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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.
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.
A handful of pebbles, faux leaves and a snail shell under diffused led light gives a peaceful low key image
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.
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.
Es ist noch zu kalt, die Weinbergschnecke hält ihr Haus noch verschlossen. - It´s still cold, the edible snail keeps its house still closed.
The sun shone yesterday for the first time in what seemed like weeks. Found this discarded snail shell on a walk in the woods.
Schneckenhaus || snail shell
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Ich mag Schnecken mit eigener Wohnung .. ;)))
I like snails with their own flat .. ;)))
Me gustan los caracoles con su propio piso .. ;)))
- Romano-Germanic Museum, Cologne -
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Schneckenhäuser mit Goldauflagen
- Römisch-Germanisches Museum, Köln -
This wonderful circular snailshell roof is sometimes assumed to cover a Georgian market and the original market was indeed located here alongside the Guildhall in c1775. But in fact this beautiful design originated in a competition won by Hicks and Isaac for a new market which was rebuilt between 1861-3. It is a "concentric arcade surrounded by a twelve sides dome, lit by a drum and lunetts. Inside it contains an c18th 'nail pillar' with a slate top for counting money, hence the English expression 'pay on the nail', meaning without delay." (Pevsner Architectural Guide to Bath, 2003, p125) Pulteney Bridge (c1769-74) is on the centre right with the classical pediment in the centre on its North side and there is a glimpse of the river Avon on the top left. The leaded dome behind the market is over the entrance to the Victorian Art Gallery (1897-1900) and the eight sided base dome on the lower right is part of the Guildhall complex.
Dad found this large snail in the garden this morning he is a lot bigger than your usual snail, Whatever he is I think nature is onto a winning idea with portable housing.