That waist is beautiful.
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brassco wrote:
oh, and to anyone interested to know, the private parts are not so detailed, when compared with the S09.
GeeWillikers wrote:
Do you have a VW/Keir/Gethsemoni etc to compare it to?
GeeWillikers wrote:My S42 has finally arrived, and on the whole I like it - but I would love it, if it weren't for the stupid floppy feet. As expected it cannot stand up on its own, the inner footplate only extends halfway into the foot itself, which is otherwise very soft so I'm going to have to treat these tootsies with great care. If only the foot plate extended out even just half a centimetre further, it would surely be able to stand with careful posing. It's a baffling manufacturing decision. The feet themselves are nicely modelled though, and (for the moment) they are flat and don't curl up. The feet are also big, so good luck trying to find any shoes or even boots to fit.
The rest of the body is really nice though. Almost identical to Viking Woman/Gethsemoni etc. The bust is actually more or less the same, it's the hips and caboose that are slightly larger/fuller. I'm also very happy to report there are no apparent build issues with this model and movement of the skeleton is smooth and fluid.
So, this body is great but also very frustrating. Hopefully the Viking Woman body with detachable feet will be on the market soon and make this one more or less redundant.
Can't get to take any photos just yet, but if anyone would like to request comparison shots with other models let me know.
MeMyself&I wrote:GeeWillikers wrote:Can't get to take any photos just yet, but if anyone would like to request comparison shots with other models let me know.
I would not mind this next to a s07/09 (either) for a height/figure comparison if you can swing it. Preferably both flat footed and no shoes so it doesn’t skew it.
Definitely.GeeWillikers wrote:I can also do a comparison shot with a 28/29 and 38/39 then if you still want to see one Diana.
I second that motion. Why not offer both? It can't be that to attach the feet of one 3D model and replace the seamless feet of another. Boom! There are programs for that.skywalkersaga wrote:Re: the seamless feet -- [...] I wish they would put out models that had BOTH seamless feet and detachable feet as options, rather than make certain models ONLY have seamless feet. It makes it very annoying when they do put out a nice body shape like this, but it ends up being fairly useless for anything other than decorative purposes.
skywalkersaga wrote:Interesting comparison. If I’m being honest, I actually like the Viking woman figure better (and not just because of the feet, either). Really wanting that one to be released soon.
Stryker2011 wrote:The seamless feet thing still seems off to me. Maybe because they didn't bother to give them ankle bones -- that, and the not being able to stand up unaided thing.
Valiarde wrote:I would like the S38 for its unique body shape, but the breasts are just too big for my liking. If I had to decide to get a body among those three, it will probably be the S29...
GeeWillikers wrote:I came to this hobby as an illustrator in search of quick and easy model reference (more for posing ideas than their specific anatomy - and these bodies have their limitations of accuracy and functionality obviously, but I can confirm they're a lot easier to work with than real models), but somewhere along the line I got a little carried away and into the actual hobby, and now I Gotta Catch 'Em All! There are some problems with basic anatomy in the older models yes, and the 'underarm' anatomy remains problematic - but unless it's truly, ridiculously, cartoonishly disproportionate (like the S36/37 ) each of the bodies TBL offer currently has a real-world near-equivalent, however scarce or unusual. If anything I think TBL's real problem is that they try too hard to offer only these types of bodily 'extremes' instead of bodily 'norms'.
With that in mind I think the 38 is a good enough 'one-off' character body as such 'developed' women do exist, but (trying very hard not to inadvertently body-shame anyone in the real world here) it's not a bodily 'norm' and you certainly don't need a whole army of them. It's also probably worth remembering that the YMTOYs head on the 38 in my pics is undersized to begin with and probably creates the illusion that the body and bust are even larger (I try to obtain at least one of each skintone of each model so such extreme customising helps in creating a different look between the 38 and 39 I own). And at least the breasts on the 38/39, large as they are, are more realistically-sculpted than the pornstar bolt-ons of an S20/21 (although again, even those have their real-world equivalent, however far they are from the average). I'm fine with most of TBL's range to be honest (and as someone with a reasonable knowledge of anatomy I can work round their irregularities and discrepancies for reference purposes). All we need is more (and continued) variety of bodytypes - including more 'average' types, fewer waspie waists, and some ethnic diversity.
In an ideal world, it would be nice to have the 38/39 with a smaller bust as well as that would suit more diverse character possibilities. On the other hand I'd also like to see TBL tackle an overall more proportionate voluptuous body, although I realise the probable technical limitations there would be in mass-producing one. Basically I'm all for as much variation in functional bodytypes as I can get (although even I've drawn a line at that ridiculous 36/37 anime body).
The interesting thing for me though in the last set of shots above isn't even to do with the 42. It's in seeing the 29 directly compared to the 38 and how different the two bodytypes actually are from each other side-by-side, when that wasn't so apparent from TBL's promos. I was also recently surprised to discover that the 38 is only a smidgeon (milimetres) taller than the sole S24 I own.
I think this body (the 42/43/Viking Woman) is the tallest in TBL's canon, but I really need to dig out a flat-footed S01/02 and/or 18/19 for direct comparison to be absolutely sure.
I've got a bit of a busy day today but will try to add a few more 42 comparison shots (with a 23, a 16 and an S07) later tonight. If not, then tomorrow.
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