[Alter] Maeda Keiji

I got my Maeda Keiji last week from CW Toys. As any collector with a nice new camera would do, I took pictures as soon as I got home from Greenhills. And as any collector who is swamped with work would do, I'm posting the pictures a 6 days after I took them.

Better late than never.

One thing I noticed was that the boxed figure was HEAVY. Upon opening, I found out that it was mainly the umbrella that was heavy.

Scantily dressed with only the open kimono to show you that she's supposed to be a samurai, I was not disappointed with her. Alter did a good job with the sculpt and all the fine details -- I guess that's partly the reason why I'm completing the Hyakka Ryouran line.

Those boobs.

The bikini holding her together is actually made of rubber...or at least it feels like it.

That face.

A night shot with my favorite prop: our wall lamp.

And now with a new-found prop: some "Zen" stuff in our garden

 Did I mention that her umbrella is huge?

I really love the details in her kimono

Huge box for a huge (umbrella) figure

Figure details:
Character: Maeda Keiji

Origin: Hyakka Ryouran

Manufacturer: Alter x Hobby Japan
Scale: 1/8
Release Date: 01/2014
SRP: Y10286

[Kotobukiya] Jaina Solo

As promised, here are a bunch of pictures I took of Jaina Solo using my EOS M. The 22mm pancake lens was still used for these photos.

Jaina's actually my first figure from Kotobukiya's Bishoujo line. I've always found the entire line pretty but there were just too many of them being released. It was a bit of a turn off for me knowing that I had a lot of figures to buy if I'm going to start collecting this line. Fortunately, they decided to do Star Wars.

I immediately had Jaina on pre-order. I'm getting Mara Jade as well.

The details on the helmet is amazing.

She has her own lightsaber! It has a really tiny peg that attaches to her finger.

You can actually customize the base. The one on the picture is a removable insert. Once removed, it just shows the "Star Wars" logo.

Out in the sun!

Imagine it's in Endor.

Imagine again.

Figure details:
Character: Jaina Solo
Origin: Star Wars
Manufacturer: Kotobukiya
Scale: 1/7
Release Date: 09/2013
SRP: Y6800

[Alter] Momohime

Since I've been meaning to try how my camera fares with taking pictures of my figures, I decided to test it on two lovely ladies: Momohime and Jaina Solo.

This post will feature - as the title implies - Momohime.

I've always been fond of my Momohime figure. Alter did a good job with her sculpt. She comes with extra hands (and sleeves) so you can change one aspect of her pose.

 

Just look at that face!

I decided use our garden for "added effect." Since her base features rocks and running water, it blended well with our soil and whatever foliage fell on the ground.

And here she is on a pot.

I currently have a 22mm "pancake" lens and primarily used the macro settings of my camera (all else is on auto). I'm pretty happy that my camera takes good pictures of figures and that I can adjust the focus on what I want to emphasize.

...next post will be Jaina.

Figure details:
Character: Momohime
Origin: Oboro Muramasa
Manufacturer: Alter
Scale: 1/8
Release Date: 01/2013
SRP: Y7800

Yu Yu Hakusho - Kurama

A belated Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all! Better late than never, right?

So anyway, I got Yu Yu Hakusho's Kurama by Kotobukiya a couple of weeks ago. It's a good figure with a good sculpt.

He's part of the ArtFX-J line and so far, they've released 5 characters from the anime: Hiei, Kurama, Yusuke, Kuwabara and of course, Kurama the Fox. I have three out of the five (Hiei and the two Kuramas) because as I think I've mentioned, I'm streamlining.

Moving on, I think the face sculpt could have bit a little bit slimmer than how it currently is.

Still a bishie, so who am I to complain?

As for the pose, he looks pretty badass, with all the "movement" of his clothes and hair. Oh yes, the hair looks perfect, by the way...all that silvery goodness that has a gradient gray color scheme.

The figure also comes with an extra arm, so you can change the way he's posed. One's the "BANG!" arm that I've used in the pictures while the other one's what I call the "Rawr" arm.

"RAWR..."

Onto the base. I found Fox Kurama's base to be a bit unstable compared to the other two Yu Yu figures that I have. It's elevated from the center; a circular 'leg' extends a half-inch away from the edge of the base. This made it harder to attach the figure to the pegs on the base as it occasionally tilted when I was fitting the feet in.

Ethereal print for an ethereal character

Oh right, the box. Meh, it's plain.

And to end this post, here are a few more crappy shots: