Comments on: Review: Niban High School Girls by Left Hand Miniatures http://thescreamingalpha.com/2009/07/31/review-niban-high-school-girls-by-left-hand-miniatures/ A blog for reviews of tabletop minis and RPGs Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:08:48 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Podcasts and minitaures « Atarashi Games http://thescreamingalpha.com/2009/07/31/review-niban-high-school-girls-by-left-hand-miniatures/comment-page-1/#comment-997 Podcasts and minitaures « Atarashi Games Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:43:56 +0000 http://thescreamingalpha.com/?p=1424#comment-997 [...] The Screaming Alpha did a nice review on Left Hand Miniatures fantastic Japanese school girl figures. Remember those? The ones that were made to go with Panty Explosion and Classroom Deathmatch. It’s a very flattering review (which is good, becausethese are really great figures), and they say some nice things about Panty explosion and Classroom deathmatch toward the end of the article. Cool! [...] [...] The Screaming Alpha did a nice review on Left Hand Miniatures fantastic Japanese school girl figures. Remember those? The ones that were made to go with Panty Explosion and Classroom Deathmatch. It’s a very flattering review (which is good, becausethese are really great figures), and they say some nice things about Panty explosion and Classroom deathmatch toward the end of the article. Cool! [...]

]]> By: sho3box http://thescreamingalpha.com/2009/07/31/review-niban-high-school-girls-by-left-hand-miniatures/comment-page-1/#comment-664 sho3box Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:43:06 +0000 http://thescreamingalpha.com/?p=1424#comment-664 They look like nice figures although slim joins are always hard work. I am glad that they are proportioned better than the more suspect/misogynistic types of figures that would seem appropriate for a game called "Panty Explosion": that name doesnt conjour up PC images, thats for sure. I picked up a similar set of "Kung-Fu Schoolgirls" from Eureka a while back. http://eurekamin.com.au/images/100FAN03.jpg They are one piece figures and have less of a range of equipment but they are fun nonetheless. They appear to be kids of a pre-teen age too which might be more (or less) appropriate for what you intend to use them for. I really must get them a schoolbus to travel around beating up zombies in :) Just to point out by way of comparison :) They look like nice figures although slim joins are always hard work. I am glad that they are proportioned better than the more suspect/misogynistic types of figures that would seem appropriate for a game called “Panty Explosion”: that name doesnt conjour up PC images, thats for sure.

I picked up a similar set of “Kung-Fu Schoolgirls” from Eureka a while back.

http://eurekamin.com.au/images/100FAN03.jpg

They are one piece figures and have less of a range of equipment but they are fun nonetheless.

They appear to be kids of a pre-teen age too which might be more (or less) appropriate for what you intend to use them for. I really must get them a schoolbus to travel around beating up zombies in :)

Just to point out by way of comparison :)

]]> By: John Price http://thescreamingalpha.com/2009/07/31/review-niban-high-school-girls-by-left-hand-miniatures/comment-page-1/#comment-646 John Price Sun, 02 Aug 2009 09:16:20 +0000 http://thescreamingalpha.com/?p=1424#comment-646 I'm not going to kid you, the tiny joins are a bit of work. That said, I found that a little dab of JB Weld Quick (the 4-minute cure version) and just a couple of minutes of patient hand-holding got the job done. I did have to file down the excess a little because I used a bit too much, but the final results are far more robust that I would have guessed. I would encourage you to give it a shot. I’m not going to kid you, the tiny joins are a bit of work. That said, I found that a little dab of JB Weld Quick (the 4-minute cure version) and just a couple of minutes of patient hand-holding got the job done. I did have to file down the excess a little because I used a bit too much, but the final results are far more robust that I would have guessed. I would encourage you to give it a shot.

]]> By: PMMJ http://thescreamingalpha.com/2009/07/31/review-niban-high-school-girls-by-left-hand-miniatures/comment-page-1/#comment-640 PMMJ Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:13:06 +0000 http://thescreamingalpha.com/?p=1424#comment-640 Hmmm. They are groovy figs, but I fear the assembly. Even given my JB Weld. Tiny joins like that are a beast. Hmmm. They are groovy figs, but I fear the assembly. Even given my JB Weld. Tiny joins like that are a beast.

]]> By: Vampifan http://thescreamingalpha.com/2009/07/31/review-niban-high-school-girls-by-left-hand-miniatures/comment-page-1/#comment-634 Vampifan Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:07:33 +0000 http://thescreamingalpha.com/?p=1424#comment-634 Well, here's something different for a change! Nice find, John! My first thought when I saw the group shot of the girls was "Yes! I've found my figure of Saya!" Saya was the vampire heroine of "Blood: the Last Vampire" that I reviewed a few weeks ago. She was dressed for most of the film in exactly the same uniform as these girls. At the end of my review I said if anyone made a 28mm scale figure of Saya I'd buy her. Just out of interest, how do these figures compare scale-wise with other manufacturers? For example, are they compatible with Hasslefree's figures? I have to agree that idea of each figure coming with a variety of alternate weapons is a good marketing decision. I may well end up buying more than one set. Well, here’s something different for a change! Nice find, John! My first thought when I saw the group shot of the girls was “Yes! I’ve found my figure of Saya!” Saya was the vampire heroine of “Blood: the Last Vampire” that I reviewed a few weeks ago. She was dressed for most of the film in exactly the same uniform as these girls. At the end of my review I said if anyone made a 28mm scale figure of Saya I’d buy her. Just out of interest, how do these figures compare scale-wise with other manufacturers? For example, are they compatible with Hasslefree’s figures? I have to agree that idea of each figure coming with a variety of alternate weapons is a good marketing decision. I may well end up buying more than one set.

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