Meow....Azuyan

The figure was available for pre-order yesterday but by 10pm last night, HLJ has it 'order stop' and Hobby Search has it 'Reservation Closed'. I was like WT!

However, after being Hobby Search customer for quite sometime and observed in my last order on Tsumugi, I have a feeling that it's not lost yet.

You see, the reservation closed since yesterday but sometimes the reservation has been delayed. That's what happened with Tsumugi.

However, I think it was also because GSC release 2 lots of the Azuyan nendoroids, one lot yesterday and another today.

I checked the site every couple of hours and by 4.50pm, I saw it was available for pre-order. Excellent! By the time I reached home at 6.30pm, the figure status was 'reservation closed' again.

Anyway, cant wait to get all 5 of the nendoroid and display them like below!

Another Saber Lily Version

GSC already released probably one of the best Saber figure thus far ! Saber Lily Distant Avalon.

Recently, GSC announced new variation to Saber Lily know as Saber Lily Golden Caliburn.Scheduled for February 2010 release, available as Wonder Festival 2010 Limited Edition Product


From the facial expression, one can observe the GC version has more subtle smile and gentle feminine eyes. Also note there is a black 'tie' to the neck which is not on the DA version.




Apart from the expression, main difference to the DA version is the removal of her armour, alternatives to her feet and shoes, and of course probably one of the main highlight Golden Caliburn scabbard!

So instead of metallic armour, you get more alternatives such as white gloves, white pantyhose,med/high heels, crystal-like skirting (white in DA version).

Further the base is rose coloured and c/w logo.

The GC version is a limited product exclusive to Wonder Festival 2010 in February. JP can order from GSC website in February but it'll only to delivered in mid June. Maybe, hopefully, they'll make it available for mass in near future.

Meanwhile one consider another new release on Saber known as Triumphant Excalibur release.



My previous post on Saber Lily Distant Avalon

Gundam Collection

Finally finished all the Gundams I acquired.


Click picture to visit individual post on each Gundam model.

Gundam Unicorn RX-0 Ver. Ka Titanium Finish

Completed the MG Unicorn Ver. Ka Titanium Finish. Cant wait for the OVA to be released this year!



Notes:
* Lack of articulation for the ankle.
* The waterslide gold foil decals are hard to apply onto its antenna.
* Titanium finish looks excellent until you realize there's no suitable paint to fix the nips.
* Prefer the dry marking stickers to be all decals. Gundam Unicorn is plain in colour so it really need the decals to complement itself.
* Separate limited edition gatling guns available only with Gundam UC Novel book4 special edition

Suggestion:

* I should have spray painted the internal light grey parts to silver leaf. I did it to portion of the beam rifle and it looked pretty good. So I suggest spray paint the internal parts to silver leaf.
* As for the gold horn, paint or spray paint with gold leaf Tamiya acrylic paint. Mix with thinner for lighter gold leaf.
* If you dont want to end up with dark nips, go for the flat white version.
* Special waterslide decals are available for purchase.

Impression 1:
The Gundam Unicorn figure looks large compared to the rest of the figure. Look at below picture. for comparison of the destroy mode against other MG gundam model. The unicorn mode is probably almost the same as MG Infinite Justice. The



Impression 2:
Regarding the titanium finish, let's have a look at its composition. The internal is actually translucent, coated with chrome finish, followed by thin layer of white and then coated with gloss.

The problem I had is to fix the nips after removing them from the runner. As one can see, even if you trim to the translucent layer, it'll still look a bit dark due to internal reflection of the chrome. See second area from left.

Nevertheless, the figure really looks fabulous under lighting.




Some photos of the Gundam Unicron model in Destroy mode.





Gundam Unicorn with its magnum and shield.





Gundam Unicorn with its hyper bazooka.

Nendoroid Yui Hirasawa

Yui Hirasawa, the lead guitarist from the K-ON! anime. Received my second K-on! Nendoroid figure yesterday.

There are three (3) facial expressions in total, the original cheerful, sobbing and 'cool' one. There are additional 3 arms, 2 hands and 2 legs components available for pose changing. The set also features her electric guitar, guitar strap and amplifier.

This figure was ordered from ebay as I didnt manage to pre-order from Hobby Search nor HLJ. I had the opportunity to order it a couple of day before its release at Hobby Search but I had paid for at ebay, and didnt want to risk it.

RX-0 Unicorn Gundam Ver. Ka Titanium Finish

Latest addition to my Gundam model, RX-0 Unicorn Gundam Ver. Ka Titanium Finish.

Didnt really think that I would acquire the titanium finish but the offer at HWJapan was too good to miss out.

Though, I understand there should be an OVA version MG Gundam Unicorn scheduled for release soon. But this the ver. ka and titanium finish one is satisfactory for me.

This will probably be one of last MG to collect except if Bandai release a MG Akatsuki. As for Gundam 00, if they release a MG for it, may consider in long run.

GN-001 Gundam Exia Iginition Mode

Had no intention of gettting MG Exia as Gundam 00 anime didn't really impress me much. However, my brother would like to get one and asked me to order for him due to the reason I absolutely hate. For some reason, I accidentally clicked twice and ordered 2 of them. To make things worse, the restock just arrived and HLJ processed the order so quick that I didnt even have enough time to amend the order. So, here it is anyway.



The GN drive is quite impressive with the LED module. I got myself Energizer 392 battery which is compatible with the LR41 battery type.