Samurai Sword
Looks like the next kit I'm going to make is one of a Uesugi Kenshin Samurai sword ^^;
These 1/3 scale swords are popular with Dolfie owners so I thought I'd jump on the bandwagon and acquire one for Aoi-chan.
I thought they were going to be easy to make but the string that wraps around the handle looks like its going to take a bit of time to do...
Do you make any other kits apart from Gunpla?
Thanks to HLJ for the sample where you can get them for 2,000 yen each.
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That's great! Can't wait for pictures of Aoi chan wielding a sword ever since the girl with swords post.
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Ohoho~ I'm looking forward to the end results, girls with swords indeed x3
Student
hmmm....
girls with swords..
大学生
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That looks like a nice sword for Aoi, but right now is she holding onto a hairdryer? Or is it some kind of beam gun? Pew pew!
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Good question to ask for a giveaway maybe ^^;
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might be a Sanyo Xacti HD1000 for dollfies. ^^
Poet (not)
lol, I was thinking the same thing.
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OK - maybe not such a good question ^^;
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^^
Student
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awww you guys don't get anything now, booo~
Nekophilia
I never heard of these Swordpla. o.o
ICT Technician
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Those ribbons are a pain to tie on real katana's, dont envy you attempting it for that size!
ダメ人間, ひきこもり
can't agree more.
good luck danny :)
Student, Motivated Future Hikikomori
Can`t wait ^^
working to pay for figures etc.
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I built one of those sword kits years ago. Interesting to see they are still around. Binding the grip is the trickiest part, but the result is very realistic. You may want to paint the bright plated parts with gloss acrylic varnish slightly tinted with black or brown acrylic - this protects the plating and tones down the brightness - no Japanese sword had chrome fittings that I know of!
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Wow, a katana plastic kit~~~~~
Can't wait to see how's Aoi with her matching scae katana~~~
Student, part-time Haruhi wannabe (that bit about godhood etc)
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Uesugi Kenshin... this is the Kenshin Gackt played in the drama Furin Kazan, yes? Come on, tell me it is... last time a post entitled Uesugi Kenshin came out, it turned out to be about some female figure:p
Student
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Looking forward to the finished product. I might get this if it's not too difficult to assemble.
btw, what kind of material is used for the blade?
CEO MIrai Inc
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Coated plastic.
ダメ人間, ひきこもり
weakness is we can't really mod the sword to look sharper on the edges as that will damage the coating.... and those point that connects the sword to the... what do u call it, the outer frame? will leave a mark (like bandai gunpla HyakuShiki)
nevertheless looks like good. maybe some pro plamo builder can make it look even cooler? =P
University's Slave
It might be possible to get the look of a sharpened edge using strategically placed paint. The hard part would really be making sure the paint sticks to that surface.
student, part-time NEET
A very fine file or sandpaper could probably give it a good-looking, fake hamon if it doesn't have one already.
http://www.chenessinc.com/hamon.htm
Nice stuff. did they also made naginata plamo ???
I wants it!
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the last non gundam plastic kit I built was a kotobukiya kurogane no linebarrel mech. ^^ was thinking of getting a patlabor hellhound chopper kit a while ago, but it required painting. ^^;
Close-protection officer/Martial artist
Looks like you signed up for a full time hobby. :P I never imagined that you'd have to wrap the handle cord yourself.
Publishing
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Looks like that would make a good toothpick.
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that looks like heaps fun to put together
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You need to deck Aoi in samurai garb to go with the sword. Hmmm...maybe a green school girl outfit aka Shana?
Injured
The 1/3 sword kits look amazing. Aoi-chan looks tired of posing for pictures, let her tie the ribbon on the handles since her hands are just the right size. /big grin
Student
Cool, didn't know there are kits for so many things:)
pervert
a duel between aoi and saber
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Awwwww itty bitty samurai swords!!! So cute!!! I wish I had a dollfie to go with them lol.
Otaku Security Guard
Nice! Girls with swords do rock!
Overman
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Mainly fiddle around with Warmachine minis. It's funny though that I'd rather paint those than the Gunpla I build.
student / NEET
question:
this is a 1/3 model, right?
do they sell 1/6 model? (or fit-able to MG gundam series)
Student
lol, if they did i would have to get 1 for my shin musha XD
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Boford used to make very detailed 1/6 samurai weapon replicas including katanas. The blades are solid metal. They were sold in a pack of 16 under the product name MONONOFU. One pack/volume costs over 7000 yen and you can't buy them separately from most online stores. Unfortunately, Boford has stopped producing after the 8th volume released early last year.
http://www.boford.co.jp/html/mononofu08.html
I've always wanted to get one of these 1/6 katanas too but I don't wish to buy the entire volume.
Service desk support
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short hand, yes I do make things other than gunpla. I think everyone in the DC.com community knows what my love is right now.
But I've built a variety of stuff in my time, from games workshop models, to model airplanes and even a scale ferrari. I marveled at the level of detail only to cover most of it up by the end of it...
Dental Technician, i make teeth!
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Bought a 1/6 scale samuria sword but got that taken off me at the airport.
I scuplt 1/6 scale star wars aliens and 1/72 hasegawa macross kits.
I never heard about these. Learned something new ^^
Explorer of the finer things in life
That seems like a fun build but I am kind of fed up with swords as I have half a room full of life size ones...
As for the question, not so many gunplas.I build mostly GK's and stuff like hasegawas macross kits.
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oo nice sword!
i primaraly build gundams now, especially since i don't have to much time for the model building at times, but i used to build airplane, star trek, star wars kits. Does Macross kits constitute gunpla? i still build those from time to time, especially since hasegawa has the fighter form ones. ... the vf-25 is definatly on my get list... whenever i get moneies... (is there light at the end of the tunnerl!)
University's Slave
I was never into Gundams, so naturally I don't build kits of them. Actually, I don't usually use kits at all these days; most of my own sculptures are built from scratch using polymer clay. Very time consuming, but it gives me much more control over pose, clothing, expression, etc. I would like to get in to resin kits, though, if I had the money. Which I don't. ^^; In the meantime, I'll just make a bunch of knickknacks in my jewelry and metalsmithing class.
College Freshmen
I didn't know you would have to assemble the swords yourself. That's kind of a hassle although I suppose you'll appreciate it all the more when you're finally done.
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I used to do cars and gundams, then gave up cars. And I've given up gundams altogether now as well.
Supreme Commander of NERV Co.
Thats pretty neat. i love girls with samurai swords!
-1
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built model airplane kits when i was a kid but later transitioned into gundams.
Student
Gunpla is kinda an extension of my other hobbies. I paint vinyl figures, mostly Kid Robot(Munny, Dunny, etc) and participate in exposition. Help one of my friend with his WWII kits and Diorama. Some Sculpey stuffs. Airbrush lots of things. I just love art in general.
Otaku
That's cool.
Animation
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use to do resin kits. picked one up at comiket so i think i'll be getting back into it.
Young Grasshopper
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Too cool! Can't wait to see Aoi holding it ^^.
???Confused???
Like she isn't dangerous enough with the huge gun...though it would be fun to show Saber and Aoi in a show down poses...
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Are those blades sharp danny?
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More blades to pass through the Canadian boarder! :P That be nice having that if I did have a Dollfie. But ya I'd get one if I could have someone/something to pose with it.
Otaku ^^
My opinion is, Aoi should wear a leather trench coat and and a fedora hat while holding a pistol, like a 1970s detective movie...
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Oh 1/3 scale! So that's how big these Dollfies are, eh? I've been curious what the scale is. Did I ever see Danny standing side by side with the Dollfie?
Business Student
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I wonder if it would fit Gundam Musha...Hmmmm Would love to have one haha
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wow. those things looks very well crafted =3
Daigakusei [Consular and Diplomatic Affairs]
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nice~
sword kits are awesome as hell!!
can't wait for the pics^^
Student
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This is really great! Now we can see them holding with a samurai sword. After finish please do take a picture or 2 and upload it. Thank you Danny!~
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*is in a state of deep catatonic envy for not having kits such as these available in her country*
wow do the katanas come with a stand? haha I'd like one to dump my wacom pens on it XP
だいがくせい
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cool, now just need 1/3 beam sabers
Sniper
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Wew , I never know that such kit were exist at all
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LoL niice!!! =3 can't wait for your daughters to hold swords XD
Among the evergrowing ranks of unemployed
Looks like a beautiful kit Danny. If it's anything like the real ones the wrapping on the tsuka is a pain to do. I've put together different kits. Planes, automobiles, tanks, mostly tabletop wargame models. Still have some mecha I haven't got round to assembling yet.
Undergraduate student.
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Honestly, I've never even heard about a sword plamo....
I thought we just put up the sword and put together the hilt, but it looks like it's more than that!