Far-Farina is Sister #05 and the second "full equipment" recolor of the original three kits, which I call the "30MM" Sisters, due to the similar generic sci-fi style of that line.
This time the kit is based on Tiasha, without the Flight Armor option set, instead including a much heavier set of equipment and a runnerless stand.
Besides Tiasha's face plates and hair, everything in that kit is included in this one, just in other colors.
Aesthetics:
Far-Farina has Color B skin and a baffling color palette of pale pea-green hair, cyan, ice blue and then warm yellow. Her tampo printed amber eyes are also very pale and meld with her skin color, giving it a low quality look. She has a face plate with magenta eyes, which helps break up the color a little.
The saving grace would've been to simply swap out her hair, however instead of a hairband, she has hair clips specifically molded to her bangs. Whether there is a hair pack with an alternative, I don't know.
Far-Farina's theme is an aerial lancer/knight with a bird motif (hence the strong colors). This kit (along with Alka-Carti and Siana-Amarcia) seems to be the 30MS attempts at an alternative to Kotobukiya's Frame Arms Girls, using a heavy equipment load with a girl's body (mecha musume).
Her equipment has mechanized 'feathered wings' and a tail on a jetpack platform, with exo-skeletal arms holding her heavy lance and great-shield.
Mechanics/Compatibility:
Since she's a recolor of Tiasha, Far-Farina is a classic A-type and has everything you'd expect of these bodies, making her fully compatible with OB-02 and OB-04 if you wanted other torso colors or a Color-A skin alternative. She uses the A-type double-tab connectors for her bust, which is compatible with several (though not all) Costume kits.
What are essentially Tiasha's old armor parts (the limb fringes), are only compatible with the early type limbs that have those awkward tab ports in the forearms/shins. They are modular though, so you can split them between the legs and arms instead of just on the legs, which helps spread some of that yellow around.
As mentioned her hair clips are a deviation from the hairband, so don't expect those to be compatible with anything else (I have over sixty 30MS kits and haven't come across an alternative). She does have Tiasha's headband in light blue, so that's an alternative, if you wanted to give her something more appropriate, such as blonde or blue hair.
Apart from the hair clips and fringes, her 30MM style backpack and weapons are modular and reconfigurable, so they are not just compatible with any sister with a 3mm upper-back hard point, but a long list of 30 Minutes Label and gunpla kits. It is prime equipment real estate, especially for anyone who paints/customizes.
Equipment:
Everything Tiasha had - including the 2H sword in yellow, Tiasha's tiara in light blue, Tiasha's emblem in yellow and shield/armor which is integrated into the new stuff
3 Face Plates - Neutral face with amber eyes, neutral face with magenta eyes, shouting face with amber eyes
2 sets of Hair Bangs - One neutral and one for equipping her hair clips
1 set of Heavy Flight Equipment - Backpack, tail, lance, shield, alternate bird-claw feet and thigh armor
6 pairs of Hands - Fist, holding, spread open, slightly less spread open, peace fingers and finger pistols
1 transparent runnerless Flight Stand (she's very back heavy and needs it)
1 Chest Adapter - For equipping 30MM chest parts
1 Backpack and Neck adapter
1 set of yellow Ring Parts
Conclusion:
Full marks, because deducting them for disliking a color combination would not be honest. And since I'm honest, I'll say it outright - I bought all three heavy equipment sets to round out the collection, not because I particularly like Far-Farina, I don't find the model very appealing.
That being said, it's a competent kit and a clever reuse of Tiasha, in an attempt to make 30MS as modular as possible. However, consistency is not Bandai's strong suit, so basically everything after #09 Siana, the limb connectors won't work with.
There's a lot of potential though, you can absolutely paint everything (except the tampa printed faces) and her parts remain an attractive resource for exactly that.
