Via Hobby Dengeki we can share for your an extensive gallery of the next installment in Flame Toys high-quality Kuro Kara Kuri line: IDW Rodimus.
The Kuro Kara Kuri line brings us officially licensed non-transformable action figures with top-quality finishing and material including die-cast. This figure is a new stylized version of IDW Rodimus which comes with a set of extra parts to become Rodimus Prime. This is sure an impressive figure in any of his modes!
Read the full product description below share by Flame Toys on Facebook:
Rodimus, another name called Hot Rod. He stood up against Zeta Prime and the corrupt Senate. He refused to join the Decepticon which was leaded by Megatron. When Orion Pax had become Optimus Prime and awakened Metroplex, the true identity of the Acropolex, Rodimus decided to become an Autobot. His unfailing ability to inspire loyalty caused him to become an important role in Autobot.
Flame Toys presents [Kuro Kara Kuri] Rodimus will start pre-order from today! Here is pre-order information :
Retail price : US$400
Sale : around December, 2022
Size : 23 cm height
Material : ABS, PVC, POM, Diecast
Product description :
– 5 LED units. Eye, chest, 4 shoulders have light-up function!
– With outer armors to become Rodimus Prime!
– Linkage articulation gimmicks!
– Super-poseable with diecast parts for solidity and heaviness!
– You will get a powered lightning bow as bonus parts if ordering from www.d4toys.com, official shop SEN-TI-DEN, Amiami in Japan or Flame toys event.
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mx-01 archon
He's definitely got that svelte waistline going on.
rendsora
He looks VERY Digimon-ish lol
bellpeppers
I don’t think Ive seen this one.
Interesting.
I may rethink my aversion to these kits.
SaintsIconsNemesis
have quite a few of these. he looks spectacular. not really versed in his story arc but definitely getting him
mx-01 archon
Pretty much everybody uses 3mm stand attachment points. So pretty much any Japanese figure stand should work.
Black Convoy
Packaging
https://twitter.com/tuki3002/status/1526591352405827586
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AnotherBattleConvoy
Flame Toys advices to use the Sentinel display base
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I don't have FM Windblade so i can't say if the figure shares a hardpoint for Gundam or Figma bases.
Lionhart44
Also, what's a good figure stand for Flame Toys Windblade? A typical Gundam stand?
Fallout
eugh lio convoy's got the same not-gold as windblade, that looks bad. i like how he looks otherwise but i'm not getting fooled into buying another poorly made kit so i'll wait for reviews on this one.
Acteon
For my Windblade, I kept it very simple. I picked up some Tamiya spray cans and, covering up any limited paint detail, sprayed everything on the sprues. A good set of nippers should mitigate any sprue marks, and use a little plastic grease to allow for the additional friction caused by the paint.
Scyla
You mean the butterscotch plastic?
SPLIT LIP
That gold plastic looks bad but otherwise it's badass. I was going to paint it anyway so it's not an issue for me, though I do wish the claws on the feet were parts separated.
Scyla
That looks more like the Furai Model model-kit to me.
RacerCheetor
More images, Furai Model Lio Convoy (Leo Prime)
Mod edit updated link: https://twitter.com/flametoys_staff/status/1526631578436517888
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Lionhart44
Finished building Windblade this weekend. I really like this figure. Its face sort of reminds of 2B from Nier: Automata. Stoic, cute, sexy.
I have some model kit experience with Gundam, Tamiya and several other armor. The build process is pretty standard. Aside from nippers and an exacto knife, I'd recommend 400 grit sand paper. As the ball joints are really tight to pop in. I have no plans to paint this figure post-build. So, I'd recommend painting before assembling. But be warned, some spots are really thin and tiny to paint. I'm pretty sure this kit requires an expert painter.
Other than that, this figure is really great. Sacrifices the jet mode for a good poseable figure. I mean, she can stand on one foot, a high heel design, and do this:
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Kevin Iaquinto
Thanks. I'm not gonna start with her. I'm deffo gonna grab a gundam from target and start smaller.
Legate
If you’re just getting started then I STRONGLY recommend you get a “throwaway” kit or two for you to practice and experiment on before jumping straight into it with something that you’d be really upset about messing up.
Some fundamentals you might need/want that the videos might not cover:
Sanding sticks in at least a few different grits to smooth any mold or sprue flash.
Nippers for easy removal of parts from sprues.
An exacto blade for flash trimming/removal.
If you don’t already have brushes, I highly recommend the Ghost hobby brush set. It was originally a Kickstarter and can now be found on eBay and other places. Very solid and reliable brushes in my experience.
A couple more easily overlooked items: brush soap/cleaner and a wet palette.
I’ve found this to be excellent for cleaning brushes after a project session: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001TNR7VM?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
A wet palette is really cool, it keeps your paint fresh for hours while you’re knocking a project out. The best part is that you don’t need to buy a pre-made one, you can easily make your own.
All you need is a square sponge(no scouring surface), a square plastic container, and parchment paper(it’s in the same place as aluminum foil).
Depending on the size of the container, you can fit one or more sponges in it(you might need to cut one in half). You prep the sponges by saturating them and adding enough water so that just a bit rolls around the bottom of the container. You cut a piece of parchment paper to be a bit smaller than the surface area of the sponge, saturate the paper with water, then lay it on the sponge. You’ll want to gently scrape the parchment to remove any surface water and major air pockets/bubbles and you’re ready to paint.
Sorry if this threw a lot of info at you, lol. Good luck!
Convoy
I started painting a few years ago and I found loads of youtube videos for complicated stuff but no-nonsense beginner videos are actually tricky to find. So here are the ones I found most useful. These are all probably quite old & low quality compared to new stuff, so there might be newer/better stuff out now. TBH though, I think when I started the main thing was to just get to the info and not get confused by youtubers who love the sound of they're own voice
This is a pretty basic video but I remember finding it super helpful for beginner shopping list. She uses basic stuff, instead of going straight to top shelf which I appreciated as a noob. I wouldn't recommend the channel, its quite difficult to sift through. Her tutorials are really good (check the one of camo painting) but few and far between. It seems to be mainly hauls and reviewing weird rare things so not really what I'm into.
For 'how to' I used the G Weapon Workshop videos. Really easy to follow. I wish they did more but I think they must have lost interest.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnA5P3hHdYSMqJeGzEPJoJA
When I got more into painting the Zaku Aurelius channel has some good videos on painting. I think its probably the most popular gunpla channel on youtube. He's more of a reviewer & builder so he's very talky and tends use only really good/expensive stuff, but he's a really good source of knowledge. He's also an accomplished builder so great for inspo
Hope this was helpful!
mx-01 archon
YouTube is actually a really good resource for this. Lots of tutorial videos for GunPla customization.
Kevin Iaquinto
Hey guys, I’d like to paint up wind blade and start painting my gundams. I have about 10 gundams and they’re all unpainted…
Is there a guide I can use to get started? What paint would I get? Etc. Thanks!