i had absolutely no interest in figurines NO INTEREST WHATSOEVER i thought they were stupid and bazaar and tryied to unnatually put an anime face into 3d...
until i saw this picture .. any leads on where to buy this wonderful statue of haruhi?
This one needs some detective work to find the exact source... given the popularity of Haruhi I would guess this is a limited edition, VERY expensive figure only for sale in Japan.
4chan said yesterday that only one of these exist so far and that i thasn' been picked up by a company yet... 4chan posted pictures of the unfinished haruhi figurine... 4chan then degenerated into arguments about unfinished figurines and the stuff used to make them... 4chan then deleted that thread as it was 2 miles long and unbumpable...
im not really a haruhi fan but the level of detail in this figure is unbelievable. his kiki figure is also superb. 500$ is nothing for this awesome a kit, but alas the ones for sale are only cast copies not built.
i believe they are in small scale production and you have to assemble and paint it yourself...well, you could probably buy one that someone already made, but i would expect it to be something like at least double the price >_>
I tried looking into Hobbyfan.com but no dice on the fig; normally they're good about getting things on the fig market w/ pre-orders and re-orders. Oh well, looks like the figure is alone in the world before the mass production begins.
Figure's available at Hobbyfan. Yes, you have to paint and assemble it yourself, or commission someone to do it for you (see Hobbyfan's forums.) Welcome to the wide wacky world of model kits.