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Los cuernos del caracol
A garden snail looking at its shadow?
091 - Los cuernos del caracol ♪♫♪
Hace ya tiempo oí que decían
que cuando el sol llegara
vendrían de nuevo, de nuevo vendrían,
las sonrisas a las caras.
Y yo aquí sentado esperando al sol
y ver sacar los cuernos al caracol.
After that disaster that was the Flash Point figure, back to something that isn't perfect, but is certainly leagues ahead of the aforementioned trainwreck, the Snail Shell 1/12 Front Armour Girl Victoria set.
Not entirely sure why this was a double body set, other than to increase the price point, but yeah you get two of them - the base body, and the one that's decked out like Mash from Fate. I don't think there's any sort of actual duality to the character.
Predominately naked body is always nice, I suppose.
Relatively sparely packed, there's only four faces and 8 total hands, along with a Rifle weapon and a shield.. thing. To be fair though, this is probably one of the most intricate outfits that Snail Shell has done to date, and I do give them credit for attempting this.
The entire theme seems to be some sort of Lolita x Soldier get up, complete with Rifle and a magnetic Shield with a chain attachment. Displaying without the veiled head allows for a nice view of the not so armoured backside, though the armour count of the front is questionable as well. Naturally, it's my preferred look, but admittedly the veil is a nice touch.
As mentioned earlier, this is probably these most intricate outfit Snail Shell has done. Unfortunately, their QC isn't quite at a level where things will hold together perfectly. Like with Rosetta, the design is a bit overly ambition, and it's mostly due to the sheer number of articulated parts on the armoured body. It's actually annoying to pose the body because of how often things fall off. The side skirts aren't terrible, as reconnecting them isn't too bad, but the Paldrons are connected by the most tiny of pieces, of which my right one keeps popping off the hinges and is a pain to put back on.
To be fair though, at least that part hasn't broken despite my rough handling.
The aforementioned small part is one of several hinges on the armour that theoretically allow pieces to move out of the way such that articulation can be maximized, and Snail Shell did use soft rubber for the skirt itself. Having said that, the general bulk of the outfit interferes with hip articulation as well as the shoulder, and the Paldrons interfere with articulation of the head due to the dangly earrings. I also found that the chest section doesn't really want to swivel and tilt, despite that being what the base body is designed to do.
Just look at the photo of the two bodies and you'll see the difference in capabilities.
It also doesn't really help matters when it comes to using the weapons. While the Shield attaches magnetically, the Rifle connects the old fashioned way and needs to be manually positioned such that it doesn't look weird, which is difficult when your figure isn't that articulated in the first place.
Level of detailing on the armour and weapons is very nice, and I especially enjoy the boots and the fact they even sculpted in rounds into the Rifle cartridge.
Paint Applications are pretty typical for Snail Shell, which is to say generally clean and sharp. No so much paint specific, but rather parts thickness and a combination with material choices has left the hands looking translucent under brigher lights.
Build Quality, as mentioned the extraneous bits like to fall off, but overall it's still a much better experience than Rosetta.
on my walks yesterday i picked up one beautiful snailshell. it lay on the middle of wide asphalt road and absolutely dead, half dry inside. no life signs. but so beautiful!! so i took it home and put it on a shelf. today i thought to take couple of photos of it - and it literally became alive under my camera lens!! like a miracle!! it hadn't budged the whole night and day on my shelf. so i shot my photos and then took it onto the balcony into a big pot of sunflower thicket and colourful-nettle-thingies. i hope he likes it there :) mr.Buddy Swirl.
A lichen-covered stick, an empty snail shell and a handful of bokeh - what more could a girl ask for?
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After yesterday's big NYC Doing, we had almost no turnaround until embarking on our trip to Dallas. WOOOO! Our flight was an excellent time thanks to a two-player version of Sushi Go that had everyone around us, passengers and flight attendants alike, begging to know what game we were playing. It's so fun!
But even more fun? Being in Dallas with Patty! We got in around late dinnertime, rolled right into Uncle Julio's for our traditional margarita/sangria swirls, and then got down to the real business of the week: Bananagrams. Life? Is grand.
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Took this picture of my sister the other day. She's usually called "Snäckan" which means "the shell" in swedish.
Ggantija Neolithic Temple
Gozo / Malta
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I find so many of these in my backyard. It's so dry here the poor snails become dessicated very fast.
Stumbled across this bed of snail shells while taking photos of the Crib Bridge over on Orr's Island. Consumed, abandoned?