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Post by **JWR** » Sun Jul 05, 2015 10:01 pm

While at Anime Expo this year I took delivery of an item I had been looking for a very long time. In 1999 Volks Japan produced a large resin statue of the Goddess Belldandy and her angel Holy Bell from the manga & anime Ah My Goddess. They only produced 3000 of them world wide but only 100 in the 1st year run in Japan. They come unassembled in a custom wooden box and must be assembled to be displayed. The one a friend who had been helping me search over the years is #41.

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Keropi · Post by **Keropi** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 1:46 pm

Wow, that's pretty nice! It's pretty large too.

So you already had a case to put it in?

Post by **JWR** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 3:41 pm

Keropi wrote:Wow, that's pretty nice! It's pretty large too.

So you already had a case to put it in?

Well I did need to take out a shelf and rearrange that display case to fit her in. That will keep her safe till I can build a proper display for just this piece.

Post by **sensei** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 6:17 pm

Yow! That is an impressive sculpture. In the high mannerist mode, unless I'm mistaken. (El Greco would look at it a long time, then think about doing an wild and wooly "Annunciation of the Virgin" in the same style for an altarpiece in some well-patronized Spanish church.)

Post by **JWR** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 7:05 pm

sensei wrote:Yow! That is an impressive sculpture. In the high mannerist mode, unless I'm mistaken. (El Greco would look at it a long time, then think about doing an wild and wooly "Annunciation of the Virgin" in the same style for an altarpiece in some well-patronized Spanish church.)

Last year and currently the put out a smaller vinyl version but to keep cost down neglected to place a rod inside the figure and they trend to list to starboard after being displayed under normal lighting in a case.

Moop · Post by **Moop** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 7:28 pm

That's lovely, JWR! I didn't realize that Volks made anything but BJDs. Congrats on finding something you've been after for years - that must be incredibly satisfying and thrilling for you!

theultimatebrucelee · Post by **theultimatebrucelee** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 9:59 pm

Beautiful Holybell, I love those glossy wings. Back In 2011 Volks did a recolor release of this, but in polystone, which is this ridiculously fragile material and In my opinion inferior to this original coldcast version. Congrats on getting this original release which is not only quite beautiful but also incredibly rare nowadays.

Post by **JWR** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 10:25 pm

Thanks All.

In the past 10 years I had a few attempts to purchase one, all had fallen thru with either the seller having second thoughts and deciding to keep it or turned out to be a scam. So finally i have one in the 1st 100 made and we are very pleased as one can imagine.

ReiTheJelly · Post by **ReiTheJelly** » Tue Jul 07, 2015 10:16 am

She's gorgeous!!!!!

majinuub · Post by **majinuub** » Tue Jul 07, 2015 12:50 pm

ReiTheJelly wrote:She's gorgeous!!!!!

My thoughts exactly

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Post by **JWR** » Tue Jul 07, 2015 8:12 pm

Thanks Rei , Majinuub

Yes it is quite a work of art.

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