Sunday, June 24, 2007

Cronic Spotlight #2: 2006 Winter Design Festa Maverasu

This Maverasu was released last year at Design Festa 24. As a good buddy explained to me, the version is called "Aka Oni" meaning "Red Devil" in Japanese. Last month, at Design Festa 25, a companion version called "Ao Oni" ("Blue Devil") was released.

Not only does the Aka Oni Maverasu have a gorgeous paint job, but the figure is GID!

Before the shoot - lunch at a nice vegetarian buffet:

Posing with a cool Buddha statue at the restaurant. Dig the reflective surface:


Out in the open, on the grounds of a Taipei junior high school. It just so happens that today hundreds (thousands?) of would-be teachers were gathered at the school to take a qualification exam. So there was much seriousness as my girlfriend and I wandered around taking pictures with a kaiju toy. ;-)


From another spot:


Close up:


Side view:


Back view:


At a tea house enjoying a cold one out of the hot sun:

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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 27, 2007 at 4:55 PM

    Very interesting about the companion Maverasu pieces- thanks. I always enjoy a bit of back story with my toys.

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  2. andy bJune 28, 2007 at 12:17 AM

    Me too! Part of each Cronic figure's spotlight will be info about the figure's release.

    Look out for an Ao Oni Maverasu spotlight in the near future!

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  3. geozilla ジーヨジラJune 28, 2007 at 11:14 PM

    Love the orchid shot.

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  4. andy bJune 29, 2007 at 12:27 PM

    Cheers. I love wandering around looking for nice backgrounds that go well with figures.

    Heh, as we were eating at the veggie place, we saw a neat jade Buddha statue. Unfortunately some people were sitting at the table where the statue was, so we waited for them to leave...and waited...for a chance to take the shot. Well, those people kept refilling their teas, so after a good long while we threw up our hands and left.

    Fortunately there was another neat statue on the ground floor, where the second shot in the series was taken. ^_^

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