Alter 1/7 Signum

Finally I decided to take out my camera and take some photos of my figurines. Well end up playing around with the lighting and getting different effects along the way. Also trying to get used to the focal length of the 50mm lens which I acquired.

Below are the 2 of the best photos among the many I've taken. Frankly speaking I'm not pro in photography and still at the learning stage. ^^;

Both the photos are taken handheld and at the same setting. Just that I have the flash firing from different directions. Just learned that just the lighting alone can give so much difference in the feel the photos are giving, guess I still have a long way to go. ^^;

It's finally here~!!!

1/7 Alter Signum

Now I need to find some time to do a proper photoshoot for all my figurines. :3

To get or not to get?

1/7 Signum from Alter

Well, always wanted a Signum figurine after getting Hayate and Unison Vita from Alter.
But I was hoping for a Unison version of Signum from Alter in the future....

Kagamin Miku

A must buy for myself!

Spot the difference!

One cookie to those who can spot it.

Apparently one of the Miku shown above is a bootleg which I bought from one of the store from EOY. My fault actually to never really checked before buying. There were like 2-3 on sales at the store which I purchased from and they were all sold out on the very day itself. So other than myself, there should be others who got cheated too. The shop name is "pan-in-the-box" if I'm not wrong.

The bootleg version

Made of glossy material, blushes on the cheek, eye staring to the front.
Others not shown in photo include loose joints and lousy paint work.

The original version

Made of non glossy material, no blushes on the cheek, eye staring to the top.

Seriously it's damn hard to differentiate between the 2 when they are in packaging. I guess the best way to be safe is to just buy from the reputated store even tho the price will be a bit higher rather taking the risk and getting a bootleg one without one knowing.

If anyone from "pan-in-the-box" is reading this, please reconsider the way you do business. If there's receipt for this bootleg I've bought, I'll make sure I report this to CASE. Too bad there isn't any. Good for you!

Thanks to Cleartranquil for pointing this out to me.

Hatsune Miku Nendoroid

Having fun taking photograph of Hatsune Miku.

Seriously, am I only the one having problem balancing Miku?
The 2 pony tail are kinda causing the imbalance on the nendoroid.

Massive spending this month. . .

Total spending for this month loot: $268.78

Photo above shows GSC Hatsune Miku Nendroid, Alter 1/7 Hayate Yagami, Re:(Artbook by Square Enix for games like FFXIII), Megumi Magazine Jan09 Edition, GS Magazine Jan09 Edition and Ga-Rei Manga 1-6. Actually never expect to spend so much this month after spending like 2k on the DSRL camera just weeks ago. Nevertheless, I usually never care much about spending especially on things that I really want which actually causes me to overspend. ^^;

Guess I really need to control my spending before the next payday. . . So what have you peeps gotta for this month? Wanna share? :D

Nendoroid Hatsune Miku

[Picture taken from Good Smile Company]

Apparently I missed out on getting Nendoroid version of Hatsune Miku.
Seems to be sold out everywhere, anyone can advice where I can try? ^^;

Nendoroids Series

Finally acquired my 1st sets of nendoroids, they're so cute!
They are Kagamine Rin, Len from the vocaloid series and Shana from Shakugan no Shana.

Will be trying to acquire the full set of vocaloid characters for my collection.
Till then, enjoy a video of vocaloid all stars in action. :D