First off i have to say that this Azone is my first doll so forgive me if it looks weird or wrong, i would love to hear if anyone has tips or tricks for getting my Caster looking better. You can email me here at ahoybaby@ktdata.net.
Several months back i heard about a Azone Caster and i just finished playing Fate Extra so trying to find a site that was preordering her was high on my priority list. But at last i got my hands on this lovely doll and i don’t have a clue how to take care of her beside what i’ve read in the manual and talked with a few people over the web. (Thanx to all you who helped, you know who you are) But i have to point out a few things about Caster from the prototype, like i think there is more hair in the final product than in the ones from the picture so that leaves a few options.
1) Cut the hair into the pictures style.
2) Style it to make it looks similar to the picture.
3) Ignore it all and just love her for her.
4) Leave her in the box so not even the light of day to touch her.
I’ve chosen #2 since i wanted to have her displayed in all her glory, but this leaves some problems that if you own her you find out very fast.
1) Her tail is HEAVY.
2) Her shoes don’t like to stay on the feet very well.
3) The right arm join is kinda lose and doesn’t stay up for posing.
4) Her ears and ribbon can be hard to get just right on her head.
But besides all these problems they are easy to fix unless you went out and took pictures of her in the snow… If you find yourself wanting one of these Casters i have bad news for you all, she was an exclusive doll from Hobby Japan and have been sold out for months but you might get lucky to find one for a good price at Mandrake or maybe even Ebay, but i’m sure they’ll be a pretty penny.
Since this was my first doll i’m glad i picked her up and i’m sure i’ll be picking more of them up in due time, and for the next times i do reviews on Azones i’ll try some new things unless they have a huge heavy tail.
Hello ^^ I also have Caster :3 If you look at the photos advertising her, you will see the fringe and the side-fringe pieces are shorter and more styled than on the doll! I was a little disappointed with azone/pureneemo about this, seen as normally the quality is better 😮 I would suggest a small trim, just to show off her lovely eyes and correct her side-fringes! Hope shes been fun to have around ^^
Oh! also I forgot, I opted to make her a soft light tail from fur fabric to replace her heavy plastic one ^^ This was inspired by Azone’s ‘Horo the wise wolf’ doll. Also, I switched her body for a 27cm obitsu soft body – which has amazing articulation, looks great in a swimsuit and is easy to attach a fluffy tail to :3 this solves the loose arm problem, and the staining [did you get staining from the clothes on her skin?] Anyway, hope this is some what informative! and not too long >o< thank you for reading!