Tokyo Tyre Repair
Taken at about 17:30 in the evening. We headed out on bicycle to explore uncharted areas. Here is a bicycle shop where folks are pumping free air into their wheels. Folks who got a punk can get their tyre's repaired for 840 yen.
Sorry for the lack of updates today - running on fumes under water. Will come up for air tomorrow and promise to announce the 1070 USD winners, Dollfie related Giveaway and 3rd Mascot character illustration finals tomorrow.
Spent most of today in meetings and moving figure.fm over to the cloud server. As we are on the cloud, we were able to clone the while server in a matter of minutes and spawn another instance - something that would have taken over half a day with physical servers.
Is response time for figure.fm faster or slower for you or no change?
Also swamped with other stuff including the Max Factory figma version of this...
This 3D work is by Ionized.
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Experiment volunteer for social dysfunctionality
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oooh.. looking forward to that dollfie giveawat. :) and Figma Mirai!
anime + games collector
cool the vid made my lol and godd 3d vert danny.
Dirty Gentleman
http://cantstanzya.wordpress.com/
Waaa?? Is it really her? @.@
Young Grasshopper
http://miragestrike.blogspot.com
Before I saw the video, i thought figma Mirai was already released.. ^^'
Awesome job on the 3D Mirai!
Not your normal student who is making games and modelling 3D characters
oooH... I wonder when will she be out in the market O_O
Programmer
http://knime.wordpress.com
Mirai Figma FW *__*
Will be a Mirai Family Nendoroid?
I never had a bike, so dunno about bike tyres... but my car need tyre repair last month ( and my car hv just 2 months).
Tech Support Officer - Network Security Engineer
http://burugureibi.blogspot.com/
Danny, you spelt pump - 'punk' in 1st para
#q#Folks who got a punk can get their tyre's repaired for 840 yen.#q#
Can't wait for Fig Mirai!!! - The AR looks awesome
How much are tyres in Japan? ie: to replace - Im assuming they should be cheaper than where I am since bicycles aren't a major point in transport over here. More recreational than commuting.
CEO MIrai Inc
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Thanks - but I did mean "punk" - is that a UK only term for a flat tyre?
http://www.eudict.com/options.php?lang=engjpk&word=puncture,%20flat%20tyre%20(tire),%20bursting%3B%20punk
teacher
http://yokohamavibe.blogspot.com
Hmm... I had never heard of it either (I am also Australian), don't know if it's UK-only though...
Developer/Student
http://threedeecomplex.wordpress.com/
Yep, never heard of that term in the US, and we spell "tyre" tire as well.
http://www.stefkov.com/
I've never used the term punk. That may be because I've not really ridden a bike since I last had an accident on mine.
Exploring worlds and ways of thought
Back in the day I used to race BMX, you didn't hear the term a lot but now and again you would. And about 30% of the road racers would say they got a punk too. I don't know if they still do in Colorado or not.
Young Grasshopper
http://miragestrike.blogspot.com
Punk goes as a different meaning over here. ^^'
urbandictionary.com is a good site for looking up slangs and abbreviations.
All round good guy and musician
Me thinks That this 'punk' is a Danny special where the word 'puncture' has been abreviated. Never heard of 'punk' as a slang term in this situation, but I did understand what was being said.
Hey! Does that make me a hep daddy-o and a cool cat?
All round good guy and musician
Love the video ^_^
Tech Support Officer - Network Security Engineer
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Ah- Often in the circles of people i know who cycle, we tend to call it 'busted'
ie: "argh, i busted me tyre"
Draftsman Graduated, Environment & Interior Design Student
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Great video...!!! I want Mirai Figmaaa!!!!!!!!!!
Student
http://anime.tedfox.com/
looking forward to it!
Otaku Graphic Designer
http://neoprolacus.spaces.live.com
Incredible 3D Mirai! Now where's the final Figma Mirai...? XD
大学生
Punk = puncture?
How does the 3D hologram thingy work?
Btw nice artwork on Ionized's webby!
http://www.stefkov.com/
Figma Mirai is looking awesome. I finally took out my Saber figma and messed around with it, now I want more of them.
studying comp studies, dreamer but not really diligent ('~`)
http://bruneian-otaku.blogspot.com
can't describe my excitement >^_^<
Student
http://lordofgundams.blogspot.com/
Looking forward to Figma Mirai!
EFfin' Otaku
http://www.touhou.us/blog
Figma Mirai, hooray! o/
houkouonchi
http://www.flickr.com/photos/red_mango/
Figma! Mirai!
Mirai Figma!
university film student | ecchikid | the Archivist
http://www.vimeo.com/longhim
Everyone's getting fooled by Ionized's 3D Mirai model... ^^;
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
http://lightningsabre.blogspot.com/
I noticed the watermark on the side gave it away ^_^
Student / Free Thinker / Otaku
http://www.google.com/profiles/SeanSigloch
Mirai-chan!!! (^_^) Hopefully she comes out soon, she is the first on my long list of figures/figma to get. =] Great video by the way.
Poet (not)
figure.fm loading time is much better than before, at least for me.
Student/Music Producer/Web Designer
http://www.youtube.com/user/LionBiscuits
Ooo, a dollfie giveaway!
Please don't tell us you have to already own one and take pictures of it... ;~; *sniffle*
Mechanical Engineer/Traveling Kamen Rider/Dollfie Dream Hunter
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Interested in the dollfie "related" giveaway =)
Designer / Developer / Upper-class twit of the year 2004 - 2008
TYRE! Finally, the PROPER spelling of the word ;-)
Thanks, Dan-o!
*HINT* MY BIRTHDAY IS AUGUST 12TH *HINT*
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Since I was little, I used to get into trouble in english class for spelling words like the English.
Student
http://mattmac.vox.com/
That video of the 3D Mirai video was awesome. ^^ The dancing with the music was great.
http://otakuposts.blogspot.com/
figure fm loading time for me was no different. maybe my internet connection is too slow to notice any difference. :-(
dollfie giveaway for everyone or only dollfie parents?
Student
http://dollfieroses61.wordpress.com/
Figma Mirai looks to cuute!
Game Designer
http://www.ahbonk.net
No one's talking about the bikes *chuckle*
But hey, I'm with them! Grats on the 3d mirai, looks great!
Lazy Gamer at home
http://www.espadakiller.wordpress.com
Mirai looks great! Really cute =)
maintenence
http://joey1058.wordpress.com
Wow, thats great!
Computer science student
840 Yen for a repair is quite cheap compated to the barebone service here and the prices.
I would pay approx. 15 Euros (2000 Yen) just for the work time plus material costs!!
Office Administrator
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Man I wish you got cheap reliable cycle shops like that here. In my area you're pretty screwed if your bike breaks on you and you can't fix it yourself.
College Freshmen
I don't go on figure.fm often enough to notice the change that occurred.
Exploring worlds and ways of thought
The response time tis quick where I'm at for figure.fm.
And the CG of Mirai and sis is SWEET!
Student
Mirai is looking pretty good there.
Student
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Hooray, lots of updates to DC soon, I can't wait.
I didn't really notice a change in load times to figure.fm but that's probably because I am not bothered by them, but if people say it's fast than hooray.
We don't get bicycle stops around here, probably because it isn't really a big form of transport.
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Mirai FTW !!
*HINT* MY BIRTHDAY IS AUGUST 12TH *HINT*
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Lol....
*giglesnort*
C is for Choo and
Caramelldansen
Planeswalker
Hopefully I'll be able to get Mirai as my first figma.
very cute.
???Confused???
figure fm is running pretty quick for me...and finally Mirai figma!...
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
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Waoh! Nice Mirai figma ^^ (even if it isn't real yet). Good job Ionized!
Do take care and don't get too exhausted ^^
Laptop Tech
<smile> That dance routine was kawaii! :)
Still want to when we can get her, though. :)
I figured the "punked" term from context, but it was the first time I heard it in that usage.
Figma Mirai = WANT!
still trying to figure it out...
http://pipopaz.wordpress.com/
for a moment i really thought that was mirai figma ^^;;
Multimedia Technology Student
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That video was good, I enjoyed it.
Student
Gonna grab figma Mirai when she comes out.絶対!
Student
http://blueplains.wordpress.com/
Loved the video^^ Mirai!! Can't wait^^
Stoodent
That's kawaii and hypnotizing... o_o
Software Development Engineer in Test
http://anime.greywings.net
That's what I loved the most about Tokyo/Japan, there was always uncharted areas that were worth exploring. And most were only a train/subway station or three away.
Time Traveller/High School Student
http://thetsundere.wordpress.com/
That is seriously awesome! But I wish the Mirai standing behind the Caramelldancing ones would join in with them ^^ she looks so left out =P
great job Ionized!
Oriental Blogger
http://www.orienthq.com
mirai has really taken off, is not long before theres a whole anime staring mirai
大学生
http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/lycoris0radiata
謎の技術
I've seen this graphic effect in one of the variety shows in Japan.
A magic show more like, with Maric.
How did you come by this I wonder......
Laptop Tech
OK! That song has turned into a real ear-worm! I need to know the name and artist of that tune, PLEASE! :)
*HINT* MY BIRTHDAY IS AUGUST 12TH *HINT*
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Danny, I can't get Figure.fm to work.
Daigakusei [Consular and Diplomatic Affairs]
http://dixinfernal.wordpress.com
Figma Mirai FTW!!!
Student
http://musou-enrai.deviantart.com/
Woow! That was an awesome 3D animation of Mirai-chan. So smooth, flexy and way cool! ^_^ Would want one!
Graphic Designer
the video was awesome!!!
love it!
oh i do wish i could get one of the figures when they come out