^ Damn, i no time yet, exam period. =/
I have big plans, probably a DIY diorama.

Seriously I don't get why those ordinary pictures can get until few k's likes 

^ Thats why, have to abuse photoshop already. At least i dont insert fake foreign objects into the photo. That is cheating to me.

If i can get my cat to join into the photo, likes and votes will skyrocket. Cats always work. My cat cannot diam diam one though when taking photos     

The photos i posted in the past, all are also taken with my phones.

https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...&#entry61070164
But I'd prefer to redo my shots again. I do plan to submit that Miku racing straight away but the figure is not with me now, i cant take a photo of her with my nickname. I'd be happy enough to win a small prize of 1 or 2 PVCs. There is no way to find Beatless Lacia anymore (if got also cost over RM 1200). I want that figure. This is a chance, but a slim one.

Thanks 
Good point; i did feel the same. I need to produce a shot with some sort of cinematic atmosphere, like a movie scene. The angle and selection of location is important. That's where the headache comes in when it comes to getting ideas. 
Just that the Miku's photo quality is a bit better. I need rin's quality and sharpness to match that miku.

Thats why, it's all about ideas. The location i chose for rin i posted earlier is a church itself, following the Fate/Stay Night's style.
And it's also why i said i plan to do a diorama. A simple one is good enough. But i wouldnt want my photos to be ridden with noise (Im quite picky about this). All the fancy photos of pro DSLR users im seeing are simply spamming bokeh. That wont do for a contest like this.

Sometimes a single shot, i take up to 30 sample shots with different ISO/Exposure/Color balance etc combinations with manual focus so that i can choose the best one. The only way to avoid noise on a phone camera is using low ISO, usually only 100. The disadvantage is the tendency to blur because of slower shutter (i have tripod for that), and slightly darker photos. Darker photos can be corrected by post processing, as long it's not taken at a place with low light. Low light shots i would use artificial lighting of course.

I though voting starts later? So why are we voting and hitting the "like" button now? Is there some sort of preliminary round?

The number of entries now seem little, maybe we'll see more next week.
Are we allowed to include nendos along with the figure? 

GSC & associated companies; Max Factory, FREEing, Gift, all can i think. If u check the full list of allowed figures they are listed there (ironically, even those that are not yet released are also there lol).