/jp/ - Otaku Culture

So real.

The best photos of this so far, I guess.

I don't think that's how knees work.

>>7702050
Bend your knees all the way back. They won't be perfectly straight.

Knees.

>>7702058

her knees aren't even visible in that picture.

>>7702066
My mistake.

Someone said knees?

Prempetive sage for Danny Choo but I've never seen this. A bunch of photos of Mandarake shops.

http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/26077/Mandarake.html

>>7702050
>>7702052
Only women are able to stand like that. It bothers me to see it. Back when I still saw women, that is.

My monitor isn't calibrated so I don't know how well this will show up on other monitors. Looks alright on mine.

>>7702084
>dem joints

oh, and shouldn't that be a preemptive anti-sage?

>>7702102
No it was more of an anticipatory sage despite my lack of sage.

http://blog.hobbystock.jp/report/2011/08/tp0722.html

>that feeling of inferiourity
Well, at least I know I don't have to be tempted by any of the calendar illustration based figs.

Nothing to talk about / General.
I got pretty much everything I really want, WF summer was extremely dull, 3 pre-orders, Remilia in August, there are only ~20 good PVC figures, everything else is pretty meh.

>>7701986
ponpo is OP a pvc?

>>7702346
>there are only ~20 good PVC figures
Oh great, it's you again.

>>7702350
resin kit

can be found at e2046

>>7702346
Complaining about PVC quality but purchasing Griffon Touhous?

>>7702353
I'm always here, my very own stalker-chan.

>>7702500
I wish SAL would bring this to me quicker

>>7702506
The best figure of Akiha.

>>7702524
Aki-who? That's Maya.

wasnt this show all for the fanservice?

>>7702534
Maya is the best fake Akiha

>>7702548
Except her tits are too big.

>>7702552
she still beats the fake Akiha competition

>>7702557
The perfect mousepad.

>>7702129
>GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP
No thank you.

>>7702627
Nope.

Meh.

>>7702764
I like how the Meiling's face is conveniently censored

>>7702764
Them bases.

>>7702764
>FACES BY GRIFFON

>>7702764
Maybe someday someone will make a PVC line of real Touhou figures.

I have the strangest desire to buy more Haruhi prize figures.

Good job shitty pictures, desire subsiding.

>>7702876
I like the phrase "desire subsiding."

The Nagato still isn't so bad.

>>7702881
I should have just quit while I was ahead, not that this looks as good as the first picture.

You know the only character I currently have more than one of is Nanoha, and those are completely different versions of the character, but I'm already going to have 3 Haruhis. I don't even entirely understand.

...I think this is revealing how I try to avoid considering characters who are tied to bro-tier male characters for a waifu.

This whole "No EMS" thing from Goodsmile better just be a one time fuck up. Isn't there something you can do if they say they'll use EMS, and then use SAL, and presumably pocket the extra change?

>>7703503
I will never order anything again from GSC shop.
I will just wait for them to go up in mandarake since I get cheaper and faster shipping from them.

>>7703510
At least some people got a tracking number.

But seriously. Isn't it illegal to do that? Promise one thing and do another?

>>7703513
I have no idea if they are using the so called "EMS" or SAL registered but I am pretty sure everyone got a tracking number.
I think the only reason why some people arent getting a tracking number is because the country doesnt have SAL/EMS or they are send from different shop.
I mean are everyone getting their shipment from their hong kong shop?

Oh damn you GSC. How can I chose between those two bitches ? I'll have to buy both, I'm broke. ;_;

>>7703517
I definetly didn't get a tracking number.

Also, what are you trying to say here?

>I think the only reason why some people arent getting a tracking number is because the country doesnt have SAL/EMS or they are send from different shop

>>7703521
EMS is not supported by every country
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Express_mail
Same with SAL.

My mikus were charged to Hobbystock. I think GSC subsidiaries are the one handling the shipping. Why else am I getting it from Hong Kong instead of Japan?

>>7703528
That's irrelevant. Hong Kong has EMS. I live in Canada. I should have a tracking number, and my package should've been here already.

I noticed my last two SAL packages took two weeks which is a week longer than usual. Anyone else?

How's the quality of Zigz Toy figs?

How's the quality of Zigz Toy figs?

>>7702919
That one looks even better.

>>7703960

Great. I have the original white dress ver. Still haven't lean down.

So this will probably suck, right?

>>7704376
I'd actually be fine with a griffon bland face. But with that smile? NOPE.

>>7704388
I really don't like the sword either.

>>7702058

Ah, I've been unable to connect for three weeks, and what do I get the first thing I log back on and check /jp/'s fig thread? Firm, delicious knees.

You are doing the Lord's work, b.b.hood. Sorry if I'm late on the bus, but is it still possible to order these Muv-Luv figures?

>>7704420
Not at any 'real' shop but as mentioned I guess E2046 might bootleg them.

So if I've been reading these threads right, the possibilities for foreign market garage kits (which I use to any unassembled, unpainted statue, not sure if it's quite the right term) are:

-Proxy orders from the domestic supply for $fuckyourwallet
-Praying to the Mandarake gods
-Chinese bootlegs from E2046

tl;dr I don't think so, Tim

http://www.amazon.co.jp/resinya-魔法少女リリカルなのは-MOVIE-フェイト・テスタロッ

サ-PVC塗装済完成品/dp/B003V8AB84

>You Save: ￥ 8,958 (70%)

Shame they don't ship figs overseas

>>7703520
>Needing to choose a BokuTomo figure
>Not choosing Sena off the bat

>>7704575
Those chinese bootlegs are good.

Is this some rage thread ?

>>7704575
The chinese bootlegs are fine. I know, I know.... "bootlegs". However they are one of the few things where the bootleg is the same quality. The only real taboo behind them is that the creator of the GK will never get money from it, only e2046 will.

The only thing that stops them from being great is your own paining skills, that is if you are bad at painting. Thats what scares most away, that and the initial costs of painting GKs, mainly due to an airbrush and compressor. Not that you need them but it greatly, greatly helps.


Also on an unrelated note, artscow has dog tags $2 shipped. Thinking of getting the one in my pic.

>>7704734
When I was buying the Nanoha movie it was kind of impressive that Amazon actually had it discounted far enough to make up for just how incredibly rape their international shipping is on one item compared to like CD-Japan with SAL.

There's the possibility you could still come out ahead after proxying or forwarding with that.
Theoretically, ignoring the way they manage stock-which has never quite managed to screw me over because I've never seen them overbook-I could control the shipping date of something within 2 months on HLJ by ordering it alongside something with a release date sufficiently far off into the future then using the ship in stock option and/or cancelling that thing, right? Ie. their system is too dumb to go "hey that pre-order is more than 2 months away they'll never ship together anyways"?

>Moved into this thread. Accidentally started a different thread with this pic

Why are some companies 1/8 figures so much smaller than others?

My Alter and Kotobukiya strike witch 1/8 figures are the same scale and look fine together, but my "amiami" branded 1/8 figures are almost 50% smaller.

As a result I cannot display them together without it looking weird. This isn't a big deal or anything, but it would be nice to have a complete set of the same scale.

>>7705077

And here are the smaller amiami ones. They only come up to the waist of the hips of the 1/8 girls.

>>7705081

>up to the waist of the hips

derp,etc

The lazy answer is AmiAmi Zero-or at least whoever did their Strike Witches figs-can't into scale.

>>7705077
Well, character heights can be argued since scale is based off of height. Still, the figures aren't 'amiami' figures, they're from a different company. Amiami may have posted incorrect scales for the figs you bought from their site.

It is odd that one companies figures that are supposedly 1/8 aren't nearly as tall as other figures of supposedly the same scale. I think amiami just had the wrong scales posted, ill check and post back in a bit.

>>7705085

Well, amiami lists the manufacturer as "amiami", and the packaging has amiami brand markings on it. I honestly don't know which company they hired to produce their figures.

I also just noticed that their website no longer list the scale on these figures like they used to, so maybe they gave up on calling them 1/8.

>>7705096
Yeah, they probably were selling a 1/9 or 1/10 scale fig as a 1/8. Dunno who the manufacturer is though. And thats why you only trust trusted brands for figures, with crappier brands (griffon being one) you don't know what you may be getting, like that one guy here who not only got a screwed up yukari fig but almost banned from amiami for notifying them of getting a defective (bootleg?) griffon fig from them.

>>7705112

The thing is, aside from the scale being off these amiami ones are very nicely made figures. The detail is fine and the paint quality is better than Kotobukiya or griffon stuff.

With that being said, I want to punch the guy who made the amiami figure bases in the dick. Worst figure stands in my entire collection.

Yeah, I got the AmiAmi Perrine (because it's like, the only fucking Perrine fig in existence), and the box definitely doesn't claim any particular scale. Can't remember if the product page ever did either (I'm pretty sure that it didn't, at least by the time I ordered mine, as I was always a little paranoid that it'd be out of scale), but it definitely doesn't now.

Eyeballing it, compared to my 1/8ths and figmas, I'd say it's about 1/10 or so. The pose she's in doesn't help either, what with her being completely bent over at the waist, which just makes her seem even smaller.

I just stuck her behind the others, for some forced perspective. Other than the scale thing, it's a pretty nice figure (still gonna replace it with the Alter as soon as they get around to making it, though, because Alter).

I always feel so surprised at the size of 1/8 models that are sitting. They are so tiny, even though it is probably correct scales.

I'm going to be buying pic related figure but I can't seem to find any place that has it in stock anymore and I really don't want to pay the ridiculous prices from ebay. So far I've checked J-list, Hobbyjapan and Play Asia since I don't know any other places as this would be my first figure.

>>7705081

Why is francesca posed so retardly?

>>7704400
My main problem is actually the hat. It's too big and all.

You know I love you Kamui, but unless you're in Nendo form you are not kawaii at all.

How the hell did I never see the statue version of him in these last two weeks?

>>7705387
Unfortunately for you (and me), this particular fig has been sold out for months. You'd be lucky to find it anywhere that's not ebay. That's the problem with this hobby. If you don't buy it now, you'll have little chance of buying it later. Just a note.

>>7704845
>BokuTomo
You meant Haganai I guess ?

I'm sorry I love them both, I don't want one to be jealous !
They're also releasing Nendos by the way.

I'm POTD in 2 hours.

Anyone know the details of this Catherine figure? I saw this in Taitan's report but got no details.

Suddenly making that Gift face look good.

Well actually I got over the face on their Lily, the dress still seemed messy though.

>>7705587
Shudder.

>>7705635
http://myfigurecollection.net/item/78655_catherine_1_7_atlus_max_factory

What's taiten?

>>7705670
Cute face.

>Why is francesca posed so retardly?

Because the original figure was supposed to stand like this, similar to how the Perrine figure stands on her base with a metal pin.

Unfortunately it instead came with no leg support at all and only a Y-shaped plastic stand to support her torso. It is absolutely terrible.

>>7705793

yeah that's all it's supposed to come with, you put her leg in the hole like you have and put the "Y-thing" on the other leg right above her striker unit. She balances perfectly like that.

>>7705892

Yea I tried it like that at first, but mine always fell over. It was like the gun was too heavy for her to lean forward that much.

That case did get bumped a lot in it's location though, so maybe I will put the figure back to how it was meant to be. If I do some strike witch shelves on the wall in the den it should be fine.

>ruined by the face.

>>7704734
>>resinya Nanoha the Movie Fate

Her box is gigantic. Even with her sale price at Amiami the cost of shipping is still more than the actual figure.

Finally caved in and ordered nendo Yui and Azusa. Even if there's a slim chance of another re-release, I'm not risking it.

Two questions:
-If the item has a status of "Storefront Item", does it mean there is a chance it might have been sold out already?
-I can't seem to find the items I ordered from the search page anymore. Is that normal?

>>7706133
yes it is possible they will be sold out
and it's quite normal, they take items off the search list once someone has ordered them online

>>7706133
Forgot to add, this is Mandarake I'm talking about.

also, if you go through your history to the exact item page you should still be able to view that

>>7706144
Thanks for the help.

Hope I get lucky then.

>>7703503
Sue them for breach of contract in a japanese court since the contract probably contains implicit terms on the jurisdiction governing the contract. I do not know how the japanese courts work unfortunately. Though I might go and do a subject there next year.

tl;dr its not worth it just send them an email asking for an explanation

>>7706156
You can also just click the link to show sold-out items as well, which will give you the old listing in your search results.

Note: don't do this. It just leads to anger, when you see that one thing you wanted that hasn't shown up for months on end sat at the top of the listings, already sold out before you even got a chance to place an order.

>>7706234
Do you people also get angry when you look at one of your favorite artist's bookmarks and see --- entries among them? Pisses me off.

>>7706234
>Buy the set that includes this >>7702339 for 4000 yen
>feel slightly bad about not having others with more central characters/age protagonists knowing they were probably on there at some point
>look at Mandarake with show discontinued on
>10,000 yen, 12,000 yen
>suddenly don't feel so bad
The one with the training suits only went for 5k but frankly I wouldn't really feel like importing half a dozen trading figures with skin coloured tits anyways.

The rest of the time it's just frustration though.

Morning.

>-If the item has a status of "Storefront Item", does it mean there is a chance it might have been sold out already?

I always picture them as being literally at the front of the store, getting bleached by the sun.

>>7708036

ponpo, how could you treat kasumi like that? For shame.

>>7708036
Nice thighs

>>7708239
Treat her like what? Nice me.

What should I buy, Houki or Charlotte?

I miss image spamming.

>>7708558
Houki is the worst heroine this decade, it's an easy choice.

>>7708421

By welcoming her into your home and then getting rid of her like yesterday's garbage.

>>7708996
I'm regretting not getting her. That's a mighty fine arse she's sporting there.

>>7710357
No regrets, there's a world of plastic arses out there.

>>7708558
Get both. I personally wouldn't be able to decide.

>add character on MFC using creator's archaic romanization that's on the actual merchandise
>gets changed by mod to unofficial western translation spelling that I would normally use anyways
This is what happens when I try to be as pedantic as that site's rules.

The PVC Madoka comes with her bow. Looks sort of goofy with her pose, but it's still nice.

>>7705387
>>7705387
>http://www.circlered.com/603259013144.html
You are welcome.

>>7712087
GSC, I am disappoint.

Slow week.

Slow is fine with me. I bought too much in my initial "buy everything and see what I like" phase. About 14 figures in 3 months.

Starting to get a better grasp at what I like now at least.

>>7712931
That's good, though I meant slow as in news.

What have you decided you like?

>>7712881
That's really impressive, actually.

Sorry if I'm a bother OP, but where can a complete beginner learn the basics of putting together a GK such as what tools are necessary for assembling and painting GKs such as yours?

Although this tutorial is very informative:
http://codyscoop.com/howto.shtml
I still don't know what tools I would need first. (And what paints you need to achieve those transparency effects and what not).

Actually what I really want to do is put together and paint that Kriska GK you have. It looks so awesome.

I'm sorry if I sound like a complete dumbass who doesn't know what he's getting into. Still I really want to try this even if I mess up a few GKs along the way (money isn't an issue).

Anyway if you don't feel like explaining that's alright I'll just continue piecing things together and then start ordering some GKs to practice on.

By the way, is this: http://www.e2046.com/product/9209
A good place to buy that GK? It is says it's on pre-order but someone told me it's been out for a while.

Thank you very much.

>>7713249
AHHH I'm not a GK painter by any means. Some sites, though.

http://home.wideopenwest.com/~tinweasel/techniques.html

I had a couple of more but I can't find them now sorry. Ask /toy/ though.

Also that e2046 GK you linked is a bootleg, but it's a lot cheaper to buy that to practice on for your first time than to try some pricey real kit.

The news making anyone else think about the USD:JPY exchange rate?

>>7713254
Sweet, the site took a while to load but it certainly has a lot of information on painting.

Ah you didn't paint it?

Oh right! I completely forgot about /toy/. Well I don't really feel like opening a thread at the moment so maybe I'll do that later.

Yeah I had a feeling it was, seemed too cheap. Are the legit sites to buy from all in Japanese? Unfortunately I haven't learned Japanese so I can't buy from those sites yet.

Thanks again!

>>7713271
Well they are mostly just produced in small quantities and sold at events or on Japanese auctions sites for a premium, so even if you understood Japanese it's not easy to buy them (depending.)

>>7713276
Ah, alright. It's not important, I just want to know. After all there's no point in me spending extra for something I'm just starting out on.

Hopefully the bootlegs won't be too bad. Signing up e2046 right now and I'm going try ordering one.

>>7713249
>>7713271

Some discussion of GKs and E2046 in particular is upthread at
>>7704575
>>7704870
>>7704891

>>7712881
So shiny

Too bad the eyes are a tad bit on the uguu side...

>>7713360
Not really seeing a problem with the eyes, though I don't really like the suit color.

>>7713360
Really? I'm loving it.

Speaking of GKs.... I thought I had all the mold release off of the one I am working on but it seems like I didn't. So I primed it without noticing a few spots of mold release left on (you can't really see it) and the primer ended up leaving a few holes in the paint (mold release stops things from sticking to it). Now i've got to submerge a few pieces in a solution to remove the primer and to remove the little bits of mold release agent left. This is why I dislike working with resins. That and the dust from sanding it is poisonous.

I could of had it done today but now I have to wait a couple days to be able to prime it again. The parts that are fine are too small to get much progress done but any progress is good progress I guess....

Can one get into GKs without a garage? I live in a small apartment by myself with two windows. I don't want to kill myself but I would hate to leave the windows open.

>>7713399
>Can one get into GKs without a garage?
...never change, /jp/.

>>7713419
Huehue. Maybe I can just download a garage. Fuck it I'll do it anyway. If I die from inhaling too many poisonous materials I want you guys to inherit my figmas.

>>7713399
Personally I never use anything to protect myself when airbrushing so yes you could. Personally, I think its all horse shit about the dangers of it. Inhaling water + tiny bit of paint pigment cant be nearly as bad as smoking a cigarette with what ever is in it.

That being said if you use paint thinner to thin your paints to airbrush, I would definitely protect myself. Water does a fine job thinning paints though, assuming they are acrylic of course.

>>7713399
>>7713431
I've yet to get into GKs, but I've been thinking of looking for nearby hackspaces. They're sort of large, club-owned workshops that are available for use to club members, sometimes with membership fees involved.

>>7713450
Ah alright, that's probably true. I quit smoking years ago anyway.

>>7713450
Ah alright, that's probably true. I quit smoking years ago anyway.

>>7713450
there is nothing to protect against while using acrylic paints, but who the fuck would use those anyway? lacquer paints produce the best finish and color but are unfortunately highly poisonous hence the need for booth + respirator.

Also resin dust is very bad for your lungs, a respirator ( or at least a mask) should be worn while sanding.

>>7713476
I wish I could just rent a small space somewhere but every place I can think of is too far. Plus I hate going outside. Maybe I'll just do it in my bathroom or something.

http://www.e2046.com/product/14328

I've noticed a trend with 1/4 scale figures and bikinis.

>>7706530
I would kill for these...

Fiiiiiiiiiiiiiish. Must have fiiiiiiiiiiiiiish.

http://www.e2046.com/product/14210

I'm still on my way to get some GKing done. Collecting various tools to help me.

I've gotten slightly confused at colors though. Like you always see hair shine in anime, but is glossy colors best for hair, or is it better with flat colors? Pre-painted models seem kind of like flat colors.

I also noticed none of my "professional" figures seem to have any advanced shading. Does this mean shading is mainly for professional garage kit painters? (Well, there are some shading on certain parts, like the jacket of the UBW Rin)

>>7713809
Makes me wish I could paint.

I guess there's always commissioning.

>What have you decided you like?

Hard to say exactly, but I've discovered the importance of poses, since figures who just stand there look rather boring when you got them. Cast-offs is a plus, though not always since I've had bad experience with poor design choices in cast-offs.

>>7713906
Mass produced PVC figures are still painted by hand, so any time-intensive techniques are only seen on the high end. I've seen Mikatan call them out several times.

Lucky Star hurray.

>>7714135
You wouldn't happen to be the guy selling the Yashiro Kasumi on tsukiboard, would you?

>>7714182
Identity withheld to protect the innocent (PM responded)

Shipping this week, but it will be September before it clears Canadian customs.

Up for pre-order now.

>>7701986
These just keep getting better and better.

>>7715236
So cute. Ordered.

>>7715252
Now I can has a a figure from that franchise with no apparent reason to exist like all the cool kids.

>>7715252
Infinite Black Rock Stratos?

Madoka's PVC is surprisingly inexpensive.

>>7715280
People still hate on BRS? Shit that's kinda sad.

>>7715280
Instead of the of the franchise that's really a set of voice synthesizers?

>>7715252
Looks nice, but I don't need another Black Rock Shooter figma, especially since I'm not getting White Rock Shooter.

>>7715333
Yes.

Wait, I mean no. I can't be one of the cool kids without Vocaloids too you know.

I find it odd I can pre-order this but couldn't talk myself into getting Strength though.

Arshes Nei is on her way~

>>7715402

Delicious cast-off dark elf. Between that figure and Horo/Holo, my office will be getting a bit more lewd (and my funds a bit more depleted).

>>7715402
That's a great figure. A little robust for my tastes but still quite nice.

I dig the fact that occasionally the current regime deems older properties worthy of getting a proper figure.

No love for the Pink Puppy Princess?

>>7715573

I am waiting for her majesty Leonmitchelli Galette Des Rois, or that fine fox demigod ninja girl.

Truthfully I would probably buy puppy princess as well, but I don't buy Nendoroids.

>>7715573
I'm not usually into nendos but I do like Millhi's chocobo.

>>7715573
I like Milhi as a Nendo, but I don't especially like Milhi or Nendos, so...

>>7715743

I will wait for this one.

I primarily collect catgirl figs, but in the collection there are around 9-10 dog/wolf/foxgirls mixed in.

Will GSC make PVC Homu?

>>7715802
Think for like 3 seconds.

every thread until I have it

>>7715828
I look forward to this new permanent figure thread fixture.

>Regaeding to Nendoroid Miku Hatsune: Support version for worldwide delivery

>Regarding to Nendoroid Miku Hatsune: Support version for worldwide delivery,
>We are plan to ship by EMS but this time we ship by Surface Parce.
>We are sorry indeed for the report's delaying.

>We are getting time to the shipment straightening arrival by shipping service about the customer whom the spare prick has not arrived now.

>Your order has been send on the 14th of July from Hong Kong.
>Please see below about days until arriving and confirm your arrival days.
>When your order doesn't arrived on this schedule, please contact us again.

>Canada .... About 3 months

Seriously, what in the actual fuck?

>>7716486
Living in Canada is suffering.

>>7716526
I just chose my country. Pretty much everyone is 3 months.

Fucking amiami and their bad requests. I need that Madoka figure.

>>7716619
Then buy it from HS? The price difference (with points included) is pretty minimal.

>>7715828
I'd rather have a fig of her true form

>>7716787
another one of the same character I guess

help me out /jp/ I need info on this figure. character name, manufacturer, anything. warning: lewd

>>7716787

http://myfigurecollection.net/item/732_witchblade_tsuzuki_shiori_1_7_orchid_seed

>>7716787
http://myfigurecollection.net/item/732_witchblade_tsuzuki_shiori_1_7_orchid_seed
this the one?

>>7716798
>>7716803
oh thanks, I'm a blind moron for not noticing the witchblade logo on the base

>>7715236
Notes on this item
**For sale in Japan only.
Got emails for order acknowledgment and everything but then I read this.‏

>>7716891
I've seen that on lots of amiami pages, never seems to matter.

>>7716891
>>7716900
I'm pretty sure it doesn't matter. They seem to just not have an English page if they don't plan on selling it outside Japan.

>>7716994
And even then, they'll happily ship things to you if you add them to your basket from the japanese site (you can delete your cookies to get to it, if necessary), then checkout through the english one.

Attempting to into E2046 like all the other cool kids ... no SSL/TLS? Is order submission is secured at least?

Fucking Great Firewall of China.

>>7716486
>Regaeding
>parce
>spare prick
Man if you're going to be late at least get the English to be worth a shit.

Anyone who ordered Madoka from AmiAmi receive an order confirmation? I ordered both Madoka and BRS figma last night and got an order acknowledgment, then this morning I got 2 confirmation emails for BRS and none for Madoka.

>>7718178
Contact them, broham. Are you sure you got two e-mails for the same thing? Check your spam. You don't want to get two of the same figs by mistake.

3 months? Impossible. It could be walked here from China and get here faster.

Oh, this bum again.

>>7718178
I got my confirmation e-mail a few hours after I ordered it.

>>7716789
Does anyone know where I might be able to find this one?

>>7718571
http://myfigurecollection.net/item/583_chichinoe_chichinoe_1_6_young_hip_cover_gal_ver_or

2007, so best bet would be ebay or mandarake I'd say

>>7715828
Can you buy me one too?

>>7706157
>Sub total: 6,500 yen
>Shipping Fee: 3,800 yen
>3,800 yen

Living in Argentina is suffering.

>>7718642

Do you get charged customs fees in excess of 13%?

>>7715236
Kind of want.

>>7718642
Is this from Mandarake? If so I can beat then

Sub total: 1,700 yen
Shipping Fee: 3,700 yen
Handling Fee: 500 yen
------------------------------------------------------------
Grand Total: 5,900 yen

3,700 shipping on 3 manga. Cool thanks. They need to start allowing SAL and stop being paranoid.

>>7718642
Ouch.

>>7718650
13%? Customs fees here are 50% of the total including shipment. I never got taxed though.

>>7718654
But they do. You can get RSAL for PayPal.

>>7718670
Damn. Sucks to be you.

>>7718678
They warn about SAL not being available when using PayPal. The option is still there when you choose PayPal, which leads to confusion I think.

>>7718678
Is that 'SAL Small Packet'? I thought if you were paying paypal they would force EMS but maybe not.

>>7718623
Alright, thanks for the tip.

>>7718695
>>7718696
You have to request RSAL manually.

http://mdken.blog42.fc2.com/blog-entry-54.html

I think Shibuya has since started supporting it as well.

>>7718708
Good to know. Thanks.

So good.

Suigintou GKs are not for amateurs, I think. Holy part count, Batman.

>>7719374
Pics please? Or which one are you talking about?

Today's MFC pics are actually not bad.

>>7713249
I thought I'd mention: Look to places where people who build warhammer figures go, since that's probably the most mainstream thing that has similar processes to making resin kits. I had a hell of a time finding tiny drill bits and wondering what size of wire i should use for pinning. Once I went to a game store, though, I found a package set of drill bits and the proper-gauge brass wire to pin with (made by 'Formula P3' or something). Also the 'kneaditite' stuff they sold there is fantastic.

Re: My mandarake order in this post >>7718654

Just got a 500¥ refund from them
>Note from merchant 送料の見積もり間違いで過剰請求してしまったため

Mandarake confirmed /fig/ browsers.

Dizzy Alter getting a rerelease in Dec.

Hurry before the order is filled.

http://www.amiami.jp/shop/?set=english&vgForm=ProductInfo&sku=FIG-MOE-2365&template=defa
ult/product/e_display.html

Not bad I guess.

when will they make monmusu figs

Also boob poking out girl on amiami.

>>7719673
Do want, too bad December is going to be an expensive month so I think I'll have to pass.

>>7719707
Don't worry,the angels will help.

>>7719673
You bastard, you just made me buy that on impulse.

>>7719717

Searching for GSC Sumika is SUFFERING.

>>7719737
I've been waiting for Meiya to pop up on Mandarake forever.

>>7719737
>>7719747

The figmas or the statues?

>>7719673
>December
Might be able to handle, but on the flip side I already have a 1/7th that month and nowhere to put this.

It's like, I like the idea of having Guilty Gear stuff but otherwise I'm not that desperate.

>>7719757
He did say GSC. Those are something I wish I hadn't missed out on since the prices were pretty damn do-able. Although I'm not that desperate for Sumika, don't love the Meiya's face, and would rather Kasumi wasn't a pilot suit, so eh.

>>7719786
>He did say GSC

I have all 4. I'm asking which of what.

>>7719797
Nobody describes a figma as "GSC *character name*"

>>7719797
I was searching for the Sumika statue, she's been the last one I've needed to complete the set for a while now.

>>7719802

Okay now you're just being a whiny bitch.

>>7719806
I don't see how pointing out the obvious is whining in any shape or form. Speak for yourself.

>>7719814
I am speaking for myself and I am calling you a whiny bitch.

I was asking them so don't cut in on the conversation anymore.

Anyways ignoring that other guy...

>>7719805
Reason I was asking was if one of you wanted the Meiya figma. I have a spare unopened box I was planning on doing a custom on. I also have an unopened Meiya statue. I know you said you wanted sumika but I'm not selling mine, although she's like $100 on eBay.

>>7719839
It's all good, I'm heading to Tokyo next month for a research conference anyway. I should be able to pick her up with relative ease then.

I'm not actually a big fan of figmas myself.

>>7719737
http://www.poweranime.com/index2.cfm?pageAction=itemDetails&itemID=21431

>>7719747
Meiya was on the other day. Sold out pretty fast though.

>>7719871
Buy nice gifts for your friends on /jp/

>>7719902
I'll make sure to pick up some extra vending machine underwear for /jp/.

>>7719890
Older figures have the weirdest habit of showing up at the least likely local retailer possible. Thanks for the heads up.

I preordered the Madoka and Homura figmas. If I keep them in the box in about a year do you think they'll be worth atleast double what I paid? I've never bought a figure to make profit before so I'm not sure if this actually will work out.

>>7720061
Maybe, but I doubt it. Maybe the full size nendoroids though.

>>7720068
All I know is when I wanted a Lelouch figma it was way past the time it had came out and the cheapest I could get it for was like $60. This is why I am daring to take this chance.

Who else here is on their final notice for Amiami? I just got mine because I couldn't afford to pay for an order even after the 7 day extension. Emailed them with 1 day left and I got the notice :(

This thread smells like loneliness

Uesugi Kenshin Figma.

>>7720148
How many previous cancellations have you had?

>>7705387
You might wanna wait. There's another Kurisu coming out soon and she's looking good.

Not sure who's making her. Anyone know?

>>7720315
GSC

>>7720315
Another figure of Kurisu is waay more interesting than this one. Sad story, GSC.

Ordered Dizzy, November and December are going to be ridiculously hot.

>>7720315
She'd better have an optional lab coat part.

God fucking damnit. They're doing the twins as Cheerful Japan nendoroids. After I just got both of them. For fuck's sake.

At least the whole shipping fiasco turned me off their services.

rehash rehash rehash, milk milk milk.

amiami updated with more madoka

Sneaking in another GK question.

Is tape or that liquid-like stuff best for masking? Or does it simply depend on what I'm going to mask? (Like I can see masking eyes being easier with liquid, than making a really tiny tape piece)

I was thinking of going crazy and mask up an imaginary one piece swimsuit, just to finally get a model with a swimsuit tan on. One of the benefits of ordering naked and lewd models.

>>7719902
sanae sitting on a blue dick

>>7722534
tanline_aked_k-on_girl_fig.jpg

Also I got another set of these. I should sell them again perhaps.

Is there ANY good Nagi or Taiga figures?
All the ones I've seen are all ugly or too lewd.

>>7723139
the only ones with good faces I've seen are the nendos and I hate nendos.

>All international orders were charged 2000 JP Yen for EMS delivery, but were sent via surface mail. We will be refunding the 2000 JP Yen shipping fee to all customers who placed an order for the figure from overseas. If you paid for your order with a credit card, we will be refunding the amount directly to the account linked to your card. If you paid using Paypal, we will be sending a 2000 JP Yen refund to your Paypal account. The refunds will start from the 11th August 2011 and should be complete within a few days.

>As of the 10th August, we have confirmed that the surface mail packages have started to arrive at the following countries:

>China (Mainland)
>Hong Kong
>Taiwan
>Singapore
>Thailand

>Other countries may have to wait until mid-October before the packages start to arrive. Having to wait for a figure you expected much earlier is certainly not a pleasant experience, and once again we cannot apologize enough for the careless error on our part. As soon as we hear word that other countries have received their packages, we will update the website noting which countries have received them.

Well I am not so mad anymore.
Good luck to you guys not in Asia.

>>7723583

>In the case that your figure has been damaged due to the long surface mail delivery, we will gladly replace it for you. Simply contact customer support and we will organize a replacement to be sent to you.

>Furthermore, we promise that future shipping from the GSC Online Shop will always be via EMS. We hope that this incident will not prevent you from ordering from us in the future, and that you will have many pleasant transactions with the GSC Online Shop in the future.

I don't know how exactly you fuck up this badly, but atleast they're offering a shipping refund + a replacement figure.

>>7723583
>>7723586
That's pretty decent of them then. They fucked up, but that's about as well as they could have handled the situation afterwards.

Still, I'm not sure how they make that mistake in the first place.

3 months, what.

Are they not even using ships? They might be horse -backing it to North America.

You know it's not even the length of time, it's knowing the box is going to be beaten to piss.

>>7723652
I wonder if they'll replace it on the fact that the boxes got raped.

>>7723593
Well, it would have been nice if they hadn't taken a goddamn month to acknowledge the problem.

But yeah, other than that, a full refund of shipping and offer of a free replacement for any damaged in shipping is about the best they could have done.

GSC really shot itself in the foot. They pissed off a ton of their overseas client base and it's going to be a bitch for them to get the trust back.

>they were accidentally sent via surface mail.

haha oh wow, they really expect us to believe that?

>>7723656
Well, I -know- the box is going to be beaten to piss, that doesn't mean there's a decent chance of it getting raped harder than that by the time it makes it here if that's how bad it was in Singapore or somewhere.

I will laugh if my Gumako beats my Miku, by the way.

>>7723676
It probably will.

So are the Gumako and Miku figma shipments EMS now?

>>7723678
They're both on track for late October/early November it looks like, so the chance is pretty decent.

Anyways, that's 2000 yen to buy another Senjutsuki with or something.

>>7723682
Supposed to be.

>>7723682
All future shipments (which means everything else they've sold internationally, as only Nendo Miku has been shipped so far) will be EMS.

Assuming they can manage to print the right labels this time.

What I don't understand is why they didn't offer SAL in the first place if they were gonna do it anyway.

>>7723688
It's not even SAL. It's worse.

>>7723667
Hardly. They'll still buy exclusives and such from them. It takes more than one incidence to break trust, and you will find that trust is surprisingly resiliant.

>>7723704
not to mention Mikufags will buy anything

Sort of want this.

>>7723751
I do too but tbh the Hello Kitty branding kinda turns me off.

Boring amiami update. I thought that one Jojo figure was a man-Rei.

>>7723881
>boring amiami update
Wait one god damn minute.

>>7723751
I want this stereo system in full android form.

>>7723764
What's wrong with Hello Kitty?

So I caved in and preordered this.

>>7723593
>>7723675
Not trying to play the devil's advocate here, but it is possible that they hired people to take care of the oversea shipments, since the nendos were sent directly from Hong Kong.

Assuming there was a miscommunication or flatout mistake (omitting the mention of EMS), it would explain this giant mess.

While a mistake like this is really baffling, it is even more unlikely for a company trying to have oversea business to intentionally trying to cash more on their customers in such fashion. They could potentially fuck up the product price, but the shipping method? That's bound to generate a backlash sooner or later, and the fact they are willing to refund it completely instead of just apologies looks like fair game to me.

>>7701986

When's this coming out?! Link? Or is this just a garage kit?

>>7724658

What site did you use?

>>7724243
Fucking hell Hello Kitty is one of the greatest companies ever made.

>>7724720
GK

>>7724729
Probably http://toylet.net/931163.html or http://www.hobbyfan.com/product_info.php?bcAdult=yes&products_id=12073

Figma Uesugi Kenshin

>>7724729
Archonia.
They're more expensive, but since they're located in Belgium, I'll bypass customs and taxes and it should even out.
(Or not. Either way, I wouldn't be looking forward to opening the package in the customs office, so this comes in handy.)

>>7725014

>>7724974
Or http://www.biginjap.com/pvc-figures/3201-native-creators-collection-princess-moldina.html
Middle ground with price.

Also, I just realized she also comes with a bunny ears+bunny tail alt dress. Why u tempt me so?

>>7724974

Damn! It should be made into an actual PVC!!

>>7725020
>>7725014
You made my day Noodles.

>>7725054

Just cave. You know you want her.

>>7726205
>Moon
>silverninga31@aim.com

I highly suggest apologizing to the world for still being alive. Alternatively, you can kill yourself. I'm down with either or.

>>7726205
It will probably cost them too much to accept it back, and they probably wouldn't want it either as shipping cold casts is risky business.

Sell it.

So good.

>>7725358
She's too lewd for my room ;_;
I already have a few cast-off lolis, but I keep them dressed.

1usd=76.87yen
being /fig/ collector is suffering

>>7724658
That looks absolutely amazing, I love that artist and would definitely buy it if it weren't a bit too lewd for my surroundings, but, Princess Moldina is a horrible, horrible name. It sounds like it's from a kid's show or something.

>>7726692
Understatement of the year.

>>7726692
Where are you quoting from? I've noticed that paypal's rates are usually 3-5 yen lower than yahoo finanical/google lookups because they love your money.

Were I rolling in money, I might have burned a few grand and opened a paypal balance in yen last year.

>>7726718
Yahoo/google aren't live rates, so it can vary when you actually go to convert it. It you were to look it up on a real time app they should match.

New thread time?
>>7726748

New bread for reals this time?

>>7727576
>>7727576
>>7727576

New thread! Over here!

>>7726718

Yeah, it's retarded. I rather have them tell me straight off that they're charging a foreign transaction fee like everyone else.

>>7715402

She's been shipped to me!

So who's going to get the new Nami by Megahouse? I AM!