Wonfes Winter 2011
February 14, 2011 at 5:09 pm | Posted in Events | Leave a commentTags: anime figurines, armored core, Black Rock Shooter, cosplay, evangelion, Figma, Hoihoi-san, Jehuty, K-On, Kotobukiya, macross, Panty & Stocking, Predator, Revoltech, Robocop, Sunred, yamato, Zoids
Finally, an excuse to go out for an excursion. Unlike previous years, I came hoping to buy something, having developed a recent interest in Revoltech figures. I arrived at noon on a cold, gloomy Sunday and headed for the vendor booths. First stop was Kotobukiya, with some Zoids:
And then there’s an assortment of mechas, including Super Robot Wars, Armored Core, Patlabor & Frame Arms:
There’s also these Hoi Hoi san figures:
And some other figures:
Next up is the Revoltech section. At the Tokusatsu (特撮) series section, they had several already released and soon-to-be released lineups on display, including Ironman & Jack Sparrow. I wanted to get my hands on the Skeleton Warrior but as luck would have it, it was sold out. They also had this promo where you buy a Tokusatsu series figure for 3000yen and you get the chance to win another random one with a spin of the dice. But having already bought Alien Warrior and Gamera recently, there wasn’t anything that I was interested in (except the Skeleton Warrior which was sold out).
For the Yamaguchi lineup there was the Jehuty from Zone of the Enders:
And several Gainax-related figures:
Some pics from the Yamato Macross series:
These are some pics from the Figma section. I’m curious how the Robocop figure will turn out.
Some Marvel & DC Comic characters:
And some Panty & Stocking figures, including Pantymus and Stockingtron from the Transformers parody episode.
The very few Gunplas that were on display that day:
Mechs from Full Metal Panic and The Big O:
Some finely detailed monster figures:
And creepy heads:
Some random figures:
Some other stuff in and around the area. The pic on the right is a scale model of the Tower of the Sun in Banpaku Kouen, Osaka.
Remember the boob mousepads I showed some while back? Well they came up with another variation: ass mouspads
And if you’re expecting some cosplay pics, sorry to disappoint. I just couldn’t bother queuing up to take their photos, especially those ladies with more skin on show. Here’s just some random shots I took:
It seems Dom and Gyan lost their inner frames:
As a consolation, here’s some pictures of proper models (race queens maybe?) at the Evangelion section. There was a race car and bike painted in Eva unit-01 colors there as well.
And that’s it for this years Winter Wonfes. I was walking around looking for some stuff to buy, and was quite tempted to buy the Peacewalker by Playarts at 5000yen. But in the end I decided against it. Tried looking for some rare gunlpa kits as well, but as expected most were sold at a premium price. In the end, I bought a 1/6 scale sniper rifle from Yellow Submarine. I figured it would fit my MG Dom which I plan to build (someday).
Shizuoka Hobby Show 2010 (Part II)
May 29, 2010 at 5:49 pm | Posted in Events | Leave a commentTags: anime figurines, diorama, figurines, gundam, Gundam 00, gunpla, HGUC, macross, Master Grade, SEED, Shizuoka Hobby Show, super deformed, Unicorn gundam, Zoids
Here it is, the second part of this year’s Shizuoka Hobby show pics. There’s not much to write about, so I’ll just post the gallery. There’s plenty of images, so it might take a while to load. Anyway, enjoy!
Wonder Festival Winter 2010
February 11, 2010 at 3:14 am | Posted in Events | 1 CommentTags: anime figurines, cosplay, evangelion, figurines, garage kits, godzilla, gunpla, ikkitousen, strike freedom, strike freedom clear color version, super robot wars, wonder festival, wonfes, wonfes winter 2010, yotsuba to
Boredom got the better of me when I decided to travel more than 150km to Makuhari Messe for the Winter Wonfes. Again, for the uninitiated, Wonfes is a showcase of figurines, garage kits and some cosplay on the side. Truth be told, I’m not really into any of those, but do like taking photos of both people and inanimate objects. I spent only a few hours at last year’s summer Wonfes but this time a have half a day to look around. Entrance fee was 2000yen and you get a booklet which also acts as the entrance ticket.
I’ll start off with some cutesy pics…
Before moving on to the not so cute…
This is how Batman is supposed to look like:
And as always, there’s Japan’s mascot, Godzilla. The green creature on the left might be a Kappa, but the hairstyle doesn’t suit the traditional description. Maybe he went to a stylist…
There were a few mecha-related figures on display, like these SRW ones:
Unsurprisingly, Gunpla were far and few in between, with most of them found at the Hooby Japan and Dengeki Hobby booths; the rest were scattered among the random garage kit vendors
and then there’s some random mecha
Last year there was a pillow cover of the Yaranaika-man; thankfully I didn’t come across it this year. Instead there’s the more pallatable pillow covers of anime girls:
And now it’s time for the main attraction of Wonfes: the figurines and garage kits. Enjoy
Somehow she looks like she’s wearing cabbages…
Last year there was a model of the (now ex) Prime Minister of Japan. This year’s celebrity is…
no points for guessing correctly. And now we return you to your regular programming…
And finally, some cosplay photos. I have to admire these cosplayers for parading outdoors in the chilly, windy conditions sometimes wearing only the slightest bit of clothing. Understandably, these particular cosplayers (with the least clothing on) have a line of photographers queuing up to take their photos. Here’s just some that I managed to take:
And this is what the inner frame of the Gundam MkII actually looks like:
And that’s about all the pictures I took. I was expecting that photos were the only things I was gonna bring back from this Wonfes, until I came across a small booth selling old and new gunpla kits. I decided to buy the 1/144 Turn-A, seeing as I already had a Kapool and Sumo of the same scale. It was cheaper than a bento, too. As I was on my way to the exit at the end of the day, with most vendors starting to pack up, I chanced upon a vendor selling an MG Strike Freedom Clear Color Version. It was one of the limited items on sale during last year’s Gundam Big Expo. Not wanting to miss out on it again, I proceeded with the purchase. It was slightly cheaper than the original selling price, and much more cheaper than prices quoted on online auctions. Now I’m contemplating whether to build it, or sell it to the highest bidder (cue evil laugh)…. Oh, here’s a photo of my procured items:
For those of you interested in the adult-oriented figurines, you can find some pics here. Definitely not safe for work. You have been warned.
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