A 6 months tale of holy grail Latte, Lugia, Weavile & 'tales [Full Collection, Website & More!]
Oh dear...another 6 ish months of gets...but this time I have also included a full collection update because a certain dream came true...a dream I didn't think would happen for another while since recent events....! BUT WHAT HAPPENED I CAN'T JUST-
Feel free to skip all this HELLO stuff! xD
People know me for my Latios, Latias, Weavile, Ninetales and Lugia collections [maybe others? ;w;] ! These are my main guys and I will always prioritise them. (I also main collect Impmon & Renamon/Kyubi for the digicollectors out there but that's another story x3)
Anyhoo I have a load of side collections; Leafeon, Jolteon, Haunter, Mismagius, Zangoose, Absol, Salamence, Skarmory, Lopunny and recently added in the past 6 months; Houndoom! [Blame a certain fan series me and my friend have been making for years with these guys...and also I love these Pokemon!]
I also have what I personally call "sprout" collections (which means these are least priority than main & sides depending on what items I'm after although they can sometimes be on par with sides especially the first two! ;;) which are; Glameow, Miltank, Zorua, Vulpix, Fennekin Line & Meowstics.
I'll introduce myself to anyone new or doesn't know me~ <3 I'm a Latte (well okay Latios Soital Moogan Moo Megan) but I'm known as Latios/Soital in a lot of places! I'm currently 22 years old and have been collecting/playing/trading/buying/watching Pokemon since I was little [At the beginning when it came to the UK!] however I only started buying online in 2006 when I was allowed to use eBay UK (very rarely international with the help of a friend) with my mums bank account every now and then since I was too young to own my own Paypal account! Dx I became a member of this community right at the start of March 2008!
ENOUGH TALKING MORE PICTURES
So I'll start off with what I got within these 6 months ish! I'll take them picture by picture like normal! ^^
Latias & Latios - [Main Collection]
Oh dear. Let's start with something holy. As in, grails. No surely I couldn't have...
GIANT PACKAGE APPEARED. If you're really curious as to how big this package was I've tried to take a comparison pic to me on the day click here if you're interested [it's a pic from shoulders down though, no face! =>] -----> http://i.imgur.com/95KEPMu.jpg
So what was inside this package that was so...big? Well first....
Pictured: Giant 2002 TOMY Latios & Latias Plush
OH MY ARCEUS. Is this real!? Am I alive?! MY ULTIMATE HOLY GRAILS. BOTH OF THEM? WHAT. How. ;___; it's been 10 years...brand new WITH TAG? Now you can't really be picky with these guys since they hardly ever appear but...wow. I always give myself my words of "once it pops up it will always pop up again" I just didn't expect them to appear so soon after I lost them.
I also have a secret confession... back just after the latest ones ended in December/January...
ANOTHER LATIAS?! Okay STORY TIME? [this is gonna be a big post ;u;] Feel free to ignore and just look at pics!
So I've been hunting these babies for a very long time. I knew about them since around 2005 (so this is the 10th year?) and obviously had always wanted them. Virtually impossible to get when I was that young because I did not have a Y!J account, I did not have a Paypal - heck I didn't even have my own debit card! I was too young for that! [I'm a 1990's kid ;u;] so these guys were nothing but a pipe dream. Through my time online I learned about various sites to bid on like Y!J and that you needed middle men, fees etc (SMJ was a popular choice back then! XD) and even searched up auctions with certain Pokemon in - I saw a lot of really cool stuff! But it was sad that I couldn't bid on anything ;u;
My major holy grails of all grails in 2005 were the Giant Lugia, Giant Latis and Impmon/Renamon Beanie. [2008, 2015, 2014, 2013 respectfully got them all!]
I've seen Giant Lati's come and go, and they were expensive but not as expensive as how much I paid for these orz.
I had a chance to own a Giant Latios in 2008 - but I had *just* obtained Giant Lugia so that was definitely a no go! Baww.
So I occasionally searched Y!J, pkmncollectors, ebay etc over the times just looking at awesome merchandise and bought as much as I could but I got little spending money and was in school so I couldn't buy too much - especially after Giant Lugia who I had saved up a little bit of money over the years! I had to go on a huge hiatus after him since I owed £100 to my mum who had helped me with Lugia. [That is a lot of money to a school kid! It still is to me but still x3]
Come 2012 I got a job! I was ready for a collection like those I admired so much and began unleashing money after years of not being able to buy ;u;! It felt great! The last Giant Lati that appeared was Latias and I think she went for something around 60k? Cool, I started saving on the side a little bit [not much] each month. They didn't appear for nearly a whopping 2 years +!
So the story of an extra Latias; in fact she was the first giant Lati I got! When I saw this newly listed Giant Latias/Latios auction in 2014 I kinda just stared at the screen all; OWO. I actually "knew" the person who was selling these from a different Japanese website! [I was familiar with their art & photographs of their giant Latis] and actually offered a lot of money for them for an end termination as there was no bids on them currently - they said they'd prefer to leave the auction running as it is which was fair enough, but gotta try? XD! I didn't win those guys but the same guy messaged me back saying their brother had another Latias but no Latios except she was used; HECK I WAS SO HAPPY they messaged me and thought of me! After a few messages I got pics etc and offered a decent amount (way less than the better condition ones but enough to be fair x3) and she arrived quite quickly after they sent her <333 I was really overjoyed and had to keep it to myself until recently x) she is so floppy and I love her! I promised to take good care of her <3
LITERALLY A MONTH OR TWO LATER after getting Giant Latias - THEY BOTH POP UP AGAIN. Waaaah! I tried to make contact to see if they'd only sell Latios at first but it didn't end well with no contact so I said "RIGHT GET MY SALES GEAR ON! We're in for another busy 4-off!" So, if it wasn't for every single one of you that bought from my past two big sales posts + extras along the way - there was NO CHANCE I'd get my hands on these as they were heavily expensive to begin with. Every single penny counted (or yen? X3)
So a big shout out to EVERY ONE WHO DID, THANK YOU for helping me!! <3
I won't tell you about their shipping. Or the UK CUSTOMS charge I got. Oh my latte. I wanted to destroy customs. So much.
Pictured: Latias Retsuden Stamper, Latias Chupa, Latias Keshipoke, Pokemon Center Badges, Lati Dice, Pokepark Keychain, Latias PC Keychain, Game Pieces, Taz and Puzzle Cube.
Yaaay! Stamper, Keshi, Chupa GETS! These three guys took ages to get! First things first, special thanks to everyone who messaged me about the one in the GA, riolu , swampeh, hantsukihaunter I was so moved by the amount of messages ;u; <3 Yet also thanks to riolu again for sending me such a link to a BIN with the stamp! I was able to BIN a Latias stamper for a decent price! Thanks so much riolu I really appreciate it ;w;! [I've been looking out for those D&P stampers for ya! I'd love to get the other Weavile myself <3!] Won a few things thanks to happyjolteon's dragon sales! I would love to pair up the Latias rubber PC keychain with the Latios - there is one! =)
Much thanks to zigguppafu for holding the Lati pog too - it was really uncanny, I saw the auction they bidded on with that pog I was tempted to bid but decided not to, suddenly it's on hold for me! [megan power? ;3] ;u; <3333
Pictured: DX TOMY Latias & Latios, Lati Bandage, Lati Promo Flyer, Lati Pencils!
YES FINALLY. Man these DX TOMYs were a pain in the butt to win! After a good amount of losing auctions or not being able to bid I was able to grab them and add them to my package with the giants! They're just as awesome as the other DX TOMYS <333 Couldn't be happier! More special thanks to happyjolteon who kindly added the Lati pencils as extras in a package I bought from them ;u; <3
Pictured: PC Latias & Latios Cups, Pokedoll Cup, Pokemon Spring Lati Tin, Cup and Underlay, Latios Patch, 10th Anniversary Keychain, Pokepark Coaster, Lati battle pencils, Lati AG cup
SUPER tin/cup gets! I got these babies at a steal; the two cups are amazing, the bottom layer rotates around the cup but - POKEDOLL LATIS?! POKEDOLL LATIS. AAAAA x3 Honestly that green cup is my favourite though, I just love the 2005 spring artwork! I knew about the spring tin and I am happy to grab it when I could! So beautiful *w* The pokepark coaster is amazing too ahh I can't handle x3!
Pictured: Ken sugimori Latias & Latios Themed Promo Mug, Notepad, File & Binder
Lucky haul~ I saw the beautiful framed artwork on Pokemon Center.com but heey surprise surprise they don't ship international and my friend who helps me out says they don't accept Paypal on there either orz. petpeeve of buying merch is this right here - I wish they accepted international shipping I'd be willing to pay the costs ;_; [but every time I search for someone I didn't have the money for the frame thanks to the big guys and such xD]
But! I found all these on Y!Japan (horray for FJ & friend) so that was really awesome! I love the mug especially!
Pictured: PC Latias & Latios Cloth, PC Lati Seals & 2015 Lati Pan Wrapper
OLD WANTED CLOTH GET! As some may know I adore cloths with my favourite Pokemon on! I've known about this one for a long time too! I never thought it'd pop up for ages; which was true but it popped up in a lot full of Lati merchandise (and a couple of other things I didn't have) I wasn't going to go for the lot but I saw this cloth and kinda had to =,D there was a few other FJ'ers so I'm sorry if any fellow collector went for it ;; but I will have a bunch of those Lati items for sale shortly including charms and such! ^^ These seals, I don't recall seeing before but there was even an Absol one but the seller crossed it off the listing which sucked, but hey Lati's were avaliable! At first I thought maybe they were custom but they said they got them from the Pokemon Center a long time ago ^^
PAN WRAPPER. I checked up on a merch update site and saw this pan wrapper - a month or so after its release - drat! I thought this was long gone but just in case I messaged a person who had helped me in the past with pan wrappers (I don't know if they're on here?) who lives in Japan and they were so kind and searched a few shops - they found one for me! AAA x3 <3
Pictured: Latias & Latios Settei, Hitachi Lati Clock, MIP Blind packaged TOMY paper plane
GEMS *w* precious gems! The clock is amazing I love how it has all the Pokemon of the short and the Latis on the number of the clock; it's a regular plastic 1 battery clock but a Latte clock?! Heck yeah! It even came with it's original packaging woo-hoo! Settei was a surprise too; I won a lot which seemingly had just 1 Latias settei but silly me didn't read that there were 50 sheets of settei in the lot and to my surprise... LATIOS?! LATIAS?! Aww yeah =w=~
Annd here is a hidden gem in a lot; a MIP paper plane packet. There is a lati plane! But I'm in two minds to open it or not - these are old things and there's 2 I definitely don't want to pull - 2 I really wouldn't mind having and 1 I would be okay with having. I've taken a better close up picture of the planes - and I'm guessing this would interest the fellow Absol/Umbreon/etc collectors too! Look at that awesome dark type Absol plane *w*! I'm still in two minds opening it...what would you do?! x)
Pictured: Pokemon Center Pins, Metal Coins, NFS Lati TFC Coins, WAPS & Battrios
I feel like a Latte pirate with these coins n.n I'm expectionally happy to get the Lati Blue/Red Pokemon Center badges! I've been on the look out for them x3! Some new battrios that I thought I had completed...well now there's a new Latios/Mega one! orz I don't think the Latte train ride will stop for a while, but that's cool ;u; <3
Speaking of megas...
Pictured: PC Mega Latias & Latios Plush, TOMYS, Mega Latios Kid, Mega Latios TCG Pin, Binder, Deco chara holder and charms.
I'm collecting these guys as well~ Purple is in fact my favourite colour so when they brought the Mega Lati's out I instantly loved that they were purple! x3 I know there's a load of stuff out for them and things I've been keeping my eye on but lack of money was bad last month orz Still, I love everything I have! x3 The TOMYs are beautiful! I just can't wait for the TCG Mega Latios figure, it looks gorgeous!
I think I've talked enough about Lati's so here's a few more pictures of more lati gets I was able to get within the last 6 months! More info on my website ^^ <3
Lugia - [Main Collection]
Pictured: Lugia PC Plush, Silver HGSS Charm, Revolution Lugia Deckbox, Movie 2000 Keychain, Bathsoap, Keychains, Mc donalds toy, Clear Lugia figure, amadas & watch
Admittedly I've become picky with Lugia for the time being, I guess because there's just so much stuff for him & my other main collections that I have to prioritise sometimes. I'm always looking for specifics! Some things to cross off the list is the revolution deckbox, this has really pretty artwork and the silvery effect is divine <3 I'm really happy to find a movie 2000 keychain too! I saw the silver Lugia charm on eBay for a silly amount but I managed to find this in with the Lati binder I got for a really good deal which was awesome - I also got other charms around that era/version which I will be either auctioning or selling =)
Pictured: Lugia Posters, Settei and Handkerchief
Argh sorry for the bad picture but I got a bunch of settei from methuselah31010! <3 I was really after these of Lugia and couldn't be happier with the purchase! The handkerchief was a random find in a small lot which I fell for when I saw it ;u; <3
Weavile - [Main Collection]
Pictured: Custom Weavile Sleepy/Lying Plush, Pokedoll Cloth, M8 Cloth, Keychains, Weavile Pokeball Stamper, Weavile Kid, Weavile Chocoball, Weavile Silver Metal Figure, Weavile Dice, Weavile TOMY Keychain, Various sparkly/mirror amadas, Weavile pin and game piece & various flats.
I have been so excited for serenitysamaa's custom Weavile plush I commissioned last January! Oh my fluff he is so perfect and everything I could have asked for, you make such beautiful customs and I just want to thank you again for accepting to make a Weavile for me, I think this was your first Weavile? Aaa perfect! ;w;! <3
Here's my fluffbutt Weavile gets within 6 months! I actually can't decide what my all time favourite Pokemon is - Latios or Weavile, they're both right at the top! Usually in terms of figures I don't have they become really slow to find but I somehow managed to pull a lucky streak! After a couple of years I finally got the last regular kid figure on this community (It's crazy I ended up with 3 clears before this guy!) I have no idea why it took so long to find at a decent price! The TOMY strap was a quick BIN on Y!J which was awesome and the Weavile ultraball figure was hidden in a lot Skydramon sent to me - I was looking all over for it with his ultraball as well as a few older Weavy things so to get this was just awesome sauce ;u;
The chocoball was a pain; I found one on another site once but the seller refused any middleman service [bah I hate it when they do that...it's just silly) but straight after the giant latis I saw one for auction...I just had to try - I only bidded small amount since I didn't have much but managed to win! x3
Okay so, the metal Weavile figure. Oh my fluff. I had a feeling that Weavile was blessed with metal figures but I could never confirm it - I've seen various gen 4 metal figures and always thought "well if x got one...surely Weavile must have too?" after all he was one of the first Pokemon to be announced of generation 4 and was featured in a movie - it was a "I'm sure I seen something long ago" feeling too - aarux confirmed my suspicion! Silver is also my favourite metal modern colour and...she said she'd sell him to me ;W; AAAAA thank you so so much! He'll be snug and sound with all my Weavys <3 Now to find all the other colours...if you ever see any other colour metal Weaviles I'd definitely be interested and would probably throw my wallet at you x3 (Gold, Bronze, Copper, Gunmetal I'm guessing!)
I LOVE Weavile amada stickers - he has so many of these I know I'm still looking out for some still! He has such awesome poses as well the crafty weasel ;u; A flat I was really after was a lenticular meiji card! It's so cool! x3
Ninetales [Main Collection]
Pictured: Custom Ninetales Sleepy Plush, Green and Silver Mini models, Seal Book, Keychain, Metal coins, Pogs, Lenticular, Movie card, flats and stickers.
Also within 6 months I was able to buy a beautiful custom plush again made by serenitysamaa! The Ninetales is the first I bought and I really wanted a Weavile in her style too [I OTP my Ninetales and Weavile characters orz] annd I got them together now aa ;u; I've always always wanted an official Ninetales plush and I just hope to fluff one day she will get one ;__;
Usually Ninetales gets are flats most of the time but I managed to bury through lots to find green and silver Ninetales mini model! I had recently bought a green mini model tales though so I do have an extra green 'tales! Does anyone have the orange Ninetales mini model? She has been eluding me for a long time ;u; If not, I'll pop the extra for sale sooner or later!
The seal book is one of my favourite foxy gets! It's really adorable and just a gem to have ;u;. Also...FIRST. NINETALES. METAL. IN OVER A YEAR. Her metals are so hard to find, after looking at so many metal lots she just never seems to appear!? I wonder why ;u; I always see Arcanine and heck even more Hoenn/Sinnoh metals than her! Oh well to get one I don't have is fantastic and at something like $10 I think too! Always looking for colours I don't have!
Some awesome flats! I really like the bottom flat the most, it shines at the back with vulpix/ninetales but it's not lenticular in the way she changes pose or anything but it is really cool! x3 I found the Ninetales holder for a metal coin I have!
Side Collections
Leafeon & Jolteon - [Side Collections]
Pictured: Pokemon Time Leafeon/Jolteon Clearfile, Shirt, Tins, Rubber Straps, Straps, Plush, "Bookmarks", Leafeon Retsuden Stamp, Bromise, Battrios, Stickers, Custom Pin, Plush and Jolteon Mini models, flat, plush and custom pin!
Got a bunch of stuff from the recent Pokemon Time promo! Decided to get as much blind packaged stuff first and thanks to allinia pick ups I managed to get a lot off the list! <3 Their plush are really adorable, I kinda hope they die down with the amount of plush since my shelves can't hold all these eevees soon but they're awesome! <3 Got a couple of Jolty mini models which was great as they were a surprise find in lots I bought for other things!
Salamence [Side Collection]
Pictured: Mega Salamence Plush, MPC Plush, Flats, Battrios, Charms, WAPS, Card Holder, Retsuden Stamp, Bath Case figure, Clear salamence kid, Mega Salamence kid, Keshipoke, Gold metal coin, Pokedoll Salamence Can badge, stickers.
Yay my grumpy dragon gets! I was glad to get the clear attack Salamence - that means all Salamence kids are currently 100%! The stamper and keshipoke are also things I've been on the look out for x)! I must thank salamence646 for linking me to the lot with the keshipoke, I'd have never seen it if it wasn't for you <3 The best deal I got out of this lot though was the Salamence Pokedoll can badge, I'm kinda surprised I won it for 500 yen. That's so cheap ;u;!
Absol - [Side Collection]
Pictured; Banpresto UFO Absol Plush, Absol Flats, 10th Anniversary Flat, Clearfile, Absol Shiny Kid, Petite Strap, Dice, Movie 6 charm, WAPS.
Hooyay! Absol gets are usually small within each 6 months but I'm happy with what I got! Something I wanted for ages was either of the banpresto plush - and I found my favourite one for $50! For some reason no one bidded! He's so cute x3, I really love the new Petite strap - every Absol collector needs to get one! The clearfile has got to be one of the prettiest I've seen too ^^ ! <3
Skarmory - [Side Collection]
Pictured: Skarmory Playset, Skarmory Retsuden Stamp, Clear Kid Attack Figure, Skarmory Charm and Metal Coins
More side collection gets! Skarmory has been blessed with a number of great additions recently! Super want get was the clear attack Skarmory the last time I saw this was in a group of 500 kid figures.... orz but thankfully I was able to buy her on her own thanks to aarux ;u; thanks for always selling me awesome things! x) <3 Thanks to flag who sold me their retsuden stamp, another high want!
Also major thanks to skdarkdragon for selling awesome metal coins! I was so happy to get so many for my steal birdie and one even for the mongoose! Also to agui_chan for trading me the charm <33 Something that I'm on the lookout for is the Skarmory papercraft! <3
Mismagius / Zangoose / Haunter /Lopunny - [Side Collections]
Pictured: Mismagius Keshipoke, Haunter Mini Models Silver and Pearly Green, Zangoose Metal Coin & Various flats.
D'oh...well Mismagius got a bit of extra stuff, and every one of my side collections at least got something these last 6 months ;u; but they can be pretty dead as there's not much focus other than flats.
I'm really on the hunt for Zangoose, Lopunny & the other Mismagius Retsuden Stamp! <3
Pictured: Various Lopunny Flats! (Bromide, Stickers, Ramen, Game Cards, Charms!) & Amadas!
You know Lopunny doesn't have much...or at least you don't usually find much but I managed to get a good amount of flats this time around! I wish Mega Lopunny had a kid figure or something...time may tell! x3 Some amadas I forgot to photo! x3
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Full Collection Update
So that's my 6 months ish gets! Now onto the full collection update!~ [I'm sorry...all these pictures... orz]
Basically I moved house a year or so ago! My collection update in 2012 is from my old house! So my room layout is definitely different...this room is more fatter rather than longer...at first I thought it kinda sucks that everything looks more boxed but I've managed to make it look a bit better! Sorry about the quality in these pictures...the sunlight is really annoying to grab in this room and having a 10 year old phone doesn't help! ;u;
Let's start with some overview pictures!
Main sides of my collection room! I had to buy another bookcase because the Latis took up the original bookcase...and they're overflowing aaaa! I can't hold all this Latte ;u; <3 I really really wanted Giant Latis to be with my Lati shelf but at the moment it's not possible orz. I do plan for a little redecoration with the plush eventually though~!
I figured out a way to display the Zorua plush! Unfortunately everything else I have of Zorua is stored for now, except the DX Tomy and charms as they're with the plushies!
My computer and basically where I browse and relax area! [I've been watching Grimm lately as I caught up with others like Once Upon a Time it's pretty interesting! Thank you netflix xD] My Lugia plush were originally between the desk and drawers but as you can imagine...that didn't work too well and looked too squishy for one and another it gets dusty there easily because of the electronics...BIG NOPE.
Terrible pictures galore orz. But uh...my bed and window area! Giant Latis are currently on my bed at the moment in time but will be moved most probably...it's getting crowded! Not sure if I want all the plush on the window rail either...still in two minds x) This room has a GIANT PORTAL as you can see I got to the digital/pokemon world every so often I wish. x) But big windows seem to be a pain ;u;
The very empty space of a box of plush and my door...I'm a little "must have space for me to open the door wide" so I guess that's why there's only a box...and some Lati files/binders/notebooks inside because I have no idea where to put them yet...I am thinking of getting rid of the plush and *maybe* putting Giant Latis here...I'll attempt it some time! Or maybe put the Zorua's in the box and Lati's in the middle...so much thinking! x3
Just above my computer area I have a group of drawings some made by comm members here <3 I LOVE THEM
So that's a general overview of the room so let's start with.....
Latias & Latios - Main Collection
A full Latias and Latios bookshelf...and seriously this isn't even everything. Some Lati things are hidden inside that carrier bag....and the big guys are currently on the bed. I aim to put the Lati clock above the clearfiles on the left when I can! I am also in the process of thinking about moving some of the Lati's to act like they're flying around the bookcase...haven't worked it out completely yet but I will! So let's start from the top!
Top shelf where the kite and plush reside! It was pretty hard to place all these kids together but I think it's alright ;u; I'm still after the TOMY Latios mascot plush and the arms out banpresto Latias plush to complete the Lati plush! x3
Top shelf! The UFO chubby keychains are still some of my favourites! All my Lati TCGs are inside the blue binder! The custom magnets were a gift from em_lemon a long time ago and they're just too adorable x3 <3
Gah these photos orz. The figure shelf! Literally loads of Lati figures...and so many more out there! My favourites are the Clear TOMYs and Soul Dew pens x3! I love pairing merch up so they can look good together. I taped some of the movie merch on the sides of bookshelves! All Lati keychains are stuck to the "roof" of the bookcase, so much blue and red...I didn't notice the mighty bean became a bit tipsy but ah well!
Big figures and misc galore! We have the two european Latis - which I had forgot to mention! The European Luxary Ball Latias is new too - aarux in fact messaged me with a link to the sale! The seller sent me the wrong item at first and it took a while for them to ship her to me completely free but we finally got it resolved ~ :3 I still think the electronic Latios is an all time must have for any Latios collector~
More stationary and box here (I promise you can find better images on the website which is linked below orz) All those pencils feature Lati on them! x3 Guess where all my amada stickers are? :3~
Last shelf! Really bad photo and I'm sorry orz. It looks a lot better here the sunlight doesn't like playing with me lately... but we have DX TOMY Lattes...(but don't worry the cups are empty~) I actually took them out of their boxes and covered a Lati cloth over their original packaging to make a "high shelf?" Just yesterday I put this together as I didn't like how it originally looked + I had to make way for a bunch of Lati merch!
There's actually a box that was sent to me which is covered by the blanket! So I've kinda made it a mini side shelf next to the latis! I guess for the time being this is where most of my Mega Lati's reside and the extra Latias :3 The original plan was to have both giants on either side but fat Latios would ruin the view of the last shelf xD There's a bunch of Lati stuff inside the carrier bag like the Pokemon time merch I have no idea where to put! :3
Last but not least I added the settei to the side of the Lati bookshelf!
Lugia - Main collection
Lugia...admittedly has to have one shelf for plush and the other for figures...and a side-way! There's just...too much stuff. Way too much of his for future and now! I have tried to put the plush between my shelf and computer but computer attracts the dust and I don't want the plush getting worse than some are ;u; I like things being together as a collection but sometimes it's just not possible - especially with larger plush (you darn DX's, 1:1s and Giants!)
I've been planning to make some of the plush "fly" eventually as well as the Latis [hook & string/rod ;3] so hopefully I'll get some time to do that one day so if anymore Lugia plush do come out, they won't be all clustered ;u;
Anyhoo the figure "shelf" is actually my drawers where I put all my clothes (imagine being super careful not to make anything fall) but it's not too bad! The "tree" actually lights up with a plug socket (it makes the room like rather blue at night - if it isn't already!) and I decided to hang all the keychains and such around it x3
Weavile - Main Collection
Here's my Weavile collection displayed! Like a few other collections this isn't everything on the shelf but it's most! If you want to see everything check out the website! ^^
Weavile has so much merchandise and he's on random things sometimes, but I guess Pokemon that are featured in a movie are just everywhere! xD I'm happy he's got so much merch though!
Close ups of my Weavs! I really love the Pokedoll charm, pen, the figure game piece and the metal figure!
Ninetales - Main Collection
More beautiful foxes! I remember when I had so little of her and it was always sad...now I'm really proud of what I've found! It can be hard to find figures you don't have and things can get slow when collecting but she's worth every moment <3~
Close ups! Really happy with the mini model hunting but the metals are a pain in the butt to find! Still, glad to have 5 of them at least! ^^ I will always wish for new figures and plush!
Leafeon & Jolteon - Side Collections
They're not the biggest nor the smallest collections I've got but I really like how I displayed these for some reason...though I think there might be a problem if there's any more plush that come out ;u; [sleepy plush...why do you taunt me?] Not entirely sure what I'm going to do with some of the flats I have of theirs but time will tell! (or I may just store them in card holders like I have a binder for my amadas/pans/tcgs)
I've always had a Jolteon in my team in Red/Blue/Yellow - he was one of my favourite sprites in the older games a favourite Pokemon! Although not as favoured now he still has a special place <3. Leafeon is my favourite evolution - Umbreon actually used to be my all time favourite eeveelution for a really long time and every now and then I'm all "actually Umbreon....no Leafeon...Jolteon?" I can't really seem to decide what my favourite eeveelu is out of the three. ;u;
Salamence - Side Collection
My army of grumpy butt dragons! Really happy with his collection although it took some work with the new Mega Plush but hey - the more things come out - the busy it gets on the shelves!
Both Absol and Salamence share a movie together so I've paired them up together on a shelf...which works out okay at the moment!
The oldest Salamence item I own here...hmm it may just be the European figure (on the firey base ;3) ! I remember buying him in a toy store over here - had I know a few people would want them I wish I had got doubles ;u; He came in really cool packaging though and used to speak...he doesn't speak much anymore... goodbye batteries ;u;
Absol - Side Collection
Absols! I collect Absol slowly but sometimes he showers me with gifts and other times he's slow! I love everything I have of this little guy and he has so much stuff for being a movie Pokemon. There's a couple of things that I've been on the look out for - I'd really love the silver minicot to match with the other two. I saw one on a website once but once I found my middleman it sold! x3
Lopunny & Skarmory - Side Collection
Bunnies and Steel birds! Lopunny really doesn't have that much unlike her counterpart Buneary but I don't collect her! She has very few figures but at least she has something! I would love to add the Lopunny Retsuden stamp to this one day - I haven't had a figure-based item of hers in a really long time orz but at least she got a plush! <3
Steel birds! SKarmory has a bunch more items than Lopunny. I think other than the clipping figure and a normal TFG I'll have all the figures! I do have a TFG but the seller was horrible in packing it (off eBay) and it broke. orz. At least pearly was wrapped snug and sound! Recently found the correct base and peg thanks to ____! My zukan is happily restored! My dream Skarmory item now is the Skarmory papercraft! Papercrafts...they're so hard to find *shakes fist*
Mismagius & Zangoose - Side Collection
Mismagius - one of my cute ghosties! Pretty happy with the collection so far! The Pokedoll is of the best ones out there x) I really love the Meiji tin as wel that features her and Glameow - both Pokemon I collect! Unfortunately I have no space for some of the other collections liek Glameow orz.
Zangoose! He was blessed with a plush and I couldn't be more happier! At least he has one now! He looks so grumpy all the time. The bell charms are some of the cutest things, they jingle ;u; The data carrier figure is pretty nifty as well - definitely one of the favoruites!
Fennekin / Braixen & Delphox - Side Collections
Fennekin and Braixen are the more priority over Delphox as I prefer those two more but man oh man a starter Pokemon has so. much. merch. orz. I've kinda calmed down on buying Fennekin's although I would like to catch up with her plush one day - I did really well until the end of 2014/beginning of 2015 xD I had to move the sleepy fennekin and 1;1 fennekin to my bed as they just couldn't fit on the shelf! I always like completing sets so I'm glad to have all the metals and erasers so far! x)
Meowstics [Female/Male] - Side/Sprout Collection
I've never shown this collection to anyone before but I did a bit of Meowstic collecting! It's come to a bit of a stand still at the moment but I would love the female ufo plush to sit her next to the male one eventually :3 ~ (when is male meowstic gonna get his retsuden stamp!)
To end this post I'll leave you with my fluff butts! <3
Thanks to all who read this! (serioulsly I ramble way too much orz) or for looking at the pictures! x) <3
Collection Website
So without further ado....I have now opened up my website! It's not completely finished in terms of photographs - I do need to update flats & pan stickers but most of my stuff is on there!
Here's a preview picture;
http://www.soital.weebly.com
I have been so picky with it and deleted pages and pages of work all the time ;u; I was in two minds about adding descriptions but right now it's more like a quick catelogue information guide. I do have to look into other things more and add their years, makes etc of merchandise but I'll do that bit by bit!
If you would like to link/affy with me that'd be awesome! ;u; Send me a link to yours and we can exchange if you'd like~ If you think something is bad/good/could be better please let me know ^^
That's it! I have a huge box full of new stuff to take pictures of and stuff for sale~
I've never really posted a full wants post... I guess that's because I don't have one or at least a "full" one - I have loads of pictures of stuff and stuff I know of that I no longer have images/don't have images of so I get lazy x3! But my aim is to collect everything with Latis, Weavile, Ninetales and Lugia - one day I'd like to do this with my other collections! [I still try to but slowly collect them!]
WANTS
Grail WANTS:
+ TOMY Latios Mascot Plush - [Photo By em_lemon]
TOP 10 MAIN COLLECTION WANTS:
+ Pokemon Center Latias & Latios Sparkly Cup
+ Ninetales Papercraft - [Photo by whitewolfflarka]
+ Banpresto `Arms Out` Latias Plush
+ Latias & Latios Pokedoll Stylus pen toppers
+ TOMY Weavile pose figure
+ TOMY Weavile Pokeball Watch (Wouldn't mind the Latios & Latias version of these too x3)
+ Pokepark 2005 Latias & Latios Mug/Drawstring Bag
+ Ninetales In Case Figure (I'm just after 3 figures - one even! I have the cases just 0 Ninetales ;u;) - [Photo by whitewolfflarka]
+ Weavile Light Up Pokeball
+ Weavile Gachapon Machine Figure
Other Wants - If you check my "longer" list of stuff is here, though I've not got everything - basically anything I don't have! : http://xxlatiosxx.livejournal.com/4134.html
Feel free to skip all this HELLO stuff! xD
People know me for my Latios, Latias, Weavile, Ninetales and Lugia collections [maybe others? ;w;] ! These are my main guys and I will always prioritise them. (I also main collect Impmon & Renamon/Kyubi for the digicollectors out there but that's another story x3)
Anyhoo I have a load of side collections; Leafeon, Jolteon, Haunter, Mismagius, Zangoose, Absol, Salamence, Skarmory, Lopunny and recently added in the past 6 months; Houndoom! [Blame a certain fan series me and my friend have been making for years with these guys...and also I love these Pokemon!]
I also have what I personally call "sprout" collections (which means these are least priority than main & sides depending on what items I'm after although they can sometimes be on par with sides especially the first two! ;;) which are; Glameow, Miltank, Zorua, Vulpix, Fennekin Line & Meowstics.
I'll introduce myself to anyone new or doesn't know me~ <3 I'm a Latte (well okay Latios Soital Moogan Moo Megan) but I'm known as Latios/Soital in a lot of places! I'm currently 22 years old and have been collecting/playing/trading/buying/watching Pokemon since I was little [At the beginning when it came to the UK!] however I only started buying online in 2006 when I was allowed to use eBay UK (very rarely international with the help of a friend) with my mums bank account every now and then since I was too young to own my own Paypal account! Dx I became a member of this community right at the start of March 2008!
ENOUGH TALKING MORE PICTURES
So I'll start off with what I got within these 6 months ish! I'll take them picture by picture like normal! ^^
Latias & Latios - [Main Collection]
Oh dear. Let's start with something holy. As in, grails. No surely I couldn't have...
GIANT PACKAGE APPEARED. If you're really curious as to how big this package was I've tried to take a comparison pic to me on the day click here if you're interested [it's a pic from shoulders down though, no face! =>] -----> http://i.imgur.com/95KEPMu.jpg
So what was inside this package that was so...big? Well first....
Pictured: Giant 2002 TOMY Latios & Latias Plush
OH MY ARCEUS. Is this real!? Am I alive?! MY ULTIMATE HOLY GRAILS. BOTH OF THEM? WHAT. How. ;___; it's been 10 years...brand new WITH TAG? Now you can't really be picky with these guys since they hardly ever appear but...wow. I always give myself my words of "once it pops up it will always pop up again" I just didn't expect them to appear so soon after I lost them.
I also have a secret confession... back just after the latest ones ended in December/January...
ANOTHER LATIAS?! Okay STORY TIME? [this is gonna be a big post ;u;] Feel free to ignore and just look at pics!
So I've been hunting these babies for a very long time. I knew about them since around 2005 (so this is the 10th year?) and obviously had always wanted them. Virtually impossible to get when I was that young because I did not have a Y!J account, I did not have a Paypal - heck I didn't even have my own debit card! I was too young for that! [I'm a 1990's kid ;u;] so these guys were nothing but a pipe dream. Through my time online I learned about various sites to bid on like Y!J and that you needed middle men, fees etc (SMJ was a popular choice back then! XD) and even searched up auctions with certain Pokemon in - I saw a lot of really cool stuff! But it was sad that I couldn't bid on anything ;u;
My major holy grails of all grails in 2005 were the Giant Lugia, Giant Latis and Impmon/Renamon Beanie. [2008, 2015, 2014, 2013 respectfully got them all!]
I've seen Giant Lati's come and go, and they were expensive but not as expensive as how much I paid for these orz.
I had a chance to own a Giant Latios in 2008 - but I had *just* obtained Giant Lugia so that was definitely a no go! Baww.
So I occasionally searched Y!J, pkmncollectors, ebay etc over the times just looking at awesome merchandise and bought as much as I could but I got little spending money and was in school so I couldn't buy too much - especially after Giant Lugia who I had saved up a little bit of money over the years! I had to go on a huge hiatus after him since I owed £100 to my mum who had helped me with Lugia. [That is a lot of money to a school kid! It still is to me but still x3]
Come 2012 I got a job! I was ready for a collection like those I admired so much and began unleashing money after years of not being able to buy ;u;! It felt great! The last Giant Lati that appeared was Latias and I think she went for something around 60k? Cool, I started saving on the side a little bit [not much] each month. They didn't appear for nearly a whopping 2 years +!
So the story of an extra Latias; in fact she was the first giant Lati I got! When I saw this newly listed Giant Latias/Latios auction in 2014 I kinda just stared at the screen all; OWO. I actually "knew" the person who was selling these from a different Japanese website! [I was familiar with their art & photographs of their giant Latis] and actually offered a lot of money for them for an end termination as there was no bids on them currently - they said they'd prefer to leave the auction running as it is which was fair enough, but gotta try? XD! I didn't win those guys but the same guy messaged me back saying their brother had another Latias but no Latios except she was used; HECK I WAS SO HAPPY they messaged me and thought of me! After a few messages I got pics etc and offered a decent amount (way less than the better condition ones but enough to be fair x3) and she arrived quite quickly after they sent her <333 I was really overjoyed and had to keep it to myself until recently x) she is so floppy and I love her! I promised to take good care of her <3
LITERALLY A MONTH OR TWO LATER after getting Giant Latias - THEY BOTH POP UP AGAIN. Waaaah! I tried to make contact to see if they'd only sell Latios at first but it didn't end well with no contact so I said "RIGHT GET MY SALES GEAR ON! We're in for another busy 4-off!" So, if it wasn't for every single one of you that bought from my past two big sales posts + extras along the way - there was NO CHANCE I'd get my hands on these as they were heavily expensive to begin with. Every single penny counted (or yen? X3)
So a big shout out to EVERY ONE WHO DID, THANK YOU for helping me!! <3
I won't tell you about their shipping. Or the UK CUSTOMS charge I got. Oh my latte. I wanted to destroy customs. So much.
Pictured: Latias Retsuden Stamper, Latias Chupa, Latias Keshipoke, Pokemon Center Badges, Lati Dice, Pokepark Keychain, Latias PC Keychain, Game Pieces, Taz and Puzzle Cube.
Yaaay! Stamper, Keshi, Chupa GETS! These three guys took ages to get! First things first, special thanks to everyone who messaged me about the one in the GA, riolu , swampeh, hantsukihaunter I was so moved by the amount of messages ;u; <3 Yet also thanks to riolu again for sending me such a link to a BIN with the stamp! I was able to BIN a Latias stamper for a decent price! Thanks so much riolu I really appreciate it ;w;! [I've been looking out for those D&P stampers for ya! I'd love to get the other Weavile myself <3!] Won a few things thanks to happyjolteon's dragon sales! I would love to pair up the Latias rubber PC keychain with the Latios - there is one! =)
Much thanks to zigguppafu for holding the Lati pog too - it was really uncanny, I saw the auction they bidded on with that pog I was tempted to bid but decided not to, suddenly it's on hold for me! [megan power? ;3] ;u; <3333
Pictured: DX TOMY Latias & Latios, Lati Bandage, Lati Promo Flyer, Lati Pencils!
YES FINALLY. Man these DX TOMYs were a pain in the butt to win! After a good amount of losing auctions or not being able to bid I was able to grab them and add them to my package with the giants! They're just as awesome as the other DX TOMYS <333 Couldn't be happier! More special thanks to happyjolteon who kindly added the Lati pencils as extras in a package I bought from them ;u; <3
Pictured: PC Latias & Latios Cups, Pokedoll Cup, Pokemon Spring Lati Tin, Cup and Underlay, Latios Patch, 10th Anniversary Keychain, Pokepark Coaster, Lati battle pencils, Lati AG cup
SUPER tin/cup gets! I got these babies at a steal; the two cups are amazing, the bottom layer rotates around the cup but - POKEDOLL LATIS?! POKEDOLL LATIS. AAAAA x3 Honestly that green cup is my favourite though, I just love the 2005 spring artwork! I knew about the spring tin and I am happy to grab it when I could! So beautiful *w* The pokepark coaster is amazing too ahh I can't handle x3!
Pictured: Ken sugimori Latias & Latios Themed Promo Mug, Notepad, File & Binder
Lucky haul~ I saw the beautiful framed artwork on Pokemon Center.com but heey surprise surprise they don't ship international and my friend who helps me out says they don't accept Paypal on there either orz. petpeeve of buying merch is this right here - I wish they accepted international shipping I'd be willing to pay the costs ;_; [but every time I search for someone I didn't have the money for the frame thanks to the big guys and such xD]
But! I found all these on Y!Japan (horray for FJ & friend) so that was really awesome! I love the mug especially!
Pictured: PC Latias & Latios Cloth, PC Lati Seals & 2015 Lati Pan Wrapper
OLD WANTED CLOTH GET! As some may know I adore cloths with my favourite Pokemon on! I've known about this one for a long time too! I never thought it'd pop up for ages; which was true but it popped up in a lot full of Lati merchandise (and a couple of other things I didn't have) I wasn't going to go for the lot but I saw this cloth and kinda had to =,D there was a few other FJ'ers so I'm sorry if any fellow collector went for it ;; but I will have a bunch of those Lati items for sale shortly including charms and such! ^^ These seals, I don't recall seeing before but there was even an Absol one but the seller crossed it off the listing which sucked, but hey Lati's were avaliable! At first I thought maybe they were custom but they said they got them from the Pokemon Center a long time ago ^^
PAN WRAPPER. I checked up on a merch update site and saw this pan wrapper - a month or so after its release - drat! I thought this was long gone but just in case I messaged a person who had helped me in the past with pan wrappers (I don't know if they're on here?) who lives in Japan and they were so kind and searched a few shops - they found one for me! AAA x3 <3
Pictured: Latias & Latios Settei, Hitachi Lati Clock, MIP Blind packaged TOMY paper plane
GEMS *w* precious gems! The clock is amazing I love how it has all the Pokemon of the short and the Latis on the number of the clock; it's a regular plastic 1 battery clock but a Latte clock?! Heck yeah! It even came with it's original packaging woo-hoo! Settei was a surprise too; I won a lot which seemingly had just 1 Latias settei but silly me didn't read that there were 50 sheets of settei in the lot and to my surprise... LATIOS?! LATIAS?! Aww yeah =w=~
Annd here is a hidden gem in a lot; a MIP paper plane packet. There is a lati plane! But I'm in two minds to open it or not - these are old things and there's 2 I definitely don't want to pull - 2 I really wouldn't mind having and 1 I would be okay with having. I've taken a better close up picture of the planes - and I'm guessing this would interest the fellow Absol/Umbreon/etc collectors too! Look at that awesome dark type Absol plane *w*! I'm still in two minds opening it...what would you do?! x)
Pictured: Pokemon Center Pins, Metal Coins, NFS Lati TFC Coins, WAPS & Battrios
I feel like a Latte pirate with these coins n.n I'm expectionally happy to get the Lati Blue/Red Pokemon Center badges! I've been on the look out for them x3! Some new battrios that I thought I had completed...well now there's a new Latios/Mega one! orz I don't think the Latte train ride will stop for a while, but that's cool ;u; <3
Speaking of megas...
Pictured: PC Mega Latias & Latios Plush, TOMYS, Mega Latios Kid, Mega Latios TCG Pin, Binder, Deco chara holder and charms.
I'm collecting these guys as well~ Purple is in fact my favourite colour so when they brought the Mega Lati's out I instantly loved that they were purple! x3 I know there's a load of stuff out for them and things I've been keeping my eye on but lack of money was bad last month orz Still, I love everything I have! x3 The TOMYs are beautiful! I just can't wait for the TCG Mega Latios figure, it looks gorgeous!
I think I've talked enough about Lati's so here's a few more pictures of more lati gets I was able to get within the last 6 months! More info on my website ^^ <3
Lugia - [Main Collection]
Pictured: Lugia PC Plush, Silver HGSS Charm, Revolution Lugia Deckbox, Movie 2000 Keychain, Bathsoap, Keychains, Mc donalds toy, Clear Lugia figure, amadas & watch
Admittedly I've become picky with Lugia for the time being, I guess because there's just so much stuff for him & my other main collections that I have to prioritise sometimes. I'm always looking for specifics! Some things to cross off the list is the revolution deckbox, this has really pretty artwork and the silvery effect is divine <3 I'm really happy to find a movie 2000 keychain too! I saw the silver Lugia charm on eBay for a silly amount but I managed to find this in with the Lati binder I got for a really good deal which was awesome - I also got other charms around that era/version which I will be either auctioning or selling =)
Pictured: Lugia Posters, Settei and Handkerchief
Argh sorry for the bad picture but I got a bunch of settei from methuselah31010! <3 I was really after these of Lugia and couldn't be happier with the purchase! The handkerchief was a random find in a small lot which I fell for when I saw it ;u; <3
Weavile - [Main Collection]
Pictured: Custom Weavile Sleepy/Lying Plush, Pokedoll Cloth, M8 Cloth, Keychains, Weavile Pokeball Stamper, Weavile Kid, Weavile Chocoball, Weavile Silver Metal Figure, Weavile Dice, Weavile TOMY Keychain, Various sparkly/mirror amadas, Weavile pin and game piece & various flats.
I have been so excited for serenitysamaa's custom Weavile plush I commissioned last January! Oh my fluff he is so perfect and everything I could have asked for, you make such beautiful customs and I just want to thank you again for accepting to make a Weavile for me, I think this was your first Weavile? Aaa perfect! ;w;! <3
Here's my fluffbutt Weavile gets within 6 months! I actually can't decide what my all time favourite Pokemon is - Latios or Weavile, they're both right at the top! Usually in terms of figures I don't have they become really slow to find but I somehow managed to pull a lucky streak! After a couple of years I finally got the last regular kid figure on this community (It's crazy I ended up with 3 clears before this guy!) I have no idea why it took so long to find at a decent price! The TOMY strap was a quick BIN on Y!J which was awesome and the Weavile ultraball figure was hidden in a lot Skydramon sent to me - I was looking all over for it with his ultraball as well as a few older Weavy things so to get this was just awesome sauce ;u;
The chocoball was a pain; I found one on another site once but the seller refused any middleman service [bah I hate it when they do that...it's just silly) but straight after the giant latis I saw one for auction...I just had to try - I only bidded small amount since I didn't have much but managed to win! x3
Okay so, the metal Weavile figure. Oh my fluff. I had a feeling that Weavile was blessed with metal figures but I could never confirm it - I've seen various gen 4 metal figures and always thought "well if x got one...surely Weavile must have too?" after all he was one of the first Pokemon to be announced of generation 4 and was featured in a movie - it was a "I'm sure I seen something long ago" feeling too - aarux confirmed my suspicion! Silver is also my favourite metal modern colour and...she said she'd sell him to me ;W; AAAAA thank you so so much! He'll be snug and sound with all my Weavys <3 Now to find all the other colours...if you ever see any other colour metal Weaviles I'd definitely be interested and would probably throw my wallet at you x3 (Gold, Bronze, Copper, Gunmetal I'm guessing!)
I LOVE Weavile amada stickers - he has so many of these I know I'm still looking out for some still! He has such awesome poses as well the crafty weasel ;u; A flat I was really after was a lenticular meiji card! It's so cool! x3
Ninetales [Main Collection]
Pictured: Custom Ninetales Sleepy Plush, Green and Silver Mini models, Seal Book, Keychain, Metal coins, Pogs, Lenticular, Movie card, flats and stickers.
Also within 6 months I was able to buy a beautiful custom plush again made by serenitysamaa! The Ninetales is the first I bought and I really wanted a Weavile in her style too [I OTP my Ninetales and Weavile characters orz] annd I got them together now aa ;u; I've always always wanted an official Ninetales plush and I just hope to fluff one day she will get one ;__;
Usually Ninetales gets are flats most of the time but I managed to bury through lots to find green and silver Ninetales mini model! I had recently bought a green mini model tales though so I do have an extra green 'tales! Does anyone have the orange Ninetales mini model? She has been eluding me for a long time ;u; If not, I'll pop the extra for sale sooner or later!
The seal book is one of my favourite foxy gets! It's really adorable and just a gem to have ;u;. Also...FIRST. NINETALES. METAL. IN OVER A YEAR. Her metals are so hard to find, after looking at so many metal lots she just never seems to appear!? I wonder why ;u; I always see Arcanine and heck even more Hoenn/Sinnoh metals than her! Oh well to get one I don't have is fantastic and at something like $10 I think too! Always looking for colours I don't have!
Some awesome flats! I really like the bottom flat the most, it shines at the back with vulpix/ninetales but it's not lenticular in the way she changes pose or anything but it is really cool! x3 I found the Ninetales holder for a metal coin I have!
Side Collections
Leafeon & Jolteon - [Side Collections]
Pictured: Pokemon Time Leafeon/Jolteon Clearfile, Shirt, Tins, Rubber Straps, Straps, Plush, "Bookmarks", Leafeon Retsuden Stamp, Bromise, Battrios, Stickers, Custom Pin, Plush and Jolteon Mini models, flat, plush and custom pin!
Got a bunch of stuff from the recent Pokemon Time promo! Decided to get as much blind packaged stuff first and thanks to allinia pick ups I managed to get a lot off the list! <3 Their plush are really adorable, I kinda hope they die down with the amount of plush since my shelves can't hold all these eevees soon but they're awesome! <3 Got a couple of Jolty mini models which was great as they were a surprise find in lots I bought for other things!
Salamence [Side Collection]
Pictured: Mega Salamence Plush, MPC Plush, Flats, Battrios, Charms, WAPS, Card Holder, Retsuden Stamp, Bath Case figure, Clear salamence kid, Mega Salamence kid, Keshipoke, Gold metal coin, Pokedoll Salamence Can badge, stickers.
Yay my grumpy dragon gets! I was glad to get the clear attack Salamence - that means all Salamence kids are currently 100%! The stamper and keshipoke are also things I've been on the look out for x)! I must thank salamence646 for linking me to the lot with the keshipoke, I'd have never seen it if it wasn't for you <3 The best deal I got out of this lot though was the Salamence Pokedoll can badge, I'm kinda surprised I won it for 500 yen. That's so cheap ;u;!
Absol - [Side Collection]
Pictured; Banpresto UFO Absol Plush, Absol Flats, 10th Anniversary Flat, Clearfile, Absol Shiny Kid, Petite Strap, Dice, Movie 6 charm, WAPS.
Hooyay! Absol gets are usually small within each 6 months but I'm happy with what I got! Something I wanted for ages was either of the banpresto plush - and I found my favourite one for $50! For some reason no one bidded! He's so cute x3, I really love the new Petite strap - every Absol collector needs to get one! The clearfile has got to be one of the prettiest I've seen too ^^ ! <3
Skarmory - [Side Collection]
Pictured: Skarmory Playset, Skarmory Retsuden Stamp, Clear Kid Attack Figure, Skarmory Charm and Metal Coins
More side collection gets! Skarmory has been blessed with a number of great additions recently! Super want get was the clear attack Skarmory the last time I saw this was in a group of 500 kid figures.... orz but thankfully I was able to buy her on her own thanks to aarux ;u; thanks for always selling me awesome things! x) <3 Thanks to flag who sold me their retsuden stamp, another high want!
Also major thanks to skdarkdragon for selling awesome metal coins! I was so happy to get so many for my steal birdie and one even for the mongoose! Also to agui_chan for trading me the charm <33 Something that I'm on the lookout for is the Skarmory papercraft! <3
Mismagius / Zangoose / Haunter /Lopunny - [Side Collections]
Pictured: Mismagius Keshipoke, Haunter Mini Models Silver and Pearly Green, Zangoose Metal Coin & Various flats.
D'oh...well Mismagius got a bit of extra stuff, and every one of my side collections at least got something these last 6 months ;u; but they can be pretty dead as there's not much focus other than flats.
I'm really on the hunt for Zangoose, Lopunny & the other Mismagius Retsuden Stamp! <3
Pictured: Various Lopunny Flats! (Bromide, Stickers, Ramen, Game Cards, Charms!) & Amadas!
You know Lopunny doesn't have much...or at least you don't usually find much but I managed to get a good amount of flats this time around! I wish Mega Lopunny had a kid figure or something...time may tell! x3 Some amadas I forgot to photo! x3
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Full Collection Update
So that's my 6 months ish gets! Now onto the full collection update!~ [I'm sorry...all these pictures... orz]
Basically I moved house a year or so ago! My collection update in 2012 is from my old house! So my room layout is definitely different...this room is more fatter rather than longer...at first I thought it kinda sucks that everything looks more boxed but I've managed to make it look a bit better! Sorry about the quality in these pictures...the sunlight is really annoying to grab in this room and having a 10 year old phone doesn't help! ;u;
Let's start with some overview pictures!
Main sides of my collection room! I had to buy another bookcase because the Latis took up the original bookcase...and they're overflowing aaaa! I can't hold all this Latte ;u; <3 I really really wanted Giant Latis to be with my Lati shelf but at the moment it's not possible orz. I do plan for a little redecoration with the plush eventually though~!
I figured out a way to display the Zorua plush! Unfortunately everything else I have of Zorua is stored for now, except the DX Tomy and charms as they're with the plushies!
My computer and basically where I browse and relax area! [I've been watching Grimm lately as I caught up with others like Once Upon a Time it's pretty interesting! Thank you netflix xD] My Lugia plush were originally between the desk and drawers but as you can imagine...that didn't work too well and looked too squishy for one and another it gets dusty there easily because of the electronics...BIG NOPE.
Terrible pictures galore orz. But uh...my bed and window area! Giant Latis are currently on my bed at the moment in time but will be moved most probably...it's getting crowded! Not sure if I want all the plush on the window rail either...still in two minds x) This room has a GIANT PORTAL as you can see I got to the digital/pokemon world every so often I wish. x) But big windows seem to be a pain ;u;
The very empty space of a box of plush and my door...I'm a little "must have space for me to open the door wide" so I guess that's why there's only a box...and some Lati files/binders/notebooks inside because I have no idea where to put them yet...I am thinking of getting rid of the plush and *maybe* putting Giant Latis here...I'll attempt it some time! Or maybe put the Zorua's in the box and Lati's in the middle...so much thinking! x3
Just above my computer area I have a group of drawings some made by comm members here <3 I LOVE THEM
So that's a general overview of the room so let's start with.....
Latias & Latios - Main Collection
A full Latias and Latios bookshelf...and seriously this isn't even everything. Some Lati things are hidden inside that carrier bag....and the big guys are currently on the bed. I aim to put the Lati clock above the clearfiles on the left when I can! I am also in the process of thinking about moving some of the Lati's to act like they're flying around the bookcase...haven't worked it out completely yet but I will! So let's start from the top!
Top shelf where the kite and plush reside! It was pretty hard to place all these kids together but I think it's alright ;u; I'm still after the TOMY Latios mascot plush and the arms out banpresto Latias plush to complete the Lati plush! x3
Top shelf! The UFO chubby keychains are still some of my favourites! All my Lati TCGs are inside the blue binder! The custom magnets were a gift from em_lemon a long time ago and they're just too adorable x3 <3
Gah these photos orz. The figure shelf! Literally loads of Lati figures...and so many more out there! My favourites are the Clear TOMYs and Soul Dew pens x3! I love pairing merch up so they can look good together. I taped some of the movie merch on the sides of bookshelves! All Lati keychains are stuck to the "roof" of the bookcase, so much blue and red...I didn't notice the mighty bean became a bit tipsy but ah well!
Big figures and misc galore! We have the two european Latis - which I had forgot to mention! The European Luxary Ball Latias is new too - aarux in fact messaged me with a link to the sale! The seller sent me the wrong item at first and it took a while for them to ship her to me completely free but we finally got it resolved ~ :3 I still think the electronic Latios is an all time must have for any Latios collector~
More stationary and box here (I promise you can find better images on the website which is linked below orz) All those pencils feature Lati on them! x3 Guess where all my amada stickers are? :3~
Last shelf! Really bad photo and I'm sorry orz. It looks a lot better here the sunlight doesn't like playing with me lately... but we have DX TOMY Lattes...(but don't worry the cups are empty~) I actually took them out of their boxes and covered a Lati cloth over their original packaging to make a "high shelf?" Just yesterday I put this together as I didn't like how it originally looked + I had to make way for a bunch of Lati merch!
There's actually a box that was sent to me which is covered by the blanket! So I've kinda made it a mini side shelf next to the latis! I guess for the time being this is where most of my Mega Lati's reside and the extra Latias :3 The original plan was to have both giants on either side but fat Latios would ruin the view of the last shelf xD There's a bunch of Lati stuff inside the carrier bag like the Pokemon time merch I have no idea where to put! :3
Last but not least I added the settei to the side of the Lati bookshelf!
Lugia - Main collection
Lugia...admittedly has to have one shelf for plush and the other for figures...and a side-way! There's just...too much stuff. Way too much of his for future and now! I have tried to put the plush between my shelf and computer but computer attracts the dust and I don't want the plush getting worse than some are ;u; I like things being together as a collection but sometimes it's just not possible - especially with larger plush (you darn DX's, 1:1s and Giants!)
I've been planning to make some of the plush "fly" eventually as well as the Latis [hook & string/rod ;3] so hopefully I'll get some time to do that one day so if anymore Lugia plush do come out, they won't be all clustered ;u;
Anyhoo the figure "shelf" is actually my drawers where I put all my clothes (imagine being super careful not to make anything fall) but it's not too bad! The "tree" actually lights up with a plug socket (it makes the room like rather blue at night - if it isn't already!) and I decided to hang all the keychains and such around it x3
Weavile - Main Collection
Here's my Weavile collection displayed! Like a few other collections this isn't everything on the shelf but it's most! If you want to see everything check out the website! ^^
Weavile has so much merchandise and he's on random things sometimes, but I guess Pokemon that are featured in a movie are just everywhere! xD I'm happy he's got so much merch though!
Close ups of my Weavs! I really love the Pokedoll charm, pen, the figure game piece and the metal figure!
Ninetales - Main Collection
More beautiful foxes! I remember when I had so little of her and it was always sad...now I'm really proud of what I've found! It can be hard to find figures you don't have and things can get slow when collecting but she's worth every moment <3~
Close ups! Really happy with the mini model hunting but the metals are a pain in the butt to find! Still, glad to have 5 of them at least! ^^ I will always wish for new figures and plush!
Leafeon & Jolteon - Side Collections
They're not the biggest nor the smallest collections I've got but I really like how I displayed these for some reason...though I think there might be a problem if there's any more plush that come out ;u; [sleepy plush...why do you taunt me?] Not entirely sure what I'm going to do with some of the flats I have of theirs but time will tell! (or I may just store them in card holders like I have a binder for my amadas/pans/tcgs)
I've always had a Jolteon in my team in Red/Blue/Yellow - he was one of my favourite sprites in the older games a favourite Pokemon! Although not as favoured now he still has a special place <3. Leafeon is my favourite evolution - Umbreon actually used to be my all time favourite eeveelution for a really long time and every now and then I'm all "actually Umbreon....no Leafeon...Jolteon?" I can't really seem to decide what my favourite eeveelu is out of the three. ;u;
Salamence - Side Collection
My army of grumpy butt dragons! Really happy with his collection although it took some work with the new Mega Plush but hey - the more things come out - the busy it gets on the shelves!
Both Absol and Salamence share a movie together so I've paired them up together on a shelf...which works out okay at the moment!
The oldest Salamence item I own here...hmm it may just be the European figure (on the firey base ;3) ! I remember buying him in a toy store over here - had I know a few people would want them I wish I had got doubles ;u; He came in really cool packaging though and used to speak...he doesn't speak much anymore... goodbye batteries ;u;
Absol - Side Collection
Absols! I collect Absol slowly but sometimes he showers me with gifts and other times he's slow! I love everything I have of this little guy and he has so much stuff for being a movie Pokemon. There's a couple of things that I've been on the look out for - I'd really love the silver minicot to match with the other two. I saw one on a website once but once I found my middleman it sold! x3
Lopunny & Skarmory - Side Collection
Bunnies and Steel birds! Lopunny really doesn't have that much unlike her counterpart Buneary but I don't collect her! She has very few figures but at least she has something! I would love to add the Lopunny Retsuden stamp to this one day - I haven't had a figure-based item of hers in a really long time orz but at least she got a plush! <3
Steel birds! SKarmory has a bunch more items than Lopunny. I think other than the clipping figure and a normal TFG I'll have all the figures! I do have a TFG but the seller was horrible in packing it (off eBay) and it broke. orz. At least pearly was wrapped snug and sound! Recently found the correct base and peg thanks to ____! My zukan is happily restored! My dream Skarmory item now is the Skarmory papercraft! Papercrafts...they're so hard to find *shakes fist*
Mismagius & Zangoose - Side Collection
Mismagius - one of my cute ghosties! Pretty happy with the collection so far! The Pokedoll is of the best ones out there x) I really love the Meiji tin as wel that features her and Glameow - both Pokemon I collect! Unfortunately I have no space for some of the other collections liek Glameow orz.
Zangoose! He was blessed with a plush and I couldn't be more happier! At least he has one now! He looks so grumpy all the time. The bell charms are some of the cutest things, they jingle ;u; The data carrier figure is pretty nifty as well - definitely one of the favoruites!
Fennekin / Braixen & Delphox - Side Collections
Fennekin and Braixen are the more priority over Delphox as I prefer those two more but man oh man a starter Pokemon has so. much. merch. orz. I've kinda calmed down on buying Fennekin's although I would like to catch up with her plush one day - I did really well until the end of 2014/beginning of 2015 xD I had to move the sleepy fennekin and 1;1 fennekin to my bed as they just couldn't fit on the shelf! I always like completing sets so I'm glad to have all the metals and erasers so far! x)
Meowstics [Female/Male] - Side/Sprout Collection
I've never shown this collection to anyone before but I did a bit of Meowstic collecting! It's come to a bit of a stand still at the moment but I would love the female ufo plush to sit her next to the male one eventually :3 ~ (when is male meowstic gonna get his retsuden stamp!)
To end this post I'll leave you with my fluff butts! <3
Thanks to all who read this! (serioulsly I ramble way too much orz) or for looking at the pictures! x) <3
Collection Website
So without further ado....I have now opened up my website! It's not completely finished in terms of photographs - I do need to update flats & pan stickers but most of my stuff is on there!
Here's a preview picture;
http://www.soital.weebly.com
I have been so picky with it and deleted pages and pages of work all the time ;u; I was in two minds about adding descriptions but right now it's more like a quick catelogue information guide. I do have to look into other things more and add their years, makes etc of merchandise but I'll do that bit by bit!
If you would like to link/affy with me that'd be awesome! ;u; Send me a link to yours and we can exchange if you'd like~ If you think something is bad/good/could be better please let me know ^^
That's it! I have a huge box full of new stuff to take pictures of and stuff for sale~
I've never really posted a full wants post... I guess that's because I don't have one or at least a "full" one - I have loads of pictures of stuff and stuff I know of that I no longer have images/don't have images of so I get lazy x3! But my aim is to collect everything with Latis, Weavile, Ninetales and Lugia - one day I'd like to do this with my other collections! [I still try to but slowly collect them!]
WANTS
Grail WANTS:
+ TOMY Latios Mascot Plush - [Photo By em_lemon]
TOP 10 MAIN COLLECTION WANTS:
+ Pokemon Center Latias & Latios Sparkly Cup
+ Ninetales Papercraft - [Photo by whitewolfflarka]
+ Banpresto `Arms Out` Latias Plush
+ Latias & Latios Pokedoll Stylus pen toppers
+ TOMY Weavile pose figure
+ TOMY Weavile Pokeball Watch (Wouldn't mind the Latios & Latias version of these too x3)
+ Pokepark 2005 Latias & Latios Mug/Drawstring Bag
+ Ninetales In Case Figure (I'm just after 3 figures - one even! I have the cases just 0 Ninetales ;u;) - [Photo by whitewolfflarka]
+ Weavile Light Up Pokeball
+ Weavile Gachapon Machine Figure
Other Wants - If you check my "longer" list of stuff is here, though I've not got everything - basically anything I don't have! : http://xxlatiosxx.livejournal.com/4134.html