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This is an original character by T-ZERO FACTORY based on his doujin 3D CG series. Aside from that, I don't know anything about the model's origins, but when I saw it I liked it so I bought the pattern from DLsite.

She's one of my favorite models for a couple of reasons. For one, the design is well thought out; the figure is encapsulated so that you would build each part separately and then put them together in the end at explicitly designed places. The template is straightforward and the pieces aren't convoluted with folds in 20 different directions, as tends to happen with complex models. And of course, she looks good - something that actually seems to escape some designers.

I have two complaints about this one, though. First, the hands were a mess. One of the "features" was that she had two sets, one simple and one more "realistic". The simple ones looked like lobster claws with oven mitts on, so that was out as I felt they detracted from the model. I built the realistic ones, but they were an absolute mess. It felt like they weren't intended to be built -- even the designer didn't build them -- and should have been simplified before releasing them. I have to admit I stupidly tried to follow the hundreds of folds in the template instead of just trying to make them smooth but he could have done a much better job of them, given the overall quality of the model. Second, he left a lot of garbage from the 3D model in the template. On occasion, they would get in the way when using the PDO as a guide, but it wasn't the end of the world. Still, he could have just edited them out.

As an aside, I've mentioned before how I hate models where you have to glue parts on top of other parts, but I should elaborate -- I hate models where you have to glue parts on parts with no proper indication of where they're supposed to go. It's easy to build it when you're the designer and you have an intimate knowledge of the model, but all too often I wonder if people who make models for public consumption realize that they are not their own intended audience. Vague or no instructions just frustrates builders. I honestly think that this design is the best for a complex craft -- especially for the end when you have to join the parts. Nothing ruins a build more than having to practically rip it apart to get parts to fit together with no way to reach the tabs from the outside.

Anyway, I really liked this model and I liked building it. You can get it here , as well as his other ones.

Description
This is an original character by T-ZERO FACTORY based on his doujin 3D CG series. Aside from that, I don't know anything about the model's origins, but when I saw it I liked it so I bought the pattern from DLsite.

She's one of my favorite models for a couple of reasons. For one, the design is well thought out; the figure is encapsulated so that you would build each part separately and then put them together in the end at explicitly designed places. The template is straightforward and the pieces aren't convoluted with folds in 20 different directions, as tends to happen with complex models. And of course, she looks good - something that actually seems to escape some designers.

I have two complaints about this one, though. First, the hands were a mess. One of the "features" was that she had two sets, one simple and one more "realistic". The simple ones looked like lobster claws with oven mitts on, so that was out as I felt they detracted from the model. I built the realistic ones, but they were an absolute mess. It felt like they weren't intended to be built -- even the designer didn't build them -- and should have been simplified before releasing them. I have to admit I stupidly tried to follow the hundreds of folds in the template instead of just trying to make them smooth but he could have done a much better job of them, given the overall quality of the model. Second, he left a lot of garbage from the 3D model in the template. On occasion, they would get in the way when using the PDO as a guide, but it wasn't the end of the world. Still, he could have just edited them out.

As an aside, I've mentioned before how I hate models where you have to glue parts on top of other parts, but I should elaborate -- I hate models where you have to glue parts on parts with no proper indication of where they're supposed to go. It's easy to build it when you're the designer and you have an intimate knowledge of the model, but all too often I wonder if people who make models for public consumption realize that they are not their own intended audience. Vague or no instructions just frustrates builders. I honestly think that this design is the best for a complex craft -- especially for the end when you have to join the parts. Nothing ruins a build more than having to practically rip it apart to get parts to fit together with no way to reach the tabs from the outside.

Anyway, I really liked this model and I liked building it. You can get it here , as well as his other ones.