September 2009
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More Cheap Lighting
God bless those folks at IKEA. One of the things I’ve lamented over the years is not having a good spotlight to use on something as small as a 1:8 scale figure. There are a number of overpriced photographic lighting solutions, but that’s not what I want to spend money on. I have been using [...]
Tomopop Interview
Yesterday, Tomopop posted an interview with me, where I answered a few questions about taking pictures of toys, what I look for when I use backgrounds, etc. Anyway, thanks to Colette for giving me the opportunity to say hello to Tomopop readers. Go on, click the link.
Beat this Blade Narika
Summer is way too slow a time for figure collecting. Given the heat and the low melt point of PVC, there’s probably a good reason why July and August feel like all the figure companies went on vacation. Commerce happens year round, so it probably has nothing to do with that and I’m just linking [...]
What a Long Skirt, Akiha Shishido
Haven’t done this in a while, even though about three or four figures have come in since the last show and tell time. There was quite a bit of dust on the table where I usually do these things, a lot of dust for two months. Had her out of the box for a while [...]
