Finally finished Eternal Sailor Moon. This kit had a lot of things against it.

1. Broken pieces - either already broken when I got it, or by me after I got it. The bottom edge of her skirt in one place had to be repaired with filler putty!
2. Missing pieces - the red thingy that's I guess a red ribbon that hangs down was not included. So I cut a red plastic coffee stirrer in half lengthwise.
3. Both of her feet needed to be anchored to the stand, otherwise she would fall over.
4. The example image I have of this kit in the Replicant magazine I have from 2001 (Page 11 of Dec 2001 Vol.9 Replicant, in fact) has her standing straight up, while my kit sorta hunches over, as if the staff she's holding is a little heavy and she's about to take a step with it. Maybe that gives it some character.
5. The pin striping on her sailor top thingy is very teeny tiny. A detail I have a hard time doing.
6. And finally - the top of her staff had a ring piece that when I got this kit last year I had no idea where it went and only last week did I figure out what part it was!

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