#Shokugan Modeling Project

[reversemoon255]

SHOKUGAN MODELING PROJECT BullTaurus

Right after I built this one, I found the DX, mint, for $80. How could I not? This thing, apart from being good in its own right, really reminded me of why the original, despite being simple, was so fun. BoonBoomger Robo tried to have that wow factor with its Gate Mode, but I feel like Jyuoh King was the last Megazord to pull it off. Gimmicks don't always have to be complex, like MagiLegend or GokaiOh. Sometimes a simple trick is all you need to make a toy feel magical.

The Good: Like I was saying, it recreates the gimmick from the original: by spinning the wrists and ankles, it extends the limbs and reveals the hands. Actually getting to assemble those parts and see how they work was super cool, too.

And while the posability isn't as good as GingaiOh, it's still very good. I'd even say the ankles are better, and how it's done is very clever. BullBlack also has fairly good posability, though its smaller stature makes its a bit harder to pose and balance.

And it comes with a very handy display stand. It's capable of housing all the additional weapon parts for BullTaurus, all the Super Armor parts for both GingaiOh and Victory Mars, as well as a round handle for the Silver-Armor Sword so BullTaurus or Victory Mars can wield it.

The Bad: Because they had to add a waist joint, BullBlack has to fold up into a ball to fit into GoTaurus. I mean, you don't even need to put him in to transform anything, so it doesn't really matter, but it would have been cool if they'd have found a way to put it in without doing so.

The sword also could be better? The new handle is kinda meant for Victory Mars, but it would have been nice if it also fit BullTaurus, because it's quite loose. Not just in the hand, but also in the sword, itself. The new hilt for the Super Silver-Armor Sword also has the Gingaman logo on one side, and the GoGoV logo on the other, which is a little strange. I'm not saying they needed to make 2 hilts, but it forces you to flip the blade around so the right side is facing forward when displaying it.

The Details: A added a bunch of extra colors not present on the original. There are a bunch of thick grooves all over the place which I was driven to fill in. There's quite a bit of panel lining on the non-black parts, and I replaced all the stickers with paint.

For new colors, and BullBlack, I added gold to the black of the hands, red to the chest, hips, and thighs, and gold to the toes to mimic BullTaurus' hooves to some degree. For BullTaurus, I added red to the forearms, skirt, and calves, silver to the knees and legs and the GoTaurus's teeth, and gold to both GoTaurus and BullTaurus' faces and the back of the hands. I also added some gold and silver to the different weapons.

Overall, another great build. I'm not sure if I'd suggest getting it without first having GingaiOh, but if you get it first, you'll still have fun.

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scenegraph reviews: smp kit makes pose roll.exe (part 2: size comparisons/etc)

(part one is thisaway)

helter skelter

needless to say, gluing down the antennae really helped her out.  she still does not pass the Sit Test.  it should be possible, but her waist really doesn’t like it and will pop loose while i’m trying to adjust the pose.  however, she does get the Tony Hawk Pro Skater Seal of Approval.

i never took a picture of it because lol lmao she balances perfectly well with the antennae fix she doesn’t need it unless you want to pose her using floatshoes, but she does come with a nicely themed stand, which plugs into her button!  so it’s both pretty unnoticeable when it’s not in and hey, cool, she has a stand.  good thinkin’ there.

aaaand some size comparisons, so you can see how she’ll fit in with other figures!  L-R: picco neemo S, figma mumi, smp roll, kotobukiya classic roll

(at this point, i forgot that the reason kotobukiya classic roll is consigned to the tchochke shelf instead of hanging out with the other figures is that she loves to fall apart without warning.  really, really loves it.  i’ve gotten so spoiled by megami device kaede, when nearly a decade separates the two sculpts lmao)

aaaanyway.  L-R: hairdorable, nendoroid, smp roll, calico critter/sylvanian family older sister

now that she’s together and my thumbs have recovered, i am super happy that i have this lil roll!  she’s everything i needed to tide me over until kotobukiya roll.exe returns from prototype purgatory, and at such a small size it’ll be easy to display future navis in the series should people buy this first set. 

i fully expect series two to be half taken up by the insanely conspicuously absent usual suspects of blooz and fort.  but at the same time, their being missing here (in favor of gutsman and fireman!  this is really an exe episode 8 collection, not a bn1 collection!) really tells me that bandai has more plans for this series?  and that is good, because there are a lot of navi designs i love that i would be incredibly happy to have a smol, posable representation of.  like elecman!  and toadman!  and aquaman!  and medi!  and RING PLEASE CAN WE GET THAT FAR

i know i just got done outlining how these things are a bit of a pain to get together and you shouldn’t pay scalper prices for ‘em considering the unadvertised work and unincluded tools you’ll need to be ready to utilize, but IF THEY DO REAL WELL THINK OF THE NAVI DESIGNS WE COULD GET WHO AIN’T NEVER HAD A FIGURE BEFORE

[cabalt]

Another toy in the books lads 😎

[des-shinta]

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[프라모델] SMP 천원돌파 그렌라간 세트 언박싱 / SMP [SHOKUGAN MODELING PROJECT] Gurren Lag...

[alandrothegreat]

YES! YES!!! YEEEEEEEEEEESSSS!!!!!!! One of the sexiest Sentai Mecha of all time is getting an SMP release, and it's GORGEOUS!!!

SMP MAGI KING CAN I GET A HELL YEAH

[kei139-line]

『ボルテスV レガシー』の「ボルテスV」が プラモデルキット「SMP」シリーズに降臨！ ～劇中の様々な武器とVの字スタンドをセットした豪華仕様～

バンダイナムコグループ公式通販サイト「プレミアムバンダイ( https://p-bandai.jp/?rt=pr )」は、ハイターゲット向け食玩造形プロジェクトプラキットブランド「SMP [SHOKUGAN MODELING PROJECT]」(※以下SMP)シリーズより、「SMP [SHOKUGAN MODELING PROJECT]ボルテスV レガシー レッツ・ボルトイン！セット【プレミアムバンダイ限定】」(13,970円 税込／送料・手数料別途)の予約受付を2025年2月20日(木)13時より開始いたしました。(発売元：株式会社バンダイ) ※商品購入ページ： https://p-bandai.jp/item/item-1000224048/?rt=pr ■商品特長 テレビアニメ『超電磁マシーン…

[toku-action-figure-news]

SMP GaoHunter leaked

Through a new magazine leak, full prototype models have now been shown for the previously-teased next release in SMP (Super Minipla)’s Gaoranger line: GaoHunter. The signature mecha of Gaosilver, the intricate candy model kit is shown to have a wide range of articulation in both combined forms and its individual Power Animal forms; and while not explicitly shown, will likely be able to swap limbs with GaoKing and GaoMuscle. 

No release details are currently known, but are sure to follow soon.

[omochamatsuri]

Finally got around to building SMP Gao King. By far one of my favorite experiences putting together one of these.

[hikaru-shirogane]

Yes, this is our next SMP.

[cina-full-moon-xanadium]

SMP were so sick for rebranding to Shokugan Modeling Project. everyone knows you as Super Minipla just stop it

[reversemoon255]

SHOKUGAN MODELING PROJECT Gingaioh

Even though I was pretty meh on the GaoRanger SMP kits, I do have a few reasons for picking up the Gingaman kits. The first is that while it wouldn't be very hard to get the DX versions of Gingaioh or BullTauros (in fact, having this kit made me really want to track the DX down; such a fun design), GingaRhinos and GingaPhoenix are a different story. Because those two have a lot of small part and breakage issues, getting a good DX is ludicrous. And while I handled Gingaioh and BullTauros as a child, I've never had the other two in-hand, and would love a chance to experience them. The second reason is, oddly, scale. There are actually two Zords that have never been produced at full size; Bakuryu Brachiosaurus and GingaBitus. If you're unfamiliar with the latter, you may know it better as the Zenith Carrierzord, the big shark robot that deployed GingaRhinos and GingaPhoenix. It was never produced at a comparative scale, and I'm hoping that if they do produce it in this line that they'll fix it.

The Good: I've mentioned before that I enjoy builds like this, where it's several smaller builds that you then combine, and this one was no exception. While there are a few tiny changes, like how the legs lock, the combination is accurate to the original, while also adding a lot of posability. They even recreated Gingalcon's gimmick where you pull its tail and its wings fond simultaneously. While the posability is very simple, it achieves basically everything you'd need, and Gingaioh is capable of a lot of action poses. It's been a desk toy for a while.

Also, the original stored its fists inside Gaorilla's heels, and this one does so too. However, because of the proportion changes, if can actually fit both sets of hands in there, making it self-contained apart from the sword.

The Bad: It mostly comes down to changes to the proportions. Gingaverick and Gingat's back legs are skinnier, so they don't look as nice as the back of the arms, they both also have a small bit at the elbow bend to hide the split, but it would have looked nicer if it was thicker, and Gingarilla, while it would have been difficult to integrate, could have used that same type of bit inside its knees to improve the appearance of certain poses.

The Details: Apart from basic panel lining and fill, I replaced all but two of the stickers with paint. There were also a few areas on the legs where I added a bit of extra silver to match the existing details. I also used the blue stickers specifically on the skirt because I didn't want to bother fighting blue and silver paint there.

I should add, the plastic they used for these kits is very absorbent, and panel liner stains it if you don't wipe it off the excess almost immediately. So be quick, be careful, and maybe have a scraping tool on hand if you use ink at all on this one.

Overall, a much more fun kit than the GaoRanger kits. I've also built BullTauros at this point, which was another fun kit to work with. It has a few issues when transforming the sculpt into a posable one, but that's the only real issue it has. If you like Gingaman or Lost Galaxy, this is a great alternative to tracking down the original DX.

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scenegraph reviews: smp kit makes pose roll.exe (part 1: assembly)

the roll is here!  how does she stack up to rolls of times past?  and what about 66 action rockman?  LET’S FIND OUT

so for starters, if u thought this was going to be like 66 action where it was pretty painless to get it together, i am here to dissuade you of that notion:

this is much more like a legit model kit but smaller.  you’re gonna want a decent pair of nippers, for sure. 

in addition, while the 66 action was pre-painted, roll’s face comes in this... attractive... shade of unpainted yellow:

she does not look this yellow on the box or the stock photos!  so this was another additional step, mixing a better flesh tone and applying a few thin layers of it.  luckily, the eyes are decals, so this is easy enough to manage with a normal-sized brush.  nothing here is going to force you to bust out the 10/0 brushes, so that’s a plus.  but, again, 66 action rockman had no painting required, at all. 

in addition, roll’s bow is unpainted.  this is where we run into the next bit of weirdness: the smp kit wants you to use decals for everything.  everything.  roll’s ponytail is a simple little sculpt, but they want you to wrap a piece of paper around it so it goes from some detail to lol no detail.  (even the old singaporean roll kit from way back when pre-painted roll’s bow!)  naturally, i did not do this, and it once again was easy enough to do with a normal-sized brush.  but it’s another piece of work that caught me off-guard.

assembly is... well, it’s a model kit, but it’s very tiny.  so it’s quite hard on the fingers.  and even the smallest variances in the mold result in Shenanigans, such as roll’s teeny tiny upper arm not fitting together...

...without copious use of boiling water and pliers. 

now, does the kit make the pose?  well... sorta.  the points she likes to come apart at are the waist and antennae, so you’ll want to glue the antennae on, since roll is very small and you’re going to have at least one of those two points underhand when you’re posing her.  i have yet to try getting her into a seated pose again since i glued the antennae, but while the waist will probably always be a problem it at least won’t be as much of a problem with the antennae no longer falling off at the same time.

i cannot stress enough, this is not the painless 66 action rockman, this should probably not be your first plamo rodeo...

but!  when she does come together, she is quite nice!  she photographs much better than ye olde singaporean roll, and she’s still quite smol, not even twice the size of 66 action rockman:

overall, this is definitely a $25-$30 model kit, and once she’s together she doesn’t have much of a footprint.  so if you can pick her up for a fair price and you’re prepared to invest a little love into her, she’s worth the experi-ahahahahaha

[tokumono]

SHODO SUPER 「狼鬼」

「百獣戦隊ガオレンジャー」の敵キャラクター「狼鬼」がSHODO SUPERで登場！ SHODO SUPERの機構をベースに、特有のプロポーションと可動を両立。 SMP [SHOKUGAN MODELING PROJECT] ガオレンジャーシリーズやSHODO SUPER 百獣戦隊ガオレンジャーと揃えて、百獣戦隊ガオレンジャーの世界観を楽しめます。

【素材】 フィギュア一式：ABS・PVC 【サイズ】 H約100mm×W約40mm

【値段】 2,750円（税込）

【発送】 2022年6月 ⇒ SHODO SUPER「狼鬼」 詳細はこちら。   detail

[des-shinta]

On June 9, and Noon central time, I am building Shokugan modeling project's Release of the Super Robot wars original generation SRX, the combined form of the R-1, R2 Powered and R3 Powered.

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[프라모델] SMP 천원돌파 그렌라간 세트 조립 ASMR / SMP (SHOKUGAN MODELING PROJECT) Gurre...