TMBounty_Hunter wrote:Yes please.
Here's five of them, text-only until I put up the pictures I took (which may take a while):
All kits dating back to late 1990s, all originals.
1)
Fourth Angel Syamsiel (Shamshel)
Manufacturer: Hobby Base Rettpu
Scale: non-scale
Original retail (can be found for): 8,800 yen (1,000 yen)
Shamshel consists of 25 parts, cast in a fairly dark yellow resin that lacks any apparent air bubbles. The detail is crisp and fine, with few seamlines apparent. There are locator stubs on some parts, and dimples to show where metal rods can be inserted for pinning the kit. It can be assembled in either its laydown or erect position, but not both at once. According to the instructions, the completed kit is either 235 mm long or tall. What is slightly disturbing is that this means that Shamshel's body is only slightly larger than a real human penis, mostly ressembling a dark yellow dildo (so, the kit has to be kept out of reach of lewd humans...
). The instructions give no real assembly instructions, only indicating which kit parts correspond to Shamshel's various parts. The Japanese text appears to contain painting instructions, but no picture of the completed kit or color numbers are provided, so the modeller will have to find these themselves. They will also have to make a stand for Shamshel, as none is provided.
2)
Mana Kirishima
Manufacturer: Clayz
Scale: 1/6
Original retail (can be found for): 9,800 yen (3,000 yen)
Mana Kirishima in her summer dress (looking cute) is sculpted by T's System, and is one of his better Evangelion efforts. Her 17 parts are made of a light yellow resin with a slightly rough surface. The detail is good, not excellent, as some edges appear a little bit soft and rounded (mold wear?). Parts have noticeable seam lines that will need sanding. The legs are separated in a top and bottom half just above the knee, which is rather unfortunate. Unhandy parts separation is an issue that crops up on more T's System kits, unfortunately. The other parts have good parts separation. The parts have locator nubs and dimples for pinning the kit. A single picture of the finished kit is provided for the painting. The modeller will have to supply his own base for Mana.
3)
Rei Ayanami (bandage version)
Manufacturer: Clayz
Scale: 1/6
Original retail (can be found for): 9,800 yen (3,000 yen)
Another T's System kit, and in my opinion his other really great Evangelion figure, Rei Ayanami consists of 20 parts made from a slightly darker yellow resin than Mana, with the same somewhat rough surface. This is the kit of her in hospital clothing, with loose bandages floating in the wind, based on an illustration Sadamoto did. Again, detail is good, but unlike Mana, Rei's parts suffer from a serious amount of air bubbles in some places and the seam lines are not always in good places either, meaning removing them will be difficult at times. She has no problems in her parts separation. The parts have locator nubs and dimples for pinning the kit. A single picture of the finished kit is provided for the painting. The modeller will have to supply his own base for Rei. Apparently the convention version of this kit lacks the bandage parts, so you better track down the retail (this) version.
4)
Shinji Ikari
Manufacturer: Kotobukiya
Scale: 1/8
Original retail (can be found for): 4,800 yen (2,100 yen)
This Shinji, in his school uniform, is part of Kotobukiya's 1997 Evangelion line-up. He is made of 4 parts, which are held together using polycaps - supposedly. The system looked dodgy, so I tried it and it doesn't work. The polycaps don't fit well in the parts and don't hold anything, as the pegs molded in the parts are too small. So you will have to replace the polycaps by normal pins to hold the parts together (as I will). The parts are made from a light yellow smooth-surfaced resin, with light seam lines and no bubbles (but there is some flash). Painting instructions include paint numbers (Gunze) and two pictures of the completed figure. No base is provided, but if the pictures are to be believed Shinji can stand without help.
5)
End of Evangelion Cast set (Wonderfest exclusive)
Manufacturer: Happy Beru Beru
Scale: 1/20?
Original retail (can be found for): ???? yen (2,000 yen)
This is a kit from one of the Japanese Wonderfest festivals that kept sitting on Y! Auctions Japan for a low amount (the shit picture likely didn't help it at all). It features the whole main cast of EoE made from a clear yellow resin, plus Asuka and Rei in their swimsuits. So it has Gendo in his Commander's uniform, Fuyutsuki, the bridge bunnies, Kaji, and Misato in their uniform, Asuka, Rei and Shinji in their plugsuits, Rei and Asuka in their swimsuits, and Ritsuko in her doctor getup. Detail is crisp, with few air bubbles visible, but there is quite a bit of flash around the seam lines. There are a few separate parts, that due to their size will probably stay put with superglue. A single picture is provided to help painting, but really is too small to do anything with. The figures need a base, which isn't provided.
I also have Kotobukiya's small Eva resin kits (+ a weapon set), which I'll review later, and a Technique Impossible kit, but that one is at the bottom of a stack of 50 other kits
