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When was it the last time I mentioned pre-ordering PVC figures?  I can’t even remember now… but there are some particular figures out there that can catch my attention even though I have mostly converted into collecting Dollfie Dream instead.  There aren’t very many PVC figures out there I want but here are a few I have just got to put my money down on!

First, it’s the 1/8 Shikinami Asuka Langley Plug Suit Test Type Ver. from Alter

Shikinami Asuka Langley Plug Suit Test Type Ver.

I have been an Asuka fan for as long as Evangelion has been around, heck, I even went to Japan to see the Evangelion 2.0 movie to see Asuka debut in the theater!  While I have been extremely selective in terms of what PVC figure I would still collect, but the prototype image here suggest this might as well be one of the best Asuka figure out there, and definitely can go head to head with the 1/6 Asuka Langley Shikinami Plug Suit Ver Kotobukiya released last year.  The pre-order of this absolutely gorgeous Asuka Shikinami in her test plug suit is still available at HobbySearch.

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A few months ago, blogging comrade Blowfish asked me about how well has my figure collection aged through the years.  I promised him I would look into it because I just so happen to have a pair of identical figures that remained unopened for the past 6 years or so.  I am sorry Blowfish >.<;  I kept pushing this out and out and out and now I realized that I pushed it out for 4 months!  But today, I am going to make good on my promise and do what I said I was going to do 4 months ago!  Here I present to you the pair of Pia Carrot 3 Hasegawa Akemi Floral Mint Type made by Kotobukiya back in January 2004.  The figure on the your right hand has been opened since the day it arrived at my house but it has been under the protection of my dust shield since there; on the other hand, the figure on your left has stayed in the box during this entire time, no accidental exposure to Ultraviolet light, minimum contact with air, etc.

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I have always considered Ultraviolet light and oxygen the two biggest enemies to my figure collection, so I have made it a point to never expose my figure collection under direct sunlight for an extended period of time since it can cause chemical reactions to the PVC or painted surfaces of the figure.  Oxygen on the other hand, is an extreme active agent that can react with just about anything, including but not limited to paint, plastic, metal given enough time.  Obviously, I cannot eliminate oxygen since I do not have a vacuum sealed display cabinet, but I have taken steps to slow down the oxidation process by restricting airflow to my figure collection through my Dust Shield +1. View Full Article »

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