February 4, 2011

ThreeA 3A Ashley Wood Popbot Tomorrow Queen Yumiko

Nope, I never gotten the 3 pack. Got Yumiko through a local eBayer and at a sane price - though still a little higher than getting it at Bambaland but that's the penalty for not doing so at the online store. I have actually much prefer Yubi simply because she has a different (cooler) headsculpt and that body hugging black suit makes her looks really good. But alas! I am so fearful that the suit material will start to fall apart in time to come and I do previously made a personal vow never to get another pleather clad figure. (I know XXXMas TQ Tracey has broken that vow... she is limited damn it! LOL!!)
And if you noticed, Yumiko and Tracey has essentially the same headsculpt, just different paint up.

To be fair to Yumiko, she has the most accessories comparing her other 2 sisters. Lets list them down :
1. Short Katana without sheath x 2
2. Long Katana with sheath x 2
3. Shotgun
4. Sneakers heals x 1 pair
To ThreeA standards, these are already considered a truckload of accessories. But I'm not actually an "accessories" guy and the amount of accessories does not contribute to my decision of purchasing a figure. Yumiko can stand on her own even without those. To be frank, I am swayed by her short skirt hey! And of course that cool little red hoodie jacket.

I tried to showcase her with all her accessories but she is a girl... and a girl can only handle that much stuffs at a time. Left out the short Katanas and only used one of the 2 long Katanas in this photoshoot. But I reckon you got an idea on how it will look on her if you decided to use them.
Now to talk about a little quality issue that we have all come to know about. Chipped paint. There is this patch on her thigh as shown. Not sure if it was so during delivery or I have caused that during my posing for this photoshoot. I think if ThreeA intends to paint the body, they should at least sand the part before applying the paint. Sanding of the part will create small crevices where the paint will "sit" in and stay there. Or they could design their nude with a certain rough texture (sand blasting the mold surface?) for the same reasons. Nothing much I can do there except for repainting the whole leg. But I think I'll leave it as it is... just say that it is a birthmark on Yumiko or something ;-)

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