/jp/ - Otaku Culture

That's some powerful weapons she has on her chest.

Nitori's hair isn't that long..

that looks terrible.

The highlight of summer is approaching, what are you hoping to see?

Keep forgetting to add http://myfigurecollection.net/club/601__jp into the op. Join if you haven't!

Also, this Saber face..

>>7581382
>Join
No.

>>7581379
Hundreds of Mamis

>>7581379
Lots of things painted, I guess. As usual, I've seen a lot of unpainted things via maker's blogs, but I guess it's more fun to see the end product by better photographers who go.

For example...

Queen's Blade girl being pure.

>>7581360

She must be huge if the Griffon Signature Black Base™ is that small

I'm actually tempted to get this cushion and I've always said I'd never buy a dakimakura or anything like one.

noooooo

Since I wasn't around in the previous thread much - ponpo, now that your tumblr is gone, have you made another blog/website/whatever?
I miss having all that stuff in one place I can visit every couple of days.

>>7581373
Her breasts aren't that large either.

>>7581563
No comment on this filth!!!!!!

>>7581592
Me too sort of, but nothing yet. Not sure how to go about staring a new proper one yet, but we'll see.

>>7581674
ponpon is a diehard lolicon?

>>7581694
Untrue.

ponpo, can you repost that unpainted Kyouko figure from the last thread?

>>7581360
I so so want a good Nitori figure, but I fear it won't be this one. Some other company better do a figure of her.

So a thread or two ago, I got my UBW Rin in and posted some pictures, and said something about having a crappy camera and having to try pretty hard to take non-shitty pictures. UPS knocked on the door today, and delivered something for my younger sister - one of those hipster Nikon cameras that she absolutely has no legitimate use for considering the price. Fine by me, now I can take hipster myfigurecollection pictures too! Or at least some good blog quality ones, if I can figure out some decent resizing methods and not using MSPaint. But, pic related, was just fooling around with it and it looks miles better than anything I've taken before.

>>7581764
I'm jealous. I've got a hipster housemate with some expensive looking camera but I'd never be able to ask him to borrow it to shoot some plastic anime girls.

>>7581386
I can hardly wait.

>>7581764
Why not use irfanview or something.

But yeah that looks great. Now you can take good lewd pics too.

>>7581760
This?

>>7581764
Be nice to your sister!

>>7581764
DSLRs aren't hipster cameras.

I just took two to see how they looked, but I'm definitely gonna go to town on my (small) collection later tonight. Should be fun.

>>7581764
As another anon mentioned, DSLRs aren't hipster, you might be able to get away with calling SLRs hipster because they aren't "mainstream" anymore. Also, that fitted hat better not be yours.

Anyways, personally I've got a Cannon Rebel T1i. I really should take some pictures of figures but my collection is fairly small, the only ones that I would take pics of im sure there are already thousands of pics on mfc of. Maybe next time a new figure comes in the mail for me.

>>7581790
Ah, sorry, I literally know nothing about cameras, and my family was getting by with some cheap piece of junk for the longest time, so I just always thought that anything more expensive than "cheap piece of junk" for something as simple as "quick snapshots at family events" was hipster.

>>7581806
Again, sorry, I happen to be a die-hard Yankees fan, and that hat just came in today as well. I'm making a trip to Arizona this weekend for the All Star game next week, and I thought it was time to retire the fifteen year old knock off I got when I was a kid. It's not hipster because I bent the bill and removed the stickers, so don't worry.

>>7581806
Take pictures to share with /jp/ then, screw mfc!

Sadlife phone camera crew.

>>7581806
Try to find a nicely lit place that would make a nice background.

>>7581802
>>7581764
Damn it looks so nice to have DSLR camera. I'm jelly because I have no extra $1500.

>>7581806

mfc only accepts pictures with smoke, flowers, trees, lens flares or other shit in the background.

So what is everyone getting this month? Im just getting this aya fig.

>>7582293
Was thinking about getting that Aya but at the moment just her.

>>7581764
>>7581802
Photo equipment can be just as much a money hole as figures. My setup for shooting individual figures is a pair of remote flashes on radio triggers, and either a 50mm or 100mm macro lens.

For editing I use RawTherapee or Lightroom, there's also the Gimp if you're just gonna stick with shooting jpegs boooo.

Photo wankery sage.

>>7582293

Madoka volume 4
Madoka wallscroll
Griffon Holo polystone herp

Maybe the Nymph alter, but so far I've talked myself out of it.

>>7582321
I was planning on getting her so when they announced that the bonus was a fan I decided to preorder it for sure. My only problem right now is that the hair looks a bit purplish in the pics.

>>7582341

This semester to fill a requirement for college I'm taking a photo class

What kind of camera would you recommend that would fit that need but also good for taking pictures of figures/and at cons

>>7582341
Kind of interested in editing, but I'm not really sure I'll bother, I'm not not that interested in sticking them outside or whatever else artistic crap you'd see on mfc. I only have 9 figures, too, so it's not like I have a lot to go crazy with.

can someone tell me what this is? I thought it was just a random titcow but apparently there's multiple figures of her.

>>7581488
but menace doesn't even know holy poses

I still want to know where I can get this.

>>7582293
>Gutto-kuru Figure Collection La Beaute03 Spice and Wolf II Holo Complete Figure
>suika figma
>cirno nendo
No idea when suika and cirno will be out but holo is end of this month.

>>7582363

my guess is the girl from Moyashimon

>>7582382
Wonder Festival.

>>7582293
Still waiting on Ikaruga kit, and a couple of these.

Im still contemplating getting these but at the price just isn't justified.

>>7582400
The ikaruga kit, is it similar to gunpla kits or is it more similar to a GK. This has piqued my interest.

>>7581674
>No comment on this filth!!!!!!
Don't be talking shit about mai waifu nigger

oh boy can't wait to go pick up my Ran figure in my hometown.

>>7582410
Shit I would buy that cushion. Sadly I'm in the same position as you. It looks tempting though.

>>7582362
Hipsterized.

But really, I recommend Lightroom. Makes editing and organizing easy, both of which you'll probably eventually want to do. Pic related.

>>7582409
Gunpla I'm pretty sure.

>>7582428
Those folder names..

>>7582428
You made her look bad.

>>7582430
Oh fuck, shit just got REAL.
My Vic Viper must be getting lonely...
Fuck this joblessness...

>>7582453
That kind of editing never makes anything look good. That was the only time I've ever done it and I'm never doing it again.

Photoshop faggotry.

>>7582360
I can't speak for anything outside of D/SLRs. And with any SLR it's not so much about the camera as the lenses. For general photography on a DX/APS-C sized sensor (just about every body sold today save the highest-tier pro models) I'd suggest 2-3 zooms covering a focal lengths from about 20 to 200mm. You can get good shots of figures with those provided you can find the light.

For lighting figure shots, I get by with a pair of manual flashes on remote radio triggers. Using the built in flash tends to look bland and cause lots of washout since it's so close to the lens.

Consider buying a used or refurbished camera body from the last generation (e.g. Nikon D3000 vs the D3100, Pentax K-x vs the K-r) since they'll probably be somewhat cheaper.

Personally I'm a Pentax shooter, which isn't a major manufacturer. I'm somewhat familiar with Nikon's lineup due to following froknowsphoto.com (suggested, by the way). I know nothing about the other manufacturers.

>>7582428
>Pictures of my dong
>242 pictures

What?

>>7582517
Probably guy who used to post pictures of his wang here judging by the pics on the bottom.

>>7582525
I just saw the ones that said my butt and my boner. Gave me a little laugh.

Is that cum on this pictures?
You bastard! How dare you to do that, specially on pure Saten.

Is that cum on these pictures?
You bastard! How dare you to do that, specially on pure Saten.

I want to photoshop too.

Upload it to MFC. Your profile pics can thank me later.

>>7582540
Profile views** * ** * *

How the fuck?
/jp/ club is too mainstream now, it's time to separate from it.

>>7582428
Good job.
Good to know that someone like you is posting those pics in saten threads.
You sure show those saten spammer. You have my support.

>>7582553
Not until it surpasses the steam group.

>Snacks

Oh dear.

>>7582565
Is he in one of those jp groups or something?

>>7582565
I refuse to believe it's the genuine article.

>>7582582
No, just someone with that name is. Presumably different people anyway.

If the group blows up maybe I can start auctioning off mod positions. What is the going rate for an MFC group mod these days?

>>7582553
I hope you faggots dont associate that club with /jp/ or link them to /jp/.
I dont want those faggots here.

>>7582511
RIP Pentax

>>7582595
dat navel

>>7582598
Ricoh is better anyway.

>>7582596
Why else would they join such a club? Though it is MFC so I guess some people go overboard and join everything.

>>7582607
Wink.

Give me money for Nikon D90 with good lens.

>Tousaka

>>7582596

Wait, isn't everyone a faggot then? I'm confused

>>7582639
Do you really think that everyone that join visit /jp/?
Just using it as an example. /jp/ steam group got like 400+ people.

>>7582430
holy shit, the clothes super nice. It actually looks like clothing. Face looks a bit deformed, though.

>>7582430
>Homura figure
>only 1 gun
>Not billions of machine guns and rifles everywhere

>>7582652
It's not like the club is bustling with a bunch of idiots spamming emotes. Geez.

http://www.amiami.jp/shop/?set=english&vgForm=ProductInfo&sku=FIG-MOE-3685&template=defa
ult/product/e_display.html

Oh shitttt.

>>7582731
I can't think of any good emotes to use.

>>7582739

Such a cute hat, very tempting

>>7582740
ヽ(´ｰ｀ )ﾉ

>>7582693
>thinks that the background shit should take precedence over the figure

>>7582739

Kotobukiya sure has improved IMO.

>>7582652
>/jp/ steam group got like 400+ people.

How does that even happen?

>>7582739
the teeth..

>>7582739
soooo much detail
too bad that mouth and her price pretty much kills it for me

>>7582757
I like Koto's Tony Taka figs.

>>7582749
Just preordered. I like her face and teeth, what a cutie~

>>7582693
You'll get your guns elsewhere, worry not.

>>7582757

Koto's so hit or miss. for every decent fig they have there seems to be a bad one

>>7582761

5400 seems about right for koto

>>7582761
>>7582759

The mouth is molded so its fine with me.

Also I have no idea why the complaining about the price, its normal price for 1/8 these days.

>>7583016
>>7582770
sorry, that was me complaining about the price.
i looked at it and just assumed that it'll be 8000+..
5400 seems pretty cheap for such a detailed fig
but that mouth...

>>7582504
Looks good, but I have no idea what you're supposed to do in photoshop to improve the picture, and I tried googling around for some guides or something and couldn't really figure out what I was searching for.

I am about to have a full on photo shoot with a few of my figures, though, and I'm obviously not going to spam this thread with pictures of figures everyone's seen already, but it's going to be fun.

>>7583045

Its molded, if it was a painted on then it would be very bad ...

Also.

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10154317a10/20/10

Its based on a illustration, besides being a 1/8 you barely see it ... I own a few with those type of mouths, it just looks worst on the picture because of lighting and lack of sense of scale.

>>7583052
If you change your camera to shoot raw instead of jpg and upload them to a site like mediafire I'll edit them as best I can (subjective). I think that'd be fun, and I'm bored. If you don't want to I understand.

>>7583085
That'd be cool, if you don't mind waiting a bit, since I haven't actually started yet, and I need to find a decent spot in the house. I'm really interested in what you actually do, though, I have very minimal experience with photoshop and none with anything else.

>>7583115
No rush, I'm pretty much glued to my computer chair tonight.

I'm looking to paint a few small figures. Are there any sites that specialize in getting paints and brushes that any of you would be able to recommend?

>>7582293
That comes out this month? Uh

HGUC GM III. Oh, well, Miku Support Ver. does come out this month for dirty foreigners but knowing it will ship like the last day of the month doesn't feel like it.

>>7583132
Im no pro but heres my advice
>paints
pretty much any model paint as long as its acrylic. That way you can water it down nicely.
>brushes
To be honest I don't recommend using brushes. personaly I use an airbrush to paint figures and a needle to paint the eyes. For painting, I always seem to get brush lines, no matter how much or little I water down the paint. I know, I suck with a brush but with an airbrush you can get pretty much flawless results much easier than with a brush.

Also, don't forget to remove the old paint or if it is a GK to remove any release agent residue left on the figure from the molding stage. You can't really see it but it basically looks shiny. 95% of companies don't remove it so you have to. Google a guide if you are unsure of what to use. Personally, I use simply green (cleaning liquid) to wash the residue off and to remove paint from figures. It works fine and isn't too powerful that it damages/warps the pvc, plastic, ect that the figure is made out of. Im pretty sure using regular soap and an old toothbrush or similar would work fine. No matter the method you don't want that release agent residue left on the figure. If left on it will cause paints not to adhere well.

>>7582321
I want to, and I know the resell would be great, but I don't know why I can't get xiao mei

>>7583170
Also dem keychains, which is-aside from HLJ's slowness-actually what's holding up shipping a bunch of other stuff as well. Feels mildly silly. At least they're supposed to be "early July" so it shouldn't be that long.

>>7581941
Where did you buy her from?

>>7583052
>Looks good, but I have no idea what you're supposed to do in photoshop to improve the picture, and I tried googling around for some guides or something and couldn't really figure out what I was searching for.

http://photo.tutsplus.com/
http://photo.tutsplus.com/?s=color+correction

About photoshop - I use these options. Sometimes it's enough to use green (auto tone / auto color).
For noise reduction I use Noiseware professional plugin. Search for it, it's very useful.

>>7583127
http://www.mediafire.com/?23jcjec517gcadx
Sorry for the wait, I have no idea what my family did with the USB cable and it took me a few minutes to find one around my room that fit. I also realized I don't even have photoshop installed right now and I can't even view the raws, and I have to find which external I have it on, so I took a few extra shots to pick from. Thanks again, I appreciate it.

>>7583292
Thanks a lot, I'll definitely read up on stuff, and I appreciate the advice.

>>7583323
No worries, like I said, here all night.

Just got some of these in last week. Some are from last month. I'm forcing myself from opening Rin because my room is in need for some cleaning first.

>>7583323

>>7583323
Like I mentioned, editing is subjective. Here's what I ended up doing.

These were done with Lightroom. Just pretty much worked my way down.

>>7583523
My bad.

>>7583523
>>7583511
>>7583499
>>7583435


WHERE CAN I GET ONE!?

WHERE MAN!!!!????

I've been looking for quite sometime for a fig of Flandre like that!

>>7583567
It's a bit old, isn't it? You might be able to find one on an auction site or something...

>>7583398
So many figmas. You gotta pose them all.

I just copy the poses on the boxes personally.

Well than newfriend, you haven't been searching much at all.

original:
http://www.amiami.jp/shop/?set=english&vgForm=ProductInfo&sku=FIG-MOE-2413&template=defa
ult/product/e_display.html

recoloured one:
http://www.amiami.jp/shop/?set=english&vgForm=ProductInfo&sku=FIG-MOE-3514&template=defa
ult/product/e_display.html

also remilia one is being reissued:
http://www.amiami.jp/shop/?set=english&vgForm=ProductInfo&sku=FIG-MOE-1837&template=defa
ult/product/e_display.html

Just to say, you probably won't be able to find it cheaper elsewhere.

>>7583591
I have a Detolf waiting to be filled in. Reposing them is going to be a pain in the ass, though.

>>7583594


Oh GOD YESSSS

I came a little

thank you....

>>7583591
I copied the poses on the boxes for my Cure White and Cure Black, and felt ashamed ;_;.

>>7583608
If you have any other questions about any figures feel free to ask. If Im not online or if I can't help im sure another anon would be more than willing to help.

Do you guys have a myfig?

Just wondering.

>>7583562
>>7583511
>>7583499
>>7583435

Thanks a lot, they look really good. I am definitely going to have to play around with some editing techniques, I really love the end result. Lightroom looks pretty good, too, I'll probably give that a shot.

>>7583637

/jp/ has a MFC group.

http://myfigurecollection.net/club/601__jp

>>7583655

Awesome.

Ba dum tss

>>7583709
Ah man you just made my night, that looks amazing.

Lightroom is pretty dope for tweaking raws, although one of the presets turned my pic all hipster.

>>7583292

You should use adjustment layers, they make it a lot easier to get things just right by letting you change things later, not to mention being able to use masks to isolate adjustments.

>>7583816
You can really do a lot in it. After familiarizing with it, I really don't see a reason to use PS.

>>7583838
I wouldn't use layers for simple photo correction.

Of course I know about that and use it when I work for something serious.

>>7583844

For the majority of the pics I'd have to agree, but there are a ton of things you just can't do in lightroom, or are just way easier in photoshop. *shakes fist at lightroom's adjustment brush*

>>7583857

ACR or lightroom is better for simple corrections, but then again it doesn't get any faster than hitting auto.

>>7583876
>ACR or lightroom is better for simple corrections, but then again it doesn't get any faster than hitting auto.

How is it better?
It's maybe better for cataloging if you work with huge amount of photos. Otherwise there's no point to use some extra soft if you can do what you want in Photoshop.

pics and vids related, enjoy /b/rothers

www.tinyurl com/6c9y9eu/bulgarian_twins_onionforum.rar
www.tinyurl com/5vcdupt/colombianas_LS_videos.rar
www.tinyurl com/646gtd7/HUGE_SET_from_DEEPWEB_set.rar

www.filesonic com/file/1373251011/set_of_4_ONION_MOVIES.rar
www.filesonic com/file/1153736611/mother_daughter14_son15.rar
www.filesonic com/file/1160210431/romanian_TOR_short_movies.rar

www.uploaded to/file/640u6eu6/Hanna12_and_Mark18.rar
www.uploaded to/file/cmqcrujz/daughter_and_father_russian.rar
www.uploaded to/file/qtc9gmm6/new_pics_from_EAST_EUROPE.rar

www.uploadstation com/file/SkFJ94U/teen_TWINS_photos.rar
www.uploadstation com/file/M96Z9NV/julia_jamie_FIRST_TIME.rar
www.uploadstation com/file/G5YaEUr/pics_from_FREENET.rar

www.fileserve com/file/nQJpVx9/onion_niece_huge_set.rar
www.fileserve com/file/kvvk2Sb/random_onionforum_pics.rar
www.fileserve com/file/2YRbJ2F/random_tor_pics.rar

>>7583890

I felt the same way until I tried lightroom, but maybe that's because I never bothered to use bridge.

Assuming you shoot raw, making white balance, color and exposure adjustments is a lot faster, along with being able to apply batch lens correction and custom camera profile settings. If you usually just work with a few files at a time or work with jpgs though, I can see lightroom being a lot less useful to downright redundant. After adding lightroom to my workflow though, it'd be a pain in the ass to go without it.

>>7583132
>>7583175
i decided to pick up painting again and figured i'd practice by fixing the colours on my sega price figure miku.
its cheap and its big so easy modo...

i use fine nylon brushes and finish with varnish and dont have much problems with brushlines tbh.

just dont buy citadel brushes if you have a warhammer background. their over prized and pretty fucking crap considering the price. buy brushes at an art supply store. much cheaper and better quality.

though id love to try an air brush but the initial investment is kinda high and im poor.

I'm not sure if this is a topic more suited for this thread or /toy/, so I apologize in advance.

I'm getting a GK (hopefully) soon. What's a fairly cheap air brush that I can pick up? Does it take special paints? What should I use to cover up areas I don't want to get paint on them?

>>7583065
just preordered this figure on a whim, it's too freakin cute, couldn't resist.

>SOMEONE MAKE A 'CLUB LOGO' AND A 'BANNER'(and a description)

OKAY.

>>7584167

Finally

http://www.amiami.jp/shop/?set=english&vgForm=ProductInfo&sku=FIG-MOE-3638&template=defa
ult/product/e_display.html

http://www.kotobukiya.co.jp/kotobukiyashop/melty_solbe_get.htm

Missed out on a cutie strap from not orderering from the Koto store. Poor me.

>>7584232
I remember buying stuff at the Koto store in akiba, and they were telling me I could win a prize from one of those ball drawing things.

All I got was a sticker. Damn Koto ;_;

http://www.hlj.com/product/MEG80831

Just got this. Essential for everyone who wishes to take it easy on Neo-Venezia~

>>7582293
What a coincidence, I too am getting an Aya fig.

This packaging is a fucking PAIN IN THE ASS.

>>7584549
Just came in the mail about an hour ago, it beat my Hermitaur keychain here though so i'm gonna wait for that to arrive before I get too many pictures. (η‘∀‘)η

>>7584553
Nice, and... dat crow stamp.

>>7584760
Actually i'm pretty sure its a magpie, but I dont really know birds too well.

>>7584800
yeah, looks like it. I don't really know much about birds either.

>>7584916
I get my figs in two days using EMS.

How quickly can Amiami ship to the US? There's a fig I want coming out in late August, according to their website, but I'll be leaving the country in early September and I would really prefer if it arrived before I would have to leave.

>>7584916
if you really need ass-fast you can see if they can do fedex but ems should be fast enough
i bought a photo album from cdjapan for kalafina (to get signed at AX; mission complete) last week and it arrived faster than ems does for me while also being cheaper than ems which i didn't understand at all. i usually do sal unless its time-sensitive though.

>>7584919
>I get my figs in two days using EMS.

I bet it takes 2 weeks for you to get them on the second floor into your dark sad dusty room because you're so fucking fat.

>>7584975
The mailman brings them up the stairs because they require signatures, actually.

>>7584973

I had a Fedex come in from Japan in literally a day and a half one time.

Every time the mail guy comes to my door to deliver a package, hes sweating bullets since its summer and usually hot here.
I tell him "sure is hot right?" and we both laugh then he tells me he gets a little 10 sec brake from the heat when he comes to my place since I always have AC on. Take it easy mail guy.

>>7584999
My delivery guy knocks once then bolts it back to his truck after leaving a note.

Son of a bitch.

Finally got her set up, man the accesories are either extremely loose fitting or extremely tight.

The base and clear arm props were nearly impossible to set up, the hands take a LOT of work to get into the arm sockets.. And the book and pen i'm going to add a tiny speck of glue to or they'll keep falling out of her hands.

All in all, happy. Can't wait for my Hermitaur to get here. I'll have to open a window and get the high res pictures.

Im gonna order that pixtone touhou set 1. They've confirmed a few other touhou pixtone figs, moriya shrine crew, tengu.... im thinking that one of the next sets is gonna be MoF (plus hatate). Even if I decide I don't like it im sure I could sell some of them off on ebay, heck, some guy is selling those 555 yen BRS pixtone figs for $20 each.

I feel bad for anyone who actually buys all their figs from ebay, they're almost always a rip off. I mean, the worst are those who pre-order off ebay. I mean, come on: http://cgi.ebay.com/Max-Factory-Miku-Hatsune-Vocaloid-Append-action-Figure-/130534080672?pt=LH_Defau
ltDomain_0&hash=item1e647000a0#ht_2988wt_905

Im sure there are even bigger rip offs to be found.


Also, Pic is of pixtones that haven't been released yet (there has been a limited edition translucent cirno (came with a t-shirt) but not a solid coloured one like in pic)

>>7585259
looking nice man. Now I wish I had one.... Do you mind sharing how much you paid for yours?

Im thinking of getting it off mandrake... http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item_s-674981.html

Also, why do they keep doing this kind of thing.... recolors.... man do I hate em.

http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item_s-672859.html

>>7585379
Thats a bit cheaper than I got mine base price, but I don't know how much shipping would be, mine was $60 overall which is better than the $100 I usually see everywhere else.

>>7585417
yeah, its gonna be more than yours in the end. Hopefully I get it, likely I will.

>>7585379
Better shot of it.

Hello.

>>7586050
The thumbnail makes her look pregnant.

>>7586128
I'll take responsibility

>>7584553
That reminds me... I gotta open my Aya. She's been in the Otacute shipping box unopened since she arrived at my place.

>>7584553
>>7585259
>>7585531
God, I want this and I don't even like figma.

Quick question: Do garage kits usually come with their own paints or do I need to get them myself?

>>7586485
Gotta get them yourself.

>>7582409

I took like these but they're a bit expensive. You get 9 in a box, but there's not guarantee you'll have 1 of each.

That said, I like all of the characters except Reimu and Suika (and possibly, the secret one), so I still might bite. Would cry if I didn't get a Yuyuko.

ques Q's Taiga turned out pretty spectacularly (in my opinion) so I'm a little more willing to consider placing a preorder for this Cirno. That said, it doesn't come out until October so I've got a while to simmer on it.

What do you think, /fig/?

>>7587202
I really like that Cirno figure, actually. I don't even like Cirno- but that figure is one of the few that really does her justice. She's kind of cute in that pic, but when seeing the full figure you kind of get this "feisty" personality that shows through her pose & expression instead of a "cute & innocent" expression. It's nice.

I think you should get it- is the price nice? Also, how tall is she?

>>7584053
>I'm not sure if this is a topic more suited for this thread or /toy/, so I apologize in advance.

>I'm getting a GK (hopefully) soon. What's a fairly cheap air brush that I can pick up? Does it take special paints? What should I use to cover up areas I don't want to get paint on them?

Would still like an answer for this, if possible.

>>7587386
All I have for info would be
http://home.wideopenwest.com/~tinweasel/techniques.html
http://codyscoop.com/howto.html

No need to apologize, but there are more people airbrushing on toy than here, I think.

>>7586646

Wait, is there really no grantee that you won't get all of them?
If I don't get Suika, Chen, and Yuyuko, I'm going to be mad. I honestly have zero interest in the others.

>>7587414
That's what the 'trading' in trading figures represents.

http://akibahobby.net/2011/07/griffon_koishi_color_sample.html

>>7587423
Really? Is that how is it for trading figure?
I got the imas nendo trading figures. I got one of them each.
You only get random figures if you buy them separately from those lottery machine right?
I always thought you get unique figure if you get them in a boxset.

>>7587437
Perhaps some boxes do, but I believe the norm is randomized figures per box.

I thought those pixtone ones were just a series anyway. I didn't know they were trading figures.

>>7587447
How do these guys do these nude filters? Are they complete remolds?

>>7587463
To be honest I'm unsure of the exact process. I think it's usually either a body remold with salvaged parts (like the head) or depending on the figure, some clothing / pvc removal + primer coatings + paint + nude details.

>>7587463
There are also sometimes these clear body copies but I don't understand their purpose. Also new name yet again.

>>7587483
Makes me feel like taking up a new hobby seeing that Nanoha. Too bad I'm horrible with any physical craft.

oh god this fig

>>7587566
good god

>>7587566
Tiger print thong, non merci. Also Amiami updated, nothing good.

>>7586646
Wait. what. Aw hell no. I was hoping it would be all 9 but now that I think about it, yeah..... just like those mini nendos. I would want one or two but not a whole box of them.

If any anon(s) would be willing to set it up, I would be willing to split costs on some + the shipping to my place for said some. Or vice versa.

Whelp. Tried to put together my Lynette Bishop nendo and it's a spectacular failure. Her tail and swappable ahoge are made out of soft vinyl, which makes it impossible to insert them because the plug portion just mushrooms and doesn't go in.

>>7587386
My advice. First of all, you probably want a dual action airbrush. Dual action meaning one control for air another for paint. Makes work a lot easier. I would say to look online for airbrushes, "art stores" usually markup 2x what online stores do. As for paints, any acrylic paints will work, just watered down to the consistency of 2% milk or less. Of course cheap quality paints wont always look nice. Air compressors work fine (i got a cheap one for $40) so do the air cans but air cans don't have a constant pressure and they cost quite a bit over time. Lastly, to cover up areas, you can use tape. I know theres this stuff (can't remember name sorry) that is applied to the area and when you are done painting you take it off, kinda like if painters tape and clay had a mutant baby.

>>7587704
I've always heard "double action" refer to an airbrush where both air pressure and paint flow are controlled by manipulating a single control, usually a button. Pushing in/out controls air, pulling it forwards/back controls paint. Single action has separate controls, and the button only controls the air.

Regarding air compressors, after running for awhile (guess around 20-30 minutes of constant use) they will start to spit out gobs of moisture occasionally, which will wreck your paint job. Either get your painting done in lots of short sessions or look into moisture traps.

I'd also suggest a spray booth to capture overspray unless you want it coating everything nearby with enough use.

>>7587816
personally I just made a cheap cardboard spray booth. Also, you "should" have a mask to keep particles from entering your lungs but I don't care enough about life to bother. For air compressors, my 3 gallon one seems to run well enough that it doesn't spot out moisture, maybe if it is an airbrush compressor with a small tank it would.

My experience with single action is that it usually is a button that controls the amount of air but there is no control for paint. Yeah, your description of dual action does sound more correct. I say two controls only because there are technically two mechanisms that control it but they are connected to the same lever/button.

Well shit, my little first garage kit purchase just got a whole lot more expensive.

im still waiting for my okuu GK. Hopefully I'll get it tomorrow. For me the hardest part is always the eyes. You can get kinda decal eyes but those just don't look as good as if they are painted.

>>7588104
Yeah, that's why i'm opting to hand-paint my first one with layers of severely thinned paints and see how terrible it looks before i get an airbrush. It's expensive enough buying all the tools you need just to assemble the thing (and it's not looking too good for me to even get that far... I can't fit these stupid underskirt pieces together.)

>>7588151
What material is it? If its resin it could have gotten slightly warped in shipping, which can of course be fixed.

None the less just remember these parts are cast meaning there could occur a slight flaw. Personally for all seems inbetween parts, I sand it down then fill it in with some modeling putty. Specifically, Kneadatite (GW renames it as green stuff) but pretty much any type works.

Im considering doing this for the Okuu GK, for the "elephant's foot", remaking that as I see fit but made into two parts, that way it could be attached via magnet and removed at any time. Also im planning on making the atom around her left foot. The GK also doesn't have a cape for her so Im just going to take some white cloth and use some iron-on inkjet transfer paper to transfer her cape pattern onto it.

>>7588129
Which one?

Next Cheerful Japan is a rerelease of the Miku figma with an extra face, pom poms, and a flag.

Feel sort of shitty since I recently bought her off of Mandarake.

>>7589182
That's good news since my Miku broke. Now she can have a twin sister to take care of her.

>>7589182
Goddammit, now I have to buy five again.

Stop taking my money Japan.

>>7589171
The only one you can actually buy so far.,...

http://www.jlist.com/product/PRE012
Is snow miku worth the jlist tax?

>>7582739
So cute I came muffins.

>>7589548

http://www.play-asia.com/Nendoroid_Vocaloid_PrePainted_PVC_Figure_Snow_Miku_Snow_Playtime/paOS-13-71
-8x-49-en-70-4b12.html

Fuck, this, shit. Stop tempting me. It's not like I need any more figs.

>>7588309
Yeah, it's resin. I remember reading that you can use a heat gun or hair dryer to heat up a piece and try to bend it, maybe some hot water or something will work instead. Thanks for the kneadatite suggestion, I've been wondering what kind of putty to get since everyone recommends tamiya polyester but i can't find it.

So I just heard on the news that Canada post is mainly only delivering "consumer mail" which is apparently just letters and magazines and such. "Corporate mail" such as packages and parcels is either not being delivered in areas or is not a priority. Other areas may or may not be different.

I say to hell with that bullshit. I payed plenty to get my packages shipped so I have all the same expectations to have gotten my packages within a reasonable time. Why must I (and others) continue to wait.....They say it will be about another week for services to return to normal.... im doubtful about that but all I can really do is hope so.

>>7589182
Isn't that gonna screw over the value of the original miku figma? Maybe not so much the value on ebay (suckers) but on other sites.... good for people like me without it, bad for those who do have the original one.

>>7589885
If by chance the part is warped then make sure you don't warp it any more. Hot water does work fine, I'd be a bit worried about using a heat gun. This is all assuming the part is warped. Have you had any luck getting it together? Also, do you paint before building or build then paint?

>>7589182
I don't know how to feel about this. I mean, the only Nendos I've bought are Miku Support and Gumako while I have several figma, it's somewhere between redundant and trolling.

>>7590121
I got my SAL shit in like...9 Canada Post service days if you cut out the Postal Strike, I guess postal workers just aren't assholes here.

>>7590153
My package still hasn't arrived and it has been ~20 days that's minus any strike days that would have affected it. Im in the GTA so I can say Canada Post's operations are pretty shitty here.

In good news one of my close relatives died. I say good news because for an old guy, he was pretty much a hikki. He would just read books, talk to next to no one. It just so happens that he and I were close and that he had a lot of money. Maybe ill be able to buy a whole lot more figures soon.

>>7590308
Hm, well, actually, by my standard counting procedure I should say 13, I should have only cut out Canada Day and not weekends. And if I do count that...14 days. EVERY TIME.

I wouldn't be surprised if part of it is that Canada Post wages are probably the same across the country but the cost of living in Toronto is quite a bit higher than Edmonton, so the dudes here don't even care.

>>7590322
At least the workers/union got the shorter end of the stick. They wanted to turn Canada Post into a place to do banking and other stuff so they can make more money from people so they get paid more.

The postal workers in my area really are lazy, hell, only once have they ever came to my door to deliver a package, and thats because I had four huge packages. Every other time they just put the attempted delivery slip in my mailbox. So then I have to go to the post office and sign for the package. It is a bother but not that much of one...

http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item-sp4wl0109.html

11k sold out already.
This figure will be really expensive later.

http://dengekiya.com/p/1200190000000/
So lewd yet I still feel like I must buy it

>>7590973
No this Kuroko is: http://www.amiami.jp/shop/?set=english&vgForm=ProductInfo&sku=FIG-MOE-2094&template=defa
ult/product/e_display.html

also that one you are interested in is like 650 yen cheaper on amiami.

>>7591060
More = Less.

Seeing her lift her skirt just a tiny bit is much better than just the swimsuit.

>>7590973
I already got too many Kuroko figs, otherwise I'd get it.

Afternoon.

>>7591907
Too wide

Cute hoihoi mod.

>>7591060
Now you just pullin mah leg holmes, amiami ain't got that skirt flippin figurine man

http://myfigurecollection.net/blog/1017

It's like I'm being made fun of for actually buying one.

>>7592166
It's not like you'd win it anyway unless you're one of those people who win every lottery they buy a ticket for.

>>7592177
Nah, of course not, it's the implication of "well fuck it no one wants this shit anyways". Then again I own things far less in demand than it.

In a related note, I've been sitting around not having the balls to pre-order Vivio for days now. I think I would feel better if she was 1/8 instead of 1/7 considering what I own.

>>7592200
>well fuck it no one wants this shit anyways
You mean like the adult mode Vivios HLJ have been trying to get rid of for over a year now?

>>7592208
>>adult mode Vivios

It's funny because I saw it on display at AX the other day, and it was goddamned awesome in person. The sample pictures just really suck ass I guess.

Ordered it from HLJ pretty much immediately.

>>7587679
Well, I placed an order for a box. I only -really- want Yuyuko, (maybe one or two others, depending on how they look in person). I'm planning on selling the others, I'll probably post them up here and sell them at cost + shipping. If they don't go I'll just sell them on ebay and try to get a bit extra back.

>>7592232
I've considered the possibility that it's actually designed to look good from an angle that doesn't get photographed, just why did it look so great in person?

I think I could work with having both versions of Vivio in the same scale...

>>7590606
Glad I managed to get an order in when it temporarily went back on sale on amiami

>>7592285

Has it been established whether or not they're trading figures or a set yet? If they're trading figures coming with random doubles it might be fun to do some trading in these threads.

I only really want Suika and Cirno, myself.

They don't sell the pixtone individually do they? I just want Reimu.

>>7592449

It says on amiami "From Touhou Project, comes a trading figure collection based on 8-bit graphics - the start of a new dot-figure series called "Pixtone". The famous 8-bit graphics from the 80's are back as a series of cute figures!"

Of course, that's amiami. But also consider that's 7 set + 1 secret (My guess would be Marisa), so there's 8 and you get 9 in a box.

>>7592299
Well she was a lot bigger than I thought, and she had the usual satisfying Alter detail and such. Like I never noticed the small gems she had on her outfit, or how her coat and armor parts reflect light nicely. The shading was just good in general too. On the fappable side she has nice legs, boobs, dat ass, and sorta detailed camel toe.

Either way, it's easily an $80 figure IMO. But HLJ still has it for $35 for whatever reason. And there are literally no good pics of her online, but at least I found one with the angle I like to display her in.

>>7592519
Her buns are big. But I like this figure.

>>7592285
aw what the hell, im gonna order one too.

>>7592612
I'll be posting in the figure thread I get them, I'm down for trading/selling if we need to!

>>7592519
Why is she in adult form?!

>>7592628
Yeah, im down too if the need arises to trade with any anons. Hopefully we all get what we want but as these are trading figures, it might not happen. I also might sell the extra one off for whatever 500 yen will be at when I actually pay for it, as there are 9 that come with it and 8 in the series.

>>7592519
Hmm...you know I'm starting to get a bit of a handle on it but the pose always seemed a little out of sync, where different body parts seem to be doing different things.

I think I'd probably prefer Vivid colours as well, but then again I prefer practically anything in white.

Her boobs look like flattened Hershey's kisses, which looks kinda of weird.

>>7592742
They look deliciously stuffed with armour-padding.

>>7592742
What an american thing to say. Do you always see shapes in the form of food?

>>7592778
Hey, you're back! I missed you man.

>>7592778
Do you have a better analogy?

I might be going to japan in february, for around two weeks.... isn't winter wonderfest then? If so Im gonna have to go and buy some stuff.

>>7591937
I have the sudden urge to start doing conversions.... I mean, I used to do warhammer conversions with kneadatite/greenstuff when I played years back but those had more detail but a smaller fig. Im not sure if I could still do it, maybe not on 28mm minatures anymore (perpetual hand shakiness) but on larger things I think I could. Maybe ill convert a fake nendo I got for $5 into okuu or someone else... maybe hatate since there isn't much of her.

>>7581941
Whats this from?

>>7586050
I like this figure a lot.

>>7586050
yo

>>7593180
Oh god it keeps getting better.

>>7593145
Valkyrie Romance.

>>7585417
Just paid for mine from mandrake. 6,040 yen total but that's with EMS. Could have saved a little on shipping but im not really one to like waiting.

oh wow, guess there are some people who collect figures in my area. I don't think they'll get too far on kijiji. I looked just for laughs thinking it would be all naruto capsule toy figs or something.

>>7593319
Richmond Hill whoaa.

>>7593319
another one.

>>7593326
She looks a bit.... thin from that angle. Also, vaughanbro here.

>>7593345
Yeah, quite long.

>>7593338
Ottawa has no such luck.

>>7593351
Those are bad prices/fakes or w/e right?

>>7593351
wow looks like I'm not the only one from Ottawa

>>7593371
/jp/ meetup etc.


Amiami updated...I guess.

>>7583065
>>7582739
I'm new to figure collecting but I think this character is beautiful and I'm so in love with this figure.
I've never played the game she's from, though. Should I not buy it? My smaller, less expensive figures are all characters I know and love but I just think she's visually amazing.
Is it wrong to buy a character I don't know?

>>7593542
Buy it.

>>7593542
no problem at all. For example, there is an azusa k-on figure which is nicely sculpted and has a nice ass. I don't like K-on but I preordered it anyways. Buying a figure from a series you like is always enjoyable. Amiami is a good place to order from. Try to keep up with preorders, if you see one you want preorder it before it comes out because once it is sold out its gonna be hard to find and cost way more than if you bought it originally. That being said If I were you I would stick to only buying new figures since it is an easiest way into the hobby, and probably the cheapest at that.

>>7593542
>>7593569

Amiami updates at 9 P.M. PST and a second update sometime comes at 12 P.M. PST

>>7593560
>>7593569
Thanks, I feel a lot better about it now. She's just gorgeous and perfect.

Anon, I will definitely be sticking to new figures for now. Amiami seems to be one of the best websites. Cheaper prices, good rep, etc.

Is there anywhere that still has preorders open for the limited edition of the BRS game? Amiami's sold out now, and Amazon doesn't ship it overseas.

>>7593319
>>7593345
Scarbro here from the Markham-Toronto line.

You guys ever check out the two fig stores at First Markham? They stock some pretty great stuff not to mention this one girl who works at one of them sometimes looks amazing in cosplay, welp.

>>7593688
No, I haven't. I prefer to buy online so I don't have to wait as long but If im ever near there ill check it out.

>>7593688
Also, if any of you is ever near Chinatown at Spadina/Dundas Anime Xtreme has a fair collection as well, I got my Kotobukiya Kouhime from them at their booth at AN.

does anyone have a picture comparing a 1/8 figure to other house-hold objects, to get an idea of size? I know how tall, since it says size, but there's more than just height to a figure.

>>7593987
1/8s are 20-30cm in height

Exceptions being if they have unusually large bases or funky poses

>>7594021
Are 1/8 good sizes? I would assume so. The only ones i have right now are Figmas

Whitby dude here

>>7593688
Yeah. I actually nabbed a Sakuya from the one by the Food Court around Febuary this year. $45 is an okay price right?

The girl I think you're talking about too is nice. She does talk alot though, atleast from what I've seen when she was talking with her friend and I about Touhou (I was looking at the Remilia Mameshiki beforehand).

>>7593987
Here, I just made this, but the Maggie and the Michelle are both 1/8, so it does vary somewhat. Sorry for the quality, but it does give an idea.

>>7594064
Thanks

>>7594021
>1/8s are 20-30cm in height
No they're not-well, not within that range of exceptions. Maybe 1/7ths but frankly there aren't that many animu figures that would push the equivalent of 210cm.

Bottom end (without stands) is like 16cm standing straight for lolis which is pretty close to the overall height of a tall figma, and somewhere in the area of 19cm would be typical for mature characters. Less upright poses are less, flying poses and things can be more. 30cm probably means you have a base like half the height of the character.

This entirely ignores the fact you tried to answer his question by giving him the information he already had.


Mikatan blog pictures are typically taken in front of a keyboard and monitor, although it's a bit of a small keyboard and the monitor is hard to judge from. Occasionally shots will have people or other things in them too though.

Morning.

Huge mokou.

>>7595255
That's terror.

>>7595618

Please get those ring worm attracting magnets away from me ma'am

>>7595255
ill buy 5.

I've never really payed attention to how fast EMS is but wow. 2 hours after being shipped its out from the office of exchange. In china/hong kong, even with their EMS shipping it still takes about 3+ days to get that far.

>>7596291
It might just be faster / more frequently updated tracking information?

>>7596323
Please tell me that isn't just going to be a GK forever...

>>7596323
No, for me whenever I used hong kong's EMS shipping its taken a while. Not the 3-4 weeks that registered airmail takes from there but still 1-2 weeks.

As for that miku, damn that's delicious.

Im seriously thinking of converting my cheapo fake nendo to a hatate. Shouldn't be too hard for me.

>>7596323
Why must you do this to me, ponpon? Why?

Please spoiler these and put a warning on them.

>>7596335

It's going to be a GK forever, like this one.

>>7596605
Best butt.

>>7593180
Why can't I hold
all this Mami

I like Bakemonogatari, I like Hitagi and I like this figure more than GSC's. But still that's not enough to order it even if I already ordered Tsubasa by Alter. Something is wrong. Probably this animu wasn't that important to me and the characters from aren't that remarkable.

>>7597193
Her face looks off. I personally have this Mayoi preordered, who will serve as the center piece for my figmas.

>>7597877

Than you Good Smile Company for giving me the poster of that statue for free ^^

>>7597903
>^^
What the hell are you doing? Get out.

>>7597193
I like GSC's Hitagi way more than Alter's.

>>>/toy/2427978

toy has a thread for people looking to pool for the charity miku figma

So many poorfags on mfc crying for a chua churam rerelease. Good thing Alter doesn't have a re-release habit like Koto. Their tears feed me.

>>7598440
>Owns Chua Churam
>Brought her after she sit on the store for about a month.
>Only brought her because she was cheap.

Feels good man ...

Incoming

>>7598522
That same gk was displayed last year. It was the one that gave me hope that GSC or Alter would take up Chu x Chu Idol again.

But alas, no luck.

Mass production type　looooongcat
It is 101 in all

Mass production type loooongcat can be infinitely extended by the magnet.
Mass production type loooongcat is handmade goods that are colored one with prototype master's hand and are produced.
[Nikukyuu] is colored at the stage of the product,too.
It apologizes for the contribution to a wrong place again a little while ago.

>>7582382

This is a work of the dealer "Seidou-circus".
It is sold in the event on the 24th.
http://seidouc.web.infoseek.co.jp/

>>7590121
I think my skirt problems are solved now that i've properly pinned & puttied (w/ kneadatite as per your suggestion, works awesome, thanks!). Before I just tried using a lot of epoxy to fill the gaps and it did not work out.
My plan is to assemble the things i can that are going to be painted the same color before painting, and assemble everything else after painting.

>>7598208
i joined in for the california group
each order is max 5 so it'd be 3000 yen each, flat 2000 yen for shipping (so 400 yen per person if each bought 1), then some more for the domestic shipping. i'm going to estimate it is $5.50 each (1-2 pound package) for priority mail for the california shipments. at the moment 3400 yen is $42 so alltold we're looking at about $50 a head including shipping and PayPal fees.

>>7599405
Enjoy your miku flipping.

Ahhh so cute.

Goodnight, thread.

>>7600443