Figurine: 1/7 Yuki Nagato - e2046

Received this figurine from e2046 a long time ago, just couldn’t get down to blogging about it. Presenting Yuki Nagato in her witch costume with her guitar.

Not much difference in terms of packaging as compared to previous gathering packages. It comes in a cardboard box, stuff full with styrofoam to prevent damage to the figurine.

Much fewer stuff to assemble as compared to my previous Nagato figurine, only the head is separated from the main figure. The rest of the package is made up of stuff to beautify the general look of the figurine, such as the books.

Here’s a look at how the whole figurine looks. Once again, in comparison to the previous figurine, this sculpt as well as the pose suits yuki a lot more. Of course, she’s wearing her witch costume from her concert days. The extra books and cats are actually quite a nice touch to be honest, and really adds to the feel.

Personally though, I thought she looked terrible without the hat. So do keep it on. I’m not sure if this is because the face of yuki once again looks weird. While not as bad as the previous round, the chin and nose are still too sharp. (and this are just the more obvious points) Seams are terrible on the head/hair as well, although most of it will be covered by the hat.

One problem though, the hat somehow ended being very hard to balance. It stays there after you place it on, but try moving the figurine about, and it’s sure to drop again.

Otherwise though, the paint job is excellent. (any white specs are due to my dust filled room) One very obvious example are from the last 2 photos below. Look at the finger nails! (My lousy lighting and camera skills make it look slightly worse than it actually is )

Accessories

The books and cat are pretty simple accessories, although they do fit in to the whole scene fairly well. Both are hardy, and feels pretty accurate enough. To note is that the words on the book are stuck on as a sticker.

An extra blue guitar is provided, although you can’t replace the original with this blue one. (It’s stuck) I’ve placed it beside the haruhi guitar as a comparison. Obviously it’s a lousier “model”. However, the details are still very well done. Seemed like the strings are much more well done this time especially. The guitar also did not feel as fragile thankfully.

Thoughts

Overall, quite a nice figure to have, especially if you like Yuki in a witch costume playing the guitar. I just want to emphasis that the paint job is really lovely. And in a sense, the big hat does take away your attention from the poorer points of the figurine, such as the face.

Heee. Much more satisfied with this purchase than the previous one. No leaning problems this time, since it’s definitely very stable on the gigantic base.

Ordered from e2046, part of the first batch. The page itself has much more photos. Album of my photos are here.