Comments on: Review: Kotobukiya’s Sill Plain

By: Temporary madness but a great hair day

Temporary madness but a great hair day — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 01:25:27 +0000

[...] figure. I had been on the hunt for Kotobukiya’s original release but then I read Aka’s review and found out that she wasn’t cast-off. That killed almost all interest I had in Sill (her [...]

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[...] Makio for Kotobukiya, who’s done a few figures I like (1, 2, 3, 4), as well as another I’ve purchased. There were also two versions of this figure, the special edition long haired version like I bought [...]

By: Rico-sama

Rico-sama — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:43:02 +0000

Yeah. I mean she isn’t a bad figure, but you’re right in that she’s definitely not worth the price.

By: Aka

Aka — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:35:54 +0000

Yeah I was remembering that story I think you’d found on DannyChoo’s site about cast-off figures glued together as I wrote this. Also was thinking about how you’d said you were maybe going to buy the figure as well.

All said though, I think the pictures turned out well… at least something did.

By: Aka

Aka — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:32:56 +0000

I agree with you, her top is too bulky. But I felt it was due to the cast-off ability that required it to be larger. Now with the cast-off ability a lie or misinformation, the size of her clothing is far too bulky for sure.

By: Rico-sama

Rico-sama — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:31:47 +0000

Well damn. I hadn’t actually pre-ordered Sill (or whatever her name actually is) yet and I’m likely not after finding out she’s not cast off. :/

Kotobukiya, if you weren’t going to release this as a cast-off figure, then why did you make such poor design choices?

I agree with that and what Guy said about the top being too bulky wholeheartedly. I was willing to look past it when I thought she was cast off – in fact it made total sense why it would be thicker – but as is? No, definitely too think.

That said, in looking at your pics, I can’t really believe Kotobukiya would make those types of poor design choices. They are too good a company for that. Maybe this is one of those rare instances where the figure was designed to function in a certain way, but the higher-ups decided against it somewhere along the line?

Sorry the figure didn’t turn out like you thought. Always sucks when that happens. >.<

By: Guy

Guy — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:04:42 +0000

Oh, sorry, I wasn’t sure, since the panties provided were different

I’m sure you wouldn’t get a second version. I hope a revision comes forth for the sake of the poor figure

Though to be honest, I expressed this thought before but maybe it was just in my mind. Her top is too bulky, even if it was perfectly made, seam-line wise, it still wouldn’t have looked good.

By: Aka

Aka — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:36:22 +0000

Guy, I already posted that link near the top of the review, in the second sentence after the “Disappointment” header

I’m pretty sure that the gap between her panties and tummy is due to the fact you really have to tear her apart to get her to cast-off. Looking at mine from the little areas that I can, she looks very much tightly sealed together in that area, no large gap like those that have managed to get her to cast-off.

Even if this figure were to get a second chance, I certainly wouldn’t buy her again. I’ve already spent more than I really wished to.

By: Guy

Guy — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:24:14 +0000

For those who want to see her naked. I considered upgrading her score a bit once I saw she was cast-off, but now that I understand she's not really, she definitely earned her spot on a negative note on my first Figure Friday post. Though I'm glad to see her seam-lines are slightly less noticeable, and her rear is well sculpted, ahem. Though I wonder what's up with the huge gap in her belly above her panties if you remove her clothes. This figure deserves a second edition, to fix it, to give it some chance.