This is basically the same Mugen as the Hatsuho Shinonome version that I'd previously built. This time she has two neat pistols and a slightly questionable parasol that doesn't open so it looks more like a big club. She may not be rockin a big hammer, but she does have much bigger tits but the pistols do look pretty cool. The lack of the extra armour panels make it a lot easier to pose and handle too.
I think I've gotten the hang of light weathering and dry brushing, and though painting the tiny details on the pilot was a pain. What was also annoying was the water slide decals for her eyes, which were very difficult to position correctly especially as one eye is obscured by hair and the decal had to be kind of awkwardly shoved into the gap. Still, it turned out ok. And my slightly botched paint job on her uniform isn't particularly noticable once she's seated in the cockpit. Thankfully, there's no need to paint her cleavage.
Spotify playlist with (almost) all songs in the tournament
Remember you can leave propaganda for any of these songs in the ask box both before and during the polls
(The image kinda smushed it all together but there's a written version at the bottom)
Written matches under the cut:
(Parenthesis on the song title: Additions to the title or other titles commonly used for the song in animations and animatics)
([blank]: a placeholder for a word that might variate in the title according to the animatic, usually a character's name)
Bracket 1, Side A:
You'll be back - Hamilton Musical VS. Wolf in Sheep's Clothing - Set it Off
I cut myself (shaving) - Talkshow Boy VS. Curses - The Crane Wives
Kiss Me, Son of God - They Might Be Giants VS. Open Up Your Eyes - My Little Pony: friendship is magic
Your Stupid Face - Kaden MacKay VS. Ready as I'll ever be - Tangled the series
Sincerely, Me - Dear Evan Hansen Musical VS. Promiseland - MIKA
Wine Red - The Hush Sound VS. Once Upon a December - Anastasia (Movie)
Everything at Once - Lenka VS. Little Miss Perfect - Written by Joriah Kwamé
Good for you - Dear Evan Hansen Musical VS. Never love an Anchor - The Crane Wives
Cupid - Jack Stauber VS. The other side - The Greatest Showman Musical
Eight Wonder - Lemon Demon VS. How bad can I be? - The Lorax (Movie)
Just Take My Wallet - Jack Stauber VS. Blue Lips - Regina Spektor
Baby Hotline - Jack Stauber VS. Tongues and Teeth - The Crane Wives
Poison - Cavetown VS. I'm the Bad Guy - Wonder Over Yonder / Caleb Hyles cover
Partners in Crime - Set It Off VS. It's tough to be a God - The Road to El Dorado (Movie)
Are You Satisfied? - MARINA VS. Brave as a Noun - AJJ The Band
Me, you and Steve - Garfunkel and Oates VS. Oh No! - MARINA
Bracket 1, Side B:
It took me by Surprise - Maria Mena VS. Father - The Front Bottoms
Hayloft - Mother Mother VS. When You're Evil - Voltaire
I Know I'm a Wolf - Young Heretics VS. Ordinary - Written by Joriah Kwamé
Anything you can do - Annie Get Your Gun Musical VS. Left Brain, Right Brain - Bo Burnham
Christmas Kids - Roar VS. I Know Those Eyes / This Man is Dead - Thomas Borchert
The Dismemberment Song - Blue Kid VS. Allies or Enemies - The Crane Wives
Turn the Lights off - Tally Hall VS. Boys will be Bugs - Cavetown
Ghosting - Mother Mother VS. Villain - Stella Jang
Defying Gravity - Wicked Musical VS. Soldier, Poet, King - The Oh Hellos
Crossing the Line - Tangled the Series VS. Runs in the Family - Amanda Palmer
Everybody Talks - Neon Trees VS. Under My Skin - Jukebox The Ghost
Saint Bernard - Lincoln VS. Line Without a Hook - Ricky Montgomery
The History of Wrong Guys - Kinky Boots Musical VS. Order Made ([blank]'s Order Made) - RADWIMPS
Charlie's Inferno ([blank]'s Inferno) - That Handsome Devil VS. Lemon Boy - Cavetown
Ultimately - Khai Dreams VS. Who Are You, Really? - Mikky Ekko
The Zombie Song - Stephanie Mabey VS. When He Sees Me - Waitress Musical
Bracket 2, Side A:
Interlude IV - Zach Callison VS. Honey, I'm Home - GHOST
Little Lion Man (Not your fault) - Mumford & Sons VS. Confrontation - Jekyll and Hyde, the Gothic Musical Thriller
The Other Side of Paradise - Glass Animals VS. I Won't Say (I'm in Love) - Disney's Hercules
El Muchacho de los Ojos Tristes - Jeanette VS. Feelings are Fatal - Mxmtoon
The Religion of Loneliness (Lonely Religion) - Syudou VS. Ikanaide - Soraru and Mafumafu
The Killing Kind - Marianas Trench VS. Touch-Tone Telephone - Lemon Demon
A Good Song Never Dies - Saint Motel VS. Achilles Come Down - Gang Of Youths
If you were gay - Avenue Q Musical VS. My R ([Blank]'s R) - KurageP / cover by Rachie
Stray Italian Greyhound - Vienna Teng VS. No Children (I hope we both die) - The Mountain Goats
I can't decide ([Blank] can't decide) - Scissor Sisters VS. OO is a receiver ([Blank] is a receiver) - Ura Commander-P
A Sadness Runs Through Him - The Hoosiers VS. You're Gonna Go Far, Kid - The Offspring
Dr Sunshine is Dead - Will Wood and the Tapeworms VS. A Crow's Trial (A [blank]'s Trial) - Vane
The Riddle - Scarlett Pimpernel Musical VS. Crush - Tessa Violet
Be Nice To Me - The Front Bottoms VS. My Ordinary Life - The Living Tombstone
Sweet Talk - Saint Motel VS. I do adore - Mindy Gledhill
I wish you liked girls - Abbey Glover / I wish you liked boys - Cover by Jasper Isaac VS. Like Real People Do - Hozier
Bracket 2, Side B:
Stronger Than You - Steven Universe VS. Hurts Like Hell - Fleurie
Emperor's New Clothes - Panic! at the Disco VS. Butch 4 Butch (Sweetheart's Piano) - Rio Romero
Two Birds - Regina Spektor VS. Amnesia Was Her Name - Lemon Demon
Love Like You - Steven Universe VS. Escapism - Steven Universe
Everything Stays - Adventure Time VS. This day Aria - My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
My Whole Family ([blank]'s Whole Family think they're gay) - Bo Burnham VS. Popular - Wicked Musical
The Bro Duet - Written by Alexander Sage Oyen VS. Cabinet Man - Lemon Demon
Self-inflicted Achromatic - Nekobolo VS. Welcome To The Internet - Bo Burnham
The Moon Will Sing - The Crane Wives VS. Dream Sweet in Sea Major - Miracle Musical
What is This Feeling? - Wicked Musical VS. There! Right there! (Is [blank] Gay or European?) - Legally Blonde the Musical
Goodbye (Look who's inside again) - Bo Burnham VS. This is Home - Cavetown
Pad Thai - Jack Stauber VS. How Far We've Come - Matchbox 20
The Mind Electric - Miracle Musical VS. The Nowhere King - Centaurworld
Rät - Penelope Scott VS. Therefore You and Me - TadanoCo / E ve cover
Fish in a Birdcage - Fish in a Birdcage VS. Devil's Train - The Lab Rats
The Game of Life - Yuzuhico VS. Dust and Ashes - Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 Musical
I did threaten to do this so the natural next step was to go and organize a list of crossovers! I tried to stick to main ones/ones that have been developed a bit more but I’m happy to include anything else so!! If anyone isn’t on the list but wants to be included lmk (I was sticking with people who interacted with the original post, happy to include anyone who might have missed it), if I’ve missed any specific crossovers you want included lmk, or if there are any that you want me to take off the list, lmk that too!!
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Andrew Radcliffe & Anissa Radcliffe
Andrew Berry x Bobby Seurat
Andrew Berry x Colton Cartwright
Andrew Berry & Colton Cartwright
Andrew Berry & Colton Cartwright & Quinn Fabray
Andrew Berry x Demi July
Andrew Berry & Jo Berry
Andrew Berry x Joy Schuester
Andrew Berry x Roxie Flores
Andrew Berry & Sadie Berry
Andrew Berry x Savannah Evans
Andrew Berry x Valeria Ramírez
Aria & Harmony
Brax Pierce & Jeremy St James
Brax Pierce & Kendall Pierce
Callum Zang & Kirsty Gilmore
Callum Zang & Willow Dell
Cordelia Castellan & Summer Sol
Daisy Gilmore & Willow Dell
Elliot Berry x Jeremy St James
Elliot Berry & Jo Berry
Elliot Berry & Sadie Berry
Faith Hudson & Jeremy St James
Grace Kim & Adalia Kim
Grace Kim & Cecilia Ackerman
Grace Kim & Sam Gleason
Grace Kim & Willow Dell
Mercy Medina x Sienna Elliot
Raymond Abraham & Camden Abraham
Raymond Abraham & Ginny Cresta
Raymond Abraham & Hollis Everdeen
Raymond Abraham & Precious Lucretia
Richie Gilmore & Ilsa Gilmore-Danes
Richie Gilmore & Kirsty GIlmore
Richie Gilmore & Lorrie Gilmore-Danes
Richie Gilmore & Lottie Donahue
Richie Gilmore & Lucas Gilmore
Richie Gilmore x/& Paige Huntzberger
Richie Gilmore x/& Sophie Dugray
Richie Gilmore x Troy Donahue-Callisto
Richie Gilmore x Troy Donahue-Callisto x Harry Bechtel
Animal: Giraffes are my very obvious favorite but also love squirrels and capybaras
Movie: Other comfort movies are Anastasia, Jurassic Park, Rogue One, and Miss Congeniality. This one was hard but Nacho Libre is my family's favorite
Season: I love both of the transitional seasons but I bake most in the fall :)
Character: I am told by a lot of people that the Belchers remind them of me and if I had to pick the most similar I'd say Linda!
Color: Any bright and warm yellow 💛
Hobby: If there's one thing I never tire of it's music! Playing, listening, singing, finding something new, learning the behind the scenes, etc etc. It's the one interest/hobby I have that has never once wavered.
Book: Piranesi is a dream of a book! Epitome of "I wish I could read it for the first time again"!
Song: My mom bought a Julieta Venegas CD from a swap meet in 2005 and that album has been a part of me ever since 🩷
Drink: Arnold Palmer! The iced tea HAS to be unsweetened though bc I like it with just a hint of sweet :)
Tagging @cultofsappho @xthelastknownsurvivorx @orchidscript @sherryvalli @myheartalivewrites @daisymae-12 @celaestis1 @formorewishes @raysletters @heartitinthesilence @historicallysam and anyone else that wants to share!
Although I prefer the clunky steam-punk aesthetic of the Kobu from the original Sakura Wars, the Spiricle Fighter Mugen from the newer PS4 game is definitely pretty rad looking. Compared to the Sakura Wars 2 Kobu Kai model kit, the Mugen is much more posable and dynamic (which makes sense canonically), however it's hindered quite a bit here as Hatsuho's Mugen comes with extra armour panels that replicate a shrine maiden's outfit that do get in the way, and a giant hammer thats very difficult to pose and balance the Mugen with. The sheer size of the hammer does look cool though.
This is my second attempt at trying weathering weathing effects and I think it definitely turned out better than my first attempt and I'm pretty proud of it. Top coat and dry brushing sure adds a lot. Painting a tiny pilot figure is a pain in the ass but seeing Hatsuho in the cockpit of the completed kit made it all worthwhile.
I still have the Anastasia Palmer version of this kit to build, so I look forward to getting round to making that one.