/jp/ - Otaku Culture

[Anonymous No.]

New thread, new lewdness.

Misaka and Kuroko maids, Ika-chan in the old thread
>>8001761

[Anonymous No.]

Was an impulse buy after seeing it to the side in someone's collection picture. Got the last one on HLJ

[Anonymous No.]

doriru?
doriru.

[Anonymous No.]

Not sure if castoff or just shitty build quality.

[Anonymous No.]

I want to try making this, but without a background. I have two lamps and all I need it to cut this diffuser and to make a white reflector.
http://www.happysoda.com/88/figure-on-cheap-lighting

[Anonymous No.]

>>8062294
/jp/ is not your blog, faggot. no one gives a shit about your crap photos

[Anonymous No.]

>>8062733

First day here?

This is a continuation of the /jp/ figure thread. Buyfags and product reviews belong here.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8062733
>no one gives a shit about your crap photos

I do.

This is how we roll here, kid.

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[Anonymous No.]

lolis_in_latex.jpg

[Anonymous No.]

>>8063255
Damn that's a nice collection of glasses.

[Anonymous No.]

What exactly are CharaSleeves and what do you use them for?

[Sudo !Tohsaka8ks No.]

[Anonymous No.]

>>8064257
why won't you just save money and... save money in case you really need it for emergencies?

[Sudo !Tohsaka8ks No.]

>>8064285
I buy maybe one figure a month, sometimes not even that many lately.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8064219
Card protecting sleeves for various TCGs.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8063255
What's this from?

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[Anonymous No.]

>>8065199
Thats a good Aeris model. Id like to see more.

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>>8065191
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTKd2xxEtVE

[Anonymous No.]

>>8063255
His sword is too small.

[Anonymous No.]

Do any of you guys own large vinyl models? For some reason, the surfaces of mine have attracted dust and become sticky. If you wipe it with a damp or dry cloth, it does nothing and makes it worse. How the fuck to I clean this shit?

[Anonymous No.]

>>8065222
Not Aeris.

[General(ノ ಠ益ಠ)ノ︵ sǝןpooN !!MOeTQna6tAV No.]

=D

[Anonymous No.]

Airbrush Mr. Surfacer 1200 as a primer.
This shit happens.
WTF?

[Anonymous No.]

Has anyone bought anything from animegood.com before? I can't really find any reviews about their store.

[Tsubasa_Cat !!otZqtLVzeXj No.]

Fuck yea! Finally found a Queen's Gate Cham Cham at a decent price. I totally missed out on the mail order, and kept missing them on madarake over the past few months.

It was one of the top items on my catgirl wishlist.

I was hesitant to join MFC for a while, but people there do give you the heads up when they spot something on sale or restocked.

[anonymous No.]

back to the front page with you

[Anonymous No.]

>>8064257
My money.

[b.b.hood !ponpOnMgkc No.]

Amiami has sent me no figures recently which is good because I am broke ｡･ﾟ･(ﾉД`)･ﾟ･｡

Did get this from them yesterday though.

[Anonymous No.]

>Misaka and Kuroko maids, Ika-chan in the old thread
Thread is dead.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8068829
Well yes, this is what happens when you pass 300 posts.
It's kind of a requirement for starting a new thread.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8068909
I'm saying it's kind of absurd to say that the pictures are in the old thread when it timed out thirty minutes before and the archive only has thumbnails.

By which I mean, repost images please~

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sexyheadcrabzombie.jpg

[Anonymous No.]

>>8068921
>>8068923
>>8068926
Danke schön♪

[Anonymous No.]

>>8065614
You talking about the rough texture or that thready stuff at the bottom? Not sure about the thready stuff, but if you are airbrushing it and it's coming out rough you might need some more thinner. Alternatively you could get a very high grit (read 3k+) wet sand cloth and smooth it down.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8069042
It seems to spin the filaments as part of coming out of the airbrush; I think the coarse texture happens for similar reasons.

I tried thinning it with high purity rubbing alcohol/denatured alcohol at one point and that only seemed to make it worse. Should I try the Mr Hobby retarding thinner? Thought that was only for the paints.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8069063
You need to thin it properly.

Thin lacquer formulas with thinner made for lacquers.
Thin enamels with thinner made for enamels
Thin acrylics with ... well water or alcohol.

>Should I try the Mr Hobby retarding thinner?
do you just buy shit without knowing what it does?

[Anonymous No.]

Figma Saber Zero and Pink Puppy PVC going up tonight.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8070869
Haven't bought it. Was airbrushing the 1200 straight because the hobby shop guy claimed it worked. From the filaments and chunky texture, this is seems suspect.

I know MHRT is a combination of thinner and curing inhibitor for the Mr Hobby line of lacquer paints. I expect it might work for the surfacer products as well, but I don't want to spend the money on something that would otherwise be useless to me if it doesn't work. Thus the question.

[Anonymous No.]

Amiami updated

Saber zero.... so.... plain... at least she's pose-able.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8071376
The suit is classy.

[Anonymous No.]

Alright but nothing special

[Anonymous No.]

Now this is nice.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8071408
Wrong Milhi you've got there, assuming you're referring to the one just put up.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8071414
Every once in a long long while someone gets absolutely everything in a figure correct. This is one of those times.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8071416
I was, perhaps its just my distaste of many nendoroids.

>>8071426
Yes, especially the stockings. Still not sure if I will get or not. If I don't I'll probably regret it.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8071105

You can try airbrushing with acrylic. As long as you use a proper sealant afterward (otherwise it's too delicate to even handle by itself) it should be fine.. and it won't do the threading stuff either. You can thin with ethanol/water but I tend to buy a specialized thinner, it works better than both of them (plus ethanol actually won't thin all acrylics, it will fuck some of them up actually and make them clump up and separate etc). Plus, if you mess up bad or decide you don't like the color, you can just swab it with some warm water and start over with a lot less mess than other paint types.

Using acrylic's a bit different though. It may need several coats to look perfect and also the motions for doing shading/gradients with it feel.. different too, it's hard for me to put my finger on it. But anyway I like acrylic a lot more, just saying it's an option.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8071437
Screw it, those stockings > wallet. Ordered. By April I should have another job.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8071376
Wonder if HLJ has any V-MAX model kits for sale.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8071481
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10161037?

[Anonymous No.]

>>8071488
Or
http://www.hlj.com/product/AOS04769

[Anonymous No.]

>>8071488
>YAMAHA Vmax (w/Custom parts) (Model Car)
>Model Car
Clearly not a model car.

[Tsubasa_cat !!otZqtLVzeXj No.]

>>8071414

I have griffon version on pre-order but this goodsmile one blows it away.

I suppose I can cancel, but for now I'll keep both pre-orders in place. Now where is my fucking Leo...

[Y10NRDY !kxh.1oTAkU No.]

>>8071414
I'm so fucking torn.

The Good Smile version is lovely but there is something so delicate about the sculpt on the Griffon.

...and I usually be like, "Fuck Griffon".

[Anonymous No.]

>>8071510
>>8071501
GSC's blows Griffon's out of the water.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8071488
>>8071494
Fuck yes. Figmas are around about 1/12 scale.

This'll be cheaper than getting that GSC Sabercycle whenever that's coming out.

[Y10NRDY !kxh.1oTAkU No.]

>>8071512
I think I prefer it also.

Although I do like the i-con sculpt, all around GSC is just a safe bet. I've seen such low production values on Griffon figures this year that it's probably a better idea to cancel and get the GSC.

[Tsubasa_cat !!otZqtLVzeXj No.]

This is starting to get expensive... Why are so many good Komonomimi figures being released lately?

(The Cham Cham and Tsuruya~nyan are older figures I finally got aroudn to buying, and the rest are preorders).

[Anonymous No.]

>>8071105
>Haven't bought it. Was airbrushing the 1200 straight because the hobby shop guy claimed it worked. From the filaments and chunky texture, this is seems suspect.

He lied. And it's your fault for not using better common sense and doing better homework.
#1. when you airbrush, the material you're spraying should have the consistency of milk. At first stir you should have known it had to be thinned. I know you tried thinning it which leads me to #2:
#2. Mr surfacer is lacquer based. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Mr+surfacer+is+based get yourself some Mr Color thinner.
One bottle to use. and one bottle to pour down that hobby shop guy's throat. since he talked shit.

>I know MHRT is a combination of thinner and curing inhibitor for the Mr Hobby line of lacquer paints. I expect it might work for the surfacer products as well, but I don't want to spend the money on something that would otherwise be useless to me if it doesn't work. Thus the question.

MHRT extends the working time of their lacquer paints so you can *handbrush* small details and paint shit like eyes. Using it for surfacer is overkill. Not to mention if you airbrush it, the atomization will help it evaorate and reduce its usefulness before the paint hits the model.

[Anonymous No.]

why are figures with pink color schemes so wonderful

[Anonymous No.]

Finally got my hands on Momohime.

Hot damn is she nice.

[Anonymous No.]

Thinking of buying her, but I'm not sure. She looks pretty lewd, then again I like lewdness. Anybody got one and can say something about her?

[Anonymous No.]

>>8071105
Gundam airbrusher here, I used Mr Thinner to thin my primer and I ended up with a perfect primer, so I think you would probably need to add a thinner.

Naturally as others have said you need the appropriate thinner.

[Tsubasa_cat !!otZqtLVzeXj No.]

>>8074051

I have her, and she comes with two faces to for the display, and also a second tail that isn't making a heart shape.

As for the "too lewd" part, I am not the right person to ask. I am still trying to track down a lamune nekomimi bondage figure (with cat tail buttplug accessory). They sold out way too fast and no one ever lists them again.

[Anonymous No.]

Reposting one last time.
http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/116173

If you find any bugs or have some requests, let me know.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8074463
How is it invoked?

[Anonymous No.]

>>8071501
>>8071510
>griffon
It is a given someone else will blow their figs out of the way.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8074558
Use the Scriptish addon for Firefox, If you're using another browser I'm not sure what alternatives there are, it should work if they follow the same standard.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8074614
I'm using scriptish, and it doesn't appear to be doing anything.

Getting an invalid array length error at line 33 according to the error console.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8074614
I'm using chrome. no new actions, no buttons, nothing. i get the lame white gallery pages

[Anonymous No.]

>>8074631
I'll look into that, what version of Firefox are you using?

>>8074676
I'm not very familiar with Chrome, are you using an extension for the script? If so, which one? I'll see what I can do.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8074853
>I'll look into that, what version of Firefox are you using?

8 beta

A bit of debugging on my end and I managed to fix it, though - the for...in loop over thumbnails is returning a series of HTMLImageElement objects, rather than indexes, so they can't be used to index into the images array, so replace that with a regular old for loop and it works fine.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8074853
nah just installing it from the site directly into chrome if I need something else to load and run it, never mind.

[Anonymous No.]

I finally got this.
2more out of print figs left on my list.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8076258
How much did you pay for it?

[Anonymous No.]

>>8076525
11800.
Most expensive 1/8fig that I have bought.

[Anonymous No.]

You are quite a spender.
Sage.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8075034
Thanks for debugging it, I changed the loops and uploaded the new version.

>>8075142
Try now, it should work in Chrome now.

Same url (http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/116173))

[B★RS is mai waifu !jCQ6RRZyls No.]

>>8065560
I have to admit the more you keep posting her, the more I keep liking her and want one.
;_;

[Anonymous No.]

>>8076741
>should work in Chrome now

thank you, gentleman, scholar, etc.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8076746
Your loss bro, I got one too.

She is adorable as fuck.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8076776
This is the only BRS anything that I didn't get. Don't really care though. I got all the other figures and art books.

[Anonymous No.]

I'm thinking about ordering a playing card set (52 cards) from amiami. Has anyone done that before, or ordered any small item for that matter? What's the packaging like? Is there a difference between SAL and EMS?

[all systems !BAkKOI/2tY No.]

>>8076778
Amiami tends to pack everything pretty well, almost too much packaging. I personally haven't ordered anything small from amiami but I can tell you the difference between sal and EMS.

EMS is the fastest and you always get your package fast. It also costs the most. Sal costs less than EMS but takes longer, widely depends on where you live, it could take just a day or two longer to a week longer. There are two types of Sal shipping, registered and unregistered. Registered has a tracking number and the package is insured so if it is lost you will get your money back. Sal unregistered is like 500 yen less than registered and is good for cheap items. For the most part I would advise sal registered unless it is something you really, REALLY want. Some here swear to sal unregistered due to the savings which do add up.

[Anonymous No.]

No, Amiami don't pack anything well. They just put some paper inside the box and that's all.

[Anonymous No.]

Just realized Maya is about 2400 yen on HLJ at the moment.

It's an extremely view angle dependant figure, though.

[Nitori's Faceless !FRIENDgj1s No.]

>>8078788
she looks great from any angle to me and the panty shot is the coup de grace

a bloody steal at 2400 for the best fake akiha bar none

[Anonymous No.]

>>8079208
>panty shot is the coup de grace
I like them to be....a bit more subtle.
In contrast to the anime you see it at all, though.
There is an upcoming GK, that is catering more to my taste, but
>GK
>implying this show will get another figure
>especially when they are forced to sell it at two thirds off

[Anonymous No.]

always remember to dust your figures /jp/

[Anonymous No.]

>>8079971
You know, I once saw a capsule machine that sold all these strange fetish mini figs. One of them was one of a girl taking a dump on the sidewalk. I wish I got a few now...

[Anonymous No.]

I love Maya but I don't love that figure

Woe is me

[Anonymous No.]

>>8062294
>>8062332
>>8062350
>>8062537

hey can you upload your images here please:
http://myfigurecollection.net/item/14256_needless_eve_neuschwanstein_1_7_yamato#tab/user/1

There are almost no good review photos of Eve.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8078788
looks like shes taking a shit

[Anonymous No.]

>>8080052
That kind of regret piles up over the course of a Japan trip/stay.

[Anonymous No.]

I can't really decide if i want this or not. Anyone here getting it?

[Anonymous No.]

>>8080376
same with this one actually. though if the face was better it would be an instabuy

[Anonymous No.]

>>8080381

My opinion exactly. Was thinking of buying it before seeing the face.

[Anonymous No.]

>Griffon
it's not going to look half as good as the promo pictures is it?

[Anonymous No.]

>>8080783
When have they ever looked as good as the photos?

[Anonymous No.]

>>8080783
>it's not going to look half as good as the promo pictures is it?

Haha, it's not only affecting Griffon nowadays but GSC and Alter too (those bastards from GSC ruined Shinobu's doughnuts).
But don't worry, you'll not get something like this. Probably.

[Anonymous No.]

look what i just ordered.

[None !KYON.wwv9s No.]

>>8068809
Lucky. I'm still waiting for my copy...

[Anonymous No.]

>>8068809
>>8080831
Did anyone else get the $250 edition of it that came with all that extra stuff, or was it just me? I just want to know.

[Anonymous No.]

Didn't we used to have a fig tumblr?

[Anonymous No.]

>>8081554
Before Pon abandoned us, he had one.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8081557
>Pon abandoned us
wut

[Anonymous No.]

>>8079953

>Banned for the weekend due to dubs spam
>roommate: I dunno lol
>modem power cycle doesn't help

I would assume this action would require a mfc account?

[Anonymous No.]

>>8081576
He more or less is too obbsesed with dark souls and other video games. Earlier he mentioned he was bit low on money. Once he gets more money to spend I think he'll come back.

[all systems !BAkKOI/2tY No.]

Pretty nice paintjob I'd say

[Anonymous No.]

>>8083377
>He more or less is too obbsesed with dark souls and other video games. Earlier he mentioned he was bit low on money. Once he gets more money to spend I think he'll come back.

who cares

[Anonymous No.]

>>8083415
I care, anon. I care.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8083415
you

[Anonymous No.]

>>8083386
>Pretty nice
Understatement of the week.
That looks absolutely fantastic. (also an understatement)
Where might one acquire one of those?

[all systems !BAkKOI/2tY No.]

>>8083448
You can't really. Its a garage kit, note the name. Its a garage kit (from e2046.com ) that as all other garage kits come un-assembled and unpainted. So unless you can paint that well you would either have to forget about it, learn to paint that well or pay someone a fair amount of money to paint it.

The GK can be found at: http://www.e2046.com/product/7648

Even though it says preorder it just means that they are waiting for enough people to reserve one before they make another run of it.

[Anonymous No.]

Mammies!

[Anonymous No.]

>>8084489
Man, all the Madoka 1/8ths are so nice looking.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8084701
I am not a fan of the Madoka and Homura ones; the promo poster they're basing them off of has been done to death already. Plus it means no Kyoko.

Mami looks better but I'm still hoping Alter puts out something good. Given their rate of Strike Witches releases it'll be sometime in 2013 though.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8084724
It hasn't really been done to death. The only other thing with it's pose is the nendo petits.

And you're insane if you think they're not going to make a Kyouko.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8080381

These Neko no Wakusei figures are love. Which is even worse since I won't order them.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8084740
where's her panties

[Anonymous No.]

>>8084753

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>>8084761
sexcellent.

[Anonymous No.]

That GSC Millhiore 1/8 really does look nice. Check this link out.
http://gscmikatan.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/a-look-at-how-millhiore-f-biscotti-was-made-using-3dcg-sc
ulpting/

>>8080817
I really should get some more MacrossF figurines.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8084761
>>8084740
I have no idea where this is from, but I want it.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8084797
Between this and donut shinobu, it's getting very hard to save money. Fuck me.

[Anonymous No.]

That Milhi looks so good I wish Dog Days was a better show so I'd have a reason to buy it.

[Tsubasa_cat !!otZqtLVzeXj No.]

>>8084761

Just ordered it...

This one will be my 110th cat/dog/fox, counting all the others I have on order. I am going to need another shelf soon.

[Anonymous No.]

Miki coming in March

[Anonymous No.]

Yukari just arrived. The box is windowed after all.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8083386
I wish I could pull off a fall leaf design shirt without some idiots thinking I'm a pothead.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8076258
what would be a reliable place to get out of print figs besides mandarake?

ive been lurking mandarake for a Ar Tonelico's Luca since forever but no dice.

[Anonymous No.]

Wtf with that angle?

[ZUN !barYV1VtIA No.]

>>8085120
Who knows. She looks better without any clothes on anyways.

>>8085104
That Luca fig is hard to find as HELL, so I'm glad I was able to get one back then. It looks like there are some on Ebay though (search for Ar tonelico Ruka).

[Anonymous No.]

>>8085120

That's the ugliest sabre I have ever seen.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8085158
i tend to avoid ebay due to bootlegs and/or retarded prices. besides that all the listings right now use stock photo's. big warning flag for me. for the prices they ask the least they could do is take a few snaps of the box.

thanks but no thanks.

i sometimes see the fig pop up on shoppingmalljapan.com but that place is a textbook example on how not to design a website. can filthy gaijin even order from there?

[Anonymous No.]

Preordered this.

The wings are gorgeous.

[Anonymous No.]

Is that Elin figure out yet by ay chance?

[Anonymous No.]

>>8083283

Likely, you can also have someone else post it for you. Someone regular.

An account on mfc is really just for organization, adding new photos and reviews, and sometimes commenting on rare sale locations.

It is also great for keeping the mature filter off.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8085361
I've also been looking it out for her, and no, she's not out yet.

[Nugget No.]

>>8085291
Wow she's pretty :O Link or name please?

[Anonymous No.]

>>8085752

Sometimes the MFC "picture of the day" is decent as well. Here is today's pic.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8085856
http://www.kotobukiya.co.jp/cgi-bin/db_sm_main_css.cgi?B=8140&N=detail01&C=901-1176-1141

[ZUN !barYV1VtIA No.]

Almost forgot to pay for Robocop figma.

I will put him on my robo moe dedicated shelf along with KOS-MOS, Aegis, Megurine Luka, etc.

[General(ノ ಠ益ಠ)ノ︵ sǝןpooN !!MOeTQna6tAV No.]

[General(ノ ಠ益ಠ)ノ︵ sǝןpooN !!MOeTQna6tAV No.]

[General(ノ ಠ益ಠ)ノ︵ sǝןpooN !!MOeTQna6tAV No.]

[General(ノ ಠ益ಠ)ノ︵ sǝןpooN !!MOeTQna6tAV No.]

[General(ノ ಠ益ಠ)ノ︵ sǝןpooN !!MOeTQna6tAV No.]

[General(ノ ಠ益ಠ)ノ︵ sǝןpooN !!MOeTQna6tAV No.]

[Anonymous No.]

>>8086799
Satoshi Toda Saber?

Colour me uninterested.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8086799
Waiting warmly for an Alter Nero.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8086797

Hmmm...

[Anonymous No.]

>>8086820
I think that's just a standard maid pose.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8086797
March 2010, huh? Another Kirino figure to get, I guess. It looks lovely, and should fit well with goth loli Kirino.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8086852
2012, rather.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8086793
>>8086797
I sure hope this means they'll finally release a Saori figure.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8086799

Ugh! Everytime I see the gift PVC, I feel like such a retard for paying out the ass for the painted GK from e2046. Such is the price of my impatience. Damn my obsession with you Nero Saber.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8087262
Wow that face is awful.

[Tsubasa_cat !!otZqtLVzeXj No.]

>>8086802

Ohh another cat... They are not giving me any breathing room.

[General(ノ ಠ益ಠ)ノ︵ sǝןpooN !!MOeTQna6tAV No.]

>>8087305

I heard you like cat.

[General(ノ ಠ益ಠ)ノ︵ sǝןpooN !!MOeTQna6tAV No.]

cat!

[Anonymous No.]

>>8087366
I thought it was a dildo.

[General(ノ ಠ益ಠ)ノ︵ sǝןpooN !!MOeTQna6tAV No.]

neko!

[General(ノ ಠ益ಠ)ノ︵ sǝןpooN !!MOeTQna6tAV No.]

Succubus

[General(ノ ಠ益ಠ)ノ︵ sǝןpooN !!MOeTQna6tAV No.]

Nurse

[Anonymous No.]

>>8087371
this is relevant to my interests.

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

>>8087370
Ugly hairy ass mole is relevant to my interests.

When shall this figure be expected?

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

>Sayaka nendo tomorrow
Megucas. Megucas everywhere.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8088360
I'm a lot more tempted to get her considering she comes with some guns.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8087262
> I feel like such a retard for paying out the ass for the painted GK from e2046

serves you right. they're a bootleg shop. their paint jobs are shit to begin with anyway.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8085104
Go to Akihabara. Plenty of shops around. Even though mandarake has like 8floor, only 1floor is dedicated to toys. Maybe their Nakano branch has got better goods.
I found that Chua Churam while just walking around.
They also sell some of the newer fig below the market price. Most of the nendo less than 2k, the GSC snail girl was only at 3.9k and the GSC Yakumo around 7k.
I also spotted GSC Alicia Florence for like 8k but I didnt bring enough money to buy that. Will probably take another trip there later.
Out of print figs are usually on the 2nd or 3rd floor.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8087371
is that kurumu?

[Anonymous No.]

>>8088422
i appreciate the advice bro. But Amsterdam is kinda far away from Akihabara.
i was thinking more along the line of renown webshops that ship overseas.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8088523
>renown webshops that ship overseas.
You can always use those expensive as fuck proxy service. Even mandarake marked up their online shop price compare to their store price. The money you save from buying in the shop can probably pay for your flight ticket.

[Tsubasa_Cat !!otZqtLVzeXj No.]

>>8087356
>I heard you like cat.

Already have that one on order... looking forward to it.

>>8087366

I have a few Eris figures already, but I can always make room for more. She is also holding a 'Neko Nyanbou' toy from Bandai, which is are kind of strange yet adorable. I should order one of those as well...

[Anonymous No.]

>>8088552
Actually, just the other day, I was thinking about the feasibility of flying to Tokyo to go to Nakano and Akiba every so often, buying a whole lot of merchandise for currently airing anime and stuff like that, then taking it all back to America/Europe and selling it for something like 50-75% higher than what you paid for it. Given my experience at the dealer rooms at the conventions that I've been to, that kind of mark up wouldn't really be all that surprising.
If you could pull a profit from that, you could potentially be going there every couple of months or so to refill your stocks. Biggest problem, aside from getting a steady customer base, would probably be shipping all the shit overseas, but I'm sure you could find ways to get it all across for cheap.

[Anonymous No.]

nov. 30th cannot come soon enough

[Anonymous No.]

>>8088616
Coincidentally the WF items we bought online are shipping on the 30th.

[Anonymous No.]

Anyone getting/pre-ordered/got a Caster Fate/Extra PVC?

Is she good?

[Tsubasa_Cat !!otZqtLVzeXj No.]

>Anyone getting/pre-ordered/got a Caster Fate/Extra PVC?

Pre-ordered... It is shipping late November last I heard. I ordered it the day the finished product was unveiled, and then had to google to find out who the fuck she was.

That figure prompted me to preoder the game itself.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8088638
>Is she good?

gameplay wise she sucks hard but character wise she's awesome in every aspect.
i'm kinda on the fence about her PVC though. it does not really "wow" me and i have this nagging feeling there will be a better one in the near future.

>>8088552
the thing is i dont really buy so many figs that i would save money from the price difference. besides that, mandarake is already shitloads cheaper than any EU based retailer and ebay.

ive been thinking about using a proxy service though. is tokyohunter's request thing any good?

>>8088607
i think you are forgetting there are things like import taxes when you buy stuff in bulk like that.

[Anonymous No.]

Good, good.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8088638
>Anyone getting/pre-ordered/got a Caster Fate/Extra PVC?
>Is she good?

Not really, I feel like it was a mistake to make an order so impulsively. This figure is very mediocre, nothing good I can say about her details, pose, base... It's too late to cancel my order so I'll pay and get her just to place her on a shelf as "+1" fig probably without any happiness about it.

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

>>8088762
>nagging feeling there will be a better one in the near future.
Pretty much my feeling on most of the F/E stuff coming out now. Gift's semi-real designs do not appeal to me, but the Clayz Nero Saber looks nice...but I'm holding out to see if GSC or Alter decides to jump on the F/E bandwagon and make figures.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8088422
Know any other good one's? I've visited the ones you listed.

[Anonymous No.]

>amiami
>banana

Bananas are now moe, FYI.

[all systems !BAkKOI/2tY No.]

>>8088607
> I'm sure you could find ways to get it all across for cheap

You know you could just not ship it via airmail. Find a service that ships via sea, those freight services may take longer but cost but a fraction of the cost. really though, how many figs do you honestly thing you could sell at a convention. I head from someone here a while back it can cost hundreds just to sell stuff at them. Even then, not enough to cover the costs. The best thing to do if you are set on selling at a con would be to find a proxy service (or someone) that will make an order for you and ship it via freighter boat or whatever floats your boat.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8089487
Yeah, I was thinking that shipping by sea would be the most economical, though it would obviously take weeks or months to do. And having a liaison with someone in Japan that would do the buying for me and ship it overseas, rather than spending over a thousand bucks for the trip over here, would obviously cut costs, though that would mean I wouldn't get to come to Akihabara as often (which kind of was one of the main appealing points to the idea for me).

[Anonymous No.]

i hate it when you order the fig from a country that's pretty close to yours, but it still takes 2 weeks to arrive.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8089110
There is a shop called treasure hunter next to the touhou doujin shop selling some touhou figs. Either than that there is a few small shops opposite akiba square with some very old figs that no one want. There is also a shop selling touhou costumes there.

I havent been to the west side though, anything good there?

[Anonymous No.]

>>8089074
>>8088949
>>8088762
>>8088655
Thanks for the comments. I'll probably wait.

[Anonymous No.]

Payment request for mamicake!

GLORIOUS

[Y10NRDY !kxh.1oTAkU No.]

>>8091230
A-Are you gonna paint her yourself?

[Anonymous No.]

>>8091230
Thought you meant the pre-painted version. Don't get me excited.

[Y10NRDY !kxh.1oTAkU No.]

>>8091240
There's a pre-painted version?

[all systems !BAkKOI/2tY No.]

>>8091240
>>8091244
E2046 has a painted version of the GK. All their "gathering" figures are prepainted. Expensive since small runs. ~$120.
http://www.e2046.com/product/14517

[Anonymous No.]

>>8087686

[Y10NRDY !kxh.1oTAkU No.]

>>8091284
All things considered that's not a bad deal at all.

As much as I fancy the Mami I'm kinda smitten with the Gathering Saya now.

Does e2046 ask for payment in advance or at the time of release?

[Anonymous No.]

>>8091587
Release, but you can pre-pay whenever.

Eternally waiting for them to stock Blanc.

[Y10NRDY !kxh.1oTAkU No.]

>>8091595
She's beautiful. I wish the Nep-Nep they've got looked that nice.

[Anonymous No.]

Wait, so, I find the same figure in Mandarake and Kinokuniya, except it's 3000 yen cheaper in Kinokuniya.

What's up with that?

[Anonymous No.]

Wait, so, I find the same figure in Mandarake and Kotobukiya, except it's 3000 yen cheaper in Kotobukiya.

What's up with that?

[ZUN !barYV1VtIA No.]

>>8091595
Dat Blanc.

Really do want.

[Anonymous No.]

Tomorrow along with Mami 1/8.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8092872

[Anonymous No.]

>>8092884
Oh so exploitable "is suffering" face.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8092906
They seriously couldn't give the figma a suffering face, but the NENDOROID gets one?

God damn it all.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8092924
Eventually. We just have to wait for the exclusive school uniform version.

[Anonymous No.]

What faces does the figma zombie have anyhoo? I only ever saw her with the standard " : ) " face.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8093635
I'm not sure if you're talking about Sayaka or not. The only other figma I can link to "zombie" in my mind is Makise Kurisu, though.

If you mean Sayaka, she comes with smiling, normal, and apologetically smiling faces.

If you mean Kurisu, she comes with normal/smiling, winking, and shouting/angry faces.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8093635

[Anonymous No.]

>>8093635
FLOOD THIS

[Anonymous No.]

>>8094241
>>8094251

I'm kinda dissapointed that she doesn't have the "AHHAHHAAAA IT DOESN'T HURT!!!" face... unless it's used in that promo pic where you can't see her face.

Wishful thinking...

[Anonymous No.]

>>8094531
Would be too hard to do considering how she would need to be all black as well.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8094531
Not to mention pretty much every other meguca so far has a suffering face, and yet the one with the most potential for one only gets happy faces. Seriously, they could have gone with a berserk face, a crying face, way more potential than any of the other characters, and somehow we end up getting her "gomen gomen" face she does like twice in the whole show.

I'm kind of mad, honestly. Still buying them all.

[Anonymous No.]

This is only vaguely figure related, if at all, but what cameras do some of you guys own? If, say, I was interested in shooting pictures of my own figures, could I get away with something for a couple hundred, or would it basically look like cell phone quality?

[Anonymous No.]

>>8095196
A few weeks a go the /fig/ thread was derailed into camera talk.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8095196
If your budget is:

Below 500 : might as well just get an iPhone 4S and take pictures with that with good lighting. Cheap compacts in low light will just look crappy. They can look decent if well lit.

Around or above 500:
Compact - Lumix LX5 or Canon S95 (only thing is for that price you can also get entry DSLR which will take better pictures.)

If figures is all you're going to take pictures of I don't think it's worth buying a camera. Just personal opinion.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8095226
Why not.

[Anonymous No.]

Am i the only one ordering this?

[Anonymous No.]

>>8095870
No way. Instantly pre-ordered.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8095236
tl;dr

you get what you pay for. If you want *gag* Danny choo quality you might as well stop buying figures for a few months

[Anonymous No.]

I have a Canon 5D mark II. I use it for a lot more than just figures though. Actually, I don't use it for figures.

You can use an older mid-range DSLR (or a newer low-end DSLR) and light your stuff well with lamps or cheap flashes and it'll make some pretty good photos too

[ZUN !barYV1VtIA No.]

>>8095870
I really want to because it's Falcom figures. But I dunno; never been big on Nintendroids or even the mini ones. Dat Estelle though.

Also hag Hayate is in stock now and she's like $175 with shipping. Gogdamn.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8096695
>gogdamn
>gog

>>>/homestuckgeneral/

[ZUN !barYV1VtIA No.]

>>8096703
You lost me.exe

What are you trying to triple carrot in that post?

[Anonymous No.]

>>8096719
Consider yourself lucky to apparently not know HSG. Maybe it was just a typo, after all, or maybe you just don't frequent /co/.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8096695
so if Estelle or Renne get a figma or PVC version. will you buy it?

[Anonymous No.]

>>8096770
Yes please.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8095196
i have a cybershot HX5 compact. its a great camera for its size.
i used to own a oldschool SLR but i really wanted something more portable and less heavy.

and unlike mentioned in >>8095236 , DSLR's can be had for far less than 500. especially if you stick to last years models or used ones.

[Anonymous No.]

Next Cheerful Japan item.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8096695
what a slut

[Anonymous No.]

>>8095236
>>8096126
Good lighting is essential, and a light box/tent will help a lot, even if all you use is a point-and-shoot.

>>8096917
Also, this. Even if you go all serious business on photography, older DSLRs will serve well, assuming that you pick up good lenses.

[Anonymous No.]

There will never be a disk figure. What the fuck am I doing on /jp/?

[Anonymous No.]

>>8097010
OH SHIT MAN IS THAT WHAT THEY CALL SAD FROG ARE YOU SAD DUDE ARE YOU OKAY I KNOW YOU REALY WANNA DO IT WITH RON WEASAL BUT YOU GOTTA SUCK DUMBLE DICKS FIRST

[Anonymous No.]

>>8080381
Is she an original character?

[Anonymous No.]

>>8096923
You're doing it wrong, man.

[Anonymous No.]

>Thank you for ordering with AmiAmi.
>Order XXXXXXXXX has been canceled as requested.
>Order cancellation is not accepted in principle at our store, however.
>While we can cancel your order this time, we would ask that you try to keep cancellations to a minimum in the future.

I get the very strong feeling that there is an underlying "OR ELSE" hidden in this statement.

[Anonymous No.]

Mahoyo preorder!1

[Anonymous No.]

Mahoyo preorder!!11
http://www.amiami.jp/shop/?set=english&vgForm=ProductInfo&sku=TVG-PC-0193&template=defau
lt/product/e_display.html

[Anonymous No.]

>>8097392
Yea Ami Ami doesn't like to have left over stock. Thats why when something doesn't sell out within the first week or two. They give the item like 50% off.

[Tsubasa_cat !!otZqtLVzeXj No.]

I struck out twice on mandarake trying to buy a ferris-nyan figure I missed... I submit the order and a day later I get the email saying it is unavailable. Then it is relisted, and then the second order also failed.

The few places that had it in stock were asking like $60 for it, which is too much for a banpresto prize figure, but this week HLJ got it restocked for 1200 yen.

It is now in the mail. Life is good.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8097399
That's the new Aoko VN, right?

[Anonymous No.]

anyone know how much yen it costs to ship 3 figma to usa via ems on mandarake?

[Anonymous No.]

>>8098467
>ems

All of your money +1;

[Anonymous No.]

>>8096126
I've owned a few full frames, aps-c's, and compacts in the past and had the pleasure of testing m43s and believe if they're getting a camera for figure photos only, they should get a m43 or aps-c.

The benefit of a full frame is lost and you can't get super close without a macro or wide angle. You can back up and zoom in wih 200-300mm but most otaku are either shut in or don't have the space.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8098467
2500-3000 yen minimum

[Anonymous No.]

You can get considerably cheap Sony Nex-3 with macro lens and take shots like this: http://myfigurecollection.net/profile/YongJK/pictures/&aid=2214
This is the best way and I'm going to get it sooner or later.

[Anonymous No.]

Wait what, why was my post removed?

I just told that you can use considerably cheap Sony Nex 3 with macro lenses to get some pretty nice photos.

[all systems !BAkKOI/2tY No.]

Got an Okuu dakimakura today, the store didn't declare anything on the customs form.... wonder how they managed to get away with that. Planning on decorating my room to be all Okuu. Okuu dakimakura, check. Okuu blankets, waiting to be shipped. Okuu figures, griffon out in december, they need more. I think I'll need some stretched canvas prints next...

seriously though, they need more Okuu figures. I mean, other than a GK there is only like three Okuu figs, one coming out from griffon, one from a trading figure set and the other don't know where it's from but I saw it on ebay for way too much for a tiny fig.

I know this was a bit off topic but I don't think this posts warrants making an okuu thread at the moment.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8098982
They will accuse of you of being a pedophile, despite Okuu's twin nuclear reactors. You will see.

[Anonymous No.]

Oh my god, it has the swords.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8099090
forgot pic

[all systems !BAkKOI/2tY No.]

>>8099016
I don't get it.... who will accuse me? Also, here's a crappy pic of her.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8099117
I have notified the customs office. Enjoy your v&

[sage No.]

>>8098513
*the benefit of a ff is lost on figures

Fixed

[Anonymous No.]

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10152763
inb4 sold out

[b.b.hood !ponpOnMgkc No.]

Melty is read but...that exchange rate.

[Anonymous No.]

About how long does it take to Rakuten stores to send the shipping and confirmation e-mail?

[Anonymous No.]

buyfag newfriend here
are there any companies I should completely avoid if I want quality figures? I'm mostly looking at k-on stuff right now

[Anonymous No.]

I don't often buy shitty figures,
but when I do, I make sure I buy griffon.
Stay static my friends.


Not getting it.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8101058
While some companies are consistently better than others, in the end it comes down to whether or not you like the look of the individual figure. Price is usually a good indicator of quality though, I'd think twice before buying 1/8 or larger figures for less than 5000 yen.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8101080
makes sense
How fast do they usualy get back in stock? I only buy model kits and they're pretty much always restocking unless it's from the 90s
all the figures I want seem sold out

[Anonymous No.]

>>8101075
How is this shitty? I think it's cute, i want it.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8101097
almost never again. Most are a one time run. Basically, if you see one for preorder you want, if you don't pre-order it or buy it RIGHT when it comes out you will either never get it or pay 3x the price for it. Mandrake is a good store for buying older figures (you have to use japanese words not english words). Amiami is the preferred site for new figs although there are others like HLJ, amiami usually has the lowest prices

[Anonymous No.]

>>8101097
also, forgot to mention, since you are starting you should just look at new figs for a while, my advice to you. You also might want to make like a spreadsheet to keep track of orders and everything too. Be careful of ebay as there are many fakes and if you see any place ever selling from china or hong kong, avoid it like the plague.

Also, there are something called garage kits, e2046.com sells em for pretty decent prices. Thing is, garage kits are un-assembled and unpainted. Not advised for beginners to painting.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8101108
oh no
at least k-on is popular so new figures are obviously gonna keep coming
>>8101132
I've never painted a "human" figure, but it's definitely something I'm looking to do

[Anonymous No.]

>>8100992
I know that pain

I'm getting her for Christmas but shit... she was more expensive than I originally planned
I'll pay for part of her
don't want my poor mom to break her bank account

bless her soul

[Anonymous No.]

>>8101108
>almost never again
More like never again, I'd say more than 99.9% don't get re-runs. Popular figs don't because it lowers the original's value and shitty figures don't because no one wants em.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8101140
Eh, popular GSC figures are pretty likely to get re-runs based on recent trends. But to the guy that was asking, you really can't count on it happening.

[Anonymous No.]

Noticed her face, I think a face swap with Sayaka will be in order when she comes out.

[all systems !BAkKOI/2tY No.]

>>8101143
yeah, K-on will keep getting figs. One that got released not too long ago and is now on sale (amiami usually does ~50% off if it doesn't sell out within two weeks) is
http://www.amiami.jp/shop/?set=english&vgForm=ProductInfo&sku=FIG-MOE-2793&template=defa
ult/product/e_display.html

I highly recommend this azusa fig, plus the price is pretty good at the moment.

Also, if you are interested in GKs I can give some advice, since you haven't painted a human fig you might want to wait until e2046 has a sale on and then get a figure you want, they often have some pretty decent sales. You might want to sign up for their newsletter so you don't miss any deals. Other than that there are some pretty decent tutorials for painting GKs online (google is your friend). My only question to you is if you have any experience with airbrushing, I'd assume so since you make model (cars?). Airbrushing is almost a must for GKs.

Speaking of GKs I keep saying I'll paint that okuu GK i've got laying around but eventually I will paint it, just don't know when I'll start, im the kind of person where if it can't be done in one sitting (no matter how long it is) it isn't worth doing.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8101167
I airbrush mostly gundam model kits (though I haven't touched it in a year)
I usualy get my stuff from hobbyfan as I've heard bad things about e2046's recast quality

[all systems !BAkKOI/2tY No.]

>>8101179
There may be some things that aren't of superb quality on e2046 but most of the things I've bought came great, the Okuu fig the best, no mold lines, hardly any work to be done. Reading reviews may help avoid any mold issues.

As for their recasts of more... mainstream figures, like ones made by any company, I would avoid those only because they cost quite a bit more on average. As long as you shop only GKs and read the review's you shouldn't run into any issues.

The only thing I can't speak of is their "GK robots" since I have never ordered any of them. I wouldn't be surprised if those had problems based off the amount of parts and the types of details in the parts.

Painting gundam models while not entirely different is still quite different from painting figures. For the most part you don't have any hard edges for highlighting or shading, everything has to be more... dynamic I guess, as opposed to rigid.

Also, forgot to mention this, building a GK is fairly different from building other types of kits. Not always do the parts fit exactly the way you want them so sometimes you have to sand em and sue some modelling epoxy/green stuff to fill in the gap. However this is not specific to Gks, even gamesworkshop's miniature resin models (specifically forge world) have these issues. You also have to remove the mold release agent, which can be fairly easily done by soaking it in a cleaning agent, even warm soapy water then using a toothbrush that you won't use to give it a cleaning. Mold release agent has to be used with resin models and also be careful while sanding the dust, while there should be very little and it shouldn't go anywhere is still toxic. I won't go into too much more detail and it may seem like a bit of work but once you get one you shouldn't have any problems.

I'm often around so If you have any questions about GKs or anything, I'll be here or you could always send an email my way, its always there if you need it.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8101246
I've done a couple resin gundam kits, so it's not completely new
and yeah, the shading is probably the hardest part in a non-robot kit.I think I'll get a barbie doll and practice on it

[Anonymous No.]

>>8098513
yeah I had a bunch of APS-C before I got a 5D, and eventually the 5D2. I still have one crop camera but it more or less sits around doing nothing unless I need two bodies at once for a job.

[Anonymous No.]

Can anyone enlighten me as to why HS wants so much for EMS?

It's only a nendo and a magazine and yet they want 3600 yen. I paid that much to get a Saber 1/7 shipped.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8101726
Is that magazine heavy? Shipping fees depend on the weight as well.

[Anonymous No.]

Both magazine or deskmat are usually quite expensive to ship.

[Anonymous No.]

It is a scarf.
That looks like charlotte.
And it is adorable.

[Anonymous No.]

Can't find the original on amiami. Chinese knockoff is at https://www.e2046.com/product/14994

[Anonymous No.]

>>8102067
I've been wondering, what are those deskmats? Mouse pads?

[Anonymous No.]

>>8101726
Its the magazine. I once ordered a Dengeki Hime and a G's issue from them and they wanted around 4000yen. Its kinda ridiculous. There are much cheaper places to order magazines from.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8103062
I know that now.

I just figured I would have it come with my Homura nendo because they came out so close together.

[Anonymous No.]

whats the magazine called that has all the upcoming figures?

[Nitori's Faceless !FRIENDgj1s No.]

dunno if this appeals to many people besides myself but this just came back in stock for preorders on amiami

like most people I don't give a fuck about Ikkitousen but god damn does this figure look great
daiki kogyo are shaping up to be pretty good figure makers and this one is sold out in literally every other place I looked for it, for up to double the price too

hopefully someone finds this info useful

[Nitori's Faceless !FRIENDgj1s No.]

>>8104162
http://www.amiami.jp/shop/?set=english&vgForm=ProductInfo&sku=FIG-MOE-4029&template=defa
ult/product/e_display.html

[all systems !BAkKOI/2tY No.]

>>8104162
>>8104168

Looks nice but not really my cup of tea.

Also, still selling a pixtone yuyuko if anyone is interested. Price is whatever 500 yen (the price I payed per pixtone without shipping from japan) plus the price of shipping, canada only due to my never ending hate for customs.

[General(ノ ಠ益ಠ)ノ︵ sǝןpooN !!MOeTQna6tAV No.]

>>8102643

Why buy the chinese knockoff when u can get the superior nippon release.

http://www.amiami.jp/shop/?set=english&vgForm=ProductInfo&sku=CGD2-20136&template=defaul
t/product/e_display.html

[Anonymous No.]

http://www.amiami.jp/shop/?set=english&vgForm=ProductInfo&sku=FIG-MOE-3997&template=defa
ult/product/e_display.html

apparently she comes with her very own hot glue kit.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8107006
mfw he wasn't kidding.jpg

[Anonymous No.]

>>8107006
>>8107112
well they seem to know their market quite well...

[Anonymous No.]

SakuSakuSakya this month.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8107218
I want that badly

[ZUN !barYV1VtIA No.]

Still can't decide if I want to get hag Hayate.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8108157
That looks very well made.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8108157
ZUNbar list your figs

[Anonymous No.]

>>8108157
Really nice, but that price tag...

[None !KYON.wwv9s No.]

Messing with my new cellphone camera. And since Ritsu arrived a few days ago...

[Anonymous No.]

>>8108253
1/4 scale.

[Yukito-san !zc0H41Z7mU No.]

>>8101075

I promised myself I wouldn't buy Griffon anymore. Those shitty faces, those bland poses, that awful stand, that shitty quality control.

But fuck, Cirno looks GOOD there, even if the face sucks. Why can't other companies ever get Cirno right?

[ZUN !barYV1VtIA No.]

>>8108207
It's like $170 with shipping. That exchange rate just kills. But dat ass.

>>8108241
It on the figure site:

http://myfigurecollection.net/profile/zunbar