I wonder, is that TeamUKYO as in Ukyo Katayama, the former F1 racer? ::checks Google:: Yep! Pretty righteous to have Good Smile and a racing legend like Katayama teamed up. If I weren't between jobs right now, I'd gladly contribute.
These figures are beauties, and are really a very good size; I'm surprised they're listed as 1/8, I would have sworn 1/6, 1/7 maybe. Saw 'em at TAF '09.
Last week I saw an R34 Skyline parked at the Hakone Open-Air Museum and spent the rest of the day fantasizing about driving the roads of Hakone in that monster.
She's a character from an eroge named "Sakura Sakura," due for release in late March. There's an alternate version of this figure, called "Platonic Side," that might be even more to the tastes of this site's denizens. The trim on the leotard is blu...
When I first met my wife, she had only heard of anime through one of her brothers, who was tangentially involved in '80s giant robot stuff as a sci-fi fan. I was living at home fresh out of college at the time, she lived 75 minutes away, and she did...
Kind-of on the fence about this one, the facial expression is great, but I think she might've done too good a job of covering herself up to loosen my wallet. Not digging the thigh-highs without any kind of flourish or detail, either...
I broke the wings off my figure as soon as she came out of the box. The wings are huge, but where the connect to her back is about 3 angstroms wide and made from about the most brittle material I've ever seen on a figure. It took me a solid couple...
Oh, and Danny, to answer your first question, this is definitely not the first figure to feature this detail. The Nagisa figure from the Maid In Heaven series by GigaPulse has a rather half-hearted effort on her, as does the Valkyrie vol. 2 figure,...
No problem with the nether-regions, personally, but I don't really care for the facial expression. If she looked like she were enjoying herself or being playful, I'd be totally on board. It looks like she's being demeaned or forced, though, and I j...
Loving the new feature, Danny; as impressive as they are, one can only see Hachiko Crossing so many times before wanting to move on to something different. It's nice to experience the more realistic side of life in Tokyo through your lens. Keep 'em...
Hey there, just wanted to let you know that Melissa Seraphy figure's been out since early 2007...it's a bit of a rare find (I could only find a couple on eBay) but she is out there to be had. The top's not cast-off but she's a fun little piece.
It's a very nice figure, cast-on or -off she cuts a very nice silhouette. I'm hoping that it holds up well--it's very top-heavy and puts a fair amount of stress on the base connection, so I won't be surprised to see some leaning eventually. It took...
