Misaka 9982 figure
I mostly prefer figures that are interesting sculpture-wise, but I couldn't resist this one for capturing the character so well as she's clinging to her Gekota badge: Otherwise it's a…
Another Asuka figure repaint
This figure is big! Unfortunately I misplaced the "before" pictures. It wasn't *bad* aside from some really noticeable paint smudges, anyway I decided to make it better, and this is…
Doweling by eyeball
How I doweled my cabinet door parts together on sight for lack of a doweling kit: 1: clamp your wood exactly parallel to the edge of your work surface: 2.…
Another EVA figure
For a change of pace, here's a figure that I don't feel I need to repaint immediately ^_^; I got it used from Japan for cheap. It's Chinese made, but…
Asuka figure repaint
I've complained in the past about "crappy Chinese knockoff PVC figures", but I feel I need to set the record straight; non-knockoff straight-from-Japan figures can also be crappy (and probably…
Originality
I visited the Kröller-Müller Museum, which has the second-largest collection of Van Gogh paintings. There was a very interesting expo showing Van Gogh's work next to that of artists that…
Unbreakable Machine Doll Yaya (figure repaint)
Despite the name, this figure arrived broken, and also turned out to be a Chinese knock-off with typical shoddy construction (I did get a partial refund). Note the slapdash assembly…
Shiki sees your end
Still experimenting with a better figure photographing set-up. An LCD monitor makes a fairly good background since it's smooth yet anti-reflective. Second-hand figures can be had quite cheap, even directly…
Megurine Luka figure repaint
I bought this Luka "Tony version" figure online, which turned out to be a shoddy, ill-fitted bootleg with splotchy, dull, gray-ish paint job: So I cut it apart and repainted…
