Lighdramon/Raidramon~Digimon Kit Zero Two~Review English

[@rashidhumine]

I think you should've painted the the Body Matt Black also, as now with both Shiny and Matt Black it looks a bit weird, I also have the Small Action Figure of Raidramon :)

[@Mega881000]

Well dude, tastes are known to be different and I also accept your opinion about, but actual I liked and like it this way how I painted it the best. But it is not just about my personal taste, my chosen paint style also matches the original character design/his original color scheme the best in a natural logic way, I think. Because if you consider that on the original charakter design, the armor parts are more made from shiny black chrom-digizoid (metal), which i also do, it just matches... On the other hand, if you consider his lower leg sections (which I painted matt black) are meant to be not covered with a heavy black armor, because in a logic way they looking more like his natural legs/natural skin, without any armor, if you looking closely to the original character design. I even have a picture from the German 02 soundtrack CD, where it's clearly to see that the armor sections should be more shiny (because there is shiny effect on them, reflecting sun beam) and those lower leg section, looking more like matt black in this image, wanna see it ? I think that this was also the image which I used as a reference, back then, though I said here I looked it up in the internet. That's why I changed the shiny lower leg sections, which like I said in the video, were shiny black before, to matt black to match this image perfectly. But if you consider that the way they meant it to be, one another problem comes to my mind. Because if you consider his lower leg sections more like his natural legs/skin, so why they are not blue, like in contrary on all of his other real skin parts/sections and like it is with the whole Evolution Line of Veemon's forms color schemes? That's actual one thing I never understood so well about Lighdramon's character design, he is unique in this. I think you can imagine that the black legs of Lighdramon should meant to be more natural without heavy armoring covers, simply because the way how they are looking. But maybe you should consider some thin matt black rubber/leather material covers, something like "skin tight stockings" XD for his hind and fron leg lower sections, from the section where the heavy shoulder and thigh armored parts are ending. And the claws are his natural ones, which are sticking out on the front of his thin matt black leg covers. This could be a theory why Lighdramon's legs have a more natural skin look, though they are black and not blue ? What do you think about this whole theory. BTW, I also prefer always rather shiny colors ,over matt colors, for armor parts in general, unless it is meant to be 100% matt texture on the original charcter design. For Lighdramon I felt it should be more a shiny armor, because of this picture (^-^) Yeah you have also this Action-Feature figure of Raidramon which is also nice, but it is not a good reference when it comes to the color style, because those were just simple action figures for kids, they had no today's collectors color schemes, if you know what I mean with that.

[@Sagexxxxsupreme]

There sold out everywhere?

[@Mega881000]

Yes and this isn't even surprising, because they were already very rare and hard to find back then. But I think I mentioned that in this video here as well. Also in my newest reviews about the old Model Kits, I saying this, that especially those more simpler Model Kits of Adventure 01/02 are and have been very rare, already back then. So you must have much luck if they pop up at Ebay someday again. But an slightly bigger chance I see at "Mandarake" (one of Japan's biggest Second Hand (Online) Stores). This is were I got the Adventure 01 Atlur Kabuterimon Model Kit, not such a long time ago (some years, maybe 3), by just luck. An the one of Stingmon just popped up at Ebay, like at the same time period, again just by luck. But you must have much luck and literally hunt them down. (^-^) Also this Lighdramon Model Kit I maybe seen like just one time again at Ebay over the years now, since I got mine back in 08/09. But maybe you can still get the inofficial Maple Country Design Studio "Lighdramon" figure/statue, because this was just released some years ago, but I will be very expensive, though. But it is better: Also made a video about this, the last one in my previous video style: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4PMY3lprLOar5o But maybe if that Lighdramon Model Kit will pop up somewhere, someday again, it might would has the same high price, because with the prices they are going crazy, nowdays. The Atlur Kabuterimon was about over far $ 50!

[@Sagexxxxsupreme]

@@Mega881000 very informative reply thanksss

[@Mega881000]

@@Sagexxxxsupreme Okay, fine. But I'am talking about this "rareness topic" in those videos, sooo...

[@Sagexxxxsupreme]

@@Mega881000 lemme buy one from you

[@Mega881000]

@@Sagexxxxsupreme But I don't wan to sell figures from my own collection, even I have 2, they are different (because one of them I customized) and as a collector I'am glad that I got them. Hope you understanding that ? Otherwis I would be very curious how much you would give me ? Just asking...

[@llllshadowllll]

Hello, do you have the Holsmon/Halsemon model kit from this same line? I think I've never seen a single video of picture of what it looks like on the internet.

[@Mega881000]

No, sadly I have it not - so I can't review it. Otherwise if would have reviewed this Holsmon/Halsemon Model Kit among this little video series already and together with the other 2 Fladramon & Lighdramon for sure. I also think I mentioned it along one of those reviews here. Yeah, I also not find a review/any images of it yet/by having a quick look. But I could had have it, if I just had bought it together with the other 2 at this time, I bought the other 2 Model Kits from this line. I really could kick myself in the ass for not buying it, back then because it was often auctioned by several Ebay Hong Kong Sellers at this time to a very cheap price for like about around 15 Dollars, like the other 2 Kits. But at this time I had to buy much other things which were more rare and so I thought I would can get it after the other more important stuff, because like I said before, it wasn't erverything else than rare at this time. But in the end I missed it, when it was sold out everywhere. Maybe another reason was that I got the Soft Vynil Figure of Holsmon by Banpresto, which I found to be better at this time. Since those Model Kits from this simpler series had not much painted parts - very simple coloring. At this time I was a bit surpised in a rather bad way that those are so simple -but for 15 Dollars it still worthed the price and I was glad to get Lighdramon -one of my favorite . Today I would love to get and customize this Holsmon Model Kit to complete this line. BTW. there is one at Japanese Amazon page for 19000 Yen about $ 126 now, which I found after searching some pictures, after reading your comment. But this price don't worths this once original 3 Dollar Mode Kit figure and todays you get better unofficial resin statues of Holsmon which about the same prices or higher made by several Chinese Design Studios. I also have the link for this Amazon offer of this old Holsmon Model Kit Figure, but sometimes KZbin not showing up links I sending I copy in comments/replys. So I copy the Amazon link in a second reply, right after. Please tell me if link showing up in your comments. 😅 Also can see the unpacked contents for this Amazon offer - so can have a better look at the parts inside the original sealed foil bags. I think only red, yellow & grey runners + the sticker sheet for according additional ,,paint apps" -those stickers were always beautiful

[@Mega881000]

The Amazon link for the offer of this Holsmon Model Kit Figure: www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Digimon-Adventure-Hormonn-Assembly-Unassembled/dp/B09PV2TK3R

[@llllshadowllll]

@@Mega881000 I replied to you the other day but it seems KZbin decided to delete my comment. I said you could get a Halsemon model kit from Yahoo Japan Auction at a fair price if your searched. There was a listing there.

[@Mega881000]

@@llllshadowllll Yes this reply not showed up here. Ah okay I just gave you the Amazon link while you were asking me about how this Holsmon Model Kit would look like. Because one image showed the runners still in the foils, like I mentioned before. Did this link showed up for you ? Btw: I in the past tried to figure out my best how YJA works, even contacted JapaneseEbay sellers to tell me and help me, but it seemed to complicated to me as a European guy, so I not got in touch with it until yet. But interesting thing is that they still try to sell such old Digimon stuff to fair prices, Ebay Scalpers never would do todays. So thanks for this information, do remember the amount of this ,,fair price" still ? Or do you have a link ?

[@llllshadowllll]

@@Mega881000 I can post any links here, youtube will deleted it. But search for the japanese name of Holsmon it shouldn't be too difficult to find but just like you said you'll need the help of someone from Japan so things go more smoothly.