The Box

I have to admit one of my favourite parts of this hobby has to be the time you get the box arrive and you get to unwrap another small or large resin occupant for your household. There's no feeling like finding out there's a parcel waiting for you either at home or at the post office (the post office more often than not) and that you get to unwrap it and revel in its contents.

I got to have that experience when a small box arrived at my house last Wednesday. I had an errand I had to complete before I got to open and I forgot a whole heap of "supplies" when went through past my place to pick it up, but I did unwrap it and I did have the shiver of excitement when I did.

The box contained one small Minion - Ankou and one body for another Minion, Veja and a faceplate for Emma. So I now have three Minions (although Mati is protesting her superiority) and I love how different they look now they're out and about.

Ankou is a WS Aki, the only one of my RealPukis with an actual RealPuki faceplate. He has a gorgeously cheeky face and a tiny pair of fangs - I'm already planning a photo shoot with him, Nemain and Pax. I also need to get some photos of him with his Masters - the twins Vesna and Rasmus.

I'm only not particularly sure about his face up around the lips - it looks a little like it was put on with a crayon in some places...

Ankou!

Emma's Roro faceplate

Minion x3. How do you tell a boss Minion? They're the only ones wearing shoes!!

I did also get a different box earlier in the week, which contained a new wig for Arawn. I haven't been happy with any of his wigs so far and it has been a source of annoyance for me that I haven't picked right twice in a row. The first I bought before Arawn arrived, so there is some concession, however the second wig, while a good colour - was the wrong style and it made it so hard to photograph Arawn. 

He is now wearing a bigger version of Hades' wig except in Natural Black and Goldenrod and it looks so much better on him. I think I've finally found the right wig!

decisions, decisions

I know I haven't posted in a while and that is a little because the next Blog Challenge post is a silly pose and sometimes it takes me a while to think of one... and then even longer to execute it since I am house sitting at the moment and I only have a few dolls with me at a time  rather than all of them available for photos.

My dolly collecting is pausing, which is probably a really good thing as it allows me some time to think about what to do next (except for my Lishe collecting as some people may have realised...) But it brings me to an even better state of affairs - at the end of my current layaway I will have no floating heads! (this of course does not include any heads currently for sale). I do still have the Juri, she's up for sale - I've had a few bites the most recent one backed out because of the price of shipping, somehow from her wording she seems to think I inflated the postage price on purpose!! (just in case anyone thinks that I did, Australia Post is the only option around here and EMS starts at about $50... and Pack and Track, which is the cheaper option only goes to the US and UK.)

The exciting news is Ankou is on shipping! He is coming with a body for Veja and a faceplate for Emma, which is all very exciting. It will mean I have three vampires and I look forward to photographing him with his master and mistress...

Other than that I have a couple of payments left for the bodies of Pax and Nox and they will also be complete and I can take photos of ALL of my MNF... I am kind of hoping that they won't be hear for the 200 ADAD photo, although its going to get harder regardless.

Then all I have to decide is if I'm going to purchase any Pukifee or Minifee before the end of the year!