[The Poppy Puppet] Anchovy 1/8 scale garage kit
This is a 1/8 scale Anchovy garage kit from the poppy puppet.
I scored this fairly cheap @ 3,000 yen. Nobody put a bid at all, so that was an easy win. Not that I was dying to get this kit though. Having worked previously with their kit, I sort of knew what I would get.
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One pair of eye decal (no failure allowed), resin parts that are full of mold injection points, her cloak has a clear fault.
Actually, at this point, I am not sure that the figure will be able to stand on its own. The cloak, which is basically a block of resin, is pretty heavy.
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The parts are rough, very rough. Sanding is absolutely required. It gets worse. Continue on.
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The parts have an issue. This is something that old resin parts can have. I always clean parts with soap but this can still happen. The only explanation I have for this is that oil and resin are being separated.
In such a case, the oil will repel paint. It’s not a big deal though since you can paint it again with a brush. It may require a few tries but it will eventually work.
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I’ve painted the whole body white. But I’ve applied gray base coat on her legs to differentiate the lower body and upper body. I realize that I could have chosen the base color a skin color, but some reasons, I opted gray.
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Two-piece skirt setup again shows its issue. It’s not a perfect fit.
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Then again, I’ve done this enough to have come up with a solution. Paste it away.
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Then her cape. Before attaching the cape, the figure had a good balance. Alas, with the cape on, the figure can no longer stand on its own. But there is a way for the figure to be able to stand. More on that later.
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The figure is looking good overall. Initially, I expected it to get messy due to her cloak, but the progress has been positively smooth.
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For the figure to be able to stand with the cape on, I simply make the figure lean forward by adding something on her heels. This moves the center of weight forward and makes the figure balance stable.
I also felt that I’ve seen this figure before. Upon a google search, it turns out that SEGA Anchovy non-scale figure is exactly the same. The figure costs like 1,000 yen which explains why the kit wouldn’t sell for 9,000 yen originally.
I still prefer to paint my own instead of purchase a pre-painted one, so that’s that.
Interestingly, this is a 1/9 scale figure which is good news since I expected this to be a 1/8 scale because Poppy puppet figures are almost always 1/8 scale.
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Until next time.