31 December 2008

My figures 2008

I made a nice Javascript application of summary of my figures in 2008. I can say that this year is the beginning of my figure collecting. I had total of around 31 figures i bought in this 2008. So here's the list of my figure in 2008 sorted by date acquired. Click on the figure title for more details on the particular figures.




Manufacturer : Orchid Seed
Date bought : January
Price bought : IDR 1175k
Score : 3/10







Manufacturer : Bandai
Date bought : February
Price bought : IDR 375
Score : 6/10







Manufacturer : Kotobukiya
Date bought : February
Price bought : IDR 580k
Score : 7/10







Manufacturer : Good Smile Company
Date bought : March
Price bought : IDR 330k
Score : 8/10







Manufacturer : Good Smile Company
Date bought : March
Price bought : IDR 330k
Score : 8/10







Manufacturer : Good Smile Company
Date bought : March
Price bought : IDR 330k
Score : 8/10







Manufacturer : Movic
Date bought : May
Price bought : IDR 580k
Score : 6/10







Manufacturer : Good Smile Company
Date bought : May
Price bought : IDR 71k x 2
Score : 6/10







Manufacturer : Max Factory
Date bought : May
Price bought : IDR 300k
Score : 7/10







Manufacturer : Max Factory
Date bought : June
Price bought : IDR 500k
Score : 7/10







Manufacturer : Kotobukiya
Date bought : June
Price bought : IDR 525k
Score : 7/10







Manufacturer : Good Smile Company
Date bought : June
Price bought : IDR 680k
Score : 9/10







Manufacturer : Alter
Date bought : June
Price bought : IDR 580k
Score : 8/10







Manufacturer : Kotobukiya
Date bought : July
Price bought : IDR 580k
Score : 8/10







Manufacturer : Alter
Date bought : July
Price bought : IDR 610k
Score : 10/10







Manufacturer : Max Factory
Date bought : August
Price bought : IDR 750k
Score : 7/10







Manufacturer : Good Smile Company
Date bought : August
Price bought : IDR 580k
Score : 8/10







Manufacturer : Alter
Date bought : August
Price bought : IDR 900k
Score : 9/10







Manufacturer : Max Factory
Date bought : September
Price bought : IDR 300k
Score : 7/10







Manufacturer : Kotobukiya
Date bought : September
Price bought : IDR 730k
Score : 5/10







Manufacturer : Max Factory
Date bought : October
Price bought : IDR 400k
Score : 7/10







Manufacturer : Good Smile Company
Date bought : October
Price bought : IDR 400k
Score : 8/10







Manufacturer : Kotobukiya
Date bought : December
Price bought : IDR 450k
Score : 8/10







Manufacturer : Max Factory
Date bought : December
Price bought : IDR 450k
Score : 9/10







Manufacturer : Alter
Date bought : December
Price bought : IDR 425k
Score : 8/10







Manufacturer : Megahouse
Date bought : December
Price bought : IDR 500k
Score : 8/10







Manufacturer : Chrono Gate
Date bought : December
Price bought : IDR 150k
Score : 8/10







Manufacturer : Max Factory
Date bought : December
Price bought : IDR 330k
Score : 8/10







Manufacturer : Alter
Date bought : December
Price bought : IDR 2000k
Score : 10/10







Manufacturer : Alter
Date bought : December
Price bought : IDR 800k
Score : 9/10







Manufacturer : Kotobukiya
Date bought : December
Price bought : IDR 800k
Score : 8/10





I've spent total : IDR 17,582,000 for this year. Wel'll assume that this year average exchange rate is IDR 10000 per USD and IDR 110 per yen.

Some noticeable statistic :
Most expensive figure : Yagami Hayate (Alter) - IDR 2,000,000
Cheapest figure : Lottie Gelh (Chrono Gate) - IDR 150,000
Unworthy figure : Ignis The White (Orchid Seed) - IDR 1,175,000
This year favorite figure : Suzumiya Haruhi (Alter) - IDR 800,000
Out of the price figure : figma Fate Testarossa (Max Factory) - IDR 750,000

Heck, there's so many spending for this year because of the figure. That's not all, i haven't included games, camera, and computer spendings.


EDIT: It appears that the layout is still broken. I'm still trying to figure out how to make it right. So i'll let it be for now, and just wait for the correction.

EDIT: Layout's done! Enjoy!

30 December 2008

December computer upgrade

Wireless router, Harddisk, and 3 LAN cables.

Right about last week, i bought these items. Yes... those items are computer peripherals, another upgrade for my computer system. Early this month, i mentioned that i changed ISP into Speedy, 1 Mbps unlimited Internet connection. To add the enjoyment of the internet service, i decided to setup a simple wireless home network. I also decided to add new harddisk in my computer. I bought Seagate 500GB SATA2 harddisk, for anime storage purpose of course. Normally i would store my anime in DVDs, but that's too annoying, so i decided to get a new storage for the anime. Anyway the harddisk cost me IDR 860k, or around USD 80.

The network is supported by Linksys' wireless router - WRT54G2. With this router, i can connect my primary computer (call it Core), my secondary computer (call it AMD), and my PS3 to the Internet simultaneously. I can do many things with this network, such as: Internet sharing, file sharing, client server programming, etc. Before i bought this, i usually let my Core computer turned on all night to download anime series. But now, i can leave this job to my AMD computer all day and night and let the Core computer rest.

I first thought it's hard to setup a network, but with the step by step help from Linksys' manual disc, it's easy to setup a network, except you have to deal with the dynamic IP. After some experiment, i managed to create a static IP for my Core, AMD, and PS3, and let my friend with their laptop connect to the network with dynamic IP.

I never keep track of network peripherals, but i knew that this router is a second release of Linksys' wireless router. There are 3 wireless router i knew from Linksys: WRT54G, WRT54GL, and WRT54G2. WRT54G already discontinued, and WRT54G2 is the substitute, of course with the same specification, except for internal antenna. While WRT54GL is equipped with Linux support. WRT54G2 costs me USD 58.5 with exchange rate at IDR 11400 per USD, so i spent around IDR 665000. FYI WRT54GL is IDR 150k more expensive than WRT54G2, around USD 79.


My room (almost) latest condition.

Well, enough about my computer. This December and also this year almost reached its end. This is the last condition of my workspace, except that i haven't installed the wireless router yet. It's getting even more crowded than before, and I have to start filling the upper level of my rack. I don't know what's my brother doing with Crossbone Gundam and Strike Noir Gundam, but those 2 Gundam should've been there beside Shin Musha and Force Impulse.

Well, that's it for now. Only 1 day left in 2008 and i still have to do 2 posts about my 2008 figures and my 2008 games. I planned on making some nice Javascript application for this figure and games summary. Hope that i can finish them tomorrow, so look forward to it!

Double Haruhi haul

Another Play-Asia box, looks small but...

This is the next haul right after Yagami Hayate. It was shipped 1 day after Hayate, but arrived 1 week after Hayate. I had a little problem with this haul, not because of the items, but the release date. Hayate was delayed 1 month, from October to November, and this Haruhi (Alter one) was also released at November. The problem is, my budget should have been IDR 1 million++ per month, but because of Hayate's delay, i have to spend IDR 4 millions in one month (November).


... it has 2 Haruhi inside.

The box looked somewhat small, but inside there were 2 Haruhi figures. It's Suzumiya Haruhi beach version, manufactured by Kotobukiya, and Suzumiya Haruhi school uniform version, manufactured by Alter. I combined these 2 items order because i thought they were released at the same month. Yes... they were released at the same month, except the Koto version released at early November, and the Alter version released at the end of November.


Suzumiya Haruhi beach version - Kotobukiya

First, let us get into the beach version one, from Kotobukiya. I think this was the first announced figure of Haruhi in bikini. Right after this announcement, Griffon also announced that they will also release Haruhi in bikini. The reason i bought this Haruhi from Kotobukiya is because of the bikini. Yeah... Haruhi is my favorite character, and i need to see her more in alternate costume, like this bikini.


The tanktop is removable.

Well, i do need Haruhi in bikini, so i decided not to display her in her tank top but in her bikini. She actually came with that yellow tanktop. The tanktop itself is removable, it's made with some flexible kind of plastic like Liu Meifeng's clothes or Airi's maid costume. Another things to notice is the base, it's somewhat unique. I was expecting some kind of sand base like Shana candy bikini though.


Haruhi in bikini, hmm... sexy!

I think this costume is based on an official Haruhi illustration. For a Kotobukiya manufactured figure, I'd say that this figure is great. Nice color skin, nice sculpt and clothes, sexy pose, and of course her facial expression is great. No objection for this figure. If you're looking for Haruhi in bikini, i think this figure is your answer, you can find it in Play-Asia.


I forgot to attach the small ribbon on the chest.

At first i didn't know that those 2 ribbons have to be attached if you're taking her tanktop off. I didn't notice that there's a hole in her chest, to put in the small ribbon. The big ribbon can be attached in the back, and i thought that the small ribbon can also be attached in the back for alternative ribbon. But i was wrong, and i photographed her without the small ribbon attached. You can see it clearly that there's a hole in the chest of Haruhi in the photo above.

Overall this figure is great, also it's Haruhi in bikini, that's what makes it sexy, delicious, and HAWT! XD . So that's it for Haruhi beach version, from Kotobukiya. Next up we'll move on to Haruhi from Alter.


Suzumiya Haruhi school uniform version - Alter

Yeah, this is what I'm actually waiting for. It's Suzumiya Haruhi school uniform version, manufactured by Alter. It's rare for Alter to make Haruhi figure. That's why i decided to get this right away after it was announced. Alter is my favorite manufacturer, and Haruhi is also my favorite character. With those 2 combinations, there's no doubt that i have to take this one.


One of the best 3 Haruhi figures in the world.

As usual, this is a very static figure. There's no alternate part, there's no castoff, only the whole figure itself. No problem for me, because i enjoy arts, not parts changing nor removing clothes. From all of Haruhi figures released in this world before this version is released, the best Haruhi figure is Haruhi Max Factory version IMO. But this Alter's Haruhi changed my perspective. I think there will be 3 great Haruhi figures: MaxFact version, Alter's version, and extravaganza version from MaxFact.


Also became my favorite figure.

The only flaw i can see in this figure is her skin. She got a pale skin, even paler than Kotobukiya's version. I think that pale skin is Alter's characteristic in making figures. You can compare this Haruhi's skin with Hayate's skin, and you'll know what i mean. Overall this is still a great Haruhi figures, and this figure also became one of my favorite figures.

Well... that's it for now, i think this is the last haul of this year 2008. See you on the next post!

29 December 2008

Yagami Hayate - the biggest haul

Another Alter's masterpiece, Yagami Hayate.

Because of the exam and projects last month and first week of this month, i have to delay the haul photoshoot and this post. I think most people already got their hands on this figure, and worship displayed her. This is Yagami Hayate from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Strikers, manufactured by Alter.


Big box, big figure, big price, big shipping cost, big wallet damage.

I think this figure did the largest damage to everyone's wallet. First of all, her price is already high, a whacking JPY 9800. And the greatest things of all, it was released in global economic crisis time. Yeah, around this November, IDR reached its lowest exchange rate possible. And i paid this Hayate right when IDR at its weakest point (USD 1 = IDR 13000). I bought this Hayate from Play-Asia, it cost me IDR 2 millions (USD 160), this purchase almost killed me.


Pretty much the same size as Fate burst version.

Play-Asia always gives you a cardboard box that bigger than the actual figure box. When i first saw the cardboard box, i was surprised on how big it was. At first i predicted that this Hayate's box would be as big as Fate burst's (Alter) box, but it turned out to be bigger than Fate's. But it's just the box anyway, the figure itself is still in pretty normal size.


All parts came from this figure, don't expect cast off.

Not many parts came with this figure. Starting from the Hayate itself, the wand (forgot the name), book, hat, alternate head (unison version), 2 upper right wings, base set, and Reinforce. The 2nd upper right wings is to attach Reinforce on Hayate. I don't like Hayate with her unison hair that much, so right now I'm displaying her with her normal brown hair. The wand is bigger than thicker than Fate burst's Bardiche Zanber.


This is what i call masterpiece. All hail Alter!

Reinforce here is too small, and she also has exactly the same pose with Hayate. You have to be a little careful on Reinforce, she's so small that it's easy to lost her. Overall this figure is very cool and great, it's worth the price. Hayate's appearance itself is already great, with the battle jacket, color combination, and her 6 black wings, and Alter once again successfully created this masterpiece that resembles Hayate's greatness.


This is what i call greatness!

I think this is the biggest figure purchase of this year, no... i think it's the biggest figure purchase of my life, price and size wise. The 2nd big purchase of my life is Ignis, price wise, but I'm very disappointed with her... it wasn't worth the price. And the 2nd big purchase size wise of my life is Fate Testarossa.

Well that's it for now, next up is Double Haruhi haul, coming right up! Look forward to it!

28 December 2008

figma Kagami haul

figma Hiiragi Kagami.

Talk about slow shipping, my local store managed to ship this with the slowest option of all shipment. Yeah, i ordered this figma Kagami a loooong time ago, and when people already have their hands on this figures, i was still waiting for this figure to arrive. I got this figure at the 2nd day of Toy Magz Fair 2008.


Another figma from Max Factory.

This is another figma of my favorite characters, Kagami. Yeah, like usual people did, i always prioritize buying figure for characters i know and i like. After collecting a number of figmas, i decided not to collect too many figma, because of their quality and some issues, but of course this figma Kagami and future figma Hayate are exceptions.


What's inside figma Kagami.

For a figma, this Kagami doesn't have too many parts. I think it's because she came from Lucky Star and Lucky Star isn't an action anime. That's why there's no weapon or whatsoever. Well figma isn't all about weapon or anything, but it's about how you play with them and make a funny or cool pose with them.


figma Kagami parts, not as many as i expected.

She came with 2 faces, 6 pairs of hands, a book, base, and the figma plastic. Kinda dissapointed because I'd expect something like the "Konata punchline" face, or something to that effect. The faces are normal face and laughing face. All pairs of hands are the same as Konata except the last pair is for the book. Anyway the book came without the picture, you have to stick it for yourself.


I won't let Konata suffers from loneliness.

I think this is the last 2nd figma i bought depending on the future figma release. The real last figma will be figma Hayate, which will be released in January 2009. At first figma was great, when i first got my Haruhi, Nanoha, and of course Fate, i knew that i would collect more figma, but until i got Konata and some problems with Fate, i decided to stop collecting figma after this Kagami and Hayate.


Need more Kagami expression.

Almost all of my figma have their own problems. Haruhi's front hair, Nanoha's hand and front hairs, 2 Fate's hands broken, and Konata's peg is too loose. But i can see that there's improvement in this figma Kagami. I haven't found any problem with her, for now.... Eventhough i said this, i think i still stick to my decision of stop collecting figma.


Kagami: "Konata, look at my eyes and say it...."
Konata: "I love you Kagami..."


The only fun i have with figma is having them in yuri position or something to that effect. Yeah, yuri FTW! But too bad i rarely change their pose and left them like a static pose figure for a whole month.

That's it for now, more hauls coming up! See you and look forward for the next post!