Author Topic: Show Us Your Swag! (Read 11773 times)

veehive · « **on:** June 30, 2011, 02:20:47 AM »

A popular thread over at the Vocaforum (but then those guys & gals are crazy for figure collecting). So. Feel free to share your recent and not-so-recent aquisitions.

A-like so:

My newest arrivals -- Taiga Aisaka in repose (the ONLY time anyone will see her smiling)

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... and (just yesterday) Panty and Stocking nendoroids

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foxhead556 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 30, 2011, 05:57:43 AM »

noting too neat but i did get a kerberos panzer cop figure ^^

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veehive · « **Reply #2 on:** July 16, 2011, 04:10:22 AM »

This one was hard to get.

(And is still causing me trouble even after landing on my doorstep)

The last of my pre-orders (before the hospitalization last April)

Behold! The official mascot of the 2011 Sapporo Winter Festival:
Snow Miku

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She comes with several accessories, including a little snowman (with a "hachune" expression on his face). Hmm. Now, where did that snowman go ....

Uh oh!

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Looks like Panty's got him cornered.

swizzle · « **Reply #3 on:** July 24, 2011, 07:19:59 AM »

I think I'll just post this link instead of taking a bunch of pics:
http://myfigurecollection.net/collection/swizzle

xP

@Veehive, you're so lucky for getting the snow miku >.<
I wanted that one xP

veehive · « **Reply #4 on:** July 25, 2011, 02:23:55 AM »

It was VERY HARD to get. I had to pre-order through HongKong (with a hefty price penalty), worrying that I might get screwed (HK has a reputation). The figure was correct but the retailer had trouble making my perfectly-good credit card work for them.

swizzle · « **Reply #5 on:** July 28, 2011, 11:43:19 PM »

My Lum figure arrived today! xD

uh... I have no idea why these won't embed right...
http://imageshack.us/f/842/cimg5726.jpg/
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foxhead556 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 29, 2011, 12:49:47 AM »

u got the new lum figure! How much did it cost for u to snag it?

swizzle · « **Reply #7 on:** July 29, 2011, 01:41:58 AM »

http://myfigurecollection.net/item/54146_urusei_yatsura_lum_invader_dive
Price listed there is 8190 yen which would be about $105.
I got it for about $73 plus about $25 for shipping. So even with shipping it was less than that listed yen price. xP

foxhead556 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 29, 2011, 05:18:33 AM »

woo 105 bucks for retail :X is she worth the price tag?0.o

swizzle · « **Reply #9 on:** July 29, 2011, 05:29:20 AM »

Depends how much you like Lum and how much you like figures. She's definitely a nice size and has decent detail and doesn't feel cheap, though the lightning could be a bit better. I like using figures as drawing aids so they're always useful to me whether they're amazing or not and I just like looking at them. xP
I think it's decent, though probably should be slightly less expensive. The problem with Lum is it's hard to tell detail because there's not much to her wardrobe. The hair and the face is the only part that has much substance and those were done really well on the figure and the rest was done well too, but it's just the typically tiger bikini. Sorry if this is a bit rambly and not helpful at all. ror (ror = Engrish lol)

Kasaioni · « **Reply #10 on:** July 29, 2011, 05:50:50 AM »

I think it looks very good in quality.

foxhead556 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 29, 2011, 06:04:11 AM »

I might get it but i wish Lum didnt have her mean face on :X I would have liked her to be smiling or something xP

Kasaioni · « **Reply #12 on:** July 29, 2011, 06:40:06 AM »

She's cute when she's angry.

swizzle · « **Reply #13 on:** July 29, 2011, 06:45:18 AM »

I think she's cute when she's angry as well xP
My other Lum is smiling though so I have both. xD
(My other one is the bottle top with green hair and legs stretched out)

cata · « **Reply #14 on:** July 30, 2011, 10:28:46 AM »

I don't find Lum to be cute when she's angry. She's just hot. xD

veehive · « **Reply #15 on:** August 01, 2011, 12:15:36 PM »

Friday: Place orders with Mandarake for items at their Shibuya and GrandchaosOsaka stores.
Saturday morning: Shibuya replies: order confirmation. No word from Osaka
Score: Shibuya 1, Osaka 0
Saturday morning: I pay Shibuya through Paypal. Silence from Osaka.
Score: Shibuya 2, Osaka 0
Shibuya acknowledges payment, Osaka sleeps.
Score: Shibuya 3, Osaka 0
Sunday morning; Shibuya sends shipment notification. Where's WaldOsaka?
Score: Shibuya 4, Osaka 0
Monday morning: Grandchaos Osaka posts its confirmation
... as if just arriving at the futbol arena and bursting onto the field ...
... "We're Here! Let's Play Some ... waitwhat?"
... and are greeted with the sound of cicadas (miiin miiiiiin miiiiiin zuu zuu zuuu) ....
... echoing across the dark empty stadium.
Final Score: Shibuya 4, Osaka 1

swizzle · « **Reply #16 on:** August 17, 2011, 01:44:34 PM »

Wow that took you a loooong time to hear from Osaka 0.0
And I love Mandarake! xD
Definitely going there again when I'm in Japan.

swizzle · « **Reply #17 on:** September 07, 2011, 12:54:17 AM »

Just a couple things I picked up while in Japan.

Vol 2-15 of the Urusei Yatsura reprint and a 1985 Shounen Sunday with Urusei Yatsura on the cover.
I love Japan xD

foxhead556 · « **Reply #18 on:** September 07, 2011, 03:30:55 AM »

Nice loot Swizzle ^^

veehive · « **Reply #19 on:** September 10, 2011, 06:44:45 PM »

Just arrived (from Shanghai, appropriately enough): a dakimakura (hugging-pillow) cover of TouhouProject central character Reimu Hakurei

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(Yes, that's me. Man, these things are huge! I'm 171 cm tall and it's almost as long as me!)

... which I intend to use to make a shirt to wear at anime con's (positioned like so):

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veehive · « **Reply #20 on:** October 03, 2011, 11:32:59 PM »

Finally.

This Nendoroid is probably the most sought-after Nendo' ever produced. She has sold-out in 5 production runs. When announced that she would be part of the "Cheerful Japan" charity set (her 6th production run), she sold over 74,000 copies (bringing about $925,000 in donations to aid the Eastern Japan earthquake&tsunami relief effort).

Ordering this Nendo' would serve 2 functions: she would be the cornerstone of my Nendoroid collection and 33% of the purchase price would go to a truly Good Cause. Unfortunately I was in hospital when ordering was going on so I missed out once again.

Luckily many collectors bought more than one with the idea of selling the extras. Oh Thank Heavens. Which is how I was able to purchase her.

So ... after 6 months, I celebrate paying off all my medical bills (oh yes!) with the acquisition of ... the Hatsune Miku Support Version Nendoroid!

wow! what an ugly background!

swizzle · « **Reply #21 on:** October 05, 2011, 08:35:43 AM »

Well, I've acquired quite a bit of awesome stuff since I've been here but I'll only post the Urusei Yatsura related stuff (and other Rumiko manga).

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That's about it for now xP. I've gotten a ton of gaming stuff and dvds and blu-rays as well, but I'm not sure if you guys are interested in that stuff since it's not Urusei Yatsura related.

veehive · « **Reply #22 on:** October 05, 2011, 10:56:24 PM »

Well, I did intend this to be an all-inclusive collection thread (as there is a UY-swag-specific thread elsewhere ... I think).

Also, it's been my experience with another show-us-your-swag thread (over on the Vocaforum) that everyone enjoys all kinds of swag and it doesn't have to JUST be about the series mentioned in the forum title (in their case, Vocaloid).

Hmmm just how much stuffs have you been acquiring, Swizz'? If it's a large folder of photos (like on Imageshack, just for example, not like I right-clicked on a picture and selected properties to see where you were hosting them ....

) why not post a link to the album instead of posting the photos here?

foxhead556 · « **Reply #23 on:** October 06, 2011, 05:40:49 AM »

U and ur swag Veehive lol

veehive · « **Reply #24 on:** January 22, 2012, 01:22:08 AM »

Yes, me & my swag

.... Speaking of which ....

I ain't superstitious, but a BLACK CAT just crossed my path ...:

From Ore no Imouto, it's the ever-brooding gothic-fantasy-loving fangirl Kuroneko! Seen here in a pose from the Comiket episode.

I like to have one figure from each series that I've enjoyed (and collected the DVD's), but hadn't seen one from OreImo that satisfied. Stumbled onto this one just in time: she'd going sold-out at most retailers right now. An excellent pose and sculpt by Kotobukiya.

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