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According to the woman the snail shell pieces are from a 30+ necklace that belonged her grandfather, a shaman. It appears it was restored more recently and the cotton was replaced.
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I really liked this glass planter, being used for a plant entry in the 4H competition at the 2007 Nebraska State Fair.
Snail Shell has put out some interesting things in the past, but it seems they're really loved for their bikini/jumpsut clad figures, as I've noticed quite a few of them as of late. Not that I'm complaining per se, but they did do things like Wolf Girl and Wasp Girl back in the day.
On the plus side, these types of figures tend to be on the cheaper side.
So Eileen and the Cyclone Bunny set were sold separately, though to be fair the Cyclone Bunny wasn't terribly expensive.
The figure I'd say is a bit short on faces, coming with only two. Several posing/gripping hands, some weapons and a base/stand pretty much wrap up the rest of the set. The Cyclone Bunny set comes with the bike, several variety of stands, handles, some weird linkage parts, and two addition swards for use with the figure.
I've seen a few Snail Shell figures like that now - sell the base figure separate from the gear set, and I imagine this will be the model going forward.
One thing I've loved about Snail Shell is that their sculpts seem to be getting better with every release I get. They've got the body down to a science, though in this case the swim suit has a bit more to it in that there's some texture along the abdomen area, which is generally naked on the other figures. Detailing on the head is surprisingly good. Nicely detailed Bunny ears, some very nicely done hair and the faces just seem to pop more than usual. Eyes are articulated as usual. If there was one thing I wish they'd change about the general sculpt is that the arms should really start looking more like arms with some tone and not Kraft Dinner noodles.
The bike itself is apparently really just a preassembled model kits of sorts and the detailing is fine on that and all its components. It's just not a female with curves so my demands aren't as high.
Articulation is about standard for a Snail Shell body. The emphasis of the sculpt is on curves, which unfortunately eliminates the waist and any useful Butterfly shoulder joint motion, but at the very least the hips do feature some pull down so you can get some fun stuff down there, Head is double jointed so it's got more motion than your typical head joint on a Figma or Figuart, but its no substitute for a true neck joint. Wrist joints are limited due to the little wrist cover pieces getting in the way of motion. Everything else works as you'd imagine base on what you see. The ponytail can also move.
Riding the bike is a bit interesting. This isn't your run of the mill scaled bike. From the photos I've seen, Eileen is meant to dangle in the air or something when riding the bike. I guess overall, put the right hands on, grip the handle bars, and pose away for what looks cool.
Paint Applications are nicely down on both sets. Paint is probably more complicated on the bike due to a greater variety of colours, but the body does feature some high gloss, such as the bathing suit, finishes which are prone to looking terrible if you heavy hand the application. All looks smooth, the Pink for the hair has a Pearl finish that shines nicely. Both sets did not have any obvious paint flaws that are worth noting, though I did get some paint scratching on the Bike.
Build Quality I feel has reach a point where they should know when things need to be improved upon. The last few figures I've gotten there have been some small things, but annoying things, that have been wrong. In this case, it was the neck joint on the figure, which is prone to coming apart. Fixable, but incredibly annoying when you're trying to pose the figure for photoshoots. Otherwise, no issues with parts quality or production values.
Equipment
Nikon D90
Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
7. April 2011
I love the beach. Sadly, I don't live near the sea. Neverthless, we have some really nice lakes in Carinthia. You may know the 'Wörthersee', but I'm mostly at the 'Kraiger See'. If you want to know how this lake looks like, take a look at this old photo from me. I think it's from 2008…
Today will be really stressful. I have so many things to do. I want to visit my photo store because my Nikon Fm has some problems with its mirror. After pushing the release button, the mirror won't flip back anymore. Does anybody had the same problem and knows how to fix that? If so, please send me a FlickrMail! Afterwards, I need to complete some things for a birthday party and when I finally finished that part, I need to go shopping :) Last but not least, some friends and I will visit Beba, who has her birthday today! So I don't know what I'm going to do today for my photo, but I'll see.
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We have dozens of spiders that make nests within their cobweb by curling up a leaf to act as a hide or shelter but occasionally we see one who has used a discarded snail shell, somehow they haul it up into the foliage and make it their own special place. Who says insects are not clever? Brilliant utilisation of resources. Once there they wait and when an insect hits their web dive out and dispatch or catch their lunch
Long exposure, Snailshell habor, Fayette State Park. 105mm Nikkor, Polypan-F film. Polarizer and red filter.
I only saw the tiny empty snail shell when I cropped the photo ;-) The centipede is about 2-3 cm in length. Found under a flower pot on the patio.
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fotografiert am Poppenstein bei Lauenstein am 13.8.2006
alle meine Schneckenfotos: www.flickr.com/photos/37925259@N00/tags/schnecke/
White-lipped Banded Snail. (Cepaea hortensis) or Brown-liped Banded Sail (Cepaea nemoralis)
Snails have 4 tentacles, two small ones for feeling and smell two larger for seeing, although they have poor vision.
Snails feed by scraping a ribbon-like tongue covered in horny teeth called a radula, over their food.
Last night was an opportunity to try out various forms of studio lights at our photographic society meeting. I used LED lights for some shots of small objects I brought with me.
We have dozens of spiders that make nests within their cobweb by curling up a leaf to act as a hide or shelter but occasionally we see one who has used a discarded snail shell, somehow they haul it up into the foliage and make it their own special place. Who says insects are not clever? Brilliant utilisation of resources. Once there they wait and when an insect hits their web dive out and dispatch or catch their lunch
You always see these empty shells in the sand dunes. When I was a kid we though they were fossils from a time when the sea covered the land, LOL Apparently they are Banded Snail shells. Funny thing is I've never seen an actual Banded Snail.
They come in all sorts of colours but I like this shot in B&W