First of all, お誕生日おめでとう、to as this was what I gave her for her birthday (she's something of a Reita fanatic, so it was only appropriate!).

Second, this is a huge image file, but please fullview if you can so you can see the different detail shots!

I didn't measure this little guy before I sent him off, but I would guess he stands 8"-9" tall--he can only sit if you remove the belts around his waist (they fasten with hooks in the back).

Like all my plushies, I had to do all the sewing by hand due to his small size and that is what made it took so long to complete: I started in June and worked off and on after work until early August! Unlike normal, I used stiffened felt for the hair because I wanted it to stand up in the semi-faux-hawk that Reita wears with his "Filth in the Beauty" attire. Obviously, not all the details are here, but I tried to be as accurate as possible given the size!

For the record, putting a nose-band on one of my plushies was very strange because, well, my plushie-pattern is noseless! The fuzz was also a hassle because it got stuck to the fabric glue on my hands!

I feel like I'm always making plushies for other people and never for myself--the only one I own is the "Myaku" Kaoru one that resulted from my first test pattern. I'm somewhat inclined to make and Aoi or Uruha one for myself next time I'm home from university...

Subject: Reita (the GazettE)
Time: unknown, but near 20-30 hours I think.