Human Mage
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Thu 2008/11/13 19:24
A really quick n dirty, short n sharp review today as I still have a ton of stuff to do before I leave for Singapore tomorrow. Got some friends over who will be staying while we are gone and am in the middle of entertaining them and working ^^;
Still not packed although I travel light anyway. Also need to rehearse for Promax/Animax and still got two business proposals to go through.
Other things I usually do before a trip is encode a load of anime for the iPod touch and charge up for the external power supply, NDS, shaver, prepare business cards/documents for people I'm going to meet. Have already decided which figure I'm going to take with me though ^^;
Still not packed although I travel light anyway. Also need to rehearse for Promax/Animax and still got two business proposals to go through.
Other things I usually do before a trip is encode a load of anime for the iPod touch and charge up for the external power supply, NDS, shaver, prepare business cards/documents for people I'm going to meet. Have already decided which figure I'm going to take with me though ^^;
Still have not delved into the world of Lineage 2 but just done a search on YouTube to get a taster below.
This figure of Human Mage is due out today in Japan and retails for 6,800 yen - English detail page at GSC.
Not typically my typa figure but the details are stunning.
Hair reminds me a bit of Erika from Strike Witches.
Was surprised to find that she was castoffable. She got no pupils though ^^;
Skirt removable too.
A look at Rize with the Mage's cloths on.
Airi is such a cutie.
May aswell take a look at the Dark Elf Female too which came out a while ago.
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Played L2 SEA till my character was like lvl 20 something then gave up on it ^^; The Lineage 2 figures doesn't really fancy my taste.
(ID #369703) Posted on 2008/11/13 18:58
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 太もも Appreciator
My goodness that Dark Elf is one fine lady. Nice pics of Rize in the mage outfit though! Very cute :D
(ID #369705) Posted on 2008/11/13 19:04
Part trooper, part -timer, 100% loser...
I used to play Lineage 2, I was a female human archer... I remember I could see my character's pantsu when she ran^^;... And the figures look reasonably priced!
(ID #369709) Posted on 2008/11/13 19:10
Hotdog Repairman
Mage cotton pantsu gives her a measly +1 for water elemental defense
(ID #369711) Posted on 2008/11/13 19:11
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
hey looks like u have a fire elemental pantsu today. Nice editing.
(ID #369737) Posted on 2008/11/13 19:54
Hotdog Repairman
Thanks! I'm not sure who you are tho. The marvin I know is more blurry than your avatar.
(ID #370212) Posted on 2008/11/14 04:29
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
lol.
(ID #370604) Posted on 2008/11/14 11:31
Definitely some interesting detailing and embroidery on those figs. But like Danny, they aren't quite my type. LOL ^^
(ID #369717) Posted on 2008/11/13 19:18
Physical Therapist
Thats a weird castoff feature...Id make sure that my figure has pupils when i make her castoff. I really like her armor on Rize^^
(ID #369719) Posted on 2008/11/13 19:22
Mine shipped today ^^, can't wait it's my first figure :D
(ID #369721) Posted on 2008/11/13 19:23
Poor Sorcs, Aura Flare got nerfed along with Cancel. The only redeeming thing about them is that Fire Stones are the most common stones....and even that's a double edged sword. The cast off feature is undermined by the lack of features IMO.
(ID #369725) Posted on 2008/11/13 19:28
am i the only sucker that always plays as a female mage in any RPG/MMORPG game??
(ID #369730) Posted on 2008/11/13 19:36
no you are not alone ;-)
(ID #369736) Posted on 2008/11/13 19:53
nah. I play 'em a lot. Although, when I tried to recreate Claire from "Claymore" on Oblivion, it never comes out right. I can't give her blonde eyes, there's only one hair style that even comes close to it, and I can't wield a claymore with one hand. (though I did have more success recreating Afro Samurai)
(ID #370079) Posted on 2008/11/14 01:04
lol I do it too, at least once every time
(ID #370105) Posted on 2008/11/14 01:25
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
looks like human mage is a draw your own pupil figure.
(ID #369735) Posted on 2008/11/13 19:52
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 太もも Appreciator
LoL I was wondering if I saw the pupils or not XD
(ID #370695) Posted on 2008/11/14 12:47
beautiful and well made figure i think
(ID #369739) Posted on 2008/11/13 19:56
Project Manager, Engineer
i have played Lineage II many moons ago and i must say is really good. not sure actually how does it fare when compare to final fantasy XI and also WoW. But one thing's for sure, online gaming can be very2 addicted when you start to play them.
(ID #369743) Posted on 2008/11/13 20:05
when will you review shiki, danny? ^^
(ID #369749) Posted on 2008/11/13 20:11
Unemployed Dollfie enthusiast
They are superbly detailed figures but not cute and anime enough for my liking. And no pupils on the eyes? Wth?
(ID #369753) Posted on 2008/11/13 20:18
Pretty close to my feelings, gorgeous figures that I'd enjoy having, but not would not buy in lieu of regular style figures. Too bad about the pupils ^^;
(ID #369766) Posted on 2008/11/13 20:36
See you at the workshop next Wednesday :D
(ID #369764) Posted on 2008/11/13 20:34
Very nice figure, though not my type of figure either. But as you mentioned, the details are stunning. Perhaps I will think of getting her and Dark Elf if I have the spare cash.
(ID #369775) Posted on 2008/11/13 20:43
suneo (Registered on 2007/12/17 20:54)
mmm waitin for her to ship. She looks good casted off :P No niffles are a bit weird, but understandable since her breastplate is pretty thick already...
(ID #369780) Posted on 2008/11/13 20:48
Game Designer & 2D Artist
I'm getting that human mage!
(ID #369781) Posted on 2008/11/13 20:49
Fresh Diploma Grad... enlistee.. soon
Coming in already? Good luck with the presentation and see you on Wednesday!
(ID #369784) Posted on 2008/11/13 20:51
These figure reviews remind me why I love this site... so glad I started reading again.
(ID #369789) Posted on 2008/11/13 20:55
Geez Danny. When I read how busy you are I wonder how you get it all done. Phew!! I'm off to check out more of Airi......
(ID #369793) Posted on 2008/11/13 21:00
lol at the trademark! shouldn't ya throw in one for that apple wallpaper as well? :)
(ID #369802) Posted on 2008/11/13 21:07
Student, part-time Haruhi wannabe (that bit about godhood etc)
Is it just me or is Airi wearing someone else's armour? It's way bigger than her eyes=.=
(ID #369807) Posted on 2008/11/13 21:13
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(ID #369809) Posted on 2008/11/13 21:16
former Emperor of Britannia
DARK ELF (f) = PURE WIN! Gotta love the details they gave to that figurine plus the tones are just the right pinch.
(ID #369816) Posted on 2008/11/13 21:27
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
Not my type of figure too, but if I had to elect one, it'd be Human Mage... liked the details. But one thing bothered me... is her left leg like that? All reflexive shiny... is that a character detail?
(ID #369829) Posted on 2008/11/13 21:50
That caught my attention too seems like a prosthetic leg but I don't mind anyway, her facial expression, hair and eyes(upper ones lol) is good enough for my liking.
(ID #369894) Posted on 2008/11/13 22:39
Human Mage...She looks kinda familiar to me...Pretty with a sense of familiarity...
(ID #369860) Posted on 2008/11/13 22:10
Nice quick review:) Like the dark elf a little more than the human mage, but both aren't exactly my taste.
(ID #369862) Posted on 2008/11/13 22:11
HMMaster (Registered on 2007/09/04 00:52)
looks like Ashe from FF12 ^_^;
(ID #369895) Posted on 2008/11/13 22:40
Before I was wondering how many people would buy this but I didnt know it was cast off able, I think a lot of people might want it when they find out
(ID #369907) Posted on 2008/11/13 22:46
both human mage and dark elf look good. wonder why no pupils were done. at least they could have painted a bra on her if they didn't want to show her naked.
(ID #369928) Posted on 2008/11/13 22:59
dark elf seems nicer to me.. but when put together my taste shifted to human mage.. but rize looks quite nice with the mage clothes.
(ID #369929) Posted on 2008/11/13 23:00
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
If the dark elf wasn't orange I'd prefer her. But Human mage wins today.
(ID #369968) Posted on 2008/11/13 23:34
Lineage 2.....awesome MMO,one of my favorite games, im still playing it on and off and have been for about 4 years :P I love the graphical style of L2. If anyone is interested more in the artistic style of the game you should check out "Hyung Tae Kim" he does some really awesome artwork. As a game L2 is extremely hardcore, especially compared to other mmo's specifically WoW. On your own its pretty boring and you soon loose interest, but if you get a group of friends together its the most fun you'll ever have :P
(ID #369975) Posted on 2008/11/13 23:48
Noo wayy~ I think Erika is more of the kawaii type ^^
(ID #369992) Posted on 2008/11/14 00:08
Otaku / Student in Computer Science
Hmmm..Nice figure you got there xD
(ID #369995) Posted on 2008/11/14 00:12
Student Otaku (ITM Student) and ACG NA Staff
Not a fan of realistic looking figures... I do love the way you put the Shuraki head... Doesn't it break if you take the head off or something, I'm afraid to do that...i feel figures are so fragile...
(ID #370033) Posted on 2008/11/14 00:34
Wow, Human Mage is lovely. I'd have to look for one; she's one of my dream types. ^_^
(ID #370047) Posted on 2008/11/14 00:41
I can say Human Mage is a beautiful figure but I like Dark Elf Female the most. (anyway... I wasn't able to get one of them, mostly because the "size" of my wallet ¬¬ )
(ID #370089) Posted on 2008/11/14 01:08
music producer/graphic designer
Love em, your pics always turn out incredible. can someone tell me what type of cam you use to take these shots? it has to be a dslr
(ID #370095) Posted on 2008/11/14 01:12
Internet Media
I believe he just started using a Canon Kiss X2 (Digital Rebel XSi in America). Human Mage = my favorite figure I've seen you review so far!
(ID #370127) Posted on 2008/11/14 01:57
Beautiful figures both the Mage and Elf.
(ID #370157) Posted on 2008/11/14 03:11
College Student
i don't remember why i made a pass on her but now i want one!
(ID #370169) Posted on 2008/11/14 03:25
software manager
nyohoho can't wait for mine! cast off w/no pupils doesn't really make sense to me though... unless you're making custom armor for her or something? or is it necessary to remove her top to get the skirt off? well, at any rate i'll be displaying her with everything on... half the reason i got her was for the detailed armor
(ID #370172) Posted on 2008/11/14 03:30
IT Desktop Support
Ah yes. The perfect combination with ur Dark elf. ^^
(ID #371261) Posted on 2008/11/15 00:24
OMG! I falling in love behind this black elf °3°
(ID #370201) Posted on 2008/11/14 04:17
daichouginga in Byston Well, the land between the earth and the sea (Registered on 2008/06/04 10:28)
The Sword of Magus
Wow, nice figure. I like the details. ^^
(ID #370267) Posted on 2008/11/14 05:27
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
oopsie no pupils ^^; must be kinda disturbing ^^;;;;;
(ID #370293) Posted on 2008/11/14 06:00
Amazing detail on the armor... now why can't they have FF figures with this kind of quality :(
(ID #370297) Posted on 2008/11/14 06:24
I really want to buy her now!
(ID #370299) Posted on 2008/11/14 06:26
System Design Engineering (UWaterloo)
Human Mage FTW!! (Runs around in a fag like a circle)
(ID #370300) Posted on 2008/11/14 06:28
JR. College Student
That's a great looking figure! I wouldn't mind owning that.
(ID #370341) Posted on 2008/11/14 07:50
I really dislike the hairstyle, but Airi looks amazing in that outfit!
(ID #370350) Posted on 2008/11/14 07:58
Engineer by weekdays, Hikki by weekends
She's nice indeed, especially the detailed armor But realistic figure/statue is not my cup of tea.
(ID #370377) Posted on 2008/11/14 08:15
She got no pupils??? Wasted... But overall nice... :)
(ID #370463) Posted on 2008/11/14 09:38
Number Cruncher
i still find the shiny leg a bit off :(
(ID #370494) Posted on 2008/11/14 10:29
lazily spend time as a system administrator and wasting my degree in accountancy
my 1st ever comment.... both figure kind of poisoning me... arghhhhh....
(ID #370561) Posted on 2008/11/14 11:04
I preordered this a while ago, I passed over it a few times but after seeing it for the umteenth time I decided I must have it. Cant wait to get it, thanks for the pics.
(ID #370562) Posted on 2008/11/14 11:05
Shirimasen.
I find the way her hair was sculpted really nice ^^
(ID #370624) Posted on 2008/11/14 11:56
The details is really awesome. I'
(ID #370682) Posted on 2008/11/14 12:35
My Comment broke O_O I'm already with a full list to Santa Claus, but he doesn't bring Figures =(
(ID #372035) Posted on 2008/11/15 13:08
A Little Question, Danny... Why in the hell did GSC decide to make this lineage 2 character cast-off able, while Lala from To love Ru is not cast-off able.... and here I thought, the genre is quite obvious.
(ID #370707) Posted on 2008/11/14 12:57
Student
I vote the original. And Danny, good luck again for your meetings! :D You have a tiring week I guess, but, ganbatte! :D
(ID #370716) Posted on 2008/11/14 13:05
Student artist
Danny be sure to take ton of pic and video at sinapore!
(ID #370719) Posted on 2008/11/14 13:06
Pokemon master
This wouldn't usually be my type of figure either but I think she's gorgeous.
(ID #370736) Posted on 2008/11/14 13:23
Now I want to see GSC do World of Warcraft figures. The current ones Blizzard licensed look rather weird, to the point where I actually decided to make my own night elf rather than buy one. >.>
(ID #370791) Posted on 2008/11/14 14:22
Wonderful looking figures, both of them. Also surprised the L2 figure is cast-offable, wonder if the company behind L2 is endorsing this sort of thing?
(ID #370797) Posted on 2008/11/14 14:28
the details are real nice, but it's not my cup of tea...the armor looks nice on Rize and Airi though...
(ID #370809) Posted on 2008/11/14 14:40
wow the non colored nipples on the human mage is a dal breaker for me....why have her be castoff is she isn't at least painted underneath? To bad, I gotta call pass on this one. And I was looking forward to her too =(
(ID #370847) Posted on 2008/11/14 15:10
.NET/Web Developer
That dark elf figure is still on my to get list even after months after it was released. I hope you can ask GSC that they produce another run of that figure again. ^^
(ID #370900) Posted on 2008/11/14 16:00
I'm going to go with the dark elf :O she's got nice curvs
(ID #370940) Posted on 2008/11/14 17:04
working to pay for figures etc.
Only one thing wrong with the mage, her bra looks too hefty - one instance where it would have looked better moulded in, like the Dark Elf.
(ID #370990) Posted on 2008/11/14 18:03
So do you not show nudity anymore on this site?
(ID #371002) Posted on 2008/11/14 18:20
r all of cast-offs too? just wondering if u could maybe include a shot of future figures in box next time. Am saying that cos somestimes after seeing a figure i like, i'll go to the shops n i can't exactly remember how it looks like cos most of the figures atthe shop r inbox. i know u can see through the box but still....;)
(ID #371252) Posted on 2008/11/15 00:12
website/graphic designer
Lol, were the cast-off a nice surprise Danny? I like the Human Mage, though I'd keep her with the armour on, unless I wanted a reference for a drawing xD; I was attracted to Lineage II by the lovely artwork. When I discovered it, not many people had known about the game yet. The only problem was my computer's not exactly game-worthy ^^;
(ID #371489) Posted on 2008/11/15 03:30
The human mage is nicer than i thought she was gonna be i don't care about the castoff on this one but that's a nice bonus Still (and will always) prefer the dark elf, that figure is just ... perfect, i guess ...
(ID #371787) Posted on 2008/11/15 09:29
School girl(MIDDLE SCHOOL)
She is my fav Human Mage is gona be a hit for me i'm gona be faster than and old guy buying hentai at an anime convention!!!!
(ID #372653) Posted on 2008/11/15 22:39
Implementation Analyist
God. I thought the Human Mage was great when I first ordered it, but when compared to the Dark Elf.... I'd get that too in a heartbeat! Too bad it was sold as a limited release, would love to get it in a general re-release. That's one of the reasons that I sometimes wish I was living in Japan instead.
(ID #372798) Posted on 2008/11/16 01:33
Every time I see more pictures of that Dark Elf I feel more sorry for myself, why such a great figure that everyone should be able to get has to be LE but no they decided to massively produce that human mage instead which is ok but has nothing to do with the beautiful Dark Elf.
(ID #372840) Posted on 2008/11/16 02:40
Nice not to much into fantasy but those mages and elfs rock.
(ID #372965) Posted on 2008/11/16 06:32
Very nice! Mama... Mama!!!!
(ID #373279) Posted on 2008/11/16 13:26
make some for WoW xD
(ID #374379) Posted on 2008/11/17 10:31
I've really gotta get me the mage figure it just looks great.
(ID #376189) Posted on 2008/11/18 19:43
I just received the Dark Elf female... needless to say it's a superb figure. Don't care if her skin isn't dark elf hue, the pose alone and the details are so top notch that they put several of my other good figures to shame. It occupies a top spot in my detolf and it's not likely to move for a very long time, that's for sure. The price sucks when you're getting it from a reseller who's jacking it up way past what the original price was, but I did it because I really, really wanted the figure.
(ID #379855) Posted on 2008/11/21 10:02
service line
wow, this is a charming figure. The artist is ready great.
(ID #382402) Posted on 2008/11/23 12:47
student
mmm.. i no like those. if a FLYFF PVC came out, id jump on that.
(ID #383234) Posted on 2008/11/24 04:53
Self Employee NEET
L2 already licensed in Indonesia, play the game, and give up after level 15 because of boringness XD
(ID #384719) Posted on 2008/11/25 12:50
I thought I didn't need a Macro lens when I talked about this figure, but after looking at your pix Danny, I think I might have to buy one. Too bad I can't find a compatible lens in the local second hand market for my dslr :( Given the global economic conditions, I didn't really wanna shell out full price. *sigh* If anyone feels like looking at my review which pales in comparison to Danny's work: http://deculture101.wordpress.com/2008/11/26/lineage-ii-18-scale-mage/#more-1439
(ID #392644) Posted on 2008/11/30 21:12
Editorial. Of sort.
Haha, I might get this just for costume swap. XP
(ID #395428) Posted on 2008/12/02 14:58
I liked it from when I first saw the prototype and they haven't let me down. I'm glad I bought this figure. It is the greatest!
(ID #400971) Posted on 2008/12/06 16:37
That Dark Elf Female has got what we call "birthin' hips". Yowza! E^D
(ID #402028) Posted on 2008/12/07 12:49
chatroom: http://www.toysdaily.com/discuz/thread-90434-1-1.html
Lineage2 @_@ lovin' the characters so much
(ID #580751) Posted on 2009/04/27 17:16
Stunning details and good paint job, I like both Human Mage and Dark Elf.
(ID #582452) Posted on 2009/04/28 20:08
Student ^__^
Oooh niceee (*o*) I love the human with dark crystal But I prefer my dark elf mehehehe Dark Elf Rulez!
(ID #622332) Posted on 2009/05/27 05:31
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