![]() ![]() I wasn’t too enthusiastic about placing such a large bid if the item were fake, and lacking any comprehension of Japanese, my ability to verify that this item was what it appeared to be was necessarily limited. But Gott im Himmel, what a price.īesides the cost, there was, of course, the issue as to whether the item was authentic. This is number one, my prize, and who would deny that magic had occurred? All it would take to acquire this figure would be to meet the price. But hesitation never really entered my mind after all, this figure is it. There were a lot of reasons to hesitate – the price was insane, I would have to go through a middleman which means an even more insane price in addition to requiring a considerable amount of faith in someone a hemisphere away, and the possibility of losing the auction, which presents its own unique set of problems. So time passed, and I didn’t think much about this Kenshin figure, since there was little point pining away for something unobtainable, until one day, on a whim, I spent some time browsing through Yahoo Japan’s listings. The late, sorely-missed Heisei Democracy mentions that such an item was in fact sold at the winter Wonder Festival in February 2008 – for an astronomical price. My only hope would be to buy a prepainted recast – and E2046 hasn’t stocked this item in a long time – or for a prepainted, preassembled kit to magically present itself. There was no way I could afford the model, and I do not have the requisite equipment or skill to assemble and paint it anyway. ![]() I never expected to own her for one, Volks’s wares are notoriously difficult to purchase outside of Japan, and for another, Kenshin was sold only as a resin kit. These treasures add a definite zest to collecting, igniting passions, squelching common sense, and obliterating the checking accounts of collectors fortunate enough to add these things to their troves.įor me, Volks’s 1/4 scale Uesugi Kenshin statue is the prize that I’ve had my eyes on for years. Maybe it’s an out-of-print edition of a book, or a rare and valuable trading card of some favorite athlete, or a pretty, limited-run postage stamp. If you collect anything, chances are that there is a holy grail item, something that you greatly desire but is nearly impossible to acquire. ![]()
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