Thank you, i was about to post it here lol. Good Smile's 1/7 Sawamura Spencer Eriri from Saekano. Shot with Nikon D5200, Sigma F1.4 50mm lens. You're looking at a diorama that costs over RM600 (not including the price of the figure) and over 3 months of planning and preparation.

Any MFC members here? Pls help vote for me eh in the link below. Top left corner "Add to favorites" and on the right tab, 5 stars click. Im trying to run for a triple award, POTD, POTW, POTM with this photo. I need all the support I can get.
Clicking on the image in MFC and you can also get youself a high resolution wallpaper, 3000x2000 uncompressed jpeg at 300dpi. You dont find these often. =)

http://myfigurecollection.net/picture/1555392

I was right to avoid Hestia figures, but hell, Im too broke right now.

Everything in the photo is real

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By the way, regarding figure prices, We are so farked

It can be self made, or you can find them in Taobao

The reason is because of a dickhead in Malaysia called Knight Connection, they are now the official distributor of Good Smile Company's product in Malaysia, and what they are doing is to get an exclusivity on popular products and sell them at an inflatedrate to us Malaysians, raking in profit. Just go to Good Smile Company Malaysia' FB page and see their prices and you will know what I mean; even figmas can cost as much as RM300. Well, it's pretty simple, if that item is not a Good Smile Online exclusive, order from Japanese sites. If it is, you can order from Nippon Yasan; Nippon does open preorders for exclusive items. Boycott Knight Connection as much as you can.

HALLELUJAH

Who to blame? Blame the Brits. They voted out of EU.

If can have 3.5, 3.6 rate for yen I happy ady; yen used to be as low as 3.0 to 3.3. Yes, it was that low.

Fortunately my order number is very low currently.

Good Smile Company has another Albedo figure on the way. You will probably see the prototype in WonFes this late July

This post has been edited by EXkurogane: Jul 6 2016, 05:12 PM

I transferred my order to ppl before, and i also took ppl's orders before.
Well the catch is when you transfer money to people, paypal will charge the recipient a fee. So, the recipient might charge you that fee. It is about 4.5% if not mistaken. If you are taking someone's order, and the total is 12,000yen including shipping, u might have to pay him 12,540yen approx (but he/she will only receive 12k; paypal takes away that 540yen as a charge).

One way to send payment without getting charged by paypal is to select a "send money to family" option when sending money, but this feature is only present in some countries - not available for malaysians. When u transfer via this method paypal will not charge the recipient, but should anything happen (like getting scammed) you cannot dispute it to paypal or take any action. Under normal private one-off payment/sending money methods, u can dispute the transaction if anything happens.

When I transfer my order to other ppl in MFC (it's better than cancelling an order that i dont want anymore for any reason), I make it easy for other ppl who wants my order though. I will first ask for the buyer's address, name and phone, then update my order. Once updated and after i receive an invoice asking for payment, I change my login password temporarily in amiami or any site where my order is, then i give that person my login pass and he/she login into my account to complete and pay for the order himself. This way, i dun have to charge the buyer than 4.5% of paypal fee. As long your account has no sensitive information - saved credit card numbers, it's fine. I dont mind the buyer seeing my real name, my address, and my other orders, not like they can do anything with it lol.

Most people wouldnt want to give away their logins
But for me i dont see anything important in my profile. I dont save credit card numbers either.

Go to your top right corner button where your name is shown, drop down menu > My shop > create an ad

You can only add one new sale per week.
For me, to give buyers a peace of mind (buyer protection), in my sales ad i also provide an ebay link. I sell on ebay also because buyers are protected by Paypal. But creating listings on eBay is not easy, u need to learn from trial error. And then there are lots of rules on how things work. For example, after someone pays you, paypal holds on the money - u will only receive the money after 20 days from payment date. Especially true for new sellers.

U can sell directly on MFC, and if u do sell it (without going through ebay), after receiving payment, get ready for a call from paypal's HQ in shanghai haha. They want to check if there's a scam going on because no one privately sends hundreds of USD to a stranger without a reason.

Now You See Pantsu

http://myfigurecollection.net/picture/1580426

All of my 18sx figures passed kastam in the past 3 years
in fact i think such figures kena tahan is quite uncommon, only a few unlucky ones kena

I sold mine last year for USD$240
Im one lucky @$$hole

There is also a regular version going for 14k, but hey, im not a fan of cardcaptor sakura so im unaffected

Posted over 600 images in my facebook page covering wonfes. Was up since 7am.
Really tired >_>

Here's my wishlist - for now. The first 6 are the highest priority.

1. Good Smile Company 1/8 Alisa Illinichina Amiellia - GodEater
2. Alphamax/Skytube 1/6 Tougetsu Matsuri ver. 2 - Original character
3. Max Factory 1/6 Yuuki Mikan lingerie bride ver. - To Love-ru
4. Good Smile Company 1/7 Megumi Kato - Saekano
5. Max Factory 1/7 Jeanne D'Arc - Fate/Grand Order
6. Alter/Hobby Japan 1/8 Yagyu Jubei wedding ver. - Hyakka Ryouran Samurai Bride
7. Max Factory 1/8 Mito Iikumi - Shokugeki no Soma
8. Phat Company 1/7 Djibril - No Game No Life
9. Good Smile Company 1/8 Mumei - Koutetsujou no Kabaneri
10. Max Factory 1/7 Berserker - Fate/Grand Order
11. Alphamax/Skytube 1/6 Chie - Original character
12. Alter 1/7 Purple Heart - Choujigen Hyperdimension Neptune

Happens mainly to older figures
NEVER display your figures if your room is hot. I know, whole day on aircond = electric bill, but if your room is warm and u let figures out like that u r asking for trouble. Figures might lean over time but newer quality figures have ABS and steel rods incorporated in the leg to prevent that. Of course, cheapskate kotobukiya doesnt do that, so be careful with koto figures.

BininJap is known for low shipping costs but when comes to parcel protection Amiami is way better. All the stuffing led to a bigger carton box, hence a higher shipping cost. I have gotten away with over RM600 easily without getting taxed though.

usually figures can be washed with plain water
you can even use diluted dishwashing liquid if you wish to, i use it to remove stains especially fingerprints along with a sponge, it doesnt damage the paint. Nothing too concentrated, diluted liquid. Scale figures are protected by a layer of coating, so soap and stuff are unable to damage it easily. Chemicals that use water as solvent are unlikely to damage a figure, but beware of chemicals using ether, alcohol, turpentine or thinner as solvents. And remember that this protective coating is not present on cheap prize figures.

For freezer, it's to prevent or slow down a type of chemical found in PVC from seeping out of the figure and evaporating, called plasticizer. Sometimes when u buy a new figure, the clear plastic wrapping the figure is a bit oily, that is plasticizer. Plasticizer keeps a figure's parts flexible enough, so that the PVC material wont be brittle. But under constant exposure to warm temperature or sun it seeps out of the figure making the figure oily, then evaporates, leaving a sticky residue behind. As plasticizer leaves the figure, the pvc structure of the figure becomes more brittle and easier to break, that is why you hear cases of broken nendoroid joints (especially at the neck where weight stress is highest), the joints had weakened due to this heat effect. For older figures which do not have ABS and other composite materials, the heat effect softens the PVC, combined with uneven weight distribution of the figure, making it bend or lean in the long run.

Newer figures are made from a composite of PVC and ABS, and/or ATBC-PVC, which is stronger and more heat resistant. But the plasticizer evaporation can still happen - and to prevent or minimize that we shove the figures into a freezer once in a while. Doing so both prevents evaporation of plasticizer, and strengthens the PVC structure which has been softened or weakened by heat. Each figure only needs to spend 10-15 minutes in a freezer, not too long. You will notice a pvc figure become a bit harder after refrigerating it, that's normal and probably a good thing.

When you compare figures of similar sizes, some feel quite heavy, some feel quite light. The heavy one has more PVC and less to none ABS. Those extremely light ones have a higher percentage of ABS, and also more expensive to manufacture. If you have touched or built gunpla before, the tough rigid plastic you feel in your hands is ABS plastic. That material is way more heat resistant and does not bend under warm temperature. Nowadays usually you will notice Good Smile and Alter's scale figures are relatively light, and Kotobukiya's to be really heavy. The light ones are actually a sign that the figure is of good quality in terms of material composition.

This post has been edited by EXkurogane: Aug 2 2016, 04:28 AM

Never choose RM even if it was suggested, choose JPY
Nippon Yasan's conversion rate is very expensive

Yeap, too quiet lol
Meanwhile two awesome figures preorder opened

Max Factory's Mito Ikumi. I ordered one



Alter's Laura Bodewig X Charlotte Dunois nekomimi pajama ver.