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Figure Collector's Handbook
Below you will find links to articles and threads that contain useful information related to various aspects of figure collecting.
The purpose of this document is to provide a centralized location where useful information around MFC can be aggregated.
The links here are posted for reference only. Some of these threads may be NSFW, so view them at your own discretion. If you notice any bad links, please let me know ASAP so I can remove them.
FAQ:
View FAQCloseQ: I wrote a blog in here, and I have some concerns over how it's listed. Can I request that you change it?
A: Yes, absolutely! If you are the author of one of of these blogs and you want me to: change the title in here, give you specific credit, remove it from this list, or any other questions/concerns, please just send me a PM and let me know what you'd like.
Q: Why don't you link all of these articles to the club instead of creating this thread?
A: Most of these articles don't fit the club's article link requirement. However, creating an archive of helpful articles falls within the club's goals. In short, creating this thread falls within the overall club goal of archival, even if the specific blogs linked do not.
Q: Can I suggest blogs?
A: Yes, please do! This list is community curated. If you'd like to make a suggestion, you can do so by either posting a comment in the club room or by posting here: thread/18730
Q: Do you link to resources outside of MFC?
A: At the moment, no. However, I'm open to doing that in the future.
Q: Are any of these links NSFW?
A: Yes, some may be, so please use this guide at your own discretion. If your SFW filter is set appropriately, links to NSFW blogs should appear as broken links to you.
Q: Can I link to this handbook?
A: Yes! One of the goals of this handbook is to create a single location with a large amount of useful information that MFC users can easily share with one another.
Acknowledgements:
View AcknowledgementsCloseThanks to everyone in the community who writes these guides. Without their original effort, there would be nothing for me to archive!
Also, a big thank you to everyone who has helped build this guide!
Special thanks to the following users for suggestions made in BLOG #58516 and the club's comments:
If I forget to mention you, please let me know - it's nothing personal I just have a difficult time remembering who helps with what sometimes.
General Figure Info
Figure/Goods Buying
Shipping & Transportation/Moving
Proxy Services
Display Cases
Dioramas & Other Misc. Displays
Kits, Building, & Customization
Figure Care/Repair
Photography & Lighting
Photo Editing
MFC Meta Info & Etiquette
Data Collection or Organization
Miscellaneous
Footnotes:
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Below you will find links to articles and threads that contain useful information related to various aspects of figure collecting.
The purpose of this document is to provide a centralized location where useful information around MFC can be aggregated.
The links here are posted for reference only. Some of these threads may be NSFW, so view them at your own discretion. If you notice any bad links, please let me know ASAP so I can remove them.
FAQ:
View FAQCloseQ: I wrote a blog in here, and I have some concerns over how it's listed. Can I request that you change it?
A: Yes, absolutely! If you are the author of one of of these blogs and you want me to: change the title in here, give you specific credit, remove it from this list, or any other questions/concerns, please just send me a PM and let me know what you'd like.
Q: Why don't you link all of these articles to the club instead of creating this thread?
A: Most of these articles don't fit the club's article link requirement. However, creating an archive of helpful articles falls within the club's goals. In short, creating this thread falls within the overall club goal of archival, even if the specific blogs linked do not.
Q: Can I suggest blogs?
A: Yes, please do! This list is community curated. If you'd like to make a suggestion, you can do so by either posting a comment in the club room or by posting here: thread/18730
Q: Do you link to resources outside of MFC?
A: At the moment, no. However, I'm open to doing that in the future.
Q: Are any of these links NSFW?
A: Yes, some may be, so please use this guide at your own discretion. If your SFW filter is set appropriately, links to NSFW blogs should appear as broken links to you.
Q: Can I link to this handbook?
A: Yes! One of the goals of this handbook is to create a single location with a large amount of useful information that MFC users can easily share with one another.
Acknowledgements:
View AcknowledgementsCloseThanks to everyone in the community who writes these guides. Without their original effort, there would be nothing for me to archive!
Also, a big thank you to everyone who has helped build this guide!
Special thanks to the following users for suggestions made in BLOG #58516 and the club's comments:
If I forget to mention you, please let me know - it's nothing personal I just have a difficult time remembering who helps with what sometimes.
General Figure Info
- Photo Challenge - Figure Scales
- MFC User tharglet's Official vs Bootleg article series
- The Anatomy of Figures
- JAN Codes Tutorial
- Some things about BJD's
- Guide to posing Nendoroids pt. I (with Sakura Kinomoto)
- Guide to posing Nendoroid Sakura (pt. II)
Figure/Goods Buying
- Hpoi English Registration / Sign Up Guide (Computer)
- A Guide to Buying ASK Evangelion Merch
- Ultimate Guide to Purchasing Merchandise/Figures
- I made a website to check for prices and availability of figures
- Solaris Japan's Ultimate Guide to spotting bootlegs
Shipping & Transportation/Moving
Proxy Services
Display Cases
- Risers: A Beginner's Guide (1)
- Acrylic Riser Guide
- Making shelf pins for Figmas
- How to raise the glass shelf in IKEA Detolf glass cabinet
- Detolf (mostly) hidden LED guide.
- Detolf transformation DIY
- Tips for LED light strip mounting for figure displays
- DETOLF Raising Mod
- Ideas to spice up your display
Dioramas & Other Misc. Displays
- This Weekend's Mini Crafts
- Shadow Box
- The Cube of Horrific part 2 ( custom diorama )
- DIY Dioramansion 2.0 ( custom diorama base )
- Building 'Doll House' Style Shelves
- Shigure By The Pool
- DIY Japanese Diorama for Nendoroids
- DIY Making a Horror Scene Diorama Part 1 ( custom diorama )
- DIY Snow Slope Diorama
- DIY Nendoroid paper risers
- Run through the jungle: plastic plants for dioramas
- DIY lightweight custom display case for larger figures
Kits, Building, & Customization
- How to Paint ABS Parts
- Muntoe's Garage Kit Compendium Part 1: Background and Supplies
- Custom Dresses for Cinnamon and Maple
- Customizing Bare Leg B-styles
- Working with waterslide decals
- Di:Stage custom!
- Making a custom base
- Yoko Littner custom stand
- Tutorial: Making your own figures - Preforming
- Guide to skin tones for GKs (colors, tones, and paints)
- Painting Eyes: A Quick Walkthrough
- The Process of Making a Custom Seamless Doll
- Building the Okita Souji Assemble Heroines kit
- Making a Custom Base for a Prize Figure
- custom base- mika
- Custom base for Alter's jersey Asuka
Figure Care/Repair
- Washing Cloth Outfits to Prevent Dye Transfer - Example Cinnamon
- how to remove stickyness from figure (rewritten)
- Nendoroid Cleaning Tutorial (Sticky)
- Fixing up abandoned figures, and just small fixes anyone can use
- Getting a broken piece out of a socket
- Jalter Nendoroid Doll Stain Treatment
- Fixing a broken joint - The Overengineered Edition
- Hot glue and figures
- Restoring damaged paint
- Fixing a broken joint on a Figma
- Fixing a cold cast figure (or polystone)
- Restoring a leaning or deformed figure back into shape
- The Touch-Up Toolkit
- Repairing Print on Acrylic Charms
Photography & Lighting
- Getting Sharper Figure Photos
- Mini photo studio
- Tips for Photographing Figurine Outdoors
- Figure Photography: Histograms
- Figure Photography: FuRyu's Caster Gilgamesh
- Practical Notes on Outdoor Photography
- Processing for Black & White
- Play with Smoke
- Creating Shadows on Diorama
- Figure Photobooks
- How to make studio photo
- Customized Paper Clip Support Stand
Photo Editing
- Mini Tutorial - Color Balance
- Mini Tutorial - Healing Tool / Blemish Remover
- Recolor Figures Guide (in Gimp)
- Photoshop Tutorial: ink effect
- Vanashing Joints in Photoshop
- Sand Dunes Tutorial - TTGL Behind The Scenes
MFC Meta Info & Etiquette
- How to customize one’s profile and link items (picture heavy)
- How to block articles and comments on MFC (tutorial)
Data Collection or Organization
Miscellaneous
- TBD
Footnotes:
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