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[Rubberhammer]

Rubberhammer rocked my world this morning. Got to work today, and there was this package sitting on my desk. SO much good stuff that I had to take multiple pictures. Can't think you enough, Rubberhammer

That's what you get for putting a Muscle fig that I needed in with your awesome coffee, you cool jerk.

[Ridureyu]

I just got Genbu and Seiryu, the last two of the Chinese/Japanese Holy Beasts (Demon's Chronicle figures again).  I already had Suzaku and Byakko since, like, 2006, but now that I've got all four, let's take a look at them!

 

Qin Long/Seiryu is the Azure Dragon of the East, of Spring, and of the element of Air (usually manifested as lightning). In Japan, he guards Kyoto's east entrance, and drinks from his temple's waterfall at night. All of the holy beasts are, in Japan, tied to protecting Kyoto from the four cardinal directions.

 

Photo note: The trickiest thing about this one was lining up the face. As it turns out, his face isn't the most detailed in this group of four, and in fact is a step below every other figure. Some of the trees underneath him got cut off a little bit in framing, but they still work.

 

Xuan Wu/Genbu is the Black Tortoise of the North, of Winter, and of the element of Water.  He is almost always depicted with a coiling snake, another symbol of longevity.

 

Photo note:  This is the only figure who does not face "forward" on his base, though there is practically no differene (you have to pay attention to the cracks on the base).  And of course he isn't black, though his shell looks like old, mostly-blackened metal.  The water underneath Genbu is darkened because the terrain piece I used was just transparent enough for the black dropcloth' texture to show up underneath it, magnified.  Darker water gives the illusion of depth, anyway.  I nanaged to hide the tortoise's pegs by plugging him into some holes in the rock where he is perched (it originally came with a McFarlane dragon).  Also, some texts have a fifth beast - a golden dragon, or giraffe, or serpent that represents the cardinal direction of center, and the emperor directly.  Coloring his snake gold seems like a stealthy way of acknowledging it in this set.

 

 

 

Bai Hu/Byakko is the White Tiger of the West, of Autumn, and of the element of Earth.  He makes rare appearances, and can only be seen when the Chinese emperor rules with absolute virtue, or there is peace throughout the world.

 

Photo note:  The chief difficulty with photographing this figure is the way he is curved - a camera with a macro lens will focus either on his body or his face, unless you take it at an awkward angle.  I feel I was able to split the difference (there is a little bit of facial blurring, but not much) while also hiding his foot pegs.  It really is a piece that needs to be seen in person to be properly appreciated.

 

 

Zhu Que/Suzaku is the Vermillion Bird of the South, of Summer, and of the element of Fire.  Although it greatly resebles a phoenix, the two are not the same.  Zhu Que is a pheasant or peacock, not a phoenix.  It is an elegant creature and is very picky about what it eats or where it nests.

 

Photo note:  This is the best of the four.  There really isn't any competition for that.  It's because of the lighting - I piped in some light below it (actually my cell phone's flashlight), and then shone a spotlight on its face to keep it from bing drowned out.  I used a third, wider light source, but it was somewhat drowned out.  Granted, without light #3, none of the terrain would have shown.  I tried to mix this up from the last time I took a picture of Zhu Que by lighting the figure the same way, so I think it worked.

Edited by Ridureyu, 13 January 2015 - 11:03 AM.

[108KickBack]

My third Buzzsaw Chariot arrived today.I can't get enough of these Chariots!

[Ridureyu]

The mail came in today, and left a gigantic package. Now, I wasn't expecting a gigantic... And then I remembered. My father, en route to a vacation spot, had a three-day layover in Tokyo. And he had asked me what sorts of stuff I usually look for. It's been a busy week, so it had mostly slipped my mind...

...HOLY WOW. I am AMAZED. Let it never be said that my family does not know me.  I'm humbled.

Wow, just... Wow. Thank you! Wow!

 

[bachamn]

ahh the beloved Japanese care package

 

looks like you got a great haul! 

 

also reminded me that I posted in the contest thread but never posted the pic of the contest winnings from you that came in over the holidays. such a cool mix of stuff in there!

 

 

 

Edited by bachamn, 14 January 2015 - 06:53 AM.

[TanRnet]

Some awesome packages all arrived today. Some good musclemania figs in there. And Fabio makes a great warrior.

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[Ericnilla]

Some awesome packages all arrived today. Some good musclemania figs in there. And Fabio makes a great warrior.
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Is that a real purple claw? Great score!

[TanRnet]

Is that a real purple claw? Great score!

I wish it was, the purple is a repro. The blue claw on the far left is only original one out of the claw bunch.

[Rubberhammer]

Some awesome packages all arrived today. Some good musclemania figs in there. And Fabio makes a great warrior.

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Nice lot of Musclemania, and the Iwao keyring is a nice grab, too.

What's the yellow thing in the bottom left corner, man?

[TanRnet]

I didn't even know the yellow iwao was part of the lot, so he was a nice surprise.

Not sure what the other yellow guy is. Here's a closer pic.
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[Rubberhammer]

I didn't even know the yellow iwao was part of the lot, so he was a nice surprise.

Not sure what the other yellow guy is. Here's a closer pic.
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I have no idea what that is.
Kinda neat though. Reminds me of Freakies, a little.

Also, just noticed the Popeye. Haha!

[TanRnet]

Popeye is the original muscle man!  Good catch Rubberhammer.

[trumanshower]

i think it's a Nickelodeon Gak character

[ironmask]

That Popeye... Is that a factory produced deal, or is it hand cast? It's rad! I love Popeye.

[Jesse]

Haahahaha that Popeye is so awesome! Im growing more in to these songle color figs!



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Edited by Jesse, 15 January 2015 - 07:53 AM.

[TanRnet]

i think it's a Nickelodeon Gak character

Thanks Trumanshower, looks like you are correct. Here's another pic of the box he came in.

 

 

 

That Popeye... Is that a factory produced deal, or is it hand cast? It's rad! I love Popeye.

No idea, he came from Thailand so probably some form of a bootleg.  There's a green version of him in there as well.

[Rubberhammer]

That Popeye... Is that a factory produced deal, or is it hand cast? It's rad! I love Popeye.

I've seen Popeye minis like that before, man.

I think a board member here had some for sale at one time.

[redjarojam]

That Popeye... Is that a factory produced deal, or is it hand cast? It's rad! I love Popeye.

This seller has a bunch.
http://www.ebay.com/...popeye&_sacat=0

[ironmask]

I am shaking my head... Why did I not think of that? In all of my ebay searches, I have never searched for popeye mini figures.

Thanks for the kick in the ass, Red. I picked some up!

[redjarojam]

I am shaking my head... Why did I not think of that? In all of my ebay searches, I have never searched for popeye mini figures.
Thanks for the kick in the ass, Red. I picked some up!

Awesome! Glad I could help. I've come across them just searching "rubber figures" every now and then. Heck if they had full set in green I would jump on them right now.

[redjarojam]

Good mail day!

My very own pumpkin golems and some Robin Masks from Eric Nilla. Candy corn!
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200 neclos straight from Japan, ready to be sorted!
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[TanRnet]

Thanks for that link, I've been looking for those Popeye eraser figs at a cheap price. That's a huge neclos lot. I like them but they always seem to go for a pretty penny.

[fkro6784]

That candy corn Pumpkin Golem. I'm in love. 

[Rubberhammer]

That candy corn Pumpkin Golem. I'm in love.

Haha!
That is pretty sweet!

(God, now Jud has got me punning!)

[Ridureyu]

Well, the Four Horsemen Kickstartered Ravens are... my main three are possibly lost in the postal service.  But the fourth that I tacked on to my order - the rooster - arrived today!

 

 

 

Yeah, he's a big brown rooster.