Cool Mini Or Not Show the Correct Apparel for Piloting Mechs
July 24, 2012 by dracs
Cool Mini or Not have released a new manga themed mecha miniature for all of you Otaku's out there. Although it does have a few features which may appeal to even none anime fans.
This miniature is for the new Manga BoyZ game and setting, described on their site as "resulting from the French passion for manga in recent years, Manga BoyZ is both a book and a game." A game in which scantily clad anime characters take on an alien invasion!
OK the miniature itself is actually a rather nice sculpt which I could definitely see serving as a TAG in Infinity. But why, oh why, is she naked? Is this something essential to piloting mechs? Does clothing interfere with the controls? So she puts on a bra and the whole thing collapses with maybe a message reading "You appear to be clothed, do you need some help?" If being naked is an essential part of piloting a mech Gundam Wing would have been one hell of a different show (and with that one sentence I have scarred Justin for life).
What's is your reaction to this miniature? Do you like the sculpt? Are you intrigued by the back story? Or are you wondering just how cold it would be in that metal contraption?
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A bit of a pointless model. Also, it looks very tangled and misshapen in the sculpt. Not much else to say I don’t think lol
BoW Ben
Hmm…naked mech pilots, eh? As much as I enjoy gratuitous nudity, I’m on the fence with this one.
While there are benefits for skin-tight clothing inside “landmate” type mechs, mainly saving space and reducing problems like impact hits from uniforms buttons and zippers (gundam mentioned is quite more luxuriously spaced inside the cockpit) and there are references of such outfits, for example in Masamune Shirows appleseed (the manga not the anime), landmate pilots wear skinsuits that really leave not much to imagination (Deuna has it skin coloured too), all the above been said, going full naked would be foolish beyond an emergency scenario. As far as the sculpt goes, while good, it fails to deliver. from me a… Read more »
The raised symbols on this mini are what I found disapointing too. That is a lot of work to file it down without ruining anything.
I am all for anime style gaming, cool robots, big guns, cute heroines etc etc but..The design and sculpt quality is pretty awful. Did they cut costs on a decent sculptor to reproduce the artwork and rely instead on the ‘its got tits- it will sell’ factor? Regardless of the titties (her bodyglove could be painted any colour you choose): Beyond basic concept it looks nothing like the fluid proportions of the artwork. The gun and fist are about 2 times the artwork size and look ridiculous. The raised lettering and symbols on the chassis look chunky and horrible.. Lots… Read more »
Gratuitous, stupid. Need I say more. Well, maybe. I can’t tell from the front angle, but is there some kind of shell that folds down over the operator? If not, that is one glaring design flaw: a bald-assed pilot sitting IN FRONT of a heavily armoured mech.
I have no problem with a bit of cheesecake type stuff, but this one just isn’t done that well. The sculpt just didn’t pull through the art. The gun is way too big and many lines are squared off instead of rounded.
It’s a good model despite being naked for no reason. I actually really like the mech. I overall think it’s good … i guess one can disprove of something whilst liking it lol
Mech design is interesting but why would pilot be naked? Its like she is not even worried that some one might actually hit her mech. They could had given her similar what female mechwarriors in Battletech universe use. Cooling vest and panties.
Love the style just a bit of a shame that the pilot is naked, otherwise I’d use it with a game system like infinity or something. As it is I don’t really have an use for it and as much as I genuinely like the model the nudity just seems so utterly *pointless* that it detracts from the whole thing.
I dunno. Just not for me.
Having said that I suppose you could paint is as a very tight jumpsuit or something. Just have to file/putty those nipples a bit!
Uhhh… huh. Well, I for one really have no problem with either the miniature, design, and certainly not with the level of nudity. Skullz are ok, but nudity not? Huh. Guess I don’t get it. CMON, keep it coming!
I think some of the problem is in the angle of the photo for the model. It makes it look like the model is extremely off from the concept art. But if you can look past that it is some what close minus the arm size, smooth shape and lack of weapon pod on it right side.
Well… that’s an interesting uniform she’s wearing, very interesting. The mini seems alright, although I’ve never been a fan of manga/anime style. Oh well, maybe she’s not the real pilot; she could just be posing for a photo shoot – as per topless women on motorcycles, etc.