Soda Pop Miniatures - Ayu Beat

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**terrainguy**

Hey everyone. Just wanted to let you all know that along with our Relic Knight, Calico Kate now being available for order we're also debuting a special project we've been working on, Ayu Beat. Ayu was sculpted by Thomas David and painted by Jennifer Haley. She is going to be a true limited edition of 499 models. She is available exclusively through CMON and the Soda Pop Store. Ayu's also going to be the subject of the May CMON painting contest where we'll be giving three $50 prizes to our store.

More pics and her bio are up on her character page.

Thanks!
Deke

**Grot 6**

Muh ha ha ha...

THAT one is just so wrong on so many levels....

Sign me up for one!

**Erasoketa**

Looks like it's time for my first Soda Pop mini!

**Uriels_Flame**

Ankles look much better

**Darth Bob**

I shall buy one and make her my Inquisitor Lord!

**Alpharius**

The 'back 9' view should bring about some interesting discussion...

**kinghammer**

Why do I feel I have to be 15, live in my mom's basement and like anime; to like these models?

Cheers

**Kirbinator**

kinghammer wrote:Why do I feel I have to be 15, live in my mom's basement and like anime; to like these models?

Because you associate liking a world-over art style with middle teenagers who live in basements.

**The Dreadnote**

Her face doesn't really do it for me. Kinda wide. It's a shame, because I really like the concept art:

**ED209**

The Dreadnote wrote:Her face doesn't really do it for me. Kinda wide. It's a shame, because I really like the concept art:

Same thought here,Haley's job also kind of enhanced the problem by extending the eye balls wider than the concept. but I think the shape of the face is ok, the problem is the proportion, and that could be fixed by add some more hair on the top of the head.

**Mr. Burning**

I like the concept

A nice mini to boot too.

**thesilverback**

Soda Pop minitures are over the top anime. I need to start picking them up.

**Gargskull**

Is it me or is she holding the 'axe' the wrong way round, shouldn't the cutting edge face away from her?

**LunaHound**

Gargskull wrote:Is it me or is she holding the 'axe' the wrong way round, shouldn't the cutting edge face away from her?

Im guessing the other side punctures easier sort of like those bbq forks

**ssREV**

The pose looks unnatural and the face looks circular. I like the look of their other miniatures much better.

**Grabzak Dirtyfighter**

being the axe looks like it is a guitar I don't think it really matters which end is smashing the speakers.

**RiTides**

Very cool! I wouldn't have noticed anything about the face, but the concept art is so good (imho, of course) that it was a high bar to reach.

Excellent mini!

**Wehrkind**

I love the concept art, and rather dislike the mini :( The face really does let it down, being a bit too round and otherwise off a bit (I can't put my finger on it.) Kind of sad about it, as I was going to order it along with Calico Kate, but they can't all be winners I guess :( I really wanted to like it though!

**LunaHound**

There might still be hope for the face , we have yet to see the unpainted sculpt.

There is one possibility that the roundness of the face is contributed / made worse by the painting high lights of the area above her cheek bone.

Though thats what korean girls facial structure looks like ^^;

**Absolutionis**

Looking at the mini and especially the concept, it's holding a Guitar Hero controller. That's actually rather amusing.

**The Dreadnote**

Unpainted sculpt for you Luna:

**Cheese Elemental**

I'm really not into it. The buttsex pose is kind of silly and the backwards guitar-axe looks lame.

**LastManOnEarth**

At first I was puzzled by the knees and elbows, but I see that she's supposed to be a robot or something. A robot with hair, I guess.

LMoE

**Kilkrazy**

She seems to be inspired by Hatsune Miku who although representing a human is in fact a 3d animated model constructed as the front end of a music synthesizer software.

**ED209**

Kilkrazy wrote:She seems to be inspired by Hatsune Miku who although representing a human is in fact a 3d animated model constructed as the front end of a music synthesizer software.

Miku has her leek , some conversions needed here

**Wehrkind**

Luna: Yea, I think the trouble is that there really isn't a well defined jaw/cheek bone area. Combined with a very small mouth (more so than usual anime even) it makes for a face that looks like it is all pudge, like a very small child.
Some Korean girls look like that, but only if they eat too much rice

Cheese Elemental: Apparently you have never engaged in buttsex; that pose would NEVER work

**terrainguy**

Regarding the pose I take it there's no Clash fans here, eh?

**terribletrygon**

Soda Pop ain't my thing, but they sculpt them animes pretty well.

**Wehrkind**

terrainguy wrote:Regarding the pose I take it there's no Clash fans here, eh?

Yea, verily, FORSOOTH!

Love the pose at least.

**insaniak**

The face is a little disappointing compared to the concept art, but she still looks good painted up. I like it.