Aya Kyunik’s Workspace

So, Kotobukiya and Danny Choo are at it again! OTACOOL 3 submissions flooded into figure.fm and this time it’s about workspaces.

I decided to throw my submission in since I missed out on the second OTACOOL book :P

You can also view my entry at figure.fm here

Also, thanks to Danny for giving me about 3 seconds of fame on the Culture:Japan show!

Anyway, here goes:

Next post should be more dollfie photos for all you dollfie lovers~
Please look forward to it!

Welcome to…

My desk!

Before I continue, Danny Choo has been generous enough to hold a competition. The goal is to upload your desk area, the criteria to win is… who knows?

For any of you who are curious enough to wonder what my work area looks like, wonder no further!

Behold! The Madness of Moé!

UPDATE: Thanks to Danny Choo! Seems like I came runner up!

Newish stuff

Figures everywhere!

Since this blog was inactive for quite some time, I think it’s a good idea to show off some of the new figure additions! This also gives me a chance to ask you guys which figures you would like to see featured in future photo shoots as well. Some of these figures can be classified as “old”, but I did receive them within the last few months ^^;;

Before I start I’d like to take this time to thank pp of Otakurean for sending me this lovely clearfile of Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na (The bright blue light before the dawn). I know it’s been months since I actually got this prize, and it’s been a looooooooong time coming. So, thank you pp~ :3

Figure Acquisitions

Since I have some spare time, I decided to show you guys the new stuff I’ve gotten over the past few months. Surprisingly I’ve managed to keep the figure purchases steady, I had to cancel a few figures since I was running low on cash and not to mention the falling Aussie dollar =/

Mikumikumiku, I snagged the Max Factory and Volks figures of Miku, but in the end I parted with the Volks to a friend of mine. I still hope that Max Factory could make a Haku Yowane figure ;_;

Blanc Neige was kind of an impulse buy for me, but her hips are…are just so distracting! She accompanies the old Max Factory Kureha on my shelf. Seriously… look at those hips! *drools*

One of the most expensive and biggest figure in my collection, second only to my Dollfie. Asakura is part of the FREEing 1/4 scale bunny girl set of The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi series. She was shipped, and subsequently paid for on the day that the Aussie dollar fell to 55 Japanese yen… ;_; paincakes were had.

Griffon figures can be hit and miss for me, so this Sasara was a pleasant surprise to me when she arrived in her school swimsuit and maid apron. Her delicious pose just makes my skin tingle with anticipation….of…something… o_O

Nekomimi Nono Nekomiya in mizugi. I just LOVE cats, and thus nekomimi has a special place in my heart, so I couldn’t resist this figure. Now, some of you may notice a school swimsuit trend, but I assure you it isn’t a huge fetish of mine XD

Shana’s first appearance in my figure collection! With this particular figure, they released a regular version, and two store exclusive versions. The regular was the black haired beauty, one was a pink haired and blue uniform with striped stockings which has a resemblance to Alice in Wonderland. This version you see is the Strawberry Version exclusive to the GEE! online store. Not sure why strawberry as it could prolly be more appropriately be called Cherry or Peach…. but oh well~

iDOLM@STER

Alter released the second half of the FA4 iM@S trading figures a while back, so now I managed to grab myself a full set of the girls! Well, at least the black version of the set ^^; These trading figures are quite the build, and I must say Alter has done an excellent job on these.

Max Factory has also released Miki Hoshii in two versions, the blonde in green, and the brunette in blue. I opted for the blonde since I’m a sucker for Miki in blonde. The friend who has been supplying me with most of these figures went for the brunette, so if we ever get bored we could always trade XD

Kaiyodo’s latest iM@S Fraulein girl to take the stage is also Miki Hoshii. I had to grab her to produce the various poses I had imagined. She comes with an additional head for those who love the brown, and since they are using the Revoltech joints I used a spare Saber Alter body XD

Nanoha StrikerS

Reinforce Zwei! I love this lil figure and it’s mini-ness. It’s like a 1/1 scale of her XD I’m not a huge fan of the StrikerS season, but Reinforce is so cute!

Hayate has recently come out as a figure as well, and in my opinion she’s aged the best >.> She also comes with a mini-mini-boss! Reinforce is even smaller now. Alter has done a nice job of sculpting and painting the really tiny figure, it’s about the same size of those Warhammer miniatures! Hayate’s box is also a force to be reckoned with. It’s even bigger than the massive Fate Testarossa box!! Now where to find space to put the box…

Alice in ???

Alter has been doing the 3D incarnations of the POP Wonderland series, and I decided to pick one up! The photo is a lil bland so it does little to bring out the wonder~

Alice from Queen’s Blade was love at first sight, I remember picking up the Hobby Japan magazine…or was it Dengeki Hobby… and seeing the first unpainted prototype. That point on I was watching the pre-order scene with the eyes of an eagle. And here she is.

Queen’s Figures

Speaking of Queen’s Blade, Ymir has been released as a black coloured princess now. I couldn’t resist at the time, so I had to pay for her presence. As like the regular version, she can undress nearly everything, even her pantsu! o_o

Next up is the Hobby Japan magazine exclusive Queen’s Gate Ink-tan from Moetan! I had to cut a tiny lil stamp out from the Hobby Japan magazine and send it to a friend of mine in Japan….express…since the cut off date was approaching. Which means that huge envelope in the background with ALL THOSE STAMPS was used to deliver a stamp the size of my thumb…

Queen’s Gate Ink-tan is awesome! Lots of her armour is cast off and it shows, her armour was practically falling off when I try to get her to grip those button batons. It’s highly distracting trying to do something when you get constant mune flashes @_@

Mecha Musume

Aaah, how I love Mecha Musume~ I just had to buy these two figures when I saw them, not to mention they’re both based on Shimada Fumikane’s artwork of Sky Girls/Strike Witches fame.

The M4A1 Early Type Sherman “Elizabeth” has a lot of accessories, you can even de-mechanise her but…why would I do that? o_O Her nonchalant expression is big boon for me :3

The Kawasaki Ki-100 Type 5 Fighter, the main appeal was admittedly the cast off feature >.> BUT her fierce gaze was also appealing for me :3

Blackout

A few months ago my apartment had a blackout and I had nothing to do… so I decided to take a few photos for the hell of it. My room has changed a bit since then…more figures…less ceiling space for posters… I also took a few photos of Saber, and it turned out somewhat ok, so I decided to share it here too~

Photo shoot choice

With all these bland photos, I was wondering which of these figures you people would really like to see in a photo shoot, mind you, I tend to do outdoor ones XD
I’ve updated the poll which should appear shortly on the blog as well, so please have your say :3
I’ll see which figures on the poll have a higher demand so I’ll place a higher priority on them when I decide to go on a photo shoot~

Again, thanks to those who visit regularly too~ :3

フルアニ

Princess

Slow aren’t I? ^^;
Since some people wanted to see this figure so I decided to post the photos of it first~

Princess, that’s all I know about this girl’s name. She’s from Full Ani, an animated H game about Mahjong, some of you more keen people may recognise the artist.
While I havn’t played the game itself, I have er… watched the game ^^;

Location

Ah~ In the background is the building next to the Old Arts Building, which is where Saber and Irisviel were, and to the right of the photo is the quad area where Nagi was.
Behind me is a large park area where it’s perfect for a picnic :3

Setup

No mini-tripod, but didn’t really needed it. The day was also cloudy so hence the white sky ^^;
It was however, windy as hell. I had to get my friend to literally hug my gear to stop it from fly away, and I had to take photos of Princess when the wind was calm to reduce the blurriness @_@

Figure

Cute :3
Princess has a certain innocence to her, you can’t even see her panty as there…isn’t any. She wears one of those baggy…things. Her drill hair is nice tho, I have a certain fetish for things like that ^^; The sculpt is quite nice, though there are a few noticeable seams on her hair here and there. Her pose is also light and cheery (if only I REMMEBERED TO TAKE A FULL FRONTAL PHOTO!). The paint is quite decent, but I’m not a fan of Kotobukiya’s painting for most of their figures, I find them way too glossy for my tastes, however this is a nice job :3

Thoughts

Shame about the weather =/ but it didn’t turn as bad as I expected I guess. Could be better ^^;
It was really really windy though, was hard getting a good focus with my shaky hands and wobbling figure.

Summary

A bargain figure I purchased at Manifest, makes me wonder if it’s a fake…XD
This photo shoot could of been better as with most of my photos, but still, I’m happy with the outcome I guess. ^^;

Details – Photo shoot

Camera
Nikon Coolpix P2
Date
16th September 2007
Location
Near the Old Arts Building – Melbourne University

Details – Figure

Name
Princess
Series
Full Ani
Maker
Kotobukiya
Sculptor
Munetoshi Makio
Scale
1/8
Release date
December 2006
Place of purchase
Manifest 2007
Retail price
4,200 yen
Bought it for
$35.00 AU
Availability – HLJ (at time of writing)
In Stock

I know I know, sloooow. I’ll try to get the rest posted as soon as I’m free, sorry for the long delays OTL

In-game illustration of Princess

On other news, The iDOLM@STER Live For You! trailer has recently been released, seems more like there’s more interaction with the actual performances rather than the behind the scenes issues like auditions. Go check it out at Gamersyde.

…than never

Upcoming Stuff!

OTL Sorry guys about the lack of updates, been busy yadda yadda~ Point is, I got a whole bunch of stuff to show you guys soon, and just in time for the xmas holiday :D Wanna know what’s going to happen? Read on!

Basically what I have lined up are the photos that I’ve still to post, some other nifty items of otaku interest from soundtracks to video games, and I’ll be starting the simple weathering tutorial for newbies as well! The current poll seems to indicate that the Soviet T-34 is in the lead at the time of this writing, which is great as I got lots of them…living up to their name of the most numerous tank in WWII. The poll will be open to the moment I start, which may be into late November, or early December.

Here’s some previews of the photo shoots I’ve still to post, in no particular order:

For those interested, I’ve been busy with final assignments with my study for the year, also I’ve been sucked into the grinding world of Lineage 2 again, along with games occupying me on PC, Xbox360 and PS2. I’ve gotten into the interview stage of my studies for next year so hopefully they’ll turn out well, otherwise it’s job hunting for me! :D