Figure's Galore

I ended up having to cancel my Toushirou Figure and My Petit Nendos I'm a little upset about it. I wish I could've afforded them but right now it's pretty hard to get money together let alone be able to manage enough on my own. So I have to get a part time job to pay for them! I willdo it for them ^_^

I've placed three new pre-orders, i'm really a whore, i admit! Still once you see them you'll understand why; First one up is Mercedes by Alter, who also did Gwendolyn, both are actually from Odin Sphere. So I'm anxious to get her ^_^ She was $98.21 and will be out 03/31/10! On with some photos for you all:




Next up is the Elf Mage from Lineage II, she was done by Orchid Seed, they do some good work too. You'll see by the pictures what i'm takling about later on, but she was, $99.98 and is due out 01/31/10! Photos for you people!:




And lastly we have Hitsugaya Toushiro! I love him, he's from Bleach and was manufactured by Mega House! They plan to do Nel too which I cannot wait for ^_^ He cost me $94.21 and he's due out the same time as the Elf Mage, scary! Some photos!




I'm so happy to get these so now I have to update my Overview:

#1: Ciel Phantomhive: $252.00
#2: Sebastian: $209.00
#3: Noumi Kudryavka: $165.30
#4: I-no(No Color Version): $131.99
#5: Yoko Ritoni: $114.54
#6: Miku Hatsune: $103.15
#7: Elf Mage: $99.98
#8: Mercedes: $98.21
#9: Hitsugaya Toushiro: $94.21
#10: Alice: $92.00
#11: Vocaloid Petite Nendos: $84.17
#12: Urutorii: $84.00
#13: Rei and Asuka Mermaids: $55.00 (that was for both)
#14: Ciel and Sebastian EX Figures: $53.10
#15: Kaito Nendoroid: $50.90
#16: Sebastian Nendoroid: $48.50
#17: Raspberyl Nendoroid: $48.50
#18: Half Age Girls (Gundam): $48.10
#19: Petite Prop Plus: 30th Gundam Anniversary: $42.00
#20: Win-chan Ver. 2: $30.00
#21: 1/7 OS Idol Win-Chan: $29.00
#22: Wing Gundam: $20.05
#23: Carmine: $20.00
#24: Vayeate: $18.50
#25: Murcurius: $18.00
#26: Fai: $15.00
#27: Deathsycthe: $13.00
#28: Fran: $12.00
#29: Giratina: Free (An Extra for Pre-ordering Pokemon Platinum)

I ordered the Len Nendo today to accompany my Rin Nendo, its weird because Len is rather hard to track down, and more expensive than Rin. There is a 6 dollar difference between them, it's so strange!! Still to have them together is important! My boyfriend has the completed models so I settled for the Nendos! Their still cute =3
I'm still waiting for that kaito figma or completed model!!!!! WHERE IS HE DAMMIT?! *sniff*
Anyways I also pre-ordered the Vocaloid Petit Nendo box, I'm anxious, I hope I get Kaito ^_^, seriously, and the secret too I hope!!! =D Here are some pictures below, the first set is Rin and Kaito and Sebby!!!





and the Petit Nendos I pre-ordered:

Omg! Thanks to Mememo of Tsuki-board I was able to finally order Gwendolyn of Odin Sphere! You heard me correctly! You see the reason Gwendolyn is significant for me is because she is the figure that started it all. Let me tell you a little story:

I was surfing on deviantART one day and typically dA has the most view (popular) pictures down at the bottom of some pages. I occassionally scan those and I typically find some really nice pieces well the piece I found that particular day was this one:


Odin Sphere:Valkyrie Gwendolyn by *blackmage9 on deviantART

I was so awed by her details and how beautiful her wings looked that I went in search of her! It was love at first sight, I fell for her so hard, then I saw other figures I wanted and in my search for knowledge I found Tsuki-Board, befriended mememo, and the rest is history. Still this is a milestone in my collecting journey, she's so amazing looking I'm very anxious to receive her!!

Not only that but I also ordered the Rin Kagamine Nendoroid! I just need Len next! I can't wait to get him ^_^

Well I felt it was a little overdue, I have aquired a few more figures and it's time to re-do the overview!

Price (Highest-Lowest):
#1: Ciel Phantomhive - $252.00
#2: Sebastian - $209.00
#3: I-no(No Color Version): $131.99
#4: Alice - $92.00
#5: Urutorii - $84.00
#6: Rei and Asuka Mermaids: $55.00 (that was for both)
#7: Kaito Nendoroid: $50.90
#8: Sebastian Nendoroid: $48.50
#9: Petit Prop Plus: 30th Gundam Anniversary: $42.00
#10: Win-chan Ver. 2: $30.00
#11: 1/7 OS Idol Win-Chan: $29.00
#12: Wing Gundam: $20.05
#13: Carmine: $20.00
#14: Vayeate: $18.50
#15: Murcurius: $18.00
#16: Fai: $15.00
#17: Deathsycthe: $13.00
#18: Fran: $12.00
#19: Giratina: Free (An Extra for Pre-ordering Pokemon Platinum)


Now the next one is going to be including my pre-orders!:
#1: Ciel Phantomhive: $252.00
#2: Sebastian: $209.00
#3: Noumi Kudryavka: $165.30
#4: I-no(No Color Version): $131.99
#5: Yoko Ritoni: $114.54
#6: Miku Hatsune: $103.15
#7: Alice: $92.00
#8: Urutorii: $84.00
#9: Rei and Asuka Mermaids: $55.00 (that was for both)
#10: Ciel and Sebastian EX Figures: $53.10
#11: Kaito Nendoroid: $50.90
#12: Sebastian Nendoroid: $48.50
#12: Raspberyl Nendoroid: $48.50
#13: Half Age Girls (Gundam): $48.10
#14: Petit Prop Plus: 30th Gundam Anniversary: $42.00
#15: Win-chan Ver. 2: $30.00
#16: 1/7 OS Idol Win-Chan: $29.00
#17: Wing Gundam: $20.05
#18: Carmine: $20.00
#19: Vayeate: $18.50
#20: Murcurius: $18.00
#21: Fai: $15.00
#22: Deathsycthe: $13.00
#23: Fran: $12.00
#24: Giratina: Free (An Extra for Pre-ordering Pokemon Platinum)

This is my first nendo story of sorts, be gentle with me?



Aww look at there, Sebby-Chan is enjoying his kitty, and Kaito-chan is enjoying his delcious ice cream!



Oh! Kaito's spotted Sebby and his kitty and wants to say hello!



Doesn't seem like Sebby is too happy to see Kaito, so Kaito offers his Ice Cream! Maybe they'll be friends after all!



Uh-Oh! Sebby refused Kaito's Ice Cream and Kaito doesn't look too pleased!! Sebby! You're so mean!! ><;



But that's okay because Sebby was just teasing him and Suggests that they share!



So they change and both are happy, Sebby gets to try Kaito's very nice outfit and ice cream and Kaito gets to be a suave butler with a cute kitty!

OWARI!

I just ordered The Petite Prop Plus Gundam 30th Anniversary set, I'm so excited! *squeal* they have my two favorite guys in it!!!




Also my Sebastian Nendo shipped today!!!!!




I'm so happy *squeal*

Well lets see here, I got several Pre-orders I've decided to get ^^ I can't wait till the Ciel Nendo finally comes out for Pre-order in July, exciting! Either way, lets get started shall we?

First Pre-order is our very own Sebastian Nendo due out in american August 31, 2009! Nendo's often have interchangeable faces which is just neat! You can also interchange between different Nendos, neat huh? Sebastian has the typical 3 different faces and a few other accessories, like the cat which is just too adorable =3. I think I'll probably use his "kitty" face the most. I use Kaito's "Smiling" face and his ice cream the most of all, I love that innocent look and the offering of Ice cream it's sooo adorable! Oh here's a photo of Sebastian for you all!




My second Pre-order which was actually my first XD I ordered her like over a month or more ago, is Noumi Kudryavka, she's due out sometime October 31, 2009. She's the limited Comptiq version, the Halloween Version, she's so cute as a little halloween witch! I just love her to death already, I'm anxious to get her as well. She's got this cute little pumpkin to add to the awesome theme of halloween, the details look really good too. I can't wait to see it close up, pictures hardly ever do figures much justice!




The third Pre-order is Hatsune Miku or Miku Hatsune how ever you want to place her name, but she's from Vocaloid. She is due out November 20, 2009, which is awesome. This one is EXTRA special because they did this ingenius thing! They made it like a 3-D picture! If that's not kick ass I don't know what is!!! I mean it's got a freaking frame and everything and a way to hang it up on the wall!! *giggle* I'm so giddy I could die, I got the dark brown frame, because my walls are a creamish color I didn't want the tan frame to blend in you know? So here she is in all her glory!




The fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth pre-orders are a set of five, it's the Gundam: Half age girl trading figure set! It's due to release November 30, 2009. It has Lady Une from Gundam Wing, Mikmura Rain and Allenby Beardsley from G Gundam, Campbell Meer from Gundam Seed, and Kihel Heim from Turn A Gundam! So exciting and they look so cute and adorable, I'm just happy they threw Lady Une in there!


Okay from Left to right (top): Lady Une and Mikamura Rain
From Left to Right (Bottom): Kihel Heim, Campbell Meer, and Allenby Beardsley.


The nineth and tenth pre-orders are a set of two, Ciel and Sebastian from Kuroshitsuji! Their due out December 31, 2009! These are the Sega releases, people often say "Oh sega is a savor" this is because you see there is a set similar to this but it was exclusive to animate.com back in 2008, and alot of people missed out on getting them, their called the "Static Art" figures. So these are like the cheaper alternative to the Static Art set! Which is awesome, and I'm still getting them because I'm SUCH a whore!



Okay just a note I borrowed these images off the web from various places, their not mind I'm afraid ^^;

I'll update this if I get anymore Pre-orders in!

So far I've only been collecting for a little while, Meaning I acquired my first figure April 02, 2009, so I've not been collecting but a couple months really. So far I have 10 Completed Models, 4 Mecha, 1 Nendo (Super Deformed), and 2 Trading Figures, making it a grand total of 17 figures that is in 2 short months. My Nendo I have is all thanks to my friend Bonnie who works at the pet shop down the way from me, she got my Kaito Nendo for me for my 23rd birthday, she also got me Urutorii which was hella expensive and I could never really pay her back, but I'm trying. It meant so much to me that she got me those two because they were on my list of "Most Wanted". I'll provide some images here:


Kaito Nendo:


Urutorii:


aren't they awesome?! I thought so too, Urutorii is by far the most impressive. Her pose and the way her wings are, she's just so beautiful, she's by far the highlight of my female collection, I really enjoy looking at her. She's amazing, *sigh* I'm so completely taken with her it's not even funny. The way they did the highlights in her patns, and the way her feet are placed makes her seem so elegantly beautiful. She's amazing, she's also one I'd highly recommend, but have about 85 dollars on hand. Seriously. She's expensive, but not as expensive as Ciel XD

Kaito is so adorable, I really wasn't into Nendo's when I first got into the hobby, but Kaito's hair and the faces he comes with is just too cute to ignore! He was a must have for me ^^. Though as it stands, this is the line up in price.

#1: Ciel Phantomhive - $252.00
#2: Sebastian - $209.00
#3: Alice - $92.00
#4: Urutorii - $84.00
#5: Rei and Asuka Mermaids: $55.00 (that was for both)
#6: Kaito Nendo: $50.90
#7: Win-chan Ver. 2: $30.00
#8: 1/7 OS Idol Win-Chan: $29.00
#9: Wing Gundam: $20.05
#10: Carmine: $20.00
#11: Vayeate: $18.50
#12: Murcurius: $18.00
#13: Fai: $15.00
#14: Deathsycthe: $13.00
#15: Fran: $12.00
#16: Giratina: Free (An Extra for Pre-ordering Pokemon Platinum)


Phew!!!! OKay now the next Line up is my personal one and how they rank with me XD:

#1: Ciel Phantomhive (he's #1 in everything, shut up)
#2: Alice (She's fucking beautiful!)
#3: Urutorii (SHE'S AMAZING! I'm telling you!)
#4: Sebastian Michaelis (he made it in the top five!)
#5: Carmine (She was my first, and she's got amazing legs)
#6: Kaito Nendo
#7: Asuka and Rei Mermaids (i can't choose one over the other)
#8: Wing Gundam
#9: Deathscythe Gundam
#10: Win-chan Ver. 02
#11: 1/7 OS Idol Win-Chan
#12: Fran
#13: Fai
#14: Giratina
#15: Vayeate
#16: Mercurius (so boring to paint x_x)

If their low on the list doesn't mean I hate them, i just have fallen in love with the top five, i can't help it. Their amazing! XD I gave links for those of you who don't know what these figures look like. Anyways I just felt like doing this quick tid-bit sue me! I'll do a more coherent something later, when my wrist ISN'T killing me!

I'm a sucker for two things when it comes to collecting ANYTHING, Sets and Rares. Now I have a set of rare figures, Ciel Phantomhive and Sebastian both the "Static Arts" version and both designed by OOParts. These two were exclusive to a site called animate.com, it's a purely japanese site, and I heard from a friend there is only 6,000 of Sebastian worldwide, which is just too awesome! I paid quite a bit of money, but it was well spent, Sebastian cost 211, and Ciel 252, Ciel was so much harder to find and it was a stroke of luck a friend of mine noticed he was up on ebay! I had to fight off some bastards for Ciel, I didn't have a damn problem getting Sebastian, but Ciel?! OH hell it was on then! Luckily for me I didn't have to spend my maximum bid of 280, told you I meant business, but hell I finally got him ^^
Not to mention I have these awesome Limited Edition mermaids (thanks to my friend who found Ciel for me) I also got off ebay, they were UFO prizes (Claw Machine prizes), they were put out by Sega. Speaking of Sega, their also putting a Ciel and Sebastian set, which I am dying, i do mean DYING to get some fucking information on!!! GROWL!
Anyways, please enjoy the pictures!

Ciel and Sebastian:



Rei and Asuka Mermaids (Alice is in the Middle):

Well I have not updated here in a while because I've been currently working on a Gundam model which has consumed a majority of my time, sue me.
Anyways, since I last updated I recieved 4 gundams and 2 new figures.
I have Wing, Deathscythe, Vayate and Mercuriurs as the 4 gundams and the 2 figures being Sebastian who is freaking gigantic, and a cute little Kaito Nendo that I received as a birthday gift from Bonnie who I occassionally go to help at her Pet shop she owns locally. There is one other gift from Bonnie that is coming in the mail, which would be Urutorii, and I'm contemplating getting the Rei gothic lolita noir version or Louise in her cute white bathing suit, both are on sale. I'm still contemplating which one to get though I'm leaning heavily on Rei because i heard Louise is small. I'll post pictures when I've had more time, right now I'm due to sleep gotta be into bonnies at 9 tomorrow so. I'm off to bed, night you all!!

There are a few figures, while expensive now, I'm aiming to get so far at the top of the list is Ciel Phantomhive from Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler). He was an Animate exclusive (Animate is an all Japanese site) making it virtually impossible if not extremely difficult for us non-Japanese folk to order from them directly. He was released last year around August, along with his counterpart Sebastian who was also an Animate Exclusive, he was released sometime in October (a fitting month if you ask me ^^). While somehow Sebastian was amazingly easy to find on ebay (I attribute that easiness to pure fucking luck!).

So number 1 on my list is Ciel Phantomhive. Some pictures below for your viewing pleasure.




So logically we're on to number 2, Number 2 on the list would probably be a tie between I-no and Kureha by Max Factory. Kureha is a beautiful piece of PVC, Shunji Hagii scuplted her and I must say he did a beautiful job at it! The way she's standing, and the wistful and gentle look she has is absolutely stunning! The paint job is amazing as well, the air brush affects on her sleeves is the real amazing part! Don't take my word for it though!!! See for yourself! ^^




Those are the top 3 as it were, so far these are the most wanted, but also most expensive ones too. Maybe I'll get them yet ^^

See? Told ya she was beautiful!!! Expensive though considering how fast she was bought up! The other figure here in 2nd place is I-no manufactured as well by Max Factory (no I'm not a Max Factory fan!) She was released Jan. of 2008, she was scuplted by Mitsumasa Yoshizawa who did an amazing job with her! Her hat, and guitar are the main highlights I feel, also the sensual yet taunting way she's standing! The paint job is beautiful too, the shininess of her costume really adds that lovely unique flare to her! I would say she's a must have, though she's hard to find, and a little pricy. I don't mind she's beautiful! So on to the pictures!




On to number 3 is Alice again but this time it's her Boost Ver. She's older, finer and more awesome than you could've imagined!!! *cackle* She's twice the woman, and boy does she pull it off beautifully! Her tail is now a whip, and she continues to sport one gun, while she battles it out smiling all the way. Her expression and her posing are both mesmerizing and amazing, but seriously see for yourself!



Isn't she lovely? *sigh* I can't wait to own her someday, but she's rather pricy but I don't mind that at all!


On to number 4 on the list is Chua Churam from Chu x Chu Idol, she's not only pink (which is a color i'm never fond of trust me!). Still for Chua I'd make the ultimate exception! Not only is the pink very gentle and soft but ti goes amazing with the white of her frills, her joyous pose and face make me feel really light hearted just looking at her. She's also sporting a rather awesome guitar, which is just plain cool! (No I am not a fan of figures with guitars either) Still her overall design is amazing and the pose is unique while staying simple, which is a great feat.

Even though I'm so new to the hobby there have been several rare and extremely hard-to-find (or in Ciel Phantomhive's case, impossible to find) figures I've wanted. Though they are hard-to-find I've been relatively lucky thanks to the help of a friend on Tsuki-board. We've gone back and forth aiming to help one another find those more difficult figures, because two is always better than one, right? Though this time Alice was my own find, there are two versions of Alice, the Loli version (or child version) and the Adult version (released version). The adult version is still relatively easy to find, while the child version is alot more difficult and most vendors have sold out of her. So far the only place to obtain Alice is eBay, and luckily she's not been counterfeited so you have a good chance of getting the real deal.

Anyways, despite her being released in August of 2008 she's slowly becoming harder and harder to find at all! She is a completed model while her outfit is cast-off (i.e. removable) revealing a small loli like chest, and her panties exposed from behind. She has two guns and two holsters. Her tail may have been removable at some point, but I accidentally broke my tail so it got super glued together, so that I'm unsure of. Other than that everything is attached and securely in place, even the accessories hold very well. The only bad part about Alice is her crappy ass, huge base. That's the only downside of her, the painting, sculpting, posing, and everything else is completely perfect. Akatsuki really did an amazing job sculpting her, I'm' beginning to love this particular sculptors work! Though she originally ran for about 58 dollars, which isn't bad right? She now runs anywhere from 92-166 dollars, you can bet your sweet cookies I got mine and so did my friend for 92.99 with free shipping! It may have been 32 dollars over the retail price but at least we have this beautiful piece of artwork!

Below are some pictures of alice, the first one is my own picture, the rest are from Hobby Search. With that in mind, do you want to own her as well? Have no fear she is still very much in stock: Queen's Gate Alice It is shipped via Hong Kong Post, which gives you a tracking number to let you know when it's left Hong Kong but other than that not much more information is given. Make sure to ask for your tracking number, or it may slip their minds, also if you want extra padding be sure to request it, it may be a bitch to open when you get it but it'll be worth getting your figure in tack! Now Pictures!!


My Image:




Hobby Search Pictures:

When I pre-ordered pokemon Platinum what came with it was a Giratina Figure, this figure turned out to be manufactured by Kaiyodo which turned out to be one of my favorite manufacturers by coincidence only. I didn't expect Giratina to be as small as he was, but he was totally worth pre-ordering Platinum! Some pictures are below, probably not my own because my pictures SUCK! Still please enjoy!

My first Trading figure was Fai (Fye) from Tsubasa Chronicles, at the time he was extremely hard to find and thanks to a girl in Australia I finally got him! I had no idea the specifics then, but now I do! He was manufactured by Yujin, which is a company i'd never heard of, but Fai remains one of the first Trading Figures I'd ever received. In turn I bought Shaoran for my boyfriend, and Fai was originally a gift for him but I kept him instead XD
Below are some pictures, may or may not be all that good:

My first figure was actually Carmine from Mon-Sieur Bome Collection, she's from the anime Magical Canan. Out of 26 volumes that Mon-Sieur Bome sculpted she was number 10. She was also purchased at the low price for $20 dollars when typically she'd cost you between $30-$35 dollars. She was released back in Feb of 2006, and actually on the box the artist stated that he liked Magical Canan and Carmine so much he had to sculpt her into a figure. She is actually the only Carmine Completed Model to date, the other Carmine figure I believe is a Resin kit and doesn't look nearly as beautiful as the PVC Carmine I'm afraid.

Below are some pictures, the first one is taken by myself and the others are taken from random sites or hobby search to show the beautiful details of her better. Please enjoy:



from Hobby Search

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