Hand Painted Figurines

I can look at this all day and won't get sick of it.......

Okay okay, maybe I will, but I definitely won't get sick of it now! Because I'm so upset!.... saw this beautiful hand-painted figurine of our dearest Setsuna F Seiei a few weeks ago at a hobby shop, at Sunshine Plaza (facing Parklane). It was inside the display glass cabinet, as it was evening and there were still people in the shop (although it says "Closed" outside), I couldn't really get a good look at it. Even if I could, I still feel like hitting myself on the head, for not taking a pic of it with my mobile phone (I'm sure the shop owner would forgive me since I'm female right right? >.<) Now I feel so regrettable :( And worse of all, when I went there again last Saturday, the figurine was gone!!!.... yes... goneeeeeee.... foreverrrrr.... T.T nuuuuuu

Then I desperately try to find a pic of it online. Initially couldn't find it anywhere, they were all selling the chibi ones (those are cute too!) until I stumbled across this website selling this "Hand Painted Garage Kit Resin Figurine".... guess how much they are selling this baby for? US$249. Which is roughly about S$400 to 500. OMG, dun tell me someone bought it off the shop for that kinda price. (I doubt I would ever ever ever spend 500 bucks just for a Setsuna Figurine =.=). Sigh, no luck looking for this figurine inside the store either (nope, not even a unpainted one...) Well, not like I know how to paint one but, a plain one is something I could start on. And there is always a first try to everything.... *shrugs*

At least managed to see a Lelouch Figurine sold at the shop beside the Gundam shop. Think it cost $50 for that. The neko figurine which could wear Zero's helmet was cute ^__^ Actually I was considering whether to buy that. But Lelouch doesn't really look very accurate on that figurine. (I'm soooo darn picky aren't i?) "She Mo Dian" has shifted to another unit in the same building. The new unit seems alot smaller than the previous one. And I spotted Xavier's "Hayate Yagami" figurine there... got a glance on the price tag..... "$150". I guess the price is ok for such a nice, large figure. If this garage kit resin figurine of Setsuna cost $150, I think I might just buy it.... just to pamper myself =x I dun know why the craze over Setsuna, to tell the truth, I think I prefer Lockon (elder one) better.... Maybe Setsuna's madness over Gundam had caught on me. "I AM GUNDAM!" ^^;;;; Some things/pple just grow on to you when you least expect it. Or maybe I'm just too mesmerized by the perfect painting and the figurine's eyes.....

Too bad recently many people are snatching up all the Gundam 00 stuff everywhere I go. Next aim to slowly buy would be the Gundam 00 Raiser (3-in-1), then slowly all the other Gundams of the other characters as well. Probably the Chibi I-Dolls if they are ever sold anywhere here in Singapore. I'll try to take some nice pics of toys that I have and upload them here someday. :)

Hmm meanwhile, painting lessons?? But its mostly a "guys world" here for painting figurines.... and the "Otakus" who usually teach or attend such lessons are kinda scary... They're like uncles who blatently admit aloud they go to Taka to ogle at xiao mei meis in short uniform skirts... ewwwww.. =x No offense, but it would make me very uncomfortable to know that and still be learning how to paint from them. Maybe can ask friends / relatives who do know how to paint... will feel much safer^^

Mood: Excited, sleepless
Music: Shakugan no Shana - Triangle