SH Figuarts Lelouch

Today, the blessed Valerie Chance shared this at Google+'s Figure Photography group:

http://www.tomopop.com/s-h-figuarts-lelouch-forces-you-to-part-ways-with-your--28465.phtml

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When I found out it was an articulated figurine AND that I hadn't missed the pre-order/release date, I nearly bit my knuckles off, trying to contain my absolute giddiness to throw money at the first online store carrying this Lelouch. 

I mean, he's in his Zero costume!  He's got multiple faceplates, including the Geass eye!  His helmet can come on or off, and that cape comes on/off too!  *o*  And the articulation just makes this figurine gold, to us figurine photographers. 

As much as I am wishing for an articulated C.C. figurine with sculpt of this caliber, I will definitely take this in the meantime. 

I am so relieved by Bandai's initiative to compete with Good Smile Co.  I love Good Smile Co.'s Figmas and Nendoroids, but those are in such demand, that a newbie collector like me, often can't get my hands on the characters I want.  Or, as in the case of the Lelouch Figma, by the time I'm into the series and find out they made a figurine, the release is sold-out and it's just nearly impossible to find (without tons of money to burn, that is).  Besides, Good Smile Co.'s Lelouch Figma had Lelouch in his school uniform, and I wanted his Zero outfit---And this new S.H. Figuarts is!  *O*!!!  ---Anyway, Bandai is also competing with Good Smile Co.'s Nendoroids.  I bought Bandai's Chibi-Arts C.C. and she is absolutely ADORABLE!  ...I wish she had some optional legs for standing poses, but she's still the favorite chibi figurine in my collection right now.  Maybe even more than my Nendoroid Sanada Yukimura and Date Masamune, if I dare say such a thing.  Bandai's S.H. Figuarts and Chibi-Arts mix so well with Good Smile Co.'s Figmas and Nendoroids, but with less ravenous competition already-established for buying, that I feel more hope that my hunts for these figurines can be successful. 

Now...Do I keep shopping around online, or should I wait for Anime Expo?.........O.@?????

neglected blog catch-up & Timid Otaku Sunday

I felt bad about not posting in this blog for a while (especially after the almost-daily frequency that I've been posting in my art journal blog).  Lately, I thought I hadn't done anything especially otaku-related, enough to post in this blog. 

 

But when I think about it, I post photos, every week, for the Figure Friday Challenge. 

Google+ group Figure Photography: 

https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/102424536798369424860

Last Friday's theme was "battle".

 

 

These photos were actually not a band new photoshoot for last week's Figure Friday Challenge.  Instead, I dug up my photos from Wondercon 2013.  Day 2 badges had sold-out for that convention, and figurine photography was the only thing I could do that day around the convention center. 

Even when I haven't been participating in the Figure Photography group, I now recall that I'm still doing otaku-related things.  Like fan-art.  Lately, I've been experimenting with omitting inked outlines.  A friend of mine gave me the idea to try to make my Copic marker drawings look like watercolor paintings. 

 

So to keep from neglecting this blog again, I've been considering posting at least once a week.  Now, I don't know what day to choose, and sometimes, I may just have more posts than 1, at any given week.  But it's been surprising how I've been able to post at my art journal blog, virtually daily, without the prompting of any personal goals.  It'd be nice if this blog were guaranteed to be that regular.  Now, my Fridays are shot by the Figure Friday Challenge.  (I couldn't even get on that Cosplay Friday weekly event, because sometimes my photoshoots are last-minute or take all day.)  And Saturdays are trying to reassert themselves as Caturday, when I should be drawing some Nekotalia fan-art.  So, how about Sunday?  "Timid Otaku blog Sunday"...plus any extra posts that strike me during the rest of the week.  ^.~

Nekotalia Earth Day

cat toy by ~mysticdragon3 on deviantART

 

Happy Earth Day, everybody! 
So this begs the question, where does Americat get his cat toys from?  O_O!

bedroom pics

I love my bedroom.  ^___^  It wraps me in an environment that makes me feel at-home:  a library and anime.  Sure, I get "it looks like a toy store" or "you should minimalize".  But I tell those interior décor fashionistas to not take away my "sanctuary space".  ^_~

Did some cleaning today, so had to rearrange this area. 
Just barely fit Dante and Vergil figurines into that display case.  -.-; 
Found a vase for my cosplay props for Flying Mint Bunny. 
The Yuujinchou hides 2.5 stacks of Amac display cases.  Unfortunately, none big enough for my McFarlane dragon figurine. 
I had considered moving Sora and Riku so they wouldn't fall down, whenever I reached over them to open my window.  But as long as that red string ties them together, Riku can pretty much keep Sora from falling.  ^_~
Had to move Roxas though.  He's no longer on this shelf.  Now he's hanging on the column with the rest of the plushies. 

figurine nook update

Recently, I rearranged my figurine nook to take some stress off my glass shelf. 

BEFORE:

 

AFTER:

font layer

back layer

I shifted most of the weight to the back and went really vertical. 

Some people asked where I got my display cases, so I made some info-graphics:

mail arrivals after Wondercon 2013

So I stayed out of town for a week during/after Wondercon 2013, and when I returned home, this was waiting for me.  ^_^ 
(I know that was around 2 weeks ago, but I've been behind with this blog. ^^;  Now it's time for catch-up.)

Natsume's Book of Friends figurine photos

https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/109616788942146636883
I was checking in at the Natsume Yuujinchou / Mushishi club on Google+, right after visiting the Figure Photography group, when I realized that I hadn't shared any Natsume figurine photos with the Natsume club yet.  So I shared these old photos with them:

http://mysticdragon3.deviantart.com/art/friends-chat-334044621

http://mysticdragon3.deviantart.com/art/Oi-Ponta-334212183 

http://mysticdragon3.deviantart.com/art/Natsume-in-jalapeno-forest-332629776

This last photo is the display case in my room, where I keep all my Natsume's Book of Friends collectibles.