I recently ordered some white waterslide decal sheets for inkjet printers from an eBay seller. Got a good price for 10 sheets too.
Combined with graphics software and a decent printer, waterslide decal paper is an excellent way to add custom markings, symbols, images and signage to models and figures.
Waterslide decals are particularly handy for doing eyes and eyebrows on figures since you can the look of 3D tamp printing with inkjet and laser printers.
As a rule of thumb, one should avoid buying from re-casters. They deprive the creator of revenue and the quality of their work is completely random.
But when faced with paying up to $50 Cdn for an original resin figure that's only 3.6 inches high versus $10 with free shipping for a re-cast, I'm embarrassed to admit that I went for the re-cast...
Old anime fans will most likely wax nostalgic about the original Gunbuster OVA series. I know it certainly made an impact when I was a younger anime fan. (The Gainax BOUNCE!)
So when I saw this Noriko Takaya figure from CM Corporation's Gutto-Kuru Figure collection line, I said, "Gotta have it!" ...until I saw the price tag...
A few days ago I received my package of 750 grams of polycaprolactone (aka "Friendly Plastic") pellets.
I tried a quick experiment to see how this re-usable, bio-degradable, low melt thermoplastic handles.
Here's how it went...
Liara T'Soni from the Mass Effect video game franchise is getting the "bishoujo treatment".
Some time ago, I expressed interest in picking up this gruesome kit entitled "Kanako in a Box", based upon a 2008 anime crime TV series called "Moryo no Hako" ("Box of Goblins" or "Box of Spirits").
Since Halloween is coming up, I decided to pull the trigger and ordered the kit.
WARNING: NSFW
After waiting almost three and a half weeks, my two Miku Append Version Figmas finally arrived, but not completely unscatched!
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