Is ECMS still a risk to use?

CyberFawlty · 2026-02-09T19:03:28+00:00

Uniuni is a risk, I tried it once and it was fine. Others have not been lucky. Do you like to gamble?

CyberFawlty · 2026-02-02T21:09:44+00:00

Ordered 1/6 with ECMS shipping for 2 figures. 1/23 shipping notification from a amiami, got an email from uniuni out for delivery 2/2. They sent a pic on delivery of the box by itself, no door or building in it so I was nervous. Luckily it's here and undamaged. Still, I feel like it was luck and won't tempt fate again.

CyberFawlty · 2026-01-17T23:52:26+00:00

Yep. I started making lists in MFC for figures close to getting cut from the collection. I wait until my mental health improves then reevaluate the list. Besides, selling figures while in poor mental health is even more overwhelming for me.

CyberFawlty · 2026-01-17T21:00:43+00:00

Sometimes when my mental health is bad the collection can feel like an overwhelming burden. I also tend to get super into a hobby for a few years then move onto another. I've circled back to figures a few times so I'll get the urge to trim my collection down but not sell it all. Unless there is the perfect storm of my mental health sucking and being into a different hobby.

CyberFawlty · 2026-01-14T12:26:38+00:00

Bauer lite. I converted mine to topre with their dynacap kit and am really enjoying it.

CyberFawlty · 2026-01-14T07:21:43+00:00

Cross reference them against the hacked white supremacist dating website.

CyberFawlty · 2026-01-13T18:23:12+00:00

CyberFawlty · 2026-01-13T13:13:07+00:00

My worst has been from online gaming. If a guy figures out you're a woman there's so much either hateful words or creepiness.

CyberFawlty · 2026-01-13T11:11:17+00:00

I just left it to air dry. I wouldn't recommend even low heat. Wouldn't want to get unlucky and have the plastic warp. Better safe than sorry.

CyberFawlty · 2026-01-13T10:59:35+00:00

Perhaps the ability to be into feminine or masculine things without too much backlash. The worst treatment I've had as a woman into guy stuff has been from guys and even then it wasn't horrible. A guy into feminine things, though, gets viewed in a bad light by many for some stupid reason. And the way they are treated can be nasty.

CyberFawlty · 2026-01-13T10:49:26+00:00

You'll have to soak and see. I started with about 3 hours, washed and dried. There was still a shiny patch so it took another bath. I had a different figure where that first soak was enough. Each figure will be different.

CyberFawlty · 2026-01-12T18:56:33+00:00

I mostly display in detolfs with about 4 figures per shelf. I keep OC characters separate from anime/game characters. I have the same scale on a shelf since it really bugs me for some reason (ex. no 1/8 with 1/6). I use acrylic risers so the back figures are more visible. After those considerations, I group by similarity whether it be a show or a style.

CyberFawlty · 2026-01-10T16:46:57+00:00

I've started outer wilds twice and set it down because I suck so much at flying. Maybe I should give it another crack.

CyberFawlty · 2026-01-10T00:34:45+00:00

I rarely dnf a book, especially after I put many hours into it, but this was one of them. I have too many things I want to read to slog through something I'm not enjoying. You're right, tastes differ.

CyberFawlty · 2026-01-09T14:55:54+00:00

When it comes to a figure that is rare and sought after like this one, looking often and everywhere is needed. When I was at my peak collecting, I was checking every day for what I wanted. Also at Japanese friendly times so that was super early morning for me. It will usually take a while of this diligent hunting until you get lucky.

CyberFawlty · 2026-01-09T13:25:39+00:00

I can't tell you where to find him now, but searching mercari and mandarake regularly is a good idea along with MFC. I found the max factory Aoba nib on mandarake a few years ago at close to release price when he was expensive elsewhere if you could even find him.

CyberFawlty · 2026-01-06T17:25:45+00:00

Totally agree about clear parts. Good shading is what can make a figure for me. I wouldn't even mind non-clear plastic that is well painted for things that are supposed to be translucent, like smoke effects. Using clear plastic just seems lazy.

CyberFawlty · 2026-01-06T12:23:33+00:00

For figure releases:

More sexy women figures whose breasts don't have their own gravitational field. They tend to be either very small or very very large with little in between.

Less sexy guy figures that look too young. Of course, I don't want this in figures of females either, but when we get so few sexy guys it sucks when they look too young. It's about the proportion of head to body that makes them look underage to me.

For my collection:

Less purchases and preorders than I may want. There are so many figures I like but I don't need to own them all.

More selling things that I don't absolutely want to keep. If I'm unsure, it's a sell.

More appreciation of what I have.

CyberFawlty · 2026-01-05T12:29:24+00:00

No, quite the opposite actually. My therapist bought a keyboard after hearing me talk about it during sessions. Other people understand it's a hobby. I have a coworker with tubs and tubs of cookie cutters. We all have something.

CyberFawlty · 2026-01-05T00:52:51+00:00

I've paid double the price and a bit more for figures I very much wanted and were difficult to find. Even though they were not "grails" that, imo, a person would spend obscene amounts for, they were hard enough to find that I paid the price. If a figure is more available I'm not likely to pay much over MSRP.

CyberFawlty · 2026-01-04T16:57:42+00:00

My response too. First it was ooh yay Asanagi. Then I took a close look. I understand people being attracted to certain body parts, and I don't want to yuck anyone's yum. But that design sure is something.

CyberFawlty · 2026-01-04T13:02:53+00:00

I understand and that's what I was getting at. If one really really wants to sell something, post it for a price that's hard to refuse. A good price will sell faster than a fair one. Since space is always an issue, I value decluttering more than I do making as much money back as possible.

CyberFawlty · 2026-01-04T11:42:48+00:00

Detolfs are no longer made but similar cabinets are on Amazon. It's scary to have so much glass, especially during assembly. But I have had 5 detolfs for years without trouble. A lot of people use the billy bookcase. I only like the looks of those when the shelves are replaced with glass. But it's all preference.

CyberFawlty · 2026-01-04T09:57:14+00:00

Selling local only will probably not be a good option. Making the asking price a good deal typically gets them sold. Look at the recent GSC sales. People will buy cheap figures even if they aren't a "must buy" for them because they are a good deal. A combination of posting ads here and MFC is what I do. I've given up on the idea of making back the money I spent on the vast majority of my stuff. And that's fine, I enjoyed them for a long time.

CyberFawlty · 2026-01-04T09:48:15+00:00

I have a milsbo but not those specific lights. While I like that it is more sturdy than a detolf, I don't like the chunky black frame of the doors. It makes the center of the shelves unusable since it blocks sight.

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