When we got to the con on Friday, I had only one thing in mind that day. I wasn't leaving SDCC without buying a one-off custom. For the past three days at SDCC, I had several in mind that I would pick up if I didn't manage to score a Pushead HP. There were several nice customs by Le Merde at the Grasshut booth. I was considering either one of his custom Tango resins or Bangals that were available. There were also some cool Gargamel customs still leftover from Preview night's madness. Indeed I still had a hard decision to make.
Before making my decision, there were still a few signings I wanted to check out before deciding on what to buy. There was Kazu-san's signing and Joel's signing happening on Friday at S7. Their signings weren't happening for awhile, so Maddie and I wandered around the convention hall until the time came.
Maddie and I have always loved collected things. Before Japanese soft vinyl, we collected a lot of Japanese anime collectibles. Maddie still has a big collection of Anime Plush, while I was more into Anime Gashapon figures and DVD's. Although I don't collect much Anime anymore, I still love to watch anime whenever I have time to. Some of my favorites are still One Piece and Naruto.(Yes, I am a Naru-tard. XD) When we pass booths that have some Anime displays or toys, we usually stop by to look because we still have some interest in them.
We also got a chance to stop by other booths that weren't around the normal toy area. The Mindstyle booth which was showcasing many of the custom Stitch figures wasn't too far, but it wasn't exactly in the Toygrower's area. I'm not a big fan of the platform, but there were some interesting customs that many artist's submitted. I believe Maddie took a pic of some of the ones that we really liked.
I wasn't all that impressed with Tim's submission for this showcase, but I still love his work. I love more of the customs he does with his own figures, but I've never liked any platform customs he's done.
This was probably my favorite custom in the Stitch showcase. I'm a big fan of Camilla D'Errico's work, and I thought what she did with the Stitch platform was great. I think the reason I love her work is because it has some Anime characteristics, such as big eyes.
After checking out the Mindstyle booth, I decided to head back to the S7 booth to see if they were setting up for Kazu-san's signing. Maddie wanted to go on ahead and head over to the other side of the convention hall. She too was also on a mission. She was hunting for some NECA action figures mainly of Resident Evil and Gears of War.
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