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I don't even remember how long ago now, but Snail Shell solicited a new product, Milk Tea Girl. I'd basically stopped buying anything from Snail Shell since the two pack, not so much because they're bad, but rather there really isn't much variation in the engineering, and the prices, while were fair, still were kind of higher than I'd want to spend.
Milk Tea Girl was around the usual price point, which is generally over $100 USD on Japanese sites, which really wasn't a problem in that they weren't exactly any cheaper even on Chinese based pages. So the price, coupled with the very bare bones content meant very easy pass.
Well, something must have happened, because in January 2023, I got bored and just poked around to find that all the non Japanese sites seemed to have a more reasonable price for the set, around $70 USD shipped, which puts it around Figuarts level. So I did what any normal person would do, and bit.
I'm certainly glad I didn't pay Japanese MSRP, or BBTS pricing for that matter because Milk Tea Girl is really bare bones. Most of the effort is on you - you get the fully finished figure of the lady herself, with two extra pairs of hands, an extra face, and a pair of feet that you swap out so you can use the included stand. Otherwise, the only other items that come with the set are a lithograph and various plastic model kit parts that are used to build her weaponry, both appearing to be paint guns of some sort using Boba Tea as its primary ammunition source.
The actual assembly of the models isn't horrible, but putting on those water decals is a true test of patience. I couldn't do them all - when the decals start getting smaller than the tip of a grain of sand, I tend to get a bit annoyed when I have to apply 20 of them.
I also didn't have plans to paint or seal this, so there's a very likely chance that every time I touch the weapons they're gonna lose a decal or two.
The actual figure itself is pretty typical for Snail Shell. You have very standard swivel/ball joints where you'd expect them on this type of body, which unfortunately means no waist articulation, which is great for the lines of her waist, but the ass cap ruins things in that area of the body. There's double jointed knees and elbows, along with pull down hips and shoulders, so you can do some decent stuff there. No articulation at the base of the neck though.
Like other Snail Shell figures, Milk Tea Girl also has adjustable eyeballs for further posing variations.
The body itself certainly looks great. I mean, she's a pin up model, so if she didn't look good it would mean the modelers failed at their job, though I wish they had opted for curvier hips. The Camel Toe also makes me cringe a bit - it's not the prude in me, but it just seems so pointless and is there for shock value.
Use of sun tanned skin is appropriate given the character. Paint work overall is acceptable. Snail Shel l isn't exactly known for their quality control - they're very much a new comer making their name known for value proposition.
DSC_8861
I don't even remember how long ago now, but Snail Shell solicited a new product, Milk Tea Girl. I'd basically stopped buying anything from Snail Shell since the two pack, not so much because they're bad, but rather there really isn't much variation in the engineering, and the prices, while were fair, still were kind of higher than I'd want to spend.
Milk Tea Girl was around the usual price point, which is generally over $100 USD on Japanese sites, which really wasn't a problem in that they weren't exactly any cheaper even on Chinese based pages. So the price, coupled with the very bare bones content meant very easy pass.
Well, something must have happened, because in January 2023, I got bored and just poked around to find that all the non Japanese sites seemed to have a more reasonable price for the set, around $70 USD shipped, which puts it around Figuarts level. So I did what any normal person would do, and bit.
I'm certainly glad I didn't pay Japanese MSRP, or BBTS pricing for that matter because Milk Tea Girl is really bare bones. Most of the effort is on you - you get the fully finished figure of the lady herself, with two extra pairs of hands, an extra face, and a pair of feet that you swap out so you can use the included stand. Otherwise, the only other items that come with the set are a lithograph and various plastic model kit parts that are used to build her weaponry, both appearing to be paint guns of some sort using Boba Tea as its primary ammunition source.
The actual assembly of the models isn't horrible, but putting on those water decals is a true test of patience. I couldn't do them all - when the decals start getting smaller than the tip of a grain of sand, I tend to get a bit annoyed when I have to apply 20 of them.
I also didn't have plans to paint or seal this, so there's a very likely chance that every time I touch the weapons they're gonna lose a decal or two.
The actual figure itself is pretty typical for Snail Shell. You have very standard swivel/ball joints where you'd expect them on this type of body, which unfortunately means no waist articulation, which is great for the lines of her waist, but the ass cap ruins things in that area of the body. There's double jointed knees and elbows, along with pull down hips and shoulders, so you can do some decent stuff there. No articulation at the base of the neck though.
Like other Snail Shell figures, Milk Tea Girl also has adjustable eyeballs for further posing variations.
The body itself certainly looks great. I mean, she's a pin up model, so if she didn't look good it would mean the modelers failed at their job, though I wish they had opted for curvier hips. The Camel Toe also makes me cringe a bit - it's not the prude in me, but it just seems so pointless and is there for shock value.
Use of sun tanned skin is appropriate given the character. Paint work overall is acceptable. Snail Shel l isn't exactly known for their quality control - they're very much a new comer making their name known for value proposition.