Yeah, it's absolutely insane. I'm a guy who has legitimately avoided So-Do for a long time because I thought they were just fucking candy toys with stickers that would just peel off if I touched them at all. After sealing them myself, they just feel so fucking amazing to handle and look awesome. I don't see myself ever craving Figuarts or RKF again. The worst thing about gimmick lines, before they died off, was that they were slowly getting more expensive, but losing playability. The RKF line helped alleviate that a bit, but then So-Do started to absolutely pop the fuck off.


I think the first time I genuinely became interested in So-Do was when RKF Horobi came out and he looked like absolute garbage compared to So-Do's release. Not gonna lie, I actually felt horrible for owning the figure lol. I honestly can't believe the RKF line is still going. I genuinely expect it to die out by the end of Saber. I just don't see its purpose anymore. If it were still pumping out Legend Riders as fast as it did when Zi-O was airing, RKF wouldn't be dead to me.

I think So-Do had a bit of a rough start. Looking back at the Ex-Aid line, I feel like the molds were absolute shit. Looking at the leaked Saber image, the mold is absolutely spot-on.

As someone whose stickers are peeling off their SO-DO, please explain your clear nail polish sealing process!

Just buy some base/top coat clear nail polish and generously apply it to the stickers. Any brand will do. They're sold in most places for only a dollar per bottle. You'll go through these bottles quicker than you realize, so buy plenty. Since most of these figures come with stands, it actually makes things SUPER convenient to do this. It takes around 15 minutes for the clear coat nail polish to completely dry, so don't make any contact with applied surfaces or it'll make an ugly imprint.

You only have to worry about 2 things. One, absolutely avoid getting any of the nail polish in the joints, or even near them. For stickers that are very close to the joints, I just disassemble the figure before applying the nail polish, since these figures are meant to be taken apart anyways.

Two, never brush the nail polish onto the stickers themselves. Nail polish is very abrasive, which means it'll completely EAT away at the details on the stickers themselves if you brush them. You want to apply the nail polish as if they're eyedrops. Give the edges of the stickers extra attention.


The absolute best thing about this method is that since you're using a top coat, it makes the stickers look gorgeous, with a glossy finish, on top of the fact you can now touch these guys without a care in the world. I'll get around to posting some pictures myself of the results.

Thanks! I... don't quite get it. Am I meant to be applying the nail polish in drops over the entire surface of the stickers? Is it something that pools over the figure after being dropped? Do I need to worry about thicker areas, dropping too much in one place?

Basically, you want to get some nail polish onto the surface of the stickers and the edges especially, without the brush actually making contact with the stickers themselves. The nail polish itself won't destroy the stickers, it's the brush making contact with them while the nail polish is still wet. You don't have to worry about applying too much; it's very difficult to do so. If you're afraid, you can take it slow.

It's not the end of the world if you make that mistake, though. I'm still getting the hang of it, myself. The little bits that look like scuffed paint in my photos is basically what happens when you brush the nail polish onto the stickers instead of applying them like eyedrops.

Here's some of my stuff.
https://imgur.com/a/38cVpRr

Okay, neat, I think I understand. I've got a few SO-DO dupes I can try this out on. Thanks for the tips!

Someone did a video of using nail polish here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUyr1K0WY6E

*looks at all my sodo figures*
*looks at this brilliant nail polish technique*
Welp guess I'm doing this now.

The blog tonight went into a lot of detail on Saber's improvements -- the hips, neck and shoulders all have a much greater range of motion. One of the biggest things is that the arms are able to fold across the chest pretty easily. Hands are also on balljoints like Chronicle Gaim!

As for aesthetic improvements, I could talk about them.

Or I could just show this image, because oh my god.

https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/image...0822144718.png

Blog this week, in case people couldn't guess, is just going over Saber and Blades, and comparing their construction to Zero-One. It does give us the sticker sheet, which isnt awful!
https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/image...0821035544.jpg
The box breakdown:
https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/image...0821040038.jpg
https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/image...0821040051.jpg

And gimickry!
https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/image...0821040521.jpg