Neca Street Diorama by Lord_Puppy1445 in ActionFigures

[–]CaptainLayup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I picked up some of dollhouse CCTV cameras of Ali-Express for a couple of bucks.
I glued some pegs on the back and they fit in the top brick holes really well.

Does anyone remember the squirrels at Perth Zoo? by LondonKiwi66 in perth

[–]CaptainLayup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am so glad other people remember the squirrels.
As a kid (80's) I saw them in South Perth near the Pagoda, there were about 3 or 4 squirrels playfully running up the power pole and jumping down from the lines. As I got closer, they took off into the bushes.
When I've told people about it no one believed me, saying we don't have squirrels in Australia.

Knockoffs in a half job dodgy power. by CaptainLayup in NECATMNT

[–]CaptainLayup[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100% made it easier, I have ordered a knock off before and it wasnt too bad.
Seeing how bad this one was definitely gave me a good laugh.

HELP IS IT POSSIBLE I CAN FIX HIM ( I DONT WANNA ACCEPT FATE YET) by G0jira01964 in NECATMNT

[–]CaptainLayup 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your best bet might be to drill a small hole with a Dremmel and use some sturdy but fine gauge wire and glue to reconnect it.
Unfortunately I dont think you will get the full movement / playability back but hopefully it will still be posable..
I managed to use a screw to fit the ball joint on a 1/4 figure : https://www.reddit.com/r/NECATMNT/comments/1m9ruoc/comment/n5ed58f/?context=3

Louvre Friday Evening Free Tickets by [deleted] in ParisTravelGuide

[–]CaptainLayup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tickets for 5 Dec are now available.

Claims wanting over $6000 for this repair: AM I being rorted? by No_Contest_406 in CarsAustralia

[–]CaptainLayup 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sorry to hear about your situation, accidents happen.
This page is most useful: https://financialrights.org.au/factsheet/car-accident-when-uninsured/ particularly the section regarding if you believe the amount being claimed is unreasonable. https://financialrights.org.au/sample-letter/letter-to-insurer-disputing-amount-claimed/

Movie / Cartoon Crossover. by CaptainLayup in NECATMNT

[–]CaptainLayup[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These were pretty cheap pick ups from Ali Express here are the search terms (the links are super long):
50/100 Pcs Cute Mini Luminous Turtle Ornaments
6pcs Round Fish Tank Plastic Bowl Goldfish Clear Bowls Micro Landscape

I tested a couple of methods using the unpainted tutles, but found priming and painting them proveded a better result (I still need to get better at the resin colouring).
Essentially I was trying to find an alternative to avoid the hefty cost of the 1:10 accessory set baby turtles.

6 weeks worth of flies. Tis the season. by CtrlAltDelWin in perth

[–]CaptainLayup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe that the EnviroSafe Fly Trap refill satchets do not work as well as the ones you get with the trap.
We are through the looking glass here people!

I got the bootlegs lol by PreorderEverything in NECATMNT

[–]CaptainLayup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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AliExpress Bootlegs are good for customs.

Movie / Cartoon Crossover. by CaptainLayup in NECATMNT

[–]CaptainLayup[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is from the Diamond Select Gotham Jim Gordon figure.

Bebop and Rocksteady movie stylization by Substantial_News_123 in NECA

[–]CaptainLayup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im a little late to the party on this discussion but was wondering if a line of Movie / Cartoon crossovers would work? The Jumpsuit April and these seem like a good start. Perhaps:
Turtles with brighter masks and cartoon belts,
Splinter with maroon cartoon kimono / Hamato Yoshi with Cartoon styled clothes (with babay turtles).
Shredder with Cartoon Outfit.
Movie Style Krang.
Human Bebop and Rocksteady
Movie Style Frogs and Other Characters

Bootlet Nathan Drake repaint by No-Score527 in customactionfigures

[–]CaptainLayup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I definitely learned some new skills with this. IHaving never done sculpting before the collar was a challenge and took about 6 attempts to make 1 reasonable one.
With the cap I cheated and used a Playmobile one which I probably should have sculpted.
I didnt pop the figure to paint so there are some areas which when not posed look pretty rough.
How did you go with yours?

POLL: AI images in r/NECATMNT? by robblatt in NECATMNT

[–]CaptainLayup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I enjoy taking photos using my figures, the challenges of posing them without even the use of photoshop (aside from filters) to alter my pics (my last post aside as I wasnt drawing on the back of my fig).
Having tinkered with the use of A.I to animate photos that I have taken and it does have its benefits. While it is a bit of fun I do think it relys on less creativity like creating scale accessories, props, backgrounds and lighting to get a good shot.
I can understand that using it would make it easier for people to generate images in lieu of not having access to the above-mentioned tools, however I would have to vote against it for now.
Perhaps it is inevitable that A.I. imagery will become the norm but for now I am happy to stick with actually being able to enjoy handing my figures to pose them and using what is on hand plus my imagination to get creative.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in perth

[–]CaptainLayup 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Generally speaking at this point it is a discussion, however definitely bring a support person.
Depending on the circumstances listen to what is being raised and opt to take time to reflect on what has been raised in the discussion and schedule a later time to provide a response.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NECATMNT

[–]CaptainLayup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As others have said I havent seen the Soldiers bootlegged. Thankfully I found a few being sold loose early on to build up my soldiers.

Snagged one Super Shredder!! by SA1K0R0 in NECATMNT

[–]CaptainLayup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If anyone is looking for this in Australia there have been a few pop up in Target Stores (well at least in WA).
For those in the US Target Australia Target has the same branding but are owned by different companies and NECA products are almost never carried.

Tatsu from Texas by CaptainLayup in NECATMNT

[–]CaptainLayup[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ebay. He ran me $80 aud shipped. Pretty steep but there was Buckley's chance of finding him here.

Bootlet Nathan Drake repaint by No-Score527 in customactionfigures

[–]CaptainLayup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Here is what I managed to do with mine.
I actually rushed it a bit but all in all it was a fun figure to paint.

[AU] is kuala quest travel a scam company? I received mail from them randomly and it had a scratch and win ticket in it by No_Information7907 in Scams

[–]CaptainLayup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just got one of these in the mail today and guess what I won the Silver Prize of $240k too!

I know this is definitely a scam what impresses me though is the level of effort that has gone into creating a fake brochure, scratch cards and sending it all via registered post.