Deciphering Youjo Senki – part 2: numerals
The Youjo Senki universe has at least 2 numeral systems, one "Roman" system where 10 is represented by "X" (though their "X" is different from the X in their alphabet)…
Deciphering Youjo Senki – part 1: text
I love the attention to detail that went into this 12 episode series, where they invented a full alphabet with capitals and minuscules, in calligraphic, print and cursive form and…
Another C18 repaint
DragonBall figures are plentiful and cheap, it’s really quite unfair that a 30 year old franchise still gets new merchandise today while some of my favorite series never even got…
Holo (Wolf and Spice) repaint
I knowingly bought a bootleg because I didn’t like the paint scheme of the figure, and didn’t want to pay $412 for one I was going to paint over completely.…
Kino Makoto repaint
This figure of my second favorite senshi was liberally covered in spilled glue. I got the glue off eventually, but some paint was damaged in the process. My green paint…
Black Rock Shooter repaint
This has to be a bootleg because I bought it for 23$ but it was fairly convincing: Black Rock Shooter animation version. I wanted this for the stunning engineering, cool…
WTF Taito Figure
Sometimes we come across mindbogglingly poor design choices. I got this used Shirai Kuroko figure for $6.38. They apparently thought skinny little Kuroko needed a huge base, 2 retaining pins…
Sakura Kyouko repaint
A Banpresto prize figure I got new for $23, this was perhaps the most sloppily finished one I’ve received so far. Fortunately she came in several parts so fixing was…
Luna Nova clocks
There are some interesting “zulu time” clocks in Little Witch Academia. This one is in the Luna Nova library in the Enchanted Parade: But something puzzles me; the top half,…
Sorami Kanata repaint
I repainted a used figure of Sorami Kanata in summer uniform with her bugle. It was a bit scuffed and the original paint had splatters, I also thought the base…