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What color panties is Koha- Magical Amber wearing?

>>10155953
a magical girl should be wearing white panties

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/review?scode=LTD-FIG-00110

Just preordered this.

>>10155962
lewd, dude

Where can I find the release date for a Banpresto plushie that came out over 2 years ago?

>>10155943
Orchid seed version?

>>10155953
Nothing fancy im afraid

>>10155981
Yes. Is there another version?

>>10155992
Thank you~

When do you think the GSC figures of Araragi sisters are going to get a release date?

It's pretty much the only thing I'm looking forward to right now.

>>10155992
Not that I know of.

>>10156008
Hopefully soon, but not to soon.

I'd be nice if they made a fig of Araragi too.

She's coming along nicely if do say so myself.
Now all that remains is the base and her hat.

>>10156454
Are you using any primer, anon? Otherwise your paint may rub and flake off at a later date. I'd suggest using masking tape for details like the stripes too, so you can get nice crisp edges. It really helps, especially if you're like me and have kinda shaky hands. Otherwise, you have some really cute colors, dude. Post more pics when you get her finished!

I was thinking about getting this gk from e2046, but then I saw that they made an antihero version of the griffon patchouli, and i'm split because the sculpt for the griffon one isnt too bad, just the way they paint/decal the faces. So I cant decide between which patchy I want...I've got like 35 dollars of store cred just sitting there, too.

>>10156454
Why are her eyes two different sizes

Very cute

>>10157140
Yeah im using primer. some paint did flake off the back with primer and all. I guess thats a lesson in needing to clean the parts better... I tried masking the stripes but the tape was too broad and i was afraid of damaging the kit by cutting too deep or slipping.

Its my second and it already looks miles better than my first one. It feels pretty rewarding.

You could try this kit. Her clothes were kinda a pain to fit though. Lots of grinding was needed. I even had to grind down her butt to get the inner skirt to fit. i felt kinda bad doing that. ;_;

lewd cat

>>10159582
You can use a hot air gun or hairdryer to reshape the parts, resin is fun like that. as long as you dont get it too hot, there's no big issue. You just hold it to the new shape until it cools, and it stays like that. Doesnt take much heat at all, it helps for when pieces are warped and dont fit quite right. I wouldnt do it for HUGE adjustments though.

You can also cut the tape beforehand, then put it on the kit afterwards. There's also liquid masking paints you can get (they're mostly for watercolor painting on paper, you have to have a dedicated brush for it because the stuff does not come out of bristles) that work pretty well. They smell absolutely foul though.


Next time you wash it, scrub the parts down with a toothbrush and some soap (dish-soap is good for this, i've found) , so you can get into the cracks and folds. Wiping it down with a small amount of rubbing alcohol with a q-tip and cotton ball helps get off any residue, too.


All this talk of gks reminds me I need to make a stand for barasuishou, she's tipped over twice and snapped off her fingers and snapped her backribbon. Luckily I fixed them, but I still need to make her a proper stand so she doesnt keep taking all these damn falls.

So tempting to get that patchy though, hnn.

i dont know if the figurines from the claw games are really worth it. i got a few from otakon, but im really questioning weather or not im going to go cheep again.

Just got the shipping notification for Aquamarine Nue. Honestly I'm not too crazy about it, but I had to pay it else I'd get blacklisted.

>>10160567
good luck with the shipping, I saw someone else wind up with her blue wing breaking off in transit, I hope the same doesnt happen to you ;_;

>>10160567
So stylish and cute.

>>10160572

I've never had problems with rSAL from amiami, but have had packages from NLS practically ripped open (might not have been rSAL, though.) I imagine that person's package would've had to have gone through some rough treatment to break plastic through a box, packing paper, another box and the plastic mold, though. Very unfortunate.

>>10160581
here we go, found the image. It was in the previous thread. Hopefully the anon managed to fix her ;_;

>>10160595

He can't get a replacement? I thought amiami covered them, or at least gave a refund, if your product arrived damaged. Or does that depend on the shipping service chosen?

>>10160595
Some cyanoacrylate and it's fixed, big deal

>>10160632
Its not that its hard to fix or anything, its more a matter of, if she broke that easily in the packaging, I'm worried about other anons who ordered her.

>>10160605
I dont know how that went for him, since I didnt see any other posts by him in the thread, but I hope anon figured something out ;_;

>>10160547
I actually tried that and it did help a little but i still had to grind down the body part and clamp it down with allot of force when gluing.

i got the liquid masking stuff. I mostly use it for small parts since its less hassle than tape in most cases. But it was too runny for the stripes. Its nasty stuff indeed but you can clean the brush by soaking it in white spirit for a while.

And fuck. I figured i'd pre-dilute the entire bottle of matte coating with colour-mix so i dont have to mix small amounts everytime. Only to have it cause some chemical reaction and turn into a gooey sperm like mess the next day.
Than i find out my other coating from a DIY store was glossier than i thought. Oh well, the hat came out fine otherwise.

Barasuishou looks really good. Did you mix in a metallic paint? Its a neat effect.

Personally i look forward to this kit when im done with Patchy: http://www.e2046.com/product/16513

>>10160744
Oh dear, I guess it was incredibly warped then, thats no good. I hate having to sand/modify a piece, since you cant un-do it incase you've just got it aligned wrong, etc. It makes me nervous.

She ended up very cute, anon~ she has such cute feet and ribbons, you're making me want to take home my own little bookworm for assembly~ I'm getting all excited~

I dont know what happened to your matte coating, maybe diluting it caused it to start curing itself in the bottle? thats definitely weird.

I should probably try the spirit thing then , I was prettymuch just attempting to rush to get it out of the brush before it dried, then softly rolling out the leftover sticky bits. And with that stuff, I was kind of hesitant to use any sort of thinner, since it might cause some horrid reaction and kill me through my nose.

For bara's clothes, I wanted a more silken and textured look, that would go well with gloss but wouldnt end up with a mirror polish, so I started out with my base coats of just clean color (acrylic), then added an iridescent medium with some subsequent coats, did a little dry brushing with some colors to get the gradient to stand out some more, then sealed it all with high-gloss. Her skin is matte (except the hands, I kinda messed up on that part, between that and snapping her fingers off when she tipped over and having to do a repair, they're not very pretty at all ;_; ), and I mostly used watercolor paints (thinned with rubbing alcohol) and spray-matte for her face and skin and hair to keep the softer look. I did high-gloss the eyes, so they look somewhat glasslike. The crystals are all a LOT of layers of gloss, you can almost see reflections in the sword ;_;

>>10160883
With patchy's dress its not so bad since the parts you need to grind are covered up and even if you grind off to much you can just apply extra epoxy to fill the space. But i know what you mean.
Your kit might fit better though.

The weird thing is that Aqua color mix also acts as extender medium so it should have had the opposite effect.
I did some searching and apparently it sometimes happens for unknown reasons with this stuff.

She came out really nice. Shame about the fingers though. What did you use for drybrushing?

>>10160883
>>10160744
This might not be the right place to ask, but do you guys know of any Japanese companies that sell ~30mm miniatures? I seem to recall seeing a website on /tg/ that made some, including an "original character do not steal" Saber.

>>10160744
>a gooey sperm-like mess
uh, what was the brand of this stuff?
how much portion did you use in diluting this?

I really need to do this on purpose

>>10156454
Where can I acquire one of these?

>>10160999
just some cheap, stiff brush I had..ahh, Its almost like a reed brush? I'm not too sure what the material is, since I just found it mysteriously in my art cabinet one day with no recollection of buying it. Its a pretty cheap material; almost like the kind of brushes you get for painting houses, but on an artist scale.
Anyways, I used that and just some acrylic paint that I mixed with a little of the iridescent medium then blotted the brush on some cloth to dry. Mostly so I could get more the texture of silk instead of the texture of satin(*), because seeing as silk is the more expensive and high-quality product, I'd assume a rozen maiden(even if an imitation) would be more likely to be clothed in that vs a cheaper fabric.

(*Silk is more textured, and more shimmery because the thread itself makes prisms, satin is more glossy and smooth because of the way its threaded)

>>10161186
e2046.com has them. If its not in stock, it will usually take months to get back in stock, but the in-stock things ship and arrive pretty quickly. they're the most reliable recast store I know of.

If the original figure was poorly made, the recast is going to be poor, but if the original cast was good, then the figure will be good. Usually. I've only had one bad cast out of five figures, and it was a figma-scale deal with 86 parts. and even then, its only the stupid tiny detail parts that had issues, and I can resculpt or improvise for those with minimal effort.

Their ori line is usually pretty good from what i've seen.

I'd recommend getting a figure with only 6 or so parts for your first time, since there's a lot to learn, about cleaning, preparing, priming, pinning, painting, modifying, etc. and having 32 parts to keep track of while learning the ropes is no fun at all.

It takes some hard work, but you'll end up with a self-built figure you can sit on your shelf and be proud of.

>>10161266
Fascinating.

>>10161270
What kind of dumb reply is that?

>>10161266
>>10161266
I assume you will have heard of Warhammer at some point?

I used to be an avid miniature painter and modeler of their miniatures. I stopped about 7 months ago, not really sure why. Would like to it again.

That's besides the point, though.

I have experience with cleaning of molding fluids, flash and mold lines, pinning for secure bonds, painting and converting (modifying).

Thank you for your response. I might pick one up and have some fun with it. Pic related, it's something I painted a few years ago that won me a contest.

>>10161333
Ohh, in that case, you'll probably have fun with it! I always wanted to get into 40k, but it seemed like such a ridiculously expensive hobby (but what isnt, these days?) , even if you recasted and cloned your own units and whatnot.

>>10161176
just a warning, it'd probably smell like satan's asshole.

>>10161978
that's even better.
I was going to add in some fouling agents, but thankfully, even that's already taken care of!

>>10162126
I worry about you, anon.

>>10160567
Oh shit that reminds me I have something to pay for today

>>10160567
Oh shit that reminds me I have something to pay for today

You are going to buy me aren't you? Bad things might happen if you don't.

>>10164327
It is slouching like a balding middle-aged drunkard with a beer belly and judging by the creases it looks like a permanent slouch. What is it's hair made of?

>>10164806
Recycled Chinese newspaper

>>10164806
Couldn't have said it better myself.

>>10164806
>To recreate the feel of the original costume, the hair is all soft and has a similar texture to the original costume. The soft fluffy feeling is very similar to the ‘Sylvanian Families’ series of animal toys – basically very short hairs that feel wonderful to the touch! It’s such a relaxing feeling! （´∀｀）
Quoting Mikatan.

>>10164327
People still buy mikushit in 2012?
She is like the ex superstar whore all the pimp keep trying to promote because no one want her anymore.

>>10164888
this is worse
it's a nendo of a miku costume that is ten kinds of weird. it probably caught on just because it was fucking weird in real life.

/fig/ can you point me to some online store please?
I hear J list is bad.

>>10165999
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1Y1U5YDGrvgFW-5H_cBnDoHwCfWjPDaQ6p05-HJMcVh4#id.pqzn36hyq2r2

>>10165999
amiami
hobby search

>>10165999
amiami
Hobby Search
HLJ
mandarake

>>10165999
Third reply in the thread.

>>10166009
>>10166005
>>10166008
>>10166009
>>10166012


thanks

Wow I didn't know that Miku fig was 1/8 scale

my katanako got stuck in the customs
motherfuckers

>>10166559
My Tachikoma has been at the customs office for 15 days now... I'm not sure what to think.

>>10166564
maybe you should call them before they get rid of it

>>10166569
But aren't they like, supposed to process it and clear it before shipping it to me? That's what they've always done so far.

>>10166573
i dont know where you're from, but around here it only takes a couple days before they mail you about the package

>>10166564
Living in America has never felt so great. No customs bullshit here.

>>10166575
Yeah it's the same here. 4-5 days or so but not 15.

>>10164327
I can imagine not being able to sleep with that thing nearby.

>>10166859
Thats kind of what I meant when I posted it with that text, the thing is pretty horrifying.

I wanna see this hotglued bad.

>>10166573
I heard a rumor that some britfag from /a/ that worked in royal mail admitted to stealing all the incoming mandarake box.

>>10168513
You shouldn't believe everything you read on /a/, Anonymous.

>>10168657

>>10168658

>>10166564
>>10166573
Legally they can keep it for a month before they are forced to release it.

Remember that December is a busy month.

got my figma marisas today
this company picked a stupidly huge box where maybe 50% of the volume, if that, was needed. even the construction of the box was retarded. the only good thing about it is that i now have more packing materials because they had to put so many into the box to get it even slightly full (and even then the figma still slid around)

now i need to unload these
i swear i would have just bought one if it wasn't for the 2000 ems charge

1/8 mikudayo has to be the most horrifying thing I've seen in a while

For those who use Honto in the states how long does it usually take to receive a package? I also hear there are cases when packages are lost in the mail, but that's not often right? I was considering them but I just might use the CDJ request forum.

Also, I'm trying to sign up to HLJ but I keep getting an error.
>Customers in the United States must enter a valid 2 letter state code.
I know I'm putting it in right, but that keeps coming up for the province/state.

I was thinking that if 3d printers and scanners get more common so that we might have one in many households, we could eventually make, scan, and print out our own figures. Or you could pirate figures. What do you guys think?

>>10171297
maybe in 10 years

>>10171297

I remember someone doing something similar on a buyfag thread, don't remember the details, though.
The common ones can't handle this much detail

>>10171297

Maybe for very large figures where the intricate details wouldn't matter as much.

>>10171244
please respond.

;_;

1/4

>>10174493
Whats up with all the bunny girl figs lately?

you guys get all this from Japan?
How can you know it won't get stolen at the custom house?

>>10175526
I guess you just have to not be paranoid and give them the benefit of the doubt.

>>10175542
you never asked yourself what would happen if some mexican would get it for their kids?

>>10174493
WANT
>14250yen
FUCK NO

>>10175555
No, not even a single time, I'm sorry you even think that way. Even if that were the case I usually go with R-SAL, for anything that isn't a prize figure, so I'm sure I'd be able to recover my lost goods. I haven't even lost a single package with around ~30 of them arriving safely at my house.

>>10175569

For the pair, right? If so, that's not that bad.

>>10175587
you can get a better figure for this price...

>>10169986
10,000 yen, you gotta be fucking kidding me.

>>10175587
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIG-MOE-7951

Nope.

>>10175513
Bunny girls are a miracle of the universe

Hands down my favorite thing, ever.

>>10175697
oh god I can't decide whether I want to stuff my face into her tail or her delicious Kuroko flatness

>>10175747
Personally i cant stand them. I'm more of a cat person.
Maybe if she hits the bargain bin it could be fun to take a dremel to the ears and tail and retrofit her with catears.

>>10160560
Overall, prize figures have gotten much better in the past couple years.

I've also found that sometimes I feel more satisfied getting (high quality) prize figures of a large cast of characters from a show or game, rather than just an expensive one of the main character.

It depends on the prize figure, though. I lurk Futaba a lot, because they post a lot of shots of lower end jobs that actually turned out really nice. You'd be surprised. Sometimes Sega, Furyu, and even Taito can really surprise you.

>>10175697
Saw this earlier. I'm always impressed by fishnet figures.

just curious, what do you guys do if you're at work all day and you have a shipment coming?
last time i went and picked it up at the airport because i didn't want it sitting on my porch for some hoodlum to take.

>>10176221
Most postal offices will hold on to your packages/mail for you to pick up if you call them.

>>10176221

>at work

Is this some joke?

Anyway, I live with my mom in a nice neighborhood so I never have to worry about it; not like I would in the first place, you have to sign for registered mail. So if you aren't there when they ring the door you have to pick it up at the post office.

>>10176221
>>10176233

Do they really just leave it there?

>>10176265

At the post office? Yes. They hold onto it for you to pick up.

>>10176221
>work
dude just get them to deliver it to your work place

>>10176233
they don't pay for themselves. also my mom's typically not home in the morning either.

>>10176265
it was DHL and I had the option of going to their place near the airport or signing a slip of paper for them to leave it there, since I wasn't at home the first time they tried to drop it off.
this time it's EMS. maybe that just means the post office, which isn't so far away.

>>10176344
why didn't I think of that...

Anyone ever buy from otakufigureshop?

My friend wants to buy a GSC alter saber...
http://lovefigma.mybigcommerce.com/fate-stay-night-1-7-saber-alter-vortigern-complete-figure/

Doesn't know if it is legit... asked me... hell if I know since I really only order from amiami and ebay if im feeling lucky

>>10176282
At your door.

>>10176388
>1.7 kg
Seems heavy, must be the base

>>10176407

If you don't sign they don't leave it.

>>10155943
I wish I could find that.
mine's missing the syringes and the broom has busted off along with the cape.

>>10176564
Dude

What were you trying to do to it?

>>10169986
FINALLY there is a Princess figure that I want. Nice post and that haughty face is perfect. The penguin accessory just makes it even better (APPLES!). Guess I'll go put in an o--

>>10175637
....never mind. ;_;

The sheer number of retards who are attempting to unload oiran Sheryl figures at auction after damaging them irreparably after trying to forcibly cast off the kimono layer makes me sad.

If you want to see what she looks like with her clothes off then you could have just googled it. What a waste of a gorgeous fig.

I love Arshes-Nei, so it's too bad I don't really care for this figure.

I just don't understand. I want an Ar_Ru figure, but they aren't making one.

>>10178624
I prefer that one but the new one by FREEing is really cool too, I've got it on PO.

What is a good place to sell figures that isn't ebay?

Is it just me, or do fig threads on /jp/ draw in a huge amount of crossboarders?

>>10178491
>>10175569

1/4 scale figures and figures with larger amounts of plastic than usual are going to cost more, what a surprise. Figures aren't cheap.

>>10170523
> mikudayo
Somebody explain this shit to me. It's terrifying.

I'm getting sick of waiting.

>>10178988
Is that...

Char?

Face doesn't look bad for a Griffon fig I say.

These are awesome.

>>10179077
A pity that's illegal in the United States.

>>10179077
if only.

I would be banished from my household because of how pure that is.

Some more i found.

Want these so bad.

>>10179148

>>10179148
I love her mild expression like "oh this again?"
She doesn't even look like she's particularly enjoying it or hating it or anything. Just mild concern.

>>10179164
Are you not concerned about not having this in your collection?

>>10179189
Nah, I'm not into lewd figs. But they are interesting to look at in threads like this.

Fuck..........
I wonder if my Pz IV made it out of that earthquake and tsunami warning.

>>10179190
You don't like the artistic value of a nude female body?

>>10179198
>artistic
I never understood why people tried to justify porn like this. Porn is porn. There's nothing artistic about it. Just fap and shut up.

>>10179212
I like to look at porn and not masturbate like I like looking at cute pictures

>>10179217
That's gay bro

>>10179212
Do you think the Pope fapped to Michelangelos David?

>>10179221
No it's not dude! I totally masturbate to them later

>>10179224
Does the pope shit in the woods?

>>10179224
David isn't porn

>>10179217
I do that too.
I also masturbate to clothed non-pornographic pictures.

>>10179231
Yes me too Kishida Mel is so erotic

>>10179148
bwahahaha, that's incredible, it even fucking glows.

>>10179212
Are you trying to tell me that sculptures are in no way related to art?

>>10179262
You can't just sculpt something and call it art simply because it's a sculpture.

>>10179275
Since art is one of the most arbitrary terms out there he pretty much can.

>>10179275
Then what do you call making something from scratch?

Pseudo art?

/jp/ - Art & Autism

>>10179282
Where did we go wrong

Anyone want to post their figures or soon to be figures?

>>10179303
This one in December, and the scale figure whenever the fuck it comes out.

>>10179303
No

I'm waiting on this Caren and TOKIAME Marisa to come in the mail though

>>10179303
pz iv
danboard
yotsuba
Quitting for good after all this.

>>10179290
I dont think the art discussion was trying to connect pvc figures to the Mona Lisa, but trying to say at the most basic level that when something is created it is basiclly "art" like when somebody is fingerpainting. It dosn' t have to have the artistic value like the Mona Lisa. Whatever.

>>10179329
Why?

>>10179341
No space. Boxes piling up and tons of stuff sitting in their boxes waiting for me to clear some space for them or for me to build them.

Atelier Totori Alchemist of Arland 2 PVC Figure - Rorona 1/8
Atelier Totori Alchemist of Arland 2 PVC Figure - Totori 1/8
Kami-sama no Memochou PVC Figure - Alice Pajamas Ver. 1/7
Shining wind PVC Figure - Mori no megamisama Elvin 1/6 Wave 01

Should arrive next week.

>>10179372

Done.

>>10179303
All the figures I want are either sold out or don't exist

>>10179391
I dunno about this one, might be cool with extra LEDs inside.

>>10179413
Examples please? Maybe i have what you are looking for.

>>10179413
Do you have money?
They are always available at
www.rakuten.co.jp
www.mandarake.co.jp
auctions.yahoo.co.jp
scalpers from MFC/EBAY

Alternatively, you can always get the cheap chinese knockoff, refurbished them a bit and treat them as the real deal.

>>10179422
Nevermind, batteries are dying. bye.

>>10179438
I really need to check mandarake more often. I can never win auctions and fuck scalpers. Rakuten looks interesting so thanks for that one.

question
is Rakuten and Suruga-ya the same thing or not?
they have the same logo (?), and appear to stock more or less the exact same items
the difference is that Suruga-ya has no english interface and everything is cheaper

>>10179469
Rakuten is a marketplace, Suruga-ya has a store there.

>>10179469
What?
Rakuten is like Amazon.
They are a marketplace. Online shops put up their shops in Rakuten marketplace. Rakuten in turn help you get the items because of them do not shit outside of Japan.
They are basically an automated proxy agent.

>>10179472
>>10179480
I see. I've browsed Suruga-ya a lot for secondhand doujinshi, and they have the biggest selection I've seen for a non-auction webshop. I hadn't browsed Rakuten at all, so I guess that's why I got confused when I found the exact same doujinshi with the same product id number that I has seen Suruga-ya on there. But why are the prices always ~100 yen higher on the Rakuten website?

>>10179472
>>10179480
I see, thank you. I've browsed Suruga-ya a lot for secondhand doujinshi, and they have the biggest selection I've seen for a non-auction webshop. I hadn't browsed Rakuten at all, so I guess that's why I got confused when I found the exact same doujinshi with the same product id number that I has seen Suruga-ya on there. Anyway, since some/most doujinshi are so cheap at Suruga-ya (sometimes 50yen) using a proxy when buying a lot is actually cheaper than paying the 100~ yen extra for each item that Rakuten appears to slap on the price.

>>10179461
Mandarake 101:

1. Install an extension that can check a webpage for changes.
2. Search for desired item on Mandarake.
3. Set extension to monitor search results for changes at regular intervals.
4. ???
5. Obtain item

Your welcome.

>>10179881
I actually thought "Why isn't there an extension for this?"
And then I actually looked for it. Thanks.

>>10179077
>>10179148
>>10179150
>>10179189
>>10179198

I'd like to have these, but I think lewd figures are more expensive than their non-lewd counterparts. And I'm not sure it would even be legal to import.

>>10178499
how exactly do they fuck it up?

>>10178988
>>10179031
I don't think I've ever wanted an IS girl quite as much

USPS - SAL: throws it on the porch (literally had them chuck things)
USPS - EMS: requires signature
FedEx: requires signature
UPS: usually leaves on porch
DHL: leaves on porch because DHL is almost dead anyway

>>10179365
good plan
i stacked all my boxes above my bookshelf
they go to the ceiling.

>>10178499

Is that not the point of a cast-off?

>>10181031
>leaves on porch because DHL is almost dead anyway
Dude what.

>>10181025
Good luck finding it. Kirin supposedly has them, but I've yet to get mine. It still says pre-order

>>10176564
Hohohoho.
You bought it from mandarake didnt you?
I saw that fig sitting in mandarake Akibahara for like a year. I would have bought it myself if the syringes werent missing.

>>10181077
DHL only has small branches nowadays and they use UPS for most of their cross-country transport. DHL itself is only the final segment and I doubt they want to come back so they just leave it on the porch

>>10181271
I guess it's like that for you. In Germany, DHL has a monopoly on packet logistics. I guess it makes sense since it's a German company.

>>10181281
yeah, DHL's U.S. side of things is pretty much gone. UPS and FedEx got too much of the game. Even the US Postal Service is getting its butt kicked.

>>10178486
Not >>10176564 but i can tell you the broomstick is kinda flimsy.

How the hell he broke the cape is beyond me though.

>>10181019
They rip off her clothes, which damages the molding that holds the front and back part of the kimono together, so even after trying to put it back on it's crooked and there's a big ugly gaping seam. Look at her sleeve in the first photo.

That figure is so rare to begin with that this is just a travesty. I'll probably never own a new, in-tact one.

So...

She's practically perfect in every way.

>>10187435
2/4

>>10187449
3/4

>>10187451
4/4

>>10187435
>>10187449
>>10187451
>>10187455
The hell, why is the blue so freaking bright?
Is it because of the lighting?

>>10179198
Stunning, but that pose is a bit too lewd in my opinion.

>>10187465
Her whole paint job is super vibrant. I didn't do anything with the color in that photo. She's literally that bright.

It works, though. There is not one mistake anywhere on her, either. They did a wonderful job in production.

>>10179198
Stunning, but that pose is a bit too lewd in my opinion.
I would have preferred one more innocent looking.

>>10179402
I just brought her from mandarake. She is one of the cutest figures i ever had, her armpitless clothes and almost flat chest makes her perfect.

>>10187380
damn, that sucks. so basically every one on mandarake is more or less toxic?

>>10187380
>>10178499
Cant you fix it by carefully applying some epoxy glue and clamping it for a night?

>>10187754
If a fig is damaged than in most cases mandarake will put it in the description along with a picture of the damage.

>>10187380
Can you post a naked picture of this fig?
There must be a reason why so many of them want to take off her clothes.

>>10187498
Damn I'm going to feel silly when I have Rorona and Meruru and not her.

What are some good sites to buy anime figures to Australia? I've wanted to get into this for some time but I don't really know the sites for it.

>>10188646
http://myfigurecollection.net/shop/

>>10188646
see
>>10165999

Where does /jp/ get their figures, oppai mousepads, dakimakuras etc from? Google is turning up shit.

>>10188653
Can you sell stuff there yourself?

>>10188676
see
>>10188650

>>10188670
Yes

>>10187435
>>10187449
>>10187451
>>10187455
This is even more beautiful than the official pictures make it out to be. I only have $180 for the rest of the month hand this would cost almost half of that though. What a cruel twist of fate ;_;

Person with the broken Nue statue here from last thread.
After two weeks of communication with AmiAmi and my post office making me run back and forth because they are incompetent, AmiAmi accepted my damage report. They said they have to have Japan Post look over it and it may take a few 'months' for a refund.
Anyone have experience with refunding from AmiAmi before? Is the prognosis good or is this their way of saying "Now please don't bother us anymore"?

Just remembered I'm preordering IA
got really happy.
What's in your preorder list /fig/?

>>10193142
it's about as good as you can get
if they refund you, good, if they don't, that's too bad
being an ocean away makes things a bit harder to deal with

>>10187754
>>10188173

I wouldn't trust buying a used one unless it were described and photographed in exhaustive detail.

>>10188169
I'm not going to spend close to $200 on one in the hopes this might work.

>>10188204
She's not naked. Her underwear is very nicely detailed, and if someone wants to undress her for display then more power to them, but later deciding you don't want the fig and trying to slap the kimono back on and sell it is not cool IMO.

It looks like the maiko Ranka figure can be cast-off too. Now I'll really have to be careful.

>>10193142
i remember the guy with the bootleg-tier Yukari got refunded, but it took quite some time. it's probably best to just be patient

personally hoping to receive my own Nue any day now

>>10193277
Wait I dont get it.
Her kimono is cast-offable or not?
Or are people too rough while removing her clothes? It shouldnt be damaged if it is removable.

>>10193287
It's not supposed to be removable, and thus damage occurs. The figure is not a cast-offable figure; it's not made to do that. This doesn't stop people from forcibly removing the clothes anyhow, though.

>>10193277
>I'm not going to spend close to $200 on one in the hopes this might work.

Wait what? They still ask 200 bucks for a damaged fig?

I have a question. Did your interest in figures become serious when you starting having disposable income, or while you were still poor? I feel like if I start becoming interested in them while I'm poor, I'll become consumed and bitter.

I'm always curious how you all manage to drop hundreds of dollars on figures. I guess it's just called stability?

>>10193771
Keep the NEET meme to the appropriate threads.

>>10193771
I'm chronicly poor but i always make sure to a have a few hundred bucks in reserve.
I just stumbled upon picture related one day and just had to have it. From there on i collected other figs so far my budget allowed.

My interest is kinda waning lately due to the lack of "HOLY SHIT THATS AWESOME" figs like Dizzy Alter lately. The disappointment that was Racing Miku 2011 did not help much either.

>>10193799
>The disappointment that was Racing Miku 2011 did not help much either.
How was she a disappointment? I was thinking of getting all the racing Mikus (I have 2010), so it would be interesting to hear your opinion.

>>10193828
The quality is just plain bad. There are nasty looking seam lines on the hair. Pic is not mine but my copy has one like that too. Mine also has black specks on the hair. Also sanding scratches visible on the transparent parts like they were not polished properly.

The hair is also ridiculously glossy. It looks very unnatural. The base looks pretty tacky too IMO.
For the rest its a decent fig but compared to the prototype the final version looks *very* underwhelming.

I'd wait until she hits the bargain bin if i were you.

>>10193876
I will then. Thank you!

>>10193771

For awhile I was really crazy about getting figures and I'd burn a hole in my pocket getting them. Now I'm pretty indifferent and I'll only invest in a figure I really like. I'm already considering selling some, like Griffon Flan and Plum Erio. Though I know there are some people who will spend hundreds, if not thousands per month and have large cabinets full of figures, I don't think I'd ever become like that even if I was making six figures and had the disposable income for it.

i've definitely cut down on figures. i've probably spent a couple thousand on them over the time i've been purchasing (a few years). this year in particular i've bought just a few.

>>10193259
>>10193283
Yeah, I figured I will just forget about the money for the moment and focus on getting cyanoacrylate glue to fix her.
So if I do get a refund, it's a nice bonus. Like I said though, AmiAmi's representative was really nice and patient. Probably helps that I have dropped too much money on that site.
All's well that ends well I suppose.

OP that's an oldish figure, I think one of the precursors to the massive figure boom in around 2007-2008.

I'm so glad I don't collect figures anymore.

>>10193523
if it's not supposed to be undressable how come there's so much detail under the clothes?

i've been waiting for a letter from the customs for a week
today i noticed that the letter was stuck to my second front door
a white letter on a white door, it's probably been there for days

>>10196384
Its one of my favorites. She looks so ridiculous in an awesome kinda way. Also its Kohaku.

These days there are too many plain looking figs.

>>10157140
>Post more pics when you get her finished!

And done for now.

Lessons learned this build:

-Dremels are awesome
-Dilute your damn clearcoat properly unless you want your airbrush to spit chunks.
-Be more generous with primer.
-Some paint brands are shit for airbrushing.
-Steel HDD platters make excellent bases.
-Check the example pic better so you dont assemble and paint the hat backwards.
-Dont drop the hat and break the ribbons.
-Dont start working with slow drying epoxy glue if you dont have any glue clamps.

All in all it was a fun build.

Sup guys, this Nendoroid Reimu is my first figure. I bought it for $280 pesos at a local con in Guadalajara.

Luckily it had two heads (the other one has a neutral expression), because me being a noob at figures I snapped the neck while unboxing it. I managed to get out the stub from the neck and snap the hair into the second head, all of that in the short time I had before taking off to work.

Question: can I use cyanoacrylate to fix this PVC figure? And, seeing as taking off the packaging tape without damaging the figure is indeed really hard, would you recommend investing in an X-Acto knife to do it with more precision?

>>10198499
Not pictured is a Black Rock Shooter figure I also bought there for $750 pesos. I was like MAN FUCK THAT SHIT IF UNBOXING THAT NENDOROID WAS DIFFICULT THIS ONE'S GONNA TAKE AT LEAST AN HOUR. Pictured is also a female Ranma fig I bought last year at that same con.

I've only bought a figma once, because I find rather expensive.

Did you guys spend all your money in this? I usually buy mangas/CDs but I can't really maintain buying figures as a hobby.

>>10198534
Even though I have a job buying figures for me is a very much one-off thing. I'm looking forward to buying one from either this guy from here or some Mexico City kid who imports that stuff. In order to do that, however, I need to save $2000 pesos; for comparison purposes, this is one third of a private college tuition.

>>10198534
If I weren't a permaNEET I would probably buy figures over most other physical goods.

...mostly because they can't be pirated, though.

>>10198534
>spend all my money
I dont even spend 1/10 of it on it

>>10198597
You can pirate figures with a 3D printer

>>10198499
Also I still have to figure out how to properly keep it upright. These Nendoroids' legs are completely useless.

>>10198603
Wow, you're so amazing.

Since I didn't see being able to afford the 3 Love Plus figures that Konami did a few years ago, I went ahead and bought the Clayz ones that came out last month.

Mixed feelings on these. They are alright. Definitely the best ones that have been released BESIDES the Konami set, but still...

1/6

>>10198643
2/6

>>10198650
3/6

>>10198652
4/6

>>10198654
5/6

More like garage kits, and only with a commercial 3D printer.

You'd still have to paint them because the 3D printers that print colored material are still in infancy.

>>10198657
6/6

>>10198658
You just made me think of that project of building a 3D printer that can print itself.

http://www.reprap.org/wiki/Main_Page

>>10198687
I'm building one of these right now.

If anyone has any cartoon characters in .obj format, I'll try printing them (nothing too high-poly).

>>10193142
I'm glad mine arrived okay. Everything looks fine and she is adorable.

That little white spot on her head is just dust I removed after I took the photo.

>>10199439
Lewd shots are a must.

>>10199446
How much does a camera that makes such nice makro shots cost?

>>10199446
Lewd indeed.

>>10199449
Not much, it's a Pentax K-r with the stock lens, so you can get it for under $500. I'm saving up to get a macro lens after I've played around a bit. It's a really nice and affordable DSLR.

I wish I could take more photos of normal stuff, but whenever I go out I get drunk and that clashes with using a camera.

>>10198654
WHERE IS HER NOSE?

>>10199462
There are plenty of ways to make your own macro lens. They're not perfect, but they work great if you can't shell out the cash for a macro lens.

>>10199692
even without a macro lens you can get pretty close
just crop out a lot of the empty space and it'll seem bigger

>>10198268
Yes yes yes, I cannot wait to take home a patchy for myself now.

The stand is stable enough for her? Or will I have to make one with the books + something else?

My brushes are ready and trembling.

>>10199462
I know how you feel. I only take pictures of my figures and plushies, but because I don't go out at all. I really want to, but I just can't do it. I'm not scared, just lazy. And a little scared.

>>10199705
Yeah, but after a point it doesn't look that good. Unless you have something like a D800 with a ridiculous picture resolution. But if you can afford one of those you can probably afford a really good macro lens. But the Sigma 50mm 2.8 is pretty cheap and apparently a nice macro lens

>>10199439

Wow, that seam on her head is so unsightly.

I'm thinking about getting this. I haven't watched the anime yet though. But it looks so nice. I'm scared that I'll pre order it, watch the anime, and realize I hate the character.

>>10199798
I haven't watched it either, but I hope I'll hate it when I do, because I don't have any money and that figure is amazing.

Damn.

>>10199847
It's killing me. It's 1/12th which seems pretty small, but damn if it doesn't look amazing.

>>10199851
probably the bike's fault

>>10199716
What i did was take an old HDD platter, primed it twice, made it purple and applied 4 coats of clear coat. Then Stacked the books in such a way they kinda interconnect to distribute the weight.

Then i drilled a hole in the bottom of the plate to drive a small screw in the pile of books (make sure to predrill a big enough hole for the screw in the books unless you want them to split apart.) with the support rod so the screw would take most of the weight just in case.

It took me a while to figure it out but so far she shows no signs of toppling over.
The books come with the kit but you get no rod. I made mine out of an old hairpin.

Good luck with your kit and be sure to post some pics when your done as well.

>>10199692
I have a perfect macro adapter lens and a telelens with macro mode. ...For an old Cannon A1.

Sometimes it pains me to make pics with a digital compact camera when i have professional grade camera equipment sitting in storage. But fuck, film and development are so damn expensive these days. Not to mention the A1 devours batteries and it uses the expensive kind of battery.

Nice.
Epic.

>>10202160
>>10202164
Seeing this Yuuka figure and then looking at the Griffon ones made me realize just how bad Griffon are with their faces

>>10201693
Film is fun to use, but so is digital. With digital I don't really worry much about getting it right in one shot, so I can keep trying until I get one that I like. You obviously can't do that with film, so you have to really think about it to get it right, but that unknown factor does make it more exciting, especially if you develop the film yourself which can be cheaper in the long run. Can't really help the battery though, but I think I remember people saying that you had to leave the dial on a certain spot or else it would drain the battery quickly.
There are FD adapters that allow you to use them on newer mounts, but I don't think they work that well with the K mount. I think your best bet would be to just use the A-1.

>>10202405
Oh that's cute, I kind of wish I liked Hidamari Sketch more.

>>10202405
looks cool but how easily interchageable are they, if at all?

>>10202510
They're stickers, so I suppose it depends how careful you are with them.

>>10202160
>>10202164
My dick just literally exploded, there's blood every fucking where and yet I feel like jumping with joy. I've been waiting like a criminal for his death sentence for this one.

>She’ll be released in May, and expect orders to open very soon!

May will be a glorious month.

Fucking hell, I buy that one off fig just for the honda vespa.
Why cant the Aria director actually make a show that is at least as good as Aria. All his post Aria shows suck.

>>10202830
I might buy it for the bike too. I have some other figs I can give it to.

>>10202522
>stickers
Fuck that. I only like the smiling face anyways, but why stickers?

So eariler this morning I got around to unboxing my Black Rock Shooter figma.

I had an X-Acto knife this time just to be prepared in case I had to cut through lots of adhesive tape like that goddamn Nendoroid Reimu. Surprisingly, this time I had to cut through very little tape (though that X-Acto was p. handy when opening the stands' bag, and it will come in handy again in the future). Putting it on its base was also much easier than that Nendoroid, and I even took a little bit of time to give it a nice pose before taking off to work again.

Included was a set of clenched hands in order to hold her sword and her big-ass cannon, but I tried to remove her right hand and holy shit it was a bitch and a half. I was scared by that Nendoroid whose neck snapped with like zero effort whatsoever and thus I always ended up chickening out when I tried to pull its hand. Maybe it's a little sturdier and it takes more effort to pull the hand off? In any case, I'll probably leave it like that for now, maybe once I return home I'll try again.

And maybe I'll also get some flat-tipped pliers, my parents use mine all the time and I never know where they left them. Not normal pliers, that would leave a nasty-ass mark on the plastic.

>after XSharpo

So eariler this morning I got around to unboxing my Black Rock Shooter figma.

I had an X-Acto knife this time just to be prepared in case I had to cut through lots of adhesive tape like that goddamn Nendoroid Reimu. Surprisingly, this time I had to cut through very little tape (though that X-Acto was p. handy when opening the stands' bag, and it will come in handy again in the future). Putting it on its base was also much easier than that Nendoroid, and I even took a little bit of time to give it a nice pose before taking off to work again.

Included was a set of clenched hands in order to hold her sword and her big-ass cannon, but I tried to remove her right hand and holy shit it was a bitch and a half. I was scared by that Nendoroid whose neck snapped with like zero effort whatsoever and thus I always ended up chickening out when I tried to pull its hand. Maybe it's a little sturdier and it takes more effort to pull the hand off? In any case, I'll probably leave it like that for now, maybe once I return home I'll try again.

And maybe I'll also get some flat-tipped pliers, my parents use mine all the time and I never know where they left them. Not normal pliers, that would leave a nasty-ass mark on the plastic.

>after XSharpo

So eariler this morning I got around to unboxing my Black Rock Shooter figma.

I had an X-Acto knife this time just to be prepared in case I had to cut through lots of adhesive tape like that goddamn Nendoroid Reimu. Surprisingly, this time I had to cut through very little tape (though that X-Acto was p. handy when opening the stands' bag, and it will come in handy again in the future). Putting it on its base was also much easier than that Nendoroid, and I even took a little bit of time to give it a nice pose before taking off to work.

Included was a set of clenched hands in order to hold her sword and her big-ass cannon, but I tried to remove her right hand and holy shit I just couldn't. I was scared by that Nendoroid whose neck snapped with like zero effort whatsoever and thus I always ended up chickening out when I tried to pull its hand. Maybe it's a little sturdier and it takes more effort to pull the hand off? In any case, I'll probably leave it like that for now, maybe once I return home I'll try again.

And maybe I'll also get some flat-tipped pliers, my parents use mine all the time and I never know where they left them. Not normal pliers, that would leave a nasty-ass mark on the plastic.

>after XSharpo

Ordered Yuuka :3

I'll take pictures when she arrives, if I see a fig thread. Should be here tomorrow.

>>10202830
Fuck you, Tamayura was great.

>>10202160
>>10202164
Well, fuck, that's amazing.

Need to look for a close-up of the face though.

>>10203098

>>10203076
You ordered that shitty-looking Yuuka after seeing Ques Q's very much superior one?

You're a retard

>>10203108
Looks great to me. Thats why I ordered it.

>>10203110
Sure, it looks great in that photo, but once you see it in person you'll be sorely disappointed. The sitting pose she has looks really horrible from most angles.

you should've done some more research

>>10203108
>Ques Q Yuuka
>Article Posted : December 12, 2012
Ordered mine last week. I'll just have to buy both!

But seriously, I think the Griffon Touhous look pretty good. I already have three sitting on my desk.

>>10203119
Been researching that figure for a year. I've seen all the angles.

>>10203108
Ques Q is prize figure tier in terms of quality.

You're the retard.

>>10203131
Yeah, I was looking at the Ques Q Yukari. The model shots on AmiAmi look pristine, amazing.

Then I saw a set on Flickr. The paint is pretty bleh in most parts, her butt is teeny weeny, her panties look the same. But aside from that, great figure.

>>10203104
...good enough for me.

Fuck, if things continue like that, maybe I'll live to see the day someone makes a good Remilia figure.

>>10203145
Maybe Ques Q's upcoming Remilia will do it for you?

>>10203140
Check out user pictures of their HDN Purple Heart fig and compare them to their promotional shots for laughs.

The worst part is that they still ask a premium for the garbage their selling.

so fucking bought

>>10203169
To be fair, their quality is usually better than Purple Heart.

>>10203177
>Manufacturer : Griffon Enterprises

Are you sure?

>>10203169
Ques Q painting quality on Yukari. Not quite awful, but not great either.

>>10203145
What?, you don't like T's system's Remilia?.


>>10203149
When, Where, How much.

>>10203222
No figure pictures released yet, but they will be doing one based on the Remilia on that picture. Supposedly.

>>10203238
My wallet is... almost ready.

>>10203184
>what's wrong with griffon?
>nothing really, i just like saying "griffonshit"

im quoting half of the fig threads on /jp/

>>10203282
Griffon is fine, alright.

>>10203294
Haven't had anything even remotely that bad on my three Griffons.

>>10203149
...is that a white dress I see there? And the wings are as long as they should be?

Oh god yes, finally. brb looking for a job so I can actually afford both of these.

>>10203222
I actually don't like this one at all. Between the colors, the face, and the post, nothing really appeals to me.

>>10203294
same as >>10203315
I'll take my chances until they disappoint me. the only figure I've been somewhat dissatisfied with was non-Griffon made.

>>10203356
*pose

>>10203356
Well, seeing how Yuuka ended to be, I think I prefer T's system's Remi.

>>10203453
Dayum that's a nice Remi.

>>10203453
I would like this one if not for the Madoka cosplay outfit.

>>10203576
Me too.

My first plushie is on the way!
Well, not exactly the first, but yeah

>>10203453
>TH03

Even if I wouldn't agree, I'd understand if it was TH01, but what?

>>10203200
Those legs are kinda awful.

>>10203744
I actually ordered a QUALITY Homu. Guess it's better than nothing while I wait for someone who knows what they're doing (start on it you Gift bastards) makes one or I find a commission artist I like.

>>10204558
Pic related. Dammit Banpresto shitty job makes Homu's hair turn grey.

>>10202160
>>10202164
She looks great. Not even a big Yuuka fan, but I'd LOVE to order her.

>>10199439
>>10199446
Got mine the other day. I knew she'd be small but she's even smaller than expected. She's precious though. But I honestly don't like the pink panties. Black or white would've been better.

>>10204558
>>10204566

Funny you mention both Banpresto and Gift.
I was trying to decide on which of these to get, so I got the banpresto one, with the summer uniform and I'm getting the gift one that's in the picture.

>>10204657
I've been repeatedly disappointed by Banpresto figs in the past and don't expect much from inbred Homu. To be fair it was at a lower price point than Nendo Plus and fumos. Oh well, will be making sure the stuffing isn't filled with hazardous waste when I try to mod the Mami to have a detachable head and body cavity for storing stuff.

>>10199446
Butts and skirts are great.

>>10204870
>mod the Mami to have a detachable head
neat
>and body cavity for storing stuff

>>10202160
>>10202164
I wish the Hina figure looked like this

New thread >>10206019