#Frame Arms Girl

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My drawing for My Figure Zine. Check it out @ophazines ! So many fantastic pieces!

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♡ Magatsuki (Frame Arms Girl) - Kotobukiya

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I might have a slight problem

So since my last backlog update I’ve added: Durga I, Sol Raptor, AUV Amaterasu Regalia, Noir, Ilshana, MGEX Strike Freedom

Also I needed to put the Virtue box sideways so you can properly see just how massive that kit is (well not really like size massive but weight massive).

Since then I’ve built: MG Kyrios, HG Calibarn, HG Schwarzette, HG Guntank, 30MS option part set 6, 30MS Luluce (mid progress while I figure out how to make the noir jacket work).

Be warned and stay safe kids. Plastic crack is real.

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Do You Know This Anime?

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frame arms: bringing you the same frame different colours for 8 years

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This is another pic I forgot to post from a contest, I want to thank the guy running the contest for allowing me some extra time. I luckily got this in on time.(By that I mean I posted it on the final day of the contest)

This was for a contest a guy(Link to his twitter) on a Megas XLR fan server I'm on, he was having a contest were all you need to do is draw Kiva from Megas XLR.

I thought it'd be interesting to draw Kiva as a Frame Arms Girl figure which is a plastic kit you put together to make a 1/12 size(slightly taller than a Figma figure without the extras on) possible figure with interesting robotic armor parts. They apparently are gijinka versions of another kit set just called Frame Arms that are robots similar to Gundams or the knightmares from Code Geass.

So I tried to design Kiva(or Megas as she's called here since the girls are all named after the mecha they're based on) to fit in with the Frame Arms Girls. Not entirely sure how well I got it cause I wanted to keep as much of her suit/uniform as possibly, if I ever redraw her again I might try to work on this more.

Her armor shoes/boots/whatever are based on Magatsuki (Kikka)'s armor boots. I got inspired to give her Megas's mecha arms as armor arms she can control thanks to Architect who has attachable armor arms. I turned the car into a headpiece thing cause gotta put the car in somewhere & the Frame Arms Girls often have a head piece thing of some form. The car would look better upside down but gatt have it set up correctly.

Lineart was made in Clip Studio Paint while coloring & background was in Rebelle 6 which I should reinstall cause Rebelle 7 feels a little odd & more runny.(Context this program is meant to simulate traditional art like water colors & acrylic paint so there's a water running effect & I did practically everything with the watercolor tool)

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Bukiko Kotobuki Model Kit by Kotobukiya, of Frame Arms Girl

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Please click for larger size. =) Frame Arms Girl "Innocentia" head on Romankey body

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Custom project in progress, Codename "Monster Mech Musume"

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Frame Arms Hatsune Miku is pretty much done minus accesories and I took some pictures

The only problem I ran into was that the shoes/feet fall off kinda easily

Super difficult to pose without the included stand but you can use her hair as like a tripod leg lmao

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My figure collection :3

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Tiny doll clothes-a-palooza!! I splurged last paycheck and picked up a bunch of picco neemo clothes for some of my tiny 1/12th scale kids!

Left to right we have a Frame arms girl materia, a Logan doll teeny valentine, and a picco neemo body with a into the deep fairy head.

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I'd love to get into girlpla, I'm just a bit too broke to afford any kits; however, if you'd like to talk about it as a whole, I'd be more than happy to hear.

So…let me try this again. I had a whole nice post written up and I swapped off for a moment to check something and I completely lost the post.

Mecha Musume has a pretty long history that I’m not going to go into but here’s a little video if you’re interested.

Now when most people think of Mecha Musume there’s basically one standout line above them all: Frame Arms Girl.

This line is a bit old now but its popularity has set the aesthetic style for the market as it stands now. The build of these are…ok. Kotobukiya was definitely learning with these kits but they’re still solid at the end of it.

Now if you’re like me you’re not too much a fan of the pantsu out look, and other kits in the line don’t exactly do anything to mitigate that feeling (looking at you Durga I).

The next line Koto would release would be better at this tho. The Megami Device line features all original designs as well as collabs from new and old mecha musume brands alike.

First thing off the bat this is that they’re pricey. At an average cost of $70 you’re basically buying a Bandai MG gunpla. That said, they all typically come with a bunch of option parts. These are usually in the form of unarmored limbs, different chest pieces, face plates (with water slides to make your own) and extra connectors to help with kitbashing. Koto also has released option body segments to let you swap any part of the body you might want to if the right option isn’t available in the box (~$12). It should be noted the newest kits in this line have brought the price down to $50 as well as reengineered the build to add a lot more articulation and pose-ability.

Also in this lines favor is the articulation and build quality. You’re going to get a nice range of motion with or without armor and some of the smaller details also sometimes come pre painted.

That said Kotobukiya is a company that favors more complex character design over an Out Of Box experience so there’s some smaller details that are etched into the kit but unless your paints them won’t be color correct. I would say this is pretty common across most Koto lines.

Both the FAgirls and Megami Device are scaled at 1/12 so Little Armory guns and the whole market of 3rd party accessories will work with these kits.

Next up is Koto’s Sousai Shoujo Teien which is simple girls as plastic models

A little cheaper and at 1/10 scale instead of 1/12. I’ve not built any but I do know they can bash with Megami Device and Hexa Gear lines just fine. If you take a peek at the JP girpla community there’s actually a niche but healthy group dedicated to taking nice photos of their kits dressed up in everyday scenarios.

Finally the newest line of Koto girl kits is the Arcanadea line.

Purely in a fantasy take these are Incredible kits. I’ve only built one (Lumitea) but it was far and away a much better build experience than the FAgirl kits. These are actually designed by a vtuber artist iirc which is why the designs are so different than other Koto kit lines. If you have the cash and want to try something different I would highly recommend.

Now finally we get to Bandai. After learning from their failures with the Hg Build Fighters girls they went back and designed something solid and what got me into mecha musume: 30 Minute Sisters

Right off the bat with an average price of around $30 the barrier to entry is much easier. While not as refined as the Megami Device line, these simple kits cram in a lot for the price. You’ll get an armored and unarmored form, as well as face plates. However the biggest selling point is How Damn Easy they are to bash. Being apart of the 30M line means they’re completely compatible with the 30MM line of mechs. Which also means all of those extra weapon and armor sets transfer over for the most part. And that’s not even talking about the dedicated 30MS option sets like hair parts, body parts, etc.

This is a Very beginner friendly line of kits and the place I would suggest most people starting if they’re looking to get into mecha musume.

This example I think uses about 5 different kits to build and I don’t believe any serious modifications were needed.

Another Bandai line to mention is the Standard Figurise line which you’ll be familiar with if you’ve picked up the Sulletta, Miorine or ChuChu kits. Typically pretty solid kits (uma musume excluded, only get the 30ms version of that one) they usually include characters from a variety of different shows. These are still of course bash-able but not without modification.

With the explosion of popularity with these kits means we have even more companies now joining in the race. ATK and MS General have a bunch of kits to offer and we see new companies pop up some really sick looking kits (see tgat Galahad)

We even have Plamax giving us the really cool looking GODZ ORDER kits and soon character kits from Blue Archive, Konosuba and others.

For these smaller/third party companies I would suggest doing plenty of research before buying one. The ATK kit that I made was Especially frustrating and required a lot of extra work to make parts fit right or to clean them up so they fit at all. Not to mention the extra detail work required to really make them look like the box example. Just do your homework.

I hope this helps!! It’s a growing market so there’s always more kits being announced. This should have covered the majority of kits out there but IMPORTANT! Check sites like AmiAmi for sales or resales on kits. You can sometimes find an unbuilt kit that retails at $70 going for $30.

USAGS will regularly get Koto kits in and new releases but by no means believe them when they say a kit is USAGS exclusive. Remember to check HLJ as well. Let me know if you have any other questions and I’ll do my best to answer them!!

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Meet Corporal Lilly Ad-Alice, first of what will likely be many models I purchase.

Lilly is my make of the Frame Arms Girls Assault/Scout soldier kit. I have another kit (Sniper/Grappler) so she won't be alone for long.

My only other experience with models has been a Pathfinder Kill Team (Wh40k), so putting Lilly together was incredibly fun (especially not needing to paint I suck at painting). She's got articulated joints for posing so expect silly pictures of her.

Please ignore the cans I have poor desk maintenance.

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yeah!! i love kotobukiya girlyplas