Throughout the year, I had to cancel some items in order to cut down my expenses. Here is the list of items that didn’t make into my precious collection.

1. Saber Lily 1/7 by Alter
2. Inaba Yui 1/7 by Good Smile Company
3. Nendoroid Petit: Angel Beats by Good Smile Company
4. Asuka Langley Plug Suit  Test Type Version 1/8 by Alter
5. Black Rock Shooter -Animation Version- 1/8 by Good Smile Company
6. Mina Tepes 1/6 by Kotobukiya

Image via Safebooru

All Valkyria Chronicles fans have been longing for a figure manufactured by well known manufacturer such as Alter, GSC, Max Factory, Griffon Enterprise, Kotobukiya and many more. It turns of out that Kotobukiya lives up to the fans’ expectation.

After seeing couple images all around the net, I think she turns out really well. Her base is just lovely since it gives you a worn-out look and correct me if I am wrong, it looks like she’s standing on top Edelweiss, Squad 7 tank driven by Isara. Hanz, the winged pig, is also included as part of the whole package. Having an extra is always nice, isn’t it ? besides who would not want Hanz, the mascot of Square 7 in a hit game , Valkyria Chronicles.

What do you think ? I think she’s pretty much the same as the original one that we saw in the game/anime series. Kotobukiya may have nailed it on this figure, however, I still need to wait until I get mine on December. Her eyes have quite a few details and they are nicely done.

I am even more amazed with how well made and painted her rifle gun is. Slightly nitpicking on my side, the white strip on her gun is too bold/thick. It should have been slightly transparent and rifle colour would have been better if it’s lighter colour.

So far I am happy with how she turns out so she will stay in my pre-order list ^^.

Hanz, a winged pig, is the mascot of Squad Seven in Valkyria Chronicles. Will you still buy the figure if Hanz is not included ?

Additional tidbits

Despite my previous experience with Kotobukiya’s quality which is hit and miss (50-50 chance), I had decided to get preorder her in my previous post. She is little bit pricey though for a Kotobukiya figure , although, it’s probably due to her 1/6 scale. For most people, its price is probably such a turn off since it rivals Alter/GSC figures in general. I hope the quality is as good as the price >.<.

Since I enjoy the series and vampire theme of anything whether it’s anime or movies, the chance of canceling my preorder is extremely low. I wonder if we will be getting the figure itself plus the red cloth since it would be really great for a photo shoot and also I am kind curious what kind of base that will come with this figure.

For those who haven’t watched the series, her pose was taken from the anime ED song. She is one of main protagonist character and her character gives you overpowering aura since she is the ruler of all vampire, however, at some other time, you can see her kindness as she truly cares all vampires.

November 2010 is getting busy with a lot of releases due to recent WonFes summer 2010 and of course, my wallet is getting thinner and thinner. I keep saying about my wallet but it surely didn’t stop me from pre-ordering. I guess it happened to everyone, did it ?

Additional tidbits

This is my first photo shoot since…… a while ago  I guess ^^;;. Fall/Winter is coming and the weather is getting chillier everyday so I thought I would have an outdoor photo shoot for the last time. My last outdoor photo shoot was at Niagara Falls where I went there with my parents and I would love to go there for another photo shoot session. For Octavia, I chose Casaloma castle as my setting since a castle fits her image/clothing perfectly.

Fellow readers probably can tell that I am little bit rusty since I haven’t done any photo shoots for the last 4-5 months. Outdoor photo shoot would be great to get things going again.

One thing that I love about this figure is that she can stand without using her base so she is perfect for outdoor photo shoot because having her base would be weird in outdoor environment.

For this session, I only use her unsheathed sword because I just like her pose more ^^. Anime girls with a sword are the best thing ever ^^

If I can be nit-picking with this figure, her paint job is mediocre and there are quite imperfection on her clothing especially on her shoulder. More over, don’t even get me started on her face as she looks different than the one in the anime. Since it’s Kotobukiya, I didn’t expect much from this figure. I bought because it’s Octavia and I just love anime girls with swords.

You can see the castle as her background and it suits her perfectly. This one would be even better if it’s closer but I like the black-white version of this one.

Details

Manufacturer: Kotobukiya
Scale: 1/8
Series: Tears to Tiara
Release Date: Nov 2008
Retail Price: 6800 yen

Thanks for reading and I hope you guys enjoy the photos. Sorry some pictures are little bit dark ^^;;.

My pre-ordered finally arrived and 2 of them came during the weekend. Two thumbs up for Canada Post for delivering it on weekends although the postman looked grumpy (because he had to work on the weekend I guess).

Shiki looks awesome and beatiful. The details on her kimono is just amazing; I really can’t wait to do a photo shoot with her ^_^.

Meanwhile, Octavia looks great too and I think Kotobukiya did a good job on this one (at least that’s what it looks from outside the box).

As for Asa Shigure, Alter’s quality should not be questioned ^^.