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First Look: Nendoroid Levi Cleaning Version

Kyaaaa~ It's Levi Heichou!

Imagine my joy when the good guys at Good Smile Company sent me this figure! Thank you very, very much! *wipes tears* I was super thrilled when Mamitan of GSC contacted me personally, it's the happiest day of my hobby life to finally do figure photography from my favorite toy company! ^_^

The clean freak leader of the Special Operations Squad is now again a puny Nendoroid in this exclusive version, sold first at the upcoming Anime Expo 2014 in LA.

To everyone who's been a fan of the series (like I do!) knows Levi as the strongest soldier in the Survey Corps and prolly got their hands on the first Nendoroid release. However, fans of the series also requested a "cleaning version" of him and since GSC loves their fans so much, they listened and finally here he is!

My first observations on this Nendoroid is that his leg joints are completely different from the rest, or maybe since I do not have much Nendoroids this is the first one I've seen. It's similar to a Nendoroid Petit's head, allowing more movement to his legs. I find it a bit wobbly at first but it's very useful if you like to sit your Nendoroids everywhere, just like what I did on the first photo. :)

Also, Levi's box is really small compared to the other Nendoroids. It's such a space saver indeed LOL.

Okay so now with the photos! BTW, these photos were featured first on the Good Smile Company English's fanpage and I'm super happy that everyone loved it!

Levi comes with 2 faceplates, a disgruntled one and an angry version. He also comes with other accessories like a mop, broom and two handkerchiefs.

*sweeps*

"What are you staring at? Go back to cleaning!"

I love that pink mop. It's so me. :3

GSC also added a bonus cardboard backdrop similar to the castle walls as seen in the episode. Just take a vinyl tile or position it on a stone surface and you can finally recreate the feel that you're cleaning the castle with Levi! :D

The best part is, the window is a cut-out so you can make that famous scene in Nendoroid version!

Ahhh he's so cute!!! <3 p="">

Levi's pre-order will start right after Anime Expo, so that's great news to those who won't be able to come to the said event. I wish I had an Eren Nendoroid too, they'll be like my cleaning team who will take care of my chores at home. I can relate to Levi when it comes to cleanliness, I'm sort of a neat-freak myself. :P

Here's some bonus pictures from this set:

I didn't know Levi loves dogs LOL.

He probably has no idea what he's up to. LOL. But he's a super duper cute bunny!!!!

I hope you enjoyed the first look at this exclusive Nendoroid Levi Cleaning version! Special thanks again to Mamitan, who has also made a preview of this Nendoroid! :D I shall post more of him on my next blog! :D

8:14 PM
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When Nature Calls, Hachikuji Goes

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It has been a really busy week lately and I haven't even get to update my page as much as I usually do. Good thing I got my sweet escape (finally!) last weekend and went up to the mountains again with my beloved travel buddy, Mayoi Hachikuji.

We went hiking in Mt. Maculot this time, it's a beautiful place to get close to nature's call. If this view doesn't take your breath away, I don't know what does!

Hachikuji enjoying the view on top of the Rockies. This is a composite photo, no tricks whatsoever.

Would you like to go hiking with me? :)

If I'm not at the beach, I usually go hiking up the mountains to see scenic views like this, and Mayoi gets to see it too of course! She's been so well traveled lately, I'm already compiling all her adventures to put in one blog post, I'm sure it's gonna be a lot so watch out for it! ;)

11:24 AM
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Mayoi Goes On A Nature Trip

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"Keep close to Nature's heart and break clear away once in a while. Climb a mountain, spend a week in the woods to wash to your spirit clean." - John Muir

I love to travel and my toys are getting the perks of seeing lush landscapes and scenic views like I do. It's my therapy, my sweet escape and it's something that I'll never get tired of doing to refresh myself for the stress of the daily grind in the city. Last weekend, I went hiking again with my travel buddy, Mayoi at the beautiful Tinipak River in Daraitan Rizal. It's toy photography + travel time for the both of us. It's her first time seeing a river and she seemed too happy about it!

Here she is enjoying a calm view of Tinipak River.

This shot was taken at the riverbank, I made sure that she won't fall off or else she'll be carried away by the current LOL. I won't have a travel buddy anymore when that happens. T_T

Me: "Don't get too close!"

Mayoi: "But I want to swim!"

Good thing that there are rocks around so I could make her stand without using anything, I just lodged her foot in between those rocks. :D

I hope you enjoyed this photoset! I'll be gone again this weekend for another trip, and I'm thinking of bringing someone along with Mayoi so she won't be lonely, so watch out for my next post! :D

6:59 PM
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Nendoroid Easter Sunday

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Hello! Today's all about bunnies and Easter eggs, so I just did a shoot with my Nendoroids dressed up as Easter bunnies celebrating this wonderful holiday! I made the basket and the eggs using clay, you all know that's how I made my tiny props and I got the costume from a local store.

..while I got those giant ones from chocolate packs. :3

..oh wait, someone just joined in!

It's Kuma Sawako! She doens't have a bunny costume, yet she's still looking kawaii as ever!

WISHING YOU ALL A JOYOUS EASTER SUNDAY!

Love, Pinkcheeks~

1:37 PM
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First Look: Figma Mikasa Ackerman

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Ohhh you could imagine my happiness and excitement when I saw that package on my bed! I finally have Shingeki No Kyojin's main female protagonist in my collection, all thanks to Wrenhobbi Toy Store! Thank you very, very much!

As usual, I couldn't wait to have a photoshoot right then and there so after carefully unboxing her, I immediately took her outside for a quick shoot! I shall post more in the next few weeks!

Luckily, we have lots of trees in our backyard so I just played with Mikasa there, posing her in between branches and using that hook + strings included in the package, I was also able to hang and swing her around LOL. Reminds me of that episode where they encountered that lady titan in the woods.

I love how Mikasa looked so detailed, from the buckles of her belts to the paint job of the 3D maneuver gear, GSC got the anime form perfectly! I also like how that can make lots of combat poses for her, all thanks to Figma's endless poseability for its figures.

This last FP is my favorite. It just shows how badass Mikasa is. You could see and feel her rage in almost every angle with this FP!

With a fury so great, you'd know she's ready to kick and slash some titan butt!

Ummm.. almost! XD ...so sorry, I don't have any titan figures LOL

I'm currently making a diorama for her next shoot, I just bought supplies at the hardware store and I hope I could pull that set up because it's been so long since I watched Attack on Titan. Now, speaking of that series, I hope they release the next season soon! The wait is far too great to bear! T_T

10:14 AM
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Welcome To my room

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I just made my own cute little girls room! Whenever I don't travel, I find time to make stuff like this. Everything I used to create this room are your typical school materials like cardboards, sticks, glue, water color, clay. The key is you have to be resourceful and creative! I've been posting the DIY Japanese room I made on my Facebook page, and whenever I feel crafty, I'm building this tiny room for my toys, piece by piece.

This first photoset features Mayoi in a very laidback afternoon. Her little sister went out with the other girls so she has the entire house (er, room) by herself.

The subtle light is coming from a modeling lamp placed behind the room's window. I placed a paper diffuser to soften the light coming in.

The bunkbed is made of barbeque sticks! XD It reminds me of the old bunk bed that I used to share with my sisters when we were kids. :)

Mayoi likes to read Shoujo manga too. :3

Would you like to hang out with me?

This is the first set of photos that I did weeks ago, among others but I became too busy this past few weeks so I was not able to blog about this. I'll be posting the others very soon, so see you on my next post! :D

P.S. To those who have been inquiring, I have a store on my 500px account where you can purchase prints and high resolution digital downloads of my works. If you're looking for a specific artwork of mine, don't hesitate to send me a message at ilovepinkcheeks [at] gmail.com :)

8:27 AM
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