Comments on: Review: Good Smile Company’s Ogata Rina

By: Black Rock Shooter (Animation Version) - Tentacle Armada

Black Rock Shooter (Animation Version) - Tentacle Armada — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 04:32:48 +0000

[...] I recall that James had a number of issues with his World is Mine Miku figure, and Aka’s Rina Ogata evinced a surprising level of sloppiness. Then there’s their Rin Tohsaka figure, which went [...]

By: Psycho

Psycho — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:36:00 +0000

Hurr, after looking at close up photo, I could see “that QAULITY painting.” T_T.

By: Aka

Aka — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:41:21 +0000

I feel the same way, the figure looked great in the box, and I always felt I should review her. Took her out, thought wow, good on you Good Smile Company. Then started to really look and ew…

I wish I’d gotten a better stage feel… but thanks!

By: Visual Fanfare

Visual Fanfare — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:22:08 +0000

I was gonna say it looks like GSC did a pretty good job with this figure until you showed the close-up of the paint work. The paint work doesn’t seem like the typical GSC quality though, but then again recently their paint work on their figures seem hit and miss.

I really like the “stage” feeling you have in the pics, nicely done! The pose on this figure sort of reminds me of Lynn Minmay in DYRL. <3

By: Review: Good Smile Company’s Misaka Mikoto | OMGWebsite

Review: Good Smile Company’s Misaka Mikoto | OMGWebsite — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:01:56 +0000

[...] Misaka Mikoto has been sculpted by Yokota Ken, which you may remember from last weeks review of Ogata Rina as he sculpted her as well. Misaka being a small Japanese middle school girl makes for a rather [...]

By: Aka

Aka — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:12:25 +0000

Thanks! I thought the header image would have given away the concert bit Though I did wonder if it would come off as too much, or noticeably poorly done as the smoke and lasers are photoshopped in, since I don’t have a way of doing either. As for the picture set, I’m enjoying the freedoms my new lens allows, sometimes distances are a bit of an issue as it’s such a long focal length, but overall it allows me to do everything I want to.

The setup didn’t quite go as planned… The sign I originally got the idea from this post on Flickr about light stencils. I thought it was a neat idea I’d like to try, but I pretty much failed at getting anything interesting. So I repurposed the sign a bit and stuck it to a box that I placed a light inside of. I still never got the effect I was looking for but I went with it anyway because I’d invested so much time. The lighting effects were simple enough, but I was trying to get a more concerty feel than I think I got with that sign.

What sort of molding defects did you get? I don’t recall you having reviewed her either.

I suppose her panties are tastefully plain, they don’t appear to be granny panties or anything.

GSC was definitely harder hit though than Alter, I doubt we’ll get an answer from them about that time though, they’d likely wish we all forgot it ever happened.

By: Aka

Aka — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:56:21 +0000

I considered emailing Good Smile Company about the sticker. I’m not sure I care that I don’t have it, as I do like the base being as reflective as it is where the sticker would go. It allowed for a nice effect in the last picture of the review on the right. But I also feel I should email them as an indication that they did screw up, more than just the figure itself.

Thanks!

By: Rico-sama

Rico-sama — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:04:03 +0000

Wow, that last series of shots is phenominal. I keep scrolling back up to your review to reference some points you made but I keep stopping at those shots. The amazing colors was the first thing that hit me but I later realized you were making a concert out of it! Very creative and very well done. How long did that set up take?

I got both Rina and Yuki and I really wasn’t too impressed on the quality of either. Rina came out the best but mine had some of the same paint detailing issues as yours did. :/ Sucks that you didn’t get the sticker but I would’ve gladly sacrificed that instead of getting some of the mold issues mine had, lol.

I’ve never realized until now how plain her panties look. GSC really shoul’ve done something to spice those up.

It’s weird though – Rina is part of that moment in late 2009/early 2010 where a number of PVC makers didn’t deliver their normal quality. Well “a number” being GSC and Alter. I’ve always wondered what happened to cause that fluctuation with them. IIRC it also happened to the figures which got delayed so maybe they were just rushed.

By: Rajura

Rajura — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 04:18:01 +0000

I have to agree that paint job is quite sorry. And speaking of sorry, I’m sorry you didn’t get that sticker, maybe something could be done about it… but is it worth the effort?

She is very cute with the blue eyes… could have been an excellent figure my if not for that poor effort in painting! Her costume’s color scheme is nice too… reminds me a little of my high school’s colors.

As always, excellent camera-work!

By: Aka

Aka — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 06:42:42 +0000

GSC’s a bit hit or miss. Canaan turned out poor compared to her prototype shots, Hayakawa Yuzuko turned out well but GSC changed the base, Black Rock Shooter turned out amazing but they changed her scars and Index is well done but does suffer from some minor paint issues. And that’s the last 5 GSC figures I’ve received.

It seems their recent trend is to do really well in many areas, then mess up one of them leaving us to wonder what’s up.