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Re: Hello. Completely new to the hobby and seeking guidance.

Postby Trethowan » Mon Apr 16, 2012 9:34 pm

Hetalia's America. I like being the hero. ;-)
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Re: Hello. Completely new to the hobby and seeking guidance.

Postby Iwa_Hoshi » Tue Apr 17, 2012 7:51 am

Vycem wrote:@Iwa_Hoshi Thanks! And I love your Chun-li! Yeah, I keep telling my wife that what I bought is a "Hybrid Action Figure", though I think she knows better. Do you have a gallery of fancy shots?


Sure do, 50cm Chun Li series 1 and 2. Getting a doll and shooting it is one way to enjoy the hobby.

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Re: Hello. Completely new to the hobby and seeking guidance.

Postby crazykimochi » Tue Apr 17, 2012 8:35 am

Hello and welcome! Like the others said... BJDs are quite addictive!! And characters spawn out like crazy! I've been having this one particular character run around my head for a few days, and yesterday I found the BJD mold I'd want for him! D8


But yes, welcome!
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Re: Hello. Completely new to the hobby and seeking guidance.

Postby Yanagi-sen » Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:37 am

Vycem wrote:@Yanagi-sen That's really awesome how you're recreating all your faves! Also, how do you like the Luts dolls? I just recently discovered them, and I have to admit, I'm really drooling after them.
My wife and I dream of teaching in Japan a couple of years. Unfortunately we can't until I get a passport, which means I have to become a citizen first...and I just became a resident, so I have a bit to go. But as soon as that's done, we're so there!
How was the experience? Did you do it through JET or another program?


What did you Cosplay as? I tried it once, when I went to my first con. Sadly it was so long ago it predates digital cameras so all I have is a crappy old pic I need to scan sometime.


The problem is every time I get into a new series, I see someone I just HAVE to bring home. ^_~ I LOVE my Luts dolls. Momiji is the only doll that I've ordered straight from the company, not a distributor like JunkySpot. I've been very happy, with the doll and the company. He is a little 'kicky'... but other than that I'm very pleased with the quality and sculpt.

I had a great experience in Japan. I went through the JET program (Kiki-chan78 pointed me at them in fact). I ended up in a RURAL public high school in the middle of nowhere, Nagasaki Prefecture. I was the only westerner in my little town and one of maybe 4 on the island (Hirado). I was very lucky that my principal was a former English teacher and so valued his ALTs, that doesn't happen everywhere. But I had great students and excellent coworkers, in fact I was instantly adopted by the illustration and band clubs. ^__^

I have to butt in on the cosplay thing... it's fun to cosplay WITH the dolls. They are a great way to have a whole group, even if there are only a couple of you. Kiki-chan78 and I are planning a large Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) cosplay for people and dolls at AKon. Should make for some fun pictures.
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Re: Hello. Completely new to the hobby and seeking guidance.

Postby Evelien » Tue Apr 17, 2012 10:33 am

Vycem wrote:@Evelien Yeah, I really want to learn to do faceups! I have my eye on an SQLabs head that would be amazing, but I know I'm going to either find someone or bite the bullet and learn the secrets of makeup... did it take you long to learn?
Thanks for the career change props! It's nice not to get the usual shock and horror when I tell them ("But what about the money! Programmers make so much more money!"...but some things are more important than money!)


Heh... yeah... I know what you mean. I've always known I wanted to be a teacher, but the profession isn't exactly very highly regarded here, and when I expressed my wish to one of my teachers in high school when I was 16, he got extremely angry. I'm not gonna brag about IQ levels because they don't mean much in real life, but let's just say I am not dumb, and he thought it would be an immense shame if I didn't go to Uni after high school. I was 16 and gullable and thought he was right, so I went and became very unhappy :P. After messing up in college twice and working at a supermarket for two years because I'd lost myself completely, someone told me he thought I'd be a wonderful teacher... and suddenly I remembered my dream. This may sound really weird but I actually FORGOT about that old dream. I was 22 when I enrolled in college to be a primary school teacher and I was 28 when I graduated in 2011, lol, because of some serious self-discipline issues (it should have only taken me 4 years) :oops:. But anyway: ALWAYS FOLLOW YOUR HEART. Sorry about the essay piece. :P Oh, by the way, when I was 22 I also met my (now ex-)boyfriend who told me becoming a primary school teacher would be such a waste. If I wanted to teach, I should do so at a University, he said. Oh well. According to him I wasn't good enough in so many ways that it didn't last anyway XD

Errrr, faceups. How long did it take me to learn?! I'm flattered, but I'm still learning and I will be for a looong time! My faceups are far from good and that's not false modesty (sorry if this isn't correct English), I'm just realistic. ;) I have to say, I used to own 2 60cm Obitsu girls and I only switched to resin BJDs recently, and doing faceups on resin seems easier to me than doing it on Obitsu vinyl.
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Re: Hello. Completely new to the hobby and seeking guidance.

Postby Chrystal » Sat Apr 21, 2012 8:06 am

I never knew k2 was a guy! no wonder the dolls are so naughty!
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Re: Hello. Completely new to the hobby and seeking guidance.

Postby Evelien » Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:01 pm

You never wondered about the size of their boobage? Teehee!
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Re: Hello. Completely new to the hobby and seeking guidance.

Postby Chrystal » Sat Apr 21, 2012 11:22 pm

Ha ha! that never occurred to me! Some females like big boobs on their dolls.
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Re: Hello. Completely new to the hobby and seeking guidance.

Postby AlmySidaKay » Sun Apr 22, 2012 12:22 am

Chrystal wrote:Ha ha! that never occurred to me! Some females like big boobs on their dolls.


Yes, I do. :P
A hobby isn't supposed to leave you wistful, regretful and vaguely disappointed. BJD collecting is as customizable as the dolls themselves. Do whatever pleases you the most, because otherwise, why do it at all? All for the 'Gram Bitches love the 'Gram.
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Re: Hello. Completely new to the hobby and seeking guidance.

Postby Evelien » Sun Apr 22, 2012 4:38 am

I prefer them small. Funny, cause I've got an E cup IRL.. Smaller boobs are my ideal. Much more practical.
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