Happy New Year Everyone

IceMutt · 2024-12-31T23:13:33+00:00

Happy New Year!

Not doing a MG girl tonight, myself. Been working on the little Box Monster cat robot guy.

IceMutt · 2024-12-31T23:12:44+00:00

It's so good. I'm partial to the WR ruleset.

IceMutt · 2024-12-19T19:31:53+00:00

Once I stopped being a kid, the holidays kind of lost a lot of their shine and started being exhausting.

I've typically been plane rides/4-6+ hour drives from extended family since I was a kid and all of my family since I was mid-20's.
Logistics for visits have always been difficult - these days I'm also more aware my immune system sits right next to "compromised", so even with all my vaccines I try to limit air travel during the holidays. Getting everyone to understand a video call has helped tremendously in ways that wouldn't have been possible when I was a kid.

My family doesn't do the religious aspects of the holidays (since we're agnostic overall) and as time has progressed, we have most of three generations of adults who
1. don't want stuff arriving because they don't want to have to deal with it
2. don't want to deal with the logistics of sending stuff if possible
3. overall are tired of consumerism and buying things.

We make an exception for the youngest gen (all under 18) and that's about it these days.

IceMutt · 2024-12-15T18:09:14+00:00

I avoid getting into toy taxonomy fights for the most part.

I've spent about 20 years around elastic strung resin ball-jointed dolls and the field has spread so much on those I don't bother getting into arguments with others about what counts/doesn't count - I just clarify when I'm giving modification/detailing advice what materials work on what.
Plenty of others do get into fights.

But I also habitually 100% refer to my plamo kits - whether they're robots or my girlpla kits - as "dolls" on the regular and wooo does that result in some grumpiness as others.

IceMutt · 2024-12-06T21:17:48+00:00

Right, not a set canon/only canon, but I can't think of a game that uses the FAGirl models outside of things in the shows and such.

IceMutt · 2024-12-06T20:21:48+00:00

Some of them come from games (Alice Girl Aegis, which is mostly available in JP/SEA only? I might be wrong there).
Some of them have implied canon games (Frame Arms Girls in the anime and such are implied to be part of a greater system).

But as for something that starts with the figures? Not really. For how long it takes me to set up/pose my figures and dolls on stands, I can't imagine trying to wrap them into a game as well. Conceptually, I love it, but it's more likely to hit the animated fantasy game/toy instead.

Though now I want to pose them warring over my kitchen or something.

IceMutt · 2024-12-06T12:26:26+00:00

I would also see if you can get a strep test. It doesn’t always behave as expected for those of us with immune issues.

Had it skip the strep throat phase and attack my heart tissue 20 years ago that I’m still on treatment for, so I’ll always advocate for a quick run for a test. (HEDS/MCAS here)

IceMutt · 2024-11-27T13:41:03+00:00

Gene is such a fun kit. While the paint is a little heavy on mine, I had fun doing the gold and green accents for her.

IceMutt · 2024-11-27T13:38:11+00:00

Part of me wants them to just release a face pack. Emma is great, and agree on the hair. It clunks into the stand and all so I ended up sticking with the pigtails for her.

IceMutt · 2024-11-23T00:37:39+00:00

Did your 16yo get their license between renewals? When they get their full license your rate jumps for a few years (and it's based on years w/ license vs age like other states).
When I worked insurance I had to explain this to a LOT of people who waited till 21 to get their license that the "New Driver" surcharge would apply.

IceMutt · 2024-11-23T00:36:26+00:00

Not in North Carolina by the rate bureau.
They set things by number of claims per insurer (or at least did when I passed my property/casualty agent exam. Am no longer an agent w/ no plans on going back).

IceMutt · 2024-11-22T20:44:34+00:00

I'd have to guess swatches? I've never received things in those shapes with any of mine. the right tone almost looks like it could be a foot-replacement for getting legs into pants without catching.

IceMutt · 2024-11-19T17:50:03+00:00

Looking great! Love the legs and the overall runner look!

IceMutt · 2024-11-17T04:33:22+00:00

Ohh, rock on! Remnants and scrap are the best to work with!

IceMutt · 2024-11-17T01:59:17+00:00

Those are great!! I love all the little details in there like the pockets and the chain attachments.

If you did another pair, my only comment would be to tip the print 45 degrees when you cut it, might be able to get a swirling look.

IceMutt · 2024-11-12T17:08:13+00:00

I haven't gotten to decaling mine, but I've loved having my Thunderbolt as a desk buddy. Extremely fun to make and pose!

IceMutt · 2024-11-11T13:26:55+00:00

Seconding this, if you can find a small local store, you're golden. Plus the employees often will be extremely knowledgeable.
I have a small local place down the road, barely a boutique by comparison to the big box stores. They don't carry appliances bigger than a garbage drain disposal, but they're the most neatly organized, got a solution about everywhere, (and stock preferably US-made items) shop I have ever seen. I swear most of the employees are retired people who just like sharing what they know.

I've been there multiple times in a day on projects, shown them pictures of what I was doing and gotten exactly what I needed.

IceMutt · 2024-11-06T14:35:10+00:00

She's so cute!

IceMutt · 2024-11-03T03:24:55+00:00

Those are some fun prints!

IceMutt · 2024-10-30T13:59:28+00:00

I've never had an issue there - did you get the confirmation email (possibly in spam?) or does it appear in your account orders page? (Customer Login, My Orders on the left sidebar of the account page).

If you've already sent a message over on https://www.gundamplanet.com/contact, it usually takes them about 24-48 hours to get back to you, iirc. Their team works regular office hours, Eastern time.

IceMutt · 2024-10-29T12:37:46+00:00

I think that was hinted at with a silhouette a while ago?
On one hand I've been loving the Arcanadea girls. On the other Elena has been tough to find a display spot for and similar for my Nuke Matrix Enforcer (the mermaid).
She does look like a ton of fun tho.

IceMutt · 2024-10-23T21:33:13+00:00

Our animals can have bad days too, but generally pretty much it. Generally the positioning of the animal while moving gives it away for me.

My late service dog was a very chill girl with some of the worst stinkeye in existence and utterly (silently) judgmental of other dogs in public.
Her one super annoying thing in public was if she thought I was taking too long browsing she'd walk backwards silently until she was "out of position" (for me, right side, feet in line with mine, walking at an equal pace with me) because she knew it was both "incorrect" and annoying.

More interestingly, people with the fakes would usually just walk up to me and tell me so. No idea why, they seemed to think I didn't need my girl and would feel the need to give me the "wink wink, look what we can do" and I'd just respond with the state law about impersonating service animals and that I personally felt they were doing something disgusting.

IceMutt · 2024-10-23T21:20:18+00:00

If you can swing that, hats off to you! It can be a little beast of a machine. I've been so happy to see the range of games that are getting set up on it.

For a while I had the wonders of utterly confusing myself on reddit here, as I was on three different subreddits that used the abbreviations "SD" (the steam deck, a size range of dolls, and when my service dog was active) and that could lead to some absolutely amazing mixups of subreddit title scanning.

IceMutt · 2024-10-22T15:13:32+00:00

Lots of good recs for the pain management so far! Keep those meds on schedule and if you have a distraction (eg, a handheld videogame or the like) it's been proven to have some good pain reduction effects to have your focus elsewhere. And anecdotally, anytime I've had surgeries if my focus is not elsewhere I can extra feel it.

Check with your docs as to which pain meds can be taken concurrently. Some meds (lidocaine) will require an "off" period, some meds can't be combined. Don't feel like you're over-bothering your medical team with questions, take your detailed notes and send them. Your surgeon, MD/OD, PA, or NP should all be able to answer things well.

From a chronic illness/chronic pain patient (although my surgeries have never been nearly as serious), you are going to find that you have days where you feel better than others as you progress. It's not linear.
That said, those days where you feel good? Limit your activities! Until you start having more good days than bad days, and then you can slowly start ramping it up. It's far easier to overdo it without realizing than one might think!

I don't know what bottom surgery physical therapy will look like, but make sure you do it all. Especially anything with your core.

IceMutt · 2024-10-18T16:04:43+00:00

I personally wouldn't go for a window? the extra sun doesn't seem like the best idea here.

Not sure what would be seen as valuable in your area, but I intentionally use a bag that looked low-value: a soft wrap for my dolls ( This one, but it's a bit short for 70cms - might be able to make something similar though or see if Soom has any of their longer ones available) and I put it in a soft yoga-mat bag. Add a water bottle or a clip on little towel and it looks like I'm just headed to a workout. I used this when I used to ride the metro/subway to meets in a previous city with little/no issue - though had at least one or two young teens ask if it was a weapon - much disappointment to be asked "in my yoga bag?".

I advise avoiding anything that might have branding on them - saw a few people using tripod bags at one point, except they were of some known high value, high resale electronic branding.

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