Gundam Heroine History #2 Gundam 00
These 3 figures is part of the "Gundam Heroine History #2 Gundam 00: 5pcs Complete Set" which we offered as the prize for Easter 2010 Freebies.
The boxes...
Out of the box... wrapped in plastic nicely...
And of coz... Bandai is always Bandai... Some simple assembly is needed and it is indeed very easy. As you can see on the photo below, the figure parts are separated into 3 units - head body/arms and leg. They also give the display base and of coz that lovely simple white color handbag...
We will start with Feldt Grace....
After just within 5 minutes of less... this is it now...
In fact once you attached the foot/shoes onto the base you don't really need that supporting post but since Bandai give it, might as well just use it...
The face is awesome and the quality is surprisingly good, and I mean it, it is really really good. All this while I always skeptical when it comes to Trading Figures... most of the time or in fact in the past, I never bought any... That is because from my observation in the local toy/figure/hobby shop (Brunei and Singapore) and also in other toy/figure/hobby shop in Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta and Bangkok... I could see some of those trading figures quality are not that good.
Some of them tend to bend or leaning forward, backward, left or right while some of them suffered from poor paint job quality or mistake maybe, even worse, some of their faces are terrible - looks totally different from the anime.
Of coz one could argue that the trading figures are quite cheap so we cannot expect too much from it but I would say some of them are not that cheap anyway.
If you visit HLJ Stock Clearance Sales Page for Gundam Gashapon, you can see there are a lot of these figures available now at such a low and attractive prize and some of them have been there for a while now... it seems no body really interested with it I guess... or maybe HLJ just happen to have too many stock (overstock) of it....
Look at this face of Feldt Grace below... it may not be 100% same to the anime, but for me personally I think it is quite good to match the actual look in the anime, of coz not 100% but surely looks good.
Feldt Grace is the daughter of Ruido Resonance and Marlene Vlady, who initially worked under Celestial Being as Meisters for the 2nd-generation GNY-series Gundam prototypes and later got married. In the beginning of the series, Feldt works as the tactical operator of Ptolemaios and later the Ptolemaios 2. In addition to her programming skills, Feldt is also a capable mechanic. At the end of the season, Feldt remains with Celestial Being. Feldt Grace is voiced by Ayahi Takagaki in Japanese and Chantal Strand in English.
Now it's the Chinese time... Wang Liu Mei...
Wang Liu Mei a celebrity, whose name is well-known in the high society of the world, and is one of the secret agents of Celestial Being. She uses her wide social connections to conduct espionage activities and fund raising, passing mission details to the Gundam Meisters supporting Ptolemaios from the shadows. She wishes for the world to change so she can reinvent herself, begrudging her role as her family's head, a position she inherited when she was fifteen. Willing to sacrifice anyone to achieve that goal, she would rather the world be destroyed if it cannot change. In the second season, Liu Mei is shown to be supporting both Celestial Being and the Innovators effectively playing both sides until Ribbons has no more need of her. Forming an allience with Regene, Liu Mei hands Setsuna the coordinates that reveals Veda's location, only to be later killed by Nena Trinity as she attempts to leave the battle field. Wang Liu Mei is voiced by Kei Shindo in Japanese and Maryke Hendrikse in English.
Before assembly...
Here it is now... Wang Liu Mei
Again, the overall quality is very good and the face looks quite nice... I am certainly very happy...
Last but not least and the most important of them all... Sumeragi Lee Noriega ...
Sumeragi Lee Noriega is the tactical forecaster of the Celestial Being mothership Ptolemaios. As the most senior ranking officer on the ship, she is the de facto captain of the ship. She plans all the strategies the Gundam Meisters take part in and her strategic predictions are almost always accurate. Her real name is Leesa Kujo. In the beginning of the second season, Sumeragi is reluctant to rejoin the others until the encouragement from her companions helps her find the resolve to help them. At the end of the series, she remains with Celestial Being. Sumeragi Lee Noriega is voiced by Yōko Honna in Japanese and Lisa Ann Beley in English.
Before assembly...
The photo seems to be over exposed again... hehehehe...
The face is so pretty... the hair is brilliant...
This seems to be some sort of dinner or party dress and thus why they have that cute handbag and as for Sumeragi, she also wear this gorgeous accessories...
The breast is awesome and full with greatness... I love it...
Oh yeah, I forgot to mentioned that you can actually move the head of all these figures, to the left and to the right... quite simple but I love to have it... better than none...
I demonstrate that head movement again for all the 3 figures in the photo below
Nice isn't it? At least it can give you different angle of photography instead if just 1 fix angle.
Overall this is indeed a very nice 12cm trading figures from Bandai. The quality and the face is brilliant and beautiful... I never regret for having this item and in fact now, I love it so much...
I just hope that someday maybe Bandai can make S.H. Figuarts for these 3 characters or maybe even better if MaxFactory produce the Figma... I sure would love to grab them all...
If you want this item or have been considering to get it, my recommendation is; go for it...
You can buy 1 box set, with 8 units inside for a possible 5 characters or you can buy them individually for 3,500 yen (about SGD 53.00) before adding the shipment charges or you can buy them individually for just 700 yen (about SGD 11.00) but they only provide Sumeragi, Wang Liu Mei and Christina Sierra.
Below is the product link in HLJ, though you might also grab them from other online hobby shop or from your local retailers.
Gundam Heroine History #2 Gundam 00: 5pcs Complete Set
Gundam Heroine History #2 Gundam 00: Sumeragi
Gundam Heroine History #2 Gundam 00: Wang Liu Mei
Gundam Heroine History #2 Gundam 00: Christina
Or you can also try your luck in our Easter 2010 Freebies - open to all around the world - and you may stand a chance to grab them for free... if you're lucky though...
The boxes...
Out of the box... wrapped in plastic nicely...
And of coz... Bandai is always Bandai... Some simple assembly is needed and it is indeed very easy. As you can see on the photo below, the figure parts are separated into 3 units - head body/arms and leg. They also give the display base and of coz that lovely simple white color handbag...
We will start with Feldt Grace....
After just within 5 minutes of less... this is it now...
In fact once you attached the foot/shoes onto the base you don't really need that supporting post but since Bandai give it, might as well just use it...
The face is awesome and the quality is surprisingly good, and I mean it, it is really really good. All this while I always skeptical when it comes to Trading Figures... most of the time or in fact in the past, I never bought any... That is because from my observation in the local toy/figure/hobby shop (Brunei and Singapore) and also in other toy/figure/hobby shop in Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta and Bangkok... I could see some of those trading figures quality are not that good.
Some of them tend to bend or leaning forward, backward, left or right while some of them suffered from poor paint job quality or mistake maybe, even worse, some of their faces are terrible - looks totally different from the anime.
Of coz one could argue that the trading figures are quite cheap so we cannot expect too much from it but I would say some of them are not that cheap anyway.
If you visit HLJ Stock Clearance Sales Page for Gundam Gashapon, you can see there are a lot of these figures available now at such a low and attractive prize and some of them have been there for a while now... it seems no body really interested with it I guess... or maybe HLJ just happen to have too many stock (overstock) of it....
Look at this face of Feldt Grace below... it may not be 100% same to the anime, but for me personally I think it is quite good to match the actual look in the anime, of coz not 100% but surely looks good.
Feldt Grace is the daughter of Ruido Resonance and Marlene Vlady, who initially worked under Celestial Being as Meisters for the 2nd-generation GNY-series Gundam prototypes and later got married. In the beginning of the series, Feldt works as the tactical operator of Ptolemaios and later the Ptolemaios 2. In addition to her programming skills, Feldt is also a capable mechanic. At the end of the season, Feldt remains with Celestial Being. Feldt Grace is voiced by Ayahi Takagaki in Japanese and Chantal Strand in English.
Now it's the Chinese time... Wang Liu Mei...
Wang Liu Mei a celebrity, whose name is well-known in the high society of the world, and is one of the secret agents of Celestial Being. She uses her wide social connections to conduct espionage activities and fund raising, passing mission details to the Gundam Meisters supporting Ptolemaios from the shadows. She wishes for the world to change so she can reinvent herself, begrudging her role as her family's head, a position she inherited when she was fifteen. Willing to sacrifice anyone to achieve that goal, she would rather the world be destroyed if it cannot change. In the second season, Liu Mei is shown to be supporting both Celestial Being and the Innovators effectively playing both sides until Ribbons has no more need of her. Forming an allience with Regene, Liu Mei hands Setsuna the coordinates that reveals Veda's location, only to be later killed by Nena Trinity as she attempts to leave the battle field. Wang Liu Mei is voiced by Kei Shindo in Japanese and Maryke Hendrikse in English.
Before assembly...
Here it is now... Wang Liu Mei
Again, the overall quality is very good and the face looks quite nice... I am certainly very happy...
Last but not least and the most important of them all... Sumeragi Lee Noriega ...
Sumeragi Lee Noriega is the tactical forecaster of the Celestial Being mothership Ptolemaios. As the most senior ranking officer on the ship, she is the de facto captain of the ship. She plans all the strategies the Gundam Meisters take part in and her strategic predictions are almost always accurate. Her real name is Leesa Kujo. In the beginning of the second season, Sumeragi is reluctant to rejoin the others until the encouragement from her companions helps her find the resolve to help them. At the end of the series, she remains with Celestial Being. Sumeragi Lee Noriega is voiced by Yōko Honna in Japanese and Lisa Ann Beley in English.
Before assembly...
The photo seems to be over exposed again... hehehehe...
The face is so pretty... the hair is brilliant...
This seems to be some sort of dinner or party dress and thus why they have that cute handbag and as for Sumeragi, she also wear this gorgeous accessories...
The breast is awesome and full with greatness... I love it...
Oh yeah, I forgot to mentioned that you can actually move the head of all these figures, to the left and to the right... quite simple but I love to have it... better than none...
I demonstrate that head movement again for all the 3 figures in the photo below
Nice isn't it? At least it can give you different angle of photography instead if just 1 fix angle.
Overall this is indeed a very nice 12cm trading figures from Bandai. The quality and the face is brilliant and beautiful... I never regret for having this item and in fact now, I love it so much...
I just hope that someday maybe Bandai can make S.H. Figuarts for these 3 characters or maybe even better if MaxFactory produce the Figma... I sure would love to grab them all...
If you want this item or have been considering to get it, my recommendation is; go for it...
You can buy 1 box set, with 8 units inside for a possible 5 characters or you can buy them individually for 3,500 yen (about SGD 53.00) before adding the shipment charges or you can buy them individually for just 700 yen (about SGD 11.00) but they only provide Sumeragi, Wang Liu Mei and Christina Sierra.
Below is the product link in HLJ, though you might also grab them from other online hobby shop or from your local retailers.
Gundam Heroine History #2 Gundam 00: 5pcs Complete Set
Gundam Heroine History #2 Gundam 00: Sumeragi
Gundam Heroine History #2 Gundam 00: Wang Liu Mei
Gundam Heroine History #2 Gundam 00: Christina
Or you can also try your luck in our Easter 2010 Freebies - open to all around the world - and you may stand a chance to grab them for free... if you're lucky though...
Nive Kawaii figures from OO! Sumeragi is hot!
ReplyDeleteI like Sumeragi Lee Noriega best in this review.
ReplyDeleteNow regarding you saying that some trading figure have bad paint job you see at some shops, I have to say not all trading figure selling especially loose display set are original. There are many bootleg in the market and unless you are experience, you would think it is original. Sad but true. :)
Leon, yeah it is very likely and highly possible that those bad and lousy one are fake from China/Hong Kong... which is why for this one, I get it directly from Japan...
ReplyDeleteNo more sexually imagination with sumeragi DJ :)
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