anime52k8 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 BOTH... I like the way you think good sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Focker Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 first one it is then. thanks. hope i make it to the quota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 you know, I'm not at all in to premium format figures (too big and too expensive) but I love the art this is based on: http://www.sideshowtoy.com/?page_id=4489&sku=300220&ref=home_featureA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myk Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 ^^^She's never looked so good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renegadeleader1 Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Today is a good day! I picked up Exellent Model Core's Nyx figure from the same line as the Shizuka figure that anime52k8(seriously man I owe you) pointed me to came from. It looks great and only cost me $67. God bless brick and mortar stores! I also picked up a revoltech Elina figure for $50 to add to my growing list of Queen's Blade revoltech figures. A little expensive yes, but not as bad as for what she is going for online. I have to admit I find it a little humorous and ironic that I found the two characters that hate each other the most at the same exact time. Nyx is pretty much the catalyst for everything that Leina the wandering warrior does in the series. In the canon prequel visual novel when Leina first sneaks out of Castle Vance she gets rescued by Nyx after knocking herself out and sees how she lives in poverty and how the nobles especially Elina make her life a living hell as a serving girl. Leina leaves without telling Nyx her real name and Nyx gets called to the castle to fetch special cave spring water so Elina can have a bath. While at the spring she finds and is corrupted by the demon staff Funikura and proceeds to attack Vance castle before being driven off by Claudette. At that point Nyx and Leina run into each other again with Nyx telling her that she was the one that set Vance Castle on fire to get revenge on all nobles and not just Elina. At this point Nyx snaps when Leina tells her what her real name is and attacks her. Leina injures Funikura's eye and is able for a brief moment get through to Nyx and apoligize while telling her to get rid of funikura. Unable to come to terms with the people she just murdered(some of which were servants like her self) she takes the staff and runs. Leina gives up her nobility and vows not to let others suffer the way Nyx has setting off on her journey whch is right where the anime picks up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetJockey Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 help me decide? or the first is a 1/6 GK and nearly twice the price of the second one which is 1/7 PVC Is the second one up for order? I remember seeing a prototype somewhere. I'm not sure if this is it. you know, I'm not at all in to premium format figures (too big and too expensive) but I love the art this is based on: http://www.sideshowtoy.com/?page_id=4489&sku=300220&ref=home_featureA Artgerm makes some pretty drawings. I can't wait to see what else Sideshow has him work on. I think Harley Quinn and Catwoman are next. He drew some really pretty Supergirl and Power Girl images recently. http://artgerm.deviantart.com/gallery/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikElvis Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 (edited) Guts in Berserker armor was released. Cant wait to get this one shipped. Just waiting on nemesis prime to come in stock. Edited March 30, 2013 by ErikElvis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renegadeleader1 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Well it took me a while, but I decided to finally upload some of my figs to flickr. I've been promising photos of her for along time now, but here she is Hitomi the band girl! Sorry about the quality I took it on my cell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Focker Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 anyone here got any experience with the Charagumin line from Volks? (http://www.volks.co.jp/en/charagumin/whats.html/) they're supposed to be assemble-it-yourself figure kits using pre-colored resin parts. by pre-colored, i assume this means molded in color (like gunpla) rather than pre-painted pieces? and so that would mean they are basically flat in color ie. no shading nor painted details? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefuemon Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 anyone here got any experience with the Charagumin line from Volks? (http://www.volks.co.jp/en/charagumin/whats.html/) they're supposed to be assemble-it-yourself figure kits using pre-colored resin parts. by pre-colored, i assume this means molded in color (like gunpla) rather than pre-painted pieces? and so that would mean they are basically flat in color ie. no shading nor painted details? Yeah, I think they're casted in the color that they're supposed to be. I saw a bunch of these at the Volks shop here last month, thought about buying an Etna (from Disgaea) kit. Maybe I will, since I suck at doing figures, and this would be a good way to practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Focker Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 thanks Jefuemon. i wouldn't mind these Volks figure kits if they had at least already painted the face, and maybe shaded the hair. moving on, i've just watched Bakemonogatari and now want a Hanekawa. except for K-On's Azusa who came with a cat ears headband, i never thought i'd consider buying a cat-eared figure. anyway, i'm torn between two figures yet again: first up, Alter 1/7. nice dynamic pose and wild hair, flirty cleavage then, there's 1/8 Kotobukiya. very interesting base and same scale as my Hitagi the thing is, neither of them really nails the face sculpt. while both of them indeed capture Neko-Hanekawa's playful personality, no hint at all of her sadistic streak. i'm kinda hoping it would be something like the pic below, but i haven't heard of any new Hanekawa figures. so i'm wondering if i should settle for one of the above, or wait for something new, maybe coming from the more recent Nekomonogatari or Kizumonogatari shows. thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrentonx Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 (edited) Cleavage tempting but go with number 2. I like that base Edited April 4, 2013 by xrentonx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Focker Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 yeah, it's quite a unique base. i'm actually contemplating on getting it just for the base, lol! speaking of bases, here's a rather unusual one: the figure itself does nothing for me though, so it's a pass. checked out both Hanekawa figures today. sadly, i walked away empty handed because the faces just seemed off to me, more so in person. guess, i'll hold off until a new sculpt comes along. but since i've got Bakemono-fever pretty bad, i ended up buying this Shinobu instead: i'll be picking her up tomorrow. what i really wanted though was Shinobu's original form: too bad GSC is postponing her release until the Kizumono movie comes out, which from what i've been reading, might be a very long wait. i'm smacking my head for not getting the painted GK version of this a few months ago. i had her on my watchlist then, even before i knew who she was. unfortunately i didn't act fast enough on the email notification. bummer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Focker Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 (maybe OT, but it comes with figures ) got lucky on YAJ as this auction went uncontested. almost 50% off. it's my first die-cast car outside of the 007 collection. now i'm thinking, there must be more cool cars from anime that have been turned into 1/18 die-cast. Ozma's Lancia comes to mind. i haven't heard of any Ozma-specific releases but it should be doable to custom decal one. Batou also had a Lancia. there's also Speed Racer (but it's $300 and i don't like it that much). i wonder if there was ever a Daimos car in 1/18. open to suggestions. one of these days i'm going to watch Evangelion, and based on what you guys have written about it, i'll probably end up liking it. but for now, i'm just going to celebrate my luck, stumbling on this find while i was actually trawling YAJ for a 1/18 Aston Martin V8 Vantage (The Living Daylights), my holy grail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikElvis Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Uggg Figma Guts in Berserker armor broke within 2 minutes of opening. Left arm snapped. elbow joint seemed frozen. then putting the cape on the little tab that holds it in place just bent right off. Emails off to HLJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KH355hamdi Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Thank you Nippon Yasan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 so I just ordered this: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?scode=FIG-MOE-5989 it wasn't too expensive and it's been showing up in my flickr lately... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Focker Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 tempted.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetJockey Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Why are we getting zero Macross, Southern Cross, or Mospeada statues of the awesome girl characters? Check out this new statue of Rei Yamamoto from Space Battleship Yamato 2199. I'll probably get her. Haven't seen the show either. Why can't a company make a Milia with the red suit? Or her daughter that has a similar pose to the Rei statue in this artwork? How about Silvie Gena from Macross II. She had a cool character design. Or of course Rook. Maybe one of the girls from Southern Cross. They all rode the hoverbikes and could have similar poses. Why oh why are these 80s anime characters getting no attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Because those characters haven't been featured in any new animation in decades. Yamamoto is in an OVA that's ongoing RIGHT NOW. Also, hardly anyone who would actually buy figures like that care about Macross II, and almost nobody cares about Mospeada, Southern Cross or an obscure PC engine game from '92. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetJockey Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Because those characters haven't been featured in any new animation in decades. Yamamoto is in an OVA that's ongoing RIGHT NOW. Also, hardly anyone who would actually buy figures like that care about Macross II, and almost nobody cares about Mospeada, Southern Cross or an obscure PC engine game from '92. I'm sure there are tons of fans of the older anime titles. Besides, they are older and can afford this stuff now. I just watched the Dragon's Crown Sorceress trailer. Before I was only interested in a statue of the Elf character. I want the Sorceress now. I love how she flies across the screen. She even walks like she's the coolest character in the game. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PY63w3N9qk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechaninac Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 The jiggly F-cups are centainly mesmerizing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 (edited) boobs... ladies by Mike - drowning in plastic, on Flickr Edited April 15, 2013 by anime52k8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myk Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 ^^^Awesome. So much so, that it hurts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Focker Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 anyone here got experience repainting a PVC figure? i'm looking at having a custom done on the clothes and hair, but not the face and flesh parts. wondering if it's a bad idea or not, as well about a few things: - is it necessary to take off the original paint? or just paint over? the new color is darker than the original. - what solvent to use that doesn't damage the PVC underneath? - i suppose acrylic paint is the safest to use? - anybody interested in a commission? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Any other Mass Effect fans here who picked up Commander Shepard from Kotobukiya? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I'm not a mass effect fan but I've got one on order through bbts. Should be in stock there at the end of the month. (also waiting on metal build exia and some generations voyagers to round out the shipping charge). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kicker773 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Have it just haven't displayed it yet. Not a fan but had to get it since its part of the bishoujo line.. damn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowerV2 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I'm sure there are tons of fans of the older anime titles. Besides, they are older and can afford this stuff now. I just watched the Dragon's Crown Sorceress trailer. Before I was only interested in a statue of the Elf character. I want the Sorceress now. I love how she flies across the screen. She even walks like she's the coolest character in the game. Would be sweet if they made a figure of the sorceress.. and would be even better if the figure was a cast off one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrentonx Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Got the special version of Shepard coming...yes, I'm a fan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kicker773 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 What does the special ed look like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrentonx Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 (edited) Not anything mind-blowing. Just black hair. Got her here http://biowarestore.com/female-commander-shepard-bishoujo-statue-exclusive-edition.html My Shep has black hair and damnit, I'm gonna get the one with black hair! Edited April 17, 2013 by xrentonx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kicker773 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 thanks.. now i gotta go grab it =( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrentonx Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Hahah...sorry for doing the drive-by on your wallet, man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I wanted the special edition for the pistol, but my Shepard has red hair, so I got the regular edition... You can change the base between paragon and renegade symbols, which is a nice addition. My renegade Shepard looks like me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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