Akbadain: Inflames Toys White Dragon Horse
So I've been really busy lately since I decided to get a job at one of our local fabric and crafts stores. It's keeping me busy and the weather's been kind of bad around here lately (it actually snowed on Sunday), so I haven't had a lot of time to post. But today was beautiful outside, and I was home all day, so I buckled down and did some photography.
One of the things I've been wanting to show off was my new horse. No, not a live horse. We live in the city and, unfortunately for my sister, don't have space for that. But we do have space for doll horses so that's what I bought.
This is Akbadain (awk-ba-die-n). I named him after the ancient ruins in the Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask 3DS game. I love Professor Layton, and I also loved the name of the ancient city of Akbadain. It made such a perfect horse name, so I decided to call this guy after it.
This is the Inflames Horse from the Tang Monk set. He comes complete with internal skeleton, rubber exterior, and elaborate tack. The tack is indeed permanent, though the pieces of it are somewhat loose. The saddle does not come off, but at least it looks amazing. All the gold pieces have the same design, I just didn't notice one was flipped the wrong way for this picture.
From the front you can see how amazing he looks. I love how this horse is so realistic looking that he seems to have stepped right out of the pasture and into miniature in my bedroom.
Here's a close up of his bridle and its own elaborate design. This piece also does not come off.
This is his fluffy tassel, which is as soft as it looks.
Akbadain is a perfect one sixth replica, down to the smallest details, besides the hole in his belly where the stand can go. He's so stunning, I really just cannot get over the quality of this fine figure.
From the other side you can see his cord tassels and how I managed to get all the gold trinkets facing the right direction this time. You can also see his stirrups here, which are nicely hanging from faux leather straps, making them easy to manipulate.
From the back you can see the ribbon that goes around his hind end. It does hang straighter normally, but I pulled it a little before taking the picture and then didn't realize it was crooked.
A close up of the side of the face gives a better look at the unreal realism of this figure.
And the other side of the face. Mine came with a kind of swoosh to the forelock, and I saw an online review that said you could just wet it down a little to get it to hang, but I kind of liked the look of it, so I left it nicely swooshed to the side.
Now for a look at the movement of this horse's joints. Here you can see that the one front leg is not even with the other one.
So here you can see that I bent his leg even more. It bends much more than that, but I had the camera and the horse and no way to bend his leg more and finagle the camera at the same time. I had to hold him up for this pose as he absolutely cannot stand on his own with one leg raised. I really need to find him a stand of his own, since the stand comes with the monk figure and not the horse.
I stretched his head out for this picture, making it seem as though he's looking into the camera intently.
And for the final picture I pulled his head back and tipped his neck to the side. This horse really has a great range of motion. So, I better give a stronger thought to getting Akba his own stand so he can do those amazing poses and remain upright!
So why did I buy this elaborate toy? Actually, I bought him so that Midas would have a horse. I felt Midas needed one, especially after vacation. It took searching and a good sized risk to find and get this one. Of course, on receiving him, I fell in love. He was worth it by far.
Stay tuned to see Midas and Akbadain outside.
~SilverStar-Burst
One of the things I've been wanting to show off was my new horse. No, not a live horse. We live in the city and, unfortunately for my sister, don't have space for that. But we do have space for doll horses so that's what I bought.
This is Akbadain (awk-ba-die-n). I named him after the ancient ruins in the Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask 3DS game. I love Professor Layton, and I also loved the name of the ancient city of Akbadain. It made such a perfect horse name, so I decided to call this guy after it.
This is the Inflames Horse from the Tang Monk set. He comes complete with internal skeleton, rubber exterior, and elaborate tack. The tack is indeed permanent, though the pieces of it are somewhat loose. The saddle does not come off, but at least it looks amazing. All the gold pieces have the same design, I just didn't notice one was flipped the wrong way for this picture.
From the front you can see how amazing he looks. I love how this horse is so realistic looking that he seems to have stepped right out of the pasture and into miniature in my bedroom.
Here's a close up of his bridle and its own elaborate design. This piece also does not come off.
This is his fluffy tassel, which is as soft as it looks.
Akbadain is a perfect one sixth replica, down to the smallest details, besides the hole in his belly where the stand can go. He's so stunning, I really just cannot get over the quality of this fine figure.
From the other side you can see his cord tassels and how I managed to get all the gold trinkets facing the right direction this time. You can also see his stirrups here, which are nicely hanging from faux leather straps, making them easy to manipulate.
From the back you can see the ribbon that goes around his hind end. It does hang straighter normally, but I pulled it a little before taking the picture and then didn't realize it was crooked.
A close up of the side of the face gives a better look at the unreal realism of this figure.
And the other side of the face. Mine came with a kind of swoosh to the forelock, and I saw an online review that said you could just wet it down a little to get it to hang, but I kind of liked the look of it, so I left it nicely swooshed to the side.
Now for a look at the movement of this horse's joints. Here you can see that the one front leg is not even with the other one.
So here you can see that I bent his leg even more. It bends much more than that, but I had the camera and the horse and no way to bend his leg more and finagle the camera at the same time. I had to hold him up for this pose as he absolutely cannot stand on his own with one leg raised. I really need to find him a stand of his own, since the stand comes with the monk figure and not the horse.
I stretched his head out for this picture, making it seem as though he's looking into the camera intently.
And for the final picture I pulled his head back and tipped his neck to the side. This horse really has a great range of motion. So, I better give a stronger thought to getting Akba his own stand so he can do those amazing poses and remain upright!
So why did I buy this elaborate toy? Actually, I bought him so that Midas would have a horse. I felt Midas needed one, especially after vacation. It took searching and a good sized risk to find and get this one. Of course, on receiving him, I fell in love. He was worth it by far.
Stay tuned to see Midas and Akbadain outside.
~SilverStar-Burst
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