Figure Photography - Mixing Nendoroids & Chibi-Arts

When my Chibi-Arts C.C. (my first Chibi-Arts figure) arrived last month, I was very excited to discover that Bandai's Chibi-Arts uses the same neck joint as Good Smile Company's Nendoroids. They are also very close in size and general design. Once I made this discovery, it sparked ideas about mixing Chibi-Arts parts with Nendoroid parts but only now have I had the chance to experiment. And this is the results. It's not a particularly adventurous...

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Nendoroid Playsets

I was lucky enough to score the B set of the Japanese Life Nendoroid playset sealed from Mandarake and it arrived in the mail today so I immediately had to snap a few photographs. These playsets have become somewhat rare these days, they only pop up on Mandarake or AmiAmi's pre-owned section from time to time so I feel quite lucky to have picked this up. I also have the Culture Festival A set on the way. Hopefully I'll be able to complete both sets...

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Creativity: Making Your Own Miniatures.

Many figure collectors are also cosplayers, the hobbies easily go hand in hand. I cosplayed for the very first time last month and I had a blast doing so. To complete my cosplay, I bought contact lenses online. They arrived in tiny plastic containers that looked somewhat like tiny jars. After transferring my contact lenses to the appropriate containers for storage, I decided to keep the original containers. At the time I had no idea why, but I often...

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Review: Adelaide Himeji Garden

During a recent trip to Adelaide, South Australia, I took a break from shopping to visit the Adelaide Himeji Garden. Unfortunately it was a somewhat rushed visit, I didn't get to spend as much time there as I would have liked, but I thoroughly enjoyed my visit and I look forward to exploring the garden again during the different seasons. The Adelaide Himeji Garden is a traditional Japanese garden situated on the edge of the city of Adelaide, South...

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Figure Photography - Kamui Gakupo

I shot these photographs of Nendoroid Kamui Gakupo in my garden over the weekend. I found a corner of my garden that I've never explored for photographic purposes before. I found a log just begging to be photographed. So I settled Gakupo there, looking very handsome. I found myself a spot and began setting up my shots. I got startled when something ran into the viewfinder, generally when you're photographing figures you don't expect any movement....

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Figure Photography: Miku's Secret Garden

Figure: Hatsune Miku Nendoroid Manufacturer: Good Smile Comp...

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Figure Photography: Ichigo Kurosaki - Bankai!

Figure: Bleach - Ichigo Kurosaki - Bankai Version Manufacturer: Megahouse...

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Figures: Storage of extra parts and accessories.

All figure collectors are faced with the same problem - storage. Whether it be the display of the figures themselves, the storage of the boxes or the storage of all the accessories that come with some scale figures as well as Figmas and Nendoroids. Up until recently, I kept the extra faces and parts for my Nendoroids and Figmas in their boxes and the extra parts for scale figures in a ziplock bag in a drawer because I didn't have anywhere better...

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Lost & Found: Family Photos Swept Away by the 3.11 East Japan Tsunami.

Back in August I attended the exhibition opening of Lost & Found: Family Photos Swept Away by the 3.11 East Japan Tsunami. This exhibit has been shown in Tokyo, New York and my small city in regional Australia was very lucky to have this exhibit on display throughout August. The exhibition showcases photographs salvaged from the 2011 East Japan Tsunami. The photos have been carefully recovered, cleaned and digitized to be reproduced and...

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Figure Reviews: Bandai's Chibi Arts C.C.

C.C. is the first of the Code Geass characters to have a figure in Bandai's Chibi Arts line. The chibi style certainly suits C.C. well. C.C. comes with quite a collection of accessories which include two extra faces, three alternate arms, Arthur the beloved car, Zero's helmet which can be held by C.C. in her lap or worn by Arthur to give a nod back to Code Geass and one of the anime's most amusing scenes. C.C. also comes with a pizza which is true...

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Anime reviews - K - Episodes 01-03

K - Episodes 01-03 My rating: ☆☆☆☆ 4 stars (out of 5) K is a 2012 anime series that follows the story of a 17-year-old school boy who has been accused of murder, which ultimately places him in the middle of a war. The story so far has revolved heavily around three main characters: Yashiro Isana aka Shiro, a student being accused of murdering a member of the Red Clan, Homura. Neko, Shiro's pet cat who has the ability to transform from her cat...

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Bandai Celebrates Sailor Moon 20th Anniversary

I was one of those kids who grew up watching Sailor Moon fighting evil by moonlight so naturally I am looking forward to the Sailor Moon 20th Anniversary anime which was announced a little while ago. Now I have even more reason to be excited. Bandai have revealed new Figuarts and Chibi-Arts Sailor Moon figures to celebrate the 20th anniversary. Both figures were presented during Tamashii Nation 2012 in Tokyo. So far there is no information on release...

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Armageddon Expo, Melbourne 2012

This year I attended Armageddon Expo for the very first time, after wanting to go for several years. Armageddon is an Australia/New Zealand convention with a focus on sci-fi, comics, anime, gaming etc. The main attraction for me this year was voice actor Johnny Yong Bosch who you may know as the voice behind Ichigo Kurosaki from Bleach, Vash the Stampede from Trigun, Lelouch vi Britannia from Code Geass, or as the Black Power Ranger. Once I...

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