Read the guide:
>https://docs.google.com/document/d/17kIQkTbSQOIVahREFmycWhobDnftvuSPTOcz7aSMOnA/pub
Where to buy second hand:
>eBay/Amazon - only if you hate having too much money. Avoid Latvia.
>Mandarake - search 武装神姫 and don't trust listing images (they sometimes get mixed up).
>Yahoo Japan Auctions - same kanji as above, you'll need a proxy, try Yokatta, Noppin, or FromJapan.
>Taobao - search 武装神姬 and use a proxy, Taobaoring is pretty easy and cheap. Taoboafocus might be faster.
>Amiami occasionally gets some preowned. They tend to sell fast.
>Japtou still has some old stock but their system is unreliable.
>Check the BST, My Figure Collection, and Busou Shinki World for sales.
Fellow Shinki anons who made 3D printer/laser cut accessories & replacement parts:
> etsy.com/shop/illumicyberwear
> etsy.com/shop/Jellydinosaur
> shapeways.com/shops/d51
Shinki clothes:
> noix.co.jp/111.html
(1/12 clothes like Picco Neemo should be compatible with MMS figures)
Skintone & Compatability guides:
> imgur.com/a/AQ4aR
"News:"
> Frame Arms Girls model kits, designed by Shimada Fumikane (Arnval, Strarf, etc.) and Yanase Takayuki (Fort Bragg, Zelnogrard, etc.), two major contributors to Busou Shinki announced by Kotobukiya at All Japan Model & Hobby Show. Masaki Apsy indirectly contributed.
Looking for fan art?
> pixiv.net/search.php?s_mode=s_tag_full&word=武装神姫
Looking for customs?
> fg-site.net/?s=武装神姫
Looking for both?
> tinami.com/search/list?prof_id=&keyword=武装神姫
Previous thread:
>>4448761
Thread topic:
>It's Halloween! Post spooky Shinkies/Shinkies with lots of candy.
>Rabbit ear Arnval
>>4501412
So, on another whim, I bought a HF crawler and decided to modify the exosuit into this 4-legged hellspawn with none other that Mari at the helm
shinifags soon
shinki box
>>4502488
What's with the alligator clip?
>>4505054
I think it's one of those clip-style photo holders. Some of them have interesting bases that can be used as props.
>>4505099
I guess that makes sense.
>>4505054
>>4505276
Weird to use it in the little room box but then not clip the wire off.
>>4502488
Reminds me that I'm going to do some shopping for lacey and such this week.
i dont have a halloween theme ready this year, so i only played around with Proxima and boy does she balance well,
just happy halloween greetings to all you guys and gals instead I guess
Happy halloween guys
>>4507153
You should drink that and then fill it up with water with food coloring or colored resin.
>>4507780
Don't really want to open it though
>>4507861
It's tasty...
>>4508025
It's not gonna work
Received my Murm from a fellow UK shinkifag a few weeks ago and totally forgot to post pics, leg joints are a little loose but I fucking love her.
Going to buy more kotobukiya weapons to compliment her walking death machine aesthetic.
>>4508436
>>4502488
That's beautiful. I really need to get my shit together and start building things like this.
does anyone have Merienda? Kinda liking her
saw some on YJA, not quite sure if I should
>It's Halloween! Post spooky Shinkies/Shinkies with lots of candy.
Morning after's close enough.
so cute, HNGGGGGG
Was gonna post this last night but got a little caught up in some revelry.
So happy to have a cute little Gabrine around again.
> Too rainy for shinki shenanigans last night
> Too tired in the morning
Happy late Halloween shinkifags
>>4508477
I have her, and she is great one. But on mine there was a "dot" of black paint on one of her face-plates that looks like a Beauty Mark. Give me some time I will post a picture tomorrow.
Dumping some photos from Sasaki3092's flickr because they are relevant to Halloween and adorbs.
>>4508990
>>4508991
>>4508992
>>4508994
Cute!
>>4508477
She has the best butt of all the shinkies.
>>4508843
looking forward to it then
>>4508477
Meriedna was my first Shinki. She's pretty neat for a light armor.
Even though I'm late for Halloween, have an old pumpkinvision photo
I was wondering, it's really hard to notice a shinki mouth in photos.
Have any anons tried lining shinki mouths with a gundam marker or mechanical pencil? How would that look? Is it easily reversible if I fuck it up?
>>4509874
Would be pretty easy to reverse if you use an alcohol based marker. Mechanical pencil would work and be easy too remove as well.
>>4509874
Lip-lining can be tricky. I fashion my own ink applicator by using a razor blade to cut a Q-tip's stick diagonally, then paint the narrow edge with a marker. I then apply it to their lips like lipstick, so I can have control over exactly what gets marked. Works pretty well.
>>4509997
Another example.
>>4510000
good double
>>4509874
Yeah I just use a black Gundam lining marker. Works.
>>4510000
Nice quads
What marker was used for this partio?
Saw a Shinki corner at a figure event in Moscow today. My heart is now a little bit warmer inside.
And another one hanging out in the doll section for whatever reason.
>>4512238
Ew.
>>4510449
I use Vis-a-Vis wet-erase markers, makes it very easy to clean up after. Alcohol can remove the coating that makes MMS3rd faces matte, so harsher inks probably aren't a good idea.
Also, if you want to use weirder colors like orange, brown or yellow (to make it just look like a lip shadow, rather than lipstick) make sure you do it in natural light. Rules for makeup apply - incandescent lighting can make something look good indoors when it'll look horrific outside.
You can also dilute the ink on the q-tip with a drop of water to make the ink a softer color, but that'll ruin the hard edge of the cut you made after a single application, so you'll need to make another one if you make a mistake.
What do you all recommend for my first Shinki? I want a really cute character with a nice amount of armor.
>>4512323
All shinkis are cute. Just depends on what your preference is.
>>4512410
>All shinkis are cute.
Except Eukrante. She can go to Hell.
>>4512323
Depends.What's your definition of cute?
>>4511909
>that seemingly infinite moment when you're standing in front of the shinki display debating whether or not to grab them and run
>>4512429
> "f-fuck you too"
>>4512476
Oh Raptias. She was my first serious Shinki purchase and I don't regret getting her. I love her armor design and the fact you can adjust the visor on her helmet. Plus if you find someone will to sell you a spare set of her armor you can make even cooler combinations with her.
>>4512263
As retarded as I'll sound, all I need is water if I feel like erasing any attempt for shinki lips with those markers, right?
I don't into stuff like this to often.
>>4512476
What color are plasticizers? Clear? Or are they the color of the plastic they leaked from?
>>4512503
good to hear, gonna get my raptias from manda (6k yen) soon, hopefully before the week ends so proxima gets a buddy
im already shinking what should be my next, merienda, lavina strarf mk2 or recolored arnval tranche 2
>>4512556
Yes, it'll come right off with a little bit of water and a tissue. Don't rub too hard, just dab.
>>4513251
Lavina Strarf Mk2 is my recommendation from that list. Especially if you can get a Full Arms Package.
>>4513546
full arms package kinda pricey for me, then again if I give up one from those list I'll be able to afford her
Yen is cheap, go buy shinkis.
>>4512476
Plasticizers are generally sticky clearish liquids that usually appear as surface grime on figures, and small droplets can form in really bad cases. But unless you have a bunch of super cheap carnival toys like this thing http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/zu5m4/what_material_is_this_toy_frog_made_out_of_its/ then they won't exude enough of it to pool anywhere. "Cabinet" makes me think it's something with glass and wood, and blue liquid makes me think Windex. The obvious guess is maybe you cleaned the glass and didn't dry it completely. Post pics.
>>4514503
I got the cabinet from a friend so I believe it must be windex or something. Strange that I overlooked it. Luckily it didn't stain anything.
>>4514503
Is plasticizer leak a natural thing for Shinkis or is does it just happen if you take care of them badly/live somewhere hot/humid/etc?
>>4514610
It's natural for anything made with softened plastic, but heat and enclosed spaces (like sealed packages) accelerates it.
Someone needs to get more cradles.
>>4516616
that is adorable
and here I am thinking what to do with my shinki been dying for some photoshoot
>>4516616
Looks like someone's got a squirrel infestation, they should call an exterminator.
Since the yen is cheap im considering getting my very first shinki.
Im currently going through the very difficult process of choosing one.
Right now its between Ach and Valona
Once I settle where would be a good place to purchase?
I actually really want an MMS 3 tall body but cant find one with cute face that I'd like.
Also, any other shinkis with a chest plate like Ianeira's?
>>4516799
Alright let's see:
>Once I settle where would be a good place to purchase?
Mandarake is the go-to place for most shinkies. AmiAmi will also have some pop up in their pre-owned section.
>I actually really want an MMS 3 tall body but cant find one with cute face that I'd like.
Why not Harmony Grace?
>Also, any other shinkis with a chest plate like Ianeira's?
Ianeira is the only Shinki I know of with those chestplates
>>4516799
If you just mean the disproportionately huge knockers, Graffias also has them.
>>4516799
> The guide
> What the other anon said
That being said I do remember how much I love Ianeira. She was my second shinki, kinda want the regular one seeing as I originally have the alter color.
> What is HG like the other anon said.
Anon please.
>>4513523
Thanks for helping the stupid, anon, can't wait to try it after ordering some of those markers.
Thanks for the replies guys I appreciate it, and
I did mean huge tits by the way.
>>4516810 are you a mind reader or something? Thats my cup tea right there
>>4516862
She is fun. However I only seem to ever use her winking face.
>>4516871
That is such a comfy looking picture
I think you've made my decision pretty clear now
Also as a general question, how many of you will pick up a Frame Arms Girl when they release?
>>4516886
I'm so down for buying some fags.
>>4516887
we all know who the best girl is though
>>4516886
> Literal new meaning to being a shinkifag
Speaking about Fags, when?
>>4516955
We don't know yet, koto hasn't given us much more information than the introduction of the line.
>>4516799
Valona is has minimal armor and really good balance without a stand thanks to her shoes. Shinkis are notorious because people tend to just forget about their armors and only play with the MMS, but with Valona, you likely won't run into that issue cause her armor is really streamlined even though it's pretty small in number. Werkstra is also pretty similar in that regard. Both of that wave also kind of work as expansion sets to their main-line counterparts, Arnval and Strarf.
With Ach, you get a good load of armor as well as a bunch of weapons and even some jellycans, so there's a lot of play value in that alone. However, using said armor as... well.. armor is pretty fiddly. She has pointed feet so a stand is a must unless you're godly at balancing things, and the chunks that go around her thighs tend to swing around a lot and get in the way of things.
It really depends on what you're going for.
Any suggestions for my first shinki? I don't want to buy something too expensive yet, but my favorite shinkis are the ones with the "big eyed kid" aesthetic like the ferret, fox, dog, and cat figures. I might buy the "prototype" ferret girl but I'd like some insight.
>>4518028
The prototypes of Pomock and Partio are pretty light on the armor and are on MMS 1 bodies but the do include some exclusive things (Like Pomock's Axe). If possible try to go out for their MMS 3 bodies. Never had Partio but I do have Pomock and she's pretty fun
>>4518028
>>4518034
Prototype versions look ok, but the MMS 1st bodies are taller and less refined than the 3rd smalls. I'm guessing since you want the big eyes you want the bodies to look suitable moe too, so if that's the case it will be worth a little extra for the normal version. I noticed listing for non-prototype Partio and Pamrock just popped up on eBay so you shouldn't have to settle for a prototypes.
>>4518028
First shinki I got was a Partio, go for the full set instead of the prototype, since you'll get more stuff like armor and a extra face swap.
Pomock's fun too. Going for the full thing goes double for her.
>>4517210
Thanks for that input, it definitely helps alot.
What Im looking for is a go-to-toy, I'll have it on my desk and pose routinely. So Im glad you did a good job on pointing out both their flaws and their strong points. Someone else recommend Harmony Grace, so now im just hunting for a good deal on all 3; I will be happy with whichever comes first thanks to the info from you guys.
Here is a cute pic
>>4518379
Preeeeeeetty sure Harmony Grace is a MMS1 tho, not a MMS3. Just FYI.
>>4518523
Valona is as well.
>>4518560
Or rather all three of them are MMS1s, but honestly, that doesn't mean they're worse off as toys. All you need to do is be a little more careful about their spacers.
MSG Gatling gun arrived today.
Not bad.
Didn't know HG was as well, but thats okay. Thanks for the heads up
I really love the whole idea behind busou shinki being personal assistants and the universe around it. The story is what got me hooked, so getting a shinki to me is more about having a 1:1 scale physical representation of that. Anybody else feel that way? Its more about the idea than the toy per se
>>4518635
I agree, too. Though I'm finding that the fact that each wave is basically designed by a different artist who Konami basically told to go nuts with few constraints is what's really attaching me to the line. There's simply nothing else like it out there.
>>4518619
nice I like it
>>4518679
there really is nothing else quite like it
its saddening that theres nothing new coming out from konami. Even if I wanted some other brand mecha musume they're just not the same
Just realized I don't have much that can fit Ianera and her fish mammaries...
>>4518679
> Konami can still produce garbage in things like it's card game, but not more shinkis
I've always disliked Konami, but ever since I got into shinkis it's increased exponentially. Well, after the series slowed down to a crawl, that is.
>>4518619
Better get to collecting dem MSG weapons.
Especially the Heavy units.
>tfw no more Unite sword
>>4518810
this is my fetish
shes here ugh i wanna escape from work or better yet just open her here
first second hand shinki from manda, if i have to nit pick, it does look pretty "second hand" (a black spot on one of her face plate) and the parts look abit worn
well, its not much of a complain but more of an observation im just glad shes here
Fuck you Lugnut
I've been a figma collector for a few years but I see photos of shinkis every now and then and damn, I want one.
>>4518946
Get one. I don't regret a single one of my shinkis.
for some reason raptias felt taller when ibwas assembling her
I am a proud owner of a 1:12 Motorcompo plamo now. With that, I have enough vehicles and riding animals for my four Shinki.
>>4519223
I should try to find more vehicles but 1:12 motorcycles and Shinkies don't mix
>>4519223
r-riding animals?
please post pics
>>4519223
>proud owner of a 1:12 Motorcompo plamo
Tried assembling it yet? Part fit is a foreign concept for Aoshima.
>>4519425
Real modelers don't need their hands held.
>>4519437
>Real modelers
don't forget to post the result here then
Love shinkis, kinda hate figmas since most feel so delicate, considering I'm extremely delicate with both. Doesn't stop me from buying figmas, but I own way more shinkis than figmas. Accessories are rather appealing though.
So what are some accessories Shinkis can come with other than weapons/armor/faceplates? And how do I get those Shinki crates?
>>4519841
Jelly cans, when it comes to Ach, Yda. The animal shinkis all come with tiny animals.
>>4519841
The crates? like,, boxes? come with just about every boxed MMS3 Shinki (mms1 had a hideyhole in the underside of the stand)
Jelly cans are pretty desirable but hard to come by as only a few had them (some local shinkibro made 3d printed oversized ones you can buy)
while technically still weapons, Baby Razz and Sharatang come with Instruments.
and Pomocks got a big piece o Meat.
A few shinkis. Like the VicViper twins and the bug girls have armor that can combine into something separate from themselves (VicVipers and Bugs,, obviously)
but for the wide majority part, we get our non armor accesories separately.
>>4518814
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=TOY-RBT-3593
>>4519841
the nurse shinki comes with a giant syringe If you count that
>>4518946
I was a figma collector, but then I sold off most of my figmas to purchase shinkis. then I sold more figmas to buy more figmas.
now I have both. the end.
>>4519685
I don't like figmas for their shitty-looking knees. They break muh immersion.
>>4519238
As I said back then - 1:12 Microbikes like the Gorilla series and the Motorcompo work with Shinkis, everything else's too damn big.
>>4519343
The Brits make a series of naturalistic 1:12 horses. There are also 1:12 playsets that contain a horse, its tack and some other gear.
Took me a while to get these done, a mixture of laziness and forgetfulness I suppose.
>>4520496
oops, wrong pic.
PINK!
>>4520497
>>4520496
>those gabrine special parts
>2 sets
>So much jelly.
>>4520499
Also in OTC design, so...
PTC.
>>4520657
Poor strarf.
>>4519901
>(mms1 had a hideyhole in the underside of the stand)
blew my fucking mind when I noticed that
>>4520496
badass
>>4521965
>>4521969
>>4521969
whoa whoa whoa
shut up
what is that awesome robot?
>>4521972
Looks like a kitbash of tank, gundams, and other stuff.
>>4521972
>>4522088
It's a lifelike Guntank
>>4522088
Where are you getting Gundam? I can't see a single recognizable Gundam part on it
Are Shinkis anything like those old Knights of the Zodiac/Saint Seiya bandai figures?
>>4522403
Did these Saint Seiya figures have removable, swappable armor?
>>4522473
I never owned them but I remember seeing an ad for them about 10 years ago where the armor could be removed to form little animal partners for them. Not sure if the armor was interchangable between figures, though.
>>4522481
There are Shinkies whose armor can become animals (Lancamento, Espadia, Vespelio, and scorpion chick)
>>4521972
Base is a:
- Model kit of a Tank
- LBX Ridding Armor ( from Danball Senki)
Added details and painted.
I just bought my first and I'm planning on picking up at least one more. Cool shit.
>>4523677
> just one more
Oh anon...
I remember when I told myself the same thing.
>>4523684
No. Not JUST one more. AT LEAST one more. I've been dabbling in figures long enough to know better than to think I'm stopping at a set number of anything.
I've simply seen one that I'm definitely picking up and two that I'm still debating.
>>4522473
Yes to both, old SS toys have a lot in common with shinkies, they were modular and sturdy.
so are frame arms the new shinkis?
>>4523991
FAGs are.
>>4524021
so will the threads have FAG in the title like bionicle has with ccbs?
>>4524023
They're model kits so they'll be forced into the gundpla/plamo general.
>>4524031
shame. guess the new wave will introduce more users to change that
>>4524031
Really though it depends on how Koto pitches them. Full on cute action figures with optional interchangeable armor is shinki enough to shink. But if they're model kits like their Racaseal and Hoi-Hoi-san and friends, well, I an see those getting pushed to the Gunpla threads.
>>4523991
Yes and no, it seems like they're all going to be designed by Fumikane, which is a good and a bad at the same time. The good; it's Fumikane. The bad; it's just Fumikane so there's hardly any variety.
>>4524153
[citation needed]
>>4509221
all shinki shave the same butt
>>4524264
I don't think shinkis shave, anon.
>>4523991
I think they're model kits, it's done by the same company who did the Frame Arms plamo. I'm not sure though. They definitively have the same appeal of mecha girls though.
>>4524266
It was a typo but I guess you could make your shinkis shave your own ass hairs.
hey shinki fags
apg > shinki
>>4524318
lol
>>4524318
APG?
Anal Pegging Girls?
I suppose.
And now a quick story.
Back on spookiween, I showed off my Centaur exosuit and never got back around to showing off the base form with the jetpack so here to help me show it off is Raptias!
>>4525430
Say hi to the people Raptias.
>Hi!
So how's your first time in the exosuit?
>A bit cramped and I miss my feet. Can I get out now?
O-ok.
>>4525432
So result. MMS 3rd smalls only work in the exosuit and never tell Raptias to take her feet off. Say bye Raptias
>Bye!
They're friends I guess.
>>4526040
legs are on the wrong way, switch the feet too.
>>4526193
damn didnt notice raptias' legs
>>4524264
Yes, but the paint job on Merienda's butt makes it the cutest.
>>4527094
I'm unfamiliar with that one. Post pics?
>>4528584
Pardon the grainy ipod touch pic.
>>4528672
Hnngg
She has a nice butt
>>4521969
>>4528672
Eh. Looks almost diaper-like. No thanks.
>>4530032
>>4530048
>>4530051
>>4530042
Nice use of paper there.
Anyone have the Shinki version of that comic strip of the black guy going in the gamestop store? "You know, Shinkis 'n flow." "Uh, we have a squirrel type Pomock" "A'ight, tight! I be rollin wit da toy soldias now!" "Please don't kill me." or something.
>>4530332
>>4530336
haha this shit gold man
>>4530336
I miss Planelegs.
>>4530807
Whatever happened to the time-out?
>>4530807
But that's positive punishment, not negative reinforcement!
>>4530816
That's true.
>>4524476
FAG's and now APG's? Whats next?
>>4530807
The first thread I ever saw on toy was some planelegs thread where he was torturing a toy (some kind of doll I think, certainly not a Shinki).
I didn't come back to this place for over a year because I assumed the whole board was some kind of weird fetish thing.
I kind of miss him now.
>>4530855
Have you seen the one where the dude is abusing Madoka nendo and later she goes to comfort Nagato who dies while she's talking to her?
>>4531021
Good times, good times.
how come bionicle gets a reboot but not busou shinki?
>>4531275
Because Lego can't fall back on Yu-Gi-Oh and Metal Gear like Konami can.
>>4531275
Nostalgiafags.
>>4531275
because shinki a dead line
bincle will never die
>>4530336
Thanks.
>>4530807
He was the /toy/ version of early Dan Kim with all that torture porn.
Has it really been two years since the anime ended? Well so much for my hope that the higher market prices would go back down after the Plebeians left. There's no way they'd stick around this long. Ashamed to admit I've been poorfag about gettink Shinki. Also I'm stubborn that my first must be Partio, and not the cheaper prototype version either.
>>4531438
Who is Planelegs? Where can I find his weird stuff?
>>4531664
Planelegs is Planelegs.
>>4531675
>>4531679
>>4531684
I think this was him too.
>>4531690
His hands aren't that fat and he cuts his nails. Probably that Pumpkin guy who went full retard trying to imitate him.
pls post more planelegs
>>4531715
I don't have any more, sorry.
>>4531700
>Pumpkin guy
who?
>>4531715
He has a thread on the catalog RIGHT NOW.
>>4531700
That isn't me.
>>4532141
Y-you summoned him guys!
>>4532515
We have to be more careful. When we say his name too much he returns to the mortal world to torture the innocent soul of a figure.
It's like some Harry Potter bullshit up in here.
>>4532532
Shut the fuck up, Planelegs threads are fun.
>>4532538
It was a joke you twat.
>>4532548
Your jokes aren't funny in that case.
>>4532550
That's okay.
>>4533575
lol
Who /pudding/ here?
Opinions as a first Shinki?
>>4534205
Not bad.
>>4534184
I'm /pudding/
I received my first Shinki today as well.
>>4534382
Congrats!
>>4534471
Thanks, it's a fun little thing.
A tad tough to pose.
>>4534473
I have her "wave-sister" Howling, and those two are the hardest to Pose in their's Armor. Why Konami, WHY we never seen a Mk.2 of them?
>>4534479
unprofitable. buy yugioh and metal gear please.
DiDi and ViVi: Kamen Rider and ViVi Onry Edition
In the spirit of planelegs. adventure time.
1/27
>>4534681
2/27
>>4534681
>In the spirit of planelegs
hope theres lots of abuse
>>4534683
silent film, like we classy and stuff.
3/27
>>4534685
4/27
>>4534687
5/27
>>4534688
to-hoh!
6/27
>>4534689
7/27
>>4534691
splork
8/27
>>4534693
9/27
>>4534694
10/27
>>4534705
11/27
>>4534707
Gao!
12/27
>>4534716
meanwhile...
>>4534727
13/27
>>4534732
14/27
>>4534734
15/27
>>4534735
as expected of ViVi.
16/27
>>4534740
ah.
17/27
>>4534743
don't mind, ViVi!
18/27
>>4534746
19/27
>>4534748
20/27
>>4534750
yoisho!
21/27
>>4534756
finishing touches
22/27
>>4534758
testing
23/27