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Yana

Sculpted by Joao Paulo Ferreira
Designed by Piotr Czajka
Illustration by Jungon Kim
Produced by Neko Galaxy Miniatures
Scale 1:10
Price at time of writing 90 Euros
Materiel Pink Resin
nekogalaxyminiatures.bigcartel.com
Packaging and contents

This model was ordered together with another model directly from Neko Galaxy in Poland. As I stated in my Xen review everything arrived in perfect condition and as I ordered the models separately Piotr refunded me one of the postage costs as he dispatched both kits together, a nice touch wanting to save a customer money.
The box is a nice and sturdy white cardboard box with art work on the top and the kit description on one side and on the other a sticker stating this includes the legs to make the complete figure. Inside the box everything was secured in two plastic bags with the resin parts in one bag and the wires in the other. Everything was kept safe and protected in the box by crinkled card strands, I prefer this method as it means all packaging can just be put in the recycling bin when it's finished with.
The contents of the box consists of 13 resin pieces these are the torso with head, the groin, the right leg, the left leg, the right arm, the left arm, the hand with controller, two hip discs, the pistol in holster, the drone body and two drone components. Added to the resin parts we also have 5 metal wires, 4 of these are used on the models arms and one is used to connect Yana to her drone. We also have the usual Neko Galaxy sticker and a lovely art card showing the wonderful box art in all it's glory.
Kit Components
Torso with Head
Being sculpted at 1:10 scale it means the full figure from foot to head will be about 18cm high which allows for a lot of great detail but also prevents overcrowding of detail which can be an issue at smaller scales. The torso has two pour spouts situated at the bottom and a slight mould line up the left and right side of the body. These will be simple to remove and wont damage any of the models details.
Like all the models produced by Neko Galaxy Yana has a very distinct style which I personally love and I feel it lends itself to either a more cartoonish style or a hyper realistic style. The face has to be the focus point of this model as it's dominated by that big beaming smile which is beautifully sculpted with great detail on the tongue and teeth, this face really has a lot of charm to it. Surrounding the face we have some perfectly sculpted hair, I still can't believe the strand detail it's so precise and intricate with the odd strand of hair crossing over others.
For the clothes we have a great looking hat with a nice shape to it and all the texture of a real hat, it even has a little brand badge at the front which is cool. At the back we have a nicely sculpted hood with some great looking folds and a good sense of weight to it. The main part of the torso is depicted wearing a bodysuit, it reminds me of the bodysuits worn in Neon Genesis Evangelion and is covered in beautiful details without looking over complicated. We have a nicely sculpted spine stabiliser at the back and some perfect lines sculpted into the suit, added to this we have what looks like some extra breast support/ protection and this part has been sculpted to be in proportion with the figures body.
Just looking at the torso shows the possibilities of 3D sculpting. Yes this could be done in traditional sculpting but for a subject matter like this one I think 3D sculpting is a great tool to use to get such precision and detail.
Groin and Legs
The groin part has two pour spouts at the top and a slight mould line down the left and right side, the models right leg has a pour spout at the top of the leg and a faint mould line down the front and back and the left leg has a pour spout on the base of the foot and a mould line down the back. The spouts and mould lines on all these parts will clean up easily and my test fitting has shown me everything will slot together easily with no gaps at all.
These three components carry on with the bodysuit and really show great sculpting in capturing this materiel, you really get the feel of it being skin tight especially at the back, but you also get some nice pulls in the fabric at the back of the knee and the joint with the boot on the left leg and in the crease of the bent right leg. This makes everything look so much better than if it had just been sculpted perfectly smooth with no fabric creases at all.
Added to this the parts have a great amount of detail in the form of raised lines and cut out lines, knee pads with some great technical details and cushion pads placed on the lower legs. We also have a nice pair of holster straps sculpted with a nice texture like an elasticated fabric and some hip protectors for extra protection. Honestly it's to hard to describe everything and the photos do a much better job than me as there is just so much
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The last thing I will talk about with the legs is the boots/trainers I guess it depends how you paint them. These basically look like real trainers and have all the detail you would expect, honestly I hate to think how much time the sculptor must have had to spend on these to get them looking this realistic and amazing, I mean even the tongue of the trainer has a different texture on it from the rest of the trainer which seems like a crazy level of detail to go to but I'm happy they did
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