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For those who read my last post know that I’m leaving the figure blogging to the pro’s and closing down mine, after my next figure arrives (Tuesday)
However I’ll still be taking photos and buying figures, and I plan on posting these images on Picasa.
Thanks again for reading, it has been fun.
It’s been a few days since my Rei has come, and I haven’t had much time to even look at her! Sculpted by the talented REFLECT, and designed by spectacular Shunya Yamashita… probably one of the best combos I’ve seen. There are some major issues however and it’s the paint app. The sculpt makes up for much of the lousy paintwork, but more on that later.
First Impressions: Since pretty much everything from Yamashita and REFLECT are beautiful, that was the initial thought. At first glance it’s a beautiful figure, sexy, and looks like a grown up Rei.
Upon further inspection, I noticed terrible paint application, which from what I understand is typical of Yamato. I can’t blame anyone else for me buying this figure, I expected as much. This is my first figure from Yamato, so I’m not sure what flaws are common for the company. Most of the paint issues are sharpness, pieces that are two seperate colors like the silver bars on her hips or the black lines on her legs. The one thing that gets me the most is the paint (or lack of) on her chest. Definitely looks like there was a paint shortage or something in one spot, showing a dull color underneath. Not sure what it is about the paint on her butt cheeks, in a certain light it gets wavy, making it look like she’s got cellulite. It’s only noticable in harsh lighting, so it didn’t show up in the pictures. Overall skintones are really weird, especially in her cleavage area.
Enough complaining! All is not lost! The figure itself is not that bad. The sculpt really pulls it out from the dirge. The seam line on her head is pretty basic, but attention is directed towards her hands, so it’s not such a big deal. Her body proportions are perfect, REFLECT has a nack for beautiful women. Her rear just looks so real! While some would agree he didn’t quite capture the hotness of Yamashita’s drawings, he came pretty damn close. In a league of her own, this Rei is perhaps my favorite figure based off of Yamashita’s work.
(My most viewed picture from this batch at the moment ^^;)
(Although it comes with a basic blue base with fancy lettering, it beats Alter in terms of quality.)
While I’ve seen HobbySearch sold out of this figure since it came out, it doesn’t seem to be selling out in America…Makes me wonder if it’s the Yamato name.
As a sidenote, a postcard came with the figure, with another, more suggestive Rei Ayanami, courtesy of Yamashita ^^
(sooo blurrry)
Manufacturer: Yamato Creators Labo
Series: Neon Genesis Evangelion
Scale: 1/6th
Sculptor: REFLECT
Released: Late December 2007 (Japan)
American Price: Around $60.00+
Japanese Price: Around 6500+ Yen
(Available in America now via KidNemo)
I really wish I were one of those otaku that haul bunches and bunches of figures… but that’s not the case ^^; I think over time as an otaku-with-little-money, I’ve grown selective, almost too selective, of what to buy.
Here’s a list of things I’ve ordered recently:
- Anime Legends : Big O, Complete Collection 1
- Mighty Muggs : Han Solo x2
- Creators’ Labo : Rei Ayanami 1/6th Scale Yamato
Being a long time fan of Big O and all of Roger’s shenanigans, I felt nostalgic after seeing this sweet new Big O figure of some sort at one of Danny Choo’s festival coverages. After receiving a gift card last month without anything to buy, I decided to get the 1st season of Big O. While I’m sure it’s much too late to cover each episode like my failed Outlaw Star attempt, I’ll probably mention it here and there until I finish the 13 or so episodes.
Hmm…..Mighty Muggs…I still don’t know exactly why the hell I bought these. The package was nice and stylish, similar size to Revoltech boxes, and the figures looked.. well… I don’t know. To be honest it was mostly an impulse buy, I only saw 2 Han Solo’s and 1 Chewbacca. I didn’t want to spend all of my cash on 3 figures, so I bought 2 Han’s, 1 of which will be on Ebay soon. I’ll probably end up selling the opened one too if anyone’s interested. Please leave a message if you’re interested.
Ah, Rei Ayanami. One of the most beautiful characters placed in a violent and disturbing atmosphere. I’ve loved everything about Rei since I watched Evangelion. I’m still waiting for the Kotobukiya “You Are Not Alone” Rei figure (the good stuff via Mukyaa), but I decided to go ahead and order the REFLECT version first. This is why I love the otakusphere, it’s very common that bloggers in Japan etc. will already have the figures I want, and so it’s easy for me to decide whether or not the quality is worth the price, yadda yadda. However, what I found with Yamato’s Ayanami was that no one has her… I’ve looked high and low for pictures but to no avail. I found one flickr account with some pics but no real review. I assume everyones just either disappointed in their figure or just avoiding the Yamato name in general. I took the stab to contribute to the otakusphere by buying my own figure. I’m crossing my fingers for an above average figure, but I realize that might not be the case. I ordered Rei from the wonderful KidNemoCompany. Hopefully via USPS Priority, I’ll have her within the week.
I have a feeling no one will answer this question ^^; but I’ll throw it out there anyway : what do you fellow otakus enjoy about the otakusphere?
Here’s some kooky photos of my Mighty Muggs Han Solo. (I’m practicing to get the black background but it’s not good enough. -_-)
REFLECT is known for his quality sculpts, and this rendition of Shunya Yamashita’s envisionment of Rei Ayanami from Evangelion is no exception. Absolutely gorgeous and stunningly beautiful, it is perhaps in my opinion one of the best non-anime versions of Rei yet. The question is, could Yamato pull it off? Don’t get me wrong, Yamato is a solid company, but after seeing the shoddy work on Final Fight’s Poison, my opinion strayed off a bit.
Looking at the pictures from Hobbysearch, the paint seems decent. Since her hair is shorter I wouldn’t expect any noticeable paint flaws. Overall, the added bonus of being 1/6th scale, I think this figure is well worth the $60 dollar tag.
Rei Ayanami has been out in Japan since late December, and is around ¥6,460
For those of us in America, I believe Ayanami is available now at Kidnemo for $60.89
(Image courtesy of AnimeXing, who has the figure for preorder.)
What do you guys think about her? I haven’t seen any posts on her yet, so the only pictures I have to judge are the ones taken at HobbySearch.
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