Kit's Figure Place

Trying Again

2011-07-22T02:04:00.001-05:00

So, it's been awhile - a year, actually. Things happen. Or don't. Or happen the wrong way. But life's on a little bit better track now, and with a new computer I remember how much fun I had taking figure photos and sharing them online. I'm also going to post about other things too. Things I enjoy talking about, video games, especially Morrowind, books, maybe some random ideas or short stories. The photos will still be here though, I just want to post about other stuff too sometimes :)

Here's a few photos from a while back I never posted here. I'll have some new ones soon!

A quick nature shot:

And figure photos:

If anybody actually sees these, I hope you like them. I still enjoy taking and posting them anyway :)

Monthy Megapixel Preview

2010-07-14T01:17:00.004-05:00

Here's the intro picture for my Monthy Megapixel post on Tomopop.

Will probably finish the story by this weekend. I'm hoping we'll get a less than 90 degree day soon, but it's not looking good :( We're also looking for a new apartment this month, so picture opportunities have been scarce. It's been stressful too, I wish it was already done with so I could look for a part time job and focus more energy on the blog.

Here's to hoping we find a decent, cheap place by the end of the month! I promise the next post I'll have cool photos and I won't bore you with personal stuff :)

Azone Louise - PAID!

2010-07-07T13:01:00.003-05:00

Wooo! Just sent the payment into Mandarake a few minutes ago. Got my receipt from PayPal, now I have to wait for Mandarake to confirm and ship her out. It's 3 AM in Japan right now though so it will be a while!

I think the UPS guy though I was nuts. When he showed up with the check I needed, I was quite happy. Like, jumping up and down happy. Yeah.

Whatever, the money's here, I sent the payment, awesome. Now, to wait.....

Marisa and Miku - Safe at Home!

2010-06-14T01:53:00.003-05:00

Yay! My package from Otacute containing figma Marisa and Mini Miku with pull-back car arrived Saturday afternoon. Crappy USPS tracking never updated and was making me think they'd never arrive. I haven't taken many pictures of Marisa because she's a limited figma and I don't want anything to happen to her (my figures and I are accident prone). But here she is:

The rest of the pics are of Mini Miku and Tako Luka.

Miku steals my iPod and hides on my blanket:

These pics were taken in the hallway because sadly that's the best I had for lighting.

Really, I will do a proper photoshoot - one of these days! Next post will be of Tako Luka devouring a package of Milky Way candy bars. I already took the pictures, but I want to make a separate post. 'Til then, enjoy!

Nendoroid Luka Megurine

2010-06-11T20:41:00.006-05:00

Please welcome the newest members of the family, Nendoroid Luka Megurine and Tako Luka! -

They arrived via FedEx Home Delivery this afternoon. Despite many horror stories I've seen about this service, I have yet to have a problem. Her box, in excellent condition, was placed on the porch around 1:15 PM. My landlord noticed it and placed it inside by my door. I removed the shipping label with my address :P

I ordered her from OtakuFuel, and I have to say so far I'm very happy with them. I would recommended them if you live in the U.S. I placed my order on Saturday, and they actually processed my order on a Sunday! Shipped out on Monday, and arrived today. Inside the box was Luka, who was again in mint condition, the usual order slip, and an awesome freebie - a yummy snack of fruit gummies! I don't have a picture of those (I hadn't eaten yet!), but here is Luka -

Tako Luka took a quick liking to my dog, Zefie -

I know I don't have many pictures, but by time I started taking them the lighting wasn't very good. I'll have more tomorrow.

And in very sad news, my order from Otacute still hasn't arrived. it's been at the New York ISC for over a week and I'm losing hope that I'll ever be seeing it. Although I'm glad Luka arrived safely, I'm still pretty upset over my first order going missing.

A Second Order? It's True!

2010-06-08T18:38:00.007-05:00

In a twist of luck, I found a gold bracelet I thought I had lost. Where? In my dog's crate. Yeah, he's a hoarder. Well, I don't wear a lot of jewelery, and the bracelets I wear I make myself with Swarovski crystal beads. I prefer having cash over a tiny little bracelet so I sold it, gave some of the money to my mom for breakfast and gas for the car, and spent the rest on a nendoroid.

Luka Megurine! Photo from mikatan's blog:

I ordered her for $35 from OtakuFuel, plus shipping. I was already close to being over budget so I had to go with the cheapest shipping available, which was FedEx Home Delivery. Now it's making me kinda nervous because of all the complaints about FedEx, although I personally haven't had any problems yet (knock on wood!).

Which leads me into my next bit of news, decidedly less happy. My package from Otacute was sent out almost two weeks ago. It arrived in New York (which I don't get, I live like an hour and a half away from Chicago...), and it's been sitting there for a week. It took less than one week to get halfway around the world, and now according to the tracking, it's been sitting in one friggin' spot for another week.

Detailed Results:


	Origin Post is Preparing Shipment
	Inbound International Arrival, June 02, 2010, 4:08 pm, ISC NEW YORK NY(USPS)
	Foreign International Dispatch, May 30, 2010, 11:51 am, TOKYO INT D, JAPAN
	Foreign Arrival at Outward Office, May 29, 2010, 5:08 am, TOKYO INT D, JAPAN
	Foreign Acceptance, May 28, 2010, 7:28 pm, JAPAN

I used registered SAL. My Saber Lily nendo arrived in only a week and a day via regular SAL. Should I be worried? What does all that USPS coded language crap mean? Has the black hole in New York's sorting center eaten Marisa and Miku alive?

I hope not. I hope I can report that everyone arrives safe and sound at the end of the week.

Latest Order: Marisa & Miku and More Photos!

2010-05-31T23:48:00.017-05:00

I still didn't forget, although I bet everyone forgot I was here, ha ha.....:(

Anyway, I still don't have a camera, I will have to wait a little longer until my mom gets her settlement. But then I can pick a camera as long as it's around $100, and Live Stage ver. Miku if I can find her. My Miku is in pretty bad shape after so many photos and being carried around so much! I feel bad, so I want to get her a stunt double :P

I did just order figma Marisa Kirisame from Otacute! She was going out of stock before my eyes, but I managed to snag one of the last 3 before the went totally out of stock moments later. I also couldn't resist ordering the Miku and spring onion pull-back car. So, I ordered both with registered SAL. It still takes longer, but its track-able and insured. According to my number, they were sent out of Tokyo on the 30th around noon. I really hope they don't take forever to get here!

So here's what I ordered, pictures are from toylet.net:

Yep, I'm pretty excited! I hope they arrive quickly and in good shape like nendo Saber Lily did! Next, I did hang on to my memory card, and there were a ton of pictures I didn't get to post, so I'll share some with you :)

I don't think I ever got a chance to post pics of my casual clothes Saber, so here she is. To be honest, I'm not really that fond of her. Quality wise, she's decent, although her hair bow came off like within a week. But she's just kind of dull. I don't think she has the personality of my other figures. But maybe that's just me. I was dissapointed though because since I can't afford a lot of figures, I want every one to be great. Luckily this was the first one I didn't like so much.

Sorry you had to listen to me complain :( If anyone sees this, thank you, as always, for stopping by!

EDIT: Quick question - does anyone know where I can get some good glue that works well on figmas and nendos? Preferably at a store, but online is okay. Thanks in advance.

Drossel's First Photoshoot

2009-10-21T14:49:00.004-05:00

My Drossel arrived today! I ordered from Otacute and I am VERY happy with their service. They shipped my order quickly via EMS. Once she was sent, she arrived in 3 days! They sent her in a nice size, sturdy box packed tightly and even gave me a very cute keychain/strap thing. I will be using Otacute as my main site from now on! I suggest others do the same as well. You won't be dissapointed.

Now for what you came here for - Ojou-sama herself! Here's a group shot with her sisters Miku, Haruhi, and Louise:

Drossel enjoys Haruhi's accessories. Here she's pretending to go to school:

Then she takes Miku's leeks and strikes a pose:

Sharing some stories and educating her new sisters:

"I should be in a fashion magazine..."

"Show me your moves!"

Time to take a break:

"An extra gift from Otacute! So kawaii!"

"Finally, it's lunch time! We never had food this good at Tempest Tower!"

Drossel is so much fun to pose! If you haven't gotten her, now's the time! Otacute still has her in stock for only $26.50. You won't regret it!

The Newest Member of the Family: Haruhi!

2009-10-18T08:28:00.006-05:00

Introducing the newest member of the family, Haruhi Suzumiya! I got the Summer school version from toylet.net with the money left over from selling my iPod. I initially sold it to get Drossel, who should be shipping out on Monday! Anyway, she arrived on Friday and Miku was very happy to get a new sister!

Miku and Haruhi and getting along pretty well! She was happy to share her cookie with her new sister :)

I really like Haruhi, she's very posable, looks good, and I was even lucky enough to get the limited edition school bag! Once Drossel comes next week (yes, I paid $18 for EMS shipping, SAL makes me too nervous), I'll have a nice group to take photos with. As much as I like Haruhi, I'm most excited for my ojou-sama! I paid for my pre order on Thursday night as soon as Otacute told me they were on stock. Slowly but surely, I'll get a nice collection!

A Walk Among Flowers

2009-10-05T15:28:00.007-05:00

I've built up quite a backlog of photos over the past two weeks. I was sick for a while, my mom had pnemonia and almost got admitted to the hospital, then my internet was down for a few days. So yeah, busy :) These are some pictures I took in my backyard:

Anyway, my mom likes to walk around and look at plants and trees, and she's the one who found these backgrounds. I have no idea what the tree with pink and orange flowers is or what the purple flowers are. The dark red flowers are mums and I bought those at the local grocery store for $1.99. Great deal!

Also I have some good news - I preordered Drossel for the October re-release! I can't wait! I hope everything goes well and that Miku will have a new figma friend by the end of the month. I'm probably going to stick with figmas for a while because of their great poseability and affordable price tag. Once I find a job though, I'll probably start saving for a dollfie. It's really a pain not having a job. I'm going to buy a bike soon so I can start getting around and looking for places that are hiring. Got to keep moving forward! Thank you for visiting and I hope you enjoy the photos.

Welcome home, Louise!

2009-09-21T15:14:00.015-05:00

Louise finally arrived all the way from Japan this morning! It's a long journey from Japan to Illinois so I decided to let her out of the box...

After this picture, of course.

Here she is in her room.

Miku stops by to welcome her, but she's startled by this tall blue haired person.

She also managed to get into a fight with Saber.

She's a little stressed out from the ordeal.

Hey, a familiar face! But something's off...

She's crying again! But now she takes things into her own hands....

"No one can escape the power of tsundere!"

But in the end, Louise manages to find a new friend, and her new home is pretty good after all. Louise's room background and the Saito standees came with her. She was the Hobby Stock exclusive version. I got her from Tokyo Hunter's ebay store. She was only $34, but I ended up paying $24 shipping for EMS because I didn't want to wait, plus I didn't want her getting lost with SAL shipping. I really love her, but I'll probably get another Figma first. I'm hoping I can get my hands on the casual clothes Saber or the Drossel re-release. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the pictures of Louise's first day in the U.S.!

Forest Preserve Visit

2009-09-17T18:41:00.010-05:00

These are some of the pictures I took at the forest preserve last weekend. I didn't get too many because the sun was setting and I was getting eaten up by mosquitos. I only got a few shots of Miku herself, I didn't take Saber out because she was heavier and harder to pose. Anyway, these were my favorites of the batch. I don't know the names of any of these plants, trees, or flowers, unfortunately.

Not a lot of figure shots, and you're probably tired of seeing Miku, right? Well, I've fixed that - I ordered the exclusive Hobby Stock version of the Louise nendoroid. Hopefully she'll be shipped tomorrow. I ordered EMS shipping, it cost a lot but she should be here next week. She'll be my first REAL nendoroid, plus she's super cute, so I'm really excited :) I'm sure she'll be terrorizing Miku and Saber when she gets here! I'll be taking lots of pictures, so stay tuned!

Introductory Post

2009-09-15T13:53:00.011-05:00

After getting hooked on collecting from Tomopop, I started to get interested in figure photography after seeing so many great pictures. I decided to make a blog to post my pictures. I don't expect a lot of people to see this, but I still enjoy posting pictures, anyway.

Here's a shot of my workspace:

Small, but it does the job. At least I get a decent internet connection in this spot. Now, let me introduce my figure family.

The star of the show, figma Miku:

Her grumpy older sister Saber:

Little sister Nendoroid Miku, who I later found out was a fake. I couldn't just throw her out though:

And Balthier and Ashe, Play Arts figures from Final Fantasy XII:

That's all for now. I have some pictures from a trip to the local forest preserve, but I'll make a post of those later. Welcome to my blog!