These guys are my babies<3 I think the fact that I liked Vulpix even more than I liked Eevee as a kid influenced my feelings for the Vulpix line. The little foxies were both my favourites and I adored both lines but somehow the Vulpix line became very important to me.
One thing that might have made them even more special to me might have been that I had toys for both Vulpix and Ninetales . I didn't have many pokemon toys or figures except Pikachus because of the poor selection and high demand for pokemon toys in the 90s, but we did have European Candy figures!! :D I had a way to tell which one you'd get and 7 year old me went through all the pokeballs in the shelves until I could find my Vulpix <3 (pokeballs had holes in top and bottom hehe)
I also found some peculiar yellow clear unofficial Ninetales figure in a figure bin in a toy store. It was the exact mold of Tomy figure, but it was made of a yellow clear material. I thought this was perfect for Ninetales, being yellow-ish/beige. And the clear effect was really magical to me. I'm very sad that I've long lost the figure but the memories remain <3 Maybe one day I might see one again somehow. You might consider it some sort of nostalgic grail. I've never seen anything like it in any collections however. It was probably some poorly distributed bootie. A beautiful magical one <3
One thing that might have made them even more special to me might have been that I had toys for both Vulpix and Ninetales . I didn't have many pokemon toys or figures except Pikachus because of the poor selection and high demand for pokemon toys in the 90s, but we did have European Candy figures!! :D I had a way to tell which one you'd get and 7 year old me went through all the pokeballs in the shelves until I could find my Vulpix <3 (pokeballs had holes in top and bottom hehe)
I also found some peculiar yellow clear unofficial Ninetales figure in a figure bin in a toy store. It was the exact mold of Tomy figure, but it was made of a yellow clear material. I thought this was perfect for Ninetales, being yellow-ish/beige. And the clear effect was really magical to me. I'm very sad that I've long lost the figure but the memories remain <3 Maybe one day I might see one again somehow. You might consider it some sort of nostalgic grail. I've never seen anything like it in any collections however. It was probably some poorly distributed bootie. A beautiful magical one <3
Here's my replacement for my candy figure. Seeing this again was one of the most special things that has happened to me during my time as a collector despite them being rather common. I just had no idea they were distributed throughout Europe and that I'd get one again but it makes sense that they were :3 I'm so happy to own another one ^^
It really does bring me right back to my carefree childhood days where I'd spend all day looking at my cards, rearranging my pokemon stickers in my pokemon sticker book and play with my beloved figures. I dream for the same thing to happen with the Ninetales figure <3 |
Before I start working on this page seriously and retake pictures here's a slight idea of my Vulpix line collection:
(Pictures taken 2013)
This is from a recent showcase of my childhood favourites. It has a few new pieces.
And finally my Ninetales babies <3 They're not many but I adore them. And they all have a history :3
The zukan adds a bit variety to the bunch of sitting foxes :)
I know Vulpix and Ninetales have a lot more merch than this, but for now this picky collector focuses on painted figures of high quality for her collection xP
I hope to add metal figures and keshimons soon and I might move on to mini models and gachapon figures in the future. Especially for Ninetales since I have so little for her.
I still sincerely wish Ninetales would be merched more. She's such an amazing and beautiful pokemon and the favourite of many fans. There's so much potential there!!!
The zukan adds a bit variety to the bunch of sitting foxes :)
I know Vulpix and Ninetales have a lot more merch than this, but for now this picky collector focuses on painted figures of high quality for her collection xP
I hope to add metal figures and keshimons soon and I might move on to mini models and gachapon figures in the future. Especially for Ninetales since I have so little for her.
I still sincerely wish Ninetales would be merched more. She's such an amazing and beautiful pokemon and the favourite of many fans. There's so much potential there!!!
I almost can't believe these beauties!! A fellow member generously offered me her extra bronze and these were won in an auction that I had had my eye on but almost forgot to bid in because I was going back and forth about bidding on so much. I'm lucky I saw the reminder in time!!
But here they are in all their glory and I don't regret it one bit! I wonder why it took me so long to get one single metal of my beautiful golden fox as this metal has become my favourite figure for her!! The sculpt is just gorgeous and perfect <3 I have a feeling my Ninetales collection will continue to expand from now on now that I have these :) However I'm not desperate for more Ninetales as these are enough for me but I wouldn't object if a good chance presents itself ^^ I would however just love a gold, bronze or copper Vulpix!! :) |
Plush
Ninetales' first official plush is a true beauty! It's so gorgeous it almost makes up for the lack of plush for her. A few more would be great, but I'll be happy with this ♡
Vulpix is also true perfection! My favourite plush of her even though I adore the canvas which was my first ever pokemon plush purchase! |
Flats
Banpresto The Attack postcardsI feel like there's so little unique artwork for Ninetales and wanted these artworks so badly yet I never thought I'd really find them as they're pretty obscure flats.
They're postcards that were distributed in Japan in the 90's some time and I thought they'd be impossible to find. But then I found a link to an auction (for a full set) through a recomendation on an auction page. It had ended like a couple of minutes ago and I died inside because it included all the different postcards with Ninetales and eeveelutions and many others for just 2000 yen. Suddenly these sets pop up for auction in multiples on the community and I go and check the seller that sold these. And yup he has a set up for auction! I waited a long week and fought for this until the very end. I ended up using a silly amount of money but I never thought I'd see any of these, let alone a full set. And I was afraid it might be my one and only chance so I gave it my all. In the end I'm very happy to have them despite the price :) |