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		<title>Ita Madness</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 05:25:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Saku</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Went for Ita madness customizing my PS3, PSP and iPhone and I tried to justify my sudden impulse buy by calling it a Christmas present for myself ^^;; Big thanks...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Went for Ita madness customizing my PS3, PSP and iPhone and I tried to justify my sudden impulse buy by calling it a Christmas present for myself ^^;;</p>
<div id="attachment_5035" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a href="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC_5982.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-5035" title="Kirino Kousaka Custom Skin for PS3 and PSP 3000" src="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC_5982-600x902.jpg" alt="Kirino Kousaka Custom Skin for PS3 and PSP 3000" width="600" height="902" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Kirino Kousaka Custom Skin for my PS3 and PSP 3000 and Fate Stay Night seal mark on my out dated iPhone 3G ^^;;</p></div>
<div id="attachment_5034" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a href="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC_5981.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-5034" title="Kirino Kousaka Custom Skin for PS3 and PSP 3000" src="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC_5981-600x902.jpg" alt="Kirino Kousaka Custom Skin for PS3 and PSP 3000" width="600" height="902" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Showing the backside of my PSP 3000. Kirino is nom nom nom nom ^^</p></div>
<div id="attachment_5039" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a href="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Konachan.com-82224-blue_eyes-kanzaki_hiro-kousaka_kirino-ore_no_imouto_ga_konna_ni_kawaii_wake_ga_nai.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-5039" title="Kirino Kousaka. Image taken from Konachan.com and it's originated from animepaper.net" src="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Konachan.com-82224-blue_eyes-kanzaki_hiro-kousaka_kirino-ore_no_imouto_ga_konna_ni_kawaii_wake_ga_nai-600x375.jpg" alt="Kirino Kousaka. Image taken from Konachan.com" width="600" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Nice wallpaper that I took from Konachan.com and it&#39;s originated from animepaper.net. I used this on my PS3 ^^</p></div>
<div id="attachment_5038" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a href="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Fate-Stay-Night_hakuwang_24532.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-5038" title="Fate-Stay-Night Seal Marking on Shiro" src="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Fate-Stay-Night_hakuwang_24532-600x450.jpg" alt="Fate-Stay-Night Seal Marking on Shiro" width="600" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Another nice and simple wallpaper taken from animepaper.net</p></div>
<div id="attachment_5037" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a href="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/200467601.png"><img class="size-large wp-image-5037" title="Kirino Kousaka" src="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/200467601-600x849.png" alt="Kirino Kousaka" width="600" height="849" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Kirino Kousaka fan art from Konachan.com</p></div>
<div id="attachment_5036" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a href="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/179314465.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-5036" title="Kirino Kousaka" src="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/179314465-600x1063.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="1063" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Kirino Kousaka. Original image from Konachan.com</p></div>
<p style="text-align: left;">Big thanks and &lt;3 to a fellow blogger, <a href="http://otakudan.com/2010/12/ita-psp.html#disqus_thread" target="_blank">otakudan</a>, for showing this site, <a href="http://www.gelaskins.com/" target="_blank">Gelaskins.com</a> for customize skins ranging from gaming consoles to laptops to smartphones. I have been looking for this kind of site for a while and its quality is much better than <a href="http://www.artscow.com/" target="_blank">Arts Cow</a> which was mentioned in this <a href="http://www.sakuafk.com/2010/08/09/my-saber-netbook-case/" target="_blank">post</a>. The one that I found For those who are curious about the cost, here is the break down. PSP slim/3000 ($19.95) + PS3 ($29.95) + iPhone 3G ($22.70) = $72.60 + tax = <strong>$82.04</strong> (Free shipping)</p>
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		<title>Tohsaka Rin &#8211; Unlimited Blade Works</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 06:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Saku</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preorder]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good Smile Company will be really spoiling me next year with all these pre-orders and I can hear my wallet is crying. Another one in my wish list from Wonder...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good Smile Company will be really spoiling me next year with all these pre-orders and I can hear my wallet is crying. Another one in my wish list from <a title="Wonder Festival Summer 2010" href="http://www.sakuafk.com/2010/07/31/wonder-festival-summer-2010-wish-list/" target="_blank">Wonder Festival 2010 Summer</a> is Tohsaka Rin -Unlimited Blade Works- version and she is currently available for <a title="Preorder at AmiAmi" href="http://www.amiami.jp/shop/?set=english&amp;vgForm=ProductInfo&amp;sku=FIG-MOE-2326&amp;template=default/product/e_display.html" target="_blank">preorder</a>.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 560px"><a title="Rin Tohsaka -Unlimited Blade Works- 01 by S4ku, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31374113@N03/5197017071/"><img title="Rin Tohsaka -Unlimited Blade Works- 01" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/5197017071_66d9afa883_b.jpg" alt="Rin Tohsaka -Unlimited Blade Works- 01" width="550" height="800" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Her hair is just goergous and I always love dynamic pose figure. It just feels more realistic than a normal standing figure.</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 560px"><a title="Rin Tohsaka -Unlimited Blade Works- 02 by S4ku, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31374113@N03/5197017115/"><img title="Rin Tohsaka -Unlimited Blade Works- 02" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4104/5197017115_406c460ce7_b.jpg" alt="Rin Tohsaka -Unlimited Blade Works- 02" width="550" height="800" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">I am slightly worried that the figure whole weight is only supported by one of her legs. Even though it&#39;s not as bad as my Saber Triumphant Excalibur, hope it does not fall after couple months ^^;;</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 560px"><a title="Rin Tohsaka -Unlimited Blade Works- 03 by S4ku, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31374113@N03/5197017179/"><img title="Rin Tohsaka -Unlimited Blade Works- 03" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5081/5197017179_c24fb7db75_b.jpg" alt="Rin Tohsaka -Unlimited Blade Works- 03" width="550" height="800" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">I like how GSC includes her seals on her right hand and also her heart jewel that she uses to heal someone.</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 560px"><a title="Rin Tohsaka -Unlimited Blade Works- 04 by S4ku, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31374113@N03/5197017255/"><img title="Rin Tohsaka -Unlimited Blade Works- 04" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/5197017255_2bc5ce04b2_b.jpg" alt="Rin Tohsaka -Unlimited Blade Works- 04" width="550" height="800" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Too bad that they does not include more swords/blades because in my mind since this is UBW version, there should be more swords/blades and her base could have been made wider even though her retail price may increase ^^</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 560px"><a title="Rin Tosaka -Unlimited Blade Works- 05 by S4ku, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31374113@N03/5197617674/"><img title="Rin Tosaka -Unlimited Blade Works- 05" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/5197617674_e4bd7c8449_b.jpg" alt="Rin Tosaka -Unlimited Blade Works- 05" width="550" height="800" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Tohsaka Rin is arguably the most favourite master in Fate/Stay Night world and no, it&#39;s not Shiro because he is so useless ^^;; (maybe not so much in UBW but he sure is useless in Fate route)</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 560px"><a title="Rin Tohsaka -Unlimited Blade Works- 06 by S4ku, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31374113@N03/5197017401/"><img title="Rin Tohsaka -Unlimited Blade Works- 06" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4112/5197017401_730908b727_b.jpg" alt="Rin Tohsaka -Unlimited Blade Works- 06" width="550" height="800" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">By the looks of it, her right arm seems to be detachable and I assume it&#39;s interchangeable with her dagger, Azoth.</p></div>
<p style="text-align: left;">Images via <a title="AmiAmi" href="http://www.amiami.jp/shop/?set=english&amp;vgForm=ProductInfo&amp;sku=FIG-MOE-2326&amp;template=default/product/e_display.html" target="_blank">AmiAmi</a></p>
<p><strong>Additional Tidbits</strong></p>
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<td>Manufacturer</td>
<td>Good Smile Company</td>
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<td>Scale</td>
<td>1/7</td>
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<td>Original</td>
<td>Fate/Stay Night</td>
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<td>Release Date</td>
<td>Late May 2011</td>
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<td>Retail Price</td>
<td>¥8,380 (Price varies due to discounts or other promotions for each store)</td>
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<td>Available for pre-order</td>
<td><a title="Tohsaka Rin -Unlimited Blade Works- at Hobby Search" href="http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10133402" target="_blank">Hobby Search</a>, <a title="Tohsaka Rin at AmiAmi" href="http://www.amiami.jp/shop/?set=english&amp;vgForm=ProductInfo&amp;sku=FIG-MOE-2326&amp;template=default/product/e_display.html" target="_blank">Ami Ami</a>, <a title="Tohsaka Rin at jlist.com" href="&quot;http://pocky.jlist.com/click/3453?url=http://www.jlist.com/product/YYN816" target="_blank">jlist</a>, <a title="Tohsaka Rin at Play-Asia" href="http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-blur-71-8x-49-en-84-j-70-41va.html">Play-Asia</a>,<a title="Tohsaka Rin at otacute.com" href="http://www.otacute.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=1_6&amp;products_id=11338&amp;zenid=io3irrddbv3250rc53jsjm2k81" target="_blank">Otacute</a>, <a title="Tohsaka Rin by GSC  at Hobby Link Japan" href="http://www.hlj.com/product/gsc96551" target="_blank">Hobby Link Japan</a></td>
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		<title>Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- is almost perfect</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Nov 2010 16:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Saku</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Figure]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- can be said as an almost near perfect figure and Good Smile Company surely lives up to everyone&#8217;s expectation as one of the top figure manufacturers. Does...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- can be said as an almost near perfect figure and Good Smile Company surely lives up to everyone&#8217;s expectation as one of the top figure manufacturers. Does it worth the price tag? Let pictures be the judge.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 02 by S4ku, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31374113@N03/5170413153/"><img title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 02" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/5170413153_8343042ab1_b.jpg" alt="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 02" width="600" height="399" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Saber&#39;s side armor has a metalic finish and those bolts on the side add a steel-like material to the her armor even though it&#39;s made from PVC. Painting is well-done such that it produces this kind of result.</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 03 by S4ku, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31374113@N03/5170413187/"><img title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 03" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4092/5170413187_c6093f8d47_b.jpg" alt="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 03" width="600" height="399" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Very nice sculpture on Saber&#39;s boots which is something that it would have been done if it&#39;s not from Good Smile Company (GSC). They do put a lot of effort on every part of this Saber -Triumphant Excalibur-</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 04 by S4ku, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31374113@N03/5171014338/"><img title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 04" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/5171014338_5db78444ba_b.jpg" alt="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 04" width="600" height="399" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">An amazing scaled figure should always come with an amazing base. I think having a good base, it adds some extra points on a particular figure&#39;s attractiveness. It seems to be the case with this Saber -Triumphant Excalibur-. Most figure manufacturers underestimate the importance of having a good base. It&#39;s not just only for support but it also adds values to the figure itself.</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 05 by S4ku, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31374113@N03/5170413281/"><img title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 05" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/5170413281_144bb403cf_b.jpg" alt="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- invisible excalibur" width="600" height="399" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Saber&#39;s Invisible Air (インビジブル・エア, one of her Noble Phantasam) is also included within this figure package and wind effects are added and circles the invisible sword. Characters are also engraved on the sword itself. It trully amazes me on how much time the sculpture spent to achieve this kind of attention to detail.</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 06 by S4ku, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31374113@N03/5171014438/"><img title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 06" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4124/5171014438_e740831cf5_b.jpg" alt="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 06" width="600" height="399" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Another shot on her back.</p></div>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 07 by S4ku, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31374113@N03/5171014474/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4126/5171014474_6683d5a007_b.jpg" alt="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 07" width="600" height="399" /></a></p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 09 by S4ku, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31374113@N03/5171014566/"><img title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 09" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/5171014566_cbb04e4e8b_b.jpg" alt="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 09" width="600" height="399" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Oopsies, no pantsu everyone ^^ and kneepits shot for a fellow blogger, LightningSabre <img src='http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 11 by S4ku, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31374113@N03/5171014642/"><img title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 11" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4107/5171014642_95e7d238b4_b.jpg" alt="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 11" width="600" height="399" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Another marvelous attention to detail on painting to give look and feel of steel-armor surface for her gloves.</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 10 by S4ku, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31374113@N03/5170413473/"><img title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 10" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4133/5170413473_11a59e2d3e_b.jpg" alt="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 10" width="600" height="399" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Golden colour decoration on Saber&#39;s dress beneath her armour.</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 13 by S4ku, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31374113@N03/5171014748/"><img title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 13" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4128/5171014748_a459c30f98_b.jpg" alt="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 13" width="600" height="399" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Detailed engraving on Excalibur similar to the one on her invisible sword.</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 15 by S4ku, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31374113@N03/5171014814/"><img title="Crescent moon decoration" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4083/5171014814_1be00309d6_b.jpg" alt="Crescent moon decoration" width="600" height="399" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Now, this is little bit different than the original one. Based on my quick search on google, the crescents are supposed to attached/touched to the bottom border (golden yellow colour). Does anyone think so too ? Additionally, was the splotchiness intentional ? I just don&#39;t the reason why it&#39;s necessary.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_4936" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a href="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/wmplayer-2010-11-14-10-24-14-25.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-4936" title="Fate/Stay Night" src="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/wmplayer-2010-11-14-10-24-14-25-600x337.jpg" alt="Fate/Stay Night episode 24 - Saber armour" width="600" height="337" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">I did a quick check on Saber in the anime series (Episode 24) and took this screenshot. As you may already notice that, the two crescents touch the bottom part. Hmmm, not cool &gt;.&lt;</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 18 by S4ku, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31374113@N03/5171014916/"><img title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 18" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4086/5171014916_94c0131ea4_b.jpg" alt="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 18" width="600" height="399" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Neck armour is well-painted with blue but it&#39;s not the case with her armour as seen below.</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 19 by S4ku, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31374113@N03/5171014976/"><img title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 19" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/5171014976_960ba77411_z.jpg" alt="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 19" width="600" height="399" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Question for fellow owner of Saber -Triumphant Excalibur-, does the paint on her armor look like mine ? Her armor (blue part) was not painted properly. It could be that it&#39;s just a matter of a manufacturer defect in my case.</p></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 21 by S4ku, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31374113@N03/5170413981/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4113/5170413981_beb5f20a0b_b.jpg" alt="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 21" width="600" height="399" /></a></p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 23 by S4ku, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31374113@N03/5171015142/"><img title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 23" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4083/5171015142_8978450b62_b.jpg" alt="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 23" width="600" height="399" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Not a big fan of how the figure is attached to the base. I doubt that it will last for a while and I guess I will give it a year before it bends ^^;;</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 25 by S4ku, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31374113@N03/5171015246/"><img title="Excalibur sword on close-up shot" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/5171015246_ba92982e68_b.jpg" alt="Excalibur sword on close-up shot" width="600" height="399" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Close-up shot on Excalibur. Nice sculpture and paint on the sword.</p></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- 30 by S4ku, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31374113@N03/5171015454/"><img class="aligncenter" title="Saber's armored gloves" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4112/5171015454_ef7eaf8364_b.jpg" alt="Saber's armored gloves" width="600" height="399" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Thoughts</strong></p>
<p>Very very happy with how this figure turned out based pictures on my<a title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur-" href="http://www.sakuafk.com/2010/02/10/saber-triumphant-excalibur-and-asakura-nemu/" target="_blank"> preorder post</a> back on February 2010. It has everything that I am looking for in a figure: paint, sculpture, base, dynamic pose and how close it is to the original. I would have given 10/10 if it&#8217;s not for minor paint issue on her front armour, a minor difference  between the figure and the original on the crescents, metal support between figure and base and splotchyness . I guess watching Fate/Stay Night series more than 50 times definitely helps when I do a figure photo shoot review ^^;;. While writing this review, I had a hard time rating this figure. I was back and forth between <strong>9</strong> and <strong>9.5</strong> but decided to go with 9.5 since it fulfills all the requirements in what I look in a scaled figure.</p>
<p><strong>Rating: 9.5/10</strong></p>
<p><strong>Additional Tidbits</strong></p>
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<td>Manufacturer</td>
<td>Good Smile Company</td>
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<td>Scale</td>
<td>1/7</td>
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<td>Original</td>
<td>Fate/Stay Night</td>
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<td>Release Date</td>
<td>Mid September 2010</td>
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<td>Retail Price</td>
<td>¥9,333 (Price varies due to discounts or other promotions for each store)</td>
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<td>Price</td>
<td>¥9,513 (¥7,933 + ¥1,580 for SAL shipping)</td>
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<td>Availability</td>
<td><a title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- at Hobby Link Japan" href="http://www.hlj.com/product/GSC96540" target="_blank">Hobby Link Japan</a>, <a title="Saber -Triumphant Excalibur- at Play Asia" href="http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-blur-71-8x-49-en-84-j-70-3pfy.html" target="_blank">Play-Asia</a></td>
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		<title>My Saber Netbook Case</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Saku</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My friend recommended me this site called Arts Cow where one can customize items with an image that he/she uploads. Now, I know it sounds pretty standard since many websites...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My friend recommended me this site called <a href="http://www.artscow.com/" target="_blank">Arts Cow</a> where one can customize items with an image that he/she uploads. Now, I know it sounds pretty standard since many websites offer you the same services but this one offers you many items to customize ranging from netbook cases, cushion, dog tags, hand bags to umbrella. The quality is pretty awesome for $10. Shipping is also $10 but they have a lot of <a href="http://www.artscow.com/promote/fcfs.aspx" target="_blank">free shipping promotions</a> on their site so it actually costs you only $10.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" title="Fate Stay Night Netbook Case" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4076/4876989103_0810e5f247.jpg" alt="Fate Stay Night Netbook Case" width="500" height="333" /></p>
<p>The store is actually based in Hongkong (assuming there is an actual/physical store) and what&#8217;s even more awesome is that I didn&#8217;t get charged by custom for GST/PST ^^. If the website looks sketchy and you don&#8217;t trust them with your credit card, look at the bottom right of the home page, you should see VeriSign secure site, thus, you can rest assure that the company is legit.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" title="Fate Stay Night Netbook Case" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4119/4877599412_21b98a24df.jpg" alt="Fate Stay Night Netbook Case 2" width="500" height="333" /></p>
<p>Speaking of price, $10 is really cheap for a customized item if you compare it to other online retailers, for example, <a href="http://www.zazzle.ca/" target="_blank">Zazzle.com</a>. if you know a great place to customize item similar to Arts Cow, please share ^^. I am looking for a site to customize a PSP case.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" title="Fate Stay Night Netbook Case" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4877599908_f083f07517.jpg" alt="Fate Stay Night Netbook Case" width="500" height="333" /></p>
<p>The back of the case is black and you slide in your netbook. The size should fit 10/11 inch netbook perfectly as you can see the picture below.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" title="Fate Stay Night Netbook Case" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/4876990651_b6f6c319e0.jpg" alt="Fate Stay Night Netbook Case" width="500" height="333" /></p>
<p>For something worth $10, the quality of paint is more than amazing. More closeup pictures below.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" title="Fate Stay Night Netbook Case" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4877600868_e1b0e6bb96.jpg" alt="Fate Stay Night Netbook Case" width="500" height="333" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" title="Fate Stay Night Netbook Case" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4876991627_2aa94b9bc3.jpg" alt="Fate Stay Night Netbook Case" width="500" height="333" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" title="Fate Stay Night Netbook Case" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4877601970_a44baee7a8.jpg" alt="Fate Stay Night Netbook Case" width="500" height="368" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="Fate Stay Night Netbook Case" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4877628790_2b13f008e1_z.jpg" alt="Fate Stay Night Netbook Case" width="426" height="640" /></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Image via <a href="http://www.animepaper.net/gallery/wallpapers/Fate-Stay-Night/item66080/" target="_blank">AnimePaper</a>.</p>
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		<title>Nendoroid Saber: Super Moveable Edition</title>
		<link>http://www.sakuafk.com/2010/07/04/nendoroid-saber-super-moveable-edition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 12:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Saku</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preorder]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being away from home for three weeks, I am really behind with figures pre-orders and releases. I went through Hobby Search site for pre-order list and found this Saber nendoroid...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Being away from home for three weeks, I am really behind with figures pre-orders and releases. I went through <a href="http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/" target="_blank">Hobby Search</a> site for pre-order list and found this <a href="http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10120532" target="_blank">Saber nendoroid</a> for pre-order for 3,810 yen. It&#8217;s slightly more expensive than normal nendoroid but it&#8217;s Saber ^^.</p>
<p><a href="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/10120532a.jpg"></a><a href="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/10120532a6.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4492" title="10120532a6" src="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/10120532a6.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="800" /></a></p>
<p>This nendoroid has an interesting base and stand. The stand is similar to what is used in figma and I guess that&#8217;s what makes it slightly more expensive than other nendoroids.</p>
<p><a href="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/10120532a.jpg"></a><a href="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/10120532a6.jpg"></a><a href="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/10120532a5.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4491" title="10120532a5" src="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/10120532a5.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="800" /></a></p>
<p>This nendoroid includes three types of face and one of them is the tantrum face. It made chuckle a bit when I saw this and her eyes remind of the face of Saber Lion nendoroid.</p>
<p><a href="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/10120532a.jpg"></a><a href="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/10120532a5.jpg"></a><a href="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/10120532a3.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4489" title="10120532a3" src="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/10120532a3.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="800" /></a></p>
<p>In addition, the packaging also includes her sword Excalibur, Caliburn and &#8220;Invisible Air&#8221; version so there are quite a few parts to play around with.</p>
<p><a href="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/10120532a.jpg"></a><a href="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/10120532a3.jpg"></a><a href="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/10120532a4.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4490" title="10120532a4" src="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/10120532a4.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="800" /></a></p>
<p>Another face that comes with the packaging is a smiley face as seen above.</p>
<p><a href="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/10120532a.jpg"></a><a href="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/10120532a4.jpg"></a><a href="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/10120532a2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4488" title="10120532a2" src="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/10120532a2.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="800" /></a></p>
<p>Above is the angry face that also comes with the packaging.</p>
<p><a href="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/10120532a.jpg"></a><a href="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/10120532a2.jpg"></a><a href="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/10120532a.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4487" title="10120532a" src="http://static.sakuafk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/10120532a-600x542.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="542" /></a></p>
<p>Not only that you will get Excalibur and Caliburn, you will also get her Scabbard (Noble Phantasm : Avalon).</p>
<p>From what I  can see that the price seems to be justified with the amount parts you got and not mention the figma-stand alike so you can have her doing a lot of poses. She is available for pre-order from <a href="http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10120532" target="_blank">Hobby Search</a>, <a href="http://www.hlj.com/product/GSC96713" target="_blank">HLJ</a>, <a href="http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-blur-71-8x-49-en-15-nendoroid+saber-84-j-70-3vlh.html" target="_blank">Play-asia</a>, <a href="http://store.toylet.net/967134.html" target="_blank">Toylet</a>, <a href="http://www.jlist.com/PRODUCT/YYN455" target="_blank">Jlist</a>.</p>
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