Mega Sofubi Advance MSA-018 African Elephant Redeco Edition

[Machine Translation] The redeco version has the gray body color that comes to mind when you think of elephants! Shinobu Matsumura, a leading animal sculptor, has sculpted the African elephant, the largest herbivore among land mammals, which lives in various places such as savannas, tropical rain forests, deserts and highlands. The new production method enables mass production of the figure faithful to the original model, which was impossible with the conventional soft vinyl molding method, including the undulating body line and the fine and deep wrinkles molded on the nose and body surface. The subtle painting expression, such as the body color browned by exposure to sand, which looks like a one-off work, has also been realized in the mass-produced product. What is different about the redeco version? The previous version was a reddish gray color, but this time it is a gray color with a very normal image of "a dry body surface after bathing in water or mud. I expressed the familiar color of elephants that most people can imagine. (Expression of the body surface and delicate painting) The manufacturing process faithfully reproduces the prototype, reproducing the shape and sharp, deep details as in the prototype. Paint application is done individually on each piece to control the amount of paint sprayed and other details. The paint is applied with delicacy and realism. ( Lively eyes ) The characteristic eyes of the elephant are painted with multiple layers of paint and clear coat to express lively eyeballs. ( Realistic ivory ) The kiva is based on clear molded soft vinyl, and a thin layer of paint is applied to reproduce the transparency of real ivory. [Sculptor] Shinobu Matsumura [Master Paint] Goro Furuta

リデコ版は、「ゾウと言えば…」と思い浮かべるグレーの体色!●サバンナ・熱帯雨林・砂漠・高地と様々な場所に生息する、陸生哺乳類の中で最も大きい草食動物であるアフリカゾウを、動物造形作家の第一人者・松村しのぶが立体化。●起伏の激しいボディラインや鼻や体表にモールドされた細かく深いシワなど、従来のソフビ成型では不可能であった原型に忠実な量産化を新製法により可能としました。砂浴びで茶色ががった体色など、まるでワンオフ作品のような微妙な塗装表現も量産製品で実現させています。●リデコ版のここが違う!前回は赤土を被ったような色でしたが、今回はごく普通のイメージ「水浴び、泥浴びの後の体表が乾いた感じ」のグレー。一般の人が思い浮かべる、なじみ深いゾウの色を表現しました。【体表の表現と繊細な塗装】原型を忠実に再現する製法により、原型どおりの形状、シャープで深いディテールを再現。塗装はひとつひとつ個体ごとに仕上げる手順を採用することにより、塗料の吹きつけ加減などをコントロール。繊細でリアルな塗装で仕上げられています。【活き活きとした目】特徴的なゾウの目は、何層にも塗装を重ねた上でクリアーコートを施し、活き活きとした眼球を表現しています。【リアルな象牙】キバはクリアー成型のソフビ素材をベースに、薄く塗装を塗り重ねる事で実物の象牙のような透明感を再現しました。[原型製作]松村しのぶ[マスター塗装]古田悟郎