Ringo Noyamano
So what's the verdict then?
I opened the box carefully upon arrival in anticipation of me having to box her back up and let her go on Yahoo Auction.
The pre-release pictures taken by Akiba Hobby *and* Moeyo made this figure look really bad!
Not only that, its released by Yamato and they haven't really had a glowing reputation for manufacturing quality figures.
Yamato do make great Macross Valkyries though.
The body does lack shading around her skin and I took these pictures with the white balance set to "cloudy" to give her a bit more color than she has.
Overall quality is good which is why I have decided to keep her.
The paint around the straps does look a bit dodgy in places and the hair does not get as sharp as you see on Good Smile or Max Factory figures.
The optical eyes do look a slightly off.
You can see from the original sculpt in the previous Figure Pre Order article that the face does quite off from the original which is a shame.
Folks going through these photos and are disappointed can try to nab a kit of her at this Sundays Wonfes for 12,000 yen and then paint her yourself. How many of you here make your own female figurine kits?
I will be at the Wonfes this Sunday and you can expect to be bombarded with a ton of figure coverage.
Ringo comes with a plastic stand to keep up her straps but its not really needed.
I know some of you canceled your order from looking at the final PVC sample pics. Now that you are seeing her closeup, what do you think?
Closeup of the face - you can see that the eyes look a bit off.
It does depend on the angle that you look at her though.
You can see other reviews at Akibahobby, and FooBarBaz.
Ringo also comes with a bag that you can stick over her head (read the previous manga link to find out why she does that) - I didnt take any pics but you can see some of her with the bag at the previous FooBarBaz link.
And I know that many of you have pre-ordered. Are you happy with your purchase?
Quite a cute bottom.
While the face does look a bit off, I'm pleased with this acquisition and have her stationed in my must-have-near-me-figures.
One of these images in the wallpaper pool.
I guess its a good thing that Ringo erm shaves then ^^;;;;;
Makoto and Baek take interest in Ringo's lower half...
Baek stays on to...
And how can we resist some yuri action with Rize?
Have not read the manga and don't really know what that pole thingy is for...
Rize drags Ringo off for some private time...
And for folks who feel like being creative - fill in the blanks.
LuLu and Kyon battle it out for some dessert.
Folks who are interested in ordering can do so at any one of my partners below.
I think this is my fave angle.
