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Ai Amano
Ai Amano
More information about the figure and how to hire me is below the images.
Ai Amano (天野 あい Amano Ai)
- Progress: Completed
- Scale: 1/6 scale, about 13" tall with base
Ai from Video Girl a.k.a. Video Girl Ai (電影少女 Denei Shoujo).
There aren't many pictures of her in progress since she was quite well sculpted ans the flash wasn't terrible.
Usually when I prime, I use an automotive type since the nicer model type costs so much. The automotive does cause some dulling of the fine features, though, so this time I went with a very light mist of the automotive kind until she was fixed enough for the final primer coat then went with the more expensive Tamiya primer. I ran out in the middle, but luckily Hobby Lobby had two cans left of the Tamiya primer.
I wanted to do something really cool for her base, so I managed to get one of her actual VHS tapes and use it. But it seemed to be missing something, so I decided to add some glow-in-the-dark resin. I had no idea that stuff gets as hot as it does — it literally melted the plastic cup I used and I couldn't even pick it up. It was totally worth it, though, because the base is incredible.
To see how she came out, check out her sold page.
- This page shows progress of both sold figures and not-yet-sold figures. To see which figures are currently available to purchase, head to the figures for sale page. To purchase one, contact Keiken. The contact form is at the bottom of the page.
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