FIGMA # 233 Racing Miku 2013 EV Mirai Ver. + FIGMA EX:Ride SPride.06 Racing Miku TT Zero 13

Miku Hatsune is back and this time she's not only here to take us away with her songs and kawaii look but she's here to break the top speed from the store to our shelves! Racing Miku 2013: EV Mirai Ver. together with EX:ride TT zero 13 is finally here! Gosh! I was so excited that I haven't eaten until I finished checking them both. TT Zero 13’s Miku mascot and a Hatsune Miku GT project x TEAM MIRAI collaboration. One of the most unique Hatsune Miku out there yet! So, Buckle up! Let's start!

• Box:
• Figma #233: Racing Miku 2013 EV Mirai Ver. - normal release, box layout divided into three colours [pink on top and black on the bottom]
• Height: approx 5"- 5 1/2" Scale
• Figure: Articulated ABS and ATBC-PVC Figure
• Figma EX:Ride SPride.06 Racing Miku TT Zero 13
• Manufacturer: Max Factory

• Accesories:
• Figure
• 2 Faceplate - Standard normal face and Happy open-mouth whatsoever face
• Helmet (With neck peg attached)
• Water Bottle (hand attached)
• 2 Jacket Sleeve Part (Widely Opened and Closed)
• 8 Hand parts (2 standards, 6 extras)
• Extra Hand Peg (yey! because personally I don't like hand pegs, it was harder to change hands ever since)
• Articulated Stand
• Figma Plastic Bag

I'll keep everything short and I'll try to answer some question people are asking when I got the figure:

• Design: - Miku wearing a silver coloured sports bra with Printed EV Mirai and White Motocross pants with a jacket tied around her waist (unremovable except for sleeves).
• Colour Scheme - Green, Pink, White, Silver, Black
• Details: (10 being the highest) 9 out of 10 - Don't get me wrong the paint app was good, but of course some misalign paints are visible you just need to stare a little more.
• Articulation: (10 being the highest) 8 out of 10 - a slightly different lower torso, the PVC sheet is getting in the way but don't worry it won't get in the way when you are putting her in the bike.
• Accessories: 2 Face plates? Well, could have been better if there were a serious expression included - the open-mouth one doesn't seems right that Miku is so happy she never closes her mouth while racing lol jk.
• Is there any similar decal issues? - I found this issue on my SNK Figma's wherein the logos wears off but for this one there's not much to be afraid of. As far as I can see the Good Smile logo found on her back was the only thing that would likely to wear off.
• Issues? - aside from the "I'm-to-afraid-to-split-her-legs-because-something-is-blocking-it" part the thing I really don't like and probably in other Figma is the peg on the hands - although an extra peg was included.
• Is the helmet wearable? - Yes, remove Miku's head and a neck peg is included.

• EX:Ride SPride06 TT Zero 13
• Manufacturer: FREEing
• TT Zero Bike
• 2 More rearset/footpeg [Left and Right]
• Stand
• Heat shield (Bike part, not literal heat shield)
• And here's something interesting - more waterslide decals! with different Brands, promoters, etc logos!

Again I'll keep this short

• Bike Wheels are made of rubber and rotates 360 degrees.
• Bike handles are moveable and so as the front wheel.
• Bike has changeable rearset/footpeg - I don't own a Motorbike so I don't know what it's really called.
• Bike has additional water slide decal (I mentioned that before right?)
• Bike Design: Decal doesn't seem to be prone from wearing off
• Issue: The freaking bike smells - I don't know why could have been the rubber wheels or the applied glue on the decal.
• Issue: The rubber wheels are vulnerable from melting if not displayed in Room Temperature.
• Issue: The freaking stand doesn't work properly haha the bike keeps on falling.

Well, probably one of the hardest thing you'll do after you opened both and finished inspecting them are getting Miku on top of the Bike. Bending is hard at the same time scary - don't want to get a broken Miku after all right?

Notes:
• EV means "electronic vehicle"
• Mirai means "Future"
• *Each Sold separately

Miku's Guide to Toy Collecting

Hi Everyone! Miku here, sharing my own thoughts on Toy Collecting. Well, My current collection isn't much and aint hard to get but It doesn't matter. As long as I enjoy it, and I still can I'll keep on collecting.

Note: What is written here are all my opinions so it might be different from what other people's point of view and belief. Post will be updated and if you have any concerns don't hesitate to message me or post a comment here.

What is Toy Collecting?

Toy Collecting - the hobby of gathering a group of figures and toys.

Elements of Toy Collecting

• Seeking - trying to discover, search or locate and obtain.
• Locating - finding the right place for the right stuff.
• Acquiring - obtaining.
• Organizing - the art of arranging into an order depending in toy-line, genre, characters, etc.
• Cataloging - process of listing.
• Displaying - exhibiting or showing whether in private or publicly.
• Storing - keeping and securing item condition.
• Maintaining - securing each item is in excellent condition.
• Modifying - modification of item is necessary if enhancement want to be made or simply articulation or other feature is not met.
• Fixing - fixing a damage item to bring it back in condition.
• Customizing - modifying based on owner's design or simply modifying an item to create another item that doesn't exist.

Some Keywords to Remember:

• MISB [Mint in Sealed Box] - item still in it's factory condition, never been opened and still in it's original seal.
• MIB [Mint in Box] - item still in great condition, either taken out of the box for inspection or checking only- unsealed.
• LIB [Loose In Box] - item has been taken out either for display but still has it's original container and was put back in.
• Loose [No Box] - item can still be in good condition or in bad condition like loose joints and chipped paints.
• MOC [Mint on Card] - Item still intact on it's original sealed card container.
• LOC [Loose on Card] - Item already took out for display but still has it's original card container.
• Defective - item has been damaged. Damage can be loose joints, chip paints, wrong part - it can be caused by the previous owner or the manufacturer.
• Bootleg - are copies of a certain item from a third party manufacturer. Bootlegs are considered only as a bootleg when it has a certain item that has been copied from. Usually quality is bad.
• Class A - are sold items in which were not approve by the manufacturers QA and considered as rejects. Usually, commoners call them as bootlegs as well.
• Third Party - usually found in model kits, third party's are usualy created for modification or customization to copy or create a certain item in which the manufacturer didn't produced. Some Third Party are even recognized by some Manufacturers as well.
• Fodders - are loose parts coming in from various kits. Can be used as a spare, for modification or for customization.
• Limited Edition - are items usually sold in a given period of time.
• Web Exclusive - are items acquiring by ordering online. No worries a lot of independet sellers now a days accepts orders of items under this specification.

Some Kinds of Toy Collection

Classification for toy collecting is really big, depending on what you want. So, I'll try to classify those.

Collection	Focus	Sample
Model Kits	focuses on model kit's such as Cars, Ships or Mecha	Tamiya Cars, Gunplas
PVC Figures	focuses on PVC made figures mostly anime.	One Piece PVC's, Gashapons
Statues	focuses on movie statues usually in large scales.	Movie Statues such as Predator Head Bust, Game and Hero Statues
Single Character Collection	focuses on a single icon and collects every version from a simple gachapon to a statue.	Deadpool Collection, Wolverine Collection
Action Figures	focuses on mostly figures that has articulation that's why they're are called Action Figures.	Marvel Legends, DC Direct
Ball Joint Dolls	assembled dolls with ball joints as articulation, collectors usually focuses on one and collects clothes as enhancement instead.
Dolls		Barbie, Sylvanian Dolls
Kids Meal	Toy's from fastfood chain meals.
Retro Toys	Old toys, from old times - usually the classic one.
Mecha	various collection of robots.	Gundam, Transformers
Mixed	Mixed Collection containing various toy lines and most common of all.

Still, there are still more types of collection but still the bestest one is Mixed since your choices will always be limited.

Some Kinds of Collector

Yes, of course there are these kind of collectors and they can be classified and identifed too

• Mixed Collector - collects evrything that catches their eyes.
• Boxed Collectors - collects but never took items out to keep them in excellent condition - usually done to Limited items to increase price.
• Loose Collectors - prefer loos items.
• Bulky COllectors - collector large scaled items.
• Bootleg Collectors - appreciates bootlegs because he thinks it's more wise to buy than buying aithentic ones.

Well, no offense for the last one but yeah people like that exist. Am I right?

Tips on Toy Collecting

• Know What you want to collect.
• Know your budget and your maximum output to acquire one.
• Know your target.
• Budget your acquisition value - know whether the item is overpriced.
• Know where to buy - usually some of the good stuff is away from you, but finding legit and trusted sellers is a must.
• Be careful of whom you meet and shipping to avoid scams, investigate first before commiting to avoid lose or stuff like that.
• Research, research, research.
• Mingle with people with the same interest and Join groups, a lot can be found in facebook nowadays.

Bootleg

First of all, I not really against about Bootlegs just to make things clear.

The Advantage of Bootlegs are actually you can use it for modification and also use it as your testing grounds.

The Disadvantage - well it destroys the manufacturers itself. Why and How? IT lowers their sales since some people will choose cheap stuff than buying expensive authentic ones. So it means they will lose sales and targets will never be met - might lead to bankcruptcy. So, no offense guys. :)

So there you go, hope you guys had gained a little knowledge to my little guide. Happy Toy Collecting Guys!

Sylvanian Families: Garden Barbecue Set

Original: Sylvanian Families - Barbecue Set

"Hey furry, kawaii chef~ should I sing while you cook?" - Miku
Since those 1/12 Props that can be bought to use for Figmas were hard to find here in my Country, and if I do found one It was really expensive [since it has tax and such]. I was trying to create my own props to do a much more creative photos of my toys. But in order to do so, I had to resource out more. Visiting a local toy store I bumped over the stall of this toys called Sylvanian Families. These are Cute Furry Creatures that live in the Sylvanian ages with props that can be bought separately. They are a little small though, but just to make sure I tried one. The Furniture are a little small, and yes I think they would be best for Nendoroids instead of Figmas. A little small, but the on the other hand small props like plates, glasses, hair dryer, etc... fits fine. And yes, it's a little expensive, so it might be better to plan out first before buying a set.

Sylvanian Families is a line of collectible anthropomorphic animal figurines made of flocked plastic. They were created by the Japanese gaming company Epoch in 1985 and distributed worldwide by a number of companies. - Wikipedia

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Original Sylvanian Families, a little dissapointed on the toy store though, the box already has a lot of dents and obviously been opened before to see what's inside.

Contents,a plastic full of props and furnitures.

This Furry little Dude is the main star of the set, let's see... let's name him "Isaw"

There you go, but to further addd more details let's have a closer look...

A Barbecue Griller complete with Lid, Tongs, Fork and Spatula

A set of table with umbrella and 2 chairs

Taking off the umbrella because it blocks our view, 4 Plates, 1 Big Plate, , 1 Pitcher of Juice and 4 glasses and 2 orange cylindrical thing to make 2 of the glasses full, 4 Veggie BBQ, 1 Tilapia [a kind of fish, i don't know if that's it but it looks like it XD], 1 Corn, 1 patties [2 but it's attached together], and that burger like taco [yes, you can take that veggie inside.]

There you go miku, you can eat now.

OMG! a wild Kamen RIder Black 2.0 appeared, and he looks hungry.

"Thanks for the food furry kawaii dude!" - Miku

"..." - Isaw

"Gosh, those Tilapia looks superb! wonder If i could have some..." - Black

In conclusion, you could actually use this stuff but not all of them. ^^ Have Fun Everyone.

A BELATED MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR! - 2014

5 Months have passed since I created this Blog, and being A newbie in this kind of hobby is hard. Grammar Check, Content Check, Layout, Images... It came the time that I wanted to stop! But Yes, angelprisz is still here, greeting everyone a HAPPY NEW 2014 Year! May everyone be blessed and live peacefully this year! -enjoy

Hello Kitty meets Revoltech

Revoltech - Hello Kitty

Sanrio - Kaiyodo - Sculpted by: Yamaguchi Katsuhida

Hello Kitty meets Revoltech! Sculpted by Yamaguchi Katsuhida, this famous Kitty got a revoltech verion. But be warned, don't expect too much. It can only move it's arms up and down, Twist the head, extend the feet so she can sit, and hold that apple and crayola (they have built in magnets) and point it to that board witha drawing of a flower and took of her head to change the face to that winking left-eye.

Hey! Miku let her go! we are not yet done, after this you can hug her all you like!

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Box - Says it all, what you see, that's everything.

Content

So let's check: Kitty, A Crayola, An Apple, A Painting Board, a stand, an extra face and 2 pieces of papers.

Both the Apple and Crayola has a magnet inside so she can hold it. Notice the Flower on the board? it's not centered

An Apple a Day, makes Kitty cute.

Only good for displaying though, but as I said don't expect too much on the Figure. ^^, Ok miku you can have her now...