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Shot Breakdown – Miku Append
Photography can be a funny thing. You sometimes hear people – and camera companies – minimize the difficulty of photography. After all, all you do is press a button and bam, you’ve got the shot. Much easier than, say, drawing … Continue reading
2011 In Review & My Five Favorite Figures of the Year
2011 has flown right by, and as usual, here is the wrapup for this past year. I’ll start off with my five favorite figures of the year and then talk a little bit about what some figure makers did in … Continue reading
Posted in Figures
Tagged dizzy, Figures, lacia, Random Thoughts, rin tohsaka, saber alter, sasara kusugawa, year-end review
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Preorder Outlook XV
Happy Christmas to everybody. Nominally this is a time to celebrate with one’s friends and family but we all know it’s also a time to buy lots of really cool stuff. And since this site is all about figures, let’s … Continue reading
Fate Testarossa from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (Swimsuit Version)
Alter kicked off 2011 with Fate Testarossa and yet another figure of the blonde mage is among those that will close this year. In fact, Alter released five figures of Fate in 2011 alone, demonstrating that she is one of … Continue reading
Posted in Figure Review
Tagged 1/7 scale, Alter, fate testarossa, Figures, magical girl lyrical nanoha, Review, swimsuit
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Shot Breakdown – Sasara Kusugawa
When I shoot figures, I try to come up with an idea that will make them look interesting. My ideas often fail; sometimes they’re beyond my abilities to create, sometimes they don’t look as good I had hoped, and sometimes … Continue reading
Miku Append from Vocaloid
Miku Hatsune’s popularity among figure collectors is ascendant, and though it seemed like she would have to share the 2011 hobby spotlight with Tamaki Kousaka and Super Sonico, most of Sonico’s figures won’t be coming out until next year and … Continue reading
Posted in Figure Review
Tagged 1/8 scale, Figures, leotard, Max Factory, miku hatsune, Review, vocaloid
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Dakimakura Review – Charlotte Dunois from Infinite Stratos (NSFW)
It’s time for pillowcase show-and-tell, and today we’ve got one from Infinite Stratos, that sci-fi harem show whose most notable contribution to anime culture is the tremendous amount of quality porn it has inspired. While the show’s plot is nothing … Continue reading
Posted in Dakimakura Review
Tagged charlotte dunois, dakimakura, evening call, hentai, infinite stratos, Review
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Random Thoughts: On Prints and Post-Processing
For most of us, the process of taking pictures is digital from start to finish. The picture is captured by a digital camera, uploaded to a computer, optionally imported into Lightroom, Photoshop, or some other processing application, and then is … Continue reading
Ming Yue
Ming Yue is the latest figure in E2046’s ORI series. Probably best known for making prepainted figures of recast resin, E2046 also sculpts their own figures, which they label their ORI lineup. Many of their figures feature female fighters, and … Continue reading
Ivy Valentine from Soul Calibur IV (Queen’s Gate Version)
There ought to be more figures of fighting game characters, and of the fighting game characters who deserves figures, Ivy Valentine should be near the top of the list. She has one of the most easily-identifiable designs in fighting games, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1/8 scale, Figures, hobby japan, ivy valentine, leotard, Review, soul calibur, sword, thong
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