Introducing #38! Rin Tousaka!

Yep, number 38. That's a whole mess of DD girls....

 

I'll do a proper photo story of her intro to the rest of the family soon but for now, I just have some box opening pics I took and then some quick shots from this morning of her in some nice sunlight.

 

This week I had a case of the flu and had to lay out of work for half of Monday and all of Tuesday and Wednesday. Luckily, Rin arrived midday on Tuesday so I got to enjoy her right away! And as always, Lenny had to help with her unboxing...

 

DSC_6963 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

When I first opened the box, I found my receipt and this awesome handwritten note....

 

DSC_6964 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

Little do they know about my DD family... bwaahahahahaa....

 

Opening the box, I find Rin and her school uniform. I was super lucky to win both from Volks US. I had no clue what I would have done had I not won them. It's a little sad Rin didn't get herself a super special box like Saber or Yoko but at least her stickers look nice.

 

DSC_6965 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

Here's everything that came in the box!

 

DSC_6966 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

Her first close up! I LOVE her eyes! That color is bright and so pretty!

 

DSC_6967 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

And thankfully they lined all of her clothing! I don't know if they did before but it's nice to see it here. Only issue with it is that putting on that shirt was CRAZY hard. Even with her hands off, Rin had a hard time getting thru all the lining to pop her wrists thru the openings at the ends of the sleeves. I had to work it back into the sleeves so the lining wasn't pushed out at the ends. But it worked out fine after some messing about.

 

DSC_6969 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

Oh wait, looks like there was one more thing left in the box...

 

DSC_6970 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

Rin all dressed up and ready to stab me! Hey wait...

 

DSC_6971 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

I wanted to take some pics of her today and when I woke up, the sun was shining into the kitchen very nicely so that gave me a good spot to shoot some pics of her and her outfit. I know this shot is a bit too bright across her face but here it is anyways.

 

DSC_6972 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

This one is a bit better.

 

DSC_6974 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

My fave shot.

 

DSC_6976 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

Her necklace and charm are really well done and detailed.

 

DSC_6978 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

This one shows her mouth and cheeks better. She really has some nice coloring, it's not as exaggerated here as it looked in the Volks promo shots.

 

DSC_6979 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

DSC_6980 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

And her dagger, such a cool looking weapon! And I like how the shadow of it hits her face here.... her right eye seems to glow in the shade a bit.

 

DSC_6981 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

As with most Volks weapons, this one is very detailed and looks awesome.

 

DSC_6982 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

Hey now, watch where you point that!

 

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DSC_6984 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

DSC_6985 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

The outfit she has is really nice too. I had her original at one time but had to sell it. Like the old one, this skirt has wires in it so it can be posed for action. The sleeve buttons are a nice touch too.

 

DSC_6986 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

I really REALLY love her boots. They're soft and almost feel like real leather. And no, those are NOT her default stockings..... I was way too scared to put those on her before I washed them as I recall her originals were huge stain monsters. I wasn't taking any chances with her so I let her wear these stockings instead, ones I know won't stain.

 

DSC_6987 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

DSC_6988 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

Her wig is super soft and looks great on her. I know it's missing the crimped bangs like the old one had but I like this style on her too.

 

DSC_6989 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

Ahh shadows. I love doing shadow pics!

 

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And here's Rin, waiting patiently on me to feed her breakfast.

 

DSC_6992 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

DSC_6993 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

"Shall I make this dummy bring me English muffins with jam or lots of sweet donuts instead.... hmm..."

 

DSC_6995 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

DSC_6996 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

 

So there she is! I've always wanted a Rin and now that I have one, I'm super stoked about it. She'll probably continue to be a Tsundere in my DD family and definitely a bit of a rival for my Rei. I'm sure antics and hilarity shall ensue.

 

 

 

Billy

I was looking forward to this post! She looks so amazing, I can't wait to see her interacting with Rei and the others.

 

I didnt know her skirt had wire in it! That's kind of cool.

ahhh, congratulations!!!

 

Now u get to find out if her wig stains & inform the rest of us =P

Honestly, I think her new wig looks much better than the old one! Rin is so beautiful...I really might have to save up for one now!

Congratulations on getting her, and nice box opening. Honestly she looks more like the English muffin with jam type to me. She's too refined and dignified to stuff donuts in her face. Although maybe a nice jelly....

 

The photo's with the sunlight made me think of her saying to herself "so this is what the sun feels like."

Honestly she looks more like the English muffin with jam type to me. She's too refined and dignified to stuff donuts in her face. Although maybe a nice jelly....

 

YES!!

Especially after spending all that time in England, I totalz see Rin accidentally slipping into a mock posh accent while having her afternoon tea (while Archer is tryin his best not to laugh behind her back)

Congratulations! I know you've been dying to get a Rin for so long, it just feels right to see you finally get her.

 

As for breakfast, I suggest a bit of a compromise: Welsh cakes with clotted cream and strawberry jam. =P

 

(Also, do my eyes deceive me, or does that say number THIRTY NINE?! Good lord man, where are you even PUTTING them all now?)

 

(Also, do my eyes deceive me, or does that say number THIRTY NINE?! Good lord man, where are you even PUTTING them all now?)

 

At this point the question may be where are they keeping him?

So, we're dying to know, where did you get those stockings? They're awesome.

Oh thank goodness she's in a yellow box that I can flatten and hide out of sight.

 

I have NO ROOM for the giant silver boxes, even if I stuff them full out random rarely used (default) doll clothes.

 

Congrats on Rin! I won't be getting mine until the end of May but I'll live vicariously and be patient

I was looking forward to this post! She looks so amazing, I can't wait to see her interacting with Rei and the others. I didnt know her skirt had wire in it! That's kind of cool.

 

Thank you! It should be fun to see how she acts towards my gaggle of girlies. And quite a few of the character DDs have the wired skirts.... usually ones from action series like Ikki Tousen and such.

 

ahhh, congratulations!!! Now u get to find out if her wig stains & inform the rest of us =P

 

Thanks! And yes, I will definitely let yall know if her wig stains. I did see Foo state that his Rins wig hasn't stained an 09 head after being on for 2 days but I'm not sure if the vinyl is the same for Rins head so I'll check it out and let you know since I didn't add a wig cap under it.

 

Honestly, I think her new wig looks much better than the old one! Rin is so beautiful...I really might have to save up for one now!

 

Heh, I kinda think so too now that I've had her for a few days. And I agree with you, she's gorgeous and YOU NEED ONE.

 

Congratulations on getting her, and nice box opening. Honestly she looks more like the English muffin with jam type to me. She's too refined and dignified to stuff donuts in her face. Although maybe a nice jelly.... The photo's with the sunlight made me think of her saying to herself "so this is what the sun feels like."

 

Thank you very much! I think she's more the English muffin type as well but you know how DD girls ( especially the Fate/Stay ones ) like their donuts! I'm guessing she will ASK for muffins but sneak donuts when she thinks no one is looking. Hee hee.

 

Honestly she looks more like the English muffin with jam type to me. She's too refined and dignified to stuff donuts in her face. Although maybe a nice jelly....

 

YES!!

Especially after spending all that time in England, I totalz see Rin accidentally slipping into a mock posh accent while having her afternoon tea (while Archer is tryin his best not to laugh behind her back)

 

The only reason I could see her doing the fake accent would be to piss off her blonde rival from the show. Otherwise I think she's too proud to be faking other accents.

 

Congratulations! I know you've been dying to get a Rin for so long, it just feels right to see you finally get her. (Also, do my eyes deceive me, or does that say number THIRTY NINE?! Good lord man, where are you even PUTTING them all now?)

 

Thank you! I've always loved Rin and it's because she and Sakura were the first DDs I ever saw in person besides my Manami. So I blame this on AsianEd. Anyways, I made a mistake and counted wrong. Rin is my 38th girl, not 39th. I was counting off my list that had that random VMF50 girl on it that I wound up selling a while back. So Rin is my number 38 not 39. But your question of storage is still valid! So is this one below:

 

At this point the question may be where are they keeping him?

 

To answer your question, I still keep most of them in my bedroom on top of the dressers. Space is tight in there but all the DD sized girls still fit! I went and took photos just for you guys this morning. Here's the bedroom:

 

DSC_6997 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

If you count heads, you'll come up with 30 but that's because my sister has her 2 girls over here visiting mine for a bit so they're hiding off to the left near Mai, Tsubaki and Sango. As for all the MDD sized girls, they have their own spots in my computer room now. I set them up to have little living spaces so they can be closer to me more often since I'm in there way more than anywhere else in the house. These shelves are directly behind my desk chair, I just spin around and BAM! Instant cuteness:

 

DSC_6998 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

So that's where the girls stay! I sleep in the garage now.....

 

So, we're dying to know, where did you get those stockings? They're awesome.

 

I'm glad you like the stockings! Sadly, I have no idea where they're from because I got them in a bunch of clothing I got at a doll meet. There's no tag on them anywhere, sorry I can't help you out on those.

 

Oh thank goodness she's in a yellow box that I can flatten and hide out of sight. I have NO ROOM for the giant silver boxes, even if I stuff them full out random rarely used (default) doll clothes. Congrats on Rin! I won't be getting mine until the end of May but I'll live vicariously and be patient

 

I personally would have preferred her to have a huge fancy box but I've got room to store one. I totally understand where you're coming from tho so I'm glad it'll work out for you! Thank you about Rin! Even tho you have to wait on yours, you will LOVE her when she arrives! I promise the wait will be worth it, she's awesome.

 

 

 

Billy

She's so lovely! Congrats!!

The more photos I see of her the more I'm tempted to officially add her to my wishlist...

You're not helping!

(Also it's always nice to see your handsome cat-child. Tell him I say hi!)

She's so lovely! Congrats!!

The more photos I see of her the more I'm tempted to officially add her to my wishlist...

You're not helping!

(Also it's always nice to see your handsome cat-child. Tell him I say hi!)

 

 

Thank you very much! My main job is to enable so now that I know you might want one for yourself, the game is officially ON! I just took a few more pics of her outside today with some flowers that bloomed out front and she looked awesome. Also got her on the hood of my new car like she's in a Whitesnake video or something... LOL

 

And Lenny will be happy to know he has more members in his ever growing fan club! His ego is bigger than his gut now. XD

 

 

Billy

And Lenny will be happy to know he has more members in his ever growing fan club! His ego is bigger than his gut now. XD

 

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