Thursday, April 26, 2012

Phicen Figures

Fun figures from PHICEN
http://www.phicen.com/

Seamless body forms and cool head sculpts. Check 'em out!






Thursday, March 8, 2012

Dollmore


http://dollmore.net

WHOA! Now, I'm usually a more "action" or "horror" driven guy when it comes to dolls. (Come on, they are dolls. You know it.) :)  However, if I had my millions, I'd add some of these figures to the 1/6th scale Batman and Batmobile, Iron Men (yes, I'd have the whole set!) and zombie hordes fighting might eight JIN-ROH figures as they try to fend them off in their kubelwagen. (I've done a LOT of thinking of what figures I'd own if I were rich!)



These DOLLMORE figures are beauties. They range from the "cute and sweet" to the "naughty and seductive" and I'm not afraid to say that they are gorgeous. The workmanship and detail is fantastic and the overall look is dreamy and lush. They look like fantastic little works of art. And, at anywhere from $90 to $900 each, they are priced as works of art as well.
The address is South Korea and the overall look and workmanship is very much like the VOLKS lines - high end dolls to carry with care and to treat like fine art.
(( http://www.volksusa.com/super-dollfie-super-dollfie-13.html ))  $748 each

All in all, I'd love to have a few of these posed in a cool environment case. (( Free from dust and temperature controlled! :) ))


Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Marwencol

An amazing film about an amazing man.

Mark Hogancamp was attacked by a group of men and beaten so badly that he lost his memory. He works out his feelings in a sort of therapy though the use of 1/6th scale action figures building the ficticious town of MARWENCOL and posing his figures to act out complex story lines.

Fantastic 1/6th scale dioramas and a truly touching story.

DONATE! http://www.marwencol.com/donate/
I'm planning to send some of my figures and gadgets to Mark.

The movie is available via NETFLIX streaming as of the time of this posting.




Friday, November 25, 2011

Fight Club

Fight Club Head Set
Awesome. :)

http://www.monkeydepot.com/Head_Set_Loading_Toys_Fight_Soaper_p/gh0010-dd659.htm
Price: $37.99
Scale: 1/6
Mfg. Number: LT-008

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Azone International

AZONE INTERNATIONAL items work with 1/6th scale figures at times depending on the figure and the cut of the outfit in question. They have a large selection of them on Hobby Search, it seems.

AZONE International: Hobby Search

They also have a showing at HOBBY LINK JAPAN. HLJ also has a large selection of the Azone figures as well.

AZONE International: Hobby Link Japan

I like the different looks you can achieve with this line. Not your standard "hooker gear", Azone provides a strong Asian feel, action items and - for those who prefer a little sexy sizzle - some items that lean more towards fetish and the like. They also have some additional items like briefcases and hats and things to top things off.



What I found when I was working with the Azone items was that it really depended on the figure you were working with originally. The COOL GIRL figures seemed to work well, but I only tried dresses and I think the Cool Girl hips of Power®  :)  might not work well with the slim and slight pants made for slim and slight dolls. (Sorry...FIGURES)

The Dark Angel figure I made (left) worked well with the Azone Dress and stockings. It fit well and no adjustments had to be made.





My KITE-like figure to the right here was the same story. The Cool Girl figure fit the dress and shirt without having to augment anything. Here I had the chance to really break out of what the norm was to create something unique and fun.


I'd love to do a little more with the Azone accessories and clothing. The biggest issue is just making sure that the clothing fits the figure you wish to use. Some of that is leap of faith and some is guesstimating. While some sizes are given, there are some designs that just won't play well with certain figures.

N'joy and let me know if this was helpful in the comments.

Or, just say HELLO! :)