WHF Final
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Wed 2008/04/30 18:52
While I usually attend every Wonder Festival, the WHF is a show that I attend when I have a load of spare time - most of the stuff displayed are kits and while makers like Good Smile do show up, most of the stuff has been previously seen at the Wonfes (previous coverage here.)
A comrade figure sculptor was having one of his figures being made into a PVC but had permission to sell kits of the same figure at a show. He said that it was imperative to keep the PVC figure under wraps and that if people knew that a PVC version was coming out, nobody would buy the more expensive kit version.
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What, no more WHF? Bah! I always used to look forward to drooling over figures coming soon. They always had such good cosplayers too. Ah well, at least theres still Wonder Festival! As for getting bored with figures? I dont think i will!
(ID #178374) Posted on 2008/04/30 21:36
Hotdog Repairman
Just started collecting figures recently, and while I don't except to be bored of them I won't buy it unless its unique in some way. I find alot look too similar, or there are too many versions of the same character so I keep it down to a minimum. T'is best.
(ID #178375) Posted on 2008/04/30 21:39
LoL... Saber in bunny girl outfit =p.. Just got into collecting figures lately so I don't think I will be bored with figures anytime soon. Besides, tons of new figures are always being released from time to time. The kit figures look nice but unfortunately its quite pricey. I wonder if one could literally print out a figure using a 3D printer in the future when the printer becomes more affordable? That would be nice to have.
(ID #178380) Posted on 2008/04/30 21:51
Administrative Assistant
My figure collecting actually started with Gashapon and have since moved up to the PVC range. I don't think I'll be bored anytime soon, but I do have to be picky due to space and cash.
(ID #178382) Posted on 2008/04/30 21:54
Raven, AMV & MAD maker, Otaku
NUUUUUUUUUUUUUU i was planning on going to japan if they did it again T-T
(ID #178384) Posted on 2008/04/30 21:57
Student
It's a sad thing to know that WHF is no more :(, normally before a figure comes out there's the resin kit and so we have a preview how a future figure may look like.
(ID #178386) Posted on 2008/04/30 22:00
2nd pic is nice lucky star bunch are cuties especially kona is that saber in the blue bunny suit with her excalibur (last picture)? bunny suit looks too small to fit i love my figure - like to take pictures of them whenever i am free - then mess around photoshop abit with it.
(ID #178387) Posted on 2008/04/30 22:01
Student and full-time otaku
Too bad, hope it's just this one that goes though. If you add the banning of cosplaying from akiba and such, one would almost think that the otaku scene is in danger of dissappearing.....let's hope this trend doesn't follow through. About figures, I'll be bored of them when I'm dead; you just can't stop loving 'em. Still, I'm a PVC fan: kits can look very good, but unless you're a real ace with the old airbrush, paying an arm and a leg just ain't worth it. BTW, great Falcon model I saw there ^^
(ID #178397) Posted on 2008/04/30 22:10
Professional Slacker
That is an awesome Millennium Falcon!
(ID #178401) Posted on 2008/04/30 22:19
pepsi??? (Registered on 2007/09/29 23:00)
agreed nice falcon model so detailed and it has lights, lol at the bunny suit saber, doesnt fit her
(ID #178402) Posted on 2008/04/30 22:24
loli alert! Togi Shiro-chan in a yukata is WIN
(ID #178403) Posted on 2008/04/30 22:25
yoko's rack look a bit different doesn't it?
(ID #178407) Posted on 2008/04/30 22:26
Student, Spiral Warrior
Indeed, something amiss.
(ID #178496) Posted on 2008/05/01 01:03
Aeronautical Engineer
What? No more? Aw, I always looked forward to WHF to see the new figures and salivate at them... Bored of figures!? Hey, I just got started XD Not going to be bored for ages if at all...
(ID #178410) Posted on 2008/04/30 22:28
Service desk support
Wonderfestival was always the major show for model kit purchases but they are right in that most collectors won't buy an expensive resin figure if they know that a cheap PVC version is on the way. I'd get pretty damn peeved if i bought a resin kit only to hear that a PVC version is in the works as it would dramatically devalue my investment. If I were the type to sell my figures, it would be even worse but even if i didn't, knowing that others can get something similar to my own works at a fraction of the cost and effort is certainly going to grate. And the advantages of resin are becoming less apparent (more dynamic poses, no lean problem). But the loss of WHF is a real shame. Maybe I'll go browse the auction sites and see if there's anything worth picking up.
(ID #178413) Posted on 2008/04/30 22:30
IT-Architect, SysAdmin, WebDesign and Coding, Virtualization (VMware + NetApp)
Ohh i like the Akira figure. ^^v Somehow people hardly like the "pink haired bit**" as some of the people i know like to refer to poor Akira-sama, i totaly don't see why. ;) Nice photos, thanks for sharing... sad that the WHF won't be anymore, besides the figures to see - those kind of conventions are always nice to meet up with people and if one goes away it is a sad thing. Well figures, i still want to get into it but my budget is already cramped due my recent shopping sprees for tech and gadgets... maybe in a few months. I for sure want some nendroids and figmas (it seems like it's a lot of fun to play with them and a camera!).
(ID #178418) Posted on 2008/04/30 22:43
Medical Research and Design
Damn. Damn. Damn. I have to go to one of these festivals, at least if they are open to the public at all. I'd have picked up the Shana figure in a flash. Just the sort of self-indulging prestige of having the hand made version/one cast version would make it kind of worthwhile to myself. :3
(ID #178427) Posted on 2008/04/30 23:12
I'd actually rather buy a kit than a finished PVC figure.
(ID #178442) Posted on 2008/04/30 23:26
The figure of Nia looks nice.. ^^
(ID #178443) Posted on 2008/04/30 23:26
Bunny outfit of Saber. Me wants.
(ID #178445) Posted on 2008/04/30 23:28
Extremely Poor College Student
i dont get bored of my figures but i do get bored of dusting them off
(ID #178449) Posted on 2008/04/30 23:30
Student and Miku Guardian
Darn.. I should have the money to go and visit these events.. Sadly, none.. Well, wait for next great event then..
(ID #178452) Posted on 2008/04/30 23:36
Ooh, I want that Komari so badly. I need to catch them all (little busters!). And, no I won't get bored of my sweet figures. It's a hobby I won't stop with until I die. Awesome photos, alot of sweet goodies. ^^;
(ID #178460) Posted on 2008/04/30 23:50
I've always wanted to start collecting figures, but haven't because of an extremely limited budget and just no knowledge of where I would buy them overseas ;_;. Anyone wanna point me in a good direction (hopefully affordable too?) >_>
(ID #178473) Posted on 2008/05/01 00:12
University Student.
It's sad that they're not going to have any more WHF, but it's not like I have the funds to visit anyway lol. Love the Lucky Star bunch (Konata and Kagamin!!), Togi Shiro in Yukata and the loli white bunny girl!!
(ID #178484) Posted on 2008/05/01 00:30
Full-time student へへ
seems like i'm booked on the 5th ^^. how come it's only from 1100-1600? only a measly 5 hours... sigh...
(ID #178517) Posted on 2008/05/01 01:52
not good...for it to end without me visiting once T_T
(ID #178519) Posted on 2008/05/01 02:02
I'm not a big fun of Mecha but that white one (Gundam?) made me go 'wow!'. Also there's a lot of nice kits on the pictures, me wants LS chars and Louise. And who's the girl with big bunny ears?
(ID #178521) Posted on 2008/05/01 02:05
Student Otaku (ITM Student) and ACG NA Staff
OMG!!! Vita!!! Konata!!! I SO WANT!!! It's a shame that the WHF is going to end. It looks like it's a cool event. I wonder if anyone who attends the event can get their hands on a Konata figure for me. I'll pay them back through pay pal!!!!! I would so want to go!!!
(ID #178527) Posted on 2008/05/01 02:16
Maybe it's not that people are getting bored of their figures, it's that fewer people are getting into kits? I know I have the hand-eye coordination of a two year old, so I avoid kits like the plague @_@
(ID #178528) Posted on 2008/05/01 02:16
Dog of the Country
b chiku spotted..
(ID #178538) Posted on 2008/05/01 02:37
Polytechnic Senior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer, Pokemon Indexer.
Figures are like Gundams; cost a bomb to make. I would have thought that people would appreciate it more... damn, that Vita one looks really cute. Gurren-Lagann BE MINE!!! Hopefully some modelling shops in Singapore will import it. *frantic finger-crossing*
(ID #178540) Posted on 2008/05/01 02:43
Part trooper, part -timer, 100% loser...
Bored with figures? NEVER!! I want the Yoko and Nia and Saber figures!!
(ID #178556) Posted on 2008/05/01 03:17
Pursuing that ever-elusive diploma.
Well, from a business perspective PVC compared to self-assembly makes sense...but this is relatively sad news. Still, it doesn't take away my liking for figurines, I own a few small Haruhi ones myself, but they're a rarity for me to buy at any rate, I prefer to ogle. ^^
(ID #178563) Posted on 2008/05/01 03:25
anime/cosplay events organizer
this is indeed a sad news but is this really what's happening to the figure industry? there are still a lot of figure enthusiast during WonFesu...
(ID #178565) Posted on 2008/05/01 03:32
Well that's a bummer that they aren't going to do WHF anymore. As for being bored with figures, I do get alittle bored with my girls and I try to rotate them whenever I get a chance. I've kept the boxes so nothing tragic happens to them in storage.
(ID #178566) Posted on 2008/05/01 03:32
オタク all day long
I used to buy a lot of GK when I was in highschool since I got loads of time after school to paint and build them. But not anymore no. Just don't have time to do it. I just buy the PVC figure instead. I want the AmiAmi version Shana-chan! (@@.
(ID #178588) Posted on 2008/05/01 04:13
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
A pitty. While I do get the appeal PVC figures has, being cheaper and all, lots of great kits will never be mass produced. Only by these few pics, I can say that I'd buy at least 3 of them, even if it is more expensive than regular PVC (Lucky Star ones and Shana). Also, garage kits are the origin of PVC figures right? If an event like this just closes, this means less people will be interested in doing them, so less options to the PVC market too. Bummer...
(ID #178600) Posted on 2008/05/01 04:34
working to pay for figures etc.
The availability of PVC prepaints is what caused me to stop making GK - it's pretty sickening to spend months of your life doing one of these things then seen it already built and painted in a bubble pack! Besides which PVCs are more durable and have resale value. Probably resin is going to survive for those obscure subjects which wouldn't sell as PVC.
(ID #178603) Posted on 2008/05/01 04:40
Service desk support
Resin still has the edge over PVCs. PVCs still don't have a proper solution to leaning (unless they add a prop up bar) and Resin kits in general, still have more dynamic poses than PVC figures, although they are catching up. Luckily, none of my resin kits have been turned to PVC so I'm quite happy about that.
(ID #179283) Posted on 2008/05/02 01:06
.NET/Web Developer
I want that millenium falcon. ^^ And no, I'll never get bored of figures.
(ID #178625) Posted on 2008/05/01 05:17
I second that ^^.
(ID #179017) Posted on 2008/05/01 16:33
What the Saber in bunny suit...I must be seeing things....
(ID #178628) Posted on 2008/05/01 05:24
Bored? As long as they keep doing things like show above, never!
(ID #178631) Posted on 2008/05/01 05:24
Student
The death of WHF is unfortunate news. Just got into figures, so I don't want to see the scene dry up so soon! Are those Lucky Star figures (Konata and Kagami) kits? Anyone know where to get those? They're really pretty.
(ID #178686) Posted on 2008/05/01 07:16
i just bought my first figure (kureha) after seeing it on this site, and i dont think i could ever become bored of just staring at the awesomeness that my eyes behold!!!! ^_^
(ID #178705) Posted on 2008/05/01 08:24
Its a shame when something like that comes to an end but like all things it will return :)
(ID #178724) Posted on 2008/05/01 09:38
Danny, from the two hypotheses you've mentioned, I have to say that the one talking about it not being profitable anymore seems the true reason... As a personal fund-awareness customer (some would call me a stingy, but it's not that true), I'd just wait for PVC version of figures as well and in that respect never buy collector items, as I always believe that if you buy a second edition of it (not a second-hand one in that precise case), there is money left to buy other stuff that may come in handy or be enjoyable as well. About WHF itself, I'm sure it will be replaced by an analogous event after a little while. No worries to have about it disappearing then.
(ID #178745) Posted on 2008/05/01 10:32
The kits are nice. I'd get them if I'm rich. They cost at least 100 USD when PVC is about half the price. I'd rather get a PVC and use that half money to buy some health care products.
(ID #178784) Posted on 2008/05/01 11:28
is PVC version mass produced whereas a kit si not? Soo this year is WHF's last year? No more next year?? Nooo! >.<" 1 less festival to attend to *.*
(ID #178799) Posted on 2008/05/01 11:39
Art Production Manager, Computer/Graphic Design Tutor
This really is my second year into figures and I can't get tired of looking at them. Just watching them at the end of a long workday helps me to relax. Sure, my imagination wonders sometimes. But that's part of collecting figures. Too bad WHF is ending. I've always wanted to go to one. I even saved up for a trip to Japan next spring. But now, I've gotta wait.
(ID #178809) Posted on 2008/05/01 11:50
I'm all thumbs so I'm not into building kits, but it's still sad that this exposition closes it's doors forever. That Little Busters!-kit sure looks nice. Getting bored of my figures? Probably by the time I get bored of breathing. ^^
(ID #178839) Posted on 2008/05/01 12:17
Sad but true... i love my figures.
(ID #178851) Posted on 2008/05/01 12:27
五〇一軍团 TK8316 Singapore Garrison Public Relations Officer
i love my figures so much i probably won't get tired of them. and now that i have taken an interest in photography. taking pictures of my figures makes collecting them more fun and give me greater satisfaction. ^^;
(ID #178857) Posted on 2008/05/01 12:35
Web Developer/ウェブデベロッパー, Photographer/写真や
I read it as "People are getting boners with figures" ^^;
(ID #178874) Posted on 2008/05/01 12:57
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
I hate giving it much thought, but I have a feeling people are building less and waiting for PVC. It really is a shame too. So many outstanding figures only come in kit versions. Maybe it's me but I always enjoyed building my own. It takes a while to learn the skills. I bought a lot of cheap, multicast runs of figures to improve my skills, but it has always been fun. Of course there is the satisfaction of having done all the work myself. Hopefully it will still be around when get a chance to start building again. See a few here I wouldn't mind having. That Millennium Falcon is something else... No, I don't see myself getting tired of figures. My collection has grown and shrank several times. I'm not going to quit. I get hours of enjoyment from them and don't think that will ever end.
(ID #178912) Posted on 2008/05/01 13:56
freelance photographer
I buy a figure only if I like it and if I have money for it. (must eat as well)
(ID #179060) Posted on 2008/05/01 18:00
Leisure Consultant, Writer, Webmaster
Geez I missed it that sucks.
(ID #179068) Posted on 2008/05/01 18:08
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
SILFA WANT!
(ID #179394) Posted on 2008/05/02 05:28
I would never ever get bored of figures. I've been collecting since I was 5.
(ID #179413) Posted on 2008/05/02 05:57
that was a waste, no more WHF, the figure are nice. The Nanoha one not bad. I will never get bored of my figure :).
(ID #179566) Posted on 2008/05/02 12:25
Engineering research
Not into figures... yet... but somehow the more I read DC the more I feel myself drawn to it... DC is evil!! xD
(ID #179593) Posted on 2008/05/02 13:35
Kokoro Kotonoha's personal trainer
They have that Silfa here in L.A., one retailer has sold out and i'm crossing my fingers that the other retailer did not sell out by the time i drop by Saturday. I will feel like crap for avoiding her the first time i saw her if they sold out.
(ID #179618) Posted on 2008/05/02 14:25
I wont get bored of the stuff i bought. All are so different that whenever i go near them i end up spending 5 mins staring at my collection. Hope to increase my meagre collection of abt 12 figures to abt 100 if my wallet permits :D
(ID #179763) Posted on 2008/05/02 21:54
So many nice figures! So cute!
(ID #180917) Posted on 2008/05/04 13:49
Blogger, Figure collector, Baby Photographer?
love the Haruna and Nia figures.
(ID #182914) Posted on 2008/05/07 16:35
There are 4-5 figures I like very much. http://hobby.moe.hm/hobby/whf18_final/whf18_final_066.jpg my personal must have of this exhibition is http://www.exblog.jp/blog_logo.asp?slt=1&imgsrc=200805/06/84/f0007684_9551283.jpg#
(ID #183102) Posted on 2008/05/07 23:51
Fulltime Otaku // Student
So what figure festivals are left ?
(ID #183137) Posted on 2008/05/08 00:49
lecherous wretch
lose intrest! i'd like to start sculpting!
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