Phygure® No.4 Issue 02

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LIGHTSABER FOR DUMMIES | BOKU NO HERO ACADEMIA | UCHOUTEN KAZOKU | CASED FEBRUARY | PPS 

OWNING A 

LIGHTSABER 

FOR DUMMIES 

getting your first “custom” Saber 

BOKU NO 

HERO 

ACADEMIA 

so, you want to be a hero? 

UCHOUTEN 

KAZOKU 

HIDDEN GEM: (The Eccentric Family) 

CASED 

FEBRUARY 

upcoming figures worth 

checking out this month! 

PLUS+ 

phygure® photo | showcase 

awesome figure photography submissions 

from figure photographers around the world. 

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Believe it or not, the word “lightsaber” is now a permanent part of our 

culture. Even people who don’t watch Star Wars knows... Cont to p.16 

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manga 24 

In a world where people are usually born with quirks (superpowers) and 

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anime 32 

Tanuki, tengu and humans: three residents that co exist in Kyoto, Japan. 

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FOR DUMMIES 

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KAZOKU 

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Fubuki, Nikon D3100 18-55mm, ISO 100 f/5.3 1.3s 


PROFILE 

Gale XV is a figure photographer and collector from 

Toronto, Canada. He started figure collecting in 

2008 before moving to Toronto in 2010. His interest 

in the hobby came back in 2012 starting from figma, 

doll customizing, gunpla, then with Nendoroids and 

PVCs today. The figure photography started when 

he was customizing my gunplas, and came across 

photos of other anime figures with dioramas from 

the figure photography community around the 

world, which inspired him to give it a try. 

Eventually, he started doing photos through phone 

camera and went on full steam last April 2015. 

The works of the figure photographers worldwide 

continue to inspire him to keep the creativity going, 

and bring them to life. Learning from authors like 

C.S. Lewis, and G.K. Chesterton became an inspiration 

for the imagination. Also the things he learned 

from summer school last July about the arts helped 

a lot to create and develop themes until it became 

a personal project. Today, he still continues to learn 

from these writers and experiences to develop 

more ideas. 

His main purpose for these photos are, as one author 

put it, to “recapture the wonder” through the 

photos. It’s still in the process and he is looking forward 

for the fruits these projects will bear in the 

future. His favorite themes are fantasy, history, and 

slice of life. He also like to experiment on different 

stuff like applying Renaissance art techniques to 

figure photography. 


Gale XV 

(Jerome) 

facebook.com/galexvphotography 

instagram.com/galexvphotography 

gale015.deviantart.com 



Christmas Buddies, Nikon D3100 18-55mm, ISO 100 f/5 1s 

Baby Kaga, Nikon D3100 18-55mm, ISO 100 f/5.6 1s 

Takao’s Room, Nikon D3100 18-55mm, ISO 100 f/5 1s 


Swordland, Nikon D3100 18-55mm, ISO 400 f/4.8 1/6s Not Goodbye, But See You Soon, Nikon 18-55mm, ISO 800 f/5 1/20s 


damnedcat51.deviantart.com 

flickr.com/photos/damnedcat 


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PROFILE 

Life long collecter and display artist from Harlem, 

New York. Founder and CEO of Articulated Comic 

Book Art, a collector based brand established in 

2009. A.C.B.A. is a visual artform rooted in tangible, 

practical displaying in which the subject matter is 

influenced by comic book/superhero themes that 

pays homage to characters from varying universes 

from Manga, Anime, and American Comic Books 

and Cartoons. 

A.C.B.A makes use of highly articulated action figures 

in any scale, incorporating elaborate background 

sets, dynamic/dramatic lighting, scaled 

props, inserted paper dialogue balloons and comic 

book style sound effects with the end result emulating 

scenes lifted right from the source material 

or simply influned by it. Due to the nature of this 

medium, the individual artist is not chained to any 

of these concepts and liberties are often taken. 

Throughtout each year we partner with many online 

retailers and run several global display comeptitions 

that offer cash and prizes. We have our own 

unique brand of products for sale that are specifically 

for Display Art, Toy Photography and Figure 

Photograhpy and have one of the largest networks 

of fans and followers from any toy group. 


BOOG_ACBA 

(Kendel Gray) 

articulatedcomicbookart.com 

facebook.com/ArticulatedComicBookArt 

instagram.com/articulatedcomicbookart 






toys 

OWNING A 

LIGHTSABER 

FOR DUMMIES 

PART 1: 

GETTING YOUR 

FIRST SABER 

by Otakumouse 

Believe it or not, the word “lightsaber” is now a permanent 

part of our culture. Even people who do not 

watch Star Wars knows what a lightsaber is - and that 

alone is pretty amazing. Thanks to Hasbro, everyone can 

own a lightsaber nowadays and you’ll see different types 

of this iconic “jedi/sith” weapon everywhere. From the 

cheap “retractable” kids sabers up to the full blown LED 

powered master replicas, Hasbro made sure that they can 

cater to any Star Wars fan. But there’s one problem… all 

of this lightsabers, particularly the master replicas are just 

for “show” meaning, you can’t do the “things” that makes a 

lightsaber a lightsaber.... dueling. 

Yep, dueling or the clashing of your lightsaber into another 

lightsaber :P Try to do that with your Hasbro version and 

you’ll risk breaking it (depending on how hard you hit). It’s 

just not designed for it to work that way. If you’re good with 

just showing off your lightsaber inside your display cabinet 

or just want to do some spinning without any type of physical 

contact, then a Hasbro saber is fine. But if you’re the one 

who wants a lightsaber that is both durable, can withstand 

physical abuse, is 10x much brighter, and the one that you 

can duel with, then enter the underground market of custom 

made duel-ready lightsabers. 

www.otakumouse.com 

facebook.com/otakumouse 

twitter.com/otakumouse 

instagram.com/otakumouse 



OWNING A LIGHTSABER FOR DUMMIES 

Ultrasabers “Menace” RGBA Saber (Self Customized) 

Well, it’s not really an “underground” market (i just made it up to make 

it sound cool :P). They’re all legit businesses who fabricates and designs 

custom lightsabers that you can smash with other lightsabers, thus, the 

term “duel-ready”. Obviously, they can’t just replicate the ones in the movies 

because those saber hilt designs are all licensed. What they usually do 

are original designs or a re-imagined version of the licensed ones. And 

since they are all hand made and fabricated from scratch, everything in that 

lightsaber are fully customizable. From the hilt (handle) up to the complex 

electronics that powers them. 

There are numerous companies doing custom made lightsabers designed 

for dueling and they have their own pros and cons. But in this particular 

article, I’ll focus on the company where I mostly buy my lightsabers from. 

They’re the cheapest, the fastest in terms of fabrication time, and they’re 

just the best company to choose for people just starting out in the custom 

lightsaber hobby. 

Ultrasabers “Guardian” Saber 




ULTRASABERS 

Located in the US, they’ve been around for quite some time now doing custom 

“duel-ready” lightsabers to a lot of saber enthusiasts. Their sabers come 

with a bunch of different designs and features depending on how much money 

you’re willing to spend. The more features you add, the cooler your saber 

gets and obviously, the more expensive it’s going to be. This guide will walk 

you through the things you need to know when purchasing your very first 

lightsaber. The stuff that you will learn here are also applicable to other custom 

lightsaber manufacturing companies/brands. 





LIGHTSABER SPECIFICATIONS 

All custom lightsaber companies uses the same set of specifications when it 

comes to their products. These are the specifications you need to know before 

clicking that add to cart button on their website. It’s very important that 

you know what you’re doing when shopping for your very first saber since 

it’s quite a hassle when you receive your saber in the mail and you find out 

that you did a wrong decision spec-wise when you bought it on the manufacturer’s 

website. Here are some of the common builds of a custom lightsaber 

depending on your budget 



HILT ONLY 

STUNT SABERS 

This option is designed for advanced individuals who 

wants to build their own lightsaber from scratch. “Hilt 

Only” means that you will only receive the hilt (or handle) 

and it’s up to you to assemble the saber yourself. 

Not recommended for people who are not familiar with 

the ins and outs of electronics. Some say it feels great 

when you’re the one who assembled your lightsaber 

since it’s how the Jedis & Siths acquire their lightsabers 

in the Star Wars universe. 

This option is the cheapest route when purchasing your 

very first saber. It’s complete with a hilt, blade, and a 

LED module to light up you saber. The only feature this 

option lacks is the SOUND. You won’t get any idle, lockup, 

clash, and motion sounds that is a signature to any 

lightsaber. In my opinion, a lightsaber is not complete 

without a sound. But if budget is really an issue, you can 

still experience having a fully functional saber by going 

with this build. 

PRICE: 30USD - 150USD 


SABERS W/ SOUND 

SABERS W/ PREMIUM SOUND 

This is the standard package when purchasing your 

very first lightsaber. It comes complete with a hilt, blade, 

LED module, and the sound module to really bring your 

lightsaber to life. The sound module included in this 

package is the basic version meaning you will only have 

one fixed sound. There’s a “premium” option available 

where the sound module is capable of storing multiple 

“sound fonts” that you can change and customize anytime 

you want. 

This is still considered as a standard saber with the addition 

of a premium sound module which lets you customize 

your lightsaber’s idle, lockup, clash, and motion 

sounds. It means you can plug your lightsaber directly 

into your computer and change the “sound fonts” 

to any sound you want. There’s a website where you 

can download and purchase different lightsaber sound 

fonts called “Saber Fonts”. 



RGBA SABERS W/ PREMIUM SOUND 

This is the highest tier and the most expensive. Wondering what’s the RGBA for? Well, it’s a dynamic LED module that lets 

you customize your lightsaber’s blade color to any color you want! Couple that with the sound module that lets you customize 

and change your saber’s sound and you have the most flexible custom lightsaber in your hands. 




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PROFILE 

Hi I’m Yumi a Filipina currently living in Japan. I started 

collecting figures when I was 17 years old. At first 

I was only interested in collecting small sized figures 

namely petite figures and gashapons, shortly after 

a friend of mine introduced me to Amiami, that’s 

when I started collecting from nendoroids to scaled 

figures. Although I’m quite new to figure photography 

I’ll do my best to improve my photos ^^v. 


Hitsuki 

(Yumi Anne Baculi) 

hitsukikunendoroid.blogspot.jp 

facebook.com/Hitsukikun-1008258935882612 

hitsukikun15.deviantart.com 






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PROFILE 

Hi, my name is Redha Wahyu Pradana, everybody 

call me redha. Born and raised in Semarang, Central 

Java, Indonesia. I was born from poor and broken 

family, so my childhood is not to good to be remember. 

but thanks god my family life is getting better 

and better so i can start collecting figure since 2 

years ago. yeah, it feels like find my lost childhood. 

Start from collecting gunpla and now become a lot. 

honestly i buy any figure that interest me, doesnt 

matter its from shf, figma, gunpla, etc. 

I started my new hobby in toysphotography since 

1 year ago, even i know that i don’t desserved to be 

called as toyphotographer yet. i was boring with all 

my gunpla collections so i tried to think what else 

i can do with those, and i found toyphotography. 

I started taking picture with my samsung galaxy 

pocket and its under my expectation. but i try to 

keep learning and learning. lucky i got chance to 

be internship worker in malaysia, so i can bought 

new smartphone that i use to take picture until now, 

asus zenfone 4. my reason not buy dslr or pocket 

camera because they are to expensive for me, hahaha. 

I always try to break my limit in toy photography 

with my asus zenfone 4. So with support from photoshop 

and others editing apps in my smartphone 

i can create all my picture in this folder. hope you 

like it. 


re_dhaa 

(Redha Wahyu Pradana) 

instagram.com/re_dhaa 

re-dhaa.tumblr.com 






manga 

BOKU 

NO 

HERO 

by sevenPocky 

ACADEMIA 

So you want to be a hero? 

TYPE: MANGA 

• Volumes (as of February 2016; Japanese): 7 

• Author: Kohei Horikoshi (Barrage) 

• Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Supernatural 

• Intended Audience: Male Pre teens to Young Adults 

ABOUT SEVENPOCKY 

From the Philippines. I am a student, writer, artist and an amateur 

graphic designer. I have also written news related to anime and manga 

for various websites. Collecting manga is one of my hobbies, along 

with watching anime seasonals during free time. 

twitter.com/sevenpocky 





BOKU 

NO 

HERO 

ACADEMIA 

SO YOU WANTED TO BE A HERO? 

In a world where people are usually born with quirks (superpowers) and heroes are the greatest figures of humanity, how 

big is a chance of a quirkless middle school student, Izuki Midoriya, to become an amazing hero? Even if he desires to enter 

the academy for rising heroes, U.A. High School, he does not stand a chance given that he has no single ounce of power at 

all. However, the time he encountered his idol hero, All Might, he thinks that his destiny might change. Discover the world 

of heroes and superpowers in this light, action packed manga that explores the adventures of a kid who thought everything 

was impossible. 

Boku no Hero Academia has been published by VIZ Media under the title “My Hero Academia”. 





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PROFILE 

Sheila from the Philippines here! I’m known online as 

srsng or aShlie/ashes (Minitokyo Account). I started 

toy photography when I got my first anime figure - 

Tenshi. My tools? Just a Sony DSC W-55. Yup! It’s a 

compact digital camera. 

I focus mainly on scaled figures. Give me an indoor 

set up and a Nendoroid, and you’ll find me hiding in 

a corner, but if you give me a scaled PVC expect me 

to be out of the house. I tend to shy away from nendo 

+ indoor shoot due to limitations of my camera, 

but after bagging Spookiest Entry in GSC’s 2013 

Nendoroid Halloween Contest, I’m hoping that I’ll 

be able to conquer nendo + indoor shoot. What to 

expect from me? Something out of the box. 


srsng 

(Sheila Regine Ng) 

srsn.minitokyo.net 

srsn.deviantart.com 






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PROFILE 

Kyleigh Grace Parker (b. 1994) Starting from an early 

age toys weren’t toys. Her room wasn’t simply 

a room. When crossing the threshold, you stepped 

into another world. To her, these figures stepped 

out of their universe and into hers. As she grew 

older the fervor for collecting and her creativity 

reached new heights. 

After meeting who would be her husband, Kyle, in 

early 2012,. They soon found they shared a deep 

love for all things anime, video games, and general 

geekery. Her passion and ingenuity were then compounded 

by sharing that life together. Under the 

moniker CaptainDangerous, camera in hand, and 

slivers of what made her life so magical, she started 

to plow a path in the toy photography community. 

She currently spends her time with her Husband, 

taking photos, editing and tackling the worlds 

toughest bosses. Accompanied by their dog, Scout, 

and their cat, Sir Hammerlock, they continue to 

plunge into new avenues of toy collecting and photography. 



(Kyleigh Grace Parker) 

facebook.com/Dang3r0usPix3ls 

twitter.com/captdangerous64 

instagram.com/captaindangerous 






anime 

HIDDEN GEM: The Eccentric Family 

UCHOUTEN 

KAZOKU 

by sevenPocky 

TYPE: TV 

• Episodes: 13 

• Premiered: Summer 2013 

• Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Slice of Life 

• Studio(s): P.A. Works 

ABOUT SEVENPOCKY 

From the Philippines. I am a student, writer, artist and an amateur 

graphic designer. I have also written news related to anime and manga 

for various websites. Collecting manga is one of my hobbies, along 

with watching anime seasonals during free time. 

twitter.com/sevenpocky 





ECCENTRICITY 

STRENGTHENS BONDS 

Tanuki, tengu and humans: three residents that co exist 

in Kyoto, Japan. After the death of the tanuki’s head, 

his children became disgraces and treated as losers 

of their race. However, the shapeshifting third son of 

the Shimogamo household, Yasaburou Shimogamo, 

lives his carefree life while tending to an old tengu and 

avoiding a magical human. Follow the weird yet fun 

ride of the tanukis as they discover the mystery of their 

head’s death in Uchouten Kazoku. 

This anime was released along with Free! and the 

second cour of Shingeki no Kyojin in the Summer 2013 

anime line up and was produced by P.A. Works (Nagi no 

Asukara, Shirobako). However, given its fascinating approach 

to storytelling, it went out of the radar on some 

anime fans. Uchouten Kazoku is an interesting narrative 

with an emotional approach to its viewers. The characters 

are unique in their own ways. The art is very fitting 

to the story’s setting. The opening and ending theme 

songs are quite catchy. And enjoyment? It will make 

you smile or feel sad; whichever train you’re taking, you 

will feel something from watching this show. 





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PROFILE 

My name is Siwakorn, but you also can call me 

“Palm”. I’m a student from Thailand. I start collecting 

Anime Figure in 2014. At that time, I just started 

to watch anime and interested in, especially drama 

and romance anime like Ano Hana, Clannad, Your 

Lie in April, Amagami SS, etc. My first Anime Figure 

is Nendoroid 204 – Homma Meiko (Menma) and 

now I have more than 30 Nendoroids in my collection. 

My figure collection almost from Good Smile Company, 

and Nendoroid is my main figure line. I also 

own few Figma and scale figures too. I like to take 

my figure to outside and take some photos, but 

now I also interest to make DIY rooms and houses 

to take the Nendoroid’s photo too. I hope that everyone 

will like my figure’s photos. 


PalmAhBeng 

(Siwakorn Nuamnual) 

facebook.com/Nendography-by-Palm-Ah-Beng 

instagram.com/palmahbeng_toygraphy 




Snowflake Wizard 



Good Morning, Nikon D5100 ƒ/4.0 35.0 mm 1/30 ISO 400 

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PROFILE 

I’ve been a Dollfie Dream owner since 2013. I started 

photography with figures but was not satisfied 

with their static poses and decided to venture into 

the realm of doll photography. With all the clothing, 

wig, and eye options, the possibilities are limitless! 

My goal is to put life into these girls as if they were 

living and breathing beings. 

My collection consist of figures, nendos, and dollfie 

dream dolls. My focus right now is Dollfie Dream 

clothing because you can never have too much 

clothes! 


SeishunOtoko 

(Tatsuya Nomura) 

flickr.com/photos/seishunotoko 

instagram.com/thebobness 




Shopping, Nikon D5100 ƒ/4.0 35.0 mm 1/5 ISO 100 

Comfy Bed, Nikon D5100 ƒ/4.0 35.0 mm 1/5 ISO 100 

Nice Legs, Nikon D5100 ƒ/8.0 35.0 mm 1/6 ISO 100 


Lolita Jubei, Nikon D5100 ƒ/4.0 35.0 mm 1/5 ISO 100 


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SHARE 

YOUR 

FIGURE 

ROOM 

by Otakumouse 

PHYGURE® HQ 

This is my room/office, the place where I spend most of 

my time and the “home” of my entire figure collection. 

Why am I sharing it? It’s because I want you guys to 

share yours too! Since we all love figures, It would be 

nice to see how and where you keep your figure collection. 

This “share your figure room” is going to be a 

new section in our community driven magazine and I‘m 

super excited to see some awesome rooms in future 

issues of Phygure®! 

HOW TO SUBMIT 

Like in our PPS (Phygure® Photo Showcase) section, 

you can upload your room’s images inside Phygure’s 

public content repository on Google Drive. 

Visit Phygure’s Google Drive public content 

repository at https://goo.gl/A28ajJ. 

Create your own folder inside the “Share Your 

Figure Room” directory. 

Upload your room’s images inside your own folder. 

A mandatory “landscape” shot is required. 

Create a document containing your name, social 

media links, and a description of your room. 





cased 

CASED 

02.2016 

Cased 

is a section where we feature some of 

the promising figures to be released in the said 

month. Prepare your wallets. 

CHARACTER: Naoe Kanetsugu 

VERSION: Pink Swimsuit Ver. 

ORIGIN: Hyakka Ryouran 

MANUFACTURER: Alter, Hobby Japan 

SCALE: 1/8 

CATEGORY: Prepainted 

RELEASE DATE: February 2016 

PRICE: ¥8,381 

CHARACTER: Mito Ikumi 

VERSION: Original 

ORIGIN: Shokugeki no Souma 

MANUFACTURER: Kotobukiya 

SCALE: 1/8 



PRICE: ¥9,000 

CHARACTER: Kirika Towa Alma 


ORIGIN: Shining Resonance 

MANUFACTURER: Kotobukiya 

SCALE: 1/8 



PRICE: ¥12,000 



cased FEB 2016 

CHARACTER: Mutsu (figFix) 

VERSION: Half-Damage Ver. 

ORIGIN: Kantai Collection ~Kan Colle~ 

MANUFACTURER: Max Factory 

SCALE: Non-Scale (4.88in) 



PRICE: ¥5,370 

CHARACTER: Beelzebub 

VERSION: Aoi no Koromo 

ORIGIN: The Seven Deadly Sins 

MANUFACTURER: Amakuni, Hobby Japan 

SCALE: 1/8 



PRICE: ¥13,300 

CHARACTER: Kirisaki Chitoge 

VERSION: Bunny Ver. 

ORIGIN: Nisekoi 

MANUFACTURER: Freeing 

SCALE: 1/4 



PRICE: ¥21,111 

CHARACTER: Charles D’Artagnan 


ORIGIN: Hyakka Ryouran 

MANUFACTURER: Alter, Hobby Japan 

SCALE: 1/8 



PRICE: ¥12,000 



FUJIFILM A-X2 F/2.8 ISO3200 

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PROFILE 

My name is JJ, I’m a 3D Artist from the Philippines, 

also into photography and toy collecting. My appreciation 

for the smaller details, works of others, and 

especially anime itself brought me here. I started 

with a figure I used as my 3D reference and starting 

to love them slowly that made up my entire living 

room full of these lovely figures. 


Jjson 

(John Joseph Son) 


facebook.com/i.am.altair 





FUJIFILM Goddess Descends, A-X2 F/2.8 Canon ISO200 70D 50mm, f3.2 ISO 100 Night FUJIFILM Changes, A-X2 F/7.1 Canon ISO2500 70D 50mm, f3.2 ISO 200 



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The Dark Side, Nikon D3200 f/7.1, 1/2, ISO 400 


PROFILE 

Hello my name is Christian. I rather new to collecting 

figures although as a child my parents bought quite 

many toys from some popular series back then like 

digimon, pokemon, kamen rider, power rangers, 

beetleborg, etc. But now my old collections whereabouts 

are unknown :( , I started it as a real hobby 

back in 2012. 

At the first time I just collecting and display them, 

but then I saw posts on social media about how 

beautiful toy photography is. I started to learn to 

take a proper photo (and still learning until now) 

with my phone camera and recently I use a dedicated 

camera to take pictures of my toys. I consider 

myself a newbie in toy photography. There are 

much more things I haven’t learned yet, and I hope 

my skill will improve over time. 


revocsx 

(Christian) 



Ride of the Valkyrie, Nikon D3200 


Nona Manis, Nikon D3200 f/4.5 , 1/50, ISO 200 

Peeking, Nikon D3200 f/9, 1.3, ISO 200 

Supreme Commander, Nikon D3200 f/5.6, 1/10, ISO 200 

Is the order a Sniper?, Nikon D3200 f/5.6, 1/15, ISO 100 



facebook.com/hubbytetoystore 

instagram.com/hubbytetoystore 

orders@hubbytetoystore.com

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PROFILE 

My nick Yukataonly, I reside in Singapore and I 

made diorama for my figure Photography, Most 

are scratch built from common material, I started 

19 months ago and now have quite a large series of 

unique photos. I am in the process of a Photo Book 

publication on all my 19 months of work all printed 

on high gloss paper with Hard cover. 

All my work is shot with my Sony A7r at 36 

megapixel, the three lens I used is 24-70 zeiss 16-35 

zeiss and voigtlander Sl 125 mm Apo Lanthar f2.5 

macro. Though I did not have an actual tutorial I will 

be happy to help anyone who has a question about 

diorama making. You may also find some tutorial in 

short part at my page https://www.facebook.com/ 

yukataonly. 


Yukataonly 

(Patrick Quek) 


facebook.com/yukataonly 





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Marvelous Mika, Nikon D5200, Sigma F1.4 50mm EX DG HSM lens, f/5, ISO100, 1/3sec 


PROFILE 

A figure collector and photographer who mainly focuses 

on scale PVC figures and finding or creating 

a suitable background for the figure by building a 

suitable diorama if necessary, aiming to bring figures 

to life making them look like a real person in a 

photograph. 

Most of his works are done after spending weeks 

to months doing researches and planning first, including 

finding for ideas for the background of a 

figure from various sources. Many are inspired from 

scenes or screenshots directly taken from anime, 

movies, console game titles, and various other media 

such as artworks and even movie posters. A figure 

collector since year 2010 but only picked up the 

hobby of figure photography on October 2013 after 

being inspired by other photographers. 


EXkurogane 

(Kay Stevenson) 

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Otakumouse is a Designer / Developer and a part time otaku 

based in Manila, Philippines. He worked on a lot of international 

brands including Marvel, Nickelodeon, Activision, and Hasbro. 

He also worked as a Designer / Developer for Danny Choo and 

his brand, Culture Japan. 

He loves playing video games and collecting figures. He maintains 

his own personal blog at www.otakumouse.com. 

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