I have been trying to shell this character for a while, but could never find a good sculpt. And it was even harder to find a body. See, he's a short shit, so he needed something like a 57cm or 58cm height, but he was most definitely not an MSD. He's a fit guy, a mercenary, so he needed to be built properly. Then... IOS announced their Class 50 line. And one of the head sculpts was just... so very perfect. I couldn't justify buying him for myself at the time of his release though. Then... my girlfriend decided she was going to get him for me. I don't even know how to thank her enough. I love him. He's perfect. Just so perfect. I have some projects to work on, but I may squeeze his face-up in while I'm working on a commissioned face-up as well.
So, I was dead asleep when the doorbell rang. I was out of bed like a shot, shoes in hand, before I had even blinked the sleep out of my eyes. My girlfriend was going "Hurry!" from bed, and I was already to the door. I think the workmen (the landlord is having a new fire system installed) thought we got interrupted during sexy times or something because my hair was doing the "ITS ALIIIIIVE" thing. I think I probably still look like Cousin It. But there was the mailman, standing there with a giant box and blinking at me with a stupefied look. "I uh... need you to sign for this?"
So of course, scribbled my John Hancock on the paper, and back inside I went. I deposited the box on the bed, and went "ASHE IS HERE!! PUT SOME CLOTHES ON!" which of course probably solidified the workmens' assumption but hey. Nobody ever claimed I had any shame. Dialogue went something like "I need a camera and a sharp pointy." "Here." "Good thing we have knives all over the house." "Yeah well... there is that." Followed by the flop of a cell phone onto a pillow, and two human butts onto a daybed.
I had to toss the beanbag onto the armchair to make room. It was a much bigger box than I expected, and for a moment, I was afraid he was going to be too tall to be Ashe.
The logo is very pretty. Almost Art Nouveau but... not quite? I like it.
BIRTHDAY! Except Ashe's birthday is in the summer. He's a Leo. But I LOVE that their certificates of authenticity are actual plastic cards.
Even though there is a foam form in place to keep him from shifting in his box even the least little bit, the hands and face still had an extra layer of padding. No broken fingers here. I love IOS.
Boy's got some feet. I love his hands. I love his face. His body is beautiful. I just love him.
He curls up nicely. I should have gotten pictures of the torso bends. He can get a good curl out of his torso. I do wish it was a little smoother instead of snapping into position.
And... he is the perfect height. Kaze, next to him, belongs to my love, Myrretah, and is an OrDoll head on a SpiritDoll Elegance body. He's a solid 60cm, which puts Ashe right around 58cm. The resin match kinda stinks, but it could be combination of some slight yellowing and the heavy body blush on the guy. The photo makes it look like the Spiritdoll is lighter. It is not. It's actually much darker.
And with some clothes on. Neither the wig, nor the eyes, are actually his. It's just what we had on hand. The eyes are 12mm Glib acrylics, in Slate Blue. He will have brown eyes, eventually, that are actually closer to a warm grey, than brown, and his hair will be long, and RED. Like a shade or two darker than a new penny.
And perched very comfortably in my girlfriend's lap, and leaning on her boobs. Hey... those are mine, punk... -_-
