30MF Non-Scale DlrowWyvern

24cm long with a 28cm wingspan.
That being said, when it's stood on the ground, it's around that 15cm height, equivalent to a Knight. It's a small'ish riding animal, not a true dragon.

In this setting there are mechanical beings called Maximilia, which are sentient "air purifiers" that run on Element, while also cleaning the world of it.
However, Element has also had an effect on the wildlife, including the Maximilia and has caused biological and mechanical hybrid wildlife, such as the Wyverns, with flesh covered by mechanical armor and their non-faceted Cores plainly displayed on their chest.

In lore these are tamed combat mounts, mainly used by Rosan.

Aesthetics:
You get grey-green plastic, forest green plastic, transparent dark pink eyes and a core, and that's it.
This is a "drake" type creature with winged front legs, in the same vein as the lion headed "wyverns" from World of Warcraft, who have similar webbed "legs" and relatively small wings compared to their body.
These are also not true wings, in the sense that they're overlapping fans attached to the limb. Simple but effective.
It has a built-in saddle that is not removable and would require significant modification to remove and replace.

There's a clear artificial design to the model in that the plating looks crafted, likewise the flip-up eye visor, while the wing membranes have 'tech' lines, rather than veins, indicating this isn't an armored up creature, but an inherently artificial hybrid.

The flesh, spikes/horns/teeth and armor plates are very nicely detailed, much more so than the various 30MF characters, which are more mechanical and stylized.

The Japanese have a fantastic way of criticizing something indirectly by dressing it up as a compliment, such as saying "This is a great opportunity to use my airbrush!"
I'm a 30 year miniature painter veteran - it's going to be easier to use a heavy drybrushing technique (using acrylics, look up Artis Opus on YouTube), since the parts don't separate neatly between flesh and armor for regular airbrushing.
Following it up with traditional brush painting to pick out the teeth/spikes and armor is a lot easier than you think on this size model. Disassemble the model into large parts when top-coating it.

Funnily enough, Bandai showcased these as Monster Hunter mounts in their crossover diorama, to great effect.

Mechanics:
It has some.

You technically do have an articulated neck, tail and limbs, but they're all very limited with not a lot of range. You can get a nice wing spread or put them into a standing pose, just like you can also open the mouth wide and waggle its tongue, but as far as posing goes, you get more range out of a dirt cheap gunpla. It also uses those 2002 PC-7 polycap balls to slot different parts together and they suck, falling out and having next to no range.

The wrists (which carry the entire wing-fan) sit on the same sort of wrist joint that the 30MF and 30MS use, two pegs on a diagonal twist joint, which stresses and snaps very easily. If you pose these a lot, you're going to have to glue them eventually, especially since there are no spares included.

You get a bit piece that slots up into the upper mouth and a cable that fits into it as a lead for a rider. There's a single 3mm hole under the chest, so no "armor options" for this guy, despite this being a modular armor line.

Conclusion:
Despite the downsides and pretty much being forced to paint them, I like the visual design a lot, I think it's clever in several ways.

Posing is annoying, you get so little range out of it (can barely move the tail and neck), that its main purpose of being an in flight photography subject is a little questionable and limited. I feel like you can find better toys, more appropriate for this, that also don't look slightly too small as a mount (ever seen a Tauren on a wyvern? It's that sort of deal. Where's my netherdrake??).

Am I going to dock the score because of it? No, it's not that bad. A little flawed maybe, but not defective or too limited. I'm glad I got two.

24cm long with a 28cm wingspan.
That being said, when it's stood on the ground, it's around that 15cm height, equivalent to a Knight. It's a small'ish riding animal, not a true dragon.

In this setting there are mechanical beings called Maximilia, which are sentient "air purifiers" that run on Element, while also cleaning the world of it.
However, Element has also had an effect on the wildlife, including the Maximilia and has caused biological and mechanical hybrid wildlife, such as the Wyverns, with flesh covered by mechanical armor and their non-faceted Cores plainly displayed on their chest.

In lore these are tamed combat mounts, mainly used by Rosan.

Aesthetics:
You get grey-green plastic, forest green plastic, transparent dark pink eyes and a core, and that's it.
This is a "drake" type creature with winged front legs, in the same vein as the lion headed "wyverns" from World of Warcraft, who have similar webbed "legs" and relatively small wings compared to their body.
These are also not true wings, in the sense that they're overlapping fans attached to the limb. Simple but effective.
It has a built-in saddle that is not removable and would require significant modification to remove and replace.

There's a clear artificial design to the model in that the plating looks crafted, likewise the flip-up eye visor, while the wing membranes have 'tech' lines, rather than veins, indicating this isn't an armored up creature, but an inherently artificial hybrid.

The flesh, spikes/horns/teeth and armor plates are very nicely detailed, much more so than the various 30MF characters, which are more mechanical and stylized.

The Japanese have a fantastic way of criticizing something indirectly by dressing it up as a compliment, such as saying "This is a great opportunity to use my airbrush!"
I'm a 30 year miniature painter veteran - it's going to be easier to use a heavy drybrushing technique (using acrylics, look up Artis Opus on YouTube), since the parts don't separate neatly between flesh and armor for regular airbrushing.
Following it up with traditional brush painting to pick out the teeth/spikes and armor is a lot easier than you think on this size model. Disassemble the model into large parts when top-coating it.

Funnily enough, Bandai showcased these as Monster Hunter mounts in their crossover diorama, to great effect.

Mechanics:
It has some.

You technically do have an articulated neck, tail and limbs, but they're all very limited with not a lot of range. You can get a nice wing spread or put them into a standing pose, just like you can also open the mouth wide and waggle its tongue, but as far as posing goes, you get more range out of a dirt cheap gunpla. It also uses those 2002 PC-7 polycap balls to slot different parts together and they suck, falling out and having next to no range.

The wrists (which carry the entire wing-fan) sit on the same sort of wrist joint that the 30MF and 30MS use, two pegs on a diagonal twist joint, which stresses and snaps very easily. If you pose these a lot, you're going to have to glue them eventually, especially since there are no spares included.

You get a bit piece that slots up into the upper mouth and a cable that fits into it as a lead for a rider. There's a single 3mm hole under the chest, so no "armor options" for this guy, despite this being a modular armor line.

Conclusion:
Despite the downsides and pretty much being forced to paint them, I like the visual design a lot, I think it's clever in several ways.

Posing is annoying, you get so little range out of it (can barely move the tail and neck), that its main purpose of being an in flight photography subject is a little questionable and limited. I feel like you can find better toys, more appropriate for this, that also don't look slightly too small as a mount (ever seen a Tauren on a wyvern? It's that sort of deal. Where's my netherdrake??).

Am I going to dock the score because of it? No, it's not that bad. A little flawed maybe, but not defective or too limited. I'm glad I got two.