>>191
>>192
Really nice.

Shame for the plastic box. Oh well.

>>193
>Shame for the plastic box. Oh well.

Sorry I was too excited to open it then then a picture. Here's a shot with the alternate arms. I didn't really put the left one on properly either, oh well.

>>7
I took another photo of my collection. It's a bit bigger now. I am proud, but I am also dreading the point where I run out of room on my table.

Playing photographer today.

Dat face~

Dat ass.

>>340
Speaking of ass. Here's one I took of Hartmann. Strike Witches and gratuitous panty shots go hand in hand.

>>341
Dat hat

>>384
That hat is really hard to get off. Seriously.

>>385
Try Hitler's hat, I hear it was too big.

It's been a while.
I'm still waiting for a few ones (not counting garage kits), but here's a (major) update.

Taking advantage from panchira, Kirino's hips, belly and pubis are probably the most beautifully sculpted I've seen up to now.

In other news, just after I finally spent an obscene quantity on this one, 3 days latter, out of the blue, Play-Asia announced a rerun (for may)...

Doesn't matter anymore: I got so happy when I recieved it, that nothing mattered anymore. I'm actually glad to think that more people will get the opprtunnity to have it.

>>435
So lewd~

>>436
Such a delicious sculpt.

>>435
delicious

Update

>>557
Hey! I'm waiting for that Haruhi too; it's looking good, from your other post.
On a side note: such a shame, really, that good old school Gainax never finished Karekano.

>>561
>On a side note: such a shame, really, that good old school Gainax never finished Karekano.

Yeah. It's still one of my favorite anime, though.

The next few posts are my figures, in order of when I got them.

First was Revoltech Yotsuba. a New Year's gift from 20xx, not sure when exactly. She's in kinda bad shape because she survived a house fire. She's not melted or physically damaged or anything, just needs cleaning and repainting.

My next purchase was in Harvard Square at Tokyo Kid. This fun little store is a must-see if you are in the area. One of my favourite retail places, but is not immune to bootleg items, but you can see before you buy, which is better than online.

It's Yoshika Miyafuji from Strike Witches, Mobip made. Decent quality, a nice steal for $40. I went there looking for Erica Hartmann's PVC and walked out with this, since they didn't have Hartmann. A nice souvenir from my fun visit to Boston.

My next was an impulse buy from Amazon. I really wanted this when I saw it. Fraulein Revoltech Yuki Nagato. Revoltech is pretty decent, so I knew I would be getting a good item.

Problem is this: posture is unnatural. Posing can be difficult, so I didn't bother with this photo. The body is unnaturally thin, but other than this, she's pretty decent given that you make sure all the glued areas are kept together. She fell apart upon exiting the box, forcing me into a superglue run on the one day Walmart and Staples had run out of superglue.

Made me happy for about $30.

An impulse buy from Amazon. Saw something that could take up some space in my shelf so I went for it. Konata, not sure what brand. This is a "limited-edition special version," the difference being her winking.

This was my personal consolation prize after a bad eBay deal where the seller took my paypal payment and never sent the item I bought. I later got my refund, but found out the item I had attempted to purchase for $19 was suddenly being sold for $120.

Finally, my newest items. Not sure what brand these are, but I got them for pretty cheap at the Harvard Square store a couple days ago. Disappearance Haruhi and Mikuru. If anyone knows what this series is called, and if there is a Nagato I can purchase to complete this set, please let me know.

Final picture: my display area. Complete with LED Christmas lights, an under-counter light, and a shrine for my lucky cat. All this right next to my head when I go to sleep.

NEETest rave I ever did see.

Sorry for terrible photo quality throughout my posts. Going to get better pictures with something that isn't my camera phone.

>>569
Ha, that's great

>>569

That is seizure-inducingly awesome.

DESUville's population is now 2.

And I had some fun with Yotsuba.

Also I already have some other figs on order, but 2 of them ain't gonna show up for a couple months because they're preorders, and I'm gonna order a few more as my paychecks start to roll in.

I can't wait until i move so i can start getting some figs ;_;

>>820
I feel the same way. I look at peoples' nice collections and get a little sad knowing I can't even have one without my parents thinking I'm weird(er). All the more reason for me to try to get over my various problems and get a job, I guess

>>821
My issue is less about my mother (she'd laugh, but generally not care), but that there are animals here and little kids visit often. Money is an issue too though.

>>822
That's why I keep them in a high place (and far from strangers/visitors peeking, in my room).

About having problems with your family: you're gonna hate me but I live only with women (my mom, an aunt, and my elder sister) and they, well, kind of like my figures. They like how detailed and carefully made they are; they just laugh a bit at the fact that most of them have panties (and some slightly sexy poses), but don't get scandalized about them; even when I got my dakimakura (wich is ecchi but not hentai), I didn't want them to see it but they insisted and found it kind of pretty as well (wich left me just speechless)...

The thing is, I've had MAJOR problems with them in the past. It was a long and very hard way for all of us to learn to understand and tolerate each other, to the minimal point in wich I can be treated as (enough of) an adult amongst them and have most of my ways being respected, whereas we still live together. I can understand that, for some of you, the familiar situation is such as that's simply not likely to ever be possible; but neither it was for me about 7+ years ago and, whatever your personal situation is, aparently sometimes we simply must really stand up, pissing some people off, and somehow fight for that (minimal, attainable) freedom we (desperately) need.

Anyway: don't give up. If you like me have to do a couple things to earn your own money and buy this kind of expensive stuff, go for it. It can get really hard, but we're all together in this otaku/hikki thing, always struggling somehow to live the (clossest to the) way we want.

Slowly building up my Fate fig collection. Not looking forward to paying $200 for her older Alter's or the 1/4 StrikerS swimsuit figure though.

>>919
Next paycheck I'll probably get the Nanoha air striker to go with the Fate one because the combined scene actually looks pretty cool.

Also got that gashophon set for a pretty reasonable price at the last con I went to. They were a pain to put together though, the amount of force needed to put the pieces together just made me feel so uneasy.

Also I know I need to redust everything and I'm going to get a detolf finally when the first Ikea store in my state opens up. But I don't currently live in the same house as where I'm keeping my figures. Makes me sad but I don't have a good light or temperature controlled place to keep them where I currently live.

I haven't bought any figures since I bought the Detroit Metal City Revoltechs. I am sad. Very sad.

Damn, you guys are cool.
Someday I wish to have my own secret room behind a book shelf full of anime goods, figures, plushies, dakimakura's, posters and all that jazz.
Keep this thread alive and in 5 to 8 years I'll show it to y'all.

>>920
>>919

That's awesome. I need to start building up something like that myself, but I'm the poorest of the poor, so it takes a while to scrounge up.

I've purchased one fig (the only big official one), and spotted two trading figures and a plush. I'm not too worried about someone else tagging them right now, but I better get to it fast I guess.
>>820
I started while still living at home. You could just keep them boxed if they really worry you; you don't wanna miss out on something real good that you can't pick up later after all.

You know...I don't know any figs but I think I might buy some. I live with family so I'll keep them hidden due to ridicule but whatever.

>>956
I'm waiting until I move out (if ever...) to get into figs, among other things

Bored, stoned, and just got paid so I picked this up for $60 earlier. No logos or brand names on it, but I like it.

>>961
Definitely a bootleg, and that figure was only $20 when it was released a year ago. You got gypped man, sorry.

http://myfigurecollection.net/item/22229_vocaloid_hatsune_miku_1_6_miyagawa_takeshi_blue_ve

>>963
Yeah I figured as much. I just felt like buying it anyway.

Anyone have any experience with US amazon? There are some figures I'm looking to get from there that seem like they are legit (price fits about right and all) but just don't want to get burned and drop $150+ on a figure to have it be bootlegged.

It'd be cool to get some slightly older stuff for $20-40 less than ordering it from say mandarake because of the terrible USD:JPY conversion rate and shipping costs.

>>966
You could check up the individual sellers, amazon just lists them.

Near-summer update.
Such a road, this has been.

Post edited on 14th Jun 2011, 1:20pm

>>1173

For TL;DReasons, at the end I just could get the X-rated versions. But I do have decent recasts of the original figures so, maybe, someday, I shall change this for the less lewdy ones, just keeping the same bases and motorbikes. We'll see.

Post edited on 14th Jun 2011, 2:25pm

>>1173
Oh you got your Haruhi. How do you like her? I'm quite impressed with the quality given the price.

>>1176

I think I talked about it in another thread. Essentially, the face and body proportions aren't just that haruhistic like that of Figma's; but, on his favour, the overall appearance is much more elegant (slimer) and sexy, with a fair level of detail, careful painting and high quality finishing (I mentioned that I specially liked that her uniform isn't black, but a nice deep brown)...

So yeah, IMHO, it was quite a bargain.

Post edited on 14th Jun 2011, 3:12pm

>>1976
Somebody likes himself some idols. Kudos.