Mikatan has finally updated her Blog with some preview pictures of the “Figma Black★ Rock Shooter” by Max Factory..

The details, together with Nendoroid Black Rock Shooter plus the DeadMaster figurine, were revealed during BRS event today.. Figma’s Blog posted about the event.. At the same time, the Official Website of Black Rock Shooter will also be updated with information on the figures later on..

Prepare yourself as the pre-orders for the figma and Nendo B★RS will open soon..

Preview scans featuring the upcoming “Figma Black★Rock Shooter” by Max Factory.. Sexy as ever eh? XD

According to Wcloudx’s site, the figure is scheduled for July 2010 release at 2,800 Yen retail price.. The month when it is released will be the same as the “Nendoroid Black★Rock Shooter”.

Source: 2chn via Wcloudx

Just recently, Max Factory and Good Smile Company has updated the WonHobby 11 Site with interesting info on their upcoming exclusive goodies which are going to be sold during Wonder Festival (WonFest) 2010 Winter on Febuary 7th, 2010.. It has been quite some time since the last WonFest took place which was the Summer WonFest 2009 held in July…

Well, here are the items that are going to be sold exclusively during the Winter WonFest 2010.. Lets start off with:

Name: Nendoroid Snow Miku
Company: Good Smile Company
Retail Price: 3,000 Yen
Note: 1,500 pieces, limited to 2 pieces per person.

Name: Nendoroid K-ON! Mio & Ritsu Live Stage Ver.
Company: Good Smile Company
Retail Price: 8,000 Yen
Note: 3,000 pieces, limited to 2 pieces per person.

Name: Figma Hirasawa Ui School Uniform Ver.
Company: Max Factory
Retail Price: 2,500 Yen
Note: 3,000 pieces, limited to 2 pieces per person.

Name: Set of Sailor Uniform & Miko Outfit for FREEing 1/4 Scale Lucky Star Figures
Company: FREEing
Retail Price: 4,000 Yen
Note: 200 Sets, no limitation purchase.

Name: 1/7 Scale Saber Lily ~Golden Sword of Victory Caliburn~
Company: Good Smile Company
Retail Price: 9,000 Yen
Note: 2,000 pieces, limited to 2 pieces per person.

According to Wcloudx, there will be a special online pre-order period which will start on the February 8th, 2010 until February 13th, 2010.. These items are scheduled to be released on mid-June 2010 (Only applied to Online orders, excluding FREEing). The number of stocks will be based on the number of orders.. Also each person is limited to 3 orders of the same item for Online order (Exluding FREEing)..

So for those who are really getting something from this WonFest list, do keep yourself free on the February 8th to pre-order on these items.. As for me, I will sure keep myself ready to pre-order the Nendoroid Snow Hatsune Miku.. XD

Just last weekend, the Chara Hobby 2009 event was held at the Makuhari Messe International Convention Complex.. There are some new and upcoming figurines that the some of the companies have made and I would say that they are a Must-Get for some people like the one above for example.. XD

Alot of websites have already done their coverage on the event.. I’ve gathered some of the pictures they took of the event and without further ado, I shall post them here for all to see.. Enjoy the pics..

I shall await the B★RS figurine from Good Smile Company (GSC) that I’ve already pre-ordered and also the Alternate version which will be announced very soon I hope.. =3

Not to forget the Hatsune Miku “VN02″ figurine by Max Factory..

Via Wcloudx, Moeyo, Akiba Hobby & Hobby Stock’s Blog.

Mikatan recently updated her blog with some wonderful news about another Hatsune Miku figurine.. This time, it is a “Nendoroid Hatsune Miku Race Queen Ver. + Nendoroid Car” set by Good Smile Company.. ^^ When I saw this, I thought, MUST GET the set~

In this set, she comes with an umbrella, both opened and closed.. Really love the simplistic design..

This is by far the best pose of the Nendo Miku.. I really love her race queen outfit.. xD

And well, included in the set is the Nendo Car too.. A vehicle just for all type of nendoroids.. xd

This nendo Miku also comes with 2 unique facial expression which extends the number of expressions Miku already had previously (There is the set from the Original Miku Version and the Hachune Miku version)..

Unfortunately, this particular set of Nendoroid Hatsune Miku will be another exclusive item, which you can only get either from Ure10 or NicoNicoChokuhan (Nicoshop)… well, at least is is better than being a magazine-exclusive kind of figurine..

Another thing is that this set will be bundled with a number of different “StudioGladRacing” related items like for example, this wonderful jacket (Below).. For more info about the different type of bundles, do visit StudioGladRacing’s website here..

There are a variation of bundles for the “StudioGladRacing”, prices ranging from 7,000yen to 50,000yen (About SGD$105 to SGD$750).. But do not worry, the Nendoroid set will come together with any bundles you buy..

The reservation for her has already started (It began today actually)… So do get your money ready quick since the closing date will be on the 11th May 2009 (could be earlier since its an exclusive edition..

Seriously, after looking at this, I seriously want to get Miku and the car, but Im still thinking due to the lowest price which is kinda too much for me.. x.X

Another character from the Nanoha series got a figma treatment by Max Factory, making some Nanoha fans feeling quite happy to have another Nanoha figma character to collect.. This time, it is none other than Signum (Knight ver.).. I was quite happy that Max Factory decided to release a Main character (Nanoha, Hayate and Fate Testarossaa are Main-Main characters.. xD)..

Well, to those who don’t know who Signum is, she is one of Hayate Yagami’s knights and the leader of the Wolkenritter.. Well, you will know when you watch the 1st to the current season of the Nanoha series..

She comes with her trusty weapon, Laevatein together with it’s sheath.. Signum looks wonderful in this pose..

The great news of getting her is that Laevatein comes in 3 forms which comes in 3 different forms; firstly the ‘Schlangenform’, a whip form,

‘Bogenform’ a longbow form,

and ‘Schwertform’, a sword surrounded in flames..

She comes with 2 unique facial expressions that really shows her personality..

Well, Figma Signum has already been opened for pre-orders as of this week.. Hobby Search is now taking orders on her now at a price of 3000yen which is about SGD$45.. This will be good news for the Nanoha fans.. xD You can view the pictures via GoodSmile..

As for me, I am pretty much broke after getting my Mikunator.. I’m still getting the Black Rock Shooter no matter what.. xD

Another week passed and another event is currently ongoing in Japan.. Called the Tokyo Anime Fair (TAF) ’09, this event will sure tempt you with more wonderful pictures of upcoming and also some new figurines/mechas.. Although its an anime event, there are some figure and mecha companies that are there such as Good Smile Company, Wave and Bandai..

As said earlier on, the event is still ongoing, starting from yesterday (18th March) and it will end this Saturday, 21st March.. Well, I would like to present some pictures that were taken during the event.. Enjoy the pics.. ^^

Lets begin with Max Factory, starting with Figma Mitsurugi Meiya from Muv Luv..

Followed by Figma Golgo 13 from the anime series Golgo 13..

Figma Sonsaku Hakufu from Ikkitousen Great Guardians..

Good Smile Company once again surprised us by showcasing the Vocaloid Nendo Puchi set.. Back then, only the Nendo Puchi Megurine Luka was displayed..

So in the set you can get Hatsune Miku,

Meiko,

Megurine Luka,

And of course Kagamine Rin,

and Kagamine Len.. I still wonder why Kaito wasn’t included.. =3

The next few pictures are all by Good Smile Company, some of them are very lovely IMO though I can’t afford anymore figurines.. ;_; Lets begin with..

Nendoroid Riannon from Tears to Tiara..

Nendoroid Asakura Otome from Da Capo II…

1/8 Scale Sakurai Kanade & 1/8 Scale Sakurai Yukino from Candy Boy..

1/8 Scale Akashiya Moka Awakened Ver. ..

Nendoroid Dorcell from Fireball..

1/8 Scale Kaaya, and

1/8 Scale Fatina from Tower of Druaga by Alter..

Yoko Real Image Ver. from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann by Max Factory… First time I see Max Factory doing a scale figurine.. xD

VF-25G (Gunner/Sniper version) in Battroid Mode from Macross Frontier, Piloted by Mikhail Blanc..

RVF-25 (Reconnaissance version) in Fighter Mode from Macross Frontier, Piloted by Luca Angelloni..

RVF-25 in Battroid Mode..

The Gundam “Life-Sized” statue that Japan is going to build in Odaiba’s Shiokaze Park as part of the “Mobile Suit Gundam 30th Anniversary Project”.. Click here for details..

Seriously, this is totally wrong.. /UNSEE

1/10 Scale Nia Swimsuit Ver. from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann by Wave…

Nendoroid Zange-chan, and

Nendoroid Nagi from Kannagi by Good Smile Company..

Nendoroid Kagamiku from Lucky Star OVA by Good Smile Company..

Now this is another great news.. GSC has finally announced that the “World Is Mine” Miku will be appearing on the market soon.. Back then, it was Mikatan who gave a sneakpeek of the figurine itself.. ^^

During the TAF’09, there was CM by GSC about Black Rock Shooter and what it seems to be a glimpse of “World Is Mine” Miku.. Thanks to Akiba Hobby for the video..

Without further ado, here is the video of the CM itself during the event.. Enjoy~~

GSC’s “BRS & World Is Mine” CM

Next up is the 1/8 Scale of Hatsune Miku CM Ver. by Good Smile Company..

Ranka Lee Limited Ver., and

Sheryl Nome Limited Ver. from Macross Frontier by Ichiban Kuji…

Well, thats all I have about the figurines.. I will end this entry with this wonderful picture of cosplayers spotted during the event.. Hope you enjoyed some of the pictures during the event..

To see the rest of the wonderful pictures, do visit Akiba Hobby(1,2) and Hobby Stock (1,2,3,4,5) and Mikatan’s Blog.. Thanks to Jon (Wcloudx) for this info.. ^^

Almost a week ago, Good Smile Company (GSC) made a new CM for their upcoming figurines/figmas/nendoroids.. Although it wasn’t as superb as the one with 1/8 scale Hatsune Miku and the Kagamine Twins, the video was still as lovely as ever.. This time however, the new CM is filled with wonderful figures like the Figma Kagamiku, Shishido Akiha from Sorakake and of course Black Rock Shooter..

They chose their location for the shoot in a school at an unknown location.. Anyway, the GSC group really did well in utilizing alot of places to do their shoots.. Well, before I carry on, I will let you all see the Commercial Video itself.. Enjoy~

GSC’s 「New Hobby Has Come #01」 CM

Anyway, you can also view the “Behind the Scenes” footage of the commercial, “The Making of 「New Hobby Has Come #01」 CM” by GSC too.. Thanks to Mikatan for those 2 videos.. xD

The Making of GSC’s CM “New Hobby Has Come #01″

Well, apart from just the CM, Mikatan was kind enough to share some pics that were taken for the CM video.. Not only would you see some pics that were used in the videos, there are others that were not chosen for CM “New Hobby Has Come #01″..

I guess the remaining shots might be used for number 2 though.. Well, you never know till it comes out.. ^^ For now do enjoy the pictures..

To view the rest of the pictures, do visit Mikatan’s Blog.. They are quite amazing.. I simply love some of them.. Jon (Wcloudx) also posted about this too.. xD

Another great event called Miyazawa Model Exhibition recently held and there are quite a number of figurines and mechas that are showcased there, some of them are already opened for pre-orders while some of them are on display for the first time after Wonder Hobby 9 and 9.5..

The good news about this event is that there are alot of cool figurines on display to collect, not just by major companies like Good Smile Company or Max Factory but also other companies like Yamato and even BanPresto..

Alot of sites have already posted on the event and lets say that I will also join in the bandwagon as well, so enjoy the wonderful pictures.. xD

Mecha-Type + Nurse = Super MOE!

The 3 new Macross Frontier figurines by Banpresto of Ranka Lee,

Sheryl Nome, and

Klan Klein.. >.<

Wave’s Hiiragi Kagami & Tsukasa School Uniform Ver.. Looks just like the characters in the anime.. xD

One of my favourites, Black★Rock Shooter..

Konata and her mum, Kanata.. Both figurines are by Wave..

Rei and Asuka Meido Ver.

Apart from just figurines, there are also some mechas displayed there and I find some of them quite interesting..

Example is firstly the Perfect Grade [PG] Gundam Astray Red Frame.. I think it comes with 2 versions, one is the standard one with some translucent parts..

The other would be the ARX-7 Arbalest by Alter.. Looks quite interesting to get..

Now back to more figurines action starting with the figma Mikuru.. xD

This one is seriously not what I had in mind.. =3

Another favourite, Nendo Lily Saber..

Upcoming 1/8 Scale Subaru Nakajima by GSC.. More info coming soon..

MegaHouse’s Limited Edition Aludra from Queens Blade..

Duel Maid series.. I forgot her name though.. Click here for details..

1/6 scale Iroha by Yamato..

1/7 scale Shana Brunette Clear Ver. by Griffon Enterprises.

Kotobukiya’s Shigure Asa ‘Special Version’.. Looks quite pretty..

To end it all, a shaking hip for everyone to see.. Well, I don’t know the purpose of this though.. Maybe a inspiration for future figurines to have that?? @_@

I hope you enjoyed the pictures of the Miyazawa Model Exhibition 2009 event.. I am happy to see some of the wonderful figurines on display.. Some of them look quite amazing.. Well, everyone will have to wait for the announcements of them opened for reservation.. xD

You can view more amazing pictures of the event by visiting Hobby Stock’s Blog, Akiba Hobby, Mikatan’s Blog, and Amiblo ( 1, 2, 3 ).. Thanks to Jon (Wcloudx) and Panther for this info.. ^^

Just last Saturday, Team Blue organised another figure shoot for this month.. Titled “unofficially” as “Fabulous February” by me and Fuzzy, we decided to do a figure shoot based on the theme, “Girls with Weapons”.. The reason for it will be explained later on.. There were quite a good response from both members and non-members alike who would love to go for this outing..

Location-wise, our outing manager, Malzias decided to do our figure shoot at Admiralty Park beside Republic Polytechnic at Woodlands.. Going there from the nearest MRT station takes us 5mins by bus.. Initially, that was our plan.. However, due to the change in weather, we decided to change our location to Republic Poly itself.. xD

Fate looks jealous that I chose Seto-san as main character for this outing.. ^^;;

Those who came along were Blurmage, Hexlord, Yumeno, Nanopulp, Chibihien, Malzias (Organiser), Feidamu and Amano.. We had some fun taking shots of so many figurines/figmas that were brought during the photoshoot.. As for me, I brought along my Figma Fate for this wonderful outing..

Anyway, I would like to leave you to check out the rest of the pics.. Click on them to view the enlarged version.. xD

Fate playing some some nice music with the guitar..

Shiki showing off her beautiful pink kimono..

Teana showing off with her Cross Mirage..

Kos-Mos posing wonderfully in her swimsuit..

Haruhi carrying her guitar on her shoulder while posing for the camera.. She looks cool.. xD

Fate showing me her Bardiche’s Zanber form..

Seto-san cosplaying in Haruhi’s Brave Warrior outfit.. (I think thats what its called..) ^^;

Thats all I have for the outing.. We left the area at about 5.30pm since it was raining at that point of time.. We had our dinner at MOS Burger before we took our leave home.. We do enjoy during the outing and I did learn some photography tips from Blurmage and Hexlord.. xD

I hope you enjoy the pictures I posted.. Till then, take care.. ^^