Walkaround of one of the common pillbug, Armadillidium vulgare (Latreille, 1804) by Kaiyodo, Sofubi Toy Box, No. 012A, originally released in 2017. Armadillidium vulgare is native to the western Palearctic but has been introduced to places around the world, including North America. Kaiyodo previously made this figure (albeit much smaller) in 2015 as part of their Capsule Q Museum Backyard Creatures – Soil Organisms set (see penultimate image). In 2019, there was an explosion of figures of this species with the introduction of the Dango Mushi line by Bandai.
The figure, well, like many of the Sofubi Toy Box/Meg Sofubi Advance figures is absolutely amazing. It is made out of a soft, hollow plastic. It can be ‘squeezed’ but it is not soft and rubbery. It is a single-piece of plastic with no movable parts.
The figure measures 13.5 cm (not including appendages), making it approximately 7.5:1 for a large specimen. Apparently there is a color variant which I may or may not get (maybe if I see it conveniently on eBay someday…).
The figure comes in a plastic bag and also includes a catalog for the entire STB series.
On to the figures:
Comparison with the aforementioned 2015 Capsule Q Museum figure:
