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		<title>Chogokin VF-27 Gamma Lucifer Valkyrie</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phoenix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>In anticipation of Macross Frontier movie, not only did Bandai re-released all of their Chogokin VF-25, they also released a new VF-27γ Lucifer Valkyrie. This fighter belongs to Brera Sterne, Ranka Lee&#8217;s older brother. And since I already own VF-25F Super Messiah Valkyrie Saotome Alto Custom, I want to make sure that the next Valkyrie [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In anticipation of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macross_Frontier" target="_blank">Macross Frontier</a> movie, not only did Bandai re-released all of their Chogokin VF-25, they also released a new VF-27γ Lucifer Valkyrie. This fighter belongs to Brera Sterne, Ranka Lee&#8217;s older brother. And since I already own <a href="/2010/02/chogokin-vf-25f-super-messiah-valkyrie/" target="_blank">VF-25F Super Messiah Valkyrie Saotome Alto Custom</a>, I want to make sure that the next Valkyrie that I own is a bit different form VF-25F. This VF-27γ is the perfect one for me. Ever since the Macross Frontier anime, its delta wing design has captured my attention (I always loved the delta wing designs in fighter jets). So now it&#8217;s releasing as a chogokin toy that&#8217;s fully transformable, I just had to have it. Luckily <a href="http://www.amiami.com/shop?set=english" target="_blank">AmiAmi</a> is doing 50% off shipping promotion right now and so EMS shipping from Japan seems really cheap even for a heavy item like this.</p>
<p>Bandai DX Chogokin VF-27γ Lucifer Valkyrie Brera Sterne Custom (バンダイ DX超合金 VF-27γ ルシファーバルキリー ブレラスターン機). Released on February 2010 with a MSRP of ¥16,800.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the box shot. Much smaller and simpler box when compared to the VF-25F Super Messiah Valkyrie Saotome Alto Custom.</p>
<p><a href="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/MG_3116.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3598" title="VF-27γ Lucifer Valkyrie" src="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/MG_3116-300x242.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="242" /></a> <a href="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/MG_3117.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3599" title="VF-27γ Lucifer Valkyrie" src="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/MG_3117-300x242.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="242" /></a></p>
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		<title>Bandai Chogokin Fireball Drossel</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:49:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phoenix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Drossel von Flügel is the main character in the Toei and Disney Channel&#8217;s Fireball anime shorts. There&#8217;s already a Figma Drossel, a Nendoroid Drossel, and the Fireball Winter Package DVD that comes with a special ski version of Drossel. Even though I like Drossel&#8217;s design I never got the original figma release because it seems [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Drossel von Flügel is the main character in the Toei and Disney Channel&#8217;s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireball_%28anime%29" target="_blank">Fireball anime shorts</a>. There&#8217;s already a <a href="http://www.goodsmile.info/product/ja/2410/figma+%E3%83%89%E3%83%AD%E3%83%83%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AB.html" target="_blank">Figma Drossel</a>, a <a href="http://www.goodsmile.info/product/ja/2541/%E3%81%AD%E3%82%93%E3%81%A9%E3%82%8D%E3%81%84%E3%81%A9+%E3%83%89%E3%83%AD%E3%83%83%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AB.html" target="_blank">Nendoroid Drossel</a>, and the <a href="http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB-%E6%95%B0%E9%87%8F%E9%99%90%E5%AE%9A-DVD-%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%BA%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC/dp/B0028WX47E/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1267994953&amp;sr=8-2-fkmr0" target="_blank">Fireball Winter Package DVD</a> that comes with a special ski version of Drossel. Even though I like Drossel&#8217;s design I never got the original figma release because it seems to be very flimsy. Despite I love nendoroid, the nendorid Drossel is actually one of those that I really don&#8217;t like. Nearly all of the nendoroids release so far are cuter than their normal counter part. Such cannot be said for drossel. The only thing I liked about the nendoroid Drossel is the fact that it&#8217;s got the LED lights in her eyes. Now this, Bandai Chogokin Drossel, is probably the best drossel released. Combining everything. The joints are metal and feels solid, has just about all the accessories and parts that was seen in the anime. And best of all, her eyes lit up just like the nendoroid.</p>
<p>Bandai Chogokin Fireball Drossel (バンダイ 超合金 ファイアボール ドロッセル). Released on February, 2010 with MSRP of ¥7,980.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the box. Front and Back.</p>
<p><a href="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/MG_3114.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3546" title="Bandai Chogokin Fireball Drossel" src="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/MG_3114-300x242.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="242" /></a> <a href="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/MG_3115.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3547" title="Bandai Chogokin Fireball Drossel" src="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/MG_3115-300x242.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="242" /></a></p>
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		<title>New cameras</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phoenix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve just received something interesting. Two mysterious black boxes. Both black cube as a flip top opening with Canon EOS marking on it. Just what is inside those boxes? What is this something that seemingly has to do with Canon EOS, something photography related, here doing in the toys and dollfie category. And just where [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve just received something interesting. Two mysterious black boxes. Both black cube as a flip top opening with Canon EOS marking on it. Just what is inside those boxes? What is this something that seemingly has to do with Canon EOS, something photography related, here doing in the toys and dollfie category. And just where do <a href="/tag/kanu-unchou/" target="_blank">Kanu Unchou</a> fit here? Well you will just have to read on to find out.</p>
<p><a href="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/MG_2737.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3260" title="Canon EOS Box" src="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/MG_2737-300x371.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="371" /></a> <a href="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/MG_2728.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3261" title="Canon EOS Box" src="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/MG_2728-300x370.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="370" /></a></p>
<p>As the myth behind these black boxes are revealed&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Recent anime related merchandise purchases</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phoenix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve received some not so usual purchases recently and decided to take a few casual shot of these items and make a post about it. The first is the complete set of Kara no Kyoukai (空の境界) Limited Edition DVDs. I actually didn&#8217;t get a chance to watch Kara no Kyoukai until end of 2009. Watched [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve received some not so usual purchases recently and decided to take a few casual shot of these items and make a post about it. The first is the complete set of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kara_no_Kyoukai" target="_blank">Kara no Kyoukai</a> (空の境界) Limited Edition DVDs. I actually didn&#8217;t get a chance to watch Kara no Kyoukai until end of 2009. Watched it and really liked it. Now I was not really blown away by the animation nor was the story that drove me to really like the series, they are good but not the driving factors for me. The one that drove me to spend such a large amount of money to buy this entire DVD set from Japan was that, the concept and philosophy within this series (with many references to Buddhist teaching) are very much similar to what I have established myself. Typically a series that want to just through in a few ideas tends to have many holes even at a very high level. But this series, I found that I actually agrees with their reasoning process and view of the philosophy, and that intrigues me so much so that I ended up buying the entire series from half a globe away.</p>
<p><a href="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/MG_2699.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-3532" title="Kara No Kyoukai - Limited Edition DVD" src="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/MG_2699-600x485.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="485" /></a><a href="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/MG_2704.jpg"></a></p>
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		<title>Figure/doll photography 121 &#8211; Blurry photos &#8211; How to tame the focus</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phoenix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>This is another figure/doll photography 121 post. I&#8217;ve heard from many people as well as seen from many forum posters that they can&#8217;t seem to get sharp images for their figure/doll. Some of these people simply didn&#8217;t know to use the macro focus mode on their point and shoot camera. However, a lot of them [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is another figure/doll photography 121 post. I&#8217;ve heard from many people as well as seen from many forum posters that they can&#8217;t seem to get sharp images for their figure/doll. Some of these people simply didn&#8217;t know to use the macro focus mode on their point and shoot camera. However, a lot of them are new users of D-SLRs or have switched from point and shoot digital camera to D-SLRs. In this post, I&#8217;d like to explore some of the difference between a point and shoot digital camera and a D-SLR that may cause new and unfamiliar user to get blurry photos. I will also explore a few things on the D-SLR and are specific to D-SLR that may cause blurry photos. I will be using nendoroid, standard PVC figure, as well as doll as my subject. As usual all photos in the post have higher resolution images linked so click on the thumbnail to see better details.</p>
<p><a href="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Taming-The-Focus.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3449" title="Taming The Focus" src="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Taming-The-Focus-300x371.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="371" /></a></p>
<p>Be aware, this post is image heavy and may take a bit longer to load.</p>
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		<title>Figure/doll photography 121 &#8211; How to produce black background</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phoenix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m going to call this a figure/doll photography 121. It&#8217;s not a 101 because even though what&#8217;s presented here is what I know of, it may or may not be correct. It&#8217;s not a 123 since I&#8217;m not really providing a step by step instruction. So some where between 101 and 123, I hope this [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m going to call this a figure/doll photography 121. It&#8217;s not a 101 because even though what&#8217;s presented here is what I know of, it may or may not be correct. It&#8217;s not a 123 since I&#8217;m not really providing a step by step instruction. So some where between 101 and 123, I hope this becomes helpful to someone. And through that, the knowledge is transferred from one to another, and hence the name 121.</p>
<p>Black background, there are a lot of myths about it. There are talks about how to use black seamless paper, black cloth, or even black velvet behind the subject to create it. Then there are talks about using post production editing tools such as Photoshop to achieve it. However, neither of these approaches produces what I would call a true black background. Black background material is always visible due to light reflection, even black velvet shows up under some lighting conditions. And then there are many cases where the use of background material is just not practical or not possible. Photoshop on the other hand, will product a true black background, but typical masking technique to mask out your suject will produce an unnatural edge around it, this is on top of the amount of work needed to mask the fine details. In this post, I will try to walk through my technique in creating what I would call a true black background, just like what I have done below for Dollfie Dream Kanu Unchou. I&#8217;ve used this technique for many years now, mostly for floral photography but used sparsely for figure photography as well. however it can easily be applied to much bigger subjects such as dolls, real people and even other bigger subjects that you might want to photograph. And it&#8217;s all done straight out of camera with no background material and no Photoshop work.</p>
<p><a href="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/MG_2970.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-3207" title="Black background tutorial - Kanu Unchou - Modified 4" src="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/MG_2970-600x485.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="485" /></a></p>
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		<title>Nendoroid &#8211; Megurine Luka</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phoenix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Even though I never actually posted an full post dedicated to nendoroids, but I am actually a nendoroid (Official Nendoroid web site in Japanese) collector. I&#8217;ve owned over 20 nendoroids to date include: all five Suzumiya Haruhi characters, three Suszumiya Haruhi WonFest bunny girls, all ten of Lucky Star character with different versions, and the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Even though I never actually posted an full post dedicated to nendoroids, but I am actually a nendoroid (<a href="http://www.nendoroid.jp/" target="_blank">Official Nendoroid web site in Japanese</a>) collector. I&#8217;ve owned over 20 nendoroids to date include: all five Suzumiya Haruhi characters, three Suszumiya Haruhi WonFest bunny girls, all ten of Lucky Star character with different versions, and the Mikkumiku Kagami, Itoshiki Nozomu from Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei, Saber lion, Hatusne Miku. And today I&#8217;ve just added Vocaloid Megurine Luka to my nendoroid arsenal. Well I always felt that nendoroids are more thing that I play with rather than a real collector item. But seeing how I have accumulated such a large number of them from the past, I think I should post some of them so they don&#8217;t feel left out from my collection.</p>
<p>I actually had to fight hard to get Megurine Luka.For some reason that she sold out on pre-order really quick and I actually wasn&#8217;t able to pre-order her from any of my usual Japanese shops. In the end I was only able to get my hand on her right on her release date. I refreshed few site&#8217;s web page like mad and was able to find stock on <a href="http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/" target="_blank">Hobby Search</a>. Purchased her quickly but when I checked back later in a few hours, it&#8217;s all gone. Funny how she was not even available from Amazon Japan while most other nendoroids are. Then because I wanted to try out the SAL shipping method, I had to wait for quiet a few weeks for her to arrive from Japan. After all that, I&#8217;m glad that I finally have her.</p>
<p>Nendoroid Megurine Luke by <a href="http://www.goodsmile.info/product/ja/2711/%E3%81%AD%E3%82%93%E3%81%A9%E3%82%8D%E3%81%84%E3%81%A9+%E5%B7%A1%E9%9F%B3%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AB.html" target="_blank">Good Smile Company</a>. (ねんどろいど 巡音ルカ). Original sculptor Ageta Yukiwo (マックスファクトリー). Released on January 2010 with MSRP of ¥3,500.</p>
<p><a href="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/MG_2709.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3238" title="Megurine Luka" src="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/MG_2708-300x370.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="370" /> <img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3239" title="Megurine Luka" src="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/MG_2709-300x370.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="370" /></a></p>
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		<title>Chogokin VF-25F Super Messiah Valkyrie</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phoenix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Bandai DX Chogokin VF-25F Super Messiah Valkyrie Alto Type was originally released on January 2009. Later, two add-on packs were released that&#8217;s available in the Bandai&#8217;s Tamashii shop in Japan only. One for the Super Pack and the other for the SMS display base. I didn&#8217;t get a chance to get it back at the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bandai DX Chogokin <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VF-25_Messiah" target="_blank">VF-25F</a> Super Messiah Valkyrie Alto Type was originally released on January 2009. Later, two add-on packs were released that&#8217;s available in the Bandai&#8217;s Tamashii shop in Japan only. One for the Super Pack and the other for the SMS display base. I didn&#8217;t get a chance to get it back at the beginning of 2009. Qhen I looked around at the prices later, they were high and so I gave up. Now as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macross_Frontier" target="_blank">Macross Frontier</a> movie is scheduled to be released, the VF-25F is released together with Super Pack as well as the SMS display base all in one single package. The paint color was slightly different to match the movie release, all the rest are otherwise the same as the original release. Best of all, I don&#8217;t have to pay extra for deputy service or fight in lines to get the add-on packs. It arrived before end of 2009 and it was sitting on my filing cabinet for a long time. Now finally I took some photo of it.</p>
<p>Bandai DX Chogokin VF-25F Super Messiah Valkyrie Saotome Alto Custom (バンダイ DX超合金 VF-25F スーパーメサイアバルキリー 早乙女アルト機). Released on November 2009 with a MSRP of ¥16,800.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the box shot. It was a very nice box with colorful prints of the valkyrie in different forms.</p>
<p><a href="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/MG_2641.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3123" title="VF-25F Super Messiah Valkyrie" src="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/MG_2641-300x242.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="242" /></a> <a href="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/MG_2642.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3124" title="VF-25F Super Messiah Valkyrie" src="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/MG_2642-300x242.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="242" /></a></p>
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		<title>Chinese New Year &#8211; china dress duel</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phoenix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>In cerebration of the Chinese New Year, my dolls are having a china dress duel to see who looks the best in their own china dress. The participants are Kanu Unchou, Saber, and Tohsaka Rin. Kanu&#8217;s wearing her brand new official china dress set from Volks. Saber&#8217;s see in her pure white long china dress [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In cerebration of the Chinese New Year, my dolls are having a china dress duel to see who looks the best in their own china dress. The participants are Kanu Unchou, Saber, and Tohsaka Rin. Kanu&#8217;s wearing her brand new official china dress set from Volks. Saber&#8217;s see in her pure white long china dress before but she things that&#8217;s the best china dress for her. Tohsaka Rin&#8217;s been dressed in that pink dress for a while now, but she think that daily dress will make her the winner.</p>
<p>Here a little sneak peek for those anxious to see what the girls will be wearing. <img src='http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_twisted.gif' alt=':twisted:' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
Please make sure you <a href="/2010/02/chinese-new-year-china-dress-duel/#polls-2">vote</a> for the girl looks the best in china dress at the end of the post.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3093" title="Kanu Unchou, Saber, Tohsaka Rin in china dress" src="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/MG_2673-300x204.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="204" /></p>
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		<title>Girls with guitars</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phoenix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>With the growing popularity of the anime K-ON and its related merchandises, it seems girls with guitars are the hottest topics these days. And looking through the up coming figure releases from the Wonder Festival 2010 Winter, the large number of K-ON figures and dolls is a testament to just how well received these girls [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With the growing popularity of the anime <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-ON" target="_blank">K-ON</a> and its related merchandises, it seems girls with guitars are the hottest topics these days. And looking through the up coming figure releases from the Wonder Festival 2010 Winter, the large number of K-ON figures and dolls is a testament to just how well received these girls with guitars are. And now Volks apparently want to step on the bandwagon as well, <a href="http://ameblo.jp/blog-dd/entry-10453822825.html" target="_blank">announcing Dollfie Dream K-ON dolls</a> at the Wonder Festival 2010 Winter. I, on the other hand, am not much of a K-ON fan. However, it doesn&#8217;t mean I don&#8217;t like girls with guitars. And so, here&#8217;s my girl with guitar &#8212; Dollfie Dream Saber dressed in the <a href="http://store.volksusa.com/ofdc20090701.html" target="_blank">Black Skull Cat Dress Set</a> (was showcased before by Kanu in <a href="/2010/01/new-accessories-for-the-new-year/" target="_blank">this post</a>) and of course a guitar. <img src='http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><a href="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/MG_2553.jpg"><img title="Saber" src="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/MG_2553-600x485.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="485" /></a></p>
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		<title>No telescope, no problem! Canon 7D doing astronomy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phoenix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Today is the first full moon of 2010. That large beautiful moon up on sky is calling out to me to try out my Canon 7D DSLR on it. So despite the -15°C (with wind chill -20°C) weather, I geared up and went to my backyard for a bit of backyard astronomy. Okay so it [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today is the first full moon of 2010. That large beautiful moon up on sky is calling out to me to try out my Canon 7D DSLR on it. So despite the -15°C (with wind chill -20°C) weather, I geared up and went to my backyard for a bit of backyard astronomy. Okay so it is not the ideal place to do any astrophotographing since I live right in the city. The large amount of light pollution from city lights and the air distortion in the city are all enemies of astronomy. But in such cold weather, I really don&#8217;t want to drive up north just for a few photo of the moon. Not to mention, just as the title suggests, I don&#8217;t actually own a telescope. I was merely trying to see how much my Canon EOS 7D can capture when combined with my long lenses. I have a <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/390170-REG/Sigma_134101_100_300mm_f_4_EX_DG.html" target="_blank">Sigma 100-300 F4</a> and a <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/390164-USA/Sigma_824101_1_4x_DG_EX_APO.html" target="_blank">Sigma 1.4x teleconverter</a>. The Sigma 100-300 F4 @ 300mm coupled with the Sigma 1.4x teleconverter gives me a focal length of 420mm. On the 1.6x Canon EOS 7D it gives me an effective 672mm focal length.</p>
<p>I started with my daily tripod / head combo, the <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/569102-REG/Gitzo_GT1541_GT1541_Mountaineer_6X_Carbon.html" target="_blank">Gitzo GT1541 Mountaineer carbon fiber tripod</a> and <a href="http://www.markinsamerica.com/MA5/Q3.php" target="_blank">Markins Q-Ball Q3 Emille</a>. Now that&#8217;s one big mistake. The little 4 section light Gitzo tripod is obviously not stable enough to photograph something that&#8217;s some 380,000 kilometers away, which is how far the moon is away from the earth. And the Markins Q-Ball even though stable enough to shoot earthly things but definitely slips a bit when having the big lens aimed upwards. So even with mirror locked up, and remote release cable, the image is still very blurry. Here&#8217;s the result, click on the image to see in full resolution.</p>
<p>Canon 7D, Sigma 100-300 F4 @ 300mm, Sigam 1.4x teleconverter, manual exposure @ ISO 100, F8, 1/100 sec, manual focus using live view.<br />
<a href="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/MG_2529.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-3053" title="Moon (Canon 7D)" src="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/MG_2529-600x600.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="600" /></a></p>
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		<title>New accessories for the new year</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phoenix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s a new year and I&#8217;ve got a bunch of new accessories for my dolls. SELEN doll stands, lots and lots of new clothing and accessories for my girls, and more importantly, I finally got a piece of furniture for my girls so that they have a place to sit. Here&#8217;s a preview picture:</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s a new year and I&#8217;ve got a bunch of new accessories for my dolls. SELEN doll stands, lots and lots of new clothing and accessories for my girls, and more importantly, I finally got a piece of furniture for my girls so that they have a place to sit. Here&#8217;s a preview picture:</p>
<p><a href="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/MG_2516.jpg"><img title="Kanu Unchou, Saber, Tohsaka Rin" src="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/MG_2516-600x485.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="485" /></a></p>
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		<title>Takara Tomy Transformers Tigatron USB key</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phoenix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>After playing around with Takara Tomy Transformers Device Jaguar USB Key, I was so impressed with it that I can&#8217;t help myself to get Device Jaguar&#8217;s counterpart &#8211; Tigatron. Just like the Device Jaguar the Tigatron is a 2GB USB key. And Tigatron is pretty much identical to Device Jaguar with the exception of the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After playing around with <a href="/2009/11/takara-tomy-transformers-device-jaguar-usb-key/">Takara Tomy Transformers Device Jaguar USB Key</a>, I was so impressed with it that I can&#8217;t help myself to get Device Jaguar&#8217;s counterpart &#8211; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigatron" target="_blank">Tigatron</a>. Just like the Device Jaguar the Tigatron is a 2GB USB key. And Tigatron is pretty much identical to Device Jaguar with the exception of the paint color. But it&#8217;s nice to have two different colored ones, white and black makes a nice contrasty pair.</p>
<p>Takara Tomy Transformers Tigatron 2GB USB Memory (タカラトミー トランスフォーマータイガトロン). Released on October 2009 with a MSRP of ¥3,990.</p>
<p>The Tigatron box, pretty much identical to the Device Jaguar.<br />
<a href="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/MG_2428.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2993" title="Tigatron" src="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/MG_2428-300x371.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="371" /></a> <a href="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/MG_2429.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2994" title="Tigatron" src="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/MG_2429-300x370.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="370" /></a></p>
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		<title>Saber Lily ~Distant Avalon~</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phoenix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Yes I love Saber from the Fate/stay night series. So far I have owned Saber PVC figure, Saber Maid PVC figure, Saber Lion Nendoroid, and Saber Dollfie Dream. I&#8217;ve made a ton of Saber posts with Saber in there especially with Saber dollfie in all kind of outfits. So it&#8217;s natural when Good Smile Company [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes I love Saber from the Fate/stay night series. So far I have owned <a href="/2006/02/fatestay-night-saber-rin/" target="_blank">Saber PVC figure</a>, <a href="/2008/01/saber-maid-pvc/" target="_blank">Saber Maid PVC figure</a>, <a href="/2009/11/mung-bean-monogatari/" target="_blank">Saber Lion Nendoroid</a>, and <a href="/2009/04/dollfie-dream-saber/" target="_blank">Saber Dollfie Dream</a>. I&#8217;ve made a ton of <a href="/tag/saber/" target="_blank">Saber posts</a> with Saber in there especially with Saber dollfie in all kind of outfits. So it&#8217;s natural when Good Smile Company announced Saber Lily from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fate/unlimited_codes" target="_blank">Fate/unlimited codes</a> series, I had my pre-order placed early and got my Saber Lily nice a early. Now I had her in my display cabinet for some times now, finally got a chance to take photos of this beauty.</p>
<p>Saber Lily ~Distant Avalon~ 1/7 PVC by <a href="http://www.goodsmile.info/detail/jpn/2304/%E3%82%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A3+%EF%BD%9E%E5%85%A8%E3%81%A6%E9%81%A0%E3%81%8D%E7%90%86%E6%83%B3%E9%83%B7%28%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%29%EF%BD%9E.html" target="_blank">Good Smile Company</a>. (<span>セイバー・リリィ ～全て遠き理想郷(アヴァロン)～</span>). Original sculptor <span>Kawahara </span><span>Takayuki </span><span>(</span><span>河原隆幸). Released on September 2009 with an MSRP of </span>¥<span>9,800.</span></p>
<p><span><a href="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/MG_2208.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2892" title="Saber Lily" src="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/MG_2208-600x485.jpg" alt="Saber Lily" width="600" height="485" /></a></span></p>
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		<title>Suzumiya Haruhi Extravaganza Version PVC Figure</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phoenix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>I sure do have a lot of Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱) figures. Here&#8217;s yet another set. This one is the Extravaganza Version or better in Japanese as the 涼宮ハルヒの激奏Ver.</p>
<p>Suzumiya Haruhi Extravaganza Ver. 1/8 PVC by Max Factory (マックスファクトリー 涼宮ハルヒ 激奏Ver.). Original sculptor Kuroda Masanori (黒田真徳). Released on April 2009 with an MSRP of ¥7,800.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I sure do have a lot of <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzumiya%20Haruhi%20no%20Yuuutsu'>Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu</a> (涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱) figures. Here&#8217;s yet another set. This one is the Extravaganza Version or better in Japanese as the 涼宮ハルヒの激奏Ver.</p>
<p>Suzumiya Haruhi Extravaganza Ver. 1/8 PVC by <a href="http://www.goodsmile.info/detail/jpn/2204/%E6%B6%BC%E5%AE%AE%E3%83%8F%E3%83%AB%E3%83%92+%E6%BF%80%E5%A5%8FVer..html" target="_blank">Max Factory</a> (マックスファクトリー 涼宮ハルヒ 激奏Ver.). Original sculptor Kuroda Masanori (黒田真徳). Released on April 2009 with an MSRP of ¥7,800.</p>
<p><a href="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/MG_2144.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2851" title="Suzumiya Haruhi" src="http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/MG_2144-600x741.jpg" alt="Suzumiya Haruhi" width="600" height="741" /></a></p>
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