My take on Joan of Arc ( lots of pics )

I've been checking out photos of everyone's Jeanne lately and while she looks great and extremely well done, I wanted to do something a little different with her. I also wanted to show some detailed pics of her outfit and armor that I haven't seen elsewhere.

 

I didn't preorder her, I wanted Saber more. But I did go into a group order for her and managed to get all her outfit, armor and accessories. Now all I needed was someone to wear all of it.....

 

I'm not deep into history or anything and I'm definitely not a sucker for realism or accuracy but seeing as I know the real Joan of Arc wasn't a buxom blonde with hair down to her shins, I decided to go for a more down to earth look for mine.

 

I introduce to you my Kirika dressed as Joan.

 

DSC_2107 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

I used Kirika mainly because she has the same body style as Jeanne ( DD with Shapely L-bust ) but also because she fits the more commonly used historical look of Joan.... younger, boyish and short darker hair. Yes some ancient paintings do show Joan with blonde hair but it's usually not past her shoulders or elbows.

 

DSC_2108 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

DSC_2109 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

But we're not here to debate how she looked, we're here to see her outfit and armor and amazing weaponry.

 

We'll start down low with her boots. Well, maybe boots aren't the correct term. Armored sandals? XD

 

DSC_2111 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

Unlike the older boots of Saber, these are not full foot replacements. These are shoes you have to take apart and build around her feet. Kind of neat but also a bit fidegty.

 

The rest of the armor is really cool and well made. There are only 4 points I do not like on it. 2 of them are shown here. Those little cross shaped things are the only points holding those side plates onto the rest of the armor set. They have TINY little pegs on the back to hold on to the larger plates and they can swing up and down by small hinges. While they look cool and are hidden well, they seem extremely fragile.

 

 

DSC_2112 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

Everything else is awesome tho. For instance the arm setup is crazy detailed and made. In this pic there are FIVE separate parts making up the armor from top to glove.

 

DSC_2113 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

Her skirt is lined with wiring so it can be posed like others we've seen. The sword scabbard is well made and detailed too, I really like the belt that holds it.

 

DSC_2114 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

DSC_2115 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

The headpiece is really nice, heavy and detailed. It's ABS plastic but has some real heft to it.

 

DSC_2116 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

My favorite bits are her gloved hands and sword. The level of detail is amazing on them. Jeanne comes with SIX armored hands. Open pair, sword holding pair and staff/flag holding pair. The rapier style of the sword hilt is really cool, no other Volks swords have this kind of craftsmanship to them.

 

DSC_2117 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

The rest of the outfit is just as nicely done.

 

DSC_2118 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

DSC_2119 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

The colors are nice and bold.

 

DSC_2120 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

DSC_2121 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

Posing with the armor is pretty good too, you can get some stoic poses like this:

 

DSC_2122 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

DSC_2123 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

"Minions! Bring forth.... THE FLAG."

 

DSC_2124 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

Ahhh yes, The Flag. THE FLAG IS HUGE.

 

DSC_2126 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

I was blown away with how high a quality this thing is. And it's heavy, really heavy.

 

DSC_2127 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

While it looks cool and is hands down the biggest DD accessory ever made..... it's annoying as all get out. LOL Seriously, it was bending the pole it mounts to due to the weight. I tried some poses with it but it was so awkward and funky to pose, I gave up. But that led me to playing with her giant spear/staff. It's made of aluminum and plastic and the tips are neat. Here's the bottom part.

 

DSC_2131 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

The top part ( or business end as I call it ) looks like this.

 

DSC_2132 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

Since the spear is made in parts, you can take it apart and reassemble it into a smaller spear. I really like the look of this.

 

DSC_2133 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

I hadn't seen anyone using her spear like this so I tried a few things with it and was pleased.

 

DSC_2134 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

DSC_2135 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

She looks like she can aim pretty well with this.

 

DSC_2136 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

And at rest it still looks manageable.

 

DSC_2137 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

 

So there we go! I love the outfit and armor, it's extremely well done. I'm happy I got it and I'm sure I will use it in future photo shoots. I think I'll need to get ALL my armored girls together for one big brawl.

 

 

 

 

Billy

Wow, I love the look of her all the way around! Nice choices, I think your rendition is probably closer to accuracy. I love her faceup and head sculpt too. I am not familiar with what sculpts are what, but I really like this one.

That flag... Jeeze.

 

Kirika looks badass in all that armour, she makes a lovely Joan!

Oh wow, nice photoshoot, the poses are good and Kirika is super cute with that faceup. And Joan with freckles < 3

Wow, I love the look of her all the way around! Nice choices, I think your rendition is probably closer to accuracy. I love her faceup and head sculpt too. I am not familiar with what sculpts are what, but I really like this one.

 

Thank you very much! Kirika is an 09 head with a faceup by Freya. When I saw her for adoption I scooped her up immediately! Those freckles were just soooo cute!

 

That flag... Jeeze. Kirika looks badass in all that armour, she makes a lovely Joan!

 

 

I know right? I do love the look of the flag but it's pretty useless overall. That's why I put it away and have her with the shorter spear now. Thank you very much about Kirika!

 

Oh wow, nice photoshoot, the poses are good and Kirika is super cute with that faceup. And Joan with freckles < 3

 

Thanks so much!

 

 

 

Billy

Love these photos!

I like history a lot and Joan's story is one that has fascinated me for awhile. While I love the Fate/Stay Night version of Joan, she is not really Joan to me. This one feels a little closer to the actual subject material so thanks for that!

 

I do love that outfit, and the sword is beautifully detailed. But that flag, I seriously cannot wrap my head around how big it is, I feel like it is almost the size of my scale lightsaber with how it towers over the doll's head!