is up at OMGWebsite.

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Tamaki Kousaka from Max Factory is getting five Exelica out of five.

And Max Factory is back with a masterpiece. This Tamaki won’t appeal to everybody, as she’s quite sexy (and NSFW) and may be hard to display in a room for some, but she looks quite awesome. It’s not a surprise that Max Fact is the best manufacturer when it comes to the painting and the colors, and it shows again, with a nearly perfect skin tone with nice shading. The painting used is again more softer and less saturated than the usual used by the other manufacturers and it looks great, more realistic. And of course the retail version is exactly like the proto shots so you won’t be disappointed. Overall a gorgeous figure, with great colors and a flawless finish. But maybe she is too sexy for you. I think i’ll live :p

The good: – flawless painting and great shading, skin tone is perfect, lovely colors and the base is nice with the soft and fluffy material on it.

The bad: – her boobs are too big ? yeah i know it’s not going to be a problem for everyone

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For more delicious pics of Tamaki, go to mukyaa.

And check more awesome pics of Tamaki on Happy Soda.

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Elwing gets 4.5 Exelica out of 5 (i really wanted to give her a 5 but the painting can still be better)

The good: – she looks like the proto shots – big, gracious and ultra sexy – the hair is detailled but still perfectly made without any defect – great use of gradiant colors on the clothes.

The bad: – the paint work is good on most parts but some sloppy painting there and there, if you looks closely you can even spot some little marks and defects on the “dress” – the paint used is not “vibrant” enough, as always with Kotobukiya.

Yay, for once no disappointement with a figure. Another 1/6 figure that prove my theory that Kotobukiya’s figures are not great when they’re 1/8 but they’re way better when they’re bigger. This Elwing is beautifuly sculpted and looks gorgeous. The paint job is sloppy at time but for the most part and at a normal distance, it looks awesome (and the nails are painted, pink). Gradiant colors looks great and the base color is beautiful. And you can’t really see with pics, but believe me, Elwing’s eyes looks amazing from close up (both pair yeah but i meant the upper ones ^-^).

A beautiful figure that you should buy if you like beautiful girls. And i know you all do.

That’s it for my review but don’t forget to check the awesome pics from Tier at Tentacle Armada.

And a little preview of my next review:

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Here’s the second girl from the swimsuits trio made by Kotobukiya . After a nice Hinagiku figure , Kotobukiya just released the sweet but spoiled girl Nagi and again , she’s quite a cutie . It’s strange that the people at Kotobukiya are making lots of not so great 1/8 figures , but very nice 1/6 ones (look at the Doa Venus series or Suzu …) .

Nagi is depicted kneeling in the “sand” (a translucent base) with a pink balloon helping her stand , while she points her right hand at us . This figure is surely not for the loli haters , but for a lolicon like me (yeah i know , i’m guilty , you can throw rocs at me) she’s really attractive (in a cute way …) because of her nice and dynamic pose . The way her hair is flowing in the wind and her big smile are sure helping an already sweet figure . Her bikini is cute too , with big stars on it (but oppai lovers won’t be happy , nothing to see there , DFC spotted) .

For those who already got Hinagiku , there is no surprise with Nagi , the painting is solid , with good colors and if you love your girls happy , you can order Nagi right now , as her face is just too cute .

8.5/10 A totally cute and sweet dynamic figure , with nice painting and no real flaws . But if you don’t like loli and if you’re searching for oppai , she’s definitely not for you .

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A little review of a gift i made to myself this week , the beautiful Simca cold cast from Yamato . I wanted her for like one year and i finally bought her . It’s easily the best prepainted resin in the market and she’s maybe my favorite girl in my collection . I don’t think lots of people have her and i hope after seing lots of pictures , you’re going to try to find her , because she’s just awesome .

9.8/10 . A total biased rating , because she’s my favorite . An awesome and tall (280 mm high) resin figure , with a big heavy beautiful base , the most awesome dynamic and sexy pose ever and beautiful colors . The painting is of course flawless and her face and expression looks so beautiful and sweet . The wheels on her shoes can really turn , they’re real ones . And of course there is a big metal bar in her shoe so she won’t fall . A must buy for everyone . If you only need one figure , it’s this one .

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Next reviews tomorrow (maybe) : Yami chan and Unity May from Good Smile .

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The twins from Vocaloid are here today for the review . And they are ready for the show .
Volks is know for their garage kits and exclusive Japan market , so sadly it’s hard to get a product from them . But now that they’re making PVC’s too , it’s nice to see another (good) manufacturer in the PVC market . The Vocaloid family is quite popular in Japan (and with the help of the Miku phenomena) and in the world so it was a nice move from Volks to chose to make them in PVC .

Rin and Len are standing at a good 22 cm tall and 1/6 scale . The two figures are sold together but you can expose them separately . The original artwork was showing them together so i think it’s better to leave them how they were designed to be . And people at Volks did a nice job , as they look nearly exactly like the original pic . In the box there is two aditional arms if you want to put them in a more “plain” pose . I didn’t took any pics with those , so you’ll only see the more “dynamic” pose .

The paint work is surely the highlight on the twins , as Volks painting is really glossy and totally different from the more “realistic” painting we can see usually on figures . And that makes them stands out . Volks painting is nicely done and quite precise and the colors used are really nice (love the golden paint used on the belt !) but there is some scratches and little seamlines on the figures . But i personaly don’t think it’s a big problem , as the quality is high enough to warrant a buy . The pose is really nice and getting two figures as one is quite awesome .

Rin and Len are two awesome looking twins and their glossy paint and great “diorama” pose are sure helping them to stand out . Volks did a great job and those two are surely going to be better than the Good Smile versions , like with the already out Miku .

9.4/10 , a must buy if you like the characters or if you like glossy/flashy paint (and no , it’s not a glossy paint like Koto’s ) . The twins are hard to find and at a heavy price but i think they’re worth it

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