haha, yea thought of doing that
problem is, my current camera is quite bad that if i do that, there's a lot of noise -.-
1 example is the shot
so if i'm gonna invest in a new camera, might as well get a good semi-slr
or i should go to ikea and get a good lamp

btw....the leading pisa tower case for figure.. is it if u dun expose the figure in sun-light then it won't be bend ?
does it will occur indoor in a no sun-light expose room?

sunlight is 1 thing, UV degrades pvc, but i think heat is a bigger factor
also include factor of the quality of pvc used and the balancing of the figure

since collecting figures, i've kept my curtains closed especially in the afternoon just to be sure lah
but my room gets damn hot & stuffy in the afternoon, that's y i keep them in display cabinet, so that the hot air gets to it slower dunno it helps or not oso

Oic...
last time i got 1 figure, when i bought it, it oredi got a bit bend, last years i check it, it bend a bit more again.
But the room i put my figure doesn't got any sunlight expose, & the figure i was kept inside my glass cabinet too..dunno why, my another figure dunhav this kind of problem currently..hopefully not in future too.

btw, does those 1 leg standing figure got a big chances of get bending? I tot of getting the GSC Mao Shinjoji by the end of month.

haha, thats y balancing has a factor too mar
1 legged ones, as long as its balanced, or the leg part's pvc is good or better yet made of abs, and it should be fine
my koto saber, and tsukimiya ayu, so far no prbs.....i hope

mao still available??? where???

Haha...
I dun think currently got mao lor..just try my luck at the end of month. urs mao also out of stock ah?
no idea when its re-issue?

i doubt there'll be re-issue coz kasugano haruna is coming out

aiyo... although kasugano haruna is also nice, but i'll prefer mao...regret last time didnt buy

Kureha > all other shining series characters. The pose, the expression, the OMFGWTHBBQ costume... Nuff said.

[Embarassing Edit] OMG wrong Mao. I assumed the shining tears catgirl Mao.

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Thanks, and yes, she's value for money - I like that the face is very true to her anime likeness =) The colour-changing gimmick is a plus too, although I've not bothered putting her in the fridge to test if mine works or not - so she's been white all the while in our hot Msian climate


This is true - I'm working with a 4MP camera that's a few years old, so I've got to work around its limitations by figuring out the right amount of zoom. Good lighting helps as well, but I've been sloppy in that department - just working with the table lamp I have atm, but plan to go get a proper lighting rig eventually. Most of my pics are enhanced with colour correction and what-not with Photoshop - takes quite a bit of work, but beats spending thousands on a new camera I don't quite need =)

if u really want it, FYI hlj still carries it


but yes, i love kureha among all the figures

are u sure the thing is even working?

Seriously no idea, even if she doesn't work it's not like I'd be bothered to return her XD Plus my flatmates will probably start questioning my sanity if they see me putting a figure into a fridge

Take out and ice cube and rub it on her! You can even make her bunny costume something unique looking by 'drawing' with the ice cube.

That's a good idea actually! XD That will have to wait till I get back to my apartment at the end of the week though, but at least I get to find out if her suit actually changes~

omg, i can't beliv u are going along wif it
well, pvc ain't gonna desolve in water, so i guess its fine take a video of the change if u can

aiks hehe, my photo always a bit slow one loh

the metamo is quite nice, but I would really like to get one of haruhi in bunny suit with guitar, Atelier Sai have one i think, but dun think can find anymore though

not only direct sunlight but also the condition of the room, the heat, the dust, yup dust trap heat so make sure you clean your figure yeah . direct sunlight cause discoloration as well to your figure. beside that, also make sure the place you put your figure on is perfectly level and not tilted, as this might cause your figure to lean as well since the weight of the figure will not be distributed evenly.

i like the toranoana fine scenary one better but i dunno how good are their built quality though

The AtSai Bunny Haruhi is very well made, I can vouch for that, being the first figure I ever got. The finescenery haruhi is based on a garage kit from one of the WHFs I think. I don't really like the face on that sculpt, doesn't really look like haruhi.

Extra benefit of AtSai Haruhi: Its 1/6, its big!

the fine scenery one head looks kinda big though hehe

ya AtSai one looks quite good, haha big is not really a benefit loh, takes space mah hahah

now this two Natsuki very nice, really want to get them but both are garage kit though , i wonder how much it will cost if commision someone to built it

If you check e2046, they offer prepainting services for some of their kits, but at a whooping cost. I checked out one figure and it was USD54.54 unasembled, and USD140 completed. Not cheap! Resin kits require alot of work (cleaning flash, sanding, puttying, pinning... list goes on) but USD90 for commision? Wah...