August 28, 2010

Ozine Fest Encore Postponed

Ozine Fest Encore

I was invited to attend the meeting yesterday for the Ozine Fest Encore event that was scheduled on October 1-3, 2010. I went as a representative of OtaKai's Sakura Committee (administrators of the forum) to discuss if another toy display would push through.

As I learned, the event will be postponed to a later date, January of next year, iirc, due to some complications with the availability of their special guests.

Below is the official statement by krnozine - a staff member of Otakuzine and a mainstay member of OtaKai:
Greetings. With regards to Ozine Fest Encore the event will be postponed to early next year due to some schedule problems with our foreign guests. We wouldn't want to push through an event without making it special.

As for a possible event this october from our group, yes we will be having a gaming event on a later date (2nd weekend of october). Announcement and details of the said event will be released soon.

Thank you for the interests and feel free to express any concerns.
There will still be two other conventions to look out for on October though: CosMania and CollectiCon. So for those who are torn about which convention to go to on October, that'll be one less convention to worry about.

August 27, 2010

Nadie Photoshoot

[Alter] Nadie
From: El Cazador dela Bruja
Scale: 1/8
Price: Y6.300
Release Date: January 2008

To start off, I have no idea who Nadie is when I bought her from a fellow OtaKai member, and I still don't know who she is now. That didn't stop me from getting her though. Too pretty to pass, imo.

Nadie's details are superb, no doubt about that. I've got no complaints about how she's posed - mid-air in the midst of firing her guns. Her cloak can be removed too to reveal a midriff shirt, short shorts and a belt where her gun holsters are at. I think I've only removed her cloak once - she looks better with her cloak on lol.

Since Alter made it, the tiniest details were done well. Her clothes and boots have been sculpted and painted well. You can see that her face is just beautiful enough to merit admiration. What made me happier with her are the jewelries that she's wearing on her head and ears!

The only problem that I have with her is that she leans. Due to the way she's designed/posed, she's held up by two metal rods inserted on both feet. I guess time takes its toll on figures, but I remember reading that Alter said that they fixed leaning problems with her. After two years, she started to lean lol.

Not that it destroyed the whole figures. I don't think people will even notice that she's already leaning in the pictures below. Being an OC person, I quickly noticed that her legs started to bend in an angle that made her shorter than she originally is. But that's just me. My friend told me that she looks even more dynamic now with the slight lean that she went through.

Oh well. I guess it doesn't change the fact that I'm truly happy that I have her (considering she's HTF these days).

Pictures are courtesy of my dad again. No fancy backgrounds this time, like with Another Blood since these sets were taken indoors during a rainy afternoon~

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Alter Nadie

August 20, 2010

Entertainment Earth Blowout Sale

Entertainment Earth is having a blowout sale with discounts up to 90% and as I've been browsing through the catalog, I saw quite a number of figures that I want.. which makes my heart bleed as I kinda spent all my money on hauls last week... (Which I haven't had the time to take pictures of yet.)

Some of the more interesting items:

Anime
Infinite Fantasia Eve Sakakibara Statue Sky Girls Eika Ichijo Statue Sky Girls Otaha Sakurano Statue BEAT Collection Shion no Yakata Fujisawa Renju Statue Art of Shunya Yamashita Rachelle Fine Art Bust Oh! My Goddess Belldandy Fighting Wings Statue Vampire Hunter D PVC Figures Ghost in the Shell Motoko Kusanagi RAH Figure Jingai Makyo Creators Labo Ignis Clear Version Statue Gundam 00 Tieren Taozi 1:144 Scale Model Kit Pullip Dal Hanaayame Fashion Doll Pullip Dal Magical Pink Chan Fashion Doll SIF EX Odin Sphere Mercedes Statue

Western
Star Wars General Grievous Super Deformed Plush Star Wars Clone Wars Anakin Skywalker Animated Maquette Pirates of the Caribbean 3 Jack Sparrow's Spinning Dagger Lord of the Rings Elrond Mini Bust Watchmen Movie Comedian Guns Dog Tag Prop Ame Comi Hawkgirl Statue G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra Movie Storm Shadow Katana Sword Star Wars Force Unleashed Deluxe Lightsaber

There are a lot more.. like more than 700 items to check out.

But man.. VAMPIRE HUNTER D FIGURES!! Then again, Kotobukiya's going to release one, so I'd better just wait for that, huh? And OMG that General Grievous plush is just too cute X3

Seriously though, that Stormshadow sword replica just takes the cake~ I really, really want it T^T *sits in the corner and sulks*

Anyway, check out the rest of the items on sale at the Entertainment Earth website while I continue to sulk about my lack of financial resources.

August 14, 2010

Another Blood Photoshoot

[Max Factory] Another Blood
From: Demonbane
Scale: 1/8
Price: Y7,800
Release Date: July 2008

First time I saw WasabiToys put her up for pre-order, I told myself that I wanted this Another Blood figure even though I've no idea who she is. Unfortunately, I was a lowly student back then, and Php4,000 was something I couldn't afford.

Come 2010, a few days before my trip to Singapore, I saw a member from the Figurakuen forums selling her for S$90 -- negotiable. So I quickly sent the member a PM telling him that I will get Another Blood. He gave it to me for S$85, which is so not a bad price, just half of her SRP two years ago. The best part? MISB.

(Her going rate in Mandarake is up to Y16,000 =_=)

Another Blood is just plain gorgeous. The twirls on her hair are wonderfully done but they're pretty scary to hold since I feel like they're gonna break at the tiniest pressure. Then there's her clothes. The reddish-transparent skirt(?) added plus points and there were ruffles! You just can't have too much ruffles!!

But the thing I liked the most about her are her eyes. Ruby red eyes and how her face looked overall was just amazing.

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max factory another blood max factory another blood

August 11, 2010

G.I.Joe Convention 2011

G.I.Joe Convention 2011

What: G.I.Joe Convention 2011
When: March 31-April 3, 2011
Where: Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort, Orlando, FL

August 9, 2010

Star Wars Toy Launch: First time for everything

So last Saturday, me and the boyfriend went to Toy Kingdom in Megamall for the Star Wars Toy Launch. The event was situated in one of the small areas just beside the Gashapon Machine wall right by the entrance of TK.

I didn't really expect that many people to be there since it was still quite early when we arrived (a little past 11 - and the mall opens at 10) but there were fans here and there, carrying baskets or pushing carts already filled with toys.

So we went to work, scouring the shelves for what would be our hauls and meeting people from PTK and taking pictures of the displays.

It was the first time I attended such an event since we didn't have toy launches here for anime figures so I was pretty amazed at what seemed to be the rituals of the other collectors when it came to new releases. From what I observed, they got multiple pieces of the same toy and just chose which among these "clones" they are getting when the hype has calmed down.

Also, I saw that they waited for the employees who came out of the storeroom with carts full of toys for re-stocking. As soon as the cart has been parked, the collectors gang up on it (lol) trying to see if the cart has the toys that they're looking for. In a blink of an eye, the cart's empty XD

Anyway, I think I've said enough. Here are some pictures from the event. Forgive these pictures. It seems cameras hate me.

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And of course, the hauls:

Galactic Battle Game Yoda, Han Solo and Kit Fisto
Galactic Battle Game Yoda, Han Solo and Kit Fisto

Galactic Battle Game Yoda Galactic Battle Game Han Solo Galactic Battle Game Kit Fisto

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Mighty Muggs Luke Skywalker (A New Hope)

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Mighty Muggs Boba Fett

Wee~ Two Muggs closer to completion!

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Vintage Empire Strikes Back Han Solo (Echo Base Outfit) and Revenge of the Sith General Grievous

Vintage Empire Strikes Back Han Solo (Echo Base Outfit) Vintage Revenge of the Sith General Grievous

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Galactic Heroes Stocking Stuffer Han Solo, C-3PO and Chewbacca

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vintage rocket firing boba fett
Vintage Rocket Firing Boba Fett (I got two!!)

Overall, it was a fun experience. Something I'm looking forward to doing again lol XD

...now to find that Pre Vizsla figure...