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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 5, 2017 8:57:19 GMT -6
Wasn't 100% sure where to put this, since it's the American version of a Japanese product... but I consider Figuarts to be Japanese despite most now being made for the US market, so. Either way, stumbled across this at a local game/hobby shop (I go there for GW paint) and saw this beauty for $12. As for the picture, that's me being a goofball at work. I found both the hat and the scouter in my work bag, so decided to take a selfie with both.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Dec 29, 2016 20:30:39 GMT -6
I've looked into getting a 3d printer a few times, the biggest issue for me is that I do a lot of full color sandstone statues, which require something a bit more substantial than I can ever afford. It's not viable at the moment, but it is something I would like to do eventually.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Dec 29, 2016 8:30:10 GMT -6
Yay, prepared this one before work so I can actually upload it to an image site instead of having to attach it. There's still stuff to do here, but we're getting there, at least from the outside. I've got to fix the hands (I had to revert to a previous save at one point and forgot to re-rotate the end of the fingers), fuse some pieces together, and do a ton of work internally, but I like how it's shaping up. I'm taking my time with this one, connecting everything by hand before I try to hollow it, whereas I floundered with using booleans on Guru for ages.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Dec 28, 2016 15:43:36 GMT -6
Branjita I think going back and appreciating just how far you've come, at least every few years, is important. I've spent time dipping my hands in a bunch of different artistic hobbies (3d modeling, textures, custom figures, spritework) and no matter what it is, it's always a bit astounding going back to anything you did early on. IMHO, it's sort of like seeing your own baby pictures. You might be able so see hints of the artist you would later become, but your early work is usually so chunky and unrefined.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Dec 28, 2016 13:59:23 GMT -6
So I've been going through this thread from page 1 as a means to kill some time at work, and I just wanted to say how much I love a lot of these customs. You clearly put a lot of work into them, and the speed you progressed is pretty astounding.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Dec 27, 2016 13:12:01 GMT -6
A couple of updates as to what I'm up to: First of all, I've more or less dropped Guru for now. Even pouring hours of work into him was not sufficient to accomplish what I wanted, and I really have no use for him without a Big Green figure anyway. Plus, even at 8 in tall he'd still just eat a ton of shelf space. I may revisit that project down the line, but for now it's being shelved. Second, I had been told about a decent Chi-Chi hair, but turns out it's actually from her Super/Buu saga appearance rather than her Cell saga one, so that one is also on hold, at least for now. On a more practical custom figure note, I posted this pic in another thread, but it's a WIP for Great Saiyaman Gi Gohan (no mask). I won't be able to finish this one until I get to steal Ace's head, but once my Resurrection F Goku comes in I'll at least finish getting the body ready. So I mentioned wanting a Super Kami Dende over in the figuarts thread, but I specifically wanted the more teenage Dende seen during the Buu saga. A good chunk of my shelf does or will come from that era of the show, and having an teenage/adult Gohan with a kid Dende just feels wrong somehow. I'm still working on the teenage model, but I did want to get some input on this one while I'm still working on it. Mainly, I'm trying to decide how I want him posed and what expression to give him, and any input would be helpful. I should also note that the head I'm using will probably not be staying (It's currently Nail's, since that was the base for my mesh) and I'm going to go into Xenoverse's CaC menu at some point soon to see if I can find a younger, less Warrior head. I'm currently trying to scale Dende to just barely over Krillin's height, making him ~5 inches. It's a bit tough to find an official height from this era, since some reference photos have him larger than Krillin and some have him the same size as Kid Trunks (Which is likely part of the reason why Super regressed him in age, it's just not clear)
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Post by Majin Tomato on Dec 25, 2016 15:46:55 GMT -6
Yeah, Photobucket doesn't make it easy. However, if you're on the individual image page, there's a sidebar on the right hand side with "Share this photo" at the top. Click on the box next to "IMG" which will copy their code to your clipboard, and you can then either just paste it into the post as-is, or you can edit out the "{url=" bit to remove links.
Ex (will remove after your links are fixed):
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Post by Majin Tomato on Dec 24, 2016 22:20:48 GMT -6
Attachment DeletedGot this in the mail the other day, and I'm waiting on a few other Figuarts figures I got with a pre-Christmas gift card. As you can probably tell, I bought this one specifically as custom fodder, and I couldn't resist at least getting started despite the final figure I need to finish it not being released until June.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Dec 23, 2016 13:45:04 GMT -6
Oh yeah, ew. I was considering getting them for the Shenron, but at $14 a pop that's not really worth it.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Dec 23, 2016 13:09:44 GMT -6
The article was just posted today, and I haven't seen them anywhere else yet. I was surprised not to see them here, which is why I posted it.
That said, I'm not enthusiastic either, but I do want to see Shenron before I write it off completely. If nothing else though, it's a decent first wave... It covers a good range of the more popular characters, but leaves room for later waves.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Dec 23, 2016 9:45:27 GMT -6
At work so I can't post pictures, but... toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=395&itemid=27922Found this article today. Honestly... I'm not fond of them. There's tons of better lines out there, and while the character selection is reasonable (including representatives of each of the four main Z villains, something even Figuarts can't boast about yet.) there are better lines of miniature DBZ figures out there with a better character selection. That said, I AM interested in seeing what the BaF Shenron looks like before dismissing the line entirely.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Dec 22, 2016 13:31:10 GMT -6
I don't think it's an issue. I hope I'm doing the spoiler tags right. Anyway, if you've watched the anime, you'll know that Black did not adopt SSJ Rose until after encountering Goku and Vegeta's God forms: In fact, he did so BECAUSE of that encounter. As such, I wouldn't worry about this unless the arc ends without Rose happening.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Dec 21, 2016 23:48:17 GMT -6
I stand corrected then. Huh.
Granted, the reason I'm wrong is because the figure series was so cheap it just duplicated the mold for Goku's body... which, if you know you're going to do that anyway, why use that particular outfit anyway? It's not like the figures were all Battle Damaged, since Piccolo looks pretty pristine. They could have just done Buu Saga Goku's outfit, and it would have been the same. That's just... really bizarre.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Dec 21, 2016 11:59:16 GMT -6
Well, for one thing, if that's Gohan, I'm Akira Toriyama. The hair looks like it should be for Gohan, but the blue shirt with no overshirt is something we usually only see with Goku (From his fight with Freeza), and Gohan does not have the belt knot. I suspect the reason the hair looks like that is that they were going for a kind of wind blasted look due to the Kamehameha.
I did a bit of Google-fu, but was unable to find specifics. Still, the "Banpresto" and "Ex Series" up at the top of the box are probably the best clues to what this is, if it isn't a bootleg.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Dec 21, 2016 10:38:44 GMT -6
Well, Kanji named the burger shop he used, which with a bit of google-fu I discovered is the "Doraemon Paku Burger Shop Box Set" which, far as I can tell, runs for about $40 and comes with a ton more food items then have been shown: Burgers, hot dogs, chicken sandwiches, shakes, etc.
That said, I imagine there are a few options that are a bit more domestic in nature. The ML Spider-Man's pizza is one, Deadpool I think comes with a chimichanga, and you can probably find a ton of pizza props from the TMNT line.
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