Haro Alarm Clock - Mr. Pink - Gundam Seed - Lacus Clyne

Hello again, sorry it's been a few months since my last post. There hasn't been any real new things to talk about, although I should take the time to go back through my collection at some point. Today I'm here to talk about the Haro alarm clock that arrived a few days ago. One thing of interest (for me at least) this was my first time purchasing something through Amazon which turned out great. Before I go on, I only just realised the other day when redesigning the blog that my background looks rubbish on any screen running a resolution as low as 1280x720 as I work on a 1920x1080 screen and made sure the blog looked good on that. What I'm referring to is that the background has all the sides cut off when running on 720p which kind of causes it to lose it's charm as you can't even see the main feature of it. (My dad who uses 1280x800 resolution was saying the blog doesn't look very good....) I'm going to look into ways I could use the background and replace it with a similar one so it looks good on a smaller resolution. For now, all the edges will be cut off if you view it on a resolution any lower than 1080p. Anyway, let's get onto why we're all here.

To begin with, something I was pleased to see is that the clock takes 2 AA batteries which means I don't have to go out and buy some obscure battery that they only produce in another country or some such. Another great thing was that the clock came with batteries as well, with the blister pack specifically designed to hold 2 AA batteries which was very considerate of them. My Japanese isn't that great yet so I just had to press and hold buttons until I worked out what they did. Eventually without too much effort I got the clock set to the right time and the alarm set. I did have to look up what AM and PM were in Japanese. The only thing I'd say that annoys me is that I haven't found anyway to set the alarm to be at a different time depending on the day, oh well I guess I'll just have to have a regular sleeping pattern then.

Haro sits on top of the clock and as far as I can tell isn't detachable however it can swivel from left to right so you could have Haro facing a different to the clock. The clock itself has a light in it which can be activated for a few seconds by pressing the button on the back. Haro him/her self is pretty cool. I ended up getting the Pink one because of Lacus Clyne from Gundam Seed rather than the other one which was Green which says Amuro which I'm not as attached to as a character or series. I'm not saying the original Gundam was bad but, in comparison I found Gundam Seed a lot better. Although admittedly it has a fair few flaws but, I can look past them pretty easily. The pink Haro says a few things when the alarm goes off, the only word I've really been able to tell is that it says Lacus. There's a button you can press to activate alarm mode if you want to listen to it.

The alarm itself goes off every 4-5 minutes or so after you set it and I'm not really sure how long it'll do this. One day it probably did it 3 times however this morning it felt like it kept going off half an hour later. And yesterday, I slept right through the alarm so I'm not too sure how well I can rely on it. That being said, I'd say I'm a pretty heavy sleeper compared to most people so if you're light sleeper I don't think there'd be any problems using Haro as an alarm.

The best part about the Haro part is that it has a little solar panel on the back, like those calculators and that powers Haro's wings. The wings flap a little, nothing major but, it's nice having it flap away in the room. Adds a little charm to it. On closer inspection you can see the seam lines of Haro on either side of it. However, you don't really notice it unless you're looking out for it. The paint job is fine, it's a very shiny pink and looks just right. Underneath the wings you can see little hands although I don't remember Seed Haros having hands.

In the end it's a very cute addition to my collection and I'm glad to have it. I'd recommend getting it off Amazon like I did as it's about $20 cheaper there even after postage compared to the eBay listings I looked at. On second though, I may have purchased the last pink one at that price, in that case the price of the pink one is about the same on both sites however I think the green one is still available cheaper. I hope you enjoyed this post and found it informative. I should really go and make a list of all the words Haro says. If there's any questions you have about Haro or anything else on my blog or anything in general don't hesitate to comment. I've been slow replying to comments in the past but I'm really going to focus on replying to anyone as soon as I can now.

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Lacus RAH DX G.A. Neo

Here's the photos of Lacus I said I'd upload. Took my time as usual but better late than never.

"Thank you for bringing mister Pink back to me."

You can see here the 2nd arm that comes with her on the right. She also comes with a couple of hands for the right arm so she can hold the flower. There are also two Haros, one with its wings out and the other with the wings in. Here face is interchangeable, one face with the huge smile, the other with a slight smile Her head also swivels around so you can have her looking in different directions.

Merry Christmas everyone!

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Athrun Zala G.E.M. Megahouse Gundam Seed Destiny HD Remaster Project

Just arrived today! Athrun Zala G.E.M. Series from Megehouse. SOOO COOL. Gundam Seed/Destiny are some of my favourite series so I'm really excited to get this. Much nicer quality than the original RAHDX figure of him. Tracking said it was going to be delivered today so I waited around for hours and the delivery man didn't arrive until 1. Turned out his van broke down and had to be repaired. Anyway, I had to start work at 2 so I didn't have enough time to take outside shots but, I'll get around to them tomorrow I think. For now I'll show you a few pictures I took when opening him up for the first time.

His head actually has a ball point joint in the neck so his head can swivel around which is pretty awesome. His hand on the arm reaching out can rotate around so if you want him to be holding the Haro you can. Two haros come with this figure, both the same colour but one has it's little 'wing's spread out and has a mustache drawn on his face (like the one Lacus draws in the show) and the other one has no mustache and it's 'wings' in. There are also two faces that you can put on Athrun. One is a more serious one but the other one has him smiling a little which is nice. The Base is somewhat basic but well done. At first in the pictures I thought he looked a little different than the show but since I've got him I think this figure was done really well. It's great to have another male figure in the collection. Too few of them I reckon.

This is the first pre order figure ever (That I didn't cancel) and it came from Amiami. Also the first time I've purchased from them so that was all pretty exciting as well. I've got Lacus pre ordered (She was supposed to come out with Athrun but got delayed until the end of November :( but yeah I'm pretty excited to get her and I'm REALLY excited for the Kira Yamato figure coming out next year. I can't wait to finally have a proper figurine of Kira in my collection. Up until now I've only had the I-doll one which was pretty basic. About time they made a figure of him! This lacus will be my Sixth figure of her. I have the 2 RAHDX of her, the large and small I-doll and the ball point doll of her. So yeah, overall I'm really excited to get them.
Here's a slide show of some of the other pictures I took (shipping box, figure box, figure inserts etc.)
You can see his serious face in this picture as well.

Athrun Zala I-Doll Gundam Seed

This is my latest acquisition in the figure collecting world! The figure is part of a series which is called I-Doll.
He's Athrun Zala, one of the main characters from Gundam Seed/Destiny

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This figure even has a speaker in its base which can play lines he says from the show! Unfortunately he only comes with two lines. :( Pretty lame, some of my others come with a few more. Overally, he's probably the best that I've got so far in terms of quality. The sculpting and paint job are done pretty well so there's not much to really complain about apart from the lack of lines. I'd probably give him a 9/10 overall. He's a lot more refined than the Kira I-Doll. Too bad too cause that's about the only 'decent' figure of Kira Yamato and they didn't even bother to put much effort into him. ;(

So far the others in the 'small' I-Doll line I have are Meyrin, Shinn, Lacus, Kira and I also have the large one of Lacus who has 10 lines from the show! I'm currently awaiting Yzac, Stella, Cagalli and Lunamaria in the mail which should arrive within the next week. Which just leaves the small and large Meer Campbell and the large Lunamaria to acquire!

Other figures I'm awaiting in the mail are Asuka Loppi Lawson and Asuka Pajama Baby and I've got a few others on preorder.

I'll be sure to post photos of them when they arrive!

Last week I received the Yui/Mugi half of the nendoroid stage set which I'll probably post some photos up soon enough. They're really cute! The only thing I can really complain about is how hard it is to get Yui to stand. The support that comes with her is pretty useless. Mio, Mugi, and Ritsu were much easier to set up.

That's all for now. Until next time!