Sunday 1 December 2013

Eureka Kung Fu Schoolgirls 01

A couple of years ago I ordered this set of 28mm scale Schoolgirls from Eureka Miniatures, an Australian based firm. I remember at the time that some people took offence to them because they were overtly sexy, with all of the girls flashing their panties. Some folk commented that they were in poor taste. That certainly wasn't going to put me off from buying them. I like these figures a lot. You can make up your own mind about them. Anyway, here they are.
 First in line is Mikako, who is doing a side kick to her right. Unlike most of the girls, she is wearing pink panties, not the regulation white panties. Naughty girl! By the way, I came up with the names for all of the girls.
Next up is Keiko, who is doing a side kick to her left. She is the only girl to be wearing a headband. Her pose is more aggressive than Mikako's.
Third in line is Koumei. She is performing a right handed punch to her front. In keeping with the Mangaesque feel of these figures, she has huge eyes. Yes, I know it's not realistic but it is entirely in keeping with the genre.
In the centre of the group is Sousou. She is performing an overhead block with her left arm. She is in a nice defensive pose.
Next, we come to the katana armed girls. The first of these and number five in line is Chidori. She is charging her opponent with her katana held in a two-handed grip ready to slice her victim in two.
The penultimate figure in line is Tsukushi and she appears to be dancing with her katana held aloft in a one-handed grip. Perhaps she is taunting her opponent to come and have a go if he thinks he's hard enough!
Last in line is Sakura. She is different to the other girls in that she has dyed her hair purple. I did this to make her stand out as the group's leader. She holds her katana in a one-handed grip in a defensive posture.
They are indeed a sexy group of figures, with their very short mini-skirts and panties on display but if you know anything about Japanese Manga comics and films, you'll know that these are entirely in keeping with the genre. I think they are very well sculpted and very well posed. I could easily see them doing well against a horde of zombies, smashing skulls with feet and fists and decapitating zeds with their katanas.
These seven figures come from set 100FAN03 Kung Fu Schoolgirls, which can be found in the Eureka Miniatures 28mm scale fantasy figures section of their website. They retail for AU$18.00 for all seven figures. In case you are worried about ordering all the way from Australia may I just reassure you not to. I received my figures two weeks after placing my order and I have found Eureka Miniatures to be very reliable in my dealings with them. Note that they are true 28mm scale, although they do look small compared to some other figure ranges. Being schoolgirls, this should not be a problem. Next time I'll review their follow up set, Kung Fu Schoolgirls with Guns.

28 comments:

  1. The poses are surely nice and all, but I'm not really a fan of Manga, so I'm sure I could find some figures I would like better :P.

    They are great for zombie games, I might add! Also, fighting 15s are UK based retailer of some of the Eureka miniatures, if anyone was wondering.

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    1. Each to their own, Mathyoo.

      Thanks for the info about Fighting 15s. I didn't know that they sold Eureka figures.

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  2. I've always liked these figures nice clean pint jobs on these. How tall do they stand next to other survivor figures?

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    1. It all depends upon the manufacturer, Robert. Against the likes of Hasslefree and Studio minis, they work very well. But put them alongside Foundry or Horrorclix figures and they look very small. But as I said, this is not necessarily a bad thing. After all, they are meant to be schoolgirls not adults.

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    2. I agree its ok for them to be smaller than adults.

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  3. In any country other than Japan, grown men taking an interest in schoolgirls' panties would be extremely poor taste, if not worse. I'm not sure that isn't also the case in mainstream Japanese society as well :-) .

    Having said that, these are very nice, cartoon-like models; they portray their subject matter well.

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    1. I agree, Hugh. It seems a peculiar Japanese thing that would be frowned upon elsewhere. Still, they are nice figures.

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  4. Nothing not to like about these figures. I shall wait until the next Salute when Eureka will be in the country and nab some for myself.

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    1. And so the shopping list begins, eh, Clint?

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    2. I don't think the shopping list ever ends!

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  5. Very nice job Bryan. I had looked at these for some St Searles girls but Crooked dice have released some now shall have to get those!

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    1. I have just recently bought the CDG St.Searle's schoolgirls and I'm busy painting them now. They're a great bunch of figures and I highly recommend them.

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  6. They'd be a great addition to a Kung-Fu 'B' movie game, but I can't say I'm a fan of the Manga style (or should that be Anuime ?), all eyes on all 28mm miniatures are far too big in any event.
    Looking forward to the girls with guns though, I like their animation better.

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    1. I'm not a big fan of Manga (Anime is to do with films only) but I don't dislike it either. I should post my review of the Kung Fu Schoolgirls with Guns on Wednesday. Just hang on until then, Joe.

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  7. That's find. I've always wanted to do a battle Royale Skirmish Force
    http://th01.deviantart.net/fs15/PRE/f/2007/057/0/f/Battle_Royale_Custom_DVD_Cover_by_thelostmuslim.jpg

    A nice paint job as well

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    1. "Battle Royale" is an awesome movie, Phil. Plot-wise, it is very similar to "The Hunger Games" but it appeared first.

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  8. Everybody was kung fu fighting!

    Nice review as always. Could use one or two of these.

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    1. Yeah, those chicks were fast as lightning.
      In fact it was a little bit frightening!

      Man, you've got to love Carl Douglas! Respect, dude!

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    2. They were funky China girls from funky Chinatown
      They were chopping zeds up and they were chopping zeds down
      It's an ancient Chineese art and everybody knew their part
      From a feint into a slip, and kicking from the hip

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    3. All together now -
      Everybody was Kung Fu fighting!

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  9. Superb and love the fact you've painted them in matchjign high-school colours, very cool indeed

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    1. I rather like the colour scheme that I dreamed up for them, Adam.

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  10. Hum, wasn't there some connection between a character's traits and their hair color in anime? I'll have to google that now :D
    Nice paint job, as always, Bryan. Although I can see why their manga eyes could put them off the list for some people.

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    1. I know nothing about a connection between a character's traits and hair colour, Stefan. It is just crazy enough to be true, though!

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    2. Just referring to Anime, Bryan. Not in general. Although some might be crazy enough to think dying their hair might change their personality :D
      Found the link: http://annesanimeblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/15/anime-hair-colors-what-do-they-mean-an-all-in-one-personality-guide/

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    3. That was a fascinating article, Stefan. Thanks for sharing.

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