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Postby perfected_sound » Tue Sep 18, 2007 12:47 pm

Asuka looks really lovely in that poster, but Shinji.... looks kind of retarded? That site is pretty cool, but lately I've been looking to buy this: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/to_the_weststar/yhst-55181551352159_1968_12158886.jpg and they just don't have it. They have a plethora of new resin kits, though. But those are a lot of work.
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Postby marmotgirl » Tue Sep 18, 2007 1:11 pm

perfected_sound wrote:Asuka looks really lovely in that poster, but Shinji.... looks kind of retarded? That site is pretty cool, but lately I've been looking to buy this: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/to_the_weststar/yhst-55181551352159_1968_12158886.jpg and they just don't have it.


I've considered that one myself, it's really gorgeous. Crops up on ebay quite a bit.
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Postby CitizenGeek » Tue Sep 18, 2007 2:00 pm

I want this poster so bad!

Also, I've just ordered this 12cm model of Shinji from eBay! ^_^ I love eBay! And I've just bid on a Misato figure from the (absurdly cute!) Eva @ School range!

Eva merchandise = pure awesomeness (most of the time anyway, not-so-much in the case of that hideous MP Eva plushie! :p)
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Postby marmotgirl » Tue Sep 18, 2007 2:59 pm

CitizenGeek wrote:Also, I've just ordered this 12cm model of Shinji from eBay! ^_^


The Portraits series are probably my favourite line of figures. They're really nicely detailed - great expressions, particularly - and a good size for the price. Can't wait for the 4th lot in November...although COUGH COUGH some more of the male cast would be nice :x
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Postby Sailor Star Dust » Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:02 pm

@ perfected_sound: rightstuf.com is made of win; don't forget that. ;)
(I know I've seen it there before...)

But anyway, I found it here http://factorytoystore.com/product/166026011/B000OFTE2G/ASUKA_LANGLEY_SORYU_CASUAL_CLOTHES_STATU/

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Postby CitizenGeek » Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:26 pm

marmotgirl wrote:
CitizenGeek wrote:Also, I've just ordered this 12cm model of Shinji from eBay! ^_^


The Portraits series are probably my favourite line of figures. They're really nicely detailed - great expressions, particularly - and a good size for the price. Can't wait for the 4th lot in November...although COUGH COUGH some more of the male cast would be nice :x


That's great to hear! I can't wait to get it in the post now! ^_^

I want the Rei 'portraits' model next! The one where she has the lance of longinus.

I feel your pain at the lack of male characters - I can't find any Kaworu stuff anywhere, and even Shinji stuff is pretty rare ;(
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Postby perfected_sound » Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:32 pm

Sailor Star Dust wrote:@ perfected_sound: rightstuf.com is made of win; don't forget that. ;)
(I know I've seen it there before...)

But anyway, I found it here http://factorytoystore.com/product/166026011/B000OFTE2G/ASUKA_LANGLEY_SORYU_CASUAL_CLOTHES_STATU/

Hope that helps!


Thanks! I think it's new so it's relatively easy to find, I'm just trying to finda site that has one that's around that price (some sites seriously overcharge :? ) that also has some other stuff I want. But really, it's beautiful. I just need to own it.
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Postby Incisivis » Tue Sep 18, 2007 5:50 pm

CitizenGeek wrote:Also, I've just ordered this 12cm model of Shinji from eBay! ^_^


Wow. I'd love that.

I feel your pain at the lack of male characters - I can't find any Kaworu stuff anywhere, and even Shinji stuff is pretty rare ;(


Have you tried looking for the recent PVC statue of Kaworu and Shinji sitting together? It's expensive, but it looks really nice (says the person who can't afford one) :(

I managed to get a lot of older Shinji merch from obscure websites or smaller anime stores who hadn't ran out of their stock yet.

Kikiwai is a Canadian site that's served me well for this.
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Postby CitizenGeek » Wed Sep 19, 2007 10:03 am

Incisivis wrote:Have you tried looking for the recent PVC statue of Kaworu and Shinji sitting together? It's expensive, but it looks really nice (says the person who can't afford one) :(


Oh yes, I have seen that one quite a lot actually! It's very cool, but far too expensive :[

Kikiwai is a Canadian site that's served me well for this.


Ah, cool site! Thanks for the link ^_^
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Postby marmotgirl » Wed Sep 19, 2007 10:09 am

CitizenGeek wrote:
Incisivis wrote:Have you tried looking for the recent PVC statue of Kaworu and Shinji sitting together? It's expensive, but it looks really nice (says the person who can't afford one) :(


Oh yes, I have seen that one quite a lot actually! It's very cool, but far too expensive :[


My pride and joy, and I got it for a mere 26 quid :D (I know, I say 'mere' :roll: ...but it was so much cheaper that I'd seen it anywhere else that I just bought it on the spot.) Unfortunately I've just checked the site I purchased it from and they don't appear to have it listed anymore.
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Postby CitizenGeek » Wed Sep 19, 2007 3:35 pm

marmotgirl wrote:My pride and joy, and I got it for a mere 26 quid :D (I know, I say 'mere' :roll: ...but it was so much cheaper that I'd seen it anywhere else that I just bought it on the spot.) Unfortunately I've just checked the site I purchased it from and they don't appear to have it listed anymore.


Wow, that is quite a bargain price, actually! I want one soo bad :[

And now I have just ordered Misato from the Evangelion @ School range!
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Postby Coded to the Core » Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:32 pm

I love Gainax! :P
I am Clincly obssessed with collection Evangelion Merchandise , I own a lot of Movic/Banpresto NGE Merch , I have The Nerv mouse ( i posted some pic's in some topic in the omake section) and well i own mousepads (original) , A keyboard + Monitor cover both the new movie's edition (rebuild) and the old ones . I own clear files / Phone stickers .. erm a pen shaped like an Entry plug ... lol . A Seele mirror (Movic Original) . Some 2007 Sega prize figures ( Asuka + Rei) + ( A metamo Asuka Figure ( Changes dress color depending on the tmp. ) and some Eva Gashpons (Eva01/Eva02/Eva03) . Erm 01 Plug suit T-shirt (Cospa) + Leather band (Nerv) .. ( Cospa limited Evangelion leliel + Nerv net caps ) ... a lot of other stuff.
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nyway i dont really use that stuff , I open some stuff check it .. Wear it for a day or too .. Then put it back . lol

Currently i am collection Rebuild merch but it's really difficult to grab some , They sell out like hell .. And the pr0xy buyer i used to deal with doesnt do pr0xy buying anymore .. says he's bored .. :?
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Postby fadingreminder » Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:52 pm

I'd kill to find a proxy buyer... I don't even know where to start looking for one. I'd love to have a nice, new, shiny NERV mouse... Any suggestions?

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Postby Coded to the Core » Fri Sep 21, 2007 1:19 pm

http://evageeks.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2448&start=20

you can see pic's of the mouse + some stuff in one of my posts ! ;D
I'd kill to find a proxy buyer... I don't even know where to start looking for one. I'd love to have a nice, new, shiny NERV mouse... Any suggestions?


I'll PM you .

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Postby Sailor Star Dust » Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:12 pm

Stardust would kill for some MOAR Shinji-kun goods, too. :( He is the main character, after all! Oh, and this is horribly horribly off-topic, but just popped into my head: Was the main character of Eva originally going to be female? If so, maybe that kinda explains why Shinji acts effeminate?

But since there's a distressing lack of Misato goods (it seems like Maya is featured on more things then her?) there should be some Kaji goods, too. ^_^
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Postby TriLink » Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:21 pm

Sailor Star Dust wrote:Stardust would kill for some MOAR Shinji-kun goods, too. :( He is the main character, after all!

Maybe, but unless he grew a pair of melons the size Okinawa when I wasn't looking, it ain't gonna happen. People just don't care about him (for various reasons too numerous to list).

But since there's a distressing lack of Misato goods (it seems like Maya is featured on more things then her?)

I am a little surprised at how little love Misato gets in the merchandising area, but you know how the Japanese are. If it ain't loli, it ain't worth it.
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Postby TheAyanamiOtaku » Sat Sep 22, 2007 1:10 am

I wonder if they'll ever make a EVA-GANG toy...like, everyone from Evangelion in one set, all happy and stuff, including the Eva, Eva Series, EVERYTHING!

that would prolly cost quite a lot...o.o

where are kaworu dolls? there hasn't been much....has there? and ritsuko? any gendos? or fuyutsukis? maya? hikari? touji? yui?

hmmm....all i see around are the Children and the Eva.
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Postby Ornette » Sat Sep 22, 2007 1:12 am

TheAyanamiOtaku wrote:where are kaworu dolls? there hasn't been much....has there? and ritsuko? any gendos? or fuyutsukis? maya? hikari? touji? yui?

I have a Maya figure from those trading boxes (Portraits maybe?), there was also a Ritsuko one but I didn't get it.

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Postby TheAyanamiOtaku » Sat Sep 22, 2007 1:14 am

phew! thats a relief....for me, spiritually. I can't afford those dolls anytime soon.
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Postby Ornette » Sat Sep 22, 2007 1:21 am

TheAyanamiOtaku wrote:phew! thats a relief....for me, spiritually. I can't afford those dolls anytime soon.

I think these trading figures were pretty cheap, they're only 10 or 12 centimeters high. I got 2 of them for free at some store (in Akihabara) for buying so much stuff, and I think I bought 2 more for maybe 850 yen? I'm not sure how much they are in the states.

I've not seen many Gendos, Fuyutsukis, Tojis, and Yuis tho, if at all.


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