OMFG IT’S SPARKLE TIME

I GOT IT IN, FINALLY :D
Then again, my fault for picking SAL instead of EMS… I’m so cheap :P

I still don’t know why I’m so obsessed with iDOLM@STER, I can’t even read Japanese fluently to play the game without a guide @_@

Hmm, prolly similar to those idol otaku, them and their crazy AKB48 fetish :D

Anyway, got AmiAmi’s version of the limited pack, I was tempted to buy another from Lawsons which includes a different set of limited items. Cursed Japanese store exclusive limited editions, I’m sooo broke…

iM@S Birthdays

Congratulations!

Happy Birthday Yayoi Takatsuki! XD

Did I mention Ace Combat 6?
On the 27th, Namco Bandai games are releasing the new DLC (Downloadable Content) pack. With previous packs, one iM@S character was featured, but with this pack there’s TWO. At 400 M$ Points each, they’ll be a hefty drain my my supply.

F-22A “Haruka”

The F-22A Haruka‘s stats are an overall improvement on the stock F-22A, with higher stats and SP weapon payload, but at the cost of regular missiles. This is really a nice addition for the top tier fighter.

Mirage 2000-5 “Yayoi”

Conversely, the Mirage 2000-5 Yayoi‘s stats are suited for air-to-ground missions, having the air-to-ground and speed stat boosted considerably, however her mobility, defence and stability is lowered. All weapons payload has been increased, with considerable note to the LASM (Long Range Anti-Ship Missile) from a measly 15 to 72!!. A nice addition to single player and co-op/siege multiplayer games.

A no brainer, I’ll be purchasing these two on the day of release XD
Another note is:

Shiny Smile

That’s right, the new song for iM@S:L4U! “Shiny Smile” will be released on the 26th! For those with the download card from the Limited Edition game pack, brush off the dust and get ready to cash it in!! :3

Old Package

Smoked Cheese?

I couldn’t blog about this the day I got it since I was really busy with an assessment (which was due today!), so here it is. Received this on the 13th, which is a while since it was released before then. You may of heard I had some troubles with HLJ’s shipping as it was supposed to be shipped with another figure for a friend of mine, but it was sold out =/

Where’s Tsuruya??
Well, she’s here, being played with Evelyn (the Yuki Dollfie…yes, I named her…yes, I scare myself sometimes)

Tsuruya by Max Factory is quite nice, it even comes with cat ears, tail and a extra hand. I’ll talk about this figure in detail with the photo shoot, which I may be a while with the way my workload is at the moment >.<

Here’s a comparison shot with the Alter version of Tsuruya:

So ya, I’m sorry about the slow updates, especially since the updates aren’t even outdoor photo shoots ^^;
Hopefully I can do something about it over the coming weeks, I’ll try to squeeze in time for it. I do however, have some photos of Evelyn, tho they are somewhat….ecchi , but not that ecchi. Here’s a preview anyway:

I dunno if I should do this like a glamour photo shoot, the original photos aren’t too great since they’re taken indoors, and knowing my horrible indoor lighting it isn’t a surprise ^^; But I think I might be overdoing it a lil…. any comments?

Other news, there’s going to be TWO new iDOLM@STER releases for Ace Combat 6, Mirage 2000-5 “Yayoi” and F-22 “Haruka“….there goes 800 M$ points >.<

New Package

Figure-Game Combo

Slow updates, I know, I’m working hard at uni so apologies for the stagnating boredom lingering around this cobweb clad blog ^^;

Anyway, a treat, figure and game package arrived today~

So today I got two packages, I’ll get straight to the point:

First up is C.C. of Code Geass, figure by alpha x omega (Alter collaboration project)

She is one fine figure :3
I don’t really have a location in mind for a photo shoot with her, since I don’t think she really fits outdoors…
Perhaps I’ll get something in mind one day? ^^;
If anyone has suggestions then please, by all means tell me.

The figure itself is great, I’m quite pleased with it. Now if only they could bring out a figure of Kaguya-hime as well.

Second up is something I’ve been waiting for a while, THE iDOLM@STER: Live For You! for the Xbox 360. This is one of my more anticipated games, and so far I’m loving the gameplay, and of course, being able to see and hear Kotori talk to you :3

I snapped up the Limited Edition iM@S:L4U game package, comes with a special animation DVD, of iDOLM@STER…ANIME OF iDOLM@STER, ANIME!, iDOLM@STER!, NOT XENOGLOSSIA, THANK THE HEAVENS!
There’s a subbed version of the anime out, go search for it if you’re interested.
This package also came with a “Shiny Smile” card, which has a code on the back that allows you to download the new song for the game for free…once the song is available later this month (26 March).
Another item was the Live Pamphlet Book, which in my opinion is AWESOME, WITH AN AWESOME CAPITAL A.
The book has the storyboards for the animation DVD, and also some character sheets along with some lil tidbits within the first few pages.

The game itself is fairly fresh. iDOLM@STER is a simulation, where you raise an idol to stardom, taking into account issues such as her training, promotional image, her personal time, auditions and such. This can be very tiring (especially when you aren’t fluent in Japanese) so Live For You! is actually a very nice addition. Live For You! starts you off as a fan who has been tasked with selecting the idols’ clothes, performance stage, song and such. You basically play as either in photo mode where you…well, take photos, or in the other rhythm game mode, this is where you play the game much like Taiko no Tatsujin, or the Bemani games. There’s even remixes of the old favourite songs! Overall it’s great for a quick pick up and play game :3

So, I’m busy with Uni…is what I’d like to say, but with iM@S:L4U, along with the iM@S planes in Ace Combat 6, I should worry.

Polls polls polls

New poll!

The last poll indicated that people wanted to see the Soviet T-34-76 as the subject of weathering. Right now I’m half way through the actual weathering, I should be able to post the tutorial and results early-mid next week (I forgot I needed some moddleing supplies…).

A new poll is in effect, I couldn’t think of anything so it’ll be another list of Mecha Musume I have that I’d like to start weathering in the near future. Click on the name to see a picture~

I’m doing a lil more work than usual for this particular Mecha Musume as I wanted to challenge myself a lil so it’ll take longer than a normal weathering session. The effort should pay off tho, so stay tuned!

Gomae!

New iDOLM@STER

Short post, but important one, THE iDOLM@STER IS GETTING ANOTHER GAME!
Xbox360 users (who like iDOLM@STER) will be delighted about the new game coming out.

I’ve only heard about this through a friend (Hectic) last night. I managed to find a few Famitsu scans of it from gamersyde.com, cheers to them.

Apparently from reading the comments, it seems like the game will focus more on the actual idol performance rather than the idol raising aspect, which is all good in my opinion :3 (partly due to the fact that I don’t understand 100% of the dialogue in the raising aspect anyway ^^;) It will also have a DVD with some animation (not sure what this means) and also a remix soundtrack CD.

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I can’t wait to get my hands on this :3

Project iM@S

THE iDOLM@STER MASTER BOX II

Yay~ Today my iDOLM@STER MASTER BOX II arrived! Much like the previous MASTER BOX I, this set consists of all the new songs for each character and at “performance” length, which is about 2 mins, not the full versions which is reserved for Masterpiece and Masterwork Soundtracks. Masterbox II is the Xbox360 version as opposed to the arcade version of Masterbox I, thus it has all the songs for Miki since she hasn’t appeared on the arcade version.

Here’s some photos I hastily took :3

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That figure is Miki from THE iDOLM@STER Limited Edition pack in my previous post.

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It has 3 cases, 2 of which contain the music, the other being a DVD of the 16 songs done by the girls but on a rehearsal stage and them in workout clothes, which is ok I guess :3
The problem about this was how long it took to arrive, it was released on the 4th April, but only just arrived, Play-Asia said there was a problem with the supplier to I guess it can’t be helped =/

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Details – Photos

Camera
Nikon Coolpix P2
Date
23rd May 2007
Location
In my room, on my secondary desk

Details – Item

Name
THE iDOLM@STER MASTER BOX II
Publisher
Columbia Music Entertainment
Release Date
4th April 2007
Place of purchase
Play-Asia
Retail price
6,000 yen
Bought it for
$65.65 AU
Availability
Available at Play-Asia
Links
THE iDOLM@STER Official Site
Columbia’s iDOLM@STER MASTER BOX II Site

Beware of tsun-tsun~

Project iM@S

THE iDOLM@STER Limited Edition

Fourth post! And now for something a lil different. As some of you may know, I’m a huge fan of THE iDOLM@STER, except for that Xenoglossia garbage. Anyway, when I heard iDOLM@STER was coming for the Xbox360 I was ecstatic, trembling with anticipation, skipping a heart beat, having an euphoric fit, you get the idea.

Long story short, I ordered the game through Play-Asia, but I had to camp the store as they were taking orders as first come first serve. A friend and I agreed to camp together, calling the other guy on mobile when one of us saw the pre-orders being open, no matter what time of the day (or night).

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19th January 2007, the date of receiving my package from the UPS man. For such a special occasion I decided to document the opening of my box, some what like a memory in which I can save and re-view later, either to glow in the joyful reminisce, or to clench my chest as I remember how much I bought it for, a total of AU$314.26, THREE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN SHINIES!!! shipping included. Not quite over nine thousand but getting there.

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One of the things that I found amusing about the Xbox360 game, was that they loved their boxes. To get my grubby hands on the iDOLM@STER game DVD, I had to go through a series of boxes, each more cunning than the next. First up was the Play-Asia box pictured first, then the white box with a Microsoft sticker pictured above, then the game box itself, pictured below:

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With the huge Xbox sized limited edition pack, came a small case labelled “THE iDOLM@STER Special Movies at TGS 2006″. A nice lil surprise :3

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Here are some shots of the box itself:

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The visible floor in my room was totally taken up by the iDOLM@STER items, it was like beating the crap out of a pinata and feasting on the goodies that hide within. Yummy~!

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Onto the “trading” figures, god only knows why would anyone want to trade these, they’re HORRIBLE! My senses are telling me that Yujin are behind in this, either them or Megahouse, as they’ve released iDOLM@STER figures in the past with low quality craftsmanship.

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By FAR Iori looks the most twisted and contorted beyond recognition, I dare not take a full shot of her as I’m afraid my lens might snap (in truth I’m too lazy…). I’m looking forward to the new Alter series of the trading figures, should of gotten them to do the iDOLM@STER Limited Edition set as well…

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The saving grace was the special DVD with interviews and such and the visualbook that has a nice selection of Miki art, and also artwork of the previous M@STERPIECE soundtracks.

And here ya go, the whole set, character board, visualbook, sticker, special DVD, the other special DVD, Xbox360 faceplate, figure stage stand, 11 (oh lol) figures.

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Details – Photos

Camera
Nikon Coolpix P2
Date
29th January 2007
Location
In my room

Details – Item

Name
THE iDOLM@STER Limited Edition
Maker
Namco-Bandai
Console
Xbox 360
Release Date
25th January 2007
Place of purchase
Play-Asia
Retail price
20,790 yen
Bought it for
$250.92 AU shipping not incl.
Availability
Limited Edition only through auction sites
Standard Edition available at Play-Asia
Links
THE iDOLM@STER Official Site
Namco’s THE iDOLM@STER Xbox360 Site