Triad Purchases - Otaku 1.2 and Harley Chic 3.0

On Sunday I finally got my Otaku 1.2 from my regular contact in CSC. Been waiting for weeks. And I'm slow because most of Singapore seem to have got it already.

Bought a Harley Chic 3.0 black at the same time. Let's see how this Triad clothing set will fit a Triad body.

Singapore Toy, Games & Comic Convention 2009 (2) - Dolls

Dolls did not come in full strength this year with the Pullips and BJDs conspicuously missing. I had a good time shooting them last year and was expecting this year to be the same if not better. However I did not see a single Pullip in the convention. BJDs fared slightly better - I think there were two or three in this miserable booth. The star this year must be Blythe managed by Dollzinc. Doll after doll, visitors just couldn't stop snapping. I caught a couple of shots myself. Interestingly their focus was on selling Blythe memorabilia, not the actual dolls. The dolls on display were customized by I think this guy called Freddy. I saw him in the booth.

The BJDs on display in the miserable booth.

Nice Blythe backdrop behind Dollzinc booth.

Blythe galore in the booth

Customized Blythe masterpieces on display.

Barbies on display.

These and other photos in my flickr.

Singapore Toy, Games & Comic Convention 2009 (1) - Cosplayers

Last year's toy convention was a fun-filled event for me (here and here). This year, I waited in anticipation and when the day arrived, I happily zipped down to Suntec for the event. I'd say it is OK but somehow it did not surpass or live up to my expectation. I was expecting to see more booths than last year. Maybe there were more booths this time, but they were not what I'm looking for. In fact, I couldn't even find Magma Heritage or Domuya. Have they boycotted the event?? On the good side, Blythe by Dollzinc has a nice booth this year (photos in part 2), Nintendo (Wii Fit) and cosplayers (including 501st Legion) graced the occasion.

Cosplayers posing for visitors.

Little girls posing with cosplayers.

501st Stormtrooper posing for me. He was kind enough to pose for my Point and Shoot camera. To the person inside the helmet, thank you very much!

Garang girl posing for me candidly. She was caught by surprise.

FF Cloud posing with (chio) visitor.

Young cosplayer posing for female videographer.

and finally .. chio cosplayer posing for nobody.

These and other 2009 convention photos in my flickr set here.

Photo Shoot - Jessie Fashionista

After Red Dreams and Elisha Cuthbert, here is Jessie in her full costume from the boxset. Since body is not included, I took the one from my ZC Girl Eve. Problem is, the black dye has *already* stained the base figure so I might as well make the body permanent for Jessie.

Photo Shoot - Jessie and Elisha Cuthbert

A photo shoot is a creative exercise. Here is Jessie and Elisha Cuthbert. I first saw Elisha Cuthbert in the movie The Girl Next Door. Chio actress. If only my doll can strike that pose, hehe.

(The Elisha backdrop is a high res, full screen image on my LCD monitor.)

Photo Shoot - Jessie Red Dreams

Excited over the purchase of my first boxset (ST 001 Jessie), I set up a photo shoot at the first opportunity. Been kind of busy lately and procrastinating, finally here is it.

I like to experiment with new photo shoot techniques and angles, challenging myself to do better each time. I am not always successful, due to the environmental constraints and figure articulation.

This Red Dream photo shoot has - can you guess it - a LCD monitor as backdrop. The 'red curtain' is a high resolution full-screen image. Light source is mostly artificial lighting from my IKEA table lamp and a bit of natural lighting.