got bored...

http://i.imgur.com/BgaZBbv.jpg
"I just found this, what do you think it is?"

http://i.imgur.com/Ftld5Rl.jpg
"Hmm..."

http://i.imgur.com/mUfLgRl.jpg
"...Handsome?"

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...shodo%2002.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...shodo%2003.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...shodo%2004.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...shodo%2006.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...shodo%2007.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...shodo%2008.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...shodo%2009.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...shodo%2010.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...shodo%2011.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...shodo%2012.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...shodo%2013.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...shodo%2014.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...shodo%2015.png

Shodo Kamen Rider candy boxes! All G.I. Joe sized figures with some great articulation. I would have liked some better eyes on the helmets, but the figures are so fun to play with that I can't bring myself to nitpick the details. Each of them have multiple hands, and Rider X and Apollo Geist both have a weapon! I'm so glad I finally have some Joe-sized Riders to keep Cobra in check. G.I. Joe might be out of the job.

All of a sudden I really want those figures. I hope they aren't too hard to pick up at a time when I'm not broke.

I'm hoping for at least a Super-1 or some Heisei Riders. Hell, this could get me back into Joe customizing considering I have a RoC unmasked Storm Shadow head that could work as... some Rider or other.

Also, X and V3 look great, but Ichigo... Either his body's too wide or his head is too small.

How easy are those to get ahold of?

https://41.media.tumblr.com/79842826...opho2_1280.jpg

https://41.media.tumblr.com/ddfbada8...opho3_1280.jpg

Yeah, while I'm happy to have gottan Rider 1 and X (which are two of my favorite Showas) I'm still hoping the next batch branches out into Heisei, rather than keep moving along the timeline.

I think it's Ichigo's head is a tad off. His chest just seems to be molded to look close to the original costume (which I've noticed had a REAL big chest, though they tend to shrink it a bit in Figuarts toys). The head doesn't seem...round enough. Too tall? I think that's it. Not enough to bother me, but it is a bit more pronounced in pictures than in-hand.

Although X is one of my favorite of the Showa designs, I think V3 came out the best of these three. He's the most accurate while keeping all the articulation (X loses some movement in the chest due to his armor).

I bought a box of ten off AmiAmi (extras are going to friends), so I'm not sure about the best way to get ahold of them. I don't normally buy whole boxes, but I was pretty crazy about making sure I got these, so I just preordered the box when I saw it.

If they ever make some of the Heisei riders, I'll get a set for sure.

Heart Chaser

http://i.imgur.com/99bOROA.jpg?1

Also my personal KR team :D

http://i.imgur.com/6ypo7ZN.jpg?1

Dead Heat and stuff.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CQpp88GWoAAv8Eo.jpg:large

Well he fused with his car and he hasn't got a bike so....

http://i.imgur.com/hDhzMe5.jpg

http://i1144.photobucket.com/albums/...007_105132.jpg

http://i1144.photobucket.com/albums/...007_111422.jpg

http://i1144.photobucket.com/albums/...007_110016.jpg

http://i1144.photobucket.com/albums/...007_103737.jpg

Man that looks awesome, definitely worth the money!

Real talk though, can you fit Mr. Space God in there?

I dont have him myself but I saw others that have done it.

I'm in love with this thing.

http://i.imgur.com/mjNug2r.jpg

APPLES!

http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/...oys/APPLES.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CQ_q-0wUkAAXqo3.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CQ_q-2uUkAAttU0.jpg

http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/a...sdb2krabf.jpeg

http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/a...s1b9jsvzo.jpeg

http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/a...snfyb79jx.jpeg

http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/a...sevhekvxk.jpeg

Teaser for a gallery I'm working on. :D

http://ryanlb.com/images/misc/kiva-wake-up.jpg

A teaser indeed for all those Kiva fans out there.

I thought it was Ankh.

It does make one think of Ankh when you see the green. But the bat wings just scream Kiva. Not mention Ryan's Kiva banner.......

yep, all three of us. :lol

I think we're up to 4 now with RiderIxa.

Thanks for breaking Lightroom, Adobe. Sure liked spending an hour trying to process this.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5800/...80d5f3c7_c.jpgOre Ghost Eyecon by siningy, on Flickr

What kind of processing?

Blast Processing!

On top of other things, they broke GPU acceleration so it would crash instantly when I opened it. But I can't turn it off unless I get into LR...so...

No what I meant was what kind of image processing do you do? I've been meaning to ask you about since your pictures are always so damn good. I was under the impression(or illusion) that they were coming out of the camera that good :o

Only the most amazing of wizards come out with photos semi-amazing out of camera. I have to do a lot in LR, it's always going to depend on the picture and what you want to do with it, but for example on this one i did:

WB 5500
Exp+.6
Contrast +26
Highlits +17
Shadows +17
Whites +31
Blacks -37
Clarity +10
Vibrance +21
Sharpening +75
Noise Reduction +52
Camera Neutral Color Profile
Bunch of adjustment brush edits.

It's all situational.

My Shodo Kamen Rider candy boxes finally arrived today. I also picked up some more Figuarts Riders.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps5jepn1xl.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psaswncuey.jpg

Ooooo....Kivala....

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CRAfX2UVAAAcEzV.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CRAfX2WUcAA2yIA.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CRAfX2VUEAAi2wg.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CRAfX28UcAA6JLn.jpg

Yes, that is my second one. One to play and display, the other to keep boxed in my hoard.

Just HAD to tease.....
Hear that. Waiting on MMPR Green Ranger & Gosei Knight from Amazon. Green was $108....used. And Robo, ahem, Gosei Knight was $50. Was in a bidding battle earlier on eBay for a mint loose in box MMPR Green and boxless MMPR White, but lost as the very last minute at $112.50 ending. So, still feeling the sting, and wanting a second Green, I took the dive on the Amazon order. Gotta have those backup figures...no matter HOW crazy it seems. And hell, it's been awhile since I've gotten any Figuarts.

I've been trying to figure out kurneko's style for awhile now since I think he's one of the best figure photographers online. Still haven't quite figured it out yet, but I think I'm getting close.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5792/...08946954_c.jpgSHF Kiva-la by siningy, on Flickr