Bandai Spirits Puts Hatsune Miku In The Metal Build Line
The Metal Build line has been a mecha brand, and Bandai Spirits is now putting a virtual singer into it as a female character, so the wager is that Miku buyers will accept a die-cast mechanical build at a price well above a standard figure.
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Bandai Spirits will release Metal Build Hatsune Miku on October 24, priced at 36,300 yen with tax. The figure stands about 180mm and mixes ABS, die-cast, and PVC. Its cloth costume is removable while worn, the back and joints carry mechanical arrangements, and the twin-tails use wire-reinforced PVC sheet. Four expression parts ship with it, along with an acoustic gadget and a base set.
The product page lists a long list of parts, headlined by a cloth costume set that can be worn during posing. Bandai Spirits describes the back and joints as carrying mechanical arrangements, with articulation built for arched and bending poses. An acoustic gadget modeled on a long rifle is included, plus interchangeable front hair with a headdress, two backpacks, right wrist armor, and replacement twin-tails. Bandai Spirits is selling it through general retail stores rather than limiting it to an event or lottery channel.
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