I got this resin model this saturday.  It consists of
five pieces: Head and torso, right/left legs, right/left
arms, tail, and pigtail.  Its weight is 10 ounces.  The
casting is quite good. The seams are barely noticable which
I hope will be easy to take out.  Noticed a mild void in the
back of the head which will have to be carefully filled
somehow.  And no, it isn't where the pigtail attaches.
The head and toro section measures 5 inches.  When complete
the model will be about 6 inches tall.  If it wasn't for the
fact that Ranma's hands end in paws, this would also make
a good swimsuit model.

The suggested color scheme on the box is a bright red with
black stripes which looks very nice.  I also have a gif with
Ranma in a tawny yellow with black stripes so I going to have
to decide between the two.

Getting this model was a risk for me as I've never worked
with resin before.  But I am pleased with the quality of
the model kit which was one aspect I was worried about.
It is worth the $59.00 I paid for it, given the cost of
resin kits I've seen.  Any help would be appreciated on
dealing with resin kits.

For those of you who might now be interested, you may
be able to get the Ranma Kitty or Shampoo resin
model kits through your local comic bookstore.

For Colin or anybody else in Japan. How big are resin
kits there?  And what characters have you seen?

-wayne-