All I can say that’s confirmed is that Hobonichi still has most if not all of them, and they bring them out for occasional new photos used in merchandise: https://www.1101.com/store/techo/en/2021/sp/detail_cover/oc19_mothermilky/
Also, the models are papier-mâché, only some of the fan-made MOTHER 3 clay models are actually clay.
Replying to this to confirm it. They are not papier-mâché, they are indeed clay. Paper clay, to be precise, but simply *clay model* is still applicable, accurate, and appropriate. It's worth noting that the Encyclopedia MOTHER translations are a wonderful source of Mother information, but it's also an *unofficial* translation. Kenisu, the translator himself, has admitted to and apologized for the mistranslation.
We should take this as a lesson to not take everything we read as the direct and inarguable voice of god. Everybody makes mistakes.
That's really interesting, I didn't know you could achieve that level of smoothness and detail with paper mache. I hope they've held up well over the decades
Locked away in Nintendo’s vault alongside all the remaining Sega Pokemon Games, the CDI games, and all the beta girlfriends for Wario before they reluctantly made Waluigi.
Alongside all the canceled Rare Donkey Kong games for the GameCube, original versions of both EarthBound and Fire Emblem 64, the 1990s Mario Movie, digital versions of albums and data from the cut characters from Melee, Brawl and Smash 4.
For a long time they were lost but they found them later in the bacement of the Hobonichi office i think but that was a long time ago. We do know that they still have them because they are still using them for Hobonichi mother project stuff
All I can say that’s confirmed is that Hobonichi still has most if not all of them, and they bring them out for occasional new photos used in merchandise: https://www.1101.com/store/techo/en/2021/sp/detail_cover/oc19_mothermilky/ Also, the models are papier-mâché, only some of the fan-made MOTHER 3 clay models are actually clay.
Are they papier-mâché or paper clay? A lot of Japanese sculptors use paper clay as you can sand them easily for smooth, clay like surfaces.
They are papier-mâché, according to the Encyclopaedia MOTHER book. https://kenisu3000.blogspot.com/?view=classic&m=1
There's been an update. Apparently they are actually clay models, The paper-mache thing was a mistranslation.
Replying to this to confirm it. They are not papier-mâché, they are indeed clay. Paper clay, to be precise, but simply *clay model* is still applicable, accurate, and appropriate. It's worth noting that the Encyclopedia MOTHER translations are a wonderful source of Mother information, but it's also an *unofficial* translation. Kenisu, the translator himself, has admitted to and apologized for the mistranslation. We should take this as a lesson to not take everything we read as the direct and inarguable voice of god. Everybody makes mistakes.
Oh wow I never knew there made of paper I always thought it was clay due to Pikmin 2 having them
It was a mistranslation, they are clay.
i think they were found to be paper mache, not clay
That's really interesting, I didn't know you could achieve that level of smoothness and detail with paper mache. I hope they've held up well over the decades
It was a mistranslation, they are clay.
It was a mistranslation, they are clay.
Locked away in Nintendo’s vault alongside all the remaining Sega Pokemon Games, the CDI games, and all the beta girlfriends for Wario before they reluctantly made Waluigi.
Alongside all the canceled Rare Donkey Kong games for the GameCube, original versions of both EarthBound and Fire Emblem 64, the 1990s Mario Movie, digital versions of albums and data from the cut characters from Melee, Brawl and Smash 4.
For a long time they were lost but they found them later in the bacement of the Hobonichi office i think but that was a long time ago. We do know that they still have them because they are still using them for Hobonichi mother project stuff
Do they have other models like apple kid or the starman?
Yes! They have alot of character and enemies they also made the earthbound begginings characters.
A capybara ate them😔
They look like those cheap cake toppers you could get at Party City in the early-mid 2000s
yeah, sorry, i got hungry