NAOMI (The Art of Shunya Yamash ita busts)

[six8ten]

Hands on mine are the same color as the rest of the flesh tones on the piece.

[UnicornPegasus]

I just got mine today, and it has even more paint issues than were mentioned before. The face, torso and left (fishnet) leg are all a very yellow color, and the face has almost green/blue sickly undertones. The right leg and both hands have incredibly pink coloration in comparison though. I'm very disappointed in this, as it's not a subtle difference, in person it really stands out.

[zalahmar]

Yep, pretty much like mine. Ended up returning it, it wasn't in any kind of displayable condition, looked horrible. I wonder if Kotobukiya's paint is the issue here or there are recast knockoffs.

[UnicornPegasus]

Originally Posted by zalahmar

Yep, pretty much like mine. Ended up returning it, it wasn't in any kind of displayable condition, looked horrible. I wonder if Kotobukiya's paint is the issue here or there are recast knockoffs.

If it's a recast it's the best quality one for the casting I've ever personally seen. The paint quality is also spot on, except for the skintones. The rest of her looks great. I want to believe it's legit, I bought it from the same store at the same time I just bought Angela, Rachelle, and Shii, and they all looked flawless. I just put in an email to Koto to see if they acknowledge any issues with this bust. I'll let you know if they ever reply back.

I really don't want to have to return her if she's legit, since they are all getting harder to find, especially for good prices. I guess I'll see what Koto says.

[zalahmar]

By any chance did you get them from Kirin Hobby?

[UnicornPegasus]

Originally Posted by zalahmar

By any chance did you get them from Kirin Hobby?

I did, and I'm kinda wondering if they sent me the one you returned....It's eerie that we basically had the same orders (4 Koto busts) from the same place, and the same flaw on this bust. O_o I got an email back from them already and they asked for pics, which I have provided. We'll see what they say.

[zalahmar]

I had them inspect another on in their batch and it was the same as mine, so I ended up returning mine. I think their whole batch is messed up.