For quite a long time, 30 Minutes sisters elude my radar since I wasn't quite into Mecha musume during its inception and Kotobukiya seems to provide overall better alternative. However the latest entry do caught my attention. Dubbed as 30MS Sharlona this is a hybrid model kit using existing molded parts from 30 Minutes Sisters and Fantasy to create a single product which possess fantasy and mecha musume vibe at the same time. Scheduled for January 2026 release, 30 MS Sharlona will be sold for 3600 Yen SRP.
Bandai Gunpla division seems to like making blunders after another. Their overseas image are not as pristine as before due too much focus on domestic market which in turn cause shortage issues for overseas distributors. Their blunders repeated again with this new 30MS product. 30 MS Sharlona could have been breakthrough product for Bandai's mecha musume lineup under regular release, but they somehow decide to make it as P-Bandai item. To be honest this is not exactly a strategically good move since Chinese hobby manufacturers are more than happy to make good use of this blunder by Bandai to seize more market on overseas consumer.
As for the product itself, 30 MS Sharlona is a well made one for something created from almagamation of several previous 30 Minutes model kit. The color scheme and skimpy armor clearly reminiscent of Female fighter from Dragon Quest series and would perfectly fit the role of Valkyrie class for fantasy themed mecha musume collectors. 30 MS Sharlona's sword is based on Liber Knight but the recolor is definitely perfect and elevate the value manyfold. If you are fed up with Bandai's P-Bandai nonsense for 30MS Sharlona, there is always Animester Dragon Knight Galahad available around the corner which offers decent value for Mecha musume as well.
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