Emilia and Ram Prize Figures from the Re:Zero Dreaming Future Story Ichiban Kuji

 Emilia and Ram are the first prize figures in my collection that come from an Ichiban Kuji, specifically one called Re:Zero Dreaming Future Story. And while technically both are won via winning tickets i.e. Prize B for Emilia and Prize C for Ram, I didn't get them by playing the Ichiban Kuji. Instead, I had gotten them pre-owned or second hand from online third party resellers.

 Above is the Unboxing & Review video for the Ram figurine while below is the video for Emilia, both of whom are important characters in the Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World isekai anime. 

 So figure by figure, my pre-painted collection is growing slowly but surely. Eventually I'm hoping for some higher quality scale painted figures to join my collection. But those are pretty expensive, so most of my early pieces will be more budget friendly ones. Anyway, that's it for this week. I hope you'll take a look at the videos, and like it. Until next time, be well and be happy! 

Pre-Painted Figurines Begin Invasion Into My Collection

 There was a time when I would never have considered putting a pre-painted figurine up for display in my personal hobby collection. Misplaced pride and egotism meant I only displayed figurines I had painted myself. But with age comes the humility to accept that this self-imposed criteria is just that ... misplaced pride and egotism. With this in mind, I finally allowed myself the luxury of collecting pre-painted figurines. And in the interest of time, all unboxing and reviews of pre-painted figurines will be done via videos, which I'll upload to my YouTube Channel. Coincidentally Nami is my first ever pre-painted figurine review (see below) although she isn't the first one in my collcetion.

  Technically, Rem from the Re:Zero-Starting Life In Another Word anime is actually the first ever pre-painted figurine in my collection (discounting gasahpon figurines). Incidentally, Rem's own unboxing and review video was the second one I uploaded to my channel, and I've embedded it below for your ease of viewing. For more related content or other videos on either scale model kit or miniature painted builds, please visit FourEyedMonster Miniatures, my YouTube channel.

  However the miniature painter in me means it's inevitable that I'll be reviewing these pre-painted figurines with more of a critical eye e.g. pointing out what is lacking in a particular figurine's paint job. A pre-painted figurine's quality will vary from the budget-friendly prize figures to the larger and more expensive scale figures. Despite having these pre-painted figurines invade my collection, I'll definitely still be working on custom painted builds of my scale model kits and miniatures. After all I still love the hobby, and still have my health, which means I can still create.

  In fact, I've actually finished at least five scale model kit/figurine projects that I have yet to blog or vlog about. Somehow it seems harder to find the time to photograph/video and edit the resulting content. Hopefully I can figure thigns out eventually as I love this hobby, and love sharing the fun/happiness to be gained from it. And on that note dear reader ... stay happy and be well.