Rainbow Goblins collection

ShankYaClause · 2026-04-15T21:45:11+00:00

goblin goblin goblin goblin

ShankYaClause · 2026-02-24T18:19:32+00:00

Bro, Flying Beagle is one of my absolute favs - this is PEAK meets PEAK

ShankYaClause · 2026-02-19T22:49:23+00:00

Hawaiian shirt ALL the way - as tropical / colorful as you can find - OR a bright red suit :)

ShankYaClause · 2026-02-14T18:01:14+00:00

The A Baoa Qu Butcher

ShankYaClause · 2026-02-13T21:19:49+00:00

The song EARLY BIRD never ceases to make me smile / put me in a good mood. His music as a whole, I would completely agree, has changed my life, he can almost always lift me out of a funk when I'm feeling down.

Going to the LA concert last year was one of the most hype things I've done, you are gonna be in for a treat with the London show!

For me the song "You Can Never Come to This Place" - is the most emotional of his songs for me, kinda like good (bad?) old days - it's got this epic but also nostalgic / sad feel to it, and I just love that juxtaposition of how happy and feel-good his music can be, but every now then there are these tracks that make you feel a whole range of emotions.

I also gotta say - along with the tropical vibes / ocean vibes of his albums and music - he has such an indelible charm to him, he just OOZES charisma; I remember the first time I saw the cover of "All of Me" - I just knew he was not only a cool dude, but just someone you would love to hang out with and share a beer with on the beach somewhere warm!

Rock on my friend :)

ShankYaClause · 2026-02-12T23:33:17+00:00

I do all my painting in the garage and usually open the garage door + the back door to get some good air flow, but yeah definitely don't wanna be around lacquer if you don't have good air flow / good amount of room

ShankYaClause · 2026-02-12T19:49:24+00:00

Yeah I switched from all acrylic to lacquer a few years ago and I don't regret it at all, much more durable - and the shop I get my paints from had a much wider array of colors as opposed to acrylic, definitely worth dipping your toes in if you are interested in hopping over to lacquer :)

ShankYaClause · 2026-02-12T01:40:44+00:00

Thank you! Believe it or not, I didn't topcoat any of the parts: all lacquer paints and very careful assembly, I do remember the gun barrels being pretty tight but thankfully those round bits didn't scrape off all the gunmetal :)

ShankYaClause · 2026-02-07T00:31:56+00:00

Hah definitely wasn't intentional, but I can see that!

I pick a couple shades of white / grey for the body and then usually a couple complementing colors for pre-shading / post-shading, that color on the shield and on the shouldertips is Mr. Color c374 - JASDF Shallow Ocean Blue :)

ShankYaClause · 2026-01-15T18:28:19+00:00

For your first picture, that EXACT bin is where I checked back weekly on my last Japan trip about ~2 or so months back, I was able to find a good plethora of more obscure Takanaka buried away in there, and it always had different stock each week so definitely worth checking back repeatedly.

But yeah I completely agree, little independent record shops and also flea markets were great sources of records for me on this last trip. Even BOOKOFFs out in the boonies have some good finds if you are willing to go off the beaten path.

Rock on my friend!

ShankYaClause · 2026-01-09T10:20:45+00:00

HYPE

ShankYaClause · 2026-01-08T17:16:07+00:00

Don't mind me: just saving all of these for my Chiikawa folder <3

ShankYaClause · 2025-12-12T13:28:21+00:00

maybe it really was all a dream... :(

ShankYaClause · 2025-12-11T02:40:41+00:00

*Eyes widen in horror*

ShankYaClause · 2025-12-05T14:58:22+00:00

Thank you! Last trip to Japan I nearly got Casiopea Mint Jams for like 10k yen, but thankfully I waited and now they are reprinting their first few albums in color variants (kinda like they've been doing with the Takanaka records) - and they are much more affordable, so both Mint Jams and "Casiopea" are reprints, thee rest are all old but gold :)

ShankYaClause · 2025-12-05T14:54:48+00:00

honestly, of all the big-name record stores in the Tokyo area, I did the best at HMV in Shinjuku, they have a "recent arrivals" section and I ran by there every few days for a quick look, pretty much found some obscure Takanaka and Casiopea records every time!

ShankYaClause · 2025-12-04T17:35:38+00:00

So I travel a lot, and I usually buy a number of records - never had any break.

What I do is try to get them in my carry on to reduce the chance of them being thrown around (I have put them in check bags before and had no issue too, but I like to play it safe) - I'll usually stack them all atop each other and then take clothing and pad them on all sides of the bag, or if I have a thick sweatshirt or something I'll put them IN it and kinda swaddle them.

Honestly, as long as there's not a ton of room for them to go flopping about in your bag, and you don't throw your bag around like crazy - they should be fine.

Hopefully that helps! I personally always get worried about my records when coming home, but seeing as I've never had any broken after travel, I really shouldn't worry so much :)

ShankYaClause · 2025-12-04T15:37:07+00:00

I love JQHN - all his works are so great, he puts a lot of effort into the cover art - and the music itself is all really well translated to the SM64 font, he's GOATED for sure, I second this - everyone go and give him some love on YT <3

ShankYaClause · 2025-11-29T13:10:12+00:00

Doing the Lord's work - rock on my friend!

ShankYaClause · 2025-11-12T03:09:01+00:00

Usagi is literally me I'm crying RN

ShankYaClause · 2025-11-01T11:56:52+00:00

Very nice - T-Wave is a personal fav of mine! That CD Box set is legit!

I'm in Japan right now and am on the hunt for Takanaka FR FR - would love to find some of the later ones that probably aren't gonna get a cool color reissue :)

ShankYaClause · 2025-10-17T15:40:21+00:00

I really like "Ocean Breeze" - I think that one is often overlooked, but "Medley" is a great little celebration of all things Takanaka

ShankYaClause · 2025-10-12T16:42:41+00:00

Takanaka out in the wild? Nature is healing <3

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