Out of a Box

How important is the box to you, my fellow figurine collectors?

I keep all my empty boxes but three boxes have gone missing. Upset does not even begin to describe how I've been feeling. Due to various circumstances, my stuff was moved to a smaller and different room while I was away in London and some stuff has disappeared during the move.

Two of the MIA boxes are for the first and second Megahouse Lunamarias (left and middle). I'm particularly unhappy about the first one given how I finally managed to acquire her in Akiba after nearly two years of searching. The final MIA box is for Max Factory's Yuki, together with the parts for her Cardigan mode.

I've tried to console myself that I'm not going to sell my Megahouse Lunamarias EVAR so not having the box shouldn't matter. And I thank my Lucky Star that I also bought an extra MaxFac Yuki who is in London with my other Alter Fate. But, right now, the figures still feel incomplete and mutilated somehow.

I keep thinking now how I wished I had asked Stripey to come over to my home to evacuate the figures when I was told of the room move. He often accuses me of being too rough to my boxes and, now, I'm missing a real good thing now they've said goodbye. (Though I continue to live in hope/delusion that they'll turn up somewhere at home.)

Notes on the complete but not quite complete Megahouse Lunamaria trio:

While I won't say that the Bandai and Banpresto Lunamarias cannot make it, I certainly won't hesitate to sat that Megahouse's Lunamaria trio has been my most satisfying Lunamaria figurine acquisitions.

I had a mad 'buy anything Lunamaria' phase but due to 'wallet am cry' pressures and disillusionment with the quality of some of my purchases, it has evolved into a 'buy only if it conveys the chara's charm effectively' doctrine. This probably complements those who aspire towards a certain feel for your figurine collection.

Miscellanous notes:

Hobby Art at Sunshine Plaza still has got one item of the second/middle Lunamaria figurine for SGD 34.90... spending that money just to get the box feels like a waste. Plus I will feel that one of the Lunamarias will be made to feel like a homeless bum...

The unnamed shop at Sunshine Plaza #01-39, which sells mainly older figurines, has got one of the third (and my favourite which also was a gift from Stripey and morit) though stock was plentiful (with steep discounts adding insult to injury) when I was last in Akiba.

Related posts:

1. A Zaku’s Long Search is Finally Over…
2. More Lunamaria loot
3. Lunamaria Corner

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