[ShiShiLeo]

I thought I was gonna do a guide for these but they turned out to be really simple.

First up is the SO-DO Rise Hopper.



For this one I used Gundam Marker EX Silver for the wheel spokes, the kickstand, and a couple of details around the engine. I used Molotow Chrome in the one spot there was a silver sticker. The SO-DO Rise Hopper is a nice little kit but feels on the big side. It's certainly wider than it should be, making it difficult to put a figure on properly. Well, it looks good and its the best rendition of the bike unless the Figuarts actually happens.

Next up are the auxiliary robots from Kiramager. This was a full set of 5 minipla.



Here is the sticker sheet for all of them after I was done.



Again, I used Molotow Chrome for all the shiny silver headlights. I used Gundam Marker Metallic Black for all the black stickers. For Mashin Carry, I don't know why his non-jeweled parts are supposed to be white while everyone else is black. They come on a black runner with white stickers. I tried painting them white, but white is already a hard color to paint such a broad area, much less over black parts! I ended up using the stickers, but I wish I just kept them black.

Anyway, I also messed up on the Molotow Chrome paint apps. The silly marker requires days to set and I kept accidently touching the chrome painted areas just trying to move around and pose the robots.

I still think Minipla are great and these are an fun addition to the Kiramaizin. I mostly wanted it for the gun, but also there's a vacuum! How cool is that?

The next upcoming kits that will be arriving this month are Figure-rise Standard Hibiki and Mashin Zabyu-N Minipla. I'm really excited for Hibiki and I've already outlined a plan based on the preview images and early build videos online.