Anime Figurines Thread

[C.A.]

Holy crap, figure boxes are getting bigger and bigger.

I was thinking whether to get the figure because its quite expensive, but now with the size, I probably shouldn't.

[MakubeX2]

Originally Posted by Revan21

Shipping and customs will cost more than the figure itself!

Originally Posted by C.A.

I was thinking whether to get the figure because its quite expensive, but now with the size, I probably shouldn't.

The damnest thing is that's not the largest Miku figure to date :-

[Revan21]

Thank goodness I'm more than satisfied with my Sega Project Diva Miku

[Mushi]

Boxes... Oh, the Boxes!



I swear, I'm about ready to get rid of them all. I'll just have to figure out a way to pack my figures if I ever move.

[Nightbat®]

To hell with boxes, I'm still miffed Yamato cancelled the macross 1/60 monster and did not put the 1/2000 SDF-1 in mass production

[Xion Valkyrie]

Originally Posted by MakubeX2

That's one huge box for the VN02 Miku.

And I thought my Black * Rock Shooter box was ZOMG HUGE.

Anyways, is it just me or are figurines getting a lot more expensive lately. It seems like every new release is $100+ now.

[MakubeX2]

Originally Posted by Xion Valkyrie

Anyways, is it just me or are figurines getting a lot more expensive lately. It seems like every new release is $100+ now.

Rising production cost + licensing fee + profit margins. Like most things, some releases are worth justifying the price, others not.

But on the positive side of things, releases today from the trinity of MAX, GSC and Alter have more dynamic poses and details in which you are not able to see, say 5 years ago.

[Mushi]

I like how we're seeing the more creative bases. That adds so much to a figure, rather than just having a plain colored base.

[Xion Valkyrie]

That's true, I guess it's okay to charge premium for a premium item.

[Shikimori Kazuki]

hey guys, i have a question. I am currently collecting To Love Ru mini figures like figures in the picture below.

http://www.1999.co.jp/itbig07/10074265a14.jpg

I want to ask if there are any websites for figure trading for these random collectibles. I am still missing two

[Kudryavka]

Originally Posted by Shikimori Kazuki

hey guys, i have a question. I am currently collecting To Love Ru mini figures like figures in the picture below.

http://www.1999.co.jp/itbig07/10074265a14.jpg

I want to ask if there are any websites for figure trading for these random collectibles. I am still missing two

You can try eBay to buy the specific ones you're missing. I know I found specific Vocaloid Nendoroid Petits on eBay, since they usually come in a box of 13 randomly chosen figures, and I only wanted a certain two.

However, beware of bootlegs, eBay is notorious for having sellers who sell bootlegs! Bootlegs aren't usually too inferior to the products they're emulating; but in the case of figures, bootlegs are extremely inferior, and since figures are often made with stunning visual quality in mind, an ugly bootleg figure's lack of quality is even more glaring. Some criteria for how to spot bootlegs:

-The seller is from China, namely Hong Kong (please don't use this criterion alone for picking out bootleg sellers, though the sad truth is that the majority of bootleg figure sellers are based in China)
-The figure price is drastically lower than the figure's retail price, and the seller doesn't state that the figure is badly damaged, missing its packaging, or any other reason to justify a low price.
-Provided pictures are of bootlegs, e.g. wrong colors, bad quality, missing pieces, etc. (Both legitimate sellers and bootleg sellers sometimes use stock photos of the figure provided by the manufacturing company, so what exactly these guys are selling you isn't clear at all)

Seller ratings aren't very trustworthy, since bad sellers often bribe their customers into giving them 5 star ratings just to keep their satisfaction percentage above 90%.

[Qikz]

Sent my money off to Amiami, Azusa you shall be in my grasp soon! <3

[Nightbat®]

Odd question here:

Has anyone ever used a dab of clear to bring some life to the eyes of their figures?
I have some that look like they were rapevictims in a previous anime

[Kudryavka]

Originally Posted by Nightbat®

Odd question here:

Has anyone ever used a dab of clear to bring some life to the eyes of their figures?
I have some that look like they were rapevictims in a previous anime

Hm, I can imagine doing that to a garage kit. I wouldn't do it to a PVC though, because all of my scaled PVCs so far have sticker eyes, so I can't get them wet.

[Nightbat®]

Originally Posted by Komari

Hm, I can imagine doing that to a garage kit. I wouldn't do it to a PVC though, because all of my scaled PVCs so far have sticker eyes, so I can't get them wet.

hmm, so maybe just putting a transparant glossy sticker over them might be an idea

[Kudryavka]

Originally Posted by Nightbat®

hmm, so maybe just putting a transparant glossy sticker over them might be an idea

But then how would I take the gloss stickers off without tearing the orig sticker? Ah, I like my preassembled plastics as are.

[Qikz]

Azunyan is in my possession. :wub:



Nyaa!

Unboxing below:

Spoiler:

Just two days after it was shipped. <3 EMS.


Well wrapped up.



http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/4514/img0044bn.jpg
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Insides

That's my early birthday present to myself as I don't actually want anything else for a while now.

[Seitsuki]

congratulations. I'm deferring payment until the exchange rate no longer wants me to mortgage my house. cos I don't own a house.

on another note stupid snow miku is taking.. forever >_>

[LMF]

I got an ignorant question.

How much does a figurine cost?

[Kudryavka]

Originally Posted by LMF

I got an ignorant question.

How much does a figurine cost?

I'll reply to a vague question with a vague answer: Figurines are expensive.

Which figurine do you want?