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Damn, Kongiku is so lovely from the side. Expensive figure but looks so good in profile that I think I must have it.

>>9902444
there's a couple of those on mandarake for 6000 yen so i'll go with that. i've seen it for 5000 too. you might want to look at the resin gk of orleans sheryl (ripped uniform). i picked one up from e2046 (lol bootlegs) but i know you can get it from a few places.

>>9902617
I lucked out - just now found a 5000 buy it now with free shipping. Time to get a proxy on that.

I had no idea there was a GK with the tattered uniform; I'd never even seen it before. I love the picture the figure is based on, so if there's a battle-damaged version then so much the better. Time to start hunting for a real one.

Also, man, there are some hilariously derpy-looking bootlegs on that site.

>>9902551
no u

My Tenshi figurine arrived yesterday. Thanks to it I now know that Tenshi wears white panties.

whoops didn't see new thread

>>9879309
I wish the shorts didn't look so silly with the rest of her gear. I think I'm going to buy it anyway.

Nitori looks pretty decent. I think Meiling could have been done much better. I mean what the fuck is she doing, getting ready to throw a frontal high-kick and saluting someone at the same time?

>>9902640
unless your proxy has super cheap fees it's probably cheaper in the end to buy from mandarake since they'll be doing them -> you and not some guy -> them -> you. i've always had to pay the bank fee with all my proxy purchases so that's probably 300 x2 (since you're doing 2 separate payments) alone.

good luck finding a legit gk. i honestly don't even bother because most of them are limited in number so they get sold for stupid high prices. if it helps you any it's by 小抹香 (who romanize as comaccow). the sheryl nome tag at tthe blog has some in-progress shots. http://comaccow.exblog.jp/i11/

>>9903286
Maybe she plans to knee someone on the groin and then karate chop him.

>>9903286
It's pretty obvious that she's about to salute her enemy for being a honorable opponent because the incoming frontal high-kick she's about to dish out will instant KO them. You would have to be blind not to see what she's doing.

>>9903286
To me, it looks like she's trying to look far away/observing the horiwon, hence the hand as a visor. And she's using her left leg to balance her weigh, since her body is obviously leaning (bottom right) and thus require adjustments to remain balanced.

Maybe she's airborne as well, that would explain the simplistic base, rippled clothes.

At the very least, the way her hair are depicted really vehiculate a clear sense of movement and mettle.


Her mouth is awful and I hope to god they didn't try to make a nose right above it, because that would be awfully fucked proportion, even with anime-type standards.
Due to that you can't really tell her expression: Is she doing some proactive guarding the gate ? Is she surprised by what she sees ? Or interested/amused by it ?

>>9908286
Nice figure but the neck is shit! TOO LONG!

This month, I've got the Marika nendo and the Menma coming in.

Anyone selling their Kobato?
She seems really nice and I see her for sale alot on MFC.

>>>/toy/3143949

>>9908600
What does 「プラキット化」 mean?

>>9908915
I bought this shitty fig and I can't display it because I live in a college dorm.

>>9908947
How is it shit Kobato is a sex bomb.
I display figures like her proudly I don't give a shit who sees 'em.

>>9908923
Enjoy your dust magnet.

>>9908941
"has become a plastic model kit"

化: change into/become x
プラ: plastic
キット: kit

This is just a marketing phrase used to advertise a product or adaptation of a series. You see アニメ化決定！ a lot, which just means that the manga (or whatever) in question is getting an anime.

all the warnings at Mandarake scare me. to anyone who's ordered from there before, can I expect the figure to be in good condition if it says "not opened / box damaged"

also what is DHL? I use EMS when I order from Amiami.

>>9910321
Box damaged generally means a small dent or tear somewhere on the box.

DHL is just a 3rd party delivery service, like FedEx.

>>9908923
I imagine this will go the way of the archer emiya figma.

Oh there you are, I've lost you for a while.

What's the best Reimu?

>>9915928
Pick your poison

>>9908286
I really like this. All those colors just overload my logic centers of the brain. Those gauntlets. The thigh-highs. The lacey undershirt. The neck gaiter. I WILL BUY IT.

>>9915928
That ZUN art one is amazing. If I had money that's the first one I'd cop.

Still no camera... at least it was sent out.

>>9916013
she's not expensive at all, but I guess if you have no money whatsoever everything is

but yes, she's amazingly cute

>>9915942
There's also GiFT Reimu (which I own, and I really like her) and kotobukiya Reimu (which I use to have a bootleg garage kit of, long before the PVC was made, and she's also really neat.)

Does this say the fig is scratched or just box damage? The other one I was going to get already sold, unfortunately.

http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item_s-728516.html

>>9919367
Just box damage.

>>9919367
>opened, box damaged

Okay, potentially stupid question. It looks like Momohime is getting a reissue. Generally, are there any noticeable differences or changes, for better for worse, with reissued figures (she's an Alter figure)? I'm trying to figure out if I should try to find a place to order from now that has the first-edition, or just go ahead and preorder her because there'll be no difference.

>>9921020
there are occasionally some changes, usually with bases
although I think I remember the kotobukiya Horo re-release being slightly different than the earlier batches

most of the time it's the same moulds and the same paint job though

Up for preorder now, release in March.

>>9922225
キタ━━━(゜∀゜)━━━!!!!!

What an awful Yukari.

>>9922922
How come? This one's actually pretty true to her depiction for a Griffon, for once.

>>9923037
Not a fan of her umbrella, obviously her alternative coloring and the way too large hat. I didn't like their pache hat either, you know, "that" one.

>>9923047
the one with the cabbage?

>>9922922
ohhhhhh dear no

>>9921073
Thanks for this. It looks like I missed the preorder cutoff but now I won't worry so much about what version I finally do get.

I went ahead and preordered Kongiku in the meantime. She's due to be released right after my birthday, so homefully I'll have gotten some cash that I can pay for her with by then.

>>9923161

Anyone ever hear of/use 4porte.org? They've got decent prices (assuming you can get around the shipping issue)... so decent they seem a little too good to be true. They have a few upcoming figures still available for preorder when the same ones are already closed on Amiami, so it's tempting.

>>9923177
Much better. Her face is so cute (if a bit alert-looking; she could be sleepier).

>>9922922
I don't particularly like the boots but everything else is pretty acurate.
I already preordered it some time ago anyway.

Get this or a Mumi?

>>9923177
Holy fuck, what is she smuggling in that hat?

>>9926412
This; great faces and it looks like she comes with an easily abuseable QB.

>>9923183
hobbysearch and hlj are my usual fallbacks after amiami sells out, even if it is only a day or two extra chance in some cases

after that you're either looking at japanese stores with proxies or aftermarket

also, I think w-canvas offer international shipping now but I haven't checked to see how their prices and selection match up

Just a heads-up. AmiAmi has Pink Company/ZUN-art Reimu for almost half-off.

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIG-MOE-5003&page=top%2Fsearch%2Flist%3Fs_cate2%3D
459%24s_saleitem%3D1%24pagemax%3D100%24getcnt%3D0%24pagecnt%3D1

I don't think I've ever seen it this cheap.

>>9926684
Oh, it didn't had the discount before? I was just idly browsing AmiAmi just now and searched for that fig by chance and ordered it on the spot. I thought the fig has always been that cheap; good thing I didn't bought it couple of months ago. Lucky~

Did anyone get Satori and Koishi? Satori's face seems a bit pale/lacking in color compared to Koishi.

>>9926750
Hmm, I don't ever recall it being that cheap. AmiAmi's preorder discount is usually around 20% so ~2400 give or take. Mandarake is currently slinging them for 3100+.

I was actually surprised to see it. I thought it was sold out.

>>9926684
I wish I had one character that I _really_ liked so I could collect all of her figs (like that one Reimu guy).

>>9928821
And I wish the character I really like had any fig at all.

>>9928926
Yeah I suppose that's even worse.

>>9926546
Goddammit maybe next time. I've been meaning to get other PM but keep on filling out my orders with another Homu.

>>9928821
Nah, it would cost way too much if you liked a popular character. Just buy figures you like.

>>9928926
God damn do I know how that feels. Fuck, I'll take a prize figure--something. Anything.

>>9930323
What character are you into? My former Jap penpal told me that there was apparently a website where you could commission artists to make a garage kit for you. Don't know the link or if it still exists.

>>9930390
Not him, but how expensive is it ?

About how many figures are produced of let's say not a prize figure but ones over 5000 yen? 1000, 10,000, 100000??

>>9930647
I imagine probably at least 20,000 Yen.

>>9922922
I'm amused by the fact she's shorter than Reimu, when it's normally the other way around.

>>9922922
These kourindou figs are seriously horrendous.
Why do people buy them again? Am I missing something here?

>>9932777
I-I thought it was kinda pretty

Reset, Saber and Orleans Sheryl all arrived in the mail today, so I sent out the welcoming committe to receive them with full military honors.

And speaking of Sheryl, holy FUCK am I glad I ignored my misgivings about Banpresto's quality level and went ahead and bought her, because she is amazing. First off, this figure is huge. I couldn't believe the size of the box she came in. Although I think she's properly 1/8, as an adult, she's proportional to but taller than my Yui and Homura figures (both students).

She's already greatly impressed some of the locals.

>>9933283
What the fuck is that, its terrifying.

>>9933289
dude thats a kokeshi. they were what edo-era weeaboos collected before figs existed. and you call yourself an otaku culture enthusiast.

I'm considering on buying a detolf, what does /jp/ think of detolfs? Any superior display cases?

>>9933321
Its face is horrifying on the other one. I'm not a weeaboo, I have no interest in Japan outside of some of its media, so that would do it.

Taking her out of the box I was disappointed to see that one of her feet has a weird, thick white wedge on the toe and not on the other, but after standing her up I realized that it's for stability so she's rock solid on her base even with her hips canted out that way (the white part is also invisible from most angles once she's on the stand). I wondered how the hell that hat was supposed to stay on her head, and had every expectation that it would get lost within a week after falling off three dozen times - but it stays perfectly positioned since the makers molded the underside to be the exact same texture as her hair. I never would have expected this level of thoughtfulness and attention to detail from a 600-yen-a-play Family Mart raffle giveaway.

>>9933289
>>9933321
Yes, that is a kokeshi doll; this particular one is a pretty common Tohoku souvenier. I got her on my first-ever trip to Japan.

And possibly my favorite part: her battle flag actually secures to the flagpole with little red cords (also included) that you tie through the corners like on a real flag.

>>9933364
>>9933353
>>9933283
>First off, this figure is huge.
Well duh, you are comparing it to your overpriced midget nendos and other low quality ufo figs.

She has some rough patches in her paint, but most of them are barely visible on camera or unless you stare at her from millimeters away, and the biggest part is an uneven bit of the white border of the flag that I now realize is directly behind her when assembled so you can't see it anyway. Great detail on her buttons, the little medal on her chest, the one earring, just GREAT.

(also as I was typing this there was a minor earthquake, and even her hat didn't so much as budge.)

Look at that sassy gleam. She's a diva and she knows it. Consider my mind blown, Banpresto. I will definitely be buying all kinds of your shit in the future.

got 2 of her for the price on one.

also worst home made light-box.

>>9933367
No, comparing it to Yui and Homura, who are both Good Smile.

And my girls are not low quality :<

>>9933384
Who is this, anyway? (Well, Inori, I'd gather, but where's she from? I remember someone mentioning it being a "crap series". Sure is a pretty figure though.)

>>9933326
please respond

>>9933400
Guilty Crown

>>9933405
I've seen people recommend detolf knock-offs if you're short on cash, but aside from that I'd say its your best bet. I think they're pretty ugly personally but you can't deny how functional they are.

figma mamiries school uniform up for order now in the usual places

which get, /jp/?

>>9933326
I have 3 of them and they are cheap.
Not airtight sealed though. Please dont expect too much from cheap DIY glass shelf

>>9933384
guilty crown. alright show, shit ending.

>>9933500
Can't believe anyone bothered to watch father than the first few episodes.

>>9932777
This is what secondaries actually think.

>>9933799
I know right. Only someone who was serious about Touhou would buy alt. colored figs with random accessories and horrendous quality control.

>>9933467
Can you even assemble the Detolf alone without destroying the whole thing in the process?

>>9933917
Ideally you need two person. You will need someone to actually keep the glass in place for you while you try to press them down into the tight hole. You can do it alone if you can find some equipment or stuff to hold them in place.
Just beg your mom or you can always pay ikea staff to do it for you.

>>9933440
scale

>>9933440
i think left was on sale at hlj

>>9933403
This is entirely off-topic but could no one see this post for some reason, people ended up responding later and it seemed pointless.

>>9936159
Huh?

>>9936159
Maybe no one know because it is such a shit series that no one here actually bother to watch hence the late respone?

>>9938024
It was an immediate response, anon.

>>9933440
Considering one of them is like 1/3 the price of the other I'd think it would be an easy choice, unless you have something against Figmas.

>>9926684
.....
How much trouble can I expect from customs? I've imported games before but that's it, can I expect outrageous duty tax (or any for that matter) for figures shipping to the US? 'Cause this price has me almost mashing the buy button like crazy.

>>9938909
>can I expect outrageous duty tax (or any for that matter) for figures shipping to the US?
you dont need to pay any taxes if you live in murrika

>>9938909
>US
No customs or duty tax

Meanwhile I have to pay 25% or more for whatever I've order
Once I had to pay 20K yen in customs for a 60K order

>>9938909
why would you have trouble with customs? I've only bought a few figs from ami but the price they gave me (including shipping) is the price I paid. I live on the east coast and used EMS to ship, but I don't think it makes a difference.

>>9938918
I have an unreasonable fear of customs, don't know why. Maybe it's the loli importing horror stories..

>>9938916
What the fuck country is that?

>>9938925
every european country?

Got another question, 'bout how much can I expect to shell out for shipping with EMS for example? 'Cause AmiAmi won't tell me until after I place the order.

>>9938939
for one figure probably about 2000 yen

>>9938939
Depends entirely on the figure or rather its weight.

>>9933440
Left one,it looks more appealing.

>>9938939
2000 jpy is a good estimate.

>>9938939
How 'bout you do yer own goddarned research, boy?

http://www.amiami.com/top/page/t/faq2.html#03

>>9939005
>http://www.amiami.com/top/page/t/faq2.html#03

T-thank you anon-kun....

>>9939016
That won't help you too much though. Amiami don't weigh their figures beforehand and even then you should calculate at least 500y on top of what you would get for packaging and whatnot. It's usually pretty expensive.

>>9939038
Expert figs owner here.
Dont use EMS.
Stick with airmail.
There is actually not much difference between airmail and RSAL. On average, airmail is about 1.5k.
Anything more than 2kg or over the size limit, use SAL parcel.

>>9939061
the difference between airmail and EMS is just speed, right? I'm the guy who has only used EMS because I'm afraid it will shatter if I use anything else.

>>9939104
Speed and price and insurance.

>>9939104
Airmail is fucking fast. <1week
You are talking about 2-3days vs 4days.
I dont know about insurance since the value will never exceed their limit.

>>9939104
>I'm afraid it will shatter if I use anything else.

i Dont know about your country but EMS parcels still get delivered by the same default mail company for my country. Ours also happens to be notoriously shit.

If you want the best care for your package you need to use a private courier like Fedex, UPS or DHL.
In some cases using those is a little bit cheaper as than EMS as well.

Word of caution: If someone offers DPD (Some EU stores like archonia offer them) do NOT use it. Yes their a private courier, yes they are cheap but every single package i received through them looked like it was put through a woodshredder and than used as a football.

>>9939148
in my experience (living in europe) EMS is a lot better than DHL
much faster and better tracking etc
EMS will also try to deliver again later if you're not home the first time

>>9939162
In Germany, as soon as the package is inside the country, it's DHL delivering it to your door, regardless of whether you ordered it via SAL, airmail or EMS. Maybe that's just a German thing though, considering DHL is part of the Deutsche Post.

>>9939174
Yeah, it's a German thing.
Also, doesn't DHL equates 100% chances of paying taxes ?

>>9939251
Here it seems to be that anyway. Germans are thorough and all.

Except for when Mandarake values a ¥5,000 fig at ¥1,000 and declares it as a gift. That was with registered SAL, though. In any case it was still opened by customs but they didn't charge me any tax and delivered it straight to my door (unlike if I did have to pay tax, I would have to drive the the customs office and pay it there before receiving the package).

I'll post pictures of it tomorrow. Getting a card reader in the morning because the chances of getting that fucking cable are zero.

radical

Going to be the priciest fig I've ever bought. Hope it doesn't get mauled en-route and isn't delayed for like 4 months. But it's GSC so some delay won't be any surprise.

not figures, but related

also waiting for puchikko houki

>>9942765
I'm guessing that means you have those on backorder right? Do you know how long it takes for them to get stock, or are those your first backorder items.

>>9942770
backorders usually take 1-2 weeks

>>9942770

both flan and raymoo were listed as preorder, so i think they were getting a new shipment of them sometime soon and its probably taking them a while. ive noticed a lot of 'late month' items get pushed back well into the next month.

>>9938921
I've never had a problem with figures. I don't get any lewd ones though. U.S. seems pretty lax unless you're importing some serious shit.

>>9939104
I've never used EMS. The figures I've purchased aren't all that expensive, and I'm always strapped for cash so I always pick SAL. It always arrives in perfect condition.

There we go

This is probably a dumb question, but where can I order hot glue?

It's not actually glue, is it? I don't want to ruin my models or anything, so it'd be nice if it just washed off...

>>9943547

>>9942932
Somehow I feel like this would get me hauled away...

So much want though, I'm kinda regretting finding out the awesome that is AmiAmi 'cause I would never even think about getting this on somewhere like J-list.

>>9943557
It's not even nude, don't be such a chicken.