It turned out to be figure + mecha photoshoot though. Not that it’s a bad thing.

So early Sunday (yesterday) morning, I dragged myself out of bed and headed over to Clarke Quay together with my Kagamine Rin Nendoroid, where LEon and a whole bunch of other people were waiting in Liang Court. Here’s the full listing with links to their posts/galleries (if any):

We grabbed a bite to eat at the McDonald’s there before taking a group figure shot right there and then. Not all the figures ended up in my sharpest shot, though, so I guess this one will have to do. =_=

Cut3ness from the sidelines~

Miku looks really scary in this shot. Just floating there, expressionless. O_o

We headed outside and officially started the shoot. For me, it was the first time having a real shoot (without Fariz hogging the camera), and I came as a complete beginner too. Hexlord familiarised me with camera concepts, and I quickly got the hang of it. Thanks man!

I’m still not that experienced in figure photo composition though, so most of the pictures I took framed the figure on one side. I guess I was too focused on training my camera skills then. ^.^;

Also, how far would you go to get a good shot? I certainly wouldn’t dare doing this, since I don’t want my waifu to end up swimming with the fishes.

Ah, Yuki-To’s Fatina. Quite a sexy figure, and fierce to boot. Didn’t finish watching the Sword of Druaga anime though.

Don’t point that staff at me~! ( *A*)

Another Lily Saber Nendoroid. IIRC there was at least 2 of them during the photoshoot. I guess it’s expected though; it’s an extremely cute figure.

I’ve always been intrigued by the technique of getting Nendoroids to sit on ledges. I was told that the skirt acts as a “stand” to keep Saber (and similar Nendoroids) up there, but for skirt-less figures like Rin, one would have to resort to other methods.

So I tried some Blu-tack (guess where it is btw, and you get a cookie), courtesy of LEon. This is pretty much one of my favourite shots, though it came at a price: Rin fell off eventually, smashing into the ground. Thankfully Nendoroids aren’t so fragile to the point that they shatter into pieces upon impact from such a height, but Rin did get damaged anyway.

At first I was surprised there wasn’t a dent in her head or anything, but soon I noticed that some portion of her left shoe had been chipped off. I’m not sure whether they’re related, since it seems unlikely Rin had landed on her left foot (with a big head and all).

My other favourite shot of the day. The only thing keeping her there is the plant itself. Thanks to the rest for the tip!

Used too much Blu-tack in this shot. Oh well.

A flower for me~? You shouldn’t have!

By the way, this face isn’t Rin’s; it belongs to the Kagamine Len Nendoroid in fact. The expression appears to fit her though. ^.^;

There is a better shot, but it got overexposed thanks to a sudden burst of direct sunlight. I should have compensated. orz

Later we decided to head to Raffles Place and ruin an otherwise boring sculpture we found there. I bet we were making a lot of art/heritage purists mad.

Then again, lots of people were freely climbing up on the other side and taking photos of themselves while we were doing our photoshoot. XD

Rin appears to enjoy her time on the ship though. The grooves in the “ground” help to keep her standing.

Meet Zh3us’ Tsukasa MK II! They sure are happy to see each other.

Temple visit episode! Sadly there was no miko costume for Rin.

Rin hanging out with the locals.

 

But what’s this? Saber has turned rogue, and is attacking the city with Masked Rider Den-O as her right hand man!

The city (on the opposite side of the sculpture) calls for reinforcements!

They take their positions! Ending is for you to imagine.

I was messing around with aperture and shutter speed, and it seems that low aperture works best for this shot. Blurry backgrounds ftw.

I’ve always wondered how collectors transport their figures around for their photoshoots. Personally, I take my figs in their own boxes, though Yuki-To has advised me to simply use the plastic casing inside to avoid damaging the pretty box.

Seems to me that most figure collectors use boxes bought from Daiso for a couple of bucks. Maybe I’ll give it a shot.

Drossel wants a hug! D’awwwww

Some collectors simply use bubble wrap, though I guess it’s fine for Den-O and Urataros since they’re real action figures, built for abuse.

And to end the day (and post), some fanservice! Metal-on-Metal love~

We headed to China Square Central after that to check out the figures and toys there. LEon took the opportunity to show and explain me a lot of the stuff. I was thoroughly impressed.

After a trip to another McDonald’s and some interrogation of my animu knowledge (while the others played Monster Hunter) we went our separate ways again.

It’s obvious, though, that there’s a lot of room for improvement. I gotta learn to be more dynamic in my poses and composition, and have to (somehow) cure my shaky hands, which is why many of the good photos didn’t make it in this post. ;_;

Ironically, while we had planned for a morning photoshoot to avoid shooting annoying people, a tour bus showed up and began unloading right behind us. Some tourists gathered nearby and started talking about us. There was even a Japanese guy who was explaining to some people about our figures. LOL

But all in all, I had fun, and I’m definitely looking forward to the next outing. \o/

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