Very cool Chris! Interesting way they did the shadowing on the kit parts and thanks for explaining it. If I built the kit I'd have to paint her to deal with the sprue gates and sanding the seams and having the pre-painted make-up sounds like a pain.

I checked HLJ and they have an order stop which means they aren't expecting more. In any case the nearly fifty US bucks they want for it is a little rich for me in any case.

A friend came over and built it in an afternoon.  The flesh toning is not all that noticeable.  Bandai did a pretty good job with the big gooey anime eyes, molding them to include the highlighting.  Also, some unavoidable gates for the multi colored integral parts are cleverly hidden by add-on pieces.

Still, something is lacking in her “cuteness”.  Maybe I’m missing something, I don’t know.  I have been told she is a character in something or another, and the kit is a good likeness.