How are you guys doing?

As you can see the title is “Figure Friday”, well i’m always doing this at my fan club, since i hope to at least post some figures on Friday. But lately I’ve been busy.

Nendoroid Petite Racing Miku Set 2011 Ver. – GSC
A new type of racing miku which includes Luka and Rin, and not to mention a cute little racing car too. It is up for pre order and i already got mine, it costs 3,800 Yen, for miku fans out there, this is a must!

Mikumo #03 Original Collection Romeo and Cinderella – Hobby Stock
Another Hatsune Miku up for pre order! From the many site, I have seen,this is the most popular one.

Size: body100 (mm) depth of about 100 × 95 × side.Not to mention a Cinderella glass shoe included

Fate/stay night – Saber Lily-san Plastic Kit – Kotobukiya

Last but not least, just up for pre order few days ago,Saber Lilly!

I personally like this very much,Saber Lilly comes in a set with changeable faces, armor and of course her sword, Excalibur.

This cost around 3,360 Yen,so hurry up before pre order is close! You can’t miss a cute Saber Lilly that is for sale!

I think that is all i will write, sorry if i didn’t provide more information, will work on it next time, hope this article Figure Friday interests you!

See you guys next time!

Editor Note(Tueac): Pre-order for the above items are now open at a few online stores like Toycoin, KKnM, Hobbysearch, Ami Ami and etc.

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Recent loot of mine XD a little sneak peak of the next post I'm going to write.

Btw, it’s been a while since we talked about figure, so let’s talk some figure news! XD Before the new year comes and many other figurines got release, then I’ll never ever finish this post XD.

One of the most exciting figure for this month is,

Photo by GSCMikatan

Saber and Saber Motored Cuirassier! XD

It’s an awesome figure of Saber with her bike from Fate/Zero which aired this fall. The show is famous! And season 1 just ended and with season 2 planned for spring. Well let’s talk more about the figure itself XD.

In Fate/Zero, Saber is known for wearing a black tight suit which is pretty cool yet have it’s own charm. This figure portraited her charm pretty damn well! So sexy! XD.

The bike is based on Yamaha’s V-MAX which is huge compared with the small posture of saber, giving you a contrasting feel when seeing them in action. The bike’s design is created by Namaniku Attakai, character designer from Nitroplus!.

Saber and Saber Motored Cuirassier’s pre-order is already opened since 22 December and to be released in May 2012 with a price of 13,800円 (including tax) so grab it fast, before it’s too late!

P.S. do check the GSC site at below for more info and photo.

Let’s see if I have any other news~

Nendoroid Petit Puella Magi Madoka Magica set was announced many moons ago and scheduled to be released next month.

Like always, there is a secret petit included and  I’m wondering who will become the secret. It could be a side character, or another form of the characters, or even a villain? For anyone who’s wondering, I’ll give you the answer XD.

Photo from Oda-P's Twitter

It’s Madoka’s Goddess version which appeared at the last episode of the series!

Madoka’s Goddess version is a matured version of Madoka after making a contract with QB and defeated Witches. She is rendered wearing a long dress with a long hair, so ladylike XD.

So if you are a real fan of the Madoka Magica series, this set is a must get! The Kawaii Mahou Shoujo-tachi will help make your day even better XD.

Looking at cute girls is always refreshing~ XD so I still have 2 more to go!

Photo by GSCMikatan

Nendoroid Sana Inui is also announced recently!

She is a very active girl from the Mashiroiro Symphony series. A very cute nendoroid with lovely smile and cute hands creating a heart shape, making your heart beats faster! Mashiroiro’s mascot, Pannya is also included.

She’s scheduled to be released in May 2012 like Saber with a price tag of 3500 yen. For me, I’ll be ordering her asap when my regular shop start her pre-order.

And the last one for today is….

Left to Right: Ohana, Minko, Nako, Yuina - Photo from Nekomagic

Ohana and friends from Hanasaku Iroha Beach Queens Ver. series by Wave!

Hanasaku Iroha is one of my favorite anime this year and I think it’s pretty well known too.

But I never thought that Wave would throw all the heroines at us in one short. These figures are from Beach Queens series and is scheduled to be released in July 2012 with a price tag of 3800 yen.

By looking at the prototype, I think Nako is the one that interested me the most, having the best body sculpture (I think I have a similar taste with Neko Magic’s GGT).

I do love Nako in the series so might be kinda biased actually but these girls have their own charm! So pick your own type or just snatch all of them! Afterall they are lovely girls in their ‘battle’ suit (Trust me, the Beach is a battlefield).

I think that’s all I can write today, do want to write much more. Do you find figure news interesting? Do you want us to provide figurine news regularly?

Do mind telling us so we can  improve it next year! Thanks for reading.

Source: GSCMikatan’s english blog, Neko Magic and Nendonesia

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Not really plenty but for a small set it’s quite decent i think XD

I bought a small X’mas tree to boost mood at home, it ended up pretty nice on my messy desk. I don’t have the time to clean it up recently but stuff keep piling up. Btw, The tree is around 40cm in height.

Added some Nendoroid Petit for another mood boost!

I think it’s really working! XD 1000% cuter than before!! XD

Another thing that’s famous during X’mas is Santa! but after thinking for a while, displaying a chubby old man with red fluffy suit is a bit boring.

Let’s ask the girls instead!! All you need is a Santa Hat.

While shopping I found these cute Santa hat hairpins which looked perfect for nendoroids, and snatched it away like ninja! (Of cos, i paid for it legally at the cashier).

Cut the bottom hairpin part to get a small Santa hat.

Found a cushion inside, pulled it out and that’s it! Santa hat getto~ XD.

Sadly, it’s not big enough for regular sized nendoroids but still looks cute right? XD

Now, preparing the final set.

Merry X’mas everybody! XD

This year sure is a blast! Thank you for visiting our site, love you guys always. Merry Xmas, hohoho~XD

Oh! You better watch out, You better not cry, You better not pout, I’m telling you why… Santa Mirai is coming to town~XD

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Nikon D7000 and Sony TX1

Recently I’m interested to buy a Panasonic LX5 which is one of the best compact camera these days.

My friend is selling it cheap and it’s a no-brainer for me but the problem is, I just bought a new Nikon D7000 and still have 2009′s Sony TX1 which still in a great condition. After thinking for a while I’ve decided to test each camera with Alter Saber Summer ver., to test their capability.

Of course, D7000 won in almost all aspects except the compact size. Sony TX1 lost on paper, since the LX5 have a better lens and bigger sensor. Even though I don’t have LX5 to test but let’s just see if D7000 and TX1 can deliver good and interesting images.

Bokeh Test

D7000 Result

D7000 with 50mm f/1.8 lens - Good Bokeh and small DoF

TX1 Result

TX1 - not pretty good due small aperture size.

D7000 with 50mm f/1.8 lens have a very small Deep of Field, so the background blurred almost completely and is not distracting.

On the other hand, TX1’s small aperture limitation and 35mm focal length give it quite big Depth of Field even though the aperture is already f/4.5, though the picture is still good, the background is a little bit distracting.

LX5 have a 24mm f/2.0 which is quite a fast lens for compact camera, with faster lens, bigger sensor but wider focal length, the LX5 may be able to give us smaller DoF and better bokeh.

Dynamic Angle Test

D7000 Result

This is cropped around 2.0x due limitation of 50mm's min focus to make it closer

TX1 Result

Dynamic Angle test - Using Macro Setting and 35mm focal length give unique composition and more dynamic angle

D7000 50mm (D7000 is a DX camera (crop sensor) so the focal length is 75mm on 35mm camera) lens’s minimum focus distance is 0.45m which is quite a distances for figure (macros) photography. The D7000′s test image is cropped almost 2.0x so the result can be similar with TX1′s, with macro setting with 35mm focal length as same as in 35mm camera.

The result is, for TX1 with 35mm and 1cm minimum focus distance, it delivered a dynamic angle and unique distortion, which made the D7000’s pictures look pretty flat and it’s flat.
LX5 have a 24mm focal length with the same minimum focus distance 1cm, which is wider than TX1′s 35mm which I can’t imagine the result.

Despite all the cons, D7000 with 50mm and TX1 deliver good photos with their own strong point. I do want a macro lens for the D7000 but wide angle macro lens are rare. The only one I can find is a Sigma 28mm f/1.8 macro lens with a minimum focus distance of 0.2m (which reviewer mention can closer) and with DX camera the focal length will be 42mm, so TX1 and LX5′s macro in wide angle capability is better.

I don’t know everyone’s taste but I actually liked TX1′s angle than D7000′s. Do give me your comment so we can learn more about figure photography. All of these are based on my opinions, so do understand and if I do get something wrong somewhere, do correct and tell me. Thanks a lot XD.

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Part of the reason I am so excited about EOY 2011 is the release of the PIMP Butler, the card game.

Played just like old maid, the game is very simple, to not be the last one holding onto the only male…

The card game will be featuring meido from the local anime community, like Ani-tan, Chiya, and many more. The list as stated below,

1. Yume @EOY
2. I-chan @Daiyaku
3. Xeko @Xeph, Collateral Damage Studios
4. Pandora @Comix Pandora
5. Koharu @Teru-Teru
6. Hobby Frontier girl (yet to be named) @Hobby Frontier
7. Chiya @Ani-culture.net
8. Gordonette @Gordonator
9. Seiya @Rehtseeee
10. Ani-tan @NUS CAS
11. Level 99-chan @Sgcafe
12. Kneesocks-chan @Sgcafe
13. Blur King the butler @Sgcafe
14. Hitomi

Nope Blur King is not a meido… Hitomi is the special guest card.

Our Chiya-chan will also be taking part in these activities~　What does she look like, well you should ask Daiyaku~

Pimp Butler is a project by 4 of Singapore’s dojin group, namely, Collateral Damage Studios, Comix Pandora, Daiyaku, and Teru-Teru.

The card game will be on sale at the EOY11 merchandise counter at SG$10 each, hope you like it and do support Chiya chan~

Without saying, we will be there too, so if you know who i am, feel free to say hi~

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Kaiyodo, the maker of revoltech will be releasing their art series, Buddhist Statues Series, starting with Tamonten on the 1^st of February.

This is followed by the rest of the 4 gods and Ashura.

The revoltechs are sculpted by artist Takeya Takayuki, based on the traditional depiction of the Buddhist gods. Even to the method of colouring where it tries to emulate the texture and looks of a real stone statue, commonly found in Japanese Buddhist temples.

Also staying true to the concept of Revoltech, the figures can be posed with moving parts.

The series can now be pre-ordered from Kaiyodo’s Museum Store at 3800 yen.

Looks like the collectors are growing up to appreciate real art and from the close-up pictures posted on the product site, the details are amazing.

Even thou the product measures just 130mm tall, it looks just as imposing.

If you are interested do check out the product site at http://www.kaiyodo.co.jp/revoltech/takeya.html

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Today Mikantan review the upcoming figure of Asuka Langley Shikinami by Max Factory which I missed… On closer inspection, of the pictures taken on the site, it looks good~ It just look so tight~

It’s too bad for me that I have neither the space nor resources to afford her at the moment…

She will be shipped out to stores next week so do look out for her if you didn’t pre-order like me or prepare yourself if you did. It just seems like such a happening looking figure.

Source: Mikan-tan | GSC

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Even thou I don’t really post on scaled figures, but this version of Saber really caught my eyes. I’ll let the pictures talk.

Website: GSC

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See below to find out what they have to offer~

“>*Life-time warrenty of the Thumb drive, by the thumbdrive company.

The Mikyu is hmm… … I dunno… but if she hands you a contract… becareful…

Website: Daiyaku | AFA11

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It seems that today, our comrade from NKDS have managed to obtain a copy what will be Genesis Frontier’s booths layout.

After a process of what they described as “Many Botans died to bring us this information”. Well may they rest in peace than.

Nailing what is already online to the booths layout, the Botans provided to us a preview of what is happening where in the Genesis Frontier Area.

If you are asking what Genesis Frontier (GF) is, and then you should know that they are Singapore’s Fastest growing anime products distributors, they are also the distributor for Bushiroad and Cospa products in Singapore.

For AFA11, they will be in-charge of setting up and managing the booths of the following brands and names~

Mikupa

-          Hatsune Miku (that turquoise T-Shirt is supposingly a Singapore Exclusive)

ANIPLEX

-          Fate/Stay Zero

-          Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Bushiroad

-          CardFight Vanguard

COSPA

-          Anglebeats!

-          Rewrite

-          Hana Saku Iroha

K-On!!

Nitro Plus

-          Stiens;Gate

Tohou Project

The Card Geeks

KKnM

-          Shakugan no Shana

So now that you know where the items are, will you be planning your battle plan now?

Well don’t let those “botans” died in vain, prep your wallet and prep your card and get ready for WAR!!! EAT MY CASH you Cashier!!!

Source: NKDS

Website: AFA11 | Genesis Frontier

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