Category: Trading & Small figures

September 1, 2017February 26, 2019

WSM Comic Con – Yamato Intron Depot figures

So for these… initially picked one of them up, asked how much it was, expecting it to be something that I’d maybe buy one or two of them for. In the end, I picked up all but one, and paid for those to start with. Wasn’t so interested in the 6th – the silver octopus dude – but he let me have it for cheap, and in the process I realised I bought an entire set… so that’s a rarity for me! An entire set of something!

Here they are in all their boxes:

Some of the boxes were certainly the worse for wear, but they were all still sealed.

And here they all are outta the boxes:

When I was adding them to MFC, I realised that the catlike one is the “special” gold version, and not the one on the packet XD. Initially I thought it was just inaccurate box art, but nope, ‘tis the unadvertised version… so technically still one away from a set 😛

August 20, 2017February 26, 2019

Parasyte

And now for a “so random I couldn’t not order it”. Interesting designs on these guys, so might check out the manga & anime associated with these dudes.

I’ve ordered a few of Kaiyodo’s small figures before, and never been disappointed, and this one didn’t break the trend. And now here for the randomness:

TADA! The guy on the left is bendy, and can be posed. The right hand one is statically posed, and apparently called Migi. Left hand dude was very sticky with plasticiser (not really a surprise, as he’s been in a sealed packet since 2003!), so he had to have a thorough bath. Love the way the veins have been painted inside/on an inner layer, as it gives them a much more “fleshy” appearance.

Awesome little pair, if you like things like this 😛

August 13, 2017February 26, 2019

Tyrande Whisperwind

Just a little one 🙂

Tyrande, from WoW. Saw the series 2 figures for sale in GAME for £10, decided the eBay prices probably aren’t going to go down much, so decided to pick this one up. Will probably pick the Illidan one up if I see it for a good-ish price.

Happy with her, but these figures are a bit more than I really want to pay for them, lol. But man, I want ‘em.

July 4, 2017February 26, 2019

Urban Mine 2!

And now for the second set o’ stuff I ordered a little while ago.

Now that I have both the orders, I now know for sure that neither of the Spawn figures would have fit in my previous order. And Scourge is a fat bastard! Got two full boxes, one slightly smaller than the other. Again, this order is a combo of store items and urban mine stuff.

And now for the figures! Took some box shots to start with, of all but one. Will explain the reason why later in the post.

First up, Pinky:cos Asuka and Rei. Been on the fence about getting these, and thought “why not?” seeing as I was doing an order anyway.

Next up, CODE:BE by Wave. I have Lilith, which is basically the solid colour version of this one, but reaaallly wanted the clear one too. Box isn’t really much to look at from the outside. Bit too opaque!

And now for some Western stuff. Even with the postage, it was cheaper to get these from Japan than buy locally/get shipped from elsewhere. These Spawn figures were roughly £5 apiece, including postage.

First up, Spiked Spawn. One thing not pictured. See later in post.

Next up, Scourge:

That’s all the boxes, now onto the things! Rei and Asuka out of their box:

I do have some bootlegs of these Pinky:cos, planning to take those to work to decorate my desk, as they’re something to pretty the place but I’m not worried if the cleaner manages to damage them.

Next up, CODE:BE. Looking a lot better outta the packaging! But the stands for these figures are a pain.

Scourge – love this dude! So many bits to fiddle with, and I love the colour scheme. His groin looks a bit odd, but I swear I’m not gonna be looking there often.

I’mma lookin’ at chu:

And the thing not pictured about the Spawn above? His stink! I knew one of the figures smelled of cigarette smoke, and this was the bugger. Was, for some reason, more apparent once out of the box! Box hadn’t been opened either, and has now been resigned to the rubbish bin. Guess that’s why he ended up in the Urban Mine auction! (As well as being a Western figure)

So in for a bath he went:

After his soak, smelling much better (though the bandolier, being soft plastic, still has a bit of a stench to it):

Aand the one you’ve all been waiting for (or probably not…) – Revoltech Alien Queen. The box for this one does have a window under a flap, but on opening the flap I was greeted with… a jumbled mess. So I was more concerned about getting it out and inspecting its condition rather than photographing it.

Fortunately, the damage to this one was minor – part of its jaw hinge had snapped off, but was in the box, so I glued that back on. One of the shortest spines has a part snapped off, but that doesn’t show too much, especially if I don’t have that side facing forward. The missing part for that however, was not in the box. Being an Urban Mine item it was a gamble, but I feel the gamble paid off, especially as I paid a lot less than one in pristine condition. Was deeply hoping none of the pieces were missing, and I feel like I lucked out on that front.

And here’s some pics of the bugger:

The tail behind is of the Neca Alien Queen. This one is the middle-sized one of the three in this cabinet. The small one is the Konami Queen.

Side shot:

All in all, really happy with the stuff I got, especially for the prices I paid. Also used manual focus with the camera for this blog post. and am happier with how the pics came out than ones I’ve taken previously. Still got a fair amount to improve on with taking photos though :D.

June 30, 2017February 26, 2019

Urban Mine 1

Got the first batch of stuff from the Urban Mine auctions I won recently, plus one item from the store.

First up is EVA-06. He’s supposed to have a halo above his head, but the support part wasn’t included (yep, Urban Mine). Debating if I’m going to bother finding something to replace it,as I’m not that fussed over having the halo

He’s also got some minor scratches on his leg.

Closeup of his face:

Not an amazing figure, but my weighted calculations estimate I paid about £4 for him, inc shipping.

Next up, Mr Assemble. Wanted him to mix with some of my Devil’s Blood pieces, ended up needing one of the joints to replace one I pilfed from Devil’s Blood to repair a figma that lept out of the detolf :/. He didn’t have a stand with him, and some of the joints weren’t included, but mostly ones I wouldn’t have been bothered with. Here he is before I started pulling bits off him:

And after I mucked about with him:

Closeup showing his “cybernetic” arm:

Next was a wildcard item. 100JPY starting bid – they’re some phone charms with a strap. Thought they’d probably be charms and they looked kinda cute. Reading up on them, they’re supposed to come with a comic, but I can’t read Japanese so… yeah, not missing out on that:

And here they are, in various shelves in the study:

Sunny one to go with the skeleton:

And Joker nabbed himself one:

Last, but not least, an item from the Mandarake store. This one was sealed. Been liking the looks of the Puzzle & Dragons figures, so go this little one, as it wouldn’t take up much space: