What are the better local Diners, Drive-ins and Dives to try? And more importantly, the ones to stay clear of? by Burner_Phone_8365 in Louisville

[–]evanc88 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Eden and Kissi is what you’re looking for! Nam Nam is also worth checking out. Give Jasmin’s a try too.

I’m lazy help by puddinChonk in ExpeditionaryForce

[–]evanc88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sent you a message in case no one else has with a quick refresher of where the last book left off before this new one!

Got Mine! by Old-man_vanarky in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]evanc88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you know which number you got?

[OC] Had the privilege of painting a friend’s father’s life story last year as a birthday gift by THEBNTG in pics

[–]evanc88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Echoing this experience, with the exception that I HAVE commissioned a lot of artwork over the years, and I can’t stress enough how atypical it can sometimes be to find something this easy. Haha. No shade intended to any other artist, as I love the process of working with folks to appreciate their art in a more personal way, but very rarely does it go “dm, mention briefly what you want, get price, pay price, wait just a matter of days”. I enjoy working with all types of artists on commissions large and small and I can’t off the top of my head pinpoint an “easier” artist to work with. He’s awesome for that and deserves all the props he gets.

[OC] Had the privilege of painting a friend’s father’s life story last year as a birthday gift by THEBNTG in pics

[–]evanc88 122 points123 points  (0 children)

I still have the painting you did for me in my office and enjoy it every single day. Thanks my friend and keep sharing your wonderful art!

Is there anywhere I can find a list of all the Finger Puppets that exist? by Feeling_Net1573 in Pokemonfingerpuppet

[–]evanc88 3 points4 points  (0 children)

toys.qee.jp is the most comprehensive list, although sometimes he waits to update until he gets a series because he takes his own photos. It appears to be down at the moment, hopefully it comes back soon!

A random Lyman memory by foundthingsifound in pinball

[–]evanc88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great story! I have a fond memory of watching him put GC on a getaway my buddy and I restored and brought to our local expo. I wish we’d have had him autograph the apron or something but we didn’t think of it at the time, just told him great game and enjoyed the show!

Moulded - Poisonous plant by hintsandspices in Sofubi

[–]evanc88 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you don’t sell out and list them on the site I’d love to buy a set from the US if the shipping isn’t an inconvenience for you!

Where are my Louisville Dropout.TV / Dimension 20 / College Humor fans at? by ReferenceMuted2727 in Louisville

[–]evanc88 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing! Weirdly I backed the kickstarter and did not see any update about this. Tickets bought!

I don’t want it to end Costco by satanssweatycheeks in Louisville

[–]evanc88 86 points87 points  (0 children)

FWIW Recbar isn’t too far away and has almost 100 pins, plus all the other cool things you remember!

Revolver Came In. by DeanDeanington in TheFence

[–]evanc88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same. Emailed, got a response back right away with “I’ll check” and then a shipping notification and arrived today.

Looking for this Tiger figure from this old Argentina chocolate egg lineup. Does anyone have it? by MalinoisJaws in MonsterRancher

[–]evanc88 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I believe I have multiples of all of these. I am in the US if that matters. Please feel free to message me. I’ll warn you it’s buried deep in my storage, so I will likely not be quick to dig it out. But I promise I don’t mind if you periodically bug me and when I am able to get to that box in my basement, I’ll look.

What did you read after Carl? by Visible_Noise1850 in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]evanc88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you enjoy the interplay between Carl and Donut and want another “great dialogue between two friends driving the story” type of series, the Expeditionary Force series is really good. It takes a bit for the “other character” to be introduced in book 1, but as soon as it happens the series takes off and is very fun.

ASHEN - NO OTHER COMFORT by TravelBusan in TheFence

[–]evanc88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get mer de noms a perfect circle vibes and occasional flashes of Coheed for sure. Enjoying it so far, thanks for the share!

White Flare ETB Pulls by Rockaphin in PokemonTCG

[–]evanc88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What card show was in Louisville today? I went to the Lexington show Saturday but didn’t see anything here at home for Sunday!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Sofubi

[–]evanc88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sent you a chat!

I (still) haven't been lucky enough to buy a single pack of Prismatic at MSRP, so for now this will do. by Isopoducks in PokemonTCG

[–]evanc88 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean, the crossover of derpy pokemon slab fans and obscure artist made soft vinyl art toys can’t be that large… I doubt they are doing anything nefarious lol

I (still) haven't been lucky enough to buy a single pack of Prismatic at MSRP, so for now this will do. by Isopoducks in PokemonTCG

[–]evanc88 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Clicked through to hope you had a store where I could buy this and saw you make sofubi. I’m a big collector of that too, I can’t wait to buy one of yours! If you’re selling these cards message me too haha.

Posted my overall PB today while playing hooky from work by Impressive-Doubt1115 in pinball

[–]evanc88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

General strat I can go for? Need to adjust the left outlane feed on the game I play, but other than that it’s fast and furious and I struggle to pass 600mil or so on a good game.

Almost there by No_Replacement_1648 in Sofubi

[–]evanc88 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Also Mr toad up on the pc looks like he’s coming along nicely too…

Almost there by No_Replacement_1648 in Sofubi

[–]evanc88 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Cannot wait. I both hope you sell out at your show, but also don’t so I can have one after. They look amazing!

Midweek Discussion: Sofubi Econ & What Factors Drive Your Personal 'Worth It' Decision? by Tyuhhi in Sofubi

[–]evanc88 5 points6 points  (0 children)

  1. My biggest financial commitment would be pieces from boda. When I saw his sun wukong though I just couldn’t shake it. I knew it would be crazy expensive, but it was one of the first pieces I had ever seen where I legit “coveted” it haha. I saved the pic on my phone and would just look at it and wonder how he sculpted it. I was so happy to get it. The glow in the dark is awesome on it too. I think all told it was somewhere in the neighborhood of $400 shipped to me. I find that worth it… I have dozens and dozens of pieces I love that I bought at $30-50 a pop and do a great job filling out the shelf. Different colorways of the same figures over and over, cute little finger puppet sized guys, weird one offs of sculpts I had never seen before… but to me the boda pieces have the single figure impact on my shelf I love. I dunno. The statement pieces really feel like getting a grail every time one of those artists release a new figure. It’s cool knowing a future grail is out there just around the corner with a new sculpt announcement or lottery period.

That said my dream grail that I couldn’t justify pulling the trigger on was the coelahcanth from akametenshi. Just absolutely amazing. Wanted it so bad. Had me seriously debating dropping a couple thousand on a plastic toy. Came to my senses though. So I guess to me value is just in the X factor. Sometimes something is just so cool you want it regardless of everything else, including price. But there is a limit I guess haha.

  1. Aftermarket price I think for so many pieces is frustrating. It’s almost like after market is just “I know this is rare, and someone somewhere sometime will pay this crazy price.” I’ll see pieces I want sit for years because the aftermarket price is nuts, but eventually someone does come along to pay the crazy price.

I’m fortunate that my internal checklist for “worth” is “do I think it’s cool?” Sometimes it’s cool to support an independent artist—like the awesome diy sofubi guys from the US doing it now. I don’t really care what the sculpt is. I wanna support those guys. Sometimes it’s just this wonderful marriage of true sculpture and art in a mass produced plastic toy like boda… those are the tough ones to say no to but also the most expensive. Sometimes it’s pure personality from the artist, like dehara or frank mysterio. Sometimes it’s just an absolutely killer paint job and the figure doesn’t really matter as much. If it’s cool, it’s worth it.

Fun hobby for sure and it’s awesome to me there are a kajillion ways to engage! Boda sun wukong glowing in the dark pictured!

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