Dolls, Figurines, and other Collectibles

[Kojiremi]

simple
a middle man
A guy i met on Ebay who sold me my first plush (Remilia) helped me locate them in various places in japan since it would be cheaper to buy there. i ended up finding Gift's website and paid him to buy them for me. When they ship out later this month. He'll ship them out to me. i bought 3 other plushes this way and he's reliable so its all good hehe.

[Helepolis]

I managed to pre-order Remilia and Marisa pvc _o/




Now I only need to wait till september . . . . ='(

[Kojiremi]

September?! dam!
your talking about these?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Touhou-figure-Remilia-Scarlet-pre-listing_W0QQitemZ120416557358QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1c0962d92e&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116

http://cgi.ebay.com/Touhou-figure-Marisa-Kirisame-pre-listing_W0QQitemZ360154176427QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item53dadc9bab&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50

that's a lot of dough man haha your rolling in money hehe. but yeah september?! holy crap that's a while. to wait.

[Helepolis]

Yep those are the ones. I didn't buy them for 120 dollar though. I am not THAT crazy. I pre-ordered them from benippon.com

Those people on ebay are like vultures. They buyout the preorder om sites and sell them overpriced. But yea, business.

[Dollywitch]

Hi, I'm really interested in some Touhou figures. How big are the Liquid Stone posable Marisa and Reimu kits? I want figures that are kinda Microman sized(under 4 inches). Are there any other figures that are around that height? I guess they don't need to be posable since mostly all they do is fly around the place. I'd rather something I don't have to paint otherwise I may as well make my own custom figure, sculpting's not so hard for me, painting drives me nuts.

What could I use as a base for a custom figure? Or should I just do it from scratch?

[Kojiremi]

Yep those are the ones. I didn't buy them for 120 dollar though. I am not THAT crazy. I pre-ordered them from benippon.com

Those people on ebay are like vultures. They buyout the preorder om sites and sell them overpriced. But yea, business.

yeah i see i went there myself they are MUCH cheaper there haha 78 bucks a pop. Man i REALLY want that Remilia one too haha.  Are they Prepainted? there's no way i can paint a kit up haha. After i get my patchouli plush (the last one of 7 that i need) I'll try looking for Remilia dangit haha. OH dood! there are also Player 2 colors too (alternate colors) they are exclusive it seems http://tokyohunter.blogspot.com/search/label/Touhou%20Project looks like player 2 IaMP I want that one too! haha

Hi, I'm really interested in some Touhou figures. How big are the Liquid Stone posable Marisa and Reimu kits? I want figures that are kinda Microman sized(under 4 inches). Are there any other figures that are around that height? I guess they don't need to be posable since mostly all they do is fly around the place. I'd rather something I don't have to paint otherwise I may as well make my own custom figure, sculpting's not so hard for me, painting drives me nuts.

What could I use as a base for a custom figure? Or should I just do it from scratch?

try asking Suikama i guess. i tried looking around but my searching skills failed me. He may know something more since he posted them up. hehe. He did say the prices are very high though.

[Dollywitch]

Afaik the kits ar around $70. It's a bit much but if they're very good, I won't need any Touhou figs again.

[Helepolis]

yeah i see i went there myself they are MUCH cheaper there haha 78 bucks a pop. Man i REALLY want that Remilia one too haha.  Are they Prepainted? there's no way i can paint a kit up haha.

I assume they are prepainted. Because nowhere it reads you have to paint them self or glue them. For 78 bucks they BETTER be painted. I just wished the shipping costs weren't that expensive. Holland is frikken expensive to ship =.=

[Easy Mode]

I'm too lazy to paint them. I've got an unsteady hand, too.
Still, even unpainted, they're still cool.

[Dollywitch]

I may as well make my own custom figures if I'm painting as my main diffiulty with that is painting.

[Maryn]

These are fanmade sculptures, so they're not for sale... D:
Found at this website.
http://www.i-webart.com/garege/gallery.htm

The chen and Reimu one on there can be found at e2046.com if anyone is interested in obtainig a recast of them(Painting and assembly is still required). You MAY be able to actually get an original cast of Chen at the source. www.trepang.jp. That's how I got mine anyways.

[Punynari]

There called Dollfie Dreams.  Thought you guys might like to see these as well.  I lurk here from time to time.
http://www.dannychoo.com/detail/mac/eng/image/18974/Touhou+Dollfie+Dreams.html

[Kojiremi]

oh sweet ass! Dolfie versions now? I once looked for Rozen Maiden dolls of the same variety and they looked amazing and this style fits them most appropriately ya know? hahaa.....man to have a dolfie you HAVE to have Medicine Melancholy. Where is she dammit!? D<

[Helepolis]

Imo when anime/manga/doujini characters become real life size they become freaky looking. Though not always. . . but in this case they do.

[Serp]

Imo when anime/manga/doujini characters become real life size they become freaky looking. Though not always. . . but in this case they do.

Agreed.  Also, when they try to make them look "realistic," at any scale, they tend to look at least a little freaky.  Plushies and such are an exception.  Though...  I do want to see a Touhou equivalent to Sader:

[Quad City QBs]

I'm too lazy to paint them. I've got an unsteady hand, too.
Still, even unpainted, they're still cool.

Even without painting, you still have to clean up the resin pieces--wash off the mold release, fix imperfections in the casting process.  And putting them together isn't cake and roses, either; you'll have to brace the resin with brass rods for stability, and putty up cracks.  Lots of sanding and dremeling all around.  Very labor-intensive, potentially very unhealthy.

just sayin'

[Easy Mode]

Even without painting, you still have to clean up the resin pieces--wash off the mold release, fix imperfections in the casting process.  And putting them together isn't cake and roses, either; you'll have to brace the resin with brass rods for stability, and putty up cracks.  Lots of sanding and dremeling all around.  Very labor-intensive, potentially very unhealthy.

just sayin'

That sounds awful. I will never, ever get one.
But I want those dollfies.

[Dollywitch]

What's the point in Resin kits then, honestly? You'd be best off sculpting it yourself altogether.

[Achii]

These are fanmade sculptures, so they're not for sale... D:
Found at this website.
http://www.i-webart.com/garege/gallery.htm

Thank you for crushing my dreams

[WRATHIE_Beatrice]

personally i have a friend who can make custom dolfie parts, but they dun come cheap and that's not even saying anything about the price of the dolfies in the 1st place

[Chainsaw Guitar]

Thank you for crushing my dreams

The chen and Reimu one on there can be found at e2046.com if anyone is interested in obtainig a recast of them(Painting and assembly is still required). You MAY be able to actually get an original cast of Chen at the source. www.trepang.jp. That's how I got mine anyways.

You're welcome!.

[Quad City QBs]

What's the point in Resin kits then, honestly? You'd be best off sculpting it yourself altogether.

I don't mean to come off as a dick, but have you ever sculpted anything more complex than a clay pig?

[NekoInc Likes Birds]

I don't mean to come off as a dick, but have you ever sculpted anything more complex than a clay pig?

I have to agree; for me, the sculpting would be much, much harder than the painting.

It barely matters for me since it will be a very long time before I can afford any Touhou figurines anyways, though...

[Suikama]

Not to mention you still have to paint it anyways after you sculpt it.

[Star Sapphire]

There called Dollfie Dreams.  Thought you guys might like to see these as well.  I lurk here from time to time.
http://www.dannychoo.com/detail/mac/eng/image/18974/Touhou+Dollfie+Dreams.html

I'm not saying I'd do anything illegal, but I would kill a man to get that Marisa.

[SONIC BHOCOLATE STRIKER]

I don't have money, so why am I torturing myself with this thread?

[Easy Mode]

I'm not saying I'd do anything illegal, but I would kill a man to get that Marisa.

I would for that Youmu. I would slaughter. Man, I wish I had that kind of money and talent.

[WRATHIE_Beatrice]

money is the root of all evil, i mean products. have the cash for it, anything can be urs.


Regarding figs: all of them would be subject to a HIGH level of leaning if not taken properly, being stood up with such spindly legs is not ideal..

For dolfies, consider well before getting one. you should take care of the, i'm more superstitious then others but when you haf a dolfie, you should take care of it like a pet, did you ever wake up with a dolfie staring at you in the pitch black darkness? eerie i tell ya and hell, dolls were used as a vessel for holding souls in the dark ages so yea

[Dollywitch]

I don't mean to come off as a dick, but have you ever sculpted anything more complex than a clay pig?

Yes actually. The thing with sculpting is that you can constantly fix it up(apoxie dries much slowed) and it's less messy than paint. A quick paint job is a lot easier than sculpting, but the most difficult parts of scratch building are fixing everything up right, which you have to do with a resin kit anyway.

It barely matters for me since it will be a very long time before I can afford any Touhou figurines anyways, though...

Well the Vinyls are cheap if you can find them.

[Quad City QBs]

Yes actually. The thing with sculpting is that you can constantly fix it up(apoxie dries much slowed) and it's less messy than paint. A quick paint job is a lot easier than sculpting, but the most difficult parts of scratch building are fixing everything up right, which you have to do with a resin kit anyway.

Curses, my hubris

Anyway, when you buy a resin kit, you're not only paying for the pieces themselves, you're paying for a particular sculptor's vision and style.  Sculpting a figurine takes the challenges of high-level art and literally adds another dimension to it--and like any other artform you're going to pay a premium.