Thanks for the FR Ashlotte i thought i had added you to my friends list a long time ago but i guess not >_< . Sorry for the late reply i cant wait to catch up on your awesome reviews ^_^

Well... from what I've read Momohime comes from a game. It's by the same person whi created Odin Sphere. That's pretty much all I know.

Yeah, I really like samurai girls but mainly if I like a figure from the moment I see it it doesn't matter if it's a samurai or anything else.

AshlotteLestterWell... this is a huge release I would think. So yes, I think they will but it's probably going to be pricy. I thought it was by Max? So, how many figures have you fallen for this time?

Mmm well WC says GSC and I tend to trust what the man says. ~_^

I first saw a close up shot and I was like "Oh what a neat little diorama", but then I saw a further out one and saw some small little bright green thing near her on the side...As soon as I realized that was VN02 I kinda freaked at figuring out just how gigantic that base truely is. O.o

As for ones I fell for...ah...many...many many many...But considering their are things I liked at last years WF that still haven't seen the light of day maybe I won't be quite so broke...If you had to ask what I liked most though...mmm...

This one probably. link

I might just be exhausted from the glut of "epic" action posed figures lately but I like her character and the piece itself has charm in spades.

If I went for one of the more jaw dropping ones it'd have to be the normal ver. of DM hands down. link

How about you?

I kinda wish the base wasn't that big. Not only does it raise the price but shipping will porably be insane. I must admit though I love this version. Her expression is not something you see everyday.

Me too. I actually saw the one you like most. It's very nicely done. So, that one's definitely a must for you right?

I know what you mean. Sometimes you have to sleep on things to get over the hype. Did you see Natives new figure? It's very erotic. Clalaclan is amazing!

My number one pick would be this link , it's really nice. Like you though Dead master is a priority. So, right now I have four that I will try to get but like you said there are so many from last year that I haven't gotten that I want, so who knows.

AshlotteAlright Les you think GSC is batshit insane enough to include that whole base on the final released Miku or not. :p

Well... this is a huge release I would think. So yes, I think they will but it's probably going to be pricy. I thought it was by Max? So, how many figures have you fallen for this time?

AshlotteGreat review again btw...Probably too much to ask for more of those, but if your ever in the mood please do heh.
I've got several projects on my mind and that becomes frustrating insofar as I don't realized them =/
On the one hand, I am sometimes lazy like you. On the other hand I try to do "perfect" things and I takes me a lot of time. I've got 2 foes...

AshlotteHuit really...heh never woulda guessed that one although your not the first to ask heh...Ah for her I'm actually waiting for her partner to be released first. link

I just have a hard time thinking of them as separate so kinda holding out for the time when I can photograph them together...I have a rough write-up of Huit that I'll use as a basis for the full thing, but yea for now waiting I'm sorry...Hopefully MH will release her soon so the wait won't be so long!

huit is cute with a personality .. that said w/o knowing anything more about her. always interested in figures with a bit of attitude .. lol. her partner was surely nothing i imagined either. i'll wait for the complete review ^_^

AshlotteAnother excellent one row! Very enjoyable read...Not too long...Not too short...Stradles the line between a personable and professional tone wonderfully. *thumbs up*

Your thoughts on her remind me a lot of my own on the one Chrono Gate figure I own...The technical aspects aren't quite on par with the best but their figures certainty can excel at capturing a certain atmosphere perfectly. ~_^

thanks! i'm much more comfortable writing professionally, and have to work at injecting personality. glad to hear a positive note on that.

btw, i want to put in a request for a review about huit. i added official pics of her recently, and like how she looks, so i'd love to see what you think.

AshlotteLoving the pictures too especially with the few near the end that have the nifty shooped borders. *makes a mental note to steal try that idea sometime*
I would be very delighted with it. I am looking forward to seeing how you used it, how you improved it ;)

AshlotteCripes WC my box was big enough with one Nano can only imagine two...they have to package em separately?

Also get back to doing reviews when you have the time you bum I liked reading em. :p

They sent it to me together in 1 package. They used Alter's Carton box for Nanoha Exceed. The box can fit 4 Nanoha ^^;

As for the reviews, they'll resume shortly, although I can't review the big scales at the moment because of size problem ^^;

AshlotteAhaha was a far better first review then mine. *cough*

But yes feel free to write more it was a nice little read. ~_^
In that case, I hope do do a few more some other time :) Thanks for the reinforcement. I'm glad I did alright with it; I tried to be as in-depth as possible without making it too long.

Thanks for the FR!

AshlotteWolfxZer0AshlotteThanks for reminding me why I never ever buy anything from Atelier Sai... >_>

Nice concise review of the pros and cons though! ~_^

Have you had other problems with Atelier Sai before?

Not me personally thankfully, but yes a friend was big into shuffle and for some dense reason kept buying their hideous figures from that show...Then they made an outright horrid figure of a favorite character of mine and that was enough for me to swear to never touch them haha... >_>

Awesome, now I know what manufacturer not to buy from. :D

AshlotteThanks for reminding me why I never ever buy anything from Atelier Sai... >_>

Nice concise review of the pros and cons though! ~_^

Have you had other problems with Atelier Sai before?

AshlotteThanks for the FR was a lovely shot keep it up! ~_^

Thanks for accepting the FR.

I saw your photos here too - so awesome! Comments to come. ;-)

Ha ha now you know why I'd prefer to keep my figures inside even if I had a camera to take pictures of them. I've always had this funny thought that if I were to take a treasured figure of mine outdoors then something ridiculously scary would happen, such as the wind blowing it into a busy street where it is likely to be run over, rubble or debris falling on top of it when I'm not looking, or an hawk/eagle swooping down and stealing it (ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN OUT THERE). In any case its laughable paranoia but I admire those people who have the courage to take their figs out in the depths of mother nature, that's some real bravery......real bravery.

Well in any case I'm happy to hear that you're getting them, and just like you said, they may be small in stature but then can hold their own to a good amount of scaled figures out there and of course there's the possibilities of pictures as well.

Hey! I noticed you ordered an Ink figure... that sculptor is really good. It's the same person who sculpter Red. You'll most likely review her right? I'm really fighting against pre-ordering GSC's Saber figure. Do you think they know many weren't pleased with their current quality control and will work on that?

Perhaps I spoke in the wrong contexts in regarding Miss Jubei, I cherish her not for the fact that she is a widely popular figure at the moment but because she was a part of a figure pact with a friend of mine who also bought her, so you can say its more of a sentimental connection rather than the means of simply owning an "awesome" figure. Oooooooooo are those some trading figures in your ordered list? (or maybe I was just to slow to notice up to this point I'm surprised, I've never seen you go down the route for trading figs before, but then again it is a top-notch Aria set, not to mention you have pretty much all your lovable gondola goddess present, no greater show of quantity over quality indeed!

For my money you will love this game XD.
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Or maybe not?. XD

Anyway, good to say hello to you my friend ^^

I got her.......I finally got her........ Miss Jubei that is, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't completely happy with her, she is quite the most eccentrically detailed figure I've ever come across (and by eccentric I mean that in a good way, every area of her body is dabbled in god-tier articulation) but after seeing everyone own her for so long the magic feels short-lived, my general excitement was pretty much a one shot deal: I got her, I was overjoyed, I'm over it, on to the next one.

Thanks for the advice Ash. I tried it and it definitely makes a difference already. So... is Rei in yet? I could've sworn I saw her on your figure collection and then I noticed it was back on your pre-orders.

RE aozaki touko review: thank you master reviewer ^_- .. getting pics of my figures was another reason i got held up writing reviews, still working on lighting. and there are no slow months! lol ..

AshlotteYea thats a grain problem...Most likely how your pixel or ISO is set.

Okay, the ISO setting is set on Auto but I have options. High Iso sensitivity, 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 2000, 3200.
There's a setting called Exp +/- and white balance. Hope you can help me out.

So did you like the review? Or was it too boring? I tried to be as fair as possible but I feel the score was alright. I actually expected less. She has a lot of flaws but she's very appealing and fun.

AshlotteLestterI know. I don't want to tarry any further either but these pics I toook suck!

I like taking pictures under "close-up" and it uses macro something and also does vibration reduction. I have it in "pc" mode because I think it takes really nice pics in that mode. If I use high quality mode I have to resize the pics and I feel that takes quality away. The old camera was blurry but this one takes fuzzy pics when the light is soft. Any advice? It's Nikon by the way. I hate Nikons.

I want a Canon camera so hopefully I can get one soon.

Haha asking me for advice doesn't seem like the best strategy, but I can try...

I'd ask you specifically what camera, but I don't know word one about em so probably wouldn't do much good...When you say high quality mode do you mean the pixel setting? Also whats your ISO and white balance set to.

Are you using a tripod or freehand? Oh and if you could show me one of your shots from this latest one that you think is so bad so I know more about what your talking about. ~_^

I'll have to get back to you on that. I just posted my review and a pic the the mirror is the one I was telling you about. It's not blurry or fuzzy; it's actually grainy.

AshlotteStarting to think I got some freak excellent copy of her or something....Good for a normal person but its causing me trouble as a reviewer. >_>

Thanks for providing some extra shots though!

No problem. The more I think about it the more the off-colors remind me of mishandled paints. Unless they make a habit of mixing their paints regularly the pigments and the binders will separate. What's funny is that I've noticed this in the past when doing my own painting and it shows up the most in metallic and white paints. Hmmm....

AshlotteNoooo delayed?!? T_T

What sort of settings are you using on your camera btw? I thought the fuzzyness was due to your old one, but from your comment it seems like your having the problem on the new one too?

I know. I don't want to tarry any further either but these pics I toook suck!

I like taking pictures under "close-up" and it uses macro something and also does vibration reduction. I have it in "pc" mode because I think it takes really nice pics in that mode. If I use high quality mode I have to resize the pics and I feel that takes quality away. The old camera was blurry but this one takes fuzzy pics when the light is soft. Any advice? It's Nikon by the way. I hate Nikons.

I want a Canon camera so hopefully I can get one soon.

Ashlotte*bites taka*

Take a picture of your Kobato you lazy sod...I wanna see how it looks. >_>I was about to say to have a look at the photo from Tsunami3k, but then I saw your discussion on the picture. I guess I will need to take a picture of my own then, won't I? I just don't have any good lights and it will stay cloudy all week, but I'll see what I can do still.

AshlotteLove the avy...Mind if I ask who it is? Very interesting character design...

That is Petra Johanna from the PS2 game Arcana Heart 2.
I love her design as it incorperates a lot of my interests into one character ... lol

AshlotteActually no I got them pretty cheap...or well...cheap as far as how much I wanted to pay. Came out to about 60$ for the whole set. I blame the voting for figure of the year for reminded me they existed. >_>
Oh, you got them as the release price, like the same I paid! Deal deal!
And sorry...it was me who nominated the chibis for the figure awards xD They deserve it!

AshlotteBoth disturbing and cute Yuna. :pI love these pics. And bunny nendos are cute (well, this part of the animal not link (is the lion head of the bunny body xD). Nendos are very cute. But they have a dark side.

Well, I should start reviewing again. I did some photoshoots, next goal, reviewing ^^

BTW, you ordered the aria winter girls. You're going to love them. But it costed you a lot? because they're overpriced sometimes.

Thanks for the friend request! I love your reviews. They really help me decide whether or not to get a figure sometimes. Your pictures are really helpful as well. I think I'll start reviewing my figures as well.

AshlotteLestterWell... you went for it so that's what matters. I don't think they'll forget. This will teach them all to appreciate Koto more. Dodn't you already shred Nome up with your review of her? I thought you were pretty damn harsh; you actually changed my mind about her and I ened up not getting her, plus I couldn't find her any where for a decent price so in the long run it worked out.

I hope so too but I was told it might rain so who knows? Thank you. I will try my hardest. I always have a vision of how I want a photo to turn out but it rarely happens.

Ugh don't remind me...I cringed everytime I saw that thing nominated during the few end of the year rewards things I saw haha...

Thats admirable that you have an idea going in though...Much better then my "Pick a general area and randomly take shots until tired" approach. :p

Do you cringe beacuse you feel guilty or because you don't like her and don't see what people see in her?

Thanks, I try to have a vision but I just shot Yoko randomly today until I was too tired. It wa really hard shooting her. I used a "dusk" filter and captured her true colors and surrounding light. The camera would take really long to shoot one picture and if I moved a bit it would come out blurry.

So, have you gotten Rei yet?

AshlotteLestterYeah, that happens to me. I have a certain score I want to give but then get overwhelmed and start questioning whether I'm being fair or not. I'm glad you sat down and stared at her. I think the score you gave it was good, especially since you gave a lot of reasons why you were giving her that score. You backed up your score really well.

Don't regret anything. You had good judgement.

I just finished the review. Now I need the photo's. Then I'll re-read it and refine it further. I hate reading my work; sometimes after I've written it I disagree and begin to change things. it's so annoying but I really love writing reviews and taking pics.

Haha well this was actually the first time I truely second guessed myself...I've kinda built up this persona of being a hardass who tells it straight and all...suddenly giving a full 10 to a figure that people thought looked bad of all things I thought I was crazy myself, but meh whatever...As soon as I screw up and accidentally buy something terrible and rip it to shreds they'll all forget...maybe. >_>

I hope the weather cooperates for you like its been doing for me lately! Godspeed on your photographing endeavors good sir. :p

Well... you went for it so that's what matters. I don't think they'll forget. This will teach them all to appreciate Koto more. Dodn't you already shred Nome up with your review of her? I thought you were pretty damn harsh; you actually changed my mind about her and I ened up not getting her, plus I couldn't find her any where for a decent price so in the long run it worked out.

I hope so too but I was told it might rain so who knows? Thank you. I will try my hardest. I always have a vision of how I want a photo to turn out but it rarely happens.

AshlotteLestterAshlotteOoo which one ya gonna review....no wait don't tell me I like surprises...And you better post it mister even if someone else does before you!!! :p

Okay, let it be a surprise. Yes, I'll definitely post it regardless. I'm almost done writing it but I need pics after and I need tomorrow to be bautiful sunny day. I want to do an outdoor shoot.

I noticed you posted your latest review; I saw the score too. I haven't read it yet; so I'll let you know what I think after. I'm glad and surprised you gave it a perfect score; however, you must have strong reasons which I don't know yet since I haven't read it but will.

Oh god I rewrote that review countless times...I kept subtracting a point from sculpt...then paint...then added one in...then took one out...Finally I just did the shoot then sat down and took a good hard look at them and couldn't bring myself to give her anything but 10.

I'll probably regret it later knowing me, but for now I feel it was the right judgment. >_<

Ah yes but I look forward to whatever it is your working on...Let me think of that and forget my stress haha.

Yeah, that happens to me. I have a certain score I want to give but then get overwhelmed and start questioning whether I'm being fair or not. I'm glad you sat down and stared at her. I think the score you gave it was good, especially since you gave a lot of reasons why you were giving her that score. You backed up your score really well.

Don't regret anything. You had good judgement.

I just finished the review. Now I need the photo's. Then I'll re-read it and refine it further. I hate reading my work; sometimes after I've written it I disagree and begin to change things. it's so annoying but I really love writing reviews and taking pics.

I read your latest and I agree with you completely. I read a copuple of comments of people bashing this figure but I'm glad you waited before panicking and I'm happy you didn't cancel her after. Great review, it was very detailed.

AshlotteOoo which one ya gonna review....no wait don't tell me I like surprises...And you better post it mister even if someone else does before you!!! :p

Okay, let it be a surprise. Yes, I'll definitely post it regardless. I'm almost done writing it but I need pics after and I need tomorrow to be bautiful sunny day. I want to do an outdoor shoot.

I noticed you posted your latest review; I saw the score too. I haven't read it yet; so I'll let you know what I think after. I'm glad and surprised you gave it a perfect score; however, you must have strong reasons which I don't know yet since I haven't read it but will.

AshlotteGrats on the promotion btw I didn't even notice earlier. >_>

Thank you. It recently happened... I think it was ony Monday?

AshlotteLestterYeah, I thought rei was going to be very popular. Glad you got her on sale; the original price was painful.

Really? I had no idea. I've never seen the anime. I just thought that figure was very pretty. As I mentioned already her body particularly for back I really like. Hopefully Alter can give us a dynamic figure of her.

Also, great review; I totally didn't see that coming. i didn't even know you had it.

Ah yes impulse buy she was...actually I made several impulse...buys...Ah geez thinking about how much I blew and how much is speeding towards me at the same time....haha well look forward to no shortage of reviews atleast. >_>

You should take the time to watch Birdy though if you get the time. Its a great anime...Sadly the second season is about 100x better then the first, but without watching the first you'd probably feel lost viewing the second... >_<

You and your impulse buys. You're not the only one though its happened to me many times.

Yeah, I might watch the anime; however, I prefer reading manga. I feel it's a million times better.

AshlotteLestterAwesome, I'm looking forward to it.

Yeah, I haven't read any either. It's nice that you're giving Uplark a chance. I really like the Birdy figure but don't have $ for it right now. I really like her body.

Mmm I thought it was odd noone reviewed her...thought it was a pretty big release I guess the price scared people off.

Birdy...I'm conflicted on. I really enjoyed the show and I like her, but I desperately wanted her to be in a more action pose...Her pose in that one is OK but shes an ass kicking intergalactic police officer...Show her breaking stuff damnit haha.

Yeah, I thought rei was going to be very popular. Glad you got her on sale; the original price was painful.

Really? I had no idea. I've never seen the anime. I just thought that figure was very pretty. As I mentioned already her body particularly for back I really like. Hopefully Alter can give us a dynamic figure of her.

Also, great review; I totally didn't see that coming. i didn't even know you had it.

AshlotteLestterHey, I noticed you ordered Uplark's rei. Are you going to review her; she seems real nice.

You betcha!

Haha but yea I will...Honestly haven't been able to find any other reviews of her oddly enough. O.o

But I liked Nia so I'm willing to give Uplark a chance again...Plus I just love the idea of owning a a plug from an eva to the point that I mostly just bought it for that fact alone. *cough*

Awesome, I'm looking forward to it.

Yeah, I haven't read any either. It's nice that you're giving Uplark a chance. I really like the Birdy figure but don't have $ for it right now. I really like her body.

Hey, I noticed you ordered Uplark's rei. Are you going to review her; she seems real nice.

AshlotteLestterHey, awhile back I noticed Amiami doesn't sell Megahouse figures anymore; atleast that's the case in their English site. I wrote them about it and told them it's not fair and that they should put them up again. Hope it works.

Yeah, Koto is all over the place but they've been around forever.

Yamato does do some nice figures but they definitely need to improve.

What...the...Errr no idea why they'd remove all the MH figures from the site...Makes me worried wether if you already had an order with them for an MH figure its still good or not...Lemme know if they reply to you for sure...

Very bizzare...

Hey Ash, thanks for commenting and favoriting my pics.

They wrote back and this is what they wrote:

Hi,Lester
Thanks for your inquiry.

Due to circumstances beyond our control, we had to remove MegaHouse products from our English site.
Thank you again for your interest in our merchandise.

Best regards,
Phil Nakayasu
AmiAmi

Don't worry you're good; I read that someone got their Bleach figure so I'm sure you'll get yours too. Ask them anyway though.

Hey, awhile back I noticed Amiami doesn't sell Megahouse figures anymore; atleast that's the case in their English site. I wrote them about it and told them it's not fair and that they should put them up again. Hope it works.

Yeah, Koto is all over the place but they've been around forever.

Yamato does do some nice figures but they definitely need to improve.

AshlotteLestterI know! I'm shocked. It's good you're researching before you buy. Who knows, this one might go on sale soon. That's why GSC isn't my favorite company. I don't understand why people love GSC they're not even near as amazing in quality as Alter and Max but that's just my opinion. Once I get BRS I might not buy from them in a long time.

Mmm now that you mention it aside from my one Nendo I don't actually own anything from GSC...

I guess it has to do with who they choose to make figures of...Koto doesn't have the best quality, but I tend to buy alot of theirs figures because their really diverse in who they make and cover characters that are otherwise ignored. :p

Yeah, before Saber Lily, BRS and World is Mine came along I never really paid much attention to GSC. Thankfully they're out of my system now as I will own all three soon.

I used to love Koto before but lately they have been letting me down. Yamato is another company I have a special love for too. I always wanted that Simca you own. I personally thought they were the best.

As of now I love native; I think they're too good. All their figures are simply amazing.

AshlotteLestterAshlotteLestterYes, it does. I most like her body though. Just to let you know, amiami has GSC's Miku again.

You work for my credit company don't you Les...ahhh no I didn't hear anything about that last part lalalala.

Yes I do. Jk. I won't temp you anymore though it's not fair. To be truely honest you really don't need this one. She's nice but that's pretty much it. So rest assured that she's no where near as amazing as Max's adult Miku and I know how much you love that one.

Haha I actually went and read some reviews of her just now and one pointed out some serious quality problems with her like missing text and such so that was enough to keep my desires at bay now. :p

I know! I'm shocked. It's good you're researching before you buy. Who knows, this one might go on sale soon. That's why GSC isn't my favorite company. I don't understand why people love GSC they're not even near as amazing in quality as Alter and Max but that's just my opinion. Once I get BRS I might not buy from them in a long time.

AshlotteLestterYes, it does. I most like her body though. Just to let you know, amiami has GSC's Miku again.

You work for my credit company don't you Les...ahhh no I didn't hear anything about that last part lalalala.

Yes I do. Jk. I won't temp you anymore though it's not fair. To be truely honest you really don't need this one. She's nice but that's pretty much it. So rest assured that she's no where near as amazing as Max's adult Miku and I know how much you love that one.

AshlotteLestterI'm trying so hard to resist and I think I just might win. Collet is too expensive but I'm really really thinking super hard on this one.

I agree, there are figures that one doesn't know anything about yet gravitates towards them due to craftsmanship alone. Collet is such a figure. Man I hope one of us is able to get her. I would love to read a review of her by you.

I think I'm liking Shoujo S a bit more though.

Mmm Shoujo has a certain allure with the whole strawberry thing doesn't she.

Yes, it does. I most like her body though. Just to let you know, amiami has GSC's Miku again.

AshlotteLestterYou're after Native's figures now? Me too! If you stumble upon two decently priced Collet (one for you and one for me), please let me know asap.

Haha it'd have to be stupidly cheap for me to be able to squeeze it in this pathetic thing I call a budget anymore...But yea the quality on all of theirs so far is extremely impressive.

I like to stick to characters I know and all, but I guess theirs something to be said for wanting a piece just for the sheer craftsmanship of it. ~_^

I'm trying so hard to resist and I think I just might win. Collet is too expensive but I'm really really thinking super hard on this one.

I agree, there are figures that one doesn't know anything about yet gravitates towards them due to craftsmanship alone. Collet is such a figure. Man I hope one of us is able to get her. I would love to read a review of her by you.

I think I'm liking Shoujo S a bit more though.

You're after Native's figures now? Me too! If you stumble upon two decently priced Collet (one for you and one for me), please let me know asap.

AshlotteAh yea I meant GSC....And haha no I'm pretty much in the hole for now so no more buying for me...Maybe if theres another slow month later on. ~_^

Wasn't it you who told me that that's what all collectors say and they end up pre-ordering anyway? I'm going to try too but it's hard.