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Job well done! A long day but it is worth it :d.

Seems like there IS a mini TFS for AFA09. >:3c (We will be looking forward to it ) - Seems like a lot of stuff to bring down to the little red dot down here...

Ah yes, let's not forget your office replica props namely the dollfie dreams :3c

Muhuhu we see ninja Danny in action, nice nap of the poster! As for seat highter than handlebars, wonder if it let the cyclist ride faster? Lol I gotta come back again for the hidden MSG later :p

Photography Studio,Want!

We ended up having to watch Super Size Me twice in high school. Disturbing, but I'm going to have to agree with you Danny. Moderation is the key.

And I must say, Tamaki is amazing. Will be looking forward to getting one!

I'm not a Lumix user but I know you can set the desired color temperature setting (as mentioned on the camera website) expressed in Kelvin. Fluorescent lights come in various kinds and they haven't got a specific color temperature (as they work differently from other light sources), it depends on the kind. Usually, a white fluorescent light is equivalent to 5200 K.

Alternatively, I'm sure you can also do a custom white balance by photographing a white paper under the same lighting conditions.

If you shoot RAW all of that is not really necessary, just select the proper color temperature when exporting the image to your image editing software.

I saw Super size me too!!
Im really impressed with the photography studio. specially the Huge lighting at the top. I think I should consider adapt a cheap ligthning in my figure photos.

Lol @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/dannychoo/4078179124/

Good to see you're bringing so many things down to AFA! Hidden msgs? There are too many ^^"

I want the world is mine poster! >< Looking forward to AFA 09, which is just 15 days away!

Waiting for they day someone over there needs an IT-heroine-of-all-trades would be kind of pointless i guess. ;)

Also when i consider my spacious office with the cramped desks there... hmmm... ahh considering what is ON these cramped desks i would most likely go for them. ^^;

I'd like to see the stunning unpainted sample =P

for LX3, I usually tweak the white balance using Adobe Camera Raw (jpeg or RAW): http://thumbnail-of-life.blogspot.com/2009/10/faq-raw-editor.html

or, use the custom white balance on the camera and set it with aiming on something white under the fluorescent light

Wow...a figure show and giveaway at AFA...i am so gonna be there early....

now i see why you have so many goodies from gsc LOL...
god really do want the world is mine poster ><
and black rock shooter too DX

Nice pics again. Can't wait to see Mirai figma finished, as well as that big-thing-that-will-bleed-our-wallets ^^;

Actually saw parts of that Supersize-movie and was a bit shocked. The guy just wanted to get the point across not only that eating junkfood all the time is bad, but also that McDees at the time were kind of lying by saying there were healthy bits in there ^^;; Still love their milkshakes though.

"Today Chris and I got to see something pretty stunning indeed. It was unpainted and needed a huge table to assemble. Your wallet is going to sustain huge damages when it goes up for pre-order. But that wont be for another 8 months or so ^^;"
1/4 Kosmos?

I'd like to move into that office :D tough I'd take my computer and my stuff with me~ plus the stuff in there it'd be awesome!

That poster of Kousaka Tamaki sure looks nice hanging on your wall! Would really love to hang posters such as that around my room....

Awww...Mr.Danny, I sooo jealous of your~ Always have the Exclusive News of GSC release~
Btw, folks at the GSC looks serious, no one intend to say hello to your Camera...--;"

I want the miku poster with red roses

cant wait for afa then? lol

Lol, Danny the Ninja Thief! Another interesting A Day in Tokyo posting as usual, thanks for the great article :D

Yummy photoshoot studio ^^ Would love to get my hand on those overhead lightning, but even if I did get one, there's still the space problem~XD

Hmmmm, I thought spending few hours on figure photoshoot is normal ^^; Usually it took me that much when I did my reviews and that excluding photo editing. It could even take up more depending on the figure. The more you need to cover, the more time you need ^^;

White Balance wise, it's something that I never really want to mess up. I just left it at Auto eventhough I always use Manual for photoshoot ^^;

Looking forward to the TFS at AFA09, lots of stuffs to take photos on!! >_<;

Will there be any new Prototypes that's going to be showcased for the 1st time to the public?? ^^

Aww I wanna go to AFA to get some posters XD Except Im not in Singapore :(

Also Max Factory runs an Indian restaurant? o_o

More lovely pics, keep'em coming!

My wallet has had severe hemorrhaging after purchasing a new laptop. Old one decided to buy the digital farm... And just bought the re-release of the Drossel figure.

Now to perform CPR on my cash flow... :p

the face of Danny on stealing Feito-chan figma is priceless Haha

GSC hiring?! wow, I'd love to take it! but shame is that I has no Japanese fluency, so I'd be "What? I don't understand? oh right . . . <konnichiwa> too :3"

Its nice that GCS is looking into what the DC readers would like to see made into a figure merch and such. They must must of scouted everywhere!

Command strips! I use them. Work so well without damaging walls. Very important in student accomdation lol.

And lol at cat-burgler Danny. With the beanie and everything lol.

Can't wait to find out what this epic 8-month away-wallet-killing figure is...

I think the bike with the seat higher than the handlebars would be really hard on the bum!
Don't they put it like that for racing or something?

.. and noone talks about the male figurines.

Lovely pictures as always Danny. Thank you for them! I use the same Command Strips to put up certain items I do not want to push pins through. Very handy! Tamaki's face looks awesome but her oppai are too large (yes I said it) and so I won't be getting her.

My bike seat is above the handle bars. All the bikes I've had have been the same way. If it is below the handle bars I consider it a girls bike, if it is above then it is a boys bike.

Looks like Good Smile will always be my favorite figma makers!, on that note thanks for reminding me about Super size me, i always wanted to watch it and now i will check it out.

P.S Chris RULES!

Guess that someone from GSC's catch you when your trying to steal some goodies from the desks or they are see you when you slip this figma Fate Testarossa under your jacket. ^^ The poster are nice indeed - would love to have one - the 1/6 scale figure of Tamaki to, very like the details on her (not only the optical eyes details...) \ >< / - She is the most nicest figure of Kousaka Tamaki I've ever seen.

Nia looks so cute!!! \ >< / Really nice day's you have there.

I want the World Is Mine Miku poster and the BRS to!

BTW You still think about the Cospa giveaway Danny? http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25026/Cospa.html#

This Indotei place looks interesting. How do I get there if I cannot read their web site in Japanese?
Anybody wish to lend me a hand? ;)

Large multi part figure that will make my wallet explode? Yes please!
I know offices are usually boring places, but the GSC offices look to be quite fun, especially when surrounded by the things you love.
image ID#81922 - Who's the shy one, hiding behind her note book ^^
I've noticed that at McDees they put the food first then filet o instead of the other way around.
I love tour around office articles, keep it up~
Wouldn't mind a poster myself. ^^

The outcome of AFA09 looks promising, if only I could attend :|

Sounds like a good day to me :D
GSC is my favorite figure company, and I hope they keep up the good work. Rumor has it they have a Triela figure on the way...

Speaking of GSC, my Horo should be getting here from Kidnemo any day now!

theres like a whole stack of feito-chan figmas, must have one!

ha lol when you were gettinthose freebirees u looked ilke a thief lol

Looks like an altogether productive day. (^_^) Though I will say that having posted those ninja pictures might make it easy to guess who took what, but there is always the old standby. "It was my evil twin." lol

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Funny that you mention super size me we were talking about that today in school.I said that a month of only any type of food would drasticly alter anyone in a number of ways.Including healthy foods.

Use custom white balance (K) setting, best with white balance cap, if not, point it at any white subject to focus.

Lucky for those who will be attending AFA09 ^_^

Is that a vibrator? @.@

Nah, can't be...

as for the seat being raised higher...you actually exert less effort when you can near fully extend your leg while peddling. This give you better down force leverage on the pedal and accesses your larger leg muscle groups better. Its a road cyclist technique. Its somewhat uncomfortable for those of us who are casual riders but if you look at avid road cyclists, which that bike screams, then you will see a higher and thinner seat.

Just to note that bicycle is an Italian made Gios and is an amazing bicycle. My guess is that it is a $2-3000 bike and is probably the Carbon V-107 model. Id also guess that that whole bike weighs less than 5 lbs. :)

The seat height on your bike should be set such that when your pedal is at the bottom of the stroke, your leg is very slightly bent. The handlebars can then be set at a height that is comfortable for you, usually higher is more comfy.

really looking forward to TFS in AFA ^^

yes give exclusive prints to DC readers muahahaha

GSC please oh please do continue the FATE maid series ;__;
I want my maid Ilya and Caster

Will GSC compete with Azone for minidoll (sub 30cm) industry? hmm..

I seen super size me, try to avoid fast food, or take in small amounts. Spurlock was doing an experiment, to see what would happen if he ate McDonald's for 30 days, three times a day. In one of his videos, he saw two kids, and their family suing McDonald for providing unhealthy/addicting food, that caused to be severely obese. Judge gave them 6 months to prove that it was McDonald's fault. So that's how the experiment began, Spurlock wanted to see how severly addicting/unhealthy it was. Heck, I have those videos favorited on youtube. I never look at fast food the same again.

Danny, what were the statistics for the figurine suggestions by readers? Like, numbers or a graph perhaps would be a good aid to see a trend?

sorry Danny, can't help myself not to give caption for image #81922:

Danny: oppai! oppai!! oppai!!! (*hands ready to bang the desk)
Man besides Danny: fufufufufu...muehehehehehe....oppai....
Lady in the middle: Iyaaaaaaaa!!! Hentaiii!!!
Man with glasses: ....(got nothing to say but waiting eagerly for those oppai)

Your daughters should try the poster tamaki pose!

- GSC is hiring? Shame I'm stuck here with a brain that I don't think can become multi-lingual :(
- Miku poster! I so want. Still waiting for my Miku Hatsune: Live Stage ver. figma to arrive. Maybe she'll get me back into trying photography
- Speaking of, so wish I had a rig like GSCs. I should really look into improving what I have (Which is very hodge-podge). Any suggestions?

Wow! that was a big article

How many Drossel?

4!

I would love to work for GSC... one of my dreams... It would be infinitely rewarding... @_@

Nice jacket, danny!

That's an interesting photo setup for the figures =3

@bike

I think the seat is higher and the bars lower to make it more aerodynamic and to add more speed to the cyclist ^^

Do photos 5 & 6 remind anybody else of Otaku No Video?
See, we build these garage kits into an empire, and...

"Today Chris and I got to see something pretty stunning indeed. It was unpainted and needed a huge table to assemble."
I'll take a stab at it. A proto-type Actsta Nanoha or Fate, maybe? Nendoroid scale Air-craft Carrier? Figma Scale F-18E? (with Miku themed Itasha artwork?) :)

Such stealth Danny...too bad your Storm Ninja suit isn't ready yet...hope those adoption papers go through for you...

Yea...after watching Super Size Me in school a few years ago, I have refused to eat anything from McDonald's and severely cut back on most other fast food places. I'm sure eating only one thing for an extended period of time can be bad for you, but that guy ate every item the menu offered including the salads. However, I feel its best just to eliminate all of that from my diet completely. The movie itself though is good and I would recommend it whether you hate McDonald's or not, its quite interesting.

TFA in Singapore? Look forward to it.

The ramen of "JIRO" is covered with lard.
Only a youth can eat the oil-like ramen.
I go in "TAI-SHO-KEN" if I want to eat a large quantity of ramen :)

[QUOTE]Probably wont have a lot to give out so shall we make it exclusive for DC readers ? ^^;[/QUOTE]

but there are like zillions of DC readers in sg? How about we cut the posters in tiny pieces and give it out to everyone. fair and square. ('~')

"Nia doesn't wanna go back in the box". Looks to me like she's preparing for the adoption.
lol what a great shot of you stealing, perfectly dressed in black, wearing a beanie with that "shifty look".

Oh your Karin dollfie is dressed up for winter already, she looks a bit like Megurine Luka with those headphones on.

the world is mine poster is so so gorgeous! i wants it, preciooouuussss.

if i could work at GSC that'd be pretty awesome. :( i shall continue to dream.

Haha looking forward to seeing what goodies Danny will be air-lifting to AFA ...

Looks like someone didn't want to get her face on the net XD

I want to know what did you steal? The expression of your face is awesome, haha! xD
Yeah, Nia is pretty cute. Much more than I thought (I used to like Yoko more, but now I like Nia Too :P)

Ninjaing some loot like a pro.

Wow what an exciting week you had. I also got to visit the studio of a famous photogrpaher and the setup was incredible.

Hah, I love seeing pictures of when danny visits GSC the offices are always so crammed with figures XD
What'cha stealing there danny? XD a Fate Figma maybe?
Nice posters too!

Saw super size me in high school once. Dude was very brave to experiment what fast foods can do to ya. I personally don't like mc dees(donalds) I eat it sometimes but regret it afterwards, also one thing to note is that it tastes pretty bad after the first one you eat.

Discussing our figure requests! \(*o*)/ Wish my dream figures would come true, but in comparison to majority I doubt my preferences has a chance of ever being figurized.

I want Tamane poster too @.@ steal one for me Danny !

I have my road bike seat 5-6 inches above the handlebars - It's never comfortable, but the aerodynamic efficiency you get out of it is worth the ball breaking pain ^^;

Interesting article to read as always.
Aa, and Danny, I think someone is spying on your meeting @ image ID#81922

hw bout giving some of those posters haha

cmon danny,i know you do wanna give out them posters at afa for DC readers only,i know you do.
please do,DC readers only,i dunno how to identify each one though.

@Danny

To get excellent color from your shots on the LX3 anywhere you go, I suggest you use a gray card, set your WB to custom and shoot away. Can be a bit tedious when you need to recalibrate your WB every time but I'm in a completely fluorescent lit office and I still manage to get pretty good results.

Give it a shot and tell me what you think.

Haha... would love to receive the World Is Mine Poster for AFA.
Actually, I've planned my return trip back to Singapore so that I'll be able to go to AFA.

not sure what version of the LX3 firmware your one is, but with the latest 2.1, it's better... but I stored a predefined custom setting for mine, and adjust the white balance if i feel it doesnt look right...

I'm not sure I will be able to concentrate with the Tamaki poster in front of me. ^^

*Squints at the background of the first pic* Heeeey, someone's a Shinkenger fan ^^

that poster..>w>

and those Billy figma's, god thats awesome...ROFL

Wanna have a bite of that Goku Snake over there .

Loled at Danny stealing stuff from GSC , Maybe Danny'll become a Ninja someday with all that Black Outfit .

i wanna have the miku poster! T_T

i nvr did ordered miku's world is mine version since im very low on cash T.T

im regretting it so very much

image ID#81918: I see them garbage collectors. Although not the best job out there, it is an honorable one :D

image ID#81926: Looking at those noodles is making me hungry for Japanese food!

image ID#81928: LOL that Pumpkin Billy is reaching under his pumpkin pants while looking at Reika! XD

image ID#81941: I doubt GSC needs a mechanical engineer! XD

image ID#81947: LOL! The expression on your face is priceless!

image ID#81948: Don't they do that to bikes to make them more aerodynamic? When the rider leans forwards, it decreases wind resistance and therefore makes the bike faster. I dunno if it's more comfortable but I doubt it from the many bikers I've seen.

image ID#81951: I'm not a fan of junk food. After the many stories I've heard and read, I've been eating less and less fastfood. Now the only McDees food I like is their breakfast meals (and I rarely get to order those!). If I must eat outside, I usually just settle for foodstuff sold in small stalls outside (I think they're called hawkers) or Chinese/Japanese food. I also believe in "everything in moderation" (although people nowadays don't think the same). If one wants to eat at McDees, then go ahead. But don't eat there often~

Also, what was the secret message? O_o

魅力的な仕事場ですね。僕もぜひ参加したいです（笑）たまねぇたまんねぇ！KOTOBUKIYAの高坂環メイドverなら持ってますよ～

Cool pictures, Danny.
Hope to see lots of GSC items at the AFA. See you guys there! ^^

Danny, I was wondering if you could tell me where GoodSmile got their display cases? I've been looking for some cases for my collection and so far have only been able to find the ornate, wood-carved, Grandmother editions. The Case in image #81932 are exactly what I've been looking for.

ooooh~
i want em posters!!!

Love the last post. Miku Poster :D droooool* hand it over haha

lol, Danny should be an actor! The facial expression of the burglar is just soooo perfect :D

I am super looking forward to AFA! ^^

Thank you for A Day in Tokyo, I really look forward to these <3 Those offices look like so much fun to work in >.< Super Size Me was a pretty sickening movie, but you have a point, having anything in excess is pretty bad for you.

Mmmm lots of projects Danny is involved, the empire is growing steadily, maybe a new death star? XD

You will need to do a custom white balance for the LX3. If I remember correctly you can do without a card but I still feel a card is the quickest and best way.

I really think Nia is cute. I like her hair and eyes.

Seat height is more efficient for peddling and drafting. This bike is set up for competitive cycling. Is it Aki-san bike? All this talk of cycling is getting exciting. I did a lot in my high school and early college days.

Thanks for the heads up on jobs at GSC. Not so much for myself but my wife. She is in accounting/bookkeeping and has lots of experience in dealing with overseas accounts. I really want her to improve her English skills and learn more about US accounting principles while we are here in the states.

Wish there were Figure shows in London *wink wink, nudge Danny*

Looking forward to AFA!!

Good stuff. I always dig these really long posts with lots of pictures.

Looks like you have a lot of stuff to bring over. XD
Help me slip one chibi Kyouka into your jacket too. =P

Nice photography studio set up they have there, if only i can mimic one at home :P
All the school work is dulling me, can't get excited for AFA.

Black Beanie Check!
Dress in Black Check!
Now you'll only need a mask to have the perfect Burglar image xD

Can't wait for the surprise for bringing for AFA

会社訪問がすごく楽しそうです。
横パイ[yoko pai]＝横乳[yoko titi]というのもあります。

Wow, Nia looks good. Also I've only realized now how tall Dollfies were!

I would like to see you at a Figure Show in Canada too Danny!

Or maybe I'll come to Tokyo and meet you. That would be fun too.

I find it confusing that you refer to McDonalds as health food?This is number 2 cause of giant fat people in usa.Number 1 is lack of exersize!I eat at McDees probably 3 times a year,seriously!For what passes as health food here costs 3 times as much as regular food and comes in 1/3 the size!Strange since it is prepared with little or no salt,sugar,fat.Also from your pics food servings are huge!Amazing that you are not 200lbs heavier!

This poster is amazing, I want one!!!!!!!!!

i want that poster as well, i know i have that tama-nee pre-ordered myself already.

i'm planning to go to japan this summer sometime, was wondering if its possible to meet you in person.

The "theft" photos are the best XD

Is the hidden message in this picture? http://www.flickr.com/photos/dannychoo/4077425379/ I can't tell as I can't read Japanese (yet!).

Loved this article btw!

LOL @ you stealin' stuff.

That Miku poster is so beautiful ;o; The GSC offices always look so fun to just explore around.

Nice article Danny! And i am a sucker for posters too...and i already have 4 different FFXIII posters... ><

Free posters! Won't be able to get to AFA early thou. Someone grab a set for me? OTL

Wow this is so cool. Glad I became a member here. :P

BTW love the stuff on Miku, saw a bunch of mini figures in the office. I think I saw Ren & Lin to.