Your grail? (aka your no 1 sought item...)
Just wondering what everyone's grails are? Obviously people have been collecting for various times, and have various budgets - so it's quite interesting to know what doll/figure/other kit people would dearly love to add to their collection or get their hands on, if they had the chance. You never know, some people might even find someone replies that has a person's grail and can offer it to them? ^^ Would be good karma...
So comment below (preferably with a picture!) - I look forward to seeing what you all would give your kidneys/first born for! ^^
As for mine...

I think mine would have to be the original nendoroid tachikomans. I know it's comparitively recent (compared to some things I'm sure will be posted below), and I'm an idiot as I've probably passed up buying it before when I didn't collect Nendoroids, but it's probably my no. 1 want right now.

Also, in the money is no object category, it'd have to be the Nikon Nikkor PC-E 24mm lens. Lusted after this glass ever since I saw UniQlo's brilliant calendar, making use of tiltshift in scenes of Japan. Check it out here: http://www.uniqlo.com/calendar/ I'd love to see what I could do with it and my D90... ^^










Hmmm...I'm not sure what's my holy grail but I will collect any beautiful PVC figures. Currently I'm dreaming to get these girls:
http://www.thefiguremall.com/figure/67
http://www.thefiguremall.com/figure/447
It looks like Mei Feng is available at Toylet.net. They are located in the US so shipping might be expensive.
http://store.toylet.net/4582191962771.html
ORZ I don't have the money right now :(
Hmm, I've been lucky these last couple weeks with my "holy grails"
I've been wanting a Dollfie Dream and got one (although I still consider Saber Alter at the top of list!). I've also been wanting a Hatsune Miku nendoroid for ages! Got lucky and just got a Snow Miku from Mandarake a few hours ago :)
But, I think a Saber Alter dollfie will be my wish for a while! So expensive and hard to find :(
I would recommend keeping an eye out on Mandarake for the Tachikoma nendos though!
My grail?
wing gundam ver. ka
figma Live Stage Miku EX. 003
And I'm about to get it. Crying like crazy.
I have my sights on collecting the figma K-ON figures next. Hopefully the EX ones too!
A Tamaki Dollfie Dream...
Interesting question indeed. I'm still waiting for a chance to get Queen's Gate Alice, and also the Kurushima limited coldcast of Kanu Unchou :p
But, being as poor as I am, haven't bothered looking for them at auctions for a while now ^^;;
Tough question. I still hunt for a few figures. But the most I'd love to be able to buy a dollfie: http://www.dreamofdoll.com/eng/product/product_view.asp?idx=8D00000385&Page=1&Search_Type=&Search_Value=&Cate=0002%7C0002%7C0002%7C&Search_Cate=&Order_Name=p%5Fnum&Order_Type=Desc&Order_Num=16
I've already got my Grails, but they were Alter's Chua Churam and MegaHouse's Alice. :D
I am really want to get 1/100 L-gaim mark 2 and some Patlabor MGs, too bad they are not produced anymore, and Ebay is not my option
which patlabor MG do you want? I might be able to get them for you!! I can ship outside of the US if need be. shoot me a line at songofchaoszero@msn.com
Ooh fun topic! Currently my 1st priority figure is the original Yuki Nagato nendoroid, which seems to be very rare indeed. Another rare figure on my list is GSC Yakumo Tsukamoto (from School Rumble). I recently obtained a pretty rare one, GSC Kino which I would probably consider my 'Grail'.
Either a Mio or Mashiro Dollfie Dream. At the end of the month I'll be coming across some money, so I'm hoping to find a seller of either of these girls.
Figure wise, I'd really like a Black Rock Shooter figma. I didn't get in on the pre-order and regret it horribly.
My next thing would be a better camera in general, I'd like to get a really nice Canon one. But, that would set me back quite a bit.
Hobby Search still has the figma in stock, at a good price!
I'd have to say that while my main "grail" was already found and purchased earlier this year, I have four things I'd kill someone for. :) And all are Dollfies from Volks....
Ryomou
Kanu
Tamaki
Yoko
If I had the money and one of these came up for sale, I'd be all over it. But of these girls, none seem to come up for sale very often and all would be super expensive if/when they *did* become available. So I don't think I'd be seeing any of these grails any time soon. :)
VOLKS A3 Series , All the Lovely Mechs with Jet Fighter concepts , yum yum!! hahahaha
and Miku Hatsunes Figures
I can answer that one easily.... My holy grail would be a REAL (non bootleg) Figma Miku.... One of these days she'll be mine o_o
My grails wold have to be
Miku Hatsune Figma
Yuki Nagato Witch version figma
first yuki nagato nedoroid
i regret every second of not buying those when i had the chance....
I want the Yuki Nagato Witch figma too... =_=
When I first started collecting it was MF Kureha, now I am DD owner it is Saber Alter even though I already own a Saber DD. ^_^
Any nendo I haven't got - esp Otomoe Asakura, Nozomu Itoshiki and Ouka-chan
Mio Dollfie Dream. <3 She's what I want most of all.
Let's see, I just got my long time grail:Azone Shiki. Now uhh I guess the new one is getting a dollfie?
Well, I've managed to buy two of my most sought-after figures already (Mesousa and Revy), but there's still one figure that tops the list for me. It's the Portrait of Pirates Sogeking. I don't see it abot that often. When I do, it's usually £100+. I don't see myself getting hold of it as easily as the other two figures I mentioned.
MikkuMiku Kagami Nendoroid
Kino 1/8 Scale (http://www.goodsmile.info/product/en/406/Kino.html)
Alice L Malvin 1/8 Scale (http://www.goodsmile.info/product/en/614/Alice+L+Malvin.html)
I wasn't into collecting Nendos when Kagamiku was released. Totally regretting it now cos she's just so adorable. As for the two scale figures, Kino embodies quiet strength while Alive boasts a powerful and dynamic pose. I'm sure they come with hefty pricetags now. When I have excess money, I'll hunt them down!
Mine would be DD Saber Alter, only if I had the money. >_<
On the figure side of things, it would be to complete my set of Solid Works ARIA undines. I've got all the seniors but need the juniors.
Other "grails" include a set of AKG K1000 ear-speakers http://www.headphonereviews.org/headphone/AKG/K1000 and a Linde Werdelin 3-Timer in brown http://reviews.fratellowatches.com/ ... they only made 22 and they're all sold.
Epoch's Guilty Gear Millia Rage statue, damn thing has eluded me for years. Missed several attempts to get her via eBay.
My last 'holy grail' purchase was Excelica and her Nendoroid, love them both. Saber Lily nendo isn't a 'grail' get for me, but I still want it.
Dollfie Tamaki. If I only knew about them then.
Umm i really don't know, there are a lot of thing that i am missing and preferably would like to get, but i don't really consider them as a holy grail item yet as i know i should be able to find them still, but haven't really had the luck yet @.@ but i know they're still out there.
wow a tilt-shift lens !!
My holy grail would be Dollfie Dream Saber & Saber-Alter. haha holy grail~
and if money was no object, a minty fresh Panda Toyota Levin AE86 signed by Keiichi Tsuchiya. xD;;
Mine would be the 1/8 Nyu & Nana by wave link: http://www.hobby-wave.com/LINE_UP/kanseihin/2007/nyu_nana/index.html . Missed out on these two due to lack of money at the time and when I did finally get the cash they were Long sold out. Add to that these two figures were really popular with collectors meant that any listed on ebay got a last minute hammering from snipers :(
Figma saber lily....i want her soooo much.
Robot Damashi Shinkiro
Did not really take notice of it until it was too late =(
The Code Geass RD figures all seem to still be in restock cycles. Just keep an eye out and I'm sure you'll be able to get one - even the Gawain is getting a restock soon.
ya im thinking about getting the gawain, saw it on hobby search... just the yen exchange rate is sooo high lmao
But thanks for the heads up!
1/10 RX-78-2, G Systems 1/35 EX-S Gundam, G Systems 1/100 Deep Strike
DD Nagato Yuki
Wooser Plush
Chihara Minori's Autograph (to get it in person too!)
wooser is cool I want too
I have to may that I want mostly because the lack of funds.
You rekindled my interest in tachikomas! A quick search reveals that Amazon.co.jp still carries a few of them, priced around 4500yen. It's just too bad that they don't ship outside Japan, and I may have to resort to other shipping services that's gonna be more expensive.. -_-
And I would never comprehend the exorbitant price of Nikon's tilt-shift lens, though I must say the effects are rather cool.
I would like Figma Hakurei Reimu, I seen a few around, but I refuse to buy it for over $60 shipped.
Maybe Exelica Nendo...
although there are a lot of autographs I want to get in person...
Well, for me there's somethings.
First of all:
-Maru & Moro 1/8 PVC figure by Clamp. Dye for!
-Orchid Seed Lineage II Elf 1/7 PVC Figure! http://www.projectsaber.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/lineage2_elf.jpg
-Yuna figure from FFX, a high detailed one!
-Clamp no Kisseki chess pieces Kero and Spi + Box + Chess board + Magazine Holder
-Mabinogi Nendoroid! http://www.justmanga.com/jmcover/4582191963273.jpg
-Shuflle Primula Nendoroid! http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3262/3115237842_ae55a6988c_o.jpg
Atleast a month to relax is my No. 1 Grail rather than being worked too much. -stretches and sees his ribs being flail-
And atleast a new Kigurumi outfit and a few new wigs for it and maybe a shinto priestess outfit for it as well is my No. 1 grail