/jp/ - Otaku Culture

I hate you for having an Akiha figurine

>>2580497
OH NO

I ran a slight damp cotton swab over the interior of the PVC dress and guess what: the fucking coloring is coming off. Anyway to clean off the damage without having to resort to harsh chemicals? I tried a damp cloth I used to dusting my figs but to no avail. I would rather not have to repaint the damaged areas if need be

Just look at that place. Of course your figures are going to disintegrate in a dirty room like that.

>>2580521
YOU FUCKING IDIOT!!

I want that, you asshole. Where did you get it?

>>2580521
looks like the water is the culprit

HAI JAPAN! /b/ was pretty overloaded, so they said to tell you HEY FOREIGN PPL WUZ UP NIGGA NIGGA mah NIGGA NIGGA NIGGA NIGGGA

>>2580545
>>2580530

No, no the damage occurred after taking the dress off before I ran the wet swab.

This is why I don't buy small box figs, the details are absolutely awful and the material is too soft.

What an unappropriate desk for Akiha to Stand on.

>>2580545
No shit

>>2580555
try using a mixture of bleach and ammonia, thats what I do.

>>2580562
>>2580562

y i haz

>>2580561
That sure doesn't sound like it should work

>>2580555
You just don't do that, jeez

>>2580555
use a dust rag

>>2580555
use a DRY dust rag

if they get greasy, its because you're eating in the room

Now you have the special limited edition Akiha on her period variant. Sell it on eBay for thousands.

>>2580569
sure it does! both clean things right?

You can't see the damage with her dress on. Not a big deal?

Failing that, commit harakiri, you bring shame to the Tohno family (mail me that Akiha first).

>>2580572
Hrrrmm it looks like the paint on the interior of the dress is coming off.

>>2580596
Well fuck

Stop gap solution for now, I took a piece of plastic that the came with the fig and covered the affected parts with it before putting the dress back on to cover it up. I am ashamed for not treating this figure better.

Get some nail polish remover or rubbing alcohol and use a cotton swab to take the red paint off her thighs and midsection. It's not very powerful so there isn't much danger of removing the original paint.

As for preventing paint rubbing off in the future... you could either use some paint thinner to remove the paint inside the skirt where it touches her skin, or just line it with some masking tape.

>>2580605
Thanks.

FYI, figure is from Melty Blood - Series III by Sol International/Megahouse. It was released in 2007.

HLJ link:

http://www.hlj.com/product/SIT03037

Rubbing alcohol is slowly working, I'm going to b gently rubbing Akiha all night...

Bleh Sol, at least they're cheap.

You can get a dry/wet sanding sponge and sand off the paint that has stained. I have done it with my saber whose skirt is brown and whos wears white panties. It looks like she shit herself. Anyhow, if the whole plastic piece is painted and not just the top layer, it will look fantastic. Just sand it lightly off.

Also, I want to mention that this works well for cheap figures made with shiny plastic. Sanding them down gives them a more high quality look.

This coming from a guy with 100+ figures. You can trust me.

>>2580700
You son of a bitch

>>2580852
Fascinating.

To prevent this from happening in the future you can also buy some clear acrylic Topcoat.

To prevent this from happening in the future you can also buy some clear acrylic Topcoat. Spray or apply it with a brush over the are of the skirts where the paint rubs off. That will seal the paint.

>>2580852
>>2580905

Will try the acrylic topcoat first. I'll also probably be making a small plastic underskirt to minimize contact between the dress and the rest of the figure. I learned a lot tonight. Thanks /jp/

You bastard, you also have the Swimming suit Akiha figure. Bastard.

>>2580934
Acrylic topcoat is only going to seal the stain if you dont remove it lol

You're not worthy of having an Akiha figure. Hand over both of them.

>>2580943
...

Actually, the topcoat preferably should only be applied to the insides of the skirt, which is the source of the problem.

If you're going to apply it by brush, dissolve it at a 1.5:1 ratio of water or alcohol. No need to do that if you buy a spray can. Also, for both cases you should apply a light coat, let it dry for a few hours, preferably a day, and then apply the next. Better to apply in several light coats than a single thick one. Put the skirt back 1 or 2 days after you're finished.

With this, there should be no need to put a plastic underskirt to Akiha. Such a thing is not worthy of touching her.

Give her a Viking funeral

>>2580983
Reported for heresy.

>>2580983
THEN fashioned for him the folk of Geats
firm on the earth a funeral-pile,
and hung it with helmets and harness of war
and breastplates bright, as the boon he asked;
and they laid amid it the mighty chieftain,
heroes mourning their master dear.
Then on the hill that hugest of balefires
the warriors wakened. Wood-smoke rose
black over blaze, and blent was the roar
of flame with weeping (the wind was still),
till the fire had broken the frame of bones,
hot at the heart. In heavy mood
their misery moaned they, their master’s death.
Wailing her woe, the widow old,
her hair upbound, for Beowulf’s death
sung in her sorrow, and said full oft
she dreaded the doleful days to come,
deaths enow, and doom of battle,
and shame. -- The smoke by the sky was devoured.
The folk of the Weders fashioned there
on the headland a barrow broad and high,
by ocean-farers far descried:
in ten days’ time their toil had raised it,
the battle-brave’s beacon. Round brands of the pyre
a wall they built, the worthiest ever
that wit could prompt in their wisest men.
They placed in the barrow that precious booty,
the rounds and the rings they had reft erewhile,
hardy heroes, from hoard in cave, --
trusting the ground with treasure of earls,
gold in the earth, where ever it lies
useless to men as of yore it was.
Then about that barrow the battle-keen rode,
atheling-born, a band of twelve,
lament to make, to mourn their king,
chant their dirge, and their chieftain honor.
They praised his earlship, his acts of prowess
worthily witnessed: and well it is
that men their master-friend mightily laud,
heartily love, when hence he goes
from life in the body forlorn away.

>>2580497
>>2580934
YOU SHIT-BLOODED BASTARD, YOU BISECTED HER CORPSE !!

I WILL FUCKING HUNT YOU DOWN

>>2582617
No you won't, you probably haven't left your basement in so long you've forgotten how to use a doorknob.

>>2580983
This.

>>2582638
For every 10 basement dwellers there is 1 insane stalker anon.

>>2580490
ugghh... Clean your room, son.
Especially when you have a fig of mai waifu.

>>2580497
this is part of the reason why I don't like cast off ;_;

My room is basically just a dark, dank cave. So I have to keep my figures in their boxes for their own protection.

I got a big old box tower of figures now.

My room is basically just a dark, dank cave. So I have to my figures in their boxes for their own protection.

I got a big old box tower of figures now.

>>2582718
They long to be free! You display them right now!

My figs are still in their boxes because i have yet to find a decent display.

spent some much needed time repositioning my figures today

dmc figures just make things so much more wonderful

>>2582718

Buy a case.
That way you can see them in a box.

>>2582718
Just get a high quality dehumidifier. Sure, it might set you back a fig or two, but you'll actually be able to display the ones you have.

My room is really dusty and finding a display case is hard, not to mention they are amazingly expensive in the US for some reason. So I just built my own using cd jewel cases, looks ghetto but at least it keeps the dust out.

>>2580490
That's blood