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  • Well, it's still December 31st here where I live and I would like to wrap up this year by doing a photo shoot for the "just arrived" 1/4 Pre-painted Kos-Mos version 4 (Happy New Year to the folks in Eastern Hemisphere though!).  I have always been a fan of Kos-Mos and the Xenosaga series, version 4 in particular is my favorite.  Over the years, there had been rarely any good Kos-Mos figure, the Happinet version was fairly close but the expression seemed a bit too blank, the Alter 1/7 version was ok but the face sculpt really didn't deliver for me, but I think my favorite version up to this point is the Alter 1/6 Kos-Mos Swimsuit version.  The facial expression was still a little bit off for my taste but that was the closest we got so far.  It will probably take this brand new 1/4 Kos-Mos to dethrone the best sculpted Kos-Mos crown from Alter.   This 1/4 Kos-Mos will stand up to 18 inches from the resting surface to the tip of the Gatling gun, so be prepared to free up some space!  As usual with Gathering Pre-Painted resin, paint job is done very nicely, the sculpt is clean and well defined.  It's pretty easy to put her together.  As good as it looks though, this version I have ordered is not without flaws (which we will discuss later), but from the overall appearances and attention to details, this is still the best looking Kos-Mos figure I have to-date.  So, without further ado, let's get started~

    1:4 Kos-Mos Version 4 Pre-painted (Cast-off-able)

    Well, it's still December 31st here where I live and I would like to wrap up this year by doing a photo shoot for the "just arrived" 1/4 Pre-painted Kos-Mos version 4 (Happy New Year to the folks in Eastern Hemisphere though!). I have always been a fan of Kos-Mos and the Xenosaga series, version 4 in particular is my favorite. Over the years, there had been rarely any good Kos-Mos figure, the Happinet version was fairly close but the expression seemed a bit too blank, the Alter 1/7 version was ok but the face sculpt really didn't deliver for me, but I think my favorite version up to this point is the Alter 1/6 Kos-Mos Swimsuit version. The facial expression was still a little bit off for my taste but that was the closest we got so far. It will probably take this brand new 1/4 Kos-Mos to dethrone the best sculpted Kos-Mos crown from Alter. This 1/4 Kos-Mos will stand up to 18 inches from the resting surface to the tip of the Gatling gun, so be prepared to free up some space! As usual with Gathering Pre-Painted resin, paint job is done very nicely, the sculpt is clean and well defined. It's pretty easy to put her together. As good as it looks though, this version I have ordered is not without flaws (which we will discuss later), but from the overall appearances and attention to details, this is still the best looking Kos-Mos figure I have to-date. So, without further ado, let's get started~

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  • A few days ago, blogsphere comrade Tier celebrated his acquisition of the rare and limited edition of pre-painted version of the 1/4 Uesugi Kenshin from Volks A-brand.  I promised him to take a few pictures of my own 1/4 Gathering version for him to compare the finishing quality between the two.  That reminded me, I never quite taken pictures of my 1/4 army, might as well take this chance to snap a few pics eh?

    1/4 Uesugi Kenshin E2046 Gathering version

    A few days ago, blogsphere comrade Tier celebrated his acquisition of the rare and limited edition of pre-painted version of the 1/4 Uesugi Kenshin from Volks A-brand. I promised him to take a few pictures of my own 1/4 Gathering version for him to compare the finishing quality between the two. That reminded me, I never quite taken pictures of my 1/4 army, might as well take this chance to snap a few pics eh?

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  • A bunch of stuffs has been arriving since the beginning of the month, from the figure end, besides the aforementioned GSC Saber Lily, there is also Kotone Ousaka from Native X Max Factory, an illustration turned figure from the all too well known master Tony, and Suku-Mizu Mecha Nurse Girl Nana, another illustration turned figure from the mecha girl expert E-Ji Komatsu.

    GSC Saber Lily, Native Kotone Ousaka and others

    A bunch of stuffs has been arriving since the beginning of the month, from the figure end, besides the aforementioned GSC Saber Lily, there is also Kotone Ousaka from Native X Max Factory, an illustration turned figure from the all too well known master Tony, and Suku-Mizu Mecha Nurse Girl Nana, another illustration turned figure from the mecha girl expert E-Ji Komatsu.

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  • More loots have arrived on this fine Saturday afternoon and I am just more than happy to perform a thorough inspection.  Most of the goods that I ordered after I...

    Mid September loot inspection

    More loots have arrived on this fine Saturday afternoon and I am just more than happy to perform a thorough inspection.  Most of the goods that I ordered after I...

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  • As usual with the Gathering series, you can expect high level of details and finishes, let just say their finishes is on par if not better than some of the leading PVC manufacturers.  I have always been a fan of the painted resin figures because of their wider selection.  And with their choice station, customer like me has some input as to what they want to work on next!  I am putting my chips in a Gathering release of 1/4 Kos-mos version 4 from C3 X Hobby 2009.

    E2046 Gathering Saber Lily

    As usual with the Gathering series, you can expect high level of details and finishes, let just say their finishes is on par if not better than some of the leading PVC manufacturers. I have always been a fan of the painted resin figures because of their wider selection. And with their choice station, customer like me has some input as to what they want to work on next! I am putting my chips in a Gathering release of 1/4 Kos-mos version 4 from C3 X Hobby 2009.

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  • I don’t know how many of you have noticed but for the past 24 hours or so, this website has virtually gone down due to the web hosting side problem. ...

    August preorder and web hosting down time

    I don’t know how many of you have noticed but for the past 24 hours or so, this website has virtually gone down due to the web hosting side problem. ...

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  • I have talked about how I value my figurine collection and they must be protected from dust and dirt with my weather sealing film.  However, due to lack of display area in the past, I have never been able to protect every figurine I wanted to. With the new display area online and the 10 or so figures that are due to arrive later this year, I have decided to introduce a new system that can promote/demote my figurine collection from my dust protection system.

    Figurine promotion and relegation battle

    I have talked about how I value my figurine collection and they must be protected from dust and dirt with my weather sealing film. However, due to lack of display area in the past, I have never been able to protect every figurine I wanted to. With the new display area online and the 10 or so figures that are due to arrive later this year, I have decided to introduce a new system that can promote/demote my figurine collection from my dust protection system.

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  • Choko Sennin Haruka is a heroine, insult, ninja, training + ADV eroge game release by Alicesoft back in Feburary 2008.  Previously released figure related to this series includes Takamori Haruka from Alter and the yet to be released Shihoudo Narika also from Alter.  Subaru is considered as the third and non-cannon heroine as she only joins you mid-way through the game and did not have her own cho-henshin costume.  Despite the fact that Alicesoft did not consider her as main heroine, she is actually rather popular among the fans; probably due to her mature body build and her beautiful long black hair + ponytail.  In this write up, I am going to attempt to give a summary of the game story as I would focus Subaru's story as she joins the team as I don't think I can talk about Subaru without talking about Haruka and Narika.  I would finish Narika and Haruka's stories in future write ups, otherwise, it would be too long.

    Choko Sennin Haruka – Subaru Gathering kit and background story

    Choko Sennin Haruka is a heroine, insult, ninja, training + ADV eroge game release by Alicesoft back in Feburary 2008. Previously released figure related to this series includes Takamori Haruka from Alter and the yet to be released Shihoudo Narika also from Alter. Subaru is considered as the third and non-cannon heroine as she only joins you mid-way through the game and did not have her own cho-henshin costume. Despite the fact that Alicesoft did not consider her as main heroine, she is actually rather popular among the fans; probably due to her mature body build and her beautiful long black hair + ponytail. In this write up, I am going to attempt to give a summary of the game story as I would focus Subaru's story as she joins the team as I don't think I can talk about Subaru without talking about Haruka and Narika. I would finish Narika and Haruka's stories in future write ups, otherwise, it would be too long.

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