I finally managed to pick this here figurine up from my friend’s home and I gotta say she’s a doozy from the folks at Alter.
First off a bit of background as to who Sanya is:
Sanya V. Litvyak hailing from the cold regions of the Orussian Empire she is the 2nd youngest member of the 501st, she has limited contact with the other members of the team and sometimes is seen asleep on her feet relying on Eila to move her around this is due to her duties as the resident night fighter.
Her magical abilities mimic those of radar enabling her to sense activity beyond visual range and also able to pick up on signals such as radio waves, this ability when used manifests as antennas that resemble those used on German Lichtenstein radar sets. Sanya’s striker is the MiG60 a fictional warbird that combines the features of the MiG-1, MiG-3 and Yak-1 and when equipped she gains the ears and tail of a black cat.
Her pilot archetype is based off the real world ace Lydia Litvyak.
She’s a recent release from Alter only just out in mid July for the modest cost of 6,630 yen at Hobby Search. Being an Alter release the quality is top notch a variable A+ job, oddly enough she’s still available for purchase as of writing this post which is somewhat understandable as there isn’t a huge as following for Sanya as the other girls.
True to her night fighter duties she is posed flying on a one can imagine a routine patrol, this particular instance of Sanya is much more conservative than Kotobukiya’s version released September 2009 and to be honest captures Sanya’s essence so to speak much better especially her facial expression.
Details are well painted, neat and decals applied flawlessly resulting in an amazing show piece.
Her iconic rocket launcher ‘Fliegerhummer’ is held at the ready in her hands and a magnet inside her head prevents the rocket launcher from slipping from it’s position, she’s attached to the mounting plate with a small metal peg which connects to the bottom of one of her striker units, which have interchangeable propellers one set of simulated action and the other normal props.
I suspect that in a few months time she’ll be quite sought after by collectors as aside from being a high quality Alter figurine, she’s incredibly cute to have on your desk or display case. Who doesn’t want a girl to protect their desk from the Neuroi invasion?
Anyway it looks like I’ll be even more broke than I am now if Alter decides to release an Eila figurine as having Sanya is not complete without her best friend Eila.
Oh well enjoy the photos.
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