Arca Nadea Lumitea by Kotobukiya Review

[@Danchou_DAISUKI]

Another model with black fallen angel look would be so cool to go along with the angel 🙏🏼

[@MrSpriken]

I actually have that kit! I just need to build her. She had nice demon wings and a tail. I will need to build her and review her as well 🐥

[@Danchou_DAISUKI]

@@MrSpriken I’ve usually build gunpla but recently got into mecha musume kits, I enjoy watching model kit reviews and your enthusiasm makes your videos entertaining, awesome work! 👍🏼

[@MrSpriken]

@@Danchou_DAISUKI thats great to hear that you have given musume kits a try. They’re a lot of fun, and there’s so many cool kits out there to build and paint. Do you have any favourites? Thanks for taking the time to leave such nice comments 🐤 I’m glad you’ve enjoyed my videos

[@Danchou_DAISUKI]

@@MrSpriken I’ve only built the frame arms girl hresvelgr ater, I have three girl kits on the way the ayatsuki, Kongo, and Durga queen of darkness version. I’m excited to build them.

[@MrSpriken]

@@Danchou_DAISUKI oooooo I have a durga as well that I need to build. I’m excited about her since she has such cool and unique hair. Glad you have kits on the way and will have lots of fun building them

[@KitsunenoHibi]

DUDE, htf did you get your hands on her so EARLY!? I am insanely stoked for the Arcanadea (Arcana Dears) line!!! From what Kotobukiya has preview art of, they're going to be absolutely mind-blowing kits.

[@MrSpriken]

I preordered mine long ago on amiami when they first became available. I sat online for an hour refreshing the page to make sure I got them 🤣 she is spectacular indeed.

[@cabso]

amazing review as always, was looking at this kit while it was in pre order but had only enough for the new Megami Device AUV Susano pre order.... damn I have to try and find this one...

[@MrSpriken]

It’s real tough when we have to choose between kits to buy. But at least you still got something awesome! But yes, I encourage u to find her and get her whenever possible 🐤 and thanks again for your kind words

[@MrSpriken]

It’s actually up for preorder now! Releasing April. Go check hobby search Japan, amiami, kotobukiya and any other site u can think of if you wish to get her. Good luck 👍🏻

[@naugler19]

beautiful kit, love the 10/10 mini chicks raining down on her.

[@MrSpriken]

Haha thanks! 🐤 it really is a nice kit that I should have built sooner.

[@saberwolfcreations631]

Yaaaay, its Spriken Time again! First of all great Review! The Kit must really be something else, if she "gets all the Sprikens!" :D I've seen her on some japanese Videos and wondered ever since where to get her. Now I definitely gotta get her somehow! Thank you as always for the great Video! P.s. Can we pls get more raining sprikens in future videos? I thought this was super cute! :3

[@MrSpriken]

hahah thanks! Yes we can have more raining Sprikens. I must buy more since Easter will bring them back in stores. And for sure you should try and get this kit, its really really super nice.

[@helmaoctus8419]

Great review! I have this kit, and her hips are an issue for me lol.

[@MrSpriken]

Sorry about your hips issue. At least she still has the amazing wings and other nice features :D Thanks for watching my review. Are there any other kits you might like to see in the future?

[@Scurwesyn]

I'll need to get that angel one day. Especially when i can get all kinds of "demons" and "devils" everywhere.

[@MrSpriken]

Yessss, good idea :D

[@KitsunenoHibi]

Actually, this line is going to HAVE a devil characater!

[@ashbeernrahmat4792]

I like the sell a kidney part. I don't think this is already available in my country but right now it does cost a kidney. There was also a news of replacement or something about the hips or leg joints

[@MrSpriken]

Haha thanks! Yeah I bet she is being resold at ridiculous prices by scalpers too unfortunately. She was a reasonable price on the initial preorder. I didn’t find any issues with her hip/leg joints. I wonder what that’s about. 🤔🐤

[@ashbeernrahmat4792]

@@MrSpriken You have a facebook group, right? I will find the link for it and post it on the group. (Unless someone already posted that)

[@MrSpriken]

@@ashbeernrahmat4792 I don’t really spend much time on the that group that I started any more (due to time constraints and not really being a fan of Facebook) so I passed the control of it over to some good peeps to run. I wanted to start something new specifically for my channel in the future focusing on what people are working on🐤 but please by all means, join and share with the group and have fun! Thanks for your comments too. Edit* just saw the comment in the group you tagged me in. Thanks for that info, I will keep it in mind for the second one I build 👍🏻🐤

[@nathanielparayao8502]

I clicked the subscribe button! Thank you for an awesome review sir. I'm so excited for mine to arrive. Your video is the only English video review I've found here in youtube. I now understand more what to expect from such beautiful and wonderful kit. Once she arrived, I'll post her on the facebook group where you're an admin there. Maybe you're familiar with my name. thank you for appreciating my posts there.

[@MrSpriken]

Hey! I do recognize you from the group, even though I am not on there much these days. Thank you so much for subscribing and leaving a nice comment. I truly appreciate it. I really wanted to do a review on this kit because once I built it I was so excited to show people. :D I am happy you have enjoyed my videos, and I hope to make more that you will find enjoyable.

[@nathanielparayao8502]

@@MrSpriken my apologies, yeah from the group. I typed "page" instead of "group", my bad, I now edited it. You're welcome sir. You made me laugh and happy for this entire video sir. I can't forget the way you persuade the viewers to find and buy a Lumitea immediately. The black market and travel overseas joke, you got me there haha. I really really enjoy this video, detailed explanation and your awesome way to make this review. Keep it up sir. I want to see more. I will also check your previous videos

[@MrSpriken]

@@nathanielparayao8502 awww thanks my friend! You really made my day with your kind words. You also made me think of making another video about painting this kit! :D Thanks for the motivation!

[@nathanielparayao8502]

@@MrSpriken you're very welcome sir. I'm someone who loves to watch and see videos or photos of musume kits. And I know that I'm just one out of those many other musume lovers that will be happy to see more from your channel. Always do the best you can to spread and share the beauty of musume kits sir. Your fellow builders will be here to support you👍

[@Kamugin1]

Hi, Spriken! She is amazing! I didn't know about her existence before your review. I love angels and winged girls in general and I was looking for a kit with a nice pair of wings in order to build a custom Wonder Woman. She is perfect for that! She is scheduled for a reissue in April and already sold out at AmiAmi and HLJ, however knowing Kotobukiya, they will make a third re release in the near future for sure. The gundam markers I have ordered arrived today, now I have to find a victim to try them on.😁

[@MrSpriken]

Aww thats great to hear! I am happy I could show you her in all her glory. She is well worth the wait my friend. I promise if and when you get her you will love her as much as I do. Your idea for a custom Wonder Woman sounds excellent and would love to see it in the future. Good luck with those markers, I have yet to try them but will also practice using them on a gundam victim. Probably an old GM hehe.

[@Kamugin1]

@@MrSpriken Actually I know a store where I can purchase her right now, but I already broke the bank this month. 😅

[@MrSpriken]

@@Kamugin1 haha aww, I feel your pain 🤣

[@_Seileach]

They announced yesterday that some kits' part C4 and C5 may be faulty and they're sending replacement parts upon request. Hopefully my order isn't part of that.

[@MrSpriken]

Oh thank you for that information. I also noticed they are doing another preorder now on kotobukiya website for April I think. 🐤

[@pyrotechnicstars]

I'm still waiting for mine! T _T I feel like I won't get her for an age still. She's beautiful, and very unique.

[@MrSpriken]

I hope she arrives for you soon so you can bask in all her glory 🐤

[@Patrick-ep4vc]

I'm curious, could the clip with the handle for holding the scabbard unpeg from the handle and peg onto one of the ports in the back of the figure? I am not sure how the scabbard handle is built, but it looks like the clip and the handle are two separate parts. I am guessing that there might be a way to use the clip to allow the scabbard to connect to her back? Nice review, and I agree that this is definitely one of Kotobukiya's best musume kits. I hope I can get my hands on one of these kits soon!

[@MrSpriken]

Thanks for the comment. It’s a great idea about fitting the scabbard to the back with the handle thingy. I checked and the part that holds it is a female connector point so it wouldn’t work without another male to male bridge piece if u know what I mean. I think this is a great fix and I can find a bit somewhere in my collection for it so kudos to you! Much appreciated. I hope you can get your hands on her 🐤

[@statoilbensin2190]

Hey Spriken! I have never tried any other figures than Bandai until now working on a Bee assault angel figure from a chinese manufacturer called Nuke matrix. Unfortunatly most parts on that kit is too hard to take a part for airbrushing. What do you think about Kotobukiya kits are they easy to take a part for painting?

[@MrSpriken]

Hiya! Kotobukiya kits are a bit more tough to take a part to paint in my opinion. But if I can do it anyone can :D I have seen that Bee kit actually and it looks nice. Probably my favorite I have seen from that line. Let me know how you like it when its all done. She seems like she will be still nice to leave as is without paint. I hope you can get some good kotobukiya kits in the future to see how you like them compared to the others :D

[@statoilbensin2190]

@@MrSpriken Thanks, I already like the kit a lot. I lost a part of the armor on her foot and I cant seem to find it😬.

[@MrSpriken]

@@statoilbensin2190 I hope you find the foot piece!

[@NatalieBecker12]

I have this kit coming in soon, I'm very excited. I'm wondering though, would it be possible to swap her hair for a different style from another musume kit or accessory pack? I have a character in a ttrpg who is an angel, but she's a brunette, and I was hoping to one day make this figure look a little more like her.

[@MrSpriken]

It is possible 👍🏻 I’m pretty sure you can swap her head out for a frame arms girl head and a Megami device head 🐤

[@NatalieBecker12]

@@MrSpriken hmm that would just swap the whole head, could you still add her little wings headband to the other head somehow? I could do some modding if it wasn’t a perfect fit I suppose.

[@MrSpriken]

@@NatalieBecker12 The kit comes with different neck ball joints to swap the whole head out with other kits. As for the head piece, its specific to hear head only, but it does come with a nice crown/tiara that just sits on top her head that can be made to work with any other head you like.

[@NatalieBecker12]

@@MrSpriken oh sweet! So the headband doesn’t snap in or slot between the hair pieces? That’s great! 😄 Thanks for helping with my question!

[@MrSpriken]

@@NatalieBecker12 There is a braided looking head piece that does attach and a separate crown that doesn't snap on, if you look at the video 7:24 mark you can see the crown that I am referring to 😊

[@symphonyheart1384]

I'm new to the kit building scene. I have a question do I need or have to use glue or does she hold together without?

[@MrSpriken]

Welcome friend! These kits snap together without glue, so u will not need any. 🐤

[@chatspam1238]

have you tried if it's compatilble with sousai shojo of kotobukiya? thanks!

[@MrSpriken]

I just tried, and yes she has a neck joint that will fit with the Sousai Shojo kits :D

[@chatspam1238]

@@MrSpriken I just want to thank you for the review dude! Found one in stock for 3kphp or 60USD in one of the popular local online stores here. Your review got me to finally press the confirm button. Love your reviews btw. Glad to see an english channel that specializes in mecha musume kits.

[@MrSpriken]

@@chatspam1238 That makes me happy! Thank you for your kind comment my friend. I am glad you got your hands on this lovely kit. She truly is amazing and you will love building her :) I shall continue to do more reviews in hopes of being of more help.

[@GreatHavok]

I'm hesitant to get one due to the leg joint near the crotch, i heard it's loose.

[@MrSpriken]

Yeah I heard the same thing. But I checked mine and have been posing her and it seems fine. Not sure if it’s certain batches or not. But I know the rerelease is said to have it fixed.

[@ronpardo6881]

Is she 1/12 scale? Thanks!

[@MrSpriken]

Yup she sure is. 🐤

[@yumerose6916]

Friend, there is a bootleg of this figure...do you think it's worth buying?

[@MrSpriken]

I don’t generally think bootleg versions are worth buying. You never know the issues they will have. It’s better to spend a little more to get the real thing 🐤

[@egbertencarguez5025]

Nice review

[@MrSpriken]

Thank you kindly friend 🐤

[@egbertencarguez5025]

@@MrSpriken is your copy ok, Kotobokiya issued a statement regarding some defective parts. Left and right hip joint parts Part C④, part C⑤ connection strength defect. It is possible to assemble "Lumitia" even if there is a problem, but the legs are easy to fall off when moving the joints, which is different from the original specifications of the product.

[@MrSpriken]

@@egbertencarguez5025 yeah mine seem to be ok! Thanks for your concern. I posed her and played a bit and it seems fine. I when I build the 2nd one I will pay close attention too. 👍🏻

[@Mew-Lidia9]

Although I have a (near) obsession with 'angels' and 'angel'-themed things, her design isn't doing it for me all that much, but them wings

[@MrSpriken]

Yeah, that sword scabbard thing is super weird isn't it. Very impractical and it bugs me >_< I do agree about those wings. The best wings I have seen on any kit anywhere. I am excited for you getting your first kit! It is a very happy occasion.

[@Mew-Lidia9]

@@MrSpriken Thank you

[@emilianotype-g6877]

Birdie

[@MrSpriken]

Yesssssss 🐤