Yes, she’s finally done! Following *Akiko* in my *Girls with Attitude* series (lol) is *Blade* (black/white version), based on the Muay Thai (kickboxing) fighter Christine Toledo, and commissioned by Alias Fight Wear. Can’t wait to see how the T-shirts look, lol. ^_^
P.S. Coming soon is *Blade* the COLOR version! And after that, *Bleach* for Jennie L and *Violet* for Miko. That is, unless something else pops up to disrupt the order? =.=;
Has it been a week already? Well, a few days ago, I told *Chun* the following: “I always plan to scan or take photos of my ancient anime line-art from the 1990s (when I still believed in pencil-and-paper, lol), but something always seems to pop up and get in the way…” So finally, after some shooting and digging, here they are! ^_^;
1> The first 5 photos were taken a few days ago: Orange Arria in Colored Paper. Completed March 1990, it took about 20-30 hours total. Wow, except for some fading in her blue armor, the design still holds up 18 years later! One of my proudest works, hehe. I just threw in the “Pocky” box to give a better idea of the 20×30-inch scale.
Hi, in the same spirit as Danny’s newest blog changes, I’ve decided to update the layout of my *Toybox* blog. Essentially, I’ve reorganized the center column: (1) moving my favorite blogs and sites to the top, (2) inserting the “Daily Updates” from my website to help fill in the gaps between less-frequent posts, and (3) lifting the more-lively “Danny Choo” posts above the lengthy “Category List”. That’s about it! Plus, it’s a good time to take a snapshot of my blog, more than a year after its rebirth, lol.
P.S. Okay, after a morning of packing more magazines and books (arghhh), gotta get back to drawing “Blade 1″ (Day 2) for fighter Christine Toledo (Blog 136). My first commissioned anime-art project! ^_^;
LOL, this sounds unbelievable but maybe not?
1> Let’s start with the background… Almost 3 years ago in September 2005, I first met dancer Anna (Kiev, Ukraine) via LiveJournal. Since then, we’ve kept in touch via LJ, Facebook and email. Separately, last year in April 2007, I first met lolita-cosplayer Kaori (Singapore) via DannyChoo.com. Exchanging occasional comments in our LJs or blogs, Kaori also introduced me to Facebook’s “Human Pets” community.
2> Today, July 5th, 2008, I received a new email from Anna in Kiev. She asked me if I could photo-remix some of her photos and gave me a LiveJournal link as an artistic reference.
3> That link was an entry in the “ru_glamour” community LJ, titled “Jin Zemotion” and posted by member “jolita”. Wow, some amazing photography! So naturally, I had to follow the link to the original website.
4> That link took me to the Zemotion.net website of photographer Zhang Jingna (Singapore/Beijing). So naturally, as I browsed, a “lolita” thumbnail caught my eye.
5> That thumbnail opened an amazing “lolita” photo named “Midnight Game“. Take note that “All images and materials found on this website are copyrighted to Zhang Jingna”. Prior to this post, I made sure to get permission from Jingna…
6> But guess what? It suddenly struck me that I recognized the model in the upper left! Wasn’t she a cosplaying friend of Kaori in Singapore??? So I checked my “Human Pets” home page for my list of “Last Viewed Your Profile”. I clicked “Shao” from 210 days ago. And…
7> I couldn’t believe it! In her “Human Pets” profile, Shao (Singapore) included a lower-resolution version of the same exact “Midnight Game” photo from Jingna’s site! LOL, such an incredible coincidence from Singapore to Ukraine! Or maybe *not* so incredible? The nature of the internet?
Have you experienced anything like this too? LOL ^_^
Which is your rarest figure? We’ve seen the newest favorites, and the biggest wastes, but the rarest?
For me, I’d have to say my 1/8-scale-resin figure “Arima & Yukino” (from the classic-anime love-story “Kare Kano” or “His & Her Circumstances”), released by the now-defunct Tsukuda Hobby back in the late ’90s. If I hadn’t seen the anime, I would never have found it. But in January 2007, through sheer luck in the Amazon Marketplace, I stumbled upon it (original box included), and after several months of waiting for the perfect time, I finally used 3 Amazon gift certificates to afford it! Luckily, nobody else was looking for it, lol.
Here’s the March 2007 photoshoot.
Mission accomplished! You didn’t think I’d make it, did ya? ^_^;
Back on June 22nd, I launched Operation Rebox. And now, less than 2 weeks later, the operation is complete (sorta, since I don’t really wanna take apart Darth Vader or Storm Trooper). If you threw your two cents of reluctant encouragement, thanx, lol. So to commemorate the event, here’s a nice sampling of the cleaned and *reboxed* figures… Photo Set 1 and Photo Set 2.
P.S. By the way, thanx *Chun* for our debate on commissioned art, thanx *Kris* for our discussion on anime blogging, as well as *Gordon* and *Meronpan* for your random blue-haired replies, lol. I’ve added u guys to my blog list. (If I missed someone, yell back!) Without doubt, the interactivity of the anime blogging community is another reflection of Danny’s tireless efforts. Speaking of tired… Orz
P.P.S. Ahh, what the hell~ *Team Blue* did it, so why not? Self Portrait 1 and Self Portrait 2.
Ah, my sad but necessary “Operation Rebox”…
Whoa, while I can’t beat the number of boxes in the earlier “Room O Boxes” post, I’m grateful too! Especially if I have to “rebox” all of my opened figures before my eventual house-move in the next few months. So, as a loose follow-up to the Triple Monitor post, here’s my 12-step “Operation Rebox“. Wish me luck! T_T;
July 2008
